Original subtitles

With the blessings of God

From now on life is going to be perfect

Robot is going to listen to all your commands

Life is going to be simple and easy

Thank you very much

I think something is not right

We have to stop this delivery now

Please wait at the reception We'll finish formalities and call you

- Thank you - Please

Sir...sir, we have to stop this delivery now

- Why? - Sir

Many of the data we feed isn't being accepted

It shows up as error

Right thing to do is to set right all the errors and then deliver

Are you mad or what?

We have crossed our deadline Already delayed it by a month

How can we wait longer?

This delivery is a trial period for only 6 months

If there is still an error we can bring it back, rectify it

And release a new version

- What is the issue on that? - No, sir

After receiving wrong commands

...if something untoward happens it is a matter of human life, sir

It is a risky chance to take

We will get to know any mistake only if we let it mingle with people

Only then it can be fine-tuned to perfection

'Koogle Kuttappa'

I have qualified in 3 companies in the interviews I've attended so far

Sir, why haven't I received offer letter from any of them?

I'm paying you properly and promptly

Look, it is 1 week since I sent you an appointment order

Who is Subramani?

My father, sir

He has signed and received it

'That firm is so well established'

If you weren't interested to join

'...you shouldn't have attended the interview'

Because you didn't join after securing the job'

...that firm is plaguing me with questions

All the applicants can't be so fortunate

You are an undergrad topper in Engineering

'That's why you were selected'

But you took it so casually, right?

Sir, that isn't true

Thanks to you, our reputation is tarnished

I'm really sorry, sir

The letter went to the wrong hands!

My ambition is to go out of my town and work in such a company, sir

Get me some grace time I'll join definitely, sir

Fine, I will talk to them and get you 2 days grace time

- Okay, sir - Try to join by then

Sure, sir

'Who is the 'roly poly' Ganesha here?'

I'm offering you this coconut on behalf of my cousin

Let his mission succeed

This is for you

Breaks the coconut to make 'chutney' and passes it off as 'offering'

Son of Uncle Scrooge!

How long do I wait here, uncle?

- 'Come soon' - Wait, I'm coming

'I have to clarify a doubt'

I've been visiting him for the past 30 years

Every time I meet my sister's husband

...my stomach somersaults as if I'm seeing my school headmaster

Why is it so?

- I'll tell you, 'karadi' uncle - 'Yes, sir'

Usually 'Gounder' uncle will speak and you'll listen

But for the first time today you'll speak and uncle will listen

Suspense is whether he will listen or will his slipper speak?!

Hey! Pinky mouse, I'll squish you and throw you into the canal

- Akka - What did you do to my brother?

Nothing, my dear

I gave him milk He refused to drink

Drink, my dear

Glad you are scared, steel wire bundle-head!

- God help me - Let's go, uncle

My dear nephew, if you say you're tired of this bike

You want a new car I'll recommend to your father

Or if you tell me, you are in love with a girl and want to marry her

You want me to convince your father, I'll gladly do so

If I tell him you've got a job outside of our town

He'll chop me to pieces I'm terrified of that

I'm there I'll take care

Will you take care of me after he beats me black and blue?

Uncle, this is my life's turning point

Only you can convince him Somehow do something please

Leave me out today

Today is auspicious You have to come

- Uncle...uncle - What?

Get me an egg puff from Veera Babu's stall

Will you eat puff only from that shop, sir?

Only he makes puffs with a whole egg

- Glutton - Akka!

- 'What did you do, dear?' - Nothing to be alarmed

I applied sacred ash on his forehead

- 'Add 'kumkum' too' - With pleasure

- Smart Alec! - Akkaaaa!!

'Why do you keep 'sister'ing me? Wretched fellow'

'I will thrash both of you with firewood, mind you!'

Bad omen today, my boy I'm targeted with firewood now

Shall we go tomorrow?

Uncle, tomorrow I have to be in Bangalore

What about where I'll be?

I know your father inside out

Aiyo! Babu anna Don't go there

- Don't go - I told you so

Bad omen himself is waving a red flag

- No need - Why not, da?

My ear is bleeding

Can you give me some ice cubes?

Will we have ice tied to our waist? Get it from the shop over there

Won't you ask me how this happened?

Tell me, let's go to the lake side

He'll come back and ask, go now

- Will he ask when he returns? - Doubt if I'll be in 1 piece

I had narrow escape 7 times

He has a stack of weapons in his house

- My life is at stake - I need ice cubes

- Placed your foot properly? - Your father will kick my face, go

- Here - Quick

What happened, anna?

You know my classmate Rahul who has a Govt grocery shop?

I paid him a friendly visit after he got discharged from hospital

When we used to go to school together I was the one who will buy you monkey pods

- Do you remember? - Yes, da

- Your laughter is still the same - Dai! Shut up

But you were pushed into this sad state because of your father Kuttappan

If only he had led a disciplined life

...you would have been in a different level

What happened?

Why are your eyes singing a folk song?

In which ear can you hear very well?

My ear?

I think this side is better

Only then I got to know

...he will go bonkers if I talk about his father

Oh! That's quite an earful, eh?

I have 2 ears to be given for sacrifice too, anna

I'll have a go

Aiyo! I can hear a chopping sound

Wonder who your father is chopping!

Gate is wide open That's so unusual

Huh? Aiyo!

Aiyaiyo!

He'll rip me apart, if I talk when he's drinking coffee

He is holding an axe now

Somehow go and convince him, uncle

Oh gawd! He has dug a pit big enough to push me into

- Hello, uncle - What brings you here?

Chopping wood because you are jobless?

My job is not to reply to gravediggers! Move back, logs may bog you down!

- Uncle, I have a doubt to clear - What is it?

If your brain works or is it rusty?

- Why, uncle? - Then what?

As if I'm twiddling my thumb, bugging me

- Shoot - Uncle

What should a student who has finished his degree in medicine do?

He should slowly kill the patients who come to him

Why go into all that? Forget the case of a doctor

A student has finished his undergrad

What should he do?

You should ask the student

Why ask a man who hasn't studied, son of a moron?

You gave the family husk powder passing it off as Horlicks

- And you drank it with us - What sarcasm!

Brass pot-head fellow

Of late this monkey-nuisance has become a pain!

Who did you imply?

Look at the mess they have made

If you burst crackers in their mouth what do you expect?

By the way, you came to ask me something?

What is that?

How silly of me to forget that

Uncle, throw what you picked

Here you go, rag-picker!

Because I'm a respected elder your son asked me to tell you something

You are a respected elder?!

- My son thinks so? - Yes

Where is he?

He's hiding, thinking you are big boss! Come out, da

Guilty look in his eyes is genetic!

Why are you hiding over there?

Come here

Is he a big shot to you?

'He takes off his head gear I'm in for trouble'

Only grown tall No brains up there

Getting ready for your prayer session?

I'll give God's offering with due respect

- What does that mean? - Big shot, come

- Give it to me right here - Needs to be done with all honors

- Don't be formal - Just sit, man

Tell me, Mr Big shot

Uncle, it is-

Dumbo, out with it

He wants to get a decent job related to what he studied

He wants to find a good bride and settle down abroad

He has got a job in Bangalore

He's hesitating to tell you Asked me to be his mouth piece

I suggest you bequeath all your assets to me

Live with your grandchildren in Bangalore happily and then die

If you are alive don't come this side at all

Am I right, huh?

Were you making such a fuss just to tell me this?

- Yes, uncle - Therefore

You are asking me to leave my hometown and go abroad

Get lost, uncle

That too, after bequeathing all my land and trees to you!

Repeat it

- Uncle - Tell me

- Leave me out of this - Tell me, da

- Stop, man - Uncle, great escape

Shucks! That swine escaped my 8th attempt also

Hey!

Aadhi

Come here

Come and sit here

If your butt touches the chillies it's fine, just sit down

Why do you ask random idiots to talk to me on your behalf, huh?

Why can't you talk to your father face to face?

Hereafter whatever it is you have to talk to me directly

- Understand? - Okay

Why should you talk? I'll tell and you listen

Find yourself a 10 to 6 job in this same place

Whether it coordinates with what you studied or not

Alright?

He won't reply like as if the cat got his tongue!

Fine, get up and go

[humming a song from 'Karnaa']

"Won't my dream come true?"

- Hey! - What, uncle?

Why are you counting numbers in mid-air, huh?

- This isn't 'Mid-air math' - Then what?

Midday meal account

Have I made you beg or what?

Our business has gone down the drain

What are you saying?

You know our Rahul who owns our Govt grocery shop?

His father Kuttappan's birthday it seems

So he gave the order to the man in the neighboring village

Rahul is the one who has a face as if he's hanging without a noose?

- Ditto, uncle - Let's go

- What is happening to his father today? - Birthday

I'll get the order using his love for his father

Get on to my scooter

Shall we get his father a bouquet?

- Do you know the address? - Yes, uncle

Next to the graveyard

You resemble 'Ajith' in 'Viswasam' in this attire and stride, uncle

Even Vijay tells me so

They have unloaded bags of rice for the gourmet meal

How can you get the order?

Just wait and watch me in action

How many people I've seen like hi-

- HEY! What mischief are you up to? - Sorry, brother

Sorry, anna What brings you this side?

I would have come to see you

I'm anyway here

Visiting me, right?

- Go in - Please come

I don't know if I am dreaming

Come in, please sit down

I can sit anywhere This is as good as my home

- Doesn't matter - Why are you sitting there?

- It's alright, you sit - How can I sit in front of you?

This is your house Just sit, I say

- I feel awkward - Listen to me

What is your opinion of my shop?

Hot stimulating tea Tasty tiffin always

No one can surpass you in this entire area, you know

- Heard that? - High praise

Continue, right track

- What 'idli'! So tasty - That being the case

How did the order due to me get out of my hand to a random shop?

- Isn't it wrong? - Big blunder, brother

- Mistake? - Blunder!

Slap your cheek in apology Look how he is quivering!

You are too good Continue, uncle

You should tell your sister this

- We'll discuss this at home - Sneaky thief!

Rahul, I am not beating around the bush I'm coming straight to the point

Give me that pen

Tell me your list

- Blue ink, eh? - I don't understand

Tell me the order

'Order'

- Don't act funny - Chapter closed!

I'm playing the fool? What are you saying?

Haven't you bought rice bags to distribute free lunch for 200 people?

