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'PAPANASAM'

'Gautami'

'Kalabhavan Mani, Ilavarasu M. S. Bhaskar, Arul Dass'

'Anant Mahadevan, Asha Sarath Niveda Thomas, Esther Anil'

'Today, if you answer our question-'

- Who are you? - Vishwanathan, sir

Oh! Is that you?

How is the station, sir?

It's okay now

But when it was first built...

...you should have seen the toilet flooded with water

They were using newspaper then

They must have used pictures of politicians they didn't like

'Now for the question worth Rs 100,000'

"I close my eyes for a minute"

'This Malayalam song is from which film?'

'And who is the director?'

Dead duck, Sekar

No one will get this!

No sir, I've seen this movie

Prem Nazir acted in it

Tip of my tongue Can't get the name

It is from the Tamil film 'Thirumalai thenkumari'

'Azhagae Thamizhae, nee vaazhga' has these Malayalam lines in between

Direction, production, screenplay, dialog by A.P Nagarajan

It was released in 1970

Given a chance he'll peck away the prize money like a crow

Who is this chap?

Murder case

Why should an accused answer Cine quiz?

Can't you keep your mouth shut?

This is a police station

'There are many villages in Tamil Nadu called Papanasam'

'They are all places to lose your sins'

'On January 31st 1975...'

'...a film 'Cinema Paithiyam' was released'

'My mother had severe cramps while she was watching it'

'She didn't even know it was labor pains'

'Silly nitwit!'

'She gave birth to me then and there'

'Her sins saw the light of day in Papanasam, in Tirunelveli district'

'That sin is yours truly'

'My name is Suyambulingam'

'I am true to my name'

'I sprouted and bloomed on my own in this land'

'My mother left me when I was 4'

'I didn't study'

'I cleaned dirty dishes in a hotel'

'All that I studied...'

'...was cinema'

Super chase, brother!

What 'super'?

When it's a car chase...

...the hero's face

...should be shown in a close up shot

Only then will the tension be built into the viewer's mind

What will you achieve sitting here in Papanasam?

You might as well go to Madras

You can become a renowned director!

So you can grab my shop in one shot?

Put today's collection into my bag

Let me have a cup of tea

Bhai, 1 'egg dosa' and tea

Karuppu...!

Get me my usual items

- Quick...quick...quick - Wait, brother

Fritters and black coffee

Wait, I'll bring it for you

'Indian politics raped'

My dear chap!

You'll ruin the paper's reputation

You are reading both the headlines together

Karuppu, may you live long!

Just take the paper from him

This paper news is all old fashioned, Bhai

Now it's the age of digital news

How will they broadcast the same news?

How?

First-

First eat your 'vada'

Hey! Can't you see we are talking?

You make me look like I'm uneducated

Leave it, brother

The whole town knows about you

What about me?

In the temple receipt you wrote your name as Chumbulingam

Then what's news, Bhai?

Did your usual set of freebie customers come by today?

4 or 5 came

The 'tiger' hasn't come as yet for its kill!

Perumal the cop hasn't come on his rounds?

He has got 2 new lambs for the slaughter

They are waiting for Perumal sir

The goats have come in search of the tiger!

What's the matter?

What do you want me to say?

Shall I tell him?

They are farmers who live at the foothills

They have one son

He borrowed money from a moneylender

His chapter closed then

To grow plantain

Elephant ate up the plantains

Naturally!

If you put plantains in the elephant's path...

...will it help you with farming?

Okay, what's done is done

Now the loan interest is sky high

I get it

Wait, there's more!

Now their son has been kidnapped

They say they will give him back when the money is paid

Who took him?

Who else?

Our 'tiger'

Said he was taking him for interrogation to the police station

But fact is he took their son to Tenkasi

(whispers)

Tell the sub-inspector

He said if I do that, I won't see my son again, sir

Why won't he say that?

It's like complaining to the left hand about the right hand

They are all thick as thieves, brother

So...?

There is something called court and law!

Which law or court applies to a man with Satan in him?

Bingo!

The money lender will plead ignorance

Perumal will say he never arrested anyone

Quite capable

Who has proof otherwise?

If there were witnesses, as if they'll pounce to his defence

Then there'll be 4 others sitting just like this as witnesses

'Habeas corpus'

'Whichever part of the world Nila is...'

'...they have to bring her to court'

'Deiva thirumagal'

What?

Know what Habeas corpus is?

Name sounds like a dweller near the seashore area

Is he related to our Charuhasan?

- Aiyo! Bhai - Eh Allah!

It's a court order

If a man is missing...

...and there is a doubt someone has-

...killed him

Or kidnapped him

This writ can be used in court

The court will send an order to the police

The concerned person should be brought to court

And then-

Like parents report when actresses go missing

- Like that? - Correct!

Remove all evil eyes from him, Bhai

I'll chop and dump him into the boiler

Good idea!

What you do is...

...go straight to Tenkasi

Meet a chap called Sankarapandi there

Good fellow but a lawyer!

He does everything

If he gets a case, he'll literally be in tears

Like them

What case?

You just heard my long story and you ask me this!

About their missing son

Oh! You meant that!

Say your son is missing

We suspect he may have been kidnapped

You should find him for us

Sankarapandi is handling this-

You don't even have to engage him

Just call the police station and say Sankarapandi is handling the case

They will freak out

This case will put even the police in a tight spot

- Really? - Oh Allah!

The poor can be helped with such a writ, huh?

When policemen don't pay for their tea...

...is there any writ to collect the dues?

They are writing it in the Supreme Court

'Thanks be to God'

'Tiger' is coming here

Don't let him see you here

Go out through the back door

Here, take this money

Karuppu, show them the way

Go...go

Did an elderly couple come in here?

No

Karuppu, what is today's special?

Special 'idly', special 'dosa' special chutney, special stove

Special hot burning coal!

Everything is ready

Get me 8 'idlis' and chutney...go

Bhai, to please my taste buds...

...why don't you throw in some spicy stuff like 'egg parotta' into your menu?

All that's left for me to do is throw a stone on your head!

What are you muttering under your breath?

What is the point in my muttering?

Your dues are as huge as a boulder

What?

Tell me how much I owe you

What is the total outstanding?

Calculate and tell me now

I don't have to check

You owe me Rs 4850

Without your order of 'idlis' now

But including the biscuit packet inside your cap that you flicked

I'll wipe the slate clean

Then we won't have any problem

Wipe it clean in one go

Even if you pay little by little-

Why are you scared, Bhai?

Take it

Hey! This is between us

You shut your trap

Collect the entire amount today

Why Rs 4850?

Let's round it to Rs 5,000 What do you say?

Cancel it in my commission

What commission?

Election commission!

Which world are you in, Bhai?

Oye! We are talking, right?

Zamindar of Ilanji built this police station 100 years ago

We are planning to demolish it

And build a new police station in the empty ground next to it

Then for 6 months...

...contractors, brick layers, masons cement mixers, drivers, all the laborers...

...will come here to drink tea

I will get you the entire business

Even if you make Rs 1000 a day...

...in 6 months it is Rs 1,75,000

2.5% is my commission

What do you say, Bhai?

This is 'Police' for you!

Rs 18 in brother's account

Jack-in-the-box!

Okay, subtract it from my commission

And give me the rest so I can get back to work

What is your commission?

Then what?

The movie they played on my cable TV yesterday afternoon was God-awful!

To save their sanity all of them came rushing here to drink tea

10% of that is-

Are you playing the fool?

I'll bring the shutters down in this shop

Do the same to your pant zip first!

He and his affinity to talcum powder!

I'll get my turn one day

('Pasamalar' film)

Why are you crying watching a movie?

Go away

Even the hard hearted Hitler has cried while watching films

Anyone who watches 'Pasamalar' dry-eyed isn't a human being

Whaaat...Hitler watched 'Pasamalar'?

As soon as Chevalier Sivaji's name flashes in the title...

...you'll start sobbing

Wipe your nose

Very funny!

You only like dances where actors move like they're playing dodge ball

You aren't qualified to talk about Siva-

Don't shoot off a sermon

Your mouth is an AK-47

Someone wants to complain

Can't you say something good?

Why else will they call?

Pick up the phone

Why won't you pick up?

Show off!

We'll take care of it

We'll look into it

We will-

Okay

What will we take care of?

Who was it?

Our Tahsildar Sankara Subbu

Cable amplifier opposite his house has gone phut it seems

We said we will change it tomorrow

We need to get the spare part to replace

Brother, he's an old man who can't get up

Only after watching the adult films at night...

...his blood pressure and sugar level stabilize

Poor guy is twitching

Won't his wife say anything?

Catch her asking!

She can't even see

Blissfully unaware of this...

...'my husband watches films on yoga even at night'

She tells me this very proudly

How can you make fun of such an elderly man!

Pipsqueak! Go now

Aren't you going home?

I'll go, you go now

Okay, brother

Where is your mother?

Must be in the backyard, dad

Suddenly studying so intently?

Exams, huh?

Yes, dad Science test

Get your sums right

Science, dad!

Arithmetic isn't part of Science?

How can tha-

She is studying intently there

You are making 'idli' here with the same intensity

Go and bathe

You are here with the front door open?

What if a thief creeps in?

Yes, in broad daylight a thief will walk in

What do you know about modern thieves?

This is how in a Kannada film-

He would've been the husband

And not knowing the language you would've got it wrong

Done watching Tamil films

Now you're watching other regional languages you don't know, huh?

Cinema is a language by itself

Why does it need another language?

Like sign language

Look into my eyes

Want to say something?

Understood?

Think yourself to be the 'king of love'?

I am your love-guru?

Who else?

Go and bathe instead of blessing me with another baby!

Get into the shower

Will you go bathe now?

Selvi is burrowing her nose into Science

I thought of summing up our chemistry but all in vain!

(whistling)

Switch on the light

Why do you keep twirling that lock of hair, dad?

So old fashioned

Like the hook of a crane!

I've been curling it for 30 years

This is 'Sivaji' style

Even he doesn't sport such a style

He's no longer with us

I meant when he was alive

It is each individual's principle

Can we change all that?

Dad...dad?

Why do you empty it on you like a flour mill?

Yuck! Your neck is so sweaty

And has caked white lines now!

Sprinkling Cuticura powder all over you

Reading women's magazines

Writing accounts at the back of a cigarette packet

Carrying cash in a worn out yellow cloth bag

None of these can be changed

Listen, my dear

I roam all over the place collecting dues

Won't I stink if I don't powder myself?

