'Our Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi...'
'...keeping village development in mind'
'...has announced procedures for local elections in villages and districts'
'Local body elections as well as municipal elections will be held'
'As informed by the Election Commissioner'
Whatever it is, Panchayat's family will be elected as our village leader
Who will even think of contesting our Rajamanickam?
What's in your mind, dear?
Why are you hesitating?
From our father's time...
...someone from our family is the village head
It seems an election will decide the Panchayat head this time
Yes
My husband wanted me to ask you if this time he can contest instead
Did I speak out of turn, brother?
Not at all, dear
Kayavarnam
Ask my brother-in-law to stand
Even if we were born from the same womb...
...a brother wouldn't have been so magnanimous!
What are you saying, idiot?
Though our mothers are different we share the same father, right?
'You are asking me a favor when you're pregnant'
'How can I refuse you?'
Sir, you know very well about your brother-in-law
The entire village also knows
5 villages are now grouped into 1 Panchayat
If you stand in the election, no one will have the guts to oppose you
But if your sister's husband stands...
...all 5 villages will contest just for the heck of it
Votes will get split
If our neighboring village wins...
...we will be under their mercy if we need to mediate any issue
Think about it
He is also justified
You or your father did not ask for this title as village head
This village conferred it on you
You're the only heir to the Panchayat's family
If you yourself should feel the hands should change...
...I don't think it's right
I told my entire village I am standing in this election
Now you come here and ask me to step down
Is it fair?
I asked you And you agreed
You knew the pros and cons when you nodded your head
It was wrong on my part
I couldn't say no to my sister
If my entire village is against it...
...what can I do?
So more than your sister's life...
...what the villagers feel is important to you?
Brother-in-law?
Don't call me 'machan'
Disgusting to hear it
Actually you are power-mad
And you are pretending you care for your sister
Machan, listen to me
Only this village is under your control
There are 4 more villages
I will prove my clout to you
Machan...?
'Caste your vote to 'spectacles' symbol
(canvassing for votes)
'In the local body elections conducted recently...'
'...candidate Rajamanickam has won against his opponent Murugaiyan'
'...with a margin of 600 votes'
'He made you a widow He left you all alone'
(funeral lament song)
Stop it
STOP IT!
If only you had said 'no' I wouldn't be a widow
You gave your word when I came to your house
And now you've come here to cremate my husband
Aren't you ashamed?
If I had been your real sister would you have done this?
Your wish was fulfilled?
You made me a widow!
All because of your wavering mind I am now alone with a baby to raise
I swear I'll bring you and your family to the streets distraught and demented
Otherwise I'm an illegitimate child!
Go
GO AWAY
I've left, pa
Come, pa
I've come out now
I'll be back
He is really upset we'll drift apart
I won't feel bad it is our last day of college life
I swear!
Get off me, please
I swear I won't
If you feel too much your intestines will hang out
Saravana...your girl
She is here
Get off me
Move...get off my back
Hi Shuba
Look at me
Shuba, what happened?
Tell me what's wrong
Will we meet again?
Or is this goodbye?
I am so tense
Nutcase!
Why do you feel this way?
What's gone wrong?
Sorry, da
Looks like your girl is very upset
Shall we start our treatment?
Get lost!
Okay, enjoy
Don't get perturbed for no reason
First go home and ask your people to come and meet my family formally
Only when my brother gets married...
...I can even broach this topic
When will your brother ever get married?
They will dump me on someone else by then
Then you can end up...
...only as my mistress!
Scumbag! Get lost
Here I am sharing my worry
I have full faith in my brother
"Let's begin with our feet tapping Don't stand aloof, just join in"
"Time will not rise to the bait for you to lock your life and wait"
"Let's start with our hands clapping Don't stand alone, just join in"
"Time will not let you lock or turn back the clock"
"Look at the blue cerulean sky The cottony clouds fleet and fly"
"Clouds can't be tied down or clamped to the ground"
"Go and find your goal Find your quest, heart and soul"
"Whatever happens, let it be Let's cross the bridge eventually"
"Life's mooring may you find without wasting your time"
"Even a blade of grass is a peak too Ask a small ant, it will tell you"
"The present, like clouds fluffy will disappear in a jiffy"
"The future, like the sky azure will expand crystal clear"
"You should not despair of your life however"
"In front of our eyes, time will fly Don't sleep and regret how or why"
"Bowl to beg is made of tortoise shell but it will never be used by the turtle"
"Let's begin with our feet tapping Don't be detached, just join in"
"Time will not let you lock or turn back the clock"
"Don't be disheartened at any cost Your confidence won't be lost"
"No bird will be bugged daily to search for its prey diligently"
"Creases in womb when fingers closed become lines in our palm imposed"
"More cherished than the palm line is sweat our hard work can determine"
"Life teaches us as we grow lessons so precious you know"
"Before your youth gets worn out path stretches ahead, run, sprint"
"No pain no gain you know Is the maxim to follow"
"Let's start with our hands clapping Don't stand alone, just join in"
"Time will not rise to the bait for you to lock your life and wait"
Junior
Move aside
- Junior? - Yes, father?
What do you intend doing next?
Chartered accountancy
At least you study and prove a teacher's son is not a nitwit
That will make me feel proud
Otherwise if I call myself a teacher quite a few people will ridicule me
Even if I didn't study I'm also a teacher
He nurtures his students with lessons
I nourish my grains with fertilizers and nurse them
Am I not a teacher too?
Of course
Tell him
I've seen plenty of this kind of play on words
They are all roaming around jobless
He will be a sensitive man, only if you add enough salt when you cook rice
I have enough of it
Dump it on people who are thick-skinned
Listen
Short temper is his forte
Why haven't you eaten?
Vetri, he has walked off in a huff
Not to worry, he'll go upto the porch and back
You go on this 'tit for tat' spree
What do you want me to do?
He wanted me to study
What is the use of just wishing?
Our astrologer Subramani told us long ago
Even if Saraswathy, Goddess of knowledge teaches you better than your father...
...it won't enter your skull
So what do you infer from this?
You never told me this!
Education and I are as far as Pluto from Earth!
Indeed
It isn't as if academics alone can decide a man's intelligence
You know the difference
Senior, you are an entrepreneur
Even you know the difference
But some creatures-
He wants 2 'dosas' it seems
If this man goes to buy vegetables this will only be the outcome
Either stale or shriveled
The vendors know he can be duped as soon as they see him
Ma...?
Where is my brother?
He left early in the morning
So early...where?
To the shop
Even your father takes his own sweet time and goes to school only at 9:00 a.m
But he will leave at the stroke of 6
'Work is worship' for him
He seems to be going overboard on his worship
What can you see in my horoscope?
'I can see everything'
What is in store for me?
Your horoscope shows no hope
No hope at all
Yes, man
Malefic effects of Saturn is sitting in your house and listening to a folk song
Folk song?
Yes
You mean it has entered my life?
Saturn thinks you are living with it already
What's wrong with these 'planets'?
When there are so many houses to enter, why choose only mine?
Only Saturn, huh?
From the 3rd house planet Rahu is peeping in
You were bang on
His name is not Rahu
His name is Raghu!
Don't look at him
He's already looking at us
Look at me
How is my wife?
If you are the driver of a rented car will you say 'no' to any passenger?
He turns them down
He wakes up a driver sleeping next to him
Sends him instead and keeps ogling and drooling
How will he go?
Too many lines make a scowl on his forehead!
It's against destiny, no?
Why not?
Sun is peeping from the 5th house
"Half saree with flowers printed dances delightfully intoxicated"
I didn't know his name is Sun
I don't know him from Adam
I don't even know where he is from
But he wakes up and makes a beeline here
He wears jazzy shirts Each day a new color
And ogles at her with intense ardor
"My princess"
Even Jupiter, that is, Guru in Tamil is looking from the 9th house
You're a hopeless astrologer His full name is Gurumurthy
Look at him
He looks like a piece of firewood swept in a flood, strong and sturdy
Kneading that dough, he is showing off his Cupid-antics
I am being saved by sheer God's grace
You seem to be in a real soup
I miscalculated that a young wife will take good care of me in my old age
I spent all the money I earned and performed a grand wedding
But these jobless jerks not spending a single paisa...
