Maragadha Naanayam

Maragadha Naanayam

Year: 2017

Runtime: 132 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: ARK Saravanan

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Senguttuvan and Elango are enlisted by a jewel smuggler to track down a legendary treasure rumored to be cursed and linked to a series of mysterious deaths. To aid in their quest, they seek the assistance of a priest who performs a ritual to summon three spirits, hoping they can guide the men to the treasure's hidden location and reveal the truth behind the curse.

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1

Senguttuvan's ordinary crime life and a crush

Senguttuvan and Elango work for the local jewel smuggler Ramdoss, eking out small-time jobs. Senguttuvan is drawn to Chanakya, whom he sees every morning at the bus stop, but he never gets a chance to speak to her. The city’s petty crime world sets the stage for bigger ambitions.

Morning Nochukuppam city, bus stop area
2

Chinese bidder arrives with a deadly quest

A Chinese businessman arrives hoping to acquire the cursed emerald medallion 'Maragatha Naanayam'. He offers a huge sum, but most locals fear the curse and refuse to touch the stone. Senguttuvan, frustrated with small-time work, volunteers to pursue the job.

Soon after City
3

Priest’s ritual and the curse's reveal

Senguttuvan and Elango visit a local priest who performs a ritual and provides a lemon to summon a vengeful spirit. The priest reveals the 132 deaths tied to the curse and warns they will need the help of one of the ghosts to proceed.

Before the funeral Temple
4

Ramdoss dies and the ghost possesses him

Before the ghost can fully appear, Ramdoss dies from a heart attack. At his burial, the lemon slips and falls onto Ramdoss’s hand, causing Chidambaram’s ghost to possess him. Senguttuvan and Elango are stunned to encounter Ramdoss speaking with Chidambaram’s voice.

Day of funeral Ramdoss's burial site
5

Ghostly plan: three possessed bodies

Chidambaram decides to animate three recently dead bodies by using ghosts of those killed by the curse. The targets are an old beggar Selvaraj, a man decapitated in a freak accident, and Chanakya, who hanged herself.

Following possession City morgue/locations
6

Two ghosts inhabit two bodies; one struggles

Two of the ghosts successfully inhabit the new bodies, while the Tamil teacher struggles to stay in Selvaraj’s corpse. The trio of possessed bodies joins Senguttuvan and Elango in pursuit of the emerald.

Shortly after Various locations
7

Interrogation and fake medallion

Disguised as Twinkle Ramanathan’s henchmen, they interrogate Pandurangan and recover a fake emerald medallion. Their antics draw Ramanathan’s attention, complicating the hunt.

Following the interrogation City hideouts
8

Cracking the fake leads to Krishnan

They learn the fake medallion was ordered by someone else and meet a dying maker who gives clues to the mastermind. The clue points to Krishnan, a local doctor who is himself a man killed by the curse. They kidnap Krishnan’s son to force answers.

Soon after Deathbed, city
9

Captured and escape with the real medallion

Ramanathan’s henchmen capture Senguttuvan's team and take them to a torture chamber. They escape and manage to locate the original medallion, realizing the fake was not the real stone.

Midpoint Ramanathan's base, city
10

The curse activates and the lorry chase begins

Despite Chidambaram’s warning, Senguttuvan and Elango touch the stone and activate the curse. They arrange a meet with John and the Chinese businessman, but a driverless lorry pursues them, killing John and the other man. They salvage the money and press on.

Moments after the touch City roads
11

Tamil teacher’s message: return the stone

The Tamil teacher, inhabiting Selvaraj’s body, explains that to lift the curse they must return the stone to the King's grave. The group escapes both the lorry and Ramanathan’s gang on the way to the gravesite.

Approaching climax Graveyard, then road
12

Grave ritual and lifting the curse

At the King's grave, Senguttuvan and Elango place the stone as Ramanathan’s gang closes in. Ramanathan agrees to let them place it before taking the stone himself, but the act frees them from the curse and releases the ghosts.

Climax King’s grave
13

Final farewells and ghosts depart

The four ghosts depart their borrowed bodies after being released. Chanakya’s voice lets Senguttuvan hear her for the first time, and there is a bittersweet farewell to Chidambaram before all are laid to rest.

Right after the ritual Graveyard
14

Post-credits twist: Ramanathan cursed again

In the credits scene, Ramanathan learns he’s under a fresh curse after a pilgrim returns the stone to him. The cycle of misfortune begins anew for him and the pilgrim who helped him.

Credits scene Bus stop and beyond

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