'THE WHIP'
This Math teacher looks like a harmless frog, but hits so hard!
- I didn't finish my home work - Neither did I
I'm on my way to school Where else will I go?!
I'll just sign the attendance register and be with you
I can graze cows than manage this herd!
Morning 9:30 a.m
That's the school bell
- I won't go to school, ma - Get in
'As soon as the school bell rings these kids get stressed or sad'
'Do you know what makes them happy?'
Evening 4.30 p.m
'The same bell at the end of the day! Look how they fly free like birds'
'Not just this school This is the case in most schools'
'Both children and teachers who love school are probably 25%'
'The rest 75% hate each working day of school'
'This film is about the majority 75% of the teachers and kids'
- Whom do you want to see, sir? - Head master
Regarding what?
I am Raja
I've been cracking nuts here for the past 12 years
Then there must be a lot of shells on the ground!
That's what the meeting now is all about...come
Where?
Left, right and left again Meeting is being held there
Teachers who have borrowed money should...'
'... pay the interest by 1st'
'Asst. Head master Singaperumal'
Our school stands foremost in this district for lagging behind...
...in standard of education and results
School strength of 1300 students
...has now dwindled down to a mere 700
At this rate we have no other choice
...but to shut down the school
Education ministry has pulled me up for this
...and virtually spat on my face
As a HM (head master)
I don't know how to face them
What is the remedy?
- Sir - Tell me
Only those who can't afford, study here
Others prefer private schools
Most of the parents here are either farmers or laborers
Their children after school are forced to help their parents
Besides the parents are unable to afford tuition class for their children
Proper guidance is missing at home too
That's why Govt. pays us To teach them
Good morning, sir May I come in?
- Come in - Thanks sir
My name is Dayalan I am the new Physics teacher
What are you looking for?
There's some bad smell in this room
Not just the room This whole school stinks!
Go ahead and take your seat
Are you wondering if I've worn my stinky socks?
It's brand new
You don't believe me?
That's why I've got my old pair in my pocket!
- Look at this - What a stink!
- Awwwwwwwww! - Silence!!
You should not scold or hit the students
You shouldn't absent them unnecessarily
You shouldn't bar them from taking the tests
They should not be failed till 8th grade
There are 1008 such rules and restrictions by our Govt.
We can't question the late comer
...or pull him up for not studying well
How then do we control them and get the desired results?
Why are you wasting your breath? Your family depends on you
Sit down please
To expect honest results from half baked students...
...is a wrong concept
If you follow what some private schools do
...expel the bad students Sieve the best from the rest
You can get the result you expect!
If a school shows good results with only intelligent students...
...neither is it a brilliant school nor are the teachers proficient
Only the students who cannot study well need a good school
...and skilled teachers
What are you trying to say?
Our Govt. for past 65 years ever since we got our freedom...
...has tried various ways to educate the kids in our villages
...using incentives like free bus pass, cycle, books, uniform
...nutritious food, egg, scholarship, laptop etc
How can we send them away...
...least bothered about the risk and effort taken by our Govt.
We can show good results with our existing students, sir
Then you have to write the exam instead!
Are you trying to breed rowdies? Your outlook is not right
What's the problem with my outlook?
Do you know about this school?
Or the children studying here?
You are only capable of breeding pigs!
- Not even that, sir! - Bull's eye, sir!
Will we wash our hands off them if they were our own children?
Won't we try to reform them?
A dog's tail cannot be straightened!
I am talking on behalf of 40 teachers here
Sit down, sir
Without any precedent or any sort of protocol
...he is pushing his weight around!
Sir, be respectful in your speech
All you want is result I'll tell you what to do
Henceforth I intend to enforce certain strict rules in our school
Before the prayer bell rings students and teachers should-
Look at that! AHM is late! And he makes the rules!!
You happily enjoy in a Govt. school while I suffer in a private school
Say it with pride, you study in a private school
And your father teaches in a Govt. school...done?
Bingo!
How is it?
After school begins, no one should loiter around in the compound
Till the class teacher enters the class room...
...all students should not be seated
Seating in class is hereafter according to rank order
Both in and outside the class room...
...the boys and girls should not talk to each other
Fat hopes!!
To all the teachers here, with my 22 years of experience...
...I want to share something
Only a slap can ensure a clap!
Those who do not study well give them 2 tight slaps!
I'm ready to face the consequences
He is off his rockers!
To get good results this year is not only my responsibility as HM...
...but a challenge for every teacher standing here
Whoever comes late-
For joining in as a teacher, sir
Look there, sir!
Go and catch him Why are you staring?
Why are you late, da?
He's glaring Maybe he has a knife!
Why are you late, ma?
- This is the buttocks! - Show me your hand
Ouch!!
Why are you late, da?
This is the buttocks!
Sounds like the drum in our temple festival
Ooops! He has found out!
Strip
No need, sir
Color (girls) around
Color?! Strip
You won't listen to me!
Hurry up, I say!
He has a major ace up his shorts!
How many layers? Where did he buy them from?
Being as small as a capsicum behaving too big for shorts!
I am telling you not to do this 1 last time
I'm asking you to strip
It's your wish!
Hurry up AiyO!
Oh my gawd!!
Have you got back into your shorts?!
God! God help me
When I was a student-
Pugazhendhi master...? Go ahead
We were so scared of him we'd almost pee in our pants
Nowadays our students make us pee and crap!!!
I forgot God bless you
- For what? - For joining duty here, sir
Yes, you've joined the military now
Yesterday you spoke about change and now you are giving us `laddu'?
- `Laddu' can be changed too, sir - How...tell me?
This is a `laddu'
Open your hand
Now this is 'boondhi' (laddu particles)
- Let go of my hand - Now see, it's a 'laddu' again
Change alone is permanent
When you try to change what already exists, it'll turn to mud
Who's this Arabin Ladaq? Does he own a laddu shop?
You should stop quoting foreign authors!
Have you finished reading all our Indian books?
Clay in our hand molded is Lord Ganesha
Same is cow dung when thrown
Is that outdated? Let me tell you a new one!
You are a teacher as long as you are in this school
Outside this compound you are a nobody!!
Can you catch my point? What I'm telling is nice, no?
Yes...yes
All those who want can post their letters
Move aside
'I am a book-thief!'
Stop doing this!
When we go outside, I'll rip your head off
Forget ripping my head!
You've only gone 1 round there's still 9 more left
Thanks to you, I'm saved from being class teacher of 12B
- Take care, sir - Thank you, sir
Wait! I am a book-thief
- The new teacher - What is all this?
He stole some kid's text book and sold it in a candy shop
Sir has punished him by making him go 10 rounds
Did you steal? Isn't that wrong?
- Yes, it is - Don't do this again
- Okay, sir - Good, hold this
Sir, teacher will hit us!
Tell him Dayalan sir did this He won't do anything to you
Like he's some celebrity!
- Give me some too - What about me?
Give me some more
In this school, if our class 12 B has to stand apart...
...you must listen to what I say
We'll listen
All of you sit down till the teacher comes
Hey! Spectacles, sit down
As if he's the Head Master
- Get lost! - What did you say?
Hit him!
Should I tell you separately? Sit down!
He rocks!!
Don't sit
Girls and boys can talk to each other
Yay! That's super
So Manju, what's happening at home?
Your silly face! Don't act smart
Silence, silence!
People shouldn't be made to sit rank-wise
Everyone can sit wherever they want
Wow, wow! Super rules, man
I can even sleep and study
Get lost! No one should come inside this class...rascals
Good morning, sir!
Sit down, sit down
We were all standing waiting for you sir
Palani threatened us and made us sit
- Who's Palani? - He is Palani, sir
- Is this sir's work? - Yes, sir
Good
From now on follow ka-pa, ka-la, ka-ni
- What sir? - Do what Palani tells you to do
- But you said something else, sir - You didn't understand, did you?
- No, sir... - Sit down
Ka-pa Ka-di
Sir! We know this game very well
Kabadi kabadi kabadi!
- Silence - He's striking out all the 'ka's
- Think he wrote it wrong? - Read it now
Study, study, study Studies is our step to success
Sir, my daughter is joining school today
I thought I'll bring her personally
Come, dear
Greetings sir
I'll take leave, sir
- Sit down - Okay sir
- What is your name, ma? - Arivazhagi, sir
Ka-a, ka-ri, ka-va, ka-zha, ka-gi...
