Poove Unakkaga

Poove Unakkaga is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vikraman.

The film stars Vijay and Sangita in the lead roles, with Sadasivam and Stephen being family friends for generations whose families oppose their daughter Janaki's love affair with Robert, Stephen's son.

Despite the opposition, the couple elopes and gets married, leading to a rift between the two families. The film received critical acclaim and became a commercial blockbuster, running for over 270 days in theatres at its release.

It is considered Vijay's first major breakthrough in his career and was remade in Telugu as Subhakankshalu (1997), in Kannada as Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi (1997), and in Hindi as Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002).