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Gowri!

Gowri!

Is it you, Pushpa? -Yes, your mother sent for me.

I'll open the door, but please come in once I call you.

All right.

Come in!

Madam! -Here, I'm in the room.

I have a problem.

So, you cannot be in the same room as me.

Oh? Is it a fever? -No.

The kitchen is over there.

My mother told you what to do, am I right?

Yes, she did. Sweep and mop the house,...

...do the dishes and wash the clothes.....

Ma'am! I need a favour.

I switched the grinder before turning the gas off.

My hands are soiled. Can you switch off the gas, please?

I love you, Gowri!

Ma'am!

Ma'am! Can you switch it off?

No, please wash your hands and do it yourself.

Ma'am, I'm leaving.

Sister!

Sister, our ball.

Sister, one last time.

Sister, please give us the ball. This will be the last time.

Mom, Pushpa came and finished all the work. All good.

We will talk later about the therapist, please.

Gowri!

Yes? -Can I come in?

What's this sudden visit for? -I wanted to see you.

Why?

Where are you staying? -At the hostel.

I heard about Arjun.

I'm sorry. How are you? -Did mom ask you to talk to me?

Or was it dad?

He's the one you keep talking to. What did he say?

Three months ago, you went to Kurinji with Arjun.

He died in an accident there.

Since then, you've not been talking to anyone.

That's all of it. There's nothing more to talk about.

What happened over there, Gowri? -Talking is not going to help.

You don't answer anyone, nor do you tell anyone on your own.

For how long are you going to imprison yourself like this?

You left us to be alone too.

You live alone.

I have taken a path. You've fallen into a ditch.

Why this sudden concern?

Are you even allowed to get involved in personal stuff anymore?

It was my guru who sent me here. To help you.

It has been fourteen years since you left, Ranju.

I can take care of myself. You can leave now.

Gowri!

Gowri!

Gowri, are you.....

Gowri!

Gowri!

I understand now why my guru sent me here.

And I cannot disobey him. -Ranjani, please leave!

Did you even think about me when you left home?

Why are you faking concern now?

Sorry, Arjun.

I'm sorry, Arjun.

He's saying it to rile you up, Arjun!

I'm sorry.

Arjun didn't die in an accident.

To the police, to our parents, to everyone else,...

...it might have been an accident.

But he was killed by me.

There's a path...

And a naive one...

There's a mirage...

And a search...

Will the long road ahead lead to your goal...

Or will you reach the wilderness instead...

Is the sky you seek an illusion...

Or is it the azure you create...

I had something to tell Arjun.

Something I couldn't tell him in four months since our wedding.

I took him to our Kurinji house to speak to him.

But little did I know that there's no right place or time...

...to tell the truth.

Madam Gowri! -Sagaayam, how are you?

Christ's blessings. Come, son. How are you?

I had seen you in the wedding photos.

I don't think you had a beard when you got married.

What's that on the head? -How are your children doing?

They are great. Your dad has given me this big house.

And I have all the time!

Down there are ripe fruits on the trees. I cut a few for them.

Look at all the flowers I've got for them.

What else do they need? -I've got some too.

How old are your children?

They live only for twenty days, son.

One or two lucky ones may live to see a third week.

My children don't walk. They fly with their wings.

Like angels. What? They are butterflies, son!

I breed them here, and Gowri calls them my children.

No human children in my life, thank goodness.

I am unmarried, you see.

How do you breed them? -In bottles, of course.

A lot of buds now, huddled inside the cocoons.

One of them should bloom today. I'll show you.

Amazing place. Finally, we are on our honeymoon.

Is there no network over here? -Why do you need a network?

What if they call me for an interview?

The startup that Jayaram mentioned.

What's that look for? -What look?

Don't you think it's going to work out?

Oh, God! Nothing like that, Arjun. You'll get a network in the garden.

Near the birdhouse over there.

Arjun, I have something...

...to tell you.

Arjun, I have something.....

Arjun, I want to speak to you. It's about us.

That is why I said we should come here.

Surya. Surya Kumaravel.

Your batch, your friend, my senior.

I loved him.

We lived together.

He cheated on me. -Gowri!

Gowri!

Jayaram sent me a text. He said he'd call me at 5.

Is that why you knocked? -There was no response for 10 days.

So there must be an update now.

He was on the verge of raising funding. Maybe it's done.

They'll surely hire me then. Machine learning.

I have to read up a bit, but it's very exciting.

Relax now. Let's go eat. -Yeah, we'll eat.

I'm not going to negotiate my pay package.

Work has to be good. That's all.

We'll deal with it when we have to. Come now.

I have hope this time, Gowri. -It's just a text message.

There's nothing in that.

So, you're upset we didn't take up your dad's investment offer?

Nothing like that, Arjun. -What then?

You're going to speak to him when he calls. That's all, right?

Why don't you show any hope? Why are you like this?

Gowri, don't go! -How many times do I tell you!

Please stay calm when we're speaking to me.

Sorry! How do I stay calm? -Somehow!

If you scream like this, I cannot talk to you.

But you keep saying something negative all the time.

Not just now. I'm unable to talk to you about anything.

What do you want to say? You keep saying the same thing.

You tell me to stay calm. How am I supposed to be calm?

Tell me!

Don't go...

My war dream...

Talk to me...

My disaster...

Caught in the spiral of fate...

My mind falls like a broken wall...

In your eyes that kill...

I am lost all alone...

You're the sea that caresses the sky...

I am a cloud of desire...

Like rain, will I join you...

Or will I just fade away...

You are a mirror that shows me my heart...

I came chasing, all day...

I am besotted by you...

Call me, will you...

I love you, Gowri.

I now get why you wanted to come here.

We don't have any privacy back home, right?

Do you know how much I missed you?

I messed up, right? Sorry!

Arjun, I'm sorry. -No, Gowri.

