Ishtam

About the Movie Ishtam: A Story of Never-Ending Love

Ishtam is a movie that narrates the love story of Saravanan and Sandhya. Saravanan and Sandhya meet while going for an interview, fall in love with each other and decide to get married. Little do they know about what will happen to them in the future. This romantic movie is about the struggle of two couples to stay together.

Ishtam Movie Release Date on OTT

The Tamil movie Ishtam was released in theatres on 1st October 2001. It is also streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform.

Ishtam Movie Plot

Saravanan is a cool, city boy while Sandhya is a village girl who has come to the city to land a job. They both meet while going for the same interview. At first, they fight over a couple of issues with each other and have a lot of disagreements. But slowly, the love kicks in and they become a happy, loving couple. Soon, both of them decide to get married but when their parents disagree with their proposal, they leave everything behind and get married. They both thought to live a happy and peaceful life after getting married but fate had other plans for them. Soon, they start disagreeing on many things and the void between them grows bigger every day. They finally decide to get a divorce and start living again with their parents. Both the parents decide to find a new partner for their heartbroken children but the pure love between Sandhya and Saravanan rekindles. Will Saravanan and Sandhya get married again or will they stay on their hunt to find a new life partner?

Ishtam Movie Cast and Crew

The cast of the comedy movie involves Vimal as Saravanan, Nisha Aggarwal as Sandhya, Santhanam as Thiyagu, Parvati Nibran as Nimisha, Anoop Kumar as Akash, Pragathi as Saravanan's mother, Uma Padmanabhan as Sandhya's mother, Yuvarani as Sandhya's aunt,  and Misha Ghoshal as Sandhya's friend.

The film was directed by Prem Nizar and produced by T. Ramesh. The story was written by Sampath Nandi. The music for the movie was composed by Thaman. The cinematographer of the movie was Shekhar Joseph.

Interesting Facts about the Movie Ishtam

1. It is a remake of the Telugu movie Yemaindi Ee Vela which was released in 2010.

2. Istham movie became a remake for Vimal who played the roles of a rural youngster in his earlier movies.

3. This is the Tamil movie debut of the actress Nisha Aggarwal.

4. The entire movie was completed in a single schedule.

FAQs about the Movie Ishtam

Q1. The songs Oru Megam" and "Dhinnaku Dhin" have been reused from which movie?

Ans: Both the songs Oru Megam" and "Dhinnaku Dhin" have been reused by Thaman from his own composition in the movies Mirapakaay and Kick.

Q2. When was the filming of the movie Ishtam completed?

Ans: The filming of the movie Ishtam was completed in September 2011.

Q3. Where does the movie stand in S.Thaman’s chronology?

S.Thaman’s chronology goes like this- Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi, Istham, and then Thadaiyara Thaakka. So Ishtam is the second movie in S.Thaman’s chronology.