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'Karumegangal
Kalaigindrana'

If I don't talk now
I can't get my 2nd anna on the line

Very sorry

It's okay
Tell me, Indu

I want the three of us to talk
on a con call, seems impossible

Wait, anna
I'll connect the call

'How long do I wait?'

Please wait
He will see you now

Hello, anna

Kalai anna is also on the con call

Sir is in a meeting
with a VIP client

- Tell him I'm on the line
- Okay, please wait

Not this document
This is the one

I think this is it, Arun

That's the one, sir

Your sister is on a con call

'She said it was urgent'

- Hi Indu
- Hello, anna

Copper factory owner is stuck
with this brother of ours

Isn't he a North Indian?

How did he trust you
and become your client?

Why won't you say so?

Fix a board
'Free legal service'

You think I'm our dad
to dole out free service?

Wrongdoer comes to me
to wriggle out of his crime

Same rule holds good for everyone
That's going smooth on oiled wheels

Sorry, I wanted to
call you myself, Indu

What have you planned
regarding appa's function?

Did you take delivery
of the new car?

It has been delivered yesterday

Subha told me appa has been cribbing
as to why I'm wasting money like this

God knows how we will be
when we turn 75

What he has achieved is incredible

Look how he is leading
such a simple humble life

How blessed we must be
to be born as his children

How will we ever show
our love for him, anna?

You are good at all this
flowery speech

You aren't even flying down
for the function

As soon as my children's vacation starts
I will bid byebye to America

I will take a hiatus from work

I will be with appa
for a whole month

Get this into your head, Ko

You are with him 24x7

You are the most luckiest guy, da

Okay, client waiting

Function will be superb

- I'll send you the 'live' link, watch
- Bye, anna

'Your son and daughter have gifted
this car for your birthday'

'You should use only this car, sir'

Anyday a foreign car is
worth its weight in gold

Sir

This car is even more soooper
than I thought it would be

Check after sending it
for service twice

Pick up will be tremendous

Venky

Hey!

Ramu

When did you come?

He is my friend

I need to talk to him

What is this suspense?

Bring it here

This is

Organic groundnuts from my fields

I gave sesame seeds

Look how well he has
made candy out of it

Taste it

Take a bite

How is it?
Delicious, eh?

What is this?

Giving me candy
as if I am a child

For your birthday

What other special gift
can I give you?

Listen, my dear friend

The most wonderful friend
in this wide world

God has given you
as my birthday gift forever

Venkatanna, give me that phone

Hello, tell me

'Sir, send someone at once'

- What?
- Sir

- Why?
- 'A snake has slithered into my house'

- Really?
- 'Yes, sir'

Is it huge?

'About 7' long, sir'

Is its sting fatal?

'It just now bit my grandma, sir'

I'll give the phone
to the snake catcher

- Order
- Is it so?

Huge one, 90 kg, just for you

Here...talk, go on

Hello?
Who is this?

'Please note down my address, sir'

'Send a person immediately, sir'

- Sheer grace of Lord Shakthi
- Punish the wrongdoer at once

What a big order!

- Hello?
- 'I know you do a good job, sir'

'I got you with great difficulty
Please send someone soon, sir'

'Oh gawd! Snake bit me'

Snake, huh?

Hey! WhatsApp

Imagine my plight
if I had gone to his house?

Simple, I would have become
the owner of this hotel

This phone is the reason
for your work?

Yes, give it to me

Let me see who calls you hereafter

So many people are depressed
they don't get any calls

These lazy louts around call me
to catch snakes and lizards!

Can you malign me
when I'm working diligently?

'Try your luck now
Pass that oil'

Boss, keep it with you
When you get a call, call me

Take it

- Give my phone
- No, I won't

- Attend to your work
- Important call, bro

I don't care how important
You keep fiddling at work

The pan is hot
Go back to your 'parotta'

Go back to work instead of
fiddling with WhatsApp

Hey Mallika
You're getting a call

Hello, madam
Tell me

'Have all of you assembled?'

- Give the phone to the shopkeeper
- I'll give it to him

Madam wants to talk only to you

'Is the officer available?'

Officer, madam?

Looks like everyone is
leaving the office

- You ask everyon-
- I'll bring them

Madam, wait

Sir has left the office
Go now, come back tomorrow

You go inside

Vanakkam, sir

Sit down, madam

How much longer
should they wait, sir?

You think I like to
waste your time?

Those with proper documentation
got their amount

Why make frequent trips here?

You've falsified a list of people
having died of Covid when they didn't

I'm reading in the papers
the shady deals you are up to on the sly

All of them are genuine cases
of losing their loved ones to Covid, sir

They have gone through
unimaginable suffering past 2 years

Don't kill those who are alive, sir

Compensation due to
17 more women, give it to me

Madam, I've checked those files

I have work to do, meet DRO
and go up to Ramanathapuram

Sir, read that properly

You have been instructed to deposit
into their bank account on April 7th

I applied via 'Right to Information'
and got the facts and figures

Where did all that money vanish, sir?

Who is in possession of it?

You haven't learnt a lesson
despite Covid 19, sir?

Did you think they are your servants?

Why are you given title and authority
when you lack the basic respect for people?

You steal the compensation granted
by the Govt for Covid-19 victims' families

When will this avarice subside?

Why? You're so sure the people
won't question your deceit, no?

Madam, I'll deposit the amount in 1 week

Why do you need 1 week time, sir?

I want money deposited
in their bank accounts today

You talk on all our behalf
and ensure we get what's our due

Your father too died of corona?

Why shouldn't you ask
for yourself, dear?

Seenu, didn't you watch the news
of many deaths because of eating 'parotta'?

Master, then why did you
choose this job?

What to do?

I don't know any other job

I feel perturbed too

- Know what this is?
- No

Left over rice soaked
in water overnight

- It becomes a porridge
- Is that so?

Nothing can equal this
in health or wealth

This is what I told Alex

He insisted on 6 'parottas'

He ended up in a 6' grave

Left a due of Rs 40!

Drink it up

Cheers?

This boy is razor sharp

Grandpa, shall I teach you to play chess?

What will I do
playing at this ripe old age?

Can't convince him
Waste of my time

Grandpa, didn't your daughter say
she would come down for the function?

- 'You know she isn't coming?'
- Even his son isn't coming

But he has been calling me
to visit them in America

How can I bunk school and go?

You can visit them
and have a great vacation

Indu and Kalai sir can easily come down

Only if they take part
in such happy occasions

'Our sir's children will
also get to know his value'

'Abi'

'You call your uncle
and give the phone to me'

'I will persuade him'

Grandpa, can't you adjust
the scales in the right angle?

Let me show you

I'm smart, eh?

You must have committed
some grave mistake, grandpa

That's why the scales
didn't balance properly

'Why are you arguing
with your grandpa?'

Uncle, this is the list of invitees
I have already called

Please go through it once

Here, thatha

Akka, is sir inside?

Yes, he just arrived

How is my son doing?

Only a slight temperature

He recovered immediately

You can visit him on Sunday

Okay, madam

Akka, have you arranged everything
the way I told you?

Yes, madam

- Stack these trays first
- 'Okay, madam'

Meena madam, you are
wanted in the parcel section

- Good morning, sir
- Vanakkam

Why are you looking dull and tired?

Any problem?

Nothing of that sort, sir

Past 2 months, the fridge

- Careful
- Isn't working

That's a bit inconvenient

I need a water purifier
for the students to drink water

I haven't got their uniforms yet

If you can arrange all this-

'Helping orphans
by taking good care of them'

'What other joy
is priority in life?'

You've decided to follow
this selfless path

'I will run this orphanage
at least for your sake'

'Without any hitch'

'Similarly your father Murugan'

'He will also get his way
and ensure all needs are fulfilled'

But he never asked or did
anything for himself

Thank you, sir

Hey! What are you doing here?

'Whom are you calling?'

