Inferno (1997 film)

Inferno
Inferno
	VHS cover art
Directed by	Fred Olen Ray
Written by	Sean O'Bannon
Produced by	Ashok Amritraj; Andrew Stevens; Roger Corman
Starring	Don Wilson; Deepti Bhatnagar; R. Madhavan
Cinematography	Gary Graver
Music by	Jeff Walton
Production; company	Royal Oaks Entertainment
Release dates	April 22, 1997; (Greece); December 5, 1997; (Germany); February 24, 1998; (USA)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Inferno (also released as Operation Cobra) is a 1997 feature film directed by Fred Olen Ray starring Don Wilson, Deepti Bhatnagar and R. Madhavan. Evan Lurie, Michael Cavanaugh and Tané McClure appear in other pivotal roles. This is the debut film of R. Madhavan.

Plot synopsis

Don Wilson plays Kyle Connors, an Interpol agent who travels to India on a mission of revenge against the terrorist that killed his partner.^[1]

Cast

Don "The Dragon" Wilson as Kyle Connors
Deepti Bhatnagar as Shalimar
R. Madhavan as Ravi
Evan Lurie as Johan Davaad
Richard Hill as Trevor
Tane McClure as Callista
Michael Cavanaugh as Grayson
Jillian Kesner as Jasmine

Production, India, July 1996
Director Fred Olen Ray. Don "The Dragon" Wilson and Deepti Bhatnagar are in the background.
Jillian Kesner and Michael Cavanaugh
Cinematographer Gary Graver
Evan Lurie

Production

Don Wilson worked on the script of the film with director Fred Olen Ray and producers Ashok Amritraj and Sunanda Murali Manohar during early 1996, before beginning the shoot at MGR Film City in Chennai, India in July. Filming for the first time in India, Ray recruited local Indian actors including actor R. Madhavan and actress Deepti Bhatnagar to portray roles in the project.^[2]

Release

The film is reported to have done average business as a result of its video release.^[3]

The film was later dubbed into Tamil as Vegham in 2001, to capitalize on Madhavan's new-found fame after Alaipayuthey.^[4] Madhavan expressed his disappointment at film distributors for trying to pass the project off as a straight Tamil film.^[5] Golden Lotus Entertainments dubbed and released the film in Telugu as Secret Agent 786, with dialogue by Malluri Venkat and editing by Trinath.^[6]

References

^ "Operation Cobra (1997)". MonsterHunter. 15 July 2014.
^ Making of OPERATION COBRA -- Don "The Dragon" Wilson - Fred Olen Ray - Roger Corman. Vimeo.
^ Direct to Video Connoisseur. "Direct to Video Connoisseur: Inferno aka Operation Cobra (1997)".
^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு". Archived from the original on June 4, 2006.
^ "Filmography of R Madhavan". www.rmadhavan.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 2002-02-21.

External links

Inferno at IMDb
Inferno at AllMovie

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[1] "Operation Cobra (1997)". MonsterHunter. 15 July 2014.

[2] Making of OPERATION COBRA -- Don "The Dragon" Wilson - Fred Olen Ray - Roger Corman. Vimeo.

[3] Direct to Video Connoisseur. "Direct to Video Connoisseur: Inferno aka Operation Cobra (1997)".

[4] "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு". Archived from the original on June 4, 2006.

[5] "Filmography of R Madhavan". www.rmadhavan.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2001. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[6] "Entertainment News: Latest Bollywood & Hollywood News, Today's Entertainment News Headlines". Archived from the original on 2002-02-21.

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v t e Films directed by Fred Olen Ray
1970s	Demented Death Farm Massacre (1971) The Brain Leeches (1978)
1980s	Alien Dead (1980) Scalps (1983) Biohazard (1985) The Tomb (1986) Armed Response (1986) Prison Ship (1986) Deep Space (1987) Cyclone (1987) Beverly Hills Vamp (1988) Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) The Phantom Empire (1988) Warlords (1988)
1990s	Alienator (1990) Mob Boss (1990) Bad Girls from Mars (1991) Wizards of the Demon Sword (1991) Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991) Inner Sanctum (1991) Evil Toons (1992) Dinosaur Island (1994) Mind Twister (1994) Possessed by the Night (1994) Witch Academy (1995) Bikini Drive-In (1995) Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold (1995) Star Hunter (1995) Fugitive Rage (1996) Invisible Mom (1996) Friend of the Family II (1996) Inferno (1997) Hybrid (1997) The Shooter (1997) Illicit Dreams 2 (1997) Dear Santa (1998) Mom's Outta Sight (1998) Billy Frankenstein (1998) The Prophet (1998) Active Stealth (1999) Fugitive Mind (1999)
2000s	Critical Mass (2000) Sideshow (2000) Submerged (2000) Air Rage (2001) Mach 2 (2001) Venomous (2002) Bikini Airways (2003) Final Examination (2003) Bikini Cavegirl (2004) Bikini Chain Gang (2004) Bikini a Go-Go (2004) Tomb of the Werewolf (2004) Glass Trap (2005) The Lair (2007–09, TV series) Voodoo Dollz (2008) Tarzeena, Queen of Kong Island (2008)
2010s	Bikini Frankenstein (2010) Bikini Jones and the Temple of Eros (2010) Super Shark (2011) Abner, the Invisible Dog (2013) After Midnight (2014) A Prince for Christmas (2015) Sniper Special Ops (2016) The Twin (2017)