Courtesy:
Galatta
Wednesday,
December
20,
2006
Gautham
(Bharath)
is
a
good-for-nothing
young
vagabond,
wandering
the
streets
aimlessly
with
his
friends.
He
has
been
irresponsible
with
his
education
too,
having
been
disbarred
from
appearing
for
his
degree
examinations,
since
he
was
caught
cheating
in
an
exam.
His
parents
despair
of
his
future
and
wonder
if
he
will
ever
get
an
ounce
of
sense
and
responsibility
in
him.
Gautham
meets
Narmada
(Genelia),
quite
by
accident
one
day,
when
a
load-bearing
cart
overturns
and
she
tries
to
help
the
poor
cart-puller
out.
Gautham,
the
irreverent
chauvinist
here,
tells
her
that
he
will
help
because
after
all,
"A
man
should
do
a
man's
job
and
a
woman
should
be
in
her
place"...
Not
at
all
pleased
with
his
remarks,
Narmada
snubs
him
and
walks
away
in
a
huff.
Fate
brings
them
together
again
when
Gautham
is
returning
to
Chennai
from
a
Mumbai
visit,
where
he
had
attended
a
friend's
wedding.
While
travelling
in
the
train
back
home,
he
meets
Narmada
again;
this
time
they
spend
more
time
together,
thanks
to
the
train
being
stalled
en-route
for
3
days
due
to
some
technical
problems.
Their
romance
starts
off
with
the
usual
little
arguments,
quarrels
and
skirmishes,
then
some
making
up
and
finally,
predictably,
something
very
akin
to
love.
At
Chennai,
they
part
ways
as
a
couple
in
love.
Gautham
decides
(perhaps
because
of
his
new
relationship
and
feelings
for
Narmada)
that
he
needs
to
start
settling
down
in
life.
He
gets
a
job
at
his
friends'
company
where
they
hire
out
vehicles,
including
modified
ones,
for
all
types
of
film
shootings.
...and
Gautham
and
Narmada
meet
again.
Gautham
is
sent
in
a
police
uniform
to
a
film
shoot,
in
a
vehicle
modified
as
a
police
car.
When
Narmada
meets
him
by
chance,
she
is
surprised
and
thinks
he
is
a
real
cop.
Gautham,
of
course,
doesn't
want
to
shatter
her
dream-bubble
with
the
prosaic
truth
and
plays
along.
She
wonders
why
he
didn't
tell
her
during
their
train
romance,
but
is
so
happy
that
he
has
such
a
responsible
job,
she
proposes
her
love
to
him.
Not
clarifying
the
situation,
again,
he
accepts
and
reciprocates.
Now
the
twists
in
the
tale
begin...
Narmada
happens
to
meet
Gautham's
father,
who
then
laments
to
her
of
his
useless
son.
This
conversation,
and
a
series
of
subsequent
events,
result
in
the
romance
breaking
apart.
Narmada
is
heartbroken
and
indignant
and
wants
out.
Life
goes
on,
melancholy
as
ever,
until
the
day
Gautham
gathers
his
courage
and
spills
all
to
her.
Love
blooms
again.
Of
course,
just
when
one
starts
to
think
that
this
is
a
simple
love
story
and
anticipates
a
happy
ending,
director
Vikraman
introduces
complications
that
force
the
youngsters
to
fight
for
their
love
and
to
be
together.
Some
nasty
fights,
a
whole
lot
of
running
around,
chases
all
the
way
to
Mumbai
and
back
and
some
more
fighting
back
later,
the
film
draws
to
a
great
ending.
Director
Vikraman,
the
man
who
started
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay
on
his
journey
to
superstardom
with
Poovey
Unakkaga,
has
left
his
mark
on
Chennai
Kadhal
also,
with
his
clipped
and
crisp
dialogues.
Like
his
other
good
films
Un
Idatthil
Yennai
Kudutthen,
Suryavamsam,
etc.,
Vikraman's
style
is
characteristic
here
too.
He
has
tried
to
tell
an
old
formula
in
a
new
way
-
in
Chennai
Kadhal,
he
has
mostly
succeeded.
Still,
sometimes
he
has
left
behind
a
feeling
of
having
already
watched
a
situation
like
this.
Antony's
editing
is,
as
usual,
slick.
The
music
of
the
film
is
enjoyable,
but
the
RR
(re-recording)
could
have
been
done
a
tad
better.
Bharath's
acting,
as
usual,
is
natural
and
good.
His
role
of
a
hot-blooded
young
man
suits
him
and
this
is
yet
another
plus
point
of
histrionics
in
favour
of
this
movie.
Genelia,
as
Narmada,
plays
her
limited
part
well,
and
is
an
able
foil
by
emoting
with
her
eyes
when
Bharat
is
emoting
without
words.
Is
this
a
happy
love
story?
Not
really.
Has
Vikraman
introduced
any
surprises
-
nasty
or
otherwise
-
in
his
narration?
Yes.
Is
this
movie
merely
an
action
flick
for
Bharath
or
yet
another
different
role
he
has
chosen?
Watch
Chennai
Kadhal
to
know.
Banner
:
V.
Creations.
Producer
:
Kalaipuli
S.
Dhanu
Director
:
Vikraman
Music
Director
:
Joshua
Sridhar
Cast
:
Bharath,
Genelia,
Radha
Ravi
Date
of
Release
:
8th
December,
2006