Come here

You've been admitted in this school
with great difficulty

Is this what you do? Imagine if
our management gets to know

You'll be chucked out
Understand?

- I want my appa
- No, not possible

- I'll go back to my appa
- You have to study

You can't go back now

- Stop crying
- I want my appa

I'll go back to my father

No, you have to be in school

Do you want to study or not?

I want to be with my appa

I'll go and live with my appa

I want to go to my father

Appa

I'll take you

Okay, calm down

Okay, dear

Try and sleep now

'You can see him tomorrow, okay?'

Appa

Ap-pa

Uncle?

- For you
- What is all this?

Your son asked me
to make all this for you

Did he get back home early today?

He has been supervising
the arrangements past 1 week

Give that tablet

Okay, uncle

'Nila, get me the honey bottle'

Your husband has ordered
a coat for your father-in-law

Ask him to try it on

We can alter it for him
in case it is necessary

You never told me

- What?
- Suit looks so good

They have come for a trial

Did he wear it?
Did he try on the suit?

Why are you like this?

So obvious you love
your father so much

If you don't talk to him now
I won't talk to you at all

Isn't he your appa?
Why have such a bloated ego?

What do you gain
proving you are right?

Let him think he won

He wants to know if you had dinner

You ask me the same question

This is just not right

What do you want me to do?

It takes just 1 minute
to talk to appa?

I'll talk to him
in tomorrow's function

Only that will be beautiful

You just wait and watch tomorrow

Did he ask you to
organize this function?

You have a son and a daughter

If you behave so stubbornly

One day, you'll be
getting the same treatment

Your wish
Do what you want

'I am the one stuck
with your obstinacy'

Appa?

- What, Arun?
- 'He is just not listening, sir'

Why didn't you tell him
I'm busy organizing this function?'

Tell him I have asked you
to handle it, just go, Arun

- Please
- 'Okay, I'll try convincing him'

What is the point of
giving in so easily?

Appa!

Saral

What are you doing here?

Saral, why didn't you attend class today?

I don't like this place

I want to go back
to my father

That's impossible

- Is this Veeramani?
- Yes, madam

How many times do I warn you?

- 'Don't recognize me?'
- No, madam

I'm the warden in Saral's school

- Yes, madam
- Even if she forgets

You won't let go of her

We have separated her from you
and her mother for her own good

Can't you understand even that?

Disturbing again unnecessarily

Madam, please try
to understand me too

All I have in this world
is my daughter

'How do you think
I can forget her, madam?'

What do you mean by that?
You know what this child is saying?

'I don't want to study
I want to go back to my father'

Is that what you want?

Should she be roaming
every street like you?

Management has found out
you are talking to her

If this child goes missing
you are responsible for it

Your calls have been recorded

What should I do now, madam?

You don't have to 'do' anything
Just don't disturb this child

Claiming you want to meet
this child or her amma

Don't come to Rameshwaram
Do you understand?

- Okay, madam
- 'If you still come'

'I will go to the police'

- Yes, sir
- What, Mr lawyer?

I've been trying for a long time

'Sir' is not picking my call

'Are you very busy?'

- 'Tell me, sir'
- Come to Pudukottai immediately

Got it?

Sir, I have briefed
my junior Arun and sent him

He is very smart
He'll handle everything

Who? That chap
who looks like a cook?

'All that won't work out well'

I've nabbed a fine catch for our case

'I need to talk to you
only in person'

'Leave immediately
and land up here'

Sir, tomorrow is my father's
75th birthday function

- Huh?
- I'm the only one here with him

Please understand, sir

I'll leave right after the function

What birthday function?

If I happen to lose this case

What I've earned so far
in my political career for 30 years

'Money, assets, lands, fields, name, fame'

'All that will be
gone with the wind, man'

20 MLAs from my party
are caught in a scam, I say

I will lose my power

Don't make me plead beyond this

I'll close your chapter!

Don't create a bad reputation
of having killed my lawyer!

You had better land up here

'You're going leaving everything like this'

'Isn't your assistant anyway there?

'Won't he handle the case, dear?'

Subha, I told him repeatedly

That man is being adamant

My flight is at 5:40 tomorrow
Just 1 hour, I'll be back

Tell appa, okay?

I'll definitely be back
You take care of appa

'Okay, dear, already uncle is
not keen on this birthday celebration'

'Don't miss the flight'

Where is he going?

That too leaving with luggage

He's going to Pudukkotai
for an important case

He'll be back tomorrow afternoon, uncle

Is he going to see
that murderous scumbag?

Did I make him study law
to be defending such creeps?

'Please come'

'Welcome, please'

'Come'

'Please sit'

Anna, come

Subha, everyone is here

No sign of your husband
or father-in-law

They should be here
receiving guests

Yesterday, he went to Pudukkotai
saying he'll be back by noon today

He hasn't come as yet

First go and bring your father-in-law

- Let us start the function, go
- Okay, anna

Come, uncle
All our guests are here

Has he really come?

His plane has landed

He will be here in 30 minutes

He asked us to start the function, uncle

Don't lie to me

Sir, I've been waiting since morning

I came only because you said
I can go back by 2:00 p.m

Otherwise I wouldn't have come

Celebration has started
My dad is waiting for me

None of his children are with him

- Where is the 3rd witness?
- In another 2 hours

Wherever he is, that mongrel
will be dragged here

- What do you say?
- Wherever he is, I'll bring him

Justice Ramanathan

He is our real hero

Justice Ramanathan stands for integrity

Integrity means
only Justice Ramanathan

If all judges are like my friend

There won't be any criminals in our nation

Is this our present scenario?

If you open the newspaper daily

All kinds of atrocities
flash as headlines

High Court and Supreme Court judges

Are going to jail

Only in such times

Our society needs honest judges
like my dear friend Ramanathan

Still

Has he written his speech
in 1 quire of sheets?

He'll wish him till the next birthday

I have penned a beautiful poem
on my friend Ramanathan

- That poem
- No one wants your poem

'Or your monologue
Leave the dais soon'

I feel all this fuss

Of celebrating birthdays

I have never been fond of it

'Parents'

'Siblings as in brothers and sisters'

Uncles, aunts and in-laws

Grandchildren

Enjoying a special day with
these near & dear ones

Gives me more pleasure
than this fanfare

But for every occasion, a cake is cut

Who does all this?

First we should abolish
this cake cutting culture

The day we started
this cake cutting practice

We lost all our bonds
with our loved ones

'My dearest wish'

At least in this last stage of my life

I should spend my time
with my 3 children

Not one of them
is with me today

I don't even know if they have time
to listen to what I am saying now

I thought my children
will also be like me

'That was where I went wrong'

Wanting to raise a son
as a photo copy of me

I made my youngest son a lawyer

'I didn't contribute much'

Please come

Why all this for me, dear?

Do this for my son

Ko, come here

Congratulations, sir

You are such a great achiever

Every single judgment
you passed is so important

What 10 judges should do

You did it singlehanded

My son will outshine me
Compliment and wish him

He changed his direction
and went elsewhere

In the beginning when
our lawyer took up this case

I was worried

Because he is your son

I was wondering what he would do

Best criminal lawyer

You had me arrested, right?

Didn't he bring me out?

Sir

He is made that way

May you be blessed
with prosperity and plenty

Extremely talented

Very shrewd and savvy

He knows to come up in life

Don't you agree
with me, Hon'ble judge?

Oh! You are no longer a judge, right?

So how do I address him now?

You took that case knowing very well
I had passed a judgment against him

For the pittance he paid you?

Compared to me, my dignity,
my high sense of honor

My perseverance and
freedom from worldly desires

He has become
more important to you

YES!

I NEED HIS FEE

If I win this case
I'll be in another level

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME

I thought you should be
a lawyer with integrity like me

I need to hit myself with my sandals

I don't even want to
look at your face

Then leave
This is my home

Take him out, go

- You want me to leave?
- YES!

- I should go?
- YOU DON'T LIKE IT HERE

Bloody rascal!

