Six 'Parottas' and fried mutton for the two peoples!
Anything else, sir? - He doesn't eat that?
l meant to ask if you want anything else. - No.
Bring this first. - Thank you sir.
l had not learnt enough English in my younger days.
Greetings! May l sit here? - Date..
Don't worry. l have not come to talk about dates.
We have met and spoken to each other many times.
But l had not been able to open my heart to you then.
l am a great fan of Saroj's.
When my father was working for Air lndia..
..at Bombay, Amir Khan and l studied sitting at the same bench.
He has told me many times to..
..make a Hindi film with him.
l am not Amir Khan's fan. Because l am an art lover.
What art? - l see that art in you, Saroj.
Ok that art.
Sir. Sir, you are not allowed to smoke in here. - Ok.
Pachalam, call the owner of this hotel and..
..ask him to dismiss him right now. - Ok.
There were many talented actors in Malayalam.
But to sing, dance, do action scenes, express..
..well all by one person! ln short Saroj is a super market for acting.
lf he went through the door of a shop all the..
..stuff in there would have to walk out.
But as an admirer there is one thing l feel bad about.
l can't get the owner on line.
ls it? Then we can dismiss him after a while.
And what is it?
You haven't got a single national award.
Nor has he got a state award!
We must remove that deficiency.
Award is not what you can get by just acting in any movie.
lt needs to have a good story. - Correct!
We have already made the story.
Aren't you interested in awards?
Of course he is.
He lost 10-25 lakhs last year after the state award.
The jury Chairman was a man who didn't know Saroj Sir's rate.
He should not be called the jury chairman.
Pachalam!
Who are the 'we' who has made the story?
lt is me along with a friend of mine.
Who is that? - You know each other.
There is no point keeping the past in your mind.
He has forgotten about it. l am talking about Udhaya.
l suspected it. ln front of my eyes he hit Rajappan..
Pachalam! - He thrashed Saroj Sir like one hits a dog!
Mr. Baby Kuttan, he went around the country side..
..telling everyone that l stole his story.
lt was a story we both had discussed and conceived.
How can it be his story alone?
Let bygones be bygones.
No! Bygones will not be bygones!
lf you mention his name here again..
'l say you get out.' is what Sir will say!
Actually when l think about it there is a point to it.
lt is sure that his story with his direction will be a hit!
lf you don't give him a date he would..
..make the movie with someone else.
And that hero will also become a star!
lsn't that a loss to us?
And then all producers will go after him.
Wouldn't it be better if you gave him a date..
..instead of creating such a situation?
Not only is it better it is the best way to get rid of him.
He took away the Madhumati l used to dream about.
Don't delay! Go and call Baby Kuttan where ever he is.
You are five minutes late.
Saroj Sir has gone to the swimming pool.
lsn't he the director? - Yes.
Why have you brought him here?
Do you want to ruin Saroj Sir's mood?
l have talked Saroj Sir into to this with great difficulty.
Why should he go out of mood on seeing me?
l have not betrayed him in any way for him to feel like that.
What did you say?
How dare you refer to the super star Saroj Kumar without respect?
Aren't they friends who lived together sharing a room?
That was then.
Then many things could have happened.
Super star Rajnikant used to be a bus conductor then.
That doesn't mean that the conductors who worked..
..with him then can come up to him and speak to him informally!!
How will he act in a movie that l am going to direct..
..if he is going to go out of mood on seeing me?
Udhaya! Have we come here to argue?
Mr. Pachalam, though he has is going to be the hero..
..there has to be a certain rapport between the hero..
..and the director to takes things ahead.
lf you don't use words rightly then..
..things would only move backwards.
l'll inform Saroj Sir.
There he is.
Do you remember all that l have said?
Sit there.
Greetings.
Sit.
Beautiful house. ls it an old house or did you buy it?
Buy it! Huh! Every grass that you see there..
..is Saroj Sir's own idea.
lsn't it now?
ln everything the aesthetic sense of an artist is obvious.
This is no big deal. l just put it all together off hand.
l am building a house on the beach.
The floor and walls are made of ltalian marble.
But ltalian marble is so expensive!
All the furniture is from France.
Chandeliers are from Thailand.
Everything is so expensive!
Everyone complains that super stars charge exorbitantly.
But can the people who say so reduce the..
..price of ltalian marble and Scotch Whisky?
Saroj Sir has Royal Salute in the morning.
Black Label in the afternoon. And Chivas Regal at night.
Can l serve you a drink? - Not now.
Hello. Yes. lt is the minister.
What news, Sir?
l hope you haven't forgotten us wretched guys!
ls it? When? l will be in Uzbekistan on that day?
lsn't it? - When?
And the next day l am leaving for Copenhagen.
l am going as there as a guest of the state.
lf not in person do tell me if there..
..is something l can do for you, my dear.
That's no big deal. You must improve the roads..
..between Adimali and Munnar real fast.
l need to use that road often.
And l'll take care of that right away.
Pachalam. - Sir.
Send him a draft of 2 lakhs right away.
He needs it for some orphanage.
Don't you see great people take a lot of money..
..but also have expenses of that kind to be met.
Why don't people understand that?
Shall l tell you a fact?
l need 1 .5 crore to get by 1 month with great difficulty.
ln some months it may go up to 2 crores.
Which month is that? - April.
That's what l was saying.
