Kabadadaari (2021) - full transcript

1977, TADA

1977, TADA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Hello, who is speaking?

-Is your dad at home, Dear?
-Wait, I'll call him.

Daddy, phone for you.

Hello, Inspector Ranjan here.

Sir, someone has been murdered
in the archaeological department.

The treasure found
at Tada site is missing, sir.

What happened over there?

I have informed Ranjan sir.

Please come here at once, sir.



KABADADAARI

A MAN IN DISGUISE

What are your daily activities?

A policeman's life is like

the old Government of India's
Doordarshan TV channel.

No changes whatsoever.

I will wake up at 6 o'clock sharp.

After doing some
push-ups and pull-ups,

without fail

I'll be at the police station by 8:30.

Is the sub inspector of police
given a gun?

Traffic police doesn't get any weapon

let alone a gun.

Gun? What for, sir?



To shoot the ones without license?

-No.
-Then for what, sir?

You know, these boys under the guise
of riding a bike, do eve-teasing

and create public nuisance.

I need a gun to shoot such riff-raffs.

And for how long you have been
a traffic sub-inspector?

Two years.

-So?
-Sir.

I've filed more cases than anyone
in the last two years.

I joined the police force
to work in the crime department.

Sir, give me just one chance.
If you set your heart, it can be done.

What's wrong with you?

You scored badly in the written test.
How can you expect to work in crime?

I was suffering from typhoid on that day.

Stop spinning yarns
like a school-boy.

Will you accept bribes?

-No.
-Hey!

If God gives you lemons,
you should learn to make lemonade!

-Sir?
-Otherwise,

you'll lose even your traffic post.

This place is like a temple donation box.

Why are you turning your back
to the Goddess of Wealth?

Go, attend to your work.

-Go, I say!
-Sir!

Your hobbies?

Hobbies...

Playing chess and watching crime series.

An ordinary soldier killed the king.

Yay! Super!

Don't feel bad.

You played very well, okay?

-I hope the children didn't trouble you.
-Not at all.

Come on, catch me.

Please take this
for this month's expenses.

-I don't need it, sir.
-Accept it, please.

-Thanks a ton, sir.
-Thank you.

Sex?

You know that I'm male, don't you?

I wasn't talking about your gender.

I asked if you have
prior experience in sex or not?

Oh! You want to know that.

No.

Not even once?

Okay, bye. Time just flew talking to you.

-Okay, thank you. Bye.
-All the best.

[sighs]

[mobile ringing]

-Hello, Mom.
-Do you like the girl?

I like all the girls.
And they like me too.

I thought I could marry

-one girl from each area.
-Hey!

Then what, Mom?

They talk from web series
to cricket and then they shake hands

saying they don't want
a cop for a husband.

Forget all that and listen to me.

Visit Lord Perumal temple
every Saturday and pray.

You'll witness the miracle.

Mom, I agreed to meet them
for your sake.

Velu, there's a deep pit on that side.

Play over here.

[loud horrified scream]

Earlier there was
a big lake next to this area.

These could be corpses
swept from there.

I can't share any information
until we complete our investigation.

You can leave now.

-Sir. Sir, one minute.
-What is it?

This skull was found in the area
where I work.

So?

Can I also join
in this investigation, sir?

Then shall I go home
and watch the cricket match?

-Sir...
-Focus only on your work.

Stick to clearing the traffic on the road
and getting your palms greased.

This is our job.

These skulls look like
they are from the same family.

-That's why.
-Did the skulls talk to you or what?

Did they introduce themselves
as mother, father, and daughter to you?

Mr. Shakthi, there are so many out there
in the city riding without a helmet.

Go save their skulls first.

Nosey parker!

Earlier there was
a big lake next to this area.

These could be corpses
swept from there.

I can't share any information
until we complete our investigation.

You can leave now.

[mobile ringing]

Hello.

I am in the middle of work.

I'll be back soon.

Hey! Who is that?

Hello, mister! Who are you?

Who are you, man?

How dare you ask me that!

If I break your limbs in the station,
you will know who I am!

Department, huh?

Press.

Press reporter.

Hey! First come up.

Give me a hand, brother.

Ouch!

Hey! Don't you have the basic sense
not to trespass into a crime scene?

Which press do you belong to?
Show me your ID card.

Lockup News.

Show me a proper ID card,

or else you in lock-up
will be the news headlines.

Take it out.

Lockup News editor Kum...

What are you doing here?

I was told skulls were found
when this place was dug up.

I came to see if I can get
a cover story for my paper.

At this time of night?

Crime reporter has no
fixed working hours, sir.

Twenty-four hours on duty.

Most impressive!

You're taking a dig at me!

Give my ID card, sir. I'll leave.

Come to the station tomorrow
and collect it.

Sir, stop playing games with me.

Why should I come?

-Return my card...
-Told you to come to the station.

-Got it?
-Sir... Sir!

Attitude with which
you spoke last night,

I thought you must be
the new inspector in Crime branch.

-Now I am wiser...
-Morning, sir.

...you are a traffic policeman.

So we aren't considered
part of the police department?

You could say so.

Like the difference between
an iPhone and Korean phone, that's all.

Return my ID Card
and I'll go my way.

I won't. What will you do?

Showing off your power, huh?
What else will a reporter do?

Buy a paper and read it tomorrow, sir.

Praise be to Lord Ganesha.

-Sir!
-Come.

God, please grant
good sense to everyone.

Sit.

I said sit down!

Read the newspaper on the table.

LOCKUP

IS THERE A SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER
IN TAMIL NADU POLICE DEPARTMENT

TRAFFIC POLICE IN CRIME INVESTIGATION

You escaped because it is election time.

And people don't use this paper
even to parcel food!

If this was the headlines
of any other paper,

department would have
buried us alive by now.

Sir, he has done this deliberately.

Why did you go there?

Sorry, sir.

I think it's a murder.

That's why I tried to investigate it.

Look, that's a closed case.

I've already enquired thoroughly
with Inspector Dayalan.

Those skeletons were buried
under the ground decades ago.

We have 1000s of problems in the city.

It's election time.

Just do your work, okay?

Sir, give me just one chance, please.

No way.
This is the last warning.

If you cross the like again...

Sorry, sir.

Out!

Sir, don't lay a hand on me!

Sir, don't hit me!
Very wrong on your part.

Sir, tell him not to hit me.

You're cooking it up, aren't you?

Do you think we are imbeciles?

Give me one week's time, sir,
I'll return it for sure.

Sir, I'll definitely repay.
Ask him not to hit me.

You said the exact same thing
last month too.

Sir... No, sir...

I'll repay in a week.

I swear on God, sir!

Sir... Please, sir!

Sir, don't!

[loud scream]

This time, I'm letting you off
with a broken finger.

You've got one week.

Hey! Let's go.

[groaning]

Oh!

Who are they, sir?

Riff-raffs from our area, sir.

I borrowed some money from them.

They broke my finger
for not repaying in time.

Open this for me, sir.

-Let me do it, sir.
-It's okay, sir.

More than reporters
who stick to the truth,

one who likes to be
a lackey in a political party

or a boot-licker to movie celebrities
is more in demand nowadays.

The richer you are in this world,
your word is the law! Money talks!

I should be in the top rung
for all the cover stories I wrote.

I'm ill-fated!

I was a partner with a conniving cheat.

I trusted him with my life,
but he betrayed me.

I lost all that I earned and saved.

If I think about my life,

I feel like dying
in that metro construction pit.

This is a disgusting profession, sir.

By the way,

I heard they buried this case
along with the decomposed bones.

How do you know this?

I am in the media, sir.

I know what's happening
behind closed walls

in your department from A to Z.

How many years
of drowning in this mire!

Sir, can we order one quarter?

Hmm, go ahead.

-Hey!
-Hey.

Sir! Sir!

-Stop the bike.
-Wait. I will. I will.

[groans softly]

One minute, sir.
I'll be back.

Hey!

You think you are so great
and you're glaring at me, huh?

