Idhu Namma Aalu

An eternal romantic falls in love with the girl his father has decided to get him married to, but will his past love affair prove to be a problem?

Cast

Silambarasan

as Shiva

Nayanthara

as Mylaa

Andrea Jeremiah

as Priya

Soori

as Vaasu

Arjunan Nandakumar

as Shiva's Friend

Jayaprakash

as Shiva's Father

Madhusudhan Rao

as Priya's Father

Dheepa Ramanujam

as Mylaa's Mother

Jai Sampath

as Surya, Mylaa's relative (guest appearance)

Santhanam

as Sherlock Holmes (extended cameo appearance)

Reviews

timesofindia

The biggest strength of Idhu Namma Aalu is its leads — Simbu and Nayanthara. It is canny stunt casting, and this is one of the few things that director Pandiraj has gotten right in this film. The audience know that they share a history, and Pandiraj uses this fact and tries to spin a romance around ...

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