I'm the cause of everything. I just jump the gun all the time.

I knew I was going to mess up.

You were happy to get married to me, right?

Oh, God! Please! -No, tell me.

I know, ever since I lost my job, I've been like this.

But before that, I wasn't. You know, right?

Yes, I know.

When we met for the first time, was I like this?

How could they fire me like that?

Tell me.

Do you know how much I did for that guy?

Am I a doormat?

All of this keeps running in my head.

I can't stop the chatter in my head.

It's all my fate.

Arjun, there's something I want to tell you.

Hey!

Arjun, why are you crying?

Don't cry, please.

Don't cry, Arjun. -No, Gowri.

Don't cry.

Why are you crying?

Please don't cry.

What are you looking for? -Some book or paper.

Is this the book?

You left this here when you came last year.

Do you remember when you came by yourself?

A gift?

What gift? -I think you'll like it.

What for?

For this night.

Oh? So I should gift you something too?

To be fair, yes.

Okay, what's the gift?

Wait.

I did not know what else to do.

I've decided to make Arjun read this letter,...

...make him understand everything and restart our relationship.

What happened?

Getting the funding is taking time.

He can't commit to anything yet.

What then? -He will call me if there's news.

Like paper on fire...

Don't eat me up...

Don't rattle me...

Oh, girl...

Time is like a deer...

Like running water...

Don't wounds heal...

My dear...

Tremors are music too...

And you're my beat...

Dying flames burn bright...

And you're my fire...

Don't leave me behind...

Don't ask me to leave you either...

Don't push my miserable heart away...

Don't stiffen up, my isle...

Even if you run away to Pluto...

Even if you are locked behind a million locks...

Even if you say enough...

I will come for you...

Did the flag cause the breeze...

Or did the breeze flutter the flag...

Did the moonrise make the flower bloom...

Or did the flowering cause the moonrise...

Come on.

Soori, this is Gowri.

Gowri, this is Soori, my college mate.

He was on a bike trip and had a breakdown.

I went to get cigarettes and saw him there.

It's all very unexpected.

The mechanic has gone to get the spare.

So I asked him to come and wait here. Do you know him?

I've mentioned that he is from our college, but my batch.

Surya Kumaravel?

Do you know her?

Hi. -Gowri is from our junior batch.

Would you like to have some tea?

Sagaayam, can you make some tea? -Sure, son.

Surya, the one I wanted to forget completely.

The one who flipped my life and Arjun's life completely.

The one man who should never have been at that place on that day.

Gigolo had my number.

He would have given you my number if you had asked him.

He was there at the wedding, wasn't he?

Yes. Somehow, it didn't strike me.

There was a lot of running around as well, so.....

It's okay. I couldn't have made it anyway.

Ever since Covid, I've been in the North East.

North East? -Yes, Meghalaya.

I didn't think I'd see you..... The two of you like this.

Son!

One minute.

Will he be staying for dinner?

No, he'll be leaving soon. Bike repair.

The mechanic has gone to buy spare parts.

Okay, I'll make a little extra anyway.

Book.

Hey, why don't you sit with us?

I'm tired. I want to rest.

Here you go.

How come? You and Gowri? Did you know each other in college?

No, my dad had a bypass surgery.

It has been a year. He's fine now.

But he started searching for alliances for me.

Her profile came up by coincidence. -Oh, it was arranged.

So, did you date for a bit? -Date?

I liked her the first time I met her.

The same day? -No.

The formal 'okay' happened after we met 2-3 times.

Amazing.

What are you up to? -As in?

I run an investment company. -Investment company?

In this place?

Do you know what venture capital is? Something like that.

I fund startups.

Doesn't one need a lot of money for that?

Yes, I have it. It's a long story.

Everything just fell in place. I'll tell you.

Hello! Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

It was the mechanic. It got cut.

You'll get a signal near the birdhouse out there.

This side? -Yes.

Amazing coincidence. Wait a minute.

Sagaayam, can you keep this luggage in the guestroom?

What is happening? -No, they couldn't get the spare.

It'll take two days. I thought he could just stay here.

What? -There's nothing close by.

Is there a problem? -Problem? You didn't even ask me.

How could you..... -Sorry.

This is what I came to tell you earlier.

He runs a venture capital company. He invests in startups. Get it?

I'll tell him about Jayaram's company and get him to invest.

Arjun, no.

Son, it's okay, I'll get them.

Careful.

Careful.

Sagaayam, do you have a beedi?

Are you making him stay for the sake of investment?

What's wrong with that? Do you want me to take cash from your dad?

My dad is a better option than friends.

What's wrong? How much do you need?

If I sell that plot on ECR, I can put up to a crore myself.

No, no way.

Also, how is that related to this? Soori is my friend.

Can't I help him?

How did you end up here? -My bike broke down.

That explains it. Outsiders come here for only two reasons.

One, mushrooms. -Mushrooms?

No, I don't have the habit.

The other reason is Sodabuddi Kezhavi.

Sodabuddi kezhavi? Who's that?

She is a well-known palmist.

Do a lot of people come to see her? -Yes.

They believe whatever she says will happen.

Do you believe as well?

Nothing has gone right since the wedding. Correct?

You've lost your job, you got blacklisted,...

...you stopped shaving, you drink all the time.....

I'm doing my best looking for jobs, right?

It's the same reply everywhere.

We've filed the case. What else do I do?

Exactly. Do you see how nothing is going okay?

Arjun, please listen.

We need to talk an change a lot in our lives.

Do you get it?

So, to have a random guy staying with us now is not right.

He can't stay here, Arjun. That's it.

Can the future be predicted? -I don't know about that.

But I can tell when death is lurking.

Don't tell me you see it in your dreams?

I can smell it.

One day, my little brother and I went...

...to drop my mother at the bus stand to grandma's house.

And that's when I first smelled it.

Mom never made it to granny's house.

She never made it.

How was the smell?

