The story is based on thieves. A young man named Manoj associates with a theft guru, Kelu Ashan, to learn the art. However, Kelu Ashan is old and retired and hence, introduces him to one of his students, Benny, to be trained in the art of robbery. Benny trains Manoj well. After Benny is caught, he meets Kelu Ashan again, who teaches him the "Science of Theft". Manoj eventually gets caught and is sent to jail where he meets Benny. At the jail, Manoj meets a dangerous thief named Carlos and befriends him. After getting released, Carlos plans a robbery along with Manoj's friends at a house. Soon, a twist shows that Manoj was actually looking for Carlos as he murdered his parents. His intention to become a thief and to get into jail as he learned Carlos was also in the jail, from Kelu Ashan. The robbery was actually a plan used to trap Carlos. After revealing all this, Manoj kills Carlos viciously by pouring honey, slathering sugar solution all over his body and scattering ants. Later, Manoj starts an old age home and his friends and Benny are shown living happily.
Sify gave the verdict "above average" and said "Urumbukal Urangarilla may not offer many surprises and may not be that great for a discerning viewer. But even then this one has its moments for sure and ends up as a decent entertainer".[3]
Metromatinee.com wrote "Urumbukal Urangarilla is nicely executed and technically the movie stands on its feet", also added "Urumbukal Urangarilla is a decent enough effort that engages off and on. There is some well worked out humour and if some avoidable glitches weren't there this one would have endeared even better to the audience".[4]
Indiaglitz.com rated 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "'Urumbukal Urangarilla' intends to entertain. There are occasions where things go flat and there is a lull in the narrative. Parts of second half were so. But the movie picked up speed towards the climax and overall feel tended towards being impressive".[5]
Nowrunning.com rated 2.5 out of 6 stars and said "Urumbukal Urangarilla is original and creative, and comes across as an appealing cinematic disquisition on a population that apparently never sleeps. It's a quirky , comic film that provides plenty of silly, and yet inventive fun".[6]
