Naalaya Seidhi Explained

Naalaya Seidhi 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.

Production

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

Soundtrack

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

Release and reception

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 16 September 2020 . 'Kalaignan' to 'Kamal Haasan 232': Five times when Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan teamed up with emerging directors . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210102064711/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kalaignan-to-evanendru-ninaithaai-five-times-when-ulaganayagan-kamal-haasan-teamed-up-with-emerging-directors/photostory/78148148.cms . 2 January 2021 . 22 April 2021 . The Times of India.
2. Web site: Naalaya Seithi (1992) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190108201242/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Naalaya-Seithi-songs-T0004236 . 8 January 2019 . 8 January 2019 . Raaga.com.
3. Web site: Periyavar- Chinna Maple – Nalaiya Seithi Tamil Film Audio CD by Ilayaraaja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331054302/https://mossymart.com/product/periyavar-chinna-maple-nalaiya-seithi-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-ilayaraaja/ . 31 March 2023 . 31 March 2023 . Mossymart.
4. Web site: Repati Vaartha . live . https://archive.today/20230331053123/https://indiancine.ma/BDHT/info . 31 March 2023 . 10 January 2021 . indiancine.ma.
5. Web site: Repati Vartha . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210112020407/https://open.spotify.com/album/531hwxy4y5T4SDmak7RFcJ . 12 January 2021 . 10 January 2021 . Spotify.
6. News: 3 July 1992 . நாளைய செய்தி . ta . Dina Thanthi.
7. Web site: நாளைய செய்தி / Naalaya Seidhi (1992) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815044909/https://screen4screen.com/movies/naalaya-seidhi . 15 August 2022 . 15 August 2022 . Screen 4 Screen .
8. News: Mannath . Malini . 14 August 1992 . News on his soul . 8 January 2019 . . 7 . Google News Archive.
9. News: Vijiyan . K. . 4 September 1992 . Gripping and fast-moving story with a message . 17 March 2021 . . 24 . Google News Archive.
10. சுந்தர்ஜி . 13 September 1992 . நாளைய செய்தி . live . https://archive.today/20230330175928/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-09-13/page/n29/mode/2up . 30 March 2023 . 30 March 2023 . . 29 . ta . Internet Archive.