Character Relationship Map: Cuttputlli

Characters

• Divya (played by Rakul Preet Singh) — supporting

  A schoolteacher whom Arjan meets while helping Payal at school. Divya is the aunt and guardian figure of the hearing- and speech-impaired Iti, and she becomes connected to Arjan's investigation when t...

• SHO Gudiya Parmar (played by Sargun Mehta) — supporting

  The senior police officer overseeing Arjan's station and investigations. Parmar initially dismisses his theory that multiple cases are connected, but later believes his findings about the killer and r...

• Purushottam Tomar (played by Sujith Sankar) — supporting

  A teacher at the school attended by Payal who is exposed as a sexual predator targeting girls. Arjan arrests him after receiving information from another victim, but Tomar denies the murders, threaten...

• Sofia (played by Suhani Sethi) — supporting

  A young girl who befriended Christopher when he was bullied because of his appearance and illness. After he confessed his love, she humiliated him. She was later lured to Agnes's home and killed, beco...

• Christopher/Agnes (played by Joshua LeClair) — minor

  The central murderer, who disguises himself as Agnes, a lady magician and pianist, to approach schoolgirls. Christopher has progeria and was bullied as a child; after Sofia's death, he recreates his m...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Christopher/Agnes → Sofia (Romantic Unrequited Love) — Christopher's rejected affection toward Sofia becomes part of the motive behind the later murders.

  Christopher says that Sofia became his friend, but she humiliated him after he confessed his love.

Story Dynamics

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

• Purushottam Tomar → SHO Gudiya Parmar (Conflict Arresting Officer And Suspect) — Their confrontation exposes Tomar's crimes and ends his immediate threat.

  Tomar is arrested as a sexual predator, later holds Parmar at gunpoint, and is shot during the escape attempt.

• Christopher/Agnes → SHO Gudiya Parmar (Conflict Criminal Adversary) — Parmar represents the police authority opposing Christopher's killing pattern.

  SHO Gudiya Parmar accepts the investigation findings and supports the police effort to stop Christopher's murders.

• Christopher/Agnes → Divya (Conflict Attacker And Victim) — Divya becomes a direct target during Christopher's attempt to take another victim.

  After escaping the police, Christopher, disguised as Agnes, goes to Divya's house and attacks her.

Story Analysis

A suspended police investigator uncovers a disguised killer whose childhood trauma drives a pattern of murders targeting schoolgirls.

Plot Progression

1. From Rejection To Investigation — An aspiring filmmaker enters the police force after repeated professional rejection. A school murder and a similar abduction begin drawing him toward a larger case.
2. A Pattern Of Violence — More girls are abducted and killed, while the investigation struggles against doubt and institutional resistance. The arrest of a predatory teacher appears promising but fails to solve the murders.
3. The Case Goes Underground — After a personal tragedy and suspension, the investigator continues unofficially with police assistance. An audio clue connects the murders to a performing pianist named Agnes.
4. The Killer Closes In — The police identify the next target, but surveillance fails and the killer escapes after attacking Divya. The pursuit leads to an abandoned building.
5. The Mask Falls Away — Agnes is exposed as Christopher, whose past trauma explains the murders. The final struggle ends with Christopher defeated and the captive victim escaping.