Leader

Leader

Sakthivel is a widower living with his daughter Irene in Thoothukudi, working as a car mechanic under his landlord Thangapazham. His employer’s biggest client is Salt Raju, a powerful smuggler controlling illegal operations at the harbour under international don Yuvaraj. Indhra, an honest police officer, is investigating these illegal activities but lacks support due to corruption within the department. After an undercover agent she planted is killed, she approaches Sakthivel for help in wiring a car for surveillance, but he refuses. Soon after, Sakthivel receives a threatening call claiming his daughter has been kidnapped and placed inside a container at the harbour. He storms the location, only to discover the container holds ammonium nitrate, not his daughter. Indhra reveals this was a ploy to expose the smuggling network and that Irene is safe. As pressure mounts, Indhra’s superior Bakthavachalam takes control of the case and hides the key evidence. Meanwhile, Salt Raju retaliates against Sakthivel by targeting those close to him and coercing him to retrieve the seized container. Sakthivel complies but secretly plants a bomb inside it. A corrupt official falsely clears the contents as fertilizer, allowing Salt to reclaim it—only for the container to explode, killing Salt & destroying the illegal materials. Following the incident, Bakthavachalam is suspended due to media pressure.

Director

R. S. Durai Senthilkumar

Release

3 Apr 2026

Run time

136 min

Language

Tamil