3 (2012)

Directed by

Aishwarya R. Dhanush

Genre

romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 25m

Rated

U

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple marry after being childhood sweethearts. When the husband suddenly kills himself, his wife tries to find out why he did it.

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What happens

3 is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic psychological thriller film written and directed by Aishwarya Rajinikanth, in her directorial debut. Her then husband Dhanush played the lead role alongside Shruti Haasan, whilst Prabhu, Sivakarthikeyan and Sunder Ramu appear in prominent roles. The film follows Ram (Dhanush) and Janani (Haasan), two intermediate sweethearts who eventually get married. However, Ram suddenly commits suicide and she tries to unearth the truth behind his death. The cinematography was handled by Velraj and editing was done by Kola Bhaskar. The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Dhanush's cousin-in-law Anirudh Ravichander, marking his debut as a composer with lyrics written by Dhanush, received positive reviews upon release. The song "Why This Kolaveri Di" penned and sung by Dhanush, became one of the most streamed songs of all time and was also listed as one of the "Recently Most Popular (Gold) Videos" on YouTube. The film was released worldwide on 30 March 2012, and mixed reviews, with most critics praising the performances of Dhanush and Shruti, Anirudh's soundtrack and score, but the narration of the film received some criticism. The film won three Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Playback Singer for Dhanush, and Best Music Director for Anirudh Ravichander. Dhanush won three awards, Best Actor, Best Lyricist, and Best Male Playback Singer at the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards. Following the success of "Why This Kolaveri Di", Dhanush was invited by Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh as a Guest of Honour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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