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grasslands

chola forests

dense forest with bigger trees

even the sunlight

didn’t penetrate the forest

kunjapoo and his dad

murugan are living here

kunjapoo slept by hearing

his fathers elephant stories

natures music

and birds chirping woke up kunjapoo

Through Kunjappoo

forests tradition should be retained

and that is Murugan's wish

Grandma

Did those elephants left ?

Ha..that was your dream….

they didn’t came yesterday

But 3-4 of them were here.

Last time they came in those grasslands

last night dad was telling stories

He left early!!

He promised taking me also

You were in deep sleep..

thats why murugan left

How much time have been since he left

he just left

Dad…

I am also comming..wait

Come ..come…come fast

font

Why you want to come

Forest is so far …

you have to go near to that mountain

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look...look

Wait…the elephant is there

Did the elephant stay in the shola forest?

Elephants stay in the shola when its about to rain

How you came to know?

I got the smell of an elephant

It gives a smell….when its near

you must know the way of the wind

Your eyes,ears and nose should be sharp in the forest

Come walk

In the month of February bees collect the nectar

at that time we should not take it

From April we start collecting the honey

What happened dad?

There is honey in this tree

we can take

Hold this

Dad.. is there honey

Yes its there

how's it

Now one more thing to do

We should do like this

Praying to god

what dad

Now onwards this tree is ours

I have seen this tree flowering and fruiting many time

Hold this

we have to tie this like this

take that stick

walk

Now we will go to the tribe heads house

walk carefully

Careful kunju

Summer rains raised the flow

Where this river comes from?

Its coming from Kanamala

with blessing of goddess

this is the stone goddess gifted us

I kept a stone like this for your mother

Can I go alone in the forest ?

You need to study the routes

You need your own route

Do you want to use my way to forest

I want to find my own way

Yes that’s better

then you will never forget your way

Walk carefully

Trees cutting sound

our life depends on this forest

These people wont leave a single shade of a tree

They are cutting down every trees here

What happened dad ?

You wont understand ..that you start walking

Kunjapoo…didn’t got the luck to see the elephant

will see him ,when I go alone

Ha..he will make you run

But I know the forest dad

You need to study by going into the forest

dont stiffen

What happened exactly ?

She just slipped

Anyway you got luky

no fractures

Now you go to the tribes hut and take a steam

Next time you bring long pepper also

there are so many fever case amoung the tribe

We got the honey

Birng it... bring it

Kunjappoo how's your studies ?

He is moving to fifth grade

Need send him outside forest for studies

Kunjappoo what's your opinion ?

I am not going out of forest

I want to stay in the forest

Good boy

Then study medicine

Did learn the medicines kunjapoo

Some plants I have shown him

Yes I know brahmi

Forest has plenty of medicinal plant

Pepper -ginger-adathoda-cloves

cardamom and cinnamon like that

many medicine herbs are there in forest

You should know the forest and love the forest

Did you get what I said Kunjappoo

Shall we leave

Ok then

Dont forget about honey as well as pepper too

Krishna what are you doing ?

Hit Harder

Then only it will be useful

yeah like that

Dad

what he do with these medicines

He sell to outside people

Then why cant you do like that?

I don’t like that

There are people who even sale their breast milk

That won work for us

you walk

The elephant has come to the tribal area

Dad

what happened to my mother

Your mother is still in the forest

Don’t make him more confused

your mothers second delivery was a still birth

That time I went to collect honey

She went in search for the dead child

She went inside the forest

It was too late when i came back from forest

the elephant killed her

my mother is a goddess

yes dear

I kept a stone for her spirits peace

You people go and keep some turmeric on the stone

otherwise kunjapoo will get nightmar

Mom wait...

Mom

Tell your mother

that you are going outside for studies

My mother is still in the forest

Forest is our mother

The mother who feeds us

We must put off the fire

Otherwise the forest will burn

Kunji….are you going alone ?

Let him go alone and know the forest

Teacher

ha…who is this ! Kunjappoo

Why are you here ?...

I came to inform you about my higher studies

You go out for education kunjapoo..its a good thing

if I go out for studies

Will the forest forget me ?

The forest wont forget you

Unless you didn't forget the forest

Its good to go and study outside

you have to become a school teacher

Dad is insisting me to go

Its difficult for me

to leave my dad ,granma and this forest

You better study and come

that’s your dads ambition

Tommorow teachers are coming from outside

You come with your dad

Sound of elephant

Dad

Carefull..

