Appavi
Appavi () is a 2011 Indian Tamil language vigilante film written and directed by R. Raghuraj and produced by V. L. Dhandapani. The film stars includes debutant Gautham and Suhani Kalita in the lead roles, while K. Bhagyaraj, Soori, Sriranjani, Mahadevan, and Manobala play supporting roles. The music was composed by Joshua Sridhar with cinematography by E. Krishnasamy and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film released on 1 April 2011 after much delay. Plot
Bharathi (Gautham) is a refined college goer and a gem among his peers, while secretly, he is a daring vigilante who executes corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, terrorists, and anyone who harms the general public. Bharathi marks his crimes by recording his victim's confessions of wrongdoings in their mobile phones and circulating these as MMSs before executing them. A wannabe MLA with hidden wealth, a corrupt minister, and a terrorist are executed on camera, and their videos are circulated among the general public. The police are baffled, and corrupt politicians and bureaucrats fear for their lives. The common man celebrates the MMS killer, whose actions are an antidote for their resentment towards inefficient and corrupt government functionaries. In his normal life, Bharathi tops in his academics and discipline, which makes him the heartthrob of his college mates. One of them Ramya (Suhani Kalita), the daughter of Susa (Mahadevan), falls for him and tries to woo him, but in vain. Susa is a very powerful politician, and as such, he moves ministers and bureaucrats like chess pieces, becoming the MMS killer's ultimate target. Bharathi's mother Manimeghalai (Sriranjani) is a headstrong IAS officer who enforces her duty without bowing to political pressures. While Bharathi wages his secret war against corruption and nepotism, his mother wages the same battle, armed with the bureaucracy. As Bharathi's MMS murders increase, the fearful politicians and bureaucrats hand the case over to a sincere officer. They appoint Manimeghalai as they believe that her persistence will bring the MMS killer to conviction. Now begins a triangular game of action, with Bharathi hunting down corrupt politicians while they target Manimeghalai for her honesty, and Manimeghalai trying to capture the MMS killer (Bharathi). 