


Guru tells Veerasamy that he should stage that both have escaped and leave Rajakannu on the road making everyone to believe that he had died due to a car accident. Veerasamy confesses to Ram Mohan that Rajakannu died in custody. The doctor says that the cause of death was due to the breaking of the ribcage, but theorises that this could be caused by a car running over him. Both believe that Rajakannu did not die due to a car accident, rather due to lockup murder.Ĭhandru consults the pathologist who conducted the post mortem examination on Rajakannu. Chandru and Mythra find Rajakannu dead in the middle of a road near the border of Pondicherry. Chandru discovered that the three policemen in question went to Kerala to make a phone call to Varadarajulu which Gurumurthy admits, that he mimicked the voice of Iruttapan. Varadarajulu, the employer of Iruttapan, acknowledges that Iruttapan informed him through a phone call that he had fled to Kerala after committing robbery. Finding gaps in the witnesses' statements, Chandru discovers that they were committing perjury and asks the court to investigate two policemen – Sub-Inspector Gurumurthy, a casteist and constable Veerasamy.Īdvocate General Ram Mohan takes over the case and in defence of the police, claims that the three accused have fled to Kerala. The government lawyer, based on the police officers' evidence, argues that Rajakannu and the other two had absconded from the police custody. After listening to the narration of all events that happened until then from Sengeni, Chandru files a habeas corpus case in the court. Mythra, who teaches adults from Irula tribe, learns about Chandru, a lawyer who fights cases for tribal communities, and manages to convince him to seek justice for Sengeni. Later, Sengeni is informed that all three men in detention are absconding and police threaten her furthermore to tell them about their whereabouts. They torture him to confess the crime but release his wife. The police find Rajakannu and imprison him. The police arrest other relatives: Rajakannu's brother Iruttupan, his sister Pachaiammal and his brother-in-law Mosakutty, and torture them to confess Rajakannu's whereabouts. During the invasion, the police brutally beat and unlawfully detains his pregnant wife. Rajakannu had left the town earlier for work. The police invade Rajakannu's home to find evidence. The next day, a case of burglary is reported when the wife of the man reports missing jewellery pieces from her closet and raises doubt on Rajakannu. Rajakannu is called to a rich man's dwelling to catch a snake that sneaked inside a room. Rajakannu and Sengeni are a couple from the Irula tribe who labour in the fields of upper-caste men to control rat infestation and catch venomous snakes. The police blame people from lower caste accusing them of perpetrating crimes in multiple pending cases. Only inmates from the upper and middle castes get released. The film commences with a portrait of society's caste divide, with the police checking the caste of detainees to determine who should be released. It is currently the highest user rated film on IMDb with a score of 9.4/10, and has become the first Indian film to achieve the feat. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised the story, performances, emotional weight, direction and social message. In addition, the film was dubbed and released in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi languages along with the original version. Jai Bhim was released on Amazon Prime Video, prior to Diwali, on 2 November 2021, as part of a multi-film deal signed by 2D Entertainment, resulting in their subsequent projects to have a streaming release. The film's title is a reference to the slogan used by followers of B. The music and film score is composed by Sean Roldan. The film's cinematography and editing were handled by S. Production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and filming resumed in July 2021. Chandru files a habeas corpus case and he refers Rajan case to continue further to find the truth.įollowing an official announcement in April 2021, the film began principal photography that month, with many sequences being shot in Chennai and Kodaikanal. Sengeni seeks the help of an advocate Chandru to seek justice for her husband. Rajakannu was arrested by the police, and was later missing from the police station. Chandru, it revolves around the lives of Sengeni and Rajakannu, a couple from the Irular tribe. Based on a true incident in 1993, which involves a case fought by Justice K. The film stars Suriya and Lijomol Jose with Manikandan, Rajisha Vijayan, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh and others in supporting roles. Gnanavel and produced by Jyothika and Suriya under 2D Entertainment. Victory to Bhim) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T.
