The plot centers on a youngster who aspires to work in one of the government-run liquor shops and bars, named ‘Nasmac’ here. How the changing laws of the government and the moves by anti-liquor activists affects him, forms the rest. The plight of farmers when their progenies leave agriculture for fresher pastures is touched on.
At times satirical, the film is also a light humorous take on politicians who earn large revenue from the running of liquor bars. Though the director has tried to convey a relevant social message, the dry screenplay and lackluster narration does not make it much of an entertainer.
Ranaveeran plays Murugan who gets a job at a ‘Nasmac’ bar and is excited as that was a job he had always aspired for. But his joy is short lived when the bar is closed down because of demonstrations. There is the love angle where Ranaveeran falls for a feisty quarrelsome neighbour played by Shravya.
The lead players are just about adequate in the roles. There is a scenario, in the name of humour, where a man covets his close friend’s wife to her disgust and bonds with the husband over drinks at the bar. The hero’s life takes a turn when his supportive girlfriend and her mother open a ‘Nasmac’ bar at their rented residence to support him. But with a temple and a school nearby, the bar is in danger of being shut down. Also there is the changing policy of the government to reckon with.
The plot had the potential to turn into an interesting satire and the director has made an attempt to move away from a formulaic-setting too. But the lack of fizz and punch in the script has turned it into a mediocre fare.