How does this alone enter your thick skull?!
Listen, my name is Dayalan
From today, I'm your physics and class teacher
I'll get to know you as we go along
Sir, teach us something like you just taught us, ka-pa, ka-di
I will
- Palani, what color is this? - Red, sir
- You tell me - Red, sir
- You - Red, sir
According to me it is white
Sir, you write 'red' and call it white?
You weren't supposed to read the word that I wrote
Then?
You must tell me the color I wrote it in
Okay, sir
This is a fun game! No?
- Green - Good
Violet
White
Enough of this chorus You read it quickly
Watch my speed White, green, blue
Green, yellowish-blue It's tough
Silence, sit down Now this side
You tell me...
White, sir
By the time she says anything the class will end, sir
Silence
Read it, ma
- White, sir - Good
You don't have a problem the way these boys think you do
You are just worried what they'll think
Sir, I speak well at home But here...the boys...tease me...
Look at the repercussions?
You made a big issue out of nothing to your classmate
- Sorry, sir - Sit
You don't worry...
I'll give you an exercise to do Practice it at home everyday
Okay
Are you taking a still?
You are just taking a snap We are taking a whole video!
Hey!
Blood!
If I find any of you looking or following her...
...you'll be care of coffin!
- Understood? - Okay, 'good boy'!
- Good morning, sir! - It's not a good morning
A very bad morning for me
Do you follow an independent rule from all other classes?
It's enough if we stand up just when the teacher enters
Daya sir told us so
Daya? He told you this and you are all sitting?
Stand up on the bench
Hey teenage women?
Do I need to tell you separately?
Stand up on the bench!
All of you look here!
Quoting Tom, Dick and Daya won't work with me!
What I say goes! Understand?
What is this?
You said 'under-stand'
What did I say?
Under is below and stand...so stand under
Upperstand!
Take the book Read some pages!
- Why are you reading it upside down? - Is it okay now, sir?
It's okay for me but what about you?
If it's okay for you It is okay for me too
How will it be okay?
His dialog and his pages are both far from right
Why are you also reading it upside down?
Is it okay, sir?
It's okay for me but what about you?
If it's okay for you, it is okay for us too!
- Right, di? - Yes, di
- Who is this new 'di' (girl)? - New admission, sir
I asked her! Not you
- What is your name? - Arivazhagi, sir
Before this-
Even then I was Arivazhagi, sir
- Where did you study before this? - Nirmala Higher Secondary School, sir
Ask her where she came from, sir
- Thalaivettipuram, sir - What did you say?
Thalai-vetti-puram (place that cuts heads)
- Is your dad well? - Yes
Sir, ask the street name as well, sir
Why don't I get you her entire address?
Are you trying to misuse me?
I'm not a mediator I'm a teacher! Understand?
- Yes, sir! - AiyO!
Upperstand!!
I am your teacher You are my student
I ask the questions here
Ask, sir
Where is your pen?
She's my pen (girl), sir
You are the boy who got the last rank!
You should sit in the last bench How did you come here?
Sir, Daya sir said we should sit where we like
I'm telling you to go sit there!
Sir, you say one thing And he's saying another!
Whom are we supposed to listen to?
I'll decide whom you should listen to
Go to the last bench
Too much temerity that your father is a teacher here
I'll handle that Smart-alec!!
He's coming!
Watch it, da It is slippery
(There goes the baldy)
Yes, da!
Their pun is intended at me
But out of sheer respect they aren't telling me directly!
Hey...hey! There goes the baldy
Sir, you are their target!
Your ears are indeed sharp
Hey! There goes the baldy!
Hahahahahaa!!!
Sir, they made you deride your own bald head!
Do you get cheap thrills making fun of the teacher?
Hahahahahaa...!
Arivazhagi
- Let's scoot - Che! Come, da
Wait
Ka-saa, ka-vi (key)
- Check if it is your key - It is hers, da
How did you get this?
I found it in our class room
Class room?
As if it will be in your geometry box!!
Are you suspecting Palani of making up this key-plan?!
As your friends we know you are a good chap
But she won't know, right?
Yeah! I know now Give my key back to me
Ka-moo, ka-dhae, ka-vi
Let me ask her
'Thalaivettipuram'! Don't mutter, be louder
Ka-moo, ka-dhae, ka-vi
That's a swear word
- Why are you hitting me? - Because I can't hit her!
We should have left earlier
At least would have been a blow less
- Hey! Wait - Again?
Do the 'love-meter'
Palanimuthu Arivazhagi
Love-like-hate-love! Hey! He loves her, da
I know that, da Check her love-meter!
Love-like-hate Hate-like-LOVE!
She too loves you, da Tell him
Super! Shake hands
AiyO! Ammaaaa...
Arivazhagi, stop
- I want to talk to you - Stupid face! Get lost!
"Temper tantrum princess! I obsess about you in excess"
"Temper tantrum princess! My life is yours in craziness"
"Thanks to you, I'm sleepless My eyes why did you access?"
"For no fault of mine though why did you spank my heart so?"
"Aiyo! You are such a pain-queen You roll me into a mat in between"
He's supposed to be in 12th grade He's learning 1,2,3...will he prosper?
"I lose all sense of direction Clueless to this interaction"
"Goosebumps...restless I'm unable to express"
"I forget hunger and thirst when I talk of you in earnest"
"With your name in mind I aim Even a cardboard knife will maim"
"With your beauty, my princess I am your slave in harness!"
"You break me like a brick tile Like a forest fire, I'm volatile"
"You act so pricey, my princess! I obsess about you in excess"
"Your eyes size me up solo like coffee cooled to and fro"
"All my love tightly canned fizzes out now unplanned"
"On the whole, in toto you turn me into a whacko"
"Even this useless me you change as goodygoody!"
"Like hitting pots stacked atop you break me to bits nonstop"
"You tear me to shreds no doubt You churn me inside out"
"My pricey princess! You give me a dazed dizziness"
"Thanks to you, I'm sleepless My eyes why did you access?"
"For no fault of mine though why did you smack my heart so?"
"You are such a pain-queen You roll me into a mat in between"
- Hey! Kandan's son - Yes, sir
When will your father pay me the interest amount?
Soon, sir
This may very well be his last laugh!!
What happened today?
Wait!
What's so funny?
If we see you...
Yes...?
AiyaiyO! Chee!!
AiyaiyO!?!
Okay, take a look That's enough
- Legs were bent - Correct!
No socks
Move away
- Tail curled - Okay
Hands were busy scratching
- You forgot the stick! - Let me add that
Poke this baldy's eyes Poke...poke...poke
Careful, he might go blind
Only 1 thing was missing
- Girls, turn the other side - Why should they turn?
You girls, too This is the buttocks!
Who is this, da?
Run...run...!
Same cotton candy color briefs!
Smart-alecs!!
Ammavasai, you eat 24/7 Where does all the food stay?
Stay? Food keeps getting down loaded!
Perfect strokes, sir
Who is this?
Can't you see?
Scrawny figure Chameleon face
Hearing aid Battered tin!
Is it me?
- Can you identify this 1? - Who is that, sir?
Pregnant pig's tummy moulded face, betel leaf box
Me?
Your father is a burnt-out useless wretch!
What audacity to paint me like a monkey!
They even painted a tail I'll nail them down for sure!
What is this?
This is the buttocks!!
What nonsense!
My senses are intact
Their senses need to be questioned!
Thanks to Daya this is our students' handiwork!
He's torn our rules to shreds
Check for yourself, sir Come and see his class
Good morning
Welcome, sir
Enough Go to your place
- What can I do for you, sir? - That is-
Don't talk, HM!
No discipline in this class Can I at least get a chalk piece?
Physics teacher, can you give me 1 chalk piece?
Watch this
Dai, read this
- Me... - Dai!
- I'll read, sir - Dai!!
Why don't you want them to answer?
They are a bad lot
Dai! 4eyes!! Read this
White, sir
Did you hear that?
He reads red as white He knows this is 'red'
All thanks to practice exercised by sir
Hear me out, next
Dai! TMS Come here
Write 2
Okay, sir?
Instead of 2 he writes 22
Practice!!
Watch the next comedy
Pechiamma, read
Look at her holding the book upside down!
Sit down
She used to stammer How did she-
It's all a matter of practice, sir
Tongue twister?
What? Dengue fever?
Speech therapy
The baby burro bananas went bonkers broiling into a bowl of boiling hot milk!
