Character Relationship Map: Aks

Characters

• Manu Verma (played by Amitabh Bachchan) — protagonist

  A police officer investigating the murder of a defense minister in Budapest. He uncovers that the culprit is Raghavan, a sociopathic hitman. Later, Raghavan's spirit possesses Manu's body, manipulatin...

• Raghavan (as Manoj Bajpai) (played by Manoj Bajpayee) — supporting

  Raghavan is a ruthless killer pursued by Manu and convicted of killing the Defense Minister, Yeda Yakub, Rameez, and Pradhan. He receives a death sentence but mocks the judgment, later appearing to in...

• ADDL. CP Pradhan (played by Kamal Chopra) — supporting

  Pradhan is among the people Raghavan is found guilty of killing in court. His murder forms part of the case against Raghavan, whose conviction and death sentence are central to the legal aftermath of...

• Supriya (played by Nandita Das) — supporting

  Supriya is Manu's wife and supports him as his life becomes unsettled by guilt and fear. When Manu urges her to leave for safety because of the threat to his family, she refuses to abandon him. Her lo...

• Justice Chowdhury (played by Pramod Moutho) — supporting

  Justice Chowdhury presides over Raghavan's trial and finds him guilty of killing the Defense Minister, Yeda Yakub, Rameez, and Pradhan. He sentences Raghavan to hang, prompting the killer to mock the...

• Yeda Yakub (played by Vijay Raaz) — minor

  Yeda Yakub is one of the victims whose killing is attributed to Raghavan. The court finds Raghavan guilty of his murder, making it one of the charges that leads to Raghavan's conviction and sentence.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Raghavan (as Manoj Bajpai) → Justice Chowdhury (Professional Defendant And Sentencing Judge) — Justice Chowdhury imposes Raghavan's death sentence, which Raghavan openly challenges.

  Justice Chowdhury sentences Raghavan to hang after the court finds him guilty of the listed killings. Raghavan mocks the judgment and warns that their...

• Manu Verma → Supriya (Family Husband And Wife) — Supriya supports Manu through his guilt and fear, remaining with him despite the danger he believes threatens their family.

  Manu tells his wife that he believes he has killed an innocent man. Supriya says she will stand by him, and later refuses to leave him when he urges h...

• Manu Verma → Raghavan (as Manoj Bajpai) (Meta Possessed Host And Killer) — Their conflict shifts from Manu pursuing Raghavan as a killer to Manu experiencing Raghavan as a presence controlling him from within.

  After Raghavan's conviction, Manu says someone else is controlling his body and making him commit acts he cannot understand. Raghavan insists that Man...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Raghavan (as Manoj Bajpai) → ADDL. CP Pradhan (Conflict Killer And Victim) — The court's guilty verdict links Raghavan to Pradhan's killing.

  The court finds Raghavan guilty of killing Pradhan. The supplied character list identifies ADDL. CP Pradhan, and no other Pradhan is listed.

• Raghavan (as Manoj Bajpai) → Yeda Yakub (Conflict Killer And Victim) — Yeda Yakub is among the named victims whose killing leads to Raghavan's conviction.

  The court finds Raghavan guilty of killing Yeda Yakub.

Story Analysis

Manu's pursuit of a killer becomes a struggle to resist violence and confront Raghavan's influence within himself.

Plot Progression

1. The Warning and Pursuit — An assassination warning and evidence on a floppy disk establish danger around the Prime Minister. Manu is drawn into pursuing Raghavan, and the two clash over the nature of good and evil.
2. Conviction and Defiance — The investigation links Raghavan to multiple killings, and Manu confronts him about the punishment ahead. The court convicts and sentences Raghavan, who mocks the judgment and predicts a reversal of r...
3. Guilt at Home — Manu tells Supriya that he believes he has killed an innocent man. She promises to stay beside him whether he faces a legal case or must live with guilt.
4. The Returning Threat — Manu experiences Raghavan as a presence controlling his body, while intelligence warns of a renewed assassination contract against the Prime Minister. Raghavan threatens Manu's family, and Supriya ref...
5. The Inner Struggle — A priest tells Manu to fight the evil within himself. Manu is left facing the possibility that the conflict with Raghavan depends on his own will as well as Raghavan's influence.