Shylock 2020

Boss backs a new film project

Boss invests heavily in a cinema project by backing producer Prathapa Varma. He uses money and influence to push the project forward, extending his reach into the film world. This initial push sets in motion a chain of power plays that will pull in everyone else.

Prathapan cheats the lender

Prathapan fails to repay the loan and reveals his own agenda. The betrayal pushes Boss to escalate his pressure beyond the film set. The seeds of a deadly feud are planted.

Boss abducts the film's director

In a show of force, Boss abducts the director to demonstrate that he will not be shortchanged. The act sends a message through the underworld and to everyone involved in the project. Fear spreads across the production crew.

Boss defeats Prathapan's men and targets Felix and Prathapan

Boss confronts the hired men sent to finish the job and defeats them, displaying ruthless efficiency. He also begins to turn the screws on Felix John and Prathapan by showing that he controls the terrain. The underworld power struggle intensifies as the stakes rise.

A fake case is filed to pin Boss down

Felix uses legal authority as a blunt instrument and files a case claiming Adithyan has vanished and that Boss is responsible. The accusation triggers a dangerous game of blame and cover ups. The city anxiously watches how the authorities will move.

Video surfaces proving Adithyan is alive

A video leaks showing Adithyan alive and celebrating Holi in Nagpur with Jewel. The footage contradicts the vanished claim and shakes the entire case. Boss watches the evidence and the walls begin to close in on the accusers.

Boss is arrested and released on new evidence

Arrest warrants are executed, but the video evidence forces prosecutors to reconsider. Boss is released when the video undermines the case against him. The hold over the case remains unsettled and the water grows murkier.

The truth emerges in a brutal confrontation

On the way home, Prathapan confronts Boss and demands answers. Boss breaks and admits that he abducted and killed Adithyan, using Prathapan's car and a disguise to stage an accident. The confession lays bare the depth of the plot and changes the power dynamic.

Adithyan's funeral deepens the vendetta

At Adithyan's funeral, Felix and Prathapan circle Boss and wonder whether they really understood the man they faced. The revelation of the truth shifts loyalties and deepens the feud. The city holds its breath as the score settles into a new, brutal rhythm.

A late night hospital call unlocks a family mystery

A late night call leads Boss to a hospital where an old man wakes from a coma. The man turns out to be Boss's brother Ayyanar, and his return begins to unravel a past that bleeds into the present. The revelation reconnects the threads of a long ago conflict.

Three years earlier: A comfortable life for Boss

Three years earlier, Boss lived among a wealthy family with his brother Velumurugan. Velumurugan loves Poonkuzhali, whose family resists because of caste differences. Boss and Ayyanar are drawn into the tense social web that frames later actions.

Rangan and the conspiracy take shape

Rangan, Poonkuzhali's elder brother, confronts the difficult truth and swears revenge. He joins Felix and Prathapan to settle old scores, pulling strings behind the scenes. The conspiracy begins to deepen and the city darkens under their scheming.

Violence erupts as the conspiracy targets Ayyanar's household

The conspirators strike at Ayyanar's household and kill the producer who sought money. They also attempt to end Adithyan's life as part of the vendetta. The family fights back, but the violence leaves scars that echo into the future.

Adithyan's slaughter and Ayyanar's injury

Adithyan and his henchmen eliminate the entire family except Ayyanar, who is left severely injured after a brutal stabbing. The massacre solidifies the feud and sows the seeds for the present vengeance. The blood debts mark the point of no return.