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Om Namo Venkateshaya!

Lord,

please grant peace of mind to all my viewers today.

Venkanna, sit properly.

You're already late.

don't start trouble.

Shanthakka...

you just don’t get it,

Don’t sit next to him.

He can’t keep his eyes off you!

Move over.

Whoa, easy there, Bulli!

Take it slow, you’ll be fine.

Come, sit.

Hey

There’s no place here, go sit on your uncle’s lap.

Sit

Ravankka

did you bring them?

Did you bring the peanuts today too?

Well, what are we waiting for? Start shelling and start eating!

Is everyone settled?

You’re probably wondering, "Who is this guy being so dramatic?

It’s me... the TV!

Did you forget me?

Did you forget me?

You must have forgotten.

But, once upon a time, I was a legend.

People treated me like a superstar.

Back then, there were maybe ten of us in the whole mandal.

if we were lucky, just one in the entire village.

Everyone would head to the fields in the morning

rush back home in the evening.

They’d hurry through their dinner just to sit around me and watch.

Ah... those were the days!

Just thinking about them brings back such wonderful memories.

But now?

Does anyone even give me a second glance?

Tell me, does anyone even care anymore?

But never mind... I won't bore you with my woes.

Anyway, the reason I’m here today is to tell you about a village...

a place where, once upon a time, I was treated like a total celebrity.

This village has a very unique tradition.

Every Maha Shivaratri, the villagers would pool their money together

to bring me all the way from the city for three days.

They treated me like a celebrity.

Just like every other year, they planned to bring me to the village this Shivaratri too.

But things didn't go quite as expected this time around...

there were plenty of twists and turns along the way!

See for yourselves what happened.

By the way, do you want to know the name of that village?

Hey Keeranna! This year, let’s have the whole village come together and celebrate Shivaratri in a grand way!

What’s there to celebrate?

Last year, that stingy Sallapuri tried to feed a hundred people with rice meant for just ten!

If he does the feast properly this time, at least his son might finally find a bride.

Doesn't that look like Vasantha's son, Satish?

You're always suspicious, Keeranna. Let's go.

It’s not a doubt.

That Sathish is the reason behind all the thefts in this village.

Oh Mother.. please grant that my marriage happens soon.

What's your problem?

Oh Goddess, will I finally get married this time?

Do the food offering properly this time, and you’ll finally get married, boy.

I’ll do it, Mother! I’ll do it right!

Whoever invented this panchayat and elder system.. bring him to me, I’ll beat some sense into him.

He's here.

Please, come sit down.

What’s up, Sallapuri? Rajappa’s not here yet?

He'll be here. What’s going on?

Well…I want to talk about the Annadanam (food donation ritual).

Even last year, more than half the people in our village didn’t get food.

All eyes are on the rice in my house.

Your family has been hosting the annadanam for generations...

Even if we wish to help you, it would be considered inauspicious for this village.

You’re the damn blight on this village!

What’s up, brother? You called for me?

To marry off the girl to you...you shameless fellow.

Look at his arrogance… he won’t even get off his bicycle.

Just because he built the first multi-storey house in the village.

I called you here to discuss the annadanam.

It shouldn’t be like last time, brother.

His stinginess knows no bounds.

My marriage is getting delayed half because of this sinner!

I shouldn’t have given birth to him.

Rajappa sounds very determined today.

Let’s see if the feast happens properly this time.

Also, let everyone contribute their share and give the money to Sathish.

Like every year, he’ll bring the TV for Shivaratri.

Hey Shivamma!

What kind of movies do you like to watch?

How about Alludu Pattina Bharatam?

Really?

You need to be set straight!

"As the cuckoo sings from every branch,"

"Our village wakes up to a lush, green dawn."

"Draped in warm golden hues, it shines so gracefully…"

"Rangoli blossoms glow at every doorstep…"

"Festive garlands sway across the thresholds…"

"Fragrance of flowers rides gently on the breeze…"

"The village readies itself for Maha Shivaratri…"

"From young to old, the festive spirit takes over…"

"We carry joy itself in a grand procession…"

"To describe it… words are never enough.. Our village is small… very small…"

"Yet it holds countless big hearts…"

"Fields, harvests, cattle, and the rhythm of rural life…"

"We cherish our village more than our very lives…"

Who was the first person to build a tiled house in this village?

You, of course.

And who bought the first bike?

You did.

And who built the very first storied house?

That would be your father-in-law, you...!

"Rama Rama Rama… sway along… what a lovely village…"

"Eating together on traditional leaf plates."

"Carrying water in brass pots... lamps glowing bright..."

"With shimmering lights at every corner, the whole village sparkles."

About the TV rental...

If Pelli Pustakam is available, let’s get that movie.

Hey Sathi!

Get the Chanti movie cassette.

Go away.

Oh wow… if madam asks, I’m supposed to go get it, is that it?

You idiot.

"There are no "outsiders" or strangers here;"

"We are all one.. the entire village is one big family."

"We are the children raised under the protective veil of our Mother Village."

"The village is our mother, and our love for it is eternal."

"We are simple people of the soil, innocent of the world's guile;"

"We believe in the dignity of hard work to move forward in life."

"We may travel the entire world, but this village remains our universe;"

"Nothing could ever make us leave the place where we were born and raised."

Give me money for the TV rent.

"Love and bonds come naturally to us…"

If one person suffers, the whole village stands beside them…

You're in a great mood today, aren't you?

Hey Kumar!

How’ve you been?

Not nearly as well as you...

You always cry poor, no matter how much you're making.

You’ll never lose that sly streak of yours, will you?

I’m serious, Sathi.

You can see for yourself business is so dead I'm practically starving.

Stop the empty talk. Anyway...

What new movies are out?

You were asking for the Bobbili Simham cassette at the festival, right?

It’s right over there.

Bobbili Simham!

Mutha Mestri.

Hey kumar brother...

Hey kumar brother

What's wrong?

Come on

Tell me...

Do you have those ones?

What?

those ones?

What do you mean?

they all speak in english right ?

Oh, those movies?

You’ve got quite the dirty mind, haven't you?

Let me show you some new ones.

I'm sick of watching the same old stuff.

I brought two last week.

I watched them myself

All that yelling and screaming... it was intense!

Well, while you’re saying it, it’s as good as me seeing it.

And if I’ve seen it… it’s as good as me doing it!

If I let you loose, you'll be plowing through the village like a wild bull!

Who knows? I might just keep on plowing...

Hold your horses, you idiot.

Let me find a cassette.

Go and get it.

As long as these hungry fans exist, there’s no end to our collections.

Let's lift this tape...?

Let it’ll be

Hey Sathi, it's not here.

Would actually giving me the cassette make you faint or something?

I’m telling you, it’s not here! Looks like he rented it out to someone else.

Who’d you give it to?

An old man from the neighboring village.

Do you want to pick something else instead?

You can watch those yourself !

That’s why I’m telling you to control yourself.

You’ll just make big promises and then leave me high and dry.

By the way, who’s bringing the TV?

Who else? Me!

The TV’s here!

The TV’s here

Hold on, hold on!

Come on, bring it in.

set it down slowly.

slowly.

Hey Nagaraju!

