In 1995, B. Rama Rao is a deputy collector turned M.R.O, who is posted to Chittoor. Upon arriving with his family and getting posted, his ex-girlfriend, Maalini, files a police complaint, stating that her husband is missing. Rama Rao learns about a few unsolved murder cases in the area and decides to crack them, along with helping Maalini, with the help of the local police department. Whilst investigating the case, he learns that an illegal red sandalwood smuggling racket is behind the murders. How do Rama Rao and the police capture the illegal smuggling racket, with evidence, and how is all this related to Deepa's husband forms the crux of the plot.