Can't put it in words.

But it stayed behind with me like a curse.

Okay. I'll ask him to leave. I'll stay this way.

Isn't that what you want?

I got a little excited, a little happy about meeting an old friend.

Arjun, please. -But that's not important.

We need to talk. That's important.

Come, let's talk. What do we talk about? I don't know.

But we have to talk for sure.

Come, let's talk. Come on.

We're married now. We're a couple. So come, let's talk.

Tell me.

Tell me.

Shall I tell you?

Yes, I had a problem at work after we got married.

A big problem.

But, I got you. Do you know how important that is?

I was ten when my mom died. -Arjun, what's all that for?

Wait. You think nothing is going okay, right?

Just think about it and you'll see it's going just fine.

If you had not brought me here, I wouldn't have met Soori.

In life, we get opportunities every minute.

Isn't it in our hands to take them or leave them?

Or should one go to a palmist and decide every time?

Now, through Soori, I might get a job.

Then, it's you who has brought all this good luck to me, right?

Everything is going to change, Gowri. Just wait and see.

Look, things happen when they are destined to happen.

This moment is very important. We need to celebrate this moment.

Cheers! -Cheers!

Thanks.

Thanks, Gowri. -Please!

We were destined to meet like this. -Yes.

It has been ages since we met.

Both of you even got married.

Weren't you guys in touch at all? -I haven't heard a thing about him.

He was not on WhatsApp, social media or anything.

It was like he had gone into hiding.

What wrong did you do? -Don't you know?

What is it?

Nothing. He invests in start-ups now.

Doesn't one need a lot of money for that?

I have money. -You said it's a long story.

I was in Meghalaya.

I got stuck there during one of the Covid lockdowns.

I went to the hospital for a small wound.

A businessman was admitted there for Covid.

He just got back from China.

A divorcee, no family, but a millionaire.

Palm oil business.

Loaded, but no one to care for him.

His oxygen level fell to 55.

I rush him to Gauhati to a bigger hospital. He survived.

I brought him back and he asked me to stay with him to help him.

I said okay. -Wow!

What? Don't you believe me? There's more.

A week after we returned, he had a stroke.

And then? -He passed away.

It took two years to sort all the paperwork out.

What are you saying? Is all his money yours now?

Not on paper, but practically.

Congratulations. -For what?

Only some people get everything without moving even a finger.

One needs talent to be at the right place and the right time.

Soori, there's something I want to check.

There's a startup I know. Can you look at investing in it?

Do you work there as well?

No, it's the company I am planning to join.

What do they do? -Machine learning...

...and artificial intelligence.

I've no idea, dude. I don't know much about it.

I won't put my money in things I don't know.

Anyway, I have no plans for a few days.

I just want to enjoy myself.

If we get about Rs4-5 crores, we can make the product.

Rs4-5 crores? That's big money.

I am surel not the right person for it.

Actually, we need a crore urgently.

With that, within 2-3 months, we can launch the product.

Rs1 crore?

I'll tell you if I know of someone else who can do it.

There's good money in the palm oil business.

But there are a lot of problems. Labour, mafia and so on.

I lost my job. -I don't understand.

What are you saying?

I was a senior manager at Prudent.

I went on leave for the wedding.

The day after the wedding, I received an email.

They asked me to leave. -The day after your wedding? Why?

There was a lot of fraud in their billing department.

And I blurted about it to a client by mistake.

And then? -The company lost the contract.

The bosses got together and made me the fall guy.

And I got blacklisted. -Were you able to fight it?

I'm talking to a lawyer and we've filed a case.

But that's going to take a long time.

For now, startups are my only hope.

But even that is getting delayed due to a lack of funding.

I get it. It's a tough situation. -So if you can.....

Arjun! -Wait a minute, Gowri, I'm talking.

This opportunity came after a long time.

It'll be good if you can help. -Arjun!

I am trying too..... -Arjun!

Why don't you get it? He's not interested.

You're going on and on. He already said no.

Why are you like this, Arjun?

Sorry. -It's okay.

Why are you shouting at him? Poor guy.

I'm sorry.

I don't think I can do it, but did you check with your family?

What about Gowri's family? -Hey, stay out of this.

Where are you going? -For a smoke.

I'll join you. -No, don't.

What do I do? I don't know much about technology and startups.

Return the letter. -But think about it.

If I do invest in a company where Arjun works, won't that be great?

Don't play games, Surya. -Fate is playing games, right?

By the way, why are you still writing letters like the 90s?

None of your business.

What's so difficult about saying you had a boyfriend?

Everyone has a past.

I don't have to answer your questions.

Even that is fine.

But how did you agree to get married after meeting him twice?

Something is off, right?

Here.

You're so lucky, son.

I wanted to be the one to show you.

But he has bloomed in front of your eyes.

Wow! So beautiful!

Look at how he's shining.

Like the bell of Mary's church.

Jebamani!

Hey, Jebamani!

Hey!

That's his name. Jebamani!

You can tell him right now. Shall I help you?

Won't Arjun accept it?

Is he such a narrow-minded fool? -Give me the letter, please.

Fine. What did you see in him? -Stop it, Surya.

I'm serious. What did you see in him?

You agreed immediately. -Are you sure you want to know?

Maybe. -Why? Are you jealous?

He doesn't treat people like pawns, like you do.

That is what I saw in him.

Pineapple.

He'll get fooled into thinking it's honey and drink it. Just watch.

Will you let him out now? -No, I'll wait another 2-3 days.

Jebamani, drink.

It's for you.

Hey, Jebamani! You lazybones!

This guy has to be let out sooner. I'll let you go tomorrow.

How long did you say they live?

Maybe 15-20 days.

Is that all? -Yes.

It's a small creature. Short life.

Eat, Jebamani.

You care so much for him. You just named him.

Aren't you sad that he'll be gone in 15 days?

