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Jerome, we have been on the road for quite some time.

Will we reach there any time soon?

I don't see anyone on the road to ask for directions.

I see a shop there. Let's ask that man.

Yes.

Brother...

Brother...

Which is the way to Mannakal house?

What?

Mannakal house...

Go straight and take right.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Who's this heading to Mannakal at this late hour?

Mother...

Mother...

You count. We'll hide.

Count till 50.

Come fast. Let's hide.

- Where do we hide? - Over there.

Come on!

You hide there.

Why are you playing in the kitchen? Go out.

Come, let's go over there.

Sumathy, we didn't sleep a wink yesterday.

Diya had a nightmare and started crying.

We got really scared.

You should pray before going to sleep.

You don't have such habits, do you?

To be honest, I'm still scared to be here.

We shouldn't have come here to celebrate our holidays.

How do you people manage to stay here?

We can't run away from the responsibilities that were assigned to us

by our ancestors even it's difficult for us, right?

Why did you say so? Is there any issue here?

Well, there are a few issues.

But we just ignore them.

Where did they go?

Come fast.

Yes, let's go.

Sat!

Sat!

Are they here?

Where are they?

- Where's she? - Come, let's find her.

I'll go there and look.

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

- Mom, Diya is missing. - Did you check everywhere?

- Yes. She's missing. - Oh no!

Go search again.

Shiny, you go upstairs. I'll search here.

Diya...

Diya...

Where are you, dear?

Diya...

It's at least a century old.

Dad, Diya is missing.

- Did you check everywhere? - Yes, uncle.

- She's not to be found anywhere. - Come, let's check.

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

- Sudev, she's not here. - Diya dear...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

- Diya... Where are you? - Can you hear me?

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Diya...

Dear...

Diya... Where are you?

- Where's my daughter? - Let's look there.

Dear...

Dad!

Diya...

Dad!

I think it's from here.

Diya...

Diya...

Sudev, what happened to my daughter?

- Let's take her to the hospital. - Dear...

It's just the shock.

- Last night also she got scared, right? - Yes, doctor.

Is there any other problem?

Now she's alright.

Let her be in observation for today.

You can leave tomorrow.

One more thing. Try to avoid this kind of situation.

Jerome, that place is not as problematic as you think.

We're leaving.

But you came to stay for a few days, right?

We don't want to experiment with our daughter's life again.

Don't force us to stay there.

Anyway, we have to go back to the US.

God!

Protect us.

God!

Come, children.

- Sumathy, did you lock the South room? - Of course.

What about this then? You know where I got it from?

From the latch of the north room.

If you had locked it, how come it was there in the latch?

How many times have I told you to lock the room after prayer time?

It's because of your carelessness that Jerome's daughter fainted and they left.

Sudev, I...

Oh no!

What happened?

There's someone over there.

- Mother... - Kids, come here.

Oh God!

There's no one. You must have imagined it.

No. I'm getting scared.

Let's move out from here.

Or else, we can call someone and conduct a puja here.

Oh God!

Please take it seriously.

There are many energies around us that we can not see.

Don't forget that.

So you need to bring someone tomorrow itself.

Oh God, please protect us.

Walk.

God, protect us.

I feel better after praying.

Let's go.

Sudev, did you think about what I said?

What?

About the puja.

We've already got more than enough problems.

Why do we need to conduct puja and invite unnecessary trouble?

- It's not like that. - Listen...

Oh no!

Bomb Thankappan always does this.

The moment we open our mouths to say something important

he would burst his goddamn bomb.

Now only I remembered something.

- Can I do one cracker puja? - Okay.

Don't tell Thankan that the cracker is not loud enough.

You know him, right?

You know what he did when Gopalan, who has hearing issues, said it was not loud?

Hey, Gopalan!

Come here!

Well...

Did you complain that my crackers are not loud enough?

- No, I haven't complained. - Is it? Hold this.

Oh no!

I will do the cracker puja later.

That's better.

You're going through a lot of stress because of your kids, right?

Yes, Swami.

You lost your elder son when he was young.

Yes, Swami.

The younger son who was in the army went missing.

Yes.

Swami, do you know where he is?

I just hope he's alive wherever he is.

Don't worry.

Pray to God.

- Your second son will soon come back. - Okay, lord.

- What's this? - Your fees.

I'm not a fortune-teller who predicts your future for money.

I'm just a mediator to mediate between you and God.

- Take it. - Okay.

I can see that bad things are going to happen in your abode.

- Be careful. - We know to be careful.

You come.

Fake people!

Oh lord Shiva!

Dear, did you pray well?

Doctor uncle...

Doctor uncle!

You look so smart.

Why are you late, brother? They are going to close the temple.

Oh no! I had a couple of patients.

It got over late.

Kannan, how are you?

Fine.

Sumathy, how's your migraine?

It's still there, brother.

If you had taken that herbal medicine I gave you, it would have gone.

What to do? She doesn't get time to look after herself.

- Like that. - Brother, carry on.

Bye.

Uncle, when you come home to pluck the medicinal plants...

I'll give you something.

- What's that? - Chocolates.

Oh, chocolates!

Don't finish it by the time I come.

Bye, Kannan.

Let's go.

What are you thinking?

I was thinking about what that Swami said.

Didn't he say there would be problems if we lived here?

Just because some random people said some nonsense, you want to leave your house?