...are dying to have a ball with her
How do I prevent them from achieving their goal?
I have a solution
If Moon, that is, Chandran in Tamil stays in your own house...
...all your problems will be solved
Thank God! When will he come?
He is ready right now
I don't get it
I am Chandran
Jayachandran
The moment you give the green signal...
...I can gladly perform the 'house warming' ceremony
When shall I move in?
Right now?
There are already 3 jerks ogling at my wife
Are you making a foursome!
I just wanted to protect you
Does a country egg need a snake as security guard?!
Good at making up proverbs
When it comes to making out you are really bad!
Othaasai
Did you see Vetri?
Vetri-
Where has he gone?
Must have gone to learn
Learn what?
Even if he is like king Karna in giving whatever anyone asks...
...in learning, he is the disciple of the learned Abdul Kalam
Which seed to plough where?
Which fertilizer for which seedling?
He keeps learning more tips in the job he loves wholeheartedly
Like father, like son!
Let me ask you upfront
What's happening? You look so different from your usual self
You mean my attire?
I went regarding that farmland in Tanjor-
Stop right there
Othaasai already told me a story
You don't come up with a new one and waste my time
Tell me the truth
It's a small accident
Accident?
You are travelling in a bus
Someone stamps your foot in the crowded bus
What will you do?
I'll hit him till his ears ring!
But I couldn't react like that
Why?
Because-
Sorry, I didn't see
What happened?
I stamped his foot
Sorry
Hasn't she apologized to you repeatedly?
Then why are you staring daggers at her?
Am I staring? Blind or what?
I didn't have space
So I accidentally stamped on your foot
It doesn't hurt
I didn't know
I swear on my mother
Stamp my foot again It won't pain
Come on, stamp
Please stamp on my foot again
She stamped on my foot and imprinted love in my heart
Vetri, am I hearing you right?
Poetry
Love, my dear bro
It entered my body, mind and soul
Then...?
Then within an hour I changed myself
I stood before her in a new avatar!
I must give this sand for testing
- Can I go in? - Sure
Don't you remember me?
Bus, foot, sorry
Oh! I already apologized to you
Sand...research
If you go straight and turn left you'll reach a 'counter'
Give it in that department
'Gounder' as in caste...?
Madam...madam
Please stop
Which department are you in?
Hello
Do you want details about the sand or me?
In my town, 100 acres of land has been scorched and destroyed
To salvage it, I was helpless and didn't know whom to meet
I heaved a huge sigh of relief after meeting you
Okay
If you have any doubts ask at the front desk
They will help you
Front desk...?
When I talk, you no middle talk!
I tell HOD
- Hey! Jaggery-head - Vetri anna?
Just a minute
All boys get out of the class
Get out of the class
How is it you are here?
I work as lab attendant here
But what is this new disguise?
Hey...!
As if love at first sight is possible if someone stamps your foot!
I didn't mean that
Life will be happier if you don't fall in love or get married
Look at me
How happy I am
You won't listen to me
But that madam is very well educated
You can't hold a candle to her education
I think you've already made up your mind
She's a research scholar in organic farming
Ecological farming
No one can meet her that easily
Only fertilizer shop owners will meet her regularly and take her advice
I'm sure you started a fertilizer shop the next week
The very next day!
- Show them that too - Okay, I will
Good morning, madam
Madam...madam...madam
- What do you want? - I've started a new fertilizer shop
I knew you won't believe me So I've brought photos of my shop
Please walk a little slower
Rented a shop yesterday, purchased fertilizers yesterday
And opened it yesterday too
Got the license also, madam
Only you and I can save my village soil
That's why I took this sudden decision
Hey Janani, ma'am wants you
Janani...?
"Janani, Janani You are my world, in harmony"
Is it your ringtone now?
Things we do for love!
Othaasai has the keys Open the shop
- What happened then? - What happened, huh?
She made me sit and spoke pages and pages!
Any crop needs 16 types of nutrients
Urea, potassium that you sprinkle
Potassium, how much ever you sprinkle...
...will provide only 3 nutrients
But Vernicompost is completely different from this
Earthworm waste
- Earthworm, I know it very well - That's right, okay
It will provide all 16 nutrients-
Is that all?
Listen, sir
I've shared all that I have learnt
Try to think
Maybe you forgot something
From all that I said, you can do a green revolution in your town!
Enough, please
You exhausted your quota
You would've immediately taken useless Othaasai along, right?
You catch on as quick as camphor!
But do you know how I took him?
Did anyone make you lie on your stomach and iron you?
- You told me to be stiff - Stiff like this?!
How dare you raise your hand?
I don't need your friendship
Leave me out
Please...please...please
Don't go
Can you touch a landlord?
Take your hands off me
Please don't bring the roof down
Step back
I'm here to help you
Not the other way around
Get that into your head?
If you bring someone to assist you...
...you must soft pedal
Don't shout
He's ignoring a landlord!
Sorry
Sir is the most influential zamindar from my village
I explained to him verbatim what you told me
But I believe he didn't get it
If you brief him, it will be awesome
What...?
For sir to cultivate groundnut in 200 acres of land
200...?
Don't get flustered, sir
We'll check later about the 300 acres in the north
300...?
Don't try to stuff it all at the same time
Let's find out how to cultivate peanuts
How can I grow peanuts?
Please explain
If you explain to me, I'll tell him clearly
Meenakshi madam, your blouse is ready
You can collect it this evening along with your sample blouse
Don't spoil my business That lady owes me 40 bucks
Will you go to a different shop?
What...?
This is zamindar speaking
- What's my name? - That's very important now
I'm a very important landlord here
Listen to me
I'm 300 acre landlord here
300+200
- Blown it - 500 acre zamindar speaking!
"Hey girl! I lose myself completely Looking at you continuously"
"Unconditionally"
"This whole 6 feet of me bent backwards totally"
"Your scent besieges my senses daily"
"Like a mad elephant it assaults me"
"Love, your inviting side glance twirls a wheel in my heart at once"
"Hey lass! I liquefy headily Looking at you steadily"
"Beautifully"
"This whole 6 feet of me surrendered to you totally"
Good morning, madam
Good lord!
"With your love, why do you feed me till I choke and cough endlessly?"
"With your eyes expressive you lasso a rope so possessive"
"With your torso addictive you hit on me excessive"
"Not moving even a nano-second you kindle a fire within so constant"
"I see you wherever I go daily Like a spirit, your image haunts me"
"You grabbed me forever Nailed my heart in your favor"
"Hey lass! I yield totally Looking at you untiringly"
Watch out! You might fall
"When I think of you I get bold and brazen too"
"I am like a lamp's wick I turn into dawn double quick"
"Though I can talk 19 to the dozen you make me speechless 24x7"
- Why don't you eat with me? - With pleasure
'Adiboli'
- It's 'adipoli'...fantastic! - Oh! Is that so?
"Inflicted in my mind somehow On the whole like a mother's love"
"You are mine alluringly Why did you disturb me?"
"Hey my love-ly!"
"I relent readily Looking at you steadily"
"In your favor"
"This 6 feet of me forever fell for you hook, line and sinker"
"Your scent besieges my senses daily"
"Like a mad elephant it makes me dizzy"
"Love, your inviting side glance whirls a wheel in my heart at once"
'I am stuck between a rock and a hard place'
'I want to bare my soul to you And then I hesitate!'
'I feel like spending the rest of my life with you'
You could've sent her that message, right?
Missed a golden opportunity, Vetri
You're both getting along fine now Then what's the problem?
Started with soil and fertilizer and went up to chatting in Malayalam
When it comes to revealing what's in my heart-
Stop
Which century are you in?
If you like a girl, all you got to do is propose and keep moving
What's all this?
Okay, I'll profess my love
But what if she denies feeling the same way?
How can you not tell her how you feel?
For how long?
I don't know
I've lived an entire life with her in these few days I've known her
I've built a temple in my heart I don't wish to destroy it
I'll be happy even if I continue like this
Okay, come
- I want to meet her - For what?
She is my sister-in-law
She will be the eldest daughter-in-law of our house
As your brother shouldn't I meet her?
Then what, Vetri?
