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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Nooravathu Naal
| image          = Nooravathu Naal.jpg
| image          = Nooravathu Naal.jpg
| caption        = Title card
| caption        = Poster
| director      = [[Manivannan]]
| director      = [[Manivannan]]
| writer        = Manivannan
| producer      = S. N. S. Thirumal
| producer      = S. N. S. Thirumal
| writer        = Manivannan
| starring      = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]
| starring      = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]<br />[[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]]<br />[[Sathyaraj]]
| music          =[[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = A. Sabapathy
| cinematography = A. Sabapathy
| editing        = B. Kanthasamy
| editing        = B. Kanthasamy
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio        = Thirupathisamy Pictures
| studio        = Thirupathisamy Pictures
| released      = {{film date|1984|2|23|df=y}}
| released      = {{film date|1984|02|23|df=y}}
| 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''''' ({{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>
'''''Nooravathu Naal''''' ({{translation|The 100th Day}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Manivannan]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] and [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]], with [[Thengai Srinivasan]], [[Janagaraj]], [[Sathyaraj]] and [[Y. Vijaya]] in supporting roles. It revolves around a woman who has premonitions of murders and seeks to stop them.
 
''Nooravathu Naal'' 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> The film was released on 23 February 1984 and became a box office success. 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 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Films-that-inspired-real-life-crime/articleshow/47596610.cms |url-status=live |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 |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Arunachalam |first=Param |title=BollySwar: 1991–2000 |publisher=Mavrix Infotech |isbn=9788193848210 |pages=1}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=September 2021}}
{{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 cousin Raju to help her save the possible victim. Raju 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 Raju'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 Raju are able to trap the mysterious killer forms the rest of the story.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Vijayakanth]] as Raj
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Jayaraman
* [[Vijayakanth]] as Raju
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Ramkumar
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Ramkumar
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Devi
* [[Nalini (actress)|Nalini]] as Devi
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Ramanathan
* [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Ramanathan
* [[Janagaraj]] as John
* [[Janagaraj]] as John
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Manju
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Jagannathan
* [[E. Ramdoss]] as Museum Attender
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Parvathi
*[[Y. Vijaya|Y.Vijaya]] as Parvathi
* [[Kovai Sarala]] as Manju
*Kokila as Sarasu
*[[Sudha (actress)|Sudha]] as Saroja
*[[E. Ramdoss]] as the museum assistant
* Kokila as Sarasu
}}


== 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}}</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 filming his portions within five days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sathyaraj |author-link=Sathyaraj |date=22 February 2008 |title=My first break |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022582.ece |url-status=live |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 |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</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]]}}</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}}
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nooravudhu Naal (1984) |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]]''.<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 |access-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921094041/https://twitter.com/NFAIOfficial/status/1194461560149889024 |archive-date=21 September 2021}}</ref> It is set in the [[Carnatic raga]] known as [[Kapi (raga)|Kapi]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=168}}


{{Track listing
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| lyrics_width =
| length1       = 04:01
| extra_width =
| title2       = Ulagam Muzhuthum
| title1 = Vizhiyile Mani
| lyrics2       = [[Vairamuthu]]
| note1 =
| extra2       = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| writer1 =
| length2       = 04:14
| lyrics1 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| title3       = Uruguthey Idhayame
| music1 =
| lyrics3       = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| extra3       = Vani Jairam
| length1 = 04:01
| length3       = 04:22
| title2 = Ulagam Muzhuthum
| total_length  = 12:37 <!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js -->
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| length2 = 04:14
| title3 = Uruguthey Idhayame
| note3 =
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| music3 =
| extra3 = Vani Jairam
| length3 = 04:22
}}
}}


== Reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''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 -->
''Nooravathu Naal'' was released on 23 February 1984,<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=5 December 2019 |title=ஒரே வருடத்தில் மோகன் 15 படங்கள்; ஒரேநாளில் 3 படம் ரிலீஸ்; அத்தனையும் ஹிட் |trans-title=Mohan had 15 films in a single year; 3 films released on the same day; all were hits |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/528829-mohan-1984.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506151242/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/528829-mohan-1984.html |archive-date=6 May 2023 |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |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 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Now-a-film-on-the-Vadapalani-murders/articleshow/3261683.cms |url-status=live |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 |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the acting of star cast and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt the film lacked pep in certain places.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=11 March 1984 |title=நூறாவது நாள் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-03-11/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230822090935/https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-03-11/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=22 August 2023 |access-date=18 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=33 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== 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}}</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>
Sathyaraj's performance as a psychopathic killer received acclaim and made him popular among audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kesavan |first=N. |date=14 April 2016 |title=Villains with heroic pasts |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/tamil-film-industry-villains-with-heroic-pasts/article8475517.ece |url-status=live |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 |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> ''Nooravathu Naal'' 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 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/fifty-and-counting/article4706162.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521090428/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/fifty-and-counting/article4706162.ece |archive-date=21 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415070957/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/03/24/stories/0924022e.htm |archive-date=15 April 2018 |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</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 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-wall-tells-an-inspired-story/article7859181.ece |url-status=live |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 |access-date=15 April 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Following Vijayakanth's death in 2023, ''[[Film Companion]]'' included the film in their list "7 Vijayakanth Films That Left an Indian Cinema Legacy".<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 December 2023 |title=7 Vijayakanth Films That Left an Indian Cinema Legacy |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/web-stories/7-vijayakanth-films-that-left-an-indian-cinema-legacy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229055838/https://www.filmcompanion.in/web-stories/7-vijayakanth-films-that-left-an-indian-cinema-legacy |archive-date=29 December 2023 |access-date=6 January 2024 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* {{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Willemen |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |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-date=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}}


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Nooravathu Naal
Poster
Directed byManivannan
Produced byS. N. S. Thirumal
Written byManivannan
StarringVijayakanth
Mohan
Nalini
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 100th Day) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Mohan and Nalini, with Thengai Srinivasan, Janagaraj, Sathyaraj and Y. Vijaya in supporting roles. It revolves around a woman who has premonitions of murders and seeks to stop them.

Nooravathu Naal is an unofficial adaptation of the 1977 Italian giallo film Sette note in nero.[2] The film was released on 23 February 1984 and became a box office success. It was remade in Malayalam as Aayiram Kannukal (1986) and in Hindi as 100 Days (1991).[3][4]

Plot[edit | edit source]

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 cousin Raju to help her save the possible victim. Raju 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 Raju'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 Raju are able to trap the mysterious killer forms the rest of the story.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

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 filming his portions within five days.[5]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

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.[8] It is set in the Carnatic raga known as Kapi.[9]

Track listing
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
Total length:12:37

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Nooravathu Naal was released on 23 February 1984,[10] and ran for over 200 days in theatres.[11] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the acting of star cast and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt the film lacked pep in certain places.[12]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

Sathyaraj's performance as a psychopathic killer received acclaim and made him popular among audiences.[13] Nooravathu Naal 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] Following Vijayakanth's death in 2023, Film Companion included the film in their list "7 Vijayakanth Films That Left an Indian Cinema Legacy".[17]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ "Nooravudhu Naal (1984)". 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. ↑ 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). Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 168.
  10. ↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (5 December 2019). "ஒரே வருடத்தில் மோகன் 15 படங்கள்; ஒரேநாளில் 3 படம் ரிலீஸ்; அத்தனையும் ஹிட்" [Mohan had 15 films in a single year; 3 films released on the same day; all were hits]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (11 March 1984). "நூறாவது நாள்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 33. Retrieved 18 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  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.
  17. ↑ "7 Vijayakanth Films That Left an Indian Cinema Legacy". Film Companion. 28 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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