Why should I do this?

Haven't you bought all this for your father's birthday?

Mind your ear, uncle!

I don't know what penance your father did to get you as his son

Huh? What?

What is it?

Hey...hey, brother

Rahul, why are you shutting the door?

Maybe he is latching the door so our deal remains a top secret

I can't hear you, uncle

Can't hear?

What happened, Rahul?

Where is he going?

Maybe he thinks even his wife shouldn't know about our order

Rahul, shut the windows too

Why are you grimacing all of a sudden?

Whose birthday, did you say?

Your father Kuttappan

Is Kuttappan my father?

'Not just you, entire village shares the same doubt!'

I meant the short and stout man Isn't he your father?

You bloody son of a moron!

You dare utter the name of the man I am dying to kill

If I hear that mongrel's name I will get into a frenzy and hit you

- DON'T YOU KNOW? - I didn't know

In which ear can you hear very well?

My left ear is very sharp

Aiyaiyo!

Listen, Aadhi

It has been ages since we played

Join me in a game of chess

You were the one who suggested I should find a 10 to 6 job

'That's what I'm doing now'

- Tell me, uncle - 'Listen'

Where are you now?

- I am on my way to an interview - Your father has fainted, come home

- 'What do you mean?' - Just get back, don't know

Anna, stop the bus

Doctor, press harder Not pumping in enough air

Aiyo!

Subramani

Your blood pressure and sugar levels are abnormally high

- Like inflation of daily necessities - I have to prescribe some tablets

Have you had breakfast or still on an empty stomach?

You know the concoction brewed with dried ginger, pepper and long pepper?

Heat it up a bit and bring it

I was the one who wound it round your arm, I don't know how to take it off

That's my shirt

Doctor

Are you really a doctor? You are fumbling around

SHUT UP!

I am MBBS

He has a body as thin as a compass and calls himself MBBS

Hey! Why are you wasting good medicine like this?

Subaramani, this is your problem

Pierce it into his veins, doctor

Tablets he should finish in 1 month he is stretching it for 6 months

- He's another Uncle Scrooge - He is king Karna!!

- I don't have any money anyway - This brew isn't for me

Give it to this 'dried up drumstick' doctor

- Let him bloom - 'I thought as much'

Herbal brew for my cough? It will taste simply soooper!

I would love to taste it

Doctor, did you come here to treat him or treat yourself?

Enjoying our home made brew

SHUT UP!

I am MBBS

You are on a self glorification spree No one is ready to believe you

Hey! Flat wooden scale

Drink it up fast He'll bill you for the brew!

I'll get the bill book, uncle

My throat has cleared

Doctor, will appa's BP become normal?

Blood pressure can't be controlled only by medication

You have to sit by his side and have a heart to heart chat

How is that possible, doctor? We start talking, his BP sky rockets!

If you show this face anyone's BP is bound to shoot up

- Maintain social distancing! - Okay, Mr Re 1 coin!

Adhi, I can't blame you either I know you are job hunting

Your father is getting older by the day

He insists on doing all the household chores

He refuses to sit quiet in his reclining chair

He doesn't take his medication on time

The potency of his ailments is increasing

If this situation continues...

...it can even end up as fatal

Doctor, what should I do now?

Hey! Why are you asking him?

We must tie him up and force feed the medicine like we do to babies

- Don't you agree, doctor? - Your face alone isn't an issue

You open your big fat mouth and my BP shoots to 160!

Why are you laughing?

Your face looks like an owlet Now it looks like a cat

- I swear I'll- - Had Vodka last night?

- I can smell it - Get out of my sight

Hand over my briefcase

Doctor...?

You got me scared and anxious about appa's health

- What is the solution? - I know only one way out

You should employ a professional home nurse

Doctor, why do we need a 'homely' nurse?

Bring a country bumpkin with beefy muscles to take care of him

Hey! Home nurse is one who stays 24x7 with the patient, managing his medicine

Cooks the required diet at regular timings

That's what a home nurse does Takes good care of him 100%

You can find agents who send them to you

- Good kickback, huh? - HEY!

Don't provoke him, uncle

Doctor, please tell us

Look here, if both your father and you should live in peaceful coexistence

This is the only solution

If you have him around you can bid goodbye to your hopes

Doctor

Uncle, what are you thinking?

Nothing much

The 'homely' nurse we get should be an 'all-rounder' woman!

Appa...?

Hey! What is this?

Uncle, how is my selection?

If you had such an intention fermenting in your mind, you could've told me earlier

- Oh gawd! - Appa

- You got it wrong - Move, dear, he is suspecting us

Didn't I tell you yesterday?

Uncle, this is my choice, not his

Not satisfied with one you've planned for another

Uncle, not for me

For your needs

What is that supposed to mean?

Uncle, I selected a home nurse to take care of all your needs

- I meant it like that - Practice clarity of thought and speech

What should I do to you tonight?

Aiyo! What's wrong with you?

- Whaat?! - Aiyo! Appa

- She wants to know what to cook for dinner - That's all

Dish out something Doesn't matter

You heard him, right? I'll tell you the menu

That's my bedroom

We'll go there when he isn't around

I'll chop...everything!

Look here, you don't have to speak in Tamil or in Malayalam

You have a knack of bringing in trouble

You resort to sign language and we will understand

These are gunny bags of rice bought years ago

Not even untied as yet

How often I've saved you from your father

Put in a good word about me to her

Praise you, huh?

Hello, excuse me

This is my uncle

He is 'cheta' to you Like an elder brother

Hey! Am I a money lender? Why are you calling me 'sait'?

'Cheta' is someone very close to one's heart

Really?

I am 'Cheta'

That's the kitchen

Let's wash the pots and pans

Look at his kitchen

More like a scrap shop!

He made dried fish gravy last night and left the pan unwashed

Cheta

- Have you shifted recently? - Why?

Mixie, grinder, washing machine

When will we get all these?

Lower your voice Uncle may hear you

His kitchen is ill-equipped like this for years now

He eats food cooked only with mortar and pestle or grinding stone

He'll run at the sight of modern gadgets

He believes the key to longevity is opting for organic, natural food

Enough...enough

Not bad at all

This tastes just like how my father cooks

True, I cooked the dinner

He didn't allow me to do anything He cooked everything from scratch

He 'cooks up' stuff very well!

- Listen, Adhi - Tell me, pa

You know this girl for how many months?

I met her today at the agency

No, just asked, I know you aren't that kind of man

Like what?

That girl is pregnant, I say

She has puked 3 times since morning

Is it so?

Oh! Congrats

Okay, pa, what should we do now?

What to do?

If you extract work from a pregnant woman

...we are the sinners!

Just pay her something and send her off

- Okay, pa - Sorry, cheta

I'm not a Sait, I belong to the Gounder community

'Cheta' in Malyalam means elder brother

Oh!

You regard me like your brother then

I'm as old as your father, dear

Uncs, are you feeling bad she is pregnant?

- Nothing like that - Tell me, uncs

Then why are you sulking like a child?

Hey!

Are you the only man here? I belong to the male species too

Why can't I be the reason for her pregnancy?

Can't your father suspect me for at least that?

That isn't the point

Won't my appa know who is fit to do what job?

Instead of eating here, I am better off begging in 4 houses for sustenance

Go ahead and beg What's stopping you?

Let me see who gives you food

You'll want a share even in those alms!

'What kind of house is this without even a basic TV?'

'Look at her sarcasm'

'She wants TV it seems'

'My own son has never asked me for a TV'

'Get out of my house'

'Do you know your job, huh?'

You are forever fiddling with your phone, get out!

'Does it justify you breaking my phone? Who will work for you?'

'Old hag! Weren't you recommended by that unkempt-mop fellow?'

'Your work will also be just like him!'

- 'Chee! Get out!' - Will you prosper in life?

I asked you for a job in a decent house

'You sent me to a demon instead'

He keeps nit-picking if I stand or sit

Can any human being work for that specimen?

'My own daughter-in-law is much better'

'She gives me food and allows me to sleep'

'Yells at me only after 1 hour Do you know that?'

Old woman

- Get lost! - Get lost, fat bandicoot

'Stupid of me to ask you for a job'

Add it to what I owe you

Hey! Are you sniggering at my expense?

Your father is the main culprit

Uncle, I'm smiling in joy

- Why? - I have got an overseas job

Brother, kangana-relation!

What did you say? Kangana's relation, huh?

Koran big shot!

Congratulating my nephew

Country fruit!

Shut down our shop

-Why? - What do you mean 'why'?

His appa came to kill me when he wanted to leave town

Now he wants to fly abroad He will cremate me alive!

Whatever...!

- As long as it ends well - I'll clobber you

It is my lifelong ambition to work overseas, uncle

Is it your ambition to see your father beat me to death?

Do you know your father's ambition?

Come here

Banu, wait 1 minute

Tell me, uncle

- Do you recognize her? - No

Kumarasamy's daughter Same Gounder community as yours

Your appa wants to find such a bride for you and keep you both under his roof

That's his goal in life Do you get it?

Can I go, uncle?

- Get lost - 'Same to you!'

Don't tuck all this awful stuff

Wear a 'dhoti' and roam around

Uncle, are you mad or what?

Hey! You got riled up, right?

Talk to your father in this same tone

Can you face him like this?

Your legs will tremble

Let your overseas job remain just a pipe dream

Won't come true

- Why did he educate me then? - Understand?

Who should he be asking this to?

His father, right? Why is he asking me?

How will he have the guts to ask his father?

Don't you ask me to serve you hot fritters, snacks, tea?

- Uncle - Why can't you ask this?

Why are you shouting?

Aren't you man enough to ask? Go and ask your father

Go and ask him, da

Go, out you go

'Scaredy-cat'

'Grown-up like a buffalo'

'Don't glare at me Glare daggers at your father'

Wants to work abroad it seems

That man wants him under his thumb and he's saying 'hands off'

'What's that look in aid of? Shave your moustache and beard'

Thank god I got off the hook

You ruthless buffalo!

Creating a rift between father and son

A relative is one who creates a rift

All is well that will end well Just zip your lips, Mr Smart Alec

Why? What happened?

4 years since I graduated

For what joy did I study?

All other students have gone out of town or out of India

Found a job, wife and settled down happily

Why don't you get married too and run around your wife?

