January 1 (film)

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January 1
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Directed by Manivannan
Written byManivannan
Produced byP. Nageshwara Rao
Starring Vijayakanth
Sulakshana
Sathyaraj
Tara
CinematographyA. Sabapathi
Edited byB. Kandhasamy
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
PNR Pictures
Release date
  • 6 December 1984 (1984-12-06)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

January 1 is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sulakshana, Sathyaraj and Tara. It was released on 6 December 1984, and became a success.

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Plot

Cast

Production

January 1 was the first of several collaborations between Manivannan and Sathyaraj. [1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [2] [3] The song "Nee Oru Pathini Illai" attained popularity. [4]

SongSingersLyrics
Aasai UchathileVeeramani Gangai Amaran
Nee Oru Pathini IllaiGrubb Singh, S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Puthandu Poothathu IndruS. Janaki Na. Kamarasan
Iniya Kaaman PandigaiS. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vairamuthu

Release and reception

January 1 was released on 6 December 1984. [5] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki gave the film a negative review, criticising the lack of masala, story and thrills but appreciated the last ten minutes. [6] Despite this, it became a success. [7]

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  4. ↑ "அண்ணே அண்ணே சிப்பாய் அண்ணே...' பாடியவர் ஒரு டாக்டரா?". Kungumam (in Tamil). 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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  7. ↑ "விஜயகாந்த்... ஒரே வருடத்தில் 18 படங்கள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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