i, Nobody (2026) Movie Script

1
I don't know...
what you are about to do
right now.
But I feel
it's going to be...
a major turning point
in your life.
Similarly,
before making every such
important decision in life,
do you ever take five minutes
just to be relaxed?
To do that,
first you have to...
relax your body,
and keep your mind calm.
To relax your body,
a highly effective practice...
is the countdown technique.
First,
take a deep breath
through your nose.
Inhale.
Hold it right there
for two seconds.
And then, slowly,
[dashboard clicks open]
through your lips
[car horn blares]
gently release that breath
[distant city traffic]
Slowly
just like this
start counting down
99...
98...
[car door closes]
97...
96...
95...
[muffled traffic sounds]
Each time you count down...
[muffled traffic sounds]
[brakes squeal softly
as van approaches]
[van door opens]
[intriguing music]
[music builds]
[pulsating music]
[engines roaring,
tires screeching]
[chaotic street noise]
[engine whining in pursuit]
[score rising dramatically]
[rapid gear shifts]
[loud crash]
[English song plays]
[tires grind to a halt]
[score rises dramatically]
[music fades]
[gunshot blasts, tire pops]
[traffic humming]
Taluk Hospital, right?
Yeah, got it.
No trouble being
caused there, right?
Okay, I'll send someone over.
Why did you guys take on
a job you can't handle?
Just to embarrass me too?!
Didn't I assign you
a task this morning?
Then why did you drag
yourselves over here?
That's exactly what
brought us here, sir.
Oh? Was it here?
No, sir. Down at that corner.
Sir, while checking the C... CCTV
over there, we heard a noise.
When we got here,
we saw three masked guys with guns
making a run for it.
We chased them down and were
just about to catch them...
when they shot
and blew out our jeep's tire!
Don't bother saying the rest.
The whole town saw it!
[music building slowly]
The chief is looking for you both.
Go wait over there,
face the music, and clear out.
Actually...
don't just waste your time here.
Someone's been admitted
to the Taluk hospital.
Seems like some local brawl.
Find out what happened
and call me.
Sir!
Who did those guys take, sir?
Was it some V.I.P.?
Nope. Just a regular Joe.
A nobody!
[music rising]
[van engine rumbles]
[loud explosion]
[tires screech]
Bro! Just drive faster.
It's time for me to
get back to work.
Don't we have to dump
this guy somewhere?
Hey, hey, stop there!
Pull over at that spot.
Hey... there are people and cars
around. Don't cause a scene!
It won't be a scene, man.
Just stop the car!
[car screeches to a halt]
Tell that loser partner of yours
that we're coming to see him soon.
- Get out, you piece of trash!
- Get down!
Just leave him there!
Hey, that's far enough!
Come back!
Come on!
Go get yourself
run over and die!
[groans in pain]
[screams in agony]
Come back!
Hey!
Dude, that's enough!
Get over here!
People are going to see us.
Get back in the car!
This idiot is going
to ruin everything.
- Hey!
- Get out there and handle him!
Hey! Stop it!
Hey! Stop it!
Hey! Get back!
You're right in the
middle of the road!
Shouldn't we go?
Come back!
Just leave him and get in!
Peter! Hey!
Start the car!
[horns honking]
Have you come
just to pick a fight?
Don't you need to be at work
before this hits the news?
How can I show up at work
looking like this?
Just find a way!
Hey, get the car moving fast!
We're already late.
Is it my fault that we're late?
- Was I supposed to spare him?
- You're the one who had to show off!
Piss off!
Wait... didn't your t-shirt have
a nameplate on it?
The one with your name?
Where is it?
That scumbag!
Turn the car around, man!
Dude, turn the car around!
[tires screech as car turns]
[tires screech]
[fast-paced music rising]
[engine revving loudly]
[chaotic pursuit sounds]
Run that pig down!
Finish him!
[music stops abruptly]
[engine roars]
[loud truck horn]
[heavy engine roaring]
[tires screeching as car skids]
[car crashes violently]
[high-energy music swells]
I, NOBODY
[ambient hospital sounds]
No one gave any names
or information.
A few people dropped him off,
claiming they found him out on the road.
He has been beaten up
pretty badly.
His hands were tied
behind his back like this.
[low hum of music]
[distant ambulance sirens]
[music becomes intriguing]
[dramatic score intensifies]
Sir, this isn't some
brawl or assault case.
It's him.
The "nobody" you spoke of, sir.
And sir...
He handed over a restaurant badge,
saying it belongs to one of the thieves.
The kind people wear
on their uniforms?
Right. That sort of thing.
It has one of their names on it.
Peter Thomas.
[ambulance door opens]
[stretcher clicks and slides out]
[ambulance sirens wailing]
- What happened?
- Road accident.
- An accident?
- Yes.
Rajeevan, do you have
any trouble speaking?
Do you need to rest
a bit longer?
No... I'm fine.
Alright.
Then, how about we take it
from the top?
Okay.
You go into the bank for some work.
Just then,
the three of them storm the bank.
And then?
And then they...
[muffled sounds, faint emotional score]
Sir, this is Rajeevan's wife.
He is alright, Madam.
Nothing to worry.
What did the doctor say?
I'm alright.
Do we need to get any medicines?
No.
- Can I get you some food?
- No.
I don't want anything right now.
Are you discharged?
I can drop you home.
I've been discharged.
But...
They...
We just need
a few more details, Ma'am.
We'll be quick.
Let me know when this is done.
Okay.
Rajeevan, if you're not comfortable
talking here...
how about we go to the station?
- Are you ready?
- Yes, sir.
- Don't push for too many details.
- Got it.
I'll tell you what
you need to know.
Three people were directly
involved in the accident.
Fleeing the bank after the heist,
they met with an accident
and died on the spot.
You already know this part.
And we've identified
one of them.
It's too early to say if there
are more players involved.
The investigation is underway.
We will update you.
The money stolen from the bank
has not been recovered yet.
We're continuing
our efforts to find it.
That is all I have
to say at the moment.
If you have any questions,
I'll take them now.
Any foul play suspected
in that accident?
No signs of foul play so far.
We have the truck driver in custody.
We did question him.
Sir, you mentioned
you've identified one of them.
Any specifics you can give us?
I can't disclose that
at this stage.
I'll brief you when
the time is right. We good?
Anas.
- It's almost over. Come on over.
- For what?
Every time a crime
hits this place...
they aren't satisfied until
a couple of cops are suspended.
I'm done b... begging people.
I'm out of here.
Anas!
[car horn blares]
- Have you got nothing to ask me?
- No.
What should I ask?
Fine, I'll tell you myself.
I didn't go to the office today.
I just wasn't in the mood.
I go there every day, right?
So instead, I picked a bank
that looked ripe for a robbery today...
and went and sat inside.
And when that didn't
do it for me,
I went out of my way
to piss off the robbers,
got the crap beaten out of me,
and created a situation where
they were forced to take me hostage.
Satisfied?
Oh, wait, sorry...
I forgot something else.
Even though I knew exactly what was
going to happen at the bank today...
it's completely my fault for walking
right into that specific bank, isn't it?
So, sorry.
[mysterious score plays]
[news] Today, at the single busiest bank
branch in a city like Trivandrum...
three men armed with just
two small handguns...
managed to pull off a
massive daylight robbery.
Give your Dad a salute!
What we witnessed in
Vanchiyoor today really exposes...
Actually, don't bother.
He's on suspension now anyway.
...the state of security
at our banks.
Until now, the largest bank
heist in Kerala's history...
Have you called my brother yet?
...was pulled off in Chelambra,
Malappuram, back in December 2007.
Why can't you just call him?
Why do you have to stretch this out?
However, today's robbery is set
to break that record.
Do you even know how long it's
been since I last saw my mom?
Venu, according to the
information we have right now,
around Rs. 17 crores has
been stolen from the bank.
To be precise,
it's Rs. 16 crore and 73 lakhs.
And this is just an initial estimate.
Did they hide the gold and cash
somewhere before the accident,
or pass it on to an accomplice?
That is the main question
confounding the police.
[intriguing score intensifies]
[music stops]
Aren't you done eating yet?
What's taking so long?
Mumma, she isn't eating
any of her vegetables.
She's wasting all of it.
Mumma, I don't want it.
I'm really not hungry.
If you're not going to eat,
go wash your hands.
Just leave it there.
Go do your homework.
Amala!
[indistinct chatter]
- Over there.
- Yes, right there.
[mobile game sounds]
- Mumma.
- Hm?
Have you seen my Mickey?
[mobile game sounds]
Ah...
He's outside.
I'll go grab him real quick.
[mobile game sounds]
Mumma told me you got hurt
because you went looking for a fight.
Is that true, Papa?
Yeah.
Me against a bunch of villains.
And then?
And then what?
Not a single bad guy
who came to fight your Papa...
is left alive now.
Wait, did you kill all of them?
Ugh, not that story again!
I'm sick of hearing it.
Which one do you want instead?
Hmm... tell me the
one about the Papa Rabbit.
But it better not be about a race!
Uh-oh.
Well, well... A Papa Rabbit story
that isn't about a race, huh?
[faint emotional score]
- I've got one.
- Mm.
- Ready for it?
- Yeah!
So, our Papa Rabbit...
- He has a family.
- Uh-huh.
A Mama Rabbit and two little kids.
Okay.
One day, Papa Rabbit finds out...
that Mama Rabbit...
Mm.
That Mama Rabbit...
loves someone else
more than him.
Oh? Who's that?
It's...
an Uncle Tortoise.
Oh no.
Figuring it would only cause more
trouble to ask Mama Rabbit about it,
Papa Rabbit...
decides to go and see
this Uncle Tortoise on his own.
He went to ask Uncle Tortoise
to give Mama Rabbit back to him, you see.
Other than that, the poor thing
meant no harm to anyone.
[steady, heartbeat-like score]
So, just as Papa Rabbit was walking up
to speak to Uncle Tortoise...
suddenly, three jackals...
Good morning everyone!
Now, I'm sure we don't
need to spell out
why we have shown up in
masks with guns, do we?
All we need is five minutes
of your absolute cooperation.
But... if any brave soul here wants to play
hero and hand us over to the cops...
please, feel free
to step forward right now!
Well, well!
