''Naalaya Seidhi'' () is a 1992 Indian

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, directed by G. B. Vijay and produced by K. S. Srinivasan and K. S. Shivaraman. The film stars

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and Senthil.

Plot

Cast

as Madhan / Manmadhan *

as Anu / Anuradha *

* Senthil *

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as Dhakshinamoorthy * Rocky * Archana Puran Singh (debut) *

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as Savithiri (Madhan Step Mother) * Yuvasree * S. R. Vijaya * Kavithasree * Baby Priyanka *

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* Vasanth * Sethu Vinayagam * K. S. G. Venkatesh * Raviraj * Narasimhan * Srikanth * Gopi * Ponnambalam *

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* Swaminathan

Production

''Naalaya Seidhi'' is the directorial debut of G. B. Vijay.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Adithyan. For the dubbed Telugu version ''Repati Vaartha'', all lyrics were written by Rajasri.

Release and reception

''Naalaya Seidhi'' was initially scheduled to release in July 1992, but released on 14 August. Malini Mannath of ''

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'' wrote, "There is never a dull moment though at times the screenplay sounds illogical". K. Vijiyin of '' New Straits Times'' called it "a gripping, fast-moving story, with punchy, witty dialogue".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 10137020 1990s Tamil-language films 1992 action thriller films 1992 films 1992 directorial debut films Films about journalists Indian action thriller films