Can't you spray scent instead?

You mean snuff a smell with another smell!

Not funny, dad

Oh! I forgot to switch off the light

Where is my precious princess?

My little princess!

Madam's make-up session isn't over

She squeezes the entire Fair and Lovely tube in one go

Then her eyes are glued to the mirror to check if she has become fair

Looks like we must find her a London groom!

Dad...!

Muah!

This cheek?

Smelling awesome

Heard that?

Hair style is also soooper

My special sugar cube!

Finished hugging her?

Sit and eat now

Go...go

Daily late for school

Do you know how many times I tried calling you yesterday?

Didn't get through even once

Don't you know in this rain phones won't work?

Why don't you get a cell phone?

As if a cell phone will work

Even a big phone doesn't work!

How will a mobile get any signal?

Even if there isn't any signal...

...we've selected a cell phone for you

Yes?

Second hand, right?

In this house, only the kids and I are first hand!

We are 3 females sitting here all alone

That goes above your head

Whole night watching some crappy film-

My dear...dearest...darling

Surrender

I drop all my weapons down

Unconditional surrender

Happy?

We believe you!

Okay, my sweetheart

Why did you call me at night?

To go to Tenkasi

Tenkasi?

Don't giggle

What for?

I told you 6 months ago when we went shopping

We should go for brands

Now all the dresses are in tatters

If you rub it-

Dad!

In PSS theatre in Tenkasi...

...in air-conditioned cool comfort we should watch a film

Dad, ice cream, popcorn

You just made my purse lighter by 5000 rupees!

In this alone you will all be hand in glove

Ladies in the house will have a long wish-list

Don't you gallivant happily from morning?

If I didn't...

...then you won't be gobbling 'idli' by the dozen happily

Can you take us to Tenkasi or not?

This is blackmai-

You dug my grave ganging up together

Why dig this pit here now?

If all the waste is dumped here...

...it can be used as manure for the garden

Compost Organic!

I meant, why should you be digging it?

You'll get blisters on your hand

I like that!

For 100 bucks he will do it for you gladly

Who will come for 100 bucks?

No one will touch a shovel for a rupee less than 300

Best is buy ready-made fertilizers than dig like this

How can a true village belle be a traitor to nature?

Come and see

Earthworm

What do you think of these worms?

Yes! Only they feature in my dreams every night

Making fun of me?

You know what these worms are?

Farmer's friend

When kids go fishing they will look for earthworms

All you have to do is dig 1 foot

A clew of worms will land up like an army

Where do you find them now?

When farmers have washed their hands off agriculture...

...even our nation is going to the dogs

If we don't go back to nature...

...we can't eat a morsel of rice

Then we have to settle for cheese burger!

You don't even read the newspaper properly

How did you learn all this?

If you're blessed with natural intelligence...

...no need to study anything

If we use our eyes and notice things all around us-

I have also watched the film 'Pandavar bhoomi'

When did you-

Oh! I showed it in my cable TV, huh?

If the film maker and I think alike can anyone file a case?

Must feel happy

You took up the shovel to cut cost and not pay a laborer

And then this sermon

My dear lady! I will preach

I'll climb on top of that hill and preach to one and all

I've only studied up to 4th grade

No parents

No aunts, uncles or cousins

Whatever you see here I stood on my own 2 feet

And saved every single paisa

This garden, my job, house, jeep and the new battery in it

Self-made man I am!

I'm the only one licensed to preach in this-

I'm talking to you and you just walk away

What's new?

Has even 1 dialog changed in all these years?

Oh! That's why

I have to wash the dishes

Wait, listen I'll change the dialog

You continue with your sermon to the pit

Holistic sermon!

Good morning, sir

Attend to your work

Sermadurai

Yes, brother?

Is it an accident?

They are measuring the place to build a new police station

We'll get a brand new super police station

So we can be locked up in a cool room and lie down

No other door has so many holes, you see

Not meant to be funny!

I sent you to collect cash

I went to collect

Can you see that man standing over there?

The chap in a cap

No, one with the tie

He's the engineer

Doesn't he look tip-top?

Instead of looking at him with a dropped jaw...

...if you had also studied

...you would be in his shoes now

At least I studied up to 10th grade

What did you study?

I hold the title 'Padikkadha medhai'

'Unread man of letters' is a classic Sivaji film

Don't I know that!

Don't I have a stack of letters unread on my office table?

Man of letters unread

Got it?

The goat to be slaughtered is grinning at the butcher!

Go and attend to your work

"I 'google-d' away to glory extensively He's Mr Eccentric, the one and only"

"I hunted in Yahoo on the internet He's a find so unique in any planet"

Bhai?

Hello, sir

Order 2 cups tea, please

Karuppu, bring 2 cups of tea

His name is Mariappan He's the new contractor

His name is Suyambu

Roaring business in cable TV, chit fund

Land broker

Good fellow

That's good, brother

If one fails there is a back up

You see that building there?

That belongs to him

Don't embarrass me

That small shop below belongs to me, that's all

Then brother is a big shot too

You look like you're doing well for yourself too!

In a crunch situation, every inch of you can be pledged to a pawnbroker

It's all fancy stuff Gold covering, brother

That's alright

A contractor has to maintain his image

It is our disguise

I'm in charge of only civil work

The main contractor is someone else

You can keep this

Brother-in-law is a politician

Keep it

- Don't want? - No, no...thanks

He gets the feast

We get the leftovers

Life goes on this way-

Hey! What's up?

Brother, your wife called

She asked if you are coming for dinner

Or if she should pour water in the cooked ric-

New way of family planning, huh?

Brother watches movies, right?

- Hey! Keep quiet - What movies?

He's a big time movie buff Watches 3 movies a night

He loves to exaggerate!

2 movies only

2 movies in 1 night?

Yes, he will go home

And I'll be left all alone

If the cable gets cut...

...everyone will bring the roof down

Then end of the month I won't get my dues

What movies do you play at night?

What a question!

Fashion channel in his cable TV is famous

Everyone here knows all those models in that channel

Bhai, you're having a dig at me in front of an outsider!

We must say all this

Why?

Otherwise he'll think we are country bumpkins

As if they will believe you!

Bhai has kind of realized now

Really?

I can read between the lines

This is sweet And this is savory

Which would you like?

Nothing except tea in your shop

Sanmuga brother Smart Alec!

I've seen this sweet since I was a kid

Let's go

You're spoiling my business

See you later, Bhai

"I am your cloud, my blushing flower Will you bloom if on you I shower?"

"Mother-of-pearl conch reclining with my touch your pearls are a-shining"

"Waging a war on you God of Love's statue"

- Sermadurai - What, brother?

My head hurts

I'll go home, take rest for a while

But your wife would have added water to the cooked rice

Old rice soaked in water is good for a headache

Brother, is the love song over?

Born worldly wise, huh?!

Oh no! I poured water in the rice

Do I come across as a glutton?

What scene today?

Bathing scene or bedroom scene?

Rape scene

Come

What is this?

The children may wake up!

Smells good?

What's all this? At this age?

If not now when then?

Youth...!

Right

That's what they say!

What do they say?

That I am forever 16?!

Yes...you are the talk of the town!

I need to ask you something

I knew you would come to the point

What?

You want a son

That's all, no?

Whaaaat?

We've got 2 carbon copies of you

You would love to have 1 like me now?

This one here is enough

No love for me?

Love is there in plenty but that's not what I mean

Then?

We have that jeep, no?

Jeep?

It's too open there Not even a door

What's wrong with this?

Cha! I didn't mean that

Let's sell the jeep

And buy a car with a door

Were you talking about driving a car for so long?

Where are you going?

Do you study this for generations how to annoy your husbands?

Is this what you pin down your innocent husband and ask?

When have you made time to talk to me?

So you ask this when a man is in a mood to relax?

You think I'll agree when I'm like this?

Find someone else for all this

Whaaat?

No, no...not like that

I won't agree at a time like this

I know how to control myself is all I'm saying

It is tough

But I know how to

I'll manage

My name is Suyambulingam

Remember that!

You want a car?

We'll get one

This car...

...second hand will do?

Okay...okay First...first...first!

We'll buy a new car

Dad! When did you come?

Night

Mom said you wouldn't come

I had no other go but to come

Why?

Last night-

I'll tell them

We intend buying a car

A Maruti car

- Car? - Yes

We need to research in order to book it

Super, dad

No need to buy a Maruti, dad

It looks like a soap box

Let's buy an Audi

Okay...let 'Aadi' come by

We can buy it with the festival discount

I didn't mean Tamil month Aadi Audi car, it's so silent

The chap walking in front won't hear it and he'll be run over

That's what a horn is for

Okay, is it cheaper than a Maruti?

Dad...it's 50 lakhs

- Whaat? - 5 million

Even God's chariot won't be that costly

This is why you should read the newspaper once in a while

And that'll help me know the price of a 'jaadi'

Not 'jaadi' as in a jar It is A-u-d-i

Whatever!

A Maruti is enough for us

When are we buying it?

We'll buy it Soon enough

Why...?

You think you can go to school in that car?

Get ready for school...quick

Mom, I told you about that Nature club

Why do we need all that?

You go to school only to study

Look at her, dad

What is it?

Dad...we have a Nature club in school

They're taking us to Agasthyamala on a trip

We'll go and note down all the plants and animals

They've only selected me and another girl from our school

As if you live in a city

First see the trees around here

Daaaad...!

Rani...!

You must understand this

Education is not just confined to books

We have to know about nature that surrounds us

How can we understand our country otherwise?

Okay...you have a lot of concern in stock

Pay her camp fees

- How much? - Rs 1,800

- 1000...? - 800

- What? - Dad...!

Okay

There are 101 things in life which are free

So how does this benefit your studies?

- This is too much, dad - You think so?

How long is this camp?

2 days

Is there a discount for 1 day?

'Aadi' festival offer?

I don't want a tour I don't want any damn thing

- I won't go, happy? - Dear...dear...dearest

- You ate 'dosa'? - Yes, I did

Dad just doesn't want you to waste anything

Is that wrong?

Your father has agreed to pay

Now go to school

When did I agree?

You said it! That's all

Bye, pa I'm going...bye, ma

Be careful from now on

So I need not pay up?

No! You hinted about last night in front of the girls

They are just kids

That's what you think

They will grasp everything in just one glance!

I didn't know anything at their age

As if you know now

I don't?

