Directed by: Mani Ratnam Produced by: K. Balachander,Pushpa Kandaswamy Written by: Mani Ratnam,Sujatha Rangarajan Starring: Arvind Swamy,Mad...
Directed by: Mani Ratnam Produced by: K. Balachander,Pushpa Kandaswamy Written by: Mani Ratnam,Sujatha Rangarajan Starring: Arvind Swamy,Madhoo,Pankaj Kapoor,Nassar,Janagaraj Music by: AR Rahman In Srinagar, a Kashmiri terrorist, Wasim Khan is arrested by a team led by Colonel Rayappa (Nassar). In South India, Roja (Madhoo) is a simple village girl born and brought up in Sundarapandianpuram in Tirunelveli district in southern Tamil Nadu. Roja fervently wishes that her sister's (Vaishnavi) marriage proposal with Rishi Kumar (Arvind Swamy), a top cryptologist working with the Indian government, goes smoothly. Unknown to her and her family, Roja's sister is in love with the son of her paternal aunt. When Rishi wishes to speak to Roja's sister alone, she gathers enough courage to convey this and politely asks him to reject her in front of her parents, to which he obliges. To everyone's surprise Rishi requests Roja's hand in marriage instead. Being unaware of her sister's love affair, Roja is not willing to accept Rishi's proposal as she believes that he is the best match for her sister but she marries Rishi, and the couple go to live in Madras while her sister is married to her aunt's son. Initially Roja does not like what Rishi did, but when she learns of her sister's love affair and consequent rejection of Rishi, she apologizes and starts seeing him in a new light. Love blossoms, and life is blissful for the couple for a short while. Meanwhile, Rishi is assigned a posting ... Less
