A cinema enthusiast, who appears to be the son of a gifted and skilled mridangam maker, determines to become a musician after carting an instrument to Vembu Iyer, a well-known mridangam player.   

Priyurali Pilichindi is the story of two sisters. Elder one Soumya (Tabu) falls in love with aspiring film director Manohar(Ajit). Younger sister Meenakshi (Aishwarya Rai Bachhan) is admired by wounded Army Captain Bala (Mammooty) but likes Srikanth, a businessman who shares her passion for poetry. Complications arise when the sisters' grandfather passes away, and they lose

Priya (Kajol) wants to become a nun while Thomas (Arvind Swamy) is madly in love with her. Thomas turns to Deva (Prabhu Deva) for help to make Priya fall in love with him. Twist in the tale arises when Priya falls for Deva. Merupu Kalalu is the dub version of National awarding winning Tamil musical Minsara Kanavu.