Original subtitles

"Everything is a puzzle"

"As the thunder and lightning engulfs all over"

"As the celebrations come to an halt"

"As everyone settles down"

"It's too late as my desires are taking over me"

"The unfinished love..."

"is done crying as it's silence is calling out"

"Who has the answer?"

Tell me, mom

Athi, did you get into the bus?

Mom, hold on

Excuse me, seat number L8

Okay

Tell me, mom

Why don't you obey us and get married?

Mom, I am hanging up

Fine, I won't say anything

Eat on time and take care of your health

It's you uncle's house. Athi. Take care of it

Mom, why should I stay in his house?

You won't let me stay in Police quarters either

Why would you want to live elsewhere when you have such a big house

Your uncle's in Dubai. You can live and take care of the house too

I am talking to you! Answer me

Mom, let me call you back

This is my seat

No, this is my seat. L9

Your seat number?

L8

When did you book the ticket?

The ticket was booked two days ago

I booked my ticket a week ago

While selecting L8, L9 would've been marked as 'Male'. Didn't you notice?

Well, my friend booked the ticket for me

No way, madam

We exchanged a seat in the previous stop and it became an issue

Also we don't have any suitable seats to exchange

Majority seats are booked by ladies college students

We can exchange your seat

I am a cop

If anyone creates an issue, I'll handle it

Madam, please put yourself in my shoes

Excuse me

If I could, I would

You go and sleep there

I shall adjust in the seat next to the driver

It's okay. I am requesting them to change it

Well, there isn't any possibility to exchange hereafter

It's already midnight

It's new year, all the buses will be full

That is why I'm suggesting this

Abhishek...

yes I reached on time

Can't you book the ticket properly?

It's okay

I'll see you tomorrow

Excuse me...

Hello!

If you don't have any problem...

you can also sleep in your seat

It's okay. I am good here

Well, why do you have to go through all this because of me?

It's okay. No problem. I'll sit here

Well...

I feel guilty

Why do you have to sit here uncomfortably because of me?

If it bothers you so much...

I shall sit here and you go sleep there

Excuse me...

while sleeping...

I have the habit of putting my leg over the person next to me

If you don't mind...

Hope you won't mistake

What?

I was just kidding

Good night

This is why I told you already...

that I'd sit next to the driver

What?

Well...

aren't you uncomfortable because of me and...

isn't that why you aren't sleeping?

Nothing like that

Usually I don't feel sleepy when I travel in bus

What happened?

Well, I thought I'd give you some company

No need. Thanks

It's okay, you sleep

You have been kind enough and allowed me to sit next to you

You have been kind enough and allowed me to sit next to you

This is the least I could do

Excuse me

Are you making fun of me?

You were the one who was kind enough to let me sleep here

I must thank you

No. I must thank you

-Because you were so kind... -Excuse me!

If you both can be quiet...

then I shall thank you both

I'm unable to sleep

Please, be quiet for a while

Sorry

You better agree that I must thanking you

I must thank you

I liked him a lot

I didn't have a reason

But after a long time...

I ogled at a guy in a cheeky manner

Felt like I was five years younger...

and back to my college days

Did you take that free water bottle?

Yes, I took it

Let's invite them too

This night is so beautiful

-Excuse me -Tell me, madam

They guy who was next to me...

He missed his wallet

Do you have his number?

I shall inform at my police station...

and get it delivered to him

Tell me the seat number

L9

Note down his number, madam

-Tell me -"9841208811"

I stooped down to a level where I lied and got his number. I don't know why

Fine, okay. Inform them

Okay, madam. I shall

Hi

What are you doing here?

I got caught while stealing a bike

What?

I was kidding

I am an actor. I'm trying for different roles

I'm playing a cop in an upcoming script

So, I just wanted to observe cops and learn

I requested the SI...

he said I must get a permission from the Inspector

He met Abhishek sir

-He asked him to wait -Okay

Fine, please wait

Naveen...

Yes, ma'am

Ask him to come in

Okay, ma'am

Please have a seat

Are you from Chennai?

I'm from Trichy but now I live in Chennai

Okay

What about your family?

Only mother

But she also passed away six months ago

-I'm sorry -It's okay

You look familiar

When I saw you the first time itself I felt the same

Have you acted in any other movie before this?

You must have come across some YouTube videos of mine

I did small roles in few videos

Okay

How many days...

will you require for your study?

Say one week

Okay

Usually we don't allow anyone for such activities

But it's okay

Make sure that you don't disturb anyone here

Okay

-Okay -Thank you

All the best

Thanks

Would you mind if I say something?

Tell me

In this police uniform...

you look pretty awesome

I forgot my phone

"I cannot stop falling for that dimple of yours"

"Oh my! What struggle is this?"

"What feeling is this? I feel like I am flying"

"I am enjoying every bit of you"

"As I keep trying to get a glimpse of you..."

" 'Is this love?' I ask myself"

"It's cold yet I feel so hot"

"What is that you are doing to me?"

Mom...

stop looking for a groom in the matrimony sites

I'll tell you later

"I cannot stop falling for that dimple of yours"

"Oh my! What struggle is this?"

"What feeling is this? I feel like I am flying"

"I am enjoying every bit of you"

"Even though I keep pulling myself back..."

"but I'm unable to stop myself from coming to you"

"When you ask me to stay and listen to you..."

"I just wish it lasts forever"

"This is new me you're introducing to myself"

"The old me is missing since I met you"

"I want to say it but I cannot"

Hello, madam. How are you?

Don't you remember me? From the bus?

Did you return his wallet?

Sir! You are also here?

What wallet are you talking about?

Your wallet that you forgot in the bus

It was madam, who collected your number and said she'll return it to you

I collected it

I came to buy food for my boss. See you, madam

"As I keep trying to get a glimpse of you..."

" 'Is this love?' I ask myself"

"It's cold yet I feel so hot"

"What is that you are doing to me?"

Tell me, Kishore

What?

Athira...

look who is here

Hi

Remember I told you about our new neighbour?

Come in, dear. Both of you play together

Deepa Surya...

Athira's first enemy at the age of six

Athira, listen to me

-My darling. Listen to me -You said you'd cut only a little

-Why are you cutting so much? -You look beautiful now

Don't be so stubborn, dear

Why did you cut my hair?

