Film
Alaipayuthey
அலைபாயுதே
2000
About
A modern urban love story following Karthik and Shakti — two young people who fall in love, marry in secret against their families, then face the slow erosion of romance under the pressures of real life. Defined a generation's idea of contemporary Tamil romance; A. R. Rahman's score is among his greatest.
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Why This Matters
Alaipayuthey redefined Tamil romance for the urban generation — it was honest about how love changes after marriage, unglamorous in its conflicts, and deeply felt. A. R. Rahman's score is inseparable from the film. Madhavan and Shalini gave Tamil cinema its most relatable couple.
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