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'This Film is purely a work of fiction & its maker's imagination'

'And is meant solely for the purpose of entertainment'

'All characters, events, locations, institutions, and communities, etc. are entirely fictitious'

'Bear no resemblance to anyone, living or dead'

BHARATHA CIRCUS

You shouldn't go anywhere

If something happens to that girl you will have to answer

- You have to be here - Okay

Hariyetta, from when did things in our temple became like this?

Seven or eight years ago the celebrations here were not like this!

Who is changing all these?

We can't accept all these!

- Anoop... - One minute

Lakshmanetta, I will call back

Anoop...

Lakshmanetta, I will call you

Anoop

This is about rituals

A girl from another religion dancing as part of the temple dance festival...

performing Mohiniyattam here is wrong as per traditions

That is the feeling of believers here

No

This is the problem. When we start talking, they look into the mobile

Will it be an issue, President?

What issue? Let him get lost

Hari shouldn't say this

Kalamandalam Hyderali's 'Kathakali' and-

-Ibrahim Vengara's play has been staged at this temple

Of course

How many times has Markose sung here?

Then everyone talked about his songs and not about his religion

Most of those who give donations here belong to other religions

The crowd here are from all religions

So this is not the right thing

This won't happen here at this temple

Will make it happen

She won't be permitted to perform at this temple

For that you need to be a bit more stronger

He has come to gauge my strength!

Sister

Ponnamkulam

Will go there

It will take some distance The price will be Rs 200

Then get inside

Where in Ponnamkulam?

Police station

Sir, have you come on transfer?

'Police Station Ponnamkulam- Thrissur'

How much?

Whatever you feel is fine

What if you say so?

Enough. The remaining I will adjust from the next passenger

Hello! Ponnamkulam police station!

No, nothing doing

What Rajendran said is right

There are only two members for the Panchayat including me

But you shouldn't forget that we are in power in Delhi

Buying legislators and making them shifting allegiance is not really difficult for us

Even I went there like that You have any doubts?

I am at the police station in connection...

with the birthday celebration of a lady cop

Will call you

Sir... - Yes

To see sir... - See me? What's the issue?

No...Inspector sir...To report a complaint

Oh...Are you here to meet the inspector when a happy event is happening here?

You just move aside

Why is member JP roaming around here?

He brought a cake for CPO Kaveri's birthday

Oh

Daughter, you take a copy of this

Hello...Divakaran...

I was at the station with a small event

I will call you back

JP... - Yes, son

Please clear my transfer

I'm so tensed as there is the Maoist issues here

That can be done

You've been saying it will be done for a while now

What's the use of saying for a while...

I have to take it and give it to the secretariat and all

It's promotion transfer, right?

No, I don't want a promotion A transfer would be fine

You need only a transfer?

You should have told me that earlier - I did

Maybe I heard so

Anish, your name has been engraved in my mind

Binish and not Anish

It was Binish?

I will call you Anish only

The edge of the star in your badge pierced into my arms. I hope it won't get septic

SI sir, Good morning - Good morning

I didn't bring cake on your birthday as my wife Salomi was sick

Please don't mind

That's okay

You guys create a storm if two persons from different religions decide to get married

And then you married Salomi!

Good

Madam has misunderstood it

'Ghar vapasi' is fine, 'Love jihad' is the issue

Mm

Madam, the list is ready

I will come I just had food

Kaveri sir

You could have come in a set saree or churidar on your birthday

Shut up, JP

Madam, I will be back

Sir...

I wanted to meet the inspector

SI is busy...CI sir has gone home and hasn't returned yet

Wait, there

Time to cut... - What?

Cake

Sir, he has still not been arrested

We did enquire

498 (A) is a fabulous law to prevent domestic violence

The cops would understand which is a fake case and which is genuine

Sir, I...

You can't see sir talking? Move aside

Isn't it to get your divorce and to marry your old flame?

You do one thing

Is it okay if I settle your divorce?

For that why do you want that poor Brahmin guy to be put inside bars?

You think once again

Sir, my vehicle has not been released by the SI

You wait there Will see

If you charge ten criminal cases, they are included in at least five

That's true

Ah ha...shall we cut the cake?

Hello Circle sir

Everything is set

You are at the station all the time?

What if you say so! I've to take care of my area

This cake was made by my wife Salomi A red velvet

All these can be eaten

Where's the birthday girl?

Many many happy returns of the day

All come here Let's cut the cake

Where is Vani Viswanath?

Madam, we are cutting the cake

Will call everybody

Please move

- My stomach - That's I asked to shift away

And remove the power cap at least for now

Keep this birthday cap now

Awesome

Wait...wait...don't take photos or videos

It's trouble if it comes on Facebook or such platforms

If you have taken, delete it

No, I haven't

So, cut it

Attention!

Happy birthday to you...

No one was seen during our birthdays Now see all the sweetness

You have become senior

That's junior

SP Madam!

What's this?

This is red velvet cake

My wife Salomi baked If you want a piece...

Not that What the hell is happening here?

Who are you?

I am...a local

He is the local member

He has good connection with the department

As a bridge between the police and the public...

I am a poor guy

This is how a station should maintain the discipline?

Madam...

You come here

Sir, is in trouble

Where are you barging to? Move to the side

I told him to move aside

Why should she be angry? Can't she have some cake?

Just shut up

Sit down

I came without informing to check if you are here

When others are having a tough time, you are enjoying cake?

No Madam I am doing proper follow up

Don't act smart I will teach you a lesson then

God promise I am doing follow up

As it is so busy, I don't even have food

That's true

Jayachandran sir is an efficient officer

Just get out!

Okay sir

I will arrange the set up where you can have food at home thrice a day

In the shootout at Irulur forest area by the police claiming the presence of Maoists...

...forget that a civilian got killed...

Maybe a mistake

But even after two weeks you couldn't make any leads in that is just your incompetence

Do you think Human rights commission taking a case suo moto is a silly matter?

I gave the affidavit listening to you

If the evidence to corroborate the affidavit is not submitted to the court...

the court will rip apart the IG

You know his nature

I know, Madam - Like hell you know

When the IG appears before the court

there should be evidence to prove the arguments of the police

Sure madam

That reporter of News Kerala Sanjana Sharma...

is seriously following this case

Sanjana Sharma is a terror

If you want you do your job

I came in person to tell you that

I am leaving then - Okay madam

And then...

You have to maintain the station in a well disciplined way

Yes madam

- Sir? - Move aside

Jayachandran, you remember what I said? - Yes madam

SP has to come and do her show

Can we label someone as a culprit without investigating?

We will go to the forest quarters

Now the IG shall not be in trouble in the court for not having any evidence

Roselin... - Sir

Roselin, deal the issue of the bike belonging to that colony youth

I will come after meeting the range officer

Sir, my bike

Did you call the SI's father?

In a small way

Then you stand here in a small way, okay?

Where are you coming to?

