Shiva is then challenged by Priya's rich and powerful father Kodeeswaran, who refuses to give his daughter to a poor man. She reciprocates his feelings, and the two start a relationship.
After learning of her hatred for men, he realises that she has dedicated her life to classical dance, learns Bharatanatyam over the course of a night, and performs an exaggerated dance sequence for her. Shiva runs into a headstrong girl named Priya ( Disha Pandey) whom he falls in love with. Bhaskar), Bharath ( Venniradai Moorthy) and Siddharth ( Manobala). He spends his time hanging out, drinking and playing carrom with his gang of friends, composed of Nakul ( M. He manages to defeat gangster Devaraj with a clever exchange of puns and a costumed associate. On growing into manhood, Shiva ( Shiva) gains a reputation by giving a massive entry by beating up extortionists by throwing them in the air and saving a rape victim soon he is glorified as a 'mass hero'. The old woman complies, and takes the baby, named Shiva, to Chennai and raises him herself, living in the city's poorer section. One such baby is headed for such a fate, until he 'speaks' to his caretaker-grandmother ( Paravai Muniyamma) and asks to be sent to Chennai on a goods train, where he plans to grow into a hero. In the Indian village of Cinemapatti, male infanticide is predominant, and all male babies are required to be killed immediately after birth.