She isn't expressing her feelings and you aren't planning to either
Give me your phone I'll talk to her myself
It can't be done all of a sudden
It will happen all in good time
Until then I'll continue to love
In your dreams!
To think I had full faith in you
My love is gone
Everything is gone with the wind!
Are you also in love? Congratulations!
Shut up
Do you know how happy I was when you said you are in love?
I thought I'll combine my love with yours as 1 package at home!
You let me down
Is she your classmate?
At least have you expressed your love?
As if I'll be like you!
I did all that a long time ago
She's very strong
Okay, forget that
Where is she from?
Wanting to meet her right now is asking for too much
Why shouldn't I meet her?
Why not?
Why should you?
She is my sister-in-law
She is the daughter-in-law of our house
As your brother shouldn't I meet her?
Hear me out
If you meet her and some problem crops up, the entire town will gang up
Do you know who her father is?
Our President
He's only the village-head
Not president of India, right?
Vetri anna
What, my dear boys?
We are organizing a cricket match
Last year you came before the game started
You've come with a pamphlet this year
Did some sponsor fall into your trap?
How can you say this, bro?
So sure you'll agree, we took the liberty of naming you as our sponsor
In the end you are making me fall into your trap!
Only next month, right? Come and collect it tomorrow
Bye brother
I've opened my shop but no sign of a cup of tea
- Bro, how about a cup of tea? - Not in the mood for it
To sip a glass of tea, do you need to be in the right mood?
I'm not so finicky
I don't believe in that word!
'Even if you do nothing happens!'
Idiot! Blabbers all the time
At least can you buy me tea?
Be quiet, Othaasai I'm not in the mood either
'You too?'
You asked for tea, right?
Shall we drink tea?
He is in the tea-mood now
Vaadamalli, get my shirt, quick
Before his mood changes!
Where are you going?
Murthy will come now He'll open the shop
You keep an eye We'll go drink tea
Vaadamalli, don't bother making tea
I'll go to the nearest tea-stall
- Shall we go? - Sure
Gawd! These lazy louts
When the cat's away these rowdy rats will play!
Please stop
What's wrong with you?
You gave me the shirt
But did you get the key?
Come in...come in
Just because I asked you to buy me tea why are you taking me for a ride?!
Do you see that town over there?
Tea is damn good there it seems
You drink that tea and come back after 2 days
Let me get down
Will you zip your lips?
Past 4 years I've zipped my lips!
What are you saying?
That's why those louts are ogling at her!
Now you got it, drop me back home
- If I drop you? - I'll be the savior!
And then...?
Don't keep asking questions
Will you zip your lips?!
I've never been to this tea stall
Is there a tea shop in this huge bungalow?
How do they manage to pay the rent?
It's too crowded, let's go to some other tea stall
We didn't come here to drink tea
We are 'seeing' a girl
Check out a girl?
My brother has fallen in love with the girl who lives here
So I wanted to know more about her
At least today behave like a big shot
When did I claim that?
Please drop me back home
You'll anyway sit at home with your lips zipped!
'Aiyo! Don't hit me'
'Leave me, sir'
'It hurts'
'I won't do this again'
I hear a lot of raised voices Has someone passed away?
Not yet, might happen soon!
Why is he saying this?
Boys from the next village teased our girls traveling by bus
That's why our President is beating them up black and blue
Where did he go? He won't stay in one place
Oh! He is here
Some stranger ogled at his daughter!
And this man is beating him to a pulp
You are walking into the lion's den to check out his daughter
If he gets to know this you'll be dead meat!
Don't be silly
- Please be scared - I can't
Please fear the unknown
Whom do you want to meet?
President of this village
That's my husband
Please wait He is busy right now
'Bloody scumbags!'
How dare you tease our girls?
- Get up - Forgive us, sir
If you make fun of our girls, I'll bury you alive, beware!
Why invite me for all this?
We celebrate it in a small way usually
But this year we wanted to invite a bigwig as chief guest
All the 32 villages suggested your name
Is that what they said?
'That's what they say'
I'm not a big shot at all
I do my best
Would you like to drink something?
Nothing for me
But he loves drinking tea
Bring 2 cups of tea, dear
'Look where you've brought me for a cup of tea!'
At least I'm getting it here, right?
By the way, who's this elderly gentleman?
Othaasai
I can see he is here to help you
But what's his name?
True to his name he is very helpful
His name is Othaasai
Why is he memorizing my name?
So that he doesn't forget you!
Masala...masala tea
- How is my brother's selection? - Too good
Tea in our house always tastes good
Would you like 1 more glass?
No, thank you, sir
You are stating the obvious while he is oblivious to it!
Zip your lips and drink it up!
Thanks
Tea is fantastic
Okay, then-
We'll take leave, sir
Definitely
Will you definitely come?
For sure, Othaasai
'My name is registered in his head'
'In Manmatha year, 3rd week of May'
'Arul, son of Kayavarnam who resides in Naatuchalai village'
'Latha, daughter of Mr Rangaiyan residing in the same village'
'Marriage is officially fixed by the elders of both families'
'Uncles of the bride and groom, please exchange the trousseau plates'
In spite of the family feud does he give up his bond?
That's why he's respected!
Stop right there
Who invited you with a golden platter?
You lack propriety and you're here as mere protocol
Kayavarnam...! How can you be rude-
I resent him with all my heart
Please don't interfere
You want to get into the good books of the villagers?
Or to ask me to keep your daughter as mistress?
You waited all these years to ask if your daughter can marry my son?
Not only me
No one from a good family will ask for your daughter's hand
There will be men waiting to get married 2nd and 3rd time
Go and ask them
First get out of here
We cut our ties long ago because of her nature
Why did you go there again?
I told him not to go
Don't I know her true colors?
As if she has suddenly turned over a new leaf!
I went there only because his father isn't alive
Because I gave her my word in haste...
...I've been patient till now
She has every right to malign me
But she has no right to deride my daughter
Neither is she qualified
Find a good groom for my daughter
Before her son gets married...
...I must get my daughter married in style
Okay?
- Sumathi? - What?
My sister has delivered a baby
I'm going home this evening
2 people will be coming here from Orathanadu
Give this list to them
A person by name Rajendran will come
Give him this sample bottle
Looks like you will be away for long
I'll be away for 10 days
Is that so?
Got an A4 sheet?
Yes
Have you informed Vetri?
No, I'll tell him after I reach home
One will do
That's better
Otherwise he will follow you
He is crazy
Oho! What about you?
Shut up!
I know what's brewing
Both of you got your feelings bottled up right inside
And laying it on thick?
No build up at all
Shall I tell you something?
Call Vetri today and profess your love to him
Then go home
After you've expressed your love, unable to meet him for 10 days...
...that's a special feeling, you know
Only when the wife goes to visit her parents...
...can the husband eat his favorite food
Are you sure she is at her place?
I went and dropped her
In her mother's place
Her father was there too
What about the 4 'planets' revolving around her?!
'The number you have dialed is busy with another person'
'Please try after some days!'
Othaasai, finish your lunch
They will have a feast before I finish my lunch!
"Janani, Janani You are my world, in harmony"
Yes, madam
Are you free? Can I talk now?
I was just feeding the cattle
Oh! Shall I call later?
The buffalo ran away just now refusing to eat!
I'm all ears Tell me now
I need to talk to you
Go ahead
Can you guess my thoughts?
Is it about the book I bought 'How to learn Malayalam in 30 days'?
That's really tough
Not that
About the new crop of seeds?
Not that either
About the Vermicompost
What else can it be?
Such a block head! Mud between his ears
Yes...yes, about the mud
You asked me to test that mud
I forgot
How do I explain?
You've stopped your soil research?
Can you understand?
I said I wanted to talk to you
That's why I said I am all ears
This isn't something I can share over the phone
I need to talk face to face
If I had known earlier I would have come at once
When and where?
We'll meet at 6:00 p.m
"On tenterhooks I thought When will she open her heart?"
"Yes or no, what will it be? What will she tell me?"
"Losing my mind, I thought When will she open her heart?"
"Drizzles in my mind always Thoughts drenched in rain sprays"
"Mixture of fear and melancholy my heart beats for her only"
"Agitated, I wander aimlessly"
"Heart in my mouth I wait vulnerably"
"Excited, I wander aimlessly"
"Jumpy and jittery I wait helplessly"
"Yes or no, what will it be? What will she tell me?"
