Pushpaka Vimana (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Anantaramaiah was arrested because a witness reported seeing him with the police chief's daughter on the day she was found dead. The witness claimed to have seen him committing the crime, which led to his immediate arrest despite his innocence.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, the man had followed the girl through the streets after she offered to show him another shop with a toy plane.

• arrest
• accusation
• murder
• witness
• false witness

The dead girl's father threatened Anantaramaiah, telling him to confess or face harm coming to his own daughter. To protect his child from danger, Anantaramaiah falsely confessed in court and accepted the punishment, even though he was innocent.

Foreshadowing: The threat came specifically from the police chief, who had the power to carry out his warning.

• confession
• threat
• father
• protection
• coercion

After Anantaramaiah was arrested, his young daughter was forced to leave home and was placed in a charity school. There she grew up away from her father, carrying memories of him and the injustice done to their family.

Foreshadowing: The film establishes early how dependent the daughter was on her father and their shared dream of the toy plane.

• daughter
• orphan
• charity school
• separation

The jailer in charge of the prison had lost his own child and personally understood the pain of losing a daughter. Moved by Anantaramaiah's innocence and the daughter's plight, he chose to adopt her and encouraged her to pursue a career in law.

Foreshadowing: The jailer is shown experiencing personal grief, which explains his empathy toward the daughter.

• adoption
• jailer
• guardian
• compassion

After being adopted by the jailer, Puttalakshmi was encouraged by her adoptive father to study law. She grew up determined to prove her father's innocence and eventually became a lawyer who reopened his case in court.

Foreshadowing: The jailer's support and her childhood experience of injustice drove her toward the legal profession.

• lawyer
• education
• career
• justice

Anantaramaiah was following the girl because she had offered to show him another shop that might have the same toy plane his daughter wanted. He was trying to buy the plane for his own daughter, not intending any harm.

Foreshadowing: The scene where the girl offers to guide him to another shop sets up this tragic misunderstanding.

• toy plane
• shop
• innocent
• intention

Years later, his daughter Puttalakshmi became a lawyer and reopened the case. Using new evidence and the truth about what actually happened, she proved in court that her father had no fault in the girl's death, leading to his formal exoneration.

Foreshadowing: The opening scene shows the daughter in court fighting to reopen the case, revealing her identity as the accused man's child.

• exoneration
• retrial
• evidence
• vindication

A confrontation erupted when the police chief's daughter bought the toy plane that Anantaramaiah and his daughter had been saving to buy. The incident created tension between the family and the police, leading to harsh feelings that later contributed to the wrongful accusation.

Foreshadowing: This scene establishes the conflict between the father and authorities before the tragic events unfold.

• toy plane
• police chief
• confrontation
• tension

While in prison, the jailer and Anantaramaiah's cellmates observed his genuine character and realized he was only trying to help the girl by providing first aid, not committing a crime. Their understanding of his善良 nature led them to show him mercy despite the wrongful conviction.

Foreshadowing: The film shows the prison community gradually recognizing his true intentions through his behavior.

• prison
• mercy
• first aid
• cellmates