Original subtitles

'No birds or animals were harmed during the making of this film'

'All incidents and characters in this film are fictitious, bear no resemblance'

Meghna Sundarajan...

Greetings, professor

Hope you are doing fine

Huh, I'm sure you're doing good

After all you've been pimping out college girls to those in power and in politics

My guy is waiting outside your home...

with audio recordings of your calls with your students

I don't need your money

I want the list of all those to whom you pimped out your students

Go get that parcel and check it out

Madam!

Hello, madam!

Bro, the parcel hasn't been delivered yet

The delivery guy is disconnecting my calls

Seemed like he has something else in his mind

I think he is up to something

Now, what should I do?

Dude, check who is it

Who is it?

It's Maari

Hello

A small work. Would you like to take it up?

I'm sleeping, chief

Get this done and you'll get double pay than usual

What does he want?

He says he'll double up the pay

Fine, tell him we'll do it

Okay, chief. Send me the location

I'll Whatsapp it to you

He said he'll pay up Rs. 20,000!

Usually he'll make us toil hard for a mere Rs. 5,000

Must be some rich house

Whatever. We'll just do the job and flick some costly items for ourselves

Well, as good it may sound, the petty thefts never bothered us much

Well, now that we've decided to go for it, let make the best out it. Come on

Hey! Careful

Siddhu!

Hello, sir...

'PATRAVEITHA NERUPPU ONDRU' (THE FIRE THAT WAS SPARKED UP)

"Neither is anyone evil here nor is anyone good"

"Let's fight and put an end to the conflict"

"There's no game here that not's for the fortune"

"This life will definitely not let you easy"

"Neither is anyone evil here nor is anyone good"

"Let's fight and put an end to the conflict"

"There's no game here that not's for the fortune"

"This life will definitely not let you easy"

"This life is a mystery. Have no fear and stand up to it"

"And the whole universe will bow to you"

"In order to survive even the dog will turn in to a tiger"

"The spark is you is what will always gain you the upper hand!"

"The fire that was sparked up"

"At times, evil is necessary to uphold the justice"

"The fire that was sparked up"

"It better to break the lock that has no key to unlock it"

"The fire that was sparked up"

"Keeps you fingers crossed and go for the win"

"The fire that was sparked up"

"Come out victorious from all the path that you go through"

"The fire that was sparked up"

Chief, we did it on your orders

What's going on?

I just heard the news

Chief, this looks quite serious

Our job there was a different agenda but something else happened

What's our fault in this?

Just forget it

What if only we both get caught?

Hear me out carefully

I think you're doubting me

Turn yourselves in if you guys want

I don't have any problem if you rat me out

I'll be out within 10 days

You both are student. So, think about it

Fine, we'll discuss that later. Did you finish the job?

Chief, well...

You didn't even finish the job? What the heck were you doing?

Shouldn't have given you that job! Now, hang up!

What do we do now?

- Why is he weeping? - It was his friend

- Got him in your list? - Already inquired him, sir

He owns a construction company it seems

Guys who broke in were petty thieves

They were trying to steal gadgets like mobile, computer

But chickened out and left them

The tea shop guy claims that he saw 2 guys

Hold on. Wait. The officer will come and update

Sir, any information regarding the murder?

Sir, day by day such murders are on the increase

Sir, just a minute. Please answer me

What is the motto behind this murder, sir?

Sir, over here. Just a minute

Two guys broke in thinking the house was empty

The guy tried to stop them and they murdered him

We have got proofs and one round of investigation is already over

We'll nab the murderers soon

Sir, again the usual "Update in 48 hrs" statement?

You'll anyway make this murder the headlines

And if we crack the case, you'll just print in some corner of the newspaper

The murderers will be soon behind the bars

- Sir! Sir! Just one more question - We are done here. Leave!

It is assumed that 2 murderers reached the crime spot at early morning...

and during the tussle that broke out, the thieves murdered the person staying at home

As per the police statement

The tea shop employee who lived nearby said he witnessed them escaping

"I will nab those 2 culprits and make them answer to law"

A statement from Thiruvanmiyur police officer, Chezian

What? We did it? What's going on?