Son of a gun!

Just because you've made it big in life,
you think you are the cat's whiskers!

Do you intend cleaning the city?

Fraud!

Even if you clean up a mongrel
and raise it as a pet,

that street dog will
always be a mongrel!

Hey! Only I know your true colors!

Even if you forget it, I won't!

He doesn't deserve a banner!

-I should stone him!
-Sir! It's public nuisance

and police will be notified.

-Shouldn't let him go scot-free.
-Listen to me, sir.

-Get a gun, sir.
-Careful.

-Let's shoot him.
-We'll do so in the morning.

Sir! Sir...

No matter how far up you are,
I won't spare you.

I won't spare you wherever you go.

Dad!

What happened?

He's drunk.

You are...

I didn't drink.

-I asked your name.
-I am Shakthi.

Come in, Dad.

Watch your step.

Right, sir.

-I can walk by myself.
-Thank you.

-You go home safe, sir.
-Okay. Goodnight.

Greetings, sir.

Sir, I've brought the case file
and forensic report you asked Mani.

Take it, sir.

-Keep it confidential, sir.
-Thank you.

Come up. I'm coming.

Sir, the files you asked for.

-All papers intact?
-Yes, sir.

Our finding based on
the carbon dating report,

these bones belong
to a 30 to 32-year-old male.

This is a 28 to 30-year-old female.

This is an eight to ten-year-old child.

The child's bones have disintegrated
because of the tender age.

Initially, I couldn't figure out if it
was death from natural causes or murder.

But noticing the way
these bones have been broken,

it seemed a bit unusual.

At the same time,

it can happen after the burial
due to the pressure of the mud.

But the toy car found along
with the bones and other items

makes me suspect
this may be a murder.

Sir?

These are the items I mentioned.

How long ago were they buried?

Going by the tests we conducted,
must be approximately 40 years.

What will they do to these bones?

Government will arrange
for a proper burial.

You've buried all the bones in one pit?

Government has sanctioned money
for only one pit, sir.

I've finished, sir.

Must inscribe the names
of the deceased in the tomb.

Do you know their names?

Not yet.

-I'll let you know soon.
-Okay.

I'll take your leave, sir.

Got all the papers?

-Sir...
-Hey! Check him.

Documents are at home, sir.

Sir, are you still obsessing
about those skulls?

I'm unable to wipe that case
off my mind.

What are you saying, sir?

-Hey! Go, go.
-Some years ago

there was a lake nearby,

so many corpses were found
on the banks of the lake, sir.

Do you know which year?

Sir, this is buying trouble.

We should not interfere
in Crime department matters, sir.

Listen, Constable.

Police department does not
differentiate traffic or crime.

If we witness a crime
right in front of us,

we should question it

which department is not important.

Just tell me which year.

Between 1975 to 1980, sir.

That's when high-raise buildings
were constructed.

You know where the case files
regarding that are stored?

Yes, sir.

Take your time
and look through these files, sir.

-Sir, the files you asked for are all here.-A strange path unknown unfolds before me

The journey stretches ahead endlessly

A secret hunt continues in a flurry

Here and now, pit your wits, hurry

He will be a carbon copy of you

He will follow you like a shadow

He will smile at you like a friend duly

Day in and day out, daily

He will lay a booby trap behind you
He will split your skull into two

Man with a mask who can deceive you

Master of disguise

A false face personifies

To track and trail an unknown identity

Heart stumbles in waves of uncertainty

Like a wolf lurking
In sheep's clothing

Deceit will play even within you irking

In a world full of lies unleashed
Law and justice on the roads trashed

Truth like a pair of dice poised
Will swirl and twirl daily unvoiced

Eyes will be blinded by conspiracy
Selfishness will gain supremacy

Like Buddha, calm on the exterior
He is Hyde hidden in the interior

Man of disguise

Sir.

-Master of deceit and duplicity...
-Sir. Sir!

Tea, sir.

Perceptive and hawk-eyed

He will casually go past this side

Concentration will go
Out of the window

He is one who buries underground
Strategies never to be found

Masquerader with a pen name

Charade is the name of his game

Smoke-screen veil to fame

-Will Kumar be late?
-He should be home anytime now.

If my dad has borrowed
any money from you,

I will repay you.

No. Nothing of that sort.

I have some work with him.
You relax.

As if his turnover is five billion!

What arrogance!

Don't buy anything
from this fraud Raja's shop.

He says he will deliver
the items only if I pay!

Of course, he will ask.
Who will give freebies?

What did you do with
the money I gave you, Dad?

They went on foot
as pilgrimage to Tirupati,

I gave it as my offering
in the temple donation box.

-You'll never reform!
-Sir, huh?

-When did you come?
-Just now.

Make a cup of coffee
for me too, dear.

-Tell me, sir.
-In the year 1977,

a police inspector by name Ranjan

was assigned
in M5 police station in Ennore.

-Have you heard of him?
-Ranjan...

Not that I remember.

Shall I ask around in the department?

It's okay, I'll find out.

That Ranjan seems a mystery cop.

But if I can get my hands on
his investigation report,

I can find out for sure
the motive behind the three murders.

February 25th, 1977,

that morning a complaint was filed

about a murder and theft
in the archaeological department.

Murdered victim was Sampath.

Age 32.

First step in our investigation

-was the items stolen from the locker.
-Hello. Yes.

This is Ganapathy speaking.

Tada Division head,
Chittoor head office,

the boss of Suresh who went missing.

During the Tada site excavation,

many treasures were found
dating back to the Vijayanagara dynasty.

Jewelry worth almost
eight to nine million

requesting a transfer of the treasures
to Madras head office

I passed an order.

Suresh said the situation
is not conducive here

so he wanted two days' time.

[Ranjan] What was so wrong
with the situation?

Some political agitation is rampant,

there are riots all over the place

so he said
he would send it two days later.

Now what's weird is,
he himself is missing.

[Ranjan] Sampath's body
was first found by office peon Sebastian.

I have been working
with Sampath sir for ten years.

I reach our office
daily by 8:00 a.m., sir.

On that day too I came at 8:00 sharp.

Ah! Oh God!

Murder... Murder!

My stomach somersaulted, sir.

If I think of that pool of blood,

I can't sleep even now, sir.

[Ranjan] Sampath was killed
with a sharp weapon.

At the same time, a knife usually
fixed on the office wall was missing.

My name is Surendhar, sir.

I am working for the past 15 years
in the Department of Archaeology, sir.

Only Sampath sir has the key
to our department's locker.

No one else can lay hands on it.

Whatever treasures we find will be
under his safe custody after testing.

[Ranjan] At a distance of
30 km from Madras,

near Ennore,

a car was burnt down and abandoned.

We later found it belonged to Suresh
working in the same department.

But there was
no information about Suresh.

As far as this case was concerned,
that car was an important evidence.

Because the missing knife was also found
in that burnt car belonging to Suresh.

Since Suresh was not around
for the enquiry,

we interrogated his servants.

Shanthi, a cook in Suresh's house.

I have been cooking for sir
for the past five years.

I served him coffee at 6:00 a.m. sharp.

Sir. Sir.

I came an hour later,

the coffee was untouched.

The door was locked too.

Thinking that sir must have gone out
before daybreak somewhere,

I went to ask Rayadu the servant.

I am Rayadu, sir.

Shanthi ma'am referred me
to this place.

[mobile ringing]

-Hello?
-Sir, Kumar speaking.

What is the matter?

Nothing, sir.

When I saw how interested
you are in this case,

I have decided to help you.

Whatever information I get,
I will pass on to you.

It is up to you to give me
the cover story or not.

Forget that.

I'll help you to trace that inspector.

Thanks.

We went into his room,

his wardrobe was open and empty
without any sign of his clothes.

Thinking that he must have gone
on some assignment,

we got back to work.

Yes, sir.

I remembered, madam asked me to keep
her suitcase in the room the previous day.

-Rayadu.
-Coming, madam.

Sir will come home late,
you go and sleep.

