Ullam Ketkumae

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Ullam Ketkumae
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Directed by	Jeeva
Produced by	APINT Ltd
Written by	Sujatha
Starring	Shaam Laila Mehdin Arya Asin Thottumkal Pooja Umashankar
Music by	Harris Jeyaraj
Distributed by	APINT Ltd
Release date(s)	2005
Running time	156 mins
Language	Tamil

Ullam Ketkumae (2005) is a Tamil film directed by Jeeva. The film stars Shaam, Asin, Laila, Pooja and Arya. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jeyaraj. The story tells the reunion of five friends who were together at college and their lives. The movie is loosely based on the Hollywood movie American Pie. Lots of ideas have been taken from this movie.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Music
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Plot

The movie is all about a group of five college friends - Shaam (Shaam), Emman (Arya), Pooja (Laila), Priya (Asin) and Irene (Pooja). The friends gather for the wedding of Imman.

There begins the movie with a flashback, all recollecting their college days. In college, they spend all their time together.

Imman, a popular cricket player in the college falls in love with Irene, an Anglo-Indian. So does Shaam with Priya. However, Pooja, the geekish tomboy develops a soft corner for Shaam. When they go for a college culturals, each one tries to convey his love for the other. However Priya refuses to accept Shaam's love while Pooja, coming to know of Shaam's interest in Priya, conceals her desire.

When Imman gets dropped from the college cricket squad, Irene picks up a fight with him and breaks up, resulting in the former attempting a suicide. He later resolves to fight his way back in the team. And then on life takes over. After several years, they all gather for Imman's wedding arranged with his relative. In the meanwhile, he rises to become a popular cricketer representing the country.

All friends who gather for the wedding recall their early days. Enters Pooja, who is settled in USA. The rest is all about Pooja and Shaam meeting each other again and falling in love.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Shaam	Shyam
Asin	Priya
Laila	Pooja
Pooja	Irene
Arya	Imman

[edit] Music

Title	Singers
Ennai Pandhada	Srinivas & Madhumitha
Kanavugal	Karthik, Arun, Tippu, Premji Amaran, Febi Mani, Shalini & Suchitra
O Maname	Hariharan
Mazhai Mazhai	UnniKrishnan & Harini
Dho Dho	KayKay & Franko

[edit] Trivia

Acknowledged as Asin's, Pooja's and Arya's first film they had signed up to.
It took over 3 years to make.
- The release was delayed due to a legal case from PEPSI after a broken contract. The movie was originally named PEPSI-Ullam Ketkume More. PEPSI can be expanded to first letters of the five characters of the movie.
Known as a box-office hit.
The CD / DVD rights within india are available with Moser Baer India Limited.