Johnny

<p>Shakthi ( ), Jaishankar ( ), Prakash ( ), Ram ( ), and Shiva (Aathma Patrick) are partners in a happening club in town. One day, Shiva goes to Kochi to strike a financial deal with Kalyan ( ), an intelligent cop. Meanwhile, Shakthi and Ramya ( ), who are in love, hatch a plan to leave the country without informing anyone. Later, the partners get the shock of their lives when they learn about Shiva’s demise, followed by a few more assassinations. Finally, Shakthi settles scores with all his partners and pursues his dream of settling down in Canada with Ramya. In February 2017, announced that he would produce a film starring his son , which would be directed by debutant Vetriselvan, an erstwhile assistant to the director . The film was revealed to be titled during June 2017, with the makers successfully requesting the makers of the for permission to reuse the title. Telugu actress Ananya Soni was initially revealed to be cast in the lead female role, but was later dropped. The film began production quietly during the same month, with the new lead actress, revealing that the production was “60% complete” by late July 2017 after a schedule in Chennai. She also stated that the film was a remake of the Hindi film (2007) by . The music was composed by Ranjan Durairaj. The makers of partnered with to promote the film across various media. Thinkal Menon of wrote “The plot had enough substance for an edge-of-the-seat thriller and the actors were all apt in their roles. But the shoddy screenplay, logical loopholes and unimpressive making played spoilsport”. Naveen Darshan wrote “The key to a good thriller is in having reveals that happen when the audience least expects it. Despite having an engaging storyline, fails at doing this”. wrote, “Cinematography, production design, and editing are very ordinary. All the set works are evident so the film only looks like a better-budgeted teleserial”.</p>