His brother Sriram was in an encounter with a terrorist group, which is responsible for the death of Tamil Nadu's current Chief Minister.

Arjun, Priya along with some condemned prisoners move to a remote island to nab the terrorist group.

[5] The song "Thayin Manikodi" remains hugely popular and is frequently played during Independence Day.

[8] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "The strong family theme helps prop up all the action scenes and makes it different from just another Rambo-style movie.

"[9] R. P. R. of Kalki wrote that Arjun has done a one man show like Seshan, but felt that Arjun has messed up in aspects like music, calling it torture, keeping lengthy dialogues and the poor choice of actor as antagonist.