"Hey! My crackpot dear My handsome hulk forever"

"Like Kutralam waterfall's sprays imp, you ruffle my head always"

"Dead or alive, for keeps truly you are Mr Right for me"

"Hey! My madcap missy My lovely hunter lassie"

"Like Kutralam waterfall's sprays minx, you pat my head always"

"Dead or alive, I guarantee you are my Mrs Right till eternity"

"Like money saved scrimpy is love so stingy, tell me?"

"What you part with is pittance Is being a Scrooge the hindrance?"

"Love, like money, lambkin is not meant for spending"

"A million kisses only for you From your benevolent beau"

"I am still a kid intact Girl, isn't that a fact?"

"I have constantly 3 mothers supporting me"

"Waterfalls of Kutralam in Tirunelveli unmatched by our love and care verily"

"I know will fail miserably This is paradise on earth truly"

Why are you freaking us out, dad?

"Hey! My nutcase dear My dashing heartbreaker"

"Like Kutralam waterfall's sprays Mr Naughty, you ruffle my head always"

"Dead or alive, for keeps truly you are Mr Right for me"

"Love, like money, darling is not meant for spending"

"A billion kisses only for you From your benevolent beau"

"Like the colors on the dragonfly you heap hues on me so high"

"With your eyes, encore you teach me something more"

"My thoughts and yours slip by a fine thread goes amiss"

"Now we talk 24x7, will there be some day when we have no wore words to say?"

"Like money saved cutting corners is love so stingy, one wonders"

"What you part with is pittance"

"Is being a Scrooge an encumbrance?"

"Love, like money, dear bumpkin is not meant for spending"

"A zillion kisses only for you From your benevolent beau"

Why do we need this?

We have 4 or 5 strutting around at home

Let it be

I must send something for my grandchildren

If you cover it with a wet cloth, it will be quiet

Not a sound

I asked broker Sami to come

If you come on Thursday we can finalize it

Why?

This house is old now

Why do we need such a big house?

That's why we are selling it

We thought we'll give half the share to Thangaraj

And deposit the rest in Rani's name in a bank

Why all this now?

- Did Thangaraj ask for his share? - I told him I'm doing this

Then why?

I didn't give you a proper dowry when you got married to Rani

My situation was such

That debt is still not paid

Uncle

I'm a businessman

Good products have to be bought with money

How can I get the product and take the money for it too?

I am an orphan

I've worked as a laborer for you

Son-in-law-

No, please...listen to me

Only after I married your daughter...

...I am walking with my head held high in this society

What are you saying?

I'm the one who owes you

No...nothing

Listen to me please

I'm not your son-in-law

I'm your son, you know

Give me the hen

Take care of your health

Godspeed, go home safe and sound

Call me when you reach, okay?

Get into the jeep

Here he comes

The future of Tamil Nadu

Hold this

When did you come, brother-in-law?

Just now

Looks like you've lost weight

Not at all, dad's paunch is growing bigger by the day

She's an innocent kid

Feel this

How's the political work going on?

2016 will be our rule, brother-in-law

Who confirmed it?

Malayalam astrologer, Kochunni

What an odd name!

Malayalam names are strange

But that chap is a pro He has predicted it, right?

That's why our leader is so confident

- What's in your hand? - Receipt book

Time we left!

- I didn't bring my wallet - Don't worry, brother-in-law

My sister is just kidding

Would I ask you for a donation?

Everyone knows about you

Knows what?

If you ask who donated Re 5 to KTMK party...

...whole of Tenkasi echoes your name!

Wasted wastrels!

Why won't their tongues wag?

So it isn't a receipt book

No...it's just a flyer

We will protest...we will protest Protest till our last breath!

We'll protest with conviction

State Govt, Central govt Stop the work at the quarry

We will protest, show our dissent till you shut down the quarry

It is already printed here Then why say it out loud

But the quarry fellow belongs to your party

That was earlier

Now he has switched sides

So what?

Very soon we will shut down the quarry

But he's a family man

Should have thought of that before he switched sides

What will his wife and kids do?

There is a big pond in the quarry

You want them to fall and die in it?

That's their choice

But you can cultivate fish there

Do you know the demand for fish?

In your dreams!

I'll see you, uncle Come...come

See you, ma

Bye grandma

Happy?

Oh my!

What?

My guru!

What happened to him?

Swami Varadananda is coming to Tenkasi

How many times I've asked you...

...if we could go and see him in Tirunelveli?

Now he's coming here

Let's all get his blessing

Why?

He's holding a mass prayer it seems

If the whole family meditates with him...

...sickness of every kind will vanish

Don't be a pain

So much work pending

Only you will have 101 excus-

- Come here, pops - What, dad?

As if I wanted to sightsee and waste money!

Tell me, dear

You took Rs 1,800 from me

What did you see?

Rat

Rat...?

Such a huge rat!

It ran into the woods

Priya and I screamed

I screamed out 'rat'

And she yelled out 'mouse'

She's studying computers, no?

Come this side

My neck hurts

When there are so many rats playing leisurely...

...why must we pay to go and see more?

It wasn't just that, dad

Nature watch in the morning

In the evening, we had entertainment programs

I sang a song too, dad

Everyone clapped

So you were the star?

No...no

You know that music show on TV?

The girl who won 2nd priz-

Move and sit

2nd prize, Karthika

She sang so beautifully

Everyone wanted an encore

Okay, you-

Don't break this

- Stand, continue - Okay...okay

Then...a judge's son

He did some magic tricks that were too good

Then an Inspector General's son

- A thug - What's a thug?

Thug means rowdy

He kept going behind girls and taking their pictures

Who?

Photo?

Did he take of you?

You...? I thought it was a voice from Heaven

Keep quiet!

Did he take a photo on his cell phone?

Yes

Come here

Chapter closed!

She'll nag her to death

A photo in a cell phone will be shown without clothes

Don't be silly, ma

Blabbering away to glory!

Listen to m-

That's not possible, ma

Look at her, dad

Look at her

I keep looking at her!

Your mother's intelligence is always half baked knowledge

Right...at least I studied up to 10th grade!

As if he is an IAS officer

Forever deriding me in front of the children

Hey! 10th grader

Honey...!

You know what a thug is?

Thug means silly, right?

Be quiet, dad

Doesn't it mean silly, sugar?

- Then? - Thug means you

You naughty minx!

- I'm a thug? - Yes

The foundation is not okay, brother?

That's why rain water has seeped inside

Must raise it a bit

We are close to the mountains

That's why rain is heavy

I keep thinking I should fix it

But I've got a mountain load of work

Why pay a laborer for it?

I'll do it for you, brother

We'll do it with the construction job

Wait for 10 days

Our police station flooring starts on Monday

I'll get it done along with it

If you get it done then this can serve as a go-down for you

A dry place to store cement

Yes, brother

There's a lorry anyway coming from Tenkasi

We'll bring all the materials in it

Okay, let's see

- Let's close it with a tea and 'vada' - Then close the shutters quick

Contractor sir

- Sir...? - Yes, I meant you

You must forgive me

Some mistakes happened unintentionally

I'll compensate for it

For the amount I owe I'll pay up with interest

Because what I eat from you for free...

...I have to return that favor

If I die owing money to anyone then I won't get salvation

- That's alright - Alright...?

What the hell did you think?

If you snitch to the sub-inspector you thought he will cut me off?

Whatever the problem is, please discuss it calmly, sir

If you dance to the tune of the outsider...

...I'll break your legs to pieces

There's no burrow the bandicoot hasn't seen, you hear?

Okay, okay Leave it

He has himself agreed he's a bandicoot

That's quite a revelation!

Hey! We are talking, right?

- Why are you poking your nose? - Go ahead, please talk

Offerings to Hanuman is for Rama only Bribes should line only my pocket!

Understood?

Why are you looking at him?

The sub-inspector won't pull me up

Watch your step

Yes, Suresh sir is a good man

- Who? - Sub-inspector

He's a refined man

Not a man who grabs at leftovers like this

Yes, I grab from people

Why is it making you itch?

Spoiling for a fight?

I'll relieve you of your itch?

- Listen to me - Don't touch me

Bhai!

What did he say now?

He said he'll get rid of the itch

If you pay him, he'll scratch anywhere is a known fact

Look! The sub-inspector is here

You talk with such temerity because of the money flow

I have what it takes to teach you a lesson

Hang on carefully to what you have, sonny

It might boil over

Hey! Move aside

He isn't even turning back

Maybe he didn't hear

Boiled into vapor!

I just couldn't keep yielding to his demands

Not my money

What accounts can I show my boss?

That's why I told the S.I

Ignore him

A rat-snake hisses

A water snake raises its hood

Let him be

Whatever it is he's a policeman, sir

That wretched chap doesn't realize it

Are we criminals to fear the police?

A man with integrity should fear only God Almighty

We haven't made any mistakes

And we won't either

Give me a chocolate, sis

Go home and eat it

Meena?

- Meena! - Get lost

Varun

We met at the nature camp

I didn't recognize you because of your glasses

What are you doing here?

To tell you the truth...

...I came to see you

Mom?

Maa?

I'm hungry, ma

Wait, dear

Don't be in a tearing hurry

Mom, faaast

Can't you wait 5 minutes?

Where's all the stuff?

Akka is bringing it

At least give me some snack, ma

Don't be a glutton

Wait, I have to take it out

Here you go

Where's your sister?

She isn't here as yet

You said she was right behind you

We came together till uncle CVR's house

Then I ran ahead

She said she'll hit me

As if she's so great!

Okay, eat fast and do your homework

Selvi

- Ma...ma? - Selvi

All the stuff we bought is in her room

Selvi?

Selvi?

How will she hear you, ma?

With head phones plugged in she'll be listening to music

Selvi!

- What, ma? - What are you doing?

I'm coming

My heart stopped for a moment

Listening to music and giving me a heart attack

Don't be scared

No one will see this

I'll delete it in front of you

Is that okay?

But if I should do that...

...you should do as I say

I must talk to you

Alone

Come to the garden behind your house tonight at 11

Come without letting anyone know

No, Varun

I won't come

Why are you behaving like a kid?

I didn't come to disturb you

If I had wanted, I could have shown this to my friends

Uploaded it online

But I didn't

Why?

Because...

...I like you very much

I won't come

I won't come

What will happen to your life if this goes online tomorrow?

Can your father walk with his head held high?

Tell me

Then you must not blame me

Don't be scared

It will be fine

You will come

I'm sure of it

So we've fixed it, 11:00 p.m

Behind your house

In the garden

You've gone to bed so early, dear

Not studying?

