Claim: R. Madhavan was in the cast of a movie.

Kannathil Muthamittal -LRB- A Peck on the Cheek -RRB- is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war drama film written , produced and directed by Mani Ratnam . It features Madhavan , P. S. Keerthana and Simran in the leading roles with Nandita Das , J. D. Chakravarthy , Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters . The film 's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman , while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography . Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents , who desires to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War .   The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival , It also received a strong reception when screened at the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003 . The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six National Film Awards , six Filmfare Awards South , seven Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and Best Film awards at six international film festivals .