Kaali is a 1980 Indian action film written by Mahendran and directed by I. V. Sasi.

Produced by Hem-Nag,[1] the film stars Rajinikanth, Seema, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shubha.

[5] Kaali ran for less than 50 days in Chennai and was considered a box office failure in both Tamil and Telugu.

[6] The film is infamous for a fire accident which caused the deaths of some stuntmen and horses.

[4] Kaali was released on 3 July 1980 in Tamil,[9] and 19 September the same year in Telugu clashing with another Chiranjeevi-starrer Thathayya Premaleelalu (1980).