India Synopsis
அலைபாயுதே
Karthik and Shakthi marry against the wishes of their families and start their new life. However, they soon realize that marriage is not the bed of roses they had imagined it would be.
Other Titles From Madras Talkies
Romance + Drama in India
356 India titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Alaipayuthey itself).
The 1999–2001 India Window
Among 83 India films we catalog from this window, Alaipayuthey places #10 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s India Landscape
Alaipayuthey premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for India cinema with only 29 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 454 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 36m runtime, production spent $13K per minute on screen and earned $38K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 28 other India films in 2000.
The 296th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 69% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Alaipayuthey, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hit-and-run · 5
- told in flashback · 3
- family disapproval · 2
- social differences · 1
- coma · 8
- musical · 71
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #306 of 1,983 India films indexed here (85th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Romance productions specifically: #59 of 573 (top 10%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Tamil |
| Spoken Languages | Malayalam, Tamil |
| Production Companies | Madras Talkies |
| Runtime | 2h 36m |
| Release Date | April 14, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0242256 |