Deepa Surya...

At the age of six...

The first friend Athira found

They studied in the same school and the same class

They sat in the same bench

Eventually they became the best friends forever

Athira left to Chennai for college

Surya studied in a college in Kumbakonam

After completing her college, Surya got married

Kishore...

hails from a family whose origin is in Kumbakonam but settled in U.S

After her wedding, Surya and Athira...

were distanced naturally

But...

their love for each other never faded

Kishore...

any information on what happened to Surya?

I searched everywhere possible. She is missing. I'm scared, Athira

Take that signal left. Come immediately

Tell me, Kishore

Athira, I was out of station for a medical conference

When did you leave?

Around four days ago. On January 2nd

And today is...

January 6th

Okay

When I'm out of station, she'll call me at least once everyday

I tried calling her yesterday morning but she wasn't attending it

I got worried and called up our neighbour

I asked them to check on her

They said the house was locked

They also said that the car was also not here

I thought she might have gone out and will return anyhow

But she never returned

Okay...

-So the car is also missing -Yes

Naveen...

note down the car details

Okay, ma'am

Also ask our team to check in all the signals until they find something

Okay, ma'am

Also ask them to check the CCTVs in this road

Sure, ma'am

-Tell me -A red coloured Swift car

"TN 13 B"

"6337"

So, tell me Kishore

That's what Athira, even after midnight she didn't call me

Then suddenly her phone was switched off

I called her parents thinking she might have gone there

But based my conversation with them, I understood she was not there

That drove me crazy

I took the very next flight and flew down to Chennai

When I came here and saw..

she hasn't still returned home

I was confused

I called up the police and filed a complaint at once

I remember you telling me that you got a transfer to Chennai

That's why I called you up

Do you have any idea, where she could've gone?

Not at all, Athira

Were there any similar instances earlier?

No, Athira. Don't you know her very well?

She never steps out of the house

Even here, in Chennai, she doesn't have any friends

It took her three months after wedding to talk to me properly

Any watchman, servants etc.

No. She said she didn't want any servants

Watchman quit the job last month

Since my parents are in U.S...

she is mostly home alone here

All by herself?

What does she do at home?

Chores...

TV, workout...

and sometimes she goes for a drive

That too nearby

She drives around this locality and returns within half an hour

But she always calls me before going for a drive

Once, she went to Pondicherry... Yes, Pondicherry Mother hermitage

But she informed me before going

Okay. Naveen

Ma'am?

Check in Pondicherry Mother Hermitage with Surya's details

Okay, ma'am. Will check

Also check the CCTVs footage in the Pondicherry route

Okay, I'll inform ma'am

Did Surya leave her phone here at home?

No. I checked everywhere

Are you sure?

I checked everywhere. It's not there

Naveen also ask the team to track Surya's phone

Sure ma'am

Athira, now what? What do we do?

Don't worry, Kishore. We'll sort this out

Did you guys have any fights or misunderstanding in recent times?

Nothing. We are totally fine

Okay

Let us wait for the CCTV footage

We'll see

Sorry, one second

Hello...

tell me, sir

No, sir. A personal emergency

Surya...

What's wrong with you?

I've been noticing you since I arrived here

Why do you look dull?

What happened?

Surya...

are you...

are you not interested in this marriage?

It took so long for you to call me

You seem to have forgotten us after you got the posting

I am not finding any free time in this job

It's been so long since I spoke to Surya

Hey, Sivappi is here. Give her some water

Yes, madam

How is Surya?

It's been long since I met her

Well, she has decided to cut ties with us

What happened?

She is arrogant

Even her husband is dancing to her tunes

Our words have no value

She is into this profession where they wear skinny clothes and take photos

It's called... something like....

Modelling?

Yeah, that crap

Her father and I tried to talk her out of it

We told her this will not suit our family image

I advised her to have a baby and lead her family

She doesn't listen

She along with her husband argued with us

We left her house after that spat

Since that we didn't go there at all

We don't want to go anywhere we are not respected

Her husband asked us not to visit them thereafter

We let her go hoping that she will be happy with her husband

I call her rarely if I feel like talking to her

She will speak to me for namesake and that will be it

Devi, our guests are leaving

Coming

-Athi, see you -Okay

Do you know Deepa Surya?

I saw her six to seven months ago

-There was a girl in that house? -Shut up!

I have seen her at the beach once

I haven't seen her anywhere else

I am friends with Kishore, but I do not know much about Surya

Sorry, I have never seen her

She is my neighbour

She used to come to her balcony during evening

I saw her in the balcony last week

She is a nice girl

I have never seen her step out of the house

Thanks Naveen

Ma'am, Surya's phone is still switched off

It got switched off yesterday afternoon in this area's tower zone

After that the phone did not turn on

Madam, is she your friend?

We were close friends till our college days

After that we got distanced naturally

I got busy with my job too

Whenever I think about her, I keep remembering one particular incident

Athira!

Anybody there?

Athira!

Why did you jump?

I jumped in to save Athira

You don't know how to swim...

-then why did you jump? -I don't think all that, mom

I jumped in hoping to save her somehow

Madam...

We don't have any CCTV facing the house

The placement is totally wrong

We have visuals of only the entry and exit

Do you want to see now?

Okay

-Sir, I am hungry. Get us some tea -Won't you keep quiet?

Stop irritating

Abdulla, play the clip

On 6th of January... at 1:45 am...

Surya's car exited from here

Anything suspicious?

No, ma'am

Kishore said he went to Delhi on 2nd of January

Check at what time his car left

Yes, madam

It's a Maroon coloured Honda City

TN 09 BY 7576

Okay sir

Stop there

Rewind a little

Go back a little

Why is this bike frequently crossing this area?

Ma'am...

It could be a coincidence

Analyze this vehicle

From January 1 to January 6...

this bike has crossed 33 times

Check if he came back after Surya's car left

Yes, ma'am

He has not come after that

So from 1st of January to 6th of January...

this bike has come there continuously

He stopped coming after Surya's car left

Okay

Something is fishy

Naveen...

Trace this vehicle with it's number, immediately

Tell me the number

TN 10 AX 3233

Hello

Natarajan, are you in office?

