Irumbu Thirai (2018)
Kathiravan, a major in the Indian army with anger management issues, is compelled by circumstances to borrow a loan from a bank with false documents. When the entire money in the account vanishes, Kathiravan tries to track down the scamsters, and it leads him to White Devil, a master hacker.
Given the recent controversial incidents involving Facebook-Cambridge Analytica, the shutting down of Ukrainian power stations by alleged Russian hackers, and even our very own Aadhaar Card, the topicality of Irumbuthirai’s theme – cyber crime – instantly makes it compelling. Like Thani Oruvan, this film, too, is about a cat-and-mouse game between an unstoppable force and an immovable object.
