Produced by m. s. Guhan
M. Saravanan
Written by Shankar n.
Sujatha Rangarajan
Starring Rajinikanth
Shriya Saran
Suman
Vivek
Manivannan
Solomon Pappayya
Music from. Rahman
V. k. Anand cinematography.
Edited by Anthony Gonsalves
Studio AVM Studios
Distributed by AVM productions
(India)
Pyramid Saimira (Malaysia)
Ayngaran international
(Worldwide)
Release date (s), 14 June 2007 (worldwide)
15 June 2007 (India)
Running time 185 min.
Country India
Tamil language
Budget Indian rupee symbol. svg60 crore (1.32 million dollars) [1]
Gross revenue Indian rupee symbol. svg128 crore (28.42 million US dollars)
The film starts in medias res with a facial mask to be used for the central jail in Chennai, India. When asked by fellow prisoner for the reasons behind the arrest, the masked person replies that he is arrested for trying to do good to people. The person who is revealed to be unmasked Sivaji (Rajinikanth). The history and the wind in a flashback showing the return on United States software systems architect from Chennai. Brings together the revenue to the Indian rupee symbol. svg200 crore, with the intention to start a charity called the Sivaji Foundation. This organization aims to build hospitals and educational institutions serving the poor without charge. However, he faced the obstacles of bureaucracy and corrupt officials. Sivaji, who are forced to put aside the principles, bribes his way through the system. Although at one stage, unable to cope with rising costs, even the palatial House mortgage and personal property of the process. Adiseshan (Suman), a highly influential businessman, sees Sivaji Foundation as his business Empire. Using the political strings, he revokes the licences issued to the Foundation by the Government. Sivaji approaches a lawyer, using your own car to pay the fees of a lawyer. However the Court is forced to admit that he bribed numerous officials. This undermines the case and the judge reiterates the stay order on construction of Sivaji Foundation.
Meanwhile, Sivaji falls in love with a girl named Tamizhselvi (Shriya). The family is initially scared and angered by the authoritarian nature of Sivaji's family, although they eventually accede to Sivaji's request for Tamizhselvi's hand in marriage. However after requesting his horoscope. the astrologer predicts impeding doom leading up to Sivaji's death, if the two are United. When Tamizhselvi refuses the proposal because of its concern for Sivaji, calms fears and manages to convince him to marry.
Adiseshan mocks Sivaji and gives him a one-rupee coin, challenging him to try to survive alone. In an ironic twist using the currency itself, Sivaji sets to turn around its fortunes, and eventually the revenge on Adiseshan. Through a phone call, shall be paid in the currency. It is estimated that about two thousand million INR of illegal money, within the nation. Then revealing details about people who have significant quantities of illicit money, and then each one of them quickly, blackmail half the wealth illegally. Then you can transfer money to bank accounts (belonging to friends and contacts), in the world, Sivaji informs the income tax investigation and supervision Department about the details of illegal money held by the tax authorities (including Adiseshan). Sivaji Associates deposit the money sent worldwide as Sivaji Foundation making donations in money legally and can be used by the Foundation. Sivaji begins to realize his dream of providing free, good quality education, services and employment for people in every region of Tamil Nadu. Opponents of trying to understand how he converted their illegal money in a usable form, threatening Tamizhselvi with danger to Sivaji's life. Fearing that turns your notebook with all the information for the various acts of money at the beginning of the ITA. With presentable evidence, Sivaji is arrested and the scene changes back to the beginning of the movie with Sivaji in central prison.
