(Express archive photo) Shalini and Madhavan starrer Alaipayuthey was way ahead of its time. On April 14, 2000, director Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayuthey, the 21st century’s first masterpiece from Tamil cinema, debuted in cinemas. Madhavan’s Karthik and Shalini’s Shakthi bump into each other for the first time at a friend’s wedding in a rural place. But, this time, this cliche joke leads to a fight that pushes Karthik and Shakthi to the verge of breaking point. Also, in Alaipayuthey, Ratnam tells us the boys are easy to win over but to make a girl fall in love, one may have to bend backwards.

Source: Indian Express April 18, 2020 02:15 UTC