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| {{short description|2000 film by Mani Ratnam}}
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| | name = Alaipayuthey
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| | image = Alaipayuthey.jpg
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| | caption = DVD cover
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| | director = [[Mani Ratnam]]
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| | screenplay = Mani Ratnam
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| | story = Mani Ratnam<br />[[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]
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| | starring = [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]<br />[[Shalini]]
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| | producer = Mani Ratnam<br />[[G. Srinivasan (producer)|G. Srinivasan]]
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| | studio = [[Madras Talkies]]
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| | distributor = [[Ayngaran International]]
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| | music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
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| | cinematography = [[P. C. Sriram]]
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| | editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
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| | released = {{Film date|2000|04|14|df=y}}
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| | runtime = 138 minutes
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| | country = India
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| | language = Tamil
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| '''''Alaipayuthey''''' ({{trans|Restlessly roaming like waves}} {{lit|Waves are flowing}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] written, co-produced and directed by [[Mani Ratnam]], starring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and [[Shalini]]. The film explores the tensions of married life between two young people who elope and the maturing of love among urban Indians who are conflicted between tradition and modernity. The score and soundtrack were composed by [[A. R. Rahman]].
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| The film's story is mostly [[nonlinear narrative|recollected in flashbacks]] by Karthik (Madhavan), on how he and Shakthi (Shalini) fall in love against the backdrop of [[Chennai]] and its suburban trains, against the wishes of their parents. The film had a mostly positive reception by critics.
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| The film made its European premiere at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2001. It was shown at various film festivals nationally and internationally. ''Alaipayuthey'' was later remade and released in [[Hindi]] in 2002, as ''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]'', directed by Ratnam's former assistant [[Shaad Ali]].
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| == Plot ==
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| Karthik Varadarajan is an independent and free-spirited software engineering graduate from a rich family who owns a [[Startup company|startup]] along with his friends. At a friend's wedding, he meets Shakthi Selvaraj, a medical student from a middle-class family. The duo constantly bumps into each other on the [[Chennai Suburban Railway|local commuter train]]s they both use and eventually fall in love. Karthik pursues Shakthi aggressively and proposes marriage. Shakthi, however, is reluctant. Karthik manages to convince Shakthi and request his parents to formally ask Shakthi's parents for her hand in marriage. However, when the parents meet, they do not get along, and Shakthi calls off the relationship altogether and leaves for an extended medical camp in [[Kerala]].
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| While apart, both Karthik and Shakthi realise that they are desperately in love and decide to get married without the knowledge or consent of their parents. They continue living separate lives after marriage, meeting outside of their homes and hoping that their parents will see eye to eye at some point in the future, and can be informed of the marriage. However, when the family of a [[Hyundai Motor India Limited|Hyundai]] executive named Raghuraman arrives at Shakthi's house one day to discuss a prospective wedding alliance between Raghuraman and Shakthi's elder sister Poorni, developments ensue resulting in Shakthi's parents attempting to fix her marriage to Raghuraman's younger brother Shyam. Shakthi confesses to her parents and Raghuraman's family that she is already married, leading to the alliance being called off, and her parents throw her out of the house. Karthik too divulges the same to his parents and is also asked by his father to leave his house.
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| Karthik and Shakthi start living together in a partially-constructed apartment and while all goes well for a while, they soon find that marriage is not as easy as they expected, and living under the same roof results in a large number of conflicts. The marriage gets increasingly tense as both have to cope with frustrations and disappointments. Shakthi soon learns that her father is diagnosed with [[jaundice]] and requests Karthik to visit him at the hospital. Karthik declines, citing her father's hatred of him as the main reason. He eventually agrees to meet him the following day, but by the time they reach her house, Shakthi's father has died. Wracked with guilt, the two return home, their relationship taking a turn for the worse. The two stop talking to each other.
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| Meanwhile, Karthik takes it upon himself to fix Poorni's broken alliance with Raghuraman. He arranges a blind date between the two, which initially fails. However, with more meetings, Poorni and Raghuraman become closer. This development takes place without Shakthi's knowledge. Karthik waits until Poorni and Raghuraman's marriage is confirmed before deciding to tell Shakthi. But, Shakthi witnesses a girl hugging Karthik in gratitude at the railway station which eventually turns out to be poorni, and misunderstands that he is having an affair with that girl which eventually was poorni, worsening their relationship.
