Notch up another entry in the boy-and-girl-looking-for-each-other list! Jyothikrishna, son of bigtime producer A.M.Rathnam, picks another variation of the same story for his first film as director. His father's lenience with the budget is quite visible, especially during the song sequences, but wish his father had atleast been stricter in approving the story.

Sridhar(Tarun) and Preethi(Trisha) meet on a train journey from Mumbai to Chennai. He's returning from an interview to do his Masters in the US while she is going to join her family, they having moved to Chennai a week earlier. After some initial friction, they develop a liking for each other but arrive at their destination and separate before having a chance to exchange their information. With just the memory of each other's faces, they start looking for each other on the streets of Chennai.

Their meeting in the train does not give us any indication as to why they end up with such strong feelings for each other. The movie manages to avoid repeating the love-at-first-sight scenario but fails to replace it with something more believable. Most of their acts are silly with one of his acts(filling up her bottle with water to the brim and then catching the train risking his life) moving beyong silly and falling into the stupid category. But while one can atleast accept that his act impressed her, Trisha does nothing to evoke similar feelings in him.

The second part of the movie is once again a rehash of situations seen before as Tarun and Trisha roam the streets looking for each other. There are the usual close misses as they eat in the same restaurant or miss, usually by a few seconds, catching the other on TV. Shriya is introduced as Tarun's friend at the pretext of being his college football team's coach(though her role when they are playing seems to be that of a cheerleader!). Thankfully the director avoids creating a love triangle with her, keeping her as a friend till the end. Tarun's family seems realistic and his scenes with them when they find out about his search are practical. But the same cannot be said of Trisha's family. Her mom Archana Puran Singh in particular, is an over-the-top caricature.

Tarun and Trisha finding each other is not the end of the movie and the director introduces some artificial misunderstandings to stretch things further. The screenplay drags along and we are never sure if they are sacrificing their love for their families or have simply misunderstood each other. The two seem upset with each other in one scene but are laughing and dancing in the next. The fact that the movie wraps things up in a train, in the same way it started, is a nice touch. The director also manages to bring in a little suspense, pointing to a different way of getting closure.

Tarun is earnest but doesn't exactly seem like heartthrob material. Trisha looks slim and pretty and but seems to have a rather limited repertoire of expressions. Shriya tags along in a completely expendable role. Vivek raises a few laughs along the way with some one-liners finding their mark. But his digs at their big friend sound a little mean, especially since they are not funny. A.R.Rehman is still in Boys mode with some beat-heavy, loud songs. Oru Nanban... has some nice lyrics about friendship while Come on..., Asathura... and Azhagin Azhagi... are the fast songs with the usual difficulty in deciphering the lyrics. Sandhippoma... and Edho Edho..., the melodious duets, feature some unnecessary graphics and great looking locations.