Zebra

Zebra

Surya Kancharana (Satyadev) and Swathi Navvaluri (Priya Bhavani Shankar) are a couple working in two different banks. One day, Swathi makes a serious mistake at work: she accidentally deposits a client's ₹400,000 into the wrong account, and the recipient refuses to return the money. Fearing that she will lose her job and her career, Swathi begs the client not to file an official complaint and offers to compensate him herself. Surya decides to help her. Exploiting a loophole in his own bank's system, he manages to steal the same amount and pays the client, resolving the issue temporarily. To replace the money he stole, Surya searches for the mistaken recipient, Benny D’Souza, hoping to get the funds back. He forges Benny's signature, prepares a withdrawal slip, and successfully withdraws ₹400,000 from Benny's account at another bank. He then deposits the money back into his own bank to cover the missing amount. However, Surya is soon summoned by his boss, who accuses him of theft. Benny has filed an official complaint—not for ₹400,000, but for ₹80 million—claiming that Surya stole the entire amount from his account. Transaction records indeed show that ₹80 million was transferred to Surya's bank, then split into thousands of smaller transactions across various accounts, making recovery impossible. Surya insists he has no connection to the account (which is under his name) and alleges that someone stole his identity to open the account and launder money.

Director

Eashvar Karthic

Release

22 Nov 2024

Run time

164 min

Language

Telugu