Sanath, who works at his friend’s restaurant in Jaipur, and Imaya, a Tamil woman working in the IT sector, become friends. Imaya falls in love with Sanath, but he refuses to accept her love. He explains that he does not have the strength to go through the pain of heartbreak again after his first love ended. Even after learning about his past relationship, Imaya continues to love him, and eventually Sanath falls in love with her too.
After finding happiness again through Imaya’s love, Sanath suffers a head injury in an accident and loses the memories of the last six years. As a result, he forgets Imaya and their relationship, as well as the painful breakup with his former girlfriend. Living only with his older memories, he sets out to meet his former lover, Madonna Sebastian.
Did Imaya’s love succeed as she accompanied him with the hope that his lost memories would eventually return? Or did Sanath reunite with the former lover he went searching for without remembering their breakup? The rest of the film answers these questions.
Sanath, who plays the lead role, appears as a character-driven protagonist rather than a typical romantic hero despite having two heroines, with no duet songs or conventional romance scenes. He delivers a convincing performance, portraying both the emotional pain of losing his first love and the transformation into a happier person after falling in love with Imaya.
Debut actress Imaya performs with confidence and ease, making it hard to believe she is a newcomer. Her screen presence and performance add significant strength to her character.
Madonna Sebastian impresses with her natural performance, especially in scenes where she regrets not being able to stay true to her love and later struggles when the love she once rejected comes back to her.
WhatsApp Mani, who plays the hero’s friend, provides comic relief while also handling a character role effectively. Debnitha, playing his wife, does her part well.
Cinematographer Mukeshwaran V beautifully captures the scenic locations of Jaipur and Ooty. Rajesh Murugesan’s songs are melodious and enjoyable, while the background score is adequate.
Since the screenplay is dominated by memory loss and its consequences, the emotions and pain of the lovers fail to come across effectively in any scene. This is also evident in Bharath Vikaraman’s editing, which simply follows the director’s vision.
Writer-director Kishore Kumar attempts to entertain audiences by presenting the hero’s love stories after memory loss in a humorous way, instead of creating an emotionally moving romantic drama.
To touch audiences and awaken memories of their own love stories, emotionally powerful scenes between lovers would have been enough. However, Kishore Kumar’s attempt to portray romance through the backdrop of amnesia fails to make a strong emotional impact.
Although the hero’s journey with both his former and present lover, along with the question of whom he will ultimately choose, keeps the film engaging to some extent, greater attention to the chemistry between the three central characters could have placed Heartin among Tamil cinema’s memorable romantic films.
