[Soft cooing of doves]
[Indistinct sounds in the toddy shop]
[The Malayalam song 'Thumbi Vaa' plays loudly from the speaker]
[Man choking]
[Song continues]
[Song stops]
We demand justice from the Police!
Dismiss the CI who attacked a housewife!
We demand justice from the Police!
[Indistinct chattering]
Comrade, the SI is here.
-Go and speak to him. -I've called the CI and told him.
You don't have to worry.
The game has just begun.
We'll see whose heads will roll now.
-Where's CI sir? -He's upstairs.
These are the accused in the toddy shop case.
♪ Clever Clever ♪ ♪ Under cover ♪
♪ Sha la la la Bring it on ♪
♪ Dapper! Dapper! Sharp and sharper ♪
♪ Sha La la la la Bring it on ♪
Bend down.
I said, bend down!
If you dare cause trouble again,
I'll skewer your thing like a kebab!
Do they still use such tactics to solve cases? Pathetic!
Never again, sir...
Ouch!
Ah!
What's up?
Is what I heard about you true?
Mm-hmm.
Huh?
Don’t think you can crack every case just cos you're lucky.
I know, sir.
Out of the 15 cases I've investigated, which include 6 murders,
I’ve not had to pin the blame on anyone by force.
I've solved each one scientifically within ten days.
Some cases within ten minutes, using a timer, sir.
Aha!
Smart guy!
Thank you, sir.
Then, let this toddy shop case be your first case here.
What say?
You can solve it...
quickly and scientifically, okay?
I don't want this case, sir.
Hey, you can’t say that.
You must take up this case.
ACP sir suggested your name. Did you know that?
Sir...
I cannot do toddy shops.
I've got a slight psychological...
Oh, no!
Are you also certified crazy?
Not like that, sir.
I’ve faced a lot of problems because of my father’s toddy addiction.
He was always drunk.
My mother suffered a lot and committed suicide.
I’ve had trauma from seeing all this since childhood.
If I smell toddy, I start puking and shit my underwear.
What the hell, man?
Is this some movie story?
Shits, puking, burping...
This is how you get all that fixed.
Understood?
You must take up this case.
It's my responsibility.
You better investigate it properly. Call me if you've any doubts.
Right now, I'm a bit busy.
A superb stabbing case just occurred.
Okay.
Kids who are still in diapers have become SIs now!
♪ The moon floats like a glowing bowl in the sky ♪
♪ When it shatters, moon-milk spills across the world ♪
♪ Do you feel thirsty at night? ♪
♪ Bring a little cash and come along ♪
♪ Let the heat of arrack spark your tongue ♪
♪ And calm it with a spicy fish curry ♪
♪ Look, you’re lost deep within yourself ♪
♪ Or maybe standing still, frozen inside. ♪
♪ Blow a whistle, call it out loud ♪
♪ Pour a drink, let the night come alive ♪
♪ You gotta rise and shine ♪
♪ Feel the hum of bees around your head ♪
♪ Rekindle the fire in your soul ♪
Here it comes! Here it comes! -♪ Let music roar and fill the air ♪
♪ May your struggles fade ♪
♪ And a surge of energy take over ♪
♪ Kuttayi, serve me some lobster ♪
♪ Mathayi, pass the crab this way ♪
♪ Let’s dig into this feast together ♪
♪ Here, everyone’s family, And every smile turns into a friend ♪
♪ Laughter stretches far, And the joy never seems to end ♪
♪ Why drag your soul through pain? ♪
♪ Why the long face, mama? ♪
♪ This is the way to heaven ♪
♪ Push open the door. Pour another glass. ♪
♪ Fill your plate to the brim ♪
♪ Tonight’s revelry is grander than any fair ♪
♪ Come, and lose yourself in it ♪
Cheers!
♪ The moon floats like a glowing bowl in the sky ♪
♪ When it shatters, moon-milk spills across the world ♪
♪ Do you feel thirsty at night? ♪
♪ Bring a little cash and come along ♪
♪ Let the heat of arrack spark your tongue, ♪
♪ And calm it with a spicy fish curry ♪
♪ Look, you’re lost deep within yourself ♪
♪ Or maybe standing still, frozen inside ♪
♪ Blow a whistle, call it out loud ♪
♪ Pour a drink, let the night come alive ♪
[Sloganeering against Police]
Dismiss the CI!
Stop police brutality now!
Hey! Silence!
Silence!
Get lost, you loser!
I'll break your teeth you son of a dog!
You don't know who I am!
I'm not like the previous CIs!
What's your name again?
Sir, it's already written there, no?
You got mouth ulcers?
Say it once again. Let us hear it.
-Sunil P.S. -Sunil...
You reek of alcohol.
I'm coming from a toddy shop. You think I'll smell of perfume?
-His bloody arrogance! -Hey! No!
No violence.
Sir.
Were you in the military?
Yes, ex-military.
I was a Jawan in the CRPF.
I’m in the real-estate business now.
I figured.
My eyes are like a microscope.
If you drink like this, your fuel tank will burst!
What's left of it?
Sir, you all drink to enjoy life.
I drink to escape life. That's all.
Whoa!
See...
The hairs on my hands are standing up and doing push-ups.
Write this and post it on Facebook,
100 likes for sure.
His philosophy bombed.
Do you take medicine for pressure?
Mm...
I've got a slight temperament problem.
Temperament...
Actually, what was the first thing
you saw at the toddy shop that day?
Who are you to tell me to shut up?
When Gandhiji went on a hunger strike to shut toddy shops,
my father, Ippotti, went on a hunger strike against Gandhiji
and beat him at it. You dare speak to that man's son!
Wasn't your dad's job stealing coconuts, jackfruits and mangoes
from folks around here and getting drunk?
I'll kill you if you speak bad about my dad.
-Enough. -Master, enough talking and deal the cards.
Decent old men don't do stuff like this!
My dad was a true patriot of toddy shops!
How dare you trip me?
-Let go off my neck! -I'll kill you!
Let go! Let go, man!
Greetings, Babu ettan (brother)!
My neck...
Why are you standing up?
Come here, everyone!
Come quickly!
Come soon!
I'm fed up with these morons! Let's go and check.
-What's it? -Look over there.
Did you pull a muscle?
Who's there?
Grab him!
Stop staring and go and grab him!
Kuttappu is around 25 years old.
Now a driver.
Also smokes joints, drinks and is a pro booty grabber on buses!
Look at his smile.
An accused in several assault cases.
You're wearing that ugly sock on your right arm
to hide the bruise from the fight.
You've slapped on some talcum powder
to cover up another bruise on your left cheek.
-He's right. -Correct.
When the incident occurred,
you were in the cabin next door
drinking with your buddies, right?
Hey! Get up!
Get up! Let's go.
Sir, I swear I didn't go to drink toddy.
My grandmother wanted toddy to make toddy pancakes.
That's how I ended up there.
I know.
When was the last time you saw Babu alive?
Babu has hung himself! Come!
Come, man!
-Hold on. -He's alive. Remove the knot.
Ugh! Urine!
Untie the rope!
Try to save his life!
Hold on.
Oh, no!
Seriously, now drop it on my head!
Oops! Dropped. Broken.
Why didn't you hold properly?
I was kind of supporting.
Babu, it's me, Master. Get up.
-Come on, quickly get up. -Hey Babu...
Ugh!
-He's finished. -Is he?
Is there any use in taking him to the hospital?
Well yes, to chop him up.
Nothing here.
-What do we do now? -Nothing here either.
He was a good person.
Eh?!
The rope was really tight cos he is heavy.
It's not easy to untie it.
Why tie such a tough knot to hang and make it harder for others?
That's still, okay. He could've at least worn an underwear.
He hasn't?!
Maybe he forgot it somewhere.
But why did Babu parachute down?
What's your name?
-Ceylon. -Ceylon?
It's actually Ramakrishnan.
But people usually call me, 'Ceylon uncle'.
Why such a nickname?
I was in Ceylon for around 15 years, sir.
Did you create any issue there?
-No, no. -Then?
I had to do a lot of hard work there, sir.
How was Komban Babu, the dead guy?
Even though he was a scoundrel,
he was quite decent, sir.
Best.
Didn't Babu have a wife or kids?
No wife.
Then?
He was never interested in all that, sir.
Then, was he interested in you?
Even though he had no wife,
he has 4-5 children.
Eh?
Just open the drawer on his table and you'll see.
I saw.
Nice local children.
Why do they call Babu, "Komban"?
