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{{short description|1985 film by K. Rangaraj}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Udaya Geetham
| image = Udaya Geetham.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[K. Rangaraj]]{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=300}}
| screenplay = K. Rangaraj
| story = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]]|[[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]|[[Revathi]]}}
| producer = [[Kovaithambi]]{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=299}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Dinesh Babu
| editing = R. Bhaskaran
| studio = Motherland Pictures{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|pp=298–299}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1985|04|13}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Udaya Geetham''''' ({{IPA-ta|udaja ɡiːdam}}) is a 1985 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[K. Rangaraj]]. The film stars [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]], [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] and [[Revathi]], with [[Goundamani]], [[Anand Babu]], and [[Prathapachandran]] in supporting roles. It revolves around a singer who is facing a death sentence for a murder he did not commit, and the efforts of a young girl to clear his name. The film was released on 13 April 1985 and was a commercial success, running for 148 days in theatres and thereby becoming a [[silver jubilee film]].

== Plot ==
Arun is a singer sentenced to death. He meets Shanthi, a fan, during one of his concerts and she follows him on many occasions both within and outside prison. Arun shows deep animosity towards Shanthi's behaviour and continuously shuns her, but a persistent Shanthi refuses to give up. Maari, an inmate, attempts a prison escape but is stopped by Arun. He tells Arun about his sick daughter, and his inability to pay for her operation. A sympathetic Arun promises to raise funds for the sick child through his next concert, which he also plans shall be his final one.

Leela Chowdhry is the newly appointed [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] for the Madras Central Jail, where Arun is imprisoned. Shanthi talks her into getting her married to Arun, who also agrees to it after deeply thinking and deliberating. The wedding takes places in Leela's house. During their [[Consummation|wedding night]], Shanthi stabs Arun and reveals herself as the sister of Anand, for whose murder Arun was convicted. Anand was Arun's musical partner in their troupe before his murder. Arun claims he was wrongfully convicted and Shanthi, believing him, promises to clear his name.

Leela allows Shanthi and Arun to go to a nearby temple, but sends policemen along with them to prevent Arun from escaping. Shanthi outsmarts them and takes Arun to her home where she imprisons him, much to his dislike. She makes it seemingly impossible for him to escape, until she is able to prove his innocence. Leela is later punished for having let Arun "escape", and simultaneously realises that Arun is her long lost son, becoming heartbroken. However, she remains bound to her duty of capturing Arun, and a manhunt for him begins.

Shanthi later meets Shankar, the real killer of Anand. He admits to the murder, but states that did so because he witnessed Anand sleeping with his wife. Shanthi, knowing that Shankar's wife is promiscuous (it was she who seduced the reluctant Anand), takes him to her and Shankar is angered on seeing his wife with another man in bed. He kills her, but not before she mortally wounds him. Arun, having escaped, is confronted by Leela who he realises is his mother. She allows him to perform his final concert, but has to have him hanged to death him after that. Right after he finishes his concert he is arrested, but Shanthi and Shankar finally arrive and tell the truth about Anand's death, after which Shankar succumbs. Arun's death sentence is revoked.

== Cast ==
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Arun{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=299}}
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Leela Chowdhry{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=299}}
* [[Revathi]] as Shanthi{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=299}}
* [[Goundamani]] as Balaji, the fake [[swami]]{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=301}}
* [[Anand Babu]] as Anand{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=298}}
* [[Prathapachandran]] as Shankar{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=298}}
* [[Kallapetti Singaram]]
* [[Senthil]] as Senthil, an inmate<ref>{{Cite news |last=Umashanker |first=Sudha |date=8 June 2001 |title=From scratch to success |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/06/08/stories/0908022a.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=25 March 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190325054126/https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/06/08/stories/0908022a.htm |archive-date=25 March 2019}}</ref>
* J. Lalitha as Shankar's wife{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=298}}
* [[Disco Shanti]]{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=298}}
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]]
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as a police officer's daughter
* Shekhina Shawn as the sick child<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Divya |date=5 April 2012 |title=Vocal Score |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article3283962.ece |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425114424/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article3283962.ece |archive-date=25 April 2016}}</ref>