- Who is stopping you? - Appa

I didn't mean that

Then what?

I've got a job in Germany

I want to go

Germany

- What will I do all alone here? - Come with me, pa

To Germany?

I cannot leave my motherland and cross the seas with you

Who will understand their language?

Not only that

More than 50% of them will have snub nose and look like Chinese

Do you want me to be staring at their faces?

All that won't work for me, son

I've educated you well enough for you to find a decent job right here

Or else join me in cultivating our land

You can provide jobs for 10 people

Then why did you let me study robotic engineering?

To vegetate in this back of beyond?

I educated you so you can improve your knowledge

Not to make a living abroad amongst foreigners

I'm not asking you for your land or money

I just want you to allow me to find a job befitting my education

Why are you being so stubborn?

As if you don't know why I am being so stubborn!

Are you a toddler or what?

I have always been here to look after you

You are here to take care of me

If you yourself abandon me

...who will take care of me?

Is your mother alive to be by my side?

Why, pa?

Why ruin my life to pander to your selfish needs?

Don't you want me to be happy?

Actually if amma was still alive

...she would have sent me long ago to do well in life

You know how to seal my mouth

- What else can I say now? - You don't have to say anything

I have decided to employ a home-nurse and I want to pursue my career

See you

You left me all alone

Even though he is here now

His heart is set on leaving me

He doesn't have the time even to dissolve your ashes

Nor does he have the heart or mind-set to take care of me

He is going abroad it seems

I don't know when he will return or how he will manage over there

It isn't just my leg that's a disability, my dear

My heart too is a handicap now

Akka, give appa food and medicine properly and promptly

- Okay? - Alright, brother

Even I prefer to cook without all these fancy gadgets

You go, I'll take good care of him

Wonder what she means!

Uncle, I'm entrusting appa under your care

Visit him regularly, okay?

Is he 'Kutralam waterfalls' to visit regularly?

Even if I do, as if he'll let me in? Or will you leave me alone?

Won't you nag me by calling me?

Your father is-

He's coming

[humming]

Appa

Don't feel bad I'm leaving you alone

If I miss this I won't get another good opportunity, pa

Alright

Lord Muruga's sacred ash

Have a safe trip

Uncle, I'm also Lord Muruga's devotee Apply on my forehead too

Just a smear won't do for your face!

Lord Muruga

Now I know why your wife reached God!

- Tarun - Sir?

Don't you know I can spot any mistake that happens in this office?

Isn't circuit board in short supply?

- It's your responsibility, right? - Sorry, sir

This is the last warning

Hey! You are Adithya, right?

- Yes, sir - From Tamil Nadu, right?

Yes, sir, I hail from Alandurai, a town near Coimbatore

Only a week since you joined But you've done a great job

- Thank you, sir - Keep it up

Take your dirty bag of clothes

Clear out now

Useless female!

If you set foot here I will pickle you to pieces!

She wants gas cylinder to cook it seems

LED TV to boot!

If you turn around I will gouge your eyes

You think I'll twiddle my thumb till then!

- Get lost! - Same to you, Gounder

- You got it, right? - Hello?

Okay

Bro, I saw a girl from Tamil Nadu here

I thought I could chat-

She got up and went away

We are getting late for the meet

- Make it fast - Hi

[clearing throat]

You have been staring at me fixedly

If I approach you in the office you are on a silent vow!

I am looking at my father

Not you

Your dad, huh?

If you don't like talking to me, let me know, I'll go

Why scare me instead?

When my father was alive

If he had any problem or if he felt restless

If he sits in this spot

...he will find peace of mind

He used to love this place

He felt he was seeing his Sri Lanka looking at this ocean

Whenever I miss my dad and think of our times together

I'll sit here and stare over there

I'll feel as if he is talking to me

At that mo-

I won't be aware of whatever happens around me

Sorry

It's okay

I tend to worry a lot

I feel like unburdening myself to someone but-

I don't have anyone who will listen to it

- Will you listen? - Definitely

When did you leave Sri Lanka?

When my mother died in a bomb blast

My appa and I came here when I was very young

Last year, my dad suffered a massive heart attack and -

I don't have anyone I can claim as 'family'

I'm just trying to be happy in this life I'm leading here

What? Is this you?

You are so cute when you were a little girl

Not now, huh?

You look like a ghost now

- Hahn? - No...no

I said I like ghosts!

"I saw you as waves refreshing encore"

"I flipped for you; to be your sea shore"

"I set my heart's vision on the distant horizon"

"I saw my dreams once more in your waves on the shore"

"I led a life so lonely Minimalistic needs only"

"My wish list stretched longer when you became by anchor"

"O' wave refreshing Beauty ravishing"

"Why do you pull my feet into your sea in a split second unexpectedly?"

"Sound of a sea shell caressing me in a spell"

"I hear this sound swell in my heart as well"

"Like drizzling raindrops on me from wisp of clouds cottony"

"I fall on your dewy body I flip in ravishing rhapsody"

"In depth I surrender to you in weak-kneed wonder"

"Like waves ebb and flow my love, I gushed to and fro"

"I leaned on you for support You were my shore of comfort"

"I came from a distant land crossing the seas to seek our hand"

"In the lap of sand, froth and foam I gave myself to you; my safe home"

"I lost my way in the vast sea A fish without direction; lonely"

"The right way I asked you to show You became the way and my shore"

"O' dream devoting Shore supporting"

"Here after my life will be one long vacation for me"

"Sound of a sea shell caressing me in a spell"

"I hear this sound swell in my soul as well"

"Like drizzling raindrops on me from a wisp of clouds cottony"

"In sand's lap in a millisecond I fall, I surrender to my godsend"

"In depth I surrender to you in dewy-eyed wonder"

"Amidst robots always when I was bemused in a daze"

"You appeared before me as my life partner for eternity"

"You walked into my life at low tide as friend, philosopher and guide"

"As the love of my life sublime"

"As a beacon of light divine"

"By the river many a fig tree Flowered in the evening, dearie"

[humming a song from 'Rajadhi Raja']

Who the hell is sleeping in our garden?

Oh gawd! My uncle

Uncle!

Mama

Uncle?

Uncle, get up What has happened to him?

Hi, tell me

Your father suffered a heart attack

- What are you saying, uncle? - Yes, da

'I have admitted him in a hospital now'

Fly back immediately

Come

Your dad will be fine

Don't worry

This company likes the progress you've made so far

You are a very valuable resource here

We have important plans for you

I understand, sir, but-

My dad lives all by himself and-

He needs my help

Good, it is our responsibility to take care of our parents

But because of that, do you want to resign this job, settle in that village?

And ruin your life?

Maybe I have a solution for you

My uncle has a speed breaker so no one should enter!

Hello, uncle, swaying in like a palanquin

He and his digs!

Sorry, dude

I had to wash my better half's sari That's why I got delayed

Doesn't matter, uncle

How is appa now?

Does he behave like a patient?

He is straining himself pottering around the garden

Go and see for yourself

Looks like you've brought a box of goodies for me

You have stuffed in excess for me

'We need someone to lift this box'

- 'Here he comes' - Hey! Adhi dearest

When did you land?

What a surprise! All of a sudden

I missed you very much

You've changed so much, dear

Come in...come

What is this box?

You hold this

- Give me the box - I'll bring it in

Just give it, da

Shouldn't you be careful whom you give your cash box to?

Uncle, I'm leaving right away

Did I accuse you of running away with this?

- That's why you grabbed it from me - Not at all

My son has come, right? Let's have tea together

I'll drink in the tea shop

Don't be angry with me

As if I'll splash the hot water on your face when I make the tea

- Why are you scared? - Your appa has a plan

Appa

Appa...?

Get up and step out

- Why? - Come, I'll tell you

- By the way - Yes, pa

If you go abroad and return will you roam around in your underwear?

Appa, this is called 'shorts'

Whatever! Short or long

It just sticks to your body

What?

Appa!

- What is it? - Wait, pa

'Hello, Mr Subramani'

'Glad to meet you'

'I am a robot'

'From Humanoid Dynamics'

Robot Operating System V2

How can a machine speak, son?

This is the new home nurse for you

Oh!

- Home nurse, huh? - Yes

Why do I need a home nurse? Haven't you come back for good?

No, pa, I intend go-

I've already booked my return ticket for the 12th

Oh!

Why wait so long?

Go right now...go

- What is this, pa? - Did I say 'no'?

How do I manage his-

When you go, kindly take that home nurse with you

'Oho!'

- Appa...appa - Tata byebye

Human beings are unable to take good care of me

He brings a machine from all those miles

Don't look at it as a mere machine, pa

Treat it as a human

It will do only what you say

No female will-

Not 'female' I don't need any such male

Appa, think of him as a child

Child, huh?

I seem to be a burden to my own son

He is abandoning me like an orphan

You expect me to trust a tin doll?

You don't want a mixie or a grinder No need of a TV or a cell phone

You are allergic to people too You don't want this robot either

If you lead such a frugal life how can you be comfortable?

Only because I saved my hard earned money

Here...I bought this house

And all those lands and trees

Even you were raised in comfort

Fine, pa I'll stay behind

I'll make dosa for breakfast Cook lunch for you daily

And make 'roti' at night and live here for you

You forgot my ginger tea in the evening with butter biscuit

- Come - 'Following you'

Hey! My dear boy

What?

I understand your anger

Don't take whatever I said to heart

You can leave whenever you have to go

Okay, pa

Go back, resign your job and come back in one piece soon

Can't you walk to the shop nearby?

- You need to be dropped?! - Why are you yelling at me?

I'll deal with you later

Paper!

Do you buy paper to read or any other use?

He's dipping it in water, junk of a jer-

- Lord Muruga! - 'Good morning, Mr Subramani'

'Coffee please'

Aiyo! Adhi, this white bug is bugging me no end

Appa, pick up the coffee cup bravely

- He makes better coffee than us - Fat hopes!

- 'Coffee please' - Thank you

Hello, tell me, sir

'Mr Subramani, coffee'

You dare call me by my name I'll knock your teeth out

What is your age? And how old am I?

I told you I don't want your coffee

'You didn't tell me You just walked away'

- Then you know what I meant - 'Copy that'

- 'What should I do with this coffee? - 'Roast it and eat it'

'Wrong command Coffee can't be ground and eaten'

Why can't coffee seeds be roasted?

