Character Relationship Map: Eko

Characters

• Kuriachan (played by Saurabh Sachdeva) — protagonist

  A high-profile criminal and dog breeder who disappeared six years ago. He is suspected of framing Mlaathi's first husband and manipulating events, but ultimately appears to be trapped in a remote cave...

• Mohan Pothan (played by Vineeth Radhakrishnan) — supporting

  A man seeking Kuriachan's rare dog breed who arrives at the estate. Six years prior, he exposed Kuriachan's crimes to Mlaathi. He is later found dead, likely killed by one of the dogs after being push...

• Appootty (played by Ashokan) — supporting

  A local guide who brings Pothan to Kuriachan's estate. He later reveals Pothan's death and admits to forging letters on Kuriachan's behalf prior to the criminal's disappearance, playing a minor but cr...

• Soman (played by Renjit Shekar) — minor

Canonical Relationships

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

• Mohan Pothan → Appootty (Professional Guide And Traveler) — Appootty serves as Pothan's local guide and transportation provider.

  Appootty takes Mohan Pothan by jeep from the border lodge to Kuriachan's remote estate.

Story Dynamics

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

• Soman → Kuriachan (Conflict Pursuer) — Soman represents the investigative force searching for Kuriachan's whereabouts.

  Soman investigates the rumored cave as a possible hiding place connected to Kuriachan and attempts an arrest after uncovering the hidden identities in...

• Soman → Mohan Pothan (Narrative Investigator) — Soman's investigation is driven partly by the mystery surrounding Pothan's death.

  Soman and his associate investigate Pothan's death and accuse the househelp of possibly killing him.

• Appootty → Kuriachan (Alliance Co-conspirator) — Appootty supports Kuriachan's disappearance by maintaining a false correspondence trail.

  Appootty was tasked with sending letters from various post offices on Kuriachan's behalf before Kuriachan disappeared.

• Mohan Pothan → Kuriachan (Social Former Acquaintance) — Their earlier association is connected to dog breeding and later becomes adversarial.

  The plot states that Kuriachan and Mohan Pothan had previously visited a house in British Malaya to study purebred dogs.

Story Analysis

A missing criminal, buried betrayal, and trained dogs converge in an ambiguous revenge story about control and imprisonment.

Plot Progression

1. Arrival At The Hidden Estate — Mohan Pothan reaches the border and travels with Appootty to Kuriachan's isolated estate. His search for a rare dog breed introduces the missing criminal and the estate's guarded secrets.
2. Death And False Identities — Pothan is found dead near a cliff, apparently connected to the dogs. Suspicion grows when a false identity, a reward offer, and forged letters expose several competing investigations.
3. The Buried Betrayal — Pothan's earlier visit reveals allegations that Kuriachan framed the woman's first husband and manipulated the story of his death. The emotional history transforms the disappearance into a revenge mys...
4. The Cave And The Dogs — The search reaches a rumored cave, where an undercover arrest attempt ends in deaths. Evidence then suggests that Kuriachan is being fed but imprisoned by trained dogs.