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[flight announcement]

[flight announcement continues]

[aeroplane landing]

[thunder rumbles]

Isn't Alan coming next week?

His model exams are going on.

I told him to come after the exams.

If he comes here, he'll just roam around with his friends.

[soft music playing]

[music swells]

Mom, let me get some rest.

Aren't you going to the wedding?

We have to go, just for the sake of it.

I'm coming too.

Wake me up after a while.

[thunder rumbles]

[music swells over rain]

Ashley?

'TWO YEARS AGO'

Why the long face?

You're only going to Angamaly, right?

Not to America.

If it were America, I wouldn't be sad. I'd be happy.

We can only blame the elders.

They have no idea how

their random decisions affect us.

Never mind.

You're joining a co-ed college, right?

And that too in Ernakulam.

At least there's that.

I should get going.

The send-off in class was depressing enough.

Bye-bye. See you.

Don't go yet.

-Wait a minute. -What is it?

Don't tell me it's a surprise.

-Stop it. -What's this?

Who receives a gift sitting down?

Get up.

[placid music plays]

Thank you.

[music builds]

There you go. You're crying already.

Stop it.

See you.

Move this junk out of the way!

[muffled song playing on the bus]

Why are you crying over that?

Not because of what you said.

I've been crying for a while.

[bus bell rings]

What's with the guitar?

I got it as a send-off gift.

Didn't you get anything?

Yeah. A couple of punches.

Why? Want some?

Punches? What for?

They still had a score to settle

for ruining last year's Onam flower carpet.

When I said it was my last day,

those guys beat me up.

Alan...

Don't take that ruffian attitude to the new place, okay?

If we sell all this, we'll be rich enough to buy a house.

[footsteps approaching]

Don't sit there playing that. Go freshen up and come back.

Then help me pack all this stuff.

Listen, don't pack any unnecessary items, okay?

Your books from Class 1 are all in that cupboard.

Just leave them there.

You probably don't even have this year's books.

So I don't really have anything special to tell you.

Girl, see if this paper is of any use.

I can't make it out.

It's in English.

This is your marriage certificate.

Oh, is it? Give it to me.

Tell him to throw it away.

It's the most useless thing in this house.

I didn't pick it up to throw it away.

I just didn't understand what it was.

Do you even recognise me now?

Oh, come on!

Biji, you'll regret it if I come over there.

[soft music playing]

Don't pack any of that.

It's all pretty old.

We don't even know who it belongs to.

No problem. I'll take care of it.

But if there's no room in the vehicle,

I'll throw it all out, I'm warning you.

Yeah, okay.

[soft music continues]

'BETHLEHEM KUDUMBA UNIT'

[guitar strums]

[music builds]

Alby, did you sell your land in Manjapra?

Yeah, it's sold.

Don't change the topic when we're talking about marriage, Justin.

Fine. Tell me.

Even if it's her second or third marriage...

Don't overthink. Just go for it.

No one's going to offer you a bride at this age.

People keep coming down with new diseases every day.

You know how hard it is to straighten up

after bending down to pick something up?

Why are you bending down in the first place, Alby?

Look, if something falls, I just pick it up like this.

Why can't you do the same?

I start panting after just two steps.

You need to smoke less.

I only smoke once in a while.

Arshad, look! Your son's taking a photo.

I'll be right back.

-Stop right there! -Go, go.

Go destroy the evidence.

Or your wife won't let you back in the house.

Look.

You lot sneak off for a smoke because you're scared of your wives, right?

I don't have that misfortune.

When you come to a reunion,

just reminisce about old times,

have some fried rice and chilli chicken and then head home.

Don't play matchmaker!

I just brought it up. That's all.

Your parents won't be around forever.

When you're old, you'll have to suffer all alone.

I'll just move into an old-age home.

I'm already saving up for it.

[phone rings]

-Vishnu, you here yet? -Justin...

We're at the gate.

Alright. Come to the front yard.

All good?

Yeah, all set.

Start serving the food, then.

Don't just stand there staring.

Hand out our cards if anyone asks.

Honestly, I don't think we should hand out any cards.

There's a small problem with the chicken.

How serious?

Nothing major. The chicken's just a bit burnt.

Take this.

What did Baiju chettan say?

He said it's good enough since we're doing it for free.

Wait. Wasn't he invited to this event?

God knows which batch he is from.

Probably the very first one!

What do we do with the chicken?

You hold it.

Ruined the dish and now you're asking me?

'KARUKUTTY STUDENTS' REUNION'

♪ Flowing stream Of the nightingale's song ♪

♪ A divine poetic offering Tender with melody ♪

Don't run away, okay?

Isn't that Reshma?

-Isn't this her third song? -Yes.

Someone please boo her off the stage.

Get off the stage, you!

Thank you.

Chicken. Chicken. Smoky chicken!

Jinto. Come and have food.

Mom's been calling.

The kid is making a huge fuss, it seems. Shall we leave?

We will. You haven't eaten. Have some.

Smoky chicken.

What chicken?

Smoky chicken.

Dad said he gave you his phone to repair.

Did you check it?

Oh, I completely forgot.

Tell Uncle I'll give it tomorrow.

No problem. You can give it after two days.

Let him see what's going on at home too.

He's on YouTube all day.

Mom's struggling there all alone.

Aren't your sisters there?

Riya and Ranju?

Yeah, right!

One says she's working from home,

locks herself in her room and only comes out to eat.

And the other, it's better if she doesn't help at all.

Get down.

Drop me outside my house.

It's just a few steps from here.

Just get down and walk.

Wearing Trisha's churidar from '96...

just to get people talking!

Ugh! The things I have to hear just for getting in your car!

[whimsical score plays]

You gave me a fright!

What are you looking at?

When I heard the noise,

I thought the new neighbours had arrived.

Are they coming today?

That's what I heard.

I told Kochouseph

I could close the deal at three lakhs a cent.

And what did he sell it to them for? Two lakhs.

What was the point of that?

It's like he has a problem with me getting a commission.

Let him do whatever.

Didn't Joel come?

He said there's a short film shoot tomorrow

and left early this morning.

Listen...

Are they going to shoot here?

Last time they came and made a complete mess.

Do you know how long it took me to clean it up?

Also, Dad doesn't like any of this, okay?

The shoot's at Leelamma chechi's house.

Are you acting in it?

Well... He kept insisting I should do that role.

Son...

Isn't Jomon's pre-wedding ceremony today?

Why? Should we postpone it?

No. Aren't you two about the same age?

No.

He's about three or four years younger.

I know what that sigh and look mean.

I'm not answering that.

Get some rest, old man!

[dance music playing]

'LET'S BLESS JOMON WITH SWEETS'

Justin!

What's up? All good?

-All good. Why are you late? -Got held up. Where is everyone?

They're at the back.

-Carry on. -Justin!

What's up?

Your pre-wedding ceremony's next month, right?

Watch and learn, okay?

Don't embarrass yourself.

I've taken a few notes.

Why is he here? Isn't the elders' section over there?

Then come along. We will go together.

Yeah, right! Pour me one.

You turned up just in time for the drinks.

Haven't seen you all day.

Don't even ask. It was our Class 10 reunion.

And unfortunately, I ended up sponsoring the food.

You won't let any event happen peacefully

in this neighbourhood, will you?

So, how did it go?

What do you think?

Ask him.

He ruined the chicken.

-It tasted of smoke. -Quite natural.

When you send out burnt food, people question me.

You're not answerable.

You still haven't let it go?

Didn't we settle that this afternoon?

Then do you know how many items we've mixed and sent out?

Eh? For which event?

I don't remember the date or time, but we've done it.

-Haven't we? -Don't drag me into unnecessary matters.

I'm a Panchayat employee. How am I involved?

That's not the point.

That fellow is here.

-Who? -Glikson.

If I talk to him, things will get messy.

You go and handle him diplomatically.

[sounds of celebration]

Don't sing the lyrics, okay?

Glikson, come with me.

What's up?

Listen...

Everyone's talking about you chasing Kesiya.

Chasing Kesiya? Me?

Glikson...

Brinto got a message you sent.

We all read it and even had a good laugh.

But I deleted it within three seconds.

Yeah, but she took a screenshot in the second second itself.

What did it say?

"If I walk, it's an earthquake...

You are my firecracker". Eh?

When she said she likes Mani Sharma's songs...

You know she's Baiju chettan's niece, right?

She's complained to him.

If he comes here, he'll beat the Mani Sharma out of you.

Stop all this nonsense and try to be a sigma like us.

This isn't sigma, it's freegma.

Living carefree and free of responsibilities.

I like taking up the responsibility of a wife and kids.

I never said you shouldn't get married.

Go ahead and get married.

But she's not the one.

God will send you the right girl.

[car horn honks]

[car zooms past]

You would've reached God right now!

Thanks, amigo.

Amigo?

Wait!

[light, playful music plays]

Dear, wake up. We're here.

Wake up!

Reverse this way. Yeah, this way.

Come around this way. It'll be easier to unload.

What's up, bro? Why so dull?

Aren't you tired of living in that pigeonhole?

Or do you miss your friends?

Stop it.

Once we've unloaded everything,

I'll head back tonight.

Stay till tomorrow.

If I do, I'll lose a whole day.

If I leave now, I'll be home in two hours.

There's no traffic.

Thank God we came at night. Or we'd have to pay gawking wages!

Alan! Come here.

Every little bit helps, right?

What are you looking at? Come on!

Ashley, you can help us too.

Come.

There are fragile items. Handle with care.

Where's the driver? We've got to unload everything.

-Hold this. -Hello?

Hey, Rohith!

We've to pay the camera team tomorrow.

Steven Spielberg is here!

Where have you guys been?

Isn't there a shoot tomorrow?

Don't even ask.

Got any booze?

There is half a bottle of brandy kept aside for the elders.

Brandy...

Fine, brandy then. Pour me one.

-Why? Can't someone else pour it? -Give me another. I can't get a buzz.

Last-minute betrayal.

Our lead actor backed out.

Who? Sourav?

Yeah. He didn't like the script.

Suggested a few corrections as well.

Yeah, right.

If he messes with the script, I'll chop his hands off.

And then?

Changed.

The script?

Changed Sourav.

Replaced him with Nandan Venkitangu.

Gulp it up.

That's why we were late.

Narrated the full script to him and locked the guy in.

Poor guy. Let him out, man.

What's with this guy?

But isn't he a film actor?

Wouldn't he charge a lot?

Now that's a real artist.

He didn't ask for a rupee.

Well, he's got a house warming coming up.

We just have to gift him a washing machine.

A washing machine?

Bargain a bit and settle for a washbasin instead. Okay?

Ugh!

Can washing your face replace washing clothes?

What's your short film called?

'Soulmates'.

-What? -'Soulmates'!

Oh... Wasn't that your last one's title too?

That was 'A Coffee Shop Romance'.

Whatever! The story's pretty much the same.

I never watch these things.

You better not.

Stick to your retro programmes on Doordarshan.

Still better than your short films.

He keeps yapping when he's drunk.

Why argue with him?

What else? How is it fair that great directors

have no value in their own hometowns?

I don't buy that.

Sathyan Anthikad has good value in Anthikad.

Sibi Malayil is valued in his hometown too.

-But this fellow has no value in Angamaly. -Totally agree.

-Let me deal with him! -Don't! Let it go.

Hey, Baiju bhai!

Tell me, man.

Go home. The party's over.

-Move! -I don't want to see him here tomorrow!

They have arrived.

Mom must be relieved now.

Listen...

They said there's a college-going girl in that house.

A college-going girl?

Nobody told me that.

Look at him. All fired up already.

Listen.

Don't give us a bad name.

Why are you telling me all this?

Who else am I supposed to tell in this town?

-Close the gate. -That's more like it.

I'll close the gate.

No need to boss me around.

[sniffling through sobs]

What's the matter?

Are you crying?

No.

My dear child, be thankful

that we at least have a roof over our heads.

[doorbell rings]

[door opens]

[gentle music plays]

Karthik...

What are you doing here?

Natasha...

The moment I got the order, I knew it was your place.

Not many people in Kerala have a name like yours.

Karthik...

Are you okay?

Okay!

A guy from Ottapalam, chasing his cinema dreams,

came to Kochi...

Now he's driving for Curry Carts.

Natasha, are you okay?

You're asking me? I'm on antidepressants, buddy!

Natasha, you had an elder brother, right?

Natesan?

Where is he now?

He's in the States. Pennsylvania.

Leelamma chechi!

Cigarettes?

-Cut! Cut! Cut! -Leelamm--

Darn! What are you doing, Justin?

Can't you see you're in the frame?

Someone has to tell me, right?

I just came to bring food for Chechi.

Come on, someone block the passers-by.

Don't let anyone walk into frame.

Go get the food!

What's this, Justin bro?

Can't you at least watch where you're going?

What were you doing?

-Leave right now! -I didn't see.

I came through the backyard so I wouldn't disturb the shoot.

And that's a problem too now?

Can you feel it?

She was getting really emotional.

-Roll! -Okay.

Okay. Rolling!

Ayyappa!

