An orphan brought up in a slum takes to negative ways in his life. Ultimately he becomes a sufferer of his own acts. This forms the root of 'Naaikutty', produced by V A Durai and directed by debutant Sathaji.

The events that open out in the movie are unsurprising and clichéd. Had the director opted for novelty in narration, 'Naaikutty' would have been a different fare.

Durai, who produced films like 'Pithamagan' before, deserves admiration for giving rookies a chance. The film features beginner Selvin in the lead role. Nicole, Suri, Eswari and Jayakumaran form part of the cast.

An orphan (Selvin) is brought up by a rickshaw puller in a slum in Chennai. He is called 'Naaikutty' by people in the area. He lives an unruly life and doesn't go for any work.
A drunkard, Naaikutty along with his friend Mari (Suri) spends his life devoid of any enthusiasm or objective. Malli (Nicole) is a flower seller who thinks a lot of Naaikutty. She helps him by giving money.

After his foster father's end, Naaikutty makes a decision to ride the rickshaw. He comes in to contact with those concerned in flesh trade and works for them. He quickly becomes wealthy. He works for Reddy (Jayakumaran), who runs a prostitution row.

Series of events lead to antagonism between Naaikutty and his friend Mari. The latter hatches a plan and leaves Malli to Reddy and his gang. Finally she gets killed by Reddy's men. What happens then forms the climax.

Selvin has done an upright job. His role has likeness of the one played by Karthi in 'Paruthiveeran'. Nicole looks cute and lovely on screen. 'Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu' eminence Suri plays his part well.

Debutant Jayabharathy has scored the music for the movie that has a duo of 'kuthu numbers'. C H Prasad holds the cinematography, which is moderately neat.