'AGNIDEVAN'
Salutations. This is Ezhuthupura house.
It belongs to Vishwalakshmi Thampuratti, the great poet.
The family are the pioneers of the newspaper, 'Malayala Shabdam'.
Welcome to their abode.
Hail Lord Ganesh!
Kuttishankaran, my dear.
Halt! Ma'am will give you jaggery in a moment.
Payippadan? - I am here.
Move ahead, elephant.
Payippadan will give him food. Don't worry.
I have no fear. - Potty.
God!
Potty. - Here I come.
Edakka, why do you always get in my way?
Nonsense. - Yes, that's what I meant.
Where are the plantains? - They are here.
Potty! - Here I come.
I am here.
Kuttishankaran, Edakka caused the delay in the offerings.
Potty, you must not lie, for you are a Brahmin.
Ma'am, I.. - Enough. Stop it now.
Where is Potty? Potty!
Goddess!
Why do you roam around while reciting prayers?
I was on the eastern side, ma'am.
Here's the oblation.
Here.
'Malayala Shabdam'
Sir, here's the tea. - Keep it over here.
Wake up! It's past 7:00 a.m.
Good morning.
Payippadan! - Yes, ma'am.
Did Aniyankuttan come back? - No.
Murukan! - Here I am.
What's the matter? - Where were you, you mosquito?
Look. - Don't point fingers at me.
I want to clear certain things.
Do not call me 'mosquito' again. - Or else?
I am now cured of my mental illness.
So, that name is not required.
Yet, if I get addressed by that name, it's annoying.
What? - Annoying.
You're not saying it right. Clean your tongue. - Okay.
Where are you going? - To clean my tongue.
Come here with me.
He considers himself to be Carl Lewis.
Aniyankuttan, you are annoying me.
I can't stand here like a pillar.
Why can't this athlete eat food inside the house?
Mom, please come here. - I won't come.
You must not irritate him. - How long do I stand here?
I will count till five or ten. If he doesn't turn up by then
I will offer the milk and egg right here to the snake gods.
I'll at least get their blessings. One, two, three, four, five, six..
Seven..
Eight..
Nine..
Nine and a quarter.
Ten! Here they come.
My friend, look at her wait for you with milk and egg.
I had told you not to talk in Tamil to me. - Sorry. - Hey! - Sorry.
You're not saying it right. Say 'Sorry'.
Say 'banana'. - Balana.
'Banana'. - 'Balana'
Say 'pathway'.
No!
'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U'.
Let me see if eating eggs would make a difference.
Good morning. I was talking to the egg. Good morning.
I stood here for a long time.
The milk has turned cold. Do you want me to heat it up?
Sudarshana, do not get upset.
You know my temper. If you are Sudarshana
I am the Fire God. You'll get burnt by my touch. Do you want to try?
Try it. The milk will boil by itself in my stomach.
Then I think a raw egg would turn into an omelette by itself
in your stomach. - I must teach you a lesson.
Say this. "Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
"Play the Mridangam with pomp." You must repeat.
"Dance.." - Come on, say it!
"Chief of the house of Raghu, Lord Rama."
"Sita and Rama, the up lifters of the fallen." - Hey!
Do not run. Wait there! - Aniyankuttan!
Get hold of him. Stop there!
What are you doing, Aniyankuttan? - Kiss me on my cheek
so that I don't fall sick.
You must stop going out so that you don't fall sick.
I bowed my head for you to kiss, not for your orders.
I will give you a blow if you try to change me.
Mrs. Vishwalakshmi, our 'Malayala Shabdam' newspaper
is in circulation because I am out and about.
Grandmother, do you know the extent of readership
of my column 'My country'?
You are not aware of it. But I know.
Do you read the reviews of our newspaper?
I definitely read it.
'My country' column is getting a very strong hold in our town.
Idiot, why do you disturb her when I am in a serious discussion?
I was seeking grandmother's blessings.
Why are you agitated about that?
Don't boss over me.
Grandmother, how did you like the column I wrote?
Not great.
A reader has reviewed it as 'not up to the mark'.
Grandmother, wasn't my article on women's liberation good enough?
No. - I don't need your opinion.
That was the review of another reader.
I want to know grandmother's view on the article.
Dear, you need improvement.
Grandmother!
You need a lot of improvement is what grandmother wanted to say.
Dear, we have borne your articles till date because you are a member
of our Ezhuthupura family
and my late uncle Godhavarma's daughter.
Moreover, my father, your uncle, is the editor of our newspaper
'Malayala Shabdam' accidentally is our newspaper..
It's not an accident.
Your articles are just getting published due to this sole reason.
I have decided not to publish your crummy articles
in the future. - Then, I will resign.
Who has appointed you in the first place?
Aniyankuttan! - Yes, Father. I will be back.
I've been thinking of teaching her a lesson for a long time.
What is the matter?
When is the CM's press conference?
I think it's at 2:00 p.m. Isn't it, Appu?
Father, Jacob will attend the conference.
No, that won't work. You must attend it.
I never answer unnecessary questions.
But we think otherwise. People have complained
that their necessities are disregarded
by your government policies.
Can you disagree? - Mr. Ravi Varma, you seem to be quite agitated.
It's not about me. The entire society is agitated.
Sir, you cannot simply rule out public opinion.
We must stop the session here.
Please come here.
How is your grandmother's health?
She is fine. - Convey my regards to your father. - Okay.
I shall leave. - Okay.
Mom, this is not professionalism
but cheapness and over smartness.
You don't have to advise him.
I will tell him. - What does he think of the Chief Minister?
I try to deal with power politics
with diplomacy
and this fool is acting against my administrative procedure.
I can't stand this.
Are you trying to look wise
by wearing spectacles, just because I scolded you earlier?
I think you want to show off that you are a nerd.
Aniyankuttan, your press conference has created a furore.
Don't overreact much if your mother and brother advise you.
No one will bother me. Why didn't you return home?
I wanted to get some references from grandmother.
What's the topic? - The Fire God is my case study.
Did grandmother doze off with your references?
Is grandmother asleep? - No.
Why are you studying? Do you have an exam tomorrow?
Did you have your food? - I will have it later.
Turn the lights off and go to sleep.
Children must not stay awake till late night.
Did father have dinner? - Aunt and Appu had dinner.
I think uncle too, has had his dinner.
You think? - He didn't eat.
Father.
Don't you want to have dinner?
I slept off. No one called me either.
Come with me.
I was not aware that uncle didn't have dinner.
You did not wish to enquire either.
You are changing your ways just like society.
Cut your hair short and wear some lipstick too.
What's the problem with the society?
The problem is that the wife does not find time for husband.
Aniyankuttan!
Women from good families serve food for their husband first
and then have themselves. My mother does not do that.
You don't have to teach me.
Mother, first let go of your ego.
Do not get swayed by your US-returned son's graduation.
Mind your words. - I am.
You have made it a habit of neglecting father's interests.
No one bothers to talk to him or acknowledge his presence.
Father must get consideration after grandmother in this house.
Mom, you cannot take his place. - Who is shouting?
What is it? Mom, what is the matter?
Father hasn't had his dinner, and no one seems to be bothered.
Everyone ate, washed their hands and left.
Father is not a kid to be fed.
That's your MBA culture. - That's your complex, idiot.
That's your standard, idiot. - I will bash you up!
Don't try such tricks with me. - Aniyankuttan!
Aniyankuttan!
Darn! Why doesn't someone fell some coconuts
rather than beating drums at night?
Aniyankuttan. - Go away!
I was not aware. Please.
I am scared of such situations.
I shall be careful in the future. Please come.
Go..
Come along..
Come, buy some fresh fish!
Victor Raj! - Aniyankuttan, he is Pareeth.
