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 Lakshmi and her husband ( Krithik Mohan ) can't stop fighting. A few months into the marriage they file for divorce. At the court appointed counsellor's (Kasturi) office, seeing their constant fights  she tells them the story of a couple who had a love marriage. Shanthnu ( Raanav )  is hired to work by Janvi ( Rosmin ) in her dad's ( Sampath) business and they fall in love. Against her dad's wishes, after sending him to jail, she decides to marry Shanthnu. But after a good start, things turns sour between them with daily fights and even violence. Somehow they have a baby but they still dont patch up. What happens to the baby? Who is Lakshmi in reality? What happens to both the couples, past and present? The movie has good production values and both love stories are engagingly narrated. The first story aptly builds up the suspense leading up to the second.  The narration is evenly paced and doesnt waste much time to get to the crux, which is the  misunderstandin...

 Battle is a story revolving around a young man Mani ( Arjun Prabhakaran) who finds that his talent lies as a rapper. But the path to success is not easy. In the meanwhile he falls in love with an upright, young lady,  Mathi ( Aradya ) a school teacher.  However, tragedy befalls their love due to a School chairman Krishna ( Subramaniam Siva) who is caught preying on young students by Mathi. Do the young lovers manage to bring the villain to justice? The film moves from the struggle of Mani to the plight of students and tries to cover both issues, trying to impart a message on a social cause.  The production values are decent, and the actors add to the film by solidcperformances. Subramania Siva is a solid pillar, his villainous acts and expressions are chilling. The scene where he beats up the heroine however, could have been avoided, as it seems too much to watch.  Arjun does a neat act as the rapper and gets into the skin of his character superbly. Aradya not ...