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Father, get up
Wake up, father! Get up, it is morning
Drink this tea
- Enough - l'm not done yet
You can do it later, let me leave you at Salome chechi's house
Salome'chechi Here take care of my 'wealth'
Return it when l get back from work
Don't worry, she'll be safe here
- Shankara - l'm coming
- Where were you? - l overslept, da
Here hold this
Shankara, l see a big one coming Hold on, okay?
Okay, hold on Now push
Ahoy! Heave ho!
Get in
- Okay, get in - Now take it
- How was the catch? - Not very good
A tea for me Narayana
Everyday there are reports of women harassments
Even small kids Vile rascals!
lt's not like old times, kids shouldn't be allowed to interact with strangers
These are times even relatives can't be trusted
With such atrocities it's the town that gets a bad name
How can he do it to an 8 year old girl?!
Such fellow's should not be spared but killed right away
Are you listening, Shankar'etta?
Get married and get your daughter a companion
Leaving her alone like this is dangerous
This is for you No, that's not allowed
My dear? Thamara?
Salome'chechi Did Thamara come here?
She went back home
She's not there
Where can she be?
Sarama'chechi Did you see my daughter?
She was hanging around here
- What is it, da? - Did you see my daughter?
lsn't she there, playing with those kids?
Thamara!
Come here, my girl
- What is it, father? - You scared me
l didn't see you here That's why l called
- l'll come back soon - Where are you prancing off?.
Even when l'm in the middle of the sea...
l keep thinking of you, not able to work properly
You are alone here
But Salome aunty is with me
She may not always be able to look after you
- Are you scared of the sea? - No
You should not fear the sea
The sea is your mother A mother to all of us
She gives all that we ask for
When you sleep while at sea, you must feel you are...
...on your mother's lap and not be scared
- Will you get scared? - No, father
You are truly my daughter
Unnikanda, there's one more coming with us today
Who else is coming?
Not anyone new lt's our Thamara
Thakathunithai! (My goodness!)
How crazy can you get?!
lf you take her out to the deep sea she'll be sick and suffer terribly
Nothing will happen, she will sit in the kitchen and cook for us
lsn't that right, my dear?
Don't ask for trouble, Shankara'etta Let her stay on the shore
What danger? lt's worse on land than on sea
lf l leave her alone and go l won't have peace of m ind
My daughter should always be with me Whether it's on the shore or sea
lf it's not a problem to them why should we bothered?
Thakathunithai!
Then add this new member into the boat auspiciously
Here we go! Hold on and in you go!
Hey!
Oh dark rain bearing winds, go away Don't hover over and rain, just run away
Aren't you the pearl, mother sea found to nurture
When she turns tumultuous, won't my little pearl cry
Just go away, oh west wind clouds
Oh dark rain bearing winds, go away
Which song shall l sing for you So my dear one can sleep
Which boat shall l row To reach another shore
Grow like the rainbow, be the darling of this town
Even if you reach heights look further beyond the skies
Rock and sway in the boat my girl, rock a bye baby
Without you the festival of harvest has no meaning
Nor anything else in life, my little garden of flowers
Oh dark rain bearing winds, go away Don't hover over and rain, just run away
Aren't you the pearl, mother sea found to nurture
When she turns tumultuous, won't my little pearl cry
Just go away, oh west wind clouds
Oh dark rain bearing winds, go away
Did you hear? Lasser's boat sank
The rescue boats saved everyone but couldn't find Shankaran'ettan
My dear, don't go!
Father!
7 years later
- Praise be to the Lord - Amen
My leg is not healing, Father
Did you drink the herbal medicine l gave?
That was over long back Now l'm unable to walk, Father
Did you do the heat therapy l asked you to?
l did, Father
You'd have gone wrong with the medicine intake
No, Father
- Your leg ache persists, eh? - l am not able to walk at all
So walking is your problem , right? But l see you can run along with me
So hereafter, don't walk, run
Some people refuse to admit they have recovered
Maybe it's because they get free treatment
Lord Muruga Lord Ayyappa
l pray that my wife and son continue to be healthy enough to work
- Kanakamma? - Yes?
When the rice broth is ready, just give me a call
Anybody would think you were ready to set out for work
The shower has tired me!
Don't get up, continue reading
- Are you studying well? - Yes, father
You must! Mohan couldn't get admission to 'Teacher training course'
He wants you at least to become a teacher
He will otherwise curse me to death He already says l ruined his future
lsn't he obviously right?
He wanted to become a teacher in the local school here
Didn't he stop studies and go to sea because of you?
Thakathunithai!
You talk as if l deliberately fell off the boat and became bed ridden
Just because you met with an accident...
...does it mean you have to remain jobless for ever?
lt's only because my son and l toil we were able to get our daughter married
Unnikandan is quite alright now Why can't you go find work?
Oh Father! Only God knows the effort l take to even walk
l have a bad catch in my back
lt started when l asked him to come help me sell fish
Each day he has a different kind of catch
Catch in the back Catch in the leg
But refuses to catch fish
What is this, Kandan?
Kandan, don't go in for heavy work
Nothing doing
Either work hard or not work at all
- Then go do some hard work - l need to be healthy, right, father?.
ln short you don't want to work
When you say Kandan in Malayam it means Tom cat
Look at that scholar!
Studying in 1 0th and started to call her dad as cat (Kandan)
Not just an ordinary cat
A cunning cat who dislikes work
Wasn't he taking tuition? why is he running back home?
- Father! lt has come - Didn't l say it was an inrush (fish)
- lt has come in the news paper - What! lnflux in the newspaper?
Didn't l tell you about an interview with Thamara?
lt's been published, look
A red lotus (Chenthamara) in the sea
Hey its true, Mohan, why didn't you also pose with her for the photo?
Am l the girl fishing in the sea?
She is very smart There can't be another girl like her
This girl who lives battling life and the sea
...is a role model for all women in the world
Let us honor her We'll make it a celebration
Chenthamara, who grew up learning the ways of sea with her father...
...went on with life, even after he died
...and continued fishing, like her father had taught her
With support from loving neighbors and friends...
...she grew up as a true daughter of the sea
Oh, here comes the drama artiste!
- So l'll see you on the 13th in Tripunitura - Okay, l'll be there
Sister!
Appacha, don't forget to get me the dried prawns
Okay, but you must pay cash, no credit like last time
l buy this from outside folks
- Of course l'll pay you - Well, if you say so!
See Tamara's interview has been published
Oh! That's superb
All our names are there
They have particularly mentioned drama artiste AlleppeyAppachan
Really?
My son Sarangan's name should not have been published
- Why? - He'll become more arrogant
Why should it when he doesn't spare Rs 1 0 for his father?
You are in top form in the morning itself?.
- How many did you have today? - Two
- Two? - Okay, 3
- Three? - Okay fine, 4
- Ah, tell me the truth - So where is Tamara, da?
Out at sea
When she gets back there's to be a huge celebration, planned by Father Michael
There she comes!
As soon as l garland her the band has to start playing
Band players, as soon as Father garlands her, the band has to start
Heave ho! Heave ho!
Why is everyone gathered here?
Has Fr Michael got married to Veroni aunty?
Father, why are all of you here? l don't understand
You are the pride of our land today
The hard working famous girl from our shore
Look at this!
- What is it? - Here hold this
- Ah! - Superb, l say!
This was arranged by Fr Michael to honor you as you came in from the sea
We realized your greatness only when the newspapers wrote about you
l worked like anybody else would There is nothing great in that
Don't embarrass me l feel awkward, father
Please stop all this
Nothing doing, you don't know your own value
You are the only one in this whole state who goes fishing in the sea
- We realized that only now - That is true
We are not dispersing without this reception
- Father, garland her - Aiyo! No please!
