Tughlaq Durbar

Tughlaq Durbar

In 1986, Rayappan, a Tamil Nadu MLA of the ruling party, is delivering a speech at J. K. Nagar, an impoverished suburb in Chennai, where one of the attendants, a pregnant woman, goes into labour. As a publicity stunt to create sympathy, Rayappan orders his men to help the woman by lending their dhotis. The woman gives birth to a boy, whom Rayappan christens as Singaravelan, or "Singam" on the stage. Singam grows up as an orphan, as his mother had died shortly after the birth of his younger sister, Manimegalai, followed by the death of his father due to overdrinking brought on by a broken heart. Singam's relationship with Manimegalai is fraught and strained, as the former blames her for their parents' death, and the latter disapproves of his obsession with Rayappan, for whom he even sold his mother's only nose pin for party promotions. This led to them not speaking on talking terms for 20 years. In 2021, Rayappan, now a powerful and influential politician, begins scouting for a suitable candidate to work as a councillor for J. K. Nagar. Vying for attention, Singam strives to seek Rayappan's consideration by performing a media stunt by drinking poison in front of the press during Rayappan's arrest and gains his trust, much to the irritation and dismay of Mangalam, Rayappan's right-hand man, who is also vying for the position. Singam emerges as Rayappan's favourite within a short time by employing hilarious techniques and his friend Vasu's ideas.

Release

10 Sep 2021

Run time

146 min

Language

Tamil