Original subtitles

Red salute to our guru and the people's beloved director, Mr. S.P. Jhananathan!

We cannot simply assume that the British were interested

in capturing the Indian subcontinent for purely business reasons

because it was self-sufficient in the production of food crops

such as pepper and coffee.

The Madras Presidency at that time

had many arable lands and copious quantities of water levels.

Most importantly, cheap labor was available in abundance.

These were the factors that attracted the foreigners to a large extent.

They realized that our soil was not just appropriate for food crops,

but also for cash crops such as cotton and sugarcane.

Only because we never understood all of this,

we have been slaves for the past 300 years.

Apart from the fact that they waged war and captured our entire nation,

they also increased the cultivation of cash crops over food crops

and started exporting them as well.

Due to regular scarcity of food and incessant drought,

people started migrating in search of livelihood.

Due to the greed for huge profits, only cash crops were given priority,

thereby leading to a major scarcity of food.

In spite of cultivating so much in our soil, they brought about famine!

And this was the greatest sin that was unheard of the world over!

The bodies of both children and the elderly

started falling apart due to the scarcity of food.

Since all the bodies were scattered across the streets,

even the living bodies along with the dead became food for eagles.

As per the recorded history, the famine witnessed by

the Madras Presidency during that period claimed close to almost one crore lives.

This film is dedicated to all those who died due to the famine,

and those who continue to suffer and die due to scarcity of food.

PERUVAYAL 4 KM

-If possible, we shall meet again. -We certainly will.

Your dream is my goal! Your growth is my profit! - Vanagamudi

The Supreme Court verdict.

The verdict on reservation…

What did you say? Pakkiri is back?

For the last five to six years,

I've been getting calls from people claiming that they have seen Pakkiri!

First make sure that it is Pakkiri.

I have seen him closely. It is definitely Pakkiri, sir.

We will finish him off, sir.

Hey, Mr. Coconut Fiber!

Is Pakkiri really alive? You told me he was dead!

Today is the agrarian association election. You better get here right away.

All I have got is high quality cotton.

No one will buy it in India. I have to export it.

The consignment is going to Australia. I have to send it tonight.

How are the preparations for the elections going?

They are in full swing. You are the treasurer.

Well, then, we are going to win!

You take care of all the election work.

I'll join in later.

Hey, start with the packing! We have to send everything to the harbor.

Why do you keep chanting that Pakkiri is back? It's as if some leader is back!

Let's first finish the elections, claim our posts and then handle this.

Sir, this seed cane is the best.

This is so annoying.

Hello?

Hey! That Pakkiri is a drunkard!

Don't allow him inside the village. Finish him off!

Okay, brother.

Pakkiri…

Pakkiri, do you recognize me?

How will I not recognize you? You are Iyarettu, right?

-Let me go and inform everyone! -Hey!

What is this, Pakkiri?

I thought at least you, who had left this village, would be living well.

But you have returned like a complete vagabond.

Forget about me. Where are you people headed?

Agriculture is dead.

We are going in search of a livelihood elsewhere, Pakkiri.

Agriculture will never die.

I have come back to do agriculture.

Hey! Pakkiri is back!

-What? -Who? Is it our Pakkiri?

Sister! Pakkiri is back!

-Why did you hit me, man?! -I'm sorry, bro!

-Hey, stop! -In the agrarian elections that's--

-Pakkiri is back! -What…

All of you, gather at Lord Ayyanar's temple!

Get going!

What an idiot! Vote for Mr. Vanagamudi!

-We'll kill you! -We'll kill you if we see you again!

They seem new. I don't recognize them at all.

We were waiting for you at the railway station.

Okay, sister. Calm down. He will talk to all of you. Please wait.

Come on, Pakkiri.

All of you, listen carefully!

Six to seven years ago, our Pakkiri, who our villagers had bid adieu to,

has come back, just for us.

Although Pakkiri wasn't in the village,

he had been in touch with us.

Greetings to everyone!

After leaving our village and traveling around the world,

I have understood just one thing.

"Wherever they go, the world eventually must follow the plougher."

The knowledge I have acquired about agriculture

is what I want to implement in our village, and that's why I'm back.

I firmly believe that all of you will support me.

We will!

-We shall attain victory! -Victory!

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

Times are changing

Take the first step Sing a song and whistle to the tune

In unity, he gave us a bright future

There will be no more failures

There lies beauty In treating everyone equally

There will be an upheaval in the world

History will change when everyone unites

The chains of slavery will be destroyed!

Nothing on Earth is impossible

Through courage comes change Let's march on!

Times are changing

There will be no more failures

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

What is fair? What is justice? You are the one who knows it all

With a great leader in our path We begin to hold our heads high

Without identity We were drowning in a quagmire

We have now gained knowledge and clarity

Mother Earth's fragrance Is bestowed upon you

It will keep spreading for eternity

Leader, your words Have been lapped up by everyone

There are no remnants left

You gave us wings You touched our hearts

This entire clan is with you!

Times are changing

There will be no more failures

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

Times are changing

Freedom is not found Under one man's leadership alone

Any war can be won together

With will power One can win the world

Let's embrace the path we choose

There exists no sorrow In a world where there is equality

We aren't sacrificial goats anymore!

AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION

" Times are changing!"

There will be no more failures

Why have you gathered such a huge crowd?

I didn't gather this crowd. Brother, do you know them?

I don't know them.

Sign here, sir.

Here.

Announce the election results soon. We have a lot of work to do.

There is still time. Besides, what if someone comes and files a petition?

-Careful, Pakkiri. Let's go inside. -Excuse me, sir.

Move aside.

-What's your problem? Get out of the way! -Move!

-We're going in. -Let's go in.

Give us the nomination form for the post of the leader.

Brother!

Are you really going to contest against our leader? Who are you?

It's me! Pakkiri, alias Pakkiriswamy.

We've come to contest for all the other posts like treasurer, secretary, etc.

Give them proof of our identities.

Our ration cards, aadhaar cards, and our association membership cards.

All our deposit money.

Pakkiri's lifetime membership card.

Here.

If you contest against our leader, you will not be spared!

Give me a withdrawal form.

Sir, why have you taken this decision?

Don't withdraw, Uncle.

Think twice before making a decision, sir.

Sir, what are you doing?

I've paved the way for the younger generation by withdrawing my candidacy.

You all may contest if you want.

How can we contest without you?

Give us those forms as well.

Here.

Give it here.

I hereby declare that in the agrarian association elections,

since all of Mr. Vanagamudi's candidates withdrew their nominations,

Mr. Pakkiriswamy's team wins all posts.

I thought you wouldn't come back,

-but here you are. -Sir!

-Leader, bless us! -Oh, I'm not the leader!

Enough of masquerading! Get down!

You will always be our leader.

You have made this old woman very happy, Pakkiri.

Now that you have become the leader…

you will have to deal with a lot.

I will, former leader.

I told you to finish him off before he could get here.

They allowed him enter the association!

Let's go!

He made a very hasty decision.

Sir!

Every year when we step into the fields to harvest our sugarcane,

the creditors come and ask us to pay up the interest and capital,

thereby strangulating development!

Even this year, in spite of receiving the cutting order,

we haven't been able to start the process, sir.

Hey, only if we cut the sugarcane can we sell it,

and pay you back the capital and interest.

There is nothing left to discuss.

Make arrangements to start the cutting process.

We will pay back the interest and capital after we sell the sugarcane.

It is the responsibility of the association.

All of you, go and start the cutting process! Go on!

Go and start the cutting process!

Thank you so much, sir.

This is a genuine agrarian association.

Have you loaded all the luggage?

Quickly, light it.

Are these damn rituals for you to reach America?

You should be on your way.

That's fine, Dad.

I heard you gave up your post of leadership.

It was important for the international agreement we're about to sign.

The leadership post is still in our hands. You leave now.

Hey, I know that he withdrew! Just give the phone to the sub-inspector.

File it under the section I'm telling you.

The Supreme Court should pass judgment based on the section we file.

Do you understand?

I'll talk to the minister and take care of it. You hang up.

-Hello? -He's coming upstairs.

He seems angry.

I'll handle it, sir.

Sir, all the factory owners have arrived. I'll bring them upstairs.

Mr. Vanagamudi, your blood sugar level has increased.

Please take 21 units of insulin.

You can consume two idlis, one vada, one cup of pongal and one cup of sambar.

Greetings, sir.

If you had contested the election, you would have definitely won.

We would have been the management committee.

And as always, we could have had the executive committee meeting here.

He's someone who has always been winning. What if he had lost?

Losing by a single vote is also a loss, right?

Well, didn't Kakkan lose? Didn't Kamaraj lose?

Who among us is Kakkan, and who is Kamaraj?

Hey!

No one should ever contest against me in any election.

In case someone does contest, even his votes should be mine.

If all the votes have to be ours, there is just one way.

We should use Electronic Voting Machines even in the association elections.

Oh, no! Sir, he has started cutting the sugarcane!

Hello?

This is the association leader Pakkiri speaking.

Pakkiri!

Put it on speaker.

Pakkiri, tell me.

Some of our sugarcane farmers want to have a tour of the factory.

-Ask them to come. -Sure, Pakkiri.

Come to the factory tomorrow in the morning.

We'll give you a complete makeover by giving you a Hollywood star-like haircut!

-What do you think I should do? -We should always be ourselves.

Well, then, go ahead.

-Give him a different hair cut. -Okay.

One minute, sir.

-Pakkiri. -Put it down.

If you sign this, we can solve the sugarcane cutting issue.

Here.

We are the third generation of sugarcane farmers in our families.

But we haven't seen the sugarcane factory even once.

What is that huge wheel that is rotating over there?

Wow! Look how it's pouring down!

We should call all our farmers here

-and show them around. -Sure, we will.

-Do you see that smoke? -Yes.

They generate electricity in that tank out of sugarcane bagasse.

Oh!

The whole factory runs on that electricity.

-Electricity from sugarcane? -Yes, brother.

Do you realize what you're saying?

Yes, I do. Sugarcane juice is being boiled inside this.

That generates pyroelectricity, which is distributed across the entire factory.

They to get a lot of by-products

by converting the sugarcane that we cultivate to sugar.

-Can you see the sugarcane dregs? -Yes.

Those dregs go straight to the paper mill.

And all of it is used to make paper.

-Pakkiri. -Yes?

-My cousin is a watchman at that mill. -Okay.

Not once did he tell me about this!

He could he have told you only if he knew!

-Brother. -Yes?

They seem to have been making sure we didn't have any knowledge of this.

Good observation!

That's a very good observation. They should be ashamed of themselves.

The sugar we get at our sugarcane farms are the color of lentils.

Pakkiri, how does that kind of sugar turn so white?

They use sulphur dioxide to make the sugar white.

This is sugar. Eat it.

Has the bagasse come to the boiler? Over.

Sugarcane juice is boiled over there. And here, it crystallizes into sugar.

-Greetings, sir. -Pakkiri…

looks like you will impart all the knowledge to them in just one day!

Nothing like that, sir.

It's just that they are not aware of how hard you work to process the sugarcane,

and manufacture sugar out of it.

And you aren't aware how unaware they have been all this while.

You should get to know each other, right? Only then will things fall into place.

You seem to know everything. Go ahead and continue the tour.

The whole sugarcane factory is stinking.

What is this? It looks like a drainage!

This is not a drainage. This is called molasses.

This is where spirit is procured.

And it is from that spirit that all kinds of liquor such as

whiskey, brandy, beer, etc. are manufactured.

