In the companion to 2013’s “Bombay Talkies,” four short films by four of India’s biggest directors explore love, sex and relationships in modern India.

Fourteen-year-old Kartik is passionate about cricket and considers cricketer Dhoni as his idol. But his father does not approve of it and wants him to pursue an MBA degree instead.

Based on the story of Paritala Ravi and Maddelacheruvu Suri, faction leaders who were involved in a long and gory orgy of violence and killings in Adhra Pradesh, “Ratha Sarithiram” is about Surya (Suriya) trying to take revenge on Prathap Ravi (Viveik Oberoi) for methodically wiping out his entire family.

Kabaleeswaran, a revolutionary who fights for the betterment of his race in a foreign land, is falsely implicated and thrown behind bars. When he returns after his prison term, he starts a search for his wife and ends up confronting those who were the reason behind his miseries. What follows is a tale of revenge, emotion, drama, jealousy, treason, loyalty, love and payback.

A murder investigation leads to prickly truths about the mentally ill.

Pratap Ravi becomes a minister under the aegis of his mentor. During that time, Surya awaits an opportunity to take revenge on Pratap for the death of his relatives.

The lives of a dozen characters, both good and bad, are interlinked by one common theme – money.