Jaihind (1994 film)

Jaihind (transl. Victory to India!) is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language action war film written and directed by Arjun Sarja. The film stars him and Ranjitha. It was released on 20 May 1994, and was a commercial success.[2][3] A spiritual successor titled Jaihind 2, also starring Arjun, was released in 2014.[4]

Jaihind
Poster
Directed byArjun Sarja
Written byArjun Sarja
Produced byS. Chain Raaj Jain
Starring
CinematographyK. S. Selvaraj
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Mishri Entreprises
Release date
  • 20 May 1994 (1994-05-20)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹3 crore[1]

Plot

ACP Bharath and his colleague, Inspector Priya, along with some prisoners, heads to an island to nab a terrorist group, which are responsible for the deaths of Tamil Nadu's current Chief Minister and Bharath's brother Sriram.

Cast
Cameo appearances

Production

The film was produced on a budget of ₹3 crore (equivalent to ₹20 crore or US$2.5 million in 2023).[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[5] The song "Thaayin Mani Kodi" remains hugely popular and is still played during Independence Day.[6]

SongSinger(s)Duration
"Bodhai Yeri Pocchu"S. P. Sailaja, Suresh Peters4:29
"Kanna En Selai"S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:53
"Muttham Thara"Mano, Sindhu3:22
"Thanni Vachu"Malgudi Subha, Vidyasagar4:49
"Thayin Manikodi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:26

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The strong family theme helps prop up all the action scenes and makes it different from just another Rambo-style movie."[7] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that Arjun has done a one man show like Seshan, but felt that Arjun has messed up in aspects like music, calling it torture, keeping lengthy dialogues and the poor choice of actor as antagonist. He concluded that one must appreciate the makers the fact that they have made a point, but sighed at the fact that they did not know how to convey it.[8]

References
  1. ஹர்ஷா (15 May 1994). "கமலின் ஜனரஞ்சகப் படம்!". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 40–41. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. "Action King becomes Jungle King". Behindwoods. 25 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  3. "Jai Hind-II from Arjun". Indiaglitz. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. Rangan, Baradwaj (7 November 2014). "Arjunin Jai Hind 2: Well, if you liked Jai Hind..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  5. "Jai Hind (1994)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  6. "மறக்க முடியுமா? - ஜெய்ஹிந்த்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 24 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. Vijiyan, K. (11 June 1994). "Strong family theme saves this action movie". New Straits Times. p. 13. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  8. ஆர்.பி.ஆர் (3 July 1994). "ஜெய்ஹிந்த்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 10. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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