is a crime-thriller web series. When it comes to actors, honestly, the only face I recognised was Vinodhini, who played a police officer in Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam. Everyone else? No idea. I haven’t even Googled them yet. So let’s just call them Inspector Vetri, Lady Constable Sandhya, and “many others”. To be fair, I think Vetri and Sandhya are TV serial actors. The only clearly familiar name is Rajesh Kumar, because the title itself says “Regai – based on a Rajesh Kumar novel”. That’s it. And actually, when we read novels, we don’t imagine specific actors for each character, right? So I decided to watch this web series the same way, without overthinking who’s who. Now, about how I watched it.
The story is completely linear. But I realised only after finishing the first episode that it was actually the second episode. At that point, I was already curious about what happens next. Still, thinking “okay, maybe I missed something important”, I knowingly went back and watched the real first episode after watching the second one. Yes. I know. Don’t get angry. Don’t scold me. By the time the second episode ended, my curiosity was already high. But after watching the actual first episode, I had this feeling like, “Ohhh… so there was this much going on!” Please note This stunt was performed by an expert. Don’t try this at home. I promise, I’ll be the first and last person to watch a linear web series in random order. Sorry for repeating this whole thing again and again. Forgive me.
Some stories immediately make you feel like, “Okay, I know where this is going.” That didn’t happen here. First reason: this doesn’t really feel like a typical web series. Second reason: the colour grading. It’s very plain. Honestly, even wedding videos have better colour grading these days. Even our phone videos have filters. Here, it feels like they didn’t bother much. It doesn’t look rich. But strangely, that didn’t become a big problem. As you keep watching, you kind of get used to it.
Now, I kept saying “story, story” but didn’t actually tell the story. So here it is. Four young men, all struggling badly in life, die, supposedly by suicide. The police investigate and find out that it’s not suicide, but murder. They even figure out how it was done through smart investigation. These four people don’t seem connected at all. Some are married, some are bachelors. At first, we think the link might be a TASMAC bar, but that scene just passes by. Nothing really happens there. The real action happens at the place where everything finally comes together. Yes, there’s also a love angle between the Inspector and the Lady Constable at the police station. But I’m not telling that. I said I’m not telling it. I’m not telling it.
The remaining episodes mainly answer the question: why did all this happen? Simply put, if they had edited it tightly, this could have been a solid crime-thriller movie. The whodunit aspect is strong. But instead of ending with a cheap “The killer will return in Season 2” type of cliff hanger, they end it in a way that makes you sit there with your mouth open. That was actually impressive. Still, since this is ISD, not a local call, the villain in Season 2 will definitely be someone they haven’t even shown yet.
They chase one guy, catch him, and just when they’re about to officially catch him, he series ends. Twist. The biggest twist? You’ll feel like saying, “Hey… are you the driver, huh?” Okay okay, don’t get angry. Is it worth watching? I won’t loudly recommend it. But yes, you can watch it. Also, I might be the last person on earth to write about this series. It was released on Zee5, and everyone already watched it and wrote reviews long back. But that’s okay. Maybe future generations will read this, then watch it, and appreciate it. Who knows? Isn’t this our duty? Duty is important. After all, I am a duty-conscious blogger, no? 😌
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