Original subtitles

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

You won't betray me, will you?

Tell me.

You won't cheat me, right?

[SHARP WEEPS]

Please don't abandon me! Don't!

[TREMBLING BREATHS]

After you did this, how can I live?

[GASPS SHARPLY]

Woah! That same dream again?

Hmm.

Alright, alright.

I'll be near the temple.

Get ready and come quickly.

I'll drop you at the bus stand myself, okay?

-[PHONE RINGING]-Don't be late.

[PHONE RINGING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING]

Why aren't you picking up the call?

Last week you called from this number saying you're coming home.

I've been calling you back on the same number since then.

Where are you?

Hello,

Peter.

Shambhu,

I'll come there and talk to you.

Peter, are you leaving today--

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[MOVIE TITLE : PETER]

Vijay.

Yes.

[VO] It’s been a year since Peter came to Kasaragod.

Two tragic incidents in his life...

kept him away from his people and his town for so long.

Today, he is heading back home.

His town might have changed.

The people might have changed.

But...

some bitter memories those can never be changed.

[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING]

[ENGINE REVVING] -Come on, Peter, move it!

[ENGINE HUMMING]

[HORN HONKING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Vijay, thanks. -Hmm.

You’ve been a huge help.

Oh, stop it, Peter.

I should be thanking you,

for staying with me this year.

Our drum crew got some great practice because of you.

Think about your own life now.

You're going home after a whole year.

Everything will be fine from now on.

It might be tough for a few days, that's all.

[BUS HORN BLARES]

There it is!

The bus driver in more of a hurry than you?

Get going.

I'm off. I'll see you.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[BUS DOOR SHUTS WITH A THUD]

[WIND HOWLING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

[RICKSHAW ENGINE HUMMING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING]

Brother,

Peter is here.

Manu, it’s all over now.

I’ve given my word to Mother.

Just stay out of this.

Brother, even if you stay quiet,

we won't!

Hey, Manu!

Listen to me.

Everyone, just stay out of it!

Hey, Manu!

Hey!

[ENGINE REVS]

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Huh!

Papa!

Peter is here.

Mary, look, Peter has arrived.

Shambhu mentioned a 'big job.'

Said it would take many days.

I'm heading to the market.

I'll see you in the evening, okay?

I've made some porridge, drink it.

-Ok. -Hmm.

Ah! Peter...

I needed 20 or 30 rupees.

Papa!

He said it was a big job and he'd get a lot of money.

Ah, yes...

a 'big job.'

A big job indeed.

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING]

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

-[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING] -[INSECTS TRILLING]

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[SWITCH FLICKS]

Peter... -Hmm?

Mom!

I knew you'd come today.

That's why I've made chicken curry for you.

I've kept some fried fish covered up on the loft.

Eat it.

Don't forget to eat.

I gave him some too,

and he wanted more.

I told him I’d make more tomorrow.

[VO] Mary...

[MARY] You eat

[VO] Peter's mother.

Due to a tragic incident that happened three or four years ago.

His mother hasn't recovered.

Neither a wife nor truly a mother anymore;

she has become like a child in the house.

Peter and Joseph eventually recovered from that trauma,

but Mary never returned.

There's only a fading hope that one day, everything might get better.

Joseph is Peter’s father.

His small earnings are only enough for his drinking.

By morning, he's with Jesus;

by evening, he's in high spirits.

For years,

peace is something this man hasn't seen, even in his dreams.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]

[THUNDER CRACKS]

[ENGINE HUMMING IN THE DISTANCE]

Hold it.

Come.

You keep the umbrells to yourself.

Be careful.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[WINDOW DOOR OPENS]

[GRUNTLED BREATHS]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

Let's go.

Hurry up, mom.

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

Mother! Is it this house or that one?

It's that house, move fast!

Who are you people?

My name is Radha.

I’ve just moved in next door.

This is my son, Vinu.

[INTENSE SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Come on, let's go.

Peter. -Hmm?

[VO] After hearing your story,

I must tell you what happened two years ago.

Shambhu...

he was Peter's closest friend.

More like a brother.

Even to take a single step forward, Peter needed Shambhu by his side.

Shambhu only felt he had an identity in this town when he was with Peter.

Though Peter was a born Christian,

he placed his faith in Rama and Krishna.

He respected the Bhagavad Gita as much as he did the Bible.

In this town, Peter was the center of attraction.

Whatever the task,

he was the first to stand up and lead.

Despite his reluctance,

for the sake of his family's situation.

by leaving this land,

he was trying to find a job in Dubai

But Shambhu wanted to stay right here and make money.

Despite the other boys didn't take Shambhu seriously,

Peter had a strange faith in him.

When Peter was around,

all the boys would gather,

chat, and pull Shambhu's leg.

Meera...

she finished her PUC in Kannur,

and joined Kaveri College in this town for her degree.

She stayed at the college hostel.

Coming from a different town,

she was slowly adjusting to this new place,

and hostel life. -Hey Meera, hurry up!

Yeah, I'm coming!

Recently, Meera's classmate Varsha introduced her to Peter.

Meera had already heard various things about Peter at college,

and every time she met him,

she slowly started falling in love.

Mahesh-anna,

the owner of Peter's house...

he was the one who constantly reminded Peter about his mother's mental state.

My mother's health isn't good either,

and she keeps chasing away everyone who visits.

If this continues,

I'll have to ask you to vacate the house.

Think about it.

[VO] Kunjattan ...

he migrated from Kerala years ago

and served as a priest at the town's Sri Krishna Temple.

The temple’s specialty,

was the 'Chande Seve' (drum service) for Lord Krishna every Sankramana.

He started gathering the local boys,

and teaching them the Chande.

After his death,

Peter and the boys gave the group a name...

The Royal Chande Boys.

[ROYAL CHANDE BOYS]

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ So it goes, so it flows let worries fade, let miles drift away. ♪

♪ Whatever comes, whatever stays tomorrow will shine in its own way. ♪

♪ Stolen beats, stolen fire youthful rush, a heart’s desire. ♪

♪ Stolen beats, stolen fire steps that dance, stories inspire. ♪

♪ Stolen beats, stolen fire youthful rush, a heart’s desire. ♪

♪ Stolen beats, stolen fire our town rings with a hundred choirs. ♪

Let's collect the dues this time?

Leave it, dear… elders fulfill their vows be still.

When it’s our turn to earn?!

We built this team out of devotion to Kunjattan don't forget that.

If you have those greedy thoughts in your head,

get rid of them first.

Peter! Peter!

Yes, I applied for the passport.

If he goes abroad for work,

who will look after our team?

I'm here! I'll look after it.

He'll look after, my foot!

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ In the night, a queen bee building a hive in heart. ♪

♪ Silver moonlight spills and glows in her smile. ♪

♪ In her smile, sweetness is born love tastes of sugarcane. ♪

♪ Silent love rides on a cycle desires end, yet dreams linger. ♪

♪ Don’t rush behind the wealth, build buddiness, life itself is yours to spend. ♪

♪ In Chandavalli’s grove, the moon plays send your lessons in its rays. ♪

♪ Syllabus born from quarrels ♪

♪ whatever may come, endure, ♪

♪ Our banner flies across the town drums and cheers resound. ♪

♪ Whatever comes, none return once gone, they’re gone for good. ♪

♪ Why cling to me today? Tomorrow’s debts must be paid. ♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪♪

[VO] Sharath Chandra...

the boys called him 'Batani'.

