'NERARIYAN CBI'
Lord Krishna..
Hello. Oh, it's this one.
How do I use this thing?
Hello! There's a phone call.
Where is she?
Maya. - What is it? - Here.
Hi, Anitha. Where are you? Are you close by?
Who's with you?
Reshma's not there? Okay.. Who else?
Mythili? Who's this new friend Mythili?
Oh, very good. Sankaran will return from Trivandrum tomorrow.
Hi, Maya. - Hi, Anitha.
Welcome to Animangalam.
Hey, Reshma. Come on, come out of the car.
Hi. - Hello, Reshma. - Hi, Maya.
This is Mythili. - Hi.
Where's your mother, Maya? - Mother..
There she is. - Yes. - Come. Come, Mythili.
Anitha. - Yes. - I just spoke to your mom about ten minutes ago.
She wanted to know if you had made it. - Is that so?
This is Mythili. She's my friend.
That's Devaswam. He takes care of everything around here.
Hello. - Hello. - Are our rooms ready, Devaswam?
It was ready yesterday. I've even made three beds ready. - Really?
Yes, Mother. Yes, we reached on time. - I am Reshma.
Mythili speaks good Tamil.
Of course. She's a Brahmin. - Is that true? - Yes.
Hey. Keep walking.
My mother and I stayed nearby till I finished my schooling.
We moved into town when dad returned from Dubai.
So you've been here before? - Many times.
I've come here on many occasions. We've been friends for a long time.
Keep walking.
How's the house? - It's really nice.
The archaeological department is about to claim it. - I'll kill you!
Hello, Tulasi. How are you doing? - I'm good. - What about you, Velu?
I'm good, ma'am. - Who's this lady?
Bags please, ma'am.
She is just another lady. She's my friend, Mythili. Come.
Hey, come. - Have you seen the mystery room in this house?
I've not seen it.
The mystery room is where we have kept our idols of worship.
That's the room.
You used to say that there was something wrong with this room.
What is it?
I've not heard or seen anything when I stayed here.
But Maya has heard it.
Heard what? - The sounds of bells, anklets, crying, laughter
all of it, at night.
I don't know. I'm scared.
Why are you standing here? Come. Come with me.
Tea?
I would have come down. You didn't have to bring it here.
Where are the others? - They are downstairs.
Do you need anything? Some chips, or anything else? - No, I'm good.
Do you all study in the same class? - No, we study on the same bench.
We go to the same college, but we are all in different batches.
We are all final year students.
Devaswam! - God!
Did I scare you? - Why won't I get scared when you sound like this?
What's in this room that has everyone so scared?
The people who live here don't know what's in that room.
How long are you planning on staying?
For three or four days.
This house has a lot of beautiful things to be seen and experienced.
Isn't that enough for you? I'm just looking for some peace of mind.
Mythili.
Sit straight. - Hello, will this happen today?
Smile only when I ask you to. - Okay..
Ready?
Laugh out loud!
The caretaker of Animangalam is aunt Lakshmi.
Maya is her daughter.
Uncle Sankaran is aunt Lakshmi's younger brother.
He's gone to Trivandrum. He'll be back tomorrow.
And my mother is younger to uncle Sankaran.
And after my mother, comes aunt Banu.
Her husband's a doctor. Dr. Krishnan Nair.
They are also coming tomorrow. - Okay.
After them, there's aunt Vanaja. She's in Zambia, in Africa.
Her husband works there.
They are also coming tomorrow. - Get lost.
Where's uncle Sankaran's wife?
Usha passed away a year ago.
She was a heart patient. She saw something and got startled.
She died the next day, in the hospital.
And their children? - They don't have any kids.
Usha passed away around the time they decided to adopt a child.
Then.. - We are like his children.
These are mangoes from our farm. It's really good.
Do you know Tamil?
She speaks Tamil. Do you want to hear? Come on, speak in Tamil.
I heard you speaking in Tamil, on the phone.
Tulasi. - Your husband's calling. Go fast.
Why hasn't Maya married anyone yet?
Who told you she hadn't married before?
She got married and got divorced.
Divorce? How simple are you making it sound!
It's because they made it look easier than I made it sound.
I know that they shifted to Mumbai after marriage.
Then I heard that she returned after getting a divorce.
Just nine months. - What could be the reason?
The guy she married was mentally challenged.
But Maya did not ask for anyone's opinion on the matter.
Don't!
This is the southern room.
It's where the weapons and jewellery of our gods are kept.
Women are not allowed in there.
Even men can enter only after completely cleansing themselves.
And only if necessary. - I was just.. - No need.
Don't repeat this. - Let's go.
Lights off, please.
What's wrong, Mythili? Aren't you going to sleep?
Can you please ask your driver to drop me home?
At this time of the night? What's wrong with you?
I came here with expectations. Your cousin spoiled it all.
She does not know how to talk with respect.
Lights off, please!
I apologise on behalf of Maya.
I don't like her. I don't like this place. I want to leave.
Everything will be fine by morning.
Let's go to sleep, please. - You may sleep. I need more time.
Okay, good night. - Good night.
Lights off, please!
'Four years later.'
Excuse me, sir. - Yes. - Sethurama Iyer? - Yes.
I'm Saikumar, nephew of ex CBI Joint Director, Mr. Paniker.
Oh, the IPS officer! - Yes, sir. - Mr. Paniker told me about you.
Are you posted here now? - No sir, I'm in the Special Branch.
I'm on my way to Bengaluru, for a friend's wedding.
Why are you here, sir? - I got transferred here.
Oh, is it so? I had a matter to discuss with you.
I heard that Mr. Paniker already told you a little about it.
Yes. I remember. Mr. Paniker told me you had a problem.
Yes, sir. A really big problem.
Come to my office. - I'll come after I return from Bengaluru.
Okay. But make sure I'm there in the office before you come.
Sure, sir. I'll call before visiting. - All right.
When did you get back from Bengaluru, Sai? - Yesterday, sir.
Have a seat. - Thank you, sir.
There's something on your mind, Saikumar.
There is, sir. - Are you tense? No formalities. Start speaking.
It's a complicated matter that I want to discuss with you.
I don't just need you to hear it. I need a solution for it as well.
Let me hear it first.
Anitha, the girl I'm about to marry.
She's an executive in a company.
Anitha's family home is called Animangalam.
I am a distant relative of theirs.
A death happened in that house four years ago.
It wasn't someone related to the family.
She was a Brahmin girl, who was there for just three or four days.
Her name was Mythili.
Some claim she slipped and fell to her death, and it was accidental.
Others claim she saw something, freaked out, and fell to her death.
Few think something supernatural, a ghost or a spirit
or something like that might be involved in her death.
What do you think, Saikumar?
I don't believe any of that. I think it was a premeditated murder.
What was the opinion of the police?
What did the post-mortem report say?
A head injury caused by a heavy fall.
That was the cause of death.
The police investigation got us no new information.
Even if they don't admit it
they believe that the cause was supernatural.
To be frank, the police didn't do a good job.
Or, they weren't able to. - Why do you say that?
I'll tell you, sir. I went there, a day after the incident.
Don't tell your DYSP who I am. - Okay, sir.
Mr. Sudheeran, tea.
What sort of a guy is the new DYSP, Dhanapalan?
He's almost here. You'll know then.
I'm Sudheeran, the local SI, sir.
Who's this? - I'm Saikumar. - He's a relative of the family.
And these people? - This is Sankaran, the head of the family.
This is Dr. Krishnan Nair. - I'm his brother-in-law.
And this? - This is my close friend, Dr. Babu.
He owns National Hospital.
Is the post-mortem over? - Yes. The body was given to the parents.
They have already finished the rituals.
Where was the body found? - At the foot of the stairs inside.
Have you taken photographs of the body? - Yes, sir. In detail.
What about a statement from everyone? - Yes, sir.
I'll need you to open this door.
That's the prayer room. We store idols, swords, and ornaments there.
Open the bloody door!
Bring that here. - Yes, sir.
These are sacred ornaments, sir.
Kaiser!
What's wrong? - The dog. - Why is the dog barking like that?
This isn't barking, sir. It's called howling.
Why would a police dog howl?
Dogs howl when they see it. - See what?
Ghosts! - Ghosts? - Yes.
Oh, dear God!
Interesting. And is this DYSP Dhanapalan still on the force?
Yes, he is. There have been other unfortunate incidents there.
Accidents, sickness, mysterious deaths, failed marriages, and more.
What about your marriage, Saikumar?
No, sir. Anitha and her family want to solve the issues first.
The fear and desperation the police dog showed that day was terrible.
What could be the reason?
Is it true that dogs can see what humans cannot?
They consulted many priests and did many rituals.
After a lot of difficulty, they got Kapra to come there.
Who's this Kapra?
A famous priest in Kerala.
No matter what people say, I find it hard to believe all that.
And because of that, I fought with Kapra.
But the reaction was extremely horrible.
