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Saraswati targets Karthik because she believes he is actually Krishnamurthy, her former husband who abandoned her on their wedding night. Despite Karthik being Krishnamurthy's son, Saraswati's psychosis drives her to see him as the man who rejected her, leading her to orchestrate a elaborate revenge scheme to destroy his life.

Early in the film, the asylum inmate's claim that Karthik is Krishnamurthy plantseeds the identity confusion that Saraswati exploits.

Saraswati murdered her own father and manipulated her way into marrying Krishnamurthy. When Krishnamurthy discovered her psychotic nature, he fled and jumped into a river during their wedding night. Saraswati was institutionalized in an asylum, released years later, and upon finding Krishnamurthy living peacefully with another woman and children, she killed his entire family except for one son, Karthik.

The asylum inmate's claim about knowing Krishnamurthy hints at this dark history.

The woman who shoots Karthik is one of the four women recruited by Saraswati. She genuinely believes Karthik is a playboy who married and discarded multiple women. Driven by what she perceives as betrayal and heartbreak, she decides he deserves to die and fires the shot, only to reveal her love and marriage to him before the shooting.

Earlier scenes show the women claiming Karthik as their husband, establishing their emotional investment.

Karthik escapes from the hospital with the help of a journalist who aids him in his quest to uncover the truth behind the false accusations. The journalist assists him in breaking out so he can pursue the women and discover who orchestrated the conspiracy against him.

The escape marks Karthik's transition from passive prisoner to active investigator.

Priya misunderstands Karthik because Saraswati's orchestrated drama spreads rumors about Karthik having affairs with other women. These false stories convince Priya that her husband has been unfaithful, leading her to believe she was abandoned. This misunderstanding is part of Saraswati's plan to isolate Karthik from everyone who loves him.

The four women's coordinated claims create the false narrative that misleads Priya.

Saraswati recruits four women and plants the idea that Karthik is their missing husband, creating a web of false testimonies. She manipulates them into believing Karthik is a man who promised them marriage and then disappeared, staging an elaborate 'drama' to ruin his reputation and life as revenge for Krishnamurthy's rejection.

The multiple women simultaneously claiming Karthik as their husband appears suspicious from the start.

The elderly asylum inmate genuinely believes Karthik is Krishnamurthy because he knew the real Krishnamurthy thirty years ago. This claim creates the initial identity mystery that Saraswati later exploits for her revenge plot. The inmate is found dead the next day, presumably killed to silence him or further the conspiracy.

This claim directly connects to the flashback revealing Saraswati's past with Krishnamurthy.

Saraswati wants revenge because Krishnamurthy discovered her psychotic nature after their wedding and fled, abandoning her. She killed her own father to manipulate her way into the marriage, only to be rejected and left. When she later found him living happily with another woman and children, she murdered his entire family in rage, leaving only his son alive.

The asylum scenes and Saraswati's obsession plant the seeds for this revelation.

The elderly man from the asylum who claimed to know Karthik as Krishnamurthy is found murdered the next day. His death raises the stakes of the investigation and suggests foul play connected to the conspiracy. This murder is what leads to Karthik's initial arrest as a suspect.

His death occurs right after he provides testimony that complicates the identity mystery.

The reveal is that Karthik is actually the son of Krishnamurthy, not Krishnamurthy himself. Saraswati, suffering from psychosis, confuses Karthik with her former husband because of their resemblance. She spares Karthik as a child but spends years planning to destroy him, believing he is the man who rejected her.

The asylum inmate's mistaken identity claim foreshadows this confusion.

Saraswati abducts Priya to force Karthik into a cruel choice: she demands he kill himself as the ultimate act of revenge, using Priya's life as leverage. This represents Saraswati's final attempt to destroy Karthik by making him suffer the same emotional pain she experienced when Krishnamurthy left her.

Saraswati's escalating attacks throughout the film build toward this hostage situation.

ACP Vijay Prakash intervenes during Saraswati's final confrontation, where she is wounded and kills herself. Karthik and the police locate Priya hiding in a basement, where she apologizes for misunderstanding him due to Saraswati's rumors. The couple reconciles, and the truth about the orchestrated conspiracy finally comes to light, bringing resolution.

The escalating tension between Saraswati and Karthik culminates in this final confrontation.