: Karthikeyan (Arjun), a photo editor in Mumbai, and Chitra (Meena), a bank officer, are both widowed.
Upon release, Rhythm sparked debates. The central theme of a widower and a widow finding love again was seen as progressive by some and controversial by traditionalists. The film tackles the stigma attached to widow remarriage and the "second innings" of life with grace. It does not mock the memory of the deceased spouses; rather, it posits that honoring the dead does not mean the living must stop living. The scene where the characters finally confess their feelings is handled with a maturity rarely seen in mainstream cinema. rhythm movie tamil