Synopsis

Sirai

In 2003, in Vellore, Armed Reserve police constable Kathiravan is part of a team escorting a criminal on a bus. The bus is attacked by the criminal’s associates, who throw chilli liquid to disable the policemen. Kathiravan retaliates with gunfire, killing the attackers as they attempt to escape in an auto rickshaw. Following the incident, Kathiravan and his colleagues are instructed by their superiors to report the events accurately during the Revenue Inspector (RI) inquiry. Kathiravan lives with his wife Mary, also a police constable at another station, their daughter, and his mother. Later, he replaces a colleague on a long-distance escort duty after the latter leaves to visit his ailing mother in Kanyakumari. Kathiravan is assigned to escort Abdul Rauf, a prisoner being transferred from Central Jail, Vellore, to Tiruchirappalli Court. At a bus stop, two accompanying policemen leave Abdul alone with Kathiravan while they drink at a bar. During the journey, Abdul recalls his tragic past, which forms the core of the story. In 1997, in Sivaganga, Abdul lived as a small shopkeeper with his loving mother and also ran a makeshift local theater, as televisions were rare in the village. He is in love with his childhood sweetheart Kalaiyarasi. Pandi, a local don’s son-in-law who was known to abuse his wife, demands that Abdul screen pornographic films. which Abdul refuses. When Pandi attacks his wife and Kalai, Abdul retaliates and assaults him.

Release: 25 Dec 2025
Run time: 124 min
Language: Tamil