The mystery thriller Ekō leaves many plot points unanswered, allowing the audience to fill within the gaps through their very own interpretation of the events shown within the film. One such query is why Mlathi, played by Biana Momin, imprisoned her husband Kuriachan, portrayed by Saurabh Sachdeva, as a substitute of simply killing him for betraying her first husband and taking her away from her homeland under false pretenses.
There could possibly be two explanations for her decision. Here we’ll attempt to explore them. Malaathi ‘Mlathi’ Chettathi is the name the locals of Kerala use to seek advice from Soyi; so we’ll use her real name throughout this text.
Emotional Angle: Relationship Between Soyi & Kuriachan
The best explanation lies within the emotional bond between Soyi and her second husband. Although Kuriachan had multiple partners and a number of other wives, Soyi never stepped outside their marriage. She genuinely cared for him, a indisputable fact that is clear from her conversation with Mohan Pothan, played by Vineeth.
After spending a long time together, having children with Kuriachan, she probably couldn’t bring herself to kill him. She desired to teach him a lesson, and he or she was undoubtedly devastated. But she still had feelings for him, something she simply couldn’t cut out of her life.
The Revenge Angle
As we all know, to say Soyi for himself, Kuriachan framed her first husband, Yosiah, in a false criminal case and had him imprisoned. He then lied to Soyi, making her imagine that Yosiah was dead. Kuriachan further manipulated her by bringing her to Kerala at a time when she was completely alone. Back home, she had nobody except her husband. No family, no friends, no support system that might take her in. She was cut off from the whole lot familiar, entirely depending on the person who had orchestrated her loss.
Soyi wanted Kuriachan to experience the identical helplessness that Yosiah endured in prison. He was trapped, unable to tell his family members about where he was, what had happened to him. That silence, isolation, and fear defined his suffering. Soyi wanted Kuriachan to pass though that very same psychological state. If she had killed him, his suffering would have ended immediately. Death would have been a release, an escape from pain.
By keeping Kuriachan alive, she ensured that the punishment continued. She subjected him to prolonged psychological torment, forcing him to confront the identical fear, uncertainty, and powerlessness that Yosiah felt a long time earlier. In her eyes, this type of punishment was much more fitting than death, and much more severe than anything the legal system in Kerala at the moment could have inflicted on someone as powerful and well-connected as Kuriachan.
Nevertheless, tell us when you can consider some other reasons as to why she didn’t kill Kuriachan. For more such stories, try Down South.
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