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Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye
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Wikipedia article
'Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by R. Ponraj and P K. Unni. The film stars Vijayakanth, Prabhu, Raadhika and Lakshmi. It was released on 15 January 1988.
Plot
Cast
*Vijayakanth
*Prabhu
*Pandiyan
*Lakshmi
*Raadhika
*Rekha
*Senthil
*C. R. Parthiban (Judge)
*Vijayan
*K. Natarajan
*Vijay Krishnaraj
*V. Gopalakrishnan
*Venniradai Moorthy
*Ramnath
*Ram Mohan
*Rajasekar
*Gopi
Production
'Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye' was named after a song from 'Thennilavu' (1961), composed by A. M. Rajah. During the film, Vijayakanth's face was cut by a metal casket due to another actor firing at the wrong time, with Vijayakanth staying in a dark room for three months afterwards.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Devendran with lyrics by Vaali, Gangai Amaran and Rajasundar.
Release and reception
'Kaalaiyum Neeye Maalaiyum Neeye' was released on 15 January 1988. 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, Raadhika and Lakshmi, were underutilised. Jayamanmadhan of 'Kalki' criticised the film for having a poetic title and contrastingly violent content.
References
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