Peddi plot recap, spoiler-light
Set in 2016, a government official learns about an inspirational figure named Peddi while touring Andhra Pradesh and investigates a remote hilltop village. The narrative moves to 1994 in an undocumented tribal hamlet in Vizianagaram, where residents face intense economic exploitation and systemic discrimination. Appalasoori spends decades unsuccessfully petitioning the government for official village recognition and a railway station.
Meanwhile, Peddi works as an athletic laborer with exceptional cricketing skills and romances Achiyamma. After Rambujji attempts to publicly humiliate Achiyamma, Peddi intervenes, sparking violent retaliation and a rigged tournament defeat. A tragic child death and a callous ministerial rebuff drive Appalasoori to suicide by train.
Enraged, the villagers vandalize the tracks and face police brutality. Recognizing his community's absolute helplessness, Peddi turns to veteran wrestler Gournaidu for rigorous physical training to climb the competitive ranks. Despite an envious rival inflicting a severe leg injury, Peddi pushes forward through regional and state competitions, determined to change his people's fate through athletic success.