Drink that rotten stuff yourself

'A robot doesn't drink anything'

Stop back answering me

I'll kill you

Adhi, look at this shorty's sarcasm

'You cannot kill a machine'

'What should I do with this coffee?'

Pour it on my head, boy

'A robot will never hurt its owner'

Try your hand at it

Then you will know my true colors!

'Please take it'

I fed your coffee to the buffalo, go

How is the robot, da? Has uncle got adjusted to it?

Fat hopes! He takes good care of me

But I doubt my dad will ever accept it

But still I'm trying Fingers crossed

Please make it happen and come fast

'Miss you, da'

Okay, baby Me too

I'll see you soon

Ash, 'sambal' in Tamil

I know, da Garlic head fellow

It's the ash from the firewood we used for cooking yesterday

We sprinkle it in the garden so it isn't wasted

- Becomes manure for the plants - 'Copy that'

Did you hear that? He understands if we teach

Like a child!

Then I have to babysit him

Instead you claim he'll take care of me!

That skull head doesn't understand anything

Will everyone be educated?

No one will know everything at birth

Robot, am I right?

Yes, pamper this kid with love like a goat's young one

Start bleating your approval

'Maaaaae'

"Will the floral breeze return to me?"

"Will she listen to my song lovingly?"

"To heap compliments on me lavishly"

"In her lap, cuddle me and sing a lullaby"

[song from 'Mudhal Mariyadhai']

Sooooper, da

- All the best - Thank you

Your game starts now

4-5 logs are missing

Aiyaiyo! Hey...!

Wretched fellows!

- You'll rock - Hey Adhi

Who did this?

Who kept my wife's ashes in the backyard?

'Mr Subramani, I saw this when I was cleaning your room'

'Ash is good manure for plants'

- 'So I kept it outside' - Is this mere ashes?

Either he lives in this house or I do, you choose

Brainless bot!

If you let him stay here for some more days

...he will trash everything

Including you and me

What have you done, da? That's my mother's ashes

It is sacred, has to be immersed in the Ganges in Kasi

'Then why haven't you done that task?'

If we give birth to a son who is always busy

Father and mother will remain as ashes in the funeral pot lifelong!

'Adhi is not busy He is jobless'

Good observation! Ask him Let better sense prevail at least then

- Are you mad or what? - 'No...no'

'My dad loves playing chess'

He will come and play now, just watch

If I call him for a game

...he will spin 1001 yarns of errands to run

Now readily playing with that tin doll!

What to do?

Brainless boy!

Instead of moving the queen he is moving the pawn

Both are playing with no idea of the game

- Appa? - I am here, tell me

Appa, I'm leaving for Germany

Will you change your mind if I say no?

Go, have a safe trip

- Okay, pa - 'What should I do?'

My backyard is full of dry grass

Pluck out as many as you can

Otherwise, go inside Lie on your stomach and sleep

'A robot does not sleep If you want you can switch off-'

Oh! I didn't know you can be turned off

- How will I do it, dear? - 'Take the remote'

'Shutting down'

Only now I can heave a sigh of relief

I'm leaving, take care, pa

You will be permanently switched off, go

This lazy delivery boy makes me pick all the paper

Did you load your luggage properly?

- Yes, pa - Okay

Go...go

Try and use him, pa

Definitely you'll ask me to get you another ditto robot within a month

I don't even want one Why would I ask for more?

Use him when you need, pa Now you know to switch him off

I've fed all the data you will require, pa

He knows about you and this house from A to Z

I'm sure he will be useful to you

I will use or not use Let me decide, forget me

You take care of your health

- Go - Okay, pa

Auspicious time

Start the car

Go, resign and return

Dishoom!

Stand in 'attention' pose in the same spot like a flag pole

His eyes, like firewood on the funeral pyre glare at me

The day my son returns is when you will be inaugurated

Till then closing ceremony!

Be there, as is where is

Pavithra

Aren't you Pavithra?

- Yes - Ages since I saw you

- 'How are you, dear?' - I am fine

My daughter has completed her degree

I've come back to my home town till she finds a decent job

'Wherever you may be there's no place like home'

'Good you came back'

'I feel sad only because you are a widow now'

Okay, ma

My daughter is alone at home

- See you - 'Okay'

What are you saying?

Uncle switched off the robot?

Knowing my dad so well

I've programmed it in such a way he will get switched on every 12 hours

Hey! Soooper, da

"My 'goli' soda dearie My meat masala curry"

Why is the gate open today?

Pap-

Rahul's father-

Kuttappa?

I was right...aiyo!

- Good quality - Hey Rahul

Your father Kuttappa is hiding in Subramani Gounder's garden

- What do you mean? - Yes, I saw

He has a gunny bag on is head so he won't be recognized by anyone

I was waiting for this day I'll kill him right away

Come with me This is sweet revenge

Kuttappan who killed his mother is hiding in Gounder's house

Are you serious?

- Why this murderous rage? - Naturally

He is a murderer A sneaky thief

Always suspicious

Jinxed mouth Shouldn't let him off the hook

He is derided as a thief's son and driven out of school

Suspicious his son is taller than him

Kuttappan tortured Rahul and his mother daily

In the end, submerged in suspicion he slit his wife's neck and fled

He went bonkers witnessing it

He hates his father with a vengeance

Seeing him face to face will he keep quiet?

Wait and watch!

Where are they going?

- Paper - Tell me

100 days Govt scheme, huh?

That Kuttappan is hiding in your brother-in-law's garden

Rahul is on a rampage You are busy brewing tea

I'm coming, he is the cause for my hearing loss

Keep an eye, I'll be back in 10 minutes

- 10 years is fine too - I'll get even with you

Rahul...Rahul

Hey! Wait

Is this a theater for you to walk in freely?

Regarding this Kuttappan matte-

All of you stay right here I'll go in and find out

- Black pumpkin, hold my scooter - I'll take care, go

No one should enter, okay?

Rahul, control your anger

Rahul, leave it to me I'll handle it

- I told you I saw - Yes

Uncle...uncle

What's up, my cross eyed brother-in-law?

That murderer Kuttappan is in our garden covering his face with a gunny bag

Paper Pandi saw him and spread the word

The whole village is outside our gate

You rolled in here to inform me

Jobless villagers have nothing else to do anyway

Look who's talking!

'What is this, uncle?'

'Mr Subramani, tea please'

How did you come here?

Because you are such a pain

'I switched off your controls, dumped you in the backyard

How did you come in then?

'Mr Adhi rebooted my system'

Aha! You are the machine Adhi bought?

I thought it was a new kind of washing machine

Uncle, can it copy whatever a man can do?

'Other than eat and sleep I will do all other tasks to perfection'

He can do everything under the sun it seems

Can you give me a son or daughter?

'Not possible, Mr Subramani'

Look at this foreign kid's fluency in English

Hear my English now Move...move a bit

One nuisance is bad enough

Excuse me

- What is your name? - 'I am a robot'

'From Humanoid Dynamics'

'ROS Version 2'

My name is Babu

I am Adhi's uncle

He is my uncle

- Who said so? - My father told me

- My slipper will speak - Let them hit

Let's go out and mediate the crowd outside the gate, come

Elephant and kid walk with the same sway

Open the gate

[overlap of voices]

- His speed is scary - House is spic and span today!

'I mopped the floor this morning'

Hey...stop right there

[flurry of voices]

Look here, Rahul

This isn't the father you are looking for

He's a robot nurse from abroad brought by Adhi to take care of his father

A black bloody swine has tricked you into coming here

- 'He's glaring at me' - Use your trident on that swine

'Don't spare him'

When I saw him from the back I thought he resembled your father

Do you have Wifi?

This is Android

'No, this is Apple'

'This is Windows'

- Hiiiiiiiiiiii - Hi

- It is greeting me with a 'hi' - Robot is speaking

It can do everything a man can do

- Fatso? - Uncle

What are you showing off with this shorty?

- Nothing like that, uncle - Why are all of you crowding here?

You had better scoot

Or you have to shell out rent to me for standing here

Rahul, do you need this?

Don't spare that swine Pierce his intestines

Beat black and blue, eh?

If you like, take a selfie each one of you and scoot

Before my brother-in-law comes back

Hey...hey

Get down Form a queue

One by one click a photo

Only today selfie is free

Tomorrow only if you have tea and bun in my stall, you can take a selfie

Click!

Go...take

Grandma, go and tell everyone

Did you know an iron doll has come as nurse for Subramani Gounder?

Is it so? Unbelievable

It will read your mind it seems

Don't stand in front of it Your mistress secret will be out!

That robot dishes out 'parotta' and makes crisp 'dosa' it seems

Grinds 'idli' batter and makes an awesome feast

Is it a boy or a girl?

It has been named Kuttappan Then it must be a boy

It seems that robot has even Wifi connection, ma

It knows everything I believe

If we buy something like that

When I go to work

...you needn't talk to me via Facebook in my laptop

You can chat with me on that robot screen, ma

Only now I have become familiar with Facebook

My brain can't grasp another new social network

[whistling]

Paper

'Good morning, Mr Pandi'

How do you know my name?

'Your name is Pandi'

'Your father's name is Karuppaiyah'

'Address: #15, Vinayakar Street'

'Occupation: Newspaper delivery boy Education: Failed grade 8'

- Correct - 'Date of Birth'

'23rd April, 1981'

'Favorite person: Aunty'

'Persons you dislike: Old ladies'

'You have 300 girlfriends in your FB Friends 'list

'Not a single boyfriend'

'You went to Kuttralam last week'

- 'You stayed in Thangam Lodge' - I'll bash you with my broomstick

FaceBook friend Meera came with you

'You send friend request to 50 girls daily'

How do you know all this?

'I scanned your face and found out from FaceBook'

'All I need is your name and photo'

'I can tell your full details'

'You don't have to deliver newspaper from tomorrow'

You cannot decide whether I need newspaper delivered or not'

- It is my call - Well said!

I already said so

Livelihood shouldn't be ruined

- Whose livelihood? - Mine of course

Why am I bothered?

You know the joy I get from reading the daily newspaper

Only the reader will experience it

'There is no necessity to read the paper daily'

'If you read it from my display you will experience the same joy'

'I find joy reading in my backyard while I use the loo in the morning'

Will you come and stand there baring your chest to me?