It was a nightmare. Even now, when I remember it..
Welcome. - Do you have the items from the list given?
Yes.
He's with the police, isn't he? - He's an IPS officer.
You don't believe in my work. - I find it difficult to believe.
Then I shall make it easy for you.
I'm not that type of a person.
This is the problem. Wherever I go, there's a person like him.
It's okay. I'll change his mind like I changed the others.
I will change it!
You could have behaved better.
You are going to struggle with him.
My sister, Lakshmi. Her daughter, Maya.
You told me that a lot of bad things had happened here.
What were those?
It started with the death of my younger sister's son from Zambia.
Her elder son, Mohan, drowned in the pond when he was here.
He was an excellent swimmer.
My elder sister's husband died in an accident and many say
it's because of the bad luck from here.
After that, it was Mythili, who was here for the holidays, that died.
Then my brother-in-law's wife, Usha.
She had been ill for a while, so people are ignoring that death.
I'm sure her illness was also caused by something here.
To summarise
every single person in this house is suffering because of the curse.
Where's the room you mentioned?
It's upstairs.
Over there.
Open this lock, please.
Open it quickly.
We have moved all the sacred items to the temple
as per the request of the priests.
They claim that the dead girl's spirit is still in this room.
Not a spirit, but a ghost. We call them ghosts in this situation.
We only moved the items. We don't use this room.
So that ghost is still here.
You have to get rid of it, Kapra.
Where's that officer? Hasn't he come?
He's downstairs.
Call him here, please.
He didn't know what he was saying. - Just call him here.
So you were here.
Can you sleep alone for one night in this room?
What if I can? - Then, you win.
I'll accept that you are not easy to fool.
And if I can't? - Then, you lose.
Then you are not as wise you think, and you will believe me.
I accept.
Are you mad? - You don't need to do this.
You think you can mess with ghosts and spirits?
Why are you doing this, Sai?
I have seen a lot of dead bodies in my time.
I've analysed and studied them. And you think ghosts scare me?
No, Sai. Please. - I'm ready.
This is courage.
Oh, God! Sir! Sir.. - Sir..
Sir!
Oh, no. There's blood. - Where?
Do you still agree with what you said earlier?
You don't need to accept defeat.
But you have to accept that there's much more to it than you think.
If I have to accept that, then I need to know what happened.
I cannot accept what happened when I was unconscious.
You could have died, last night itself.
Then it would be a different type of ceremony happening here.
He's never going to learn. You should find someone else.
I have an important announcement to make.
When I asked him to sleep in that room last night
I didn't expect the situation to be so complicated.
I just wanted to scare him and make him believe.
All the preparations have been completed for the rituals.
Rituals will happen. The ghost will leave, and I'll get a lot of money.
But it will come back.
She won't leave easily. It'll be difficult.
I don't want to betray you. So I'm giving you the facts.
Why are you holding on to it? Can't you sell it off?
What should we give?
This house, and the land it's on. It has only brought misery to you.
Do you want more of it?
That spirit is extremely agitated.
Didn't you see the blood on his feet?
That's a hint, of blood being spilt in the future, in this house.
Do you want to take that risk? - We don't want to take any risk.
Is there no other way? - I told you this after a lot of thought.
Sell it off, for any price.
I'm amazed at what you've just told me.
I'm not amazed, I'm terrified.
Though I seem brave, I am really scared.
What do you think happened that night, sir?
If something happened, there would be a reason behind it.
When are you coming to Animangalam? You can come there officially.
Mythili's father filed a case. He was not happy with the police.
The CBI was going to investigate, but even that didn't happen.
Even CBI dawdled. Have they not sold that house?
No, sir. We haven't found the right buyer yet.
I heard that Dr. Babu, a friend of Dr. Krishnan Nair is interested.
To start a medical resort there.
May I ask a doubt? - Yes.
The deceased was there for the first time, wasn't she? - Yes, sir.
Shouldn't there be a reason for a girl who had no previous ties
to that house in the middle of the night and went downstairs?
Wasn't her corpse found at the bottom of the stairs? - Yes, sir.
How did she get to the stairs from her bedroom?
And for what?
What was the driving force behind that?
That motive is the reason for her death.
May it be natural or supernatural, that is what we must figure out.
Sir, it's Sai. - What a coincidence.
The files are in front of me. No. I just started them.
I'll let you know. - Okay, sir, thanks.
Was the sale fixed with Dr. Babu?
It's almost complete.
It'll be sold for the lowest possible price.
For absolutely no money. - I don't care if we give it off for free.
You are an idiot. That's why you don't understand.
Dr. Krishnan Nair and Dr. Babu are playing your family.
This trade is a plan of theirs.
And Sankaran dances to their beat.
Kapra is also involved as well.
Why are you bringing him into this? - Why are you scared of him?
Weren't you scared that day?
I got scared but doesn't mean I'm running away from it.
I don't care if it's Kapra or anyone else.
If I don't like him, I'll openly say it.
Please stop talking about that man, be it good, or bad.
Will you please.. - I will. I'll say it all I want.
Go to hell!
Can I speak to Chacko? That's good. After hours will do.
Animangalam! Ghosts! The girl!
The case was investigated by CBI officer Padmanabhan.
It's a complex case, sir. Let it go.
We have investigated a lot of murder cases.
Accident cases. Suicide cases.
But a case involving ghosts? - We must investigate that as well.
If there's been a crime, the guilty must be brought to justice.
If caused by a human, then bring to the human courts.
If supernatural, then God handles it.
'God will handle it? What happened to him?'
'I think going through that file has..' - Chacko.
Why did Padmanabhan freeze this case?
The dead girl's parents wanted the CBI to investigate.
But they gave up after some time. Their cooperation stopped as well.
What I'm about to say is off the record.
Padmanabhan fractured his leg the day he started the investigation.
He was bedridden for a month and a half.
After that, the day he went to restart the investigation
a coconut almost fell on his head.
He made a narrow escape.
Who risks their life for a case, sir?
Whoever touched this case, be it CBI or the police
has had an immediate encounter with fate.
Let's not battle against the supernatural.
Let it be, sir.
We need this, sir.
Were you there with Padmanabhan that day, Chacko?
Who, me? I wasn't there that day.
Then you'll come with me, Chacko.
Also, it's good to have a priest with us, since ghosts are involved.
When is Vikram getting transferred here from Bengaluru?
He's not given me a date. I can ask him to join early if necessary.
Then ask him to join quickly. With Vikram, it's a good team.
But I don't have the luck to be a part of that team.
I'm stuck with a couple of important cases right now.
Are you scared? - No, I'm not.
It's an emergency. - Right now, this case is an emergency.
Am I right? - Yes, Sir.
Mythili would not leave her room in the middle of the night
unless she had a good reason to.
What could be the reason? - If I knew that, the case would be over.
That must be our primary focus.
And that is what we have to figure out.
Anyway, go to Animangalam.
It's been a long time, but find out what the people there have to say.
Most of it will be lies, but we will also get some facts from it.
Should I also go that house? - For sure.
There are a lot of problems with that house. It's a fact.
We'll think about that later. You should go with confidence.
That's what I don't have, sir. - What's that? - Confidence.
Get in.
Hey, how do I get to Animangalam?
Who are you? - Do you need to know that, to answer my question?
These days, only cops and priests ask for directions to Animangalam.
So what are you? A cop, or a priest?
Tell me who you are. Tell me..
You are a cop. Are you not a cop?
Cop? Me? I'm a.. Nutmeg salesman.
Is it true that there are good nutmegs at Animangalam. - Nutmegs?
Sure. You even look like one.
Here's some advice. Don't change your profession as you please.
By looking at you, it's obvious that you are a compulsive liar.
Don't play games in the morning. Are you drunk?
Why do you simply go around lying to people?
Seems like whatever I touch turns sour these days.
Excellent tea. So you can also make some good tea, Devaswam.
No, sir. It wasn't me. It was her.
Is she the Tamilian who stays here, Devaswam?
Yes, sir. That's Tulasi. And that is her husband, Velu.
You've been here for about 30 years.
And you are trusted by everyone.
Why else would they trust you with the house keys?
I haven't come to reopen an old case.
I've come to end it. I just have a few questions before I end it.
The investigation was not done properly in the start.
A coconut fell on the officer's head before he could investigate.
So we cannot really blame him.
We can investigate if the suspect was human.
But if it's something we cannot see, then how do we investigate it?
I have the same opinion on the matter.
But I asked around before coming here.
Some have the same opinion as you, Devaswam.
But there are some who told me differently.
Some say that someone tried to grab her
and while trying to escape, she fell down the stairs.
Like that there are many.. - He left.
Not that guy. I must clarify when there are varying opinions.
Yes, of course. - Then tell me what happened, Devaswam.
The town's people are scumbags. They need a good slap!
There was no man in the house to try and grab her that night.
Upon hearing the news, Sankaran came from Thiruvananthapuram.
