Thankam

Thankam

Year: 2023

Runtime: 145 mins

Language: Malayalam

Director: Saheed Arafath

Echo Score: 77
CrimeDrama

Muthu and Kannan are gold agents operating out of Thrissur, the gold capital of India. While ferrying consignments through Kerala and Tamil Nadu, their routine business suddenly unravels, pulling them into a web of unforeseen trouble that darkens their lives and tests their loyalty.

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Trace every key event in Thankam (2023) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

Departure from Thrissur to Mumbai

Muthu and Kannan, gold brokers from Thrissur, set off on a voyage to Mumbai to distribute their gold. The trip marks the beginning of a high-stakes business venture. Tensions about debts and profits loom as they travel.

Thrissur
2

Kannan goes missing during the trip

During the Mumbai trip, Kannan disappears, triggering a frantic search by his colleagues. The absence raises questions about the risks in their gold business and the debts he faced.

Mumbai
3

Kannan's body found in a hotel room

Kannan's body is discovered in a Mumbai hotel room, hanging from a ceiling fan amid a chaotic scene. The door was reportedly locked from the outside, and the room shows signs of a struggle.

Mumbai (hotel room)
4

Police involvement and identity verification

Keerthy, Kannan's wife, is contacted by the police to verify his identity. Investigators begin piecing together the events surrounding his death.

Mumbai
5

Postmortem reveals signs of murder and missing gold

A postmortem finds multiple wounds on Kannan and suggests foul play, contradicting a simple suicide. Authorities also discover that 8 kg of gold that Kannan was supposed to be carrying is missing.

Mumbai
6

Investigator Jayant Sakhalkar assigned

Muthu and his colleagues enlist Inspector Jayant Sakhalkar of Chembur Police Station to conduct the inquiry. The investigation widens as they examine alibis and the missing gold.

Chembur, Mumbai
7

Kannan's plan emerges

The inquiry reveals Kannan had planned his own murder with Arul and Abbas to escape his debts. He had told Arul about the plan, and Abbas was instructed to create a chaotic scene to stage a murder.

Mumbai
8

Abbas stages the room and Kannan's self-hanging

Abbas creates chaos in the hotel room, inflicts wounds, and takes 2 kg of gold as part of the plan, then leaves Kannan tied with the door locked from outside. After Abbas departs, Kannan frees himself and hangs himself.

Mumbai (hotel room)
9

Discovery of the true gold amount

Investigators learn that Kannan never had 8 kg of gold; he possessed only 2 kg, which he handed to Abbas to fulfill the ruse. The missing gold drives the motive behind the elaborate plan.

Mumbai
10

Jayant concludes suicide

Inspector Jayant concludes the death was a suicide, based on the inconsistencies and the lack of an external attacker. The police findings challenge the initial murder suspicions.

Mumbai
11

Arul delivers a memoir clue

Arul tells Keerthy that Kannan had entrusted him to relay the truth that he tried his best and accepted the only escape he could find. He hands over Kannan's gold locket as a keepsake.

Mumbai
12

Muthu's struggle and motive to pursue murder verdict

Muthu wrestles with the revelation and contemplates pursuing a murder verdict to protect Kannan's family from creditors. He weighs personal guilt against the ethical need for closure.

Mumbai
13

Keerthy deposits the locket in a temple

Disillusioned by the events, Keerthy deposits Kannan's gold locket in a temple's hundial, symbolizing letting go and safeguarding the family's future.

Thrissur (temple)
14

Return to Thrissur with internal struggles

All of them return to Thrissur from Mumbai, each wrestling with guilt, debt, and the complex fallout of Kannan's death.

Thrissur

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 08:52

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