Book being held upside-down?
Fast reading practice
That means?
That means stoning you to death!
I forgot what I came for
What's this?
Memoroid, a game to enhance the memory of a student
He has an answer for every question of mine
He read red as white That's fast reading
When you entered the class, students were doing 'sit-ups'
It is called 'superbrain yoga'
An exercise based on ear acupuncture and energy
I didn't say this
For 15 minutes daily, students have been compelled to do so
In Yale university, USA
Quote America, Africa, Antarctica
He's totally bonkers
Hey! Physics!! You've torn me into pieces
- What exactly is your problem? - YOU!
How many times to tell you not to quote foreign practices here?
Sit ups originated here
Singaperumal!
That's my name I zipped my lips!
In what way do we benefit?
For many, the right side of the brain works more
Left side functions less
He keeps targeting me!
If both sides work well they will master that subject
Master in pouring and cooling tea!?!
Even that requires practice, sir
Like how we light the lamp for our Gods while praying
Example of how both sides of our brain function in unison, sir
This is the ritual we follow in front of our Gods
You are right Needs practice
Whoever makes a mistake must do 'sit-ups' for 15 minutes
That's my order from today
Wasn't today's class really interesting, Arivu?
The girls are coming this way
Yes, very informative
They are coming back from tuition
- See you - Bye, di
If you keep taking stills like this you'll end up a picture of stillness!
Let's go and ask her what she thinks of you
Yes, let's do that
- Hey! Stop...stop - Whaaat, da?
My slipper AiyO! Watch
Let's take the short cut
Thalaivettipuram
Palani
Take your hands off my eyes!
Aiyo! Arivu
- Get up...are you okay? - Let go, da
Get up, Arivu
AiyO! You get off me
Get up
Palani
Unless you get up how can she?
- What happened, da? - Middle of the road, da
- What happened? - Accident
You dig a hole for me and claim you are my friend!
Good Samaritan! Go and help her
Here it your cycle
Let's lift this cycle
Give me your hand Super
Shut up! Arivu...!
Ka- I, ka-lo, ka-ve, ka-u I want your reply
Just you wait!!!
What does a pen mean?
Means she likes you, idiot That too, it's a 'hero' brand!!
Arivu is implying you are her hero indirectly
Okay...okay
Why did you hit me?
Just like that? To show off
Look there
She turned back
Why did you slap me now?
Treat her with respect!!
You must refer to her as 'it'!
Is she a cow or a goat to be referred as 'it'?
Arivazhagi...
How dare you call her by her name?
Madam That's what you should say
Why are you so late, Palani? How long do we wait for you?
Your face will get disfigured!
- Why, da? - Shut up
Madam...
Come here
What's that?
Palani, sir He is torturing me
Not just him
All the boys call me 'Palani' and tease me mercilessly
Arivu...?
I want to study, sir
If my family gets to know this they'll stop me from studying, sir
I'm scared, sir
Don't be scared
It will all be fine
Just ignore this and concentrate on your studies
Please...sir?
Why get so stressed out?
Trust me I'll take care
Sir, why are you fixing a nail on to that wall?
I'll tell you
I think, since we are all such good students...
Box...?
Letter box, sir?
Complaint box
Just like I want the students to behave in a certain manner...
...you too are bound to feel the same of your teachers
All my vices and virtues, what you like or dislike...
Any other academic hassles
Write it down and post it in here
- Dai...? - Sir?
What is your job in this school?
Sir, I'm in-charge of nutritious meal scheme
You must remove the yolk and garnish it with pepper
Take all this away
Stop reading
So long I've been taking lessons shouting my throat hoarse
Did anyone understand what I taught?
Son of Rasu! Stand up
Why are you looking like you stole a hen?
- Did you understand anything? - No, sir
Then go and ask your father I say you get out
If you can't get this into your head...!
I say you get out
You only said, 'ice cream chap, get out'!!
You won't go
Siiiiiirrrrrr!!
Sit down, da
- Get up, da - No, sir
- Get up, da - No need, sir
You go to your classroom
I'm telling you that it is okay, get up
Sir...sir...!
What are you doing, sir?
Why, madam? His leg is bandaged
And you are making him kneel in this hot sun
What else do you expect me to?
His caste is such
Comes to tarnish our school's name
Why are you blaming his caste for whatever wrong he did?!
Darwin, in his theory of evolution did not specify...
...from a monkey like this emerged such and such a human!!
Just stop your sermon and find out what he did
- What did you do? - Tell him, da
In our school, girls' bathroom will be different from ours
My classmates told me I went to check that, sir
Teacher caught me on my way out, sir
Very good Give me your hand
Very good?!!
Yes, give me your hand
What's wrong, madam?
He was curious and wanted to explore the unknown
What you should have done is taken permission...
...from such a responsible teacher and then gone in there
I've been keeping an eye on your behavior...the other day-
Stop it Don't be silly
If he writes an imposition will it make him reform?
Shouldn't you think?
Or to write this 1008 times is it Gita, Bible or Quran?!
Get up, da
Dai! Stumbler, watch your step
Who are you?
Where are you taking all these benches?
For an ear-piercing ceremony
This is Govt. property
Who gave you permission?
Bro inside okayed it for me Talk to him 1st
Who is your 'bro'?
Asst. head master Singam is my bro
Talk to him
Hey! Careful and fast!! 16 benches more to go
Ibrahim, what's all this?
This time just these benches
With wedding as an excuse last month 4 class rooms went missing!!!
- Where is he? - XI B, sir
Those who cannot understand will not get it into their heads
Why are you standing out?
He is asking me to come in...
...only if my father returns the interest loaned to him
Poongavanam, read
What did you do?
For coming late, he's asking me to pay a fine of Rs 50, sir
Read loudly
May I come in, sir?
I need to talk to you, sir
Louder!
Don't you have brains?
Sit
They are taking away the benches And it seems you gave them the nod
64+3296 Where did he miss out...?
What's this, sir Some loan account
You can see at leisure
Or at home During the week end
You are just a teacher in this school
Not the checking inspector, right?
You are behaving like a lawyer?
It is my class I am their class teacher
You shouldn't have come in without my permission
- Get out, man - Why shouldn't I walk in?
You shouldn't Because you are my enemy
You are sniggering happily at me
'Create an enemy in your imagination You'll equip yourself to combat them'
I'm glad you are right in front of me and claiming boldly to be my enemy!
This is my new pair of socks
Don't you dare laugh One look at you and I burn
...in all those places that shouldn't burn!
- Mind what you say - Why should I mind?
20 years of experience in the same school
And in my own home town
I was controlling the head master
...and all objects animate and inanimate
And you have the gall to question me?!
Why are you raising your voice?
The students are watching you
Don't lose yourself respect by lashing out swear words!
Who is losing respect?
You are the one disgraced Not me...it's you, da!
SIR!
Rightfully you should be the one standing out
Not the children
I'll...!
Daya...
In my experience I've never had a teacher...
...plagued with so many complaints
Take action, sir
I'll also complain about a few You can take action on them too
- Whom will you complain about? - Whoever complained about me!
Only I'll face enquiry for their complaints
But for the complaints I make you'll face inquiry from the students
Look here! I was the one who complained about you
What will you do?
Why should you face the music alone?
Bottle gourd! Sit down
What can you complain about me?
Where's the laptop given to the Head master?
Computers...there were 5
We have only 4 with us now How can a computer be missing?
These students are struggling with their ABCs
And he thinks they need to learn to use a computer!
1st you must make the effort to see if they master or mangle!
If Bill's (Gates) teacher had thought like all of you...
...we wouldn't have seen this kind of (r)evolution in computer technology
Madam here, has she ever opened the physical education room...
...and shown the children the equipments stacked inside?
Sir, do the students need to study now or play games, sir?
If they don't need to play then why employ a P.T teacher?
To hide your mistakes...
...do you want to play the blame game?
What wrong have I done?
Did I show wrong accounts of library books not even taken?
Or like him, did I take a commission
...to sell the eggs and vegetables illegally?
- Black market?! - Sit down
So you claim whatever you did is right?
What wrong did I do?
Without discriminating a tribal child and India's earliest citizen's child...
...schools provide uniform
I asked them to be seated without rank discrimination
Is that wrong?
Children should like school and studies
Even if they don't like studying they shouldn't hate school!
