Rakesh(Shaam) is a real-life Richie Rich - he has lots of money but no relations to share it with. His friend Chandru(Vivek) has frittered away his grandfather's money and when the grandfather wants to visit him, he requests Rakesh's help to pose as the owner of all those riches for the duration of the grandfather's stay. The grandfather arrives with five of his granddaughters in tow and Rakesh finds himself constantly quarreling with the eldest of them, Balamani(Trisha).

The biggest drawback of the movie is that it has a familiar trajectory. There are very few surprises in the movie as is traverses a path riddled with cliches and predictable occurrences. We know that Shaam and Trisha will fall in love inspite of their quarrelling. Even the sequence where Trish has the anticipated change of heart(Shaam saves her by hiding her part in his accident) is familiar. And for any viewer who has seen even a few Tamil movies, Shaam's enthusiasm and Trisha's reserved behavior make it obvious that an all-too familiar twist, with a related flashback explaining her past, is coming.

But what Priyadarshan does succeed in is extending the boundaries of the familiar story and filling it with interesting incidents that successfully avert boredom. The scenario of five sisters, out of which one is in love with Vivek, is a good start. Shaam and Vivek trying to identify the sister who in love with Vivek and Shaam's quarrels with Trisha provide some fun moments. The flashback is predictable but introduces a nice, energetic character nevertheless. But the climax is a complete mistake. In order to provide a feel-good ending(which the Malayalam original did not have), Priyadarshan tacks on an ending that feels inappropriate, hurried, abrupt and lessens the respect we have for the characters.

Music and photography prove to be two strong pillars holding up the movie. Harris Jayaraj hits the bull's eye with all the songs in the youthful soundtrack. The lilting and melodious Lesa Lesa... is a great start. Mudhal Mudhalaai... and Edho Ondru... are both energetically sung and the picturization is a treat to the eyes too. The cinematography is gorgeous whether indoors or out. The trip through the singer's artfully decorated house during the title song and the fight in the rain between Shaam and Trisha's friends are two sequences that stand out for their picturisation. The songs are rightly picturised in bright, natural colors.

Shaam looks handsome and gives a credible performance. One can't help feeling sorry for him. Wish he would get a break with atleast a single hit. Trisha, in what was suppposed to be her debut film, looks slim and pretty. She doesn't display much awkwardness in front of the camera either. The star in the flashback is impressive and makes us like him very easily. Vivek is not given the chance to be very funny but Malayalam actors Srinivasan, Innocent and Hanifa split the laughs between them.