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{{short description|1985 film by Manivannan}}
{{short description|1985 film by Manivannan}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Nooravathu Naal
| name          = Nooravathu Naal
| image          = Nooravathu Naal.jpg
| image          = Nooravathu Naal.jpg
| caption        = LP Vinyl Records Cover
| caption        = Title card
| director      = [[Manivannan]]
| director      = [[Manivannan]]
| producer      = S. N. S. Thirumal
| producer      = S. N. S. Thirumal
| writer        = Manivannan
| writer        = Manivannan
| starring      = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]<br />[[Sathyaraj]]
| starring      = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]<br />[[Sathyaraj]]
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| music          =[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = A. Sabapathy
| cinematography = A. Sabapathy
| editing        = B. Kanthasamy
| editing        = B. Kanthasamy
| studio        = Thirupathisamy Pictures
| studio        = Thirupathisamy Pictures
| distributor    =
| released      = {{film date|1984|2|23|df=y}}
| released      = 23 February 1984
| runtime        = 134 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=467}}
| runtime        = 134 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=467}}
| country        = India
| country        = India
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'''''Nooravathu Naal''''' ({{trans|The Hundredth Day}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Manivannan]], starring [[Vijayakanth]], [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] and [[Sathyaraj]].
'''''Nooravathu Naal''''' ({{translation|The Hundredth Day}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Manivannan]], starring [[Vijayakanth]], [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] and [[Sathyaraj]]. It is an unofficial adaptation of the 1977 Italian [[giallo]] film ''[[Sette note in nero]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Child's Play in India: Four Adaptations |url=https://www.braineater.com/bolly_tolly_dolly.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719114446/http://braineater.com/bolly_tolly_dolly.html |archive-date=19 July 2017 |access-date=15 April 2018 |website=Braineater}}</ref> It was remade in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]'' (1986) and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[100 Days (1991 film)|100 Days]]'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2015 |title=Films that inspired real life crime |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Films-that-inspired-real-life-crime/articleshow/47596610.cms |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413191558/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Films-that-inspired-real-life-crime/articleshow/47596610.cms |archive-date=13 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1991–2000 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech |isbn=9788193848210 |pages=1}}</ref>
 
The movie was an unofficial adaptation of the 1977 Italian [[giallo]] film ''[[Sette note in nero]]'' (English Title: ''The Psychic'' or ''Seven Notes in Black'').<ref name="braineater">{{Cite web |title=Child's Play in India: Four Adaptations |url=https://www.braineater.com/bolly_tolly_dolly.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719114446/http://braineater.com/bolly_tolly_dolly.html |archive-date=19 July 2017 |access-date=15 April 2018 |website=Braineater |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was dubbed into Telugu as ''Nurava Roju'' <ref>{{Cite web |last=SAV Entertainments |date=5 August 2014 |title=Nurava Roju (100 Days) (నూరవ రోజు) -- Telugu Full Length Horror Movie |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glca0_slEQk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415072049/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glca0_slEQk |archive-date=15 April 2018 |access-date=15 April 2018 |via=YouTube |df=dmy-all}}</ref> and remade in [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]'' (1986)<ref name="braineater" /> and in [[Hindi]] as ''[[100 Days (1991 film)|100 Days]]'' (1991).<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 June 2015 |title=Films that inspired real life crime |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Films-that-inspired-real-life-crime/articleshow/47596610.cms |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413191558/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Films-that-inspired-real-life-crime/articleshow/47596610.cms |archive-date=13 April 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
Devi, a college student has a strange premonition one night of her sister being murdered. Her sister soon goes missing. After a few years, Devi meets and marries a rich businessman Ramkumar. Soon after, Devi has another vision of an unknown woman being murdered and seeks the help of her brother-in-law Raj to help her save the possible victim. Raj is reluctant to believe her story but assists her anyway. Devi also finds a decomposed body in the bungalow where she lives with Ramkumar, which she believes is her sister's based on her previous vision. Devi and Raj's investigations lead them to the museum where Devi's sister worked and a strange man who tries to assassinate them. Whether Devi's strange premonitions are true and whether she and Raj are able to trap the mysterious killer forms the rest of the story.
Devi, a college student has a strange premonition one night of her sister being murdered. Her sister soon goes missing. After a few years, Devi meets and marries a rich businessman Ramkumar. Soon after, Devi has another vision of an unknown woman being murdered and seeks the help of her brother-in-law Raj to help her save the possible victim. Raj is reluctant to believe her story but assists her anyway. Devi also finds a decomposed body in the bungalow where she lives with Ramkumar, which she believes is her sister's based on her previous vision. Devi and Raj's investigations lead them to the museum where Devi's sister worked and a strange man who tries to assassinate them. Whether Devi's strange premonitions are true and whether she and Raj are able to trap the mysterious killer forms the rest of the story.


