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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:05,970 --> 00:00:13,970 Mankulam, Northeast Srilanka. A few years ago. 2 00:00:30,330 --> 00:00:33,620 Shyama, do you know his name? 3 00:00:34,830 --> 00:00:35,830 Dileepan. 4 00:00:37,830 --> 00:00:38,560 Have you seen him? 5 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:46,300 You just hear his name and your sari comes undone! 6 00:00:46,510 --> 00:00:47,370 Oh, stop it! 7 00:00:48,340 --> 00:00:50,310 Anyway it will come undone tonight! 8 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:51,970 Shut up! 9 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,490 Devanatha, happy your girl's getting married? 10 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:12,170 Yes! 11 00:01:12,370 --> 00:01:14,160 Why don't you get married too? 12 00:01:14,370 --> 00:01:18,140 In 10 years your grand-daughter will be old enough to marry me! 13 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:35,660 Younger sister, do you like the groom... 14 00:01:38,660 --> 00:01:40,690 ...your brother has chosen for you? 15 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:40,920 Are you going to stand there all night? 16 00:02:44,630 --> 00:02:51,730 Are you wearing a sari... 17 00:02:52,830 --> 00:03:00,830 ...for the first time? You look very grown-up in it. 18 00:03:11,690 --> 00:03:13,490 Won't you talk to your husband? Talk to him. 19 00:03:19,060 --> 00:03:20,290 Do you know my name? 20 00:03:20,930 --> 00:03:21,730 Shyama. 21 00:03:22,830 --> 00:03:26,290 You know what your name means? Black! 22 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,460 I can touch your skin, darken your eyes with the kohl on it! 23 00:03:37,510 --> 00:03:39,140 So you think only you are fair-skinned? 24 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,980 Next to you, I look fair. See for yourself! 25 00:03:49,690 --> 00:03:52,160 - Look properly, not that much. - Is that so. 26 00:03:54,530 --> 00:03:57,500 As they say, a dark skin hides a pure heart! 27 00:03:57,870 --> 00:03:58,670 Yes! 28 00:03:59,700 --> 00:04:01,000 Let me see it. 29 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,000 My heart is pure! And yours? 30 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:04,330 Just one thought in it. 31 00:04:04,540 --> 00:04:07,010 Wait, I need to talk to you. 32 00:04:09,210 --> 00:04:14,170 When eyes meet, words are not needed. 33 00:04:15,050 --> 00:04:16,370 That's why my father always said. 34 00:04:16,550 --> 00:04:17,350 Valluvar said that! 35 00:04:17,550 --> 00:04:19,350 My father was the one who told me. 36 00:04:20,220 --> 00:04:22,590 - Did he teach you this as well? - You witch! 37 00:05:12,610 --> 00:05:13,400 Make a wish. 38 00:05:13,940 --> 00:05:14,910 What for? 39 00:05:15,780 --> 00:05:17,240 To have a child soon 40 00:05:19,280 --> 00:05:20,580 I'm going to get one? 41 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:22,250 Who knows? 42 00:05:26,620 --> 00:05:29,250 Dileepa, I want 8 children! 43 00:05:29,820 --> 00:05:31,920 Will that be all right with you? 44 00:05:34,630 --> 00:05:35,600 I don't want children. 45 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:37,760 Why? 46 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:42,600 Because I don't 47 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:44,940 I want to know why! 48 00:05:57,650 --> 00:05:58,950 Until there's peace... 49 00:06:00,490 --> 00:06:01,490 ...I don't want children. 50 00:06:03,830 --> 00:06:07,960 Not until there's peace in this country. 51 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:11,620 One day, the dawn will come. 52 00:06:12,330 --> 00:06:13,630 There will be peace. 53 00:06:17,170 --> 00:06:18,640 Give me a child then. 54 00:06:20,170 --> 00:06:23,970 Until then, no. 55 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:29,810 I don't like that! 56 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:33,820 What do you like? 57 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,320 When I'm at home or when I'm out? 58 00:06:37,190 --> 00:06:37,820 All the time! 59 00:06:39,030 --> 00:06:41,320 I like bits and pieces of all sorts of people. 60 00:06:42,030 --> 00:06:46,660 Mottai Murali, who sent me a love letter in the 10th. grade. 61 00:06:47,870 --> 00:06:50,170 Then, my brother's friend who comes to see me... 62 00:06:50,370 --> 00:06:55,170 ...every vacation. I like him! 63 00:06:56,210 --> 00:06:58,680 He writes poems describing my beauty 64 00:07:04,390 --> 00:07:07,180 I like Kamalhasan, the actor. 65 00:07:08,220 --> 00:07:12,020 But more than all these people, I like you! 66 00:07:16,230 --> 00:07:17,530 And more than me? 67 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:20,200 God! 68 00:07:20,570 --> 00:07:21,370 Then! 69 00:09:03,340 --> 00:09:06,140 Go home. Tell your father. He'll take care of you. 70 00:09:06,340 --> 00:09:08,970 And you? Don't leave me! 71 00:09:09,510 --> 00:09:10,480 Please don't leave me! 72 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:13,650 I could never leave you. 73 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:16,310 But we must stop these boots marching and guns firing. 74 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:17,810 I must go. 75 00:09:20,190 --> 00:09:23,990 Don't leave me, don't go away. 76 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,000 Go, Shyama! Go! 77 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,540 Madras Talkies presents. 78 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:23,950 A Peck on the Cheek. 79 00:10:47,610 --> 00:10:49,040 Eat. Nothing will happen. 80 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:07,390 Madhavan. 81 00:11:07,700 --> 00:11:11,430 Simran. 82 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:15,500 Prakashraj. 83 00:11:15,700 --> 00:11:19,430 Nandita Das. 84 00:11:19,710 --> 00:11:23,370 Chakravarthy. 85 00:11:23,580 --> 00:11:27,570 P.S. Keerthana. 86 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,040 Father, I won't go without my husband 87 00:11:31,390 --> 00:11:36,190 I'll have my baby here. Dileep and you are here. 88 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,880 No. The hospital is in ruins. 89 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:43,890 We don't even have clothes. Get on this boat. 90 00:11:44,100 --> 00:11:46,900 - I won't go without him. - I'll send him later. 91 00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:48,430 Don't lie to me. 92 00:11:48,670 --> 00:11:49,470 Come on, Shyama. 93 00:11:51,940 --> 00:11:56,810 Choreography Brinda. 94 00:11:57,010 --> 00:12:01,680 Audiography A.S. Lakshminarayan. 95 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,220 Shyama! What are you doing? 96 00:12:41,390 --> 00:12:45,350 Dileepan is lying wounded in this Vavuniya forest. 97 00:12:46,490 --> 00:12:50,060 What did you say? Did you see him? Who saw him? 98 00:12:50,260 --> 00:12:53,890 - He's in the forest. - With bullet wounds. 99 00:12:54,100 --> 00:12:55,500 What happened? 100 00:12:57,470 --> 00:13:02,700 I've to go to Dileepan! Turn the boat back! 101 00:13:02,980 --> 00:13:07,940 Fight Co-ordination 'Vikram' Dharma. 102 00:13:08,150 --> 00:13:12,710 Dialogues Sujatha. 103 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:17,790 Lyrics Vairamuthu. 104 00:13:18,060 --> 00:13:22,890 Art Direction Sabu Cyril. 105 00:13:23,100 --> 00:13:27,860 Editing Srikar Prasad. 106 00:13:28,070 --> 00:13:32,840 Cinematography Ravi K. Chandran. 107 00:13:33,910 --> 00:13:38,540 - Refugee Camp. - Rameswaram. 108 00:13:38,750 --> 00:13:39,910 - Name? - Shyama. 109 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:43,170 - Age? - 22. 110 00:13:43,780 --> 00:13:46,580 - Father's name? - Devanathan. 111 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:48,390 Home town? 112 00:13:48,860 --> 00:13:49,850 Mankulam. 113 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,590 Why are you here? 114 00:13:57,900 --> 00:13:58,920 Your husband's name? 115 00:14:29,530 --> 00:14:34,470 Music A.R. Rahman. 116 00:14:34,670 --> 00:14:39,130 Produced by Mani Ratnam & G. Srinivasan. 117 00:14:39,510 --> 00:14:44,210 Story, Screenplay and Direction Mani Ratnam. 118 00:14:45,180 --> 00:14:52,310 A few years later Chennai, India. 119 00:14:54,490 --> 00:14:57,550 My name is T. Amudha I am in Class 5 D. 120 00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:10,160 When I grow up, I'll be a dancer. No, no a Scientist 121 00:15:11,110 --> 00:15:14,340 I'll work for NASA. I'll be world famous! 