Utraan

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Utraan
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Directed byO. Rajaghajini
Written byO. Rajaghajini
Produced byO. Rajaghajini
StarringRoshan Udayakumar
Heroshini Komali
Priyanka Nair
CinematographyHolic Prabhu
Edited byS. P. Ahmed
Music by N. R. Raghunanthan
Production
company
Sat Cinemas
Release date
  • 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Utraan is a 2020 Tamil language film directed by Rajaghajini and stars Roshan Udhayakumar, Heroshini Komali, and Priyanka Nair in the lead roles. P. Ravishankar, Madhusudhan Rao, and Vela Ramamoorthy play pivotal roles.

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Synopsis

Utraan begins with two college students, a guy and a girl, falling in love at a men’s college. The girl’s father, a cop, tries to separate them with the help of a dreaded goon. How they protect their relationship is the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Heroshini Komali, known for her mimicry, made her Tamil debut with this film. She plays the daughter of a police officer. Madhusudhan Rao and Vela Ramamoorthy play negative roles while P. Ravishankar plays an important role. [1] Priyanka Nair, who is known for her role in Veyil , plays a college lecturer in the film. [2] Singer Gaana Sudhakar appears in a supporting role in the film.

Soundtrack

The songs were made by N. R. Raghunanthan. [3]

Reception

The Times of India praised the performances of Roshan Udhayakumar and Madhusudhan Rao. However, the reviewer gave the film one out of five stars and wrote "The already wafer-thin plot is made worse by weak screenplay, unpleasant characters and a bizarre climax". [5] Maalaimalar and Dina Thanthi praised the songs and cinematography. [6] [7]

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