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[GASPS IN FEAR]

♪ Who truly belongs to whom? ♪

♪ In this emotional world of attachments ♪

♪ This worldly life is like a bubble on water ♪

Rajanna, Atthe (Mother-in-law) passed away.

Is it?! When?

Ravi Anna (Brother)!

Ramesh Anna's Atthe passed away.

♪ In the breath lies happiness ♪

♪ Pause it too long, and you're a goner ♪

♪ This story has begun from the end ♪

♪ Let me tell you the story, from the beginning ♪

♪ Once you're dead, they call you great ♪

♪ Man is sweet, only once you're dead ♪

♪ Stay alive, and for the land they fight ♪

Tie in this direction. Like that.

♪ Death, my friend, is quite a delight ♪

- From the inside. - What do you know? Do it my way.

Ravi Anna?

AMMA! (Mother)

Sir, my phone's in your rickshaw.

- Akka (Sister), have some water. - No.

Moron!

- AMMA! - AMMA!

♪ God in a delicate mood ♪

♪ Etched out this village with grace ♪

♪ Filled it with beauty ♪

♪ Blended it well with colour and charm ♪

♪ Tender like a flower in bloom ♪

♪ Pure as white ♪

♪ Innocent like kids at play ♪

♪ Let me tell you their story ♪

♪ Life is a velvet cake, you see ♪

♪ Smile, savour, and let it be ♪

♪ Share a bite with a friend or two ♪

♪ A piece of cake can fix your blues ♪

- Is it ready? People are here. - Yes. It's ready.

- All set? - Yes.

- Are you guys done? - Yes, Ravi Anna [IN UNISON]

- Have you kept everything? - Yeah.

Who are the three leaves for?

For Appa (Father) and Doddappa (Elder uncle).

Oh. For Babu.

- The other one's for Amma, right? - Yes.

- Hope Babu's things have been laid out. - We have.

- Rameshanna? - Yeah?

Didn't Babu smoke beedis?

The doctor forbid him from smoking beedis.

- So, he switched to cigarettes. - Fine.

Okay then. Listen!

Everybody, assemble.

Children and grandchildren.

Everybody queue up and serve.

♪ Check out Grandpa ♪

♪ He slipped from the mango tree and fell ♪

Once you're done serving, fold hands, pray and come out, okay?

♪ The dead are our guests today ♪

♪ There was an old man ♪

♪ He smoked two packs of beedis ♪

♪ He coughed a couple of times ♪

♪ He coughed and slept forever ♪

- Is that your child, Savitha? - Saritha.

Oh. A girl, is it?

- My name's Saritha, Ravi Anna. - Oh.

♪ My mother looks very dull now ♪

♪ She made three doses in the morning ♪

♪ The tawa is still on the stove ♪

♪ She collapsed right where she sat ♪

Hope you've turned the lights off inside.

- Yes. I have. What about here? - Let these be on.

And yeah. Everybody speak softly.

Put your phones on silent.

Or else, it'll keep buzzing all the time.

- Janna, put this on silent. - Come on, Ravi Anna.

Press this twice and it goes silent.

See. Done.

- That's it. Simple. - Rameshanna...

[MOBILE PHONE RINGS]

- Ravi Anna? - Tell me.

- Where are you? - In front of the house.

- Everything's ready. - Fine.

We're waiting for you. Hurry up.

Shouldn't the dead have their meal, Sathisha?

What's the rush?

- Shall I put it on silent? - No need. I'll turn it off.

- How much longer, Ravi Anna? - Ten more minutes.

Ten more minutes?!

Can you eat in five minutes? Impossible!

He can't.

- We invoke them once a year. - Yeah.

There's fish and chicken. What's the hurry, man?

Let them relish the meal.

He's a retired man, right? Looks like he's forgotten.

[MOBILE PHONE RINGS]

[SPAM CALL]

What was that for?

- To get the mobile. - Have you lost it?!

Don't you understand traditions, idiot?!

Are we a joke to you?

This numb skull doesn't get a thing?

- Are you supposed to go inside? - It's okay.

Go on.

Pour water thrice over your head.

Pour some on the mobile too.

- What do we do? - Kids these days don't understand.

- Close the door.. Slowly. - Moron!

Umashankar from the village council tried getting cocky with me.

I told him, “Not over the phone. Say it to my face.”

Man has the audacity to say,

"You are an uneducated man who blabbers nonsense!"

How dare he call me uneducated?

Haven't I built countless homes, Rameshanna?

- You did! - Exactly!

Speak up in the council and everything can be done.

Didn't I get a loan sanctioned for Sathisha?

Did he even have a single piece of documentation?

Isn't he our man?

So, I broke my back and got it done.

- And he asked us to speak softly. - What?

- They're spineless during council meets. - Nothing.

- Has it been ten minutes already? - Yeah! [IN UNISON]

Come on then.

If you're done, we're coming inside.

But please leave.

- Done. Rameshanna, open the door. - Shall I?

- Move them. - Sure.

Come on in.

- Bebi, Get a plate. - Okay.

- Take these inside. - Them too.

All the three children sit by the leaves.

The family can now eat the offerings.

Go on.

♪ My mother looks very dull now ♪

♪ She made three doses in the morning ♪

♪ The tawa is still on the stove ♪

♪ She collapsed right where she sat ♪

- Isn't it a little bland? - Yeah. Can't eat it.

What are you both whispering about?

If you're done, get up and leave.

- The Sukka lacks salt. - Of course, there's less salt.

- It means your Amma ate it and left. - What?

[GESTURES IN CONFUSION]

Give me some salt.

Rameshanna, start serving.

- Shall we? - Yes.

- Ravi Anna? - Yeah?

Amma's offerings. Please have it.

- Ashoka? - Yeah?

- A leaf over there. - Sure.

Make sure people get their fill. Serve them as much as they want.

- Dhaamu? - Yeah?

Didn't you come to the temple this noon?

Lord called me over for some urgent work.

- Ashoka! - What is it, Appa?

Serve extra sweets to Dhaamu.

- Santhu? - Yeah?

Were you there this noon?

Didn't you tell me this afternoon to come by tonight?

I was invited. Yeah.

One shouldn't barge in when the dead have been invited.

Today's kids should listen to us elders.

If the spirits possess him, what will he do?

Possess him? What will?

The thing that possesses someone's body is a spirit.

There are variants in them.

- There's another thing - Maasthi. - What's that?

Maasthi is a spirit in a woman's form.

White hair. Long saree.

Ravi Anna, didn't you tell us that it was long hair and white saree?

- Well.. It improvises. - Oh!

It asks for beedis, doesn't it?

- Sure. It does. - Oh.

Ravi Anna says so.

It does ask for beedis.

- But when you give, the hand has a hole. - Yes. A hole.

- Yes. A hole. - I mean the glass has a hole.

Oh. This.

When you hand it, it has a hole.

The beedis fall down.

It'll ask us to lift it.

We need to lift it the first time.

The second time too.

The third time too.. The beedi is dropped.

That is when you tell the spirit...

"I won't pick it up. Do it yourself."

It will bend down to pick it up.

GRAB THE HAIR AND PULL IT HARD!

Don't be afraid.

Don't let go.

Be afraid and it's over.

Ravi Anna, have this.

It'll drag you to places.

It'll take you to the middle of the ocean.

Be afraid and it's over.

Yep.

It'll drag you to a cemetery. Right where it's pitch-black.

Be afraid... It's over.

It'll drag you to the edge of a cliff.

Look down and it's a steep gorge.

Be afraid and it's definitely over.

And then...

"LET ME GO!"

"LET ME GO!"

You'll hear it scream.

It's eyes will turn red and in the end it'll stare at us...

Vaamana?! [IN UNISON]

Vaamana, what's wrong?

Vaamana Anna?!

The mixture ended in my nose.

What the hell man!

He had us!

Chandra lost his shit.

Got scared?! Who?! Me?!

- You should've seen Janna. - I didn't really get scared.

- I just got a little... - Vaamana...

Have the mixture through your mouth.

Avoid the nose, okay?

If Sukka, it would've gotten jammed in there.

Come on, Humana. I mean, Vaamana.

- Dhaamu? - Yeah?

- You got the invitation, right? - Got it right here.

- Dhaamu? - Yeah?

- Keep the invitation separately, okay? - Sure.

- Oy! Groom! - Yeah?

- Come and sit here. - Coming.

- Please come to the wedding. - What's up, Janna Anna?

You shouldn't be attending funerals.

Apparently, I can attend them at night.

Ugh. No point telling them. Let's clean it up ourselves.

- I've got work tomorrow. - Yeah.

- Throw this off the table. - Sure.

Raja, looks like it'll rain today.

They operated your eyes, gave you specs.

Not a souvenir, wear them.

If I wear this, I can't see a thing.

They operated four times for four pores.

Not sure if the doc's doing surgery or it's a hobby now.

- Who is this now? Umesha? - Huh?

I'm Sachin Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar?!

