Story:
A tale that could have been better, it begins with Balaraman (mohanlal), a truck driver who works in a forest called Chittazha. He is into bamboo transport and is also a leader of few good men and fights against those who come to create trouble in that region. He has Muniappan by his side and has got a foster daughter Ganga (ananya) who is gearing up to join a medical course. However, there is a past that Balaraman has been escaping from and the past comes back to trouble him. In this process, he gets protective about his daughter. What happens after that forms the rest of the story.

Presentation:
The director has come up with an average storyline and though the presentation was good, the narrative could have been better. The dialogues were nice, the script was a bit complicated, the screenplay was effective. Background score was good and four songs are nice but their timing was bad. Cinematography was exceptional. Editing was required at many places. costumes were realistic and the art department was apt. Mohanlal carried out his role with élan and he shoulders the film very well. Padmapriya looks sensuous and perfect for her role, Ananya was neat, Kalabhavan was alright, the real show stealer was Samuthirakani in his cameo who gave a powerful show, Jagathy was witty, Suraj was not upto the mark, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy was luscious, the others did their bit as required.

Conclusion:
The film takes off on a wrong footing and it takes a good while for the audience to understand what is happening. Few of the sequences look quite clichéd. However, it is after a while that things settle and the second half makes up for the flaws in the first half. Given the presence of Mohanlal in the front, the film has got an appeal to all genres of audience. If only the makers had altered the duration of the film and worked on the content, this could have created a strong result for the box office. For now, it will be an above average prospect.
 
Bharatstudent Verdict : Passable entertainer...