MBRHDRG
"The sun has brightened with thousand flames"
"Day after day down below it nourished life"
"The Multitudes flees with different kinds of burdens on their back"
"Writhers all through the way as the time flees"
"At these times, tale of time is narrated"
"the coquettish talks right from morning on this earth..."
"searches for one period of time but other periods are lost"
"plays in tunes with the sounding drums"
"all around the world, it is a regime of bad times"
"someone among us is chanting the first chant of 'Om"'
"on earth, time is being manipulated"
"who else is there to speak on a different dimension"
Hey! What happened dear?
Come, I'll take you to the washroom.
Get up.
Wake and sit, don't cry dear!
Come! Move.
"Destiny is decided by someone else before"
Aunty is here! Okay!
Look at that mirror.
No!
"The time sings it's song"
"we search for the tunes"
MW W“
Hey!
Hey! Get up.
Hey! I made rasam, taste and see.
Hey! Wake up.
Don't you want?
Okay! Let me try.
"At a distance, all are watching as spectators"
Are you mad? Idiot!
"Didn't anyone see this beating of hands and legs"
"the time sings it's song"
Oh the late comer has arrived
I missed the Baypore bus.
That's why I'm late.
Daily it's the same excuse.
Give some other excuse today - Why is she crying?
Why are you sobbing?
That old man in room no. 12 abused me.
He only abused you isn't it? He used to hold on my bum
You don't make an issue of it.
What is this Vilasini sister? Has this letter come to some bus company?
It has come wrongly come here. See it's full of cross marks.
You just read out that name. - Okay!
C.K.A.K Menon. - Retired.
IAS. - That's that old man.
Which old man?
That old man from room no. 12.
Menu“ sir, do not urinate here.
And please don't bite her.
If you repeat it.
We will have to inform your relatives.
This is a warning
They will come and take you along.
Did you give him the medicine? -Yes I did.
Close the door, close the door. - Okay.
MW W“
Badru! Yesterday this letter was handed over to my grandfather
You please hand it over to, Shamsu brother. - Okay.
I'm leaving
Father! A letter for you.
Letter?
You must have seen many plays and magic tricks.
Now the trick which you are going to see is nothing else.
This is a mango seed.
If the mango seed is placed in the hole where the basket is kept, then..
From that hole within seconds this mango seed..
"And soon it would transform to a mango tree.
Watch here.
Kept this, in this hole.
Covered it, up with basket. Also covering it with this cloth.
Everyone should clap their hands. Everyone should clap their hands.
Come fast. Going to take off this cloth.
It's been taken off, have a look at this.
Sir! Sir! Today's letters.
Sir! Sir! - Tell me Ramanujan.
Sir, we tried mixing Sodium hypochlorite with isopropyl alcohol.
Chinnappa, fainted sir.
Who is Ch in nappa?
Do you know Marcal Vogel? - No.
Do you know Marcal Vogel?
No, but I can call him, sir.
Oh! Foolish devil he is a scientist,
Who invented red colour in television.
He says plants can react to our thoughts.
Sir!
If you don't get a new product out of this month we will be totally doomed
Clean right has taken over
All our market. - I will come babe"
What to do with Chinnappa?
Gone?
So, you have decided to go for sure.
I hope you know the seriousness.
I feel it would be good if, you take a second opinion.
You are also a doctor. You give me a second opinion
Doctor, Krishnamurthy.
Are you sure? You want to go to this place mentioned in this letter.
Surely, I should go.
Have you heard of Kopi Luwak?
World's most expensive coffee.
It comes from animal excreta.
Do not wrinkle up your face.
Asian palm civet.
Asian palm civet. You know that.
It's found in lots of area including, Indonesia.
And in Indonesia these Asian palm civets eat coffee cherries.
Which partially digest in their bodies..
"And they defecate it intact.
And that partial digestion adds flavour to it.
And it's sold for hundreds of dollars.
Sir! -Yes.
Isn't our class about Protozoan Giardia Lamblia.
Don't you guys go to toilet in the morning?
That's a kind of dung.
Waste dung, like useless cow dung.
So you better understand"
...the significance of animal excreta and. - Oh! Escaped.
He and his Asian palm civet's shit. Move fast.
Ignorant idiots!
Foolish kids. Fit for nothing!
Damn fools!
What's the matter today?
Leela Kumari, I might quit.
It's better than teaching these worldly dumbs.
What is it? Tell the matter.
Leela Kumari, you are a Zoology professor.
These animal excreta and their specialties.
And their qualities, do you know that?
For that my PHD..
...isn't like Neelakandan's in animals shit and urine.
You should know this.
Do you know what this is? Crocodile shit. - Oh!
Do you know the uses of it?
During ancient ages.
Women in Egypt used it as contraceptive.
Do you want to know how it is used?
No! I don't want to know all that.
It's time for my class.
This too is a class.
Madam! There is a call for you.
Yes! Venkat. - There is a call for you.
Yes!
Hello!
Madhu! Shilpa here. - Yes.
There is some bad news.
We did our best.
Madhu as you know, since Madhvi is no more.
Vivek has all the rights to take away, Montu.
He was with me his entire life.
And only I know what he wants and when he wants.
You know right, the law doesn't have such emotions, Madhu.
But. - They have given us a date.
Can't we try in a higher court?
We could, but the result will be the same, Madhu.
It will only cause you more heart aches. Ok
MW W“
Shit!
Sir! Tea.
Brother! - What happened?
Don't you get mobile signals here?
I think you will get at some distance.
Sir, have you come to take photographs?
No. I'm actually a nature lover.
Simply came to explore the forest.
Thanks! - It's okay sir.
How much? - Five hundred.
Am manpati? Where is this Am manpati?
Yes! This is that place.
Rest you can ask him.
Go dear.
I have told you earlier. Forest, forest.
What forest man? - Forest!
Seems like he too belongs to the group.
No, that's not, wait for some while.
Hey! It's enough say properly, where to go?
It's the same said earlier, forest, forest. - What?
Forest! What? - Forest.
