1 00:04:00,708 --> 00:04:05,291 Will the false images shown by the heart Break in front of the eyes? 2 00:04:05,500 --> 00:04:10,125 Will time solve this clueless puzzle? 3 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:14,875 As the depth of eerie silence Echoes all over 4 00:04:15,125 --> 00:04:21,958 Will this wild run after the shadows In the dark, stop? 5 00:04:29,541 --> 00:04:34,250 Will the unresolved legends Unearth the truth 6 00:04:34,416 --> 00:04:39,125 And the apparitions Of the mystery die away? 7 00:05:41,291 --> 00:05:42,291 -Hello. -Hello. 8 00:05:42,833 --> 00:05:43,708 Have you reached? 9 00:05:43,833 --> 00:05:44,958 Yeah. I reached just now. 10 00:05:45,791 --> 00:05:46,791 Where are you? 11 00:05:47,125 --> 00:05:48,625 Come to G block… first floor. 12 00:05:58,916 --> 00:05:59,791 Come. 13 00:06:00,375 --> 00:06:01,666 -What is this? -I'll tell you. 14 00:06:01,791 --> 00:06:03,500 Welcome, madam. This is the living room. 15 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:06,000 There's a beautiful balcony here. 16 00:06:06,166 --> 00:06:08,291 Even though it's first floor, it's very airy, 17 00:06:08,416 --> 00:06:09,416 with a lot of natural light. 18 00:06:10,083 --> 00:06:12,000 The kitchen is right over here. Come, let's see. 19 00:06:13,208 --> 00:06:14,166 Who is this for? 20 00:06:15,291 --> 00:06:16,208 This is our house. 21 00:06:17,666 --> 00:06:18,541 Our house? 22 00:06:18,708 --> 00:06:19,625 Come and see. 23 00:06:43,958 --> 00:06:48,208 I thought you called me for a lunch get-together with your friends. 24 00:06:48,541 --> 00:06:49,458 So? 25 00:06:49,833 --> 00:06:51,750 We can still go out and have lunch together. 26 00:06:54,083 --> 00:06:55,041 It's not about that. 27 00:06:56,625 --> 00:06:58,875 Are you really sure about this? 28 00:07:01,375 --> 00:07:02,250 Yes, of course! 29 00:07:05,041 --> 00:07:06,416 But I thought you'd be happy about this. 30 00:07:08,875 --> 00:07:11,666 Will your parents never change their mind? 31 00:07:13,125 --> 00:07:14,625 Has your father broken his silence with you? 32 00:07:18,250 --> 00:07:22,125 We already knew that our parents would not accept our union. 33 00:07:24,833 --> 00:07:26,250 When my grandma passed away, 34 00:07:26,416 --> 00:07:28,541 everyone started talking about your horoscope. 35 00:07:29,791 --> 00:07:31,166 Just messed with my head. 36 00:07:32,791 --> 00:07:33,708 I'm sorry, I… 37 00:07:35,083 --> 00:07:36,250 I should have stood up for you. 38 00:07:38,416 --> 00:07:39,875 It's not about them anymore. 39 00:07:41,375 --> 00:07:42,291 This is our life. 40 00:07:42,708 --> 00:07:43,666 Good or bad… 41 00:07:44,750 --> 00:07:46,000 I want to spend my life with you. 42 00:07:52,041 --> 00:07:52,958 What? 43 00:07:53,583 --> 00:07:54,708 You want to kiss me? 44 00:07:57,083 --> 00:07:59,708 Yeah, but… 45 00:08:02,375 --> 00:08:05,666 -Since this is a public place… -What? Is this a public place? 46 00:08:06,416 --> 00:08:08,333 I got a loan with a lot of difficulty to buy this house! 47 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:15,416 Is that all? 48 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:28,666 -Rachel. -Your name? 49 00:08:28,833 --> 00:08:29,666 Rose. 50 00:08:30,583 --> 00:08:31,791 -Okay, you may go in. -Thank you. 51 00:08:58,250 --> 00:08:59,375 Why did you ask me to come here? 52 00:08:59,708 --> 00:09:00,708 Have a seat. I'll tell you. 53 00:09:09,625 --> 00:09:13,166 Rishi sir had asked me to retrieve the deleted messages 54 00:09:13,291 --> 00:09:14,375 from Ekambaram's secret phone, remember? 55 00:09:15,458 --> 00:09:19,416 Ekambaram had sent a few messages from that number to his manager Vasanthi. 56 00:09:20,833 --> 00:09:24,708 He has mentioned paying a huge sum of money to a few news reporters. 57 00:09:25,500 --> 00:09:26,458 I thought as much! 58 00:09:26,791 --> 00:09:30,791 All these Managers and PAs know each and every little shady secret of their bosses. 59 00:09:31,125 --> 00:09:32,166 But this Vasanthi… 60 00:09:32,416 --> 00:09:34,500 she pretended and said she didn't know anything! 61 00:09:34,875 --> 00:09:35,750 Right! 62 00:09:36,208 --> 00:09:37,166 Isn’t that Vasanthi? 63 00:09:46,041 --> 00:09:46,916 You stay here. 64 00:09:47,291 --> 00:09:49,291 I’ll use other means to get the truth out of her. 65 00:11:14,375 --> 00:11:16,291 You asked if I had a boyfriend, right? 66 00:11:19,666 --> 00:11:20,875 I had a girlfriend. 