Kaali (1980 film)
Kaali is a 1980 Indian action film written by Mahendran and directed by I. V. Sasi. Produced by Hem-Nag, the film stars Rajinikanth, Seema, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shubha.[1][2] The film was simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, with Chiranjeevi replacing Vijayakumar in Telugu.[3] The cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] Kaali ran for less than 50 days in Chennai and was considered a box office failure in both Tamil and Telugu.[5]
| Kaali | |
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| Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
| Screenplay by | Mahendran |
| Produced by | Hem Nag |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Hem Nag Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | India |
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Plot
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Kaali
- Vijayakumar (Tamil) / Chiranjeevi (Telugu) as G.K.
- Seema as Anitha/Geetha
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Alangaram
- Major Sundarrajan (Tamil) / Kantha Rao (Telugu) as Sampath
- Manorama as Thayamma
- Suruli Rajan as Sokku
- Shubha as Sampath's wife
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Rajinikanth's sister
- V. Gopalakrishnan (Tamil) / Giri Babu (Telugu) as Somu
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Rajaram
- Prasad Babu as Rajram's one the son
- Sundar Raj as Rajram's one the son
- Pushpalatha as Rajram's Wife
- Anuradha Sriram as child artist
- Master Haja Sheriff as child artist
- Kumarimuthu
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6] The film had Vairamuthu's first written song, "Kali Bhadrakali".[3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Adi Aadu" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Kannadasan | 4:39 |
| "Azhagazhaga" | P. Susheela | 4:46 | |
| "Kali Bhadrakali" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 4:00 |
| "Thithikkum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kalyan, S. P. Sailaja | Kannadasan | 4:33 |
| "Vaazhumattum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
Reception
Saavi wrote that I. V. Sasi has started taking roots in Tamil. The critic added that the makers have mixed the colour in the cinemascope and added by looking at the title if you guess this film as revenge plot then you have better intelligence than Sasi.[7]
References
- S.B., Vijaya Mary (22 August 2002). "Ready for the challenge". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 October 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "Superstar's next with Ranjith titled Kaali?". The Times of India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- Ramachandran 2014, p. 114.
- "பிரபல ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் அசோக்குமார் மரணம்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்கள் மோதிக் கொண்ட இந்தத் திரைப்படம் எது தெரியுமா?". News18 (in Tamil). 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- "Kaali Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- "காளி". Kalki (in Tamil). 28 June 1981. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
Bibliography
- Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.