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Hero (2019)

Hero poster
Original title
ஹீரோ
Directed by
P.S Mithran
Genre
crime, thriller, action
Country
India
Runtime
2h 39m
Rated
18A
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man tries to fight corruption in his city using his unique skills. He takes on powerful enemies while balancing his personal life and a growing romance.

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What happens

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, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Ivana and Abhay Deol in prominent roles. This film marks the Tamil film debuts of Kalyani and Deol. 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. 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. The ban was lifted in May 2020 once the issue was resolved. The film received generally positive to mixed reviews, with praise directed towards the performances ( particularly Arjun), cinematography, story, action sequences and themes, and criticism for its screenwriting, characterization and pacing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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