It is what all youngsters do, but one screws up the face in irritation and the feeling after seeing the film is like having driven down a road full of potholes.

One school. Two groups of students. Their non-cooperation. Feelings of revenge. Too much liberty given to them. A correspondent Nadia, who chides them now and then. Sudden sadness creeping in. The story is a mixture of all these elements.

Maybe the director Rohan Krishna thought rocking bathroom scenes would add pep to the film, but after watching the film, one feels the taste of tea with salt. With her wisdom, Nadia's character is like the anchor of a ship.

By giving most of the characters a sad background, one is reminded of old films. By raiding his own house to make money to visit places, and commenting on watching his father's lungi falling down, is pathetic. It's poetic to watch the two fall in love with each other, nursed by the embrace of Nadia.

The climax is confusing whether it is about cautioning or scaring the young students. It could have been positive. This is anyway the liberty of the director, but only those who are aware of his intentions can appreciate the film.

One must appreciate the director for bringing out the best of the children, especially the very young heroine.

Journalist Nellai Bharati makes his debut as lyricist. The song "iskaparaaraa iskaparaaraa…" will make Prabhu Devas of the youngsters and sounds nice too. The dialogue "We are students but we are different" appears a few times in the film and adds beauty to the scene.

Krishnasamy's cinematography shines throughout the film.

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