Veeralakshmi and her fellow Dalits undergo unbearable torture due to casteism from a brutal police force.

In their village, the inspector of police is the feudal lord, who beats up the poor men and rapes the women, with his behaviour emulated by his officers.

[4][5] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote that "a thread of sincerity runs through the entire film that makes different from the action flicks one is used to".

[6] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "The scenes are stark and realistic, with the expected violence and gore.

[7] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the performance of Simran, Sonu Sood and Alex but felt the director was not sincere enough and took inspiration from films like Seevalaperi Pandi, Malaiyoor Mambattiyan and Bandit Queen to create the protagonist's character.