[indistinct voices and sounds]

Justin! Justin!

Please, don't walk in during the shoot.

I'm the one who gets yelled at.

I begged that old lady to get this place for shooting.

So isn't it our job to get her food?

I agree.

But once the shoot starts, he's a different person.

You saw it just now. He broke a mic.

He broke a mic?!

He broke two mics in his last short film.

What's with that red band on his head? What is he? A woodpecker?

That makes me even angrier!

If you can, please keep people out of here.

Don't come that way, okay?

Don't get me killed, please.

Get lost, idiot! I'm the producer! Remember that. The producer!

Go tell him that too!

-VISHNU... -Ready, sir. Ready, sir.

I'm here.

[upbeat music playing]

Dear...

Yes, chechi?

It's appam and stew. Keep it inside.

Oh, you really didn't have to...

My elder son Justin runs a catering service.

-It's from there. -Oh no. Cut, cut, cut!

What's that noise over there?

That's my younger son, Joel.

He's shooting a short film.

-Oh, really? -Yes, yes.

Alright, I'll get going. See you later.

-I'm in a rush. -Okay.

Joel, how about we shoot Nandan ji's intro like this?

With a strong backlight and some smoke...

Then slowly reveal Nandan ji's face in silhouette?

Smoke, lights, Nandan ji's face...

It's cool. Just hearing it charges me up

-Set it up. -Hey...

Take that light and put it here.

Fix that tripod properly.

Don't let it fall.

[whimsical score plays]

Light the incense.

Let the smoke billow.

What is it?

Joel, I was just lost in your direction and discipline...

Don't get all cosy with me now.

They're all watching.

Oh, really?

Next time you yell at me for messing up a dialogue...

I'll walk out.

You know I have a bit of an anger issue

once the shoot starts, right?

How can I go easy on just you?

You know, I even scolded Nandan ji.

That's because he can't act.

Is it the same with me?

When you call me at night, you're all flirty and clingy...

I'll show you then.

-Are you upset? -Yes, I am!

There's a wedding nearby. Shall we crash it for lunch?

Christian wedding or Hindu wedding?

Christian wedding.

Ah, then let's go.

What if it's a Hindu wedding?

We'll still go.

Stop giggling.

Go on, go on.

Go change your costume.

We need to take some beauty shots.

-Go. -See you.

Hey, Nandan ji...

What's up?

So, Thankachan, what's the plan?

Can't you see?

I'm eating.

After that, I'll wash my hands.

Oh, and if you get a bottle,

you'll drink, stretch out and sleep! Wow!

But you've been giving me those herbal brews.

How am I supposed to drink?

You've drunk your liver away.

Even your body knows it can't take it anymore.

That's why you're vomiting, not because of my medicines!

Biji, don't start your lecture, okay?

You do this every time I come to eat!

Shout louder. Let the whole neighbourhood hear!

Tell your father,

if he doesn't want to starve, he should meet that assistant engineer.

Alex has already set everything up.

He just has to go there once.

Mom, please be quiet.

Dad will go.

If he needs it, he'll go himself.

I'm not saying anything!

Look, after you eat, wash that plate

and start arranging things, okay?

You hear me?

[vehicle revs and passes]

Oh, mother! Aargh! Let go! Let go! Let go!

Quite a show you were putting on, huh?

Let go! Don't twist it!

Messing with me, huh?

If you ever shout at me again just because he told you to...

I need this hand to pull focus. Please let go!

Let go! Let go!

[music swells]

Damn!

[bicycle bell rings]

♪ Someone right next door ♪

♪ Is tapping, knocking ♪

♪ Who is it? The protocol police?! ♪

♪ Something yellow bloomed before my eyes ♪

♪ And my heart puffed up Like a fluffy pancake! ♪

♪ No, no, no... ♪

♪ It's not in the eyes Nor in the words ♪

♪ No way, never ♪

♪ Not in the snow Nor beneath the earth ♪

♪ Not in me, not in a soul Not in the hills ♪

♪ Not in the past, not today Not straight ahead ♪

Everybody, come here.

Stay active and energetic, okay?

Our van is here. Start unloading.

If anyone asks for my card, give it to them.

-So tragic, right? -What?

This grandpa and grandma dying together...

Is this what they call couple goals?

Dude, only grandma died.

Grandpa passed away long ago.

They just kept their photos together.

Sometimes your doubts are seriously annoying.

People don't like guys like me at first sight.

I take time to grow on them.

Want this knee in your gut? Start unloading!

♪ Time left a lottery ticket at my door ♪

♪ May the numbers be lucky ♪

♪ May the prize be even better! ♪

♪ May my days glow bright ♪

♪ Like a bowl of steaming rice ♪

♪ Tea time is no more lonely ♪

♪ Your Novena prayers have Finally come true! ♪

♪ Let me drift on the breeze of dreams ♪

♪ Let this little rocket Slowly take flight ♪

♪ Let a cool little wonder ♪

♪ Take over my head ♪

♪ It won't sprout on thorns ♪

♪ Nor hide away inside ♪

♪ Invisible to passing eyes ♪

♪ Yet nowhere, nowhere at all ♪

♪ Nope, nope, nope... ♪

♪ Not in the night Not even in the moonlight ♪

♪ No way, never ♪

♪ It won't pour down Yet it will never dry up ♪

♪ Not in me, not in a soul Not even on the hills ♪

Today, a new family

joins our Bethlehem family unit.

Thankachan chettan from Mundakayam,

his wife, Biji chechi,

and their children, Ashley and Alan Thankachan.

On behalf of our unit, I warmly welcome them.

Hey!

What's with that attitude?

You see us here every day, right?

Is it that hard to smile?

What's this, girls?

Ragging the newcomer?

Hello.

I'm Reshma.

This is Ranju and this is Riya.

People here call us the Moreli sisters.

-Moreli? -It's our family name.

We're Justin's first cousins.

Justin?

Oh, you don't know Justin?

What a shame!

See that guy scolding another guy over there?

Yes...

The one scolding him? That's Justin.

The one getting scolded is our dear brother Rohith.

♪ Not in the past, not today Not straight ahead ♪

♪ No... No... ♪

♪ Not at all... ♪

♪ Nope! Nope! Nope! ♪

♪ Not at all... ♪

♪ Someone right next door ♪

♪ Is tapping, knocking ♪

♪ Who is it? The protocol police?! ♪

-Where are you going? -To watch a movie.

Let the girls around here live in peace!

Take two steps back from that woman,

then preach your dialogue!

You bloody...

Give that kid her doll back!

It's not hers. I clawed it and won.

Justin, shall we beat him up inside the theatre?

♪ It's not in the eyes, Nor in the words ♪

Stop, stop.

Wait a minute.

What's this, man?

Arshad, wait till this shot is done.

I have to reach the bus stand by 9:00 am. Tell him to move.

You can go right after this shot. Just hang on.

♪ Not in the past, not today Not straight ahead ♪

♪ No... No... ♪

Cut it!

All okay?

Okay. You're good to go!

♪ Not in the snow Nor beneath the earth ♪

♪ Not in me, not in a soul Not even on the hills ♪

Huh? Wasn't that out?

That was a wide.

Stop bluffing!

YAY!

Sit down!

Here... It's all right.

It's fine.

It's just noisy overall.

And there are three girls next door.

Luckily, all three are fierce.

But yeah, they keep this place lively.

We're all coming to Ernakulam next week.

We'll call you. Don't ditch us.

Hang on. One second.

I'll call you back. My laptop won't turn on.

-Just give me a call. -Okay, okay. Fine.

[shower running]

Justin.

Done with your bath?

Yeah, about 50% done. Why?

This girl's computer is broken. Can you fix it?

Which girl?

Ashley from next door.

Ask her to leave it there. I'll check.

And tell Dad not to touch it.

[soft music plays]

Did you try giving it a couple of taps?

Don't think that's the issue.

Did you remove the battery, wipe it and put it back?

No, I think it's a software problem.

Then only Justin can fix it.

Or you'll magically fix it yourself!

Dear, just leave it there and go. He'll take a look.

I'm keeping it here.

Joel, is your brother some kind of prophet?

Why?

On the day of Jomon's pre-wedding ceremony,

your brother said God would bring the right girl for me.

Right then, a car brushed past me.

You know who was in that car?

Who was it?

It was her. Ashley.

Oh my God! This place is crawling with flirts!

And somehow I get the bad name!

She always has a melancholic expression.

Maybe only when you're around.

Otherwise, she's cheerful and playful.

Glikson, her father, Thankachan uncle...

I've heard he's a real mess.

They left everything behind

and came here from Mundakayam,

fed up with his drinking, gambling and all the chaos.

And now she's landed among you flirts.

Just because her father's a drunk, what's her fault?

Joel, set me up with her.

My dear Glikson, I'm not getting into this.

Baiju chettan is still torturing me over that Kesiya issue.

You're after every girl

and I'm stuck in between.

A couple of them have landed on my head too!

Just go and hit on her yourself.

Look, she's coming! She's coming!

What should I do?

What do I do?!

Just say something and start a conversation.

Give me a topic.

A topic?

The rise of artificial intelligence and the fall of the IT sector.

You loser! Thala's film releases on Friday.

We're all going. Ask if she'd like to come. Go!

The bus is here. The bus is here!

Get in! Get in!

I don't need to go anywhere!

Get in! Hop in, man!

Alright, go!

-Go! Go! -Let's go!

Okay.

-Where's this bus headed? -Konathukunnu.

Oh, no.

Hello. Where to?

Kothakulangara.

-Ten rupees. -Do you have GPay?

GPay? No.

Even roadside shops have it now. Why don't you?

-Oh, really? You here to teach me manners? -I'll give it now.

-Now? When? -Then I'll give it later.

Hey, you...

Hey, make way.

Hi.

Glikson. Glikson.

Where?

No, I meant my name.

Haven't you seen me around?

Yeah, I have.

Do you like Thala?

Not just one body part, I like all of them.

Yeah, I like Thala, the head too.

Oh no. Not that.

I meant our star, 'Thala' Ajith Kumar.

We're all going to his film this Friday. 'Good Bad Ugly'.

You wanna join, Ashley?

Uh... I'll have to ask at home.

That's cool! Cool!

Just give the money to Rohith.

Even if you don't have the money, it's fine. I'll manage.

Oh, do shut up, Glikson.

Look who's talking!

You don't even have ten rupees for a bus ticket!

Bus conductors have now started cracking jokes

intruding others' privacy!

-Hey, just go, you pain. -I need to get down.

Bro, if this bus has brakes, please apply them!

Or I'll just jump off.

A thousand people, right?

A guy named Baiju is handling the food.

I'll send you his number.

-Just call him and talk. -Aunty...

The laptop, right?

Did you fix it?

Of course!

Oh no! Did it mess up?

Yeah, it's fine.

The RAM was just displaced.

Oh.

'The Breeders', right?

Yeah. You know them?

I know one of their songs.

'Off You', right?

Yeah, that one.

Thought so. We've performed that song.

Performed? As in...?

We had a girls' band in college.

Oh! That's nice.

What was the band called?

The name... Don't laugh.

Room 17.

Why that name?

We used to practise in Room No. 17 in college.

Couldn't think of anything better, so we stuck with it.

Are you the vocalist?

No, bass.

I play lead sometimes too.

This is the first time

I'm meeting someone who's played in a band.

And this is the first time

I'm meeting someone besides us who knows 'The Breeders'.

[melodic music playing]

It's working now. All set.

Here.

Thank you.

Here, the money.

100 rupees?

I usually charge 500.

Then I'll go home and bring the rest.

Oh come on!

I was just kidding. I don't want any money.

Hello, Mr Davis.

Got it fixed?

Take it. It's lentil fritters.

But...

Thank you.

Not the whole packet, I said take one.

[whimsical score plays]

Got it fixed, you ask?

[audio playing on TV]

Where did you get the lentil fritter from?

When I went to Justin's house for the laptop, his dad gave it to me.

You went there alone?

What, should I take a crowd with me?

That guy's well past marriageable age and really desperate.

Don't go there alone.

Mom, please! He is chill.

Chill?

Chill? Chill what?!

[Tamil film playing in the cinema]

[phone vibrates]

-Hello. -Hey Joel, where are you?

I came with her to Ernakulam to watch the movie.

Her?!

With Sayoojya.

What do I do with this ticket now?

Do one thing.

Justin will be jobless. Call him.

Okay, I'll see to it.

-Okay, man. Hang up now! -Okay.

[audience applauds]

Yes, tell me.

Justin, are you coming for the movie?

-When? -Right now, at 10:30 am.

So who backed out?

Joel.

So you don't call me when you make plans.

You need me only when someone backs out?

Justin, no time to argue.

I'll just give the ticket outside. Come if you can.

Okay.

Who all are there?

You never went?

[advert playing in the cinema]

Happiest day in my life.

What?

I feel so happy. What about you, Ashley?

I don't know. I feel a bit uneasy.

Oh no, what happened? Wanna take a dump?

Alan, swap seats.

Ashley, why are you switching seats?

Uh... the view isn't right.

But the view looks fine.