Every home is a school and every school is 'home away from home'
That's why I told them not to keep standing...
...till the teacher entered the classroom
God's blessed us with this unique ability of expression through words
So I asked the boys and girls to talk to each other freely
Why?
So that they don't think prison is a better option!
What's wrong in all that I did?
You think my suggestion box was a mistake...?
Here, read the minds of our students
'Don't malign me'
'Don't compare me with my class mate'
Don't curse me with delightful swear words'
'Don't take revenge on me'
'...because I'm not at your door step for tuition!'
'Don't disgrace me in public'
'Whatever it is tell me when I'm alone'
These are the students' thoughts All of which you think I'm guilty of!!
Beyond this, if you listen to these teachers...
...and take action against me HM I'll complain about you, sir
What will you complain?
Aren't you breaking Govt. rules meant for the welfare of the students?
Direct attack on our HM!
They may not have evidence on their complaints against me
But I have evidence on every single point I've made here now
Nobody can send me out of here
I like this school very much
Not just a bench, but even if a pencil is missing from here...
...whether you enquire or not HM
I, as a responsible Govt. teacher will demand an answer!
I thought the students needed to be mended
Now I realize it is the teachers who need reformation!
When you start making rules for your teachers to follow...
...this school will prosper
Sorry, sir
I'm late for my class I take leave
Go to your class rooms
Damaged fruits!! Forget it
Is he the only one late for his class?
Are we all jobless milking cows in the shed?
As AHM let me tell you to go to your class to teach
- Yes, sir - Follow me, I say
Sir...sir...wait
Even if you are a minute late my orders are not to open the gate
- Order? - Let Singam come
You, HM, the gate and the lock will all face the repercussions
Come...come, sir
Go and drop my son in school
Yes, bro
- Why are you standing outside? - He's not opening the gate?
- Why not? - I will, sir
But before that you need to sign in this register
Signature?
You've brought the attendance to the street?!
This is late attendance record, sir
I'm ordering you to open the gate
HM has strictly ordered me not to open the gate whoever it is
He was listening to my orders so long
Is he ordering me around now? Call him
You must come to school in time
- Send them in - Come, let's go in
Not you, sir Go in, da
Might as well sign and go in
3 days of coming late is equal to taking leave for 1 whole day!
Yes, sir He is in charge
Go in, sir
- You? - Let me sign
'I'll prove that India is ruled not by law but by its loopholes!'
I'll be back
Teachers should not be late to school
Librarian, PT teacher and nutritious meal advisor...
Take it away
...and other teachers should do their duties diligently
Teachers should dress properly and should not exhibit any vices
They should not use the students for their personal errands
I couldn't get snake guard!
Stringent rules set earlier cannot be adhered to now
If teachers have so many rules to follow
...we as students will be on our best behavior, sir
- Is it so? - Yes, sir
A teacher's victory lies in your voluntary reformation!
I am very glad
- What period is it now? - English, sir
Those who study till 12th grade in the village
...and go to the city for higher education face this problem English
Student who scores centum here is unable to cope in English
...with an average student in the city
He struggles...
So far 218 languages have become extinct
Reason being English But we have no option
It has become an essential language to learn
So during this entire period you must talk only in English
How terrible!
Muruga...come
- I'll stay in Tamilnadu - You can!!
I don't even want to travel, sir
Speak whatever you know Come closer
- Wha...what is your name? - Murugan
You...ha- NO...no
Doesn't matter if you make a mistake
- Had the lunch? - Don't be scared
- You have lunch? - My stomach...!
Tell her you've eaten
Full...house-full
From today I'll teach you to speak English when I'm free
In return you should give me something, will you?
Yes, sir
What you learn from me, daily you should teach 4 others
Mango pickle Potassium Sulphate
How do you do this?
All my observation power
Lime pickle
Do you know what this is? Ammonium concrete!
Thalaivettipuram angry, da
Why is that pen mouth...inside?
- Parameswari? - Yes, Arivu...?
Come here
- Here - Why?
Isn't today your birthday...? This is my gift for you
Thanks, Arivu
You'll say she doesn't study well and so she isn't your friend
Why did you give her a pen, then?
If I don't like someone I don't fight...I gift them a pen!
That friendship will automatically get cut
Do you know now why I gifted a pen?!
Did you hear that?!
How dare you say that, di?
- Palani...don't - Shut up, da
Did you gift me a pen because you dislike me?
YES, I DID So what?!
Okay, even if I was besotted by you...
...why did you lead me on?
Not only me everyone in this world
...will turn back to check if being followed
To know if the wretch has left or not?!
So what's your final answer?
I can't stand the sight of you Your face repulses me
In the beginning I was worried I might even like you, okay?
Now I am very clear because wherever I went...
In school, street, tuition the boys teased me as 'Palani'
If we spread this habit of calling Arivazhagi as Palani...
...no one will befriend her
In future if any of you call Arivazhagi as Palani...
Get lost, da
Listen here
We shall learn about Alli's lips
Palani, what's wrong?
It's okay You can trust me
Dai, I was also once a 12th grade student
Only difference is that I had no one to hear my woes
I'm there for you
I know Love, right?
Dear Arivu...
Just like how a teenager cannot forget her 'first love'...
...similarly you can't forget your 1st time hug-experience
- What? - Teacher!
Silence, please
Are you all copying what I've drawn on the board?
- Arivazhagi...? - Sir!
- What's that? - Nothing, sir
Take it out
- What...? - Nothing, sir
I saw you stuffing it inside your bag
Please, sir
What's this?
Who?
Not me, sir
You?
Him, sir
Palani...go out
I won't
Are you refusing to go out?
Go, da
Get up, da
Come out!
What temerity!! Are you such a big shot?
Why are you seated like an idol?
Do you think I'm a kid or what?
Come out and I'll kill you
Throw him out, da
Are you going out now or not?
I won't go, complain to whomever you want
My father or the head master Go ahead and complain
You are under my mercy
Big shot need not step out We shall go
Is this all?
You caught the botany teacher by his collar in 12th grade
I broke the Math teacher's hand when I was in 10th grade, imagine!
My job makes me behave like a teacher
In all other ways I'm no different from you
For Arivazhagi to like you you need to excel in studies
Come, da
"We got only one life to lead One who realizes is God indeed"
"When we amend our faults right tunnel's end there will be a light"
"If we know our plus and minus our heart will beat without stress"
"If we weave our way like a river million suns to us will surrender"
"Come, my dear friend to unite A welcome beacon of light!"
"Spread your wings to fly in style Bear your cross for us to smile"
"Let's make waves, all in the game Cross the seas to the 'hall of fame'"
"Sprightly spring, wind summery Thick or thin, let's make merry"
"Wider horizons to soar Let us rise and explore"
"Friend...come and unite A welcome sunshine of light!"
Look at this cruelty, sir
They are refusing to lift unless we pay, sir
"Is it practical to sit and wait for change in times to update?"
"Time can make us change Energize our lives to re-arrange!"
"Is it strange to wipe the dust from our eyes and readjust?"
"Our names echoed by the wind get archived for posterity to rewind"
"Friend...come and unite A welcome ray of light!"
"Love is matchless Vote of confidence"
"Smile beams as our address"
"Be on your toes with alacrity Crave to learn with clarity"
"Decorate this world with unity"
"Come, my dear friend to unite A welcome beacon of light!"
"Friend...come and unite A welcome sunshine of light!"
"Friend...come and unite A welcome ray of light!"
4/100 Very good, keep it up
How much did you get?
- Four - 4?!
Don't shout
Let me know if there's any mistake in correction or my totaling
What's the issue?
He claimed he'll get 100 and he has scored 10, sir
In the last test how much did you get?
8 marks, sir
- Now? - 10, sir
Very good Congrats!
What's funny? Give me your hand
You've upgraded yourself by 2 marks
Each mark takes you to 100 Then 15, 20, 50
I'll pass, sir
- What's pass mark? - 70, sir
- 70 out of what? - For 200, sir
- If you score 75? - Pass mark, sir
- 100? - Pass, sir
- 200? - Pass mark, sir
- So we all aim to pass, right? - Yes, sir
Hereafter your aim is 200
You can achieve it, I have faith in you
Your faith in us is a little too much, sir
I know you won't let me down
Till now, you've answered the question paper set by us
From now on, you'll set the question paper
Who'll do this?
I love questioning, sir
But there's a hitch
Hitch?