122 00:15:15,310 --> 00:15:16,900 My father's Thiruchelvan. 123 00:15:17,110 --> 00:15:18,510 Yesterday's production?-375. 124 00:15:19,580 --> 00:15:22,550 - Why the drop? - A machine broke down. 125 00:15:24,490 --> 00:15:25,650 Send me the report. 126 00:15:25,850 --> 00:15:29,050 He's a writer, an engineer and short-tempered! 127 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,050 The writer, Indra? Sit down, sir. 128 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:33,520 It's okay 129 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:37,420 I can't sit, sir. 130 00:15:37,630 --> 00:15:39,600 You have a ticket. So sit down 131 00:15:40,570 --> 00:15:43,870 I'm a fan of yours. I'd be honoured if you sit here. 132 00:15:44,070 --> 00:15:48,870 Can't I stand on my own feet? Am I disabled? 133 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:50,100 Shut up and sit down! 134 00:15:52,310 --> 00:15:54,470 He writes stories, essays... 135 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,050 ...under my mother's name, Indra 136 00:15:58,490 --> 00:15:59,470 I must ask him why. 137 00:16:02,420 --> 00:16:03,480 Indra-that's my mother. 138 00:16:04,730 --> 00:16:07,630 The only one I know who's not scared of my father. 139 00:16:10,630 --> 00:16:12,620 Who'll clear up this mess? Your mother-in-law? 140 00:16:14,740 --> 00:16:16,230 Like a garbage dump! 141 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:17,630 Amma's news reader on TV. 142 00:16:18,170 --> 00:16:21,070 Everyday, all of Tamil Nadu wakes up to Amma's 'Good Morning' 143 00:16:24,510 --> 00:16:27,140 All except us! She shouts at us! 144 00:16:27,350 --> 00:16:29,820 Know what I'll do if your hair is tangled? 145 00:16:30,250 --> 00:16:33,450 Cut it off-and you'll be bald! 146 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:38,280 Look at him! Never buttons his shorts! 147 00:16:38,490 --> 00:16:40,020 Know what she'll do? 148 00:16:40,230 --> 00:16:43,490 She'll cut it off and I'll be bald! 149 00:16:44,230 --> 00:16:46,700 I've 2 brothers, The first is Vinayan 150 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:48,690 I fight with him all the time! 151 00:16:52,310 --> 00:16:54,240 I often hit him on his head. Just for fun! 152 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,200 Sorry, Vinay. Don't tell Father. I'm really sorry. 153 00:16:58,580 --> 00:16:59,810 Then, Akhilan... 154 00:17:04,990 --> 00:17:09,290 Father, Amudha hit Vinay. He's bleeding! 155 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,280 My mother's father. T. Ganesan. 156 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,030 He's a retired Tahsildar. Looking for something? 157 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,160 My glasses. 158 00:17:18,370 --> 00:17:23,700 He has answers to every question... 159 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:26,400 ...But never knows where his glasses are! 160 00:17:26,610 --> 00:17:28,130 Where were they? 161 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,680 My father's sister, Kamalee. She brought my father up. 162 00:17:36,980 --> 00:17:39,610 Uncle G.K. and Anandhi. 163 00:17:39,950 --> 00:17:42,390 And bald Pradeep, Whom I can't stand! 164 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:44,020 Where' my brother? 165 00:17:44,460 --> 00:17:45,930 It's some problem! 166 00:17:53,330 --> 00:17:59,900 What's all this? Write about the whole world for all I care... 167 00:18:00,110 --> 00:18:02,030 ...But not about the sister who brought you up! 168 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,670 Is it true or not? 169 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:05,850 It's the truth! 170 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:09,170 Keep quiet! Write good things about me. 171 00:18:09,380 --> 00:18:11,010 Then, he will have to tell lies! 172 00:18:18,630 --> 00:18:22,150 - The bane of my life. - My Tamil Teacher! 173 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:26,220 My Hitler, the obstacle to my happiness! 174 00:18:31,770 --> 00:18:33,740 Is this the way to do dictation! 175 00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:02,200 My little Amudha Happy, Happy birthday. 176 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:14,910 Someone's wet the bed!-Who? 177 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:18,520 - Must be Akhil! - It wasn't me! Appa! 178 00:23:18,730 --> 00:23:20,850 - Was it your Appa then? - Yes, it was him! 179 00:23:23,030 --> 00:23:26,160 Amma, I have to go at once! Then go! 180 00:23:26,370 --> 00:23:27,810 You fool, I told you I wanted to go! 181 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:33,200 The telephone! Here, catch! 182 00:23:35,310 --> 00:23:37,500 Quick, wipe yourself before you come out. 183 00:23:38,550 --> 00:23:42,110 No, he won't go out of town to attend functions. Why? 184 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:49,190 Because his wife is ill. She's mentally ill. 185 00:23:51,490 --> 00:23:52,790 He won't go. 186 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,460 First thing in the morning. 187 00:23:58,670 --> 00:23:59,830 I'm your daughter, after all. 188 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,300 Did I ask you to come? 189 00:24:07,140 --> 00:24:15,140 If you don't believe in yourselves, how will others believe in you? 190 00:24:18,020 --> 00:24:20,850 Next time you say you're depending on me, I'll beat you up! 191 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,160 50 rupees for your birthday. 192 00:24:30,360 --> 00:24:32,390 Don't tell your parents. Buy whatever you want. 193 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:33,730 Anything I want?-Yes. 194 00:24:44,380 --> 00:24:45,610 It's her ninth birthday. 195 00:24:46,810 --> 00:24:49,210 We'd decided we'd tell her the truth today? 196 00:24:49,450 --> 00:24:50,420 This evening. 197 00:24:53,250 --> 00:24:55,090 - You'll have to. - I don't have the courage. 198 00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:00,260 Did you bribe God? 199 00:25:00,460 --> 00:25:03,050 A hefty bribe! To move my Tamil Teacher to another section. 200 00:25:09,740 --> 00:25:11,530 You take her. I'm not coming. 201 00:25:14,810 --> 00:25:15,500 Come on 202 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:31,920 I'll tell you a true story. 203 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:36,390 Don't ask me for endings for your stories. 204 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,460 This is no story. It's to do with you, Amudha 205 00:25:40,670 --> 00:25:44,470 I know. I'm 9 now. If I behave irresponsibly... 206 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:48,040 ...Talk back to my teachers, Call ma names in my heart... 207 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:49,970 ...Hide my math marks. 208 00:25:51,180 --> 00:25:52,140 You're not our daughter. 209 00:25:52,450 --> 00:25:55,240 If I behave badly, you'll send me to the hostel. 210 00:25:55,620 --> 00:25:58,350 Amudha, listen you're not our daughter. 211 00:26:00,050 --> 00:26:02,280 If I behave badly, I'm not. 212 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,460 You weren't born to Indra and me. 213 00:26:11,360 --> 00:26:13,560 You weren't born to us. 214 00:26:20,070 --> 00:26:24,340 We adopted you when you were a baby. 215 00:26:30,050 --> 00:26:31,050 Come here. 216 00:26:37,490 --> 00:26:38,930 We love you more than our own lives. 217 00:26:48,970 --> 00:26:50,530 Akhil, Vinay? 218 00:26:52,910 --> 00:26:54,530 They were born to us. 219 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:43,580 What's wrong with Amudha? Is she ill? 220 00:27:43,790 --> 00:27:44,950 She doesn't look well at all. 221 00:27:45,460 --> 00:27:47,260 Akhil, Vinay? 222 00:27:48,030 --> 00:27:50,430 They're playing downstairs. What's wrong with Amudha? 223 00:27:50,700 --> 00:27:51,930 We told her. 224 00:27:55,740 --> 00:27:57,640 What a foolish thing to do! 225 00:27:58,370 --> 00:28:00,600 What was the hurry? Why did you tell her now? 226 00:28:00,810 --> 00:28:02,100 We had to, someday. 227 00:28:04,140 --> 00:28:06,440 When should we have told her? At 80! 228 00:28:08,980 --> 00:28:11,780 I meant, she's not mature enough to understand. 229 00:28:21,730 --> 00:28:24,290 It's better to tell her than letting her find out... 230 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:28,960 ...from someone else. Don't worry. 