Okay, madam.

Keep my suitcase in my room.

-I have to pack...
-[Ranjan] Previous day, Suresh's wife

had said she was going
out of town the next day.

Mysteriously, that night
the whole family went missing.

Something fishy.

They have planned a trip
out of town after a murder

Is this mere coincidence
or well-planned act?

I continued my interrogation
as to why Suresh's family left town.

I started enquiring
people in his inner circle.

My name is Mahadevan.

Suresh is my neighbor.

He held an account
in the same bank I was working.

Suddenly, 2-3 days earlier,
he closed his account

and withdrew the entire amount.

[Ranjan] Kasi.

Suresh's gardener.

What were you doing the previous night
when your boss went missing?

Sebastian visited us that night, sir.

But I left for home
at 9 o'clock that night, sir.

What he said was true, sir.

After he left I got drunk too, sir.

Sir, I forgot to tell you something.

Suresh sir had asked me
to come to his chamber, sir.

-Sebastian.
-Sir?

-Some political agitation it seems.
-Okay, sir.

-Lock down has been enforced.
-Okay, sir.

-Sampath will be with me.
-Okay, sir.

-All of you go home soon.
-Okay, sir.

-I'll go with Sampath after we finish work
-Okay, sir.

There was a huge agitation outside, sir.

That's why I thought may maybeSuresh sir sent us earlier than usual.

Sir, my name is Fernandez.

I've been his driver
for the past 5-6 years.

But that night I wasn't on duty.

No one was in the office
other than Suresh sir and Sampath sir.

-Fernandez!
-Sir?

I will be a little late,
you can go home.

It's okay, sir.
I will wait.

It's alright.
You go home.

Okay, sir.

I went home straight
because of the riot outside.

[Ranjan] Suresh's security guard Mohan.

That night as usual,
sir came home in his car.

But what was unusual
instead of Fernandez,

my boss was driving the car himself.

Even in that split second, I noticed

the blood stains on his shirt.

Before I could ask him what happened,
he went in and shut the door.

I went back to my post
thinking it is none of my business.

The night was still and silent.

Suddenly in an hour, the lights flickered.

Then there was a total power outage.

Sir?

Sir?

[groaning in pain]

I don't know who hit me, sir.

That's all I know, sir.

But I think maybe Suresh sir
had a partner.

That man, Suresh sir and his wife

must have joined hands
to commit this crime.

Witness accounts, especially
oral statement by the security guard,

taking all these into account,

husband and wife must have
been the murderers for sure.

Don't know if it was their greed,

or someone else's conspiracy.

But the sacrificial lamb
was the innocent child.

May 27th, 1985.

Due to the finding of
an important evidence

I request you to reopen this case.

From, Ranjan
Investigating officer.

Suresh and his wife Viji's greed

or another man's scheming

must have been the reason
for Sampath's murder,

and the death of
Suresh's daughter Vaidehi.

Definitely an associate of Suresh
must have been the murderer.

One of those interrogated
has lied in the oral statements.

Who is more avaricious than Suresh?

-Hello, Shiva.-Yes, Shakthi.

In 1977,

in M5 police station, there was
an Inspector by name Ranjan.

I need details about him.

-Okay.
-Thanks.

Don't stop.
Keep going.

-Hey! Stop, stop.
-Show me your license.

Riding a bike without a helmet.
Go and meet sir.

-Stop!
-Please, sir.

Thank you, sir.

-Hello?
-Shakthi.

-You asked for Ranjan's details, right?
-Yes.

It has been 35 years since
he retired from service.

His name isn't mentioned
even in the pension list.

I have texted via WhatsApp
his old department ID card.

Okay, thank you.

Are you deaf or what?

Just send him.
Don't make a fuss.

Hey! Stop.

I said stop.

Go, show him your papers.

What, sir? Watching a film
in Tamil Rockers, huh?

Have you seen him anywhere?

This man?

He is that drunken monk, sir.

What are you blabbering?

He was the one
who blabbered, sir, not me.

We caught him in Guindy.

Totally tanked.

He asked 40 times,
"Do you know who I am?"

-That old Fiat car.
-Exactly, sir.

His address must be
on the charge sheet?

-Yes, sir.
-First find that.

Sir.

Is anyone home?

Hello, sir?

Sir, anyone in there?

Who the hell are you, man?

Is this your first robbery?

Are you mad or what?

I would have been dead
if you hadn't missed.

You think now I can't
close your chapter, huh?

What the hell were you
doing in my garden?

Sir, my name is Shakthi.

You can be Shakthi
or Shiva for all I care.

Reply only to the questions I ask you.

Sir, in 1977, a man called Suresh stole
from the archaeological department,

murdered his colleague Sampath.

And went into hiding with his family
I read the report filed by you.

I read the case file and found out
you investigated this case.

Sir,

the family that went missing

has been found, sir.

While digging for Metro work
some bones were unearthed.

I have a strong suspicion
it may be Suresh and his family, sir.

Sir, after you closed that case
nearly eight years later

that is May 27th, 1985
you found some new evidence, sir.

It was only after that
you wanted the case reopened.

What was so important an evidence
you found on that date, sir?

I couldn't find anything
in the case file either.

And because we don't have
any DNA samples from that family

we couldn't match
and confirm it positively.

To confirm if the bones unearthed
are in fact those family members,

if we get any lead from you,
it will be of great help.

So, please, sir.

I'm not obligated to tell you anything.

-Out!
-Please, sir.

Don't refuse, sir.
Kindly help me in this case.

Please, sir.

Sir, one minute.

Listen to me, please, sir.

Sir, I think one more person may be
involved in this case besides Suresh.

Give me just one hint
who that can be, sir.

Sir, no one is bothered about this case.

I am an ordinary Traffic police.

I work during the day
and I investigate this case at night.

You have investigated this case.
That's why I'm asking you for help, sir.

Details of the bones we got now,

forensic report,
everything is in this file.

I'll be grateful if you can see it
when you are sober.

Okay, sir.

Okay.

My sore eyes bloom
In my dream to blossom

My dreams crawl in delight
Child-like in your lap at night

A new journey unfolds ahead of me

Petals of my life every day wither sadly

Every night I lie on our sheet, dear
With fond memories of you right here

O' girl, I wane in every sense
Because of your absence

In my doorway unmistaken
I inhale your scent often

In my breath I always see
Your face greeting me happily

My tired eyes bloom
In my dream to blossom

My dreams crawl in delight
Child-like in your lap at night

A new journey unfolds ahead of me

Petals of my life every day wither sadly

Every night I lie on our sheet, dear
With fond memories of you right here

O' girl, I wane in every sense
Because of your absence

In my doorway unmistaken
I inhale your scent often

In my breath I always see
Your face smiling at me

[whistling]

As dawn slips to dusk clock ticks as well
Night slithers into its deepest shell

Where do I fit into this hell?

Seconds as hands of thorn now
Prick my soul's innermost alcove

Is pain a pleasure somehow?

I realized it is a battlefield

But I forgot to fight or wield a shield

Don't try to bloom with your scented sari
In my desert-heart that beats an elegy

Because of you, my dream--

What kind of life am I leading, O' God!

Stop right there.

If you set foot in this direction
once more,

then there won't be any difference
between the skulls you found and you!

Shoot.

Pull the trigger.

You are spoken very highly of
in our department.

But now it is evident
there's no chance it is you!

To lead a life like this today

you should be ashamed, sir.

Being addicted to alcohol,

you are leading a coward's life.

Leaving the case you took up unfinished,

just because your family died
being the only reason,

how is it fair on your part
to leave it halfway, sir?

Who will ensure justice
to an anonymous family, sir?

Poor child!

They didn't even spare that young girl.

My anger erupted
only because of that, sir.

I took up this case.

But you are least bothered, right?

Go and get sloshed somewhere
and sprawl down senseless.

I won't set foot anywhere near you.

To think I jumped over this wall
respecting this man.

I need to slipper my brains!

