| Nooravathu Naal | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Manivannan |
| Written by | Manivannan |
| Produced by | S. N. S. Thirumal |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Mohan Nalini |
| Cinematography | A. Sabapathy |
| Edited by | B. Kanthasamy |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Thirupathisamy Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Nooravathu Naal (transl. The 100th Day) is a 1984 IndianTamil-languagemysterythriller film written and directed byManivannan. The film starsVijayakanth,Mohan andNalini, withThengai Srinivasan,Janagaraj,Sathyaraj andY. Vijaya in supporting roles. It revolves around a woman who has premonitions of murders and seeks to stop them.
Nooravathu Naal is an unofficial adaptation of the 1977 Italiangiallo filmSette note in nero.[2] The film was released on 23 February 1984 and became a box office success. It was remade inMalayalam asAayiram Kannukal (1986) and inHindi as100 Days (1991).[3][4]
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Devi, a college student has a strange premonition one night of her sister being murdered. Her sister soon goes missing. After a few years, Devi meets and marries a rich businessman Ramkumar. Soon after, Devi has another vision of an unknown woman being murdered and seeks the help of her cousin Raju to help her save the possible victim. Raju is reluctant to believe her story but assists her anyway. Devi also finds a decomposed body in the bungalow where she lives with Ramkumar, which she believes is her sister's based on her previous vision. Devi and Raju's investigations lead them to the museum where Devi's sister worked and a strange man who tries to assassinate them. Whether Devi's strange premonitions are true and whether she and Raju are able to trap the mysterious killer forms the rest of the story.
Nooravathu Naal was directed byManivannan and produced by S. N. S. Thirumal under Thirupathisamy Pictures, with cinematography by A. Sabapathy.[1] Manivannan selectedSathyaraj to portray a negative role. For the character look, he sported a clean-shaven pate, wore sunglasses and a red jerkin. He completed his portions within five days.[5]
The music was composed byIlaiyaraaja.[6][7] The song "Vizhiyile Mani Vizhiyil" was re-used from the song "Jotheyali Jothe Jotheyali" from the 1981Kannada filmGeetha.[8] It is set in theCarnatic raga known asKapi.[9]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vizhiyile Mani" | Pulamaipithan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam,S. Janaki | 04:01 |
| 2. | "Ulagam Muzhuthum" | Vairamuthu | K. J. Yesudas,Vani Jairam | 04:14 |
| 3. | "Uruguthey Idhayame" | Muthulingam | Vani Jairam | 04:22 |
| Total length: | 12:37 | |||
Nooravathu Naal was released on 23 February 1984,[10] and ran for over 200 days in theatres.[11]Jayamanmadhan ofKalki praised the acting of star cast and Ilaiyaraaja's music but felt the film lacked pep in certain places.[12]
Sathyaraj's performance as a psychopathic killer received acclaim and made him popular among audiences.[13]Nooravathu Naal became a milestone in Tamil cinema, with regards to "scene construction".[14] The serial killersAuto Shankar and Jayaprakash were inspired by the film to commit murders.[1][15] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo ofThe Hindu in her review of the Telugu filmTripura (2015) said that the idea of hiding corpses inside a wall is inspired fromNooravathu Naal.[16] Following Vijayakanth's death in 2023,Film Companion included the film in their list "7 Vijayakanth Films That Left an Indian Cinema Legacy".[17]
