'VASTHAVAM'
Why did you want to see me so urgently?
I have to go soon.
I'm leaving for Wayanad tomorrow. I'll be back in a couple of weeks.
Don't go alone, Sridhar. Be careful.
The people with me are waiting.
Sridhar!
How dare you try to woo Raghavan Master's daughter!
You go ahead, I'll catch up. - Okay.
Balan is here, Mother.
He's sitting alone in the room. He's not talking to anyone.
You could have killed him. Why did you show mercy?
I'll kill him if it comes down to that.
We are deep in debt, and the only thing we have is respect.
And if you deprive us of it, I'll kill the two of you.
In that case, the first person you have to kill is not me.
It's her. Our elder sister.
She's given up on a married life and spends all her time stitching.
Kill her first.
If you think it's disrespectful to marry a lower caste man
why don't you bring someone who's from the same caste?
I'll close my eyes and stand with you.
Shuba, but..
When a man came to rescue me from this place
I didn't ask him his caste.
And I don't want to know it.
She cares about her life more than this family's respect.
Give her some gold and money and she's ready to marry.
And if we can't do that, she wants us to let her live.
The facts that you took part in the Dandi Satyagraha
and struggled to form the farmers' union won't help you
marry off your daughters. You need money for that. Money.
Without money, it's tough to maintain respect.
Why would you say those things, Balan?
It must have really hurt his feelings.
Do you know how much money he has spent
for the sake of farmers and tribal people?
Family and home always came after work for dad.
We suffer now because we gave too much freedom to Sridhar at home.
I'm getting scared, listening to what Shuba has to say.
If she leaves the house with Sridhar..
It will end all chances of a good life for my other sisters.
Forget that, what about us? Do you think your family
will give you the permission to marry me?
Oh, come on. Like we care about their permission.
I'm going to tell you something, Sumithra. Try to understand.
I don't know when we will get married, if you plan to
marry me after I solve all my family problems.
You are a graduate and you have family money.
Give an ad in the papers and save yourself.
You'll get old and wrinkled waiting for me.
I don't always like your jokes, Balan.
To hell with your advice.
I was just kidding, Sumithra.
We can get married soon.
And by soon, I mean today.
"An amulet on the waist with half a sovereign of gold."
"She has a beautiful mind and a heart like the moon."
"The morning sun is blooming in my eyes"
"while she meditates in all her beauty."
"An amulet on the waist with half a sovereign of gold."
"She has a beautiful mind and a heart like the moon."
"With a rose coloured spot on the temple of my forehead."
"To hold those grains of Sindoor."
"The smell of home brewed oil arises from my hair."
"When you sit beside me with your face so close.."
"When you come to me in the starry night sky"
"with the wings of the singing birds, shining in the moonlight."
"An amulet on the waist with half a sovereign of gold."
"She has a beautiful mind and a heart like the moon."
"With the tip of your ring finger"
"you apply eye-shadow during the beautiful dusk."
"You stand like the wick of a lotus lamp."
"Oh, sweet girl, won't you sing?"
"I will turn my desires into the pure music of a Veena."
"And we shall bond together in that music."
"An amulet on the waist with half a sovereign of gold."
"She has a beautiful mind and a heart like the moon."
Hello.
I am P. Thrippan Nambudiri.
I'm from Vaalagathu manor in Dendeduka.
Don't be suspicious. I am a Nambudiri.
Where is that thing? Now do you believe me?
I'm just dark-skinned.
The name P. T. Nambudiri is quite popular in my region.
I'm starting a factory in Kasaragod.
I am the MD of PTK Plywood.
My factory is about to open, so I'm a little tense.
Have a seat. - All right.
Govindan is a distant relative of mine.
If I start explaining the relation, it will take me all day.
But that's how it is with all Nambudiris and relations.
This is Shashankan, my youngest son.
He has finished his high school.
I want him to have a future in business
so I take him with me wherever I go.
He has an elder brother, Uthaman. He's in Dubai.
It's so hot in our home town.
I was in Trivandrum for the last few days
for an enquiry.
You have one son, right? Balachandran Adiga.
You have four daughters and none of them is married.
You've removed Adiga from your name after starting
your work with the Communist Party.
And now, your political activities are confined to this small area.
Am I correct?
I'll get to the point without beating around the bush anymore.
My people have tried to build a relationship with the secretariat
in Trivandrum for almost three years now.
Finally, when I was going through the PSC list
I saw your son's name on it. I also noticed that he only has
three months left before it expires.
Then I didn't waste any time. I drove here in my Honda City.
There..
You didn't get him, right? - He's come with a proposal for your son.
But here.. - I've been informed. Govindan has told me everything.
We learn from the Bhagavad-Gita try, try again, till you succeed.
In the Bhagavad-Gita?
And this is why I say Brahmins are not practical.
If misquoting the Bhagavad-Gita will help our community
then why not do it?
We are ages ahead of it, so why bother?
I've given all the information to Govindan.
Govindan will talk to you about it.
Think about it practically.
Anyway, his name on the rank list will stay for another three months.
If you could decide before that
then both our families can reach an agreement.
Similar to the agreement between India and US.
We are leaving due to lack of time.
If your response is positive, we shall meet again.
Something to drink.. - No, thank you.
I have a meeting with the minister at the collectorate at 1:30 p.m.
It's Ibrahimkunju, the Minister of Commerce.
It's not easy to change Shuba's mind once it's made up.
They are too close to each other and that's our fault.
Though he is of a lower caste, you gave him
too much freedom in this house.
I get it. You don't have to keep repeating it.
Do you have anything else to say? - What's left to say?
Bring a proposal from the same caste and religion.
Fix a date and marry her off. That's all.
According to the law, the rank list won't be valid after three months.
Thrippan Nambudiri could help Balan get the job.
Balan will have a position that is useful to Nambudiri.
What nonsense are you saying, Govindan?
The bond between Sumithra and Balan was made in their childhood.
How can I change my word just for Balan to get a job? It's not right.
Do you think it's bad than what's going to happen to this family?
I've told P. T. Nambudiri everything in detail.
If Balan marries their daughter
you will get enough money to marry Shuba off.
That girl has some property in her name.
He just wants a boy with a job in the secretariat.
Why are you daydreaming, Govindan?
We don't want a marriage or a job at the cost of a girl's tears.
This girl you mention of is not a stranger to us.
She is Gomati's brother's daughter.
She will happily accept it as it is good for this family.
You know that I'm not saying this for my benefit.
People have evolved.
We have even set foot on the moon.
But marry a girl to a lower caste man and everything becomes hell.
Maybe you don't care as you are a communist.
I hope I didn't cross a line. Forgive me if I did.
Govindan, meet Thrippan Nambudiri tomorrow itself.
I'll talk to Sumithra and convince her.
I didn't give birth to her but I raised her.
She will listen to me.
I'll even beg her if necessary.
Why did you want to see me so urgently?
If it's about the money I borrowed, I don't have it right now.
It's not that. There is another reason.
Here.
I put it together on short notice, when my mom told me.
I don't know how it's supposed to be done.
I was told to show it to you as you'd make the necessary changes.
'Adiga girl, 24 years old, 'Anizham' birth star.'
Is this a joke?
No.
I thought about it after we talked.
24 years of age is quite late to get married in our community.
Like you said, what sense does it make for me to wait for you?
Even after Shuba's marriage, there are two more girls waiting.
Everyone here is asking me the same thing.
After my dad's death, my mother and I have had no one.
So how can we not listen to what my uncles say?
Sumithra, you..
I'm asking you because I don't understand.
What's everyone's problem?
Is this some sort of a trade for money and property?
I know. We are in debt. Our situation is really bad.
It's just that I haven't tied a nuptial chain around your neck.
Don't make decisions that you'll regret.
You are mine and no one can change that.
Don't fill my mind with false hopes, Balan.
I've kept it under wraps. Disturb it and it will crumble.
Please leave, Balan.
Go.
Have a seat.
Did you like our place? - Yes.
Have you been here before? - No. - Balan!
Balan.
Shuba is missing, Balan.
I got this letter from her room.
'Please forgive me. I'm leaving with Sridhar.'
