Vedha 2022

In Mysore, Neela, a woman commuting to her workplace, is harassed by a man on a bus. She goes home and tells her grandmother Raama, Veena Ponnappa, a retired inspector. Raama suggests she read her novel Vedha, which centers on Vedha, Shivaraj Kumar, a hooligan turned vigilante.

In the 1980s, Vedha meets his daughter Kanaka, Aditi Sagar, who is released from prison, and the duo set on a brutal killing spree. They wander from village to village and kill three people: Inspector Rudra, Giri and Nanjappa. Vedha also rescues two women from being sold as bonded labourers and punishes those responsible. Ramaa takes charge as the Inspector, and along with constable Govindappa, begins to investigate and deduces that Vedha and Kanaka are behind the incidents. From a lawyer named Girija, Ramaa learns about Vedha’s past.

Past: Vedha leads a happy life with his wife Pushpa and daughter Kanaka. Later, Vedha is sent to prison for three days for a theft committed by Beera. One night in a drunken state, Giri, Beera, Kalaiyan and Nanjappa brutally assault Kanaka. Enraged by this, Pushpa attacks them only to get killed by them. Rudra also helps them to destroy the evidence, and gets Kanaka sent to juvenile prison. After learning this, Vedha kills the witness Chowdappa for false testimony; attacks Rudra (who survives later) and absconds from the village, waiting for Kanaka to get released from prison and exact vengeance.

Present: Vedha and Kanaka arrive to kill Kalaiyan, who later commits suicide out of guilt. They also arrive at Beera’s house and decapitates Beera’s wife, and later kills Beera. Ramaa arrives, along with Paari, a sex worker, and Vedha’s friend Daya. Paari reveals that Daya was also involved in Kanaka’s assault, and he was the one who informed their arrival to Beera. Paari also had tried to kill Daya many times, but the latter always managed to escape. Vedha gets enraged and kills Daya, thus avenging the injustice committed against Pushpa and Kanaka. Later, Vedha and Kanaka immerse Pushpa’s ashes into the river and continue their vigilante activities.

After listening to Vedha’s story, Neela finally gains newfound courage and heads back to work. While heading to her workplace, Neela gets harassed again by the same man in the bus, only for her to stab his penis with a ball pen.