Gajaraj S.

Kabali is a gangster film starring Rajinikanth and Radhika Apte in the lead. This crime action film depicts the eternal victory of good over evil. The protagonist fights to bring justice to the people who suffer.

Karthik, an aspiring filmmaker finds a producer who is willing to make his film on one condition - that it should be a fierce gangster flick. Due to this, Karthik decides to take inspiration from a real-life gangster, Karthik comes to the temple town of Madurai along with his friend Ooruni for research on thugs. They come to know of the ruthless gangster and a terror in that area Assault Sethu. Karthik takes the help of Kayal and her mother who cook food for Sethu and his henchmen. He also pretends to be in love with the young girl. As he embarks on his task what follows is a commercial cocktail of action, humor and thrills. How Karthik comes out of this tricky web is the rest of the story.

Set in the 1980s in a village named Mundasupatti, the story revolves around the natives and their fear of getting a portrait taken. They believed that posing for a photograph would shorten their lifespan. Vishnu plays a photographer from the town, who falls in love with Nandita, whereas Kaali Venkat plays his assistant.