The film tells the story of Adi Tomar, an exiled boxing coach who quits boxing following a fallout with the authorities over the underlying politics but goes on to coach a hot-tempered teenage girl to fulfill his dream through her.
Ms. Kongara seems to know the clichés of fighter movies and is mostly unembarrassed to embrace them. That keeps the film humming along, as does Mr. Madhavan, who grows in stature along with Adi.