A designer at an advertising agency, Naveen is Vennila's husband and the family's sole breadwinner. After losing his job, he hides the truth, struggles with debt while trying to establish a bakery, and faces humiliation from Rajendran. He eventually returns to his old job, considers leaving for Qatar, and chooses to stay with Vennila and their newborn daughter.
A hardworking lower-caste laborer and Sengeni's husband. He is falsely accused of theft, forced to flee arrest, and later subjected to brutal police torture in custody.
Manikandan is a police officer who initially doubts Durga's account because she is blind, but begins to believe her after witnessing her acute senses. He works with her to investigate the hit-and-run and James's crimes. James kills him during a fight, and Manikandan's donated eyes are later surgically implanted in Durga.
Lenin is Kaala's younger son and a committed participant in the defense of Dharavi. He fights beside Kaala, Puyal, and Vaaliyappan when the police and Hari's henchmen raid the neighborhood during the curfew, linking Kaala's personal family struggle with the wider community resistance.
Minor background character in Pizza 2, appears briefly without dialogue or significant impact.
Mugilan works for a company and creates memes; he often shares a cab with Madhu, a fashion designer. Their friendship gradually becomes love, but his diagnosis of scrotum cancer brings uncertainty into their relationship. Madhu offers him love and hope as he faces the illness.
Manikandan has 28 screen credits in a career dating back to 2013. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently World of Vada Chennai with 2 titles. Signature works include Vikram Vedha, Thambi, Viswasam. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
