Well what happens when India's biggest Superstar joins forces with one of the most creative directors of India on his most ambitious motion picture project till date? A critic-proof product, never before seen mass hysteria and pandemonium at the box office, obviously. More importantly though it marks the dawn of an era, where Indian cinema has finally begun to show the world some of its muscle, as director Shankar has come up with a startlingly ingenious product, which Rajnikanth ably carries on his shoulders with an incredible performance - a breathtaking juggling act!!!

When Dr.Vaseegaran(Rajnikanth),a genius inventor, decides to implant human emotions into his Robot(Rajnikanth again - a true superhero, with the mental and physical capability of a hundred men put together) for him to be allowed to join the armed forces, the last thing he expects is for the Robot to fall for his Fiance Sana(Aishwarya Rai). An enraged Vaseegaran then dismantles and disposes him off only for him to fall in the wrong hands, paving way for the film to take off into a different level altogether and touch new creative highs, which might even make some of the highest minds in hollywood land turn green with envy.

All the cat calls, howling and cheering when Rajni appears on screen die down soon enough as he sacrifices his trademark mannerisms and style for the sake of the script and decides to play by Shankar's rules, also showing what a great actor