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| Shakthi eventually learns from Poorni about her husband's efforts in getting her married and is overcome with guilt. Karthik sets off on the same evening to the railway station to pick up his wife as is their usual routine. In her rush to get home and makeup with Karthik, Shakthi meets with a serious accident. Karthik waits for her, and as she fails to turn up searches desperately for her throughout the city, ultimately discovering her in the ICU of a hospital. Karthik learns that Shakthi is registered under another name and is in a coma after having undergone brain surgery.
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| An [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer Ram admits that he caused the accident and admitted Shakthi in the hospital. As Karthik vents out his frustration on Ram, his wife intervenes and lets Karthik know that she was the person who caused the accident and injured Shakthi, and her husband was merely trying to protect her by taking the blame himself. Karthik observes Ram and notes that he has a lot to learn from the latter. He proceeds to Shakthi and admits that he could have been a better husband. Shakthi wakes up from her coma and the two reconcile.
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| == Cast ==
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| * [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] as Karthik Varadharajan
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| * [[Shalini]] as Dr. Shakthi Selvaraj
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| * [[Jayasudha]] as Saroja
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| * [[Swarnamalya]] as Poorni Selvaraj
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| * [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Sethu
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| * [[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Varadharajan
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| * Raviprakash as Selvaraj
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| * [[Venu Arvind]] as Arumugam
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| * [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Karthik's mother
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| * [[Sukumari]] as Sakthi's aunt
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| * [[Azhagam Perumal]] as Nayar
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| * Hari Nair as Raghuraman
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| * [[Karthik Kumar]] as Shyam
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| * [[Medha Raghunath]] as Karthik's colleague
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| * [[Pondy Ravi]] as a police officer
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| * [[Nithya Ravindran]] as Nayar's wife
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| * [[Arvind Swami]] as Ram (guest appearance)
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| * [[Khushbu]] as Meena (guest appearance)
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| * [[Sophiya Haque]] (special appearance in the song "September Madham")<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holla |first=Anand |date=18 January 2013 |title=Sophiya Haque led a life as colourful as her repertoire |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sophiya-Haque-led-a-life-as-colourful-as-her-repertoire/articleshow/18073763.cms |access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>
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| == Production ==
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| [[File:Maheshwar Fort - Exterior 03.jpg|thumb|left|The song "Snehithane" was shot at Fort Ahilya of the [[Holkar]] dynasty, in [[Maheshwar]].]]
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| Mani Ratnam opted to make a romantic film with relative newcomers after his 1998 Hindi film ''[[Dil Se..]]'' and signed on small screen actor [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] to make his acting debut in Tamil films. Madhavan had done a sandalwood talc ad for [[Santosh Sivan]] in 1996 and the veteran cinematographer gave photographs of the actor to [[Mani Ratnam]] during the casting process of ''[[Iruvar]]''. The director had made Madhavan audition for a role in the film but turned him down citing that "he thought his eyes were too young" and assured "that they would work together some other time". In 1999, Mani Ratnam rang Madhavan up suddenly and told him to "Come down and we will do a photo session. I am starting a film with you", much to the actor's surprise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-03-08 |title=rediff.com, Movies: Madhavan moves to the big screen with Mani Ratnam's Alaipayuthey. |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/mar/08madh.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709061247/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/mar/08madh.htm |archive-date=9 July 2012 |access-date=2012-08-25 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> Mani Ratnam initially wanted to cast a debutant in the lead female role as well and carried out a screen test with [[Vasundhara Das]], before signing on [[Shalini]] to play the role in the film in April 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-04-10 |title=Interviews with Vasundhara |url=http://ganeshyamala.tripod.com/vasundharadas/id6.html |access-date=2012-08-25 |publisher=Ganeshyamala.tripod.com}}</ref>
