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Spanning ten days, the festival involves rituals where devotees paint their faces, channel deities, and reenact the destruction of demons. The showrunners use this striking visual imagery to symbolize the unmasking of the town's residents. As the festival reaches its chaotic, feverish climax in the graveyard, the internal demons of Sambaloor’s citizens are violently dragged into the light. The psychological tension of the investigation perfectly parallels the spiritual intensity of the rituals. Stellar Performances
: Nila, the 15-year-old daughter of a local union leader (Shanmugam), goes missing.
As the local police department investigates, led by the seasoned but compromised Inspector Regatta (Parthiban) and the young, idealistic Sub-Inspector Sakkarai (Kathir), they dig up a graveyard of small-town secrets. The investigation forces Nila’s elder sister, Nandini (Aishwarya Rajesh), to return to town and confront her own traumatic past.