'ARABIKKATHA'
'Chemmanur'.
Long live the revolution. - Long live the revolution.
Long live Socialist party. - Long live Socialist party.
All hail the martyrs. - All hail the martyrs.
Serve us justice. - Serve us justice.
This is comrade Mukundan.
He is not getting thrashed by the police for the first time.
He has been involved in many such strikes since taking
over the leadership of his party at Chemmanur.
Most of them would end in petty fights or utter chaos.
Mukundan's political career began very early.
He used to be the leader of most of the strikes
right from the time when he was in his High school.
As he grew up, he started respecting
all the countries led by a Communist party.
He is a great admirer of Fidel Castro.
He considers Cuba as his motherland.
That is why he is known by the nickname, Cuba Mukundan.
Long live the revolution. - This is Comrade Anwar.
If Mukundan is fire, then Anwar is a volcano.
Long live Socialist party. - He is an atheist like Mukundan.
The only God he believes in is his party and his dear Mukundan.
Long live Socialist party.
This strike is against
a Leather factory owned by Mr. Kunjunni.
Mukundan and his team have decided
not to let the factory work until it stops polluting the environment.
The protesters have got the treatment they deserved. - Okay.
Also, their leaders have been taken into custody.
He is the owner of the Leather factory, Mr. Kunjunni.
Whichever party comes to power
he is an expert in influencing them and getting his work done.
His root spreads even into the Gulf region.
Gopalan. - Yes.
Police thrashed the comrades who were
staging their protest in front of the factory. - I got the news.
I heard that around ten of them were badly hurt.
Mukundan is also admitted to the hospital.
I even know about that.
As he was leading the protest
the police might have put in extra effort to thrash him.
I am always proud of my son.
At least, he got admitted to the hospital
for doing something good for the society.
Have a seat.
George. - Yes. - Prepare a tea for him.
Okay. - Please sit.
This is Mukundan's father, Society Gopalan
fondly known as Mr. Gopalan.
He is a revolutionary
who was born poor and takes pride in leading a poor life.
He played a vital role in establishing the foundation
of the party at Chemmanur.
This is Comrade Karunan.
The new face of the modern politics.
The most astute person inside the party.
He doesn't shy away from compromising
his party's ethics for his own greater good.
His motto is not to look down while climbing the ladder.
I couldn't join the protest as I was looking
for advertisers for the party channel.
Mukundan, how long are you going to get thrashed like this?
The party and the people want you to be alive to serve us.
So, this shouldn't repeat.
We must do something about it. - What can we do?
After getting discharged from here
we will go and burn down his factory.
That is not a practical solution.
Mr. Kunjunni has come back from Dubai.
We should find an amicable solution to this problem
without bringing disgrace to our party.
It was our joint decision.
Now, why do you want to compromise with him?
I cannot see my comrades getting beaten up.
The State committee has advised finding a peaceful solution.
Anyway, we are going to meet him after getting discharged from here.
Let's give it a try. What do you think?
We will think about it after getting discharged.
Please come.
I reached here a minute before.
Have a seat.
Please don't misunderstand me.
I only asked the police to get rid
of the protesters from the factory premises.
I had never thought that they would hurt you like this.
Don't you even have the common sense to think
that the police would beat the protesters
who are not ready to clear the area?
Leave it. It's over now.
You can say that because you were not beaten up.
We are not here for any compromise.
We are here to let you know about our stand.
Most of the water bodies near the factory have started to degrade.
We won't allow the factory to work
until it has a proper waste management system.
I already agreed to that demand.
But it will take some time.
If I close my factory till then, the loss I'd have to incur..
Let's do one thing.
I am ready to offer a job
to any ten people of your choice.
As most of the party workers don't have a job. - A bribe?
Mister, this protest is for a social cause.
It's not against unemployment.
Isn't it a good thing if our comrades get a job?
You shouldn't say that. - But..
I.. We will win this protest.
But without any damage for both the sides.
That is how a compromise should be.
We have sent a lot of memoranda to the government.
We won't allow anything
which would trouble the village and the villagers.
There is only one compromise.
To install a waste management system.
Until then, lock down the factory.
See you. - But..
Mukundan.
They have no idea how much money
I would have to spend to install that plant.
What did you say?
You will win this protest.
But.. Publicly..
You should have the courage to oppose him publicly.
You and your party will only reach a better position
if you work without fearing each other.
It's dangerous to let someone like him grow in your party.
I heard that they are planning
to make him the candidate for the next election.
You can keep following him everywhere.
You will be in trouble if you don't act accordingly.
It will be a mistake if I do anything stupid in a jiffy.
It's better to wait for the right moment.
We will get our chance.
Dad, I am leaving. - Wait, I am coming too.
Where are you going so early?
We are clearing Melukavu today. - Okay.
What are you going to clear?
They have destroyed the paddy fields to grow bananas.
We will destroy all the banana plants.
Isn't that too a kind of farming? - Maybe.
But we won't get rice from banana plants!
A Malayali needs rice to prepare
Dosa, 'Puttu', Idli and meals.
What will we do if people start clearing the paddy fields?
Are you trying to say that we should keep waiting
for the rice sacks coming from other states?
I never said that. - Then, leave it.
It's our party's decision, and we will have to do it.
But Mukundan.. - Yes.
That E.P. Gopi was such a disciplined party member.
I heard that he got suspended. - Yes.
So, didn't you know the reason behind it? - No.
We didn't suspend him for no reason.
The party got a report that he used to consume alcohol secretly.
If a party member who should be a role model for others
do unwanted things, we might even dismiss him.
In that case, you might have to dismiss a lot of others.
We will dismiss all those who consume alcohol.
When Russia was ruled by the communist party
most of the members used to consume Vodka.
It is one reason behind Communist party's collapse in Russia.
What? - Remember this.
After 1964, when the party split up
we never used to identify Russia as a Communist country.
Yes, but before 1964, we used to accept
the leaders who used to consume Vodka.
T-That was a mistake committed by our party.
But we still correct our mistakes, even if it takes 30 or 40 years.
That's right.
In that case, in the future
if you realise that clearing banana plants was a mistake
would you plant it again?
Vodka and cutting down banana plants are two separate issues.
There are many people in our party like you, who are too sceptical.
It might be the age factor.
I don't have any doubts about our party's policies.
Very good.
I am not saying anything more.
Sometimes you might even suspend me for going against the party.
Anyway, there are no relationships when it comes to party matters.
I am aware of that.
I don't know why
but I feel like saying something to you
which I had never told you about.
I know that you are getting old.
Still, I think you should get married.
Marriage! That's not going to happen. - Why?
Even I had thought about it.
Even if I marry
a true party worker
after marriage she will become an ordinary homemaker.
She would only be happy to take care of our family.
If she cannot fulfil it
she might even confront her husband.
That's how the women of our country are.
The women in China or Cuba
are much more conscious, politically.
Well, it's not easy to marry a girl from there.
Mukundan, I am serious.
I don't think I would last for a long time.
That's true in my case as well.
Some police officer will beat me to death someday.
Marriage is a barrier for my political work.
Don't say that.
Karl Marx, one of the greatest revolutionaries, married.
I remember reading somewhere that he regretted that decision.
I never read that.
Even if it's true, you can do one thing.
You can get married now
and then regret it, after a long time.
Mukundan. - Abbas.
When did you come from Dubai? - I reached yesterday.
Then where were you for one whole day?
I had to deliver some letters.
I took this leave to attend the anniversary
of the Youth Federation. We need to make it grand.
I will take care of the expenses.
Our party is not in such a bad condition to conduct the function
using an NRI's money. - Why are you saying so?
I went there because as I had a lot of debts to clear.
I am a hardworking labourer there.
But the problem is about who you are working for.
You should have worked hard for our motherland
than to increase the assets of some MNC.
But wherever it be, a labourer just needs to get paid.
When I work hard in Dubai
I get paid 12 times more.
I even send a share here, every month.
That's not enough. - Stop.
Why are you shouting at him?
There is nothing wrong with him working there.
I was testing him.
He is still passionate about the party.
Mukundan.
Adv. Ramakrishnan called from Trivandrum.
The government has decided to shut the factory. - Really?
Long live the revolution. - Long live the revolution.
We have locked the factory down.
Long live the revolution. - Long live the revolution.
"Like the plants which grew out of the land where blood was shed."
"Like the tree that blossoms with different flowers."
"Comrades, look at the path that we traversed."
"Thousands have written words out of their blood. Red salute!"
"Red salute.."
"Sharp edged weapons are not required for a revolution."
"The minds which think alike are most important."
"Be strong and never let the memories fade."
"We should remove the rust of iron with our triumph."
"The landlords who reaped"
"our precious crops are part of history."
"Through the sacrifice and struggle of martyrs"
"we have gained our independence."
Fire!
"The slogans of those martyrs which echoes through time"
"question us whether we have given up."
"The hearts that witnessed such killings"
"were shattered to see tears drying up. Red salutes!"
"Red salute."
"Remember that we have a long way to go."
"Be careful that no one goes astray."
"You should have the courage to face everything."
"You should succeed without failing on the way."
