Shruti Haasan plays a genetics engineer, who transforms into a scientist by the end of the film. Fascinated by the legend of martial artist and monk Bodhi Dharma, she sets out on trail to find his descendant. This search leads her to Suriya, who shares a DNA with Bodhi Dharma. The rest of the plot revolves around the duo’s run against a Chinese bio-war terrorist, who plans on wiping out Tamil Nadu with a virus variant. By the end of the film, Shruti performs a DNA experiment on Suriya, activating his powers.