Kollywood Superstars in Love - Valentine's Day Special

Valentine's Day is here and Love is in the air and to keep up with the mood we are bringing to you the most memorable love films of the Superstars of Tamil cinema over the years, which can be remembered or viewed again with your loved one according to your age groups. Here we go.

MGR - 'Anbe Vaa'

Larger than life action hero of the masses MGR played the dashing lover who woos the dream girl of the time Saroja Devi singing 'Anbe Vaa', 'Naan Parthathiley aval oruvalaithaan' and the timeless chariot dream song 'Rajavin Paarvai Raniyin pakkam'.

Sivaji Ganesan - 'Thillana Mohanambal'

One of the complex love stories of all time 'Thillana Mohanambal' explores the ego that stands between between the Bharathanatyam exponent Padmini and the Nadaswara genius Sivaji Ganesan. The classic songs 'Nalanthana' and 'Marainthirunthu paarkum' and the solid chemistry between hot favorite lead pair of all time Sivaji and Padmini makes this a must watch.

Gemini Ganesan - 'Then Nilavu'

The Kadhalar Dhinam will be incomplete without mention of the 'Kadhal Mannan' of Tamil cinema and lovers of any age can watch the highly entertaining 'Then Nilavu' in which Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala rock as the young couple who fall in love and struggle to unite with the exotic Kashmir as the backdrop.

Sivakumar - 'Sindu Bhairavi'

K.Balachandar's 'Sindhu Bhairavi' remains one of the best love stories on celluloid as the master storyteller brings to life the two love lives of a larger than life carnatic singer one is from his wife, Sulakshana who loves him as a person and does not see his genius and the other Suhasini who does. Sivakumar's best film of his career.

Kamal Haasan - 'Moondram Pirai'

The poetic love story of Kamal's undying love for a girl (Sridevi) who has the mind of a child is painted with aesthetic beauty on celluloid by the brilliant Balu Mahendra whose crystal clear imagery will remain long after the famous railway station climax fades out. Kamal and Sridevi are considered the best on screen pair of Tamil cinema and 'Moondram Pirai' will tell you why.

Rajinikanth - 'Pudhu Kavithai'

The Superstar played the intense lover in 'Pudhu Kavithai' to perfection and the different versions of the song 'Vellai Pura ondru' makes this a great choice to watch on Valentines Day with one of Thalaivar's offbeat films.

Vijayakanth - 'Vaidehi Kaathirunthaal'

Vijayakanth is one superstar who always tried different roles, even at the peak of his career. In 'Vaidehi Kaathirunthaal' R.Sundarajan saw a tragic lover him and Captain stood up to the task and lived the role with Revathi playing a widow affected by him. Illayaraja will lilt you with his melodies 'Rasathi unna kaanatha nenjam', 'Kaathirunthu Kaathirunthu' and 'Azhagu Malar aada'.

Sathyaraj - 'Kadalora Kavithaigal'

In 1986 nobody would have believed that the terrifying villain turned anti hero Sathyaraj could carry a love story but the man behind 'Kadalora Kavithaigal' was Bharathiraja and the wonderful classic love story between a rowdy Sathyaraj and a school teacher Rekha still remains a favorite.

Prabhu - 'Chinna Thambi'

The film remains one of the biggest hits in the history of Tamil cinema and the cute love story between an innocent man Prabhu and a girl confined by the love of her brothers is told colorfully by P.Vasu with the help of eight super hit songs from the Isaigniani Illayaraja.

Karthick - 'Idhaya Thamarai'

The evergreen lover boy Karthick plays a hot headed young lover who loses the love of his life Revathi because of his angry actions and later returns to find her married to another man and the two have to decide if they can break the barriers set by society for love.

Mohan - 'Payanagal Mudivathillai'

Mohan is the hero who has featured in the maximum number of love songs from Ilayaraja and though he has done a number of love films in R.Sundarrajan's 'Payanangal Mudivathillai' he pairs with Poornima in a tragic love story which again has a hit album from Illayaraja.

Murali - 'Idhayam'

The hero who died at a young age is remembered as 'Idhayam Murali' due to the impact he made as the silent lover who is unable to express himself to the girl he loves and finally when she does realize it circumstances prevent her from expressing herself.

Arvind Swamy - 'Roja'

The Sathyavan Savithri story retold by Maniratnam with Kashmir as the backdrop Arvind Swamy excelled as the young husband who is held captive by terrorists and Madhubala as the innocent village wife who takes on the army and the government to get back the man who she loves.

