Kaapa

Kaapa

Year: 2022

Runtime: 133 mins

Language: Malayalam

Director: Shaji Kailas

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After his wife's name mistakenly appears on a Kerala Anti-Social Activities Prevention Act (KAAPA) list, Anand sets out to clear her name. His quest to prove her innocence unexpectedly draws him into a dangerous conflict between a ruthless gangster and the authorities, forcing him to navigate a world where law and justice are blurred.

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Anand Asif Ali, an IT professional, relocates from Bangalore to Thiruvananthapuram with his pregnant wife Binu Thrivikraman Anna Ben. A routine neighborhood police check reveals a disturbing fact: Binu’s name has somehow found its way onto KAAPA, a blacklist used to track local gangsters. To protect his unborn child and keep his family safe, Anand decides to send Binu back to his hometown for a calmer, safer pregnancy, hoping distance will help.

Seeking a way to clear the shadow over his wife, Anand reaches out to Arumanayagam Nandhu, a pragmatic police constable who knows the city’s hidden lanes and tangled loyalties. Through careful conversations and growing unease, Anand learns that Binu isn’t merely a quiet presence in the background—she has a past marked by leadership within a gang and a fierce rivalry with Kotta Madhu Prithviraj Sukumaran, a powerful gangster who has also steered into the political arena. The uneasy alliance between crime and influence casts a long shadow over the city’s present, and Anand realizes that proving Binu’s innocence will require navigating dangerous waters and shifting loyalties.

Meanwhile, Latheef Dileesh Pothan, a reporter with his own ambitions, has begun moving pieces to finish Madhu. He hires goons to target the gangster, drawing Prameela Aparna Balamurali into the fray, a move that Madhu quickly learns about and responds to with characteristic brutality. The confrontation tests everyone involved, and Latheef’s fear of being exposed grows as Madhu’s forces tighten their grip.

As the tension spills over, Anand travels to Binu’s hometown and helps arrange their baby’s naming ceremony, hoping to cradle a moment of joy amid the looming storm. Latheef later sits down with Anand and exposes a painful layer of the conflict: his long-running feud with Madhu has driven his cousin Mohammad Nazeer Senthil Krishna Rajamani into exile in the UAE. In a bid to curb further bloodshed, the two men grudgingly agree to a fragile truce, misunderstanding how thin the line between peace and peril truly is.

But the fragile calm shatters when a bomb blast erupts at the spot where the supposed truce is upheld. Madhu is killed by a blast triggered by a young life scarred by Madhu’s own orders, a stark reminder of how deeply the cycles of crime can wound families. Anand pays his last respects and leaves with a gnawing guilt, convinced that he has become a pawn in Latheef’s grand designs.

The aftermath reshapes everything. An autopsy report shifts the entire narrative: Prameela discovers that Binu is wearing Madhu’s ring, revealing that she was the mastermind behind Madhu’s death and that Latheef was only a family friend drawn into the scheme. The revelation exposes Binu as the hidden, faceless leader driving the gang, someone who had planned to eliminate Madhu while Anand focused on proving her innocence. Prameela confronts Binu with the truth and vows to avenge Madhu’s death, while Binu, calculating and protective of her own family, promises to shield them—without letting Anand in on what she has done. The tale closes with a quiet, unsettling reminder: the line between truth and manipulation is razor-thin, and the people closest to you can be the ones who knowledgefully pull the strings.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:23

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