231 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,310 You look very beautiful when you're worried. 232 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:50,150 Ma, aren't Akhil and Vinay like me? 233 00:28:53,030 --> 00:28:56,990 No, they were born to me. 234 00:28:58,030 --> 00:29:00,160 Why did you tell me I look like you? 235 00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:03,340 You do look like me. 236 00:29:04,970 --> 00:29:08,170 No, look at my arm. It's darker than yours. 237 00:29:11,380 --> 00:29:14,010 Whether you understand me, or not, listen to me. 238 00:29:16,020 --> 00:29:16,980 Nothing has changed. 239 00:29:17,780 --> 00:29:22,350 Your father, Akhil, Vinay, I all of us still love you... 240 00:29:22,560 --> 00:29:23,680 ...the same way. 241 00:29:24,390 --> 00:29:28,690 Have you told them, Ma?-No. 242 00:29:30,130 --> 00:29:35,690 - Don't tell them. They'll hit me. - No one will hit you. 243 00:29:37,940 --> 00:29:43,380 Did you find me in a dustbin? Who are my parents? 244 00:29:45,910 --> 00:29:48,710 We are -Will you send me away? 245 00:29:50,420 --> 00:29:56,220 Silly girl! We thought you should know. 246 00:29:57,420 --> 00:29:58,390 That's why, we told you. 247 00:29:59,830 --> 00:30:02,390 Why did you tell me, Ma? You could have told me later. 248 00:34:25,690 --> 00:34:27,820 Is T. Amudha in this class?-Yes. And you are? 249 00:34:28,090 --> 00:34:29,820 Her grandfather. Where is she? 250 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:31,890 That's what I want to know too. 251 00:34:33,370 --> 00:34:34,390 Didn't she come to class? 252 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,670 Chitra, where is Amudha? What happened? 253 00:34:39,710 --> 00:34:44,010 She threw up. I sent her to the toilet. She didn't come back. 254 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:48,010 Any problem at home? Did anyone scold her? 255 00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:52,180 You should have been careful. 256 00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:54,110 I'm going to tell the Police Commissioner. 257 00:34:54,111 --> 00:34:54,951 He's from my village. 258 00:34:54,952 --> 00:34:56,690 His daughter studies here. 259 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,530 Don't try to intimidate me, Mr. Ganesan. 260 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,030 Why don't you call home? 261 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:10,530 She might have gone back with someone she knows. 262 00:35:11,140 --> 00:35:12,870 Don't worry. 263 00:35:27,590 --> 00:35:29,380 Did Amudha say anything in class today? 264 00:35:29,590 --> 00:35:30,890 No, she was very quiet. 265 00:35:35,230 --> 00:35:38,200 She threw up and the teacher sent her out. 266 00:35:41,170 --> 00:35:42,570 Amudha! Amudha! 267 00:35:42,970 --> 00:35:44,730 Did my sister Amudha come here? 268 00:35:50,610 --> 00:35:51,580 Is Amudha here? 269 00:35:54,110 --> 00:35:55,080 Did you see Amudha? 270 00:36:08,130 --> 00:36:09,720 Did you tell Amudha? 271 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,090 I told them repeatedly not to. 272 00:36:12,300 --> 00:36:15,270 Who listens? They read psychology magazines and... 273 00:36:16,140 --> 00:36:17,180 May be you shouldn't have. 274 00:36:19,410 --> 00:36:20,270 Where's Thiru? 275 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:25,780 He's looking for her. 276 00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:39,750 Amudha? And you are? Give it to her, please. 277 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,290 She's at the Perambur Railway Station. 278 00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:55,300 Little one, why did you run away? Are you okay? 279 00:37:02,580 --> 00:37:04,480 I'll come. Don't be scared. 280 00:37:06,690 --> 00:37:07,930 Put the policeman on the phone. 281 00:37:11,190 --> 00:37:16,320 Sir, we'll come at once. Please stay with her till we come. 282 00:37:21,530 --> 00:37:24,590 When you see Amudha, don't ply her with questions. 283 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:29,500 Hug her, kiss her the rest can wait. 284 00:37:30,540 --> 00:37:34,950 G.K., have I ever told you how to bring up your children? 285 00:37:36,720 --> 00:37:39,840 Look, he's your sister's husband, the head of a company! 286 00:37:40,050 --> 00:37:42,180 He's set aside his work to be with you. 287 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:43,720 I'm indebted to him for that. 288 00:37:44,720 --> 00:37:45,880 But I don't want free advice. 289 00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:52,360 Why are you crying? 290 00:37:53,230 --> 00:37:54,530 We know where she is. 291 00:37:55,230 --> 00:37:56,700 Because I feel like it! 292 00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:01,040 How does it bother you? Drive carefully. 293 00:38:05,240 --> 00:38:06,540 Didn't I take good care of her? 294 00:38:08,250 --> 00:38:09,180 I did! 295 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,090 Can I sleep with you tonight? 296 00:40:12,870 --> 00:40:14,670 Ma's not talking to me. 297 00:40:15,370 --> 00:40:17,670 Why aren't you talking to us? 298 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:24,180 I won't talk to you what's wrong with you? 299 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,690 What do you lack here? What haven't we done for you? 300 00:40:29,050 --> 00:40:29,350 Sorry. 301 00:40:29,720 --> 00:40:31,190 Throw your 'sorry' in the dustbin! 302 00:40:33,730 --> 00:40:35,190 Didn't I tell you she's angry? 303 00:40:35,390 --> 00:40:38,850 Don't cry. You've made us cry enough! 304 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:46,030 Do you care about anyone except yourself? 305 00:40:50,740 --> 00:40:52,580 Tell me, did I bring you up to be so selfish? 306 00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:57,210 We almost died of worry! 307 00:40:59,750 --> 00:41:01,070 What have I done to deserve this? 308 00:41:05,760 --> 00:41:13,760 Sorry, Ma. sorry. Please don't cry. 309 00:41:26,950 --> 00:41:30,250 Okay, forget it. You're still angry? 310 00:41:30,950 --> 00:41:33,580 No. I have to put these things away. 311 00:41:34,950 --> 00:41:37,080 Really? You're not angry any more? Promise? 312 00:41:43,630 --> 00:41:48,760 Smiling? Write about any of this in your next story... 313 00:41:48,970 --> 00:41:50,330 and the two of us will kill you! 314 00:41:51,470 --> 00:41:54,770 - How did you read my mind? - We'll kill you! 315 00:42:07,490 --> 00:42:08,280 Pray well. 316 00:42:14,490 --> 00:42:17,950 I'll never do this again never, never again. 317 00:42:36,020 --> 00:42:39,640 Vinay says you bought me in exchange for old newspapers. 318 00:42:40,020 --> 00:42:41,420 Grandpa said so, I didn't! 319 00:42:42,190 --> 00:42:45,320 - Not I! - Yes, it was you! 320 00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:47,150 Eat, you big mouth. 321 00:42:52,030 --> 00:42:53,330 Pa, did you buy me? 322 00:42:56,870 --> 00:42:58,170 You are priceless, dear. 323 00:42:59,870 --> 00:43:01,170 We adopted you, brought you up. 324 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:02,840 From whom? 325 00:43:05,210 --> 00:43:06,680 From her real mother. 326 00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:10,510 Where is she? 327 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:17,560 I don't know. 328 00:43:22,060 --> 00:43:23,550 She gave you to us and went away. 329 00:43:25,630 --> 00:43:26,790 In Rameswaram. 330 00:43:45,420 --> 00:43:47,890 Amudha is crying, Pa. 331 00:43:55,590 --> 00:43:56,890 Don't cry, Amudha. 332 00:44:08,440 --> 00:44:09,740 Why did she go away? 333 00:44:14,780 --> 00:44:15,410 Her name? 334 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:22,420 What did she look like? 335 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:26,250 Why did you adopt me? 336 00:44:41,810 --> 00:44:42,930 We didn't adopt you. 337 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:50,610 You adopted us. 338 00:44:52,650 --> 00:44:55,280 'Umbrella' by Indra. 339 00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:57,120 Who are they? 340 00:44:57,320 --> 00:44:59,620 Leaving a land where a matchbox costs 15 rupees... 341 00:44:59,860 --> 00:45:02,740 ...Where no kerosene, electricity, or medicines are available; where... 342 00:45:02,830 --> 00:45:06,630 ...War cries echo through schools. 