It is easy to be typecast in tamil movies. One past victim of typecasting was Mohan who played the role of a singer in movie after movie. A more recent victim is Murali who, since he played the silent, suffering lover in Idhayam, has been burdened with the same kind of roles where he grieves over his unfulfilled love. We have seen variations of this in movies like Kaalamellaam Kaadhal Vaazhga and Unnudan. Roja Malare casts him in yet another of these roles. But in this case, the object of his affection seems so undeserving of his affections that his grief is more irritating than affecting.

Kannan(Murali) is the singer in a band. At a music competition, he sees Malarvizhi(Reeva) and she becomes the girl of his dreams. Kannan's mother(Satyapriya) sends him a picture of the girl she has picked for him. The letter mistakenly falls into the hands of Malarvizhi who, not knowing that the letter is intended for Kannan, replaces the picture with that of her own. Kannan is naturally thrilled that his mother has also picked Malar and proceeds to woo her. He goes to her house with the intention of fixing up his wedding but learns that she has already been to engaged to Arun(Arun Pandiyan), with whom he has already had a few run-ins. But Kannan is unable to forget her.

The opening scene does not inspire a lot of confidence. At a 'college music competition', the principal waits for the 'dreamgirl' of the college to make an appearance before starting the program. And when she does finally arrive, the whole audience starts clapping and shouting her name while she walks down the aisle. And for all the hype (Murali declares that he would make sure the audience does not leave its seats during his song), the song itself is below average. I would have definitely looked for the exits if I had been part of the audience.

At the heart of the movie is the exchange of photos by Reeva. But this is the result of some unbelievable coincidences and mean-spirited actions that are tough to digest. Since her house and the address where Murali is staying don't seem to be near each other, it is hard to imagine the post office making such a mistake. Once Reeva gets the letter, she opens it and reads it though it should have a different name and address on it. And her subsequent action of putting her photo in, even after knowing that the letter is from a mother to her son regarding his future bride, seems cruel. All this only serves to create a bad image of her and we end up feeling that Murali might be better off without her!

The movie breaks no new ground and faithfully follows all the standard cliches. We have the hero and his friends (while it is usually a college student and his friends, here it is a singer and the other band members), the playful heroine and the third corner of the love triangle(in the form of Arun Pandiyan). There is also a scene where the hero saves the heroine from rowdies and one where he gets insulted by the heroine's father. The climax is long and the introduction of an auto driver into the proceedings is laughable.

The scene where Murali gets called from place to place by Reeva and gets into different kinds of trouble at each of these places that is mildly funny. The following scene where his friends, who know the truth, inquire about the success of his rendezvous, also elicits some smiles. But the sequence fails to exploit its full comic potential and could have been a lot funnier. Another bright spot in the movie is the song Azhagoviyam.... In a less-than-mediocre soundtrack, this song stands out and is beautifully rendered by SPB.

Reeva, in her first (and last, I guess!) movie fails to make any kind of an impression. She definitely does not deserve a whole song, Bombay Reeva..., apparently written in her praise.Her acting too is found wanting in several places. Her attempt to play a chirpy, playful character just ends up being irritating. Murali adds no new dimensions to his role while Anandbabu is forgettable inspite of a sad story and continual drinking. Arun Pandiyan has this motto "Neither 99 nor 101 but 100" and I still have no idea what that means. The fight sequence seems forced in just for him.