Mahira (film)

Maya is a single mother who runs a café. Her daughter Adya is a middle school student who frequently gets into fights with other students despite being a topper in academics. One day, Adya is selected for a media interview for her outstanding school performance. During the interview, the journalist also asks for a photograph of Maya so they can write about Adya's upbringing.

However, after the article featuring Maya's photograph is published, it catches the attention of the intelligence department, which has been searching for a wanted criminal named Devaki for several years. Later, while Maya is working at her café, a group of men arrive claiming to be police officers. They address Maya as Devaki and attempt to arrest her. Maya refuses to cooperate and instead fights them off using professional combat skills, shocking Adya. Realizing her identity has been exposed, Maya escapes with Adya.

Maya and Adya take refuge at the residence of Kashi, Maya's former colleague. Maya and Kashi then reveal the truth to Adya.

Maya’s real name is Devaki, and she was once a field agent in the intelligence department. Her late husband Kishore was also her colleague. A few years earlier, Devaki and Kishore were assigned to investigate Thousif, a money launderer with terrorist connections. During a raid on Thousif’s hideout, Thousif shot Kishore dead. Before Devaki killed him in retaliation, Thousif contacted Devaki’s chief and falsely accused Devaki of murdering Kishore and attempting to kill him despite his willingness to surrender and become an informer.

Unable to prove her innocence, Devaki went into hiding. The department subsequently declared her a rogue agent who had murdered her husband during the operation and escaped with sensitive evidence obtained from Thousif that could expose several unknown criminals.

Devaki's case is assigned to officer Pratap. The department eventually tracks down Devaki and Adya's location and attempts to apprehend them, but they escape once again. It is also revealed that a criminal group is pursuing Devaki in addition to the intelligence department.

The department learns that Devaki is heading to Bengaluru and assumes she intends to assassinate her retired chief, under whom she once served. The chief had earlier authorized her arrest, believing she had killed Kishore. However, Devaki visits him not to seek revenge, but to ask for help in clearing her name. Before the chief can assist her, a sniper shoots him dead. The blame once again falls on Devaki, further convincing the department of her guilt.

Devaki is later arrested by the police. During interrogation, she tells Pratap that she intentionally allowed herself to be captured in order to personally convince him of her innocence. Soon afterward, Devaki escapes from police custody. Her words begin to affect Pratap, who reviews the old case files and notices several inconsistencies. He questions his current chief Patil, who had testified as an eyewitness against Devaki during the original investigation. Patil dismisses Pratap's concerns and orders him to focus solely on arresting Devaki, causing Pratap to grow suspicious of him.

Meanwhile, Devaki and Kashi continue investigating Thousif's network and discover that he owned a bank locker. Devaki gains access to it by posing as Thousif's widow and retrieves a USB drive hidden inside.

Soon afterward, the criminal group pursuing Devaki kidnaps Adya and demands the USB drive in exchange for her release. Devaki manages to rescue Adya after killing the kidnappers. During the confrontation, it is revealed that Adya is actually Thousif's daughter. After killing Thousif years earlier, Devaki had adopted and raised Adya as her own child.

Devaki examines the contents of the USB drive and discovers transaction records connected to several criminals previously unknown to the authorities, including Patil himself.

Devaki later contacts Pratap and offers to surrender. Pratap agrees and heads to the meeting location. However, Patil arrives before him, shoots Devaki, and seizes the USB drive. Patil later attempts to sell the drive to a terrorist associate, but he is caught red-handed and arrested by his own department.

It is then revealed that Devaki's surrender had been part of a plan devised by her and Pratap, who knew Patil was tapping their conversation and would attempt to intervene. Devaki had faked her death during the confrontation. With Patil exposed, Devaki's name is finally cleared.

The film's background score is done by Midhun Mukundhan . The soundtracks are composed by Nilima Rao & Rakesh U P (RaknNili). The music rights were acquired by PRK Audio.

The movie released on 26 July 2019 worldwide across 80 centres. It premiered on 24 July 2019 in London.^[1]