Eyarkai (2003) User Reviews

Wonderful Story

[sudhamohan-sunoj · 9/10 · 6 January 2007]

Guys,I saw this movie on the TV and found to be an unusual Tamil movie.It had Good story line and all the characters have played their part well.I feel we don't get such movies with solid story line in most Tamil movies.There is a Situation song Kadhal Vandhal which I thought had master Picturisation.But I found that this movie didn't do well at box office.Its a pity.Its a movie that can run more than 100 days then other commercial movies.The climax I thought was not the usual that one would expect to happen.However,it does matches with story well.An ideal climax.Overall I would rate this movie great and I would put it in the list of my Favorite films.

Light house

[syed-azharudeen555 · 9/10 · 29 March 2020]

One of the best movie and my most favourite one, Lighthouse is like one of the characters in that movie, In climax lighthouse symbolised as Mardu both are Broken abandoned and alone & Nancy is no more used to come back,

Then lighthouse only there for send off Mardu, when he arrives first Nancy and light house are portrayed to welcome him

Iyarkai2003

[shajini-62161 · 7/10 · 19 June 2021]

This is national award movie it was amazing to learn about the nature and it resultions. Shyam was a stunner and Radhika was amazingly great.

Best Tamil Movie I have ever seen..

[TamilMovieGirl · 10/10 · 2 July 2005]

One of the best Movie in Tamil I have ever seen. The actors have played their best in this movie. Songs are the highlights for this movie. Really a good effort made by the director. I would say that this is the movie in which both the actors Shaam and Arun has played their best..I loved the song 'Kaadhal Vandhaal Solli Anuppu..'. Really a good movie worth watching with the family. The heroine 'Radhika' has done a great job in this movie. The first time when i saw the movie i thought OK this is another story of a sailor.. but it was something else which i didn't expect.. The climax of the movie may be unacceptable for some people but i liked that climax very much.. 'A Perfect title for a Perfect Movie' (Iyarkai-Nature).

Fantastic Movie.

[sylvester-prabhu-p · 10/10 · 27 October 2007]

I love this movie, especially Sham and Radhika, the story is absolutely awesome thanks to the entire team of 'IYARKAI'. The most lovely of this movie is the climax, Sham and Radhika are absolutely stunning in this movie and they've done their part without any hesitation, The climax is very very lovely. Tippu's humming at the climax of the movie adds a crown to the movie, I'm looking forward to see more of these type of movie from this team once again. Thank you IYARKAI once again and hats off to all who worked for this. The light house in Andaman is also one of the most beautiful attraction in this movie, seema biswas has done her part and pasupathy wears a different role in this movie. Music director has given a heartthrob songs and background music to his movie.

a nice movie with innovative screenplay

[prabhu-k-raj · 6/10 · 31 May 2007]

Its a great adoption of Fedor Dostoevsky's Classic White nights.The story opens in outdoor sea background.I am not sure how many times i watched this movie..a fantastic movie from Tamil language.Director S.P.jananathan played well with the protagonist.This is a new feel fresh movie i have seen when i tired of watching typical masala clichéd movies.Hats off.I think Tamil cinema will get more directors like this with new experiments and innovative story lines.i Strongly believing that Director Did a justification for white nights.

I suggest you to see this movie. (IYARKAI)

apart from Critical accolades,this film opened with low response even though it has all the mainstream cinema elements. I found the reason for this below average response in Box office :

The love affair between radhika / arun was not handled well..Its a kind of amateur love.If the director shaped that part..sure it will be a golden jubilee film.

Nice story telling

[skanuj · 10/10 · 12 March 2006]

Keeps you glued all along. Heroine has some fantastic appeal. I guess I am gonna find her wallpapers for my PC. Caught it on DD1, half an hour into the movie. BUT it was still a fantastic watch. Made my weekend, as I was bored sitting at home. And really wanted to see some nice movie. Fantastic ending - i was kinda shocked that movie has ended! I don't really want to reveal too much here, its a simple story. Filmed very well, some really nice cinematography, but then sea by itself has some splendor! I don't know tamil at all, but I really enjoyed a song which in subtitles was - "If you fall in love, send word! I will come if I'm alive." Last time I watched Shwaas on DD1. I guess am gonna be regular for these award winning features for DD1 Sunday late night.

Gem of a cinema

[yeshwanthraja · 10/10 · 30 March 2020]

This movie makes u laugh, cry, think and especially the best of the movie is climax marudhu leaves his girlfriend when he came to know that the captain mukundan has came. This scene has a seperate fan base especially 90s kids

This is not just a movie.

[venkidme · 10/10 · 23 August 2022]

My one and only top favourite movie in Tamil cinema my motivational movie when I was studying school days, so this movie is always special to me specially S P Jananathan Sir.. I miss you so much.

worth watching

[dmandrayar · 5/10 · 17 May 2005]

A good movie released at a wrong time - worth watching with good production values, good music, shot in exotic locations of Andaman Islands and well photographed and the actors had played their parts with ease .One can watch this film with family as no vulgarity is portrayed.This doesn't seem to look like the debut of the director ,who surprisingly has handled the movie with utmost care like a veteran, and each frame looks like a portrait. The music director Vidyasaagar has done a very good job with pleasing music and a catchy song "Kadhal Vandhaal" and the background score blends well with the film and sabu Cyril and Selva's Art direction is of course no doubt class and V T Vijayan's editing is slick.V R Kumar the producer won the Indian National Award for the best regional picture for the year 2003.

No words to say about this story

[sheikalthaf · 10/10 · 30 December 2020]

No words to say .... But " LOVE LOVE LOVE ".... Sam acting veralevel ... Especially the love theme

A very very good tamil movie.

[afzp25 · 9/10 · 15 November 2010]

Not many tamil movies have as IMDb movie page.Only a few has user reviews also.One such commented/reviewed movie is Anbe Sivam.And Iyarkai definitely deserves to be one of the few tamil movies to be reviewed in IMDb.com.Surprising such a good movie has been shunned by the majority audience.But its good to find that there are people(IMDb reviewers) who still laud such good work.

The movie is adapted from novel "white nights" and it has been excellently indianised to suit our culture.Locales are wonderful too.So all the credits go to director and the story writer.Another version of "white nights" is Hindi movie Saawariya which is not as good as the tamil one.Saawariya's screenplay is not good and lacks the pace.While iyarkai has shown the good harbours in south tamil nadu,Saawariya is shot in man made sets.The plot line is great and the treatment to the characters is also good.Arun kumar's role is short but pivotal.Shyam is lovable and you want the girl to love him.Kutty Radhika takes the right decision in the climax.The dilemma kutty radhika faces is heartbreaking