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his wife with another man in bed. He kills her, but not before she mortally wounds him. Arun, having escaped, is confronted by Leela who he realises is his mother. She allows him to perform his final concert, but has to have him hanged to death him after that. Right after he finishes his concert he is arrested, but
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inmate, attempts a prison escape but is stopped by Arun. He tells Arun about his sick daughter, and his inability to pay for her operation. A sympathetic Arun promises to raise funds for the sick child through his next concert, which he also plans shall be his final one.
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1096:[Music Tour Continues!].
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1161:ராம்ஜி, வி. (19 April 2020).
1102:(in Tamil). 9 February 2018.
921:ராம்ஜி, வி. (15 April 2019).
888:Kumar, Divya (5 April 2012).
752:"Lali Na Pala Velli" (female)
644:Telugu (dubbed) Track listing
1000:"மறக்க முடியுமா? – உதயகீதம்"
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1032:"Udhaya Geetham (1985)"
736:"Uthaya Geetham Padana"
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1271:19 November
1255:"உதய கீதம்"
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1078:10 December
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132:Production
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1016:23 August
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1110:15 March
1104:Archived
1072:Archived
1048:25 April
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