For this festival, we’ve got to kick things off with a movie starring Chiranjeevi!

Oh? Who’s talking like that?

Satish is acting pretty tough today.. that’s why he’s talking with such attitude.

But for next festival… he’s not bringing the TV... I am.

You’re just making excuses because you’re broke!

You talk about donations when you don't even have a dime to your name.

You’d better keep your mouth shut!

I’ll be the one playing the Chiranjeevi movie next festival too.

What movie do you want? Khaidi? Chantabbai?

You’re going to get thrashed.

Get lost.

It’s this guy's fault we’re late.

If Balakrishna’s movie is over by the time we get there, then I’ll deal with him.

YEAH! Look! It's Balayya!

Alright, alright,

that’s enough.

Where are you from?

The next village over?

Beegalapalle?

Yeah, brother.

What, your village couldn't afford a TV? Why’d you all swarm over here?

We couldn't get the funds together for one, brother.

What a pathetic life you people lead.

Just shut up and watch the movie.

Hey

This guy...

Watch the TV you idiot!

What? Is she not looking?

Hey watch the TV

Hey

Hey watch the TV

Meena looks incredible, doesn't she?

What’s so great about her?

If you want a real "bombshell," it’s Roja.

She’s got a killer body, you know?

Oh, shut up, you ...

What does a pig know about the scent of rose water?

Not just the Roja on TV... I’m talking about the Roja in our village!

Oh, her? She’s an easy catch.

Exactly... I’ve already been with her twice...

How did you pull that off without us knowing?

Shut up, you...

You think people tell you everything before they do it?

How many days did it take you to get her?

Why would it take days?

She falls for you in two minutes.

Listen to his tall tales... first Ratna’s daughter Rani, then Ganganna’s daughter Kavitha...

the list just goes on and on.

I don't know if he was born a man or a beast.

You want me to tell you?

You want me to tell you who I was born to? - No need

Sharda!

Sharda!

Sharda!

Go get your father some water, hurry up!

I’ll get it in a bit, just wait.

I told you to go get it now!

Why? Is he going to drop dead if he doesn't have water right this second?

Oh, it’s you?

Why are you freaking out like you’ve seen a ghost?

You are more than that.

Look at him!

Look how he’s holding all that water in his mouth!

I’d like to hold you like that, too.

Oh!

If you want to hold me, do you think I’ll just let you?

I’d slip right through your fingers before you even tried.

Your hand is rough.

Still, I’ve seen you near the TV so many times.

You’re obsessed with Balakrishna.

What? will you get an eye infection if you look at me?

Yes

I'm going to keep watching Balakrishna.

Now shut your mouth and move aside so I can actually see the TV.

My god... you’ve got way too much attitude.

I’m going to knock it out of you.

I’ll humble you completely.

Who do you think you’re talking to?

Keep acting like a boss

You won’t be humbling anyone... I’m the one who’ll put you in your place, you worthless .

Listen here, you owl-eyed cat...

if you get me riled up,

I also even don’t know what will i do

Go on then, do it, you snot-nosed brat!

Do it! Do it!

Hey... don't you want that "Chanti" cassette?

Did you actually bring it?

Will you play it after this movie is over?

Yeah, I’ll play it, don't worry.

Are you really going to give me that cassette?

I’ll keep it safe.

You know how much I love this movie...

Hey Satti...

I’m talking to you.

Fine, I’ll give it to you.

Once the food donation is over tomorrow, come to the Hill top!

Hey! Hurry it up! I’m next once you’re done!

Hey, Sharada!

Here, take it!

You...!

Where's the water in this?

Can't you do anything right?

All you do is sit around and eat like a pig in a pen.

Ask him where he’s going too.

Who knows? Wherever this scumbag goes, we have to follow him... Yuck!

Look, he’s slowly unzipping.

Yeah… he’s just going to take a leak.

Why do I feel like going when he’s the one peeing?

Who the hell are you, idiot?

Hey

Hey

Hey, Nagaraja...

Catch him, he’s getting away!

If I ever see your faces in this village again,

Let it go, Satti.

Don’t ruin the festival with this nonsense.

Come you...

You.. Idiot.

Satti, why are you thrashing us?

Go give that Siddayya what he deserves.

He’s the one who’s been mouthing off.

Every time there’s a festival, we end up in a fight because of you.

Siddayya is going overboard.

I know, I know... everyone’s back at the TV. Let’s just go back and watch.

Let's not ruin things.

That’s why I’m keeping my mouth shut for now.

I'll deal with that stupid some other time.

Alright, everyone. Say your prayers.

Lord Narayana...

Put it there and go.

Govinda, Govinda...

Lord, have mercy! - Hasn't Rajappa arrived yet?

He’s over at the food distribution, brother.

Hey, Ramachandra!

While I’m here distraught over my lost cassette, you’re all just standing there relaxed?

Hey Kumara, lower your voice and speak calmly.

What is your problem?

Chanti’s cassette went missing near the temple last night, brother.

But we didn’t even play a cassette yesterday, Kumara.

And you are just causing a scene for nothing.

So if we didn't play a movie,

the cassette just doesn't exist anymore? Is that it?

In that case, go look for it at the temple!

I searched the entire temple yesterday!

What, am I supposed to go door to door? Don’t I have better things to do?

So what are you getting at?

Are you implying that one of us here stole your cassette?

Anyway, who told you to go and question him?

Hey, hey... I’m starting to have my doubts.

Looking at your face right now, it looks like you’re the one who swiped it!

Hey, Kumara...

How much is the cassette worth?

A hundred rupees, brother.

Here, take it.

Why create all this drama on the day of the feast?

Just take it and go.

There were other expenses too...

forget it! Go!

Just go.

Thanks, brother.

What is wrong with you on a festival day?

Hey

Alright everyone, let's head out.

Hey, come on.. hand it over quickly.

Hold on, I’ll give it.

Why are you getting so worked up over nothing?

Never mind.

Let’s just do the same thing every festival.

Hey, Kumara.

Yeah

How much would it cost to buy a TV?

How many times do I have to tell you? It's ten thousand Rupees!

He asks every festival… but never pulls the trigger. Just all talk.

You're just realizing that? I've known it for ages.

Varaham!

Brother!

We’re going to shove a serving leaf right into your mouth too!

Hey

What's up?

where are the leaves? - Go grab some more!

Where did you put it?

I left them up on the terrace. I'll go get them.

I knew it!

I knew you'd pull something like this.

Would anyone with even a bit of sense do this?

This food donation service wassupposed to helpmeget married, but look at the mess you’re making ofit!

What did the priest tell you at the temple?

Tell me!

He told us that if we carry out the food donation properly this year, you’ll finally get married.

And what are you doing?

You’re making a total mess of it!

You’re already getting old, but what about me?

I’m still young and not married yet.

That’s enough of that. Let’s go serve the leaves we’ve got.

But what about these?

Get married again.. then you and your wife can eat off them!

Hey, Rajappa!

What?

When is your wedding?

How much longer do I have to wait?

Just wait until it shows up.

I Won’t!

This brave fellow brought you the Chanti cassette,

and instead of being happy, you’re getting all worked up!

Is it ?

