Naalaya Seidhi (transl. News of tomorrow) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by G. B. Vijay in his debut and produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Shivaraman. The film stars Prabhu, Khushbu, Goundamani and Senthil. It was released on 14 August 1992.

Naalaya Seidhi
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Directed byG. B. Vijay
Written byRajaram Raghunath (dialogues)
Screenplay byG. B. Vijay
Story byG. B. Vijay
Produced byK. S. Srinivasan
K. S. Shivaraman
StarringPrabhu
Khushbu
Goundamani
Senthil
CinematographyShiva
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music byAdithyan
Production
company
Sivasree Pictures
Release date
  • 14 August 1992 (1992-08-14)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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Naalaya Seidhi is the directorial debut of G. B. Vijay.[1]

Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by Adithyan.[2][3] For the dubbed Telugu version Repati Vaartha, all lyrics were written by Rajasri.[4][5]

Tamil
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Manmadha Konjavaa"MuthulingamMalgudi Subha 
2."Mandhiram Chonnadhu"PiraisoodanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 
3."Jimkana Pattedukkum"KalidasanS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Uyire Unnai Idhayam"MuthulingamP. B. Sreenivas, Sangeetha Katti 
5."Ponmalai Neram"Kadhal MathiS. P. Sailaja 
Telugu
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Manmada Aasha"K. S. Chithra, Sudha 
2."Moondara Unnadi"Mano, K. S. Chithra 
3."Pora Sombera"Mano 
4."Munipencha"K. S. Chithra, Sudha 

Release and reception

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Naalaya Seidhi was initially scheduled to release in July 1992,[6] but released on 14 August.[7] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "There is never a dull moment though at times the screenplay sounds illogical".[8] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times called it "a gripping, fast-moving story, with punchy, witty dialogue".[9] Sundarji of Kalki praised the cinematography, editing, locations, music and actors citing they all contributed bricks to this masala palace.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "'Kalaignan' to 'Kamal Haasan 232': Five times when Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan teamed up with emerging directors". The Times of India. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Naalaya Seithi (1992)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Periyavar- Chinna Maple – Nalaiya Seithi Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Repati Vaartha". indiancine.ma. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Repati Vartha". Spotify. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "நாளைய செய்தி". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 3 July 1992.
  7. ^ "நாளைய செய்தி / Naalaya Seidhi (1992)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. ^ Mannath, Malini (14 August 1992). "News on his soul". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ Vijiyan, K. (4 September 1992). "Gripping and fast-moving story with a message". New Straits Times. p. 24. Retrieved 17 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ சுந்தர்ஜி (13 September 1992). "நாளைய செய்தி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 29. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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