343 00:45:07,070 --> 00:45:09,470 They flee the motherland, abandoning all they own... 344 00:45:09,740 --> 00:45:12,470 ...Cross the seas to a land that offers them no welcome and. 345 00:45:13,170 --> 00:45:15,970 And truly stranded at mid-sea. 346 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:21,140 All they ask for is the shelter of an umbrella... 347 00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:23,310 And a moment of kindness. 348 00:45:24,220 --> 00:45:27,810 The so-called refugee camp we give them. 349 00:45:28,020 --> 00:45:29,820 Is but an open-air prison. 350 00:45:31,020 --> 00:45:34,480 Among the young boys and girls the old men and women 351 00:45:36,700 --> 00:45:39,160 is a pregnant woman whose baby... 352 00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:42,160 ...is in a tearing hurry to come into this world. 353 00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:44,660 This is the story of that baby. 354 00:45:47,910 --> 00:45:49,830 You are the one who first inspired me to write. 355 00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:54,680 You are the one who brought Indra to me. 356 00:45:58,120 --> 00:45:59,180 You are everything to me. 357 00:46:07,230 --> 00:46:09,190 She saw the baby through the window. 358 00:46:09,660 --> 00:46:12,890 What compelled her to go away, releasing herself from the grasp.. 359 00:46:13,030 --> 00:46:18,830 ...of the tender finger that recognised her touch? 360 00:46:22,710 --> 00:46:24,840 What awaited her in her own country? 361 00:46:25,540 --> 00:46:29,670 Duty? Her husband? The war? 362 00:46:31,420 --> 00:46:32,470 Who knows? 363 00:46:35,220 --> 00:46:38,680 Her cheeks wet with tears, her breasts heavy with milk... 364 00:46:38,990 --> 00:46:42,260 ...she had to leave her baby as soon as it was born. 365 00:46:42,630 --> 00:46:45,930 This cruel act can never be justified. 366 00:46:48,970 --> 00:46:54,370 She turned once, to look. Was it for the last time? 367 00:46:55,210 --> 00:46:56,000 Who knows? 368 00:46:56,310 --> 00:47:01,110 The child's first cry flowed as sweet as nectar. 369 00:47:10,990 --> 00:47:13,250 When I read it, I feel in love with Amudha 370 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:15,930 and with the man who'd written the story! 371 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:20,750 Where was I? -I wasn't married! 372 00:47:23,640 --> 00:47:24,760 Just a moment. 373 00:47:30,140 --> 00:47:32,110 Saw your story in the magazine. 374 00:47:32,980 --> 00:47:35,780 Is it your first? It's not bad. 375 00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:38,950 Lies! I heard your wept for a long time... 376 00:47:39,150 --> 00:47:42,780 ...lying with your head buried in your hands. 377 00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:45,450 D'you have spies? 378 00:47:45,990 --> 00:47:49,620 Why did you write under my name? What's the idea? 379 00:47:50,500 --> 00:47:51,790 Are you the only Indra? 380 00:47:53,100 --> 00:47:57,130 You should have used 'Alamelu' or 'Kamalee', your sister's name. 381 00:47:57,370 --> 00:48:00,300 You used my name since it's lucky! 382 00:48:00,510 --> 00:48:02,310 - Tell me the truth. - You had me in mind... 383 00:48:02,311 --> 00:48:04,480 when you chose the name. 384 00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:06,800 Haven't you heard the names. 385 00:48:06,850 --> 00:48:11,410 Indra Priyadarshini, Indra Parthsarathi? 386 00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:14,640 How much do they pay? 387 00:48:16,360 --> 00:48:21,620 I want a share of the royalty 50 percent. Half! 388 00:48:27,070 --> 00:48:28,500 How was your exam today? 389 00:48:30,700 --> 00:48:31,700 And tomorrow? 390 00:48:34,710 --> 00:48:40,170 Why have you'll come? When did it happen? 391 00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:45,850 Where did you go? Have you filed a police complaint? 392 00:48:53,560 --> 00:48:57,190 Bitter gourd's good for the complexion. You didn't eat it! 393 00:49:05,300 --> 00:49:06,860 Is Thiru back from work? 394 00:49:10,740 --> 00:49:12,540 Help me to fold this. 395 00:49:12,740 --> 00:49:17,200 - I have a Sociology exam tomorrow. - My weakest subject. 396 00:49:17,580 --> 00:49:19,260 Not that you're any better at the others! 397 00:49:20,920 --> 00:49:22,390 See what your dear son's done! 398 00:49:22,590 --> 00:49:27,390 He thinks he's a water carrier! 399 00:49:30,430 --> 00:49:31,900 How many times a day must you...? 400 00:49:35,600 --> 00:49:37,730 Was what you wrote true or all lies? 401 00:49:37,940 --> 00:49:39,900 One blow and all your 32 teeth will fall out! 402 00:49:40,270 --> 00:49:44,070 - 31 . The creator made a mistake! - 31 then! 403 00:49:46,210 --> 00:49:50,410 - Is the baby in the story real? - Yes, she's at the red cross centre. 404 00:49:52,350 --> 00:49:55,750 I want to see the baby, will you take me there? 405 00:49:59,120 --> 00:50:00,090 I definitely won't! 406 00:50:05,630 --> 00:50:07,100 Have you started on your next story? 407 00:50:08,470 --> 00:50:10,940 I want my 50 percent royalty! 408 00:50:11,170 --> 00:50:14,610 - Do me a favour first. - Nothing embarrassing, please! 409 00:50:15,140 --> 00:50:16,610 Forget it, then. 410 00:50:17,180 --> 00:50:18,610 I'll manage, tell me. 411 00:50:19,640 --> 00:50:25,950 - No, you won't like it. - Don't keep me guessing. 412 00:50:27,190 --> 00:50:31,950 - No, you won't agree. - Please, I will. 413 00:50:32,160 --> 00:50:33,280 I'll agree, I will. 414 00:50:34,390 --> 00:50:36,450 You mustn't say a word till we get there. 415 00:50:36,660 --> 00:50:37,630 Can you do that? 416 00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:01,650 Thiruselvan, I read the story. 417 00:51:02,090 --> 00:51:03,650 It was published under another name? 418 00:51:04,690 --> 00:51:06,490 He borrowed mine. 419 00:51:07,190 --> 00:51:08,990 - How is father? - He's fine. 420 00:51:09,230 --> 00:51:12,490 - It was such a moving story. - Can we see the baby? 421 00:51:15,870 --> 00:51:18,670 It was beautiful, wasn't it? I cried too. 422 00:52:03,150 --> 00:52:03,880 What's your name? 423 00:52:06,420 --> 00:52:07,420 Your name? 424 00:52:09,090 --> 00:52:12,220 Such a great writer and you can't think of a name? 425 00:52:15,360 --> 00:52:16,550 Shall I name her then? 426 00:52:19,930 --> 00:52:22,900 Her first cry flowed out like nectar, like Amudham. 427 00:52:28,770 --> 00:52:30,470 Are you going to adopt this baby... 428 00:52:37,280 --> 00:52:37,910 ...Or not? 429 00:52:40,290 --> 00:52:42,580 Or do your ideals stop at the level of story-writing? 430 00:52:44,290 --> 00:52:46,760 Look, she's pointing in the direction of Srilanka. 431 00:52:51,660 --> 00:52:53,260 Does your mother live there? 432 00:52:54,300 --> 00:52:55,430 She left you and went away? 433 00:52:56,300 --> 00:52:57,600 You don't have anyone? 434 00:52:59,970 --> 00:53:01,770 My mother left me too. 435 00:53:03,810 --> 00:53:07,940 Is this engineer writing stories about you, to make money? 436 00:53:08,480 --> 00:53:10,950 Ask him if it's enough to just write a story. 437 00:53:37,010 --> 00:53:40,640 Fool! Will anyone adopt a baby before getting married? 438 00:53:42,680 --> 00:53:43,810 What's wrong? 439 00:53:44,020 --> 00:53:47,820 If you want to bathe a baby, powder its body, 440 00:53:48,020 --> 00:53:52,320 and change its nappies, then adopt the baby I'm carrying. 441 00:53:52,590 --> 00:53:56,990 Not some dark-skinned orphan, could be diseased. 442 00:53:57,330 --> 00:53:58,250 They'll check all that. 443 00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:01,660 Shut up. All this can happen only in stories. 444 00:54:01,870 --> 00:54:06,000 Say it again and I'll go back to my husband's home in Madras! 445 00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:10,500 Right. I just need your signature at the red cross centre. 446 00:54:10,710 --> 00:54:14,170 Have you gone crazy? Don't you understand? 447 00:54:14,550 --> 00:54:17,170 Over my dead body! 448 00:54:34,630 --> 00:54:35,190 Akka! 449 00:54:44,910 --> 00:54:47,380 - The groom is? - Manager in a granite factory. 450 00:54:48,910 --> 00:54:51,380 Come in, you're just in time. 451 00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:53,210 Get him a chair. 452 00:54:54,620 --> 00:54:56,020 He's our neighbour. 453 00:54:56,420 --> 00:54:59,550 He's the engineer for the huge factory in the next town. 454 00:55:00,090 --> 00:55:04,220 He also writes stories with titles like'Umbrella', 'Mountain', 'Urn'. 455 00:55:07,670 --> 00:55:08,768 He's come to get his keys. 456 00:55:08,769 --> 00:55:09,890 Carry on, I'll come. 457 00:55:25,950 --> 00:55:28,929 Just a moment, sir.Couldn't smoke inside. 