Their life moves smoothly until
Immanuel John alias Ijo (Sunil Kumar) enters their life. They meet Ijo accidentally
when they go to another town for attending an interview. As a bandh was
announced suddenly, Vanaja and Achu get stranded in the railway station and Ijo
helps them to reach their destination. They were impressed by the enterprising
young man who is a lawyer by profession. After the first meeting, Achu and Ijo
run into each other now and then, and a friendship develops between them.
Achu gets a job in a construction company. Ijo conveys his wish to marry Achu
to Vanaja. Vanaja wants to meet his parents and then he reveals that he is an
orphan. His family had committed mass suicide due to financial problems and he
was the only one who survived. Now Vanaja turns against the marriage saying that
she wants her daughter to get married to a solid family where there are lots of
people to care for each other. This shocks Achu and she raises the taboo and
questions Vanaja about her father. Mother and daughter has a hustle- Vanaja does
not reveal anything and Achu walks out of her home. She goes to Ijo but he asks
her to go back home. Achu is adamant and she stays with her colleague. Ijo tries
to mend the relationship between them but Achu takes no heed.
Meanwhile Achu due to uncomfortable
circumstances, had to leave her colleagues place and she finds that she has no
place to stay. She is totally worked up and meets with an accident and then
Vanaja rushes to see her in hospital. Achu still doesn't speak to her and Vanaja
opens her mind to Ijo and that's the crux of the story...
Sathyan Anthikkad as usual presents a
good film with a different story line. The friendly bond between mother and
daughter is very well depicted. The first half of the story is humorous- especially
where Urvashi tries to learn English and the way she handles the situation where
she sends Ijo's friends girlfriend who has runway from home back to her
place. The film is well scripted and the roles of the main characters are well
defined. But there are some unnecessary characters not at all needed for the
narrative. Songs by Elayaraja are just okay. The ending is not at all
predictive, but they could have made it more gripping.
Urvashi proves yet again that she can handle any role with ease. After a break,
she has come back to films in top form. Meera Jasmine looks cute and does her
role well. Suni Kumar, who has acted in 'For the people' before, shows
promise.
Overall the film is worth watching.