We are trapped and in a soup now!

Petty thefts were just fine but you wanted make it big! Now look!

Look what Maari pushed us into

You! Say something!

No Adhi...

Something's wrong.

Someone else is playing the game

Remember the victim's friend?

Why would he finish him off, that too over there?

First, we must find out at what time he was murdered

The police knows only the time of our escape and not the time we broke in

We got only one way out of this mess

Before police nabs us we must find the real murderer

That's again unnecessary!

Let's just take some off time and abscond!

Stop talking like you're crazy!

Do you thing they'll not find us if we abscond?

The guy who passed by in bicycle saw us

And the inspector claims he has proofs against us

A small doubt and you know how the police treats.

We went there to steal!

On top of all, from the police till media, everyone are smart and aware

If, by chance, we get caught...

neither can we prove ourselves not guilty nor can we escape

In any case the cops will nab us

I don't have a good feeling about this. Hereafter, you obey my words! Got it?

Let's stay quiet for few days

Let's follow that victim's friend

If we sense that police are nearing us then we'll rat out Maari

Okay, right

When he called me...

I must have attended his call

If I was home...

then I should be the one...

dead!

They could have robbed everything and anything from here...

...but they must not have murdered him

None will be spared

Doesn't matter who is it, none will be spared

Dinesh...what's wrong?

Why are you upset?

Don't keep thinking about it. Just leave it

No, Raadhi!

If I was the one dead, do you think my parents would've been quiet?

If he had someone, they'd have got him justice at least

I am the only one who was there for him

His absence makes me realize it, Raadhi

Tell me

- Dinesh, right? - Yes

Didn't you say that only the victim, Sampath and you stayed here?

Well sir, he'd be very upset if he's alone. Hence...

Oh, I see. And you are?

A family friend. We're planning to get married

- Where are you from? - Thanjavur, sir

Parents have settled in US

Since, when are you here

It's been 4 years since I bought this house

Parents stay here whenever they visit

Yearly once

What do you do?

Buddha construction belongs to my dad

We are taking care of it

How long since you know the victim, Sampath?

We studied together since childhood

His parents were farmers

They committed suicide

When I found that out, I took him in ever since that

He completed engineering but somehow he wasn't interested in working in that field

He reads a lot and has written a few books too

He wanted to become a successful writer

Recently he took up a part time job

Part time job? Where?

I don't know, sir

He'd set out saying it is some delivery business

Since I didn't like him taking up that job...

I didn't inquire much about it

Fine, where were you last night?

There was a small office party last night

I had been to it

Do you doubt anyone?

I don't have any doubts, sir...

I'm sure it was those thieves

Okay, Dinesh...

Coperate with us. Please come if you summon you

Sure, sir

Hey!

Isn't this Sampath's phone?

Hello

No, thanks

Customer care

As of today it's 4 days since Sampath is no more

Not even a single call from the office where we worked as delivery boy

Thought I'll check his call logs and report

But all the calls were web calls

Told you no to ponder over it and move on.

Forget it!

Sir...

I did a thorough check.

He was at that party the whole night

They claim he stepped out for 10 minutes

Turns out he was on a video call with is parents, who live abroad

Details are here in this pen drive.

Apart from these, he's always been in office

Sure, sir.

- Okay, Saba - Okay, sir

- Let's go - Okay, sir

- Any update on the autopsy report? - I hear it's ready, sir

All the evidences point towards us yet they are following him

So, like us, even the police doubts him

He has done something. For sure!

Sir!

The autopsy report says the murderers have executed the perfect crime

Doesn't look like newbies

- Bharani - Sir

Hello

There's one delivery to be done. Interested?

- No thanks, chief - What happened?

We have stopped it

I'll ensure that you guys won't face any issue

Let me call you back, chief

What is it?

It was Maari

What else would he call us for?

Dinesh!

What are you up to?

Raadhi...

someone else came here before the thieves broke in

How do you say?

