And while there wasn’t any difference in the quality of their performances in “Kaithi” and “Bholaa,” respectively, the writing elevated Napoleon to the status of Sgt. Al Powell from “Die Hard,” and Angad Yadav ended up being just some inspector who hadn’t signed up for such a high-stakes mission.

Kaithi is a genre-specific film that grips you for a nerve racking 148 minutes. The entire story takes place in one single night and there are no flashbacks. Karthi’s raw and intense performance, the film's taut screenplay and excellent technicality, along with awesome action scenes, makes Kaithi an edge-of-the seat thriller.