144 acknowledges that its story is partly inspired from writer Sujatha's Vasanthakala Kuttrangal, involves a bunch of characters, each with his own quirks. There is Rayappan (Madhusudhan), a jeweler, who has stumbled upon a cache of gold bars; small-time thief Desu (Shiva), an expert lock-picker who has a tendency to get caught easily; Kalyani (Oviya), a call girl who is Desu's accomplice and his ver mais...