1. Overview | Detail | Information | | :--- | :--- | | Title | Sachein (also spelled Sachien) | | Language | Tamil (original) | | Year | 2005 | | Genre | Romantic Comedy, Action, Drama | | Director | John Mahendran | | Producers | Gemini Film Circuit (Mohan Natarajan, V. Natarajan) | | Music | Devi Sri Prasad | | Cinematography | R. Rathnavelu | | Runtime | Approx. 158 minutes | 2. Cast and Characters | Actor/Actress | Role | | :--- | :--- | | Joseph Vijay (Ilayathalapathy) | Sachein (Sachin) | | Genelia D'Souza | Shalini | | Bipasha Basu | Special appearance in song "Kannum Kannum" | | Raghuvaran | Professor R. Rathnavel (Shalini's father) | | Vadivelu | House owner / Comedy track | | Livingston | Sachein's friend | | Nassar | College Principal | | Rajesh | Shalini's brother | 3. Plot Summary Sachein (Vijay) is a happy-go-lucky, fun-loving young man who enrolls in a prestigious college not for academic interest, but to win the heart of the beautiful and studious Shalini (Genelia). Shalini is a strict, no-nonsense girl who despises attention from boys and focuses entirely on her studies.
Sachein employs various charming and comedic tactics to get close to her, including becoming her classmate, helping her with studies, and even moving into a house opposite hers (leading to hilarious sequences with Vadivelu as his eccentric house owner). However, a subplot reveals that Sachein has a violent past and a secret identity — he is the son of a don and has his own gangster connections. Sachein Movie With English Subtitles