Reporter Sukumar's information was correct.
It seems like Sivarasan appears to have escaped from Tamil Nadu.
But how?
Not how but where?!
Where did he go?
If he has escaped from here, he can hide anywhere in the country.
Let's be positive, Amit.
After Shanmugam's demise, we dismantled...
...all the LTTE networks in Tamil Nadu.
Yes, but we couldn't capture Sivarasan.
But we have done something big...
However, we couldn't...
- ...capture Sivarasan. - Exactly!
I have been saying for a while, sir, that there is...
...someone who doesn't want us to capture Sivarasan.
And the biggest problem is that we can't even take...
- ...the names of these people. - [Sri] 'Amit'...
Please don't start it again.
Sorry sir, don't mind, but I feel like something is not right here.
[Sri] 'Focus on the job, Amit.'
Already, sorting out Shanmugam's mess has wasted a lot of my time.
What's our fault in that?
- Did I accuse you of anything?! - But isn't that...
- ...what you are trying to say?! - When did I say that?
- You're trying to say that! - Gentlemen!
I understand everyone's frustration.
But we all know how things work here.
We set out to find the truth, get stuck...
...in the complicated political system.
- And it happens in every country. - I'm sorry, sir.
Don't you think there are cases...
...where it's necessary to break barriers?
Our ex-Prime Minister was killed and we couldn't do anything!
That's enough, Amit!
Enough!
Could you please excuse me for a minute?
Yes.
[door creaks]
Can I have a cigarette?
Amit, I don't want to bring fate and destiny into the investigation.
But I feel like capturing Sivarasan is written in our fate.
Is it?
Why do you think so?
It's not funny.
Look, first of all, Haribabu's camera survived the blast.
The explosion was so intense that people's identities...
...were blown away but that damn camera survived.
If we had not got those photographs...
...then where would we even start the investigation?
Those b******s would have pulled off the perfect crime and escaped.
And secondly...
Meeting Koneshwaran at the traffic...
...stop, we weren't even looking for him.
He's the original member of the nine-member squad.
He was the one who recognized Sivarasan in the photograph.
That's when we found out who...
...the mastermind behind this whole game is.
What I'm trying to say is?
We haven't done anything?
Everything has happened on its own, by luck?
No, I don't mean to say that.
We've been working day and night, but luck also plays a part in this.
For one last time if get the lady luck, we'll catch Sivarasan too.
Amod sir, it seems like you watch a lot of movies.
Our Hindi teacher used to say that reality is scarier than movies.
You are laughing again?
Lady luck?
Sir, six people were caught without...
...helmet, four without license...
...three idiots were riding triples without helmet or license.
I made them sit outside in chicken pose.
- Is that all? - Yes, sir.
Go.
[tense music]
[Title montage]
[sighs]
Thank you.
Who is SI Muthuswamy here?
Hello sir, welcome to Coimbatore.
Would you like some coffee?
Not here for a social visit.
How have you launched a raid on an LTTE...
...safehouse without informing the SIT?
Do you know there is a Nationwide manhunt going on?
We're only trying to help, sir.
Wow, very helpful.
Okay, sit.
So, what happened?
Hey! Do the murga properly.
Sir, let us go.
We've been sitting like this for three hours.
[Vicky] 'Legs are hurting. Please leave us.'
Where are you guys from?
Are you refugees?
- Hey! Put these guys in the lockup. - Yes, sir.
We handled those three...
...and then they admitted that they were LTTE operatives.
We found where they lived and raided their house.
[Cop] 'We found two operatives dead.'
'They were identified as Dixon and Guna.'
'We found a note written by Dixon.'
'It said "Dear, Mr.Kaarthikeyan we...
..."congratulate you on your efficiency."'
We also found a cache of guns and ammunition.
One of the three, Vigneshwaran or Vicky...
...said something pretty crazy when we interrogated him.
[door creaks]
That's Vicky.
What did you tell the SI?
I'm part of the LTTE political wing.
I work under Trichy Santhan.
Not that.
Didn't you say something else?
I helped Sivarasan to get to Bangalore...
...in an oil tanker.