Brother, you drink, right? Now you know where it comes from.

That means we are the actual bigwigs running the liquor business!

Absolutely!

We are about to leave. Do you have any more doubts?

The government belongs to these private companies.

But factories should belong to the government,

and the government should belong to the people. Isn't that true democracy?

-So, you've understood, right? -Yes, we have!

Hey, watch out!

The minute we asked for a tour, they agreed.

Sorry, Pakkiri!

Sir, please do put up Mr. B. Srinivasa Rao's photograph.

Is it working now?

It's clear now. Fix it.

K. PAKKIRISWAMY

Put the old table away. Make way for the new one.

Until now, from the highest post to the post of the office bearer,

only people belonging to a particular caste have been selected.

In the name of agrarian association, they've been running a caste association!

The accounts show that Vanagamudi and the association executive

have traveled abroad very often, sir.

When Nammalvar and Nellu Jayaraman had come to our association,

they refused to meet them.

By abandoning our traditional agrarian practices,

they are attempting to do something else.

The state government has allocated money for dredging every year.

Although they have taken the money multiple times,

dredging has never been done.

Study the functioning of the association thoroughly.

Find those who have contracts, lease agreements, have made auction bids,

and have not paid up. I want you to issue warnings to each one of them.

Now the association's money is kept in a fixed deposit.

The fixed deposit has been mortgaged.

The mortgaged amount is with a charitable trust.

And that trust is under the control of Vanagamudi. How is that possible?

In many associations, this is how charitable trusts function.

Think of this as Vanagamudi, and this as the association money.

Now repeat what you said.

The association's money is kept in a fixed deposit.

The fixed deposit has been mortgaged.

The mortgaged amount is with a charitable trust.

And that trust is under the control of Vanagamudi.

Now I understand, sir!

Although we have won, the association is still under the control of Vanagamudi.

We should somehow retrieve the association.

Yes, we will. That's why we are here, right?

We're going to be villains for him now.

Hey, laugh like a villain!

The village Peruvayal has seen a drastic change in the last five to six years.

This is the land I was talking about.

Almost 450 acres between south and north remain barren.

The people of south belong to one caste, and the people of north belong to another.

Even if some cattle or goats enter the turf by mistake, violence breaks out,

and at least four to five lives are lost.

This area has been marked as dangerous even in the police station records.

If we resolve the caste issues between these two groups,

we will get a solid 450 acres for cultivation.

Let's forget the caste and approach them based on their class.

Okay.

Sir, even those 260 acres remain uncultivated.

-He owns about three acres of land there. -Yes.

That land used to be a lake. And during heavy rains, the lake would get filled up.

It dried up as it wasn't utilized properly and the dredging was never taken care of.

Now take a look at this.

These 30 acres belong to an old lady.

Her husband passed away.

She knew that her life would be in danger

if the property was in her name.

So, she registered it in the name of the Tripuathi Temple trust.

There's about 650 acres of land here.

A father divided the property amongst four of his children.

They lost their land because of the loan they had procured for one boy's education.

The issue was taken to court. The court only kept adjourning the case.

The elder brother took to drink, and he's been roaming the streets like a madman.

If we solve that problem,

we'll definitely get those 650 acres for the collective farm project.

This land is under the control of Veerabagu,

Thandavam, Rangamanaru and Bethaperumaal.

Okay, Benny.

-Send a legal notice to all four of them. -Sure.

Let's mobilize people for protests.

Let's work with confidence. Good things will happen.

Hi, honey.

Hey!

Take a bath and come.

-Please sit. -Greetings, sir!

What is it?

Pakkiri said that he is going to start plowing

the 500 acres of land near Lord Ayyanar temple tomorrow onwards.

That land belongs to the four of us.

Can he plow anyone's land just because he is the agrarian association head?

Whose name are the documents registered in?

In our names, sir. 120 acres belong to me.

And 80 acres belong to me. My grandparents had invested in it.

I've planned to set up a sugar research center for my son.

See, I've also got the documents and the approval.

This is new. I bought it from a Reddiar.

I was planning to set up a knitting factory,

I've even arranged for a loan from the government with these documents.

Give me all your land documents.

-Give it to me, brother. -Here.

Hey…

did we not have one leader for caste issues, one for language issues,

one for race issues and one for religious issues?

They all became corporate heads long back.

So what if they have gone?

Find a leader who can address the crowd with emotional and revolutionary speeches.

Find out what is Pakkiri's price.

Sir, all their documents are perfect. The police are also on our side.

I can ask the collector and get a shooting order.

After the Thoothukudi incident, they all seem to flee at the sight of guns!

Try to fix a price for Pakkiri's aides as well.

This land comes under a survey number in the sub-registrar's office of Peruvayal.

Even this comes under the old Madras Presidency gazette.

All this comes under the Peruvayal Revenue Department.

Today's protest is to retrieve this.

Attention, all of you!

You have assembled here based on wrong information.

This land belongs to five people, who have got all the necessary legal documents.

If you still go ahead and plow the land, severe action will be taken!

All you village folks…

Hi.

Is everyone here?

Yes, we are here!

-How many plows in total? -Fifty plows.

Hey! Who are you?

Show some respect!

I'm the leader of this protest.

My name is Pakkiri.

You call yourself a leader!

You've brought these innocent people to partake in a protest. Isn't that a crime?

What is a crime?

Just because you have power, you have come here

to shoot the farmers who provide you with food!

Don't you think that's a crime?

This land belongs to other people. Take a look.

These are documents from the 80s.

Well, did anyone complain and tell you that these documents belong to them?

-Here, Pakkiri. -Show it to the police. They are unaware.

Take a look, sir.

The British, without an intermediary, wanted to exploit manual labor.

So, in 1892,

under the Slavery Abolition Act, in the parliament of London,

a new law was introduced, which stated that all unused waste lands

should be given to the working class of the Dalit community.

And right now, we are standing on that Panchami land.

In 1951, Vinoba Bhave, on behalf of the Bhoodan Movement,

divided 50 acres of land amongst 25 poor people.

In 1961, according to the Land Ceiling Act,

the government acquired 100 acres from all the people

who owned surplus land in Peruvayal.

After that, they acquired 50 acres according to the Land Ceiling Act of 1971.

It was 500 acres in total.

This is all the documented proof that my team has collected in the last five years.

Till the year 1972, you will only find details about the people in India

who sold their land,

and not the details about those who bought them.

They have been making sure that we remain unknowledgeable.

They've cheated us and acquired this land!

You cannot do anything without informing the police.

-There is no need to inform you, sir. -Hey!

We have informed the police already.

Sir, you belong to the Law and Order division.

We showed all the documents to the SP of the Anti Land Grabbing division.

He checked and understood everything. Only after that we came here.

Now you tell us, based on whose complaint have you come here?

Pakkiri, it's the SP.

-Sir, shall I put the phone on speaker? -Please do.

One minute, sir.

Give me that.

Mr. Soundarapandian, all the documents presented by Pakkiri are original.

They have bought all the land in accordance with the law.

If the press gets wind of this, it will become a national issue.

I will talk to the home secretary.

All of you may disperse from there.

My dear farmers!

All of you had been thinking that you had no land.

Each one of you owns a land,

and you have all the legal documents to prove the same!

He has done his research and is providing us with new facts!

-Long live… -The agrarian association!

My dear friends in the police force…

the land retrieving protest is about to begin now.

If you want to shoot, then shoot me.

Please don't shoot the innocent farmers who have placed their trust in us.

Hardworking hands Are the most powerful weapons

It has the ability to create a world That will be full of monumental wonders!

When the time is right

Even the hand that holds the plow can rule

Hardworking hands…

Come on. Open the gate.

Are the most powerful weapons

It has the ability to create a world That will be full of monumental wonders!

Come to the hall. We have a meeting.

This locker seems too huge for the pittance we have.

How can you dismiss it like that, Maari?

By acquiring areas as small as three, five and ten acres,

we have procured documents for about 250 acres of land in total.

Well, almost half of the people whose documents we've got aren't alive.

And we don't know where the rest of the people are.

Sir, our association has around 25 sovereigns of gold.

Apart from all this, there are several civil and criminal cases

filed against our association in the local courts as well as the Supreme Court.

All this is the wealth of our association.

It is our duty to retrieve it for the association.

-You all may leave. -Okay.

-Let's face all the cases one by one. -Hey, Tesla!

You're the techie.

Instead of setting a password, you are playing with that toy!

-You think this is a toy?! -Isn't it?

This is the digital minute book of our association.

Pakkiri, you go and set the password.

-One of you can do that. Go on. -Pakkiri, you go and set it.

-Hey! -Any one of you can do it!

-Why such formalities? -Go and set it.

-The leader's post is no joke! Go on! -Go on!

I'm resigning from my post right now! One of you go set it!

-You guys taught me how to set a password! -Go already!

Don't forget the password, okay?

Did I say something wrong?

-Okay, let's shut the door. -Come on.

Brother, please attend the gathering.

Brother, make sure to the gathering.

Greetings! Did you receive the pamphlet?

They are all agricultural laborers. They came here as they had no work.

So, I gave them the job of breaking rocks.

Next let's go to the sand quarry.

-Okay. -If you're done, let's go!

To clarify your doubts, please come ahead!

This productive plan is going to transform the village Peruvayal!

Pakkiri invites everyone! Come one, come all!

Please come, brother.

Do attend the gathering.

Dear farmers, come and benefit from the concept of collective farming!

Brother, come to the gathering.

Sister, please come.

Sister, please come.

Come to the gathering without fail.

Please come to the gathering without fail.

Yeah, come on.

Ready? Okay. Same posture.

Beautiful.

More expressions.

-Hello? -Uncle, Pakkiri is causing trouble again.

He has been distributing pamphlets to people about a new plan.

Yes. I heard that.

Rangamanaru, Bethaperumal, Veerabhagu and I want to meet you.

Why are you whining about everything?

How did all of you become businessmen?

Okay, come over. Let's talk.

In spite of the fact that we invest lakhs of rupees and do business,

we are still agriculturalists.

Not just agriculturalists.

We've believed in the products manufactured by the farmers

and invested crores of rupees. We are the agricultural bosses!

And agriculture is what has brought us together!

If there is no work in the agricultural sector,

the farmers will move to town and work as servers or cleaners.

He who owns a land will sell it and deposit the money

in the bank of a neighboring town and settle down peacefully.

Our business completely depends on these two entities. What should we do?

I have taken orders world over for basmati rice.

I'll have to stand responsible for all that.

I'm also a farmer.

Will I allow this kind of destruction?

Unlike what you think, Pakkiri is not an ordinary man.

He has come with a plan to transform the entire village!

This is India.

Even the richest men couldn't change it.

What can Pakkiri possibly do?

-Parama. -Sir?

People who will raise questions and those who will answer--

I'll get them ready, sir.

We'll all go to the gathering tomorrow.

-Cheers! -Cheers!

Greetings to everyone who accepted our invitation and came here.

Shall we begin?

Greetings!

I welcome our former association leader, Mr. Vanagamudi.

They have been saying one thing for a long time.

"Only if a farmer soils his feet in the fields,

can we lay our hands on food."

Agriculture is not just a small entity.

It is, in fact, huge.

Not just that.

It is on this soil

that the raw materials required for all the factories grow.

Only because of the sugarcane that we produce,

the beer manufacturers in America are functioning.

Only because of the cotton that we produce,

many cotton industries are functioning.

Do you know the pants that come from London with tags that read "100% cotton"?

