With a script by National Award winning director Vetrimaaran, Udhayam NH4 had all the makings of a great movie. And though Vetrimaaran has not directed this film, he has not let down his fans.
Manimaran, his former associate and long-time friend, who had assisted him on blockbuster films such as Polladhavan and Aadukalam, makes his debut as director with Udhayam NH4.
Manimaran has done full justice to the script and has definitely not let his mentor down.
An action-packed romantic thriller, Udhayam NH4 is produced by Dhayanidhi Azhagiri’s Meeka Entertainment in association with Vetrimaran's Grass Root Film Company. It is distributed in Tamil Nadu by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies.
Udhayam NH4 has Siddharth and newcomer Ashrita Shetty in the lead roles. Kay Kay Menon plays a prominent role in the movie.
Vetrimaaran’s scripts usually revolve around ordinary subjects with extraordinary twists and turns. Just as the Ventrimaaran- scripted Polladhavan revolved around a stolen bike, and Aadukalam around rooster fights, Udhayam NH4 is centred on National Highway 4, which is the shortest and most popular route between Chennai and Bangalore.
The movie starts and ends at the highway and most of the other scenes, as well as songs are shot as flashbacks narrated by the various characters of the film.
The film opens with Prabhu (Siddharth) and his friends discussing the possible escape routes between Chennai and Bangalore. The scene then changes to a college in Bangalore, where Ritika (Ashrita Shetty) has just finished her last exam.
Though she is escorted by bodyguards, Prabhu and his friends manage to whisk her away. Ritika's father, who is a famous local politician hires encounter specialist Manoj Menon (Kay Kay Menon) to bring back his daughter and alleges that she has been kidnapped
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