Explanations of endings are always futile, aren’t they? Bringing endless theories, dissect scene by scene and layer out the narratives, only to have yourself land up in an uncalled psychosis, and then if your theories fit the right nuts, great, else we become the fools. Whodunits, however, shoot psychosis; make you go mad and at times give you a self-awareness of your own personality disorders.
What’s with the Naina Murder Case? Well, it feels unrealistically relevant. For here you see the glossy pathways fading. There is a hush that is cold and very enumerated. You feel that strenuous burn crawling up the back of your neck as you steer through the episodes, averaging 40 minutes (average). The moral blind spot gets stripped off, and you feel the heaviness in between the motives. Yes, the cinephiles can bring Forbrydelsen (2007) for comparison, but let’s be clear here—the context is Indian, and that way, Search is on trend and in debates for all the right reasons.
Konkona Sensharma (ACP Sanyukta Das) embodies everything as if it were her second skin. Roles like that and her always merge and pierce you through your hollowness. “I had a lot of fun because I really love true crime. Not just true crime, but also crime fiction and crime series, I love all of them. I have watched a lot of them. And I really liked this character. From the beginning, I noticed how ACP Sanyukta Das was presented. We showed her domestic life, her professional life, and the balance between both, as a mother, as an ACP, as a wife, juggling all of this. It was very interesting for me,” said the actor, as per News18. That’s what substantiates, “unrealistically relevant.” Her character holds a mirror, dismantling the mind space that you sabotage in your real life.
The narrative begins with ACP Sanyukta Das prepping for her retirement. Things get unsettled when when the body of Naina Marathe, a college girl with too many secrets, is found in a politician’s car. From that moment, the city’s glitter turns to grime. Several suspects come into focus — Naina’s friends, a teacher, a household staff member, and even a politician. As Das and Kanwal delve deeper into the investigation, hidden aspects of Naina’s life begin to surface: a secret phone, multiple relationships, a trail of social media activity, and a web of motives entangled with murky politics.
But at the end of the 6th episode, we are left with this cruel temptation. It offers you no clarity. Who killed Naina remains an eternal question mark, and with that the audience is left wailing for more. The investigation exposes layers of political corruption, deceit, evidence tampering, and ambiguous ties between Tushar Surve and the campaign, keeping viewers uncertain about everyone’s motives until the very end. While suspicions strongly point to Tushar Surve and his close circle, including Sahil, the lack of conclusive evidence keeps the mystery unresolved.
All eyes on Season 2, now.
