''Oru Iniya Udhayam'' is a 1986 Indian

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, directed by R. Selvam. The film stars

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, V. K. Ramasamy and Vijayakumar. It was released on 13 December 1986.

Plot

Sakthivel, a village-based ruffian, is recruited by Sekar for a mission and is taught martial arts. Meanwhile, Shakthi falls in love with Anju, but realises that his mission is linked to her.

Cast

as Sakthivel *

as Anju * V. K. Ramasamy as Jithu * Vijayakumar as Sekar *

Sivachandran Narayanan, better known by his stage name Sivachandran, is an Indian actor, director, and writer who was active in Tamil cinema mostly in the 1980s. Career Sivachandran was originally offered to act in ''Kizhakke Pogum Rail'' (1978), but decli ...

as Siva *

Venniradai Moorthy Vennira Aadai Moorthy (born 25 July 1936) is an Indian actor and comedian in Tamil cinema. He has starred in many Tamil films and television serials as a comedian and also played supporting roles. He is a lawyer by education, and holds a B.L. ...

as Anju's uncle *

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as Thavudu *

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as Subbu *

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as Tea shop owner *

Kumarimuthu Kumarimuthu (20 December 1940 – 28 February 2016) was a Tamil film character actor, comedian and politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was known for his unique comical laugh. Career Kumarimuthu starred in 728 films in his car ...

as Tea shop's customer *

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as Thavudu's mother *

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as Selvam (Guest appearance) *

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as side dancer

Production

''Oru Iniya Udhayam'' was directed by R. Selvam and produced by Pandu Cine Arts.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Manoj–Gyan Manoj–Gyan was an Indian musical duo consisting of composers Manoj Bhatnagar and Gyan Varma. In the 1980s, the two collaboratively composed music for a few Hindi-language as well as Tamil-language films. Manoj hails from the state of Uttar Pr ...

Reception

On 19 December 1986, ''

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'' wrote that while the film had a good start, many scenes looked like they were executed with "lack of imagination", leading to "clichéd situations and loud acting (especially by Sivachandran)". Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' panned the film for its story and lack of logic.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 1980s Tamil-language films 1986 films Films scored by Manoj–Gyan Indian romantic action films