| Youth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vincent Selva |
| Starring | Vijay,
Sandhya, Vivek, Yugendran, Manivannan, Haneefa, Simran (cameo) |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Release date(s) | July 19, 2002 |
| Running time | 153 mins |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Tamil |
Youth is a 2002 Tamil movie starring Vijay. The film was an average grosser at the box office and it's remembered for its hit song "Althota Boopathy..." that made the words a tagline that was used in many other following movies. In addition to Vijay, the film features Sandhya, Yugendran, Vivek, Manivannan, and Haneefa. Simran did a cameo appearance for a song.
Plot
On his wedding day, Shiva (Vijay) discovers that his cousin and bride, Aruna, had ran away because she does not want to marry a cook. But he takes it lightly and moves to Chennai with the girl's brother to look for a job. One night, he saves Sandhya (Sandhya) from some goons. In gratitude, she kisses him on the cheek. Shiva starts to fall in love with Sandhya. After several occasions where they bumped into each other, Shiva harbours hope that she too reciprocates his affections. However at Sandhya's birthday, she announces her engagement to computer engineer, Pratap (Yugendran). Shiva is devastated at the news and leaves the room quietly. Sandhya finds him standing alone at the swimming pool. She asks him about his impression of Pratap and is shocked when Shiva reveals to her that he loves her. Sandhya declares that she only feels friendship towards him and tells him to stop loving her. After receiving a telephone call, Shiva goes to the police station and finds Aruna. She had eloped to be with her lover. However, he later abandoned her and left her penniless. With no one to turn to, Aruna attempted suicide. Shiva takes her back home to take care of her. Aruna's brother was still angry and calls up their parents. Shiva speaks up for Aruna and gets the family to forgive her. Before returning to the village, Aruna meets Pratap and discovers that Sandhya's fiance is actually the lover who abandoned her. On the eve of Sandhya's wedding, she finally understands that she loves Shiva and tells her father (Manivannan) that she does not want to marry Pratap. Her father refuses to cancel the wedding and gives Shiva a cheque for 10 million to get the latter to leave Sandhya. Sandhya runs away on her wedding day to look for Shiva and confesses to him that she loves him too. She wants to elope with Shiva but he brings her back to the wedding venue. Before the ceremony starts, he calls Pratap into a room and closes the door. When the door reopens, Shiva and Pratap had changed clothes. Shiva is now in the groom's attire while Pratap is in ordinary clothes. Shiva marries Sandhya in the end. On their wedding night, Shiva reveals to Sandhya what happened between Pratap and him in the room.
Music
| Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|
| Old Model Laila | Tippu |
| Adi One Inch Two | S P Balasubramaniam, Sujatha |
| Sagiyea Sagiyea | Hariharan, Harini |
| Sakkarai Nilavea | Harish Raghavendra |
| Santhosam Valkaiyin | S P Balasubramaniam |
| All Thotta Boopathy | Shankar Mahadevan |
