ITLU AMMA

On a stormy night, a 19-year-old boy is stabbed.
Unable to get help, he slides into an overflowing
manhole.
Balasaraswathi, a traditional Brahmin widow, alone
searches for her son Venu in the storm as even police
could not help her.
On the following day, the police show her the dead
body of her son. Later they reveal the cause of death
as murder.
Investigations start, the mother affirms no possible
pre-existent disputes that may lead to the killing. She
says that her son is meek, and his only world is she.
The police could not trace the killer as the motive of
the killing is unknown. The widow, who never used to
go out of her house, makes round the police station
to know of the furtherance of their enquiry.
Experiencing the outside world, she slowly
understands the structure of the society. She sees
Satyam, his wife and friends arguing with a goonda
political leader. She sees him holding the baby as his
wife being arrested alongside other protesters for the
cause of a rape victim.
She decides to lead a solitary fight to discover the
motive of her son’s killing. She writes open letters
addressing the murderer(s) what made them to
commit the murder as her son is not involved in any
notoriety or carrying any money. This creates
commotion in the public. How her endeavour makes
the reality of life walks into her house and life, how
she understands those fighting for justice are
outdone, how the truth will be suppressed, how an
ordinary woman turns to be a social activist and how
she stands for the just cause Satyam has laid his life,
forms the crux of the story