Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Written by	R. Sundarrajan
Produced by	R. Ponraj; P K. Unni
Starring	Vijayakanth; Prabhu; Raadhika; Lakshmi
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	Srinivas; Krishna
Music by	Devendran
Production; company	Poornachandra Arts
Release date	15 January 1988;
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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]

Vijayakanth
Prabhu
Pandiyan
Lakshmi
Raadhika
Rekha
Senthil
C. R. Parthiban (Judge)
Vijayan
K. Natarajan
Vijay Krishnaraj
V. Gopalakrishnan
Venniradai Moorthy
Ramnath
Ram Mohan
Rajasekar
Gopi

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]

"Kaalai Neeye" – S. Janaki
"Rathrikku Konjam" – K. J. Yesudas
"Kuk Kuk Koo Ena" – S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
"Sammatham Solla" – P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
"Vaadi En" – Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki
"Siraiyinil Veenai" S. Janaki

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]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Krishnaswamy, N. (22 January 1988). "Killing spree". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
↑ Shivakumar, S. (26 August 2005). "Playing a Captain's innings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
↑ "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)
↑ "Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye". Gaana. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
↑ "Kalaiyum Neeye Malaiyum Neeye". The Indian Express. 15 January 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
↑ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/feb/14-02-1988/p4.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

External links[edit | edit source]

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye on IMDb

[KillingSpree-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] ttps://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/feb/14-02-1988/p4.jpg ^{[bare URL image file]}

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