Set in a small village in rural Tamil Nadu, Kanne Kalaimane follows the life and times of a rich farmer named Kamala Kannan, and chronicles the changes in this world following the arrival of Bharathi, a newly appointed bank manager in the village.

Jeeva (Murali) is the college boy cum singer (with bundles of commitments belonging to the lower middle class) who enchants the rich college girl Kausalya (Kausalya) (new face – with girl next door looks) with his musical skills. Kausalya the music buff who is in the habit of appreciating good singers over the phone, does it with Murali also. The telephonic voice of Kausalya turns out to have a tremendously magical romantic effect upon the hero, who besides falling in love head over heel, with her wants to see her.

A woman must overcome a wealthy alcoholic’s wicked family as she tries to help him turn his life around.

This story revolves around a famous poet who meets a woman who is in trouble. In order to treat her, he takes her to Shimla in a big hospital, but soon that woman gets possessed by devil and goes out of control. Now the question remains that what is the relation that poet shares with her which compelled him to go to any extent to save her, why she was possessed by devil and who is the devil.

Four fans of actors Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijayakanth and Karthik respectively, pursue the same girl.

Two parallel stories – one with an old man looking for his long lost love and the other about an elder sister seeking revenge against those responsible for the death of her sibling.

The film begins with Angela Kathamuthu (Rohini), a civil Rights activist and her cameraman in Madras Central Prison interviewing prisoners serving life imprisonment and awaiting the death sentence, for her PhD thesis in law, against the death penalty. When she enters the prison for the second day, there is a sit-in protest, demanding the reason for the sudden death of Death penalty convict Narayanan, who secretly told Angela, the previous day, about immoral practices of Deputy-Jailor. She meets Kothala Thevar (Pasupathy) who is serving a life sentence, for assisting in the murder of 24 people in District of Theni. He tells his version of the story that led to his conviction.
According to him the root cause of the problem is Virumaandi Thevar (Kamal Haasan), a happy-go-lucky rogue. Virumaandi has a large part of the land in CK Patti, their village, and has high underground water levels, which is eyed by every other farmer. Virumaandi lost his mother at 4, and was taken to Chennai, and later to Singapore by his dad Thavasi thevar. Even after his dad dies he lived there, but at age of 25 Virumaandi was convicted for a small crime,whipped and exiled back to India.

Balu (Vijay) comes to the modern city and stays with his friend who claims he has a job. Actually, he is also unemployed. Both of them are tenants of a girl named Sumithra (Sanghavi). First, Balu and Sumithra get into fights, but then their arguments and fights turn into love. Meanwhile, Sumithra’s cousin Mahesh (Karan) is also in love with her. One day, Balu witnesses a thief stealing a necklace, and when he tries to catch him, the thief inserts the necklace in Balu’s pocket, and Balu is blamed for stealing it. Sumithra starts hating Balu. Taking advantage of this situation, Mahesh creates a rift between them by hiring goons to attack them, and he blames Balu for that too. Balu explains his sad story to her grandmother Paattiamma (Nirmalamma) that he lost his mother during small age and could not endure the torture of his stepmother, so he escaped from home. Paatiamma believes him, but Mahesh takes revenge by setting up wires and making her paralyzed. In the hospital, Sumithra overhears Mahesh and his father (Vinu Chakravarthy) wanting to kill her to steal their colony. Balu pays the medical bills and attempts to commit suicide, but Sumithra saves him. Mahesh, who tried to kill him, is killed in a stampede. The film ends with Balu and Sumithra living happily.

After a high-profile firing, Jenna’s fashion career comeback hits a snag when she falls for a charming, much younger coworker – who happens to be her boss’s son. As sparks fly, Jenna must decide if she’ll risk it all on a secret romance.

While visiting his sister, a man falls in love with a local girl. Problems arise when another suitor enters the picture. The matter worsens further when the girl’s mother objects to their alliance.

Ramachandran aka Ram (Vijay Sethupathi) is a happy-go-lucky freelance photographer. He visits his high school during a trip and is overcome by memories. A reunion is fixed through their school WhatsApp group. At the reunion, Murali, Subhashini, Sathish (Ram’s school friends) catch up. Murali hesitatingly mentions that Jaanu (Ram’s childhood sweetheart) is coming. Ram gets uncomfortable and walks away to be alone. The movie shift’s to Ram’s 10th standard days. Jaanu is a talented singer. Ram reveals since the earliest days of childhood, he and Jaanu have been together. Ram develops a love for Jaanu. On the last day after exams, Jaanu sprays ink on his white shirt and asks him not to forget her.

A boy falls in love with a girl studying in the same college, but her uncle, a goon, also has feelings for her.