He came from a prestigious family,

but the son had lost his way.

He was also one of Kunjattan’s disciples.

Few years ago,

everyone learned the Chande together at Kunjattan's pavilion.

But Peter never liked Batani much.

Batani's big weakness was addiction.

He gathered boys and led them astray.

It was his birthday,

and since he found no place to drink,

he headed straight to the Chande pavilion.

They drank all night and made a mess.

By the time Peter and the boys found out,

he came there too.

Aye!

He expected them to offer him birthday wishes and cut a cake...

but instead, he received a heavy blow.

Heated words were exchanged.

Being insulted in front of everyone on his birthday was unacceptable.

He threatened everyone and left with his gang.

The team that was once one was now split into two.

[ENGINE REVS]

Batani was waiting for the right opportunity.

He became stubborn about stopping Peter’s drum service at the temple

and told his boys to form their own team.

[BRAKE SQUEALS]

Subhash Chandra,

Sharath Chandra’s elder brother...

he was involved in local politics and organizations.

He feared his mother’s words and the family’s reputation.

The constant rivalry between Peter and Batani,

he had tried several times to end that.

but failed.

Today, another opportunity arose.

What?

Are you guys going to play the drums at the temple this time?

[LAUGHS]

No chance.

My brother will play the drums at the temple this time.

To us, the Chande is equal to God.

If anyone insults it, I won't stay quiet.

Go tell your brother,

not to interfere with the Chande matter.

It won't end well.

I don't care about any of that.

You aren't touching the drums this time.

I won't be able to stop the disaster that follows.

In that case, tie your brother up at home!

After coming to temple,

If something disastrous happens there,

we won't be able to stop it.

Come on boys!

Let’s see whose drums make the most noise.

[ENGINE REVVING]

What do you even lack?!

[VO] Realizing talking to Peter was futile,

Subhash Chandra tries to sit his younger brother down and reason with him,

What's with this beard and hair?!

But Batani’s hatred for Peter was so deep

that even if God Himself had advised him that day, -Sharath! Sharath!

he wouldn't have listened.

Sharath!

[HUMMING DRUM NOISE]

He's right here.

[WHISTLES]

Hey, look! It’s the Royal Chande Boys!

[CHEERS IN UNISON]

Hey Batani, what brings you to this side?

Look here, Suresh-anna.

Don't call me Batani or whatever. I don't like it.

Oh? Did you sell your shop?

All the vultures are sitting here now.

Suresh-anna,

give me a packet of 'Batani' (peas/peanuts) too.

It's been a long time since I chewed on some.

Suresh-anna, give me some too!

I’ll just crunch them up and swallow them.

Hey!

Do I need to tell you separately?

Hey!

What's your problem?

Look, Batani...

Ay!

I mean Sharath Chandra. -Huh.

Forget about playing the drums for the Maha Puja this time.

You're already losing your respect in this town.

Don't humiliate the dignity of the Chande too.

Why do you need all this?

Oh? So Chande means Peter and Peter means Chande?

Are you the only hero here?

I am a hero. What of it?

[LAUGHS IN UNISON]

Here, heroes and zeroes are not in the count.

The Chande has a certain dignity.

It's not about smoking, drinking,

and doing drugs before falling on the road.

I smoke, I drink, and I do ganja...

And yet... Tak-Taka-Tak... I’ll play the drums too!

Can your boys stop me?

Hey!

Listen, this time If you or your boys...

come near the temple gate with drums...

it won't end well.

We are the ones playing for the puja this year.

Do whatever you want.

Let’s go, boys!

Hey,

this is your last warning!

If you touch our brother, you're dead!

Hey! Leave me!

Let it go! -Leave him.

Hey!

Hey!

-Disaster is waiting for you. -Hey! Get lost!

Let's go, brother!

Come Peter, let's have a tea.-Give me the key, dude.

-[ENGINE REVS]-We'll show you.

[ENGINE REVVING]

[SCOFFS]

Oh, the Royal Chande Boys have already arrived?

[LAUGHS IN UNISON]

Why so formal, Batani?

Don't you know?

Since it's the temple's Maha Puja,

the Royal Chande Boys have to be here.

Woah!

You think if you play,

the Krishna in the sanctum will come out and dance?

-Look fellas! -[LAUGHS IN UNISON]

I don't know if Krishna will come out and dance, Batani,

but if you stay here any longer...

The beat meant for my drum will land on your body instead.

Now leave.

Hey!

If Subhash-anna comes,

Wait, he'll handle you!

Hey! Leave!

Fine then.

Let’s see for whose drums Lord Krishna decides to dance.

[LAUGHS IN UNISON]

Alright boys, let's start!

We'll deal with him tomorrow.

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

Hoy!

Hit it! Hit it hard!

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

Hey! Play! Play properly!

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

[GRUNTS]

Don't ruin my reputation! Play it, you idiots!

Hit it guys!

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

Why aren't you hitting the rhythm?

Pinky, you at least play! Someone play!

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

Why guys?! Play it!

[SHOUTS IN UNISON]

Play it!

[GROANS]

HEY!

[SCREAMS IN PAIN]

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

Brother!

Hey! -What happened, brother?!

Brother!

Brother! -Get up, brother!

It's Peter who attacked him?!

[ENGINE HUMMING]

Brother!

Brother!

I'll crush you!

Look he's here.

He won't spare you.

Let my brother come back to his senses.

Shut up dude! Shut up!

What's up?

He's serious.

Wait, he'll thrash you! -He's here.

Shut up! -Leave me!

They are saying they need to shift him to Mysore,

and nothing can be done here?

You guys will have it!

My brother will come!

[BRAKE SQUEALS STOP]

You beat my brother and then you show up where he's admitted?

If anything happens to him,

I will not spare you!

I didn't go looking for trouble with your brother.

I don't even know how all this happened.

If I had done something wrong,

I wouldn't have stood here for even a second.

It was his own arrogance that brought him to this state.

Hey!

He is Subhash Chandra’s brother!

Arrogance is in our blood!

No one can stop that!

Hey!

This is a hospital!

Don't scream like a madman.

Hey! Peter!

I’ll kill you and bury you right here!

Don't test me!

First find out who actually hit your brother,

then talk.-Move!

I won't leave you, Peter!

Come, get up.

Let’s go. Shambhu, take him away.

Move, move!

[ENGINE REVVING]

Brother, why did you just let him go?

Tell me, and I’ll bury him right here!

Hey! -[SCREAMS IN PAIN]

Shut up, you idiot!

[ENGINE HUMMING]

Damn!

Come on,

come have some tea.

Suresha...

Hey Shambhu!

Give me two tea.

So, is Batani alive or dead?!

He’s in a coma now.

Once you're in a coma, it’s as good as over, right?

Yo Suresha!

Huge respects to you.

First Subhash Chandra was blabbering, and now it’s your turn.

Someone else commits a mistake, and they pin it on my head!

Hey,

lower your voice.

Shambhu, you're starting to talk just like him.

Would anyone actually behave like that in front of a temple with drums?

We've no clue who hit Sharath!

No one from our town could have done like that.

What are you staring at?

Go get two teas.

Bummer loves listening to other people's fights,

with his ears wide open!

Hm?!

Ears I mean!

Hmph!

Suresh-anna, the tea will be late.

Do you want some chocolate instead?

No, forget it.

Peter.

Hmm?

Let it continue!

I heard there was a fight at the temple.

You aren't hurt, right?

I was so scared.

Oh, so the whole town knows about it?

But I don't get why you were scared?