Sir will come back after a while You wait here

You don't know her well

She is 'Deepthi IPS' (a popular character)

What happened?

My dad has come Hope I get the bike back

His son was drunk while driving his bike, without any proper papers...

And then abused the cops who stopped him

Yes

A bastard!

Tell him that I will break his teeth

That he doesn't know me well

You stop now

Now that the member has got involved

Yes

If your son come in front of me ever...

I will bash him up, did you hear?

Yes

Tell you won't repeat it

Won't repeat it, sir

You take him after signing the report

You have to sign

Okay

Thank you so much madam

Come

That woman has a rude nature She won't understand anything

Okay

What Okay? Why do you keep repeating it?

Go and sign it

Whatever say, keep cooing

Sir...

What do you want?

To report a complaint...

People come to the station to report complaints and not to play music

You say what it is without wasting time

Can I see SI sir?

I am the SI

What's it?

No

There was a male sir

I wanted to tell him...

There are no male SI's here

The rest...

Circle...Isn't it?

So you will report your complaint with the circle only, isn't it?

That's not what I meant...

Did you hear?

This sir would report his grievance only with the Circle Inspector!

You go then

Report it to the Circle!

You leave now

To all here...no one here should listen to his complaint

Circle will listen to your complaint, making you sit on his lap

Leave Go and wait outside

Did you have to say like this?

Sir will come You sit there

Did you get the key? Give me, dad

I will give

What is this, dad?

This is for abusing SI

This is for making the SI abuse me

The rest I will give for drinking the hooch that I kept for myself

Take the bike

Sir, you had promised to reach the forest range office tomorrow

- The hearing for road expansion... - For that Roselin can be sent

Not only that...SP has called

Sir, you may go

What do you want?

- Complaint... - Give me the complaint

It's a busy day today

I didn't write

What the-

There is no one here to receive his complaint?

Sir, I want to tell you directly

Ohhh...Kaveri, write the complaint for him

Go now

Sir, is it okay if we go tomorrow?

Sir, going where?

Oh, just like that To get a headache!

Circle Inspector...

Ponnamkulam...

What's your full name?

Lakshmanan Kani

Age?

49

What's your complaint?

My...

My...

My...

I wrote 'my' Say the rest

What? You don't want to write the complaint?

I will write

Roselin, I have to go to range office urgently tomorrow

You do one thing. Just appear before the road committee and you go

There is no other way

Even otherwise there is not many choices at their working places for women!

Come...come...

If five more minutes had gone, I would have left

Give it to me

Are you making me a fool?

He is playing tricks when I am mad with work

Get out from here...Rascal!

Hey...Why are you...? I didn't say anything...

Sit...You relax

You sit here please

Drink this

Lakshmanan Kani

Tell Lakshmanan... what is your problem?

Say whatever it is We will find a solution

Tell me

No one else should know what I am going to tell you, sir

Okay

My daughter is in the ICU of the Taluk Hospital

She is not conscious yet

Doctors say it is still critical

She doesn't have a mother

I have only her

Only her

What can police do about this?

Sir, she tried to commit suicide

There is someone responsible for it

Lakshmanan narrate it clearly Taking enough time...with all descriptions

I have four or five cows

That's my major income source

- Today morning... - One second

How old is your daughter?

20

Today morning, she went for the shower

I had to call the veterinary hospital

As my phone didn't have charge...

I took Ponni's, that's her name

I called taking her phone

As I finished talking... a message came to her WhatsApp

A video

I shouldn't have opened it, sir

What was in it?

No father...to say...

It was her nude video, sir

Relax

Relax

Lakshmana...let me ask you something

A video that came to her phone from another number...

Her own...nude video

I'm sorry In that was she alone? Or?

I am asking you because...

there are many psychos who capture videos of girls changing dress and bathing

There have been many cases here That's why I asked so

It was a room with a big bed and table...like we see in the movies

I looked into it for only some 5- 6 seconds

In that...only she is there, sir

Then?

Sir, I felt like fainting

I kept the phone back on the table

It was then that Ponni came into the room

I asked her what is this

She picked the phone and had a look

I heard some weird sounds in my ears

Then...I didn't feel like being there

I went and sat at a tree shade, down the house

My hands and legs were shivering

I sat there for almost half an hour

Then I heard a cry and some noises... I ran towards my house

I saw Ponni who was being brought down from a knot on the fan

Who saw first?

Rema, sir

As she grew up without her mother, the neighbours usually share whatever food they make

She saw it then

When Rema cried, the locals came running

She was taken to taluk hospital

It's just that there is heartbeat and breathing

She has not become conscious yet

(sobbing)

The culprit who is the reason for my child attempting suicide should be caught, sir

Before he sends that video to anyone else, he should be caught

No one should see it sir

Don't be tensed We are all here

Bring her phone tomorrow

I have brought it, sir

- You did? - Yes

Good Give it

- It's locked - 7

- Where? - In WhatsApp

This phone has no WhatsApp, Krishna

There's no WhatsApp

It was there, sir

No video as well

If it's there, where's it?

See this

Did you see such a video in real?

Ashokan...

Sir, please don't tell anyone else

You please investigate alone

Don't tell anyone

What are you saying?

How will we enquire without telling cops?

You be at peace

There is a protocol to investigate the complaints coming here

We can manage this without the natives knowing

- Ashokan please come here - Coming

Lakshmanan, don't worry Give the phone

You take this phone to cyber cell tomorrow, when the working hours begin

I will call cyber SI Dinesh and tell him what all to enquire. Your duty is to take it there

Sir, there was a function at my sister's house

- Just do what I said - Yes Sir

We will do it You be at peace

- Will you get vehicle to reach your place? - 'I'm' going to the hospital

Oh...then carry on

You go with confidence

Not many shall know about this, sir

Go with relax

Ah...Anoop

Lakshmanan chetta...I was busy when you called in the morning

Then I forgot calling you back

Why did you call?

That...was to ask if you could come with me to the police station

I went there alone

How is Ponni?

Yet to open her eyes

The doctor said it's too early to say anything

Mm...don't worry

She got her life back anyway

Then Lakshmanan chetta, ask me if you need any money. Got it?

Who is Lakshmanan?

They are calling you

- Anoop, I will call you later - Okay

Do you have pain?

It's windy Rains are coming, it seems

She is still lying down?

You are making her lie down with your sweet words

You are laughing?

Is this an ad for 'Close up'?

We have to get up Shall we go for a jump?

Come on

If we sing this song, you can get up and walk soon, right?

Today we will find a solution

Wait, I am not coming in

He is there inside

You go and tell them

Why so?

Isn't it better for those from other religions not to get involved in Jama ath issues?

Isn't that the right thing to do?

You marry him I am fine about it

Oh...why? Because he does the loading and unloading?

Not like that I felt he is a nice guy

I too have to feel the same

You ask me if you can marry him without having such feelings?

Come again

Rashid, come

Come here Let's move aside and watch this

Liar! Is there anything more I should do?