Fine.

Just give me the cassette.

I won’t give it to you. Go away.

Mister...

Yeah?

The cassette.

You want it?

Yes.

Alright

Alright, go over there and do four squats.

Just go!

Hey

Come here.

What’s this doing in the way?

Go.

You little rascal...

Come on...

That’s three.

Now come over here.

Hand over the cassette now.

There is no cassette! Forget about it!

You rascal,

Hey

Saradha!

Hey...

Hey...

Watch it! I’m going to get hurt!

"Though I’ve hidden so much love in this little heart…"

"Won’t you come, my rogue, and steal it away?"

"In this blossoming youth, solitude has become a torture."

"Oh, my mustachioed hero, won't you come and join me?"

"The hair you touched blushed and settled into a graceful bun."

"Just one glance… and even the beads of sweat on my skin turn to fragrance and drift into the air."

"Though I’ve hidden so much love in this little heart…"

"Won’t you come, my rogue, and steal it away?"

What’s up? - Brother Sathish is calling you to the big rock.

Tell me, dear

do you like my boy?

"All these years, I’ve dreamed only of you…"

And you? Do you like this girl?

I do like her, Uncle.

"How perfectly I belong by your side…"

"Even the delay, I believed, was for my own good…"

"But your arrival... feels like a celebration of a lifetime."

"I want to wrap you around me like the hem of my saree,"

"And wear you like the sacred vermilion dot on my forehead."

"No matter how far you are, if you just think of me,"

" I’ll rush to you and shower you with kisses."

"Don’t pierce me like a pin with those teasing glances…"

"Let’s indulge in playful flirting without any hesitation."

“Do you really need an excuse every time to follow me around?”

“And on top of that, you’re tattling on me too?”

"Enough of your tricks, you mischievous one!"

"Wink at me and give me a little pinch in the shadows."

"I will entwine myself with you like sacred black beads, "

"while dressed in my beautiful, colorful half-saree."

Come in, come in!

Hey Ramachandraiah!

He’s here to give out wedding invitations... our daughter’s marriage has been fixed.

Rajappa, give him the card.

Here, Ramachandra...

When is the wedding?

On the 7th at 7:30.

Please do attend, ma’am. - Sure, Rajappa.

Hey...

Invite just one person per house.

Everyone’s welcome...

bring your husband along too! - Okay.

Brother-in-law...

Brother-in-law

Hey Brother-in-law...

Brother-in-law

Hey, big shot!

What happened?

It’s gone! Everything’s gone!

What’s gone?

Your reputation, your dignity—it’s all gone!

There’s no point in you being alive anymore...

you’re as good as a walking corpse.

You... filthy pig!

I’ll crack your skull open.

Just tell me what happened!

You were talking big

about buying a TV and being the first to get one, weren't you? Well, go check out Rajappa’s place

He’s got a brand-new TV!

what do they call it?

A dish? Yeah, a dish! It looks like a giant umbrella!

Wow, look at that TV!

Move it! Careful now.

Careful...

Hey, move aside.

Move sister

Come on.. move aside.

Hey, move aside.

Is it a new TV?

Yes brother,

where did you get the money for buying TV?

I saved up and bought it myself!

Please stay silent!

Please stay silent! -Hey!

You are really standing up for your husband.

Are you thinking about money? No? Then what else are you thinking about?

Yellama...

Go and get the remotes.

Okay. Saradha how’s the tv?

Hey

Nobody in this house ever listens to a word I say!

Hey...

Do whatever you want.

Careful.. - Careful..

Saradha, where should we put it?

Right here!

set it down here.

Careful..

What is it? It looks like a giant umbrella!

Kavitha and I have shared that umbrella many times.

How many times?

Countless times.

You didn’t tell us.

What, do I have to report to you before doing anything?

Why would they work under an umbrella you’ve already worked under?

What can they do?

They just set it up on the terrace and spend their time wiping it down!

The way he talks, it sounds like he’s done it plenty of times himself, doesn’t it?

Oh, for sure!

He’s definitely a pro at it.

Just eat your chickpeas.

Hey brother...

what’s the deal with that umbrella thing?

It’s not an umbrella!

Then what is it?

It’s called a dish antenna.

What does that mean?

It’s called a 'dish,'! How many times do I have to tell you?

Keep quiet. Silence.

[Indistinct voices]

Whoa! What’s this big umbrella for?

It picks up signals from the sky so the TV can show pictures.

So, you’re saying they had to run a wire all the way from the town to get those pictures?

Yeah, they shove it up your backside and pull it out through your mouth!

Why don’t you try it?

Since you’re the "wise elders, " whatever you say must be true.

Ignore those idiots. Tell us, brother...

there are no wires, It just comes through the signal.

What’s a "signal"?

A signal means airwaves.

Donkey waves?

Not donkey waves, air waves!

But how does it travel from the sky like that?

Is it like talambralu (sacred rice)?

It’s tarangalu (waves), not talambralu!

Is it going to cause any trouble for our village?

No, it won’t cause any problems at all.

So, are you going to put the "umbrella" on the ground or up on the roof?

It needs to be placed as high as possible.

Brother...

Then put it on top of the hill!

What about the wire, then?

Why wire? the waves handle it!

That is different; this is different.

Rajappa, this guy is shouting like a mad guy.

He wakes up every morning looking for someone’s life to ruin.

Hey, Keep quiet.

Rajappa, how much did the TV cost?

Whatever it costs, it costs.

Hey, keep quiet.

How much did it cost? Tell me

The TV and the dish together cost about 12,000.

First he builds that Terraced House , and now he brings home a TV.

It’s like Rajappa was born just to spite me and ruin my reputation.

Don’t yell at me! Go yell at your husband instead.

Maybe he’ll finally get some sense.

Come by the house later and I’ll give you a piece of my mind,!

Uncle... - What?

I hear about you coming to my house and talking trash to my father?

So what?

Just because you’ve got a bike and a cycle, you think you’re a big shot?

Maybe I do.

Just you watch... I’ll be the first person in this entire village to bring home a TV!

Oh, he’s "bringing a TV," is he?

Is the picture on yet?

No!

How about now?

Still nothing!

Now?

Yes! It’s on!

[Indistinct chatter]

Hey yellamma Turn on the T.V!

Brother ! This TV is amazing! - Okay!

Go on...

"Look at all these wonders!"

"A cinema hall has arrived right in our living rooms."

" Watch these serials... "

"even two eyes aren't enough to take it all in!''

"Who was the first one to bring a TV to this village?"

"The whole town is buzzing with the news."

"Watching the dances on the screen, everyone has lost their minds;"

"And those who didn't get a front-row seat are crying their hearts out in envy!"

"Sparkling TV! Beautiful TV!"

"The noisy city-style TV has arrived in our little village!"

Oh my! Sparkling TV!

"A box full of pictures and dances... there’s no magic or mystery left!"

Hey, brother, are you going to buy that TV or not?

Rajappa already has one.

Brother-in-law

Will you come watch the TV?

I wouldn’t step foot in his house...no matter what.

Do you understand?

"If anyone says you can't do it, prove them wrong!"

"If they challenge your pride, leave them speechless with your success."

