Panchagni

The movie revolves around the incidents in a two-week period, when Indira, a Naxal activist, is out on parole. She is serving a life sentence in the central jail, Cannanore, after being charged with the murder of Avarachan, a landlord, who she had witnessed kill a young tribal woman after she was raped and impregnated (by him).

Indira’s mother, a former freedom fighter who is on her deathbed, is relieved to see her and is under the impression that she is free now. Her younger sister, Savithri, her husband, Prabhakaran, and her nephew are happy to have her back home. But her younger brother, Ravi, an unemployed youth, addicted to drugs is angered by her mere presence, blaming her for his inability to secure a good job. Indira’s older brother, who is home from Delhi to perform the death rites of her mother, refuses to even talk to her and leaves after a big quarrel, leaving his nephew to do the rites. Most of her acquaintances are intimidated by her, except her old classmate Sharadha. Sharadha had married her college sweetheart, Rajan, and lives close to Indira’s home.

Rasheed, a freelance journalist, tries to get an interview with Indira. She declines initially and is annoyed by his persistence.

As the days pass on, Indira feels unwanted and ends up having no place to live. Savithri suspects an affair between her husband and Indira, making it hard for Indira to stay with them. Sharadha’s husband has changed a lot in years and has degraded himself into a womanizer. Hence, Indira can’t stay with them either. Ultimately, Indira asks Rasheed for help and ends up staying at his place.

With time, Indira and Rasheed get closer, and a lovely relationship blossoms between the two. As Indira is nearing the completion of her parole, Rasheed, with great difficulty, succeeds in getting the government remission order in time, so that Indira no longer has to go back to jail. By then, Savithri and Ravi reconcile with Indira and are overjoyed to hear about her release. Indira rushes to Sharadha’s place to share the good news, but there she is shocked to see Sharadha’s maid Malu being gang-raped by her husband Rajan and friends. True to her righteous self, Indira ends up shooting Rajan with his hunting rifle and ultimately surrenders herself at the police station.

Last Updated: November 25, 2025 at 11:28