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7.7/10   517 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Mani Ratnam (dialogue)
Mani Ratnam (screenplay)
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Plot:
After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be. full summary | add synopsis
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A great movie on human relations more (10 total)

Cast

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Madhavan ... Karthik
Shalini ... Shakti
Jayasudha
Arvind Swamy (as Aravinda Samy)
Swarnamalya
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Khushboo
K.P.A.C. Lalitha ... Karthik's mother
V. Natarajan
Ravi Prakaash ... Father of Shakti
Sukumari
Vivek
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Sakhi (India: Telugu title) (dubbed version)
Waves (International: English title)
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Runtime:
156 min
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
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Remade as Saathiya (2002) more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
A great movie on human relations, 27 September 2004
8/10
Author: navya chittarvu from Hyderabad, India

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 technically good,but also has moral sense.The lead roles played by madhavan and shalini are very impressive.Every single person who acted in this movie have given their full skills.I personally liked every single scene in this movie.Songs given by A.R.Rahman is one of his best.I think this movie is one of the best in tamil cinema's history.

A must see movie for all movie lovers.I'd recommend the DVD if you don't know the language.

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