Real story of thunivu movie

Movie is based on real life incident of Punjab.

The heist of Punjab bank in 1987.

Ajith Kumar character is based on Harjinder Singh Jinda.

Harjinder Singh Jinda, along with 12 other and more armed Sikhs dressed as cops robbed around 25 five crores.

This is still the huge heist in Indian history, where no-ne lost their lives. The plan and execution were so perfect that the cops said, “A neat and clean operation.”