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{{Infobox film
| name = Poovizhi Vasalile
| image = Poovizhi Vasalile.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]
| producer = Lakshmi Priya Combines
| writer = Fazil<br />[[Gokula Krishnan]] <small>(dialogues)</small>
| starring = {{ubl|[[Sathyaraj]]|[[Sujitha]]|[[Karthika (Malayalam actress)|Karthika]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Anandakuttan<br />[[Jayanan Vincent]]
| editing = T. R. Sekhar
| studio = Lakshmi Priya Combines
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1987|01|14}}
| country = India
| runtime = 155 min
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Poovizhi Vasalile''''' ({{translation|Eye at the door}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film ]] directed by [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], starring [[Sathyaraj]], [[Sujitha]] and [[Karthika (Malayalam actress)|Karthika]], with [[Raghuvaran]], [[Babu Antony]], [[Nizhalgal Ravi]], [[T. S. Raghavendra]] and [[Rajyalakshmi]] playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Lakshmi Priya Combines, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 14 January 1987. It is a remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Poovinu Puthiya Poonthennal]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2017 |title=சாதனை புரிந்த தமிழ் படங்கள் – 318 – எஸ்.கணேஷ் |work=[[Dinamalar]] |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/38110/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E2%80%93-318-%E2%80%93-%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B7%E0%AF%8D |url-status=live |access-date=7 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807121329/https://www.facebook.com/plugins/feedback.php?app_id=1510522369268274&channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fx%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F%3Fversion%3D46%23cb%3Df33deb10a7cd974%26domain%3Dwww.dinamalarnellai.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dinamalarnellai.com%252Ff1cfb653119e86c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=730&height=100&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinamalarnellai.com%2Fweb%2Fnews%2F38110%2F%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AE%25BE%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%2588-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AF%2581%25E0%25AE%25B0%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25A8%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%25A4-%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AE%25AE%25E0%25AE%25BF%25E0%25AE%25B4%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E0%25AE%25AA%25E0%25AE%259F%25E0%25AE%2599%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25B3%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E2%2580%2593-318-%25E2%2580%2593-%25E0%25AE%258E%25E0%25AE%25B8%25E0%25AF%258D%25E0%25AE%2595%25E0%25AE%25A3%25E0%25AF%2587%25E0%25AE%25B7%25E0%25AF%258D&locale=en_US&numposts=5&sdk=joey&version=v2.5&width=550 |archive-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=15 January 1988 |title=Rush of contenders for top place in Tamil films |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880115-rush-of-contenders-for-top-place-in-tamil-films-796855-1988-01-15 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621144846/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19880115-rush-of-contenders-for-top-place-in-tamil-films-796855-1988-01-15 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

''Poovizhi Vasalile'' was released on 14 January 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பூவிழி வாசலிலே / Poovizhi Vasalile (1987) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1987/poovizhi-vasalile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807152620/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1987/poovizhi-vasalile |archive-date=7 August 2021 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=Screen4Screen}}</ref> The film received critical acclaim from the critics and went on screens for more than 23 weeks in cities such as [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], [[Madurai]] and [[Tiruchirappalli]] and completed 100 days in other parts as well, it went on to become one of the biggest commercial successes of 1987. The film has a certain cult following and has been noted for the villainous performance of Antony and Raghuvaran.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2014 |title=The Top 10 Tamil Films On Children |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-the-top-10-tamil-films-on-children/20140627.htm?print=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125184316/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-the-top-10-tamil-films-on-children/20140627.htm#8 |archive-date=4 August 2016 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kollywood's craze for Malayalam screenplays |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/kollywood-s-craze-for-malayalam-screenplays-imagegallery-0-kollywood-qcqlVVcfihhcd.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127023030/http://www.sify.com/movies/kollywood-s-craze-for-malayalam-screenplays-imagegallery-0-kollywood-qcqlVVcfihhcd.html |archive-date=27 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2016 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==

A [[deaf-mute]] boy Benny and his mother witness a man getting killed by Anand and Ranjith. So the killers also killed the mother, but Benny manages to escape from them.

Jeeva is an alcoholic who is not able to recover from the tragic death of his family. Jeeva finds Benny when he is sleeping in the trash and adopts him as Raja, naming him after his son. Soon, he meets Yamuna and becomes close friends without knowing that she is Raja's aunt. Raja recognises his mother's murderer in a bar along with their boss.

First, the police arrest Jeeva for kidnapping Raja and for hiding his mother Stella, but the police discover Stella's body with Raja's help and Yamuna understands the boy is none other than her sister's son Benny. Thereafter, Anand and Ranjith kidnap Raja from Yamuna, so Jeeva kills the murderers and goes to jail.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Jeeva
*[[Sujitha]] as Benny/Raja
*[[Karthika (Malayalam actress)|Karthika]] as Yamuna
*[[Raghuvaran]] as Anand
*[[Babu Antony]] as Ranjith
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Ravi, a police inspector
*[[T. S. Raghavendra]] as Viswanathan
*[[Rajyalakshmi]] as Ganga/Stella, Benny's mother
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Father Joseph Sebastian
*[[Sreenath]] as Micheal, Benny's father (guest appearance)
*[[Charle]] in a guest appearance
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Doctor (guest appearance)
*Raju
*Madhoo
*Chittan as Sakkarakatti
*Sivagami
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Poovizhi Vasalile
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
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| released = 1986
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:43
| label =
| producer = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
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The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics written by him, [[Gangai Amaran]], Muthulingam and Kamakodiyan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Poovizhi Vaasalilae (1987) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000421 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425031544/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000421 |archive-date=25 April 2011 |access-date=30 December 2011 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Poovizhi Vasalile Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/poovizhi-vasalile-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807121326/https://mossymart.com/product/poovizhi-vasalile-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja-2/ |archive-date=7 August 2021 |access-date=7 August 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Aattam Ingey" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[S. P. Sailaja]] || Kamakodiyan || 4:27
|-
|2 || "Anne Anne" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || Ilaiyaraaja || 4:14
|-
|3 || "Chinna Chinna Roja Poove" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Muthulingham || 4:29
|-
|4 || "Oru Kiliyin" (duet) || K. J. Yesudas, [[K. S. Chithra]] || rowspan=2|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 4:35
|-
|5 || "Oru Kiliyin" (female) || K. S. Chithra || 4:31
|-
|6 || "Paattu Engae" || S. P Shailaja, Malaysia Vasudevan || Kamakodiyan || 4:27
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0215068}}

{{Fazil (director)}}

[[Category:1980s crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1987 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Fazil]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]

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