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Thanks to the people of Vyasarpadi

[clears throat]

-[Narrator] So… -THE BEGINNING

[glass shattering]

Just like the saying, "Is there a bar that love can restrain?"

They also say, "Is there a bar that even hatred can restrain?"

The more you show your hate…

More it amplifies…

Turning itself into a blazing fireball…

Only then does it reach a boiling point.

You are going to witness one such story of hatred.

[screams]

[boy 1] Buddy! Who is he? He's killing him with a single tube light!

[boy 2] Not one. He's killed three people!

This is a story of two brothers who've hated each other since their childhood.

We can also say that this is a story about

the longing of a dead mother who wants her sons to make peace.

Shall we watch it?

THE LAST CHAPTER

Many things happened in the end and our commission got jeopardized.

[inaudible mumbling]

What's the use of lamenting? We are here now. Get down.

Hey! Take out the rifle.

God!

Hey!

[thunder rumbling]

[Kovalan] I brought you straight home because you need to see our mother.

[Karikalan] Or what?

[Kovalan] Or you have to go to the station to sign for coming home.

[Kovalan] And they cause unnecessary drama.

[Kovalan] Don't annoy me.

-Please show some mercy, sir. -Go on, man!

Sir…

Hey… Sokku?

Who stabbed you? Hey!

[Karikalan] Hey!

-[Kovalan] Come! Let's go to the hospital. -[Karikalan] Hey!

[Karikalan] Hey! Still here?

[Sokku groans in pain]

[groans in pain] [Sokku] Subash brother…

Subash brother…

Sir! Carry him! Hey! Come on, man.

[Kovalan groaning] Nothing. It's okay!

Sir! Please give me a hand.

-[Kovalan] Sir! -[Sokku] Look what he's done, brother!

-[Sokku] You get going. I'll take care. -[Kovalan] Sir! Sir!

Make the call, sir.

[music intensifies]

[flies buzzing]

[buzzing intensifies]

Memories are like pests.

It will do as it chooses.

It doesn't have a pattern like they show in the movies.

My name is Kovalan.

This is the story of Karikalan in Kovalan's life.

PAROLE

NOW

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Karikalan shouldn't be released.

Mom! Come quick! How long do you take?!

-I'm coming wait! -Make it fast!

-He'll come any time now. -Wait! Wait.

What to do with you? Come fast!

Hi…Hi buddy!

Come on, Mom.

Come, Mom.

Are you going in an auto? Is the auto here?

Do you have the lock? Give it.

Shall I lock it, Aarayi?

Right! Where to?

-Near by- -You wait, buddy.

Let my mother tell. Mom?

-Tell me the truth, Mom. -Hey…

Let her tell buddy. You wait!

Go on, Mom.

No, buddy… It was me-

Hey! We are going to see the Governor. To file a mercy petition.

Oh!

Oh! For your lad?

What an upright man he is! You are filing a mercy petition for him?

Hey! What he did was wrong.

So? We can't just turn our back on him.

He'll get worse if he stays in prison.

He's said he's been having suicidal thoughts!

-He's a poor soul! -Mother!

Oh my dear Mummy!

My beloved Mummy…

You are hyping him as if he's a good guy!

Judging by your actions the Governor won't sympathize.

He'll be super pissed.

Then I'll go to the President.

No way that's gonna happen.

-Hey! I am ready to even die for my son. -MOM!

-HEY! What's with the tone? -Go to hell!

Hey!

[Kovalan] My mom would have filed the mercy plea to the Governor beyond my power.

I was planning to stop her.

As if I'm jobless.

Actually, I'm a plumber. This gym's waterline has a problem.

Is there any place with no problems?

I should repair all of them by 4 AM, before the gym opens.

Kovalan! Kovalan!

Are you here, bro?

Is he here?

Bro, he's here.

Bro! What are you doing here?

[Kovalan] He is Bombay Sokku. And he is Phenyl.

Hey, why did you switch off your phone?

All because of my mom. Or she'll torture me by calling me nonstop.

What? You tell him, brother!

-Hey! -What Phenyl?

Has my mother sent you to compromise?

It's not that, brother. I was sleeping in my house.

I was eaten by mosquitos! You have the fly-killing bat, right?

I went to your home to take that. And door was unlocked.

So, I went in and…

I saw mom lying dead.

♪♪♪

-Mom? My mom? -Yes, brother.

-My mom? -Yes, brother.

Yes. We saw her, man!

♪ What did I do To deserve this punishment? ♪

♪ The loneliness without a mother Will slowly kill me ♪

♪ Life without you Becomes a relentless torture ♪

♪ When will you take me To the place you took off to? ♪

Go in, bro! Go on!

He isn't going in! Go in, bro!

♪ Mother! ♪

♪ You would call me When I am mischievous ♪

♪ And imprison me in your lap! ♪

♪ Still fresh in my memories Like it happened yesterday! ♪

♪ Smiles blooming like a golden flower Whose face shall I look for in the morning? ♪

♪ I stand aimless All alone ♪

♪ Buddy! Change the song! ♪

♪ Come feed me Stroke my hair gently! ♪

♪ Talk some sense into me Shower me with your affection ♪

♪ Lovingly… Shower me… ♪

[moaning]

Hey! Why are you laughing, man?

Just that, the mosquitos devoured me despite these clothes.

I wonder what it did to them!

Is this the time for that? Get lost!

[Kovalan] This is normal while living in a shanty area.

Even a slight brush against the wall can be heard.

It's enough to let them know you are awake.

[TV volume increasing]

♪♪♪

♪ Unfathomable! Yet, here you are sleeping! ♪

♪ I couldn't even cry Watching you right now! ♪

Even if you are with God -I'm yawning but can't cry.

♪ Come, make me sleep Safe in your lap! ♪

♪ Forgive me if I made any mistakes ♪

♪ Lie to soothe my wounds ♪

♪ Who was there for me like you did? ♪

♪ Come to me if the doors open! ♪

♪ As time and tears froze ♪

♪ My beautiful life- ♪

Buddy, didn't I tell you? Come here.

Hey! Come on. Come fast.

Look! My mom made me dinner worrying I would sleep on an empty stomach.

She's even served it on my plate!

But I ate out and didn't even bother to tell her.

♪ Unfathomable! Yet, here you are sleeping! ♪

♪ I couldn't cry Watching you right now ♪

♪ Even if you are with God ♪ Bro, what is he doing?

♪ I pray for your presence ♪

♪ Come, make me sleep Safe in your lap ♪

♪ Unfathomable! Yet, here you are sleeping! ♪

♪ I couldn't cry… ♪

This is the last meal she cooked, right?

I won't be able to eat it again even if I wanted to, right?

[Phenyl crying]

-Bro! Brother! -Hey! Have some.

-You? -No, brother.

Bro, even he is not crying. You'll make him cry.

It's just a little spicy. A pinch of salt can fix it.

Where is the salt?

Here it is!

Put it.

-Hey! -Why?

I'll eat it just the way she made.

Who's that?

-Who's here at this hour? -How did this happen?

Oh! Kavi sister! Put it on the center stand.

It's nothing. She died a peaceful death. She passed away while sleeping.

-Did you call Kovalan? -Yes! Your guy is inside. See him.

-Sorry we disturbed you! -Hey! That's okay.

I did the night shift. So I left quickly after the doctor's rounds got over.

Okay. Okay.

Okay. I'm going inside.

-What is this? -Salt!

[spits]

[Sokku] Hey, I'm already annoyed because of these insect bites.

Body?

Mom… Mom.

Her body is excreting.

What is extete?

What is that?

-That is… -Go on!

That means…

Say it!

Can you call some ladies over?

-Why did they call me? -Oh! Brother it's that.

Okay, sister. We understand.

Hey! Call your mom.

Also! Arrange some soaps and towels.

-I'll do that, sister. -He's only shaking his head!

Everything is done, buddy.

We can arrange Tamil drum [Thappu] during last rites. No need at initial times.

Why?

Hey! Many respected people will be coming tomorrow.

Then they'll blame us for pulling the crowd and attention!

And if two big shots come at the same time, they'll cause unwanted drama.

So let's not make that mistake.

-Here! Score it out! -Give me.

-No need for an ice box. -Then cut it out.

You shut up!

Why are you being stingy even to buy an ice box?

Bas****! Why should I be stingy to do my mother's funeral?

I'm planning to cremate her around 11 in the morning.

11?

-That early? -Yes.

Hey! Your brother isn't coming?

No buddy. I'm thinking of doing all the rituals myself.

Then at least phone him and let him know!

-Okay. I'll tell him. -Bro! Do it now.

[mobile phone rings]

Hello! Lawyer Maria here.

Ma'am… Mom passed away.

Oh, Mother! Sorry son.

That's okay ma'am. The thing is…

We need to inform Karikalan.

Is it enough to just inform him about this?

Yes! I'm planning cremate her around 11 in the morning.

-That's why. -Oh! I get it.

I get it. Okay.

[Karikalan] You witnessed earlier why I despise my brother so much.

Here! Because of this photo.

Our one and only family photo.

There is something off about the photo, right?

Let's take a look again. My mother's right hand is on him,

even her left hand is holding him.

Even you will get furious watching it. Imagine how would I feel.