"Do it today itself, as we cannot wait for tomorrow."
"We should write legends, wherever we go."
"The idea of equality can never be destroyed."
"We have only one dream, then, now and forever."
"The idea of equality can never be destroyed."
"We have only one dream"
"then, now and forever."
Gopalan. - Dad.. - Hold him.
Dad. - Hold him properly. Bring some water.
Take him to the hospital.
What happened?
Mr. Krishnan Warrier, the manager of Co-operative Bank, is here.
If he is here to meet dad, let him in.
No, he came for something else.
How is your dad? - It is still the same.
What is the matter?
I am not sure if it's the right time to say this.
Even though the society and the bank belong to the party
being the manager, I have some responsibilities.
Did he tell you anything about it
when he gained consciousness?
About what?
The money was taken from the fund allotted for the rice mill.
What? Who took that money?
Mr. Gopalan took a loan of Rs. 20 lakhs for the society.
What do you mean?
There was no requirement for money.
I had checked the accounts yesterday.
I don't know about it.
But we have proof that he withdrew money from the bank.
If it was not for the society
then what did he do with that amount?
Did he tell you anything? - I don't know anything about it.
Now, this has become a headache.
It was an unexpected blow to the party.
What did a virtuous person like Society Gopalan do with it?
Lots of discussions and enquiries took place.
Finally, the party decided to take
strict action against Mr. Gopalan.
This incident is so sad.
Who was Society Gopalan?
A courageous leader
who had fought hard for the party during the age of feudalism.
In a way, he was the founder of this party in Chemmanur.
How can we expel him from the party as he had
worked hard tirelessly and organised many protests
to lay a foundation for our party?
That too when he is admitted to the hospital.
He has not used that amount for the society
according to the enquiry by our commission.
Which means he had misused that amount.
Then why should we label him as an innocent figure?
We might be able to change this decision if someone else
can pay back that amount on his behalf.
It's the party's responsibility to keep up the name of our leader.
If this news leaks, it would affect the image of our party.
The party's image will only improve with that.
The people will get the message
that the party would not compromise its ideals for anything or anyone.
But who will pay back that amount on his behalf?
We will think about that only if we don't
want to expel him from of the party.
Maybe Mr. Kunjunni could help us.
But we might have to compromise on that factory issue.
That is not going to happen.
As the Secretary, it's my responsibility to punish him.
Being his son, I am ready to take
the responsibility of that loan.
But Mukundan, you cannot afford such a huge amount.
I have no other option.
But you should sanction me leave until I pay back the loan.
Also, you should get me an extension from the bank.
Then why should we throw out Gopalan?
We had worked together for a long time.
Nobody here knows him better than me.
I won't be able to accept this decision
of expelling him from the party. - That's your personal opinion.
But this is the party's decision.
Divakaran, read it.
'Comrades.'
'As per the findings of the enquiry commission of our party'
'comrade, Mr. Chittedathu Gopalan also known as Society Gopalan'
'has been suspended from the party's..' - Mukundan..
Mr. Gopalan is no more.
Even if you are not aware of the mole inside your party
I am aware of it.
That is why I didn't want to talk to you over the phone.
We had gone for the funeral of Mr. Gopalan. - Okay.
In one way, his illness followed by his death
has turned things in our favour. - Yes.
Tell me, how did you do all this?
When he had taken a small loan for the society
we had made him sign a blank cheque
just for security reasons. - Okay.
I wrote an amount of Rs. 20 lakhs in it and withdrew the money.
If I get caught, I would be locked behind bars.
But trusting both of you.. - Of course.
How will I betray you for helping me
in teaching a lesson to someone who wanted to destroy me?
Now, what is the plan?
We need to act carefully. - Yes.
I have some plans.
I will let you know when it's time.
I need to go to Trivandrum urgently. - Urgently?
There is a State Committee meeting.
I will call you later. - Okay.
Are you still sitting here?
I was thinking of coming to the junction in the evening.
I need to reopen the tea stall from tomorrow.
We were thinking about you for the past couple of days.
You have taken a huge burden upon your shoulders.
It's a burden of Rs. 20 lakhs.
You cannot pay it back by just working in the tea stall.
Do you think that's practical?
I don't know any other job.
Or else, I should work in the fields.
Even doing that won't help you to earn so much money.
We thought very hard about it.
Even the district committee is concerned about you.
The party would be badly affected if you
get drowned in huge debt.
So, we came up with a decision.
What is the decision?
Anyhow, you have decided to take a long leave.
During that time.. That is, for two or three years
you should go and work in Dubai.
Kumar, who used to sell ice creams
Vasu, the carpenter, Balan.. Many poor people
became rich after working in Dubai.
Has the party decided to make me a rich man too?
You need to be rich to pay back such a hefty amount.
You are also not ready to accept anyone's help.
Don't even dream that you will be able to pay back
by running your tea stall.
But Dubai.. I am ready to go to Cuba or China.
Cuba and China are Communist countries
but they don't have any employment opportunities for a foreigner.
Even if you get a job there
they don't have the capacity to pay you a good salary.
Who told you? Fidel Castro.. - Yes, Castro.
As he is in a continuous battle with America
the conditions are really bad over there.
We had thought hard about this.
Karunan's nephew, Siddharthan, is in Dubai.
He will be able to arrange a Visa for you.
The district committee thinks
that Dubai is in need of a leader like you.
Thousands of Malayalis are working there.
They have problems but are not united.
The District Committee thinks that you will be able to work
for their development.
The discussions are happening to give voting rights for NRIs.
So, it's important to make them interested in our party.
You don't have to worry. We will take care of everything.
You just have to prepare yourself for the journey mentally.
That's all you need to do.
The bus has arrived. - Okay.
Don't worry. Just consider it as a transfer.
'The only thing which doesn't change is change itself'
as told by Marx.
Even if it's to pay back my loan
I am going to work among the labourers.
Chemmanur. Get down..
Quickly, get inside.
Let's go.
Red salute.
Salutations.. - Salutations..
A hundred red salutations. - A hundred red salutations.
Salutations.. - Salutations..
A hundred red salutations. - A hundred red salutations.
You are coming here for the first time, right? - Yes.
I was confident to come here only because you were here.
Here our party's work would be going really well, right?
I know I shouldn't be asking such a question to Mr. Karunan's nephew.
How long have you been here? - For around five years.
What did you mean by party work?
By that I mean we should make sure
that all the people around us are living well.
To strictly protest against any force
which is going to harm them.
We have laws in this country to take care of it.
There may be one.
But still, I have heard there are many capitalists in this country.
My wish was to go to China or Cuba.
Then, Cuba would have prospered.
Did you see this tunnel?
It's almost 1.5 km long.
Does Cuba have such a tunnel?
Did you see those skyscrapers?
Cuba won't even be as long as one of these skyscrapers.
Siddharthan!
We shouldn't talk ill about Cuba. One more thing.
Fidel Castro has never told anyone that the growth
of a country is dependent on the number of skyscrapers.
Okay. So, this is why people call you Cuba Mukundan.
Did you come here to pay back your loan or to work for the party?
I have both of it in my mind.
I need to report to my party secretariat after learning
about the workers' problems.
You may see many things here which you may not like.
But please don't stage a protest here against the government.
I will never do that.
This place has provided jobs to many Keralites
who were hungry and jobless back home, right?
We should always keep that in mind.
So, you know that. - Of course.
But are workers being exploited?
Do they get justice? I will enquire all that.
Will you get time for this after your job?
Working time would only be eight hours. - Yes.
I will sleep for only four hours.
Still, I have 12 hours.
Let it be. But what will be the nature of my job?
I cannot say that now.
But if you don't work properly
the nature of your boss might get worse.
Take it. - Why did you bring this? You could have left it in the room.
It's always good to take it with you.
Also, the pen, paper and file which you need to send your report
about the labourers might be inside this.
Make it fast.
May peace be upon you. - May it be upon you too.
Are you a Malayali? - What?
He is a Pakistani. - Okay.
This is your place of work.
Here? - Yes, for the time being.
You will be a member of the labour supply company.
That is when a company needs more labourers for work
the labour supply company will supply
labourers for the company on rent.
Supply people for rent? - Yes.
Your place of work might change every week.
So, you will be able to study the situations
in different workplaces in detail.
What will be my job?
You will get to know that soon.
Follow him.
Shall I leave now? - Wait.
I don't know how to return to the room if you go.
The company will provide you accommodation.
Also, they will provide you transportation facilities.
I have arranged everything. - Will it be fine?
Of course. It is a very good company.
Okay, sir. - Okay.
Hey, Siddharthan.. - Red salute!
Come!
Do it properly.
Go and wear it..
Keep your luggage over there.
What? - Keep it all there!
He is asking you to keep the luggage over there.
Go and do your work.
Go and start working.
Lift the box and keep it on his head. - Okay, sir.
Oh, no!
Go back..
Go back.
Hey, man. Bring it up..
Next, please.
Are you a Malayali? - What?
Are you a Malayali? - Yes.
What is the matter?
Your name? - Aravindan.
Which is your home town? - Chengannur. Why?