- 'I will stand' - Won't you feel shy?

'No, I will not feel shy'

Shameless tin-box Go inside

What now?

'Overdose of self esteem with a globe for a head!'

Lord Muruga, protect me

'Mr Subramani Please take it'

- What is this? - 'Tablets'

I know to take care of my health

Mr Know-it-all and his medicine kit

Dwarf-doctor!

- Trash it - 'Oho!'

'Where are you going?'

I'm stepping out regarding a money matter

Should I note it down and get your permission?

You are running a temperature of 102°

'You should not go out'

Look at the sun outside Temperature is 108°

Both will negate each other

Move aside, da

Thinks he is a professional doctor

Look at his tin-face!

Look what you did, drainage mouth!

Ouch!

When I was stepping out

...you crossed my path as a bad omen, just like a cat

I tripped

I am sure what I set out to do won't fructify

'You have sprained your foot'

'I know, just shut up!'

Thank god!

Hey! Why are you standing there like you are guarding a corpse?

Get out of my sight

Abbaaadi!

God help me

What, da?

Were you standing here the whole night?

'Yes, Mr Subramani'

'Your wife's ashes'

'New emotion detected'

Yes

Coffee please

Coffee

Bring it fast

Damn!

Coffee is very hot

Better you kill me

'Wrong command'

'Self defense mode activated'

My uncle has his own grove

And wants me to steal from the neighbor!

Do you know to sweep too?

Will you sweep my shop daily?

I will pay you Rs 100 a month and charge you twice, eh?

- What, da? - 'Do not enter'

'Harmful weapon detected'

No half or full

If you booze whole night and drink this in the morning, your liver will be perfect

So said Sivasankar Baba Now let me go in

Hey! Ouch!

Let go of my throat

- Why did you hurt me? - 'My apologies for troubling you'

'Weapons that may cause risk to life are not allowed inside'

Do I look like a harmful weapon to you?

How dare you try to strangle me!

I'll tell uncle to plaster your legs with double tape

And hang you from a tube light Just wait and watch

'Hey! This boy-'

'White doll?'

Where has he disappeared?

I don't even have someone to massage my leg-

What are you doing he-

- Who set this up? - 'I did'

'Is it in place?'

All that is perfect

Who taught you to do this?

'I looked up Google and learnt'

- Thanks - 'You are welcome'

"Who is this stranger out of the blue?"

"Is it the hearts door opening anew?"

"In my heart dry as a desert in totality"

"Your tender love & care is a novelty"

"In age and size for sure you are a mini miniature"

"But your love unconditional elevates you onto a pedestal"

"Blood and genes we do not share"

Can't reach, huh?

"But still you truly care for my wellness and welfare"

"Like a root finding its route into a rocky boulder astute"

"Unexpectedly will grow its shoot"

"Tears of joy will flow"

"New found happiness will follow"

Slightly spicy

Look over there, ages since we heard Gounder laugh like this

Only after this tin doll's arrival he has started smiling

Like Baahubali got a Kattappa my brother-in-law has got a Kuttappan!

- Hello, uncle? - Tell me

Both of you are taking a walk

I need to go home soon Will you drop me?

"Without realizing life's essence true a machine's function made sense to you?”

'Low battery'

"Will you see 'it' as him now wholeheartedly with love?"

"Forget the word 'solitude' from today"

"It won't affect you hereafter in any way"

"As your own son will you regard him now on?"

"What if you didn't father him why can't he be your offspring?"

"Why undermine his robotic feeling?"

Yes, that's me when I was young

"From earth to earth Dust to dust is birth and death"

"Who is to discern machine from human?"

Aiyo! What has happened to him?

Go and consult a good doctor!

You are a winner, da

"Like a mother ruffling her child's hair"

"Like a toddler in playful wonder"

"Did he become a constant shadow in days of solitude and sorrow?"

"He's a furnace of wisdom in detail"

"Like a puppy dog wagging its tail"

"Is he a friend's shoulder, never to fail?"

"As a servant; God's avatar new"

"A guard willing to sacrifice his life for you"

"Like the early morning sun's ray he wakes you up to a new day"

"Lull you to sleep like a baby by singing you a lovely lullaby"

"Who is this stranger out of the blue?"

"Is it the hearts door opening anew?"

"Into my heart dry as a desert in totality"

"Your tender love & care is a novelty"

- Hello Kuttappa - What?

- How are you? - Kuttappan, huh?

'That is how your tin man is referred to in the village'

My dear boy, our villagers have named you Kuttappan it seems

We shall stick to that!

'Copy that New name uploaded'

- Subramani Gounder - That's me

You are bringing Kuttappan naked like this?

'Our girls will be walking to and fro'

You can dress him up in a pant and shirt at least?

Why do you look down under?!

You continue to pray properly

Here you go, I have bought extra for your requirement too

Stitch 4 pairs of trousers and shirts to Kuttappan's size perfectly

Kuttappa, you look so handsome after Gounder got you dolled up

You take a look at yourself in the mirror

You can pass off for a village head, my boy

Tharavi, take a look at this

My dad has stitched clothes for Kuttappan

He has dolled him up?

Then you don't even have to go back to India, uh?

I don't have to?

See you, ma

Call me as soon as you reach, dear

'Don't worry, ma I will reach safe'

Haven't I told you how to use the internet?

I'm just 1 button away We can chat 'live', ma

God bless you, child

Akka, take good care of amma

I will, dear

Don't cry, she is taking up a new job, send her off happily'

'I will reach and talk to you via FaceBook, ma'

Bye

Kuttappa?

'Yes, Mr Subramani'

Will you check and let me know if our Pavithra is in that FaceBook?

'Searching for Pavithra'

Not these dreadful looking faces

'Next page results'

Hey...wow! This is-

This is Pavithra

She looks good even at this age

Not bad at all

In your Google book

Looks like we can find all the people who went missing

'Yes'

The climate here is awesome

Ilaiyaraja's song and the snacks you made for me

What a cool combo to enjoy this climate

Simply superb!

We can chat later

Do you know the time now? Today is Sunday

Your hostel canteen will close sooner than usual, go eat

'The love I forgot thinking it had faded'

'Blossomed again the moment I saw you'

'You would wear a single rose on your hair as a young school girl'

'I liked you from that time'

Who is that female?

Flashing your teeth looking coy

Mr Subramani Gounder seems to have gone through a phase of one-side love

Seriously?

Like money loaned to Vijay Mallaiya

Unrequited love

Priest sir, name Kuttappan

- Okay, sir - Lineage segment Siva 'gothram'

His star is a child's star!

Pray for everyone to live long and healthy

'We meditate upon the Omnipotent Lord clad in white, all pervading with 4 hands'

'If you send a message on FaceBook your identity won't be known'

'You have to send your photo too'

Don't make such a mistake

'If you find yourself a lady in Germany'

'You can profess your love boldly to her'

How can I express all that?

Have you forgotten my age?

Won't society think ill of me?

'Age no bar for marriage over there'

Did I ever bring up the word 'marriage'?

Marriage it seems

Just walk down memory lane feel happy and carry on with my life

'You can be in a relationship without getting married in Germany'

'It is called Living together'

Without getting married live under the same roof tog-

Wish I had been born in Germany

Idiot! Look how my mind is winding and wavering all over!

Is this a topic in a temple? Come along

- Rahul, how are you? - Hello, Guruswami anna

- 5 kg rice - 5 kg, huh?

- What do you want, akka? - 5 kg rice, 2 kg dhal

You've got a paunch now

Daily do you eat meat?

I've come to the Govt ration shop because I can't afford to buy rice

- Can you see or are you blind? - Why are you so rude?

- What is this? - Rice

Look at it properly Half the rice has only worms

- Stupid of me to buy in your shop - Guruswami, listen

5 kg profit Keep this inside

- What do you want, old man? - 2 kg lentil

'2 kg, huh? Pack 2 kg'

- 'Kuttappa - Do you have palm oil?'

I'm asking you Tell me

Kuttappa, come here

Come and stand here No one will deride you

'Thank you'

Muruga'nna, bring that box

Hey!

- Take over - Okay

- Muruganna, keep an eye - Okay

Kuttappa, when is 'Ekadasi' this month?

11th day after New moon is 8th

At least he is here with us to tell us the right day for our fast

We have the almanac to check all those days and dates

But he has the whole world inside him

Is that so?

You ask him anything he will find out and tell you

It's a fact

Kuttappa

Kuttappa, please wait

Kuttappa?

I have to ask you something

'Yes, tell me'

Some random stranger not divulging his name

He is chatting with me in FaceBook

Not me, cover up for me

'How can I help you?'

Can you find out his identity?

Don't worry

Some innocent fellow may have done that to start a conversation

I've asked him ever so often He isn't telling me his real name

He is simply reeling our romantic dialogs to lure me

'Oho'

-Thinking of complaining to the police - Aiyaiyo!

'Conflict in expressions'

'Your lips are reprimanding her'

'But your eyes are flashing the honest to god truth'

You are eager to trace your anonymous admirer

'It is face reading'

Nothing of that sort

I just want to know that person's name

Will you find out for me? Please

Kader, I have work to do Send the tailored clothes to my place

'Bye bye Play Sivaji old song'

'Aaha mella nada'

"Aaha walk slowly in rhapsody What will happen to your body?"

[song from 'Pudhiya Paravai']

"Your tender floral feet will ache"

"Your petite waist will sway and shake"

"Your dainty looks, alas! Will go for a toss!"

You had better die

Die...die...die

Die...you have to die

Yov! What are you doing here instead of going to the ration shop?

My brother went out of his way to get you this Govt job

You have no idea

He is the main topic of discussion, wherever I go

At the bus stand

They talk about him in the tea shop

Even if I go to the ration shop that old hag and the villagers

...talk nonstop about him and make me go maaaad!

Aiyo! That is just a machine It will run errands here and there

'How can you assume he is your father?'

You don't know He IS my father

He has come here in disguise

Dai! Bloody thief

You think I won't recognize you if you are in disguise?

I'll chop you to pieces like this

I'll chew your intestine and spit it out like this

I should take you apart organ by organ and feed it to the dogs

'Chop you to million pieces and make mincemeat out of you'

- Hello - I won't spare you

- Anna - Tell me

All the trouble we went through is down the drain, anna

Whatever treatment we gave him is of absolutely no use, brother

My husband is gradually changing for the worse like before, anna

He is obsessed with that tin doll

'As long as that machine is around my husband cannot be controlled'

'Lips of these villagers cannot be zipped'

Didn't I tell you repeatedly?

