Ullam Ketkumae

The heart wants more) is a 2005 Tamil-language musical coming of age film written, cinematographed and directed by Jeeva, with dialogues by Sujatha.

The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Harris Jayaraj, while Vairamuthu penned the lyrics for the songs.

The film starts with Pooja leaving the United States to go to Indian cricketer and her friend Emaan's wedding.

Meanwhile, back in India, everyone else is helping Emaan with the preparations for his wedding and catching up with their long-lost college friends.

It turns out that they were once in love during their college days but Irene, who is from an unstable family, decides to part ways with Emaan after he loses focus on his long time goal of becoming a successful cricketer.

When Shyam proposes Priya, she rejects his love as she believes in a more traditional approach towards finding a life partner.

[10] The title Pepsi had stemmed from the first letter from the names of the five friends — Priya, Emaan, Pooja, Shyam and Irene.

[4] Art director Thota Tharani created a college campus for the film to be shot in, with his work drawing appreciation.

[30][31][32] Despite giving indications that the film would release after delays on 14 April 2004 it was further pushed back due to financial issues.

[36][37] All tracks are written by Bhuvanachandra.Ullam Ketkumae was released on 3 June 2005 and became a commercial success at the box office with pundits describing the film as a "super hit".

[39] The film opened at number two at the Chennai box office despite stiff competition, just below the Rajinikanth starrer Chandramukhi.

[42][43] A critic from Sify gave the film a verdict of above average and stated that "On the whole, Jeeva has been successful to make an entertainer with a very good story.

[44] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that Laila's performance was the "surprise packet" and that "Jeeva's camera provides some colourful visuals and together with Harris Jairaj's peppy numbers adds to the film's entertainment value.

[45] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Jeeva's realistic characters, the acting of the cast, and Harris Jayaraj's music.

[46] Regarding the Telugu dubbed version, a critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "It’s refreshingly free of sweaty, gory fights and ugly villains.

[47][48][49] The success of the film brought a series of offers for Shaam, whose career was struggling prior to release.