[indistinct chatter]
Thalaivar!
Pakya!
The one-eyed man.
That's what I'm going to call you.
You know what they say about a man with one eye?
What?
They are not distracted by anything.
His focus is total.
Jokes apart, I'm glad you're alive.
Me too.
There's a lot more to be accomplished.
Very true.
Take a seat.
Thalaivar, when we use truck bombs, we...
...never manage to hit the main target.
This is what you have always said.
And there is nothing more powerful than the human bomb.
I'm pretty sure I have perfected the belt bomb.
Really?
You will like this.
Mister...
That is small.
Perfect.
We can tie it on the waist.
Be it a man or a woman.
Better if it is female.
I agree. Better chance of getting closer to the main target.
The trigger mechanism was the problem.
I fixed it with a two step process.
Step one.
Arm the bomb.
Step two.
Detonate.
As simple as that.
Superb.
When can we test it?
In a week.
More than enough.
Pakya, be careful.
Thalaivar, that bomb exploded in my face.
And I'm still here.
Destiny is on our side.
This is the Indian Coast Guard.
Stay put where you are.
Any movement and you will be shot!
I repeat!
Stay put where you are.
Any movement and you will be shot!
- This is Indian Coast Guard.. - Brother!
- 'Stay put where you are.' - Run!
'Any movement and you will be shot!'
'I repeat, stay put where you are.'
[tense music]
I said, stop!
[gunshot]
[Title montage]
[Kaarthikeyan] 'The Indian coast guard'...
...has sent an incident report, sir.
Last night, the Indian Navy intercepted...
...a boat approaching our shores.
They shot at it, they sank it, sir.
They thought that the boat was sent by the LTTE from Jaffna.
They informed the coast guard.
The Coast Guard increased their patrolling.
While patrolling, they saw a lone figure on Vedaranyam beach...
...in the middle of the night.
When they tried to approach by boat...
He disappeared from there, sir.
- Sivarasan? - Quite possible, sir.
Otherwise, think sir, despite heavy patrolling...
...by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard, they still...
...send a boat to bring back one of their operatives.
It has to be somebody very important,...
...quite possibly Sivarasan.
It means that this man is still in India.
You know, Kaarthi, if this man manages to escape...
...it will be a huge embarrassment for our country, won't it?
Sir, it won't happen, I assure you.
It is essential for us to eradicate their organization forever...
...so that they never dare to attack our country again.
Agreed, sir.
[ambient noise]
This meen kulambu is amazing, Ragothaman.
It's making me sweat, buddy.
Until happiness doesn't come, the food won't taste good.
I know.
You know, when I was in the police academy...
...I used to be the only guy from Delhi in the entire canteen...
...who would eat Puliyogare, Elumichai Pazham Saadam, Paniyaram,
Rasam soru, Sambar Sadam so much...
...that everyone else would feel shy just looking at me.
Tell me one thing.
Why is that journalist so grateful to you?
His brother was brainwashed.
He went to Jaffna to fight against the IPKF and died there.
Hmm.
I helped bring his body back.
Still, whether that man is on our team or not...
It's hard to say.
Sir, he is here.
Okay.
How are you?
How is your mom?
Sorry for meeting you like this.
No worries.
I cannot afford to let any LTTE folks see me talking to you.
Of course, Sukumar.
I appreciate you coming to see us.
Sir, I'm the one who owes you.
Don't mention it.
Any word on Sivarasan? Or Nalini and Murugan?
Nothing on the love birds,...
...but Sivarasan is in Madras which is a problem.
Why is it a problem? It is good for us.
No, sir. They have a lot of support here. He can't be found easily.
It's unfortunate that people are sympathizing with terrorists.
In your eyes they are terrorists. For them they are freedom fighters.
Because of the IPKF's role in Sri Lanka, the locals...
...have a lot of sympathy for the LTTE.
Satanic Forces devotes three full chapters to the IPKF.
Let that be.
Can you give us some specific information?
It's not that easy, sir.
They know what they are doing.
There are a lot of safehouses here.
But they don't stay at the same place for more than a week.
They keep moving.
And after Rajiv Gandhi's assassination,
they must have all been vacated.
Yes.
The Q Branch has raided a few safehouses, but no luck.
Exactly.
Any sympathizer would be happy to house Sivarasan or other LTTE folk.
Who are you talking about?
People like Baby Subramaniam or Subha Sundaram?
They won't pick someone so obvious on your radar.
As per the LTTE code, one will not know where the other is.
This ensures that even if one gets...
...captured, the others can escape easily.