'Please don't come looking for me.' - Mother!
Mother!
- Mother!
Mother!
"The life that was loaned was taken along."
"Bearing the burdens of the family.."
"A long journey along the shores."
"Like a ray of sunshine on the rainiest of days."
"A journey through the burning memories."
"When the tides of summer disappear behind you."
"When the stars fall to the earth like coal."
"The life that was loaned was taken back."
"Bearing the burdens of the family.."
'Your attention, please.'
'Train number 673, from Trivandrum to Mangalore..'
Thank you.
'Premier House.'
Did you get a job here? - Yes. - Where?
At the secretariat. - What's your caste? Are you a Nair?
I just wanted to know. I'm a Nair.
That is Aasan's room.
He's been staying here from the day this lodge opened up.
Don't judge him by his looks. He's got powerful friends.
A minister had tea with him here, the day before yesterday.
Stay here, I have some work downstairs.
"The beautiful hills.."
Who are you? What do you need? - I've come from Kasargod.
I got a job in the secretariat. Mr. Jai Krishnan gave this.
What's your name? - Balachandran.
Where is it?
Don't you have your caste in your name?
Balachandran Adiga. - Are Adigas Nambudiris? - Yes.
Come.
I have seven kids. Four boys and three girls.
Excluding my youngest daughter, everyone has become spoilt brats.
She died of sickness during the monsoon season.
Her son was with me for a while.
He's a watchman. It was setup by the leader in '81.
He is married and has two lion-like children.
He stays in Pravachambalam.
How's the food? I hope it tastes good.
There's a saying that humans
are never happy with what they have.
I'm referring to the people working at the secretariat.
A job at the secretariat is like holding one end of the rope.
If you want to climb up, you can do so with ease.
If you don't have ambition, you'll never succeed.
I'm not trying to praise myself.
Many people have taken my help and reached a good position.
Just stay with me, I'll take you to the top.
And it costs nothing to have the right attitude about the job.
It's the 22nd of March today. Tomorrow is the 23rd.
Do you know what's special about March 23rd?
It was on March 23, 1956 that Kerala
was under the presidential rule for the first time.
Perform an offering at Lord Padmanabhan temple tomorrow.
Offer a coconut at Pazhavangadi Ganapati temple
to get rid of your obstacles.
Always pray to the Almighty.
We must leave before 10 a.m.
It's inauspicious to leave after 10 a.m.
In 1957, Namboodiripad took charge as CM at an inauspicious time.
And not soon after, the ministry was dismissed by Pandit Nehru.
So there is some truth in all of it.
You can spread your bed here.
Mr. Chithrabanu used to stay here.
Lord Padmanabhan!
The secretariat is like a vast sea.
Sometimes there might be strong winds and heavy rains.
Sometimes you might reach the shore without any issues.
A person who knows how to swim can go underwater and collect pearls.
Those who don't know how to swim would drown.
Lord Padmanabhan!
Come.
Sir, where is the PF section? - Right there.
Sir, I'm coming from Palakkad. I am Sudhamaye Sheshadri.
My husband, Sheshadri, is no more.
He was a musician.
My son was working here.
He died about four years back.
The concerned minister had agreed to give the job to his wife.
I was supposed to get Rs. 2 lakhs from his PF fund after his death.
The superintendent said that he would give me the funds
if you approve the request.
My whole family is starving.
Help me, sir. Please.
Hey! What is this? What do you think you are doing?
I'll call the cops. Take it..
Where is she? Don't leave.
What is your requirement?
The file regarding my daughter's job
has not yet reached the minister's office.
I also have to get some benefits for my son.
How much money are you supposed to get? - Rs. 2 lakhs.
How much did you give him now? - Rs. 1,000.
Not enough. You need Rs. 2 Lakhs. So, pay him Rs. 2,000.
It's okay if you don't have the whole amount.
Give the rest after the file has been processed.
Give what you have now.
Take it. Consider it a blessing.
I'm telling you, take it.
Come after two days with the rest of the money.
The file will reach its required destination.
Even if Lord Padmanabhan comes here
he would have to pay a bribe.
There's nothing wrong in taking the money if you can complete the task.
If you don't take it, your boss will make you do the work
and keep your share also with himself.
That's how things have been working here for a very long time.
We'd have to bribe everyone from the entrance to the exit.
A Nambudiri or a Nair cannot change this place.
My share is Rs. 100. Give it to me.
Hope there were no witnesses.
Sir, where can I find Varghese Joseph from Kozhikode?
There are six people named Varghese here. Who are you looking for?
He's from Kozhikode and his wife also works here.
Oh, Union Secretary Varghese. - Yes.
Fourth table through that door. - Okay.
Did you encash the cheque?
Hey! Balan. What are you doing here?
I'll tell you. - Raghu, this is Balachandran.
We studied in college together. - Hello. - Hello.
Come with me. - Okay.
How come you are here, Vimala? - Hey, Mr. Varghese.
Are you looking for donations? You'll easily get it here.
I cannot give you a receipt.
But if you want to give me the money, I am ready to accept it.
What are you doing here, Vimala?
A relative of mine is at Sasthamangalam Hospital.
This is Balan, he's a college friend of mine.
He joined the secretariat today.
So you got one more member in your union.
Which section of the secretariat are you in?
Revenue. - Revenue? - Yes. He just joined today.
It's getting late, I should leave. - Okay.
What about your food? - Unnithan and I cook food.
He's a rare personality.
He knows Kerala's political history like the back of his hand.
It was during the last king's rule
that I first came to Trivandrum.
I was just 13 years old.
Then came the struggle for independence.
After Sir CP was killed, we were left without a king.
Travancore joined the Indian Union. And I was out on the streets.
Then I ended up in the care of Govindan Menon, thanks to Kaimal.
Kaimal was the diwan's ADC.
And just like that, I became Mr. Menon's assistant
and started living here.
When the communist party was ruling in 1957
Govindan Menon decided to leave Trivandrum.
That day he asked me in a hurry
what my plan was.
I told him that God would shine a new path for me.
I don't know if God heard me but after Mr. Govindan left
I got a job as a peon in the secretariat.
The superintendent then was Mr. Raman Pillai from Attingal.
He was a fun guy.
The government has my age wrong thanks to that man.
And that is why I still work there.
It means I haven't retired yet. Do you get me?
How old are you exactly? - Who knows.
So basically, you are an encyclopaedia of Kerala politics
who has a shaved head and wears saffron coloured clothes.
The late Nayanar used to say the same thing.
You guys talk. I'll take a shower and be right back.
I cannot handle this heat.
He wanted to enter the job with your blessing.
We could not do it yesterday, since you were on leave.
He's one of my own. Please bless him.
What was your name? - Balachandran.
What is your father's name? - He's a Brahmin. Balachandran Adiga.
Brahmin! Please have a seat. - Sit.
Where are you staying? - He is staying with me at Premier Lodge.
You are lucky to have a guy like him staying with you.
People who have stayed with Unnithan have reached heights.
Isn't that right? - Yes, something like that. Which section is he in?
I'll put him in despatch. It's the best place to learn the job.
Sir. - Call Vimala here. - Okay.
So, back home.. - He used to be a priest back home.
Please do come to my house at your convenience.
It's nice to entertain a Brahmin.
Sir. - Vimala, this is Balachandran Adiga.
He's in your section. Teach him everything in detail.
Okay, sir.
Balachandran, this is Vimala.
Don't you know Ramanathan Unnithan, our famous freedom fighter?
Gopinathan Unnithan. - She is his daughter.
Vimala is also a freedom fighter.
Please, sir. Leave me alone. Don't make fun of me.
You are impossible!
Take this file.
Divakaran. - Yes.
Sir.
You must be wondering how I knew it was your birthday.
It was just an intuition. But am I not right?
Yes. But as per the Malayalam calendar
it's the day after tomorrow.
Marry her and take her away!
Did you figure out how I knew it is your birthday?
I verified your certificate, Balachandran.
Date of birth, March 24, 1975.
And it's March 24th today.
You could have studied medicine.
Why didn't you write the entrance exam? - I couldn't.
Your Malayalam calendar birthday is the day after.
