Vadhandhi (வதந்தி)

She will fade and fall. It is but a lie!

She will crumple and cry. It is but a lie!

She will relish your leftovers. It is but a lie!

She will claim to die without you. It is but a lie!

Her eyes, more fatal than arrows...

Her thoughts, scheming and deceiving...

Those, she holds in her thrall...

have fates worse than miserable curs.

IRRESPONSIBLITY

Irresponsibility.

The characters in this story...

are not fictional.

They are real.

Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead...

is purely intentional.

Especially you.

Velonie!

Velonie!

She will fade and fall. It is but a lie!

She will crumple and cry. It is but a lie!

She will relish your leftovers. It is but a lie!

She will claim to die without you. It is but a lie!

Her eyes, more fatal than arrows...

Her thoughts, scheming and deceiving...

Those, she holds in her thrall...

have fates worse than miserable curs.

THE FABLE OF VELONIE

Dealing with Mamtha and Mr. Ravi every day is soul-sucking, Ganesh.

Do you know what he did yesterday?

He bought a watch worth two lakhs...

and took me along to gift it to her.

"Two lakh rupees?"

It's a day's cost of production.

He refuses if you ask for two extra lights.

Such a pricey watch for her?

Guess what happened? She snubbed him and sent him away.

She had told the front desk not to let the producer up to her room.

I had to call her and say... "I'm also with him, Mamtha.

We just want to talk to you."

Only after that, she let us in.

What next? He gave her the watch?

She's real sly!

"Give this to your wife, Mr. Ravi. She'll be very happy."

With that quip, she burst his bubble!

Good morning, sir.

Good morning.

-Call the art director and make-up man. -Okay, sir.

Listen to me, Ganesh.

Things didn't end there.

He came down the steps looking upset.

In the film Marudhamalai

Vadivelu "took position" near a window before an emotional monologue, right?

Similarly, he was leaning against the wall.

When I went up to him to see what was up...

he was in tears!

He looked up at me sadly...

and tearfully asked "Is this how love is, Shakti?"

Asshole!

He's 46!

Like he's just out of college and fresh in love!

I felt like slapping him!

Looks very real, doesn't it?

Vinod's a real pro!

Here's the first shot, Ganesh. Listen carefully.

We start with a wide shot.

The body will be in the foreground.

In the depth, there'll be villagers, yellow ribbons and police jeeps.

Let's keep it wide.

Shall we start from here?

How about from here? Is it okay?

It seems okay.

-Let's check with the cameras. -Okay.

Good morning, sir.

Hello, Vinod!

-You grow dapper every day! -Thank you, sir.

Body will be here in the foreground. Not there.

That dummy looks excellent, Mr. Murthy! You aced it!

-Is the dead body here already? -Not yet!

What the hell do you mean?

Then, what's over there?

Mr. Shakti!

I sent a car to pick up Mamtha at 5:00 a.m.

She didn't come down even after 6:00 a.m.

She didn't pick up my calls either.

When I went to the hotel to check,

her assistant said she wasn't there since last night.

No clue where she is.

That's the heroine!

Both hands were tied.

Hello?

Sir!

They've come from Chennai for a film shoot.

It's a murder mystery.

-They assumed the corpse was a dummy. -I see.

When they learnt their heroine had been missing since last night...

they realized the corpse wasn't a dummy, but was real.

-Is this under Adarvazh Malai limits? -No.

-Magastheeswaram's limits, then? -It falls in the middle.

There is a tussle about whose control the place is under.

How can we take up this case?

This isn't under our purview.

Who informed our station?

The Superintendent's office gave them permission to shoot here.

She played the daughter in Superstar's last film.

Now, she's the heroine.

So, I took special permission...

-Alright. Are the formalities complete? -Yes.

Okay. The manager's there, right?

-Bring him over. -Alright.

-Whose film is it? -It doesn't have a title yet.

The production company is Yellow Pictures.

Reality TV star Anand is the hero.

Is the heroine from Tamil Nadu or elsewhere?

She's from Karnataka, but stays in Chennai.

Is any of her family here?

No, sir.

Here's the thing, sir.

This does not come under our jurisdiction.

But, we'll follow the protocol.

I'll inform the SP's office.

I need a list of names and phone numbers of the entire crew

who are here for the shoot.

Until I say so, none of them leaves for Chennai.

-Got it? -Okay, sir.

Send the body to the government hospital for post-mortem.

-Yes, sir. -Call me once the inquest report is ready.

-I'm heading to the SP's office. -Okay.

Hey! Stop that van!

-Stop the van! -Tell him to stop!

Hey! Stop the van!

-Hey! Get down! -Get down! Come!

Mongrel! I'll skewer you! Ride up front!

There are three people there! So I went in the back.

I know damn well why you did! Go!

She's decayed. There's nothing I can do to her.

Hey! I'll kill you! Go!

Get going!

I've got to write the inquiry report, Mallika.

-Want to come? -Sure, sir.

You won't be spooked, right?

-You might feel faint. You are young. -No, sir. I'll be brave.

Alright.

You said you're brave, right? Put this on.

Actresses usually look different outside of movies.

She's looks very different in this state, right?

Write what I say.

The face is swollen...

and appears slightly deformed.

Why are you crying, sir?

Are you a fan of hers?

"Crying"?

I wasn't crying.

Nothing like that. The tears came on its own.

This is science. Aren't you aware of it?

The body has begun to decompose.

When it does, the bacteria in the body causes tears to flow involuntarily.

I did admire her, though.

She acted so well in that movie, you know?

Write it down.

Popular Tamil film actress Mamtha has been mysteriously murdered.

Mamtha, known for her work in superhit films like Nodi and Achcham

had gone to Kanyakumari for a film shoot.

Under mysterious circumstances, she was found dead at the shooting spot.

This has shocked the Tamil film industry and the public.

Acclaimed and endorsed by several leading actors,

she was a promising upcoming actress.

-How are you related to him? -I'm his sister.

The girl's popular, isn't she? So, this news has spread.

The culprit will be on high alert!

There's a jurisdictional problem as to where the body was found.

This case falls under the jurisdiction of Adarvazh Malai. But, they refused.

In that case, the Magastheeswaram police must take it up.

But, that's a small station.

As the girl is famous, even if they do take it up

it'll soon be transferred to another station.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Yes, sir.

One of her family members must come to identify the body.

Get someone here soon for that.

Also, one of you head to the office of the Superintendent...

and check if they're taking up the case, or if they want to pass it to Chennai

and proceed accordingly!

Do all of you get what I'm saying?

Mamtha!

Hello? Mamtha?

Shakti! What the hell is this? What kind of a sick joke?

No, Mamtha...

I just ran away. I didn't die!

- Mamtha, there's been a big mistake here! -Cool. Calm down.

Was this Ravi's damn idea?

It must be. I know he's capable of that!

For you and for my career, I didn't want to file a MeToo case on him!

There's been a small confusion.

What the hell confusion?

-Hey! - We found a body in that spot.

We thought it was you! It looked so much like you!

Want to eat some, Mallika?

I'm good, sir.

Are you married?

Not yet, sir.