Idhayam

...this film was a major hit. Why, I have never been able to understand. Was it the music, or was it the campy college atmosphere, or was it the fact that the hero is a lower middle class guy who finally gets the affluent English-speaking girl? Perhaps a combination of all these factors. Like in countless other stinkers, Murali plays a medical college student and falls in love with Heera. Of course he's got a huge inferiority complex and is unable to express his love to her. The movie meanders along, helped by some wonderful songs by Ilayaraja, before screeching to a halt at a railway station. Somehow I can't stand films where the hero is tongue-tied and pines away for his love, and she finally understands what true love is and reciprocates. What a load of you-know-what! Apart from some lovely songs like "Pottu vaitha oru vatta nila" and "Poongodi thaan poothathamma", there's nothing much to save this film. Watch out for a young Prabhudeva dancing away in "April Mayile", which was on everyone's lips back then.

Murali is a village student who gets a medical seat in Chennai's well know medical college. I don't know why... we always loved Murali to be a college student. An many newly shifted village students, Murali is too having the complex of modernized dressing, communication etc., He gets attracted to Heera, a beautiful co-student. She has her own family burdens. Murali tries to express his love towards her, but fails every time. When she understands his love, he is not in a position to accept it. Watch the film for a real heart breaking love.

A special credit goes to the veteran Music maestro Ilayaraja. He scored the original and BGM for this movie. Music of this film was a sensation of the year. BGM was very much appreciated.

The scenes where Murali trying to propose makes us involved to such an extent that we are ready to speak to Heera for him. After a lot of encouragement from my friends I watched this movie... and I am not at all disappointed. My rating would be around 8 out of 10.