While critics gave it mixed reviews for following a traditional "masala" formula, fans celebrated it for its punch dialogues , slick action sequences choreographed by Kanal Kannan

The project was initially titled Police Ravi before being re-titled Vettaikaran in 2008.

The story revolves around , an auto-rickshaw driver and college student whose lifelong dream is to join the police force. His life takes a dark turn when he helps a friend out of trouble, inadvertently making an enemy of Vedanayagam , a powerful and ruthless crime boss.