Summary
A petty thief embarks on a road trip with an elderly man suffering from memory loss under deceptive pretenses. As they journey across Tamil Nadu, the promise of an easy con unravels into a quietly shifting connection, with both men hiding secrets of their own.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.4
Box office
75%of its budget back
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $860 K
Worldwide it made back $860 K of the $1 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 32 min
Longer than 9 in 10 thrillers, +48 min on the typical 104
typical 104152Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2025
July 25, 2025
Last year
Genres
ThrillerDramaActionLanguage
Tamil
Original language
Made in
India
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 7 moreDirecting · 1
- Sudheesh Shankar Director
Writing · 3
- Krishna Moorthy Creative Producer, Writer
- Sabarivaasan Shanmugam Lyricist
- Madhan Karky Lyricist
Production · 2
- R. B. Choudary Producer
- Yellowtooths Varun Publicist
Camera · 2
- Kalaiselvan Sivaji Director of Photography
- V S Sheik Fareeth Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Sreejith Sarang Editor
Sound · 5
- Yuvan Shankar Raja Original Music Composer
- Sachin Sudhakaran Sound Designer
- Hari Haran Sound Designer
- Mathichiyam Bala Playback Singer
- M. R. Rajakrishnan Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Vinesh Banglan Production Design
- Mahendran Pandiyan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Dinesh Manoharan Costume Designer
- A R Abdul Makeup Designer
Other crew · 2
- Phoenix Prabhu Stunt Coordinator
- A. Jai Sampath Production Controller
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