When our father hanged himself, Karikalan slammed the man on his head

who took advantage of the widowed mother.

The man lost his sight and Karikalan went to juvenile prison.

My mother was in constant agony without him.

She was constantly worried if he ate his food and if he slept properly.

I couldn't digest the food I ate and I couldn't sleep a wink because of her lack of attention.

She didn't bother to even notice that.

This is Karikalan's story whose mother is one among

the mothers who show love only to their favorite child.

KOVALAN: CAN I TELL A STORY SIR?

[somber music]

[Karikalan screaming]

[Kovalan] He developed bad blood even inside and killed three inmates.

[Kovalan] I don't know why my mom was so happy. Like he won a National award!

That too he got parole easily only because of our lawyer Saravanan.

Ma'am! You forgot me now that your son is here!

There are even stories where he bashed Saravanan.

I had to pay money for that!

Feeling jealous watching me, he started going back to zero.

[dramatic music]

[Beef] Brother! Enough!

Brother! What are you doing?

Brother! What on earth are you doing?

If you take him to the hospital, it'll take a lot of time to clean the mud.

He'll be dead by that time.

Let's go.

Brother, you are born to kill…

Yes.

-Why are you killing me by killing others? -I can only do this.

-So? -I'm also earning money!

-Because of money- -I won't get caught by anyone.

-What about the police? -Not even to them.

Go.

[bottle clanking]

Not the booze. Mother! Mom!

What are you doing Mom?!

Give it to me, Mom!

-Listen to me. -Leave it!

What the heck are you doing, Mom?

You have diabetics, right? The doctor said you'll die if you drink, right?

-Then why- -Hey! Go away.

Mom! Mom!

[Aarayi gags]

Because of me, right?

I'll never let you live in peace until I'm here, right?

You know that, right?

Then don't do this, son.

Okay! Okay. I'll stop doing this.

Leave it.

-Don't drink. -Swear on me.

Swear on me!

[suspenseful music]

Are you a child?

[ominous music playing] Asking for promises!

I said I'll stop, right? Leave it.

[Kovalan] He even deceived that poor thing, my mother

and committed a gruesome murder.

Saamiyar Thottam

-Mummy! -Mmm?

Make an awesome tea for me.

Wait. I'll clean the fish first.

-Aarayi? -Mmm?

You can clean whatever you want after making my tea. Get up now!

[flies buzzing]

[gasps]

What happened, Mom?

These flies…

Hey!

[spits]

Hey! Mom!

Mom! Mom!

St… Stop!

Won't you change your ways?

Just visit the house of your victim…

You'll regret the mess you've created.

You'll never get it!

I don't need you then.

-Mom! -Hey, wait.

Don't!

Do you want to face her anger?

Did you see that?

Are you being brash because the police can't get to you?

I'll put a hit out on you and pay with the money earned from your sins.

Either you die and send me off to prison…

Or kill them and go to prison.

[Kovalan] When he didn't take care of mom and let her live in peace when she was alive…

Why should he be called to perform the last rites?

As if this is the only curse on him!

I've got the chance to be my mom's son by performing her last rites.

And I'll not sacrifice it! -THE WORLD IS A STAGE

[indistinct lamenting]

Bro, I'm sorry!

I was in bed with my wife unware of your mom's death.

Please don't get me wrong!

Hey!

If you're blessed with a daughter, give her my mom's name.

Aarayi! It is a unisex name.

Get lost!

[drum beats]

[indistinct singing]

Hey, Phenyl! Did anyone else die in our neighborhood?

No, bro!

It sounds like they're heading here.

Hey, it's Beef!

[drum beats]

Let's continue our work.

Buddy!

Hey, Kovala!

Beef!

I'll break your head! Act your age!

Aren't you an 80's kid?

It's alright!

I saw posters on the way.

You've put your brother's name after yours!

Also, I heard the final procession is at 11?

Yes, what's your problem?

-If I started swearing… -Hey, Beef!

You better leave this place.

Why are you shooing away a righteous person?

The elder son cremates the mother and the younger son cremates the father.

Isn't that the rule? Didn't you light dad's pyre?

What will brother do if you light mom's pyre as well?

He's also her son.

Hey! What do you want me to do now?

Bring brother out on parole.

We'll talk about the rest later.

Hey, dance!

You better leave!

-It was uneventful! -What is this, man?

-Hey! -We'll handle it.

What's this? You have arranged for drum rolls!

Shouldn't you have invited elders like me with due respect?

Brother, that's wasn't my arrangement.

If only Karikalan was here, he would have planned it meticulously.

-Yes, bro! -No one can beat Karikalan in paying respect.

You aren't conducting a proper funeral, Kovalan.

Hey, Beef!

-Are you trying to blow this up? -Yes!

What did he say wrong?

You shamed me, your uncle, by not inviting me with due respect.

Is this some idea from your mom's family?

If Karikalan was here he would have done it right.

Karikalan would have done it all right.

He would have bashed the ones who didn't respect.

Uncle! Is that a punch line?

Is it?

You are hyping him too much.

What would he have done? Tell me!

He hasn't done anything for me. What would he do for you all?

As if he is some big shot?

Hey, Kovala!

Kovala! Is this how you talk at a funeral?

Can't you keep your mouth zipped for sometime?

Kavi! Kavi! Look here!

You don't know the problem. Don't interfere.

You know nothing.

-He hasn't done anything for me. -Oh?

Are you all puffed up because he did nothing?

Hey!

Look! What are we fighting for?

Huh? Why are we fighting?

It's because of him. All because of him.

This… Exactly this… This is how…

This is what he always does to annoy me.

You don't keep spinning these reasons.

-Like small kids-- -Hey!

Why are you shouting at me?

You are so daring! Tell me now amidst everyone.

Why do you get so heated up every time you hear his name?

What exactly is the problem between you two?

-We have elders around. -Tell me!

-Bro! -Just tell.

-We need to take care of the funeral. -Tell!

Wasn't he born before me? That's his only mistake.

Beef!

Are you stirring problems at my mom's funeral?

I'll just thrash you!

[chorus] Hey!

-Look at him! -Look!

Go!

Keep your distance!

What happened, Kovala? Petrified?

We are your brother's team. Did you forget?

What if your brother's in prison? Did you think we'll leave him?

No!

You better bring brother out on parole.

-If we call the local police, they'll inform Trichy jail. -Should we call sister?

-We can get him out on parole. -The law exists!

We'll not let you cremate your mom.

-Will he? -Come on, let's go.

Come on, guys. Let's sit.

[indistinct chatter]

Hey! It doesn't matter if you don't make way.

I will take my mom through the other route.

Oh! Is it?

-Four of you get up. -Hey, get up.

It'll be better if you take your brother out.

Hey, Beef! Don't spill words.

About to say that it will be a shame for him, if I take him out.

Hey, hey!

-Take your hands off! -Bro, do you have the local station's number?

Let's wait and see what he does.

Mom! Mom!

-Who is that Karikalan? -How does it matter to you?

Hey, Sendhan Amuthan! Come here!

-Don't you know who Karikalan is? -I don't know!

-Are you sure? -No, I don't know.

-Haven't you watched movies? -I have…

-But I don't know who he is. -Get outta here!

He's your dad!

What the heck? What are you talking about?

[laughing]

-What's it, buddy? -Who's this Karikalan?

-He's… our brother! -Hmmm!

-He's a good man! -Oh!

-But he went to juvenile jail 10 years back. -Hmm!

His life changed completely after that.

Oh ho!

BEEF: SHALL I TELL THE TRUE STORY, SIR?

-Lift him! -Lift, lift.

[siren wailing]

♪ A flesh covered heart wanders ♪

♪ The moment filled with strife screams ♪

♪ A corpse-eating vulture preys ♪

♪ The tree rotten with time Disappears into dust ♪

♪ As strands of hair stood straight ♪

♪ The sweat shed as bodies caressed ♪

♪ As his life moves beyond gravity ♪

♪ It is just an alley in hell That reeks of rotten flesh ♪

Three murders… and he got released after six years.

He started searching for a job after that.

But the world pushed him to hell.

I have been getting calls from the apartment. Looks like they haven't been getting water.

I'm on the way to Singapooran's house funeral.

No one's available?

I'll get into trouble if I don't attend the funeral.

Don't you know the customs of our neighborhood?

Shall I go?

I know the job.

Hey! You know my brother, right?

He'll turn up saying I sent him…

Don't let him in.

Hey!

-Hey! -Let's go, Mom.

Why?

-Why? -[scoffs]

I can't employ another person to guard things if I employ you.

-Will you give me a job or not? -What the…

It's a huge deal to think of employing someone like you.

Instead of being submissive, you are being arrogant.

Only my eyes aren't filled with tears, Annachi. But I'm dying inside.

There are no good or bad people in hell. My brother became a killer.

He was caught red handed by mom in his first attempt and also promised her.

After that, he laid low without third-party murders to keep up his promise.

The concerned first-party people will send a word to second-party men

to keep their identity hidden. This is called third-party murder.

We'll know who the first-party is only after we finish the job and surrender.

If Karikalan has to take up the job, he needed a fair reason.

We got a top-notch reason to break the promise made to mom.

That's something personal.

PREGNANT WOMAN KILLED FOR JEWELS

The girl's father took revenge on Attu for pouring acid on her face.

