Yuvarathnaa 2021

Sameera, a student at RK University, ends her life after failing her CUET exam, despite being recognized as a brilliant learner. Gurudev Deshmukh, [Prakash Raj], the principal of RK University and Sameera’s teacher, is shattered by the tragedy and launches a bold petition arguing that private colleges drain funds from public institutions and close doors on bright students who studied in Government Colleges. He seeks support from Samarth Bhagwath, [Diganth Manchale], Gurudev’s former student who now serves as the Bangalore DC, and from Education Minister Raghav Reddy. The move sets off a fierce backlash from Antony Joseph, who runs the private colleges for his own benefit and responds by dispatching gangsters across the state to suppress the petition. Arjun, a determined student leader, steps in and delivers a warning blow to Antony Joseph’s plans.

Arjun’s journey takes a sharp turn when he is kicked out for opposing the college’s direction. He secretly enrolls at RK University to uncover the truth, only to discover that Antony Joseph has staged an invasion of goons posing as students, intent on wrecking the students’ studies through harassment and a drug distribution scheme. Vandana, a medical lecturer at the university, becomes suspicious of Arjun after catching him with drugs in the library, hidden among the books. In his path, a mysterious figure appears—someone who seems to recognize Arjun and his mission. Arjun gradually steps into this shadowy role, meeting Antony and his cohort, and uncovers a troubling alliance: Raghav Reddy and the university’s Vice Principal Jayapal are collaborating with Antony Joseph.

The plot thickens when the mysterious person is revealed to be a hitman hired by Raghav Reddy to eliminate Gurudev. Arjun’s quick thinking foils the assassination attempt, and the truth about the hitman’s involvement becomes clear. In a critical turn, it is disclosed that Arjun was the one supplying anti-drug medicines to help cure the students, with the aid of the university’s librarian Govind. Gurudev arrives at the college and examines Arjun’s file after Arjun disrupts the premises by confronting the goons. The shock comes when Gurudev learns that Arjun is actually Yuvaraj, a brilliant student with anger issues who was expelled twelve years earlier for manhandling a lecturer. The revelation prompts Gurudev to pause and reassess, as Govind explains that Yuvaraj’s actions years ago were in defense of a female student.

Realizing the depth of Yuvaraj’s character, Gurudev apologizes and invites him to take on a formal role as a professor at the university. As a professor, Yuvaraj inspires his students, urging them to take charge of their education and chase their dreams with resilience and focus. Antony Joseph keeps experimenting with schemes to ruin the college’s chances of reopening. A pivotal incident—the kabaddi team’s glucose being swapped for illegal chemicals—causes the college to be disqualified from the Kabaddi tournament, prompting Yuvaraj to see that Samarth, too, has ties with Antony Joseph, who had been sent as an informant to feed information. Once Samarth is exposed, Antony Joseph’s network begins to crumble.

With the truth uncovered, Antony Joseph and his gang escalate their plans to disrupt the exams. Yuvaraj patrols the campus, intercepting goons posing as exam invigilators and ensuring that the students can take their tests without interference. Despite persistent pressure, the exams proceed peacefully, and truth begins to surface. Samarth lays bare his missteps and confesses to Raghav Reddy and Antony Joseph’s activities to Yuvaraj and their common ally, Inspector Azad, leading to the arrests of Raghav Reddy and Antony Joseph for their crimes. As results are announced, every student passes with flying colors, and the campus erupts in celebration. The fifty-year anniversary of RK University becomes a fitting finale, with Gurudev handing over the prize of honor, Yuvarathnaa, to Yuvaraj.