Udhayan is an Indian Tamil action film directed by debutant Chaplin. Starring Arulnithi

Arulnithi

Arulnithi Tamilarasu is an Indian Tamil actor, who is best known for playing the lead role in Vamsam, directed by Pandiraj.-Acting career:Arulnithi was offered the lead role in Pandiraj's Vamsam after his cousin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, had opted out...

, in his second film, alongside newcomer Praneetha, the film notably features musical score by saxophone player Kadri Gopalnath

Kadri Gopalnath

Dr. Kadri Gopalnath is an Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone.-Early life:...

's son Manikanth Kadri. A Muthamizh Padaippagam production, it was started during Pongal 2011 and the movie released on the 24th June 2011 with moderate reviews.

Cast

• Arulnithi
  Arulnithi
  Arulnithi Tamilarasu is an Indian Tamil actor, who is best known for playing the lead role in Vamsam, directed by Pandiraj.-Acting career:Arulnithi was offered the lead role in Pandiraj's Vamsam after his cousin, Udhayanidhi Stalin, had opted out...
  
   as Udhayan and Vasanth
• Pranitha
  Pranitha
  Pranitha is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. She is best known for featuring in the 2010 romantic Telugu film Baava with Siddharth, winning positive reviews for her performance.-Career:...
  
   as Priya Anandhakrishnan
• Ashish Vidyarthi
  Ashish Vidyarthi
  Ashish Vidyarthi is an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Hindi films and lately in South Indian films. He has won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for film Drohkaal in 1995....
  
   as Ayyanaar
• Bhanu Sri Mehra as Manimekalai
• Santhanam as Mukundhan
• Manobala
  Manobala
  Manobala is a Tamil director and comedian actor who prominently plays supporting roles.-Career:Manobala has directed 40 films, 16 television serials and 3 tele-films during his career as a director. As an actor, he had appeared in 175 films as of July 2009...
  
  
• Debi Dutta
  Debi Dutta
  Debi Dutta is a model and actress. She has appeared in commercials of Pepsi, Nokia, HCL Laptops, Close Up. She entered into movies by playing character of Aparna, a childhood friend of Ranbir Kapoor in the movie Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year ....
  
  in a special appearance

Release

Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com rated Udhayan one and a half stars out of five stating that "Udhayan abides to enhance Arulnidhi's career and make him a bankable star. The viewer has nothing to take back with him, though." Indiaglitz states "On the whole, 'Udhayan' is trendy and stylish. Chaplin has laced commercial elements in a good mix. However, a predictable story with a 'nothing new to offer' feel mars the flow."