The film manages to capture the era perfectly – the rotary phones, radio, Ambassador cars, and, of course, Kamal Haasan’s movie Nayagan posters in the background. Set in 1987, the film is based on the real events of the Mumbai’s Opera House heist. Then we have Karthik as the CBI investigator, Kurunjivendhan, who is a ruthless officer and believes harsher punishment negates the chances of the crime being repeated. He is a corrupt official called Uthaman, and then there is Iniyan who as a victim of corruption decided to fight back. We have two men around whom the film revolves - a bad man, and a good man who does bad things. Ramya Krishnan as Azhagu Meena, Sethil as KP, Sivasankar as Ondiveeran, Nandu as Vetrivel and Sathyan form the core group that works on the heists. The comments by RJ Balaji as Pallavaram Paranjothi Pandian about local beverages being replaced by foreign ones and higher taxes on movie tickets are topical. Throughout the film, it is the understated sarcasm that wins audience over.įor example, when Iniyan and team are set to interview a group of people, we hear the names Paneer Selvam, Vijaykanth, Prabhakaran and Sasikala - all of whom talk about fighting corruption in the society. The underlying humour though is director Vignesh Shivn’s signature style. The monologue about how corruption in the employment sector affects citizens is powerful as well. The climax too is about indulging the fans - the added drama and action that befits Suriya’s star status. The song, Sodakku, feels like it is an ode to this hero worship. Shivn manages to balance fan expectations and demands of the script beautifully. Not that the demands of Suriya’s fans are not met. This dialogue sums up their situation, “People who are capable are nowhere to be found, but people who have no ability are in high positions.”
Caught in a web of corruption and mediocrity are three people - RJ Balaji who is looking for a job, Kalaiarasan as a police aspirant and Thambi Ramaiah trying to get his son (Iniyan) a job in the Central Bureau of Investigation. For this is what director Vignesh Shivn has done in the film as it begins – a slot usually reserved to wax eloquent about the hero and afford him a grand entry. He is seen making fun of himself and turns what others consider his weakness, his height, into an advantage.Īnd, he is ready to make space for the script. Suriya as Nachinarkuiniyan aka Iniyan rises above the expectations of what one has come to expect from the star on screen.
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