My head hurts

Of course it will

Wearing those damn ear phones all the time

And listening to that deafening music

Shall I rub some Vicks?

No, ma

Let me sleep

Okay...sleep

You shouldn't sleep without eating, dear

Shall I feed you just 4 spoons of rice?

It's 8:00 p.m, no?

Okay

Heavy rain!

Think a cable will be cut?

- Wash your mouth, jinxer! - With rain water?

Always being negative

You got an umbrella?

No?

- I have one - Take it and go home

This is foolishness

What you did was so stupid

You don't know who I am

I'll show you

Son...?

I'm asking you like I would my son

We've built our family like a bee and its honeycomb

Don't destroy that

Whether I destroy it or not...

...is in your hands

Look at this

(shocked gasp)

If she had submitted quietly...

...this would've been over today

Because you butted in...

...this will never end

It's about to begin

The whole world will see this

Please don't, son

Don't do that

We will all die

Okay...I'll delete it

But I want what I came for

Your daughter

Right here Right now

I'll beat you black and blue

Scumbag!

So you want all other scumbags in the world to see this?

Is that okay?

Give it to me

Give me the phone

Son...?

Please don't ruin my daughter's life

I'm begging you

I'm falling at your feet to beg you to leave us alone

Don't do anything to us

Don't hurt us

Leave us alone

Okay...I'll let her go

In return...

...I want you

(startled gasp)

Moron! Who walked in with such muddy feet?

Hey!

Rani?

Rani!

Daaad!

What happened?

Tell me

I'm asking you

For heaven's sake, tell me

'In return...'

'...I want you'

Without anyone's knowledge...

...we can finish the job here

Shall I upload it or not?

Shall I?

Selvi

Selvi...!

Come here

I only aimed at his phone, ma

Aiyo...oh God!

Dad...?

Dad...?

What happened?

It isn't working, ma

This man won't come home until morning

I'm scared, ma

What do we-

Be quiet

What do we do now?

- I'm scared, ma - Keep quiet

Come with me

Get the shovel

Go...it's over there

Don't just stand there

Help me cover it up

What do we do now?

Don't know

My hands and legs are still trembling

I don't know from where I got the courage when I buried him

It isn't wrong what we did, is it?

What else could you have done?

If we had told the police...

...we'd be guilt-free now

What?

The boy who died is an Inspector General's son

If they find out the truth, then our family...

...will be ripped apart

Our children's lives are our priority

Oh God!

I can't stand this tension

It's killing me

Now is the time we should be strong

We have never...

...harmed anyone

Nothing bad will happen to us either

Dad?

Dad...dad

What, my dear?

I found this in the room, dad

- What is this? - Car keys

A yellow Maruti, dad

His car is somewhere here

Where do I go search for it?

In that-

Did you search the room properly?

To check-

No

Come with me

Call your mother

Come, ma

Come

Where were you standing?

Where did that boy fall?

Re-enact it in your mind and tell me

There

You stood there?

- He fell over there? - That boy

I stood here

Okay...okay

What are you looking at?

You said he hurt his head

But there isn't even a drop of blood

Maybe it was an internal injury

What, dear?

Okay...okay

It happened for the best

It's hard to hide blood stains

His clothes

Even a thread, a button, his hair Nothing should be left behind as-

Hey, get that plastic bag

Take everything and put it in

Not 1 item of his should be here

Clean everything, you hear?

Here...here, pick this up

Dad, his sim-

Hey...hey, wait

(recollection of Tamil films watched)

'These days, police nab a criminal only by using his cell phone'

'It's a problem hereafter if our phone is switched on'

'With the help of the signal strength...'

'...we can locate it within a radius of half a mile'

'He's a hacker who helps us crack cyber crime cases often'

Take a cloth and wipe this whole place clean

Until I come back, don't leave the house

I'll lock the door from the outside

It should look like no one is in the house

Where are you goin-

It is okay to ask

Only then will you know

We have to find out where his car is parked

We must move it from there

- Come back soon - I will

How will we be alone?

The very thought makes me tremble

Apply the sacred ash from Swayambu Lingam temple

I'll come back by tonight

I won't call you

If someone else calls, don't pick up

Everything will get recorded

What else...?

Come here, my dear

Dad

Will the police put me in jail?

I'm scared, dad

What are you saying?

You?

In jail?

Your dad is here for you

As long as I am here...

...I won't let anything happen to you

I promise you

Understood?

Maaa!

- What is this? - Money

I see that

This isn't enough

What a racket!

The rate is Rs 1,000 only

That is if the man applying for the passport is at home

The man isn't there

So the rate will be more

Fish out another 1,000

Rs 2,000 is too much, sir

The boy is going abroad to earn, right?

Where will I go and earn?

That's our Suyambu, right?

Why did he come here?

Sir, his house is nearby

He usually goes this way

He eats chicken curry and mutton curry

That's why I'm not in touch with him

No, same time

Will begin at 12 sharp

Koreans are very punctual

You be there

Okay, thanks

'The number you have dialed is currently switched off'

Where the hell has your son gone?

How many times do I call him?

His phone is always switched off

It's because you call him 30 times in a row...

...he switches off his phone

How many times have I told you?

Don't breathe down his neck and torture him like this

He's a grown-up boy

We must give him his space

Otherwise he'll become a rebel

Fine

But there's a limit to that freedom

Varun has crossed those boundaries long ago

He has everything that can spoil a young boy

Do you know how much he spent last month?

Rs 58,000

He bought some clothes

He bought shoes

He even showed me the bill

Then what?

I also went to his room and saw those bills

He bought 4 designer shirts

And 2 Nike shoes

But he has only his old clothes and shoes in the room

Where are all the things he bought?

So you've started checking his room too?

That's why he's never at home

Don't boys need some privacy?

He gets bugged by your country bumpkin mindset

What bloody privacy?

Stuff his own parents should be in the dark about him?

Only people who wish to hide something need privacy

Why does he need privacy if he is above board?

He's using your blind love to his advantage

You don't realize that

'Swami Varadananda'

'Swami Varadananda is coming to Tenkasi'

'He's holding a mass prayer it seems'

Yov! Move your car

What do you want, sir?

A cell phone

Second hand will do

Within Rs 1,000

How about this?

- How much? - Rs 900

- Is it fully charged? - Yes

Here

Could you please fix this?

I'm going to Delhi this evening

For a meeting Two days

How do you put this on silent mode?

'There is a big pond in the quarry'

Wait for a while? I'll be right back

Brother! You haven't been here since morning

You'll never skip your routine!

How is the collection today?

They are never prompt even in the best of times

It's raining today

Should you ask?

The picture is wriggling in their TV it seems

Nothing much

You are right

I won't come tomorrow and day after to work

Take care of the shop

Where are you going, brother?

To a prayer

A prayer?

Meditation

I'm being nagged at home

Badgering me-

What happened to you today?

Why?

You came that way, you're going out this way

This is my shop

Don't I know how to go out?

I'll be back in 2 days

If you do any messing up with the accounts...

...I'll kill you

Now you are back to form

- Brother - What now?

It's raining outside

Here

Rani?

It's me

Ma, it's dad

Where did you go for so long?

Dad?

What is happening here?

We've been worried sick

Where were you?

Don't leave us alone like this and go, dad

Okay, I won't

Enough?

Don't cry

Dad, what did you do to the car?

Which car?

Varun's car

That car-

I pledged it

Satisfied?

One rule from now on

I'll tell you only what you need to know

Enough if you know only that much

Don't speak another word

Understand?

Understood?

Got it?

Go and get me a towel

I need to dry myself

You aren't tensed even one bit?

Tensed about what?

That boy we-

Which boy?

A boy never came here

We didn't see anyone

We know nothing

But Varun-

Who is he?

Sit

Sit down

We don't know any boy by that name

Neither did any boy come here

That's how our mindset should be

We must not be scared or tensed

Or else we'll get caught

I understood that today

I'm coming back from my office

The minute I entered, Sermadurai asked me

'Why have you changed so much, brother?'

If that fool saw a difference in me...

...then imagine the others

So what happened has happened

Forget everything

And behave normally with everyone

All of you get ready

We're going on a trip tomorrow

- Where? - Tenkasi

Why?

We shouldn't be here for the next 2 days

If someone asks...

...we say we're going for that meditation

Which meditation?

That flyer you showed me

- Swami Varadananda - Yes, that holy man

It ended yesterday

Oh! It's over?

Yesterday, today or tomorrow?

Why are you confusing me?

Hello, brother

- Long time since I saw you - Yes, very true

New bus, huh?

How can I afford a new bus?

This was running in Kerala

It was comfortable So I bought it

Going far?

No...here, up to Tenkasi

For a community prayer

Swami Varadananda

Oh yes! Heard of him

My family wanted to go

Here

How can you pay for the tickets?

It's our bus, our money

Keep quiet

No, we are 4 of us

Just keep it

No...no...no

"A question, one only"

"Rising within repeatedly"

"Again and again the same dream pans"

"God's hand or man's plans"

"In the river that flows freely yesterday's water can you see?"

"Yesterday has an illusive identity"

"Though the tempest tries to stampede the reed by the river doesn't yield"

"That iron will needed in words and deed"

"Can't we hear the early morning raga?"

"Won't the sky be our savior-saga?"

"There is only one question"

"Rearing its head in repetition"

"Will the spider be imprisoned in its own tangled web woven?"

"Mind is well and truly caught within the net of deceit in the name of sin"

"The child protected by parents will live a 100 years in blessedness"

"The good we've done in this life will kill evil, protect us from strife"

"Love is our document indeed"

"Our good deeds will be our shield"

"A solitary question one and only"

"Emerging within endlessly"

"Still tormented by the same dream"

"God's will or man's scheme"

Rani

How many times have I told you?

Don't keep staring out

We must forget everything

I want to forget

But I can't

What do you want me to do?

We have to forget

If you're all this scared...

...we'll get caught for sure

Only if you listen to me and cooperate...

...our family can escape this mishap

From now on, we keep bills for everything we buy

Fruits, vegetables, milk, whatever

Understand?

"Violence Or intelligence?"

"Which will whip the other? My dear mind, please whisper"

"The IQ called gray matter is a weapon that wins world over"

"If a tadpole crawls on a boulder it doesn't leave any imprint ever"

"Truth like the roots of a tree if out in the open, it's catastrophe"

"An unshared mind locks the secret"

"Our bond is priority on our planet"

"One and only question Raising its head in repetition"

"Continually same dream spans"

"God's hand or man's plans"

Madam, from the cell phone signal...

