Kalaga Thalaivan

Kalaga Thalaivan

Year: 2022

Runtime: 142 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Magizh Thirumeni

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A corporate behemoth hires a ruthless hit man to find out the identity of a whistleblower in the organization. Who wins in the end - the hunter or the hunted?

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1

Vahjra Motors launches a high-mileage truck

Vahjra Motors unveils a truck touted for extremely high mileage. The announcement boosts investor optimism and lifts the company's stock in the market. The media coverage positions the product as a flagship for the firm.

Chennai
2

Ved Tiwari hides the emissions data

Ved Tiwari, operating from Mumbai, decides to conceal the truck's high pollutant emissions from the board and employees. He orders denials to be issued while the truth remains hidden from the public. The cover-up sets the stage for a high-stakes corporate clash.

Mumbai
3

Arjun is hired to find the source of the leak

Facing a growing scandal, Ved hires Arjun, a former commando turned private investigator, to track down the whistleblower. Arjun adopts aggressive methods to uncover a covert network of employees opposing the company. The hunt quickly intensifies and expands beyond a single leak.

Mumbai
4

Arjun targets JP as the suspected whistleblower

Arjun zeroes in on JP from Vahjra's Chennai regional headquarters as the likely whistleblower. He interrogates and pressures JP to reveal the truth behind the leak. The investigation deepens into a web of internal sabotage.

Chennai
5

Coercion leads to a confession, hinting at deeper crimes

Arjun forces JP to confess by showing a video of his granddaughter being assaulted, threatening worse consequences. JP admits not knowing the whistleblower directly but reveals broader corporate wrongdoing connected to government contracts. The confession redirects the focus to a wider conspiracy.

Chennai
6

Karthik is killed and Gandhi is unmasked

CCTV footage shows Thiru's friend Karthik being captured and killed by Arjun's team. Karthik's identity papers turn out to be forged, and a hospital records reveal the man posing as Karthik is actually Gandhi. The discovery links Thiru to the emerging whistleblower narrative.

Chennai
7

Thiru and Gandhi's past revealed

Arjun learns that Thiru and Gandhi were best friends who worked as financial analysts in Hong Kong and the United States. The revelation confirms that Thiru is the whistleblower the investigation seeks. The scope of their collaboration hints at an international dimension to the case.

Hong Kong / United States
8

Bharathi's suicide foils Thiru's traces

Arjun attempts to leverage Bharathi, Thiru's guardian, to find him, but Bharathi commits suicide rather than reveal information. The tragedy deprives the investigators of a key lead and deepens Thiru's mystery. The fallout leaves Thiru more determined to stay hidden.

Chennai
9

Maithili leads to the abandoned factory

Arjun tracks down Thiru through his ex-girlfriend Maithili and brings him to an abandoned chemical factory for a confrontation. Thiru, however, uses the moment to turn the tables on Arjun and his accomplices. The factory setting underscores the dark corporate secrets at stake.

Abandoned chemical factory
10

Confrontation ends with Thiru gaining the upper hand

In the ensuing clash, Thiru manages to finish Arjun and his team, highlighting his resolve to reveal the truth at any cost. The violent showdown demonstrates the personal stakes behind the whistleblower saga. The balance of power shifts decisively in Thiru's favor.

Abandoned chemical factory
11

Revelation of the murder victims tied to Vahjra

The investigation uncovers that Thiru's parents and Gandhi's father, along with Bharathi's husband, were chemists at the factory purchased by Vahjra. They had learned about the chemical pollutants and were killed by Tiwari and his associates to cover up the crimes. The revelation expands the conspiracy to a murderous scale.

Abandoned chemical factory
12

Thiru and Gandhi become whistleblowers; investigation widens

Thiru and Gandhi publicly join the whistleblower effort to expose Vahjra's illegal activities. Their actions propel regulatory scrutiny and political pressure, widening the scope of the investigation. The corporate machinations begin to unravel under the mounting evidence.

13

Tiwari's death after TVG deal revelation

The day after learning that Vahjra's deal with TVG had been compromised by an older arrangement with a Russian mafia-linked entity, Ved Tiwari dies of a stroke. Government action accelerates as the truth comes to light and the company faces imminent shutdown.

The next day Mumbai
14

TVG revealed as Velmurugan's trap

It is revealed that TVG, the German startup involved in the alleged deal, is controlled by Velmurugan, a friend of Thiru. The plan was to draw Vahjra into a trap that would effectively shut down the company. The revelation reframes the entire corporate sabotage as a calculated power play.

Germany
15

Six months later: Thiru continues whistleblowing

Six months after the central upheaval, Thiru joins another company to continue exposing illegal activities as a whistleblower. The pattern suggests a relentless pursuit of accountability across corporate networks. His continued work emphasizes the lifelong cost of speaking out.

Six months later

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