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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Kaakki Sattai
| image          = Kaakki Sattai poster.jpg
| image          = Kaakki Sattai Kamal.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]
| director      = [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]
| producer      = {{unbulleted list| G. Thyagarajan | V. ThamizhAlagan }}
| story          = Sathya Movies Story Department<br />Radha Veerannan
| writer    = Sathya Movies Story Department <br />{{small| [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]],<br />[[G. M. Kumar]],<br />Avinasimani,<br />P. L. Sundarrajan,<br />Radha Veerannan,<br />V. ThamizhAlagan }}
| producer      = {{unbulleted list| G. Thyagarajan | V. Thamizhazhagan}}
| starring      = {{plainlist|
| starring      = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
* [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
* [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
* [[Maadhavi (actress)|Maadhavi]]
* [[Sathyaraj]]
* [[Sathyaraj]]
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]
}}
}}
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
 
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| cinematography = V. Ranga
| editing        = K. R. Krishnan
| editing        = K. R. Krishnan
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| studio        = Sathya Movies
| studio        = Sathya Movies
| distributor    = Sathya Movies
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1985|04|11}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1985|04|11}} <ref>http://vellitthirai.com/movie/%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%95%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%9a%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%9a%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%9f%e0%af%88/</ref>
| runtime        = 143 minutes
| runtime        = 143 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
| budget        =
| gross          = {{INR}}5 crore
}}
}}


'''''Kaakki Sattai''''' ({{trans|[[Khaki]] Shirt}})  is a [[Tamil films of 1985|1985]]  [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] Indian [[action film]] directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]], [[Sathyaraj]], [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] and [[Thengai Srinivasan]]. The film was a blockbuster hit at the box office. The film was loosely remade in Hindi as ''[[Guru (1989 film)|Guru]]'' with [[Mithun Chakraborty]] and [[Sridevi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know-/Kamals-Kaakki-Sattai-was-remade/articleshow/37170040.cms|title=Kamal's Kaakki Sattai was remade|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2014-06-24|accessdate=2016-07-27}}</ref> The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Khiladi''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20JDJpILaqU</ref>
'''''Kaakki Sattai''''' ({{translation|[[Khaki]] Shirt}})  is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]], starring [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]], [[Maadhavi (actress)|Maadhavi]], [[Sathyaraj]], [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] and [[Thengai Srinivasan]]. The film, released on 11 April 1985, during the week of [[Puthandu]], became a major box office success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=ரஜினியின் படத்தை முந்திய கமல் படம்.. 38 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் புத்தாண்டில் நடந்த பரபர போட்டி! |trans-title=Kamal's film that beat Rajini's film.. A huge competition that took place on Tamil New Year's Day 38 years ago! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-38-years-ago-kamal-kaaki-sattai-movie-beat-rajini-naan-sigappu-manithan-movie-937165.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412183503/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-38-years-ago-kamal-kaaki-sattai-movie-beat-rajini-naan-sigappu-manithan-movie-937165.html |archive-date=12 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref> It was loosely remade in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Guru (1989 film)|Guru]]'' (1989).<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2014 |title=Kamal's Kaakki Sattai was remade |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know-/Kamals-Kaakki-Sattai-was-remade/articleshow/37170040.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731013837/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/did-you-know-/Kamals-Kaakki-Sattai-was-remade/articleshow/37170040.cms |archive-date=31 July 2017 |access-date=27 July 2016 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


==Plot==
== Plot ==
Murali is a young man who trains very hard to become a police officer. Uma is his neighbour and they fall in love with each other while Uma supports Murali to achieve his goal but he is rejected after the physical test due to not having influence or money.


''Kaakki Sattai'' has Murali ([[Kamal Haasan]]), a young man who trains very hard to become a police officer. Uma ([[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]) is his neighbour and they fall in love with each other while Uma supports Murali to achieve his goal but he is rejected after the physical test due to not having influence or money.
Angered by the rejection, Murali turns into a local rowdy. He causes trouble in his district and comes to the attention of a notorious smuggler and murderer, Vicky and his partner Anand. After initial conflict between the two, Vicky recruits the rowdy Murali into his gang. Murali becomes his most trusted member. He grows intimate with a girl, Anita, who is looking for personal revenge against Anand.
 
Angered by the rejection, Murali turns into a local rowdy. He causes trouble in his district and comes to the attention of a notorious smuggler and murderer, Vicky ([[Sathyaraj]]) and his partner Anand ([[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]). After initial conflict between the two, Vicky recruits rowdy Murali into his gang. Murali becomes his most trusted member. He grows intimate with a girl, Anita ([[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]), who is looking for personal revenge against Anand.


