Utraan

Utraan
Film poster
Directed byO. Rajaghajini
Written byO. Rajaghajini
Produced byO. Rajaghajini
StarringRoshan Udayakumar
Heroshini Komali
Priyanka Nair
CinematographyHolic Prabhu
Edited byS. P. Ahmed
Music byN. R. Raghunanthan
Production
company
Sat Cinemas
Release date
  • 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
Running time
143 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Utraan is a 2020 Tamil language romantic action film directed by Rajaghajini and stars Roshan Udhayakumar, Heroshini Komali, and Priyanka Nair in the lead roles. P. Ravishankar, Madhusudhan Rao, and Vela Ramamoorthy play pivotal roles.

Synopsis

Utraan begins with two college students, a guy and a girl, falling in love at a men’s college. The girl’s father, a cop, tries to separate them with the help of a dreaded goon. How they protect their relationship is the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Heroshini Komali, known for her mimicry, made her Tamil debut with this film. She plays the daughter of a police officer. Madhusudhan Rao and Vela Ramamoorthy play negative roles while P. Ravishankar plays an important role.[1] Priyanka Nair, who is known for her role in Veyil, plays a college lecturer in the film.[2] Singer Gaana Sudhakar appears in a supporting role in the film.

Soundtrack

The songs were made by N. R. Raghunanthan.[3]

  • "Varatchiya Vadiniruntha" - Gaana Sudhakar[4]
  • "Kadhale Venandi" - Sudharshan Ashok
  • "Yaarivano" - Kapil Nair, Sanjana Kalmanje
  • Getha Thookkividu - Dhivakar Santhosh, Velu
  • "Kalar Kalara" - Hariharasudhan, Syed Subaan
  • "Super Chudithaaru" - Gaana Sudhakar

Reception

The Times of India praised the performances of Roshan Udhayakumar and Madhusudhan Rao. However, the reviewer gave the film one out of five stars and wrote "The already wafer-thin plot is made worse by weak screenplay, unpleasant characters and a bizarre climax".[5] Maalaimalar and Dina Thanthi praised the songs and cinematography.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (8 May 2019). "Heroshini Komali debuts in Tamil". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (27 August 2019). "Priyanka excited about her new innings in Tamil". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Utraan". JioSaavn. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Watch: Tamil Lyrical Song Video 'Varatchiya Vadiniruntha' from 'Utraan' Ft. Roshan Udayakumar and Heroshini Komali". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ Menon, Thinkal (31 January 2020). "Utraan Movie Review: Wafer-thin plot is made worse by weak screenplay, unpleasant characters and a bizarre climax". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ "கல்லூரி அரசியலும்... பகையும் - உற்றான் விமர்சனம்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ^ "ஒரு இளம் ஜோடியின் காதலும், அதன் விளைவுகளும் - உற்றான்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.