1988 Indian film
| Jeeva | |
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| Directed by | Pratap Pothen |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Pratap Pothen |
| Story by | Pratap Pothen |
| Produced by | T. G. Thyagarajan G. Saravanan |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Amala |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Gangai Amaran |
| Production company | Sathya Jyothi Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Jeeva is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by Pratap Pothen, starring Sathyaraj and Amala. Amala created a sensation by appearing in a bikini onscreen. The film was remade in Hindi as Baaz (1992).
Plot
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Jeeva is a carefree unemployed youth living with his widowed mother and sister. When they are murdered, he seeks revenge.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Jeeva
- Amala as Geetha
- Janagaraj as Dilli
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Anand
- Captain Raju as DSP Dhairiyam
- Pradeep Shakthi as Somnath
- R. S. Shivaji as Henchmen
- Anandaraj as main henchmen
- Lalu Alex as C.J. Dass
- Silk Smitha as Monika
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
- Thalapathy Dinesh
- Raasi as sister
- Pratap Pothan as magician in song "Abracadabra"
- Prabhu Deva as dancer in song "Abracadabra"
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran. Lyrics by him and Pulamaipithan.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Abracadabra" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2. | "Hero Vandhachu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| 3. | "Pattuvanna Rosa" | K. S. Chithra | |
| 4. | "Sangeetham" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Sunanda (singer), S. N. Surendar | |
| 5. | "Thagudu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 6. | "O Thendrale" | K. J. Yesudas |
Release and reception
Jeeva was released on 1 July 1988. On 22 July that month, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said, "Pratap Pothen, in his attempt to put together a commercial yarn for Satya Movies, totters between two stools of varied height. On the one hand he tries to give a modish feel to his film – the jazzy interiors, the costumes that his actors wear, the five-star hotel-ad agency ambiance – but on the other he has to give a long rope to hero Satyaraj's attempts to play to a plebeian constituency. Pothen ends up being stylish and moronic. This makes an incongruous mixture."
References
- "ஜீவா". Kalki (in Tamil). 10 July 1988. p. 15. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Bikini babes of Tamil cinema on Bikini Day". The Times of India. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Jeeva (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Jeeva Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Gangai Ameran". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Jeeva". The Indian Express. 1 July 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 9 June 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- Krishnaswamy, N. (22 July 1988). "Jeeva". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via Google News Archive.
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