He has been saying the same thing all this while
What is it? - We want to go to the village not to the forest.
Haven't I told everyone?
Haven't reached the right place?- Now what to be done?
Haven't got the letter?
So, want to go to forest.
This guys seems to be crazy.
I don't understand a thing he says. - Why dear?
No! Dear after, after» What?
We are just wasting our time here.
Sir don't go to jungle, there are ghost over there.
Look he is that sorcerer's man. - Get lost!
What did he say? - It's a ghost!
Enough! I'm going. - He is going.
It's not there. Excuse me. - Wait dear.
This guy is saying something.
He has no sense.
He is saying the village is in the forest.
I'm going. - Not that.
Where do we start from.
But the villagers said the forest is haunted.
They are simply saying so. Simply!
They are cooking up stories.
You guys coming or not? Let's leave. - Someone is coming.
Cycle or what?
What is your name?
I'm Madhu, Madhumita.
I'm Amanda Krishna“.
Okay! Where are we going?
Come, come, come.
Come fast, fast.
See I'm coming from Bangalore.
Excuse me! What is the name of the village we are going?
'(ODD Kant“. - Kant“?
May I? -What is the meaning of Kandi?
Is it the Kandi one in Classic Tamil?
Yes! It is that. Measurement of earth.
1 Kandi equals to 60 acres
Come fast, come, come.
Even the weight of woods is called Kandi.
Sure.
In early ages the piece of land was named so.
My Grandfather's ancestral home name is Chakachan Kandi.
Chakachan Kandi? Interesting name.
'As rain comes, flows along the flower's smell in the forest.'
'With flower smells flows, shall flow the honey..'
'..and as honey flows, the sparrow shall come.'
'Happiness within me and happiness in the forest.'
A“ 'Nu “mp . Yes' .?
'Happiness in the forest.'
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, I sleep.
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep..
Armed with a plunger he stares down into the toilet bowl.
As the waste, he has just expelled. Captivates him.
And a whole swirl of ideas comes flooding.
Name?
Neelakantan.
C.K.A.K .Menon. Appukuttan.
But you will have to add Menon and call. - Okay.
Okay.
Come on young man.
No. - Yes, careful.
Fresh water, try it.
Disgusting.
Will we have crossed 10-25 kilometers?
No sir, have seen in this mobile app.
Guess we would have covered some 1 lakh 10 thousand steps.
Which would be approximately 16 kilometers. - Oh! Oh!
These Unniyappams were packed for Chitrammal. I shall eat it now
My sister,
That is, My mother-in-law, prepared it.
It's very tasty.
Thanks.
Okay! Let me see?
What is that?
It's unniappam. - Oh, unniappam? Wow!
Catch it. - Thank you.
Isn't it like deer's shit?.
Hey..
But it does not taste's so.
Leave me!. Hey! - Leave.
Hey! Don't.
Leave!
Thief, thief. Where is it?
Letter. - Said to leave him.
Please. - Read the letter'?
This letter is also the same as we got. - Please!
Please stay clam.
Lets see what's in that letter.
You may not know me
But, I know you.
And it is in the delight of that freedom that I am writing this letter to you.
I'm in a village called 7000 Kandi..
...of which you may not have heard of
It could be the world's most beautiful village.
The village with lots of treasures, which is not yet stolen by anyone.
But any time this treasure could be robbed.
Forever this village could be wiped off the face of the earth
As a single battler, I am helpless
If possible, from your busy time.
Few days from your precious life time.
Will you be able to keep aside for this village?
If so. Then come here.
The Money you will need to get you here comfortably.
...is enclosed with this letter.
My aide will be waiting to get you to his rare and beautiful settlement.
Near Ammanpati village, south of Murganpet.
I promise you a journey of a lifetime.
A treasure of treasurers and a new life.
I sincerely hope to see you there, Yours truly, Philipose John Varkey.
Lord Iivingstone Trading Company.
Manchester, England. 1839.
Do, I need to help you?
What happened young man?
Nothing sir.
The young generation of today, do not have energy and stamina of your level.
Hat's off to you sir.
By the way are you here for an adventure?
I'm a fugitive. I have escaped a jail.
Jail? Which jail have you escaped from?
Ajail for people like us. I escaped from there.
Reached here 5 years ago. Oh, the five star facilities they provide!
I could not marry as I was planning government strategy.
That's why I did not have children either.
When I reached my native place after Retirement and commission service,
Those who I thought would look after me, never even cared to do so.
Anyways it was the right time, when I got Philipose's letter and money.
Then I didn't think much.
Now I enjoy my freedom.
Sir, walk, walk. - No chance.
Coming, coming, coming.
See! Lorry, lorry. Isn't that a road.
Then we could have gone by road?
If you go by road then it would take 8 days.
If we go by forest then within 3days, we shall reach7000 Kandi.
Only to trouble humans. - 3 days?
We will have to listen to him..
"As we do not know the geography of this area.
Hey! Climb and come.
I got scared.
It's a good bed.
When I had gone to silent Valley at the time of my research.
We had used similar beds.
Hey! This bed is for old man.
Hey! Brother help me.
Oh! God.
Okay! Thank you.
Hey! That one is for sister. Go man.
Go! go I sleep.
Okay! Goodnight.
Goodnight! - Goodnight and sweet dreams.
What? - Come and sleep here.
Come, come. - Okay!
How much distance more?
Come, come let's go
Shall we go?
Hey..Jum p!
Come on..Jump!
Jump your suitcase.
Will the suitcase jump on it's own?
He doesn't understand a thing.
Hey! Ananthu u, "petti chad uka" means to throw the suitcase.
To throw the suitcase? -Yes.
There will be long distance to be travelled"
...no need to carry huge weight.
He is asking you to Lessen your luggage weight.
Carry only what is necessary
I had asked her not to pack so much. She didn't listen.
Stay there.
Shall we go? -We shall go sir.
Let the suitcase be there, you come.
Brother! Why are you dumping plastics in forest? - Is it so?
Please help me pick it. Pick it up.
Okay.
Come let's go.