How long have you been working here? - Around five years.
What do you want?
Are you satisfied with the work atmosphere in this company?
If not? - Then
tell me the reason behind it.
What if we say that? - We will sort it out.
Can you sort it out?
If you want to know any details, ask him.
Keep it on his head!
Go!
Lazy fellow!
Help me, please.
Oh, no..
The working hours for the day will end in half an hour, right?
What? We have to work for another four and a half hours.
So, isn't it eight hours?
Eight hours!
It's ridiculous!
Isn't there anyone to question it? Who is the Union Secretary here?
Union! Look at him.
He is the all in all here.
You can complain to him.
Where is the restroom?
Long live the revolution!
Go inside..
Sir, come here! - I am coming!
He is the recruit the supervisor told about.
You started working as soon as you reached, didn't you?
Where is my room? - Room!
This is your room.
From now on, you are the owner of this cot.
By the way, I heard you asking something during working hours.
What was it?
I was analysing the characters of the labourers. - Did you do that?
Yes, I did.
Most of the labourers here are dissuaders.
Siddharthan!
Siddharthan..
Siddharthan!
Hey, Mukundan!
I called you many times. - Is it? I didn't listen.
How is your work going on?
Is it all fine? - Yes, it is really good!
It is a special experience.
It is a feeling which I haven't experienced until now.
So, how about your colleagues?
As they got used to it, they are not enjoying it as much as me!
If there are any grievances, note it down.
You can submit it to the party Secretariat.
I am doing it regularly. - Is it?
I don't mind working for 12 hours
or staying in a congested place
or having these Arabian dishes. - Then, what is your problem?
But I wish to work in a place where
I get fresh air and good lighting.
Why do you compromise then?
I will find you a workplace beyond your dreams. Okay? - Fine.
This is great! Fresh air and sunlight!
Call him. - Who is it?
Go inside! - Okay.
Where is he? - He didn't come to office today.
Is it? - Do one thing.
Come after some time.
Okay, I will do it. - Okay.
Okay. - Okay!
Are you a Malayali? - Yes.
I want to meet your boss.
I've written a complaint about the violation of labour laws
in this company in detail. I want to give it to him.
Who are you? - I am not a leader.
But a person who is bothered about the issues faced by the labourers.
You can consider me as such.
The MD is in a meeting. - I'll wait. Give it to him.
Red salute, Comrade! Welcome to Dubai.
What is this, Mukundan? Wait.
We may have had clashes back home
but we should be in touch when we are abroad.
Come and take your seat.
Come on!
How do you do?
Are you done with conducting strikes in Kerala?
Hey.. Relax!
I was just joking.
What would you like to have? Tea or coffee or juice.
One minute!
Ms. Merlin, get me a glass of juice.
Did you go through the complaint that I have filed? - Yes, I did.
You are actively involved in political activities even here.
Even though it is a complaint, on seeing it, I became nostalgic.
You have pointed out all the faults and mentioned it in detail.
According to me
it's a very nostalgic experience
to have labour disputes with a union leader.
I really miss it these days.
Give it to him. - Yes, please.
Have it..
It's an organisation where plenty of people work.
Hence I was unaware that you are working here.
That's why I was not able to give you a job
that matches your profile.
I feel relieved now.
At least now you have realised
that I don't have any personal vengeance against you.
I am happy for it. - I don't have any issues with it.
Now you are in need of a job. - Yes.
What job can I give you?
You have experience as a union leader.
But don't worry.
I can give you a job which you can do without working hard.
Do one thing.
Feed all this data
to this laptop.
It's a land of unemployment! - It's a land of unemployment..
Realise that we are in distress! - Realise that we are in distress..
Eradicate unemployment! - Eradicate unemployment..
Then we can move to digital era! - Then we can move to digital era..
Prohibit computerisation! - Prohibit computerisation..
Even though the party has changed the perspectives to digitisation
I am against computerisation.
It's not because you don't know how to use it, isn't it?
Leave it!
What happened till now is that
Comrade Cuba Mukundan came to Dubai to earn money.
You don't know to do any job, you don't know the language
you don't even know how to operate a computer.
Even those who know to use it are struggling.
The only thing you know is to conduct strikes.
But it is illegal here.
As you have realised that you are a loser..
Keep the juice on the table.
Get out from here!
CD!
Do you want CD?
Are you from Kerala? - Yes.
Mammootty, Mohanlal, Xerox copy.. - What?
Mammootty, Mohanlal, Xerox copy..
His name is Suresh Gopi, not Xerox Copy.
Xerox Copy. - His name is Suresh Gopi, not Xerox Copy.
Are you selling pirated CDs of new movies?
It costs 5 dirhams..
No job, no house, no TV.
Are you a Nepali? - I am Chu Min, from China.
China? - Yes.
Communist China.
The great communist country China. - Yes.
'I wish you to get a job before we meet again. Buy CDs from me then.'
"China is a place where people don't exploit others."
"China is a place without unemployment."
"China is a place of peace and compassion."
"China is a place of compassion."
"China is a place where people don't exploit others."
"China is a place without unemployment."
Ma'am, do you want CD? - No, thanks.
China..
Wait!
You are from China. I am from Kerala. We are communists.
Both China and Kerala are places where communism has influence.
Mao Tse Tung of China and P. Krishna Pillai of Kerala
are renowned communist leaders.
Long live the revolution!
When China and India fought each other long ago
we supported China.
Quit India Movement in 1942.
We were your only supporters. Don't forget it.
It's a bad practice to sell pirated CDs.
'I can't follow your language.'
Hey.. China..
He doesn't have any money.
Who is that? Thief..
Help me.. Thief!
Thief.. - I am not a thief.
I was searching for some water in it. Why are you shouting?
You should seek permission before doing it. - But you weren't here.
One fellow told me that if I come to this park, he would introduce
me to someone who can help me get a job.
I have been searching for him since morning in this park
which is spread over 600 acres.
He cheated me. I am starving.
I searched your bag to quench my thirst.
Sorry! - Is that so?
Your attire makes you look like an officer.
You are unemployed, aren't you? - Yes.
What is your job? - Even I am unemployed.
So, we both are equally disappointed.
By the by, let me introduce myself.
I am James from Thiruvananthapuram.
I am Mukundan from Chemmanur. - Thank you.
So we have to discuss a common problem.
If you don't mind.. - What?
Sorry, I thought you could follow Arabic. Come with me!
Green apple. It's good. It costs 10 dirhams per kilo.
In Indian currency, it costs Rs. 120. Don't you want it?
It costs 6 dirhams and 50 fills.
In Indian currency, it's just Rs. 75.
But we are not in a situation to cook food.
So let's buy something
that is cheaper than this and is ready to eat.
Oh! It's here! I found it.
I want four packets. It is 'Kuboos'!
This is curd. It will cost 2 dirhams.
In Indian currency, it costs Rs. 24. Is this okay? - Yes.
From tomorrow, the month of Ramadan is going to start.
So we can't have food in public places during the daytime.
It will be comfortable to stay in the park at night, right?
Yes, but then the food will get wasted. - Why?
The police will catch you if you stay there at night.
Then they will provide us food.
Hold it! You have to pay the bill there. Go!
Whenever I come to Dubai, I stay here.
Please don't create any disturbances
VIPs are staying nearby.
I may not remember it again. Give me 10 dirhams. - Why?
I have given 20 dirhams to the security to let us stay here.
I need half the money from you as share.
I saw you talking to him, but I didn't see you bribing him.
Can I bribe someone in public?
Give me 10 dirhams.
I won't have a single penny then.
We can sort it out. From tomorrow, it's Ramadan.
So we can't eat during the daytime.
Isn't it for Muslims?
As per the Holy Quran, you will get blessed if you do fasting.
What will we eat after the fasting gets over?
God will help us to find a solution for it.
I have a plan.
It would have been tastier if we added some onion and chilly in it.
I want to find a job before my visiting visa expires.
I am here on my seventh visiting visa.
I had been to Iran six times to renew the visa.
Don't worry about it.
Why couldn't you find a job till now?
I will tell you.
When the interviewer observes me carefully
he gets to know my character.
I don't know why
but even if I act innocent
I unknowingly reveal my true character in between.
Okay, go. I will give it later. - Okay.
Go and give it later..
Okay.
Hey, there will be a Muslim prayer call when the fasting ends.
Then we can have those food items.
It is all available for free.
That's not right.
It is not. Go and have food from a hotel then.
You don't have money with you. Come and have it if you want.
There is no religious discrimination for having food.
And if someone feels suspicious of you
just put this cap on your head.
I don't have that.
Do you have a handkerchief? - Yes. - Use it to cover your head.
As soon as you listen to the prayer call, you can start.
I mean you can eat.
Come..
Move..
Please move. - That's all right.
Have food, we will discuss it later.
Don't rush!
Hey, don't push. Move back.. - Side, please.
Oh, God!
I wish I had one more hand.
Hold it.. - Why?
Put it in the carry bag. - Oh, I can't!
Hey! Do it!
Do it fast!
I need it.
I shouldn't have brought this carry bag.
I will bring a sack from tomorrow.
