Maharshi

Maharshi is a wealthy, carefree college student who rules a gang, teases lecturers, and roughs up classmates. His swagger earns him popularity on campus but also reveals a volatile, bullying side. This sets the tone for the early-plot conflict as his world begins to tilt when love enters the picture.

Suchitra loathes Maharshi from their first encounter and refuses to engage with him. She makes her disdain clear, even as he tries to win her attention. The relationship starts with mutual hostility rather than romance.

Desperate to win her, Maharshi tries to impress Suchitra’s parents by flaunting wealth and status. He believes money will secure her hand, ignoring her feelings. The attempt underscores his assumption that affection can be bought.

Suchitra confesses a wish to marry Tilak, a childhood friend who is a police sub-inspector, hoping to sideline Maharshi. The town learns of her plan as Tilak appears as the practical match. The setup foreshadows a clash between desire and control.

When Maharshi discovers Suchitra’s plan, he tries to derail the wedding. His father has him locked up in a police station, removing him from the immediate scene. The move deepens his sense of persecution and fuels his turmoil.

Believing Tilak used his power to detain him, Maharshi goes to Tilak’s home to attack him. He stops himself when Suchitra opens the door, a tense moment that blurs rage with shock. This confrontation marks a turning point toward greater instability.

Maharshi’s mental state deteriorates as the pressure mounts and isolation grows. He is admitted to a hospital, where his condition and behavior become more unpredictable. The period contrasts sharply with his earlier bravado.

Ramana drugs Suchitra and brings her to Maharshi’s residence, thinking Maharshi wants to sleep with her. Maharshi slaps Ramana and explains that he longs for Suchitra’s affection and love, not her body. They gently return Suchitra to her life.

Tilak tries to help Maharshi by befriending him and helping him reconnect with Suchitra. As Maharshi improves, the idea of marriage is proposed as a way to stabilize him. The dynamic shifts from hostility to cautious reconciliation.

Although there are glimmers of progress, Maharshi explodes at the mere suggestion of marriage, screaming and running away. He is hospitalised again and manages to escape, continuing his volatile arc. This setback deepens the strain between him, Suchitra, and Tilak.

Suchitra and Tilak welcome a baby, a living symbol of their bond and future. Maharshi, still disturbed, moves through the city with tangled emotions as he wrestles with his own longing. The baby becomes a focal point of the looming confrontation.

Maharshi snatches Suchitra’s newborn and escapes into the city as police search for him. In the climactic moment, he falls from a building with the baby, dying while saving it. His act briefly looms as an act of self-sacrifice that earns Suchitra’s affection.