Flower bud) is a 1980 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Balachandra Menon and produced by Krishnaswamy Reddiar.
Thoma boasts about his bravery only to be challenged by another consumer who asks him to take the shortest route to his house via Ammankavu (traditional natural sacred space; not quite a temple).
The next morning, the villagers find Thoma's corpse there, adding to the list of mysterious murders.
Though each of them is now at different locations engaged in their respective jobs, they all come when Sadan invites them to visit his native place.
Zacharia, whose father was a spiritual magician, smells something fishy and offers some rituals and poojas.
Though Joseph is initially interested in Vasu's wife Gomathy, after knowing Sadan's affair, he stays out.
Zacharia's father performs the rituals and poojas and frees the spirits held captive by Kalika.
Since Kalika has to lose her chastity to get rid of her negative powers forever, Ikkaka rapes her, and so all tasks are completed.
Zacharia's father tells him the story of how Kalika was born as a normal Brahmin girl.
Since she presumed every man to be bad, she killed people who came to Ammankavu at night when she performs her rituals at the temple.