Another personal murder.

He started doing professional murders after smelling blood, forgetting his reasons.

VENGEANCE FOIL AMONGST TRADERS

♪ As the fish buds atop a worm ♪

The incident at Saamiyar Thottam took brother to the next level in his profession.

But the devil inside brother did more damage to himself after that.

[crickets chirping]

[cuckoo singing]

Hey! Hey, catch him!

[indistinct shouting]

I love you!

[uplifting music]

♪♪♪

I… love you, Karikalan!

♪ Hey! Hey! Hey! ♪

♪ Just when one least expects ♪

♪ A little bit of love sparks ♪

♪ Before which great mountains Kneel down in reverence ♪

Hey, careful!

Hey!

Thanks a lot!

You saved my life by intervening!

If not, they would have killed me.

I'm serious about what I said. I've been in love for six months.

Won't you believe me?

-Huh? -Hey!

Hey, hey! Wait!

Please wait!

This is the first good thing happening in my life.

Please don't interfere and ruin it.

What are you waiting for? Kill him!

[groans]

Do you know my name?

Thendral!

Oh, Thendral?

No wonder it's breezy!

I love you!

I too, love you!

♪ You're a soft breeze! ♪

♪ Breeze… You come!♪

♪ Come talk to me, please! ♪

♪ Talk! Talk! ♪

♪ Oh, bright lightning! ♪

♪ Bright lightning! ♪

♪ You are dazzling! ♪

♪ You are dazzling! ♪

♪ Oh my, her laugh has Set my heart on fire! ♪

♪ She stands before me, Challenging me! ♪

♪ Oh, blazing fire! ♪

♪ Oh, blazing fire! ♪

♪ Oh, blazing fire! ♪

Karikala!

Are you asleep?

No!

I was waiting for you to start the conversation.

[crickets chirping]

I've committed a grave mistake.

Please forgive me!

When I keep thinking about it, I feel I shouldn't have done it.

I understand, Mom!

The feeling is mutual!

Are you feeling guilty?

Not exactly…

You have cat eyes, Mom!

As people say…

A cat will swallow its own kitten.

Won't you change your ways?

[Karikalan] You swallowed me that day!

I don't want you then.

That's when your next child entered.

He's lucky! But, I'm cruel!

While I was on the verge of death, jealousy gave me life.

I decided right then…

To live as a lucky man.

Life gave me Thendral!

It gave a new breeze!

I don't think it's just a saying…

"Your life is the reflection of your thoughts!"

Did that occur to you?

Really?

Then you won't kill anyone from now on.

I have gained confidence.

I trust my son!

You're talking so positively! My dearest son!

It's all the magic of Thendral, Mom!

[sings Thendral vandhu from Avatharam]

[Karikalan's mom sings along]

My dear brother!

I would even sit through your Arattai Arangam.

But you're singing Ilayaraja hits as if you know romance…

-My God! -What's wrong with my son's singing?

Oh my! Just go.

I now understand why Ilayaraja files a case if someone sings his songs.

-Raja sir… -I'm coming.

-Please forgive this sinner! -[Karikalan continues singing]

Why are you singing Thendral Vandhu like Dil Wale?

Get lost!

-Aarayi, ask him to keep quiet! -My son is singing so well…

-[Karikalan continues singing] -Shut up and listen.

Mom! Mom!

He's stopping my thirst for art.

[Sendhan] What happened then, brother? [Beef] What else?

A guy turned up like it was based on a true story!

Sabesh. Thendral's landlord's brother.

His brother is Subash. An affectionate hitman!

This Karikalan has swooped up my Thendral, brother!

Karikalan bears no affection on Kovalan.

But these guys are too affectionate, that's the problem!

These polar opposites should never cross paths in life!

Like tracks, they criss-crossed somehow!

Now that these two have entered the story, watch what happens!

You've spilled your blood…

She's yours!

Hey, doesn't this shirt look good?

This looks better than that!

It resembles your face!

Your guy might be a gangster,

but he was in a guerrilla cell and this is enough for him!

Huh!

What are you talking about?

Yeah, they call them gays.

Boys who like boys! I hear he's like that!

-In the back? -Could be!

We didn't realize that Subash had set up a girl from Signal to talk that way!

Brother, your girl's coming! We'll leave now.

Tell her about quitting the job in a gentle way!

Why are you being rough like you're preparing dough!

You are truly a baddie!

Back so soon, Thaen?

I wanted to tell you something important!

I… have something important… to ask you!

Go ahead! Ladies first! You ask.

What happened?

Hey! What's wrong?

-How do I… -Hey! Look here!

-What happened? -Are you a virgin?

What?

I don't even watch porn these days!

-[laughs] -Why do you laugh like a mad man?

What else can you expect from someone who loves you!

What?

[indistinct mumbling]

Thaen!

I've said this a hundred times. If you want to scold me, do it in Tamil!

Don't touch me!

-Turn around! -Karikalan!

What? What's wrong?

What happened?

What the hell happened?

Keep quiet! Everyone's watching!

[mumbles] Touching me like you own me!

Two men… going at it…

Has anything like that happened?

[ominous music plays]

Leave now.

Leave me.

-Answer me. -I said go home!

Leave!

What?

Huh?

Karikalan! Answer me!

Tell me now!

YES!

But they raped--

♪ The dance of horror! ♪

♪ A million tremors in my life! ♪

♪ A passing second Changes everything I see! ♪

♪ In the end I lost without a fight! ♪

♪ The love that flourishes now wilts! ♪

♪ The everlasting love now ends! ♪

And Thendral married Sabesh shortly thereafter!

[Sendhan] Did Karikalan spare him for that?

How could he spare him?

He tracked him down to his partner's hideout.

Two wickets, and he got a double life sentence!

This is the end of the story for you!

But he surrendered like a chump!

Oho! Isn't he an ace, bro?

I've got to see him, bro!

Wake me up even if I'm asleep at night, bro!

Wake me up without fail, please don't forget!

Please, bro!

[Kovalan]This… This is the problem.

This Sendhan Amudhan has never even respected me!

As though others respect me.

But he sees Karikalan as a hero!

Not just him! Even the cinema folks like the flashy ones!

Normal faces like mine are never shown these days!

We'll see!

But you shouldn't roam around unzipped in front of Karikalan!

If he sees it, he'll cut it off and dehydrate it!

[laughter]

Go!

[Kovalan] Now…

You're going to start thinking of Karikalan as the hero!

With no shame…

Forgetting that he's a killer…

He's just a kid and he sees him as a hero!

To be honest, I saw my brother as the hero too…

Till I realized I was the second hero…

Because I was my mom's second son.

To become a hero, I've got to kill like Karikalan!

I can do that too!

Because a jealous person turns jealous to ruin someone.

If he thinks he can take away my right to perform the funeral

to become a hero…

I've decided to parole Karikalan out, kill him and become a mass hero!

Kovala! Kovala! Come here!

Kovala!

Wow! It looks like your mother wishes to see Karikalan!

Correct! My mother wants to see him.

He'll join you soon, Mom!

Because the second hero is now the mass hero!

This is the bad guys' chapter!

Madam, can you hear me?

Yes, I can hear you. Tell me!

The thing is…

I've decided to get Karikalan's paroled.

Why the sudden change of heart?

Why else? So that I can flaunt it to his face!

I have a desire of making him fall at my feet, so inform the court and Karikalan about parole.

What is it, madam? How are you?

What's this about?

Your mother passed away.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

[crying]

Your brother, Kovalan…

Has generously decided to arrange for your parole!

Kariakalan, I've handed over the petition to the jail superintendent.

Once he fills it out we can apply in the court for parole.

Mother Mary will show us a way!

[Radio beeps] Mike one to mike three!

Mike one to mike three!

Tell me, sir.

Karikalan has applied for parole. Don't let him talk to any outsiders!

[static] Lock him in his cell and isolate him.

Okay, sir. Okay.

Sir!

Get in!

Don't isolate me. Put me back in my cell, sir!

Get in!

Okay, I'll collect the parole petition from the Trichy jail and email it to you!

You make an appeal at the Chennai High court.

How could you suggest that knowing all too well?

He beat up a lawyer here when his case was being heard!

We brought you here for the trial from Trichy because of this!

Oh yes! Isn't it? I forgot about it!

Didn't his actions become the talk of the bar council?

-[mouths] Kovalan. -Oh! Okay.

Even if you appealed to the Egmore court,

they'd try to cancel his parole out of vengeance, madam!

Okay, then let's…

appeal at the Trichy Magistrate court.

But this isn't a win-win situation. It's a little complicated!

Too complicated!

Not just a little… It's very complicated!

-What do you mean? -I didn't want to tell you this…

-Your brother tried to escape from jail. -What? He tried to escape?

Your mother knows about it too. There is a sugarcane field inside the jail.

He tried to scale the wall behind the field to escape!

But they caught him and gave him the thrashing of his life!

He crapped his pants from the beating!

Hey! Sorry! sorry!

They let him stink up for a day by throwing him in the darkroom!

I didn't know anything about this, madam!

Would this become a problem for us?

If the jail superintendent informs the judge about this,

it'll be difficult to get parole!

-Why? -What do you mean, "why?"

What's the guarantee that he wouldn't escape during his parole?

