Once Upon A Time in Madras is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language hyperlink thriller film written and directed by Prasadh Murugan.[2] The film features an ensemble cast consisting of Bharath, Abhirami, Shaan, Anjali Nair, Pavithra Lakshmi in important roles. The film is produced by Captain MP Anand under Friday Film Factory, and co-produced by Haroon, Bala, and PGS. The film's technical crew includes editor San Lokesh, cinematographers K. S. Kalidoss and R. Kannan, and music composer Jose Franklin.[3]
Once Upon A Time in Madras was released in theatres on 13 December 2024.[4]
Rangaraj, a retired army officer shoots a young boy, Sudharshan, when he attempts to pluck mangoes from a nearby tree. During the investigation, it was discovered that the bullet missed Sudharshan's corpse and to evade accountability, Rangaraj disposed of the gun in the Coovum canal, where it was retrieved by an unknown individual.
Savitri, a sanitary worker, and single mother, aspires to provide her transgender daughter, Karthi "Aarthi", with a medical education. Savitri has borrowed ₹80,000 from a loan shark, Moorthy, who demands repayment with interest within a day. Fearing her daughter's safety, Savitri contacts the police station but receives no assistance. Desperate, Savitri comes across a gun and hands it over to her friend Jothi, a former associate of Moorthy. Jothi and Savitri attempt to sell the gun to a pawnbroker for ₹30,000. However, the pawnbroker is arrested before Savitri can finalize the sale. Meanwhile, Aarthi is raped by Moorthy. Witnessing her daughter's suffering, Savitri confronts Moorthy and fatally shoots him. Jothi intervenes, fighting off Moorthy's men and ensuring Savitri's safety.
Anitha's father opposes her relationship with a colleague from a different community. Anitha's father, a staunch casteist, discovers a gun in his car and rushes to the registrar's office upon learning that Anitha is getting married. En route, he accidentally hits a biker and offers the injured rider, Kathir, a ride. During their conversation, Anitha's father learns that Kathir is, in fact, his daughter's lover, on his way to marry Anitha at the registrar's office. Kathir, a social worker and communist thinker, reveals to Anitha's father that her fiance is pregnant, prompting Anitha's father to shoot and kill him with the gun. At the registrar office, Anitha's father discovers Anitha marrying someone else, revealing that Kathir was not her lover. Anitha's father is overcome with guilt upon seeing another girl waiting for Kathir and realizing that he killed an innocent man.
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