Idhayathai Thirudathe is a 1989 Indian Tamil romance film, written and directed by Mani Ratnam. It stars Akkineni Nagarjuna, Girija Shettar in lead roles and music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Upon release, the film met with both commercial success and critical acclaim. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and seven Nandi Awards. The film was later dubbed into Malayalam and remade in Hindi as Yaad Rakhegi Duniya, starring Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar and Vikram Gokhale The original version of this movie is shot in Telugu as Geethanjali

Fascinated by the script and box office performance of Mani Ratnam's Mouna Ragam (1986), Nagarjuna was keen on featuring in a film directed by him. Nagarjuna revealed that he used to wait outside Mani Ratnam's house every morning when the director would go on his daily walk in order to exchange conversation. After a month of regularly attempting to run into the director, Nagarjuna requested Mani Ratnam to direct a Telugu film with him in the lead role, which the director agreed to after initial reluctance. The film was Geethanjali, which remains the only Telugu film directed by Ratnam. Girija's voice was dubbed by Rohini during post-production.

Principal photography began on 12 October 1988 and was completed in sixty days. Most of the scenes were shot in Ooty and a few shots were filmed in Madras. The film was unofficially remade in Hindi as Yaad Rakhegi Duniya, starring Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar and Vikram Gokhale.

All songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, and lyrics were written by Vaali.

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