MW W“
"little one has come descending the hills, the woods danced flurtering it's feathers"
"whom have you waited to welcome?"
"is it someone?"
"the breeze wafts on palm leaves & flowers bee searches for honey"
"very slowly humming a silent song"
"slowly..."
I have to go Philipose.
Hmm. - He seems to Be an interesting guy.
I too have noticed he is a survivalist like we watch in discovery channels.
Service list?
I'm a big fan of Philipose.
Yes!. - It makes me very peaceful.
Even I have heard some of them.
Recently I have heard his composition.
OmVed, it has all the elements of Jungle.
It sound's really interesting.
And his dessert mix it's so awakening.
It's itching.
I feel it's leech.
Aren't you Swami? Is there no thread? - What?
Thread. - What?
I believe in science.
Who is this? Is he your son?
He is my nephew.
Nephew? Who is that?
Son of my elder sister. - Oh!
What happened to him?
Montu!
The precious gift which my sister had given me and gone.
He is the one who taught me to love with open heart.
Montu! Will you not go to school today?
His father went away saying, it is difficult to bring up a sick child.
Even after 12 years"
...he is still like an infant, wants me for everything. But..
One day, his father came back to take him away
I had to let him go.
Hi Madhu, how are you doing?
Oh, you look disturbed.
I have heard about, Montu.
Not even able to do minor things
Satisfied. Now it's peaceful.
Why are you sitting like this? They have gone.
Let's go. - Yes.
Ah! Watch out be carefull.
Listen, then. - Yes.
My story is also somewhat like this. - Is it? Yes.
Is it? - Yes.
Me, I was. - Do what I say.
I was supposed to go to US but I didn't want to go.
I was happy here, doing my research and all.
My wife, Meghana she wishes to live in US.
Don't you have MS degree from Colombia university and UCA.
If you be there, how good..
No, sister for me.
Here comes my great India.
It's not too late Ananthu, after all.
You are one of the best chemical engineers out there.
How much will you earn at Stanford?
This one is for Sita aunty.
Call as soon as you land in Dubai.
Later when you go to Frankfurt, call me from there too.
Once you reach JFK, uncle and aunty will come to receive you.
When I got this Ietterl came here..
...I did not think it would be the same here.
Swami, who are you among this? - What?
Her sister's son or she herself?
You have to be brave? Be courageous!
How will it do if you leave all your wishes..
"Because you are afraid of you wife?
Self-decisions, it should always be quick.
So, is all you decisions quick?
This is the fifteenth time. Fifteenth complaint!
Today also instead of the lecture on protozoan Gambia"
...your Iectu re was on Asian palm civet.
How old are you dean? - Why?
No, just wanted to know.
I will turn 53 in this April.
Not on April 1st, is it?
Dean! You can shove this job.
I needn't tell you where to.
Always your decision should be fast and brave.
Did you understand? - Yes.
Hey! Walk fast. Fast.
Why is it stinking allover'?
See! The elephant has no tusk.
Thieves have taken it away.
These days they don't even spare elephants.
Dam! Poachers.
Cruel devils, who don't value life.
Come.
It's stinking too much. Oh!
How many days have you been waiting? He won't come.
MW W“
Come! Come.
Come give me your hand.
Excuse me.
Come!
Careful.
Come! Come.
Walk!
Watch out, carefully.
Yes! I know. I know.
Oh! No what happened?
Those are just bats. Don't be afraid friend.
Ananthu, why are you screaming like a small child when you see bats.
It's bat, an innocent creature.
These vampire bats drink blood.
Oh! He says they drink blood.
Where were you Mr. Veda“.
Is it Phelopia? - Yes!
I don't eat fish.
Lake fish.
You can eat it, where can you get such fresh ones?
Hot! Hot, hot.
Excuse me.
Riluzole. It's heavy dose.
Yes! It is.
It has been an important part of my life since one year.
I cannot be, without it.
What's your problem? I have been noticing you.
Even I came to know it, a year back.
I have a disease like this.
MND, Motor Neuron Disease.
My muscles are getting weaker day by day.
It's seems only big people get disease like this.
I believe Steven Hawkins is also suffering from this.
I have always seen life positively.
For an extremely outdoor person like me.
It was as good as death.
Should you go?
It's a big risk.
You could collapse somewhere.
And you may end up in a comatose state.
You have already told that, my life will end up in 6 months.
Let me just enjoy it.
Sam, you should know the seriousness.
Doctor, let him go.
Thank you.
I have always done whatever I have felt.
And that letter has made me come here.
And I really want to do this.
Okay!
You are in the right place, at the right time.
Nature, is a great healer.
Thank you.
Sir! - Yes.
Look there.
Hey! Everyone come, come fast.
What? What happened? - Come.
What happened? - Lets see.
Oh! My God.
WOW!
It's amazing.
True!
Hey..Hey! Unbelievable!
Hmm..
Oh! No.
You will slip.
What is he doing?
Now what happened? You had said so much.
What?
G o away.
Hey! Be careful.
He doesn't understand.
Don't drown.
Crocodile!
Crocodile?
Oh! Crocodile, crocodile.
I'm not there. I'm going.
This man.
He was fooling us. - Then what?
Come fast! It's 8'0 clock.
You can say the time looking at the sky? - There is a watch.
"Twig carasses but get hurts when it is throned"
"shall go through the paths to know more"
Come!
MW W“
Be careful.
Have to climb a small hill. A small one.
Is this small or what?
How will you climb it?
I will throw the rope down.
Shamsudin, come!
Be careful!
Pull it. Pull it
"climbs all the woods, swims all across wild brooke"
"has seen the shore, also saw the kingfisher catching the fish"
"twig carasses but get hurts when it is throned"
"shall go through the paths to know more"
Watch out!
Hey! Don't do.
What? - It's slough.
It's slough, it seems leg would sink.
See! See!
So beautiful.
Amazing!
N' N“) Gm;
What is this?
It's nothing, but Peacock.
Fantabulous!
Come, follow me, be careful and come.
Old man! Carefully.
Phosphorous! Phosphorous!
