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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Koyil Kaalai<br />
| image = Koyil Kaalai.jpeg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Audio CD cover<br />
| director = [[Gangai Amaran]]<br />
| producer = Gangai Amaran<br>[[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| writer = Gangai Amaran<br />
| screenplay = Gangai Amaran<br />
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]<br />
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br>[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]<br>[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br>Veerapandiyan<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = A. Sabapathy<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br>[[V. T. Vijayan]]<br />
| studio = Amma's Pictures<br />
| distributor = Amma's Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1993|01|14|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Koyil Kaalai''''' ({{translation|Temple Bull}}) is a 1993 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]], co-produced and directed by [[Gangai Amaran]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]] in the lead role, along with [[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] and Veera Pandiyan in pivotal roles. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] who also co-produced the film. It was released on 14 January 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-27 |title=From 'Gentleman' to 'Amaravathi' : Revisiting popular films which released 25 years ago |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/gentleman-amaravathi-revisiting-popular-films-which-released-25-years-ago-83756 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Abandoned on the temple doorstep, Uppili ([[Vijayakanth]]) grows up to be a sort of caretaker of the temple premises, doing odd jobs. His attitude often brings him into conflict with a moneyed-man Sundaralingam (Veera Pandiyan) who tries to misuse temple lands leased out to him. Enters Arasayi ([[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]]), the fire-spitting lass who ends up marrying Uppili. She is daughter of the very man Murugesan ([[Shanmugasundaram]]) whom Uppili caught red-handed stealing temple jewels.<br />
While facts distorted, Arasayi believes Uppili to be the culprit and had come with the intention of having her revenge. However, matters get sorted out and all ends well with the villain getting his due. There is also thrack of Maragathammal ([[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]) who looks after three temple accounts, her dumb daughter Usha ([[Yuvarani]]), her scraps with Sundaralingam, and Uppili timely help.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Uppili<br />
*[[Kanaka (actress)|Kanaka]] as Arasayi<br />
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Maragathammal<br />
*Veera Pandiyan as Sundaralingam<br />
*[[Yuvarani]] as Usha<br />
*Mahima<br />
*Valarmathi<br />
*[[Shanmugasundaram]] as Murugesan<br />
*[[Goundamani]] as Ramasamy<br />
*[[Senthil]]<br />
*[[Vadivelu]] as Vadivelu<br />
*[[Periya Karuppu Thevar]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/kovil-kaalai-t0002772|title=Kovil Kaalai Songs|accessdate=2014-09-19|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref> <br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|- <br />
| 1 || "Thavamirunthu" || Chorus || rowspan=3|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:19 <br />
|- <br />
| 2 || "Vanna Chintu" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[S. Janaki]] || 05:01 <br />
|- <br />
| 3 || "Aariraaro" || Mano || 01:33 <br />
|- <br />
| 4 || "Thaayundu Thanthai" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || Ilaiyaraaja || 05:00 <br />
|- <br />
| 5 || "Pallikoodam" || S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || rowspan=3|Gangai Amaran || 00:48 <br />
|- <br />
| 6 || "Pallikoodam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 04:56 <br />
|- <br />
| 7 || "Sola Kiligal" || S. Janaki, Mano || 04:59 <br />
|- <br />
| 8 || "Thaayundu Thantai" || Gangai Amaran || Ilaiyaraaja || 05:00 <br />
|- <br />
| 9 || "Adi Maana Madhuraiyile" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki || Gangai Amaran || 05:00 <br />
|}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
''The Indian Express'' wrote, "The film with screenplay-direction by Gangai Amaran has nothing new by way of story or narration".<ref name="IE">{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=January 17, 1993 |title=Old stuff |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19930117&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |journal=The Indian Express |pages=7}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{YouTube|id=7T7dEpWpSbw|title=Koyil Kaalai}}<br />
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{{Gangai Amaran}}<br />
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[[Category:1993 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Gangai Amaran]]<br />
[[Category:1990s action drama films]]<br />
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