Uliyin Osai

Uliyin Osai (transl. The Sound of Chisel) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language historical romance film written by Ilavenil in his directorial debut.[1] It is based on M. Karunanidhi's short Sarapallam Chamundi, published in the magazine Murasoli.[2] The film stars Vineeth, Keerthi Chawla and Akshaya, while Sarath Babu, Manorama, Kovai Sarala, and Ganja Karuppu play supporting roles. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja with cinematography by B. Kannan and editing by Suresh Urs. The film released on 4 July 2008.[3]

Uliyin Osai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIlavenil
Screenplay byIlavenil
Based onSarapallam Chamundi
by M. Karunanidhi
Produced byS. P. Murugesan
Starring
CinematographyB. Kannan
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Nandini Arts
Release date
  • 4 July 2008 (2008-07-04)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

The story is set in 1005 AD. Raja Raja Chozhan and his son Rajendra Chozhan are benevolent rulers of the Chozha dynasty. As a mark of respect to the gods, they want to build a temple in Thanjavur. They appoint the master sculptor Iniyan, a handsome young man who is also a good dancer, to do the sculpture work for the big temple. However, Iniyan finds the palace 'narthaki' Muthunagai not up to the mark and is unable to find the right girl to pose as the model for his sculpture work. Meanwhile, he meets a village girl Chamundi, who is said to be the granddaughter of a shepherd woman Azhagi, who is not only beautiful but has an hourglass-like figure and dances like a dream. Iniyan slowly falls in love with his 'model', and when he expresses his love for her, she spurns it as she is the Queen herself. An absolutely shattered sculptor in a moment of remorse does something which is shocking and is the real twist in the tale.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"Kaalathai Vendra"Bhavatharini, Sriram ParthasarathyNa. Muthukumar04:44
"Pularkindra Pozhuthu"Sriram Parthasarathy, IlaiyaraajaMu. Metha05:11
"Kallai Irunthen"Dhanya, Sriram ParthasarathyPalani Bharathi05:10
"Azhagai"Tippu, Shweta MohanSnehan04:28
"Alaiyellam Chozhavala"Ilaiyaraaja, Saindhavi, Rita, Madhu BalakrishnanKamakodiyan05:02
"Abhinayam Kaatugindra"Bombay Jayashree, Sudha RaghunathanVaali06:02
"Aganthaiyil Aadavatha"Sriram Parthasarathy, IlaiyaraajaMuthulingam04:51

Reception

Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff wrote "[..] the biggest flaw is the script itself, which based on a tiny story, has been stretched to two-and-a-half hours".[5] Behindwoods wrote "On the whole, Uliyin Osai is not a film with great merits but is certainly something different from the regular fare that we get. For those who care for something different on the screen this movie is worth a watch. Kalaignar's dialogues in classical Tamil are a rarity these days and connoisseurs of the language will enjoy it".[6] The film won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Dialogue Writer (Karunanidhi), Best Comedian (Kovai Sarala) and Best Choreographer (K. Sivasankar).[7][8]

References
  1. a, manimegalai (3 January 2023). "பிரபல இயக்குனர் இளவேனில் மாரடைப்பால் மரணம்..! திமுக தலைவர் ஸ்டாலின் இரங்கல்..!". Asianet News (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. PVS (7 July 2008). "Uliyin Osai Tamil Movie". Nowrunning. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. "Tamil director Ilavenil of Uliyin Osai fame dies of heart failure in Chennai". Lokmat Times. 3 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. "Saroja / Uliyin Osai / Subramaniyapuram". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. Pavitra Srinivasan (7 July 2008). "Uliyin Osai fails". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  6. "Uliyin Osai – Kalaignar's pen at work again". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  7. "Rajini, Kamal win best actor awards". The Hindu. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  8. "Karunanidhi bags best dialogue writer award". The Indian Express. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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