Ela Veezha Poonchira

Madhu, a Poonchira hilltop cop, is returning to duty. The hilltop is frequently struck by lightning, so the patrolling policemen risk their lives to keep visitors out. As Madhu returns to the station, he discovers Venkayam, the policeman already stationed there, is set to leave the next day to go home, while Sudhi, another policeman, is supposed to join.

A mother and her two sons visit the location. The woman's late husband was once a police constable stationed there, and she had wished for a long time to visit the place at least once. One of her sons forgets to take something from their car and makes his way back down the hill. Madhu senses lightning and urges the mother and the other son to get inside the station for safety. As expected, lightning strikes the station, and as the storm calms, the woman calls out to check on her second son. They discover his body a few meters down the hill, having been killed by the lightning strike. The police and emergency personnel remove the body and restore order. Madhu is deeply disturbed by the events that transpired. The next day, Sudhi joins and in contrast to Venkayam, is shown to be a carefree and nosy policeman. He gets drunk, and tries to spy on a couple that visits the hilltop for some private time. Madhu remarks about how he should mind his own business and stay out of other people's lives.

During a normal incident assessment, a team of policemen visit the station. At the same time, body parts were being discovered all over the district by the police, and new developments were constantly being communicated via radio to other policemen, including Sudhi and Madhu. Sudhi flirts with the lady constable and guides the team around the hilltop. The highest official is shown to be short-tempered. The police jeep driver explains that his wife had an affair with another driver and eloped with him. He is now requesting custody of their children. The team leaves the station when a new alert arises.

Sudhi notices the pet dogs living near the station, trying to dig up something. He inspects the soil closely and notices that there is a human hand buried partially. Madhu suddenly points a gun at him from behind. Sudhi acts as if he hadn't spotted the hand and covers it back up, fearing Madhu will murder him. From this point, Sudhi tries to report Madhu without him finding out. When the same team of policemen decide to visit the hilltop for more investigation regarding the ongoing case, he ties up Sudhi and hides him in some bushes with his mouth gagged. When the team leaves, Madhu unties him and in the process, gets pushed down while Sudhi runs and tries to escape.

After a long chase, Madhu catches him and invites him to talk. Sudhi drinks with Madhu. Madhu serves him chicken biryani while drinking.

While Sudhi eats the biryani, Madhu says the hand is from his wife's corpse but admits that he did not kill her. They were unhappily married. Doctors called Madhu's erectile dysfunction "honeymoon depression" after their wedding. After months of counselling, his condition persisted. Madhu realized his wife was having an affair, but he disregarded it because of all the pre-existing problems in their marriage. One day, Madhu returns from duty and discovers that his wife has hanged herself. In her suicide note, she mentions that she was pregnant and the guilt of cheating on him led her to take her own life. Madhu is devastated and dismembers his wife. He stores the parts in the freezer. After Madhu narrates the story, Sudhi asks what happened to the man that his wife, Amrutha was having an affair with. Madhu tells him that he fed the man what he gave life to and glances at the chicken biryani that Sudhi had been eating. Sudhi starts retching after realizing he ate the fetus.

Police discover call records from Amrutha's phone to Sudhi, who was the person she was having an affair with. She had informed Sudhi about the pregnancy and mentioned that she cannot abort the child. Sudhi was already set to marry another woman and had turned Amrutha away.

Madhu ties Sudhi to the metal fence where he gets struck by lightning and dies. Madhu was leaving camp after his duty when the police arrives to find Sudhi. He tells them that Sudhi got struck by lightning and died. The police conclude as such, but the highest official sees a piece of Madhu's shirt torn and stuck to the fence near the body and suspects him. Having experienced the same situation with his own wife, he understands Madhu's motive and decides to let him go. He closes the investigation, and reports to his seniors that Sudhi died from lightning and no other suspicious elements were in play.

• Soubin Shahir as Police constable Madhu
• Sudhi Koppa as Police constable Sudhi
• Jude Anthany Joseph as Venkayam
• Jithu Ashraf as Inspector SHO Jinto
• Vincent Vadakkan as SP
• Girish Mohan as Forensic expert
• Jineesh Chandran as The lover
• Rajesh Kumar as CPO Driver

The film is produced by Vishnu Venu under the banner Kadhaas Untold, and features real-life police officers from various quarters of police work. Sudhi Koppa and Jude Anthony Joseph are the other important characters in the film. The film is scripted by Nidhish G and Shaji Maarad. Manesh Madhavan,who earlier helmed the cinematography for Joseph, handled the cinematography.[2] While Anil Johnson composed music for the film, Ajayan Adat designed the sounds.[3] Kiran Das is the editor.[4]

Shooting location

Location: Ilaveezha Poonchira

Location: Ilaveezha Poonchira

The film is set in the secluded region of Ilaveezhapoonchira, a tourist destination located at an altitude of over 3000 feet above sea level. The place is located in Melukavu village in Kottayam district. Although the place is a tourist attraction, the chances of thunderstorms are very high.

Ela Veezha Legend and Myths about Mount Poonchira

Location: Ilaveezha Poonchira

Location: Ilaveezha Poonchira

As per local legend, the Pandava clan spent some time in this region incognito. Draupadi, their consort, arrived at a lake that existed then to take a bath. A few devas, captivated by her beauty, attempted to gratify their voyeuristic desires.

Lord Indra, the king of devas, discovered the situation and erected screens or mounds overflowing with flowers to deter them from such a practice. Consequently, the pond transformed into a barrier encircled by floral elevations. Since no trees existed around the bund, it remained bereft of leaves, and thus, was christened Ila-veezha-poonchira.

Some suggest that the name arose because it is perpetually breezy in the area, causing the leaves to scatter.The myth of Poonjira is also linked to the account of Agastya and his abode, where he resided, and some of the natives trust that he still resides there, hidden away.

Another attraction is the ancient temple of Krishna, established by Panjali herself. It is believed that Panjali's akshayapatra, an inexhaustible vessel of food, is concealed here and guarded by Agastya.

The legend is also connected to the Ramayana, as it is commonly believed that Lord Rama lived here with Lakshmana for a few months during his vanavasa.09

The film was announced on 28 September 2021 through Kadhaas Untold's official Facebook page.[8] The trailer of the film was released in YouTube on 26 June 2022.[9] The film was released on 15 July 2022.[10][11]

• Ilaveezha Poonchira (tourist place)

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