Killing Veerappan (2016): Cast & Plot

Veerappan manifests as a formidable forest brigand whose domain spans the Sathyamangalam belt across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala. He brazenly defies governments and a heavy security apparatus, keeping a small army under his command and thriving in the shadows of lawlessness. The film lays out the staggering price of his reign: roughly 184 people killed, a large share of them police officers and forest officials, and enormities in poaching and smuggling—elephants, ivory worth millions, and sandalwood worth tens of millions. The forest becomes his stronghold, a place where commerce and cruelty mingle, and where the authorities struggle to corral him despite the high stakes.