Poojai

 

Poojai is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Hari and produced by Vishal, who also played the lead role alongside an ensemble cast featuring Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Raadhika, Mukesh Tiwari, and Soori. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the soundtrack and score for the film,^[3] while cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan, respectively.

The film was officially launched on 28 March 2014 with a first look release, and principal photography began on 18 April 2014. The film released on 22 October 2014 on the occasion of Diwali. The film was dubbed into Hindi as Himmatwar in 2015 and in Telugu titled as Pooja. It was remade in Kannada as Anjani Putra starring Puneeth Rajkumar.

 

Vishal & Shruthi

Vishal

Plot

Vasudevan aka Vasu (Vishal) is a Coimbatore-based moneylender and also the heir to the Kovai Group, a cloth manufacturing conglomerate, until he was disowned by his mother and matriarch of his joint family Rajalakshmi (Raadhika) due to some misunderstanding. He meets a rich girl named Divya (Shruthi Haasan) at a mall, who soon falls in love with him for his good nature. One day, Vasu saves the Additional Superintendent of Police for Coimbatore District Sivakkozhundhu (Sathyaraj) and his wife (Aishwarya) from a group of thugs who work for Anna Thandavam (Mukesh Tiwari), a Pollachi-based businessman and contract killer who kills anyone to acquire their land and money. As Sivakkozhundhu was transferred to Coimbatore district to capture Anna Thandavam, the latter had planned to kill him. Anna Thandavam also plans to illegally grab land sold to a village temple by Vasu's late father Rathnaswamy (Raghuvaran). These two incidents cause enmity between Vasu and Anna Thandavam.

Vasu reconciles with the rest of his family and returns home. When the land is formally sold to the temple, an irate Anna Thandavam assaults Vasu's uncle Ramaswamy (Jayaprakash), following which Vasu beats him up in retaliation and breaks his hand. A bitter battle erupts between Vasu and Anna Thandavam, with Vasu, assisted by Sivakkozhundhu, subdues Anna Thandavam's henchmen and thwarts all attempts by Anna Thandavam to destroy his family. In the process, however, Anna Thandavam's wife kills Rajalakshmi during the temple festival. Vasu, seeking revenge for his mother's death, rushes to Patna, where Anna Thandavam is hiding and kills him.

 

Cast

·         Vishal as Vasudevan "Vasu" Ratnaswamy, a Coimbatore-based moneylender and the heir to the Kovai Group

·         Shruti Haasan as Divya "D", a rich girl who falls in love with Vasu

·         Sathyaraj as Sivakkozhundhu, Additional Superintendent of Police who transferred to Coimbatore

·         Mukesh Tiwari as Anna Thandavam, a contract killer and businessman

·         Soori as Kutti Puli

·         Raadhika as Rajalakshmi Rathnasamy, Vasu's mother who gets killed by Anna Thandavam's wife

·         Raghuvaran as Rathnaswamy, Vasu's father (portrait)

·         Jayaprakash as Ramaswamy, Vasu's uncle

·         Prathap Pothen as Divya's father

·         Janaki Sabesh as Divya's mother

·         Thalaivasal Vijay as Kumaraswamy

·         Awadhesh Mishra as Rai Bahadur

·         Madhumila as Selvi

·         Abhinaya as Durga

·         Aishwarya as Sivakkozhundu's wife

·         Sithara as Ramaswamy's wife