Bindu Ghosh

January 1 is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Sulakshana and Sathyaraj in lead roles.

Raja, a poor man, falls in love with Radha. Radha's uncle is in debt and looks for a rich guy to settle his debt. Raja lies about his background but gets exposed.

Prema transfers to a college in the same town as college student Mahesh. She is rich, beautiful and harbors a deep sense of entitlement. Mahesh is reserved and primarily focused on his education as well as excelling in running track. He politely ignores Prema the few times they meet which enrages her. She makes it a point to reach out to him and fosters a friendship. Mahesh soon falls in love with Prema and she becomes the focus of life. Prema plays along in an attempt to get revenge.

Uma and her husband make many sacrifices, including not having children, to raise Uma's younger brothers. However, with time, the brothers get immersed in their lives and stop caring for their sister.

Raja, a thief, and Amar, a goonda, plot to settle in London with the money earned from a robbery. But when Raja gets arrested for killing gangster Sudarshan, Amar's ex-boss, he feels Amar framed him.

A landlord's son and a farmer's daughter fall in love and marry secretly in a temple. Since their love is not accepted by the families, they are forced to separate while their child grows up in an orphanage.

Chakravarthi, a devoted father, raises his daughter, Radha, with utmost care and affection. However, Radha's attachment towards her father creates problems for her when she gets married.