Paayum Puli (2015 film)

Paayum Puli
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Suseenthiran
Produced by	S.Madhan
Screenplay by	Suseenthiran
Story by	Suseenthiran
Starring	Vishal Kajal Aggarwal Soori Samuthirakani
Music by	D. Imman
Cinematography	Velraj
Edited by	Anthony
Production company	Vendhar Movies
Distributed by	Escape Artists Motion Pictures Frames Inevitable
Release date	4 September 2015 (2015-09-04)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹25 crore

Paayum Puli (English: Pouncing Tiger) is a 2015 Indian Tamil action film written and directed by Suseenthiran starring Vishal and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles and Samuthirakani, Soori and Aishwarya Dutta in supporting roles. The film was produced by Vendhar Movies and distributed by Escape Artists Motion Pictures. Set in the backdrop of Madurai, Paayum Puli features Vishal as an undercover police officer named Jayaseelan.

Music for the film was composed by D. Imman. The cinematography was led by Velraj and the editing by Anthony. Principal photography commenced on 4 March 2015 and lasted for four months. Paayum Puli was shot predominantly in and around Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu in 75 working days. The film, along with its Telugu dubbed version titled Jayasurya, was released on 4 September 2015 worldwide. The film has also been dubbed into Hindi as Main Hoon Rakshak.

The story is set in the backdrop of Madurai where a gang is involved in kidnapping top businessmen in the city and demand a sum of Rs. 2 crores for their release and failing to do so will result in their death. The dead bodies are placed beneath a bridge. Bhavani (Bangalore Swamy) and Lal (Murali Tiwari) are the main culprits behind the kidnaps and Albert (Harish Uthaman), a police inspector cracks the case and unearths the criminals involved in kidnap, but gets killed by Bhavani.

Jayaseelan (Vishal) is the new ACP who gets deputed in his hometown Madurai. Murugesan (Soori) is the head constable and is a close friend of Jayaseelan. Jayaseelan wants to have a meeting with Bhavani and his gang to finalize his commission so that he will never interfere in their illegal activities. But actually, Jayaseelan is in undercover operation to encounter Bhavani and his gang.