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| [[Swarnamalya]] was selected to play the role of Poorni after the director spotted her on a television show and subsequently asked her to screen test for the film. The actress appeared without make-up in the film and also dubbed her own lines.<ref name="view">{{Cite news |last=Sandya Krishna |title=Alaipayuthey |publisher=Indolink.com |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/2000/tnyspecial.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2012-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210005955/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/2000/tnyspecial.htm |archive-date=10 February 2012}}</ref> Theatre actor, [[Karthik Kumar]] of Evam, also marked his film debut with a minor supporting role as a potential suitor to Shakti.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-09-09 |title=Their world's a STAGE |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/09/stories/2003090900230100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318152918/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/09/stories/2003090900230100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=18 March 2007}}</ref> Prior to the release of his breakthrough film ''[[Sethu (film)|Sethu]]'' (1999), actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] was approached by Mani Ratnam to play the role of Swarnamalya's fiancé in the film but turned down the offer.<ref name="caravan">{{Cite web |last=Rangan, Baradwaj |date=1 December 2013 |title=Man of Steel |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918094317/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel |archive-date=18 September 2015 |access-date=8 April 2014 |website=The Caravan Magazine}}</ref> Television actress [[Sriranjini (Tamil actress)|Sriranjini]] made her film debut with this film appearing as Madhavan's sister-in-law while Raviprakash appeared as Shalini's father thus making his acting debut with the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My First Break |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3021939.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Combining romance with action |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/combining-romance-with-action/article3173322.ece}}</ref> [[Venu Aravind]] and Pondy Ravi appeared as police officers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramakrishnan |first=Deepa |date=14 March 2013 |title=Cop in! |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cop-in/article4508374.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318065004/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cop-in/article4508374.ece |archive-date=18 March 2013 |access-date=2015-01-08 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> Mani roped in producer [[Pyramid Natarajan]] to portray the character of Madhavan's father.<ref>{{Cite web |title=My first break |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3024009.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Azhagam Perumal]] who was one of the assistant directors in the film was chosen to portray the small role of a house owner as Mani was looking for "someone like Jagathy Sreekumar to play the quirky house owner".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Villages nourish me |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/villages-nourish-me-alagam-perumal/article7067987.ece |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
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| The film also required two leading actors to appear in supporting roles with [[Khushbu]] roped in to do a role. After considering either [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]], [[Mammooty]] or [[Mohanlal]], Mani Ratnam signed [[Arvind Swamy]] to play another role, with ''Alaipayuthey'' becoming the pair's fourth production together.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-06-07 |title=Rediff on the NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jun/07ss.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226045726/http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jun/07ss.htm |archive-date=26 December 2014 |access-date=2012-08-25 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> [[P. C. Sriram]] renewed his collaboration with Mani Ratnam after seven years, with the director toggling between [[Santosh Sivan]] and [[Rajiv Menon]] for his other projects.<ref name="view" /> [[A. R. Rahman]] was initially signed on just to compose the background score for the film as the film was originally planned to be "songless", however after a change of heart, nine songs were recorded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999-12-31 |title=Mani Ratnam's films musically::Situations and Raagas::Mani Ratnam with Ilayaraja and A R Rahman |url=http://www.geocities.ws/dirmanirathnam/musmani.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514044442/http://www.geocities.ws/dirmanirathnam/musmani.htm |archive-date=14 May 2012 |access-date=2012-08-25 |publisher=Geocities.ws}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=alaipayuthey – a r rahman netservice |url=http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/alaipayuthey/alaipayuthey_article.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114005543/http://www.pvv.ntnu.no/~kailasan/alaipayuthey/alaipayuthey_article.htm |archive-date=14 January 2012 |access-date=2012-08-25 |publisher=Pvv.ntnu.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weaving emotions into celluloid |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/21/stories/09210221.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016143829/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/21/stories/09210221.htm |archive-date=16 October 2014 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-10-16 }}</ref>
