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Kalikaalam is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and written by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Raadhika and Nizhalgal Ravi. It was released on 11 July 1992. The film was a remake of Telugu film of same name.

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Kalikaalam
Directed by	Panchu Arunachalam
Written by	Panchu Arunachalam
Produced by	Ar. Shanmuga Nathan P. Ar. Subramaniam
Starring	Raadhika Nizhalgal Ravi
Cinematography	T. S. Vinayagam
Edited by	N. Chandran
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Geetha Chitra Combines
Release date	11 July 1992 (1992-07-11)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Raghuram, a daily wage worker, faces many challenges while earning for his family. He struggles hard to make money for the marriage of his children.

Cast

The cast is listed below:[1]

• Raadhika as Janaki
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Raghuraman
• Janagaraj
• Shenbagam as Mary
• Shanmugham as Karthik
• Poorani
• Vivek as Krishnamoorthy's son
• Venniradai Moorthy as Krishnamoorthy
• Delhi Ganesh
• Crazy Mohan
• Subbu Panchu as dancer in song "Kadhal Illamal"[2]

Production

Kalikaalam was directed by Panchu Arunachalam, who also wrote the screenplay and dialogue. The film was produced by Ar. Shanmuga Nathan and P. Ar. Subramaniam under Geetha Chitra Combines. Cinematography was handled by T. S. Vinayagam, and editing by N. Chandran.[3] The film marked the acting debut of Shanmugham.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4] Arunachalam also worked as lyricist.[3]

Release and reception

Kalikaalam was released on 11 July 1992.[5] Ayyappa Prasad of The Indian Express said, "The screenplay and dialogue by Panchu Arunachalam as well as the story are good since the stress is on the materialistic younger generation but the film is marred by poor direction and technical flaws."[1]

References

External links

• Kalikaalam at IMDb

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