Actor Vijay’s 2005 film Sachein was recently rereleased in theatres, and theatres are running shows that are housefull. A week after the film’s rerelease, Genelia Deshmukh, who played the female lead in the film, shared a video thanking Vijay’s fans for the overwhelming response.
Starting her video in Tamil, Genelia said, “Vanakkam, Thalapathy fans, how are you? I am your Shalinii.’ Further, she recollected shooting for Sachein and said, “I am so excited to see you all flocking to theatres. 20 years ago, Sachein was released. And now at its rerelease, I can see the same madness. I had an unbelievable experience shooting for the film. Your Thalapathy, how cute and sweet is he? I want to thank all the Thalapathy fans from the bottom of my heart for making Sachein’s rerelease such a festival. I hope you enjoy it because it is extremely close to your heart, and I’m sure it is to yours too.”
Sachein marked the directorial debut of John Mahendran, son of veteran actor and director Mahendran. Backed by Kalaipuli S Thanu, the film also stars Bipasha Basu, Vadivelu, Santhanam and Raghuvaran, among others. The film also marked the debut of Bipasha and was an adaptation of Mahendran's 2002 Telugu film Neetho with minor changes.
Sachien had cinematography by Jeeva, editing by V T Vijayan, and music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film hit theatres on April 14, 2005, and its rerelease on April 18, 2025, was in commemoration of its 20th anniversary.
On the work front, Genelia was last seen in Trial Period and is currently working on Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par and Junior. Vijay, on the other hand, is currently filming for his final film with H Vinoth, Jana Nayangan which is scheduled to hit theatres for Pongal 2026.
