January 1 (film) explained

January 1
Director:	Manivannan
Producer:	P. Nageshwara Rao
Starring:	Vijayakanth Sulakshana Sathyaraj Tara
Cinematography:	A. Sabapathi
Editing:	B. Kandhasamy
Music:	Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:	PNR Pictures
Runtime:	107 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

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.

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	Gangai Amaran
Puthandu Poothathu Indru	S. Janaki	Na. Kamarasan
Iniya Kaaman Pandigai		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]

Notes and References

Web site: கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் . ச. . 3 October 2020 . நடிகர் சத்யராஜ் பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல்: அனைத்து நிலைகளிலும் ரசிகர்களால் கொண்டாடப்பட்ட நடிகர் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105091147/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/586521-sathyaraj-birthday-special.html . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . . ta.
Web site: January 1 Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105083714/https://mossymart.com/product/january-1-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-ilaiyaraja/ . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . Mossymart.
Web site: 6 December 1984 . January 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221012044700/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/january-1/lFAxzOnxdc0_ . 12 October 2022 . 5 January 2023 . JioSaavn.
Web site: 13 June 2021 . அண்ணே அண்ணே சிப்பாய் அண்ணே...' பாடியவர் ஒரு டாக்டரா? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227152300/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=18156&id1=3&issue=20210613 . 27 December 2022 . 5 January 2023 . . ta.
News: 1 December 2002 . நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM . 2 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . . 41–43 . Ta.
ஜெயமன்மதன் . Subha (writers) . 13 January 1985 . ஜனவரி 1 . live . https://archive.today/20230415115139/https://archive.org/details/kalki1985-01-13/page/n97/mode/2up . 15 April 2023 . 5 January 2023 . . ta . Internet Archive.
Web site: 13 October 2019 . விஜயகாந்த்... ஒரே வருடத்தில் 18 படங்கள் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220315092256/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/519973-vijayakanth.html . 15 March 2022 . 5 January 2023 . . ta.