Sivaji: The Boss

Storyline

Directed by grand spectacle auteur S. Shankar and produced by AVM Productions, the 2007 Tamil action masala blockbuster Sivaji: The Boss made global cinema history as the first Indian film to enter the UK Box Office Top 10, winning the National Film Award for Best Special Effects. Superstar Rajinikanth stars with peerless, larger-than-life charisma as Sivaji Arumugam, a wealthy non-resident Indian software systems architect who returns to Chennai from the United States with ₹250 crore, dreaming of establishing non-profit universities and world-class hospitals to provide free education and healthcare for the poor. However, corrupt real estate baron and politician Adiseshan (Suman in a formidable villainous turn) uses bureaucratic bribes to stall the project, bankrupting Sivaji and leaving him penniless on the street with just a single one-rupee coin. Using the coin and his brilliant street cunning, Sivaji rebounds as 'The Boss,' laundering thousands of crores of illicit black money stashed by corrupt politicians through hawala channels and investing it directly into social infrastructure. Featuring Rajinikanth's sensational 'Mottai Boss' bald transformation, K.V. Anand's colorful visuals, and A. R. Rahman's iconic tracks, Sivaji is pure entertainment.