Meera (1992 film)
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Meera is a 1992 Tamil romance film directed by P. C. Sreeram.It was also his directorial debut. The film stars Vikram
and Aishwarya
while Poornam Viswanathan, Gandhimathi, Janagaraj, Chinni Jayanth
, Tarun
played supporting roles. Nassar
and Sarath Kumar
make cameo appearances. The latter has an extended cameo appearance.
A young man named Jeeva falls in love with her. She despises him and eventually gets him kicked out of college. After a fight with Jeeva near her house, Meera goes out for a walk and she sees a woman getting killed by a police man. She is terrified and runs to the police station to report the crime; the officer at the station is, shockingly, the murderer. The police officer, now knowing the sole witness to his crime, sends goons to her house to kill her.
By then Meera has already left and is on the run. Jeeva goes to Meera's house and finds the maid getting beaten by the goons. There is a fight between Jeeva and the goons. Jeeva wins and the maid tells him he should go after Meera. They are now on the run and the murderer sends six professional killers after the duo. Along the way Meera and Jeeva get arrested by a comedic policemen and later flee. They find a blacksmith and are freed of the handcuffs but are almost killed by the goons in the shootout.
Meera leaves Jeeva but has a change of heart and comes back. She finds the goons who have Jeeva, and the goons tie Jeeva and Meera together on train tracks. They narrowly escape. After this event Meera admits her love for Jeeva. After a run-in with the murderer, Meera and Jeeva end up in the ocean and wash up near the house of a boy named Jesu and his grandfather. They seek refuge there and Meera gets close with Jesu. While everyone is getting ready for Jesu's birthday, Jesu's dog runs off into the forest. The goons kill the dog and go after Meera. Meera and Jesu flee on his bike but they fall off and Jesu gets killed. Jeeva takes revenge and kills the goons in gruesome ways. A final showdown occurs between the murderer and Jeeva. The officer gets the upper hand and almost succeeds, but Meera shoots him and Jeeva sets him on fire. The final scene is a group photo with everyone and Meera goes into labour.
Vikram (actor)
Vikram is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate...
and Aishwarya
Aishwarya
Aishwarya or Aiswarya may refer to:* Aishwarya, A very popular name in India* Aishwarya Dhanush, daughter of Rajinikanth and wife of Indian film actor Dhanush* Aishwarya Majmudar , singer from Ahmedabad, India* Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya or Aiswarya may refer to:* Aishwarya, A very popular name in...
while Poornam Viswanathan, Gandhimathi, Janagaraj, Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth
Chinni Jayanth is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many supporting roles in Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.He is also the recipient of the prestigious 'KALAIMAMANI AWARD 'given by the...
, Tarun
Tarun Kumar
Tarun Kumar is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. He frequently appears in Romantic comedy films.-Career:...
played supporting roles. Nassar
Nassar
Nassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
and Sarath Kumar
Sarath Kumar
Sarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
make cameo appearances. The latter has an extended cameo appearance.
Plot
Meera is in a college and pregnant nearing labour. Here Meera tells her story of how she got to this point in a flashback.A young man named Jeeva falls in love with her. She despises him and eventually gets him kicked out of college. After a fight with Jeeva near her house, Meera goes out for a walk and she sees a woman getting killed by a police man. She is terrified and runs to the police station to report the crime; the officer at the station is, shockingly, the murderer. The police officer, now knowing the sole witness to his crime, sends goons to her house to kill her.
By then Meera has already left and is on the run. Jeeva goes to Meera's house and finds the maid getting beaten by the goons. There is a fight between Jeeva and the goons. Jeeva wins and the maid tells him he should go after Meera. They are now on the run and the murderer sends six professional killers after the duo. Along the way Meera and Jeeva get arrested by a comedic policemen and later flee. They find a blacksmith and are freed of the handcuffs but are almost killed by the goons in the shootout.
Meera leaves Jeeva but has a change of heart and comes back. She finds the goons who have Jeeva, and the goons tie Jeeva and Meera together on train tracks. They narrowly escape. After this event Meera admits her love for Jeeva. After a run-in with the murderer, Meera and Jeeva end up in the ocean and wash up near the house of a boy named Jesu and his grandfather. They seek refuge there and Meera gets close with Jesu. While everyone is getting ready for Jesu's birthday, Jesu's dog runs off into the forest. The goons kill the dog and go after Meera. Meera and Jesu flee on his bike but they fall off and Jesu gets killed. Jeeva takes revenge and kills the goons in gruesome ways. A final showdown occurs between the murderer and Jeeva. The officer gets the upper hand and almost succeeds, but Meera shoots him and Jeeva sets him on fire. The final scene is a group photo with everyone and Meera goes into labour.
Cast
- VikramVikram (actor)Vikram is an Indian film actor who has predominantly appeared in Tamil language films. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won five Filmfare Awards as well as one National Film Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Award amongst other recognitions and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate...
as Jeeva - AishwaryaAishwaryaAishwarya or Aiswarya may refer to:* Aishwarya, A very popular name in India* Aishwarya Dhanush, daughter of Rajinikanth and wife of Indian film actor Dhanush* Aishwarya Majmudar , singer from Ahmedabad, India* Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya or Aiswarya may refer to:* Aishwarya, A very popular name in...
as Meera, the title character - TarunTarun KumarTarun Kumar is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema and Tamil cinema. He frequently appears in Romantic comedy films.-Career:...
as Jesu. Credited as Tharun - Janagaraj as the Comic Inspector
- Chinni JayanthChinni JayanthChinni Jayanth is a Tamil director, producer, comedian, actor, and mimicry artist, who has appeared in many supporting roles in Tamil films, he is also a regular guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai.He is also the recipient of the prestigious 'KALAIMAMANI AWARD 'given by the...
as the Comic Inspector's Assistant - Gandhimathi as Jeeva's Mother
- Poornam Viswanathan as Meera's father
- Venniradai MoorthyVenniradai MoorthyVenniradai Moorthy is a Tamil film comedian. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also essayed supporting roles. He is lawyer by profession and holds a B.L. degree in addition to being a self proclaimed astrologer. He is also a well known script-writer...
as the College Principal - Cameo - Sarath KumarSarath KumarSarathkumar Ramanathan is an Indian journalist, film actor, politician, body builder and the current president of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. He started his career in Tamil cinema playing negative roles, and later played minor roles in other movies. He was first chosen for the...
as the Policeman who murders the woman. The Villain - Extended Cameo - NassarNassarNassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
as the Head Villager - Cameo