'I used Dhanasekaran's lorry.'
Pakya, come.
[Vicky] 'We dropped him off at a house in Tippasandra area.'
That is a big area. Give me the exact address.
I don't know.
[screams in pain]
So you dropped him off but you don't know the address?
Only driver anna knew the exact address.
And that is the only time I've been there.
Okay.
Then describe the house.
Sir, it is a grey house...
[Vicky] 'Inside the walls are yellow coloured.'
'It is a single storey house with a black gate.'
'We keep our injured LTTE cadres there.'
'As far as I know'...
...'Sivarasan Anna should be in that house.'
[gun clicks]
We found him, sir. He is in Bangalore.
- Bangalore? - [Amit] 'Yes, sir.'
As per the details he provided, it is absolutely accurate.
[Kaarthikeyan] 'I'm immediately sending Sri Kumar'...
...'to Bangalore, he's from there and will be of great help.'
'He will be the right person to lead this.'
LTTE operative Vicky...
...has said that he personally dropped...
...'Sivarasan in the Thippasandra area.'
Thippasandra comes under Indiranagar.
[DCP] 'It's a big area, sir.'
But my team has good knowledge of it.
Perfect.
Please remember, your job is only to...
...gather information and report to us.
And please make sure you don't engage with the LTTE.
- Am I Clear? - [Constables] 'Yes, sir.'
[tense music]
[jeep door shuts]
Hey, stop!
[ambient noise]
Check with Amit Verma of the SIT...
...to find out which vehicles were used to transport Sivarasan home.
[Man 1] 'Checking, sir.'
[jeep door shuts]
[Man 1] 'Come in, sir.'
'Sir, one blue Padmini and one green Maruti Gypsy'...
...'were used to transport Sivarasan home.'
We got the house. I repeat, we got the house.
[tense music]
Sir...
Hello, Captain.
- That's the house. - Right.
I've been doing the surveillance of the house...
...for three hours, there is no movement.
- Check. - Yes, sir.
Dixon was our best wireless operator.
Another martyr.
If they raided the Coimbatore safehouse...
...where Dixon and Raja were staying,
it means they might have picked up either Vicky or Raghu.
We have to move at the earliest.
We're from the telephone department, sir.
We're checking all the phones in this area.
Ask calmly, don't be nervous.
Yes, sir.
Please remember, we need to capture them alive.
Yes, sir.
Careful.
- Come on. - All the best.
[gun clicks]
[suspenseful music]
[gun click]
[door bell ringing]
[window creaks]
Who is it?
We're from the telephone department, sir.
We're checking all the phones in the area.
[window slams]
- [Man] 'Cyanide!' - Shit!
It's me, Brother.
I had gone to get groceries.
Bathroom! Bathroom! Bathroom!
Cyanide Kit!
Captain!
Kit! Kit! Kit!
[tense music]
[ambulance wailing]
[ominous music]
Brother, the police are raiding the area.
Let's leave.
Come on, let's go.
Come, come... Let's go...
This Indiranagar raid was a complete disaster.
I don't completely agree with you, Commissioner.
Two dead LTTE operatives a repeat of Coimbatore.
There is criticism in the press.
And the public is angry that people are dying in police custody.
Do you want me to add more?
Commissioner we are fighting a unique enemy you know that.
No matter what we do, there will be casualties.
'I know you're upset.'
But let me reassure you that my team...
...is the most equipped to handle this situation.
Your team may be equipped...
...but nobody knows the city of Bangalore better than my team.
I completely agree with you on this one.
I haven't come here to argue; I've come to remind you, Commissioner,
...that you and I are on the same team.
And we need your cooperation to catch Sivarasan.
Commissioner, my earnest request to you...
...is that with the help of the Bangalore police, we...
...should impose a complete lockdown in the city.
Sivarasan must not escape from here at any cost.
Sir, why have you brought me here?
You have been arrested under TADA.
Do you know what's going to happen with you?
We know you're just a broker...
...but you set up hideouts for the LTTE in Bangalore.
'This is a very serious matter.'
Besides Indiranagar where are the other safehouses?
