Chingari

Chingari

Year: 2012

Runtime: 148 mins

Language: Kannada

Director: A. Harsha

ActionThriller

Officer Parashuram travels to Switzerland to rescue his girlfriend. He only has five days to rescue his girlfriend from her kidnappers.

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Timeline – Chingari (2012)

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1

Dhanush vows to repair his relationship with Geetha

Dhanush, a CCB officer, is determined to repair his strained relationship with Geetha after a bitter misunderstanding about her brother Vishwa's death. Geetha still resents him, not knowing Vishwa was a drug addict. He resolves to rebuild trust and protect her from the danger he senses around her.

2

Dhanush saves Vineesh Malhotra during a security breach

During a security briefing for Vineesh Malhotra, Dhanush and his team fend off attackers and keep the tycoon safe. The successful rescue strengthens their professional bond under pressure. Vineesh expresses his gratitude and offers help anytime, handing over his personal contact number.

During the meeting Security briefing for Vineesh Malhotra
3

Geetha and Amrutha travel to Switzerland

Dhanush learns that Geetha has flown to Switzerland with Amrutha, setting the stage for an international chase. The overseas move raises the stakes and compresses the timeline. He prepares to pursue across borders.

Switzerland
4

Geetha and Amrutha are abducted after a taxi share

In Switzerland, Geetha and Amrutha meet Aravind, who offers to share a taxi and take them to Amrutha's cousin's apartment. Hidden danger arrives as masked men break in and abduct Amrutha after Geetha reluctantly answers a call from Dhanush.

Amrutha's cousins' apartment, Switzerland
5

Dhanush negotiates with the kidnapper over the phone

Geetha is dragged out from hiding, and she describes her abductor as Dhanush guides. He warns the kidnappers that he will not pursue unless Amrutha is released, but threatens that resistance will mean death. The kidnapper coolly replies 'good luck' and ends the call.

Phone conversation
6

Srujan identifies Marko and the trafficking ring

Srujan, Dhanush's colleague, deduces that the abductors are part of a sex trafficking ring and identifies the listener as mob boss Marko. The realization tightens the focus on an international criminal network. The clock started ticking on a 96-hour window to locate Geetha and Amrutha.

Dhanush's team HQ
7

Dhanush heads to Switzerland with Vineesh; clue from Amrutha's phone

With Vineesh's help, Dhanush flies to Switzerland. He breaks into the apartment and finds Aravind's reflection in a photo on Amrutha's phone, linking him to the case. The search tightens to Aravind as a key suspect.

Aravind's apartment (in Switzerland)
8

Aravind is chased and killed at the airport

Dhanush locates Aravind at the airport and confronts him as he tries to lure another woman. A high-speed chase in a stolen taxi ends when Aravind is struck by an oncoming truck. With the primary lead dead, Dhanush loses his strongest external source.

Airport
9

Yashas Surya warns against involvement; red-light district sting

Dealing with a dead end, Dhanush seeks help from Yashas Surya, an old Swiss police contact. Yashas warns him not to get involved but offers a grey-area lead: the local red-light district, where Dhanush plants a listening device on a pimp. The stake in the underworld rises as a new avenue opens.

Swiss red-light district
10

Brothel raid and rescue; Geetha's jacket clues

Dhanush searches a makeshift brothel in a construction yard and rescues a drugged young woman who has Geetha's jacket. He escorts the rescued woman to a hotel and helps detoxify her, learning from her about a house where Geetha and Amrutha were kept. The trail resurfaces with crucial location clues.

Makeshift brothel; hotel
11

Infiltration of the house; Marko's interrogation

Posing as Yashas, Dhanush enters the house to renegotiate police protection. He ambushes Marko by extracting a confession after a tense exchange that culminates in a deadly firefight. The operation narrows the search to the trafficking network’s inner circle.

The house
12

Revealing the drugged girls; Amrutha's death

Dhanush discovers multiple drugged girls, including Amrutha, who has died from overdose. Marko's confession identifies Bobby as the buyer and places him at the President Palace, revealing the highest echelons of the syndicate. The gravity of the operation hardens his resolve.

The house; President Palace
13

Infiltration of a secret sex slave auction; Geetha's sale

Dhanush infiltrates a secret sex slave auction with a translator and learns Geetha is the final subject of sale. He forces one bidder to purchase her but is knocked out in the chaos. The rescue mission spirals into a life-or-death struggle.

Secret auction house
14

Bobby, Yashas, and the helipad confrontation

Bobby learns Dhanush's identity and orders his henchmen to kill him; the translator-cop helps Dhanush kill Yashas and the henchman. Bobby reveals Geetha has been taken to a helipad, and Dhanush fights through guards to reach her. The dramatic confrontation edges toward a desperate rescue.

President Palace / Helipad
15

Geetha's realization and reunion

Geetha realizes her misunderstanding and is reunited with Dhanush. They greet the translator and plan to bring her to India, marking a fragile but hopeful resolution. The immediate danger subsides as they prepare their return.

Helipad / India

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