Be careful. - It's Godmother, Godmother.
Forgive us, forgive us. -Are you mad or what?
Come! Come! - Forgive us.
Godmother! Walk, walk. - Forgive us mother.
If Godmother gets angry then everything will get destroyed.
Everything will get destroyed.
Uncle you got scared, didn't you? - No!
What for? - I know uncle got scared.
Got scared isn't it?
That's quicksand.
You know, slough.
Have saved us, have saved us. - It's all that phenomenon.
Like the combination of phosphorus and sulphur.
Sometimes it could be blue balls, or it could be red balls.
It's a myth.
They might call it an idiot and stupid girl. And then get scared.
Where did they go?
Got tired! Shri. C.K.A.K Menon.
MW W“
will there be leech here?
No, only snakes
won't hurt, poor ones!
Has reached here
Elder brother!
Where did he go? Elder brother! Or what?
Elder brother! Elder brother!
Coming, coming.
Elder brother!
How many have come?
These many have come, rest have left.
Come this way.
Walk, walk.
What is it bunker or what?
That's a grave. - Come here.
Thanks! - Catch.
Come on.
It's very interesting.
Please be. Please be comfortable.
Where is Chukku?
I'm Philipose John Valkey.
Hello!
Menu“ sir. - QKJXK Menu“.
I know it sir. - Oh!
My father was your subordinate, Mr John Varkey.
John Varkey? - Yes!
John. - Long back.
John Varkey? - Me Nee..
Professor Neelakadhan.
While you were doing PHD, I was your junior there.
Everyone knew me.
I was quite famous then, you know with all my activities.
Anantha Krishnan Subramanian, from Haripaad.
Father, Subramanian Iyer was clerk in treasury. - Yes!
A child prodigy, first rank in SSLC..
"And passed degree at the age of 16.
In 1992 along with Ola A George, the Nobel laureate.
Published a paper about super acids. Madhumita Krishnan.
Madhu!
Father, Krishna Kumar was chief engineer of Machine Tool's company.
Mother, Mamtha Bakhery a Pune resident.
She had a sister.
She is no more.
One of India's ace gun testers.
A silent brain behind bringing multiple trigger machines in India.
From where did you get all these details from?
These haven't been published any where.
Shanmughan Ilangovan. - You can call me Sam.
Yes!
Adventure junky, nature lover.
One of the founding members of 2007 Bay of Bengal anti trenching campaign.
I was also a part of it.
Is that so? Where you there too?
Yes! - It was a crazy campaign.
Sham sh udin.
Shamshudin?
Look even I too got the letter.
Oh! The famous street magician of Charplechery's.
The man who does the great Indian mango tree act.
Yes! That one only.
So you know magic and all.
Oh! So you are that crazy fellow. Valkey had told.
That he has a traveller son with his craziness and mother's music.
Do you know what these people are saying about you?
A survivalist, sound engineer and about your experiences.
Everything isn't right, whatever Menon sir has said.
Many things in my biog are fictionalized.
To make symphonies like jungle chimes, desert mix.
I Have wandered a lot for it.
Have been trapped in some places with no humans and animals.
That too without drinking water at times.
In those days, I use to go to any extreme to escape such traps.
Without fail I used to post all travel experiences on blog.
I had to eat worms and the like.
Had to make a raft to cross a beach
And whatever things did to escape such trap became survivalism.
To go and survive in anyjungle
And also learnt to run and escape in any emergency situations.
And once trapped in a net which was laid for an animal.
From there I met this Mountain tribe.
From there became my constant travel companion.
And that's howl became his elder brother"
"and he became my confidant. I called him Mala.
And thus Mala took me to many forest and hillocks which I hadn't seen before.
Along with that Mala told me about 7000 Kandi.
About those who get trapped in the forest and cannot find their way out.
About the hidden ghosts in the forest and evil spirit those ablaze in night.
And heard many such mysterious stories.
Only after gaining confidence over me.
Mala showed me the safe routes to 7000 Kandi.
And disclosed many hidden secrets about this place.
...when I learnt more about 7000 thousand Kandi.
I came to know about the British history here.
149 years ago.
In the era when places like Ooty, Silion..
"And Darjeeling were changing Into tea gardens.
This place known as Parindhumudi.
Was noticed by a British company named Lord Livingston Trading Company.
You must have seen their foundation stone on your way. Didn't you?
It was sold for 76 Rupees at that time.
Komipara Mama Datthan Namboothfi...
...the one in charge of the forest then,
Leased out this forest for 150 years.
As per the lease Parndhimudi had to be converted"
...into a tea plantation or any other industry within 150 years.
If not"
Lord Livingstone Company would lose it.
Only few months are left for that agreement to get over.
So? What will happen it gets over?
Forest has to be returned to Indian Government.
Few months back"
...when companies men came here and tested the soil
They came to know that, this forest has with rare minerals.
Like amaranthine, bauxite, titanium and chromium.
Found out that there are so many rare minerals and gems stone minerals.
From that day they started mining and cutting down tress here.
While saying chopping the trees, in a day they almost chop off at least 5 hecters
MW W“
To know more about it..
...I went to meet Supreme Court Environment issues lawyer, Mr Venu Gopal.
Through him I came to know about some hidden clauses of the agreement.
Within 150 years Parindhumudi.
If turned into a tea plantation or other industrial area then.
The lease could be extended to 350years more.
Oh! Is it?
For that reason, these contractors are in a hurry.
Oh! That was which we saw while coming.
Carrying the chopped trees in the lorry.
But, why are we here man?
For TODD Kant“.
Isn't 7000 Kandi, a village.
Okay! Before 2-3 centuries ago.
There was war between 2 rulers which lasted for 18 years.
See! This is the place where you saw that Lord Livingstone's foundation stone.
It was 2 nearest ruling kingdoms then.
Singanagovfla and Konachefinadu
These two regions were in constant war which lasted for many years.
A war which brought only losses
Ruling kings Thimmasara Adhipan and Veera Raya Odheyan
Fought for land, earth and river.
After along battle of 18 years.
