Her mind is not quite sure whether what she is feeling for the man whom she has known for just three days is love or something that will just die down with time. Her friends, who know that such a thing is playing on her mind don’t waste the opportunity of making a lively banter out of the matter which further increases her turmoil. The confusion leads her to take the wrong decision inspired by an inappropriate peer example. She wants to let Raja know that she loves him and leaves for Ooty all on her own.

This is where the movie really takes its grip on the audience. It is needless to say that a young girl all alone in a big city cannot be far away from trouble and that impending feeling of doom has been captured well by the director. She does get in trouble quite a few times, none too dramatic or clichéd, gets out of it and moves on trying to find Raja. Finally, realizing her folly she decides that enough is enough, let’s get back home. But stranded in a tourist center at night is not exactly an encouraging situation to be in and the young girl that she is, gets overwhelmed by what she has brought upon herself.

The lead up to the climax is interesting, where she finds Raja and also gets the message that eases her confusion.

Kanna on the whole, is a well made product. The director must be appreciated for what he has brought out on screen. Even though the story is based on just one incident over a few days in the life of a young girl, the script has been woven tightly enough to keep you from getting bored, the sequences where Sheela wanders alone in Ooty really feel like an adventure, you are bound to feel empathetic for the girl. For a change, Prakash Raj does not have to carry the movie on his shoulders, his role is big, not large, certain sequences give us the glimpse of his class, especially his mental distress when his daughter goes missing. Sita too is in her elements in those scenes. Livingston and Sona Nair, both as teachers of Sheela’s school impress and amuse with their performances. The lead pair, Raja and Sheela too have done a good job.

The movie scores well in the technical department too with camera by Taj Mal and art by Muthuraj. Music by Ranjith Barot with Pazhani Bharathi’s lyrics consists of a couple of good numbers. The number, Ragasiya kanavugal is impressive both musically and visually.