Kaali (1980 film)
Kaali is a 1980 Indian action film written by Mahendran and directed by I. V. Sasi. Produced by Hem-Nag, the film stars Rajinikanth, Seema, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shubha. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, with Chiranjeevi replacing Vijayakumar in Telugu. The cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar and soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. "Kaali" ran for 56 days in Chennai and was considered a box office failure. Soundtrack. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film had Vairamuthu's first written song.