What's wrong?

[advert continues]

Hey, Justin! Over here. Here!

Come, come!

-Justin bro! Hooray! -Justin bro! Justin bro!

Yay! Yay! Justin bro! Justin bro!

Come on. Hurry up! Justin bro!

Justin bro, come quick.

Yay! Yay! Justin bro!

Glikson, how did you get in?

It was Glikson who planned this whole thing.

But you don't even know Tamil.

Definitely some hidden agenda.

I know Tamil very well, amigo.

Shut your trap and sit down!

You!

Room 17.

[enthusiastic applause]

Long live Thala Ajith!

Thala! Thala! Thala!

[audience cheers and applauds]

[soft music plays]

[audience cheers]

Justin...

I'm starving.

If you're that hungry, just go home.

Your mom's probably got rice and sambar ready.

How about we go to Mathai's restaurant for some biryani?

Great idea.

This is exactly why I don't go anywhere.

Do you know how much that popcorn cost?

We can go if everyone pays for themselves.

If we're doing that, can't we just go alone?

Why should we ask you?

What?

Nothing. Just saying we'll go Dutch.

Aren't you the only one here with a job?

Your treat. Let's go!

Hang on. Oh no! I haven't been paid yet.

Bro, we'll come on my bike.

Justin, don't be stupid.

Wait till these cars clear.

Buzz off!

He won't pull it off.

He's gonna crash.

It hit!

It didn't?

It crashed! It crashed!

Come on, get in.

[soft music playing]

No music in this car?

We're getting bored.

Right?

[song playing from the car]

Justin's car probably has songs from the Stone Age.

Turn this off and play something for us young folks.

Don't change it. It's actually quite nice.

Which song is this?

There's an old unreleased film called 'Anna'.

It's a song from that film.

Ashley is into English songs, isn't she?

Play an English song for her.

Well...

Who am I even asking!

What English songs would Justin know?

He only knows two songs.

One is that "Come, come, baddie! Listen baddie!"

And the other is the one from Titanic when the ship sinks.

Justin...

How can you just sit there? Give it back to him!

I'm just waiting to see how far he'll take it.

Glikson, did you know Justin had

a massive English cassette collection?

No.

Didn't you upload songs online back then?

What's the story there?

Oh, it's nothing much.

Move!

My dad had a lot of cassettes... What the...

When you looked back just now,

I was terrified you'd hit that old man.

Even if you don't value our safety, I certainly do!

-Just shut up, Glikson! -You come and drive, then.

Tell us the story...

So...

Dad had a huge collection of cassettes.

I used to convert them to MP3 and upload them to the web.

Not recently. This was around 2005.

The songs people like us uploaded back then

were there for you guys to download later.

You had a username too, right? What was it?

Um...

Mp3King.

Oh, dear Justin...

Couldn't you pick a name that actually suits you?

"King", it seems!

-Glikson. -Yes, amigo.

-Have you seen the movie 'Mankatha'? -Yes, I have.

There's a scene where Ajith

kicks someone out of the car.

If you open your mouth again,

we'll recreate that scene right here.

Look, he's laughing!

[music builds up]

Can you turn up the volume?

♪ A sparkler of joy spinning aimlessly? ♪

♪ Or colours splashed by a wave of joy? ♪

♪ Did the silent fast break with a smile? ♪

♪ Or did we consume A mind-altering potion? ♪

♪ Did the taste of sugarcane Wash away the bitterness? ♪

♪ Or did a honeycomb fall right onto me? ♪

♪ Like a garland strung together With tiny thorns ♪

♪ Is someone stinging my whole body Over and over? ♪

♪ Did a candy cart tumble over In a dream? ♪

♪ Or did a butterfly flutter Around in circles? ♪

♪ In a wave that no one else can catch ♪

♪ Did an Atlantic ship sink To the bottom? ♪

What do you have to drink?

Apple, orange, grape and sathukudi (sweet lime).

-Two sathukudis. -Okay.

No! Cut, cut!

Where are you off to?

Planning to buy it from another restaurant?

The kitchen's that way!

Take the order, walk there steadily. That's all.

Justin bro!

-Okay. Ready. -Ayyappa!

♪ Sweet fruits fill the courtyard ♪

♪ A solitary rain of vivid blooms ♪

♪ Even in scorching heat It feels like midnight ♪

♪ The days are filled with moonlight ♪

♪ As the secret vine blooms and climbs ♪

♪ Who was the hopeless eye waiting for? ♪

♪ Like a line of destiny that never fades ♪

Ashley!

♪ Why are pictures etched on our souls With the tip of a golden pen? ♪

Biryani?

We got leftovers from Justin's function...

But it's over.

Take the ice cream later. Start with the curries.

♪ Is it to make a mistake? ♪

-'WHERE'S MY BIRIYANI?' ♪ Or to get it right without failing? ♪

Listen, there was very little biryani.

Tomorrow's the seventh-day ceremony for a funeral.

Shall I bring some upma and boiled bananas from there?

You can have it yourself.

Biryani, right? I'll get it done.

Nice. What's this?

-Something's off. -It's not mine. It's his.

-Awesome! -No! I can't lift my hands!

Try lifting them like this.

But you tie the knot at the neck, right?

I can't tie the knot at the waist, can I?

No point arguing. It doesn't suit you anyway.

No choice. Bro, this is fixed.

-Get lost! -How's this?

-Perfect! -This one, too!

♪ Is someone stinging my whole body Over and over? ♪

♪ Did a candy cart tumble over In a dream? ♪

♪ Or did a butterfly flutter Around in circles? ♪

♪ In a wave that no one else can catch ♪

♪ Did an Atlantic ship sink To the bottom? ♪

I'll send my daughter to Ireland after her degree.

My sister and brother-in-law are there.

There's some land in Mom's name back in our hometown.

Justin, can you find me a buyer?

Sure, we'll go take a look sometime.

Forget that.

Have a peg.

No, thanks. I really want to have a drink.

But she and her brother fed me...

-...some herbal potion. -'IS DAD DRUNK?'

What! Herbal potion?

That still exists?

If I drink even a sip, I'll throw up everywhere.

-Oh, dear! -'DIDN'T TOUCH.'

Do you understand now why I don't get married?

First, I need some cash in hand.

I should drain all this blood and pump in fresh blood.

You should. Definitely.

Don't worry. I'll give you my blood.

That's enough.

When you do that, make sure it's human blood.

Don't pump in chicken blood

and start crowing at dawn!

Isn't this your bachelor party?

-Go check what's happening there! -Get lost!

My plus-two gang is here, this humour may work on them.

-Humourless people! -We'll get it done!

I invite Brinto and his forever Priya onto the stage.

Let's welcome this wonderful couple

with big smiles and loud applause.

With the red tie, he looks exactly like a ticket checker, right?

Yeah. A ticket checker on a goods train.

Give him a pad and pen instead of that bouquet

and he'll look the part.

Aunty is here!

Andy? Andy Warhol?

Isn't he that famous old artist?

No, I said "Aunty"!

My dad's sister. Let me go meet her.

You need to be clear.

He's dead, you know.

♪ Don't taunt the sharp sickle Little grain ♪

♪ Soon, it will sweep you off your feet ♪

♪ Oh heart, seeking forbidden paths ♪

♪ Like a wild, untamed child ♪

♪ Heart so fragile, ready to snap ♪

♪ Was a trap set? ♪

♪ Did destiny stumble into the trap? ♪

♪ Oh, worn-out violin ♪

♪ Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa, out of pitch ♪

What's the plan tonight?

Tonight... no plans.

Dad and Mom have gone to Velankanni.

And Rohith's heading to Joel's place.

Shall we all hang out at home tonight?

-Let's do it. -Okay.

I've saved the leg pieces for us!

We need to arrange the booze.

See? It won't bite, okay?

-Where are the lion's feet? -Here.

How many feet does it have?

Four.

Justin...

Do you know why Dad just sighed like that?

No... no idea.

Son... Dad absolutely adores kids.

Will we ever be lucky enough to see

little feet running around this house?

Since when did you two become such fans of "little feet"?

I was a kid once too, you know.

I don't know if Mom remembers...

Just because I asked for a hydrogen balloon

at the church festival,

this man beat me all the way from the church to the house.

He never had to face any of that.

He was a lion back then!

Look at him now! Cuddling a lion cub!

Isn't there some truth to what they're saying?

Look... he's getting older.

If you stay single like this,

won't it be a problem when he gets a proposal in the future?

Was there a trap hidden in this?

He's the one who decided he doesn't want to get married.

So why would that be an issue?

Oh, it definitely is an issue.

For some families, at least.

Look...

Instead of blocking my path,

why don't you go find a girl and bring her home?

First, find a way to earn some money.

Isn't your only job wandering from cafe to cafe in Ernakulam

in the name of short films?

Oh, I see!

Really? So the focus has shifted to me now?

Weren't you guys just discussing something else?

Dad's sigh or whatever?

Seriously, can't you let me sit in peace?

-I'm not finished! -That's why I left!

My dear Cicily...

Please advise him.

Don't you worry.

I see a high chance of his wedding happening very soon.

[whimsical score plays]

Aunty... all okay?

All okay, dear.

I just came to get this blanket.

Aunty...

Earlier... didn't you say

I'd be getting married soon?

Why did you say that?

I've noticed you have some fans.

Fans?

Who?

That girl is always looking at you.

Which girl?

The girl from the house next door.

Who? Biji chechi?

No, her daughter!

Ashley?

Yeah, her. Ashley.

It was probably just a casual glance.

That wasn't just a "casual" glance.

I know the difference between

a casual look and a serious one.

Look... look over there.

See her wandering around over there?

Isn't that her room?

She was standing there looking this way when I came in.

She thought it was you.

But she got startled when she saw me.

That's why she's acting so restless now.

Oh, please!

It's nothing...

You're just imagining things.

She's just an innocent girl.

If you want, I'll sleep in the other room.

You sleep here.

Make yourself comfortable.

Feel home!

[internet sensation AJP's song in the background]

Leave.

Where to?

Don't you usually sleep upstairs when Aunty visits? Go there.

No, I can't.

Rohith is coming. We have an all-night editing session.

Edit, my foot!

Do your editing upstairs.

Let go of me!

Just sit here!

What am I, a cockroach or something?

♪ Everyone... ♪

♪ Has a single life ♪

Is it about to end?

Hi!

Close the door!

Sorry, sorry!

What's with the blanket and pillow?

We have those here too.

I'm just not used to sleepovers.

You might as well have brought your own bed.

Nobody here has anything contagious.

Sorry. Didn't think you'd feel bad.

Well, I felt really bad.

Is there a problem with eating the food we made?

-Stop it now! -Oh, you're here!

-Hello! -Hello!

Ashley baby!

What's this?

What is this, huh?

Vodka. Haven't you seen it before?

If I knew this was here, I wouldn't have joined.

Okay, you don't have to drink. I'm gonna drink anyway.

Anyone who wants some, raise your hand.

You too?

Yeah. Dad usually gives me some during Christmas.

This looks just like plain water. What does it taste like?

Yeah, it looks like water.

But to know the taste, you have to pour a peg and drink it.

Just a drop. Just to taste it.

No "just tasting" nonsense.

If you want, pour and drink.

Listen, even if I pour it under a tree,

I won't give you a drop just to taste it, okay?

I'm asking you one last time.

Do you want it or not?

We only get to drink once in a blue moon.

And on top of that, all this drama!

Hey, hey! Not gonna mix water?

Should I?

My dear, your liver will curse you!

-Then pour some. -Here.

Oh my god! If my husband finds out about this,

he'll divorce me the very next day.

Isn't your husband still that same Jimmy

who got drunk at the church feast before Corona,

took off his dhoti and danced?

He didn't take off his dhoti. Don't spout nonsense.

He did. There are witnesses, and there's a video too. Wanna see?

Why? She sees it all the time!

Shut up!

-Well then, cheers. -Cheers.

Cheers.

That girl is always looking at you.

[whimsical score plays]

Thanks.

Father, Mother and Teachers.

To all the ex-girlfriends who dumped me, this is dedicated to you.

Ex-girlfriends?

Let people think I've had a few ex-girlfriends.

Do you have any problem with that?

Tell me.

Caption...

"A strong black coffee with you is more beautiful than

an evening at Cherai Beach."

My dear Joel...

Aren't these the very last things to do?

First, let's make this short film watchable.

Really?

I'll just go to the toilet and be right back.

Yeah. Go ahead.

What?

Now you want to kick me out of here too?

I can't sleep properly.

Do you have any booze left?

Here, I'll play this short film. It's the best sleeping pill.

Rohith!

There's no booze left.

Will you let us work in peace?

I shouldn't see you around when I get back, okay?

Anything?

There's some herbal syrup over there. Take that if you want.

-Do you want some mixture? -No, I don't.

How can anyone not be bored watching this?

Move that shot to the beginning.

Then delete the next three shots.

-This? -Yeah. What's the use of that?

-Let me try. -That's not needed.

See? Isn't it smooth?

[burst of laughter]

It's alright.

Is she laughing or crying?

