Pokkiri
Pokkiri English Rogue is a 2007 Tamil action film directed by Prabhu Deva. The film stars Vijay and Asin with Prakash Raj, Nassar, Vadivelu, Sriman and Napoleon playing supporting roles. Mumaith Khan and Prabhu Deva make guest appearances. Nirav Shah handled cinematography while Kola Bhaskar was the films editor. The film was launched inJanuary 2007. Filming took place in India and Australia.
The city of Chennai is rife with the nefarious activities of land mafia. There are two rival gangs, one under Ali Bhai Prakash Raj who resides in Dubai and controls his India operations through his brothers Guru and Ajay as well as Ali Bhais girlfriend Mona Brinda Parekh, and another operated by a local goon Narasimhan Anandaraj. They threaten builders and land owners into giving them protection money or property, through force, extortion or murder. Mohammed Maideen Khan Napoleon arrives as the new Commissioner of Chennai and starts cracking down on crime.Tamizh Vijay, a thug, is abducted by Ajay and his henchmen. Tamizh has taken a contract from Narasimhan to beat up Ajay, which he does. However, Guru invites Tamizh to join Ali Bhais gang. Tamizh declines stating that he does not work for any gang, but is ready to do anything given enough money. Meanwhile, Tamizh falls in love with Shruthi Asin, when he visits his friend Saravanans Sreeman aerobics class, but she mistakes him for a thug. Shruthi, a college student, lives with her widowed mother Sriranjani and younger brother Master Bharath. Body Soda Vadivelu lives above Shruthis house, and is a bogus Kung Fu master who frequently, albeit comically and unsuccessfully, tries to convince Shruthi to marry him. Inspector Govindan Mukesh Tiwari, is a corrupt police officer in the colony where Tamizh and Shruthi live and is on the payroll of Ali Bhai. He falls for Shruthi and decides to make her his mistress, even after multiple rejections by Shruthi. ........
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