Rajanna, not attending the wedding?

I need to head to the town to bring groceries. My wife will attend.

- Whose wedding is it? - Amitabh Bachchan's.

Well, he's already married.

Oh. This must be Sathisha, eh?

- Give me a beedi. - Sure.

There's the jeep.

Don't rush. Another jeep will come by now.

Look at Dhaamu.

How many rounds will the jeep make?

Where is the trip to?

Even I've been on a trip too.

To Dharmasthala, Subramanya and Sringeri.

On the way back, I had a drink and got sloshed.

[MOCKS IN GIBBERISH]

Who is that?

Why do you need a jeep?

The wedding's in Someshwara. Only five kilometers.

- Walk up. - And you?

- I'm taking a flight. - A flight?!

Raja, we've got flights now?

- This is the last trip! Get on! - All this after my eyes gave up.

Get on! Hurry up!

Ay!

Get in there!

Go where? My clothes will get...

Nice.

Ravi Anna, shall I join you?

- Hop on if there's space. - Why not? There's enough.

Yeah. Let's go.

- Make space. - Didn't you mention a flight?

As if your dad's bringing one.

Finally some space.

Dammit!

Brother, where can I find an ironing shop?

SUMANGALA SABHA BHAVANA, SOMESHWARA

SUMANGALA WINES, SOMESHWARA

- Sathisha? - Yeah?

Over there.

Are all our boys must be in there?

Of course. What more could they possibly want?

- Didn't I tell you? - Hello, Ravi Anna!

- Ravi Anna! - Hey. There's Vaamana.

- That's Praveen and this is Raghu. - Namaskara.

Ravi Anna, I'll order for you?

- Yeah. A 90ml drink. - There were twenty men.

Ravi Anna arrived.

The men with Ravi Anna ran away.

Oh. It's you.

- Brother, a pack of peanuts, please. - Sure.

- What happened after? - What else will happen?

Ravi Anna can thrash twenty men all by himself.

The rest of his men ran away.

Tell me this.

Has nobody ever hit Ravi Anna?

Huh! Dream on.

Who dares to beat him up?

Chethu, Chaithra's here.

She's turned into a damsel. Damn!

Girls are like that. They mature faster.

Back then she was so dark!

Now, she lives in Udupi, doesn't she?

She's turned all white.

Smooth as butter.

- What is she learning? - I've got no clue about it.

- But we'll learn more about her soon. - I'm done. I'm leaving.

Give the job to Ravi Anna and watch.

Hand me the house during the foundation phase

I'll take care of everything until the house warming ceremony.

Light on the pocket, easy on the brain.

You don't need the engineer.

Ravi Anna alone will handle it.

It's not because I'm there.

It's Janna. He's a great handyman.

Yeah. And also, I'll be there.

Yeah. Both of them. Good supervisors.

They'll build the toilet in a day.

That's Janna. All he's gotta do is sit on it.

He'll walk out only after the job's done.

Let's get going.

Naveena's uncle is calling me.

- Let's go. Are you guys done? - Is it Uncle?

- Call and ask him. - Ask what?

If there's time, let's have another drink.

Satisha!

- We're here for the wedding after all. - Get us the bill.

I'll pay, Ravi Anna.

How much is it?

- You want me to turn? - Yes. To the side.

Ravi Anna is here.

Move aside man!

Drag him aside!

- How much? - Hundred rupees, Anna.

- The remaining fifty? - I don't want it. No, thanks.

♪ Here he comes! ♪

♪ Our Bhaava (Brother-in-law) is here! ♪

♪ Here he comes! ♪

♪ Our Bhaava is here! ♪

♪ Here he comes! ♪

♪ Our Bhaava is here! ♪

♪ Here he comes! ♪

- Where were you this noon? - I was held up with work.

Couldn't make it this noon.

I'll be here for the rest of the night.

Give it to me!

Where are you taking it?

Take it inside!

- Bhaava, wait! - Come down here.

Just a minute. I'll be back.

Take this! Hold this, Girisha!

Man doesn't understand when told.

God knows why he came! Bloody hell!

Sure. I'll see you.

Bhaava, sorry I couldn't make it this noon.

I'll be here from now.

Drinks need to be arranged.

I'll take care of it, okay?

There are other men for it.

- Thank God the wedding went well. - Hello, Maava!

Couldn't make it this noon. I'll be here from now.

Where's the bride?

Good lord! What is all this ruckus?!

Chit-chatting, eh?

Go ahead.

She's new. Must talk and get used to others.

Hope you recognised me.

- Well... - I came with the groom to look at you.

She got it. Carry on. Keep talking.

♪ Here he comes! Our Bhaava is here ♪

Yeah. Right there.

- Who the hell was that? - Nalini's husband.

Oh.

He did come after all.

♪ Here he comes! Our Bhaava is here ♪

♪ Bhaava is here ♪

Hope Bhaava told you everything.

Some men who drink hard liquor will end up drinking beer.

Some people carelessly chug when it's for free.

Want me to stand here?

No. I've got a lot of work to do.

- Did you offer it to God? - Huh?!

You've no clue?!

Take out the glass! Now!

What's wrong with you? You don't know the basics?

- Where's the stuff? - Down here.

Here. Which one do you want?

- Not this. Don't you have anything else? - Well...

- We've got this. - Yes. That is the one.

[OFFERS TO GOD]

Water?

Did you give them a gift?

My wife gave it this noon. Should I give it again?

One pays, and the whole family feasts?!

What a freeloading family yours is.

Are you still talking?

What do you want man?

Blocking the door for no reason!

- Ravi Anna, welcome. - Rameshanna, please join us.

Sathishanna, please come.

- Water or Soda? - Lay out the mixture.

- Head to the farm. - Hey!

The bottle's tumbling and you're watching?

Can't you grab it?

He doesn't grab anything in time. It's his thing.

He recently dropped the tiffin too.

- Is that empty? - Yes.

Hand it over then.

Man, you're a slow poke.

- Let me show you. - I was trying to select a video.

Ashoka?

Sanjeevanna has a local video on his phone.

She's from the neighbouring village.

I've seen her. She's gorgeous.

Why didn't you ask for it?

He only showed me a glimpse.

Refused to send it to me.

Was he in the video too?

You never know. Man's a known Casanova.

- NALINI! - Huh?

Let's go!

- I won't stay here for another minute. - What's wrong?

Don't I deserve any respect in this house?

Let the annual rituals happen.

I'll show you what my importance in this house is.

Looks like I can never be at peace.

What's your problem?

He wants to leave.

What happened now?

What happened?! Why ask me?

- Ask him! - Ask who?

Apparently, it's his house.

Come with me.

He claims this is his house.

Ask him.

Yes, Uncle. He doesn't let us play.

If not in my house, where else do we play?

Look! What do you have to say now?

- Naveena, will you speak up or should I? - That's the spirit!

You tell them right.

Listen, watch your tone, or I'll forget you're even family.

I'll grab you by your neck and throw you out.

Why are you embarrassing us?

I've thousands of things to take care of!

Bloody hell!

Why is he getting worked up?

I'm here.

He is beyond sloshed!

Look at his plight! I told you.

He'll booze up to the brim and stay here at the wedding house till morning.

Dhaamu! Come dance with us!

Shirt will get crumpled. No, thanks.

Let us go and dance.

- They're done. - Okay then. Let's go.

- This is a great party, huh? - Yes.

DJ bro?

- Ravi Anna is joining us. - Huh?!

RAVI ANNA IS JOINING US!

'Friends and Sisters!'

- Ravi Anna is joining us. [DJ] - 'Tonight'

'Presenting the next song to you all is our own'

'DJ Ontibettu Umesh'

'The song that is set to entertain you all is...'

'DANKS ANTHEM'

♪ Man came from the monkeys ♪

♪ But drunkards are going back the same route ♪

♪ What will people say, Nagendra? ♪

♪ One drink in, and you'll rule the clouds like Indra ♪

♪ We've got to win the women's praise ♪

♪ Beyond Prabhudeva-Jackson phase ♪

♪ We're prepped to moonwalk, that's for sure ♪

♪ Because this right here is our dance floor ♪

♪ Let's float, O' celestials ♪

♪ Drinkers don't live too long, they say ♪

♪ But Lord Yama needs good friends anyway ♪

♪ Pack some bottles, let's not be slow ♪

Ravi Anna! Let me get you something to eat.

♪ Cause wherever we land is our dance floor ♪

Not this. The other step.

Nalini! Give me my shirt!

I'm leaving!

- Bhaava?! - Dude, he fell!

[INAUDIBLE CHATTER]

How much is left?

Fifty more to go.

Twenty hundred and twenty videos, aren't enough?

Did I take so many?

- Won't you be coming to work tomorrow? - I will.

Yeah, right.

Looks like you'll be busy and up all night, won't you?

- Give it back. - Ten more videos, please.

You've got enough. Get busy with them.

Hey!

Rip it apart! Keep going!

Hand him another one!

