''Urimai Geetham'' () is a 1988 Indian

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film written and directed by R. V. Udayakumar, in his directorial debut. The film stars

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and Karthik. It was released on 26 February 1988, and Udayakumar won the Best New face (Director) award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.

Plot

Bhoominathan, an honest politician, wins the election and becomes the

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. A felicitation function is organised to celebrate his victory. In the function, he is assassinated by Thyagu. On the one hand, Thyagu is arrested and he denies having killed Bhoominathan. On the other hand, Bhoominathan's son, Chandru is determined to find his father's murderer. The rest of the story is what happens to Thyagu and Chandru who is the real culprit.

Cast

Production

''Urimai Geetham'' is the directorial debut of Udayakumar. Editing was handled by G. Jayachandran.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by the duo

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, with lyrics written by the director Udayakumar. The song "Mella Mella" became popular.

Release and reception

''Urimai Geetham'' was released on 26 February 1988. Jayamanmadhan of ''

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'' said the director took an innovative story and mixed it with routine masala. Udayakumar won the Best New face (Director) award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.

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* 1980s Indian films 1980s political thriller films 1980s Tamil-language films 1988 directorial debut films 1988 films Films directed by R. V. Udayakumar Films scored by Manoj–Gyan Indian political thriller films Tamil-language Indian films {{Improve categories, date=April 2024