Thimmasara couldn't overpower Singanagowla"
...it was understood by the younger elderly person.
Kochirangandoth Parangodan.
Parangodan's intuition did not go wrong.
Singanagowla started wining the war.
People of Konacherry slowly stared becomes their slaves.
Parangodan preferred death to slavery.
With ghost, evil spirits and demons.
Parinthumudi was a dense forest with black magic.
A place where no one could reach.
Going to Parinthumudi was considered equal to death.
Parangodan, who believed that death is better than slavery..
"Along with his family and with some disciples went into the forest.
Following him, Small groups of weavers, shepherds, porters.
And people with other skills ran into Parinthumudi
But instead of death what they received in Parinthumudi..
"Was a new life.
They understood that forest protects and provides shade to man.
They made a village inside the forest
That Village is 7000 Kandi.
The villagers here believe that the war between Singanagowla and Konacherinadi
Is still not over.
But where is it? Where is this village?
Take a peak.
What is it?
Oh! Periscope.
Where did you get it from?
I got it when a submarine was torn apart in Alang.
Move aside. - This man.
What is it?
Let's see.
Come on.
MW W“
Outer world denote them as ghost, evil spirit, etc.
If truly said they are not all those.
Very much nature lovers and alert all the time.
Fearful to everything and an innocent bunch of people.
But some negatives that are seen in between us are..
"The same with them too..
"Aydhu, bheta, Tarler.
These are considered lower caste here.
But they are the shear Existence of this village.
The people who drives hunger out of the village.
Look! Did you see them catching fish.
They are Tarler, a group who does hunting.
The village is guarded by people of this caste.
Wow! We can hear their sound in these speakers.
That is technology.
I have kept microphones in many places without their knowledge.
If we look at their weapons, it seems to be of ancient ages.
But, Sam they use weapons only for hunting.
They don't have an enemy country to fight with.
Because of that there are not many changes in their weapons.
Watching them seems like reading Tarzan's comic. Very gymnastic.
Till now I haven't seen any one falling from tree.
Or being hurt.
These trees a part of their family.
Hey! Come, come!
Fast, fast. - Coming.
Namda! Come this way.
Fast
What are they putting into those baskets?
Madhu! That's the funny part of it.
They are giving food from to Madhyamadhi.
This is what I told earlier, negativity.
The similarities between them and us. The caste differentiation.
Didn't you see this village?
It's in three different levels.
Kelamadh I, Madymadhi, Mukhaym ad hi.
This is all over everywhere.
Where? Let me see. -Yes!
Kunjathan and Karyathan
The eyes of 7000 kandi.
They are watching me the same way from the time I have come here.
They must have followed you too when you had come.
There is complete industrial revolution here.
This is Madhym ad hi.
All are self-sufficient. - Here are the weavers and the potters.
People in Kelamadhi should not enter Madhymadhi.
Oh! Oh! Cow dung rolls. Very interesting.
Who is that?
That is Nee“.
And this is Kariyan. The blacksmith.
Belongs to Kabanar caste making weapons for Kelamadhi caste.
It's long time that blacksmith has started flirting with..
...Thiritha from Mukhara caste
But here also the same social stigma.
There should be no marriage's between these two castes.
Mangalam? What's that?
Marriage.
What are they filtering there?
People who have taken collection as their hereditary work.
The people from arms department.
They are collecting metal ore for blacksmith.
Didn't you see the water ways? It's lnnyappa's creations.
He seems to be an adventure junky like me.
That's Innyappa.
He is the chief engineer of 7000 Kandi.
He has the responsibility of the village's maintenance.
All the machines seen here are his inventions.
This is Madikaer portion.
In Hindi "Madke" means mud pot.
See Kunjathan and Kariyathan have reached down.
Put.
North! South!
Look, Look! See.
They might be the roadside Romeo here.
It is said that if lacuna bean is Ripened the itchiness will increase.
Watching North and South even at old age. Idiots!
What are they drinking?
Some kind of alcohol?
It's their spirit. Matth!
Math'? - Yes.
Madhu! Come and see.
What are they spiting.
That is a kind of tuber crop.
Here is the irony. Though they are not allowed to touch each other.
It is from the juice of what these lower caste ladies spit.
That The Matth for Mukhyamadhi and Madhyamadhi is made.
That is Pargangodan, the wise men of this place today.
Main activity is wasting time just playing around and losing every time.
Oh! I forgot to say.
This is a matriarchal society.
This is Meenkanni, Pargangodan's niece.
You can even say the Mother of ancestral house.
She is very naughty? Isn't she?
Ponni! Younger sister of Meenkanni.
Next in the line to be mother of ancestral house.
She doesn't care about the caste and race systems here.
Goes everywhere and touches everyone.- Sister is calling.
Because of her all children here from all caste can go anywhere.
How many times have I told? How much have I warned?
Your Legs will rot.
You should come before called. Take her along.
Meenkanni is a tough nut.
There is no word called mercy and compassion in her vocabulary.
They may be primitive.
But They have their own fashion style.
And A stylist.
That is Cherkun!
And the other one is his assistant.
I haven't understood his name.
That man is in a bird nest? Isn't he?
Oh! That is the jail here.
The man in the jail is Aaythan.
He tried to steal "Pala-pala" for his second marriage.
That is his family, have come to give him food secretly.
Madhu just look upward.
That house seen is Gugutai's hut.
It's a strange hut?
Ah! Here she is!
If anyone new comes in this forest, Gugutai will come to know about it.
How are you?
Gugutai is the astrologer and weather predicator here.
Are you a thief?
She is also the doctor here.
You can call her a witch doctor.
Are you a girl?
Bear or monkey?
Gugu is Vedan's smoking companion.
Ours one and only connecting link with 7000 Kandi.
And this is Chatha Gugu's apprentices.
Went away?
They come and go according to their will.
I Came to know more about This village's history through Gugutai.
Different libraries and archives Could give only little details.
Rest are all assumptions.
Can't you make it public that there is such a village?
If I reveal it, press will come.
It will become tourism and these people will be mocked at".
