While the film is often remembered for its steamy sequences, it also delved into darker psychological themes involving obsession and toxic past relationships, primarily through Reema Sen’s character.

Unlike typical hero-heroine introductions of the 2000s (where the heroine is starry-eyed and submissive), Vallavan flipped the script. Nayanthara’s Swapna wasn’t impressed by Simbhu’s heroics. And that tension created the most electric scene in the film.