For the major part of the film it looks like a routine poor boy-rich girl love story. Beginning from the time when Uma, a college girl, falls for the simplicity of tea-boy Babu. There are the routine scenes of Babu's three friends indulging in comic antics to attract Uma's attention.

It's another matter that all their antics fall flat, both where Uma is concerned and the audience too. There are the villains who tease his girl, and Babu succeeds in bashing them up, despite his wiry frame.

The scenes in the first part are noisy, crude and puts one off. Dhanush repeats what he's done in his recent releases, his voice modulation and his expressions that of a high-school kid enacting a drama. It's high time he tried some variations in his voiceSridevi looks fetching in some suitable dresses, but wish she would put a little more energy into her performance. She comes out well in the scene where she has to make a choice between her lover and her suitor.

The turning point in the script comes when the affluent Dr Bala (Kunal), smitten by Uma, proposes marriage, and her parents urge her to give it a thought. Weighing the pros and cons of a future with either of the men - some sensible, realistic scenes here - the practical Uma goes by her parents' wish.

After tying in vain to coax her to come back, Babu drowns himself in sorrow and alcohol. From here the director takes inspiration from a Tamil film (Vidhi), including its ending too.

Only the roles are reversed here. Whatever, the narration does pep up from this point, giving a much needed fillip to the lagging script, the pace maintained till the end. In a way it makes up for the crudity of the earlier scenes. Dhanush, too, fares better in the emotional courtroom scenes.

It is Bhoopathypandian's first directorial venture and he can be appreciated for trying out something out of the routine here. If only he had polished up the earlier scenes too!

As for the 'inspiration', even seasoned film-makers unabashedly pick up whole plots or scenes from other films and pass it off as their own. Bhoopathypandian is just a debutant!