Kaali (1980 film)

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Kaali
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Poster of Tamil version
Directed by I. V. Sasi
Written by Mahendran
Produced byHem Nag
Starring
Cinematography Ashok Kumar
Edited by K. Narayanan
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
Hem Nag Productions
Release dates
  • 3 July 1980 (1980-07-03)(Tamil)
  • 19 September 1980 (1980-09-19)(Telugu)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Kaali is a 1980 Indian action film written by Mahendran and directed by I. V. Sasi. Produced by Hem-Nag, [1] the film stars Rajinikanth, Seema, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shubha. [2] [3] The film was simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, with Chiranjeevi replacing Vijayakumar in Telugu. [4] The cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [5] Kaali ran for less than 50 days in Chennai and was considered a box office failure in both Tamil and Telugu. [6]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [7] The film had Vairamuthu's first written song, "Kali Bhadrakali". [4]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"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 Kannadasan4:33
"Vaazhumattum"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:46

Release and reception

Kaali was released on 3 July 1980 in Tamil, [8] and 19 September the same year in Telugu. [9] 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. [10] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 43 out of 100, criticising its excessive reliance on violence and expressed concern it would inspire real life violence which was already rampant in India. [11]

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  6. ↑ "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.
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