Do we have a volunteer?
Huh?
And then?
Give it!
Come on!
Papa Rabbit lay there, wondering what
bad omen he'd crossed that morning...
- And that's when...
- Shh.
Give it! Give me your phones!
We should do something.
Give it!
Move!
Give me your phone!
Give me your phone!
Where's your phone?
Move!
Hey!
Hey, you!
You!
Making a phone call, huh?
[alarming music]
[unsettling score swells]
Who are you?
Tell me!
Why are you carrying a gun?
Answer me!
Who the hell let you in here?
What's your plan?
- Tell me.
- Brother... Sorry...
I... You've got
the wrong guy.
- I'm here for... for something else.
- Spit the truth out!
Dude, calm down.
- Let's get out of here first.
- Are you kidding me?!
Why would some guy walk
in here today with a gun?
To store it in a locker or what?
Did that other guy send him?
Of course! It's not like
he read our minds!
You morons, you're missing the point!
No, you're the one
missing the point.
There's a crowd
gathering outside.
Didn't I tell you we'd handle
everything the second we clear out?
Hey!
Did you think you could play us for fools
and split the loot between the two of you?
- Dude, this is that guy's plan!
- Hey! Knock it off!
- Get the car!
- Seventy-One...
Seventy...
Sixty-Nine...
Sixty-Eight...
- Start the car! Quick!
- Sixty-Seven...
Sixty-Six...
- Come on, start the car!
- Sixty-Five...
- Let's go!
- Sixty-Four...
Sixty-Three...
Sixty-Two...
Sixty-One...
Sixty...
[upbeat, cheerful music starts]
[Hindi song begins]
Every day is like a balloon
In colours fresh and bright
Like the spark of a firefly
Jiya!
Jiya, get up.
It sways and twinkles in flight
Wake up, dear.
Get up, get up!
Good morning.
Why hold on to yesterday's pain?
Go shake hands with joy again
Push the hands of time ahead
Let the past be gone instead
It's a bunch,
a lovely bunch
A bunch of moments,
rich and rare
This life that you
and I both share
Papa!
Papa!
Ah! Just a minute.
[doorbell rings]
[song stops abruptly]
Is Mr. Rajeevan home?
Sir, you need to come
with us to the SP's office.
But I have to get to work.
I'm already late.
It won't take long, sir.
Just half an hour.
- Sir, that Rajeevan guy has arrived.
- So?
Just let him sit out there.
Okay, sir.
[phone rings]
[rattling chair sound]
[ambient police station sounds]
[phone rings]
[phone rings]
I've been here for a while.
Is Sir not in his office?
Just take a seat over there.
He'll call you when it's time.
[doorbell rings]
Why the hell aren't you
answering our calls?
[rattling chair sound]
[ambient police station sounds]
Sir, it's been two days since
I've gone to my office.
Have a seat.
[ambient police station sounds]
[ambient police station sounds]
[rumble of train passing]
So where's the route map?
Here.
The thieves who broke into the bank
went right past the big church.
From there, they drove
past the airport...
crossed the railway crossing,
and hit Market Junction.
Then, they went around Manakkal temple,
took Palace Road, and hit the highway.
And this is where
the accident happened.
Wait, that's my daily route,
isn't it?
My thoughts exactly.
What else does the paper say?
The money they stole
from the bank...
it wasn't in the van
they burned down...
nor was it in the
car that crashed.
What does that mean?
That means...
before the accident
even happened...
somewhere within this
five-kilometre radius...
they must have hidden the money.
- The entire 17 crores?
- Yep.
[intriguing score begins]
[indistinct chatter]
Let them come.
We'll find it ourselves.
Dude, check that out!
Seems like he's looking
for the money.
Hey, Uncle!
No use looking in there.
It's empty!
We already checked it.
[intriguing score continues]
Thieves roam around
freely everywhere
With strength in their hands
and bones to spare
Built on dark deeds
and black trades they share
You, the common man,
are pushed below
Left only with a slave's
status to show
This is a kingdom
of force and command
And you are just
a puppet in its hand
This world is savage,
wild in every way
Like bitter thorn-apple,
poisoned all the way
The rich have gates
with corruption stained deep
The common man is left
to clean and sweep
But will these dark deeds
lose the stains they keep?
The common folk run
left and right astray
People rush in frenzy
while the wealthy laugh away
The common man is Nobody
The public too is Nobody
The common folk run
left and right astray
The weak always lose,
while the powerful win the day
The common man is Nobody
Those in power are all buddies
[news] Someone started this
search purely on a whim,
and it has escalated into
a massive treasure hunt.
A whole city is running frenzied,
desperate to try their luck.
[news] The District Collector
has declared Section 144
across Vanchiyoor station limits
for three days.
Unlawful gatherings,
the carrying of weapons...
as well as public demonstrations
of any kind...
have been strictly prohibited
until the 17th of this month,
according to the official order.
[police siren wails]
[mysterious score]
Is it even safe to stash
the money here, bro?
Exactly!
Once we exit the bank, we can't be
moving around with all that cash.
It's too risky.
So? We should just
freaking dump it over here?
Actually, there are n... no CCTVs
for at least 300 meters here.
It's a proper blind spot.
And there are no shops
or houses around either, see?
- So?
- Hey.
Our plan remains exactly the same!
We hide the cash we take from
the bank right here, immediately.
Then, we go our separate ways.
He will...
shift the entire haul somewhere
else perfectly on schedule.
Your plan of escaping to another state
with the cash isn't really practical.
- Anas, come.
- This plan isn't sitting right with me!
Hey!
Come here.
Look, we can't really
trust a guy like him.
In the end, a cop will
always show his true colours.
Watch out!
He brought him into this.
Let him deal with it.
Wait and watch! He'll run away
with the whole haul by then!
[intriguing score]
[music stops]
[indistinct chatter]
Sir!
Do you remember me?
I already came to the police
station yesterday, right?
No, no, this isn't about that.
Don't worry.
I'm currently under suspension.
I tried saving you, but in the end,
I also got screwed.
My... A friend of mine works here.
So I came to see if he could pull
some strings to get my job back.
I'm trying everything I can, sir.
I'm the sole breadwinner
in my family.
- Are you in need of money?
- No, it's not about money.
Could you...
do me a favour, sir?
What is it?
If we can somehow find
out where the m...
missing cash is,
they might just
lift my suspension.
Oh, shoot!
I just remembered. My friend
is probably waiting for me.
[unsettling music builds]
[unsettling music intensifies]
[Amala sings a nursery rhyme]
[traffic sounds]
[Amala continues singing]
[unsettling music]
[unsettling score intensifies]
Papa!
Come.
[tense score builds]
Man, that guy would charter a private jet
just to chase down trouble in the sky!
- He's the ultimate trouble magnet.
- Sir.
- But even he couldn't handle this.
- I think they are cops.
Hard to tell if he went off the grid
or if someone made him disappear.
It's been three to four weeks now.
There's no word on him.
He looks like a real
gentleman on the outside.
But show him the money,
and he'll pull off any scam.
Well, there would be people
like that among us too, right?
Brother! What's our total?
Four teas... Guys, how many
cigarettes did we smoke?
- But it's already been paid for.
- Who paid it?
He paid.
Why the hell would he pay for us?
Can't we pay for ourselves?
Or will you just pocket cash from
anyone who throws it at you?!
I insisted that
he take the money.
You guys have been on escort duty
for me the last two days, right?
The least I can do
is buy tea for everyone.
Saji, don't take any more
money from them.
Charge it to my tab.
Hey!
Stop right there.
Here's your money.
Take it.
It's alright, bro.
It's on me.
I told you to take it.
Get your hands off me.
You're not walking away
until you take this.
[unsettling score]
Hey! Hey!
Cut the attitude
and take the damn cash.
Get out of my way, you jerk!
- Hey! Hey!
- Hey!
We're the freakin' police, moron!
Calm down!
[unsettling music continues]
[objects clattering down]
- Where is Rajeevan?
- I don't know.
They've been tailing me
for the last two days, sir.
At the office, fine,
I won't complain.
But if they try
to enter my home?
Which bank do you hold
an account in, Rajeevan?
- SSB.
- How about your wife?
The same one.
Then why did you go to ISFC Bank
that day, Rajeevan?
[intriguing music]
You were in there for about
half an hour, weren't you?
Were you there to see someone?
I did ask him
if he needed any help.
But he told me he was just
waiting for someone.
That man was quite upset.
He was incredibly
tensed throughout.
I could tell something was off
right from the start.
This has been bugging me
ever since that day.
There were about thirty people
inside the bank that day.
There were elderly people
among them.
And there were children too.
Yet, out of everyone there,
why did they choose a well-built
man like you as a hostage?
If it were up to me,
I wouldn't take that risk.
Just as they were leaving,
they were saying something to him.
I couldn't catch what
they were saying.
From what I saw, I felt that boy
had some connection with them.
They were clearly
working as a team, sir.
Okay.
Didn't something fall off you
during the struggle that day?
What was that?
That was a gun!
I'm damn sure.
A freaking gun!
Rajeevan, I wanted to discuss
a few more things with you.
But, what's the point
if I'm the only one talking?
Let him sit here.
I'll tell you what to do with him.
Okay, sir.
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter]
Sir, you've been holding a man named
Rajeevan here, right? I'm his wife.
I got a call from here.
Please wait there, Madam.
I'll inform the officer.
Okay.
[unsettling music builds]
[unsettling score intensifies]
Hey! Wake up!
I just got bored
and dozed off, sir.
[rhythmic ticking]
[indistinct chatter]
[ambient police station sounds]
[rhythmic ticking continues]
[indistinct chatter]
Tell them we've taken him
into custody, Jomon!
Or else they'll say we're doing
absolutely nothing--
I had an affair with someone
who works at that bank.
That might be why Rajeevan went
to the bank that day... to confront him.
I don't know if Rajeevan
has mentioned this to you, sir.
Or if he's still being held here
because he hasn't said it yet.
Basically, I don't know anything,
and nobody here is telling me anything.
I can give you all the details
I know about that man.
You just have to verify
it with him, sir.
He has a family.
So...
[poignant score]
Meera, I had a word with Sreekanth,
whom you told us about.
But he didn't admit to anything.
He denied knowing you.