Did you forget about our responsibility towards our ancestors?

It's not that.

I can't be at peace.

Shall we go meet that Swami tomorrow?

We can ask him to give us some sacred thread.

There's no use in talking to you.

When you tie these threads given by saints,

it's not because of its power that you feel better.

It's that gut feeling that we possess something more powerful than what we fear.

It's only because of that.

What's that?

Sudev...

Our kids...

Children...

Who's that?

Kannan!

Kids, where are you? Sumathy...

Sumathy...

Sumathy...

Kannan...

Sumathy...

Sumathy...

Sumathy...

Sumathy...

Dad!

Mother... Mother...

Mother...

Mother...

Mother...

Get up, mother.

Get up, mother.

Dear...

- Doctor uncle... - Dear...

My mother...

Oh no!

I was in the backyard during that time.

Sir...

- Who saw the body first? - This man.

It could be this girl who saw the body first.

I am a local doctor.

There are lots of medicinal plants in their backyard.

I came to pluck them.

It was while plucking them that I had the child screaming.

When I came here running

her parents were lying here...

- Write down his statement. - Okay, sir.

Do you know if they have any enemies?

We inquired. There isn't anyone like that.

Sir, she has an elder brother.

I couldn't find him anywhere here.

Where has he gone?

Go search for him.

We searched everywhere. He was nowhere to be found.

Finish the inquest quickly and send the bodies for postmortem.

Okay, sir.

Swami...

[chants mantras]

The wrath of the energy which guards this place has affected generations of this family.

It seems like they hadn't done the pujas that were supposed to be done.

For now, I have captured that invisible energy and contained it in this room.

The problem doesn't end in this room.

If this lock gets broken, death will devour this village.

No one should step into this house without my permission.

Swami...

Can you tell us where that boy could be?

No, I don't see anything clearly.

♪ Aren't you my sweet flower? ♪

♪ Aren't you my beautiful sight? ♪

♪ My dearest one, you're a sacred grove where grace and goodness bloom ♪

♪ You're my cherished treasure, guarded deep within my soul ♪

♪ Won't you be there with me forever? ♪

♪ Don't let your eyes shed tears, my dear ♪

♪ Don't let the budding bloom wither ♪

♪ My heart is there to shower you with love ♪

♪ Don't drop your beads like the sacred water ♪

♪ Your smile is like red coral ♪

♪ Aren't you my sweet flower? ♪

♪ Aren't you my beautiful sight? ♪

♪ My dearest one, you're a sacred grove where grace and goodness bloom ♪

♪ Rain and thunderstorms have ceased ♪

♪ River Kalindi is flowing gently ♪

♪ Music wrapped you in its cool embrace ♪

♪ Slept listening to prayers, woke up touching father's feet ♪

♪ Immersed in the world of letters, turning into a knowledge hub ♪

♪ Friendly birds sang the local songs ♪

♪ The field birds celebrated in the boughs of the trees ♪

♪ Friendly birds sang the local songs ♪

♪ The field birds celebrated in the boughs of the trees ♪

♪ Aren't you my sweet flower? ♪

♪ Aren't you my beautiful sight? ♪

♪ You're the precious gift from God, my light ♪

♪ The doors of the God's abode in the temple opened, chanting prayers ♪

♪ Picking the remains from the woods ♪

♪ And offered to the Divine as a sacred feast ♪

♪ Garlands of flowers were woven and graced Lord Shiva's form ♪

♪ I stood touching Lord Krishna ♪

♪ Sharika went in search of Lord Vishnu ♪

♪ On the day of Onam ♪

♪ I got adorned with flowers ♪

♪ On the day of Onam ♪

♪ I got adorned with flowers ♪

♪ Aren't you my sweet flower? ♪

♪ Aren't you my beautiful sight? ♪

♪ You're the precious gift from God, my light ♪

Shankunni Panchakarma Treatment Center.

How do you feel now?

I feel better now, sir.

- You can stop this kizhi treatment. - Father, I'm going to college.

- Did you take lunch? - Yes.

Doctor uncle, it's okay even if she hasn't taken her lunch.

I have taken mine. We will share it.

Let's go.

Hey, kids!

Don't loiter around after the football. Come back home straight.

Don't worry, father. He's very scared.

Yes!

Why did you take Ayurveda instead of MBBS?

I'm more interested in the treatment that's close to nature.

And Ayurveda doesn't have any side effects like Western medcine.

Oh, so that's the reason.

Not because you didn't get admission for MBBS.

That's also there.

Come.

Dear, friends. Did you guys hear this?

Tomorrow evening on the village ground...

When will the bus come?

Two teams are arriving tomorrow evening for the football match.

One of them...

We should go early the next time.

Since you were late yesterday, I couldn't watch the entire match.

What's the point in going early?

To get stressed, right? We will lose this time too.

Get lost! We will definitely win.

Okay, bro.

Okay, I will see you tomorrow.

Mahesh, let's play a game.

Guys, shall we go trekking tomorrow?

Get lost, man! I'm not coming.

It's been a while since we hung out.

Okay.

Hey, walk fast. Liquor is waiting.

I'm tired.

You're the one who wanted to go trekking, right?

Cheers!

This is best for cold. How did you get it?

Anything is possible for Alwin.

Local booze is better.

Dogs will never like good stuff.

That proverb is meant for poor dogs, right?

Shut up, man!

