''Uyirullavarai Usha'' () is a 1983 Indian

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-language film written, directed and scored by

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. The film stars Rajendar,

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, Ganga and Nalini. It was released on 4 March 1983. The film was remade in

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as '' Premigala Saval'' (1984) and in

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'' (1986), and dubbed in Telugu as ''Prema Sagaram''.

Plot

Cast

*Ganga * Nalini *

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*Manohar *

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* S. S. Chandran *Selvaraj *Usilaimani *

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*Savithri *Kalaichelvi *Chandra

Production

The film marked the acting debut of Nalini as a lead actress.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the lyrics. For the dubbed Telugu version ''Prema Sagaram'', all lyrics were written by Rajasri. The song "Indralogathu" was later

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for "GNG BNG" from the album ''

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'' (2008). ;Tamil ;Telugu version

Release and reception

Rajendar struggled to find a distributor for the film, with the trade blaming him of "going back to the M.G.R. era". Despite these criticisms, the film became successful at the box-office. ''

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'' said the film's plus points were its songs and score. ''

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'' criticised the film for having a '' Oru Thalai Ragam'' hangover.

References

External links

* {{T. Rajendar 1980s romance films 1980s Tamil-language films 1983 films Films directed by T. Rajendar Films scored by T. Rajendar Films with screenplays by T. Rajendar Indian romance films Tamil films remade in other languages