Character Relationship Map: Ezra

Characters

• Ranjan Mathew (played by Prithviraj Sukumaran) — protagonist

  Ranjan is a nuclear waste management specialist transferred from Mumbai to Kochi with his wife, Priya Raghuram. After Priya opens the Dybbuk box, the spirit possesses him because of his childhood ment...

• Priya Raghuram (played by Priya Anand) — supporting

  Priya is Ranjan Mathew's wife, a Marathi and Malayali woman who struggles to adapt after moving to Kochi. During retail therapy, she buys and opens the Dybbuk box, bringing the supernatural danger int...

• Abraham Ezra (played by Sudev Nair) — supporting

  Abraham Ezra is a wealthy Jewish boy from 1941 Thiru-Kochi who falls in love with Rosy, a poor Christian girl, and fathers her child. After Rosy's suicide and his own brain death, his father places hi...

• Rabbi David Benyamin (played by Babu Antony) — supporting

  Rabbi David Benyamin is a rabbi in Mumbai whom Ranjan consults about the Dybbuk box. He explains that the spirit can possess mentally unstable people or very young children, and that an exorcist becom...

• Rosy (played by Ann Sheetal) — supporting

  Rosy is a poor Christian girl who falls in love with Abraham Ezra despite their different social and religious backgrounds. She becomes pregnant but hides the pregnancy, then dies by suicide after rec...

• Ezra's Father (played by Bharat Dabholkar) — supporting

  Ezra's Father is a wealthy Jewish man who rejects Abraham Ezra's relationship with Rosy because of their different status and beliefs. After Rosy's death and the conflict surrounding Abraham, he uses...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ezra's Father → Abraham Ezra (father)
• Rabbi David Benyamin → Ranjan Mathew (Professional Occult Adviser) — The rabbi provides crucial knowledge about possession and exorcism.

  Ranjan consults Rabbi David Benyamin in Mumbai, and the rabbi explains the Dybbuk's rules and dangers.

• Abraham Ezra → Ranjan Mathew (Meta Possessing Spirit) — The spirit uses Ranjan's psychological vulnerability as its host.

  The plot reveals that Abraham Ezra's spirit possesses Ranjan rather than Priya.

• Abraham Ezra → Rosy (Romantic Lover) — Their forbidden romance is the origin of the curse's human tragedy.

  The flashback states that Abraham Ezra and Rosy fall in love, and Rosy becomes pregnant with his son.

• Ranjan Mathew → Priya Raghuram (Family Husband) — They are married partners who face the supernatural crisis together.

  The plot identifies Priya Raghuram as Ranjan Mathew's wife, and they relocate together to Kochi.

Story Dynamics

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

• Abraham Ezra → Priya Raghuram (Conflict Threat) — Priya is endangered by the curse during her pregnancy.

  Ranjan initially believes that the Dybbuk will possess Priya's unborn child, making Priya a direct target of the supernatural danger.

• Rabbi David Benyamin → Abraham Ezra (Conflict Exorcist Adversary) — The rabbi's knowledge places him in opposition to the Dybbuk.

  Rabbi David Benyamin explains that whoever exorcises the Dybbuk becomes its worst enemy, linking him to the supernatural threat before his death.

• Ezra's Father → Rosy (Conflict Opponent) — He represents the social and familial force opposing Rosy and Abraham.

  Ezra's Father rejects Abraham's relationship with Rosy, and the conflict surrounding the relationship leads to a confrontation with Rosy's family and...

Story Analysis

A cursed Dybbuk box connects a tragic forbidden love to a modern family crisis and an attempted supernatural attack on Kochi.

Plot Progression

1. The Box Enters Kochi — A stolen Dybbuk box reaches an antique shop and kills a worker through an unseen force. Ranjan and Priya then move to Kochi, where Priya buys the box and opens it.
2. Warnings And Pregnancy — Rabbi David Benyamin explains the rules of the Dybbuk, but dies soon afterward. Ranjan learns that Priya is pregnant and fears the curse will reach their child.
3. A Love Turned Curse — A historical account reveals Abraham Ezra's forbidden love for Rosy and the social forces that separate them. Rosy's suicide and the ensuing violence lead Ezra's Father to create the Dybbuk.
4. The Possessed Host — The grave investigation confirms that Abraham's body was never buried there. The spirit is revealed to be possessing Ranjan and intends to exploit his nuclear-waste work against the city.
5. Exorcism And Open Threat — Jewish rituals drive the spirit back into the box, which is thrown into the ocean. Ranjan and Priya receive hopeful news about their healthy baby, but the box is later found again.