Put the second season of Money Heist in the mobile and she will be happy

What about first season?

I completed watching it long back

You completed watching?

I am yet to start watching

- Who are you? - Who are you?

Talk properly, understood?

Dude, calm down

Rashid, Rafi... you both keep quiet

- Isn't this Thansi's house? - Yes

We have come as per the call from the Jamaat of her dead father

What are doing in the house of our kid, at this time?

This particular kid studied as my junior in college

She's my friend

Friend! Damn! You got only a girl from our religion to be friends with and flirt?

If you don't talk properly I will break your teeth

You will

I will break your leg

Break his leg!

I will finish him off today

How dare you?

What are you doing?

Anoop came as I called him

What's the problem?

Daughter, for families that have lost their dad and mom, we have some responsibilities

My parents didn't die last week

They died when I was six, in a landslide

From then on, when my grandma was toiling

And then when I was in a troubled marriage,

-that you all forced me to, without getting a divorce

I didn't see any of these 'leaders'?

I don't need any of you, from now on

Daughter, you shouldn't talk to them like this

Okay, then let the elder ones talk

Say, mother

My kid will live the way she likes to

You all get out of my house

- You all had enough? - Come, let's go

It's not getting connected Seena, check if the wi-fi is on

If you sit here worried, will Lakshmanan's problem be over?

It's not like that

Usually people say, mothers are really soft

And the heart of fathers are made of rock

You should have seen Lakshmanan's state

Fear, sadness, anxiety

You call our daughter

What for? It's noon there She should be having her classes too

You come and sleep

I will call then

Oh...you are mad!

- Daughter - What happened dad?

Why are you calling at this time?

Nothing, daughter

You've to be careful...

Nothing

Dad, it's time for classes to begin Bye, dad

- Okay darling - Your dad has gone crazy

I'm going to sleep Are you coming?

I will call you, daughter

You go and sleep

I'm not sleepy

In the Irulur forest area, under the Ponnamkulam police station limits in Thrissur...

In the shootout by police suspecting the presence of Maoists...

the case where a common man was killed

even after two weeks, Kerala Police is still searching in the dark

In the case where Human Rights Commission took a suo moto case

to prove the affidavit submitted by the police

it is heard that Kerala Police has not been successful in finding the proofs or culprits

If that happens it is a big shame for Kerala Police...

To heck with!

The peace of mind is gone!

Where is he?

It's right there

There are not many houses in this area

Is this Vechur cow (a breed of cattle)?

It's not Vechur. It won't be this tall This is some other breed

Lakshmana...

- Lakshmana... - Yes

How are you, Lakshmana?

Who is he?

Mari...he is helping at work

Come

What has been hid with this sack?

That should be banana

Ah ha...seems good

Your daughter drinks?

No sir I have it at times

So you have drinks here with friends?

Not like that sir I have it alone

My daughter doesn't like me going out to drink

You can have it at home, dad...

- How many rooms are there? - One

One? Come Ashokan

Only Ponni has a room I sleep over there

Where did you come from, when the incident happened?

From outside

- From that cowshed? - Yes

Apart from the main door, one can go out through this door as well?

One can come inside from out too

Ashokan, get a copy of Lakshmanan's id card

We don't need the original Copy is fine

Not this This card is of that milk society

You don't have an election id card?

I don't have it, sir

Why don't you have it? You don't vote?

- Best. then Aadhar? - Member told me to take it

- My daughter has it - Get a copy of that then

What is that there?

Whose sandal is this?

Not yours Whose then?

Mari's

Who is this Mari?

That guy outside

He helps me He's from Tamil Nadu

How come his sandal is there in Ponni's room?

(Mari crying)

I was not there at that time, sir

- I was not there - Tell me I say

Enough...enough I will take care

He is not saying anything even after getting beaten up so much, Madam

He needs more bashing up

See him crying Rascal!

I won't spare those who molest women

That youth is with me for 6 to 7 years now, sir

I don't think he will do something like that

Usually husband knows about wife's illicit affair...

...and father knows about children's love affair, only at the end

You be relaxed

Roselin is an expert in dealing with these things

I will ruin those who molest girls

You better confess now

Why did you go inside her room?

How did your sandal come there?

Say it

I'm saying the truth It's my old sandal

I don't know how the sandal came there

How come you don't know Say it

Mari's phone has been found And two bags too

Give it

There is no WhatsApp in this It's an old phone

Lakshmana, what's your daughter's number?

8...0...

8...6...

4...5...

7...5...8...

(voice from the other room) Beat him up

Let me see if I can make you speak

Sir!

Hey Mari...

Is this your phone?

I am dialling Ponni's number from your phone

Can you say how you have saved the number in your phone?

Say it

My girl!

You idiot...you have no connection with her?

It's my fault sir

I really like Ponni I wished she loved me, sir

She lives in my heart sir I never told her. I didn't do anything

Why didn't you tell her?

Lakshmanan has given me food I will never cheat him

I haven't done anything wrong, sir

Sir, he won't say anything if we ask him like this

He is a born liar

Sir, Ashokan sir is calling

Hello Ashokan...

I checked the CCTV footage at the tile store opposite to the milk society

At the time when the girl was attempting suicide, Mari was at the milk society

Binish, leave him

He seems to have not eaten anything You do one thing. Buy him food

- Come, will buy you mutton biriyani - You may go

Brother

Honestly I haven't done anything wrong...

I know

Greetings!

You are having just tea? One vada too?

No no

You, sir

Give me one

Give two vada to sir

Give me one

How come the temple committee president is here?

I just came to see you

There is this suicide case involving Lakshmanan's daughter

I came to say that it would be better if Anoop is also questioned in that connection

Who's Anoop?

He is son of Unnithan sir

He is really close to Lakshmanan

I said to investigate because they are close

Anoop usually visits Lakshmanan's house

Not just that Women are a weakness for him

I swear

How do you know that?

There is a Muslim girl named Thansi staying here after getting divorce from her husband

Only an old lady is with her

He was so insistent on letting her dance in the temple

He has similar dealings with several women. I know about it

So you are taking revenge based on issues at the temple

No...not like that

I just said what I felt. You decide now If you investigate it would be good

You go now I know how to investigate

- On the way back, pay for the vada... - And For the tea as well

How is this Anoop as a person?

He is the secretary of the local milk society

Some political activity is also there

He is like a pineapple thorn He can't be taken for granted

Binish, enquire who all are there in Ponni's intimate circles

You have to take their statements too

You have to go today itself

I mean, go right now

Okay sir

You tell

There are two shops where phone recharge facility is available

She has not come for recharge to either of us

That girl came here to take the milk can and had a juice,

even on the day prior to attempting suicide, and went back happily

She was not seen with other boys in any suspectable way in the bus

I give them what is cooked in our house, at times

I saw Ponni hanging when I went there like that

I am her teacher I don't know about she having an affair

I never knew she was using WhatsApp

Lakshmanan, no one even knows that she has a smart phone

Why is it so?

