After running away from home, a young man from the slums falls in with a gang and slowly rises through the ranks of the criminal underworld, transforming into a ruthless gangster as he navigates love, power and betrayal.
Pudhupettai is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Selvaraghavan starring his brother Dhanush in the lead role, while Sonia Agarwal and Sneha play supporting roles. It follows the story of a slum-dwelling student from Pudhupettai who rises to become a dreaded gangster in North Chennai as a means of survival.