He does not hesitate to break hands, legs
or sever heads of people for money.
Victor Raj!
He is.. - Is it alright, Aniyankuttan?
Keep your hand on the handle.
Careful, don't hurt your eyes.
Shall I hang this on the bike?
Hang it on your shoulders and hold the handle.
Hang it on your shoulder and turn the other way around.
Your back pose is better.
Insane people talk such nonsense.
I am not new to photo shoots.
I had posed for photographs
on an aeroplane during temple festivities.
But the aeroplane got infested in the photograph.
We must be careful.
Every place gets infested in the Edakka's presence.
Aniyankuttan, Yamaha has launched a new model bike
that costs Rs. 37,250 only, without extras. Shall I buy it?
No. - Why?
Are we deprived of our rights because my mother
is a servant at your house?
Kunju, communism is not good at such young age.
Aniyankuttan, please convey my request to Appu.
My equation with Appu has gone sour from last night.
If you are trying to avoid asking him, just tell me the truth.
Yes, that is what I'm saying.
Right now, you can hop on the bike and get photographed.
Edakka, get off the bike.
Are you dead? - Elephant, to the left!
I could have died now.
Jayakutti, what does 'Sudarshana' mean?
Does it mean a girl with good sight or a girl with good looks?
It means both.
I felt both options do not suit me.
That's not right. You look smart and intelligent in my spectacles.
Thank you.
Now all you need to do is get married.
Jayashree, I heard that you got a marriage proposal.
Yes. But not in home front.
I am in love with Dr. Madhu.
You might have seen Madhu.
Don't feel bad. I don't think it will be possible.
I feel you should get married to someone else.
I will not marry anyone other than Dr. Madhu.
In that case, I take back my words.
I just shared my intuition with you.
You have inherited intuition and fantasy from your grandmother
and Ezhuthupura house.
Is she all right?
She is just fine. She has gone to attend a felicitation today.
Please be seated inside.
No. That's alright. We will stay back here.
We will be comfortable inside. - What? - There's breeze inside.
I know your intentions. You want to be around women.
I am not of that character. - Then?
I don't even look at women's faces. You have mistaken me.
Okay, forget it.
All of you are like my grandchildren.
I am not a good public speaker.
I only know to murmur to myself
and that reflects in my poetry.
Now, when I address all of you
I feel as if
dusk murmurs to dawn.
We're more than poets and admirers.
Together, we are poetry.
Ma'am, please recite a few lines for us.
This request was unexpected. I cannot remember quite clearly.
Please recite a few lines.
Aniyankuttan.
Aniyankuttan, the mic called out for you.
It was my grandmother and not the mic.
Shall I accompany you? - What for? - It's a women's college.
I can't leave you alone. - I don't fear anyone. - I..
Do you want to come along? - Yes. - Fine.
Son..
'The solitary bird in the nest of memories'
I don't remember the lines.
'The stars of words woven as a rosary'
'with the sound of the conch of the mind, that's purified by fire.'
I cannot recollect it.
You must recite it on my behalf. - Me?
How can I sing in front of so many women?
He recites my poems beautifully.
Hey, you..
Grandmother, you are smart.
"The rosary of words clasped in hands"
"blowing the conch of a heart purified in fire"
"Fill the soul that departs the body"
"with divine love."
"Like the moonlight that falls on the petal with a smile."
"Come into my thoughts"
"as the sunrays at dusk."
"Like the moonlight that falls"
"on the petal with a smile."
"Come into my thoughts"
"as the sunrays at dusk."
"The flower petal."
"The clear sky after rain"
"and the earth that's burnt within"
"sings my songs"
"that has missed the notes."
"Caressing with care"
"and searching for the Lord's feet."
"I want my soul to be blessed."
"Like the moonlight that falls on the petal with a smile."
"Come into my thoughts"
"as the sunrays at dusk."
"The petal of the flower.."
"The vast shore"
"and the star that shines occasionally."
"The silence of the traveller"
"who lost his way."
"It culminates in my mind"
"at this moment."
"Bless me like the"
"strewn flowers at your feet."
"Like the moonlight that falls"
"on the petal with a smile."
"Come into my thoughts"
"as the sunrays at dusk."
Are there so many mosquitoes?
He started his routine of catching mosquitoes.
"Please come, Mother."
Murukan, there's another insect like a mosquito here.
Potty, would you like some Paan?
I want you to stay quiet for some time.
You can have it for yourself.
Murukan, do you want to eat betel leaf?
Yes, he must have them as there are many mosquitoes here
and he needs betel leaf as a compulsion.
Murukan, how many years have you stayed in the mental asylum?
I recollect it to be five years.
Didn't any of your family members from Nagercoil come for you?
Potty, once you lose your mental stability
you'll be tagged as insane for life.
When the minister visited our hospital
Aniyankuttan had come along as a photographer.
He felt sympathetic towards me and asked me to accompany him.
I readily agreed and came here.
He gave me a cycle and a bundle of newspapers.
That's how I became, Y. Murukan, 'Malayala Shabdam' agent.
What did you suffer from? - Cold and diarrhoea.
Why do you ask about his illness
when he has already said that he was in a mental asylum?
Potty, there's a point in his question.
There are various categories of mental illness.
My madness was about seeing mosquitoes everywhere.
But, now I am cured completely. That was a scary mosquito.
Murukan, you were right. You are definitely cured.
What's that? - African mosquito.
Get lost, you African monkey.
'Battlefield of goons like Pareeth.'
'Battlefields of Pareeth.'
Boss, your photo is published.
Who is responsible for this?
'Malayala Shabdam'
My name is Ravi Varma.
I was the one who wrote the article about you.
Did you call my office threatening me?
That's my job.
Writing is my job, and I decide the content.
Loafers like Pareeth do not take decisions on my behalf.
God!
There's no use in calling God
when one is on the verge of defeat.
You will die if I stab this dagger into you.
But I would not do it. That's not my job.
My job is to write, and I know how to do it.
You don't hesitate to kill innocent people
for the sake of power.
What do you plead to God for, then?
God won't listen to you. God is in my words.
Cry for God's help once you become a righteous man.
He will definitely listen to you.
Pareeth and his army!
You are a journalist and not a street fighter.
Appu, you do not have to blow this matter out of proportion
in front of grandmother.
Grandmother, would Pareeth have stopped if I told him that I
was from Ezhuthupura family? I write 'My country', and I expect
such incidents to happen. I handle such a popular column
being aware of the perils that might occur.
You don't have to handle that column anymore.
Let our father, the chief editor, decide it.
I have to face people. - So, why am I being blamed?
Why do you children fight?
There are many people with post-graduation
in journalism working for us.
He can claim that he is a journalist under your guidance
but that's not enough to run a news agency.
What is his qualification? - Clarity of words, earnestness.
And above that, courage.
How are you, Ezhuthupura descendant?
Ma'am, if you choose to stay within four walls
people would view you the same way.
Your grandmother never looked down upon me.
She was the one who initiated
my marriage to your uncle instead of punishing me for
the mistake I committed. She has a big heart.
I did not speak about grandmother.
My mother, Parvathy Thampuratti
does not bother about you.
She is dominating Ezhuthupura house
because you are meek.
Your mother is innocent.
Did you take my pen?
No. I have a pen and genre of my own.
I will slap you. Talk like normal people.
He is getting unruly. - Bye, Mother! - Cut this off.
Okay.
Glory to employees union! - Glory to our union!
Please stop it. - Ramu, please be quiet.
Nobody has ever protested here.
I will bear the consequences of not printing
my daughter's wedding photo in the newspaper.
That is not the problem.
It's an indication of mismanagement against the employees.
That must be weeded out in the initial stage.
Vasudevan has gone to meet Mr. Menon.
Stop the protest until you get a response.
