Jai Bhim (2021)

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Jai Bhim (transl. Victory to Bhim) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel and produced by Jyothika and Suriya under 2D Entertainment. The film stars Suriya and Lijomol Jose with Manikandan, Rajisha Vijayan, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh and others in supporting roles. Based on a true incident in 1993, which involves a case fought by Justice K. Chandru, it revolves around the lives of Sengeni and Rajakannu, a couple from the Irular tribe. Rajakannu was arrested by the police, and was later missing from the police station. Sengeni seeks the help of an advocate Chandru to seek justice for her husband. Chandru files a habeas corpus case and he refers Rajan case to continue further to find the truth.

Following an official announcement in April 2021, the film began principal photography that month, with many sequences being shot in Chennai and Kodaikanal. Production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and filming resumed in July 2021. It was completed that September. The film's cinematography and editing were handled by S. R. Kathir and Philomin Raj respectively. The music and film score is composed by Sean Roldan. The film's title is a reference to the slogan used by followers of B. R. Ambedkar.

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. The film received acclaim from critics, who praised the story, performances, direction and social message. 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.

Plot:

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. Only inmates from the upper and middle castes get released. The police blame people from lower caste accusing them of perpetrating crimes in multiple pending cases. 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. Rajakannu is called to a rich man's dwelling to catch a snake that sneaked inside a room.

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. The police invade Rajakannu's home to find evidence. Rajakannu had left the town earlier for work. During the invasion, the police brutally beat and unlawfully detains his pregnant wife. 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. The police find Rajakannu and imprison him. They torture him to confess the crime but release his wife. Later, Sengeni is informed that all three men in detention are absconding and police threaten her furthermore to tell them about their whereabouts.

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. After listening to the narration of all events that happened until then from Sengeni, Chandru files a habeas corpus case in the court. The government lawyer, based on the police officers' evidence, argues that Rajakannu and the other two had absconded from the police custody. 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.

Advocate General Ram Mohan takes over the case and in defence of the police, claims that the three accused have fled to Kerala. Varadarajulu, the employer of Iruttapan, acknowledges that Iruttapan informed him through a phone call that he had fled to Kerala after committing robbery. 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. Chandru and Mythra find Rajakannu dead in the middle of a road near the border of Pondicherry. Both believe that Rajakannu did not die due to a car accident, rather due to lockup murder.

Chandru consults the pathologist who conducted the post mortem examination on Rajakannu. 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. Veerasamy confesses to Ram Mohan that Rajakannu died in custody. Veerasamy called Guru after the death. 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. Mosakutty and Iruttapan were transferred to another jail in Kerala. After hearing this, Ram Mohan advises them to maintain their narrative in court. Chandru checks the call history of the police station and informs the court that a call to Guru's residence was made at 9:10 pm, which does not corroborate with Veerasamy's evidence. Chandru asks the court for more time to investigate.

Chandru, Mythra, Sengeni and the Irular tribe campaigns against the injustice that had happened. Chandru finds that Irutappan indeed called Varadarajulu, but the police coerced him to make that call. Mythra finds Iruttapan and Mosakutty and they testify in court about the torture all three of them went through and how the policemen killed Rajakannu. IG Perumalsamy says the policemen took bribe from the actual thief. Chandru also says that on the road where Rajakannu's corpse was found, there were a set of tyre marks. There were also footprints that matched Guru's and Constable Kiruba's footprints. After hearing these evidence, the court announces the verdict: the policemen who killed Rajakannu should be arrested, Sengeni will get ₹3 lakh (equivalent to ₹18 lakh or US$25,000 in 2020) and half a ground land as compensation while Iruttapan, Mosakutty and Pachaiamma get ₹2 lakh (equivalent to ₹12 lakh or US$16,000 in 2020) each. Sengeni thanks Chandru for his help and he attends the inauguration of Sengeni's new house, fulfilling Rajakannu's dream to get Sengeni a new house.

Cast:

- Suriya as Chandru
- Lijomol Jose as Sengeni
- Manikandan as Rajakannu
- Baby Joshika Maya as Alli
- Rajisha Vijayan as Mythra
- Prakash Raj as IG Perumalsamy
- Rao Ramesh as Advocate general Ram Mohan
- Guru Somasundaram as PP Chellapandiyan
- Tamizh as Sub-inspector Gurumoorthy
- Supergood Subramani as Veerasamy
- Bala Hasan as Kirubakaran
- M. Chinraasu as Irutappan
- Rajendran as Mosakkutty
- Jayaprakash as DGP Radhakrishnan
- M. S. Bhaskar as Sankaran
- Ilavarasu as Gunasekaran
- Kumaravel as a police officer
- Jaya Rao as Kathirvel
- Sujatha Sivakumar as Subbulakshmi
- Ravi Venkatraman as Inspector Bashyam
- Sibi Thomas as SP Ashok Varadhan
- Raja Rani Pandian as Rajan
- Shankar Sundaram as Sathyadev
- Jijoy Rajagopal as Munnar Rajesh
- Sanjay Swaroop as a judge

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