Uyirodu Uyiraga
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Amit Bhatia
Samer Mutreja
Richa Ahuja
| Uyirodu Uyiraga | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Sushma Ahuja |
| Written by | Sushma Ahuja |
| Produced by | Sunil Mutreja Amit Bhatia Samer Mutreja |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Richa Ahuja |
| Cinematography | Aravind Kamalanathan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | S.S Films Pvt. Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Uyirodu Uyiraga (transl. With life, as life) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sushma Ahuja. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Richa Ahuja in the lead roles, while Sarath Babu, Srividya, Ambika, and Mohan Sharma play supporting roles. The music was composed by Vidyasagar with cinematography by Aravind Kamalanathan and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film revolves around a couple's struggle to deal with the husband's terminal illness. The film was released on 21 November 1998 and became a commercial failure.
The film details on how the parents of a young teenage boy Ajay, who is diagnosed with a chronic brain tumor, accept and deal with his sickness. Anjali does not have a brain tumor. Anjali's undeterred love for the optimistic Ajay, who is on the verge of death, is beautifully depicted throughout the film.
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Ajay
- Richa Ahuja as Anjali
- Sarath Babu as Chandrasekhar, Ajay's father
- Srividya as Raji, Ajay's mother
- Ambika as Anjali's mother
- Mohan Sharma as Anjali's father
- Sathyapriya as Nurse
- Devipriya as Priya
- Lavanya as Anjali's friend
- Adade Manohar
Production
The director, Sushma Ahuja, originally wanted to make in Hindi but eventually filmed in Tamil with Ajith Kumar and Richa Ahuja, her daughter. Richa took up the offer, after another popular actress had opted out of the role due to date issues.[1] Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, with whom Sushma worked on Pushpak, encouraged her to take up this project.[2] The film was reportedly based on a real event which had occurred in the early 1990s.[3]
Soundtrack
The songs were composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anbae Anbae" | Hariharan, K. S. Chitra | 5:10 |
| 2. | "I Love You" | Nandini Srikar, KK, Ajith Kumar | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Nathi Enge Valaiyum" | Ghanshyam Vaswani | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Nothing Nothing" | Harini | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Poovukellam Siragu" | Srinivas, KK, Harini | 5:27 |
| 6. | "Vannakili SolKonda" | Gopal Rao, Harini, Chorus | 4:38 |
| Total length: | 29:30 | ||
