Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye (transl. You are both the morning and evening) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by R. Ponraj and P K. Unni. The film stars Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Raadhika and Lakshmi. It was released on 15 January 1988.
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Directed by | R. Sundarrajan |
Written by | R. Sundarrajan |
Produced by | R. Ponraj P K. Unni |
Starring | Vijayakanth Prabhu Raadhika Lakshmi |
Cinematography | Rajarajan |
Edited by | Srinivas Krishna |
Music by | Devendran |
Production company | Poornachandra Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Vijayakanth
- Prabhu
- Pandiyan
- Lakshmi
- Raadhika
- Rekha
- Senthil
- C. R. Parthiban (Judge)
- Vijayan
- K. Natarajan
- Vijay Krishnaraj
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Venniradai Moorthy
- Ramnath
- Ram Mohan
- Rajasekar
- Gopi
Production
Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye was named after a song from Thennilavu (1961), composed by A. M. Rajah.[1] During the film, Vijayakanth's face was cut by a metal casket, with Vijayakanth staying in a dark room for three months afterwards.[2]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Devendran with lyrics by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Rajasundar.[3][4]
- "Kaalai Neeye" – S. Janaki
- "Rathrikku Konjam" – K. J. Yesudas
- "Kuk Kuk Koo Ena" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
- "Sammatham Solla" – P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
- "Vaadi En" – Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
- "Siraiyinil Veenai" S. Janaki
Release and reception
Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye was released on 15 January 1988.[5] The following week, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "In the melange of incidents and medley of characters, artistes tend to get lost."[1] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film for having a poetic title and contrastingly violent content.[6]
References
- Krishnaswamy, N. (22 January 1988). "Killing spree". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- Shivakumar, S. (26 August 2005). "Playing a Captain's innings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye (1988) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Devendran". Disco Music Center. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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- "Kalaiyum Neeye Malaiyum Neeye". The Indian Express. 15 January 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/feb/14-02-1988/p4.jpg