A virtuous soldier Magadheera aka Puli (Tiger) vows to save his people from the rule of a cruel queen and her treacherous Marshal. Does good triumph over evil?
Costume
Sridevi's 47 wardrobe changes as evil queen fashion icon
Practical Effects
Actual trained birds used before they went full CGI frog
Acting
Vijay committing 110% to riding imaginary creatures
Director
Chimbu Deven
Vijay
Marudheeran / Pulivendhan
Sridevi
Yavanaraani
Sudeepa
Thalapathy Jalatharangan
Shruti Haasan
Pavazhamalli
Hansika Motwani
Princess Manthagini
Prabhu
Vembunathan
Vijayakumar
The Vedhalam King
Sathyan Sivakumar
Sama
Thambi Ramaiah
Kodangi
Aadukalam Naren
Pavazhamalli's Father
Nandita Swetha
Puspha
Joe Malloori
Herbalist
Karunas
Sooran
Imman Annachi
Peter @ Beta
Robo Shankar
Albert @ Alpha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sridevi's final Tamil film and only outright villain role; she reportedly designed several costumes herself after clashing with the wardrobe department.
The 'Puli' title and tiger imagery deliberately invoke Vijay's mass hero persona, but the fantasy setting was a box office gamble that split his fanbase—rural action purists vs. family blockbuster crowds.
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