This is the first time I've laughed this much since I came here.

Don't laugh too much.

If you laugh too much, you'll end up crying.

We should plan a girls' trip.

Just us and our moms.

The men here go somewhere different

every month to drink and party.

And we're stuck here

with housework and everything else.

The first feminist of this Panchayat.

None of the men can stand the sight of her.

[girls laugh]

Laughing again!

But what will you do with your kid when we go on the trip?

-Let's just dump him somewhere! -Get lost!

We will take the kid with us.

Or we can leave him with Justin. He'll take care of him.

Will he stay with Justin?

Of course! The kid really loves Justin.

And Justin loves him too.

He'll take care of him.

If he loves kids so much, why didn't he get married?

There's another reason for that.

It's an old story.

I'll tell you.

Yeah, go ahead.

When we were in college...

There was a girl in our class. Jeena.

They were deeply in love.

I think it was during the holidays.

A polyp grew in her nose,

so they took her in for a minor operation.

Something went wrong with the anaesthesia and she...

She died?

Obviously.

And then?

Then what? He was in depression for a long time.

It took him many years to become the way he is now.

And after that, he just never got married.

That's not the only reason he hasn't married.

He's always hanging around with that Baiju.

That guy won't get married either

and he brainwashes him and ruins his life too.

Didn't I say, if you laugh, you'll end up crying.

Ugh! Change the mood! Play a song!

Riya.

Pour a 'thirty'.

[song begins on TV]

My dear girl. Don't make us cry.

Play some other song.

♪ O shepherd maiden Straight from a Greek fairy tale ♪

♪ Why do you linger Where the wildflowers bloom? ♪

♪ O flute-player by the banks of the Yamuna... ♪

Hello.

[message alert]

Haven't you slept yet?

No.

Can I tell you something... It's a secret.

We're so drunk.

Is this your big secret?! Who all?

She seems a bit too eager.

You felt that too, right?

She's a bit too much, right?

Yeah yeah. Her moves too don't seem right.

When you say her moves too don't seem right...

Doesn't that mean there's someone else whose moves aren't right?

You just do your work, man!

Spouting nonsense...

[humming a song]

[screaming]

-What the hell is this? -Justin gave some suggestions...

Undo it!

-Undo it, man! -I'm doing it!

Let me fix it.

What are you doing?

I just thought I'd help out creatively.

[playful score]

Where is it...

Isn't this what you wanted?

Take it.

Don't come into this room until the edit is done.

Okay, man.

Get out!

Okay. Good night.

He took that too?

Let him take it. As long as he doesn't touch the edit.

[message alert]

[whimsical music playing]

Good Morning. I fell asleep last night.

Just saw your message.

Was hanging out with the Moreli sisters.

[gentle music starts playing]

♪ Magical, magical! Purely magical! ♪

♪ Words and deeds, mechanical ♪

♪ As my imagination runs wild ♪

♪ The fragrance of blooming lilies Fills the air ♪

♪ Why has a single dewdrop Found its way into my soul? ♪

What?

Who was looking?

I wasn't looking at anything.

Stop talking nonsense!

Have you lost your mind?

Don't eat that, kiddo. It's been drugged.

Get lost!

Why don't you just tell her you like her?

What can I do?

I'm an introvert, you know.

Didn't seem like it, after what you pulled at the movies.

Help me if you can.

What's the point of buying all this for me?

Get her something she actually likes.

What does she like the most?

She's a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan.

That's way above my pay grade.

I meant something to eat or drink.

To eat...?

She loves Mysore Pak.

How much should I get?

-Get a kilo. -You!

Is this a post-childbirth function or what? Get lost!

Do it if you want results.

I can only suggest.

Mysore Pak is her weakness.

Mine too, from now on.

♪ As your eyes strike me Like fleeting shooting stars ♪

♪ Even my pain is smiling ♪

♪ O timeless melody... ♪

♪ Oh, the boundless, infinite sky... ♪

Look, one kilo, just like you said.

Got it from Chandrappan chettan's shop.

-Don't forget to mention me to your sister. -Okay.

-So, what's the name? -Chandrappan chettan.

Chandrappan, my foot! My name, Glikson!

You won't forget, will you?

Who could forget that name?

Why? Was your grandpa named Glikson?

Get lost!

This Mysore Pak is awful.

No taste at all, right?

Justin!

[motorbike engine sounds]

Want some Mysore Pak?

What's the occasion? Did they seize your house?

No.

Someone gave this to Alan to woo Ashley.

Shut up!

-Who? -Glikson.

Poor Glikson.

He hasn't got a clue!

-What did you say? -What?

Thought you said something.

Sit quietly or I'll toss you in the stream.

What the hell... Why are you yelling at me?

♪ A divine mischief blooms Inside my heart ♪

Look, it's Glikson.

Glikson!

-Back from Mysore, eh? -Want some Mysore Pak?

You give Mysore Pak only to girls?

Bring us some too!

I'll bring you poison apples!

-Take it in your bag. -Just one!

♪ Magical, magical! Purely magical! ♪

♪ Words and deeds, mechanical ♪

♪ As my imagination runs wild ♪

♪ The fragrance of blooming lilies Fills the air ♪

So, Aunty, when are you coming back?

I came for your wedding, didn't I?

Next time, I'll come for Justin's.

Oh, I see. So you're not coming back home at all, then.

-Stop it, you. -Get one last selfie with her.

Justin, come here.

What is it?

Planning to drop another bomb?

I haven't recovered from the one you dropped two days ago.

I even lost sleep over it.

Why would you lose sleep over that?

These things don't affect you, right?

Well... when you cook up stories

about some girl staring at me, how am I supposed to sleep?

Are you blushing?

Blushing?!

It's pure embarrassment!

Listen. I met her yesterday.

I casually brought it up and had a chat with her.

[soft music playing]

And then?

Mm.

Huh?!

Mmm.

What's with the "mmm"? Tell me properly.

Dear, you may lie to others,

but don't lie to those closest to the Lord.

Stop fidgeting and tell me the truth.

Sister, I just happened to like him.

Sister, please don't tell anyone.

[tense music playing]

Aunty, did you tell anyone?

No. Should I?

Please keep it to yourself, Aunty!

If you're okay with it, go ahead and make it happen.

I'm saying this because I've seen your father's pain.

Alright then. I'll get going.

Leaving already?

Of course. Why wouldn't I?

[mysterious music plays]

[lovely, uplifting music plays]

Pull!

[over PA]Bethlehem family unit didn't stand a chance!

Guess we got lucky.

-Hello... -Yeah?

You let us down, didn't you?

They were a strong team.

Learn to accept defeat, man.

You were busy checking out girls. That's why we lost!

Go get ready for your dance.

-I told you, don't hit me. -Don't act smart, okay?

Anyway, good that they won.

Next comes the quarter-final,

then the semi-final and the final.

Your shoulder will give out by then.

I've played this game so many times.

I called her. She's still there, fussing over her sari.

Oh, you were here?

Yeah.

Short of people?

-No. -No.

I didn't see Ashley around...

She will come. She's on her way.

-Run out of oleanders? -No, it's there.

Don't put yellow everywhere. Add some red too.

That's when it'll really pop.

Oh, please. Just go.

Shows up at the last minute,

then starts acting like an expert!

We're taking first prize, okay? First!

[dance track begins]

♪ Jesus stands by me Come, all of you ♪

♪ He will take away all my sorrows O people ♪

♪ He wears the crown of thorns ♪

What are they even doing?

What fresh nonsense is this?

They were amazing in rehearsals.

Now they're just messing it up.

What's that guy doing?

Is he sick?

Shall I go turn off the main switch?

That'll be better.

Wouldn't that be better?

-If there's a generator, turn that off too. -Justin...

What is it?

-Everything's ruined. -What happened?

The girl isn't coming for the dance.

Which girl?

Ashley.

She taught us all the steps.

Now she's saying she won't come.

-What happened to her? -How would I know?

Just call her.

She's scared of you.

If you ask, she'll listen.

Alright... I'll call her.

There's no time. Hurry up.

Got it?

[message alert]

'ARE YOU THERE?'

[soft music playing]

Get down.

Reshma said you're not doing the dance.

What's going on?

It's just... I wasn't feeling well.

I know what your problem is.

Aunty told me everything.

What on earth were you thinking?

There's a good 12 or 13 years between us.

If people find out...

So unnecessary...

I didn't think about any of that.

I just happened to like you.

That nun kept pushing me, so I just blurted it out.

Other than that,

have I caused you any trouble because of this?

I was shocked when I heard it.

Why?

Is this some groundbreaking new phenomenon?

Oh, really?

So you can talk like this too?

Of course I can.

Look, I get that you're not into me.

-I'll forget it. -No, I...

You just act like none of this ever happened.

Problem solved, right?

But... I...

It's okay.

Let it go.

Come on. Get in the car.

I'll drop you home.

I know the way to my house.

You can leave.

What?

Just go.

Fine. Stand here...

in the sun!

[car engine starts]

[car drives away]

[emotional music starts]

[music builds]

[emotional music continues]

Get in.

Come on, get in!

Don't act like some saint.

I've caught you looking at me.

Huh?

When?

When I go to college, you sit on that veranda

with a newspaper just to see me, right?

That's been my habit forever.

Should I change it just because you moved here?

Fine.

What about the day we went for the film?

You had no interest in coming.

Then you changed your plans when you heard Alan and I were coming.

What am I supposed to say to all this?

And that song...

'The shepherd maiden from a Greek fairy tale'.

Wasn't that meant for me to hear?

Next you'll say you're that shepherd girl.

I am. Aren't I?

Huh?

You're laughing?

What else can I do?

Listen to all these accusations.

I'm not the kind of girl who falls for just anyone.

When I saw you,

I felt like you were the one God chose for me.

The day I came here,

I opened the window and you were the first person I saw.

Come on. Are those even reasons?

I just happened to be in that short film's frame,

so they pushed me out. That's all.

Yeah, I was just adding that in.

And when I told you how I felt,

you just laughed it off like a joke.

Alright.

Now listen carefully to what I'm about to say.

Back in college…

I was in a relationship.

Jeena, right?

I know.

Oh.

So they've already filled you in on everything.

I haven't felt that way about anyone since then.

And...

I thought I never would again.

But ever since Aunty told me about this last week...

I've been... in a completely different state.

Whatever I do,

I always keep thinking about you.

So no, I didn't take this as a joke.

If you want to say no,

you don't have to beat around the bush.

Just say it. I'll back off.

Why all the drama?

I never said I didn't like you.

You never said you did either.

-But you never gave me a chance. -Fine. Here's your chance.

-Huh? -Yeah.

Ah.

What do you mean by "ah"?

[music slowly swells]

I like you.

Really?

What does it sound like to you?

Then why did you put on that attitude before?

Well, I was just trying to play it cool.

Totally backfired.

[music intensifies]

What is this? People are watching!

Why are you panicking?

Relax.

I'll drop you here.

Take the stairs and go to the church.

Okay. Bye. Love you.

Love you too. Go on. Go.

See you.

You'll be performing, right?

Yeah.

[heart warming score plays]

[applause]

There he is.

Justin...

Shall I pour you a peg?

One won't do.

Well, you can't have a second without having the first.

Have a peg.

One… two…

Come on, say it.

Three… four.

What's this? Ash?

No, nothing.

Ash? Did you go into the kitchen?

You wish! The kitchen!

Next you'll say it's some girl's eyeliner!

First, this step.

Huh?

-Blushing? -Where?

Blushing? No.

Why would you blush over a trip to the kitchen?

Yeah, why? Who's blushing?

Get lost.

Next up, the group dance.

On stage... Reshma Moreli, Ranju Moreli, Riya Moreli

and Ashley Thankachan Chathamkandam.

[soft, warm music plays]

[music intensifies]

[motorbike engine sounds]

If there's any patch dub, I'll call you on Saturday.

Just rest your voice for now.

Don't talk too much.

Let me see.

My brother's come home.

Wasn't he in Kasaragod or somewhere?

He pretty much lost his temple job in Kasaragod.

Anyway, we'll see.

I'll get to class, then.

Yeah, go ahead.

Call me when you're free, okay?

I'll be right back.

-Where's he going? -Hey, you!

Do you study here?

No. Just came to drop off a friend.

Which friend?

Do you know all my friends?

Huh?

I just asked a question.

Why are you snapping at me?

Snap...

Dude, who even are you? Move aside.

There he goes again!

Deva...

What happened?

Nothing.

Your friend's name is Sayoojya, right?

I'm her cousin.

Devadath.

Ah... bro.

What's your name?

Somanath.

Where are you from, Somanath?

-Cherpulassery. -Cherpulassery...

So? What's your deal with her?

I directed a short film.

She's the heroine.

Today was the dubbing.

It was getting late,

so I just came to drop her off.

-A short film? -Yes.

-With her? -She's the heroine.

What's done is done.

But if I catch you hanging around here

making short films and reels...

I'll smash your knees. Got it?

You can leave now, Cherpulassery boy.

What are you looking at?

Your hand...

Hello.

Bro... can you pull?

Me?

Slowly...