"There’s no difference here between the young and the old; everyone’s eyes are lit up like bulbs!"

"The whole crowd gathers like a festival fair; day and night, no one sleeps anymore."

"Dum-ma-re dum dum dum... evenings full of fun,"

"music of laughter on every lip."

"Dum-ma-re dum dum dum... a brand new joy; "

"the roar of the TV shakes the dust off our ears!"

"Sparkling TV! Beautiful TV!"

"The noisy city-style TV has arrived in our little village!"

Oh my! Sparkling TV!

"A box full of pictures and dances... there’s no magic or mystery left!"

Hey...

What's up?

Let’s go to town.

Don’t say that to my son!

Brother, you need to have a word with Sallapuri about that farmland.

Whatever grows in my field has to come through his first.

If I ask him for a bit of a path, he refuses.

I’m heading over to see the TV. Are you coming?

You go ahead.

Alright then, keep an eye on the house.

Hey...

"In this life, all humans are essentially selfish;"

"Show them something free, and they’ll be the first ones there."

"The dramas we see on TV are just reflections of the people around us..."

" Why else would they portray such characters?"

"People act one way to your face and another behind your back;"

"They live their lives hidden behind many masks."

"Don't expect everyone to be as sincere as you; don't let it worry or trouble you."

"Will you keep crying out in pain just because others can't feel a fraction of what’syourheart?"

Oh my god, Rajappa! What are you doing?!

"Sparkling TV! Problematic TV!"

"The TV that brought worries and anxieties... there is no peace or happiness left!"

"Oh my! Sparkling TV! Deceptive TV! "

"You expect one thing, but something else happens... "

"it brings a sorrow that never ends!"

Hey...

where did you wander off to?

Where are the coconuts?

I'm coming, brother!

Hurry up and bring them!

That Rajappa has completely stripped me of my dignity.

As the village head...

I was always the first to introduce anything new here.

But now,

no matter what he brings

everyone looks at me like I’m a total fool.

That’s not it, Priest…

Brother-in-law

Tell me, who was the first person in this village to build a house with a tiled roof?

It was you!

Who was the first to buy a bike?

That was you too!

I could tolerate him building those multi-story houses.

But now, he’s rubbing salt into my wounds.

No one said a word when he built those houses.

But now, just because I haven’t bought a TV, every single person...

including you.

What did I even say, Brother-in-law?

Shut your mouth!

I’ll thrash you and throw you out!

No, Please...

No, Please...

No, Brother-in-law.

This is all because of that TV!

That damn TV!

By tomorrow morning, either that TV goes… or I do!

As long as that TV is in his house,

I will never have peace of mind.

I won't have any peace…

NEVER!

Bro!

Bro!

Where are you going?

Bro...

look, Rajappa looks furious!

Hey, bro...

Hey Satish, come here...

Hey...

what are you doing here?

I just came to watch TV, Uncle.

Oh, really? Was it your father who paid for it?

Uncle...

keep your tongue in check. Speak with some respect.

What are you going to do to me?

What can he do?

The man standing right behind you knows exactly what I’m capable of.

You think you’re some big hero now?

If I let you off easy, today it’s my daughter…

tomorrow it’ll be my house, my TV…

and soon you’ll have me and my son begging in the streets!

You’re nothing but a worthless!

Uncle...

I can see who’s been poisoning your mind...

watch how you speak to me.

if I don't, what then?

What’s a guy who spends his time watching movies with women going to do?

You’re just a coward!

Hey

I’m not like you, I don't make a habit of insulting women.

You’ll get thrashed… just like on Shivaratri.

Hey, Siddhi...

The more you stay within your limits, the better.

You got thrashed by the neighboring village on Shivaratri…

now you want to feel my hands too?

Oh!Oh!

May worms infest his mouth!

The power went out at the exact right time.

May his hands break!

What is it, Gangu? What do you think happened?

Hey Siddhi,

you’re looking for trouble for no reason.

if I am, what are you going to do about it?

Hey...

Look at him, acting like some big movie star!

Just because he finished 7th grade

brought a TV to this village, he thinks he's a hero.

If his father had been around to teach him some discipline along with his mother,

who explain things clearly.

If you look at the women next door, someone else will look at the women in your own home.

Uncle...

who’s even there in his house to watch them anyway... besides his mother?

Hey...

Hey, Sathi...

Stop it.

Hey Sathi...

Hey...

Look Rajappa,

this guy came here to watch TV, but instead of watching,

he’s busy harassing the women!

If you’re such a big man go buy your own TV

and watch it there!

I'll come and shake things up.

Hey stop it.

Instead of this whining, vent your frustration at the life you are living.

Hey...

you came here to watch TV... watch it and leave.

It wouldn't be good if I scolded you.

Oh, really? Try it.

We’ll break your legs and arms.

Just because your son was willing to take a beating doesn’t mean I will.

Hey… I’ll do as I please.

Now shut your mouth and get lost.

It’s not enough to just give birth to sons like this…

they should at least have some decency... some dignity.

I don’t blame you…

I blame the parents who brought someone like you into this world.

Correct.

Where’s all this sudden bravado coming from?

You think you’re some big shot just because you bought a TV?

Damn right. So what?

Then take that TV and shove it!

Rajappa!

If I don't show you what I’m truly capable of by tomorrow morning, I’ll change my name!

If you keep running your mouth like that, I’ll tear you to pieces!

Why do we even need these senseless fights?

Bringing this TV was a mistake.

It’s done now, don't worry about it. Just go to sleep.

I’ve got to do something about this TV.

Rajappa!

What happened? - Rajappa!

Get up!

Wake up and just look at this!

Oh, for God’s sake!

Satish actually did it… he really did what he said he would!

How much longer do we have to wait?

You didn’t tell him to come here?

I did… but he’s not there. His mother’s at home.

Then go… bring her here.

Bring her!

When his mother suffers the consequences meant for him, only then will that scoundrel learn his lesson.

What are you saying, Ganesha?

No, brother, listen to what I’m saying.

Today this trouble has reached Rajappa’s doorstep; tomorrow it could be mine.

If we leave him be, others will be corrupted by his example.

That is exactly why we are here.

Just be patient.

Now go and bring his mother!

Brother!

Brother!

He might be over on that rock. Let’s go take a look.

Vasantha!

How can you sit here like this, knowing there’s a panchayat deciding justice?

Everyone back there is waiting for you.

Let’s go.

What? Why haven’t you come here yet?

Do we need to roll out a red carpet just to get you here?

A TV has gone missing in the village.

Everyone is pointing the finger at your son.

What’s the proof that he’s the one who took it?

If he’s innocent, why is he hiding from justice?

Rajappa...

let me handle the talking.

You go ahead, brother-in-law.

He picked a fight with Rajappa last night...

threatened to "settle the score" regarding the TV by morning.

Ramachandraiah...

He insulted me by telling me to shove your TV up my a***

Brother...

What ?

Have some shame when you speak about that!

Go ahead,

Vasantha...

tell your son to return that TV if he knows what's good for him.

Just because there was a fight that mean the TV was stolen?

Are you implying... that I would steal my own TV?

Who knows?

Ramachandrayya! Did you hear this?