The raw material are bought from us.

Everyone who buys from here enjoys a profit.

But unfortunately, the farmer who cultivates it faces a loss

and hangs himself to death.

Changing that kind of agriculture into a more utility-based profession

is what we should aim for.

We should all get together…

and do collective farming in all the land that is available here.

And that is what is known as collective farming.

Here, brother.

What are you saying?

We are four brothers.

Due to a dispute over the canal we haven't been talking to each other for ten years.

There has been incessant violence and visits to police station and courts.

We aren't able to live in peace in our own house.

And you're talking about uniting the entire village!

Don't drag your family dispute into this!

Look at this elderly man. He has given five acres of his land.

We've been distributing the harvest fairly and there have been no disputes so far.

They say it's a collective farming plan. And it looks like it will yield results.

Thank you.

We own a land which will be of use to us during an emergency.

If we give you the land, what will we do, sir?

We are not asking for your land.

We only want you to sign an agreement which states

that you agree to do collective farming

on your land in collaboration with the association.

So, you're saying that if we join the collective farming plan,

our hens won't fight?

-What-- -It's alright.

They will make such sarcastic comments to corner us.

We should learn to handle them.

If you say it like this, the hens will understand that we are together in this

and that we shouldn't fight.

Hey, Pakkiri!

Why you still hanging on to a plan that has always been a failure world over?

First of all, congratulations to you!

You are aware of what philosophy is.

Here's the thing.

If we are slaves and we realize that we are being exploited,

we will fight for our independence.

Now suppose that we lose.

So, should we remain slaves…

or fight for our independence again?

We will fight!

We will fight!

We will fight!

-We will fight! -That's what this is.

Greetings, brother.

There are many of us who are agricultural laborers without a land.

We don't necessarily get work throughout the year.

Only during harvesting and plowing, we get work for about 30 days.

What should we do during the remaining days?

Please give us a glimmer of hope through your collective farming plan.

-Sir-- May I talk? -Sure.

Sir, our traditional agriculture

followed a fantastic system of growing crops such as

daily crops, weekly crops, monthly crops and yearly crops,

so that all of us would have work throughout the year.

-No, not just that. -Come ahead.

Through the collective farming that we are going to begin,

we will try our best to provide each one of you

with work for 365 days, just like the traditional practice.

Pakkiri, I have ten acres of land, whereas he has five acres of land.

I have a well, whereas he doesn't.

In that case, how will you divide the profit equally?

You may have five acres, he may have five acres,

someone else may have 50 acres,

and another person may have 500 acres.

The profit will we divided in accordance with the acres owned by the individual.

And depending on the amount of water we take for irrigation,

the profit shall be compensated fairly.

And the farmer who puts in labor will be compensated

in accordance with the hours of work done by him.

Superb!

There is no availability of water. How are you going to do farming here?

For the last 100 years, we have had good rainfall every year.

Do you see what the problem is?

If we manage the water levels carefully,

we can fix the problem and do our farming.

He has just become the leader.

For the last 20 years, Mr. Vanagamudi has been our leader.

-Yes. -It's only because he backed out!

If you had contested the election, you would have known who the true leader is!

I feel very confident looking at the faces of these young men.

They all look like fraudsters!

I hope they don't loot from the collective farming!

How many people do you expect us to get cheated by?

Won't you do any good?

-Greetings. -Greetings.

The new leader has announced a plan.

And it seems like a good plan for the village and its people.

And because I believe in them…

I will give my five acres

to this collective farming plan…

and initiate the process.

Here's the letter of agreement.

-Long live philanthropist Vanagamudi! -Long live philanthropist Vanagamudi!

We are grateful to Mr. Vanagamudi, the philanthropist.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

Long live philanthropist Vanagamudi!

You seem like a nice man.

We'll all have a discussion, and we'll let you know our decision.

Okay.

-Brother, wait. -What is this? No one gave their land.

Just because we spoke for 10 minutes, you think they will come behind us?

You saw how Mr. Vanagamudi gave his land. He is a true leader.

Pakkiri convinced him to give the land. He's the true leader.

Sir, do you think the speech should have been a little more emotional?

Giving emotional speeches only attracts people's attention.

That will never be of any use.

Let them think it through and come around to the idea.

-Okay? -Okay.

Let's go.

-Balaji. -Yes, Dad?

The biodiesel we are going to manufacture at Peruvayal

should be priced lower than the biodiesel coming from other countries.

Only then we can compete with world markets.

Then our profits will be very low, Dad.

How will we manage?

Hey, we will hike up the price of the fuel that we sell in India.

Dad, we ourselves require a lot of land,

and you gave away five acres for the collective farming project!

The uncles were upset, Dad.

Who? Those four comedians?

Don't I know that we require 5000 acres of land at Peruvayal

for our biodiesel factory?

Well, it's not that easy to unify all the land.

The five acres I gave away is a gambit.

I'm getting Pakkiri to do the job that we are supposed to do.

That's called the King's Gambit.

And well, we need those four jokers around. So, just keep them happy.

Will there be similar kind of entertainment in your village?

Four bullock carts, two to three cows and goats, a few men wearing just shorts.

That's all the entertainment you will get in Peruvayal.

We only use that village to make money. All the spending is done overseas.

We are stating that profit is nothing but robbery.

How do we explain this to the layman?

Hold this. Grandma, how much does this corn cost?

-Three rupees. -Okay. Three rupees.

After sowing the seeds and harvesting the corn,

she has to boil it and then sell it on the streets.

But she has priced it at just three rupees.

In the metropolis,

the same thing will be sold for 20 rupees with a few spices sprinkled on top.

-Now what does the 17 rupees mean? -Robbery.

-Robbery, right? -Definitely!

So, wherever you go, just explain it to the people in layman's terms.

They will understand.

All that is just fine, but no matter what we do,

nobody seems to be interested in our collective farming project.

Tesla, I have an idea.

All of you take a look at this.

Her name is Clara. She's a very popular dancer.

We can invite her dance troupe here, and through their performance,

we can make people understand the benefits of collective farming.

-We can easily get people to join. -Why will they come to see a dancer?

If a doctor advocates something good, it reaches just 100 people.

But if an actor advocates even something mediocre, it reaches millions of people!

So, let's go for her performance tomorrow night.

CLARA! I LOVE YOU, MY SWEETHEART!

Mic check!

The gorgeous woman!

The angel of Instagram!

The beauty of Facebook!

Her fashion icon is Jennifer Lopez!

She's a world enchantress!

And to top it all…

she's blessed with a beautiful body!

She's like a Palestinian beauty!

She's like a bottle of ginger beer!

She will give you a high!

She's our Clara!

Clara! My name is Clara!

I dance with gay abandon!

She loved passionately She woke up knowing the arts

She ripened and then blossomed

She sang day and night She practiced and earned fame

She has been to many places

The world…

I have conquered!

I have no interest in men

Clara! My name is Clara!

I dance with gay abandon!

When I went as a daily wage laborer

No one believed me

Even when crores of rupees rained on me

The world didn't bother

Whether you are a caretaker Or you are a mere laborer

Everyone wants to ogle at women

She could be someone's wife She could be a saint

Without even uttering a word They want to have her

I never fell for you!

Later I never hesitated To cross the line either!

I can be lustful

I'm here to buy all the happiness I'm a rogue you wouldn't wanna mess with

Clara! My name is Clara!

I dance with gay abandon!

Clara!

THE INDIAN AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION PERUVAYAL

Is he the leader?

-Yes. ma'am. -Greetings.

Don't you have an air conditioner here? It's really hot.

There is no air conditioner here. What's your name?

What is this?

-I can't believe this! -He'll get to know you soon. Don't worry.

Hey!

Anyway, he was saying that you want us to showcase your collective farming concept

in the form of a musical.

First tell us how much you will charge, and then we can talk.

We are a group of fifteen, out of which eight are nonvegetarians,

and six are vegetarians. And he is an eggetarian.

Crazy guy!

What does that mean?

A vegetarian who eats eggs is called an eggetarian.

We'll charge 30,000 rupees. This is especially for you.

-We cannot afford 30,000 for a month. -Excuse me!

Mr. Leader, it is 30,000 rupees for a single show.

Hey! We'll convince people by ourselves. Please ask them to leave.

We have tried doing that many times. It hasn't worked.

Let's just give them a chance.

Ma'am, you may continue. He will listen now.

I'll need one new outfit for each show. An extra outfit will cost 500 rupees.

And a special outfit will cost 1500 rupees.

I don't wear swimsuits. Okay?

In my team, the driver is also the cook, the tabla player is also the stylist,

and the guitarist is also the makeup artist.

So, it's mandatory that you double their daily wage.

Okay?

And if there are scenes that require me to smoke or drink,

-that would cost another 1000 rupees. -No, that's not needed.

A few members of our team drink.

Just find out what their favorite brand is and order it.

Hey, sit down! Don't tense up.

For me, just fresh juice will do.

Just like me.

Send them away. We don't need them. We can do the work by ourselves.

-Don't be hasty! -No! I'll get going.

I'll get going. I'm Clara. So, I'll leave.

Com eon, get ready. Pack all the instruments.

-Sister! -What?

We don't have any shows for the next six months. It'd be better to book this.

Six months?

See…

Facebook, Twitter…

Listen.

Twitter, Youtube, Instagram…

I've crossed a million views on all these platforms.

I'm world-famous Clara.

Stop quoting prices separately for hair accessories, lipstick and nail polish.

You can earn how much ever you want through your shows.

We just want the people of Peruvayal to come and see the show.

We'll give you 10,000 rupees for a show.

Sister, 10,000 rupees is a big amount for us right now. Just say yes.

Okay, the team has agreed.

Get the agreement ready.

You will have to pay 50% of the amount in advance.

We'll be able to give only 5%.

We are okay with that!

Okay, give me the details of the show.

We will work! We will work, comrades!

Bring on the enthusiasm!

We will sow…

We will sow our sweat

We shall attain victory, comrades!

Wait! Stop!

-What are you doing? -I just showed you how to sing.

Do you want to gather a crowd or drive them away?

Gather, for sure.

Gathering a crowd is our expertise. We'll handle it.

We are good with hip-hop music, and we can rock the local dance moves as well.

Dude, I'm Clara!

World-famous Clara.

You just write the song and give it to me.

-I'll sing it. -Sure.

-Hey, guitarist! -Yes?

Keep one pitch on beats 2 and 4.

No, not like that. Go with the swing rhythm.

Yeah, like that!

That's correct!

Get the shakers, the wood block and the shehnai get ready.

Stop!

Let's change the pattern.

-Hey, guitarist! -Yes?

-Give me a D scale. -Okay.

What does D scale mean?

Okay. Now get the synthesizer and the rhythm pad.

Set the tempo at 120, the beats at 2 and 4, and start a pattern.

Correct!

-Play this Chinese instrument erhu. -Okay.

Listen up! Let's all unite!

To fulfill our needs Let's all come together

Listen up! Let's all unite!

We have now arrived To exhibit our expertise

We've sowed the seeds We've plucked the weeds

We've held flags We've bled beads of sweat

Generations will tread The path that we have discovered

-All the brothers… -Are holding a plow!

-The glorious elders… -Will recite stories!

-I know for a fact… -The village will prosper!

-If you act as told… -A new life will blossom!

Put your trust in us Your life will change

Collective farming is about to begin!

Listen up! Let's all unite!

