Seema Raja (2018)

Seema Raja
DirectorPonram

Plot

The plot follows Seema Raja, who is a king from Singampatti in Tirunelveli, hailing from a Zamindar family. His ancestor is a reputed legend named Kadambavel Raja. Seema Raja is often seen with his accountant friend, Kannaku.

One day, the principal from a nearby school invites Seema Raja’s dad, Ariya Raja, to an awards ceremony. As Ariya Raja is caught up with commitments, Seema Raja decides to attend in his place. There, he meets a sports teacher named Suthanthira Selvi, who is also a Silambattam expert. He falls head over heels for her the moment he sees her.

Seema Raja is at loggerheads with Kaaleeshwari and Kathaadi Kannan, the latter having once been a butcher who attained many acres of land to create wind farms. However, Kannan neglects the growth of agriculture, angering Seema Raja.

Kannan kidnaps Selvi and locks her up at his place. A flashback reveals that Selvi is actually Kannan’s daughter from his first marriage. Kannan ditched his first wife for Kaaleeshwari, and his ex-wife was so heartbroken she ended her life. Ariya Raja tries to stop Kannan’s seizing of land, but the despondent villagers mock his efforts. Heart-broken, Ariya Raja dies. Seema Raja grieves heavily at the loss of his father during his funeral. His grandfather consoles him by telling him the brave deeds that Kadambavel Raja achieved and his epic battles against invaders. Seema Raja is inspired to amend his mistakes after hearing his grandfather's stories.

Meanwhile, Selvi is forced to stay in captivity, as Kaaleshwari threatens to kill Selvi's sister if she tries to escape. When Seema Raja tries to get her out legally, she replies, "Ask my father" to every police question, and the case is promptly shut down. Later, Seema Raja deduces that Selvi was speaking in code. He talks to her foster father and learns that she loves him.

Seema Raja concocts a plan where he makes a deal with the Raj of Udaipur to set up wind farms while still allowing the villagers to farm and earn money from the land. The villagers are skeptical at first but eventually agree. Seema Raja goes to rescue Selvi, but Kannan and Kaaleeshwari chase them down, recapture her, and try to hang her from a wind turbine. Just in time, Seema Raja rescues her and in the ensuing fight, Kaaleeshwari gets crushed by the wind turbine and Kannan is defeated.

In the end, Seema Raja and Selvi live happily ever after.

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