During a vacation, Colonel Rajasekar, his grandfather and grandmother arrive with their extended family to spend a couple of days at Chandru's farmhouse.

Enraged, Bala tells Colonel that she doesn't want to marry anyone as she has lost faith in marriage which further disappoints her family.

The train departs slowly and a girl's hand reaches out of the coach window, holding the puppy which was sent as a gift to Chandru before.

Chandru takes off running to find out who it is, but he catches only a cryptic message that teases him to follow and discover her identity.

12B film producer Vikram Singh hired Shaam and composer Harris Jayaraj again for his next venture directed by veteran Priyadarshan.

[12][13] The team also hired Radharavi and Sathyapriya along with four comedians – Vivek, Sreenivasan, Cochin Haneefa and Innocent to play pivotal roles in the film.

[16] Venket Ram took the film's principal photographs, while Siddharth Chandrasekhar of Mittra Media made his debut as a publicity designer with the project.

[17] In order to concentrate on the project, Vikram Singh briefly shelved his other venture, Sivakumar's Acham Thavir starring Madhavan and Jyothika.

[14] The intro of the song "Yedho Ondru" before the hook is based on the Christmas carol "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen".

[26] Cinesouth appreciated the soundtrack, writing "Harris Jeyaraj's patience and his adherence to perfection has led him to the next level as far as music composition is concerned.

[27] Vignesh Ram of Nilacharal wrote "On the whole the album is worthy buying with simple but catchy tunes and techno kind of music.

[30] Siyad Koker, the producer of Summer in Bethlehem, accused Priyadarshan of remaking that film in Tamil without taking permission or purchasing the right.

[31] Priyadarsan refuted by alleging that Summer in Bethlehem itself is an uncredited remake of American films Fiddler on the Roof and Come September.

[33] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu gave the film a positive review mentioning that "Shaam once again shows that he is a natural performer" and that the "surprise packet is the entry of Madhavan and as a fiery, forthright and straightforward professor, he makes a mark".

[35] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online opined that "A clean family entertainer from producer Vikram Singh, the film bogged down by some problems took a long time to hit the theaters.

Visuals that are meant to be feasts for your eyes, music that is bliss to your ears, comedy that makes your belly ache and nothing more.