A married couple's trip takes an unsettling turn when the wife goes missing, prompting the husband's frantic search while an unknown villain creates obstacles.

Vidaamuyarchi (transl. Perseverance)[b] is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni. Inspired by the 1997 American film Breakdown, it is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions. The film stars Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regina Cassandra, Arav and Ramya Subramanian. Set in Azerbaijan, the story follows a man on a mission to rescue his wife after she is captured by a mysterious group. Plot Arjun, originally from Chennai, works for a US-based firm initially in Tbilisi, Georgia, where Kayal was born and brought up. Arjun and Kayal, during a vacation with respective friends and colleagues, meet with each other. They spend the rest of their vacation together, and even start talking after their vacation ended. Arjun relocates to Baku, Azerbaijan for his job. Two months after, Arjun proposes to Kayal for an engagement, to which she agrees to. Three years later, they arrange a wedding, and in the following months, Kayal eventually becomes pregnant. However, she suffers a miscarriage and the doctor informs Arjun that she will be unable to bear any children in the future. As a result, Kayal starts distancing from Arjun, causing a strain in their marriage. Nine years later, Kayal reveals to Arjun that she had an affair with an unknown man named Prakash. Arjun appreciates her honesty and despite his suggestion on working things out, Kayal informs Arjun that she wants a divorce and would be staying at her parents' home in Tbilisi, to which Arjun requests her for him to drive her to her parents', as a last trip before separating after 12 years. Initially hesitant, Kayal agrees. En route, they meet with a group of drunk youngsters, in which Michael is a part of, seeking trouble. Arjun tries to stay away from them and drives away. During a stop at a gas station, Kayal meets with another Tamil couple, Deepika and Rakshith. They reveal that they are on their way to deliver a package, under Rakshith's work, and eventually get going. However, when Arjun and Kayal are driving, their SUV gets an electric malfunction and stops on the road, which Arjun gets out of the vehicle to inspect. After a few minutes, they see a truck coming, which they try to stop, only to find out it is Deepika and Rakshith. They try to help Arjun and Kayal, but can't seem to fix it either. They eventually think of taking Kayal with them to a coffee shop nearby to call a tow truck, as there are no signals on the road, while Arjun stays and takes care of the baggages in the car.