Parthen Rasithen

Parthen Rasithen (transl. I saw and admired) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Prashanth, Simran and Laila. Raghuvaran, Jai Ganesh, Vinu Chakravarthy, Vaiyapuri, Charle, Dhamu, Lawrence Raghavendra, Fathima Babu and Jyothi play supporting roles. It narrates Shankar's love story with Sarika, but problems and misunderstandings plague their romance. Bhanu, Shankar's best friend, also falls in love with him, and schemes to get Shankar to fall in love with her and break his love with Sarika. This film is based on the Hollywood film My Best Friend's Wedding.

The film was released on 11 August 2000, and received positive critical reception with Simran's negative performance receiving critical acclaim. The film became a sleeper hit and achieved blockbuster run at the Tamil Nadu box office. The film was remade in Telugu as Naa Manasistha Raa (2001) and in Kannada as Love Lavike (2002).