| Veera | |
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| Directed by | Suresh Krissna |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Based on | Allari Mogudu by P. Satyanand |
| Produced by | Meena Panchu Arunachalam |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Meena Roja |
| Cinematography | P. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Ganesh–Kumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | P. A. Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Veera (transl. Valour)[a] is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film[2] directed by Suresh Krissna and written by Panchu Arunachalam. It is a remake of the Telugu film Allari Mogudu (1992) and stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Roja with Janagaraj, Senthil, Vadivukkarasi, J. Livingston, Mahesh Anand, Vinu Chakravarthy, Ajay Rathnam, Vivek and Charuhasan in supporting roles. The film is about a man who marries twice because of circumstances beyond his control and is forced to live a double life to cover his tracks.
Krissna initially refused to remake Allari Mogudu because he disliked it but agreed after Rajinikanth told him their next film after Annaamalai (1992) should be different to avoid comparisons. The screenplay of Veera was written to be substantially different from the original; it was tailored to Rajinikanth's style and had logic added to the scenario. Arunachalam, who made script changes, received sole screenwriting credit. The film was produced by Arunachalam's wife Meena, photographed by P. S. Prakash and edited by Ganesh–Kumar.
Veera was released on 14 April 1994 during the Puthandu holiday. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audiences were disappointed because they expected a film like Annaamalai. Despite this, ticket sales improved within a few weeks of its release and Veera became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres.
- ^ "Veera". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Rajinikanth's 'Veera' was remade in Hindi". The Times of India. 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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