Good Bad Ugly

Good Bad Ugly

Year: 2025

Runtime: 139 mins

Language: Tamil

Echo Score: 52

Budget: $31M

ActionCrimeComedy

A ruthless gangster, seeking a fresh start for his family, turns himself in to the police. After serving seventeen years, he discovers his son has been wrongly accused of a serious crime. Determined to protect him, the former gangster is pulled back into a dangerous world of old rivalries and new threats, forcing him to confront his violent past.

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1

AK surrenders in Mumbai to start a peaceful life

In 2008, the Red Dragon alias AK voluntarily surrenders to the authorities in Mumbai. He does this to reunite with his wife Ramya and his son Vihaan, hoping to leave behind a life of crime. The act marks the end of his violent career and the beginning of a quiet family life.

2008 Mumbai, India
2

Release and plan to return to Spain

Eighteen years after his surrender, AK is released from prison and sets a plan to return to Spain to reconcile with his son and family. He aims to live peacefully with Ramya and Vihaan, but the past still shadows every step he takes. The looming threats from old enemies begin to surface again.

2026 India (prison exit)
3

First visit to Vihaan; assassins attack

AK travels toward Spain to visit Vihaan, who lives with Ramya. During the visit, a group of assassins hired by AK's enemies attacks, forcing Ramya to warn him to stay away. The danger surrounding his family immediately reignites old loyalties and rivalries.

2026 Spain
4

AK warns his associates to stay away from the family

AK summons Mastaan Bhai and his other associates and issues a firm warning to keep themselves and their rivals away from his wife Ramya and Vihaan. He makes clear that any threat to his loved ones will be met with severe consequences. The warning redraws alliances as old enemies circle closer.

2026 Spain
5

Vihaan arrested; Jaeger reports a new lead

Jaeger informs AK that Vihaan has been arrested, and that someone else is involved rather than the Mumbai gang. AK goes to see Vihaan, who is in juvenile detention for drug use, while Ramya blames AK for bringing danger into their lives. AK vows to save Vihaan and uncover the real culprits.

2026 Spain
6

Dark Wolves framed Vihaan; casino and vault run by others

AK, with Tyson and Jaeger, uncovers that the Dark Wolves gang is framing Vihaan while operating a casino and a secure bank vault. Johnny and Zakaba manage these illicit operations, weaving crime into the family’s present and future. The discovery sets the stage for a dangerous confrontation.

2026 Spain
7

Confrontation over Jammy and the gang's power

AK confronts Zakaba and threatens Johnny to leave Vihaan alone or blow up the building. During a video call back-and-forth, Johnny negotiates to save the casino, but AK insists on exposing Jammy, the younger twin who frames Vihaan as part of a revenge plot tied to Ramya’s past imprisonment.

2026 Spain
8

AK detonates the bank and frees Vihaan from the hold

In a bold escalation, AK blows up the entire bank and takes Zakaba hostage to force compliance. He destroys the casino and vault to sever the criminals’ grip on the operation. The act demonstrates AK’s willingness to go to extreme lengths to protect his family.

2026 Spain
9

AK lures gangsters to a party; the trap succeeds

AK uses a planned party as a trap to draw the gangsters out. The ruse works, and the gangsters, including Zakaba, are killed in the ensuing chaos. This move cripples their networks and advances AK’s pursuit of truth and justice for Vihaan.

2026 Spain
10

Twins uncover AK’s past

While the pursuit intensifies, Jammy and his twin discover AK’s past through Bhai, learning he fought alongside Korean gangsters, spent time in New York with John Wick, and even co-planned Money Heist while imprisoned with The Professor. The revelations deepen the mystery surrounding his true alliances. The twin plot threads begin to intersect with Vihaan’s case.

11

Nithya’s deception and Vihaan’s growing suspicion

The twins implicate Vihaan in Nithya’s death as part of a larger scheme. It’s revealed that Nithya faked her own death and was Jammy’s girlfriend, involved in a plan to trap Vihaan. The deception escalates tensions and compounds the family’s legal troubles.

2026 Spain
12

Ramya and Priya fight to save Vihaan and Ramya

AK captures Jammy and Nithya and holds them hostage, while Johnny toys with AK by setting up gangsters to kill Ramya and Vihaan. Priya—AK’s ex-girlfriend turned aide—saves Ramya, and Tyson, Jaeger, and a prison convict rescue Vihaan. The family survives the immediate danger but at a heavy cost.

2026 Spain
13

Court acquits Vihaan and Johnny/Jammy jailed

Following the clashes, Johnny and Jammy are sentenced to prison. The court clears Vihaan of the charges, allowing him to reunite with his father in a moment of emotional relief for the family. Ramya, AK, and Vihaan embrace a fragile peace for the first time in years.

2026 India
14

Six months later: Johnny and Jammy attempt escape; AK ends them

Six months after the sentencing, Johnny and Jammy manage a prison transfer escape attempt. AK arrives with a gun and kills them, ending the brothers’ threat once and for all. The act marks the final closure of AK’s long battle to protect his family.

2027 India

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:21

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