Why be sad? He should live the 15 days well.

That's what is important.

He's going to fly from one flower to another.

He's going to mix these flowers honey with that flower's.

And then, death happens. That's all.

If we keep thinking that we named them and fed them,...

...we will be left only with sadness.

Jebamani, I'll let you out tomorrow.

Lazy fellow!

Soori, sorry. I embarrassed you too much.

Gowri, I just realised what I was doing.

The moment you told me you were an investor,...

...I decided that it was my chance to get a job.

It's okay. -No, just see how selfish I was.

Arjun! -Gowri, I admit my mistake.

If we keep obsessing about ourselves, it's of no help.

What are you saying? -He's drunk.

No, I am very clear. Things will happen when they have to.

Why should I keep worrying?

Gowri, from now on, I'm just going to be happy. I've decided.

Look. No tension, okay?

I've given you enough worries. It's my turn to take care of you.

Relax. -What are you saying, Arjun?

Death will happen anyway. Let's just be happy until then.

Sagaayam, isn't that right? -Sagaayam, what did you tell him?

He's a changed man now.

Nothing, son. A dry forest catches fire on its own.

Gowri, I've set the table. Help yourselves.

Guys, bye. -Okay, Sagaayam. Bye.

Look at him. He takes off on his bike without any worries.

I want to go too. Gowri, can I go?

But maybe in a car. I need a little more comfort.

You may as well watch TV at home. They are the same.

Bike is the real deal.

In my office, at Prudent, a guy had even named his bike.

Black Thunder or something. -Many do that.

For bikers, their bike is like their girlfriend.

Just men being men.

For you guys, the bike and the girl are no different.

Turn the key and she has to run.

Put the stand down and she has to stop.

Thump your chest and claim she is yours. Right?

So, won't you share your bike with anyone else?

But you did share someone's girlfriend.....

Hey! -Do you know about the scandal...

...involving Surya and Kavya? -Dude, please keep quiet.

Wait. Tell me, do you know? Don't you know?

The entire college knew about it. -Dude, stop.

Wait, I have to say this.

There was a girl called Kavya. Are you feeling shy now?

You have to be proud of these things.

A girl called Kavya. Our classmate. She was Gigolo's girlfriend.

Sir and Kavya were in the classroom.....

Where? In the classroom. They were caught having sex.

Final year, last term.

Both of them were dismissed.

You asked me why he went into hiding, right?

Gowri, what happened?

There was a noise. Is everything okay?

It fell into the water. -Let me see.

What happened? -The book got wet.

Is there a hairdryer? -No.

I don't even know where Kavya is.

It was just that once..... -Why are you telling me this?

Do whatever you want with Kavya, it doesn't matter to me.

Why did you put it into this?

Oh, no! -Let me get a cloth.

What happened?

Perfect.

Sorry for everything.

Gowri, sorry. I'm very sorry. Listen to me, please.

I thought it would dry the book up.

Gowri!

Gowri, listen to me. Stop. I know how much you like books.

That is why I wanted to help.

You did help me. What had to burn has been burnt.

I don't need it anymore.

Three years back, my story with Surya began similarly...

...with a 'sorry'.

Now he had said another sorry and changed everything again.

Gowri, tururu.

Until when there are mysteries...

Until then, the journey continues.

Until when there are illusions...

Until then the world functions...

It won't end, it won't cease...

Don't tire, don't rest...

Don't leave, don't suffer...

Oh, the journey...

Don't wither, don't stop...

Don't wear out, don't burn out...

Don't ponder, don't disappear...

Oh, it's a water mirror...

Are you feeling cold? Just a minute.

Use this.

That's okay. -It's okay, use it.

Who's the rain, who's the umbrella...

Who's the prey, who's the God...

Who's the answer, who's the obstacle...

Who's the end, who's the beginning...

Who's the conspirator, who's the sacrifice...

Who's the wisdom, who's destiny...

Will they break it, will they crack it open...

Will they survive...

Why should I meet Surya after so long?

Why should he make me notice him again?

Maybe Arjun was right. Maybe everything was for the good.

So, Soori, who is your girlfriend now?

When will you give us the good news?

But there's no one. -Really?

After Kavya?

But why is there no one?

I couldn't find true love.

You've changed a lot.

What's true love?

When you're on the road all the time, you seek a home.

It's the same.

So you've had true love.

Once.

Who?

Put the ball in and I'll tell you.

Now you won't tell me.

Too bad.

Okay, where is she now?

She is married. -Oh? I'm sorry, dude.

It's okay.

I hurt her a lot. I didn't deserve her.

I'm going to sleep. -Hey, come on, Gowri.

Why so soon?

Listen to me. -You stay if you want, Arjun.

Why can't you stay too?

We're having a good time, aren't we?

Gowri, please, stay for a while longer.

Why are you being so difficult?

If you lose, truth or dare. Okay? -Let me pass.

Done. -Are we still in college or what?

This is like a reunion.

Hey! You sinner!

Truth or dare? -Truth.

Do you want to smoke pot? -Yes.

You? -That was our special bad habit.

Easy.

Arjun! -No, it has been a while.

Give.

I smoked first with him.

We've seen so many full moon nights on the water tank.

Truth or dare?

Truth.

Now tell us about your true love.

We met at a bookstore.

After I met her and returned to college, I saw her there too.

Our college? Our batch? Who?

You have to tell the truth. -I'm saying so much already.

We kept it a secret in college.

It started as a game of thrill, and it continued.

We met only outside campus. We loved the danger.

A year long secret affair.

But then I messed up. -The Kavya incident?

What a stud you are!

One on campus and another outside. -Hey!

I'm proud to be your friend. -Why?

What why? It's a big deal riding two bikes at once.

Wow! -What? You won't understand.

Only a man will understand another man, right?

Try hitting slow. Maybe that will make it go.

Not bad, it went that far.

Truth or dare? -Truth.

