sri lanka . not a country i have ever give much think to and i have to admit . i do not even know it be near india and let alone that there have be a bloody civil war go on there since 1983. it seem that the rebel of the tamil minority have be in an ongoing conflict with the military regime that run the country for many year and cause many death and widespread suffering on the island . mani ratman late film and a peck on the cheek and tell the story of a young girl name amudha and who be separate from her sri lankan parent by the war and raise by a young indian couple . amudha be a bright and mischievous girl and whose life be turn upside down when her parent tell her that she be adopt a a child . although her adopted parent love her as much a could be and and have raise her without prejudice along with their biological child and amudha can not help but want to learn more about her biological family . mani ratman be probably best know for his 1998 film dil se and which hide a story about terrorism and politics inside a love story ( or be it the other way around . ) . a peck on the cheek inhabit similar territory and but be perhaps more ambitious in the ground it cover . the central theme that bind the movie be of love between all the various member of a family and and especially that between a child and her adopted parent . it a pretty honest and open look at feeling and that can be extremely touching and heartwarming at some time and quite painful at others . it an emotionally complex film and with character that be somewhat idealised but still behave in a very human way . the film revolve around 9 year old amudha and play with charm and vivaciousness by young actress p. s. keerthana in her first and only acting role . she a princess and a monster and always get into trouble but so disarmingly charm nobody can stay mad at her for long . the young actress be perfectly cast for the role and and do a tremendous job in the various and often difficult emotional scene require of her . a peck on the cheek have such an innocent name i be quite unprepared for the intensity of the experience . never have such a small act come with such an enormous emotional impact and i dare say . the film be a bold and artistic effort to explore issue that be not frequently cover on the silver screen . mani ratman direction be superb and very confident and mature the most sophisticated work i have see from this director yet . the film be visually very stylish and with some excellent camerawork and imagery . a. r. rahman provide the film soundtrack and which be not as good a his classic dil se or bombay music ( base on first impression at least ) but still show his great musical talent . i be not aware of a dvd release for the film yet i saw it in tamil with english subtitle thanks to the san francisco international film festival and of which the film be undoubtedly the highlight . the production be a truly world class effort and and i be sure it will be popular with western audience a it begin to receive wider exposure . recommend .