In Etharkkum Thunindhavan, Suriya plays Kannabiran, a lawyer who defends justice and protects the innocent. At home, he is the beloved son of her parents Adhirayar (Satyaraj's presence gives greater weight to the character than the script) and Kosalai (Saranya Ponvannan,  a role  she can now play in her dreams). And in the eyes of his lover Adhini (the beautiful Priyanka Arul Mohan),  he is like Murugan. In a word, he's pretty much an avatar, and  director Pandiraj sets a myth about his protagonist without much effort. The plot advances this idea when cannabis tries to protect the dignity of women.  The evil man who is doing the `disrobing' here is Inba (Vinay Rai, taking off from where he left off in Doctor), a central minister's son. Inba and his gang exploit unsuspecting young women in the name of love and shoot videos of them in sexually compromising positions, and later use the videos to blackmail the victims, a clear allusion to the Pollachi sexual assault cases. When Kannabiran saves Yazhnila, Aadhini's friend, Inba decides to target the lawyer and threatens to leak hidden cam videos of 500 women if he doesn't give up Yazh.  The director smartly uses this to inject some suspense and humour into the romance between Kannabiran and Aadhini, who is from Vadanaadu. Some of the humour works, thanks to Devadarshini, who plays Aadhini's mother Anjumani. However, the comedian group that joined the cast is disappointing. Even Suri, who usually shines in this director's films, is not funny.  However, the director's attempts to balance  the more serious parts of the "family" scenes sometimes result in a choppy tone that is  very annoying. Like the scene following Yazh's rescue. We expect Kannabiran to take action to prevent Inba from uploading girl videos, but instead expect to get lighter footage related to his personal life!  

However, improving on this generic masala film is a progressive look. It's certainly nice to see a star car that gets the message right, especially when it comes to women's empowerment. As charming and serious as Nerkonda Paarvai's Ajit, Suriya puts her stature to good use in this area. The scene about the "shame" associated with the hidden camera video between Kannabiran and Aadhini was intelligently crafted ("Verum udambu aabaasamaanadhilla... Avanga vakkara budhiya vida aabaasamaanadhilla"). Yes, the film works with the idea of ​​a male savior, but  at least in our film, the progression is phased. The film  also recognizes the dryness of lynching and extrajudicial killings. This shows how the Cannabirian uses the legal path to get justice, and he takes the law into his hands only when all the doors are closed. We even go so far as to say that Kannabiran  knows the value of  life.