"On tenterhooks and distraught When will she open her heart?"
"Yes or no, what will it be? What will she tell me?"
"On tenterhooks I thought When will she open her heart?"
"Drizzles in my mind always Thoughts drenched in rain sprays"
"Mixture of fear and melancholy my heart beats for her only"
"Agitated, I wander aimlessly"
"Heart in my mouth I wait helplessly"
Don't spill
I told you not to spill
You yelled at me In that jerk, it spilt over
I've been watching you for quite sometime
You seem to be in a strange mood?
What is that supposed to mean?
You're talking to yourself and smiling without a reason
You're suddenly feeling shy
Where did all this come from?
Hey! My first born!
You're hiding something from your mother
Out with it
I'll tell you when it is okay
Tell me right now
Aren't you the first person I tell always of my eventful life?
Of course
Go
See you
What happened?
What has upset you now?
Subha called
Some problem it seems
She wanted me to come over at once
What's the problem?
Don't know
I'll just go and see her
What, Vetri?
I left my phone behind
Damned if I pick his call
Darned if I didn't!
Hello?
Can I talk to Vetri sir?
Sir...?!
He just stepped out
Who are you?
I'm speaking from Agri-college
Did he leave just now?
He said it was something urgent
He was in a rush and forgot his phone
Should I give him any message?
No, it's okay
Okay
Is it this street?
That's what she said
This is the house, come in
Does he know who we are?
- Don't know - Saravanan, right?
Come in
He is calling us
Please come in
Who is Saravanan?
- I'm Saravanan - Is that so?
Subha told me
I'm Baghyam's father Please go inside
Hello, Saravana Subha is upstairs
- Why don't you go in too? - Give me your phone
Use my phone
It's okay
'Dear customer'
'Since you don't have sufficient balance...'
'...your service has been temporarily suspended'
I told my parents I don't want to get married now
But no one is taking me seriously
I don't know what to do now
Do something, Saravana
Were you leaving home to meet Janani?
Tell me
So sorry
You know how long I waited
I wanted to inform you
I left my phone behind at home
A sudden emergency cropped up
I thought I'll meet you after that
But it was late I guess you left
Where are you now? I'll be there in a jiffy
I'm in a bus now On my way to Cochin
What are you saying?
When are you back?
10 days or so
I have to talk to you the moment I am back
No excuses, please
Same here
What?
If I should copy your style
'This isn't something I can share over the phone'
'I need to talk face to face'
Is that so?
Exactly
We could have met today!
I swear I don't understand
What did you say?
Never mind
You made me wait, right?
Now your turn to wait for 10 days
Bye
"Silver moon of joy shines blithely in the sky"
"Full moon overflowing with happiness glittering"
"Looking at me-"
'Looking at you...?'
"Looking at me smilingly Speaks a language silently"
"Crescent moon glows contentedly"
"Soft breeze caresses you with liberty"
"Gentle breeze caresses you rightfully"
"Thinking of this-"
'Thinking of this?'
"Thinking of this bliss my heart leaps-"
Your first born wants to tell you something
Does he want to study to become a collector?
He should have passed 10th grade to do so
Tell him that
I told you it is very important
Very important it seems
You shouldn't get startled
Sravanan is in love with his classmate
She is in love with him too
Her parents have started looking for a groom for her
Ask him to discuss this alliance with her father
One rotten apple will spoil the whole barrel
Hasn't he done just that?
It is my brother's wish
If he wished...?
Recommendation, huh?
I won't be bothered if he had fallen in love
I've given him for good long ago
But I never thought he would fall in love!
I thought you'll at least bring honor and pride to our family
You've stooped to this level and made me bow my head in shame
On top of it, this useless boy is endorsing your love
Why are you yelling at him?
I'll clobber you Rushing to his defense?
Can't even shave your bristle-moustache!
What's this rush to fall in love, get married and all this bullshit
Pa...?
But you shouldn't lose your temper like this either
I wanted him to become an auditor
Won't I be angry if he trashes my dream?
Do all our dreams come true?
Your dream was to get an educated wife
But you got me instead!
Aren't we happy as a couple?
What are you hinting at?
Go and meet the girl's father
Do you have any idea what you are saying?
Because I don't have any idea...
...I keep mum except for asking you to eat 3 square meals
If it had been any other boy...
...he would've brought her home
Our sons respect you as their father, right?
What is your opinion?
This is what our son wants
If we hurt our finger it is bound to hurt
Can we just chop it off?
I am stunned Is this you talking?
When have you let me voice my thoughts?
I open my mouth and you hush-
Hey! Don't start your lament
Go to bed, we will discuss this later
- Typical! - Go
Did you tell him like how I taught you?
Verbatim, word to word
But towards the end, he smelt something fishy
I thought as much
When I sent you I thought so
I knew you would over act and make a mess of it
But I covered up well
Really?
I swear Trust me
You've done something constructive only today other than cooking
Go to bed
According to you what do you think our 'teacher' will do now?
Can I ask you something? You shouldn't misunderstand
No, no....go ahead
I think you belong to another caste
She is my only daughter She is my whole world
Because you asked, if I fix this alliance outside my caste...
...tomorrow none of my kith and kin, friends and relatives will step on my porch
Having just 1 daughter I'll be literally an outcast
This holds good for you too
Youngsters now will say it is easy to change with the times
But this caste system is our fulcrum
Any chap from any caste can change his religion
But he can't change his caste!
You and I are living in this social system
I don't have the strength to change our society, master
I hope I didn't speak out of turn
You are being more than accommodative
I was thinking you'll meet me with axe and sickle!
You are being so civil and courteous towards me
If I still don't understand you I'm the world's biggest fool
If I have wounded you in any way...
...please accept my apologies
Not at all
He is such a refined gentleman
He explained the practical difficulties we face in our day to day life so well
Ask your son to forget that girl and carry on with his studies
If he is unable to...
...ask him to open a cycle shop next to the fertilizer shop and fix flat tires
Tell me, Shuba
My father has asked the groom to 'see' me at the village festival
Are you serious?
Sudden plan
That's why I called you
Shall we elope?
No way, Saravana
How can I be happy after humiliating my parents?
Do something, Saravana
Please
Shall we kidnap her?
Best solution!
Kidnap?
She doesn't even want to elope As if she'll agree to be kidnapped
You think we'll inform her?
What if she creates some problem after that?
You are sure she loves you? She wants to be your wife?
Then she won't create any problem for sure
That's decided
How can just the 2 of us do this?
I have the right contacts
Who?
They are just 4
Equal to 400 men!
"Praise be to Lord Shiva"
As long as we are alive love won't die, pal
So, the girl is not willing to come
Right?
Then kidnapping her is our only solution
Pal, get the kidnap kit
We don't pit our wits into rash moves like before, pal
He hurt his leg
He finds it tough even to walk
But he is stubborn enough to be part of every operation of ours
So we changed our route a little bit
If the person concerned is 10' away, we spray
A little closer we use chloroform
If they shout, this knife
Let's not go into the violence route
I know you prefer silence to violence, my dear friend
So we'll fix on chloroform
What if something happe-
Not to worry
Your girl will only faint
Dab just 4 drops and stick this under her nose
She'll be in another world for 4 hours at a stretch
If you keep this under her nose how will she not talk-
Don't fall into the water
Move back...move
Othaasai
Yov! Othaasai
Let's go
- Why are we here? - To kidnap the girl
Why did you bring me along?
- You won't even lend 1 hand? - I won't come even with 5 hands!
They will recognize me!
Saravana, move a little bit
Will the concerned person be there by now, pal?
Will she be there now?
Yes
If you have her photo please give it to me
Vetri broke my phone
Total damage
Okay, I'll come
No, you wait here, pal
As soon as we kidnap her...
...you must leave this place in the blink of an eye
Pal, you don't even know that girl
How will you find her that too in this crowd?
There must be about 5000 people here?
If you assume half are women...