You must buy me sweets. - Doesn't the birthday boy get presents?
You will definitely get a present from me.
Oh, no. I was just kidding.
Your joke has been noted. Okay, bye.
You are a lucky person as you got a helping hand here.
She's a very nice girl.
She was married for only three months. He was a waste of a life.
They separated two years back.
Her father was a hard-core member of the congress party.
They are a prestigious family.
His brother, Raveendran, will soon become a minister.
If Vimala's father gives a task to his brother, it will be done.
Mr. Raveendran will become a minister very soon.
Having influence above the secretariat is always good.
Lord Padmanabhan.
Wait, please.
Thrippan Nambudiri from Kasaragod. Room number?
Room number 214.
I've been struggling to start this factory for almost seven years now.
I spent Rs. 3 crores on the land, the building and the machinery.
I finished the construction of the building in the first year.
I even got the machines. That's when it changed.
It took me a year to get the electricity sanction.
When I decided the day for the inauguration
the pollution board stormed in.
Then I had to spend almost Rs. 6 lakhs on bribes.
I got the sanction once.
Then it was blocked by a stay order and other legal problems.
After I escaped that, I got a stay order from the revenue department.
They are saying that the factory is located in a protected area.
So they decided to withdraw the sanction to cut bamboo.
And what is your current problem?
It's your department.
It has been over a year since I presented the proper certificates.
But the commerce secretary wants the sanction
of the pollution board.
We have to untie the knots one by one.
Let's start from the bottom.
Do you have a copy of the title deed?
Yes, of course. Look at it smiling at me!
Now..
Mr. Gangadhar's table should be our target.
File number 144/91
and 216/301.
The Chairman of the Pollution Board was Mr. Varghese.
Now it's Mr. Avaran, he is from Kottayam.
He's also someone who can be bribed.
What is the estimate? - Rs. 5 lakhs for the first round.
There are a lot of people in the secretariat
who need their palms greased.
Take it. Lord Padmanabhan!
This is for Divakaran, the Pollution Board Peon.
Rs. 1,000 to find the file and get it to the right place.
This is for Varghese, the peon to get the file on the table.
Rs. 3,000.
This is Rs. 5,000 for Mr. D. C. Nair, the Head Clerk.
This has to be given in Paramu's shop.
So many envelopes of money.
Do you know..
Do you know the item that gets sold the most near the secretariat?
It's these envelopes.
I know a man who became rich by just selling these envelopes.
Mr. Ramesh from Poovachal.
This place isn't run by the people. It's run by these envelopes.
This is all he does.
Unnithan, it's risky to touch any case after 1997.
And you are bringing one from 1987.
I don't have time for that. Come again next month.
I'll resolve it then. - Sir, please don't say that.
Just tell me what you need.
You don't need to teach fish how to swim!
You can decide on that.
You know the price for moving the file to the right place, right?
Will Rs. 75,000 be enough? - I'm in a hurry. Come later, Unnithan.
If that's the case, I'll give you Rs. 1 lakh.
Where should I give it? At Ismail's restaurant
or at Gopalan's.. - Ismail's restaurant.
It's not over. I'll need some money on the day of the work.
There's a lot of work. Don't forget that.
Go.
Hi.
Good morning. - Good morning.
Today is 'Meenam' 13th. 'Ashwathy' birth star.
A gift for the birthday boy.
Oh, no. I meant that as a joke. - I know it was a joke.
When it becomes serious, I'll let you know.
It's a shirt. Please wear it tomorrow.
Will you?
What's wrong? Didn't you like it?
I like it.
A call for you, Mr. Balan. It's from Kasargod.
"The only thing that's comforting is the eternal serenity."
"It's certain that life.."
The people from Delhi, Vishalam and her husband, have not arrived yet.
We could possibly start the rituals at 1 p.m.
"Relationships will never.."
There weren't a lot of people at the wedding.
There was a bride seeing ceremony just for the sake of it.
There was a good date for the wedding the next week.
On the night of the marriage
he criticised me for loving you in the past.
He thinks he's rescued me from a life of loneliness.
You could have informed me. - You would have come if I had.
And what if I could not proceed with the wedding?
Also, I was told by the elders not to invite you.
Are you happy?
Mr. Ravi of Prayakatt family
once saw Usha and her husband in Wayanad.
They are living happily together.
Okay. Let them be happy.
It's all fate. That's the only explanation.
Yesterday was your birthday, Balan.
I went to the temple and prayed for you.
I didn't perform any offerings. If they find out..
Where's your mother? - What is it, Sasi? What's wrong?
Are you asking me? There's nothing wrong with me.
Let me tell you something.
I leave her here hoping that you'd look after her.
You can sleep on the floor.
I can't sleep in the same bed as you, because you fancy him.
How dare you!
I can't step out of the house as I'd hear your stories.
What happened? Why are you silent?
Let me tell you something. What is past, is past.
If you plan to carry on like before, I won't spare you.
I've been putting up with it for quite a while now, Sasi.
If you believe what you said is true, let us split up right now.
If you couldn't forget him, why did you marry me?
I won't let go of my dignity no matter what.
What? What are you looking at?
I'm Uthaman. I'm sorry that I couldn't make it for your wedding.
This is Jose, he works with me in Dubai.
Hello. - Hello.
When did you get here, Balan?
I just got here. - Take a seat.
Balan, I have reached a point where my son
has stopped believing in me.
How would these people in Dubai know about our
struggle with the files?
And that's where you are wrong.
You think we know nothing because we are in Dubai.
Last week, dad called to tell me that he's giving you Rs. 5 lakhs.
No.. I didn't mean Balan alone. It was for everyone in the office.
Balan, we got that money after pawning our house.
He might not have told you that. - No, he didn't.
He won't. It would be embarrassing for him to accept it.
Why should we let Balan know of our misery?
You must tell him the important facts.
Balan, I've been working in Dubai for seven years now.
I married off three of my sisters.
Also, my dad had put our family in such bad debt that it would
be difficult to pay it off in one lifetime.
Thanks to his contract business.
I was a government contractor. I incurred a huge loss.
It's quite natural. It happens to all government contractors.
He was the one who took me to Dubai.
He knew about all the problems in our house
and started this factory to help us out.
Their share is Rs. 1 crore.
The remaining Rs. 2 crores were taken as loan from the bank.
You know how bank loans are, the interest keeps spiking.
We are doing all that we can to solve this case.
The people from Dubai are starting to lose faith in our hometown.
Our experiences are teaching us that.
You can trust me, I won't betray your trust. - I know.
I never said that you were going to betray my trust.
It is your responsibility to get that factory open immediately.
After that, we can talk in detail.
Balan, henceforth I will only ask you for updates on this.
It's not that I don't trust father. But he's not capable.
Don't worry. I-I'll fix it.
You got a call from Trivandrum. It was from Varghese.
He's asked you to call him back.
It is something that will help you.
Vimala's uncle, Pattom Raveendran
is swearing in as a minister the day after tomorrow.
Vimala will tell her father to put you on his brother's staff.
Unnithan proposed it. You have to be here in Trivandrum tomorrow.
All right. - We can think about the rest later.
You said you were leaving on Monday, so why now?
I have to be there urgently. I might get a promotion.
Balan.
Surabhi is a really nice girl.
She was really happy when she heard that you were coming here.
And you are leaving so soon.
I have to go. It's urgent.
You married her and had not once spoken to her with love.
Balan, don't make her cry.
He's been busy with the swearing in ceremony, the party problems..
What are you saying? It's Rs. 50 extra. - Shibu. - Yes.
Tell him that his brother is here. - Okay. - Please don't.
I'll meet him some other time.
Okay.. Bye. Here. So much trouble.
Yes, the day after, at 10 a.m.
Try and bring as many people as you can.
There's a meeting in the town hall after the swearing in ceremony.
Yes, it is needed. - Sir, your brother is here to see you.
What? Where? - Downstairs, on the veranda.
Shibu. Who is it? - Mr. Raveendran's brother is here.
Who? The one from.. - He has only one brother.
Gopinathan Unnithan. Didn't you know that?
Why is she showing attitude?