Whatever difference of opinion

I shouldn't have lost
my temper on that day

And disgraced my son in public

'I didn't know that in the beginning'

'After I realized I was in the wrong'

'For many weeks'

'I have spent sleepless nights'

In the same house

A father and son

Have not spoken to
each other for 10 years!

I can't even think of such a thing

'I wish he would talk to me'

'I have yearned for it'

'Felt helpless, lost and lonely'

'For whatever happened'

I want to

I would like to apologize
in front of all of you

Komagan

Where are you?

Wherever you are
please forgive me

Please

'Keep away, I say'

- Ramu
- Uncle

Ramu, don't go

Listen to us please

Appa asked forgiveness in front
of everyone for the grave mistake you did

Isn't this the worst way
to make our dad suffer?

Look how much he yearns
to have the three of us with him

We were unable to fly down

'What happened to you?'

Where the hell did you go?

'From the day we became adults'

All of us lessened
our interaction with our appa

Any day of our life, have we
enquired about his well being?

'Did you eat?
How are you feeling?'

'Have we asked with concern?'

The older we become
we are drifting more from him

'His struggles and efforts
all his life were only for us'

We couldn't spend this one day with him

Ko, I'm pouring my heart out
Are you still on the line?

What do I say?

You said it all

I wanted to beg his forgiveness

By falling at his feet begging
in front of everyone

But money won over good intentions
We are living in different directions

What is the use of
crying and lamenting?

Sir

Sir?

I forgot to hand this letter to you
in the midst of all the preparation

This letter was written 13 years ago

- Delivered in court now
- Keep it and go

Please read it, sir

'Justice Ramanathan
High Court, Chennai'

Appa, how are these shells?

There are still so many
of them in the beach

Why didn't you come
for the function, pa?

Vadivel anna, getting late for school

- Take them
- Okay, madam

Why did you do this?

You promised to be here
yesterday afternoon and coming now?

You didn't think about
your dad at all, no?

Poor uncle, you know how sad he was
when he spoke in front of everyone

I was watching everything

And you kept quiet?

Couldn't you have called him?

Subha, I am well aware
of the mistakes I have committed

I am myself feeling terrible

I'll straighten everything out now

'Go and make coffee'

'I'll take it in
and talk to him'

- Are you coming?
- I'll join later

You alone go

'Subha'

He isn't inside

Has he gone out?

What are you saying?

APPA

APPA?

'Do not come in search of me'

'Take care of each other
with lots of love and affection'

'With laughter echoing'

'Lead a happy life'

'I am not angry with anyone'

Appa

"Why did grey clouds disperse?"

"Why did the sky deviate from its course?"

"Why do these hearts pursue
souls they love so true?"

"Why did dark clouds disperse?"

"Why did the sky traverse
to deviate from its course?"

"Why do these people wander
in pursuit of loved ones forever?"

"Why do these souls meander?"

"If ties and bonds are broken
will true feelings snap so sudden?"

"Will Truth be able to sleep even?"

"Will the shadow get wet too
if one swims deep in a pond below?"

"Will the pain within mellow?"

"Will this life be spent
in an unending quest?"

"The path we choose may come to an end
But will our journey reap rich dividend?"

"In this wistful wandering mission
will the mind find a peaceful solution?"

"Will your love so true
touch a chord anew?"

"Why did grey clouds disperse?"

"Why did the blue sky traverse
to deviate from its course?"

"Why do these hearts pursue
souls they love so true?"

"Why do these souls meander?"

"One who lost his direction
is on an endless mission"

"Wonder in which direction?"

"Is it your fate to carry a mountain
on your broken shoulders as burden?"

"Old age in the winter of life
Body's punishment full of strife"

"Youthful follies are the penalty
catching up in feeble infirmity"

"People set aside
Life on the other side"

"Both contradict far and wide"

"Why did grey clouds disperse?"

"Why did the sky deviate from its course?"

"Why do these people wander
in pursuit of loved ones forever?"

"Why do these souls meander?"

'I am Amudhavalli'

'Do you still remember me?'

'How are you, sir?'

'Not wanting to trouble you'

'I disappeared from your sight
all these years'

'And lived away from you'

'Now I need your help urgently'

'We have a daughter'

'I have named her Kanmani'

'Our dear daughter'

'I don't have the heart to
abandon her as an orphan and go'

'Our daughter is now
in a jail in Madurai'

'Let our child not know
you are her father'

'Let the right date and day
dawn for that union'

'Without any delay'

'Please go and meet your daughter'

- Wake up, dear
- What?

Your friend Ramanathan is calling

I need a favor from you

Tell me what I should do

You have to collect
a piece of information for me

I've worked my butt out
in Intelligence all these years

As if I can't?
Tell me

A girl by name Kanmani

She is in Central jail in Madurai

'Where is she now?'

'And how is she?'

'I need this information immediately'

Keep this very confidential

Give me

Some time, uh?

I'll call you in the morning

Manamadurai

Soon we will reach Manamadurai

Manamadurai

You bought a ticket for Manamadurai?

Get up, lady

- Sir...?
- Sir, you?

You want to get down in Manamadurai?

- Yes
- We'll reach anytime now

Come

'He has been missing for 30 hours'

'And you pride yourself
in being a criminal lawyer, eh?'

'Can you find him
without even telling me?'

If he has written such a note

It means he is facing
some serious problem

I am his problem

Uncle must have got some threat

'What can we do now, anna?'

We haven't informed his siblings

Brother-in-law

Inform them

Both of them will murder me
What will I tell them?

Where do I search for a man
who has said, 'don't search for me'

That's why I haven't
registered a complaint

What if it's a prestige issue for him?

Don't hesitate, machan

Register a complaint immediately

Hey! Look, there's a peacock

Where?

Go and handle this

- Hello?
- What, 'anni'?

Dad has walked out it seems

'Why are you not answering?'

Where has appa gone?

Why didn't you tell me?

Don't be tense

We don't think his life
is under any grave risk

If i hadn't asked
would you have told me?

'My friend in Madurai is
the police commissioner'

He called and told me
and that's how I got to know

Where is he?

You are the one who creates
problems for him all the time

You make him get
stressed out all the time

Don't talk nonsense

Try being here

If you had both been here
why would appa have walked out?

Because I took care of him
at least he had peace of mind

Anyway you don't need anyone

Money is all you care about

You'll stoop to any level for that

Don't talk rubbish to me

- I don't want to talk to you
- How dare you threaten me!

We trust you'll take care
of dad and we are far away here

If only you had been with him
on his birthday

'If you had spoken to him
as he wished'

'Would he have left us now?'

I'll call you later

Ma?

Who is it?

Whom do you want, sir?

A lady called Amudhavalli
lived in this address

There's no one by that name
We are the house owners

She has a daughter

Kanmani

- Kanmani?
- Yes, akka

Have you forgotten?

She worked as an Inspector

'She was sent to prison
for shooting and killing 3 people'

Yes, she and her father
were tenants upstairs

His name was

Murugan

They resided here
hardly for 1 year

After his daughter was
sentenced to jail

Her father couldn't even pay the rent

'We asked him to vacate'

Don't keep chewing, swallow

Are you sure he is that girl's father?

That's how she addressed him

Hey Badri

Hey Ramanathan?

What happened to you?

I forgot my phone at home

What happened to
that favor I asked you?

You forgot the judgment
you gave, eh?

What are you saying?

An encounter case in Ramanathapuram

Do you remember?

One of them was Kanmani

You gave her life sentence

Until now only a Murugan
has visited her 18 times

His name has been registered
as Kanmani's father

The last address he has given
is in Rameshwaram

He has given that address 4 times

Will you write down the address?

'#131'

'Ramar Paadham Saalai'

'Rameshwaram'

Okay, sir

Here, sir
Room # 102

Go this way, sir

"I advocated night & day
justice and fair play"

"But where is the same fairness
for my heart so restless?"

"I proclaimed my verdict
to many a criminal & culprit"

"But where is the decree inevitable
for my sin unjustifiable?"

