This hard-hitting, realistic crime thriller revolves around the complex and convoluted sequence of events that unfold, when the police commissioner gets an anonymous phone call about bombs planted across Chennai.
Raw and riveting, this realistic crime thriller tells the story of a police commissioner who gets an anonymous call. The caller demands that he release militants in exchange for information about many bombs planted across Chennai.
The caller is serious as the police find a bomb planted very close to their headquarters. The commissioner is later cornered between releasing militants who had been responsible for killing innocent people and stopping bomb blasts around the city. Can the identity of the caller be found and justice be served before innocents are lost?
The film is remake of the Hindi movie A Wednesday! (2008).
The title of the Tamil version was changed from 'Thalaivan Irukkiran' to 'Unnaipol Oruvan' in early April 2009.
UTV Motion Pictures have been confirmed to distribute the film along with 'Rajkamal International', Haasan's home production company who is also producing the film.
The shooting was completed in the short span of sixty five days.
Chakri previously played the role of Govind's friend, Sai Ram in 'Dasavathaaram' and the role of a child who takes stills photographs of Kamal in the 1983 Telugu film 'Saagara Sangamam'.
Neeraj Pandey provided the film's dialogue and screenplay.
The music was composed by Kamal Haasan's daughter Shruthi Haasan.
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