Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001)

Dumm Dumm Dumm is a 2001 Tamil drama film co-written and directed by Azhagam Perumal and produced by noted director Mani Ratnam under his home studio, Madras Talkies. It features Madhavan and Jyothika in the leading roles with Vivek, Manivannan and Murali portraying other pivotal roles. The film featured cinematography by Ramji, editing by Sreekar Prasad and music composed by Karthik Raja.

The story revolves around an unhappy groom and bride forced into a wedding. The groom backs away because he is reluctant to give up his life of wine and women in the city while the bride is unwilling because she wants to pursue an Engineering degree. The two draw up a few plans to stop the wedding, but they fizzle out. Just when they begin to think that their getting together may not be too bad an idea after all, a real fight stops the wedding; how they reunite forms the crux of the plot.

The film opened on April 13, 2001 to positive reviews from critics and performed well commercially.

Synopsis

Adhi (Madhavan) is a fun-loving city man. Ganga (Jyothika) is a cheerful village belle who wants to do her degree in Engineering. Marriage between the two is fixed by the elders. They resent it and collude to find ways to stop the 'doom' as they see it. Later, they realise that they are interested in one another after all. But it is too late as enmity has arisen between their families. How they resolve the issue works up the rest of the story.

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