Uthiri Pookal Actress Ashwini : Mahendran cast vijayan as sundaravadivelu at the last minute.13 debutant ashwini from bangalore was chosen to portray sundaravadivelu's first wife lakshmi,10 and madhu malini as lakshmi's sister shenbagam.4 male supporting characters were played by sarath babu ^ uthiri pookal songs.