I don't have change.
It's all right. Keep it.
-Has your coffee arrived? -Not yet.
-I'll send it over. -All right.
What's wrong with this? A little short of salt, that's all.
-Swapna? -There's no salt, Kalamma.
I'll add it, no biggie.
Swapna?
Did you call for generator servicing?
-Yes, head to the backyard. -Okay.
You've been saying the same for ten months.
The two of you just checked it out.
If it needs replacement, I'll do it!
No need. The oil levels must be low. I'll handle it.
It's my room. I'll take care of it.
You don't know what goes where.
I'll clean it! Let it be!
You could've cleaned two shelves by now.
Mustn't the house be cleaned for New Year, Swapna?
Kalamma...
What happened?
Swapna!
What happened?
It hurts.
It's a prickling sensation.
Does it hurt in the tattooed area?
Apply some ice on it.
It's been a year since you got it, right?
It can't be because of that.
It must be an insect bite.
Apply some medicine. It'll be fine.
Is the pain better now?
Swapna! Come downstairs already!
You're already at it!
-Where's the nail cutter, Kalamma? -In the bathroom!
I'm asking because it's not here.
You misplace things in the name of cleaning.
-You're wheezing as well. -Okay. It'll be in the storeroom.
Kalamma?
-Kalamma. -I'm coming. I'm coming.
Why haven't you changed the bulb?
I bought it two days ago.
All right, come along. Come, Swapna.
It's okay. I'm here with you.
I'm right here. Come. Come on in.
What?
What happened?
It's nothing. I'll shut the door.
I've shut the door, all right? It's nothing.
I'm here. Shall I get you some water?
Listen to me. You're fine, all right? I've shut the door.
I will replace the bulb, okay?
You're okay, Swapna. You're okay.
Hello, Doctor?
Isn't our appointment on Friday?
Can you please move it up?
In fact, I was standing outside as there was no light in there.
Only she went in.
All of a sudden, I couldn't breathe. I couldn't speak.
Only after five minutes did I come back to normal.
It's been almost a year.
It happened once, before I came to meet you for the first time.
Work? Stress? Or any deadlines?
It's been normal for three weeks.
Actually, I'm getting good ideas after a long time.
Are you getting enough sleep?
Don't get me started, Doctor. Video games all day and night!
I've been getting sound sleep.
Where were you when this happened to Swapna?
I was in her room, Doctor.
I was cleaning everything up.
She doesn't let me touch anything in her room.
But I told her that the house could use some cleaning for New Year.
That's all.
Okay.
Shall we try a VR session?
Please wait outside.
As we move further, the lights will get dimmer.
If you feel uncomfortable at any point, tell me right away. We'll stop.
Shall we try the next level?
In the last session, you couldn't even enter this room.
For just the fourth session, this is great progress.
Relax. Calm down.
I tried the VR session to comprehend the exact nature of it.
When we lose those who are close to us
or go through a breakup or a divorce
or meet with an accident...
Basically, every incident that affects us physically or mentally
will be etched in our subconscious.
When that day comes around every year
or even when that month comes around
our body and mind begin to react to it, without our knowledge.
As that day draws closer, we get more and more agitated.
We'd be upset for no reason.
Those who had met with accidents will hesitate to even drive that month.
They'll even be afraid to step out.
Those who've been through a breakup get upset on hearing certain songs.
It is referred to as anniversary reaction.
It happens to us without our knowledge every year, in different ways.
Your maid suggested to tidy up the house for New Year, didn't she?
The term New Year triggered you.
It's perfectly normal, you see.
It'll be like this until this month ends and the next one begins.
In fact, as New Year's eve draws nearer, you'll get even more stressed.
What do I do, Doctor?
You needn't do anything. You'll be fine.
I have work to do, Doctor.
It would be fine if you were working from office.
You'd be surrounded by people.
But in this situation
I think it'll be helpful if you're with your family, Swapna.
You said that they've been trying to contact you for many days.
They would've needed some time to understand a few things, right?
We can resume your therapy after a month.
I can see great progress even without medication.
-Did you have the juice I left for you? -Yes.