See you, then.

[motorbike revs and drives off]

Who is he?

Him?

He is Cherpulassery Somanath.

What? Is that an elephant?

He was rambling on.

I couldn't understand him clearly.

[suspenseful music playing]

Oh no!

That guy looks just like Joel!

Do you think he saw us?

What are you even saying?

Why drag me to a supermarket during my break?

No one will suspect us in a supermarket.

But we're not doing anything suspicious in the first place!

Remember everything I said?

What?

There are two main rules.

Rule one. No one else should know about us.

Not even our best friends.

Don't get drunk and blab to those girls.

I won't.

Rule two.

In and around Angamaly,

we act like complete strangers.

But we're not strangers. We already know each other!

I mean, act like we don't even know each other.

Acting so weird is exactly what makes people suspicious!

Listen, I'll handle this.

Just don't overact and ruin it.

Come, let's go.

Wait, already?

Yeah, I need to go to college.

CCTV!

Come on.

[car screeches to a stop]

Why are you laughing?

You might act tough in town,

but you're actually terrified about this, aren't you?

It's not that I'm scared.

I'm just not used to sneaking around.

Oh, right! Like I'm an expert at this!

Alright, I should get going.

Bye.

Miss you!

What?

I said, miss you.

[in Tamil] Say it louder. I couldn't hear you.

Ugh! Never mind! What the hell am I even doing?

Just go already. Go.

Miss you too. Bye.

♪ A little chill grows into A frosty mountain ♪

♪ Even my bed feels like an endless shore ♪

♪ With you in my heart ♪

♪ Time just flies ♪

Action. Start dubbing.

Apple, orange... ugh!

Sathukudi!

Say sathukudi! Feel the emotion.

Okay, okay.

Apple, orange, grape, sathu--

What the hell is this?!

It's been 45 minutes! Stuck on one small line!

You do your bloody short film. I can't do this!

Fine, I'll do it. Get out of here!

I've got other things to do!

Let's just do it with AI.

I told Riya I'd be half an hour late.

But when I got there, they'd already gone in without me.

I got so mad about it.

Your Moreli Sisters are something else!

Hey, you! Trying to start a family feud even before marriage?

Oh, so now you're family and we're outsiders!

Alright then!

Hello! It was just a joke.

♪ Your silence sets my nights ablaze ♪

I was just joking!

♪ Wide awake I roam around my room all night ♪

♪ Drawing you close was a battle I fought ♪

♪ But your love made it so effortless ♪

♪ Love had left me torn and frayed ♪

What are you doing?

Don't make me uncomfortable.

Drive carefully.

Are you trying to kill us?

♪ But your eyes Gently stitched me whole again ♪

[discordant guitar strum]

Oh no!

[phone rings]

Justin...

-Cheers? -At least make a toast!

-Let's drink. -Cheers.

-Hello? -Hello?

Where are you?

I'm in Angamaly.

My guitar string just snapped.

Oh no! What do we do now?

I need another guitar.

I've asked my friends here.

But haven't got one yet.

I'll sort it out.

Okay.

Let's order some sides.

-Come on, guys. -No, it's bad for your body.

We need to go to Harry Correa's studio and grab a guitar.

A guitar? What for?

That Thankachan's daughter... What's her name?

Prajila, right?

Ashley, right?

Whatever. Just tell us.

Her guitar string snapped

while performing at college.

She can't perform without a guitar.

But why is she calling you?

That's right.

Is this the time to discuss that? Come on.

What timing for a string to snap!

She's still got seven or eight strings. She'll manage.

When I learnt, it only had four strings.

Four strings for seven notes? What a scam!

If you learn properly, even one string is enough.

Didn't you give her any medicine, Father?

Didn't you give her any herbal medicine?

If I am the king of this jungle,

I will protect my Paru.

I will protect her!

How is it?

You've completely lost the feel of that herbal medicine.

When we watched your video last time, that part was perfect.

I won first place

at the last university fest for this, my boy.

I expect nothing less than first place this time too.

What are they, bodyguards?

You're scared of Devadath, aren't you?

Go practise that herbal medicine line and show me. Go.

-I'll practise and come back. -Carry on.

He's coming.

Glikson, now for your mission.

Yes, boss!

Ashley will be practising somewhere around here.

You need to sneak in somehow

and wish her all the best.

And while she's standing there thinking

"What's Glikson doing here?"

You disappear.

Then, show up later in the crowd during her performance.

While everyone is cheering,

you just stand there looking at her

with an intense gaze, like this.

Then she'll get a positive vibe.

You might even get a look back from the stage.

That's how you should do it.

Not by stuffing Mysore Pak into her brother's mouth

and becoming the neighbourhood joke!

What if someone from outside comes to watch her perform?

Nah!

There's some college strike today, I guess.

Look at all the students roaming outside.

Just be quiet.

[college band playing]

Kids, make way!

Guitar coming through. Make way.

Baiju chettan, this is a college.

Oh, is this how it is now?

Take a good look.

Until now, it was like a fairy tale for you, right?

[soft music plays]

Thank you!

What time's the performance?

It starts in about ten minutes.

You're staying to watch, right?

Well... Baiju chettan has somewhere to be.

Baiju chettan...

Just go out there and perform confidently.

We'll deal with anyone who boos.

Yeah, right! Nobody's booing my performance!

It's just... Baiju chettan has never been to a college before.

Poor guy. On the way here he asked me

which room they keep the cycle chains and hockey sticks.

Won't colleges have hockey sticks?

-Right? -Yes.

-Of course. -Good if it's there.

Hey! Hey!

What is it? Who's that?

Who is it? Who is that?

-No worries. All good. -Sniper attack?

Great!

See you, then.

I'll go tune it then.

-Who? -The guitar.

Ah, okay, okay.

-Let's not wait here. -Let's go. No one's there.

Let's not hit the drummers.

Ashley!

Glikson! What are you doing here?

All the best!

Oh no!

Where's the damn spear? It's stuck in my belly!

-Who are you? -The King...

Not you! I'm the King!

-Hold this! -Give me my spear back!

Move!

[dance music playing]

What is it?

I wished her all the best like you said

and vanished immediately.

But then something else went wrong.

Those damn drama folks...

So basically you messed it up.

It's fine. Now we'll go for that intense look from the crowd.

What are you waiting for? Go! Go!

Run! To the auditorium!

I like that girl.

But she's way out of your league!

[light, uplifting music plays]

Such a pain!

You!

What dance form is this?

I've never seen anything like it.

Justin...

I have an awesome item

to introduce at our next wedding event.

What is it?

Fuljar Soda!

It went viral in June 2019 and died that same month!

Fuljar Soda!

Pathetic!

That can't be!

What do you think about fried ice cream?

Not fried ice cream. It's fried...

-No, no. -Just keep quiet.

Oh my...

I was just wondering why there are no fights at this college.

Someone's getting a good beating.

Please, let me go!

I have a feeling that it's Joel's head.

-Look. -Joel?

Wait, wait.

See that? Look closely.

Looks right, doesn't it?

Yeah, it's Joel. Hold this.

I'm coming too.

Come here, you!

What are you doing?

No, no, no!

Hey!

Come on! Let's save him!

Stop clowning around. Come on!

[upbeat music plays]

Oh no! Don't bite me!

Let go of my hand!

Back off!

Joel...

What's going on?

Justin, get him!

You little rascal!

-Should I come too? -Joel, run!

[guitar music playing]

Move away!

[crashing thud]

A weapon!

[music continues]

Oh, Mother!

Stop there!

Move! Oh no!

Stop there! Don't run!

Don't make me chase you!

Hey, let me...

Side, please. Thank you.

Muruga!

Hey, look!

What do you want?

Yeah, I'll take a swing.

Are you practising?

Keep at it. Keep at it.

We've got to lift the cup this time.

[Carnatic music playing on stage]

Justin, where are you?

Don't kick me!

Don't hit me!

Let go!

Move! Come on!

Justin, come on, run!

Come on, let's go!

Run!

Get in fast or I'm leaving.

-I'm coming. Coming. -Can't risk it. Come on!

-Hurry up! -He'll come.

Are you in? Keep your hands and legs inside.

Let's go.

What's all this, man?

What's going on?

What were you doing at the college?

That's what I want to know.

What were you lot doing there?

If we hadn't been there, you'd have been done for.

They'd have torn you apart like a parotta!

-I went to meet Sayoojya. -What the hell is that?

Sayoojya? Why?

Did a violin string snap or something?

Another snap?

Why does this only happen to people we know?

I've no idea.

It's not that.

We are in love.

Her cousin Devadath was the one who hit me.

Ah, now you're talking!

Justin, do you get it now?

He's her destined groom.

Their wedding must already be fixed.

If this idiot tries to ruin it, would he just sit back?

No chance!

Falling for your cousin and marrying them

was your generation's thing. The 70's!

-Not anymore? -No!

She doesn't like him at all.

Falling for the heroine of your own short film...

How unprofessional!

Isn't that unethical? Are you really my brother?

I have my doubts, Justin.

Why are you yelling at me?

We were in love even before the short film. It's been a while.

How many such issues are we going to get involved in?

I can't run anymore. I'm tired.

Listen, just because you saved me once

from getting beaten up,

doesn't mean some random chef gets to meddle in my love life.

Brinto, turn the car around.

Let's hand him back to them.

Let them deal with him.

-I'll take care of it. -Can you just be quiet?

Brinto, pull over at that shop.

Let's wash the blood off before we go.

Don't let people know he got beaten up.

In that case, I want a lemonade.

A salted lemon soda.

My legs feel like they're crushed.

-Hello, Ash! -That was quite a stunt you pulled.

You said you'd stay for the programme!

Well... something urgent came up,

so I had to rush off.

Anyway, I realised one thing.

There's only one person in town who truly cares about me.

Glikson.

What? Glikson?

Yeah. He stood in the audience,

looking at me all romantically.

-And then? -Then what?

I just gave him a look back.

Hey, you...

Fair enough. Just keep it that way.

Oh, all these idiots went there together?

Something else happened.

There was a massive fight during the programme.

I only found out later.

I heard some tough outsiders came

and beat up the students.

So the college is talking about some tough guys, huh?

Let me tell you the truth.

If no one else came from outside,

then we're those tough guys.

What was the issue?

Alright. Hang up.

Alright. Okay.

Dude, you okay?

Nothing happened to me. I was safe.

Brother, one cumin soda.

Make it chilled.

What is this, man? Did they play cricket on your back?

Looks like a wild boar got you.

Oh boy...

Even a temple drum hasn't been thrashed this badly.

Thus, Ravana decided to send forth his ministers Shuka and Sarana...

Who is Ravana, anyway?

A pure-blooded demon.

So he summoned his ministers.

When I said "ministers", it's anthropoids who showed up!

Well, the new generation

probably doesn't know what that means, do you?

Monkeys!

Don't look at me. Look over there.

Looks like your bodies took quite a beating.

No. Don't say anything right now.

I'll listen to whatever you have to say after this is done.

For now, go to the inner chambers, have some fruit

and get some rest.

Got it?

He's talking to us.

There's a free meal over there.

By the time we eat that and settle down, he'll come.

Come on!

[temple percussion playing]

What's the issue?

A fight.

Where?

At the college.

How many people?

There's a restroom in the back. Go use it.

It's not that.

There's a guy after our Sayoojya.

We caught him at college.

That's a different case.

But then his elder brother showed up and beat us all up.

What's the boy's name?

Joel.

-His brother's name? -Justin.

Where are they from?

Karukutty.

Karukutty...

Don't laugh.

He is serious. It'll get messy.

[percussion tempo increases]

[church festival band playing]

[phone rings]

What's up?

Come to the window.

-Nobody home? -Nope.

They all went for the church procession.

Wanna come over?

No way!

I'm going to my hometown tomorrow.

Then to Trivandrum.

-Why? -Didn't I tell you?

Chinnu's sister's wedding.

When are you leaving?

On the early morning train tomorrow.

I'll only be back in three days.

Can we meet today?

How will we meet?

We can meet like this.

Do one thing.

Come near the school during the feast dinner.

I'll come there.

Let me see.

I'll visit the guys for the sake of it and come.

-Alright. Hang up now. -Okay.

[festive percussion playing]

Joel ji,

don't think you can invite me to the church festival,

feed me and buy me a couple of drinks

and then just brush me off.

I haven't forgotten the washing machine you promised.

Neither have I.

We still have the main song promo shoot pending, right?

After that, by the time you get home, the washing machine will be there.

Hello.

Remember me?

What are you doing here?

What did you think?

That you'd bring your big brother and scare us?

We've got big brothers too.

You'll end up under a car, you devil. You're on the wrong side.

-Scared? -Move ahead!

Got scared, huh?

He's scared. He really is.

-Nandan ji, we're screwed. -Why?

Let's go. Hurry up!

Go! Go!

Joel ji, did they watch your short films or something?

Just shut up and drive straight.

Hurry up!

Hello.

[music swells]

Oh no! We're definitely going to get beaten up.

Why?

Hurry up! Go, man.

-Take the payasam mix. It'll be nice. -This one?

