A sci-fi comedy based on alien invasion. Some friends discover advanced extraterrestrial tech. But, the aliens want it back. So they turn to a science nerd who was abducted by aliens and scheme ways to outwit the off-world shape-shifters.

Ellam Mela Irukuravan Paathupan is a Tamil fantasy movie written and directed by U Kaviraj starring Aari and Shaashvi Bala in the lead roles. Debutant director U. Kaviraj has conceptualised the sci-fi movie in which an alien and a human being battle it out for a highly valued creation from outer space that could change the fate of mankind. The film is a story of a young man who discovers a cube which can save soil fertility with highly-advanced technology. But the cube is also wanted by aliens and villains who want it for destructive purposes. Will Aari save mankind with the help of the cube? Or will the villains and aliens beat him to it?