That I failed to understand.

You still don't understand?

We’ve been seeing each other,

talking, and meeting for so many days...

if you still don't get it,

I doubt if you’re even human.

At least once,

will you look into my eyes and tell me what you see?

Um...

I don't see anything in those eyes.

You won't see it,

and you won't understand it either.

But...

Can you at least hear?

Oh, I can hear perfectly well.

I love you, Peter.

That’s it.

[SOFT EMOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Wait...

Oye!

[GIGGLES]

Are you serious?

Yes.

[GIGGLES]

[THUNDER CRACKS]

You left for that Dubai job without telling anyone,

and I managed everything here.

Peter,

Peter!

if I knew you were in Kasaragod all this time,

I would have come to get you myself.

Drink your tea.

Shambhu,

the memory of Meera is haunting me.

I keep seeing her walking around this place.

No matter how hard I try to forget her, I just can't.

I was shocked too, Peter.

I never thought she would do something like that to herself.

Your luck was good.

No police case happened.

When you called that day, I was paralyzed with fear.

After that,

for a whole year, I didn't know where I was or what I was doing.

I still feel like I should have told her what actually happened that day.

Leave it. It’s over.

Why dig up old stories?

Subhash and his men were raging.

They searched the whole town for you.

They threatened everyone,

but look at me, Peter, I stood strong.

I didn't let anyone near your house.

I was the one who gave your parents courage.

If you hadn't escaped that day,

your head would have been gone.

Haa!

Subhash came to scare me once in a while,

but I managed.

Shambhu, I can't make myself to stay here.

Meera’s memory keeps haunting me back.

Hey, come on, let’s go.

Suresh’s shop smells bad anyway.

Suresh, write it in the tab!

Hey Shambhu,

the drum team is making good money, right?

Just pay up!

Just write it down!

Everyone does the same thing.

Peter,

do you know the status of our Chande team now?

We only take the drums out if there’s big money involved.

There’s so much more to tell you. Come on.

Put your bike in the scrap yard;

you can ride with me for a few days.

[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING]

[BIKE ENGINE HUMMING]

Meera!

Tomorrow at 5 in the evening,

I would be waiting for you near hostel gate.

You would come, right?

[SOFT EMOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

♪ Damsel, you are the earth’s radiant painting. ♪

♪ Beloved, colors overflow in your graceful form. ♪

♪ Evening sun, glance once at my maiden. ♪

♪ In your crimson rays, her song rides free. ♪

♪ Damsel! Damsel! Damsel! ♪

♪ Is there a queen in some far land, are you she? ♪

♪ And the king who adores her, are you he? ♪

♪ Seven rivers blaze in union, are you their flame? ♪

♪ From the sky descends a star, are you that name? ♪

♪ Damsel, you are the earth’s radiant painting. ♪

♪ Beloved, colors overflow in your graceful form. ♪

♪ In the night’s embrace, are you the glow? ♪

♪ My eyes cry out, trembling with wonder. ♪

♪ A celebration in town, look at it's glamour. ♪

♪ Oh, how shy, with hidden thoughts! ♪

♪ Here he comes with his bedazzle ♪

♪♪

♪ For the beauty to blossom, ♪

♪ Perhaps itself resemble like you. ♪

♪ In the book you hold, I became the lesson of your heart. ♪

♪ Grant me a hundred kisses, not anger’s sting. ♪

♪ Do not dismiss love as nothing. ♪

♪ Will you weave my fate entire? ♪

♪ All my days entwined in your future! ♪

♪ Life itself, a poetess, Breathes letters upon her lips. ♪

♪ He fills my world. ♪

♪ He sits as my whole world writing script of destiny. ♪

♪ Is there a queen in some far land, are you she? ♪

♪ And the king who adores her, are you he? ♪

♪ Seven rivers blaze in union, are you their flame? ♪

♪ From the sky descends a star, are you that name? ♪

♪ Damsel, you are the earth’s radiant painting. ♪

♪ Beloved, colors overflow in your graceful form. ♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪ [VOCABLES] ♪

♪♪

♪ Damsel! Damsel! Damsel! ♪

Peter!

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[THUDDING NOISE]

[METAL CLATTERS]

[RAT SQUEALS]

[THUDDING NOISE]

[THUDDING NOISE]

[THUDDING NOISE]

Amma!

Amma!

What are you doing?

Come down from there.

Amma!

Get down.

Get down.

Come, Amma!

Come.

[GASPS]

Bring David with you.

Argh!

Damn!

Amma,

you started again.

Will this never end?

Jessie is back!

Amma... Jessie...

she’s not Jessie.

She...

She...

she has come to kill David!

Amma,

all that happened many years ago.

Why can't you just forget it? -She shouldn't be here.

Drive her away!

Kill her.

Drive her away!

Drive her away!

Bring David back!

I can't, Amma.

I can't!

I won't do anything.

I've just returned to this town.

At least now, let me live in peace.

Won't you do it?

No?

I won't do it!

You won't do it.

Fine then,

I’ll die!

There’s a well in the field...

[GASPS]

it's full of water.

I'll drown myself to death.

Amma! I beg of you!

I just got home.

Don't bring me more worries.

[GASPS SHARPLY]

Amma, let go! Amma,

why are you acting crazy? Let go!

Stop it!

Stop it!

Drive her away...

chase her out!

Leave!

chase her out!

Enough!

You'll chase her out, right?

Drive her away!

I will.

I will. -Chase her out!

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCREAMS IN ANGUISH]

Hey!

Who are you people?

Huh?

Who is it?

Lower that flashlight.

Is it you?

What?

Come guys!

Hey!

What is your problem?

I am mind my business, right?!

Did they bother you?

Why are you staring blankly? Go man!

Aye! Aye!

Come on!

Hey! Come on!

Hey! Stop!

Hey! Stop! -Run! Run!

Aye!

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[BIRDS TWEETING]

Come on! Vinu, get up.

Hmm!

[SNIFFLING]

What to do with this boy?

Vinu!

Vinu!

What is it, Amma?

Can't you wake me up?

Despite heavy rain last night, the smell won't go away.

If you make a mess on the sill floor again,

I'll give you a thrashing!

Bloody stench!

[VO] Radha,

has joined the local high school as a temporary P.T. teacher.

She’s relieved to have found at least a small house to live in.

After losing everyone, all she has left is Vinu, her son.

With the pain and frustration buried deep in her heart,

sometimes it feels like even nature is standing by her side.

Shankar Master.

He’s 50 but still hasn't married.

Ever since Radha arrived,

he who know her story...

have started to feel a certain affection for her.

But Radha...

she keeps to herself.

What is your name?

Hmm!

I asked for your name.

My name is Vineesh. ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರು ವಿನೀಶ್.

I'm in first grade. ನಾನು ಒಂದನೇ ತರಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದೇನೆ.

My mother's name is Radha. ನನ್ನ ತಾಯಿಯ ಹೆಸರು ರಾಧಾ.

She is a P.T. teacher. ಅವರು ಪಿ.ಟಿ. ಶಿಕ್ಷಕಿ.

And your father?

[SOMBRE MUSIC PLAYING]

Vinu!

I’m coming, Amma!

Why are you sitting there and playing?

If you go there again, I'll break your legs!

Get inside.

Ko!

Oh! Brinda!

Come here.

Everyone come here!

I told you to play carefully.

Aim to engage with the person and taking them down.

Hey, Ranga!

[RADHA] You will play, right? -Yes sir.

