''Uyire Uyire'' () is a 2016 Tamil-language

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed by A. Rajasekhar and produced by veteran actress

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and former politician Amar Singh. The film, a remake of

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's 2012 Telugu film ''

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'', stars Jaya Prada's nephew Siddhu and

Hansika Motwani Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including ''Des ...

. The film was released on 1 April 2016 to mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

* Siddhu as Rahul *

as Priya * Ajay as Shiva *

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as Divya *

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as Priya's father *

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as Priya's mother *

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as Rahul's friend *

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as Rahul's mother

Production

Following the success of

's 2012 Telugu film ''

'', veteran actress

acquired the Tamil remake rights of the film and announced in June 2012 that she would make the film with her nephew Siddhu in the lead role, while A. Rajasekhar, who had previously made '' Sathyam'', would direct the venture. She had initially attempted to launch Siddhu through a bilingual venture titled ''Classmates'' in 2001, where he would feature alongside actresses

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and

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, but the film did not materialise. He later made his acting debut in the Telugu film, '' Tapana'' (2004), co-starring

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. While

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, who had starred in the original, was initially considered for the lead role - it was later handed to

. The filming was under way by late 2013 with Hansika filming a song in

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in December during a three-day schedule. A first look poster was unveiled on 14 January 2014 coinciding with the Tamil festival of

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Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, Aravind–Shankar and released by Divo. All Lyrics were written By

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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4439194 2016 films Tamil remakes of Telugu films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian romantic comedy films