There are also a few segments designed for laughs but surprisingly, these don't work as well. Almost everyone has atleast a couple of lines that make us laugh(maybe because of its unexpectedness, I laughed the most at a line uttered by Jo's grandma to Brahmanandam, about a prospective suitor he previously picked for Jo) and most importantly, they make us laugh without seeming to try too hard. This may be because of the good naturedness of its characters or the humorous lines or the explicit gags but the fact is, we keep smiling. The film does have its share of fights, sadness and sentiments but it keeps us smiling through all of that. Radhamohan has a wonderful knack for mining humor out of normal, everyday situations and that is Mozhi's biggest strength. Now see how different my film is gonna be!" Mozhi's first scene, from a 'regular' film about a rich girl-poor boy love story, shown under the pretext of Prithviraj and Prakashraj scoring music for it, almost seems like Radhamohan's way of telling us "this is how Tamil movies usually are. The subtlety of the humor, the cleanliness of the romance, the down-to-earth nature of the characters - all these come as a relief in the current atmosphere of larger-than-life heroes, bloody violence, loud comedy, glamorous romance and over-the-top sentiments. Mozhi comes as an antidote to viewers sick of the glamor and violence in Tamil cinema. But for Karthik, the path to Archana's heart proves to be a bumpy ride even after that. Understanding that Archana is against love, he decides to become her friend first and Archana's friend Sheila(Swarnamalya) paves the way for that. Karthik falls in love with Archana(Jyothika) and learning that she is a deaf-mute only strengthens his love. Karthik(Prithviraj) and Vijaykumar(Prakashraj) are keyboard players who score background music for movies. With down-to-earth characters facing everyday issues, he fashions a movie that is sweet and charming and offers a wonderful, welcome change of pace from the loudness, violence and glamour of Tamil movies today. But director Radhamohan proved in Azhagiya Theeye that a realistic movie can be made by focusing on the brighter side of life too. The phrase 'realistic movie' usually raises visions of a sad or violent film that doesn't take a familiar masala route when dealing with familiar issues.
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