Urimai Geetham Explained

Urimai Geetham
Director:	R. V. Udayakumar
Producer:	K. S. Srinivasan K. S. Sivaraman
Music:	Manoj–Gyan
Cinematography:	Shiva
Editing:	G. Jayachandran
Studio:	Sivasri Pictures
Runtime:	140 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Urimai Geetham ^[1] is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film written and directed by R. V. Udayakumar, in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Karthik. It was released on 26 February 1988, and Udayakumar won the Best New face (Director) award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.

Plot

Bhoominathan, an honest politician, wins the election and becomes the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. A felicitation function is organised to celebrate his victory. In the function, he is assassinated by Thyagu. On the one hand, Thyagu is arrested and he denies having killed Bhoominathan. On the other hand, Bhoominathan's son, Chandru is determined to find his father's murderer. The rest of the story is what happens to Thyagu and Chandru who is the real culprit.

Production

Urimai Geetham is the directorial debut of Udayakumar.^[2] Editing was handled by G. Jayachandran.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo Manoj–Gyan, with lyrics written by the director Udayakumar.^{[4] [5]} The song "Mella Mella" became popular.^{[6] [7]}

Release and reception

Urimai Geetham was released on 26 February 1988.^[8] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki said the director took an innovative story and mixed it with routine masala.^[9] Udayakumar won the Best New face (Director) award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maderya . Kumuthan . 2010 . Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160926121543/http://ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/text.html . 26 September 2016 . 16 May 2022 . Jump Cut.
2. Web site: 10 September 2017 . குருவியார் கேள்வி-பதில்கள் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180116045829/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2017/09/10112145/KuruviyarQuestion-and-Answers.vpf . 16 January 2018 . 16 February 2022 . . ta.
3. Web site: 25 June 2020 . RIP: Veteran technician passes away due to cardiac arrest! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216093328/https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/rip-film-editor-gjayachandran-dftech-passed-away.html . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . Behindwoods.
4. Web site: Urimai Geetham Tamil FIlm LP Vinyl Record by Manoj Kyan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216093332/https://mossymart.com/product/urimai-geetham-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-manoj-kyan/ . 16 February 2022 . 16 February 2022 . Mossymart.
5. Web site: Urimai Geetham . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503122621/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/urimai-geetham/Ryw15wmxk,A_ . 3 May 2024 . 3 May 2024 . JioSaavn.
6. Web site: 29 October 2021 . 80களில் பட்டைய கிளப்பிய இரட்டை இசையமைப்பாளர்கள் மனோஜ் கியான் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184718/https://cinereporters.com/manoj-kiyan/ . 18 January 2022 . 10 January 2024 . CineReporters . Ta.
7. Web site: 10 October 2019 . இசை மாயாஜாலங்களை நிகழ்த்திய இரட்டை இசையமைப்பாளர்கள்- மனோஜ் கியான் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101060648/https://tamilminutes.com/manoj-gyan-music-director-1259282/ . 1 November 2023 . 10 January 2024 . Tamil Minutes . ta.
8. Web site: ராம்ஜி . வி. . 9 November 2022 . ஆர்.வி.உதயகுமார்: மண்மணக்கும் திரைமொழியில் பேசியவர்! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126083535/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/r-v-udayakumar-a-successful-director-in-the-nineties . 26 November 2022 . 18 May 2023 . . ta.
9. ஜெயமன்மதன் . Subha (writers) . 13 March 1988 . உரிமை கீதம் . dead . https://archive.today/20220730082440/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1988/mar/13-03-1988/p3.jpg . 30 July 2022 . 16 February 2022 . . 3 . ta.
10. News: 11 March 1989 . Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram . 19 February 2021 . . 4 . . Express News Service.