But soon Vicky's activities time and again, are foiled by the police and he finds out that they have a mole in his gang. Uma spots the changed Murali with Anita and becomes furious and breaks up with him. Then Murali reveals the truth to her. He was not rejected by the police but was recruited by a senior officer to bring down Vicky and Anand's gang. He became a rowdy to get into the gang and is acting as a mole to bring the gang down. They patch things up but Vicky finds out the truth too. In the climax, Anita kills Anand. Vicky kidnaps Uma after killing Anita and when police arrive to arrest him and blackmails Murali to help him escape. After initially helping his escape, Murali rescues Uma and Vicky is killed in the blast.
But soon Vicky's activities time and again, are foiled by the police and he finds out that they have a mole in his gang. Uma spots the changed Murali with Anita and becomes furious and breaks up with him. Then Murali reveals the truth to her. He was not rejected by the police but was recruited by a senior officer to bring down Vicky and Anand's gang. He became a rowdy to get into the gang and is acting as a mole to bring the gang down. They patch things up but Vicky finds out the truth too. In the climax, Anita kills Anand. Vicky kidnaps Uma after killing Anita and when police arrive to arrest him and blackmails Murali to help him escape. After initially helping his escape, Murali rescues Uma and Vicky is killed in the blast.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
 
{{Cast listing|
*[[Kamal Haasan]] - Murali
*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Muralidharan "Murali"
*[[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]] - Anita
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Vicky
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] - Uma
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Uma
*[[Sathyaraj]] - Vicky
*[[Maadhavi (actress)|Maadhavi]] as Anitha
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] - Anand
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Anand
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]]
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Vicky's assistant
*[[Bob Christo]]
*[[Bob Christo]]
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]]
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as [[Inspector-general of police|IG]]
*[[Kallapetti Singaram]]
*[[Kallapetti Singaram]] as Murali's father
*[[Y. Vijaya]]
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Singari
*[[Senthamarai (actor)|Senthamarai]] as Bhaskar
*[[Thavakalai]] as Murali's friend
*Kanchana
*Kanchana
*Senthamarai
==Soundtrack==
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| artist    = Ilaiyaraaja
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| released  = 1985
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The  soundtrack was composed by [[Illayaraja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000066|title=Kaakki Sattai Songs|accessdate=2013-12-21|publisher=raaga}}</ref><ref name="oosai">{{Citation |title=Kaakki Sattai |publisher=Oosai |url=http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/kaaki_sattai_songs.cfm |accessdate=2008-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024112256/http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/kaaki_sattai_songs.cfm |archive-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicalaya.net/imgviewer.php?mod=lpcovers/386/3/1/1|title=Kaakki Sattai LP Vinyl Records|accessdate=2014-03-26|publisher=musicalaya}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The song "Kanmaniye Pesu" is set in Sivaranjani raga.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece</ref>
{{Track listing
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| title1 = Kanmaniyae Pesu
== Production ==
| note1 = Feat. [[Kamal Haasan]] and [[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]]
{{empty section|date=August 2025}}
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
<ref>{{Cite web |title=பிளாஷ்பேக்: வில்லனை ஆதரித்த கமல் |url=https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/131416 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729070909/https://www.dinamalar.com/cinemanews/131416 |archive-date=29 July 2025 |access-date=30 August 2025 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
| lyrics1 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| length1 =  