Only the thief gets nervous at the mention of a theft.

She speaks, doesn't she?

Brother-in-law you speak up.

You tell.

Oh, it’s nothing...

Go ahead, speak!

Leave about him.

Focus on the justice of the matter, Brother Ramachandra.

Look...

he’s the only one in this village who’s even finished the 7th grade.

Think a little before you speak!

That’s not the point.

It would be better if you just return the TV politely.

And if I don’t, what are you going to do?

What will we do?

You’ll suffer the same fate as your son!

You’ve hidden your son away after he stole that TV.

I’m 100% sure that Satti guy is the one who took it.

Keep quiet, Pullayya!

You’re living up to your name, always stirring the pot.

Who’s stirring the pot?

You are!

Oh!

I kept telling Satti not to mess with these idiots.

Now look...

the whole village is bad-mouthing him.

Vasantha...

just return the TV to Rajappa,

admit the mistake, and apologize. Let’s end this right here.

if the rabbit i caught has only thrre legs, and thre’s nothing i can do about it.

she’s really acting high and mighty, isn’t she?

By the way, your son came home last night, didn’t he?

Oh, yes...

the "perfect gentleman" finally showed up.

You know, that Venkatesh movie…

He stole that cassette too!

Where did this cassette come from, mister?

It belongs to Roja. - Ah, Roja...

I made a mistake..

I should have just admitted that Satish gave it to me.

I even made Ramachandrayya pay TV Kumar for the cassette!

If you think I’m lying, Vasantha,

he’s standing right there... ask him yourself!

Your son doesn't bring a TV home every festival out of love for the village...

he does it to pocket the commissions!

He’s the same one who stole Chinnappa’s sheep, too.

We figured he just did it out of youthful ignorance.

He’s also the thief who stripped the copper wire from our borewell.

Because we kept letting things slide,

he’s now graduated to stealing expensive TVs!

In front of the entire village…

he threatened Sallapuri’s brother to “settle the score” over the TV.

If we keep going, the list of your great son’s crimes will never end.

Well, Satish?

Is this your "resume" of thefts?

It’s true, Uncle… I did all those other things.

But that TV... I swear, that wasn’t me.

Wow!

So, Satish.

Since you’ve pulled off so many thefts like this,

what’s the guarantee you didn’t steal the TV too?

Don’t just listen to them, Uncle.

Hear us out for a second.

I’m telling you, I didn’t take that TV.

With your track record staring me in the face, how am I supposed to believe you?

You and your mother are putting on quite the act, acting all innocent.

Shut it, Siddu!

Don’t pin a mistake I didn’t commit on me.

That’s enough, Satish.

Rajappa?

Yes, Uncle?

How much did you pay for that TV?

The TV alone cost me 14,000, Uncle.

Fine.

You’ve got 14 days to make this right.

Either bring back the TV or bring the cash by then.

If you don’t do this, I’ll transfer your house to their name.

Okay?

I’ll have your head shaved and parade you through the village three times in your underwear..

do I make myself clear?

If you don't show up that day,

it won't be you, but your mother who will be paraded naked through the village three times!

How dare you...?

Why are you getting involved in the middle?

[Loud commotion, voices overlapping]

[Loud commotion, voices overlapping]

How dare You hit my brother-in-law,

Who are you guys to pass judgment?

If I can’t present the TV thief before the council in two weeks…

I’ll have myself paraded through the village naked!

So, you’d better keep your mouths shut until then

it’s for your own good!

I’m telling you, Rajappa!

I will make you suffer so badly, you fool!

What's your guarantee that you'll bring the TV in two weeks?!

If that TV isn't brought back and placed before the council by dawn on that day,

I will consider you the thief myself!

Hey Siddu!

By dawn on that day... be ready to face me!

Didn't I tell you countless times,

"Don't want the TV, don't want any trouble"?! But you ignored my words,

Acting like you were some big shot.

Now, look!

What we had is gone… and what we set aside is gone too.

Look, Uncle

What are you looking at? My betel leaf?

Sharada...

you try talking some sense into him.

What can she tell?

This whole mess is her fault!

She went and clung to a thief!

Was it me or you who clung to him?

Don't just spout whatever nonsense comes to your mouth!

Who told you to get involved with that thief?!

What?

Get involved with him?!

Disgusting.

Who would ever love a messy haired guy like that?

Just looking at him makes me sick.

If a man like that were to lay a hand on me...

I'll pour petrol on myself and burn to death!

Instead of linking me with that Satti… just give me poison and finish me off!

kill me!

Can't you just shut your mouth?!

Yes, I will shut everything down! Just bring my TV back!

Your TV?

Did you even earn it?

Yes, I earned it!

It's my TV, now bring it back!

I kept telling you no… but you ignored me and still bought that TV for so much money!

You’re talking like I’ve been wasting money on some mistress.

Oh? That’s the only thing missing for someone like you.

Enough of this! Just bring my TV back!

There's no TV, no nothing! You can try to do whatever you want.

So, I can't do anything?

Exactly!

I don't need that TV.

it's not coming back either!

So,

I can't do anything, and the TV's not coming back?

That's exactly it, you Sallapuri!

That TV will never be found by anyone!

if it is found...

I'll just sell it off!

So that's the angle you're taking, is it?

Just wait.

They’ve started treating me with disdain.

If I slit my own throat today…

these stubborn fools will finally understand my worth!

Go on, put it to your throat!

Hey...

I have no respect in this house!

I don't want to live anymore,

Uncle...

I also eat salt and chili!

Hey, stop!

Go on, die!

Let this whole misery be over!

I’ll die!

Go on, die!

Hey

You're even stopping the one who's coming to help!

Don't treat me like before!

How many times am I supposed to wait for you to finally cut yourself, at least once?!

I'll cut myself! - Cut yourself!

Cut yourself!

I'll cut myself!

Hey

You'll cut yourself?! I'll cut myself!

Hey, I'm going to die!

That’s exactly what I want.

Hey, blood will flow…

If I cut, blood will flow, right?

Hey

I'm your father

Are you going to threaten me again?!

Go on, shut your mouth and go lie down!

Hey...

I brought a Millet bags from Sangappa.

Go check it once.

I'll go.

When will this dirty scoundrel ever change, huh?

When will this dirty scoundrel ever change, huh?

Hey Balakrishna!

Hmm? What is it, Brother?

Come here.

What is it, Brother?

What's that?

Hey, it's mine!

Alright then.

Just give me one more rupee. - I'll give it to you later. Come closer.

Go and tell Sharada that Satish is asking for some money now and has asked her to come to that rock.

Also, bring the money here. Go.

Go. - Okay

why did you give him money?

Hey

Sharada and Satish used to meet near that Rock.

The whole village thinks he's a thief, right?

Let's make that the truth!

And in the same way, let's call that girl and trap her too.

It looks like Satti has something going on.

Two birds with one stone!

Sharada sister

Satish said to give him the money now and asked you to come to the rock again.

Where do I have money?

What is it, Brother, what are you doing?

What's up, Pujari? How did you end up here?

Nothing, Brother.

For some reason, I feel like Satish didn't steal the TV.

so your father stole it then?

Hey...