Why are you guys always going for the truth?

When you're high, truth comes easy. -Wow! What wisdom!

Wisdom comes easy too. But dares are difficult.

Okay, dare then.

This was a favourite dare back in college. Shall I tell you?

Tell me. -You can't back out....

...once I tell you. -Just tell me.

Move forward. Move closer to the wall.

Now, for a minute straight, for 60 seconds,...

...get horny and kiss the wall without a break.

What? It's so silly.

Okay, leave that one. I'll think of another.

No, I'll do it. -Don't, Arjun.

Quiet, Gowri. Hold this.

Here, start the timer.

Relax, it's just a game. -Start it

Arjun!

Arjun!

Start!

Yes, do it.

Get horny.

I love you, Gowri.

I now get why you wanted us to come here.

Thirty! Keep going!

Arjun!

Arjun! Enough, Arjun!

Arjun!

Arjun! -I love you, Gowri.

What are you doing, Arjun?

I now get why you wanted us to come here.

Arjun! -Do you know how much I missed you?

5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

Get up. Come, let's go to bed.

Why did you pull me?

Let go! -Why are you doing this?

I need this, Gowri. -Need what, Arjun?

I should get what I want just once.

Dude, it's okay. -Place it where you want.

Please, don't. -Place it.

Arjun!

Don't, Arjun.

Truth or dare?

I told you not to.

As you tighten your grip, even more sand leaks out of the palm.

I was in Madurai this morning.

I planned to be in Kodai now.

If you hadn't come here, the glass wouldn't have broken.

Yes. -It was you who broke the glass.

The glass was destined to break. -You broke the glass.

The glass is broken.

A girl, Pavitra, was going to sit for her medical entrance exam.

A politician's daughter was getting married.

A migrant to Chennai gets a job as a driver for a water tanker.

The politician lined up the road with flexboards...

...announcing the wedding.

The board swayed in the wind and got loose.

Pavitra crossed the road in a hurry as she was late for her exam.

One of the flexboards flew and landed on her.

She fell.

The water tanker came speeding.

The driver was unable to brake on time.

He ran over her.

Pavitra died.

The driver went to jail. -Who is Pavitra?

My sister, Ranjani's best friend.

Is that why Ranjani left home?

Fate. Human error.

Or was it the driver's bad karma? -It's all destiny.

So aren't humans responsible for their mistakes?

Fate makes humans commit mistakes.

If there was no reason for anything,...

...what about astrologers and palmists?

They just read what has already been written.

It's all a business.

But there are many who do it for no money.

Have you gone to any? Did they match your horoscopes?

No way. -Yes, they did.

When? -After the wedding.

Why? -Yes, why?

When you lost your job, my mother went and checked.

What did they say? -She didn't tell me.

She's a math teacher, and even she believes.

Why? -Because she's my mother.

There's a palmist in this village called the Sodabuddi Kezhavi.

Really? -Sagaayam told me.

She's a palmist. -Shall we ask her...

...if we are a good match?

What if she says the match isn't good?

That'll be the end then.

Will you get a divorce?

Will you?

Gowri! -Arjun, come, let's go to bed.

Are you happy? -Arjun, get up.

Arjun!

Get up!

Gowri, tell me. -There's nothing to say.

Where are you going?

Why are you running away? From whom are you running?

from yourself or from me?

What do you want, Surya? -I want nothing.

Are you happy? -Arjun!

Tell me, please. There's something wrong here.

He may not see it. But I have been with you for a year.

One year?

Was that even real? Did anyone else know?

Here, take this.

Others may not have known.

But it's true that we were together.

And it's true that I know you a little.

You chose him, right?

It's all my mistake.

Yours? It was my mistake.

When you got dismissed, it was a disaster for me.

You were gone.

You changed your number..... -My mistake was such.

I was ashamed.

I didn't know what to do.

My final year exams, placement, everything went for a toss.

And I couldn't tell anyone why.

No one knew about us.

I didn't have the guts to tell my friends.

I couldn't tell them I got cheated.

I was furious with you.

But I was angrier with myself.

I became manic depressant.

Surprised? You didn't think it would affect me, right?

Our relationship was one thrilling game for you.

You were so secretive, roaming around in the dark.

Meeting outside the campus. Secret trips.

But it wasn't so for me.

You are my first love, Surya.

Even before graduation, my folks started working on my marriage.

My sister leaving home made them anxious about me.

I was not interested. But they just wouldn't listen.

They emotionally blackmailed me every day.

They shortlisted three guys.

I met them, although I was not interested.

The third one was Arjun.

You know how a wound starts to itch after a few days.

The moment I got to know he was your batchmate, I got curious.

I met him.

He showed me his college pictures.

I saw you in them

So? What are you saying?

I was angry with you..... -Are you serious?

Arjun is a good guy.

But the only thing I could see then...

...was that you were his friend.

And I wanted to get back at you.

Please put the knife away.

What? Are you judging me?

I've judged myself a thousand times more than you ever will.

You became a monk.

So I'm accumulating bad karma for the two of us.

What you said about Pavitra was surprising.

Why? -Were you 12 back then?

How do you remember..... -Her death and you leaving home.

How could I forget any of it?

That's when I got my first period.

Don't you have anything to say...

...about everything you've heard so far?

Human beings desire so much.

It's desire that drives us.

We head blindly in the direction it leads us to.

Like a bull in a china shop.

Desire is the reason for all suffering, am I right?

I made a big mistake.

It affected not just my life, but his too.

From the moment we got married, he has been having a bad time.

He is still not over the shock of losing his job.

It has affected him a lot mentally.

That is why I brought him here to tell him everything.

But even then, I did not have the courage to tell him everything.

Nor is he in a position to listen to me.

I don't know what to do.

Why did you cheat me?

Tell me why. Did I do something wrong?

Was my love not enough for you?

You were the best thing that happened to me, Gowri.