...it can be traced from Tenkasi to Tuticorin

Chennai, Visakhapatnam

Via Bhopal to Mumbai

The final signal was traced...

...from a tower in an industrial area

The phone has been switched off at that location

He has some friends in Mumbai

Why did he go to Visakhapatnam?

Maybe he went on a road trip with friends

"Just 1 question, exclusively"

"Simmering within agonizingly"

"In the river that flows freely yesterday's water can you see?"

"Yesterday has an elusive quality"

"Though the hurricane blows with speed the reed by the river doesn't yield"

"That will-power is needed indeed"

"Can't we hear the morning raga echo?"

"Won't the sky in gladness glow?"

"Is there a lining to our cloud of sorrow?"

"Won't our sky burst into an orange halo?"

Varun's car?

'Intermission'

How was the car found?

Some boys who were fishing here saw it

Has it been here for many days?

At least 2 or 3 weeks

Did you find anything in the pond-

We searched thoroughly with local swimmers

There's nothing to be afraid of

- Mr Selvadurai - Madam?

Make sure there is no media publicity

Let it be a secret

We have traced Varun's last call from his cell phone

On the night of August 2nd at 7:18 p.m he has called

99400 76191

We checked the tower

It's a place called Sunga near Papanasam

And then at 10:15 p.m...

...it went out of coverage

Then the next day at 9:24 a.m...

...it was traced again to Tenkasi town range

Finally near Mumbai it has got switched off

Even so...

...looking at the evidence we have got so far

...I don't think this investigation needs to go out of Tamil Nadu

We have to find the person Varun spoke last with

Send him in

Madam, from the account number you gave me, money last withdrawn

...was on the morning of August 2nd at 10:00 a.m

...in an ATM in the Tenkasi junction

- How much did he withdraw? - Rs 20,000 sir

Twenty-

Why did he withdraw so much?

Madam, I have a doubt

The IMEI number of the phone that went out of range on the 2nd...

...and the IMEI # that appeared in range on the 3rd are different

Would he have taken the money to buy a new phone?

No...he has a new phone

It hasn't even been a month since he bought it

He wouldn't have changed it so quickly

Sermadurai...?

What is this?

The tax bill to pay the Panchayat

When did you get it?

Why are you scratching? Do you have lice on your head?

It's been 3 weeks since I told you

Not that long-

I'll hit you!

This is Varun Prabhakar

Inspector General Geetha Prabhakar's only son

He's missing

He came to this town on the 2nd of August

There's a cell phone record to confirm his arrival

This is the Maruti car he drove

TN 72E 6312

This car was found in the pond of that quarry

See you, Bhai

You there! Give me 100 bucks

I don't have that much, sir

Won't you have money to drink in the evening?

Fish it out

I only have 20

Rs 20 is Rs 20!

No discrimination in denomination when it is the Goddess of wealth!

Bhai, give me a cigarette packet

You're giving me Rs 20

What about the rest?

This is the rest

Perumal sir, you didn't drink your usual tea this morning

Who has time to drink tea?

We've got a wretched case at the station now

I have to run around holding it by the tail

What case?

A yellow Maruti car was found in the pond at the quarry

Which pond?

I asked which pond?

Not any pond here, Bhai

On Tenkasi road

Near Ilanji

Near Arunthathiyar colony

Why are you investigating it here?

We have been asked to find out if anyone knows anything about it

Orders from the office of the Inspector General

The one above us is God, right?

We must zip our lips and fold our hands

And nod 'yes, sir' to whatever he says

Sanmugam sir and I are in charge of this case

Okay, see you

Perumal, don't step into dangerous grounds

This is not an issue to play around with

Everyone here knows of your antagonism to Suyam

If you're trying to dig a hole...

...it will only end up as your grave!

Why should I lie?

I saw Suyambu drive that car with my very own eyes

Here

Even now I saw how flustered he was when I mentioned it

What is this new thing?

I felt like paying...take it

It'll be good if everyone who owes me thought this way

Look, he's coming

His face looks troubled

He has some link in this case for sure

Wait and see

If he's scared...

...he will definitely look back

Sanmugam?

Tell me, sir

How is Suyambulingam linked with the Inspector General's son?

I don't understand

Sir, Suyambu doesn't like Perumal

Is he using his dislike to get him caught?

Or did he see someone else and thought it was Suyambu?

He may have been drunk in the morning also

I know Suyambu too

Even so...Perumal is a policeman

He knows what will happen if he lies about such a big case

Sir, look here

On the 3rd of August on Sunday morning

Exactly at 7:00 a.m

I went to Irulappa Pillai's house...

...for verifying his son's passport

That was when I saw Suyambu get into the car and drive away

Girls, come here

Listen carefully to me

This is important

Last Saturday

August 2nd

Where were we?

In Tenkasi

We attended a prayer session

When did we get back?

The next day

On Sunday

When?

In the evening

Where was the prayer?

In Tenkasi

Where in Tenkasi?

Goddess Badrakali temple

Why are you asking all this?

So the police will come?

Definitely

But we don't know when

The later they come, the better

They still don't know what happened to the boy

No evidence

But they'll try to get that evidence out of us

Like in the movies

They will try to scare you

They will pretend to be very fair

They will confuse you

They might even hit your mother and me

But if there is no evidence at all...

...they will go away

But whatever we do...

...we must not change our story

Can I trust you?

Dad

Will the police hit you?

Is that what's worrying you?

Your mother beats you when you do something wrong?

Like that

I'm scared, dad

What?

No, tell me

I'm scared

I'm here for you, right?

So why be scared?

Okay...go to bed

Sleep well

Dear?

If we say we weren't here on Saturday...

...can we really get away with it?

Our cable office knows

Sulaiman Bhai's hotel folks know

Everyone would have seen us

Definitely they would have

Then how can we lie?

Trusting a common human tendency

None of us will remember details not important to us

We have a vague memory of it

That's all

Let's hope for the best

We have 2 ways out of this

One is to tell the truth and surrender

What, hahn?

Do you know the repercussions?

Our child's face will be flashed in every TV channel and newspaper

Our family's reputation will be in ruins

We have no choice

I would never let you or my daughter go to jail

Don't cry

Listen to me

Don't cry

You must not cry

Are you sure you saw Suyambu that day?

If you ask me like that I can't say for certain

When I asked you that day...

...you said yes, you're sure

That day, you said Suyambu was driving that car

I thought so too

So I said 'yes'

How will I know for sure if that was Suyambu?

You saw him?

Can't say for certain it was Suyambu brother

But it might have been him, that's all

Do you know if it was this car?

If you ask me like that...

...I can say for sure it was a yellow car

Can't say for sure 'this car'

Are you sure about anything?

Did you see?

I didn't see the number

But it was a yellow Maruti Zen

Sir, retired professor Samikannu has bought a new house here

Yes

He has a yellow car too

Hey! You are right

I'm sure the 3 of us saw Samikannu's car that day

We will decide that!

What is that?

We got a fax, sir

You received it now?

Yes, from the office of the Inspector General

Inspector General's son went on a Nature club trip last month

One of the girls from our town went on the same trip too

Her name is Selvi

Daughter of our cable TV Suyambulingam, sir

Sir, I told you!

Now what do you say?

We don't need to think twice, sir

If I bring him in and beat him up black and blue...

...all pieces of the jigsaw will fall into place

Perumal, let us keep this under wraps

You understand?

Hold this

Only if we blabber, will the truth come out

'If we say the same thing over and over again...'

'...it will become true'

'Don't ask me why I insisted you should be truthful from when you were young'

The truth I know is my family

I'll do anything to protect it

'So what you do is...'

'...don't ever deny knowing that boy'

Because they would have found out already

What we are changing...

...is that he never came here

'Hold on to that and no matter what they ask...'

'...don't let go of it'

'Okay, my precious?'

Selvi, this is sub-inspector Suresh Babu

He has come here to ask you some questions

Do you know this boy?

I do, sir

His name is Varun

How do you know him?

Last month from school we went to a Nature club camp

He had come there, sir

Is he your friend?

No, not at all

We were on 'hi-bye' terms

Do you know anything else about him?

They said he was some IG's son

He told you?

No...they spoke about it

You said you are not friends

But you remember him by name

Sir, there were lots of problems in the camp because of him

What kind of problems?

He was following girls and taking pictures of them, sir

There was a famous lawyer's daughter from Tirunelveli

He tried to click photos of her

And she complained about him

The teachers had to come and sort it out

He's a bad boy, sir

Where did you see him after that?

No, sir, after the camp I didn't see him anywhere

He said you saw him

Who?

Varun?

Yes

He's lying, sir

Did he come to your house on the 2nd of this month?

- My house? - Yes

No one came

No...what date did you say?

The 2nd of this month, Saturday

August 2nd, Saturday

You understood?

We weren't even in town that day, sir

- Where did you go? - Tenkasi

There was a prayer in a temple there

Who all went?

Dad, mom, sister and I

All four of us, sir

When did you get back?

The next evening itself, sir

But when we came back, it was raining heavily

Who asked you about the rain now?

Was the prayer performed for 2 days?

No, sir

The prayer was only for a day

Next day we stayed at a hotel

And we watched a movie, sir

- What movie? - Anjaan

What is the problem now, sir?

This boy Varun is missing

He came to Papanasam on the 2nd of this month

The only person he knows in this town...

...is this girl

That's why we wanted to find out if he met up with her

Small enquiry

No, sir

After the camp, I haven't seen him

- You are Suyambu's wife? - Yes, sir

Your name?

Rani

Good day

Suyambu, you don't usually come home at this time

After you questioned my daughter in school...

...the Principal called home and told my wife

She got all flustered and was in tears

She called me

I called the police station and they said you were here

I rushed here to meet you

Come, let's go inside

Have you seen the boy in this photo?

No

Madam, you?

- This car? - It's a Maruti

No, I haven't seen this car

No, sir

Suyambu...?

Can we talk openly?

Yes, sir, I feel the same way too

The boy in this photo, Varun Prabhakar...

...is the only son of IG Geetha Prabhakar

He has been missing for 25 days

Some time back when he went for a Nature camp...

...he met your daughter, Selvi

He has come here in the yellow car we showed you

We found that out

Our men dredged the car out of a pond in a quarry near Ilanji

We have 2 reasons for coming here

One...Varun knows your daughter

Two, our constable, Perumal has seen you drive that car

When I went to Irulappan's house...

...for passport verification

...I saw you driving that car with my own eyes

What does that mean?