458 00:55:28,930 --> 00:55:31,910 A match box? 459 00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:32,920 Don't have one. 460 00:55:33,960 --> 00:55:35,260 I don't have time to read books. 461 00:55:35,460 --> 00:55:38,090 But I scan the horoscopes and read the gossip columns. 462 00:55:38,700 --> 00:55:40,260 You have excellent taste in literature. 463 00:55:42,470 --> 00:55:45,440 Just a minute. what's Indra like? 464 00:55:45,840 --> 00:55:50,930 You live next door. You'll know if there's any gossip about her. 465 00:55:51,140 --> 00:55:52,940 What did you say your name was? Dhanraj. 466 00:55:54,180 --> 00:55:58,950 Dhanraj, speak with respect and leave quietly. 467 00:56:00,490 --> 00:56:02,610 I not only write I hit people as well! 468 00:56:12,830 --> 00:56:14,800 Finished -one moment. 469 00:56:17,070 --> 00:56:20,130 Here comes the bride! So the groom is rich. 470 00:56:20,340 --> 00:56:23,800 He'll build her a house with the granite he mines. 471 00:56:24,180 --> 00:56:30,510 I was really worried that you would charm my brother! 472 00:56:31,020 --> 00:56:33,140 He's not easy to charm. 473 00:56:34,350 --> 00:56:35,580 I'm going to commit suicide. 474 00:56:36,190 --> 00:56:39,490 Are you? I'm sure I can write a story about it. 475 00:56:40,530 --> 00:56:46,660 How will you do it? You can drown or swallow barbiturates. 476 00:56:47,370 --> 00:56:48,990 The cheapest and best way is hanging. 477 00:56:49,430 --> 00:56:51,490 A Sari, a metal ring; That's all you need. 478 00:56:52,570 --> 00:56:55,660 But don't try hanging from the fans in your house. 479 00:56:56,040 --> 00:56:57,340 They're too old! 480 00:56:58,040 --> 00:56:59,510 Is that all you have to say? 481 00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:06,180 I think the girl's in love with you. 482 00:57:07,790 --> 00:57:08,840 D'you love her? 483 00:57:12,790 --> 00:57:14,190 Why don't you do something? 484 00:57:14,790 --> 00:57:15,690 What should I do? 485 00:57:16,590 --> 00:57:17,360 Elope! 486 00:57:18,600 --> 00:57:22,660 If she has courage, strength of mind, 487 00:57:23,230 --> 00:57:25,700 she'll refuse to marry the quarry owner. 488 00:57:27,010 --> 00:57:29,030 Maybe she thought you'd stop her! 489 00:57:29,910 --> 00:57:31,710 A letter from your husband. 490 00:57:32,580 --> 00:57:33,700 A letter from your father. 491 00:57:43,590 --> 00:57:45,390 This is my sister, Mrs. Kamala Kumar. 492 00:57:46,260 --> 00:57:48,890 You know Tahsildar Ganesan. 493 00:57:49,590 --> 00:57:53,890 Both will sign along with me. I would like to adopt Amudha. 494 00:57:55,630 --> 00:57:58,230 Did you bring me here for this? 495 00:58:00,440 --> 00:58:03,070 You talk, you write, now you want to act on your words. 496 00:58:03,270 --> 00:58:05,400 Bravo! But is this really practical? 497 00:58:07,950 --> 00:58:09,000 Did I ask for advice? 498 00:58:10,950 --> 00:58:12,920 I will, a 100 times. but they... 499 00:58:13,950 --> 00:58:16,510 Thiruchelvan, are you married? 500 00:58:19,620 --> 00:58:23,250 My sister is. She has a child, expects another soon. 501 00:58:23,460 --> 00:58:25,760 Her husband works in Madras. 502 00:58:26,300 --> 00:58:28,090 Mr. Ganesan will vouch for us. 503 00:58:29,000 --> 00:58:31,590 Who is adopting the baby? You or your sister? 504 00:58:32,300 --> 00:58:35,760 Not me. He will. I've said what I wanted. 505 00:58:38,340 --> 00:58:43,440 Thiruchelvan, your intentions are honourable. 506 00:58:44,350 --> 00:58:47,280 But we don't allow unmarried people, especially men... 507 00:58:47,990 --> 00:58:49,450 to adopt babies. 508 00:58:50,760 --> 00:58:53,120 The social welfare board will not permit it. 509 00:58:58,000 --> 00:59:01,300 I don't know what more to say. 510 00:59:45,810 --> 00:59:46,500 Is Indra in? 511 00:59:52,620 --> 00:59:53,680 What have you brought? 512 00:59:54,390 --> 00:59:56,850 A stone or a rope for me to commit suicide with? 513 00:59:57,820 --> 01:00:01,350 - How old are you? - How old do I look? 514 01:00:02,160 --> 01:00:04,860 - Are you over 18? - What if I am? 515 01:00:06,160 --> 01:00:10,690 Will you marry me? And be a mother to Amudha? 516 01:00:17,310 --> 01:00:18,470 Think well before you answer. 517 01:00:43,670 --> 01:00:47,400 - Will you please go in? - What? 518 01:01:01,790 --> 01:01:02,750 We are not wanted here. 519 01:01:04,020 --> 01:01:04,920 Are you crying? 520 01:01:08,460 --> 01:01:09,260 Why are you crying? 521 01:01:13,030 --> 01:01:14,930 I waited a whole year. 522 01:01:15,800 --> 01:01:19,930 You noticed me only because of the baby. Am I a free gift with the baby? 523 01:01:21,040 --> 01:01:22,720 Are you crying because I said I like you? 524 01:01:22,721 --> 01:01:23,321 Don't touch me! 525 01:01:26,380 --> 01:01:28,280 Are you adopting Amudha for my sake... 526 01:01:29,180 --> 01:01:30,770 or marrying me for her sake? 527 01:01:34,720 --> 01:01:37,120 I like this eye, the other one as well. 528 01:01:38,490 --> 01:01:40,620 I want this cheek, the other one as well. 529 01:01:40,790 --> 01:01:42,160 Stop! Stop! 530 01:01:42,530 --> 01:01:45,550 If I marry you, I have certain conditions. 531 01:01:45,830 --> 01:01:46,800 You'll have to... 532 01:02:07,890 --> 01:02:08,780 What is this nonsense? 533 01:02:13,190 --> 01:02:13,990 Go, go away... 534 01:02:20,360 --> 01:02:23,660 What's wrong with her? And what's wrong with you? 535 01:02:24,370 --> 01:02:26,170 Can't leave you alone for 2 minutes! 536 01:02:27,110 --> 01:02:28,660 What's this you've done? 537 01:02:32,480 --> 01:02:35,810 This isn't a chapter in a story, is it? It's real, isn't it? 538 01:02:42,550 --> 01:02:46,180 The Tahsildar's here! Go away now! 539 01:02:48,560 --> 01:02:50,600 What d'you think you're doing? Didn't you hear me? 540 01:02:52,930 --> 01:02:54,360 I'll hit you now! Go in! 541 01:03:02,410 --> 01:03:03,530 You rascal! 542 01:03:03,810 --> 01:03:06,540 - Such a short tempered sister! - Silly fellow! 543 01:03:12,750 --> 01:03:14,310 Why are you standing at the door? 544 01:03:16,150 --> 01:03:16,710 Coffee? 545 01:03:16,950 --> 01:03:17,720 Bring him coffee. 546 01:03:17,920 --> 01:03:21,720 Ganesan, I would like to marry your daughter... 547 01:03:25,160 --> 01:03:26,560 And I would like to adopt Amudha. 548 01:03:28,630 --> 01:03:30,150 For the first, I need your permission. 549 01:03:30,970 --> 01:03:32,600 For the second, I need your signature. 550 01:04:27,430 --> 01:04:28,950 Why did she leave me and go away? 551 01:04:33,900 --> 01:04:36,960 For me. For all of us. 552 01:05:15,870 --> 01:05:18,340 - Vinay, don't take that. It's mine. - Careful! 553 01:05:21,380 --> 01:05:24,010 - Give it back to me! - Don't read it. 554 01:05:26,380 --> 01:05:31,010 Photographs of Amudha the great! Right from the time she was a baby! 555 01:05:32,160 --> 01:05:35,850 - 'For my mother ' - Which one? The real one? 556 01:05:36,060 --> 01:05:37,690 Don't read it. It's my diary. 557 01:05:39,300 --> 01:05:42,200 'Why did you leave me and go?' 558 01:05:42,430 --> 01:05:44,530 Because she had to go to the toilet! 559 01:05:49,110 --> 01:05:52,040 Ma, Amudha and Vinay are having a fight. 560 01:05:52,240 --> 01:05:57,700 Vinay is pulling her hair Amudha is biting his hand. 561 01:06:03,190 --> 01:06:04,050 What is it now? 562 01:06:04,590 --> 01:06:06,060 - He started it! - No, she did! 563 01:06:08,090 --> 01:06:12,220 Who started it? Can't both of you ever be quiet! 564 01:06:19,340 --> 01:06:20,070 Grandfather! 565 01:06:23,110 --> 01:06:25,740 What's my mother's name? My real mother's name? 566 01:06:32,780 --> 01:06:35,580 Shyama. M.D.Shyama. 567 01:06:39,120 --> 01:06:40,600 She was from the village of Mankulam. 568 01:06:41,460 --> 01:06:46,420 Her father's name was Devanathan or Devanesan. 569 01:06:47,230 --> 01:06:49,190 Something like that was written in the register. 570 01:06:50,800 --> 01:06:53,930 Have you seen her? What did she look like? 571 01:06:55,240 --> 01:06:57,940 I've seen her, but I don't remember her. 572 01:06:58,640 --> 01:07:02,770 She delivered you in a Red Cross camp in Rameswaram. 573 01:07:07,320 --> 01:07:09,120 Why did she leave me and go away? 574 01:07:11,320 --> 01:07:12,950 Where is Rameswaram? 575 01:07:27,340 --> 01:07:30,800 - Indra, did Pradeep come there? - Is Pradeep here? 576 01:07:31,080 --> 01:07:32,800 - Don't know. - Don't know. 577 01:07:32,980 --> 01:07:35,070 - No, why? - He's not home as yet? 578 01:07:39,420 --> 01:07:41,540 If he comes here, I'll tell him to call you at once. 579 01:07:51,200 --> 01:07:53,820 Amudha! Vinay, where's Amudha? 