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The Villain (1979 Film)
A villain is an evil person or fictional character. Villain(s) or The Villain(s) may also refer to: Books *''Villain'', a 1971 novel by James Barlow (author), James Barlow *''Villain'' (Akunin 悪人), a 2010 novel by Shuichi Yoshida *''Villain'', a 2009 poetry collection by Justin Clemens *''Villains'', a comic book published by Viper Comics Film and television Film *The Villain (1917 film), ''The Villain'' (1917 film), starring Oliver Hardy *Villain (1971 film), ''Villain'' (1971 film), a British gangster film *The Villain (1979 film), ''The Villain'' (1979 film), a sendup of Westerns, starring Kirk Douglas *''Khal Nayak'' or ''The Villain'', a 1993 Indian film by Subhash Ghai starring Sanjay Dutt *Villain (2002 film), ''Villain'' (2002 film), an Indian Tamil film directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Ajith Kumar *Villain (2003 film), ''Villain'' (2003 film), an Indian Telugu film directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Rajasekhar *The Villain (2009 film), ''The Villain'' (2009 fi ...
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A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. '' Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character as "a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot". The antonym of a villain is a hero. The villain's structural purpose is to serve as the opposite to the hero character, and their motives or evil actions drive a plot along. In contrast to the hero, who is defined by feats of ingenuity and bravery and the pursuit of justice and the greater good, a villain is often defined by their acts of selfishness, evilness, arrogance, cruelty, ...
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