Kalamkaval (കളങ്കാവൽ)

'PROLOGUE: THE PERKS OF BEING A SUBJECTIVE NIHILIST'

Hello.

OK, Sir!

That's not a problem, sir

I will come soon, okay.

That was Kumar Sir.

He said that I must go there urgently.

- Again? - Yeah!

What can I do if he says so?

Let me go there and check.

Then, won’t you be coming back today?

I'll call you once I get there.

Hmm!

Why did you get down without informing me?

Mom said that Deepu will come tomorrow evening... So.

If he is at home, I cannot leave home like this!

Coming down like this won’t be possible.

So, I thought I would come down right away.

I see!

I told them I needed the room in the lodge for next week.

But now that I said it's urgent, they agreed to give me the room.

Did you enquire about renting the house?

I have already discussed it with them.

They said that it will take a little...

more time for the tenants to vacate.

Until then, we can adjust in the lodge

Okay

Now, the biggest challenge is...

to discuss my wife about the divorce.

I haven't told her anything yet.

You write a detailed letter...

before leaving the house, didn't you?

Huh, yeah!

After the demise of Babu...

I've never thought about a marriage again.

It was only after meeting you...

that everything changed for me.

Isn't that the same for me now?

I was someone who lived respectfully with my wife and children,

and now I've ended up here, sleeping with you

Are you feeling bad about it?

What do you feel about it?

News : Anbunilayam Senthilkumar, who hacked his own brother to

death because of property dispute in Kottaipadi, Nagercoil.

Still, how can someone even do something like this?

Like how?

See, killing his own brother means...

All that could have been done to get their property.

Still, is it the right thing to kill a person for all these?

There are many people out there who do such things,

and we hear countless news reports about it every day.

That's all true, but...

seeing all this makes me uncomfortable.

But not everyone is like us.

Sometimes, in certain situations, some people...

might end up killing others for certain reasons

Hey, then what about you?

I too have done similar killings.

Did you?

Yea, of course!

It could be either a snake or a rat.

Let me give an example,

You know my wife, Anita

She is a pretty lady,

with a pretty good character.

My children too mean a lot to me.

You know the car we came in today, the Honda?

That car is my life.

I married her after receiving a decent amount of dowry, including that car.

So, rather than divorcing her,

If I think it would be better to just leave you instead,

what’s wrong with that?

There's no need to kill me just for that.

If you tell me openly, I’ll step aside, right?

Will you really step aside like that?

Why not?

Oh!

Even if you step aside...

I may not get the satisfaction that comes from killing you.

What kind of satisfaction is that?

Don't you know that?

Now, imagine a mosquito lands on you...

we can just snap and kill it

that's real satisfaction.

Don't they kill a chicken to cook curry?

there's a certain satisfaction in that too

But when we kill a snake that comes to bite us,

it feels even more satisfying.

Why is that?

No idea!

Risk!

The greater the Risk, the greater the satisfaction.

Do you know what gives you the most satisfaction...

when you kill something?

You're about to say it's when killing an elephant that comes to attack, right?

No!

Then?

The greatest pleasure is...

...when you kill a human!

Are you trying to say that you're going to kill me now?

Of course!

Do you expect me to just stand there and get killed?

Isn't all that very easy?

How is that?

How is that?

Look!

By taking this shawl like this...

Like this...

Wrap it around the neck and pull once.

Then tighten it!

Enough!

Biju!

Biju chetta!

'KALAMKAVAL'

'KALAMKAVAL'

Good Morning, Sir!

Hey, what brings you here so early in the morning?

Actually, I just wanted to know the status of...

the communal riot in Kottayikkonam.

The issues there are already solved, there's no problem now

But sir, our local reporter said...

there's a possibility of another issue arising there

You reporters going there and reporting is the biggest issue,

and that problem is under our control now.

Also, I have appointed someone to assess the situation there.

Oh! Who is it, sir?

Pradeep, I can't explain everything in detail like that.

Do one thing, call me tomorrow morning

Actually, it would be good to know if it's from the Special Branch.

Oh, my dear Pradeep!

Knowing where it's from doesn't matter

Even if you try to be sweet to them,...

you won't get even a single scoop from there.

Sir, is it Nath who has been sent?

Yea,

It's Nath only.

'I: THE CURIOUS CASE OF KOTTAYIKKONAM'

'KOTTAIKONAM POLICE STATION'

What's the problem here?

It's the quarry issue in Parathil.

I see.

Isn't Sub inspector Babu sir there?

Yes, but who are you?

I'm coming from Thiruvananthapuram...

to investigate the communal riot here.

Oh!

- Just a minute! - OK

Sir?

Someone else too has come for you.

Oh! Such a nuisance!

Anyway, tell him to come inside

Okay sir!

Sir?

Come inside.

I have come to inquire about the communal riot.

It's not a major issue like you Journalists say.

It was just a small fight between two guys.

and we have taken care of it.

I just want a copy of the FIR.

Sir!

Hey, Gopi.

Ah, Nath!

Did you reach here early?

Yeah, I left early.

Oh, Sorry sir!

So, you are Nath, sir?

Some people call me that way.

Myself Jayakrishnan!

- from Special Branch. - Yea, I know sir!

I have known about you well since the Poovar case.

Thomas sir had mentioned that you would be coming

I see

but I didn't recognize you earlier.

You were supposed to come tomorrow.