Encounter Dayanayak (2005)★ 5.7/10

Not Rated · IN · 145 min · February 11, 2005

• Action
• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

Directed by: D. Rajendra Babu, Bhaskarabatla Usha

Written by: Ravi Belagere, Mysore Harish

Daya lives a poor lifestyle in a village called Yennehole with his dad Rama and mom Radha. When Rama passes away, the duo re-locate to Bombay where Daya gets a job with the Police as a Sub-Inspector. When a group of terrorists abduct 40 tourists in a bus, Daya seeks permission from his immediate Supervisor, Dinesh Poonacha, but is unable to reach him. He takes the initiative, kills the terrorists, rescues the hostages, and becomes a hero. But the I.G. of Police and Dinesh take a different view, and initiate disciplinary action him and ask the Home Minister to decide his fate. Daya presents his case, and the Home Minister instead decides to promote him to Criminal Investigations Unit under Chief Prakash Hegde. This heralds a major change in the lives of Daya, his mom, and his bride-to-be: he now has the official license to kill anyone he chooses in the name of the law. Will Daya live up to honest expectations or will he bend the law and execute innocent citizens in fake encounters--amid mounting pressure from a corrupt system and underworld dons such as Yousuf Khaleel--who have sworn to kill him at any and all costs.