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A Peck on the Cheek

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On her ninth birthday Amudha (P.S. Keerthana), after learning that she was adopted, resolves to find her birth mother. Her parents Thiruchelvan (Madhavan) and Indra (Simran) insist on accompanying her, and so together they leave the comfort of their home in India to venture into the jungles of Sri Lanka, where they witness the violence and brutality of civil war. Eventually they discover Shyama (Nandita Das), who explains that she gave up her daughter to fight for the separatist cause.

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Critics Reviews

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Jonathan Curiel San Francisco Chronicle 05/27/2005
3.5/4
In A Peck on the Cheek, we get Ratnam at his best, albeit with a few glitches. Go to Full Review Adam Nayman eye WEEKLY 04/28/2003
3/5
This lavish Indian comedy-drama is unsure of what it wants to be, but still manages to be charming and consistently entertaining. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/05/2007
C+
Looks too commercially slick in its presentation to really touch one's heart. Go to Full Review Jason Gorber Film Scouts 06/21/2007
A-
The clash of styles works very well, and the uncompromising picture was a treat to see. Go to Full Review Arthur Lazere culturevulture.net 04/28/2003
Unabashed, unapologetic sentimentality. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Priyan B @Priyan 02/16/2024 Movie was below average and overrated as fuck screenplay felt so flat and the characters aren't deep enough See more 06/05/2019 Intense, emotional and touching... See more 12/28/2018 Great movie because It talk about What Sri Lankan Tamil expericanced See more 06/24/2018 This amazing movie is a must watch due to its technical greatnesses. See more 02/13/2017 #ManiRatnam at his best. It is a peck on the cheek... See more 08/29/2014 Not exactly what I expected but good effort See more Read all reviews
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Mani Ratnam

Director

Madhavan

G. Thiruchelvan

Simran

Indra

Prakash Raj

Dr. Herold Vikramsinghe

Nandita Das

Shyam

P.S. Keerthana

Amudha

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Synopsis On her ninth birthday Amudha (P.S. Keerthana), after learning that she was adopted, resolves to find her birth mother. Her parents Thiruchelvan (Madhavan) and Indra (Simran) insist on accompanying her, and so together they leave the comfort of their home in India to venture into the jungles of Sri Lanka, where they witness the violence and brutality of civil war. Eventually they discover Shyama (Nandita Das), who explains that she gave up her daughter to fight for the separatist cause.
Director
Mani Ratnam
Producer
Mani Ratnam, G. Srinivasan
Screenwriter
Mani Ratnam, Sujatha
Production Co
Madras Talkies
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Tamil
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 16, 2016
Runtime
2h 16m