Nerariyan CBI (നേരറിയാൻ സി.ബി.ഐ)

'NERARIYAN CBI'

Lord Krishna..

Hello. Oh, it's this one.

How do I use this thing?

Hello! There's a phone call.

Where is she?

Maya. - What is it? - Here.

Hi, Anitha. Where are you? Are you close by?

Who's with you?

Reshma's not there? Okay.. Who else?

Mythili? Who's this new friend Mythili?

Oh, very good. Sankaran will return from Trivandrum tomorrow.

Hi, Maya. - Hi, Anitha.

Welcome to Animangalam.

Hey, Reshma. Come on, come out of the car.

Hi. - Hello, Reshma. - Hi, Maya.

This is Mythili. - Hi.

Where's your mother, Maya? - Mother..

There she is. - Yes. - Come. Come, Mythili.

Anitha. - Yes. - I just spoke to your mom about ten minutes ago.

She wanted to know if you had made it. - Is that so?

This is Mythili. She's my friend.

That's Devaswam. He takes care of everything around here.

Hello. - Hello. - Are our rooms ready, Devaswam?

It was ready yesterday. I've even made three beds ready. - Really?

Yes, Mother. Yes, we reached on time. - I am Reshma.

Mythili speaks good Tamil.

Of course. She's a Brahmin. - Is that true? - Yes.

Hey. Keep walking.

My mother and I stayed nearby till I finished my schooling.

We moved into town when dad returned from Dubai.

So you've been here before? - Many times.

I've come here on many occasions. We've been friends for a long time.

Keep walking.

How's the house? - It's really nice.

The archaeological department is about to claim it. - I'll kill you!

Hello, Tulasi. How are you doing? - I'm good. - What about you, Velu?

I'm good, ma'am. - Who's this lady?

Bags please, ma'am.

She is just another lady. She's my friend, Mythili. Come.

Hey, come. - Have you seen the mystery room in this house?

I've not seen it.

The mystery room is where we have kept our idols of worship.

That's the room.

You used to say that there was something wrong with this room.

What is it?

I've not heard or seen anything when I stayed here.

But Maya has heard it.

Heard what? - The sounds of bells, anklets, crying, laughter

all of it, at night.

I don't know. I'm scared.

Why are you standing here? Come. Come with me.

Tea?

I would have come down. You didn't have to bring it here.

Where are the others? - They are downstairs.

Do you need anything? Some chips, or anything else? - No, I'm good.

Do you all study in the same class? - No, we study on the same bench.

We go to the same college, but we are all in different batches.

We are all final year students.

Devaswam! - God!

Did I scare you? - Why won't I get scared when you sound like this?

What's in this room that has everyone so scared?

The people who live here don't know what's in that room.

How long are you planning on staying?

For three or four days.

This house has a lot of beautiful things to be seen and experienced.

Isn't that enough for you? I'm just looking for some peace of mind.

Mythili.

Sit straight. - Hello, will this happen today?

Smile only when I ask you to. - Okay..

Ready?

Laugh out loud!

The caretaker of Animangalam is aunt Lakshmi.

Maya is her daughter.

Uncle Sankaran is aunt Lakshmi's younger brother.

He's gone to Trivandrum. He'll be back tomorrow.

And my mother is younger to uncle Sankaran.

And after my mother, comes aunt Banu.

Her husband's a doctor. Dr. Krishnan Nair.

They are also coming tomorrow. - Okay.

After them, there's aunt Vanaja. She's in Zambia, in Africa.

Her husband works there.

They are also coming tomorrow. - Get lost.

Where's uncle Sankaran's wife?

Usha passed away a year ago.

She was a heart patient. She saw something and got startled.

She died the next day, in the hospital.

And their children? - They don't have any kids.

Usha passed away around the time they decided to adopt a child.

Then.. - We are like his children.

These are mangoes from our farm. It's really good.

Do you know Tamil?

She speaks Tamil. Do you want to hear? Come on, speak in Tamil.

I heard you speaking in Tamil, on the phone.

Tulasi. - Your husband's calling. Go fast.

Why hasn't Maya married anyone yet?

Who told you she hadn't married before?

She got married and got divorced.

Divorce? How simple are you making it sound!

It's because they made it look easier than I made it sound.

I know that they shifted to Mumbai after marriage.

Then I heard that she returned after getting a divorce.

