Kondal
Year: 2024
Runtime: 144 mins
Language: Malayalam
Director: Ajith Mampally
Following a crisis in his hometown of Anchuthengu, Manuel is forced to leave Munambam Harbour and take work aboard the fishing boat St. Anthony’s. Unexpected events and challenges during their voyage profoundly impact Manuel and the other crew members, changing their lives in unforeseen ways.
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Kondal (2024) – Full Plot Summary & Ending Explained
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From the seaside village of Anchuthengu in Thiruvananthapuram, Manuel is a carefree, sometimes reckless figure whose drinking hints at deeper struggles, even as he remains deeply devoted to his family. The community relies on fishing for its livelihood, and Manuel’s world is upended when a scandal erupts around the local business Stephen and Sons, a well‑known name that starts peddling rotten fish. The plunge in sales sparks anger among the fishermen, who demand accountability from the company in hopes of preserving their way of life. The owners—one portrayed by Spadikam Sunny and the other by Usha—brush off the protests and continue marketing tainted goods.
As frustrations boil over, a violent clash erupts, and Manuel’s involvement turns the confrontation into a brutal altercation that shakes everyone.
Following police intervention, Manuel leaves the village for safety and work, signing on with a fishing crew aboard a vessel departing from Munambam Harbour in Ernakulam, a place tied to his late brother Danny who used to work there. The new environment quickly grows tense; Manuel clashes with fellow crew members, notably Jude and Michael, whose dubious behavior raises red flags. As the crew’s actions come under scrutiny, unsettling truths about Danny’s supposed accident come to light, challenging Manuel’s trust in what he had believed about his brother’s death.
Driven by a fierce drive for justice, Manuel delves deeper, risking his safety to uncover the real story behind Danny’s demise. Meanwhile, the crew members, aware that Manuel is gathering evidence, begin to plot against him to stop him from exposing the truth. What follows is a gripping pursuit in which Manuel navigates betrayal, danger, and the search for accountability, moving toward a confrontation with those responsible for Danny’s fate. It becomes a saga of survival and a relentless quest for justice.
Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:22
Ending Explained – What Happens at the End of Kondal?
Still wondering what the ending of Kondal (2024) really means? Here’s a spoiler-heavy breakdown of the final scene, major twists, and the deeper themes that shape the film’s conclusion.
Manuel, who fled his hometown after a violent clash with a fishing company, ends up on Jude’s trawler hoping to earn enough money to return to his wife and daughter. On board he learns—through a whispered warning from Pandari—that the man Jude supposedly “took care of” was his own brother, Daniel, who had been killed after trying to stop Jude’s drug‑smuggling. The revelation turns the whole voyage into a personal vendetta.
The crew, led by Jude, Srank, Michael and Sabu, hatch a series of schemes to eliminate Manuel. After a botched fish‑hook attack, they plan to use a massive shark as an accidental “cover” for his death. When the shark drags the small boat that Manuel and Sabu are in, Manuel miraculously kills the beast with a second spear launched from the main trawler, turning the plan on its head. The struggle leaves Sabu badly wounded, his blood spilling into the sea—exactly the kind of scent that will later attract the predator.
With the trawler still far from shore, Jude insists on completing the catch, ignoring the injured Sabu and the dead crew‑member Aloshy. Manuel, now determined to stop Jude from sailing them back empty‑handed, confronts the captain. A brutal fight erupts; Srank, who had pretended to be the voice of reason, strikes Manuel, wounding him, and the three conspirators—Jude, Srank and the bleeding Sabu—are overpowered. Manuel hurls them overboard. As Srank lies in the water, his wounds bleed profusely, and the shark that survived the earlier clash circles back, attacking and killing him. The film implies the shark will finish the others, whose bodies are slick with blood, while Pandari—forced to watch the carnage— is left alive as a trembling reminder of what has transpired.
In the end, Manuel’s relentless drive for revenge and his promise to protect Daniel’s daughter Diya bring the cycle of violence to a grisly close. The trawler’s journey ends not with a triumphant return home, but with blood‑stained water, a dead shark, and a lone survivor haunted by the price of vengeance.
Last Updated: October 13, 2025 at 19:17
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