Give him another one.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

Hello?

What?

Tell me.

I'm on my way.

Listen, take this.

Gosh! Ravi Anna!

- Ravi Anna! - What happened?

I'm fine.

I parked the bike aside.

Makes sense.

Did he park it or launch it?

The bike needs its beauty sleep, right?

Where to, Ravi Anna?

Somebody peeked into Sheshappanna's bathroom.

This madness had stopped. Looks like the creep is back.

Why tell everyone? I'd have handled it.

Oh. Ravi Anna is here.

- Sheshappanna, how long has it been? - Maybe ten minutes ago.

Isn't there a window in that frame?

Since construction is on, it was covered with a sheet.

Did they see him?

They did. But couldn't recognise him.

Also, Amma doesn't wear spectacles while bathing.

- Amma?! - Yeah.

- Dammit! What a pervert he is! - Yeah.

- Amma? - Hm?

Any idea who it it was?

- Next time, I'll get a good look. - Next time? What?!

She means the next time she spots him outside, she'll get a good look of him.

Like that!

- Where's the bathroom? - In the backyard.

- That way. - Give me the torch.

Hey!

Ravi Anna!

Not my eyes!

Ooh! I'm blinded by the lights!

Booze bucket!

Who's that pervert?!

It's me, Sheshappa!

- Oh! You came by that side, eh? - Yes.

Let's complain to the police.

We don't know who did it, do we?

Who do we complain against?

That won't work man.

We can nab him using the fingerprint.

His prints will be everywhere, won't they?

The cops can use it to nab him.

- That won't work man. - How will they do that?

How?!

Let me show you. The man climbed on top of this...

He would've climbed up the wall, right?

His fingerprints would've registered all over the wall, right?

The cops will use these prints to find him.

I don't mean that.

- Won't they find your prints there? - Huh?

Yeah. They will.

But you saw me, right? You can vouch for me.

This is mine. The other prints are his.

Were you even at the wedding house?

Come on, Ravi Anna.

Didn't I pour the last peg for you?

Man, he never got to it. I finished drinking it.

Wait a minute.

- Who even are you? - I'm Girisha!

- Which Girisha? - Naveena's aunt's son.

- Which Naveena? - Sathisha, stop!

- Which Sathisha? - Tch!

Will you pipe down?

Sathisha?

Ravi Anna, a family member's a cop. I'll talk to them.

Fine. Get down from there.

I'm not able to connect.

We'll do what's necessary.

[SPEAKS IN GIBBERISH]

- Get me a mug of water. - Some water.

Hurry up! Right away!

Amma, Ravi Anna will take care.

Don't worry. Take bath as many times as you want.

- Ravi Anna will take a look. - Sathisha!

Water! Hurry up!

What took you so long? Give it to me.

- There you go. - Slow down.

Shush!

I stepped on slush!

There's slush back there.

- Ravi Anna... - Give it back.

Ravi Anna, let's go to meet the cop he knows tomorrow?

I can't.

I need to go to Ujire. Chikkappa's being adamant.

- For a marriage alliance? - Yes.

He's just not listening to me.

Why are you refusing?

You need someone.

We've been waiting to see our Ravi Anna get married.

What's the point now?

Tomorrow, you both go. I'll see you in the evening.

Of course.

- I had to head to the town. - Rajanna, a beedi?

Dhaamu, didn't you go to Rameshanna's house?

What for?

They've caught something at Ashoka's house.

- Really? - The entire town knows.

- Don't you know? - No.

Hello? Ganesha?

He fell unconscious.

We'd to bring him home, didn't we? We did.

What happened?

Know what? Last night at around 2 A.M.

I woke up startled.

I heard a sound and looked outside.

- I saw someone running. - I locked him from behind.

I kept screaming at Janna to come support.

He was shit scared.

The spirit kept screaming. "Let me go!"

I never let him get away!

It fell unconscious.

Jannanna knocked on the door and took him with him.

He was nowhere to be seen for hours.

He came back and told me that it was impossible to lift him.

He was that heavy.

I heard he scratched him all over the body.

Girl, I have no clue when he went out of the house.

You should have seen brother's eyes.

They were glaring red in colour and wide.

The nails were super long.

- Have you applied the holy stripes? - Yes.

I did. But he never woke up after that.

I can't hear you. See you in the evening.

I'll go to Ujire and return in the evening.

Sure, Ravi Anna.

What are you so scared of?

For no good reason.

Gosh. I'm late for work.

If you hadn't invited her, she would've stayed.

I repeatedly asked them to return. They never listened.

Maybe she's the same in Udupi too.

Is this time for a grown woman like her to bathe?

Couple more days. Let her go back.

She never listens to us.

Our words fall on deaf ears.

Lux.

We can nab him using the fingerprint.

How will they do that?

The cops will use these prints to find him.

Hey! Who goes there?

AY! WHO'S THERE?!

CHANDRA? CHANDRA!

SOMEBODY'S RUNNING AWAY! HURRY!

- Where did he go? - Over there!

Let's run!

Where the hell did he go?

Over there! That way!

Oh no!

[DOGS BARKING]

- Hurry up! - I'm breathless! What the hell!

He's coming!

HEY!

Grab him tight!

Don't let him go!

Hey! Isn't this Rameshanna's son, Ashoka?!

- The hell! Come and grab him! - Hold it man!

Is he possessed by a spirit?! What the hell!

Come here! Grab him, I say!

I'm coming. Hold on!

Chandra, help me! Grab him!

Come here! Grab him!

HEY!

He really seems to be possessed!

What did I tell you?

Ashoka?

- Is the spirit gone? - Looks like it.

You sure?

We'd been to the wedding, right?

Where is he now?

Go inside. He's in there.

- Where is he? - Where is what?

Heard Rameshanna's son has been possessed.

That's me.

OH GOD! GOOD LORD!

BEBI! THE SPIRIT IS UP!

RAMESHA!

Not once in my lifetime have I seen something this dreadful!

There's not one! But two spirits!

God knows how I made it out alive.

The stripes have been applied.

- No need to worry. - Yes.

Breakfast?

- Breakfast?! - Give it to him!

- The stripes on his face have disappeared! - WHAT?!

You should have applied it again!

- Please do it? - Me? Come on.

- I'm yet to shower. - Me neither.

Who else will?

Huh? Oh.

Rameshanna, I haven't showered either.

Janna?

Neither have I.

I... Chandra?

Chandra...

- Everybody knows, right? - What?

I only shower in the evening.

- Come on! - He'll do it.

Ravi Anna should have been here. He showers in the morning.

Rameshanna, let's get the Kendaya (exorcist) to do it.

- Didn't he pass away already? - His son's alive.

- Does he shower in the day? - Chandra! [WHISPERS]

- Will Prasada handle the exorcism? - Why won't he?

- He used to accompany his father. - Why make betting easy for him?

What rituals will he even do? Let Ravi Anna come back.

Rameshanna, no point waiting until evening.

He'll do it.

If you agree, we'll make him do it.

- Right? - So, it's decided.

He was a mighty priest.

He's managed to cure numerous people of madness!

- This one's a spirit. - Huh?

Yeah. He's exorcised mad spirits.

You're his son.

You need to keep the legacy going, Prasada.

- Who is Prasada Kendaya? - Huh?

You know him right, Vaamana?

- About exorcising spirits... - You can do it.

- Right? - Of course.

What's the point in sitting at home, Kendaya?

Can you trust stupid matches to make a living out of it

Prasada... Mr. Prasada Kendaya?

- Isn't it, Vaamana? - Of course.

See...

You've got Amma's blessings too. Right?

Mr. Kendaya?

♪ Work is indeed worship ♪

♪ But life's more about showmanship ♪

♪ The crowd just sees an illusion ♪

Look at his face. Spitting image of his father.

♪ Let's fool 'em and cash in the delusion ♪

No! Not at all.

♪ Do not go dull, shine on, O human ♪

♪ Do not freeze, just keep walking forward ♪

♪ Keep walkin' ♪

♪ His career begins right here ♪

What is he saying?

♪ But it's already looking wobbly wobbly ♪

[UTTERING GIBBERISH CHANTS]

Kuru-kuru?

[UTTERING GIBBERISH CHANTS]

Mr. Kendaya?

Read it silently.

- Matchbox? - I've got it here.

Gosh! He'll set this house on fire.

♪ Do not go dull, shine on, O human ♪

♪ Do not freeze, just keep walking forward ♪

♪ Keep walkin' ♪

Knock on the door, Prasada?

♪ Work is indeed worship ♪

Man, he's a wuss.

♪ But life's more about showmanship ♪

GOOD LORD!

Ask him who it is!

Go ahead and ask!

Go on.

Who are you?

Kalpana!

GOD!

Who?!

Who did he mention?

Some Sulochana.

We don't have a Sulochana in our family.

Must be yours.

No Sulochana in our family either.

Whose family is she? Ask him, Prasada!

Why are you scared? Ask him.

- Again? - Ask!

