January 1
Title card
Directed byManivannan
Written byManivannan
Produced byP. Nageshwara Rao
StarringVijayakanth
Sulakshana
Sathyaraj
Tara
CinematographyA. Sabapathi
Edited byB. Kandhasamy
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
PNR Pictures
Release date
  • 6 December 1984 (1984-12-06)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.

Plot

Cast

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]

SongSingersLyrics
Aasai UchathileVeeramaniGangai Amaran
Nee Oru Pathini IllaiGrubb Singh, S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Puthandu Poothathu IndruS. JanakiNa. Kamarasan
Iniya Kaaman PandigaiS. Janaki, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVairamuthu

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. "ஜனவரி 1 / January 1 (1984)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  6. ஜெயமன்மதன் (13 January 1985). "ஜனவரி 1". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  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.
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