You saw that snake hole?

If you put your hand inside until you finish counting 100

you will get this full bottle.

Are you crazy?

Don't do if you're not interested.

There are many brave people here.

You put your hand first.

I'm the one who challenged you guys, right?

So you guys should take it up.

Bro, I'm ready.

See!

This guy!

Count.

Go ahead.

One...

Two...

Three... Four...

Five... Six... Seven...

Fourteen... Fifteen...

Pradeesh, if some snake bites him and he dies

you will have to take up the responsibility.

Oh no!

Why are you frightening brave people?

Dammit!

Move. I will try next.

Stop it. It's getting dark. Let's go.

One.. Two... three...

Four... five... six...

Seven... eight...

Fifty one.. Fifty two... fifty three...

Fifty four... fifty five...

Ninety eight... Ninety nine...

- Hundred! - Silly matter, man!

You need to have courage. Isn't it?

Hey, you got bitten by the snake.

Oh no!

- Snake bit him. - Snake?

Come on, take him.

Start the car.

- Hurry up! - Start the car.

- Ramu... - Yes?

Go get the medicine.

It was a cobra.

Don't worry.

Hey, don't sleep.

Since there was a stronger poison than the snake's inside the body

you wouldn't have gotten scared, right?

That's good.

You brought him here on time.

If you had gotten late, he would have been in trouble.

- Benefits of drinking. - Yes.

Come on, luck won't favour you all the time.

Am I going to die, sir?

Not at all. Don't worry.

They all are there, right?

That's my fear.

Why did you have to do unnecessary things?

Show me your hand.

This is for your friends.

It's your duty to make sure he doesn't sleep tonight.

Understood?

It's to sleep that I drank.

This doctor has turned out to be a nuisance.

Shut up!

It's been a year since I started coming behind you.

I haven't got a positive response until now.

Then why are you still coming behind me?

It's because I like you.

But I don't like you.

- There's some issue. - Yes, right.

Isn't that our MLA's son, Ajith?

Yes.

Don't just leave.

After all, I came all the way to see you, right?

Why did you come all the way here?

Who are you to ask that?

Hey, she has got guardians here.

She's my girlfriend.

So you guys better leave without irritating me.

No! He's lying.

Hey, get lost!

- Who are you to say that? - You want to know?

Hey! Hey!

Hey, stop it.

Trying to act smart here?

Hey, get lost, man!

Go stick to your level, man!

Don't think I'm leaving because I got scared of you.

- I'll teach you all a lesson. - Get lost!

Don't simply give us hopes, brother.

You better leave!

Scram!

My purse is missing. Oh God!

My purse...

Hey, please move.

- What happened? - Someone took my purse.

You might not have taken it from home.

No, it was the money I got from the bank.

No, brother. You might not have taken it from home.

Let's go to the police station.

Sir...

Sir...

- Raveendran Sir... - Yes?

- Someone pickpocketed. - What?

Someone pickpocketed.

Won't even let me sleep.

It was you!

Don't you have any other job?

- How many people are there this time? - Around 35.

Come on.

Check everyone.

- Jose... - Coming.

Come fast.

- Do it quickly. - Yes, sir.

Everyone come out with your bags.

Come out!

Come inside.

Come on.

Show that bag.

Have you hired any pickpockets on the bus to increase your boss's wealth?

Sir, how will I know if the passengers are thieves?

They won't lose anything.

I'm the one who gets an earful from my boss when the trip is canceled.

You want me to tell you too?

Move!

- Sir, we couldn't find the money. - Really?

- Yes. - Then it's complicated.

Your trip will get canceled.

- Sir I need to go to the office. - Sir, can I go?

Do one thing.

Write down their details and let them go.

Don't cancel the trip.

Sir, what about my money?

Who was that guy?

Here, I am trying my best to make her fall for me.

And morons appear out of nowhere.

Fortunately, she doesn't like him.

Depends on his luck. We can't predict women.

Bro, if you don't propose to her

you'll get screwed in the end.

Hey, sad lover! Go tell her the matter.

Let's see how she would react.

I'll tell you an idea to get close with her.

When we go for the crowd funding for the cultural program, we can call her too.

- Right? - Yes.

If she comes we will get money.

And you can spend time with her then.

Don't worry, man.

Oh, it's for the donation.

Why are you locking the door?

You were going to the shop, right?

Those boys from the club are coming for a donation like last year.

So what?

Let them leave thinking there's no one home.

They are our boys. You could have given them 500 rupees.

It's not your hard earned money, is it?

Sister!

Brother!

Is anyone home?

There's no one.

I think there's no one here.

Brother, put 500 rupees.

I don't have any money with me. It's all in my account.

No problem. You can scan the QR code.

See.

My business is at a loss.

Come on, brother.

Give us 500.

Won't 100 do?

Nice idea, bro. Look how everyone is giving money.

We have put extra 100 this time.

Even though we're struggling, we're happy to give you.

Won't you rock the program this time?

Yes. Company is yet to witness Pazhashi's battle.

Hope it happens.

Hey!

That guy.

Have problems started even before I joined?

God, is a fight necessary?

Brother...

It's our new CI.

Leave me.

- Sir, please help us. - What's the matter?

He came with a few people and started hitting us.

For what?

Sir, he has been disturbing me for a long time.

- Who? - That guy.

That's how this issue started.

Is it true?