Where did he point?

Where does Ramesha conduct your funeral?

I meant the temple of the family deity for funeral.

- Someshwara. - Someshwara it is!

- Someshwara? - The spirit is from Someshwara.

Someshwara?! [IN UNISON]

[CONFUSED CHATTER]

- Sulochana from Someshwara. - Oh.

The spirits comes on time for food.

It eats and leaves. Doesn't trouble us at all.

Ravi Anna...

His face is turning into that of an old woman's.

The eyes have turned black and has sunk into the eye socket.

- Really. - Yes.

I peeked inside during the day.

It was scrolling through Ashoka's phone.

- What? - Really.

Once the stripes are on, it doesn't even come close to him.

Like it's meant to be.

It doesn't come close to the holy stripes.

Yeah.

Okay then.

I'll figure it out... in the morning.

Ravi Anna will figure it out now.

Stay silent everyone. Shush.

Shush!

- Ashoka? - Sulochana.

Sulochana.

It's me, Ravi Anna.

I don't have the holy stripes with me.

Today is an off day.

I can't touch the stripes.

Oh God!

- Ravi Anna, water. - Huh?

Yeah.

- I'll drink it later. - Okay.

Ravi Anna, don't.

Rameshanna, don't worry.

I don't know who you are.

- Not one of your family member, right? - Nope.

If you tell us what you want.

We'll do what we can.

Also, you shouldn't trouble our boy like this.

If the one inside you understands, that's enough.

You'll be fine, okay?

No need to worry about anything.

Rameshanna, it's not a big deal.

Bebi Akka, I'll make the necessary arrangements.

Things will be fine, Rameshanna.

I'm with you, right?

I'll make the necessary arrangements.

I'll fix everything by morning.

How dare you touch a woman?! You sicko!

Ra.. Ravi Anna!

Ravi Anna!

He wore my slippers.

Ramesha?

- Is that Ramesha? - Yeah. It's me, Ramesha.

How are you, Seena?

- Did your daughter visit you? - She already left.

Maava, that's not Ramesha.

- Gets started in the morning. - Who is it? Madhava?

- OH! - What does that mean?

- How's your wife doing? - She's good.

Even now? Isn't she old already? Damn!

Don't blabber nonsense, Chandra!

- Aren't you attending the meeting? - No. I'm not.

- Why have you tied it so tightly? - Rip it apart.

If I rip it, it'll crumple, won't it?

Boti (Fryums) need to be put on the fingers and savoured.

It's Ravi Anna.

Sanjeeva?

Namaskara (Greetings).

Sanjeeva? No?

Only Ravi and Sanjeeva own a scooter.

Ravi can't be here.

Heard he got beaten to a pulp?

Isn't that so, Raja?

Apparently Ravi laid his hand on a girl?

And the girl beat him black and blue?

Why did he have to do such shit?

If you don't marry at the right age, this is exactly what happens.

Why stray around in life?

Why can't he get married?

Why get beaten up instead?

He should've gotten beaten a lot more.

This is what happens when you mess with a girl.

I should've been there.

Would've thrashed him some more.

Sanjeeva!

Why does he seem so upset?

He didn't say a thing.

- Run! Run! - Who is the one who just ran?

- Your father! - How many of you are here?

Who is that guy passing by?

What's wrong with him?

Sanjeeva, are you really leaving?

Don't you want to buy anything?

That wasn't Sanjeeva. That was Ravi Anna.

Goddammit!

Maava, what's wrong with you?

A spirit beat him up. Not a girl!

What a mess, man!

He doesn't even spare the spirits?

Beloved friends.

Being residents of this village

We need to join hands in solving Rameshanna's family issue.

For which, we need a clear...

Defined.

A thoroughly examined.

Critically evaluated.

A clear and concise decision needs to be taken by us.

Yeah yeah.

Which means, to exorcise the spirit in their house,

we need to bring a good exorcist here.

For which, a committee needs to be formed.

He'll now mention the 1985 committee.

In 1985, the first committee was formed here.

- Told you, didn't I? - It had four members.

Rameshanna... Wait Rameshanna wasn't a part of it.

Oh yeah. Sanjeeva was on it.

Kantappanna. You were there, right?

Only four members.

- Yadu Anna? - Yeah?

Yes. Rameshanna.

About Rameshanna...

We've called this meeting to discuss Rameshanna's family issue.

We need to craft a shrewd plan today to...

Well.. Erm..

We need to take a decision.

Look here! Turn this side.

He'll come anyway.

Also, we need to... Erm...

[GESTURES PEOPLE TO TURN]

Ravi Anna has joined our meeting.

We welcome him.

- Your slippers are in the scooter, okay? - Okay.

Ravi Anna. About the exorcist?

You don't have to break your head over it.

I'll take care of that.

I've invited Karunakara Guruji from Haleyangadi.

Who?

The one who appears on TV.

The one who appears on TV?

- How will he manage all the money? - I'll take care of the money.

You don't have to break your head over it.

This issue isn't just Rameshanna's family's anymore.

We'll need arrangements to welcome Karunakara Guruji to the village.

This committee only needs to worry about that.

♪ Hello? Check! Check! ♪

♪ Mic check! ♪

♪ Hope you can hear me? Yeah ♪

♪ It's audible now! Yeah ♪

♪ Requesting all devotees ♪

♪ Please don't panic and cause a ruckus ♪

♪ Careful everybody ♪

♪ It's now time for Guruji's grand arrival ♪

♪ His arrival! ♪

♪ Whoa! Look at the aura his face carries! ♪

♪ Dear devotees! Stay peaceful! ♪

♪ Don’t you hear the jubilant cries of the Gods echoing from the skies? ♪

♪ Here comes the visionary whose very glimpse can wash away your sins ♪

♪ A genius so fierce, he sends ghosts fleeing with just his left hand ♪

♪ A valiant hero who is a shining example for the village ♪

♪ ALL HAIL SHRI KARUNAKARA GURUJI ♪

♪ A kind child at heart who melts at the innocent smiles of girls ♪

♪ He arrives now, bringing with him a treasure of fortune for us all ♪

♪ Whoa! Look at the aura his face carries! ♪

♪ Dear devotees! Stay peaceful! ♪

Any idea who it it was?

Next time, I'll get a good look.

Don't be afraid.

The spirit can't stand my mantras.

It'll flee miles away.

It's not a big deal.

Su from So.

Huh?

Sulochana from Someshwara.

- That's the name, right? - Yeah.

Isn't it?

He can see spirits.

Oh. Like that. Gotcha.

The spirit didn't come here on purpose.

It just lost its way and ended up here.

It wishes to leave.

What?

What are you nodding for? Did you get me?

- Yes. - Good.

It wishes to leave.

You need to make way.

Okay. Make way.

Not this. It can't go this way.

From within to the outer world.

Come back. Stand closer.

How do we do that? Not a big deal.

It involves three steps.

Amma's face dropped the moment I mentioned the steps.

That it would cost them a lot.

I'm not that kind of a person.

I won't make you spend a lot, okay?

This isn't about superstition either.

I'm not that kind either.

I'm a college graduate.

Have you got the certificate?

Yep. Nope.

Stick to one answer.

To torture, to hurt, to beat someone up.

They aren't required.

Simple three steps.

I'll explain the first step. Remember that, okay?

- Hey. Make a note of it. - Write it down.

Write it down.

A plant that grows in a slush filled land.

A potion made from the bulb of the plant.

You need to make him drink it.

The spirit will escape from the puke.

From within to the outer world.

If it doesn't leave through this step...

You get three holy stones.

They're small. Each weighs around 2 to 3 kilos.

You tie a rope to them.

Then you fix an iron hook to the rope, stab it into his back,

and make him hang from it.

If that doesn't work either, who is your village deity?

- Someshwara. - Mahalingeshwara.

Stick to one answer.

In front of the temple, you lay out burning coal.

If that doesn't make the spirit go, make him roll.

Make him roll in the burning coal.

[PEOPLE GASP IN UNISON]

It will go.

♪ For hundreds of chaos ♪

♪ It now rests on your shoulder ♪

♪ Like a ghost clinging to your back ♪

♪ With hell waiting ahead of you ♪

♪ Like a silent cork ♪

♪ A mute fish ♪

♪ Your eyes have lost their light ♪

♪ Why did you grow so weak? ♪

♪ Dizzy like a mixer gone wild ♪

♪ God save you now ♪

♪ Burning like mad ♪

♪ Like you're misfortune's favourite child ♪

♪ You chugged two loads of stuff ♪

♪ Now you're banging your head and losing it ♪

♪ You spoke fresh lies and they've returned to make you the sacrifice ♪

♪ What series of misfortunes have you brought upon yourself? ♪

♪ You knew it all yet walked into the jaws of bad luck ♪

♪ Life is slicing through you like a saw ♪

♪ What a chaotic musical this has become ♪

♪ Who is the sacrifice now ♪

♪ A poor man indeed ♪

♪ The whole village is worried ♪

♪ May Lord Hari save you in this chaos ♪

♪ You knew it all yet threw the net and now you’re stuck in it ♪

♪ You forgot and dragged the stone onto your chest ♪

♪ Why did you open Pandora’s box in a moment of haste? ♪

♪ Do you really need more trouble to cry about? ♪

♪ Soul, you slipped through a crack in time ♪

Listen! Wake up, dear!