67 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:25,416 But not anymore. 68 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:33,000 Ayyanar… 69 00:11:34,458 --> 00:11:35,583 -I am a… -No, no! 70 00:11:36,125 --> 00:11:37,125 Don’t say anything. 71 00:11:37,833 --> 00:11:38,791 I don't want to talk about this. 72 00:11:39,375 --> 00:11:41,416 But you said I can talk to you about anything. 73 00:11:41,541 --> 00:11:44,041 No, no. You don't have to tell me anything… 74 00:11:45,500 --> 00:11:46,666 nor do I have to know anything. 75 00:11:51,333 --> 00:11:52,625 You can't even look at me now, is it? 76 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:57,416 Are you disgusted by me? 77 00:11:59,250 --> 00:12:01,125 Didn't you say that you were my friend, Ayyanar? 78 00:12:10,375 --> 00:12:11,375 All these years… 79 00:12:12,625 --> 00:12:15,000 I was living in self-hatred. 80 00:12:18,916 --> 00:12:20,000 But you know what? 81 00:12:20,916 --> 00:12:22,541 I am so tired of all this, Ayyanar. 82 00:12:23,541 --> 00:12:26,583 There's no point in hurting myself. 83 00:12:32,041 --> 00:12:33,208 I won't do it anymore. 84 00:12:35,833 --> 00:12:36,958 Why should I hurt myself? 85 00:12:42,083 --> 00:12:43,375 Why should I live in fear? 86 00:12:44,833 --> 00:12:46,000 Why should I hide in the closet? 87 00:12:47,083 --> 00:12:48,291 There's nothing wrong with me. 88 00:12:49,541 --> 00:12:50,750 This is me, Ayyanar. 89 00:12:52,958 --> 00:12:53,791 This is me. 90 00:13:33,833 --> 00:13:36,708 I was raised in a conservative family. 91 00:13:39,083 --> 00:13:40,750 No one talked about such things. 92 00:13:44,166 --> 00:13:45,875 All these are very alien to me. 93 00:13:47,083 --> 00:13:48,208 I know, Ayyanar. 94 00:13:51,125 --> 00:13:53,583 I don't think I can just completely change my mindset overnight. 95 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,625 But I'll surely make an effort… to understand everything. 96 00:14:01,416 --> 00:14:02,541 I meant what I said… 97 00:14:04,833 --> 00:14:05,750 I am your friend. 98 00:14:15,541 --> 00:14:18,708 Robert and Ekambaram didn't have any connections with the poachers. 99 00:14:19,208 --> 00:14:20,708 But we already knew that. 100 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,291 Under the pretext of a road construction contract, 101 00:14:23,625 --> 00:14:26,041 Ekambaram had cut down acres and acres of trees illegally. 102 00:14:26,625 --> 00:14:30,791 Five years ago, hundreds of animals and birds died in that forest area 103 00:14:31,041 --> 00:14:32,208 because they lost their natural habitat. 104 00:14:32,791 --> 00:14:34,250 Sir, not many people know about this. 105 00:14:34,625 --> 00:14:36,958 Because Ekambaram used his money and influence, 106 00:14:37,208 --> 00:14:41,750 to influence the media, forest officials, and politicians. 107 00:14:42,125 --> 00:14:44,708 He covered up the whole thing as if it never happened. 108 00:14:50,875 --> 00:14:55,541 We were asking ourselves why these particular victims were targeted. 109 00:14:58,125 --> 00:14:59,125 This is the answer. 110 00:15:01,125 --> 00:15:02,333 Each one of them… 111 00:15:03,166 --> 00:15:04,458 has done something or the other 112 00:15:05,166 --> 00:15:10,166 to destroy the forest and the wildlife living there. 113 00:15:50,500 --> 00:15:51,458 Who's that? 114 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,375 Who the fuck is there? 115 00:16:08,291 --> 00:16:09,500 Fucker! Why are you creeping up like a ghost? 116 00:16:11,125 --> 00:16:12,208 And what took you so long? 117 00:16:12,458 --> 00:16:13,625 I was going mad with hunger! 118 00:16:14,708 --> 00:16:16,083 I couldn’t go out and hunt for food either. 119 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,791 If you had been a little late, I'd have cut my own leg and eaten it! 120 00:16:18,916 --> 00:16:20,041 -Give that to me. -Here. 121 00:16:22,750 --> 00:16:24,541 The police are still looking for you in the forest. 122 00:16:24,666 --> 00:16:28,083 You think it is easy to dodge them, escape the wild animals, and come here? 123 00:16:29,291 --> 00:16:30,958 Fine. Did you talk to Aadhi? 124 00:16:31,291 --> 00:16:33,000 He said he'll bring a vehicle by the snake curve. 