Veyil (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Sidhu discovers that his elder brother Karthi also has feelings for Sruthy. The revelation shatters him because he cannot compete with his brother or come between family. He pulls away from Sruthy, and they ultimately break up. Sruthy then decides to return to Dubai with her family, while Jomy warns Sidhu to stay away from the relationship, a warning Sidhu accepts as he begins planning a different life path.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes show Karthi and Sruthy interacting warmly, hinting at Karthi's quiet feelings.

• sidhu
• sruthy
• karthi
• love triangle
• breakup

After Sidhu is arrested for confronting the real estate company that swindled his mother's flat savings, Jomy bails him out. However, Jomy has a hidden agenda, he wants to recruit Sidhu as muscle for their moneylending and political intimidation operations. Jomy assigns Sidhu to help rough up a councilor candidate, breaking his legs in a movie theater restroom, and later has a false sexual assault case filed against Sidhu to keep him controllable.

Foreshadowing: Jomy and Baby are already shown running a moneylending business that uses coercion.

• jomy
• sidhu
• gang
• recruitment
• crime

Jomy's help is not charitable, it is a calculated move to earn Sidhu's loyalty and bind him tighter to the gang. After Sidhu carries out violent tasks for them, Jomy and his men use their criminal influence to pressure the real estate company into returning the mother's money. This creates a sense of obligation in Sidhu, making him more dependent on and committed to Jomy's operations.

Foreshadowing: Jomy's offer to bail Sidhu comes with an implicit expectation of repayment.

• jomy
• sidhu
• money
• real estate
• loyalty

Sidhu is ordered by Jomy and Baby to harass autistic Kuttan and his mother to force them out of a house that belongs to Baby's family legacy. The gang wants the property, and Sidhu, now deep in their operations, carries out this ruthless task despite knowing Kuttan from childhood and knowing that Karthi cares for him. This marks a moral low point where Sidhu's complicity in violence damages his relationship with Karthi.

Foreshadowing: Baby's political ambitions and control over family property are established early.

• kuttan
• sidhu
• harassment
• house
• baby

Karthi had known Kuttan from childhood and felt responsible for protecting him, especially after the abuse he suffered from Sidhu's gang. One night, Karthi goes to check on Kuttan, wearing Sidhu's baseball cap that Sidhu had gifted him earlier. This innocent act of care becomes tragic when Kuttan, in a fit of rage over the abuse he and his mother endured, mistakes Karthi for Sidhu and kills him.

Foreshadowing: Karthi's childhood connection to Kuttan is mentioned, and Sidhu gifts Karthi the cap earlier in the film.

• karthi
• kuttan
• night
• cap
• mistaken identity

Kuttan, who is autistic and mentally disabled, has been traumatized by prolonged abuse from Sidhu's gang to vacate his home. His mother ultimately commits suicide from the pressure, leaving Kuttan emotionally unstable. When Karthi visits him wearing Sidhu's cap at night, Kuttan mistakes him for Sidhu. In a fit of rage over the suffering he endured, Kuttan attacks and kills Karthi, believing he is confronting his abuser.

Foreshadowing: The film establishes Kuttan's vulnerability and the trauma from harassment, with his mother's suicide being the breaking point.

• kuttan
• karthi
• killing
• tragedy
• mistake

After killing Karthi, Kuttan is arrested and sent to jail. However, given his mental disability and the circumstances of the crime, acting in a state of emotional distress and mistaking Karthi for Sidhu, he is eventually released after serving time. The film does not specify the exact sentence length, but implies he was incarcerated for several years.

Foreshadowing: The film shows Kuttan's lack of criminal intent and mental state during the killing.

• kuttan
• jail
• release
• mental disability

Years after the tragedy, a reformed Sidhu seeks out Kuttan and embraces him in a gesture of forgiveness. This act represents Sidhu's attempt at redemption after a life of crime and violence. Rather than seeking revenge, Sidhu chooses to let go of the guilt and grief, accepting that Kuttan was also a victim of circumstances, manipulated by the same criminal forces that destroyed Sidhu's family. The reconciliation offers a bittersweet chance at peace.

Foreshadowing: Sidhu's earlier distancing from Jomy's gang and his transformation toward a better life set the groundwork.

• sidhu
• kuttan
• reconciliation
• forgiveness
• redemption

Sidhu's mother confesses to Karthi that she could not raise Sidhu properly because she was preoccupied with caring for Karthi, who was chronically ill throughout his childhood. This revelation explains why Sidhu grew up wayward and lacked guidance, while Karthi became studious and responsible. The confession softens the tension between the brothers and becomes a turning point for their reconciliation.

Foreshadowing: Early scenes establish Karthi's fragile health and Sidhu's rebellious, unsupervised behavior.

• mother
• sidhu
• karthi
• regret
• childhood

After Sidhu tries to distance himself from Jomy's criminal operations, Chimban attempts to provoke him, likely to force him back into the fold or settle old scores. Sidhu responds with extreme violence, severely injuring Chimban and sending him to the hospital. This fight marks Sidhu's complete break from his criminal past but also demonstrates how deeply corrupted he has become by violence.

Foreshadowing: Chimban is established as one of Jomy's loyal enforcers.

• sidhu
• chimban
• fight
• violence
• gang

When Sruthy returns from Dubai, she meets Sidhu at the railway station and sees how far he has fallen into criminal activity. She warns him not to waste his life as a henchman for her uncles and urges him to pursue a better path. Her concern stems from genuine feelings for him and her horror at seeing his transformation into a violent criminal. This encounter plant's the seed for Sidhu's eventual reformation.

Foreshadowing: Their earlier romantic relationship and Sruthy's departure to Dubai establish her as someone who cares for Sidhu.

• sruthy
• sidhu
• reform
• crime
• Dubai