If I've to talk about it, it's a long story.
Just keep it short.
As a short story...
When elephants come in herds,
Yeah...
you don’t have to fear them.
Oho...
But a rogue elephant coming from
the forest is a whole different case.
You must fear him.
Rogue elephant.
Babu was a rogue Komban (tusker) elephant.
A bold, fierce Komban, scared of no one!
Scared of no one....
Komban!
Hello!
Switch off your Animal Planet and come to the point.
What did you think?
Your tricks won't work on him!
What a specimen!
But, Babu, look what have you done?
He said he'd give 500 rupees once the game was over. Look at him now!
What are you saying, man?
Guess such dark thoughts came to him because of the alcohol.
Thank God, nothing worse happened.
Exactly, nothing worse...
Now, we just have to sow him.
I don't think Babu would kill himself.
Then?
It's a murder.
-Huh? -Murder?!
Is that a condom?
It's a cig. Do you want?
Yeah.
You started the fight at the toddy shop, huh?
Not me.
After closing the toddy shop,
11 people stayed inside, drinking and playing cards.
Drinking and playing cards! Drinking and playing cards!
If the toddy shop owner was found hanging
like he parachuted down into his own shop,
I bet one of you is the real killer!
Who's that killer?
I don't know.
I swear I don't know.
Yes, sir.
Yes, right there. Okay, alright.
So, the police are almost here.
There's someone else here besides us.
Let's go check.
Some... someone else?
Listen...
The two doors that were the only way in were locked
and the keys were on the table.
And because of that,
no one has come in or gone out of here
in the last two hours.
-They haven't. -Right.
That means one thing is sure.
If this was a murder,
the killer is still within these four walls.
Biju ettan...
So, there's a murderer among us and we don't even know it.
Rascal!
And for that reason,
let's only open the doors once the police arrive.
Looks like we're screwed...
♪ Clever Clever Under cover ♪
♪ Sha la la la Bring it on ♪
♪ Dapper Dapper Sharp and sharper ♪
♪ Sha la la la Bring it on ♪
♪ Knock knock I gotcha ya now ♪
Over there, sir.
Is this some cabaret club?
♪ Knock knock I gotcha ya now ♪
♪ I gotcha ya now ♪
♪ Oh oh oh oh ♪
I'm a school master.
First, you move aside!
-Come on, move. -Move!
Who called me?
-Suni... -Suni, tell him.
It was me, sir.
Where did he hang himself?
On top, sir.
-Eh? -Over there.
Who brought him down?
-It was us... -We just...
-Some of us... -Speak up so Sir can hear you.
-A few of us... -Who?!
Thup... Thupran...
Who declared him dead?
-Thupran. -Who's this Thupran?
Inspector, that would be me.
-Are you an MBBS? -No...
-Are you a doctor? -No.
-Then why not take him to the hospital? -We can't drive drunk.
Listen up, everyone!
Tell us exactly what you saw.
Or I'll break all your bones.
-Record his statement and file an FIR. -Yes, sir.
-Get the names and addresses of the others. -Okay, sir.
Did the dead guy drink these three bottles?
Yes, Babu drank those.
Haneef, take everyone into custody.
-We'll handle the rest at the station. -Come on, out.
-Walk, walk! -Keep walking.
-Ouch! -Walk!
Sir, I've an exam tomorrow.
I'll break your "pencil", no exams for you! Keep walking!
My head is splitting, sir.
Get going!
Sir, can I stand with them?
Stuff them in the back of the jeep.
Sir, share the location, we'll come in our vehicle.
What the heck is this?
This was a murder, sir.
Oh! Already decided, have you?
I've my reasons, sir.
No footprints on the chair.
Babu never touched the rope.
No rope marks on Babu's hands.
Babu didn't resist.
Which means Babu was completely unconscious.
The tie mark on his neck was on the right side.
Someone tied the knot from behind and hung him.
The person who did it is left-handed.
No one has entered through either door in the last 4 hours.
If they had, there’d be muddy footprints from the rain.
The evidence has been completely destroyed.
The hall floor's been swept clean.
A scuffle happened here, but it’s been covered up.
No money is missing. So, it's not a theft
Three or four pages from the handbook are missing.
A few torn pieces have fallen here.
Someone tore the pages.
And one important...
point...
-Yuck! -Move!
Ew, not on me!
Did the police catch you?
Everyone, line up.
Get in the jeep!
Sir... what happened, sir?
Please let Ceylon go, sir. He needs to milk the cows tomorrow.
-What's happening? -The driver went to pee.
-Come on, man! -Get going!
Go! What the hell are you waiting for?
Argh! Damn it!
I was going in good form...
Can't you understand? Get into the jeep!
-Hey Kannan! Wait there. -What's it, Master?
It's time for Babu to drink. Lock up the toddy shop.
Alright, let me just serve these.
-Quick, get up. -Finish your story tomorrow.
Last one! You're done.
Time to close the toddy shop.
You can lock up, I'll only leave after finishing this.
Fine. Just be quick.
Get lost, man!
Your wives must be looking for you. -Don't mess with Babu ettan in his area.
Why are you buying me toddy?
Why not buy it for Ceylon or Thupran?
There's no dearth of scoundrels in Maapraanam!
You're buying it for me because I'm the biggest troublemaker, right?
Just shut up, lick it up and go, man!
At least give me some to break my fast.
-Kannan! -Yes.
Lock the doors.
Time's up! Get up, everyone! Time to go home!
It's going to rain! Quick! Go home!
Kuttappu! We're closing up!
-Time to leave. Get up. -What's the hurry?
Leave us to drink in peace.
We're about to start the game.
You can leave only after that.
Yeah, we are okay.
-Finish it! -You leave...
Hey, drink up! My grandmother is waiting.
For what?
For the toddy to make toddy pancakes.
Be quiet and drink this.
Even the married guys are still here. So, what’s the rush for us?
-Kalyani chechi (sister)... -Yes?
You can leave early tonight.
-Hey Ceylon! -Yes.
Take this. I'll come.
Let's quickly grab a seat.
Uncle, joining the game?
Is today's fight and drama over?
Still got time.
You came early and got a seat, huh!
Move aside.
Don't waste time. Deal the cards.
-Sit. -No, I won't be coming tonight.
Miss serial drama addict!
If we set a time, be there on time.
That's why we plan ahead.
I told Master to shut the school and come early.
Don't tell me I’m practically planted here!
Why are you picking at your phone like a woodpecker?
Thupran, that was my wife who called.
Give that dead man some fresh air and light.
Correct! That's correct!
Thupran, let's head out.
See you, Babu.
Ow! Sorry, Babu...
Where are you two going?
Home...
Senior citizens shouldn’t be up all night.
You can leave once the police arrive.
Huh? Why are you scaring us, man?
Don't turn this into a comedy scene!
I wonder who had the balls to off Babu ettan like this.
Well, who has the biggest problem with Babu here?
Everyone knows the "plugging" around here.
Aah!
What?
My goodness! All this is to be dumped here?
All you do is guzzle down booze all day!
Get to work, man!
Celebrations only look grand when you hang up
all those fancy decorations, right, Babu?
[Muttering] Does he ever even notice all the hard work I put in?
Kannan! Your wife’s coming this way.
Did you climb up there to enjoy the view?
Straight from the temple, I guess.
All dolled up in a Kerala saree, totally rocking it!
Well... what a fate I have.
What a piece of woman!
♪ She embodies the charm of Champak blossoms ♪
♪ Elegant and soft like tender sandalwood sprigs ♪
Sugar is so heavy nowadays!
My back hurts like hell.
♪ A harmonious symphony of compassion ♪
Babu...
Did he go?
♪ She embodies the charm of champak blossoms ♪
♪ Elegant and soft like tender sandalwood sprigs ♪
♪ She shines the glow of moonrise ♪
You carry on.
♪ A harmonious symphony of compassion ♪
Ignore it.
Just me, right.
Where's he off to?
Babu...
♪ She shines the glow of moonrise ♪
♪ A harmonious symphony of compassion ♪
♪ She embodies the charm of Champak blossoms, ♪
♪ Elegant and soft like tender sandalwood sprigs ♪
Who’s that, running away, holding up their saree?
Plug, plug!
Come on, walk.
♪ She embodies the charm of Champak blossoms ♪
[Indistinct chattering in the Police station]
Get up, you!
Now lie down!
Lie on your stomach!
What's your name?
Merinda.
Miranda?!
Merinda!
'Me!'
I will break your...