Potty, you might be the priest in charge.
But, you too must stand by us. - Glory to employees union!
Glory to employees union!
Raman Nair has no issues with it, sir.
Vasudevan, I had even marked the space to publish the photo.
Youngsters who are unaware of Ezhuthupura house
are the ones protesting outside.
Jacob, who was at the desk yesterday?
Sir, I was at the desk yesterday.
How could you miss out to publish the wedding photo
of Raman Nair's daughter?
Sir, I was told not to publish it.
Who told you that?
We will have to face it, ma'am.
I have resolved many protests
and issues like these with ease.
Who decided not to print this matter?
I am asking you.
We need not lose the space
worth Rs. 15,000 anymore to print such matters.
Anantharaman and I took a joint decision on it.
You would not understand it.
Till date, the relationship between
employees and management was more important than Rs. 15,000.
It was our custom to print the wedding details
of the staff and their families.
Moreover, why did you change the matter that I decided
without notice?
Excuse me, sir.
Shouldn't a chief editor only look after the news and the editorial?
Advertisements belong to my department.
Who gave you the right to overlook the tradition of this newspaper?
Father, he is our advertisement manager.
No. He is your manager.
You employed him from Mumbai to support your decisions.
I have the list of mismanagements
you have committed previously.
Do not try those antics here.
You must be disciplined and work earnestly here.
Don't make an issue out of it.
It has become an issue. Who are you to discard matters
pre-decided by my father? - Aniyankuttan!
Mother, please keep quiet. This is not a woman's club
for you to boss over.
Managing director, you could have
replaced mother's so-called charity photo with the wedding details.
Shut up. This is my office!
You are only a sub editor. Mind it.
You must note that the people
protesting outside are the ones who have toiled for our company.
To hell with your MBA. Do you hear them?
'Boycott the work!'
Glory to employees union!
Hail revolution!
'Malayala Shabdam' has shut down its publication.
Sir. - What?
I am getting married. - So what should I do?
I came here to invite you.
I have only heard the phrase
'One man's trash is another man's gold.'
What?
I see it now. 'Malayala Shabdam' lost for us to gain.
This is the stepping stone towards our success.
We must be careful about that. Their loss is not just enough.
You have been irritating me since morning.
Don't you know the reason why I was called?
But your presence over there proves your participation in the protest.
Here's the next person.
Agent, I think you must put up your tent here.
I had been to the office. Employees have gathered there.
Will there be a truce?
The MD is sitting up there.
You will get your answer from him.
Rama Varma here. Good morning, sir.
It's nothing. Just a power failure.
We just need to change the fuse. I can manage.
It's not an ordinance, just an emotional commotion.
I think this is a golden opportunity.
There's a need for filtration.
Many useless people in our agency must be thrown out.
Father, keep your hand in this position.
Your hand..
Ready.
Many of the employees are past pension age.
Yet they are retained. They should all be sacked.
So, will you print 'Malayala Shabdam'?
A newspaper will not get printed with the three letters in MBA.
Advice your son about that.
Culture, kindness and love are degrees that cannot be bought.
Mother, yesterday you scolded Vasu and Raman.
Instead, you should have said a few good words to them.
I won't treat people who do not deliver their duties.
'The desert air resounds the call of a heart struck lion's rage.'
'The cloud puts forth it's delusion..' - Grandmother.
Vasudevan is here. - Greetings.
Vasudevan, are you annoyed with us?
Please don't say that. - I called you here to apologise.
We are the ones who must apologise.
We tried our level best to sort out the differences.
They are young and hot blooded.
Everything is sorted out. Now, everyone is slightly disturbed.
Did Parvathy boss over you?
Nothing like that.
I know ma'am very well.
She gets angry at her close aides.
Forgive us.
Please don't take anything to heart.
Raman Nair. - Yes, ma'am.
Your daughter's wedding photo will be in the newspaper tomorrow.
That's not needed. I am happy with this.
Payippadan. - Yes.
Everyone will have their lunch here.
Raman, please invite everyone for lunch today.
You too, go with him. - Okay.
Ridiculous.
Eat to your fill.
Don't take out your anger on me after eating everyone's leftovers.
Payippadan, your cow, would have a feast today.
Yes.. Walk
Father, you have given Aniyankuttan a lot of freedom.
He isn't an animal to be chained up. What's the matter?
We must rethink whether 'My country ' must be continued
as a column in our newspaper.
We did think before we started the column.
He is handling it with care as well.
What kind of care are you talking about?
Health minister had called me.
A nurse was suspended from the hospital
because of the protests backed by Aniyankuttan.
Injustice must be opposed or wiped out totally.
Aniyankuttan's words have that power.
He doesn't sway from truth and justice.
You would not understand the essence of his work.
You are more influenced by American culture.
You mind your business, and he will mind his.
Where are you both going? - There's a women's forum on
arranged marriage versus love marriage.
She is the moderator, and I am the photographer for the occasion.
Where's the venue, Sudarshana? - Where's the venue?
At the college hall. - We too can go there, Mrs. Menon.
That's not required. All of you have crossed
the age of arranged and love marriages.
Now you all are on the verge of divorce.
We shall conduct a talk on that later in the women's club.
She will be the moderator and I, the photographer.
What time will your gambling get over, Mother. I mean, Mom?
Sudarshana always travels with Aniyankuttan, doesn't she?
Yes. They don't realise how old they are. Let's go.
Arranged marriage or love marriage?
What is the necessity of marriage?
A criminal wastage.
Selection of a partner is the right
of every girl who has come of age.
There needs to be a legal sanctity for that as well.
What legal sanctity?
Mutual trust is the sanctity of family life.
I agree to both of your views.
But, I do not agree that all the women are from
the same school of thought.
In my point of view
family background matters a lot to me when it comes to marriage.
The husband of my dreams resides at Ezhuthupura house.
A spouse who writes. The one who smells of sandal wood.
He is like the lighted camphor
and he prays after I do.
He will pamper me
and dispel my worries and complaints
with an unending adolescence.
He is ever youthful and hugs me without my permission.
"Oh, the one who adorns the beauty of the moonlight."
"The woman who wears the most beautiful earrings."
"Which righteous act gave me"
"your beautiful self?"
"Oh, the one who adorns the beauty of the moonlight."
"The woman who wears the most beautiful earrings."
"I wrote, in your beautiful body"
"my heartfelt feelings towards you."
"I filled the lamp in your eyes"
"with the oil of my desires."
"While I kiss your lips when the breeze hits us"
"why are you shying away?"
"A delicate shyness."
"Oh, the one who adorns the beauty of the moonlight."
"The woman who wears the most beautiful earrings."
"We yearned for the cool moonlit night in the heat of summer"
"and sat under the shade of the mango tree."
"The gentle breeze with its tender hands"
"swayed through your drape."
"The flowers look beautiful on the branches."
"You are mine. Your songs are for me."
"Oh, the one who adorns the beauty of the moonlight."
"The woman who wears the most beautiful earrings."
"Which righteous act gave me"
"your beautiful self?"
Have I made any proposal without any calculation?
Okay, who is the girl?
Sudarshana. Yes.
No, that won't work.
If there are no other reservations, you must marry Sudarshana.
Sudarshana has a share in our publication.
You need not let it go to someone else.
That will not work out. - Why do you say that?
She might not share such a feeling towards me.
You say that because of her closeness to your brother.
That is the reason why I have brought forward this proposal.
Mr. Varma, Ezhuthupura house belongs to you brothers.
Both of you have equal share in the newspaper
and you both have the right to marry Sudarshana.
But everything must be under the control of just one person.
That man alone has the power.
But, I am not clear about the relationship between
Sudarshana and Aniyankuttan.
Nothing has been clear to you so far. It will be.
