Uzhaippali

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Uzhaippali
Uzhaippali poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by P. Vasu
Written by P. Vasu
Produced by B. Venkatarama Reddy
Starring Rajinikanth
Roja
Cinematography M. C. Sekar
Edited by P. Mohanraj
Music by

Ilaiyaraaja (songs)
Karthik Raja (background score)

Production
company

Chandamama Vijaya Combines

Distributed by Ramana Film Distributors
Release date

24 June 1993

Running time
162 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Uzhaippali (pronounced [uɻaɪpaːɭi]; transl. Hard worker) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-

language action drama film, written and directed by P. Vasu. It stars Rajinikanth
and Roja. The film was released on 24 June 1993 and became a box office success.
Contents

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 Release and reception
6 References
7 External links

Plot

Rajini works as a coolie in a factory. He is asked by three brothers to feign to be

a foreign-returned rich man, the heir of a property. Rajini acts, but always
escapes as he doesn't want to face consequences. But then he discovers that he is
the heir to the property, his father was killed by three brothers to take away the
property and mother became a mental patient. He avenges the death of his father by
killing the villains. At last, he says he doesn't want to be an heir to money and
always remains a coolie.
Cast

Rajinikanth as Thamizharasan/Thamizhazhagan[1]
 Roja as Vimala[2]
Radha Ravi as Ragupathy[2]
S. S. Chandran as Seethapathy[2]
Nizhalgal Ravi as Gajapathy[2]
Goundamani as P. A. of Lawyer Balasubramaniam[2]
Vijayakumar as Thamizharasan's brother-in-law[2]
Visu as Lawyer Balasubramaniam[2]
Sujatha as Janaki[2]
Prathapachandran as Doctor[2]
Vivek as Tamilarasan's friend[2]
Charle as Thamizharasan's friend[2]
Ravichandran as Thamizharasan's father[2]
Rupini (Special appearance in the song "Mynaa Mynaa")[3]
Raghava Lawrence (Special appearance in the song "Uzhaippali Illatha")[4]

Production

Uzhaippali marked the comeback of Vijaya Productions who stopped producing for 20
years. This was P. Vasu's third collaboration with Rajinikanth after Panakkaran and
Mannan. Unlike those films, this was not a remake, but an original story written by
Vasu.[5]

On 5 February 1993, Uzhaippali had a grand pooja at Vijaya Vauhini studio. The
pooja was conducted even though the distributors not willing to distribute the film
and the Red Card against Rajinikanth was not removed.[6]

When the shooting was happening in Chikmagalur, cast and crew were refused to book
rooms in hotel for not paying the discount, Rajinikanth was sleeping in car due to
non-availability. Vasu completed the film in 58 days.[7]
Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and the lyrics were written by Vaali.
[8]
Track listingNo. Title Singer(s) Length
1. "Muthirai Eppodhu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kavita Krishnamurti 4:59
2. "Oru Kola Kili" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 4:56
3. "Oru Maina" Mano, K. S. Chithra 5:05
4. "Uzhaippali Illatha" Mano 5:05
5. "Uzhaippaliyum Naane" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 5:01
6. "Amma Amma" (Male) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 4:58
7. "Amma Amma" (Female) Sunandha 4:44
Total length: 34:48
Release and reception

Uzhaippali was released on 24 June 1993.[9] The film was much in news as,
distributors banned Rajinikanth films and to resolve the issue, Rajinikanth met
Kamal Haasan and the next day, Uzhaippali was announced. The film was released
straight in theatres without the support of distributors and become a hit by
running more than 100 days.[10][11] When the film was ready for release, producer
was in doldrums how to release it when there is Red Card on Rajinikanth.
Rajinikanth came up with an idea to distribute the film directly to theatres.
Rajinikanth distributed the film in NSC through his distribution company Ramana
Film Distributors. In Chennai, Uzhaippali released in Albert, Abirami, Kamala,
Crown and Sri Brinda. The film opening reservation was fabulous and almost 15 days
houseful in reservation. The opening report was fantastic and became talk of the
town. Uzhaippali had a non-stop run for 116 days in Chennai's Albert and Abirami
and 150 days in Madurai's Cine Priya. The film released in overseas too especially
in Singapore and Malaysia doing decent business.[5]
The Indian Express wrote "Uzhaippali is a neat, unpretentious entertainer from reel
one and Vasu has kept up the pace of narration without a moment's boredom".[12] At
the 14th Cinema Express Awards, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won the Best Playback Singer
award.[13]
References

Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin

Books. p. 153. ISBN 9788184757965.
"Uzhaippali Cast and Crew". Moviefone. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021.
Retrieved 17 April 2021.
"26 வருடங்களுக்கு பின் மீண்டும் நடிக்க வந்த சினிமா நடிகை!" [The film actress who
returned to act after 26 years!]. Cinemaascope (in Tamil). 19 December 2020.
Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
"#Throwback: Raghava Lawrence as a group dancer in Rajinikanth's Uzhaippali". The
Times of India. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020.
Retrieved 2 December 2020.
"ஓல்டு இஸ் கோல்டு : 20 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பிறகு தயாரிப்பில் இறங்கிய படநிறுவனம் !" [Old Is
Gold: The film company that went into production after 20 years!]. Dinamalar (in
Tamil). Nellai. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
Retrieved 2 December 2020.
Nikam, Girish (28 February 1993). "Offstage Melodrama". India Today. Archived from
the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.