Get up!

♪ Just before the storm could swallow you whole ♪

Okay. That's for tomorrow.

Let Ravi Anna return. We'll take care of it.

- Just a minute. - Uday Anna, I shall join.

Okay then.

- Okay. - Uday Anna?

- I'll go to the other site. - Why's that?

Oh. Because Ashoka's here?

Why are you getting scared?

- He's alright now. - I'm not scared.

- I'll just got to the other site. - Don't be silly.

You always wanted the same site. Now get to work.

Ravi Anna, I'm on the way.

I asked for five cement bags.

- Uday Anna? - If you can't get the cement bags...

You should've told.

I would have made other arrangements.

When you promise, isn't it your responsibility?

Disconnect the call.

Ravi Anna, I needed a four-inch brush.

- Why ask me? - Because we needed it.

Aren't you the painting contractor?

Don't ask me about labourers.

You need to find them.

That's what I trusted you to do. Got it?

[SCREAMS IN FEAR]

- Bhattre, I'll see you. - Sure.

- Hello, Ganeshanna. - Yeah.

- How are you doing, son? - I'm fine.

- I'll see you. - Okay.

- Dear, get here! Quick! - What happened?

- Our calf just died. - It died?!

Hey!

Listen!

Did you hear?

The spirit in Rameshanna's son's body hasn't left.

Really?! [IN UNISON]

Guruji, I'm absolutely fine.

Nothing's wrong with me.

Amma, I'm doing fine.

Look, I can apply the holy stripes.

See, told ya. It's nothing.

All my life, I've dealt with varieties of spirits.

But I've never seen an 'acting-spirit' till date.

What?!

This isn't just your house's problem.

YOUR VILLAGE IS NOW IN PERIL!

I know how to throw you out of this body, okay?

Guruji!

If I leave this village without exorcising you,

I'll stop calling myself Karunakara Guruji.

- Why? - GO!

GO TO SOMESHWARA AND FIND OUT WHO SULOCHANA IS!

LEAVE NOW!

GURUJI!

Sulochana?!

This isn't just Rameshanna's problem.

Hurry up. It's begun.

This is now the entire village's problem.

Till date, our village has never faced a problem of this magnitude.

To solve this problem, we need a clear...

Defined.

- A thoroughly examined. - Same old same old.

Critically evaluated.

Being residents of this village

We need to face this as a unit.

Therefore...

We need to form a committee.

In 1985, we...

What's wrong, Ravi Anna?

We all gathered today to find four men to go to Someshwara.

Exactly.

Yeah. That.

Does anybody here know someone in Someshwara?

Ravi Anna, my bhaava lived there before.

- Naveena, join us. - Sure.

- Chandra? - Yeah?

- We'll need your rickshaw. - Okay.

Should I...?

I need to come along too. Yeah.

Thought he only wanted the rickshaw, not me.

- Sathisha... - I'm coming. For sure.

- Will you really come? - Yes.

One more thing.

We can't have everybody take part in this committee.

Only those necessary.

We're not going to a fair to go together and make merry.

Yes.

Everybody got it?

Quit staring and understand.

They understood.

- Sanjeevanna? - No. I'm occupied with something.

- So, we'll do this ourselves. - Sure.

- [WIFE] Won't you be coming home? - No. I won't.

Will you stay home alone?

- Tch. I will. - Will you eat sand?

We're forming a committee.

To hell with your committee. Get home!

- Rameshanna, you? - I won't come.

- You have to. - Okay.

He's your son after all.

- What about us? - Huh?

Don't you need any elder to come?

We're going in a rickshaw.

There's no space. Sit.

He barely made it here.

These many will do. So, it's decided.

- Naveena... - Did you guys leave?

- Yes. - Wait then.

- What for? - I'll join you.

- What the hell. - Yadu Anna?

- You should come too. Yes. - Really?

- Do we need him? - Do we need you?

Who asked you to join?

Always in a rush.

- Chandra, start the rick. - Okay.

- Chandra, stop by the store. - Okay.

Bhaava has asked us to wait here.

- Want something to drink? - Sure.

Make a note of the expenses.

- Some soda please. - How many?

- Plain soda will do, right? - Yes. [IN UNISON]

- Six please. - Six? Okay.

Rameshanna, here.

Rajanna, some tobacco please?

Bhaava, where are you? We're waiting for you.

- Is there a Sulochana here? - Do you know anyone, Daya?

Sulochana? Krishananna's daughter.

She got married recently.

- Not her. - Is it?

Anila's wife, Suchakka.

We call her Suchakka.

- Is she around? - Yes.

- At home. - Then it's not her.

Daya, let's go. We're late.

Bhaava is here.

Namaskara.

- How much is it? - Sixty rupees.

♪ Here he comes. Here comes our Bhaava ♪

Hello!

Hey Ravi Anna! Namaskara, everyone.

It's right here. Let's go.

♪ Here he comes. Here comes our Bhaava ♪

- Is it very far? - No. Very close by.

- Then we can walk, can't we? - Of course.

I thought we were taking the rick...

Everyone, let's go.

- Ravi Anna, I'll be here with the rick. - Okay.

An orange soda for me.

- Naveena... - Yeah?

Tell him.

- Bhaava? - Yeah?

Let Ravi Anna speak alone.

- Nobody else has to. - As in?

Just come along.

- Ravi Anna! - Yeah?

Where to?

This is the house, isn't it?

Why take the gate? We can just walk across.

Anybody home?

- Sister? - Bhaava!

- Yeah? - Ravi Anna is here.

I know. We need to call them out, right?

- Oy sister! - This man!

Well... What?

- Ravi Anna is here. - So?

Let him speak.

- Sulochana? - My Amma (Mother).

- Is she home? - No.

She died.

When did she...? I mean how long has it been?

Five years.

What do you want?

Ravi Anna!

Nothing. We came to the wrong place.

Wait. Who are you guys?

I need to tell my Chikkappa (Uncle).

Who are you guys?

Guruji, it's been five years since her death.

Could it be her spirit?

Have no doubt.

That's the one.

- Didn't I tell you? - When?

All of you went.

Then why didn't you bring it up?

That man over there? He didn't speak a word.

Our village respects contractors over bankers.

What did you say?

Did you mention contractors?

Got any construction work to be done?

Mind your business man. I've had enough of you.

- Ravi Anna. - Yeah?

What happened?

Why did you return without a word? Something wrong?

I'll tell you something only if you promise not to tell anyone.

I won't. Tell me.

Fifteen years ago, I'd been to their house.

What for?

I had been there to meet a prospective bride.

Oh.

What happened after that?

It didn't work out. I refused the alliance.

She was interested though.

- She was? - Yes.

May I ask why?

- Only if it's okay with you. - It's fine.

- The girl was a little fat. - Okay.

My Chikkappa said a fat bride and a thin groom won't look good together.

So, I said no.

- The girl wasn't thin enough? - No. I mean...

I was thin back then.

Okay.

What about Ravi Anna's marriage?

Yeah. They're looking for an alliance at home.

Oh.

They're still looking, eh?

Could her mother have come here looking for Ravi Anna?!

What are you saying, Guruji?!

- Not possible, right? - No.

It's not possible! You...

We'll figure something out, okay?

Don't worry.

Listen up!

One of you needs to go to their house and bring her here.

- Is it possible? - Definitely possible.

- Ravi Anna, I... - Yadu Anna.

You go ahead and bring her, okay?

I've got some work to do.

Sure, Ravi Anna. I'll bring her.

- Is that her daughter? - Yep.

- Is that her husband? - Tch. Her chikkappa.

Oh.

In there.

Please go inside.

He's my son.

Your mother's now inside him.

Madam, here's the thing.

- I... - Amma?

Excuse me? Madam.

I didn't do anything. She did.

No peace when she was alive.

None in death either.

You dumped that woman on me.

Whose life are you trying to ruin now?

Jobless morons are up to this.

Actually, these are steps to exorcise a spirit...

Screw this! It's all a sham!

Let her die!

She's dead already.

Now, we've to give her what she asks...

We gave her everything she wanted!

She didn't have a single rupee to conduct her funeral.

I spent my money!

Now, she's possessed this boy's body.

I hope you get it.

Why the heck did she come here of all the places?

Couldn't she find one of our own?

Wasn't there anyone in her family?

What will you do here, woman?! Tell me!

Do you plan to live with these people?!

We'll handle all the expenses.

Please allow her to come when required.

No one dare interfere in this matter!

I'm warning all of you!

Stay out of this!

If she wishes to, let her possess somebody in my family.

I'll do everything necessary for her.

