Thenavattu 2008

Kailasam, Ravi Kale a somber bigwig, performs the last rites of someone dear to him, while Kottai, Jiiva appears swinging a scythe. In a Ramnad flashback from a few months earlier, Kottai’s mother cuts logs while boasting about her son, a god who deserves to see the world. Kottai then journeys to Chennai with Vellaiayan, Ganja Karuppu, a dimwit friend. The two end up at a sprawling house belonging to Kailasam, a local terror.

Kottai and Vellaiayan initially think Kailasam uses their blacksmithing skills only to craft tools for chopping wood, but Kottai soon discovers that Kailasam hired him to forge sickles for killing people. Kottai shows compassion by feeding crying children milk and helping men with epileptic seizures. Later, he falls in love with Gayathri, Poonam Bajwa, a kind-hearted music teacher.

Santhosh, Kailasam’s son who regularly rapes women, is watched by a police officer named Suryaprakash. Kottai continues his activities until he sees Santhosh touching Gayathri inappropriately. He then beats Santhosh to death, unaware that Santhosh is Kailasam’s son; upon learning this, Kailasam attempts revenge on Kottai, but in the confrontation that follows, Kailasam, the minister, and Suryaprakash are killed by Kottai. Kottai later returns home.