The only other men here were Velu and me.
I don't sleep here at night. I sleep at home.
Velu and his wife live in their home.
When Sankaran is home, Lakshmi always.. - Who's that?
His sister. She makes sure the door is locked before sleeping.
So who could have tried to grab her when there was no one here?
Even when the owner's son drowned to death in the pond
and when his wife died of fear after seeing something
the people spread lies about it.
There no doubt about it. The reason for her death was..
It's him. He often comes here, and then disappears.
What do you mean? - I mean what I say.
It doesn't care if it's night or day, it comes when it pleases.
Spirits can take on any form.
When will it leave? - I can't say for sure.
Sometimes, it just stands there.
What is it?
I hope you know the current condition of Mr. Dhanapalan
the previous investigator.
What is that? - It's a cross. The devil is scared of it.
The ghost is gone.
Ghosts run away with fear, don't they?
I'll come later, to talk in detail.
Talking nonsense to scare people!
So the dog really scared you.
Yes. I was really scared for a second.
They have been trying to sell that house for quite a while now.
The locals won't buy it.
Buyers from out of town are usually dissuaded by the locals.
Or they scare the buyers away.
I heard Dr. Krishnan Nair is trying to sell the house to a friend.
To start a medical resort there.
How is he related?
Dr. Krishnan Nair, brother-in-law of Sankaran Nair.
What did the housekeeper say?
Devaswam says that no man was present in the house that day.
And that someone would have to open the door from inside to open it.
That's also mentioned in the police report.
An outsider cannot get in.
But can't an insider go out?
What if the driving force was external?
The police dog went outside while sniffing. Let's not forget that.
What if that force was supernatural?
A figure or a light..
You seem fixated on the supernatural, Chacko.
Why did the CBI get involved?
The girl's parents filed a complaint.
They must have had a reason to file a case.
Yes, sir. - Let's find that out first.
We are from the CBI. - I am Sethurama Iyer. - Welcome, sir.
They are from the CBI.
You filed a case for making us investigate your daughter's death.
After that, there was no interest or cooperation from your side.
You can tell me the reason, whatever it may be.
What changed your mind?
Do you agree there was nothing off about your daughter's death?
Or did you just stop loving your daughter?
She is like this ever since Mythili passed away.
Please don't say that we didn't love her.
Then what changed your mind?
Actually, after I gave the case, I spoke to a priest.
He told me that she was scared to death by something she saw.
Who told you that? I want to meet him.
Don't blame astrology. Are there any other reasons?
Don't be scared, tell me.
I'm putting my faith in you.
I had two children, one of them has left us.
My son is still alive. I kept quiet out of fear.
Who tried to scare you?
We don't know who they are. A few days after we gave the case..
One night, when we returned home..
The door's open.
Right now, your daughter is alone.
Soon, your son, who stays in a hostel, will be joining her.
Like that, in a photo frame, with a flower garland.
Who asked you to go to the CBI
seeking an investigation on your daughter's death?
Who asked you to give the case? - Tell me! - Tell me!
No one asked me to. - Then? - I felt like it, so I did it.
Withdraw the case. - Withdraw? - No need.
But don't cooperate. - If the CBI asks questions, avoid them.
If they force you to answer, then lie, and avoid them.
If you try to act smart, nothing will happen to you.
I will end your son's life.
An accident, with a bus or a lorry. Everything will end with that.
Who are you?
Let's go.
You still don't know who they are? - No.
Can you identify them?
I can, but my son is still alive.
I understand. We won't risk both your lives.
Where is your son now?
He's got a small job nearby.
What do you do? - I was working in a bank. I recently retired.
You gave a case asking the CBI to investigate.
Was it only because of the way she died?
It wasn't just that, sir. - Then?
For one, the cops were negligent.
Then, we got a phone call before our daughter died.
That was also a threat.
They said that Mythili was in love and she must end it.
Or else they would end it for her.
That's all they said. And they didn't say who they were.
How come this was missing from the police report?
I forgot to mention it that day.
Later, when I remembered it, they didn't care.
They were talking as if they had solved the case.
By that time the ghosts and spirits had arrived.
Didn't you ask your daughter about this?
I did, and she said that they were just friends.
She said that it might have been a jealous friend who called.
What was that friend's name? - Name.. - She said it was Pradeep.
On the day your daughter died
did you try to contact her, or did she try to contact you?
Yes. - Did you notice anything about her voice?
When we called her, her number was continuously busy.
Then when we asked her, she said it was Pradeep.
Who is Pradeep? - I don't know any details, sir.
What was your daughter's mobile number?
I don't remember, but I can check.
No need. - I need the detailed bill of that number.
Sir! - Chacko will call you. Let him know.
Okay, sir. - We'll leave now.
Have you met Pradeep? - No.
Do you know his whereabouts? - No, sir.
You haven't seen anything or heard anything. Easy answers.
Sorry. I was talking about something else. Chacko.
Suddenly, Pradeep is an important character in the case.
Thugs got into their house when Mythili's dad went to court.
So not only spirits but also humans are interested in this case.
You don't need to be scared anymore.
Most of it might be my fear.
But the experience that Sai had in that house.
Finding himself outside a room that he was locked in. That's something.
Sai was not lying. It is indeed, a mystery.
At some stage, we will have to solve that mystery as well.
Anitha, Sai's fiancee. A good friend of Mythili.
What if she knows something about Pradeep?
That's possible, sir. - I'll call Sai. - Sir!
Excuse me, where can I find Anitha? - She's inside. - Thank you.
Sir. Surf, play, text, and if you want, talk as well.
Okay, thanks for calling.
Good morning. - Morning. - Can I help you, sir?
What product would you like?
What products do you have?
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Any technology to help with our investigation?
Anitha, right? - Sorry, sir. Sai told me you'd be here.
I just thought you were a customer.
Who said I'm not a customer? I'm a Truepaid user.
I'd like to talk to you, Anitha.
Only a few knew that Pradeep and Mythili were in love.
Were they serious? - Yes, sir.
But Reshma didn't mention anything about it to the police.
The police did not ask about it.
Did Pradeep come looking for her after her death?
No, sir. - Why didn't he come that day?
I don't know. I've not seen Pradeep since.
You didn't see him? - No, sir.
Pradeep is a good fellow. A good friend.
I didn't ask you that, did I?
What's your opinion about your friend's death?
There are a lot of problems in that house.
Not just Mythili, uncle Sankaran's wife was also startled to death.
After Sai's experience.. - You have company, Chacko.
I've left all that behind.
What is Pradeep's background like?
I don't know much about Pradeep's history. - Anything?
After Pradeep's mom passed away
his father married a Christian woman.
I don't know much. - Who will know?
I can ask Reshma. - Please, do it soon.
Okay, sir. - Where is Reshma right now?
In Thrissur. Why? - No reason. Let's go.
Hello, good morning. Tata Indicom.
Let the CBI come, what's it to you?
They've come before also.
It's not the same situation as it was then.
The people were just starting to forget what happened there.
If the CBI comes again, all our planning will be for nothing.
Plan? - Didn't you ask us to sell the house?
So? - We got this buyer after a lot of trouble.
My friend, one Dr. Babu, wants to start a medical resort there.
He's not scared of any ghosts or spirits.
But, if he hears that there's a case, and the cops are involved
he won't even come near the house.
What do you need me for? - Stop them from coming.
Are you mad? They are not my employees.
You can't say that. CBI should not come to Animangalam again.
Do whatever you can to stop it.
It's after three, where could they be?
They said they'd be here in the morning.
They won't make it. - How can you be so sure?
Not just the CBI, no one is going to make it to here.
You cannot be sure of that. They come in different disguises.
They came that day as a 'Gama' director. - 'Gama'?
I mean Mega director. - Get lost!
That divine thread tied onto the door is not a joke.
It won't let them in here. Even you got scared that day.
We've been waiting since morning. - We had to take a small detour.
Let's go inside. - Wait, I want to see the pond first.
The one that the police dog went to.
Sure, sir. It's on that side.
Sir, this is where the dog stopped.
Where is the Tamilian that stays here?
He stays on the other side.
Velu. Where are you from?
I'm from Ammayappan, but I've been here for many years.
Ammayappan? - Yes, there's a place called Ammayappan in Tamil Nadu.
Get some tender coconut, Velu. - Sure, ma'am.
Why are they here? To investigate, or to measure our land?
Which room did you sleep in that night?
In that room.
I'm Sankaran. - I know.
I might not know you directly, but I know who all of you are.
Krishnan Nair, right? - No. Dr. Krishnan Nair.
Oh, I forgot, sorry. Can I go inside?
Sai.
Sir, this is where her body was found.
This is the bedroom that Anitha was talking about.
I need to inspect this room. - No! That won't happen.
That thread is meant as a lock. You cannot break that and go inside.
Don't be so stubborn. It's a part of our job.
We have to get inside. - You will leave after your investigation.
