Rajesh Shivakumar is a college hoodlum who has his first crush on Reena Joseph, who unfortunately, is engaged to be married to Rajiv Samuel, an Indian engineer settled abroad. In an effort to gain her heart, Maddy impersonates Rajiv and gets close to Reena, aided by his grandfather Subbuni and his crooked sidekick Chockalingam. However, the real Rajiv shows up, bringing a shocking end to Reena's romantic interlude.
Acting
Madhavan's breakthrough—charming, infuriating, utterly convincing
Writing
Gautham Menon's debut dialogue crackles with youthful arrogance
Score
Harris Jayaraj's debut soundtrack—still on repeat playlists
Director
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harris Jayaraj composed 'Vaseegara' as his very first film song—it became an anthem for a generation of hopeless romantics.
The film spawned countless college impersonation stories across South India; 'doing a Minnale' became slang for romantic deception.
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