There is a reason for it, sir

I bought her the phone when I got a chit

She didn't use to take her to college, as she was scared if she would lose it

That's weird. In short, in the whole world only you have seen the video

My dear Lakshmanan, is there a video like that in real?

Or were you imagining out of some shock?

Sir, there is a call from cyber cell

Why can't call me directly? Ask them to connect

- Yes Dinesh - Sir, What you said is correct

The WhatsApp in the mobile was active till 9:10 in the morning on Monday

After 9:11, mobile WhatsApp has been uninstalled

Six minutes before that, a video of 1 minute and 10 seconds duration was sent to the mobile

It requires some more time to recover that

Which?

Lakshmanan, please go there and wait

Dinesh, from which number has the message come?

854732455

What is the name of the sim holder?

Krishnapriya

What?

- A lady is the sim holder? - Yes Sir

Okay Let me call

Dinesh, can you check if there is another active number from Krishnapriya's id?

I will check sir I need little more time

No one is there What do you want?

Nothing Rema chechi I came in search of Lakshmanan chettan

Dinesh, there is another number under Krishnapriya's name

Let me note the number

Hello - Is this Krishnapriya's number?

Yes

Who's this?

This is Punnamkulam CI Jayachandran Nair here

I want to see you

Where are you right now?

I am at my work place Thanippara

- What happened, sir? - That I will tell you directly

Ashokan, ask to take the vehicle

It's a woman there Where is Roselin?

Madam has gone Vellappara to take the 498 statement

Then do one thing You too come with us, Kaveri

Okay, sir

It will take one hour to charge after completion of work

We are looking at it

Where do they get our personal number from?

Anil, speed up

Who is Krishnapriya?

What's the issue? Why should you see her?

Nothing sir You mind your business

What is the matter, sir?

Are you Krishnapriya?

Yes

I wanted to know about a mobile number

854732455 Is that your number?

Not mine My son's...Navin's

He is in which class?

He has completed B Tech

- What happened sir? - Where is he now?

- Not here - We know he's not here

That's why we asked Say madam

He went for a tour two days back, with his friends

Where?

He doesn't say it all at home

If my assumption is right, he is not in town since the 2nd

- Is that correct? - Yes

Is there any problem for him?

No issues for him

He has only issues that he created

What's the matter?

He has created the chance for his parents to

wait for him outside courts and jails for a while

Tell Navin's father to come and meet me today itself

Hello!

Sir, they called from the hospital

- She has gained conscious? - Not yet

If the girl is still unconscious, why did they call suddenly?

They told me that Anoop is going there often

- Which that society guy? - Yes

Okay

What happened sir?

That Anoop...the society secretary

Yes

He is said to have been seen near the taluk hospital

What about it? One can go to hospital for what all?

Nothing

- Hello - This is Jayachandran Nair

Ponnamkulam CI

What's it sir?

I wanted to meet Anoop today Where are you?

Sir, I'm not there

I will reach only tomorrow morning

I will come and see you

Enough

But you should come

Of course, we will see

Okay

I didn't know that you were Anoop's father's student

Who is there in this locality who has not been taught by sir?

He is here

I trusted you when you said you would come only tomorrow

I have a real bad headache

So I decided to go tomorrow

You never said that sir is your friend

He is senior to me in college

Come...let me ask you something

- You are drinking tea? - I will have...soon

Come

What do you really want to know?

Two things

If you give convincing answers for both I will go back alone

If it's not convincing...

we will go together... to the station

I don't understand what you are saying

There are reports that you were seen behind Lakshmanan's house

...and at Taluk hospital where his daughter has been admitted to, in a shady way

You give an explanation for it

This is the matter? I have been seeing Lakshmanan since my childhood

We became closer with the milk society dealings

I went there to know where things are, when his daughter was in this state

Oh...It's like that?

- What's the matter? - Nothing much

You are 'glassmates'? That too at his house?

Glassmates?

What is the problem in having a drink at his house?

One or two times...

Who told you all these?

I'm working as a cop, brother!

So you went because you two know each other

I will believe that

But what was the reason for the visits to the Taluk hospital?

That was also to see Lakshmanan?

I went to see her

Who?

Your closeness with Lakshmanan was okay... but you were close to his daughter too?

Oh...no...not Ponni... it was to see another girl

She is a nurse at the hospital

- What's her name? - Thansi

So you went to see her?

- Yeah - Okay then

I will investigate more tomorrow

I have investigated in detail

Then we will decide

Now the cops have started investigating marriage details?

- That is part of our job too - Carry on

I know your stories You passed B Sc Nursing with rank

When you were all set to go to Canada, you couldn't take...

...passport after getting involved in some scuffles, your mom said

I just reminded you

- Hello JP - Where are You sir?

Why? Where are you? - I'm at my home

I wanted to tell you something, sir

- If it's about drinking, I am not there today - Not For that

I will come there in half an hour

Okay Anoop

- Bye mother - Alright

What is the issue?

What issue? Why do you tell everyone about the passport?

Of course I will say

- Lakshmanan chetta, how is Ponni? - She is Not yet conscious

Everything will be fine Did you eat something?

No, I will go back to the hospital

- Shall I give you something to eat? - No, I will go soon

Okay then

Are there any issues?

I was noticing ever since you came from JP's house

- Why are you so tensed? - Nothing

It's 11 now. Why can't you switch it off now?

It's the doctor from Taluk hospital

Doctor... - Ah Sir

I wanted to share some leads about that girl with you

Can we meet?

I will come now In half an hour

Not today I am leaving

Tomorrow morning, before the rounds if you could be here

- I will come at 8:30 tomorrow morning - Okay Sir

Hello! I've reached here

I will come there

Some doctors have the feeling that they have not many to support

That's a fact

I examined the girl again in a detailed way

I have three points to say

Tell me

Number one

She is not a virgin

I am not saying it's wrong

Things can change if it is a forced sex, isn't it?

You mean rape?

I'm not sure

Number two

There is a mild injury on her left thigh

The most important thing is not this

Someone has strangled her

I can't say exactly how much is the impact of-

-the rope tightening and holding with the hand

You mean, someone tried to strangle and kill her?

And tried to hang her, assuming she is dead, is it?

It's possible

This is the third day

The marks should have been started to heal after your cleaning

Still...there is a possibility of taking the finger prints

It's all done But traces will be there

You people can check it

Then, all our support will be there for you

Shall I go then?

Sir, SP had called

- Why? - She was in anger

She says we are ignoring the other case

- Let's settle this case first, Ashokan - Okay Sir

Sir, Lakshmanan is not giving me peace

He is asking when you will be here

Tell him to go after I reach there

- I will reach soon - Okay Sir

- Got it? - Yes Sir

Come

Go and sit there Sir, will come soon

He will come You wait there

Sir... - Where are you going?