As per the autopsy, Sampath died at 11:20

I was with him on that until 9:30

We had been to dinner, as usual

That's when he received a call from the company where he works part time

Tell me, sir

Can I finish my dinner and start in 5 minutes?

Okay, sir

Dude, an urgent delivery. He's waiting nearby our home

Please drop me at home

Told you that job sucks and you want me to drop you?

- Told you to join my office! - Let me try on my own first

If I don't get anything, I shall join

Shall we go now?

I really don't like you doing this, I'm telling you

I was getting late for office party, so I left to pick you up

When we were at the party, Sampath had called me at 11

I couldn't attend and then later I returned his call around 11:30

He didn't pick the call and by then he was dead. That's what the autopsy report says too

The thieves jumped out of the house at 3:30

The house was in a mess

Blood stains on the stairs. They got scared on seeing the corpse and ran away

11:20 to 3:30

Almost 4 hours the broke in to steal but left without anything.

So, why'd they come here?

If they were not here for money or jewels then what could it be?

Sampath used to get regular calls from that delivery company

The company must have contacted him in either case, if he's dead or alive

I checked his phone logs and all the company calls were web calls

Raadhi...

definitely someone else came in before the thieves

Are web calls traceable?

Constable, looks like the inspector is upset

He wants us to close the file but not so easy to find the criminals!

- After all it's our job - Drats

- Sir - Yes?

I was travelling in his rickshaw, a bike guy snatched away my mobile

Why were so careless?

Go file the complaint with the writer

Please sit

Where are you coming from? Where did the incident happen?

How many were there? 1 or 2? Did you notice them?

Did you see their bike number? Write down each and every detail

What's the case?

I was travelling in his rickshaw, a bike guy snatched away my mobile

Locality?

Thiruvanmiyur

Okay, sit

- Where in Thiruvanmiyur? - Rajagopalan street

Guys who broke in were petty thieves

They were trying to steal gadgets like mobile, computer...

- Bharani - Sir? Coming, sir

- We got the robbery case list, right? - Yes, sir

- Get me that - Okay, sir

Any update on the autopsy report I asked for?

Around what time?

Confirm?

Well, the victim was my friend. Hence...

Okay

J-6 station receiving, sir

Sir...

Professor committed suicide

- Reason? - Don't know yet, sir

The calls she had with her girl students were tapped and since it leaked...

Some files have been burnt down

The TV has been running

"What you have to do is....like they expect something..."

"so to meet those need and get it done successfully...college girls...."

"they expect something from college girls like you"

"I am doing my.... Like I have never stooped to this level ever"

"I can only tell you this much... Like few things..."

"and I believe that you too will understand it"

"So, they expect something from you"

Dinesh, check out this news

The PPT professor committed suicide

She lives in our locality

Back to back deaths under mysterious condition. Are they murder or suicide?

Who leaked the professor's call recordings?

Who gave the police the rights to expose the details of the girl who spoke to her?

Does the situation demand a CBI investigation? Who all will be exposed?

Like "murder for political benefit", is "murder for power" starting to rise in Tami Nadu?

Today's show of "Let's talk politics" continues with many such questions

Answer me this. Why do you keep dragging CBI in to every silly thing?

The suicide was due to depression and her ethics failing in her profession

The investigation is going smooth

Then why drag the CBI? Why are you talking like crazy?

Does the opponent party have nothing better to do?

Truth must be exposed so it can be either CBI investigation or police investigation

I hold the government responsible for the murders

No way!

There are some high profile people involved as per the audio leaked

- Every murder has some high profile links - Don't you add irrelevant names

We don't look at every such incident as mere murders

It's all trash talk!

We look upon it as the murder of democracy

All names mentioned in those burnt files at the house...

...of professor who committed suicide...

The complete truth must be out!

Dude...

I doubt Maari

He sent us to that house on that day

We found a dead guy

He came with a new delivery address yesterday

And today a professor is dead in that address

If we had taken up that job the other day...

...we'd be buried six feet under by now!

Adhi...

