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| Directed by | I. V. Sasi
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| Produced by | Hem Nag |
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| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja
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| Country | India |
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Kaali is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film written by Mahendran and directed by I. V. Sasi. Produced by Hem-Nag, the film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Seema, Phataphat Jayalakshmi and Shubha in prominent roles.[1][2] The film was simultaneously made in Telugu with Chiranjeevi replacing Vijayakumar's role.Template:Sfn The cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Kaali
- Vijayakumar (Tamil) / Chiranjeevi (Telugu) as G.K.
- Seema as Anitha/Geetha
- Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Alangaram
- Major Sundarrajan as Sampath
- Manorama as Thayamma
- Suruli Rajan as Sokku
- Shubha as Sampath's wife
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Rajinikanth's sister
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Somu
- Kantha Rao
- Kaikala Satyanarayana as Rajaram
- Prasad Babu
- Giri Babu
- Anuradha Sriram as child artist
- Master Haja Sheriff as child artist
- Kumarimuthu
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film had Vairamuthu's first written song.Template:Sfn
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adi Aadu" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Kannadasan | 4:39 |
| 2 | "Azhagazhaga" | P. Susheela | 4:46 | |
| 3 | "Batrakali Uttama" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 4:00 |
| 4 | "Thithikkum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kalyan, S. P. Sailaja | Kannadasan | 4:33 |
| 5 | "Vaazhumattum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:46 |
References
- ↑ Ready for the challenge. The Hindu(22 August 2002). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ Superstar's next with Ranjith titled Kaali?. The Times of India(22 July 2015). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ↑ பிரபல ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் அசோக்குமார் மரணம். Daily Thanthi(24 October 2014). Retrieved 7 April 2016.
Bibliography
- Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography{{#if:Ramachandran|, Ramachandran}. Penguin Books Limited(2014). ISBN 978-81-8475-796-5