Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
Theatrical release poster
Directed byR. Sundarrajan
Written byR. Sundarrajan
Produced byR. Ponraj
P K. Unni
StarringVijayakanth
Prabhu
Radhika
Lakshmi
CinematographyRajarajan
Edited byB Krishnakumar
Srinivas
Music byDevendran
Production
company
Poornachandra Arts
Release date
  • 15 January 1988 (1988-01-15)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye (transl. You are both the morning and evening) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, written and directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Radhika and Lakshmi. It was released on 15 January 1988.

Plot

Cast

Production

Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye was named after a song from Thennilavu (1961), composed by A. M. Rajah.[1] During filming, Vijayakanth's face was cut by a metal casket due to another actor firing prematurely.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Devendran with lyrics by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Rajasundar.[3][4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kaalai Neeye"S. Janaki 
2."Rathrikku Konjam"K. J. Yesudas 
3."Kuk Kuk Koo Ena"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 
4."Sammatham Solla"P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki 
5."Vaadi En"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki 
6."Siraiyinil Veenai"S. Janaki 

Release and reception

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". He also did not like how both the lead actresses, Radhika and Lakshmi, were underutilised.[1] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the film for having a poetic title and contrastingly violent content.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Krishnaswamy, N. (22 January 1988). "Killing spree". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  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. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  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 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (14 February 1988). "காலையும் நீயே மாலையும் நீயே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 4. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.