Considering its a Tamil film, TN-07-AL-4777 can be admired for quite a few of the things it attempts. It cannot be easily slotted into a particular genre; it doesn't have a conventional story and is more character-driven; and it doesn't have a comedy track or even a traditional romance. But these laudable characteristics are balanced by weak characters, superficial emotions and lack of the all-important pace. So, while the movie is unique enough to hold our interest, it neither touches our hearts nor gets our pulses racing.

Mani(Pasupathy), who is too short-tempered to hang on to any job permanently, now works as a call-taxi driver though his wife(Simran) is under the impression that he is an LIC agent. Mani's taxi is hailed by Gautham(Ajmal), who is in a hurry to get to the bank and pick up some documents. Ajmal has his own set of problems since he is fighting his father's friend over his father's wealth and needs the documents to get his share.

Both the film's protagonists are regular men. They are from different strata of society but have more in common than is apparent at first look. On a regular day, they might have never run into each other and would have hardly given each other a second look if they had met. But the film throws them together when both of them are experiencing their worst days and this causes their lives to becomes intertwined. They start off on the wrong foot and from there, things become progressively worse as they, initially unwittingly and later, purposefully, make the other's life a living hell.

The problem is that the conflicts between Pasupathy and Ajmal just aren't intense enough. Its not that the consequences of the problems they create for each other are small. Its evident that Ajmal could become penniless and Pasupathy could lose something even more important - his family. Its just that there is no tension at any point about what could happen nor is there any drama when some of the things do happen. The characters go through the motions as they get angry and sad and sentimental but we rarely feel any of those emotions(except maybe those expressed by Simran) and watch the proceedings with a detached feeling.

The story arc isn't surprising but is engaging nevertheless as Pasupathy and Ajmal trouble each other but end up being imparted a few of life's lessons because of the other. Some of the character transformations are a bit too abrupt and hence feel cinematic but the story ends satisfactorily as the two men finally understand the errors of their ways and become new men.

Pasupathy's face and features suit the role of a man who is perennially irritated at others and the world itself. Ajmal is quite wooden though that does work well in differentiating him from the short-tempered and impulsive Pasupathy. Simran gets the only other role that is well-shaped and earns our sympathy as a wife who is pushed to the limit and then breaks down when she realizes that she has been betrayed. Meenakshi, who was also seen in Perumal, is saddled with a rather weak character and doesn't rise above it. Vijay Anthony tries to come up with another Naakku Mukkaa... with a song that has similar meaningless words(and also refers to this attribute) but falls short both on that number and the soundtrack itself. (and