With a clear-cut realistic movie Red Alert - The War Within actor turned film producer Anant Narayan Mahedevan has finally discovered his calling after directing a good number of average flicks distinctively be a part of a diverse genre.

The film tells the story of Narsimha (Suniel Shetty) a farm laborer, who urgently needed money for the education of his kids. But he ends up finding himself among Naxalites where his job becomes a mere subset of a greater cause that the militant's follow.

From being a simple cook to actually training in arms to being involved in gunfights and snatching, Narsimha himself in the midst of life he had never bargained for.

A confrontation with the group leader (Ashish Vidyarthi) however turns his life upside down that leads him on the run from both law and the militants. But then comes a critical time for Narsimha to take one important decision that can either make or break him. But the verdict ends in creating a conflicting situation that has him torn between conscience and survival.

The film's situations are straight out of newspaper headlines and Mahadevan has handled the theme sensibly. He has given a treatment to the movie like a thriller rather than recurring to a tedious documentary style. Much credit also goes to writer Aruna Raje. But, the climax could have been better.

The happy ending though might please viewers but in actual fact the situations depicted in the climax appear a bit unbelievable.

The film's another biggest point however are the performances. Suniel Shetty has delivered his career-best act. Bhagyashree playing his wife is fine. Sameera Reddy is almost unrecognizable in her non-glam act and is remarkable. Ayesha Dharkar and Seema Biswas barely get any scope to justify their ability. Ashish Vidyarthi is very good. Gulshan Grover is good. Amongst the veteran actors, Vinod Khanna in his short act and Naseer in his one scene role are super impressive. Zakir Hussain and Makarand Deshpande leave an impact also.

The camerawork by K. Rajkumar and action by Allan Amin could have been better. (With Inputs from Agencies)