We almost caught him last night.
- But he managed to escape. - Yes, even I heard that...
...that Jaffna had sent a boat to pick him up.
It means only one thing...
...that the high command wants him back in Jaffna.
They will try to get him back through any mode of transport.
[indistinct chatter]
- Ragothaman, Durai... - Yes, sir.
Gentlemen, this is Captain A K Ravindran.
He comes with the highest recommendation.
He will lead our tracking team.
Thank you, sir.
I and my commandos are ready for any kind of operation.
We are at your service.
Let me make this very clear.
We will not use excessive force...
...and will capture the LTTE operatives alive.
- [Kaarthikeyan] 'On top priority.' - Okay.
Sir, my research on the LTTE...
...indicates that we need to pay...
...more attention to a particular area.
Okay.
We know that every LTTE operative has a cyanide capsule.
If these individuals consume this capsule upon being caught...
...we need to know what we should do.
For this, we will need to seek assistance from DRDO, sir.
[suspenseful music]
[Man 3] 'This capsule is actually a two-inch glass cylinder.'
'When someone bites it, the glass breaks and cuts their mouth.'
That's why we often see LTTE operatives' mouths bleeding.
The LTTE uses the chemical Potassium Cyanide.
With just 100 mg of it...
...a person's entire respiratory system shuts down.
'It'll be a swift and certain death.'
If their life is to be saved, you will need to execute...
...this three-step process within 15 to 30 seconds.
Three steps in 30 seconds?
It can be done, sir, just a little practice is needed.
Step One.
The vial you see here, break it...
...and soak a handkerchief with its contents...
...then place it under the person's nose.
This chemical is called amyl nitrate.
We also give it to heart attack patients.
Doing this will quickly increase their heart rate.
Step Two.
You need to inject this needle into the muscle.
That's why you should insert it into any exposed part...
...of the person's body.
This is necessary because the sodium nitrate in it...
...needs to be administered into the muscle tissue.
Step Three.
Administer sodium thiosulfate into a different muscle.
Now, the most important thing.
Whoever has consumed cyanide should be...
...taken to the hospital within 30 minutes.
They need to be put on a ventilator...
...to flush out all the toxins from their body.
This means, administer the dose within 30 seconds...
...and get to the hospital within 30 minutes.
That's going to be a real challenge, sir.
Tell me about it.
[suspenseful music]
Tell me where each of you are headed to?
First, Egmore. And then Central Station.
Saidapet bus stand.
Marina.
[Man 2] 'Anna Nagar.'
[Multiple Phones Ringing]
[Reports of Sivarasan being Spotted at Multiple locations]
Anna Nagar, Shanti Colony. Okay, sir.
Did he have any companions, sir?
None. Okay, sir. Thank you.
Sir, here's an important call record.
[Woman 3] 'Just now, a local property dealer called.'
He had rented out a house to a Sri Lankan businessman.
'Neighbours have reported that the man'...
...'hasn't left the house for the past three days.'
They suspect he might be Sivarasan.
'The information seems to be real, sir.'
Okay, we will alert the Madras police.
Okay sir, thank you.
How can this be real information?
I know, just a while ago, passengers...
...on a moving bus beat up a man...
...mistaking him for Sivarasan.
My grandmother used to say...
...that it takes a lifetime to separate the truth from the story.
I hope our lives don't get lost in this story.
Alright, now I'm off to the guest house.
- Wait, I too will come. - [Amod] 'Come on.'
I'll just wait for some time, sir.
There are two leads to follow up on.
- Okay, go ahead. - Me too, sir.
- Good night. - Good night, Amod sir.
- Good night, sir. - Good night.
I should have my body infused with coffee...
...through an IV drip instead of using a coffee cup.
- Here. - Sir, no thank you.
I just had tea. Masala tea.
Oh, Ragothaman.
How can you say this, being a Tamilian?
Excuse me, sir. Excuse me, sir!
I'm sorry for waking you up.
But the property dealer called again.
Neighbours saw the Sri Lankan man...
...leaving in a taxi headed to the airport.
- Okay, thank you. - Thank you, sir.
Ragothaman, do you remember what Journalist Sukumar said?
Jaffna will definitely call Sivarasan back somehow.
Sir, we can't ignore this tip.
- I agree. Let's go. Let's go, now. - Yeah.
What's the plan, Captain?
Sir, my team will take position in 5 minutes.
They are in civilian clothes, so Sivarasan won't suspect anything.
I have sharp shooters also...
- ...whom... - No, no...
We need to capture him alive, Captain.