We have now arrived To exhibit our expertise

Check your accounts before spending Don't worry, just be calm

Dig the soil and sow the seeds Share the harvest with the entire village

With ample rice, lentils and paddies The man who yielded it is jubilant!

Equal distribution is our aim Integrity is the association's pedestal

A new path has been sighted We have a new address in the making

The harvest has reduced This is the chance to retrieve it

Lives will take a turn for the better Equality is what we live by

Goodness is a gift to mankind

Trickery and sabotage is uncalled-for

Comrade, you who sowed the seeds! It's now time to change the destiny

Come on, my comrade! A new dawn is here

Listen up! Let's all unite!

What we have been searching for Is right before our eyes

Come on, everyone! Let's get together!

We will bring a better tomorrow

We are going to rule with self-sufficiency

We wouldn't have to seek anyone's help

We will grow We will overcome all obstacles

Without a ladder We shall touch the sky!

Listen up!

It seems like a new music instrument.

-That girl is playing it really well. -Look at the amount of makeup!

It has made her look nice.

How are we going to get the land from these people?

Please don't get me wrong.

In my opinion, our collective farming plan is a failure.

I think so too.

Don't jump to conclusions.

Have some tea.

-Pakkiri, let's talk in the morning. -I'll take your leave.

Grandma, what you looking for?

I'm looking for the agrarian association office.

That's over here.

Is that so. Who are you?

I'm Selvaraj.

Oh! You're Rasamakka's grandson, right?

You're a nice boy. Tell me, is Pakkiri in there?

Come, let's meet him.

The people whose Panchami lands we retrieved,

have been gathering and discussing…

Pakkiri, she wants to talk to you.

Please sit, grandma.

Please sit.

Tell me.

I have come to specifically tell you something.

-Is that so? -What can you probably tell us?

You have written off all your wealth to the Tirupathi trust.

That's true.

Well I'm a villager who is well aware

that the temple trust can squander my wealth away.

So, I had written my wealth in the name of my grandson who resides in Tirupathi,

bearing the same name as the Lord.

I'm here to give you that land for the collective farming project.

What are you saying, Grandma?

You have initiated a very important thing. Thank you so much.

-Come on! It's not that big a deal. -Thank you, Grandma.

Success!

The collective farm plan is not a failure, but a success.

The old generation is asking us to kick-start it.

So, what does the younger generation say about it?

Let's begin with confidence, sir!

-Greetings, sir! -Greetings!

Sit down. Please sit.

Sir, we wanted to organize a function and give the Panchami lands,

that you retrieved for us, for the collective farm project,

Hence, the delay.

Brother, you giving us the land itself is a big event.

I have just one thing to say. Neither me nor the association

intends to execute the collective farm project

to contest the next elections, procure your votes and cheat you.

In this letter, all the owners of the Panchami lands,

wholeheartedly and in complete consciousness,

state that they are giving their lands for collective farming, and have signed it.

Here it is!

Silence. Tesla!

All of you have to provide individual letters.

Only then it will be easy to divide the profits.

Only because there was no work in the agricultural sector,

we went to roll cigarettes.

We will work night and day.

Can you give us half of the wage as an advance?

Do you think this is like the olden days of farm slavery

only to give you food and extract work?

Here, you will work only for eight hours, and you will be paid a deserving salary.

-If we don't pay up, you should demand it. -Okay, sir.

That's your right.

We are going to see those who didn't come to the show.

-Hey! Look who is here! -Greetings, ma'am!

They are all the laborers who break rocks.

Hello! Here, take the pamphlet.

She looks so beautiful even without makeup.

Ma'am, one selfie.

What are you doing? Let them do it. It's okay.

All of you can take selfies and photographs.

A musical in our village?!

Yes… but this is not about the musical.

It's about the collective farming project, so that you can join.

We have heard about this, but still…

Everything is happening legally. Why are you hesitating?

-These fruits are from our estate, ma'am. -Superb!

They're seedless and sweet, ma'am.

He means they're without nuts.

What do you mean without nuts? I planted cashew nuts last year.

A lot of nuts have grown.

Both of you have planted nuts. But will it grow?

It won't grow!

In the future, if you want the nuts to cultivate, there is only one way.

Join the collective farming project.

-So, will you join? -Yes, we will!

THE INDIAN AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION PERUVAYAL

-I'm glad, brother! -Be careful, it's hot.

Pakkiri, why you serving tea? You're the leader now.

-Aren't we all one? -Yes.

So, that's it.

This is the bank loan document. It has to be cleared immediately.

Thanks, Pakkiri.

-Thank you. -Greetings, sir!

Greetings!

I'm new to this village,

-and I've come here to clarify a doubt. -Go ahead.

You're running this collective farming project under the name of Srinivasa Rao.

Is he your father?

I've also been meaning to ask him that for a long time.

Come here, sir.

He was born in Karnataka

to a so-called upper caste family.

He fought for the farmers of Tamil Nadu.

And he died fighting passionately for their cause.

Will the temples and Gods here

Provide us with wheat and rice?

If the laborers don't exist

Will the world find peace?

We will work! We will work, comrade!

Bring on the enthusiasm!

We will sow We will sow our sweat

And attain victory, comrade!

Comrade!

Comrade!

THE INDIAN AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION PERUVAYAL

I cannot afford your education and help you become a doctor, as you wished.

Let's just consume this poison and end our lives.

I know you, Dad.

You consume it first, and then I will do it.

Because if you struggle after consuming it and I'm not there to look after you, who…

I have arrived at the right time. I'm famished.

Come on. Give me that.

Give it here.

-No… no, brother! -Why?

It… it contains poison, brother.

Poison?

Why are you feeding your daughter poison along with rice?

I have a land, but I'm not able to use it for farming.

Why aren't you able to use it for farming?

All the contractors have taken all the springs under their control.

Even if the cows go to drink water, they hit and chase them away!

When will my farm, located at the very tail end,

get water surpassing all these politicians and contractors?

When will I be able to use it for farming?

It hasn't received any water for the last 20 years. How will it happen now?

Brother… it will receive water this year.

Brother…

That's why we have set up the association.

Just trust us.

To do fishing in the lake, two crore rupees has been auctioned for a year.

The association has received one crore rupees as an advance.

Just like farming, fishing is also an important industry.

About 24 villages are waiting for access to the lake water to carry out irrigation.

Grandma, you are aware that nature has bestowed us with all the wealth.

Then why do you keep praying?

I pray for what I have received.

Praying is their belief. What are you going to give them by taking that away?

Politics is different from their belief.

There's a difference between knowledge and spirituality.

Hey! You can manage the sludge only if there is water.

Otherwise, it will get in the way of plowing.

Hey! Is there water in the third canal yet?

He's going to sow.

Once it's ready, he'll harvest it.

And after the harvest he will come to each one of you to sell it.

After that, he will come to me.

This is what politics is all about. Come on, let's go.

What resource is not available In this great country?

Why should we seek help from elsewhere?

Toil well on the farm land

And your value will Increase on foreign land

All hail the farmers!

All hail the farmers!

They are inside, right?

I'm very hungry.

-One portion quail fry… -Okay.

-one portion ginger chicken… -Okay.

-one fish fry… -My wallet is dry.

-and an egg pan cake. -Okay, ma'am.

Aren't you guys eating? Why did you put the leaves away?

We are fasting.

The association's working committee has fixed a budget for food expenses.

Do you need permission of the working committee to eat two idlis?

The egg is ready, the other dish is being prepared.

Ma'am, will you also eat the symbol of love?

If everything symbolizes love, then what should I eat?

Have you been in love?

I think I have. Have you been in love?

I have.

-I've had two breakups. -I read it in the paper.

But now I feel like I'm falling in love with him.

He's straightforward and simple.

He's helping people.

I really like all his qualities.

Do you love me?

I'm asking you! Do you love me?

Oh! Do you need permission of the working committee for that as well?

-Nothing like that. -You have to, right?

Here you go.

This is my symbol of love. Egg!

Pakkiri, has been trapped.

He took it.

So, you have accepted my love.

It's confirmed!

Now we can dance, sing,

and do anything we want. None of you can question us.

-I'm warning you guys! -Okay.

Confirmed!

Would he just hold the egg for so long if he hadn't confirmed?

It looks like there is smoke coming from the northern side.

Spray the pesticide quickly.

Okay, brother.

Pull over near the stairs.

Just check if both the fertilizers are available and send it.

Stack all the sacks inside. Take all of them separately.

Tamizh, keep a record of it.

Is this the lake where we did the dredging?

Yes, it is.

There is so much water in it which has not been seen in the last 35 years.

Just one more shower of rains, and the water content will increase to one TMC.

One TMC means?

-One thousand million cubic feet of water. -That is a lot!

The whole of Peruvayal has to do farming. So the entire lake has to fill up.

So, once the lake is full, we will get married!

No.

So, when will we get married? After I grow old?

No.

After the first harvest of Peruvayal.

-Okay. -Okay?

Let's take a selfie.

You're really beautiful.

Hello!

Come!

You've transformed the entire village of Peruvayal into a paddy field.

This whole area comprises of paddy fields.

And 600 acres on that side is full of sugarcane.

On the other side, there are 300 acres of cotton.

On the other side of the mountain, for about 600 acres, we have sunflowers.

On the other side of the pond, there are plantain trees spread across 800 acres.

So, through collective farming, we have succeeded in yielding various crops.

As far as we can see, the yield is excellent!

Our collective farming project is a huge success.

Wow! Unbelievable!

The village was nothing like this when I first came here.

Our village Peruvayal has transformed into a self-sufficient village.

We have got online business of above 70 crores.

Let's shake on it!

The Peruvayal collective farming model will be the benchmark for agriculture.

-You have achieved it. -You too.

Let's call all the people tomorrow, divide their profits and give it to them in cash.

No, let's give them checks.

They can cash the check whenever they want.

Let's not do all that. Let's just pay them in cash.

Only then will they get the joy of the profit made from collective farming.

Let's keep all the money in the association's locker.

Yes. It will be the safest there.

Yes.

Let's get going, Miss Clara!

Even though the locker is password-protected,

it is our duty to lock the door.

Hey, Pakkiri!

-Hi, Benny. -Hi, Pakkiri.

-Hi, Clara. -Hi, Tamizh.

Pakkiri, here's what I told you about.

These are the details.

The price is too low.

The price quoted for cotton is far less than what we expected.

That's right.

All this cotton will be up for sale tomorrow.

You, just have to check and give a go-ahead.

If you meet and talk to Mr. Vanagamudi, we can increase the price of the cotton.

Not Vanagamudi. He was the former leader and it's a little tricky.

Let's just try to reach a peaceful solution with Bedhaperumal.

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT COTTON WHOLESALE

Hey, Benny!

You guys ranted about collective farming, and acquired all the land.

And now you have come back to Mr. Bedhaperumal, our boss!

You will get only five or ten rupees more. Is this what you were bragging about?

-What's up, Benny? -Hi, Pakkiri.

-Hi. -Hi, Clara.

What did Govind say?

Govind was peddling advice.

Shall we keep the price?

Take it.

Come on! Do I need to call you separately?

Govind!

This is the price we are fixing for the cotton

through the collective farming project.

Boss, Pakkiri is pricing the cotton.

His price has no relevance to the Indian market price.

He's a fool!

How much the cotton should be bought for,

how much the thread should be sold for,

and the other details have come to all the bosses in India via text message!

Who does he think he is? This is insane!

Tell him to come and meet me in private!

Hey, go ahead and do it.

-Brother. -Pakkiri.

The boss wants to see you.