The boy has come here

But we weren't here on August 2nd

We went to Tenkasi for a mass prayer

And returned only on 3rd evening

Enough

This will do

All okay now, sir?

You keep that smile to yourself, you hear?

Neither sir nor I told you the date the boy was here

I didn't tell you the date you drove away in the car

But how does your wife know that specific date?

Suyambu, why are you smiling so flippantly?

What he's asking is justified Answer that question

I'm not being flippant, sir

Why would I disrespect a policemen?

She still doesn't know what has happened

That's why she is standing dazed like this

I told you already

You went to school

School's reputation will go for a toss, no?

That worried the Principal who called up home and told her

She has asked her the same questions you did

That's how we even knew about the dates

Let's go

You didn't say anything about Perumal seeing you in that car

Should I even answer this question, sir?

Why?

The whole of Papanasam knows how Perumal sir dislikes me

Whatever I say, he won't believe me

I'm not asking this on Perumal's behalf

It is for my own satisfaction

I'm not questioning that

If sir is 100% sure he saw me...

...then it means he's intentionally lying

Wait...wait

Or he could have seen someone else like me

Because on August 2nd...

...from 8:00 a.m until 5:00 p.m the next day

...we were all in Tenkasi

No, sir

I'm 100% sure

I know it was him

I saw him with my own eyes

On August 2nd, from when you left until you came back...

...tell me what happened clearly

Right, I'll tell you

Early morning at 5:30 a.m, right?

We took the first bus to Tenkasi

You have a jeep, right?

Don't ask

Last month our jeep stopped half way through

She was so mad at me

So this time we took a bus

Did it rain when you got back home?

Heavy rain

We were drenched to the skin

Both our children fell sick the next day

We didn't even send them to school

There's something strange about saving all these bills

Why?

You're the first man to save bus tickets

Sir, I came to this town empty-handed

If I now run this house, business and office...

...as a self-made man it's because I'm thrifty

I round up my account to the last paisa

I'll write the accounts after looking at all the receipts

I know how people talk behind my back

But if I minded all that, I couldn't have built this house

- What do you say? - Okay, see you

How many acres is this place?

5 acres

Okay, I'll take leave

Did I blabber about the date?

Good thing you wriggled out of it

Otherwise they wouldn't have believed it at all

Looking at their evidence...

...you are lying through your teeth

No, sir, I'm being true to my conscience

It's foolproof

Something is fishy about it being so perfect

If you rough him up a bit he'll cough the truth, sir

He seems very casual

Can someone who is guilty be so calm and composed?

That's very suspicious

Sir, why should we get so muddled up?

We can write a report and send it to the Inspector General

Let them deal with it

What you say is also true

Go fast

Dad?

Did the police believe us?

I don't know

Will they come again, dad?

Definitely they will

What's his name?

Suyambulingam, madam

Jamulingam?

Suyambulingam

Named after the deity in Uvari Swayambu Lingam

Can you say for sure he drove my son's car?

Yes, madam

I didn't see the number

But it was a yellow Maruti

Was he the one driving?

Yes, sir

I saw him drive with my own eyes

But they weren't in town for 2 days

They say they were in Tenkasi, all 4 of them

That's a lie, sir

They have evidence to back up their version

He showed hotel receipts

Some bills

Even a bus ticket, sir

We have to check now if all that is original, madam

If what he says is true-

- What's that chap's name? - Suyambulingam, madam

Whatever he's saying is a lie

The evidence is fake

Half a day is enough to find that out

After all he's a school drop-out and a country bumpkin

Won't we know how far his brain can stretch?

We'll see

But if what he says is wrong

So bring the family here now

I want all the evidence here

We don't need to follow protocol

Just do your job

Whatever it is, report to me directly

Sit here

Sit down

We left early morning to catch the 5:30 bus

Why don't you have that bus ticket?

The bus is owned by his friend

He didn't let us pay

What time did you attend the meditation?

Around 8:30 a.m

The morning session was over and the shrine was closed

The meditation had begun by the time we reached

Should have been around 8:30 a.m

The prayer had started when we reached

When did the prayer start after you reached?

Must tell everything properly

But all of us shouldn't say it exactly the same

You get it?

Time...when it comes to stating the time

We shouldn't tell the exact time to the nanosecond

You are both kids

Be vague about it

Must tell approximately only

Your mother and I will tell the correct time

Okay

I don't know the exact time

But it had started by the time we landed there

How long after you reached did the prayer start?

They will keep changing the questions and hound you

Listen to it clearly, think and then answer

They had started chanting by the time we reached

But your mother told us you waited for a long time

'Your mother said this Your father said that'

The policeman will lie glibly and get you muddled up

Don't believe it and change what you said

No, they had started even before we got there

Come

Suleman Bhai, what is happening here?

I am really puzzled They won't let us in

Why won't he let us in? Open the gate, hey you!

We can't let you in...go

- Listen to us - We want to see them

You know who Suyambu is?

- What do we care? - My son-in-law

My daughter's husband

I don't care who he is

Go now

No use being reasonable

Break it down

Why should we be scared?

- Move aside - You better not make trouble

Handle it calmly

(overlap of angry voices)

Will we achieve anything fighting with them?

Then we went to a hotel and ate

Which hotel?

I don't remember

What did you eat?

'Biriyani'

What did your parents eat?

All of us ate 'biriyani'

But they said they ate fried rice

You are saying 'biriyani'

Maybe they forgot

We all ate 'biriyani'

I remember very well

Who told you?

Nothing like that

They are lying

Mr Suresh, what do you thi-

No, you got it wrong They are lying

Er...I...I'm in a meeting

News reporter from a TV channel

They heard we are investigating our son's disappearance

And we are beating up a family

It's not what we thought, madam

Their stories match

And they are very clear about it

They answer perfectly without any confusion

Especially the little girl

I was shocked, madam

Even the kid is so clear and confident

Isn't there something wrong with being so perfect?

The perfection is what has been nagging me as well, madam

I have never seen it to this extent, madam

But if they're telling the truth, the perfection makes sense

He could have been wrong

I'm sure about this

But what they say sounds-

They've mastered it to the last word cleverly

Madam, we know they are lying

Why don't we use a lie detector?

How did you even become a policeman?

Can we just go get a lie detector?

First we have to arrest them properly

Charge them with a case

- Get a court order - So why don't we?

How? What about the prima facie evidence?

We have to prove in court we have evidence to arrest them

We don't have even a small bit of evidence

What we are doing right now is illegal to begin with

But breaking their story shouldn't be that hard

All the actors in their story must be assembled here

I'll bring them

Another point

If the story about attending the prayer is a lie...

...then they must have been here

So Suyambulingam would have gone to work

Yes, madam

Are there any other places that he visits on a daily basis?

Yes, madam

A tea shop nearby

He visits everyday

Office staff Tea shop owner

The theatre owner

Bring all of them here

Let them go

Make sure they leave this place thinking we believe their story

Definitely, madam

To be honest, I was trembling inside

Don't know how I got the courage to reply?

Our family deity guided us

At least everything is over

It's not over

They will come again

Will they come again?

Why, brother-in-law? What's the problem?

Tell me...I'll be with you until the very end

I've told you whatever has to be told

Don't ask anything more

But I need a favor from you

How long do I know him?

18 years ago, the man who helped build the thatch roof of my tea shop

...was our Suyambu

He is a man with a golden heart

I'm not asking for his conduct certificate

Just answer to the point

How many times did Suyambulingam come to your shop on August 2nd?

He usually comes twice a day

In the morning for a bite and a cup of tea

Sometimes in the evening, he'll eat a 'parotta' or two

If he is spending the night in his office-

I asked how many times he came to your shop on August 2nd?

On August 2nd, he came twice and ate 'vada' and tea-

Wait

I made a mistake

August is this month?

Yes

Suyambu wasn't in town on the 2nd of this month

He went to Tenkasi for a mass prayer

- What? - A prayer, madam

Where you go as a family, sit, close your eyes

The way Hindus pray

Bhai, you said something else first

I didn't remember, sir

Only now remembered the date

What did he say about the prayer?

He said it was inspiring

He said a holy man there preached very well

He sat at the shop and told us many stories about it

Like narrating a film story

- What stories? - All for the good

What happened What is to happen

What will happen

It's all for the good, as in-

When did Suyambulingam come back from the prayer?

The next day

What time?

I don't know for sure, sir

But he didn't come to the office

He told me before he left

Do you know these people?

Yes, madam

Did they travel in your bus together as a family recently?

They even went 4-5 days ago

Even before that Beginning of this month

Beginning of this month-

I think it was August 2nd

Where did they say they were going?

He said something about a holy man who preaches

The program was called-

'A good family'

Did they stay in your lodge for a night?

Yes, sir

So they are your regular customers?

No, sir

In your lodge so many people come and go

How can you remember this family alone so well?

I remembered because-

- 1 double room - Rs 650 + taxes

I came last month

There was another man here

He didn't add any tax

Must have been Arunachalam

I don't know all that He didn't add tax

He wouldn't have given a bill

Who wants a bill?

(clears throat loudly)

This doesn't look like a good place for women to stay

Why?

There seem to be bottles all around

What is this?

That's just mineral water

Our rooms are clean

Show her the room

Let her check

Come, madam

Go and see for yourself

Then I myself showed them a clean room, sir

Do you know when they stayed?

No, sir

Did they tell you why they were in Tenkasi?

No, sir

Did you check their register?

Yes, madam

There are 2 registers

Suyambu's name is registered in only one book

Checked in on August 2nd at 6:10 p.m

Checked out at 9:30 the next morning

Why are there 2 registers?

Has the cat got your tongue?

Answer now

I just follow my owner's instructions

Those who ask for bills

And those who don't

Do you know this is a punishable offence?

You remember them really well after so long?

Sure, how can I forget a good customer?

Is this your hotel?

Why do you ask?

Simply soooper!

Where do you get tasty 'biriyani' nowadays?

Yes...our 'biriyani' is the best in town

Others dump a lot of 'masala' and get stingy with the meat

We do it like it's home cooked

- What's the lad's name? - Arogyasamy

He serves, taking extra care

What do you do?

We live in Papanasam

I run a cable TV operation

- What's baby's name? - S. Pullimeena

You seem to be a big-shot dot

I'm the S before the dot

Did Miss Pulli like the 'biriyani'?

Really super

Shopping?

We came for a prayer session in the temple at Tenkasi

You must have heard of Swami Varadananda?

