Saani Kaayidham

Saani Kaayidham

In 1989, Ponni, a hardworking police constable with no higher aspirations, aims to ensure that her daughter Dhanam receives a good education and becomes a responsible person. Maari, Ponni's husband and a mill worker, aspires to break free from rampant caste issues and poverty in their village by getting involved in local elections. This leads to a minor conflict with one of the mill owner's relatives, and Maari soon gets fired. When Maari returns the next day to apologize and get his job back, Perumal, the mill owner, and his relatives, driven by their senseless casteism and misogyny, humiliate him and make derogatory remarks about Ponni. In retaliation, Maari humiliates Perumal and his relatives. They feel shamed after a lower-caste person retaliates against them, whom they consider an inferior specimen. As a result, Perumal and his relatives burn down Ponni's house while her husband and daughter sleep inside. They sexually assault Ponni after her superior officer Deva leads her to them on false pretenses. However, they leave Ponni alive since she is a policewoman, and her death might lead to legal trouble for them. When Ponni seeks justice for Maari and Dhanam's deaths in court, the culprits use their influence and receive a minor sentence. After planning a scuffle, they leave to hide and escape with advocate Rani's help. Ponni, reeling from the incident, swears revenge on them.

Director

Arun Matheswaran

Release

6 May 2022

Run time

137 min

Language

Tamil