I'll be right back.

Sir, are you happy now?

-Greetings, Selvi. -Go inside.

Pakkiri, I never expected you to do this.

But the thing is, assuming that you are doing good for the farmers,

you have quoted a price for the cotton. But it's like digging a grave for them.

Though I was giving them five to ten rupees less,

I bought their cotton and helped them earn a livelihood.

You have increased the price big time and made it impossible for them to sell.

You have ruined their lives!

Bedhaperumal, an entire family needs to toil to sell one sack of cotton.

The grandpa sows the seed, the grandma waters it,

the mother and father fertilize it,

and the children start working in their uniforms after returning from school.

But you are quoting a price just for the cotton.

Am I right?

Aren't you using cottonseed

to extract vegetable oil?

Also, there's cottonseed cake and cotton milk.

There is absolutely no wastage in this.

I have not quoted a price for profit.

It is in principle and for the hard work of an entire family.

Because I don't have a place to sell my cotton,

you are quoting the price for it, right?

Why do we have schools, temples, churches and mosques?

For people to use, right?

I'll sell it there.

What I have is white gold, and it will last a long time.

Just imagine if I don't supply it to you. What would you do then?

Mr. Bedhaperumal!

-Hello? -It's ten o'clock.

The cotton price still hasn't been fixed.

What the hell are you doing in that village?

I will set everything right and call you back.

In Peruvayal, a village in Tamil Nadu, surpassing an age-old tradition,

the source price of the cotton that was yielded through collective farming

has been quoted by Pakkiri, the head of the agrarian association.

Hello, Kathir! How is the situation there?

The whole of Peruvayal is bubbling with excitement.

All the farmers have come together.

Pakkiri!

Every rich or a powerful man in this village has a strong background.

Vanagamudi has an extensive support of the police.

Rangamanar is an ex-MLA. He can make a call to Delhi whenever he wants.

Veerabhagu has the support of his entire community.

I don't have any such background.

And I don't require any such background.

That's because I can thrash you by myself!

What was that noise?

If it strikes here, it will weaken Mumbai.

If it strikes Mumbai, the London Stock Exchange will fall.

If it strikes London, the American market will weaken.

Every blow that we strike here will resonate world over.

-The cotton market is huge! -Yes.

And far more valuable than gold.

The price keeps fluctuating worldwide each day.

In India, people gamble on cotton.

India is the second largest market for cotton worldwide.

We can't look at this just as a problem regarding cotton.

There are other industries dependent on it,

such as the spinning mill, dyeing unit and garment factories.

Hence, all the productions have come to a standstill.

India's entire export and import standing seems to be under the scanner.

Is this situation, created by Pakkiri, good for the farmers or not?

It is definitely good, ma'am.

It is definitely bad!

Has the government ever fixed any price for you?

Today for the first time, a farmer has quoted the price for the product

manufactured by him.

Sir, Pakkiri has quoted the price as the representative of the people,

and he has no vested interest in this.

Is there a problem in fixing the price of cotton?

-Just a smidgen. -Solve it quickly.

They have been in there for quite sometime now.

Yes, comrade?

We have been eagerly awaiting the price which you have quoted.

Ask him forcefully.

That's exactly what I'm doing!

Sir, cotton has been there ever since the Indus Valley Civilization.

If cotton has been there ever since the Indus Valley Civilization, you might even

say that peas have been there since the Harappa Civilization!

-It's pointless! -Sir!

Sir, because of the price fixed by Pakkiri,

people will have access to more money.

Because if that increases, their buying power will also increase.

And when the buying power increases, the entire economy will stabilize.

Call Bedhaperumal.

-Sir! -What's happening, man?

Sir, please forgive me this once. I'm obliged to listen to Pakkiri.

He has literally squashed me to dregs! Please forgive me.

Hey!

COTTON WHOLESALE PLEASE COME IN AND SHOP

Comrade, we are waiting eagerly for all the farmers in India

to get the cotton price you fixed. Thank you very much. Red salute!

Red Salute!

A solution seems to have been figured out for the issue that is being discussed.

Let's find out what that is.

According to the information I last received,

the mill owners will announce the cotton price directly.

Pakkiri, the head of Peruvayal agrarian association, has become a hero overnight.

Pakkiri is not an ordinary guy.

He has decided to seize the economic power.

He has understood that's where the politicians derive their power from.

Phone…

Listen, everyone!

Today onwards…

not just for Peruvayal, but for the whole of India…

cotton will be priced at the amount fixed by Pakkiri.

He is a true leader!

Hello, Pakkiri.

-Greetings, brother! -Greetings.

Come here.

Would you like some tea?

-I'll have a dry ginger coffee. -A dry ginger coffee, please.

Pakkiri, the cotton mill owner, the sugar mill owner, and the rice mill owner

are infuriated with you.

But the hard working tribe still loves me.

Do you believe these people will always remain the same?

-They certainly will. -Then it's fine.

-It's for him. -Thanks.

-Won't you have some? -No.

-Have you eaten? -Yes.

Here.

Give me another one.

My grandchildren also keep binging on them.

What do your children and grandchildren do?

They are all doing fine.

-They just abandoned me like an orphan. -Don't cry. It's okay.

Sir, if you can give all of us a sweeper's job in your association,

we will be able to have regular meals.

You cook so well. Why don't you go and sell all this?

How do we sell the food that we cook for ourselves?

Not like that, Granny.

All these days, you worked for your children and grandchildren for free.

Now the association will buy you

all the necessary ingredients to make the peanut candy.

After you make it, the association will also sell it for you.

After the sales, the profit goes to you and the principal goes to the association.

Who are all of you? Skilled laborers.

Skilled laborers!

Check if there is a GST for peanut candy.

Skilled laborers shouldn't cry! Okay?

Sekhar, your children are here.

I'm coming.

Place it on top.

-Just wait here. -Okay, Dad.

Hey! It's weighing a 100 grams less.

Pakkiri, don't go near that girl! She will torture you by asking questions.

-About what? -Well, talk to her and you'll know.

This boy is good and unproblematic. But this girl--

She asked me what profit means!

I explained everything to her in detail, but she still has doubts.

Okay. Tell me, what is profit according to you?

Oh, no! I'm out of here!

People put money in a business. And from the money that they make,

what remains after the principal amount is deducted is the profit earned.

They say that man evolved from an ape.

So, the first of that kind must have gotten a space in the forest

were he could live, right?

-Now what is the principal he invested? -His labor.

Because he worked and changed everything, right?

You understood that, right?

Do you have a slate in your bag?

Give it to me.

There's a loaf of bread in here.

-Whom is it for? -For Dad.

For your dad!

So, let's discuss with the bread in context.

Suppose someone called A starts a bakery.

Okay.

Okay?

He needs to manufacture bread.

And to procure all the ingredients for that, he goes to the market.

There's a person selling sugar. "Hey, give me sugar worth ten rupees."

Another person is selling refined flour. "Give me flour worth ten rupees."

Another person is selling yeast, and he gets yeast worth five rupees from him.

Now for A, who started the bakery,

has some extra expenses like rent and electricity bill

that amounts to, let's say, five rupees.

So, all this together, amounts to 30 rupees.

But will the bread just appear out of nowhere?

-No, it won't. -It has to be made.

So there was one person sitting next to all the others.

He asked him, "What are you selling?"

He replied, "I'm selling my labor."

How can you sell labor?

Just like one sells sugar, flour and yeast,

one can also sell labor as well as buy it.

Here, your father is selling his labor.

Now A bargains with B, and procures the labor for ten rupees.

This is the only aspect where bargaining happens.

Now how much can we sell this for?

We can estimate a profit of 20 rupees, so we should sell it for 60 rupees.

A profit of 20 rupees.

We retained the sugar at the buying price.

We also retained flour at the buying price.

For all the ingredients, we have retained the buying price.

The total amount has come up to 40 rupees.

Should we not sell the product for 40 rupees?

But you mentioned 20 rupees profit, right?

This amount is nowhere to be seen. Where did it come from?

Was it there with the guy who invested his labor as the capital?

-Did he have it? -No.

No. It came through the course of the process.

Where is the calculation going wrong?

When it comes to the market, the entity called profit gets added.

That later turns into daylight robbery.

That is where the division of two classes happens.

A is the employer class, and B is the labor class.

Have you understood? Okay.

Always ask your doubts.

-Pakkiri, are you done? -Yes.

-Don't ask anymore doubts, okay? -Hey!

Your knowledge will grow only if you ask questions.

He who tells you not to ask questions is an idiot!

Don't ask any question to that idiot.

-Greetings, sir. -Thank you.

Dad, will we get all the land required to set up our factory?

We will get everything. You're just delaying the signing process.

Once that's done, the deal will be sealed.

Okay, Dad.

I'm going to explain in detail about the VM biodiesel project

that we are going to set up in Peruvayal.

That is the storage for the jatropha curcas plant.

This is where the seeds are sieved.

This is where they are ground.

This is where the conversion to biodiesel happens.

What is converted into biodiesel

is stored in these tanks.

This factory will be built across 60 acres of land.

And within the surrounding 40 kilometer diameter,

if we have yields for three seasons,

only then we can work three shifts over 365 days.

That is the machinery capacity we have.

We can provide employment for almost 3000 villagers through this project.

Amongst them, 1500 will be only contract laborers.

In the year 2050, according to some statistics,

the demand for petroleum products will be double the amount.

In India, we have only imported animal crude oil until now.

We are going to manufacture biodiesel from the jatropha curcas plant hereafter.

This is autonomous economy.

And this is how we are going to campaign as well.

The by-products of this project can be used as food material as well.

We already have export orders that will last us over a hundred years.

Our country is supposed to receive only 50% orders.

Our country is also supposed to receive 50% only.

But we believe in you.

In the future, within a short span of ten years,

you need to establish more factories like this

so you can supply all the biodiesel needed for our country.

Whatever agricultural subsidies are available from the government

can be availed by us.

Since this comes under the venture capitalist sector,

we can avail the subsidy for that as well.

Has the ministry's percentage been included?

Whichever government comes to power will

-avail the percentage set aside for them. -Good.

But why did you choose Peruvayal?

The aim of this project is to convert water into oil.

There is a railway station close by.

If you travel by train, the harbor is three kms away.

That harbor is internationally connected.

If you travel along this road for around four kms,

you will hit the eight-lane highway.

And from there, if you travel for around two kms, you will hit the quadruple route.

Through that quadruple route,

we can supply our products to all the hamlets across India.

In these reservoirs,

we can preserve products that are required for an entire year.

So, when the price increases, we can also sell it for a higher price.

I consulted our guru who said

that we need to carry out some rituals on the land and begin work on a no moon day.

Who registered this address on Flipkart under Clara's name?

I did.

In a way, I'm also a fakir like him.

I travel from place to place.

So I always give the address of my current the location.

Give it here. It's 12,500 rupees, right?

-Gosh! -Give me cash.

This cannot be footed by the association.

-Just give me an advance on my payment. -Yeah, right!

There is no money in the association now.

If the leader consents, I can use the association's debit card--

Superb! Swipe it.

What's this, sir?

Other than doing agriculture, do we also supply lingerie now?

This is just a normal thing. Don't you men wear underclothes?

-Good question! Right, Tesla? -Sure.

Looks like Pakkiri is going to be the biggest obstacle for our factory.

There is no other way. You have to meet Pakkiri.

He might just procure a stay from the Supreme Court

through the association against our project.

Our factory might be notified with a stay order.

So, just go meet Pakkiri, and make peace with him.