We, the party members are here to decide the truth here.

If you don't want to salute with a plastered arm, you better leave.

Wait. I'll come over there.

Move.

Go attack him!

- Come, let's go. - How will he recognize us?

Have you got anything to tell him?

So this issue ends here.

You guys leave.

And you guys continue.

Come on!

♪ Hey, come and shake a leg ♪

♪ Hey, come and shake a leg ♪

♪ Let it be, shake a leg ♪

♪ Let it be, shake a leg ♪

♪ The chill wraps the hills where peacocks dance in joy ♪

♪ On festival day, melodies rise in joyful ensemble ♪

♪ Oh sweet deer, aren't there tuskers to dance? ♪

♪ Oh red breeze, is there honey with you? ♪

♪ There's a crowd to savour the sweetness of the boughs ♪

♪ The chill wraps the hills where peacocks dance in joy ♪

♪ On festival day, melodies rise in joyful ensemble ♪

♪ You came near and lit my lamp with the flame of your love ♪

♪ My romantic chatters make the leaves dance ♪

♪ On a beautiful day, won't you say you love me? ♪

♪ Hey, won't you say you love me? ♪

♪ I will meet you some day, Goddess Kali ♪

♪ The chill wraps the hills where peacocks dance in joy ♪

♪ On festival day, melodies rise in joyful ensemble ♪

♪ On the pristine river, my feather boat is ready to converse ♪

♪ The joyous breeze gives company in the shore on a moonlit night ♪

♪ The lords came without any extravaganza ♪

♪ Goddess Mariyamma is also a God ♪

♪ Even if people fall the celebration continues ♪

♪ Even if the earth falls, the celebration goes on ♪

♪ Even then, all will still be my brothers ♪

♪ The chill wraps the hills where peacocks dance in joy ♪

♪ On festival day, melodies rise in joyful ensemble ♪

♪ Oh sweet deer, aren't there tuskers to dance ♪

♪ Oh red breeze, is there honey with you? ♪

♪ There's a crowd to savour the sweetness of the boughs ♪

♪ On festival day, melodies rise in joyful ensemble ♪

♪ On festival day, melodies rise in joyful ensemble ♪

Sir, my money.

How dare you ask me for money? I'm cursing you!

I have seen you before... Where are the officers here?

- It's us, sir. - You could have come after taking this off.

Sir, I was not able to take it off.

- Open the door. - Yes. Sir!

Will any officer lock the police station and leave?

- No one comes here with complaints. - How will they come?

People should be able to trust the police.

How could you lock him up and leave?

He...

If something happens to him, will you take up the responsibility?

- Nothing will happen to him, sir. - Why?

Why so?

Isn't he a human being? Open the lockup.

Open, sir.

Sage, help him instead of simply standing there.

- Not able to bend, huh? - Come outside.

- What's your name? - Sreekuttan.

Sree?

- Sreekuttan. - Sreekuttan!

This is the first time I'm seeing a good-looking person in jail.

Though there are no such people in the station.

But I don't get groceries for free because of that.

Return his clothes.

That's what he's wearing.

Yes, sir.

Just because police do not have self-respect

you thought thieves also don't have it?

Hey, don't grab my shawl.

Sir, that t-shirt is also mine.

So that t-shirt also belongs to him.

You don't need to feel shy. This is how we're born.

We won't have clothes then. What about this underwear?

Don't soil my shawl.

Step aside.

Sorry.

It's all because of their stupidity.

- Wear it. - Okay, sir.

Hey, you're young.

Can't you do some work and take care of your family?

- Why are you going after such this? - Sir, I do have a job.

But when I don't have work, I end up doing such things.

Not doing it on purpose. Just got used to it.

Alright, go inside.

Sir, those sandals are also mine.

Hey, give it back.

Snatching others' stuff also is robbery.

Got it?

Sage, go inside and advice him.

What's the crime he committed?

- Pickpocketing. - Pickpocketing it seems!

Who keeps money in their pockets these days?

Since you're coming here for the first time, we didn't want to leave the lockup empty.

Why don't you bring a dozen men and women then?

Free him.

- You have cash on you? - Yes, sir.

- Sure? - Yes.

Now only you got your clothes back, right?

They would have snatched your money too.

See how they are standing.

Sir, you're awesome. Salute!

You'll understand whether I am awesome or not after some time.

My watch stopped working during that fight. This needs to be repaired.

Sage, get it repaired.

Got the next task.

Sir, are you... [in Tamil]

Talk to me in Malayalam.

My father is a Malayali and mother a Tamilian.

- So your native? - Kerala.

Don't bluff, sir.

It's true.

My father was a CI.

Since he respected his seniors a lot...

I have lived in almost all the districts in Kerala.

- Are you married? - No, still a bachelor.

- Shall we look for girl here? - No, thanks.

By the way, I had come across a girl while coming here.

Aavani?

No need of her, sir. She's a poor girl.

It's a long story.

Many years ago...

Sudevan and Sumathy of Mannekal house were found dead under mysterious circumstances.

Her only brother went missing on that day.

A local doctor adopted her and raised her.

Bring me the file of the Mannakal case.

Sir!

Watch your step.

- Is it pickpocketing again? - What to do? We're already late.

If it gets delayed more, this trip will get canceled.

PC...

- Who's the victim this time? - Sir, this man,

You both check everyone in the bus.

