Rukmini Vijayakumar

Sitara, a talented dancer from the ancient village of Natyam is thrust into an adventure like no other while perusing her dreams.

A doctor separates from her lover, a fighter jet pilot, as he is casual about the relationship, but he comes looking for her after years, when he finds out he has a daughter with her, and accepts their responsibility.

The film is about two artistes - Amitabh plays an alcoholic while Dhanush is a mute actor, who comes to the big city with dreams in his eyes. Amitabh plays the voice artist for Dhanush and together they form Shamitabh. Thus begins the story of Shamitabh and their hidden rivalry.

`Kochadaiyaan` centers around a war between three kings from different generations. The three kings are played by Rajnikanth, Jackie Shroff and Nassar. Rajinikanth has a double role in the film. He plays Kochadaiyaan, a loyal commander of the emperor as well as Rana whose Kochadaiyaan`s son. Kochadaiyaan is a successful commander and the emperor`s good friend. He aims to conquer the world and put it under his King`s feet. `Kochadaiyaan` stars Shobana, Aadhi and Sarathkumar too in significant roles. The period film also marks Deepika Padukone`s debut in the Kollywood industry.