And that's not negotiable.
But sir, what if he's wearing a bomb vest?
Jaffna wants him back alive.
He's more likely to have cyanide capsules than a bomb vest.
Are you ready to take that risk, with so many passengers around?
Yes.
I think we'll have to take this risk.
As you wish, sir.
Let the sharp shooters stay outside.
Yes, sir.
- Airport manager, Unni Krishnan. - Amit Verma, CBI.
Hello, sir. There is a flight leaving for Colombo.
It's boarding right now.
- Which way? - That way?
- Let's go! Let's go. - Yeah, please.
[Unni Krishnan] 'This way, sir.'
Wait.
Stay back.
Boys...
Front row, right corner. Take position.
Yes, sir!
A lady is blocking my view. I don't have a visual.
Is anybody getting a clear visual?
I'm not able to see, sir. No visual.
No, sir.
There are many people in the waiting area, sir.
Approaching him directly would be risky.
We need to find another way...
Where did he go?!
[murmurs]
- Cyanide kit? - Ready, sir.
Hey!
Damn it!
Sorry, sir.
Let's go.
[engine reviving]
THEY THINK OF RAJIV GANDHI AND INNOCENT MOTHERS EVERYDAY AND...
TAMIL OLI
Brother, you should not be out in the open like this.
Don't worry.
They expect me to be hiding under a rock.
Not sitting in the open like this.
What is the update?
Apart from Koneshwaran, Haribabu's parents have been arrested as well.
What about Nalini and Das?
I heard they're on the move.
Brother, they're sending another boat in two days.
Not required.
I'm going to stay here.
Why?
What do I tell Jaffna?
Tell them you lost contact with me.
Sometimes you plan, sometimes destiny shows the way.
The boat capsized for a reason.
We're here to accomplish more.
Brother!
Jaffna was clear about undertaking only approved missions.
We have accomplished something historical.
And they want to reward me by packing me off on a boat!
While the cops torture my brothers and sisters here...
I cannot run back with my tail tucked between my legs.
These dogs need to be reminded...
...that if we could assassinate their PM, then we can do anything.
Then even I am with you, whether or not Jaffna approves.
I am also with you, brother!
Me too.
Brother.
So who do we go after next?
We burn down the house they have built to capture us.
We are going to bomb Malligai.
If I go there, I can spend more time with him....
...talk to him... get to know more--
Miss. Sundari...
Sit down!
Why have I been brought here, sister?
Haribabu's letters to you.
And these are your letters to him.
The quicker you tell us how you're involved...
...with the LTTE, the more lenient we will be.
Haribabu never told me much, sir.
In April, he told me that he had a big mission.
He was preparing for it.
I begged him not to do it.
All of this is in the letters too.
You can read and confirm.
I swear on the Goddess Meenakshi that I'm telling the truth.
Please believe me, sir.
Can I have five minutes with her?
Alone.
Only five minutes.
You're a good actress.
And I'm not your sister.
What is your involvement with the LTTE?
- Did you get to know anything? - Nothing much, sir.
Haribabu occasionally hosted his friends at Sundari's house.
Sundari doesn't specifically remember anyone's face.
But, yesterday she received a call.
Someone said that some other friends...
...would come to her house in a day or two.
Inform the local police.
Start surveillance at Sundari's house.
Let's see who these friends are.
Also, contact Q branch and start rounding up...
...all sympathizers of the LTTE in Madurai.
Yes, sir.
Maybe she's at the hospital.
Or maybe she is out of town?
That is also possible.
Let's try again tomorrow, okay?
[News] Under TADA, the police are arresting Tamil citizens.
SIT has cited routine investigations...
...as the reason for these arrests.
Human rights activist, Sunita ji, has expressed...
...regret over the police's methods.
However, she emphasizes the need to ensure...
Sir, Ravishanker has left home.
- Come on, let's go. - Yes, sir.
[Durai] 'Hey you, stop!'
I said stop!
Where do you think you're running to?
[Amit] 'Drink.'
Let's see if you remember anything.
First tell us the truth, then drink.
Why did you run?
I'm a journalist, sir.
I know what cops are capable of.
Do you know everything?
According to me, only a guilty man tries to escape.
Sir, I am telling you again...
...I only know Subha Sundaram.
I don't know anybody else.
How do you know Subha Sundaram?
He would send me to press meets, rallies to click pictures.
How do you know Haribabu?
Because we're from the same photojournalist fraternity.
That's how I know him.
So he was a friend?
You are a b****y liar.
- I didn't get you. - I know.
