Directed by Chimbu Deven · Music by D.S.P. Thaman · October 2015
Fantasy action big budget. Failed to deliver. One of Vijay's rare disappointments.
This was Vijay's film 58 of 69 as a lead actor — counted from his debut Naalaiya Theerpu (1992) — released in 2015 during the 2010s.
Tamil cinema's first big-budget fantasy adventure of its era — with legendary actress Sridevi in a rare antagonist role.
Kannada star Sudeep's Tamil debut as the menacing Jalatharangan.
Puli (2015) remains a notable chapter in Vijay's long cinema journey — part of the wide-ranging, genre-spanning filmography he built during the 2010s on the way to becoming one of Tamil cinema's most enduring icons and, eventually, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.