I saw the elephant

In bamboo forest

Bamboo forest is his resting place

that elephant will not create problem

These fishes came with the summer rain

They will not stay if the flow is high

You rest in the basket

Is that elephant the son of that big elephant?

My dear Kunji

That elephant is around twelve years old

He is harmless

Muruga…Muruga

What happened ?

Father is having breathlessness

We must take him to hospital

Wait I am coming

Kunji you sleep with grandma

I will be late

What happened?

Father is sick

I will also come dad

No

Its going to rain

and there is no light in the forest

Go fast

Tribal people making loud noise

His son came at the right time

Raman was so sick

Thank god it didn’t rained last night

Tree cutting sound

These people will cut down the entire forest

Is his father terribly sick?

Murugan: Yeah

We carried him to jeep

Raman is the the eldest amoung the tribe

God will protect him

Who carried raman?

His son must carry him that’s the rule

If I go outside ,then who will carry you?

The teachers are coming today?

Yes

one more name to add

after that today's list will be over

Whats your name?

Kunjapoo

We call him kunji

is it possible to use this name in school?

It is common here

Here the life is different sir

Kunjapoo, don’t you want to go to school?

He is already ready

Isn't it Kunjappoo ?

Kunji

Will you forget dad and this forest?

Never dad

Kunji

Come lets go

Say Bye to grandma

See you soon Grandma

After so many tears you are born my dear son

You are the spark which come when stone rubs each other

After so many tears you are born my dear son

You are the spark which come when stone rubs each other

You started walking in the forest which lies in my heart

The streams in the forest fed you

as the milk from mothers breast

When you grow up till the sky don’t forget the roots

And the smell of the forest which lies in roots

Dear…o my dear

Dear…o my dear

You learned the stories which the mountains told

You played with the dear and the leopard

You filled your heart with kindness as water

You fly in the sky as an eagle

When you grow up till the sky don’t forget the roots

And the smell of the forest which lies in the roots

And the smell of the forest which lies in the roots

Dear…o my dear

Dear…o my dear

You are my dear which your mother forest protected since

your birth

You swing on my minds ambition

You are my dear which your mother forest protected since

your birth

You swing on my minds ambition

You slept on my chest

You slept on my chest

Finally you parted me and my heart

is weeping as a swinging bamboo

Finally you parted me and my heart

is weeping as a swinging bamboo

Dear….o my dear

Dear….o my dear

Dear….o my dear

Dear….o my dear

Dear….o my dear

SIX MONTHS LATER

Kunju

Yes

not like that

slowly…slowly

Come fast kunjapoo

Yeah I am coming

Hey tadpole

Will you bath?(Teasing tone)

Buzz off you

Hey don’t enter my bathroom

Uncle…today also bread and jam

No dear

I will give you chicken biriyani

don’t waste the food

Take one

We will go and look that nest

if there are babies

one for you and one for me

Rain might have damaged it

Lets go and see

Kunjapoo, go slow

Hey

What you people are doing there?

I don’t like watching T.V

Its full of advertisements

I like this cartoons

There is no Electricity and T.V in my home

I have that both in my home

We don’t have atleast a good road

will get exhausted after walking

Me and dad used to walk

Kunjapoo?

You don’t want sleep

Tomorrow ,professor jos is taking the class

He will ask questions

So you want to become his favourite student

What do you like to become in life?

I want to ....

I want to become a school teacher

So that I can teach every one

Then you become a school teacher by studying

Let me sleep

Ok then Good night

Living beings are classified as

herbivores and carnivores

Herbivores eat plants

and carnivores eat meat

Existance of Universe is based on this

From this life cycle got created

Vaavachi

How many times I have told you

dont sit and sleep in the class

Sorry sir

Room was full of

Mosquitos & Bed bug

so that I was not able to sleep last night

Is that true Kunjappoo

hat’s not right sir

Moths and bugs are there

So there is a life cycle inside your room

You come and meet me after the class

All Listen

Ok SIr

Kunjapoo

How is you studies

Not bad teacher

Ok

Don’t be scared kunjapoo

Its not Like Tribal school

It’s a mixed school

You should study well

Kunjappoo

You study well and write the exam

Then you can go back to your village happily

So your mind is still in the forest

Its raining heavily

Shall we play in the rain

Come fast

Kunjapoo

the wild elephants destroyed some huts in your place

you got any news?

the elephants are harmless in our place

Its summer

They might have come to drink water

-no body is injured

If anything is there I will inform you

Hitting the ball

Give the pass

Come pass

Kunjapoo

Hey …pass …pass

Come on

Oh….kunjapoo…fell down

Lift him…lift …lift

Hey what happened?