One who sets the paper should know all the lessons!
I simply stood I need to change my name, first
Class over You can go
Arivu...? Why are you dull?
Nothing, sir
98 is a good score
What's so funny?
Palani says he'll give up the 2 marks he got for Arivu!
Why...da?!
- Did you say that? - No, sir
He is the reason for all her problems, sir
She's been miserable past few days, sir
No, sir
I've repeatedly told you Won't you listen to me?
Leave...leave the class
Should you be told specially? I asked you boys to leave
Good night, sir
Yes, dear
Bye, sir
Hospital?!
Don't get agitated Normal check-up only
Take care
Muruga, is Parveen coming out?
Yes, bro She's just coming out
Stop crying, Arivu
- Father... - Shall we go?
- Bye - Okay
Hope you are fine, dear?
I take leave
Watchman, I'll take leave
Arivu...! Don't be scared
I want to apologize for all that happened
Arivu...Arivu
I want you
Arivu...listen to me
I didn't do that deliberately
Don't come near me
Will you leave from here?
Will you leave from here?!
- GO! - AiyO!
Arivu...sorry
Who is it?
Arivu...what happened?
What happened? Tell me, dear
Palani tore my uniform, sir
Nothing else...?
Stop crying Get up
No, sir
Don't cry First get up
No, sir
Listen to me Nothing to worry
Arivu...give me your dupatta
Arivu...don't tell anyone about this
Forget whatever happened Come to school as usual...tomorrow
I'll handle this situation
Singaperumal...!
Hasn't Arivazhagi come today?
- No, sir - Sit down
Stop pretending to be the perfect teacher
Come out, da
Is he the one?
- Be patient - Hey!!
Hit him and drag him out
Wait... My students will obey me
Go and sit down
We shouldn't let them off scot-free
Sit down
Come out, da
What's your problem?!
You have the gall to ask me that?!
Let us 1st find out what happened
Come out, da
Palani!!
Let go Listen to me
Don't lay your hands on him
Is this how a teacher acts?
I take responsibility Whatever it may be
Headmaster says take him out and burn him
Take him out of this compound
Listen to me
1 minute
I won't spare you
Come with me
Sir...don't
Move aside
Don't create problems unnecessarily
Mind your business and leave
Do what you want to us Leave him alone
You are talking too much I'll expel you from school
Try doing that
Move aside
Take your hand off
If you hit our teacher that's the end of you
What will you do, da?
If you lay a finger on him again repercussions will be serious
Go to class
We will NOT!!!
Obey my orders
Make way Move...move
Did you call me?
What's the problem?
Last night we had special class, sir
This man came to my door step
...and asked me to send my daughter for special class
He promised to take care, sir That's why I sent her, sir
God knows what this scoundrel did
My daughter drank poison, sir
Only child, sir
She is struggling for her life in the hospital, sir
He should be killed, sir
Let him go
Why do you need the police if you take the law into your hands?
- Which grade? - 12B, sir
Where are the students of 12B?
Sir, the children are in the dark
Only the watchman knows what transpired last night
Watchman, come here
What happened?
After special class I went to lock the room, sir
I saw the dreadful scene in front of my eyes, sir
What did you see?
That girl was sobbing uncontrollably
Daya sir was touching her and was in an intent conversation
He said, 'don't tell anyone about this'
'Forget whatever happened Come to school as usual...tomorrow'
'I'll handle this situation You be brave'
I heard him say all this
I've myself seen him talk to that girl alone many times
When our headmaster said girls and boys shouldn't mingle
...he overruled that order with his own rule, sir!
He has brought such a disgrace to such a reputed school, sir
File a criminal case immediately
Take him to the station and knock the truth out of him
He'll report and we'll support his action unanimously
He should not work in any school, sir
At least then worthless teachers like him will be taught a lesson!
- Take him with you, sir - Come...
We will not allow
As students just study We are here to handle all this
Go to class
WE WILL NOT GO
You won't listen to me, eh?
WE WILL NOT
If you really love me go back to class
Intermission
It's because of people like you that all teachers get a bad name
I'm letting you sit here like this only because you are a teacher
If evidence is found against you I'll ensure that girl slippers you!
- Tell me... - The girl is conscious now, sir
- Did she say anything? - She's as silent as a grave, sir
Is that so?
But from my enquiries, I found out it was not just the teacher...
...who was causing trouble but a student as well, sir
You've come up with a new theory now?
Mahesh has gone to investigate, sir
- Tell me - Stand aside
I'll murder you!
Aren't you ashamed to call him your son?
Tell me the truth
Sir, that's all there is! I don't know anything else
The police thought Daya sir did this to you and dragged him away
Everyone is saying that it might have been Palani as well
What really happened, Arivu? Tell me, please
Did she say anything? She won't!
She'll only talk if I stomp her to death
Get out of here!
She need not say anything, you go, da
So many of us are asking her! Does she even open her mouth?
I raised her like a flower without even making her work
But you were trying to hit her
If anything happens to her I'll also die
You don't need to say anything, dear You don't say a thing
Down with the teacher! Down with the lecher!
Hang this lecherous beast!
Get down! Get out!
Leave it to us! We'll take care of him
Hang this lecherous beast!
All of you stop
Come, child
All of you move
Sir, she's a young girl and this is a sensitive issue
Can we go inside and talk?
No need of this cloak and dagger stuff
Whatever it is let her say it here
- Yes, let them speak here! - Who was that? Shut up!
If it was a problem involving your family would you say this?
No! I'll say it right here
Tell us We'll take care of him
- Sir! - Come in, keep it on the table
You also place it there
- Thanks, sir - Have you got my signature?
- Yes - You can go
I'll see you later
Thanks, sir
- Here - See you
Arivazhagi, you've drawn as beautifully as yourself
Next page
- What is this? - Xylem
- Huh? - Xylem, sir!
Arivu! What soap do you use? You smell so good
You know the internal 20 marks are mine to give?
- I know, sir - Good...next page
So...is everything between you and Palani over?
- Sir! - It's not wrong at all
If not at this age, when else do you get a chance to do all this?
I'm leaving, sir Sir! Sir, let me go
Sir, let me go
Look here, I won't show this to the Head master
- Give it to me, sir - Nor will I give it at home
Sir, let go of me
Palani did it as a prank, sir!
If my people at home find out they won't let me finish studying!
I need to study, sir
You need to study?
If I should not stick this on the notice board...
...will you listen to me? You have to!
- I'm sorry, sir! - It's okay...
Our age compatibility is an impediment
Think about it carefully
When you come tomorrow you'll say 'okay'
I'll tell you exactly what to do and where...just one day
Spare me, sir
At least there was only a letter before
- Now there's even a picture - No, sir!
If I put this on the internet your entire family will collapse
Don't try anything funny
Girls these days are very sharp
1 hour with me or posters all over town?
How dare you?
Beat him
We should kill him
Sir, they'll end up killing him Let's go and -
Let it go
Look! Look at her face
- Spit all you want - Immoral fellow
Enough...
Let him go, sir! Why are you holding him?
Let him die!
We listened to this man and that watchman
...and suspected you! Now let him go!
Let the police take care of him
Come on, inspector
Move it, move it What is this?
Is your anger exhausted?
Lift this guy, put him in the van
It's so hard to understand who is good and who isn't
Don't let him go! Kill him!
- Son, write a complaint - Sir, enough is enough!
Let my family's honor not be further degraded
I don't want any complaint, sir I'm glad I got my daughter back
I'll make a complaint against him, sir
He tried behaving inappropriately with me too
He's always like this, sir!
He'd always get girls alone in the name of correcting records
And pinch their cheeks and ears
Why didn't you tell me this for so long?
How would she tell you? How?
Why did I join this school?
Someone wrote a love letter to me
And my parents took me out of my previous school
They only let me study here because I told them...
I'd die if I didn't study
It's only women who suffer even when they do no wrong
That's why we get married to whomever we get
From now on, all of you don't be scared to complain
Our department will take the necessary action
All of you leave
Sorry, sir We'll take leave
All of you go to class, go! Let's go
If I see you near my sister again, I'll rip your head off and display it
Be careful!
Let it go!
If you douse the fire water can't boil!!
Enough with all her studying!
We'll just find her a good boy and get her married
Come
I'm sorry, sir
- Go dad - I'll take leave
Father, 1 minute...