Don't they say that...

...if the father isn't a good man, the son will either be a gem...

...or he will turn out just like the father?

I've seen only bitterness in life.

I wasn't used to having anything good.

I couldn't even accept your love.

I'm sorry.

I missed you.

I missed you too. -I could never find what we had.

It cannot be found again. -But I'm right here.

Hey, what were you doing?

Well..... -We were searching for the ball.

Why look for it? We could do that tomorrow.

I'll look over there.

Gowri, let's go in.

Hey, enough.....

Let's be together. -You go in. I'll come in a bit.

Why? -I'm not sleepy, Arjun.

Exactly. Let's go to our room. -Let go, please.

Why? -Please! Stop!

What's your excuse now?

Whenever I come to you, you move away from me.

I'm a decent guy, am I not?

If it had been any other man, by now.....

What? What do you mean? -No, nothing. Not now.

Once Surya leaves, we'll talk.

Until then, I won't disturb you. Don't worry.

Hey!

Are you going to sleep? -Yes. Good night.

Good night.

Did you mean what you said? That you missed me.

Why do you ask?

What if I were single now?

One second, Gowri, please. -What?

I promise I have no idea why she's calling me now.

It has been ages since I spoke to her.

Surya, enough. For a minute, I thought you had changed.

My mistake. -Gowri, trust me, please.

You've done enough damage to my life already.

Under all your pretences, you're just another ordinary man.

It's just me who realised it late.

Save your acting for someone else.

Who's acting? Me?

Have you not been acting towards Arjun?

You speak as though I am the only one at fault.

Are you an angel? -All the blame is mine. Happy?

It has been two years since it all went down.

And you're still fooling Arjun by not telling him anything.

I am not selfish like you.

Look, there's not much difference between you and me.

Wasn't marrying Arjun to get back at me a selfish act?

At least I am not a psycho like you.

Let me be a psycho. Marrying Arjun was my only mistake.

And I was ready to accept my mistake.

I am not running and hiding like you.

So, when are you going to tell Arjun everything?

Thanks to you, I won't tell him. I cannot tell him anymore.

Why?

He's never going to believe that you came here by accident.

Just like the way you don't believe me now.

Good night, Surya.

The next day dawned. A new morning.

A chance to scratch everything ou and start from the beginning.

You lazybones!

Come on.

Look at the flowers that have bloomed for you.

You'll get moving only if I let you go.

Go on. Live happily.

A bit to the left.

Wow, I look better in the photo.

Son, if you want to take pictures, there is one place here...

...you shouldn't miss.

Ask whoever you meet in the village how to get to the hilltop...

...and they will tell you.

If you get there before the sun sets,...

...you will clearly see Palani Hill.

Don't, please.

I want to do at least this on my own.

Okay. I'm going to town, bye. -For what?

Hey, I'll join you.

Aren't you joining them? -I just want to be alone.

Okay. -Sagaayam!

Can you call the carpenter? For the window pane.

I want it to be exactly as it was.

In a way, fate is made of many micro-decisions.

I took one such decision then.

Well, if we wait for the right glass,...

...it will take another two days. Let's have this fixed for now.

Then we can..... -No.

Surya! -Come on.

Sister!

Sister!

Hey! -Shall we go back?

Let's go to the hilltop. Sagaayam said we can see Palani from there.

I can't, I need water.

Come on, I'll get you some along the way.

You can't go on this route, sir. -Why?

A bison calf was just born. The mother won't let you pass.

Let's go back to the car. -Hang on.

Where do you want to go? -To the hilltop.

I need water.

We'll reach the peak soon, come on.

We can go to the car and drink.

Hey, come on, I'll get you some water.

What? -I said I'll get you some water.

Sorry, your bad luck. The house is locked.

Who is it? -Can I get some water, please?

Here you go.

Give me some.

Hey, leave some for me.

I feel alive, finally.

Did you come here to get your palm read?

Read our palms?

Sodabuddi Kezhavi. -Yes, this is her house.

I am her granddaughter. Do you want to have your palms read?

How did we end up here? -I tried to stop him.

Soori wasn't interested. But I couldn't dismiss...

...us reaching there as a mere coincidence.

Wasn't it locked?

Go! Go, I say!

Who is she talking to? -The elephant. A rogue elephant.

Is it over there? -Yes.

Place Rs101 first.

It's for this brother.

You're a lotus leaf that floats in the stream.

Nothing I say will stick to you.

A lamb that has lost its way.

You have to listen to whatever I say.

Whatever the palm tells me, I have to tell you.

But don't fear anything. -Tell me.

Something bad happened to you after the last Aadi.

Aadi is..... -July 15 to August 15.

That's when..... -I lost my job.

We got married.

Both happened at the same time. See, she was right.

I'm not sure if we can believe her.

She told him to bring Rs20,000 tomorrow.

For the problems I've been facing, Rs20,000 isn't much.

What are you looking at? -Well,...

...I'm just wondering how astrology to machine learning...

...exists in the same person. -That is work, this is belief.

I didn't go looking for it. It just happened.

And I believe nothing happens without a reason.

Why couldn't you accept it when the ball wouldn't go into the glass?

Maybe there was a reason for that too?

Why did you try it repeatedly?

Soori, you won't get it. Just leave it.

What do you mean? Everything is in our hands.

You've got everything you wanted. Even things you didn't ask for.

But I have lost even what I had.

That is why I am saying you won't understand. Okay?

What else did she say? -She said my time isn't good.

Did you tell her you lost your job? -I didn't tell her anything.

How then?

Do you believe her?

An elephant. A rogue elephant.

Everything she said was right, Gowri.

Okay, why do we have to meet her tomorrow?

She said we have to do a pooja. -For what?

Someone who came into your life...

...in the last year...

...has brought grave danger to you.

What?

If you let things be, your life is at risk.

Gowri!

