Written and directed by Indraneel Gopal Krishnan and Rahul G., Detective Ujjwalan isn't your typical dark and depressing crime thriller, but it manages to maintain a lighthearted tone without losing the essence of the story. I think this type of execution is the most difficult, as comedy often prevails over seriousness. Detective Ujjwalan is entertaining, and its ending makes it quite clear that the creators fully intend to create a sequel. So let's find out what happened in the film and if our protagonist managed to find the serial killer.
Everyone in the village of Plaachikkaavu knew Ujjwalan as an expert detective, and he considered himself no less than Sherlock Holmes. He was obsessed with crime stories and the techniques and methods detectives use to solve complex cases. There was a police station in the village, but whenever a crime occurred, Senior Inspector Sachin enlisted Ujjwalan's help, knowing that he was the best investigator they had, even though he lacked the authority or qualifications to participate in a formal investigation.
Directors: Rahul G.Indraneel GK
Writers: Rahul G.Indraneel GK
Stars: Dhyan Sreenivasan, Mathew Puthukadan, Kottayam Nazeer
The village was celebrating its 50th anniversary, and Sachin had to grant an interview to talk about the law and order situation and other things that made his village stand out. Senior Inspector Sachin spoke proudly about how low the crime rate was in the village and how there was only one dacoit named Anthikirudan who committed petty crimes every now and then. It seemed as if someone was determined to prove Sachin wrong that day. A predator appeared out of nowhere, and people were terrified to see the dead body of a man named Ashokan in one of the fields. Sachin immediately called Ujjwalan, and soon, the local detective was able to figure out who was behind the murder.
Ujjwalan found a bidi and a slipper, which he knew belonged to Anthikirudan, and believed the evidence was enough to ask Senior Inspector Sachin to jail him. But soon after, a second murder occurred, and although everyone suspected Anthikirudan again (since the man had managed to escape from police custody before the second murder), Ujjwalan understood that it was not possible.
In fact, there were many reasons that led Ujjwalan to come to that conclusion: the first and most important was that he noticed that the victims had been murdered in exactly the same way. He understood that it was the work of a serial killer with such twisted sensibilities that he just went around killing people for fun.
Another thing Ujjwalan understood was that the killer suffered from OCD, as the wound marks on the body were symmetrical, and furthermore, it seemed as if he had meticulously cleaned the crime scene and made sure that everything was in order. Shortly after, Chief Inspector Shambu Mahadev was called in to take charge of the investigation, as news of the serial murders had spread like wildfire throughout the state, and senior officials wanted to catch the killer before he tarnished their own reputations.
Ujjwalan was jealous of Chief Inspector Shambu for one simple reason: he felt he had stolen his thunder. Ujjwalan considered himself a star detective, but in reality, he didn't have the authority to participate in a criminal investigation. Still, it was fine as long as he was trying to solve minor crimes like cattle or jewelry theft, but Shambu felt a civilian shouldn't be involved in such an investigation. A third murder occurred, and the killer hung the victim's body from a tree after dismembering it. Shambu, with his core team, began working day and night, as they were under intense media scrutiny and his own reputation was at stake.
On one occasion, Shambu went to Ujjwalan's house and questioned Narayanan, his father, which somewhat offended the self-proclaimed detective. Ujjwalan launched his own investigation in parallel and concluded that the killer wore sneakers and was physically fit, as it wasn't easy to lift a corpse and hang it from a tree. Ujjwalan had seen Shambu jogging in the morning and exercising, so at the community meeting, he declared Shambu the killer.
Obviously, Shambu didn't take these accusations well, so he too started keeping an eye on Narayanan and Ujjwalan, as he was sure they were involved in the crime. But then, a fourth murder occurred: a police officer named Ajayan was killed while patrolling the area at night. Ujjwalan knew that Shambu was at home at the time and couldn't have been at the crime scene.
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