125 00:16:33,375 --> 00:16:35,666 Be careful and reach that place before the sun rises. Got it? 126 00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:43,958 Look here, I did everything you asked for. 127 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:46,000 Don't expect any more favors from me. 128 00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:49,250 Get lost and don’t ever show your face in this town again. 129 00:16:49,625 --> 00:16:50,500 Understood? 130 00:16:50,625 --> 00:16:51,750 Okay! Fuck off! 131 00:17:10,791 --> 00:17:12,541 Come in, Rishi. 132 00:17:18,250 --> 00:17:19,208 Have a seat. 133 00:17:23,458 --> 00:17:24,416 How are you feeling? 134 00:17:25,208 --> 00:17:26,041 I'm doing good. 135 00:17:26,750 --> 00:17:28,958 But my dad is making a big fuss over nothing. 136 00:17:29,708 --> 00:17:31,250 The swelling in your eye seems to have reduced. 137 00:17:31,666 --> 00:17:34,333 Yeah. I'm glad that I can finally see with both my eyes now. 138 00:17:37,500 --> 00:17:38,375 I'm sorry. 139 00:17:39,416 --> 00:17:40,250 That's okay. 140 00:17:41,125 --> 00:17:42,041 Enough, Dad. 141 00:17:42,291 --> 00:17:44,000 If you keep bending like this, you'll strain your back. 142 00:17:44,333 --> 00:17:45,291 Oh, shut up! 143 00:17:46,291 --> 00:17:48,208 I know what I'm doing, okay? 144 00:17:48,541 --> 00:17:49,875 I am fine, Dad. 145 00:17:50,791 --> 00:17:52,416 Don't trouble yourself unnecessarily for my sake. 146 00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:54,000 You can go back home. 147 00:17:54,125 --> 00:17:55,208 Yes, I'll go back. 148 00:17:55,666 --> 00:17:57,208 But you must also come with me. 149 00:17:58,208 --> 00:18:00,291 Dad, I have to stay in Thaenkaadu. 150 00:18:02,083 --> 00:18:03,333 There are a lot of issues here. 151 00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:06,083 I can’t drop everything and leave from here. 152 00:18:06,583 --> 00:18:07,958 We'll discuss this later. 153 00:18:08,541 --> 00:18:10,291 I have a lot of chores in the kitchen. 154 00:18:11,583 --> 00:18:14,958 Please stay and have lunch with us. Okay? 155 00:18:15,416 --> 00:18:16,625 Sure. Thanks. 156 00:18:29,791 --> 00:18:30,833 How are you doing, Rishi? 157 00:18:38,083 --> 00:18:39,750 No one has asked me that in a long time. 158 00:18:42,125 --> 00:18:43,416 I've always been… 159 00:18:44,875 --> 00:18:46,166 quite sure of a lot of things in my life. 160 00:18:48,291 --> 00:18:50,125 I believed that everything that seemed mysterious on the surface 161 00:18:50,833 --> 00:18:52,875 always had a rational explanation. 162 00:18:54,458 --> 00:18:55,333 But nowadays, 163 00:18:56,666 --> 00:18:57,916 I'm not so sure. 164 00:19:01,750 --> 00:19:03,250 This case has taken a toll on you. 165 00:19:11,833 --> 00:19:12,916 -Sathya here. -Hello. 166 00:19:32,875 --> 00:19:33,791 Ma'am. 167 00:19:34,916 --> 00:19:36,791 We came to know that someone close to Sekar 168 00:19:37,083 --> 00:19:40,625 had arranged for his escape from the forest. 169 00:19:42,375 --> 00:19:43,708 He is Sekar's relative. 170 00:19:48,416 --> 00:19:49,875 When we went to his house and questioned him, 171 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,375 he admitted that he arranged for a driver and a vehicle to take Sekar to Mysore. 172 00:19:53,958 --> 00:19:56,500 We brought him along to show us the pick-up spot, but… 173 00:19:57,333 --> 00:19:58,708 we found him like this. 174 00:20:02,666 --> 00:20:03,750 Tell us what happened. 175 00:20:04,583 --> 00:20:05,541 What's there to say? 176 00:20:05,666 --> 00:20:06,958 Sekar was my elder sister's son. 177 00:20:07,083 --> 00:20:09,375 I had no other option but to help him. 178 00:20:09,583 --> 00:20:10,541 That's not what I asked. 179 00:20:12,041 --> 00:20:13,625 I don't know how he died. 180 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:17,375 I need to talk to him in private. 181 00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:18,958 -Hope that's okay, ma'am. -Sure. 182 00:20:20,666 --> 00:20:23,500 My sister died right after giving birth to this guy. 183 00:20:23,791 --> 00:20:26,083 Her husband was a drunkard. Useless fellow! 184 00:20:27,125 --> 00:20:29,625 When the boy was just a year old, that man abandoned him, 185 00:20:30,083 --> 00:20:31,541 and ran away with a prostitute. 186 00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:34,416 So, were you the one who raised him? 187 00:20:43,833 --> 00:20:45,375 Where was Sekar hiding all this while? 