Eyes of the wind wept grief-stricken
Looking for wings to sweep unbidden

Was that rain in depression?

Police officers like you
have no retirement.

I have lost everything I had.

I don't know why I'm alive.

Maybe you are here to wind up
this case for all you know.

By investigating a case
where a man died 40 years ago...

...what will I achieve now?

We died 30 years ago.

Have you stopped thinking about us?

Some random youngster has taken up
this case and is struggling with it.

This is your case.

Only to finish what you start
is my Ranjan's style.

Sir, look who has come.

Sir?

Oh!

A sincere police officer
can sleep fitfully

only if he solves his half-finished case.

But all the cases
can't be closed so easily.

Some cases possess us
like spirits and give us grief.

Like this one.

It was Emergency period then.

The nation was engulfed in darkness.

Like this Covid-19 now.

You are so experienced, sir.

On that day too, I stood
in this same spot.

This case had got hold of me
like a monitor lizard.

I had left no stone unturned
in looking for Suresh.

Why did you think of
reopening this case, sir?

You know very well.

When we are investigating a case,

and if we suspect someone,
whatever they do will seem wrong.

I did the same mistake.

I shouldn't have.

What are you saying?
Then Suresh isn't the culprit?

According to my analysis,
Suresh is innocent.

With the situation then and
the leads and evidences we got,

we were forced to
believe he was the culprit.

But the truth maybe,

whoever killed Sampath
must have killed Suresh too.

Poor man!

Suresh wasn't escaping.

They have buried his family and him
along with the truth down here.

With the evidences I got then,

this was all I could decipher.

So you also think someone else
stole all the treasures?

Yes.

What was the new evidence you got, sir?

Where are those case files?

It isn't a new evidence.

When we investigate a case,

our eyes should become blind
to the lies surrounding us.

Our hawk-eyes should focus
only on the truth,

not lies that seem to resemble the truth.

When I was inspecting
Suresh's house on that day,

I found a prescription
that was slightly blood stained.

But details about the doctor
was completely missing.

So we couldn't reach him.

Then how did you find out with
the handwriting on a prescription?

Eight years after Suresh went missing,
while I was investigating some other case,

I saw another medical prescription
in that same handwriting.

That's how I found the doctor's address.

Our assumption was wrong.

Suresh did not kill Sampath.

He has saved someone's life!

Sir!

Doctor?

Get these medicines immediately.

Good girl!

[spluttering]

Vaidehi.

Vaidehi.

Vaidehi.

Sir, who do you think is behind all this?

This happened 40 years ago.

I wonder if the thief bought an island,

became a politician
or an underground don.

I don't even know
if he is alive today.

If you can advise me on how
to go about this case, it will be use--

Shakthi.

I don't want to be
a policeman anymore.

You are the one who wants
to shift from Traffic to Crime.

Take this as an opportunity
and solve this case.

The way he found that treasure,

you will find him.

All the best.

[mobile ringing]

-Hello.-Sir, it's me.

I got an important lead
regarding our case.

-Can we meet, sir?
-Super!

I am going to Minjur to provide security.
I'll meet you tomorrow evening.

-Okay, sir.
-Thank you.

Swathi, do you know where your dad is?

I've been trying to
reach him for a long time.

-His phone is switched off.
-He isn't at home.

He went to his office yesterday.
He hasn't come back as yet.

Why?

Is there any problem?

No, nothing of that sort.

But why has he switched off his phone?

Unable to face his creditors
sometimes he switches it off.

Did you find any change in him recently?

Specific change means...

After you met him,

he has got a cover story
through you it seems.

He said it will change
our life completely.

Not only that,

he has got a lead about actress Ramya.
He said he intends interviewing her.

After a long time,
I saw in my dad,

that old excitement
and rush of adrenalin.

Okay.

Thanks.

If he calls you,
ask him to call me at once.

-Sorry for disturbing you so late.
-It's okay.

-See you.
-Bye.

Cloaked by darkness

This is the eclipse

Wherein lies the answer

Till it is solved forever

You are the crescent silver

Even after it ends it will surely
Continue with all its glory

A never ending story

Hop up in this club with some models

Sittin' vip poppin' bottles

We ain't slowin' down
We full throttle

We just do it big homie
We just so colossal

You just bring it down baby, girl

You know to work it
Bounce it to the sides

And I love the way you twerk it

Shake it & you break it
Exotic like teriyaki

Spin it disc jockey

I'm dancin' with this hayaki

Hey cool customer dandy
Brow to toe explore me

Ravish the rest of me
By sending me in a dizzy spree

This golden lamp is for you
To rub and polish too

For the genie to spring out true

Come, crinkle curves of pleasure
To unearth my hidden treasure

Cut, shot okay

Excellent!

-Shekar.
-Madam.

-Get my charger.
-Okay, madam.

Hello, ma'am.

Who are you?

Please wait outside. Shekar--

Actually I'm not--

Excuse me.
Get out!

Hello, hello.
Excuse me.

I'm not a junior artiste.
This isn't a rented costume either.

I'm sub inspector Shakthi.

I am here to enquire regarding a case.

I'll wait outside.

-Junior artistes, go there.
-Over there, sir?

Field clear.

-Sir?
-Move to the side.

Madam wants to meet you.

In our cinema world,

everything is only make-believe.

We show things
that don't exist

and make people believe.

But in your profession,

you don't trust even the truth

and suspect everyone.

That's why I was rude to you
not realizing you're a real policeman.

Go ahead.

Ma'am, Lockup News is a--

[knock on door]

-Come in.
-Madam, shot ready.

I'll act that scene and tell you
without putting on an act.

Madam will be delayed it seems.

Save your contact number
in this mobile.

She will call you.

Take it, sir.

Hey, Bomma.

Come, come.

No one knows when he will come
and when he will vanish.

What is that heroine's name?

Ramya, sir.

Ramya?

I don't rem--

I didn't come across such a name
in my investigations.

How do you say there's a link
between Ramya and this case?

Sir, that Editor Kumar had collected
some details about this case.

Based on that lead, sir.

If there are any personal files
related this case,

can I take a look?

Thank you, sir.

[doorbell]

8 o'clock.

So punctual.

Are you always on time?

Or was it a desire to meet this Ramya?

You can take it any which way.
As long as I get what I want.

All your problems will be resolved.

Come in.

I expected you to be in your uniform.

Do you know anyone by the name Suresh?

Shakthi, the night is still young.

Don't rush it.

Let me get you a drink.

Don't stare at the photos too much.

Why don't you look at me?

Mrs. Shakthi. Does she exist?

No.

-Girlfriend?
-No.

Actually, I don't care.

Cheers!

Do you know Suresh?

Many years ago, he was working
in the archaeological department.

In 1977...

Sexy color, no?

His family was murdered--

You were saying something, right?

It's very hot.

Do you want some ice?

I can get you some ice.

Just wait.

Questions to be asked will be tough.

But don't stop, okay?

Sure, sir.

-Sir is asking you to talk like him--
-One second.

Okay, fine.

Sir.

I called you so many times,
but you didn't pick my calls, sir.

Yes! Why do you
keep trying if I don't pick your call?

Aren't you ashamed?
Hang up now.

Sir, sir.
Don't hang up, sir.

I have Breaking News that can change
the Election results to be announced, sir.

Please meet me at Inox basement, sir.

Find some gullible idiot and tell him.

I was forced to sit at home for two years
thanks to the wrong news you gave me.

I don't want anything to do with you.

Sir, you are right to feel that way.

I blundered last time.

Just meet me once, sir.
I'll tell you the whole story.

Day and night
without even going home

I have found this, sir.

You can decide if you will use this
or not after you hear me out, sir.

Please, sir.

Okay, this is the last time.
I'll see you there.

Okay, thanks, sir.

Hey! Stop, stop.

Are you trying to cheat me
out of the money you owe me?

-Today you're dead, man.
-Sir, two days--

Give me two days, sir.

I'll pay you, sir

The number you are trying
to reach is currently switched off.

Sorry, I disturbed you.

