Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla (played by Vijay) is a protagonist in Theri.
Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla is the central protagonist, a former police officer hiding in Kerala while raising Nivi after enemies murder Mithra and his mother. He rescues children, returns to Chennai to eliminate the conspirators, and later resumes covert investigative work under a new identity. Mithra (played by Samantha Ruth Prabhu) is a protagonist in Theri.
Mithra is a medical student who falls in love with Vijay and becomes his wife. After violent attacks connected to his police work, she asks him to leave the force, but later supports their family life. Mortally wounded during the attack on their home, she saves Nivi and makes Vijay promise to abandon policing. Annie (played by Amy Jackson) appears in Theri.
Annie is Nivi's teacher in Kerala and develops romantic feelings for Joseph, unaware at first that he is Vijay. She learns his hidden identity after witnessing his courage and later helps him rescue Nivi and other children from the school-bus accident. She ultimately becomes part of Vijay and Nivi's family life. Commissioner (played by Prabhu) appears in Theri.
The Commissioner is a senior police official in Chennai who is involved when Vijay investigates the disappearance of a minister's son. Although Vijay later appears to have died and the killings remain mysterious, the Commissioner secretly knows Vijay is alive and re-employs him in the police force. Pappu (played by Radikaa Sarathkumar) appears in Theri.
Pappu is Vijay's mother and a member of his family during the period when he is married to Mithra. She is killed in the nighttime attack carried out by the minister's faction, an assault that also devastates Vijay's household and forces him to protect Nivi by abandoning his former identity. Nivi (played by Nainika) appears in Theri.
Nivi is Vijay and Mithra's daughter, first shown as a five-year-old living peacefully with Vijay in Kerala. She becomes the target of repeated attacks because of her father's enemies, including the school-bus accident. Vijay risks everything to rescue and protect her after Mithra's death. Prospective Bride's Father (played by Swaminathan) appears in Theri.
Prospective Bride (played by Sunaina) appears in Theri.
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Characters
Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla
(played by Vijay) — protagonist
Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla is the central protagonist, a former police officer hiding in Kerala while raising Nivi after enemies murder Mithra and his mother. He rescues children, returns to Chenn...
Mithra
(played by Samantha Ruth Prabhu) — protagonist
Mithra is a medical student who falls in love with Vijay and becomes his wife. After violent attacks connected to his police work, she asks him to leave the force, but later supports their family life...
Annie
(played by Amy Jackson) — supporting
Annie is Nivi's teacher in Kerala and develops romantic feelings for Joseph, unaware at first that he is Vijay. She learns his hidden identity after witnessing his courage and later helps him rescue N...
Commissioner
(played by Prabhu) — supporting
The Commissioner is a senior police official in Chennai who is involved when Vijay investigates the disappearance of a minister's son. Although Vijay later appears to have died and the killings remain...
Pappu
(played by Radikaa Sarathkumar) — supporting
Pappu is Vijay's mother and a member of his family during the period when he is married to Mithra. She is killed in the nighttime attack carried out by the minister's faction, an assault that also dev...
Nivi
(played by Nainika) — supporting
Nivi is Vijay and Mithra's daughter, first shown as a five-year-old living peacefully with Vijay in Kerala. She becomes the target of repeated attacks because of her father's enemies, including the sc...
Prospective Bride's Father
(played by Swaminathan) — minor
Prospective Bride
(played by Sunaina) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Prospective Bride's Father → Prospective Bride
(father)
Commissioner → Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla
(Professional Superior Officer)
The Commissioner assigns Vijay the task of finding the missing suspect and later re-employs him in the police force after learning he is alive.
Pappu → Nivi
(Family Grandmother)
Pappu is Vijay's mother, and Nivi is Vijay's daughter in the same family storyline.
Pappu → Mithra
(Family Mother-in-Law)
Pappu is identified as Vijay's mother, while Mithra is Vijay's wife before both are killed in the household attack.
Annie → Nivi
(Professional Teacher)
The plot identifies Annie as Nivi's teacher before the school excursion and bus accident.
Annie → Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla
(Romantic Unrequited Love)
Annie, Nivi's teacher, develops a crush on Joseph before learning that he is actually Vijay Kumar.
Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla → Mithra
(Romantic Husband)
Vijay and Mithra fall in love, marry, and build a family before violence separates them.
Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla → Pappu
(Family Son)
The Deepavali attack kills Vijay's mother, Pappu, in his home.
Mithra → Nivi
(Family Mother)
Mithra and Vijay marry, have a newborn daughter named Nivi, and Mithra saves Nivi during the attack on their home.
Vijay Kumar / Joseph Kuruvilla → Nivi
(Family Father)
Vijay lives peacefully with his five-year-old daughter Nivi and later risks his life to rescue her from the bus accident and the assassins.
Story Analysis
A former police officer abandons violence to protect his daughter, but an old vendetta forces him to confront his past.