"No one to forgive my betrayal I detest
No shoulder for my head to lovingly rest"

"Shall I cry now at this age
without anyone's knowledge?"

"In life you and me were never 'we'
Without uniting in death for eternity"

"What is this destiny
tormenting me in agony?"

"How will this wound heal; pain cease?"

"How can my sins be appeased?"

"My crime cannot be forgiven I fear
even if my body burns on the pyre?"

"I advocated night & day
justice and fair play"

"But where is the same fairness
for my heart so restless?"

"I proclaimed my verdict
to many a criminal & culprit"

"But where is the decree inevitable
for my sin unjustifiable?"

"Sins have taught a lesson anew
beyond law and justice true"

"But has sin escaped anywhere
the clutches of justice so fair?"

"Do I have to lie wide awake
by the side of sin as snake?"

"For one who has committed a crime
But not punished by law and time"

"Noose tightens firm
around the heart's atrium"

"This wound will heal one day"

"How can my sins go away?"

"My crime cannot be forgiven I fear
even if my body burns on the pyre?"

"I advocated night & day
justice and fair play"

"But where is the same fairness
for my heart so restless?"

"I proclaimed my verdict
to many a criminal & culprit"

"But where is the decree inevitable
for my sin unjustifiable?"

'Does this bus go to Trichy?'

'Chennai...Chennai...Chennai'

Sir

- Sir
- Isn't it enough if I say it once?

You come back
to torture me repeatedly

I won't even step inside

I'll just see the child
once and go, sir

I've brought toys for her

I'll sit here in a corner

'Bring her out just once, sir'

Please, sir

Okay, come

Close the gate on your way out

Look over there

He is come here too

Bloody! You've come looking for her here

Do you eat crap or what?

Shut the gate
I'll deal with him

Shameless fellow!
Trying to bond with my child?

Sleazebag! Get out

Get lost!

Don't test my patience!

If I ever catch sight
of you here again

- Let me see her just once
- Mongrel!

I don't want to see you at all
What do you mean 'one last time?'

I will dissect you to bits
and pieces, bloody mongrel

Let me see how they let you
into this school hereafter

Just once, hey!

Let me meet her one last time

'Go, before I chop you to pieces'

Wash properly, man

Employing you is my mist-

Old man, come here

You want to use
the toilet, pay Rs 5

If you want to shower, Rs 10

Sir

I think someone has stolen my wallet
and credit cards from my bag

Old gentleman!

You are the type
to read English paper

What are you doing here?

I came on an important task

I didn't book a room
thinking I'll leave in the morning

I was so tired, I seem to
have slept for 10 minutes

Someone has stolen
my wallet and credit card

You said you have no money
on you, use it for free

You don't have to
dole out for free

Sir, please go
I'll pay for you

Leave the bag here

Sir, leave the bag here and go

I may have the face of a thief

But I am not one

Only bag, someone has
anyway flicked your money

Trust me, give it to me

Go

- Floor is wet, watch your step
- Sir

Listen to me

Only Rs 10 to take a shower

Bathe while I am here

If I leave they will make you
clean the toilet for that fee!

Go and freshen up

Relieve yourself happily

Go in with the same cheer

Sir, maybe you're a rich man

What to do?

No one will respect you
if you are penniless

I don't know the reason
for your visit or your intention

I need money only till
my job gets done

When it is over
I throw away everything

Bye-bye

Don't think too much
We shall meet again

Keep this

Don't hesitate
Make good use of it

No...no, I am the rich man now

Understand?

Aiyaiyo!

Sentiment, huh?

I am stuck and blinking
thanks to this same sentiment

If there's another birth

We will both meet

Okay? Flies are feasting
on your 'idli', please eat

I'll take leave?

Can you direct me to this address?

Go straight

And turn right

Sir, whom do you want?

What are you looking for?

God be with me

Do you know a Murugan
who lived in this street?

- You mean that man
- Which Murugan?

You mean the one working
in the Govt Liquor shop

He was a tenant
in the house behind this

Poor man!

He died in the first wave of Corona

We didn't even see his dead body

Didn't he have a daughter?

Yes, but no sign of her

'After her father died'

'We didn't see that girl after that'

Pandi may be able to help

What, sir?

- Give me the key
- You know our 'Tasmac' Murugan?

He has come looking for Murugan

He had a daughter

Do you know her whereabouts?

You get paid
only if I drink!

That girl, huh?

She was working in
a shell factory in Vannathikulam

'Are you new here?'

'Wait here, load has just arrived'

'After the booze is unloaded'

'Driver can drop you there
It is on the way'

'Sit to one corner'

'Why are you torturing me?'

Move aside

Don't I have to
open the shutter?

Hello, akka, how is your work going on?

All good, madam

- Not gone to school?
- I have to go now, akka

That has been counted
Don't mix it up

Meena, come here

What?

Veeramani has come

He's sitting there
Don't know why

- What are you saying?
- Come

Why did you come here?

Don't you like us being alive?

Baby Saral called me

Will you hunt us down
wherever we are?

Please don't come to see us

I know to bring up my child

Please leave this place

I swear I didn't know
you were here, Meena

I came to get permission from madam

Arrange for me
to look at her just once

I'll see her and go

Leave before everyone sees you here

- Forget us
- Come, Meena

Sir, what brings you here?

Stop, da

I have to meet someone
regarding a very important task

I have come on an important task too

- My job isn't done
- Hey...hey!

Are you such a big shot?

Not happy with ruining my life

- Why are you stalking me?
- Why?

How many towns will I shift to?

Why are you hitting him?

If you don't go now
I'll call the police

I left you and walked out

Then why are you
hounding me like this?

What happened?

Why are you hitting him?

This mongrel is claiming
to be my child's father

He is blackening my image

Will you stop this?
Stand here

Do you become her 'appa'
if she inherits your genes?

Have you ever behaved
like her father?

'Or have you been
a husband to your wife?'

She walked out on you
refusing to live with you

Why can't you sign
the divorce papers?

Meena will be with me

Your child doesn't want to be with you

Then why did you go to meet her?

If you set foot here once more

You will know then
what I am capable of

Hey! What are you capable of?

With pistols supplied by the Govt

If you shoot a few dummy dumbos

Does it make you a big shot?

You were an Inspector then

Now you are just a bloody orphan

Did you think everyone will stand
with folded hands because you went to jail?

If you interfere in my life once more

I will bury you dead
right here, warning you

Keep your mediating good deed

- To this shell factory
- Shut up

'Why are you glaring?
Mind your business'

Go

You are the cause of all this trouble

I didn't know then
why he was stalking you

He kept saying 'his child'

This mongrel is sniffing at only you

How dare you come
and create a ruckus here

Will you let your tongue run?

- Don't, Meena
- Let me tell you now

This is making you go overboard
Here, take it and go

We are not husband and wife any longer

Don't ever see me again

Bloody mongrel!

You are the main culprit

Do you have no self-respect at all?
She said you are no longer her husband

Won't you leave her in peace?

Take your wedding chain and go

I'm telling you
Get lost!

'If you still hound her
it is as good as being dead'

Get lost, both of you

'The RDO who interrogated this case
passed a verdict against us'

'Human Rights Commission that took up
the case also denounced us as guilty'

'Case has come for hearing
for the 3rd time'

'We have already gone through
tremendous hardship'

We will defend this case by ourselves

'You have been accused of murder'

First Information report has been filed

Do you accept it?

- No, sir
- This is a false case

PP, you can begin your argument

Honorable Judge

I ask you to grant me permission
to interrogate Govt witnesses

- Lakshmipathy
- Yes, sir

What do you wish to say
regarding this case?

Contrary to general opinion

This isn't an Encounter at all

This is a premeditated murder

Do you have proof?

Govt or Police department
did not instruct any such order

Inspector Kanmani decided
and acted of her own will

Okay, madam

He shot, madam

Sir, who asked you to shoot?