Directors don't understand our problems.
l don't want to waste time talking about our problems.
Pachalam. - Sir.
Call Oberoi hotel and order for lunch for two.
What about you? - We'll have later.
Ok. Let us get to the point.
My PA read the story you had sent.
lt would require many corrections.
For example; the part that has me arrested by the police.
That will not happen.
l want to beat up the policemen who come to get me.
l must beat them and make them fall on the ground.
And then l will walk off in slow motion.
There will be round of loud applause in the theatre.
How will the story progress if you are not arrested?
Who says so? l'll tell you how it should be.
After l bash up the policemen l walk away and..
..head straight to the DGP's office hold out my hands..
..and say.. 'Arrest me.' lsn't that heroism?
My audience will not be able to bear it if some..
..good for nothing policemen come and arrest me.
This character is not inhuman to beat up policemen, is he?
But isn't it me who will be acting the role?
Don't l have to think about my image?
That's all right. How many scenes do have in the movie?
Could be around 51 .
ln that case buy 51 cooling glasses.
So that l can change them for each scene.
But this character.. - Forget about the character.
l am not intending a movie without a character.
ln that case find someone else to act for you.
What is this Udhaya? This is only a discussion.
ls there any need to take a stand?
But it is for me.
You haven't come to me to make a..
..movie with me out of love for me, have you?
You have come to me because l have the..
..backing of lakhs of fans and you..
..want to make money out of that.
lt is not because l have read books by Stanis Lowensky
l hope you understand what l say?
Mr. Saroj, we shall make this movie at any cost.
We shall discuss everything and do accordingly.
No, no!
l'll say all that l want to while speaking. Ok?
lf l must do this movie then, on my arrival at the set it..
..won't work if l am called by the old name based on old memories.
Everyone must refer to me as Sir. Sir.
Get it?
From here up to Kasarkode there..
..must be some 50 fluxes of the movie.
And only l should sing in it. My head and my full figure.
Like that and like that and like that!
'Your head! Just come to act then we'll see.'
'Hey Stanis Lowensky! This is just the beginning.'
'You will learn about the rest soon.'
lf the shooting must begin on 17th then your art ..
..section must begin the work on the sets from the 1st.
l have already booked for three rooms from the 1st.
Will we be staying inside the studio?
Sasi, Ramoji Rao film city is a place that has the..
..facility to accommodate 10 or more film's crew at a time.
There is no need to drive from..
..Hyderabad to that place everyday.
There are five stars hotels and ordinary hotels.
Many vehicles for transportation.
And enough stuff that you would need for shooting.
There are 8 aides coming along with Saroj Kumar.
Pachalam Basi, makeup men, two..
..guys to hold the umbrellas and what not?
l don't know how we are going to handle all of them.
They are the kinds who are to be blamed for..
..Malayalam cinema getting tarnished.
lsn't it the kinds of you who tolerate..
..his moods to capture the market?
We don't have a choice, do we? l forgot something!
Our hero's flight ticket is not confirmed.
l'll go to the travel agent.
ln any case there is no need for me to see the sets.
lt would do just fine if you saw it.
Thank you, Sir.
How is the set?
How is our set? - l didn't go there.
Why?
We must shoot for this movie in the MGR film city at Madras.
What? - Only that will work.
Please make all arrangements for that.
Are you mad, Udhaya?
All arrangements have been made here to begin..
..the shooting the film on the day after tomorrow.
Do you have any idea how much money l will lose because of that?
What is the problem here?
The problem is with me.
A director's mind is his cinema.
lf his mind is not in it everything will be lost.
Haven't l told you everything, baby Kuttan?
lt was for her sake that l renounced cinema too.
And l went to work at a hotel.
The woman who kicked me with her feet ruthlessly..
..is acting in some Telugu movie. - Here?
How can l shoot my movie..
..at a place where she is around?
l don't get you.
When l enquired l found that they will..
..be shooting here for many more days. - So?
Can't you understand my state of mind?
l can't!
We are investing lakhs of rupees to make a movie.
There is no scope for a person with commitment..
..to that movie to think of anything else.
He shouldn't!
What if we run into each other here?
What if it causes an issue?
Aren't you ashamed to talk like this?
Are you not a professional?
After being as assistant director for 10-12 years..
..is this all you have understood about cinema?
Don't! Don't shoot!
We can shoot after all personal issues are sorted out!
Shall we cancel everything then?
Let us shoot at MGR film city.
No. What if Madhumati came there?
Let us go to America then. What is she came there too?
lf a person decides to run he..
..will have to run till the end of his life!
lsn't she acting in cinemas forgetting about everything?
You have to take it as a challenge!
What issue will be created when you meet?
lt is for us to decide whether or not to make an issue of it.
This is your first cinema.
The shooting is to begin in a day.
Don't think of anything else.
This is the bouquet for the birthday celebrations.
Did you buy it from Hyderabad?
We bought the flowers and assembled it here.
lt is beautiful! - Thank you, Sir.
Kneel down. Kneel down. Kneel down.
Lower the camera a little bit.
Udhaya, you better take a look at it.
l can't get rid of the unnecessary..
..objects in the background.
lt is right. - lf people hang around it will obstruct the view.
The frame is a little compact, isn't it?
l haven't fixed it yet.
Greetings, sir. - When did you arrive, Rafiq?