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| The film began without an official launch, like other Mani Ratnam projects, and it was initially expected that filming would be wrapped up in under four months. During the first seven days of the shoot, Mani Ratnam filmed portions featuring Shalini and made Madhavan stay on the sets and watch his process of film-making.<ref name="view" /> The first scene the actor shot was the post-interval scene featuring Shakthi's mother played by [[Jayasudha]]. The song sequences ''Evano Oruvan'', and ''September Matham'' was shot at Western Plywood Guesthouse and the [[Dharmadam Island]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Payyambalam beach in frames of Kerala on celluloid – Shooting Locations – Kerala Movie Locations |url=http://keralamovielocations.com/beaches/payyambalam.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226173118/http://keralamovielocations.com/beaches/payyambalam.html |archive-date=26 February 2017 |access-date=7 July 2017 |website=keralamovielocations.com}}</ref> The team shot at [[Srinagar]] in late for 25 days, becoming the last production team to shoot in the area until 2003 as a result of the [[Kashmir]] conflict.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-01-16 |title=Kashmir's Mission: Shoot for films |work=The Times of India |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-01-16/news/27561576_1_film-crew-mission-kashmir-srinagar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sumptuous fare for film-goers |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/14/stories/09140227.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150112012420/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/04/14/stories/09140227.htm |url-status=dead |website=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=2015-01-12 }}</ref> A "meet the stars" publicity event was held at Music World in [[Spencer Plaza]] in March 2000, with the gathering being described as a success.<ref name="view" /> About the production process, Madhavan revealed that he learnt about the technical aspects of film-making from the director and mentioned that he even learned the entire script of the film, irrespective of whether I was in the scene or not, claiming that working with Mani Ratnam inspires that sort of involvement and dedication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-20 |title=Welcome to |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=6005438&cid=2408 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324200850/http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=6005438&cid=2408 |archive-date=24 March 2014 |access-date=2012-08-25 |publisher=Sify.com }}</ref>
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| == Release and reception ==
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| ''Alaipayuthey'' was released on 14 April 2000, during [[Puthandu]] (Tamil New Year).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Not a happy new year |url=http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/trends/2018/apr/15/not-a-happy-new-year-5537.html}}</ref> [[The Hindu]] cited the film saying, "The wavy movements are not restricted to the title card alone. Alaipayuthey goes backward and forward in time and the movement holds a thin thread of suspense too. The oscillation from joy and levity to seriousness and sorrow creates impressive waves", The lead pair performance was praised saying, "Shalini once again proves that she is a natural performer while Madhavan sails through the litmus test with ease".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-04-21 |title=Film Review: "Alaipayuthey" |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India |url=http://hindu.com/2000/04/21/stories/09210225.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014165140/http://hindu.com/2000/04/21/stories/09210225.htm |archive-date=14 October 2012}}</ref> Similarly Indolink.com mentioned that "Mani's directorial mind and heart sways beautifully like his film" and that the film is "worth seeing with the whole family".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-04-13 |title=Alai Payudhae: Movie Review |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Alai_Payudhae_1374.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318001120/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Alai_Payudhae_1374.html |archive-date=18 March 2012 |access-date=2012-08-25 |publisher=Indolink.com}}</ref>
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| [[Rediff.com]] gave the film a middling review citing that the film is "old wine in an old bottle" and that "the only person who scores good marks in the film is [[P. C. Sreeram]]", describing "he has used his camera as a paintbrush and the strokes are so stunningly beautiful that, once the film is over, one remembers only the visual treat".<ref name="rediff">{{Cite web |date=2000-04-15 |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Alai Payuthe review |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/apr/15alai.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315091357/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/apr/15alai.htm |archive-date=15 March 2009 |access-date=2012-08-25 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> In regard to performances, the critic mentions that Madhavan "looks pleasant and handsome and does his job splendidly until the end, where he looks totally lost in the most crucial scene" and that Shalini "is very beautiful but not as open as she used to be as a child star".<ref name="rediff" />
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| ''Alaipayuthey'' was dubbed and released as ''Sakhi'' in Telugu and was later remade in [[Hindi cinema]] as ''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]'', by Mani Ratnam's assistant [[Shaad Ali]] in 2002, starring [[Rani Mukherjee]] and [[Vivek Oberoi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cine quiz |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/cine-quiz/article3022655.ece}}</ref> It was the first time where the director had sold off production rights' of his films to be remade in another language as he had previously opted to dub and release the film himself.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-11-21 |title=Thalapathi goes to Bollywood |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-21/news-interviews/30429402_1_hindi-film-bharat-shah-second-film|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105193530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-21/news-interviews/30429402_1_hindi-film-bharat-shah-second-film|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=2013-11-05}}</ref>
