Character Relationship Map: Metro

Characters

• Arivu (played by Metro Shirish) — protagonist

  Arivu is a press writer and the eldest son in a middle-class family. After his brother Mathi's actions lead to their mother's death, Arivu vows revenge and joins forces with his friend Kumar. He track...

• Guna (played by Bobby Simha) — supporting

  Guna heads a gang of college-going chain snatchers and recruits Mathi through Ganesh. When two gang members are caught by police, Guna does not help them, prompting the others to side with Mathi. Math...

• Kumar (played by Sentrayan) — supporting

  Kumar is Arivu's friend, close enough to mingle with Arivu's family as one of them. After the death of Arivu's mother, he joins Arivu in seeking revenge. Together they track and torture a housebreaker...

• Mathi (played by Metro sathya) — supporting

  Mathi, also called Mathiyazhagan, is Arivu's younger brother and a first-year engineering student. Pressured by his girlfriend to get a bike, he joins Guna's chain-snatching gang and later commits the...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Guna → Mathi (Power Gang Leader) — Guna exercises authority over Mathi within the criminal gang.

  Guna is identified as the person heading a gang of young college-going chain snatchers, and Mathi joins that gang.

• Arivu → Mathi (Family Elder Brother) — Arivu and Mathi are brothers whose family bond becomes tragic.

  Arivu is described as the eldest son, while Mathi is his younger brother and a first-year engineering student.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Kumar → Mathi (Conflict Unknowing Combatant) — Kumar becomes Mathi's opponent without initially recognizing him.

  Kumar fights alongside Arivu against the chain snatchers before learning that one of the opposing men is Mathi.

• Kumar → Guna (Conflict Combat Opponent) — Kumar participates in the violent confrontation against Guna's side.

  Kumar accompanies Arivu to the snatchers' planned location, where they fight and kill several men.

• Arivu → Guna (Conflict Revenge Opponent) — Guna's gang becomes a central target of Arivu's revenge.

  Arivu traces the stolen chain to the chain snatchers, visits Guna's place, learns their next plan, and attacks the group.

• Arivu → Kumar (Social Close Friend) — Kumar is integrated into Arivu's family circle as a trusted friend.

  Kumar is described as Arivu's friend who mingles with Arivu's family as one of them.

Story Analysis

A young man's criminal descent destroys his family and drives his brother into a cycle of revenge and surrender.

Plot Progression

1. A Family Under Pressure — Arivu's family is presented as happy and middle-class, with Kumar treated as part of the household. Mathi's desire for a motorbike creates the first pressure point.
2. The Price of Easy Money — Mathi becomes curious about Ganesh's spending and is introduced to chain snatching and Guna's gang. Illegal earnings gradually reshape his ambitions and loyalties.
3. A Home Destroyed — Mathi's mother discovers the stolen chain and gadgets, leading to a violent argument and her death. Arivu responds by promising revenge, with Kumar joining him.
4. Revenge Finds the Network — Arivu and Kumar use a captured house breaker and a bag of stolen gold to trace the criminal network. Finding the mother's chain turns suspicion into certainty.
5. Masks Fall at the End — Arivu follows the gang's next plan while Mathi disables Guna. The final fight reveals Mathi's identity, ends with his death, and concludes with surrender.