I arranged another safehouse in Domalur. That's all.
Address.
[shouting]
[groaning]
After the house was evacuated...
...I had to ensure that we didn't leave any important papers behind.
Who sent you?
Sivarasan Anna.
Sivarasan was there?
Yes, he left with them.
Shit!
When we raided in Indiranagar, Sivarasan was in Domalur.
Just one kilometre away.
Okay. How many other safehouses are there in Bangalore?
I have heard there two more in Birota and Muthati.
Address.
Don't know, sir.
Birota, Muthati.
Sir, I'll start searching for safehouses in both areas right away.
[door opens]
[tense music]
What was the need to raid safehouses without the NSG?
Sir... There was an order from above.
You weren't trained or equipped for such raids.
I hope you know that?
Sir... There was an order from above.
Seventeen people died, do you even know what that means?
When two people died in our raid, fingers were pointed at us.
Remember!
You guys will do anything for fame, right?
Sir, I only gave orders for investigation.
The local SP raided in overenthusiasm.
Everyone wants to be the hero who catches Sivarasan.
[News anchor] 'Pressure is mounting on the'...
...'new Prime Minister, Shri P V Narasimha Rao.'
'He stated that he will actively participate in personally'...
...'tracking down the killers of the late Shree Rajiv Gandhi.'
He is meeting with CBI Director Vijay Karan...
...to gather full information on this case.
And sir Bangalore police made a terrible mistake.
They shouldn't have conducted raids without informing the SIT
How many did you say were killed?
Nine in Muthati...
...and eight in Birota.
Whose idea was it to make Sivarasan the face of this investigation?
Sir...
When we found out that Sivarasan was the mastermind...
...so, by default he became the face of the case.
I understand.
But do both of you realize how big of a mistake that was?
Sorry, sir?
If you fail to catch this man...
...then it will be considered...
...the biggest failure of our law and order machinery.
'And we will appear weak to the world.'
But...
If Prabhakaran had been made the face...
...of this case instead of Sivarasan...
...'then you wouldn't have faced this much pressure.'
And this situation could have been avoided.
Sir, but we are very confident that Sivarasan will be caught soon.
Alive or dead?
We want catch him alive, sir, at any cost.
He has clear links only with the top command of the LTTE.
And the information he possesses won't be available to anyone else.
Hmm.
Okay.
Wrap up this investigation fast.
- Sir. - Yes, sir.
All the best.
- Thank you, sir. - Thank you, sir.
- Vijay... - Yes.
I need to talk to you in private.
Sir.
[Kaarthikeyan] 'So, gentlemen, this is it!'
Now that we know Sivarasan is here in Bangalore...
...the entire city has been put on high alert.
The media is also appealing to the public to cooperate with us.
- Pardon me, sir. - Yes.
I have a serious concern.
There is a lot of miscommunication happening...
...between us and the Bangalore police.
I know, Sri, but that's been resolved now.
The commissioner personally assured me that they will fully cooperate.
Sir, with due respect...
Despite his personal assurance, raids were...
...conducted in Birota and Muthati without informing us.
Sri...
Gentlemen, let's forget about what has happened so far.
The most important thing is that we cannot let...
...Sivarasan escape from Bangalore at any cost.
- Brother, give sugar also. - Okay.
Seems like you have guests at your house.
Why?
You seem to be bringing grocery twice a week.
Yes, my husband's cousin and his wife have come to visit.
Oh, I see.
- Forty eight rupees. - Yes.
[gate creaks]
[knocking on door]
[window slamming]
Listen.
I saw his photo in the papers.
How much longer will they be here?
Don't know.
Maybe a week.
A week?
- What are you-- - Don't forget...
..we really need the money to clear our debts.
We don't have any other option.
We won't go to jail for this, right?
We believe in the fight for Eelam, don't we?
Yes.
We're just doing our bit in this fight.
Just relax.
I'm close to finding them a new place.
I'll find something in a few days...
...and then they'll be out of our lives
Anything you guys need help with?
No, thank you. We're good.
Thanks for your help to Eelam.
We are at your service.
We need to find another house immediately.
I'm looking...
...but it has become impossible.