Go straight...don’t look to either side.

Hey Pujari, tell Sivamma about me,

You keep quiet Brother.

Sivamma’s son is coming.. try to cajole him.

He's pocketing something!

Hey

Come here!

When I say "come"!

Brother Pujari

Take it out! Take it out!

Pujari! Pujari!

Leave me brother.

I'm telling you, this guy is three times worse than Satti!

Look!

Where did you get that money from, huh?!

Tell me!

Tell me!

Santha gave this to me for Satish.

What?

To give to Satish?!

Brother

The Sangati is ready. Come eat.

You come... Come here.

What happened?

Why are you shouting like that?

Shut your mouth.

I told you from the start she was involved with that Satti!

But did you listen to me?!

If he touches me, I'll pour petrol on myself and die!

This brother melted me with those crocodile tears.

What happened now?

Even Jaya Sudha, Jaya Prada, and the great actress Savitri

couldn't put on a better act than you!

Yes...

I'm going to marry him now, so what?!

Shut your mouth!

You're speaking shamelessly!

Don’t you know all the dirty things that scoundrel has done?

You're clinging to a thief!

If a man like that becomes our son-in-law,

first the TV is gone,

then the house will be gone

and then we'll all be begging in the streets!

When my father told me, I should’ve just slapped you right then!

Even if I die

that thief won't be yours!

I want that thief!

What?!

I don't know what kind of spell your son has cast on her, Aunt,

but my sister is stubbornly insisting that she wants only him.

Let me tell you something.

If you agree to my conditions, I'll marry my sister to your son.

If you had a daughter of your own,

would you marry her off to someone the whole village calls a thief?

Even if you do marry them off...

what will people say?

Will they call her Satti's wife?

If they have a son

will they say he is Satti’s son,

or will they call him a thief's son?

Tell me, Aunt.

It affects our family's honor too.

It would be best if you talk some sense into your son and keep him at home.

I know how to take care of my sister.

Brother!

What do you think?

You just go in and come out!

Hey...

You stay out of this, Keranna! You’re poking your nose in like some big shot.

I don't trust this mother and son for a second.

Brother!

Aunt...

tell him not to turn a small problem into a huge one.

The whole village is peaceful.

If you come near here again, I'll cut off your legs and shove you wherever I please!

Hey...

Why are you looking back and forth?

You brought her all the way to our house, wasn't that enough?!

Move on.

Move on.

Come here

you wretch! Come!

Come!

you wretch! Come!

You're dead man in my hands!

You!

You!

You!

Die !

Die !

You!

Die !

you wretch!

Die!

What they said isn’t wrong.

If I had a daughter like Sharada,

I would never marry her to someone like you!

The whole village kept calling you a thief…

and I couldn’t find a single way to defend you or say you aren’t like that.

Any mother would want to support their son, wouldn't they?

But even if I wanted to speak like that, I couldn't find a single word!

I'm scared!

That girl, even knowing you’re a scoundrel,

is stubbornly insisting on marrying you!

When her brother scolded you,

she had no words left to defend you...only tears.

You told me everything!

You told me everything!

It is my sin!

I didn't understand!

If I had just broken your hands and feet that day and locked you away, this wouldn’t have gone this far!

Listen here, Satish!

I am telling you firmly and clearly now!

At the council,

you swore like a hero that you’d return the TV to their house within two weeks, didn’t you?

Listen to this!

If you don’t bring the TV back to the house by that day, I won’t be here anymore…

only my photo will be hanging on the wall!

Only my photo will be on the wall!

What are you doing here ?

Hey Satti!

what good will come of you just crying like this?

I asked Manohar from Shyamrajpuram for a loan at interest.

He told me he’d give it.

Once we get that money,

we'll go to town, buy a new TV,

throw it right back in their faces!

So...

you want me to buy that TV… and have them brand me a thief?

Alright, then what do you suggest we do?

What I want isn't that TV,

It's to protect my mother's honor and dignity.

All this time, I didn't even realize the things...

My mother... she worked tirelessly as a laborer

enduring everything without ever letting a single soul speak ill of her

Now, because of me

every good-for-nothing person is relentlessly badmouthing my mother

it truly pains me.

If I want to shut their mouths and protect my mother's honor,

I have to prove that I am not a thief.

That means

I have to find the one who took the TV and make him stand in the street.

Alright then,

let's go talk to the elders of our village.

What's the point of talking?

They were the ones who called me a thief right in front of the village temple!

Everyone here is looking out for their own interests

One person tries to elevate themselves by unjustly blaming another.

This isn't an easy task, Nagaraj.

If we find out who the real thief is, this whole drama will finally come to an end.

Alright, you tell me what we should do.

Pujari Uncle gets possessed by the goddess, doesn't he?

First, let's ask our village deity.

That Mother Goddess will show us the way.

What is your problem, son?!

The TV is missing from the village, Mother.

We need to know where it is.

If you want a solution to your problem

go towards the north, son!

Which direction is North?

Towards the north?

North means...

Kuppam!

What did you bring from the TV shop?

Nothing, Brother

Why did Ramachandrayya come here?

Ramachandrayya!

I’m ready for marriage,

so I told him to check if there were any girls in your village.. that’s it

Oh!

why did you ask me like ?

Nothing, brother… just asked casually.

If there are any problems in the village, tell me.

Oh no, nothing, Brother, I mean... - Nothing?

Alright, Brother. I will go. - Go on

"O Protector of Gokula, O Madhava, Narayana!"

"Is it ever possible to see through the illusions (Maya) of this age?"

"O Protector of Gokula, O Madhava, Narayana!"

"O Krishna, with Time itself as a witness, this illusion envelops us."

"This mystery is your own play, O blue-hued Lord!"

"Whether in moments of laughter or in waves of grief,"

"Won't Your radiant light steady us when our eyes are blurred with tears?"

"O Protector of Gokula, O Madhava, Narayana!"

"Is it ever possible to see through the illusions (Maya) of this age?"

Hey Satti.

Sarada, put an ‘S’ mark on the TV.

'S'!

"The entire universe cries out for Your help, O Guardian of the virtuous!"

"Dispeller of all distress, O Sovereign Lord who seeks the welfare of the world."

"We have fallen into the net of illusion; pray, show us the path."

"Reveal to us the Ultimate Truth and grant us liberation (Moksha)."

"You are the unwavering courage of the helpless who seek Your refuge."

"O Radha-Shyama, You of the divine plays with the Gopis!"

Hey, Vasantha... Your son, Satish, stole the TV from Rajappa's house, didn't he?

When is he going to return it?

Tell him to bring it back quickly.. I want to watch TV.

Brother, wake up, brother.

Look what happened.

Which shop is yours?

Kuppam Palace Road,

Sri Venkateswara TV Shop.

Hey

Take off that cover.

What are you looking at?

Something is written on this.

It says ‘eight,’ brother.

Isn't this TV Kumar's?

"When Arjuna (Savyasachi) collapsed in despair, it was Your Gita that led the way."

"In a path that seemed like a void, Your light was the strength to swim against the tide."

"Even when you were blamed as the butter thief…"

"Was it not your play that taught the meaning of love?"