Move.. Come..
Hey, is this Abbas from your hometown?
Yes, he is my close friend. - Okay.
It's too much.
This is a fish market. What is he doing here?
They said, he would be here.
Is he the owner of any fish company?
There are chances for it.
I never had an intention to trouble anyone.
But in this situation..
If you don't mind, can you recommend for me? - Okay.
Come, sir!
No, thanks. - Shamsu, keep the boxes aside.
To that corner.
Fish..
Mukundan, why are you here?
Are you here in connection with any party meetings?
Sir! - I will tell you.
Ma'am. - What is she saying?
Here..
Fish!
Come, ma'am!
Does he have any other business?
Yes, he runs the business of dry fish also.
Okay.
It is a waste of time.
Where the hell did he go?
Give 4 kg.
So Kunjunni was taking revenge. Isn't it?
I don't know.
I never expected you to end up here like this.
So, you are in need of a job. - Yes.
I could have introduced you to a person if you had come a bit early.
Be here. Let me go and see in the vegetable market. - Okay.
You met him. Shall we go now?
Let him come back.
If you are in a hurry, you can go. - I am not in a hurry.
I am free for the day.
'Karunan is contesting the elections from Chemmanur.'
What's the big news in the newspaper?
He is my friend, Karunan.
Is it? - He is contesting in the assembly elections this time.
Is that so? So you have high-level connections
but still you are leading a miserable life here.
I feel pity!
Hey, your friend is calling you.
Come..
Yes. - Mukundan
did you see that Arab? - Yes.
He is filthy rich.
Moreover, he is a business tycoon.
He is my regular customer.
He can help you to get a job.
He is compassionate.
He will help you for sure. Go! I told him about you.
Tell him that you are my friend. - Okay.
Let me go to the shop. There is no one there.
We will meet in the evening.
Okay. - Okay.
Greetings. - Greetings!
'Aren't you the friend of Abbas?' - Yes.
'Okay..'
How much is it? - 10 dirhams.
I can hold it.. - It's okay..
It's okay. - Sorry, I can help you.
Okay. - Please!
What did he say? - I will talk to him as you can't speak Arabic.
Come with me.
'Come to my office today.'
'I will go to Malaysia tomorrow.'
'I will be back after a month.' - Okay.
'Come to the office today itself. I will help you.'
Okay. - Thank you.
What did he say? - He said, he is going to Malaysia today.
He will be back after a month.
I requested him to give you a job and go.
But he has to go today itself.
By the way, I have an interview today.
I just remembered. I am so absent minded. See you.
"You can see.." - Where is Abdulla?
I don't know.
"... no one is there." - I need some sugar.
You ordered one 'Parotta'
and you are planning to have 1 kg of sugar with that, isn't it?
We offer sugar to those who don't order curry
but how can you ask for so much?
It's okay. I don't need sugar.
"My love. All the way but I am a super-glow."
"You are my love."
Thank God!
Why are you giving me Indian currency?
I don't have dirhams with me. You can send this money home.
Don't try to fool me. Give me dirhams.
I don't have dirhams with me. - Why didn't you tell that before?
Why should I accept this Indian currency in Dubai?
The Indian rupee has no value in here.
It's useless here. Take it.
What is the matter?
He gave me Indian currency after having food.
Oh, it's okay. - I pity him.
I can exchange it with dirhams.
Oh! - Hey, I will take care of it.
Clean the tables.
That one.
Thanks a lot. You saved me.
You can't get food from the mosque as the fasting has ended, right?
I know that you don't come there to pray.
Do you visit temples back home?
As we are atheists
I don't have such a habit.
I think God likes such people more.
They won't disturb him much.
I am least bothered by it.
Are you searching for a job? - Yes.
Do you have experience in any job?
I have experience in running a hotel in my hometown. - Is it?
Two of the staffs are on leave.
I think one among them won't return.
You can join us if you are interested.
Sulaiman called me now and said, he would return by next week.
Let's take care of it then. - Okay.
He is my son-in-law.
Don't take it seriously.
Hey, get me a chilled bottle of Coca Cola.
Okay. Keep the luggage somewhere
and go inside.
Give him a Coca Cola.
Coca Cola! So, I am asking the American Cola companies
to quit India!
Don't feel bad.
We are against Coca Cola.
Why is it so? Did Coca Cola bite you!
I can't serve it.
So, you are a communist.
What? I told you not to install wash basin in the dining hall!
'The story is progressing..'
I won't give you a single penny if you don't follow my plan.
What? What did you do with the cement that we bought last week?
You promised to build the house within a year
and now it's been three years.
What is it? I pay you money whenever you need.
'Manorama..' - Hey, Kuriakose!
Don't try to cheat me!
Damn it! - You're spending more money to scold the contractor
than to build the house.
'For the two winners, Manorama..'
Only a house owner knows how hard it is to build a house.
At least for a day
I want to live in it. I don't care if I die the next day!
A new roommate is coming.
Abdulla called to inform that.
That will reduce the rent a bit. - "When I saw you.."
I can buy cement for my house.
"...that love is intoxicating, dear." - Oh!
If he bathes like this
that money will go down the drain.
Casanova needs 100 litres of water to bathe!
Sibeesh, get out! - Varghese!
I didn't bath since I have a cold.
Let him use my share.
Don't be like this when we live together! - But he.. - Leave it.
Are they all here? - Yes.
They are in front of the TV.
Everyone in here is anxious even though the election is in Kerala.
No matter who wins, they won't reduce the price of things.
So why do we care!
'Greetings. Welcome to the election news by Asianet.'
'I am Saneesh. Headlines.'
Basheer's barber shop will be busy tomorrow.
Shaving and hair cutting!
We can see the ones who wear only suits
in normal clothing from tomorrow.
It is true
that I will discard my suit if P K Nair loses.
But if Kunnathur Jacob fails
then you will have to stop writing awful poems.
Then the NRI literature world will come to a halt. - Hey!
You, who bath in beauty products, won't understand
the plight of humanity.
He is our new roommate. Mukundan.
'No one leads the election as of now.'
He is Nambiar.
He is a PRO in a private company.
He is well-known among the NRI Malayalis here.
Hello. - Hello.
I have been living here since 1971.
That's when he started wearing a suit.
He never wears anything else.
Everyone calls him Coat Nambiar.
I am Pookunji.
He's Varghese.
Hi, I am Sibeesh. - I am Ananthan.
I am Abu.
I am Vishwan Kadhalikadu.
If you are a reader, you might recognise me.
He is a communist.
Their newspaper does not publish your poems.
'People's front's Shihavudin won'
'in Kollam-Karunagappally constituency.'
'He has defeated Socialist Party candidate..'- Sit here.
'... R Gopakumar.'
'Socialist party candidate, Najeeb in Kozhikode Constituency'
'defeated Muhamad Jabbar of Muslim League for 762 votes.'
'This is the first victory of Socialist Party here.'
'Hail JDR. - Hail JDR.'
'We have won. - We have won.'
'Socialist candidate, P.P Karunan, in Chemmanur Constituency'
'defeated Sudhakaran for 7304 votes.'
It is our constituency.
We used to work together.
'140, result announced at..' - But..
The majority is less.
Hello.
Yes. Just a moment.
Hello.
It's Cuba Mukundan.
Red salute, comrade.
I saw your victory news on TV.
The majority is less.
By the way
I've given the list of duties to be done to the secretary.
Don't waste time for TV shows and newspapers.
Be in Chemmanur when there are no cabinet meetings.
Okay.
We will take care of the things here.
Don't worry about it.
Well..
Don't forget why you are there.
The bank manager had called.
Instead of spending the money lavishly
try to repay the loan as soon as possible.
I am not commenting on that.
My call card is about to expire.
Convey my regards to everyone.
Okay. Here.
I think we lost him.
He forgot everything after reaching there.
He forgot about the loan, party and all of us.
He is busy making money in Dubai!
One strong 'Sulaimani'. - One 'Sulaimani'.
Husur, give it fast. - Okay.
What are you doing here, Mukundan?
Abbas! I work here.
Here? - Yes.
Have you left the job my Arab friend gave you?
He didn't give me any job.
He told my friend, James
that he's going abroad the next day and won't be back for few months.
James talked to him for me
since I don't speak Arabic.
He told me that he gave the job to my friend.
Greetings, sir.
This is Abbas.
How are you?
Have you appointed the guy
I recommended?
Okay.
Thank you. Greetings.
What happened?
The job is taken.
The guy who was with you that day
is now a permanent staff in that company.
Who? James? - Yes.
Even though we used to fight back at home
I was very proud of you.
You should be as passionate about your life
as you were about the party.
What happened to you?
Rumours about comrade, Society Gopalan and money scandal
and you coming here to make money to repay it.
I won't believe that he did such a thing.
But his own son did!
I don't believe it either. But the evidence is..
Evidence! Then what happened?
Karunan took your place and became the MLA.
I didn't want to become an MLA.
My father and I didn't serve the party for positions.
It is a party member's duty to keep away
undeserving people from positions
and to accept that for the welfare of citizens.
Are you A K Antony to resign or leave the party
when there is a scandal?