-No, it'll give me gas. -Then don't.

-'WHERE?' -'LEAVING.'

I'll be right back.

Ha! What the hell is this?

-Have a few more drinks and go. -I've got something to do. I'll be back.

-Justin... -I'll be back soon.

-Here's Justin. -Don't push. We're already eight.

-Justin ji... -Apply the brakes.

Justin ji...

What is it?

Devadath and his team are coming after us.

Brinto, what's all that commotion outside?

Who are these guys?

Who are they?

What's the problem, bro?

I'm Hari.

This is my uncle's son.

Devadath.

He's the one you guys beat up in college.

We only stepped in when we saw Devadath beating him.

It wasn't just him, we got hit too.

Do you know why he got beaten up?

For chasing my sister.

Chasing her?

We're in love. Ask her if you don't believe me.

-What? -Huh?

You wooed her and now you're preaching?

Yeah, I'm an expert.

Want me to woo you too?

[argument intensifies]

All this trouble over a bloody short film.

At this rate, if he makes a feature film, he'll be beaten to death.

Then I'll kill him myself.

Hey, hey!

Bro, can we talk this out calmly?

I didn't understand.

[whimsical score plays]

You, come here. Just come.

Do we have enough stuff, Brinto?

We came here for your protection

and now you're bonding with him?

Walk.

Don't push me.

[firecracker bursts]

I have mainly two things to say.

One, his love story...

It's not happening.

Who are you to decide that?

Doesn't she get a say?

Once I give her two tight slaps, she'll decide that herself.

You talk big because

no one at home keeps you in check.

Anyway, I've got nothing to say to you

Let your elder brother speak.

Hari, we'll sort that out.

What's your second point?

The short film…

I only just found out my sister acted in a short film.

Had I known, I'd never have allowed it.

Ours is a family of artists.

But we're not so badly off

that we have to live off short films.

And we never will be.

What's done is done. Do one thing.

Delete all that footage.

Oh really!

What nonsense is he talking?

If I say delete it, you delete it. Got it?

Hari, they made the film.

They spent money on it.

They didn't ask me before shooting it.

If this short film gets released,

it'll ruin our family's reputation.

It's not like we made an X-rated film

to ruin your reputation.

Hey, hey, hey!

The elders are talking.

Cut in again and I'll tear your mouth apart, kid.

-Devadath, don't tear now. -Who the hell are you, prick?

-Get out of there. -Scram!

Listen, his sister isn't the only actress here.

We can cast a new girl and re-shoot all her scenes.

Re-shoot my short film?!

Do you even know what you're saying?

No, that actually makes sense.

So it's okay?

Baiju chettan, you call this a compromise?

Wait. Have a drink first.

We haven't talked about the money.

How many days did she shoot?

How many days did she act? Five, right?

I don't know.

Justin ji, not five.

Six, including the cafe.

Six days.

Six days.

Let's not drag this out.

Just transfer 20,000 rupees to my account.

Wow, super!

[firecracker bursts]

[snake hissing]

Oh no!

Everyone chip in and give him 20,000.

Come on, pay up.

-Oh no! I was kidding. -Much thanks.

If you go back on anything we agreed...

we'll put you to sleep.

Will sing you a lullaby and rock you to sleep.

Go on, sing me to sleep!

I'll sit on your shoulder and sleep to your song.

Come on, give it a shot!

-Stop it. -That's not happening.

All your issues are sorted, right?

If you touch him again over this,

I won't be this polite next time.

Leave, Hari.

Come on, leave.

Go on, off you go.

Right foot first.

This wasn't part of the deal.

What?

Get going!

My girl and my short film!

And you all just made the decision, huh?

Those guys are a real handful.

If they came here today, they'll be at our doorstep tomorrow.

That's why I settled it and sent them off.

I don't have time to talk. I'm leaving.

-Wait! -I'll be right back!

Listen, no re-shoot, okay?

I don't have the dates.

You think I agreed to their condition about my girl?

Neither is happening.

I have to leave tomorrow morning. Bye.

[soft music plays]

[firecracker bursts]

[soft music resumes]

'PICK UP. SORRY. I GOT STUCK. PLEASE SAY SOMETHING.'

[automated voice] The person you're calling is currently busy.

Please call again later.

[gentle music plays]

[indistinct background chatter]

Lay a leaf there, then serve the rice.

Who is it?

It's our Ashley.

She's gone for a wedding.

I was just checking if she'd reached safely.

She keeps updating me about everything, minute by minute.

If you keep staring at your phone while working,

I'll throw it in the sambar!

You use your phone too.

No questions.

Serve the payasam.

The feast has just started.

Then pour it over the rice.

The kids are planning a trip to Goa.

We decided to join them too.

There are plenty of churches there.

Really? Churches?

You should come too. Bring the kids along.

I heard them talking about it. We'll see.

Justin. What's up?

No kids at home?

It's so quiet.

I know exactly who you mean.

Alan, right?

He's gone for tuition.

I'll tell him to come here when he's back.

Yeah, send him soon.

Justin chettan means a lot to him.

When is your sister coming back?

I don't know.

[message alert]

"I'll reach Karukutty railway station tomorrow at 5:30 am.

If you care enough, come pick me up.

Don't bother calling me after seeing this message."

I shouldn't call?!

What is this, a vintage Rajdoot bike?

Got this light from Thankachan for my morning jogs.

Nice!

-Where are you off to? -Got something to do.

Then drop me at the tea shop?

Just run along with that headlight of yours.

I can leave right now.

[train horn blowing]

[train chugs]

[mysterious score plays]

[soft, warm music starts playing]

Okay, enough. Let it go.

Look who's suddenly so punctual!

I waited ages near the school that day.

Risking my life, even.

Risking your life?

A serpent slithered right past me.

A serpent?

A snake!

Well… I mean… I…

I get it.

You lose yourself the moment you see alcohol.

When do you even have time for anything else?

I'm not saying I didn't drink.

I planned to come after one peg.

But then those guys from the old college incident

came chasing Joel.

And by the time everything got settled, it was late.

But I didn't expect you'd ghost me like that.

But I was still orbiting you.

Orbiting?

That's your generation's language, isn't it?

I don't talk like that.

Someone's picked up a few words from the internet.

It's alright. I'll carry it.

-I'll take it. -No, it's fine.

Let go. People will think I'm snatching it.

Give it here.

You should've told me about the serpent.

I was waiting there for you.

What if it had bitten me?

That snake would've ended up drunk.

One trip to Trivandrum,

and your sense of humour has skyrocketed.

So what's the plan now?

We're going, right?

Where?

Home.

I told my family I'd only be back this evening.

Why did you say that?

That'll give us some time, right?

We can go somewhere, right?

Oh...

Where exactly?

Let's go to my hometown. Mundakayam.

Oh, no, I've got plans this afternoon.

I've to go to Brinto's wife's house.

Worry about your own wife's house before Brinto's!

Okay, okay.

Then...

Shall we go somewhere else first?

Where?

I'll tell you.

[gentle music plays]

Why are we here?

Today is Jeena's remembrance day.

♪ Did you bring colours to my life today? ♪

I come here every year.

♪ O golden cloud ♪

♪ Did you stand and witness it all? ♪

♪ O vast earth ♪

♪ My soul was once so barren Like an unnamed island ♪

♪ And today, it's been blessed By the footsteps of a voyager ♪

♪ It's an outburst of colours ♪

♪ It's the splendour of autumn ♪

♪ Even silence feels serene, so soft ♪

That's my school up ahead.

There it is.

I studied here from Class 8 to 10.

St. George High School.

♪ It's the splendour of autumn ♪

♪ Even silence feels serene ♪

This used to be our church.

♪ So soft ♪

See that hospital?

You were probably born there.

Yeah. How did you know?

I just know things.

Not exactly born into royalty, are you?

Oh, very funny.

Given your age, a midwife probably delivered you at home.

Hey, hey. You're crossing the line.

Then shut up.

This is my house.

The new owners will demolish it next month.

♪ As cedars adorn themselves with flowers ♪

The whole place feels so dark.

You know, I never wanted to leave this place.

♪ Our memories fill with little pigeons ♪

I cried so much the day we left.

But it's okay.

Now I feel everything happened for the best.

♪ And these rivulets hurry Toward their destination ♪

Want to see my room? Come on.

♪ My soul awakens in passion ♪

♪ And my emotions take wing ♪

♪ As you stand beside me My soul brims with dewdrops ♪

♪ O golden cloud Did you bring colours to my life today? ♪

♪ O vast earth Did you stand and witness it all? ♪

♪ My soul was once so barren Like an unnamed island ♪

♪ And today, it's been blessed By the footsteps of a voyager ♪

♪ It's an outburst of colours ♪

Shall we go?

♪ It's the splendour of autumn ♪

♪ We wore heaven's sapphire in our eyes ♪

♪ Is this the song I left half-sung? ♪

♪ Is this a crazy detour? ♪

♪ Was it in that lingering, shared glance ♪

♪ That my heart found its forgotten tune? ♪

[car revs and drives off]

Justin!

[quirky music playing]

Justin, right?

I'm Alex.

Biji chechi's younger brother.

When did you reach?

I came this afternoon.

I work at a bank.

I got transferred here.

What about your family?

My wife and kids are back home.

She works there.

The kids are in school there, so I came alone.

So you'll be staying here now?

My sister and brother-in-law live here.

So if I say I'll stay separately, they'll feel bad.

Uncle, when did you come?

Back from Trivandrum?

Yes. Hi Justin.

Hi Ashley.

How did you come?

I got off the train and took a bus.

-Which train? -Venad.

Wasn't it due at 4:30? It's already 5:30.

Where were you all this time?

The train was delayed.

Try to come home on time, Ashley.

Go and have your tea.

Justin...

A girl in our neighbourhood

was late coming home from college.

So we went to check

and found she'd run away with a bus driver.

Crazy, right?

The bus drivers here are decent.

I heard you're going to Goa.

Yeah...

Next Friday.

Aren't you inviting us?

Well…

[train horn blowing]

[train chugs]

Your husband listens to you.

-Let him have just one peg today. -Yeah.

Chundu meaning beak.

'Kilichundan Mampazham'.

How can that be?

It's a shame Joel didn't come.

He's sulking somewhere. Let him be.

But it's actually good. Alex came on his ticket.

One man's loss is another man's gain.

Loss? Whose?

Joel.

-Malayogam!' -Necklace!

Glikson.

Come here.

You've been with the girls long enough.

-Come on. -Get up, man.

-What's up, amigo? Don't you like feminism? -Feminism?

No way. You can't take Glikson!

He will sit here.

Glikson! Glikson! Glikson!

-Glikson! Glikson! Glikson! -Cool, I'm not going anywhere.

[crowd applauding]

Once we get to Goa, I'll show him what feminism is.

My turn. My turn.

Mr Thankachan...

Where is it?

Calm down, Baiju.

At Palakkad Railway Station,

a young guy named Aby will be waiting with a full bottle.

Wait, didn't you say you'd quit drinking

after taking some herbal concoction?

Give me some of Baiju's blood, then I'll show you.

My blood? What for?

You offered it to me that day.

You can't just inject anyone's blood into your body.

You need to check your blood group.

You'll die otherwise.

Oh, so now we're talking about groups, are we?

♪ Dear passengers, tell me what to do ♪

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! Dear passengers ♪

♪ Dear passengers, tell me what to do ♪

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! ♪

♪ Dear passengers, tell me what to do ♪

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! Dear passengers ♪

They blew the horn! The train is... Oh no, it's moving!

The train's moving!

Let it go. We'll chase it.

The bottle is what matters.

-We'll chase the train and catch up. -Do whatever you want!

Where is he?

-Is this him? -Yes, yes! That's him.

Go, go, go! Get in the jeep.

Justin hasn't boarded yet.

Even your father hasn't boarded.

They're not kids. They'll make it.

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! ♪

♪ Dear passengers, tell me what to do ♪

There they are! The missing men!

Look!

-Where? -Over there.

Awesome!

What were they up to?

Hey! Hello!

♪ Leaving your home Where are you off to? ♪

♪ Packing your bags Where are you off to? ♪

Justin, come on... Hurry!

♪ With the world below your feet Leaving in the morning ♪

Do they have no manners?

Not even a little?

♪ Keep smiling Be mischievous and joyous ♪

♪ Be happy, be good Wherever you are ♪

♪ Summer or winter ♪

♪ You and me May this go on forever ♪

This is seriously disgusting.

Drinking and walking into a room full of women...

Good night.

Have you no shame?

I didn't drink.

I only had a soda.

♪ Leaving your home Where are you off to? ♪

♪ Packing your bags Where are you off to? ♪

♪ With the world below your feet Leaving in the morning ♪

♪ Leaving in the morning ♪

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! ♪

♪ Dear passengers, tell me what to do ♪

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! Dear passengers ♪

♪ Dear passengers, tell me what to do ♪

♪ Dear passengers ♪

You've been sulking the whole trip. What's wrong?

You told me to wear jeans and I did.

You never stop drinking!

Drinking on the train! Drinking here!

What are you up to?