"Grant us the wisdom to perceive the subtle truths…"

"O Timeless One, the very breath and support of our lives!"

"O Protector of Gokula, O Madhava, Narayana!"

"Is it ever possible to see through the illusions (Maya) of this age?"

"O Protector of Gokula, O Madhava, Narayana!"

"O Krishna, with Time itself as a witness, this illusion envelops us."

Lord Vigneshwara, please ensure that only good things happen.

Alright, I'll be going now.

Take care of the house.

Hmm, okay.

If this gets out, our honor and reputation will be ruined.

We won’t be able to hold our heads high in the village... understood?

I understand. But hurry.. it's almost dawn.

Most importantly, the priest must not find out.

Alright, let’s go. You keep saying the same thing.

Hey! Take that motor into the house

Tell them to bring Siddu.

Alright, Uncle.

Ah, Ramachandra brother...

he showed up at the perfect time.

We need to do something about that Sullapuri brother's case and make him admit his guilt.

What happened, Ganesha?

The tire is flat, is it?

Alright, let's go.

Send your son. Come on.

Brother

I need to talk to you for a bit.

What is it? Tell me.

I want to marry my son to Rajappa’s sister.

Alright, go ahead and do it.

That's not it brother

What I'm saying is.

you need to do something.

There he is, he's coming himself.

Hey Rajappa,

stop there.

Just because you built houses and bought a TV before me, don’t boast.

What matters is having even a little respect.

I hear your sister has crossed the line with that Satish again?

All over the village, people are gossiping... ‘Satish and Sharada… Satish and Sharada!’

If she behaves so shamelessly,

who will ever marry her?

You have a son, won't he marry her?

Will he find anyone better than your son in this lifetime?

That day, when Satish attacked him...

who went to support him?

Wasn’t it your son?

So, if a girl in our village faces such an injustice won't your son marry her then?

Why wouldn't he?

Alright.

What’s done is done… get her married to someone.

At least her dignity will be intact.

The way Rajappa left in anger…

seems like Siddi’s marriage might actually happen, Ramachandranna.

Sharada!

Sharada!

What is it? What happened?

Tomorrow is the engagement for Siddhi and Sharada.

Huh?!

No more excuses.

Siddhi is going to be your husband.

Ugh!

Who would marry him?

What's wrong with him?

You should consider yourself lucky to get a husband like him.

Well, I don’t want that much "luck," thanks.

Hey...

Look, I don’t care what anyone else thinks!

I just won't marry him, no matter what.

Oh, my dear girl!

This is what I get for pampering you.. now you’re standing on my head!

Even though he dragged me out into the street, look at you.. you're still clinging to him.

I should just hit myself with my slipper!

Talking to you is as useless as talking to a stone wall!

Hey Yellamma

Make sure this girl is ready by tomorrow morning.

I’ve already told you I don’t want this! And yet you’re talking about "getting ready"?

How many times do I have to say I’m not marrying him?!

Dad...

At least you convince her.

If she doesn’t agree,

she’ll see my dead body.

What?

Are you threatening me like Dad?

What?!

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

Rajappa!

Do something!

Brother!

Rajappa!

Brother!

Rajappa!

Get some water.

Brother!

Brother!

Rajappa!

Brother, wake up!

Hey

Brother!

Wake up!

If that girl doesn't agree,

the same thing will happen tomorrow.

Are you willing to give your daughter in marriage to them?

Yes, Uncle, I am willing.

And you? Are you willing to marry her?

Yes, Brother, I am willing.

You don't have a daughter of your own.

Ganesh, you must look after her and care for her like your own child.

I will, Brother.

Alright then, everyone please get up and accept the Thamboolams

Yellamma!

I'm entrusting our sister to your hands.

Please take good care of her.

I’ll treat her like my own daughter.

Hey, are you happy?

Hey..

Hey, Satish!

I’m doing this with my sister’s approval.

Who are you to hit my brother-in-law

You kept saying 'My Sharada, my Sharada,' didn't you?

If that girl lifts her head and looks at you,

then go ahead and marry her!

It’s better if you just keep your mouth shut and leave.

I’m talking to you, Satti.

I’ll skin you alive, you scoundrel!

You think he's a thief like you?

Jajjanaka Jajanare! We have arrived!

Brother, things are getting messy here.

Uthar, how is Siddhaiah a good man?

Yes , Dakshan.

What’s the proof that Sathish is the thief?

The whole village calls him a thief! Who the hell are you to call him a good man?

We’re the "Audience!''

Bullshit!

I think Sathish is the perfect match for Sharada.

Yes, Dakshan.

He is a good person!

And this guy?

He’s the thief!

How?!

Alright!

The village council is tomorrow, right?

If he proves he’s not a thief, and the whole village vouches for his character,

I’ll even fall at Siddhi’s feet and marry my sister to him.

But if not… right there, in front of everyone,

I’ll marry my sister to Siddappa.

What do you say?

How dare he hit me!

After all this chaos, who would marry that girl now?

Shouldn’t we have at least some dignity?

While that scumbag was kicking the life out of me, you just sat there and watched, didn't you?

Do you want me to step in and get beaten up by him?

You had no problem when he was beating me.

Only if you get a beating will you truly understand what that pain is!

So, you're saying I don't feel that pain now?

Oh? Watching you enjoy yourself like that, it certainly doesn’t seem so.

I’ve been caring for you, seeing that you’re a motherless son…

yet you say whatever you want.

Oh wow… what a big shot!

You act big here… there, you wouldn’t have the guts.

So what now?

You want me to fall at your feet?

Hey...

I want Sharada, and I will marry her.

After all these days of roaming around with that Satish…

she doesn’t even want to marry me.

And still… like a fool, I want her.

Alright.

I'll get that girl married to you...

But what if Sathish gets in the way? What then?

To hell with Sathish!

That Rajappa will only marry her off to him if he can prove he’s not a thief, right?

I'll see how he's going to prove it himself.

Tomorrow at the village council, I’ll show you what I’m truly capable of.

I’m starving... go get me something to eat.

Okay.

If you don’t bring the TV back to the house by that day, I won’t be here anymore…

only my photo will be hanging on the wall!

If anyone in this village says that he is a good man...

I'll marry my sister off to him, even if I have to fall at Siddi's feet.

Busi, put down that sack of finger millet and come here.

Sister, is this Varadaraj's house, sister?

It’s right next door.

Ma’am, is Varadaraju at home?

He’ll be lying under that tamarind tree. Go check.

Hey! I’ve got twenty on "Heads"!

Ten on "Tails"!

It’s Heads!

Here’s twenty...

Here’s twenty...

Alright, come on!

Heads or Tails?

Ten rupees on Heads!

I’ll put five on Tails.

Satti! Holy crap!

What happened, man?

You scoundrel!

Hey

Hey...

Where is the TV?

Where is the TV?

I went to steal the TV,

but Rajappa was awake.

Hey, Ramchandranna!

What is it, Keeranna?

Oh, you’re here…

I thought you weren’t, so I went home.

I just went to town for a small errand.

What happened? Tell me.

It’s about Satish’s TV theft, right?

I came to call you about that.

You go and call everyone. I'm coming, let's go!