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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Nooravathu Naal'' was directed by [[Manivannan]] and produced by S. N. S. Thirumal under Thirupathisamy Pictures, with cinematography by A. Sabapathy.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=467}} Manivannan selected [[Sathyaraj]] to portray a negative role. For the character look, he sported a clean-shaven pate, wore sunglasses and a red jerkin. He completed his portions within five days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sathyaraj |author-link=Sathyaraj |date=22 February 2008 |title=My first break |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022582.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221124604/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022582.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
''Nooravathu Naal'' was directed by [[Manivannan]] and produced by S. N. S. Thirumal under Thirupathisamy Pictures, with cinematography by A. Sabapathy.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=467}} Manivannan selected [[Sathyaraj]] to portray a negative role. For the character look, he sported a clean-shaven pate, wore sunglasses and a red jerkin. He completed his portions within five days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sathyaraj |author-link=Sathyaraj |date=22 February 2008 |title=My first break |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022582.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221124604/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022582.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nooravathu Naal Songs |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000517 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213104907/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000517 |archive-date=13 February 2011 |access-date=28 November 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The song ''Vizhiyile Mani Vizhiyil'' was re-used from the song ''Jotheyali Jothe Jotheyali'' from the 1981 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Geetha (1981 film)|Geetha]]'' and further reused in the 2007 Hindi film ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' as the song ''Jaane Do Na''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahesh |first=BG |date=28 May 2007 |title=Finally Kannada movies seem to be taking off.. |url=https://www.mahesh.com/etc/finally-kannada-movies-seem-to-be-taking-off |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407115951/https://www.mahesh.com/etc/finally-kannada-movies-seem-to-be-taking-off |archive-date=7 April 2018 |access-date=15 April 2018 |website=Mahesh.com |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=15 May 2007 |title=Music Review: Cheeni Kum |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/music-review-cheeni-kum/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920130026/https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/music-review-cheeni-kum/ |archive-date=20 September 2015 |access-date=15 April 2018 |website=Baradwaj Rangan |df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is set in the [[carnatic raga]] known as [[Kapi (raga)|Kapi]].The song "Uruguthey Idhayame" was set in [[Shivaranjani]] ragam.{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=168}}
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nooravathu Naal Songs |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000517 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213104907/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000517 |archive-date=13 February 2011 |access-date=28 November 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nooravathu Naal Tamil film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/nooravathu-naal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730070104/https://mossymart.com/product/nooravathu-naal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=30 July 2021 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Vizhiyile Mani Vizhiyil" was re-used from the song "Jotheyali Jothe Jotheyali" from the 1981 [[Kannada]] film ''[[Geetha (1981 film)|Geetha]]'' and further reused in the 2007 Hindi film ''[[Cheeni Kum]]'' as the song "Jaane Do Na".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=15 May 2007 |title=Music Review: Cheeni Kum |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/music-review-cheeni-kum/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920130026/https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2007/05/15/music-review-cheeni-kum/ |archive-date=20 September 2015 |access-date=15 April 2018 |website=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1194461560149889024 |user=NFAIOfficial |title=#Remake#Ilaiyaraaja used the similar tune of his melodious song "Jotheyali" (Geetha, Kannada,1981) for the songs “Vizhiyile Mani” (Nooravathunaal, Tamil, 1984) & “Jaane Do Na” (Cheeni Kum, Hindi, 2007).Enjoy these different versions:@shreyaghoshal #SPBalasubrahmanyam #SJanaki |author=NFAI |author-link=National Film Archive of India |date=13 November 2019}}</ref> It is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Kapi (raga)|Kapi]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=168}}