A physically challenged...

But ma'am, he looks physically challenged

What could he have done?

No, Athira... Does not look familiar to me?

Do you guys have any enemies or foes?

As far as I know, there is nobody

Okay

Surya's mother told me that she was into modelling

No, see...

I came to know after marriage...

that she was...

raised very strictly

There were lot of restrictions...

She told she had not done anything that she wanted to do so far...

I came to know that she was interested in modelling

So, I supported her

Her parents were against it

But I told them 'She is my wife and I will take care'

Didn't I tell you, she was working out

She was only starting to become a model

She hasn't started doing anything related to that

Did she have any friends from the modelling circle?

She does not know anyone

I arranged a meet with a contact I knew, six months back

That too here, in this house only

No body else other than that

Okay

Did you have any past relationships?

Why dig that now, Athira?

Kishore, I hope you understand. I have to follow the protocol

Yeah, in college

Who?

-Pallavi -What happened?

She was a North Indian. Family did not accept and we broke up

Okay

Are you still in touch with her?

I spoke with her before marriage

It would be more than a year

Athira, where are you going with this?

Do you think that I have done something to Surya?

Kishore...

I will have to investigate even my parents if such a situation demands

I hope you understand

Okay

Kishore... Have you informed her parents?

I have not told them yet, should I?

No, not now...

Let's wait for some more time

Okay. Let me know if you come up with anything

Sure. I will take leave now

Do you have any alternate number?

Your number was switched off

I have only one number

I was upset and I forgot to charge it up

Okay

Hello

Why did you call that number?

No, they might monitor my calls

So, please wait until I call you from this number

No problems as of now

All safe

Ma'am, she is Pallavi. She is a Doctor in Hemachandra hospital

Check the call details between her and Kishore

Okay ma'am

Two of the witnesses are here. Let me call them

Madam, I have seen him

He was wandering here and there

I thought he was some food delivery guy

Did you see his face?

No, madam. He was wearing a helmet

I saw him two or three times standing at my gate

I did not know him. I asked who he is and what does he wants?

He just said 'nothing' and left

Can you guess his age based on his voice?

He might be somewhere around 25 to 35 years old

Is there any physically challenged person in this area?

I am running my laundry shop here for the last 12 years

I have not seen such person here

Naveen, take the contacts of these two

Okay, ma'am

-Let's go -Yes, sir

See you, Madam

-What's your name? -Santhanam

Okay

What's your name, sir?

Based on the wheel traces...

The car has lost it's control and crashed on to the tree

Circuits must have jammed and resulted in a fire

Check immediately if this is Surya's body

Yes, ma'am

It is Deepa Surya's body

There has been a comminuted skull fracture with heavy brain damage

There was severe bleeding

I will give you the report soon. If you have any doubts, reach out to me anytime

Ma'am...

We checked the call details of Kishore and Pallavi

Everything is clean

Naveen, this is not an accident

It is a murder

I suspect someone has framed it to look like an accident

How do you say that?

If the car was set ablaze after crashing onto a tree...

It must have been travelling minimum at a speed of 60kmph

But at 40 kmph...

the air bags would have deployed

But that is not the case here

May be, there was a technical fault

It could be

Not only that...

The car should have been in 3rd or 4th gear if the speed was about 60kmph

But the car was in neutral

And then...

the physically challenged guy...

the number plate on his bike was fake...

I do not understand why he came? What was his purpose?

He stopped coming after Surya has left

Kishore was not in town around that time

Everyone including watchman and servants...

were not present in the house

So many loose ends

-Naveen -Ma'am

Ask the forensic department to analyze the car thoroughly

Yes, ma'am

Happy Birthday Athira

Thank you Surya

I am the first person to wish you this year too, right?

Yes, you are the first person to wish me this year too

I jumped in to save Athira

Becoming a Doctor or a Police or a Collector...

is of no use if you are not happy with it. Isn't it, miss?

So my ambition is to be happy

(Slept?)

(No)

I got to know from the people at the station

I know you would not have had your dinner

No...

It's okay

Why did you trouble yourself?

If you consider me a stranger...

I shall go back

But if you consider me as your friend...

Even if I have to fight with you, I'll leave only after I convince you to eat

-Thanks -You must eat

If anything...

call me anytime

Send me a photo after you finish eating

I will come back if not

See you

How dare you do this in front of police station?

What is the problem?

Madam, they were making TikTok videos in front of Police Station

Ma'am...

According to the forensic department ...

as the entire car is burnt, there are no fingerprints

But the number plate broke and was lying aside

There were five finger prints on it

Finger prints of five members?

No, madam. They all belong to the same person

Like someone had pushed the car with bare hands...

there are clear prints of five fingers on the edge of the number plate

I tried matching them with the accused list we have

It did not match at all

Check everyone who looks suspicious in that locality

Sure, ma'am

-Include physically challenge people too -Yes, Ma'am

Naveen

Ma'am...

Include Kishore and Pallavi too

Sure, ma'am

Manikandan

Senthil Kumar

Aravind

Sir, I am back after finishing my night shift

Sibi... Balaji... Raju...

I want to talk with higher authority

I am physically challenged. What could I have done?

I am the gurkha(security) in that locality

I am Doctor Pallavi. Why was I asked to come?

Madam...

So far we have checked 173 fingerprints...

including physically challenged people

Nothing matched

Whose fingerprints could it be?

I too love you a lot

It's getting late. Leave now

Okay bye

Bye

Looks like a perfectly planned murder, madam

Murder was committed yesterday night

The servants came today morning and knocked on the door

No one answered the door for a long time

Later, they broke in and found her lying dead in here

Show me the CCTV footage

He should be the one

He got out of the house by 12:23

While checking the CCTV of the road...

we found that he was monitoring the house for the last two days

We couldn't identify him as he was wearing a helmet

We came to know that you were dealing a similar case

That's why we informed you

Is he the one?

Yes, he is the one

Do you have any other suspects?

We are investigating, madam

Madam, we are not sure about the motive

When we asked around, we didn't hear good things about the girl

What do you mean?

