"Udhaya"
Cast: Vijay and Simran
Original release date : 1998
Audio : HMV
Music : A.R. Rahman
"Udhaya" is a tamil movie released in 2002 starring Vijay and
Simran.
After nearly years of hibernation, signs of resurrection of much
awaited "Udhaya" was finally released in 2002 and the release of
its audio being one important sign that the notion that jinxed
movies will never release was proven wrong. Originally to be
released in the late 98, the combination raised a lot of
expectation among both Vijay, Rehman's and neutral music
fans.
Seems this one bit the dust and resurrected again.Back in 97, when
news of this movie emerged, expectations of the music were enormous
but the film got plagued by financial problems . It did not see the
light in due time. Many of releases from AR Rahman never seen the
light since 1992.
The story of the "Udhaya" was about a college student who makes an
invention of great scientific value falls into the wrong
hands.
The rest of the story follows how he saves his invention from evil
sinister characters.
Overall "Udhaya" is an average music album which has failed to meet
with the great expectations it garnered but again the songs had a
unique aura of classic 90s and 2000s rahman in a blend of exotic
flavour. Some of the songs may seem to be re touched to suit the
milleniuem Rahman trends but the classic 90s is glaringly
evident.
Rahman's synthesised sound touch is seen in the songs but that
alone was done in by the huge expectations.