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{{short description|1998 Tamil action crime film by Ramesh Selvan}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ulavuthurai
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Ramesh Selvan]]
| producer = [[Ibrahim Rowther|A.S. Ibrahim Rowther]] (presenter) <br/> Vijay Prabhakaran

| writer = [[Liaquat Ali Khan (director)|Liaquat Ali Khan]]
| screenplay = Ramesh Selvan
| story = [[Balu Anand]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Vijayakanth]]|[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]|[[Sanghavi]]}}
| music = Shah
| cinematography = Rajarajan
| editing = G. Gopinath
| distributor = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]
| studio = I. V. Cine Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|01|14}}
| runtime = 163 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Ulavuthurai''''' is a 1998 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action crime film]] directed by [[Ramesh Selvan]]. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and [[Sanghavi]], with [[Radha Ravi]], [[Janagaraj]], Carlos, Jassi Singh, and [[Hemanth Ravan]], among others, play supporting roles. The film, produced by Vijay Prabhakaran, had musical score by newcomer Shah and was released on 14 January 1998. The film was Vijayakanth's 125th film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ulavuthurai|title=Filmography of ulavuthurai|access-date=2012-07-13|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Nov/deepavali/deepavali2.htm|title=Guest List|access-date=2012-07-13|publisher=indolink.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/Set/1876/inde.htm|title=Minnoviyam Gamut - Vijayakanth - The Hero of the Masses|access-date=2012-07-13|publisher=oocities.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/2330/gcrapril.htm|title=GOKUL'S HOME PAGE|access-date=2012-07-13|publisher=reocities.com}}</ref>

==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 (actress)|Meena]]) and has a daughter named Priya ([[Nancy Jennifer|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==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy (Krishnamoorthy)
*[[Meena (actress)|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 (actress)|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
*[[Boys Rajan|Rajan]]
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Ulavuthurai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = Shah
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1998
| recorded = 1997
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 26:16
| label =
| producer = Shah
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Shah. The soundtrack, released in 1998, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000953.html|title=Ulavuthurai Songs|access-date=2012-07-13|website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzigle.com/album/ulavuthurai#!album/ulavuthurai|title=Ulavuthurai By Shah|access-date=2012-07-13|publisher=muzigle.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Meena un Kannukulle" || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] || 5:09
|-
|2 || "Kandu Piditthaya" || [[Swarnalatha]] || 4:23
|-
|3 || "Love Love" || [[Annupamaa]], [[Harini (singer)|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==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1998 films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films set on ships]]
[[Category:Indian Navy in films]]
[[Category:Underwater action films]]
[[Category:Indian action films]]
[[Category:Films about terrorism in India]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ramesh Selvan]]
[[Category:1998 action films]]

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