Alai Payuthey, owing to the tremendous response and cult factor, got remade in Hindi as Saathiya and Sakhi in Telugu. Despite their respective box office success, the Tamil original remains unmatched.

A woman shared on Instagram that the plot of the movie Alaipayuthey, directed by Mani Ratnam and starring R Madhavan and Shalini, is actually her parents’ love story. She even tagged Madhavan in ...

I was able to solve this problem (with Alai Payuthey) , and I was still interested in doing it," Ratnam added. Saathiya, the Hindi version of Alai Payuthey, was directed by Shaad Ali.

While Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol never got to star in Alai Payuthey, their absence didn’t dim the film’s legacy, which remains a cornerstone of Indian cinema. For more such stories, check out ...

Veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam opened up about his early plans for Alai Payuthey and his collaboration with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.He revealed that the original idea was to make Alai Payuthey ...

Mumbai, Filmmaker Mani Ratnam on Saturday said that he initially thought of making his 2000 hit "Alai Payuthey" with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol but then dropped the idea as he was unable to crack ...

The 2000 Tamil film “Alaipayuthey,” directed by Mani Ratnam, starred Madhavan and Shalini and became a massive hit. The music for the film was composed by A.R. Rahman.

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam says he initially thought of making his 2000 hit Alai Payuthey with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol but then dropped the idea as he was unable to crack the climax of the film. The Tamil ...

'Saathiya', the Hindi version of 'Alai Payuthey', was directed by Shaad Ali. Ratnam said every film goes through several changes during every step of the filmmaking — from inception to casting ...