Thiruppaachi and Sengulam are neighboring villages with a history of enmity between them. Maayan (Manoj) and Machakanni (Riya Sen) meet on the day of her engagement and its love at first sight. Her marriage itself gets called off when the groom and his family insult Machakanni’s family and her romance with Maayan continues. But when her brother finds out about him, all hell breaks loose. The turned-down bridegroom is still itching for revenge and figuring out that the only way to extract it is to marry Machakanni, he pleads for forgiveness and succeeds in melting her brother’s heart. The marriage is finalised but Maayan’s friends swear to unite the star-crossed lovers. There is also a subplot of Maayan’s aunt (Radhika) trying to get her daughter married off to Maayan.

Starring : Manoj, Riya Sen, Soni, Revathi, Radhika, Ranjitha, Manivannan, Manobala, Raj Kapoor, Theni Kunjarammal, Theni K. Murugan, Balakrishnan & Others.

Story & Screenplay : Mani Ratnam Dialogues : R. Selvaraj Editing : K.K. Pazhanivel Photography : Santosh Shivan, Cinematography : B. Kannan, Madhu Ambat

Directed By : Bharathiraja

Produced By : Manoj Trading Co. Janani Ishwarya

Lyrics : Sawan Kumar Sawan

Music : A.R. Rehman