Alai Payuthey is considered to be a cult classic film in the Tamil film industry’s history starring Shalini and R Madhavan. The film was loved by many for its brilliant performance and the storyline.
Shalini, recently took to social media to share an adorable selfie which has led to fans demanding for the second part of the film.
Shalini’s adorable selfie with Alai Payuthey co- star R Madhavan
Ajith Kumar’s wife Shalini recently took to her Instagram handle to share an selfie with R Madhavan. Along with the pictures, she wrote in the caption, “Endrendrum Punnagai”, which translates to “Smile Forever”.
Soon after the post was shared, it went viral within no time and fans couldn’t keep calm. Some fans even demanded for the sequel of Alai Payuthey. One user wrote, “Now Shalini mam: I don’t expect you to be beautiful. Actually that is true because I love Ajith my love”. Another user wrote, “Both of them aged like fine wine”. “OMG!!! Karthik and shakthi”, wrote the third user.
For the unversed, the 3 Idiots actor made his silver screen debut in the film Alai Payuthey. starred alongside Shalini in this romantic cult classic film.
About Alai Payuthey
Alai Payutheywas directed by Mani Ratnam and the film’s evergreen music was done by A.R. Rahman. The film revolves around Karthik and Shakti marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realise that marriage is not the bed of roses they had imagined it would be.
Scene from Alai Payuthey | Source: IMDbAlai Payuthey was released on April 14, 2000. Apart from Shalini and R Madhavan, the film also featured Swarnamalya, Vivek, Jayasudha and K.P.A.C. Lalitha among others
For the uninitiated, the film was dubbed and released in Telugu under the title Sakhi and later remade in Hindi in 2002 as Saathiya, directed by Shaad Ali, with Rani Mukherjee and Vivek Oberoi reprising the roles of R Madhavan and Shalini.