[citation needed] Ram and his pet elephant Lakshman have grown up together and are very emotionally attached to one another.

Meanwhile, in a very cunningly planned plot, an employee of Meena's father kills him and implicates Ram and Lakshman for the murder.

How the two friends stand by each other in the hour of need and how they prove themselves innocent forms the rest of the plot.

[4] The song "Nandhaan Ungappanda" was selected to be played at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.

[5] Nalini Sastry of Kalki felt Kamal Haasan's attempts at comedy failed and the film and story lacked something but praised Ilaiyaraaja's music and climax fight.