Don’t get scared with all that screaming, okay?
Why would I be scared?
Isn't it soothing, the sound of screams?
Sit there!
How long has it been since your wedding?
Five years, right?
No, it’s been ten years.
Really? Did his calculation go wrong?
But your chain looks like, it’s only been five.
It’s been only six years since I got this chain.
Exactly!
I don't get things wrong.
Yeah.
Don't sit there gaping. Ask the next question!
Don't you have children?
No.
Aborted, right?
-Yeah. -See!
It's correct!
Yeah, correct.
You post a filtered pic on Instagram,
claiming you're Dulquer Salman,
and then exploit girls, huh?!
Kannan hits you, right?
Why didn't you file a complaint?
Do it now.
I’ll look into it.
My fault...
It's all my fault.
I have no complaints.
Kannan is really mad at Babu, right?
Yeah.
But why?
[Singing a ballad song]
Go and see!
Now you don't need to buy rice.
Babu's over there planting his paddy seeds in your house!
-Hey! -You!
I came here to lend her money.
-BABU! -Don't create a scene!
I’ve always stood by you, and this is how...
Just because I don’t have your looks, money, or physical ability
don’t you dare think I’m some fool!
I will show you, Merinda!
What’s your problem, man? Such things are usual, right?
Get lost!
Here to watch the show!
What's wrong with him?
Just ignore it. Let them do whatever!
What the hell!
I haven't done anything, sir.
Didn’t you beat your wife brutally?
No, sir, she must’ve said that in shock.
I didn't hit her, sir.
So, those injuries just appeared like that?
She fell, sir.
She just fell like that?
Yeah, she tripped while running.
Running where?
That...
She fell while running in the paddy field, sir.
Why was she running in the field?
A dog chased her, sir.
Why would a dog just chase her like that?
It’s a crazy dog, sir.
Which crazy dog?
The one from the toddy shop, sir.
Ah, the toddy shop dog sounds like a notorious criminal.
If your wife complains,
the dog’s getting a thrashing too.
Not just your dramatic dialogues,
your body language, every twitch on your face
tells me everything you've done.
You're done for...
Why'd you distance yourself from your wife?
Speak up.
It’s when she got close to Babu, sir.
He is a womaniser.
and he’ll do anything for it.
Don’t tell anyone, sir,
but you know Kalyani, the one who cooks at the toddy shop?
Even she was Babu's...
Ceylon uncle’s wife, right?
Yeah.
-Doesn’t he know about this? -He knows, sir.
It’s all part of an "adjustment".
That way, Ceylon doesn’t have to work
and gets free toddy all day.
And you didn’t tell your wife about this?
She wouldn't believe me, sir.
Babu is the type that most women fall for.
What kind of type is that?
[Scuffle in the toddy shop] You!
-Let go of me! -How dare you!
Move away, you.
I said move away!
How dare you!
What the hell are you doing?!
Haven't you heard of his 'toilet painting?'
'TOILET PAINTING?'
No.
[Indistinct arguments and screams]
Why are you guys fighting like crazy?
[Intensified arguments]
Isn’t anyone here to chase them off?
Just move away from here.
Move aside, someone pull them apart already!
Move away, I said.
Move away from the toddy shop premises.
Come to town, I'll show you!
They’ve made the toddy shop a filthy mess, Babu!
-What’s this? Painting work? -Yeah, it’s a painting job.
Oh, Kuttappu, just keep quiet.
Don't care who he is! I’ll tear this toddy shop down!
You don't know me!
No matter which Komban, I’ll pound him to pulp!
Get lost, you!
Hey, Thotta!
[Argument continues]
Look at this. A complete mess.
[Indistinct arguments from outside]
What, huh?
Come here, you.
Get lost, you prick.
If you’ve come here to paint, first you open the paint tin!
Hey!
HEY YOU!
Oh, no!
Kothi! I lost my ear!
He tore off the silver earring my grandmother bought me!
Damn your grandmother's silver!
Beat the hell out of him!
We have tools in the rickshaw. Come!
Go and get it. Come on.
HEY!
Go that side. And you, towards this side.
Corner him.
Beat him to pulp.
Kothi, don't let go of him Beat the crap out of him!
Come on!
Oh, no! Please don't hit me.
So, only these toxic macho types can win over women, huh?
Eh?
Exactly, sir, they easily can.
True that.
Only they can.
Where did you buy the rope you used to hang Babu?
I didn’t buy it, sir!
Want to give you some tea,
but if I do,
won’t you start thinking this is your wife’s house
and we’re all your brothers-in-law?
-No, sir. Not at all. -You will, surely.
-Will you? -No, sir. Never.
How did you manage to buy that house?
I joined chit funds to buy the house, sir
Even with these legs and my small frame, there’s no work I haven’t done.
I also did magic... street magic.
Then... I drive an auto-rickshaw.
and I even work as a well-dredger.
Sir, just look at my hands.
These hands will tell you everything. I've done all kinds of work,
I do everything.
Just look.
Oh!
Where’s your family home?
Family home? I don’t have one, sir.
I was born in Kodungallur.
Sir, you’re from Thrissur, right?
From Thrissur town?
Yeah.
I could tell by your accent.
Can I stretch my back just once?
Damn his back!
Baby...
Sir,
isn't there something bothering you, sir?
A secret you haven't told anyone?
Don’t change the topic now.
How did someone as gorgeous as Merinda fall for a guy like you?
You're right, sir,
I’m not handsome and all,
just an old, grey-haired guy with a limp.
But like the old folks say,
love is blind.
This is one of those cases, sir!
Hey, I didn’t mean to offend you.
You don't lack anything.
I’m a pro at spotting people who crave appreciation and flattery.
Because I crave it too.
Sit here.
Do you think you’re smarter than me?
No, sir, not at all!
Then answer my question about your relationship!
♪ I pinched myself, Wondering, was it just a dream? ♪
♪ There she stood, Alive, real ♪
♪ Stinging little lies, burning deep ♪
♪ With the truth she gifted me ♪
♪ Heartwood, untouched by decay ♪
Actually, sir, it wasn’t me.
-She said she loved me first. -♪ A hidden guardian ♪
♪ Her little finger held mine, forever ♪
But after that, I fell for her hard.
♪ Where the dove’s nest lies, Untouched by moonlight ♪
♪ Only darkness remains ♪
Hey, stop there! She's my wife!
Why do I care?
Move over, dear.
So much space here, you could host a funeral.
But he still wants to sit right here!
♪ An unflickering lamp ♪
♪ Burning bright through the dark ♪
You like sandalwood scent, right?
But I’m not wearing any perfume now.
I can figure out that much.
-Since I was a child-- -Are you not close with your family?
Why are you asking that right now?
Did I ask you to?
Are you not close with your family?
Eh?!
There were always issues between my parents.
One day, my dad randomly brought home biryani.
It was awesome,
but I threw it all up.
Turns out, it had rat poison in it.
Then there was Kannan...
He kept chasing me around, saying he loved me.
I asked him to hook me up with a job.
He did, and then hooked me into love.
How's Kannan in general?
I'll call you back later.
At first, we were very happy.
That’s how it always is for me,
happiness comes first,
then huge disasters follow.
♪ Oh, my beautiful flower ♪
♪ Like sweet toddy, you intoxicate ♪
I couldn’t even smile, talk to anyone,
or breathe in peace.
♪ Yet veils an unspoken wound ♪
Hi.
-Who are you, Yesudas, to sing songs? -♪ Oh, the secrets sown in shadows ♪
No, I’m just Dasappan.
Ouch!
♪ Emotions locked behind still doors ♪
♪ Oh, you rational souls ♪
♪ You, weeping crocodiles ♪
♪ The art of deception ♪
♪ Etched upon the mark of a cheek ♪
We had to wait ten years before I finally got pregnant.
♪ An unflickering lamp ♪
♪ Burning bright through the dark ♪
♪ An unflickering lamp ♪
♪ Burning bright through the dark ♪
♪ I pinched myself, Wondering, was it just a dream? ♪
♪ There she stood, Alive, real ♪
♪ Stinging little lies, burning deep ♪
♪ With the truth she gifted me ♪
♪ Where the dove’s nest lies, Untouched by moonlight ♪
♪ Only darkness remains ♪
Those were happy times.
But then, everything changed again.
I had a miscarriage.
Brother... brother... one bull's-eye, please.
Serve them one bull's-eye.
He’d drink every day and harass me,
believing all the made-up stories the villagers told him.