This is the first time that I am making
a recommendation to someone.
You know the situation with Vimala.
She got a lot of marriage proposals.
But she did not agree to any of it.
This boy is from Kasargod.
They work together.
These days, if you say that you can't give dowry..
This is the only solution that I could see.
What do I have to do? Tell me that.
You could appoint him to your personal staff.
Vimala thinks that you will listen to me if I try to convince you.
When she told me that, I could not say no.
As you know, with my political activities
I've only lost what I have. I've gained nothing.
I said all this as I want
to see my daughter live happily before I die.
You must do this for me if you can.
I'll never come again asking for a favour.
Vishwan. - Yes. - Drop my brother home.
No need, I will walk.
I have a few things to do on the way.
What were the two brothers discussing?
He wants me to appoint someone to my personal staff.
Listen, let me tell you something.
The position of a minister didn't just fall on your lap.
I got it for you spending my money
and using the influence I have at Delhi.
If you think you can use your position to help your relatives..
Please! People will hear you.
My brother has asked me a favour for the first time in his life.
Don't be against it. Please.
Mr. Balan is bringing him. Is the room ready?
Yes, everything is ready.
You should keep a distance from him or he will ask you for money.
We will deal with him. - Okay.
I'm also here. - Hey, Unnithan. Everything good? - Yes, sir.
I'm surviving because of your benevolence. Please come.
Parcel two plates of Biryanis. Unnithan. - Yes.
I didn't want to disappoint them that's why I didn't tell it to you.
It's difficult to get Thrippan Nambudiri's file moved.
Do you know who stands in the way of that factory?
It's the CM himself.
Not just the present CM.
We'd two CMs in the last seven years. They had the same opinion.
Sunrise Group has spent close to Rs. 12 crores in the same village
to open a factory of their own.
As long as that's happening, another factory is not possible.
No matter how many CMs change, the outcome will be the same.
What are we supposed to tell the Nambudiri?
Convert the factory into a wedding hall, movie theatre or something.
No matter who tries, that is the only solution.
He's spent close to Rs. 5 lakhs just on us.
Are you talking about the money you gave me?
As gratitude for the money I took
I've sent forward that rejected file.
I told you these facts because of the relationship we have.
Even God cannot get that file passed.
You brought me alcohol and I drank it all.
Hold me. The parcelled Biryani. - Leave.
My home.. - Come back after dropping him. - Help him to walk.
Will everything be okay by tomorrow?
The 15th of this month is a good day to inaugurate the factory.
We shall see.
What am I supposed to tell him, Varghese?
What's the point in hiding it?
Explain it to him. We did everything we possibly could.
But that doesn't end my responsibilities.
I took the briefcase, with Rs. 5 lakhs in it, from him.
He won't believe that I used it all to bribe others.
I won't be able to go back home.
I'm going to sleep. Don't forget to close the gate after Balan leaves.
You may go to bed. I'll close the gate.
I'm leaving, Varghese.
Won't Vimala be waiting for you?
Are you going to see her?
No. It's best not to play with fire.
You have the right mindset.
But you cannot change your mind halfway through.
I've not given my word to anyone.
Yes, I lied that I am not married.
That was wrong and I accept that.
And that small mistake led to a series of mistakes.
No girl dreams of marrying a guy just because he's not married.
If you go to see her tonight, you have to commit to her.
And if you don't go..
Vimala's uncle is swearing-in as the minister tomorrow.
They will think that you are a cheat.
Don't think that you can mess with the minister and work peacefully.
I won't lose this job and go back to Kasargod.
I have to hold on to what I have here.
I won't disappoint Vimala.
And I won't disappoint her uncle.
I'm going to see her.
It's not because I'm in love with her.
I'm doing it for my family back in Kasargod, as we are deep in debt.
Because of my bad fate.
"Oh, beloved, when you come.."
"This night becomes beautiful."
"Romance dances in my soul"
"like a heavenly hymn."
"Oh, beloved, when you come.."
"This night becomes beautiful."
"In the moonlight, beauty abounded."
"My eyes swam in happiness."
"The night became a virgin."
"In the moonlight, beauty abounded."
"My eyes swam in happiness."
"The night became a virgin."
"The evening moon was dipped in the milky sea."
"I forgot all my troubles."
"Oh, beloved, when you come.."
"This night becomes beautiful."
"A bird in my heart sang softly."
"The sacred ritual was completed."
"I became a goddess."
"I became an instrument of your love."
"Play me to your tunes."
"Oh, beloved, when you come.."
"This night becomes beautiful."
"Romance dances in my soul"
"like a heavenly hymn."
"Oh, beloved, when you come.."
"This night becomes beautiful."
I wish you all the best in your new position, Balachandran Adiga.
And on that note, I'll end this speech. Victory to India.
Friends, today is a happy day for us.
Balachandran, who was working with us until yesterday
will join Mr. Raveendran's, the Minister of Revenue, personal staff
from today. And that is no small thing.
I have a small request to Mr. Balachandran.
My request is that Balan should give us the opportunity to gather
like this for a big occasion soon.
Move.
I won't leave until I talk to him. - Whatever.
What were you guys doing?
When you escort the minister, you will have to drive much faster.
What happened to you? Are you stupid?
I'll fire all of you if you continue this nonsense.
Work with me if you can or there are hundred others like you.
Oh, I see. Stop scribbling and get some work done.
The minister wants the files that he should sign.
What sort of a door is this?
The files. - I worked with three ministers for almost six years.
Don't try to act too smart.
It's not your job to bring the files to the minister's desk.
Ask me before you go to that room.
Do you understand? - Sir, Mr. Shibu told me to.. - No!
No more explanations.
It's only been a couple of months since you started here.
And I know the reason behind your rise in rank.
You can show your devotion there.
This is very common.
The people on top try to suppress whoever is directly under them.
Be it politics, the police, or the military.
So what we must do is to act intelligently.
How? They find fault in everything I do.
I've had enough. - Didn't Ms. Radhamani talk to you?
Forget her, I haven't even spoken to the minister.
They just won't let me.
There's an internal fight going on in the minister's party.
Raveendran and CK are together, and K. K. Varkey is against them.
You have to stick with Ms. Radhamani.
The opportunity will soon present itself. Take advantage of it.
Even if you need to take the help of the devil, you should do it.
'We don't need the communist government.'
This was the slogan during the liberation struggle.
'We will throw out the communist government'.
They did, and then what happened? What did they gain?
Why are you here, sir? Are you here to meet Paampu Vasu?
Which minister is in jeopardy?
Or is it something bigger?
We are basically running this state, my dear friends.
He is at home, go quickly.
It's been a while since you came here, Mr. Unnithan.
I see you around sometimes.
I haven't taken any cases of political parties of late.
But since it's you.. - This is a very important person to me.
You know how things work in the minister's office.
It's been more than a couple of weeks since he joined.
He hasn't even seen the minister properly.
The people above him are not letting him.
But it has been like that for many years.
What we have here is a chance.
Once this gets over, the minister will be in his pocket.
What should we do? - I'll tell you in detail.
This party does not resort to violence.
The government will take care of it as needed.
We will take action against the attackers.
Will you deny accusations that the attack was orchestrated?
I don't know anything more than what you know. - Hello.
It's the DGP. He has an important message.
Just a minute. Hello, the minister here.
What? Balan?
Was it you who brought those thugs to the party meeting?
Didn't you hear me? What's the relation between you and Vasu?
Sir.. - Rascal! I don't want to see you again. You are suspended.
Get out! I said get out!
Take him! - Sir. - Sir, I..
Was it you who asked the cops to arrest him?
It's me and not him who should be arrested.
Radha! You? - Yes.
I was the one behind it. He just carried out my orders.
Doesn't Mr. Raveendran want to know how you got into this position?
It wasn't because you held a flag and took part in a protest.
You got this position
thanks to the Rs. 6 crores I've invested in you.
Rs. 6 crores.
You might not care, but I'm the one who has to answer for the money.
There are politicians who could blabber
something and you ask you to resign.
If that meeting had happened, you would have had to resign.
To prevent that, I made him do it.
And he executed it perfectly.
