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Alai Payuthey

  • 20002000
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 36m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
6.5K
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POPULARITY
31,715
10,171
Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
Alai Payuthey Trailer
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DramaMusicalRomance
After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.After a difficult romance in a class-divided society, the love birds find out marriage is not what they thought it would be.
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
6.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
31,715
10,171
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    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam(dialogue)
      • R. Selvaraj(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Madhavan
      • Shalini
      • Swarnamalya
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam(dialogue)
      • R. Selvaraj(dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Madhavan
      • Shalini
      • Swarnamalya
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 4 wins

    Videos2

    Alai Payuthey Trailer
    Trailer 2:27
    Alai Payuthey Trailer
    The Rise of Madhavan: From '3 Idiots' to 'Maara'
    Clip 3:59
    The Rise of Madhavan: From '3 Idiots' to 'Maara'

    Photos45

    Madhavan in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan, Arvind Swamy, and Kushboo in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan, Shalini, and Swarnamalya in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Shalini and Swarnamalya in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)
    Madhavan and Shalini in Alai Payuthey (2000)

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    Madhavan
    Madhavan
    • Karthik
    Shalini
    Shalini
    • Shakti
    Swarnamalya
    Swarnamalya
    • Poorni
    V. Natarajan
    • Karthik's father
    K.P.A.C. Lalitha
    K.P.A.C. Lalitha
    • Karthik's mother
    Ravi Prakash
    • Father of Shakti
    • (as Ravi Prakaash)
    Jayasudha
    Jayasudha
    • Mother of Shakti
    Vivek
    Vivek
    • Shakti's cousin
    Sukumari
    Sukumari
    • Shakti's Aunty
    Azhagam Perumal
    Azhagam Perumal
    • House Owner
    • (as Alagam Perumal)
    Karthik Kumar
    • American maapillai
    Arvind Swamy
    Arvind Swamy
    • Guest Appearance
    • (as Aravinda Samy)
    Kushboo
    Kushboo
    • Guest Appearance
    Venu Arvind
    Kumar Natarajan
    • Karthik's brother (Lawyer)
    Rangammal
    • Old lady in yaaro yaarodi song
    • Director
      • Mani Ratnam
    • Writers
      • Mani Ratnam(dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
      • R. Selvaraj(dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the first film of R Madhavan as a lead actor.
    • Connections
      Featured in Boss Engira Baskaran (2010)

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Movie with eternal subject and wonderful team!
    It's been 13 years since the release of movie but the core issue addressed in the movie-plot is eternal. In fact watching it after such a long time also is a very pleasing experience.

    The way movie starts and then moves back and forth in time is wonderfully presented. A very very special applaud to Mr. P. C. Sreeram! Especially for the transition frames with changing color schemes and well-captured emotions which are simply mind-blowing!! Even the last frame of the movie which could be little disturbing because of the surrounding and situation also seems so beautiful and picturesque that instead of being sad you are awestruck.

    Music by the maestro is intoxicating. I am very thankful to Mr. Mani Ratnam for eventually including the songs (as I read in reviews that he was aiming for a song-less movie).

    And finally the soul of the movie: Actors and Mr. Director!! I have no words to describe their fantastic job.

    Definitely this is one of the all-time watch movie.
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    • nelufar_up
    • Feb 13, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2000 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Madras Talkies
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Flowing Waves
    • Production company
      • Madras Talkies
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • ₹350,000,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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