...count is 2500
Out of that 2500, if you negate 1500 married women, balance is 1000
Babies from 1 year old to 10 will be around 500
In the remaining 500, 50 would've gone to college
10 would've studied in the same college as your brother
You told me she is the President's daughter
From his expression I am sure he would've chosen a beautiful girl
Easy to find that 1 girl, pal I'll take care
Why rattle all these calculations?
I know that girl very well
- Okay, you come along - I must go back home
You'll anyway sit at home with your lips zipped!
'Has he told the whole world?'
- Sammandhi'ma, how are you? - I am fine
- Are you doing good? - Everyone is fine
Make sure he sticks to us
Follow us, boss
My memory of her face is faded and light
But her father will know my face close up tight!
When it comes to helping someone our heels should fly, boss
'Your skin can bear the thrashing'
'But I am not thick skinned!'
They have a lot of clout
We should be very careful
Hey Othaasai, is she the girl-
- Where did Othaasai go? - He was with Pandi
Go look for him that side
Look over there
'Bro...bro...bro, for me'
Go and fetch him
Give me some, bro
How long I've been asking?
Pass it through someone
Pandi, come
I'm asking for you too
- Where is Othaasai? - He was right behind me
First look for him
Glutton of the first order!
Try and identify me
You are unable to?
Don't tell anyone
I'm Othaasai
Now I'll show you that girl
Follow me
Do you see that group there?
There are groups all over the temple!
Can you see that gentleman in a white shirt, looking so refined?
Yes
He is the President
Show us the girl
Next to him is a girl clad in a yellow-
Why is he pointing at me?
Half sari...half sari-
Yellow half sari, right? We'll handle her
Get into the car
Start
You-
No time to talk, leave now
Go...go
How will I find them in this darkness?
Why did they turn on the lights?
If they find me, they will squeeze me dry
He flew like a rocket!
Start
Hey! Vagabond At least you take me along
Start...hey Pandi, come
Get in
Othaasai, as long as we are alive, love won't die
I'll die soon!
See you in our next Operation, Othaasai
My 'yellow shirt king'! He won't let me down ever
He stripped me bare down to my underwear!
Yes, Othaasai
How could you strip me and leave me stranded here?
Who left you behind?
Give us updates by the minute!
If you had told me this earlier I wouldn't be stripped to the skin
Zip your lips and do what I say
Okay
Icing on the cake!
Othaasai, all is well?
Till now all is well
You drive carefully
No one saw you, right?
No one can recognize me
I'm well disguised you see
I'll talk to you later
Okay
As if they can find me!
You've got sandalwood paste smeared all over your body?
Is it some vow? Not pierced your cheeks with silver skewers?
'It's all done and dusted'
I'm on my way home
Anyhow you'll sit there with your lips zipped!
- Come with me - Where to?
How can I let you go so easily?
- Sir...? - Come...come
Vetri, she won't scream, right?
No, she won't
- Can we get married right now? - Will you kindly shut up?
Othaasai, my daughter who will become his daughter-in-law
They are attending this festival only to see our daughter
'Famous last words!'
Why are you shivering?
On top of it this paste on your body won't help, wear your shirt
Get Othaasai a hot cup of tea
Why are you looking at me like you're possessed?
Put on your shirt
'You shouldn't beat me to a pulp'
Here's your tea
Go ahead, drink
Which girl did you kidnap? The girl who served us tea is here
Hey! I believe we got the wrong girl
Vetri, how about this?
Shall we leave her back outside the temple?
I'll give you a solid slap
How can we abandon her outside the temple?
What if someone abuses her?
Have you completely lost it?
- Any problem? - Nothing, bro
I thought your car stalled
- No, all fine - Okay, bro
Start the car
Let's go
- Vetri...? - Get in
You kept me captive for a whole night
And now you want to drop me back home?
If someone had done this to your sister will you keep quiet?
What will I tell my parents?
How can I face my people?
I'm getting married in another 3 days
My God!
I didn't think it would go wrong even in my wildest dreams
Listen, I'll fall at anyone's feet
I will tell them you are not to blame
Trust me
Looks like our Latha
Get into the car
Call Arul immediately
Where is your daughter?
Do I look like an imbecile to you?
Kayavarnam, I've sent our boys to look for her
Let them come
Why are you hassling him?
Am I torturing him?
After making the wedding official...
...I've invited my friends, neighbors and relatives
I got to know my daughter-in-law has eloped with some fellow
You think I'll sit quiet twiddling my thumb?
Don't let your tongue run without knowing the facts
I'm fully aware of what has happened
Tell them what you saw
She was getting into the car with 3 men in the outskirts
Muthu just called me
You so-called men of integrity!
You asked me to hold my tongue till you knew the facts
You heard them? Now what do you have to say?
Tell me
My daughter isn't that kind of girl
Even if I kill her, she won't cross the line I draw
Now what happened?
How did she cross now?
Not qualified to raise your daughter properly
Why do you pride yourself in being a man?
Shameless!
You might as well hang yourself to death
- You be in the car - Why...?
Sit inside
Appa...?
He kidnapped one of our girls
Thrash him
Don't let him escape
Beat him to a pulp
What audacity!
(scuffle)
Listen to me
I'll bury you alive
Why are you looking? Pound him senseless
Trample him to death
Smash his face
- Come in, chief - Greetings
Tell me
You listen to me first
Okay, cut the call I'll call you later
Problem has blown out of proportion and gone up to the higher officials
A man has committed suicide and a girl has been kidnapped
Only when she returns, we can interrogate her
And then decide First ask her to come
She's a girl in her early 20s How can I bring her here?
She is old enough to elope?! Ask her to come here
(loud angry voices)
'Ask him to come out first He tarnished our image'
Maintain silence I'm handling it, right?
After the last rites are done, I'll ask them to bring the girl
When she comes she will accuse Vetri
Let me go find a lawyer
Keep this
Latha, we are here Don't worry
- Sakthi, come here - Be brave when you speak up
- Leave me - Shut up
You wait outside
You come in with me
Are you Latha?
Why did you elope with this chap when you're engaged to another?
'He made a bride-to-be come to the police station'
'Should dissect him'
Did you elope or did they kidnap you?
Tell me
Can't you hear me?
Cat got your tongue or what?
I'm asking you and not a word from you
Tell me
Did you run away or did they abduct you?
'No girl from our village will have such low morals'
Clear out now
Why are you hitting us, madam?
'Hit him instead'
Do you intend to speak up or not?
I went of my own free will
'Whaaat? You should be chopped to pieces'
'You disgraced us Come outside'
Chief, she has gone with him willingly
She's above 18
It's her call
'Let us see how you intend showing your face back home'
(loud indignant protests)
Chief, ask all of them to clear out first
If they create a ruckus...
...my actions will turn ugly
'Chief, she shouldn't step into our village again'
If all of you voice an opinion...
...what respect will I get?
Go
Go away
She humiliated us, chief Our village name is at stake-
Clear out
You humiliated all the villagers and spoilt the good reputation they prided on
Your respect for me is unforgettable
I am so glad!!
'Constable'
'Get their signatures and send them away'
'Okay, madam'
I want all of you to clear out
Nobody should stand here, go
Please stop the car
Hello...?
Wait a minute
For my sake you-
I didn't lie to save you
If I had told the truth...
...whoever is responsible for my father's death
...I would have to live with that family
That's why I said I went of my own free will
After my father's demise...
...this whole village has isolated me
You have ruined my life
Please wait
Not even in my dreams have I harmed a single soul
But I am the cause for your present plight
If you trust me, if you have faith in me...
...from this moment I'll be there for you
Forever
'I need to talk to you'
'Same here'
'This isn't something I can share over the phone'
'I need to talk face to face'
'You made me wait, right?'
'Now your turn to wait for 10 days'
Hello, sir
He didn't pay me interest for the past 2 months
That's why I got mad at your son
Don't lend him money hereafter even if he asks
Okay, sir I'll take leave
If I hear he has borrowed money again, you will face the brunt of my anger
He borrowed only for his shop-
So...?
He borrows only from you What is this new habit?
Look at this new concern for his son
Last week the priest in the temple told me
Father and son will bond better as time goes by
It's happening exactly as he predicted
Utter rubbish, you silly female!
If I hear he is in debt-
What happened?
This is my father This is my mother
This is my wife!