This morning, by Hyderabad express.
Come here. Did you address me as, sir?
Do you want it to be like this between us?
But you are a director on the sets..
There is no such rule. lf you call me Sir l feel..
..as if we both are distanced.
That's why. Don't say that.
No. l won't do so again.
l am glad that you thought of me.
When l was told to reach here to play a part..
..in your production l felt like crying. Out ofjoy.
lt's been such a long time since l was looking for a role.
This is the first time someone has called..
..to tell me that there is a role for me.
We'll talk after the shooting is over.
Udhaya, do you know what the problem here is?
None of the junior artists have a Malayalee look.
How can you insist on a Malayalee..
..look for people of Andhra?
That is not a problem. Their faces won't be in focus.
Greetings, sir. - Greetings.
Please don't take that car. We might need it here.
Take the next one. l have the keys.
Sit down. - No.
Just sit down, will you? - l'll just stand by your side.
lf you don't sit in the chair next to me you might have..
..to keep standing until the end of the shooting.
Sit down.
l heard about everything.
What happened between you and Madhumati?
We'll talk about all that later. - Ok.
Anyway l am very happy about Rajappan's rise.
l am glad that you have joined up..
..forgetting all the differences.
Have you met him after he became a star?
How could l? Do you know how eager l am to meet him?
Though he betrayed you he did have to struggle a lot.
But one thing is that even then he was very..
..confident about himself and has..
..reached his intended destination.
Who knows what else he intends?
Take the chair there.
Pachalam. Yes.
We are at the Ramoji Rao film city at Hyderabad.
Director? He is a new person.
Some Udhaya Banu.
Saroj Sir gave him the date to save him.
l can't say anything about that.
lf his direction is not all right..
Saroj Sir will take the first flight and..
..get out of here you know about him, don't you?
Didn't you say it was 200 acres of cashew plantation?
Confirm the deal. l'll send the advance tomorrow.
His word is final. Saroj Sir's Benz is arriving.
l'll call you later.
This is not Kerala, it is Hyderabad.
There is no one to see you. There is no need for posing.
Good morning, Sir. - Good morning.
Good morning, sir. - Good morning.
Gayatri is looking very beautiful now.
You didn't look so fair when you acted in..
..the movie named Naatu Manga.
Thank you, Sir. - Or have you applied extra make up?
Greetings, Sir.
l hope all the food items for Saroj sir's consumption..
..during the shooting has been arranged?
No one told me anything in particular about it, Sir.
Who should anyone tell you that?
The entire Malayalam film industry knows about it.
Take it down.
l will give you the printed Performa..
..for the lunch and dinner requirements.
This is besides that. Write it down.
30 tender coconuts. 20 Australian apples.
Almond cake; l kilo. 10 packets of Cadburys biscuit.
Plachimadai one bottle. - What is that?
lt comes from the place called Plachimadai.
l forgot the name.
l heard that it contains some toxic substances.
Then l don't want that.
Shall l make an extract of cashew..
..nuts and sugarcane juice with milk?
And some saffron to it too. - Yes. Saffron.
Don't you eat saffron, Gayatri? - No, Sir.
lt is a very nice thing to improve the colour of skin.
Rajappa! - Have you told him about the cigarette?
10 packets John Players. - That is all for now.
Rajappa, don't you recognise me. l am Rafiq.
Oh God. lt is time for me to get ready for my character.
No one should come near me.
Pachalam, fetch that guy who called me Rajappa.
Do you want to talk to him? - l'll tell you.
Why have you come here? - Udhaya has given me a role.
Did Udhaya send you to insult me by..
..calling me Rajappa in front of Gayatri?
How would you get insulted if..
..l called Rajappa by his name?
lt is an insult! lt is the treason that my..
..country parents did to me.
Don't you know that now l am Saroj Kumar?
lf you don't behave yourself based on my..
..status and worth l'll get you cut out of this movie.
Do you get me!?
Good morning. - Good morning.
Shall we begin on an auspicious note?
Ok. What is the scene?
Ramabhadran is Devi's father's friend.
Who is Devi? Who is Ramabhadran?
Gayatri will play the role of Devi. Ramabhadran..
That must be me. Then.
Gayatri, give me the script.
After Devi's father's death Ramabhadran brings..
..Devi to his house since she has no one to turn to.
Devi does not like Ramabhadran's behaviour..
..on the train and she alights at a station on the way.
After that scene, a month later Devi and..
..Ramabhadran happen to run into each other by chance.
That is the scene we will shoot now.
Ramabhadran apologises for his behaviour of that day.
Apologize? That too to a mere girl!
l have not apologised to any one..
.. in any of my movies till date!
Do you know that? Saroj Sir's fans will pull..
..and tear the screen.
Let her apologize to me for walking..
..off the train without my permission.
Yes. That is the right way.
Change the scene and write the script.
Mr. Saroj, we are making another scene where..
..Devi asks for forgiveness for everything.
Not just that. There is also a scene at the end where all..
..the other characters apologize to you.
Ok. Then it is ok.
Then both of them are standing and talking.
Put a number 24 lens and put the camera on the crane.
The camera is on the track and trolley.
Whom did you ask before doing that?
Sir fixes the camera in all his movies.
l am directing this movie and l intended..
Why do you intend anything?
The 3.5 crore people in Kerala..
