Samurai is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Balaji Sakthivel in his directoral debut and produced by S. Sriram.

On the way, he meets a kind-hearted but mischievous schoolgirl Deiva, who lives with her grandmother and is the daughter of a police officer named Sandana Pandian.

Thiyagu helps to relieve Deiva's anxiety by telling her she now knows how to avoid that type of situation in the future.

While attending medical school, Kavitha discovers that a pharmaceutical company has distributed expired medicines that caused a boy's death.

After much thought, and after reading Kavitha's diary, Thiyagu and his friends decide to exact vengeance on those, who use a loophole in the law to complete their prison sentence in guest houses and hospitals.

After this, Sandana takes Thiyagu and his friends away in a van, and appreciates his work by saying that there is a need for such a law that gives the culprits a punishment of death.

Vikram signed the film in March 2001 and it became the first venture he committed to, after the blockbuster success of Bala's Sethu which released in 1999.

The initial schedules were held in Chennai, then the unit moved on to shoot at locations in Kuttralam, Ooty, Araku, Vishakhapatnam, Lucknow and Bihar.

[7] Vikram went to yoga classes to prepare for the opening scene for Samurai, where he poses in the Mayura asanam posture.

[8] In a 2002 interview, the actor stated that when he first met Balaji, "he was a very enthusiastic, charged person" and was able to convince Vikram to star in the film.

The Hindu's critic noted that "Samurai will satisfy action lovers but for those looking for innovation in story and screenplay, the soldier leaves you yearning".

With respect to performances, the critic added that "with an admirably well-maintained physique and powerful eyes Vikram is all geared up for action".