You can speak English.
You gave him the camera that was used on May 21st.
Yes, sir.
You knew what the purpose was?
He wanted to take pictures of the function.
To document the event for LTTE propaganda.
You call the assassination a function! A*****e!
They...
They are calling this assassination a function.
Continue.
I swear I didn't know
that Rajiv Gandhi was going to be assassinated.
Haribabu was supposed to return my camera the same night.
Since he didn't turn up that night, I told Subha Sir.
So he and Baby Subramaniam went to Haribabu's house the next day.
His mother said he died in the blast.
I just lent him my camera, sir.
I don't know anything else.
Believe me, sir.
Please.
Sir..
These photos were found in his studio.
Why are there so many photos?
I'm a photo journalist, sir.
Clicking pictures is my job.
And have you clicked anything interesting or not?
- Durai. - Yes, sir.
This man is making a fool out of us.
No, sir.
He knows everything, for sure.
Go through every single photo.
And find out the name of every single person in them.
I'll take care of it, sir.
Function, huh?
[Durai] 'Come on, speak up!'
You'll reveal everything only after being thrashed?
- Sir! - Tell me!
[screams in pain]
'I'll keep beating until you speak up! Come on, tell!'
Tell me!
[suspenseful music]
Sir, we checked at the lodge and there is no one.
Das, that's the 3rd hotel we've tried.
I can't believe the word has spread to Madurai so fast.
Relax.
They don't have our pictures.
We are safe.
I thought the heat would be less in Madurai.
That's the last hotel that was sympathetic to our cause.
It's also gone.
We have seen worse. We can figure it out.
[engine stalling]
Move your vehicle!
We'll leave as soon as it starts.
Sit.
You think you're very smart? Let's see now.
Sir, no!
[gasping]
Sir!
[Durai] 'Who is this in the photo?'
I don't know, Sir.
Tell me!
I don't know, sir. I swear!
I have told you everything, sir!
- You want to be beaten up more? - No, sir!
- Then speak up. - Sir, I have no idea!
Please no!
Please leave me, sir!
I'll continue with this if you don't speak.
Okay, I'll speak!
I'll tell you, sir!
Tell me who is this?
Bhagyanathan.
- [Ravindran] 'Team in place? - [Man 4] Yes, sir.'
If you see anyone armed, shoot on sight.
Okay, sir.
- Cyanide kits? - Ready, sir.
Okay, let's go.
[tense music]
Hands up! Get her, boys!
- Get out! - Don't shout!
I said get out!
- Come on, boys! - Hey!
What have we done, sir?
- Sir! - Hey!
- I'll beat you up! - Sit!
Let me go!
- Sit. - Get out!
Sir, let my mother go.
- Ask me what you want... - Shut up!
Sir, I agree that I own the printing press.
And that we printed the Satanic Forces books.
But that's not a crime.
I didn't write the book.
A man named Baby Subramaniam put in an order to print these books.
And I did that.
Other than that who he is, where is he from, who he works with...
...those are not my concerns.
All of these...
...are pictures from your printing press's inauguration, right?
Yes.
In this photo, there is...
...Subha Sundaram,
Baby Subramaniam...
...and Haribabu, the photographer who died in the bomb blast.
That's him.
All three of them are connected to the assassination.
And these three men came to your inauguration function as well.
How?
Oh, is it?
Are they really connected with the assassination?
I can't believe it.
Durai.
Hey Ravi, what are you doing here?
I know him.
He took these inauguration pictures.
We know.
I already told them.
That you, Baby Subramaniam and Subha Sundaram...
...have setup the printing press in the huts next to Haribabu's house.
I told them you are involved with the LTTE.
Hey, Ravi!
Sir, he's lying!
I don't even know who Haribabu is.
Yes, I know Baby Subramaniam and Subha Sundaram.
But so does all of Madras.
This a*****e is lying.
I've been saying for a while now...
...that there's no point in talking to them nicely.
They are enemy combatants.
My grandmother used to say...
"If you make them sit on...
..."the shoulders, they will pee in your ears."
- Durai. - Yes, sir.
Take him.
- Let's go. - Sir...
[Tamil movie playing]
Hello, Brother.
[Tamil movie playing]
I got all the information you wanted, Brother.
There are two ways of getting into Malligai-front and rear.
Front wall is 5ft high and back wall is 10ft high.
There are very few guards.
Around 12 in total.
Mostly constables, equipped...
...with basic 303 rifles and no heavy weaponry.
Their shifts change every 12 hours.
Who all are authorized to get in and out of Malligai?
