Manathodu Mazhaikalam is a 2006 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...

 drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by Arputhan, that stars Jayasurya

Jayasurya

Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...

, Nithya Das

Nithya Das

Nithya Das is an Indian Malayalam and Tamil film actress.She started her career with Ee Parakkum Thalika directed by Thaha starring Dileep. After this successful film, she acted with Kalabhavan Mani in Kanmashi. Nitya has also acted in Tamil movies. Her other films in Malayalam are Balettan,...

, Samiksha

Samiksha

Samiksha is an Indian actress, mostly appearing in Telugu and Tamil films.- Early Life:Born in Chandigarh, Samiksha is an Electronic Engineer and she made her debut in movies with Telugu film 143 directed by one of the top notch telugu movie director, Puri Jaggannath...

 and Shaam

Shaam

Shamshuddin Ibrahim, known professionally as Shaam , is a Tamil film actor and model. Starting his career as a professional model, he soon made his acting debut in the film Khushi , appearing in a cameo role. He further appeared in lead roles in critically and commercially successful films such as...

. It released on 22 September 2006.

Plot

Siva (Shaam) and Sathya (Nithyadas) are collegemates. She is a good friend of Siva. She is always with him, both in his happy and sad moments. When he is in a tight corner, Sathya with the help of her father, helps Siva to come out it unscathed. Their friendship continues even after their college days. The parents of Siva and Sathya mistake their friendship as an affair. The two refuse and make it clear that they are platonic friends with oneness in their thoughts, but no plutonic thoughts!

In the course of time, Siva marries Sruthy (Samiksha) and Sathya marries Karthik (Jaya Surya). Sruthy soon becomes pregnant but dies of complications in childbirth. Siva is left to raise his son on his own. Many years pass, and Siva's son begins to treat him badly, leaving Siva destitute. At the same time, Karthik informs Siva that Sathya is in her dasth bed due to heart problems. In due course of time, Sathya dies. The film ends as Karthik and Siva, both widowers, walk together vowing to remain good friends for the remainder of their lives.

Cast

• Jayasurya
  Jayasurya
  Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
  
   as Karthik
• Shaam
  Shaam
  Shamshuddin Ibrahim, known professionally as Shaam , is a Tamil film actor and model. Starting his career as a professional model, he soon made his acting debut in the film Khushi , appearing in a cameo role. He further appeared in lead roles in critically and commercially successful films such as...
  
   as Siva
• Nithya Das
  Nithya Das
  Nithya Das is an Indian Malayalam and Tamil film actress.She started her career with Ee Parakkum Thalika directed by Thaha starring Dileep. After this successful film, she acted with Kalabhavan Mani in Kanmashi. Nitya has also acted in Tamil movies. Her other films in Malayalam are Balettan,...
  
   as Sathya
• Samiksha
  Samiksha
  Samiksha is an Indian actress, mostly appearing in Telugu and Tamil films.- Early Life:Born in Chandigarh, Samiksha is an Electronic Engineer and she made her debut in movies with Telugu film 143 directed by one of the top notch telugu movie director, Puri Jaggannath...
  
  as Shruthi