Eeswaran (Siddharth) is like a foster parent to his dead brother's child Sundari. Co-parenting her along with his sister-in-law. He is extremely protective of her and ensures to timely pick her up from school. One day, Sundari's friend Ponni is assaulted and Eeswaran is accused of the crime which takes a huge toll on him and his family. By the time he is proven to be innocent of the crime, a pedophile abducts Sundari. Will Sundari be saved from the monster and what impact this has on Eeswaran forms rest of the story.
S. U. Arun Kumar narrates a hard hitting tale where he firmly establishes the bond between uncle and his niece. He has taken over the responsibility of the household after his brother's death and the bonding with his sister-in-law is also superbly established. This is a family which has learnt to move on and how. But when the crisis arises through a monster, forcing this very family struggle to move on and this aspect is superbly captured. Chithha is a tough watch and the issue is carefully handled.
What didn't work for me was the entire vigilante angle which allowed it to take a few cinematic liberties in an already solid film which didn't required to. The real scene stealer being Nimisha Sajayan as Sakthi and her scene towards the end, sums it up perfectly. That entire scene and specifically her dialogues, hit so hard and the scene which followed after seems to be the perfect ending. In it's attempt at closing the revenge plot, the film only makes the police look incapable and the scenes came out too convenient. Barring this, the film is still a solid watch and kudos to Siddharth for backing this project.
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