January 1 (film)

January 1 is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Sulakshana, Sathyaraj and Tara. It was released on 6 December 1984, and became a success.

January 1
Poster
Directed by	Manivannan
Written by	Manivannan
Produced by	P. Nageshwara Rao
Starring	Vijayakanth Sulakshana Sathyaraj Tara
Cinematography	A. Sabapathi
Edited by	B. Kandhasamy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	PNR Pictures
Release date	6 December 1984 (1984-12-06)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Vijayakanth
• Sulakshana
• Sathyaraj
• Tara
• Janagaraj
• Anuradha
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Gandhimathi
• Senthil
• Chinni Jayanth
• Loose Mohan
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Periya Karuppu Thevar
• Super Subbarayan

Production

January 1 was the first of several collaborations between Manivannan and Sathyaraj.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[2][3] The song "Nee Oru Pathini Illai" attained popularity.^[4]

Song	Singers	Lyrics
Aasai Uchathile	Veeramani	Gangai Amaran
Nee Oru Pathini Illai	Grubb Singh, S.P. Sailaja, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Puthandu Poothathu Indru	S. Janaki	Na. Kamarasan
Iniya Kaaman Pandigai	S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan	Vairamuthu

Release and reception

January 1 was released on 6 December 1984.^[5] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki gave the film a negative review, criticising the lack of masala, story and thrills but appreciated the last ten minutes.^[6] Despite this, it became a success.^[7]

References

1. கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன், ச. (3 October 2020). "நடிகர் சத்யராஜ் பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல்: அனைத்து நிலைகளிலும் ரசிகர்களால் கொண்டாடப்பட்ட நடிகர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
2. "January 1 Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
3. "January 1". JioSaavn. 6 December 1984. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
4. "அண்ணே அண்ணே சிப்பாய் அண்ணே...' பாடியவர் ஒரு டாக்டரா?". Kungumam (in Tamil). 13 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
5. "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.
6. ஜெயமன்மதன் (13 January 1985). "ஜனவரி 1". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.
7. "விஜயகாந்த்... ஒரே வருடத்தில் 18 படங்கள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 13 October 2019. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

External links

• January 1 at IMDb