Season 1 Plot
How do you stop a dead man from killing in the future ? This is the story of Ajayan (VK Sreenivas), a failed writer, who turns up at a television show and announces that he is going to commit the perfect 7 murders in 7 days. He starts off by killing his first victim. The rest of the series finds an able police team, under DySP Jacob Anookkaran (Ashwin Kumar), trying to stop a well planned and immaculate series of murders
M.E.N.A.K.A Season 1 aired on September 1st, 2019.
Season 1 Episodes
1. Laying Plans
The Calculations! Ajayan, a failed writer, turns up on a live television show and announces that he is going to commit 7 perfect murders in 7 days. As the audience goes into panic the police force assemble outside the studio to stop him. But when he reveals the victim’s identity, every one is baffled. Will Ajayan kill on-air as he claims?
2. Waging War
A police team is assembled under DySP Jacob Anookkaran, to investigate the crime. Ajayan announces the second victim. Jacob’s immediate challenge is to find out if Ajayan’s threat is real. Will a lonely war veteran, be saved by Jacob ?
3. Attack by Stratagem
Ajayan chooses his next victim on the basis of “gender equality”. What is equality, when a man is playing god with the lives of others? Will Jacob and team be able to save this victim before their one hour runs out?
4. Weak and Strong Points
Hope of Success ! A master puppeteer he claims. He pulls the strings of not just the victim, but the police force too, it appears. He sheds some feeble light on his motivation. Will that help save the victim? Finally a win for the police, looks like.
5. Maneuvring
Mixed bag! Police find Ajayan’s last victim. The team also manages to figure out his methods and motives. Will it be enough to save the next victim? On the personal front, Jacob gets a much needed closure. Ajayan’s latest message throws some key que
6. Variation in Tactics
Watch where you tread! The deaths send ripples across the society. On her show Sumitra continues to bring to the fore Ajayan’s real message- that all lives matter. Jacob seeks the help of Lucas, a tech expert, to track victims.
7. The Army on the March
Puzzle unraveled? With Lucas on board, identifying the victim is a little easier. Someone connected to Ajayan surfaces and Jacob discovers a deeper pattern behind Ajayan’s choice of victims. The team is still reeling from the last blow.
8. The Attack By Fire
The last straw! The team has been on a long and arduous journey. And the end is in sight. But this is their last chance, one small misstep and there's no coming back from it. Who is the final victim? Will the team succeed or fail?
9. The Nine Situations
The final showdown. Time is running out and the end that was in sight is quickly moving further away. There is a vital piece of the puzzle missing. Will the team figure it out or is Ajayan one too many steps ahead?
