Udhayan (transl. Sun) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Chaplin and produced by Prabhakaran. The film stars Arulnithi (in dual roles) and Pranitha in her Tamil debut, with Santhanam in a supporting role. The film was released on 29 June 2011.
| Udhayan | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Chaplin |
| Produced by | Prabhakaran |
| Starring | Arulnithi Pranitha |
| Cinematography | S. D. Vijay Milton |
| Edited by | Kishore Te |
| Music by | Manikanth Kadri |
Production company | Muthamil Padaipakkam |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
edit- Arulnithi in dual role as Vasanth and Udhayan
- Pranitha as Priya
- Bhanu Sri Mehra as Manimegalai
- Santhanam as Mukundan
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Vasanth and Udhayan's father
- Ravi Shankar as Appu
- Manobala
- Pandu
- Swaminathan
- Singamuthu
- Krishnamoorthy
- Bava Lakshmanan
- Sriranjani as Priya's mother
- Vatsala Rajagopal as Vasanth and Udhayan's grandmother
- Yogiram
- Ganeshkar as Raj Kumar
- Sugunthan as Driver
- Debi Dutta as an item number
Production
editThe film was launched on 17 January 2011.[1] The film featured Arulnidhi in dual roles for first time.
Soundtrack
editThe songs were composed by Manikanth Kadri in his Tamil debut.[2][3] The lyrics were written by Vaali, Yugabharathi, Annamalai, Surya and Muthamil.[4]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evan Ivan" | Shruti Haasan | |
| 2. | "Ithanai Yugamai" | Karthik | |
| 3. | "Lakka Lakka" | Prasanna, Darshana KT | |
| 4. | "Ponga Vechom" | Vivek Narayan, Divya | |
| 5. | "Ring Ting" | Baba Sehgal, Suchitra | |
| 6. | "Udhayan" | Manikanth Kadri, Timmi |
Critical reception
editA critic from The New Indian Express noted "with a story-line that is oft-repeated and predictable, it's a passable entertainer".[5] The Hindu wrote "Settling scores in a bloody fashion can get you nowhere says Udhayan (U/A). It has been said several times before but director Chaplin, a Pandiraj associate, who takes off on his own for the first time tries to impart the same with a storyline that juxtaposes sickle culture of the small town with the values of an average city household, thus keeping viewer interest alive".[6] The film did not perform well at the box office.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Arulnithi's new film launched". Sify. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Kollywood calling Manikanth Kadri". The Times of India. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Udhayan". JioSaavn. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Udhayan (2011) [Anand Audio-ACDRip-WAV]". TamilFLAC.Com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Udhayan". The New Indian Express. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (2 July 2011). "Bloodlust and beyond". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Ramesh, Deepika (5 December 2013). "I?don't want to feed on heroism: Arulnithi". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.