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Maaveeran is a film of genre Drama directed by Rajasekhar with Rajinikanth
Maaveeran (1986)
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Add to a movie listMaaveeran was the first and only Tamil film to be released with wide high-resolution 70 mm and directed by Rajasekhar. It was a remake of the 1985 superhit Hindi film Mard. Ambika appeared in a glamorous role alongside Rajinikanth. She first comes across as a rude princess, who later falls in love with him.
The film released to negative reviews and bombed at the box office.
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