Kolai (கொலை)

'Will love ever change?'

'Will love ever change?'

'Soft words of love... '

'... do murmur in my ears'

'Tell me today... '

'... and I shall worship you'

'For you are the love of my life'

'At the time of the dusk... '

'... does love turn into lust?'

'I writhed... '

'... in ecstatic agony'

'Come, as you are'

'Come seek me out'

'You have no equal'

'I pursue you'

'For you are my Lord'

MURDER

"This is my last day. "

"'No one lives forever', they say. "

"But... "

"One can live a life that's worth dying for. "

"I too came into this world... "

"... lived a life. "

"But before I could make the best use of it, they killed me. "

"Who killed me?"

"Why kill me?"

"And how was I killed? If you want answers... "

"You must first know who I was. "

"I was a professional model. "

"A living mannequin. "

"Yet another tool to tease you into buying things. ”

"But in my heart... "

"... I was a singer. "

"Six months ago... "

"... I won the title at the Voice of India contest held in Bombay. "

"And my name was... Leila. "

'Don't you remember me?'

'O, the follies of youth'

'We only had a short time together'

'But my heart, you forgot'

'Don't you remember me?'

'O, the follies of youth'

'Don't you remember me?'

'O, the follies of youth'

'We only had a short time together'

'But my heart, you forgot'

'Along the shores of the deep blue river... '

'... you stood by at the twilight hour'

'I came along singing a melody'

'We were as one for few moments of eternity'

'Don't you remember me?'

'O, the follies of youth'

'We only had a short time together'

'But my heart, you forgot'

Just one question, sir. -Tell us anything, sir!

Sir!

Sandhya Mohanraj.

So, it's you, huh?

Heard a lot about you.

Vinayak speaks proudly of you.

Says you were his best student. -Thank you, sir!

What happened here? -We're looking into it.

She has been strangled, sir.

We'll know the exact details after post-mortem.

What do you suppose the motive was?

Looks like theft, sir.

Who was the last one to see her alive?

Her boyfriend Sathish, sir.

Found out who he is?

Judge Lakshmidevi's grandson.

It's a sensitive case. Handle it carefully.

One more thing.

I'm getting transferred in two weeks.

This could be my final case.

We need to solve this before the media sensationalizes it.

I'll do my best, sir.

What if your best isn't good enough?

Well sir, I...

Look here.

You've not cleared the IPS yet.

You may be the best in theory though, but there are practical difficulties.

I got an idea.

Involve Vinayak. Just to speed things up.

I understand, sir.

But... considering his current state of mind, he may not agree.

Make him agree.

He might not cooperate at first, but he'll come around eventually.

Can't afford to let a mind like that, rust.

He is relentless.

He has solved over 200 cases in his career.

Some of those were the most baffling ones for the police department.

There is no such thing as a 'perfect murder'.

Every murder will certainly have a flaw.

Look for the flaw.

Recognize the passion.

Understand the motive.

And identify the killer.

Any questions? -No, sir.

Good. Class dismissed.

Ma'am?

The car's ready, ma'am.

Come, Sandhya.

How are you? -I'm fine, sir.

Need to discuss something with you. -Let's walk and talk.

I've been assigned my first case.

This case appears to be a bit complicated.

Wow! You seem to have acquired a detective's intuition already, huh?

Nothing like that.

It's a high-profile case. And I'm a little nervous.

If I had your blessings...

All the best.

I mean... if I had your help...

I'm sorry, Sandhya.

I'm out of the game already...

Please don't drag me back in.

I don't have the strength to go through with it.

Can we discuss something else?

Okay, sir.

It's time for me to go to the hospital.

Anything else?

No, sir. Come along. I'll drop you.

I asked you to come at 5:30. It's 6:30 now!

Now do you see why it never worked between us?

You're selfish, Vinayak!

Sorry, sir.

It's okay. She's always like that.

I can understand your problem, sir.

Not only as a husband, even as a father, I've failed.

How can you say that was your fault?

That was a freak accident.

It was random.

No explanation. No reason. No one to blame.

Reminds me of an elderly couple that lived next door.

They were childless.

And were quite fond of me.

Used to take me to the beach every Sunday.

December 26th, 2004.

The day of the tsunami. That was the last time I saw them.

I was ill... therefore, I couldn't go.

Was it my fortune or misfortune that I fell ill that day?

Noah effect!

One can only realize the outcome of a situation in the future.

My Ammu didn't want to go out that day.

She wanted to watch some... Voice of India finals on TV.

I forced her to go out with me.

Had I not...

...this would... -What are the odds, sir!

You always say there's no such thing as coincidence.

Everything is part of a design.

The victim of my case, Leila, happens to be the show's title winner.

Also, look at the third photo in this file.

Ammu?

Why the long face?

Say something.

I'm not in the mood to talk.

This may well be the last time you and I are going out.

Why?

Pretty soon, you'll move out to attend college.

Where will you find time to come see me?

And your mom will use that as an excuse to split us.

You talking about time now, dad?

Cases... cases! You're the one who has no time for us!

I know what I'm doing is wrong, dear.

But what can I do? My job's like that.

Sorry, dad.

Didn't mean to hurt you.

Dad!

Chief asked you... to go see Vinayak!

Seen him yet?

Yes, sir.

But he hasn't responded yet.

With all the available evidence, we can solve this case ourselves, sir.

You think so? -Yes, sir.

We've gathered the surrounding CCTV footage and tower dump records.

The girl's been in Madras only the last two months.

She seems to have no family members.

She's got a manager, apparently.

That's whom we're trying to track down.

You're such a naive little girl!

Let me show you how to wrap this up quickly.

Come a little closer.

There are plenty of suspects in town.

Loafing around.

Grab one of 'em, work him up, throw him in the can and wrap this up... simple!

Instead of all your...

It goes against my IPS ethics, sir!

Okay then... 'IPS', huh?

I've said what I have to say.

It's up to you now.

That babydoll Leila?

You think she was a straight shooter?

With her deceptions... Who knows?

Know what a girl should be like?

She must be modest.

Like you.

Not strut around town. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Even a person like me can.

Ask him if he would, if it were his daughter!

Hey! Mind your tongue!

I'm keeping quiet because of Mr. Tilak. Or else...