Do you think I came all the way to Goa for a prayer meeting?

What a fate! I'm stuck with these drunkards for life.

What's your problem? That I drink?

Fine! I'll quit drinking after this trip.

-Happy? -Good for you, then.

Bye.

♪ Let’s go to the sea, come with me ♪

♪ Let's go to the deserts You be my shade ♪

♪ Leaving in the morning With the world below your feet ♪

♪ Leaving in the morning ♪

♪ Keep smiling Be mischievous and joyous ♪

♪ Be happy, be good Wherever you are ♪

♪ Summer or winter ♪

♪ You and me May this go on forever ♪

Glikson,

I've never seen you in that light before.

What do you mean, "before"?

What about from now on?

I don't think I'll ever see you that way.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Keep trying till the end.

If you still can't get it, just let it go.

Then look up at the sky and smile.

Even God will cry.

Not God. You're the one who's going to cry.

Oh, no! When did he get here?

-Why are you chasing me? -I said stop!

Baiju chettan.

I am...

quitting drinking.

This is my last peg.

What's wrong with you?

It's just...

If someone who loves me asks me to stop drinking,

how can I say no?

Is there "someone" like that in our Panchayat?

The Panchayat president?

He's quite an affectionate man.

♪ Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! Tell me what to do! ♪

What on earth is this?!

Someone pull him ashore!

♪ Hello, Mister Watch this circus ♪

♪ What are you up to? Chaa Chaa Chee Chee Choo! ♪

Tired, huh?

♪ Tell me what to do! ♪

-Good night. -Good night.

The trip's over and so is the fun. Go get some sleep, dear.

♪ What are you up to? Throw us a party! ♪

♪ Watch this circus ♪

Justin, what is this?

What's it?

[whimsical music playing]

Did you see it?

What is this paper about?

-Car document. -What?

The car document!

[whimsical score resumes]

Hi, Davis chettan!

-What's up? -Come in, come in.

-Justin? -He's taking a bath.

He'll take a while.

No problem. I'll wait.

Have a seat.

Where is your wife?

Joel took her to the eye hospital.

That's good.

Would you like tea or coffee?

If it's tea, it's already made.

If it's coffee, I'll have to make it.

Then make it coffee.

Take your time.

I'll be right here anyway.

-A mind-blowing coffee. -Yeah!

[upbeat music playing]

[Justin humming a song]

[upbeat music continues]

Look what that guy did.

What happened?

Alex came looking for you.

By the time I made him coffee,

the guy had scooted.

Did he actually come or did you imagine it?

Aren't you taking the sodium tablets Dr Ittoop gave you?

-Bug off, you! -Give me that coffee!

I'm leaving.

[whimsical music plays]

Since it's lunchtime, I'll keep this brief.

Shibu sir has already started giving me the eye.

Still, I can't leave without saying a few words about our Jose sir.

Jose sir is the one who brought everyone in this office together...

Yeah, tell me.

Have you got something to tell me?

We've just started serving food.

No one has started throwing up, so we can't tell yet.

Not that. Your mom called me.

She asked, "Baiju, is he doing all this with your knowledge?"

I was so embarrassed!

Just tell me what it is.

You and Ashley are in love, aren't you?

Anyway, both families have found out.

How?

Did she tell them?

So it is true?

Tell me who told them.

It wasn't her. Alex told them.

Alex...

Leave that.

We need to meet.

-Hang up now. -I'm not hanging up.

Hey...

[upbeat music plays]

Why do you look so pale?

Did you eat something from here?

Come here.

It's okay if you eat.

Just drink some ginger water.

You've got to forgive me.

For what?

I... hid something from you.

What?

Ashley and I are in love.

And now everyone knows.

I'll be right back.

Just manage things here. Got it?

You dirty scoundrel!

I had my doubts after seeing your antics on the train.

Still... how did this happen?

Anyway, just wonderful!

[ambient bank noises]

I need to talk to you personally.

Who are you to talk "personally"? My personal secretary?

This is a bank.

We only do banking here.

On what basis are you going around

spreading rumours about Ashley and me?

The locals may be fools.

You can fool them.

Don't try to fool me.

I've been suspicious of you since the day I got here.

All I needed was some conclusive evidence.

And I managed to find it.

What evidence?

Give it to me!

It's true.

Ashley and I are in love.

But you could've talked to us about it directly.

Why tell our families and create all this drama?

Oh, right. I should've taken you two out for coffee date

and fixed your wedding date!

How does that sound?

I'm only two or three years older than you!

She calls me "Uncle"!

So?

So, I'll get her married to you!

You're not her father to get her married off!

I am! I'm like a father to her.

My word is final in that house!

Listen up! Even if I've to send her to a silent order of nuns...

You hear me? Even if I send her to a silent order,

I won't let her marry you.

Hey! Security!

-I'll get you! -Let go!

Attempted murder! Attempted murder!

You'll eventually step out of this cage, right?

-We'll settle this then! -Yeah, get lost!

Get lost!

Move it! Move it!

Hello!

Congrats.

You shook the rock even dynamite couldn't crack!

Smarty!

I don't get it. What happened?

Look at you, playing innocent!

How long has this been going on?

Go on. Everyone at home is waiting.

Ugh! This is in English.

Alan!

Come here!

What's she written here?

"September 16. Justin dropped me at college."

"These days, I am totally lost in cloud cuckoo land."

Meaning?

Justin dropped her at college on the 16th.

She wrote something about a "land". What is that?

Cloud cuckoo land.

Tell me what it means!

I think it's a country like Ireland or New Zealand.

So her plan is to run off there.

-You... you! -Mom, Mom...

-Don't hit me, Mom! -I'll teach you a lesson, today!

I'll set you straight today!

Mom, is everything I heard true?

Dad, I asked if what I heard is true.

Depends on what you heard.

I'm so ashamed I can't even look at anyone, Dad.

I couldn't face the guys at the junction,

so I took the long way home.

Where is he? Where is that lovesick Romeo?

If we so much as look at a girl,

he starts giving us moral science lectures!

And look what he's done!

He went and wooed the girl next door!

At least if she were closer to his age...

The day they moved here,

this guy gave me a warning.

"There's a college girl next door. Behave yourself."

Never knew he said that because he wanted her for himself!

So now I'm supposed to call her my sister-in-law?

Do I have to? Tell me!

What is it?

Justin, hit him!

-Mom... -Stay right there!

Justin... Don't...

What kinda father are you?

You old fox, making your own kids fight!

Stop right there!

Don't catch me.

Stop there!

You can shout and boss around at your short film set.

This is our house.

If you talk nonsense here, I'll beat the hell out of you!

What did you say? I wooed her?

She's the one who came to me and said she liked me.

That's because I've got character.

-Right? -Right.

Do you have any character?

No. Let go of me.

You hot a problem calling her your sister-in-law?

No. No problem at all.

Ouch! I agreed to everything, right? What is this for?

This is for breaking the mic during the shoot!

That's part of my artistic freedom...

Artistic freedom, my foot!

Don't just stand there staring! Get to work!

Well, he's quit drinking.

-You drink, man. -Thanks.

Why is he sitting with such a long face?

He's just upset Justin didn't tell him

about the relationship earlier.

Why? Were you interested in Justin?

I swear, I'll...

How could he hide

something this important from us?

Why tell you? So you can broadcast it to the whole town?

Oh, right! Because now nobody knows!

Remember, he took us to her college

saying her guitar string had snapped?

This was going on then. What idiots we were.

We were living like a family.

Yeah, right! Family!

The minute I leave, you guys gossip about me.

Well, if I leave, won't you guys do the same?

I admit we do.

You've all got to forgive me.

It all happened so suddenly,

I couldn't ask anyone's permission.

Next time I fall in love, I'll get an NOC from you all first.

For now, she and I are in love.

Does anyone have any objections?

Objection!

-Who was that? -Who's there?

[soft music playing]

Oh, it's him.

Such a nuisance!

What is it, Baiju chettan? Forgot the Mysore Pak joke already?

Oh, I do! I do!

No, don't.

Glikson, sit down.

Glikson knows when to sit.

No one needs to tell Glikson to sit.

Justin...

If you'd just told me,

I wouldn't have played third wheel between you two.

Third wheel? She never even let you near her.

It's true. Glikson is a clown. But...

Glikson, we know that.

No, I mean...

we've made fun of you a lot. I agree.

If you want, you can make fun of me now.

How can I do it on the spot? Don't I need to prepare?

What the...

Did you hear?

They're going to send Ashley to a silent order of nuns.

What's a silent order?

It's a convent somewhere in Aluva.

The nuns there don't speak to each other.

Really?

Then can't we just kidnap her?

Since it's a silent order, they wouldn't talk to each other anyway.

Even if we kidnap her, no one will say anything.

What if the nuns write it on a piece of paper?

"Ashley has been kidnapped."

Stop talking nonsense and drink, Glikson.

Shut up and pour me one!

What is this, man?

Hello.

How are things?

It's a total mess here.

Mom hit me with a diary.

I'm alone in the room now.

I haven't eaten anything either.

Hey...

Didn't you know it would turn out like this?

Just give it time.

Things will settle down in a few days.

And then we can talk.

Try to eat something.

Call me if anything comes up.

We'll deal with this together.

[soft music playing]

What is it, Uncle?

Your mom fainted.

She's been admitted to the hospital.

Which hospital?

Apollo.

-I'll get my bag. -Nothing to worry about.

[uneasy music plays]

Wait, didn't you say mom had fainted...

I've been feeling faint ever since I had you lot!

Uncle, what's this? What's going on?

Did you get scared?

We just pranked you.

Let's go to Vagamon.

To Grandpa and Grandma's.

You stay there for a few days.

That would be best for you.

What about my classes?

You've had enough classes.

Your exams are coming up.

Just stay there and study.

[sombre music plays]

Chechi...

Don't give her the phone till her exams are over.

That's what spoils kids.

♪ As you, my beloved Fade beyond my sight ♪

♪ Don't your eyes grow wet ♪

♪ O, smile, as you depart from my life ♪

♪ Don't linger in my way ♪

♪ Yesterdays, the past ♪

♪ Won't you come back to me? ♪

If a bear comes...

You know, right?

Right! You can tell from the sound of a glass, can't you?

Their plan is to send her to Ireland.

-That's not a new plan. -Then?

She already planned to move abroad.

Enough.

Justin, just nod yes.

We'll go to Vagamon and kidnap her.

Fine. I'm nodding yes.

You guys go and kidnap her.

And tell me when it's done.

But... how can we just suddenly...

Listen, I know what to do.

They're just panicking and overreacting right now.

Remember Jomon's case?

It was a total mess, right?

But didn't it work out fine in the end?

Just blabbering without knowing a thing!

Justin...

Where is this Vagamon?

In Rajasthan!

Why not take her to a mental asylum

and give her shock treatment?

Maybe this love will go away.

Just keep quiet.

If we shock her, her love will only grow stronger!

-Whatever! -Whatever!

♪ The little door into my soul ♪

♪ Did it close when you came near? ♪

♪ Like a rivulet flowing back ♪

♪ We part and take two separate ways ♪

♪ And life slips back into its rhythm ♪

Cut! Cut! Who's that in the frame?

Hey, you!

Run! Run!

Escape!

Run!

♪ A song we once hummed halfway ♪

Don't hit him!

♪ The flowers meant to bloom ♪

♪ Stand half-withered On their branches today ♪

What is your problem?

Take me home.

Yeah, so you can plan your next escape?

I need to go to class.

It's been ages since I saw normal people!

What the...

Is she saying your mom and dad aren't normal?

Dad, please keep quiet.

Oh, I'm not saying anything.

Please don't punish me like this, Mom.

Fine, get ready then. Let's go home.

What are you looking at?

The money for your Ireland trip is ready.

Our land in Podimattom is sold.

We got the advance too.

We had to beg your uncle to agree,

even though the price was low.

We thought you'd go abroad, get a job

and save our family.

And yet...

Have you thought about what you're doing to us in return?

Thanks to your father's reckless behaviour,

I've thought about ending my life so many times.

I held on only for your sake...

If you're just going to do whatever you want...

...then I have nothing left to care about.

Here is your phone.

[melancholic tune plays]

[sobs, whimpers]

Lord!

Isn't the short film already wrapped?

Isn't the preview today?

Then what were you shooting?

We went to shoot a promo to upload on YouTube.

Didn't we pay them off

and promise never to shoot with her or see her again?

If you pull this right under their noses, wouldn't they ask?

You guys were the ones who gave your word, right?

I never agreed to it.

Fine. What's the plan now?

What else?

I'm going to file a case.

Don't come to me talking about a compromise.

I'm even thinking of taking her away from her home

and registering our marriage.

Joel, stop talking nonsense.

Mom and Dad don't know any of this.

Don't give them a shock.

Oh, right. They're in total shock as it is.

[phone ringing]

Hello.

Check WhatsApp. Check WhatsApp.

-What? -Check WhatsApp, man!

You think I was expecting them there?

Are they so jobless?

From today onwards,

I am ending all ties with Justin Davis.

I will only accept the person

my parents choose for me.

