Anbirkiniyal 2021

Anbirkiniyal Sivam, Keerthi Pandian nicknamed Anbu, is a BSc Nursing graduate who attends IELTS coaching classes aimed at a Canada job. To help pay off her father Sivam C. Arun Pandian and his debts, Anbu works part-time at The Chicken Hub, a fried chicken fast-food outlet inside a mall, balancing studies, shifts, and the heavy responsibility of supporting her family.

One night, Anbu’s boyfriend, Charles Sebastian Praveen Raja, is driving her home when they are stopped by police for drunken driving and not wearing a helmet; both are brought to the police station. Sivam is summoned to the station. He is in dismay at seeing his daughter and does not talk to her despite her attempts at conversation.

One night, Anbu has no one to drop her off home from work. She tries to call Sivam, but he is still angry with her. Her workmates are told by their manager, Boopathy Raja, to put some stocks in the freezer room, which they ask Anbu to do. When closing for the night, the manager unknowingly locks Anbu in the freezer, where the temperature is −18 °C. Unaware of Anbu’s predicament, Charles and Sivam search for her, while Anbu fights to stay alive and not die from freezing. The security guard at the front of the mall tells the police that Anbu did not leave the mall. They start looking for her and eventually find her almost dead in the freezer. Anbu survives and is hospitalised. Sivam thanks the security guard, who tells Sivam that Anbu was the only one who would smile and wave at him.