That is what I feel. Hence, I brought this forward.
Everything has a time.
A mild knock at the right time. The door will open for you.
The power will always be vested In you.
Aniyankuttan, look here. Turn a bit more. Yes.
Ready.
Best.
Sudarshana. - Yes.
I read about 'Agnidevan', the God of fire.
The character of Sudarshana in it is a very beautiful girl.
She wore a crown and decorations on her forehead.
I'm not referring to you.
If you wear a crown, you will look no less than a clown.
That's not right. - Agnidevan was the love interest of Sudarshana.
I was thinking
maybe I should be the lover of the duplicate Sudarshana.
I do not favour love.
Then, why did you say all those things
about the man of your dreams at the discussion?
That was just a discussion.
I just recalled something.
Yesterday, I went back home after I dropped you at your place.
Dinner was ready on the table. I ate dinner, washed my plate
and placed it on the shelf. I did everything all alone.
No one was there at home. I was alone.
So, I went to sleep. - Didn't you put off the lights?
I will come to that matter.
I felt uneasy when the light was off. I had almost closed my eyes
or maybe not.
Many people approached me and asked me
why I am sleeping and why I am not having an affair.
All of them created a ruckus. Why is that?
Don't you know? This is called madness.
I never felt so before. I must find a cure.
What is a solution? - You must marry.
I have a problem.
I cannot marry unknown women.
Let me use you as an example.
If you were my neighbour and were a mahout's daughter
or a tailor, a typist
or even a parallel college dropout
I might have married you
because I have known you.
Aniyankuttan, if you want to get married immediately
I will find a girl, discuss it with your grandmother
and let you know.
No. You are too talkative.
So, I will talk to grandmother
and let you know about our decision.
Until then I will sleep peacefully
and you too must do the same. Get on to the bike.
Take your bag.
My God.
Aniyankuttan, what are you doing?
You are the yawning poet. Are you feeling sleepy?
No. - Here, hold this.
Don't drop it.
I want to discuss a very important matter with you.
Don't yawn and belittle the situation.
It's a marriage issue. - You can tell me.
There's a marriage proposal
for Sudarshana
that seems to be very good. It is the best.
I got to know everything.
How did you know, Grandmother? Did she say something?
She won't tell me such things.
Parvathy told me about it.
When did mother get to know about it?
Appu told it to her directly.
Appu? - I know that you are unable to believe it.
It's a blessing that Appu likes Sudarshana.
I was worried to talk about this matter to Appu.
My son gave me Sudarshana's responsibility and died.
It was his greatest wish. Mine too.
The Gods helped us.
What are you worried about?
No, nothing. I regret not telling you about this at first.
It's late. Let me sleep.
Dear, take your camera.
Aniyankuttan!
Aunt, what's the matter? Why did you call me?
I want to discuss something. Please be seated.
It's okay. What happened?
Your mother told me yesterday
that Sudarshana must get married to your brother.
That was your late uncle's wish.
I do not have a say in this matter.
I have endured everything without uttering a word and
yesterday your mother told this matter to me.
It's a good alliance. Why do you cry over it?
Sudarshana does not agree to this marriage.
What's the matter?
She is not interested in this proposal.
You must convince her. She will definitely listen to you.
Well..
I will tell her. Where is she?
She is bathing.
I will convince her for sure.
Dear employees, greetings to you all.
Aniyankuttan might not be informed. Everyone got to know just now.
I came here and saw Anantharaman getting the seats arranged.
He asked me to bring a chair as well.
A great employee of our firm
has passed the age of pension and yet continued to serve us..
Why have they organised this meeting?
Vasu is being relieved from the agency.
We are seeing him off
with all the allowances he deserves.
Vasudeva Warrier needs no introduction
as all of you are well acquainted with him.
I wish him all the very best.
I invite Mr. Vasudeva Warrier
him to accept this gift on our behalf.
Mother, please give the gift. - No, you give it.
I request Mr. Vasudeva Warrier to speak a few words.
A saint who permanently bids adieu to his house
a feeling of sadness drowns him
even if it's for the sake of pilgrimage.
I feel exactly the same at this moment.
I am speechless.
I have no complaints against anyone.
I wish everyone the best.
A son gives his old father, medicines, with prayers
that his father must die at the earliest.
This reflects the educated formalities of our society.
Good people believe in culture rather than formalities.
Vasudeva, you are going away from our office.
But never will you fade away from my heart.
My dear..
Vasudevan must have been fed up.
So, let him go.
You should have informed me at least.
We sent him away with all the due respect.
Do not use the word 'respect' after you commit a mistake.
Dismiss someone with respect
spit on someone with respect, butcher someone with respect.
It was our grandfather's heritage
that you sent him off with a silly gift.
Grandmother, I know that you will ask me to stop.
But, do not do that. I will stop my words, with respect.
This bike cost Rs. 40,150, with extra fittings.
Mr. Appu paid it with a single cheque.
Where there is a will, there's a way.
Drive carefully. Let's go. - Okay.
Where are you going? Appu has told me to drop her to the office.
No. Get on his bike.
Let's go.
'The people do not wish to be subdued by the unruly government'
'and have decided to uproot it completely.'
Did you write it?
Yes, sir.
Write down the title.
'Parliament and the unruly government.'
Change the editorial and print this article.
The health minister and forest minister
are targeted directly in this article.
Jacob. - Sir? - Print the editorial composed earlier. - Sir.
Don't let anyone know about it. - Yes, sir.
I would not allow anyone to insult my father.
You just listen to me.
Father's editorial did not feature in the newspaper.
Be patient, Aniyankuttan.
My father asked if someone could hit back in this house.
I wanted to know who changed the editorial.
Ministers and many people in power are connected to this house.
Our newspaper can't be
allowed to put them down.
Your father can't vent out his frustrations in
the editorial of our newspaper.
His frustrations? His greatest frustration is you.
Don't force me to talk about you. - Tell me..
K.K. Menon does not support your extravagant ways.
My father won't blindly follow you to your parties.
You neglect him for the same reason.
Fine, go ahead. But don't you dare neglect his words.
Aniyankuttan.
Let it be official. Here's my resignation letter.
I did not apply for the job of editor in chief
of 'Malayala Shabdam.'
Your grandmother gave me the responsibility of taking care
of your mother and this agency at the same time.
I am fed up.
I can't be an antique piece in the agency anymore.
Here, accept it.
Father, don't make hasty decisions due to Appu's ignorance.
Son, it's not a hasty decision.
I have been thinking about it for a long time.
Grandmother, please advise father.
I won't advise him. I know him very well.
Father, please. - Ask father not to resign.
This is an office matter and not a family issue.
I have nothing to say.
Why do you resort to such antics?
There's no point displaying your complexes after they have grown up.
You feel you are taller than me after wearing your high heels.
His growth is a complex similar to that.
I cannot address his ego as well. - Father.
Here, accept this resignation with your own hands.
Take it!
He isn't cured completely.
He has lit the mosquito coils here as well.
Here take it. Take care that no mosquitoes fall into it.
Have you put enough sugar in the tea? - Yes.
Then bring some puffed rice and coconut as well.
I will conduct an offering to Lord Ganesh as well!
Do not tease me. Your offerings
resulted in Mr. Menon's resignation.
Appu has taken father's place. He is now the managing editor.
He can only occupy the seat. He cannot write like him.
Mr. Menon, you should be the chief editor
of my newspaper 'Kerala Pathram'.
You can focus on writing the editorial alone.
You can write it at your house.
I consider 'Malayala Shabdam' not just as a newspaper
but also my ancestry.
I am aware of that fact. - No one leaves their ancestral home.
I have decided not to work for any other newspaper.
I will write a few articles if you wish for it. That's all.
I don't want these ornaments. I don't like them.