Jayam Ravi - 'Jayam'

Ravi's debut film 'Jayam' is an intense village love story in which the hero rescues his lady love Sada from a sadistic cousin who is bent on having her. The film went on to cement his as one of the leading heroes and also the title stuck to his name.

Jiiva - 'Katradhu Tamizh'

Director Ram made the intense love story of childhood sweethearts who are destined to suffer separation throughout their lives, until death finally brings them together giving them eternal peace. Jiiva and Anjali brilliantly portrayed Prabhakaran and Anandhi in this most memorable modern love story.

Arya - 'Madrasapattinam'

Director A.L.Vijay recreated the original Chennai in the British period where an unlikely love between a Dhobi Arya and a British girl Amy Jackson moved the audiences and G.V.Prakashkumar's 'Pookal Pookum Tharunam' will remain the hot favorite melody of lovers for a long time to come.

Bharath - 'Kadhal'

In Shankar's first production 'Kadhal' who else can we imagine in the roles of Bharath and Sandhiya whose chemist enhanced director Balaji Shakthivel's unforgettable love story that will remain in the memories of Tamils all over the world.

Madhavan - 'Alaipayuthey'

Maniratnam's 'Alaipayuthey' is a realistic take on the love lives of modern youth envisaged by the director a decade earlier. The film that introduced Maddy to Tamil cinema and made him an instant Rockstar not to forget Shalini's equally fresh performance as the lady love. Rahman's 'Snekindaney', 'Kadhal Sadukudu' and 'Pachainiramey' will rightly set the mood for lovers of all ages.

Vikram - 'Sethu'

Bala in his debut made a hard hitting love story that brought the unparalleled actor Vikram into the limelight. The one scene in which he rawly expresses his love to Abhitha is a crowd favorite and the film finds its own place as one of the best tragic love stories.

Vijay Sethupathi - 'Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'

Vignesh Shivan carved a neat love story between a wannabe rowdy Vijay Sethupathi and deaf mute girl Nayanthara and the two talented actors shared beautiful chemistry to make this a fun filled love fest. Anirudh's songs, especially 'Thangamae' add to the romantic mood.

Sivakarthikeyan - 'Manam Kothi Paravai'

In his first role as a romantic lead Sivakarthikeyan scores as the one sided lover who tricks the girl into falling for him in 'Manam Kothi Paravai'. D.Imman's folk melodies and Siva's boy next door charm make this a must watch.

Karthi - 'Paruthi Veeran'

In his debut film itself Karthi proved his prowess as an actor and a star and the rather roughed up love between Muthazhagu and Paruthiveeran is excellently portrayed by Priya Mani and Karthi. Yuvan Shankar Raja enhanced the story with his music and especially 'Sandaali un pasathaley' and 'Ariyadha Vayasu' which tells about the childhood love.

Dhanush - 'Kadhal Kondein'

Selvaraghavan carved a niche for himself as well as his brother Dhanush by bringing to the screens the story of a psychopathic lover. Yuvan's hit album greatly helped the film to be a huge hit and worth repeat viewing.

Simbu - 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa'

If there is one film this generation of youth identify with then it is definitely Gautham Vasudev Menon's 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa' which stands as Simbu's best film till date. As Karthick the aspiring filmmaker who pursues Jessie with all his heart Simbu makes one want more from him. Rahman' best in recent years and Trisha's amazing screen presence make this one the number one in the watch list.

Suriya - 'Sillunu Oru Kadhal'

Real life couple Suriya and Jyothika transfer their chemistry to the screen and we get a close to life love story and add to that Rahman's music, Bhumika Chawla's lovely presence and Vadivelu's rhyming and timing comedy and what more can you ask for.

Ajith - 'Kadhal Kottai'

Much before he became the larger than life Thala, Ajith was Kollywood's most sought after lover boy and the poetic 'Kadhal Kottai' is his best in which director Agathiyan touched the then rare subject of unseen love in which the suspense is maintained till the very last moment when the star crossed lovers Devyani and Ajith unite in the, you guessed it, railway station.

Vijay - 'Kadhalukku Mariyadhai'

Fazil brought this simple love story that had a solid family connection which reaped rewards at the box office and also consolidated Vijay's position as a rising star in Kollywood. Vijay and Shalini remind us of the boy and girl next door and their natural performances add to the realistic factor of this all time favorite love film.

Kollywood Superstars in Love - Valentine's Day Special...