Sir, my money.

Sir, we're here to find it.

Come out! Make it fast.

- Come fast. - Write down everyone's details.

What's the commotion outside?

Pickpocketing on the bus.

Call them.

Come inside.

Sit down.

What exactly happened?

It's my pension money, sir.

If I don't get it back, my family will have to starve.

It must be someone on this bus.

- How much was there? - 24,000 rupee.

- What if that person got down at some stop? - Sir...

Bus hasn't stopped anywhere after I got in.

- No one has gotten down? - No.

- Did you check the passengers? - They are checking.

Make it fast. Go.

- Check them properly. - Sir, I am the driver.

How will I steal while driving?

- What's the update? - We didn't get anything.

- Really? - Yes, sir.

- Is the list ready? - Yes, sir.

Give it to me.

- What's the update? - We didn't find the money on anyone.

We have collected everyone's details like we usually do.

Like you usually do?

Yes, this has happened in this bus several times.

Note down the common names in the list and call them.

Okay, sir.

So you're the usual passengers on that bus.

- What's your name? - Aravindan.

What do you do?

Sir, I'm a school teacher.

I am a recipient of central government's best teacher award.

- Congrats. - Thank you, sir.

Sir, I would never steal.

But we have to carry out our duty.

Sir, I'm a fish seller.

I usually travel on this bus after work.

I don't need to steal or lie.

Sir, the thief is there on the ship.

- Didn't you check them properly? - Yes, sir.

- You couldn't find the money on them, right? - Yes, sir.

You please wait outside.

Sir, this trip will get canceled. Shall we leave?

I only told them to wait outside. Where are you going?

Come. It's your bus, right?

Sir, he's some 80 years old.

He might have left the money somewhere before getting on the bus.

Are you saying that's what happened in the three cases before this?

I don't know, sir.

- How many seats are there in your bus? - 32.

- How many people were there today? - Around 30.

- So the bus was not packed. - No.

So that's not how it happened.

How much do you get in one day?

- Around 5000. - 5000!

Check it.

How much did you get today?

That..

Around 1500.

What's this?

- Sir, is this your money? - Yes, sir.

You won't be able to go home, brother.

How dare you steal other people's hard-earned money?

Some people start right in the morning to trouble others!

Come.

Give him a tight slap.

You were here?

It's okay to step inside the temple at times.

Is it because you are not a believer...

I'm a believer.

But I don't need to prove it to others.

That's right.

But you get a peace of mind when you go inside the temple and pray.

I want to.

But whenever I try to go inside...

I feel an obstacle in my mind.

That's because of the job you do.

You're talking like this because you don't know the reality.

- Aren't you done praying? - Yes.

- Aren't you done giving me advice? - Yes.

Then go home.

Where were you looking? Simply causing me trouble.

It's not my fault that you didn't drive carefully.

There's no use in talking to you. You haven't been raised well.

- You.. - Don't try to teach me.

Hey, stop it! She's just a kid.

Why do you have to make it an issue? Leave it.

- She's trying to justify. - Come. Leave it.

Get inside.

Please leave, brother.

Help me instead of playing on the phone.

No use despite being a grown up.

Hey! Give him tea.

Son, give me one crispy vada.

This old hag!

You ask for snacks when I take tea, and when I bring snacks you ask for tea.

- This is not why I don't do anything. - You've watched Kilukkam, right?

Get me one crispy vada.

Brother, fireworks is next month. Not this month.

It's okay. You don't need to respect me here.

I'm one among you now.

- Sir, shall I get you a tea? - Okay.

Make it sweet.

Why simply reduce it?

- Want snacks? - No.

How long has it been since you started this shop?

Not much. We are not natives.

- It's a small BBC here. - Yes.

Do you remember anything about Manakkal Sudevan's death?

I know only what everyone knows.

A friend of his had visited him before his death.

What's his name?

He had asked directions to Baputty.

Do you remember anything about that day?

I don't know his name, sir.

But they had come in a car.

Will you be able to recognize them if you see them again?

I don't remember...

Good morning, all. Welcome to Meet the Legend.

Today we have with us retired forensic officer Mr. Raghuvaran

who has helped to solve many cases in Kerala and other states.

- Hello, sir... - Hello.

Sir, the first question that comes on the mind of all our viewers will be

how you found out the murderers of the famous Ahalya case with just two bones.

My first question is also that.

There's a small correction in what you said.

Ahalya's was not a murder case until we got two bone pieces from the well.

It was a missing case initially.

I haven't said that it was Ahalya who died.

The police found out that from my findings.

Okay. Can you please explain how that happened?

What we got from the well was hip bones.

Hip bones are the best to determine the gender.

The hip bone plays a very important factor in finding the gender of the person.

Thus we understood it was a woman.

By calculating the age and growth of the bone,

and since the right hip bone was smaller than the left one

we understood that the victim had a limp.

There were bullets stuck in the bone,

and another part had come off because of the bullet.

From all these findings, the police understood it was a woman.

He's very brilliant.

- Sir, can I ask you a personal question? - Please.

You were working in metro cities like Chennai and Bangalore for the past 35 years.

Why did you decide to move to this village, Airavakuzhi after retirement?

My answer is there in your question.

I was working for 40 years.

Now I wish to take rest in my village.

- He's the pride of our village. - Of course.

Sir, what about your family?

My wife is a psychology professor.