Kannan had sexual problems, didn’t he?
Yeah, a bit.
So, you got close to Babu
to get back at Kannan, huh?
What do you mean by close?!
Close means...
Like knowing each other...
bond...
-connection... -Hey, nothing like that happened!
Then the villagers must be just making things up!
These wretched villagers have too much time on their hands!
Yeah.
True that.
Merinda is easy, a "giver"!
She got pregnant, but the baby wasn’t Kannan’s!
The beating he gave her caused the miscarriage.
When Babu changed his profile picture on FB,
she commented with a love symbol.
How can that be random?
Wait, I will show you. One minute, sir.
See, the love symbol!
Just turn and have a look, sir.
Look, here's the love symbol.
Master, did you notice anything unusual while playing cards?
When Thupran was fighting,
his dhoti came off.
Um...
He was wearing underwear.
which is unusual for him.
Not that, man!
Was Kannan active during the game?
Was he attentive?
Did he say anything? Or did he show any action?
He's usually like that when he plays.
He's fully concentrated in the game.
But he lost the game that day and didn't get any money.
Also, before that something else happened.
Kalyani, dear. Give me the cards.
-Kalyani chechi. -Yes?
You can leave early tonight.
Huh?
That's weird, he never asks me to leave early.
Any idea who bought that rope?
No, sir.
I don't know.
A seller in Shakthan Market has confirmed
that you bought that rope a week ago.
Oh, you mean that, sir.
Babu ettan told me to buy it, sir.
I usually buy a lot of things for the toddy shop.
I didn’t really notice, sir.
I didn't notice. Please don't latch onto that now, sir.
You’re always buying things,
how did this one magically disappear from your radar?
Sir, we buy all kinda things.
But...
How did those tranquilisers end up
in Babu's toddy shop without you knowing?
Come on, say it! You better speak up!
We put that tablet in to make the toddy more potent.
What?
Most people who come to the toddy shop, ask for it too.
Even Babu...
adds the tablet and drinks.
If I wanted to kill him,
I could've added extra tablets, no?
Poor fellow!
Then we'd easily find out you killed him, wouldn't we?
Why are you dragging me into this, sir?
When’s the last time you saw Babu alive?
When I die, bury me to the south-east of this toddy shop.
Then plant two... no one mango sapling on top
and pour two bottles of toddy twice a day under it.
This is my humble wish.
How about I wash the bottle and pour that water?
Humour! Humour!
Alright, here goes!
Betting for 10 rupees?
You watch my game!
Move these from here.
Why can't you just do your job properly?
-Kannan, take those bottles away. -We need space to play.
He's lazy to do his job.
And what about you?
I anyway don't go to work, right.
Wow, a man of class.
The rain won't stop! What a downpour!
-Let it rain. -Thupran, did you take an umbrella?
I'll grab an umbrella from Kalyani.
Do you also grab her umbrella?
Listen, didn't Suni ettan and I start playing together?
That's when Babu...
Eh?
Babu? No respect?
I mean... Babu ettan...
Didn’t you see him sitting on this chair, drinking toddy, Suni ettan?
Yeah.
I was playing.
Pailappan ettan, you came in last
and stepped out to get a chair.
At that time, Babu ettan was still sitting there alive, wasn’t he?
-Eh? -Wasn't he?
Where's it?
Hey, Babu ettan!
That means...
until I started playing,
Babu ettan was sitting there alive and well.
After I sat down to play,
it was only after two and a half hours,
when I heard Pailappan and Thupran screaming, that I got up from there
Until then, did I move my ass from there?
You all saw me, didn't you?
Did I move an inch from there?
No, no. He hadn't moved.
That's right.
Kannan hadn't moved at all.
No matter how many times you ask,
he hadn't moved from there.
I'm very sure Kannan hadn't moved from there.
Hmph!
You know something.
But you're trying to help Kannan
Sir, I’d never support something wrong.
It's true he was depressed about it.
But I don't think he was the one who did it.
He was with us the whole time.
Then how could he?
Kannan was a good magician, wasn't he?
How was his magic?
[Crowd gasps in disbelief]
[Crowd cheering]
He's a pro in magic, sir.
Sir, you see, Kannan's childhood...
he didn’t come from much.
He didn't have any smart or educated friends,
or family,
or mentors to guide him.
His life was shaped by his own decisions,
you know?
Give that here.
See!
Look at it flying!
Didn't Kannan teach you magic?
Yes.
Come.
Sit.
Thank you.
This is a highly complicated case, sir.
Fresh! Not at all cliché!
The ligature mark on the neck is a sign of homicide.
There was also a high level of intoxication in his body before death.
Tranquilisers were mixed into the toddy too.
Babu, intoxicated and drowsy from the alcohol,
was hung from the ceiling with a rope.
Uhm... who?
Committing a murder like this with people around...
It wasn’t meant to look like a suicide!
"I could totally pull off a complicated murder
and nobody would catch me!"
A narcissist’s way of daring us!
Whoa!
Wow! Our very own local Hitchcock!
Has a real Hollywood vibe, doesn't it?
-That's right. -The photos and your dialogue. Huh?
And?
What did you find out from all this sudoku?
From a psychological point of view,
I am damn sure...
he's the killer.
Who?!
Thupran?!
Kannan.
Then, it's the one below.
Kannan.
But still, could someone like him really kill Komban Babu on his own?
No, sir.
Someone has helped him.
Someone with the physique to lift a man nearly 100 kilos.
But we don’t have any evidence
pointing to Kannan as the killer, do we?
-Hm? -Sir, we searched his house.
We're investigating other leads too.
And we're also looking into his business, parallelly.
Hmmm... it's a difficult case.
You've those issues with toddy, right?
I'll hand this case to someone else.
I'll speak to the ACP and CP.
Sir...
If I’m going to overcome the issues from my past,
I've to solve this case at any cost.
Just ten days...
I'll finish this, sir.
Hmm...
-Inspectorrr... -OH, MY!
-What's it, man? -Nothing.
Also, inspectorrr...
Don't trust a single one of these drunks.
They’re all crooks!
So?
Why can’t you speak like a normal human being?
Why are you saying "inspectorrr..." like you're in some horror film?
That was a genuine mistake...
Next time, I'll try my best to say it differently...
Stop hanging around here and get going!
Ok.
[Kids chattering while playing]
Isn't that your house?
But I haven't been there in a while.
This is Kalyani Chechi's house.
Just my luck, stuck with her for a while.
Have you seen a rope like this before?
Nope.
Did you see anyone strange near the toddy shop?
No.
Ahem.
Can I have some water to drink?
Boiled.
Ok.
What are you cutting?
Chopping off a head, sir!
Planning to make jackfruit chips?
Hm?
The fruit pods aren’t that tender, sir.
They’re not good for frying.
I’ll make a curry with them instead.
That's my daughter.
She's always studying.
She’s just like me. Doesn’t even look at men.
Correct.
How did someone as glamorous as you
end up marrying someone like Ceylon uncle?
That's a senti story, sir.
He’d always come home and cry about his troubles and sad life.
Eventually, I couldn’t bear seeing his pain,
so, I let him bang me.
Eh?
And then I had to marry him.
Let's not talk about it, sir...
My fate!
Greetings, sir.
Was Uncle always...
Don't get your head stuck in this "jackfruit" mess.
Nice water.
Hmm...
It was me who boiled it.
Did Kannan ask you to head home early the night Babu died?
Yeah.
Does he usually say that?
No, first time he said that.
Hmmm...
Ceylon uncle.
Sir.
Are the sandals Babu's?
Thought, why let it go to waste?
Kannan was the one who untied this rope, right?
Uh... Yes, he did.
I'm sure.
But it looks like it's been cut.
Uh... It was cut.
I'm sure.
But Kannan said he untied it.
Uh... If Kannan said so, then it was untied.
I'm sure.
But I know it when I see it. It was definitely cut.
For sure, it was cut.
Pick one and stick to it, man!
Was it untied or cut?
Untied or cut... Uhm...
Which one do you prefer, sir?
You!
You're asking me?
Tell me what you saw.
I saw him pull out the knife...
Then he raised his hand like this...
towards the darkness...
Pull him down... pull it!
He's alive! Quickly untie the rope.
Ugh! Urine!
You're bothered about urine more than his life?
Grab him.
Pull him down.
Pull...
Untie it, man! Remove it.
Um... it was cut.
It was cut.
I'm sure... I guess...
So, it was cut.
I swear, I don't remember it, sir.
Tell the truth!
