This was yet another movie in the "kaadhal" series that was released in the wake of the renaissance that romance saw in tamil movies with the mega success of Kaadhal Koattai. But while other movies in the genre concentrated on romance with variations of the same story, this movie stands above them in that in the way that the love story has been depicted - with less of love and more of story.

Tamil movies frequently resort to the plot-device where characters keep repeating "Listen to what I say" over and over again without actually saying what they have to say. This typically leads to misunderstandings on which entire movies have been based. This movie admirably avoids this common mistake and instead chooses to base its misunderstanding on the hot-headedness and stubbornness of one of its characters. Infact, there are several points in the movie where the movie successfully sidesteps common tamil cinema cliches resulting in a fresh approach.

The movie starts off with Kavitha(Kavitha) showing up at Bagyam's(Radhika) house looking for Bagyam's son Chandru(Surya). The reason is revealed in her flashback. Kavitha's life had been pleasant enough with her father(Charuhasan) and her brother(Nasser). She had also accepted her family's choice Chandramohan(Murali) for her husband. An incident at a temple led her brother to suspect that she was in love with Chandru. Following incidents only served to strengthen his and other family members' suspicions. So she ran away, showing up at Chandru's house, hoping he would convince her parents that there was no connection between them. But her brother, along with Chandramohan, has already brought in the police and they arrest Chandru for kidnapping Kavitha.

One pleasant surprise was the realism and down-to-earth feel pervading the entire movie. The scene where Murali visits Kavitha's house for the first time is one of the most unconventional "ponnu-paarkkum" scenes I remember seeing in tamil movies. There were several other scenes where I found myself appreciating the practical behavior of the main characters. The scripts aids this as the dialogs too are natural. The outbursts of Kavitha to her family and Surya in the courtroom, two key moments, are well-timed and their responses don't seem out-of-line.

The basic theme of two unconnected people being suspected of being in love seems so ripe for mishandling but surprisingly, the director exhibits maturity in handling the situations. The movie flows naturally from beginning to end without the characters doing idiotic things with the sole intention of moving the story along. Even the climax, the place where most well-structured movies come apart (another "kaadhal" movie Kaalamellaam Kaadhal Vaazhga, comes to mind here), is maturely handled in keeping with the rest of the movie.

The comedy, while not as unconnected as in some other movies, is not particularly funny. Inspite of the presence of heavyweights like Manivannan and Vivek, its Pandu, as the loyal servant in Kavitha's household, who earns the few chuckles. Songs too pop up at inappropriate times. Without the chance of duets, the director is forced to provide songs to the other characters and these seem neither necessary nor are well-picturised. But the title song is melodious.

Inspite of the impressive cast, none of their acting abilities have been particularly stretched. Murali and Surya are adequate but Kavitha displays lack of even the basic emotions. Nasser plays the hardheaded brother quite well.