Director Vasanth gave notice of his talent with his very first movie Keladi Kanmani, which had a beautifully told, mature love story between S.P.Balasubramaniam and Radhika as its crux. While movies like Aasai have given him a recognisable name in the industry, his resume has been dotted with sub-par entries like Appu. He goes back to his roots with Rhythm, where he once again focuses on a mature romance between a man and a woman, both of whom hide sadness in their pasts and find out that they have more than just this sadness in common.

Karthikeyan (Arjun), a photo editor in Bombay, is a widower, having lost his wife Aruna (Jyotika) a few years back. His parents have only one mission in life - to see him married and happy again. Chitra (Meena), a Tamil girl whom Karthikeyan meets, gives them hope. She is a widow, her husband (Ramesh Arvind) having died too, and also has a son Shiva (Master Aditya). When they exchange their sad stories, Karthikeyan and Chitra find out that their pasts are linked.

Every stage of the relationship between Arjun and Meena has been told naturally and with...    [ More ]