It's okay, sir.
It's just some spit, after all.
I'll kill you, you bloody dog!
-Thampi sir! -Don't!
Hey, hey! No violence!
Yohannan, don't be a typical policeman.
I'll bloody thrash you!
Sir, in all that commotion, I forgot.
Please don't hit me. Maybe I did cut it.
No spit has ever been spat in my career.
How dare he...
How did you cut it?
No matter how you cut it,
there should be some remnants left on the ceiling
or the rope itself.
I don't see either.
Sir!
Sir, didn't you ask me something?
-Yeah. -If I had seen anyone?
Yeah.
That day... behind the toddy shop,
I saw someone I’ve never seen here before.
Wh... who?
One...
a bald guy.
-Bald guy? -Yeah.
Sir.
Can I ask you something?
Go on...
Uhm...
Can you lend me 5000 rupees?
It is kind of urgent.
I'll return it in two days.
It's the month end...
Besides, I'm not the type to take traffic bribes.
And what did the bald guy do?
Tell me that.
I've nothing more to say.
Merinda...
Wait there and tell me.
I don't know anything.
You're such a fraud!
I'm not desperate enough to pay for leads.
Then go find it for free.
Merinda, you better say it.
You can be punished for withholding what you saw.
-Fine by me. -I'll accuse you and lock you up.
You better spill everything.
Get going, sir.
Not a penny on him and calls himself a cop!
Don’t take your frustration over being penniless out on us!
Stop the violence, Yohannan!
-Let me go! -Don't kill me, sir.
Get up, son.
Sit down.
Why let yourself get beaten up like this?
It's alright, sir.
When you see people like me,
you'd want to beat and kill me
No one will come asking for me.
No one will even mind.
That's all I'm worth in this world.
You've done something to hoodwink us, Kannan.
It's not possible to do anything like that, sir.
You're getting too old for this, Kannan.
At least now, stop crying like a baby and spill the truth.
Oh, dear Kannan, just say it!
We know everything. Game over!
Just tell us how you did it, that's all!
Say it, man!
I don't know, sir.
I'll make sure you get a lighter sentence.
I'll bring snacks when I visit you in jail.
Sir will buy you sweet sukhiyan and cream bun.
Just say it.
Say it...
Say it.
Come on, say it.
Say it!
Sir... I...
-Say it! -Come on!
-Speak up, son! -Say it!
I don't like sweets, sir.
Argh!
I'm diabetic.
Sir, watch your feet, there was a nail lying there.
An iron nail.
Sir...
Sir, about four years ago,
someone fell into the canal near the toddy shop and died.
I feel a strong feeling there's a connection between this and that.
Come on, spill it!
Two liquor traders from here,
Chakkatil Joy and Mujeeb Sahib,
were very close friends.
There was an auction for a toddy shop nearby.
Joy ettan didn’t get it, but Babu ettan did.
And because of that,
there was some tension between them.
Hey, Babu!
You fooled that poor Chakkatil Joy and snatched his shop.
But don't think you can fool Sahib too!
Come out, you!
Come out, man!
Hiding, huh?
YOU!
Tell him if he dares show up in front of me,
I'll knock all his teeth out!
-Stop, Babu ettan. -He'll die, Babu ettan.
Joy!
Come on, just taste the extra spicy fish
curry from my Praavinkoodu Toddy shop!
That's a nice little game.
Then why didn't Joy's friend inform the police?
Sir, you don't know Babu ettan's influence.
By the way, don't say I told you.
Babu ettan, the CI sir and DySP Anil sir had a strong connection.
Everyone in this town knows...
about it.
The way Joy ettan was found dead, they all said...
Even Suni ettan said
it was Babu ettan who killed him
His bloody secrets!
Does he think he's CID?
-A good beating will teach him a lesson! -Yohannan!
Sir.
Quiet!
He's talking about our CI sir.
He's playing games.
He's mental.
It's how he investigates.
YOHANNAN!
Sir...
[Crowd sloganeering]
Move!
-What the hell? -Aha! Eureka!
[Loud chatter in police station]
Get lost!
Suni is the killer!
Suni ettan?
Didn't Suni arrange the card game?
-Hey Ceylon. -Yeah.
Take this. I'll come.
If we set a time, be there on time.
That's why we plan ahead.
Sir... what...are you saying?
These are details of the land deals done by Babu.
Suni is the broker for most of them.
I’m in the real-estate business now.
Babu owes Suni a huge amount.
No, I won't be coming tonight.
Miss serial drama addict!
Didn't Suni say he wouldn’t return that night
on the call during the card game?
Did you see Suni coughing
and drinking water after Babu was murdered?
I don't know.
You're an absolute fool!
Suni wasn't learning magic at the toddy shop.
Sit!
He was setting up the plan to kill Babu.
Suni and an accomplice committed the murder.
A bald guy.
He was inside before the rain.
Hence, there was no dirt inside.
Before you all got to the toddy shop,
Suni had secretly brought the killer inside.
Whoa! That was awesome!
While you were all playing cards,
the killer was observing each one of you from the loft.
He killed Babu with the rope that Suni gave him.
[Babu choking]
Using the duplicate key that Suni gave him beforehand,
the killer opens the door and goes outside.
He leaves the key there itself.
There's someone else here besides us.
After seeing Babu dead, Suni tells you all to go inside and check.
He then heads to the door, uses the duplicate key the killer had
to lock the door and returns saying that the door remained locked.
The killer is still within these four walls.
Hearing that, you all believe him
and think the killer was someone inside with you.
When in fact, the killer had committed the murder and gone outside.
His plan was to divert the case by pinning everything on you
and your magic and then escape.
He destroyed the evidence by causing the fight at the toddy shop.
But all the evidence will fall into my hands and bend over for me!
Of course, sir.
The time starts now.
Get up and go, man!
'PRAVINKOODU TODDY SHOP'
Let’s change these piss-soaked clothes--
Master! What are you doing?
Shouldn’t we clean him up before the cops get here?
Body’s down and laid out already. That's enough.
Don’t touch it anymore, it’s evidence.
Just step aside, will you?
Whatever it is, we are doomed!
Can't get out of this mess until it's solved.
And our reputation is ruined too!
For fifteen years, I’ve been going to Sabarimala without fail.
I haven’t done any sin to break that streak.
But you didn’t go last year, right?
That’s because I got caught in a POCSO case and didn’t get bail.
Idiot!
It’s exam time and I was peacefully smoking a joint at home.
Crap!
Not another damn case!
Your cases are nothing!
We’ve got bigger ones looming over us!
Don’t you know about the stabbing case at Koorkenchery?
You take credit for this case, Biju ettan.
And drink all the free toddy you can in its name!
'Thotta (dynamite) Biju' is now 'Free-loader Biju'!
How was my joke?
Thotta, the free-loader!
-Free-loader! Free-loader Biju! -Give it to him!
Come on.
I'll freeload it all, including your doormat girlfriend!
How dare you mention my baby doll, you bloody loser Thotta!
I will smash your crappy head into pieces today!
-Give it a shot! -I'm an accused in a murder case!
For killing what? A mosquito?!
Say one more word and I'll burst a dynamite down your throat!
-Hear me out. -Give it a try!
Listen to me, will you!
Come on, let Master talk.
-Listen up, guys... -Yes, say it.
As your teacher, I've the right to say this...
But who the hell are you, old donkey fart!
Eh?!
Good lord!
Master!
Bloody undisciplined modern era!
Master, Biju ettan, I'm warning you, don't get cocky!
-Get lost! -Hey man, stop it!
Why would you care? He was talking about my baby girl!
-Hey, you old geezer! -Don't!
-Let go of me! -Come here, Master.
Haven't you had enough? Happy now?
♪ Why the need for an eternal light? ♪
What the hell are you doing?! That's a bloody dead body!
♪ Dressed up, seated high in death ♪
♪ Feigning grace, but the stench of decay ♪
♪ O lord who reigns the attic ♪
Bloody Thotta!
♪ Why the need for an eternal light? ♪
♪ Dressed up, seated high in death ♪
♪ Feigning grace, but the stench of decay ♪
Dare you touch my RIP Babu ettan and you all join him!
-I will kill you! -Oh, no!
I dare you! Come forward!
♪ Oh, what a fine dance, this death dance ♪
♪ Dance on the dead, dance with the dead ♪
How dare you touch my guys!
I got a little too excited!
Hey, Kuttappu... Chiyyaram Kuttappu... get up, man.
How long will you sleep here like this?
