Vikram Prabhu seems to be having his agenda clear after his debut in ‘Kumki’. His outings post Kumki have been well attempted edge of the seat thrillers that offer a minimum guarantee and some thrills as bonus. Debutant director Gaurav seems to have done just that with an attempted edge of the seat thriller that was almost racy enough to be called somewhat engaging!
Muralipandian (Vikram Prabhu) aspires to be a bank manager as opposed to his father’s (Sathiyaraj) interest to make him join the police force. He pretends to undergo stringent training, but pursues his interest in the bank job. On the other hand, the city is marred with ATM robbery, wherein the ATMs are looted with a new technique that has the bank authorities and the cops scratching their heads. Murali then gets selected for police training, becomes a cop (even though he doesn’t like the job) and handles the criminals with his brains and brawn!
If the strongest areas in the screenplay were the ATM robbery and subsequent investigation, the weakest links were the father-son relationship and the romantic interludes with a run-of-the-mill north Indian heroine who does a decent job at lip syncing (and lip-locking as well). Vikram Prabhu really had nothing new to offer in his role as it was a replica of the role that he did in his last outing in ‘Arima Nambi’ except now that he was able to flaunt around with a ‘khakhi’ uniform in a cop’s role. Sathiyaraj as a doting father and a yesteryear tough cop was apt for the role. Sathish, who is the latest replacement for Santhaanam as the hero's sidekick does his best to make us laugh, but he just manages to adhere with the proceedings as the situations and the comedy looks too familiar. Director Gaurav himself dons the role of an ‘intelligent’ criminal and it has worked out to an extent.
Music by Imman was forgettable and there was not a single number that was worthy enough to hum or to even remember.
The movie could have been worked out on a much more engaging scale had they plugged the logical loopholes in the script that pops up every now and again. This film desperately tries to keep up with the pace that it tries to create from the start till the end, but falters time and again due to commercial compromises like unwanted duets and sentiments. Less said the better!!
Verdict: Average
Rating: 2 / 5
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