 Folklorist and writer M. D. <unk> , writing for The Times of India , compared M. G. Ramachandran 's character in Anbe Vaa to the sage Vishvamitra , describing the former as " the archetypal male figure who resists the advances of the beautiful damsels " , similar to Vishvamitra resisting the temptations of the Apsara Menaka . According to Sri Lankan historian and author Sachi Sri Kantha , the song " Pudhiya Vaanam " had " delicately introduced " the symbol for the political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam through the lyrics , " Udaya <unk> <unk> – <unk> <unk> <unk> , <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> " ( " While rising sun shines , the world will become aware , the cool wind from Himalaya will touch the heart " ) in that pre @-@ election year . Although the film is based on Come September , The Times of India stated that it was " structured as a Roman Holiday with a man as the protagonist " . 