And for that reason, no cop or politician will touch him.
I won't let them.
Go and sit there, Balan.
Didn't you hear me?
'Six months later.'
Move! - Move aside!
Move aside, please. - Come on.
Thrippan Nambudiri was creating a commotion about the factory.
I somehow managed to put him in the room.
Don't worry. No one knows.
Tea. Please, sit. Would you like to have some snacks?
No, thanks. So I heard about your..
This is Rs. 1 lakh.
From the Rs. 5 lakhs you gave me, I only got Rs. 50,000.
I'm not keeping count. But if you ever need money, just let me know.
I will do whatever I can.
No. I don't want the money.
I just want my file to go through.
Didn't Unnithan tell you everything?
I'm helpless in this situation.
We cannot do anything about this file until the government changes.
Please don't say that.
I've sold my wife's gold chain this time around.
I cannot stay at home anymore because of the creditors, Balan.
I need to open that factory.
You have to fix this problem one way or another.
Don't you understand what I'm trying to tell you?
There's nothing that I can do as this is an impossible task.
If you want, I can return the total Rs. 5 lakhs from my own money.
Don't do this to me. I beg you.
If you do so, my family and I will commit suicide.
What are you crying for? There are people outside.
Let me finish. - Come with me. - Balan..
If people find out. - Let me finish. - What is there to say?
Don't betray me, Balan.
No one is betraying you. - My file, please.
It's a matter of life and death.
Sir, would you like something to drink?
No, I'll let you know.
Ask that new gunman to come inside.
Sasidharan Pillai who came from Kasargod.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Balan is calling you inside.
How many days do you need to move a file from here to despatch?
Actually, the minister told me not to rush it.
That's what the minister said, but what did Radhamani ask you to do?
But the minister.. - Shut up!
Don't you dare play your office politics with me!
I don't care how, but
the file has to be on my table by the end of the day.
Do you get me? - Yes, sir.
I know what you just said in your mind.
No, sir. I did no such thing.
Okay, you can go.
When did you join, Sasi?
Yesterday. - I didn't see you yesterday.
I was here in the office.
A gunman's job is not in an office. It's with the minister.
Did you know that? - Yes, sir.
Where are you staying? - In the quarters.
Didn't you bring your family? - Yes, sir.
You can go.
A job in the minister's staff is tougher than a regular police job.
I'll explain things as we go.
Just do as I say. Do you understand me, Sasi?
Understood, sir. - Okay.
Shall I serve dinner? - After some time.
Hey, don't leave so soon.
Wait. It's just been a day since we got here.
But you look a lot better.
He could ask me to escort the minister day and night.
The first thing he asked me was if I brought my family.
What are you saying, Sasi? I don't understand anything.
Nice. Really good acting.
Why is it that I'm getting the smell of a new perfume from you?
Did you spray it yourself, or did someone spray it on you?
You are mad..
Is there enough sugar? I know you like it with more sugar.
Did you know? Radha's husband passed away.
It was an accident in Bombay.
No, I didn't know.
Mom told me yesterday that she'd come home with the kids.
She has two daughters. I feel sorry for her.
Fate acts in different ways for different people.
Just believe that it's all fate. That's what I do.
Can't you bring Surabhi here to stay with you, Balan?
I saw her once at the temple before I came here.
I wasn't able to talk to her.
Have you not been to my home? - No.
Shoba sent a few people to check on me.
But I didn't go. I didn't even say goodbye.
Don't think that I'm paying off my debt.
I know that it will take me more than a lifetime for it.
I've borrowed a lot of money from you for tests and interviews.
Keep this with you. In case you need money..
No, Balan. Don't remind me of the past.
Whatever I gave you, I'll take it back.
In my next life.
There's something that I have to tell you, Balan.
If you care about me, then please listen.
Don't hate Surabhi, Balan.
I'm happy here.
But I have no peace of mind thinking about her.
You should bring her here and come together to our house.
Basically, you are telling me not to come here alone again.
No. I won't come here again. I won't see you again.
And the reason I didn't bring Surabhi here
is not that I hate her. It's because I love you.
No one will understand that. No one.
"A never ending journey to find the truth."
"Like a bug searching for fire and smoke.."
"A never ending journey to find the truth."
"Like a bug searching for fire and smoke.."
"As the night spreads"
"the sinners feel lonely."
"The silence of a person who suffers."
"A curse cast to suffer a lifetime."
"The sadness of the man that cannot be reincarnated."
"The life that was loaned was taken along."
"Bearing the burdens of the family.."
"A long journey along the shores."
"Like a ray of sunshine on the rainiest of days."
"A journey through the burning memories."
"When the tides of summer disappear behind you."
"When the stars fall to the earth like coal."
"The life that was loaned was taken back."
"Bearing the burdens of the family.."
Long live the tribal caste.
'Protect the rights of tribal people.'
Protect the rights of tribal people.
Long live the tribal caste - Long live the tribal caste.
Kozhippilly river is a part of our community.
Our government has decided
to hand over banks of that legendary river
to the foreigners who own the Sunrise group.
All we want is a place to stay and some food to eat.
There is no politics in it.
This strike symbolises the struggle of the poor.
This strike is for the freedom of the suppressed.
For all the tribal people in Kozhippilly and Molamkuty
we will fight and win this battle against privatisation.
This is the Kozhippilly-Molamkuty dam.
The government and Sunrise group want to increase the height
of the dam by six feet from the current height of 136 feet.
We are not able to figure out how it affects the environment
and the people around the dam.
It's just a political gimmick.
This strike is for the 115 tribal families in this region.
There's no point in promising that we'll rehabilitate them.
We must silence them.
We must convince the people that it is a political gimmick.
Protect Kozhippilly river. - Protect Kozhippilly river.
Stop the initiative to increase the height of the dam.
Long live the tribal caste. - Long live the tribal caste.
Long live the tribal caste.
It's naive that no one told me in the beginning that this issue would
gather so much public attention.
What's your opinion, Minister?
None of this showed up during the survey or the investigation.
It's your party that has to give me an answer for it.
The question is, will you be able to handle the political part of it?
We can, sir. We will beat them politically..
The company will give you another week since you are a minister.
If you cannot do it in one week
the company will wind up the project.
But you and I will have to answer
for the Rs. 80 crores that the company invested.
Do you think that you can escape this, Mr. Raveendran?
Sir, we will empty that place of all its inhabitants.
Either peacefully or using force.
Hello, sir. This is Balachandran, the one I told you about.
I had to force them to come here.
It's nice to hear ideologies and principals.
Didn't you see how they pushed a great leader to a corner?
They are saying that he won't even get a seat next year.
I saw him when I was walking near the museum.
I asked him why he makes enemies.
I asked him why he doesn't ignore corruption.
I have the freedom to ask him these things.
If it were a reporter, it would have been different.
He laughed and asked me how I was doing.
Basically, he didn't want to give me a response.
I forgot about our issue at hand.
Okay. What do you want us to do?
Sunrise group has already invested Rs. 80 crores on this project.
So spending another Rs. 50 lakhs to solve this issue is just like
a person with a long beard losing a couple of strands of hair.
Right? - Without a doubt.
The government has already found a good spot to relocate the tribals.
In the last five years, 45 tribal people have starved to death
in the Kozhippilly-Molamkuty region.
They've encroached half of the forest.
Will this Rs. 50 lakhs bring them back to life?
If we talk about life and death, it is a two-way street.
We have come here to discuss business.
We don't want a business with people who destroy tribal homes.
What is the purpose of this meeting?
I have not seen shady trades happen, so I wanted to witness it.
You came to my house as a friend of my father
and the protector of the tribals.
My parents loved you a lot.
Don't think that I don't know the pain you've caused them.
Who told you to expect socialism here because you came with
a higher caste woman? - Balan!
You son of a bitch!
A lot of doors have closed before me just because I'm a Brahmin.
Now, I travel through the back doors.
If you stand in my way, I will kill you.
I'll give you 15 days.
If I see any shelter that you built in Kozhippilly-Molamkuty region
still standing, I will burn it down.
I don't care if it's the tribals or God himself.
15 days.
Balan.