The doctor has said he should be
under observation for 24 hours.

Only after getting the scan reports,

we will know if he'll make it or not.

-Don't worry.
-Excuse me.

He never listens to me.

I tell him we can lead a good life with
what we have, but does he listen?

He didn't let me accept an offer I got
from a renowned News channel.

How long can I be right next to him?

He is obsessed with
his damn press!

I'm so mad I feel like burning down
that damn Press office.

Hey! Don't say that.

You were the inspiration
for him to start that press.

Don't harbor these thoughts
and get upset unnecessarily.

Be brave.

Do you suspect anyone?

He has borrowed money
left, right and center.

On top of it, he never told me
about that mysterious cover story.

Sorry for wasting your time.

No, no! Not at all.

Update me immediately as soon as
you hear from the doctor, okay?

-Take care.
-Okay.

Ajay, announce this 'Breaking News'.

Sandy, come here.
You hold this.

Get 30 seconds clippings and photos
of popular actress Ramya immediately.

Okay, sir.

Abhi, change Election News
to scrolling immediately.

Type what I tell you.

Most sought after actress Ramya
known for her tri-lingual films

was shot dead early this morning
by a mysterious killer.

With her proficient acting skill
and charismatic looks

she had a fan following
equal to heroes for more than 20 years.

Photos of Ramya are rampant online now.

Police are on a witch hunt
to find the killer.

Our interview with
the Police commissioner.

We have just started
the investigation.

CCTV isn't working.

So we have no clue about the killer
This is all I can impart now.

Continue watching our News
for updates by the minute.

What were you doing
in Ramya's house at that time?

I'm asking you, tell me.

Then, Inspector.
What else?

Don't try baiting me.

This is a murder investigation.

Not your film shoot.

Ten-year-old girl has been murdered too.

Help me if you can.

Otherwise, no problem.

Goodnight.

Sir, I came and told you everything
without hiding anything from you.

If you are still suspicious of my actions,
you can call me anytime for an inquiry.

I'm also from the department, sir.

I won't run away anywhere.

Okay, you can go.
I'll call you.

If you get involved
in this case again,

I'll be forced to take
action against you.

Sorry, sir.

Sir?

-Ranjan sir.
-Who is it?

Sir, it's me, Shakthi.

What do you want
this time of the night?

There's a strong connection between
Suresh's case and actress Ramya, sir.

-What makes you say that?
-Sir.

When I went to Ramya's house

I saw a photo of Ramya
wearing this same necklace.

Superb.

-I'll get ready and come.
-Okay, sir.

Careful, sir.

Sir, come.

Sir, this is the photo I told you about.

Look at her necklace.

Perfect match!

Sir, let me see if I can
find some other clue.

Sir, tread softly.

-Any clues, Shakthi?
-Sir!

Someone else is in here.

Hey!

Stop, I say.

Sir, get in fast.

Sir, police.

Shakthi.

Don't think this is an old car.

Press the accelerator.

By the time we stop
and explain to our men,

he may escape.

What do we do, sir?

Divert.

Control room, suspicious sandal Fiat

Number plate not clear.

Report as soon as you spot it, over.

Hello, Control room
Sandal color Fiat

-heading towards Anna Nagar round-turn.
-Turn right.

Hello, Control room
TSI Shakthi here.

Suspicious black Honda Civic
is heading towards Egmore.

Report the moment you spot it, over.

Sir, the black Honda Civic you mentioned

is heading towards Egmore
Child Hospital, over.

Smart, Shakthi.

Sir, let's go and nab him.

No, no, no.

Are you mad?

He's a criminal.

See, he's just a Sim card.

If you nab him now, it will be tough to
find out the tower that's operating him.

Let's wait till that Sim card gets a call.

Sir, sir.

I think he must be a mechanic, sir.

-Hey! Get me spanner 10-11.
-Yes, sir.

Okay, you take some rest.

-I'll take over now.
-Okay, sir.

Sir, he's leaving.

-Shakthi.
-Sir?

This place somehow seems familiar to me.

So many buildings have come up now.

How many years do you think
since these were built?

This area was developed
about 15 years ago.

Oh!

He doesn't look like
an ordinary car mechanic.

Yeah.

COROMANDEL RESORT

Sir, sir, don't go that...

What are you doing here?
We may lose him, come soon.

-Shakthi.
-Sir?

I have been here before.

Didn't I report I found a knife
in Suresh's car that was burnt?

This is that place.

Behind that tree.

What are you saying, sir?

I am damn sure.

Sir, your campaign funding was through
black money from many corporate firms.

That's the strong rumor.
What is your comment?

Whoever is finding fault with me today,

should remember that people haven't
forgotten the corruption during their rule.

Sir, our channel has telecast a program
about the biggest scam by your Party.

Your comment on it?

People have given you the answer.

In a few hours
counting will be done.

The result will be in our favor for sure.

What other answer are you expecting?

Sir, Ramya's murder,

Suresh case,

I think it's all interlinked.

None of these can be passed off
as mere coincidence.

I somehow feel the murderer
we are after

is here somewhere.

[mobile ringing]

Hello, tell me, Swathi.

-Dad wants to tell you something.
-Okay.

Dad.

-Sir.-Yes, Kumar.

I have to talk to you
about this case.

Can you come over immediately?

I'll come right now.

Editor Kumar wants to discuss something
with me regarding this case.

Shall I go meet him now?

-Find out and call me.
-Okay.

I'll take care at this end.

-Follow that reaction.
-Hello, is that so?

Okay.

Okay.

Sir, news confirmed
from three different sources.

Don't be in a hurry, I'm waiting
for a very important source.

Okay, sir.

Results of all constituencies
have been announced.

We will know very soon
the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Wide.

MMTK LEADING
VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE

Sir, the ballot counting today
has created a stir all over Tamil Nadu.

Rumor is your Party is involved
in the maximum number of scams.

What is your opinion?

What do you think is the reason
for your victory in this election?

You sound like a broken record, madam.

If our Party was involved in scams,
could we have won in so many places?

-One minute.
-Tell me, sir.

Who owns this resort?

I don't know, sir.

Rascal!

Sir, why did you hit me now?

Why are you working here
without knowing who your boss is?

You belong to a generation
which disrespects elders.

Sir, why are you talking
in such a disjointed way?

Hey! Go and call your owner now.

-Go.
-Okay, sir.

Tell him I am from
Lockup News.

I swear our Party
isn't involved in any scam!

In Suresh's case, how did you
find out Ramya's connection?

With the jewelry of course.

You don't know that Ramya's
initial years as an actress, right?

When she entered
the cinema industry in 1999

all the big shots and
celebrities in the city

went behind her
absolutely besotted by her.

I had a friend by the name Gopal.

In that--

He was a reporter in EETTI.

Poor chap! He's dead now.

He had all the underworld contacts
you can ever imagine.

One of those dons he knew
and our dear heroine.

He said they had deep contact.

Camera two.

I'll shut down the entire resort
in just one write-up.

He hit me while I was talking.

-Let me ask, wait.
-Hey.

Not just you.

If my questions don't get answered,

-I'll slap all of you.
-Sir.

What do you want to know?
Resort owner's name, that's all?

Hey! All I asked was
the name of your boss.

Did I ask for the resort?

Blurt it out
for God's sake.

That don fell flat for her,
head over heels.

He has even gifted her
expensive jewelry.

Rumor is that necklace...

From the Vijayanagar dynasty
was gifted to her.

Not just precious jewelry,

many of the films this female acted in

Don was the financier.

No one is aware of all this.

Once when Gopal was totally tanked,

he blabbered everything.

You will be shell shocked
if I tell you the don's name.

-Shall I tell you?
-Who, sir?

Take a wild guess!

-Live.-Breaking News.

Minjur Ranganathan has been elected
the new chief minister of Tamil Nadu,

on behalf of MMTK party.