Come inside
Just because I fell in love you lost your love!
Trying to do good for me you've got a bad name, Vetri
All because of me you are in this mess
1 minute
I need to talk to you
Ma
Maaa?
Why are you so upset?
Your father might have a temper tantrum fit
But your mother is a poor soul
She's harmless
Your father might keep a long face
Will your mother misunderstand you?
My father would have wanted to hold a grand wedding for his first born
I did this without even telling her
That is my mother's grouse
Their anger is justified
I've disappointed them in all ways possible
Hello! You've got a courier
Is anyone home?
Is Vetrivel there?
Madam, I've been yelling my throat hoarse
Hello!
You've got a courier
Please get up and sign for it
Is this the teacher's house?
Don't know
Vetrivel...?
I don't know
Sorry, must be the next street
Wait
That letter is for us
Please sign
Thank you
Won't a girl who eloped not know her husband's name?
Is your son's name Vetrivel?
What are you saying?!
You don't even know his name?
No, I don't
Then how did this happen?
I don't know if it's right or wrong for me to be here
But in a close knit family...
...I can see I'm the cause of all the problems
Please forgive me
Hey, Saradha-
Where are you going, huh?
A mother is bound to be hurt in such a situation
But we aren't heartless to chase a girl who has come into our fold
My son has tied this sacred thread around your neck
How can you walk out?
You are my daughter-in-law
(traditional lament song)
Hey old lady!
Only a wedding was cancelled
Not a funeral So shut up
Sorry, couldn't come for your wedding
Hope it went off well!
Happy married life dude
I'll be there next week
Hello...hello
Hey! Arul
Where are you going?
Why is he angry?
- Don't know - What's wrong with him?
Aunt...!
What...?
What's your problem? Aren't we here for you?
Spit it out
Puke
Cough...spit it out
All of you step out
Leave the room
You want to die?
Just like your father?
Your father wasn't man enough
So ashamed he lost the election he hung himself to death
I didn't want the villagers to think less of him
I lied to everyone and said he died of a heart attack
You've proved you have your father's genes
Forgot that this mother raised you, right?
Listen to me
If you are truly my son...
...chop the head of the chap who kidnapped your fiancée
And make that girl a widow
Then I'll agree you are a man
Come here
Keep all this inside All this is for you
I don't want so much Give her also some
I'm not a stranger any longer to you
Call me 'aunt'
Why didn't you buy all this a month later?
They will always compete with each other
Come inside
Which girl did you plan on kidnapping?
Without creating a ruckus, I met the father of the girl you loved
Do I deserve this?
It was a case of mistaken identity
What if your plan had succeeded?
'I explained it to you civilly What happened to your brains?'
If the President asked me this how can I face him?
Till this very minute I have led a dignified life
Hereafter don't make me bow my head in shame
What are you saying, Subha?
My family has fixed my engagement date
Please do something, Saravana
Are you trying to be funny?
You won't elope with me
Nor will you stop the marriage
If you keep asking me to do something, what can I do?
Girls would like to play it safe but we boys have to do everything!
Because you were so stubborn...
...my brother lost the girl he loved
If we had agreed to elope we wouldn't be in this mess now
You'll come up with 101 excuses saying your father's prestige is at stake
Please try to understand-
Don't touch me!
Move aside
You'll hug, kiss, ask me to do something and you'll go
Don't cry, Subha
Sorry
Didn't I apologize?
Bro, I've got your fertilizer consignment
Will you come to the shop?
From Ramachandran
Why did you bring it at this time of night?
I have a delivery to make in Pudhukottai
On the way I thought I'll deliver this too
Okay, I'll come
Go, get him
Don't miss
Kill him
Who sent you?
Tell me
Let go of him
I know how hurt you'll be because I married your fiancée
But I didn't come to abduct her
It was another girl from your village whom my brother is in love with
I wanted to explain all this and ask for your forgiveness
But you were in too much of a hurry and sent your men
Hey! Stop sending your men or slicing my neck with a sickle
If you try your tricks again...
...you'll only pick the sickle
I'll be the one to chop your neck
"Scented jasmine, cherished flower My prince gets intoxicated for sure"
Hello, Jaggery-head
- How are you? - Getting along, bro
It's only been 4 months since you got married
And you're fed up with life already
Don't rub salt on to the wound
I'm wondering why I got married!
Is your wife creating problems?
Only if she's with me that question will arise
Where did she go?
The day after we got married...
...she was sent back to her house because it's an inauspicious month!
That's a tradition we follow for generations, part of our culture
My wife Vaadamalli also went
But by mid august she would have come back
My father made me take a celibate vow to go to Sabarimala
Whatever your father does will be only for your good
What about mid September?
After September 15th her father made her take a celibate vow
And packed her off to some other sacred hill!
Looks like both fathers were in cahoots with each other
What about October then?
She delivered a baby by then!
The sun rises in the west!
Only 4 months since he married her
From what he says, he wouldn't have even laid his finger on her
- How is that possible? - Exactly
That's what I asked too
My father-in-law's brother accused me of suspecting my wife and clobbered me
Where are you off to now?
Taking post-natal diet food for my wife
Post-natal care
You bus is here
I'll take leave, bro
If his father-in-law's brother hit him black and blue...
...who could have fathered the baby?
He wasn't cautious like me and now he has lost his wife
- Morning, madam - Good morning
- Which is Vetrivel's shop? - That's the one
See you, madam
Bro...?
Hi
I had made up my mind I would marry only you
But because of my mistake the whole village abandoned her
I didn't have any other choice
But I married her after giving it deep thought
Hereafter my life will be like this
I hope you'll understand
'I just married her, but I will love you for the rest of my life'
It would've been a mistake only if you had said this
I can understand
There was a reason why we both didn't share what we truly felt
We should accept it was for a good cause
And forget
I'll definitely...
...try my best
Coming Wednesday is an auspicious day
You can fix that date
Check if Sunday is good?
- That's a bad day - What's up?
He's looking for a good day to hold a formal reception
For people to spit on my face?
Won't folks spit on your face for what you've already done?
I just can't do all that
Won't we want to see you married formally, with garlands, feast etc?
If that's your wish, go and get a garland
You can see us wear it around our necks
So will he keep the girl he brought in the kitchen all the time?
In future when we take her out...
...people will malign her saying she eloped with you
Sir may not mind it
But we'll feel like committing suicide!
My first born, aren't we blessed to see even this?
Okay, go ahead
'Vetrivel weds Latha'
I didn't know they were your sons
They came to invite me for a Sports day celebration
Look how they have come into our village and done this
It was wrong on their part
Even if he lets me down as a son I shouldn't do the same as a father, right?
That's why I am arranging it
The wedding hall will be filled with our guests
If her friends or family attended I thought she would feel glad
But I don't know any of her relatives
That's why I thought if you attended the function-
Okay, I'll come
Come with your family
That will be insulting the whole village
I will come
As your friend
'Vetrivel weds Latha'
Welcome
Please come
As long as we are alive love won't die
Not again!
She was to be kidnapped for the younger brother
But she is now the elder brother's wife!
- Keep quiet - This is not right
I won't accept
- He'll beat you to a pulp - Okay, fine
If he doesn't thrash you, I will
- You will hit, huh? - You think I won’t?
Why this rage?
Thank God you kidnapped the wrong girl
Close shave!
If you had got the right girl I won't be sitting here like this
- What will you do sitting here? - Don't change the topic
You messed up, right? You call yourself professionals?
You might as well change your profession
- We decided this long ago - Go ahead and do so
But...?
What's but and if?
I've given my word I'll kidnap a girl 1 last time
Which village?
Madhukur
That's my village Who is the girl?
In that village-
From toddlers to old hags I tailor all their dresses
Just tell me her name I'll help you keep up your promise
4 men want me to kidnap 1 girl
I'm confused as to which of the 4 to oblige
Why be confused?
Ask that girl whom she prefers Take her straight to that chap
That's the law!
Will you ask her and let me know?
Tell me her name
Vaadamalli
See you
Good evening
Sorry, pal
Actually the other night-
Hey! Click a photo fast
Give this to him later
Go in, machan
He is here
- Come, welcome - Greetings
I am so glad you made it Please come in
Move a little closer
Is everything going on fine?