You are my friend. And we met after many years.
I stood by your side, no matter what you did.
For the right and the wrong.
But when you told Unnithan and me to bring Sridhar and Shuba here
I didn't know that you were turning me into a political pimp.
You are wrong to think that all officials are low lives like you.
Don't ever call me again to act as a middleman for you.
Please.
Get in, I'm going in the same direction.
No, thanks. I will walk.
Just get in.
It happened exactly like I wanted it to be.
You are the first woman to get in my car.
Mr. Balan. My file.
My home was seized by the bank. My wife's admitted in the hospital.
I cannot show my face in my hometown.
Fix my problem or I'll hang myself in front of this building. - You.
Leave me. - Come with me. - Sir, please do something.
Or I will kill myself. Sir!
I already told you. There is nothing that I can do.
Can't you do anything? Then why did I marry off my niece to you?
George. - I'm broke because of you. - Take him.
I'm starving.
Move. - I've been starving for four days now. - Get out.
Where will I go? I begged you to help me.
You made my kids homeless. - Walk. Keep walking.
God will not forgive you.
You will be destroyed! This is the curse of a Brahmin!
Hello. Yes, Shibu. He is about to leave.
Yes, I'll give it to him.
Sir, it's Shibu. He has something important to say to you.
Yes, Shibu.
Hello, sir.
Sir, I told you about her a few days back.
An interview in KSFDC.
She's my sister's daughter.
My sister has four daughters.
She is the youngest one. They are in a lot of trouble.
Today is the interview. I called you several times
but you didn't answer. If you could talk to Mr. David from the board..
I'll talk to him. My relative has been admitted to the hospital.
It's quite serious.
The interview is at 10 a.m. It's already quite late.
I'm a little tense right now. I'll let you know.
Let me get back from the hospital. - Sir, don't embarrass me.
I already took the money.
Who asked you to? You are the one who's put me in this situation.
Do you know what Thrippan Nambudiri did yesterday?
You promised to get his file moving.
It was not my fault that the file could not be processed.
It is because of the system.
Have you started blaming the system as well?
Balan. Sir. Brother-in-law.
Sir. Mr. Balan!
What's the issue?
Should I talk to him?
How does a guy from Kasargod have a relative in a hospital here?
Let him know that Unnithan has left.
I was the one who got him his first bribe.
And now, I asked for a favour. He's tense and has no time!
No need!
There have been many like him who have come and gone
and I've seen them all.
This is the land of Lord Padmanabhan.
Only truth will prevail here.
Tell that to him. Come, let's go.
Where is she? - In the ICU.
The doctors have suggested 24 hours of observation.
The neighbours heard a lot of noise from their house yesterday.
Do you want the DySP to charge a criminal case against him?
No. I want to see Gunman Sasi.
What you suspect, did not happen. But there is one thing.
Sumithra is someone I like. I cannot forget her.
It's true that she had to marry you because of her bad fate.
But that does not mean.. - Considering the salary
and status, I might be lesser than you but I am still a man.
Is beating your wife a way of showing your manhood?
What do you need, sir? - I need Sumithra.
That means I have to let you be her paramour.
If I want to be a paramour, I have plenty of choices.
Choices that men like you
can't even dream of.
It could be passed before it reaches the parliament.
We need the order from the advocate general.
But if something happens to Mr. Ravi.. - Nothing will happen.
You have to promise us that
there won't be a single hut on that land by tomorrow morning.
I was waiting for you.
I'm ending my political life today at 10:15 a.m.
And you are the only person that I am thankful to, Balan.
Mr. Raveendran, the Minister of Revenue is going to submit
his resignation to the governor at 10:15 a.m. today.
Seventeen people
were shot dead last night in the chaos at Kozhippilly-Molamkuty.
Forty tribals, including women and children, have gone missing.
I'm holding myself responsible for it and I'm resigning.
Why should you resign? - This is a democratic nation.
It's not a military rule or a monarchy.
The place you have given me in the history books is quite huge
thanks to the events of last night.
I am grateful to everyone.
You, who served me accepting the salary of the Government.
My wife, who advised me and governed my moves.
Everyone.
When did I sign the order for police involvement in Kozhippilly?
Not just this one. There are many such orders.
All of you joined together and betrayed my trust.
Sir, please don't get emotional.
Can't a minister who just killed 17 people get a bit emotional?
If not, then tell me my program for the day.
When, where, and why I should get emotional?
The minister was shocked.. He said.. He declared..
But are any of it my ideas or thoughts?
If I ever expressed myself in any form
you would make up a bunch of excuses, twist it to your benefit
and put it forward as your work.
I'm the one who ended up as the loser. I lost my political life.
I don't want this blood stained uniform anymore.
Another politician who was suppressed by bureaucracy.
That's all that I am.
I want you to carry out one final act.
A gunman, Sasidharan Pillai, in our security staff
was killed in a road accident in the city yesterday.
I want the government to take care of the expenses of his funeral.
Convey our condolences to his family.
When the body gets home, present a wreath from our department.
The body is in the morgue in the General Hospital.
He consumed poison. He's a Nambudiri from Kasargod.
He came to see me after your people kicked him
out of the secretariat.
If you can, make the arrangements to take the body to Kasargod.
You should do this for him. After all, he's done a lot for you.
Shibu, get Rs. 50,000 from the car.
Let's go, Basheer.
Oh, God!
We'll make you pay for what you did to our people.
Don't think that you could live peacefully
after destroying 40 families! We will make you pay for it!
'Harippad, 4 km. Chakkulathukavu, 25 km. Karthikapally, 3 km.'
This is the celebration for C. K. Nair on becoming a minister.
This is Haripad, his legislative assembly.
I have nothing personal against C. K. Nair becoming a minister.
I'm just a Government employee and so I cannot stand in his way.
You will be a part of his personal staff.
And you will have the same freedom as before. Is that enough?
It's not enough. When Mr. Ravi was the minister
he gave his word to the Sunrise group on increasing
the height of the Kozhippilly dam.
The group believed that, and they spent crores on it.
If C. K. Nair becomes the minister
I'm not sure whether that commitment can be fulfilled.
What do you mean?
C. K. Nair has already been the minister for two terms.
There are still three open cases on his name.
I decide who becomes the minister from my party.
You can sit in the corner, play your little games, and get paid.
Play your games with anyone but me.
I've been an MLA for more than 20 years.
And I became a minister twice in those years.
Many have tried to push me aside and they all have failed.
There are no Brahmin dogs. They are all just dogs.
All of us, including me, are traitors to our society.
We loot the Government and our people.
What is the point in claiming to be the best amongst us?
I have nothing against C. K. becoming the minister.
Then what's your issue, Balan?
I'm Balachandran, not. Mr. Raveendran, the ex-minister.
What do you mean? - Don't patronise me.
The minister must be a person of my choice if you want my cooperation.
Mr. Mukundan, there are a lot of people here who are not required
for the discussion about who the next minister should be.
This isn't a party meeting, Mr. C. K.
Then let them decide who the next minister must be.
Let's see. I know that we took money from you.
But I won't let anyone interfere in the affairs of my party.
The company believes in you more than them, Mr. Balan.
We are with you. Tell us, who should become the next minister?
I, Shibu Vattappara, do swear in the name of God that I will bear
true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India
as established by law, that I will discharge my duties as a minister
in the government in accordance with the Constitution
and the law, without affection or ill-will.
Don't just take photos, note down what I say. You can
click photos after a while.
No matter what people say, I owe this to those who brought me here.
I've been asked, what experience do I have to become a minister?
I have only one thing to say to those people.
I've the experience of working with many parties and many ministers.
How many people can say that? I'm throwing out a challenge.
What will be your priorities as a minister?
What was that?
For development.
I'm not even fit to shine the shoes of the minister before me.
The people know that. - What do they know?
To shine shoes?
I can do it all by myself, I don't need anyone's help.
Sit. - I'll stand. - Sit!
How is the Government going to solve the Kozhippilly issue?
Kozhippilly? What?
We will do nothing inconvenient to the people in Kozhippilly.
Did you hear that? - The opposition says that you will let
a private company take over that land.
That isn't the policy of this ministry.