Dear people of this land, Chenthamara is walking along
...from the roaring and crashing waves The girl who catches flapping fresh fish
The darling daughter of the sea Here comes Chenthamara
Chenthamara, a terror to sardines and mackerel is now slowly moving forward
Chenthamara!
Brother, do one job at a time Otherwise this is what will happen
This is the 2nd bottle today Staring at Pushpa'echi all the time
You don't lose anything, do you? Just mind your own work
lf you act too smart l'll send you away
Even if you send me away l'll tell her everything
lt's 2 years and you haven't been able to tell her
When you meet her you stammer 4 times more
A love letter would have solved it But she can neither read nor write
Didn't l draw the sym bol of love? What happened then?
This is lying here, like a monument of love
You will live the rest of your life stammering
Your future father-in-law is coming
My dear, no use watching over this shop Go out into the sea, like Thamara
At least your photo will be published in the papers
lf you drink like this it'll be your photo in the papers
Just give me Rs 50, my girl
l have to account for it to my boss
Every time l ask, this is what you say
What sort of a daughter are you?
Deepam!
Dad, you look like a film star
Oh my dearest son! Just wait l will soon act in movies, okay?
When will that be?
l've been hearing this ever since we started acting in plays together
You wait and see This time it will happen
Mom , why did you stop acting in dramas?
- Who will look after you, my son? - Dad!
Anybody would think she was looking after that kid
Are others just lazing around here?
Started!
When you have decided to marry a Christian boy...
...you must learn to live like them
lt's so many years since she's come, has she learnt our way of life?
- By evening she'll light up that torch! - Be quiet, my sis-in-law
Saramma, if l don't say what l feel l will not be able to sleep
When you remain a spinster you get jealous when you see others
Appacha, don't deliver your drama dialogs to me, okay?
My feet bear calluses of step-dance l've danced before you were even born
Do you want to see?
Enough!
lsn't it because Saraswati never answers you back, you act too smart?
Saraswati? Call her Mary, my boy
Why else was she renamed Mary?
l will call her what l please Aunty, you mind your own business
Let her say what she wants Why don't you be quiet, brother?
Actually she's quite okay lt is his torture that's unbearable
l don't have to live at the mercy of Alleppey Appachan, l am leaving
Have dinner, it's ready
Make it into balls and stuff them down your son's throat!
She's got place to sleep with Thamara That's why she is so arrogant
See this? l'll leave it here Read it whenever it is convenient
Don't you want to know what the papers have written about what you taught me?
What happened? Did you quarrel today also?
When my brother Vakkachan died l lost everything, isn't it, dear?.
Now people just shunt me around
So who shunted you today?
Why must l tell you? You all belong in 1 team , isn't it?
Oh, l got it, Appchan'chetan is the defendant right?
Maarivillin The rainbow...
Started...his murderous cry!
When he wanted to marry that Nair girl l was the only one who didn't object
Do you know why? l know the value of love
l too loved someone, l still do
Oh that reminds me, there was a radio announcement...
...that some people from Sri Lanka were being released from jail and sent home
Do you think amongst them will be your Raphaelutty'chetan?
God knows! Anyway what does it matter now?
Let him come At least we can lie together
Let me tell you a fact my experience taught me
When you are still charm ing you m ust get yourself a man
lf you wait, then you'll wait forever
Thamara, tell us if you are scared to sleep alone
lf l was, l'll call your mother for com pany
That's shut him up!
Who's out there to chase away our fears?
Veroni aunty 'l love you' Pah! Oh God, my back just got a catch
When is your next drama schedule?
Next week only, it isn't like old times
When in the KPAC troupe it was 2 shows daily
Now the sea is better than work on shore
Yesterday we didn't get a good haul Just Rs 300 per share
Look, he's come to see you off Don't look
Actually he doesn't trouble me at all Doesn't utter a word
Stands like a lam p post on routes l take
Why don't you give him a life then?
But do l have a life to give, Appacha?
You are requested to clear your arrears within 7 days
They are asking you to return the loan with interest in 7 days
- lf l don't close the loan? - Nothing, they'll close you up in jail
Master, aren't you going to continue with your idea of ruining kids' future?
Her comments will be worse since she's never seen a school
Don't tease her, okay?
Remember when there's a storm we shift to the school?
She sat in the 8th grade then
She cooked dinner in the 9th grade And slept in the 10th grade classroom
- lsn't that right? - Correct
Oh master is very happy
Father has said to keep count of fish That was enough for a girl going to sea
lf there's anything else to learn you teach me, l will pay you
l don't do it for money Just happy to impart knowledge
You vent it out on kids the m isery of not becoming a teacher
My misery of not becoming a film star l vent it out on drama
On second thoughts, isn't everyone venting out...
...their frustrations of life, one way or the other, Mohana?
- lsn't this a dialog from a drama? - No, it is not!
- Yes, it is - Look, what he's saying Thamara
Where is our Sarangi?
He's playing cards, refuses to come
- Oh l see! Let me call him - Go
- Have you caught it? - Right now
This won't end now, l'm sure
Sarang'chetta, the surf is ready Come soon, let's get our boat in
You carry on, l'm on leave today
Leave? You think the sea is a Government office?
lf you don't come, l'll mess up the game
Let the game continue, go mind your business, my girl
How can the boy who has to throw nets play here?
My dear Thamara, please go away
Here, its 8 of clubs, don't throw away 4 of spades
Look don't give signals, we are playing for money
Just come with me
What the hell did you do? Messed up my game, immoral girl
- What did you call her? - No, leave him
She spoilt my game when l was supposed to gain Rs 150
- ls your problem solved with 1 50? - Yes
Give me that money
- Now is your account closed? - Yes, of course
Now l have to settle m ine for pushing me down...
...and calling me names
Now that score is settled
Just because l join you in a game
...don't you dare be nasty with my friends, you pig!
Hey you girl, just because you have some boys supporting you, don't preen
No wonder you are an orphan
lt's the fault of your birth that your parents died
Don't think a photo in the paper changes anything
Whoever boosts your image you remain an orphan, just an orphan
- You...! - Thamara, let them say what they want
We also didn't go to sea because you came back
Why get upset at nasty comments some unim portant fellow makes?
l'm not upset, when l sit gazing at the sea, it feels...
...like dad and mom are close by
You live like a smart flapping fish, such sadness doesn't become you
Just think how upset l should be?
A dad who gets drunk and digs up sand
...earning a pet name 'mud digger'
A mother who ran away with a broker and got labeled an adulteress
A sister who people expect to go the same way like her mother
Am l not happy in spite of all these issues?
- Hey! Thamara laughed - That's enough, let's go
We like Chenthamara who never gets cowed down by anything
After all, you have caught many giant fishes from the sea like us
Like Veroni aunty says, you can't allow Suku's 'dialog' to beat you!
We'll find you a groom, who has parents and siblings
Then you'll have a big family
You can be sure you'll get that boy...
...but he has only a dad and sister, no mother
- Why? - My mother eloped, didn't she?
Aiyyada!! !
Catch him, l say!
