Kaali (1980 film)

Kaali
Poster of Tamil version
Directed byI. V. Sasi
Written byMahendran
Produced byHem Nag
Starring
CinematographyAshok Kumar
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Hem Nag Productions
Release dates
  • 3 July 1980 (1980-07-03) (Tamil)
  • 19 September 1980 (1980-09-19) (Telugu)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
Languages
  • Tamil
  • Telugu

Kaali is a 1980 Indian action film written by Mahendran and directed by I. V. Sasi. Produced by Hem-Nag,[1] the film stars Rajinikanth, Seema, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shubha.[2][3] The film was simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, with Chiranjeevi replacing Vijayakumar in Telugu.[4] The cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5] Kaali ran for less than 50 days in Chennai and was considered a box office failure in both Tamil and Telugu.[6] The film is infamous for a fire accident which caused the deaths of some stuntmen and horses.[7]

  1. ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 169.
  2. ^ S.B., Vijaya Mary (22 August 2002). "Ready for the challenge". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 October 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Superstar's next with Ranjith titled Kaali?". The Times of India. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  4. ^ Ramachandran 2014, p. 114.
  5. ^ "பிரபல ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் அசோக்குமார் மரணம்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  6. ^ "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்கள் மோதிக் கொண்ட இந்தத் திரைப்படம் எது தெரியுமா?". News18 (in Tamil). 13 May 2022. Archived from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (23 October 2013). "Karthi's film 'Kaali' renamed as 'Kabali'?". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2024.