Mankulam, Northeast Srilanka.A few years ago.
Shyama, do you know his name?
Dileepan
Have you seen him?
You just hear his name and your saricomes undone!
Oh, stop it!
Anyway it will come undone tonight!
Shut up!
Devanatha, happy your girl'sgetting married?
Yes!
Why don't you get married too?
ln 10 years your grand-daughter will beold enough to marry me!
Younger sister, do you like the groom...
...your brother has chosen for you?
Are you going to standthere all night?
Are you wearing a sari...
...for the first time?You look very grown-up in it.
Won't you talk to your husband?Talk to him
Do you know my name?
Shyama
You know what your name means? Black!
l can touch your skin, darken your eyeswith the kohl on it!
So you think only you are fair-skinned?
Next to you, l look fair.See for yourself!
Look properly, not that much.-ls that so
As they say, a dark skin hidesa pure heart!
Yes!
Let me see it
My heart is pure! And yours?
Just one thought in it.
Wait, l need to talk to you
When eyes meet, words arenot needed
That's why my father always said
Valluvar said that!
My father was the one who told me
Did he teach you this as well?-You witch!
Make a wish
What for?
To have a child soon
l'm going to get one?
Who knows?
Dileepa, l want 8 children!
Will that be all right with you?
l don't want children
Why?
Because l don't
l want to know why!
Until there's peace....
...l don't want children
Not until there's peacein this country