Ave Kallu

Ave Kallu

Year: 1967

Runtime: 163 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: A. C. Tirulokchandar

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Rich and pretty Susila returns from college to discover her family being murdered one by one. Each grisly crime leaves a half‑smoked cigar as the sole clue, while a mysterious woman in white darts through the courtyard, heightening the mystery and suspense.

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Timeline & Setting – Ave Kallu (1967)

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Family mansion, Garden with secret tunnel, Party hall

A sprawling family house serves as the primary setting, hosting a late-night party where danger lurks behind familiar faces. The grand hall and living spaces become stages for suspicion as murders accumulate. A hidden garden tunnel provides a secret escape route, intensifying the sense of confinement and mystery.

🏠 Family residence 🕵️ Mystery setting 🌳 Garden and secret tunnel

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Main Characters – Ave Kallu (1967)

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Vasantha

Vasantha is Ranganatham's wife and Susi's aunt, a cautious matriarch who keeps the family together. She is the first eyewitness to the killer and becomes a primary target, an early symbol of the house's fragility. Her death intensifies the danger and tightens the family’s resolve to solve the mystery.

👵 Family matriarch 🧭 Traumatized witness 🔒 Guarded figure

Ranganatham

Ranganatham is Vasantha's husband and the patriarch who is killed at the party. His murder serves as the inciting incident that triggers police investigation and unlocks the family’s buried secrets.

👨 Family man 💀 Victim 🧭 Catalyst

Susila (Susi)

Susi is a college student from Madras who arrives for holidays and becomes the central figure around whom the mystery unfolds. She faces threatening calls and forms a bond with Bhaskar that anchors the investigation and eventual resolution.

👩‍🎓 College student 😨 Targeted ❤️ Protagonist

Bhaskar

Bhaskar is a resourceful young man who falls in love with Susi and actively pursues the killer. He unravels the suspects, exposes the murderer by matching his eyes to the mask, and drives the plan that leads to resolution and marriage.

🕵️ Detective ❤️ Protagonist 💡 Clever

Rajasekhar

Rajasekhar is one of Susi's paternal uncles who harbors a hidden past and a history of family secrets. He becomes entangled in the tragedy as revelations about his father’s affair surface and threaten the present.

👨 Uncle 🗝️ Secrets 🧭 Complex past

Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar is another uncle living in the house who is murdered at the doorstep, adding to the mounting fear and suspicion within the family.

👨 Uncle 💀 Victim 🕯️ Suspected

Naganna

Naganna is the loyal house butler who remains a quiet, observant presence as events unfold, providing a steady point of reference amid escalating paranoia.

🧰 Servant 👔 Butler 👁️ Witness

Ramayya

Ramayya is the old Ayurvedic doctor and close family friend who is revealed to be the masked murderer. He survived the 15-year-old fire, hid behind prosthetics, and sought vengeance on the family. Bhaskar's deductions finally pin him to the murders.

🧪 Doctor 🗝️ Villain 🩸 Revenge

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Major Themes – Ave Kallu (1967)

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🕵️ Mystery

The plot unfolds as a closed-room whodunit, with a signature clue—a cigar butt—left at each crime scene. The mansion compels all characters to confront past lies and present alibis, while Bhaskar pieces together fragments of testimony and motive. The revelation process drives suspense as truth slowly surfaces and the killer's gaze is matched to a suspect.

🔐 Family Secrets

Past infidelities and a long-buried fire bind the present murders to a sentient history of revenge. Secrets about a hidden son surface, connecting the family to a tragedy fifteen years old. The house becomes a vault where long-suppressed truths threaten to erupt.

⚔️ Revenge

The central motive is vengeance for a perceived wrong committed in the past. The killer dons disguises and uses proximity to the family to strike, turning trust into peril. The climax pits Bhaskar's deduction and Susi's resolve against a ruthless pursuer, culminating in a final confrontation.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 14:50

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