I somehow feel we must take police's help

No Raadhi

The had executed it so perfect

We can't crack it, no matter how much we try

My friend, Vishnu, is an ethical hacker

How about we get his help?

All I hear is murder and suicide. What's going on?

- What progress have you made? - Sir, investigation is on

We'll nab the culprits soon

Yeah, the same old answer!

Too much pressure from the top management

Our locality has been the hot topic for past 2 months

On top of that, don't get me started on media

Fine, what's your progress?

Doesn't look like the usual gangsters. Looks like some new, inexperienced guys

They murdered him, chickened out and left the loot there itself

We only found petty electronic items in their bags they left there

I've almost zeroed in on them. We'll nab them

I'm just waiting for a small loop hole

Whatever it is, speed up. I have a meeting today evening

Sure, sir

Let's go. Drive

Sir, our locality robbery case file that you asked for

Sir, most of the accused in this file are caught

There are few cased that are yet to be solved

Few involve students, hence the case has not been registered and left pending

Fine, get me those unsolved case files

Sir, no stolen goods are flowing in the market like before

No idea where the stolen good are now sold off

The market is not the same like before, Bharani

Digital India. There are websites online to sell stolen goods

There are apps competing to sell such goods

- You may leave - Okay, sir

Raadhi, see here. There is a way

We have an option to poke back the web callers

If we call back the web number from which we received a call, they'll get a notification

They can call us when they notice it

- Call that number now - Dinesh, do it

Yes! The notification is sent

So, if he calls back Sampath after he notices this notification then its normal

Your theories could be wrong

But if he keeps quiet even after seeing this notification...

then something is fishy

They we got ourselves a big problem

Sir....

Sir, a report of phones sold from our locality, in ALX online

The contact numbers of many phones we doubt match the ones in these

There are the contacts of buyer and seller in it

The contact of a person name 'Siddarth' is frequent

I have marked those, sir

Okay, sir

Hello

J-6 inspector, Chezian here

I need the complete details of a contact number

Tell me, sir

"9840508677"

I'll collect the details and email it to you, sir

Okay, I shall wait

Was it him you saw?

Sir! That's him!

Why is Nisha calling?

Hello

Adhi, cops just came and left the college in search of you guys

Okay

The cops are looking for us

What?

Raadhi! Come here!

See, he has received our poke messages

He is reading it

He has read it for sure

It true that we broke into that house

But, we didn't murder him

How is it that you broke in exactly to the house where murder took place?

We did petty thefts for our survival

Gadgets like laptops and cell phones of our college students

Whatever we loot like that, we sell them in ALX or directly in the market

That's where we befriended Maari

He started giving us small delivery jobs

We did that as a part time job

Since he knew us well...

On the 23rd, he asked us to steal a blue cover parcel from that house

But when we jumped into that house that day...

the rear door of that house was open

As soon as we broke in...

we first stole all that was essential for us

Then moved to the next room in search of that parcel

But, we saw a corpse there

We were shocked and escaped at once

And that's when that tea shop guy noticed us

We called up Maari to explain what had happened

He further scared us

Turn yourselves in if you guys want

I don't have any problem if you rat me out

You both are student. So, think about it

When he said that...

we were scared to approach the police

We saw the headlines next morning and were shocked!

What else have you done?

Since that incident we stopped everything

We tried to find the murderer

But we couldn't

We didn't have a proper plan

So we thought of escaping from here

That's when...

you caught us

Please, our life will be ruined, sir

Please, sir

Even last week...

we were offered Rs. 10,000 to steal a pen drive from the same locality

We refused

Pen drive? Which locality?

Thiruvanmiyur, sir

Date?

Sir, March 23rd

That's when our exams got over

Are you sure about the date?

Confirm, sir

- The pen drive that we got from professor's house - Yes, sir

- Bring that - Okay, sir

Call him again

Again! Again!

