remake and remake and remake . some from hollywood and some from south india . and the result at the box office be mostly the same . flop . but why . because these remake can not achieve the status of the original version ( although good story and good performance or good music ) . therefore director be remake their own film in hindi but be fail and as well and because there be too much south indian touch ( nayak mudhalvan while rehna tere dil main minnale while dil hi dil mein kadhal dhinam while doli sajake rakhna aniathiypravu etc . ) . saathiya and a mani ratnam creation and be a great movie . the film strength be that it be suitable to north indian milieu but fail to reach the quality that ` alai payuthey spread . so where be it weakness then . vivek oberoi . certainly not . it a difficult job to top madhavan great performance in ` alai payuthey . vivek win where madhavan fail . rani mukherji then . she portray her character and suhani sharma and completely different a her counterpart shalini do in the original version . both be great and for me difficult to say who be the good one . so a. r. rahman . he be the one who give the wonderful scent to ` alai payuthey which you would not forget so easily . the song and the background score which be fill with soulful tune be absolutely great . it one of rahman best work and he know that he can not top it . a a result he do not bring too many new song which would destroy his early work . his new song be nice to hear and fit to the north indian milieu . the orchestra in the climax where vivek apologize to rani be absolutely mind blowing . gulzar then . i must admit that i do not understand hindi and not much tamil ( thanks to english subtitle ) but the song have good meaning and be as good a vairamuthu work for ` alai payuthey . perhaps shah rukh khan and tabu . shah rukh khan be fantastic in his 10 minute and portray the role differently a arwind swamy do . tabu be unfortunately not as good a khushboo who have do a superb job in tamil . but where be then the problem . it certainly unfair to compare a youngster work like shaad ali with that one of a genius like mani ratnam . ali direction be very good and be the best debutant director since farhan akhtar for dil chahta hai . but small scene which might be unnecessary be miss to achieve a very good quality . for example and in saathiya ` aditya have no one whom he can tell all his sorrow and land up a a depressed husband . ` karthik in alai payuthey talk with his malayalee neighbour or houseowner ( in hindi tinnu anand ) about love and marriage etc . and get new hope to set a new beginning in his marriage . the climax also in tamil which have a more realistic look be well than in hindi which be too filmy despite vivek performance and rahman orchestra . a clear parallel between shah rukh khan or tabu and vivek oberoi or rani mukherji could not be attain and as well . but ali have give the film a more youthful look than mr ratnam have do ( more hang out with friend and party etc . ) and like mention before and a suitable film to north indian audience and it be a film that be worth watch ( though not as good a ` alai payuthey ) . alai payuthey 9 . 5/10 while saathiya 8 . 5/10 .