- Yes...sure - Program called 'A good family'

We decided because we are already here...

...we can catch a movie and generally have fun

Family responsibility, right?

Of course

See you, brother

Please come again

Here

It's all fine that you actually remembered the customer

But why get into details of how and when they came?

Sir, I don't remember dates

Because most customers who come to eat only complain

They hardly complimen-

Okay, you can go now

This is really baffling

If that fellow is lying to us...

...why should all these people lie?

So many people have seen him on August 2nd at Tenkasi

That's what even I don't understand

Maybe they are all telling the truth

Perumal must be wrong I think

Sir, I swear on my grandmother who is on her deathbed

I'm not lying

I saw him driving the car

If you find out I'm lying you can dismiss me

Did you contact the holy man?

After this event, he went to Varanasi, madam

But I think he must have come back yesterday

From what you say, looks like they attended my prayer session

Otherwise, they can't know all this

I told that story only that day

I haven't said it anywhere else

Won't you register names of your devotees who attended?

We do

But if they are late, we just make them sit

It's not a big organization

Could he have heard that story elsewhere?

If he knows the exact sentence, then he must have come in person

Where are dad and Meena?

They went inside

Film is ancient now

This is a digital projector

You can show the most amazing images in this

I'm planning on starting a theater in my hometown

Then a digital projector is better

You think so?

Then what?

This is like a tape recorder

This is like a CD player

This gets tangled quite often

101 problems, brother

This shines like glass

Really?

- He is over there - Come...come

- This is our family - Please come in

When did they come?

I think it was on the 3rd

How are you so sure?

Who comes into a projection room, sir?

They watched the movie from inside the room

The day before that...

...there was some prayer session called 'A good family'

Go...leave the room

Our son-

Geetha, what's this?

Nothing will happen to him

We will find him

Be strong

Can I ask you something?

Is our investigation going the wrong way?

No

I don't think so

What we've suspected so far is not supported...

...by even a shred of evidence

But everything they've attested so far has been endorsed

That's it

That's the problem

It seems like every step we take...

...has already been preempted and set up

What I'm suspecting is not based on any evidence

It's by looking at a person

You have a gut feeling he is hiding something

That is proof

Policemen will acquire that 6th sense in a few days

All the evidence here is to his advantage

But he is lying

Maybe this is why it is said a police officer and a judge...

...shouldn't handle personal cases

This could also be a mother's troubled mind

Otherwise...

...maybe I underestimated him

I assumed an uneducated man is at a decided disadvantage

His brain is not that of an illiterate country bumpkin

Suyambu is a good chap, madam

That's not what I asked

The Suyambulingam we know is a village bumpkin, school drop out

But his brain works better than any literate person

Have you felt that way?

An uneducated orphan who was doing odd jobs...

...is so well established now

...he isn't an ordinary man

Tried his hand at various jobs

On his own he studied cable TV techniques

Not taking a dowry he married a girl from an affluent family

He has 5 acres of land, madam

The cable TV building belongs to him as well

Has he got any political connections?

Not politics, madam

But he's a big time movie buff

He'll speak Telugu and Malayalam according to the person

He even speaks English

He learned all this from movies

Cinema...!

Who else should we question?

Buy a ticket if you haven't already

You see 100s of people a day

But you remember one family so clearly

Let's just say you remembered them

But if you remember where and why they went...

...that is something definitely to be looked into

They said they came back from the prayer session on August 2nd

How did you say they came on your bus on the 3rd?

Madam wants to know how you remember clearly after 25 days

Tell me

Sir

I don't know if they said so to me on that specific day

You just told us about your conversation

Sir, he told me that later when he spoke to me

Later means when?

Maybe 4 or 5 days ago

Where?

You don't remember me?

I came on your bus when we went to Tenkasi on August 2nd

You spoke to my little girl

- Oh yes, I did - August 3rd evening

August 3rd?

Oh yes...yes

- How are you? - I am fine, sir

Swamiji has come

So we are here to see him

Good meeting you, sir

Okay, good day

See you, brother

- Hello...come in - Brother, how are you?

I'm good

You're here alone?

Where is the family?

How can I bring them all the time?

Last month, we went to Tenkasi for the meditation

You must have heard of Swami Varadananda

He's world famous

Oh! Really?

A program called 'A good family'

The holy man has a family?

He is very genuine

He renounced everything

And you're saying you took your family to see him

Are you an atheist?

No, don't get angry

I pray to God too

We came for the prayer on August 2nd

Then we stayed here

The next day was August 3rd

Shopping

How is shopping complete without a hotel and a movie?

So we made a bee line to your theater

Expenses that day alone literally sky rocketed!

They bought safety pins for Rs 40, imagine!

Can I fight with them about it?

Pinned me down for Rs 40!

You are too good, brother

- Good day - Good day, brother

Are you good?

It's been a long time

Long time?

We attended the meditation on August 2nd

And came here the day after

To be exact...August...3rd?

All of us came here on 3rd

Really...is that so?

'Ghajini' memory I swear!

Arogyasamy...?

Kuthalingam

Please take money from me this time

Be quiet, brother

As if you travel often in my bus

I travelled in your bus this month on August 2nd only

To Tenkasi for that prayer

And we went for free

So?

What's in your hand?

A ring

Show me

What is this, brother?

Go do your work...go

You conned me!

Attend to your work

I didn't see him after that, madam

Didn't I tell you on August 2nd I'm attending the prayer in Tenkasi?

And I'm back on the 3rd

Didn't I tell you? August 4th...Monday

August...?

4th, Monday

What is today's date?

Son of a wretched fellow!

Go pay it and then talk to me

Essence of Bhagavad Gita

What happens around us is not for us to comprehend

So there's no reason in worrying unnecessarily

So leave all your worries to God

And if we just do our duty...

...peace of mind

This is the story

Interesting story Which movie is it from?

I'm telling the story of the prayer session in Tenkasi

When did you go?

Clean bowled!

I told you and went, no?

We went on Saturday August 2nd for the mass prayer

Oh yes, you went to Tenkasi on August 2nd

That's the story I'm sharing now

This is the sub-inspector's number

Not madam's number

Yes, I called you

Who is it?

Swami Varadananda

From Coimbatore 'ashram'

What?

CD...?

We sent CDs to people who registered for a fee

When I enquired...

...Suyambulingam has not registered

Sir, he could have booked it in someone else's name

Could be

But this doesn't refute the fact they weren't in town on August 2nd

Or he was in Tenkasi

'The prayer had started by the time we reached'

'I think August 2nd'

'We attended the meditation on August 2nd'

'And came here only the day after'

'But Suyambu was not in town on August 2nd'

'I went this month, August 2nd only to Temkasi for the meditation'

'Oh yes, you went to Tenkasi on August 2nd'

'I think on the 3rd of this month'

'I came in your bus when we went to Tenkasi on August 2nd'

He just recreated that day

You don't get it?

He fitted all the pieces together and recreated the entire picture

They were all pawns in his game

He created it in detail scene by scene like a movie

Cinema

What is cinema's specialty?

Visuals

A particular scene or shot will be imprinted in our hearts and mind

Like nothing else

That's why we believe whatever we see in movies

They didn't just make up going to Tenkasi on the 2nd

If they had, they would've been caught saying different things

They really went to Tenkasi

Travelling by that bus

Praying at the temple

Staying at the lodge

Eating at that hotel

Watching a film

All that is true

Even though repeatedly we grilled them...

...their stories matched 100%

Because all that was true

Then...?

There is one lie in their story

Only the date

They didn't go on the 2nd or the 3rd

Maybe it was a day after that

What do you mean, madam?

Monday, Tuesday

That is August 4th and 5th

According to the report both the girls didn't attend school those 2 days

We asked already, madam

Suyambu said they had fever because of getting wet in the rain

He even showed the bill

All his bills are fake

It's easy to get a medical bill

Even otherwise he is playing around with bills

Their name is registered in the lodge on the 2nd

He has movie and bus tickets for the 3rd

Those can't be fake

Sir has an important point

Suyambulingam is an uneducated fellow

We underestimated him as an ordinary cable TV fellow

I can see clearly what he did

'Suyamulingam took Varun's car and went to Tenkasi on the 3rd'

'He ordered a 'take away' dinner at a vegetarian hotel'

'He has put Varun's sim card in a new mobile phone'

'He has hidden it in a vehicle with a national permit'

'After that he must have dumped the car in the pond at the quarry'

'He got a bill when no one was noticing...'

'...for 4 'biriyanis' in a restaurant'

'Then he bought 4 tickets for a matinee show in the theater'

'He took 4 tickets on the bus and came back to Papanasam'

'He made his assistant believe he was going the next day'

'The next day, on August 4th...'

'...he boarded his friend's bus and told him about attending the prayer'

'They must have stayed in the temple from 9 a.m to 4 p.m'

'That's when he must have found out about Swamiji's CD'

'He must have booked it in someone else's name'

'And at the lodge, he must have tricked the manager somehow'

'...and written his name in the register for the 2nd'

'He must have booked the room in another name on the 4th'

'MANICKAM'

'He must have eaten at some place that night'

'The next day...'

'...he must have ordered food from the same vegetarian hotel'

'After checking out from the lodge...'

'...he ate at the hotel where he stole the bill'

'And chatted with the owner amiably to make an impression'

'Then he went to the theatre and befriended the operator'

'He must have boarded the same Govt bus'

'And created a neat situation to chat up the conductor'

'He must have seen the CD of Swami Varadananda...'

'...with his family at home'

'He threw away all the bills he got on the 5th'

'Instead he showed us the bills dated 3rd which he collected when he went alone'

'Then recently he has met the same 4 people'

'And imprinted in their minds his whereabouts on August 2nd'

They don't even know what they are doing

They are giving false evidence and aiding him

Now we don't have a tiny bit of evidence

Only this theory of mine

If all this is true, where is Varun?

Why did he come to see them?

Only he can answer

His family should answer

He has driven the police force crazy

No point talking to him in a courteous manner

Come...come

Hurry up

Get into the vehicle

Get in now

They haven't done anything wrong, sir

Go inside

- Talk to him, father - Start the car

Why are they taking our children?

I don't know

We have to somehow beg some influential person and get them back

'Thangarasu, if the police takes us into custody again...'

'...you must bring the TV channel I specify'

- Where is he going? - Oh God! Help us

Where is my son?

I swear I don't know

We've told you so many times

Hey! What do you think of yourself?

Whatever wild tales you spin...

...you think the police are dumb enough to swallow?

Claiming you were attending a meditation session...

