20 Years Of Alaipayuthey: R Madhavan Shares Heartfelt Post, Thanks Fans For 'Keeping Memories Alive'

R Madhavan, who made his silver screen debut with Alaipayuthey', shared an emotional post as the film completed 20 years of release.

New Delhi: Madhavan starrer ‘Alaipayuthey’, which released on April 14, 2000, has completed 20 years of release on Tuesday. The film co-starring Shalini explored the tensions of married life between two young people, who decided to get married without the consent of their parents. The Mani Ratnam directorial, which received good reviews, is considered as a cult classic in the Tamil film industry. The romantic drama was later remade in Hindi as ‘Saathiya’ in 2002. Madhavan, who made his silver screen debut with ‘Alaipayuthey’, took to social media to share a heartfelt post as the film turned 20. The ‘3 Idiots’ actor also thanked the fans for ‘keeping the memories alive’. “20 yers that flew by since the release of my debut film. #20yearsofalaipayuthey. Thank you all for keeping me and the memories alive,” Madhavan tweeted while sharing a collage photo of the scenes from ‘Alaipayuthey’.

20 yers that flew by since the release of my debut film. #20yearsofalaipayuthey. Thank you all for keeping me and the memories alive . ????????????❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Vr1VcrUde1

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) April 14, 2020

The cinematographer of ‘Alaipayuthey’, P. C. Sreeram, also went down the memory lane and shared,"#alaipayuthey April 14  Two decades of Alaipayuthey, Fresh in the minds of viewers all arounf the world ."

#alaipayuthey April 14 Two decades of Alaipayuthey, Fresh in the minds of viewers all arounf the world . pic.twitter.com/Mws0OZMClD

— pcsreeramISC (@pcsreeram) April 13, 2020

Fans also reminisced the golden memories of the critically acclaimed film. One user tweeted, "It's been 2 decades since this film released still haunts me by its mesmerizing LOVE track! Maniratnam - Arrahman - PC sreeram Red heart #alaipayuthey  #20YearsOfAlaipayuthey (P.S: want to feel bliss? just listen to it's album)."

It's been 2 decades since this film released still haunts me by its mesmerizing LOVE track!

Maniratnam - Arrahman - PC sreeram ❤️#alaipayuthey #20YearsOfAlaipayuthey (P.S: want to feel bliss? just listen to it's album) pic.twitter.com/Hrr0NahCDd — Ram Shankar (@i_ram_shankar) April 14, 2020

Check out some more tweets!

20years of Alaipayudhey ❤️

it's still the best movie of all time for me.#alaipayuthey #Maniratnam #ARRahman pic.twitter.com/F4B46iE84u — ????️ ♥️ ???? ヅ (@aabithly) April 13, 2020

it's 20 years of this beautiful movie ????♥️ #alaipayuthey #20yearsofalaipayuthey pic.twitter.com/Ssek6ILH1G

— َ (@iamdhamini) April 14, 2020

#Alaipayuthey is the first film I remember watching as a kid which followed non - linear narrative style. The film traces the love b/w IT professional and medi stud who try to figure out love, career & marriage among other things, facing age-old problems of family and society. pic.twitter.com/iEMEiVAdlO

— ????️WFH got exciting???? (@filmsnut) April 13, 2020

‘Alaipayuthey’ did a good job at the box office and the film received praises for its realistic portrayal of married life. The movie’s music was composed by A.R. Rahman and it managed to strike a chord with the audience. Watch this space for more updates!