''Jaihind'' () is a 1994

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written and directed by Arjun. The film stars him and

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. The film had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 20 May 1994 and was a blockbuster at the box office. A spiritual successor titled ''

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'', also starring Arjun, was released in 2014.

Plot

Bharath ( Arjun), a police officer, is in love with Priya (

), a policewoman. A terrorist group attacks the state of Tamil Nadu and kills the current Chief Minister (

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) and Sriram, Bharath's brother ( Devan). Bharath decides to go with some prisoners and his lover in the island where the terrorist group is hidden. This is a secret and dangerous mission. Whether he will be able to prevent their attacks or become a victim himself forms the crux of the story.

Cast

* Arjun as ACP Bharath IPS *

as Inspector Priya *

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as Head Constable Kottaisamy * Manorama as Bharath's mother * Senthil as Pulikutty / Poonaikutty / Paayuson / Swimmer / Saarayakadai Saathappan / Sangili Karuppan / Poonai padai thalaivan (He is actually a DIG of police) * Major Sundarrajan as Ravichandran *

as Chief Minister * Devan as Sriram, Bharath's brother *

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as Seenivasan *

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as Maria Devi *

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as Sekhar * Vaishnavi as Susila *

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as Priya's father *

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as Police constable *Vimalraj as the Terrorist Leader *Bayilvan Ranganathan as Inspector *Gowtham as Gowtham *Kamala Kamesh *Baby Vichitra *Kavithasri as an item number *

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special appearance in the song "Bodhai Yeri Pocchu"

Soundtrack

The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by

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. The soundtrack, released in 1994, featuring 5 tracks.

Reception

K. Vijiyin of '' New Straits Times'' wrote, "The strong family theme helps prop up all the action scenes and makes it different from just another ''

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''-style movie."

References

External links

* {{Arjun Sarja 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 action films 1994 films Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police Films about terrorism in India Films directed by Arjun Sarja Films scored by Vidyasagar Indian action war films