Dheera Rana Vikrama

1947: In the pre-independence era in Karnataka, one of the villagers was brought by the police. After hearing about freedom on the radio, Louis Batten, a Viceroy of the Company, threatened the villager that he would never free his village, Vikramatheertha, and wanted to take all of the resources, even stating that it was his. He shoots the villager twice for the enmity between them, thus torturing him. He also throws a sword towards him and challenges him to fight. Suddenly, the villager, who is revealed to be Rana Vikrama, wakes up, slashes, and kills him with the sword he had thrown at him. 2015: Divya, a news reporter, goes missing in a place called Vikramatheertha, which is not on the Karnataka map. She had earlier sent a letter to Home Minister K.V. Anand Rao. Learning about Divya's disappearance, Rao asks the police commissioner to send a newer recruit officer to investigate. Meanwhile, Vikram, an aspiring cop, is rejected by the selection officer as he refuses to give a bribe. Vikram and his girlfriend Paaru meet Anand Rao, who assigns them to the mission. Vikram goes to Vikramatheertha in Maharashtra and finds out that the people are enslaved by Patil to illegally export soil to an unknown buyer. After being insulted, Vikram thrashes Patil and his henchmen and sends Patil into a coma. Patil's brother Kulkarni, the ruling party MLA of Maharashtra, hears of Patil's coma and sends goons against Vikram, but to no avail. Vikram organizes the people to order the area and goes to change the border between the states. On the way, Vikram thrashes Kulkarni's goons right in front of Kulkarni and warns him not to interfere. Vikram reports to Anand Rao with his findings, including an Halegannada inscription, the people who speak Kannada, and also about Kulkarni. In the meantime, Vikram and the people excavate Vikramateertha and find many artifacts that they restore to their former glory, and the pictures of the artifacts are sent to Rao, who later tells Vikram that the Central government has approved for the site to be developed. Vikram requests that the annexure of the site should be developed on Kannada Rajyotsava to show Karnataka their heritage. Meanwhile, Johnson, the grandson of Louise Batten, calls Kulkarni, who is helping Johnson smuggle the soil of Vikramatheertha, to ensure everything is fine. He signs a contract for 10 billion dollars and will give Kulkarni ₹100 crore (US$10 million) in exchange for triple the soil. Rao reveals about Vikramatheertha's exploits and Vikramatheertha's belonging to Karnataka to the media, where Johnson and Kulkarni learn about the news, Kulkarni relays everything to Johnson and begs him to come to India. On the day of Kannada Rajyotsava, while Anand Rao is talking about Vikramatheertha belonging to Karnataka, Vikram's grandmother Gowri wakes up from her long inactivity, and Vikram visits her ailing grandmother, who reveals her past. 1947: Vikramatheertha was a thriving village with a famous Lord Shiva temple. Gowri, the daughter of the village chief Kusti Ranganna, falls in love with her father's student Rana Vikrama, and they get married. Meanwhile, the area is under the control of Louis Batten, who is only interested in gaining profits. One of his scientist found 100% uranium in Vikramatheertha's soil, and later got killed by him. Louis Batten and the British collaborators tell the villagers they must vacate the village, but they refuse, at which Batten kills Kusti Ranganna, only for Vikram to attack him. Humiliated, Batten sends a large army force to forcibly evict or kill the villagers. The villagers fight back with stones and bare hands, but the guns and cannons of the enemy force them back. Vikrama tells Gowri and the remaining villagers to flee and return to fight the British. However, Vikram is betrayed by his partner Ashoka and is handed over to Batten. Batten tortures him mortally, but Vikram slashes the throat of Batten before his death. 2015: Johnson gruesomely bombs Vikramatheertha, causing many deaths and the government is humiliated, as well as Vikram's grandmother's condition gets critical. Anand Rao assigns Vikram to investigate the bombing. Vikram convinces Rao of the need to kill Johnson for the safety of the country to prevent the soil from getting into the hands of international terrorists. Vikram goes to find and kill Johnson with his squad officers, but Johnson escapes and has Vikram's team double-cross him. After dispatching the squad, Vikram arrives at the mines, where Johnson is supervising the loading of the soil and chases him along a train. Vikram kills Johnson and Kulkarni, thus saving the soil. In the aftermath, Vikram is promoted to ACP by Anand Rao.