Maybe she prefered a simple temple wedding because she was not sure whether it was worth to spend money on a lavish wedding to marry a man, she doesnвЂ™t love yet. She marries him, lives with him and yet she takes her own sweet time to decide whether or not she loves him. She may not boast about it, but she is the most evolved character in the movie. She asks him, вЂњWhat do you mean when you say you love me?вЂќ Despite KarthikвЂ™s repeated requests, Shakthi wonвЂ™t tell him the magic three words until she figures out what is the meaning of вЂI love you.вЂ™ But, Shakthi doesnвЂ™t jump to the conclusion. Karthik confesses his love for Shakthi almost at the beginning of the movie. Welcome to the complex portrait of a 21st-century woman. She is a risk-taker, go-getter, tender, modern, and confusing all at once. Even as Shalini is easy on the eyes, her character inspires other strong emotions.

MadhavanвЂ™s famous smile, looks and inbuilt swag made him an instant hit with the crowd, especially with the girls. In fact, Shakthi has a stronger character arc compared to Karthik. Shakthi may hail from a conventional middle-class family, but her ideas are always out of the box. And when things get tough, it is Shakthi who comes up with the idea of getting married in secret just to prevent obvious challenges that their parents will throw at their relationship. It is Shakthi who first gets KarthikвЂ™s attention, and she reasserts her interest in him by locking looks with him between moving trains. But, look closer, you will see he is just following the lead of Shakthi. Karthik may come across as a reckless larger-than-life Romeo-esque character who is moving the story forward. It seems everything changes quickly after marriage. But, this time, this cliche joke leads to a fight that pushes Karthik and Shakthi to the verge of breaking point. And this meet-cute scene sets the tone, pace and rhythm for the following scenes.ДЇor example, Karthik repeats the same joke about marriage being some sort of jail at another friendвЂ™s wedding. And Ratnam stages this entier power play between this pair in less than 30 seconds. Shakthi walks away with KarthikвЂ™s undivided attention.

No problem, there are other good looking men in here,вЂќ Shakthi tells Karthik. Shakthi throws Karthik off balance by simply passing an underhand compliment. And Shakthi shows us that she is a girl from a big city by dealing with Karthik like a boss.

Karthik is caught off guard with ShakthiвЂ™s directness and mocks her assuming she is a girl from a small town. Karthik couldnвЂ™t resist but pull the leg of his friend for falling into the вЂњtrapвЂќ of marriage. MadhavanвЂ™s Karthik and ShaliniвЂ™s Shakthi bump into each other for the first time at a friendвЂ™s wedding in a rural place.

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