188 00:20:46,625 --> 00:20:47,666 What happened to him? 189 00:20:48,833 --> 00:20:50,583 I'm just trying to find out who did this to him. 190 00:20:51,666 --> 00:20:55,166 He was hiding inside a cave, half a kilometer from here. 191 00:20:56,333 --> 00:20:57,250 A cave? 192 00:21:51,166 --> 00:21:52,458 How big is this cave? 193 00:21:54,791 --> 00:21:56,458 I think it's several miles long. 194 00:21:56,583 --> 00:21:57,500 Several miles? 195 00:21:58,666 --> 00:21:59,958 That's what I've heard. 196 00:22:01,083 --> 00:22:03,083 I don't think anyone has fully explored it yet. 197 00:22:05,916 --> 00:22:07,458 You really want to do this now Rishi? 198 00:22:08,041 --> 00:22:09,791 There's an old map at the station. 199 00:22:10,541 --> 00:22:12,666 It's better to come back later after checking the map. 200 00:22:14,416 --> 00:22:16,000 Sekar may have been killed here. 201 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,666 We need to check if we can find something 202 00:22:19,541 --> 00:22:20,750 before the crime scene gets compromised. 203 00:22:23,625 --> 00:22:25,583 The rainwater has already started seeping inside. 204 00:22:26,208 --> 00:22:28,708 Yes. This whole area might get flooded very soon. 205 00:22:29,916 --> 00:22:30,791 Okay. 206 00:22:31,500 --> 00:22:32,375 We'll proceed. 207 00:22:34,250 --> 00:22:36,166 But remember, we should stick together. 208 00:22:36,583 --> 00:22:37,916 Otherwise, we could easily get lost. 209 00:22:38,416 --> 00:22:39,250 Okay? 210 00:22:51,875 --> 00:22:53,541 Hey! What's wrong with you? 211 00:22:54,083 --> 00:22:56,875 I've never gone inside a cave before. 212 00:22:57,791 --> 00:22:59,541 The sightseeing can wait. Just come in! 213 00:23:00,083 --> 00:23:03,166 No, I think I might have claustrophobia. 214 00:23:04,750 --> 00:23:05,833 You wait here then. 215 00:23:06,833 --> 00:23:08,000 We'll come back and update you. 216 00:23:08,458 --> 00:23:09,500 No, sir. No, sir. 217 00:23:09,666 --> 00:23:10,791 I'll come, sir. Let's go. 218 00:23:11,333 --> 00:23:12,166 Careful! 219 00:23:13,333 --> 00:23:15,791 -Are you sure? -I'm fine, sir. Let's go. 220 00:23:16,291 --> 00:23:17,125 Chitra. 221 00:23:17,791 --> 00:23:18,625 Just breathe. 222 00:23:18,833 --> 00:23:19,666 Okay? 223 00:23:45,041 --> 00:23:45,875 Careful! 224 00:23:46,083 --> 00:23:47,041 Watch your step. 225 00:23:51,791 --> 00:23:52,708 There! 226 00:24:01,458 --> 00:24:02,541 This is the crime scene. 227 00:24:05,583 --> 00:24:06,416 Sir. 228 00:24:07,208 --> 00:24:08,916 There's a different set of footprints here. 229 00:24:31,416 --> 00:24:32,333 Sir! 230 00:24:33,583 --> 00:24:34,666 There's something inside. 231 00:24:35,083 --> 00:24:36,208 Wait! Don't get too close! 232 00:24:37,083 --> 00:24:38,125 There could be bats! 233 00:24:42,500 --> 00:24:44,291 I can't see anything, sir. 234 00:24:44,500 --> 00:24:46,041 Just stay put. They'll go away. 235 00:25:03,250 --> 00:25:04,125 Hey, Chitra! 236 00:25:04,541 --> 00:25:05,375 Are you okay? 237 00:25:06,583 --> 00:25:07,666 Come, get up. 238 00:25:09,458 --> 00:25:10,625 What’s this white dust? 239 00:25:13,666 --> 00:25:14,708 Here, hold this. 240 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:22,875 Careful. 241 00:25:38,583 --> 00:25:40,541 We need to check out where this sound is coming from. 242 00:25:41,833 --> 00:25:42,916 Which path do we take? 243 00:25:44,416 --> 00:25:46,583 We'll split up and explore both tunnels. 244 00:25:48,333 --> 00:25:49,166 Sir. 245 00:25:49,875 --> 00:25:51,166 Splitting up is always a risk. 246 00:25:51,375 --> 00:25:52,500 We've seen that many times. 247 00:25:53,166 --> 00:25:55,166 Let's pick one tunnel and check it out together. 248 00:25:55,791 --> 00:25:56,708 I agree! 249 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,833 Then we'll be circling the place all day. 250 00:25:59,458 --> 00:26:01,041 You and Ayyanar take this tunnel. 251 00:26:01,333 --> 00:26:02,666 Chitra and I will go in the right. 252 00:26:03,250 --> 00:26:04,708 We'll cover more areas that way. 253 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:34,333 Chitra, are you coming? 254 00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:36,250 Sir! Coming, sir. 255 00:27:01,791 --> 00:27:03,208 Sir, the path ends here. 256 00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:06,291 I don't think anybody would've come this far. 257 00:27:08,083 --> 00:27:09,041 Let's head back. 258 00:27:12,583 --> 00:27:13,666 -Sir… -Yes? 259 00:27:28,458 --> 00:27:29,333 Sir! 260 00:27:30,166 --> 00:27:31,541 Why are there so many insects inside this? 261 00:27:44,333 --> 00:27:45,250 Sir? 262 00:27:47,583 --> 00:27:48,583 Where are you? 263 00:27:49,125 --> 00:27:50,041 I'm right here. 264 00:27:50,916 --> 00:27:51,916 Follow my voice. 