| Uyirodu Uyiraga | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sushma Ahuja |
| Produced by | Sunil Mutreja Amit Bhatia Samer Mutreja |
| Written by | Sushma Ahuja |
| Screenplay by | Sushma Ahuja |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Richa Ahuja Sarath Babu Srividya Ambika Sathyapriya |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Aravind Kamalanathan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
Production company | S.S Films Pvt. Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Uyirodu Uyiraga is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sushma Ahuja starring Ajith Kumar and Richa Ahuja in the main roles. The film which told the tale of a couple's struggle to deal with terminal illness, had a successful music soundtrack composed by Vidyasagar. The film was released on 21 November 1998.[1]
Plot
The film details on how the parents of a young teen aged boy diagnosed with chronic brain tumor accept and deal with his sickness, Anjali (Richa Ahuja)'s undeterred love for the optimistic Ajay who is on the verge of death is beautifully depicted throughout the film.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Ajay
- Richa Ahuja as Anjali
- Sarath Babu as Chandrasekhar, Ajay's father
- Srividya as Raji, Ajay's mother
- Ambika as Anjali's mother
- Mohan Sharma as Anjali's father
- Sathyapriya as Nurse
- Devipriya as Priya, Anjali's friend
- Lavanya as Anjali's friend
Production
The director, Sushma Ahuja, originally wanted to make in Hindi but eventually filmed in Tamil with Ajith Kumar and Richa Ahuja, her daughter. Richa took up the offer, after another popular actress had opted out of the role due to date issues.[2] Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, with whom Sushma worked in the silent movie Pushpak, encouraged her to take up this project.[3] The film was reportedly based on a real event which had occurred in the early 1990s.[4] The songs composed by Vidyasagar won positive reviews.[5] The film was initially scheduled to release on 19 October 1998 to coincide with Diwali, but was delayed by a month.[6]
Release
The film released to positive reviews from film critics. A reviewer praised the film as "a clean movie with no masala stuff" but criticized the "weak story-line", while also praising the performances in the film.[7] Another critic drew particular praise to the role of Srividya, claiming the film was "a pleasant experience, the crowds cheered Srividya almost as much as Ajith".[8] The film failed commercially, with Sushma Ahuja blaming the result on poor promotion.[9][10]
Soundtrack
The songs composed by Vidyasagar, won positive acclaim from reviewers.[11]All tracks are written by Vairamuthu.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anbae Anbae" | Vairamuthu | Hariharan, K. S. Chitra | 5:10 |
| 2. | "I Love You" | Vairamuthu | Nandini Srikar, KK, Ajith Kumar | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Nathi Enge Valaiyum" | Vairamuthu | Ghanshyam Vaswani | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Nothing Nothing" | Vairamuthu | Harini | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Poovukellam Siragu" | Vairamuthu | Srinivas, KK, Harini | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Vannakili SolKonda" | Vairamuthu | Gopal Rao, Harini, Chorus | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 29:30 | |||
References
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/17diw.htm
- ^ http://hinduonnet.com/2001/05/14/stories/09140221.htm
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2001/02/26/stories/13260784.htm
- ^ "1997-98 Kodambakkam babies page: part 2". Indolink Tamil. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2001/01/19/stories/09190226.htm
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/oct/17diw.htm
- ^ http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Uyirodu_Uyiraaga_161932.html
- ^ "Vaali (Tamil)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2001/02/26/stories/13260784.htm
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/apr/29spice.htm
- ^ http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Music/Reviews/98/uyirodu.htm