Your turn.
Damn! - Your turn.
Lucy, go to the building site after sending the kids to school.
Or they will sell our cement and steel.
Okay. My balance is low.
Chicken fry and Biryani are ready.
Chicken?
This won't do.
I have cholesterol. I won't pay for this.
Don't worry. This is my treat.
My daughter is getting married tomorrow.
Eating one piece won't increase my cholesterol level.
Nothing will happen if it is free, right?
Don't give the chicken to Coat Nambiar.
Here you are.
Is he your friend? - Yes.
Abbas. We are from the same place.
In which company do you work? - In the fish market.
In Dubai or Sharjah? - Dubai.
Wash your hands. - What's special today?
My daughter is getting married tomorrow.
It is my treat.
Take a seat. I will get you a plate.
Come in.
Why are you not going home to attend the marriage?
What purpose do I have there?
I have sent money to purchase gold and other things.
Her uncles are there to take care of everything.
My three brothers are there too.
They bought more gold with the money for my flight ticket.
I am not needed there.
But when my daughter called
yesterday and cried asking 'Won't you come to my wedding?'
I couldn't bear and cried along with her.
Pookunji!
"The heart beats with the rhythm of the earth."
"The village is eagerly waiting"
"for the news of my return."
"My heart longs"
"to return to my soil too."
"The memories of green paddy fields"
"fill my dreams."
"The coolness of the gentle breeze"
"lingers in my soul."
"The village is eagerly waiting"
"for the news of my return."
"My heart longs"
"to return to my soil too."
"The heart beats with the rhythm of the earth."
"The crescent moon is floating in the sky "
"filled with stars."
"The crescent moon is floating in the sky "
"filled with stars."
"My homeland is calling me"
"through my sweet dreams."
"Return.."
"The village is eagerly waiting"
"for the news of my return."
"My heart longs"
"to return to my soil too."
"The heart beats with the rhythm of the earth."
"I cried along my mourning soul"
"for the things that were lost."
"I cried along my mourning soul"
"for the things that were lost."
"I heard the flapping of the wings"
"of the cuckoo through its melancholic song."
"Return.."
"The village is eagerly waiting"
"for the news of my return."
"My heart longs"
"to return to my soil too."
"The memories of green paddy fields"
"fill my dreams."
"The coolness of the gentle breeze"
"lingers in my soul."
"The village is eagerly waiting"
"for the news of my return."
"My heart longs"
"to return to my soil too."
Go there. Go.
Sibeesh! - Don't wait here.
I am after Pookunji. Go there. - "The heart beats.."
Get out! - Get out.
Come out.
Can I go? - "The heart beats.."
What were you doing? - Bathing takes time.
Okay. Go.
Latest CDs. New CDs.
Quick.. Fast.
Run.
I.. There..
'Where did you come from? My CDs and money are gone.'
'Are you blind?'
Why did the police come? I..
'Don't say anything. All my money was in that bag.'
'I lost it. Get lost!' - Why?
Why are you angry? I love China.
You are a fool!
God!
Lie down for some time. It will be all right.
Are you a Malayali? - Yes.
Most of the immigrants are Malayalis.
What is your name, dear? - Maya.
Where is your home town? - Near Kannur.
I am from Chemmanur. - Are you?
My house is nearby.
Do you know a retired headmaster, Mr. Balan, in Cherkara?
Yes. - He is my father.
Really? - Yes.
Isn't he a Communist Party leader?
He was my teacher.
Where are you now? Can I see you soon?
Yes, come fast. See you.
Even though the war is in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine
we are the ones who suffer.
Did someone throw a bomb at you in the market?
Bomb? This is a missile!
The price of vegetables and fish have gone up.
Then I will go to the market until the war is over.
Let me see the price hike!
Father-in-law, go and take rest.
Don't strain your back. It's risky.
I will take care of the purchase and management here
and report it to you in the evening.
You try to steal even when I am here.
Mukundan will take care of it when I am not here.
I can't sit in one place for long.
Then make a habit of it.
What do you say? - Okay.
You appointed an atheist
like him to take care of your shop.
Don't you value your son-in-law
who is a believer in God?
Don't teach me about atheist and believers.
There is another type of man.
False believer.
Two coffees. - Mukundan is an atheist.
But he doesn't commit sins.
Come and sit here.
Let me go to the mosque.
Come.
Sit here.
Sit.
I will be back.
I picked you up from the airport.
I took you to workplaces.
You left me without saying a word.
Do you know how hard it was to find you?
Why did you try to find me?
I understood everything.
This was a revenge for protesting against Kunjunni's leather factory.
Wasn't it?
I said I would go to China or Cuba. But none agreed.
They said there are 'money palms' here!
I haven't seen one such palm here!
All I want to know is whether Karunan was involved in this.
Who's Kunjunni?
Labour Supply owner, Kunjunni.
We shut down his leather factory.
I don't know Kunjunni or your issues back home.
When my uncle told me that you were financially struggling
I went to Kallikandu Kanifa.
He arranged that job.
Tell me if you need a job. I will help you.
I don't want your help and neither do I want to see you.
My uncle enquires about you to me.
What about the bank loan?
Sending a little amount every month is useless.
I have told my uncle
that I will make you join my chit fund.
Make it fast. - Then you can pay up the loan.
If I ever feel like joining one, I will find another man.
Ask Abdulla if you don't trust me.
He is in my chit fund.
I won't leave you.
After filling your stomach
are you saying that you don't have the money?
I have seen many like you.
Oh!
She said that she lost her money and was starving for two days.
She will pay you later.
Is that it?
I will pay for her food.
Is she your relative?
I will pay for your food.
But Chinese people should not drink Coca-Cola.
Wait.. Let me speak.
What did she say? - She said you did this to her.
What did you do? - It is a misunderstanding.
Do you know Chinese? - Yes.
Call her. I want to clear this misunderstanding.
Okay. What about my chit fund? - We will do it. Call her.
Since I am busy now
ask her if we can meet in a restaurant another day.
Chinese comrades eat tactically.
Right. Seems like she is eating for the first time! So fast!
Don't say that. They are eating fast to save time. - Yes.
Well, I have brought the account book.
Sign it.
Here's the pen.
Okay. Done. - Are we done? - Yes.
Now, come to the matter. - Tell me what it is. I'll ask her.
Ask her how communism is going in China
and will they overpower the USA?
Ask.
'What will be the time in the USA when it is 5 p.m. in China?'
'5 a.m.'
Will they defeat the USA within five years? - Yes.
She said that China would overpower the USA in five years.
To eradicate the communal forces
we have tied hands with our sworn enemy, Congress
from outside. Only from outside.
Does China have any issue with that?
Ask her if she knows about the comrades in Kerala. - Okay.
'I have heard that you eat worms. Is it true?'
'Yes.'
'We eat clean worms.'
'We eat silk worms, vineyard worms and earthworms.'
'They are delicious.'
She is great! - What did she say?
She knows every communist leader in Kerala.
Comrades like A.K.G, E.M.S, Krishna Pillai, Nayanar
are like her own family.
Is it?
Do you know Achuthanandan?
We are the opposition party.
Do you know Pinarayi Vijayan?
There is no issue between them like the enemies think.
They are good friends.
No problem.
Good friends.
Friends.
How much is it? - Rs. 25.
Get out! You cheat! Idiot!
Are you trying to fool me? - Sorry, ma'am.
No rent, no room. Get lost. Go.
What happened?
Don't you have a place to stay?
Don't cry.
Come..
She is Chinese.
Her house owner kicked her out as she didn't pay the rent.
Can you get her a place to stay?
I know that you might like Russia since your father
is a Right-wing Communist Party member.
But China is also a Communist country.
What is your relationship with her? - Well..
Kerala and China have a relation that goes back a long way.
China pot, Chinese fishing net.. - So what?
Nothing special. I'd be great if you help her.
I can accommodate her in my room for now.
But without any details about her.. - I'll take the responsibility.
There won't be any issue.
Mr. Balan is a Russian Communist.
She is his daughter, Maya. No problem.
But the rent is high. - I will pay her rent.
Please console her now.
She has no one.
'Don't worry. We will find a bed-space.'
'Mukundan will pay your rent.'
'Is it true?'
Is it true?
'Thank you very much.'
Thank you.
Okay then.
There is no one in the shop.
'Before China takes over Kerala, let's have a break.'
Don't you have work tomorrow?
Are you not done with 'The wind in the desert'?
This is for a competition.
I lost the award last year because the committee members intervened.
Why is your hand like that?
Do you have a chest pain? - No.
Be careful.
Last year Kunjikhadar got a chest pain before going home.
He thought it was gastritis.
But he didn't wake up the next day.
There are different types of pains.
This is different.
This is a lovely pain in the chest.
Comrade.
Move the curtain a bit.
Let me see a piece of sky.
"Far away are the fields where stars bloom."
"Eternal flowers bloom within the heart."
"We'll harvest the crops. - I'll come with you."
"Is that a sickle that looks like the crescent moon?"
"My hands adorned with bangles hold the sickle."
"Far away are the fields where stars bloom."
