Alai Osai

Alai Osai (transl. Sound of the Wave) is a 1985 Indian Tamil language film directed by Sirumugai Ravi. The film stars Vijayakanth and Nalini.^[1] It was given an A (restricted to adults) certificate by the censor board without any cuts.^[2] The film was released on 14 January 1985.^[3]

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Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics for the songs were written by Ilayabharathi, Gangai Amaren, Muthulingam, Kamakodian and Vairamuthu.^[4] The song "Poradada" became an anthem for Dalits, and was reused in two Tamil films directed by Mari Selvaraj: Pariyerum Perumal (2018) and Karnan (2021).^[5]^[6]


Song Title	Singers	Lyricist
"Kanindhu Varum"	S. Janaki	Kamakodian
"Kuppama Petha"	S. Janaki & Chorus	Gangai Amaren
"Parkathathum"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Krishnachander & Saibaba	Gangai Amaren
"Neeya Azhaithathu"	S.P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki	Vairamuthu
"Poradada"	Malaysia Vasudevan & Chorus	Ilayabharathi
"Roja Thottam"	S. Janaki	Muthulingam

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^ A, Deivendra Kumar (11 September 2020). "Pariyerum Perumal: A film that manifested the casteist reality of South Tamil Nadu". The Station. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^ Kolappan, B. (17 April 2021). "A song that's now a Dalit anthem". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.