The plot moves back and forth but you are never confused thanks to Kishore’s seamless editing. This is predominantly a road film where the responsibility of the cameraman increases and Velraj has done a neat job shouldering that responsibility. The melodious ‘ Yaaro aval’ and the ‘ Orakannale’ number crooned by Gana Bala are already chart toppers. GV Prakash Kumar continues his fine form. Karthik Sabesh as Siddharth’s friend keeps the laughter coming at a few places. Kay Kay Menon has a powerful role and it is through him we see the romantic track unfolding in flashback mode. Ashrita Shetty the svelte beauty makes a decent debut. He looks a bit grim and his emotions are understated even in the romantic scenes. But in Udhayam he plays someone who is a bit more local if you can call it that. You always picture him as the urban youngster who is uber cool. The role is a bit different for Siddharth. From here on it is a cat and mouse game between the cop and Siddharth and the field of play is the Bangalore – Chennai highway NH4. He also asks Menon to kill the boys.Īs Menon starts his investigation he realizes that this is not a case of kidnap but Siddharth and Ashrita are in love and have eloped since Avinash was against this. Avinash entrusts the job of getting his daughter back, to an encounter specialist ( Kay Kay Menon). The film starts off with Siddharth and his friends kidnapping Ashrita Shetty who is the daughter of a powerful politician played by Avinash.
The final product does not disappoint but at the same time this ride through NH4 has some speed breakers, most prominent being the dubbed feel of the film. The project has finally taken shape under the helm of debutant Manimaran who has also co written the screenplay with his mentor Vetrimaran. You certainly go in with expectations to Udhayam as this was supposed to be director Vetrimaran’s debut flick with Dhanush in the lead. Star Cast : Siddharth, Ashrita Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Deepak, Ajai, Kalai, vivek, Karthi, Avinash, Aadukalam Naren, Ramya The film released along with a Telugu version on 19 April 2013. The film’s soundtrack and background score were composed by GV Prakash Kumar. The story takes place in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Vetrimaaran has written the script, done the screenplay, and also penned the dialogues for this film. The film features Siddharth and newcomer Ashrita Shetty in the lead roles. Udhayam NH4 is a 2013 Tamil romantic thriller film directed by debutant Manimaran, a former associate of Vetrimaaran.