Now, you must consider Appu's status as well, along with yours.
Do not remove them. Wear the jewellery.
A girl's ornaments are a part of her.
Aunt, are the wedding cards ready?
Yes, you will get it today.
We shall arrange Sudarshana's marriage just like yours
in front of our ancestral deity. - Okay.
'Parliament and the unruly government.'
This is the editorial I wrote it for 'Malayala Shabdam.'
It was not published.
That has never happened before.
This article might be destined to feature in your 'Kerala Pathram.'
This is sheer luck to us.
Mr. Varky, keep your discussions in your office.
Mother! - What? Father and son together are trying to subdue me.
You are not aware of the facts.
I am aware of them.
I will not allow two newspaper agencies in this house.
Sir, let us leave. - Bye, sir.
There is no better way to ask me to shift from this house.
Isn't that so, son?
Do not pretend you cannot see me while looking into a book.
I can still see you.
I don't wish to stay like strangers under the same roof.
I do not think that I need to live at your mercy.
I can't take your attitude anymore
and I do not have a large heart to take it in my stride.
That's why I decided to shift out of here and write in peace.
I have taken a house 30 kilometres from here.
You can come there whenever you wish to.
I want to write. And that is all I know to do.
I do not know to read between the lines.
Menon, are you leaving?
Who will cook food for you?
I can manage myself.
Varky has arranged for a person.
I did not take your permission.
Please do not consider it as my arrogance.
I was sure you would not agree to this.
Continue writing wherever you go.
It's a blessing to be able to write.
God!
'There isn't a better way to ask me to shift from here.'
'Isn't that right, son? - Would he have eaten?'
May I come in? - Yes, come in.
Good evening.
There's a memo for you.
This is just an official formality.
We are rearranging the records in the employment register.
We must compare your qualifications with the others.
You need not be a proof reader even though
that's a necessity for the records.
Please sign this register as a record to have received the memo.
To hell with your memo! Who do you think I am? Bastard!
Get out!
Aniyankuttan.
Please..
Attention, please! There is an announcement.
I would like to inform you all that
the marriage of my late brother Godhavarma's daughter
Sudarshana, with my son, Rama Varma
has been fixed with great joy.
Congratulations, Appu. Hello. - Hi.
I hope my language is on par with your MBA background.
The credit goes to our grandmother.
Aniyankuttan, did you have your dinner?
Excuse me. Appu, please come with me.
Mrs. Menon, you are lucky to have two efficient sons.
I got the memo. I chucked him out.
I won't let you be the managing editor, while I am a proof reader.
What secret are both the Varma brothers sharing?
His marriage is fixed. So, I thought of training him.
Yes, carry on. - Don't get into unwanted things.
I won't move out as father did. - Where are you going to?
He has entrusted me to invite people for the marriage.
Son, I did not expect you to come.
He sent me a memo to come here.
Did you have dinner? - Proof readers are not suitable
for society parties.
Shall I bring you food, Aniyankuttan?
Many more returns of the day, Sudarshana.
What's the matter, son?
Go to sleep.
They are not back yet. - They will come, Grandmother.
Is it really Sudarshana's birthday today? - No.
It's not her real birth date.
Your mother needs a reason to throw a party.
She took Sudarshana there after putting make-up on her.
She has applied lipstick as well.
She is innocent. - She was innocent.
Today she looked like a made up doll.
These formalities are today's necessity.
Ma'am, here are the cotton wicks.
Edakka, did you hear her words?
Formalities are today's necessity. - Yes.
So, clean the courtyard and practice jazz occasionally.
Appu might arrange a fashion parade at Ezhuthupura house.
To better the atmosphere, he might use Terracotta paint
on you, Payippadan and Potty and make you stand here.
Will that paint dry? - Yes, it shines as well.
Please come here, sir. - Okay, I will.
I am avoiding you. Please do not irritate me.
Why is your behaviour like this to me, Aniyankuttan?
It's been a long time since you have spoken to me.
Sudarshana, are you fine? Is that enough?
Something is bothering you
and that's the reason for your behaviour.
Don't irritate me. I told you already.
What irritation did I cause you?
Do you want the reason?
Who permitted you to apply lipstick?
Answer my question.
Aunt asked me to do so.
Indeed a great relation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
What have you applied on your face?
Is that enough? You tell me. What must I do now?
I have a lot of things on my mind.
What kind of things?
Let that be. I will clear them off from my mind gradually.
Don't you feel ashamed to celebrate your birthday on the wrong day?
Go away.
I am feeling asleep. Go away from here.
Sudarshana is very lucky to get an alliance like this.
Where is the nuptial ceremony taking place?
Ezhuthupura marriages are solemnised in the family temple.
Okay.
Why did you call me? - Will you take me to a place?
Tell me where. - I want to meet uncle and get his blessings.
Aniyankuttan, please take me to him.
Why, Sudarshana? You are aware of mother's nature.
Will you take me to uncle or not?
If you insist.. - I must meet uncle.
It will be a big mistake if I don't meet him.
Come with me.
Where are you going, Sudarshana? - Mother, all of you can go there.
We will reach in some time. - Bye, aunt.
We shall.. - Who is this? Go away.
Tie the pole tight. - The workers will do it.
Go and tie the elephant up.
You see, Mr. Anantharaman, I am allergic to relatives.
I don't have any privacy in their presence.
It's all in the game. It's a necessary evil.
Cheer up. Come on.
Cheers. - Cheers.
It's getting late, Sudarshana. - We must meet uncle.
He will be back any minute.
He told me that he would reach before 7:00 p.m.
Where has Sudarshana gone? How many times do I convince the relatives?
Let her take her own time. - Where is Sudarshana?
Hasn't she reached as yet?
Answer my question.
Sir, please come.
Everyone is enquiring about Sudarshana.
Is this the time to roam about? What can be done if girls
are characterless in spite of repeated advice?
Parvathy, do not say such things.
Did you wait for long? - Yes, we have not even informed anyone.
Father, give your blessings to Sudarshana, quickly.
My blessings are always with her.
I refrain from coming there not because I hold grudges.
I got the wedding card with names of Mr. and Mrs. K.K. Menon.
I have got just an invitation card
for my elder son's marriage as a formality.
So, I decided to stay away.
Hey.
God will bless you, my child.
Sir, you should control yourself.
How about we go upstairs for a while?
No! - Appu! - Where were you? - What are you doing? - Let go!
Mother, what is this? - Where were you?
Why do you have to ask? I have understood everything.
You have not understood anything. You are not in your senses.
You have no senses. - Mother, just keep quiet.
You could have married her if you wished to.
Appu! - Why did you back out? Answer me. Why did you?
Appu! - Grandmother.
Did you hear what he said?
Grandmother, I don't want to marry him.
Grandmother. I don't want to marry him.
Keep quiet. - Mother, you are too innocent
to understand anything. I am not a home bound girl.
I am of grandmother's lineage. My father, Godhavarma, is her son.
No one can question my integrity.
I had gone to seek uncle's blessing.
Aunt sent uncle out of the house. I had gone to touch his feet
and not to sleep with your brother as you perceived.
My child. - Do not call me that, Grandmother.
I feel my father's absence for the first time.
We do not have anyone.. Mother, come along.
Sudarshana, you are letting go of your nuptial knot.
I am not an idiot
to accept your conditions after such humiliation.
Dear. - My blood is of this ancestry.
Can anyone deny that?
An ignorant tantrum fuelled by alcohol in this house of knowledge!
Well done, Appu! You played it well.
Everyone here saw your brilliant performance.
Brilliant..
I did not know that you could imagine such things.
You have a good prompter.
You and Appu sent Sudarshana out of the house
because she had gone to get father's blessings.
Are you the same person who raised me?
How could you tolerate him talking to me that way?
