The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sandhya, Sathyaraj and Radhika Sarathkumar, with Sripriya, Radha Ravi and Manobala in supporting roles.

Harish Venkatraman, a software architect by profession who lives in Malaysia, is the millionaire nephew of Maheswaran Iyer.

As the plot progresses, Deva is being summoned by her parents for their silver jubilee wedding anniversary back home.

To make matters worse, Maheswaran's vicious character assassination (in the name of a complaint he sends to the police commissioner's office) does not help Harish in the task of gaining enough confidence among his girlfriend's parents.

[4][5] Sify wrote, "On the whole, the first half wins you over with its simple charm, its immensely likeable characters, and the intrinsic humour in the writing.

[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "Director Priya's debut venture 'Kanda Naal Mudhal' was a classy, sensibly handled film.