Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Year: 2024

Runtime: 138 mins

Language: Malayalam

Director: Amal Neerad

Echo Score: 55
MysteryThriller

Don’t forgive. Don’t forget. A family entangled in a police investigation surrounding the mysterious disappearance of tourists in Kerala.

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1

Accident and amnesia

Royce and Reethu's life is shattered by a devastating accident that leaves Reethu amnesiac. The event fractures their marriage and casts her memories into a fog. In the years that follow, they struggle to rebuild amidst uncertainty.

before eight years ago
2

Eight years later at the hill station

Eight years later they live at a hill station near Kottayam with two children, Emma and Ryan. Reethu becomes obsessed with painting Bougainvillea flowers, and Royce quietly stores her paintings at his farmhouse, feigning a sale.

Eight years after the accident Hill station near Kottayam
3

Chaya Karthikeyan goes missing

Student Chaya Karthikeyan goes missing, and ACP David Koshy identifies Reethu as a prime suspect because she was seen near the hostel around the time of disappearance. The investigation begins to unveil the truth.

Present College hostel vicinity
4

Interrogation and memory gaps

During interrogation, Reethu denies being at the hostel when Chaya disappeared and recalls seeing Rema instead. Alibis from Rema and her husband Biju are questioned, while David learns that Reethu's world may be distorted and that the couple's children might be imaginary.

During investigation Police station
5

Royce reintroduces Rema and the plan

Biju decides to keep Rema away for Reethu's safety, and Royce promises to shield her from trouble while bringing Rema back home. However, his actions blur the lines between guardian and suspect as Rema becomes entangled in the case.

Following interrogations Royce's house
6

Reethu recalls the truth

After some introspection, Reethu recalls that she herself was beside Chaya, not Rema. The memory shift tightens the web of deceit surrounding the disappearances.

After introspection
7

Meera Yashodara enters the case

Two more girls go missing, and Meera Yashodara, an expert criminologist, is brought in to interrogate Reethu. She aims to uncover the pattern behind the disappearances and the truth about Reethu's involvement.

Following new disappearances Police/Meera's involvement
8

Interrogation and drowning memory

Meera interrogates Reethu; Reethu claims she remembers drowning while trying to recall the past. Reethu also reveals she writes down experiences on papers under her bed, only to have them mysteriously vanish.

Present Meera's interrogation room and Reethu's bedroom
9

Manu Philip and therapy

David and Meera visit Manu Philip, the doctor who treated Reethu after the accident, to seek more history. Meera also conducts hearing therapy to elicit evidence, but finds nothing decisive.

Afterward Manu Philip's clinic
10

Meera's kidnapping

One night Reethu, with Biju and Rema, goes to Meera's house and discovers she is missing. In a shocking twist, Royce kidnaps and sedates Meera at his ancestral house.

Night Meera's house; Royce's ancestral house
11

Showdown at the ancestral home

Reethu arrives at the ancestral home with Biju and Rema to inform Royce about Meera; Royce imprisons them, kills Biju, and tries to force Reethu and Rema to stay.

Present Royce's ancestral home
12

Bougainvillea paintings burn and memory returns

Royce burns Reethu's Bougainvillea paintings, triggering a flash of her past. She learns the truth about Royce’s role in the kidnappings and the cover-up.

During climax Room with Bougainvillea paintings
13

Climax: the takedown

Meera regains strength and strangles Royce; Royce retaliates, but Reethu shoots him while Rema strikes back, avenging Biju's death. David arrives to take control as the truth comes to light.

Climax Farmhouse
14

Identity revealed and arrest

David reveals Royce's true identity and that Esther (Reethu) was the survivor, not another victim. The case closes with Royce in jail and Esther reclaiming her name.

Morning after climax Farmhouse to police
15

Aftermath: Esther meets Royce

Esther, now aware of her real name, goes to meet Royce in jail, while the full truth about the disappearances remains exposed. The story closes on the survivor moving forward with her identity restored.

Following morning Jail

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