Ulavuthurai
Ulavuthurai is a 1998 Tamil-language action crime film directed by Ramesh Selvan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Meena and Sanghavi, with Radha Ravi, Janagaraj, Carlos, Jassi Singh, and Hemanth Ravan, among others, play supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1998. The film was Vijayakanth's 125th film.[1][2][3][4]
| Ulavuthurai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ramesh Selvan |
| Written by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Screenplay by | Ramesh Selvan |
| Story by | Balu Anand |
| Produced by | A.S. Ibrahim Rowther (presenter) Vijay Prabhakaran |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | G. Gopinath |
| Music by | Shah |
Production company | I. V. Cine Arts |
| Distributed by | Lakshmi Movie Makers |
Release date |
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Running time | 163 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Several people die mysteriously in the sea, so the navy looks for its best officer Vasanth Periyasamy (Vijayakanth) to investigate the case. Vasanth Periyasamy changes his identity into Krishnamoorthy. He is now a car driver and lives in disguise for his family's sake. In the past, he was married to the illiterate Meena (Meena) and has a daughter named Priya (Baby Jennifer). One day, a terrorist (Hemanth Ravan) kidnapped Meena and threatened to kill her if Vasanth Periyasamy does not release his partners in jail. Meena was then killed in the rescue mission, and the terrorists were released because of corrupt naval officers. The Department of the Navy then sent Vasanth to jail, so Vasanth Periyasamy decides to forget the navy and becomes a simple car driver in disguise. The navy then finds Vasanth Periyasamy and compels him to join them. He finally accepts to solve this odd affair and investigate the sea murders.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy (Krishnamoorthy)
- Meena as Meena
- Sanghavi as Sangeetha
- Radha Ravi as Home Minister Jaidev
- Janagaraj as Duraisamy
- Hemanth Ravan as Terrorist
- Carlos as Terrorist
- Jassi Singh as Terrorist
- Chitti as Terrorist
- Sumithra as Vasanth Periyasamy's mother
- Baby Jennifer as Priya, Vasanth's daughter
- Charuhasan as Sangeetha's grandfather
- Fathima Babu as Sangeetha's mother
- Mohan Raman as Venkatraman
- Ajay Rathnam as Ajay
- Balu Anand as Neurotic
- Sethu Vinayagam as Krishnamoorthy's boss
- Pasi Narayanan
- P. C. Ramakrishna
- Prathapachandran
- Laxmi Rattan as Sharma
- Vincent Roy as Police inspector
- Kallukkul Eeram Ramanathan as Marimuthu
- K. Rajan (producer) as Rajaram
- Rajan
Soundtrack
| Ulavuthurai | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Shah | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Recorded | 1997 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 26:16 |
| Producer | Shah |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Shah. The soundtrack, released in 1998, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.[5][6]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Meena un Kannukulle" | K. S. Chithra, Mano | 5:09 |
| 2 | "Kandu Piditthaya" | Swarnalatha | 4:23 |
| 3 | "Love Love" | Annupamaa, Harini | 4:47 |
| 4 | "Naadu Nam Naadu" | Mano | 1:43 |
| 5 | "Nitham Uzhaikindra" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:58 |
| 6 | "Ullatthai Thirandhu" | K. S. Chithra, Madhu Balakrishnan | 5:16 |
References
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- "Minnoviyam Gamut - Vijayakanth - The Hero of the Masses". oocities.org. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- "GOKUL'S HOME PAGE". reocities.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- "Ulavuthurai Songs". Raaga.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- "Ulavuthurai By Shah". muzigle.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.