Pogaru 2021

Shiva, Dhruva Sarja, grows up under a heavy shadow: his father is murdered by JB, Sampath Raj, after becoming a witness to JB’s crimes, a truth Shiva doesn’t uncover for a long time. From his dying grandmother, Girija Lokesh, he learns that Lakshmi, his mother, has remarried to Executive Officer Ramakrishna P. Ravi Shankar. The elder woman urges Shiva to protect Lakshmi, and he promises to do so. He pleads with Lakshmi to join him and leave Ramakrishna and his daughter behind, but Lakshmi refuses. That choice spits Shiva onto a darker path, turning him into a rogue who carries a growing anger toward the man who separated him from his mother and the life he might have had.

Years pass, and Shiva becomes a notorious rogue, his life shaped by resentment toward Ramakrishna and his daughter for taking Lakshmi away. He meets a teacher named Geetha, and Geetha’s gentle, devoted nature begins to soften his rough exterior—Geetha, Rashmika Mandanna, embodies that caring force in his world.

JB, now intent on grabbing the colony, faces stiff opposition from Ramakrishna. JB’s son Daali turns to Shiva for help, and Shiva agrees, helping to bring Ramakrishna to justice. In the aftermath, he takes his sister to Daali’s hideout, but a fierce confrontation ensues as Shiva learns of his sister’s affection for Daali; he brutalizes Daali and his henchmen. The sister is wounded and rushed to the hospital, a moment that deepens Lakshmi’s heartbreak as she berates Shiva and demands that he vanish from their lives.

Seeking solace and guidance, Shiva speaks of his troubles to the divine, a moment that underscores the weight of his decisions. Geetha, too, comes to understand the consequences of her silence and makes amends with Shiva. The situation worsens when Daali slips into a coma, provoking JB’s fury; JB retaliates by kidnapping the colony’s children with the intent to burn them alive. Shiva mounts a fearless rescue, dismantling JB’s bodyguards and bringing JB to a dramatic end. In the end, Shiva is reconnected with his family and chooses a path toward redemption, transforming his life and mending the broken ties that once fueled his rage.