Hero (2019 Tamil film)

Hero
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. S. Mithran
Written by
  • P. S. Mithran
  • Pon Parthiban
  • Savari Muthu
  • Antony Bhagyaraj
Produced by
  • Kotapadi J. Rajesh
  • T. Ezhumalaiyan
Starring
CinematographyGeorge C. Williams
Edited byRuben
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
company
KJR Studios
Release date
  • 20 December 2019 (2019-12-20)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Hero is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language superhero film directed by P. S. Mithran, who co-wrote the film with Pon Parthiban, Savari Muthu and Antony Bhagyaraj. The film was produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under his production house KJR Studios. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, Arjun Sarja, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Ivana and Abhay Deol in prominent roles. This film marks the Tamil film debuts of Kalyani and Deol.[1] The music for the film is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, with cinematography done by George C. Williams, and editing done by Ruben.

The film was wide released on 20 December 2019.[2] Prior to its release, filmmaker Bosco Prabhu accused Mithran for plagiarising his story. In April 2020, the Madras High Court issued an interim order banning the film from television and streaming platforms, due to which it was taken down from Amazon Prime Video.[3][4] The ban was lifted in May 2020 once the issue was resolved.[5] The film received generally mixed reviews, with praise directed towards the performances( particularly Arjun), cinematography, story, action sequences and themes, and criticism for its screenwriting, characterization and pacing.

  1. ^ Gurumurthy (13 March 2019). "MASS: SIVAKARTHIKEYAN'S NEXT FILM TITLE HERE!". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Abhay Deol's Tamil film 'Hero' release date out!". The New Indian Express. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan's Hero taken down from OTT platforms due to plagiarism charges". India Today. 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Sivakarthikeyan film Hero removed from Amazon Prime Video due to ongoing plagiarism charges". Firstpost. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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