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| == Legacy ==
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| The film began a successful film career for Madhavan and launched him as a "[[romantic hero]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Love's rush hour |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/loves-rush-hour/article3187222.ece}}</ref> He has since gone on to become a regular part of the cast in Mani Ratnam's productions and featured in leading roles in ''[[Dumm Dumm Dumm]]'' (2001), ''[[Kannathil Muthamittal]]'' (2002), ''[[Aaytha Ezhuthu]]'' (2004) and ''[[Guru (2007 film)|Guru]]'' (2007).<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-04-26 |title=Cinema'' should'' entertain |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/26/stories/2002042600870100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212021757/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/26/stories/2002042600870100.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=12 February 2012}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Shalini]] had already agreed to call time on her career before release due to her pending marriage with [[Ajith Kumar]] and ''Alaipayuthey'' became her penultimate release. [[Swarnamalya]] also received several film offers after her critically acclaimed performance, but consecutive failures of eight of her ten movies since failed to catapult her into the leading bracket of actors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-07-10 |title=A powerful comeback for her |location=Chennai, India |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/10/stories/2007071050380200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916055728/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/10/stories/2007071050380200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archive-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> Post-release, the actress had also expressed her disappointment at several of her scenes being edited out of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 February 2001 |title=Promises are never kept |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/jan313.asp |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010207034826/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/jan313.asp |archive-date=7 February 2001}}</ref> In July 2011, [[Janani Iyer]] said she considered a role like Shalini's character from the film as "really challenging".<ref>{{Cite web |title=ITSY BITSY |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/itsy-bitsy/article2287657.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215072233/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/itsy-bitsy/article2287657.ece |archive-date=15 December 2014 |access-date=2014-12-15 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Gautham Menon]] revealed that the scene prior to the song "Evano Oruvan" was "almost straight out of real life" and that he "tried to incorporate such moments" in his films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dundoo |first=Sangeetha Devi |title=Romance, this way |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/romance-his-way/article4204970.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222124759/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/romance-his-way/article4204970.ece |archive-date=22 December 2012 |access-date=2015-01-08 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> The film created an interest for weddings held in temple.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Somasundaram |first=Jayanthi |title=Love, pray, marry |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/love-pray-marry/article6075222.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709002043/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/love-pray-marry/article6075222.ece |archive-date=9 July 2014 |access-date=2015-01-08 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
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| == In popular culture ==
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| Several other directors have made cultural references to ''Alaipayuthey'', with both scenes and songs being alluded in their films. The scene where Madhavan proposes Shalini in the train was spoofed in ''[[Boss Engira Bhaskaran]]'' (2010) where Bhaskaran ([[Arya (actor)|Arya]]) tries to do the same with Chandrika ([[Nayantara]]) but fails. When Madhavan saw that film, he said "It was a pleasant shock to see this clip feature in ''BEB''. It was such a sweet tribute to me. After watching this sequence, I was quite amused to see how thin I was back then!"<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-09-17 |title=I'm very fond of Arya: Madhavan |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-17/news-interviews/28254058_1_lover-boy-three-idiots-first-movie|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104181030/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-17/news-interviews/28254058_1_lover-boy-three-idiots-first-movie|url-status=dead|work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=2012-11-04}}</ref> In ''[[Budget Padmanabhan]]'' (2000), Vivek speaks to [[Bhuvaneswari (actress)|Bhuvaneswari]] through cups attached with wires. Vivek utters Madhavan's dialogue from the film by mimicking his voice, he then hurts [[Theni Kunjarammal]]'s eye by singing the film's song.<ref>''Budget Padmanabhan (DVD)''</ref> In ''[[Majunu]]'' (2001), Vivek impresses lady by singing "Yaro Yarodi" in a telephone booth with his friends while she was speaking on the telephone but lady reveals that her husband was a police inspector but he sings 'En Karuvam Azhindhadhadi' from the line of a song "Snegithane".<ref>''Majunu (DVD)''</ref> In ''[[Shahjahan (film)|Shahjahan]]'' (2001), Vivek and Kovai Sarala sings "Snegithane" in a humorous vein.<ref>''Shahjahan (DVD)''</ref>