265 00:28:48,083 --> 00:28:50,208 I think the insects build nests and live here. 266 00:29:06,291 --> 00:29:07,458 Ayyanar, let's get out of here. 267 00:30:03,416 --> 00:30:04,333 Chitra! 268 00:30:04,833 --> 00:30:06,041 Chitra! Don't be scared! 269 00:30:06,166 --> 00:30:08,458 It's just a statue. 270 00:30:09,166 --> 00:30:11,958 Chitra, calm down. 271 00:30:13,625 --> 00:30:14,791 They are coming! 272 00:30:21,625 --> 00:30:23,333 Chitra, relax. Calm down. 273 00:30:24,708 --> 00:30:26,166 They are going to kill us! 274 00:30:26,750 --> 00:30:27,625 Chitra! 275 00:30:37,083 --> 00:30:37,958 Sir! 276 00:30:38,875 --> 00:30:39,750 Chitra! 277 00:30:44,833 --> 00:30:45,666 Sir! 278 00:30:46,500 --> 00:30:47,416 Sir… 279 00:30:59,208 --> 00:31:00,125 Rishi! 280 00:31:00,375 --> 00:31:01,625 Sir, are you okay? 281 00:31:02,291 --> 00:31:03,208 Yeah. 282 00:31:09,041 --> 00:31:09,916 Hey, Chitra! 283 00:31:16,458 --> 00:31:17,375 That cave… 284 00:31:17,916 --> 00:31:19,791 it still gives me nightmares. 285 00:31:21,166 --> 00:31:23,791 I was posted as a DFO in Thaenkaadu back then. 286 00:31:24,500 --> 00:31:25,583 It was around that time, 287 00:31:26,166 --> 00:31:29,208 that the tribal relocation scheme was introduced. 288 00:31:29,916 --> 00:31:33,041 But the indigenous tribe called the Kaanagar, 289 00:31:33,333 --> 00:31:34,916 who have been living in the forest for hundreds of years 290 00:31:35,375 --> 00:31:37,291 refused to leave their homeland. 291 00:31:38,291 --> 00:31:42,625 We promised to give them money, jobs, and land… 292 00:31:43,166 --> 00:31:45,041 but they were stubborn and didn't accept the offers. 293 00:31:46,041 --> 00:31:47,875 Pressure was mounting on us from the higher officials. 294 00:31:48,541 --> 00:31:50,166 Because of the repeated visits, intimidation, 295 00:31:50,375 --> 00:31:52,541 and compulsion to vacate the forest, 296 00:31:52,958 --> 00:31:55,291 they became more and more frustrated and angry. 297 00:31:55,625 --> 00:31:56,583 They started protesting. 298 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:03,375 This is our motherland! We will not go from here! 299 00:32:03,541 --> 00:32:05,666 This is our forest! We will not go from here! 300 00:32:05,791 --> 00:32:08,333 But things were not in their favor. 301 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,291 One night, they performed some kind of an occult ritual and… 302 00:32:12,958 --> 00:32:16,000 they all committed mass suicide. 303 00:32:20,291 --> 00:32:21,208 Mass suicide? 304 00:32:21,375 --> 00:32:23,833 Yes. We were shocked too! 305 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:26,208 Why didn't anyone stop this? 306 00:32:27,041 --> 00:32:29,750 No one expected such a thing to happen. 307 00:32:30,208 --> 00:32:32,000 When the tribal people did not show up for work 308 00:32:32,166 --> 00:32:33,375 at the tea plantations and farms, 309 00:32:33,500 --> 00:32:34,791 the contractors got concerned. 310 00:32:35,291 --> 00:32:37,750 There were no signs of any Kaanagar people in the forest either. 311 00:32:37,958 --> 00:32:39,166 And that raised a suspicion. 312 00:32:39,458 --> 00:32:40,833 When we went to their settlement, 313 00:32:40,958 --> 00:32:43,041 we saw that their huts were deserted. 314 00:32:43,333 --> 00:32:44,166 When we searched, 315 00:32:44,375 --> 00:32:46,375 we saw smoke coming out of the cave. 316 00:32:46,625 --> 00:32:50,750 The entrance of the cavern was sealed from the inside with a large rock. 317 00:32:51,166 --> 00:32:55,666 It took almost 10 to 15 forestry workers to move the rock and get inside. 318 00:32:55,958 --> 00:33:00,250 But by then, they were dead and all we found were burnt carcasses. 319 00:33:02,208 --> 00:33:04,416 Why are their remains still there? 320 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,083 Why weren't they removed back then? 321 00:33:06,500 --> 00:33:09,666 No one was willing to touch the bodies at first. 322 00:33:09,958 --> 00:33:11,500 The workers were too scared. 323 00:33:12,041 --> 00:33:13,791 We kept sending different people into the cave. 324 00:33:14,291 --> 00:33:15,416 Those who went in claimed that… 325 00:33:15,583 --> 00:33:18,833 the tribals were coming back as undead zombies. 