Dictator - Yudh Ek Jung

Police inspector, Sardaar Gabbar Singh (Pawan Kalyan) is transferred to a village ruled by the cruel Bhairav Singh (Sharad Kelkar), who intends to seize the land of the villagers for mining. With the king s death and judiciary in his pocket, Bhairav Singh is invincible. The late king's daughter, princess Arshi (Kajal Aggarwal) too falls prey to the wrath of Bhairav Singh. However, Gabbar rescues her and soon the two end up falling in love with each other. Now with Bhairav Singh rising in power, will Gabbar be able to put an end to his tyranny? more»

The movie is set in the fictional village of Solaiyur and revolves around a dam which is the lifeline for the village. The dam is under assessment for structural integrity by the Public Works Department. The local minister has corrupt intentions and wants to make money through a new dam project. The villagers want to perform a special Pooja to pray to the God Shiva. They decide to invite the grandson of Maharaja Lingeswaran who commissioned the dam and the temple. They believe the return of the line of the Maharaja will solve the problems surrounding the dam. Lingaa (played by Rajinikanth in contemporary time) is the grandson of Maharaja Lingeswaran. His family has fallen on hard times and he is now a petty thief in the city. He is angry with his grandfather for squandering away the family fortune so he is unwilling to go to Solaiyur to preside over the temple function. However, circumstances force him to accept the invitation and travel to Solaiyur. Through a flashback sequence, Lingaa comes to know that his grandfather, Lingeswaran (also played by Rajinikanth, set in 1939) was an altruist. Lingeswaran had spent his entire fortune to build the dam against all odds during the British Raj. But the people of Solaiyur had mistaken his intentions which forced him to leave Solaiyur and move to the city. Lingaa repents his ways and understands the great sacrifices made by his grandfather for the public good. In the final act, Lingaa exposes the Minister's greed to the villagers and saves the dam from an aerial bomb attack. more»

The story revolves around the feud between two kingdoms - Kalingapuri and Kottaipattinam. Rana (Rajinikanth), being a resident of Kottaipattinam leaves the kingdom and reaches Kalingapuri without revealing his identity where he comes from. Later he is declared the commando of Kalingapuri by King Raja Mahendra (Jackie Shroff). But Rana has some unsettled businesses to be accomplished. more»