Just nine months. - What could be the reason?

The guy she married was mentally challenged.

But Maya did not ask for anyone's opinion on the matter.

Don't!

This is the southern room.

It's where the weapons and jewellery of our gods are kept.

Women are not allowed in there.

Even men can enter only after completely cleansing themselves.

And only if necessary. - I was just.. - No need.

Don't repeat this. - Let's go.

Lights off, please.

What's wrong, Mythili? Aren't you going to sleep?

Can you please ask your driver to drop me home?

At this time of the night? What's wrong with you?

I came here with expectations. Your cousin spoiled it all.

She does not know how to talk with respect.

Lights off, please!

I apologise on behalf of Maya.

I don't like her. I don't like this place. I want to leave.

Everything will be fine by morning.

Let's go to sleep, please. - You may sleep. I need more time.

Okay, good night. - Good night.

Lights off, please!

'Four years later.'

Excuse me, sir. - Yes. - Sethurama Iyer? - Yes.

I'm Saikumar, nephew of ex CBI Joint Director, Mr. Paniker.

Oh, the IPS officer! - Yes, sir. - Mr. Paniker told me about you.

Are you posted here now? - No sir, I'm in the Special Branch.

I'm on my way to Bengaluru, for a friend's wedding.

Why are you here, sir? - I got transferred here.

Oh, is it so? I had a matter to discuss with you.

I heard that Mr. Paniker already told you a little about it.

Yes. I remember. Mr. Paniker told me you had a problem.

Yes, sir. A really big problem.

Come to my office. - I'll come after I return from Bengaluru.

Okay. But make sure I'm there in the office before you come.

Sure, sir. I'll call before visiting. - All right.

When did you get back from Bengaluru, Sai? - Yesterday, sir.

Have a seat. - Thank you, sir.

There's something on your mind, Saikumar.

There is, sir. - Are you tense? No formalities. Start speaking.

It's a complicated matter that I want to discuss with you.

I don't just need you to hear it. I need a solution for it as well.

Let me hear it first.

Anitha, the girl I'm about to marry.

She's an executive in a company.

Anitha's family home is called Animangalam.

I am a distant relative of theirs.

A death happened in that house four years ago.

It wasn't someone related to the family.

She was a Brahmin girl, who was there for just three or four days.

Her name was Mythili.

Some claim she slipped and fell to her death, and it was accidental.

Others claim she saw something, freaked out, and fell to her death.

Few think something supernatural, a ghost or a spirit

or something like that might be involved in her death.

What do you think, Saikumar?

I don't believe any of that. I think it was a premeditated murder.

What was the opinion of the police?

What did the post-mortem report say?

A head injury caused by a heavy fall.

That was the cause of death.

The police investigation got us no new information.

Even if they don't admit it

they believe that the cause was supernatural.

To be frank, the police didn't do a good job.

Or, they weren't able to. - Why do you say that?

I'll tell you, sir. I went there, a day after the incident.

Don't tell your DYSP who I am. - Okay, sir.

Mr. Sudheeran, tea.

What sort of a guy is the new DYSP, Dhanapalan?

He's almost here. You'll know then.

I'm Sudheeran, the local SI, sir.

Who's this? - I'm Saikumar. - He's a relative of the family.

And these people? - This is Sankaran, the head of the family.

This is Dr. Krishnan Nair. - I'm his brother-in-law.

And this? - This is my close friend, Dr. Babu.

He owns National Hospital.

Is the post-mortem over? - Yes. The body was given to the parents.

They have already finished the rituals.

Where was the body found? - At the foot of the stairs inside.

Have you taken photographs of the body? - Yes, sir. In detail.

What about a statement from everyone? - Yes, sir.

I'll need you to open this door.

That's the prayer room. We store idols, swords, and ornaments there.

Open the bloody door!

Bring that here. - Yes, sir.

These are sacred ornaments, sir.

Kaiser!

What's wrong? - The dog. - Why is the dog barking like that?

This isn't barking, sir. It's called howling.

Why would a police dog howl?

Dogs howl when they see it. - See what?

Ghosts! - Ghosts? - Yes.

Oh, dear God!

Interesting. And is this DYSP Dhanapalan still on the force?

Yes, he is. There have been other unfortunate incidents there.

Accidents, sickness, mysterious deaths, failed marriages, and more.