One of the most sensitive yet critical topics that makes headlines across India ever so intermittently is encounter killings. After giving us Jai Bhim, where an activist-lawyer fights for justice for a poor tribal man, director TJ Gnanavel is back with Vettaiyan (Hunter) starring Rajinikanth , Amitabh Bachchan , Fahadh Faasil, Manju Warrier, Dushara Vijayan, Abhirami, Ritika Singh and Rana Daggubati . (Also read: Vettaiyan Twitter reactions: Fans dub Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil ‘holy trinity’ of Indian cinema) What's the plot? Sharanya (Dushara Vijayan) is a government school teacher in Kanyakumari and she brings to light the drug trade that takes place around the school.
The case is taken on by Kanyakumari SP Athiyan (Rajinikanth), who is notorious for encounter killings. He successfully nabs the drug scion and delivers ‘justice’ with an encounter but little does he know that this case is just the beginning of a larger scandal and crime. Sharanya, who then moves to Chennai to another school, is suddenly hunted down by an unknown assailant and is brutally raped and murdered.
The Chennai police identify a young man named Guna as the culprit but he escapes custody. A chase begins. Meanwhile, the Chennai Commissioner (Ramesh Rao) calls in Athiyan to take over the case and ensure his own brand of swiftjustice.
Judge Satyadev (Amitabh Bachchan), whose work involves human rights, keeps a watchful eye on all encounter killings to ensure no innocent man is sh.