A pacy thriller

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Tupaki (Telugu)

The plot is familiar with the hero bursting terrorist activities, however, the method adopted by the hero to decimate underground sleeper cells gives the film a definite edge. This racy thriller also establishes the significance of a “water-tight screenplay” which keeps the audience guessing till the last minute in the moves and counter moves played out by two strong opponents — protagonist and antagonist.
Tamil star Vijay, a secret service agent of the Army, visits Mumbai on a holiday but stumbles upon a mission. He faces a tough opponent (Vidyut Jamal) who is equally determined to activate “sleeper cells” and create havoc in the city through serial blasts. Meanwhile, Vijay has another mission on hand — to convince a pretty boxer (Kaajal) to recipocrate his love and win her hand (earlier Vijay had declined to marry Kaajal).
Baddy Vidyut arrives in Mumbai, kidnaps the kin of Army officers who were in the operation and infuriates Vijay. He even sends his younger sister in place of another girl, as the conflict becomes too personal. After losing one colleague, Vijay resolves to sacrifice his life and seeks the support of ex-servicemen to follow him and corner the much-dreaded head of sleeper cells. The intelligent action episode in a cruise is well-captured. Ace cinematographer Santhosh Sivan, who has worked only for Mani Ratnam in Kollywood, joins hands with Murugadoss to come up with some breathtaking visual and elegantly captures, the “gloomy” and “colourful” moods of the film.
However, compositions of Harris Jayaraj may need time to catch up, unlike his earlier chartbusters. Kaajal impresses with her bubbly performance and Vidyut outscores as a merciless terrorist.