There are a lot of people living in this house.
I understand.
I didn't want to cause trouble for you during this investigation.
But, I don't have a choice. I have to search this room.
The cops have taken a lot of photos of that room.
You can investigate with those photos.
Answer only those questions that I ask. That's how it works.
Isn't that right?
Let's get it opened by the man who locked it with this sacred thread.
I'll ask him if you don't want to.
We have informed Kapra, but we don't know when he'll arrive.
Let him come. We shall wait till then.
I'll let you know when Kapra gets here. You can come then.
That's not possible. We'll leave only after inspecting the room.
Someone, please help. Oh, no! Everything is broken.
Oh, God!
What happened here? - How did such a big shelf fall over?
Everything will fall. God knows what else we have to endure.
Arrogance can cause such damage, maybe even more.
What happened? - I was cleaning in the other room
when I heard a loud noise, and I came to see what happened.
Don't play your games with Kapra.
Chacko. - Sir. - What does Kapra have against dinner sets?
It's not vengeance, sir. It's a hobby.
Don't just stand there. Sweep it all and throw it away.
What's your opinion, Chacko? Was it natural, or supernatural?
There are no supernatural forces involved. It's all natural.
What happened exactly? - The Tamilian got his timing wrong.
Yes. He got his timing wrong.
'I was working in the other room when I heard a loud noise.'
What Velu meant to do was
to push the shelf down and scream after some time.
To make it look like he came from the next room.
But he unintentionally screamed out loud while pushing the shelf.
Lighting and thunder happened together.
Shouldn't we let Velu know we are onto him?
Let him fail one more time.
What about you, Doctor? Do you get your timing wrong?
Timing? What timing?
You will slowly understand it.
We don't get our timing wrong. Just know that for now.
Don't speak to him the way you've been speaking to us.
Do you know him? He's like Lord Shiva. He'll turn you into dust.
Okay. I'll be careful.
Finally, I can breathe. - I'm here, aren't I?
They are from CBI. - I understood.
I'm Sethurama Iyer.
I didn't come here because they forced me to.
I didn't want you to destroy your life by doing something stupid.
I'll also get affected by that curse. And I don't want that.
I appreciate it. I'd like you to maintain this generosity.
Please open the door to the prayer room upstairs.
I've sealed it off to keep the evil forces within that room.
I will not open what I've closed.
Then we will have to open that door.
Do you really have the strength and confidence to open that door?
Your rules, laws, and methods don't apply here.
This involves a different set of rules.
Don't wake up the evil forces with your arrogance.
Do you know what type of a spirit lies inside?
It's a blood sucking evil spirit. She will drink your blood.
Mosquitos drink a lot of my blood. Let the spirit have some as well.
I have an understanding of all this.
Understanding won't cut it.
Do you have the courage, knowledge, or the strength to face it?
Everyone knows the basics. - What do you know?
How can I say that? - What if I ask a few questions?
I'll answer the questions if I know the answers.
Aren't you a Brahmin? Let's start from there. - Okay.
Question. Who deserves to be a Brahmin?
Anyone with an elevated thought level, and a simple life
deserves to be a Brahmin.
Question. Is 'Gayatri' a 'mantra'? - No.
Reason? - Gayatri isn't just a 'mantra'. It's also a measure.
Meaning, it's a way of saying things. Like 'raga' in music.
There are many other 'mantras' that can be chanted like 'Gayatri'.
You will get it's full benefit if chanted in the right manner.
Someone once prayed for a boon.
Because of bad pronunciation, it backfired and gave him trouble.
Saying it the right way, with modulation, is equally important.
And it's also a science. Every science is ruled by certain laws.
Question. Sun rises in the east. - No. - Then?
East is where the sun rises.
Earth goes a full 360 degrees around the sun.
And they rotate by themselves as well.
So, what relevance does direction have then?
Sunrise, sunset, directions, etc. are all created by us.
Something to help us create a routine in our daily life.
It's also known as a hypothesis.
Last question.
Among the five elements, earth, fire, wind, water and sky
fire is considered important. Why?
Fire is light, light bears witness to everything.
Light is energy, energy powers life.
That's the definition of fire.
I am asking you it's speciality.
What is different about it?
The answer to that is not a simple one.
You can accept defeat.
One of the five elements, the wind
has to power to cleanse us, but becomes impure in doing so.
Similarly, water becomes dirty when we clean ourselves in it.
But even if fire can cleanse, and never becomes dirty.
That is what makes fire special.
It's also a scientific fact.
And for that reason, fire bears witness to all.
Hence the phrase, 'cleanse by fire'.
To eliminate all impurity, and to stay pure in the process.
There's a famous saying for it.
I am not the owner of these answers. I learnt them all.
If you want to defeat me, it's very simple.
Even a child can defeat me.
I don't know if onions form under or over the ground.
I don't know the distance from here to Kochi.
I don't know the interest rates of a savings bank.
I don't know which year the battle of Panipat happened.
If you ask me about the ministers and their roles, I'll be clueless.
Basically, there's a lot we don't know, compared to what we know.
You showed me how a person with knowledge should behave.
You've completely shocked me.
I've been completely shaken on the inside.
I've tried to defeat you in many ways.
Please forgive me.
No. Please don't ask me for my forgiveness.
I came here with an enemy in my mind.
But I'm leaving with a friend.
I'll leave then.
You can believe in him.
He has the knowledge, and he knows how to use it.
Everything that was kept here has been shifted to the temple.
Which temple?
In the family temple close by.
Don't you want to know what happened that night, Sai?
I do, sir.
If you spend ten minutes alone in that room, you'll understand.
Go with confidence. Are you scared?
Sorry, sir.
Chacko?
Sankaran?
Doctor, are you ready?
Devaswam, do you want to have a go?
So no one can spend ten minutes alone in that room.
Come.
Give me the child, please.
Be brave and give me the child. Come on, give me.
My dear!
Smart girl. Unfortunately, no one here is as brave as you are.
You may leave.
Were you able to understand anything from all this, Sai?
No, sir. - Then it needs explanation.
Have you seen a ghost before, Sai?
Or, have you had any supernatural experience?
No, sir.
How can you defeat something that you cannot see or understand?
What you tried to defeat that day
was the fear that you kept in your memories, of ghosts and spirits.
Forget this room. Take any room for instance.
If Kapra were to point at it and ask you spend the night in it
alone, it's bound to scare you.
So a room, called the ghost room by its owners, is bound to be scary.
It'll send chills down anyone's spine.
No challenge can defeat that fear.
Once you entered that room, your bravery went out the window.
And fear took control of you.
Then, there was only one thought. You had to escape.
Your ego didn't let you scream, or go out the door you came in.
But you couldn't stay inside.
You were in a self-hypnotising stage.
After a while, your subconscious took over.
That's why you couldn't remember getting out of that room.
Don't you want to know how you escaped that day?
Come.
Do you see that door? - Yes, sir.
Do you remember opening this door? - No, sir.
You got out by going through this door.
Come.
You jumped out and escaped through the roof.
Somewhere in between, you hurt your leg.
I see. - You'll be convinced if you see a hypnotist.
No, I'm convinced. But why didn't the child cry while in the room?
That child isn't old enough to register fear in her memory.
That's why the child was able to sit in the room peacefully.
Fear is inside us and not around us.
How can we eliminate fear?
We must first understand it. Then face it.
Don't run away from fear or listen to it.
Just observe it.
The police dog howled when it looked into the room.
You and Kapra looked at the same spot and got scared.
What could be the reason?
It's a reflex action. It is also called as alertness.
People with better concentration tend to be more sensitive.
That alertness might have been brought around
by some negative vibrations from that room.
Or, it could have been the presence of a vital body.
By vital body, I mean an earth bound spirit.
Who's vital body could be in that room?
Maybe it's Mythili.
If you ask a person who's lost a leg or an arm, they'll say that
they felt the presence of the part, even after it was gone.
That's because the vital body fills that vacuum.
You don't need to get scared when you hear the word 'ghost'.
When a person dies, the vital body remains.
That is why we conduct funeral rituals.
It changes according to religion and belief.
Spirits don't scare people and are not after vengeance.
Ghosts cannot wear a white costume and dance around.
Then why is it considered as bad?
People who died by suicide, murder, or other wrong ways
tend to leave behind angry spirits.
They say these spirits can affect the people it knows adversely.
We have done many rituals to make the spirits leave. Why won't they?
I hope to have that answer by the end of this investigation.
Anyway, I can say one thing for sure.
Some people know more about Mythili's death.
I will figure it out, be it a ghost, a spirit, or human.
That's our job.
Yes. Come in.
Good morning, sir. - Morning. You said there was one more person.
Come. - Come in. Reshma.
Please, sit.
So this is Reshma. - Yes. - Sit.
Reshma got really scared when we mentioned the CBI.
You must have also told her that I'm a priest.
Are you free, Chacko?
We have a few guests. Okay.
