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{{Short description|1992 film by S. A. Chandrasekhar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Naalaiya Theerpu
| image = Naalaiya Theerpu DVD Cover.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
| producer = [[Shoba Chandrasekhar]]
| screenplay = S. A. Chandrasekhar
| story = Shoba Chandrasekhar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]]|[[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]]}}
| music = [[M. M. Srilekha|Manimekalai]]
| cinematography = R. P. Imayavaramban
| editing = Gautham Raju
| studio = [[V. V. Creations]]
| distributor = V. V. Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1992|12|04}}
| runtime = 191 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Naalaiya Theerpu''''' ({{trans|Tomorrow's verdict}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Vigilante film|vigilante]] [[action film]] directed by [[S. A. Chandrasekhar]] and produced and written by his wife Shoba Chandrasekhar which marked the debut of their son [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in the lead role alongside [[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]] and [[Easwari Rao]]. The film which also featured [[Srividya]], [[Radharavi]] and [[Sarath Babu]], had music composed by newcomer Manimekalai, cinematography by R. P. and editing by Gautham Raju. The film released on 4 December 1992.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vijay completes 21 years in Kollywood |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-completes-21-years-in-kollywood-news-tamil-nmemXyjejfisi.html |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=3 July 2021 |date=4 December 2013}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
Mahalakshmi is molested by her husband Arun Mehta, who has affairs with many other women. Mahalakshmi has a son Vijay, whom she raises on her own. However, things change when her son grows up.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] as Vijay
*[[Keerthana (Tamil actress)|Keerthana]] as Priya
*[[Easwari Rao]] as Rani, Sundaramoorthy's daughter
*[[Srividya]] as Mahalakshmi, Vijay's mother
*[[Radha Ravi]] as Arun Mehta
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Sundaramoorthy
*[[Gowtham Sundararajan]] as Rocky, Arun Mehta's son
*[[K. R. Vijaya]] as a Judge
*[[Sarath Babu]] as Priya's brother
*[[Dhamu]] as Dhamu, Vijay's friend
*[[Srinath (actor)|Srinath]] as Vijay's friend
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as an Inspector
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as D.P
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Commissioner of police
*[[S. S. Chandran]] as Meenatchisundaram MLA
*[[Jaiganesh]] as Rajasekhar, College Principal
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Lecturer
*[[Typist Gopu]] as Police Constable
*[[S. N. Surendar]] as Press Editor
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Ambika
*Chaplin Balu as Vijay's friend
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
Vijay made his debut as a leading actor with the film, aged eighteen.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Manmadhan |first=Prema |date=23 November 2007 |title=Style of his own |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/11/23/stories/2007112350130400.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=18 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201090244/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/11/23/stories/2007112350130400.htm |archive-date=1 December 2007}}</ref> A fan of [[Rajinikanth]], he told Chandrasekhar that he wanted to headline a film. Vijay enacted a scene from ''[[Annaamalai]]'' (1992), the one in which Rajinikanth challenges [[Sarath Babu]]. "He did it exactly the way it was in the film, especially the line mark this date in your calendar," Chandrasekhar recalled. "That's when I realised that he had talent, a fierce passion."<ref name="Scroll">{{Cite web |last=Nathan |first=Archana |date=5 November 2018 |title=Tamil movie star Vijay's career has always been about punches and punch dialogue |url=https://scroll.in/reel/900797/tamil-movie-star-vijays-career-has-always-been-about-punches-and-punch-dialogue |access-date=20 February 2021 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. M. Srilekha]], under the name of Manimegalai at the age of 12.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=28 November 2013 |title=Audio Beat: Kadhal Solla Aasai — Love is in the air |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-kadhal-solla-aasai-love-is-in-the-air/article5401146.ece |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> The film featured lyrics written by [[Pulamaipithan]], P. R. C. Balu and [[Bharani (composer)|Bharani]]. The latter went on to become a popular music composer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2005 |title=Interviews – Music Director Bharani |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/bharani/tamil-cinema-interview-bharani.html |access-date=18 August 2013 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref>

{{Infobox album
| name = Naalaiya Theerpu
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[M. M. Srilekha]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1992
| recorded =1992
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 36:30
| label = Sree Devi Video Corporation<br />[[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]]
| producer =[[M. M. Srilekha]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Nannagaru
| next_year = 1995
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| total_length = 36:30
| title1 = Aayiram Erimalai| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | length1 =4:49
| title2 = Ammadi Rani| extra2 = [[S. N. Surendar]], [[Minmini]] | length2 = 4:51
| title3 = Maapillai Naan|extra3 = S. N. Surendar, Minmini, [[M. M. Srilekha|Manimekalai]] | length3 =7:41
| title4 = Vaadai Kulirkatru| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]] | length4 =4:58
| title5 = MTV Parthuputta | extra5 = Sangeetha | length5 =5:06
| title6 = Udalum Intha Uyirum| extra6 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | length6 =4:35
| title7 = Udalum Intha Uyirum|note7 = Sad |extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | length7 =4:30
}}

== Reception ==
Ayyappa Prasad of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Many tongue-in-cheek remarks on the prevailing political and economic climate makes the film worth watching".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |date=11 December 1992 |title=Nailing the nexus |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B39lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vp0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=999%2C755114}}</ref> Despite Chandrasekhar's confidence, ''Naalaiya Theerpu'' underperformed at the box office. “To be honest, I shouldn’t have made that film for him especially when he was just 18,” Chandrasekhar said. “I thought now that my son is also becoming an actor, I could continue to practise my style of filmmaking and pass on socially relevant messages to the audience through him. Maybe the timing wasn’t right.”<ref name="Scroll" /> Despite the film's failure, Vijay won the [[Cinema Express Awards|Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actor]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 1993 |title=Kamal, Revathi on top {{!}} Cinema Express Awards |page=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930317&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt1988733}}
{{S. A. Chandrasekhar}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1992 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Indian vigilante films]]
[[Category:Films directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar]]
[[Category:1992 action films]]
[[Category:1990s vigilante films]]

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