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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 154 minutes β on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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2000 2h 34m TA
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Synopsis
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Vasu and Radhika try to avoid Radhika's arranged marriage by saying that she loves Ramesh, a fictional man. However, they get into trouble when a man named Ramesh really walks into their life.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Jyothika
Vani 'Vasu' Subramaniam
Tabu
ACP Gayathri
Sharbani Mukherji
Radhika
Lakshmi
Malathi
Ishita Arun
Geetha
Manorama
Vani's mother
Shweta Menon
Police Officer Jayshree
Major Ravi
Ramesh/Vikram
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Writers
- Priyadarshan, Chandrakant Kulkarni
- Languages
- Tamil, English, Malayalam
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Priyadarshan directs. Jeeva behind the camera. Vidyasagar scores. N. Gopalakrishnan cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil, English, Malayalam.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 154 minutes β on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 226 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Tamil, English, Malayalam.
- 4Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Priyadarshan, shot by Jeeva. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Vidyasagar. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor N. Gopalakrishnan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Jyothika and Tabu and Sharbani Mukherji carry the top of the cast.
- 9IMDB entry: tt0354922 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 5 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Jeeva
- Original score
- Vidyasagar
- Editing
- N. Gopalakrishnan
- Runtime
- 154 min Β· 2h 34m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- TA
Also by
Priyadarshan
Key crew
- EditorN. Gopalakrishnan
- ProducerMukesh R. Mehta
- Original StoryChandrakant Kulkarni
- LyricistPa. Vijay
- Art DirectionSabu Cyril
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- shocking
- excited
- frightened
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2000-11-24Β· Tamil version
- Theatrical2007-02-16
Also known as
International titles
- RakkilipattuIN
- RaakilipattuIN
- FriendshipIN
- SnehithayeIN
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