| Director | Vidyadhar Kagita |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Budget | ₹6 crore |
| Box office | ₹22 crore |
Shankar, an amnesiac Aghora suffering from haphephobia, is banished from his Ashram after the other Aghoras mistake his condition for a curse from Lord Shiva. Guided by Sudama, an empathetic ashramite, Shankar travels to Prayagraj in search of Kedar Baba, the Aghora who once brought him to the Ashram. There, Kedar Baba's disciple informs him that he has died, but reveals the existence of Maalipatram, a bioluminescent mushroom hidden in the Himalayas that can cure his condition if consumed within a specific 15-day period occurring once every 36 years. Jahnavi, a doctor researching the mushroom's medicinal potential, joins Shankar on the journey.
Elsewhere, Durga, a terminally ill Devadasi in a South Indian village, wishes to reconcile with her estranged daughter Uma, who resents her for abandoning her during childhood. Uma eventually learns that Durga became a Devadasi to ensure her safe birth during a difficult pregnancy, and the two reconcile. After Durga's death, however, the village chieftain forces Uma to succeed her mother as the village Devadasi.
Parallelly, in an illegal medical facility known as C.A.T, a captive identified as CT-333 undergoes brutal conversion therapy under Dr. Bakshi and his assistant Tara. CT-333 attempts to escape with the help of another inmate, but the plan fails. Later, during an electrocution procedure, the system malfunctions, leaving him severely traumatized.
As Shankar journeys through the Himalayas, he experiences recurring visions of CT-333 and Uma seeking help. After surviving several hardships, including a fall from a cliff, he is rescued by a Buddhist monk, who tells him that his fate is karmically tied to the two strangers and that Jahnavi might not have survived the fall. Meanwhile, Uma is sold to agents connected to C.A.T after it is discovered that she is intersex, having Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The facility subjects her to experiments intended to suppress her male characteristics through repeated electroshock procedures. Uma eventually grows up into CT-333, who later escapes the facility but loses his memory and develops haphophobia after a final botched procedure.
Kedar Baba rescues CT-333 during his escape and it is revealed that Uma, CT-333, and Shankar are all the same person at different stages of life. Recovering his memories, Shankar is devastated and briefly considers suicide, but recalls Durga's encouragement and continues his search for the Maalipatram. He finally discovers the mushroom in a Himalayan cave and consumes it within the required time.
After falling from a cliff during a struggle with a lion, Shankar awakens near a lake and reunites with Jahnavi, who survived their earlier accident. When he is finally able to touch her without fear, he realizes that he has been cured of his haphophobia. The film ends with Shankar embracing Jahnavi, intercut with memories of Uma embracing Durga.