You've brainlessly used
the gun from our department

We have to account
for every single bullet

You've closed all our chapters

'Sorry, madam'

Get down

Get down, I say

Get down, man

Hey! Get down

Run

Bullets taken from the bodies of
those 4 men who were shot

And this forensic report
are the evidence I submit

I need to check the crime scene

'Only after personal inspection'

'I can arrive at a conclusion in this case'

'I request the Police Department
to make the necessary arrangements'

I want the lab report
within 2 days

You, Accused #2 Daniel Isakki Muthu

And Accused #3 Anbazhagan

You conspired together
with wrong intentions

On 09-04-2007

At 10:30 A.M

Under your order

Prabhu, Augustine, Selvam, Joseph

These 4 men were shot dead by you

In order to hide your crime

You claimed it was an Encounter
based on self defense

You have prepared false evidence

'You have been proved guilty of your crime
based on the evidence found'

Do you accept it?

Only women are affected
badly in our country, sir

Does any other country have
a high crime rate of child abuse and rape?

'Bloody scoundrels'

Right from 5 year old children
no one is spared by them

They have no fear
of law or court

A girl just 15 years old

When she was returning home from school

She boarded the bus
terrified of these 4 scoundrels

Like rabid dogs
they chased her

You call these pedophiles as 'society'

No one asked them 'why do you
behave in such a beastly manner?'

Those stray dogs took that child
from the bus and abused her

That child died,
tortured and tormented

The criminals burnt her, to hide
their crime and threw her in the river

We brought those barbaric
criminals to court, sir

They bashed us on the way
and tried to escape

We had no other go

'We had to shoot them dead'

'What crime did we commit, sir?'

Traumatized that child died

'See from her point of view'

'There are teen girls in every house'

'Can you give a guarantee such a crime
won't be repeated tomorrow?'

The verdict for this case

Under Indian Penal Code #34

Indian Penal Code #120 B

And Indian Penal Code #302

After a thorough hearing
by the Court

This verdict is being pronounced

The first, second and
third accused in this case

Kanmani

Daniel Isakki Muthu
and Anbazhagan

Are sentenced to life imprisonment

For being accessories to murder
in this conspiracy

Policemen Manimaran, Velraj

Van driver Periyasamy

Jeep driver Narayanan

And traffic police Kalimuthu

Are sentenced to 4 years
of rigorous imprisonment

In the name of protecting
law and justice

You are doing grave injustice to women, sir

'Ask your conscience
if the verdict you gave was just'

Is it you?

Do you recognize me?

Is it possible for me to
forget you that easily, sir?

Whichever judge was
in my place on that day

The same judgment
would have been passed

I did my duty diligently

I forgot that long ago

I didn't recognize you at all
when I met you now

What is the matter, sir?

Tell me

Don't call me 'sir'

Why?

Isn't Amudhavalli your mother?

Yes

Why do you want to know?

I want to meet her

Is Murugan your father?

Why are you asking me
all these questions?

I must meet Amudhavalli, dear

I know her personally

'Personal' means?

When I was in Ottanchathiram

And practicing as
an advocate I met her

I have to meet Amudhavalli

Tell her Ramanathan is here

Don't get me wrong

I don't want to discuss this further

I have to go up to Madurai

Drink your tea and leave

'Who celebrates Farmers' festival?'

'People of Tamil Nadu'

'How do we benefit from them?'

'Farmers give us food'

'Are they happy?'

'No'

'Who cheats the farmers?'

Who celebrates Farmers' festival?

People of Tamil Nadu

How do we benefit from them?

Farmers give us food

Are they happy?

No

Tell, Kanmani

If we make an exception
only for that child

Won't the other children feel bad?

Sir, just this once

He has come from Kumbakonam

There was a fight yesterday
in our school premises

None of you informed me

Who is that Sethupathi?

My younger brother, sir

Your brother?

No one likes me

You sowed the seeds
of affection in my heart

And did the same
in that tender heart too

All I want is to see her just once

I don't know where I will go
or what I will do after that

You have to take care
of that child, Lord Muruga

Who swindles the farmers?

We do

- 'Teacher'
- Yes, Parimala

Can I take Saral out?

- Correspondent sir
- Take her

'Saral, go'

Where are we going?

Come with me
I will tell you

APPA!

'My daddy...appa'

- How are you, dear?
- Why did you leave

...without seeing me yesterday?

You should study well
Listen to your parents

Make them feel proud of you, okay?

You shouldn't insist on seeing me

- 'Appa
- What, dear?'

I don't like staying here

Come, let's go back
to Kumbakonam, pa

Look at the toys I've got for you

This doll for you

I don't want a doll or any gift

Go!

Every time you promise
you will take me with you

You leave me behind

'Let me also come with you, pa'

You should listen to your appa

I've got you so many gifts

After I leave, play with all-

Sir, if you encourage her to-

- She is unwell
- I don't want to be in this school

- Please
- I don't want to be here

- Come with me
- I want my appa

Appa...appa, I don't want
to go to this school

You go, sir
I'll manage

- Come with me, Saral
- Appa, don't leave me and go

I won't let you see him hereafter

- I shouldn't have brought you out
- Appa, don't leav-

- Appa, don't leave me
- Saral

- Appa, take me with you
- Come with me

- Take me with you
- Come, run fast

Saral

Someone come, help!

Oh gawd!
Saral!!

'Akka, run and catch them'

Come, dear

'MISSING
Ramanathan, age 75'

Why has grandpa left us
and walked out?

I want to see my grandpa

Appa

Let us go and look for him
outside Chennai city, pa

I want my grandpa back, pa

Problem is all because of this man

'I am running this orphanage
with 101 problems on my head'

You took that child out
without paying heed to me

Why are you standing here?

- Go and search
- Sir

He isn't that kind of a person
He will definitely bring her back

Shut up!

Call your brother and inform him

Prabhu, bring the car

I'll file a complaint in the police station
and then deal with all of you

'Appa, how is this so beautiful?'

'Old is gold' always, my dear

Shall we just stay here, pa?

Will you be with me always?

- Won't you be with your parents?
- No, I won't

Why?

You are refusing to come and see me

Appa, will no one come here?

Shall we go to a place
with just you and me?

Okay

"My little chrysanthemum
My symbol of hope optimum"

"My nest egg treat
Come, my heartbeat"

"After my mother's unconditional love
your bond is a godsend from above"

"I almost died when you left me in pain
With your return I feel alive again"

"Without you, my life felt
like a drought-struck forest"

"When you came back to me
my heart revels in showers plenty"

"My life's feast
My bond complete"

"My life's essence
My child in every sense"

"You are the mini goddess
who showed me Godliness"

"You are my beautiful princess"

"Even a stone heart slowly
can melt into tears soulfully"

"O angel, you proved it to me"

"Your words like sugarcane nectarous
Your naughty deeds like gems precious"

"Make my woes disappear
My golden guardian dear"

"You are my savior & family deity"

"Grace me with prosperity and plenty"

"Pulse of my existence"

"My kinship of sustenance"

"My beacon of light"

"My hope, my delight"

Come...come

Watch me now

'Appa, look what I caught'

Look here, pa

- Don't cry
- I'm not lucky like you

Let's put all the fish back

Get in and bathe

Go...get in
You want me to come?

Aiyo! I don't know to swim, dear

Don't...don't
Listen to me

Oh dear! Aiyo!!

