Tamizh Padam 2 (2018) Plot Summary Explained

Priya is killed by a cell phone bomb planted by the villain P. This murder serves as the catalyst that drags Shiva back into police action, as P uses her death to devastate Shiva and force him onto the path of revenge.

• priya death
• cell phone bomb
• p villain
• shiva revenge

During his investigation, Shiva discovers that P has planted a bomb on a bus programmed to explode if the bus speed deviates more or less than five kilometers per hour. He uses this knowledge to prevent the catastrophe and save all passengers onboard.

• bus bomb
• speed bomb
• p plan
• shiva saves passengers

Shiva devises a plan to catch P by orchestrating a demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes with government support. This trap forces P out of hiding and culminates at Kovalam Beach Resort, where Shiva finally corners and catches him.

• demonetisation trap
• catch p
• kovalam beach
• shiva plan

Saint Bodhi reveals that Shiva's feud with P spans 76 generations and that P is immortal. To defeat this immortal villain, Shiva uses a time-travel watch to journey to 300 BC, where he must face Piyaar (P's ancestor) in a divine dance-off.

Foreshadowing: The time travel is set up by Saint Bodhi's revelation about the 76-generation feud.

• time travel
• 300 bc
• immortal p
• saint bodhi
• dance-off

Shiva travels to 300 BC and defeats Piyaar (P's immortal ancestor) in a divine dance-off. This victory allows him to retrieve the jackfruit and Khaleesi, and upon returning to 2018, he proves that P is mortal again.

• dance-off
• piyaar
• immortal defeated
• jackfruit
• khaleesi

After Shiva catches P at Kovalam Beach Resort and kills him, P unexpectedly returns alive and becomes the CM-elect (Chief Minister-elect). This twist allows the conflict to continue into the modern timeline.

• p becomes cm
• p returns alive
• chief minister

In the post-credits scene, Shiva is released from prison after 25 years. His grandmother then kills him to prevent further tragedies caused by his relationships with other women, as her earlier ominous promises suggested.

Foreshadowing: Shiva's grandmother extracted promises from him to kill P, marry a woman better than Ramya, and provide a great-grandchild - hinting at her extreme measures.

• grandmother kills shiva
• ending
• 25 years later
• prison

Gayathri is introduced as a lookalike of Shiva's deceased love interest Ramya. He meets her at Bharath's temple wedding and proposes to her within two minutes. Later, she becomes another victim when P kidnaps and kills her during the final confrontation.

• gayathri
• ramya lookalike
• proposal
• kidnapped

After discovering that Ramya is a psychiatrist, Shiva ends their relationship. However, he later travels to America to find her, and they reunite in Central Park before she is ultimately kidnapped and killed by P.

• ramya psychiatrist
• breakup
• central park
• america

Inbashekhar is revealed to be the mole working for P within the police department. His exposure occurs alongside Wasim Khan's death at the hands of Rithika, leading to Shiva's suspension from the force.

• inbashekhar mole
• police mole
• wasim khan
• rithika