Are you done? Got a look?

GET GOING!

MOVE ASIDE!

Go and convince him.

Sir? Please help us out.

- Sir, please? - Don't you get it?!

No one better step into our village over this matter again.

You don't know what I'm capable of.

Phew.

Should we come to the temple for lunch?

Shush. Speak softly.

You've to come too. I've only given breakfast.

Hope you've prepared his lunch.

The holy stripes?

That is the only thing that works on him.

- I mix it with his tea too. - Really?

Yes.

I can't let this continue.

I need to do something and get out of here.

If I don't, they'll end up killing me.

I have to tell someone.

I have to!

Where did everyone go?

All the homes are locked.

Something must be going on in the temple.

It's Ganeshanna.

Let me ask him. Hi, Ganeshanna.

Ganeshanna.

Hey! Ganeshanna! Wait!

[GANESHANNA SCREAMS IN FEAR]

Ganeshanna!

Prasada?

Come.

Come sit with me.

- Amma, why are you late? - Who's late?

- I already went once. - Is it?

I got food for Prasada.

He's unwell, right?

- He has fever. - Oh. Is it?

Are you unwell?

Why are you all getting scared?

I'm fine, man!

There's no Sulochana!

You've all lost it.

Thanks to the lunatic Guruji.

I can't tell my family about this.

You know how this started?

Lux!

- Prasada? - Hm?

If you tell anyone about this...

I swear to God, I'll kill you.

GOOD LORD!

Listen to what I'm telling you, Prasada!

PRASADA!

Rajanna, fill it to the brim please?

Done.

Be careful!

Don't worry.

Not a drop should be wasted.

Now that's worth ten rupees.

All the heat in my body should go away.

Rajanna, what time are we leaving for the temple?

The lunch is at 1 P.M. right?

Chandranna?

Yeah?

I was...

Is there a Pooje (ritual) at the temple?

- Sathishanna? - Hm?

Is there a Pooje at the temple?

God! I don't know!

Sathishanna!

- Rajanna? - Rajanna who?!

Our Rajanna.

[CHANTING HINDU PRAYERS IN FEAR]

Chandra? Sathisha?

Rajanna? What is it?

- Watch it! - My head!

- Let me help you! - Let me go, Sulochana!

[UNINTELLIGIBLE SCREAMS]

Rajanna!

Listen, dear. [STARTS SNORING]

Listen!

Chethu?

Hey Chethu!

What is it?

Come outside. I need to talk.

Nope. I need to sleep.

Come.

Amma, it's Sulochana!

Appa, it's Sulochana!

Amma, Sulochana is here!

She's here to kill me.

He won't answer my calls.

That is why I called him from her phone.

And now he's got no balls to talk back.

He had no clue at all.

Once I begin showing my rage

There's no question of stopping.

Also, I'm unstoppable, as you know.

Tell him on his face.

Wait. Who's that?

Tell him, okay?

- What? - What?

What?

- What? - The phone?

- Whose phone? - My mobile phone?

Oh yeah. Your phone.

Well...

- It's out there. - Hmph.

Amma, please open the door.

I'm absolutely fine. What's wrong with you all?!

I want water.

I'm parched in here.

Give me some water!

Who is it for?

Poor Anna. He's asking for water.

Anna?

Take the water.

Amma!

Anna is an Ajji (Grandmother)!

- What's wrong? - Anna is an Ajji!

- What's wrong? - Anna is an Ajji!

- Anna is an Ajji! - What's wrong?!

Listen, I can't sleep in this house anymore.

I mean she can't sleep.

Let's take her to Chandra's house.

LET'S GO! [REPEATS FRANTICALLY]

Keep walking!

Amma!

Where to?

We were sleep walking.

Same here.

[PRETENDS TO SNORE]

- What? - Stop it!

Guruji.

I've done everything possible.

I've no clue what to do now.

I applied the holy stripes you gave me, but it's of no use.

You should've got the truth out when he was possessed.

It refuses to come when I'm around.

I got him to drink a lot of potion.

Did all that potion drinking strengthen the spirit in there?

- What are you even saying? - Can't be that, right?

Looks like I've to come down there.

No. Everybody here believes that I'm the Guruji.

Could you give me a solution?

Bebi Akka! Rameshanna!

My son is now in the ICU.

The fever has reached the brain.

If something happens to him, I won't spare anybody here.

I will go to the police.

Guruji!

I won't spare you either!

Last night! I was on my phone.

Now? The phone's disappeared.

Found it this morning near the coconut tree roots.

Eventually, somebody will lose their life.

I don't want this to go untold.

Guruji, didn't Ravi Anna trust you and call you over?

Why take it up if you can't do it?

I told you guys. To invite someone from Kerala.

These men are good enough to flirt around with girls.

Who the heck said that?

Quit babbling nonsense!

Sulochana isn't any ordinary spirit.

If her intention is unclear, what can I do?

Can't be that right, Ravi Anna?

I'll make Sulochana speak up!

Can you guys do anything without me?

The whole village did everything you told us to do. Did it work?

We felicitated him for nothing.

Ravi Anna, let's try another option.

- The entire village's suffering. - Calm down, Rajanna.

Yadu Anna, just shut up. I could've died yesterday.

Who is responsible for it? I have a wife, man.

- Will you take care of her? - How is that possible?

It isn't possible, right?

Exactly why we need another option.

- For your wife? - Yes.

NO! NOT THAT!

- I meant for this issue. - Ah.

Yesterday, I could've died too.

I dropped my cycle and ran for my life.

- Really? - WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

♪ If I survive this, I’ll beg to stay alive. ♪

♪ I'll cross the mountains, work in the coffee estates ♪

♪ I'll beg for water and drink ♪

♪ I'll steal coconuts and eat them ♪

- ♪ RUN! ♪ - Why look at me and run?

Is this my fault? Ganeshanna! Come here.

God! My end's near.

Do something you moron!

Go! Go inside.

Get inside! Don't beat me, Guruji!

- Get inside. - Guruji, it's hurting.

- Get in. - Don't hit me, Guruji.

How much will you torture m?

- Why are you troubling us? - It's hurting. Stop it, Guruji!

Why shouldn't I? Why shouldn't I beat you?

Guruji, it is really hurting me.

Leave him!

Why are you troubling everyone?

- Let go of the stick! - Told you, didn't I?

- Not to hit me. - Let go!

You guys have no idea what I'm capable of.

I know how to deal with different spirits.

Without me, will you be able to handle this?

Can you do it?

Tell us what we should do, Guruji.

Sulochana's daughter has to be brought here.

Only her! Can you guys do it?!

Well...

Can you do it?!

You can't, can you?

Where's that genius?

Who accused me of flirting?

Where is he?!

Speak now!

You've to bring only Sulochana's daughter!

Only then will I exorcise this spirit.

Or else, I'm leaving today. Can you bring her?

- Can you? - I can.

You can?

We can, right?

We can, right?

Scoundrels!

Gopala and I have our issues.

I don't need you meddling and making profit out of it.

Quit staring at our faces!

- Man, these guys are never done. - What?

Daya and Gopala are always fighting.

What?! What are you staring at?! Get lost from here!

I've done all I can.

- Better to inform our family once. - Huh?

That... I'll be bring him.

- What do I do now? - We'll figure it out.

I'm here. I'll get it for you.

- I'll get it done at the earliest. - Thank you.

I had one with me.

But it's at another construction site now.

- Please figure it out at the earliest. - I shall.

- Don't you worry about it. - Ravi Anna?

You may leave. What is it?

We're thinking we'll go and bring her.

Who will even convince those people?

If things go wrong and I raise my hand.

Two villages will be warring with each other.

Yeah. Sure.

If you lose your temper, you'll definitely hit them.

His Chikkappa's a scoundrel!

We need to bring her without that scoundrel knowing.

So we need a bigger scoundrel.

How about my, Bhaava?

Bhaava?

The scoundrel.

♪ Here he comes. Here comes our Bhaava ♪

♪ Here he comes. Here comes our Bhaava ♪

- Can you wait? - No. I've got another ride.

We can send her back in Chandra's rickshaw.

Hey! I mean...

- It'll be difficult if it takes all day. - It can't take all day.

This has to be done before Gopala's back.

She needs to be home by 5.

- I'll ensure that. - Okay.

I need to talk to Amma now.

So, all of you...

Step back. Everyone.

Go back. Everyone.

Go.

Anna...

You too, please?

- You want me to? - Yes.

Anything can go wrong!

- Nothing will. - Okay.

Okay then.

- Bhaava, I'll go home and return, okay? - Sure.

My stomach's acting funny.

Once all of this is done, give me a call, okay?

I'll see you then.

I need to tell you something.

Please try and understand..

When you see my hands up like this...

Just imagine me at your feet, begging you to save my reputation.

Madam!

Things have gone out of hand.

I misspoke and promised not to leave this village, until your mother leaves his body.

I appear on TV at 7 A.M.

Have you seen it?