There is a witness in the POCSO case Will go and meet him

On the way go to the range office and ask about the consent for the raid

Okay sir

Lakshmana, you had lunch?

No sir

It's late. Ashokan, why didn't you give him food?

- Sir, I was... - You want me to buy a parcel?

What for? We had lunch on the way

Give my packet to Lakshmanan

Have lunch and go

CI is calling you

Go

Lakshmana, you had lunch?

Come

Sit down

Now you tell me honestly

Why did you try to kill your daughter?

Ehh...what?

I am asking you with all the proofs

Why did you try to kill your daughter?

INTERVAL

Tell Lakshmanan

What all are you saying, sir?

You have not written what all happened

You have to fill this in the right way

I mean, what all happened that day

You have to write it perfectly

Or else, you tell me everything neatly

Sir...she is my life

Stop it!

This is the report from the doctor that someone has strangled her

This is the forensic report that proves the finger prints on her neck is yours

Now tell me, Lakshmana

What happened that day?

That morning Ponni went for shower at around 9

I had to make a call to the veterinary hospital

As my phone had no charge...

Since your phone had no charge you called taking Ponni's mobile

As soon as the call was cut, a video came to her WhatsApp

You were shocked seeing it

Your daughter was also shocked

You had told me this story earlier

If you missed something while saying or you have something to add,

this is the last chance to say it

Is there something like that, Lakshmana?

Say it

There are certain things that I didn't say, sir

Yes, I am coming

Yes, I will come

What's it, dad?

What's this?

Is this why I send you to college to study?

Dad...dad...

This is what you give in return for taking care of you without your mother?

Dad...

I had sent you to study without having proper food and sleep for this?

Dad!

Dad!

When you said it earlier, there was no beating sequence, Lakshmana

I was scared

I was thinking if she attempted suicide as she was sad for me beating her up

I didn't want the real culprit to escape

You give me that phone

95 % of what you said is right

5% is lie

What lie did I say?

You saw the video

She saw that you had seen

In that anger you strangled her

You took your hands off after some moments

She fell down Until that, it's right

You saying that after falling down she coughed is a lie

No sir

She didn't cough She never moved

She had lost her movement

You became tense thinking she was dead

Isn't this right?

You had no option other than hanging her immediately

After hanging her, you went to the cow shed

Neighbour Rema saw it because her fate was different

She shouted and people came in

Isn't this the truth?

No sir

I swear, it's not like that

She was holding my legs after that

I went out after that

It's not me, sir

Then there is just one possibility for police

The circumstantial evidences point to that too

When I came to your home I realised you are a pretty heavy drinker

No sir...I drink once in a week or so

Let sir speak

Under the influence of liquor, Lakshmanan cruelly raped his daughter...

She opposed when he tried to continue with it during the following days

She said she will tell the whole world about this

Then other than hanging her to death...

Talking nonsense, you son of a swine

You beat up a police man?

[Indistinct chatters]

Don't beat me up, sir

I will show you

Don't beat me up, sir

Enough...he will die if you hit him more

Lakshmana, after trying to kill your own daughter...

...you thought of escaping if you gave a complaint?

You acted smart thinking she won't be conscious soon?

I too have a daughter

For the cruelty you did, I will make you face the law. You wait and see

Lock this son of a moron

Keep walk man

How dare you?

You are indeed smart, JP

When Priya called me and said our son is having a-

-relationship with an adivasi (tribal) girl...

and that he took some video, literally I was shocked

She was scared too

This was a question of honour for Nandiyodu family

I just made a phone call asking for help

You did things very well

- Not me - Then?

These two are the real heroes

If they were not there...things wouldn't have happened this good

Thank you soulmates

While saying I wanted to see Navin's father, I didn't

know he was the grandson of Nandiyodu Krishna Menon sir

JP said everything perfectly

I couldn't sleep thinking how I will operate this case

Luckily Dr. Sheba called from Taluk hospital and wanted to see sir

To save our kid, my initial idea was to frame some youth in the adivasi (Tribal) colony

it was then the doctor said that this girl won't...

...open her eyes soon and that she is not a virgin

Not just that She has a finger print on her neck

I was praying the finger print was not of our kid

Yes

The finger print turned out to be her dad's, just like superpower did it for us

In short, we turned the case upside down on that day itself

We don't have to worry as the girl won't be conscious in the near future

Even if she say the truth, we can say it is to save her father

But until then you have to hide Navin somewhere safely

I have shifted him safely to Bengaluru

Though you didn't know me personally your help saved Nandiyodu family from a shame

My pen...my cheque... and happiness

You decide the amount

Whatever it is

Sorry Mr Menon

Though I am not as rich as you are, I am also from a wealthy family

Give them what they want I don't want

Then if you ask me why I got involved in this...

...a Menon guy should never marry an Adivasi girl

Jayan sir is particular about caste

Mr Nair, where is your house?

Kurunnikkodu

Do you know that ex MLA, Prakashan Nair?

He is my uncle

Is it?

Did you hear Priya? He is Prakashan Nair's nephew

I just asked in a police style Please don't feel bad

Oh that is fine

- Ashokan? - I am from Ezhava caste

Not that Where is your house?

Perumbilavu

So you guys carry on I've some important things to do

Ashoka...

Come here

It's okay if you buy something from that Menon

A third person should not know about it

For your the love for caste is enough

I'm not financially sound

Okay Be careful

Come

Sit

Sit down

Have it

Sir, Lakshmanan escaped - Where did he escape to?

Catch him

- What happened? - Lakshmanan escaped

What were you doing here?

- I was giving him food - What a nuisance!

You stop there

- SI called. Lakshmanan fled - Ohh

- Where did he go? - This way, sir

This way?

Move aside Anytime watching mobile

- Did he come here? - No Sir

If he comes inform us

He is not reachable Where has he gone?

Lakshmanan fled out of jail Maybe he is behind him

You keep your cool He will call

Good if he doesn't become part of new issues

Nice people are like that They involve in the lives of others

Go and see what it is

Eh...Lakshmanan Chettan

- What's that, daughter? - Grandma, It's Lakshmanan chettan

Close the door Let no one see him

Give me some water

Thansi, can you call Anoop?

I've been trying him for long He is not reachable

I have done nothing wrong

I swear on Ponni Anoop will understand it

- Lakshmanan is here? - Why should he Come here?

Don't play much We have come here knowing everything

- If you don't cooperate... - You will hang me?

- Oldie... - No Binish

We won't harm you. But we will take your granddaughter with us

We will give a forged non bailable case on her head

She can stay in Viyyoor jail for two weeks on the cold floor

You want that?

No sir I'm here

That's decent behaviour Binish...

Sir, I haven't done anything to my daughter

I have done nothing wrong

Maybe

Perhaps CI has gone wrong

But during my duty time if a convict flees, I will capture him for sure, Lakshmana

Come We will go

Where is he?