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline      = Tracklist<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilaiyaraaja |author-link=Ilaiyaraaja |year=1984 |title=நூறாவது நாள் |url=https://avdigital.in/collections/ilaiyaraaja-vinyl-records/products/nooravathu-naal |publisher=Echo Records |language=ta |type=[[liner notes]]}}</ref>
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Vizhiyile Mani
| title1       = Vizhiyile Mani
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| lyrics1 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| lyrics1       = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| music1 =  
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| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| extra1       = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 04:01
| length1       = 04:01
| title2 = Ulagam Muzhuthum
 
| note2 =  
| title2       = Ulagam Muzhuthum
| writer2 =  
| note2         =  
| lyrics2 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| writer2       =  
| music2 =  
| lyrics2       = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| music2       =  
| length2 = 04:14
| extra2       = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| title3 = Uruguthey Idhayame
| length2       = 04:14
| note3 =  
 
| writer3 =  
| title3       = Uruguthey Idhayame
| lyrics3 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| note3         =  
| music3 =  
| writer3       =  
| extra3 = Vani Jairam
| lyrics3       = Muthulingham
| length3 = 04:22
| music3       =  
| extra3       = Vani Jairam
| length3       = 04:22
}}
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
''Nooravathu Naal'' was released on 23 February 1984,<ref>{{Cite web |title=நூறாவது நாள் |url=http://vellitthirai.com/movie/%e0%ae%a8%e0%af%82%e0%ae%b1%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%81-%e0%ae%a8%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%b3%e0%af%8d/ |access-date=30 May 2018 |website=Vellitthirai.com |language=ta}}</ref> and ran for over 200 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhama Devi Ravi |date=22 July 2008 |title=Now, a film on the Vadapalani murders |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Now-a-film-on-the-Vadapalani-murders/articleshow/3261683.cms |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413191556/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Now-a-film-on-the-Vadapalani-murders/articleshow/3261683.cms |archive-date=13 April 2018 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
''Nooravathu Naal'' was released on 23 February 1984,<ref>{{Cite web |title=நூறாவது நாள் / Nooravathu Naal (1984) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/nooravathu-naal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921094453/https://screen4screen.com/movies/nooravathu-naal |archive-date=21 September 2021 |access-date=21 September 2021 |website=Screen4screen |language=en, ta}}</ref> and ran for over 200 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhama Devi Ravi |date=22 July 2008 |title=Now, a film on the Vadapalani murders |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Now-a-film-on-the-Vadapalani-murders/articleshow/3261683.cms |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413191556/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Now-a-film-on-the-Vadapalani-murders/articleshow/3261683.cms |archive-date=13 April 2018}}</ref><!-- https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1984/mar/11-03-1984/p33.jpg -->


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
Sathyaraj's performance as a psychopath killer received huge acclaim and made him popular among audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kesavan |first=N. |date=14 April 2016 |title=Villains with heroic pasts |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121324/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece |archive-date=7 January 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The film became a milestone in Tamil cinema, with regards to "scene construction".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=11 May 2013 |title=Fifty and counting |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/fifty-and-counting/article4706162.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521090428/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/fifty-and-counting/article4706162.ece |archive-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> The serial killers [[Auto Shankar]] and Jayaprakash were inspired by the film to commit murders.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=467}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2000 |title=Bharathiraaja's latest venture |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/03/24/stories/0924022e.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415070957/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/03/24/stories/0924022e.htm |archive-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''The Hindu'' in her review of the Telugu film ''[[Tripura (film)|Tripura]]'' (2015) said that the idea of hiding corpses inside a wall is inspired from ''Nooravathu Naal''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=9 November 2015 |title=The wall tells an inspired story |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-wall-tells-an-inspired-story/article7859181.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221124104/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-wall-tells-an-inspired-story/article7859181.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Sathyaraj's performance as a psychopath killer received huge acclaim and made him popular among audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kesavan |first=N. |date=14 April 2016 |title=Villains with heroic pasts |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107121324/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece |archive-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> The film became a milestone in Tamil cinema, with regards to "scene construction".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Subha J. |date=11 May 2013 |title=Fifty and counting |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/fifty-and-counting/article4706162.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521090428/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/fifty-and-counting/article4706162.ece |archive-date=21 May 2018}}</ref> The serial killers [[Auto Shankar]] and Jayaprakash were inspired by the film to commit murders.{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=467}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2000 |title=Bharathiraaja's latest venture |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/03/24/stories/0924022e.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415070957/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/03/24/stories/0924022e.htm |archive-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''[[The Hindu]]'' in her review of the Telugu film ''[[Tripura (film)|Tripura]]'' (2015) said that the idea of hiding corpses inside a wall is inspired from ''Nooravathu Naal''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |date=9 November 2015 |title=The wall tells an inspired story |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-wall-tells-an-inspired-story/article7859181.ece |url-status=live |access-date=15 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221124104/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-wall-tells-an-inspired-story/article7859181.ece |archive-date=21 December 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |orig-year=1994}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-date=1994}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |location=Chennai |oclc=295034757 |orig-year=2005}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |location=Chennai |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0309925|Nooravathu Naal}}
* {{IMDb title|0309925}}


