Thamizhan is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by debutant Majith and produced by G. Venkateswaran. The film stars Vijay and Priyanka Chopra. This is Chopra's debut, first and only Tamil film up to date. Revathi, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Vivek also play pivotal roles in the film, while the film's score and soundtrack were composed by D. Imman. The story involves solving several corruption cases by a lawyer named Surya in the process fighting against a criminal boss and finally making Indian law basics available as a free book to common people.

Plot

Surya is a happy-go-lucky guy who often gets involved in petty fights. He falls in love with Priya. His brother-in-law Sakthivel, a lawyer, advises him to work under senior lawyer Lakshminarayanan. Surya becomes an upright lawyer who values and tries to redress things legally. Meanwhile, Sakthivel is killed in the process of upholding justice by a corrupt bigwig GK. Surya takes up a mission to make the layman understand his legal rights and learn the Indian law basics. He is soon seen as a hero by the Indian people. GK's dairy factory gets sealed by Surya for violating food safety norms. Surya's sister Jaya also meets a pitiful end at the hands of GK's goons, but Surya refuses to give up. GK's goons start a riot in a village and put the blame on Surya. Surya is arrested and beaten up by the corrupt cops, and retaliates in return. He is summoned at the court and fights up legally, suggesting several reforms in the judicial system of India. After Surya gets released, GK attempts to shoot him but gets thrashed by the people. Surya tells GK to reform before he gets punished. For his service, Surya is honoured by the President of India. Finally, it is shown that Surya's dream had come true.