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
The seashore full, like armies in battlefield Festival of Pooram all set for celebration
lnaugurated with bushels of paddy
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
Red eagle don't you dare eye my child
There's no fish on these shores for you to peck
Lovely dragon fly, it's festival time at the temple
There are hundreds to bear the lamps with you
Come silently, let the flowers and river not know
Without that smile fading, unseen by the shores
Mischievous one you don't know
Mischievous one, didn't you know there's someone to give you an anklet, too
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
The seashore full, like armies in battlefield Festival of Pooram all set for celebration
lnaugurated with bushels of paddy
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
Hibiscus flowers laughing against breeze from trees
On these shores, here on its sands, came tomes to feast
Beating drums and rhythmic claps for my queen
Champak and marigold arrayed in floral patterns
With graceful gait and sweet innocent words Come with the radiance of a golden smile
l shall welcome you with a band and bugle calls
Hey all you in your homes and friends note
Hey all you in your homes, friends take note
Festivities and celebrations are all over now
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
The seashore full, like armies in battlefield Festival of Pooram all set for celebration
lnaugurated with bushels of paddy
The sun has risen, adorned with red vermillion
South wind plays on drums, in accompaniment
Help! All of you please come Someone's drowning in the sea
PRlMARYHEALTH CENTRE
We've done our duty
lt's not prudent to stay here any more
All those who are involved in this will be harassed
The nurse has asked one of us to stay, isn't it?
- Let Thamara wait, we'll leave - We are leaving, okay
- Haven't seen this old man here? - Doesn't belong here, eh?
Why do such fellows come to our shore to die?
Yes, notice what a pauper he is? Not even a gold chain on his neck
Did you look for that in between all this?
Of course, what do you think?!
But got something worth the trouble
Look, a gold ring Found it on his finger
You are terrible, da
You even look for jewelry on dead bodies inside the sea, don't you?
How is he, sister?
He's conscious but refuses to tell his name and address
l have to fill up the medical chart, isn't it?
Just write something for the time being
Then you suggest
Write Shankaran
You have to buy these medicines from a pharmacy
Also, get him a dress
- l'll kick you - Can't you see?
Move aside
Look, Thamara is here
We just came to know Who is the guy?
Don't know anything about him
How does he look?
ls he still flapping? Or ready for the ice?
- He's conscious now - Did he say anything?
Nurse says he hasn't uttered a word
Just give him a couple of punches He'll sing like a parrot
- Be quiet! He's not caught for robbery - Can't be too sure
Suppose he jumped into the sea with gold bars fearing the Customs?
- ls that a possibility? - Looks like a poor old man
Anyone who looks like her dad she's immediately sympathetic
l blurted my father's name for entering in medical records
Then we are done for!
lt's on the same shore that dad was washed away
Don't undertake troubles like this Try to get away as soon as possible
Can l throw away a life l just saved? lf so, l could've let him die in the sea
- My dear, Thamara- - She has a point
lf we undertake something we should see it to the end
l can't stay till that old man's end l got my drama performance this evening
l didn't mean that
You tell us what we should do?
Medicines and dress need to be purchased
ls that all? Come
Shouldn't we take a look at his body?
Saranga, only a corpse is called a body
Then what about body building?
All those who go to the gym are corpses, eh?
Master, stop taking tuition, okay? Let the boat go!
They say, he doesn't look like someone who goes out to the sea
So he couldn't have fallen off a boat accidentally
Terrorism is mostly along the sea Could it be something to do with that...?
No, he's only an old man
Osama Bin Laden was also an old man
Would he belong to the Tigers...?
Thakathunuthai!
lf so, there'll be a cyanide capsule hanging from his neck
But there are no Tigers now
But l did see, a picture of a tiger that got out of the Rann forest
Pushpa, don't interfere in intelligent discussions
l think it is an attempted suicide
A 'suicide attention'
My dear Chandra, by the time you finish...
...l'll return from my committee meeting
Leave it, my dear fellow!
Don't all of you gang up to tease that poor chap, okay?
Why this laughter?
My dad fully drunk was digging sand
He'd have died under my cycle
How can l not laugh at that?
Dee! Get me 1 0gms of size 1 thread...
l'll pay you tomorrow
My boss has warned me not to give on credit
No need to be so honest, you can,to your own brother
Boss has denied credit particularly, if it was to father and brother
Whoever marries her will save a fortune!
How is that old man in the hospital, Saranga?
Discharged from the hospital
Thamara is quite mad
She's taken him home saying he has no one
Let me go ask her?
- You won't give me the thread, right? - No
Let me see you come home for fish curry, okay?
l don't want fish curry, okay!
- Didn't you hear, Veroni aunty? - What, da?
There's a man waiting for you at Thamara's house
Who?
That old man they say has escaped from jail and come from Sri Lanka
They say he could be your Raphael'etan
Oh God! Can this be true?
What are you thinking?
What are you so deep in thought about?
Why did you rescue me?
Oh, so you had really set out to die eh?
lsn't it wrong to take away the life God has given us?
l don't have a life at all so what can God take?
lf we are of no use to anyone we m ust ourselves leave this earth
Who are you useless to? Wife or children?
l have only one answer to all questions...death
The sea is still there in front of me
l can go without being a burden to anyone
Don't trouble me with such questions
l am prepared to die!
Okay, l won't ask anything hereafter
l too don't have any kith or kin
Anyone would feel sad in such times
God brings us someone at those times
lsn't that why he brought you here? Someone like a father to me
Here after you need not go anywhere
An orphan like me has an orphan father for company
Stop thinking of killing yourself and sit here like a good boy
Doctor has ordered you to have only broth
Let me go and make it
- Can l ask you? - What?
Can you at least tell me your name?
Kumara Panikkar, they call me KP
- KP...do you eat fish? - Yes
That's good, unlike Saraswathi'echi over there
- ls your name Raphaelkutty? - No! Oukadhankutty
Sorry, m istook you for someone else
Stop laughing and tell me what the matter is, Joseph
Do you see a bright halo encircling the back of my head?
Yes, l do
Got hold of me while l was walking on the sea shore last evening...a devil
l am possessed, Father No one believes me
l do believe you l'll set it right for you, okay
Close your eyes, Joseph
Oh merciful Lord who asked the Satan to go far away...
...may HE chase away demonic possessions in this body
Go away, Satan!
Do you feel better?.
Yes, l feel fine
Now, no dead soul will come anywhere near you
You can walk across any cemetery without fear
l am very happy, Father
Don't laugh too much with happiness, okay?
Okay, Father
Why are you laughing now?
Are you also possessed by the same devil?
Do such things really exist, Father?.
Yes to those who believe in it
For those who don't, they don't exist
This is his regular problem
Every now and then, he thinks he's possessed
Once he is convinced, it is chased away
For a long time after that, he has no problems
- ln psychiatry this is called... - Yes
You won't understand What's wrong with him?
He's suffering from cold and fever at night
Nothing serious We'll set him right easily
What our Thamara did was really admirable
To sym pathize with people all around her
To help isolated people, she is really a role model for us
That's true
Look, don't spit it out because it's bitter
Will you?
- No - Good boy
- Where are you going? - To dump him some where
She's taking me to a movie
Thamara wait, pay me the installment
l don't have to come to your house
Will l get lucky at least this month, Bhaskar'etta?
Lots drawn this month will surely be in your favor
l heard you'd adopted an old man?
Not adopted, lost and found
lf the owners come claiming l'll have to return him
After a certain age who wants such oldies?
Thamara, go home quickly
People have gathered there The old man is in trouble
We'll go only after a solution is found
Please brother, let's see what we can do
What is there to see?
What Mohan master says makes sense
We'll think about it
There's nothing to think
- He cannot fool around like this - What happened to KP?
Nothing happened to KP Only to these people
They put out their nets to dry KP has made that contraption with it
Who are you looking for in beautiful flower gardens
Oh God!
My lovely Mynah, come to me
Get off, if you fall your back will break
Get away, kids
What in heaven have you done? Are you playing with their fishing nets?
lt was lying on the ground which nobody wanted, my dear
lt was not unwanted lt was spread out to dry
How do l know that?
Do you know how much money it costs?
As if l did it deliberately
l asked out aloud twice, if this had an owner
No one answered
You destroy our nets and justify yourself, eh?
