One wonders if Sandai was the best performer among recent Sundar. C films because he has now gone back to the same storyline of going up against a spiteful woman in his latest film Aindhaam Padai. Nadhiya's presence and performance was the best part of Sandai and in the same way, Simran's experienced performance is the only bright spot in this otherwise weak, chauvinistic tale.

Prabhakaran(Sundar. C), the youngest of four brothers, thinks the world of his older brothers and frequently spars with Dhanushkodi and his three brothers, who are sworn enemies of his family. He earns the ire of a dance teacher Devasena(Simran) when he insults her during a dance performance and then wrecks her dance school after she leads to his oldest brother Gunasekaran(Nasser) be insulted by Dhanushkodi. But Devasena falls for him after seeing his real nature and gives her assent when Gunasekaran asks for her to marry his younger brother. But she doesn't realize that her marriage has been fixed with one of the other brothers, Karunakaran(Mukesh) and that Prabhakaran is actually in love with Gayatri(Aditi).

Sundar doesn't give us many reasons to root for him. During his acts during Simran's dance performance and later at her school, he insults so many different things that it is difficult to keep track of them. His declarations about his love for his brother don't justify his behavior either. His subsequent conduct might have made Simran change her opinion but don't do much to elevate his character in our eyes. But Simran atleast has some reasons, however unbelievable, to develop a liking for him. The director makes no effort to provide any such reasons for Aditi to fall for him and so the romance seems half-baked and makes no impact whatsoever.

The movie is real light on plot in the first half and so individual sequences stretch far beyond necessary. The one where Aditi and others chase Sundar and Vivek and the one where Mukesh tries to catch a glimpse of Simran without her knowledge both fall in this category. With Sundar and Simran being the main protagonists, the villains are also shunted to the side. They end up being a sorry, ineffective bunch whose periodic utterances about destroying Sundar and his family just end up being funny.

The movie finally gets around to pitting Sundar and Simran against one another after the halfway point. While it expects us to be on Sundar's side, that doesn't really happen. Simran's misunderstanding is not really her fault and her feelings as a result of it seem valid(even if her way of dealing with it is not exactly right). That, coupled with Sundar's flagrant acts earlier, split our feelings between the two. So the secret war between the two lacks excitement. The amateurish nature of Simran's plans(how many times does she have to see the plans that she overheard go wrong before realizing that Sundar is leading her on?) and the easy way in which Sundar beats her further erode the excitement.

Sundar. C sports a different hairstyle(wig?) but that's the only thing that is different about him as he goes through the motions required of a masala film hero. Aditi doesn't really seem heroine material but that doesn't really matter since she pretty much disappears after the romance is set up. Simran looks jaded but there's nothing jaded about her performance. She brings out her disappointment and her silent rage very well and its disheartening when her character is dumbed down towards the end. Devayani has a ridiculously minor role. Vivek has apparently given up on the idea of using his comedy to convey a socially relevant message and makes do with some comments and one-liners. Nasser, Mukesh and Sampathraj are their usual selves.