326 00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:25,041 Since the air and the dust inside the cave were becoming toxic, 327 00:33:25,333 --> 00:33:27,333 we thought they were hallucinating. 328 00:33:28,208 --> 00:33:30,375 The plan to remove their corpses was postponed. 329 00:33:30,750 --> 00:33:32,083 After that, it never happened. 330 00:33:41,208 --> 00:33:42,916 -Velu! Can't you see it's raining? -Sir? 331 00:33:43,041 --> 00:33:44,458 Tie the cow inside the shed. 332 00:33:44,625 --> 00:33:45,666 Okay, sir. 333 00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:57,458 When the Kaanagar Tribe was asked to vacate the forest, 334 00:33:58,083 --> 00:33:59,750 a lot of protests happened against it. 335 00:34:00,666 --> 00:34:03,125 You too joined the protest and fought on their behalf. 336 00:34:03,625 --> 00:34:05,125 Why did you support them? 337 00:34:06,625 --> 00:34:07,833 Was it a political stunt? 338 00:34:09,416 --> 00:34:12,875 You must first know something about the Kaanagar Tribe. 339 00:34:13,750 --> 00:34:17,125 They were a very noble and kind-hearted clan. 340 00:34:18,250 --> 00:34:21,416 They loved the forest and lived in unison 341 00:34:21,541 --> 00:34:25,583 with all the living beings inside the forest. 342 00:34:26,041 --> 00:34:29,208 They planted saplings and took care of them like their own children. 343 00:34:29,708 --> 00:34:32,625 They hunted only for food, never for sport. 344 00:34:34,625 --> 00:34:36,958 They even treated injured wild animals, 345 00:34:37,375 --> 00:34:42,500 took care of them, and released them back into the wild. 346 00:34:44,958 --> 00:34:49,458 They considered it their duty to protect the animals and conserve the forest. 347 00:34:50,041 --> 00:34:51,541 But do you know what happened to them? 348 00:34:52,666 --> 00:34:55,250 Just because they didn't agree to move out of the forest, 349 00:34:55,375 --> 00:34:57,125 many of them were falsely arrested for poaching, 350 00:34:57,250 --> 00:35:01,375 smuggling, and other illegal activities in the forest. 351 00:35:01,791 --> 00:35:03,708 How could I stay silent after witnessing all that? 352 00:35:04,833 --> 00:35:05,750 But for that… 353 00:35:05,875 --> 00:35:07,333 all of them got together, 354 00:35:07,958 --> 00:35:09,208 without even sparing the children, 355 00:35:09,833 --> 00:35:11,250 and threw themselves into the fire. 356 00:35:12,541 --> 00:35:13,875 That's such a horrible thing to do! 357 00:35:14,541 --> 00:35:16,250 You still don't get it, do you? 358 00:35:17,083 --> 00:35:21,166 There was a plan to launch a huge mining project at Thaenkaadu. 359 00:35:21,583 --> 00:35:23,541 That's why they were asked to vacate the forest. 360 00:35:24,333 --> 00:35:27,958 Underneath this forest, there is coal ore worth hundreds of crores! 361 00:35:28,875 --> 00:35:30,083 If it was allowed then, 362 00:35:30,208 --> 00:35:32,541 they would have mowed down and destroyed this entire forest. 363 00:35:33,666 --> 00:35:36,458 It is not surprising that the Kaanagar Tribe opposed this. 364 00:35:36,750 --> 00:35:41,208 The issue blew up and some civil society groups protested against it. 365 00:35:41,875 --> 00:35:45,500 They requested that the government should declare 366 00:35:45,625 --> 00:35:46,791 Thaenkaadu as an Ecologically Sensitive Area. 367 00:35:47,333 --> 00:35:50,375 I supported them along with other tribal activists. 368 00:35:50,583 --> 00:35:51,583 But it was all in vain. 369 00:35:53,541 --> 00:35:55,958 Then suddenly the mass suicide happened. 370 00:35:56,875 --> 00:35:58,458 After that, the issue became really huge, 371 00:35:58,833 --> 00:36:00,916 and the mining project was dropped. 372 00:36:03,291 --> 00:36:07,500 So, in order to stop the mining project and save the forest, 373 00:36:08,125 --> 00:36:10,500 they all sacrificed their lives. Is that what you’re saying? 374 00:36:13,625 --> 00:36:14,708 That's what we believe. 375 00:36:16,875 --> 00:36:18,375 The shift has been allotted. Come on, guys. 376 00:36:18,500 --> 00:36:19,458 Let's go! 377 00:36:29,333 --> 00:36:30,166 -Welcome, madam. -Hello. 378 00:36:30,291 --> 00:36:32,083 -Hello, madam. -Here's the permit file. 379 00:36:44,125 --> 00:36:47,750 That mass suicide incident and the Vanaratchi murders happening now… 380 00:36:48,291 --> 00:36:49,458 are definitely connected. 381 00:36:51,041 --> 00:36:52,583 But we need to find out how. 382 00:36:58,791 --> 00:36:59,625 Chitra? 