I have two daughters.

Eldest is a lieutenant colonel.

Youngest is preparing for civil service in Delhi after completing MBBS.

So everyone is into social service.

Mahesh, your future father-in-law Bomb Thankappan's car has come.

- Is his daughter there with him? - No.

Oh God!

How can you leave like that, Abu?

Hey, let him go.

Sir, give me half an hour. Someone stole my money.

I want my money tomorrow.

- Okay, sir. - You know me, right?

Wrong chain.

You know me well, right?

- Let him go. - Okay.

- Sir, will it come back? - Let's see.

Hello sir...

You want tea or coffee?

Give me my money first.

I'll give it, sir.

Your house documents are with me. You know that?

Yes, sir. That's my only relief.

- It will be safe in your locker. - Hey...

It's not a bank locker.

You better pay him back the full amount with interest.

- You know me, right? - Yes.

- Wasn't it correct? - Super!

Raghavan, I need someone to do work at my house.

You know anyone good?

There's someone.

Sreekuttan, come here.

- What's it? - Sir, take him. He works well.

He doesn't look like a worker.

I'm a laborer. I don't have an ID.

Come home in the morning.

Based on how you work, I will get you an ID card.

As you wish.

Raghav, I will come tomorrow.

- You know me well, right? - Yes.

Come on!

That monster left.

Good, we should teach him a lesson.

Why was he created?

Brother... Brother...

Brother...

Passed out in the morning.

Hello...

Hello...

These many vegetables for just two people?

Yes.

Get inside. I will drop you home.

It's okay, sir. I will walk.

Listen to me. I will drop you home.

It's okay. I have got a torch with me.

What if someone attacks you on your way home?

No one will attack me here.

What about outsiders?

That's why I didn't come even after you called.

Hey, I have been wanting to ask you this.

Don't you go to Mannakal house anymore?

No, I'm not allowed to go there.

You had lived there with your parents, right?

- Yes. - Shall I go, sir?

Listen...

Don't shout. Please move.

Identify the body.

- Do the procedures. - Okay, sir.

- Click photos from all the angles. - Suresh...

One photo from this side.

What's that?

Do you know him?

He's the priest who helped to stop the abnormalities here.

- Where's he from? - I don't know that.

I have seen him sleeping under the banyan tree in the temple.

Doesn't he have a house?

No one knows about his whereabouts.

What has police got to say about this?

Can I take a picture? Thank you.

Why did you let the media inside?

Sir, that's Raghuvaran sir.

- Who? - Raghuvaran Sir.

He's settled here after retiring from the forensics.

Sir...

Sir...

Sir...

Go see what it is.

Look over there.

Check the depth of this wound.

On her neck.

Oh no!

- My daughter... - Help him.

Please hold him.

My daughter...

Doctor uncle...

Solitude had left me feeling numb.

It's after she came into my life...

I felt the desire to live.

My daughter...

I became alone once again.

My mind and body have gone numb.

Even death doesn't want me.

Don't cry, uncle.

Though she's gone, I'm there for you.

Please don't cry, father.

I'm there for you.

Before this, who was killed there?

Aavani's parents.

One thing is clear from what I saw in astrology.

One more death will happen in that house.

There are no other living members of the family.

There's an energy there which is capable of finishing off anything

that stands as an obstacle on its path.

If you challenge it, death is inevitable.

Does that mean it poses a threat to people outside that family too?

Yes, that family has been cursed by the wrath of the person who was murdered.

Lord...

- Lord... - Yes?

Lord, this is the key of the south room.

Only both of us know the way to open the secret vault in the puja room.

Lord...

Why did you betray me, lord?

Lord!

I'll be here until you and your generations are wiped off from this world.

Only we know about the secret vault now.

Goddess!

Did anyone have enmity towards Aavani?

We don't think so.

Sure?

Yes, sir.

Wasn't there a guy putting on an act on my first day here?

Could it be him?

We don't know, sir.

- Collect their details. - Okay, sir.

Come.

You're Aavani's friend Mridula, right?

When was the last time you saw Aavani?

That afternoon...

Did she say anything in particular?

No, nothing like that.

Sir, she wouldn't go anywhere other than college. She was a nice girl.

Their house was haunted.

Those evil spirits are now contained within the puja room of that house.

How come there are so many ghosts in that house?

- There are ghosts for real... - Get out!

You may go.

Let's go.

Sir...

Don't rack your brain. This was not done by a human.

It was done by that ghost dwelling in that house.

Then do one thing.

Write down that the murderer is a ghost and present it to the court.

Your goddamn house and ghost!

Sir...

It was you!

- You scared me. - Sir, why are you here alone?

Can't I come here alone?

Why is this door locked like this?

Sir...

This is the south room.

South room!

How is it possible to open it?

Sir, the swami contained the ghosts there and locked them in using a sacred thread.

So?

Sir, what if the thread breaks?

So what? Will it devour you then?

It's not like that, sir.

We can only do something if the murders were committed by some human.

I can't believe you live in this century.

Sir, there were marks of teeth on the victim's neck just like in the previous murders.

So...

So the accused is a ghost.

Yes, sir.

Who took you in to the police?

I can't let this go just like that.

Open this!

You can't?

Fine, I'll open it.

Why did you kill her for turning down your proposal?

Sir, I haven't done anything like that.

I saw you locking horns with her.

