It works mainly because of solid performances by the cast, especially the lead players Ajith Kumar and Arun Vijay.

Ajith as usual takes center stage, but Arun Vijay is equally impressive.

[Ajith is] fine form here. Playing a character that gives him the chance to be someone his age, here, he turns on the charms when he is with the heroines and taps into the coolly aggressive and self-possessed persona that we saw in Mankatha and Billa.

For all the hype and hoopla, I wish Ajith had perked himself up to do some justice to the policeman he is on screen.