Only the SIT officials.
The employees come by scooters and the officers come by cars.
During the day, a few police jeeps go in and out.
Apart from this, an auto with food comes 3 times a day.
The security inside will be a little cautious.
Brother, the security is really bad.
They clearly don't expect anyone to attack them.
I know how.
Sir.
Has Amod sir come?
You shouldn't be scared.
- How are you, Amit? - Good morning, sir.
- Good morning.
Give me cigarette.
There must be a ban on cigarettes at your home...
...now that Rekha bhabhi has arrived, right?
Yes, man.
Her health deteriorated, so she had to return to Delhi.
Is it? I was longing to eat the parathas made by her.
The meen kulambu here is good...
But, I would do anything to have chole kulche, sir.
Shobhana can prepare it as well, right?
Shobhana wanted to come, but I stopped her.
I don't want any kind of distraction here.
Sir, wife can never be a distraction.
- Is it? - She is the support system.
Osho Maharaj has imparted wisdom.
Great wisdom indeed.
Sir, he throws away his cigarette upon seeing you.
Learn something from him.
- Sorry, sir. - Have it.
- Good morning, sir. - Good morning.
Sir, both mother and son haven't slept for 12 hours.
- They are ready. - Okay.
Come on, let's go.
I need some water, sir.
Please, sir. I'm very thirsty.
Oh God! How you've tortured my son!
You all will suffer!
- God will punish... - Hey, shut up!
Sir..
Please don't drag my mother into this.
She's old.
- Please respect her age. - Bhagya, don't cry.
I already said I don't know anything!
Hey!
We know you're lying.
Revathi, do whatever you need to do.
What are you going to do?
Strip her naked and beat her.
Please no, sir!
- You want to see? - Sir...
Sir...
- Come on! - Let me go!
Sir... my mother!
- Let go.. - Sir, please let her go!
- Mom... - Just sit there!
- Come! - I'll talk!
I WILL TALK!
No, Mom.
- Mom! - Keep quiet.
Nalini is my daughter. Bhagyanathan is her older brother.
Let's start from the beginning.
I have four children.
Bhagyanathan is the only son.
Three are daughters.
Nalini is the eldest among them.
My mother worked as a nurse in Kalyani Hospital.
It was difficult for us to survive.
We were asked to vacate our house.
My sister was working on a small salary, but it was not enough.
I tried finding work but couldn't.
Our whole family was hand to mouth.
How did you get connected with the LTTE?
I worked as a journal editor.
I moved in the same journalist circles...
...as Ravishanker, Haribabu and Subha Sundaram.
I was a fan of Baby Subramaniam's rhetoric.
They would all visit us from time to time.
One day Baby Subramaniam came home with an offer.
He asked if I would like to buy...
...his printing press for only 5000 rupees.
He said we could pay him in instalments.
That's how you were recruited.
You can say that.
At that time, it was a godsend.
We were paid for whatever work we did for them.
And as part of that you printed The Satanic Force?
Yes.
That book completely transformed my sister.
Her heart bled for the Sri Lankan Tamils.
Nalini was in a relationship with a boy.
Due to some problem, they separated.
She was at a low point.
That's when she met Murugan... Das, through Baby Subramaniam.
Before that she had witnessed others fighting for Eelam.
But for the first time...
...she met someone who actually fought with Prabhakaran.
Her life changed after that.
Murugan's cause became her cause.
They loved each other.
Although it was against the LTTE rules...
...with Nalini's active participation in the cause...
even Sivarasan ignored their relationship.
They all started visiting our place.
Since we had lived there so long,
Sivarasan felt our house would draw less attention.
The 9 members squad also stayed in our place in May.
Where is Nalini now?
I swear I don't know.
She left home two days ago and we've had no contact since.
She left home two days ago... with Murugan.
[Amit] 'Is this Murugan?'
Yes, but he has a different look now.
He shaved his head in Tirupathi.
We went there on May 22nd...
...to thank God for the success of our mission.
After a successful mission?
What kind of human beings are you all?
You went to Tirupathi to celebrate a killing...
"One man's hero is another man's terrorist."
Heroes don't terrorise anybody.
Rajiv Gandhi was not our hero.
He was punished for the suffering he caused.
And Nalini got to witness that.
Nalini got to witness that?
Yes.
How?
Was she in the rally?
Yes.
This is a photo from the women's enclosure.
[Amit] Is Nalini in this photo?
'Look carefully.'
Here.
This is her.
Is she the one?
Yes, that's her.
Shit!
She was right under our noses.
[tense music]