Kalyan takes a trip to Kavita#$#s village to discreetly study the girl, before he can give his consent for the marriage to his mother and the marriage-broker who had brought in the proposal. Kalyan falls for the charming Kavita, and stays around for a longer time to help sort out her problems. But before Kalyan can reveal his identity and pop the question, he learns to his shock about the other man in her life. How Kalyan reconciles himself to the new situation forms the rest of the story.

In this triangular love story set in a rural ambience, the director has etched the three characters finely, and given each his space. The narration moves fairly smoothly most of the time, only, there is a sense of deja vu throughout. The film has shades of the director#$#s earlier film #$#Nee Varuvai Ena#$#. While the final scene reminds one of a Vikraman film ending. Some of the lines are meaningful, but then it becomes a little too sermonising at times.

The lead artistes have acquitted themselves well. Murali as Kalyan willing to make any sacrifice for the girl he loved; Abbas as her love, determined to marry Kavita despite parental opposition and the dowry problem; and Devayani as the soft-hearted charming belle whose goodness attracts the two men to her.

S A Rajkumar#$#s tunes are repetitive. #$#Kaadhaludan#$# is the first production venture of the Rajkumaran-Devayani couple. Its plus point is that it is a clean family entertainer, sans violence and vulgarity.