It is a brilliant crime investigation story in recent times, in Thamizh cinema. The killer, after sending a parcel, sets scene for the crimes that follow. Before the team led by Arjun and his able juniors, could work out what the doll and the mask sent were about, first crime happens. Then, the cat and mouse game starts with the killer leaving trails of clues for the next one. At one point the hero realises he is the next target. He needs to race against time to catch the killer, despite a big setback health wise. After intermission, one begins to start the guessing game on who the killer could be.
The lead man, Arjun Sarja, is a man who has completed 150 movies, parallelly held his position and fort with giants like Kamal and Rajnikanth; He needs to have something in him, to have stayed on for so long. The man is so fit, he puts many young actors to shame. He has always been under rated I have felt. He has had huge fan following amongst men for his action roles, but the man caught the attention of many women in Gentleman, Mudhalvan and finally, with Rhythm, he won many hearts too. In this movie though, he plays his age. He looks very pleasant on screen. Kudos to the director for this!Prasanna, time for him to do either a full-fledged comedy movie (loved his comic sense) or hit the other end of the spectrum with action role (he looks hot). He must have been inspired by Arjun. He has done full justice to the role given to him. His reaction when called a “constable” still brings smile to my face, even after few days. Varu, this woman has talents in abundance too. I watched her in Vikram Vedha and now this; she is an apt choice to play the role of Vandana. Sruthi has done her role well, though her role is not meaty. Rest of the casts were good. At one point, I was wondering why Vaibhav was there; later, I began to suspect him to be the killer. Good move!
The story is compelling! However, the screenplay could have been tighter. No thriller movie will stand well without good cinematography. Arvind Krishna needs neither introduction nor any further superlatives to describe his work. Edge of the seat feeling is not possible without great background score. Navin Chandar has excelled in every way. I have never appreciated anyone’s background music other than Ilaiyaraja. I loved Navin’s work! “Oru kodi kanavugal kanne” beautiful lyrics!
A big thanks to the director for not succumbing to trend with item songs and tasteless comedy tracks!
I generally like subtle emotions in acting. There are some scenes in this movie that made me go Aah! One such scene was where Arjun and Sruthi, while walking out after hearing about his health condition, see an elderly couple. Arjun holds Sruthi’s hand right then. I felt, despite being a fearless guy on duty, he was still a human with his innermost fear surfacing. Good one there, director sir! Your subtle signature is everywhere in the movie.
I generally like subtle emotions in acting. There are some scenes in this movie that made me go Aah! One such scene was where Arjun and Sruthi, while walking out after hearing about his health condition, see an elderly couple. Arjun holds Sruthi’s hand right then. I felt, despite being a fearless guy on duty, he was still a human with his innermost fear surfacing. Good one there, director sir! Your subtle signature is everywhere in the movie.
Overall, a great thriller in a long time! My verdict: must watch at the theatres!
PS: thanks to couple of friends who asked me and to the lovely person who messaged me saying that she was expecting a detailed review, just like my exceptional taste in many aspects, be it music, art, clothing and accessories. This review is for you 
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