MR. MINJUR RANGANATHAN ELECTED
AS CHIEF MINISTER OF TAMIL NADU

MMTK HAS CREATED HISTORY
WITH 85% VOTES IN THEIR FAVOR

MR. RANGANATHAN SECURED 90% VOTES
IN HIS CONSTITUENCY AND WINS HANDS DOWN

Sir, even if we enquire this case from
various angles, it all comes back to

-Minjur Ranganathan.-Yes.

Between Suresh's case
and Ramya's murder now

there is a definite link
with Minjur Ranganathan.

But we don't know how or why.

First of all, we should find out
who is Minjur Ranganathan

and what's his background

-to decode this link.
-Okay, sir.

I'll go to Minjur now
and try to find out.

You should not arouse anyone's suspicion
about your enquiry over there.

If we have decided
to enter the lion's den

we have to play the game
according to its strength.

Be careful, Shakthi.

Sure, sir.

Where have I seen him before?

Zindabad!
Zindabad!

[shouting celebratory slogans]

Sir, where is the old house of
Minjur Ranganathan sir?

Go straight and turn right, sir.

Okay, thanks.

The future chief minister of Tamil Nadu

his first residence is this, sir,

My beloved people of Tamil Nadu
who are more precious--

He is Manickam.

Manickam, you know our sir
is returning tomorrow?

The police are here
to inspect our house.

-Hello, sir.
-Greetings.

This is a very small town, sir.

Not even known to
our neighboring town.

Our Ranganathan sir is the reason
our town is on the map now.

How many years have you been here?

40 years, sir.

When we were kids
we used to play with marbles.

Who will believe me
if I talk of our past?

Did I ask you all these tales?

-Out you go.
-Okay, sir.

What did I say to rile him?

Sir, can I look round?

-Sure, sir.
-Thanks.

Greetings.

My beloved people of Tamil Nadu
who are more precious than my own life.

I thank you profusely for the faith
you have placed in me and my party.

Sir, when I checked
Minjur Ranganathan's house,

I found an old bible and a lot of
brochures preaching Christianity.

But the old man living there for decades
shows all the signs of a true Hindu.

Sir, there are two Christians in our case.

One is Sebastian,
another is Fernandez.

One of them has a link
with Ranganathan for sure, sir.

Minjur Ranganathan, who won the election,

is reaching his MMTK party office
with the loud cheers of the peop...

Shakthi, give me some time.

I'll call you back.

What, wise old man?

LOCKUP

At your age, do you need
to be a la Hercule Poirot?

I read your paper
while waiting for you.

If you don't stop with this,

news that you are dead

will be headlines in your own paper.

Understand?

I think you do.

For some days,

we should not give any benefits
or posts to members of our family.

[mobile ringing]

Sir, a reporter from Lockup news

came to our resort and enquired
about the owner and created a ruckus.

Is he still alive?

He is travelling
right in front of me.

Shall I follow him and kill him?

Hey! No, don't.

I don't want any problem when I am
about to be sworn in as chief minister.

But follow him.

Just update me on his moves.

Definitely, sir.
I'll tail his car now.

Perceptive and hawk-eyed

He will stride
casually this side

Concentration will go
out of the window

He is one who buries underground
strategies never to be found

Masquerader with a pen name

Charade is the name of his game

Fernandez!

Fernandez!

-Where are you?
-Sir.

I am waiting outside
that Press reporter's house.

Santosh and another chap
are just coming in.

You are following a police officer!

He is a press reporter, sir.

Moron! He is a police officer.

He doesn't look like a policeman.

Idiot!

He is the one who recognized me.

The same policeman who found out
my real name and yelled out in the crowd.

Our introduction dates back four decades!

Both the men who chased you
are from the police force.

Bring both the police officer and
the reporter straight to my doorstep.

Take more men from our team
if you want additional back up.

I don't want you to miss either of them.

Sir, three of us can manage.

We will do the needful.

No problem.

Hello?

-Shakthi.-Yes, sir.

That driver who was Fernandez then

is roaming around in disguise
as Minjur Ranganathan today.

How did you find this out, sir?

Where are you now, sir?

Among all those people I investigated

only his face was
etched deeply in my mind.

The same false smile.

The cunningness behind that smile.

When I yelled out 'Fernandez'
while standing in that crowd,

without him realizing he showed me
his real face flash for a minute.

The pieces of the jigsaw
are fitting in now.

Your job now is to fix
the puzzle picture perfect.

Definitely, sir.

I want you to know this also.

Your journalist friend Kumar
is in danger now.

Try to save him at once.

I will rush there right now, sir.

-I'll be waiting at home.
-Okay, sir, I'll be there soon.

Step back, go.

Hey! Old man has a single barrel gun.

Two of us are here.

Who is your target?

Me?

Or him?

Wise old man
done and dusted.

Shall we inform your relatives, huh?

Come.

Acting too big for his boots
even at this age!

Hey!

Pick him also.

Minjur Ranganathan,

nothing surprising about this.

Because of dirtying his hands in politics
and sporting a white-clad false look,

no one is aware of
the atrocities he orchestrates.

You are not safe here, you must
get discharged right away, let's go.

Sir, I've tied up the old man
in our farmhouse.

-What should I do with him?
-Glad to hear that.

Go and kill that reporter.

Track down the other policeman.

I am coming over there.

Okay, sir.

Do you know a reporter
called Kumar living here?

He has been admitted
in the Govt. hospital.

Govt. hospital?

-Which one?
-Egmore.

-He is over there.
-Is that so?

-Thank you.
-okay.

-Close the door and wait.
-Okay, sir.

After many decades,

the name my parents baptized me
with a lot of love and care

That too from your lips

When I heard you yell 'Fernandez'

I was so, so very happy.

Oh!

Well!

When you were named
with tons of love

why are you loitering
under a false name?

When your victory is being celebrated
in every street, nook and cranny

what are you doing
all alone here with me?

Are you scared your real face
will be exposed to the world?

Mr. Minjur Ranganathan

alias driver Fernandez.

In chewing the cud of my past,

I derive immense pleasure.

That too with you when you know
my history from prologue to epilogue.

Sir, tell me.

The chap tied inside
is a big time police officer.

Find out the other policeman's name

send sir with all due respect and fanfare.

Okay, sir.

Sister, has a patient been
admitted here by name Kumar?

Please check.

He got discharged this morning.

Is that so?

Dad?

What is happening here?

Will you be kind enough to tell me?

Why are we hiding here
instead of going home?

Whatever it is, tell me.

I will face it.

It isn't what you fear, dear.

I know them well.

Just because they defaulted paying rent
why send thugs to hit them?

If it is not inconvenient to you
can they stay here for a few days?

I don't mind.
They can stay here.

Okay, thanks a ton.

Appa, why is he lying now?

What mess have you
got yourself into again?

You always threaten to commit suicide?

Give me that poison.
I'll end my life before you do.

Hey! Shut up.

She's out of her mind.

Sir, I've informed madam
everything about you.

She will help you.

And most importantly,
no one should know that you are here.

First switch off your phone.

Don't pick any call.

For your own good,
both of you stay indoors, okay?

Take care.

Sir, give me the car.
Please give it to me.

Sir, give me the car.
Please give it to me.

Please return my car.

Please give it back to me.

Shakthi?

One minute.

Will you please tell me truthfully
what is happening here?

-My dad is be--
-Swathi.

Your assumption is wrong.
Your dad hasn't committed any crime.

He is helping me with a case.

These safety measures are to ensure
he doesn't face any danger.

It is my responsibility to make sure
your dad is safe, okay?

Don't get worked up unnecessarily.

Call me if you need help, bye.

Ranjan sir.

His car isn't here.

Ranjan sir.

Ranjan sir.

Blood stains?

Ranjan sir!

Ranjan sir.

Shucks!

Cough up his name.
That policeman partner of yours.

I won't tell you.

All these slight taps won't work, right?

Give me the gun.

Tell me now.
Who is he?

Shankar.

Try to track him down.

Chee!

You'll say Shankar,
and then Rajini.

Am I an imbecile to
believe all this crap, huh?

Tell me now.

