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 Ramappa Rao Bahadur ( Sathyadev) is now an aged man, belonging to  a royal lineage that he is proud of. He is delusional and undergoing treatments for his various diseases, overseen by family doctor Achari ( Vikas Muppala). His main aim is to find out whether his second son, now deceased as a child, was actually his own or not,  as he strongly suspects his wife Renuka( Deepa Thomas). Though Achari is hell bent on avoiding the exhumation of the body,  Ramappa refuses to give up. What happens to him? Does he discover the truth he seeks? The plot follows a non-linear narration which takes getting used to.  It also needs the viewer to be alert to put the pieces of the puzzle together. The visuals are amazing, be it the palace( the interior and exterior of it), the rich song sequences with exciting looks and costumes, props and color along with the interesting choreography on keeping with the song lyrics. The vfx team too deserves kudos as do the costume and make up...

 Set in the early 70's , the film revolves around Arivumathi ( Vetri ) who lives in a small village with  a drunkard father and a loving mother ( Lizzie Antony ) who mortgages her land to gather funds for his education. But while waiting for a government job, Arivu gets involved in robberies along with a friend. Soon he becomes a full -fledged thief. He meets and falls in love with Malli ( Brigada Saga) who he marries and has kids with.  But just when he wants to give up a life of crime, due to a series of circumstances, he gets convicted for a death sentence. Who does he kill and why? What happens to his family? How does this case impact a future case after many years?  The period saga occurs as a flashback and the film unfolds on 2 different timelines, leading to a rivetting final unpredictable  climax which  no-one sees coming. The story takes time to build up its characters and does so quite adeptly, giving us a peek into the lives and mindset of Arivu,...