Shalini studies in the same college as Sachein and is considered a popular and beautiful student, while also being a short tempered and arrogant girl with an upper-middle class status. Sachein, a carefree and happy going guy joins a college in Ooty and falls for Shalini immediately on seeing her in first sight. The film released on 14 April 2005 with positive reviews and was a commercial success, eventually gaining a cult following in the subsequent years. Vijayan handled the cinematography and editing respectively. The score and soundtrack is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film marked the Tamil film debut of Bipasha Basu. Thanu, starring Vijay in the titular role while Genelia, Vadivelu, Bipasha Basu, Santhanam and Raghuvaran appearing in pivotal roles.
Sachein is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by John Mahendran, and produced by Kalaipuli S.