Take your positions, move it!

Go.

Look,

ever since Radha Madam joined,

Run

the very grace of this school has changed.

Sir, I don't know about the school's grace,

but the look on your face has certainly changed!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Since she arrived,

you’ve been shooting arrows with your eyes,

but none of them are hitting the mark.

Oh, give it up, Sir.

Madam isn't for you.

What are you talking about?

I know how hard it is to handle a heartbreak after 45, Sir.

She’s out of your league.

You're just wasting your time and mine.

I'm leaving. -Hey, Ranga!

Ranga!

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

Aha!

Radha Madam...

Yes!

Yes!

Jessie is back...

she shouldn't be here.

Drive her away!

Drive her away!

You'll chase her away, right?

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

Oh Madam!

Oh Madam. -Huh?!

Why? What happened?

Nothing Sir,

I'm just feeling a bit low.

In times like these,

In times like these, Madam...

if we share our feelings with someone close,

the heart feels lighter.

I'm here for you.

Why?

Any problems at school?

It's not the school, Sir.

It's about my home. -Home? Your house?

Why?

What happened?

Why stay in that house then?

There's a house next to mine;

I can talk to them for you.

It's not like that, Sir.

The house is fine.

But...

let it be.

Don't you have a class?

Uh, no.

I don't have a class today,

Madam. I'm free today.

Sir! -Huh?

It's your class right now!

Look at the timing!

You can't even write what's on the board into your book,

and you say you want a class?

What else can I say?

Go, I'll come.

Sir.

You said you don't have a class to attend?

I had one.

I didn't realize it was this urgent.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

M-Madam.

When did you get back?

Everything okay?

Yes.

Kishore, I need this medicine urgently. Please get it fast.

Ok.

This one?

It takes a week to arrive once ordered.

But...

last month Shambhu came and took it, didn't he?

It's the same medicine.

Shambhu?

Shambhu hasn't set foot here in a year.

How's that possible?!

Each month, he brought the medicine for my mother, right?

No Peter,

are you seriously still trusting Shambhu?

But...

He may have brought this from other medical shop.

Impossible.

I'm the only one who orders it through the city distributors.

You can't get it without a prescription.

Alright Kishore,

just get it as soon as possible. It's urgent.

Fine, I'll order it.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

-[THUNDER RUMBLING] -[RAIN PITTER-PATTERING]

Vinu.

Bring the umbrella.

Vinu, did you hear me? -[GURGLED GRUNT]

No! No! Be there, I'll come myself.

-[CRICKETS CHIRPING] -[INSECTS TRILLING]

[GROANING SOUNDS]

[GROANING CONTINUES]

[GROANING CONTINUES]

Amma!

Amma!

Amma!

[SNIFFLING]

Why are you sitting here crying at this hour?

Jessie... she's going to kill David today.

How many times have I told you to drive her away?

Amma, it's not Jessie!

Look,

you're suffering and you're making me suffer too.

Just take the pills and go to sleep. Go!

Go!

Amma!

It hurts?!

Amma!

Put it down!

Put the knife down!

I'll die before David does!

No one will get hurt.

Amma.

Put it down!

Move back,

don't come near!

Jessie locked David.

I keep telling you...

and you don't listen!

Drive her out!

How many people am I supposed to drive out?

I'm exhausted!

Put it down,

why are you acting like this?

Fine! Now...

You want me to drive her out of the house?

I will.

Put it down.

Put it down.

I'll take care of it. Just put it down.

Go.

Now go and sleep.

Go!

Amma!

Kill her!

Take it.

Drive her away.

Amma!

Peter!

I want David.

Alright.

Fine.

I'll drive her away.

You go and sleep.

Go. -Drive her out.

Go sleep. -Kill her.

Don't spare her!

Don't spare her!

[RADHA VOICE] Vinu,

stop looking at the phone

and go to sleep.

I'm going to take a bath and come back.

[MATCHSTICK SIZZLES]

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

[COUGHS]

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

Gosh!

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[LATCH RUSTLES]

Hm!

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

[GASPS]

-[WATER SPLASHING] -[GIGGLES]

Hey!

What are you doing?

Have you lost your mind?

Won't my clothes get soaked?

I have to take my mother to the hospital for her check-up.

Ugh!

You often mention needing to take your mother for a check-up.

What exactly is wrong with her?

[SCOFFS]

It’s nothing, forget it.

Before, I didn't even have to ask.

You used to tell me everything yourself.

But now...

I have to beg you to speak, Peter.

Meera.

Why are you acting like this?

Does time always stay the same?

You tell me...

in life, so many changes happen.

We have to accept them and move on.

There is no other reason behind it.

Yes.

A lot of changes have happened in your life, haven't they?

Right now,

your attention is everywhere else except on me.

Meera, why are you taking this so seriously?

What is there to be so tense about?

How can I not be tense?

No matter how many times I call, you don't pick up.

If I send a 'Good Morning' text,

you reply sometime late at night.

Meera, why are you talking so much?

Because...

I love you too much.

I'm sorry...

it won't happen again, okay?

Hmm.

Meera, time is running out.

I need to drop you at the hostel and then take Amma to the hospital.

Come.

[GESTURES TO COME]

[TSKS]

Hm-hmm.

[TSKS]

Come, Meera.

In the end, you still haven't told me what’s actually wrong with your mother.

I’m not the only son to my mother.

[PETER VOICE] David is my elder brother,

four years older than me.

Even though we are children of the same mother,

we are complete opposites.

If I went out, I wouldn't come back home;

but he never wanted to step outside the house.

His entire world was...

Amma.

When people say 'Mother's boy,' they are talking about him.

He didn't know the ways of the outside world.

Amma knew it would be very hard for him to build a life on his own.

That’s why she found a girl who would adjust to him,

from a poor family and got them married.

That girl was Jessie.

Hey, feed her!

There was a small vacant house right next to ours.

They both started their new life in that house.

Amma was at peace knowing her son was right before her eyes.

♪♪

That day, while the wedding celebrations were happening outside,

a dark spark was ignited in Jessie's heart.

She wasn't who Amma thought she was.

Her thoughts were entirely different.

The fire in her heart turned into a flame

that slowly began to burn all of us.

David...

Yes.

Jessie.

Does anyone ever have their wedding night on the floor?

Not like that Jessie.

Everything happened so urgently. -Let's go to Bangalore.

We'll find a house there.

We can go to movies, parks, and malls every day.

I'm sick of living in this dump since I was born.

How is that possible, Jessie?

We are happy here.

Amma is right next door,

and my factory is close by.

We are comfortable here, aren't we?

Comfortable?

This forest, these hills, this cursed rain, this house...

you call this a life?

If we were in the city,

we could actually enjoy ourselves.

It's difficult, Jessie.

Amma won't agree.

Amma will scold us,

We'll insist on going.

It'll be good, if she agree...

What if she doesn't agree?

We are leaving. That’s final.

It's wrong, Jessie.

We shouldn't do this.

Amma will be furious.

Because your mother might be furious,

why should I ruin my dreams?

Since my birth,

I listened to my own parents.

Now I have to listen to your mother too?

Jessie!

We are leaving.

That’s final.

Even after marriage,

if you want to spend your life saluting your mother...

being your wife,

I won't sit here like a dog wagging its tail for you.

If we want to leave just a few days of marriage...

What will Papa, Amma, and Peter think about it, Jessie.

You should think about me for once!

You think about me.

Damn!

Jessie,

you are here.

Haven't you cooked anything?

