Shyama and Dileepan are newly-weds, but when the civil war fighting in Sri Lanka takes a turn for the worse, Shyama is forced to leave as a refugee without her husband, who is reported as having been shot by rebels. Mani Ratnam is one of the star directors of Tamil cinema and his 2002 film Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek) is a fine example of his work and a perfectly accessible introduction to anyone who wishes to explore the colourful worlds of Indian or Tamil cinema who thinks that Bollywood musicals might not be quite to their taste. It’s the Sound of Music meets Black Hawk Down! A young girl travels to war-torn Sri Lanka to find her real mother. Noel Megahey takes a tentative step into the world of Tamil cinema with a bit of a musical blockbuster from Mani Ratnam.
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