Cast
Revathi Mohan
Credits
Written by: 
Mani Ratnam
Cinematography: P.C. Sreeram
Music: 
Ilaiyaraaja
Plot
His breakthrough, about friction between a newly married couple.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mani Ratnam's breakthrough romance follows a headstrong woman in an arranged marriage slowly warming to her husband. Fresh, stylish and tender, with Ilaiyaraaja's music, it set a new look for Tamil cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.4 / 10 (4,911 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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