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        For an audience constantly fed with mindless violence and an overdose of glamour, Kuppi comes as a refreshing whiff of air. Not just in its content, but also in its making, producer Viswas Sundar dares to be different.

        In handling the plot with neutrality, director Ramesh does full justice to the entrusted job. The plot is the assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi but in no segment there is that mention of LTTE.

        Ramesh has brought to the fore the dramatic events in and around Bangalore (1 - 21 August 1991) where the killers take refuge waiting for an opportunity to flee the country. The mission had been accomplished by the one-eyed Sivarasan, Subha and their team on that fateful day of 21 May at Sriperumbudur.

        The director has successfully narrated the events without glorifying the ideology of the terrorists, providing a different dimension to the audience.

        The focus is on Sivarasan (played by Marathi actor Ravi Kale) and Shubha (Anni fame Malavika), Ranganath, who gave shelter to the terrorists and the helplessness of his wife, Mrudula (Thara).

        The events are traced date by date and the director has snapped the anxiety, valour and sad plight of the terrorists. At one juncture, Sivarasan accedes the grave error of losing sympathy in a neighbouring country by the dastardly act. Nassar as Karthikeyan, heading the Special Investigation Team and Avinash (Karnataka police official Kempiah) are apt choice, not going overboard.

        Rathnavelu's photography is spot on, capturing the emotions. Sandeep Chowta's background score sets up the pace in script.

        All in all, Kuppi is racy, thrilling and not deviating from the facts.