Plot
Set in a fictionalised version of Punjab in an unspecified period, the film opens with Jeeva Natt's clan attacking the haveli (mansion) of rival clan leader Sardar Jatt. They overpower and kill Jatt and his wife. Maula, Jatt's son and the sole survivor of the attack, is raised by a woman named Daani. One day, Daani's son Mooda takes Maula to his wrestling coach, who is impressed by Maula and agrees to train him. Maula grows up to become a famous wrestler, but at night he struggles with violent dreams of his past and has no clear memory of his family.
Maakha Natt, one of Jeeva's sons, terrorises Maula's village by kidnapping a girl and raping her in his haveli. Due to his old age, Jeeva decides to name another member of his clan as leader; however, his daughter Daaro declares that only Noori Natt, Jeeva's elder son, should rule the clan. Noori is imprisoned because of his obsession with murder. Before a fight, Maula is approached by an old man who tells him that he has the answer to every question Maula has. He tells Maula to meet him in the ruins of Sardar Jatt's haveli. That night, Maula fights while heavily intoxicated and loses for the first time in his life, but Mooda saves him and is badly injured in the process. The next day, Maula arrives at the ruins, where the old man reveals that Maula is the son of Sardar Jatt. He then gives Maula his father's "gandasa", a long-handled axe-like weapon. Maula returns to his village and finds men of the Natt clan terrorising the villagers again. In a rage, he kills them. When Maakha comes to investigate, Maula defeats and humiliates him.
Maakha returns home to plot his revenge, but Daaro is enraged by his humiliation. She berates him and moves to kill him, but before she can do so, Maakha jumps from a ledge and dies. The Natt clan seeks to avenge the humiliation Maula has caused them. Meanwhile, Maula tries to convince the villagers to stand up against the cruelty they face, while the villagers accuse him of bringing the Natt clan's wrath upon them. Noori is released from prison and tells the jailor that he has run out of competition and wants a worthy opponent. He soon learns of Maula, who has become known for his fighting ability. At the villagers' request, Maula agrees to go to the Natt haveli and apologise for humiliating Maakha, hoping this will spare the village from further violence. However, after he leaves the village, Noori arrives in search of him. Mooda, unaware of Noori's identity, claims responsibility for humiliating Maakha. Noori defeats Mooda in combat and kills him despite Daani's pleas. Maula returns and finds Mooda dead, then swears to kill Noori.
Maula goes to the Natt haveli to challenge Noori but is ambushed and captured by Jeeva. Noori accuses his father of taking away his competition and kills him. He then declares Daaro the leader of the clan, but she is betrayed and killed by her own clan, who frame Maula for her death. When Noori learns of his sister's death, he burns Maula's village and captures the villagers. Maula returns to the village and fights Noori. In the final fight, Maula kills Noori and is hailed as the village's hero.