I swear in the Lord's name.

What happened?

What is it?

From today onwards,

I am ending all ties with Justin Davis.

Oh, so that's all it meant to her!

Justin was living such a happy life!

She came along and boom, ruined everything!

Just shut up.

[melancholic score plays]

Did you try calling her again?

It's ringing.

She's not picking up.

Huh? Wasn't it switched off this whole time?

So she's got her phone back.

She's probably ignoring it on purpose.

You drive.

Please don't cry...

I said, don't cry.

What's the point of crying?

Your slow approach

is what made things this bad.

We basically gave them the time to brainwash her.

You don't have the capacity to handle heartbreak.

I saw what you went through with Jeena.

Don't go back to that same state again. Please.

Wipe away your tears.

Now you'll make me cry too.

No, I'm okay.

I'm okay.

You were right.

If you're in love with Sayoojya,

let's go to her house and talk.

Don't make the same mistake I did.

Her house is around here, right?

Drive to her house.

Have you lost your mind? What are you saying?

Hari is there.

It's just Hari. He's human, isn't he?

Let's talk to him.

Start the car.

[melancholic tune plays]

I am Justin.

This is Joel.

-They are in... -Yeah, I know.

Isn't Hari home?

Hari isn't here.

Sayoojya...

Are you coming home with us right now?

-Justin, if we go home now... -Listen...

If you're leaving, go now before he gets here.

Come.

Oh, no!

Teach her, punish her and discard her!

Kidnapping her?

Over my dead body!

What do we do with him?

Run me over, man! Drive right over my chest! Come on!

-Are you really gonna do it? -Come on!

You!

[upbeat music plays]

Oh my!

[screaming]

[speech from the stage]

Oh, Lord...

Save us!

Save us! Save us!

[speech continues]

As this year marks the 50th anniversary of our Family Unit,

this annual programme...

Go sit over there for now.

We'll talk to our parents after the programme.

We'll go home after that.

What's going on here?

Nothing. She just came to watch the annual day programme.

Thank God!

For a moment, I thought he'd kidnapped her.

Next, we present our beloved Joel Davis's short film,

'Soulmates, A Sathukudi Romance'.

Please switch off the stage lights.

Listen, she's landed here after taking the oath.

Who?

Look there... to your left.

[soft music playing]

Come on, let's have a couple of drinks and shake off the tension.

Not me. You guys go ahead.

You don't have to drink. Just come along.

"To my parents and teachers."

"Dedicated to the ex-girlfriends who ditched me and never looked back."

Karthik... What are you doing here?

[audience cheers]

[applause]

Apple, orange, grapes, sathukudi.

-Two sathukudis. -Okay.

[melancholic tune plays]

Sathukudi.

[firecracker bursts]

[indistinct chatter]

[suspenseful music playing]

Oh, no! Your brother!

♪ Cool as the sandalwood breeze ♪

♪ Lush like the evergreen ♪

♪ My own blood brother ♪

♪ Preach, holy priest ♪

♪ Rich, and a charmer! ♪

♪ Hear me out! I'm just a player ♪

♪ Oh, Lord! Firecrackers! ♪

Run!

♪ Hide and seek But you're just a minor ♪

What's with the fireworks?

♪ Drawing your end in a circle ♪

♪ Throwing heavy hits left and right ♪

♪ Like a mountain sinking into the ocean, what a wonder! ♪

♪ Dragging out that pleading "Brother..." ♪

♪ Just pack it up and run, Ta-ta! ♪

♪ Your wordplay is done for! ♪

♪ From here on, this brawl Is a formal family matter ♪

What?! Don't want it?

[indistinct chatter]

Very good evening.

My sister...

There she is.

Some guy abducted her and brought her here.

He's somewhere in this crowd.

Kidnapped a girl?

Sayoojya...

You'd better get into the car yourself.

Otherwise, you'll get beaten,

he'll get beaten,

and so will everyone sitting here.

Forget him. The one who raised him deserves the beating first.

Hari...

Huh? Him?!

Joel, you?

We're here.

Please don't make a scene.

-Get them! -Come here!

Oh, no! Oh, no!

[indistinct chatter]

What's the matter, brother? Tell me.

This is the problem. Got it?

Now I have to answer beggars too?

[upbeat music plays]

[continuous sounds of fighting]

-Come. -Alex, come on. Let's go.

You go ahead. I'll come later.

What are you standing there for? Come on!

You go ahead. I'll come.

Hari, please don't hit him.

Hit him.

Hari, please stop.

Move aside!

-You! -Stop!

Hari, please don't hit him.

Who are you?

Catch him.

Come here, girl!

-What's going on here, bro? -Bro?

I'm a bank officer, okay?

A bank officer? Then I'm the President of India.

Scram!

Joel, throw! Throw!

Come with me.

Take her somewhere and hide her.

Holy Mother, pray for us. Go quickly.

-Don't walk in slow motion. Run! -Come quickly.

Run!

[sounds of fighting]

Yes, yes! Stay! Stay!

[upbeat score continues]

[indistinct voices]

What is this? UP or Bihar?

One bunch kidnaps a girl

and another bunch comes to question them.

-Father, call SI Joshi. -Yes, I will.

Lock every one of them up.

[lion roaring]

[mysterious score plays]

He's trying to say something.

Enough of that, bro.

Save the meditation for the lock-up.

Get up, man!

[upbeat music starts]

How's that?

[traditional drumming intensifies]

[screams hysterically]

He's crazy! Beware!

[upbeat score plays]

Oh, no!

Justin... Justin...

Catch him.

Joel, move! There's a well there!

[screams loudly]

[heavy splash]

[indistinct voices]

Where did he go?

I can't see him anywhere.

He fell into the well!

Hari...

-Oh, still alive! -His makeup's washed off.

-Come on, get out. -What's he looking for down there?

As if climbing out of a well is very easy.

He dirtied the well with those damn slippers!

He hit me with a chair, the prick! Keep him there.

Someone bring a crane and haul him out.

My God! Imagine if I'd fallen in with him?

He would've drowned me!

How did I end up here?

Oh, he looks normal now.

Let's settle this on dry land. Come out.

You threw him in and now you want him out?

Why is he still on land?

Throw him into the well too!

-No, no! I can't swim! -Go! He's your brother!

Bro, silence!

Yes, tell me.

Can you throw me a rope?

I've got a programme at Koodalmanikyam tomorrow.

So, what exactly do you do?

[soft music plays]

What are you doing here?

Sorry.

They made me take an oath.

I saw that.

Did you come to say goodbye?

I'm helpless.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

You tell me. What should I do?

What can I possibly say?

You can't go against your family for me.

Then why all this formality?

Ashley...

If you make a rash decision now,

you'll regret it later in life.

I understand what you're going through.

You're planning to go to Ireland, right?

Focus on that.

Once you're there, you'll forget all this.

You'll move on.

Move on...?

Don't feel guilty about leaving me behind.

I'll move on too.

This...

This age difference is a real issue.

You deserve someone younger than me.

So....

...this really is the end?

♪ Stubborn pain ♪

♪ Growing deeper inside ♪

♪ The habits we shared fall away ♪

♪ And leaves me lost and restless ♪

She's here.

See? I knew she'd go straight to him

the moment we lost sight of her.

I've explained everything to your daughter.

Send her to Ireland, Thailand, or wherever you like.

But if anyone hurts her over this again...

I won't care who it is!

You!

When did you sneak off in the middle of all this?

She ran off.

You nearly scared me to death.

Is anything I'm saying getting through to you?

Look how she's staring at him!

Didn't you swear on the Bible?

Do you know how much this is hurting all of us?

Your mother, your father and me.

Your parents are struggling...

Who do you think I took that punch to the face for?

For you.

Come on.

Come on, go home.

[placid music plays]

[rain pours]

Ashley... wake up, dear...

We're going for the wedding. Aren't you coming?

[thunder rumbles]

[rain pelts down]

[festive music playing]

[rain pours]

[thunder rumbles]

Hey, Ashley...

When did you reach?

This morning.

Come, let's go there.

[camera shutter clicks]

Right?

Am I right?

-All okay, Nandan ji? -Yeah, okay.

Ashley...

Come.

-Come on. -What's wrong with you?

What? It's just a photo. What's the issue?

[soft music plays]

Justin, she's coming.

You might feel a little prick, like an ant bite.

Shut up.

There she is! Act tough! Act tough!

-Thank you. -Aww, she totally ignored you.

Stop laughing at a guy when he's looking like an idiot.

Everyone, look at the camera. Ready, ready...

Click the photo. Hurry up.

It's good.

Ashley...

Come sit here.

Come on, switch seats.

Why does everyone keep calling her over?

Come.

Why are you calling her over?

Oh, just shut up.

Sit here.

Ashley, why are you sitting so far away?

Want some beef?

No.

[coughing]

Have you got tuberculosis?!

Do you have a problem talking to Ashley?

-What problem? -Then talk to her.

Hi.

When did you come?

This morning.

Qatar or Emirates?

Etihad.

Etihad. So, via Abu Dhabi...

How is it there? Raining?

I'm not in Cherrapunji.

Cherrapunji isn't the only place where it rains.

Pathetic...

Are you done?

What?

With all this small talk.

You've blocked me everywhere.

And now you're making small talk in person.

I blocked you so you wouldn't be disturbed.

Oh, really?

Yet you still unblock me sometimes to check my DP.

Even now?

[thunder rumbles]

Don't you keep asking Ajesh in Dublin about me?

Ajesh? Which Ajesh?

Want me to call him?

No, I understood. The guy from Koratty.

What's wrong with asking about a girl

from our hometown who moved abroad?

Just wanted to make sure you didn't get into trouble.

Oh, really!

You didn't seem too worried about Ranju when she went to Germany.

It's not like that, Ashley.

He hasn't touched alcohol for a year and a half,

just because he promised you.

I've got no company anymore. I drink by myself.

That's not why.

Alcohol is injurious to health.

Everyone should quit drinking. That's my opinion.

You should quit too. Or your liver will crash and you'll die.

-Justin... -Come on, finish your food fast.

Or I'll be late for the next wedding ritual.

Justin, who are you sacrificing all this for?

What did you think?

That I'd leave, forget you,

find some younger boyfriend, like you said

and settle down there?

Then what should I have done?

Should I have dragged you off for a court marriage?

So your mother could hang herself?

And have everyone blame me for that?

After I left you, your life only got better, didn't it?

Yeah, it got so much better!

I left thinking I'd move on.

Every night, I'd tell myself

tomorrow would be better.

But not a single day passed without thinking of you.

Justin, the best moments of my life were with you.

I'll always cherish them.

And I know you feel the same.

You're not just an option in my life.

If I have a life, it's with you.

I've no confusion about that.

No matter who threatens to kill themselves,

that won't change.

Tell me.

Are you okay with it?

What kind of question is that?

Justin, just say you're okay.

Come on, just say okay.

Say you're okay.

Say it, Justin.

Ashley, Justin is okay.

Shut up!

Who are you to decide that?

Justin...

Justin...

[music swells]

[rain pours]

[soft music plays]

[fire crackles]

[lively score plays]

[thunder rumbles]

What's the matter?

You came all this way for this

when you could barely afford it?

Look at her sobbing.

Hello, this is a wedding hall. No drama here.

Take your fights home.

Come here!

I told you not to come to this wedding. You insisted!

People will hear us.

Keep it down, Biji.

To hell with them!

I didn't quit drinking

just to save my liver.

I hoped you'd take your time,

clear your confusion

and come back to me one day.

Then why did you leave earlier?

Because those idiots kept insisting

I say "okay" while eating.

I just lost it.

I never expected you to say all that before everyone.

I completely blanked,

so I walked away.

Oh.

Yeah.

♪ The stories in your eyes... ♪

-You! -Biji, come here.

Look what she's doing.

They hugged.

♪ Let your words fill the silence Unbroken, unafraid ♪

Let them hug or do whatever. Just don't look.

It only bothers him when we look.

Is this all they do?

The kids have grown up, Biji.

They don't listen to us anymore.

He took my child away.

Let her do whatever she wants.

Can I...

get a job in Ireland?

At your age, getting a visa won't be easy.

Let's try for a dependent visa.

What do I need for that?

You need to get married!

♪ What kind of magic Did you bestow upon me ♪

♪ What kind of magic Was the days you gave me? ♪

♪ Stories told by the eyes Behind fluttering window curtains ♪

♪ Write new lines again ♪

♪ Let your words fill me Unbroken, unafraid, unfinished ♪

♪ Unfold your petals now Find a place to spread and bloom ♪

♪ Let your words fill me Unbroken, unafraid, unfinished ♪

♪ The stories in your eyes Write new lines again ♪

♪ Let your words fill the silence Unbroken, unafraid ♪

♪ Have you slowly become A part of my everyday life ♪

♪ Or are you the tenderness That soothes a wound? ♪

♪ When the rain falls And everything inside me burns ♪

♪ Oh, how I held on and waited for you! ♪

♪ What kind of magic Did you bestow upon me ♪

♪ What kind of magic Was the days you gave me? ♪