Character Relationship Map: Arishadvarga

Characters

• Manjunath Bhat (played by Avinash) — protagonist

  A film producer and quarry owner whose murder sets the story in motion. He offers Anish a hero role in exchange for helping his wife conceive, but business losses disrupt that arrangement. His sexual...

• Anish (played by Mahesh Bung) — supporting

  An aspiring actor in Bangalore whose financial troubles lead him to work as an amateur gigolo. After being called to Kruthi's home, he finds Manjunath murdered and is ordered to dispose of the body. K...

• Kruthi Bhat (played by Anju Alva Naik) — supporting

  Manjunath's second wife, she tells the police about their marriage and how Anish became connected to them. She becomes pregnant after a relationship with Manjunath's employee, and kills Manjunath duri...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Manjunath Bhat → Anish (Professional Employer) — Manjunath uses his position as a producer to offer Anish a career opportunity.

  Manjunath promised Anish a hero role in his production in exchange for helping Kruthi become pregnant.

• Manjunath Bhat → Kruthi Bhat (Family Husband) — They are married and share a household, although their relationship is undermined by Manjunath's sexual and business problems.

  The plot states that Kruthi Bhat was Manjunath Bhat's second wife and that they lived together after falling in love despite their age difference.

Story Dynamics

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

• Kruthi Bhat → Anish (Conflict Manipulative Accomplice) — Kruthi exploits Anish's financial desperation and professional hopes to redirect suspicion toward him.

  Kruthi invites Anish to her house through a call and uses him as part of a plan to make him appear responsible for the murder.

Story Analysis

A financially desperate actor becomes trapped in a murder conspiracy shaped by manipulation, blackmail, and self-serving justice.

Plot Progression

1. A Gift Made Of Death — Anish's financial hardship leads him into amateur gigolo work. An anonymous invitation unexpectedly places him at the scene of a murder.
2. The Body And The Cover-Up — Anish and another visitor are ordered to dispose of the body. A nighttime thief exposes the house, drawing police attention to the crime.
3. A Marriage Under Strain — The investigation examines Kruthi's marriage to Manjunath and Anish's connection to their failed pregnancy arrangement. The broken promise supplies an apparently convincing motive against Anish.
4. Blackmail Behind Closed Doors — The hidden pregnancy and an intimate video reveal a deeper conflict inside the marriage. Manjunath's attempt to profit from blackmail drives the couple toward violence.
5. A False Ending — Kruthi's murder scheme frames Anish, while the investigator uses the hidden relationship to eliminate another threat. The investigator settles into Kruthi's home before a final call opens the possibil...