Sherlock Toms is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Shafi and written by Sachy. The film stars Biju Menon, Miya, Srinda Arhaan, Salim Kumar, and Kalabhavan Shajohn. It was produced by Prem Menon under his Global United Media. The plot follows the encounters of Thomas, an Indian Revenue Service employee, who is fondly called Sherlock Toms due to his shrewd intelligence and keen observation skills. The film was inspired by Hollywood flick Man on a Ledge . The film was released on 29 September 2017.
Plot
Thomas Joy is an avid fan of Sherlock Holmes, a character created by Arthur Conan Doyle. His friends call him 'Sherlock Toms' due to his keen observation skills. Despite some childhood difficulties he grows up to be an IRS officer but has a troubled relationship with Rekha, whom he married accidentally.
Tom learns that a chit fund company called Mannanam has a large amount of black money. Under the disguise of a poor man who came to pawn a necklace, he enters the chit fund company, but Rekha intervenes and foils his plan, after she reveals his true identity to the branch manager, which made them to shift the money. By conducting am unfruitful raid, he caused damage to their vault and got suspended. Tom attributes it to his Rekha's behaviour and has an argument with her. She calls the police and alleges Tom hit her. He then faces court cases brought by Rekha and the chit fund company. When it becomes apparent his lawyer is not succeeding in proving his innocence, Tom loudly threatens to commit suicide. The judge orders Tom to undergo a treatment but during the commotion, he flees and enters a large hotel opposite to the office of another branch of the chit fund company from where he demands the lifting of his suspension and a divorce from Rekha. He and Rekha argue while he is still about to commit suicide and exposes his toxic relationship and abuse he suffered from her in front of hundreds and TV. He also asks for a rock band to play music while he stood there and demanded a reporter Shiney Mattummel speak to him. Tom reveals to everyone that due to her ruthless behaviour, the chit fund company shifted the money, where everyone including Shiney gets shocked. Rekha reveals that she thought that Tom had an affair with someone in the company and when the company's staff made false stories abou them, she didn't reveal anything to anyone as she wanted Tom to see him being insulted.
In the hotel room, which he gatecrashes, he discovers cancelled currencies which he shows to the gathered media reporting about him. When the police rescue team captured him, Tom confesses his suicide threat was a distraction to get the company raided thereby clearing his name.