Don't I have anyone here? Am I an outsider too?
Son.. - Yes, Grandmother.
I am an orphan
in this house where Sudarshana and father were thrown out.
Let Appu have his way! I won't stay here any longer.
Dear! Aniyankuttan!
Aniyankuttan!
"Mosquito repellent is good for mosquitoes."
Aniyankuttan, your elder brother is getting married to someone else.
Vasudevan told me about it. It must be true then.
Here's your breakfast.
Where is it from? - From Hotel Gajamukha Vilas.
I was referring to the alliance. - The eye doctor.
Dr. Jayashree?
I didn't ask the name. Shall I go ask? - No.
Mrs. Parvathy is determined to conduct the marriage
at the same venue, on the same day and time.
Mother, all of us know her well.
Then, you must have fixed this marriage earlier.
Why did we involve Sudarshana into this matter?
Appu won't marry Sudarshana now. What am I supposed to do?
Do not take hasty decisions and jump into wrong doings.
I can't postpone the marriage.
This was a proposal that Appu had gotten earlier.
He knows her. Their family have agreed.
Don't ask for my permission.
Let everything happen as per your wish.
Oh, Lord.
Appu insulted your daughter because she was unruly.
Didn't you become a part of that family decently?
Please be quiet.
Ask them for forgiveness before you throw your daughter out.
They are influential people. The necessity is ours.
Go and talk to Appu's mother. I'll accompany you, if necessary.
Kochammini, go with him.
Mom! She won't go anywhere.
Yes, she will go. Keep quiet and sit here.
I saw the worth of relatives now.
You can show your rights at your place.
You! Shut up! - Mom!
Move aside! Let her hit me.
Mom won't come with you. - Just go away.
Kochammini, your children, are so arrogant.
You have not brought them up well.
You will face the consequences later.
Haven't you heard enough? Don't stand here anymore.
Sudarshana was treated unjustly.
Did you go see her?
No. - Why?
How do I look at her face?
What do I tell her?
Sir, I had gone to see her. I sat there for a long time
but she spoke nothing.
When I was about to leave
she enquired about you and cried when I told her you left home.
Son, you must go see her.
What is it?
Aniyankuttan, shall I bring some coffee?
Why haven't you kept a Bindi on your forehead?
I forgot to keep it. - You must not forget.
I must always see you as my Sudarshana.
I came here to say that.
Why do you cry?
You must not cry.
I am there for you.
I don't have to tie the nuptial knot
and prove to others to make you mine.
I will take you with me right now if you agree.
If you are not able to see me as your life partner
I will get you married to the person you love.
Grandmother's wish was more important than mine.
That's why I kept quiet.
Why aren't you saying anything?
I will bring you some coffee.
Mom?
Mom!
What is it?
'Godhavarma's wife committed suicide.' That is sad.
My mother is gone. Uncle, we have no one.
We are there for you. Do not cry.
Aniyankuttan.
Hold this for a while.
What will we do?
What do I tell my sister?
Sister! Sister!
Holy lamp!
Shouldn't we visit them, Appu?
Mom, you can go if you wish to.
I am not coming.
Mother-in-law, I too, want to come along.
I want to meet Sudarshana. - That's not required.
Appu, why don't you come along?
No. I am not coming. She is not coming with you.
Mom, you can go if you wish to.
Why did you come? Everyone killed my mother!
Kunju! - Aunt, I burnt my mother's pyre.
Do not cry.
Aniyankuttan.
Everything has turned out wonderful.
Really wonderful.
Sudarshana has become lifeless.
Sudarshana, who used to follow and call out for you
is sitting here.
She has made no mistake.
Neither has her mother.
It was our family who committed all the sin.
I could correct the mistake of my son.
But you couldn't do the same for your son.
I could not tell her a word.
I could not spell out the words I knew.
How can I tell my granddaughter
to forgive me?
Everyone is drifting away from me, my God!
Didn't I tell you that all this are not meant for me?
Let's leave.
Okay, then.
Aniyankuttan.
Aniyankuttan, aren't you going?
Where to? - To your house.
Should I?
Yes, you must go.
You have done everything that is to be done.
No. Aniyankuttan did not do what was supposed to be done.
I was late. I don't know what to do.
Neither are you telling me what is to be done.
Aren't you coming with me?
No. Never.
Why not?
Why did all this happen?
Didn't they paired us up and insult me in public?
If I come with you today
what would I be labelled as?
Wouldn't we prove them right?
I want to prove them wrong during this lifetime.
I need your help for the same.
You must forget me.
Close the door and go to sleep.
What is the matter? Tell me.
Everyone is running for safety.
I too, want to run away. - Why do you have to run away?
I cannot work in our paper anymore.
Being a part of Ezhuthupura is not reason enough to stay back
because no one understands me.
Ezhuthupura house and our paper is not in a position
to understand anyone.
'Malayala Shabdam' might slip away from our hands.
Anantharaman has planned his moves in this direction.
Appu is not yet able to perceive his motto.
By the time he understands that the paper will be lost.
Those evil plans must not materialise.
Father, what must I do? - You don't have to do anything right now.
Establish yourself as a strong individual.
You must grow to the extent that people never underestimate you.
Ability and enthusiasm are not enough.
Money! It is the driving force.
The world fears money.
You must make money and protect your ancestry and grandmother.
Can you make it?
All I have is a driving license.
I know how to drive.
I must find my way.
'Pareeth's battle fields.'
'I must find a way to make money.'
Shall I go and enquire?
Pareeth might be resentful towards you due to old experiences.
God of words, I salute you. - Salutations.
Aniyankuttan, I am no longer a thug.
It's all because of you.
I pray five times a day and that too, because of you.
What brings you here?
Pareeth, I need your help. - Do you need my help?
What can I do for you? Please tell me.
All of you go away from here. Rafiq. - Yes, boss.
Will you have 'Suleiman'? - What is that?
Black tea. - Rafiq, bring three glasses of 'Suleiman'. - Okay.
Please come.
What must I do for you? Tell me.
I want to make a lot of money.
How much money do you need?
I am not sure. But I need a lot of money.
I do not want to build a mansion.
I want to do, write and preach what is good.
I understood that your intentions are good.
But, I haven't understood what's on your mind.
I shall tell you everything.
Pareeth, our newspaper is slowly slipping out of our control.
My father and I have stopped working for the newspaper.
I want to regain and rescue our newspaper
before it is entirely destroyed.
I have promised my father about it.
Aniyankuttan, I will make money for you.
No. That would become a liability.
My hands wouldn't let me write anything about you
if such a situation arises in the future.
I want to write fearlessly. That's the reason I wanted
to make money on my own. What can I do about it?
Which way do you want to choose?
I would choose anything.
I can take the spirit lorry to its destination.
I have the guts to do it.
Can you help me? Pareeth, I too will join you
if you trust me.
My dearest friend, Pareeth believes in you
more than anyone in this world.
You are not with me. Instead, I am with you.
Drink it.
I am in great spirit from
the day we started transporting spirit.
Antappan, you too were probably baptised in spirit.
He glances at me with spirit. - Keep quiet.
This is not a joke.
No! It's the police.
Don't stop. Keep driving.
Spirit smuggling.
The liquor king of Ezhuthupura house.
You will know when he is behind bars.
He left this house after lecturing us about tradition and dignity.
Vishwalakshmi Thampuratti, I won't let him into this house.
I am not coming anywhere. You carry on.
Why do you have to waste your life protecting me?
Won't you be alone, Sister?
There's no use thinking of it.
You must go if you wish to.
Sister, it's a good job.
Sheraton Towers in Hyderabad is a good hotel.
To get a job there in the catering department is more than luck.
You too must come with me.
I told you, I am not coming. Don't bother about me.