He will definitely compromise.

Pakkiri, you have unified all the lands!

You have done what I was supposed to do.

Withdraw the case.

No one's going to gain anything by going to court.

Is that so?

When people come together,

you know that any kind of revolution can be achieved, Mr. Vanagamudi.

After reading Marx, Engels, Stalin and Mao Tse-tung…

all of you are simply preach revolution.

Those are weapons that existed 50 years ago.

They are all rusted now.

You must have only read the translated version of Marx,

whereas I have read it in the native language German.

Boss!

To understand all of that…

you need to know beyond the language.

Also…

you wouldn't understand even if I explain it to you.

The people of Peruvayal should receive all benefits.

That is your agenda, right?

Calculate the expenses that would be incurred

in hundred years and give it to me.

I will settle it in one payment.

You can live as a great leader and die!

You shall be honored even in the association.

Should I beg you for alms to live on my own land?

In the pursuit of making diesel,

stop trying to convert Tamil Nadu into a desert.

I will spare you alive.

Pakkiri, don't feel shy. Just agree to the deal.

There is no one around us.

Is that so?

Well, what I believe is that you are frightened of me…

and you have arranged for your henchmen to lurk around.

You have come prepared.

I knew it!

You thought only you guys could come with a plan in place?

Don't we know how to conspire?

Don't we have guns?

The minute you intend to kill me…

you will be dead.

You're looking only at Peruvayal.

I'm looking at the whole of India as Peruvayal.

I'm looking at the entire world as Peruvayal.

Just the way you're in partnership with the businessmen of the world,

we are in a partnership with the laborers of the world.

If you see a huge profit in a particular business,

your class of people will even stoop to selling off

their parents, siblings, wives and children!

But even if our laborers' friends are in trouble,

they will be ready to face a cannon.

I will give you…

two choices.

One, you run away from this country.

Two, I will hack you to pieces on this very soil of Peruvayal,

and use it as fertilizer for our collective farming.

Make a decision fast.

Chopra…

I want you to finish off this guy called Pakkiri.

We deal with international people. Who the hell is he?!

We will destroy him!

Want to try a puff?

Okay, chill.

We have set up a special agriculture camp.

Those who own cows, goats and poultry,

can address your issues with the respective doctors.

There is a different booth for every animal.

Please head to the correct booth along with your respective animals.

All the hens seem unhealthy. Please check.

We need to get all the plows fixed.

Mr. Vanangamudi will say a few words in praise of the special camp

we are conducting for the well-being of the livestock.

Get going.

Come on, sir.

I'm going to tell all of you something you don't know.

The profit that we made online with the agricultural products

that were manufactured through collective farming…

about 70 crore rupees and jewelry

has been robbed along with the association safety-deposit box.

They have broken the association locker as well as the lock

where the safety-deposit box was and lifted it.

That safety-deposit box's password only the association head Pakkiri knows.

Oh! No!

They have taken all the money along with the safety-deposit box.

When the police inspector showed me

the video of Pakkiri carrying the safety-deposit box,

I came to know.

Give me that video.

We have received CCTV footage of Pakkiri and the members of the association,

carrying the safety-deposit box in the middle of the night.

Inside the safety-deposit box,

there was the people's money, jewelry, land documents, mortgage documents,

which were collected by them for collective farming.

What's happened to our jewelry and money?!

It could be a lie, Dad.

An eyewitness who saw the entire incident has been identified.

Gang robbery under section 395 IPC.

Theft of public property under section 406 and 407 IPC.

Deception under section 420 IPC.

Various cases can be filed against Pakkiri.

Listen, with your hard earned money,

he has bought lingerie for that dancer Clara!

You can see the bill in the video. Take a look.

Don't spare him.

Question him!

One minute just listen to me…

Don't hit him.

Just question him, that's enough!

Don't hit him. Kill him.

He might die.

Just hand him over to the police.

Don't hit him!

Please listen to me.

Don't hit him.

Kill him.

Why have you spared him?

Clara's van has arrived.

Get in.

I'll just go to the pharmacy and come, you get in.

This is like an ambulance with all the facilities. Get in fast.

Hey! Please follow us.

-It's the public's money. -Yes.

They'll take care of it.

Come fast!

Hey, be careful!

-Hurry up! -Be careful while carrying the sack!

There won't be smoke without fire.

Hey! What you have seen and heard is all a lie!

THE INDIAN AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION PERUVAYAL

Celebrating the closure of Srinivasa Rao's collective farm.

Dhanam you drive, let me go attend to him.

-Switch off the GPS. -Okay, sister.

We've got information.

Gangsters and the police are chasing us. All of you, please be careful.

There's danger. Be careful.

I repeat, gangsters and police are chasing us.

Be careful.

Danger!

Send Clara away.

Okay, I will leave safely. You be careful.

-Send Clara away. -Are you listening?

Are you listening?

Pakkiri!

Pakkiri…

It's okay. He's just fainted.

We are moving around with a hurt person is this safe?

All of you stay together.

From the time we got down,

we have walked about 15 kms into the forest.

No one can access this place easily.

Here. Open it.

Take it out.

All the necessary action for our safety has been taken.

I've terminated all digital communication.

Now no one can follow us or communicate with us.

That's alright, but figure out a way for us to communicate.

I've been thinking about it. I have a few ideas.

Can you see what that is?

Yeah, a telegraph pole. Hey, we had a post office,

and a telegram office in our house.

I also know how to send a telegram.

None of them are in use now. We are g1 Red salute to our guru and the people's beloved director, Mr. S.P. Jhananathan!

We cannot simply assume that the British were interested

in capturing the Indian subcontinent for purely business reasons

because it was self-sufficient in the production of food crops

such as pepper and coffee.

The Madras Presidency at that time

had many arable lands and copious quantities of water levels.

Most importantly, cheap labor was available in abundance.

These were the factors that attracted the foreigners to a large extent.

They realized that our soil was not just appropriate for food crops,

but also for cash crops such as cotton and sugarcane.

Only because we never understood all of this,

we have been slaves for the past 300 years.

Apart from the fact that they waged war and captured our entire nation,

they also increased the cultivation of cash crops over food crops

and started exporting them as well.

Due to regular scarcity of food and incessant drought,

people started migrating in search of livelihood.

Due to the greed for huge profits, only cash crops were given priority,

thereby leading to a major scarcity of food.

In spite of cultivating so much in our soil, they brought about famine!

And this was the greatest sin that was unheard of the world over!

The bodies of both children and the elderly

started falling apart due to the scarcity of food.

Since all the bodies were scattered across the streets,

even the living bodies along with the dead became food for eagles.

As per the recorded history, the famine witnessed by

the Madras Presidency during that period claimed close to almost one crore lives.

This film is dedicated to all those who died due to the famine,

and those who continue to suffer and die due to scarcity of food.

PERUVAYAL 4 KM

-If possible, we shall meet again. -We certainly will.

Your dream is my goal! Your growth is my profit! - Vanagamudi

The Supreme Court verdict.

The verdict on reservation…

What did you say? Pakkiri is back?

For the last five to six years,

I've been getting calls from people claiming that they have seen Pakkiri!

First make sure that it is Pakkiri.

I have seen him closely. It is definitely Pakkiri, sir.

We will finish him off, sir.

Hey, Mr. Coconut Fiber!

Is Pakkiri really alive? You told me he was dead!

Today is the agrarian association election. You better get here right away.

All I have got is high quality cotton.

No one will buy it in India. I have to export it.

The consignment is going to Australia. I have to send it tonight.

How are the preparations for the elections going?

They are in full swing. You are the treasurer.

Well, then, we are going to win!

You take care of all the election work.

I'll join in later.

Hey, start with the packing! We have to send everything to the harbor.

Why do you keep chanting that Pakkiri is back? It's as if some leader is back!

Let's first finish the elections, claim our posts and then handle this.

Sir, this seed cane is the best.

This is so annoying.

Hello?

Hey! That Pakkiri is a drunkard!

Don't allow him inside the village. Finish him off!

Okay, brother.

Pakkiri…

Pakkiri, do you recognize me?

How will I not recognize you? You are Iyarettu, right?

-Let me go and inform everyone! -Hey!

What is this, Pakkiri?

I thought at least you, who had left this village, would be living well.

But you have returned like a complete vagabond.

Forget about me. Where are you people headed?

Agriculture is dead.

We are going in search of a livelihood elsewhere, Pakkiri.

Agriculture will never die.

I have come back to do agriculture.

Hey! Pakkiri is back!

-What? -Who? Is it our Pakkiri?

Sister! Pakkiri is back!

-Why did you hit me, man?! -I'm sorry, bro!

-Hey, stop! -In the agrarian elections that's--

-Pakkiri is back! -What…

All of you, gather at Lord Ayyanar's temple!

Get going!

What an idiot! Vote for Mr. Vanagamudi!

-We'll kill you! -We'll kill you if we see you again!

They seem new. I don't recognize them at all.

We were waiting for you at the railway station.

Okay, sister. Calm down. He will talk to all of you. Please wait.

Come on, Pakkiri.

All of you, listen carefully!

Six to seven years ago, our Pakkiri, who our villagers had bid adieu to,

has come back, just for us.

Although Pakkiri wasn't in the village,

he had been in touch with us.

Greetings to everyone!

After leaving our village and traveling around the world,

I have understood just one thing.

"Wherever they go, the world eventually must follow the plougher."

The knowledge I have acquired about agriculture

is what I want to implement in our village, and that's why I'm back.

I firmly believe that all of you will support me.

We will!

-We shall attain victory! -Victory!

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

Times are changing

Take the first step Sing a song and whistle to the tune

In unity, he gave us a bright future

There will be no more failures

There lies beauty In treating everyone equally

There will be an upheaval in the world

History will change when everyone unites

The chains of slavery will be destroyed!

Nothing on Earth is impossible

Through courage comes change Let's march on!

Times are changing

There will be no more failures

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

What is fair? What is justice? You are the one who knows it all

With a great leader in our path We begin to hold our heads high

Without identity We were drowning in a quagmire

We have now gained knowledge and clarity

Mother Earth's fragrance Is bestowed upon you

It will keep spreading for eternity

Leader, your words Have been lapped up by everyone

There are no remnants left

You gave us wings You touched our hearts

This entire clan is with you!

Times are changing

There will be no more failures

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

Times are changing

Freedom is not found Under one man's leadership alone

Any war can be won together

With will power One can win the world

Let's embrace the path we choose

There exists no sorrow In a world where there is equality

We aren't sacrificial goats anymore!

AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION

" Times are changing!"

There will be no more failures

Why have you gathered such a huge crowd?

I didn't gather this crowd. Brother, do you know them?

I don't know them.

Sign here, sir.

Here.

Announce the election results soon. We have a lot of work to do.

There is still time. Besides, what if someone comes and files a petition?

-Careful, Pakkiri. Let's go inside. -Excuse me, sir.

Move aside.

-What's your problem? Get out of the way! -Move!

-We're going in. -Let's go in.

Give us the nomination form for the post of the leader.

Brother!

Are you really going to contest against our leader? Who are you?

It's me! Pakkiri, alias Pakkiriswamy.

We've come to contest for all the other posts like treasurer, secretary, etc.

Give them proof of our identities.

Our ration cards, aadhaar cards, and our association membership cards.

All our deposit money.

Pakkiri's lifetime membership card.

Here.

If you contest against our leader, you will not be spared!

Give me a withdrawal form.

Sir, why have you taken this decision?