Mother, father, teacher, God It's what you taught me, sir
But you are all of it combined in 1
Sir, I saw him as a brother, father and then a teacher and finally God
I only told the truth because such a good man was in trouble
...despite doing nothing wrong
Sir, even if my studies were to rot,
...every student needs a teacher like you, sir!
I knew that you were not at fault
But I don't understand
...how you've been so patient throughout
What would you like me to do, sir?
When that girl told me what happened in the special class
...and cried her heart out I didn't know what to do
Before I could think about what to do...
...she ended up doing this
Looks like whatever I thought shouldn't happen, will come true
See how they are dragging her away
Sir, forget leaving studies half-way through
What if you had been hurt getting hit like that?
What is this, dear? What are you doing?
Leave it!
Why are you reacting like this?
What is there to happened?
I've written that if he causes any problem in school again
...I'd take him out of it
They are asking me humiliating questions
I'm not able to work properly They are spitting in my face
Look at the kind of son she has raised! Get inside
Father...don't
Palani! Isn't all this because of you?
Come and tell your father that this won't happen again
Let me go
You can't just sit here like a rock
What is your problem?
Is it your love that's in trouble?
It's mine!
And why are you crying like this?
Is he abandoning us in the middle of the road?
Don't you have his pension left?
Lamenting like this with no rhyme or reason
Go...!
If he'll be satisfied once I die, then I won't die so soon, di
The Lion's Club has chosen us to run its sports meet
...out of all the schools in this whole district
Daya's tireless effort was a major reason
So let's all give him a hand
What happened? Huh?
Why are you all silent?
Then what? Our school's reputation is torn to shreds already
If this happens, won't it stink?
Sir, as it is everyone looks at us in such a funny way
That's why I've decided to conduct the sports and cultural meet
But nobody here is interested!
Competition in the name of comedy shouldn't happen here
- It should happen, sir - What? Comedy scene?
When everyone is following one path...
...why are you going on a tangent?
What's your problem? Tell me
Irritating fellow!
Meeting over All of you, stand up I say
No! This meeting is not over yet!
Sit down! I said, sit down!
Sit down!
And now, the competition will happen the way I planned
I give that responsibility to Daya
P.T teacher can be Anandhi?
I've been humiliated by those boys for the past 4 years
Sir, I can't do it!
- Are those even kids? - You must co-operate as P.T teacher
This is my order!
Throw your wife down and bring the bike right now
I'm in a desperate state!
Sir! Sir!
- Sir, what happened? - Mess happened!
The head master who was listening to me for so long...
...is now ordering me around And you all supported him!
No, you know why we stayed there...
So we could find out what the opponent's plan is
- Correct! So I'll go now - Go and...?
Sell sweets!
I'll send this Daya chap out and then only come back in
In a jungle, there can be only 1 lion (singam)
And that is our Singaperumal sir!
My commanders!!
What are you looking at? Come, sit down
Sit
- Tell me what you want - Sign here
As if you need to read before you sign...?
Look here...this letter is a prestige issue to me
Ever since that Daya chap stepped into our school...
...my respect slowly dwindled
You, who was petrified of me...
...you started listening to him instead of me!
We have to dispose him immediately
This is a complaint written by you as headmaster
Sign it
Hold
Come outside, sir
Come, sir
Who's he trying to act funny with?
Now he knows I mean business
He'll leave right now I'm sure...he's gone!
Daya!
Daya? Daya!
Pranks...
Daya! Open the door
Daya! Open
From now on, there won't be any problem of disrespect
You can freely do your duty
I won't wear my safari suit!
You called the military with your text messages!
I won't wear my socks
I was the one made minced meat of
He gets the chicken soup!
- Good day - Come in, sir
I came to talk to you about your daughter's studies
We told you that day, sir!
Enough is enough
I told you I don't want it
Why are you ruining your daughter's life...
...when the fault is yours, sir?
- What did we do? - Then what?
When someone gave her a love letter, if you had said...
'This is what happens to all girls your age, not your fault
We trust you, you just focus on your studies
And if the problems still persists tell us, we'll handle it for you
If you had treated her like a friend...
...and given her confidence, then she'd have confided in you
She wouldn't have taken such a wrong move
Kids trust their parents, sir
It's only parents who don't trust their kids
At least from now on, trust her and send her to school
I'm talking about school here I'll talk to you later
- The doctor's given a date - I'll call you...
If you stop intelligent kids like this from studying...
...you not only ruin their lives but also our society
Please understand this
I'll leave now
Sir! I'll send her to school
I'm glad
Quiet...quiet
Silence, silence, silence
Buddha sat this way under the Bodhi tree
Do you all understand?
You are chemistry teacher, sir!
I know that, you onion bulb!
Teachers should know everything thoroughly
Why are you standing here? Go and sit in your place
All you donkeys who haven't done their homework, stand up
Hey tamarind sack!
Have you finished your homework?
- Yes, sir! - Show me
- I can't show you, sir - Why?
- I did it at home, sir - What did you do?
I washed clothes
I bought vegetables like you do
I cleaned the house and then washed the dishes, sir
Finally when I was peeling onions...
...my eyes started to water, sir
Why do you remind me of my home when I question you?
Because you keep asking questions
I won't question you anymore...sit, da
Thank you, sir
- May I come in, sir? - Come in
- Thank you - Good afternoon, sir
Even though we sent the circular none of you've given your names
...to participate in the sports and cultural meet
So I've come here directly
Those who are interested can give me your names
Not even 1 of you is interested?
Thanks
- Shall I write your name? - Who? He's the worst
I've punished him for what he did
What did you do?
'Are you a 50 Kg magnet? All eyes are on you potent!'
- She stopped - You! Come here
- Me, madam? - Not you, him
- She's calling you - Me, madam?
- Yes...you - You've had it...
- How does it go? - It wasn't me, madam
- Tell me... - Sorry, madam
The poem you narrated was really good
Forgive me, madam
Not all people who write poetry can recite it just as well
My son is just like you Did you know that?
He recites poetry well
He got the highest rank in the state for his poetry
You have all the potential to be better than him
- Okay? - What is the problem?
You are very creative, da
I'll list your name under the poetry competition
Silence! Why are you laughing?
I told you he's useless and you are enlisting him
Look here...nobody is useless in this world
Everybody is talented at something or the other
See, he's a good comedian
Sir, I'm also good at games
What do you play?
Indoor games like mancala game of 'count to capture'
Hopscotch, marbles, gilli danda, top, thief and police, hide and seek
I can play 9 of them
You are selected
Sir? No need
Are you scared that you'll lose?
If you lose it is embarrassing
But it's worse to not even try and simply find fault
- Write my name down, sir - Good...Murugan
Who is next?
I'll write your name in the oratorical contest
- Don't, sir - Why?
Look here!
Only people with positive views have won in life so far...understand?
- I'm ready to speak, sir! - Good
Next?
Sir, Amudhavel Art competition
Revathi
Good...come
Good...Arivu?
You are the only 1 who hasn't given her name
No...sir
Sir...Palani as well
Pandi...I want you to take the entire list and see me
- Okay, sir - Write my name too, sir
Good...thank you
He's completely hung my prestige out to dry!
Are you picturing it?
Now...Daya sir will announce our sports and cultural leader
Our school team leader...
Who is it, sir?
Wait...
- 12th B... - Could it be '4 eyes'?
It can't be him
- R... - Who?
- Palanimuthu - Hey! It's our 'Good Samaritan'!
- Look at the choice of their leader - Sir, have you lost your brains?
- I know! - Ask him!
As if the humiliation we got because of him isn't enough...
...you are selecting him as the leader!
What are you looking at?
You are playing with the lives of 700 children
I, as his own father, claim that he's good for nothing
Don't give him any responsibility
Sir, your son-father bond should be left at home...
This is school
If you want me to run this then listen to what I say
Otherwise, will one of you take the responsibility?
Who'll do it?
This side?
We'll be in a soup if we take this responsibility
Our school's team leader R Palanimuthu
Come here
Go! Palani, go!
- Come - He's calling you! Go!
Go!
All of you clap '4 eyes' clap for him!
Come on!
Come on, man
Why, sir?
My father was so ashamed of me He tried to kill himself
None of the teachers like me The school doesn't like me
Why are you earning a bad name from so many people for my sake?
I don't want any trouble for you because of me
That's why I stay away even from you!
What's your problem? Huh?
You know that I'm risking my word for you, don't you?