Don't beat me up, sir

Sir, what did I do? Please don't beat me

Don't give that son of a moron even a drop of water

Lakshmana

Sir

Water

You are hungry, Lakshmana?

It's chicken biriyani...for you

You can have it after signing in the statement given by Jayachandran sir

Only after signing

No sir

I won't sign it

I have done nothing wrong

Sir, for one this Lakshmanan Kani belongs to the tribal community

- So what? - We have to handle him carefully

You tell him mildly

Whatever it is, he don't seem to sign it

Tell him this is temporary and the case won't stand on reaching the court

I told him all that

It seems he has understood something well

What?

That you are trying to frame him

- Me? - No, us

Is it going to be trouble?

I don't think things will end easily

Usually these types don't bite back

It's from the station

What's it Roselin?

Who? Anoop?

Understand what?

For police to do anything and people to sit and suffer, this is not emergency period

I want to see Lakshmanan chettan

I need to know the sections under which he has been charged

You can't seen him, I told you

Why can't I see him?

What do you want?

I've explained here

CI sir, my issue is genuine

I want to see Lakshmanan

I need to know the sections under which he has been charged

You come Anoop Come to my cabin. Let me say

Nothing to say

I've known him for 20 years, since my childhood

He married Seetha chechi and had a family after coming here

I have doubts sir

Something is wrong

What's wrong?

Anoop, you listen to me

Sir, no

I want to know the sections charged against him

Anoop, police can reveal certain things

Some cannot be revealed

Fine

Certain legal hurdles...

I know there will be legal hurdles for you

He has to be appeared before the court within 24 hours, right?

I know what to do

Anoop, you listen to what I say...

Will stink?

Will stink like dog poop

Maybe we will be caught as well

It's the SP

This is Jayachandran, madam

You are really busy now?

Yes madam... I am busy with these cases...

Ahh, so I called at the right time

Shall I give you six months time to sit at home without any work?

Madam

You come to my office tomorrow at 10:30 am and receive your suspension order

Madam, I...

You idiot, I told you things clearly

Day after tomorrow IG will be tried in the court

The court will understand that the killing of a native happened because of police negligence

The court will blame the IG And the IG will put the blame on me

I have to take some action before that

You relax at home for a while

Madam, a person has been arrested in that case

What?

Yes madam I was about to call you

A convict with Maoist connections has been caught

Name is Lakshmanan

Huh

Eh...wonderful

You nailed it, Jayachandran. Hats off

Thank you madam

What all did you say?

You heard it, right?

I heard But I didn't understand

I will explain in detail

In the beginning of 1990s, hundreds of workers from Tamil Nadu...

migrated to Irulur, Nilakolli and Vadakkekkadu areas

This Lakshmanan also reached here in that group

- This Lakshmanan? - Yes

Lakshmanan was born in Sri Lanka

In the beginning of 1980s, when Lakshmanan was nine years old

when his father Rudran was killed in the clash between Sri Lankan army and LTTE...

he reached Tamil Nadu as a refugee, along with his mother

After his mother's death he used to roam around in various places

He migrated to Irulur, he got married and settled down

Though he got married, settled and was rearing cattle

the instinct to do anti national activities

was inside Lakshmanan's mind...

and he got attracted to the Maoist activities in the forest region

supplied essentials and some weapons to Maoists

and thus became a middleman for them

Lakshmanan who became convicted for trying to kill his own daughter

was captured in an adventurous way by the team led by CI Jayachandran Nair

Who said that?

I said

Isn't that enough?

How could you create such a lie, so fast?

It's called experience

I appreciate your smartness

There is no risk?

If Lakshmanan opens his mouth, isn't that even more risky?

Even without thinking his daughter's suicide case...

I kept another serious case on his shoulders

He will forget everything then

I am not mad to lose my job in the name of a tribal

Sir, won't SP ask for proofs?

She will

- You have proofs? - Need to make

Isn't it a fact that at present Lakshmanan has no Aadhar card or any such identity cards?

Okay

Who else other than the tribals can be framed in such a case?

This is not a new thing

I will create proofs

- What's the status of things that I told you? - I'm on it

Everything has been set?

You please come here, sir

Look at this It's Okay?

It has to look like old documents

The font is okay, sir?

No...The alphabets were not like this, 25 years ago

Use the old font

That can be done. It will be perfect if dried after dipping in tea

Even Sri Lankans should be convinced that Lakshmanan is a Sri Lankan

That I will do sir

In short it was through a week's proper planning and hard work that we could nab him

Not just that, he was planning to go to Sri Lanka in a boat after two days

Anyway...impressive... quite impressive

If it is the truth... or a fabricated one

It's not a story, madam

Don't try to fool me, Jayachandran

Actually it all happened, madam

Okay...even if it is not, this is enough for the IG to survive

If there is no leads, when IG appears on court the day after

in the Maoist case, I had to go on leave as per DGP's order

Anyway...good effort

- I am going to proceed with this - Okay

One condition

Until he presented before the court none of the medias should know about this

Okay madam

- See you in court the day after - Okay madam

Eat it

If you try to act smart, son of a moron, I won't spare you

Tell him, Roselin

Lakshmanan, you will be presented before the court the day after

Let the court decide things

Until then you need to eat

Don't make the court say that we didn't give you food...please

Are you still angry with me as I said I will complaint only to CI that day?

It's just that I was hesitant to tell a lady officer...

-that my daughter's video was there...

Nothing like that

Then?

You know what wrong did I do?

Can you help me, sir?

Lakshmana, pray

Pray to whom?

You are the superpower of the police station

Which other superpower can save me from here?

Can't you get down?

Anoop, you have come again? Lawyer is there too

I had told you clearly yesterday...

You didn't tell me yesterday...

I am asking again

What are the charges against him?

Anoop, let me explain...

You put the complainant himself behind the bars

You don't explain the reason

Are you doing this nonsense thinking there is no one to support him?

Let me explain

Sir, how powerful a cop you are this can't happen here

Understood?

My dear Anoop...Give me 30 seconds... Anyways you have come with an advocate

- What's your name? - Aliyar

Let me talk to Aliyar sir You wait outside for 30 seconds

Anoop, let me talk to sir

Mm...30 seconds

Advocate...Anoop is a nice guy

He belongs to the Unnithan family as well

He don't understand things as he is short tempered

It's a complicated case

CI sir...he belongs to the tribal community

There are marks on his face and body suggesting beatings by the police

It's inhuman

You know... Atrocity is the section

I understood

Can you listen to me?

The charge against Lakshmanan is not simple

Maoist cae... - What?

Have a look

Anyways, let me talk

Okay

This is a lie

What if someone whom we see daily is branded a Maoist?

Is this some banana republic?

You listen to me

Brother... - You listen

They have very strong evidence against him

They have every detail of Lakshmanan

You listen to me

Anoop, there was a Lakshmanan that you never knew

If the file moves from this station,

...the case won't be handled by state police or crime branch

It would be NIA

Charge is UAPA

Whoever tries to involve... they all will be included

I strongly suggest you to step back

There is some foul play that has happened

He has what Maoism that we don't know?