[TSKS]

Jessie,

I'm heading to the factory now.

Fine, go wherever you want.

Why are you telling me?

The kids have grown up.

Don't you feel ashamed staggering around drunk in front of them?

What does my staggering have to do with the kids growing up?

Huh?

You have an answer for everything.

Fine, just come and eat.

David.

Amma.

Have you eaten?

Yes I did.

Didn't you go to the factory?

No, Amma.

What happened?

Amma...

Jessie keeps insisting on moving to the city.

I don't know what to do.

She’s stopped cooking, sweeping, and cleaning.

She's always on her phone.

She doesn't even talk.

I am ordering food from the hotel every day.

I kept quiet so you wouldn't find out,

but I can't take it anymore.

That's why I came to tell you.

Don't worry.

I'll talk to her.

Come.

Amma,

please speak to her gently.

What?!

Did she got married, so she could drag you away from this town?

Come.

Stop right there.

Stop.

I will decide what happens.

What will you decide?

Everything gets ruined when you interfere.

Go eat and sleep!

Come, let's go.

Don't test me.

If I get involved, it’ll be an earthquake.

Jessie.

Oh!

So you've brought your mother along now?

How many days has it been since you swept the floor.

I hear you're being stubborn about moving to the city?

Yes!

Leave us alone so we can go to the city.

We'll be happy there.

We’ll visit once a year if you want.

Look at how she talks!

He's not going to any city.

Marrying your son was my biggest mistake.

Is it even possible to live here with a man like this?

Anyway,

Why're you meddling between us?

As husband and wife, we will make our own decisions.

You should stay within your limits if you want respect.

Huh!

I will never agree to this!

[SCOFFS]

I've seen mothers who want their children to be happy...

but I'm seeing a mother like you today, who sets her own son's life on fire!

Huh?!

David!

David! Stop.

Listen,

My son needs to be before my eyes,

and he will stay here.

That’s it!

Everyone go to hell!

[PETER VOICE] Jessie didn't just lock the door that day;

she locked the very relationship between mother and son.

David, open the door.

You like dosa and chutney, right?

I’ve brought them for you.

Amma, I'm coming...

just two minutes.

Have you never ate dosa and chutney?

But Jessie,

you haven't cooked anything.

Jessie, open the door.

Amma made Dose, right?

Let's go eat.

Who wants your mother's dosa?

Jessie, open the door!

David, how long will you stay locked in?

David, atleast you open the door.

Look at their arrogance.

Mary, what happened?

She hasn't opened that door for two days.

She's still stubborn.

She's damn arrogant.

They are newlyweds!

We weren't like this in our day.

Quiet!

Newlyweds aren't usually like this.

David isn't the type to stay inside;

she has trapped him.

I won't let her go to the city, no matter what she does!

Alright.

David...

Huh?

I made fish fry for you. I know you love it.

David,

do you want me or that fish fry?

David, come out today at least.

Jessie!

Jessie!

David!

Talk to me!

Jessie!

Open the door once!

You can go anywhere, do anything,

but I need to see my son!

Open the door.

David, come out.

Amma!

Did you see?

Anything is possible if I get stubborn.

She says we can go anywhere now.

Tell her we are leaving for the city tomorrow.

Go on,

open the door.

Go.

Amma!

Amma!

David!

What on earth is this?

Where were you gone?

How many times I called you?

I can't live without you.

[WEEPS]

Don't cry, Amma.

No!

I'm not going anywhere.

Atte (Mother-in-law)

I won't let my son go!

Not anywhere!

You can go wherever you want, do whatever you want!

You won't send your son?

If I have to leave him,

Then why did I have to suffer in this hell all these days since the wedding?

Marrying you with my son was our greatest mistake.

You are trying to separate a mother and son.

We thought a girl from a poor family,

would look after my son and us...

but you've made this house a living hell.

You aren't a woman!

You aren't a woman!

You're a demon in a woman's form!

Don't girls from poor families have desires?

Don't they have dreams?

I don't care about any of that!

I won't send my son!

I won't send my son!

Go! Get lost! Go die somewhere!

You want me to die?

David, I need to talk to you for a minute.

Come inside.

Nope!

David, we ought to talk about this and reach a decision.

Come, David.

Come.

Don't go.

Don't! -Amma.

Amma, she says she needs to talk.

I'll go and speak with her.

Don't go.

I'll be right back.

Don't!

Go inside.

No, David. Don't go in.

Speak right here.

[OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING]

David.

Jessie!

Jessie!

Jessie!

David! -Hey!

Jessie!

Jessie!

Jessie!

Jessie! Open the door! -Amma is knocking on the door.

Jessie! Open the door!-Jessie!

-[SHUSHES] -Jessie!

Jessie!

Jessie!

You want me to die, right?

Open the door!

Jessie! Jessie! -I'll die.

Today I'll show the real me to this mother and son.

Jessie!

Stay right here.

Jessie! Jessie! Jessie! -What're you guys doing behind the closed doors?

Jessie!

Jessie!

Jessie!-David!

Amma!

What're you doing? -Amma, she locked and threw the key.

Amma! I'm scared!

Amma!

Amma!

Jessie!

Why all this, Jessie?

Jessie, what're you doing?

Why did you brought the kerosene?

Let's discuss this after his father and Peter are back.

What?!

Tell her not to do anything stupid.

Jessie! -I might die, right?

What's this Jessie?

I must die, right? -Don't!

Don't do anything stupid. -Amma!

Jessie! -Amma, tell her.

I will die.

Why should I go and die somewhere?

Here! I'll die right here.

Jessie!

I'll die. -Amma!

Amma! You tell her. -Jessie, don't.

You tell her, Amma. -David!

Don't Jessie.

Jessie, why're you doing this?! -Jessie! Jessie!

Jessie!

David, get up.

Get up! -Amma, she isn't listening to me.

Amma! Tell her to stop!

Why're you dousing yourself in kerosene!

Amma!

Amma!

Jessie!

You thought I'd die alone?

Please don't!

No!

No!

He’s coming with me!

Die! Die!

Don't! -You die too!

Don't do this to him!

Why're you doing this, Jessie?

Don't Jessie.

Throw this.

Throw this, please!

Jessie! Jessie!

Please Jessie, don't do this. -You're doing a huge mistake, Jessie.

Tell me.

Speak now.

Must we stay here?

Don't! Don't!

Should we go to city?

Amma, tell her to stop. I am scared!

You both can anywhere.

You both can anywhere.

We can go, right?

We can go, right?

David! Open the door!

Open the door.

She says we can go.

Coming, I am coming! David, open the door.

[PAINFUL SCREAMS]

David!

David!

O god!

Amma!

[PAINFUL SCREAMS]

DAVID!

[SHARP INHALATION]

[PETER VOICE]In a desperate attempt to scare them,

Jessie struck a matchstick by mistake.

But the act went wrong.

In an instant, the flames consumed them both.

Along with them,

the peace of the household turned to ashes.

♪♪

♪ Mother, have you become a mother ♪

♪ have you become a mother giving birth, bearing life’s burden? ♪

♪ Being a mother to my life... ♪

♪ Have you became a god? You became divine. ♪

♪ How shall I endure everyday? ♪ -David! My son!

♪ Day by day, you suffer this hell. ♪ -David why? Come out.

♪ how can you bear it, how can you see? ♪ -Why dear? What happened, David?!

♪ Every moment, I tremble with fear ♪ -David!

