Kireedam (2007 film)

Kireedam
Tamil	கிரீடம்
Directed by	A. L. Vijay
Produced by	Suresh Balaje
Written by	A. L. Vijay Na. Muthukumar (dialogues)
Screenplay by	A. L. Vijay
Story by	A. K. Lohithadas
Starring	Ajith Kumar Trisha Krishnan Rajkiran Vivek
Music by	G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography	Tirru Nirav Shah
Edited by	Anthony Gonsalves
Production company	Suresh Cine Arts Adlabs Limited
Release date	20 July 2007
Running time	152 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kireedam (English: The Crown) is a 2007 Tamil film directed by A. L. Vijay, who made his directorial debut with the film. The film was a reworked version of Sibi Malayil's 1989 Malayalam classic film, Kireedam starring Mohanlal. Na. Muthukumar assisted with writing the dialogues. The film starred Ajith Kumar in the lead role with Trisha Krishnan and Rajkiran in other pivotal roles, while Vivek, Saranya, Cochin Haneefa and Santhanam appear in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while Tirru was the cinematographer for the film. The film opened on 20 July 2007 to positive reviews and turned to Hit. It was dubbed into telugu as Poorna Market.

Sakthivel (Ajith Kumar) is an implicitly obedient son of a sincere policeman, Rajarajan (Rajkiran). Sakthi and his dad share the same dream: That of seeing him enter the police force. The entire family comprising two other daughters, the mom (Saranya Ponvannan) and a wastrel of a brother-in-law (Vivek) are cuddly and close-knit. Rajarajan is from the old school of life and honesty is his watchword. In a venal system, this lands him in trouble often.

Divya (Trisha Krishnan), a college girl, is a charming full-of-beans girl. She has some comical run-ins with Sakthi, and eventually falls in love with him. Elsewhere, Rajarajan, who books an MLA’s son for an offence, is hauled up over the coals and sent on a ‘punishment transfer’ to a place, which is run as personal fief by a local dada, Varadarajan (Ajay). One thing leads to another, and Sakthi is unwittingly sucked into the unholy vortex. Just as he is about to join the police force, destiny decrees otherwise: His life is not going to be the same again. A dad’s dream lies shattered while a son, despite his unwillingness, has to fight an honest war beyond the matrix of a law. It is a situation that is actually an emotional cauldron. How the dad and son reconcile to the new reality is the story.