Shylock (2020) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Prathapan cheats Boss because he had his own agenda from the beginning. He approached Boss for funding the film project but never intended to repay the loan. This betrayal is what sets off the chain of violent events between them.

Foreshadowing: Earlier in the film, Prathapan's refusal to repay is framed as a deliberate act of betrayal with underlying motives.

• prathapan
• boss
• loan
• cheat
• money

Boss kills Adithyan before the video surfaces, but keeps it hidden. When the video shows Adithyan alive in Nagpur with Jewel, it exposes that Boss had already abducted and murdered Adithyan using Prathapan's car and disguise to stage an accident. Boss acts to eliminate the threat and silence any potential witnesses.

Foreshadowing: The video of Adithyan celebrating Holi contradicts the timeline of his disappearance, revealing Boss's deception.

• adithyan
• boss
• kill
• murder
• video

Felix uses his position as Police Commissioner to file a false case claiming Adithyan has vanished and blaming Boss for it. This is a calculated move to frame Boss and use the law as a weapon against his enemy, leveraging his authority to settle the score.

Foreshadowing: Felix's corruption is established early when he aligns with Prathapan to conspire against Boss.

• felix
• police
• case
• adithyan
• frame

Three years before the present events, Ayyanar was attacked during a conspiracy led by Rangan, Felix, and Prathapan. The conspirators targeted Ayyanar's household, killed members of the family, and left Ayyanar severely injured after a brutal stabbing. He survived but fell into a coma and remained in the hospital until he wakes up later in the film.

Foreshadowing: The flashback reveals the massacre that establishes the blood feud driving the present revenge.

• ayyanar
• coma
• hospital
• attack
• family

Rangan is Poonkuzhali's elder brother who opposes her relationship with Velumurugan due to caste differences. When Boss and Ayyanar confront Rangan and his henchmen to help Poonkuzhali marry Velumurugan, Rangan feels humiliated and swears revenge. He then conspires with Felix and Prathapan to destroy Ayyanar's family.

Foreshadowing: The caste-based family opposition establishes the initial conflict that triggers the larger conspiracy.

• rangan
• revenge
• caste
• poonkuzhali
• velumurugan

Chacko is a friend of both Prathapan and Felix who is known as a heavy drinker. During the final showdown at Boss's old house, Chacko's taunts provoke Felix into a violent rage, leading him to kill Chacko. This act demonstrates the brutal, no-holds-barred nature of the world these characters inhabit.

Foreshadowing: Chacko's presence and his inflammatory words create the tension that triggers Felix's fatal outburst.

• felix
• chacko
• kill
• taunts
• rage

After successfully killing Prathapan and witnessing Ayyanar kill Felix, Boss emerges victorious but unchanged. The ending shows him continuing his ruthless loan shark business, now with complete control over the city's underworld. His 'Shylock' persona represents his willingness to use any means necessary to collect debts and maintain power.

Foreshadowing: The title 'Shylock' foreshadows Boss's identity as an unrelenting, merciless moneylender.

• shylock
• boss
• revenge
• power
• underworld

Adithyan carries out the conspiracy orchestrated by his father Prathapan along with Felix and Rangan. The plan involves eliminating Ayyanar's entire family as revenge for earlier conflicts. Adithyan and his henchmen slaughter everyone in the household, leaving only Ayyanar severely injured but alive.

Foreshadowing: This massacre is the pivotal event that establishes the blood debt motivating Boss's later vengeance.

• adithyan
• family
• kill
• massacre
• conspiracy

When a video surfaces showing Adithyan alive and celebrating Holi in Nagpur with Jewel's company, it directly contradicts the fake case filed by Felix claiming Adithyan had vanished. This evidence clears Boss of the accusation and leads to his release from arrest, while also revealing that Boss had already killed the real Adithyan before the video was made.

Foreshadowing: The video's release triggers the chain of events that exposes Boss's crime and intensifies the conflict.

• video
• nagpur
• adithyan
• jewel
• evidence

Velumurugan, Boss's adopted brother, loves Poonkuzhali, but her family opposes the marriage due to caste differences. Boss and Ayyanar confront Poonkuzhali's elder brother Rangan and his henchmen to force the marriage. This act of defiance humiliates Rangan and sets him on the path of revenge, directly triggering the conspiracy that leads to the family massacre.

Foreshadowing: The marriage conflict plants the seeds for the entire vendetta that spans three years.

• velumurugan
• poonkuzhali
• marriage
• caste
• family

During the final showdown at Boss's old house, Ayyanar takes lethal action against Felix John. This represents the culmination of the three-year-old feud, where Felix had conspired to destroy Ayyanar's family. Ayyanar's act of killing Felix completes the cycle of vengeance and settles the blood debt between the two families.

Foreshadowing: The flashback reveals Felix's direct involvement in the conspiracy that nearly destroyed Ayyanar's family.

• ayyanar
• felix
• kill
• revenge
• confrontation

After Prathapan cheats him by not repaying the loan for the film project, Boss retaliates by abducting the director from the film set. This is a calculated show of force meant to demonstrate that Boss will not tolerate being cheated, sending a warning to Prathapan and everyone involved in the project.

Foreshadowing: The abduction establishes Boss's ruthless approach to business disputes from the very beginning.

• boss
• director
• kidnap
• film
• retaliation