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Director:
Mani Ratnam
Writers:
Mani Ratnam (screenplay)
Mani Ratnam (story)
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Release Date:
14 February 2002 (India) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
Dhileepan and Shyama are Tamil-speaking residents of Mankulam, Sri Lanka, who get married with the blessings of their respective families... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
9 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Mani Ratnam hospitalized
 (From BollywoodHungama. 15 April 2009, 10:23 AM, PDT)
Mani Ratnam hospitalized
 (From BollywoodHungama. 15 April 2009, 10:23 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Deeply touching... more (36 total)

Cast

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Madhavan ... G. Thiruchelvan
Simran ... Indra
J.D. Chakravarthi ... Dhileepan
Prakash Raj ... Dr. Herold Vikramsinghe (as Prakashraj)
Nandita Das ... Shyama
P.S. Keerthana ... Amudha
Delhi Kumar ... Ganesan
Master Suraj ... Vinayan
Master Kethan ... Akhilan
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Peck on the Cheek (USA) (literal English title)
Amritha (India: Telugu title) (dubbed version)
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Runtime:
Canada:123 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
India
Language:
Tamil | Sinhala
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | DTS-Stereo
Certification:
India:U | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)
Filming Locations:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India more
Company:
Madras Talkies more

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Trivia:
The movie is inspired by a Time magazine article about an American couple who took their daughter to Philippines to meet her biological mother. more
Soundtrack:
Vidai Kodu more

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User Comments

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14 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Deeply touching..., 11 September 2002
9/10
Author: James McNally from Toronto, Canada

I saw this film at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival.

This is the first Indian film I've seen in the Tamil language, and while it does share some similarities with other Indian films (wonderful music and choreography, sweeping storyline), the director attempts more than just to entertain. The film tells the story of Amudha, a precocious nine-year old whose parents reveal to her that she was adopted, thus beginning an odyssey that takes them all from India to war-torn Sri Lanka. Gorgeous visuals mix with horrifying scenes of violence expressly to make a point, though it is a simplistic one. Amudha is played by P.S. Keerthana, and she is one of the few child actors I've seen who can be precocious and yet not annoying. Her charm and beauty held the film together.

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