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14 January 2003 (India)
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Nalla Sivam and Anbarasu meet under different circumstances and their lives are changed as they take the journey of their life. full summary | full synopsis
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Airport
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Motel Room
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Love is God
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Kamal Hassan | ... | Nallasivam |
| Madhavan | ... | Anbarasu |
| Kiran Rathod | ... | Bala |
| Nasser | ... | Kandasamy Padayachi |
| Santhana Bharathi | ... | Kandasamy Padayachi's Right Hand |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Balu Anand | ||
| Chelladurai | ||
| Havarasu | ||
| Hillaary | ||
| Jacob | ||
| Uma Riyaz Khan | ... | Mehrunnissa |
| Madhaiyyan | ||
| Jaya Murali | ||
| Muthukalai | ||
| Master Naresh | ||
| Natarajan | ||
| Piralayan | ||
| Raghu | ||
| Thatha Ramachandran | ||
| Ramu | ||
| Laxmi Rattan | ... | Anbarasu's Dad |
| Bolai Sarkar | ... | Man at Bhubaneshwar Rail Station |
| Pasi Sathya | ||
| Seema | ... | Bala's Mother |
| Yugi Sethu | ... | Cheat in the train |
| R.S. Shivaji | ... | Station Master |
| Nellai Siva | ||
| Vijayganesh | ||
| K. Vishwanath | (as Viswanath) | |
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India:160 min
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Factual errors: Anbarasu had drinks (whisky) before he slept in the train with Uthaman and the next day, he is donating his blood to the child. How it is possible to donate a blood if he had taken drinks a night before in less than 8hrs? Medically, it is dangerous to donate blood to others if you had taken alcohol within 12 hrs of blood donation.
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I happened to see this film which was a perfect blend of philosophy, realistic acting and the fine art of film making.
Now, I am not a big fan of Kamal. Never was. The arrogance so clearly etched on his face is a major put off for me. But ever so often, Kamal makes me admit ( albeit grudgingly ) that he is the best at what he does.
The philosophy of the film is best explained by the words of the title song, ...
A rough translation goes something like this,
For the theists, God is love. For the good among the atheists, Love is God.
Who here is God ? You and me.
The story is written by Kamal as is the screenplay. He has sung a couple of songs as well out of which the haunting title song stands out. Madhavan is but a tool in Kamal's hands which he uses effectively to his advantage.
Kamal's character changes from that of a bumbling idiot in the first few scenes to a communist union leader with a artistic vein in the middle scenes to a god like figure in the last few scenes. In the last scene, as Kamal walks away into the horizon, we are left with no option but to stand up and salute the indomitable spirit of a man from whom life has taken away so much but still manages to smile.
I wouldn't describe anything more about the story because any words that I can conjure up here wouldn't be enough. The film tells a philosophy that is best seen and understood.
When Love lives in your mind, you are God.