Anekudu (2015)

Sparking off in Burma in the year 1962, this multi-layered drama focuses on Murugappan, a Tamil labourer, who comes to the rescue of Samudra, the daughter of a wealthy Burmese general, at a local fair. She falls madly in love with him but her father is totally against it. At this critical juncture, the Burmese coup d’état takes place, and Murugappan tries to smuggle Samudra to India. However, they are betrayed by Mallika, the girl who is infatuated with Murugappan and jealous of their relationship. The lovers jump off the ship but Murugappan is shot at and Samudra decides to die along with him.

These events are narrated in the present by Madhumitha, a game developer in Kiran’s successful company, who is undergoing regression therapy. The poster in her room is that of Aung San Suu Kyi, Samudra’s classmate! Madhu says that she has come across characters from her past life and is convinced that she will also meet Murugappan in this incarnation. And, she does, in the form of Ashwin, a systems engineer in her own office! She starts wooing him and while he is not ready to believe in past life, develops a soft corner for her.

Meanwhile, after an accident, Madhu regresses and tells another story, of Kaali and Kalyani, set in Madras in the year 1987. Kaali is a tough guy who charms Kalyani, a Brahmin girl, with his righteousness and innocence but she is forced to agree to a wedding with Ravikiran, a business magnate. However, Kaali arrives on the wedding night and the lovers decide to elope but they are duped and murdered. And, the killer might be someone close to them in their present lives, waiting to kill them again. Will destiny permit the soulmates to finally unite in this lifetime?