Aadukalam (2011): Cast, Box Office & Plot

In Madurai, veteran rooster trainer K. P. Karuppu Dhanush and Madurai Central Police Inspector Rathnaswamy Aadukalam Naren are formidable rivals in the local cockfights, with the edge often going to Pettaiikaaran, the man who dominates the arena because nobody quite knows how he keeps his birds at peak quality. Rathnaswamy and Pettaiikaaran were once protégés of the aging Doraisamy, a legendary figure who has stepped back from active competition but still holds sway as the honorary overlord of rooster fighting in South Tamil Nadu. Pettaiikaaran’s top team also features K. P. Karuppu’s own partner in the sport, Durai Kishore, a wealthy and shrewd roost trainer who runs three bars in Thiruparankundram and commands a keen eye for talent. Pettaiikaaran himself is played by Pettaikaran’s long-standing authority, [V. I. S.