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 voice. Sridevi 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...[ More ]