Naalai Unathu Naal (transl. Tomorrow is your day) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language mystery thriller film, written and directed by A. Jagannathan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Nalini and Jaishankar. It is a remake of the Hindi film Gumnaam (1965), itself heavily inspired by Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None (1939).[1][2] The film is about a group of people being murdered one by one while on a free vacation. It was released on 7 September 1984.[3]

Naalai Unathu Naal
Directed byA. Jagannathan
Screenplay byA. Jagannathan
Story byPrithvi Brothers
Produced byC. Kalavathi
K. Revathi
StarringVijayakanth
Nalini
Jaishankar
CinematographyP. Ganesapandiyan
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
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Vaasan Productions
Release date
  • 7 September 1984 (1984-09-07)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Seven people mysteriously win a free vacation. On the way to their destination, the plane has engine trouble and they are left abandoned in a remote seaside location. They find shelter in a large mansion inhabited by a comical butler Angalamma. One by one, they are murdered and the remaining vacationers try to figure out why they were chosen for the trip and what they have in common.

Cast

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Production

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Ravi, Vijayakanth's stunt double, died during production, and the film was dedicated to him.[4]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Vennila Oduthu" K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam Na. Kamarasan 04:42
"Koodu Thedi" S. Janaki Vairamuthu 04:43
"Alai Alaiyaai" Uma Ramanan, K. J. Yesudas Vaali 04:15
"Seetu Kulunguthu" Vani Jairam Gangai Amaran 04:38
"Nalla Naal" S. P. Sailaja Avinasi Mani 04:20

Reception

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Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performance of Manorama, the songs of Ilaiyaraaja but was critical of his re-recording; he felt the reveal of the murderer was lack of spice.[7] The film did average business at box-office.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Old Time Tamil Radio. "Old Time Tamil Radio Presents – Oli Chithiram". Anchor.fm (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Gumnaam". MySwar. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "திரைப்பட சண்டை இயக்குநர் நித்தியானந்தன் நேர்காணல்". Vinavu (in Tamil). 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Naalai Unathu Naal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Naalai Unathu Naal Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (23 September 1984). "நாளை உனது நாள்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 9. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ "அமுதகானத்தை உருவாக்கும் மேட்டுப்பாளையம் சகோதரர்கள்". Anna (in Tamil). 23 June 1985. p. 4. Retrieved 14 September 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
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