You are an old man or l would have clobbered you
Who is old?
Where did you get him?
A weeks toil is ruined and on top of it he talks nonsense
lt's you who's talking rubbish
They are all ill-mannered people, my dear
An old man made a mistake being ignorant about boats and nets
ls this any way to behave?
What do you want now? The cost of this, right?
You can take this ring Where is my ring?
Where is my ring, l say?
Must have gone fishing!
My ring...ring
Don't worry, l'll pay for the repair expenses
We are prepared to leave it only for your sake
Come, come
This old man better be left where you first found him
Today the nets, tomorrow he might slit someone's neck
Unable to figure out this man Doesn't confide anything also
There's a way
Before the next scene of this drama unfolds...
...we'll know the true story about this old man
Mohana, do you know a fact about toddy?
A little goes in and all secrets come out
Let's hope so
Just wait and see
lf that old man doesn't blurt out the truth today...
...you can change my name from Alleppey Appachan to any other
Don't think we'll change it and give you a better name
Get lost, da!
Forget all that, let's go there like as if we are celebrating
Oh little breeze that comes singing among the bamboo forests
Come swing on the flowering tendrils of dense creepers, oh little breeze
Here's the glass, all set up
Take that curry
Fantastic fresh evening-toddy Want one?
- What did you say your name was? - Appachan
His own son calls him by his name, Appacha (dad)
Appacha, l usually don't take this stuff
Aiyo! We got it so you could be happy KP
Who told you toddy brings you happiness?
Just bloats your stomach
- ls brandy available? - Whaaat?!
So you do take, eh? Scared me out of my wits!
Govt earns tax, so occasionally like a conscientious citizen...
...l do, a little
My father is then a true citizen because all the time, he's fully drunk
We can have brandy next time For now, drink this
Pure coconut toddy is good for health
Of course! Very healthy!
Let it go in, here
Doesn't he drink?
Women here don't drink!
lf l'm labeled a woman for not drinking l'll bear that tag
lf there's one well behaved boy on these shores, it's our Mohan master
Master? What subject do you teach?
Nothing like that, any subject that falls into his net
Now-a-days its sardines and mackerels
Oh like that, eh?
They just tease me because l attempted a Teacher training course
Be friends with fools
So that you can call yourself a genius
- Take it - Yes, yes
Oh wild west wind, lift me as a wave, a leaf, a cloud
l fall upon the thorns of life, l bleed
Oh wah! Wah!
What a meaningful poem, eh?
But he has not recited it the way l wrote it
Stop fooling around and get to our plans
That's right
Mohana, Saranga, don't think l'm saying this lightly
You are both my friends, but KP is a dearer friend
There's some bond between us
He's my friend too, he told us his age immediately
He's become one of us so quickly
But he does not share the same attachment
He has still kept a small distance between us
No don't say that, no distance
How can you call someone a friend...
...who doesn't confide in you?
What do you want to know?
Who is KP? From where has he come etc, right?
l have given my word, l won't ask l don't want to know anything
But l want to know
All of us want to know Why did you jump into the sea?
Tell us if you think we are not strangers any more
Why did you set out to die?
lf l did not, he'd have killed me
Then you could have died when he killed you
No, he must not kill me
lf he does as per lPC 302, he will go to jail
His wife and kid will be left all alone
Do you have to love your killer?.
How can l not love him?
lf he's my one and only son?
Own son killing his father...?
That's nothing new, don't you read the papers?
Son kills a dad, son kills a mother
A mother who kills her kids
A father who kills his daughter
Bonds of blood have no place in life
Anyone can kill anybody
l will come back only after meeting film director Lal Jose
Appacha, drop a donation at the church before you leave, okay?
Okay, aunt
At least then, your drama won't be hooted down
Kumara Pannikker in church kneels and draws a cross, eh?
- l forget your name - Appachan
All Gods and tem ples are places where man unburdens himself
You have a drama performance, right? Yes, at Haripad
- Praise be to the Lord - Amen!
Father, he is the one staying with Thamara
l got to know all about it
...but couldn't get to introduce myself
What's your name?
Kurien Paulose People call me KP
She's lost her father You take his place now, KP
True, she was the one who convinced me
...that blood relation is not im portant to form bonds
She is truly my own daughter
KP, what about your fam ily?
l have everyone, but l really, don't have anyone
l have 6 sons
What do they do?
l thought l was blessed when l got 6 sons
But daughters are the best, to love and be loved
l am now getting love and affection
...from a girl who is like my own daughter
You carry on, l am in a hurry
Father! Wait
l don't understand Which story is true?
Yesterday's or today's?
What did l say yesterday?
You told us you had only 1 son and he was trying to kill you
When?
When we drank toddy on the beach
Toddy!...is a drunken declaration or a sane one, more believable?
So what's your real name?
Kumara Pannikker or Kurien Paulose?
What does it matter? Are you getting me married?
Let Hindus call me Kumara Panniker and Christians call me Kurien Paulose
Both initials are KP
'Racist'
Acts in dramas like this No wonder he questions religion!
l like people who speak the truth
l am the one who insisted you stay here
Why lie to me?
l thought you'd be upset if l belonged to a different religion
Do we live with love and affection after finding out the religion?
After her father's dem ise l'm the one keeping her com pany
ls it because she was a Christian?
My Appachan has married a Hindu woman
Wow! ls your father (appachan) still alive?
Not father, Alleppey Appachen My nephew
We don't consider religion here
But anyway it's good you are a Christian
Only Christians are friendly by nature
ls it?
My dear, l cannot sleep here any more
This old man is fishy
Oh yes, of course! lsn't she sweet 1 7?
To cross this ocean a lifetime You are the boat that will help me
You are my consolations kind words ease my pain
Where ever you are Don't forget the earth you were born to
Like beautiful fish of New Year and lovely Thiruvani bower
Strong like the love, a fisher girl has let your heart always bear, my dear
Oh dark rain bearing winds, go away Don't hover over and rain, just run away
Aren't you the pearl, mother sea found to nurture
when she turns tumultuous, won't my little pearl cry
Just go away, oh west wind clouds
Oh dark rain bearing winds, go away
KP?
Where could he have gone?
Saranga, did you see KP?
- Where did he go? - lf l knew that, why must l ask you?
Tell me, what's the matter?
She's been frantically searching for him today
- Did you search in the sea? - Why?
Suppose he did something untoward?
Be quiet! Don't speak nonsense
- Why are you looking up? - ln case he's hanging somewhere
He had gone to the saloon to read the newspaper
But our co operative society secretary says he saw him go
...with some people in a taxi
Taxi?
Suppose he was taken away by his children or relatives?
l too felt that
But will he leave without telling Thamara?
Let him go!
ln a way it's better to be alone
Get off now
- KP - Hello!
- How much? - Rs 700
Keep the change, Rs 300
My friends have come Now give them the bags
- Where were you, KP? - l went to the town
Shall we take leave, KP?
Wait, l can't let you go em pty handed
...after spending so much time with me
Take 500, go for a movie and coffee
A new movie is released, 'A kiss for dad'
Don't ever go watch that film
My son Philip produced it lt's bound to be bad
Kicked out his own father and makes a movie...'A kiss for dad'!
Go
Come
KP, is film producer Philip, your son?
Don't tom-tom it around now People will come in search of me
Why don't we have tea?
Thamara is sitting there all worried
But l had to meet my son We are anyway going back to her, isn't it?