"You are the only tender leaf in my tree"

"Rooted firmly, I carry you with glee"

"Shedding salty tears in agony"

"Heavy hearted I continue my journey"

"In my bushy head everywhere"

"In every strand of my curly hair"

"Koel, build your nest with love & care"

"Peahen, migrated from the forest unaware"

"Giver of sunshine glow
to my eyes, I swear"

"My life's feast
My bond complete"

"My life's essence
My child in every sense"

"My little chrysanthemum
My symbol of hope optimum"

"My nest egg treat
Come, my heartbeat"

"After my mother's unconditional love
your bond is a godsend from above"

"I almost died when you left me in pain
With your return I feel alive again"

"Without you, my life felt
like a drought-struck forest"

"When you came back to me
my heart revels in showers plenty"

"Pulse of my existence
My kinship of sustenance"

"My beacon of light
My hope, my delight"

Sir, the only asset I have is
1.25 acres of agricultural land

My cousin was utilizing its benefit
for the past 22 years by deceiving me

Your father filed a case

He retrieved the land for me

Ploughing the land for the first time

After offering the rice
I harvested to God

I have brought it
for your father, sir

I would like to see him
Please call him, sir

He has...gone out of town

When is he expected back, sir?

In 1 week

- Drink buttermilk
- Please take

Please give sir
our thanksgiving offer

Appa has utilized our law

For the poor and needy

But I

Went behind some creep

Subha

We will find appa, no?

- Where are you going, pa?
- You're hungry

I'll get you something to eat
in that shop over there

Keep looking at me from here

- Whoever calls, don't go
- Okay, pa

Okay?

Appa

Water

Come here, dear

Taste this

- I'll drink it later
- Okay

- Like it?
- Hmmm

No one can find us hereaft-

Hey! Are you here?

Kidnapped that child
and trying to escape?

- Nabbed him?
- I'm not a kidnapper

- Don't hit me, sir
- Get down

- Sir
- I think they have come

Wait, sir
I'll check and call you

Is he that kidnapper?

Manamadurai police officer
has handed him to us

Seems to be a complicated case

What do you mean?

Yes, sir, this child calls him 'appa'

He claims he isn't even married!

You don't have to be married
to have a baby, madam

Lock him in a cell till Inspector
and Sub Inspector come

- We'll see later
- Don't malign my image, sir

Take your hand off me
Sir! Take your hand off

- Sir
- Hey! Don't run

They are trying to lock me up
in a false case, sir

Wait, madam
What are you accusing him of?

Hey old man! Why are you
rushing to support him?

Hey! Come here

I am asking you
what crime he committed

- I'll lock you up too
- Get lost!

Sir, somehow save me

Madam, please listen to me

Sir, he is the culprit
in the child-kidnap case

We got the child too

Are you the kidnapper?

Sir, there's no chance
of him committing any crime

I can vouch for him

I will tell you who I am later

'Can we sit over there
till the Inspector arrives?'

- Sit over there
- Sir, this man is-

Just listen to me

Make sure sir is seated

- 'No, sir
- Just do as I say'

'Yes, sir, head constable
asked them to sit out'

No one is believing me, sir

This poor child is suffering
all because of me

Veeramani

Don't worry about anything

I'm here for you, right?

Sir...sir, please sit

Careful...gently

- Sir
- Just now

Constable showed me this news

Today's paper carries news
of you in the 'Missing' column

I thought I'll go back home
in 2 days and so I didn't tell anyone

My children must have got perturbed
and printed this news

Don't tell anyone
you saw me here

- Please
- Okay, sir

'I'll take leave, sir'

When I saw you this morning
in the shell factory

I felt you were entangled in a problem

My dear boy
Who are you?

Who is this child?

Sir, my hometown is
a village near Panruti

'A person I known was running
a parotta shop in Kumbakonam'

'I joined for work at him'

'Gradually I learnt the work skills
and became parotta master'

Owner is not here?

That's why he is sitting in that chair

Hey!

Who are you?
What do you want?

I heard of a vacancy
I came for the interview

Oh! I wanted a person to wash dishes

What is your name?

My name is Namaskaram

- What 'karam'?
- Namaskaram

From today your name is 'Vanakkam'

- Vanakkam
- Okay?

- What have you studied?
- MBA

MBA, huh?

How can you make
a graduate scrub dishes?

That's what I'm thinking too

MBA, sir?

Don't think too much

I wanted to pass MBA but I failed

I thought as much
looking at your face

You go, I'll handle him

Where did you work
prior to this?

I didn't work anywhere else

- How much salary do you expect?
- 1 minute

For what?

- Rs 6000
- Go in and wash the cauldrons

I'll decide whether 6000
or a zero less

Sir, come here

What's this hanging here?

To wipe my face often
when I sweat

A towel well saved, go

- Greetings, sir
- Go, wash the vessels

Don't bite the neck
of an old woman in there

Veeramani

Wait
Come here

Check this juice

I have some work outside
I'll be back soon

- What did you eat?
- 'Poori' and 'kurma'

Aren't you related to my owner?

You're asking me to pay!

I'll ask even my owner
to pay if he eats here, go

'One day it was time to close shop'

'A girl was standing next to our hotel'

'One look at her, I knew
she was an out-of-towner'

'Her friend had promised
to get her a job'

'She trusted him and came'

'He never picked her call'

Why are you fiddling
with your phone here?

So much work left to do
Come inside, anna

- Oh! This is the distraction, huh?
- Hey!

Who is this girl sitting here?

Don't even ask! She has
been standing there from noon

20-21-22-23

Bro, that girl is still standing there

I went to pee

I saw her in the same spot

Why did you go pee
where she was standing?

I couldn't control it

Go and bring the girl here

Akka, anna asked you to come inside

Don't look at me suspiciously
You are safe with us

You've been sitting here the whole day

Come with me, akka

What is your name?

I asked you a question

Tell me

Meenakumari

I've been watching you from morning
You've been standing there

Who are you?
Where are you from?

Sit...sit down

- Tell me
- Madurai

I come from Mattapparai
A village near Vadipatti

I am a post graduate in History
Don't ask me anything else

How can you say that?
We will be questioned

We have to face the music

- In case of a police enquiry
- Why should you answer?

Don't get him wrong, madam

Eat

Go on, eat, madam

'She asked me to
get her any job, sir'

'I just own a 'parotta' hotel'

'Whom can I ask?' I said

'A gentleman used to park his car
in front of my hotel'

'And booze inside his car'

'And he would buy
'parotta' from me'

'I suddenly remembered him'

'I called him over to my stall and
introduced Meenakumari to him'

- Sir, she is that girl I mentioned
- Vanakkam, sir

- What have you studied?
- M.A, History

Oh! What is your name?

- Meenakumari
- Okay...okay

- Sir, want to see her file?
- No need all that

Bring her to my shop tomorrow

'Sir, Mulla and I
escorted her to that shop'

'He appointed Meena as supervisor
in that huge shop selling vessels'

'Because Mulla's sister worked there too'

'There was no problem
for Meena's food and lodging'

Sir?

- Sir
- Hello, Veeramani

Vanakkam, sir

- Give me the file
- She is the candidate

Take a look at this, sir

Read here...here

You can leave
I'll take care

Thank you, sir

Madam, he's like your father
He'll take good care of you

- Come, machan
- 'Fathima?'

- Sir
- Take her and teach her the ropes

- Go
- Okay, sir

After that we never met each other

Suddenly one day
she came to my hotel

When I asked her 'what', she said
she didn't want that job

She asked me to get her
some other job

Only when I delved deeper I realized

That manager had
misbehaved with this girl

'I went straight to that shop, sir'

Park the auto to one side

Come soon

- 'Come...come
- Sir'

- I can teach you
- Please, sir

DAI!

Come here

Will you let him grope you?

If I don't comply
he said he'll sack me

- Will you sack her?
- Don't hit me

Remove your coolers

You wear it

Come

Spit

Spit on him

- Bro, me too
- Spit, man

Shameless fellow!

If a girl with no family backing comes

You'll ask her to sleep with you?

Not just Meena

He was torturing
all the female employees

Meena lost her job

She had no place to stay

One day she came and asked
if she can stay with me?

'No, outsiders will misunderstand
our relationship' I said

'As if I care what anyone thinks'

'I want to stay with you' she said

'I had no other option, sir'

'That's why Meena moved in with me'

Madam, eat

Please eat

Here, madam

Water to gargle

Madam, no one has puked
after eating the food I've cooked

You puked at the first bite

Aiyo! This isn't because of your food

Then what?