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Nooravathu Naal
Title card
Directed byManivannan
Produced byS. N. S. Thirumal
Written byManivannan
StarringVijayakanth
Mohan
Nalini
Sathyaraj
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyA. Sabapathy
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Production
company
Thirupathisamy Pictures
Release date
  • 23 February 1984 (1984-02-23)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nooravathu Naal (transl. The Hundredth Day) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Mohan, Nalini and Sathyaraj. It is an unofficial adaptation of the 1977 Italian giallo film Sette note in nero.[2] It was remade in Malayalam as Aayiram Kannukal (1986) and in Hindi as 100 Days (1991).[3][4]

Plot

Devi, a college student has a strange premonition one night of her sister being murdered. Her sister soon goes missing. After a few years, Devi meets and marries a rich businessman Ramkumar. Soon after, Devi has another vision of an unknown woman being murdered and seeks the help of her brother-in-law Raj to help her save the possible victim. Raj is reluctant to believe her story but assists her anyway. Devi also finds a decomposed body in the bungalow where she lives with Ramkumar, which she believes is her sister's based on her previous vision. Devi and Raj's investigations lead them to the museum where Devi's sister worked and a strange man who tries to assassinate them. Whether Devi's strange premonitions are true and whether she and Raj are able to trap the mysterious killer forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Nooravathu Naal was directed by Manivannan and produced by S. N. S. Thirumal under Thirupathisamy Pictures, with cinematography by A. Sabapathy.[1] Manivannan selected Sathyaraj to portray a negative role. For the character look, he sported a clean-shaven pate, wore sunglasses and a red jerkin. He completed his portions within five days.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6][7] The song "Vizhiyile Mani Vizhiyil" was re-used from the song "Jotheyali Jothe Jotheyali" from the 1981 Kannada film Geetha and further reused in the 2007 Hindi film Cheeni Kum as the song "Jaane Do Na".[8][9] It is set in the Carnatic raga known as Kapi.[10]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vizhiyile Mani"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki04:01
2."Ulagam Muzhuthum"VairamuthuK. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam04:14
3."Uruguthey Idhayame"MuthulingamVani Jairam04:22

Reception

Nooravathu Naal was released on 23 February 1984,[11] and ran for over 200 days in theatres.[12]

Legacy

Sathyaraj's performance as a psychopath killer received huge acclaim and made him popular among audiences.[13] The film became a milestone in Tamil cinema, with regards to "scene construction".[14] The serial killers Auto Shankar and Jayaprakash were inspired by the film to commit murders.[1][15] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu in her review of the Telugu film Tripura (2015) said that the idea of hiding corpses inside a wall is inspired from Nooravathu Naal.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 467.
  2. ↑ "Child's Play in India: Four Adaptations". Braineater. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Films that inspired real life crime". The Times of India. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Arunachalam, Param. BollySwar: 1991–2000. Mavrix Infotech. p. 1. ISBN 9788193848210.
  5. ↑ Sathyaraj (22 February 2008). "My first break". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nooravathu Naal Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Nooravathu Naal Tamil film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (15 May 2007). "Music Review: Cheeni Kum". Baradwaj Rangan. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ NFAI [@NFAIOfficial] (13 November 2019). "#Remake#Ilaiyaraaja used the similar tune of his melodious song "Jotheyali" (Geetha, Kannada,1981) for the songs "Vizhiyile Mani" (Nooravathunaal, Tamil, 1984) & "Jaane Do Na" (Cheeni Kum, Hindi, 2007).Enjoy these different versions:@shreyaghoshal #SPBalasubrahmanyam #SJanaki" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 168.
  11. ↑ "நூறாவது நாள் / Nooravathu Naal (1984)". Screen4screen (in English and தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Bhama Devi Ravi (22 July 2008). "Now, a film on the Vadapalani murders". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  13. ↑ Kesavan, N. (14 April 2016). "Villains with heroic pasts". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Rao, Subha J. (11 May 2013). "Fifty and counting". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  15. ↑ "Bharathiraaja's latest venture". The Hindu. 24 March 2000. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  16. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (9 November 2015). "The wall tells an inspired story". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

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