Sir, my kids are home alone.
Can I leave now?
We're letting Rajeevan go right now.
You can leave together.
Shall we go?
[indistinct chatter]
[rapid camera clicks]
[indistinct chatter]
A major update is coming in right now
regarding the Vanchiyoor bank robbery case.
We've just received word
that the police have questioned
a Secretariat official
in connection with this case.
The most intriguing fact
in this is that
this same official was taken hostage
by the robbers on the day of the heist.
Even when the police say
all suspects have been identified,
they haven't been able to recover
the nearly 17 crore rupees
stolen from the bank so far.
Police are now investigating
the possibility
that a fourth person could be involved,
rather than just three suspects.
What remains to be seen now is,
whether Rajeevan's interrogation
has yielded any further leads.
Regardless, this probe is moving
in a completely unexpected direction.
Even if some unexpected names
surface on the suspect list,
it should come as no surprise.
That is the inside information we have
from our sources within the police.
Do you know what an ordinary
government employee's salary is?
Can that salary actually sustain
a family of four nowadays?
Absolutely not...
and that's the reality this officer,
Rajeevan, is laying out for us.
Somehow, this officer tracks down
three hardcore criminals.
He lures them in with a share of the spoils
and convinces them to execute a robbery.
During the heist, he poses as
a regular customer inside that very bank,
overseeing the entire operation.
Then,
to put up a smokescreen
for the witnesses,
he pretends to take a beating
from the robbers.
He gets into their vehicle along with them,
as if he's being taken hostage.
And boom... a flawless bank robbery
is executed right under our noses.
As always...
As always, the police
and the public...
are left looking like fools.
But this evil mastermind's cruelty...
It doesn't end there, you know.
He gets down on the way
with the stolen cash,
and uses a truck driver
he had hired beforehand...
to engineer a fatal crash, wiping
all three accomplices out for good.
Zero evidence left behind.
No one to share the loot with!
While the police and the public...
were tearing the city apart
looking for that 17-crore haul,
this officer...
was living the high life
on that stolen loot... with his wife.
Pretty smooth, right?
[elevator dings]
Mumma, come fast!
Hold on, let's wait for Papa.
[suspicious music plays]
Hey, have you heard
what's going around?
Do you know what
they say he's done?
People say he's dragged
his own name down
Really?
Looks like a thief,
doesn't he?
Must be hiding some secret,
can't you see?
They say he's woven
lies endlessly
His clothes are neat,
his manners refined
He keeps to himself,
so no secrets unwind
To the world he says,
I didn't do it
With an innocent face,
he thinks he'll get through it
I'm sure he's throwing
dust in everyone's eyes
And getting away
again and again with his lies
Oh, just look at him.
Look at those eyes,
watch closely and see
Slithering like a snake,
moving wild and free
Look at those eyes,
watch closely and see
Just look how they move,
so restlessly
Sir!
My name is Jose.
You probably won't
recognise me by my name.
But you'll know
my son-in-law's name.
Peter.
Once the job was done,
you killed him and his friends
and put them six feet under.
That's honestly none of my business.
That just shows your expertise.
But...
you think you can hoard a fortune
everyone worked hard for, all for yourself?
That's taking things way too far, sir.
Peter has left
a wife and child behind.
So, here's the deal...
Give us half of everything you got.
Everything I've got
is right here on me.
Why settle for half?
I'll give you
the whole damn lot.
- How about that?
- No need to get angry, sir.
Don't you have a shred
of common sense?!
If some idiot
feeds you a bunch of garbage,
you swallow it whole
and come here to ruin my peace!
Step in front of me again
demanding a cut,
- and I'll kick your--
- Hey, Rajeevan!
You aren't doing any work here,
and you're disrupting everyone else too.
Sign out and go.
You're on half-day leave for today.
This is a paid leave, right, sir?
[car door unlocks]
It's spreading like wildfire, sir.
I personally saw it in, like,
thr... three or four WhatsApp groups.
They're literally exposing your
entire life history, sir.
Do you know where this
Palanaadan Varghese's office is?
Sir, please don't make
an issue out of this.
The internet is full
of guys like him.
If not him,
it'll be someone else.
You know how it is, sir.
I didn't, until now.
Now I do.
Sir...
In all honesty... the two of us
are the ones stuck in a mess.
You lost your peace of mind, sir.
And I... lost my job.
I hoped finding those robbers
would win my job back,
but those guys...
m-m... they're dead and gone.
The only way left is to find
the cash they stole.
But at this point, there's literally
nowhere left to look.
I don't even know
what to do anymore.
Sir, what if we try to track
down the money together?
I mean, you were in the car with them
for a bit, weren't you, sir?
If you manage
to remember anything,
I can take it over from there.
You'll get your peace of mind back, sir.
And as for me, my job.
- What was your name again?
- Anas.
Anas, hunting down thieves
and recovering cash isn't my job.
Isn't that what the system
and you cops are here for?
You just do your own job
properly first.
Then my peace of mind
will return on its own.
Brother!
- One tea, on my tab.
- Okay.
- Should we do it?
- Let's just give it a shot.
Is that even going to work?
What if he does something?
No way, man.
Let's just try.
What do you say?
Nothing's gonna happen.
Let's try.
Uncle!
- Hi! We're from Jiya's school.
- Hi!
Uncle, could you help us out?
- Could you give us some cash?
- What?
Like, ten thousand rupees.
What do you need
all that money for?
Well... to party, Uncle.
And then to grab some food.
Oh.
You can go ask for that
at your own homes.
But it's not like our homes have
stolen bank money lying around, Uncle.
You've got 17 crores, right?
Can't you share a little with us too?
He has two daughters, right?
Must be saving it for their dowries.
Uncle, if you don't have
the cash, never mind.
But could you teach us how you
pulled off the job instead?
Sure thing! You boys can
join me for my next hit.
I've already scouted
out another bank.
Oh no, Uncle! Will you kill us
once the job is done?
Well, that's just how
my modus operandi is.
Once the job is done,
I have to get rid of you.
Ah! Just give us the cash then.
In your dreams!
Come on, Uncle!
Don't storm off like that.
After all, your daughter
is my schoolmate, right?
Can't you at least show me
some consideration for that?
One of them is named Jiya, right?
What's the younger one's name?
Doesn't matter,
she's still Uncle's blood, right?
Just like how Uncle loves his child,
we can show her some love too.
But Uncle just doesn't seem
very affectionate, man.
So we don't need to show
her any love either.
Oh boy... Sir is getting
really pissed off.
Get lost.
Hey! His hand!
- Sorry!
- Get him out of his car!
Hey, you better pay us!
[indistinct clamouring]
- Move aside!
- Hurl that stone at him!
[indistinct clamouring]
[dog barking in distance]
[door closes]
[Amala hums a tune]
[ambient school sounds]
Mumma, Papa! Bye!
[unsettling music]
[unsettling music intensifies]
It's getting late.
Let's go.
[unsettling music intensifies]
[music stops]
[school bell rings]
[children playing in schoolyard]
[unsettling music]
Take this.
Thanks, Uncle.
Whoa!
Dude!
- Let's hurry.
- Come on, come on.
They're just kids, man!
High-schoolers!
They gave him a tiny scare,
and he pulled 10,000 from
the ATM and gave it to them.
Didn't I tell you, bro?
He definitely has the money.
I am 150% certain.
[Anas] You're in a bigger
mess than I am, sir.
In all honesty... the two of us
are the ones stuck in a mess.
The only way left is to find
the cash they stole.
You'll get your peace of mind back, sir.
And as for me, my job.
What if we try to track
down the money together?
Sir...
[muffled street traffic sounds]
[car engine starts]
Here you go.
Sir... Are you ready?
[intriguing score builds]
Ready.
100... 99... 98... 97...
96... 95...
77... 76...
[continues counting down]
Go, go, go!
Hey!
Step on it, man!
- Go fast!
- Left or right, sir?
Speed up!
Sir! Left or right?
68...
67...
Left.
Can you all just shut up?!
I'll handle the wheel.
- Just go faster, man!
- Drive faster!
Can you guys just calm down?
Turn left!
There's a U-turn ahead!
I can see that!
They're right behind us!
Stop swerving and just floor it!
- Just go, man!
- 76...
75...
- 74...
- They're right behind us, gun it!
- 73...
- They're gaining on us, man!
72...
71...
70...
69...
68...
- Sir...
- 67...
66...
65...
64...
[ambient traffic sounds]
[traffic sounds get louder]
Didn't I tell you a thousand times
that we didn't need any outsiders?!
Look, you're the sole reason
we're running for our lives right now!
Dude, it's true that he's a cop.
I brought him in thinking
he'd be useful to us in the future.
Yeah, real useful!
Do you know what would've
happened if I hadn't seen his gun?
These two would've run off
with everything we got!
Dude, just calm down! Let's get
to safety first, then we can talk.
Talk about what? I have
absolutely nothing to say to you.
Just take your share
of the cut and get lost.
Bro, just hear me out!
I know exactly how to ensure
he never pulls a stunt like this again.
He's not going to pull
anymore stunts, dude!
I knew it the moment I saw him
giving that lecture yesterday.
His damn CCTV!
C... c... camera...
B... b... b... blind spot.
Ugh! To hell with him!
Sheesh!
[score intensifies dramatically]
Stop!
[music fades out]
What is it, sir?
Sir, d... did... did
anything ring a bell?
- Let me think.
- Dude, he's a cop.
His damn CCTV!
C... c... camera...
B... b... b... blind spot.
Well... did you remember anything?
Yes, I did.
But nothing useful to you.
Th... Then...
It's just a little bit further.
Shall we go and see the rest?
No. Let's call it a day.
I've got a bit of a headache.
Sir, just a little further--
Or I can...
Hey!
[sound of car driving away]
Damn it.
[lift whirring and operating]
[elevator dings]
[elevator doors closing]
[tapping on door]
[knocking on door]
[door opens]
Hey!
[unsettling music]
Hey!
[elevator dings]
[in Hindi] Shut the door quickly!
He's coming!
[loud beeping sound]
[elevator dings]
[glass cracks]
[rapidly pressing all elevator buttons]
[elevator dings, loud thud]
My bat!
Oh no!
