Alai Payuthey (2000)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 22 mins

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Karthik (Madhavan) is bright young engineering graduate. He meets Shakti (Shalini) at a wedding function. She is a medical student who scorns love and romance as trivial diversions. He is immediately attracted to her, but she spurns him. Karthik is relentless and she is driven to admit that yes, she is attracted to him too. All seems set for a big wedding, but their two families meet, fight and totally disapprove of their union. The couple, after a failed attempt to avoid each other, decide to break all rules, move into a dilapidated apartment and start an at-first-blissful married life. What follows are the difficulties of marriage, the misunderstandings, discontentment and consequent fissures that develop in the relationship, causing friction. Karthik is busy and pre-occupied; Shakti begins to feel that he doesn't love her any more and suspects him of having an affair. They fight frequently. Then Shakti disappears. Has she left Karthik because the marriage has become so painful? Will he go in search of her? What will he find? How will their love story progress?
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Cast: R Madhavan , Shalini Ajithkumar

Crew: Mani Ratnam (Director), PC Sreeram (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance

Release Dates: 14 Apr 2000 (India)

Tamil Name: அலைபாயுதே

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Did you know? Vasundhara Das was originally considered for the role of Shakti. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
DTS, DTS Stereo
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Veneration Music, Saregama India Limited

Music Director: AR Rahman
04:00

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
04:35

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Playback Singer: SPB Charan
05:56

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Playback Singer: Swarnalatha Cherukutty
03:34

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Playback Singer: Kalyani Menon
06:05

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Playback Singer: Sadhana Sargam
01:41

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Playback Singer: AR Rahman, Clinton Cerejo
05:46

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
05:08

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Playback Singer: Shankar Mahadevan, Asha Bhosle
06:05

Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Vairamuthu
Movie Connection(s):
Spoofed in: Boss Engira Baskaran (Tamil)
Remade as: Saathiya (Hindi)
Trivia:
The film made its European premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2001. It was positively received internationally, and bestowed with many awards and accolades.

Vasundhara Das was originally considered for the role of Shakti.

The accident that Shakthi (Shalini) faces towards the end of the movie is filmed in exactly the same way as the accident that Brad Pitt faces in Meet Joe Black (1998).

The film marked Madhavan's first lead role.

On the 14th of April 2020, 'Alai Payuthey' completes twenty years of its release and still remains fresh in the memories of its audience.