What do you do, Reshma?
She is married. She's settled in Thrissur.
They are working. - In the same office?
Different firms. - Reshma knows more about Pradeep than Anitha.
Oh, that's nice. Please, tell us.
I only know about things that happened close to four years back.
That's exactly what we want to know.
Pradeep's dad was having an affair while his mother was alive.
So she transferred whatever she had on her name
to Pradeep before she died.
After her death, they tried to take her belongings.
They also tried to force Pradeep to change his religion.
But Pradeep was not ready for either of it.
Did Pradeep's father marry his mistress after his mother's death?
Yes. He changed his religion and then married her.
Who is the father? What's his name?
George C. Nair. - What?
George C. Nair. - He used to be called N. C. Nair.
Where is Pradeep now? - I don't know, sir.
He might be the one who threatened Mythili's father
to make her forget about her lover.
Who were Pradeep's close friends?
Anil Thomas, Mukundan, and Ritchie Nedengadan.
Ritchie and Mukundan were Pradeep's roommates.
Right? - Yes.
Okay, Sai. Thank you. - Thank you, sir.
Thank you, sir. - Okay.
The son's in his father's custody, or..
Anyway, I have a doubt.
I need to meet George C. Nair immediately.
We can get to Pradeep through him.
And also to Pradeep's friends.
Anil Thomas, Mukundan and Ritchie Nedengadan.
Yes. You wait there. I'm coming.
Which apartment is Ritchie Nedengadan in? - 7B. What for?
I wanted to meet him. - That's Ritchie.
Ritchie. - Yes. - I need to talk to you.
Who are you? - Where's Anil Thomas and Mukundan?
May I know the reason? - Do I have to give a reason?
They are in different places. It would be difficult to find them.
It's okay, I like the trouble. Get in the car.
Who are you? - Oh, I'm sorry.
I have some important.. - Get in the car.
It's been close to four years since I heard from Pradeep.
We don't know where he is, sir.
Did you visit after Mythili passed away?
Mukundan and I went there.
You didn't go? - No, sir. - Why?
I'm scared of all that.
Scared of what?
Didn't you hear me? What are you scared of?
That type of death. - What type of death?
Mythili saw something and.. - Who asked you?
There's something fishy about you.
I'm telling you the truth, sir.
Did you go with Pradeep?
Pradeep didn't come. - Why? - He was not feeling well that day.
Even then he wanted to come with us.
We forced him not to come.
If he had come with us, it would have become an issue.
He's a close friend, and you don't know where he's been for so long?
It's true. We don't know.
We will find Pradeep sooner or later.
And if you want to change what you just said just now
you can make sure that you are booked.
Pradeep's father knows where he is, sir.
You can leave, Ritchie.
Hello. Mr. Vikram? When did you get here?
Where are you right now, sir?
Praise the Lord. - Forever and ever.
I'm father Pulikottil. - I'm George C. Nair.
This is my wife. - Elizabeth. - Her given name is Eliyamma.
Please come inside, Father.
Be careful.
Christian Literature Movement.
Please sit. - Yes, I'll sit.
It's an organisation directly controlled by the Pope.
I am in charge of it. - What? - He's the Pope's man.
Which hand is your left hand? - Not this one.
So this is your right hand then.
So you wrote all your books using this right hand.
Wonderful words! - He didn't write any of it, did you?
She meant that it's printed. - I understood.
Someone has to write it first for it to be printed.
Can I please kiss the hand that wrote so much?
Again, the wrong hand.
God! When will I be recognised?
'The music at his feet'.
'The holy touch'.
All written by George C. Nair.
'Lord, Jerusalem awaits your return.'
Talent! You need talent to write such lines.
Even a born Christian won't be able to write like this.
So, it's amazing that someone like you, from a different religion
turned into a true believer in Jesus
and wrote these books.
You are a true genius.
You are praising me too much, Father.
I will praise. I'm doing it because you deserve it.
I'll praise you even more.
If these books were social literature or novels
you would have won a lot of awards.
Even the fellowship will come. - Yes.
Yes, I've written something that deserves an award.
'A late night murder in the wedding chamber'.
It's a detective story. - Not late night. It's first night.
They are the same. It's night in both cases.
'A snake bit the man struck by lightning.'
Oh, God! - It's a true story.
'Truth, honesty and me.' It's an autobiography.
'Where is Karunan?' - No idea. - It's a travelogue.
Nobody knows where Karunan is, not even me.
Who is he? Who did you just lock in that room?
He's a distant relative of Elizabeth. He's mentally troubled.
Elizabeth! - Yes.
Please tell Father about the offer from Thomas Kutty.
Who's Thomas Kutty? - He's the MP from our town.
He knows all these books by heart.
And he's still alive? - Yes, of course.
What was Thomas Kutty's offer? - What was it called?
Elephant. - Elephant?
Dung. - Dung?
It's on the tip of my tongue. - Dung?
Something famous writers get.. - Jnanpith Award!
Yes, exactly. He told me he'd arrange for that but..
I said that I don't need it. I mean George C. Nair did.
I'll become arrogant if I get it.
My arrogance is already in excess.
But Thomas Kutty did not let it go.
He's gone with a request to Delhi.
Is that so? Lucky you.
Let it reach Delhi. We'll settle it. - It's as good as done, Father!
You will get it soon.
We have also decided to give you a little something.
Don't I need an application? - It'll be a complication.
George and family gets a party, followed by an honouring.
And some special gifts.
Won't that be a burden? - What burden?
It's our duty. I came to call you in person.
As per your wish, Father.
I just need a photo of you, your wife and your children.
What are you thinking about?
I understand.. I will let you know the date and place.
It's not that. - Then? - We will come. But children..
They have to be there. Isn't that how it's supposed to be?
That's not the issue. Tell him. - Our son is in America.
He's not here. - Is he in America? - Yes.
All right. I just need a photograph.
What does he do there? Does he work? Or is he studying?
Or is he a writer like his dad? Whatever it may be.
I need all of it since I'm collecting the family's bio data.
Leave our son out of it, Father.
Why is that? Is there a problem?
There is. I had him with my first wife.
I converted my religion, but he's not ready to do the same.
I told him that I wouldn't let him in unless he converts his religion.
But there's been no contact between father and son for a long time.
No contact? - No contact.
No. - Oh, Jesus!
To be honest, I don't even know where he is.
You said he was in America. - I heard someone say that.
We'll give you our photo, Father. Isn't that right? - Yes.
It's our latest photo. - Yes. - That's more than enough.
Excellent. - Thank you, sir. - Just like Memana Namboothiri.
Father Pulikottil was brilliant. You are a master of disguise.
Sir. - Sit.
But I'm not happy. - Why is that?
He's hiding facts about his son.
But I was not able to completely understand.
Who told you? You've set the perfect trap.
You didn't understand? - No.
First, he said that his son is somewhere in America.
Then he said that he heard about it somewhere.
Later he corrected that, saying he does not know where he is
or what he does. Claiming that he knew nothing.
Those are all lies. - George C. Nair must lie.
Later when he has to tell us the truth
he'll have to tell us everything. About where he is, in America,
where he works in America, and that they frequently keep in touch.
Sounds like a good plan.
We'll need to meet George again
but I have to do some homework first.
Hello.
Welcome. - Are you the proprietor? - Yes, sir.
George C. Nair. - Yes. - We need to speak in private.
Are you from KSRTC? Tender Or quotation?
I'll tell you everything. - Let's go upstairs.
Tell me, where's Pradeep? - No clue.
Didn't you hear what he asked you? - I don't know.
What do you mean by that?
Is he in America? Or do you not know?
I don't know. - You've told many people that your son is in America.
How can I say things that I don't know? - Did you not tell me?
Where did that voice come from?
I've heard it before.
Did you hear anything, sir? - No.
Maybe it's in your head.
I felt like I heard someone calling me.
You hear that sometimes. Even I had that problem.
So, the Saint Joseph's Church in Palamattam. - You know that church?
Yes. - It's my church. I was baptised there.
I still heard a voice calling me.
Your son was baptised there as well, wasn't he? - Yes.
Who's baptism was it again? - Benjamin C. Nair.
That's your son's name now, isn't it? - Oh, God!
We just met the Father of that church.
You baptised your son there about four years back.
And you changed his name to Benjamin.
Adding your Nair, Benjamin C. Nair.
You made that decision, didn't it? - Why did you lie to me?
'I converted my religion, but he refused to do the same'.
'So I have no relation with him'. Isn't that what you told me?
You lying scumbag! - No. - You think you can screw me?
I will change my son's religion, send him to Australia or America.
That's my prerogative.
I expected a little decency since you guys are the CBI.
Everyone's here to collect money, right? I won't give you anything.
Enough! Pradeep or Benjamin, he's not your private property.
He's got relatives, friends and town's people.
They have not heard from him or seen him in over four years.
He said he would never convert, but you forced him to.