.. come to watch my movie to see me.
Who knows a director named Udhayabanu?
Put the camera on the crane.
Do you know what, Mr. Saroj?
The camera is on the crane all the while..
..in two scenes before this one.
That is why in this scene.. - ls it?
Shouldn't you tell that first?
Place the camera where ever you want.
l am ready. Pachalam.
Will the shot be all right if you..
..didn't place the camera?
Keep manipulating things like this with this man.
lf we keep arguing with him for everything..
..then we will only have time for that.
The shooting will never take place.
Everybody get ready!
Hi, Madhumati! What a pleasant surprise!
How did you get here?
Are you shooting for some movie?
Ok. Ok l will come down. Please wait.
Sir, what are you doing here?
You still haven't forgotten to address me like that.
l told you on the sets of the very first..
..movie not to call me like that.
There is so much formality in that word.
You have been a star much before l became a super star.
Crores of people admire me..
..but l admire only Madhumati.
Why don't you say such things to people..
..who are fond in flattery, Sir?
Madhumati, don't say such things.
There is only one thing l have felt bad about.
ln your trusting Udhaya.
When l found that you have rectified..
..that mistake l was happy.
l am not acting in his movie now because l like him.
l want to teach him some lessons.
Which movie are you talking about?
ln his movie.
Hasn't he become famous because l gave him dates?
The shooting for that movie is going on here.
But for your sake l will settle scores with him.
What was the reason behind your splitting?
l have to go for a bath.
Ok. Ok. We can talk in leisure.
Come in please.
What is the name of the movie released this..
..Friday in which Jayakumar acts?
Dosha Raghavan. - lt is a super hit.
Do something immediately. - Ok.
Talk to all my fans from Kasarkode to..
..Thiruvananthapuram and ask at least 30 people to..
..enter all theatres on all shows where Dosha..
..Raghavan is playing and ask them to hoot cat calls..
..as soon as the movie begins.
We can't just let it be.
For the time being one super star..
..is sufficient for Malayalam movies.
That is right. l will make all arrangements.
There are some tourists who have come from..
..Kollam to the film city for sight seeing..
They know you are here.
And are creating a ruckus outside to meet you.
Please go and stand in the balcony.
Not when l am not feeling too good!
lt doesn't look like they will leave.
What can l do? Fans! Useless people!
l don't get to live in peace even in Hyderabad.
Fans are like grasshoppers. lf we don't chase them..
..away when they just begin harassing..
..they might ruin the entire crop.
l value your love for me more..
..than a thousand awards.
You have made me rise!
lt is the energy you give that flows through me.
l was laid down, inflicted by typhoid.
Your voices woke me. What is typhoid to me..
..if l can't be available for you?
Please allow me to take rest.
We shall meet in Kerala. Good bye!
Ok! Bye, bye! See you!
What is the name of the movie he is acting in now?
'ln the rain that poured that day.'
What is your name? - Pachalam Bhasi.
l didn't know when l came here to shoot for a movie.
When l came to know l pleaded with Baby Kuttan..
..to shoot for the movie else where. He refused.
He is the person who gave me..
..a hand and steadied me when l was falling.
He was the only person who showed affection..
..and sympathy towards me when l was broken.
l couldn't refuse him. l'm sorry.
But if this is the time you come out to walk..
..l'll change my timings.
''You went even without talking or recognising me.''
''You never even replied to my greetings.''
'You never even looked back once.''
''You vanished far away.''
''Dear, are you able to see the turmoil in me?''
''Are you able to remember?''
''That night which separated us.''
''l still remember that.''
''The night that we got separated.''
''You went even without talking or recognising me.''
''You never even replied to my greetings.''
''Once we met each other.''
''We searched for endless joy.''
''The life blossomed like the flower.''
''Our life became colourful.''
''ls our life also like the colours of the rainbow..''
''..fading away, dearest?''
''l still remember that.''
''The night that we got separated.''
''l still remember that.''
''The night that we got separated.''
''You went even without talking or recognising me.''
''You never even replied to my greetings.''
This way. Room number 122. - Thank you.
Welcome.
Madhu has lost so much weight, hasn't she?
Whatever the matter might be we are siblings.
l won't expect you to reciprocate..
..the same feelings. But you can't tell me..
..not to feel that way.
Do you know how long we have been looking for you?
We found out only yesterday that you are here.
We got the flight that very moment to come here.
We came at night and took a room in the hotel next door.
Don't be scared. We haven't come for anything.
l know that there is no use in talking about the past.
But how many times had dad and l told you..
..not to have anything to do with him?
But you never listened to us.
Anyway l am happy that you rectified your mistake.
But when we found that he too has come..
..to this film city we got worried.
lf he tried to harass you he should know that you..
..are not an orphan and that there are people with you..
..and he is accountable to us.
l am late for the shooting already.
Are you late for the shooting?
Rafiq! What are you doing here?
Udhaya gave me a role. Are you in a Telugu movie?
Yes. - How long are you here?
Maybe another 10 days. Are you fine?
lf you ask such a question..
When people we like are not fine how can l be fine?
l would have been happy if you both..
..were married and lived happily. That didn't happen.
l don't know what happened between you two.
l asked Udhaya about it once.
He didn't say anything.
But after a while l saw his eyes well up in tears.
And l understood one thing that..
..he is not the cause for your separation.
l am getting late for the shooting.