| title2 = Nama Singaari Saraku
== Soundtrack ==
| note2 = Feat. [[Kamal Haasan]] and Dancers
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kaaki Chattai (1985) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000066 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102154213/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000066 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |access-date=21 December 2013 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=kakki Sattai Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kakki-sattai-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120122455/https://mossymart.com/product/kakki-sattai-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=20 January 2022 |access-date=22 October 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> He finished composing the songs in half-a-day, well before the three-day schedule.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=31 May 2018 |title=The Ilaiyaraaja interview: 'Why should filmmakers know about music creation?' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamil-film-composer-ilayaraaja-interview-on-his-75th-birthday/article24045311.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615113301/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tamil-film-composer-ilayaraaja-interview-on-his-75th-birthday/article24045311.ece |archive-date=15 June 2018 |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=பாலசுப்ரமணியன் |first=வி. |date=2 June 2018 |title=கற்பனையால் ரசிகர்களை வியக்க வைப்பதே வெற்றி; எல்லாவற்றையும் தாண்டிய இசை ஒன்று இருக்கிறது!: இசைஞானி இளையராஜா சிறப்பு நேர்காணல் |trans-title=Success is surprising the audience with imagination; there is music that transcends everything!: Musician Ilaiyaraaja Special Interview |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/131027-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415044854/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/131027-.html |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> The guitar portions of the song "Vaanile Thenila" were performed by Ilaiyaraaja's brother-in-law Sasidharan Muniyandi.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sundar |first=Anusha |date=2 February 2021 |title=Bass Guitarist Sasidharan Muniyandi Dies at 60 |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/music/news/bass-guitarist-sasidharan-muniyandi-dies-at-60/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241111061128/https://silverscreenindia.com/music/news/bass-guitarist-sasidharan-muniyandi-dies-at-60/ |archive-date=11 November 2024 |access-date=11 November 2024 |website=Silverscreen India |language=en}}</ref> [[Charulatha Mani]] believes the song "Kanmaniye Pesu" is set in [[Shivaranjani]], a [[Carnatic raga]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=28 September 2012 |title=Sivaranjani for pathos |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201050204/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=30 July 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> while Carnatic musicologist Sundararaman believes it is in Pahadi.{{Sfn |Sundararaman |2007 |p=136}} "Vaanile Thenila" is set in [[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]].{{Sfn |Sundararaman |2007 |p=165}}
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubramanyam
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length2 =  
 
| title3 = Poo Potta Dhavani
| note3 = Feat. Kamal Hassan and [[Madhavi (actress)|Madhavi]]
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics3 = Avinashi Mani
| length3 =  
 
| title4 = Vaanile Thenila
| note4 = Feat. Kamal Hassan and Ambika
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics4 = Na. Kamarasan
| length4 =  
 
| title5 = Pattu Kannam
| note5 = Feat. Kamal Hassan and Ambika
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics5 = Muthulingham
| length5 =  


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| extra_column  = Singer(s)
| title1        = Kanmaniye Pesu
| extra1        = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics1      = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| length1      = 4:35
| title2        = Namma Singaari Saraku
| extra2        = S. P. Balasubramanyam
| lyrics2      = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length2      = 4:28
| title3        = Poo Potta Dhavani
| extra3        = S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics3      = [[:ta:அவினாசி மணி|Avinasi Mani]]
| length3      = 4:20
| title4        = Vaanile Thenila
| extra4        = S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki
| lyrics4      = [[Na. Kamarasan]]
| length4      = 4:33
| title5        = Pattu Kannam
| extra5        = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[P. Susheela]]
| lyrics5      = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| length5      = 4:21
| total_length  = 22:17<!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js -->
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}}


==Release==
== Critical reception ==
''Kaakki Sattai'' topped the Chennai box office on its opening weekend with {{INR}}10 lakh distributor share.
[[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the performance of Haasan and Sathyaraj, stunt choreography and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt Rajeev's character was unnecessary.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=5 May 1985 |title=காக்கிசட்டை |trans-title=Khaki shirt |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-05-05/page/n11/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230221150217/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-05-05/page/n11/mode/2up |archive-date=21 February 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=10–11 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Balumani of ''Anna'' praised the acting, music, stunts, dance and direction but felt dialogues criticising police force could have been avoided.<ref>{{Cite news |last=பாலுமணி |date=15 April 1985 |title=காக்கிச்சட்டை |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_167/4.jp2/full/1000,1342/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250215104739/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_167/4.jp2/full/1000,1342/0/default.jpg |archive-date=15 February 2025 |access-date=15 February 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>


==Re-release==
== Re-release ==
A digitally restored version of the film was released in March 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kamal Haasan's blockbuster film to be Re-released|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kakki-chattai-to-be-re-released.html|accessdate=19 January 2018|publisher=Behindwoods|date=19 January 2018}}</ref>
A digitally restored version of the film was released on 30 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2018 |title=Digitally remastered 'Kaakki Sattai': Kamal Haasan's classic to re-release on March 30 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/digitally-remastered-kaakki-sattai-kamal-haasans-classic-to-re-release-on-march-30/articleshow/63462704.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730162347/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/digitally-remastered-kaakki-sattai-kamal-haasans-classic-to-re-release-on-march-30/articleshow/63462704.cms |archive-date=30 July 2021 |access-date=30 July 2021 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== Bibliography ==
* {{IMDb title|319622|Kaakki Sattai}}
*{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}
 
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
{{Rajasekhar (director)}}


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Latest revision as of 10:51, 3 March 2026

For the 2015 film, see Kaaki Sattai.

