Udanpaal

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Udanpaal
Udanpaal poster.jpg
Official poster
Directed byKarthik Seenivasan
Written byKarthik Seenivasan
Story byA. R. Raghavendran
Karthik Seenivasan
Produced byK. V. Durai
Starring
CinematographyMadhan Christopher
Edited byG. Madan
Music bySakthi Balaji
Production
company
D Company
Distributed by aha Tamil
Release date
  • 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
Country India
Language Tamil

Udanpaal is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Karthik Seenivasan and starring Linga, Gayathrie and Vivek Prasanna in the lead roles. It was released on 30 December 2022 in Aha Tamil.

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Plot

Despite their poor financial situation, Parama and his sister Kanmani fiercely reject to suggest their father, Vinayagam, to sell their house. Later, unfortunately, Vinayagam passes away in an unexpected catastrophe, even in that distraught situation family members of Vinayagam become greedy regarding the benefits the government is going to offer to the victim's family. However, fate takes a new turn, making the situation simultaneously tragic and humorous.

Cast

Production

The ensemble cast shot the entire film in one schedule in the same location. [1] In early December 2022, the makers of the film announced that they had decided to skip its theatrical release and release it on the aha Tamil platform. [2]

Reception

The film was released on 30 December 2022 on the aha Tamil platform, with reviews from critics being released during the week prior to release. A reviewer from Times of India wrote "it's not often you get to watch a quirky, innovative family drama - and, especially when the film manages to double as a dark comedy, you can't help but buy it". The critic added that "Udanpaal, directed by debutant Karthik Sreenivasan, is a product of effective writing that tells you how to engage the audience with a small number of characters and their morbid actions". [3] Critic Manigandan K. R. wrote "director Karthik Seenivasan’s Udanpaal is an exceptionally well made dark comedy drama that, while making us laugh, also makes us ponder about the deteriorating standards of individuals when it comes to morality, gratitude and love". [4] Reviewers from The Hindu and Nakkheeran also gave the film positive reviews. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Location Diaries: A magical learning experience". Cinema Express . 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Udanpaal release date: When and where to watch Gayathrie's dark comedy online". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Udanpaal Review: An innovative family drama that's wickedly humorous". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Review: 'Udanpaal'". 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "உடன்பால் Review: ஒரு வீடு... சில கதாபாத்திரங்கள்... நேர்த்தியான ஆக்கம் தரும் நிறைவான அனுபவம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai. 28 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ↑ ""பணத்துக்காக பெற்றோரை வதைக்கும் பிள்ளைகளுக்காக..." - 'உடன்பால்' விமர்சனம்". nakkheeran. 27 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.


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