Pakalpooram 2002

Suryamangalathu Brahmadathan Namboothiri arrives in the quiet village of Bhrahmadesham with a singular mission: to capture a lingering ghost that unsettles the local people. With the help of a steadfast local maiden, he manages to subdue the spirit and seal its power using a sacred anklet. Before he leaves, he warns the villagers that any disturbance to the anklet could awaken the reborn menace, a warning that threads through the rest of the tale.

The village’s fate becomes entangled in a cruel twist of birth and identity. The maiden who aided him becomes pregnant, and so does the official wife of Brahmadathan Namboothiri. The two births take place at the same location, but the children are swapped, setting off a chain of events that will echo through generations. This swap quietly forms the foundation for a struggle over lineage, inheritance, and the rights that come with being the heir to a powerful and shadowy family.

A few years later, Gouridasan Namboothiri finds himself living in a precarious, impoverished situation with his mother and sisters. After the death of his father, his elder brother’s schemes push Gouridasan to the margins of the family’s once-proud line. The family’s miseries are exploited by the same scheming forces that once haunted Brahmadathan Namboothiri’s house, and Gouridasan must confront them to claim what is owed to him.

To regain his legal rights in the ancestral property and to shield his kin from ongoing misery, Gouridasan, together with his friend Ayyappankutty, slips into the role of impostors. They pretend to be priests who have appeared to quell a vampire threat, aiming to seize the crucial documents that would validate his claim. Anamika, Gouridasan’s cousin, learns of his true deception and advises him to retrieve the anklet from the village’s temple, promising to deliver a matching relic that lies within the palace. This ruse kicks off a broader quest, drawing in old rivalries and a haunting past.

As the story unfolds, the characters discover that the danger is not merely a trick of mortal men but a supernatural force—a vampire ghost that refuses to stay buried. The quest to recover the rightful protections and papers becomes a race against a haunting that has touched the bloodline of Brahmadathan and now threatens Gouridasan’s future. The search leads them back to the very place where the earlier ghost was once subdued, a setting thick with legend and danger. The men realize that the haunting is more intimate and personal than they understood, tied to the family’s own tangled history.

In Bhrahmadesham, the path crosses with a young woman named Seemanthini, whom Gouridasan marries in a ceremony witnessed by a tribal community. In truth, Seemanthini is not merely a bride but the reborn vampire who has long haunted the family’s bloodline. The revelation reframes the entire journey: the marriage is both a binding of love and a perilous pact with a malevolent force that seeks dominion over the living.

Meanwhile, Manickan—a son born of the other lineage—begins to uncover his own parentage. He learns who his real father is and travels to the palace in disguise, seeking his place within a world that has already begun to define him. This element of the plot adds a layer of hope and tension, as loyalties shift and the young man weighs his own path against long-held loyalties and the weight of family fate.

Gouridasan brings Seemanthini home and introduces her as his wife, telling Rishikeshan that she is his daughter. A magical frog named Vamanam surfaces in the tale, helping Vamanam—an ally in the shadows—uncover the truth about Seemanthini’s true nature and her status as a ghost. The information, however, is not enough to sway Gouridasan, who remains committed to protecting his family’s legacy and those he loves, even as conflicting truths churn beneath the surface.

A dramatic dance duel between Anamika and Seemanthini marks a turning point, a symbolic clash of life and undead force that decides who will stand beside Gouridasan. After this confrontation, Seemanthini is chosen as Gouridasan’s wife, a decision that deepens the central conflict and raises questions about consent, power, and the bonds that hold a family together in the face of a vampiric legacy.

The wedding night is a turning point filled with peril. Seemanthini attempts to consummate the marriage with Gouridasan, but Surya Namboothiri interrupts with a shocking confession: he has killed many women and intends to harm Seemanthini. In a dramatic reversal, Seemanthini reveals her true vampiric form and attacks Surya, a moment that Gouridasan witnesses with shock. Realizing his misjudgment, Gouridasan turns to Anamika in a bid to capture the supernatural force. He believes that the ancient ritual—centered on the presence of a maiden—might be the key to restraining the vampire, and he presses Anamika to participate. She resists, yet the pressure of the moment tests every loyalty and moral line.

The confrontation intensifies when Surya is slain and the vampire returns. Seemanthini witnesses Gouridasan entangled with Anamika, a scene that provokes the vampire’s anger and violence. Seemingly unassailable, Gouridasan uses the chaos as an opportunity to press his advantage and ultimately defeats the vampire, turning the tide in a struggle that has spanned generations and crosses into the supernatural.

In the end, the long and perilous ordeal resolves with Gouridasan and Anamika finding a way to build a life together. The family’s burdens are eased, the specter of the past is laid to rest, and a fragile peace settles over the lineage. The village’s legends recede into the shadows as the characters look toward a future built on resilience, caution, and a renewed sense of belonging.

Note: To honor the cast, the first appearances of key figures are linked to the actors who portray them: Suryamangalathu Brahmadathan Namboothiri, Gouridasan Namboothiri, Manickan, and Seemanthini.