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Release, runtime and language
2009 · 116 mins · Malayalam
Directed by
Viji Thamby
Starring
Siddique, Jagathy Sreekumar, Vijayakumar, Ambika Mohan, Shilpa Bala, Mukesh

Three students are found dead by apparent suicide at a boarding school in Alwaye. Their boyfriends, including Gowri’s boyfriend Ananthu, are questioned and he falls into depression. The case remains unsolved. A year later, Sreekanth’s niece Parvati enrolls, taking Gowri’s old room. Parvati begins acting oddly; classmates, the driver and peon report seeing Gowri’s ghost in night corridors. Gowri’s spirit appears to Parvati, sometimes possessing her, seeking help to reveal the tragedy that began with a fateful picnic.

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  2. 2 Is it worth watching?
  3. 3 After you watch
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What Is Chemistry About? (No Spoilers)

The plot of Chemistry (2009) without spoilers: what it is about, who it follows and where it takes place, told without the twists or the ending. Enough to decide whether it is your next watch, not enough to ruin it.

In the secluded corridors of Mount Academy School, a once‑peaceful boarding house is still haunted by whispers of a tragedy that rattled its quiet routine. The campus, framed by mist‑cloaked hills and an old stone façade, breathes a lingering sense of loss, where teachers and students alike feel an unsettling shift in the air. Rumors of a lingering presence drift through night‑time hallways, turning ordinary classrooms into stages for uneasy glances and hushed conversations.

Into this charged atmosphere arrives Parvathy, the niece of the superintendent tasked with investigating the past incident. Taking up the room once occupied by a former student, she steps into a space steeped in memory and concealed sorrow. Her arrival stirs the murmurs of the unseen, and she quickly becomes the focal point of curious glances from peers, the school driver, and even the humble peon who have all claimed sightings of something ethereal roaming the corridors after dark.

Among the lingering echoes is the memory of Gowri, a young woman whose life was intertwined with the school’s rhythm. Though absent in body, her lingering impression lingers like a faint perfume, hinting at unfinished business and unresolved feelings. Ananthu, a former boyfriend still grappling with the lingering grief, underscores the emotional weight that still clings to the campus, each character navigating personal shadows while the school itself seems to pulse with an unspoken yearning for answers.

The film settles into a tone that blends understated dread with a lingering melancholy, inviting viewers to feel the chill of corridors that whisper old secrets and to wonder what truths lie beneath the surface. As Parvathy settles into her new role, the audience is drawn into a world where the line between memory and the supernatural blurs, promising a journey where curiosity and compassion may coax the past into the light.

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