Kaaval Poonaigal
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kaaval Poonaigal
| image = Kaaval Poonaigal.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Kalaipuli G. Sekaran
| writer = Kalaipuli G. Sekaran
| producer = G. Chamandeeswari
| starring = Radhika
Nizhalgal Ravi
Bhanu Chander
Manjula
| cinematography = Ravindran
| editing = V. T. Vijayan
| music = Sangeetha Rajan
| studio = Renuka Distributors
| distributor = Renuka Distributors
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1989|5|19}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Kaaval Poonaigal ({{translation|Police cats}}) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Kalaipuli G. Sekaran. The film stars Radhika, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bhanu Chander and Manjula. It was released on 19 May 1989.
Plot
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Cast
{{cast listing|
- Radhika
- Nizhalgal Ravi
- Bhanu Chander
- Manjula
- Pandari Bai
- Senthil
- Somayajulu
- Balan K. Nair
- Prathapachandran
- Janardhan
- Baby Sujitha
- King Kong
}}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sangeetha Rajan.{{Cite web |title=Kaval Poonaigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Sangeetha rajan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kaval-poonaigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-sangeetha-rajan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221123942/https://mossymart.com/product/kaval-poonaigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-sangeetha-rajan/ |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=8 June 2022 |website=Mossymart}}{{Cite web |date=17 November 1989 |title=Kaaval Poonaigal |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kaaval-poonaigal/EUdA-fuatug_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608101806/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kaaval-poonaigal/EUdA-fuatug_ |archive-date=8 June 2022 |access-date=8 June 2022 |website=JioSaavn}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chinna Sirusukalae
| length1 = 5:12
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| title2 = Nenjam Kalangiduthey
| length2 = 5:33
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| title3 = Ragame Padume
| length3 = 6:04
| extra3 = K. S. Chithra
| title4 = Rasanaiyya Rasanaiyya
| length4 = 5:30
| extra4 = K. S. Chithra
| total_length = 22:19
}}
Release and reception
Kaaval Poonaigal was released on 19 May 1989.{{Cite web |title=Kaval Poonaigal ( 1989 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1308 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040809221233/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1308 |archive-date=9 August 2004 |access-date=8 June 2022 |website=Cinesouth}}{{Cite web |title=Kaval Poonaigal (1989) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kaval-poonaigal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117175045/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kaval-poonaigal |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} P. S. S. of Kalki gave the film an extremely negative review.{{Cite magazine |last=பி.எஸ்.எஸ். |date=11 June 1989 |title=காவல் பூனைகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1989/jun/11-06-1989/p9.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=9 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220731045834/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1989/jun/11-06-1989/p9.jpg |archive-date=31 July 2022 |access-date=8 June 2022}}
References
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