A mystery performance-enhancing drug is believed to be behind an attack on the Indian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Indian Intelligence thinks that the once-presumed-dead criminal scientist, Love (played by Vikram) is behind it all. Akhilan (also played by Vikram), a former RAW agent who has a personal vendetta against Love, is re-recruited to investigate the situation alongside junior RAW agent Aayushi (Nithya Menon). (Meera, Akhilan's wife, is played by Nayanthara, with Thambi Ramaiah as Muthaiah, a Malaysian police officer.)
This action movie was not particularly interesting. All the fight scenes take place under the influence of a performance-enhancing drug, which makes the aspect that should be exciting into boring scenes, and the weak plot adds to the dullness. The bright point of the film is Vikram, who is excellent, and fully believable as two completely different people. Nithya Menon is also convincing as the fresh-faced novice, but Nayanthara gives a cardboard performance and there is zero chemistry between her and Vikram. The cinematography is good, but not spectacular, and the music is average. Really, the only appeal of Iru Mugan is that of Vikram's double role, which makes it worth watching once, but overall it's not memorable or even fully entertaining.
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