The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. alongside Ileana D'Cruz, Prabhu, Manjari Phadnis, S. P. Balasubramanyam, Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Bedi, Jackie Shroff, Sonu Sood and Nassar,.

[1] Faqtooni, the wife of Egyptian King Mukhtar, sends her youngest son Bashim to India to retrieve a magical gem and weapon to avenge her husband's death.

Aishwarya, the daughter of government minister Mahadevaraya—who, as a descendant of a royal family, is also the custodian of the gem—sneaks away from her home to travel to Jaipur with her friends.

While Aishwarya is in Jaipur, Mahadevaraya offers his old friend, Jackie the Great, his entire wealth for the magical weapon, which he came to possess by killing his father.

Siva, Sakthi's adoptive father, informs Mahadevaraya, who orders him to bring the gem and Aishwarya to Hapmi.

A sage explains that Rudra—Sakthi's biological father—was the protector of a secret Sakthi Peetha and that he sacrificed his life to protect his pregnant wife and Mahadevaraya's parents from Jackie, then known as Janaki Varma, who had been paid by Mukhtar.

After decapitating Mukhtar in a fight, the dying Rudra handed over his newborn son to his loyal servant Basava, who sent him away via the river.

However, Sakthi is then betrayed and shot by Mahadevaraya's partner Prachanda, who takes the weapon and gives it to Faqtooni as she arrives with a resurrected Raakha.

The film was also dubbed and released in Hindustani as Shakti: Ek Tha Soldier in 2012, in Bhojpuri as Hamaar Shoorveer in 2021 and 2022.