MGR pulls rickshaws, throws punches, and exposes corruption — Tamil cinema's ultimate working-class superhero origin story.
A rickshaw puller, who also enjoys racing with other rickshaw pullers, finds a child whose father has been killed. All his attempts to seek justice for the man are thwarted by a corrupt lawyer.
Acting
MGR's charisma carries 166 minutes like it's nothing.
Stunts
Rickshaw-racing action sequences, genuinely thrilling.
Writing
Cho Ramaswamy's satirical lawyer steals every scene.
Director
M. Krishnan Nair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during MGR's transition from actor to politician; the rickshaw puller role was deliberately constructed as propaganda for his DMK-aligned working-class hero image.
Cho Ramaswamy, who plays the corrupt lawyer Pitchumani, was actually a famous satirist and political critic in real life — casting him as the villain was an in-joke about lawyers being sellouts.
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