She has a weakness for boys

She has played five guys in the name of love

Some of them even went to her home and created a ruckus

Immediately check who those five guys are

I did, ma'am

One of them is no more

One is in Bangalore. We got evidence that he was there yesterday

Another one is a reporter. There is evidence for his whereabouts too

We could not trace the remaining two members

One guy's phone is switched off and we couldn't get the other one's number

Where are they from? What do they do?

Justin from Tambaram...

Another one is Bharani from Kumbakonam

-Kumbakonam? -Yes, ma'am

Where in Kumbakonam?

Some village near Kumbakonam

He did his schooling in Cuddalore, that's where he met this girl

He went back to his native after that

Sir, any other details?

No, ma'am

He studied in Joseph college in his native

-Which college did you say? -Joseph college ma'am

Sir, that is where Surya studied

Then...

There is a connection here

The only common link between Surya and this girl...

is him

Sir, I need all the details about him immediately

Sure, ma'am

He was troubling Surya

We complained about it to the local inspector and he roughed him up

But he did not cause trouble after that

Was he physically challenged?

What?

Was he differently abled?

No, dear

Nothing like that. He does not have a straight mind, that's it

Okay

We did not file any FIR

It's been years since it happened

Sir, can you check it in person...

and inform me at once if he is in his house

-Please sir -Okay

Bharani is a very troublesome fellow, madam

Not only this, he was regularly having issues with the college staff as well

That's why we dismissed him after sometime

Ma'am, the constable went in person to check...

The house was locked

We asked around. It seems he left his native after his mother passed away

No one knows about him or his whereabouts after that

-Okay. Thank you, sir -Okay, ma'am

Ma'am...

Our suspect is physically challenged

But he is not physically challenged...

then why are we looking for him?

No one knows what he was doing in the last three years

What if he got hurt and became handicapped during these three years?

Yes, ma'am

Hello

-Tell me, Naveen -Madam...

Bharani had signed a document while selling off his house

We found his fingerprints in that

His fingerprint matches perfectly with the print we got from Surya's car

Okay, find out every detail about him

-Trace him out at once! -Okay, madam

Please make it faster

Thank you

The power won't be back tonight

Oh my God!

What?

Nothing. I was just looking at the photo

Find me in this picture

Is that you?

That is Surya

This photo was clicked during my 10th birthday

She will be the first one to wish me for all my birthdays

Look...

Even this iPhone was gifted by her

During my final year in college...

I lost my new iPhone two days after buying it

I got a courier after a week

I opened it...

to find an iPhone

Using her savings...

She gifted me the phone

Now...

all I'm left with is...

her fingerprints on this phone lock

Are you okay?

I feel disturbed...

when I think about it

Let's not talk about that

Shall we talk something else?

Athi, did you tell mom that you like some guy named Arjun?

Come on...

what was that all about?

Well...

-Mom... -Cheers

We didn't say 'Cheers' What was that all about?

Cheers

Don't you like anyone?

Didn't you like any groom from the matrimony site?

Why?

I did not find anyone I really like

They get scared when I say that I am a cop

Even if we are ready to talk, they will be very formal

It's like they are talking to their grandmother

I am just a normal girl. I have all the feelings that a normal girl has

Even I want guys to ogle at me, fall for me...

and admire me

In fact...

Even now, I enjoy watching 'Alaipayuthey' when it is played in KTV

It's one of my all time favourites

Wow

Then...

You were saying something...

I have so many desires

I want to fall in love, travel a lot...

get drenched in rain, lots of surprises...

to watch a movie or enjoy a match while cuddling under one bed sheet...

to fight... to argue...

to hug each other tight and sleep in a freezing cold bedroom

Can I kiss you?

Can I kiss you?

What's happening?

I don't know

Do you like me?

Else I would have slapped you when you said you wanted to kiss me

-Why do you like me? -I don't know

First time...

I felt so secured...

After a long time, for the first time...

I blushed

It was like a reality check for me as a girl

I don't know why I got your number

But...

I feel like I have known you for long

I felt so comfortable

Why do you like me?

Do you like me?

Or is it because you are high?

I fell for you at the first sight

When we often come across the person we love...

we either end up hating them...

or we might end up liking them a lot

I like you a lot

Why?

I don't know

Tell me

I want to know

I swear I don't know

That's so informal!

Wow

How can you...

not know the reason when you like someone

People who are madly in love...

will not have reasons as to why they fell in love

They will be in love and that's it

That's the case with me

What else?

What else?

I am hungry

Shall we eat?

Let's eat

Is it?

Okay, I'll inform. Okay

Ma'am...

we checked Bharani's passport and he went to Singapore on January 1st

He never returned after that

-So, he's in Singapore? -Yes, ma'am

If he's in Singapore all these days...

then how were his fingerprints on the car here?

Then who is the physically challenged person?

It's not Bharani, as he is not here

Who else could it be?

Ma'am...

how about we see it from another angle?

In order to divert us...

what if someone intentionally got Bharani's fingerprints on the car?

Okay

Someone who knew about Bharani and Surya...

could have done it

But who could it be?

Tell me, Athira

Kishore, where are you?

On my way to Bangalore regarding work

When do you return?

Tomorrow evening

Anything important?

No. No worries

Call me after you reach

Okay

Check all the rooms thoroughly

See if you notice anything suspicious

-Okay, ma'am -Yeah, ma'am

-Any luck? -No, ma'am

Fine...

ask someone at the station to bring my car

Already done, ma'am

Get the lock fixed. I'll wait outside

Okay, ma'am

Hello...

Naveen, come out at once

Ma'am...

he escaped

No, Naveen. A person here saw him

Come to the 4th avenue at once

Right away, ma'am

Tell me

I saw a guy wearing a black jerkin run this way

He was wearing a helmet

I think the second house... that's where he jumped into

You can still catch him if you go there

Any problem, madam?

Ma'am, please come

Speak

Yes, I committed the murder. Now what?

Will you spare the person who ruined your life?

You'll not, right?

That's what I also did

So who ruined your life?

You heard her! Now answer her!

I fell in love with her in the 11th grade

With whom?

Usha

Actually she proposed me first

I also like her very much

I thought she was the one for me and fulfilled all her wishes

But she?

Bloody wretch!