Truth be told, I lost that job.

Loan sharks are hounding my residence.

My wife and children are hurling abuses at me.

Don't look at my hand. These gestures are for them.

We need to find out why your mother has possessed his body.

It's true that your mother has possessed that boy.

It doesn't happen in my presence.

Must be the effect of the stripes I've applied.

We've to ensure your mother appears when you're around.

You have to get her to tell what she needs to leave the boy alone.

Doesn't matter what she wants.

I'll personally take another loan and get it for her.

Did you get it?

Please go.

- Amma? - Tch!

Dammit!

Listen!

Listen to me.

Don't trust any of them.

I'm not possessed. I'm absolutely fine.

I don't know about that.

My heart tells me that my mother's right here.

Huh?

I need to talk to Amma.

Amma...

Do you know what all happened after you left?

Doddamma never comes home.

Chikkappa sells the coconut grown in our home.

He brings home groceries.

But...

You know about him, right?

It's gotten worse, Amma.

I have no one, Amma.

- Is it from the channel? - No. It's the alarm.

Naveen Anna, I hope the rickshaw's ready.

Yes. Chandra's rick is right here.

Yeah. Chandra's.

- Chandra...? - Chandranna?

Where did he go?

- Chandranna? - He left long ago.

Must have gone to get the rick.

When did he go?

- Long ago. - His phone's switched off.

We'll find another rick.

We need your bhaava to take her back. Find him.

You're right.

- Guruji? - Yeah?

Bhaava isn't answering. I'll go and get him.

How many times do I call you?

- Where's Bhaava? - Your Bhaava?

How many times did I tell you to give away

or dump the leftover wedding booze?

Look what has happened now.

♪ Wake up, Bhaava! Oy wake up! ♪

♪ Unable to move, he's sloshed! Bhaava's sloshed! ♪

What the hell is this? Get up!

I wish to get up.

But... I can't.

A grown man should have some sense and know how to maintain his reputation.

- You'll embarrass me again. - Won't you take him with you?

I'm not cleaning up if he pukes here.

A groom had come to visit recently.

They are interested in having her.

But they're saying no because she's still a young girl.

I told Sujatha not to let go of the first alliance.

Did you ask him?

It's time to leave.

- Sujatha has liked the guy. - Ah.

I'll leave now.

Did you talk?

- Yes. - What did she say?

Nothing much.

- I spoke about our home. - Okay.

Also...

I spoke about the neighbour girl.

Enough.

Next time you come here

Speak about things related to this house.

Okay.

- Please come back tomorrow. - Sure.

- Naveena? - Bhaava?

He himself needs a drop home.

He's knocked out.

Damn! What do we do?

Ravi Anna, we have an issue.

You know we need that woman's help, right?

Nobody's ready to drop her back.

- Can you drop her? - Huh?

Guruji, you know everything. Yet, you're putting me in a spot.

Oh yeah.

You can't.

Ravi Anna said he'll drop her.

- Guruji. - I told you.

Ravi Anna will always be there no matter what.

Guruji!

♪ The flower's blossoming as the dawn passes ♪

♪ The flower's blossoming as the dawn passes ♪

♪ Without a yearning, the heart dances ♪

♪ Where else does the breeze now go? ♪

♪ To the rains of another village, slow ♪

♪ The stunned wave now floats with grace ♪

Just a minute?

Years ago, you had come here, right?

Yes.

That was my first alliance.

- So, I remember. - Same here.

What happened after?

♪ The stunned wave now floats with grace ♪

♪ It has the breeze to keep it company ♪

♪ Whose voice was that ♪

♪ Calling the river near ♪

♪ To which the river did veer? ♪

♪ With a pace so swift ♪

♪ The riverbank ♪

♪ Speaks to the wave, again ♪

♪ And we hear, the rhythm of laughter ♪

♪ Now, in all directions ♪

♪ There's breezy conversation ♪

♪ Laughter too is now a habit ♪

♪ ♪

Ravi Anna?

♪ Life ♪

♪ Has opened a window wide ♪

♪ And quietly sits with light outside ♪

♪ What old poem soft and slow ♪

♪ Has entered the heart and made it glow ♪

♪ How did it become so dear so soon? ♪

Dude, that's Ravi Anna.

Ravi Anna!

♪ The flower's blossoming as the dawn passes ♪

♪ Without a yearning, the heart dances ♪

Mala, you should've given her the other mat.

- It's on the eaves. - No worries. This will do.

- It's usually reserved for guests. - Ah okay.

- We would've got our own. - What for?

It's only her.

Last night, she got really scared.

She didn't sleep until it was morning.

Or else, she won't sleep if there's a change of place.

She's just like me otherwise.

- We shall leave now. - Sure.

Amma, please stay back?

She can't sleep a wink without me.

Why don't you also sleep here, Bebi Akka?

- Right? - Yes!

Girl, for you. I'll get you another one, Akka.

- Oy! Get her another one. - I just said the same thing.

Listen, Rameshanna.

- Your torch seems to be on. - Oh yeah.

What are you so scared of, girl?

Brave Appa, going home to sleep on his own.

She's nothing like you.

Okay Rameshanna. Go home.

Call me if you need anything. I'll be there in a jiffy.

- Take this, Akka. - She'll be fine. Don't worry.

You go ahead.

- Chandra? - Yeah?

Do you have trouble sleeping if you change places?

Trouble? How many times have I slept in the temple by myself?

What's wrong, Rameshanna?

Will you come home? I need to talk to you.

I mean... I didn't get enough sleep last night.

I also have a ride in the morning...

Wait. Why don't you stay back?

- We can talk here. - I was thinking the same!

Only a matter of few days.

- Let me get a mat. - Listen, dear?

We didn't lock the house.

Go with Chandra and lock the house.

- Have you latched the door? - Yes!

That's enough.

Who will even dare go to your house?

- Mat. - Oh yeah. Your mat.

The door's open.

Where's everyone?

My heart tells me that my mother's right here.

To hell with this shirt!

GOD!

AMMA!

Open the door! It's me, Bhaanu!

Ashoka!

Rameshanna! Bebi Akka! Open the door!

ASHOKA!

ASHOKA!

ASHOKA!

Have some water.

Won't open the door, eh?

I know how to make my way in.

BHAANU!

- Chikkappa, let me go! - Where to?

Where do you think you're going?

- Please don't, Chikkappa. - Don't shout!

Go to bed. Nobody will come here when I'm around.

Give it a try once.

- You'll be asking for more. - Don't do this, Chikkappa!

It'll be fine.

Why make a scene?

Am I going to eat you up?

Go. I've got you food to eat.

We'll do it once you're done with dinner.

How long do I wait for you to consent?

We'll try it out today.

I'll have a peg.

Bhaanu...

Where's the pickle?

Bhaanu.

Do you want to go and interfere again?

Haven't you heard enough curses from that man already?

Amma, it's okay if you don't sleep.

But turn the damn light off.

I'll do it myself.

Even when Amma was alive...

He would trouble me when I was sleeping.

Peeking while showering.

He has daughters too.

But why do they behave like this?

They'll be asleep now.

In the morning, aunty will come and scold me.

They're different people in the morning.

He won't trouble me for a couple of days.

I shall leave now.

Wait.

♪ The one who soared in the skies, now clings to the neem tree branches ♪

♪ You're the wax candle that melted, while I watched in silence ♪

- Where does he live? - Who?

Him. Ravi.

We're going to his house.

♪ This summer river drifts slow ♪

Bhaanu.

Bhaanu.

♪ The dream ride nears its end ♪

♪ We need to return ♪

Bhaanu, let me drop you home.

♪ But the road back lies broken ♪

♪ Who stitched this night together ♪

♪ The heart feels heavy like the ocean ♪

♪ The heart shall stay up all night ♪

Amma...

- Ashoka? - Yes?

- Can you do me a favour? - Tell me.

Can you not apply the holy stripes for a few days?

I wish to talk to Amma.

Tell her that I'm all alone.

I need to ask her to keep him from coming home.

If Amma was not around, forget Chikkappa.

Nobody would've dared to step into our home.

Ravi Anna is here.

What happened, Ravi Anna?

Where's your scooter?

Last night was a nightmare man.

What happened, Ravi Anna?

It was around 2.30 A.M. in the night.

There was a knock on my door.

What time did you say?

- 2.30? - Yes.

There was a knock on my door too!

Did you open the door?

- Chandranna, I need your rickshaw. - I better sell the rick.

- Why is he here for me? - Chandranna?

What is she doing?

Chandranna?

I need your rickshaw.

- Turn off the lights! - Chandranna!

Somebody's knocking the door.

- Chandranna, open the door. - Can't I hear it?

- Turn off the lights! - To hell with this man!

How could I?

I was just about to open the door.

My wife started pestering me, "Don't open the door!"

Ravi Anna, did you?

I opened the door.

- Ravi Anna? - Yeah?

And I found Sulochana standing.

- What?! - I mean.. Ashoka.

