Shekharan Kutty (Mammootty) runs a restaurant adjacent to the petrol bunk he owns, the kind you see on the highways in India. With a pretty wife Radha (Lakshmi Rai) and a school-going daughter, Kutty is a happy man.
When Radha’s cousin, Swami Ayyappan (Jojo), visits them, we get to see what a contrast he is to the meek and timid Kutty, who shies away from any fight and prefers to mind his own business.
One day, Kutty is taken into custody by the police who mistake him for Raja, a notorious Mumbai don. Kutty is released only after a sound thrashing by the cops.
Back home, life looks good once again for Kutty. But then Ayyappan’s attitude of throwing his weight around lands him in trouble with a bunch of goons from Mumbai.
With them baying for his blood, Ayyappan seeks refuge in Kutty’s house. When his family is threatened, viewers get to see the real face of Kutty. With Kutty’s past catching up with him, the question in their minds now is ‘Who is Raja?’
Ajay Vasudevan’s debut film entertains Mammootty fans who will whistle in glee as their idol goes about bashing goons. Not to forget the comic moments.
There is nothing new in the story nor would you call it one of Mammootty’s great films. The glamorous Rai in a homely wife’s role is a pleasant surprise. Bollywood actors Mukesh Khanna plays Raja’s close buddy while Raza Murad plays the head of a notorious gang that is into drug trafficking and terrorist activities. Joy Mathews is the bad guy again. Siddique comes in a dignified role as a DGP (director general of police) while Lena, his onscreen wife, plays a bureaucrat. It’s predictable fare.