Call your father and speak to him.
He's been calling all day.
He wants to visit you.
He asked me if he could come tomorrow.
I'm meeting the dermatologist tomorrow.
How about the day after tomorrow?
Swapna.
Go sleep, Kalamma.
-Is she feeling better now? -Yes.
Turns out the generator didn't work as the diesel hadn't been used in a while.
He fixed it.
He said it'll be fine if you change the diesel at least once a month.
This contains two liters.
Just a minute!
Okay, sir.
Kalamma?
Couldn't you have woken me up?
-I had it in the storeroom. -It's all right, Kalamma.
Let me see it.
For the past few months, there have been a series of murders
taking place in and around Chennai, where young women have been beheaded
and their bodies burnt.
This has incited extreme fear among the public.
In the same way, Amudha, a young resident of Kannagi Street, Maduravoyil, Chennai
was beheaded and her body was burnt.
Her head was found in a football field nearby.
Despite it being a year today since this murder
it bears remembering that no progress has been made in this case.
To ensure public safety, the police have provided
emergency contact numbers for all regions in the city.
-Kalamma. -What happened?
Get some ice cubes, please.
-Is it hurting again? -Yes.
Visit a doctor, Swapna.
'They've guaranteed to make arrests.'
I'll show you two to three patterns in this category.
-All right... -Tell me what you like.
Then we'll try doing a layout.
If you approve that, we'll do the main tattoo. Okay?
Swapna.
-When did you get it done? -Last month.
Varsha.
-Hey. -Hi.
It hurts even more than when I first got the tattoo.
In all this time, it hasn't bothered me.
It's almost been a year, right?
There won't be any issues after such a long time.
Had there been a problem, your skin would've reacted immediately.
The tattoo definitely has nothing to do with your pain.
Swapna.
I tried reaching you the next day after you visited me.
I think you had changed your number.
I even came by your house.
You weren't home.
When a loved one dies
some get tattoos in their memory.
Over the last few years, a new trend has started over this.
They began mixing the ashes of the deceased in the tattoo ink.
You know ashes, right?
A very small amount of it.
A belief that even if they are no more, a part of them will always be with us.
Why are you telling me this now?
Because what's on your arm is one of those tattoos.
Actually...
There was a mix-up that day.
That is why I tried to reach you.
The day you came here, there was another lady with ashes.
I accidentally used the ink on you
which was mixed for her.
We only use a small amount of it, Swapna.
No, wait.
This has nothing to do with your pain.
I've done memorial tattoos for a few others.
You make it sound like it's nothing!
You coolly say that someone's remains is on my arm and in my blood!
Please listen to me. This has nothing to do with your pain.
If you wish, we can remove your tattoo.
Swapna.
Just a minute, Swapna.
All these days, has this thing caused any trouble?
It's only been hurting for a couple of days, right?
It's nothing. Let it be.
Let's go meet a good doctor.
Don't you understand, Kalamma?
Everything's been going wrong only after I got this.
Have you forgotten everything?
That woman made a huge mistake. I don't deny that.
But what does that have to do with what happened to you?
All right, never mind. Let it go.
Did you ask whose ashes it was?
Does it matter whose it was?
Tell me. Does it really matter?
All right. Come here.
If you wish, let's go meet a good skin doctor.
I'm not saying this to appease you.
Two days ago, what did the doctor say?
Didn't he say that you're getting better and that this month would be like this?
Whatever happened to you is over.
That mongrel is in prison.
If he's in prison, is that the end of it?
I can't be in a dark room for more than two seconds.
It's been months since I had a sound sleep.
When I close my eyes, I feel like someone's touching me.
New Year's eve comes every year.
Everyone will celebrate it.
Only I must be stuck at home, in fear.
Until I die.
Everything's over, right?
No, Swapna...
Nothing like that, Swapna...
Eat before you leave.
Food's ready, Swapna. Eat before you leave.
Give her the safety goggles.
How many days for it to completely go away?
It usually requires two to three sessions.
I'll tell you at the end of this session.
What happened?
It hurts.
Impossible.
