Urimai Geetham

Urimai Geetham is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language political thriller film written and  directed by R. V. Udayakumar, in his directorial debut. The film stars Prabhu and Karthik. It was released on 26 February 1988, and Udayakumar won the Best New face (Director) award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.

Plot
Bhoominathan, an honest politician, wins the election and becomes the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. A felicitation function is organised to celebrate his victory. In the function, he is assassinated by Thyagu. On the one hand, Thyagu is arrested and he denies having killed Bhoominathan. On the other hand, Bhoominathan's son, Chandru is determined to find his father's murderer. The rest of the story is what happens to Thyagu and Chandru who is the real culprit.

Production
Urimai Geetham is the directorial debut of Udayakumar. Editing was handled by G. Jayachandran.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by the duo Manoj–Gyan, with lyrics written by the director Udayakumar. The song "Mella Mella" became popular.

Release and reception
Urimai Geetham was released on 26 February 1988. Jayamanmadhan of Kalki said the director took an innovative story and mixed it with routine masala. Udayakumar won the Best New face (Director) award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.