Kuppathu Raja (1979)

This evocative social drama delves into concepts of friendship, love, poverty, greed, and the value of money in life, through the life of Jai Kumar (Rajinikanth). He is the slum dweller who lived happily with his sister, Mynah and best friend, Selvam (Vijay Kumar), and has a strong community feeling with all the families living in the slum. When a wealthy landowner, Gokul Das tries to forcibly vacate the slum and bulldoze all their homes to the ground, Jai Kumar challenges to buy the land for Rs. 2 lakhs within a week's time. Will Jai Kumar succeed in collecting this mass amount before the slum is razed to the ground? How will the future unfold for best friends Selvam and Jai Kumar? Can Jai Kumar secure a bright future for his sister, Mynah? Will there be further confrontations with the greedy Gokul Das?