I haven't begun the procedure yet.
-How long since the gel was applied? -Fifteen minutes.
Shall we begin?
What happened?
It hurts, Doctor.
-Did you apply the gel or not? -I did, sir.
Then how is this...
We'll resume after lunch. This isn't uncommon.
Give her an ice pack.
Give me a tissue.
-Who is she? -The girl from that video, bro!
What video?
The New Year video. She even has that tattoo on her wrist.
It can't be her, buddy.
It is her. Look carefully.
Her hair was down in the video. It's tied up now. That's all.
-Is that so? -Good grief!
Look. Take a good look.
Look. Over there. See?
-It is her! -I told you, didn't I?
-I told you. -She's watching us.
Awesome, buddy.
Unbelievable.
-I'm going to ask her. What's wrong in it? -She's coming.
-I'm going to ask her. -Must you do that?
-She looks just the same. -Bro...
She looks awesome, bro.
Shall I ask her? Look at this.
Looks just like that, right?
Oh, my God.
Look at this.
Shall I ask her?
Hi.
Awesome, bro.
She's leaving. You missed it.
I'm sorry.
Swapna... Look at me, Swapna...
Please look at your father.
I didn't say you're at fault.
I'm just saying that you could've avoided it.
Try to understand.
You read the news every day, don't you?
It's getting worse by the day.
This is why I told you not to go out on New Year's eve.
No one pays attention to guys who have tattoos all over their bodies.
-But for girls... -What are you saying?
What does that have to do with this?
It's just a tattoo, Geetha. Just leave it.
All right.
All I'm saying is, if she hadn't gone out that night, this wouldn't have happened.
I shouldn't have gone, Mom.
I should've just stayed home.
I should've left the place when I sensed something was wrong.
I should've fought harder even if it meant certain death.
But I didn't!
I can't change anything about it, Dad.
All I can do is cry over what I could've done differently.
I can't change anything that I did, Dad.
I can't change anything.
Swapna!
Why is the door locked, Swapna? Open the door!
What are you doing in there?
Swapna! What are you doing in there?
Open the door, I say!
Swapna!
Don't be scared, Swapna.
Don't be scared. I'm right here, all right?
Open the door. Open it, dear.
I'm right here, Swapna. Open the door!
Open the door.
It's okay. It's okay.
Your mother had called.
I didn't say anything.
She's coming over this evening.
I really didn't tell her anything, Swapna. She's coming of her own accord.
She started talking about some photos on the internet
but she said she'd come and speak in person and hung up.
She said nothing else.
I'm just going to the doctor.
Can't you drive properly?
Do I keep my eyes on the road or above me?
Quit fighting!
Swapna...
I don't want to meet anyone.
She knows everything that happened to you.
That's why she requests to meet you.
It's her daughter's ashes that's on your arm.
How many times have I told you not to disconnect a call when you're busy?
Would it ring for 30 seconds?
Let it ring.
Come directly to the tattoo studio from the airport tomorrow.
It'll take longer if you come home first.
I've made an appointment for ten o'clock.
Very small design. I'll make sure that it doesn't hurt.
They'll be done in 15 minutes.
Okay?
You can't cheat me this time.
You must get a tattoo this time.
Amudha's 27th birthday.
I wasn't in town that day.
I was on my way to Bangalore for a reception.
It was eating away at me that I couldn't be with her.
I got the call at 2:30 a.m.
All that remained was a handful of ashes.
Who did it?
Why did they do it?
To this day, no one knows.
My heart wouldn't let me dissolve all her ashes.
At such a young age
her fighting cancer three times seemed like a huge miracle to me.
It still does.
She couldn't sit still even for ten minutes.
She organized support groups and inspired hope in many.
Every time she beat cancer
she'd go straight to the tattoo studio.
She didn't consider those three hearts as tattoos
but as trophies.
It was incredibly difficult for me to go there alone.
So I brought her along.
I hear it from everyone.
"Amudha hasn't gone anywhere. She is right here with you," they say.
Today, I believe it.
When I learned that she had cancer
this is the first card I wrote her.