- KP sir, we'll hold it for you - l can handle it, don't bother
lf you are going out, say so Don't torture me like this
What did you think? That l jum ped into the sea again?
l went to town to buy all this
l remembered Kunjukunju when l reached the town
Kunjukunju is the son of my son, Xavier
The one running the stabilizer company
He and l are great friends l went to meet him at school
l know you'll leave us once your own folks come for you
Nothing like that will happen
l haven't seen the touch of love in this world of modernity
l have seen it only amongst you So, this is my only world, hereafter
Here hold this
KP bought all of this for you, my girl
He went to town in a taxi to buy all this
Take them
l heard you telling someone that it was your birthday today
All these are birthday gifts from your father
l don't know what you like So l got you random stuff
See there's a cake too, Black forest
lt's what we buy for Kunjukunju's birthday also
This is your 1 st birthday with me
lf l can't celebrate it in style, why do l call myself your dad?
This is the 1 st time l'm having such an occasion
Did you know KP is a millionaire?
He is father of Philip sir the producer
...of Golden Movies fame
His bank account must be overflowing
You should have seen the way he spent money out of his pocket!
He gave that taxi Rs 300 as tips and the other fellows Rs 1 00 each
Yes, when my pockets are full l give everyone generously
And when the need comes we get as much in return also
Today when l was wondering what to do for her birthday
...that fellow comes and gives me the money
Rs1 0,000 was spent beautifully
Which Rs1 0000?
Your money of course! Remember, saved in installments?
But how can you spend her money?
What does money matter between dad and daughter?
Here is the balance Rs 350 Spend it carefully
So we can happily cut the cake, right?
Now sing happily and wish her a 'Happy Birthday'
Happy Birthday (tuned to a funeral song)
There is nothing more to think
They say marriages are made in heaven
Look how l came to know of your search for a bride
And his rejection of so many girls
- All destined by God - True
The house and surrounding bit of land is in her name
l don't take credit
But which other girl goes fishing in the deep sea?
That's why we were also interested
We'll wait here Time she returned
Look there! She is the girl
Don't feel shy Look properly
KP seems to have company
Wonder what he's up to
What's happening...new friends?
We were waiting for you to come, my dear
Haven't seen them here before
We actually belong to Trikkunnapuzha We've settled here recently
Aren't you the family who bought Vishwambaran's house
Yes
You mean the one behind our Kallappan's shop?
- What's the haul today? - Sardines
- How far do you spread your nets? - Around 35 units
Which is your boat?
'Rising sun', we own it
We've bought a new loop net Tomorrow is its inauguration
Why did you come back so early?
We saw dark clouds gathering south east, so l suggested we return
- Then carry on - Go, my dear
l liked her
- Then let's fix it - Fix what?
Didn't you realize?
A marriage proposal took place And the boy just met the bride to be
This is the boy and this, his uncle
Come, what about the other formalities?
We can't make demands Everything is as you wish
That's fair enough
Apart from the girl's assets l will buy nets and boat for the groom
Very happy! Let us take leave now
l will come to fix it later
How much do you think a new net and boat will cost?
How m uch?
A m inimum of Rs 1 5 lakhs
Look here, she does not have Rs 1 5 lakhs invested, okay?
Was that a dig at me?
Just because l spent that 10000 This ring alone...
Don't break that finger now
Catching that finger for every little expense
Even if it is 20 lakhs my word is for keeps
l'll give it for sure
Where is he off to?
l don't think Thamara will go away from here
Why?
She needs someone who will live with her here
lt should not have been fixed without her permission
lt's not too late
Let's go find out her opinion, come
- That's correct - Yes
l think it sounds good ln any case, she needs a partner
Will any Tom, Dick or Harry be okay?
What's wrong with that guy?
Looks handsome also, doesn't he?
How can you say that? He is not at all the boy for her
You may not get another one like me
Let her adjust with whatever comes her way
KP says he'll buy a boat and net as dowry All that is impractical
We'll explain to them that only the house and land is available
lf they like the girl dowry is not a problem
lt will become an issue as time goes by
Let us find out what Thamara has to say
What is your opinion?
All my decisions have always been taken by all of you, so go ahead
Whether you say yes or no l will listen to you
What's wrong with this fellow?
- Didn't you realize? - No
Once Thamara gets married, the burden of looking after KP will be his
Did you hear?
The boy's mother refused KP's marriage proposal for you
Why are you so overjoyed my marriage proposal got cancelled?
Not happiness, l'm panting after cycling
What happened?
Where did you go in the middle of the night?
Nothing! l was sleepless, go sleep, my dear
Wait there, catch him
What did we do? Tell us why you are taking us
Get going
Please don't do anything l have stomach pain
What are we accused of?
You dare burn up their boats for rejecting the marriage proposal, eh?
Get in
lNTERVAL
ln my opinion what KP did was correct Those outsiders deserve it
Propose marriage and agree to it Later just back out of it
Not his boat house His house should have been burnt
l am with KP in this case
Thakathunithai!
You can easily say this But our boys got beaten up
KP accepted his crime Then why should they beat your boys?
l was talking about the time before he did it
lt was Fr Michael who saved them a visit to the police station
Wait there, my girl
Your mother's fault, that so many proposals for you have been lost
Did l burn any one's boat shed for that?
Why?
You can't go near fire, you are full of inflammable stuff
Weddings always are unpredictable they should happen unexpectedly
Why? Are they fire works?
l feel miserable that the old man got our boys being beaten up
Thakathunithai!
What about your own son?
l am happy about that
What l couldn't possibly do the police did
Secretary, what compensation should we give?
The boats are safe, only the shed needs to be rebuilt
That is also Thamara's headache now
Wonder what got into you Now l must bear the consequences
lf you have anything to say, don't mumble
You don't have to throw vessels to get rid of your anger
So you do realize that your actions invoked anger
Everyone has a right to be sad and angry
l set fire to it because l was angry
Don't you think that was wrong?
Don't you think it was wrong to throw vessels?
l am throwing my vessels l paid for
ls it the same as burning someone else's property?
Do you think it's possible for me to build them a shed?
And then burn it?
Don't argue, after your arrival there's been so many problems
1 st the nets are torn up, you splurged my money
Now you've got everyone caught in the police station
The nets l adm it was ignorance, but 'the chit fund' money was for you
Okay, l agree it was all my fault l have assets worth millions
But what's the use, l live like a beggar
l regard you only as my daughter
When they rejected the proposal l wanted to take revenge
Do you know what they said about you?
They don't trust the moral character of a girl who's been living alone
Not to bundle their son with a girl who went around with men
l wanted to kill them
lf l didn't do even this m uch, then l don't consider you my daughter
Now l am convinced you don't see me as a father
l am just a watchman here for you Just a watchman
ls the watchman sitting sulking or watching over the sea?
Oh God! l have a deaf mute as a watchman
Hey! Look at me Why are you glaring at me?
- Shouldn't we have dinner?. - l don't want
l generally give dinner to my watchmen
Get up
- l mean it when l say no - Don't act too smart KP
You are imagining things
Do l run a bank or treasury to have a watchman?
l am very hungry, get up and come without wasting time...get up!
l said l don't want
Fine! l'll throw everything into the sea
Let's both starve
lf you are stubborn so can l l won't drink a drop of water
Fine! l have no intentions of listening to your ranting...
...and eating what you've cooked
- Let us see! - Sure, so be it
l haven't conceded defeat l will be the 1 st to die if we starve
l don't intend giving you that pleasure
How can you sit and hog without calling me?
Why should l? A boss won't sit and dine with his watchman
But this boss will, do you know why?
Her own father is her watchman!
Don't butter me up
You feel l am only a nuisance to you
Not just feel You really are!
When we go out to the deep sea some waves and wind are a nuisance
But fishing in spite of all that is a great feeling
l like some of those nuisances
- Father! - Walk, why are you standing here?
Where are you taking us, father?
You can be sure it's not to the cemetery
Come with me
Shouldn't we get back your old body?
