Though not bracingly pleasurable, "Aathi", a remake of the successful Telugu film 'Athanokkade', is worth watching for its well etched out dialogues, racy action sequences and Vijay's brisk acting.

"Aathi" is a family revenge-film where a young boy and his childhood sweet heart, are witness to their happy joint family of father, mother, grandpa, uncles, aunts being butchered by a group of baddies. The boy and his cousin are then separated. After they grow up, they take revenge by eliminating the baddies, without knowing they are related to each other till the climax !

Aathi (Vijay) is brought up in New Delhi by his foster parents. He comes to Chennai against his parent's wish to pursue his studies. But the fact is, he is thirsting for revenge on those who had bumped off his parents and close relatives of uncles and aunts.

Anjali (Trisha), aided by her uncle (Nasser) is also a student of the same college. Aathi and Anjali cross each other on several occasions in the college, and soon they understand that they both have the same tastes and liking. As time passes, their relationship advances. Soon Aathi falls in love with Anjali, as she brings back memories of his childhood sweetheart and cousin who loved to dance in the rain. Once while performing rites for his dead family, Aathi recognizes his uncle and learns that Anjali is his own Uncle's daughter. Together they decide to assassinate the baddies RDX (Saikumar) and his henchmen. How they accomplish this, forms the rest of the story.

The movie has suspense and the action sequences are one of the high points of the film. The best bit of the film was the way the director Ramana made the most intense scene of the film.

Vijay has done a good job in the acting department and has also tried some funky hair coloring in the film. Prakash Raj plays a typical cop and Vivek's comedy is hilarious. Trisha has also given a commendable performance. Malayalam actor Sai Kumar as the main villain goes over the top. The songs are also pretty good. No doubt the movie is watchable.