Cast : Arya, Shriya Saran, Preetika Rao, Anoop Kumar, Santhanam, Jagan and others

Director : K. Manigandan

Producer : MediaOne Global Entertainment

Music : Colonial Cousins, Pravin Mani

Editor : V. T. Vijayan

Rating : 2.5/5




Story :

Arjun (Arya) and Anu (Shriya Saran), who are on their way back to Madurai from London, accidentally bump into each other and become friends. As it turns out, they have many common problems. And as invariably happens in these stories, they miss their flight and train but somehow manage to land up in Madurai after travelling by unthought-of modes.

The two, at logger-heads throughout the journey, realise they have actually fallen in love but their egos come in the way of saying it. During their sojourn, another story opens up through the contents of the diary of Arjun’s father Sekar (Arya again). What happened to the love affairs of both the father and the son forms the climax.

The screenplay is shoddy in the first half, to say the least, as the script doesn’t offer any clue of a crisis. The way Arya and Shriya, who had gone through so much together for so many days, simply part with a mere ‘bye’ looks very unconvincing. Probably, it was the director’s half-baked ploy to make the climax an emotional one!

Preetika Rao, younger sibling of Bollywood actress Amrita Rao, makes her debut in Tamil films as ‘father’ Arya’s ladylove in the eighties. The way she falls in love with Sekar is okay but their split lacks credibility. The events which follow their separation are rather too predictable for mature viewers. Sekar’s friend returning at the climax (after more than 25 years) sounds funny.


Performance :

Arya's body language and facial expressions during the eighties period are commendable. He makes use of the meaty role in delivering all sorts of emotions like love, disappointment, friendship and despair with ease.

Shriya Saran looks more stunning than ever and scores in the initial sequences where she appears bubbly, but looks miserable in sequences where she has to show anger or agony. Anoop Kumar, Arya’s friend, has done a fairly decent job. Veteran Ravichandran appears in a brief yet impressionable role.

Santhanam and Jagan, who appear in the flashback portion, take care of the comedy. Santhanam successfully tickles the viewers’ funny bones, especially in the sequence where he goes to a girl’s house to seek her hand in marriage.


Music :

Praveen Mani’s background music ups the tempo in most places. Hariharan and Leslie do manage to catch the viewers in the song "Chikku Bukku" and "Zara Zara".


Technology :

Costumes and art work are the two other highlights of the film. It seems the costumer and the art director worked with perfect understanding to give the feel of London and Karaikudi with their works. Sluggish screenplay and Editing by V.T. Vijayan is unimpressive.


Verdict : Average Show