...7000 Kandi's way of living will be destroyed.
Have you approached the Environment protection force?
Tried everything. - How?
Environment departments in Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka.
And also went to their department sectaries.
There were no benefits other than giving bribes.
See Mr.Philipose.
The forest you are talking about is not just in my jurisdiction"
...it's across 3 states.
Well, apart from this can I help you in anyways.
Sir, before this you.
To protect the forest I had gone to some 3rd rate politicians.
It will be a great help if you agree.
For all these you require lots of time and money, but have time for it.
When is that meeting?
It's after half an hour.
But villager's petition against this forest has gone.
They believe that the forest is haunted.
I had lot of expectation in you sir.
Thank you!
Then I went to..
"Many Hypocrites who call themselves social activists.
They were only interested in those activities.
...which would give them instant fame and goodwill.
As a last ditch effort I went to those Mangalore brothers.
I went to the contractors, and pleaded to them.
There is justice in what they said.
They aren't doing anything illegally.
See Mr Philipose, we are business men.
And we have invested lot of money in that project.
So, we have continue the work.
Remove at least 20 from there.
Did you understand brother? Understood?
Sir, this isn't a normal forest.
It's a reserve forest and it should be protected.
For that Green Tribunal had objection.
Isn't it? Haven't we paid the Tribunal"
"and various environment departments.
So you may empty the space.
Don't waste my time.
Sorry Mr, everyone is not like that, there are nature lovers too.
Have some heart, Guru.
Look, Mr. Nature lover you may please leave.
Carry on with your love for nature.
Rest we shall look after.
Tried protesting by being on hunger fast.
...it did not help either than I had to stay empty stomach for 3-4 days.
Don't pick me up. Me!
MW W“
Eat the rest.
When all my efforts failed, as a last attempt.
I wrote letter's to you all.
A gamble for man power.
A play with the last 1.5 Iakh rupees in my bank account.
I had written letters to 100 people..
"About who I had noted down in my dairy.
I expected at least 50 people.
I'm helpless.
So, now what can we do?
We are only few people.
We could have done something if we were a few more in number.
But, I cannot abandon these villager's.
If the forest is destroyed, there won't be a life for them.
Because they only know to live like this.
Their innocence.
There are no diseases which are known to outer world..
"And there is no taint.
The only problem is that they don't have unity among themselves.
To give light everyday Velliyyal climbs up.
Earlier there was a deity here.
Later when that tree grew, it grew along and reached on top.
That is their deity now, Thaiyadhe.
Now these are my apprehensions concerns.
Before 7000 Kandi is completely destroyed.
Will I be able to make them understand?
Or without knowing anything will this 7000 Kandi get.
...perished along with the forest.
If we go according to the number of trees they are chopping"
...within no time they will reach here.
Then, within few days.
This 500 year old village will perish.
But what could a few people do, it's a waste of time.
He is right.
Anyway, I won't leave them even if you leave.
This is their forest
Where will they go and live if they are thrown out from here.
Brother! I'm with you man don't worry.
Thanks!
Okay! Anyways we will see tomorrow.
Can stay here tonight.
There are hammocks outside.
Those who want to go can leave tomorrow.
Tied well, isn't it? - Yes
This will not break. Sleep.
Sir, you can sleep in my bed down.
Thank you, thank you very much.
Okay!
MW W“
M'! gem!
KandiflPPa!
What is this?
Look! That's my T-shirt.
Don't be afraid they 7000 Kandi's children
Hello! Ponni!
Madhu! Meet Mr Glappan.
What? - Glappan
Glappan. - Glappan.
Glappan.
Glappa, let's go!
Kurma, walk fast
Hey! Give my T-shirt and go. - Come fast.
Went away.
Good morning! - Good morning.
Morning Sir!
Good morning everybody.
Good morning!
Hello!
Give it to me.
No matter, sir!
It's okay!
You say!
Yaamba! - Am blee. Yaamba! -Amblee.
I think the game has begun.
Don't you want to see? Kakapooi has started playing.
Kakapoyee?
It's the name of the person playing along with Pargodan.
Playing along are Vellayal and Chakanja.
They are Pargodan's ministers.
The healthy fellow sitting behind Is Hidumbi, Pargangodans younger brother.
He is a glutton.
What is that thing? Those blue and green ones.
Those are the Pala-pala, colourful stones.
...we get them from the blue lake you saw on your way.
They are worthless but if you want to marry here.
You need to give women, a set of pala pala.
Ambli, ambli. -Come come.
Kakapayee one more time.
That's not right.
Everyday it's a foul play.
Our Kakapoyee has all attention on Meenkanni.
Only if he wins and gives her a set of pala pala can he marry her.
And if you lose you will have to keep the horny fruit.
After keeping it repeatedly Pargangodam
"and chakanja have difficulty in walking.
Why isn't anyone ready yet? Don't we have to go back?
Come we will get late othenlvise. There is a travel of 2-3 days.
Okay!
Anandu will drop you.
Who?
The mountain tribe. - We aren't coming.
You may go.
No, I will go only with you.
I need to get fresh.
There is a river nearby.
Okay! - Go and see.
I'm stuck.
I Don't know where to start from.
Curiosity. - Curiosity?
Create curiosity.
A weapon to attract humans.
Sir! what are you intending.
You will get to know. Philipose.
What is the way for it.
Where is the treasure?
Treasure?
It was mentioned in the letter. About a treasure.
Treasure..This village is the treasure.
_ Yes!
This is a kind of fooling man.
So he came so far in search of some treasure?
Come fast. - Come, come.
I'm very irritated.
I don't give my dress for anyone to wear.
So this was the treasure mentioned in the letter.
So what did you think and come here.
Give that one.
I was actually supposed to go.
Then why didn't you go?
The thought of leaving all of you held me back.
It's tingling.
Glappaa!
I know Shamshu brother very well.
His Great mango tree act.
I have seen.
He is my father.
Why didn't Shamshudin come? - He asked me to escape.
Escape? Murder?
I hit some people who couldn't treat women well.
