Minnale

Minnale (transl. Lightning) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon in his directoral debut. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah, starring Madhavan, Abbas, Reema Sen, Vivek and Nagesh. The film tells the story of a love-struck man, stealing the identity of his former college foe, to pursue his lady love, and the eventual repercussions he has to face when his cover is blown before he could come clean. The film's original soundtrack composed by debutant music composer Harris Jayaraj, became popular prior to the film's release. The cinematography of the film was handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and it was edited by Suresh Urs. Sen made her Tamil debut through this film.

Minnale released on 2 February 2001 to positive reviews and became a commercial success. Menon remade the film the same year in Hindi as Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, with Madhavan reprising his role, and making his official Bollywood debut. The film was also remade in Kannada as Mr. Duplicate (2011).