That ayurvedic man's massage was worse than the policeman's punches
We'll have to do it this whole week
Aiyo!
We m ust agree, our policemen are very strong
- How are you? - Great! What pleasure
Same pleasure l got when the Chenganasherry drama...
...was canceled and the organizers manhandled us
Thamara, please don't misunderstand
Shall we have a few more like KP amongst us?
My girl, you may have got a father
But at this rate our fathers will lose their sons
lf you wanted a father of your own couldn't you simply adopt mine?
And there are so many more on the beach
Here comes an original father too
What's done is done Why keep blaming her?
But Thamara, l think that old man is more of a nuisance than help
lt is better you send him away without appearing to be rude
That's true
No Father, l will make sure KP doesn't get into trouble again
She's bent on getting us murdered
Come, there's work to do
Pushpa'echi will come here on her way to open the shop
You must tell her now
What shall l tell?
Do l have to spell it out?
Either say l love you or ask her if she'll marry you
l'll say both, l love you and if she'll agree to marry me
Okay, say it without stammering like you did now
She's coming, l'll hide here
Why are you standing here, Chandra'etta?
- l lo...l lo...( aila mackerel) - Oh! You've come to buy aila, is it?
No, kal...kal...kalyanam...(marriage)
lf you can't say l love you correctly you don't deserve to fall in love
Thank God! Pushpa'echi doesn't sell fish or you'd have got a basket of fish too!
- How is your head? - Ma...ma...( it's better )
- He says it has become numb - ls it?
No, l wanted to say its better
Whose marriage were you talking about?
That will not happen anymore, Pushpa'echi
So why don't you get on with your work?
l am a fool to bring 2 dim wits together
The pain has not completely gone
Fr Michael's medicine will last another 2 days
After that the pain will reduce
But this time, KP really put us in trouble
Everyone has their faults
At least he loves Thamara to jump to her defense like this
See? She likes that old man who got her husband beaten
...more than she loves her husband
lf you sit near those twigs, someone might mistakenly put you into the fire
Oh, look at his irritation when l comment about his queen!
Saraswathi is right, if that old man gives happiness to Thamara...
...we must put up with some of his antics
Sure we will!
You've always put Thamara before all of us in such issues, right, mother?
l was not born to her, but she's my mother
lf she was your mother and that old man your father
...do they make a married couple?
Stop talking rubbish!
Just a doubt, that's all
That missing Raphael'chetan must have actually run away...
...fearing this one would hook him for life
Get lost! He was truly in love with me, like in the movies
Didn't you say that old man's son was a film producer?.
Why don't you try for a chance through him?
True! Let's see if KP can be of use instead of the pain he usually is
l asked you something for the 1 st time
KP, you have to do it for Appachan chetan somehow - Yes
He has been nursing this am bition for a long time
Also, it's a chance for you to condone getting us beaten by the police
This might even lead to a reconciliation with your family?
Suppose, seeing your acting skills they start quarrelling even more?
Don't sulk, you have to put up with such situations
l am not such a bad actor
All who belonged to KPAC are now film stars
KPAC Sunny, Lalitha, Umer
lt is KP, Umer
For you Alleppey Appachan may be inconspicuous
But in the world of drama l am well-known
lt will be a full house when they know the drama has Alleppey Appachan in it
May be to beat you up
l don't want a chance in his son's film
- Mohan, l am going - lt was just a joke
l want to know if you can do something, KP?
You don't realize their true nature
Have they come looking for me after so long?
ls it because it was impossible? They don't want me, that's why
Even if they don't want you, we want you
And if you are insulted we'll bear with it
KP, your words will alter his life
Okay, since you are pleading so much, l must not refuse
Appachan, go meet them and tell them l sent you
Enough
l will do the rest with my glib talk
You rascal!
We have visited locations and shooting is fixed for next week
Release is scheduled for Christmas No dude, we'll discuss it
Greetings
Sir, l am Alleppey Appachan
2 years l was in KPAC, now with Mahatma Theatres
lf it is for a role, come to the location Shooting has already begun
Sir, KP-
On our way back l stopped at our company office
We had to dispatch a load
Thought we'll get him a haircut
Kunjukunju, do you want to act in your uncle's movie?
- There's a role just right for you - No
Don't say that, Kunjukunju
Look, l too will act with you, now just say yes
No
He's got a photogenic face You have to compel him, sir
He will be a 'super star' in future? ls he the only one?
No, he has an older brother
Aren't you the stabilizer company owner?
- Yes - l thought so
Come to the location Now please leave
l will, but before that l must tell you this
l am here because your father Kurien Paulose recommended me
We are close friends now
l also know your problems Which family does not have them?
KP speaks very highly of you He's even told us about Kunjukunju
l am telling you this since you are his children
He is in our custody now
- Get out! - Sir!
Sir, l didn't mean custody in that sense
We have not kept him forcibly
He tried to commit suicide
We rescued him and made him stay with us
Now he's hale and hearty
Get out, without making a fuss Otherwise we'll call the police
All kinds of people walk in Get out, l say
You don't have to be agitated
You can take him back only if you want to
Otherwise we'll keep him with us
lf you give me a role l'll mediate and set things right
Get lost...you!
Now do you realize the nature of my children?
Are you convinced now why l'm staying back here?
They took away all l had saved up and threw me out like used vessels
You have to file a case against them
l did
l filed a case saying they must return all that l gave them
And that's when we turned bitter enemies
My younger son manhandled me too
That's when l decided to end myself in this sea
Chey! l was wrong We shouldn't have sent him
l don't want a role in their movie when they don't want their own father
l am glad l didn't get a chance like that
Don't worry, you have all the attributes of a star
lf you are destined you need not go in search
lt will come searching for you
-=Deathracer=-
Brother! They are shooting a film on our shores...
- ls it true? - Yes, it is
Appanchan'cheta!
Film shooting is happening here
- Really? - They've asked for our boat
Your role is assured, they want a person who can sail a boat
- Come - KP's words have come true
Thangapan'cheta, please take care of this
Quick! Let's go
A little to this side Okay
Hello, where are you running into?
Brother, that's our boat l'll tell you when to come
Hello! Costume dept, give them costumes
Look! Murali sir
- Greetings - Come away...move
Please stand aside and watch
- We should have called Saranga also - He's with his father in the hospital
Take off your dress and wear these
Give it only to him l don't know to act
Take it, da, we'll just handle the boats like we usually do
This is all there is to acting
lf there's anything to be done l'll teach you
Here...remove their clothes
Shift those people from near the boats
- Move away - Sir
Give them their positions
Okay, sir Come with me
- Let's see the dialogs, 1 st - Okay, sir
Let's go in for a rehearsal Ready
Please
Those who know to sail the boat, stand this side
We are not enough in num ber to do that
Let's deal with it later
- Who can deliver dialogs? - He can, he's a drama artiste
- l was in KPAC and later... - Okay, okay, listen
The hero says, 'our lives are like the sea Sometimes angry and at other times calm'
Then you have to say, 'after a couple of drinks'
'...you are also like that, isn't it'?
All of you must laugh
Not now, after the dialog
- What's the dialog, sir? - 'After a couple-'
Come on, let's make it fast...ready
- Murali, are you ready? - Yes, ready, sir
Action
'Our lives are also like the sea At times angry and at times calm'
'After a couple of drinks you are also like that'
Come here, Satish
Do you know what happens in this scene?
The hero, a student of oceanography gets the boat into sea with his friends
- Does he look like his classmate? - Doesn't he?
He has to look like a college student
He must be younger
- Give the dialog to the other guy - Okay, sir
- Hello, move away a little - Let me teach him the dialog
- l will do all that - Please
Someone, please, send him away
He is a good actor
You can tell this dialog, 'After a couple of drinks...'