This is different

I don't get it

I'm pregnant

Totally went above my head

I'm expecting a baby

It's been like this
for the past 2 weeks

I didn't know how to tell you

Oh gawd!

Not knowing this
I bashed up the shop owner

You spat on his face
when I told you to

To top it all I said
I won't see his face ever again

Aiyo! He isn't the father

Not him?

If not him then who?

I am married

Why didn't you tell me?

I fell in love and got married
disobeying my parents' wishes

Then this is how you will puke!

At first he seemed
to be a gentleman

Only later I got to know
he was involved in nefarious activities

Police came in search of him

Because I am the only child
for my parents

He schemed to marry me
to usurp the wealth I would inherit

After his conniving plans
and marrying me

How can I live with him, sir?

That's why unable to face my own parents

Not able to live with that scoundrel

I came here

To crucify me, huh?

Go

Take this home remedy for abortion
and gulp it down with water

Take it

Why are you staring blankly?

We will be blamed
for your wretched sin

Just take it and swallow it

Throw it aside

I am in a pathetic state as it is

Now a fetus too!

If you abort that baby

Will everything be alright?

If you can't, give the baby to me

I'll take the responsibility

I'm anyway an orphan
loitering without kith or kin

Do you want to be
like that too?

Listen to me

God chose you to be the mother

Understand that and
with the child, come up in life

Let's go back home

It's up to you whether
you want to come or not

"24 carat golden heart pure
will fuss around to nurture"

"A mind that serves to bridge the gap
will yearn for affection to enwrap"

"Has this world ever seen
a beautiful bond like this scene?"

"Can any connect be purer than this?
A heart to heart tie up of sheer bliss"

"Can tears of gratitude ever be
measured or quantified precisely?"

"This unique bonding of the heart
will continue till we depart"

"This affection we found on earth
will exist till our last breath"

"Care and affection
50-50 combination"

"When affection walked into my life
I found inner strength to combat strife"

"On my desolate ground of emptiness
you showered the milk of human kindness"

"Fresh grass will sprout and grow
in a robe evergreen as a love-meadow"

"A shore awaits you see
on the other side of the sea"

"Love can be a soulful melody
beyond mere union with a body"

"Humanity in a mother's avatar
extols God's presence near & far"

"If salt is just right, food is a feast"

"Similarly this bond; a gourmet treat"

"If salt is just right, food is a feast"

"Similarly this bond; a gourmet treat"

"Has this world ever seen
a beautiful bond like this scene?"

"Can any connect be purer than this?
A heart to heart tie up of sheer bliss"

"Can tears of gratitude ever be
measured or quantified precisely?"

"This unique bonding of the heart
will continue till we depart"

"This affection we found on earth
will exist till our last breath"

'1st year Birthday Wishes to Saral'

"All relations don't always stay
linked and loved come what may"

"Some relationships however
embrace, extend, in sync forever"

"Like a parasol duly
screening the sun daily"

"A companion to trust
in life's raging tempest"

"With no strings attached even
to be a pillar of strength 24x7"

"Is there any relationship
as noble as a guardianship?"

"Aren't tears pure as holy water
cleansing the soul from every disaster?"

"Have you seen, in this universe
a more divine virtue than sacrifice?"

"No kith and kin can ever compare
to a 24 carat heart of gold so rare"

"No relative can ever compare
to a 24 carat golden heart so rare"

"Has this world ever seen
a beautiful bond like this scene?"

"Can any connect be purer than this?
A heart to heart tie up of sheer bliss"

"Can tears of gratitude ever be
measured or quantified precisely?"

"This unique bonding of the heart
will continue till we depart"

"This affection we found on earth
will exist till our last breath"

Appa, come

- Where?
- Come with me

Where to, dear?

School

School?

I'm cooking now

We'll go tomorrow

Let's go to school

Listen to me, dear
I'll take you tomorrow

Get up, we have to go right now

Let's have a good lunch
and go tomorrow, dear

Listen to me, my princess

- Let's cut jackfruit and eat?
- Cut and give

Your child thinks Veeramani is her father

Veeramani is also a changed man

He has only your child's welfare at heart

Everyone has to speak
only in English in your school

They hit us if we talk in Tamil

Really?

My whole world was Saral, sir

Being an orphan myself
she was my only bundle of joy

But that joy was short-lived

'Try to understand me, Meena'

'I am not the old Sethu'

'I am a reformed man now'

- Look at me
- Don't come near me

GO

You deceived me
and left me in the lurch

You were such a scumbag
and now you want me back?

- You think I'll rush into your arms?
- Don't be so rude, Meena

I wronged you, I accept

'All the cases were falsely pinned on me
You know I've come out clean now?'

'I will ensure you are happy, Meena'

Why should you live with random fello-

Chee!

How dare you!

You had better leave
before he comes home

'You don't match up to
even the dust on his slippers'

God has guided my child and me
to a safe haven as retreat

We are here safe and sound
without any problem

'I don't want you hereafter'

'I want you to leave
before he returns'

'Please allow us to live in peace
at least here for God's sake'

'How did I know you were
living in this town, Meena?'

You know I searched for you
in every nook and corner, Meena?

Meena

Brother?

Are you back, bro?

I wanted to come to
your 'parotta' stall

But I found this address
with difficulty only at 4:00 p.m

I haven't had lunch as yet, bro

Please go and freshen up, bro

- Let's eat together
- What are you doing here still?

Didn't I explain all this while, Meena?

It's all my blessed fate

I've come back, beaten, bruised
and a reformed man now

I won't ever again
get into bad company, Meena

God has given us
a precious treasure

I will live only for you and our child

Trust me, Meena

I don't want your father's assets

We don't even have to
look at his face, Meena

I'll work night and day
and take care of you

I'll raise my child, educate her
and make her shine in life, Meena

Trust me, Meena

That chapter is over

Hey! Get out of here

Brother, Meena doesn't seem
to understand my feelings

Only you can persuade her

I agree I was wrong, fully to blame
I have reformed now, bro

Like an avatar of God, you've protected
my wife and child all these months, bro

I don't mind falling at your feet

I don't know how I can
ever repay your kindness

Kindly convince her
and send her back to me

What do you say, dear?
He says he has reformed

Go and start a new life with him

You said you studied
some Govt related course

Write that exam and
live with him as a couple

It is Meena's dream

Saral will throw a fit
if she knows I'm leaving

I will get an auto for you
You get ready

'Visit us now and then, bro'

'My child will miss you, no?'

Don't you agree, Meena?

'I slept in the shop as I was drowned by
a flood of memories of Saral here'

'I remembered every single detail
even more after she left'

'I heard they were in Sivaganga'

'I visited them twice a month'

Fine, he is fond of us

She doesn't call him 'appa'

She says she doesn't like him

Saral

Come here

I won't come Get lost!

He is your real appa

Won't he feel sad
if you don't call him 'appa'?

Call me 'Big-pa' if you want

'I won't call him that way'

'You are my only appa'

You shouldn't say that

Here, eat this

Apple slice for you

Taste it
Listen to me

Only if you call him 'appa'

I am telling you
I don't like him

- Just listen to me
- When did you come, bro?

- Just now
- Come inside

It's okay

Meena, come in for a minute

- Saral, let's go out and play
- 'No, I am drawing a picture'

Enough of trusting you
and ruining my entire life

I won't sign this nomination

With the kind of benefits
women get now

Politics is the best career
for us to settle down in life

I will listen to all your conditions

I will even fall at your feet

Just sign this for me

Chee!

Want me as namesake
credibility cover

You want to get into politics?

