Jiiva plays Hari, an unemployed youth who runs a pavement book shop in Tripiclane area. His father (Nagesh), an upright retired schoolteacher, buys him a shop in a building with his PF money. He names it “Periyar Bookshop” and runs it with his friend (Karunas). Meanwhile, he constantly bumps into Pooja (Pooja), a TV reporter, and a love-hate relationship begins. However, one day a Malaysian-based businessman Mahadevan (Seeman) comes and evicts him from the shop claiming the place belongs to him. Hari discovers his father was cheated by a land mafia gang which specializes in forged documents and is hand-in-glove with revenue officials. Hari decides to take the gauntlet and unveil the evil forces behind those property grabbers.
Pori is a Tamil action comedy film written and directed by Subramaniam Siva, produced by Sambandam Karthi, starring Jiiva, Pooja, Nagesh, Seeman and Karunas. The music is composed by Dhina.