[lift whirring]
[lift door opens]
Surely you're aware of what's being said
about Rajeevan on social media, right?
Isn't he partly
responsible for that?
This isn't a first-time
incident, Meera.
The police have been marching
in and out of here constantly.
And it has caused a huge inconvenience
for your neighbours.
They've already filed
complaints multiple times now.
If anything like this happens again,
you will have to find another flat.
We're making ourselves clear.
How is that even fair, Rinny?
Just because I stayed quiet
and let you talk,
you think you can
walk all over me?
Wasn't this security guard
appointed by the association?
He's the one who broke into our flat!
Is that also our fault now?
- But it was Rajeevan who got--
- Enough!
If the association doesn't compensate
us for the damages we faced,
I will be the one to file
a police complaint against you.
Excuse me!
Rajeevan, come inside for a second.
[music fades out]
[door shuts]
Rajeevan...
This is the room where
my children and I sleep.
For a complete stranger
to break in here...
do you know how
violating that feels?
How are we supposed to sleep
peacefully in here anymore?
How many times will I have to check
if someone is hiding in here?
This was the one space in this entire house
that we could actually call ours.
Don't you have anything
to say, Rajeevan?
Fine, just go!
Go spin another story to our daughter
and put the blame on me again.
[unsettling score]
Sir...
Just show this note at the store.
I've listed out everything
you need on it.
Once you buy them,
just give me a call, sir.
Let's go.
[car engine running]
[auto-rickshaw honks and crashes]
[disturbing score intensifies]
[handbrake engages with a click]
[engine turns off]
[indistinct chatter]
[disturbing music swells]
Come out!
[heartbeat intensifies]
Come out!
[indistinct chatter]
Hey, how's that fair?
I saw it happen
right before my eyes.
He's the one who rammed into
the auto rickshaw, right?
And now you're claiming
it's the auto driver's fault?
That's rich!
Look, sir already agreed
to pay for the repairs!
So, what's your problem now?
This auto is a poor man's
livelihood, isn't it?
Stop dragging this out.
Just give him some cash and settle it here.
That would be for the best, sir.
Why get caught up
in a headache like this, sir?
Alright, how much do I owe you?
[whispering secretly]
Go on, give him five, sir.
- Five as in?
- As in five lakhs.
Five lakhs?
Oh.
That's a bit too low, isn't it?
How about I buy him
a brand-new auto instead?
He can decide that himself.
Just pay up and settle this.
Just give it, sir!
Let them feast on it.
Sir, it's best to just pay up
and be done with it.
Otherwise, dealing with courts
and cops will be a massive mess.
Look how many people are here
waiting for this to be settled, sir.
Stop wasting our time.
It's not like you're short
on cash anyway, right sir?
Just tell us where the cash is.
We'll go grab it ourselves.
Where is it kept, sir?
At your house?
I'll pay for the actual repairs.
If not, let the cops handle it.
I'm ready to deal with the mess.
Why bring the police into this, sir?
- Sir, I don't have it with me.
- Bring it later.
Sir.
No, I was alone.
What's this about?
He got into a street fight, sir.
With those guys over there.
[commotion and grunting as a fight ensues]
[rear-view mirror shatters]
[disturbing music slows
down distortionally]
[music rises again]
[windshield shatters loudly]
[disturbing music slows down]
[music intensifies]
[stabbing sound]
[stabbing sound]
[repeated stabbing sounds]
[music fades out]
If you keep stirring up
new problems every single day,
it's gonna put us cops
in a major fix, man!
If a crime happens, isn't it
your job to catch the criminals?
Isn't it?
But instead of doing your job,
you throw me, the victim
of that very crime,
to the media, the public and...
criminals like these?
What kind of policing is that, sir?
Shut your mouth
and wait over there!
Come with me, Rajeevan.
Haven't you learned about
the food chain in school, Rajeevan?
The food chain.
You must have forgotten.
Let me make it simple for you.
A grasshopper eats grass.
[intense music]
That grasshopper
gets eaten by a frog.
The frog is then eaten
by a snake.
And the snake
is eaten by an eagle.
When that eagle dies,
it turns into fertiliser for
the very grass we started with.
Our society works just like
a food chain, Rajeevan.
And that includes
me, you, the media...
the police, the public...
and even the criminals.
But there's one difference here.
To survive in this
societal food chain,
a grasshopper cannot
survive on grass alone.
It has to consume the frog too.
[music slowly fades out]
[phone rings]
- Hello.
- Hello!
Madam, we're calling from
the Vanchiyoor police station.
Rajeevan sir got into
an altercation on the road,
and he's currently being
held here at the station.
If you can come down right away,
we can release him on bail.
[Meera sighs]
[unsettling music]
[intense music]
[Jomon] So I must prey on guys
like you, Rajeevan!
Because those further up the chain
are constantly feeding on me.
Now, you choose for yourself...
who becomes your prey next?
Hey! You may leave.
[music fades out]
I've had this with me for a while.
I delayed it on purpose.
Let's get divorced, Rajeevan.
If we keep dragging this out,
neither of us will have time
to start over again.
What change are we waiting for
by delaying this anyway?
I spent so long trying to fix you,
just like you tried to fix me.
Look where that got us.
There's no point going
on like this, Rajeevan.
Why live like this,
trapped in blame and forced adjustments?
I can't bear this pressure
anymore, Rajeevan!
I just want some peace
for me and my children.
[highly dramatic operatic score]
[sweeping, intense operatic score]
[flower vase shatters]
[emotional score]
You can give it inside.
Hey, Anas!
Man, it's been ages!
Where are you these days?
- I'm still around.
- Right.
You alright, man?
Is s... sir here?
He was just here.
He just stepped out.
Where to?
Some guy broke open
a temple donation box.
Just wait inside.
He will be back soon.
W... Where exactly
did this happen?
Which are the temples nearby?
The closest is a Murugan temple.
The next one is two kilometres away.
What should I even do with you?
How many years has it been
since you joined the force?
Yet the complaints against you
just keep piling up.
You're still lining your pockets
with bribes, aren't you?
No, sir. I don't really
do that any more.
- What's the update?
- It's totally absurd, sir.
No temple or committee exists
by this name anywhere here.
No one even has a clue
who placed the donation box here.
Anyway, it's been sitting
here for a few weeks now.
Passers-by kept dropping
money into it too.
So, what are we supposed
to do about this now?
Should we track down the scammers who
planted the fake box to cheat the locals...
or...
catch the thieves
who robbed the box?
[dramatic score intensifies]
[bell chimes]
[dramatic music swells]
[music shifts to a revelatory tone]
Stop.
[dramatic score intensifies]
Anas!
What are you daydreaming about
in the middle of all this?
Sorry, sir.
Anas, if you cause more trouble,
I am not getting involved.
Is that clear?
No, sir. Th... There won't
be any more problems.
Hmm.
Wait...
Why are you
so desperate for money?
Isn't your salary enough
to provide for your wife and kid?
Didn't you marry a girl
from a wealthy family?
But he eloped with her, sir!
Now he keeps that poor girl
starving in our police quarters!
Doesn't she have
a couple of brothers?
Won't they help you out at all?
Oh, he's far too proud for that.
Asking for help is beneath him.
Even after marriage and a child,
her family doesn't respect him, sir.
He's basically stuck in limbo,
neither here nor there.
That's why he's this
desperate to make money,
even if it means taking bribes.
Come on, brother-in-law.
Stay and have some food.
Nope!
If he eats anything from here,
his ego will give him
a stomach ache.
- Come on.
- Let's go?
How many times do I
have to tell them!
Amala!
Jiya, where's Amala?
In Papa's room.
Amala!
[dramatic score slowly swells]
Uncle, I'll take this.
And this, too.
This one too.
[energetic track pulses]
A quarter kilo of this.
Uncle, half a kilo of this.
Uncle, this one too.
I'm taking this, too.
Yes, this one.
These too.
[Amala] Don't you have small onions?
[music fades out]
What? Prices went up again?
At this rate, how are ordinary
people going to survive?
Now give me my change.
Mumma!
Is this real?
I was playing "Mommy and baby."
[dramatic music plays]
This is where I found it.
Did Papa actually commit
the robbery, Mumma?
No! Papa just happened
to find it by accident.
[doorbell rings]
Oh shit! Is that the police, Mumma?
- Yeah.
- Dear...
Is it possible to clear
the newspaper bill now?
Err... Yes.
- I'll go get it.
- Okay.
[unsettling music]
Do you think that uncle
got suspicious, Mumma?
Will you keep quiet?
[Amala] How much is it, Uncle?
[music swells with rising tension]
[Amala] What? Prices went up again?
Make sure you give me
my change, okay?
Wait, those are fake!
It's only toy paper.
Her papa bought it
for her to play with.
I understand, dear.
Who would ever let a kid
play with actual money?
Bye.
[shrill, unsettling score plays]
[insightful, slow-tempo score plays]
[score quickens in tempo]
[elevator doors opening]
[music fades out]
I can explain.
Ra--
Everyone was targeting me for
absolutely no reason, right?
Did I do anything to deserve it?
And is this the way you
handle it, Rajeevan?
This is just what
I felt like doing.
That's so easy for you to say!
You didn't think about me and
our two kids here, did you?
So?
So what, I shouldn't react
to anything?!
Every loser plots it out in advance
to come and mess with me, Meera!
- Rajeevan, you're not a--
- There's a limit to my patience!
You are not a teenager anymore!
You should think
these things through.
If you keep reacting to
every little thing like this...
Little thing?!
Really? Again?
As always, none of my
issues matter to you!
Then tell me what a big deal is!
My family! My kids!
That's my big deal!
- Okay?!
- There you go again!
As if I'm not
concerned about them!
[footsteps receding]
You can't fix the things you destroy,
can you, Rajeevan?
[faint, emotional score]
[Jomon] But there's
one difference here.
To survive in this
societal food chain,
a grasshopper cannot
survive on grass alone.
It has to consume the frog too.
The wolves are circling
So I must feed on the brains
of guys like you, Rajeevan!
Because those further up the chain
are constantly eating my head.
I'm crying out
Now, you choose for yourself...
whose heads will you eat next?
But nobody's listenin'
The fools and cruel
They swallow you whole
With a smile on their faces
Taste their pride
Put on the circus
It's nobody's game here
So I'll put on my show
Look out for my Kingdom come now
Tell me what is real?