Try Harder.
It is not like we are not trying.
Brother, she saw your photo in the papers at the shop.
She's just talking out of nervousness.
When Santhan gets here, I will arrange for more money.
Money can do anything, right?
[News anchor] 'It's been a week since the unfortunate'...
...'incidents in the Birota and Muthati areas of Bangalore.'
'All the borders of Bangalore city have been sealed'...
...'so that the mastermind of the Rajiv Gandhi'...
...'assassination, Sivarasan, cannot escape the city.'
Police have informed the residents of Bangalore to remain vigilant...
...'and to immediately report anything or anyone suspicious.'
'They have also been advised not to rent out their house'...
...'to anyone without proper background checks.'
'LTTE operatives are being detained at various locations in the city.'
'But the Special Investigation Team has so far'...
...'been unsuccessful in apprehending Sivarasan.'
'The big question now, is Sivarasan still in Bangalore,'
'or has he fled back to Jaffna?'
The entire city is under surveillance.
Every road out of the city has police check posts.
Have you spoken to Jaffna?
Not for the last ten days.
We lost the last good radio with Dixon.
Are you telling me that our...
...vast organization doesn't even have a radio?
[door knocking]
[Ranganathan] 'It's me, Ranganathan.'
I found another house, Brother.
Good.
Pack everything.
- We leave immediately. - Okay.
Are you happy now? I found them another house.
Oh thank God. This nightmare is finally going to end.
I told you I would take care of it, but you never believe me.
Ranganath!
Yes.
Pack your bags. You and Mridula are coming with us.
What?
I did everything you asked for.
But this is too much.
Trichy Santhan was clear about our role.
To host you'll for a few days, till you get another safehouse.
Isn't that right?
We are not soldiers like you Just simple civilians.
Anna, please Anna.
I don't want any loose ends.
Pack your bags. Understood?
[tense music]
Hey! Come Fast.
[murmuring]
I told you before we shouldn't do this.
[Santhan] 'Come, quickly!'
[tense music]
Greetings.
I'm sorry, Brother.
They have nowhere else to go.
'All our safehouses have been shutdown by police.'
The injured are sleeping under bridges and on the street.
That's why they're here.
I'm leaving Driver Anna and Suresh Master with you.
Okay.
Shubha.
Secure the house.
Find whatever you can in the house to cover all the windows.
- How sure are you? - 100 percent.
Who all were with them?
I think there were three more men I...
...didn't recognize, plus another woman.
Mridula looked upset.
Hey! Come here.
- Stay here. - Okay, sir.
It's been four days.
Where is Santhan?
I think they've abandoned us.
You also think that, Shubha?
They would never abandon us.
I agree. I'm too valuable. They will not abandon me.
Don't you know that I like coffee?
Incompetent fool!
[screams in fear]
Please don't do anything to her!
She just made a mistake.
Please, Brother! No!
I beg you to spare her.
Please, Brother! No!
Brother!
[breathing heavily]
No!
She is having an asthma attack. Take in deep breaths, Mridula.
Don't worry, I'm right here.
Keep breathing.
She's asthmatic.
It's an act.
No, Brother. It's real. She has this from time to time.
Give her some medicine.
Her medicines are over.
We have to take her to a hospital.
Impossible.
She will die here if we don't.
I beg you. Please allow me to take her.
Brother...
She really is having an asthma attack.
How do I know that the second you two walk...
...out of here, you won't get the police?
How can you say that?
After everything we've done for you, you're questioning my loyalty?
You know they have a 15 lakh reward on your head.
I could have claimed it long ago.
But I did not do that!
You want more proof than this?
Tell me.
Take her to a doctor and come back in an hour.
Okay.
Come, let's go.
Breathe.
Are we going to the police station?
Are you mad?
They will lock us in jail for the rest of our lives for helping them.
Do you want to go to the doctor now or later?
I'm okay now.
You go to Puthanahalli, pack a bag and go to your brother's house…
...and stay there till this is over.
I'm going to hide out at my friend's place.
Okay.
Let's go.
[murmurs]
[Cop] 'Madam.'
[tense music]