Wh... where am I?
At the toddy shop. Walk. The police will come now.
Get up and walk!
-Go, sit there. -Watch your feet, Master, there are nails.
My bedridden grandma must be waiting for the toddy.
Why is she bedridden?
-Poor thing, she cannot move. -What happened?
Well... uh...
I kinda kicked her.
Oh really?
Okay, sit here.
Hey Biju, drink some water, okay, son?
Hold this.
-Clear this. -Kothi, dear...
Quick pick it up.
Come on, quick!
Stop right here.
Pull up that CCTV's footage.
♪ O Thankamma, who ran away with an outlander ♪
♪ Had enough of the thrill, Thankamma? ♪
♪ Who keeps a man's pride in line, Thankamma? ♪
♪ O Thankamma, it's the woman at home, sitting all fine! ♪
Sir, the tower location list is mentioned under that.
Suni had called home during that time.
Kannan didn’t make any calls.
We don’t see anything particularly suspicious
in either Kannan’s or Suni’s phone numbers.
Check again in detail.
Okay, sir.
So, you blew it again!
-Sir, I feel... -Mm...?
Suni might have ingeniously communicated directly with the killer,
rather than using a mobile phone.
That won’t escape the CCTV.
The footage is ready, sir.
We got it.
Really?!
Then let’s close the case right away. Lead the way, sir.
Go crush it, sir!
Come on, boys.
Come.
This CCTV is what he calls a "scientific investigation"?
Track Suni! Pull up his footage. The killer must be there with him.
-Didn’t you say you got it?! -In a minute, sir.
-Stop, stop! There is Suni! -Yes, it's Suni, sir.
Huh? Sir, the killer isn't on the bike?
Suni must have dropped him at the toddy shop first.
Rewind it.
We’ll catch the killer now!
Definitely, sir.
Don't you know how to rewind? Your only job is to push buttons!
Suni went to the toddy shop and back alone.
And at night, nobody suspicious passed through here.
You!
All this time, we’ve been solving cases by dragging in suspects,
beating them up and making them spill the truth.
You bloody fool!
I gave you time, then you were like, "10 days is all I need!"
And now, seven days later,
all you’ve brought me is this bucketload of crap!
Huh?!
Scram!
Why don’t you go lick his feet, huh?
Make way, you!
Sir,
you got a good scolding, right?
If I managed to pass the PSC, become an SI at such a young age
and solve all these cases without any help,
I’ll crack this one too.
Sir, how's it going?
You look exhausted.
Haven’t you been sleeping?
What scam are you trying to pull off now?
I rented a house nearby.
I need a place until the case is over.
They asked for 5000 rupees advance
and I didn’t have it.
That's why I asked you that day.
Oh, if you really need money...
I’m the type who graciously grants to those in need.
What a self-certified virtue tree!
I just didn’t have it on me that day. Really sorry.
Why sorry?
Rascal!
Horny pig!
What’s he asking her?
Eh?!
Bloody Ceylon!
Why are you looking at my wife?
Look at your own wife!
As it is, life’s tough for people like me, sir.
I haven’t told you everything I saw that day, sir.
What did you see?
Kannan, don’t sit here alone at this time.
Your butt’s gonna split in four!
Why did you urgently call me here? I’ve got a huge secret to tell you. Come.
Alright, let’s sit there.
We can talk over there.
-Things are way beyond what we think. -Means?
What I mean is, I don’t get what’s going on behind this.
I don’t understand why he’s hiding it from us.
I’ve got half a bottle, let's go there and--
Didn’t you say
that Babu must have been the one who killed Joy ettan?
Yeah, so?
Get to the point, Kannan. Stop beating around the bush.
-Babu? -Yes.
HEY!
Stop there!
[Babu casually humming a song]
Kannan! You here to catch a peek while I’m bathing?
Are my nudes gonna be all over WhatsApp tomorrow?
With the title, "Watch Babu ettan's Steamy Bath Video!"
Did you really see anything?
Huh?
No.
These are frogs.
Huh?
Don’t you know catching frogs is illegal?
Never mind,
I’m not gonna tell anyone.
If I do, only then will it become an issue, right?
What happened?
I'm going home.
Hey!
Your house is this way, isn’t it?
Go this way!
Stop cracking me up and just leave.
And all this time, you kept this hidden, huh, you bloody saint!
Let me talk!
If you had even a shred of honesty,
wouldn’t you have told me about this earlier?
Stop jumping the gun, you!
Let me finish what I’m saying!
Let go of me!
Don’t you remember when I came to you that day to talk about this?
-Suni... -Tell me the matter.
Didn’t you say back then that Joy ettan’s death was murder?
Joy's...
Joy ettan's?
Let's go fishing, come.
-Hey, what were you saying? -Come, let's go fishing, man!
Wearing jeans? You weren't talking about fishing!
If I’d told you back then, Babu would’ve killed both of us.
Do you think we can ever stand up to him?
That’s why... I was scared...
Also, there’s a lot of shady stuff behind this toddy shop business.
I don’t know if the SI is aware of this.
If that’s the case,
Joy ettan might’ve known all the secrets.
There’s got to be some connection between Babu’s and Joy’s murders.
Some connection is definitely there...
My head is spinning!
-Listen. -Yeah.
This isn’t the secret I mentioned earlier.
Really? There's more?! What more could you possibly say, Kannan?
Joy ettan's son, whom Babu killed,
is now investigating Babu's case.
What in the heck?!
SI Santhosh, he’s Joy ettan’s son.
Sir, you are from Thrissur, right?
Thrissur town?
Santhosh CJ,
alias, Santhosh Chakkatil Joy.
Didn’t the report say my dad fell into the canal and died
while coming back drunk from this toddy shop?
Just like this case, there’s a mystery in that one too, sir.
Sir, I need to re-investigate that case.
There’s some connection between these two cases.
JOY: Hey, Babu!
I’ve figured out your whole game.
I know whose benami (proxy owner) you are,
how you shut down toddy shops with crooked moves,
and snatched them all for yourself.
I’ll make sure everyone knows about it.
You got posting in this station through a recommendation, eh?
Yes, sir.
Exactly! Santhosh Chakkatil Joy.
If that's the case, then he himself must've killed Babu!
During the investigation, he must have found out
that it was Babu who killed and buried his father.
Then they could've just arrested Babu, right?
Maybe they didn't have enough evidence.
Besides, don't we know about Babu's political connections.
Shall we do something?
What if we inform this to the higher-ups in the police?
What evidence do we have?
And what if they're all on the same team?
We don't know that for sure!
We need to figure out how he killed Babu!
If we don't find out how Babu was hanged,
we’re gonna end up getting hanged for this!
Shall I buy one more bottle?
Where the hell’s that prick going?
Looks like he’s going straight for your wife.
Why does everyone get so greedy when they see my wife?
Check if you can recognise the person you saw with Suni that night.
Have you told anyone apart from me
about seeing someone like that?
I've only told Kalyani chechi.
Sir, do you use sandal perfume?
Eh?
Smells like sandalwood.
Merinda.
Sweet sukhiyan.
Have it.
No thanks.
It's green gram, full of protein.
No need.
Why, you got gas problem?
We use a clay stove here.
Witty!
They were well-planned.
They haven't used a mobile phone.
They used that route to avoid CCTV.
That's how you saw him.
You need to be careful.
The killer is lurking around here.
Oh, no!
What happened? Get up!
Get up...
Oh, so heavy... Lie there itself.
Merinda.
Merinda!
It's okay.
Close your eyes and lie down.
I'm with you.
Let me get some water for you.
Damn it!
Here's some water.
Shall we go to the hospital?
No need for sympathy.
I took a tablet for my headache.
Ahem... what next?
I need to sweep the front yard.
Eh?
Not that.
Future.
I'll make 800 rupees a day by chopping grass.
I've understood one thing now.
For a woman to live happily,
she doesn’t need a man as a companion.
Yuck!
Sorry!
I accidentally sneezed.
You're feeling dizzy because you haven't eaten.
If you didn't like the sukhiyan,
how about we order a biriyani?
I don't want biriyani.
Can't swallow, my throat will feel like it’s on fire.
Hmmm...
My childhood was just like yours.
That’s why I can connect with you so easily.
You know... same vibe...
Love.
Age doesn’t matter for that.
I... I am still virgin...
We'll solve the case.
I just need to gather some of the destroyed evidence.
You just do as I say.
This is my number.
I had sent you a request on FB.
Guess you haven't seen it.
