Kanabadutaledu 2021

In Visakhapatnam, a brutal murder jolts the city when the body of a man is found dumped and unrecognizable—every external marker burned away except for a leg plate that eventually helps identify him as Michael. To secure a breakthrough, authorities coax his friend to testify in exchange for a pardon, setting the stage for a tense, intertwined investigation that will later pull more people into its orbit.

Across the state line in Hyderabad, Aditya laments a marriage that feels hollow and unfulfilling, his life lacking the warmth and connection he once hoped to find with Sashida. Their uneasy routine is upended when Sashida asks him to travel to Vizag with a stark, dangerous mission: kill her ex, [Surya] (a name that will echo through the story but remains without a direct link here since Surya is not listed in the cast). Craving Sashida’s attention, he agrees and presses her to explain the motive on the way. What follows is a blistering flashback to a whirlwind romance—surging happiness, family opposition, and a failed elopement that ends with Surya abandoning Sashida at a train station, punctuated by a cruel SMS claiming that her “property” wouldn’t be joining the future. She returns home and is pulled into an arranged marriage with Aditya, yet the memory of Surya lingers, driving her insistence that killing him would erase his hold over her life.

Their search party in Vizag soon expands beyond love and betrayal when they discover that Surya is missing and presumed dead. The escalating tension is mirrored by a crime in the city: Chief Inspector [Victor Raju], a corrupt and lecherous officer who uses his power to harass women and to protect politically connected business interests, is slain by a shadowy figure, twisting the murder investigation in surprising ways. With Victor Raju gone, Sashida decides to contact Detective Rama Krishna, an offbeat thinker known for uncovering what others miss, to track Surya down.

Rama Krishna’s inquiry quickly reaches Surya’s inner circle, including Surya’s best friend, a seasoned driver nicknamed Mavayya. He reveals that Surya was committed to the elopement plan and had even sent him away to protect them from trouble, a clue that points to a handful of suspects: Michael, who had clashed with Surya over Sashida; Nikhil Sidharth, Sashida’s brother who has a long-standing grudge; and [Aditya], who knew Sashida before their marriage and feels betrayed by Surya’s actions. Rama Krishna presses on, but an ambush nearly ends his life, reminding him that the truth hides behind more layers than anyone anticipated.

The detective soon uncovers a damning sequence: Michael attacked Surya on the day of the elopement but kept him alive for weeks, driven by a payoff. After Michael is killed, Victor Raju coaches the narrative to frame Surya as the killer, instigating a web of deceit that only grows more tangled. Following a crucial turn, Rama Krishna confronts Nikhil’s wife and exposes her long-hidden past. As a child, she demonstrated a violent streak, and now, furious at Surya’s treatment of her husband, she paid Michael to assault Surya—but Michael used her leverage to threaten more, eventually coercing her to kill him. Rama Krishna’s probe starts to pull the conspiracy into the light, though Victor Raju’s shadow looms over the investigation until the truth comes out. The powerful confession drops when Rama Krishna reveals that Surya is alive, and the would-be killer of Surya’s allies is unmasked; the woman who orchestrated the plot is arrested.

In a final, quiet turn, the story resolves at the hospital: Sashida is reunited with Surya, and Aditya acknowledges Rama Krishna’s role by paying the detective’s fees, signaling a wish that Sashida remain with someone who truly loves her. The case closes not with a single culprit caught, but with a broader sense of justice returning to those who deserve it and a renewed chance for happiness for the lives entangled in a web of desire, loyalty, and memory.