Ullathai Allitha
| Ullathai Allitha | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sundar C. |
| Written by | Sundar C. |
| Starring | Karthik Muthuraman Rambha Goundamani Manivannan Senthil |
| Release date(s) | 1996 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ullathai Allitha is 1996 Tamil comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film starred Karthik Muthuraman, Goundamani and Rambha in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are copied by Sirpi.[1][2] The film was a super hit at the box office. The film is a remake of Andaz Apna Apna with slight variations.
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[edit] Plot
Raja (Karthik) feels stifled under his strict father Col.Chandrasekhar (Jaiganesh) and when his father picks a girl he doesn't like for him to marry, it is the last straw and he runs away to Ooty. There he teams up with Vasu (Koundamani) and they come up with an ill-advised plan to kidnap Indu (Rambha), the daughter of Vishwanathan (Manivannan). Vishwanathan is in fact Col. Chandrasekhar's friend and it is Indu that Raja was supposed to marry. But Vishwanathan now mistakes Vasu to be his friend's son and takes him under his wing while Raja is hired to be his driver.
While the movie is not a continuous comic ride, it succeeds in raising laughs at regular intervals. While the handling may be lightweight, there is nothing light about the story. There are several twists and turns that perk it up at key moments and make sure that the comic momentum never flags. While the story of mistaken identities is itself quite common, Sundar periodically introduces subplots like the plans of the two managers to murder their boss and new characters like the second Manivannan. These are twists that help in propelling the story forward without any slowdown.
The movie has a rich stock of one-liners to throw at us and quite a few of them find their mark. But unlike movies that rely purely on one-liners and lose steam after a while, Ullathai Alli Thaa also boasts of many sequences that are quite hilarious. The scene where almost the whole cast ends up in Jyothimeena's house (but with vastly different motives) is one such sequence. The scene, which has them scrambling around to find hiding places, is expertly choreographed and presented. The scene where Karthik and Koundamani negotiate with the fake kidnappers over the phone is another successful scene. Koundamani's reactions as the ransom inexplicably goes lower are hilarious.
There are some smaller sequences too that manage to tickle our[who?] funny bone and Sundar makes sure that none of these extend out too long to exhaust the laughs. The parts where Karthik and Koundamani have to dupe both Jaiganesh and Manivannan at the same time are clever and funny. Senthil and his partner do their part with their hare-brained schemes to dispose of Manivannan. The comic vein extends till the climax with Karthik and Koundamani spouting several funny lines in the villain's den.
Most of the scenes of this movie's screenplay are copied from old Tamil movie Sabaash Meena(1958), starring Sivaji Ganesan, Chandrababu, Saroja Devi.
The Film Was Later Remade in Malay version as Cinta U turn in 2008
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Karthik | Raja |
| Rambha | Indhu |
| Koundamani | Vasu |
| Manivannan | Viswanathan |
| Jaiganesh | Chandrasekar |
| Senthil | |
| Jyothimeena | Meena |
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack consists of five songs copied[citation needed] by Sirpi.[1]
- "Anarkali Nee" - Mano
- "Azhagiya Laila" - Mano
- "Chittu Chittu Kuruvi" - Mano, Sujatha
- "I Love You" - Chithra K S, Mano
- "Mama Nee Mama" - Geetha Sabesh, Mano
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The Tamil film Ullathai Allitha with music by Sirpy was a landmark film in a sense. Its one of those rare films were all songs are blatantly lifted without credit. The songs are inspired from various sources such as Bally Sagoo, Egyptian singer Hisham Abbas et all! Here goes the list which also includes the same original lifted in Hindi too!
Azhagiya laila - Copied from Hisham Abbas' Ahla ma feki
- Also lifted by Jatin Lalit in Yes Boss as Suniye to
Chittu chittu kuruvikku - Copied from the Pakistani/ Punjabi number Mera Laung Gawacha (popularized by Bally Sagoo). Also lifted by Hindi composers in assorted movies. Mama nee mama - Copied from Nusrat fateh Ali Khan's 'Kinna sona'.
- Also lifted by Nadeem Shravan in Raja Hindustani as 'Kitna pyara tujhe'. Has also been heard in a lesser known movie 'Aise bhi kya jaldi hai'.
Adi anarkali - Copied from Mungo Jerry's In the summertime, popularized by Shaggy recently.
- Also lifted by Rajesh Roshan in Tarazu as Haseena gori gori
I love you sonnaley - Copied from Hisham Abbas' 'Wana wana'.
Mama Nee Mama - Copied from "Kitna Pyaara Tujhe Rab Ne" film Raja Hindustani
[edit] References
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