Udhayan (film)

Udhayan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChaplin
Produced byPrabhakaran
StarringArulnithi
Pranitha
CinematographyS. D. Vijay Milton
Edited byKishore Te
Music byManikanth Kadri
Production
company
Muthamil Padaipakkam
Release date
  • 29 July 2011 (2011-07-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.

Cast

Production

The film was launched on 17 January 2011.[1] The film featured Arulnidhi in dual roles for first time.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Manikanth Kadri in his Tamil debut.[2][3] The lyrics were written by Vaali, Yugabharathi, Annamalai, Surya and Muthamil.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(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

A 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

  1. ^ "Arulnithi's new film launched". Sify. 17 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Kollywood calling Manikanth Kadri". The Times of India. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Udhayan". JioSaavn. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Udhayan (2011) [Anand Audio-ACDRip-WAV]". TamilFLAC.Com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Udhayan". The New Indian Express. 29 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (2 July 2011). "Bloodlust and beyond". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. ^ 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.