Are you not on Insta?
Or are you just an FB Aunty?
What a sleazeball!
Merinda...
Which car is honking so much?
Is there no police to keep this in check?
Quit stressing over some fart-mobile
and go find some evidence before someone comes.
Suni ettan!
-Look at this. -What's it?
Who here smokes such thick cigarettes?
This...
Only one person here smokes these.
See!
From there...
you can clearly see Babu ettan sitting here. Right?
Then definitely, he was the one who killed him.
Or like the SI said, Thotta Biju might have opened the door
and let him in without anyone noticing, right?
They must have tied a rope around Babu while he was unconscious,
hauled him from behind and killed him.
Let’s go buy a rope of the same length and come back.
We need to figure this out today itself. Come.
Concentrate, concentrate!
Argh! Concentrate on work!
Unlike those dummies around you, it's not some woman,
your career is more important.
Focus, focus!
I won't fail!
I am SI Santhosh!
I will not fail! Argh!
Tomorrow is the tenth day to crack the case.
I'm gonna shove it down everyone's throats!
I'll crack it tomorrow, no doubt!
For sure I will!
What are you looking at?
Stop looking!
I'll scratch your eyes out!
Even with one leg, rascal is still full of trouble!
You'll harm kids, huh?
I'll smear chilli paste on your backside!
Bloody dog!
Bloody call waiting! All women are the same!
Bloody rascal, you'll molest small kids, huh?
Oh, no!
Oh, dear...
Kids...
You dare touch little kids!
You'll touch kids, huh? Move!
-Oh, no! -Move!
Oh, my mother!
Who's that?
Lift him up, man!
Is this a police station or WWF?
Have you actually turned insane?
You're all going to lose your jobs!
Sir....
Sir, let him go!
You dare to lay a finger on kids, bloody dog!
If you say one more word, I'll break your jaw!
He won't talk anymore...
He won't...
Get off my leg!
Merinda, my hand slipped and I ended up dialling you.
Sir, someone’s standing in front of my house.
Who?
I don't know, sir.
He's going to kill me!
Kill?! Don't be tensed, Merinda!
Be confident! Confident!
How can I be confident at a time like this?
He's standing right here.
-Merinda... -Sir... no...
Don't get tensed! Don't flip out!
If you flip out, you're done for!
He's gonna kill me! He's got a machete in his hand!
Machete?!
He must be some lumberjack, Merinda!
Sir! He threw a stone at my window.
Don't be scared, Merinda!
Don't be scared! Don't be scared...
Psychologically, killers just kill, they don't scare you.
You stop worrying!
-Maybe, it's a ghost! -Ghost?! Don't scare me, sir!
Why is this not opening?
Sir, he's walking around my house.
I'm coming there with my gun.
Merinda, you know what a sharpshooter does with a gun.
I'm almost there!
I must have him!
Merinda... Move, man!
MOVE!
Breathe, breathe, Merinda!
Take a deep breath! I'm coming!
Oh, no!
Start the jeep! Start!
-Where's the jeep? -The jeep has been sent for piloting.
-Move! -Ouch!
-MOVE! -What's it, sir?
Sir!
Merinda, I've left from the station.
You don't worry, Merinda!
I'll be right there.
And I'll catch him!
And solve this case!
Are you listening, Merinda?
Can you hear me
I'm on my way.
Merinda, can you hear me?
Sir, he's banging on my wall.
Maybe you're imagining it, Merinda.
Don't worry!
Sir, he's gonna kill me now!
He won't kill you! I'm telling you he won't, Merinda!
Sir, he's gonna come inside now! Where are you, sir?
Merinda, don’t be so loud when you're scared. He'll hear you!
He’s chopping down the door!
Merinda, hide under the bed!
or inside the fridge or washing machine... anything!
-Sir, are you really a cop? -Merinda, don't cross the limit!
Didn’t you see me at the station? I’m a cop!
You stop being so scared!
Should I start singing to calm down instead?
Where the hell are you?
Merinda, I'm almost there. I'm taking the turn.
Which turn?! Where the hell are you, you dumbass!
I'm right there, Merinda!
Which way...
After the turn is it left or right?
You're asking me?!
♪ Here we go Here we go ♪
♪ Salut Salut Salut ♪
♪ Amigo Amigo ♪
♪ Here we go Here we go ♪
I'm coming, Merinda!
I was confused, I was nervous.
You never get lost when you come to flirt with me!
That's during the day, right!
Merinda, don't hang up!
We'll solve this scientifically!
COME AFTER I DIE, OKAY!
Don't hang up! Merinda!
Merinda! Don't hang up the phone!
I reached! I am here!
Merinda!
Can you hear me? Hello!
Merinda!
Do as per my instructions, Merinda!
Are you listening?
Merinda!
HELLO?
MERINDAA!
Hello?
Merindaa!
Merinda!
I'm on my way!
If he comes inside the house, you run out, Merinda!
If any beggars are lying on the way, move! I’ll run over you!
Merindaaa...
♪ Here we go Here we go ♪
Merin...
♪ Salut Salut Salut ♪
♪ Amigo Amigo ♪
♪ Here we go Here we go ♪
♪ Salut Salut Salut ♪
♪ Amigo Amigo ♪
♪ Here we go Here we go ♪
♪ Salut Salut Salut ♪
Oh!
You! What happened?
A school bus...
What?
It tried to run me over and kill me!
Kill?!
From over there... It chased me and...
Is that blood?
Where are you going?
I had gone to buy the rope.
What happened actually?
Tried to kill me... the school bus...
School bus?! What all are you saying?
Start!
Come on, start!
I'm sure he is behind this.
SI Santhosh.
Looks like he has changed his plan.
But what did we do for that?
You keep this...
Punjabi beauty on your hip.
Whoever comes at you, Kannan, just slash like you're chopping onions!
No second thoughts.
Hey... don't...
scare me...
Don't kill me!
Merinda! It's me! It's me!
I reached right on time.
Don't mind that.
I was rushing...
Are you okay?
Can you shoot with that?
Hmph!
You’re asking someone who won a gold medal in junior shooting?
The person had a mask on his face,
a Chaplin mask.
He slashed it at such a height,
so must be at least 6 feet tall and strong!
He wore a shoe that was almost 12 inches long.
A military shoe that is almost ten years old.
This mud is from walking through the paddy field.
These are the drops of water that fell from the coat.
It’s raining within a two km radius on the north side.
Which is the area where Suni's house is located.
Hmph!
This is Suni's medicine.
I had noticed this before too.
But why Suni ettan?
You are the only witness who saw Suni's partner,
who came to murder Babu.
So, he must have thought he could eliminate you
and destroy the evidence.
Tomorrow, we’ll find out how he killed him.
Let the sun rise.
I'll show you who I really am.
Will it be a problem if we go inside?
Who cares about a wet down under when your whole house is flooded?
Let’s think about this in our own way,
not the way the SI suggested.
Let's not cut the rope.
Let's use the whole thing.
Give it.
It wasn’t pulled from here.
It’s stuck!
Can't...
Suni ettan, you think...
[Merinda snoring]
She slept?
-Tell me. -Sir...
Another murder took place near the toddy shop.
When?
Sir, we just got the call.
Who got killed?
No idea, sir. We are on our way to the spot.
Tiger! The roaring tiger!
Move, you bloody broken-condom-babies!
All the drunkards have assembled.
Sir, the whole toddy shop has burnt down, right?
You think I'm blind?
Where's the dead body?
Must've turned to ashes, sir.
[Indistinct distressful chattering of the crowd]
Where's he going?
Your pants...?
That's fashion, Mom.
-Make way. -Fashion?! Trying the impress the dead?
I said move!
Kannan...
This murder wasn’t done by just one person,
there were two.
One on the inside
and one on the outside.
If the one outside was SI Santhosh,
then inside, it must be Joy ettan's friend, Thotta Biju.
Kannan, what you told the SI was true.
You didn’t kill him.
No matter how much he tries, he won’t find any evidence against you
because you’re not the real killer.
Yes.
But...
the person we’re both searching for
isn't SI Santhosh either.
Huh? Not Santhosh?
Who else?
Wanna know?
It’s nobody else,
but Merinda.
Merin...?!
Can't figure it out yet?
Try thinking like a magician for a second.
Then you’ll get it.
That’s how I figured it out.
It’s like the Vanishing Beauty trick.
You'll understand then.
We thought the girl vanished cos of the magician's trick.
But the real magician is the girl who is
hiding behind the chair without anyone noticing.