Sir, you'll be fine.
Don't be scared.

Nothing to worry.
Be brave.

Hey! You are that cop?

Sir?

Sir, you'll be fine.
Don't be scared.

Wait.

Hello?

Hello?
Ambulance?

Hello, Control room, an ambulance
is rushing to Central Govt. Hospital.

Please clear the traffic
in that area, over.

Sir, be brave, we will
get you to the hospital soon.

Traffic jam, sir.

I'll go ahead and clear traffic.

You keep following.

Hey! Move,
there's an ambulance behind you.

Go, go fast.

Hey! Move, man.

Ambulance behind you.
Please move.

Hello, Control Room.

Chockablock, ambulance is stuck in
the subway in Parry's, clear it, over.

Hey! Can't you see
the ambulance at the back?

Save a life, man.
An ambulance is right behind you.

Hey! Are you deaf or what?

Ambulance is waiting behind you, scumbag!

Hello, Control Room.

Please clear the traffic in the subway.

Many people have a lot to say
about your past, sir.

What is your comment on it, sir?

Regarding my past,

many people are spreading
baseless vile rumors.

In what way are they eligible
to malign my character?

My boss is now the chief minister.

Not just you,
no one can even--

Impossible!

At least he was happy recollecting
his happy times with his wife and child.

I thought I was such a Smart Alec
and I dragged him into this case--

I killed him myself.

They let their tongues run about
importance of humanitarian concern.

But even in an emergency they don't
give way for an ambulance to pass.

What a disgusting world
we live in, Swathi.

Damn!

It never pays to be good.

We should blame ourselves
for the present situation.

Only an accused like Ranganathan
will rule people like us!

Don't feel guilty, Shakthi.

You shouldn't step back from this case.

That's why I feel Ranjan sir
has sacrificed his life.

Don't lose heart.

Do something to respect his death.

Come on, Shakthi.

Sorry, I just went into
random rambling mode.

I hope you have no hassles here?

Everything okay?

Dad's friend Gopal called.

He had given his power bank
when he visited him in the hospital.

Can you return it?

-Okay.
-I'll bring it.

In Suresh's case, how did you
find out Ramya's connection?

With the jewelry of course.

I had a friend by name Gopal.

He was a reporter in EETTI?

Gopal?

Poor chap! He's dead now.

Here--

EETTI MAGAZINE

I verified, sir.

No one by name Gopal

works here, sir.

Okay.

Thank you.

Hello?

Shakthi, for a long time
I've been hunting them down.

Nabbed them just now.

I'll give you ten minutes.

Collect whatever
information you need.

Thanks, Shiva.

Bro, you don't know who I am.

Very soon I will ensure
even you don't know who you are!

Sir, sir.

Sir.

Sir, sir, I'll tell you everything.

All because of that Kumar, sir.

We took that bag from him
because he hadn't paid.

We found the phone
and iPad in that bag.

Otherwise we are in no way
connected to that murder, sir.

I swear on myself, sir.

How did you nab them?

After actress Ramya died
we couldn't find her mobile.

Her phone was switched off.

It was switched on two days ago
near Hosur border.

When we traced that
these two got caught.

Okay.

-Thanks.
-It's okay.

Rayadu, I have a surprise for you.

Happy birthday.

Thank you so much, sir.

How is it?

Do you like it?

When we investigate a case,

our eyes should become blind
to the lies surrounding us.

Our hawk-eyes should focus
only on the truth.

I was a partner with a conniving cheat.

You intend cleaning the city?

Hey! Only I know your true colors, da.

Hello, sir.

Who are you?

Tell me the truth.

Kumar?

Or Rayadu?

Hi Shakthi.

-Hi.
-When did you come?

Just now.

Is there any problem?

Nothing of that sort.

Honorable Mr. Ranganathan who will
be sworn in as our Chief Minister.

Will be inaugurating the temple function
in his home town Minjur tomorrow.

And preside over the festivities.

After which he will be sworn in
as Chief minister in Chennai.

CM approaching, alert.

Star of faith for every single youngster.

Guest of honor today, who will be
our Chief minister from tomorrow

needs no introduction.

From an ordinary farmer--

I'll meet everyone
after the function.

-Tell the volunteers.
-Okay, sir.

-CM is coming to the stage.
-Secure backstage, over.

Just five minutes, sir.

They want to play a video
about you, is it okay, sir?

Only five minutes?
No problem.

Sir?

Long live, Chief Minister.

Mr. Fernandez.

Don't move.

Friend of the poor and needy.

Doyen of compassion.

They are praising you sky-high.

What if people knew your true colors
and what you did to reach this far?

Who the hell are you?

Inspector Ranjan.

Have you heard of him?

I am his spirit, his soul.

-Shakthi.
-Tell me.

-Minjur.
-Minjur?

Min-jur

In chewing the cud of my past

I derive immense pleasure.

That too with you when you know
my history from prologue to epilogue.

Is it my fault to have been
born in a poor family?

I was such a gullible idiot.

I worked day and night 24x7.

One day life opened a new door for me.

-Sampath.
-Yes, sir.

Jayachandran called me.

He said the treasure
we have unearthed may be worth

around eight to nine million rupees.

Considering the present situation,

it's difficult to transfer it
to our Head office.

We can keep it in our office locker
safe and sound, right?

That's no problem, sir.
I can handle it.

From the moment I heard
their conversation,

I just couldn't sleep.

Instead of speaking somewhere else,

why did they speak within my earshot?

Eight to nine million.

If only I could lay my hands on it.

The greed for money
spread like poison into my veins.

I didn't see Fernandez
in the rear view mirror.

I saw only my future.

In life, as I've learnt,

one shouldn't go around carrying

a scale of justice judging
right from wrong.

After killing Sampath,

I could have helped myself
to the treasure

and simply driven away.

But my entire lifetime,

I would have had to live with the fear
of hearing the police knock at my door.

Rayadu was a young boy
working in that house.

Do you remember interrogating him?

Innocent fellow.

He was so fond of his boss's daughter
he would give his life for her.

He had a basket full of small wishes.

He wanted to study well
and climb up the ladder of success.

Give me the car, bro.

I fanned the flames of his wish list.

Even I want to buy
a car of my own.

You think it's possible? Tell me.

What the rich enjoy in real life

poor people like us have to
make it come true in our dreams!

But there is always
a short cut to success.

Only hitch, we have to tread
through thorns and stones, that's all.

If you pay heed to my words,

your future can be
chiseled out as per your wish.

I asked him to mix

a sedative in their food.

Don't worry one bit.

By the time they wake up
from their long, deep sleep,

we would have collected the treasure
and left this place far, far behind.

But he didn't know
the packet contained poison.

-Vaidehi!
-Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

Finish!

[sobbing loudly]

Sssshhh!

Pin drop silence!

From the cup you mixed it to the vessel

only your fingerprints are all over.

If you get caught,
only a noose will strangle you!

I asked you to go home.
What are you doing here?

I have to share a very important
piece of news with you, sir.

Doesn't matter.

Whatever it is,
you can tell me tomorrow.

Go home now.

We don't know if tomorrow
will exist for some, sir.

Especially for you.

What are you blabbering?

Patience, patience.

I haven't started my counting as yet.

I was worried my plans will go haywire
because Suresh did not show up on time.

But Lady Luck favored me throughout.

Hey! Switch off the light.

Suresh, his wife and child weren't
the only ones who died that day.

Rayadu's dreams too.

I wanted to kill him too.

But there were a lot of
unfinished tasks to be done.

It was almost dawn.

Because he was a scaredy-cat
I didn't squash him to death.

Rayadu.

I hope you remember what I said.

You murdered them.

I am doing all this to save you.

If you dare open your mouth to the police,
noose will be around your neck first!

What do you intend doing with her?

Send her to Heaven.

You want to accompany her?

Just obey me implicitly.

I'll finish this and be back.

My mind and heart
shattered to bits and pieces.

Not because of killing those four people.

For burning down the car I drove
with so much affection for ten years.

