Utharavu Maharaja

Utharavu Maharaja
Directed by	Asif Kuraishi
Written by	Asif Kuraishi
Produced by	Udhaya
Starring	Udhaya Priyanka Thimmesh Prabhu
Cinematography	Balajee Rangha
Edited by	R. Sathyanarayanan
Music by	Naren Balakumar
Production company	Jaeshan Studios
Release date	16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Utharavu Maharaja is a 2018 Tamil language film directed by Asif Kuraishi. The film stars Udhaya, who also produced the film, Priyanka Thimmesh, and Prabhu in the lead roles, while Nassar, Kovai Sarala, Sriman, and M. S. Bhaskar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Naren Balakumar with cinematography by Balajee Rangha and editing by R. Sathyanarayanan. The film released on 16 November 2018.

Cast

• Udhaya as Ravi
• Priyanka Thimmesh as Saadhana
• Prabhu as Arun Bose
• Nassar as M. Alagappan
• Sriman as Inspector Ekambavanan
• Kovai Sarala as Inspector Thirupurasundari
• M. S. Bhaskar
• Manobala
• Sachu
• Kutty Padmini
• G. Dhananjayan
• Thalapathy Dinesh
• Mippu
• VJ Adams

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Naren Balakumar.^[1] Karthi, Vivek, Kovai Sarala, Arun Vijay, Sangeetha, Prem, Pasupathy, and Sachu attended the audio launch.^[2]

Utharavu Maharaja
Soundtrack album by Naren Balakumar
Released	2018
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	17:11
Language	Tamil
Label	TrendMusic
Producer	Naren Balakumar
Naren Balakumar chronology
Thappu Thanda (2017) Utharavu Maharaja (2018) Echo (2023)

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Yaar Da Yaar Da"		Diwakar, Asif Kuraishi, Naren Balakumar	3:52
2.	"Nyayam Dharmam"	Na. Muthukumar	Deepak Blue, Asif Kuraishi, Puli, MC Ganee	4:24
3.	"Enna Mayam"	Asif Kuraishi	Nivas, Padmaja Srinivasan	4:22
4.	"Enna Mayam (Reprise Version)"		Nivas, Padmaja Srinivasan	2:01
5.	"Theme of Betrayal (Theme Music)"		Naren Balakumar	2:32
Total length:				17:11

Release

The Times of India gave the film two out of five stars saying that "Utharavu Maharaja lacks the filmmaking panache that such a premise needs".^[3] On the contrary, News Today Net stated that "With a little more effort from the cast and scriptwriter, Utharavu Maharaja could have been even better. Nevertheless, the movie that starts off in a complicated structure, sets itself on track to end with its ideology conveyed well.".^[4] Cinema Express wrote "Utharavu Maharaja turns out to be a huge disappointment thanks to the hyperbolic performances, unrealistic staging and poorly-written dialogues".^[5]

Home media

The satellite rights of the film were acquired by Colors Tamil.

References

1. "Utharavu Maharaja (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Naren Balakumar" – via music.apple.com.
2. Subramanian, Anupama (22 August 2018). "Utharavu Maharaja my career best: Udhaya". Deccan Chronicle.
3. Suganth, M (16 November 2018). "Utharavu Maharaja Movie Review {2.0/5}". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
4. Santhosh Mathevan (16 November 2018). "Review: Utharavu Maharaja – Loaded with twists". News Today Net.
5. "Utharavu Maharaja Review: Mashup of all genres, master of none". Cinema Express. Retrieved 28 November 2019.