| Hero | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Diphan |
| Written by | Vinod Guruvayur |
| Produced by | G.P. Vijayakumar |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Anoop Menon |
| Cinematography | Bharani K. Dharan |
| Edited by | Samjith Mohammed |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
| Production company | Seven Arts International |
| Distributed by | Seven Arts International Release |
| Release date |
|
| Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Hero is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language masala film directed by Diphan, from a script by Vinod Guruvayur, and produced by Seven Arts International. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Srikanth, Yami Gautam and Anoop Menon. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Bharani K. Dharan and Samjith Mohammed.
Plot
Dharmarajan, an ex-action choreographer running a combat academy, is in need of money for his daughter's marriage and visits one of his old students Aadhityan, one of the top directors in Malayalam cinema. Aadhityan gives a chance to Dharmarajan, who seeks help from his several students to assist him with the job, but no one helps him. Dharmarajan visits his favourite student Tarzan Antony, who left him due to some personal issues.
Antony agrees and joins the film set, where he meets Premanand and Gowri Menon, one of the top actress in the film industry. Premanand, the son of Home Minister, is depressed about his earlier flop films and needs his upcoming film to be a box office hit, where he collaborates with his friend Aadhityan for the film. Premanand likes Gowri and tries to impress her in several ways, but she feigns ignorance due to Premanand's self-praising and arrogance.
Antony's dedication to his work impresses Gowri. The film is released and becomes a hit. The audience (who do not know the actual hero behind the screen) appreciates Premanand for the action sequences while Gowri, Aadhityan and the whole crew appreciates Antony for his work. Gowri and Antony fall in love with each other. Premanand decides to destroy Antony, who is a hindrance between him and Gowri. At that time, Aadhityan announces his next project with the same cast and crew.
Premanand wants to remove Antony from the project, but Aadhityan removes Premanand from the film and appoints Antony for the lead role. An enraged Premanand plots to kill Antony, but ends up killing Antony's father Thankachan. Aadhityan tells Antony to leave the matters for a while. Once the filming gets over and is released, Antony arrives at Premanand's hideout and defeats Premanand and Gowri's brother Goutham. Later, Antony is accepted as the new Hero in the film industry and the film is declared as a blockbuster. Antony and Gowri are more than happy to openly accept their proposal.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as "Tarzan" Antony
- Srikanth as Premanand (voiceover by Mithun Ramesh)
- Yami Gautam as Gowri Menon (voiceover by Vimmi Mariyam George)
- Anoop Menon as Adithyan
- Thalaivasal Vijay as Dharmarajan Master, Antony's master (voiceover by Shobi Thilakan)
- Nedumudi Venu as Thankachan, Antony's father
- Bala as Udayan
- Tini Tom as Suni, Antony's friend
- Anil Murali as Hakkim Bhai
- Kottayam Nazeer as Bashaa, Antony's friend
- Chali Pala as ACP Thomas Alex IPS
- Nandhu as Sathyan
- Sudheer Karamana as Muthu
- Dinesh Panicker as Bhaskaran, Premanand's father
- Sadiq as C.I. Haridas
- Jaffar Idukki as Murugan Desentmukku
- Arun Cherukavil as Goutham Menon
- Indrans as Pallan
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Mary Thankachan, Antony's mother
- Malavika Menon as Annie Thankachan, Antony's sister
- Rosin Jolly
- Sarayu Mohan
- Kiran Raj as Eldho
- Alwyn Fernandus
Music
| Hero | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Gopi Sunder | ||||
| Released | 13 May 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 18:04 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | Vijayakumar | |||
| Gopi Sunder chronology | ||||
| ||||
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Gopi Sunder. The soundtrack album was launched on 13 May 2012 at People's Plaza in Cochin.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nero Nero" | Shibu Chakravarthi | Gopi Sunder | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Mayathe Ormayil" | Shibu Chakravarthi | Haricharan, Chinmayi | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Tarzan Antony coming back cinema" | Anil Panachooran | Prithviraj, Gopi Sunder | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Kaar Kaar" | Shibu Chakravarthi | Gopi Sunder | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 18:04 | |||
Release
Hero was released on 25 May 2012 worldwide.
Reception
Critical response
Paresh C Palicha of Rediff wrote "Hero does try to be different in telling the story of a stuntman, but ends up as the usual action film in the 'cinema within cinema' format." Smitha Nambiar of Filmibeat wrote "Hero is an average film and can be enjoyed mainly if you are a fan of Prithviraj." News18 wrote "Hero is heavily loaded for Prithvi's fans and for the rest, a film on 'filmmaking', that too about stuntmen have got something to cherish."
References
- "'Hero' only on 25". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- "The 'Hero' Raja with his latest muscle-packed look". IndiaGlitz. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Srikanth, the 'Nanban' of 'Hero'". IndiaGlitz. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Action master turned 'Hero'". IndiaGlitz. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Review: Nothing unusual about Hero".
- "Hero Review | Hero Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 27 May 2012.
- "Hero Movie Review {2/5}: Critic Review of Hero by Times of India". The Times of India.
- "Did you know Yami Gautam was a part of the Malayalam film, 'Hero' starring Prithviraj Sukumaran? - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 June 2021.
- "Review: Nothing unusual about Hero". Rediff.com.
- "Hero – Movie Review". Filmibeat.
- "Malayalam Review: 'Hero' is total action treat". News18.