Hari (Jeeva) is an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father (Nagesh) an upright retired school teacher buys him a shop in a building with his PF money. He names it “Periyar Bookshop” and runs it with friend Karunas. Meanwhile he constantly bumps into Pooja (Pooja), a television reporter and a love-hate relationship happens! However, one day a Malaysian based businessman (Seeman) comes and evicts him from the shop claiming that the place belongs to him. Hari discovers that his father was cheated by a land mafia gang which specializes in forged documents and is hand-in-glove with revenue officials. Hari decides to take the gauntlet and unveil the evil forces behind those property grabbers.
Acting
Jiiva's explosive transformation from bookworm to avenger.
Direction
Subramaniam Siva's unhinged pacing never lets you breathe.
Writing
Dialogues that feel like Periyar quotes on steroids.
Director
Subramaniam Siva
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Seeman, playing the villain, later became a controversial Tamil nationalist politician — casting him as a land-grabbing businessman feels almost prophetic now.
The 'Periyar Bookshop' name isn't random — it's a direct nod to the Dravidian social reformer, signaling Hari's ideological lineage before he even throws a punch.
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