They carve their greed into your soul
Tell me what is real?
The puppets you control
Tell me who is here?
We're burning our own kingdoms
to the ground
[lock breaks open]
Put on the circus
It's nobody's game here
So I'll put on my show
Look out for my Kingdom come now
Put on the circus
It's nobody's game here
So I'll put on my show
Look out for my Kingdom come now
Tell me what is real?
They carve their greed into your soul
Tell me what is real?
The puppets you control
Tell me who is here?
We're burning our own kingdoms
to the ground
Put on the circus
It's nobody's game here
So I'll put on my show
Look out for my Kingdom come now
Look out for my Kingdom come now
[intriguing music]
It's not like that at all, bro.
Rajeevan just knew where those
guys had stashed the stolen money.
The moment he got a chance,
he went and grabbed it.
That's all.
He's not the dangerous criminal
the media is making him out to be!
But bro... isn't this a case
the police are investigating?
Won't we end up getting
into trouble for this?
What trouble?
Anyway, how far are they really
g... going to get with it, bro?
I mean,
a case only stands if they
actually catch the robbers!
Or if they find the loot.
In five or six years, this will
just be a true crime episode on TV!
Nothing more..
Brother.
I only came to you
because I wanted my own people to get
a cut when the money gets divided.
If I wanted to look elsewhere,
I'd have a h... hundred people
lining up to back me on this.
Don't you think so?
Why would you need a hundred guys?
We've got your back, bro.
By the way... how much cash
does he have on him altogether?
[music slowly builds in intensity]
What he's going to do
with all that money
is a complete mystery.
But I'll tell you this much.
It's not like he's just going
to hand it over.
We're really going to have
to sweat for this one.
[powerful score swells]
[phone rings]
Hello.
- Hello, who is this?
- Sir.
We actually see each other
almost every day.
But... you wouldn't recognise me
even if I told you my name.
Then don't bother. Get lost.
I know you have that money, sir.
What money?
The money stolen
from Vanchiyoor Bank.
Who told you that?
Don't waste my time late at night with
whatever nonsense you read on WhatsApp...
No! I saw it earlier
with my own eyes.
That cash is sitting right
inside your apartment, sir.
I don't know if it's proper
to demand a share of stolen money.
But times are tough for
everyone, right sir?
You need to give me
a share of that money, sir.
Of course, why not?
I'd be glad to.
How much do you need, sir?
I need 70 lakhs, sir.
Who the hell are you?
How do you people even get my number?
As of now, I don't know what
I'll do if you don't pay up.
I know I can't exactly
take it from you by force.
But believe me, sir...
I'll have to do whatever I can.
Wait, are you calling to--
Hello?
[music gradually swells]
[music stops]
For the time being,
let's just move into a PG.
Hmm.
I've already found a place.
It's only a single room, though.
The three of us will have
to manage somehow, okay?
Mm.
Tomorrow morning around eleven,
I'll come to your school.
I'll make up some excuse
for the school authorities.
Mm.
We must shift out of here
before noon.
Until then, don't tell Amala
anything about this, alright?
Okay.
[emotional score]
A bit late today, Mr. Jacob?
Yeah, had some extra work today.
Just wrapped it up.
Bro, give me a cigarette.
- Are you open all night?
- No, closing in ten minutes.
Oh, really?
In that case, give
me two full packs.
- Two?
- Yeah.
- That'll be 358.
- How much?
358 rupees.
- I've paid it.
- Okay, okay.
[intriguing music]
[doorbell rings]
Sir!
I noticed a few
suspicious guys downstairs.
Sitting inside a car.
[sound of bike]
I think they're after you, sir.
Please stay safe up here.
I'll keep watch downstairs.
[music slowly builds]
Where are they?
Sir! Sir!
That's not gonna work, man.
Look, it's a solid plan.
Take it or leave it.
Isn't that him, Ajas?
Who?
The guy we're staking out.
- Start the car.
- Huh?
Turn the engine on!
- Move it!
- Bro, it's not starting!
- Shift to P and step on it!
- It's not kicking in!
Just slam it into Park and start it!
- Why the hell won't it start?!
- MOVE IT!
Bro, run!
[intense music swells]
[car starts]
Hey! Let's go!
Move it!
[music fades out]
[eerie music]
What's your name?
Jacob.
What would you do, Jacob?
What, sir?
That 17 crore loot stolen
from the Vanchiyoor bank...
If you suspect
I have it with me,
what will you do, Jacob?
So you actually have it, sir.
And what if I do?
What can I even do, sir?
I'd probably go to the police.
You won't do that.
What would you
even gain from it?
So instead, maybe you'll...
call me up
and try to threaten me.
Right?
But do you think I'll just
hand you the cash right away?
No.
I've survived
much worse than that.
What will you do then, Jacob?
What else can I do, sir?
It's not like I can fight you.
I'll just think luck is on your side
and go about my own business.
So, you don't want the money?
Those seventy lakhs?
Some random people are coming there,
looking for him, Molly.
I saw a whole bunch of them
at the flat earlier today.
As for Rajeevan sir,
he is completely shaken up.
One threatening phone call...
and he'll cave in and part
with the cash.
You already tried calling and
threatening him, didn't you?
And did he give you
a single cent?
This time is different, Moly!
This time, he'll pay up.
Oh, really?
Different how?
Listen, Molly...
[intense music builds]
[Jacob] This plan of yours
is way too extreme, sir.
The mess I'm in
is far worse, Jacob.
So, sir... you really think
the men who are
after the money...
are going to target
your children?
So,
as per our plan...
I'll kidnap your daughter.
Okay.
And then what?
Then the police will arrive.
The media will show up,
the neighbourhood too.
A few of them will inevitably
start digging into my history.
And they'll say this
whole ordeal is my fault.
In the middle of all that chaos, you need
to call me from a fake number, Jacob.
[Jacob] I know the rest, sir.
Your daughter will be home
tomorrow evening. Perfectly safe.
So, to the guys hunting you down,
it will look like you paid
that cash to save your kid.
Right?
That's one way to look at it.
Once that money
leaves your hands,
who will even want you?
[mysterious music]
[rhythmic ticking]
[score intensifies
with rising tension]
Excuse me!
Where are my kids?
School got let out
early today, madam.
Some lunatic called and said
there's a bomb in the building.
On top of that, they found
a dead snake in a classroom.
All the kids were already
sent home on the school bus.
Hello?
Hello, this is the Sub-Inspector
from Vanchiyoor station.
Can you head over to your flat
immediately, madam?
This isn't a request.
You must come right now.
[distant traffic sounds]
Sir, do you know how many times
the cops have come here for Rajeevan?
Respectable families live here.
Imagine the nuisance of all this.
[indistinct chatter]
Sir, what's going on?
What's the issue?
Have you spoken
to Rajeevan, Meera?
I tried calling him,
but he didn't answer.
- What happened, sir?
- Okay.
Have a seat, Meera.
I'll explain.
Sir, no matter what it is,
my kids and I...
we don't know anything about it.
We're not involved, sir.
Where's Jiya?
Jiya!
Jiya!
Amala, where's Jiya?
We have a major update reaching us
from Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram.
A young schoolgirl has reportedly
been kidnapped on her way home.
A gang in a car intercepted her
and sped away.
The police investigation has
established one clear detail.
Eyewitnesses report seeing
two people inside that vehicle.
We hope to bring you news
of her safe rescue very soon.
Police are currently interrogating
everyone in person right now.
[dramatic music builds]
Wouldn't you cry
in a situation like that, dear?
Wouldn't you scream for help?
But you just walked home
as if nothing had happened.
And you've kept quiet
this entire time.
Why did you do that, sweetie?
It was your older sister
who got kidnapped, right?
Why didn't you tell
anybody about it?
Huh?
I thought he was
a friend of Papa's.
A friend of Papa's?
Which friend?
I don't know.
Then what made you
think that, dear?
Well...
Papa didn't mention
which friend it would be. Right?
Yeah.
What else did... did Papa say?
Papa told me that...
this is all a game.
What kind of game?
I don't know that.
So...
did Papa tell you Jiya
was going to be kidnapped?
Kidnap?
No, Papa didn't say that.
Seriously, sir!?
She's just turning five.
Are you trying to find Jiya
by questioning a toddler?!
Why are you making them confused?
You think this is some
game you play with Papa?!
Mumma... may I go to toilet?
What the hell are you
and your father up to?
Amala, tell me where Jiya is!
Jiya is with a friend of Papa's.
Damn your papa...
Tell me the rest
of it right now!
I'm feeling sleepy, Papa...
Can we do this tomorrow?
Just once.
Just one more time.
After that, you can go to sleep.
Hmm.
So...
tomorrow, on your way back
from school...
an uncle...
will pull up in a car
and take you inside.
You must go with him,
do exactly what he says,
and wait at his house
for a little bit.
That's the game.
Which uncle is it?
Well, that uncle...
You don't know him.
He's Papa's friend.
Is Jiya playing the game too?
Jiya isn't part of this game.
What kind of game is it then?
I don't like it.
Guess what the prize is
once the game is over.
A bicycle!
PlayStation.
A bicycle!
PlayStation.
Bicycle!
Then I'm not playing this game.
Fine, you get a PlayStation.
Okay.
This whole thing
smells fishy, Jomon!
Sir...
the two of them have actually filed
for divorce in Vanchiyoor Court.
I suspected as much.
Wasn't she the one
having an affair?
I can't understand
any of this...
Rajeevan.
Where is Jiya?
Did you hear what I asked?!
- Where's Jiya?!
- Meera, our daughter is safe.
Then put her on the phone.
I need to speak to her.
Trust me, Meera.
She is perfectly okay.
- Rajeevan, stop playing games.
- I'll bring her back home...
Let me talk to her!
I...
I made a single mistake.
And I'll fix it myself.
- But I need some time.
- How exactly are you going to fix it?
This mistake of yours?
Every single cop here
has already figured it out.
What will you do now?
Your darling daughter
told them everything herself.
Can you hear me?!
- Sir?
- Hmm?
I have a feeling...
they've been fighting
over the children, sir.
After the divorce, Rajeevan won't get
custody of the kids, right?