383 00:37:01,750 --> 00:37:03,833 Are you still thinking about what happened in the cave? 384 00:37:06,250 --> 00:37:07,916 The white dust you inhaled, 385 00:37:09,541 --> 00:37:10,500 was toxic. 386 00:37:12,916 --> 00:37:13,958 I saw your eyes. 387 00:37:14,708 --> 00:37:15,791 They are coming! 388 00:37:17,958 --> 00:37:19,583 Your pupils were dilated. 389 00:37:20,125 --> 00:37:21,416 You were just hallucinating. 390 00:37:25,291 --> 00:37:28,125 Sir, I too assumed that at first. 391 00:37:30,666 --> 00:37:34,000 But I never even knew that those tribal people existed. 392 00:37:34,583 --> 00:37:36,000 Then how did I see apparitions of them? 393 00:37:40,291 --> 00:37:41,666 Why are you silent? 394 00:37:43,833 --> 00:37:45,541 You won’t believe what I have to say. 395 00:37:46,458 --> 00:37:47,708 It's okay. Tell me anyway. 396 00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:53,291 I was reading about various mass suicides from all over the world. 397 00:37:58,291 --> 00:37:59,166 Heaven's Gate, 398 00:37:59,875 --> 00:38:00,750 Jonestown, 399 00:38:01,166 --> 00:38:02,125 the Solar temple… 400 00:38:02,500 --> 00:38:04,541 and the one that happened in Delhi, the Burari case. 401 00:38:04,916 --> 00:38:06,708 All of them happened in a cult set-up. 402 00:38:07,375 --> 00:38:08,916 Behind all these mass suicides, 403 00:38:09,166 --> 00:38:12,458 there was some sort of religious or spiritual reason. 404 00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:16,416 The Kaanagar deaths is also a ritualistic suicide. 405 00:38:17,500 --> 00:38:20,958 Yes, they conducted some ritual in front of the Vanaratchi's statue. 406 00:38:21,208 --> 00:38:22,416 It is mentioned in the report. 407 00:38:23,250 --> 00:38:24,166 It was not just a ritual… 408 00:38:26,833 --> 00:38:27,750 but a conjuring. 409 00:38:28,375 --> 00:38:29,750 They all sacrificed their lives… 410 00:38:30,333 --> 00:38:32,625 to bring Vanaratchi's spirit into this world. 411 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,208 As the sound of Thondaga Parai beats the earth 412 00:38:35,333 --> 00:38:37,500 Open your eyes Oh, Queen of the Forest! 413 00:38:37,625 --> 00:38:39,875 Bedecked with the golden Oleander, like a flame in the dark 414 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,041 To consume the demons in the fire Thou shall arrive 415 00:38:42,166 --> 00:38:44,416 To slay all the negative forces 416 00:38:44,541 --> 00:38:46,708 Possess with rage Oh, Queen of the Forest 417 00:38:46,833 --> 00:38:49,041 Come and take the ceremonial bath 418 00:38:49,166 --> 00:38:51,291 Using the blood of Demons like sandalwood! 419 00:38:51,416 --> 00:38:53,791 Come! 420 00:38:56,041 --> 00:39:00,541 I will come like a mysterious Wind which spins web 421 00:39:00,666 --> 00:39:05,166 I'll protect the forest This is Vanaratchi’s Thaenkaadu! 422 00:39:05,291 --> 00:39:07,500 As the sound of Thondaga Parai beats the earth 423 00:39:07,625 --> 00:39:09,750 I will have a thundering entrance! 424 00:39:09,875 --> 00:39:12,125 Bedecked with the golden oleander Like a flame in the dark 425 00:39:12,250 --> 00:39:14,333 I will consume the demons in the fire 426 00:39:14,458 --> 00:39:16,625 To slay all the negative forces 427 00:39:16,750 --> 00:39:18,958 I will come as your protector! 428 00:39:19,083 --> 00:39:21,375 With my reddened fiery eyes 429 00:39:21,500 --> 00:39:23,750 I will drench in your blood 430 00:39:42,208 --> 00:39:46,666 I will come like a mysterious Wind which spins web 431 00:39:46,791 --> 00:39:51,375 And your life will leave you With a last breath! 432 00:39:51,500 --> 00:39:53,666 Sacrifice the body of the demon! 433 00:39:53,791 --> 00:39:56,000 Arrest his two open eyes 434 00:39:56,125 --> 00:39:58,333 Stop the life out of his heartbeat 435 00:39:58,458 --> 00:40:00,541 Bless the forest always! 436 00:40:00,666 --> 00:40:02,208 Come… 437 00:40:02,916 --> 00:40:06,000 Coming… Vanaratchi 438 00:40:08,166 --> 00:40:11,375 Happy birthday to you! 439 00:40:11,666 --> 00:40:14,833 Happy birthday to you! 440 00:40:15,125 --> 00:40:18,625 Happy birthday to Kathy sister 441 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:21,666 Happy birthday to you! 442 00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:23,125 Hey! 443 00:40:23,375 --> 00:40:24,708 Don't be in such a rush! 444 00:40:27,041 --> 00:40:29,416 Sister, he does this during all our birthdays. 445 00:40:34,708 --> 00:40:36,166 Cut the cake yourself. 