Un Samayal Arayil

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Un Samayal Arayil
Thoogudeepa Distributors (Kannada)[1]
  • Sri Venkateswara Creations
  • (Telugu)
    Release date
    • 6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)
    CountryIndia
    Languages
    • Tamil
    • Kannada
    • Telugu

    Un Samayal Arayil in

    Ilaiyaraja. The regular shoot commenced from 26 September at Mysore.[5]

    The film was released on 6 June 2014 to mixed reviews in Telugu and Tamil while the Kannada version received positive reviews.[6][7][8][9] The Tamil and the Telugu versions were unsuccessful at the box office, while the Kannada version became a major success.[10][11][12]

    Plot

    Kalidasa (Prakash Raj) works in the state archaeological department and is a food lover, he is 45 years old and remains unmarried. His only companion is his cook, Krishna (Thambi Ramaiah ). Naveen (Tejus) is Kalidasa's nephew who comes to stay with him while looking for a job. Kalidasa has a normal life until he gets a misdialed phone call from Gowri (Sneha), a dubbing artiste living with her friend Meghana (Samyukta Hornad). Gowri rings to order a dosa from a restaurant but gets Kalidasa instead. Their conversations do not go well at first, but a long-distance romance develops due to their common interest—cooking and food. Kalidasa is a born gourmet while Gowri is indulging in culinary activities in memory of her deceased mother. Kalidasa starts to let Gowri into the secrets of baking with a multi-layered cake called "Joan's Rainbow".

    Kalidasa and Gowri both get the jitters before their first face-to-face meeting, as each becomes conscious of their own physical appearances, and both decide to send younger and better-looking substitutes instead, Naveen and Meghana. When they meet, neither Naveen nor Meghana realizes that the other person is a substitute, since they introduce themselves as Kalidasa and Gowri respectively. Naveen thinks that Kalidasa is actually in love with Meghana while Meghana thinks that Gowri is in love with Naveen. They attempt to sabotage their older counterpart's relationship by telling Kalidasa and Gowri respectively that the person they met would be unsuitable for them due to huge age differences and personality types. Kalidasa and Gowri try to forget each other and end up feeling sad for a long duration of the movie. Finally, Kalidas gives in to his loneliness and calls up Gowri and they both decide to meet face-to-face. Both of them decide to meet each other honestly to get it over with. Naveen and Meghana, who by this time had started to develop feelings for each other, are confused and worried upon hearing this as they are afraid their true identity will be revealed to the other person. Naveen finally admits to Meghana that he is not the real Kalidasa and Meghana too explains her side of the story. They both realize the confusion and call Kalidasa to apologize and narrate all the incidents unknown to them. Kalidasa and Gowri finally meet each other at the planned museum and their relationship begins.

    Cast

    Tamil version Kannada version Telugu version Role
    Prakash Raj Kalidasan in Tamil
    Kalidasa in Kannada
    Kalidasu in Telugu
    Sneha Gowri
    Tejus Naveen
    Samyukta Hornad Meghana
    Aishwarya Asha
    Urvashi Chechi, beautician
    Shivajirao Jadhav Sneha's boss
    Sanchari Vijay Rama
    Elango Kumaravel Mandya Ramesh M. S. Narayana Kalidas's uncle
    Thambi Ramaiah Achyuth Kumar Brahmaji Krishna
    Parasuram Jaaakayya
    Sumuka Karthik
    Shivajirao Jadav Director
    Mahendra Ramesh Vaidhi

    Production

    Prakash bought the remake rights of the film Salt N' Pepper. It is a romantic story between two couples who accidentally get to know each other through their common love for food.[13] Besides directing the film, Prakash Raj has also acted in and produced the film. Tabu was initially roped in to play the lead female role but was dropped out.[14] Sneha signed the film later as a leading lady, playing Shwetha Menon's role from the original.[15] In May 2013, Prakash acknowledged that he would be directing Sneha in his upcoming venture on an episode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi that featured her and her husband Prasanna. Saymukta Hornad, daughter of popular Kannada actor Sudha Belawadi was cast for a role in the film and said that she was taking Telugu and Tamil lessons as she would be part of all three versions too.[16] A newcomer, Tejus, was selected by Prakash to play the role of Naveen, the love interest of Samyukta Hornad's character.[17] All the songs in the film are choreographed by Bollywood's popular choreographer and Prakash's wife Pony Verma Prakash Rai, who also debuted as an associate director with this film.[18]

    The Tamil version features dialogue by Viji and T. Gnanavel. Kannada dialogue is provided by Prakash Rai and Aravind Kuplikar while Telugu dialogue is given by Prakash Rai and Ramana Gopisetti.

