Summaries

Aadhavan, a sharpshooter, is hired by Dr Reddy to kill magistrate Subramaniam, who is set to uncover a list of culprits involved in an organ racket.

Aadhavan (Suriya) is a professional assassin working with his father Ibrahim Rowther (Sayaji Shinde) and brother Tharani (Anand Babu). Doctor Abdul Kulkarni(Rahul Dev) hires Aadhavan to kill prominent Judge Subramaniam (Murali), since he is handling the inquiry and verdict on Abdul's child kidnapping, murder and organ trafficking cases in Kolkata.—Kushan Anjana

Multi-layered and mysterious, this comedic thriller follows the life of Aadhavan (Suriya), a hired assassin who works in tandem with Ibrahim Rowther (Sayaji Shinde) and his son (Anand Babu) in Kolkata. Justice Subramaniyam (late Malayalam actor Murali), is about to give his final judgment in an organ trade case where hundreds of children died due to the greed of a doctor, Abdul Kulkarni (Rahul Dev). Kulkarni approaches Rowther with a contract to kill the judge and Aadhavan starts his next mission. But for the first time in his life, the ace assassin misses his mark and Aadhavan, through the help of Bannerji (Vadivel), comes into close contact with the Judge's large family consisting of his mother (Saroja Devi), niece Tara (Nayanthara) and others. Soon Aadhavan finds out certain dark secrets and also develops a soft corner for Tara. What is Aadhavan's true identity? Will he succeed in his mission to assassinate the judge?—Santhosh

Details

Keywords
  • father son relationship
  • one word title
Genres
  • Action
  • Comedy
Release date Oct 16, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin India
Language Tamil
Filming locations Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Production companies Red Giant Movies

Box office

Budget $300000000
Gross worldwide $1550769

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 39m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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