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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kaali<br />
| image = Kaali (1980).jpg<br />
| caption = Poster of Tamil version<br />
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rajinikanth]]|[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]]/[[Chiranjeevi]]|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]|[[Phataphat Jayalaxmi]]|[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]]|[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]]}}<br />
| producer = Hem Nag<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Narayanan]]<br />
| studio = Hem Nag Productions<br />
| released = 3 July 1980 (Tamil)<br /> 19 September 1980 (Telugu)<br />
| country = India<br />
| runtime = 144 Minutes<br />
| language = {{ubl|Tamil|Telugu}}<br />
| budget = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kaali''''' is a 1980 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written by [[Mahendran (filmmaker)|Mahendran]] and directed by [[I. V. Sasi]]. Produced by Hem-Nag, the film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Phataphat Jayalakshmi]] and [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] in prominent roles.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S.B. |first=Vijaya Mary |date=22 August 2002 |title=Ready for the challenge |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/22/stories/2002082200960100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021025055006/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/22/stories/2002082200960100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 October 2002 |access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 July 2015 |title=Superstar's next with Ranjith titled Kaali? |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Superstars-next-with-Ranjith-titled-Kaali/articleshow/48170308.cms |access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> The film was simultaneously made in Telugu with [[Chiranjeevi]] replacing Vijayakumar's role.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=Chapter 7:The 1980s – 31/59}} The cinematography was handled by [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]] and soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 October 2014 |title=பிரபல ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் அசோக்குமார் மரணம் |language=ta |work=[[Daily Thanthi]] |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/2014/10/23235914/Famous-cinematographer-Ashok-Kumars-death.vpf |url-status=dead |access-date=7 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513010500/http://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/2014/10/23235914/Famous-cinematographer-Ashok-Kumars-death.vpf |archive-date=13 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Kaali<br />
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] (Tamil) / [[Chiranjeevi]] (Telugu) as G.K.<br />
*[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Anitha/Geetha<br />
*[[Phataphat Jayalakshmi|Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] as Alangaram<br />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Sampath<br />
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Thayamma<br />
*[[Suruli Rajan]] as Sokku<br />
*[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] as Sampath's wife<br />
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Rajinikanth's sister<br />
*[[V. Gopalakrishnan (actor)|V. Gopalakrishnan]] as Somu<br />
* [[Kantha Rao]]<br />
*[[Kaikala Satyanarayana]] as Rajaram<br />
* [[Prasad Babu]]<br />
* [[Giri Babu]]<br />
* [[Anuradha Sriram]] as child artist<br />
*[[Master Haja Sheriff]] as child artist<br />
*[[Kumarimuthu]]<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The film had [[Vairamuthu]]'s first written song.{{Sfn|Ramachandran|2014|loc=Chapter 7:The 1980s – 32/59}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Adi Aadu" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] || rowspan=2|[[Kannadasan]] || 4:39<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Azhagazhaga" || [[P. Susheela]] || 4:46<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Batrakali Uttama" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. Janaki]] ||[[Vairamuthu]] || 4:00<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Thithikkum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kalyan, [[S. P. Sailaja]] || rowspan=2|Kannadasan||4:33<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Vaazhumattum" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:46<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |year=2014 |isbn=978-81-8475-796-5}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0245990}}<br />
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[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Mahendran (filmmaker)]]<br />
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