Diesel

Diesel begins in 1979, when the Tamil Nadu government decided to construct an oil pipeline along Chennai’s coast, which endangered the livelihoods of the fishermen in Royapuram. A group of youngsters, including Manoharan , is determined to disrupt the government’s plans. They plan to illegally tap into the pipeline, selling the crude oil on the black market to compensate for their loss of income from fishing. Manoharan and his foster son ‘Diesel’ Vasu AKA Vasudevan manage to build an empire and turn Robin Hood to the fishermen community, by greasing the palms of those who are in authority. Things go awry when their benevolent monopoly is contested. The black market competition between the rivals spirals into something more malignant.