Gautham Menon opens about Simbu’s contribution on a popular dialogue in “Vinnaithandi Varuvaya”

Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Vinnaithandi Varuvaya is nothing short of a modern cult love story starring Simbu and Trisha that explored the relationship between two star-crossed lovers Karthick and Jessie. The film, which had music by AR Rahman, was a runaway hit at the box office. Not long ago, Gautham had said that he plans to make the sequel but however, it didn’t materialise. Among the most heartbreaking love stories of Kollywood, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is a timeless classics. After almost a decade , Gautham Menon talking about the film to an online portal spoke about how STR had made a change in dialogue of the film which became popular.

In a scene, I remember a dialogue ‘promises are meant to be broken’ which was in English, and many people say that most of the dialogues in my films are in English. There were a few dialogues Simbu loved and delivered them beautifully. The dialogue ‘promises are meant to be broken’ ,Simbu suggested that he’ll say it in TamiI and II said okay right away and that scene came out really well. He on the spot said ‘Sathyam Panrade Odaikaradu than’ It was literal translation from English as there is nothing like that in Tamil. It was beautiful when he said it and I let it be there. The whole sequence is beautiful.”

When asked about the song ‘Mannipaaya’, GVM said “It was a tough one to shoot, given the hero had to dance in a boat. We had to ensure his safety and the rest of the crew members’ safety too. That song was actually a surprise for me, from A.R.Rahman.I had told him the sequence and left. 3 days later, he called me, saying the song is ready. He had coordinated with Thaamarai for the lyrics and had suggested the term ‘Mannipaaya’ for the song.”