Dridam
Overview
Vijay Radhakrishnan arrives at Kuzhinilam Police Station in Idukki district. He expects a quiet posting where a young officer can learn the job without crisis.
Then a severed hand surfaces in a plantation, leading to a mutilated corpse. No missing persons report matches, and there are no clear leads. The clock is ticking and Vijay has to solve the murder case in a week. He is also navigating pressure from his superiors and an anxious public demanding justice.
What begins as a simple murder investigation becomes a tangled web of loyalty, corruption, and secrets the town is not ready to expose.
Cast
Shane Nigam
Mathew Varghese
Krishna Prabha
Saniya Fathima
Krishna Praba Nair
Abhiram Radhakrishnan
Shobhi Thilakan
Dinesh Prabhakar
Fun Facts
- The narrative takes a dark turn when human remains and buried bones are discovered near the station limits. As two additional victims are found and a bank robbery hits a major local firm, SI Vijay is given a strict one-week deadline by his superiors to crack the multi-layered case before public panic boils over.
- Shane Nigam plays Sub-Inspector Vijay Radhakrishnan, a newly appointed young police officer posted to what he expects to be a peaceful, crime-free rural town in Idukki, Kerala. The role marks one of Nigam's few grounded investigative officer turns, tracking his psychological shift from an eager rookie to a hardened detective facing intense institutional and public scrutiny.