    Soundtrack

    Oggarane
    Ulavucharu Biriyani
    Un Samayal Arayil
    Feature film soundtrack
    Length18:01
    LabelJunglee Music
    ProducerIlaiyaraaja
    Ilaiyaraaja chronology
    Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum
    (2013)
    Oggarane
    Ulavucharu Biriyani
    Un Samayal Arayil

    (2014)
    Rudhramadevi
    (2014)

    Tamil Soundtrack

    All lyrics are written by Palani Bharathi

    No.TitleSinger(s)Length
    1."Indha Porapudhan"Kailash Kher4:17
    2."Eeramai Eeramai"Vibhavari Apte Joshi, Ranjith5:29
    3."Therintho Theriyamalo"Karthik, Ramya NSK4:55
    4."Kaatru Veliyil"Ilaiyaraaja3:26

    Kannada Soundtrack

    All lyrics are written by

    Jayant Kaikini

    No.TitleSinger(s)Length
    1."Ee Janumave Ahaa"Kailash Kher4:15
    2."Gaaliyaa Maatali"Vibhavari Apte Joshi, Ranjith5:27
    3."Manadi Belagaayite"Karthik, Ramya NSK4:53
    4."Bareyada Saalanu"Sharreth3:26

    Telugu Soundtrack

    All lyrics are written by Chandrabose

    No.TitleSinger(s)Length
    1."Ee Janmame Ruchi"Kailash Kher4:13
    2."Theeyaga Theeyaga"Vibhavari Apte Joshi, Ranjith5:24
    3."Thelisee Theliyandila"Karthik, Ramya NSK4:55
    4."Raayaleni Lekhane"Sharreth3:20

    Critical reception

    Un Samayal Arayil

    Rediff gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote, "Un Samayal Arayil a thoroughly enjoyable light romantic comedy", calling it "refreshingly different and definitely worth watching".[22] Hindustan Times wrote, "Somehow, food begins to fade out of the plot, rendering the title a trifle imprecise, and the escapades of the younger couple hog much of the screen time post intermission. This is a classic pitfall of Indian movies which get too ambitious filling their plates with more than what they can digest".[23] Sify wrote, "It tries to weaves together taste, flavour and love but due to a wafer thin script drags, especially the second half".[24] IANS gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Prakash Raj attempts to cook a love story with all the wrong ingredients that makes his final product avoidable. Un Samayal Arayil...also boasts a potential story, but misses the charm of the original that swept the audiences off their feet. The film does have its moments, but not enough to make you root for it".[25]

    Oggarane

    OneIndia gave 4 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Prakash Raj is the winner as an actor, director and producer. After Naanu Nanna Kanasu, here is another movie for Kannada audience to get bowled over by a multi-talented filmmaker. The film has its shortcomings, but it will never disappoint the audience. It is a must watch film".[9]

    Ulavacharu Biryani

    Deccan Chronicle wrote, "Prakash Raj has chosen a good subject, which has a great blend of romance, relationship and food. The problem with the film, however, is slow narration and it drags a bit...At best, Ulavacharu Biryani is a good “time pass” film".[28] 123 Telugu wrote, "On the whole, Ulavacharu Biryani has its moments of class and uniqueness. But the entire second half, and some flavorless pace spoils the fun".[29] The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "what could have ideally been a heart-warming romance ends up as an unintended comedy of errors...One does get the impression that an important ingredient is missing in this remake that seems to have lost some of its original magic as the filmmaker tried to tailor it to the Telugu palette".[30] Sify wrote, "Though this film has all the right ingredients, the recipe (read storyline) is not good enough. A better preparation would have made a lot of difference. With performers like Prakash Raj and Sneha, and music by Ilayaraja, this film doesn’t pass muster".[31]

    Box office

    The Kannada version ran for 100 days and was successful at boxoffice. The Tamil version of the film collected 25 lakh (US$31,000) in Chennai in ten days.[32]

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