For a child...
No place is safer than a mother's lap.
That night, on my way...
I was on call with my daughter.
I'll reach Coorg in a while.
Amma and I will meet you at the hostel in the morning.
I went home excited.
Wow Meera!
You've decorated so well.
Wow! A cake too. Thank you so much.
I'm so sorry I'm late.
The road was blocked.
Did you have your dinner?
But my wife, Meera?
She was waiting to fight.
Is this some kind of a face swap?
Why did you do such nonsense?
Come on. Let's celebrate and...
She was in no mood to listen.
She was blabbering and drunk.
Let's celebrate you cheating on me.
Meera, I think you're drunk.
I even apologised.
- Stop lying! - Okay. I'm sorry.
Sorry?! That is it for all you've done?!
She said a lot of hurtful things.
You know what?! You're the biggest loser!
You had nothing! You were literally a zero!
I was getting angry...
I controlled myself.
The argument escalated.
- You know what I'll do? - Take this home away from me?!
Take this home away and not give me money?
I don't need your money.
I can build my own career!
You can do nothing to me! Do you get that?!
I told her if marriage was such a chore, we could divorce.
This is exactly what you want!
So you can divorce, have a baby, and another affair!
That’s when I lost it.
I did this because you don’t even... don’t even look at me!
- Meera, you don't even hug me! - Are you blaming me?
She threatened to take my daughter away
Listen! Don’t involve Tara in this!
- You've no right to talk about Tara! - You took everything from me!
- Listen, don’t mention her again! - Don’t touch me!
You’ve no right to be called a mother.
You didn’t even want her. Remember?!
I’ll take Tara from you, do whatever you want, okay?!
I don’t know how, but my hand grabbed something!
Meera!
I didn't hit her that hard.
Meera?
I thought I'll call the doctor.
If I call the ambulance...
They'll inform the police.
And the police would file a case.
Meera...
- If the case is filed... - Who'll be with Tara?
Shit! Oh my God!
Meera, I'm so sorry.
I can't call the ambulance.
If I call the ambulance...
I'm so sorry!
I.. I have to do this for our daughter.
This shouldn't have happened.
I love you, Meera.
I loved her.
I really did love my Meera.
But...
I love my daughter a lot more.
You're playing one game, but he's playing another altogether.
Sir, he's a criminal genius!
He manipulates cases.
Destroys evidence.
We used his daughter, thought we had him.
That's what he wanted us to believe.
But...
He tossed the case out.
We thought we were the cat and he was the mouse.
But it was the other way around.
Well...
Mr. Bhairav...
You have three options now.
One, keep investigating and both of you will get trapped.
Two, take his deal.
He’ll go his way, and so will you.
But Meera won’t get justice.
Three.
Do your duty as police.
Find Meera’s body, and he’ll be caught.
Hello, Siddappa?
Get the jeep.
Sir, you think we’ll find Meera’s body by Monday?
We have to.
Let me check the evidence again.
See if we missed anything.
Shruthi...
I put you in a tough spot with this case.
I'm sorry.
Don't worry about me, Sir.
I just feel bad for Tara.
She shouldn't have seen her father getting arrested.
Where is she now?
She has her performance today.
Is she performing during such a situation?
Kodavas never go back on their word.
I finally didn't get the original Odikatthi.
Chikkamma, why are you crying?
It's nothing.
Perform well, okay? All the best.
Thank you.
- Let's go. - Yes.
Devika...
This is our first child.
He should become the saviour of Kodava kingdom’s honour.
He will.
Cariappa! Cariappa!
The enemy’s army has crossed the valley.
All three villages around are burned.
Devika, I need to leave.
Wait a minute!
You're doing good.
Return victorious!
My child and I shall wait for your return.
You wanted the child?
Yeah, sure.
Devika, the enemy has killed everyone.
Your child too is in danger! Come, let's go!
No! I won’t go anywhere!
My child must be born in this house, on this soil!
Come! Let's go!
We are Kodavas!
When we go to war, fear has no place!
We shall fight!
Neither will you find any proof.
Oh God!
I’ll give you the real answers to every question you ask.
My marriage with Meera felt like an act.
Devika! Oh no! What happened?!
For a child, no place is safer than a mother’s lap.
- Hi, Aditi. - How did the play go?
Yeah. It's going well.
Listen, I have something important to tell you!
Calm down! Tell me what happened.
I found out where Meera’s body is.
She’s as safe as a baby in its mother’s lap.
My mother's tombstone.. It's close by.
I knew how the police think.
I love you, Meera.
Her body won't be found.
I can live well with my daughter.
Look what my wife did!
Meera!
For my fortieth birthday, she's got the cake...
What is this?
What are you doing?
Your case is now closed.
How?
We found Meera's body.
It’s gone for post-mortem.
But let me still tell you.
You almost pulled off the perfect crime.
Shruthi, prepare his files.
Get his signatures.
I'll take him to the court.
When I took the case, I thought I was going to a criminal's house.
But after days with you, I saw you weren’t all bad.
Despite knowing it all, why did you do this Rohit?
Someday you'll have a child of your own.
You'll know then.
6 MONTHS LATER
Tara looks so happy, right?
She's neither with her mother.
Nor with her father.
Yet she’s safe and happy, only because of you, Aditi.
Thank you.
She is my daughter too.
I want to see Tara.
But not in photographs.
I really wish to see her, talk to her.
I need to apologise to her, Aditi.
She should know her father is not just a murderer.
I need to tell her that night, the reason I did what I did was...
You were scared you’d lose her, right?
- Yes. - Believe me.
I know that feeling.
Can you please bring her?
Let her recover from this shock.
I’ll bring her.
I can't believe it, Aditi.
-Why are you doing this? - You're flawed, Rohit.
But you're still a father.
I hoped someone would understand me.
But I never thought it’d be you.
Is there another truth to this?
Do you want the truth or your daughter?
My daughter.
Good choice.
Aditi, I'm thinking of moving to Chicago.
- What about Tara? - Of course she'll come with me.
You can't take Tara from me.
Please, let's not do this again.
- She's my daughter too. - You're just her surrogate.
I'm her real mother.
I've carried her in womb for nine months.
We signed a contract, remember?
But Akka...
Please don't.
Without her, I can't imagine my life.
Mind your own business.
Stay out of mine.
- I'll see you. - Meera!
I'm her real mother.
You're just her surrogate.
Cheers!
Hello, Appa! How are you?
I'm doing well.
Chikkamma is taking great care of me.
She cooks everything I ask for.
Now I play football and badminton.
You know how well I colour now?
Chikkamma even put me in music classes.
I'll keep writing you letters.
You have to reply, okay?
I miss you and Amma a lot.