...I know all the secrets about where you really went

I need to know only this

Why did my son come to see you?

What is the relationship between you and him?

After the camp I haven't seen him, madam

Look here That's it!

Everything is over

There's no point in lying anymore

Telling the truth is your only way out

Or else...

...the way I interrogate will take an ugly turn

I swear, madam

I don't know

Where is my son?

I will kill you if you don't tell me

Ma...

I swear on our family deity...

...we don't know anything

Sir-

You-

Dad...!

Tell us

Tell me the truth

Let go of me

Sir?

Confess now

Where is my son?

You know

I won't let you go till you tell me

Aiyo! No, ma

I swear

We don't know anything

Please let us go

Where is Varun?

I'm asking you

Tell me

Where is Varun?

Will you open your mouth and tell me or not?

Where is Varun?

Where is that boy?

Will you tell us or not?

Till you tell the truth you'll be thrashed

Varun's friend Alex is here

Enough

I will-

IG madam asked you to stop

Step aside

Sir, he-

Get out!

Listen

Suyambu, what is this?

If you know something, then just spill it out

I really don't know anything

What is the problem?

Why get thrashed like this?

If you know something, just tell them

They won't let you go till you do

Do you know this girl?

I don't know, madam

We know you and Varun were together in the camp

He has been missing for the past 24 days

The police is looking for him

There's some connection between this girl and Varun who is missing

If you are frank with us it is good for you

I don't know anything, sir

You know

The last call to him was from your phone

When we asked you earlier about his whereabouts...

...you denied vehemently

That's a lie

If you plan on lying again...

Aunty, I swear I don't know anything

I called him that day

But he didn't tell me where he was

Okay

Tell me about this girl

I don't know, aunty

Tell me the truth

Don't, Suresh

We have evidence he was the last caller, right?

Yes, madam

Register a case against him stating he is a criminal

Yes, madam Come along

No, sir

I'll tell you I'll tell you now

Dude, send this to me

No, bro

Don't ask for this alone

Why?

I can't give you this

I have to finish a job using this

After that, I'll give it to you

You can start

Madam, there's a huge crowd outside

I don't know how they know

But they've brought cameras

It's being telecast 'live' on TV

Ask them to clear out

They are from the Press

They insist on seeing you

I am not interested in seeing anyone

No one must get into this compound

Ask for extra force if necessary

Come, I say

This has got out of hand

Everyone clear out

Perumal, you stay here

I know about the video

There's no need to hide anything hereafter

Tell me

Where is my son?

We are not hiding anything

Only if we know we can hide anything

I need to know the truth

Okay, madam

What?

Sir...sir

Get lost

It hurts

Hurts?

Does it hurt you if I hit your dad?

What? Tell me!

Tell me

Tell us

Tell us what happened

You...!

This hand

This hand won't hurt

If I hit them anymore, they will die

If you don't want that...

...tell me everything you know

Otherwise...

...I'll beat them to death

Tell me

Do you want them to die?

Tell me

If you know something...

...please tell me

Careful

Dad, Meena

Meena?

You can't go inside

My baby is in there

My little girl is inside

Clear out of this place

Why did he come to your house?

I don't know

I don't know anything

Take me to my dad

Stop crying and tell me the truth

Don't piss me off

I'll kill and bury you

No need, dad

Let's come clean

If I have to go to jai-

Did we get beaten up for this?

That man is a demon

He might harm our little Meena

None of you will go to jail

I give you my word

If something goes wrong with my word...

...I won't be alive

If one of you confesses...

...you're signing my death warrant

You think our little Meena might blab-

She's a smart cookie

You think she will blabber?

How many times we have rehearsed!

Tell me...tell me

I'll cut your head and your father's too

Tell me

I don't know, uncle

I want to go to my dad

Enough of this

It's illegal

Even God won't tolerate this

What about our son?

Shouldn't we know what has happened?

There are a 100 decent ways to interrogate

This is all too- Gawd!

You call this interrogation?

Who will pay for this sin?

We've tortured them barbarically

You got any evidence?

What if this chap is wrong?

Such a pipsqueak and so tight lipped!

Ma...!

Don't kill me

I'll tell you

I'll tell

Dad

Let me go

Where?

Where are you taking my daughter?

Your daughter is showing us where you have buried that boy

Your game is up

The whole family will go to jail now

Even God cannot save you

Drag him into the car

(raised angry voices)

Why can't we see-

Be quiet

Don't create a ruckus here

Don't scream all at once

I'm talking for all of us

They are not letting us go inside and meet them

Sir, bless you

Please let us in

We want to see them

He's my son-in-law

We can't let anyone inside

There's an order the criminals can't be seen

How dare you call them criminals?

What crime did they commit?

Let me tell you, sir

This is a policeman's conspiracy

He's taking revenge

What is the problem, sir?

Yesterday, the police took them and interrogated them

Why?

An Inspector General's son is missing it seems

I'll tell you...this whole town knows this is a false case

I've known Suyambu for 30 years

He never gets involved in troubles of any kind

Very decent family

They haven't done anything wrong

He is an honest self made man

This policeman is taking revenge on this family

Who is this policeman?

That man, standing next to the sub-inspector

His name is Perumal

He's a scoundrel

The whole town knows this

Suyambu confronted him

He has held a grudge and is now retaliating

What are you all looking at?

Can a policeman do anything he wants?

Leave them

Let's go in

(commotion)

He nearly stepped on me like he was about to kill me

That's why I told him

That man hit my precious baby?

Yes

Sorry, dad

I couldn't help myself, I told him

Are you angry with dad?

No, dad

Are you angry that I confes-

(gasps in pain)

- No...no, honey - Angry with me?

What you did was right

Everything will be fine

Look at your granddaughter

Look at how the policeman Perumal has hit our Meena

Hey Allah!

They hit us for no fault of ours

You ask for justice

Yes, I hit you

And I'll hit you again here

Don't raise your hand

Don't spare him

How dare you!

Thrash him

Let's leave this place

Don't run

Stop!

Did the police hit you?

Meena, don't be scared

No one can hurt us anymore

Tell them

Tell them what happened

Tell them, dear

Don't be scared

'Regarding the death of Varun, son of Inspector General Geetha Prabhakar...'

'...Suyambulingam and his family from Papanasam'

'...have been found not guilty'

'Following this, a police officer Perumal has been suspended for police brutality'

'Other policemen involved in this case including Suresh Babu...'

'...have been transferred'

'The Director General of Police has asked Geetha Prabhakar...'

'...to take leave of absence'

'Suyambulingam and his family cannot be interrogated without court permission'

'...as ordered by the High court of Tirunelveli district'

Dear?

You saw the paper?

What?

Inspector General Geetha Prabhakar has resigned

Poor lady!

How can she be blamed?

It's terrible losing a son

Even if she's a top police official she's also a mother, right?

We've been very cruel to her

This just shows how magnanimous you are

Think about it this way

If because of what that boy did...

...our child's life had been ruined?

You think this same lady would have felt sad for us?

She would have wanted to save her own son

Normal human tendency to be self-centered

To each man his life is priority

I've been telling my kids to speak the truth for so long

Now I have taught them to lie

That's what is killing me

We shouldn't think about it

We'll think about how to erase it from our hearts

Tell me

When did you move that boy?

When I dumped his car into the pond

Where?

Let the truth...

...die and burn with me

You're safe only if you don't know

Understood?

Dad...!

The police are here

What, sir?

We've come to see Suyambu

You want to go bash him up again?

The court order is very clear Your caps and heads will roll!

What, sir?

What, brother? More problems?

Nothing of that sort No problem, don't worry

I'll change my shirt

Okay, let's go

She isn't an Inspector General now

No authority or influence

An ordinary lady

A mother who cries thinking of her son unable to sleep at night

Doctors gave up on us ever having a baby

But then we had Varun

So we pampered him a bit too much

We couldn't raise him right

That guilt is killing us

When we thought about it without any prejudice...

...we understood something

Whatever might have happened to our son...

...we are to blame completely

It's our fault, not doing a good job of raising him

From the day we realized this...

...we wanted to meet you

We were able to only now

Knowingly or unknowingly...

...we tortured your family

We apologize for everything we did

We are leaving this place

Her sisters are in America

We want to relocate

Before we go...

...we just wanted closure

We can't leave this land without knowing the truth

What happened to Varun?

Is he alive?

Is he alive somewhere?

Is there even the tiniest hope we can expect to see him?

If not-

Every time the door bell rings...

...both of us run to the door

Every time the mobile rings...

...our hearts miss a beat

Every boy's voice sounds like his

The hope it brings

Preceded by the disappointment

Alternating

Our life is a living hell

We can't bear it

We feel we may go mad

That's why we decided to leave the country

Tell us

Only you can

Can we wait for him?

Okay...it's okay

You don't trust us

Your lack of trust is justified

I understand

Hereafter...

...we won't bother you

Forgive us

Come

Sir...sir

1 minute

You're really a-

You're really a great man

Big-hearted

I'm not like that

I'm a very...

...small man

Selfish

My whole life revolves around my wife and my girls

They form my world

I don't know what happens outside of that circle

Neither do I dream of anything more

In that small world...

...an unwanted guest entered

He tried to break our lives we had painstakingly built

She begged him so much

She fell at his feet

I don't think he understood

After all he's young, you see

It wasn't on-

It wasn't on purpose

It was-

It was an accident

So many times, I wanted to find you, fall at your feet and beg forgiveness

1000 times or so

But I couldn't muster up courage

Like I said...

...I'm a very small man

I didn't have the guts

I want my wife and daughters to be happy

I wanted them to lead good lives

And I just wanted to fulfill that

To even walk to the ends of the earth to make that happen...

...seemed right to me

This river Papanasam

People come from all over the world

They take a dip in this water to absolve themselves of their sins

I belong here Native to this town

We will slowly dip ourselves and wash away our sins

Hey! Sir is calling you in

Sir, I'll go and keep the bags in your quarters

Sir, this is Suyambulingam

I know...does anyone in Tamil Nadu not know him?

He's a renowned TV star

Signature or fingerprint?

I can write

You think you got away fooling the entire police force?

Only till that boy's body is found, brother...

...you'll get good food

Keep this in mind

I'll be here for 3 years

I'll sniff like a scent hound

Sir, I don't think less of policemen

Even now I believe our police force is the guardian deity to the people

I think you and your station will protect me

Don't get me wrong

I'll take leave

'The police station flooring begins on Monday'

'I'll get it done along with it'

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