If I hadn't been courageous enough
to get my hands bloodstained,

I would have remained
an ordinary driver all my life.

That's why I killed Suresh,
his wife and child in one stroke.

Through the security guard Mohan,

I spun a yarn that Suresh killed Sampath,

stole the loot and the whole family
absconded was my well fabricated story.

Everyone believed what I said.

The treasure worth
eight million that I looted.

Offered a new world for me
on a golden platter.

Eight million.

Today has fetched me
assets worth 800 billion.

A life that began with four murders,

made me stoop
to the lowest of lows.

It is said politics is the last resort
for the scoundrels.

Even I entered that world.

I reached a height
no one could dream of reaching.

Rayadu tried all kinds of plans
to get me caught.

He wasn't one bit successful.

Every individual has a wish list

and plenty of fear
tagging along too.

That accompaniment of fear is my strength.

Suresh's skeleton being found now
also works in my favor.

Because a lot of new
information has to be buried.

I have already killed Ramya
who knew everything about me.

Next in my list, you were the first man
to begin investigating this case.

Poor you! Shouldn't you at least know
the truth before you breathe your last?

Now you can truly rest in peace.

I'll ensure the rest of them
follow you soon.

Even now I only see
my future in the mirror.

One small pebble will do

to shatter that glass to pieces.

Is that so?

Who has the guts to
throw that small pebble?

Reminiscing past
gives immense pleasure.

False sense of bravado that law
cannot get its hands on you!

Listen to me loud and clear.

If I set my mind on it,

I can kill you right here and
leave without an iota of guilt.

So, you don't intend to kill me.

I don't want to
give you the easy way out.

You'll become a martyr
in the eyes of the people.

Then what about my plight?

Media and Press will write
about me for a few days.

You are brilliant.

We can finish bargaining soon.

What do you gain?
How do I benefit?

Kumar alias Rayadu who knows
your crime list from A to Z

is under my custody now.

I could have killed him easily.

What is the return favor
you expect from me?

We invite Hon'ble chief minister
Mr. Minjur Ranganathan to the dais.

Sir.

Give me a minute
I'll tell my daughter.

MOTHER TERESA ORPHANAGE

Let's go, sir.

Sir, what if your plan
doesn't work out?

I'll shoot him right there.

Sir.

Isn't it better to speak to
the channel head Guru?

Huh?

Sir?

What happened, sir?

Why did you stop the car here?

What will you tell Guru?

The whole story.

Minjur Ranganathan

and all his atrocities.

Then who are you?

Will you confess the crimes
Fernandez and you committed?

I spared you yesterday
because your daughter walked in.

Tell me now.

I tried ever so often to
wreak vengeance on Ranganathan.

But he escaped all my nets.

Whatever you did
you could have told the police.

Why didn't you surrender?

It didn't occur to me.

When I realized Fernandez had framed me
I searched every nook and corner for him.

But I couldn't track him at all.

15 years later,

I found the same Fernandez had
a false face alias Minjur Ranganathan.

But he had reached untouchable heights.

I couldn't do anything to him, sir.

A man who killed a family for greed
with no guilty conscience at all.

If he occupies the CM's seat tomorrow,

I wonder how many
more families he'll destroy.

No one is alive other than me
as witness to all his ruthless crimes.

I don't care what happens to me.

I will confess everything I know.

You can record it, sir.

Go ahead.

So tell me now.

Why did you kill Ramya?

I didn't go and meet her
with the intention of killing her.

Just two questions, madam.

Go ahead, ask.

Madam,

in 1999,

Minjur Ranganathan gifted you a necklace
which belonged to the Vijayanagar dynasty.

You should ask the reporter
reporter who wrote it,

not me.

If I get to know the answer
to this one question, it is enough.

First get out or I'll scream
and bring the roof down!

-Get out!
-Only one question, madam.

Get out!

By kindling my aspirations
as an innocent youngster,

Fernandez made me
commit a grave sin.

Though so many years have gone by

I find myself falling into
that hell hole again and again.

In these very hands that child Vaidehi
who used to call me brother died.

There is no redemption
for the sin I have committed, sir.

Ramya's iPad has
all the necessary evidence.

I have nothing more to hide, sir.

Don't think, sir.

Shoot me.

Trying to save you,

I committed an unjust act
by causing a good man to die.

It is a sinful waste
for men like you to live.

Sir, please.

Don't shoot, sir.

Sir, please don't.

Sir, please.

Sir!

[loud scream of frustration]

Greetings, sir.

I finished off Rayadu.

You've started falling at my feet.

You'll progress hereafter.

My home town Minjur is
your lucky mascot.

Bless you, my boy.

Keep an eye on him.

Pride strides as craftiness

God maintains stoic silence

It is all in your hands

Con artist in governance

Hands of justice tied in helplessness

Enlightenment swirls in darkness

World will laud you with accolades

The man in disguise with many shades

Height of wisdom is creation

Height of conspiracy; power-play in action

People will flock around you like flies

The deceiver; man in disguise

The lamp's light is the wick's tip

Salvation is the soul's zenith

But you are fate's residue

Wolf in sheep's clothing through & through

O' hunter who pursues unshaken

Will this folklore
Stubborn spirit slacken?

O' poser and pretender, neck deep cruelly

As you sow, so shall you reap duly
Your past will catch up with you truly

I won't let you die that easily.

Long live.

Long live!

[shouting slogans]

With the grace of Goddess Shakthi...

Long live!

With the loving support of
the people of Tamil Nadu,

from tomorrow I am committed to
serving all of you as your Chief Minister.

Long live!

Long live, leader!

Long live!!

Sins sow seeds of destiny

Sky showers rain as epiphany

Time speaks volumes slowly

Man with a face of duplicity

In the beginning
Evil may seem to win

But in the end however
Truth will always conquer

Karma will have the final say forever

A false face personifies
The man in disguise

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Five.

Four.

Three.

Two.

One.

For the crimes Fernandez committed,

karma came up with divine justice!

For the mistake I made...

[coughing]

Kumar, what happened?

Kumar.

Kumar, what's wrong?

Sir, by now the whole world will know
from A to Z about both of us.

How will I be able to
face my daughter, sir?

That's why from the poison
I administered to Fernandez

I consumed the left over.

Kumar!

Why did you do this?

I couldn't think of
any other option, sir.

How could you, Kumar?

Rayadu, we should always take
only the good in life.

Just trash the bad.

I never followed
any of his pearls of wisdom, sir.

My daughter--

Kumar, I'll rush you to the hospital.

Kumar.

Kumar, Kumar.

Kumar.

Kumar, Kumar.

I thought of telling you the truth
at the right time, Swathi.

I'm sorry.

Minjur Ranganathan, to be sworn in
as Chief Minister tomorrow was murdered.

He is allegedly guilty of
killing four people 43 years ago.

And looted the treasures of
Vijayanagar dynasty.

A series of astounding facts
are being unearthed.

SURESH
VIJAYALAKSHMI

VAIDEHI

Sir?

He will recover soon.
He's out of danger now.

I don't want this huge an amount, sir.
It's too much for what I did.

The value of a life is even more
priceless than this.

Thank you.

-Hi, Dad.
-Shakthi.

You said you were
coming home today?

I'll come soon.

JAGADAMMAL

JAGADAMMAL

I'll come home with good news.

When the police force was first formed,

uniform was white for everyone.

Uniform can be any color.

White, blue, yellow, red
Color is no criteria.

It is said to be just an identity.

But its true identity is,

duty, decorum, discipline,

justice, integrity, heroism.

Our country with its share
of corruption, hypocrisy,

religious fanaticism, caste fury and
a frenzy for power and authority.

With all these stains of
stigmas and smudges,

it became very difficult to retain
the whiteness on the uniforms.

Then a spark of insight flared up

and a color was mixed with white.

That is khaki.

Even if we wear a khaki uniform,

we should never forget
our heart within is pure white.

And no policeman should forget this.

And if we do,

there's no difference
between criminals and us.