Kadhalukku Mariyaadai (1997)
Jeevanandhan meets Mini in a book shop and their eyes meet leading to sparks of love in their hearts. Mini has a loving mother and three brothers, James, Thomas and Stephen and she is the apple of their eye. Mini is hesitant to reciprocate her love for Jeeva who steadily makes an inroad into her heart, the love affair incensing her family members who give him a thrashing each time he meets her. Jeeva's parents are under the impression that their son is pursuing his MBA studies until his father receives an SOS from Jeeva, injured in one such beatings. His father Chandrasekhar is stunned by the developments and Jeeva's mother is also shocked. Jeeva refuses to part company with Mini when his father arrives with his henchmen to take him back.
Director:
Fazil
Writer:
Fazil
![]() |
Vijay as Jeevanandhan |
![]() |
Shalini as Mini |
![]() |
Srividya as Jeeva's mother |
![]() |
Sivakumar as Chandrasekhar |
![]() |
Charle as Kesavan |
![]() |
Dhamu as Raghavan |
![]() |
Radha Ravi as James |
![]() |
Thalaivasal Vijay as Thomas |
![]() |
Manivannan as |
![]() |
KPAC Lalitha as Mini's mother |
![]() |
Poornima Indrajith as Latha |
![]() |
Kaaka Radhakrishnan as Major Thangaraj |
![]() |
Saranya Mohan as |
| Directing | Fazil | Director |
| Sound | Ilaiyaraaja | Music |
| Production | Sangili Murugan | Producer |
| Writing | Fazil | Story |
| Writing | Fazil | Screenplay |
| Camera | Anandakuttan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | T. R. Sekhar | Editor |