He received this poke too. He has noticed it

Call him again

He noticed this one too

He is definitely noticing it all but there is no response

Then according to you he's definitely got something to do with Sampath's murder

- Right time to inform the police - Yeah. Okay

Sir, it's me, Dinesh

Can we speak. It's important

Dinesh, I'm busy with an important work. Come to the station

Okay, sir

- Do you know Maari's house? - Yes, sir

Do you think police would take all these seriously?

I don't care. I am not resting until I crack this, Raadhi

Raadhi!

He gave the parcel to Sampath on that day

Follow him!

Which one?

That rooftop

This is Maari's house. He must be on his way from the market

Go fast! Go! Go!

Dinesh, stop!

Wait! Wait!

Raadhi, you go to the station. I'll come

Fine, do keep me posted

Maari!

Dude, get him!

Arun...

Maari is done and dusted

Problem's no more

Okay

Sir...

In the middle of the road?

Se we have few doubts regarding the accused in Sampath's murder case

Moreover, doesn't look like those thieves murdered him

Someone else is involved

- What do you mean? - Yes, sir

Let it remain confidential. Go down and handle things. I'll follow

Okay, sir

Dinesh!

- Saba... - Sir?

I had asked for the CCTV footage from the deceased professor's house

On process, sir

- Get me that immediately - Okay, sir

Sir...

- Selvam... - Sir?

Need the complete call history of this number

Okay, sir

Sir, mostly web calls and there are also normal numbers

Get the id proofs of those numbers

Sir, normal numbers are quite easily traceable but...

web calls....we can try

IP address?

We can nab the culprit with IP address but...

if he's using it then definitely he'd have used Poptax, Global phone, CG phone

Sure he'd have installed IP hacker

It's not like before. There are many apps to make fake calls

So, it'd be quite tough, sir

Sir...

We can find the receiver's location

Superb Selvam!

Can you get a list of all the web calls made in the city?

That'd be tough, sir because every telemarketing call is made using web calls

- Can it be filtered? - I can try, sir

Usual no one attends the spam calls

If attended, still the calls won't last for long

Do one thing. Any web calls above 5 minutes...

- Filter those alone - Yes, sir

Sir...

the CCTV footage from professor's house is here

Sir, the CCTV footage are available on till March 22nd

All footage from 23rd is missing. It's completely missing

To be exact, sine a week before she committed suicide

March 22...

Sir...

can we locate Sampath's final location before he came home the day he was murdered?

Sir, except from Meghna's locality, everyone else are caught

Everyone has Maari's name on their lip

Sir, they belong to Maari's group

The are faking it saying they are delivery boys and just went to deliver

Sir, we don't belong to Maari's group.

We went to him after seeing an part time job poster

He'll give us the package and pay us for delivering. That's it

Sir, we delivered all that on Maari's orders

Why are you all quiet? Speak up!

Sir, I'm a photographer

Sir, we both are engineering students

Sir, we had to pay our fees hence the part time job

I am Maari's neighbour. I work in a fast food outlet

He asks me to deliver packages and then pays up. That's all

Sir, I'm looking for a job

Sir, I'm a cab driver

I drive a share auto rickshaw

At Avadi

You?

Sir, I am a mechanic

- Remember the addresses you delivered in? - Yes, sir

If you just sing the same old "We just know Maari and nothing else", no one is leaving here

You better speak up if there is anything else

Sir, I was asked to visit the police station for some inquiry

There was heavy traffic. Also, I live at Neelangarai

You too belonged to Maari's group?

- Professor lived at Neelangarai, right? - That bald fellow?

- Come here - Sir...

Do you know college professor, Meghna's house?

No, sir. I don't know whose address it is

Usually I'm asked to deliver the parcel or some days to collect

I was paid well. That's all, sir

I befriended Maari at that auto rickshaw stand over there

Sir I delivered in Palavakkam, Kottivakkam, Neelangarai, Kovalam, Thiruvanmiyur etc.

Remember all those addresses?

I do, sir

- Sivaraman - Sir...

Tail all the houses they have delivered in

- I need all their updates within an hour - Okay, sir

Saba...

- College all the CCTV footage of those houses and hand it to Selvam - Okay, sir

Do you know him?