29, 30.
Here is Rs. 30 lakhs, sir.
They have said that they would chop a bit more.
What will be chopped?
They would chop a bit more than discussed.
The trees. - Oh, the trees.
All that is fine. But my position must be unharmed.
Take your share.
Sir, you can give our share to Mr. Varma.
Mr. Anantharaman, I never touch money with my hands.
What if naphthalene powder is put over it so that
the CBI can arrest me? I can't risk that.
You take the money and give it to Mr. Varma.
We will lose a large amount of money if we cheat you.
Do you think we will do that? Here.
Let me leave, Mr. Varma. I will see you at the meeting.
Goodbye. - Bye.
Everyone has black money. We must mobilise it.
Please sit.
We must float some shares in the name of our newspaper.
Shares? Why?
It's easy money.
We can divert these funds into other businesses.
How can I do it alone? - We can't consult everyone for everything.
All you need is grandmother's authorisation.
I take the onus of selling the shares.
Let me go.
What is it? Why are you staring at me, you bloody bitch?
Hold this and move aside.
I need your signature on these papers. - What is it?
We must float shares in the name of our newspaper.
These are the authorisation papers.
Why are you selling the shares?
I want to keep the profit! Why do you want to know?
What is the necessity now?
The bank wants to have our newspaper confiscated.
Do you want to auction it?
Or do you want to run it?
Your signature is needed for it to run smoothly.
Mom, you must not sign. He is not in his senses.
I am the only one without senses.
Aniyankuttan who sells spirit
is very sensible in your eyes.
K. K. Menon, who left the house is sensible as well.
I, who run this family and the paper alone, has no senses.
Okay, here.
Mother and daughter can run the paper together.
Appu, do not create a ruckus.
I will sign it in the morning.
You must go and sleep now. My God!
I forced Appu to marry Sudarshana.
It was sad that it did not happen.
Okay, what's your next step? - I want to close the door.
Oh! A feeling of insecurity.
I wanted to tell you that
you are alone in spite of everyone being around.
You must not consider me as a womaniser.
I will be there for you for any help.
Get out. I say, get out!
What is it, Sister? Why did he come here?
To convey his condolences.
If our business grows at this pace, we can buy a car immediately.
I have a wish. Not for now, but later.
Are you listening to me? - Yes. Tell me.
You will buy a car and many more cars
make a lot of money and buy back the paper.
You might have a little bit left.
You have to convert them to coins and give it to me.
Why as coins? - There's a plan.
What? - I will tell you. Stop the bike first. - Do you want to pee?
Stop the bike. Only then the idea can be explained.
That's the reason. Please, just stop here.
I will take the money you give me to Nagercoil
and I will distribute mosquito coils to the poor there.
My dream is a Nagercoil free of Mosquitoes.
Get onto the bike. Your illness has resurfaced.
No. It's not my imagination.
I swear! A mosquito bit me.
'House for sale. Contact 524832.'
Salutations. Chaithanya Ashram.
I will send you the money when I sell the house.
Put the money in a fixed deposit and spend it carefully.
Write letters to me regularly.
You are the only one I have. I hope you know that.
Go on.
I came to know that you are selling your house. What is the price?
How much do you need in advance?
Sudarshana, why are you doing this?
I got a job here.
Where is Kunju? - He went away.
He too got a job in Hyderabad.
Is there an Ashram there as well?
What have you thought of yourself? Were you being righteous?
It was sheer stupidity.
I know how to take you forcibly from here.
But you are totally insane at this moment.
You want to defeat everyone by defeating yourself.
You are carrying unnecessary burdens.
How do you plan to punish me?
I can prepare myself for it. That's why I ask.
Shall I go back to my house?
There are many people to welcome me there.
Your attire is infuriating.
Aniyankuttan, soon you will be the richest liquor baron here.
Then you may buy all the newspapers you want.
Pareeth, I have just one goal.
I will see grandmother only after I achieve that.
Here he comes. - Hey, where are you going?
You left me midway. - No, you got down midway.
Do not say anything. I will not sleep inside the house anymore.
Fine. You can sleep over there. - No, I will sleep here.
You can kill mosquitoes all night.
"Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
"Play the Mridangam with pomp."
"Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
"Play the Mridangam with pomp." - Good!
"Play the Mridangam with pomp."
"Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
"Mother Goddess, you are my"
"only refuge."
"We must work united, all through our path."
"We must build a golden palace."
Go away! - "Let us welcome them with laughter."
"We must create a heaven where celebrations are a custom."
Exactly. - "But do not get swayed by the riches."
"Do not dance out of control, my friend."
"We must make money. We must work hard for it."
"We must find the treasure of our life."
"We must cross all boundaries to own the world."
"Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
'Varma wines.'
"We must protect ourselves from the rain."
"Let there be flowers in our path."
Why? - "We must have abundance everywhere."
"Our life must be a celebration."
"Let there be lotus petals withered in our ponds."
"Life must turn into a procession."
"Life must light up. - It must be grand."
"Home must be like a temple. - Our mother should be happy."
"We must cross all boundaries to own the world."
"Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
"Play the Mridangam with pomp."
"Dance to the tunes of music."
"Sing in rhythm with sweet notes."
'An alcohol baron from the house of literature.'
'The alcohol baron of the town
'who has given shelter to several criminals'
'has caused shame'
'to the goddess of poetry.'
'He hosts parties for the elite and keeps them in his control.'
Who is the photo man, Pareeth?
Salutations.
Who are you? I didn't recognise you.
I recognised you very well.
An alcohol baron from the house of literature.'
I liked your caption.
You are the first person whom I denied their rights.
I called you here to get acquainted.
As you had insulted me, my request to meet you was harsh.
Didn't Anantharaman prompt you to write this article?
A journalist must not report anything unless seen directly.
Do you know me?
My father has told me about you, Aniyankuttan.
Who is your father? - Vasudeva Warrier.
Are you Vasudevan's daughter? - Yes.
They forcefully took you from home.
We would have been answerable
had they killed you and thrown you on the road.
Put your signature.
They dealt with me with dignity. - Put your signature with dignity.
Come on, put your signature.
Why didn't you let me know
even though you were going through these difficulties?
I was hesitant to tell you.
I scolded my daughter for writing about you
in a crude and unprofessional manner.
She is a pen for hire.
All the current writers of 'Malayala Shabdam' are like that.
Her salary is our only source of income.
How can I stop her?
She goes early in the morning and comes back late.
What happened? - I don't know.
They tried to kill me.
Who are they?
I do not know them.
Come. I will drop you home.
Why would they kill a journalist
just to take revenge on us?
They would kill her and put the blame on us.
I am the alcohol baron from the house of literature.
She reported it, and you kidnapped her from her house.
They have taken her signature in the complaint letter.
We will end up being the murderers and end up in jail.
Oh, my God! - Such is his intellect.
I took her along with Vasudevan to the police station
and made her lodge a complaint.
I made her resign the job.
I took the responsibility of their house.
You did a good deed. You have a big heart.
Let God save us.
Mr. Anantharaman, politics and politicians
influence through corruption.
Our company stays afloat through political influence.
We can grow stronger if a newspaper supports us.
We do not have a newspaper under our control.
We wish to start one at this juncture.
It's better for you to own an ancestral newspaper
than starting a new one.
What do you mean by that?
'Malayala Shabdam' newspaper. That is..
The place where I am working currently.
You must buy their shares.
The shares are for sale, but they are not of high price.
I will help you buy them, on one condition.
I must be made the managing director of the newspaper.
Naturally, you should be the MD.
It's not a favour. Instead, it's our necessity.
Thank you.
No! Impossible! To give you this house?
Appu, are you in your senses?
You shut up! I did not talk to you.
Vishwalakshmi Thampuratti, will you write the house in my name?