Hey Saradha! President of Naatuchalai
My wife
- Greetings - So glad you could come
Hello, sir
You belong to my village Earn a good name in this family
Give him the sacred ash
May you be happy
May you be happy, son
Hey! Get my mat also
Why are you going up?
You should be going in there
It's not even a month since her father passed away
I'm already a sinner for having married her right after his demise
Wedding night is last on my list now
Is she a woman or an inanimate doll?
Your parents are brainless
What happened to your brains?
Poor soul!
"You are the Lord all encompassing You are the auspicious beginning"
"You are the enlightened light The aura that shines always bright"
"I came here to you for shelter My savior, lord and master"
"One who swallowed poison to save mankind from destruction"
"My salvation"
"No one as awesome as you I've ever met, my beau"
"Looking at you tall and dynamic even the spacious sky may shrink"
"No one as handsome as you I've ever met my whole life through"
"Looking at your height, I confess even the endless sky may compress"
"You entered my life like divinity Even before I asked, you blessed me"
"Golden hearted soul that you are I worship you, no holds barred"
"How many ever births, you and me together we will always be"
"No one as humane as you I've ever met, whole life through"
"Looking at you, tall and gentlemanly even the vast sky may diminish gently"
Where did you go?
To do the funeral rites
When we are both alive whom did he do last rites for?
My father-in-law
Shouldn't his son be the one to do that ritual?
Son-in-law can also do it
You're going out of your way
But why are you still keeping her at a distance?
When did I isolate her?
I'm the one maintaining my distance
That's what I am asking you
Did I unite Saravana with the girl he loves?
Then how can we alone be blissfully happy?
She has understood me very well
You're the one unnecessarily complicating this issue
"My heart must have been beating Waiting for you, regularly greeting"
"Unknowing, of its own accord within you it touched a chord"
"When I was standing forlorn my life bleak, no one to belong"
"You were my savior-compatriot Hoisted me into a pearled chariot"
"With just a single word you made me your world"
"4,320,000,000 years and more is our bond It has crossed time, space and beyond"
"No one as awesome as you I've ever met, my love true"
"Looking at you tall and dynamic even the spacious sky may shrink"
"No one as handsome as you I've ever met my whole life through"
"Looking at your height, I confess even the endless sky may compress"
The wedding decoration should be A-1
Okay, chief
There should be enough chairs Guests shouldn't stand
I'll call you when it is all finalized
I need to talk to you
Your nephew wants to talk to you
I know my mother and you don't get along
But I have nothing against you
Even now I heard something
But if I keep quiet and not tell you...
...knowing it concerns you it won't be right on my part
You know Vetrivel kidnapped Latha at the temple festival
He didn't intend kidnapping Latha
He had planned to kidnap your daughter
I wanted to ask you something That's why I sent for you
Please tell me
It seems at the temple festival your sons planned to kidnap my daughter
Are you aware of that?
You knew about it
But you didn't tell me
Am I right?
You came and invited me ever so magnanimously
You could have told me at least then, right?
Hey! Rascal
How many times I've told you to serve tea to the guest first?
If I tell you once, won't it enter your thick skull?
Learn whom you should treat with respect and how
Get lost!
Please drink your tea
Next week my daughter is getting engaged
Very soon she will be married
Don't think I'm sharing this out of respect for you
If my dignity is at stake...
...I won't hesitate resorting to pulling their insides out
Warn your sons
Where is your son?
Why?
What happened?
Tell me
Hey! How dare you-
Let go of my hand I will kill you
Why are you hitting him?
Let go
Why are you hitting him?
For having raised him and made him a man he has honored me with a good name
I'm hitting him with all that joy!
- Rascal! - Stop it
Listen to me
Go in, dear
I just wanted to-
Go inside
At least you listen to me Please go inside
What's wrong with you?
What can get worse than this?
My reputation, dignity vanished into thin air
I teach my students lessons usually
Today someone else is teaching me a lesson
All...all because of him
Next week his daughter is getting engaged
If your sons go and create a ruckus there...
...you won't see me alive
Are you still upset?
Isn't your father justified in being mad at you about this?
Not because he hit me
I love Subha with all my heart
But when I think of how much I have ruined the peace of mind of everyone
...I hate myself
Even I thought in 1 single day my whole life was in shambles
But even if my father had found a groom for me...
...I don't think I could have been luckier than this!
Don't lose heart
You'll also find your peace of mind
Whoever opposes you...
...your brother will be by your side
When my son was born...
...we celebrated with offerings to our family deity in grand style
After 27 years we have come here
...as thanksgiving to the same God for the 1st auspicious event in our family
We have hardly finished thanking
And you come here asking me to cancel the engagement
Is Rajamanickam aware your brother is in love with his daughter?
It's not only the taste that counts
All the guests should be looked after very well
Those who eat our feast should talk about our wedding for a whole week
Okay...?
We will do as per your wish, sir
My groom's father is on the line
I'll fix the wedding date and let you know
You can leave now
I'll be back
Hello 'sammandhi'
Wedding preparations are in full swing
We've got the best wedding hall Spoke to the best cook in town
I'll pay the advance as soon as the date is fixed
What about your side?
I want to ask you something
It seems your daughter is in love with some chap
Tell me
Did you think you could hide everything and conduct this wedding, Rajamanickam?
Can we talk in person please?
Is there anything left to discuss?
I have no problem telling you what really happened, sir
I spoke to that boy's father and cleared everything
You cleared everything with the father
What about your daughter? She also reciprocated his love!
My daughter won't go against my wish the way you think-
Forced marriage won't work This is a different era altogether
Even if you thought so...
...why should my son be the scapegoat?
Look for another alliance suitable to your status!
Hello...hello
Deivanai, they asked me to cancel the wedding
Don't think she is calm and submissive
She is the sole reason for this cancellation
She...she is up to something
I have nothing to do with this calling off
It is happening of its own accord
Don't pull words out of my mouth
Didn't you plan to elope on the temple festival day?
You just assume something and come to your own wrong conclusions
When Saravana's father spoke to you...
...you may have had 100 reasons for rejecting his proposal
But when he asked me to elope I refused based on only 1 reason
Both of you
Though you were preparing for my wedding so eagerly...
...I was cool and collected only because of my intuition
I was sure all this won't materialize
But let me tell you this today When I marry...
...Saravanan will be the groom
That too with your consent
Don't get me wrong Will you take a decision soon?
Or keep your daughter at home and keep protecting her?
Our society is unaware of the news we know
A daughter should be married well within the right time
Why don't you get Subha married to your sister's son Arul?
Wondering if your hot-tempered sister will take good care of your daughter?
Arul is a good fellow
Didn't he forget all the feud and stand by you in your time of need?
This way you can patch up the long drawn family feud too
Your sister's lifeline is shaky
Instead of standing at her funeral as one among the crowd...
...it makes sense to be part of her family through marriage ties
You come over I'll take care of the rest
Come in
Hey Arul, call your uncle in
Hello, uncle Come in, aunt
Welcome, it has been decades since you stepped into our house
Come in, uncle
Please come in
Please be seated
Devanai
Here, sister-in-law
Why are you hesitating?
Talk, clear the air and call it a truce
Take the packet of salt as truce
Grandma, look who is here
Our village president has come to visit us
Have you come to send me off on my final journey?
I am worried I'll die before my grandson finds a good wife
Will you consent to your daughter becoming my grandson's wife...
...and make me die peacefully?
Kayavarnam, they have come all this way to patch up the feud
Why are you hesitating?
What are you thinking about?
At least say 'yes' or 'no'
Didn't she accept the salt handed to her now true to our custom?
Then why this silence?
That is equal to consent
Fix a good date and let them get engaged
Why do we have to fix a good date?
Everyday is a good day when it comes to a joyous event
Periyayi, get the tray with betel leaves to seal the pact
Your wish has come true You're happy now?
How dare you come here!
Bro, don't
Don't lose your cool-
Let go of me
If your anger will dissipate only if you hit me, go ahead
But first please hear me out
This caste issue and false prestige is making you take rash decisions
Whatever it is, think calmly
Just for your self-satisfaction, if you get your daughter married...
