Magudam plot recap, spoiler-light
In Madras in 1965, a young boy escapes a trafficking ring and flees to Visakhapatnam, where he befriends Jana. Decades later, that boy has grown into Linga, a powerful crime boss who controls the local harbor and fiercely opposes illegal shipments. Meanwhile, in Chennai, Kiruba struggles as a low-earning medical representative living with his wife Jamuna and their two children.
Eager to please his family and father-in-law, Kiruba manages to buy a used white BMW. However, this vehicle happens to have previously belonged to Chera, a rival criminal connected to harbor disputes. During a family road trip to Ooty, assassins target Kiruba, mistaking him for someone else due to the car.
Although Kiruba survives, Coonoor Jaya and his henchmen ruthlessly open fire on the vehicle, killing Jamuna and their daughter. Kiruba and his son escape into the forest, where Kiruba fights back, kills the attackers, and slays Coonoor Jaya. When Linga arrives at the subsequent funeral, a furious Kiruba orders him to leave, wrongly blaming him for the tragedy and setting off a deeply personal reckoning involving long-hidden family secrets.