Sir, l used to be in KPAC
Sir, also in Sursoma Please, sir
- Be quiet! - The boat belongs to us, sir
- Take him away - Come this way
Get out, dude
2 years in KPAC 1 year in Sursoma
l've been an actor for 1 0 years
And still they don't want me
lt's okay, if not this you'll get another chance
Don't be unhappy
What the heck are you upto?
Walking away without returning our costume
l have to account for all this Remove it
Here...take your dhoti and shirt
You can keep your darn shirt and stuff
And if you don't speak respectfully you won't leave the shore in 1 piece
Get lost, you pig!
Take the slippers, dude
Oh God! ls it acting in an X-rated film?
- l didn't know it was you - Cut!
That was great! No one will say it's your debut
- What's your name? - Mohanan
- Cast him in the college scene - Sir, the next scene...
So finally the school master became a film actor
Be quiet, my girl! Film actor!!
What else do you call people who act in movies?
That's not my worry
My role is not over l must go to Ernakulam after 2 days
l am also in the college scenes
lf l go l can return only after 2 weeks
Fun has turned serious, eh?
l am least bit interested
l wish Appachan chetan gets my role
When talented people are out there why should people prefer me?
Why do you think like that?
They wouldn't take you if you weren't talented
You are plain lazy
2 weeks without fishing Leaving all of you...!
We will all remain here
You must go earn lots of money And don't forget us
l can't be too sure l may forget
Really? Then we'll come, put you in a boat and bring you back
You are just finding excuses for not going
Lazy master!
l have another worry
l told Appachan about going for the shoot
With tears in his eyes, he blessed me and walked away to the toddy shop
He has started drinking a bit too much after that incident
Let's ask KP to advise him
He will listen to KP
TODD Y
Anybody would feel sad and upset Were you not in KPCC for 2 years?
lt's KPAC
So many from KPCC are in films Why isn't Am balapuzha Appachan?
Alleppey Appachan
You are not just Alleppey You are actually Kerala Appachan
Mohanan who hasn't even watched a drama is now an actor
lt is unbearable indeed No one can bear this
l am not upset about him, KP He is our boy
l will teach him everything All the 9 expressions
- No, don't give them - l will
lf you do how will you act in dramas?
l'm not interested in drama or cinema here after
- Then pour out 1 more - l'll give all 9 expressions
l am not destined
Why else should my dad be hospitalized right at that time?
Why did he climb the coconut tree?
When he didn't have money to buy toddy he clim bed it to help himself
After drinking he walked out like he does in the toddy shop
And there he fell!
Now bandaged all over, he's lying like spider man
Anyone will laugh looking at him
''Snakes have homes just as birds have the sky, but...''
The advisor is also coming back crawling
What is all this, KP?
l am sad seeing his m isery
l have no m iseries He is my only hope now
l'll be known because of him now
l am your Guru hereafter
l will teach him all the secrets of acting
l have no idea You'll have to explain
l agree Do you know to love?
Da! Do you know?
l don't know how to show it
My dear Mohana, for your age you'll only get romantic roles
You must learn to sing and dance
lf not l'll teach you
For example think Thamara is your heroine
Who...me?
Just stand and give him support Let him learn
Now look at her with love filled eyes and walk
Chey! l will show you how
You come away
- You do it - No, l feel embarrassed
lf you are embarrassed with her how will you act with some stranger?
He needs lessons in basic love
My dear son, when you look at the girl you love...
...a powerful emotion will surge up
ln that surge some people will sing, some will recite poetry
Now just imagine you are filled with love
Did you...did you imagine? Now out with it
Let it come out
Across royal gates and stepping daintily into the royal abode, oh heavenly beauty
Renouncing your royal capital, seeking my ascetic abode,
Oh bewitching lady, why have you come, to enamor
Swarthy statue l was, royal sculptor that you be
Will you forsake royal ties, accept me as l come seeking thee
Across royal gates and stepping daintily into the royal abode, oh heavenly beauty
The night you created me out of your sculpture
Your heart with love suffused, beat in soft murmur
ln celestial abode you live, l drown in the ocean of creation
So far apart are we, between us, a chasm of separation
Consort of a florist, tender vine twining Amorous and lovely, a moon beam gliding
Oh my lord, devoid of emotions desirous My hands are, with no Veena to bequeath
Renouncing my royal capital seeking your ascetic abode
l come in search of you like a beautiful song of love
Across royal gates stepping daintily Why, step into my abode, oh heavenly beauty
An innocent pure statue that arose one evening
Bright against the setting sunlight, shining
As l rose in heights to stand like Ahalya(Mythical)
You are the Lords feet come to bless me
As much as memories were sweet and beautiful
Pangs of separation equally, unbearable and painful
Welcome in joy once more the happiness this union bestowed
Renouncing my royal capital seeking your ascetic abode
l come in search of you like a beautiful song of love
Across royal gates stepping daintily Why, step into my abode, oh heavenly beauty
Swarthy statue l was, royal sculptor that you be
Will you forsake royal ties, accept me as l come seeking thee
Shall l shorten it?
Saraswathi'echi wants it a close crop
Our Mohanan master's picture is not to be seen
He just went, didn't he? lt'll be published in the next issue
l don't think it'll ever happen after so many years
Don't bother saying it
Even if l feel ashamed l'll do it for you
- What? - Just wait and see
''Who will say it first?''
- Pushpa'echi - What is it, Mani?
l must tell you something
This is the boy
- lsn't your name Mani? - Yes, sir
Are you working in this soda factory?
- Yes, sir - Come
What is it, sir?
- The shop belongs to him - l see
You get into the jeep 1 st
They haven't done anything wrong Why are you taking them?
lt is for a crime which is prevalent for a while
Don't you know child labor is banned here?
We are activists from 'child line' Such things m ustn't happen anymore
Sir, Chandraettan looks after him like his own brother
He has no problems here
You can say whatever you want in court
Ask him to move that van
Catch that boy
Pushpa'echi, my brother likes you a lot
- Hey you! - He wants to marry you
He couldn't tell you this because of his stammer
- When did you come back? - l left my bag at home and here l am
- You really look like a cine actor - Do l?
But you said you'd come only after 2 weeks?
l have to go only after a few days Car driving is the next scene
l do have a license, but no practice So l said l'll practice and come back
Frankly, l am already fed up My heart is circling around here
How can you ride a cycle instead of a car?
There is a similar scene in the movie
Not me, but for the hero
He goes around the heroine in a cycle in the college campus
...to profess his love
- Like this - And then?
But he couldn't tell her
Before that the principal lands up
Does he finally tell her before the movie gets over?
Does he have to spell it out?
Both of them know their feelings for each other
But don't express it
This is not right
You can't figure out a girl's heart like that
lt need not be love
She could have someone else in m ind
Well, if you say so let it be Why should it affect me?!
l was talking about girls in general
l don't have the knack to understand everyone's heart
l was talking about the film Why are you getting angry?
l too was talking about it lf you feel it's not okay, leave it
Wait master, is it such a big mistake to express an opinion?
l just said that to irritate you
What you said was 100% right
The climax has a wonderful twist You will like that
He will cheat the heroine and marry someone else
Then l will strangle that hero like this
Wait, master
lt's a bad day for you, secretary
This is bigger Wear this and see
- Look! Who is this? - What kind of disguise is this?
When my son is in the movies shouldn't l dress accordingly?
Father too can now act in movies
Circus will be more apt
What are you grinning at?
l find this unbearably funny
- Am l standing naked? - That would have been much better
Go, mind your business
All are envious, my child
lf this is how it's going to be, l'll have to shift to the town
These devils can't bear to see fashion
- How is it? - Chey! Change out of that dress
- Don't embarrass me - lf you insist, l'll undress right here
- Hey no! - Leave me alone, da!