Kaakki Sattai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRajasekhar
Produced by
  • G. Thyagarajan
  • V. Thamizhazhagan
Story bySathya Movies Story Department
Radha Veerannan
Starring
Music byIlaiyaraaja
CinematographyV. Ranga
Edited byK. R. Krishnan
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 11 April 1985 (1985-04-11)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaakki Sattai (transl. Khaki Shirt) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Rajasekhar, starring Kamal Haasan, Ambika, Maadhavi, Sathyaraj, Rajeev and Thengai Srinivasan. The film, released on 11 April 1985, during the week of Puthandu, became a major box office success.[1] It was loosely remade in Hindi as Guru (1989).[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Murali is a young man who trains very hard to become a police officer. Uma is his neighbour and they fall in love with each other while Uma supports Murali to achieve his goal but he is rejected after the physical test due to not having influence or money.

Angered by the rejection, Murali turns into a local rowdy. He causes trouble in his district and comes to the attention of a notorious smuggler and murderer, Vicky and his partner Anand. After initial conflict between the two, Vicky recruits the rowdy Murali into his gang. Murali becomes his most trusted member. He grows intimate with a girl, Anita, who is looking for personal revenge against Anand.

But soon Vicky's activities time and again, are foiled by the police and he finds out that they have a mole in his gang. Uma spots the changed Murali with Anita and becomes furious and breaks up with him. Then Murali reveals the truth to her. He was not rejected by the police but was recruited by a senior officer to bring down Vicky and Anand's gang. He became a rowdy to get into the gang and is acting as a mole to bring the gang down. They patch things up but Vicky finds out the truth too. In the climax, Anita kills Anand. Vicky kidnaps Uma after killing Anita and when police arrive to arrest him and blackmails Murali to help him escape. After initially helping his escape, Murali rescues Uma and Vicky is killed in the blast.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

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Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] He finished composing the songs in half-a-day, well before the three-day schedule.[6][7] The guitar portions of the song "Vaanile Thenila" were performed by Ilaiyaraaja's brother-in-law Sasidharan Muniyandi.[8] Charulatha Mani believes the song "Kanmaniye Pesu" is set in Shivaranjani, a Carnatic raga,[9] while Carnatic musicologist Sundararaman believes it is in Pahadi.[10] "Vaanile Thenila" is set in Chakravakam.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kanmaniye Pesu"PulamaipithanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:35
2."Namma Singaari Saraku"VaaliS. P. Balasubramanyam4:28
3."Poo Potta Dhavani"Avinasi ManiS. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki4:20
4."Vaanile Thenila"Na. KamarasanS. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki4:33
5."Pattu Kannam"MuthulingamS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela4:21
Total length:22:17

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performance of Haasan and Sathyaraj, stunt choreography and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt Rajeev's character was unnecessary.[12] Balumani of Anna praised the acting, music, stunts, dance and direction but felt dialogues criticising police force could have been avoided.[13]

Re-release[edit | edit source]

A digitally restored version of the film was released on 30 March 2018.[14]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "ரஜினியின் படத்தை முந்திய கமல் படம்.. 38 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் புத்தாண்டில் நடந்த பரபர போட்டி!" [Kamal's film that beat Rajini's film.. A huge competition that took place on Tamil New Year's Day 38 years ago!]. News18 (in தமிழ்). 12 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kamal's Kaakki Sattai was remade". The Times of India. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "பிளாஷ்பேக்: வில்லனை ஆதரித்த கமல்". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 29 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kaaki Chattai (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "kakki Sattai Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (31 May 2018). "The Ilaiyaraaja interview: 'Why should filmmakers know about music creation?'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ↑ பாலசுப்ரமணியன், வி. (2 June 2018). "கற்பனையால் ரசிகர்களை வியக்க வைப்பதே வெற்றி; எல்லாவற்றையும் தாண்டிய இசை ஒன்று இருக்கிறது!: இசைஞானி இளையராஜா சிறப்பு நேர்காணல்" [Success is surprising the audience with imagination; there is music that transcends everything!: Musician Ilaiyaraaja Special Interview]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Sundar, Anusha (2 February 2021). "Bass Guitarist Sasidharan Muniyandi Dies at 60". Silverscreen India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (28 September 2012). "Sivaranjani for pathos". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 136.
  11. ↑ Sundararaman 2007, p. 165.
  12. ↑ ஜெயமன்மதன் (5 May 1985). "காக்கிசட்டை" [Khaki shirt]. Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 10–11. Retrieved 15 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ பாலுமணி (15 April 1985). "காக்கிச்சட்டை". Anna (in தமிழ்). p. 4. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  14. ↑ "Digitally remastered 'Kaakki Sattai': Kamal Haasan's classic to re-release on March 30". The Times of India. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. OCLC 295034757.

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