[2] Patteri, a respected brahmin astrologer, helps a cop named Pothuval to crack an ill-famed temple robbery.

During a chance encounter with the CM, Patteri senses a bad omen regarding Madhavan's success and hopes that the by-elections won't happen.

Meanwhile, an enigmatic and alluring woman is shown entering an apartment where she meets an accomplice and they check the details of an assassination which they plan to carry out soon.

Aided by a misplaced CCTV from the debris, Meena's suspicion is laid on the photograph of the killer woman, who sneaked into the venue using a forged reporter pass.

The SIT arrives from New Delhi and is headed by DIG Bharath, who is posted in Central Ministry of Home Affairs, and is also Patteri's son.

The team's most astounding find then follows, with the discovery of the puppet master and the silent partner in the illegal explosive deals of Thomachan and the perpetrator is actually revealed to be Hariprasad, who administered the investigation from the beginning.

[3] On 6 January 1999, Rediff wrote, "Unlike a lot of masala whodunits, The Truth relies not on the usual punch-ups but on genuine investigative techniques and a taut script to hold interest.