You are the one enjoying everything that's meant for him.
There's too much mystery in all this.
Some people think that he's dead and buried.
Even we have that doubt.
If he doesn't show himself in ten days
it'll be a different case and a different story.
Have you seen the inside of Poojappura Central Jail?
Yes. - How did you see it? - In the movie 'New Delhi'.
Now you'll be seeing it for real. And sleeping in it.
If you don't want that, import your son
the same way you exported him to the USA!
Come here.
I didn't see any other way. That's why I brought you here.
If I didn't do it, they would have, through the Embassy.
That would make things worse.
Is it serious? - That depends on how you handle them.
We have to meet our lawyer before we go to the CBI.
For some coaching.
Who the hell is that?
What do you think you are doing?
You travelled with your son, now let him come with us.
There's no point talking to him after being coached by a lawyer.
We need him fresh like he is right now.
Praise the Lord.
We are taking him to heaven, George C. Nair.
Enough?
How did a religious Hindu like you
convert to Christianity?
How did you become Benjamin C. Nair?
Why did you run off to America?
And why did your father lie about it when we asked him?
On the day of Mythili's death
you called her cell phone multiple times.
What was that for, Benjamin C. Nair?
Are you finding these questions disturbing?
Didn't you go to Animangalam that night?
Didn't you see Mythili?
No. - You went there. But you didn't meet Mythili.
Yes. - Why is that?
She told me repeatedly not to visit her.
Still, I went there.
But it was a mistake, sir. A very big mistake.
Which way is Animangalam? - Who are you?
Whom do you want to meet there at this time of the night?
A friend. - Who's your friend in that house?
We studied together.
There are no guys of your age there. - It's a girl, Mythili.
Girl? Get out of here.
Is this the time to meet a girl?
Mister.. - I don't want to hear it. Leave right now.
Otherwise, I'll create a scene.
Then you'll be leaving in an ambulance.
Get moving.
What did you do wrong?
You went to meet Mythili. You couldn't, and you left.
What is wrong in it?
The mistake happened after that, sir.
I got back to the hostel.
I told my friends a lie.
I told them that I spent the night with Mythili.
They believed it when I told them in a very convincing manner.
Later.. - Later?
I got a call saying that Mythili had fallen to her death.
I told my friends that lie as a joke.
They took it in the wrong sense.
They thought I misbehaved with Mythili.
And that she died while trying to escape from me.
They were also joking about it at first.
But later, it got serious.
When they started blackmailing me, I got scared.
After that, I hired a lawyer and told him everything.
And the lawyer told you that what they have on you
is enough to arrest you as a suspect in a murder case.
When the lawyer told you that influence was better than money
in this case, you compromised with your dad for his support.
Yes, sir. - And hence, you became Benjamin C. Nair.
I need one answer from you.
Mythili wasn't just a friend. She was your lover.
Then why didn't you go to her funeral, even though you were here?
Because I was scared. - Why were you scared?
Who were you scared off?
Whatever you just said is a lie. You didn't see a stranger.
And you didn't return quickly that night.
It was your guilt that prevented you from going.
As your friends said, you misbehaved with Mythili.
An accident happened when she tried to escape.
That is the reason for her death.
Do you have any proof or reason to make us believe otherwise?
Come on, tell me.
Going to jail seems a likely event now.
Let's analyse Pradeep's statement once more.
Where's your hometown, Vikram?
Ponkunnam, about six kilometres from the town.
A small village, right? - Yes, sir.
Let's say you met a stranger like Pradeep at night.
Since his response was not right, you scared him off.
Next day, you find out that the girl he was looking for
has wound up dead, in suspicious circumstances.
What would you do in such a scenario?
Will you sit quietly at home? - Never.
You may not tell the cops. It's okay.
You would at least tell her family or some friends.
No doubt about it, I would have told someone or the other.
Right.
Then why did that stranger not tell anyone about Pradeep?
The cops did their research. Even Chacko did some searching.
It's true. I heard a lot of false stories. But nothing like this.
And why is that?
Why was that person silent about Pradeep?
Can we trust Pradeep's story?
Here. Have some tea. - Thank you, sir.
It's just a doubt. But what if that stranger is the culprit?
He can keep quiet about it. - Possible.
But, who is that stranger?
What was the relation between him and Mythili?
Also, who sent the thugs to threaten Mythili's father?
Those thugs are very important because they are directly involved.
I forgot about that twist in the story.
What you said makes no sense, sir.
It will when the time is right.
Till then, there will be confusion.
Hello. Good morning, sir. My name is Dhanapalan.
DYSP. Yes, sir. From the old Animangalam case.
You know everything so well. I wanted to see you in person.
My renewed belief in God was the only good outcome
of that investigation.
Is that why you decided to stop investigating?
No. I didn't feel the need to go on with it. So I dropped it.
Sir, let me tell you why I'm here.
I want to give you some information.
There's a person who became rich overnight in Animangalam village.
His name is Akhilesh. He married into money.
I saw him last week in Mookambika Temple.
There was a girl with him. Actually, it's a woman.
I used my experience as a cop and figured out who she was.
She's from Animangalam family. Her name is Maya.
You can use this information if it helps your case in any way.
Excellent tea! Nice and strong. Must be made by you.
I did nothing. It was the quality of the tea powder.
I'll leave then. Glad to have met you.
Thank you for the information.
Maya and Akhilesh were together during their college days.
They were of different castes. I hope you understand.
Keep it simple and tell me. - What? - I'll explain later.
Can I finish? - Sure.
The marriage didn't happen because of the difference in caste.
She married some guy in Mumbai.
But before long, it ended. - Is that so? Continue.
Akhilesh married a rich girl and..
We know all that. What's their relationship like now?
That's what I want to know.
It's going well. She has a big house, lots of cars
business, money.. - Not that, you fool.
I want to know how Akhilesh and Maya are now.
Now, let's hear you speak.
I'm Chacko. - I remember. Who's this? - I'm Vikram from CBI.
I've not seen you before. - I just got transferred here.
Is your investigation not over yet?
No. It's going on. This is Lakshmikutty, and that's Maya.
What's with the whispering? - Mr. Vikram has a doubt.
Last week, he and his family went to Mookambika.
He remembers seeing your daughter there.
You saw her in Mookambika? You were mistaken.
She was at her friend's place in Trivandrum last week.
Then how could you see her? - Ask her.
Excuse me, Maya. It was you that I saw in Mookambika.
Inside or outside the temple?
Or did I see you in Trivandrum, as your mother said?
There's a Mookambika in Trivandrum? - It can be anywhere.
In different places, with different names, different relationships.
Akhilesh Auto Finance. - Akhilesh Finance.
Akhilesh Exports. He must be filthy rich.
You go inside and deal with Akhilesh.
I need to have a chat with that security guard.
Are you a guard? - What do I look like?
Sorry. Your name? - Reason?
That's your name? - No. Attinad Sasi. What's the matter?
I see a lot of cars. Is he selling them..
He's not selling any cars.
These are the cars that he's seized for lack of payment.
Why are you here, sir? To get new finance? Or renew the old one?
I came here to get a new finance.
But I don't need it. - Why is that?
If I don't make my payment, my car will also get seized.
Who does all this?
That's why Akhilesh has hired so many men.
Thugs. As in, Poopparathy Vasu and gang.
Who is this Poopparathy Vasu? - Didn't you hear me?
The leader of the thugs.
Poopparathy Vasu? I don't need the finance.
Where did this fool come from?
What are you thinking about?
I have a doubt. - What is it?
Iyer asked us why the stranger that threatened Pradeep
hid the information from the rest of the people.
Yes. - What if that stranger is Akhilesh?
If so? - If he saw Pradeep on the way to meet Maya
would he tell anyone about it? - He would not.
And what if Mythili saw Maya and Pradeep together?
Then we don't need to search for another reason for her death.
Yes. And now, the most important thing.
I got this information from the security guard.
Akhilesh has a set of thugs.
They seize the cars.
They have a leader, Vasu.
What if he was the one that threatened Mythili's father?
On Akhilesh's orders.
Akhilesh must have figured out that the CBI is chasing him.
Before he gets rid of Vasu, we need to find him.
We need to arrest him. - Yes, sir.
Yes, he's the one, Poopparathy Vasu.
Where is Vasu now? - We don't know. - We can find out.
Let's give it a shot. What say you, Sai? - Sure.
Hello. Yes, Sai. Who? Poopparathy Vasu?
Where is he? Guruvayur? Stay on him. I'm coming.
Get up! Didn't you hear me, you rascal?
Sai. - Look at him, sir. He has no respect.
It's all right..
Did they give any information?
They did not give me Akhilesh's name.
Then? - They are saying that it was Dr. Babu.
That's just to misguide us.
Just give them to me for 15 minutes, I'll make them talk.
No. We cannot force them to talk.
Not just that, it's not our method.
Dr. Babu.
I've heard this name before.