"Eternal flowers bloom within the heart."
"When I am awake and asleep"
"you are the flower in my dreams."
"The window of darkness opens up"
"to see the lover who is not asleep."
"You, from the land of The Great Wall, made my dusks pleasant."
"We'll visit the land of 'Onam'. We'll paddle the canoes."
"Come with me. - Come with me."
"Far away are the fields where stars bloom."
"Eternal flowers bloom within the heart."
"I can't stop singing about"
"our love for each other."
"Singing on this windy day"
"my heart was filled with joy."
"The sun rays add beauty to your bridal attire."
"I'll make a garland with my dreams to wear on you."
"Come with me. - Come with me."
"Far away are the fields where stars bloom."
"Eternal flowers bloom within the heart."
"We'll harvest the crops. - I'll come with you."
"Is that a sickle that looks like the crescent moon?
"My hands adorned with bangles hold the sickle."
Oh, no.. - What! - Mukundan. What is it?
What happened, Mr. Mukundan? - What happened? - It's nothing.
Hello. I understood.. It's Maya on the line.
Hello, Maya. - Mr. Mukundan, it's not serious
but the Chinese girl fell down. - What? This is a miracle.
I too fell down just now. Did she fall down now as well?
If that's the case, we would have fallen together. - What?
This happened yesterday. - Okay.
There was some swelling in the morning.
We just went to the doctor. She is okay.
It's just a small sprain. - Where are you now?
We are on the road beside the creek on the way to the room.
I just wanted you to know.
Do one thing. Stay there. I'll come now.
No. You don't have to.
I need to. I'll come..
What happened, Mr. Mukundan? - A serious accident.
I'll be back soon. - An accident? Where?
I'll tell you when I get back. - What?
Okay.
Over here..
Oh, no! Her hand..
What happened? What really happened?
You fell. I fell down in the morning too. It hurts.
Ask her if it hurts, Maya.
Didn't I tell you that there was nothing to worry about?
Why are you so worried? - Kerala couldn't handle it
if something bad happens to China.
So it is an international issue, isn't it?
I never thought that dreams were so related to reality.
What dream? - I.. That is another dream.
I couldn't buy anything because I came here as soon as I heard.
Buy what? - Bringing something for a sick person is customary.
I'll get some apples and oranges. - Please don't.
I'll buy her if she needs it.
I'll even tell her that you bought it. - That would do.
How about we get her some 'Panchajeeraka Gudam' from Kerala?
What is your intention? - It is really good for sprains.
That's not what I asked.
Why did you come even after I asked you not to?
I.. - I understood.
What do you mean?
You can tell me if you want to convey something to her.
I'll get some apples. - That can wait.
Answer me. Can I tell her your intentions?
Oh no! Don't say it. I'll tell her myself.
Isn't that how it is supposed to be?
Which language are you going to say it in?
That..
You can teach me how.
It is time for my shift.
Mr. Nambiar, Siddharthan is here.
They are going to select someone. Hurry.
Didn't you see? My coat is still wet.
Who is going to notice all that?
Come. You might get lucky this time.
Me winning the lottery?
Would I be here if I were that lucky?
Look who it is!
This is the first time I'm seeing you like this
though we have been living together for a while.
Your coat must be in tears.
This is the first time that they are separated.
Sibeesh. - You can pick this time. - Okay.
Make sure you pick mine. My third daughter's groom
is demanding an imported fridge and TV.
She is the darkest of them.
To hell with the fridge and TV!
My house is still under construction. If I am picked
I could finish it by completing the second floor's roof.
Okay. - God!
See. I wonder who the lucky man is.
Who is it? - What!
Mr. Mukundan got it. - Really?
Yes. - Good. Mukundan needs it the most.
Yes. - I can pay off most of the debt at the bank.
Whatever I sent so far, was considered as interest on the loan.
I'll get you the money in a week.
Don't worry, sir.
A friend of mine works in the new Nikai showroom.
We can send whatever you need from here itself.
Let the groom be happy with the imported goods.
Allah!
Mukundan. - What was that?
Mukundan.
Mukundan.. He is.. Go.
Allah! - Hello. - Room.. Cleaning..
Every day.. A man. This.. Cleaning..
Mukundan. Cleaning.. Water.. Detergent.. Broom.
Cleaning.. Mukundan.
'What!' - What?
Shanmu is on leave since last December.
Mukundan.
My dear sister.
My God! How do I make her understand?
Mukundan.. No come.
You go. And Mukundan come, you come.
You should see to it. - Allah! I'm saved.
Good Lord! This woman will be the death of me.
I hope she won't come back with more doubts.
Where is Mr. Mukundan? - Mukundan is.. It is you.
Mukundan will be late today. He is supposed to clean the room today.
Make her understand.
What? - Mr. Kareem, call Mr. Mukundan.
Hello. - It's me, Mr. Mukundan.
I have brought the lottery money. - What?
I need to be at Jebel Ali soon.
I thought you would be here. Mr. Kareem is here. - Yes.
Don't give him the money. - Okay.
The Chinese woman is waiting for you.
Really? - Yes. - Can I give it to her?
You can do so. She knows this place.
Okay.. He is a funny guy.
Count this. - For what? - You are my witness.
He asked me to send the money with her.
80,000 Dirhams - Here is another 2000.
So, 82,000 Dirhams.
That is Rs. 10 lakhs back home. - Yes. - Give it to me. - What?
Mukundan is waiting for you. Give this money to him.
Okay. - Thank you.
Mr. Kareem. - What?
Bring some of your special Chicken Ginger Fry and 'Paratha'.
Didn't you say that you had to go to Jebel Ali?
Who said that? - You did.
Oh, yes! Jebel Ali.
How can I go without eating your special Chicken Ginger Fry
after coming here? - You are the first one
to compliment my cooking. I'll stuff you with food.
Hello. What? Didn't she reach?
Siddharthan.. He is here.
It's Mukundan. She hasn't arrived yet.
What? She didn't? Good God!
Where is Chu Min? - She went back home.
What? - Went back home? - Yes.
Her flight must have left half an hour ago.
What is the issue?
Damn! She skipped town with Mukundan's money.
Really? No way! She wouldn't do that. Is it true?
Why blame her?
I obeyed him when he asked me to give the money to her.
Thank God Kareem saw me giving it to her.
Or I would have been suspected.
We left the room together this morning.
She didn't tell me about going home then.
She called me at 10 a.m. and asked for some money.
I didn't have any money with me at the moment.
When she called me from the airport after an hour
she said that she got the money and was going home. But..
But.. - Do you get it now?
The real face of China, whom you were so proud of!
All they do now is exporting duplicate goods.
She was a fraud.
A mere fraud.
My God!
Do you feel better now?
Do you want to go to the hospital? - No.
What is it? What happened?
I couldn't accept it.
The building owner had called me to his office this morning.
For what? Did he increase the rent again?
No. He gave me an eviction notice
for the cafeteria. - What?
There is a huge project coming up there.
What profit do they gain
by maintaining a cafeteria
in one of the busiest places in Dubai?
We are no longer needed.
Don't worry. We shall look for another place.
Can't we resort to other means as well?
We will have to pay five times the current rent
for a place like that.
We would have to start a dance bar just to get the rent back.
Maybe God wanted it to end this way.
I came here to work for a few years
and solve my family's problems.
34 years passed by.
There is nothing else to do now.
We must evacuate the place.
Those who can survive may do so.
The others may leave.
Isn't that all what we can do now?
Were you here?
Don't you know that Abdulla is leaving? He is looking for you.
Lift it. - Yes.
Vishwan. - Abdulla.
Though I have been doing it for years
I still am worried about travelling.
Here are your passport and your ticket. - Okay. - Keep it safe.
Where is Mukundan?
Doesn't he know that it's time for the flight? He is here.
There he is!
Where were you all this time?
Unexpected things keep happening.
Now I don't have anyone here.
I'll never forget you.. - Mukundan.
What is all this?
May God keep you safe.
'Dear friends and townspeople, the dear son of Chemmanur'
'Minister Karunan will be welcomed'
'Chemmanur after three years. - by his hometown.'
'We hereby invite each and every one of you'
'to take part in the rally from Chemmanur town'
'and the meeting that follows.'
Can we see the minister? - We have to no matter how late it gets.
I'm Krishna Warrier. - Okay.
I'm the manager of The Co-operative Bank. - Okay.
I'm a close friend of the minister. Can you please connect him?
Okay.
Here. - Hello.
I have been trying to call you for days.
What? - I have been giving excuses for a week.
The society members for the cheque we hold as security
after paying off the debt.
How can I provide a non-existent cheque?
Come in.
Spare us for five minutes. - Okay.
I tried telling them that the cheque was misplaced
and I will find it.
That aroused suspicion. So they asked for the cheque
that Gopalan used to avail Rs. 20 lakhs.
Don't they have the number on the security cheque that they provided?
What if they find out that it's the same?
What is the solution? - I have to tell them that I did it
because you asked me to.
You should talk to them and get me out of this hassle.
Must I talk to them?
It has been only five days since I swore in.
If I talk, won't it be like admitting that I too
am involved in this?
