Alai Payuthey

At first sight this may seem like just another feel good film about love.But the core theme of this film is the complexities that lovers-turned-couples face.The chemistry between the film's lead pair is good.the hero steals your heart with his... Full review

While this movie is incredibly stupid, boring and uses the same old formula again and again, the songs by AR Rehman are absolutely mind blowing. The acting is OK but the story and flow is not what you expect from... Full review

Mani Ratnam has once again created a movie par excellence. A movie with a romantic touch takes you through a romantic journey in which you are glued to your seat on account of the excellent cinematography...A.R.Rehman's ear soothing numbers add... Full review

Most Indian movies that you see are mostly belong to this category.1) Boy sees a girl . 2) Boy falls in love but the girl rejects. 3) Then the girl realizes that she also like the boy so they start... Full review

The story of Alaipayuthey may be simple(like any other love story)but the way it is shown,i think all the credit goes to the brilliant Mani Ratnam,A.R.Rahman and cinematographer P.C.Sreeram.Every frame has some meaning in this movie.This movie is not only... Full review

Karthik goes to meet his wife at the train station but finds that she hasn't turned up. He begins a frantic search for her and we assume that they must be a great couple. However the film flashbacks to their... Full review

Many friends recommended this movie by Mani Ratnam. I had been impressed by the Hindi Dil Se (1998) by this director, so even though I don't know a word of Tamil, I rented the DVD since it has English subtitles.I... Full review

This is a repost. It is an urban love story. In Mani's own style. Not like usual love stories in which heroes will be diving over boards and bikes to fight against the will of (mostly) heroine's dad or some... Full review

I have NO words to describe HOW WELL this movie has been made. This movie rediscovers the beauty of LOVE, long after the success of DDLJ, when creativity started dwindling with more and more movies trying to replicate it rather... Full review

But Alai Payuthe is not just a simple love story, it's also quite an ordinary film. Alai Payuthe, like all of Mani Ratnam's films, is a visual treat. Shalini is very beautiful but not as open as she used to be as a child star. ... Full Review

Shalini has never looked so good nor performed with so much sensitivity before. The character is shy, stutters, so there is nothing much he can do about it. ... Full Review

LOVE - The well known factor of Tamil cinema has catered for uncountable number of movies in the past till contemporary times. We can easily count the number of films that doesn't base on love. ... Full Article