It's true that I attacked those guys.

I wasn't so angry that I would have killed her.

So you're saying it wasn't you who killed her.

Sir, I'm telling the truth.

Why would I attack her?

If there's any change in what you said

this is not how I'll be seeing you next.

Sir, Raghuvaran Sir has come.

- Raghuvaran sir? - That forensic...

Oh!

Send him in.

- Hello, sir. Take a seat. - Thank you!

What brings you here?

Just like that.

I thought of dropping by when I went this way.

I thought of asking about the updates of the double murder case.

Sir, since you're not in the service anymore...

I don't need to share it with you.

Maybe.

But I just wanted to share my findings with you.

That's nice.

So kind of you.

Two murders that looked similar.

That too in one hour's difference.

The carotid arteries of both victims were cut.

This was there in the postmortem report.

That maybe the case, sir. But...

These murders were not done by one person.

Two different kinds of weapons were used in this murder.

What do you mean?

Yes.

That's my finding.

How can you say that so accurately?

It's not up to me to find the answer for it.

What if the murderer was someone who knew Aavani visited that house?

Anyway, you carry on with your investigations.

- Thank you, sir. - Good luck.

There's a talk that CI's investigation is not on the right path.

Who told you this?

I heard my father saying yesterday.

Shall we conduct an investigation from our end?

When police themselves are helpless, what can we do?

Yes, how can we go and search in the places we want?

There's an apt person for that. Our Sreekuttan.

Instead of keep saying my name

tell me what I should do.

You should break into these houses.

And?

There are six people.

Yes, their houses.

Member's house?

Member and MLA.

You should go to CI's house too.

It's because of his careless behaviour we asked you to intervene.

- What should I do after going there? - We'll explain that.

You don't need to worry. He's well-experienced in this.

Once your work is done, don't leave without meeting us.

Of course.

What if he gets caught?

We can think about that then.

So my life has only that much guarantee.

♪ We should be alert day and night ♪

♪ We should live with truth all our life ♪

♪ We should always be on the righteous path ♪

♪ Wake up for the land, and embrace our home ♪

♪ You should always travel on the right path ♪

♪ You should speak the truth ♪

♪ You should have time to fight for the truth ♪

♪ You should know there's a time for it ♪

♪ They must be fragments fallen from your heart ♪

♪ Honey must ooze out from their words ♪

♪ There should be kindness in your head ♪

♪ You should show love and kindness to mother earth ♪

♪ Kindness to mother earth ♪

♪ Kindness to mother earth ♪

♪ This life is an act, live acting it ♪

♪ We live everyday wearing different costumes ♪

Who's there?

Don't try to run.

I have got your image on the CCTV.

You work at that tea shop, right?

Sir, I am not a thief.

I didn't come here to steal.

I don't know if you'll understand it.

I came to collect evidence from these houses.

Oh, so that's the matter.

Ajith's name is there on the list?

You don't need to give me a concession for being Ramnath Sir's PA.

But still you could have respected my age.

You'll have my full support.

♪ In the dark rooms under the ground ♪

♪ Pests tear away your beautiful body ♪

♪ A single spark can turn your riches into ash ♪

♪ In the contemptible life, break free and save the people ♪

♪ In the palm leaves on memories, jot down the names ♪

♪ We must endure this sacred journey with grace ♪

♪ We must endure this sacred journey with grace ♪

What happened?

Where are you? You left saying you'd be back soon.

Why do you keep calling me?

Can't you spend time with me at least after retirement?

Though I am not physically present with you

my mind is always there with you, Rama.

I'll be home in half an hour. Love you. Bye.

Sir, the patient's condition is poor.

Because of the head injury, there's internal bleeding.

So don't keep any hopes.

You can go inside.

Thank you.

Take a seat, Sathya.

Thank you, sir.

You said you'd find a lead in a week and you're coming only now?

Sir, Kamsan's murderer would be Krishna.

Ravanan's would be Rama.

But this isn't easy like that.

I don't understand what is the connection between that Swami and Aavani.

But both their bodies were found from the same spot.

So we need to find out who they are and the connection between them.

I need some more time for that.

When can you give the report?

I...

I can't give you an exact date.

I will give you the report asap.

- Okay, proceed. - Thank you, sir.

You took a lot of effort for us.

We'll never forget that.

That's not needed.

You take this to the right place at the earliest.

Here.

You haven't stolen anything else from those houses, right?

Hope the police don't catch us.

I have done complete justice to this job.

There's no betrayal in robbery.

He passed the SI selection, didn't he?

Yes, his name is there on the list.

Good.

Have you come here for my recommendation?

No, sir.

We came to talk about something else.

Sir, they have some doubts regarding the Manakkal murders.

What's it?

Sir, we've had doubts from the start about whether the investigation was on the right track.

So we investigated it parallelly in our own way.

Has your son started investigating even before wearing the uniform?

It's not like that, sir.

The murderer hasn't been caught even after these many days, so we did it.

Sir, this file has the evidence we collected.

Okay, I'll do the needful.

Bye.

- Where's Ratnamma's house? - Over here, sir.

- Mother, someone has come. - Who?

What's the matter, sir?

We're coming from Salem.

Sir, you can talk to me in Malayalam.

Isn't this Swami's house?

Yes, you may call it like that.

What's the matter?

We want to know a few things about him.

What exactly is his job?

