Vikram story : After a series of police killings, a black policeman goes looking for mysterious band of masked men who have declared war on a system that protects a horrific drug trafficking organization.

vikram review : Lokesh kanagaraj put together a spy filled world of kamalhasan's 1986 movie vikram and his own 2019 movie kaithi. The universe without actually jumping into it. It unravels the mysteries of spy movies and provides some of the thrill of action movies,but it does not completely satisfy or leave the adreanaline rush promised by such highing ambitious movies. The film begins with interest when karnan (Kamal Hashan), the father of the martyred police officer prapanchan (Karidas jayaram), is killed. We learn that there are many such killings, and a group of masked men claim responsibility and call it their war against the system. Police chief Jose ( Chamban Vinod Jose) brought in a black ops team led Amar (Fahad Facil), who began to delve into karnan's life. The prime suspect is sandhanam ( Vijay Sethupathi), a terrifying drug trafficker with a large family, looking for shipments of raw materials that could make him the champion. Amar, on the other hand, is confused by many vresions of karnan. Was he an alcholic father mourning the loss of his son, femininity, or more? More importantly, is he dead or alive ? Vikram works best in the first half, as Amar and his team understand the killings and try to track down the murderers. These parts contain very little kamal haasan, but i always feel his presence, both as a character and as an actor. From Nayakan to Ambesibam, kamal's works have nods, and discovering them offers some small thrills. The actor who is in action star mode here also has a moment to whistle, which leads to a pause. And vijay sethupathi seems to be playing a ruthless villain, resuming where he was interrupted by the master. But once the easy to guess mustery surrounding karnan is unraveled, the story becomes much simpler. A small bunch of policemen must put their positions on the gangster's army. Similar to what you got in prisoners, but not very effective here. In his honor, Roquesh tries to provide an emotional undercurrent in the subplot, which includes the babies of karna and prapanchan, but it is not touched enough. It also makes the arcs of amar and sandhanam predictable. Fahad's Amar has been more or less cancled, but vijay sethupathi is working hard. Narain as Bejoy, the prisoner's honest police officer, is also ignored. Even the acclaimed surya cameo apperance, which serves as setup for the next article in the Lokesh kanagaraj universe, is a bit disappointing. The action sceans are well cheoreographed, but never let go.