Keep that lunatic at home even after he recovers

You asked me to get him a Govt job, you suffer now

Brother, don't say that Only you can help me

Hang up now Let me think what to do

My dear boy, have you been to Aliyar dam?

Gounder, wait...wait

- I'll show you - Stop the jeep

Are you Subramani Gounder?

Yes, sir, why?

I went to your house looking for you

- I was told you had gone to the temple - Yes, sir, I'm heading back home

Come home with me We can chat at leisure

We can think of relaxing later

I'm coming from Municipal office

A complaint has been registered against you

- Complaint against me? - 'Yes'

What complaint and why, sir?

I can't keep explaining to you

Do you have a license?

I don't even know to drive a vehicle

Then why do I need a license?

Comedy?

I asked for a license for this

- Do you have a license for this? - He doesn't know to drive either

I thought as much Then you don't have a license

- Yes, sir, no license - Okay...okay

Lift the boy into the jeep

What? Why, sir?

Why are you taking him-

- Make it fast - Why? Lis-

Listen to me

Shut up Go on, lift him

- Dai...dai! - Bring him in

- Brother- - Don't create a ruckus

He is a kid, sir

Why are you taking him awa-

- Where are you taking him? - First get a license

Sir...sir

This fellow-

Call our Adhi

- Why, uncle? - Call, I'll tell you

Call him first

What happened, uncle?

No use telling you

Wait, I'll pray and come

- Adhi, appa wants to talk to you - Give me the phone

- Listen, my son - Appa?

How are you, pa?

I am good, like a solid rock

'I was walking back from the temple with Kuttappan'

Some Municipality men stopped us and asked me for a license

'When I said I don't have a license for him, they spirited him away'

Appa, why are you getting tense for this?

Nothing will happen to him

He will be fine I will handle this

Be brave about this and go home

How do you expect me to be brave?

We are living in terrible times

Young children are kidnapped and all kinds of abu-

He doesn't even know to cry out aloud

Appa?

Listen, I cannot live without him even for a single day

You come back at once

How can I return immediately?

You can't, huh?

You can't? Okay then

Here...you talk whatever you want

He will be all alone

I'll...I'm going there

'Hello, Adhi, your father seems very perturbed'

Lord Muruga

Tag along with appa Don't let him go alone

Uncle...uncle

Don't go alone I'll come with you

Wait

Adhi, what happened?

Look how they have locked him up

Poor child!

- I swear I will- - Uncle

Where are you going? Sit here, we will handle this

Please sit here

- Good afternoon, sir - Sit down

What is it?

Sir, why have you locked up Kuttappan?

Kuttappan

What an odd name!

It has killed a 16 year old in East street

There is no clue whatsoever

Besides that it has looted a house in the nearby village

No one knows how it happened

I have received many such complaints

Prove this tin man isn't guilty and take him home

Sir, this is a typical political move

You are blaming a machine for all the crimes by a human being

Is any of this believable?

Mr Subramani

'This is your breakfast time'

'Did you eat?'

'f you don't eat your blood pressure will shoot up'

I don't care, don't believe me This crime has been committed

That's what I am listing out

Technology, internet, Google are ways of making a mistake discreetly

All those bolted together is this robot

- Did they hit you, child? - 'No'

Be brave and tell me the truth

- Confide in me if they did - 'No'

Don't worry We'll take you home, huh?

'Okay'

Who knows how many families will be ruined because of this robot?

Sir, please talk to us like a municipality officer

Don't behave like a policeman

Is that so?

Then listen to me

We are responsible for all the actions of this robot

Get a 'No Objection Certificate' from the police station

- Will they give? - How do I know?

Listen, if you invent a new machine

...you must get Govt approval before you test it on humans

If any issue arises, as an officer I have the right to confiscate it

I won't release it whoever asks, leave now

Who the hell gave you a Govt job?

- Get up - Please be seated, 1 minute

- Sir? - What, man?

You've got a mail from PM's office

50 robots like this will be imported from Germany in the next 5 years

So this is a rehearsal, sir

'PM has signed it himself'

Get that damn tin-head out

Who said he won't release whoever asks?!

He said so, sir

Now do you realize my nephew's clout?

He has befriended even our Prime minister

- 'Uncle' - Come

Let's take Kuttappa home This chap is just a junk piece

Come, step out this way

Watch your step

Sir, officer, 1 minute Please wait

I want to remind you of a small trivia, sir

Sir, do you remember the Alavandhan murder case?

Alavandhan's head was chopped

His headless body was packed in a trunk and sent in a train

Did those murderers have access to internet before killing in the 1950s?

No, sir Forget that

You must have heard of a serial killer called 'Auto Shankar' in Madras?

One who hunted down young girls, abused them and killed them

Did he kill, getting ideas from Google?

We didn't even have cell phones in those times

Sir, we should give due respect to advancement of science and technology

For example in all our towns

CCTV cameras have been fixed throughout the highway

Only after their instalment crime rate has reduced drastically

Statistics and survey state clearly Maybe you don't read the newspaper daily

Sir, crimes abound at all times

But we can't blame this tech-

- What is that? - 'Technology'

We shouldn't criticize technology

Technology has plus and minus

We should take the good and leave out the bad

You said it like a whip lash, Gounder

Why keep explaining in words? Show him in action

Why are you both being rude all of a sudden?

Sorry, sir I'll take leave now

Come, my dear boy

My mother passed away when I was just 7

From then onwards

My dad became emotionally sick

Fear gripped his heart as to what will happen to me if he falls ill or dies

He could have easily got remarried

He didn't do so for my sake

My father is genuinely a good man

He is going through a bad phase in life for the past few weeks

Everything is going against him

The villagers are casting their evil eye on him

I'm telling you everyone is envious of him

You are sticking your eyes out of their sockets

You focus on his horoscope

I can look at the alignment of stars for a human being

But how can IT be-

He is also human Just add 'oid'

He looks like a Lilliput

But he puts his mind to double the efficiency

No, sir, I can predict usually

But I need its date of birth and time

His place of birth too

Do you have all that information?

- 'I have it stored' - Tell him

'Date of manufacture'

'03-12-2020'

'Activation time'

'4:55 a.m'

Shiva of Velliangiri hills First save me, o' lord

Because of it

Who is 'it'?

- Say 'him' not 'it' - Okay, sir

You and the people around you will always be happy because of him

- Am I right? - 100%

Then he will have stomach disorders

He doesn't eat anything How can he get any disorder?

Haven't you heard of virus?

Oh! Is that so?

Cell phone and computers malfunction due to a virus

- I meant like that - Oh?

But a misfortune is lurking in his chart

What do you mean, astrologer?

Don't be alarmed

Every rough patch has a redemption

First explain that

Before the next New moon, you must visit Muniswaran temple in our village boundary

- Perform a redemption ritual - I'll do that

Then every Saturday light a lamp for Lord Anjaneya to be blessed by Him

All ill-luck creases will be ironed out

Thank you so much, astrologer

Let's go, my dear boy

- I'll take leave - Thank you

- Goodness will prevail - Thank you

Only goodness will prevail

Why- Oh!

I forgot to pay you

- Is this enough? - Can't expect more from you

This is already surplus Why do you expect more?

Let's go, dear

He plans to build a new bungalow next to Vaidehi Falls, fatso

'Looks like very soon appa will forget ME!'

He has bonded with the robot to that extent

If I get the robot back here after the trial period?

He will be really disappointed

I don't mind the cost

I will convince our boss and buy that robot for appa

Hey Kuttappa?

Why are you getting drenched in the rain now?

So what if the clothes get wet?

Doesn't matter

Give me those clothes

Why trouble yourself?

Come inside

Don't you know you'll catch a cold if you get drenched in the rain?

You'll be up to date with all facts and figures

Show me your head

If something happens to you how will you take care of me?

I will have to take care of you

Come inside now

So many diseases are rampant now

What if you fall sick?

'Nothing can affect me'

'I am immortal'

Immortal, eh?

What does that mean? I don't understand

'Your love for Pavithra can never die'

'Same way I can never die'

[amused laughter]

Hey! You are being so philosophical at so young an age, huh?

Then I wanted to tell you

You know the connection between that Pavithra and me

That should be a secret only between you and me, okay?

The people here shouldn't know

Especially my son Adhi shouldn't know at all

'Too late'

'Adhi is watching all this'

- 'And listening to our chat' - DAI!

What are you saying?

How can he see or hear all this?

'He can see through this camera'

'And hear through this mike'

If something happens to you how will you take care of me?

I will have to take care of you

Come inside

'You know the connection between that Pavithra and me'

'That should be a secret only between you and me, okay?'

'The people here shouldn't know'

'Especially my son Adhi shouldn't know at all'

Appa's voice?

We designed the robots to take care of the humans

But this funny old man takes care as his son

They are always funny you know

- Crazy man - Hey!

- What the hell is going on here, man? - You are not allowed here

- Get out - Stop this

- Who gave you the authority? - I did!

You did?

- Whom did you ask? - Who should I ask?

- I'm your boss - You need to ask me

He's my dad

Not only that, is he an item for display in an exhibition?

Each one is taking turns mocking him

You are in Research & Development

You can't do 24x7 surveillance

To be doing 24x7 surveillance

What's the need?

Look, we had already given a robot to Russia and France on a trial basis

Both the robots killed their owner due to a wrong command

What if it kills your dad too?

Hey!

- Sit down - Adhi

You sent that robot to my dad well aware of this calamity

Adhi, let go

To take care of your dad

...am I running a Home for the elderly to give you a robot for free?

Whatever problem you may encounter in India, I know a solution can be found

You needed someone to take care of your dad

I needed to send my robot on a trial basis to India

I combined both the needs It's just business

Chee! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

You are an Indian too

You are a bloody blood sucking leech

Adhi, mind your language

Your father is under my control now

If I set my mind to it I can do anything to your dad with that robot

So you better cooperate now

Hereafter I can't speak to Pavithra and won't be able to see her either?

'If you change my passcode with your fingerprint'

'...no one other than you can control me'

Only finger print, no? Tell me, where?