She had an affair with another guy at the same time

It was just a timepass for her

Like sowing wild oats...

she just used me like a slave

I couldn't come out of that pain

Then somehow I managed to complete my 12th grade

They I joined a college in Kumbakonam

That's where I met Surya

There was nothing between us during early days

She approached me first

That's how it all began

Hi...

That bracelet in your hand...

looks good

Brought in the festival exhibition

Slowly we started to get know each other

Then during college culturals we performed a dance together

That's when I started liking her very much

One day when I was playing in the college ground...

she was wearing my shirt and hugging it tight

It was at that moment...

I realized that she was deeply in love with me

I too fell in love with her madly

For three years, she was my world and my life

My life was just all about her

During the third year of college...

I wrote and gave her a love letter to confess my love but...

she said she was not in love with me

I tried my best to convince her

But she never understood

So I decided to kidnap her and get married

Bharani?

Let go of me!

I said, leave me!

It was reported to the police and...

the cops ripped me apart

It was reported in the college and...

I was thrown out of college

I just couldn't forget all that

I started drinking

Because of my drinking habit, I couldn't take care of my mother

My mom...

passed away leaving me all alone

One of them loved me and betrayed me

Another one played me as if she loved me and then cheated me

I decided to take revenge

I thought I must do something but didn't know what

I was jobless. That's when...

through a contact I got a contractor's job in Singapore

Life was good

Then, just last year I came here

That's when after many years...

I saw her again

She was with her husband

She looked very happy with him

I want to butcher her right then and there

I didn't want to get caught

I was thinking how to get back at her...

and that's when...

I remembered I had contacts who provide duplicate passports

They travel abroad often with fake passports

That's when I got an idea

I went to Singapore

Then immediately I flew back here in the next flight

But Surya!

I couldn't kill her!

What?

-You couldn't kill Surya? -Yes!

Look, explain properly

Explain what?

I told you everything

On 31st I went to Singapore

Then using a duplicate passport I came back

I spied on her for a week. Her husband wasn't home

I think it was the 5th...

I went to her house to finish her off

She ain't an innocent girl, like you think

She was cheating on her husband exactly how she cheated on me

What do you mean?

When I went to house to finish her off...

I saw her there with her lover

Her lover?

That night...

How can I believe you?

I swear on my mother...

I am not lying

Do you remember his face?

Sir...

Call a sketching artist immediately

Yes, ma'am

Then...

My hand was hurt

I didn't know what to do?

I took some time...

I came back and murdered Usha

Then...

I came back with the intention of killing Surya

When I went to her house, she was not there

You were there

I was confused

Don't lie

Are you acting innocent after murdering her?

Murder?

Is Surya dead?

You killed and burnt her alive to make it look like an accident

Why do you act innocent now?

For God's sake, I didn't kill her

Why would I go to her house if I had killed her?

I had the intention of killing her but I didn't kill her

Ma'am...

Sketching artist said they will be here tomorrow morning

Then, ma'am. He is not our guy, right?

Shall we hand him over to Thiruvanmiyur Station?

Let's wait for the sketching artist

Let him be here until then, confidentially

Okay, ma'am

Okay

Surya...

Are you not interested in this marriage?

-Surya, answer me? -I am not interested

What shall we do about it?

Surya, I don't understand you

I like someone else

Who is it?

Why didn't you tell me this before?

What if I had?

Would you have helped us get married?

I would have tried my best

You can't do it, Athira!

Why can't I? Tell me whom you like. I shall speak to your...

I am telling you, you can't do it

Whether I like it or not...

Like ever other pets in our home...

I just have to accept my fate

Surya!

Tell me, Arjun

Athira, have you started?

To where?

Didn't I tell you? Today is my play

Arjun...

Sorry

I am not sure if I can make it today

Athira, this is the first play I am performing as a lead

It would be nice if you could make it

Alright. I will be there

Alright. Come fast

Bye

Not bad!

You are not a bad actor

Thank you

Tell me Naveen

Him?

Yes, ma'am

I saw him only once. So, I am not sure

Bloody jerk! I will recognize him if I see him

One second...

Tell me, Athira

What? Affair?

No way

There is no chance, Athira

Kishore... are you sure?

Absolutely. I completely trust her, Athira

Alright...

I will call you back

-Naveen -Ma'am

Call him

Go there

Inform me at once if you remember anything

-Naveen -Yes, Ma'am

Hand him over at the Thiruvanmiyur Station

Okay, ma'am

Sign before you leave

Ma'am...

Call for you

Arjun...

I will call you back

No matter how close we are with someone...

there's always something we don't know about them

There are secrets which the keep only to themselves

The truth is...

no one around here knows...

completely about anyone

She must not be find out

We all will be in trouble if she finds out

So...

plan B...

Let's kill her

Within a week, she must die...

in a brutal manner

Cut... Cut...

What happened, bro?

Sorry bro. The smoke made me cough

Is it?

Alright, I will fix that in edit...

This shot is fine

Bro, please relax. I will call you once the next shot is ready

Okay bro

Hi

What's with the cigarette?

Didn't I tell you about the web series shoot?

I didn't know it had smoking scenes in it

What's wrong in that? That's what acting is all about

Alright. Come

Dad...

Arjun

Mom...

-Hello -Hello, dear

-How are you dear? -Hello, dear?

Dad, I am fine. How are you?

I am fine...

Alright dear. We will fix a marriage date in this year

We both will get engaged for now

I shall fix a date for wedding and inform you, dad

Athi, why are you delaying the marriage?

Mom!

I will let you know

I pity you dear

Bro, we are ready for your shot

One minute bro

Alright dear. We shall leave then

Dad, are you leaving already?

Why don't you stay for a week?

It's alright dear. As I said...

we are here to attend a marriage

Why don't you come along with Athira to our place?

Dad, aren't you getting late?

-Why don't you leave? -Wait, dear

Dear, when you address us as mom and dad...

It makes us feel very happy

It makes us feel like we know you since long

Bless you, dear

-Thanks, Dad -Come on, Dad

-You won't let me speak -See you dear

Athira...

Where are you going?

A small work

Something to do with Surya's case?

Have you not...

closed it yet?