Then what will be my situation in the cabinet and the party?
I have a lot of enemies inside the party. Do this.
Tell them it was a mistake
and that you'll return the money Mukundan paid you.
What are you saying? Are you saying that extremists like Anwar
can be silenced with that?
Didn't his favourite leader Mukundan leave town
because of this issue?
Try talking to them. - You must speak with them.
They will kill me if I say this to them.
I can never interfere in this.
Weren't you the one who made me.. - You can't prove that.
What does that mean? - Find a way, Warrier.
I have a lot of issues now. Tomorrow's welcoming for instance.
You may leave. We shall meet later.
It is the rule of war not to harm a surrendered soldier.
That is why I didn't hurt this cruel ungrateful bastard.
Our dear Mukundan, who fell victim
to Comrade Karunan's schemes is wandering somewhere.
We must inform this to the authorities immediately.
We should file a case against Mr. Warrier for fraud.
No party member who loves the party must take part
in Minister Karunan's welcoming today. - That is not right.
We have come to power with majority because of our hard work.
Chemmanur has a minister now. We can't trust the words
of a bank manager and boycott the minister's welcome party.
A sinner, no matter who he is, must be punished.
If we go after this now, it's bad for the party and the government.
The opposition will strike back hard. - Let them.
The party will be clean once we take out the trash.
Neither the party nor Chemmanur needs a minister like this.
That is not your decision to make.
Who said that it is Anwar's decision alone?
You forgot a great man named 'Society Gopalan'.
He died as a thief.
Gopalan was the life of the party once upon a time.
The person who betrayed him is not eligible to continue in this party.
Don't dig up old stories.
We can't let the party suffer for this now.
The party is the most valued.
The people are the most valued.
The party was created for the people, by the people.
Only the worthy shall rule them.
He is here on behalf of someone else.
He is doing this on purpose to create a rift within the party.
Can you prove that the minister said it? Do you?
I'll chop your legs and hands off! - 'Minister Karunan'
'the pride of our land is coming to the stage'
'right behind this vehicle. Bless him.'
'Congratulate him.' - Let this get over.. Come.
'He is here after a lot of welcome parties..'
'The son of Chemmanur is here to greet you.'
'Minister Karunan, our dear..' - Chandru.
'He is right behind us..'
'Long live.. - Felicitations..'
'Felicitations.. for Minister Karunan.'
'Felicitations for Minister Karunan.
'Greetings from Chemmanur.'
We must inform the secretariat.
I don't think that it will help.
What evidence do we have to incriminate Karunan?
Won't the manager's testimony be enough?
What if he switches sides during the party's inquiry?
Nobody will see him alive after that.
Karunan will escape from this if you do that.
I'm worried about Mukundan.
He is suffering somewhere for no reason whatsoever.
Do you have any idea where Mr. Mukundan is now?
Many of our friends in the middle east are still searching.
No one has found him yet.
What do they care about our Mukundan?
We should have gone in person.
What do you mean? - We should go over there.
He is right.
Why must he continue to suffer?
I want you to go over there, find Mukundan
and bring him back, Anwar.
I have thought about it many times.
But.. No.
That cannot wait.
Hello. Where are you now?
Okay. - Hello.. - I'm here.
Anwar. - I'm Maya. - I understood.
It must have been hard to find the way. - Yes.
I told mom many times not to send anything.
Mother thinks we don't get mango pickle here.
She shouldn't have troubled you.
People back home show their love this way.
She said that this wouldn't go bad easily. - Yes.
That is why I kept it this long. Here. - Thank you.
I was trying to get a driver's license.
I cleared the test last week.
Did you find a job? - No.
I have plans to buy a second-hand pickup.
To be honest, I didn't come here to work.
I came here to find someone.
I just want a job until I find him. That is all.
Aren't you from Chemmanur? - Yes.
Whom did you say you were looking for?
A man named Mukundan. He was our party leader.
My dearest mentor.
No. He was like a brother to me.
He has been missing for three years.
I know him. - What? Really? - Maya..
There are a lot of patients today.
Can you come to Abra in the evening? - Okay. - Okay.
Hello, Venkat. Where are you? I have a lot of work to do here.
I'll see you later..
I have never seen an honest and innocent Keralite like him
in my years of living here. I don't understand how that girl
could betray someone like Mukundan.
I still remember his shocked face when he found out that she'd left
to China with the money. - I went to see Siddharthan first.
But I heard that he was on a business tour in Europe.
I went to the place where Mukundan used to live.
A Pakistani family stays there now.
He had stopped sending money to pay the debt
for a while.
But he has been depositing money in the bank for a year now.
The money comes through Western Union.
I went to their office with Abbas to follow it up.
But someone else is sending the money in Mukundan's name.
Though I tried searching for that person, I failed.
It will be easier to search once I get the truck.
I know that Mukundan is here somewhere. I have to find him.
See you. - Okay.
Maya. - Yes?
It's been four years since you went home, hasn't it?
Aren't your elder sisters married?
Don't send them money anymore. You should take care of yourself.
This is not my advice. It's your mother's.
Anwar. - You have Varghese's number, don't you?
Don't forget to call him. - Okay. - Okay.
I didn't throw this even though I switched houses many times.
I haven't opened this yet.
"Red salute.."
I only need this.
The people who lived with him are not here anymore.
Many of them went back home.
Kareem works in a dance bar here.
He is useless. But see him anyway.
"My dear, listen to what my heart is saying."
"My dear." - Didn't you eat?
"Don't hide the truth." - Tell me about Mr. Mukundan.
"Please tell me, my heart." - We used to fight all the time.
"Where are you going to?" - He wouldn't let me steal from work.
"What are you searching for?" - He is a good guy. After he was cheated
"This is an unsaid and unheard feeling." - I didn't see him.
"Tell me what it is." - I heard he went to Iraq.
"My dear." - If that is the case
"listen to what my heart speaks." - Who knows if he is still alive?
"My dear." - Countless people die there daily.
"Don't hide the truth."
There will always be a dead Keralite
if an accident happens, a bomb blast occurs
or a plane crashes anywhere in the world.
"In the path of life.." - Since we haven't heard from him..
"Love in the city.."
Wait. Didn't you say that you are a driver?
Yes. - Shall I give you a trip on Friday morning?
It's a side business of mine.
You can make a quick buck.
"You think and you ask.."
What a sad fate! He should have been an MLA
or a minister if he had stayed back home.
When I think about him coming here and suffer with us..
Minister Karunan whom you speak of
stays at our hotel whenever he comes to Dubai.
I know that he comes here not to check
on his fellow man.
When you work at big hotels
we get to see the real face of many decent men.
What business do you do with this expired bread?
Though expired
it won't go bad for at least two days.
But the police will arrest you if you sell it on stores.
So we take it
and give it to cattle farms.
It's an animal service.
I send home the money I get from this.
When the old man was around, I didn't have to mind the expenses.
Now they have no one else but me.
No way!
He will make me beg.
Mukundan.
Anwar.
Mukundan!
I never thought I'd see you again.
I searched everywhere for you.
You? In here?
I have been here for a while now.
Didn't you send me abroad?
This place is also a part of this nation.
It's a little remote though.
These are trees of fortune.
I live here watering these trees and taking care of the cattle.
How did Kareem..
I met him while I was searching for you.
Didn't you go to Iraq? - Come. I'll tell you.
I don't know who made up the story of me going to Iraq.
Once Abdulla passed away, everything went dark for me.
I decided not to pester my friends for another job.
I roamed a lot.
I did whatever job I could to survive.
At times, I won't have a job or food for a few days.
I remember passing out on one such day.
When I woke up, I was in an Arab's shelter.
He gave me food and a place to sleep.
He once asked me if I could renovate
this abandoned place.
And I began my hard work.
Like how we once made roads and wells
back in Chemmanur.
What prompted me to turn this place into this within three years
is the thought that I was doing it for Chemmanur.
The same Chemmanur which you live for
cheated you.
The society scam and the cheque Mr. Gopalan signed
were all fake.
Using the bank manager, Comrade Karunan
no, Minister Karunan orchestrated it.
He had a clear agenda. He successfully executed it as well.
You toiled in this desert to pay off a debt that was not there.
Hello. Anwar.
Anwar, it is her. Chu Min.
She came to the cafeteria that day for some money
so that she could go to China
to visit her bedridden mother.
Siddharthan said that day that he urgently
needed to go somewhere after giving you the money.
I should have had my doubts when he ordered food
instead of going to Jebel Ali
after giving the money to Chu Min.
Chu Min..
Siddharthan made her believe that she
will get her ticket at the airport and he shall give the money
to Mukundan, who has urgently gone out.
When she said that she wanted to say goodbye to Mukundan
he sent her to the airport saying that it's time for the flight.
Taxi!
Bye..
Bye.
First the uncle and then the nephew.
It's okay. I once read that no one can cheat us
without us consenting to it.
The fault was mine.
There is no point in blaming others.
Where is she?
Since we don't know how you would react before you know the truth
we didn't bring her in.
Maya.
'Forgive me. I didn't know any of this.'
She is not a communist like you think, Mukundan.
