Ideal Son) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film directed by Mithran R. Jawahar.

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, ended up as a commercial success among 2010 Deepavali releases along with Mynaa.

The head of this family are three brothers: Raghupathi (K. Bhagyaraj), Raghavan (Vijay Babu), and Rajaram (Vivekvasu Nagalla).

In one of his obliging acts, he helps his cousin Kalpana (Shriya Saran) elope with her lover against the family's choice.

Pooja, while on the run, tells Siva that she was not interested in the wedding and that her uncles are forcing her marriage with one of their sons, only to seize her properties.

To prove that they are real and not merely the figment of Ekambaram's imagination, Siva asks his parents and his uncles and aunts to play the role.

[11] On the contrary, Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff.com wrote that "Dhanush's genuinely engaging act and Vivek's antics are the best thing in the movie.

[12] A critic from Deccan Herald wrote that "Well, Uthama is no Diwali dhamaka but a damp squib to be safely avoided".