Kara

Kara

In 1990, Karasaami "Kara" and his accomplice, Murugesan, attempt to rob the local MLA's house in Thiruverumbur, Trichy district, disguised as EB line men. Kara, who has decided to give up crime and live peacefully with his wife Selli, tells Murugesan to break the lock, calling it Murugesan's first theft and his last. However, the MLA and his family return home and discover them. Kara helps Murugesan escape, only to be left behind, captured, and badly beaten. At the police station, where he is hung upside down, Selli pleads for his release, insisting that he is innocent. Kara then admits that he is a thief, shocking her. Meanwhile, DSP Bharathan uses the case to build his reputation and retire with dignity and falsely implicates Kara in a larger theft. Unable to bear the injustice, Kara overpowers Bharathan and escapes. Six months later in 1991, Kara and Selli are working for daily wages in a mess at Renigunta, but their poverty drives Kara to seek a bank loan to start his own mess. When he cannot provide security documents, he claims he owns eight acres of land in his village and is told to bring the papers. Kara and Selli travel to Ramanathapuram, where he reunites with his family after years away. It is revealed that, at 16, he stole money from his father, Kandhasaami, and ran away. Kara later learns that his father has been struggling to repay a tractor loan taken through EMI, and that the land papers are with Panjavan Union Bank.

Director

Vignesh Raja

Release

30 Apr 2026

Run time

161 min

Language

Tamil