Story

One murder, multiple suspects. Debutant director Mu Maran’s crime thriller Iravukku Aayiram Kangal, which shines in parts and can’t be written off easily, is one of those films that needed more thrills than what it offers. Despite its effort to redeem itself with a laudable twist in the final act, it fails to rise above being a passable murder mystery.

The events unfold on a rainy night and the setting has a heavy Dhruvangal 16 hangover, but Iravukku Aayiram Kangal, which features Arulnithi in yet another impressive role, is not cut from the same cloth. The plot revolves around the murder of an important character and we keep guessing the killer till the end. But, the guessing game is neither engaging nor exciting as it ideally should be to leave audiences in awe.