♪ Mother! O mother! Have you forgotten to smile? ♪

♪ The burning pain in your chest, the hunger gnawing have you forgotten? ♪

My baby! My smart child!

No one else, only you and me,

♪ Dark clouds cover, night descends, our lives dim. ♪

♪ You are the light for us all, bringing dawn. ♪

♪ He is gone now, ♪

♪ But with you, memory lives. ♪

♪ For us the life stood still. ♪

♪ Mother, have you become a mother ♪

♪ have you become a mother giving birth, bearing life’s burden? ♪

♪ Being a mother to my life... ♪

♪ Have you became a god? You became divine. ♪

I want my David back.

Dspite how much I explain, you just won't understand.

Eat the food.

♪♪

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[ENGINE HUMMING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING, TWEETING]

At night the moon shines.

The moonshine of full moon--

[SCREAMS] Amma!

What Vinu?

Amma!

Vinu?!

Vinu?

Vinu?!

Where are you Vinu?

Vinu!

Vinu!

Vinu!

Hey!

Where's my son?

He's missing.

What did you do to my son?

[MUFFLED SCREAMS]

Vinu!

Won't you go?!

I'll kill you too.

I'll kill him too. -Amma! Amma!

Leave him!

Leave! Let him go, Amma!

Vinu!

Are you fine, dear? -Amma!

What're you doing? -Are you fine, my child?!

He's just a child!

What if something wrong happened?!

Don't you understand that?

Jessie!

Jessie is back!

How long she's here?

You're not telling me anything.

Amma!

She killed my David!

Now I will kill her son,

then she will leave!

She'll leave.

Amma!

She'll leave.

She'll leave. -Amma!

Amma! That's enough.

Don't you both have humanity?!

You guys won't even spare this little child!

Ugh!

Come, Vinu.

She scared me, Amma. -You stay inside the house.

Listen,

Please, vacate this house as soon as possible.

My mother's health is failing,

If you stay here,

these incidents will keep happening.

Even I am having trouble by troubling you.

Is it troubling you?!

You expect me to vacate the house fearing you?

Although,

You are the ones causing trouble,

yet I'm the one suffering.

You can vacate the house, right?

Understand.

We can't vacate this house.

Are you trying to scare me because a woman alone?

I am a teacher who teaches children about victory and defeat.

If I run away fearing you...

my lessons will be lies.

I won't stay quiet.

I'll teach you a lesson before I go.

Peter. -Hmm?

What happened?

Your hand is hurt.

Someone tied a wire across the road last night.

I've narrowly escaped.

I noticed it in the last moment.

Else it nearly caught my throat.

I bet it’s Sharath’s (Batani’s) men seeking revenge.

[TSKS]

They don't seem to be behind this.

Forget it.

The new tenants who rented the house next door,

But I need to get the neighbors out.

My mother's condition is getting worse every day.

Lately,I just want to leave this place.

Let's speak to house owner about this.

Come, let's go.

The whole town knows about your mother's condition.

Talking to the owner won't help.

Let's think of something else.

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello.

Hello.

I can't hear you.

Hello.

What?

Oh! It's you. Tell me.

The Chande team has changed since you left, Peter.

Only four of us originals are left.

Remaining guys left.

Shambhu has changed too.

He’s blinded by money and arrogance.

I thought your arrival will sort everything.

Hm-hmm.

This the Chande team you built, Peter.

Now he’s ruining the team.

My men will be there at the discussed time.

Send the advance.

Peter.

Avoid coming here until your arm heals.

You don't worry about the Chande.

I am here to handle that.

Come, I'll drop you to home.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

♪♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ Feet are stirring the real game begins. ♪

♪ the battle ignites, flames rising high. Who will swallow the burning embers? ♪

♪ Snake and mongoose clash in rage, heads thrown into the pit of war. ♪

♪ Ding-Dong bell, pussy is in the well. ♪

♪ Danger calls, half the crowd cheers, half retreats. ♪

♪ Ding-Dong bell, pussy is in the well. ♪

♪ Danger calls, half the crowd cheers, half retreats. ♪

Go on.

Since morning I longed to meet you.

what’s the matter, sir?

Nothing, madam?

My mother sends photos of girls,

Look.

But why struggle so hard?

Find one, marry, and move on.

Now...

The girl must be this, must be like that.

Must be like you.

I feel that.

But it won’t happen, sir.

My path is different.

Can't we merge the two roads?

Only wasted time.

I mean yours.

[BLOWS WHISTLES]

How many times do I have to tell you?!

Shut up and get out.

♪ Spell against the spell, trouble brews inside out. ♪

♪ Inside and out, each day a war strategy, ♪

♪ no cure for her torment. ♪

♪ Her laughter, her bite sharp as steel. ♪

♪ sweet as sugarcane with kabaddi cries. ♪

♪ The dance of revenge peace unfurls its flag to the sewer. ♪

♪ Snake and mongoose clash in rage, heads thrown into the pit of war. ♪

♪ Ding-Dong bell, pussy is in the well. ♪

♪ Danger calls, half the crowd cheers, half retreats. ♪

♪ Ding-Dong bell, pussy is in the well. ♪

♪ Danger calls, half the crowd cheers, half retreats. ♪

♪ [VOCALIZING] ♪

♪ Feet are stirring. ♪

[SCREAMS] Peter!

Amma!

Amma!

What happened? Why are you screaming?

Peter!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Jessie did this.

Did you see?

She broke the photo.

Amma!

There's no Jessie or anyone else,

It just fell and glass cracked.

You don't know about her.

She did it.

Amma!

Go inside.

Go.

Who did this?

She did.

I'll catch her.

I'll catch her.

It's her.

[PHONE RINGING]

Yes, Meera.

Why're you not responding to my calls since yesterday?

You're not replying to text.

Meera, I was occupied with Chande program.

So, I couldn't meet.

Come near Hanging bridge urgently.

Hanging bridge!

Right now?!

I was practicing Chande with my buddy.

How shall I come now?

I don't what you'll do...

There's a lot to talk to you.

Hurry to the bridge.

Meera, are you crying?

Meera!

Meera.

Peter!

[WEEPING]

Meera,

what happened? Why are you crying?

I am very scared, Peter. -[PHONE RINGING]

Look at me.

You won't leave me, right?

You won't leave me, right?

I won't leave you.

Meera, listen to me.

Listen, Meera.

Meera!

What happened?

Why're you crying like this?

[PHONE RINGING]

What's your issue?

Where are you?

I am near hanging bridge.

Don't call me again and again, Hang up.

Listen to me.

Listen to me.

Meera, what happened?

Why are you crying?

Tell me.

I'm pregnant, Peter.

Are you joking?

Is this something to joke about?

What's wrong with you?!

I've been trying to meet you for days!

[PHONE RINGING] -You didn't meet me.

What is it?!

Peter! Sharath is dead.

Subhash and his gang are hunting for you.

Escape now!

I haven't done anything wrong!

They aren't in a state to listen.

Where are they now?

They are all gathered at the hospital.

The hospital?

Fine.

I'll go there and talk to them.

Are you crazy? You can't talk to them now!

Understand my words.

You don't go there for any reason. -Wait, I'm coming there.

What happened, Peter?

Nothing, Meera.

Did you tell this to anyone else except us?

Is this a wedding celebration to tell everyone?!

My family is going back to our hometown in a week.

Look here.

I have to go too.

Peter, I'm scared.

Do something!

Meera!

I'm just as scared as you are.

We have to face this together.

Just give me some time...

I'll arrange something, okay?

