Coolie 2025

Smuggling operation at Visakhapatnam harbour

At Visakhapatnam harbour, Simon runs a gold and luxury watches trafficking operation with his lieutenant Dayal. An undercover officer posing as a coolie is killed by Dayal during a sting, triggering a manhunt for exposure. Dayal then offers a ₹2 crore reward to anyone who can expose another undercover officer in the gang.

Arjun rejects the family crime business

Arjun rejects his family's criminal enterprise and chooses a career as a customs officer, creating a personal rift with his father and the operation. He remains stationed in Visakhapatnam as a thorn in the side of the trafficking network. This decision sets up the ongoing tension between law enforcement and the smuggling syndicate.

Chennai boarding house and funeral

In Chennai, Deva runs a strict boarding house and is shaken by his friend Rajasekhar's death. He attends Rajasekhar's funeral, but Preethi coldly rebuffs him, and their friend Ravi admits that he and Rajasekhar ruined their lives. This fuels Deva's decision to investigate the circumstances behind Rajasekhar's death.

Autopsy and the electric chair

The autopsy claims a heart attack, but Deva uncovers evidence of chest trauma that suggests foul play. Rajasekhar had invented an electric chair for cremating animal remains, and Simon coerced him to adapt it for human use to dispose of murder victims. The discovery links the chair to the network Deva is about to confront.

Dayal's abduction attempt and Deva's intervention

Dayal tries to abduct Preethi, who knows how to operate the electric chair. Deva intervenes and joins the operation, aided by Preethi, and they manage to fend off the attempt with the chair. The confrontation marks Deva's move from investigation to direct action.

Deva pushes Preethi to quit her job

Deva urges Preethi to quit her job to protect her sisters, highlighting the danger the family faces. Preethi remains determined to support her sisters despite the risks. The exchange underlines the personal stakes for both characters.

Bury Dayal? and the video of Rajasekhar's death

Simon asks Deva to bury Dayal, claiming he was an undercover cop; Dayal returns alive and reveals his true identity, threatening Preethi. Simon shows Deva a video of Dayal killing Rajasekhar, escalating the vendetta and drawing Deva deeper into the conspiracy.

Nellore call and the harbour vault discovery

Dayal contacts Deva from Nellore, holding Preethi hostage in his hideout. Deva then pursues a lead to a harbour vault and uncovers a heart trafficking ring operating in the city, linked to the larger smuggling operation. He discovers that one order from Dayal targets Arjun for elimination.

Arjun spared; told to run

Deva, acting on Dayal's orders to expose the heart-trafficking ring, spares Arjun and tells him to run away with his lover. This moment deepens the personal stakes for Deva, who is torn between family and justice. Arjun escapes, unaware of the larger danger still to come.

Rooftop threat and Dilip reveal

Dayal threatens Preethi on a rooftop, forcing Deva to reveal his real name, Dilip, and his police past. The revelation shocks Dayal and confirms Deva's long-standing connection to law enforcement. The scene raises the stakes as Deva commits to stopping Dayal at all costs.

Kalyani captures, confession and pursuit

Deva captures Dayal's wife Kalyani, who has been posing as Arjun's lover. She frees herself, kills Ravi, and admits that she and Dayal are undercover partners. She orders Dayal to pursue Preethi, tightening the net around Deva and his allies.

Preethi's train escape and daughter reveal

Preethi escapes on a train and uses a code from Rajasekhar to call Deva, revealing in the process that she is Deva's daughter. The revelation adds an emotional dimension to the quest as past and present collide. The escape signals a turning point in the pursuit and protection of Deva's family.

Storming the ship and the Mandwa flashback

Deva storms the ship, recounting his 30-year-old past as a Mandwa coolie union leader under Xavier and Kakkar. The past explains the feud at the heart of Simon's life and the cost in coolie lives when they resisted exploitation. Deva duels and kills Simon as the ship is wrecked by the furious coolies.

Desert captivity and Dahaa's offer

After the ship, Deva, Kaleesha, Preethi and her sisters are captured and taken to a desert by a global syndicate leader named Dahaa, who is revealed to be Kakkar's son. Dahaa offers Deva a place as his right-hand man, conditional on sparing the coolies. Dayal is finally captured and buried alive as part of the upheaval.