I have to

Okay

Bye

CCTV 1

CCTV 2

Distance between the two....

is four kilometers

Travelling from CCTV 1...

to cross CCTV 2...

it would take approximately four to five minutes

Surya's car entered CCTV 1 around 2:40 am

There are no houses between two CCTV's

It's a reserve forest area

So, if someone had killed her...

they should have been waiting there before Surya's car reached

They killed Surya after her car arrived...

and should have exited out either through CCTV one or two

Which means the car meant to kill her...

to cross CCTV 1 and 2...

would have taken approximately ten minutes

But the entry and exit timings of all the cars are...

approximately four to five minutes

The Omni has entered CCTV 2 by 2:05 am

It has exited CCTV 1 by 2:10 am

When the car enters there are four persons inside...

It leaves with only one person inside the car

So, the three of them should have got down and waited for Surya

After the arrival of Surya's car at 2:40 ...

they should have killed her and burnt the car

The same Omni might have entered from CCTV 1...

and picked up the three guys before leaving

Okay

So, this must have been the plan

Omni car with four members inside...

enters exactly at 2:05 am...

through CCTV 2

The car should have dropped the three members before leaving

In CCTV1...

the car has left exactly at 2:10 am

The three members should have been waiting there for Surya's car

Surya's car enters at 2:40 through CCTV 1

The three members stopped her...

killed her and set her ablaze in her car...

and should have staged that like an accident

A white sumo enters CCTV 1 at 3:31 am

It must have picked up those three and left through CCTV 2 exactly at 3:35 am

But Madam, this is a complete guess, isn't it?

They could have gotten down for anything else

To booze or for something else

Check the number plates of both the cars

Okay, ma'am

Tell me, Naveen

I checked the number plates of Omni and Sumo

Both of them are fake

I guessed it

Sir...

In this case, the report says, the victim's skull is broken

But is it because of the impact from the steering...

or was the skull damaged from a blow using some hard weapon

The body has to be dug up

There are many procedures to follow...

Is it official or unofficial?

Unofficial

After analyzing the skull, it didn't break because of hitting the steering

Someone has hit her head head with a strong rod

Okay

But, there is something fishy

What?

What do you mean?

The victim's body...

is not Surya's

It is not Surya's corpse?

Looks like everything has been staged

What about the autopsy reports?

Should be fake

Fuck!

Hello, Madam...

What are you doing here?

Partying?

I am innocent, madam

I was paid to write a fake report

I obliged and that's it

You were paid? By whom?

Sorry, ma'am

Kishore saved my wife's life when she had met with an accident

So when he asked me this favour, I agreed to help him

You are under arrest, Kishore

Can we discuss the rest at the police station?

Athira...

I need 10 minutes with you in person. Please

Please, Athira. Just 10 minutes

Athira, I'll tell you everything

We got married one and a half years ago

Surya...

we are married now

Doesn't mean we have get intimate right away

First let's be good friends

Let's get to know each other.. you know... get comfortable

Then we shall take the relationship to next level

But she never seemed to take any step in building a relationship with me

That's when I understood she had lot of restrictions at her home...

and she never did anything what she wanted

She said she had interest in modelling

I agreed and gave her my support

She began her workouts and she was getting ready to be a model

Surya, I've booked night show tickets for the movie "96"

Let's have dinner outside and then go, watch the movie

I can't come

I'm tired from the workout

You go if you want

Around four to five months passed by

Almost six months into marriage...

it didn't look like she took an effort to work on the relationship

One day...

That's when...

I found out that she was in love with someone even before our marriage

She said she was still in love with him...

and all the interest in modelling was a drama to keep me away

Why didn't you say this before our wedding?

I did tell my mom

She thrashed me and she went to the extent of committing suicide

I had no other option but to marry you

Fine!

No problem

I'll talk to your parents and convince them

Get married to the guy you love

Please!

They will definitely not agree to it

If they find out that I told you this...

they will kill me and then they will commit suicide

Don't tell them, please!

So what is the solution now?

We cannot live together. You tell me, what's the solution?

I don't know!

I don't know

I shouldn't have taken birth! My whole life is a mistake

I guess it's be better if I die

Just leave me

Just leave me, please

-Please -Fine

Okay

As you wished for...

I shall help you live with the love of your life

We made a perfect plan

We told Abhishek and made him understand

Since it won't affect anybody...

he also agreed to our plan

We fixed a date where I was out of town

As planned, she left the house on the same day I left to Delhi

Abhishek gave us the exact details of all the CCTVs

The lady you saw in the CCTV was Pallavi...

and not Surya

We arranged a corpse...

and set up few henchmen to set it ablaze and frame it as an accident

We made everyone believe that Surya died in a car accident

Abhishek took care of the autopsy report

As you said...

we used two cars in our plan, to be recorded in the CCTV...

but we didn't expect you to crack it

If everyone finds out that she is alive...

then her family will still be on the hunt for her

Even at the cost of her life...

they won't let her marry a guy from different caste

Even if she does it...

then they won't hesitate to do honour killing

She said her parents too are like that

That is why...

we made everyone believe that Surya is no more

Now...

in an unknown far away place...

she is living her life in own terms

Kishore...

do you watch a lot of crime thrillers?

Athira, this is the truth

Then who is that guy?

Bharani said he saw her with her lover when he came here

Was it him?

I don't know, Athira. It could be him

She had emailed a video yesterday

Anonymous mail

This guy?

Okay, madam

-It's not him -Not him?

Think harder!

You said you hardly remember him

I said it was hard to decribe him

But I can identify if I see him

Looks like she is a big time slut!

How dare you? I'll finish you off!

Madam, what happened?

Nothing

Nothing

Look here...

if you recollect anything...

or if you come to know of anything then inform me at once

Now walk

-Is it recording? -Talk

Hi Kishore

We are safe right now

Joshua's friends are helping us out

How are you?

I'm sure you'd be doing good for being such a kind heart

For all the help you did for me...

I will be in your debt life long

Thanks a lot

Brother...

thanks a lot

I will never forget you

We thought of calling you...

but then we might be traced down. Hence, we are sending this video email

We shall definitely call you once all the problems are solved

Anything else?

No

Bye, brother

Bye, Kishore

I just cannot believe this, Kishore!

He was my school mate. Initially even I was shocked

Kishore...