He has made a lot of money by cheating and robbing people.

He owns acres of land in Kambam and Theni.

But we haven't gotten anything.

Will we get anything, sir?

We had sent you something in a box. Didn't you get it?

When did he come here last?

Around 8 months ago.

When he visits you, does he stay here or...

That depends on his mood.

Sometimes he stays here, and sometimes he leaves just like that.

Did he get into trouble, sir?

We'll let you know.

Okay.

Fine.

- Sir... - Alex, what's the update?

Everything is fine, sir. We got a lead.

This news hasn't got leaked, right?

No, sir.

Here.

What do you feel about the investigation till now?

Sir, we're not dealing with a normal criminal in this case.

He's a cunning guy who knows all the loopholes of the law.

He knows how to escape from this puzzle.

Sir, everyone had a good opinion about Satya when he arrived here.

But his aloofness in Aavani's case

made the villagers suspicious, and they investigated the case from their side.

Our current investigation is based on the evidence we got from the villagers.

I need a clear picture of the murderers by this evening.

Sir!

Hey, police have arrested Aavani's murderer.

Mahesh, come to the station.

- They are bringing him. - Move.

Step aside.

Move!

Hey, don't push.

Didn't I tell you to move aside?

Please go back.

Don't push.

Move back!

Why don't you understand?

Move aside.

These murders were carried out almost at the same time.

It's clear from the post-mortem report that it isn't a case of human sacrifice.

And?

Swami's real name is Gopinathan Nair.

He's been a criminal since childhood.

He was in a juvenile home for some time.

No one saw him after that for a long time.

He had a lot of properties in his name, inside and outside Kerala.

So you're saying...

There was a huge real estate mafia behind Swami.

It could be them who killed Swami.

What about Aavani?

Aavani is the sole heir of this house, isn't she?

So they must have killed her too.

You stay here.

Alex, please come.

Do you suspect anyone in Aavani's murder?

I didn't find anyone suspicious when I went there.

There was a guy who used to stalk her.

Who was it?

That was a college student, Ajith.

He's our MLA's son.

Didn't you question him?

Other than the arrogance of an MLA's son..

He isn't capable of it.

Did anyone tell you that Aavani used to go to that house?

No.

There wasn't any need to go there.

She was someone who stepped out of the house only to go to college.

Mr. Sathya, the killer is under our custody.

Yes, this crime was done very brilliantly.

But he added some stories to it.

He made people believe that the house is haunted

without causing suspicion in anyone.

Sir, what are you saying?

Yes, Sathya...

Mr. Sibi...

How did this weapon with Aavani's bloodstain end up in your cottage?

Sir, just because you got some weapon from my house, how can you pin it on me?

But it has got your fingerprints.

How did you get these palm leaves that belong to Manakkal house?

Now it's time to reveal the matter. Tell us the truth.

During the time of British rule, the ruler of Airavakuzhi

had handed a chest containing precious diamonds

to the present head of the family, Vasuadeva Kaimal, for safekeeping.

It has been kept safely here.

Until the real owners of the diamonds come

it's the responsibility of the head of the family to guard them.

By Vasudeva Kaimal.

What brings you here, sir?

- Good morning, boss. - Good morning.

Isn't it a custom to visit the VIP's when you go to a new place?

Come on in, sir.

Take a seat.

Sir, how about a small drink?

Why small? Make it large.

- Raja! - Coming, sir.

- Sir, don't you have duty today? - No, I'm fully free.

Me too.

Hello, sir.

- Foreign brand? - Yes.

Make it large.

Good that you're on leave today.

So we could hang together.

Now I can also relax.

Let's enjoy then.

Such a big house! Is it new?

I hit a jackpot in Tamil Nadu 18 years ago.

How much?

5 crore.

- 5 crore? - Yes.

Cheers!

- You won 5 crore 18 years ago? - Yes, sir. I got it.

5 crore 18 years ago!

You thought you could fool me like you did the villagers?

I'll smash your head.

- What I said is true, sir. - Really?

You want to be dead? Tell the truth!

You are the one who killed Sudevan and his wife, right?

This was made with the money you stole from there, right?

Sir, it was that guy.

Who?

That man.

Father!

Stay there!

I couldn't find the boy.

Let's get out before he informs everyone.

- Got the key? - Let's go.

This stayed inside you all the time. Let it continue like that.

It would be difficult for you to be in jail at this age.

Sir, I got only a little.

But I'm sure there's a lot.

- Diamonds? - Yes.

Aavani dear...

If something happens to me, you should stay guard over these diamonds.

It's to take these

that man came in disguise and killed our parents.

Please don't leave me and go, brother.

He had tried many times to steal those diamonds.

But he didn't get it.

Only today could I fulfill the vengeance

that has been seething inside me all this while.

I'll always be there with you hereafter.

Go home before doctor uncle wakes up.

Go, dear.

Okay, brother.

You said you don't come here.

Who's your brother? I'll let you both go.

But I want those diamonds. Where is it?

Leave me.

The murderer of Aavani from the Mannakal family, CI Sathya, has been arrested.

We have only recorded his arrest. We'll let you know if there's any update.

Sathya has been presented before the magistrate and has been remanded for 14 days.

Kanna...

Son...

- Brother... - Kanna...

Be careful.

Oh no! Kanna, be careful.

Brother...

Aavani...

Father!

Stay there!

Brother...