Traffic Ramasamy

Ramaswamy ( ) is hit by a motorized fish cart and then beaten up by ruffians and left for dead in a gutter. Then we get into his family to meet his wife ( ), son in law ( ) and his little granddaughter who admires his every move. Ramaswamy’s 75th birthday is being celebrated at the house and just at the time of cake cutting a call comes and he leaves abruptly to join in a protest against Tasmac where he threatens to jump from a building top and the authorities yield to him and shut shop. Then the story moves on to explore other protests by the activist and how he gets beaten up often. He files a PIL seeking a ban on the motorized fish carts (“Meen body vandi” in Tamil), that involves an MLA, Inspector, political kingpin and mayor who make arrangements to finish him off. Director Vicky who worked as an assistant director to chose to work on a biopic about Traffic Ramasamy and convinced SA Chandrasekhar to play the lead role of Traffic Ramasamy. The film also marked the full fledged acting debut for S. A. Chandrasekhar in a lead role at the age of 76. The film started its production venture in December 2017. The production team also recruited Vijay Sethupathi to play a cameo role as a reader of Traffic Ramasamy’s book, . The film was released on 22 June 2018 on ‘s birthday and received mixed reviews from the critics and audience. The soundtrack was composed by .