Don't make me regret my faith
Turn around!
- I'll fight to make our team win! - That's the spirit!
- We'll fight! - Assistant Leader...Murugan!
They have a hidden agenda...!
Look at the way these people are training, sir
That's why I said we shouldn't participate in this competition
Catch!
- Write my name on the spear list! - Are you trying to blackmail me?
I'll take that spear and pierce it in you, rubbermouth!
Throw it that side Throw it hard
Wow! What a throw!
Run, run, fast! Catch her!
- How is it going, Daya? - The kids are rocking, sir!
Is this even related to the competition, sir?
You are saying there's no relation?
'Gilli' over there is the base of cricket
'Pacchaikudurai' high jump
- What they are playing there... - Enough, Daya
There will always be a reason behind whatever you do
Like the sit-ups Carry on...
Thank you, sir
Come on
Enough practicing for today
Is the list ready?
The list is ready but no one has given their names for the 1st event
- No one for the opening? - Murugan and I could do it...
- Have you practiced? - We can do it now, sir
We don't have to win, sir
But we must participate with the other schools...
...to at least get one or two points
That's true
- Practice is a must, sir - Or else our dignity will be lost
Our dignity is involved too!
The school's entire reputation is at stake!
- Sir! Ask her to join then - Stop it...wait!
Why are you getting so stressed?
'Dear teachers, parents and students...'
'From 9:00 A.M. Lions Club will conduct inter-school competition...'
'...in our school premises in which 7 schools are participating''
'Near Thiruvannamalai district'
'Cultural and sports events are being given importance'
'Tomorrow evening the winners will be presented with awards and shields'
Ensure no problems crop up till the end of this competition
- Go... - Yes, sir!
- Come on, all of you, come on - Daya...his name is Bhaskar
- Get them all co-ordinated - Okay, sir
Whatever contest he takes part in...
...the overall championship trophy goes to his team
Hello!
"Napthalene ball-eyed beauty"
"Napthalene ball-eyed beauty As unique as IR-8 rice variety"
"I'll circle you like a lion to its prey You'll have to give in and obey"
"Don't come to bar my way Don't over-do your sway"
"Don't be a pain or a jerk Your tantrums won't work"
"Napthalene ball-eyed beauty I am as slender as IR-8 paddy"
"Why chit-chat unnecessarily You aren't a lion but a fox so wily"
"Don't build castles in the air Or add fuel to the fire there"
"Don't let things get worse Don't climb on a high horse"
"You want to pit your wit We'll win and you'll quit"
"If you try and compete mouthful of mud as treat!"
"Come on...come on"
"Let's go higher than high More the merrier, we fly"
"I chose to dance with arrogance"
"Last in the race you will lose face!"
"Way out of your league, you clown! Don't simply bring the roof down"
"Girl, give up gracefully Your mind will not agree"
"Flood cannot recede or blend Bow will not break nor bend"
"Napthalene ball-eyed snooty As unique as IR-8 rice variety"
"You see I see"
"My silver tongue will win laurels"
"End of the contest you'll be breathless"
"Don't bite more than you can chew Take from me capital+interest too"
"Pride goes before a fall You won't know me at all"
"Ignorance is bliss, my dear Over split milk don't shed tear"
"Napthalene ball-eyed beauty As fair and slender as IR-8 paddy"
"I'll circle you like a lion to its prey You aren't a lion but a fox crafty"
'The inter-school cultural competition has come to an end'
'200m race will commence shortly'
'Vantharangudi Govt. School and St. Johns are leading with equal points'
Hello? 1 minute...
'This final race will decide the champion'
Tell me
- Our chairman told me... - What?
A private school not only in academics...
...but also in cultural and sports must keep winning
That's when people will trust and pour in donations
What is a Govt. school going to do with victory?
It's a waste What is it, sir?
This is worse than politics
Or else, would it be possible to run 1 medical college
...2 engineering colleges and 5 schools?
My chairman asked me to find out from you...
...how much you want to lose in this event?
If those who should be in jail run a school, this will be our state
Hey!
Whether a school provides education or not...
...it should teach individual virtues and patriotism
If you yourself are like this...
...how will your students be good citizens?
It's better to lose fairly in the competition than to win unfairly
Try to win justly
How are the sports events progressing?
- Superb, sir - Like slipper?!
- Sir! Points are equal right now - Yeah! The points must be equal!
It looks to me like they'll win at the rate at which its going!
Our school must not win
Mix something in their drinks
Let them all lose together
- Go and serve - Who is that for?
Go fast!
Idiot!
Come, come, come Super! Superb
Keep this up and we'll win for sure!
Take it
Let the runners drink first
If you give us boiled egg and apple juice...
...we'll be really geared up
Drink this It will follow
It won't follow It will spill ahead!
- You drink, sir - Why?
- We'll drink after you do - It's okay...take it
You first Then us
Don't be naughty!
Sir...!
- Palani! - Thank you
Brilliant!!
Palani!
You yelled at us for playing without practice
...and then you danced with 2 left feet and lost!
- Muruga! - You be quiet!
If you had won the dance competition...
...then this event won't even be necessary
- Here, take it - Chew it...swallow
Hold this
- Palani...are you okay? - Fine, sir...
'Palanimuthu is missing Where is he?'
'Here is Palanimuthu'
'We can start the race now'
'Starter is ready'
'These 6 athletes are ready to run'
'200 m race will start soon'
Athletes on your mark!
Set!
Go!
'Palanimuthu is ahead followed by Murali'
'Palanimuthu is lagging behind Murali from St. Johns has overtaken him'
Hurry up! Come on!
'Looks like Palanimuthu will catch up with Murali for sure'
'St. Johns student Murali is ahead'
Come, come!
Come on...
Buck up
Palani! We won
Idiot!
If he had lost, you'd have been blamed for our schools' defeat
- They won, bro - What! They won?
'Vantharangudi Govt. School with 75 points gets the overall championship trophy'
All of you...come up
Hurray!
You go there too
- Are you happy? - Sir, 1 minute
Here, put it on, sir
Head Master sir, come here Sir! Come up here...quick
Take it with your hand
'For the 1st time, in the district level Vantharangudi Govt. school has won'
This is the life of 700 children!
I haven't seen a more worthless being in my life
You also!
Why are you even teachers?
There are other options... go do something else
Come on
Palani, it's the 1st trophy that our school has won
You rocked it!
Proved that you are a proper team leader
"My friend and helper devoted In my heart you sprouted"
"My aide, ally and buddy Why did you uproot me?"
"Speared by thoughts of you my cheeks blushed red too"
"You perfumed my teenage mind new"
"My classmate groomed In my heart you bloomed"
You were terrific!!
"If your name once only I utter fervently..."
..."why does hunger vanish into thin air?!"
"If your name repeatedly I mutter, sleep eludes me"
"My eyes 'encore' ask for more"
"You retrieved me like an object lost and lonely"
"In installments addictive I jailed you as my captive"
"In your arms hold me like a fragile baby"
"Limitless joy it is to share Swim in my love and care"
"My sole soul friend..."
"Can't even in my dream find your image that's one of a kind"
"You echo in me intertwined"
"Your sweet words so dear a new song to my ear"
"Reverberates a premiere!"
"A sense of being reborn for our love to adorn"
"In waves of bliss repeatedly share your fairy tale with me"
"Your devilish glint enamors me My heart ponders wondrously"
"My classmate enchanted In my heart you sprouted"
"My aide, ally and buddy Why did you uproot me?"
Palani?
- I need to talk alone - Talk...
No I don't mean to myself! I need to talk to you in private
- Tell me - I'm not a thief like you are
- She's calling him a thief - I don't mean to call you a thief!
But I'm talking about how you steal just to talk to me
Listen, listen to that
Okay, I'll be direct
Look at me...
I'm asking you to look at me Remember, I gave you a pen?
- Give it back to me, Palani - Let it be with me
Give it back, Palani
- Please... - Go
Really...?
He drooled over you, Arivu! Now he happily says 'go'!
Ka mu - ka dhey - ka vi (Wretched fellow)
Are you crazy?
You know why she asked for her pen back?
She's in love with you!
- I know? - You know?
Then you could have given it back to her
- No need... - Why?
When my father, the whole school hated me and stood against me...
