Shankar directed both the films which took on the issue of corruption or to be more specific, bribery. In both films, the protagonist is a victim of bribery who loses someone close to them and takes up the fight to end this social evil. Arjun in Gentleman becomes a thief who seeks to redress the balance in a corrupt society. Kamal Hassan in Indian is a freedom fighter who begins a new war and decides to punish the guilty with death.