What will you arrange, Peter?

Do you even realize the complications?

I know, Meera.

I'll figure something out.

Meera.

Now, please go back to the hostel.

I have to leave urgently, Meera.

Look at me...

you won't betray me, will you?

Promise me you won't cheat me.

Do you feel that way, Meera?

Do you really think I’d abandon you?

Meera,

I'm not in a position to explain anything right now.

I have to go.

Go to the hostel,

I'll meet you tomorrow.

No! Don't go,

Meera! -please don't leave!

Meera,

Meera, understand the situation. Please.

Don't go leaving me.

Don't leave me. I’m begging you, I’ll fall at your feet!

Please! -Meera, understand.

This is really urgent.

I must go there.

Just go to the hostel.

I'll meet you tomorrow. -Peter!

Listen to me.

Go, Meera.

[WAILING]

Peter!

Peter!

Peter!

[ENGINE HUMMING]

Hey!

He's right here.

We found him! He's right here!

Come guys!

Look, Subhash...

[PHONE RINGING] -Finally you did what you said, right?

Subhash has been hunting you across town.

Don't get caught to him!

Look at how he stands there after everything he's done.

You made me lose my own brother!

Today I won't spare you.

Get up! Give it here!

Stop right there!

You aren't going anywhere today!

Go and catch them.

Hey stop!

I'll kill him.

Let's go.

Hop in.

Hop in. Hop in.

[ENGINE REVVING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

[CAR ZOOMS]

Hey! Hey! Come to the side.

[INDISTINCT VOICES]

Don't leave me!

I fall at your feet!

Don't get caught to him!

Peter!

[GASPS SHARPLY]

[COUGHS]

[GROANS WITH PAIN]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello?

Peter.

Shambhu?

Wherever you're right now, leave the town.

Subhash is searching for me too.

Look, I am escaping from them.

But...

if they catch you,

you'll be finished.

Even if you've not done anything,

you won't escape them.

I'll call you after everything is settled down here.

For few days disappear from here.

What're you saying?

How to leave everyone?

What wrong did I do to flee?

Your life is important to me.

Don't stay in this town.

Run somewhere far away.

Amma is not doing well.

Who'll handle her medicines and treatment?

I'll take care of Amma.

Listen to me, Peter.

Then...

Meera.

How can I go without informing Meera?

I'll talk to Meera.

I'll tell her everything.

After all this settles down...

we both will handle everything.

Look,

you've only one option now.

Leave the town.

Don't return till I say so.

Peter-- -Hello?

Hello Peter?! -Hello.

Shambhu! -Hello?

Can you hear me?-Can you hear me?!

Hello.

Hello Peter, can you hear me?

Hello

Hello Peter!

[PHONE RINGING]

Meera! Meera!

[DIAL TONE PLAYING]

Meera!

[IVR VOICE] The number that you're calling is currently switched off.

[INSECTS TRILLING]

[IVR VOICE] The number that you're calling is out of the network area.

[IVR VOICE] The number that you're calling is out of the network area.

Meera, bus is here. Hurry up.

Peter hasn't been here since a week.

Shambhu mentioned that he left town for some work.

Hmm.

Fine.

Can you give me Shambhu's number?

Hold on a minute.

9980...

[DRAMATIC MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello, who's this?

Shambhu.

It's me, Peter.

Peter!

Peter! Where are you?

What are you doing?

Are you okay?

Your phone was switched off.

Do you know how many times I tried calling?

I’m in Kerala right now.

I'm using someone else's phone to call.

Forget that.

How is Amma?

Amma is fine.

I'm taking care of her medicines and check-ups myself.

I've managed to tell your father something to keep him calm.

And Meera?

Shambhu...

are you listening?

Meera committed suicide, Peter.

It’s been a week.

What are you saying?!

What are you saying, Shambhu?!

My... My Meera? Suicide?

S-Suicide?!

Yes.

She killed herself because she was pregnant.

The whole town knows you’re responsible.

Listen,

the situation here is very bad.

Don't even think of returning for two or three months.

Shambhu, what are you saying?

My Meera...

how did this happen?

Hey!

Shambhu!

Shambhu!

I will come.

Do you understand me?

If you come back now, people will tear you apart.

Shambhu, listen to me.

I have to come back.

Have you lost your mind?

How can you show your face to the people here?

I want my... my Meera!

Don't come back. Stay away.

Give me my phone back, I have to go.

Once he start speaking, he doesn't stop.

Peter!

Hello?

Hello?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

MEERA!

Peter.

Look, it's all ripened.

[INSECTS TRILLING]

Peter.

What Papa?

You want 20 rupees?

It's not that.

When will you be your old self again?

I can't stand seeing you like this.

No smile, no words.

What’s wrong with me, Papa?

I’m fine.

You think this drunkard of a father doesn't know if you're okay or not?

You are the one who should be living a full life.

If you break like this,

what is our fate?

I drink from morning till night.

If you ask why, I don't have an answer.

Life is becoming a heavy burden.

You’re like this,

your mother is the way you already know.

I’m lonely, son.

Will you change?

Will you walk around laughing like before?

That's right.

I haven't thought enough about you guys, have I?

I will change, Papa.

I definitely will.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

Come dad, come.

It’s been over a week since I gave him the vehicle,

and he’s still 'fixing' it.

God knows when he’ll return it.

I keep coming and going every day.

Suri.

Peter.

Check my bike, it's broken.

That's fine. When did you get back to town?

Peter.

Aer you having issues with the bike?

Mahesh-anna.

Vehicles having issues are brought to the garage,

not taken to the scrapyard.

Damn!

Since his vehicle came to my garage,

I am not getting even a single customer.

I've had enough.

Mahesh-anna, are the new neighbors. -Seems like mother is doing well.

Not a single complaint from the house next door.

They seem like very good people.

Actually, Shambhu troubled and insisted me,

that they needed the same house for rent.

Hmm!

When he asked,

I was hesitant because of your mother’s condition,

but since it was a lone woman and a child, so I agreed.

Shambhu brought them here.

Mahesh-anna, you must be confused.

No, Peter. Shambhu himself brought them.

I guess you didn't know.

Both of you are always together,

Mahesh-anna.

Coming.

Hurry up.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Shambhu!

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Actually, Shambhu troubled and insisted me,

that they needed the same house for rent.

Are you seriously still trusting Shambhu?

Shambhu hasn't set foot here in a year.

The whole town knows about your mother's condition.

Talking to the owner won't help.

Do you know the status of our Chande team now?

We only take the drums out if there’s big money involved.

His bloody deeds are not few.

He’s ruined the reputation of the Chande team in this whole town.

The Chande team has changed since you left, Peter.

He's ruining everything.

[FIRE CRACKLES]

Papa!

Amma!

Amma!

Open the door.

Amma, it's on fire.

Papa!

Alright.

Veeresha. -Huh?

The drum crew is coming today.

Get everything ready.

Shambhu,

you're hiring outside drummers for our town's temple festival?

This isn't right.

What isn't right?

Is what you guys did right?

You all left the team just because Peter wasn't here.

Recalling the past makes my blood boil.

Don't organize Chande near the temple.

Who the hell are you to tell us that?!

When Peter was here, our team had respect.

We never played for money.

You’ve made it all about cash and ruined everything!

Giri,

you know I’m not the same man I was.

Leave before I lose my temper.

Shambhu.

Yes, Ramesha.

Have you brought the money?-Yes, I did.

Be there, I am coming.

It's a thousand short?