What's the name of the partner of Dr. Krishnan Nair
from Animangalam?
Dr. Babu.
Oh, God! How could I forget that?
How could you forget such an important link?
Sorry, sir. - It's all right. Come.
What do you know about Dr. Babu, Sai?
He's the owner of National Hospital.
Krishnan Nair was a doctor there for some time.
For how long? - He probably left about two or three years ago.
That's it? - Yes. - Let's go to that hospital.
Should we just go there on the words of some thugs?
We are not going on a stranger's word.
We have our own methods. - Okay. - Let's go.
What is it? Sit.
I have a lot of body pain and a very bad headache.
I think I have a fever.
It might be viral. Take a deep breath.
Once more. Let's also check your blood pressure.
Didn't you want to start a medical resort with Dr. Krishnan Nair?
Yes. I had such a dream.
I don't know if it'll happen.
How do you know Dr. Krishnan Nair of Animangalam?
I'm working there right now.
Work? - Yes, work.
Remember that old case about that girl's death?
We are investigating that case.
Who are you? - I'm Sethurama Iyer, from the CBI.
I wanted the prescription. - Yes, sure.
That's not how you hold a pen. It's like this.
You seem to be sweating a lot. Shall I check your BP?
No, thanks.
Who are you? - I'll tell you. But first, listen.
A few years back, on a night like this, I had sent some thugs.
They told you a few things that night. But you didn't listen.
This is your son, isn't he? - Yes.
Poor guy, so young. You foolish man!
You said you would not talk, and you told the CBI everything.
You told me not to talk. They forced me to talk.
What should I do?
CBI will ask questions and then give up.
We always do what we said we would do.
That's why I'm here.
I'll give you one last chance.
You saw them four years ago.
When they ask you to identify them, tell the magistrate
that it was not them who came to your house that night.
Will you tell them that?
They won't.
Don't be so surprised. It's just a technique of ours.
We plant a few thoughts in their mind.
If there are hiding anything, they will react to it.
That's why we were waiting here.
Anyway, that's not important.
You told us earlier that you sent the thugs.
Why did you do that?
I'll give you the answer to that question.
I hired Vasu to scare Hariharan.
I didn't know Vasu directly, so I contacted him through Babu.
Why did you threaten him?
The CBI is the reason for that.
I just want to sell that house and land and then live in peace.
But your investigation is getting in the way.
So I sent some thugs to scare them, that's all.
CBI are not brokers, to make or break deals.
It's even worse sometimes. You are a like a leech.
You never let go. - Mr. Krishnan Nair.
Right now, you are not a landlord or a doctor. You are a suspect.
Reply only to those questions that we ask you.
Come on, tell me. Why did you threaten them?
When Kapra told us that we had to sell the house
I didn't want the CBI to come in the way.
The thugs threatened Hariharan four years back.
And two years after that, Kapra arrived on the scene, right?
Did you know that Kapra was going to come by looking into the future?
Forget it. I accept everything that you said.
The CBI was blocking your deal. So you sent thugs.
But that was a while back. The case has been ongoing for years now.
So why did he threaten them again?
Tell us, doctor. - You won't get an answer.
It's the truth, I swear it on all the Gods.
We have nothing to do with that girl's death.
Then which death do you have a relation to?
Mr. Krishnan Nair, you know something about Mythili's murder.
From day one, I knew this case would entail more than one murder.
In the police report, someone had mentioned that
Sankaran's wife Usha also died when something scared her.
Two deaths, in the same fashion, in one house.
If it's proven that Mythili's death was not a natural one
they will investigate into Usha's death as well.
If they investigate, they will catch the culprit behind it.
That's why you tried to disrupt the investigation of Mythili's death.
Now, do you understand the relation?
Now, tell me. How did Usha die?
H-Heart attack.
She saw something and got scared. She had the attack in the hospital.
She died in National Hospital, right? - Yes.
Aren't you the owner of that hospital? - Yes.
You were also working there at that time, right? - Yes.
Both of you were involved in her treatment? - No. I mean, yes.
Then how come there's no record of her treatment in that hospital?
What happened to those records? Who destroyed them?
However she died, there's a mystery behind it.
And you know that. So, tell me. How did she die?
It was a mistake. Medical negligence. It just happened.
What mistake? - She developed a chest pain.
To stop that, we gave her an injection.
An adrenalin injection, given directly to the heart.
It was the wrong decision. We realised that later.
We were worried that Mythili's case would also open Usha's case.
Fearing that, we sent the thugs, and destroyed the records.
No one knows that the spirit in that room is Usha's.
I tried to buy that house, so that once I had it
I'd make up for my mistake, and set that spirit free.
What Dr. Babu said is right. - Yes. - There's nothing else to it.
Once the CBI is done with the investigation of the Mythili case
you'll know if it was beneficial or unproductive for you.
So, two deaths out of fear have happened at Animangalam.
Yes, sir. Usha in the hospital. - Mythili at home.
And they also tried to scare us off.
Chacko, do you think Velu is ripe for questioning?
Of course, he's more than ready.
We need to search his house before we question him.
Preferably when no one is around.
Let's keep Velu's matter confidential. - Yes.
The whole family goes to the temple for a few days every month.
Then that is the best time.
These are sacred ornaments.
To which temple are the goods from the prayer room given?
Close by, in the Animangalam temple.
They look the same. But I don't know which one is gold
and which one is a fake. Only a goldsmith would know that.
You will have to come with me with that ornament.
I don't mind. But the manager must allow it.
Give me a request, and it's fine.
There's some 'Payasam'. Would you like to have some?
No, thanks. - Are you diabetic? - I don't have a problem.
What about you? - That's all I have.
Do you have rings for ladies? - Yes.
Chacko. - Sir? - Help me out.
Who's it for? - The wife, who else? It's her birthday.
Are you buying one, Vikram?
I wanted to buy one. When is your wife's birthday?
September. October. I don't remember. I'll call and ask.
Bill this, please. - Please, come with me, sir.
Please show them the sacred ornaments.
They're ornaments from their temple. I want it verified.
There's no need to check. It's original 916 purity gold.
But let's be sure. Krishnan, take a look at this.
Sir, this is definitely gold.
I told you. This is pure 916 gold.
Please take a look at this. - This is a duplicate piece.
Just a fake. But it looks exactly like the original.
That's the skill of the worker who made it.
Something has happened. That's why Velu ended up with the fake.
Who could have given the duplicate one to Velu?
Sir, doesn't this belong to temple jewellery?
Can you tell us who made the original? - Yes.
It's written SAR. Then there's a year in Malayalam.
Krishnan, take a look.
It's 76 years old.
There's an SAR Jewellers in Kuzhikkavu. It's very old.
It's owned by one Padmanabhan Achari.
What would be the approximate cost?
More than the weight, it's priced for its age.
Along with that, there are gems on it.
With the right buyer, you can get close to 70 lakhs.
What is it? - I wanted to talk to Achari.
Sit. - Please, sit.
Who told you that I buy old jewellery?
I know that you've made this type of purchase before.
Just consider me as one of them.
Isn't this is from Animangalam?
The ornaments there were moved to a temple..
He's the head of that temple. I'm his assistant.
You don't need to do much digging. We need some money urgently.
That's why we are here.
I don't ask the reason to people like you.
I just want to complete the trade.
What price can I get? - I'll give you an estimate just like that.
15 Lakhs.
I said such a high price because it was my grandfather who made it.
Otherwise, you won't get more than Rs. 10 lakhs.
I don't want to argue, but I'm looking for at least Rs. 25 lakhs.
Rs. 25 lakhs? Rs. 17 lakhs. Not more than that. Here.
Rs. 20 lakhs. I cannot go lower.
Come. Let's go.
Sit.. Rs. 20 lakhs it is. When do you need the money?
As quickly as possible.
And, I also need a duplicate of this piece.
It has to be there in the temple when they look for it.
It has to look exactly like the original piece.
Take a photo of it.
I don't need a photo. My grandpa made it. The mould is still here.
You can come back in two days. - Sure.
So after everything, it came back to me.
Come in.
Get in.
Here.
Even the original doesn't compare to this fake.
That's all we need.
It will look old if you polish it with some soot.
We'll take care of that. - Where's the original piece?
Give it to him.
Is there room for four or five more people in there?
Who are you? What do you need?
I want you.
Thank you. If it wasn't for you
we would not have caught him red handed.
Chacko. - Please step outside, so that we can take along with us.
Do you know him?
Was this the person you saw that night near Animangalam?
Yes, sir.
Please come.
Velu, you are a firm believer of Goddess Kali, aren't you?
There's always a touch of God on his forehead, right, Velu?
Even you have that, sir.
I'm just a small believer. Would you like some tea or coffee?
No thank you, sir.
Where is this necklace from, Velu?
This is the sacred ornament of Animangalam.
It was given to the temple. How did you get it?
How did you get it, Velu?
You had kept it safely behind the picture of Goddess Kali.
