Vedha

In present-day Mysore, Neela is harassed by a man on a bus. She returns home and recounts the incident to her grandmother Raama. Raama urges her to read Vedha, the novel about a hooligan turned vigilante, as a source of strength.

Raama explicitly suggests that Neela read Vedha, the vigilante tale. Neela considers the connection between Vedha's resolve and her own situation.

Vedha enjoys a happy life with his wife Pushpa and daughter Kanaka. The family dynamics are shattered when Beera's theft leads to Vedha's imprisonment for three days.

Vedha is jailed for three days for a theft committed by Beera. The incident marks the beginning of a long arc of grievance and vengeance tied to Beera and his associates.

One night, Giri, Beera, Kalaiyan, and Nanjappa brutally assault Kanaka. Pushpa intervenes but is killed by them. Rudra helps destroy the evidence, and Kanaka is sent to juvenile prison.

Vedha learns of the injustice and kills the witness Chowdappa for false testimony, then attacks Inspector Rudra, who survives. He absconds from the village, waiting for Kanaka's release to exact vengeance.

In the present, Vedha and Kanaka arrive to confront Kalaiyan; he ends up committing suicide out of guilt rather than facing them. The act signals the spread of their vigilante campaign.

The duo reaches Beera's house. Vedha and Kanaka decapitate Beera's wife, then Vedha kills Beera himself, enforcing their brand of justice.

Ramaa arrives with Paari and Daya, Vedha's ally. Paari reveals that Daya was involved in Kanaka's assault, and that Paari had tried to kill Daya, who keeps escaping.

Vedha, enraged by the revelation, kills Daya. The act serves as revenge for Kanaka's assault and for the harm done to Pushpa and Kanaka.

After the killings, Vedha and Kanaka immerse Pushpa's ashes in the river and reaffirm their ongoing vigilante crusade against those who harmed their family.

Neela, after listening to Vedha's story, gains newfound courage and heads back to work. The tale shifts her perspective on personal safety and resistance.

On the route to her workplace, Neela is harassed again by the same man. She defends herself by stabbing his penis with a ball pen, signaling a defiant conclusion to her arc in this summary.