Nonsense! Do you think you can say whatever you want to the reporters?
The agenda of the ruling party!
What the hell did you do?
Sir, the Kozhippilly dam issue has become very popular.
Many people died and many became homeless. What do we tell them?
What about the government?
You are talking like a social worker right now.
Talk to me as the representative of the Sunrise group.
I am primarily a servant of the government.
Everything else comes after that.
In the current situation, the government might crumble.
If the government goes down, the minister and I will be gone.
I have to think of myself as well.
Do you think you can live after cheating my company?
Don't try to threaten me.
If we move legally, we can finish it in the allotted time.
Don't order me to destroy the lives of the poor just because
I take money from the Sunrise group. I won't do it.
You're not messing with cheap politicians.
You'll have to pay for it.
I'll accept it as the punishment for all my sins.
Okay. Our next meeting will be at..
Either in the morgue or the prison.
I don't care no matter where.
It's all written in English. What am I supposed to do?
There's a lady here to see you, should I let her in?
How old is she? - Around 32 years.
It doesn't matter even if she is 35. Why is she here?
I don't know, sir. - Bring her here.
"Lord Krishna.."
May I come in, sir? - Yes, you may.
Please, tell me your problems.
It's about a promotion for me, sir.
There's no point in saying that the ex-minister is my uncle.
He's done nothing for my family.
Don't you already know everything, Mr. Shibu?
I guess, I know most of the things that happen around here.
What do you want me to do? - Please sanction my promotion.
I've been trying for a year.
I've also spent a lot of money.
Don't you know that I don't take bribes?
Anyway, give me your application. I'll do what's necessary.
I'll do everything possible from my end. I promise.
Thank you, sir. - I'll call you. - Okay, sir..
Sir, they are Mr. Balan's uncle and sister. - Okay.
Hey, don't worry about it. She's past the critical stage.
I know, I'm not supposed to ask this in the present situation.
But, there are some formalities for the investigation.
Tell me, who was there at the scene? - Shoba.
Balan's elder sister. - At what time did it happen?
Sir, Mr. Balan is here.
Can you think of anyone who would try to hurt your father? - No.
No one could possibly hold a grudge against my father.
The doctors have said that he is out of danger.
It was a murder attempt. He was stabbed three times.
Surgery was performed.
No. He's not dead.
And even if he dies, I don't want you anywhere here.
Thomas, it's been 10 hours since the incident.
How many people have you arrested in this case?
I don't need any evidence or witness. I know who did it.
He was the one who tried to kill my father and me.
Arrest him.
Arrest him! - Take them - Sir.
Let me go. - Leave me. - Let me speak. - Move.
Leave me. - I want to see my dad. - What are you doing? - Move.
You'll have to answer for this!
I'll take you to court. There's law in this land. - Move!
Let me go.. - Just get in the jeep.. - I just want to see him.
Put him in the jeep.
Move. Get in. - Balan, it wasn't us that attacked him..
When did you get here? You should have just called me.
Is there no one here to help you with the work?
Janaki is there. She leaves after finishing all the work outside.
Father-in-law doesn't like anyone else working in the kitchen.
Neither do I.
Are you afraid of me? - Oh, no. I'm not.
There's a lot of dust and dirt on me. Your shirt would get dirty.
If I ask you something, will you tell me the truth?
Do you.. Do you hate me?
Oh, God! Why are you talking like this?
Hate you?
You are like a God to me. Grandma told me that's how it is.
How are you capable of this?
I married you but I never spoke to you with love.
Don't you feel bad over this?
Aren't you angry? - I know that you are a very busy man.
So why should I be angry?
When I leave this time, I'm going to take you with me.
To give you the respect and love which I never gave before.
Don't say all that. I like it here.
Father-in-law is here, Shoba is here, Lekha is here.
I get to see you once in a while.
That's enough for me.
Come, have a seat.
Uthaman, all of you have misunderstood me.
I've done everything, I.. - I didn't come here for that.
With dad's suicide, it all ended.
Now, no one is going to bother you about the factory or the file.
I heard that you arrested tribals for the attack on your father.
They are innocent.
I was the one who stabbed your father.
I wanted to kill him.
To show you the pain a son goes through when his father dies.
Do you see this? It's poison.
Had your father died, I would have consumed this.
You can call the cops if you want to.
Lunch is ready. You must eat before you leave, Uthaman.
My father was sleeping in the railway station the last few days.
He starved himself just to meet you.
To speak to you. And you called the cops and kicked him out.
Uthaman, you don't have all the facts.
That factory can't be opened no matter who tries.
Then why did you take money from my father?
He sold our house to get that money.
And you gave it all away to your mistress and subordinates.
And in the end, you beat him up on the streets like a dog.
And were you not cheating Surabhi?
Have you ever shown a bit of honesty to anyone or anything?
I'm leaving.
Your father might be the one who has to suffer for your sins.
Maybe that's why he escaped death.
I won't kill anymore.
Is it true what I heard?
My.. Uncle Thrippan was..
I remember him more than my parents from childhood.
And now, the person who married me
has killed my..
I didn't ask your uncle to kill himself.
He was mad! What do you want me to do about it, Surabhi?
I tried to return the money he gave me on multiple occasions.
He didn't take it. You should at least try to understand me.
I understood you the night I came here.
And I understood my place.
I've never complained about anything to date.
But when I heard you were in a relationship with another woman
I felt sad.
You must have liked her more than you liked me.
I thought that maybe I'm just not good enough.
I didn't want anything.
I would have survived, thinking of this house as my world.
But now, I can't do it anymore.
I cannot love a person like you.
You didn't tell me anything about the matters I mentioned.
What is it that you want?
I have
five acres of eucalyptus plantation that I seized from the tribals.
You can build a house there.
And if you are insistent on a house in Trivandrum
I have five cents of land behind the secretariat.
You can have that.
You can build a house with a beauty parlour there.
Is your plan to build a house for me and have me as your mistress?
Right now, I don't need land or a house. - Then?
I want you to marry me in front of a crowd.
Me? A father of five?
Why not? The world won't end if a father of five marries someone.
Anyway, everyone in Trivandrum already knows.
So what's there to hide now?
Don't try to give me a heart attack.
If Mr. Balan finds out, he'll slice me into pieces.
Oh, are you scared of Mr. Balan? Is he perfect?
What did you think? Did you think I was here because you're a minister?
I had a score to settle with Balan.
You were just a tool in that operation, Shibu.
If I'm the one that propelled Balan from an assistant to the top
then I also know how to bring him back down.
And I will get it done, sooner or later.
Are you coming from the hospital? - Yes.
The papers claim that Raghavan was stabbed because of you.
Communist people won't hesitate to do anything.
Be careful. - Don't you have anything else to worry about?
Where is Sumithra?
What is he thinking?
Sumithra, I.. I'm in a very difficult situation right now.
I don't have anyone. Anyone.
If you've already made up your mind then..
Fate separated us once.
But we ran into each other again.
Albeit at a time of crisis.
It's all fate.
Everything ended today.
Like I told you earlier, I am alone.
I didn't say it for the sake of it.
I'm actually alone. I have no one.
Now, I want you.
Till death do us part.
My husband never spoke to me with love, not once before his death.
What about me? Wasn't I the same?
When I was with Sasi physically, in my mind, I was with you.
Today, I'm a widow.
That's God's decision. Can we go against God's decision?
Yes, we can. We must.
You were my girl from the day you were born.
I want you to be with me until the end of my life.
No, Balan.
I didn't love him when he was alive. I want to love him now.
Or else, his soul won't forgive me.
Then why did I do all these things?
I got your husband transferred to Trivandrum.
To see you. To keep you close to me.
I begged him to let you go. But he did not agree.
So then I..
So, what I guessed was not wrong.
I always had that doubt.
But I prayed for it be wrong.
And now, you have confessed everything.
During my childhood, I had read in books
about men fighting battles and killing people for their women.
You are not the Balan that I loved so much.
I don't even know who you are anymore, Balan.
Sumithra, are you also pushing me aside?
There's only one thing on my mind these days.
Sasi's face dripping in blood.