That's not it!

The court would ask to see the offender's case history!

Just reading his summary is enough to prove he's potentially dangerous!

Double life sentences.

A double murder.

One of those is a professional murder. The other is personal!

It was a gruesome death.

Moreover, there has been an escape attempt in an eight-month period.

The possibilities are very low.

If I were the judge, I wouldn't grant parole!

Okay, let's make an attempt. You come to Trichy as soon as possible.

Are you joking?

-How can I come to Trichy now? -Hey!

It's nine now. The court functions till 4:30.

I'll move our file so that it's heard by three o'clock.

If you rushed by car, you can reach Trichy in five hours!

But… How could I leave a funeral?

Precisely!

The younger brother who left a funeral for his brother.

We are going to appeal this from an emotional angle.

That's the safe bet and it's a safe play.

Come over.

Okay, madam. I'll come.

-Did he answer? - It's at 75.

77 is our number!

Come, you're right on time!

Sorry, madam. I got delayed.

One minute. Go, say that we're present!

-Okay, I'll take care. -You are good at giving excuses!

Could you please wait?

He's the police constable on court duty today!

-Hello, sir. -The jail superintendent…

has asked him to inform the judge about your brother's escape attempt!

But I've brainwashed him to lie for us!

Is it?

What do you mean "is it?"

[mumbles] Pay him five thousand.

[mumbles] Pay him! I would've paid him if I had it.

Hide it!

Do you know anyone called Signal?

Why do you ask?

The superintendent got a call from someone called Signal.

To thwart your brother's parole. Oh! This too?

18/21

Petition of Kovalan vs State.

I walked in with defiance because I saw the court

as a bunch of murderers out to hunt my brother.

And we've bribed the court PC as well!

Present the case history of the offender.

We've already submitted it, sir.

This is Mr. Venugopal.

He's our judge.

The judge would question the PC.

He'd say that Karikalan was a good boy inside.

And will declare him out on parole.

Simple.

What else did the Superintendent say to you?

Sir, he's been on his best behavior and there are no complaints.

I couldn't stop smirking.

I was pretty sure we'd win.

But the judge took notice of it.

"Would a person from a funeral laugh?" was the doubt that arose.

He then started searching for the key to lock us.

And then he found it!

All of this is alright.

There's something fishy in the offender's case history.

What is his name? Karikalan.

It states that he bashed a lawyer in the Madras High Court.

If he were that gutsy,

he's potentially a dangerous threat!

How could he be disciplined in 8 months?

Moreover, your client laughs while his mother lays dead!

Non-trivial credibilities!

Did you get stuck this time too, Gifty Maria?

Your Honor, based on that,

please don't assume Karikalan to be potentially dangerous.

Why is that, dear Gifty Maria?

Do I need to remind you that it was a personal motive?

Or did you remember this right away?

Forgive me, Your Honor.

I am not trying to take advantage of myself.

Rather, I'm trying to pinpoint

the correctness in the nature of event.

Tell me what is the "correctness"?

At the time of that case,

the financial status of my client was weak.

[sneezes]

Sorry!

He hadn't paid the consultant fees for the past 2 hearings.

To be more precise…

The advocate used the word…

Madam?

Go stand there. I'll handle it.

Advocate used the word…

"B****."

Because he called his mother that, he beat him, Your Honor.

It's more like a reflex action.

Also, he loved his mother dearly.

Which is why we've applied for parole for him to perform her last rites.

After her death,

my mom shouldn't have been called by that word.

It's all because of me.

And my stupid smirk.

To make my situation even worse, a second court duty PC entered the court.

An emergency protocol, sir.

-It's from Chennai. -[afar] Really?

From Chennai?

Is it pertinent to the case?

Yes, Your Honor.

Everyone was stunned to witness a second court duty PC, in an appeal case.

This states that Subash didn't sign the letter!

He filed a complaint at Trichy station

stating that his signature was forged by you.

Not just that,

he also stated that you plotted his escape.

I can tell it was the truth judging by your silence!

And I did have my doubts.

About how one accused can help the other out on parole.

And my doubt was right.

Answer me if your mother's death was real or a ruse!

That part is true, Your Honor!

Why would one lie about this?

Ask him to confess to the court!

Was the signature a crime of forgery or no?

Your Honor… My client could never commit this forgery.

Moreover, the decision of calling this a forgery--

Can I please speak, Your Honor?

Yes, I was referring to you.

It was me who signed it, Your Honor.

Kovalan!

This will turn the case against us!

Alright.

I'll try my best.

I forgot to ask you.

Who was it your brother killed?

-Sabesh, ma'am. -Ah, right.

What was his brother's name?

Subash, ma'am.

Oh, okay.

I was confused between the two.

Wasn't it Subash who was waiting for Karikalan's release?

Yes, ma'am.

Fine, do this.

Get a letter from Subash signed that he won't harm Karikalan.

What?

A signed letter from him?!

Subash may seem like an ordinary guy on the outside.

He has an alias.

Signal.

Like how phone signals are everywhere,

he gets his job done in a jiffy.

And they say he's an all-powerful guy!

No one is as tyrannical as him in all of North Chennai.

You may be familiar with his antic at the Trichy court.

With a guy whose signal is as strong as mine,

I approached him for the letter.

A guarantee letter!

-Sign after you've read it. -What?

Sign after you read it and I'll get going.

It hasn't been a year since my brother's passing.

And the reason behind this?

Don't get personal about this.

I will talk about it.

But the burden within…

He murdered Babu who was like my brother.

And he murdered my brother too!

Recently…

For my brother's birthday,

I had flexes put up and posters pasted all over town!

But…

They tore his mouth out from everything.

That b******.

He died a horrific death.

Such a gruesome death.

For such a great person like your brother,

you've come to me seeking my signature!

Are you done talking?

Take this. And sign.

Come here, you.

-Yes, bro. -Don't open the door for anyone.

Chase this bugger out.

-[chuckles] -Are you kidding me?

Did you think I'd happily sign it?

Sorry, Subash.

Please sign this!

Please, dude.

Don't hold this against you. Please, please.

Yeah…

-…sign over there. -Your brother will be out on parole.

Accompanied by police escorts.

And they'd inform the local police station, too.

I thought I'd kill him despite these hurdles, but I'd be damned.

Not worth the risk.

I can do one thing that would piss him off.

And that is not signing this.

To be fair, I should have sought my vengeance by murdering you.

Do you know why you're spared?

Because he hates you. And vice versa.

But…

Judging by your eagerness, I feel that's changing!

Kya re… Deathing ah?

-What have you morons done? -Bro, bro!

Let it go. Let it go.

Singapooran's waiting to create a scene. So come soon!

I knew the reason why.

Singapooran.

Subash's henchman from Signal.

No paid henchman is as famous as him.

A powerful henchman that too.

All disputes between the people and Subash

are ruined when he butts in.

Keep it to yourself.

How dare you talk smart?

[men arguing]

Hand off of me!

What's that?

A letter signed from Subash.

Oh.

Did you?

No wonder.

[overlapped chatter]

-Hey! Clear everyone out. -Alright, show me.

-Let me have a look. -I guess he didn't believe us.

Give it to him.

He'll verify it for us.

Hang on.

[afar] Everything's right.

Keep it safe, bro.

-[paper rips] -[gang laughs]

It's torn.

The letter's torn!

How are you?

Yeah.

I'm fine, as well.

[Shop man] Even though you forged from a report card,

a crime is a crime!

Don't reveal that I helped you!

This ain't a big deal, bro.

It was me who signed it.

-I can attempt it again, too. -Checkmate, dude!

Scram now. Give way for Karikalan to enter.

Your Honor…

It was I who signed it.

This will turn the case against us!

Your Honor!

I can explain why before you reveal the verdict.

[mumbles] Fix your shirt!

Okay, go on.

-Your Honor, my brother… -[mumbles] Button up.

When I went to receive his sign for the no objection letter,

He said, "More than you…

I'm eagerly awaiting his arrival!", and signed it.

But…

the letter tore due to unforeseen situations.

A copy…

I have a copy of the letter.

No, that's the original.

Not a copy!

Ah yes, Your Honor!

That has his signature on it.

-The original! -Yes yes, the original!

I want my brother's release!

For…

…my mother's sake

and her last wish.

I… didn't know what to do.

When I went again for his sign,

"Your brother will be out on parole."

"Accompanied by police escorts."

"I won't be able to get him."

"I thought I was being hasty to sign this."

"Through the grace of Sabesh, I got a chance!"

"I cannot avenge him if I sign it."

is what Subash told me.

And that's why…

I forged his signature with the letter as a reference.

For my mother's sake.

Isn't that still a risk for Karikalan?

Because his life is at stake!

He asks if his life is in danger.

Yes, Your Honor!

I couldn't get what you said last.

I'm sure that his life's at risk.

Aren't you well-respected?

With your word, if you could order escorts with loaded arms

and protect my brother

to perform the last rites of my mother,

I would be happy, Your Honor!

Please help me, Your Honor!

[paper rasps]

You present the argument!

-Sorry ma'am, I can't. -You can't, right?

That's it, Your Honor!

Those last words.

For the first time, I've humbled myself so low.

For the judge to grant parole for my brother.

Judging by the way they were discussing the case, I assumed so.

