Story

Nachinarkkniyan, a man disillusioned by the system, forms a team of thieves to rob banks by posing as CBI agents conducting raids.

They make it a point to raid corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen with a lot of black money. The corrupt people that they raid do not want any proof of their wrongdoings, so no FIRs are filed, and nobody complains to the police. As a corrupt minister says: “We can always make more money, but nothing should happen to our clean image”. In short, Suriya and his team escape after every heist with their conscience clean and loads of black money. However, the real CBI catches wind of their activities, and a team led by Uthaman and an honest and ruthless investigating officer (Karthik) get on their tails, leading to some twists and turns in the plot.

The film belongs to Suriya in the central role, as a young man with a conscience and a desire to clean up the system, who isn't above using devious methods to con the rich and corrupt. He is fantastic and it is refreshing to see him in the strait-laced comedy scenes. With an ingeniously layered role and a brilliant act, Ramya Krishnan truly “steals” the show. Keerthy Suresh as Suriya’s romantic interest shines as the coy con woman. Suresh Menon as the dirty CBI officer is aptly cast, while Karthik makes most of his role and is always in command. Comedians Senthil and Sathyan bring in the laughs. The soundtrack and background score by Anirudh matches the pace of the plot, and includes several hummable songs. Veteran Sreekar Prasad’s editing keeps the film racy at 132 minutes.