Selvi (film)

Selvi
Title card
Directed by	K. Natraj
Screenplay by	R. Thyagarajan Vietnam Veedu Sundaram (dialogues)
Produced by	C. Dhandayudhapani
Starring	Suresh Revathi
Cinematography	Babu
Edited by	M. G. Balu Rao
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Dhandayudhapani Films
Release date	1 March 1985 (1985-03-01)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Selvi is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Natraj and produced by Dhandayudhapani Films. The film stars Suresh and Revathi. It was released on 1 March 1985. ^[1]

Cast

• Suresh
• Revathi
• Radha Ravi
• Jeevitha
• R. Dilip
• Senthil
• Vadivukkarasi
• Gandhimathi
• Kovai Sarala
• Rajeev

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. ^{[2] [3]}

All lyrics are written by Vaali.

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ilamanadhu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:31
2.	"Onne Onnu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:17
3.	"Yaar Yaaro"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	4:25
4.	"Kuyile Kuyile"	S. Janaki	4:20
5.	"Ilamanadhu" (instrumental)	—	4:30
6.	"Poda Poda"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	4:22
Total length:			26:25

Critical reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the scenes involving dogs and Vietnam Veedu Sundaram's dialogues. ^[4] Balumani of Anna praised the acting, music, dialogues, cinematography and direction. ^[5]

References

1. "Selvi (1985)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
2. "Selvi Tamil FIlm LP VInyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
3. "Selvi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music . 1 January 1985. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
4. ஜெயமன்மதன் (24 March 1985). "செல்வி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 59–60. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023– via Internet Archive.
5. பாலுமணி (10 March 1985). "செல்வி". Anna (in Tamil). p. 4. Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025– via Endangered Archives Programme.

External links

• Selvi at IMDb  
• Selvi at Rotten Tomatoes