Chethan Kumar

The story of Athiratha revolves around an aspiring journalist who helps the innocent and talented young students get a fair chance by uncovering the huge racket of question paper leaks and fake certification prevalent in the country.

Set in the 1980s, the period film explores the life of Shreyas, who hails from a rich and affluent family but still has his reservations when it comes to making friends. Much against his will, his family forces him to join college, where he becomes friendly with DSP and his gang. One of his gang members Meenu falls in love with Shreyas, however, he is in love with Shruti, but is left heartbroken upon finding out that she is engaged to Sainath.

The film revolves around a young boy Ashok (Dhruv Sarja) who goes to Mysore in search of love and accidentally meets a college going student Anjali (Radhika Pandit). It is love at first sight for both of them. However, she does not express her love as she has promised her father that she would only have an arranged marriage. Ashok returns to the city heartbroken. The interesting twist comes when Ashok`s family background is disclosed at the end of the first half. Whether Ashok is successful in convincing Anjali and her father is shown in a pleasant climax.