Even Gifty Maria was confident!

Granted.

Your Honor!

You have an urgent call.

An important call has come. Please come immediately to the chamber!

-Is it related to the case? -Yes, it is case pertinent!

I didn't understand the seriousness, then.

Only after that…

Who was that who entered?

The judge's PA.

Oh.

It's no surprise.

What does it mean to get a call at the last moment?

It means that your brother dug his own grave!

Hello?

Greetings, sir.

Sorry to disturb you in the proceeding.

But I have something vital to share.

Go on.

The moment Karikalan's parole was filed…

We imprisoned him in a separate cell,

we've restricted contact and monitored him.

Out of curiosity,

we didn't want to leave any stone unturned.

So, when we backtracked to cross-check…

Sir!

Can I please make a phone call?

Couldn't you tell me earlier?

-It's so far! -Sir, my mother passed.

No one can pass information through that phone booth.

It's a highly secured area, sir.

You know we record all calls, right?

Yeah.

So he couldn't pull off his deviltry.

Hey! What do you think you're doing?

[all] Hey!

I'm warning you!

It's okay, sir. They were waiting for long.

Let them talk. I'll come later.

Everybody has bad luck. He has an immense load of it.

Little did he know that we record calls and numbers too.

Why does he enter a 9-digit number

and then disconnect it?

So immediately we found out…

[all] Hey!

Hey, I'm warning you!

Sir!

My mother passed away!

And my brother's trying to get me out on parole.

-He created a scene and shouted about going on parole -If he

-to inform Velu… -needs cash, he could ask my friend.

That's all.

Velu.

He's the mediator between things on the inside and outside.

So, I think Karikalan's plotting to escape.

We insist that parole must not be granted at any circumstances.

Didn't you send a PC stating he was on his best behavior?

That's absolutely false, Your Honor!

As I mentioned clearly,

he tried to escape from here before.

He was on his best behavior, is it?

What are you both staring at?

Your brother plotted to escape, it seems.

Parole rejected!

[radio chatter]

You'll know why I have this newspaper with me in a bit.

What bugs me even more is…

The fact that I'm returning home empty-handed

without killing him with my bare hands.

[message tone]

[radio chatter continues]

Hey Kavi, what's going on?

-It's a type of decomposition. -What?

[murmurs] Decomposition.

You know how the bodies in the cemetery suddenly wake up?

It's that sort of a decomposition.

Nothing to worry about.

Usually, everyone has skin tears.

In your mother's case…

her flesh's torn.

And in two places, the tears are too deep!

-What do we do now? -What do you mean?

The body must be cremated immediately.

I've informed Sokku to get the cemetery opened by 6 AM.

You better get here soon!

Hello?

Answer me!

Is he on call?

Hello?

Say something!

Does it to hurt answer me?

Shut the --

[ambulance alarm blaring]

You called me a "b****", right?

So you did call me that…

You called me…

Why aren't you answering me?

You called me that.

I know you did!

[man] She's here…

Somewhere watching over us and laughing!

That old lady!

It felt like mom was watching me.

From afar.

Whether at home or on the road…

The distance between us made me this way, Mom!

For the situation we're in,

the lawyer said it's impossible to appeal at the High Court.

But if I use his life's past incidents wisely…

Yes. Tell me.

you will find a way through!

I went to meet Karikalan without your knowledge.

I don't want to see you for the next 28 years!

How the f*** could you think to escape while mom's dead?

I swear on mom, I didn't attempt to escape.

Don't you dare!

I'm telling you again.

I swear on mom again that I didn't.

I reformed long ago!

[man sings gaana song]

Why do you look so dull?

Are you okay?

Not sure, Ma.

After she broke up…

I became upset so my stomach too…

I'll be back.

[train whooshes]

[chuckling]

Why are you laughing like an idiot?

I can't! Nothing, Mom!

He couldn't stop thinking of her so his stomach's upset.

But I can't stop laughing about it!

[continues laughing]

Oh, shut up.

Why can't I get anything good in life that I can flaunt?

It won't happen again, right?

Mummy! Mummy!

♪ O Thendral ♪

♪ O Thendral ♪

You're dead meat!

Let go!

-Strike! -Hey, play properly!

-I'll beat you, play properly. -Watch me!

-Watch how I play! -Hang on.

Hey, wait up!

-Why are you warm to the touch? -I will--

Show me!

Oh, yes!

Karikalan's down with cholera, it seems.

Wait. I've just come to his place.

I'll let you know in a while.

What happened?

Both are down with cholera.

-Thank God, mom's not here. -Hey, Beef?

-Yeah? -Come here.

A third party's here. He's got loads of cash with him!

I told you already I've left it all.

Then what?

Listen…

I don't care about your daughter's opinion.

She has to accept this.

At least ask who the target is.

Tell him, sir.

Kyoshi Sabesh and Shihan Babu.

Go convince her.

The Sabesh we know?

Yep, that a*****e.

He did something nasty during the Kung Fu Asian Championship.

He thrashed a Bangladeshi and accidentally killed them.

That's why the foreigners are pissed with them!

And they wish to hire someone to finish him off.

Let's give our word.

It's a good chance too.

What do you say?

-No. -Why not? You'd seek your revenge.

I could…

Then?

But I won't.

If I kill him now, I'll regret my decision later.

Listen up…

If I had controlled my anger for a minute,

would he be lying here now?

I unnecessarily fought with him by projecting my temper.

When I think of it now…

So? Why would you let Subash go free?

Why must I blame him?

Where did her senses go?

A minute.

If she had listened to me for just a minute…

She was that impatient, huh?

My dear.

Subash's house have been asking repeatedly…

…for your hand for Sabesh.

[groans in pain]

Stand slowly. Careful.

I'm fine.

I said I'm fine!

She already made up her mind that I was a twink.

[man snickering]

Take that man away from me!

Far away from me.

Alright, you say you've changed.

Then why did you dial a 9-digit number and alarm everyone?

That was…

Ah… Yeah!

I can't remember everyone's numbers. That's why.

I would've believed you if you typed 10 wrong digits.

But you typed only 9.

Oh…

Forgot the last digit, is it?

Alright.

Let's assume that you did.

From numbers 0 to 9,

some number would've clicked if you interchange them, right?

Why didn't you do that?

It's because I'm weak at math.

-Will you tutor me? -Take this!

For you.

Both of us would never falsely swear on our mother.

When he swore on our mother, I would believe him.

But not the court.

And I was desperate to find what it was

to get him out on parole.

I'm not like befo--

I'm the court and the judge also!

I pulled out the Thendral card thinking he'd spill the beans.

But he was sympathetic and led me to a dead end.

Tell them I'd marry him, Dad.

Don't hurt me the way she did by not trusting me.

Hey, Kovala?

Can you do me a favor?

Apply for my parole one last time

at the High Court.

Not in Chennai. Even in Madurai would do.

-[clicks tongue] -It will be granted.

-I can't -Hey, hey!

I'm not saying this out of ego.

Even I wanted to appeal about it.

If the lower court rejects the parole,

then it is difficult to expect the opposite at the High Court.

I didn't wanna waste time in appealing,

so I'll continue what has to be done.

There's an even bigger issue that exists.

Signal.

To finish you off in one shot,

he would enforce his full power at Madurai!

When you've clearly told him, why would you ask me the same?

He's committed a professional and a personal murder.

I don't want to hear the same thing.

You thought that was the reason?

Brother, Karikalan's gang are heading here!

Get inside!

Go!

Let's ram into them! And crack open their heads!

It's all over.

Let's leave.

Dad!

Those are charge sheets!

She would have known by now.

We mistook Beef for a stupid guy!

God!

You stupid girl!

What are you doing out here instead of enjoying your nuptial night?

Nothing much, brother.

Now that she knows the truth…

And so?

Go try to bring her under your control.

Get moving, go!

-Okay. -Go!

See if you can tame her. Otherwise, conquer her!

Understood?

Hey, Thendral!

Come to me.

It's over.

Since Karikalan didn't want her rape to come to light,

he turned himself in saying it was a third-party situation.

Tell me your daughter's name, sir!

-[father sobs] -Only if you tell us, we can proceed further.

Sir?

If Thendral's treatment report and her dad's police complaint

are submitted as early proof…

"The case that was rejected a parole

will likely be called for a hearing", says Gifty Maria.

Thaen?

Thendral?

Thendral!

[Kovalan murmurs]

Oh no, it's him!

-Sister! Wait please. -What is it?

-I love you, sister! -Whattey wow!

-Is this how you flirt? -Oh no, no!

Dude. Come with us. Something huge has happened!

-Is this a new way to save yourself? -Come with us!

Nothing of that sort, sister!

-Why did you call me sister? -Yeah! How dare you call my girl, sister?

Thendral sister has been raped.

And your brother's headed that way. Come, let's go!

Hey. Where's mom?

We sent her home fearing she might contract cholera.

[man sobs]

Come soon.

Stay strong, my dear!

Don't fear, my girl. Stay strong!

Catch him!

What's happening? Why are the cholera patients on the loose?

-Don't they have a separate ward? -No, doctor.

-I'll frisk them away now! -Do that first!

Mom's on the call. Talk to her. Please, please!

Karikala, do what your heart says!