'No, wrong place'

'Display'

'Open my fingerprint scan'

- Here, right? - 'Yes'

I pressed it real hard

You were right

Something is changing

Sir...sir...sir

- What happened? - Robot visuals are shutting down

- Try over-riding manually - Okay, sir

'Passcode changed'

- Now will anyone know? - 'No'

- For sure? - 'For sure'

Sir, that robot has reprogrammed

No one else but his father can control it from now on

You saw that?

No one can be under the control of anyone

That's what I mean

From now on, every minute your dad is with that robot

...his life is in danger

'Start immediately Save your father'

And get me my robot back, go

Adhi

My dear daughter, have you sent a surprise gift for my birthday?

'The love I forgot thinking it had faded'

'Blossomed again the moment I saw you'

I thought it had waned and wilted

The love I had forgotten

That first glance once more

Blossomed evergreen to grow

Why didn't you tell me you knew today was my birthday?

Why?

Didn't occur to me to tell

This is my answer

You do the typing and send it

What is this, my boy?

It is red and has flowers?

Is it your country German language?

'No, Mr Subramani'

'This is a heart symbol'

That means what?

Pavithra doesn't love you just one measure only

Her love has increased five times

Is that what she's saying?

"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"

"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"

"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"

"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish totally"

"My heart that was rusted and worn out is quick on its toes rushing about"

"A man with a heart of granite then Now I am a poet all of a sudden"

"Every street she passed by her floral scent gave me a high"

"Thinking of her whole night cool she made me talk in my sleep like a fool"

"My heart that was rusted corrosive is quick on its toes, so damn active"

"A man with a heart of granite then Now I am a poet all of a sudden"

"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"

"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"

"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"

"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish totally"

"When audio and video seem fuzzy my heart yearns to date this lassie"

"I remember that cycle Long forgotten vehicle"

"Your glance makes me desire at once to fix its flat tyre"

"Like a Kangeyam bull full of vigor with my eyes glued to the computer"

"I waited for ages for your messages"

"This traditional poetry wants to evolve into modern 'haiku' professing love"

'Haiyo...aiyo...aiyaiyo!'

"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"

"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"

"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"

"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish totally"

"Quietly kindling a fire in me she shows she cares secretly"

"Worldly wisdom's inner meaning at a glance she shows her feeling"

"I turned into a cat yearning for milk night and morning"

"What spell did this lady cast suddenly on me?"

"My heart races romancing like a kite in mid air dancing"

"Restlessly waiting for you to reciprocate your love so true"

"Ageing gracefully, my dear lady like a beautiful statue you bewitch me"

'Oh God! Save help me from this lady!!'

"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"

"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"

"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"

"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish deliciously"

Where would she have gone?

Her house is locked for quite a few days

'I don't know, Mr Subramani'

True, how will you know?

How many messages we would have sent?

She didn't reply to even one?

Appa?

Hey! What a surprise! You landed all of a sudden

I felt like seeing you, pa So I just boarded a flight

'Welcome, Mr Adhi May I help you?'

You helped me more than needed I'll manage, thank you

Move aside

Hey! Who is this girl?

- Vanakkam, uncle - Hahn

Uncle, my name is Tharavi

Adhi's friend

- Bless me, uncle - God bless you, dear

Appa, Tharavi will also be staying here with us

She's close enough a friend to stay together I suppose

- We work together as colleagues - Oho!

What about food?

Together, pa

Living, sleeping arrangements

Even that is together, pa

How many 'together', da?

No, pa, we thought we could reduce our expenses if we shared a house

Why beat around the bush?

'Tell me, you are living together'

Fine, you found yourself a bride You got hold of a girl who wears gowns

Will this be suitable to our traditions?

Tharavi, take our baggage in Freshen up, I'll join you

My dear girl, do you know to drape a sari?

Adhi will drape it for me, uncle

Dad, ages since I had your coffee

Will you make it?

Do you think I cook nowadays?

He is a smashing cook you know?

Go and make a cup of coffee for him

'Okay, Mr Subramani'

Appa, where are you going?

That's a hab-

Become a habit for me to follow him wherever he goes

Sit down, pa

Nowadays I can't do anything without Kuttappan, so dependent on him

Careful, my dear Don't splash hot water on your hand

Hey! Why are you standing here? Why didn't you come to my bedroom?

'Mr Adhi has instructed me not to go into your room'

Don't tell Adhi about any message you may get from Pavithra, huh?

Even to me whisper it like a secret, okay?

'Copy that'

Why haven't we got any message from Pavithra even now?

From whom?

Hahn...I was asking about Pavithran

He was the Principal here and retired

'My friend and I wanted to know if I got any message from him'

Let's go attend to our work

Pa, where are you taking him?

- Give him some rest, I'll switch- - Hey! Don't touch him

Is he a radio or a TV set?

He'll switch off it seems, off!

Flew down all the way to switch him off

Psychologically he isn't human

I must make appa realize he is a machine

It is difficult to make uncle understand

But somehow we should do so

What is this? Why are you cutting vegetables?

I'll be the one to cook for you from now on

Why are you standing there in one corner?

Not just cooking, pa

I'll be the one to take care of every single thing for you

I want half a glass of coffee Go and make it now

Is it the practice in your country to wear slippers inside the house?

'Sorry, uncle'

That is part of our house too!

Appa

I asked you for only half a glass

Drink what you want and leave the rest, pa

Who will drink the leftover?

If I ask him for 1/2 cup he will give me exact amount

You drink it yourself Come, my dear boy

Appa, where are you off to?

Should I tell you every movement of mine?

I want to buy him a new dress for our temple festival

- Come, da - Appa-

Adhi, let him go We'll deal with it later

[casual chatter]

Everyone is looking at you and talking about you

I must get a garland of lemons to drive out the evil eyes cast on you!

'Okay, copy that'

I'll get you a tin-doll just like this, don't worry

- Uncle? - Hey Adhi

You never told me you've brought a new female robot it seems

- 'Why, da?' - Uncle, the line is bad

- 'Hey! Can't you hear me?' - Uncle?

Can you hear me now?

Brainless uncle, why call me when I'm in front of you?

Where is this female robot you've brought from abroad?

Why didn't you inform me of your arrival?

- Didn't occur to me, I didn't tell - What kind of reply is that? Rascal!

Adhi, you told me about him

A dark, fat man who looks like a stone used for washing clothes?

Is that him?

Is this what you have taught her?

Forgive me Vanakkam

Not bad, da

You've fed her all the data about our Tamil culture

She is my fiancée

We sent you abroad for your job Is this the job you were doing?

- Does your appa know? - He knows

Now that he knows he'll make 'chutney' out of me

- My dear daughter-in-law - New affection overflowing?

This is what we offer to our family deity

Kuttappa?

- 'Dead meat!' - Your new dress is simply soooper

My Kuttappan will be soooper even without any dress!

Why brag about a dress you tailored for him?

If you stitched for yourself

...and reduced it by a few inches it will fit my Kuttappan perfectly

Fine, you keep calling him Kuttappan

As if you are very tall to call him 'shorty'?

You are junior Kuttappan too

Hey!

Hey! Rowdy...riff raff

How can you behave like this here?

Scumbag, rascal!

Why are all of you covering your ears?

Chase him away

Clear out, da

He's breaking our sacred pot and you are keeping quiet

Slipper him!

- Bash him up - 'Uncle'

Get divine blessing, all of you

Swami, this is Rs 100

Take Rs 10 as tip and return Rs 90

I thought as much How could Uncle Scrooge reform?

Look at the extra love and care

She is my daughter-in-law from Germany

Bless her and my son

My fatso brother-in-law is right next to them

Let him get God's blessings

'Mr Subramani, I have to share a secret with you'

What secret?

'He has instructed me not to tell anyone'

- Even me? - 'He said I shouldn't even talk to you'

- What is that secret, uncle? - How can it be such a close secret?

You know that Gounder son of Kumaraswami?

- Pillai or Gounder - Hey!

My old friend who was principal and retired

He will keep sending me messages

You've got a message

- That's all, right? - 'Yes'

No rush at all We can check later at home

Uncle, Kumaraswami has only a daughter, no son

Who asked you?

Goddess, please forgive me I shouldn't have hit him in the temple

- Didn't slap you hard, come out - I won't

Your father's behavior is so weird of late, ever since you got him the robot

I wanted to tell you quite sometime back

Your father has become senile

I've been with him for the past 35 years

Has he ever prayed and tied a sacred thread as vow for me?

But he consults an astrologer for this Kuttappan

Takes a vow and ties an amulet Lifts a spell he thinks is cast on him

They are as well knit as hand and glove

One day I went to visit your father

Kuttappan grabbed my neck all of a sudden

I would have almost been strangled to death, such a firm grip

- I pushed him and ran - Why didn't you tell me this?

You would've smashed him to pieces out of sheer love for me if I had told you!

Loony uncle

Lunatic, huh?

Your father and you can't sleep if you don't deride me!

I'm better off giving tokens to store slippers at the temple

What is the message you got?

'Voice message'

- Oh! Voice message, huh? - 'Yes'

'My daughter's wedding got finalized all of a sudden'

'I was so shell shocked my limbs went numb'

- 'She married her boss's son' - Oh!

'So I left in a rush and I couldn't inform you'

That's okay

'My daughter wants me to be with her'

'I prefer living in our village'

I know, I am here

- 'I will be back in 2 days' - Hmm okay

She is back in 2 days it seems

- Appa? - 'Yes, you are right'

- Appa? - 'Uncle?'

- 'APPA? - Uncle?'

[clears throat]

You don't even let me use the bathroom in peace

"Where do I find peace of mind?"

[humming song from 'Pudhiya Paravai']

'Hi'

Her parents have done a good job raising her with proper values

Okay, dear

- Appa? - Huh?

I need to discuss something personal with you

What?

Speak in private

Careful, he walks like a child

Appa

2 days since I came from Germany

You are obsessed with that robot

Do you know how you come across?

Enough, stop this from today

Do I come across as a lunatic?

I didn't mean that, pa

These past 4 months he was the one who took good care of me

Even if I yell at him he will turn a deaf ear

He will cook for me Serve me so lovingly

He will help me shower Dry my hair, entertain me

He made sure I was happy

He will listen to everything I say

Other than that, he has never retorted a single word, not even once

Like others

You were the one who taught me everything

You told me to take care of him like a child and left for Germany

Instead he took care of me like as if I was a child

Initially I used to switch off his controls

He would return repeatedly and pour his love and care on me

Have you ever seen me laugh?

