Roberrt

Roberrt

Year: 2021

Runtime: 124 mins

Language: Kannada

Director: Tharun Sudhir

Echo Score: 68
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Raghava, a cook living in Lucknow with his son Arjun, strives to provide a good life for him and enjoys a peaceful existence. However, his world is upended when secrets from his past resurface, forcing him to confront his former identity and deal with unexpected challenges. He must now navigate a complex situation while protecting his son and facing the consequences of his hidden history.

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1

Raghava's life in Lucknow

Raghava lives in Lucknow with his son Arjun and works as the head cook at a Brahmin caterer. He helps Amrutha with catering duties, and her admiration for his honesty grows. Their relationship hints at a complication that frames the rest of the story.

Present Lucknow
2

Vengeance begins: Tripathi vows revenge

Balaram Tripathi, a disgraced ex minister, vows vengeance after Raghava saves him from an assassination attempt on Omkar Shukla. He weaves political gambits and a marriage alliance to gain power, but Raghava and Arjun foil his plans. The vendetta begins to simmer and foreshadows the climactic clash.

Present Lucknow
3

Tripathi's kidnapping bid

Tripathi kidnaps Raghava and orders his henchmen to finish him off, while Arjun is held at gunpoint at home. Raghava fights through the danger, eliminates the henchmen, and confronts Tripathi. In the end, Tripathi is killed during the struggle.

Present Tripathi's hideout and Raghava's home
4

Kishan hires a hit and the Roberrt reveal

Kishan enlists the crime boss Sarkar to kill Raghava. Raghava defeats the hired men, and the encounter ends with Sarkar revealing to him that he is Roberrt and that Arjun is not his biological son. The revelation shakes Raghava and reframes his sense of family.

Present Sarkar's domain
5

Past bonds in Mangalore

In a flashback set in Mangalore, Roberrt and Raghava are close friends and allies who work for Nanabhai, Sarkar's elder brother. Their bond strengthens as they navigate rival factions and shared danger. The past establishes the roots of their alliance and the foundation of their future bond.

Past Mangalore
6

Love and union of Thanu and Raghava

Roberrt helps Raghava and Thanu express their love to their parents, who initially decline the match. Eventually the parents accept, and Roberrt and Thanu marry and start a family. They have a son named Arjun, cementing the bond between the groups.

Past Mangalore
7

Cherry's trafficking exposed and silenced

They discover Nana's son Cherry involved in human trafficking and kill him despite Nana's pleas. Nana's attempts to stop them fail, confirming their willingness to confront him. The discovery triggers Nana's escalating paranoia.

Past Nana's operations
8

Thanu's death and Raghava becomes an approver

On Arjun's birthday, Nana's gang attacks; Thanu dies in crossfire. Raghava, deeply depressed by Thanu's death and worried for Arjun's future, agrees to become an approver and reveal Nana's crimes to Police Commissioner Sathyadev. This turn cements his commitment to the law despite personal loss.

Past Arjun's birthday celebration
9

Confrontation and the trap at Roberrt's den

Raghava arrives at Roberrt's den believing Roberrt is implicated in Nana's plan, and a confrontation ensues with Nana and Sarkar arriving to complete their trap. A shootout leaves Raghava wounded and Roberrt knocked down, while Nana and Sarkar admit the plan and reveal Nana's role as the mastermind behind human trafficking. The moment exposes the true enemy and the betrayal within their circle.

Past Roberrt's den
10

Nanas's act of murder and the ship grave

Nana kills Thanu's parents and throws Raghava, Roberrt, and the infant Arjun into a ship container, where they drown. They miraculously survive and escape from the container, clinging to life. Roberrt promises to raise Arjun in a nonviolent way despite the brutal world around them.

Past Sea ship container
11

A vow to raise Arjun peacefully

Roberrt resolves to raise Arjun in a nonviolent way and to shield him from the brutal world they left behind. He makes a silent vow to protect Arjun by keeping his true identity and past a secret. The vow reinforces the future conflict between truth and protection.

Past Sea after escape
12

Present fallout and the Rama Navami culmination

In the present, Roberrt Raghava asks Amrutha to keep his past a secret from Arjun. Nana learns of Roberrt's existence from Sarkar and travels to Lucknow, where he traps Amrutha's father Vishwanath Bhat in a food poisoning case. Nana frames Roberrt Raghava in Tripathi's death, kidnaps Arjun and pressures him to settle the matter once and for all. Roberrt Raghava arrives and secretly eliminates Nana, Kishan, and Sarkar during the Rama Navami event.

Present Lucknow

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