Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye

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Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
File:Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Sundarrajan
Produced byR. Ponraj
P K. Unni
Written byR. Sundarrajan
StarringVijayakanth
Prabhu
Raadhika
Lakshmi
Music byDevendran
CinematographyRajarajan
Edited bySrinivas
Krishna
Production
company
Poornachandra Arts
Release date
  • 15 January 1988 (1988-01-15)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye (transl. You are both the morning and evening) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by R. Ponraj and P K. Unni. The film stars Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Raadhika and Lakshmi. It was released on 15 January 1988.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye was named after a song from Thennilavu (1961), composed by A. M. Rajah.[1] During the film, Vijayakanth's face was cut by a metal casket, with Vijayakanth staying in a dark room for three months afterwards.[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Devendran with lyrics by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Rajasundar.[3][4]

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye was released on 15 January 1988.[5] The following week, N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "In the melange of incidents and medley of characters, artistes tend to get lost."[1] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film for having a poetic title and contrastingly violent content.[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Krishnaswamy, N. (22 January 1988). "Killing spree". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. Shivakumar, S. (26 August 2005). "Playing a Captain's innings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. "Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye (1988) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Devendran". Disco Music Center. Retrieved 17 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye". Gaana. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. "Kalaiyum Neeye Malaiyum Neeye". The Indian Express. 15 January 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/feb/14-02-1988/p4.jpg Template:Bare URL image

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