Officer on Duty

In Bangalore, Police Inspector Joseph Chembola of the Karnataka Police hangs himself in his house after leaving a suicide note orchestrated by a group of drug addicts led by Christy Savio, Vishak Nair.

Eight months later in Kerala, Harishankar, commonly called Hari, Kunchacko Boban is a hot-headed, impulsive officer who has just been demoted from his DYSP rank to CI after an accidental clash with a superior. He is reassigned as the SHO of the Aluva police station and wastes no time digging into a seemingly ordinary case: a KSRTC conductor named Chandrababu has tried to pawn an imitation gold chain. What begins as a minor pawnshop hiccup quickly widens into a web of violence that echoes Hari’s own buried pain.

Hari’s investigation uncovers a brutal detail: Chandrababu’s daughter Krishnapriya had swapped the chain herself after being sexually exploited by an unknown predator. Hari’s instinct is to file a POCSO case, but before he can act, Krishnapriya ends her life by hanging. Chandrababu blames Hari for his daughter’s death, and the accusation cuts deep. Amid the shock, Hari confronts a long-buried memory: his elder daughter, Nila Hari, had also been exploited. In a furious, grief-driven moment, Hari kills a drug addict named Shyam, Ramzan Muhammed, in custody after discovering a sex tape of Nila on Shyam’s laptop. The fear, guilt, and rage collide, and Hari’s attempt to face his trauma is thwarted when Nila herself hangs herself, leaving Hari to grapple with the nightmarish truth his mind keeps suppressing.

In the present, Christy Savio and his gang set their sights on ASI Thomas, a recently released officer who had taken the fall for Shyam’s custodial death to protect Hari. Thomas, Manoj K U, did so to shield Hari because his own daughter was exploited in the same way. To exact revenge, Christy’s gang murder Thomas and his wife, but their plan backfires when Thomas’ wife reveals, in those final seconds, that Hari was the real killer of Shyam. The revelation casts Hari in a new, darker light even as he continues the pursuit of Christy’s gang.

Hari’s hunt takes him to Bangalore, where he tracks down Anna, a member of Christy’s crew. Anna, Aiswarya Raj, flees, and a tense chase ends with her being fatally struck by a truck, collapsing the immediate threat but laying bare the depth of the conspiracies tying the case to the people Hari loves.

As the investigation deepens, Hari learns a pivotal truth about Joseph—the man who once arrested Shyam, Celine, and Anna for drug abuse and who slapped a mother on a bus in Chandrababu’s presence. While in custody, Joseph also raped Anna and Celine, turning the case into a personal vendetta for Christy’s gang. Their plan of revenge shifts to those closest to Joseph’s life—their targets include Joseph’s daughter Angel, Krishnapriya, and Nila, creating a chain of confrontation that hooks Geetha into the storm Hart of loyalty and pain.

Geetha, Priyamani, is drawn into the crucible as her own past and the gang’s machinations intersect with Hari’s pursuit of justice. The narrative intensifies as Christy tracks Geetha and her younger daughter Minnu to a farmhouse, intending to finish what he started. In the ensuing struggle, Geetha’s father, a former soldier, defends them but is killed by Christy. Geetha and Minnu attempt to escape, but Christy follows and fells Geetha in a brutal moment. Minnu slips away, and the pursuit moves into the woods where Hari arrives for a defining showdown.

The final confrontation tests Hari’s resolve and his ability to protect the ones he loves. Hari overpowers Christy and his gang, coming perilously close to taking Christy’s life for what he did to his family and to Chandrababu’s. After a few months, Hari returns to a semblance of normal life, devoting more time to his wife and children. Yet the threat isn’t truly gone—Christy and his gang are released on bail and begin plotting their next attack. Hari, driven by a hard-won, hard-fought determination, anticipates their move and laces their drugs with poison, finally extinguishing the threat and avenging Nila’s death.

In the aftermath, the film lingers on Hari’s quiet reaffirmation of family life and the slow, painful process of healing. It also leaves a chilling reminder of the cycles of violence and the way trauma twists the lines between protector and avenger, crime and punishment. The story, anchored by Hari’s relentless pursuit and the moral tremors of those around him, remains a stark meditation on how the past can echo into the present, testing every boundary of duty, loyalty, and love.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 10:23