Alaipayuthey
2000 2h 36m movie Film India

Alaipayuthey

அலைபாயுதே

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.

The 1999–2001 India Window

83 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Alaipayuthey sits at position #10.

  1. Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
    #1

    Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

    ★ 7.8 · 2001

  2. Rhythm
    #2

    Rhythm

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  3. Padayappa
    #3

    Padayappa

    ★ 7.6 · 1999

  4. Friends
    #4

    Friends

    ★ 7.6 · 1999

  5. Thenkasipattanam
    #5

    Thenkasipattanam

    ★ 7.6 · 2000

  6. Narasimham
    #6

    Narasimham

    ★ 7.5 · 2000

  7. Tum Bin
    #7

    Tum Bin

    ★ 7.4 · 2001

  8. Upendra
    #8

    Upendra

    ★ 7.4 · 1999

Other Titles From Madras Talkies

The 2000s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Alaipayuthey premiered. 454 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$2.0M
Budget
$6.0M
Revenue
$4.0M
Net Profit
3.0×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 36m runtime, production spent $13K per minute on screen and earned $38K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • coma
  • musical
  • hit-and-run
  • told in flashback
  • social differences
  • family disapproval

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