

There is also a conversation with his mother where we learn that his father was some kind of activist, which could have been the genesis for such goals. Although idealistic, this is not the real world situation. He makes general statements as to the duty of good person to jump into political system and cleanse it. It is not clear what motivates Michael to take a path which 99 % of the educated youngsters do not take i.e. His frivolous lifestyle before the accident is quite convincing too, although it may offend some conservative folks. He later lends support to Michael's path the same way - instinctively, although he does not understand the full meaning of doing it. This scene forms a figurative basis for bringing out the inherent quality of compassion in him. Siddharth, as Arjun is good too - particularly, the scene where he instinctively jumps into the river to save Michael, although being dead scared.

Isha Deol as his girlfriend Gitanjali is good although her dialogue delivery is terrible. Be it rallying the villagers to contest in local election or taking on the state minister with sarcastic comments, he maintains good poise and communicates his views sharply. Meera Jasmine, as his wife Sasi, has portrayed her suffering, in such a way that we empathize with her. We feel sad that he gives up all chances of redemption in the end. Madhavan has brought the dilemma of Inba very well - enforcing his power on the streets as a by force as well as being a ill-tempered but devoted husband. Arjun's background moves a little slowly though. The script has been carefully planned and hence we are never confused. The story of both Inba and Michael moves pretty fast with incidents in Inba's life crisscrossing with that of Michael's. The story of each of the protagonist unfolds from this point. Arjun (Siddharth), a student with US immigration dreams, is caught up in it as a bystander. At the very beginning, Inbasekar (Madhavan), a hit-man for a state politician, tries to kill Michael Vasanth (Surya), a student who advocates common people to take part in political system. The movie is based on a premise - what would happen if an accident brings together 3 completely different personalities.