Adjust it, we’re all friends here, right?

Only I will show up to play the drums, is that fine with you?

If they pay, the drums come out.

If not, they don't.

It was so much better when Peter was here.

Oh, really? What was fine during Peter?!

Did he ever think about me?

Everyone just worshipped him.

Where did that get us?

Peter.

Every year in temple's Mahapuja, we organized Chande.

But this year,

because no one heeds him, Shambhu hiring boys from outside.

Giri, get ready to play.

Tell all our old boys to come.

Ok, Peter.

Peter! If you’re leading,

we are ready to support you!

Fine, go. -Hmm.

Peter...

Hey!

Relax.

Relax.

Take it easy for a few days.

You have forgotten everything?

If you play wrong at the temple, it’ll ruin my reputation.

Hey!

You bummer!

you’re going to teach ME how to play the drums? You?

Will you teach me?! -Look, Peter.

I built this team with hard work,

I grew it till here.

and then sold it out for money,

you loafer!

Enough!

I know your game now.

You turned the Chande into a business! Disgusting!

I left town because YOU told me to!

I stayed away from my parents because of YOU!

You promised you’d look after them while I was gone.

Have you stepped into my house even once in this past year?

Do you even know my mother’s condition?

I trusted you more than anyone, damn you!

You've gone mad, Peter.

It's certain now.

That’s why I told you to rest.

Hey!

I WAS mad, Shambhu.

I was.

but the madness has left me now.

Let me go.

Leave!

And that neighbor... Radha. Who is she?

Who is Radha?

Radha?

I don't know...

I don't know any Radha!

You don't know her?

No.

You don't know who Radha is, right?

I don't know.

Fine, I'll find out for myself.

Today.

Right now!

Peter!

Stop! Peter!

[ENGINE REVS]

Shambhu!

Meera!

Shambhu!

Where did Peter go?

His phone is off.

I need to meet him urgently.

I need to speak to him.

He’ll be back.

Why are you crying?

What’s the matter?

It's...

I’m pregnant.

What are you saying, Meera?

Oh-Oh!

So that’s why he ran away?

Dammit!

What kind of person did I befriend!

When he was leaving, I asked him...

Peter, where are you going?

Do you have anything to say to Meera?

He told me, Don't tell anyone anything.

I'm stuck in a mess,

and don't bother telling Meera either.

But...

I had no idea he was this heartless.

Shambhu, what do I do now?

Where do I even look for him?

He betrayed me.

What will I tell my family?

Look Meera,

you should have thought about this before sleeping with him.

What’s the use now?

Look,

He might come back after a year, two years...

or maybe never.

But your belly...

will keep growing day by day.

Ugh!

Just thinking about it scares me!

Although,

Do you know how this society will look at you, Meera?

Will your parents even survive the shame?

I loved Peter more than my own life.

I never thought he’d cheat me like this.

Stop it! Enough!

You both loved,

you enjoyed yourselves,

and now you're pregnant and he’s gone.

Stop crying, Meera!

If someone sees us,

they’ll think I got you pregnant!

Look,

Now you have only one option...

I have to die, right?

Hey!

Death isn't always the solution...

but then again, what will you do living like this, Meera?

Hey Meera!

[WEEPS]

Meera!

[SCOFFS]

You both loved,

you enjoyed yourselves,

and now you're pregnant and he’s gone.

He might come back after a year, two years...

or maybe never.

But your belly...

will keep growing day by day.

Now you have only one option...

[GROANS]

Vinu.

Hmm?

From now on, the drum beat shouldn't stop here.

Begin.

[IN UNISON] Hmm.

Listen to me,

Till I come and call you, you should stay put here.

You should stay playing right here.

I'll be back quickly.

[SHUSHES]

Peter.

Hey!

Who are you?!

What is your connection to Shambhu?

Why did he bring you here?

Tell me the truth!

Look at me.

I just want to know who are you.

I’m not here to pick a fight.

Meera!

Then you are...

The girl you loved, betrayed, and drove to suicide.

I am her elder sister.

I am Radha.

Now do you realize who I am?

Meera!

Ay!

You don't even deserve to look at her photo.

Get away from me!

Leave!

That day, my sister called me crying.

Sister, I'm pregnant...

and I don't know what to do.

When she said that Peter abandoned me...

Do you know how much that hurt?

After I lost everyone,

she was all I had.

Your sister had killed herself...

When they told me to rush to the hospital...

what do you think my state was?

Once I learned everything from Shambhu,

I decided that day to make you pay.

I was waiting for you.

The day Shambhu called and said you were returning,

The same day, I took a transfer...

and came to this town just to show you hell.

I was the one who tied the wire across the road to kill you,

but you escaped.

I was the one who set the fire while you were bathing,

but you escaped again.

But today...

Today I will--

if killing me brings justice to Meera’s soul,

then kill me right now!

I loved her more than my life!

I’ve been in a thousand folds more pain than you!

Meera’s death...

pushed me into a year of living hell.

It haunts me even today that I couldn't explain my situation to her back then.

It haunts me even today.

I am NOT the cause of her death, Radha!

You ran away after finding out she was pregnant, didn't you?

Isn't that your fault?

Then who else is responsible for her death?

Bravo!

Well done, Radha.

I got you a rental house right next to him just so you could kill him,

but you couldn't do anything.

You’re useless.

In his eyes,

I'm a waste too.

At one time,

it was all 'Chande means Peter, Peter means Chande.'

Wow!

What fame you had, buddy!

Don't I have desires too...

to make money, to make a name?

Don't I know how to play the drums?

But you were always the one in the front.

Did you even once say,

'Shambhu, you do this' or 'Shambhu, you take charge'?

You never did.

You just wanted to grow alone, didn't you?

It was all 'concern' for you.

That’s why I kept you away for a year!

That temple fight was a jackpot for me.

You thought Sharath fell from the sky?

Hm-hmm.

No, I threw it down!

I turned Subhash against you,

yet you managed to escape,

you sly dog.

Rest In Peace!

[SMACKING LIPS]

You think Meera just committed suicide?

I’m the one who killed her!

I stabbed her repeatedly with my words until she died.

Do you know why?

Because I had to keep him far away from me and the Chande.

But you just had to come back!

In the legends,

Radha, Krishna, and Meera are great love stories.

But here,

Radha has come to avenge Meera’s death.

Now, I’ll finish both of you...

and end this story myself!

Shambhu! -Hey!

Ay! -Peter!

Please! Let me go!

Peter, didn't you say you cared for me?

Please Peter, let me go!

I beg of you!

Spare me!

I did care for you...

but what you did...

I told Meera that I'd see her tomorrow...

but you made sure I’d never see her again.

Peter!

For your own selfishness, you stayed by my side...

and destroyed all my dreams!

I will not spare you, Shambhu!

Meera!

Peter! -Forgive me!

Forgive me! Meera!

forgive me!

[METAL CLATTERS]

I'll handle.

Hmm.

She left.

Jessie left.

I'll cook Payasam today!

[SOFT EMOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[VO] When Radha first came to this town,

the pain hidden in her heart was welcomed by thunder and dark clouds.

Today, the sky is clear,

and the breeze is cool.

Her mind is finally at peace.

Unknowingly, Shambhu himself had summoned Radha to witness his end.

Destiny calculates everything and provides the answer in due time.

Both Peter and Radha know how Shambhu met his end,

but...

only Peter knows what became of Shambhu’s body.

Destiny might provide an answer to that too, one day.

♪♪