Alai is a 2003 Indian Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 romantic comedy film

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. The film stars Silambarasan, Trisha

Trisha Krishnan

Trisha Krishnan is an Indian film actress and model, who primarily appears in Tamil and Telugu language films, but has also appeared in Hindi language films. She was noticed after winning several beauty pageants like the Miss Madras contest , which marked her entry into filmdom...

, Raghuvaran

Raghuvaran

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 and Vivek

Vivek (actor)

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. The film is directed

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 by Vikram K Kumar. The score

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 and soundtrack

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, composed

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 by Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...

, was released

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 on April 2003. It flopped because of the release of Kaadhal Kondein. Ever since the movie was released Dhanush and Simbhu have been considered to be rivals.

Plot

Aathi(Simbhu) and Meera(Trisha) fall in love after the usual playful tiffs. On a visit to a friend's village for his marriage, the two of them help the friend stand up against his father and wed his sweetheart instead of the girl his father had fixed up his marriage with. With all these things, Auathi's father arranges a marriage for him.
After a big confusion, Aathi and Meera are together.

Cast

Actor	Role
Silambarasan	Aathi
Trisha	Meera
Vivek	Madhan
Nassar

Soundtrack

There are six songs composed by Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...

Song Title	Singers
"Alai Adikuthu"	Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
"En Ragasiya Kanavukal"	Karthik Raja Karthik Raja Karthik Raja is a Tamil musician from Chennai, India. He made his debut as music composer in the Tamil film Alexander.-Personal life:Karthik Raja is the eldest son of musician Ilaiyaraaja and Jeeva. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Kollywood music directors and... , Srivarthini
"Nee Oru Desam"	Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her...
"Paiya Paiya"	Mathangi, Tippu Tippu Tippu or Tipu can refer to:* Tippu Sultan, Indian ruler* Tippu , a South Indian film playback singer* Tipu, a Mayan archaeological site...
"Solakattu Bommai"	Devan Devan Devan was one of the greatest of twentieth century Tamil writers, known for his witty and humorous stories. Many people think of him as the 'Wodehouse' of Tamil writings.... , Pop Shalini Pop shalini Shalini Singh popularly called as Pop Shalini is a singer from Tamil Nadu, India.Shalini Singh popularly known as Pop Shalini was one of the first teenagers to release an album when she was only 13. She has sung over 500 songs in various Indian languages for Indian films...
"Thinga Kizhamuiuijhgai"	Timmy, Karthik Raja Karthik Raja Karthik Raja is a Tamil musician from Chennai, India. He made his debut as music composer in the Tamil film Alexander.-Personal life:Karthik Raja is the eldest son of musician Ilaiyaraaja and Jeeva. His brother Yuvan Shankar Raja and sister Bhavatharini, who are also Kollywood music directors and...