Kadal

Bergmans is caught sinning the flesh by a fellow student, Sam Fernando, and is expelled from the seminary. The act marks him as unruly and shatters his future prospects within the church. This expulsion plants the seed of his planned revenge against Sam.

Blaming Sam for his ouster, Bergmans vows revenge and asserts that evil will reign supreme in the world. He sets out to prove this grim belief through his future actions. The vow marks the start of the central conflict of the story.

Sam completes his education and arrives in the village to lead the local church. He becomes a respected figure among the villagers and begins shaping the community. His role will soon intersect with Bergmans' schemes in unexpected ways.

Thomas spends his youth in a rough neighbourhood after his mother's death, learning to fend for himself. Chetty Barnabodas, a local fisherman, acts as a father figure and guides him through the harsher aspects of village life. The environment foreshadows his later entanglement with crime and loyalty.

Beatrice Bea keeps running into Thomas after escaping from her convent school group that had taken her to the hospital. Their repeated encounters spark a growing interest between them. The bond they form becomes central to the unfolding drama.

While meditating by a remote beach, Sam hears gunshots and discovers an unconscious Bergmans in the waters. He drags the wounded man to safety, risking his own safety in the process. The rescue sets off a chain of accusations and suspicions in the village.

Bergmans' shooters linger, forcing Sam to shelter Bergmans aboard an abandoned ship with help from a local woman and Celina. Suspicions rise among villagers who see Sam with the two women, and the Bishop is called to intervene. Celina confesses under interrogation, and Sam is unfairly implicated; a villager is killed in the ensuing mêlée, and Sam is sentenced to four years in prison.

During Sam's imprisonment, Bergmans visits and admits that he manipulated Celina to frame Sam in order to prove that evil will always triumph. The admission reveals his true motive and deepens the tragedy. The scene underscores the personal cost of Bergmans' vendetta.

After four years, Sam returns to a village that has changed in his absence. He discovers that Thomas has allied with Bergmans in a smuggling ring and that Bea and Thomas have fallen in love. Bea is revealed to be Bergmans's daughter, tying the two families together in a painful way.

Thomas brings Bea to Bergmans's house to trigger memories of the mother’s death and the father's earlier crimes. The visit rekindles long-buried trauma and deepens the tension between Bea, Thomas, and Bergmans. It also clarifies Bea's origins and her connection to Bergmans' past.

In a desperate act, Bergmans abducts Sam and Bea aboard his boat and sails toward the open sea with murder in mind. Beatrice and Sam face a perilous journey as Bergmans reveals his intent to eliminate them. The crisis pushes all three toward a dramatic confrontation.

Thomas pursues the captors and a long, intense fight ensues among the three. Working together, Sam and Thomas manage to subdue Bergmans and end his immediate threat. The confrontation marks the turning point toward the film's resolution.

The film closes with the triumph of good over evil, as Sam and Thomas solidify their alliance. Thomas suppresses his darker impulses and reaffirms his bond with Sam, while Bergmans' own humanity is revealed in his failure to kill Bea. The outcome affirms that redemption and mercy can prevail.