Whatever the woman said happened.

I killed Arjun with my own hands.

Gowri!

Hello, Chidambaram!

No, you don't have to come.

No, it's fine. I need a favour.

Selfishness, selflessness.

The place where both cease.

A moment of profound penance.

Revelling in solitude.

As long as there is ego, there will be suffering.

How are you, Sagaayam?

It was when Arjun came back after seeing the old woman that...

...I sensed the smell.

What smell?

The smell of death.

It didn't go wrong that time either.

But I thought it was Jebamani who was in danger.

I couldn't work after that.

She said everything will be fine.

Everything will be fine once we do the pooja tomorrow.

What? It's just a day's work.

I'm really scared, Gowri. -About what?

About what she said.

Okay, what pooja do you have to do? -I don't know.

She just told me to bring the money.

Have you consulted the old woman?

Sagaayam! -Yes, madam?

Have you gone to see Sodabuddi Kezhavi?

No, I haven't.

But the villagers think her word is powerful.

Can we believe her?

If you think it's wood, it's wood.

If you think it's the holy cross, it's God.

You guys eat, I'll be back.

Where did you go? -To look for Jebamani.

Did you find the Jebamani? -No, madam.

All the children who left me come back to visit me.

But Jebamani did not.

Maybe he died that day.

Gowri!

Gowri!

Gowri, it's okay.

Why did you bring me here?

Gowri, it's fine.

Why did you bring me here? -It's fine. I'm here.

Someone who came into your life in the last year...

...has brought grave danger to you.

If you let things be, your life is at risk.

I don't know if bringing you here was right or wrong.

But my instinct says you might find your answer here.

Science has a name for your condition, harm OCD.

But in spirituality, this is something all of us have.

The anxiety that our life isn't in our hands.

But my death is in my hands.

What if I try..... -You won't.

If you really wanted to die, you would have died...

...in the three months that you were alone.

What you did was a performance.

Your ego made you do it.

What do this now? -Trust me.

Pick it up, Gowri.

Here.

No! -Gowri, trust me.

Pick up the knife.

You believe you are responsible for everything...

...and that everything was set in motion by you.

Hidden behind that thought is your ego.

None of us has so much power, Gowri.

But it was with my hands that I killed Arjun.

You can't say that. There were so many other people I met.

But none of them is in a position to affect you.

I met even Soori in the last year, technically.

But you knew him already.

Fine, let's assume that you are causing me danger.

Let's just do what she says and everything will be fine.

One second.

Why don't you go to her too?

Go alone, without revealing who your husband is.

Are you asking us to test her?

Yes. If she tells Gowri the same thing, she is honest.

Both of you can do the pooja tomorrow.

If not, she's a clear fraud. Just take it easy.

You get to save the Rs20,000.

Are you asking her to mess with fate?

If she's genuine, she will say the same thing.

She will say her husband's life is in danger.

Look, Soori, you don't have to come if you do not believe in it.

I'll come. -Don't, Gowri.

I'll come. Take me to her house.

You should thank me, you know. -For this idea?

This is also a game for you, am I right?

You're just pissed off with the old woman.

If I deny it, are you going to believe me?

But there's a truth in what you're saying.

How can she sit in her house and decide our fate?

If she can play the game, we can too.

But you got scared after what she said. Am I right?

This is the problem if you've done something wrong.

Follow that path into the forest and you'll see her house...

...with a tiled roof.

Sagaayam!

What are you doing here? -I'm looking for Jebamani, madam.

What about you?

I came to meet Sodabuddi Kezhavi. -Her house is over there.

Okay, I'll get going. -You're looking for an insect...

...in the forest. -What to do?

I hurried and set him free It was my mistake.

It's my duty to save him.

What happened to it?

Well, something is wrong.

Arjun, I need to speak..... -What did she say?

I didn't go.

Where is Soori? -I don't know.

Isn't this your book?

Who gave it to you?

Did Soori give it to you?

Hey! -Did Soori give you this book?

So you knew him. Why didn't you tell me?

This is what I've been trying to tell you.

What did you want to tell me? And when?

From the moment we got married.

Sir, I was just about to call you, and you're here.

Your bike is ready. -The two of you were a couple.

I loved him, but not him. -Then what happened?

Soori cheated on me. That was the end.

What do you mean you loved him? -What? Love, like everyone else.

For how long? -A year.

Are you the true love he was talking about last night?

But that was a lie.

Arjun, you're torturing yourself.

After the Kavya incident, I haven't seen him or spoken to him.

You brought him home all of a sudden yesterday.

What is this thanks for?

Why are you doing this? -Answer me!

Tell me. -Arjun!

Tell me. -Why are you doing this, Arjun?

Stop it! Arjun!

Stop it, Arjun!

What is it?

We did something that any couple would do.

That's all.

The things a couple would do?

Arjun!

You called Soori here, didn't you?

I swear I didn't call him. I had no idea where he was.

Then why did he come here? -Ask him yourself.

Hi, dude. My bike is ready. I'll leave then.

Did you meet the woman? What did she say?

Arjun, just let him go. -I can't let him off that easily.

I told you everything between us ended two years ago.

I don't know how he came here. -Coming here was your plan, right?

No.

Do you still want me to believe you?

Don't talk like a fool. No one had any idea.

I came here to do mushrooms. I had no idea about you two.

So you didn't come here for Gowri. -I had no clue where Gowri was.

I found out you were married only after you told me at...

...the mechanic's shed yesterday. Return my keys and I'll scoot.

Wait. -Give it to me.

You can't escape after creating a mess like you always do.

You could have asked him to leave, right?

Isn't this your father's house? You could have driven him out.

I said it. But you were trying to make him invest.

What happened last night?

What happened after I went to sleep?

Arjun, I'll tell you everything. Soori, I want you to go now.

Tell me.

It was a mistake to have married you without telling you this.

But I couldn't tell you after you lost your job.