580 01:07:54,030 --> 01:07:54,660 Don't know. 581 01:08:03,710 --> 01:08:06,680 Vinay, look at me. Don't you know where Amudha is? 582 01:08:06,910 --> 01:08:13,180 - Don't know. - Tell me! 583 01:08:13,380 --> 01:08:14,350 Where's she? 584 01:08:14,890 --> 01:08:18,010 Amudha and Pradeep have gone in a bus. 585 01:08:20,560 --> 01:08:21,530 Where? 586 01:08:21,730 --> 01:08:23,020 Rameswaram. 587 01:08:26,460 --> 01:08:27,360 Is that the truth? 588 01:08:27,930 --> 01:08:31,700 They said the school had an excursion 589 01:08:33,720 --> 01:08:36,690 and took money from Grandfather for the tickets. 590 01:08:40,730 --> 01:08:42,010 Ganesan, did you give her money? 591 01:08:54,070 --> 01:08:56,200 Shall we get off at the next stop and go back? 592 01:08:59,110 --> 01:09:00,700 And if we don't get a bus to go back? 593 01:09:02,580 --> 01:09:04,710 I need to go to the toilet. 594 01:09:05,420 --> 01:09:06,880 Think of something scary! 595 01:09:08,750 --> 01:09:10,220 Will the police catch us? 596 01:09:16,930 --> 01:09:19,900 Why're we going to Rameswaram? To see whom? 597 01:09:20,630 --> 01:09:21,720 My mother. 598 01:09:24,140 --> 01:09:27,230 Your mother's in Madras. I saw her on TV yesterday. 599 01:09:28,140 --> 01:09:33,740 That's not my mother. My real mother's in Rameswaram. 600 01:09:35,280 --> 01:09:39,410 Her name is Shyama. M.D.Shyama. 601 01:10:08,250 --> 01:10:14,120 That is correct. Shyama, Mankulam village. 602 01:10:14,650 --> 01:10:19,950 Srilanka refugee. April 3rd. 1991. 603 01:10:20,160 --> 01:10:24,460 A baby girl. Normal delivery. 604 01:10:34,840 --> 01:10:37,970 Where is she? We came just to see her. 605 01:10:38,540 --> 01:10:42,140 Who knows? Who are you? 606 01:10:43,850 --> 01:10:46,150 What is your name? Your parents' names? 607 01:11:17,920 --> 01:11:19,220 Why did you do this? 608 01:11:19,250 --> 01:11:20,770 Don't hit him! He's only a little boy. 609 01:11:20,771 --> 01:11:22,331 Why don't you listen? Stop hitting him! 610 01:11:28,260 --> 01:11:32,030 Aren't you Thiruchelvan? And Indra? How are you? 611 01:11:32,230 --> 01:11:34,700 Our daughter Amudha came here. Where is she? 612 01:11:34,900 --> 01:11:40,360 Oh yes, the girl you adopted I thought as much. 613 01:12:14,270 --> 01:12:15,400 My mother's not here, Pa. 614 01:12:18,780 --> 01:12:21,570 This is your mother. I am your father. 615 01:12:25,720 --> 01:12:26,910 Where's my mother, Pa? 616 01:12:28,520 --> 01:12:30,580 She abandoned you 9 years ago. 617 01:12:31,660 --> 01:12:35,590 She could be anywhere in the world now. Anywhere. 618 01:12:36,460 --> 01:12:38,260 She could have gone back to Jaffna. 619 01:12:38,460 --> 01:12:40,260 We don't even know if she's alive. 620 01:12:44,800 --> 01:12:46,270 Is she dead? 621 01:12:49,410 --> 01:12:53,100 You want to see your mother, don't you? 622 01:12:55,550 --> 01:13:02,610 I'll take you to see her. I promise. 623 01:13:40,530 --> 01:13:44,590 This is the first time, I'm flying. I'm frightened. 624 01:13:55,870 --> 01:13:58,430 Ah! I'm still alive. 625 01:14:02,550 --> 01:14:04,450 Is this my country? 626 01:14:04,720 --> 01:14:06,210 Is my mother here? 627 01:14:17,560 --> 01:14:23,090 - What does 'Aibhavan' mean? - It means, 'Greetings' 'Welcome'! 628 01:14:33,910 --> 01:14:38,870 Sankaralingam, Devanathan, Shanmugadas Welcome! 629 01:14:39,750 --> 01:14:42,380 I'm very happy to meet you I've read your stories. 630 01:14:42,590 --> 01:14:45,890 - You've come for? - Personal work. 631 01:14:46,090 --> 01:14:49,550 Stay for our meeting. 632 01:15:03,440 --> 01:15:06,410 Vikram. GK sir sent an e-mail to say you're coming. 633 01:15:10,450 --> 01:15:13,750 I didn't know Indra sir had such a beautiful wife. 634 01:15:14,620 --> 01:15:17,090 Do all of you talk this way when you meet a woman? 635 01:15:17,290 --> 01:15:21,090 Only I do and only to you! 636 01:15:21,630 --> 01:15:24,750 And who is this... even more beautiful? 637 01:15:27,470 --> 01:15:30,590 Dr. Harold Vikramasinghe GK's friend. 638 01:15:30,970 --> 01:15:32,770 You'll be in my care as long as you're here. 639 01:15:32,970 --> 01:15:36,930 - So, what d'you want to see? - My mother. 640 01:15:37,310 --> 01:15:38,610 Here she is. 641 01:15:40,140 --> 01:15:41,610 I want to see M.D.Shyama. 642 01:16:02,330 --> 01:16:03,800 The problem is... 643 01:16:04,840 --> 01:16:07,810 ...you can never be sure when a problem will arise! 644 01:16:09,670 --> 01:16:10,970 You speak fluent Tamil? 645 01:16:11,180 --> 01:16:17,480 I know Tamil, Malayalam, German, French... 646 01:16:17,850 --> 01:16:18,980 ...and silence! 647 01:16:19,180 --> 01:16:22,810 Are you a real doctor or a Ph.D in Geography, Astrology? 648 01:16:23,690 --> 01:16:25,820 A surgeon, Orthopedics. 649 01:16:27,190 --> 01:16:29,490 The knife is real. The blood is real. 650 01:16:30,360 --> 01:16:31,830 The cries of pain are real. 651 01:16:56,550 --> 01:17:01,510 - Mankulam. - One is on the way to Kilinochi. 652 01:17:01,890 --> 01:17:05,520 The other I think is beyond Vavuniya. 653 01:17:44,100 --> 01:17:46,100 How can you be so untidy in someone else's house? 654 01:17:47,270 --> 01:17:48,570 Clear it up. 655 01:17:50,110 --> 01:17:52,580 - Don't throw things! - I didn't throw them. 656 01:17:55,280 --> 01:17:58,740 No talking back, no temper. Do as your mother tells you. 657 01:18:00,120 --> 01:18:01,080 You're not my mother. 658 01:18:10,460 --> 01:18:14,760 Oh no! Shame, shame! 659 01:18:16,300 --> 01:18:20,260 Amma doesn't like me. She doesn't like me at all. 660 01:18:37,820 --> 01:18:40,950 Greetings to all who are present here. 661 01:18:43,330 --> 01:18:45,300 Of the many trivial crimes in this world... 662 01:18:47,000 --> 01:18:51,130 ...the worst is to ask a writer to make a speech. 663 01:18:52,670 --> 01:18:57,470 My wife Indra says that people read my stories... 664 01:18:57,680 --> 01:18:59,800 ...only because I write under her name! 665 01:19:17,360 --> 01:19:18,420 Are you a Tamilian? 666 01:19:20,030 --> 01:19:20,830 Yes. 667 01:19:24,540 --> 01:19:27,330 - Are you from here? - Yes. 668 01:19:28,540 --> 01:19:30,170 You know only one word in Tamil? 669 01:19:35,380 --> 01:19:36,660 Aren't you going to the meeting? 670 01:19:37,050 --> 01:19:38,350 - No. - Why? 671 01:19:39,880 --> 01:19:42,350 - I don't like speeches. - Neither do I. 672 01:19:44,890 --> 01:19:46,190 That gathering is for my father. 673 01:19:47,890 --> 01:19:48,520 Is that so? 674 01:19:49,060 --> 01:19:50,030 He's a writer. 675 01:19:50,900 --> 01:19:53,690 He's written many stories under the name, 'Indra'. 676 01:19:54,570 --> 01:19:57,860 - Haven't you read them? - No, I don't read stories. 677 01:19:58,240 --> 01:20:01,360 Some people say that writing is a gift. 678 01:20:03,070 --> 01:20:04,870 You must be born with that spark. 679 01:20:07,580 --> 01:20:08,500 That's an absolute lie. 680 01:20:09,080 --> 01:20:12,210 - Where's Amudha? - In the toilet. 681 01:20:13,080 --> 01:20:14,550 The writer's doing great! 682 01:20:15,250 --> 01:20:19,380 I'm an Engineer. No one else in the family writes. 683 01:20:23,430 --> 01:20:26,230 - She's not there. - She was there. 684 01:20:26,760 --> 01:20:34,760 'They had forgotten that they had faces'. 685 01:20:36,440 --> 01:20:39,070 - What does that mean? - This is not for you. 686 01:20:39,440 --> 01:20:40,910 My father reads books like this. 687 01:20:41,610 --> 01:20:45,070 My mother reads magazines. 688 01:20:45,950 --> 01:20:47,250 I have two sets of parents. 689 01:20:49,620 --> 01:20:51,420 This mother's name is Indra. 690 01:20:52,790 --> 01:20:55,260 My real mother's name is M.D.Shyama. 691 01:20:55,960 --> 01:20:57,430 We've come looking for her. 692 01:21:07,810 --> 01:21:09,200 What's your name? 693 01:21:10,740 --> 01:21:12,210 - Amudha. - And yours? 694 01:21:14,250 --> 01:21:15,580 Where is your mother? 695 01:21:17,310 --> 01:21:19,340 Why is your Tamil strange? 696 01:21:21,150 --> 01:21:22,120 This is Tamil too. 697 01:21:22,650 --> 01:21:24,620 To write well, you need a good education. 698 01:21:27,320 --> 01:21:29,950 You need to observe events attentively. 699 01:21:33,500 --> 01:21:36,300 You need to find out if someone else... 700 01:21:36,500 --> 01:21:39,490 ...is going to write your story better than you. 701 01:21:45,510 --> 01:21:46,980 Where are your parents? 702 01:21:50,010 --> 01:21:51,140 Gone to their village. 703 01:21:52,180 --> 01:21:53,480 Speak clearly. 704 01:22:10,030 --> 01:22:12,330 I told you she'd be here. 705 01:22:16,370 --> 01:22:18,330 How could you go off by yourself in a new place? 