Hey, Rajappa!

What, man?

Are you going to work when there's a matter of justice to settle?

I'll come, man, let's go.

What is it, Keeranna?

So, you had a council over the TV… Did you come to a decision?

No, that's what I came to tell you.

Come to the council.

Vasantha!

There's a matter of justice concerning your son.

Bring him and come to the village council immediately.

Don't make me call you repeatedly like last time, Vasantha.

Is there anything written on this?

It’s TV Kumar’s.

Look, there’s some kind of picture on that TV.

This TV belongs to Kumar.

Why did Ramachandrayya come here?

Ramachandrayya!

I’m ready for marriage,

so I told him to check if there were any girls in your village.. that’s it

If you want the solution to your problems.

head north!

Which direction is North?

To the north?

Kuppam!

Here, take this 10,000.

But you said 14,000! There's only 10,000 here.

He took 4,000 as commission.

He wants that much, does he?

Don't run your mouth.

How much more do you think he'll want?

Anyway, even walls have ears... the less we say, the better.

Fine.

Today, Satish’s theft case is before the village council.

I’m going. See you later.

You go.. I’ll handle the cash and come.

Let's go to the meeting.

I'll deal with you there.

Hey

What ??

What is it, Vasanthamma?

Didn't your son come?

It’s better to earn an honest living than to survive on stolen scraps.

Both she and her son should have their heads shaved and be paraded through the village.

Hey Kumar!

What’s up, Satish?

If the village truly sees you as a good man, would you steal a TV?

Who stole the TV?

Kumar Brother

You said you would give me a TV. - Hey, Move.

I’ll give it to you.

Hey Satish

I said get lost!

Brother

When do you want the TV

I need it now, just for a couple of days.

Satish,

I said get lost!

You’re driving away my customers

Since this is a TV shop, I'm staying silent.

Hey...

Now, take that TV and send it off to the other side.

What happened to you?

He beat me up just for asking where the TV was.

Hey

Where did you hide that TV?

You thrashed my son like a stray dog and dragged him here!

Hey

He only took the TV to prove he wasn’t a thief!

Smash that TV to smithereens! Break it into pieces!

[Indistinct voices]

TV Kumar!

Hey Satti!

Hey! I’m talking to you, not the wall!

Where have you been hiding that TV all this time?

Don’t ask him... ask them!

Who gave it to you?

vijilapuram babu gave me.

Brother, where is Govind’s house?

They live beside our house brother!

Then please show it to me bro!

What does he have to do with the TV?

Why did you have to resort to stealing?

Ever since that TV arrived, my husband and I have done nothing but fight

He leaves for the city early in the morning for work and doesn't return until six or seven in the evening.

And when he finally gets home, he finds the house packed with people.

Don't nag me! Just go away!

He shouts at me because of all of you.

At this rate, the bond between us has only grown more distant; we’ve never been further apart.

Whose fault is all this? Isn't it yours?

And it's not as if any of you even try to understand.

Is that house some grand Mysore Palace to stay in 24 hours a day?

That’s a pretty small house.

I thought of sharing my pain with my father-in-law,

but he’s a man who thinks a hundred times before even eating a grain of rice.

How can he understand a husband-and-wife matter?

I thought of telling Sharada, but her own troubles are even greater than mine.

Why would she care about what I’m going through?

It’s been so long since my husband spoke a kind word to me.

After all those days, when he called my name on the engagement day and told me he’d bought a saree for me...

I just wanted to hold him tight and cry my heart out.

Yelli!

"In your love… every single moment I believed was a blessing for me…"

"In your shadow… my moonlight I thought I had found…"

"But in just a few days… will my dreams fade away into tears?"

Like she’s ever lacking for anything! Go.

"Strangers seem to matter more to you…"

"You’ve forgotten the voice of the woman of your home…"

"I exist… only because I exist… nothing more…"

"Like a lifeless doll that still breathes…"

Though I have words… I’ve become voiceless…Crying within…

"Yet on the outside… I smile and adjust…"

"All the pain buried in my heart… how can I even explain it to you?"

"I’ve become a stranger… even while standing beside you."

"Every moment feels like a living hell… this married life drags on."

"My soul… has grown so tired like this."

I did everything for that love…

just for that.

If you think what I did was wrong, then say so.

I will accept whatever judgment you pass.

What you did was 100% wrong!

If you’d done it out of greed, it would be none of our business.

But theft is theft, no matter the reason.

A mistake is a mistake, and the law is the same for you and for us.

Do you even realize how many people suffered because of you?

How many?

Tell me!

Does a woman’s pain seem like a trivial mistake to you?

She didn’t make her fortune by looting hardworking farmers like you do.

No one here would arrange a marriage just for a pathway through the fields.

Your son tried to break the TV,

How many times should we have shaved your heads and paraded you through the village for your misdeeds?

If you were given all those punishments,

Instead of her, I’ll take the punishment.

Oh… you’re trying to impress everyone so you can marry Sharada.

You promised justice for my son being beaten.. and now you’re casting blame?

Hey, Ganesha… don’t you have any sense?

Everyone in this village knows what you’re like.

We thought you’d take good care of that girl... and this is what you do, all for land?

Hey, Satish… I made one mistake when it comes to you.

Rajappa… will the man who protected your wife’s honor protect your sister’s honor too?

If we throw people like this out, our Thimmarajupalli will prosper.

Leave it sister.

Ramachandhra brother!

Is this the end for watching the TV?

Everyone, listen carefully!

From now on, you can only go to Rajappa’s house to watch TV on Saturdays and Sundays. Understood?

Forgive me, Sathish.

You had to endure so much trouble because of me.

Forgive me too.

Hey...

The reason I was going to town was to pawn my land papers and take a loan to buy our own TV.

That Kumar arranges loans from people in other villages…

That’s why I’ve been going to town all these days.

I kept it a secret because I was afraid of losing my dignity if everyone knew.

Why would I need to steal that TV?

Here, take this.

Tell me, Sharada—if I hadn’t brought the TV, would you have gone ahead and married Siddhaiah?

Well, what was I supposed to do? Sit around forever waiting for you?

Wow, look at that attitude! Acting all proud because of the TV.

Well, it was always destined to come to your mother-in-law's house anyway.

Oh, really? - Yes!

It’s been a year since our wedding, and your brother still hasn’t given the dowry.

What a stingy man!

Don’t worry, they’ll give it eventually.

As long as you support your husband, I’m happy.

Now come on, let’s go watch TV.

Stop with the silly faces!

Let's go.

Hey! It feels so wonderful to be heading to Rajappa’s house to watch TV!

You’re right! I’ve been longing to see that TV for so many days now.

Let’s go!

Yellamma, how did you manage to carry that massive TV all by yourself that day?

Exactly! Do you really think I could have lifted such a huge thing on my own?

Hmm... then who helped you?

Who else? Our Uttar and Dakshin...

ajjanaka Jajanare! We’re the ones who stole it!

Oh, you rascals!

I used Uttar and Dakshin to secretly move the TV over to my father's house.

Shh!

Please pour some more, brother.

Hey... I’m heading out.

If my son finds out about this, he’ll cause trouble again.

Don't drink too much... take care.