Sapta Sagaradaache Ello – Side A

Manu, a simple car driver, falls deeply in love with Priya, a college student with dreams of singing. He supports her ambitions and promises to help create the beachside life she imagines for their family. Their relationship forms around shared hopes and quiet, intimate moments.

When Preetam crashes and causes a man's death, Shankregouda asks Manu to shoulder the blame to protect the family's reputation. Manu agrees, hoping to secure Shankregouda's promised bail and rewards. He testifies as guilty in court, taking on a burden far heavier than his innocent nature should bear.

Early the next morning, Shankregouda dies of a heart attack, leaving Manu without the protection he counted on. The tycoon’s death prompts his manager to urge the wife not to waste money on Manu, and funds dry up. Priya's pleas to secure intervention go unanswered.

Desperate, Priya tries every avenue—contacting Shankregouda's wife, the lawyer, and Prabhu—in hopes of saving Manu. She sells ornaments, hires a new lawyer, and even quits her studies to earn money for legal fees. Despite her sacrifices, system indifference tightens its grip around Manu.

In prison, Manu is beaten by Soma and his gang for lacking any powerful backer. He endures the abuse while essentially fighting for his dignity. To survive, he joins Patila and his team in weaving, turning labor into a means of life inside the cell.

Amid the hardship, small tokens of love flicker through cassette messages and private meetings with Priya. They share hopeful, secret exchanges that keep their bond alive behind bars. The romance remains fragile but undeniable amid the grim routine.

Priya's mother visits Manu in jail and urges her son-in-law to let Priya move on for her own happiness. The conversation weighs heavily on Manu, who feels responsible for the pain of the woman he loves. The visit marks a turning point as Priya's sense of future begins to dim.

Feeling powerless, Manu writes a heartfelt letter asking Priya to marry someone else and never stop singing. Priya keeps visiting, but Manu's meetings grow rarer, and his absence during them weighs on both of them. The letter becomes a symbol of their strained separation.

Priya ultimately gives in to the reality that Manu may never be released soon and agrees to marry another man. The wedding plans move forward, and she tries to build a life apart from him while clinging to the memory of their songs. The decision devastates Manu, who feels his world slip away.

Desperate and distraught, Manu tries to reach Priya by phone and learns from her brother that she is about to marry. The news shatters him and deepens the sense of injustice he carries. He clings to the hope of reunion even as the distance widens.

On the day of Priya's wedding, Soma's gang shatters the radio Manu used to listen to her cassette messages, severing his last thread to her. Manu bursts into action, pushing against his confinement and suffering a brutal beating for his defiance. The moment crystallizes the cost of their separation.

The film closes with a teaser of a future chapter: Manu emerging from prison ten years later. He returns with a vow to find Priya again and to seek revenge against those who kept them apart. The ending hints at a long, fraught journey beyond the immediate story.