Now you are going to watch.
I was living in my homeland doing petty jobs.
Could be because I do not have a mother or sister.
If anyone speaks ill about women, I lose my marbles.
You just wind up everything. Fast.
I will come back now. What happened?
There is no time, Shamshu brother come fast.
When that monster did that in front of me, I whacked him.
Doing all such notorious deeds, police is following you.
Bheraan! Bheraan. Wake up.
Bheraan, wake up!
Leave the place as soon as possible, police will come now.
Make it fast, Saidhuali is no more.
Said huali?
The person whom you whacked yesterday.
I will call. - Okay!
It was later that I noticed the letter inside the box.
Then, I headed here.
Did that man die? - No idea.
Don't you remember Shamshu brother's magic.
Give me that mug.
Let me see if I remember anything I'd learned when I was a kid.
Run fast boy! - Fast, fast.
Run fast
Watch that.
Smoke! Smoke!
Fire! Fire.
Isn't it enough.
You haven't forgotten? - Remember certain things.
The magic has worked out.
You've made them curious.
Now, we need to find ways to attract other villagers.
I have an idea.
Don't know whether it will work. - What is it?
I used to play a note.
And they respond to it.
Why don't you try it then? - Yes!
Why did you stop? Continue it. - Yes!
I had composed a track.
A bit boring though. But let's try it.
MW W“
Guys please! Come and watch this.
Come.
Hey! Anandu. Hey!
"A new song has emerged here"
"will there be a tune out of dreams"
"it is a change from top to bottom here"
"today we are one body and one soul"
"we shall write ballards"
"from your beauty arises small stars"
"someone is singing"
"we shall unite into one"
"shall see and know unknown sights"
"the body is antoxicated with spirit, so as the soul"
"stars are singing"
Hey! Help!
Sam!
Hey! Where are you going With this baggage? Are you leaving?
Going to keep it in sun light.
It hasn't received any sunlight for days.
What?
Sunsign! Box! To show it.
Sunsign? Box?
Stupid fellow!
Your hair has spoiled, let me see.
Shall I show you a trick?
Shall I show?
There is a Jin, inside this box.
Puppy!
MW W“
What is that?
Okay! Then catch it, catch it.
Okay! Then shall I go? Nabesukutty?
Neelan! - Yes! Got it.
The same result.
Mobile phones can be charged using solar energy, isn't it?
Why not?
Look it's perfect. - Wait.
What should be done for a bar to appear in this?
Mr Beraan.
If you go up on the rock you will get some range. - Oh!
Okay! Here you are!
_H Hi!
The man has changed completely.
I feel like a new man. I feel so rejuvenated.
I'm at the right place as you said the other day.
Thank you! Sir. Thanks for everything.
There are many such hidden secrets in this forest which are unknown.
Right! There could be many treasures.
That's it..
...it would be good if everyone understands it and act accordingly.
Yes! Yes!
He did not die. - Die?
Yes! - Who?
The person whom I hit.
It was his grandfather who expired.
What is he saying? - Has beeran gone mad?
Who is he talking about? - I don't understand.
Look! That much has been cut in just two days.
That's a big area. This will soon reach 7000 Kandi.
Did you see there?
Where? - There.
Look! They are the Famous Mangalore brothers.
Now! There are so many out there.
They have chopped and destroyed everything.
They are continuing cutting. Aren't they? - Yes! Yes.
They will destroy everything in, no time.
It is sad to know that they are going"
...to make paper napkins and toilet papers with these woods.
See! - Give it.
Gone! Everyone will die, 7000 Kandi will be destroyed.
Goodness! Gone! Gone!
Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. Wait, wait.- Come. come.
Sister! Sister! Everything is gone sister. Everything is gone.
You will have to save us. - What?
You will have to save us.
No!
First, step down.
You will have to save us.
Sit! Be seated.
We will save you, but you will have to stand by us.
Parangodan doesn't understand the seriousness.
He plays and plays and loses it every time.
Okay! What if we help him win?
Lift it! Taka!
Snake! We won.
Wah! Wah!
Sir! Have a look.
Roll it once more.
Rolled, rolled now show.
Roll fast shall stop.
This is cheating.
Roll it.
Shall we tell Glappan?
I think it is the right time.
Thhaka. Amble!
Let me see.
Want to see. - He will tell them, won't he?
Be careful.
Let me see.
Hast!
Hey!
No, need.
What happened?
Sit! Roll once more.
Needed?
Meekannai! - Sit down.
Now start.
You all run, run.
Go! Get away.
Idiots!
Now, I shall roll.
Roll, roll.
Star! - Me, snake.
Snake?
Kakapoyee, you lost, you lost.
I have won, I have won.
I think We are on the right track.
Now you shall roll.
- They are there.
Minnkanni. Roll.
Kakapayee has lost.
See!
Say the symbol and roll the dice.
Cheater!
Guards.
Hey! - Not me, not me.
Betrayer's son.
Uncle! Those people out there. We won because of them.
Who are they?
He Has seen us.
Mother! You cheaters.
Forgive! Forgive!
We won, we won.
The Alert signal!
MW W“
Run.
Why are they running?
It's their distress signal
They have sensed some danger!
Come! Come! Come!
Hey! It's okay!
Come, come on.
They are frightened seeing something.
Guys kneel down. - What happened?
What happened?
See!
It's the first time that they have come this close.
Somehow only if some miracles happen can 7000 Kandi be saved.
They have come to cut down this forest.
Trees will go, hutments will go, and this village too. Everything will go.
You tell us. We will do anything. But save us please.
We will try.
We will do whatever we can.
As they have reached here.
Will have to talk to the contractors once more.
I don't think there will be any use. But still..
Philipose, you go and try speaking once more
If it still doesn't work, we will give them an answer.
But that should be a surprise.
I have a medicine for that.
I'm also game for it.
But, there is one thing. No one should be seriously injured.
What is a way for that?
Didn't you speak of that ghost the other day? I will bring it.
But, Mangalore brothers should not come back here.
No human should be injured.
Total calamity. - Yes.
