January 1 (film)

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.

January 1
Poster
Directed by	Manivannan
Written by	Manivannan
Produced by	P. Nageshwara Rao
Starring	Vijayakanth Sulakshana Sathyaraj Tara
Cinematography	A. Sabapathi
Edited by	B. Kandhasamy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	PNR Pictures
Release date	6 December 1984 (1984-12-06)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Vijayakanth
• Sulakshana
• Sathyaraj
• Tara
• Janagaraj
• Anuradha
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Gandhimathi
• Senthil
• Chinni Jayanth
• Loose Mohan
• Oru Viral Krishna Rao
• Periya Karuppu Thevar
• Super Subbarayan

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
Puthandu Poothathu Indru	S. Janaki	Na. Kamarasan
Iniya Kaaman Pandigai	S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan	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]