706 01:22:18,380 --> 01:22:20,840 I was talking to him. He's Tamil. 707 01:22:21,380 --> 01:22:22,500 Is the meeting over? 708 01:22:23,380 --> 01:22:24,680 She's a chatterbox. 709 01:22:27,050 --> 01:22:28,850 She says her mother is here. 710 01:22:30,550 --> 01:22:31,520 So she's told you! 711 01:22:32,390 --> 01:22:34,360 We're going to Mankulam tomorrow to see her. 712 01:22:41,570 --> 01:22:42,860 If you visit Madras, come home. 713 01:22:44,070 --> 01:22:48,200 Will show you Indra's house. 714 01:22:49,740 --> 01:22:55,370 All stories start from life and end with it. 715 01:24:01,980 --> 01:24:03,280 Nothing to worry about. 716 01:24:07,480 --> 01:24:10,940 No foreign bodies inside. No danger, just shock. 717 01:24:12,490 --> 01:24:14,120 She'll have fever for 2 days. 718 01:24:14,490 --> 01:24:19,450 Amudha, we'll go to Mankulam tomorrow to find your mother. 719 01:24:31,740 --> 01:24:33,710 I didn't give it back, Appa. 720 01:24:39,020 --> 01:24:42,140 Forget about it. Close your eyes and get some sleep. 721 01:24:45,020 --> 01:24:46,490 I'm scared to close my eyes. 722 01:24:47,520 --> 01:24:49,400 I keep hearing the blasts over and over again. 723 01:29:06,120 --> 01:29:08,520 Will this bus definitely go to Mankulam? 724 01:29:22,470 --> 01:29:25,440 He says it's okay. He'll take you there. 725 01:29:25,970 --> 01:29:27,600 - Will you forget me? - No. 726 01:29:27,800 --> 01:29:30,100 - You'll marry me when you grow up? - No. 727 01:29:33,140 --> 01:29:34,900 The army will stop the bus at a check-post. 728 01:29:34,901 --> 01:29:37,610 If they want your passports show them. 729 01:29:42,320 --> 01:29:43,280 They know you're coming. 730 01:29:43,281 --> 01:29:46,120 - Don't worry about us. - I'll try to join you. 731 01:30:13,350 --> 01:30:14,650 Thinking of home? 732 01:30:17,850 --> 01:30:21,650 - Wonder how they are. - Akhil, Vinay, my father. 733 01:30:23,360 --> 01:30:24,160 Don't worry. 734 01:30:25,700 --> 01:30:28,160 We've left two kids behind for the sake of one. 735 01:30:29,530 --> 01:30:32,990 Is she asleep? If she hears she'll tear me apart! 736 01:30:34,370 --> 01:30:37,340 Sometimes it's hard to tell who's mother and who's child! 737 01:30:42,550 --> 01:30:44,830 The army is moving towards Kilinochi. In half an hour... 738 01:30:44,831 --> 01:30:45,951 ...they will shell the area. 739 01:30:45,952 --> 01:30:51,350 Please leave Mankulam and head eastwards. 740 01:30:51,720 --> 01:30:56,180 Women and children must proceed to safety. 741 01:30:56,890 --> 01:31:01,190 All are requested to co-operate with the Army. 742 01:31:30,090 --> 01:31:32,720 - Sundarlingam? - In the temple. 743 01:31:32,930 --> 01:31:34,730 - Where's it? - Down east. 744 01:31:42,770 --> 01:31:44,900 Someone's come in search of you. 745 01:31:47,780 --> 01:31:49,380 We've come looking for Mankulam Shyama. 746 01:31:49,381 --> 01:31:51,580 Yes, the doctor called me. 747 01:31:51,780 --> 01:31:53,250 Let's get out quickly! 748 01:31:54,450 --> 01:31:56,420 Your name?-Thiru. 749 01:31:58,120 --> 01:31:59,360 We want to see Mankulam Shyama. 750 01:31:59,460 --> 01:32:03,760 If you'd come later, you'd not have seen even Mankulam! 751 01:32:06,800 --> 01:32:09,430 Down this road, third house on the left. 752 01:32:10,970 --> 01:32:12,940 - Let's go! - I'm not coming. 753 01:32:13,140 --> 01:32:15,600 Father asked me to fetch you. 754 01:32:15,810 --> 01:32:19,440 Nothing will happen to me. Ammanchi'll take care of me. 755 01:32:19,640 --> 01:32:22,610 Take them to Shyama. 756 01:32:31,490 --> 01:32:34,090 If they shell the place, there'll be nothing left. Come with us. 757 01:32:34,290 --> 01:32:35,530 If I go, who'll light the lamp? 758 01:32:35,531 --> 01:32:36,411 Just take them and go! 759 01:32:36,490 --> 01:32:37,290 Go now, all of you! 760 01:32:55,850 --> 01:32:58,640 Farewell my country! 761 01:32:58,850 --> 01:33:02,150 Where the sea washes my front door... 762 01:33:02,850 --> 01:33:06,450 These palm groves these birds' nests... 763 01:33:06,520 --> 01:33:09,820 Will I ever see them again? 764 01:33:10,030 --> 01:33:13,480 The smiles have died on our lips... 765 01:33:13,700 --> 01:33:16,670 With our souls shrouded. 766 01:33:16,870 --> 01:33:22,500 Only the shells of our bodies go in weary procession. 767 01:34:06,750 --> 01:34:09,220 That's her, standing there. 768 01:34:11,420 --> 01:34:13,890 Grandpa won't leave the temple. 769 01:34:14,590 --> 01:34:18,550 Shyama, these people have come from India, looking for you. 770 01:34:21,260 --> 01:34:22,060 Shyama? 771 01:34:22,430 --> 01:34:23,230 Yes. 772 01:34:24,770 --> 01:34:26,760 We've come from Chennai in search of you. 773 01:34:28,270 --> 01:34:30,500 We've brought you something priceless. 774 01:34:36,950 --> 01:34:38,570 Your daughter. 775 01:34:44,960 --> 01:34:46,420 Amudha, your mother... 776 01:34:54,970 --> 01:34:56,590 My daughter would have been her age. 777 01:34:58,300 --> 01:34:59,430 This is your daughter too. 778 01:35:00,640 --> 01:35:02,970 No she isn't. 779 01:35:05,140 --> 01:35:05,940 This is your child. 780 01:35:07,810 --> 01:35:09,470 We adopted her. 781 01:35:11,820 --> 01:35:15,620 Mother tell them she's not my daughter. 782 01:35:24,160 --> 01:35:26,460 Aren't you Mankulam Shyama? 783 01:35:26,830 --> 01:35:31,460 I'm... but I'm not her mother. 784 01:35:43,110 --> 01:35:44,410 All my children are buried... 785 01:35:45,350 --> 01:35:49,810 ...under the 'poo arasu' tree outside the village. 786 01:35:53,860 --> 01:35:57,160 Didn't you go to India and have a baby in Rameswaram? 787 01:35:59,200 --> 01:36:05,830 I've never left this village all my life. 788 01:36:06,540 --> 01:36:13,000 But today we're leaving Mankulam forever. 789 01:36:24,550 --> 01:36:27,020 What's your name? 790 01:38:04,990 --> 01:38:06,990 I heard the Army was moving in so I came at once. 791 01:38:08,160 --> 01:38:11,790 - Is there another Mankulam? - Yes, in the North. Let's go. 792 01:38:47,200 --> 01:38:51,500 Aunty, this is Indra, and this, the original Indra. 793 01:38:53,370 --> 01:38:57,500 This is my aunt. 794 01:39:21,060 --> 01:39:22,860 Your daughter's been on strike for a week. 795 01:39:23,730 --> 01:39:25,030 She's not talking to me. 796 01:39:28,740 --> 01:39:32,700 Doesn't want me near her. Bathes and dresses by herself. 797 01:39:33,240 --> 01:39:34,540 I feel like slapping her! 798 01:39:35,410 --> 01:39:36,710 Why get so worked up? 799 01:39:37,750 --> 01:39:42,050 Don't. Am I not justified? 800 01:39:44,920 --> 01:39:46,550 Mother and daughter.. So alike. 801 01:39:49,590 --> 01:39:51,060 One stops and the other starts! 802 01:39:53,430 --> 01:39:55,230 At least, do you love me? 803 01:39:58,770 --> 01:39:59,770 Very much. 804 01:40:10,780 --> 01:40:15,740 I've come. I'm right in the middle! 805 01:40:53,660 --> 01:40:54,780 - Tamil? - Yes. 806 01:40:55,160 --> 01:40:57,790 - Where's Devanathan's house? - He's not here. 807 01:40:58,330 --> 01:41:01,300 - Where's his house? - Ruined! All ruined! 808 01:41:51,380 --> 01:41:53,350 Darling, this is Amma speaking. How are you? 809 01:41:53,720 --> 01:41:55,180 When are you coming home? 810 01:41:58,720 --> 01:42:01,850 In a couple of days. 811 01:42:02,060 --> 01:42:04,030 No, come back now. 812 01:42:04,730 --> 01:42:07,860 All right, give the phone to Grandfather. 813 01:42:08,060 --> 01:42:12,020 - Whose Amma are you, mine or hers? - Yours and hers. 814 01:42:12,570 --> 01:42:14,870 Talk to Amudha now. 815 01:42:15,740 --> 01:42:18,540 Don't want to talk to her. Don't like her. 816 01:42:24,080 --> 01:42:25,210 I'm sick, I have fever. 817 01:42:26,580 --> 01:42:29,710 He's lying. When d'you plan to be back? 818 01:42:32,090 --> 01:42:32,710 Soon, Appa. 819 01:42:33,920 --> 01:42:35,720 Akhil wants to talk to you. 820 01:42:38,260 --> 01:42:42,560 Akhil, baby, how are you? 821 01:42:45,600 --> 01:42:48,230 Talk to me... I miss you both so much. 822 01:42:51,440 --> 01:42:56,740 Akhil, don't cry... I miss you too... 823 01:42:56,950 --> 01:42:58,250 Please don't cry. 824 01:42:59,780 --> 01:43:07,780 I can't bear it. I love you darling. 825 01:43:09,130 --> 01:43:10,420 I love you, Amma. 826 01:44:18,030 --> 01:44:22,160 Amudha, what happened? 827 01:44:22,370 --> 01:44:24,330 Give her some water... 828 01:44:26,040 --> 01:44:28,500 She must have seen something that frightened her. 829 01:44:36,710 --> 01:44:41,840 No one wins in guerilla warfare. But then no one loses either. 830 01:44:43,550 --> 01:44:44,850 It's like prolonged cancer. 831 01:44:55,230 --> 01:44:56,860 Why can't we live peacefully? 