Director: Vasanth
Cast: Arjun, Meena, Jotika, Ramesh Arvind, Master Adithyan, Nagesh, Lakshmi.

A widow, a widower and a little orphan boy. They have left behind their painful memories of the past and are trying to begin life anew in Mumbai. She works in a bank, the orphan stays with her, while the widower is a photo-journalist in a leading newspaper. Director Vasanth takes these three main characters and weaves a tale of relationships with sensitivity and finesse. A tighter reign on his script and a faster pace would have made the film a more engaging entertainer. But the director seems distracted by the so-called commercial ingredients, which only mar the overall impact of the film.

Juvenile jokes -- especially the wisecracks by Manivannan -- find their way into the script. While the song-dance numbers are excellently picturised, they seem to be forced into the narration. Like the sizzling number by Ramya Krishnan and the Shanker Mahadevan song-dance item. Further, the director stretches to almost snapping length the suspense element -- as to whether the widow and the widower, who develop a fondness for one another, will unite in the end. So the now-on-now-off relationship at times tries one's patience. The arrival of the widow's mother-in-law almost at the fag end, when the two are just about to re-unite, worsens matters. The mom-in-law, using emotional blackmail to get her daughter-in-law to resign and go with her back to Kunnoor, only drags the story further before the desired end.

'Action King' Arjun has no fights here, but has handled his role with understanding and maturity. Meena gives a creditable account of herself. Nagesh proves that given a chance he can still deliver. Ramesh Arvind is fine in the cameo as Meena's husband, Jotika has little to do as Arjun's wife. Master Adithya steals the scenes from right under the eyes of the seniors in many places. 'Rhythm' has shades of 'Alaipayuthe' in the scenes of the train encounters and in the depiction of the on-off relationship. Handled better, "Rhythm' could have turned out to be a must-watch film, though it is still definitely far better than the run-of-the-mill ones.