Can't you hear me? Will you write it in my name?
What is this? Do not hurt grandmother.
Appu, have you gone mad? - It is not me who is mad.
You are mad because you want to hold on to
the house even at this old age.
You! - Move aside.
Appu..
Will you write it in my name? I want a reply right now.
It's just a matter of a signature on some legal papers.
I will write the house in your name.. - No!
Let there be peace.
Dear God!
Aren't you watching this?
Gentlemen, you have purchased the majority of the shares.
Vishwalakshmi Thampuratti, Parvathy Menon
Ravi Varma, Rama Varma, Sudarshana and her brother
hold the ownership of the remaining shares.
The MD, Rama Varma has no idea of the decisions we have made so far.
You all must provide your signatures to make me the MD
in place of Rama Varma, by tomorrow.
That means I will be the MD
of 'Malayala Shabdam' from tomorrow onwards.
No. Hereafter, I am the MD of 'Malayala Shabdam'.
Get up, you bastard!
All the major shares are mine.
These people, from Mumbai's multinational company
are my men.
I laid down this trap for you.
You are the cancer that has infected my brother, Rama Varma.
I won't let it spread anymore. I will burn you alive. Get out.
Pareeth!
Thank you all. Thank you.
'Malayala Shabdam.'
Son, you were right. That's why you won.
It's not right on my part to sit on this chair
at the cost of your victory or Appu's defeat.
You saved 'Malayala Shabdam'.
You are supposed to sit here.
I am always with you.
I am proud of you. I am really proud of you.
Mr. Ravi Varma, you are not supposed to get into this house.
Who are you to stop me? - That is not your concern.
The house owner, Rama Varma has given me the petition.
How is that? This is our house.
No! It's my house.
Didn't you buy the newspaper?
I took the house in my name.
Appu, don't behave like this toward him.
I won't let him enter the compound of this house.
You can meet him outside the compound.
You called me back when I stepped out of the house.
Today, you are not able to do so when I have come to meet you.
It happened, my child.
I left this house so that this would not happen.
I have not tried to acquire anything by force.
I did not forcibly take over the press.
I rescued it from being taken over.
That's why Appu is punishing me. I came to meet grandmother
and you were a stupid enough to call the police to stop me.
Appu, I will go. I won't go with enmity
but with a heavy heart because my Appu turned sour towards me.
Please don't be so selfish. You are the only one I have left.
How many times do I tell you? - Don't speak to me like that.
Is this the way we used to speak to each other?
Sudarshana and Aniyankuttan never spoke this way to each other.
I am exhausted. Please don't let it soar.
You must come with me, please.
We must stay together.
Sudarshana..
"Did the words of the song"
"wither away?"
"I witness everything"
"with a heavy heart."
"Will you come to me to break the silence of my heart?"
"Did the words of the song"
"wither away?"
"I shall be the fire"
"if you'd be the gentle wind."
"The lamp in my eyes"
"are constantly searching for you."
"It was"
"a curse that turned out to be a fire."
"We will win, and a new sun will rise."
"Did the words of the song"
"wither away?"
"I witness everything"
"with a heavy heart."
"The sunrays of the dusk"
"came to light the lamp at the banyan trees on the highland."
"Without anyone's knowledge"
"you sowed the seed of love in me, and that has blossomed."
"Someone bid adieu"
"through the chirp of the birds"
"and exchanged the psalm of sorrow."
"Did the words of the song"
"wither away?"
"I witness everything"
"with a heavy heart."
"Will you come to me.. - To break the silence.."
"Of my heart?"
"Did the words of the enchanting song"
"wither away?"
Aniyankuttan, I brought ma'am here. - Grandmother?
Dear, I want to sleep.
Where do I lie down? - Come with me.
They are going to build apartments after demolishing our house.
Strange people are measuring our house.
Appu is not here. His wife does not know his whereabouts.
Grandmother, please come. - I am not well, my child.
Please sit here.
Have you both taken the suitcases?
Yes. We have taken your suitcase as well.
Why do I need a suitcase?
All I need is a cloth to die in.
I am not feeling well..
They are going to build an apartment by demolishing our house.
Nothing like that will happen, Grandmother.
Let Appu return home.
I promise you. No one will demolish our house.
I won't allow that.
Those people have taken the advance.
We will give back the advance. I will give the amount.
Son, I want to sleep. - Edakka, bring the suitcase inside.
Come along, Grandmother. Come on.
You must let your father know about this.
He must not get worried.
Is it raining outside? - No, Grandmother.
Why do I feel so?
Do you meet her?
Whom? - Our Sudarshana.
She went to the ashram because she was upset with me.
I am really not well, my dear.
I want to see Sudarshana, dear.
Grandmother, I will take you to her.
I wanted to meet everyone once before I pass away.
Do not talk like that. You lie down, Grandmother..
'Chaithanya Ashram'
She is not here, Grandmother. She has gone somewhere.
She doesn't want to meet me, does she?
Parvathy, where's mother?
Mother has got the Jnanpith award this year.
He is the collector, Mr. Thomas Zachariah.
Where is Aniyankuttan? - There he is.
Your grandmother bagged this year's Jnanpith award.
Really? Father! - Yes, my son.
Grandmother!
Father! Grandmother!
Mother! - Grandmother!
Grandmother.
'Malayala Shabdam.'
'Salutations to Mother.'
"Chief of the house of Raghu, Lord Rama."
"Sita and Rama, the up lifters of the fallen."
"God or Allah is your name."
"May God bless all with true wisdom."
"God or Allah is your name."
"May God bless all with true wisdom."
Where is Appu? - I've left a message everywhere.
Something is wrong, Father.
Please come for a minute. - What is it? - It's urgent.
They restricted entry at the house. - Why? Who?
Appu has taken the advance for the flats.
Anantharaman gave this news to us.
He says we cannot place the pyre there.
Contractor Victor Raj's people are also there.
We thought we should inform you about it.
So, we did not visit the bank.
Move aside, scoundrels! - Stop! - Do not go for a fight.
Let the police decide. - That's enough, Aniyankuttan.
Yes! Let the police come. Here is the agreement
signed by Rama Varma allowing the Maharashtra Builders
to build apartments for an advance of Rs. 10 lakhs.
This place cannot be used as a cemetery for your grandmother.
We need apartments here.
Not a memorial of a deceased old woman.
How dare you say that!
I will cremate my grandmother here if I am alive.
God!
Tie him up.
Oh, my God.
Aniyankuttan!
Where is Appu? Answer me. Where is my brother?
Where is Appu? Tell me..
Pareeth, he knows Appu's whereabouts.
I need Appu to complete the rituals.
Murukan, take this vehicle and crane outside.
'Salutations to Mother.'
Mother!
Grandmother. - 'Dear, I am not feeling well.'
'They will demolish our house and build an apartment there.'
'Sudarshana, my child. Sudarshana'
'Sudarshana, my child. Sudarshana.'
'My child..'
Murukan, give it to him.
Didn't you take Rs. 10 lakhs as an advance?
Give them Rs. 20 lakhs!
Let's cremate our grandmother in our soil.
'Is it raining, my son? I felt so.'
'Do you meet her?'
Appu, when each of us left this house
grandmother was burning within
just like this.
We could not stand together to bid her adieu.
Aniyankuttan of Ezhuthupura house became an alcohol baron
and bought the newspaper, not to win this meagre battle
but to bring victory to our grandmother.
I announce, as my grandmother's pyre stands witness
that no family member
must leave Ezhuthupura house. I won't allow that.
Aniyankuttan.
Shall I go?
No. I won't allow it.
Don't try to mask your mind with a saffron attire.
I am your Aniyankuttan.
Can you deny that?
Can you, Sudarshana?
'AGNIDEVAN'