Bloodstone (1988 film)

Bloodstone
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDwight H. Little
Written byNico Mastorakis
Produced byAshok Amritraj
Sunanda Murali Manohar
StarringRajinikanth
Brett Stimely
Anna Nicholas
CinematographyEric Anderson
Edited byNico Mastorakis
Nancy Morrison
Music byJerry Grant
Distributed byOmega Entertainment
Release date
  • October 7, 1988 (1988-10-07)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesUnited States
India
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million
Box office$5 million

Bloodstone is a 1988 action-adventure film produced by Ashok Amritraj and Sunanda Murali Manohar, directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Nico Mastorakis. Starring Rajinikanth, Brett Stimely and Anna Nicholas, the film was shot primarily in India. The story revolves around a mythical ruby called the "bloodstone".

The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as Vairavel.[1]

The film is notable for being Indian actor Rajinikanth's only foreign film.[2]

  1. ^ "Vairavel (BloodStone) || Rajinikanth, Brett Stimely, Anna Nicholas || FULL MOVIE || Tamil Dubbed". YouTube. January 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish (2003). "The 'Bollywoodization' of the Indian Cinema: Cultural Nationalism in a Global Arena". Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 4 (1): 25–39. doi:10.1080/1464937032000060195. ISSN 1464-9373. S2CID 144764499. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.