Given the kind of man he is,
he must have kidnapped
the older girl himself.
That's why the mother
and kid are acting fishy.
That's a possibility, sir.
Did you try contacting Rajeevan?
We tried multiple times.
But he isn't answering.
Sir, Rajeevan went
to work this morning.
And I heard he slipped
away from his desk later.
Trace Rajeevan first.
Inform everyone in our circle.
- Okay, sir!
- That's all for now.
Let's figure out first if this
is just a domestic issue or not.
Sir.
Hey!
What's your name?
Huh?
Anas.
Easy for you to say!
You can just go to jail!
My children and I...
Forget about me!
You've never bothered about that.
The children's safety! Their future!
Couldn't you think of that?!
That's exactly why I--
No matter what happens,
I'll handle it. Okay?
How? How exactly are
you going to handle this?
- You just rush into things!
- Meera, didn't I tell you?
I will bring her back.
Just... trust me.
"Trust me!"
[score intensifies]
[indistinct chatter]
[indistinct chatter]
Just cross-check this as well.
- Yes, sir.
- Quick!
Why did you follow me?
Shush!
[inquisitive score]
[music ends abruptly]
Have you lost something, Madam?
If you tell me what it is,
I'll help you search for it.
No, it's... My daughter lost a toy.
I was just searching for it.
Oh.
I thought it might be gold,
or cash... something like that.
No, it's nothing like that.
I found it, Mumma.
Come.
[Anas] Bro, I can guarantee it!
I'm that certain the cash
was inside this house.
Or it's still hidden here.
The... The entire family
knows about it.
Super.
We will squeeze every
single cent out of them now.
Just wait and see, bro.
[dramatic music builds]
By the way, didn't you
call Rajeevan yet?
[rhythmic, pulsating score intensifies]
Oh, and here's the funny part.
We weren't alone today.
We actually had some competition.
- Hello.
- She's gone, sir!
Someone else has
taken the child!
Sir, can you please
get here fast?!
I'm coming.
- Hello?
- Am I speaking to Rajeevan?
Yes.
I won't threaten you with words
like kidnapping or custody.
One of your daughters
is currently with me.
You've got some serious wealth
on you that you never earned, right?
- Yes, I do.
- Right.
Just hand it over to me.
That way, you won't
suffer any other losses...
and your child
comes home safely.
- Happy ending.
- I'll give it to you.
I'll bring it wherever
you tell me to.
But don't you want to verify
if I'm lying or not, Rajeevan?
Don't you want to
speak to your daughter?
No, it's okay.
There's no need for that.
Alright then, Rajeevan.
Get the cash ready.
I'll ring you in half an hour.
I'll tell you where to
bring the money, then.
Jacob!
We need to get that cash.
Right now!
Hurry!
[pulsating music swells]
We have breaking updates
on the Vellayani kidnapping case.
Police confirm that the car used to kidnap
Jiya Rajeevan in broad daylight
- was using a fake license plate.
- Hey!
Police discovered this through
investigating CCTV cameras.
Stop right there!
A strikingly similar case
occurred...
What's this?
It's just waste, sir.
Someone will pick it up shortly.
Let them clear it later.
First, show me what's inside.
[news reporting continues]
[suspenseful music swells]
Open every single one.
[news reporting continues]
This one?
This one too.
Hmm. You can leave.
With cameraman Benny Balakrishnan,
I'm Snehamol Ninan.
No, bro! He hasn't showed
up in this area yet.
We're still keeping watch.
If something pops up,
give Anas a call.
Oh, okay.
[suspenseful music swells]
Bro, wait... isn't that our car?
Get the vehicle.
Come on!
Tch. They are just wasting our time.
How long are we supposed
to wait? The kid...
Hello!
- Which channel are you guys with?
- Why do you want to know, sir?
I've got an explosive
scoop to drop right now.
We have a highly explosive update
on the Vellayani kidnapping case.
In the shocking kidnapping
of nine-year-old Jiya Rajeevan,
crucial details have now emerged.
The police's prime suspect
is the child's own father, Rajeevan.
Rajeevan has gone into hiding.
The police have ramped up
their search for Rajeevan.
Police suspect that he may have
already fled the state.
Damn! Where is he?!
This isn't the first time Rajeevan
has become the centre of media attention.
Rajeevan is a total menace.
He even attacked our previous
security guard inside the elevator.
And when we tried to question them,
Meera snapped right back at us.
Stop the car!
Stop the damn car!
Stop it, you jerk!
How dare you steal my car!
Other residents have
to live here as well.
Our association warned
him multiple times.
- They must sell their flat.
- This can't continue here!
In the Vanchiyoor bank robbery
that took place last month,
police had initially investigated
Rajeevan's involvement.
Meanwhile, the manhunt for Rajeevan
has been heavily intensified.
Keeping in mind the possibility
of him leaving the district,
police personnel have been
deployed at the district borders.
[triumphant score swells]
The owner took the car back, sir!
I told them I had
something in the trunk,
and practically begged
them to let me take it,
but they refused.
Did you seriously pick
a random car on the street...
to pull off a job like this?!
You came up with a plan last night
and went right to bed.
Where am I going to find
a ride late at night, sir?
Sir.
She was on the phone with Rajeevan
for about a minute and a half.
What did Rajeevan say, Meera?
Is Jiya with him?
Where did Rajeevan say he was?
Meera, I think you
should give up on him.
After everything he has done,
please don't protect
him any longer.
[indistinct chatter]
[steady hum of a car engine]
Sir, look! That's the car!
There it goes!
[music turns powerful]
- Pull over.
- Move it to the side.
Come on!
[dramatic score]
Is this a routine check, sir?
Is it a breathalyser test?
Calm down, boy.
That missing kid still hasn't
been found yet, right sir?
Sir!
Our cash is in that boot.
What is this?
Garbage?
I don't know, sir.
My relative was using the car.
Don't play dumb with me.
Is there weed in these bags?
Open it.
[dramatic music builds]
[tires screeching to a sudden start]
Hey!
[loud crash]
Hey!
[indistinct chatter]
[dramatic score]
Move the vehicle in front.
Ah! Look who we have here.
Get out of the vehicle!
Sir, we have Rajeevan in custody!
Yes!
Is the kid with him?
No, sir. He's alone.
[siren sounds]
[dramatic score]
No, don't bring him here.
I need to talk to
him in detail first.
See if there's a police station
nearby that's convenient.
And... his capture must not be
leaked under any circumstances.
- Understood?
- Okay, sir.
- Jomon!
- Yes, sir.
All of you can leave!
No need to stall.
Hey! Keep me updated.
Sir!
Even if you have to
take extreme steps,
I'll handle the fallout.
Don't worry about it.
Okay, sir.
[auto-rickshaw engine sounds]
Keep following that car, son.
I've only ever heard
that line in the movies!
Let's follow them, then.
Bro, you can't just say that.
Who are we supposed to
ask for our money now?
Bro, please calm down.
Just let me think!
There's no time to think.
If you've got another
option, tell me!
Bro.
Forget about getting anything
out of Ra... Rajeevan now.
He's n... not getting
out anytime soon.
What about his wife?
She doesn't have a
care in the world, bro.
She thinks the kid is safe
with Rajeevan, right?
Shall we give
her a reason to panic?
Do you think that'll work, bro?
[phone rings]
Sir, we've traced Rajeevan.
Our team is already
on their way there.
[phone rings]
Sir, this is Meera's phone.
- Okay, okay.
- It's an unknown number.
- Where is she?
- In the room, sir.
Call her!
[Anas] Remember, the call will
will be on speaker.
So, don't say a word out of line.
Hello?
Are you and your husband
playing games with me?
You don't want to find out what
happens if you push me past my limit.
Hello, who is this?
I'm giving you one last chance.
I've made my demands perfectly
clear to your husband.
Do not delay this any further!
I'm not calling
a second time for this.
Am I clear?
Who... who is speaking?
- [Jiya] Mumma!
- Jiya!
Uh?
- Jiya, baby!
- Mumma!
I'm okay, Mumma.
- Jiya, where are you now?
- I don't know.
I'm with an uncle.
- Jiya, listen to me.
- Don't be stressed, Mumma.
Tell Amala I called.
May I?
Thanks.
Check it.
[dramatic music]
[reporters asking questions]
Ma'am, can you come with me?
Now, the doubt is whether
Rajeevan himself made the call.
We're still checking on that.
Yes, sir.
Madam, please come inside.
I need a quick word with you.
Understood sir.
Got it.
[reporter] Please let us in, sir.
Madam, do you have anything to say?
Who called you now?
[clamour of reporters arguing with police]
Could you close the door?
[reporters and police arguing]
Madam...
No one else here is going
to tell you the truth.
And I'm just too worried
to keep quiet about it.
Because I've got a child
of my own at home.
Madam...
Rajeevan was arrested
a little while ago.
But... your daughter
wasn't with him.
It's been confirmed.
Ma'am, this is... this is
definitely a kidnapping.
You heard that caller
e... earlier, right?
You know it's real, don't you?
So do I.
But Ajith sir doesn't get it.
We've thrown away precious
time chasing after Rajeevan.
Waiting any longer
is risky, Madam.
Rajeevan is arrested anyway.
Right now, you're the only
one who can save her, madam.
What do we do now?
The caller demanded
something, didn't he?
Do you know where that is?
It's better to deal
with them directly.
Relying on the police
to save her is just too risky.
Do you know where it is, Madam?
Huh?
[sound of rummaging through items]
Madam, keep it down.
- It was right here.
- Shh... quiet...
Now it's missing.
Do this, Madam.
Call Rajeevan.
He'll tell you where it is.
We can send someone to collect it.
Or I'll go myself.
But, will she be
safe until then?
She'll be perfectly safe, Madam.
Don't worry.
Nothing will happen to her.
Shouldn't we let them know?
Only then will she be safe.
But how do we even contact them?
We don't have their number!
[anxious music builds]
Madam! Madam!
[score intensifies with rising anxiety]
[reporters shouting indistinct questions]
[reporters shouting indistinct questions]
Are the police
on the right track, Ma'am?
Please let me speak.
Just let me speak, please.
This is...
This is for the person
who just called me.
I don't know who you are.
But...
If you're watching
this right now...
