Ashok(Lawrence) is a good-for-nothing youth whose only aim is to enjoy life by drinking and dancing the night away with his friends. To this end, he even swindles his father('Pyramid' Natrajan) regularly off of his hard earned money. He meets Priya(Anu Prabhakar) and pretty soon, her beauty and outlook on life make him fall for her. When he proposes to her, threatening to kill himself if she doesn't accept his love, she promises that she would accept him if he makes a name for himself. Spurred by her words, Ashok starts working hard. But what he doesn't know is that that Priya is already in love with Arvind(Kunal) and that her promise to him was just to prevent him from taking the extreme step on her rejection.

The director's intention is to depict the change brought upon an individual by love but he goes overboard in his portrayal of Lawrence both before and after his change and as a result, Lawrence's character is neither convincing nor likeable. Directors generally take care to ensure that even when the hero is a rowdy, he displays enough likeable characteristics to avoid earning the dislike of the audience. But that is not the case here. Lawrence's initial activities are irritating and make us dislike him. While this might point to the success of either his performance or the director's shaping of his character, no amount of change in his character in the latter part of the film can make us develop a liking for him.

His rise to the top of the food industry is too meteoric to be anywhere close to believable either. While his initial attempts at doing several jobs and his moderate successes with the small canteen are acceptable, the leap from that to being the owner of a chain of successful hotels is not portrayed in a convincing manner. In fact, there were several points where I expected Lawrence to wake up and realise that the whole rise-to-the-top phase had been a dream(a common plot device in tamil movies)! But his acts to please the members of his family and his father's silent joy at the transformation his son has undergone are enjoyable.

The love triangle does not hold our interest much either. Since Lawrence is the hero, we know exactly how the triangle is going to be resolved and there are no surprises. The director doesn't deviate from the tried-and-tested formula in moving things forward with respect to the triangle either. The characters attempt to make sacrifices as per our expectations and things are revealed to make way for the climax in the lamest manner.

Lawrence, in his first full-fledged role as hero, is at ease in front of the camera but his styles, though definitely unique, are already becoming repetitive. Some of his dance steps in the song sequence are very impressive. In contrast, Kunal still doesn't appear comfortable in front of the camera and his attempts at emoting are laughable. Anu Prabhakar, a Kannada actress, is homely and fits the role though she appears a little too mature for Lawrence. 'Pyramid' Natrajan impresses in the scene where he lashes out at Lawrence for being a good-for-nothing. Dhamu and Vaiyapuri hang out with Lawrence in the usual tradition of comedians/friends of the hero. Livingston has a cameo as Anu's persistent suitor and raises a few laughs.