

Narayanan hands the money to Selvam, who appears with a mask in front of him, while collecting the money.

Sowmya's father, Lakshmi Narayanan ( Jayaprakash), is kidnapped by Selvam and his men demanding money. He makes his close friend, lawyer Pankaj Lal earn Singarasu's confidence and collect all the information about his illegal business activities, while they are both also heavily involved in kidnapping rich businessmen in the city and demanding money.Ĭoming back to the present, Selvam knows that Jayaseelan is handling the kidnap case. This made Selvam furious, and he decides to earn money and use it for election purposes. Selvam loses the election, as Singarasu provided money to vote for him to the public. Selvam trusts a few friends but later understands that it was Singarasu's plan. Selvam is encouraged by a few party men to contest for the same MLA seat during the next election, but unfortunately, Singarasu is the man behind the plan and wants to defeat Selvam to show his power. Singarasu won in the election, became an MLA and a minister for 5 years. Singarasu convinces Selvam to support his party, for which Selvam agrees. K.), a local politician and Kumarasamy's cousin, decides to bank on Ramasamy's political support for his victory. However, his son Kumarasamy (Jayaseelan and Selvam's father) was not interested in politics and preferred to stay away from all politics following his father's death.

He also served as a minister for 4 terms and is known for his genuineness and loyalty. Jayaseelan and Selvam's grandfather Ramasamy was a famed freedom fighter and is widely respected by the local people. Both are involved in planning the kidnaps and murdering the businessmen, while Bhavani is involved only to execute the plan.Ī small flashback is shown about Jayaseelan and Selvam's family. It is actually Selvam who is actually the mastermind behind all the kidnapping incidents. Just before dying, Bhavani challenges Jayaseelan that all of the kidnapping incidents will continue after his death, which leaves Jayaseelan puzzled. Jayaseelan tracks down Bhavani and then kills him. Now, Bhavani is frightened, knowing that someone has set an eye on him that and he will be the next target. Jayaseelan encounters two of Bhavani's men. Meanwhile, Jayaseelan meets Sowmya ( Kajal Aggarwal) and falls in love with her. Jayaseelan lives with his parents ( Vela Ramamoorthy and Sreeja Ravi) and elder brother Selvaraj ( Samuthirakani). However, it is revealed that Jayaseelan is the ACP in Special Branch and is in an undercover operation to eliminate Bhavani and his gang in police encounters. Jayaseelan wants to have a meeting with Bhavani and his gang to finalize his commission so he will never interfere in their illegal activities. Murugesan ( Soori) is the head constable and a close friend of Jayaseelan. Jayaseelan IPS ( Vishal) is the new ACP who gets deputed in his hometown Madurai. Albert ( Harish Uthaman), a police sub-inspector, cracks the case and encounters the criminals involved in the kidnap, but gets publicly killed by Bhavani. Bhavani (Bangalore Swamy) and Lal ( Murali Sharma) are the main culprits behind the kidnaps. The dead bodies are placed beneath a bridge. If failing to do, it will result in their death.

The story is set in the backdrop of Madurai, where a gang kidnaps top businessmen in the city and demands a sum of Rs. The film was released on 4 September 2015 worldwide in its Tamil version as Paayum Puli and in its Telugu version as Jayasurya. Paayum Puli was shot predominantly in and around Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu in 75 working days. Principal photography commenced on 4 March 2015 and lasted for four months. However, he is unaware that the mastermind of the crimes is someone closely related to him. The film revolves around an extortion gang spreading terror in Madurai, ACP Jayasheelan is assigned to bring an end to their wrongdoing. Set in the backdrop of Madurai, Paayum Puli features Vishal as an undercover police officer named Jayaseelan. The cinematography was handled by Velraj and the editing done by Anthony. The film was produced by Vendhar Movies and distributed by Escape Artists Motion Pictures. Pouncing tiger) is a 2015 Indian action-thriller film written and directed by Suseenthiran starring Vishal and Kajal Aggarwal, with Soori and Samuthirakani in supporting roles.