Along with this, we need to make another truth a lie.

What is that?

I'm not like before.

-I've changed. -[snickers]

Don't laugh.

I said, don't laugh!

I will beat you up. Stop laughing.

How can I not laugh at the joke of the year?

Do you think I'm an idiot to believe you?

-Fine, finish laughing. -Oh are you Mother Teresa, all dressed in white?

Alright, spill out your jokes. I know you have a bunch of them!

Come on, tell me!

I'm all ears!

I've chased away my haunting past and changed for the better.

I understand.

A criminal is reformed. And he asks you to trust his word.

-Isn't that how you see me? -Yeah!

Of course! Why won't you?

I work at the sugarcane fields here.

Not sure if I'm happy but I'm at peace.

Like… I'm doing something proper in life.

Although I'm a Chennaiite with zero knowledge in farming…

The superintendent clicked a picture with me praising my hardwork!

-With you? -Yeah.

-He clicked a picture? -Yeah.

The article will be published in the evening newspaper.

-Your stupid face? -Yeah.

-In the papers? -Yep.

When it does, call mom and tell her…

She would've been happy to see it!

Can you do me a favor?

Can you, please?

Can you take that article and place it near her?

Karikala…

She's here!

Somewhere over here…

…watching over us and laughing!

That old lady!

But I wanted to see her once!

For the first time in my life I pity your state.

How is that?

Whether you're good or a bad person,

love for the mother alone increases!

I have no idea.

I honestly don't.

The article of him working at the sugarcane field,

I can pull a liar's paradox based on it.

Alright.

We'll give it a shot.

Okay, ma'am.

One more thing!

I've found a small lead.

Isn't your phone number 97-10-658-657?

-Yes, ma'am. -I see.

The number ends with a 7, right?

You must lie in court that it ends with a 4.

THE FOREST BLAZED TILL FLAMES ABATE

[phone rings]

Hello, Kavi?

You listen to me.

Let's break-up.

I'm guarding your mother's body here. And you brothers are behaving to your liking!

-You even used that word on me, right? -Kavi! Kavi!

Turn off the ice box switch.

Hey! Then the body decays fast causing the flesh to tear more!

Yes! That is it.

We need to show that exact picture to the judge to create sympathy.

-To get parole. -Hey!

Why do you sound exactly like your brother?

Yes! Now I am the brother.

-So do as I say. -NO!

Being in the medical field myself I can never do that!

Hey! Don't care about the logic.

Did we cause the flesh tear? That's natural, right?

Also, can we take her to the cemetery like that?

You need to stitch it, right?

Look here, Kavi.

This is my only chance to get my revenge. I have no other way.

Just like this, he made me lose to him at the Trichy court and humiliated me.

Now I'm gonna do the same to him at the Madurai court.

Kovalan you fool! You are the reason for him not getting his parole.

What you are quiet now?

I came for you when your uncle and your dad's brother were arguing…

I heard what you were talking.

Why else? So that I can flaunt it to his face!

To make him fall at my feet. So tell him.

You could have easily got him parole without telling him.

But your problem is you wanted to show him you are greater than him.

[Gifty Maria] Your brother Kovalan is trying to get you parole.

Thinking who are you to scheme something, he planned something on his own.

Because of your ego!

Because of that darn smirk of yours!

Why do you not get that the parole was denied because you made a simple case into a suspicious one?

You want your mother to know how good of a son you are. Right?

Today morning, when you fought with Beef…

You might have not heard Mary's mourning.

But I heard it.

[Phenyl] Mom! Mom! Hey!

-[Phenyl] Why did you do this? -[Mary] Hey! What happened?

[Phenyl] Look here. It was him! Give a hand.

-Bring her some water! -What are you doing?

-[Mary] What happened, dear? -Hey! Hey!

Get up slowly!

Give me the water.

Here!

What's with his attitude?

-Put yourself in his shoes! -That's right!

He's minding his own business by taking up a job as a plumber.

But it might look like I'm more affectionate toward his brother, right?

If he's not even this jealous, then he isn't even my son.

Even if you think that you are far away from your mother,

she didn't think the same.

Because she always made you stay beside her.

Where she can always hold you. Even in her death.

But if you think of winning over your brother with this mindset,

parole will be denied.

Throw that ego of yours!

Getting him parole will be successful only if you fight for him as your brother.

Revenge on rape proof has also been submitted, right?

That's new!

Gross! What the hell is this?

[Kovalan's mind] Who are you? You are a green-eyed, covetous man, Kovalan!

Mr. Kovalan? -You dissatisfied low life!

Answer me, Mr. Kovalan?

Yes?

You are asking me what is that?

That's a type of festering ma'am.

Kavi said something…

-Right! Discomposition. -Decomposition.

-Yes! Decomposition. -Yes! That's right.

That is it, sir. Decomposition.

Okay. You go ahead.

Yes! Your Honor!

The jail superintendent strongly denied the grant of parole.

I have submitted the documentation of the Trichy magistrate court proceedings.

Let me see that.

Previous one. But…

The sign?

Why did he sign the petition twice?

Sorry, ma'am. Sir wanted me to mention something, but I forgot.

He signed that as a duty.

And he is reporting this as a duty.

He wants to be clean, Your Honor.

Because the accused had tried a prison break a few months back through the cane yard in the prison.

-But they caught him red-handed. -Objection! Your Honor!

-He didn't try to escape. -Ma'am please be careful with what you say.

Hey! Wait!

Objection, Your Honor. He never tried to escape.

-What is this twist? -No, Your Honor.

This is not a twist. This is the truth!

Then what did he do in the cane yard?

That is…

Your Honor… He went there to pass stool.

[people laughing]

Your Honor! This is not a joke.

He really went there for that.

Silence! Silence!

Silence!

[Maria] Why are you laughing? Have you all never taken a dump?

-Stop it! -[Maria] Kovalan!

-Why are you all laughing? -Mr. Kovalan.

Karikalan's life never had good memories.

If you keep laughing like this, how will we move up in life?

[Maria] Kovalan!

-We have to shut your mouth for that? -Mr. Kovalan!

You'll be arrested if you utter a single word!

I am his brother, ma'am.

Who will talk for him if not me?

Okay.

Sorry, Your Honor. He got emotional because everybody laughed.

Why are you apologizing? I'm gonna tell the truth.

Mr. Kovalan! The court is with you. Please proceed.

[Kovalan] I didn't know I would be enraged when people laughed at my brother.

After all, I saw him as my hero.

Karikalan should do the last rites. That is my mother's last wish.

I should get parole to fulfill her wish.

I should see our mom one last time.

I was shivering at the thought of him not seeing our mother because of the lies I'm gonna say.

[Aarayi] So? We can't just turn our back on him, right?

Correct.

There is no other way to get him parole.

I should make that truth a lie.

You can lie a thousand lies to do even a cremation.

When Karikalan was in juvenile jail, he was raped by three inmates.

In the back. In a bathroom.

Because of that, he never used a bathroom, Your Honor.

Traumatized and haunted by those memories,

he always uses the railway track as a loo even if we had restroom.

That's why he didn't use the restroom in the Trichy prison.

They are saying he tried to escape, right?

They thrashed him so hard. To the point where he excreted in his pants.

He crapped his pants from the beating!

-Everybody thought he did that out of fear. -[Maria] Why are you laughing?

-But… -[Maria] Don't laugh!

The real reason is…

-The cane yard. -Yes!

He used the cane yard…

As a bathroom.

What is this?

Later, he got a job at the same cane yard where he finished his business.

That is, by digging a hole in the ground. Once he's done with his business he'll bury that.

So, people never came to know that, Your Honor.

Heck, they won't even be able to check it!

He's done it his own way.

Then why did he from the police phone booth…

Misled everyone by typing nine numbers?

That too four times!

My number is 9710658654.

-It'll end in 4. -So?

Since his number ends with 7, damn!

His number ends with 4. Actually that is the issue, Your Honor.

In the prison, the number 4 on the telephone doesn't work properly it seems.

That'll work only if you press hard on it.

Many complaints have been reported regarding this.

I have got the signature from five inmates who filed a complaint on that.

To prove that the issue is true.

You can cross-check this, Your Honor.

They have scanned it and sent is via mail.

I'll submit it before the end of the day, Your Honor.

So that explains the rest of the thing.

He was obviously questioned. And the reason has been taken otherwise, right?

Yes! Precisely, Your Honor.

Somebody please tell me that this is just an appeal case.

It looks it comes under prosecution. The turn of events.

Sorry, Your Honor.

-That'll be all. -Hopefully.

-Would like to enquire about something? -No we can move on to judgment.

So here we are.

As a judge when I approach a case,

I'll observe the problem from every angle before giving the judgment.

For that matter…

Here I am more inclined to go with the basic line of the subject.

The last duty that needs to be performed by a son.

-Your Honor! -[Maria] Hey!

The superintendent will strongly deny this.

If you grant him unconditional parole, he'll escape for sure.

Who said it was unconditional parole?

-It is conditional parole. -Oh! I didn't mean it that way, ma'am.

Conditional or unconditional parole. Doesn't matter.

He's a potentially very dangerous, Your Honor!

Look here! Even if we grant him parole,

we'll send him alongside two PC guards, in an SETC bus with the public.

