Year: 2014
Runtime: 138 mins
Language: Malayalam
Director: B. Unnikrishnan
A cunning thief known as Bhai Ji uses advanced technology and disguises to alter his appearance repeatedly. He assembles a skilled team to execute a daring heist, targeting a palace in Kerala to steal valuable jewelry. Their meticulous plan involves impersonating jewelry experts to infiltrate the palace and carry out the theft.
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Two royal brothers Ravindra Varma and Mahendra Varma feud over the royal family treasure, joined by their sons: Vasudeva Varma, Sri Krishna Varma, and Shekara Varma. A sudden clash shatters the scene when a prism from the goddess’s idol explodes, freezing the conflict in fear. After performing ancient rituals, they learn the goddess is angry because of bloodshed, and the treasure is sealed for 41 years.
In the present, Bhai Ji is a consummate con artist who, under the alias of John Cliff, robs a wedding of ₹100 crore with his trusted aides Abbas and Priya. Through an introduction from Javed, he meets Nikhil Adharva — known as Nikki — who explains the royal treasure and its heirs. Nikki lays out the line of succession: Ravindra Varma’s sons Vasudeva Varma and Sri Krishna Varma, and Mahendra Varma’s son Shekara Varma, with the case themselves stalled in court and Rajashekhara Varma weighing in. Bhai Ji declares a price of ₹500 crore for the job, plus an upfront ₹250 crore before starting.
Security tightens as DYSP Sajan IPS is assigned to guard the family and the treasure. They hire a Jaipur-based private consultant named Sivaram to evaluate the treasure, but Bhai Ji abducts Sivaram and brings him along. Back at the palace, Rajashekhara Varma is escorted through the halls, and the cellar is opened to reveal the treasure’s true value. Bhai Ji proves his prowess by fending off attackers who threaten [Rajashekhara Varma], while Saraswathi — Rajashekhara Varma’s daughter — and Sajan grow wary of Bhai Ji’s motives. Later, Nikki and Javed arrive with the real Sivaram, and Bhai Ji shows them video clips of the treasure, telling Nikki to forge a replica.
As trust deepens, Bhai Ji learns more about Saraswathy and the school she runs, still under construction. Saraswathy reveals her past: at age twelve she was assaulted, and Rajashekhara Varma — then the local MLA — adopted her after the incident when they failed to catch the culprits. Sajan explains his involvement in the earlier case, and Bhai Ji realizes the danger of exposing Saraswathy to the surrounding scheming. He shares the truth about a night when he chased Saraswathy and nearly stopped to help her, but the police were close behind, leaving him haunted by what he could not do.
That night, Nikki and the gang return with a duplicate treasure, while Bhai Ji infiltrates the cellar through a secret tunnel and Nikki places a GPS in the boxes to prevent cheating. The following day, Sajan is murdered and [Rajashekhara Varma] becomes the prime suspect as Bhai Ji heads toward Jaipur with Javed and Nikki. The plot twists further when Bhai Ji reveals the involvement of a third party: Sudhakara Varma, who is captured by Bhai Ji’s henchman Bittoo. The confrontation exposes that [Shekara Varma] and his faction manipulated events to keep the wealth intact, and Bhai Ji orchestrates a finale where Abbas, Nikki, and Sudhakara Varma meet a deadly end in a staged blast, while Bhai Ji walks away with the truth and the ₹250 crore.
In the aftermath, [Saraswathy] and [Rajashekhara Varma] see the impact of Bhai Ji’s actions as the school is completed and funding flows in. The mysterious thief who once saved Saraswathy is revealed to have been the same man who offered his help long ago, but could not do so in time. The story closes with Bhai Ji’s quiet confession to Saraswathy: call him Mr. Fraud.
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