It's the same piece.
Who gave this to you?
Is it him?
Don't you know Padmanabhan Achari, owner of SAR Jewellers?
Do you recognise him? - Yes, I do.
How do you know him?
I gave this duplicate piece, and some money, to Velu.
For what? - So that I could get the original piece.
How much did you give him?
Rs. 8 lakhs. - All together? - In instalments.
Are there any documents to prove this trade?
With the money, I also gave 18 cents of land to this man.
I have the documents for that.
After all this, did you get the original?
No. - Why's that?
They agreed to give it. But that's when that girl died.
Then they moved it all to the temple.
Did you get your money back? - No.
I got back my land.
When did you give the ornament to Velu? - Four years ago.
Do you remember the exact day? - Yes, I do. - When was it?
The night that girl died in the house.
Can you summarise the events of that night?
I'll be right back. You should be here with the original.
Don't mess it up. - Sure.
I don't know what happened after that.
Mythili must have been waiting for Pradeep.
You also saw her when you went there with the ornament.
She was the only one who saw what transpired that night.
No one saw her alive after that.
What happened to her? - How did she die?
How did she fall from the steps?
Have you not seen a needle, Velu?
Any chance of you escaping is smaller than a needle's eye.
So, tell us the truth. It's good for you, and for us.
Come on, Velu. - Answer him!
I'll tell you.
It's true that you scared her, Velu.
But you lied when you said she fell down the stairs.
This is how the body was found. Isn't that right, Velu? - Yes, sir.
You won't change your answer? - No, sir.
Vikram.
That's a dummy of Mythili's size and weight.
The dummy will fall exactly how Mythili fell.
Like you said, if she fell by losing her balance.. Drop it.
Did you understand what just happened, Velu?
I'll explain.
How can a girl, who's more than five and a half feet tall
roll perfectly down a two and a half feet wide stairwell?
It can never happen.
However she falls, she cannot be in this position.
The body can never be aligned like that with the steps.
Now I will tell you exactly what happened.
She didn't fall to her death from these steps.
Instead, she died in some other part of the house.
The body was brought here afterwards.
Isn't that the truth?
Lie again, and I'll show you what happens.
Tell us what happened. - How and where did that girl die?
Tell me, Velu. Tell me!
You were right. She saw me, got scared, and ran.
She didn't fall down the steps. - Then? - She continued to run.
And what did you do?
I put her near the steps, to make it look like she fell.
Then? - I went and took a bath in the pond.
Even now, it doesn't feel completely right.
A little of truth with more lies. - No, sir.
Yes, sir. Let it be.
How were you able to take that ornament from inside the house?
Through these stairs.
Stairs are not enough. Where's the door?
There is a door. - Was it open? - Yes, sir.
Who opened the door for you that night, Velu?
Tell me. Who opened that door, knowing that you were coming?
Who's helping you from this house?
Who are you trying to save, Velu?
Who's helping you, Velu?
Tell me, Velu.
I'll tell you.
You told us that you scared Mythili that night.
Have you ever dressed up like that before and scared anyone?
For example, Sankaran's wife Usha.
Krishnan Nair told you to scare Usha, didn't he?
How do you know Krishnan Nair, Velu?
He was the one who got me the job at Animangalam.
Does he give you money? - Yes.
What did he give you for scaring Usha? - Rs. 500.
Usha's death was not medical negligence or an accident.
It was a pre-planned murder.
You used Velu intelligently.
Since she didn't fall to her death, you finished the job, didn't you?
What were you hoping to gain out of this?
A majority of the property, precisely 70 percent of it
is in Sankaran's name.
And Sankaran has no kids.
Usha was of ill health.
So if you ended her life..
It's not that. She decided to adopt a child from another family.
She forced Sankaran to accept it.
With that, someone else would get 70 percent of the property.
She was the only one in your way.
You knew you could control Sankaran if you got Usha out of the way.
You could have your own hospital, resort, or whatever you wanted.
What a fate you have!
Now, tell me. What is your relation with Mythili's death?
There is no connection. I swear.
Chacko. Get going.
Are you done with the visit to the temple? - Yes.
You have to come with us.
What's the reason? - You'll find out. Follow us.
According to the reports with the CBI
there were five people in the house when Mythili was killed.
If we exclude Mythili, there was Anitha
Reshma, Lakshmi, and Maya.
The suspect has taken the help of either these four people
or someone from outside the house.
The CBI can solve this case, only if they catch that person.
Did anything happen that night, which has not been mentioned
to the police or the CBI? Something that was left out then.
No. - No.
Are you sure? - Yes.
Very good.
I have a question for you, Sankaran.
When did you get back from Thiruvananthapuram that day?
In the morning. Sorry, afternoon.
Yes. I remember.
Let it be. You said that many have died because of the house.
Who are those people?
My younger sister's son from Zambia.
My elder sister's husband.
And then, Mythili.
You forgot one name. Your wife, Usha.
Yes. - Lakshmi's husband died in an accident, didn't he?
Yes. He was in a lot of debt, wasn't he?
Yes. - How did he end up in so much debt?
He invested in some businesses, and all of them failed.
We lost both Dad's property and mom's share.
He lost around Rs. 6 lakhs that Sankaran had given him.
Then he started borrowing money, didn't he?
Yes. - Did you help with anything, Maya?
She also borrowed some money for her father.
From whom? - From my friend.
Who's this friend? - Akhilesh.
Akhilesh Auto Finance. Akhilesh Finance. Akhilesh Exports.
Did Akhilesh give you that money? - Yes.
And did you return that money? - Most of it.
Where did you get that money from? Who gave it to you?
Did he give you the money? - I don't know him.
I gave the money to Velu.
Did you get the money from Velu?
No. - Then where did you get that money from?
You took the money from Velu and paid off your debts.
I have a doubt, sir.
Does one loan money without security and assurance?
Who said she didn't give security?
Didn't she give any security, Achari?
Okay. You did not take it, Maya.
Did anyone else take it?
How can she just keep quiet, Chacko? - She has to speak.
Chacko, bring it here.
These are the photos taken by the local police when Mythili died.
Why are you covering your hand with your Sari?
Were you trying to hide something, Lakshmi?
Hide what? - Hide this.
How did you get this wound?
I cut my hand while cooking, about three days before Mythili's death.
I told the police about it that day.
That means, way before Mythili's death.
Before Anitha and her friends came to Animangalam. - Yes.
Are you sure? - Yes. I remember it very well.
When were these photos taken?
When the kids came to Animangalam.
Which means it was taken a few hours before Mythili's death.
Isn't that so? - Yes.
Then how come you don't have a wound in these photos?
How did the wound suddenly disappear?
And how did it come back the next day?
I don't remember exactly when it happened.
It might have happened the morning of Mythili's death.
Not maybe, you got that cut the same night.
How did it happen? That's what I want to know.
Actually, I don't remember.
I'll remind you.
Even though there are plenty of doctors and hospitals around here
why did you seek treatment at Karuna Hospital
which is 22 kilometres away?
Dr. Manoharan, who treated you for about a month and a half
remembers you and Velu very well.
This is the prescription given by the doctor.
We got it when we searched Velu's house.
What sort of a cut requires so much treatment?
You were trying to hide something, weren't you?
What exactly happened that night?
Now, tell us. What was your part in what happened that night?
I took the money from Velu, to pay off my daughter's debt.
When I was not able to pay it back
he forced me to get him the sacred ornaments instead.
That night was my last chance to give him the ornaments.
When Velu came with the duplicate ornaments
I took the original from the room and..
I went out through the steps.
I told you not come here, Pradeep.
Please, don't come here.
No!
Gross!
A widow with a grown daughter.
I, who is part of a rich and popular family.
Being seen at the wrong time with the house servant.
No one would believe me, no matter what I said.
I would never be able to escape that embarrassment.
I could not think of anything else at that point of time.
More than Mythili seeing me with the ornaments
I was scared about my reputation which I would lose.
Can I ask you something?
What if it was your own daughter who saw you that night?
Would you have killed her as well?
A crime is a crime. No matter how you justify it.
You got Rs. 500 for scaring Usha.
How much did you get for helping out with the murder
and then staying silent about it?
Rs. 5000, sir.
So there's been an increment.
It was God who pointed me in the right direction, Lakshmi.
It's the first time in CBI history
that there was such an interesting twist in the story.
God intervened here. This is a sign of God.
Are the rituals over? - Yes.
Kapra took care of it all.
There were special rituals for aunt Usha. - Very good.
Do you understand now where the case started and ended, Sai?
Illusion is the product of our mind.
And fact is the product of wisdom.
Sometimes our mind dresses up as wisdom. Be careful of that.
Should you delay it further, now that it's all solved?
I meant your wedding. - It's been decided.
26th of next month, at Animangalam temple.
We are telling you first. - So everything's been decided.
Wish you all the best. - Thank you, sir.
'Nerariyan CBI'.