Handcuffed. To and fro.

Apart from that, a PC with an SLR rifle,

and the other PC guard with 9 mm pistol can be pledged.

-What's the total? -35 right?

In total 35 bullets.

If a person escapes those 35 bullets, tell me whose fault is that?

Ma'am even if you send DSP patrol, the superintendent says that he'll deny that.

-I'm the judge for god sake! -Sorry ma'am.

And I'm a mother too.

Let the son do his last rites for his mother.

-What does that mean? -Yeah. All details.

Parole granted for 48 hours.

[theme music playing]

I'll be watching you. Behave!

Hey! I thought hard.

-You can call me big brother! -How dare you, dog!

Being funny, eh?

Okay. Thank me.

-Why should I thank you? -I got you parole, right? Thank me!

You did that voluntarily?

You did that because of my promise to our mother. That's the truth, right?

-Yes. -I knew it!

Did you think of something?

You won't make fake promises on your mother's life because you wouldn't want something bad to happen to her…

But our mother is dead, right?

What if I did a fake promise?

SIBLING RIVALRY

[hysterical laugh]

Look at his face!

Caught in the middle of doing the act.

Okay! I was just joking. I said that to make you mad.

You do one thing. Go and take care of the things that need to be done.

I'll come by bus. Okay?

[Kovalan] I did the wrong thing lying to the judge to get him parole.

I swear on our mom. I didn't even think of escaping!

Even if that's true, what if he had planned something else?

Hey, stop!

These PC's will do anything if you give them a hefty commission.

Gifty Maria said.

-What if… -You three can come with me in the car.

-What? We planned to go by bus. -Hey! Shush!

Oh! So you have planned something.

Don't cross the limit. Don't you dare!

Tell me!

We got 48 hours of parole for you to do your last rites to our mother.

Till now we lost 3 hours.

To do the rituals and stuff it probably takes 5 hours.

The rest? Oh! You are weak in maths, right?

40 hours. Come on.

You can do whatever the f*** you want after completing mom's final rites!

But if you do something before, I'll be in danger.

So I'll be following you.

Because you can't straighten a dog's tail. That's why.

I'm gonna follow that dog tail.

[upbeat music]

Come on.

[popular Tamil song plays]

What? Did you have a nightmare?

-Hmm? -It's nothing, sir.

[whistle blows]

Hey! There's a restroom right there, can't you use it?

-Yeah! I'm going. -Go on!

HEY!

[phones ring]

Hey! This is Subash's Signal neighborhood!

HEY! SIT DOWN!

[indistinct chatter]

This guy!

-Hack his head! -No, not that.

Remove his pants. He'll die just like my brother!

Only then will his brother get caught.

Sir! Subash himself is here after losing trust in his men!

Don't you understand? You shoved your mother in anger…

Your brother killed you on hearing this!

All we have to do is to spin a story that your mother died because you shoved her!

My men will put ideas in your brother's head.

Karikalan will take the blame because he feels he couldn't kill you!

You'd be dead by then.

Your brother will be arrested and sent to jail!

Uh-oh!

Then will your mother's body remain unclaimed?

[grunts]

What's this?

I've never done a gruesome murder before!

They staged all this to get Karikalan to come to the shrub forests!

Subash is trying to kill three birds with one stone!

So, my mom's corpse should not become an unclaimed one!

Hold on tight!

[theme music plays]

[glass breaking sound]

Brother!

Get him!

Hey! Catch him!

Hey! Step aside!

Damn it! We missed him!

HEY KARIKALA!

I'VE ESCAPED!

DON'T COME AFTER ME!

-Can you hear an echo? -Yes!

He's afraid we'll tell him he shoved his mother!

That's why he's warning Karikalan not to come.

Hey! Call him! CALL HIM!

Where would he go? His phone ring would give him away!

[line busy tone]

Hey! What's wrong with them?

Brother!

He's scratched up everyone. It hurts now because of the sweat.

-They can feel it only now! -What do you mean?

-Brother! -BROTHER! What's wrong?

He's blacked out because he's hurt there!

-Brother! It's probably nothing… -Hey!

[indistinct commotion]

What happened, brother?

Hey! He's severed his vein!

You'll be fine, brother! It's nothing!

Hey! What are you doing?

It's got to be wet for it to hold properly!

Outta my way!

[screams] Hey!

Hey! No matter what happens…

Do what I say!

Tell us what to do!

Look from a tall tree.

The entire forest will be visible.

From that height, you can figure out where he's running!

Chase after him.

Don't let them escape! THOSE BROTHERS MUST DIE!

This should become their graves!

GO NOW!

Hey, it looks like people were here before us!

-Can you smell alcohol? -Yes, it's overwhelming!

Why the hell is this bottle bloodied?

Saravanan, I've got news for you.

Karikalan is going to die today.

At your place!

Sir, I had a nightmare.

I'm hoping it doesn't come true, sir!

We need to save my brother from Subash. Let's go sir!

That's the echo! The sound's coming from this way!

We'll inform Velu that the plan has changed!

We're getting a signal. Save your brother and bring him here!

Climb up!

[grunts]

[screams]

Hey!

Looks like Kovalan got caught!

We need to distract him for a while!

Don't let him go!

How dare you throw a bottle at my brother!

It was your brother who broke the bottle!

On our brother Subash!

Alcohol… can be lit?

From where am I hearing the echo of lit?

Have the brothers finally united?

Are you both teaming up to play a game on me?

♪ At the devil's altar ♪

♪ A hunter approaches! ♪

♪ In the green watered pond ♪

♪ The worm wriggles near the fish! ♪

Hey! If you don't die, your brother will be dead!

What did you just say?

I said, if you don't die your brother will die.

[manic laughter]

Subash had a plan B.

Karikalan's entire plan was dependent on plan B.

What do you mean?

Selaiyur Saravanan.

[grunts]

Who is he?

The advocate who swore at my mother!

He's an advocate with political muscle!

Here's a sketch!

Karikalan, just out of Trichy jail,

will get down at Selaiyur, near Tambaram.

Because he came out to kill Selaiyur Saravanan!

The whole thing was planned by Velu.

Because Velu was framed by Saravanan due to politics.

The plan was to kill Saravanan at his mistress' house when he's alone.

As the police comb through town

he'll complete his mother's funeral and reach Trichy jail safely with police escort.

If he knocked on the doors of Saravanan's concubine,

there will be men waiting for him with weapons.

Saravanan, I've got news for you.

Because I've leaked the plan to Saravanan!

Karikalan's story ends today!

Isn't that genius?

[manic laughter]

Hey!

Hey!

What happened? Step back!

You… Are you okay?

Are you okay?

40 hours.

Selaiyur Saravanan, isn't it?

After Sabesh's death I've been losing to you!

Now you two will chase behind each another!

I'm going to show you guys the meaning of true loss!

Hey! Stop chasing me!

If you follow me, I'll kill you too!

-Stop! -If I stop you'll mock me.

-I know it! -Hey!

Your life is in danger if you go to Saravanan's house!

I'll explain the situation, listen to me!

Even if I said I'll kill you, you wouldn't leave me alone!

[screams]

Does it hurt? Does it hurt?

How dare you interfere despite my repeated warnings?

Die!

Die!

Listen! You'll die if you go there.

Subash leaked your plan to Saravanan!

I don't care if I die…

I can't live inside a jail cell!

If I kill Saravanan…

Velu would move me to A1 block somehow.

It's there…

What about mom's last wish?

You lighting her funeral pyre?

What do they call it?

An unfulfilled wish!

It'll remain unfulfilled.

Die! You… homo… dog!

Why can't I get anything good in life that I can flaunt?

DIE!

[distant thunder]

Had you not been my brother…

You'd be dead by now!

He'll be in jail for the next 28 years!

So he will stage dirty things as he wishes while he is out!

What she said was true.

If he can't drop his murderous rage even for mother's death…

She can't stop it either.

Even now, he doesn't want me to die!

HEY, KARIKALA!

You might have killed many.

But the first suicide you've caused…

Will be mine!

Try to save me if you can!

It's poisonous!

Hey, get up!

Hey!

Hey!

Get up!

Kovala! Get up!

Hey! Come on!

Hey!

[screams in pain]

Sir! Sir!

-Sir, where are you? -Tell us where you are, we'll come!

I'm…

HEY!

[crows cawing]

The birds are to my east, sir!

We are coming!

Get up!

Sounds like someone's coming!

Sir! Sir!

Come here, sir! Come here!

Sir! Save my brother! Save my brother, sir!

Hey, what the hell did you do?

Lift him!

Lift him, sir!

-What happened? -He ate oleander seeds, doctor!

Poisoning case? Bring him to the emergency ward.

Brother…

He's fainted. Make way!

[phone rings]

It's Velu's men!

Hello?

Yes…

Selaiyur…

You asked your men to surrender after killing Saravanan?

If you die, how would we manage?

Tell them I escaped.

Do you really want to do this in the circumstances you're in?

If the power shuts down during the day and is back by the evening, you'd know.

The value of the breeze from a fan!

Six years in jail…

Sleeping on the hot floor, and getting all sweaty…

My mom would casually ask me

an average question any average person would ask.

You just came home and you've switched on the fan?

You'd never understand the pleasure even if I explained it, Mom.

Go make tea.