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| The Hindi television series ''[[Beintehaa]]'' was dubbed in Tamil as ''Alaipayuthe''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An emotional rollercoaster |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-emotional-rollercoaster/article6420403.ece}}</ref> Songs from the film inspired several film titles – ''[[Snegithiye]]'' (2000), ''[[Kadhal Sadugudu]]'' (2003), ''[[Evano Oruvan]]'' (2007), ''[[Pachai Nirame]]'' (2008), ''[[Ragasiya Snehithane]]'' (2008) and ''[[Endrendrum Punnagai]]'' (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SNEHITHEYE |url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/snehitheye.htm |website=cinematoday2.itgo.com}}</ref> Posters of ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya]]'' (2010) were inspired from various films including ''Alaipayuthey''.{{Sfn|Southscope|2010|page=50}}
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| == Soundtrack ==
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| The music score that accompanies the film was composed by [[A. R. Rahman]]. Upon release, the album met with widespread critical acclaim, selling over six lakh cassettes, and went on to win the [[Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Award for Best Music Director]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Vinay |date=25 August 2000 |title=Gramophone pitch gets louder in the South -- Acquires rights for Telugu songs from Sea Records |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/08/26/stories/192602rg.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204015046/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/08/26/stories/192602rg.htm |archive-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> The soundtrack features 10 songs composed by Rahman, with lyrics by [[Vairamuthu]], except for the title song "Alai Payuthey" (which was created by the 18th-century [[Carnatic music]] composer [[Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi]], who also set it to the [[Raga|raagam]] Kannada). The song "Yaro Yarodi" later appeared in the 2008 Hollywood film, ''[[The Accidental Husband]]''. The audio rights were sold to [[Saregama]], a prominent music label in the 1999s.
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| [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] worked as chorus singer for the film while [[Clinton Cerejo]] made his debut as playback singer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-02-17 |title=Destiny's child |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/destinys-child/article2240734.ece |access-date=2020-06-04 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-23 |title=Clinton Cerejo live in concert today |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/november-fest/clinton-cerejo-live-in-concert-today/article6625270.ece |access-date=2020-06-04 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> Song "Kadhal Sadugudu" provided major breakthrough for its singer [[S. P. Charan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-05 |title=Grill Mill |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/grill-mill/article3023633.ece |access-date=2020-06-04 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>
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| | rowspan="4" | Filmfare Awards South||[[Filmfare Best Music Director Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Music Director Award]] || [[A. R. Rahman]]||{{won}} ||<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/08/26/stories/192602rg.htm|title = Gramophone pitch gets louder in the South – Acquires rights for Telugu songs from Sea Records|location = Chennai, India|work = [[The Hindu]]|first = Vinay|last = Kamath|date = 25 August 2000|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140204015046/http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2000/08/26/stories/192602rg.htm|archive-date = 4 February 2014}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160113163735/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/03/24/stories/0424401t.htm ]</ref>
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| | [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South]] || [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]||{{won}}||<ref name="Best Male Debut – South">{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/best-debutants-down-the-years-6681.html|title=Best Debutants down the years...|website=Filmfare|date=10 July 2014|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref>
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| |[[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South]] || [[P. C. Sreeram]] ||{{won}}||<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2001/ifocus2.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 September 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906211912/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/june2001/ifocus2.html |archive-date=6 September 2004 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| == References ==
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| == External links ==
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| * {{IMDb title|id=0242256|title=Alaipayuthey}}
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| *{{Cite journal |date=March 2011 |title=Southscope March 2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBkXAOmQDhoC&q=alaipayuthey&pg=PA50 |journal=[[South Scope]]|ref={{sfnref|Southscope2010}}}}
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