Then go and suffer

Sir, I have started seeing for around 20 years now. I have told you

He has been trapped

Anoop, I am saying for your benefit

You need to drag yourself into a case which be investigated by NIA?

I am saying with the consideration that you are Unnithan sir's blood...

Do you want to involve in a case with a person like this and ruin your life?

You go

No

Lakshmanan is not such a person

Anoop, as per the documents received in our investigation...

this Lakshmanan was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Tamil Nadu and settled here

If it is not all that there should be an authorised document with him to prove that?

The only thing he has is the card given you from the milk society

He has no Aadhar card

electoral id or PAN

If you have some document to prove he is not from...

...Tamil Nadu and is Lakshmanan Kani who was born here, bring it

If he is innocent, let him get out of this case

But there is another thing

If not, we have to do our duty

Can I see Lakshmanan? - Not now

Where all did I search for you, Anoop

Anyways, it's luck

Now you are staying here?

You tell why you are here

I will come to the matter directly

Daughter, please get me some water

Thansi, take this glass inside too

Mom, you are fine?

The matter is only this much

You should not involve in Lakshmanan's case

As far as I know he is a big fraud

If you get involved, you will be in trouble

Even she understood

This case stinks

Though we are in rival parties, we are social workers

Will I want you to be in any trouble?

The police will take care of the born criminal called Lakshmanan

Don't get in between unnecessarily

That's all - have water

Thanks daughter

Did you get the reason why I said it? - Mm

Go and tell whoever you sent you here

They haven't understood Anoop well

Though it's someone else's money, petrol is damn costly now...

You lost that money too Now you may leave

Okay

We need to have at least a document to prove Lakshmanan is not from Tamil Nadu

Need to go to some places

If Lakshmanan got inside, it's fine

I told him to join his name in the electoral roll while I was the Panchayat president

He said he has no politics and need no vote

Still it's a human life

You will get some clues from someone old from their community

Someone old means?

There is a priest who does the weddings for their people

Even now?

Vallimooppeennu...he should be knowing You try to find him

Let him escape, if he can

Let me enquire anyway

"As we go search more, are the roots going deeper?"

"Are they getting buried deeper under the soil?"

"As we go searching for the origin and name..."

"...is something unseen burning inside?"

"On the stage where traditions thrive, has blood fallen?"

"Is the rotten justice system in action again and again?"

"When the mysteries are solved, it becomes layered"

"Is this journey becoming such a short story?"

"In that dark mountain, won't the truth come out as the morning star?"

"In the heat of tears that never stop to flow..."

"even as the heart burns, the power reigns supreme"

"Even as the times change, why are some old traditions remaining untouched?"

"As the new cup gets filled with the same old wine"

"some serve the pain and others to taste it"

"this predicament continues forever"

"When the mysteries are solved, it becomes layered"

"Is this journey becoming such a short story?"

"In that dark mountain, won't the truth come out as the morning star?"

"As it suits for the privileged"

"Are the rules bending on its own?"

"Even as the world progresses"

"Caste is still clinging on to the inner roots"

"As I wander inside the forest in search of the origin of the spring"

"Is the truth still remaining hidden?"

"Is mercy still remaining as a rough sea?"

"Always troubling the mind..."

"When the mysteries are solved, it becomes layered"

"Is this journey becoming such a short story?"

"In that dark mountain, won't the truth come out as the morning star?"

- Seena... - Yes

I'm leaving

You need to go the station this night itself?

That SP can come anytime for station visit

If she doesn't find me, that is enough for her to become mad

Who are you?

Sir, my name is Navin

I took Ponni's video in the case that you are probing

Menon sir's?

Son

You...you come here

You stand here

Isn't it for you that we are playing this dangerous game?

Your dad said you will be sent to Bangalore?

He don't know that I have fled I came to see you

I need to talk to you

Say

The video was taken not to harm her

We are in love for the past one and half years

We have stayed together at two places

The video was taken then

I had sent the video just like that The video was taken with her consent

I never thought that her dad will find this and things would go this wrong

Whatever it is, you have been made safe now

Obey your dad and escape to Bangalore or wherever

That's not possible sir

We are that much in love

If there is a girl in my life, it's Ponni

A tribal girl...in a Menon's house? As if it becomes true!

Aren't you ashamed to say all this during these times?

I came to meet you and tell you that her dad has done nothing wrong

My opinion won't change

If she comes back alive, we will be one

If it is not so

I will say everything to all on a Facebook live

I won't let it happen

Leave me, sir

Stop there

Who is calling at this hour?

Sir?

JP...that Menon's son came to my house, pushed me and ran away

Tell Menon to get him somehow and hide somewhere

To heck with it!

Where did that guy go?

Or else we all will be in trouble

Sir, you be confident

Menon also needs to get the boy - You do something

Okay

- Where are you heading to? - To catch Trivandrum - Kurla express

Move away

- Wait there. - CI sir...

I will call you

What is this Anoop? Isn't there a decorum to keep while coming to a CI's room?

No

No?

Don't keep decorum. You may sit

I will tell you when you have to show respect

What did you say?

You wanted proof that Lakshmanan Kani was born here

There is a valid proof for that

You may not understand if I say it. If you see it, things will be clearer

Here

SSLC certificate

What is the name written in that?

Lakshmanan Namboodiri?

Yes. Lakshmanan Namboodiri

He is a Namboodiri (a higher caste)?

Here's the ration card

Again Lakshmanan Namboodiri

What nonsense are you saying?

This is not nonsense

These are government records

I didn't create all this

This is a big twist

In the year 1990

a tribal girl who came as a maid

The powerful elders of the household threw out him for loving the girl

Whom? Our Namboodiri

Lakshmanan Namboodiri

One to one and a half years he went around with her

They couldn't settle anywhere

Finally they came and settled here, which is her native place

They got married

Had a child

The wife died

Thus Lakshmanan Namboodiri lived here as Lakshmanan Kani

You are saying he is a Brahmin?

The guy, whom you have kept behind bars thinking no one will care, is a Brahmin

This will be trouble

Big trouble

Sir, don't keep it aside. Are you a fool?

All these are duplicates

Originals are with me

I will give any number of copies to burn

So we will meet in court...Okay...Bye

- Anoop... - Kurla Express...

It's a big problem, sir

Who is this?

So you have found my roots

So it's you!

What do you feel then?

Me...Honestly...

This case wouldn't have been there

I never knew

That I am a Brahmin, right?

So you charged the cases thinking I am someone without a proper identity and name!

Now that things have reached this much, I will say one thing

I have lived as Lakshmanan Kani for the past 28 years

Now let's continue that way

Let me see how I can untie the knot in this case

No need

No, thirumeni

Not thirumeni... but son of a moron

You continue calling what you were calling

The curse of a brahmin...

