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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2011 Tamil action film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Udhayan<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
| director = Chaplin<br />
| producer = Prabhakaran<br />
| story = <br />
| screenplay = <br />
| starring = [[Arulnithi]]<br />[[Pranitha Subhash|Pranitha]]<br />
| music = [[Manikanth Kadri]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Vijay Milton]]<br />
| editing = [[Kishore Te]]<br />
| studio = Muthamil Padaipakkam<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2011|07|29}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| budget =<br />
| runtime = <br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
'''''Udhayan''''' ({{Translation}} Sun) is a 2011 Tamil action film directed by Chaplin and produced by Prabhakaran. The film stars [[Arulnithi]] and [[Pranitha Subhash|Pranitha]], with [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] in a supporting role. The film was released on 29 June 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/bloodlust-and-beyond/article2153098.ece|title=Bloodlust and beyond|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 July 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/an-ig-exclusive-on-udhayan-tamil-news-68250|title=An IG exclusive on 'Udhayan' - Tamil News|date=2 July 2011|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/arulnithi-s-new-film-launched-news-tamil-lbqqoTbiijasi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905195321/http://www.sify.com/movies/arulnithi-s-new-film-launched-news-tamil-lbqqoTbiijasi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-09-05|title=Arulnithi's new film launched|website=Sify}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{colbegin}}<br />
*[[Arulnithi]] as Vasanth and Udhayan<br />
*[[Pranitha Subhash|Pranitha]] as Priya<br />
*[[Bhanu Sri Mehra]] as Manimegalai<br />
*[[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Mukundan<br />
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Vasanth and Udhayan's father<br />
*[[P. Ravi Shankar|Ravi Shankar]] as Appu<br />
*[[Manobala]]<br />
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]<br />
*[[Swaminathan]]<br />
*[[Singamuthu]]<br />
*Krishnamoorthy<br />
* Bava Lakshmanan<br />
*[[Sriranjini (Tamil actress)|Sriranjini]] as Priya's mother<br />
*[[Vatsala Rajagopal]] as Vasanth and Udhayan's grandmother<br />
*[[Kyra Dutt|Debi Dutta]] as an [[item number]]<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The songs were composed by [[Manikanth Kadri]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Kollywood-calling-Manikanth-Kadri/articleshow/7851575.cms|title=Kollywood calling Manikanth Kadri|date=14 January 2017|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> The lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], Yugabharathi, Annamalai, Surya and Muthamil.<ref>https://www.starmusiq.fun/movies/udhayan-2011-tamil-movie-songs-404-starmusiq-download.html</ref><br />
{{Tracklist<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 =Evan Ivan<br />
| extra1 =[[Shruti Hassan]]<br />
| lyrics1 =<br />
| title2=Ithanai Yugamai<br />
| extra2 =[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
| lyrics2 =<br />
| title3 =Lakka Lakka<br />
| extra3 =Prasanna, [[Darshana KT]]<br />
| lyrics3 =<br />
| title4 =Ponga Vechom<br />
| extra4 =Vivek Narayan, Divya<br />
| lyrics4 =<br />
| title5=Ring Ting<br />
| extra5 =[[Baba Sehgal]], [[Suchitra]]<br />
| lyrics5 =<br />
| title6 =Udhayan<br />
| extra6 =[[Manikanth Kadri]], Timmi<br />
| lyrics6 =<br />
}}<br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
The film opened to negative reviews from critics after its theatrical release on 29 June 2011. A reviewer from Behindwoods.com noted "''Udhayan'' is predictable and has nothing extraordinary to offer."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jun-11-04/udhayan-review.html|title=UDHAYAN REVIEW - UDHAYAN MOVIE REVIEW|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> A critic from The New Indian Express noted "with a story-line that is oft-repeated and predictable, it's a passable entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2011/jun/29/udhayan-267760.html|title=Udhayan|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The film did not perform well at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131205/entertainment-kollywood/article/idon%E2%80%99t-want-feed-heroism-arulnithi|title=I?don't want to feed on heroism: Arulnithi|first=deepika|last=ramesh|date=December 5, 2013|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2011 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action films]]<br />
[[Category:Masala films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]<br />
[[Category:2011 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2011 action films]]</div>->Mvqr