Due to ego issues, Devaraj plans to shame Karthik by arranging him to shadow a dangerous gangster.

The man attempts a bank robbery along with two accomplices, and in the process, he accidentally shoots and kills a little girl.

Smitha, in danger of losing her job tells her superiors about the case, it goes viral, due to which Karthik is suspended from duty.

Meanwhile, one of the robbers tries to buy his girlfriend a necklace for her birthday and takes all the fresh notes available, despite the boss's opposition.

In the jewelry shop, he is exposed as the police kept track of the serial number of the fresh notes.

Karthik meets an old police man, Srinivas Murthy, who was suspended for letting a naxalite slip away as a constable.

It turns out that Devaraj accepted a bribe from the naxalite and had helped him escape, but this has already ruined Murthy's profession.

[3] Times of India gave 3.5 stars stating, "If cinema noir is your type and you enjoy narratives that try to break the stereotypes, 8MM Bullet is well up your alley.

"[4] Bangalore Mirror wrote "There are not many flaws in the film except for the unwanted songs, [..] But otherwise, 8MM Bullet is an engaging crime thriller that shows Jaggesh in a never-before-role".