Don't withdraw, Uncle.

Think twice before making a decision, sir.

Sir, what are you doing?

I've paved the way for the younger generation by withdrawing my candidacy.

You all may contest if you want.

How can we contest without you?

Give us those forms as well.

Here.

Give it here.

I hereby declare that in the agrarian association elections,

since all of Mr. Vanagamudi's candidates withdrew their nominations,

Mr. Pakkiriswamy's team wins all posts.

I thought you wouldn't come back,

-but here you are. -Sir!

-Leader, bless us! -Oh, I'm not the leader!

Enough of masquerading! Get down!

You will always be our leader.

You have made this old woman very happy, Pakkiri.

Now that you have become the leader…

you will have to deal with a lot.

I will, former leader.

I told you to finish him off before he could get here.

They allowed him enter the association!

Let's go!

He made a very hasty decision.

Sir!

Every year when we step into the fields to harvest our sugarcane,

the creditors come and ask us to pay up the interest and capital,

thereby strangulating development!

Even this year, in spite of receiving the cutting order,

we haven't been able to start the process, sir.

Hey, only if we cut the sugarcane can we sell it,

and pay you back the capital and interest.

There is nothing left to discuss.

Make arrangements to start the cutting process.

We will pay back the interest and capital after we sell the sugarcane.

It is the responsibility of the association.

All of you, go and start the cutting process! Go on!

Go and start the cutting process!

Thank you so much, sir.

This is a genuine agrarian association.

Have you loaded all the luggage?

Quickly, light it.

Are these damn rituals for you to reach America?

You should be on your way.

That's fine, Dad.

I heard you gave up your post of leadership.

It was important for the international agreement we're about to sign.

The leadership post is still in our hands. You leave now.

Hey, I know that he withdrew! Just give the phone to the sub-inspector.

File it under the section I'm telling you.

The Supreme Court should pass judgment based on the section we file.

Do you understand?

I'll talk to the minister and take care of it. You hang up.

-Hello? -He's coming upstairs.

He seems angry.

I'll handle it, sir.

Sir, all the factory owners have arrived. I'll bring them upstairs.

Mr. Vanagamudi, your blood sugar level has increased.

Please take 21 units of insulin.

You can consume two idlis, one vada, one cup of pongal and one cup of sambar.

Greetings, sir.

If you had contested the election, you would have definitely won.

We would have been the management committee.

And as always, we could have had the executive committee meeting here.

He's someone who has always been winning. What if he had lost?

Losing by a single vote is also a loss, right?

Well, didn't Kakkan lose? Didn't Kamaraj lose?

Who among us is Kakkan, and who is Kamaraj?

Hey!

No one should ever contest against me in any election.

In case someone does contest, even his votes should be mine.

If all the votes have to be ours, there is just one way.

We should use Electronic Voting Machines even in the association elections.

Oh, no! Sir, he has started cutting the sugarcane!

Hello?

This is the association leader Pakkiri speaking.

Pakkiri!

Put it on speaker.

Pakkiri, tell me.

Some of our sugarcane farmers want to have a tour of the factory.

-Ask them to come. -Sure, Pakkiri.

Come to the factory tomorrow in the morning.

We'll give you a complete makeover by giving you a Hollywood star-like haircut!

-What do you think I should do? -We should always be ourselves.

Well, then, go ahead.

-Give him a different hair cut. -Okay.

One minute, sir.

-Pakkiri. -Put it down.

If you sign this, we can solve the sugarcane cutting issue.

Here.

We are the third generation of sugarcane farmers in our families.

But we haven't seen the sugarcane factory even once.

What is that huge wheel that is rotating over there?

Wow! Look how it's pouring down!

We should call all our farmers here

-and show them around. -Sure, we will.

-Do you see that smoke? -Yes.

They generate electricity in that tank out of sugarcane bagasse.

Oh!

The whole factory runs on that electricity.

-Electricity from sugarcane? -Yes, brother.

Do you realize what you're saying?

Yes, I do. Sugarcane juice is being boiled inside this.

That generates pyroelectricity, which is distributed across the entire factory.

They to get a lot of by-products

by converting the sugarcane that we cultivate to sugar.

-Can you see the sugarcane dregs? -Yes.

Those dregs go straight to the paper mill.

And all of it is used to make paper.

-Pakkiri. -Yes?

-My cousin is a watchman at that mill. -Okay.

Not once did he tell me about this!

He could he have told you only if he knew!

-Brother. -Yes?

They seem to have been making sure we didn't have any knowledge of this.

Good observation!

That's a very good observation. They should be ashamed of themselves.

The sugar we get at our sugarcane farms are the color of lentils.

Pakkiri, how does that kind of sugar turn so white?

They use sulphur dioxide to make the sugar white.

This is sugar. Eat it.

Has the bagasse come to the boiler? Over.

Sugarcane juice is boiled over there. And here, it crystallizes into sugar.

-Greetings, sir. -Pakkiri…

looks like you will impart all the knowledge to them in just one day!

Nothing like that, sir.

It's just that they are not aware of how hard you work to process the sugarcane,

and manufacture sugar out of it.

And you aren't aware how unaware they have been all this while.

You should get to know each other, right? Only then will things fall into place.

You seem to know everything. Go ahead and continue the tour.

The whole sugarcane factory is stinking.

What is this? It looks like a drainage!

This is not a drainage. This is called molasses.

This is where spirit is procured.

And it is from that spirit that all kinds of liquor such as

whiskey, brandy, beer, etc. are manufactured.

Brother, you drink, right? Now you know where it comes from.

That means we are the actual bigwigs running the liquor business!

Absolutely!

We are about to leave. Do you have any more doubts?

The government belongs to these private companies.

But factories should belong to the government,

and the government should belong to the people. Isn't that true democracy?

-So, you've understood, right? -Yes, we have!

Hey, watch out!

The minute we asked for a tour, they agreed.

Sorry, Pakkiri!

Sir, please do put up Mr. B. Srinivasa Rao's photograph.

Is it working now?

It's clear now. Fix it.

K. PAKKIRISWAMY

Put the old table away. Make way for the new one.

Until now, from the highest post to the post of the office bearer,

only people belonging to a particular caste have been selected.

In the name of agrarian association, they've been running a caste association!

The accounts show that Vanagamudi and the association executive

have traveled abroad very often, sir.

When Nammalvar and Nellu Jayaraman had come to our association,

they refused to meet them.

By abandoning our traditional agrarian practices,

they are attempting to do something else.

The state government has allocated money for dredging every year.

Although they have taken the money multiple times,

dredging has never been done.

Study the functioning of the association thoroughly.

Find those who have contracts, lease agreements, have made auction bids,

and have not paid up. I want you to issue warnings to each one of them.

Now the association's money is kept in a fixed deposit.

The fixed deposit has been mortgaged.

The mortgaged amount is with a charitable trust.

And that trust is under the control of Vanagamudi. How is that possible?

In many associations, this is how charitable trusts function.

Think of this as Vanagamudi, and this as the association money.

Now repeat what you said.

The association's money is kept in a fixed deposit.

The fixed deposit has been mortgaged.

The mortgaged amount is with a charitable trust.

And that trust is under the control of Vanagamudi.

Now I understand, sir!

Although we have won, the association is still under the control of Vanagamudi.

We should somehow retrieve the association.

Yes, we will. That's why we are here, right?

We're going to be villains for him now.

Hey, laugh like a villain!

The village Peruvayal has seen a drastic change in the last five to six years.

This is the land I was talking about.

Almost 450 acres between south and north remain barren.

The people of south belong to one caste, and the people of north belong to another.

Even if some cattle or goats enter the turf by mistake, violence breaks out,

and at least four to five lives are lost.

This area has been marked as dangerous even in the police station records.

If we resolve the caste issues between these two groups,

we will get a solid 450 acres for cultivation.

Let's forget the caste and approach them based on their class.

Okay.

Sir, even those 260 acres remain uncultivated.

-He owns about three acres of land there. -Yes.

That land used to be a lake. And during heavy rains, the lake would get filled up.

It dried up as it wasn't utilized properly and the dredging was never taken care of.

Now take a look at this.

These 30 acres belong to an old lady.

Her husband passed away.

She knew that her life would be in danger

if the property was in her name.

So, sh1 Red salute to our guru and the people's beloved director, Mr. S.P. Jhananathan!

We cannot simply assume that the British were interested

in capturing the Indian subcontinent for purely business reasons

because it was self-sufficient in the production of food crops

such as pepper and coffee.

The Madras Presidency at that time

had many arable lands and copious quantities of water levels.

Most importantly, cheap labor was available in abundance.

These were the factors that attracted the foreigners to a large extent.

They realized that our soil was not just appropriate for food crops,

but also for cash crops such as cotton and sugarcane.

Only because we never understood all of this,

we have been slaves for the past 300 years.

Apart from the fact that they waged war and captured our entire nation,

they also increased the cultivation of cash crops over food crops

and started exporting them as well.

Due to regular scarcity of food and incessant drought,

people started migrating in search of livelihood.

Due to the greed for huge profits, only cash crops were given priority,

thereby leading to a major scarcity of food.

In spite of cultivating so much in our soil, they brought about famine!

And this was the greatest sin that was unheard of the world over!

The bodies of both children and the elderly

started falling apart due to the scarcity of food.

Since all the bodies were scattered across the streets,

even the living bodies along with the dead became food for eagles.

As per the recorded history, the famine witnessed by

the Madras Presidency during that period claimed close to almost one crore lives.

This film is dedicated to all those who died due to the famine,

and those who continue to suffer and die due to scarcity of food.

PERUVAYAL 4 KM

-If possible, we shall meet again. -We certainly will.

Your dream is my goal! Your growth is my profit! - Vanagamudi

The Supreme Court verdict.

The verdict on reservation…

What did you say? Pakkiri is back?

For the last five to six years,

I've been getting calls from people claiming that they have seen Pakkiri!

First make sure that it is Pakkiri.

I have seen him closely. It is definitely Pakkiri, sir.

We will finish him off, sir.

Hey, Mr. Coconut Fiber!

Is Pakkiri really alive? You told me he was dead!

Today is the agrarian association election. You better get here right away.

All I have got is high quality cotton.

No one will buy it in India. I have to export it.

The consignment is going to Australia. I have to send it tonight.

How are the preparations for the elections going?

They are in full swing. You are the treasurer.

Well, then, we are going to win!

You take care of all the election work.

I'll join in later.

Hey, start with the packing! We have to send everything to the harbor.

Why do you keep chanting that Pakkiri is back? It's as if some leader is back!

Let's first finish the elections, claim our posts and then handle this.

Sir, this seed cane is the best.

This is so annoying.

Hello?

Hey! That Pakkiri is a drunkard!

Don't allow him inside the village. Finish him off!

Okay, brother.

Pakkiri…

Pakkiri, do you recognize me?

How will I not recognize you? You are Iyarettu, right?

-Let me go and inform everyone! -Hey!

What is this, Pakkiri?

I thought at least you, who had left this village, would be living well.

But you have returned like a complete vagabond.

Forget about me. Where are you people headed?

Agriculture is dead.

We are going in search of a livelihood elsewhere, Pakkiri.

Agriculture will never die.

I have come back to do agriculture.

Hey! Pakkiri is back!

-What? -Who? Is it our Pakkiri?

Sister! Pakkiri is back!

-Why did you hit me, man?! -I'm sorry, bro!

-Hey, stop! -In the agrarian elections that's--

-Pakkiri is back! -What…

All of you, gather at Lord Ayyanar's temple!