The police beat her boyfriend up
for protesting against the communist government.
She came to Dubai for making money
to treat her paralysed boyfriend.
Now she hates everything about communism.
Didn't you tell me
that comrades Krishna Pillai and EMS are like your relatives?
Siddharthan told you this
since he speaks Chinese, didn't he?
They all are at Kareem's hotel now
as part of Minister Karunan's foreign trip
to study the problems of expatriates.
He isn't here for that.
It's common here to honour
some business tycoon or any other VIP
with the Best Expatriate Award.
He is here for that.
Yes. I'm the anchor for an expatriates program
at Deira tomorrow.
At what time exactly?
I am happy to be a part of this function
which has been organised to honour my dear friend, Kunjunni
who has become the best among the expatriates.
He has achieved fame
and fortune through his hard work
for this land and his own land.
Anwar explained everything.
I don't understand why you had to run away from us.
We were all here for you, Mukundan.
Kunjunni who served as a..
Leave it. There is no point in discussing it.
Minister Karunan is delivering speech.
Kunjunni is being honoured.
Up next we have the ceremony of bestowing upon Mr. Kunjunni
the Pravasi Ratna Award.
I invite honourable Minister Mr. Karunan
to the stage.
I also invite Mr. Kunjunni
to accept the award.
Dear expatriates
This torrid desert nurtured me to grow
into the businessman I am today.
It has also encouraged the social servant in me.
Your encouragement means a lot to me.
Thank you so much.
I remember this poetry when I see your faces.
'The love from my homeland'
'helps me cope with the scars'
'these deserts have left in me.'
I need to remind you of a special thing.
My latest music album
is kept for sale in the counter behind this auditorium.
I humbly request all music lovers
who have gathered here
to buy a copy of it and encourage me
to continue my journey.
My new album is named
as ' The stream of love'. Thank you. Greetings.
Mukundan.
The minister who came to study the problems of expatriates
has booked the desert camp owned by Kareem's hotel.
Kunjunni and Minister Karunan
have booked the camp which can accommodate
500 people for just 25 guests.
It means they are paying the remaining amount for no reason.
They must be up to something big.
When we watched the hotel
we found that his guests were foreigners and VIPs.
Our party has good growth here in the Gulf countries.
Anyway, we are going to try something.
Come, Mukundan. I'll tell you.
Good evening.
Call later.
Please have it.
Thank you. - Thank you.
Ma'am. - Thank you so much.
Please.
I must face a lot of obstacles.
I need to convince my party and silence the opposition.
I also need to watch out for the public as we are dealing
with a rare material.
In short, I'm taking a big risk.
Did you think that you can gain something without any effort?
I have a reason.
How can we be sure
that this foreigner will keep his word after we begin this?
I have discussed everything with him.
Leave all that to me.
Don't worry.
Aren't we the opposition? - Yes.
We will create some issues in the beginning. - Yes.
I shall end those issues. - Yes.
Be careful. You know where to keep it, right?
Okay, I do.
Any problem? - There is no problem.
On the whole, he is taking a big risk.
So the understanding between us is very important.
Everything should be prompt and perfect.
We discussed it and decided everything is all right. - Yes.
Yes.. I know.
But this problem.
The same thing..
There is no use of repeating the same thing.
Take the money from him and close the deal.
Just let me know about the date as to when I should bring him
to Kerala to sign the deal.
Please give it, ma'am. - Okay.
Here you go. - Thank you.
Here.
Thank you, ma'am. It's a success.
Damn.
Damn!
Siddharthan.
Hey, wake up!
Yes. - Won't they give us tea? - What?
No one is here.
What?
Kareem.
Where has he gone to?
Kareem!
Our cars are missing.
What?
None of the staff is here. - What?
Even our vehicles are missing.
What is going on?
My phone is also missing.
Siddharthan. - Yes.
Call the tour operator and give him an earful.
Is he joking with us?
Oh, no! My phone is missing. - What?
Even my phone is missing. - What?
This was done intentionally
since all our phones are missing.
What will we do now?
Didn't you guys arrange this? Then why are you asking me?
Kareem!
A car is approaching.
Let them come!
Irresponsible idiots.
You couldn't contact anyone
since none of you have your phones, could you?
Mukundan, you..
I'm glad that you still remember my name.
There was no news about you.
I heard that you were in Iraq..
No way.
Where will I go, leaving behind this place which you found for me?
Come. Let's talk under that shade.
Hasn't it been a while?
It's okay, Karunan.
Now I'm used to this sun and the sand.
I know it will be hard for you to bear the sun
for you grew under the shade of the party workers
who toiled for you.
Why are you talking like this, Mukundan?
Do you remember these people from Chemmanur?
This is Kareem. He helped us.
There is nothing much to discuss.
We need to kill this traitor.
How could you betray
my father, Society Gopalan, a poor soul
who wasted his life for the party?
You are betraying the party which helped you
grow to this position
and the people of Kerala
with your new friends.
I can't forgive that.
I can forget what you did to my dad and me.
Now I am used to being betrayed.
You nephew stole the money I made
through hard work.
Oh, no. What are you saying, Mukundan? - Shut up!
I would have forgiven you.
But for framing an innocent girl, you must endure the punishment
that this country gives you.
The police are waiting for you outside.
What are you up to?
Do you think that you're powerful enough to threaten us?
Karunan is the most powerful Minister in Kerala.
Even we are not that weak. Don't forget that.
I know, Kunjunni.
You are all big shots. You're smart as well.
You have somewhat succeeded in controlling a party
which was meant to fight against the bourgeois.
You have also succeeded in brain washing
people like Karunan who feel that they can enjoy
to make up for the hardships they endured in the past.
Is there any value to this life which you gained
through betrayal, treachery and pimping?
Shut up! You rascal!
Shut up, you scoundrel!
I'll kill you if you do.
Karunan, our party was built by the hard work
and dedication of many comrades.
It was by degrading that party's dignity
that you made a deal with those foreigners last night.
The TV channels in Kerala will be busy starting this afternoon.
We have caught the foreigner's face and the briefcase
with the money clearly, on camera.
You can enjoy watching those video clips on TV
if you're able to reach your hotel before noon.
Karunan, there won't be any slogans or red flags
to welcome you when you return.
They would boo you by defaming you and throwing eggs at you.
Your power lies in the party's manpower.
Without that
you're just an ordinary guy named Thottathilparambil Karunan.
We're leaving for now.
You will reach the main road if you walk around
50 kilometres through the desert.
We are taking Siddharthan with us
to hand over to the police.
What? - Walk! - Uncle!
Leave him! - Run, Hajiyar.
You! - You and your.. - I will..
Hajiyar! Did he leave?
See you later. Red salute.
Get up..
I'm dizzy. - Get up, Kunjunni.
Leave me! Where were you?
We were here. - The car is gone!
We have to walk now.
That scoundrel, Mukundan! To hell with him!
Get lost, you fool!
It's some cash.
My savings from the past three years.
If your friend will recover if he gets good treatment
you must try it.
Didn't you come here to make money for that?
He must be needing your presence more than the treatment.
I wish you guys a happy life.
Don't.
Though unintentional, I was a reason
for all your suffering.
I cannot return the love you have for me
which I couldn't realise.
These are the last of your savings. How can I accept this?
China used to be my dream land
from my childhood.
I don't know whether I fell in love with you
or with China, through you.
I saved this money for repaying a debt
which didn't even exist.
It has become irrelevant.
It is said that we Communists shouldn't keep more money
than what we need for our livelihood.
The ones in need deserve the rest.
Now you are in need of money.
You should take this.
We might not see each other again.
But I will never forget you.
That's what she said.
What made you decide that you wouldn't need that money?
What if you fall sick?
What will you do for a living after reaching Chemmanur?
Don't you need money for that?
A real communist is the one who lives for others.
I am not worried about my life.
My life here taught me
that everything is possible
if we have the will to work.
And about coming back..
A society which doesn't value hard work
a society that would turn a blind eye
towards corruption for a small amount of cash
a society which is conscious only about its rights and not its duties
doesn't need me. - It does.
They need a leader who knows
the value of hard work, who is aware
of his rights and duties and can cite his life
as a role model.
I'm not interested in becoming a leader, Anwar.
I feel comfortable living here
with these cattle and trees
and cherishing the equality I get.
I am satisfied with that.
No. You can't escape like that.
If the people of Chemmanur were misled
it's your responsibility to lead them back
to the right path.
Weren't you the one who said
that the life of a communist is an endless battle?
Can you stay away from that?
'Salutations.. - Salutations..'
'A hundred red salutations! - A hundred red salutations!'
'Salutations.. - Salutations..'
'A hundred red salutations! - A hundred red salutations!'
These hands won't get tired again.
These legs won't shake again.
It's time for leaders like Cuba Mukundan
who, with a firm attitude, the strength of experiences
and the willingness to be an example
of a real communist through themselves to lead the party.
"Like the plants which grew out of the land where blood was shed."
"Like the tree that blossoms with different flowers."
"Comrades, look at the path that we traversed."
"Thousands have written words out of their blood."
"Red salute.."