Udanpirappe

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Udanpirappe
Udanpirappe poster.jpg
Official release poster
Directed byEra. Saravanan
Written byEra. Saravanan
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography R. Velraj
Edited by Ruben
Music by D. Imman
Production
company
Distributed by Amazon Prime Video
Release date
  • 14 October 2021 (2021-10-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Udanpirappe (transl. My sibling) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Era. Saravanan. Produced by Suriya and Jyothika via 2D Entertainment, it stars Jyothika, M. Sasikumar and Samuthirakani in lead roles. The film features music composed by D. Imman, while cinematography and editing were handled respectively by R. Velraj and Ruben. It was released for streaming through the digital platform Amazon Prime Video on 14 October 2021. [1] The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was also Jyothika's 50th film.

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Plot

Vairavan and Mathangi are loving brother and sister in the village of Vengaivasal. The opening scene starts with two kids running. One falls into a well and dies.

One of the villagers comes to Vairavan’s house and seeks help as his tractor is missing and says the police were disrespectful to him. Vairavan's wife Maragathavalli assures him that Vairavan will help. Then we can see hitmen were hired to kill Vairavan. He beats them up for killing a dog without knowing they came to kill him. It is established that Vairavan is a village don and a respected wealthy man who does good for everyone in the village. Mathangi and her husband Sargunam, a school teacher, are introduced as a loving couple. Sargunam does not speak to Vairavan due to differences in their philosophies. Sargunam believes that everyone must go to court and not practice violence like Vairavan.

Vairavan’s son Vivek is studying in the US, and when he comes back to visit the village, he meets Sargunam and reprimands him, saying that he does not need his family. In the flashback, it is revealed that the two kids who earlier fell in the well were Sargunam's son and Vivek. Mathangi sees them and jumps to save them. She cannot save both, so she sacrifices her son to save Vivek. Sargunam blames Vairavan for his son's death, believing his influence made him fall into the well. Mathangi loves Vairavan and hence vows to make them together and only speak to Vairavan once her husband speaks to him.

Meanwhile, they propose to surge an alliance between the two families through the marriage of Vivek to Sargunam’s daughter Keerthana. When the marriage is about to occur, Keerthana is stabbed, and Sargunam blames Vairavan's violence for it again as neither he nor Keerthana has enemies.

Vairavan deduces that the person who stabbed his niece is Adhiban, who acts like a good man to the villagers but actually has bad intentions and is a serial sexual assaulter. Vairavan is being searched by the police for beating up people. Sargunam provides information to the police on Vairavan’s whereabouts near Adhiban’s house. Mathangi visits Adhiban’s house and kills him as he tries to molest her. She learns that he also sexually assaulted Keerthana before stabbing her. The reason for stabbing her was Sargunam’s case on his borewell. Vairavan disposes his body off.

Sargunam learns of all this and understands his brother-in-law and the families unite.

Cast

Production

Post-completion of Ponmagal Vandhal , [2] Jyothika was reported to act in another production of Suriya's 2D Entertainment. [3] The film, directed by Era. Saravanan of Kaththukutti (2015) fame, began production on 28 November 2019 with M. Sasikumar and Samuthirakani joining the shoot. [4] Jyothika and Sasikumar reportedly played the role of siblings in the film, while Samuthirakani plays Jyothika's husband. Nivedhithaa Sathish essayed the role of Jyothika's daughter in the film. [5] Speaking to The Times of India , Saravanan said it is "a village-based script that throws light on why it’s important to nurture relationships". Composer D. Imman, cinematographer R. Velraj and editor Ruben, also joined the technical crew. [6]

Following the launch ceremony in Chennai, the film began production on 29 November, with shooting took place on Thanjavur and Pudukkottai. [6] The shooting of the film wrapped before March 2020, prior to the COVID-19 lockdown in India, but post-production came to halt and was resumed lately after lockdown relaxations. [7]

Awards and nominations

Music

D. Imman composed the film's soundtrack. This film marks his first collaboration with Era. Saravanan and Jyothika and third collaboration with Sasikumar after Vetrivel and Kennedy Club .

Udanpirappe
Soundtrack album by
D. Imman
Released2021
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length23:59
LanguageTamil
Label Sony Music India
Producer D. Imman
D. Imman chronology
Laabam
(2021)		Udanpirappe
(2021)		 Annaatthe
(2021)
Singles from Udanpirappe
  1. "Anney Yaaranney"
    Released: 7 October 2021
  2. "Othapana Kaatteri"
    Released: 11 October 2021
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Anney Yaaranney" Yugabharathi Shreya Ghoshal 3:36
2."Othapana Kaatteri"Yugabharathi Sid Sriram 3:44
3."Deivam Neethaaney"YugabharathiPavithra Chari4:32
4."Karambakudi Kanaga" Snehan Nithyasree Mahadevan, Jayamoorthy4:15
5."Yenge Yen Ponmaalai"Yugabharathi Arya Dhayal 4:03
6."Anney Yaaranney" (Reprise)YugabharathiShreya Ghoshal3:48

Release & Reception

Udanpirappe was released directly on Amazon Prime Video on 14 October 2021 [11] as a part of 2D Entertainment's four-film deal with the streaming service. [12] [13]

Ranjani Krishankumar of Film Companion wrote, "Grandstanding dialogues, relationships without connections and a convoluted climax sequence make this film barely passable." [14]

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