Udhaya is a nice man. Why did you hurt him like this?
You won't understand if l said it.
You will tell me in Malayalam won't you?
l do understand a little bit of that language.
lsn't it good to allow a man to live..
..independently if that is what he desires?
Live independently? ls that what Udhaya said?
Rain! Cut! Cut, cut, cut!
Get him in the frame. The bus was late.
The rain was not even.
Let the kids board after he had gets off the bus.
Start the propeller regularly.
Ok everybody back to position!
Once more!
Udhaya, l saw Madhumati.
lf you wanted to live alone why did you marry her?
How can you talk about such..
..things in the midst of shooting?
Come on! Here we go!
The train is at 1 .30. We must start immediately.
Cut it!
How is it? - Excellent!
Ok!
You are talking about her in the middle of Rajappa's..
..harassments and the anxiety of whether this will..
..be completed before the releasing date.
You know everything, don't you?
Before marriage she used to ask me for advise..
..on every little thing she wanted to do.
But when there was a circumstance involving..
..a decision about the two of us she..
..took her independent decision.
She left me alone and went away.
But Madhumati.. - Don't Rafiq.
l feel unwell as soon as l hear that name. Please.
This film city is a great place. We looked around a bit.
We have decided to stay for a few more days.
Does it always get so late for the shooting to finish?
Yes. On some days..
l told dad about having seen you.
To tell you the truth, dad was crying over the phone.
Whatever it may be you are his own daughter, aren't you?
You are living in some far off place.
But to think that he can't even get..
..to see you, any father would feel sad.
After all it is with your money..
..that the house was built and the car was bought.
lt is all still there. We don't want anything.
After you finish with this shooting you must come home.
lf we have wronged you due to our..
..folly it won't happen again.
And if one marriage didn't work out it doesn't mean..
..that it should happen again.
You should be living with a person who is well to do..
..and loves you a lot and not.. Anyway forget it.
Whatever you do hereafter should be..
..done after thinking over nicely.
l didn't separate myself from Udhaya because..
..l wanted to marry someone else.
Even though we don't live together everyone..
..else in this world comes after Udhaya.
lt is because Madhumati is an innocent girl.
lsn't that why she is falling in his trap?
He is an immoral man.
Even now he is after that girl who is..
..acting as the heroine of his own movie.
ls it? - Of course. l have known him for long.
Do you think he married Madhumati..
..because of his love for her?
No. he wanted to make her act and churn out money.
And when Madhumati refused..
..to act after marriage he got rid of her.
Anyway this is no big deal. Especially in cinemas.
ln Hindi cinema it is like having an ice-cream..
..that people marry and separate.
lt is a little less in Malayalam.
lt should happen here too.
l like you very much.
l don't have a person to take..
..care of my many businesses.
My cinema production, estate, shopping complex etc.
lf you joined me we could be like one family.
l am telling you frankly l was very fond of..
..Madhumati from the beginning.
l loved her during the days that we acted together.
But he came in the midst of it all and ruined every thing.
But still l love her. l really love her.
''You're the most beautiful.''
''l'll never leave you.''
''Though you refuse to come to me.''
''l will never leave you in life.''
''Don't come near me, you mischief boy.''
''Don't build castles in air.''
''Though your eyes tell me to go.''
''l'll never leave you.''
''O my dearest of all.''
''Come and smile with me.''
''O my dearest of all, my nightingale,''
''Don't shake yourself like that.''
''lf l call in an imported car with dollars.''
''lf l call you will you come?''
''You will never get for me that.''
''Don't try to open the doors of my heart.''
''lf l call in an imported car with dollars.''
''lf l call you will you come?''
''You will never get for me that.''
''Don't try to open the doors of my heart.''
''Don't say like that.''
''You're my girlfriend.''
''l'm not available to go with you.''
''l'm not the one to hear your call.''
''Don't refuse me like that.''
''You're my girlfriend.''
''O my dearest of all.''
''Come and smile with me.''
''O my dearest of all, my nightingale,''
''Don't shake yourself like that.''
''The rains are pouring in drops.''
''Can you build a rainbow for me?''
''l will build a palace for you of rain drops.''
''l will build the walls like the silver moon.''
''The rains are pouring in drops.''
''Can you build a rainbow for me?''
''l will build a palace for you of rain drops.''
''l will build the walls like the silver moon.''
''Then will you live with me?''
''l'm available to go with you.''
''l'm the one to hear your call.''
''Come like that agreeing to my proposal, you naughty.''
''You're my girlfriend.''
''O my dearest of all.''
''Come and smile with me.''
''O my dearest of all, my nightingale,''
''Don't shake yourself like that.''
''l'm available to go with you.''
''l'm the one to hear your call.''
''Come like that agreeing to my proposal, you naughty.''
''You're my girlfriend.''
When is the confrontation scene..
..between Devi and Ramabhadran?
We are planning that scene.
Devi's jumping from the flat.
All the required material should be ready on that day.
All that will be ready but we have some new problems.
There is a scene where Rafiq..
..beats up Saroj below the flat.
Now Saroj is not agreeing to it. - Reason?
He says that his image will be affected..
..if he is beaten by a junior artist.
What does he expect? Should we change the story?
He says that no actor from Malayalam cinema..
..should beat him and that we should call for Amrish Puri from Hindi movies!