I want to meet Surya at least once in person

Athira, she won't come for sure. She just wanted to run away from here

Then I want to talk to her at least one over a call

I don't have her contact number

She said she'd call me once in three months

If she calls me, I'll definitely let you know

Kishore, I won't close this case unless I talk to her

I understand

Let's wait, Athira

-Okay -Bye

So, on that night...

who was in Surya's house?

Athi, the groom has no relatives at all?

Athi...

Suirya's death anniversary is next week

Do come, dear

Athi...

your parents just gave us the invite

Very happy. We'll make the wedding a grand celebration

Athi, only two months left for the wedding

When are you planning to purchase the dress?

Kishore, it's been six months

Didn't Surya call you even once?

No, Athira. I am still waiting

(Hi Athira. This is Surya)

(Sorry for being away. Come meet me tomorrow at 8 pm at Pondicherry)

(Don't alert cops or my folks)

(ReachPondicherry and I'll send you the location. I'll be waiting)

(This is a private number. You can't call or message me. See you tomorrow)

I've an important work

Fine, okay

What happened,Athira? Why aren't you picking my calls?

Well, Arjun...

I've an important work

I'll come back and talk to you

What's so important? Where are you going?

I'll tell you, Arjun but after I return

You always tell me there must be no secrets between us

What's that important work? Personal or professional?

Answer me, Athira. I am talking to you!

I got a message from Surya

She wants to meet me

She has asked me to come to Pondicherry

So...

I'll meet her and return, Arjun

Let me come with you

No, Arjun. I'll go and come back

Please, Athira. Let me come with you

Arjun she has asked me to come alone

Please try to understand

Athira, I promise I won't disturb you

I will just accompany you, please

Fine, come

Thank you

I shall park the bike and come

Hello...

she agreed

No, I've got this

I'll reach there and tell you

"The search is the trap here"

"Which is set by the prey"

"The whole ambience is an illusion"

"As the sins pile up"

"As the time thinks the end is near..."

"still it keeps ticking"

"As the fate is visible right in front of the eyes..."

"the war is not over"

"The play is all set"

"It's almost time"

"The whole world is a prison"

"It makes you pay a price you can't afford"

"A hunter in disguise..."

"is all set for the ultimate hunt"

"As the end is near"

-Hello -Hello, madam?

I just got a bail and I came out

Hello, who is this ? I can't hear you

Remember you asked me who was with Suirya that night?

I just saw him in a video just now

Hello, I'm unable to hear you. Who is speaking?

-Can you hear me? -I can't hear you

-Who's speaking? -Madam, hello

I can't hear you. Hello!

Just now I saw that mongrel in a video

Hello, who's speaking? I can't hear you

Madam, I'll send his screenshot in Whatsapp

Hello! Hello! Surya, is that you?

Surya!

Surya!

Pick up... Pick up...

Surya!

Madam, I just got an information

If you're with Arjun then please move away and save yourself

Surya!

Surya!

Surya!

Madam, I just got an information

If you're with Arjun then please move away and save yourself

I've been trying while but your number is not reachable

We checked Arjun's details and everything is fake

He has been using someone else's identity all these days

Apart from that Arjun, Kishore, Pallavi...

all of them are secretly connected to each other

Something is not right madam

Share me your live location immediately

Call me as soon as you see my message

Get lost!

Who are you? Tell me!

Answer me you rascal!

Why did you cheat me in the name of love?

Do I look like a crazy fool to you?

What did you do to Surya? Tell me! Answer me!

What did you do to Surya? Answer me!

What did you all do to Surya?

Answer me! Can't you hear me? Tell me!

Surya is no more!

Surya is no more

We finished her off

Like I told you...

even after a while we got married...

she didn't get attached to me

One day, she attempted suicide

On that day, in Facebook...

I saw something shocking about her

I don't get it

She had created a fake profile in a boy's name and was chatting with a girl

She was chatting like a boy

What?

Why are you doing this?

I am asking you! Answer me!

Because that's how I feel!

During childhood...

I grew up like any other kid

But after a phase I started feeling different

I couldn't get along with others

Unlike other girls...

I was fond more of men's sports

I felt like dressing up and having hairstyle like a boy

But my family won't allow me to do it

And because of that...

I often dress up like a boy

During that time...

I feel at peace and as if I'm in heaven

Like ruining my perfect dream by splashing hot water on my face...

I was pulled back to this hell, which was my reality

After I came off age..

I was even more confused

I started feeling very strange

Gradually...

I started hating my body

That's when...

I understood that I had the emotions of a male

I couldn't say it out and had to suppress my feelings

God! I hurt like hell!

Felt like I wanted to run off to some place far away

Bharani was also always lonely like me

That's why I started talking to him

Since I could understand what it is to be a boy...

-I became friends with Bharani -What happened?

Why do you look upset?

Every time he showed care on me...

I felt so good

But he mistook it as love...

and it became a huge issue

Because of that issue my family decided to marry me off

I didn't know what to do

I had no other option and so I opened up to my mom

But she told my father about it and he...

Mom!

Promise us that you will marry the guy of our choice

I was forced to marry you

After that...

I tried my best to accept this life and live happily...

but I couldn't!

If you're are forced to wear a saree and asked live like a woman, can you?

Or if you're forced to marry a man, can you do it?

Doesn't the idea itself make you feel disgusted?

I feel the same way

When you touch me! When you treat me like a woman!

I really don't know what to do!

Kishore...

did you come up with this story now?

Athira...

Fuck!

During childhood...

I couldn't get along with anyone...

except you

I love you so much, Athira

I always wanted to be with you

I always wanted to be by your side

I always wanted you around me

That is what always ran in my mind

In school, when you were absent for two days...

I used to cry so hard

Surya, concentrate here

-No, dear -Please uncle

-Just this one time -Dear...

No, dear

Yercaud is nearby. I'll take care of her, please uncle

You convinced my parents on that day

Okay but be careful

For the first time in my life...

I felt I had someone who really cared for me

Remember, in the 8th grade, Joshua was severely poked with a nail...

and he was taken to the hospital

I was the one who did it

When he proposed you...

I got so furious at him

Looking back at it, makes me laugh

You kissed me on my birthday

It was just a normal kiss for you...

but it gave me feelings which cannot be described with words

That's when I understood that the feeling I have for you...

is love!