Tell me, Sivaraman

Sir, all those addresses point from minister's farm house to Police IG's house

Sir, all the address are of powerful people

Most of them are politicians

Rest of them are government officers

Since all of these people are very powerful...

CCTV are available

Out of all the houses delivered, the least ranked is an assistant of executive magistrate

We inquired him but he didn't have any answers

I shall bring him sir

Okay. Bring him. I'll take care of it

Sir...

just a moment

Sir, this was Sampath's location, an hour before he died

Based on that location, he was at the professor's house to deliver something

But we don't have the CCTV footage from that day to find out what happened

Sir, look...

someone has been following all those delivery boys

He finds out if the package was delivered successfully and is updating someone

I somehow feel that even Maari wasn't aware that this guy was following them

Selvam, check if you find a clear image of this guy

Forward his photo to all the local stations

We must nab him by tonight

I'll take care if any problem arises

Tell me, Aarmugam. Where was the package from?

How much did you pay?

2 months ago. One fine evening around 5...

I received a package

The package contained...

I had once made a deal and got a bribe of 0.5 millions

The package had a pen drive containing audio and video of the deal I had made

Right away I received a call from an unknown number

When I attended it, I understood it was them, who sent me the package

I told them I'd give them all of the 0.5 million bribe I received

But they refused money

Instead they wanted a list of my higher officials who earned more bribe

After that I monitored and gave them the list

Fine, you may leave

Sir, it was a video of my boyfriend and I

I don't know how they got their hands on it

They started blackmailing me with that video

I broke up with my boyfriend but even after that...

they blackmailed me and made me attended many parties

With some guys in party...I was forced to...

Most of them were sons of big shots

Few of them were the sons of some ministers

They let go of me but now they are torturing those guys who spent time with me

They call me every now and then

I had did it only once with my boyfriend...

but these guys made me...

We split the moment I got that package

It's been long since I got a call from them

My life just got back on track and is going smooth

Please, it won't be good if I get involved in a case now

I paid them the ransom they demanded

Please let me go

Minister sent me. It was his son

Please don't drag him into this case now when the MP elections are around

Minister trying to win a seat for his son in election. He'll be a central minister soon

That group was troubling him and we have settled them

Tell us what we can do for you and I'll ensure it's done

Tell me, Chezian

Do you see any loop hole in their statement?

It could be one mysterious guy or two or could be a gang

Every low ranked to senior most government employees, business tycoons, VIPs, politicians...

all their illegal transactions, bribes they collect and their affairs...

They collect all these details, place cameras in their bedrooms and record them

Then they blackmail them for ransom

They are executing a crime in a perfect way

When businessmen meet at big hotels to make big deals...

using latest technology, for example in boltnuts, bottles or sunglasses...

small cameras are installed and videos are recorded

Tried to check if these culprits can be caught in CCTV but they hack it and destroy it

The details up to the last PA of a minister, his multiple phone numbers, his call logs...

They got every single details

One of their such victim was the college professor Meghna Sundarajan

They blackmailed here with the audio of her calls with her students and demanded ransom

She committed suicide realizing it would be shameful if it leaks

Moreover, it wasn't those thieves who committed that murder in Thiruvanmiyur

These guys did it

Sampath, who got murdered, was one among these delivery boys

These delivery boys blindly deliver the package without knowing any of it's details

They take the money and deliver the package to the mentioned address

Knowing the risk if these details leak, they murdered Sampath just like they murdered Maari

So, what do you suggest we do now?

We are not sure how many lives are lost because of these guys

So the only option is to nab them, get their statement and finish them off in an Encounter

Then we will do it

We'll proceed, sir

Hello...

- Raadhi... - What happened?

The CCTV footage at professor's house is missing from since Sampath went their to deliver

Neither that professor nor Sampath are alive now

Now, I doubt if it was really Sampath's employer who killed him

Let's do it the same way

Police targeted the thieves, we found these frauds

Now, the police is targetting these frauds

I'm sure there is someone else above them!

In order to find Sampath's murderer ...