Irumbu Thirai is basically about Kathiravan (Vishal), an army officer with anger management issues. He eventually gets suspended for bashing a civilian and is asked to meet a psychiatrist to work on his issues. In the process, he goes back home to sort out his issues, with his family. And that’s when he stumbles upon a conspiracy putting his career in a jeopardy.

Irumbu Thirai is not just any other film that talks about hackers, this one is quite different, mainly because it creates fear inside you when you walk out of the theatre. It is so hard-hitting and informative. There are so many technical terms involved in the narrative, so it is important that you stay completely focused right through. It wouldn’t be surprising to see a section of the audience not able to follow the script due to the complexity involved in it.

The director seems to have so much of anger towards this concept called personal information theft. He has beautifully built an action script based on it that can be loved by people from all walks of life. At places you might wonder if the director is blowing up the issue a little much, but that’s unavoidable because he needs to create an impact in a short span of time. It sure is one of the most confidently made debuts in Tamil cinema. Mithran’s hard work and self-confidence is evident from what he has offered us.

The initial phase is largely family driven with some comedies that work while the core plot is cleverly built side by side. It had a very good setup for an action-packed second half. Robo Shankar scores whenever he finds an opportunity; watch out for the scene where he imitates Delhi Ganesh’s Sindhu Bhairavi character. Delhi Ganesh has a commendable and sizable presence in the movie as Kathir’s father.