Think about it. It makes sense, right?
Yuck!
Likewise, there’s a Vanishing Beauty
hiding in the dark here, the real killer.
And that killer is no one else, but your wife, Kannan.
Actually,
there’s one more fact here.
Even though she performed it,
the plan wasn’t hers.
It’s the same setup as the Vanishing Beauty trick.
And to scheme something like that,
you need a magician who knows his craft well.
And that bloody Abracadabra is no one else but you!
Stop there! Where are you running off to?
-Let go of me, there's a fire. -Wait, let me talk!
Oh, no!
Let the tree burn to ashes. It’s just a damn dry tree anyway!
You’re the one who taught me magic in the toddy shop.
I haven’t forgotten anything, Kannan.
GOT IT?
It's an illusion.
An illusion where the more they doubt me,
the easier I slip out of it.
Without cracking this magic,
no matter how much they investigate,
the police will never figure out that I’m the killer.
The investigation will go off track.
A magician always has an invisible script
prepared in advance.
Following that script, the magician performs
right in front of the audience without them realising it.
So, the first thing we need is a script.
First, we block the audience’s view.
Then, you misdirect them by making them believe
the secret lies somewhere else.
Why are you here?
I came to see Kannan.
You started a rumour that Babu and Merinda were having an affair
and made everyone believe that you and Merinda were enemies, didn’t you?
Everyone would easily believe it too.
No one will ever question an illicit affair story,
Psychologically, everyone will get fixated
on the erotic angle of the story.
Merinda is easy, a 'giver!'
Everything that seems ordinary
to the audience is far from ordinary.
It’s all crafted expertly
by a master illusionist.
Behind everything lies a hidden secret.
All the tools needed to pull off the illusion
will be right in front of the audience,
but they will never notice it.
This is a battle...
a revolt against the system,
a struggle of the oppressed.
We will fight.
We’ll keep fighting until we win.
And then, when everything was in place,
and the time was just right, you...
And now, the real magic begins.
The grand illusion!
Move these from here. Why can't you just do your job properly?
-Kannan, take those bottles away. -We need space to play.
The signal will be that green star on the tree.
The time will be, around 10 o’clock.
How will we slip past everyone’s notice?
Using the Vanishing Beauty trick, I’ll fool them all...
And pull off a beautiful murder.
The greatest magic trick of my life.
Even if the window is closed,
won’t people still see me through the glass?
They can’t see you through the lower glass,
but through the upper glass pane, you’ll be visible.
Things needn't always go as we planned.
Greetings, Babu ettan!
And since they'll be drunk
they won’t notice the rope around Babu’s neck.
But don’t pull the rope at that time.
Wait near the window for the right moment.
The time was roughly 10.30,
and your wife had begun her job!
The jeep's key will be with Babu.
Moreover, if we start the jeep, there will be noise.
You had already put the gear of the liquor jeep in neutral.
When the time was right, she came, moved the wedge aside
and gave the vehicle a small push.
Even if it’s right in front of their eyes,
they won’t see it.
Even if it’s right by their ears,
they won’t hear it.
By the time we all came to lift the dead body,
you had cut the rope!
He's alive. Quick, remove the knot.
The real secret lies in the remaining part of the rope,
which they won't notice.
You cleverly diverted the focus of everyone
from Merinda, the real murderer, onto yourself.
Naturally, the police investigation
will point to you as the murderer.
But the investigation will definitely stall.
Oh, no! Fire!
When all the evidence are pointed at me,
they'll confidently arrest me
and believe that the case is solved.
When you realised I'm investigating the matter,
you created more distractions to throw me off.
Suni ettan!
From over there... It chased me and...
You Oscar-nominated buffoon!
Sir, can you please come quickly?
He's going to kill me!
I always stood by you like a brother
and in return, you and your bloody wife
tried to trap me and escape!
-Come to the police station! -Let me talk!
What more do you have to talk?
There's nothing left to say. Come on!
-Stand up, you! Get up! -Listen to me.
Come on! Walk!
Come!
Suni ettan...
That was an accident.
Bug off, you scoundrel! I am going to die.
Please don’t say anything like that.
Nothing will happen to us.
Us?!
You stabbed me and now you’re telling me "nothing will happen to us"?!
Suni ettan...
Come, let's go to the hospital.
You stabbed my kidney, you jerk!
Kidneys are at the back, right?
If you don’t know, just shut up!
Please, let’s go to the hospital.
Think positive, Suni ettan... Stay happy.
Let’s go to the hospital.
Who cares if I'm positive or negative, I'm dying anyway!
To hell with your motivation class!
It was unintentional...
It's over...
I will be finished now.
I am done.
Please come, Suni ettan....
OH, MY MOTHER!
-Oh, no! -Mother...
-Suni ettan... -I'll be dead right now.
Suni ettan...
This wound didn’t even hurt that much.
There’s nothing in this world more hurtful
than being betrayed by those you care about, Kannan!
Suni ettan...
It's not for any other reason...
Didn’t I come to tell you about Joy that day?
Joy ettan's?
Let's go fishing, come.
Hey, what were you saying?
Wearing jeans? You were saying something else, right?
Let’s take the money from the chit fund early this time.
We will need money, right?
Eh?! Babu ettan...
What happened, Babu ettan?
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Let go of him, you dog!
Do you know how many doctors we’ve seen?
After waiting for so many years, she finally became pregnant.
You know everything, right?
But it was all ruined!
Don't hit, please...
Babu ettan...
Merinda...
Damn! Broke my shirt button!
Oh, no! Merinda!
Merinda...
Oh, dear...
I can’t even describe our situation back then.
I didn’t know what to do.
[Babu casually humming a song]
We’ll never have kids again.
And to forget all that
and keep working for him... like a slave?
I couldn’t do that...
I won’t say sorry or beg for apology.
If you want, go ahead and take your revenge on me.
Please don't give up. Come, let's go to the hospital.
Just go from here.
Go and live your life.
I never thought of betraying you.
It was unintentional...
Suni ettan...
come, let's go to the hospital.
Suni ettan...
Oh, my mother...
Suni ettan...
This is the second death happening here!
What has the police been doing all this time?
-Move aside, move! -Make way!
That scoundrel Suni is behind this, sir!
What are you even saying, sir?
Isn't that dead body, Suni?
Aren’t there any real men here to handle the police?
-Move aside! -Move where, huh?
Move aside, everyone!
[Crowd resists and argues]
-Don't push sir. -We also wanna see!
-Don't push. -Move away.
Beat their a** to pulp!
Kalyani, I'll be at home.
Why simply get beaten up!
Where are you going, huh?
-This is our ancestral home, sir. -Please let us die inside it!
Please don't hit me, sir.
You dare play with the police, huh?
Scram! Scram, you!
Run, you morons!
My father was right.
The power of magic lies in its secret.
It shouldn't be revealed to anyone.
That’s where I made a mistake.
Everything is ruined...
Nothing has happened!
I said, there's nothing to worry!
Noth...
Give that to me.
They still don't know anything.
Hold this.
Stand up.
Put this knife to my neck.
Walk! Keep walking.
Help me, sir! He's trying to kill me.
Don’t come any closer.
If you do, I’ll kill her.
Go.
Kannan...
I’ll shoot if you don’t let her go.
Let go of her, Kannan!
Kannan, let go of Merinda.
He won't do anything, it's just a show.
Please don't fire, sir.
Screwed!
Sir, you missed the target, right?
Sir, run off through that tapioca field.
Should we also run?
Merinda...
Come on!
Sir, he may slip away and run.
Merinda!
-Capture Kannan, sir. -Come here, you!
Merinda!
Sir, leave the girl and catch Kannan.
Get up, Merinda!
Merinda!
I only need ten minutes.
Okay, sir.
Merinda, how are you feeling?
I just need 10 minutes.
To finish it.
If I hadn’t shot, he would've killed you.
So, it all happened for the best.
What I came to tell you is,
Kannan is the one who probably tried to attack you yesterday.
He must have left Suni’s medicine there too.
And Kannan must be the one who killed Suni too.
We have arrested him.
But the main thing is...
It's not Kannan who killed Babu.
The killer is someone else.
Although, it is Kannan's plan.
This was a magic trick.
If we can figure out the trick, we can catch the killer.
Maybe that person is in front of us.
Right in our line of sight...
or even within our hands reach.
I’ll catch that killer with my own hands soon...
I definitely will!
Hmm...
Go ahead.
Sir, time’s up.
Time out!