...to a man she doesn't like she won't be happy
So why go ahead with this alliance?
Who are you to preach to me?
I know what's good and bad for me
GO
If this is your final decision then please hear mine
Only my brother will marry your daughter
You go ahead and do what you want
You can think twice if it is a stranger's house
Why hesitate to come here?
Anyway she will come here very soon as my daughter-in-law
What's wrong if she comes here a few days earlier?
Hey betel-leaf box! Bring my daughter-in-law here
And ask my brother to attend to the wedding preparations
When I am here let me see what they can do
Have my sons created any problem for you?
Nothing of that sort
You've come here at this late hour
I have come to ask you a favor
Favor...?
I was so selfish, steeped in false notions of caste and prestige
I didn't give a thought to my daughter's happiness
What happened?
Our chief is here
Welcome, sir
Aw! Cow dung
You stamped on it? Let me get you some water
Don't bother
Just tell me where I can get water
Right here
'I thought you might have to give in'
'I didn't think he would visit us and accept this alliance'
'Aunt, it isn't as simple as you think'
I was literally lying on a hot bed of coal for 20 years
Didn't he make me a widow and abandon me?
If I get his daughter married and make her a widow the very next week?
Won't he feel the pain?
I thought she wanted a truce and I agreed to this alliance
But she would stoop so low as to kill her own son...
...I never even dreamt
To think I've given my word and to get my daughter married to Arul...
...is as good as poisoning my own daughter
Even though I thought caste is the only priority...
...you were the one who made me realize people are equally important
Sir, will you accept my daughter as your daughter-in-law?
What is this, sir?
When you stepped in here, trusting us, wanting your daughter to be happy...
...the next minute she became our daughter-in-law
Be brave We are here for you
Is this way blocked?
A tree fell across the road, sir
- I just went by this route - It fell only now
They will remove it only tomorrow morning
I see
- Is there another route? - You can go this way
- This way? - Yes
Okay
Greetings, anna
You got your daughter engaged to my son
And signed a separate pact there
Till date you haven't changed one bit
You continue to be the dunkhead who cannot honor his words!
Hey! Mind your words
Don't I know your intention when you formalized the engagement?
My daughter's life is my only priority
Then when do we settle my account?
Hear me out
Doesn't matter who you seek help from
Not only your daughter
But you can't even grab a handful of sand from my house
It is a major problem
But come what may only you should marry the girl
Just because he came home I wasn't politely consoling him
I've given him my word that you'll do the needful
Hey Vetri, kidnap her now
He is missing? What do you mean?
Did you enquire thoroughly?
Let me try his number and then call you back
Why is the number switched off?
Sister-in-law?
Why do you look dull?
Your brother promised to call me last night
But he didn't
I tried calling him The phone is switched off
Shall I go up to the house and check if everything is alright?
Are you going alone?
Wait
As a safety measure let me file a complaint
...in the police station that he's missing!
In case he calls you call me immediately
Subha will be fine, right?
He came only yesterday
Hey, Kandha
Come here
Escort my sister-in-law to her house
Okay, please come
See you, sister-in-law
Call Subha's friend
Ask her to find out where she is
She may know someone in that village, right?
That's right
Hey Latha
- This is Latha here - Hey Latha, how are you?
I called for something else
Can you do me a favor?
Why do you even ask? Tell me what I should do
Not for me
My husband will talk to you
Listen carefully to what I say
I'll leave immediately
What...?
President hasn't opened his eyes yet
Should we take him to the hospital?
Not in broad daylight!
Not that-
Why have you come instead of your mother?
Mother isn't feeling too good
So she sent me to help you with the wedding preparations
Go inside and attend to your work
Okay, madam
You leave now, I will make the necessary arrangements
Okay, akka
Subha is here
But her parents don't seem to be here
How are things otherwise?
Not what you feared at all, anna
Wedding preparations are going on normally
I'll call you again later
In case you get any information before that, let me know
- Okay, anna - Hey! You
I told you to dry the rice and you are busy fiddling with your phone here
- I already did, madam - Oh! Okay
- Do you know to ride a bike? - Yes, I do
- Look at this photo - When did you take this?
Wait
- Did akka send it? - Yes, bro
Leave it in there
Okay, bro
- Anna, I saw the President - Where did you see him?
Exactly which spot?
- Aunt, your phone is ringing - Bring it here
Smear this with turmeric and bring it to me
Okay
Tell me
That girl informed someone over the phone
I knew she would
She has come here only to spy on us, I was sure
That's why I sent her there
She fell into my trap
A new chap is sure to land up there
Take care of him right there
Understood?
I'll be back in a bit
Deliver the vegetables to the wedding hall
Only because both families will patch up their feud...
...I agreed to this alliance
But my mother plans to send you back as a widow 1 week after the wedding
To take revenge on your father
How can I go with this?
I'm absolutely against it
There's no time to think Ask Saravanan to come
Before my mother returns...
...I'll drop you outside the village limit
From there you can go back with him
At least I want you to be happy!
Talk to him
Hello...?
Subha, where are you?
Let's go in
Why...?
No...Saravana-
It's ringing
Why isn't he here still?
Chapter closed! Let's scoot
It's Saravanan
Where are you, Saravana?
I've come close by but I don't know the way
How do I get there?
He wants to know the way
The route to get here
- Saravanan, where are you? - I'm at the 4 road junction
Should I take right or left?
Take right from there You'll see the temple
My car is parked outside
Come in
Saravanan, please come soon
I will...I will
He should be here soon
He's close by
Where is the key?
- Where is the key? - How will I know?
You had it with you
Where did I misplace it?
I'm here now
Listen to me
Don't cry, Subha
We'll be fine
I'll call you back
Leave...leave
Leave right away Make sure you don't get caught
Ask your brother-
By the way, where is your brother?
I was in such a hurry I forgot to tell him
You've come to take Subha How could you not tell him?
Call him now
His phone is ringing But he isn't picking up
He can pick up only if he's alive!
Subha, run
Saravana...!
You and your Saravana!
What do you think of yourself?
Let go of her
I won't make allowances that you are a lady!
What will you do?
You come over here
She is my daughter-in-law
Who are you to come in between?
Trample him
Don't spare him
Beat him to death
Why are you thrashing me?
Let him go
Beat him to a pulp
Let him go
Where the hell are you rushing?
Let him go
Hey! Stop!
Kill him
Spare us
We'll go away
Don't hurt him Let him go
Shove her aside
Drag her to the spot where her father is lying
Okay, akka Lift her
'Get up'
Who asked you to come here?
Subha is fine
Go...bash him up
Finish him off
Kill him
Don't touch my brother
What will you do?
Don't hit him
Kill him first
Finish him once for all
Leave my son
Leave him
Now try to hit my brother
Go on
Don't...!
'Let go of him'
'Don't hurt him'
Don't kill him
How long will it take for me to finish him off?
First throw away the enmity you harbor in your heart
And learn to forgive people who made mistakes
Sir, look here
Your family members are standing separately
Ask them to stand together
Family members?
When did they become part of my family?
I'll take care of you later
It's either them or me today Won't spare you, bloody rascals!
To spoil a couple from bonding 4 of you have joined together?
Nab that bloody driver
At least catch the astrologe-
What happened?
You want to know why?
These 4 scoundrels always ogle at my beautiful wife, Vaadamalli
Until now you haven't questioned them at all
Not 4 even if 4000 people ogle at your wife...
...you have to trust your wife!
I trust your wife, don't you?
'He used me to preach his message'
Please sit upright
- Are you ready? - Wait a minute
All of you are in pairs
Where is my wife?
You should've called her, right?
Let him call
Latha...?
Come
Come here
"No one as awesome as you I've ever met, my beau"
Now click my family photo
"Nothing compares to you My husband whom I love so true"
subtitled by rekhs assisted by harini
"You entered my life like divinity Even before I asked, you blessed me"
"Golden hearted soul that you are I worship you, no holds barred"
"How many ever births, you and me together we will always be"
"No one as humane as you I've ever met, whole life through"
"Looking at you, tall and gentlemanly even the vast sky may diminish gently"
"No one as handsome as you I've ever met my whole life through"
"Looking at your height, I confess even the endless sky may compress"