If the pain is the curse, what difference is there between a brahmin and a tribal?

You even put the sin of abusing my own daughter!

My colour and the caste name prompted you to do all this

You produce me before court. I know what to do

That would be an issue

For whom?

If the government knows I did all that, my life will be ruined

I am an official working as per the set up of the system

With the same system I will get you out of this trap

- Jayachandran Nair sir... - Yes

I don't have faith in the system that you talked about

But I have faith in judiciary

Either you can present me before the court

Or kill me

You may go now

- Thirumeni, listen to me... - You go, Sir

Tell, Jayachandran

Ehh...Namboodiri?

Who told you?

You said some Tamilian or Sri Lankan...

It was a mistake, madam

Those documents were forged by me

Didn't I ask you a hundred times if the documents are original or fake?

Madam, if he is presented before the court, it will be revealed everything were forged.

We will be in trouble

You ruined me as well

And also the curse of a brahmin

Damn it

Jayachandran, things have gone out of our hands

The documents that you gave have reached IG and the state attorney

There is nothing that we can do about it

It's not just you that will be in trouble

Who will be me to submit documents that were forged, without verifying?

Government will take a straight decision only

Now what can be done, Madam?

If we pay him, will he say his statement the way we want, for the time being?

Is there someone who can influence him?

Madam, what you are saying...

If he agrees to say the statement that we give him...

we can make a chill climax

Or else

The next way out is risky

I didn't understand, madam

There is nothing to understand

If Lakshmanan reaches the court and say the truth

Then we are gone

You do something fast

I can't be trapped in something created by you

Anoop, I was waiting for you

What's the matter, sir?

Why did you say you want to see me?

I am trapped

In this situation only you can help me

What should I do?

You tell me now

When Lakshmanan appears before the court tomorrow,

if he approves the charges on him or not, it is going to be trouble

What are you saying?

Anoop, if Lakshmanan accepts the charges...

the innocent Lakshmanan will be convicted

If a poor brahmin gets convicted because of me

there will be the curse of brahmin for me and my family

That I can't bear, Anoop

If Lakshmanan refuses to accept the charges

everything charged against him will be proved to have been forged by the police

If that happens, I will lose my job

I will be in jail, for sure

If he accepts the charges or not, you will be in trouble

Isn't it? - Yes

Now what you want me to do?

There is only one way

Lakshmanan should not appear before the court

Only you can make it happen

What can I do?

I will open the cell at 12 midnight

You take Lakshmanan out of the cell

You just keep him away for a while. That's all

I can get a breathing space, if I say the convict escaped from the lock up

The rest of the things, we will manage gradually

Will you talk to Lakshmanan?

I will conduct the marriage of Lakshmanan's daughter and Menon's son

I will do whatever you tell me to

I will take care of everything

Okay sir. I will talk to him

Brother

You step out

Anoop, I had decided not to reveal anything and live in this remote region for my Ponni

I am meeting you as per CI's instructions

Tonight

CI will arrange the chance for you to escape from here

It is to convince you

If I make you agree

I will get my pending passport

Will you listen to me, Lakshmanan chetta?

Never compromise whatever happens

For anyone

I am there with you

Now I have some courage, Anoop

Even if something happens to me, my daughter will have someone to take care of

Nothing will happen to you

No. But I don't know what all will happen tonight

They will lock me, Anoop

They won't let me appear before the court

They will finish me off

Lakshmanan chettan will appear before the court tomorrow

Tell me the truth

Roselin, you said you have something urgent. You can go

I don't have anything that urgent to go

I can be on duty here

You have nothing urgent?

Forest range officer had asked for police help for resisting wildfire

You go right now

Joby, Samad and the new guy

You take them along

You stand there until 5 am in the morning there

Sir, I... - You may go, Roselin

Binish, DySP has the feeling that our patrolling is not strong

Four each in two vehicles

What about the station? The strength is less today, sir

Here we will have Ashokan, Salim and Kaveri

You coordinate all and leave now

Kaveri, you may stand outside

- Salim... - Yes Sir

He has been asked to flee which way?

He has escaped once. So he knows the way

They are officers from SP's task team

Why are they here?

What?

What happened?

Didn't you hear me?

Why are you here?

They will come. Will do what they are told. Leave. No need to question them

- Stand outside after a while. - You tell us what to do

What will we do?

You ruined everything with your caste games

You suffer on your own

Ashokan, they will kill that brahmin

I will get the curse of a brahmin

What can I do, sir?

You tell me for any help, sir

Where is the CCTV control room?

The key of the cell

- Where is the main switch? - What for?

I will show you sir

The power is gone!

It's not gone. The main switch has been switched off

What are you doing?

Move away. I have been told to move you aside if you object

Get the main switch on

This is reporter Sanjana Sharma with you

In a case that shocked Kerala's general public

the police officers who arrested one of the Maoists responsible for the shoot out

teaming up with the convict

taking hefty bribes from the convict

A Maoist named Lakshmanan who has to be produced before the court tomorrow

has been allowed to escape, as per our knowledge

Hello, what kind of lies are you saying?

Lakshmanan is still in the cell

Lakshmanan will be produced before the court tomorrow morning

If you have any doubts, come and check. Come

See, Lakshmanan is still in the cell. See

No...No...what's this? Throw them away

You go outside

You stand outside. Go

You move aside

They said Lakshmanan escaped from the cell. Then I said if you have doubts, check inside

It is true that Lakshmanan, the convict in the Maoist case, is still inside the lock up

Still it is not yet clear if Lakshmanan will be presented before the court tomorrow

What you channel people are doing is not fair

It's not right

What did we do?

You know how much efforts have Jayachandran Nair and his fellow cops put in?

You can create suspicion on the police and leave

In some ways, if the convict escapes from the jail...

You all will target the same cops

If you are really honest, you remain here till morning with your cameras

Until he is presented before the court

Then you will have a better idea about what is happening here

Isn't it?

Trying to blame the cops

Definitely. We accept that challenge

Okay madam, okay

Until Lakshmanan, the convict in Maoist case is presented before the court

The cameras won't sleep, I mean...with live telecast...we will be in front of this station

The convict will be presented before the court tomorrow, as per our sources

With this arrest the police confirmed Maoist presence in Irulur forest area

This arrest is a significant achievement for Kerala Police

The reports suggest that the accused Lakshmanan will be brought out from the lock up

We will be reporting live until the convict is presented before the court

Ending all the confusions, the convict will be brought out

Sir, you have been standing for quite long

There were calls again from DGP's office asking why the delay in coming out

You wear the cap and get the convict out of the lock up

Come

Wear your slippers

Shall we go sir?

It's live

The convict is being brought out...

We are able to see those visuals...

The convict is being taken to court under heavy police protection

The court will see arguments regarding whether this is human rights violation or Maoist attack

[Indistinct chatters]

Hello...Okay

Okay

Madam, Lakshmanan's daughter has regained her conscious

We have to record her statement