Detective Ujjwalan

Detective Ujjwalan

Ujjwalan, a young librarian and amateur detective in the peaceful village of Plachikkavu, often assists the local police despite suffering from nyctophobia. The village's tranquility is shattered when school principal Ashokan is murdered by a masked killer. Evidence initially points to a local thief, Anthikkurudan, but he maintains his innocence, and subsequent murders prove the real killer is still at large. As panic spreads, a Special Investigation Team led by CI Shambhu Mahadev takes over the case. The media dubs the murderer, "Kokkachi" or "The Boogeyman," and Shambhu's growing popularity creates friction with Ujjwalan. After another series of murders, Ujjwalan wrongly suspects Shambhu before evidence clears him. Anthikkurudan later provides crucial eyewitness testimony, prompting Ujjwalan, Shambhu, and the local police to work together. The investigators stage a fake murder to lure the killer, who is unmasked as Jomon, a local television reporter. Jomon reveals that he grew up with an abusive father and was influenced by a mysterious tutor who introduced him to books about serial killers. After witnessing child abuse reminiscent of his own past, he began murdering abusive men while adopting the identity of the "Boogeyman. " Soon after Jomon's arrest, a threatening note suggests the real killer is still free.

Release

23 May 2025

Run time

124 min

Language

Malayalam