What about the four months after that?

Were we able to talk?

Fine. You could have just handed it to me then.

The moment I saw him, I didn't know what hit me.

Before I recovered from the shock, he took the letter away.

Fine, give it now. -The letter got burnt, Arjun.

Okay, what happened after that?

What happened after I passed out from the weed?

Surya, leave.

Give me my keys. -No way.

Arjun, let him go.

The two of you cannot escape without telling me the truth.

No one is trying to escape. I am not leaving either.

I want to live with you, Arjun.

Then tell me right now.

Surya tried to deceive me again.

He manipulated me. He lied to me.

Even yesterday, he said he loved me.

And then we kissed.

Tell him. Why are you not telling him that?

Arjun!

Arjun, he's doing this to spite you.

He wants to hurt you.

I realised he was lying to me only after that.

And you said he was a good man.

He is the same average man too.

The moment he heard the truth, you can see how good he is.

He is hitting a woman like a wimp.

Hey, I thought you were my friend.

Only because you were my friend, she agreed to marry you...

...just to spite me.

Did you tell him that?

Your entire marriage is just a lie.

Arjun!

Arjun!

Arjun, it's not like that.

He's saying that only to spite you, Arjun.

Arjun, it's not like that. I want to be with you.

Sorry, Arjun.

I'm sorry, Arjun.

He's saying it only to spite you, Arjun.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Arjun!

Arjun!

Why did you even come here?

Why did you come here?

So, you won't share your bike with anyone else?

But you did share someone else's girlfriend.....

Arjun did nothing wrong, but he died because of me.

Okay, let's assume it was all your doing.

Why didn't you get hurt at all?

Isn't living like this painful enough?

What happened to Surya? Where did he go?

What do you expect?

When I returned, he and his things were gone.

He vanished.

So there's nothing that he pays for? Only you have to suffer.

Everything began with me.

It's just what the old woman said. It was all my doing.

Who is it?

Do you want to get your palm read?

Can you come with me? -Where?

To meet the old woman. -Sodabuddi Kezhavi?

Sagaayam! -Yes.

Is there a hilltop in this village?

You can see Palani from there. -Yes, there is.

Can you show me the way?

I heard she has now stopped fortune-telling.

Why? -No idea.

Right from the day Arjun died, she has given it up.

She has been silent ever since.

She should know something then.

As long as there is confusion, there will be actions.

As long as there is arrogance, there will be desire.

As long as there is pettiness, there will be wandering.

Watch your step.

Madam, these people have come to see you.

They are from Madras. -My name is Gowri.

She's my younger sister.

A lamb that has lost its way.

Forty years of sin. Of course, all of it will come back.

Murugan will not spare me. -Why do you say so?

I have sinned.

God decides something.

But I went around calling it my prediction.

If my greedy husband did not bring me into this business,...

...I would have been peacefully knitting flowers...

..outside the Palani Temple.

It was he who branded me as the Sodabuddi Kezhavi.

He died fifteen years ago.

No, I don't get it.

There is no human being who does not fear the future.

I just had to kindle the fear a little.

I'll make them do a pooja to protect their lives.

2-3 poojas a month were enough for us.

What did you predict for that boy?

I swear upon the Lord of Palani,...

...I can't remember anything.

In that minute, I would look into their eyes...

...and say whatever comes to my mind.

What happened when you heard he died?

It was my granddaughter who ran in and told me about the accident.

She was thrilled because it was good for business.

But I couldn't take it.

Why? It happened just as you said it would.

That was a coincidence, one decided by God.

Who am I? Just a speck of dust.

How arrogant would I be if I claimed...

...that the act of God was determined by me?

Can I or my granddaughter or you decide when a person would die?

Tell me.

You did not betray your conscience.

You told the truth. You accepted your mistake.

And you've paid for it. Enough.

But Arjun's death has no meaning then.

Was it just a coincidence?

How did you know that you had to come here?

Pavitra and I were going to take the medical entrance together.

Do you remember?

We had planned to go to the centre together too.

But she wanted to visit the temple first.

I had no faith in God. So, I asked her to go alone.

That was when she had the accident.

If I had gone with her, would she have survived?

My 19-year-old self could not handle the guilt.

I tried to kill myself, but my Guru saved me.

Self is a swirling wave...

Self is a state of delusion...

Self is a rare wave...

Self is a volcano...

Great state of fears...

Firm state of confusion...

Disturbance is the material state...

Brahmam is the subtle state...

Come onto the sky...

Come, don't wallow...

When the ego ends...

The self ceases to exist...

A path...

You saw...

With the majestic honey...

You became one...

The long road you travelled...

...reached the destination...

Flowers bloomed for you to see...

The sky you sought...

...has disappeared forever...

A new sky has been born within you...

Sister, the ball.

Is in your eyes...

The moisture of the deep sea...

Is below your feet...

The illusion you saw...

The trick you beheld...

All of it was but a shadow...

Shedding the delicate threads...

Of the web you entered...

You soared into the sky...

The ocean's wave, the wave's drop...

You are all of it...

The tree of the land, the flower of the tree...

The seed, you are all of it...

The ocean's wave, the wave's drop...

Sister!

The tree of the land, the flower of the tree...

The seed, you are all of it...

The pattern fate weaves...

Surrounds you...

The colours you add to it...

That is your life...

Where is your beginning...

Where is your end...

Isn't it at an invisible distance...

Even if you close your eyes...

Even if you stretch out your hand...

Isn't it a reality that vanishes...

The ocean's wave, the wave's drop...

You are all of it...

The tree of the land, the flower of the tree...

The seed, you are all of it...

The ocean's wave, the wave's drop...

You are all of it...

The tree of the land, the flower of the tree...

The seed, you are all of it...

The ocean's wave, the wave's drop...

You are all of it...

The tree of the land, the flower of the tree...

The seed, you are all of it...