Uyirodu Uyiraga

<p>The film details on how the parents of a young teenage boy Ajay, who is diagnosed with a chronic brain tumor, accept and deal with his sickness. Anjali does not have a brain tumor. Anjali’s undeterred love for the optimistic Ajay, who is on the verge of death, is beautifully depicted throughout the film. The director, , originally wanted to make in Hindi but eventually filmed in Tamil with Ajith Kumar and , her daughter. Richa took up the offer, after another popular actress had opted out of the role due to date issues. , with whom Sushma worked on , encouraged her to take up this project. The film was reportedly based on a real event which had occurred in the early 1990s. The songs were composed by , with lyrics by . The film was initially scheduled to release on 19 October 1998 to coincide with , but was delayed by a month and released on 21 November. Kala Krishnan Ramesh from drew particular praise to the role of Srividya, claiming the film was “a pleasant experience, the crowds cheered Srividya almost as much as Ajith”. Ji of praised the acting of Ajith, Srividya and Sarath Babu but panned Vidyasagar’s background score. The film failed commercially, with Sushma Ahuja blaming the result on poor promotion. Two years after release, the producers were given a (equivalent to 21 lakh or US$24,000 in 2023) subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.</p>