Get going!

What an idiot! Vote for Mr. Vanagamudi!

-We'll kill you! -We'll kill you if we see you again!

They seem new. I don't recognize them at all.

We were waiting for you at the railway station.

Okay, sister. Calm down. He will talk to all of you. Please wait.

Come on, Pakkiri.

All of you, listen carefully!

Six to seven years ago, our Pakkiri, who our villagers had bid adieu to,

has come back, just for us.

Although Pakkiri wasn't in the village,

he had been in touch with us.

Greetings to everyone!

After leaving our village and traveling around the world,

I have understood just one thing.

"Wherever they go, the world eventually must follow the plougher."

The knowledge I have acquired about agriculture

is what I want to implement in our village, and that's why I'm back.

I firmly believe that all of you will support me.

We will!

-We shall attain victory! -Victory!

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

Times are changing

Take the first step Sing a song and whistle to the tune

In unity, he gave us a bright future

There will be no more failures

There lies beauty In treating everyone equally

There will be an upheaval in the world

History will change when everyone unites

The chains of slavery will be destroyed!

Nothing on Earth is impossible

Through courage comes change Let's march on!

Times are changing

There will be no more failures

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

What is fair? What is justice? You are the one who knows it all

With a great leader in our path We begin to hold our heads high

Without identity We were drowning in a quagmire

We have now gained knowledge and clarity

Mother Earth's fragrance Is bestowed upon you

It will keep spreading for eternity

Leader, your words Have been lapped up by everyone

There are no remnants left

You gave us wings You touched our hearts

This entire clan is with you!

Times are changing

There will be no more failures

Come and hold the flag Together we are a force

He has arrived! Mr. Pakkiri as arrived!

Times are changing

Freedom is not found Under one man's leadership alone

Any war can be won together

With will power One can win the world

Let's embrace the path we choose

There exists no sorrow In a world where there is equality

We aren't sacrificial goats anymore!

AGRARIAN ASSOCIATION

" Times are changing!"

There will be no more failures

Why have you gathered such a huge crowd?

I didn't gather this crowd. Brother, do you know them?

I don't know them.

Sign here, sir.

Here.

Announce the election results soon. We have a lot of work to do.

There is still time. Besides, what if someone comes and files a petition?

-Careful, Pakkiri. Let's go inside. -Excuse me, sir.

Move aside.

-What's your problem? Get out of the way! -Move!

-We're going in. -Let's go in.

Give us the nomination form for the post of the leader.

Brother!

Are you really going to contest against our leader? Who are you?

It's me! Pakkiri, alias Pakkiriswamy.

We've come to contest for all the other posts like treasurer, secretary, etc.

Give them proof of our identities.

Our ration cards, aadhaar cards, and our association membership cards.

All our deposit money.

Pakkiri's lifetime membership card.

Here.

If you contest against our leader, you will not be spared!

Give me a withdrawal form.

Sir, why have you taken this decision?

Don't withdraw, Uncle.

Think twice before making a decision, sir.

Sir, what are you doing?

I've paved the way for the younger generation by withdrawing my candidacy.

You all may contest if you want.

How can we contest without you?

Give us those forms as well.

Here.

Give it here.

I hereby declare that in the agrarian association elections,

since all of Mr. Vanagamudi's candidates withdrew their nominations,

Mr. Pakkiriswamy's team wins all posts.

I thought you wouldn't come back,

-but here you are. -Sir!

-Leader, bless us! -Oh, I'm not the leader!

Enough of masquerading! Get down!

You will always be our leader.

You have made this old woman very happy, Pakkiri.

Now that you have become the leader…

you will have to deal with a lot.

I will, former leader.

I told you to finish him off before he could get here.

They allowed him enter the association!

Let's go!

He made a very hasty decision.

Sir!

Every year when we step into the fields to harvest our sugarcane,

the creditors come and ask us to pay up the interest and capital,

thereby strangulating development!

Even this year, in spite of receiving the cutting order,

we haven't been able to start the process, sir.

Hey, only if we cut the sugarcane can we sell it,

and pay you back the capital and interest.

There is nothing left to discuss.

Make arrangements to start the cutting process.

We will pay back the interest and capital after we sell the sugarcane.

It is the responsibility of the association.

All of you, go and start the cutting process! Go on!

Go and start the cutting process!

Thank you so much, sir.

This is a genuine agrarian association.

Have you loaded all the luggage?

Quickly, light it.

Are these damn rituals for you to reach America?

You should be on your way.

That's fine, Dad.

I heard you gave up your post of leadership.

It was important for the international agreement we're about to sign.

The leadership post is still in our hands. You leave now.

Hey, I know that he withdrew! Just give the phone to the sub-inspector.

File it under the section I'm telling you.

The Supreme Court should pass judgment based on the section we file.

Do you understand?

I'll talk to the minister and take care of it. You hang up.

-Hello? -He's coming upstairs.

He seems angry.

I'll handle it, sir.

Sir, all the factory owners have arrived. I'll bring them upstairs.

Mr. Vanagamudi, your blood sugar level has increased.

Please take 21 units of insulin.

You can consume two idlis, one vada, one cup of pongal and one cup of sambar.

Greetings, sir.

If you had contested the election, you would have definitely won.

We would have been the management committee.

And as always, we could have had the executive committee meeting here.

He's someone who has always been winning. What if he had lost?

Losing by a single vote is also a loss, right?

Well, didn't Kakkan lose? Didn't Kamaraj lose?

Who among us is Kakkan, and who is Kamaraj?

Hey!

No one should ever contest against me in any election.

In case someone does contest, even his votes should be mine.

If all the votes have to be ours, there is just one way.

We should use Electronic Voting Machines even in the association elections.

Oh, no! Sir, he has started cutting the sugarcane!

Hello?

This is the association leader Pakkiri speaking.

Pakkiri!

Put it on speaker.

Pakkiri, tell me.

Some of our sugarcane farmers want to have a tour of the factory.

-Ask them to come. -Sure, Pakkiri.

Come to the factory tomorrow in the morning.

We'll give you a complete makeover by giving you a Hollywood star-like haircut!

-What do you think I should do? -We should always be ourselves.

Well, then, go ahead.

-Give him a different hair cut. -Okay.

One minute, sir.

-Pakkiri. -Put it down.

If you sign this, we can solve the sugarcane cutting issue.

Here.

We are the third generation of sugarcane farmers in our families.

But we haven't seen the sugarcane factory even once.

What is that huge wheel that is rotating over there?

Wow! Look how it's pouring down!

We should call all our farmers here

-and show them around. -Sure, we will.

-Do you see that smoke? -Yes.

They generate electricity in that tank out of sugarcane bagasse.

Oh!

The whole factory runs on that electricity.

-Electricity from sugarcane? -Yes, brother.

Do you realize what you're saying?

Yes, I do. Sugarcane juice is being boiled inside this.

That generates pyroelectricity, which is distributed across the entire factory.

They to get a lot of by-products

by converting the sugarcane that we cultivate to sugar.

-Can you see the sugarcane dregs? -Yes.

Those dregs go straight to the paper mill.

And all of it is used to make paper.

-Pakkiri. -Yes?

-My cousin is a watchman at that mill. -Okay.

Not once did he tell me about this!

He could he have told you only if he knew!

-Brother. -Yes?

They seem to have been making sure we didn't have any knowledge of this.

Good observation!

That's a very good observation. They should be ashamed of themselves.

The sugar we get at our sugarcane farms are the color of lentils.

Pakkiri, how does that kind of sugar turn so white?

They use sulphur dioxide to make the sugar white.

This is sugar. Eat it.

Has the bagasse come to the boiler? Over.

Sugarcane juice is boiled over there. And here, it crystallizes into sugar.

-Greetings, sir. -Pakkiri…

looks like you will impart all the knowledge to them in just one day!

Nothing like that, sir.

It's just that they are not aware of how hard you work to process the sugarcane,

and manufacture sugar out of it.

And you aren't aware how unaware they have been all this while.

You should get to know each other, right? Only then will things fall into place.

You seem to know everything. Go ahead and continue the tour.

The whole sugarcane factory is stinking.

What is this? It looks like a drainage!

This is not a drainage. This is called molasses.

This is where spirit is procured.

And it is from that spirit that all kinds of liquor such as

whiskey, brandy, beer, etc. are manufactured.

Brother, you drink, right? Now you know where it comes from.

That means we are the actual bigwigs running the liquor business!

Absolutely!

We are about to leave. Do you have any more doubts?

The government belongs to these private companies.

But factories should belong to the government,

and the government should belong to the people. Isn't that true democracy?

-So, you've understood, right? -Yes, we have!

Hey, watch out!

The minute we asked for a tour, they agreed.

Sorry, Pakkiri!

Sir, please do put up Mr. B. Srinivasa Rao's photograph.

Is it working now?

It's clear now. Fix it.

K. PAKKIRISWAMY

Put the old table away. Make way for the new one.

Until now, from the highest post to the post of the office bearer,

only people belonging to a particular caste have been selected.

In the name of agrarian association, they've been running a caste association!

The accounts show that Vanagamudi and the association executive

have traveled abroad very often, sir.

When Nammalvar and Nellu Jayaraman had come to our association,

they refused to meet them.

By abandoning our traditional agrarian practices,

they are attempting to do something else.

The state government has allocated money for dredging every year.

Although they have taken the money multiple times,

dredging has never been done.

Study the functioning of the association thoroughly.

Find those who have contracts, lease agreements, have made auction bids,

and have not paid up. I want you to issue warnings to each one of them.

Now the association's money is kept in a fixed deposit.

The fixed deposit has been mortgaged.

The mortgaged amount is with a charitable trust.

And that trust is under the control of Vanagamudi. How is that possible?

In many associations, this is how charitable trusts function.

Think of this as Vanagamudi, and this as the association money.

Now repeat what you said.

The association's money is kept in a fixed deposit.

The fixed deposit has been mortgaged.

The mortgaged amount is with a charitable trust.

And that trust is under the control of Vanagamudi.

Now I understand, sir!

Although we have won, the association is still under the control of Vanagamudi.

We should somehow retrieve the association.

Yes, we will. That's why we are here, right?

We're going to be villains for him now.

Hey, laugh like a villain!

The village Peruvayal has seen a drastic change in the last five to six years.

This is the land I was talking about.

Almost 450 acres between south and north remain barren.

The people of south belong to one caste, and the people of north belong to another.

Even if some cattle or goats enter the turf by mistake, violence breaks out,

and at least four to five lives are lost.

This area has been marked as dangerous even in the police station records.

If we resolve the caste issues between these two groups,

we will get a solid 450 acres for cultivation.

Let's forget the caste and approach them based on their class.

Okay.

Sir, even those 260 acres remain uncultivated.

-He owns about three acres of land there. -Yes.

That land used to be a lake. And during heavy rains, the lake would get filled up.

It dried up as it wasn't utilized properly and the dredging was never taken care of.

Now take a look at this.

These 30 acres belong to an old lady.

Her husband passed away.

She knew that her life would be in danger

if the property was in her name.

So, she registered it in the name of the Tripuathi Temple trust.

There's about 650 acres of land here.

A father divided the property amongst four of his children.

They lost their land because of the loan they had procured for one boy's education.

The issue was taken to court. The court only kept adjourning the case.

The elder brother took to drink, and he's been roaming the streets like a madman.

If we solve that problem,

we'll definitely get those 650 acres for the collective farm project.

This land is under the control of V��