He lures impoverished young men into their employ, only to brutally eliminate them after exploiting their labour, through his henchman Kaasi.

In response to the escalating violence, the DGP assembles a special force comprising officers from various police stations along the East Coast Road.

Perumal, a corrupt police inspector with a tainted past, is transferred to the same area in Northern ECR after 20 years.

Meanwhile, Mohan Ram, a victim of Maari and Kaasi's extortion racket, shares his story with a journalist who publishes a detailed exposé in his magazine, Senior News.

However, the journalist learns of the planned attack through Constable Kannaiya and hires Raja to protect his daughter, Meena.

The next day, Meena attends an interview, but Kaasi and Perumal frame her for prostitution, leading to her arrest.

Meena's father returns from Madurai and is murdered by Kaasi, who makes it appear as a suicide due to his daughter's alleged prostitution.

Devastated, Meena attempts to take her own life, but Raja rescues her and proposes marriage to avenge his father's wrongdoing.

Raja confiscates Maari's mobile phone and, with Iyer's assistance, discovers Sivaraman's connection and learns about the next planned abduction.

[6] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films.