Ulla Kadathal

Ulla Kadathal is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Pugazhendhi Thangaraj. The film stars Vignesh, Yugendran, and Kutty Radhika, with Pandu, Suja Varunee, Priyadarshini and Malaysia Vasudevan playing supporting roles. It was released on 18 February 2005.

Ulla Kadathal
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Directed by	Pugazhendhi Thangaraj
Written by	Pugazhendhi Thangaraj Tamizhmagan (dialogues)
Produced by	S. Ganesan
Starring	Vignesh Yugendran Kutty Radhika
Cinematography	Pavan Sekhar
Edited by	K. Thanigachalam
Music by	Bharadwaj
Production company	Hi-Time Movie Makers
Release date	18 February 2005 (2005-02-18)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ramya and her best friend Samyuktha are students in visual communication. Ramya is a soft-spoken woman while Samyuktha is an outspoken and carefree woman. Ramya falls in love with Robert, a freelance photographer who comes to her college for a teaching stint. They begin to meet each other and they fall in love with each other. One day, Robert reveals that he grew up in an orphanage and he is willing to marry her. Ramya's brother Sakthi is overprotective and a stubborn person, Sakthi wants her to marry the man he has chosen: a USA-based groom. Ramya tries to convince her parents and her brother to marry her lover but Sakthi has a bad opinion of Robert. Sakthi and her parents then start the marriage preparation.

Robert and Ramya decide to elope with the help of their friends, and they get married in a temple. The night of their first night, an angry Sakthi finds their place and reveals his sister that their parents had committed suicide following her elopement. Ramya decides to stay with her brother for a few months, the problem escalates and Sakthi takes this opportunity to fulfil his wish, but her sister-in-law Malar tries to stop it. Later, Ramya becomes pregnant and Sakthi wants her to abort the baby but Ramya refuses. One day, he lies to his sister that they are going to the temple and he tries to bring her to the doctor. Robert comes to her rescue and saves her. During the fight between Sakthi and Robert, Sakthi falls from a building, and they take him to the nearby hospital. Ramya sold her thaali to pay the hospital bills and Sakthi is saved by the doctor. Sakthi finally understands his mistake. Robert and Ramya lived happily ever after.

Cast

• Vignesh as Sakthi
• Yugendran as Robert
• Kutty Radhika as Ramya
• Pandu
• Suja Varunee as Samyuktha
• Priyadarshini as Malar, Sakthi's wife
• Malaysia Vasudevan as Brahim
• Priyanka as Samyuktha's mother
• Suresh as Suresh
• J. P. K. Gokul as Gokul
• Udhay as Ezhil
• Mahendran
• Sathyan
• Elango
• Pramod
• Stalin
• Latha

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj.^[1][2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kadhal Devan"	Su. Ganesan	Ujjayinee Roy	5:20
2.	"Naana Ithu Naana"	Mu. Metha	K. S. Chithra, Murali Krishna	4:44
3.	"Pattaam Pattaam Poochigal"	Kabilan	Lavanya, Bharadwaj, Sundar, Subiksha, Reshmi	4:22
4.	"Thathi Thathi Thaavum"	Mu. Metha	Reshmi, Deepika	4:42
5.	"Vaanavillai"	Su. Ganesan	Bharadwaj	5:21
6.	"Yaaro Yaaro"	Mu. Metha	Srimathumitha, Sathyan	4:42
Total length:				29:11

Critical reception

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online stated, "The performances are bad, to say the least, particularly Vignesh, normally a competent performer, but who's given one of his worst performances to date here" and criticized the "hasty scripting and shoddy narration".^[3]