I know what you
demanded from Rajeevan.
I'll deliver it to you
anywhere you say.
I have it.
It's with me.
But I just need some time.
Until then, please
don't hurt my daughter.
Please.
[Anas] Bro.
That plan flopped too.
Look, we have no choice left.
We have to get Rajeevan out.
Yes! From the police station!
Sir, I need to speak to Rajeevan.
Tell me what I have to do.
What did you do, Meera?
[police jeep brakes
squealing as it stops]
Sir, we're here to sign in
for our daily bail reporting.
Hold your horses.
But sir, we have other work to do.
Like what, scamming more people?
Stand right there!
How long do we have to wait?
[phone rings]
- Hello, Jacob.
- Sir!
We're right by the car now.
Luckily, those guys haven't
found our money yet.
I'll tell you where I am, sir.
Can you get here quickly?
Wh... where?
Didn't you confiscate
his phone yet?!
Don't you have any sense?!
- Sir... I...
- Shut up!
Hello, who is speaking?
- Hello!
- Sir.
- Sir...
- Who did you call?
- My...
- Unlock the phone.
- Open it, man.
- Sir...
I'll do whatever you say, sir.
But you have to let me out
of here just for a little while.
Is this your in-laws' house
to stroll in and out of?
- Get lost!
- Sir.
Sir! I promise I'll come back.
- I'll sign any confession you want.
- Just go and sit over there!
My daughter is not with me.
I've been saying that
ever since I got here!
Do you know how long it's
been since they took her, sir?
You are doing nothing about it.
And now you're
holding me here too?
You think putting on a sob story
is going to make me let you go?
Did you really think...
I was that naive, sir?
[score gains tempo and intensity]
What the hell are you guys
even good for?!
Hey!
How dare you hit the Police!
Jomon... I want Rajeevan back in
that cell within thirty minutes.
Or you can tell your men
to hand in their badges.
Hello!
Bro! No matter what,
do not let the cops get Rajeevan.
Don't be scared, bro.
This is way easier than
snatching him from the station.
[rousing, dramatic music plays]
Hey! Stop!
Catch him!
Reports are coming in that Rajeevan
has escaped police custody.
We have yet to confirm
this officially.
Aside from the police, groups of
civilians are chasing Rajeevan...
according to reports.
The fortune meant for you and the kid
will be grabbed by random scumbags.
While we're left stuck with
the shame of being a thief's family!
[news continues]
Rajesh, I need to use your bus.
[dramatic music]
[phone rings]
- Hello?
- [Jacob] Sir...
The car and the cash
are still here, sir.
But if you're not here soon...
and someone spots it...
there is absolutely
nothing I can do.
I'm almost there, Jacob!
Ten minutes flat, I'll be there.
Okay.
[emotional score]
Bro, we won't get
another chance like this.
Call everyone who will join us.
We'll give them whatever share it takes.
[roar of motorbike engines]
Step on it!
Move in close!
Box him in!
[loud crash as car hits a wall]
Do you know what an average
government employee earns a month?
If one of his children
is kidnapped for ransom,
what's the absolute most
he can shell out to get them back?
[emotional score]
Drag him out of there!
You!
Yet, if someone takes such a massive
risk to kidnap his daughter...
they must know for a fact
that he's sitting on serious money.
But what money?
[dramatic music building steadily]
Who are these guys?
Did you call them?
I don't know.
Go after him!
Meera, call Rajeevan.
Tell him to stop making
things worse and just surrender.
And then?
Will you go save my daughter?
Sir, Jiya is not with Rajeevan.
Why don't you believe me?!
Stop wasting time chasing him!
Please, just find my daughter!
Come on!
Okay. I trust you, Meera.
She's not with him, and the ransom call
wasn't made on his behalf.
Yes, sir!
In that case, what exactly did
they demand from him?
What exactly did they want
you to arrange, Meera?
Huh?
Oh no!
His wife...
What did she tell the media?
"We have what you want."
"I will deliver it
anywhere you say."
Deliver what exactly?
[sound of approaching motorbike]
[Ajith] Meera, answer me!
Was the stolen cash here?
Meera, Rajeevan is a criminal.
And you know that too.
This isn't a random kidnapping
done because an opportunity arose.
They came looking
for your children, Meera!
More such people
will keep coming here!
And you and the kids will
be the ones who suffer.
Meera... this is your last chance.
At least save those
children from Rajeevan!
Don't waste your time, sir.
You're not getting
anything out of me.
This is the last chance...
I'm giving Rajeevan.
[intense score]
[indistinct chatter]
If you happen to spot Rajeevan
on the street, keep a close eye on him.
He might just have
those 17 crores on him.
He is a moving treasure now.
A moving treasure
worth 17 crores.
Lay myself all on the ground
Don't you try to break me down
All in but it took it's toll
We lost our homes in search for gold
Where do I go now?
How far should I fall?
They're taking everything that I own,
Now they're taking my soul
Stop right there!
What did you do
to that poor child?
Where do I go?
Where do I?
How far should I fall?
I've given everything that I own
Can't give you my soul,
can't give you my soul
They're closing in,
I'm fighting on
Facing it all,
I'll run no more
They're watching me,
I'm in the deep
Where do I go?
Where do I?
How far should I fall?
I've given everything that I own
Can't give you my soul,
can't give you my soul
They're closing in,
I'm fighting on
Facing it all,
I'll run no more
They're watching me,
I'm in the deep
This was in my car's boot, bro!
My head started
spinning when I saw it.
- How did this get in the boot?
- No idea...
I don't know.
Shall I call Anas?
No.
Call Safeer instead.
Yes, bro?
We lost him, bro.
Jacob, I'm on my
way there right now.
Sir, don't bother
coming here anymore.
Sharper guys walked off
with the money, sir!
I've been waiting forever, sir!
Couldn't you have
gotten here a bit faster?
Hello? Hel...
Where the hell are you all?
Sir, we're at the shopping complex.
But... we lost Rajeevan.
We're trying to track him down.
Don't make me swear at you!
The whole damn city
is tracking him!
Just moments ago on this very street,
people in the area
caught sight of Rajeevan.
They tried to detain him and
hand him over to the police.
We hear that the crowd chased
him into this shopping complex.
But the public couldn't
manage to subdue him there.
[persistent whirring
of a tracking drone]
Wait, where did he go?
We've lost him.
[music fades out]
Come on!
Go back inside!
Get out of my way!
Bro, let me say something
before you blow up.
Is there any place in Kerala
safer than this?
Bro, don't you know
what place this is?
What if someone saw you
bringing the kid here?
Nobody saw a thing, bro.
Don't worry!
Bro, there are cops
all over this place!
That's exactly my point.
This place is totally safe.
Why didn't y... you
answer my calls?
Weren't you supposed
to catch Rajeevan?
Don't any of you
want this m... money?
I called him back myself.
It's too risky now, bro.
If anyone identifies them,
it will be a huge embarrassment.
Ha!
Meaning... none of you
want to take any risks,
but you still want the cash.
No embarrassment
about that, huh?
Look, we backed you up
when you needed us, bro!
Don't give us that kind of
garbage talk, okay?!
Shush!
Keep your voice down!
Calm down, bro.
Listen to me for a second.
You already know this, right?
I don't need to resort to stealing
just to make a buck.
I've got my own businesses
and ventures to run.
That embarrassment
I mentioned...
will damage my reputation
in that circle.
You won't get it
even if I tell you, bro.
Anyway, no use
bringing it up now.
You're on your own, bro.
Deal with it.
We don't want the millions,
nor do we need the jewels.
- Ajas...
- Yeah?
Gather everything.
Let's head out.
I'm only saying this since
you're married to my sister.
It's not safe to step outside
with the kid anymore.
So don't get all
emotional about this now.
Watch your back and do
what needs to be done.
Try to save your own skin.
Brother-in-law!
If I go down,
I'm taking you all down with me.
You know, right?
I am a police officer.
I'll use the CCTV, the car, and this kid's
statement to tighten a noose around you.
The damage you face then
will be much worse.
- Safeer.
- Yes, bro.
Let's settle this
before we leave.
Thirteen...
Twelve...
Eleven...
[bus speeding through traffic]
Grab him and pin him down!
[rap song begins]
Beat him to a pulp!
[glass breaks]
[screaming in panic]
[screaming in terror]
[loud crash, glass shattering]
[screaming out in intense pain]
Where is Jiya, Mumma?
It's been quite a while.
Why isn't she here yet?
Come.
[suspenseful music builds]
I don't know.
If you come to know,
please let me know.
Okay.
What can be done now?
Didn't I tell you earlier?
[indistinct chatter]
Sir, those are just media rumours!
Don't buy into it, please.
In the end, it happened
exactly as we said, right?
That's true.
Sir, the crowd suddenly turned
violent and attacked Rajeevan.
Sir?
Sir, the missing child is definitely
with Rajeevan. I'm sure of it.
He's the one who called us...
- and tried to confuse us.
- Sir!
I'll keep you updated, sir!
Sir, my daughter has
been missing for so long...
Meera...
Our priority right now is Rajeevan.
You might trust him,
but we don't.
So let us do our job!
Please.
[jeep drives away]
[song begins]
I'm a nobody, Hear me out!
The streets rain fire,
with battle cries and darkened skies
Hear me out!
Fierce as a ritual fire,
they burn and smoulder as they rise
Hear me out!
A rage has surged
like ocean waves that roar
A deep-set vengeance sits in dreams,
etched forevermore
It blazes like never before
Without an answer in sight
I won't flinch,
I won't turn from this fight
Excuse me, brother!
My daughter is missing.
- Have you seen her anywhere?
- Oh no I haven't, sister.
Sir?
Who speaks justice?
What is right?
Honourable Chief Minister,
I have a question for you.
What else should Rajeevan
and Meera have done,
to snap the officials
out of their slumber, sir?
Who stands beside us
in this fight?
Who speaks justice?
What is right?
Hours have passed since his
beloved daughter went missing.
What more should this
poor mother Meera have done?
Did Meera halt all these vehicles
hoping her daughter was inside one?
Absolutely not!
This mother was forced
out onto the streets
simply to prove
to the State and the police...
that they are failing
to do their duty.
Rajeevan went inside the bank,
but he didn't attempt a robbery.
