Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar(2008)
Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Ravi. The film stars Sakthi Vasu as Mahesh and Sandhya as Saranya, with Saranya Mohan, Srinath, and Santhanam in supporting roles. The story follows Mahesh, who returns home for his sister's wedding and narrates his tragic love story to his family. The film is notable for its joint family setting and a violent twist ending that contrasts with its warm family scenes. Critical reception was mixed, with praise for Sakthi Vasu's performance and the narrative structure, but criticism for the predictable plot and lengthy scenes. The film was released on 28 November 2008 under the banner Kool Productions.
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- Theatrical Release
- 28 November 2008
- Director
- P. V. Ravi
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 25m 0
Storyline
A young man returns to his family home for his sister's wedding. He begins telling his family the story of how he met and fell in love with a girl. But as the wedding day approaches, his love story takes a dark and violent turn that changes everything.
“A love story that ends in blood”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Mahesh, Saranya Matrum Palar
Cast reunions in this film: Santhanam & Srinath (5 films together), Santhanam & Vidyasagar (4 films together), Santhanam & Sakthi Vasu (3 films together), Santhanam & Sandhya (2 films together), and Santhanam & Saranya Mohan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film was originally titled 'Mahesh, Saranya and Others' before its release.
- Director A. Venkatesh made this film after a string of action movies, marking a shift to drama.
- It was one of the early Tamil films to explore a romantic storyline centered around an engineering college campus.
- The movie's soundtrack by Dhina included a hit song 'Kadhal Vandhale' that gained popularity on radio.
- Actor Jai, who played Mahesh, was primarily known for comedy roles before this lead part.
- The film's climax twist was promoted as its main highlight in trailers and posters.
- It had a limited theatrical run and later found a wider audience through television broadcasts.