The movie is marked by smart dialogue-writing, with the exchanges between Prashanth and Simran worthy of separate mention.
Mutual love of the KK variety between Laila and Prashant trumps the slow-growing variety that had bloomed between the hero and Simran, who are shown to be good friends, and residents of the same building, in the movie.
In Paarthen Rasithen (2000), director Saran crafts a love triangle involving Simran, Prashanth, and Laila. No explanation is offered, and the story is engaging enough that none really is needed. The on-screen romance between the actors begins is of the kandathum kaadhal (KK for the rest of the article) type, with Prashanth falling head over heels in love with the maiden at first sight. Or was it just a case of the writer doing what was required for the movie? Deva’s soundtrack and background score helped to embellish the picture’s impact. It is hard to detect Sujatha’s hand in the dialogues. They have convincingly played mature lovers who place the happiness of their family members in high regard. The hero and heroine were aged 25 and 22 respectively when the movie was released. Another highlight is the performance of Chinni Jayanth who effortlessly transitions from delivering silfans-themed dialogues in the earlier half of the movie, to playing a pivotal role in the movie’s climax scene. There is no separate comedy track as such, with Vivek, Ramji, and Vaiyapuri providing comic relief. Karan puts in an inspiring performance as Prashanth’s best friend and Simran’s elder brother. Both the lead actors already had commercial hits under their belt, and the director increased his odds of success by including a strong supporting cast. The first movie starring these two actors was Kannedhirey Thondrinaal (1998), directed by debutant Ravichandran, with the dialogue-writing role shared between him and Sujatha. Here are a few thoughts on the collection, in the order that I watched them. The bulk of the songs in these three musically relevant movies had lyrics penned by Vairamuthu. Three out of these four movies contain soundtracks that are etched indelibly into the collective consciousness of 90s-borns. I revisited their four movies over the past month, watching one movie per weekend. Using the above-defined metric, both Surya-Jyothika and Vadivelu-Kovai Sarala would qualify, but the rest of this article would focus on another pair with palpable chemistry that gave 4 box office hits in the period 1998-2002, each one with a different director at the helm. Simbu-Trisha bombed in Alai but set a cultural landmark with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (VTV). Ditto with Vijay-Trisha in Ghilli but not in Kuruvi. For instance, Surya-Asin worked well in Ghajini but not so much in Vel. What qualifies as a hit jodi (leading pair)? You could apply your own filters, but a definitive marker would be to judge the success of the pair in projects by different directors.