Sathriyan

Samuthiram is summoned by the minister to a factory to handle a personal matter. Upon arrival, he suspects a trap as no one is present. Shankar and the minister's goons ambush him and kill him, setting off the violence that will explode through Tiruchirapalli.

Guna arrives after being alerted and finds Samuthiram dead in the factory. He realises the minister's men are behind the hit and vows to challenge the underworld order. This discovery foreshadows the blood feud to come.

A funeral is held for Samuthiram with his family in attendance. Ravi publicly swears loyalty to the minister's faction, tightening the gang's grip on the town. The ceremony marks a shift in power and signals upcoming retaliation.

Guna confronts Vetri, a goon from Shankar's gang who has become an approver. In a decisive moment, Guna kills him to disrupt the gang's informant network. The hit reinforces Guna's fearsome reputation.

Niranjana is harassed at her college bus stop for weeks. Guna intervenes by slashing the harasser's arm to stop the harassment. This incident initiates his protective role over Niranjana.

Threats escalate as Niranjana's attackers promise harsher consequences. Guna is tasked with keeping her safe until she finishes college, embedding him deeper in the town's violent politics. The arrangement makes his relationship with Niranjana more complicated.

Niranjana falls in love with Guna and proposes marriage. Guna flatly refuses, explaining that the town's fear and reverence for him would jeopardize any life they could build. Their romantic tension intensifies.

Niranjana asks Guna to spend a day without using weapons. He agrees, but Shankar's men tail him the entire day, reminding him that his power is inseparable from his violence. The day tests whether he can redefine himself.

Niranjana challenges Guna to consider starting a life and family, promising to wait for him. She urges him to shed his killer identity for their future. This moment deepens Guna's internal struggle between love and loyalty to violence.

Guna confesses his love to Ravi, who warns him that a relationship with Niranjana is inappropriate given their line of work. Ravi urges him to forget about her and stay loyal to the family business. The conversation strains their brotherly bond.

Shankar's gang intensifies its pursuit and Guna is stabbed in the ensuing fight. Dr. Chandran arrives and saves his life, creating an uneasy, yet crucial, alliance between them. The hospital scenes emphasize how close Guna's world sits to death.

Niranjana's family learns of the romance and rejects it, triggering a confrontation between Guna and Niranjana's brother. The clash underlines the social barriers that threaten their relationship. The couple's resolve is tested as violence erupts in the home.

Guna defeats Shankar in a confrontation and elopes with Niranjana to Thondi. At the same time, Chandran travels to retrieve money, a passport, and his mother's wedding chain for Guna. The simultaneous missions heighten the stakes.

Chandran is mistaken for Guna by Ravi's men at Guna's home and is stabbed, but survives. Ravi vows to track down Guna and bring Niranjana home, even if it takes years. The incident widens the rift between old friends and sets up a fragile future.

Guna and Ravi clash in Trichy; Guna wounds Ravi but cannot bring himself to kill him. He carries Ravi to the hospital, signaling a possible truce and a move away from unending violence. The moment hints at a shift in the town's power dynamics.