He didn't try to harm anyone.
Even as he raced to rescue
his kidnapped daughter,
today we saw the stark protest
of a common man hunted by police.
Boom!
Meera's protest gained massive
support from the public,
both on social media
and out on the streets.
We want justice from the police!
Moments ago, the leader
of the opposition arrived in person
to extend his full support
to Meera and the family.
Look at the plight of a mother
in our very own land!
To save her missing child,
she is forced onto the streets,
carrying her other
child on her shoulders.
And a father in our own land...
A government official, no less...
has to break into a bank to raise
the ransom money to rescue his daughter.
What a shameful state of affairs!
This entire saga began
at that very bank.
Rajeevan must have figured
it should end there as well.
It's just a replica, sir!
I don't think he came here
to steal anything.
His plan is to surrender.
Honourable Chief Minister...
Until your eyes finally open,
we will stand with this mother
in her fight!
[articles criticising the Chief Minister]
Despite numerous protests erupting
across the streets of Kerala...
neither the CM nor his office
has offered a single response.
The Chief Minister, who also handles
the Home Department,
continues to maintain absolute
silence on this issue.
Rajeevan was escorted from the bank
under a heavy police cordon.
However, there is no clarity on
where he was shifted to.
Streets across Kerala witnessed
widespread protests today.
The police may be able
to crush this protest,
but no force can break the spirit
this brave mother showed today.
Hours have passed since Meera
was taken into police custody.
It remains unclear if the police
have invoked other sections
to record her official arrest.
We must wait to see if this mother's
solitary crusade to get her child back
will shake the authorities
out of their slumber.
A child barely nine years old
remains missing out there.
And both her parents
are locked in police custody.
Public sentiment against the Chief Minister
is growing incredibly strong.
It is obvious to those who have
seen recent social media posts.
Today, the whole of Kerala
is asking just one question:
"Where are you, Chief Minister?"
[cameras clicking continuously]
[dramatic music builds]
To all those who asked
where the Chief Minister is...
Here I am!
To those who demanded
I break my silence...
Consider it broken.
And...
to those demanding the Chief
Minister's resignation...
Well, keep dreaming.
Anyway...
The reason I called you all here
so early this morning...
is to inform you of something.
Jiya Rajeevan, the child kidnapped
from Vellayani yesterday afternoon--
Who is this girl?
What's the issue?
That was a truly
painful piece of news.
Just like all of you...
I too have been deeply concerned
since yesterday.
What is going on, DGP?
Is the Kerala Police incapable
of handling a minor kidnapping case?
Must I call in the CBI for this?
Not required, sir.
We have some solid leads.
Give us just two hours...
Are you certain that Rajeevan
kidnapped his own child?
I don't know, sir.
I mean...
I'm not so sure now.
Ah, terrific!
"Failure of the Home Department!"
More of my effigies
will burn today!
- CM!
- Yes?
Rajeevan and Meera's protest
is national news now.
What protest?!
One of them gets on the road,
blocks traffic, and stirs up trouble.
[crowd shouting slogans]
The other walks into a bank
with a gun and scares everyone away.
To top it off, two ministers
from Delhi landed this morning.
Great. Now we have to deal
with their little circus today as well.
Sigh!
Look at all this havoc sparked
by some nobody named Rajeevan!
[intriguing music]
- CM?
- Yes?
Will you try talking to him, CM?
To who?
Why should I speak to him?
If the top brass of the IPS
failed to make him talk,
do you think I can manage it?
If we want to wrap
up this issue quickly,
the guy needs to open
his mouth, CM!
You've caused so much havoc,
and you still refuse
to cooperate with the police?
How long are they supposed
to sit and gaze at your face?
If you know something, why don't you
just open your mouth and tell them?
Their job is not just to cater
to your personal problems!
Do you know that?
I am aware, CM.
But then, who will solve
my problems?
- I have to look out for myself, right?
- No need!
The State will handle it.
Or I will.
- Do you doubt that?
- Yes, I do.
Because to you and the State...
I'm just a nobody!
Listen!
You've been sitting here
talking all this time,
but did I ask about your child
even once?
Do you know why?
You tell me, CM.
It's because you tucked the child
away safely somewhere
before walking in here to talk.
I figured that out long ago.
[tension builds in the score]
You!
Hey!
Did you hear what the CM asked?
Open your mouth and speak up!
Did you find your child?!
Hey!
Ajas!
Drop it.
Rajeevan,
don't create trouble.
Your daughter is right here.
Hey!
For the last fifteen hours,
the DGP and his entire force
have been hunting high and low
for your child.
Where did you hide her?!
Did you sneak her
out of the state?
[tense score plays]
Don't be scared, dear.
I'm here with your Papa.
So, no matter how much I insist,
you won't say a word
about your child?
I won't, CM.
Found it, sir!
The rest is inside.
Sir!
Who else wants
a piece of this now?!
Pick it up.
I had a moment
of weakness, brother.
Now this money is all yours.
If you want to play tough...
- DGP!
- Sir!
You have exactly two hours.
Deploy every cop in Kerala...
Can you find this child?
I'll try, sir.
"Try?" Really?
So you mean you can't!
- Where is Papa?
- Papa will be right here, okay?
He has some work outside.
You!
[powerful score swells
as a fight breaks out]
You!
[fight continues]
[screaming in pain]
- Rajendran.
- Sir?
He has come here
with a clear agenda.
No doubt about it, sir.
Could it be political?
I don't think so.
Back in his college days,
he was part of our own cadre.
Honestly, it's our own cadre
we have to fear the most today!
He knows exactly
which cards to play now, CM.
Look at how he hijacked
the media and public support.
So...
we have to deal with him
once and for all.
Now that...
I've already gotten
involved in this,
you'll leave this room only after
this is settled.
I had already decided
that yesterday, CM.
So...
your children need to be
able to go to school safely.
Beyond that, you don't have
any other ulterior motives.
None.
Then hear out my demand first!
After all,
I'm the Chief Minister here.
Not you.
Understood.
Here is some news
that will bring us all great relief.
Missing child Jiya Rajeevan
has just been found by police.
The child was kept hidden
in a police quarters flat.
Police have now moved her
to the General Hospital.
What did you understand?
That you're going to cash in
on me for your own gain.
It was due to the CM's swift,
decisive intervention
that Jiya Rajeevan
could be rescued.
His deep empathy, even for
a common man's plight, is commendable.
Those who kidnapped the child
are currently in police custody.
It brings me great shame
to admit this.
Because...
the prime accused in this case
happens to be a policeman.
And the remaining culprits
are his family members.
For the past 15 hours,
working tirelessly around the clock
to rescue this child unscathed,
our police force
has done a stellar job.
I congratulate them all
on this occasion, especially the DGP.
Also...
when you hear that
Rajeevan is not the culprit,
you all are bound
to feel a bit disappointed.
After all...
you spent all of yesterday
having a field day using him.
Rajeevan has no connection
to the Vanchiyoor bank robbery
that took place two weeks ago.
The Crime Branch and local police
conducted a thorough probe...
and found absolutely
no evidence against him.
Yet, Rajeevan and his family were
relentlessly hounded over it.
It even escalated to the point
where his child was kidnapped.
The State Police, the media,
and every one of us are to blame.
For the trauma and immense pain
caused to Rajeevan and his family,
I express my profound regret
on behalf of the State.
At least from now on,
please leave
Rajeevan and his family alone.
[dramatic score]
For messing this up so badly,
slap those two...
with suspension orders
immediately!
Until I vacate this chair,
both of them should sit at home.
- Got it?
- Yes, sir!
Well, the public and the press
have someone new to celebrate now.
Now comes a wave of inaugurations,
news channel debates...
and maybe even a ticket
for the next election.
With that, Rajeevan
is totally set for life.
Where the State and system failed,
Rajeevan fought for his daughter--
I will give you all time
for questions later.
The reason I summoned you all
so early this morning...
is to address another
highly important matter.
So this press meet wasn't
about Rajeevan's case, CM?
We don't need a brand-new hero
created at the State's expense.
I'm sick and tired
of the ones we already have.
Sujaya, in the political history
of our State...
never before has an incident
like this been reported.
Will this actually work
in this day and age, CM?
Just sit back and watch.
We have some breaking news!
Alancode MLA Anoop Thottathil,
wanted in a sexual assault case,
has just been arrested
after being on the run.
The police tactfully nabbed
Anoop Thottathil
from a farmhouse in Bengaluru.
Three young women,
including a television actress,
had previously filed sexual harassment
complaints against him.
Following this, Anoop went
into hiding two weeks ago.
This marks the absolute
first time in Kerala
that a sitting MLA is arrested
over sexual assault charges.
[dramatic score swells]
[emotional, soulful music]
Sir...
Because of the blunders I made,
you had to scramble so much, sir.
It was due to my
lack of experience.
Please forgive me, sir.
Ever since this started,
all I've done is make blunders, right?
You haven't made a bigger blunder
than dragging your own daughter...
into this mess, have you?
Forget it, sir.
At the end of the day,
things panned out exactly as you intended.
You got your child back safe.
Did you really get
your child back, sir?
Isn't she sitting inside
right now with the police?
As you already know, sir...
she was with us
the entire night.
In a situation like this,
how do kids usually react, sir?
They weep.
They wail.
They scream out
for their parents.
But your daughter
did not do any of that.
So I thought to myself...
What a sweet, innocent child!
She made absolutely no fuss.
A completely harmless girl.
But is this how a child her age
is supposed to behave?
Shouldn't she at least cry?
Shouldn't she throw a fit,
demanding to see her parents?
Why didn't your daughter
do any of that, sir?
Don't you see a problem in this, sir?
Because I certainly do.
[poignant score builds]
I know you fought all this way
for the sake of your children.
But is that really enough, sir?
- Aren't you okay?
- Yes.
[song begins]
[auto-rickshaw engine running steadily]
O light that arrives
crossing through the night
That same desolate,
lonely night
O star that lets
drops of love descend
From that same blazing dream
without end
I don't want the fare, sister.
You carry on.
As though you cast
one tender-eyed glance
Into dark forests
where shadows dance
As though a soul-song
begins to sound
From a storm's heart
as its rage calms down
O light that arrives,
crossing the night
O star that drips
love's gentle light