== Production ==
The comedy subplot involving Goundamani and Senthil was written by [[A. Veerappan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2020 |title=மறக்க முடியுமா? - உதயகீதம் |url=http://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=89724 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200823100825/https://m.dinamalar.com/cinema_detail.php?id=89724 |archive-date=23 August 2020 |access-date=23 August 2020 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The film's original soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]],<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://bollywoodvinyl.in/collections/kannada-malayalam-telugu-tamil-lps/products/udhaya-geetham-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp |title=Udhaya Geetham |last=Ilaiyaraaja |type=liner notes |language=ta |publisher=Echo |year=1985 |author-link=Ilaiyaraaja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426012252/https://bollywoodvinyl.in/collections/kannada-malayalam-telugu-tamil-lps/products/udhaya-geetham-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp |archive-date=26 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> this being his 300th film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 February 2018 |title=இசைப்பயணம் தொடர்கிறது! |language=ta |trans-title=Music Tour Continues! |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaThuligal/2018/02/08153102/Music-tour-continues.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=15 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315075433/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaThuligal/2018/02/08153102/Music-tour-continues.vpf |archive-date=15 March 2018}}</ref> The song "Thene Thenpaandi" is set in the [[carnatic raga]] known as [[Sankarabharanam (raga)|Sankarabharanam]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=161}} "Paadu Nilavae" is set in the Kusumadharini raga,{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=151}} and the title song is set in [[Dhenuka (raga)|Dhenuka]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=163}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Udhaya Geetham (1985) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000176 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530104454/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0000176 |archive-date=30 May 2014 |access-date=25 April 2018 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| all_lyrics =
| title1 = Sangeetha Megam
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 4:28
| lyrics1 = Muthulingam
| title2 = Paadu Nilavae
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 5:02
| lyrics2 = [[Mu. Metha]]
| title3 = Ennodu Paattu Paadungal
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 5:58
| lyrics3 = M. G. Vallabhan
| title4 = Thene Thenpaandi
| extra4 = S.P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length4 = 4:12
| lyrics4 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| title5 = Uthaya Geetham
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length5 = 4:49
| lyrics5 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| title6 = Thene Thenpandi
| note6 = female
| extra6 = S. Janaki
| length6 = 3:22
| lyrics6 = Vaali
| title7 = Maane Thene
| extra7 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
| length7 = 4:19
| lyrics7 = N. Kama Rajan
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Udaya Geetham'' was released on 13 April 1985, a day before [[Puthandu]]. Despite facing competition from other Mohan films released in the same week such as ''[[Pillai Nila]]'' and ''[[Deivapiravi (1985 film)|Deivapiravi]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=19 April 2020 |title='உதயகீதம்', 'பிள்ளைநிலா', 'தெய்வப்பிறவி'; ஒரேநாளில் ரீலீஸ்; மூன்றுமே செம ஹிட்டு; 35 வருடங்களாச்சு! |trans-title=''Udaya Geetham'', ''Pillai Nila'' and ''Deivapiravi'' released on the same day; all three were big hits; 35 years have passed! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/550321-udhayageetham-35-years.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200714175020/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/550321-udhayageetham-35-years-4.html |archive-date=14 July 2020 |access-date=14 July 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref> the film became a commercial success, with a theatrical run of over 148 days,<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 July 2016 |title=மணிரத்னம் டைரக்ஷனில் இதயக்கோயில் |language=ta |trans-title=''Idhaya Kovil'' in Mani Ratnam's direction |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/07/03221613/1023195/cine-history-mani-ratnam.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=3 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103061534/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/07/03221613/1023195/cine-history-mani-ratnam.vpf |archive-date=3 January 2019}}</ref> thereby becoming a [[silver jubilee film]].{{sfn|Balabharathi|2012|p=302}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Balabharathi |title=தமிழ் சினிமா 80 பாகம்-2 |publisher=Nakkheeran Publications |year=2012 |isbn=978-93-81828-41-0 |location=Chennai |language=ta |trans-title=Tamil Cinema 80 Part-2}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|0320677}}

[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1985 films]]
[[Category:Films about miscarriage of justice]]
[[Category:Films about music and musicians]]
[[Category:Films about widowhood in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Rangaraj]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]

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