...Daya sir was the only one who stood by me and took a risk
For once I feel like doing something properly
I feel like studying Reason is Daya sir
I don't want his reputation to be ruined because of me
That's why I said that
They are sending Arivazhagi to school only on Daya sir's word
She's a good girl Let her study
How did you manage this?
I've been with him for 17 years, sir
And I've never been able to understand him
He used to top the class till the 10th grade
But he hasn't been listening to me for the past 2 years
5:00 A.M - 6:00 A.M English 6:00 to 7:00 Science
7:00 to 8:00 A.M was Maths and at 8.05 A.M...
He'd come stand right in front of me, sir
He has to...!
There were more extra classes and then school...isn't that it?
Your son told me
He'd always tell me to study this or that
Once he saw me playing And you know what he did?
Look at this, sir
I love playing!
But I'm letting it go for his sake Can't he do the same for me?
One day I got mad and answered back
And he said...
'Are you talking back to me? I'm washing my hands off you'
Who do you think is in the wrong, sir?
Sir, all fathers think that their sons don't listen to them
And the sons think their fathers keep nagging them
Sir, if a balloon can hold only this much air...
...then you should only blow in that much
If you blow more, it'll burst
All the pent up energy will burst one day
And then they will step out of our control
Stop cursing him and comfort him instead
Talk to him like a friend
And he'll follow you around like a puppy
Drink some tea
In my 22 years, I am proud to call myself headmaster for the 1st time!
I can walk with my head held high
And the reason for this is success
I want to share this victory with you all
But I think it'd be more fitting to let Daya do the honors
Daya sir...come, sir
The reason we held the Inter-school competition despite the hurdles...
...was not to make you all win
Students should not be condemned as useless
If we as teachers put in our effort they will contribute multiple times
We wanted you to understand
Like Socrates taught Plato
...who taught Aristotle who taught Alexander
We should keep imparting knowledge to our students
Our teachers are more capable than the private school teachers
I understand that you feel like it doesn't matter what you do
...after you've been appointed
There are no promotions or demotions and no one to question you
So we stay the same way
And we beat up students who dare to ask us questions
If you teachers give the students freedom to clear their doubts before exams...
...they'll all pass definitely!
Not just you who has been here for 22 years
But each and every student gathered here needed a victory
And they've got it!
Now they'll show us just what they are made of in the exams too
- You'll show them, won't you? - Yes, we will!
- Good morning, sir - Good morning! Sit down!
Sir, you are already half an hour late
Your period's about to end
I won't take any more class unless the pen thief is found
Even if it takes 6 months!
Don't make up stories! Take proper class!
Super!
Sir, you know you are not allowed to smoke in school
- Hello? - It's a boy!
Uncle?
Don't say anything! Get here immediately!
Sir, sir, they've admitted Daya sir in the hospital!
They say he won't survive
Which hospital?
I don't understand... they say it's serious
Nothing will happen to him
Wait...wait! Who do you want to see?
- You can't see him now - Why can't we see him?
We won't leave without seeing him
- Yes, we won't leave - Be calm!
- What's the problem? - They are not listening
What do you want, sir? 1st disperse the crowd
- All of you, be calm - Listen to sir
We won't go without seeing Dayalan sir
Listen, I'm telling you for your own good
His condition is very serious
You seeing him might only make it worse
And then you'll have the doctor to deal with
Go...all of you, go We want Daya sir, go
I don't understand what happened!
He hasn't even seen his child's face as yet
- Oh God! - He will be fine
I'm very scared
Don't cry...nothing will happen to him
- How is he? - They say he won't live
I'm very scared
They are not even letting us see him
- Nothing will happen to sir, madam - How did it happen?
I don't know how to comfort you...
Nothing will happen to him, sir
Take the kids and go to school now
To school? And then what?
He was our only hope!
He told me not to worry about the results
He said he'd take care of it
Look there
Why are you crying, sir? Why are you all crying?
He has the strength to come back even after being burnt to ash!
I know it!
The way you all know about your teacher
I know more than that about my husband
Nothing will happen to him
Whoever understands him well will not lose hope like this!
Please don't make me cry by watching you all weep
Go, sir
We'll excel in this exam and show you, sir!
How?
A true teacher's lessons whether he is alive or not
...should stay in the students' hearts
Daya sir is a true teacher What he taught stays in our hearts
We definitely won't fail this time
We'll prove it We'll succeed
"We have nothing to lose or despair"
"We gain a whole new world if only we dare"
"Nothing to be worried or teary-eyed"
"Relentless efforts win and never get sullied"
"Till we find what's lost Until we achieve our thought..."
..."our target is not complete Victory will conquer defeat!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaa...!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaaa...!"
"We have nothing to lose or despair"
"We gain a grand world when we dare"
"Nothing to be teary-eyed or get perturbed"
"Determined efforts win and never get curbed"
"Till we find what's lost Until we achieve our thought..."
...."our goal is not complete Victory will conquer defeat!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaa...!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaaa...!"
"Fear will at any moment devour"
"Remember!"
"Till you get to the top don't sleep or stop"
"On your toes...gallop"
"Knowledge is our ammunition Our life's protection"
"War-zone action!"
"Hurdles, if we break down we can ascend the throne"
"Try...we are not alone"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaa...!"
"Jai...jaa...jai May victory be our story!"
"Truth will be our follower"
"Let us not cower"
"If we believe in our action guaranteed good reaction"
"Our perception!"
"If clarity is our signature we can see a clear picture"
"Our path is secure"
"One time pursuit for a generation to follow suit"
"Beads of sweat will bear fruit!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaa...!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaaa...!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaa...!"
"Jada jada jaada jaada jaaa...!"
This school was very backward in teaching as well as results
But now the school has bagged first rank in our district
And I congratulate Headmaster Pandian
...as a big influence in bringing about this change
- What is this, sir? - Let it be...watch
- Let your service continue - Thank you
I have a request for all the students gathered here
I ask you all to make this achievement
...better and bigger in a state level
Thank you and goodbye
The reason for this victory isn't me
It's Dayalan sir
For 22 years I thought I was holding up this school with my hands
I was working for it sincerely But I wasn't able to change anything
He changed the entire school in just 1 year
This is the last year of my service
And Daya is taking back the happiness he gave me
Why are you all looking at me like that?
This is the transfer order that Daya asked for willingly
Daya, not just for me...
...but for all other poor souls in this village
Please cancel this order and stay in this school
I ask you to consent to my wish on this stage in front of everyone here
Yes, sir! Go, sir!
Daya! Come
Thanks, sir
I thank all of you
Honestly, I haven't changed anything in this school
And I didn't want to change anyone
I changed myself to suit these children
I got down to their level to try and understand them
I don't know if I understood them fully
But I try my best to do it everyday
These days students don't even need books, sir
They read up on the internet They learn a lot of things
If they still require a teacher...
...then (s)he should match up to their expectations and be a student!
He should find new things daily and be a master of all!
This truth has been understood by all 40 teachers
I'm not needed here anymore
Sir...we need you
- Don't say that, sir! - Calm down
You want the school to stay the same way that it is now?
Singaperumal sir will take care perfectly well after I leave
High hopes!
He will only lend money on interest
Let me request the collector and the CEO present here
If you want the school to function better than now...
...then let Singaperumal sir be the new headmaster
He'll take good care of it
I'll only come back in after I send Daya out
- Sir, this Singaperumal is...? - Here! Come here, sir
Come, sir! Let everyone see you
Come and speak up
All of you clap! Don't just stare
Not just this school
He shouldn't be allowed anywhere
Look there, sir!
Sir, don't go
So many of us want you to stay
Don't go
Yes, sir Stay
So many teachers have transferred and left
But we can't bear your transfer
Don't go...
- Sir, we'll really miss you - Don't leave us
You think you are the only ones?
You don't think I'll miss you too?
We have to accept this Today you will lose me
Next, your college friends Then at the workplace
Life will move on
Every man who searches will lose something in life
My search is really wide!
I want to see so many more students like you
Every time I leave, it will hurt
But if we think of that pain as another goal to achieve...
...we must take it in our stride
Get far in your lives
Don't prop up the ladder on to your roof top!
Aim for the stars
Bye...!
Daya! You told me to take responsibility
But how will I understand 1000s of them like you do?
- It's very easy - How?
There are only 4 types of students
Slow learners, moderate, fast learners and learning disability
If we understand this we can do anything
Can you catch my point?
- Tell me! - Catch
It's nice, no?
'Subtitled by rekhs'