Paayum Puli , a 1983 crime/thriller movie released on 1/1/1983 starring Rajinikanth, Silk Smita, Jai Shankar, produced by M Saravanan. When an extortion gang spreads terror in Madurai, ACP Jayasheelan is assigned to bring an end to their wrongdoing. However, he is unaware that the mastermind of the crimes is someone close to him..