V1 Murder Case (2021)
The movie follows Inspector Agni (Ram Arun Castro), a forensic expert who is undergoing treatment for nyctophobia and is suffering from hallucinations about a past murder. His colleague, Inspector Luna (Vishnupriya Pillai), convinces him to take the case of a recently murdered young woman. The duo interrogate the victim's boyfriend Inba (Lijeesh), who admits that he and Narmadha (Gayathri) had been going through a rough patch while living together. Agni is convinced that someone else is involved in the crime and interrogates the victim’s friend as well as a man who was in touch with her just before her murder. Inba is then found dead at his residence with a suicide note, although the team observes someone fleeing the scene.
The reason for Agni's nyctophobia is shown in a flashback. Agni was living with his wife Blessie. One day, Agni finds Blessie dead near the staircase and chases the person at the scene who dies by accident during the chase. To Agni's shock, it is revealed that Blessie had accidentally fallen while holding a gun. Agni realizes that Blessie's death was an accident and his incorrect intuition led to the death of an innocent man. Drowned by his guilt, Agni takes in the dead man's only daughter Sam and puts her in an orphanage.
After discovering Agni's nyctophobia, his boss forces Agni to resign, but he vows to find the culprit before leaving his position. In the course of his investigation, Sam is trapped with a paedophile who was a suspect in Narmadha's case. Agni saves Sam and kills the suspect, thus overcoming his phobia. Despite all indications, Agni continues interrogations and sets his eyes on Narmadha's father. Finally, he discovers that Narmadha's father killed her by stabbing her neck with a pen as revenge for her relationship with a lower-caste man. Following the arrest of her father, Agni rejoins the force and brings Sam to live with him..
