Polladhavan (2007 film)

Polladhavan
Directed by	Vetrimaaran
Produced by	S. Katheresan
Written by	Vetrimaaran
Starring	Dhanush Divya Spandana Kishore Daniel Balaji
Music by	Songs: G. V. Prakash Kumar Dhina Yogi B Background Score G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography	Velraj
Edited by	V. T. Vijayan
Production company	Group Company
Distributed by	Five Star Films
Release date	8 November 2007 (2007-11-08)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹50 million (equivalent to ₹110 million or US$1.6 million in 2016)
Box office	₹230 million (equivalent to ₹490 million or US$7.2 million in 2016)

Polladhavan (Tamil: பொல்லாதவன்; English: Ruthless Man) is a 2007 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Vetrimaran. starring Dhanush and Divya Spandana and was released on 8 November 2007. The musical score was by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while Yogi B and Dhina composed each one song. Velraj was the director of cinematography, V. T. Vijayan was editor and Rambo Rajkumar was the stunt choreographer. The film, which was not a remake of the 1980 film of the same name which starred Dhanush's father-in-law Rajinikanth, was a major success at the box office.

Prabhu (Dhanush) is a happy-go-lucky middle-class family guy who spends time playing carrom in the streets with his friends Sathish (Santhanam) and Kumar (Karunas). His father (Murali) and him keep falling into minor misunderstandings, and he indulges in a hopeless romance with a strange girl Hema (Divya Spandana) who he meets at a bus stop. When he is caught in the act of stealing a pittance from his father for booze with his friends, Prabhu questions his father’s responsibility towards his upbringing. His angry father gives Prabhu some of his savings and tells him to do something with his life. Prabhu purchases a Bajaj Pulsar bike instead and finds a job. The bike eventually saves his life from a freak incident and gets lost, subjecting him to interminable anguish as he searches for his bike. When his family members asks him about his bike, he tells them that he has given it for dealer service.

Prabhu comes into conflict with the underworld when he witnesses a brutal murder planned by a gang in Kasimedu in North Chennai by a smuggling don Selvam (Kishore) and his accomplices. Prabhu finds out that his bike was stolen by a petty bike thief who turns out to be in connection with Selvam's younger brother Ravi (Daniel Balaji). Prabhu traces down the culprit as Sendrayan and hands him over to the local police station. A formal complaint is lodged on Sendrayan on the same night. Later that night, Prabhu confesses to his family that his bike was stolen. His family is very upset with him due to his irresponsible behavior. The next morning, Ravi visits Prabhu's residence and threatens him to withdraw the complaint against Sendrayan. When Prabhu refuses, a fight breaks between Prabhu and Ravi, where Ravi is joined by few of his accomplices, Prabhu manages to fight them all and leaves Ravi beaten and embarrassed among the public. Selvam returns home in bail after a murder charge. When he finds out what happened to Ravi, he gets furious and sends his henchmen to kill Prabhu without knowing the reason for his brother's embarrassment. Meanwhile, Prabhu, along with his friend and auto driver Kumar, meets Selvam at his own residence in Kasimedu. Ravi is not home at that time. Prabhu tells the truth to Selvam, but refuses to believe that his brother Ravi and his men stole his bike. After hearing from his close ally Out (Pawan), Selvam believes Prabhu, apologizing for what happened and promises Prabhu that he will do whatever he can to get his bike back, but it was too late for Prabhu's father, who receives the attack from Ravi's men. He was admitted in a hospital, and Prabhu breaks down after knowing that his father may never walk again after his right leg is paralysed by the attack. Selvam, Ravi, and their men visit Prabhu to condole and apologize for what happened this time. Prabhu turns down the apology and again an immediate fight was about to break between Prabhu and Ravi before Selvam separates them both. Although he wants to stay away, Prabhu invariably gets dragged into rubbing shoulders with the criminals who now target his family to seek revenge.