- Master, how's the driving lesson? - All that is fine
- Come, let's go for a spin - No, l won't
- Why? - Cars are meant for cine actors
- We poor people will manage with boats - Don't put up your price, just come
- No - Come here
l don't want to l feel embarrassed
What? For someone who goes out to the deep sea?
- You are getting in right now - No, master
Embarrassed, my foot!
Hey you!
KP, what are you doing?
Tell me, what's the matter?
- My dear! - KP!
This is not as simple as we thought
KP is a good, simple and pure soul
But he is not normal
Not normal? What do you mean?
He is a severe mental patient
ln spite of living with you, thank your stars
...he did not put you into any other serious danger
Violence and suicide are characteristic of such patients
lt is the love you gave like a daughter that he is still alive
We cannot take any more risks
You have met his sons, haven't you?
lnform and ask them to take him home as soon as possible
They are not very fond of him
When l mentioned KP's name they nearly beat me up
All that is their family issues
Father and sons, let them deal with it
Not only that, if some untoward incident happens you'll be answerable
ln my opinion you should yourself go and explain everything
- Appachan knows the house - l do, but they may not let me in again
l could have gone, but those film people asked me to reach Ernakulum today
- lt's alright, l will come - Father, it'll be a great relief
Father, have some tea
Mr Philip, you haven't answered my question
Will you come there or shall l bring him here?
Kurien Paulose is indeed our dad And all you've said so far is true
Ever since the partition of assets we had problems between us
Father himself filed a case for a sim ple issue and we also retaliated
When issues blew out of proportion we forgot the relationship between us
Our wrong doings can never be atoned in any confession session
Our father, a millionaire with 6 sons, died in an old age home
lt was around 6 months back Look there! He is our father
Because he claimed he knew our dead father, l got mad with him
lt is someone else, who was with you who knows all about us
Since he knows so many details could it be a relative?
No, l don't think there's anyone m issing
He 1 st told us his name was Kumara Pannikker
l do know a clerk to a lawyer who stays nearby
He's come here when dad was alive
Could he be the one?
We shall enquire that angle also
l'll kill everyone! Open the door!!
Open the door, l say!
Someone's come Please calm down
Let everyone know the tales of this house
Open the door
Nuisance
ls this Kumara Pannikker's house?
What do you want?
You are his...?
l am the son of that great man
The only son, most hated by everyone around
The one who's trying to kill his own father
Do you want any more info?
lf l don't die he will kill me
You haven't told me what you want
Have you come with a quotation (to kill)?
lf so tell me l'll do anything for money
l was turned into this by Kumara Panikker
Father, tell me is it a sin to love a Christian girl?
He refused to accept her, l was forced to marry another girl
She died the next day Will l ever be at peace?
Can you give me Rs 1 00? lt's urgent, l'll return it
Has he gone?
Sorry, if he behaved badly
- Kumara Pannikker...? - lt's me
These stories of my son trying to kill me...
l have told only my boss
My boss used to live in this house
Come
This is my boss Advocate Emmanuel
He was a very simple advocate And took up genuine cases only
He never charged the poor
Kurien Paulos case too was handled by him
As a close friend, Kurien Paulos used to narrate his woes to him
He used to accept and bear others' sorrow just like his own
My life and Kurien Paulo's life affected him very strongly
When he became mentally unstable...
...he must have thought those stories are his own
The weird play of the m ind of a mentally deranged person
But how did he become mentally deranged?
Look at that photo
lt's his daughter, Minikutty
The couple were childless for long
Finally God in His mercy gave them a daughter
But took away his wife
My boss was dad and mom to her as she grew up
She wanted to study engineering
She got a seat in a college in Coimbatore
He wanted her to study somewhere close by
But she was adamant and got her way
They went together for the interview
They were so happy
Pannikker, after the admission we'll go around the city and then return
- What about the court? - All that later
l won't be able to meet her once class begins
Did you wish her all the best?
l don't know to say such things
l heard it without him saying it That is more than enough
- Okay, that's enough - Okay, Pannikker
Now that admissions are over, are you happy?
- So happy - But l am not
- Why? - l'll be away from you
Daddy
lt's alright, l'll come and see you once a week, now get in
- l'll go to the ATM and come - What?
l'll get some cash from the ATM
l'll also come
No, you stay here, why cross the road?
l'll be right back
Who are you? Aiyo! Daddy!
- Don't shout - Take the vehicle
Hey you! My daughter
Hold him
With that he became completely deranged
He tried to commit suicide a couple of times
l admitted him to a nearby hospital
You saw the situation l am living in
l could not afford the hospital expenses
And had to bring him back
Just when l wanted to admit him in a Govt hospital, he went missing
Honestly, l too didn't take enough care
Probably it was because he found a daughter like you...
...he never came back
Hey! Your eyes are filled with tears?
l was upset not seeing you
That was why l was sulking
Nothing is wrong, giddiness and a problem with my eye
Father said we have to go to Vellore to test it, that's all
Thamara, father is calling you
l bet it is to make me drink another medical concoction
Go...go
Since he is already so old, it'll be tough to get back his memory
And things will get worse as days go by
My close friend Fr Simon runs a home in Vellore
Such patients are taken care and well looked after there
l have already made all arrangements to send him there
- Father, but... - l know you are upset
But we have to be practical
Just think everything is for the best
l wanted to take you along
But Father says women are not allowed there
Don't be upset l'll return soon
Who else is there for me to fight and sulk with?
l'll be right back Right back
A few days later
Come, come Fresh and flapping sardines
None of these are flapping, why?
Now they are resting for some time Why? Get lost man!
lf l go will they flap again?
Goodness gracious! ls Unnikandan working?
What happened?
Kanakamma is suffering from asthma
She just heaved this fish basket on to my head
- What else will l do? - Aiyo!
Look, this has come all the way from Srilanka
Shall l weigh some for you?
One blow...!! !
Hey! Look who's coming?!
Where are the newlyweds off to?
To her mother's house for a visit
Come
After getting Pushpa he's lost his stam mer, eh?
Flapping fish
What? Cine actor's dad selling fish?
Thanks to the effect of evil eye when the movie was released...
...he wasn't seen at all
His role was cut off l was told ls cinema a fish to chop it off?.
Every person is destined for a particular job
lf you work without interest, you'll never succeed
l haven't got as m uch money from films as l do from this fishing
There is no pleasure in my job
We all know what your pleasure is in working here
Films are not as good as a drama performance
There! That speaks of 'sour grape-ism'
Where is that wealth you brought back from Vellore?
You mean KP?
That's not his real name
Of course it is! Kalla Parisha (cunning rascal)
Look there he comes with troubles as usual
Oh Lord!
That is the girl
l will get a net and boat for the bridegroom
Stop, stop
Why give that boat and net to outsiders?
Just give it to me, right?
Yes, of course
- You guys, just take it as a joke - Okay, go
What the heck?!
KP cannot be left like this anymore, master
Why?
KP, have you see the beauties of the deep sea?
Middle of the deep sea?
Aiyo! l'm scared of the sea
Are you really? ls that why you jumped in once?
l did not have any other option then
We'll get rid of your fears for you
There are big sharks there
We'll show them to you, okay?
Octopus, sea elephant, ships that shoot at people and many such things
Come, come
Once, long ago my dad was scared to leave me alone on the shores
Now l too am scared to leave this m ischievous boy and go
- Come here - No
Wait there
Hold his leg
There you go
Don't jump
KP! Don't be afraid Aren't we all there with you?
On towards new shores in life
A -=Deathracer=- ExclusivE