“Kanmani papa” screen played in a ‘horror suspense thriller’

A touching emotional connection between a father and daughter and how politics and society impact their way of life.

The story revolves around an ego clash between father and son. Puli (Sundar C) is a local rowdy and the son of a math teacher Vedhukannu (Prakash Raj). Vedhukannu hates his son for being a rowdy and not being proficient in math. As part of a flashback, it is shown that young Puli was very good in physics, but his father, being a math teacher, wanted him to excel in math, which he was unable to do. As a result of repeated physical and mental abuse, Puli takes the wrong route to grow up. In the meantime, rival gangs and police try to kill him, but he is accidentally saved by his half-sister, a daughter from an affair his father had. Puli helps his half-sister in return for her unexpected help and vouches for her safety. The rival gangs kill her and put the blame on his father. How Puli brings the truth to light and unites with his family completes the rest of the movie.

Palakattu Madhavan (Vivek) is a lazy, irresponsible man. Embarrassed his wife Lakshmi (Sonia Agarwal) earns more than him, he quits his job out of spite. He then adopts the old woman Pattu Maami (Sheela) as a surrogate mother because she offers to pay cash for the opportunity. The character “Palakkattu Madhavan” is also an acknowledgement of a character with the same name in the movie Antha Ezhu Naatkal starring Bhagyaraj and Ambika.

Sethu and Ranjini are lovers who attempt suicide but Sethu survives and gets sent to prison for a year. Upon his release, he becomes a dance instructor where a student, Malini, falls in love with him.

Jeeva, son of a police officer questions the inabilities and defects in Indian educational system and also shows his frustration towards studying the lessons in English language instead of Tamil.

After jinxed romantic affair, a brilliant man with his friend plans to steal from his landlady. After pulling the theft successfully , he is shocked by strange coincidences of happenings in his family and the landlady.

A boy, who loses a one-gram ring and he is on a mission to find it before his family returns home. His sister, and a friend, stand by him throughout the journey. It is essential that Muthu gets back the ring as it benefit their family.

A laborer gets suspended for dereliction of duty. Enraged, the man gets drunk and incurs an accident that leaves him jobless; he soon gets his chance to get even by rejecting his boss’ marriage proposal for his sister.

65-year-old Ganeshan has completely lost the zest for life after his wife’s passing. But the news of his 7-year-old grandson Aadith’s visit to India gives him a new lease of life. When all attempts to bond with the superhero fanatic Aadith fail, Ganeshan and his retired friends join in the madness of pretending to be a superhero league. The idea works like a charm. Little Aadith’s excitement knows no bounds when he witnesses a secret meeting of this ‘league’. Ganeshan is elated to receive his grandson’s genuine affection for the first time. But the happiness is short-lived. The very next day a small girl gets kidnapped from their apartment complex. As the police start a preliminary investigation, Aadith turns to his grandfather with a glint of excitement in his eyes. He knows, just like any superhero, his ‘thaatha’ will solve the case in no time. Left with no choice, the old man turns to his ageing cronies. And thus, with aching knees, weak eyesights and greying hairlines, this League of Super (senior) Heroes is set upon their first mission.

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