Ravi Anna, please step out. I need to talk to you.

I'm not the one to easily scare.

- You guys know, right? - Of course we do.

I'll be honest.

- Last night, I was a little scared. - Haw?!

Ravi Anna?

Ravi Anna?

Ravi Anna, Bhaanu is with me.

She needs to be dropped home.

Please step out.

- Amma! - What happened

Ravi Anna?

Amma!

Or else, give me your scooter's key.

It kept repeating the same thing.

"Give me your scooter!"

- But why? - Why?

Immediately claims that her daughter's with her and that she needs to be dropped home.

Wait. No.

I looked across the yard. There wasn't a single soul.

Give me your scooter's key. I'll drop her and return.

Will you call him out?

[KEYS JINGLE]

By the time I looked out, the scooter was gone.

- There's no driving license, right? - Ashoka does, doesn't he?

Not Ashoka. Sulochana doesn't.

OH YEAH. [IN UNISON]

Didn't you follow them, Ravi Anna?

I did.

Until the temple.

- But the temple's this side. - Yes. This side.

I follow them until the temple.

By the time I got there, the scooter had disappeared.

No sound. No scooter.

Maybe he rode it on the neutral gear.

It's a spirit after all.

OH YEAH. [IN UNISON]

WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL US, RAVI ANNA?

My phone was back home.

Wouldn't I have called all of you?

Ravi Anna, you're awesome.

You did come out at that ungodly hour in the night.

Yesterday was a no-moon night.

- Was it? - I don't know.

- I don't care. You have to come. - I will, man.

- You'll get here soon, right? - We'll leave soon.

Hurry up, Guruji. I'm waiting.

Oh God!

Please hurry up.

- What happened? - He's on his way.

Good.

Once he's here, there's no reason to fear.

Don't be scared. He'll take care of it.

I should have called him long ago.

- That's yours. - Let me hold it.

Where are my boys?

- Weren't they around? - They left long ago.

Don't be afraid.

Don't be afraid.

Somebody close the door.

Ravi Anna is on the way.

Chanting his name for every damn thing.

- We should wait for Ravi Anna, eh? - Exactly.

You see, once Guruji comes.

Things will change.

- He... - It's here!

Wait. Actually no.

It went into the kitchen.

GOD!

Wait no! Sorry.

- It went back inside. - What?

Don't be afraid.

- It went back inside. - We're fine.

Inside.

If Amma was not around, forget Chikkappa.

Nobody would've dared to step into our home.

GURUJI!

RUN!

EVERYBODY RUN!

EVERYBODY RUN!

Really?

RAVI ANNA!

My son! My son?!

You wretched woman!

Have you no shame?!

What a disgraceful way to live!

Want my husband, eh?!

Living without a shred of dignity. Mongrel!

I will kill you!

You will bite the dust!

I will...

Huh?

What?!

Nothing! I came to ask for sugar!

Who is it? Who the hell are you?!

Who are you?!

It's me, Sulochana!

Amma?

How dare you trouble my daughter?!

How dare you trouble her when she's asleep?

How dare you peep when she's sleeping?

Isn't she a daughter to you too?

Don't you have a daughter too?

Peep when she's bathing too.

Disgusting!

How many times have I begged you not to come here?!

Don't you value this bond?

I'm suffering a lot.

Look!

Why do you treat women like this?

I'm taking my daughter with me.

No one dares mess with her again.

Not just me.

Tell him not to mess with anybody again.

If ever you mess with anybody again

- What's happening here? - Suresha?

No clue.

Is there a wedding here?

Let's go.

Bhaanu!

Open the door!

Bhaanu!

Where are you going?

- Gopala, what's happening here? - What is this outfit?

Who is this?

- Who is this?! - Daya!

- They've broken Gopala's head. - What's happening?

- Scoundrel! - Throw him out!

[OVERLAPPING ABUSES]

- Moron! - Let him go, please!

- You mongrel! - What do you think of yourself?!

Ashoka!

Ravi Anna, Ashoka!

- Ashoka. - Hey!

Anna!

Listen to me.

How can you beat him like this?

Let's talk it out and sort it.

No need to get physical.

Who the heck are you?

I've come from Marlur. There's been an issue.

- Walk away! - Listen to me. I'm talking...

Daya Anna. I know them.

This isn't what it seems.

- Listen to what I'm telling. - Who cares?!

- I know those people. Let me... - You bitch!

HEY!

HOW DARE YOU BEAT A WOMAN?!

AREN'T YOU MAN ENOUGH?

What did you say?

Got any doubts?

Wanna see?

SCOUNDREL!

♪ Step forward! Come to me! ♪

♪ Show me your strength ♪

♪ The courageous son is here! ♪

♪ The courageous son is here! ♪

♪ The courageous son is here! ♪

♪ The courageous son is here! ♪

Told you not to touch. Don't you get it?!

Yateesha, these outsiders are laying hand on us!

Are you all wearing bangles?

Come in and thrash them!

Come at me!

How dare you raise hands on our villagers?

Moron!

Ravi Anna!

♪ Standing tall! With my chest out ♪

♪ I glare at you ♪

Let's go!

♪ Step forward! Come at me! ♪

♪ Show me your strength ♪

Everybody stop!

Stop this damn fight!

Didn't I tell you already?

We're not here to fight!

We're not taking her.

Sulochana from this house has possessed our village's boy.

She's here to take her daughter.

This has been happening for a while.

We tried explaining it to him.

What can we do?

Look at our boy's plight!

We will be taking her.

Come talk to us only if you can do it on good terms.

Or else, we'll fight back too.

Want to lodge a complaint? We're ready for that too.

Madam, let's go.

This has gone overboard.

They came to our village and are doing as per their whims.

What say?

Who here even cares what she wants?

Let that girl go wherever she finds peace.

Let's go.

- GURUJI! - Yes?

If you want me to leave Ashoka alone

My daughter has to live in this village.

I don't care what you do.

Or else, I'll cause another ruckus here.

In this village? But where?

Somebody will have to build a house for her.

- That woman's not married either. - Oh yeah.

Let somebody from our village marry her.

That works.

- Sanjeeva? - Yeah?

We can't find you a bride any more.

Look. Get married to her if you can.

When have I ever said no to you?

- I will. - Okay.

Bhaanu, don't ever worry that you don't have a mother.

We're all with you.

If we show you a potential groom, will you accept?

The guy's consented to this.

He asked us to check with you.

He's right here. Will you?

You're like my own sister.

Listen! She's agreed too.

- Akka, who's the guy? - Our Sanjeeva.

- But he's very old. - Shush. Keep quiet now.

Wait.

Let's discuss this with Ravi Anna too.

I'll tell him.

Don't worry. I'll do it.

Ravi Anna?

We've found a solution.

My aunt's son will get married to her.

- You finally found someone. - Yeah. Thank you.

Sanjeeva?

Sure he is old.

He has no one either.

This is for the goodness of this village.

You need to step up and announce it so everyone follows.

Listen up everyone!

Listen! Ravi Anna wishes to speak.

Guruji, Rameshanna and Bebi Akka.

And everybody who has gathered here.

Also, Amma.

If the entire village has no objections

Also... Her.

Only if she agrees too.

If Bhaanu agrees

I will marry her.

[CELEBRATORY CRIES]

Didn't you say it was with me?

DEAD MOTHER'S SPIRIT RETURNS TO GET DAUGHTER MARRIED! A SHOCKING INCIDENT!

INCIDENT REPORTED IN MARLUR!

- Bhaanu, when did you arrive? - Just now.

Great.

Wait. I'll get someone to write our names.

I can write.

Do you know how to write?

- I need a pen. - Right here.

I know how to calculate.

MRS. BHANU RAVI MARLUR

- Will others join us to play? - Sure.

- You haven't played in a while, have you? - Yeah.

- Ashoka, did you hear? - What?

Remember you came home out of the blue?

I did?

I shat my pants.

I don't remember man.

Forget him.

Remember you came to my place at night? Wearing a saree?

- Really? - Yes!

I had to console you and send you back.

- I mean it. - Man, you're awesome.

- I don't remember a thing. - Really?

Man, you were a terror to look at.

- I remember nothing. - Ashoka?

Hope you remember that I lent you two thousand rupees.

When was that?

You promised to return it after Naveen Anna's wedding.

Try recalling?

Looks like he remembers.

What will you do if Ashoka doesn't return the money?

What?!

What if he doesn't return the money?

ASHOKA?

Guys, this is not Ashoka!

♪ If I survive this, I’ll beg to stay alive. ♪

♪ I'll cross the mountains, work in the coffee estates ♪

♪ I'll beg for water and drink ♪

♪ I'll steal coconuts and eat them ♪

♪ RUN! ♪

♪ I'll turn around and run for my life ♪

♪ If I have no money I'll live in disguise ♪

♪ I'll stitch slippers! I'll carry sacks! ♪

♪ I'll do whatever it takes to survive ♪

♪ RUN! ♪