

The twist that launched Jeethu Joseph's obsession with making you distrust everyone.
Reshmi, the wife of a young political leader, Mohan Kumar, commits suicide just when he is gearing up for a by-election. An inquiry team led by Shyam Prasad is tasked to find out the reason behind it.
Writing
Jeethu Joseph's debut blueprint for Drishyam's puzzle-box structure
Acting
Suresh Gopi's weathered detective against his own polished politician

Director
Jeethu Joseph
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jeethu Joseph's directorial debut, and he cast Suresh Gopi in dual roles after the actor's commercial peak—essentially rebuilding him as a serious performer before Drishyam made him a household name as a writer-director.
The Rashmi-Mohan marriage mirrors real Kerala political dynasties where wives of rising leaders often died under suspicious circumstances in the 1990s-2000s; Joseph was reportedly influenced by a specific unsolved case that journalists whispered about but courts never touched.