In some way, I believe that Amudha is still with you, Swapna.
Drink up.
Let's go home tomorrow.
I'll ask them to come here.
No. Get the stuff packed. We'll go there.
What time do I say we'll be there?
-We'll leave first thing in the morning. -All right.
Kalamma?
Cut up an apple for me.
This...
Be careful with that.
Why you little...
Swapna's coming home tomorrow, ma'am.
Kalamma.
Kalamma!
Hold on, I'll check.
Mr. Anwar?
Kalamma?
It's nothing. He's right outside.
Kalamma?
Mr. Anwar...
Mr. Anwar?
Kalamma!
Mr. Anwar, help!
Mr. Anwar!
Mr. Anwar, help me!
Kalamma!
Help me, Mr. Anwar!
Don't go outside, Kalamma.
Don't go outside!
What's with her?
Mr. Anwar?
Listen to me, Kalamma! Don't go outside!
Why are you yelling like this?
It's nothing. He's right outside.
Kalamma!
Kalamma...
Swapna, what the hell happened to you?
Why did you break the bottle?
I asked you a question.
The wind is rattling the bedroom window. That's all.
Did you see it?
If not me, who else would?
Just a minute. What has gotten into you?
Mr. Anwar?
-Give me your address. -House number 154, 20th Avenue.
-Last one on the road. Grey color. -Get the car, Chandran.
Did you see anything besides the dead body?
The killer was wearing a mask.
He carried a sickle and a handycam.
All the doors are locked, right?
Stay safe inside. We'll be there in ten minutes.
Okay, sir.
Hold on. I'll be right back.
You gave a detailed description of the killer to the police.
How do you know that?
Tell me, Swapna.
-Three tattoos on my wrist... -Tell me, Swapna.
Everything is repeating...
It's nothing. It's nothing, okay?
I'm here with you. It's okay.
Look here. Don't be scared. It's nothing.
It's nothing, Swapna.
Swapna, there's light in the hall. Let's go there.
The cops are on their way. Let's go.
-Let's not! -What is it, Swapna?
I said the cops are coming. Let's go.
-What is it? -He'll be out there! No!
-What? -No!
He'll be out there.
Let's not go...
All right. We'll stay here until the cops arrive, okay?
Kalamma.
Kalamma...
There's a fire in one of the back rooms.
Kalamma!
Chandran!
Quickly open the door.
Kalamma!
-What's the door number? -154, sir.
No, it didn't spread inside.
Hey! Where's the ambulance?
It'll be here in ten minutes.
Slightly delayed due to the New Year traffic.
-There's someone inside, sir. -What?
-They closed the curtains. -Stay here, man.
Wheel her to the back.
Chandran!
-Take her to the station. -What's wrong?
-Get going, I said! -Sir...
-What's wrong? -Stop the car!
I shouldn't have gone, Mom.
I could've just stayed home.
I can't change anything that I did, Dad.
I can't be in a dark room for more than two seconds.
It's been months since I had a sound sleep.
When I close my eyes, I feel like someone's touching me.
In some way, I believe that Amudha is still with you, Swapna.
Kalamma?
There are three of them, sir.
They've already killed the security guard. The sooner you get here, the better.
All the doors are locked, right?
Stay safe inside. We'll be there in ten minutes.
-Sir... -Yes, tell me.
There's a shortcut behind CSI Church.
If you take that route, you'll be here in five minutes.
Please take that route.
All right, ma'am.
Kalamma...
It will take five minutes for the cops to get here, or even ten.
They may save us...
or they may not.
This is my last chance, Kalamma.
I cannot think of how I could've done things differently, when I'm dead.
It's all right even if we die.
Let's put up a fight.
Swapna!
Close it!
Inform the control room.
Go inside.
Connect me to the Assistant Commissioner immediately. It's urgent.
I need backup right away.
Don't come here!
-Kalamma! -Don't come here!
-Go inside! -Kalamma!
Behind you... Behind you...
Go inside, Swapna. Go inside!
Come, Swapna!
Come on!
Get in there. Hurry!
Go, Swapna.
Kalamma!
Swapna!