just now u guys went right?

he just slipped while playing

do you have any problem kunjapoo

no sir

give him some water

you guys take care of him

Let me call professor jose

Otherwise he will fire me

kunjapoo take it

its enough

come kunjapoo

We will drink a juice

do you have pain

yes ..slight pain

this pain is nothing for you …it will go

we will go to my flat

Bobby is there

really

2 juices

one bottle water

come kunjapoo

How much?

twenty rupees

come here kunjapoo

sir..your home is on the top ?

yes its like a tree house

I can see the entire world

o god what happened to kunjappoos hand ?

he slipped while playing

is it paining?

no worries u will be fine after someday

you give him a dress

see whether it fits u

you drink tea kunjapoo

where you went bobby?

I went for a match

what match? Exams are comming near

what happened to your hand?

I slipped while playing

be carefull dude while playing

Did u purchase gift for manu?

i forgot mom

is it tommorow

both dad and son are the same

bobby you go and buy a gift after the tea

ok dad

kunjapoo how is the pain?

now its feeling better

this watch is costly

this one timex is above thousand

you don’t want a watch man

he never check time

he knows time when flowers bloom and birds cry

ok we are going

come lets go

what game you play in forest ?

we play by touching the trees

You people have a lot of place

we don’t have place to play here

in forest we have lot of place and friends to play

next time am also coming to your forest

Dad promised me last time

ok lets sleep. Good night..

good moring kunjapoo

Get ready soon i will take to a place today

birthday paty?

that’s in the evening

Now we will go to another place

see this we have places like this to play

Not like your forest with mountains and trees

am seeing these things for the first time

come lets play

kunjapoo you look so beautiful

bobby are you ready

five minutes mama

where these childrens went?

who knows

boby

we are ready

kunjapoo you look smart

how do you feel?

I think its fine

alice you remove that dressing

Happy birth day song

clap clap

jolly aunty ,this is our kunjapoo

oh…this guy

This is the guy I told you

Pro jose took him from the forest

For what use ….useless

eat it kunjapoo

this food you will not get in your place. So have it..

hey johnson

They used to eat good food than this man

Did u like my place

I have given you a watch as gift

- have your food fast

We will go to the mall and watch a movie

hello sir am valsa teacher

You are not reachable sir I called you many times

what happened teacher

sir our kunjappos dad is very sick

Bring back the boy immediately

ok

guys please stop

We have an emergency

what happened ?

I will tell you later

Now I want to take kunjapoo back to his village immediately

see there is my house

so this is your play ground

yes ,I used to play here with my dad and alone

arent you scared

why? There aren’t any thives here

Come bobby

be carefull childrens ,this is forest

come carefully

we can go this way also

you go and reduce the flame

yes

kunjapoo…..why you came late?

what hapeened ?

you go inside kunjapoo

what happened ?

thing are complicated here

two days back when it rained heavily

tribal people went to collect honey

murugan went little eary

but he didn’t returned back

so people went back to forest to search him

we found his body….the elephant killed him

don’t worry

where is my father

come with me

Walk sir

ooh god my kunji doesnot have any one.. ooh my god

we kept your father here

You take that stone

dad….o…my dad

-kunjapoo….you know how to go?

yes dad taught me the way once

any rituals left ?

I have to keep stone for dad under his tree

i must go there

his tree is near kotta kudy

we will also come with you

sir ,there is an elephant near by

Carefull

dad ..am little scared

don’t be scared

Kunjapoo is with us

He knows the correct way

-bobby be carefull

dad

dad

the rituals are over sir

dad ,this water is so tasty

City life is so boring ,we will stay here dad

sir you cant go back today

Stay in the tribal hut tonight

And leave tomorrow

Memories

sir my father was not killed by elephant

my father has own way

elephant will not kill my father

father doesnot like cutting trees and destroying forest

forest was my fathers life

folk song

folk song

kunjapoo ,wake up

Am not coming back with you people tomorrow

I cant leave this place where my father and mother is resting

forgive me sir

kannan will leave u near doctors house

Kunjapoo Kunjapoo

what?

karthu is having severe labour pain

u come please

mother?

-kunjapoo you walk in the front with the lamp

When your dad was here he did all these things

From nowonwards you must be here for the people in this forest

Loud noise of tribal people

kunjapoo

shall we leave dear

dont be sad

oh my dear kunjapoo

dad will kunjapuu return

no… he will not return

if i am not here

the future generation will not have forest

was understood by kunjapoo

kunjapoo decided to protect the heritage of the land where his parents lived

he sacrificed everything to protect his forest