After their successful teaming in Friends, the Vijay-Siddique duo come together again after a long gap with Kavalan. And like their earlier venture this one too is a remake of the director’s Malayalam film Bodyguard, the Dilip-Nayanthara starrer.
The script is patterned on the lines of the director’s earlier films. It starts with a light-hearted comic in the first half and then there is a twist in the plot, the story turning sentimental and serious.
Only, here the director’s treatment of the earlier scenes leaves much to be desired. Bhoomi (Vijay) who gains employment at bigwig Muthuramalingam’s house (neat job by Rajkiran), is assigned the job of guarding his daughter, Meera (Asin).
Bhoomi taking his job a tad too seriously faces ridicule, as he follows Meera and her friend Madhu all round the college, dressed in a security guard’s uniform. A frustrated Meera to get him off her back, makes anonymous prank calls to him expressing her admiration and love. As Bhoomi finds himself hopelessly in love with the voice on the phone, Meera too finds herself caught in the playful game she had begun.No doubt Vijay fits in comfortably as Bhoomi, playing the lighter scenes with his natural flair. But the whole comic scenario at the college, loud and whacky, becomes tiresome after a time.
Vadivelu barely gets a laugh. And surprisingly Asin is wooden and bland here. Mithra Kurien (in a reprisal of her role from the earlier version), fares better as Madhu. But Madhu’s betrayal of Meera has no convincing lead to it. It was a major flaw in the earlier version, and is repeated here too. When you get tired and impatient at the chaos in the movie, Siddique surprises you with an unexpected climax, which gets you back into the story and with the characters. It’s the best part of the film. But then it comes a little too late to salvage the situation.