Ulavuthurai

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Several people die mysteriously at sea, so the Indian Navy looks for its best officer, Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy to investigate the case. Vasanth changes his identity into Krishnamoorthy. He is now a car driver and lives in disguise for his family's sake. In the past, he was married to the illiterate Meena and has a daughter named Priya. One day, a terrorist kidnapped Meena and threatened to kill her if Vasanth did not release his partners from jail. Meena was then killed in the rescue mission, and the terrorists were released because of corrupt naval officers. The Department of the Navy then sent Vasanth to jail, so Vasanth decides to forget the navy and becomes a simple car driver in disguise. The navy then finds Vasanth and compels him to join them. He finally accepts to solve this odd affair and investigate the sea murders.

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• Vijayakanth as Commodore Vasanth Periyasamy (Krishnamoorthy)
• Meena as Meena (Extended Cameo)
• Sanghavi as Sangeetha
• Radha Ravi as Home Minister Jaidev (Guest Appearance)
• Janagaraj as Duraisamy
• Hemanth Ravan as Terrorist
• Carlos as Terrorist
• Jassi Singh as Terrorist
• Chitti as Terrorist
• Sumithra as Vasanth Periyasamy's mother
• Baby Jennifer as Priya, Vasanth's daughter
• Charuhasan as Sangeetha's grandfather
• Fathima Babu as Sangeetha's mother
• Mohan Raman as Venkatraman (Guest Appearance)
• Ajay Rathnam as Ajay
• Balu Anand as Neurotic
• Sethu Vinayagam as Krishnamoorthy's boss
• Pasi Narayanan
• P. C. Ramakrishna
• Prathapachandran
• Laxmi Rattan as Sharma
• Vincent Roy as Police inspector
• Kallukkul Eeram Ramanathan as Marimuthu
• K. Rajan as Rajaram

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Ulavuthurai is the directorial debut of Ramesh Selvan,{{Cite web |last=V |first=Sankaran |date=22 March 2024 |title=கேப்டனால் அறிமுகமான இயக்குனர்!.. ஓபனிங் மாஸாக இருந்தும் பிக்அப் ஆகாமல் போன காரணம் என்ன?.. |url=https://cinereporters.com/the-director-who-was-introduced-by-the-captain-what-is-the-reason-for-not-picking-up-even-though-it-was-the-opening-mass/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824013017/https://cinereporters.com/the-director-who-was-introduced-by-the-captain-what-is-the-reason-for-not-picking-up-even-though-it-was-the-opening-mass/ |archive-date=24 August 2024 |access-date=24 August 2024 |website=CineReporters |language=Ta}} and Vijayakanth's 125th film as an actor. It is the first Tamil film to have scenes shot underwater.{{Cite web |title='Guess' List!!! |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Nov/deepavali/deepavali2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234126/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Nov/deepavali/deepavali2.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=13 July 2012 |website=Indolink}}{{Cite news |last=Kummar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=16 January 1998 |title=Impressive line-up of Tamil films |url=http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980116/09/09160225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980118015425/http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980116/09/09160225.htm |archive-date=18 January 1998 |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=The Hindu |pages=26}}{{Cite web |title=The Hero of the Masses |url=http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/Set/1876/inde.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214646/http://www.oocities.org/hollywood/Set/1876/inde.htm |archive-date=1 February 2014 |access-date=13 July 2012 |website=oocities.org}}

The music was composed by Shah, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |title=Ulavuthurai (1998) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/ulavuthurai-songs-T0000953 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529040646/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/ulavuthurai-songs-T0000953 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ulavuthurai, Kadhalukku Mariyathai Tamil Audio CDs By Ilaiyaraaja |url=https://www.vintageav.shop/product/ulavuthurai-kadhalukku-mariyathai-tamil-audio-cds-by-ilaiyaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307083956/https://www.vintageav.shop/product/ulavuthurai-kadhalukku-mariyathai-tamil-audio-cds-by-ilaiyaraaja/ |archive-date=7 March 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=VintageAV.shop}}

Ji of Kalki wrote this film is a treat for action lovers otherwise for people who except Vijayakanth from Chinna Gounder and Vaidehi Kathirunthal will end up getting different kind of alva.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜி |date=8 February 1998 |title=உளவுத்துறை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-02-08/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230525134850/https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-02-08/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=25 May 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=33 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Time lag and continuity have been given a go by and barring the last fight on a moving train, where the hero Vijayakanth involves himself in a risky scene, the rest of the action is an oft- repeated routine". He added that "Age is fast catching up with Vijayakanth, but none can fault his performance".{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=30 January 1998 |title=Ulavuththurai |url=http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980130/09/09300223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991021224811/http://webpage.com/hindu/daily/980130/09/09300223.htm |archive-date=21 October 1999 |access-date=3 July 2023 |work=The Hindu |pages=26}}

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