Rorschach

Rorschach

Year: 2022

Runtime: 150 mins

Language: Malayalam

Director: Nissam Basheer

Echo Score: 78

Budget: $120M

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Luke Anthony arrives in a remote village to look for his wife Sophia, who vanished while traveling through a nearby forest. As the villagers join the search, unsettling doubts begin to surface—whether Sophia is truly missing, or if she exists only in Luke’s mind, blurring the line between reality and imagination.

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1

Sofiya goes missing after forest accident

Luke and his pregnant wife Sofiya are involved in a road accident in the forest during their vacation. When Luke regains consciousness, Sofiya is missing and the local police close the case, concluding she was killed by a tiger. Luke refuses to accept the verdict and resolves to search for Sofiya himself.

immediately after the accident Forest near Kerala
2

Luke meets Balan and considers buying a forest-edge house

Driven by the wish to search for Sofiya, Luke negotiates with Balan, who offers to sell him a house on the outskirts of the forest. Balan explains that the house belonged to his elder son, Dileep, who died in a recent accident. Luke agrees to purchase the house, hoping it will serve as a base for his investigation.

shortly after the accident Outskirts of the forest
3

Balan is murdered and the money goes missing

After the sale of the house, Balan is found murdered and the money from the transaction is missing. Seetha and Anil deny knowing anything about the sale or the money. The affair seeds suspicion and tension around the newly acquired property.

soon after the sale Outskirts of the forest / Balan's house
4

Sofiya is revealed to have been murdered by Dileep

It is revealed that Sofiya was killed by Dileep during a house robbery. With Sofiya's death explained, Luke remains in the forest house as a semi-retreat, while his resolve for revenge begins to grow.

shortly after Sofiya's death revealed Forest house
5

Luke senses Dileep's spirit and embraces revenge

Luke begins to feel the presence of Dileep in the house, and Seetha confirms the haunting. The belief in Dileep's spirit strengthens Luke's desire for vengeance and shapes his next steps.

after Sofiya's death revelation Forest house
6

Luke proposes investigating Balan's murder to Shashankan

Luke meets Shashankan, Balan's son-in-law, and suggests they investigate Balan's murder and the missing money. Shashankan refuses, claiming he has Balan's money. Later, Shashankan's storeroom burns and the money goes missing, and Luke admits he retrieved the money and set the fire.

later that night Shashankan's residence / storeroom
7

Anil murders Balan to gain control of money

Anil, learning that his father planned to abandon him and Seetha, murders Balan and hides the money in the storeroom on Shashankan's advice. The crime ties the family further into a web of deception and greed surrounding the missing cash.

after the storeroom fire Balan's house / storeroom
8

Night break-in at Luke's house; intruders subdued

At night, Anil and Shashankan break into Luke's house to steal the money. Luke subdues them, but they manage to escape; Anil is injured during the escape and Luke helps cover medical costs while brokering a business merger for Sujatha and Seetha.

night Luke's house
9

Sathisan suspects Luke; Ammu leaves; Luke reimburses

Sathisan grows suspicious that Luke attacked his girlfriend Ammu, a domestic worker at Luke's house, and tries to kill him. He later learns Ammu left for her village, and Luke has compensated her with money recovered from Balan's affair.

after the break-in Luke's residence
10

Luke hospitalized and skull theft revealed

Luke is admitted to hospital after the earlier events, where he flirts with Sujatha. Meanwhile, the skull from Dileep's corpse has been stolen, signaling deeper crimes. Luke seeks permission to marry Sujatha from her mother, who agrees.

post-hospital admission Hospital
11

Luke marries Sujatha and Seetha takes control of the factory

Luke marries Sujatha, and he helps in consolidating the business by transferring Seetha's shares and merging their factories. Seetha begins moving to control Sujatha's cashew factory, tightening her grip on the finances.

after marriage Town / Sujatha's home
12

Ashraf investigates Luke's past and Seetha poisons him

Head constable Ashraf starts digging into Luke's past and suspects he came to the forest for vengeance. Seetha poisons him, killing him, and orders his burial in the backyard as part of the cover-up.

during investigation Ashraf's location / backyard
13

Sujatha leaves Luke; factory is burned

Sujatha grows fed up with Luke and leaves him. Later, she learns of Dileep's crimes and hatred toward him, which leads her to burn down the factory as a dramatic reaction to the revelations.

after Ashraf's murder Luke's home and factory
14

Seetha reveals orchestrated crimes by Dileep and Anil

Seetha reveals that both Dileep and Anil were acting under her orders to gain more money through crime, tainting their reputations further and driving Luke toward a final confrontation.

after Sujatha's departure Luke's home
15

Final confrontation and ending

Anil and his men attack Luke's house; Luke defeats Anil and Seetha escapes. Sujatha reports Dileep and Anil's crimes to the police, while Shashankan reveals Ashraf's murder. Seetha is arrested, Luke surrenders, and in prison he learns Seetha has committed suicide, ending his quest for vengeance.

climax and aftermath Luke's house; prison

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