2012 | 145 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or Lars and the Real Girl, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Tamil, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ram and Janani are high school sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Janani is mystified when Ram commits suicide all of a sudden and she tries to find out the truth behind his death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $3 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 213K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth
- DhanushRam
- Shruti HaasanJanani
- SivakarthikeyanKumaran
- PrabhuRam's father
- Sunder RamuSenthil
- RohiniJanani's mother
- BhanupriyaRam's mother
- Jeeva RaviJanani's father
- Gabriella CharltonSumi
- Badava GopiTeacher