What follows is a 48-hour cat-and-mouse game deep under water. The film brilliantly captures:

In the climactic moment, Arjun takes the manual controls. The Tamil dialogue swells with patriotic fervor as the crew realizes they might not come home. "Indha mannukkaga saganum-na, adhu namakku kidaicha perumai," they declare. If we must die for this land, it is our greatest honor.

Sanket Ramakrishnan