My foot! Why should we call Amrish Puri..
..let us get Amitabh Bachchan!
l never expected this guy to be such a pest!
The releasing date is fixed and..
..agreements with theatres have been signed.
And now he wants us to call Amrish Puri to beat him up!
lf Amrish Puri knows of this he will..
..send men from Bombay to beat him up!
Hello Mr. Baby Kuttan. - Hello.
l know you are busy with your work but l need..
..to talk to Mr. Udhaya for just a minute.
What is it regarding? - lt won't take even a minute.
lf you could come out..
l have nothing to talk to you about.
l am making a movie for the first time..
..and now l only have that on my mind.
Oh no! l haven't come here to worry you.
l want to inform you about something that will..
..make you happy and l'll leave. That's it.
What would make me happy and..
Don't waste time arguing, Udhaya.
What is it? - l don't want to blame you or Madhumati.
At that time we were very upset but leave that alone.
That is over. You both have separated.
Since the marriage was registered it should also be..
..nullified in the right manner.
Otherwise it may cause trouble..
..for you or Madhumati in future.
lf it is a combined petition it would make things easy.
lf you just signed in this l'll file it in the court.
lt can be done. lt has to be done, isn't it?
But even if Madhumati alone signed and filed..
..the petition the court will accept it
lt will but if it is a combined petition..
No. l am not interested in any combined venture.
And at the moment l don't have much time to talk.
Do you need so much time to give one signature?
Mister, there is no point in saying..
.. the same thing many times.
Please set for the shot. - Ok, Sir
Reji set for that shot. - Yes, sir.
lf your cinema is important to you then my..
..sister's life is more important to me.
When she was setting Malayalam movies ablaze..
..you came like Satan and ruined her life.
Luckily she has started acting again.
And super star Saroj Kumar has agreed to marry her.
That is why l wanted this divorce immediately.
l asked you to sign this.
l don't want to sign it!
ls the shooting site the right place to talk about..
..divorce and other nonsensical things?
l just thought of asking you politely.
lt is not as if l don't know of other ways..
..to get you to do it. - What the hell.. - Udhaya, please!
Mr. Dineshan, we'll work things out.
l'm assuring you. Let us first finish with this movie.
No Baby Kuttan, this man.. - Please come. Come with me.
Please don't mind my saying this.
How ever much animosity there is it is not right to..
..torture a person like this under such circumstances.
As a creative artist you should have known it.
l'm not saying this as the producer..
..of Udhaya's film but as his well wisher.
Please don't trouble him anymore.
Sending your brother in the middle of the shooting of a..
.. movie and saying that you want a..
..divorce is not the right way.
Don't do this again. Please. lt is a request.
When all the help you gave me crossed limits..
..l had to leave the house.
lf you help me any further l might have..
.. to look for other ways.
When l feel affectionate for you l'll come home and..
..see you all. Until then there is no need for you all..
..to go out of the way to show me your love. Get it?
Saroj Sir, you need not know anything else.
You only have to invest the money and leave the rest to us.
lf the date is fixed for 1st of March that day the..
..'Parotta and Papad' would have been exported to Gulf.
Why only to gulf? Why not to Europe or America?
Are we going to export raw ones or fried ones?
Don't try to talk smartly, Mr. Pacholam!
lt is Pachalam. - Yes, Pachalam.
Won't the people in the airport bang it and crush it?
Mr. Saroj, there is a small shot below the flat, if it is..
..not shot now the flat scene cannot be completed.
All are waiting for you.
We are discussing something..
..more important than that.
We are going to export 'Parotta and Papad.'
They are my business partners.
Valsan Kondoti. - Greetings.
Benz Mathew. - Greetings. - Hello!
Kuriachan Thuttipara. - Greetings.
So will both the factories be on the same building?
No! That will be a mistake.
lf the plain flour meant for Parotta and the..
..black gram flour meant for Papad get..
..mixed then everything will get mushy and sticky!
How many Malayalees would there be in the Gulf?
l don't know exactly but not less that 10-25 lakhs.
lf the packets have my photo on it..
..all Malayalees would buy them, won't they?
What is the doubt about it? When it is super star..
..Saroj Kumar's Parotta..
..then each gulf Malayalee would eat 2 Parottas in a day.
That would need at least 50 lakh Parottas in a day.
Would be able to make so many in our factory?
We must take that shot while there is light.
They have come to click a photo of..
..mine while eating Parotta to print on the packet.
l'll come after that.
Shall we click the photo? - Ok.
lt doesn't look like he will come here right away.
That man and Pachalam are up to clicking snaps and..
..discussing something with some business partners.
He and his stupid Parotta and Papad business!
The day light will be gone in half an hour.
We have to release the movie on 19th.
What's the point if he doesn't come on being called?
He doesn't seem to know that the..
..earth below his feet is slipping away.
Both his movies released last week have flopped.
There is no end to his acting smart.
Let us do one thing, Udhaya.
We'll shoot the scene where Rafiq beats him later.
Gayatri's dates are getting exhausted.
Let us shoot the scene inside the flat first.
Reji, location shift.
l realise that you were after Bala's..
..death from behind the curtain.
Now everything is clear to me.
l have informed the police station that a man is..
..trying to harm me.
She falls down crying. My Bala loved me so much.
Devi in rage. You are a lowly creature.
l don't want this world where you live!
l don't want this world without Bala.