I won't be able to forget that in this lifetime.
If I think about it, there's a lot to remember.
And I cannot see the Balan I loved in those memories.
There's an old Balan in my mind, the one I loved.
That's all I need..
Evening newspaper! Hot news! The minister had an affair!
The minister's secret relationship. A woman comes forward.
Opposition asks for the resignation of the minister.
Hot news! Come..
The minister has been missing from the capital for the past 3 days.
Rs. 2.. Hot news!
Minister had an affair with a secretariat employee.
'Revenue minister's secret affair.'
'A woman comes forward with an allegation.'
Sir, it's just someone trying to blackmail us to destroy me.
Shibu is just a pawn.
Maybe. But she's called a press conference tomorrow.
She will exhibit all the evidence she has with her.
That's why I say that Shibu has to resign before that.
And what if there is no such press conference tomorrow?
Why? Are you planning on using your thugs?
She has already received police protection.
Just give me another chance, sir.
Anything could happen to me if I'm not in the minister's staff.
I know that, but there is a limit to the amount of help I can offer.
Tomorrow, before 5 p.m., I will get all the evidence that Vimala has.
Please give me time till 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Okay. And at 5:10 p.m., I will ask for Shibu's resignation.
Okay, sir. Thank you very much.
It looks like you are in a hurry, Balan.
Good that we met you here.
C. K. will swear in as the Minister of Revenue on the 7th.
You must come for the ceremony.
There's a common saying for things like this in my place.
Something rotten can be used to grow something new.
And right now, the rotten thing helping me is this man here.
C. K. Nair.
Shibu will not resign.
And no one is going to take his place.
C. K., you won't become a minister again.
That's fate. Get used to it.
Mr. Balan! What is it, sir?
Please, have a seat. - I tried to call you many times.
But I couldn't reach you. - I don't have a cell phone.
I'm working at a nearby workshop.
I've stopped all my old activities.
I got tired of it.
Six murder charges and two of those cases are still open.
Give me life or death. I'm okay with it.
The money I took for bashing someone's head in.
Rs. 50,000 or Rs. 1 lakh.
What can we achieve with just money?
You didn't tell me why you are here, sir. - Nothing.
I just came to see you. - Don't kid around.
You don't have to tell me. Would you like something to drink?
No, maybe some other time.
Vasu's decision is the right one even though it was late.
Vasu is right.
What can we achieve with just money?
Nothing. We can gain nothing.
Vasu's decision is a sign.
A sign of things to come.
I have a feeling that C. K. met with Vasu.
No. There is truth in his attitude.
Vasu can change. Can we?
Start the car.
I want to meet Vimala as the final attempt.
Is there any point in meeting her?
I don't know. Everything was just happening in my life.
Everything.
I don't believe in miracles. But a final attempt.
That's all it is.
Good evening, Mr. Balan. - Good evening.
You wanted to see me. Why's that?
Do you need my help? - Yes.
But what do you want from me in return?
I know that you will give me whatever I ask for.
I tried my best to meet you and to talk to you.
And now, you've been waiting for me for 15 minutes.
I'm asking you again. What do you want from me?
And I'll repeat my answer. What do you want from me in return?
You will have to do something.
If you do it, your minister can escape from resigning.
Do you see that? Everything is inside it.
Everything required for a minister's resignation.
It might be a cheap move but I have nothing to lose.
Have you thought about why you are doing this?
We haven't met here to dig the past and do a post-mortem on it.
Philosophy, ethics and advice are not the response I'm looking for.
You still have not told me what you want me to do.
I want you to marry me.
Tomorrow, at a popular temple, here in Trivandrum.
I want all the papers to have our wedding photo the next day.
What do you say, Mr. Balachandran Adiga?
I agree with it.
I didn't expect so much from you.
I was a fool to think that after you got some money
you would have left your old fraudster ways behind.
No. You've become cheaper than before.
If you had just told me that you cannot do it and left the house
I might have accepted defeat and backed off.
A crook is always a crook. He always does crooked things.
He doesn't stop to look behind to see what damage it's done.
Can you actually tell me for sure that I destroyed your life?
Balan, a regular, basic salary earning, secretariat employee.
What made you suggest me to the personal staff of the minister?
Love? Pity?
Did I mention my poor background and plead you to help me?
Nothing. It was just a deal. A give and take.
Something you didn't discuss with anyone. You just decided.
Remove vengeance from your mind and think about it again.
What mistake did I make other than follow the path you put me on?
Did I ever tell you that I would marry you
if I made it into the minister's personal staff?
Then? Why were you.. - I liked you..
Unnithan always says this.
The number of days to move a file depends on the total money given.
In that same manner, with that same meaning, you told me
that if I needed a promotion, I would have to do as you say.
A poor and hungry Balachandran Adiga agreed to it.
Had I said no, you would have made me your enemy.
Can you tell me that I'm wrong?
So you never loved me? You never even liked me?
Yes, I did.
The love that one feels for a girl who was recently divorced.
I would have married you if Surabhi had not come into my life.
Vimala, the past is the past.
What I'm telling you now is the honest truth.
From the bottom of my heart.
I thought it was all over but I'm giving myself renewed hope.
Not for the position of a minister but to clear my conscience.
No need. I accept defeat.
Even if it was because of the situation, you liked me.
That's enough for me.
I will never come into your life again.
Unnithan..
Unnithan Aasan. - Bahulayan.
Bahulayan. Who is it? - It's me, Balan.
Why are you here so late? Come inside.
This is Bahulayan. He joined the education department last week.
He's a Nair. This is Mr. Balan, the revenue minister's PA.
Have a seat, sir.
What happened? Will minister Shibu have to resign?
I met Ms. Vimala yesterday. She is very stubborn.
You cannot blame her. But it could have been avoided.
I told her that.
I didn't come here defeated. I just won.
I defeated everyone. I won everything.
What happened to you, Balan? You don't look so good.
I just came here to forget everything and sleep on the floor.
And now, there's someone new in your spot.
It happens like this all the time.
The places never change.
The people in charge always change.
Everyone has to give up their place, sooner or later.
At that moment, you have to leave everything behind and move forward.
You have to.
There's a look that everyone steals right at the end, before leaving.
I have seen many people take that final look in my time here.
Chief ministers, ministers, governors, who have spent time
ruling the state.
I've seen them all stepping down.
Some go smiling. Some break down in tears.
Some go with the thought of coming back here.
Those who leave with a smile are the lucky ones.
Will you be able to leave with a smile on your face?
Why don't you think about it?
I cannot.
Though there has been a misunderstanding
between us, I still see you as my mentor.
Tell me, Aasan. What should I do?
I'm all alone.
I've lost everything..
You still have everything and you still have everyone, sir.
You still have a lot more years ahead of you.
This is a good sign.
I don't want it. I don't want any of it.
I came here more than a year back, asking you for a place to sleep.
I want to be that Balan. - It's the same Balan I see before me.
But you got some money and power and that changed you a little.
If you give it all up, you will be the old Balan.
You have the power to get anything done now.
Apply for a transfer tomorrow.
To some village office, or a taluk office.
It should be close to your home.
No one holds grudges there.
And the bribes you get there won't be more than Rs. 100.
And if you decide not to take it, then that's even better.
Join a union. Participate in it.
Try and develop a system for your life.
I've decided to continue my life the way it is.
What can I possibly be good for now?
Go with confidence. Only good will happen to you.
I gave you so much advice. Give me something in return.
It's become a habit.
Lord Padmanabhan! Look after him.
We have to go to Kasaragod, early in the morning tomorrow, Basheer.
This is our last night here.
What's the matter? - It's not starting, let me take a look.
I can't find the problem, and there's no signal here.
I'll go out and inform the office to send another car.
Okay. - Okay.
He's in the Palayam subway. Yes.
Lord Padmanabhan has returned your life to you, Mr. Balan.
He wants you to do a lot more before you die.
A lot of good things.
Balachandran Adiga went back to Kasargod.
Like Unnithan always says
It happens like this all the time.
The places never change.
The people in charge always change.
Everyone has to give up their place, sooner or later.
At that moment, you have to leave everything behind and move forward.
You have to.