The breeze from a ceiling fan.

Do you know how difficult it is to live without it?

I experience it every day.

What I got yesterday… I need it for the next 28 years!

I've got to do this to get that.

-Got it? -You be careful.

Don't breathe your last searching for a breeze!

[baby cries afar]

If your brother also dies, then the three of your corpses become an unclaimed one!

Don't ruin your life when you've got a funeral to attend!

That's all I can say.

[Aarayi] Karikala…

What's on his hands, Mom?

Are they from the jail?

Yes, they've handcuffed him to prevent him from doing any wrong.

-Is that a real gun or a toy gun, Mom? -It's a real gun!

A real gun?

I pity that uncle!

If you don't behave, you'll be treated the same way!

She's somewhere… watching over us and laughing!

[baby cries intensifies]

Velu's men are asking why it's getting late?

Hey! Move aside.

Why are you silent?

For the first time in my life…

An unknown man…

Saw me as the good guy.

Knowing that I'm a murderer!

Seriously? Have you turned over a new leaf?

His stomach is washed. He's safe.

I'll complete mom's funeral and then deal with Selaiyur Saravanan.

Let's go to Chennai now.

[engine revvs]

COLLATERAL DAMAGE…

Hey!

-Tell me! -It was Subash, bro!

[flies buzzing]

[pukes]

[indistinct mumbling]

Don't let them off easily, bro!

[indistinct chatter]

[shouts in shock]

Just see what they have done while you were asleep.

I know what you're planning.

Put the weapon down.

-Hey, put it down. -Down, I said.

Hey, catch him!

Just me go just this once.

[indistinct shouting]

Close the door.

Hey, what happened?

Open the door! Open it!

-Open the door! -Did you forget?

Keep forgetting like this and someone will shoot you with your own gun.

Someone open the door!

-Mom! -Hey, get up!

Kovala! Kovala, please!

-Stay away, Kovala! -Mom!

-Please! -Mom…

Hey! Hey!

Don't do this, bro!

What happened?

[distant mumbling]

He's watching me.

-What are you saying? -Who?

Subash… He's basking in my misery!

He's somewhere here… and is watching me.

Won't he be watching this as well?

How can we find him in this dark, bro?

Wouldn't he escape if we start searching every house?

Yes…

Then…

We'll find him only if we don't look for him!

[crying] Mom…

Mom…

-Ask the boys to come. -Okay, I'll tell them.

My dear mom…

[laments]

What is it, Kovala?

-Hey, what happened? -Sister, look at what they've done to my mother!

[mumbles] Go inside!

Where are the things we bought for mom's cremation?

It's here!

Sir, look at what they have done to my mother!

-Why has Beef-- -Hey, what happened?

-Hey, what's he doing? -Huh?

He's going to light him up!

[crackers burst]

Hey! There he is!

He's at Sendhan Amudhan's house.

Hey, Kovala! Kovala!

Don't come inside.

He's tied me up and has Sendhan Amudhan at knifepoint!

Don't you come inside! Hey, don't knock the door.

-Don't knock on the door. My son-- -Hey, bro!

Hey! Hey, Beef! Keep quiet!

He's beheaded mom. He's a--

He won't think twice to kill that kid.

[fire crackers]

Hey, we have to save that kid and also kill Subash.

Only Karikalan can do a neat job.

It's sad to see him jailed in the same house he lived with his mom.

Let's open the door.

Hey, he's out on parole.

If he does anything in public, he'll face the death penalty.

What are the other options?

Yes, he's going to be sentenced to death.

But if something happens to that kid, we'll face a law and order issue.

I'll butcher you into pieces!

If anything goes wrong, encounter Karikalan.

-If someone tries to stop­­-- -Okay, sir!

Use the rest of the 34 bullets to stop them.

I'll take care of the collateral damage and formalities.

Okay, sir!

The superintendent is saying he'll issue a firing order.

What do we do now?

[indistinct chatter]

You won't let me out, is it?

Hey!

Hey… Hey!

Has any of you seen your own mother like this?

Had you faced this situation…

I would have definitely taken revenge!

Hey!

Hey!

[dogs barking]

Hey, Beef!

Kumara! Moorthy!

Aren't any of my loyalists outside?

Huh?

Hey, they are all ready.

They have their weapons ready. Be careful!

Stay alert!

-Bro, bro! The kid… -Please be patient!

If there was at least one true loyalist, he would have done something.

He would've killed him for sure.

[theme music plays]

Run, run!

Hey, where's brother?

Hey, his elder brother killed Subash's brother.

Now his younger brother is going to kill.

I think both brothers are destined to live in prison.

Let's save our lives!

Is he going to kill him? Kovala, what are you doing?

Kovala!

Why are you behaving like this, Kovala? Listen to me!

Kovala!

Kovala, wait! Why are you doing this?

Wait!

Kovalan, wait!

Kill him! Kill him!

[crying]

[panting]

What's this, brother?

Are you done?

Everyone is furious.

Is he waiting for Karikalan?

-No, buddy-- -Hey!

People like him should be taken care of!

Let him lose consciousness.

All he should remember is losing consciousness in pain.

He shouldn't know…

he's being beheaded.

What's he talking?

Signal was so cocky about his powers…

Now he's lying powerless to even stop himself from being decapitated.

[door opens]

That Subash…

I'm going to tell you something that Kovalan didn't tell you.

I'm fine too!

Don't trust Karikalan!

He'll be in jail for the next 28 years!

So he will stage dirty things as he wishes while he is out.

I know him very well!

That's how his brain works.

Do you have anything more to tell?

What else?

Just ask him not to hasten.

My life is ruined because I was hasty.

I am being patient only for him.

So much so that…

After 28 long years…

To live for one day…

It's enough if I just live one day with him.

I have changed myself to endure those 28 years.

One day…

To live just that one day…

With my Karikalan…

And all my dreams…

So, ask him not to die even of a heart attack.

I won't forgive him!

I'll never forgive him!

He wasn't able to tell you this then.

But he told me this a little later.

This is the time to tell you.

[cries]

There…

[heavy breathing]

Shall we strike a deal?

[gun fires]

I forgot my gun again!

What are you waiting for? Go, get you gun!

Sir, sir! Just one minute!

All you need is your commission. Please wait, sir!

Bro, bro! You leave, we'll take care!

Don't kill him! Put the weapon down!

Put it down!

What, bro?

Just put it down!

Down!

Down, now!

Phenyl…

Let's not do it.

Move! Put it down.

Let him go for sometime. Please, sir!

My ring, earrings, and chain is worth up to eighty thousand, sir.

[heavy breathing]

Today or tomorrow…

Maybe even next week or next month…

We'll be able to forgive him if we try.

But if you do this in haste…

You'll regret it your whole life!

That's like living in hell!

Don't!

Hey! Go home!

[narrator] When he first saw Karikalan,

Sendhan Amuthan thought he would be like He-Man.

But he saw him as yet another human being.

When he was able to forgive Subash…

Why would he kill Selaiyur Saravanan?

He apologized to Selaiyur Saravanan, and also admitted it in front of the media

that he came out on parole to kill him.

He yearned meagerly for a fan while he was inside the prison.

When Thendral came back into his life, something he didn't even dream was possible…

He couldn't ask for anything more!

The younger brother moved a step further

and handed a mercy petition for Subash to the Governor.

Somewhat… Or somehow…

Everyone got over their hatred and finally turned human…

We never know for how long though!

The company can't guarantee that!

Hey! What he did was wrong.

So? We can't just turn our back on him.

He'll get worse if he stays in prison.

He'll meet a few people if he's outta prison.

He can play with the kids.

He can listen to gana concerts!

Go to the temple…

All these will make his heart feel light!

That'll make him realize his mistake.

-That won't happen even upon your death! -Hey!

I'm ready to die for my son!

[narrator] Their mom kept her word.

If their world is a stage, then their mom is the mere director.

Just as the mouth of a corpse opens wide, she opened her eyes.

Threatened them saying she'd skin them alive…

She did it for real…

She shined like a star and grieved by Kavi as poetry!

She made others laugh and Kovalan think.

Kovalan's suicide attempt and his mom came like a guiding spirit.

Resurrecting Karikalan's life and above all…

This is how she cooked for him by enduring all her difficulties…

She endures the same kind of pain even after her death and guiding us.

[narrator] This news spread like wildfire

and the mercy petition sent by their mom to the Governor before she died

has now been sent to the President.

Like how the desires of many mothers are coveted and stagnant…

Their mom's last wish is burning like an unquenchable flame.

Yes!

We strongly believe all these happened because of their mom

and they believe it too.

Because who else is a walking miracle than a mother?!

♪♪♪

SUBTITLES BY QUBE

♪♪♪

♪ The seas are divided by the shores! ♪

♪ Hatred across generations carried by heirs! ♪

♪ The crescent weaning Our unfortunate fates! ♪

♪ Fuel these thoughts, Wilful heart! ♪

♪ The fragile rose is shamed In front of many! ♪

♪ Fall asleep talking to the moon! ♪

♪ Our fates hang upside down ♪

♪ Singing a pattern ♪

♪ From mother's encouragement! ♪

♪ The everflowing river in our hearts ♪

♪ The moment we unite ♪

♪ Life takes the path of love ♪