After saying this Devi jumps down.
This is the scene.
Sir, are you a villain in the movie as a character..
..who kills her husband and tries to acquire a woman?
Ladies audience will spit on your face if they saw this scene.
How did this happen? My PA didn't tell me about this.
This was not the story he read to me.
To have a woman call super star..
..Saroj Kumar a lowly creature..
l gave the script to read it.
lt is not my mistake if you didn't read it.
You can't pin your opinion about the character by..
..seeing one scene and not knowing the story.
ls this a new scene you created to harm my image?
lf it is so then l'll learn about the entire story and..
..then act in the rest of the movie.
Come to my room with the full screen play.
Come in!
Read it from the beginning. Let me hear it.
l have reservations about reading it..
..in front of people who are not related to movies.
Who told you that they are not?
ln fact l called them here so that they can correct the..
..story such that my character gets highlighted.
They are the people who corrected all my hit movies.
Why do you just get them to correct it?
Why don't you get them to write all your stories?
How can you refer to him with disrespect?
Who the hell are you to address out super star..
..in such a derogatory manner?
l'll come back later.
l am not very particular about your coming back.
l will only act after l get them to correct the story..
..and write it in such a way that it doesn't harm me.
l have created this with great thought..
..and over many sleepless nights.
l won't allow just any passer-by to correct it.
Who are passers-by?
Friend, l don't even know who you are.
Why should we both be arguing?
This is only your first movie.
lf we should be correcting your story you should..
..already be a proven director.
l have told you once that l am not for arguments.
l have been struggling for years to make one movie.
l have gone through enough.
Don't you dare harass me any more!
Are you threatening us? You better..
Don't! Don't! Hey you!
l have tolerated a whole lot. l can't bear with it anymore.
lf you try to ruin this movie l'll cut you to pieces.
Rascal!
What happened? Haven't you started yet?
How do we begin?
All the artists have been waiting since 8 o'clock with make-up.
How can we without the super star?
Vijay Varkala who went looking for him too hasn't returned yet.
Oh God!
Don't we have another 4-5 scenes to complete!
Baby Kuttan, please go over and make him..
..understand that if we delay anymore everything will go haywire.
Sir! l waited for a long time. Then l called the room.
There was no response.
Then l enquired at the reception.
They said that he left last night.
He has written this letter to be given to you.
'Egoist!'
'No one is big enough to play games with Super stars!'
'My name will remain at least by virtue of the movies that l have acted in.'
'But you! You will die a death of hell for not being..
..able to release your very first movie and will not attain any fame or recognition.'
'Good bye, Udhayabanu, good bye!'
There is no point in wasting time thinking about it.
lf l knew where he is l will go and meet him.
l'll fall at his feet. There is no way out.
l will not allow that! Even if it means that l will..
..be on the streets l will not allow you to plead to a rascal like him.
What else can we do?
Look who it is?
l want to tell him something.
Let us all sit in Sasi's room.
The shooting is over. We are leaving.
She asked if she could see you.
l'll come. l'll come now.
Have you come to inform me about your wedding?
Or have you come to seek comfort by seeing me totally ruined?
The movie has wound up.
l am also going back foregoing my dreams..
..and desires of many years midway.
Don't worry.
l will make arrangements for divorce at the earliest.
l didn't send brother Dinesh.
l couldn't bear it when you put away all your desires..
..of making movies and working at a hotel.
lt happened because of me.
Did you think it was because l don't love you?
Who else do l have in this world to love but you?
Come Udhaya. Did you get any idea?
l have something to explain in detail.
l have re-written the story. Don't be worried.
l think it is better than the earlier movie.
We have to release this movie even if an actor..
..named Saroj Kumar was dead.
When that thought crossed my mind l got this idea.
There is one shot and three sequences where we can't do without him.
We shall shoot them with him.
One is a shot where Rafiq beats him.
Then the scene where he comes to the flat to see Devi.
Then Devi jumps down.
After that the scene where the police arrest him.
We had put away those scenes because he refused them.
Then he becomes psychic out of fear.
How will get him to do all this?
l tried to send many people to talk him into it. But..
Don't l know that it won't work with his consent?
How then? - l have prepared the plan for it.
We will need a huge infrastructure to achieve it.
Minimum four cameras. Facility to light up a whole floor.
Udhaya, l will do all that you want.
But will we be able to release the movie on 19th?
Don't ask me for an assurance like that.
He has come here to shoot for a movie.
lf things go the way l have planned..
We will try our best.
And thus we lost the last hope we had.
The boat jetty that was expected to be a super hit has broken.
No one calls. And no one asks for dates.
l fear that l will have to go to the streets again.
Sacks full of Parotta and Papad meant for export are lying in Kozhikode.
lf this continues we just might have to live the..
..rest of our lives eating those Parottas and Papads.
Rajappan is not the kind to give up so easily.
l also know to make a movie directed, produced and acted by me.
Of all the things you just said, forget about directing.
lt is something only intelligent people can do.
And producing?
Even if one movie of your flopped you have..
..only enough wealth to make you bankrupt.
You have lost the rest in your business and waywardness.
God! Let it be some producer.
Hello! This is super star Saroj Kumar here.
Sir, this is actress Gayatri calling.
Gayatri! Where are you calling from?
l am calling from my flat.
l wanted to tell you something important.
