If you take a list of the best major films in Tamil cinema, Alaghi will surely be included in it. The film was directed by light artist Thangarbachan. The story of the film is about how the school love of a young man living in a village comes to the end of his life.
Thangarbachan had beautifully displayed the life in the film. The film featured Parthiban as the hero and Bollywood actress Nandita Das as the heroine. All the songs composed by Ilayaraja in the film are timeless.
Many people who watched this film shed tears thinking about the love they met in their life. That’s why Alagi movie is considered as a great movie. However, the film was not well received when it was released. Thangarbachan said in an interview, ‘After the end of the beautiful film, the producer of the film called me and scolded me. The film does not run at all. But your life is in it. So, he released the film saying that he will release it on his own.
At the time of the release of Alagi, the film Red starring Ajith was also released. So, the movie was allotted more theaters and Aalaki didn’t get any theater. Alaagi was released in very few theatres. If you go to the theatre, there are very few fans.
But when I saw some people who came out crying after the movie, I got a hope. A few days after the release of the film, there was no crowd in the theater. Ajith’s film Red did not impress the fans. So, Alagi came to see the film. After that, the film ran for 100 days in many theatres,’ Thangarbachan said in that interview.
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