A courtesan sings suggestively and dances. Nothing explicit is seen.

Some mild flirtations.

Some non-sexual instances of topless men.

Some mild sexual references.

A wooden curtain falls on a man. He screams in pain.

At one instance, the young Periyar is hit by his father multiple times with a slipper.

A toddy shop is picketed by a group of women as part of the temperance movement in India. Some toddy pots are broken.

Two cops push a man to the ground while trying to evict him.

A rag doll is stabbed with a knife as part of a black magic ritual.

Periyar mildly slaps Maniammai.

Some men throw a pair of slippers at Periyar.

Multiple instances of caste references

1 scatological reference

Some general curses

A drunken man flirts with a courtesan

A reference to cigar-smoking.

A reference to cannabis-smoking.

Some men are seen drinking at a toddy shop.

A man stealthily takes snuff while giving a speech.

Periyar's late brother-in-law is mourned by the household. Later, the bride (Periyar's younger sister) undergoes widowhood rites. At a point she tearfully protests the process. The whole sequence is significantly emotional.

Nagammai's parents and neighbours are disturbed by her attempted suicide.

Periyar's mother and Nagammai are mortified to find meat hidden in cooked rice meant for a vegetarian meal.

Periyar's father becomes emotional on meeting his son again.

A boy sobs while recounting his experience of discrimination.

Periyar suddenly jabs the ground with his walking stick before making an impassioned speech.

Periyar suffers a heart attack twice.

In a prolonged scene, a pregnant woman screams in labour pain