Naalai Unathu Naal () is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film, directed by A. Jagannathan and produced by Kalavathi C. The film stars Vijayakanth, Nalini and Jaishankar. It is heavily inspired by Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (1939), and is a remake of the Hindi film Gumnaam (1965). The film was released on 7 September 1984. Plot The movie is about a group of lucky draw winners getting stranded in an unknown, unspecified jungle while travelling to the US. Seven people mysteriously win a free vacation. On the way to their destination, the plane has engine trouble and they are left abandoned in a remote seaside location. They find shelter in a large mansion inhabited by a comical butler Angalamma. One by one, they are murdered and the remaining vacationers try to figure out why they were chosen for the trip and what they have in common. Cast Vijayakanth as Arun Nalini as Kalpana Jaishankar as Devadas Senthamarai as Dr. Nagaraj Sivachandran as Vivekananthan (Prakash) Goundamani as Varadhan Sathyaraj as David V. Gopalakrishnan as Dharmaraj S. V. Ramadoss as Ramanathan Manorama as Angalamma Agalya as Rekha Anuradha in Item Number Production Ravi, Vijayakanth's stunt double, died during production, and the film was dedicated to him. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Reception Jeyamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performance of Manorama, the songs of Ilaiyaraaja but was critical of his re-recording; he felt the reveal of the murderer was lack of spice. References External links 1980s crime thriller films 1980s Tamil-language films 1984 films Films directed by A. Jagannathan Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Indian crime thriller films