832 01:44:58,570 --> 01:44:59,810 The truth is, those who make... 833 01:45:00,400 --> 01:45:06,540 ...Kalashnikov rifles, mortars, grenades, land mines... 834 01:45:06,740 --> 01:45:12,200 ...and bombs have a commercial interest in war. 835 01:45:13,420 --> 01:45:17,050 Developed countries have stopped fighting, but developing countries... 836 01:45:17,750 --> 01:45:20,880 ...use wars as testing grounds for weapons. 837 01:45:28,430 --> 01:45:30,400 - Is there no end to this? - There is. 838 01:45:30,930 --> 01:45:34,390 We must dump our weapons in the sea. 839 01:45:34,940 --> 01:45:39,570 Or may be Amudha's generation will arrive at a solution. 840 01:45:54,620 --> 01:46:02,620 He's from India. He's a famous Tamil writer. 841 01:46:09,310 --> 01:46:11,430 Indra sir, say something. 842 01:46:16,980 --> 01:46:17,740 Our eyebrows are... 843 01:46:17,741 --> 01:46:22,950 ...lowered, our eyes closed lips parched, teeth clenched... 844 01:46:23,820 --> 01:46:24,790 He's a Tamilian. 845 01:46:25,150 --> 01:46:28,610 We walk with our backs bent. We whom you rule over... 846 01:46:29,330 --> 01:46:30,950 Lock us up... 847 01:46:35,000 --> 01:46:38,800 ...in cages, flay us with staves Let the skin on our backs fester! 848 01:46:39,670 --> 01:46:43,630 One day our eyebrows will arch our closed eyes open again. 849 01:46:44,340 --> 01:46:48,970 Our puckered lips will throb and our clenched teeth grind. 850 01:46:49,350 --> 01:46:53,650 Rule over us until then. Flaunt your power over us! 851 01:47:00,020 --> 01:47:02,990 Yes, I've seen his photograph. He's the writer, Indra. 852 01:47:04,360 --> 01:47:07,490 - Wait, what's your name? - Vikram. 853 01:47:08,200 --> 01:47:09,680 - Full name? - Harold Vikramasinghe. 854 01:47:09,870 --> 01:47:10,830 He's Srilankan. 855 01:47:11,700 --> 01:47:13,830 Move away! 856 01:47:14,700 --> 01:47:16,500 He's the one who brought me here. 857 01:47:18,710 --> 01:47:20,510 Are you mad? 858 01:47:20,710 --> 01:47:24,510 You've entered this area without permission and with a Srilankan. 859 01:47:24,710 --> 01:47:29,170 He came to help me. He's taking us to meet a girl named Shyama. 860 01:47:37,060 --> 01:47:38,360 Why are you looking for her? 861 01:47:41,560 --> 01:47:45,360 We've brought her daughter. We adopted her. 862 01:47:46,570 --> 01:47:47,690 She wants to see her mother. 863 01:47:51,740 --> 01:47:52,870 Do you know Shyama? 864 01:47:58,580 --> 01:47:59,380 Yes, I do. 865 01:47:59,580 --> 01:48:00,550 Can we see her? 866 01:48:06,660 --> 01:48:12,750 We've found your mother. 867 01:48:16,770 --> 01:48:17,890 We've found Amudha's mother. 868 01:48:18,270 --> 01:48:21,070 Was Shyama there? Did you see her? 869 01:48:21,940 --> 01:48:25,900 I saw her brother. He asked us to go to the Subramaniam Park. 870 01:48:45,960 --> 01:48:47,930 - Where's Shyama? - Over there. 871 01:49:50,860 --> 01:49:52,660 People have come from India looking for you. 872 01:49:53,860 --> 01:49:54,660 Why? 873 01:49:57,870 --> 01:50:00,840 They were seen in Mankulam. 874 01:50:03,370 --> 01:50:08,830 He's a writer and he's come with his wife and daughter. 875 01:50:13,550 --> 01:50:14,590 The girl is your daughter. 876 01:50:33,900 --> 01:50:35,200 What should I tell them? 877 01:50:44,580 --> 01:50:46,550 I asked them to come to Subramaniam Park. 878 01:50:51,590 --> 01:50:53,050 I won't see them. 879 01:50:54,420 --> 01:50:55,820 Shyama, she's your daughter. 880 01:51:01,600 --> 01:51:03,330 My children are here. 881 01:51:04,600 --> 01:51:07,900 - Not one or two. - 300. 882 01:51:57,320 --> 01:52:02,450 She's changed thrice since morning and looked at the watch... 883 01:52:02,660 --> 01:52:04,130 ...at least ten times! 884 01:52:04,490 --> 01:52:05,120 Look! 885 01:53:21,240 --> 01:53:22,640 Maybe she's not coming. 886 01:53:24,240 --> 01:53:27,040 She'll come! She'll definitely come! 887 01:53:53,270 --> 01:53:55,740 'Thambili' -that's tender coconut water in your country. 888 01:53:58,770 --> 01:54:02,110 Why hasn't she come? Did you complain about me? 889 01:54:02,280 --> 01:54:03,900 That I argue or fight a lot? 890 01:54:05,950 --> 01:54:10,250 I said only good things. He said he'd bring her. 891 01:54:28,140 --> 01:54:30,610 The Army's coming, let's go! 892 01:54:33,810 --> 01:54:38,270 No, let's wait for some more time. 893 01:54:40,480 --> 01:54:41,780 We can't stay here, Amudha. 894 01:54:54,330 --> 01:54:57,960 Listen to me... let's go. 895 01:55:00,170 --> 01:55:01,290 Why did you lie to me, Appa? 896 01:55:01,500 --> 01:55:02,800 The Army's here! 897 01:55:05,340 --> 01:55:07,970 Tell them to go away. Ask her to come. 898 01:55:09,510 --> 01:55:12,110 I won't come with you. 899 01:55:27,200 --> 01:55:35,200 I'm a child... How could you cheat me? 900 01:58:58,410 --> 01:58:59,410 That was a narrow escape. 901 01:59:18,930 --> 01:59:20,220 Let's go home, Appa. 902 01:59:22,760 --> 01:59:25,730 Let's not stay here. Let's go. 903 02:00:40,840 --> 02:00:44,140 Can we go through Subramaniam Park? 904 02:00:49,850 --> 02:00:51,980 We heard that the Army went back only last night. 905 02:00:53,520 --> 02:00:55,080 It doesn't seem wise to go back there. 906 02:00:58,360 --> 02:01:00,990 No, Amma... You were hurt there. 907 02:01:02,030 --> 02:01:03,330 It was because of me. 908 02:01:05,870 --> 02:01:09,170 We won't get down. We'll just take a look. 909 02:01:09,870 --> 02:01:13,000 You escaped by a whisker. 910 02:01:18,380 --> 02:01:22,010 Okay, but I won't stop if I see the Army... I'll go on. 911 02:02:09,100 --> 02:02:09,720 Let's go. 912 02:02:10,770 --> 02:02:13,060 Wait a minute. 913 02:02:55,310 --> 02:02:57,610 My chest hurts. It's nothing. 914 02:03:40,520 --> 02:03:48,520 Indra sir, the real Indra and Amudha. 915 02:04:01,380 --> 02:04:02,340 Won't you sit down? 916 02:04:35,240 --> 02:04:37,040 Amudha has brought you something. 917 02:04:39,910 --> 02:04:41,880 My album... 918 02:04:45,750 --> 02:04:47,380 It has photographs of me as a child. 919 02:04:50,590 --> 02:04:54,890 It has my poem too. I won a prize for it. 920 02:04:57,430 --> 02:05:04,400 Photographs with Kamal Hasan, A.R.Rahman, Grandfather... 921 02:05:05,110 --> 02:05:08,230 ...Akhil and Vinay... Won't you have a look? 922 02:05:20,120 --> 02:05:21,280 Do you have a photo of yours? 923 02:05:35,140 --> 02:05:38,110 She's written down some questions. She wants to ask you. 924 02:05:48,480 --> 02:05:49,480 Ask her. 925 02:05:58,330 --> 02:06:00,490 Why did you leave me and go away? 926 02:06:22,850 --> 02:06:23,980 The situation was such. 927 02:06:30,530 --> 02:06:32,580 I went on a boat as a refugee. 928 02:06:40,540 --> 02:06:42,330 I was forced to come back. 929 02:06:52,880 --> 02:06:53,850 I had no choice. 930 02:07:13,230 --> 02:07:14,900 Who is my father? 931 02:07:26,080 --> 02:07:27,550 Can I see him? 932 02:07:48,600 --> 02:07:52,440 Did you hold me when I was born? 933 02:07:54,110 --> 02:07:56,080 Did I cry or did I laugh? 934 02:08:02,780 --> 02:08:07,080 They took you away a minute after you were born. 935 02:08:12,460 --> 02:08:18,090 I touched you once with my finger. 936 02:08:21,800 --> 02:08:23,030 That was all. 937 02:08:56,670 --> 02:08:57,800 You can hold her now. 938 02:10:12,410 --> 02:10:14,880 I didn't want to cry. 939 02:10:20,420 --> 02:10:24,050 Amma, ask her to come with us. Let's take her to Madras. 940 02:10:26,430 --> 02:10:29,230 You tell her, Appa... she'll listen to you. 941 02:10:31,430 --> 02:10:34,230 There's no war, no Army in Madras. 942 02:10:35,100 --> 02:10:37,400 We can watch TV and go to the movies. 943 02:10:41,110 --> 02:10:42,080 We can go to the beach. 944 02:10:55,620 --> 02:10:57,090 I have work here. 945 02:10:57,960 --> 02:11:00,430 You can do it later... Please say yes. 946 02:11:11,140 --> 02:11:14,940 You have brought her up well. Thank you. 947 02:11:20,650 --> 02:11:26,780 Don't go. Come with us... or take me with you. 948 02:11:41,500 --> 02:11:44,300 This is your father and this, your mother. 949 02:11:45,670 --> 02:11:48,300 Don't go, don't... 950 02:11:54,520 --> 02:12:00,980 Someday, there will be peace in this country. 951 02:12:02,190 --> 02:12:03,160 Come back to me then. 952 02:12:03,360 --> 02:12:04,660 When will that be? 953 02:12:05,530 --> 02:12:08,320 When, Amma? When, Appa? 954 02:12:29,880 --> 02:12:34,010 Don't! If you call out to me like that, I cannot go. 955 02:12:36,560 --> 02:12:44,560 Amma, come to me once, one last time. 956 02:12:45,070 --> 02:12:48,570 Then you can go. 957 02:12:53,595 --> 02:12:57,595 Corrected by jcdr70031

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