He was the one who made me laugh

Just listen to this

If I feel I'm alive even today

...it is only because he is with me

Who else will take care of me other than him, tell me?

Will you take care?

You don't even have time to immerse your mother's ashes in river Ganges

'Then how will you?'

Supposing you take care of me

If by some stroke of bad luck I am bedridden tomorrow

...he will clean up my pee and crap

Will you do that for me?

What you'll do is fix a home nurse and head back to your job and life

Germany or Switzerland

You tell me today after so many years

'Appa, I need to discuss something personal with you'

How many times I would have called you?

I want to have a heart to heart chat with you or let's play a game of chess

Have you complied?

He is also like my own child

As good as a son

I didn't say all this to make you cry

He can't become you and you can't be like him

Okay, eat up Taste this 'chutney'

Here

I'll wash my hands, son

Kuttappa, let's go, dear

Aiyaiyo!

HEY! WRETCHED FEMALE!

- What have you don- - APPA!

- I will- - Whom are you hitting?

Look what she has done, da

Appa, come out

- Come with me - Wretched female!

How can you dismantle my child? How could you be so cruel!

- Bloody sinner! - First sit down, pa

Oh my god!

I can't bear to see him like this

You can create as much ruckus as you like

But he has to be returned

It was given to us on trial for just 4 months

Beyond that time frame we cannot hold on to it and we shouldn't either

If we flout this, we will be behind bars as per Govt rules

Not only that

Prior to coming here, it killed 4 owners it was taking care of

Drink water, pa

Please, appa

Appa, it may harm you

We need you

How will he harm me?

What will that child do to me?

He won't harm me or hurt me at all

If you say that, so many sons in this world kill their father

So do people decide not to have children at all?

All this is a figment of your imagination, da

- Your imagination - Uncle, please understand

This is just a machine programmed by some robotics engineer

Not human like us

We sail in the same boat, dear

God above programs us and sends us down to earth

We are wandering about here

We call it our 'destiny'

You call it 'program'

Whatever! Your wish

God help me

Aiyaiyo!

What now?

I should be with you 24x7

That's all?

Okay, pa

I'll stay behind for good

I won't go back

Satisfied?

'What happened, Mr Subramani'

'This is your tablet time'

My dear boy

Lift up your hand a bit

Are you okay? Did you get hurt?

'I am fine'

Come, let us go to our room

Hereafter

Let us...stick together, huh?

- 'Alright' - Don't leave me and go anywhere

'Okay'

I won't leave you either

'Okay, Mr Subramani'

Do you have any aches and pains?

'I am perfect'

Adhi!

What have you done to yourself?

Come here First sit down

Why are you reacting like this?

We can handle this

- Hello, sir - When are you coming back with the robot?

My dad is not willing to part with it, sir

'But I'll try to convince him'

We are running out of time

'You don't seem to understand the seriousness'

Looks like you are not bothered about your dad being alive

I've mailed you Check it immediately

Appa...ap-

DAD!

Uncle?

Dad...?

Let's check in the garden

APPA?

Uncle

Appa is missing

- I searched the grove, he's missing - You have the robot tracker?

You go with uncle and check I'll search in this route

- Quick - You go

Passengers to Hill temple, get down

Watch your step, Kuttappa

You can't bend and check

Hold tight to my hand and alight

'Thank you, Mr Subramani'

You know, Kuttappa

I am reminded of children in uniform being shepherded to school

Seeing you in this dress

'Copy that'

'Mr Subramani'

'Call from Adhi'

I thought as much They would've tracked us down

Don't take the call

'Incoming calls disabled'

Such a calm and serene place

Not a single soul around

No one can find us

"O' mind, 6 orders God from above passed on us to follow with love"

[song from 'Andavan Kattalai']

- 'Mr Subramani' - Yes?

'Voice message from Pavithra'

Whaaat? From Pavithra?

- 'Yes' - Wow! Wait...wait

'Message playing'

'What, sir? You didn't reply to my message at all'

'Forgotten me?'

How can I forget that easily?

I can't forget all that till I am lying flat on a bier!

I will

'Meet-you-after-some-time'

- Send - 'Message sent'

'Mr Subramani'

'Shall I change your Display Picture in FaceBook?

Hereafter it is all in your hands, dear

'Mr Subramani'

'Why didn't you marry Pavithra when you were young?'

Long story, Kuttappa

I was terrified of that girl whenever I saw her

I won't even talk to her

Now thanks to your divine intervention

And indebted to Google, FaceBook and social media

I'm chatting boldly

I was the one who followed her like Mary's lamb when we were young

She would walk through me!

My father got to know about my love-interest

He packed me off to my uncle's house in Pollachi

I stayed with him and continued my studies

We owned some lands and I dabbled in agriculture

When I came back after a while to my hometown, I was told this news

Pavithra has got married and left our village for good

That broke my heart into bits and pieces

I didn't get married for a long time mooning in my love for her

But my father

Just before he passed away

Compelled me into getting married

After I got married

...my thoughts circling around Pavithra slowly faded

But when I saw her in our village one day out of the blue

My heart went on a dancing spree

My old memories gushed to the forefront

That was when I thought to myself how could I have forgotten her

Love is a flash in the pan

It has to be spruced up at regular intervals

Otherwise like an unoccupied house

...it will be infested with termites and collapse

How will you know the nuances of all this?

Only when you reach marriageable age

...you'll realize when you start a family of your own

'Mr Subramani Time for your tablet'

I don't know how you are so cued into all these timings

You are a real brain box, da

Hold this carefully

Can you see the temple on that distant hill?

- Are you able to see? - 'Yes'

That is the temple of our family deity Muneeswaran

We must go there to perform a redemption ritual for you

Didn't that astrologer tell us?

- Give it to me - 'Take it'

In the last minute my wife knew she was about to die

You know what she told me?

'Do you know my last wish before I leave this world?'

She said she wanted her son to immerse her ashes in Ganges river

Her dying wish hasn't been fulfilled till this date

Forget all that

Now I have found another son in you

I will ask you to do the needful in the river flowing behind that temple

If not Ganges, let us immerse the ashes there

Okay?

'Low battery'

Aiyaiyo! That's true

Don't worry

We can recharge you inside that hill temple, okay?

- 'Noted' - Let's hurry up

The priest may shut the temple doors

Each one is bothered about his own work in this world

Then Kuttappa

Let us stay behind and live in this forest

We can get everything we require for sustenance

Only I need basic food and shelter What do you need?

Why are you standing there? Come on

'I can't come, Mr Subramani'

Do you want me to carry you? Are your legs paining?

'No'

Then what?

'I was programmed only to take care of you'

'I am not human'

'Your son was right'

'We can run and hide all we want'

'They will track me down and erase my memory'

After that, even if you come and stand in front of me'

'I won't be able to recognize you'

'I am just a trial robot'

'You shouldn't shower love on me'

'I don't know to reciprocate either'

'Because I am a machine'

'Leave me here and go'

'I am a man-made machine to make your chores easier or non existent'

'I am not a replacement for a human being'

'You can use me only as a tool'

'Not submerge yourself into us 24x7'

'You are the one at risk then'

'I don't have emotions'

'The 'asthi' you cherish as sacred is to me only a mere pot of ash'

'Even if it is yours!'

What, my child?

You gave me such a grown-up lecture!

You are so smart to tell me all this when you are just a child!

Don't you know?

I think of you only as my son

If he is being stupid enough to take me away from you

...you want us to drift apart too!

Huh?

So you won't come with me to immerse my wife's ashes?

Even you?

Fine, I'll go by myself

God bless you, Kuttappa

Bless you

See you

Mad...absolutely mad

Lunatic!

If you didn't have any kind of emotion for me

...how did you take care of me all these days?

'How did you take care?'

You are such a bluff master

All lies

Aren't you lying?

- How can you leave me and g- - 'HEY!'

Aiyaiyo!

Wretched fellow! Why did you do this?

How could you?

Are you born to a woman of virtue?

I don't mind if you deride my father

How dare you malign my mother!

- Appa? - Adhi

- Adhi - I found his head

Are you okay, pa?

I am fine, da

- Why did you come here? - Look at Kuttappan's head

He chopped Kuttappan's head, da

- Bring it, da - DAI!

He is my father

I have to burn him

Otherwise he will come back to life

Hey! Get lost!

I killed Kuttappan

Hey! Stop there

Aiyo!

Kuttappa!

Appa

What happened, pa?

Is your chest paining?

I am alright, da Go and save him

That child is writhing in pain

- Look - It is vibrating due to short circuit

Are you blind or what?

Look at him, da He is in pain, save him

Oh god!

'What is it?'

Appa

Hey! Let go of him

Don't strangle him, Kuttappa

- Appa - Let go, listen to me

Hey...hey! Let go of him

Don't hurt him, Kuttappa

Hey! Don't strangle him

Let go Aiyaiyo!

Hey...hey! Let go of him

Kuttappa, listen to me, dear

Listen to me, dear Let go of him

LET GO

That's my son, Adhi Let go of his throat

Let go of him

Adhi...Adhi

Are you alright?

Forgive him

- Aiyo! Appa - I'll apologize to you on his behalf

Adhi

My son Adhi

Let's go home, pa

Leave it behind

- How can I abandon him? - That's just a tin-doll!

Look at him, lying there like an orphan

Only now I am happy

I'll pickle your head to pieces and-

Hey! Wait

Don't run

If you get up-

You bit everyone's ear in our neighborhood

Victims are pretending to wear a head phone!

Is your father some nobleman? Should no one mention his damn name?

'Don't hit me'

Aiyo!

God help me

Appa, sit here

Appa?

Dad?

'Mr Subramani Please don't shout'

[overlap of commands]

'You have sprained your foot You should not go out'

'This is your tablet time'

'This is your breakfast time'

'If you send a message on FaceBook your identity won't be known'

'Only if you send your photo'

'Play Sivaji old song'

'Some innocent fellow may have done that to start a conversation'

'I am immortal'

"Who is this stranger out of the blue?"

"Is it the hearts door opening anew?"

Kuttappa!

"In my heart dry as a desert in totality Your tender love & care is a novelty"