Girls in our village are killed for marrying boys from different caste

This is impossible and even after knowing that...

I fell madly in love with you

After you left to Chennai for college...

I missed you very much

You'd come home once in a month

I'd eagerly wait the whole month for that day

Hey, wait

-Stop it -Let me do it now

For the so called dignity of my family...

and for the relatives, who do nothing but bitch behind our back...

I got married

But you?

I could never forget you

I created a fake boy profile in Facebook and it was to chat with you

That's what Kishore found out

I had no other option...

but to tell him the truth

You don't have to die for such a silly reason

There are rapists and bombers living scott-free here

This is a naturally occurring hormonal change in you. That's all

Even if you want, you cannot stop this feeling

It is not at all your fault

If this is your problem...

then there are many who were born as women but turned themselves into men

If that's what you wish for, then I can help you with it

Look...

there are many like this who changed their gender

Her name is Jamie

She took the treatment and transformed like this in a year

In fact, even here... Jammal Siddique...

He's TEDx speaker. He took the same treatment to transform into a male

It's a process but it's possible

No...

I'm not sure

Trust me, there is no fault of yours in this

This is just a biological error, that's all

For example take conjoined twins...

That too is a biological error

Aren't they separated through surgery?

This is equally legal just like that

Actually nothing's right or wrong here

Without hurting anyone...

whatever makes you happy is right!

So just tell me what do you want

No...

I am scared

This is your life

You have all the rights to live on your own terms!

Nobody has the rights to stop you!

First let me talk to your parents about it and then we'll decided the rest

They will definitely not accept this!

They will kill me and then they will commit suicide

So, what do we do now?

We are married but can't lead a family life!

I don't know!

It's a sin for people like me to have taken birth in this world

It's okay to be a handicap by birth...

but instead of being born like this...

I better die!

Please!

I better die!

Fine...

Okay...

No one has to find out

I shall change you without the world knowing about it

Just leave me! Please!

I shall die!

Dude!

Trust me!

Don't you want to live life on your own terms?

All these years you lived on somebody else's terms

Don't you want to live life on your own terms?

Don't care about anyone!

I shall change your gender without anybody finding out

We planned everything out perfectly

I started taking testosterone

I also started my workouts

We lied to my parents that it was for modeling

As expected my parents fought with me and stopped visiting us

Gradually we avoided everyone

Including you

We explained everything to Joshua and Abhishek

They also helped us

I could see small changes within a month

I could feel my body change

My voice also started changing during the second month

I got my upper body operated

My voice completely changed in three months

Using a voice converter software...

I spoke to my parents once in a while

I started working out with complete dedication

Through stem cell therapy treatment...

my beard and moustache started growing well

I changed the way I walk, talk and look

In a way that it didn't remind of Surya at all

The treatment continued

First time in my life...

I lived life in a way I wished

I met you in the bus as Arjun

Your ticket was booked by...

Abhishek

It was all our plan

If you didn't love me...

then I wouldn't have disturbed you

But you also fell in love with me

You were unable to forget Surya...

and I could bear to see you like that

I am planning to reveal everything to Athira

No Kishore! I am unable to see her like this

Surya's case is all she thinks about

No matter what happens...

I decided to reveal everything to you

Yes! I lied!

It was not to cheat you...

but for a life with you

Think about it!

In the beginning if I had told you "I was Surya but now I am Arjun"

Would you have accepted me as Arjun?

You would have still looked at me as Surya

But I am not Surya anymore, Athira!

In fact I was never Surya

I am Arjun since childhood!

Even then I was Arjun! Even when I fell in love with you I was Arjun!

Surya is the name this world gave me. That's all!

People don't even wear a shirt they hate

But I?

I lived in a body that I hated...

for 24 years, Athira!

When people are asked about their aim in life...

they either say they'd want to become a doctor or an engineer

But for me...

even to live a life I wished for, remained a dream back then

It's only now...

I've an identity of my own...

and I'm being myself!

A guy raped a 10 year old girl...

but his parents forgive him and take him back

But people with such natural issues...

are not accepted by anyone here!

People who just see it from outside will never understand

Only we can understand

Though I felt like a boy since childhood...

Now I changed my gender just for your sake

Or else I'd be still living in the fear of this society

But in front of you...

nothing mattered to me!

You often say that...

you don't care about the past of the guy you fall in love with

You only want him to love you sincerely

Even after knowing that I can't make you mine...

I still loved you sincerely with all my heart for 12 years, Athira

Even now, all this...

was not to cheat you

It is because I want to live with you

Do you remember...

Aadhi...

if I was a boy...

what would have you done?

I don't know...

I might end up marrying you, I guess

Now here I am, standing in front of you as a boy

Will you marry me?

Hel... Hello Athira...

Why aren't you picking my calls?

I don't know

I am unable to see you as Arjun or Surya

But I am not Surya, Athira!

I am Arjun!

God!

Do you even understand what I'm telling you?

If you had continued to be just Arjun, I'd have still married you happily

But now I...

I am unable to see you as both Arjun and Surya!

So, do you think you can marry someone else?

Can you forget me and fall in love with someone else?

Answer me, Athira!

I don't know!

I don't know! I am going crazy!

I don't know!

-I don't know -Okay, Athira

I understand

Take a year's time

Time will make you understand everything

If you want me or not

If you can or cannot live without me

Time will help you to decide that

Let's meet exactly on the same day after a year

You may tell your decision then

It doesn't matter what it is

I will wait

During the most important moments of our life...

even the smallest of decision that we make...

will change our life

But that decision...

must be our own

If we let others decide our life...

then it will never be our life, right?

This one year...

would have taught Athira a lot of things

Today...

is the day Athira is going to make her decision

How are you?

I am fine

How are you?

I am fine

So what's your decision?

Just a minute

Like how it'd be wrong for others to make our life decisions...

similarly it'd be wrong of us to make life decision for others too, isn't it?

This is Athira's life

The decision is hers to make

Wouldn't it be wrong if we made that decision?

Hence...

let's leave her decision to her

Well, whether Athira accepts Arjun or not...

if we all begin to accept Arjun...

then this world...

will be even more beautiful