Do you know Madhumati who was Udhaya Sir's wife?
She is with me now.
She wants to discuss something with you.
Could you come over here please? - Sure.
l don't think that you will change because of what l..
..do or that you will learn some lessons in life.
But it is a must for the peace of my mind.
Cut it.
When Rajappa arrives give him..
..a tight slap across his face!
Set the camera there. - Ok.
Udhaya, are you sure he will come?
He has assured Gayatri that he will come.
Camera 1? - Yes, Sir.
Camera 2? - Sir? - Are you ready?
Start when l tell you. Ok? Get ready. - Ok, sir.
Rafiq, if he doesn't stop on being called catch hold..
..of him and pull him such that he faces the camera and hit him.
He will not come dressed.
That is all right.
We should be able to shoot his face with the same dress.
Rafiq!
Rajappa? - What are you doing here?
What are you doing here? - l am going to see a friend.
Good. You won't act in Udhaya's film, is it?
Cut it. Anbazhagan. He is here.
Start the camera when he knocks at the door of the flat.
Ok? - Ok.
What about the dialogues between Gayatri and Rajappa?
Dialogues are not a problem.
What ever he says we will make someone with the..
..same voice as his to dub the dialogues.
We only need to get his reactions correct.
Yes? - He has knocked at the door.
Ok. Gayatri, open the door.
Hello. - Please come in, Sir.
Please sit down, Sir. - Thank you.
Before Madhumati arrives l have a few things to tell you.
What is it? - Two weeks ago my husband died.
You may not have noticed it in the papers.
Oh my God! Your husband died?
l didn't even know that you were married.
Many people don't know. lt was a suicide.
His name was Balakrishnan.
He was a financier.
Everything was smooth for sometime.
Someone played truant from behind.
All the depositors asked him for money at the same time.
Camera one and two get ready. - That is why.
Net, junior artist, everything get ready.
l have informed the police that..
..someone is trying to harm me.
My Bala loved me so much. You are a lowly creature!
l don't want this world where you live.
l don't want this world without Bala.
This dialogue..
Gayatri, l think you have got it wrong.
l am super star Saroj.
Hey!
Yes!
We got it!
Steady cam!
Camera 3 and 4 police! Everything, get ready.
We are ready.
Security! Please close the gate. Cut it.
Ok move!
Camera 3 and 4.
Bikes.
Get down! - What?
l am innocent!
l have not done anything. She called me there.
Cut it! - Great Udhaya.
There is a problem.
Rajappa in the custody of our dummy police.
lf Pachalam Bhasi gives a complaint..
..to the real police then we will be in trouble.
So we must take the shots where he..
..becomes psychic as soon as possible.
Tell me what is the plan?
We have to get him to the set that we have created..
..with the continuity dress exactly at 7 o' clock.
And beat him.
But shouldn't he be acting like a psychic?
No need.
We have planned it in such a way that he will become like that in reality.
lf everything goes well he will tremble shiver in fear and scream and run.
We will shoot it from all angles with the cameras.
Call our men and ask them to get him there at 7.
Cut it!
Hey Rajappa! l made a few changes and completed my movie.
The real criminals of Malayalam cinema are stupid conceited people like you.
Cinema is made with the sweat and blood of many people.
l won't allow you to ruin it.
l am releasing this movie on the 19th of this month.
And after that l will see to you properly!
And then l will settle all scores.
Hello. By the time l finished getting prints here l was..
..late and there was no flight or train to reach on time..
lt was real mess.
l had doubts if we could begin the noon show.
ls MD in his seat? - He has gone to Coimbatore.
How is the response? - Average.
The last few movies of Saroj Kumar were flops.
Not only that, the director is a new guy.
But Udhayabanu is a talented man.
But people don't know that, do they?
But the cinema can only be saved if..
..new talented people came in.
Theatre owners will give maximum support if the movie is good.
What about advance reservation? - Not too good.
Don't make that an issue.
After the matinee the people will decide.
Yes. Everything is in the hands of God.
And Saroj Kumar has called that he will come for this show.
ls it? - Yes.
Has director Udhaya Banu come? - No.
Udhaya, we are at the theatre.
You said you will be here?
Yes. But l am very tense, Baby Kuttan.
l don't know how the public will receive me.
Anyway we will know the fate with the matinee show.
What is the point of being scared?
But... - No ifs and buts. You must come here.
Saroj Kumar has reserved a seat to watch the movie.
ls it? Won't that be a problem?
Won't the people be diverted from the movie on seeing him?
lf the movie is interesting people won't pay attention to him.
Do one thing. Drive my car and come here right away.
No. Don't say anything.
Greetings.
This way.
l haven't told Udhaya that l have asked you to come and watch the movie.
Will it be full by the time it begins?
Pray to God.
We have done good publicity.
But it a rat race. Let us go upstairs.
No. Let us sit down here.
The train is at 1 .30 we must start right away.
When shot without knowledge it turns out so well.
This is the way to act.
He has brains. Do you understand?
You have created a stir! We have got the fruits of our toil.
You have given a great performance.
Should we consider it your comeback?
lt is not about going or coming back.
My first entry was made by stealing the story of the director of this movie.
lt is intelligent filmmakers who create stars.
Udhaya is the star. Not me.
Move away. Move away.
Forgive me for everything.