446 00:40:42,916 --> 00:40:43,833 Happy birthday. 447 00:40:45,750 --> 00:40:46,666 Thank you. 448 00:40:49,500 --> 00:40:51,833 Sorry, I didn’t get you anything. 449 00:40:52,458 --> 00:40:53,416 Short notice! 450 00:40:54,375 --> 00:40:56,291 That's okay. I don't want anything. 451 00:40:57,375 --> 00:41:00,583 I'd be happy if you made a donation to the orphanage. 452 00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:02,708 Sure. Definitely. 453 00:41:04,666 --> 00:41:05,500 So, 454 00:41:06,250 --> 00:41:07,541 where did you disappear off to? 455 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:09,708 Haven't seen you for a few days. 456 00:41:13,250 --> 00:41:15,083 Since Sathya sir was with you… 457 00:41:15,916 --> 00:41:17,208 they told me to attend to the fence repair work 458 00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:19,625 that was happening near the highway. 459 00:41:22,333 --> 00:41:23,250 Oh no! 460 00:41:23,416 --> 00:41:24,500 What happened? 461 00:41:25,708 --> 00:41:27,291 -Sorry, Uncle. -Are you okay? 462 00:41:30,541 --> 00:41:32,000 It's okay. No worries. 463 00:41:32,125 --> 00:41:33,958 -What is this? -It popped on its own, sister. 464 00:41:38,041 --> 00:41:40,625 Oh! Look at that, he took his eye out. 465 00:41:43,458 --> 00:41:44,416 It's not my real eye… 466 00:41:45,125 --> 00:41:46,125 it's a prosthetic. 467 00:41:47,458 --> 00:41:48,333 What's that? 468 00:41:49,708 --> 00:41:52,875 It's just a shell to cover my injured eye. 469 00:41:54,041 --> 00:41:55,041 Just like contact lenses. 470 00:41:56,208 --> 00:41:57,500 Why do you wear it? 471 00:41:59,125 --> 00:42:01,875 So that you don't get scared looking at my eye. 472 00:42:02,458 --> 00:42:05,041 It’s not scary at all. It’s actually super cool, Uncle. 473 00:42:10,541 --> 00:42:11,416 I'm so sorry. 474 00:42:12,208 --> 00:42:14,458 I shouldn't have allowed them to buy confetti. 475 00:42:15,958 --> 00:42:16,833 It's alright. 476 00:42:17,458 --> 00:42:18,333 They're just kids. 477 00:42:20,875 --> 00:42:22,000 They should be having fun. 478 00:42:23,250 --> 00:42:24,083 One second. 479 00:42:56,500 --> 00:42:57,416 Does it hurt? 480 00:43:01,541 --> 00:43:02,666 Nowadays, it doesn't hurt. 481 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:10,791 -Thank you, sister. I'll come another day. -Welcome. 482 00:43:10,916 --> 00:43:12,375 It's our pleasure, God bless you. 483 00:43:13,041 --> 00:43:13,916 -Thank you. -Okay. 484 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:17,666 Mary and Anthony, please come and clean this place. 485 00:43:17,958 --> 00:43:19,000 Okay, sister. 486 00:43:20,291 --> 00:43:21,500 That's Mother Leana. 487 00:43:21,958 --> 00:43:23,250 The founder of this orphanage. 488 00:43:26,208 --> 00:43:32,000 She is so loving and caring to all the children here. 489 00:43:35,333 --> 00:43:36,458 We too are very fond of her. 490 00:43:37,416 --> 00:43:39,208 She’s like our own mother. 491 00:43:41,250 --> 00:43:42,166 If she was here, 492 00:43:43,250 --> 00:43:44,750 I'd have definitely introduced you to her. 493 00:43:47,500 --> 00:43:48,375 But… 494 00:43:49,666 --> 00:43:54,583 she is really unwell and has been admitted to a hospital. 495 00:43:58,500 --> 00:43:59,541 I'm sorry to hear that. 496 00:44:09,875 --> 00:44:12,958 I didn't want to cry on my birthday. 497 00:44:19,083 --> 00:44:19,916 Shall we leave? 498 00:45:15,333 --> 00:45:16,500 I like you. 499 00:45:29,583 --> 00:45:31,333 I think you too feel the same way about me. 500 00:45:36,083 --> 00:45:37,041 I don't know if that's true… 501 00:45:40,291 --> 00:45:43,041 or if I'm just foolishly imagining things. 502 00:45:52,708 --> 00:45:57,041 I've never felt this way about anyone like this before. 503 00:46:02,500 --> 00:46:03,833 This is all very new to me. 504 00:46:21,958 --> 00:46:22,833 I'm sorry. 505 00:46:24,750 --> 00:46:26,125 Just forget I said anything. 506 00:46:30,916 --> 00:46:32,875 I got carried away by my emotions and blabbered. 507 00:46:44,250 --> 00:46:45,291 I too feel the same way about you. 508 00:46:59,916 --> 00:47:01,166 Ever since Viji died… 509 00:47:03,083 --> 00:47:05,500 I kinda died on the inside too. 510 00:47:10,291 --> 00:47:13,041 I never thought that I could love someone else. 511 00:47:14,666 --> 00:47:15,541 But… 512 00:49:54,458 --> 00:49:55,375 No! 513 00:49:56,458 --> 00:49:57,375 Don't be scared. 514 00:51:32,250 --> 00:51:33,083 Careful!