They will not come. I will see to it. I know how to handle it.
For that one should know how this forest will help you.
For that we will go out in team and will find out how and why.
I want to some soda tonic with quinine.
In this forest? - Yes!
I will send Vedan to town. It might take 4 days though.
Quinine
Kunine! - Quinine
Quinine.
Kolan! - Quinine.
If it is so then I need some potassium nitrate and sulphur.
I will prescribe it. We will need it in more amounts.
I too want more quinine.
What if we frighten them?
Fear'.
Fear! That's the biggest shock which can be ever given to an enemy.
Rest all is, as the fate of 7000 Kandi.
Greeting Sir! - Greetings.
Are you fine?
Why Guru? Have come again to get under our skin?
Haven't we told you.
Not to come here over and over again saying the same thing?
It's very important for us. The forest.
In that Kodalibeda, that is Tevafs forest.
It's precious nature. Don't ruin it.
I'm saying it for your own good.
We have seen many forests. What's so great about this one?
Simply don't try to frighten us.
It's not so simple.
150yrs back.
This forest had scared off the Prestigious Lord Livingstone company.
During fearful dark moon lunar phases.
Natural forces are at their highest powers.
So, only 3 days to go be a little vigilant.
I have told whatever I had to say.
The rest is up to you. May I leave?
MW W“
Is he making porridge?
Not Porridge. Magic!
An elephant that reproduced 2 weeks back.
You are too fond of animal excreta and shit, right?
These Buffalos"
Buffalo! Not wild buffalo the domestic one.
There is no use off.
Move away!
Brave man, brave man.
Hurry!
What is the technique of it?
Bheeran, That's the trick of a soon-reproduced elephanfs dung.
Is it?
What are you doing brother?
Have powdered all the tuber crop.
It's as smelly as the transport stand's toilet.
It is the fresh shit of bats.
That all is there! Man.
Come let's go.
What happened?
What is it?
Quinine on electric water.
What is this for?
What a foul smell. Don't you have any aversion for it?
That's sulphur! Now we need to add some potassium nitrate.
That is, bar's shit.
Pity! - Yes! Bats poop!
Have you all heard of the war for bar's poop.
The battle ofAngamos, or the war of the Pacific.
That war was held for bar's poop
War'? - Battle, yeah, now you know the power of Bar's shit.
That's okay, but, what are you going to do with this?
That's our surprise.
Bhoom!
You've been saying that for a long time
Come, come. Everyone come.
Now the villagers will transform into forest ghosts.
Please turn of the light.
How is this?
Great job!
So this is the ghost.
Come.
Sit! Sit.
Coming, coming.
You go in front, I will come behind and you stay here.
Here! Hold.
Pull it, pull it. - Pull it, pull it.
Swami! Don't roll over and fall down. -You pull it man.
Pull it without making noise.
Tie it, tie it.
You see there.
Where has it fallen from?
Who did this?
Oh! God.
What is happened to our cal'?
Professor did you see their trepidation.
They have got really panicked.
Look!
Queen!
Peeko?
"Paccha maandeeni"!
Cat scratched or what?
No," Paccha maandeeni "! Did you understand?" Paccha maandeeni ". Did you?
God! - But it is hair.
Hey! Look carefully man!
What is it? Buffalo?
What is it? It's a raging bull. A raging bull.
You are an adventure guy you must be having some kind of body art.
Oh! Bird.
Let me see!
Oh! Phoenix rising from the ashes.
Yes! Phoenix.
Sam, is now like a phoenix bird.
You have risen from your ashes.
Cheers! For that. - Cheers!
Haven't anything tattooed over you?
This was tattooed when I went to China!
And this is an aztec tattoo it was done from Peru. - Nice.
And this is a Hawaiian friend's.
Looks like geometry!
And.
Mayan from Mexico. - Elder brother!
My Vel.
Spear. - Vel!
Have you tattooed? - Too, too.
Tattoo!
What is it? Tattoo!
Tattoo'. - Tate o'.!
I don't do tattoos I'm even scared of injections.
Bheraan! There is no chance ofAnanthu having any of this.
Do you know Mardi Gras?
That's a festival in New Orleans.
Yes! Yes! Yes. I had a Puerto Rican girlfriend over there.
Girlfriend? - Yes, girlfriend.
I have tattooed her face.
Show it. - What?
Show it. - Oh! No.
Show it.
Show it man.
Show it. - Show it.
Do I need too - Show it.
Show it.
Is it on you leg?
MW W“
"the brave tale of warriors, brave in action the cry of success at the war front"
“has imbibed the courage 'cakes mafmukaus steps far success“
"blessed with courage to reach the aim"
"a soul to awaken and to protect"
"let the soul arise boldly, like dawn like wind in the woods"
"like live cool, let the courage smoulder within you"
"the sky flowers, the clouds sways on it"
"shall win and shall take steps forward"
"the sky flowers, the clouds sways on it"
"shall win and shall take steps forward"
What happened?
Check it out!
What happened, sir?
Up there.. -Yes, up there..
Hey, go and check.
What. what's happening?
MW W“
Run! Run! Run! Run!
Run! Men Run! Run!
Hey! some one save me!
God.
Save me.
Save me, save me.
7000 Kandi is not the village it was earlier.
There is no Melamadhi and Kelamadhi now.
All have become like Ponni, full of love and unity.
As Menon sir wished no one was injured in the war.
The magic you gave.
The evil spirits and the courage you gave.
And the weapons you created.
With all these there is no trace of the Mangalore Brothers here now..
And then as you know.
Lease period is only for4 months
After that this jungle will be taken over by the Indian government.
This is not the problem now.
Have you heard of Vincci Rual? construction co-operation.
It's one of world's biggest construction companies.
They have taken up the place of Mangalore brothers.
They don't require 4 months"
within 2 months they can cut off the forest and destroy it.
It's not enough if Pargodan, me and the villagers think of it.
If you still have that same Youthful will and boundless spirit.
Please come.
Malavedan, the villagers and I are waiting for you.
Yours truly..
...Philipose John Valkey.