Meena, come here

All my lackeys are outside
waiting for your signature

Please just sign this, Meena

Trusting you, I borrowed money
and made all the arrangements

Save me, Meena
Please sign, Meena

Please just sign

"Covid every day"

Appa, that madcap is coming

- Come inside, bro
- I'll come

I got her signature
I have work to do

Attend to your work

'Don't get me wrong, brother'

Everyone is deriding us insultingly
about your visits here, bro

What's worse, my child refers
only to you as her 'appa'

I had hell convincing her
to contest this election

I begged and borrowed money

Now the entire neighborhood
will spit on our face

Our 3 lives will go to the dogs

Just clear out
I have work to do

'After Sethupathi
confiscated Meena's phone'

'Saral will talk to me secretly
from his sister Panimalar's phone'

Hi Saral
Ate lunch?

I ate, aunt

- Hello?
- I hate staying here, pa

'I want to come and live with you'

Just come and take me with you, pa

I feel like seeing you right now

I have a lot of work to do, dear

I will come soon

Can I see you in a video call, pa?

I am so sweaty and tired, dear

I'll come on a video call another day

Let me talk to your aunt

'I want to see you, pa'

'Come and get me, pa'

Saral?

Baby?

She's playing in your sister's house

I bought her favorite icecream

Call her before it thaws

I'm studying for my exams, no?

You go and bring her

- 'Saral
- This is what you say every time'

You keep saying you will come
But you tricked me and went away, no?

Look what your appa has got for you

- 'Your father is here'
- Akka...?

He is here now

- Aunt wants me to hang up now
- Saral, your father is here

Come soon, pa

What happened, dear?

'Open the door, akka

'Saral, you came here
to talk to him?'

HEY!

'Let go of my hand'

'Why aren't you replying, dear?'

Bloody scumbag

Vanakkam

Do you eat crap
instead of food or what?

Let me talk one last time

These 2 mongrels
should be tied in chains

Bloody stray dog!

- How dare you do this!
- Let go of Saral

I don't want you to live

I'll douse the three of you
in petrol and burn you to ashes

- I'll go my way
- Get lost!

How could you do this?
Will you prosper?

'After this problem'

'Meenakumari admitted Saral in a school
run by an orphanage in Rameshwaram'

'I was unable to refrain
from visiting Saral'

'She couldn't forget me either'

That's why for one last time
I wanted to see Saral, sir

I came to Rameshwaram

What am I asking?
What does the child want?

We can't be away from each other

So I wanted to take her
to some safe place

I boarded a bus, sir

They foisted a kidnap case on me

You have fought for her custody
like a biological father would have

Is she my child
only if she's my genes?

Inspector madam called to say
she is on the way, sir

'Come inside and sit, sir'

Where is he, sir?
Where is my child?

'Is she your child?'

Go and sit, we'll enquire
after Inspector arrives

'What did he think of me?'

Why didn't you
arrest him yesterday?

- 'I hope he didn't harm my child
- She is safe'

Make sure my orphanage
doesn't get bad publicity

'We know to take care of the child
Go and sit there for now'

Bro, don't rub anyone the wrong way

Why get into a legal battle?

Reputation of my orphanage is at stake

Yov! I'm keeping quiet
because this is a police station

Hey!

Saral

She is MY child

Don't, brother

- Don't hurt her
- Saral

Listen to me

'Are you planning to
kidnap my own child?!'

- Hear me out
- Take your filthy hands off

'Hey...hey!'

Is this a police station
or a fish market?

How dare you come in here
and create a ruckus!

Trying to show your rowdyism here

Vanakkam, sir

Hello, Meena

Thank God the police caught that scumbag

If we hadn't acted promptly
he would've taken our Saral far away

We know all the facts

'Did you interrogate them?'

Yes, madam

The child call this chap as 'appa'

He claims he is
her biological father

Only the mother can
throw light on this issue

Send my wife and child
back with me, sir

Put him behind bars under POCSO

You should be counting bars!

I disassociated myself and
cast aside the wedding chain

On what grounds
do you want my child back?

Is that lady speaking the truth?

That was something
in the past, madam

It won't happen again
I'll take good care of my family

Come, my dear child

Come with me
Let's go back home

- Come with your appa
- I won't come, go

I will not come with you
Leave me alone

You are making an ass of me
calling random scumbags as your father

- Bloody well die
- What gall to behave like a rowdy here!

Get into the cell!

- Slap him left and right
- Madam

'Can I say some-'

Who are you, man?
Trying to defend him?

- Huh?
- Get in there

Justice Ramanathan, madam

'Get in'

Sir, I didn't know who
you are and I yelled at you

Sorry, sir

The sole cause of
all the ruckus here

'That man Sethupathi'

'He is not a good man
He has been troubling everyone'

He married this innocent girl
and abandoned her heartlessly

'When this girl knew she was
pregnant with his baby'

And did not know where to go
and what to do, was totally clueless'

Veeramani gave her food,
shelter and protection

'This child, from birth has been
thinking of only Veeramani as her father'

This child doesn't want to
live with him either

In this situation
if you reunite them

And send them with him

It is not safe

I accept all that you have said, sir

'But we have received
a complaint from the orphanage'

If you set your heart

This issue can be
solved right here

He is a gentleman
with a heart of gold, sir

You believe me

Sorry, sir

We seem to have misjudged him
in the case of this child Saral

I will withdraw this case
in deference to sir's opinion

Meena, don't be upset
you sent your husband to jail

I don't know
who sinned in our family

We have a scoundrel who has
forced us to bow our heads in shame

Relieved he is no longer around
to harass you, start a new life with Saral

Go

Sir...sir

What happened?

Sister, if you don't mind

Will you step out for a few minutes?

Come

It is time for me to share this with you

You must have been
a toddler, 2 years then

Your father was working
as an advocate in Ottanchathiram

At that time

A girl

Came to meet your appa
regarding a case

They got attracted

In the bond that followed

That girl conceived

She was carrying his baby

He was not in a position to marry her

Neither could he abandon her

Caught between the devil
and the deep sea

He confided in me and cried

'Before our society
gets to know about this'

'Legalize this bond and
take my daughter as your wife'

'Or else my daughter and I will
douse ourselves in kerosene and die'

That girl's mother threatened your appa

'Not knowing what to do'

'I am also party to this sin'

'You won't face any issue'

'Don't worry'

He said so and pacified
her mother diplomatically

He packed his belongings

'And left that town'

'He sunk into depths of despair'

He was devastated by his deed and
even his work didn't give him solace

'I have committed a grave sin and
that will follow me to my grave' he said

He cribbed his heart out

'One day, your father'

...has confided this secret
to your mother and lamented

Do you know how
your amma responded?

'Aiyo! I feel terrible thinking
of that girl's pathetic plight'

'Why can't another girl just live
in our house?' she told him

Didn't appa go and
meet her till the very end?

He kept wanting to
go back and meet

But if the world gets to know
of such an illegal affair

Thinking it will hinder
his promotion as a judge

I hid the fact about his child

If your father has committed half a sin

The remaining 50% of the sin

I am an accessory too

Like repaying a loan
we borrow with interest

We have to pay due interest
even for the sins we commit?

One day

He told me

'I don't have the guts
to confide all this to my children'

'You tell them somehow
whenever you can'

But if he has written such a letter
and walked out of his home

He has gone with
some definite intention

What is her name, uncle?

Amudhavalli

All these decades

Unable to confide in anyone

Struggling to bottle it up
within himself

What kind of hell
uncle must have gone through

Why should he go in search of her
after so many years?

I am apprehensive, dear

I am also to blame

A man who was
in this state of mind

I wounded his heart too

That's why he walked out

Badri uncle is calling, dear

- 'Komagan?'
- Yes, uncle

You hid from me the fact
your father has gone missing?

I traced him

And I found out you know

What, uncle?
What are you saying?

'Rameshwaram!'

'Go to Sowrimuthu Ashram'

- 'Don't listen to whatever he says'
- What, dear?

'Bring him back home
with you, don't worry'

Not throwing this letter
when you got it 13 years ago

You have been trying
to trace the family

What is the matter?
Tell me now, sir

You have come
in search of her mother

But no one has seen Kanmani's mother
ever since she came to this town

Have you at least seen her father?

Not met him either, sir

But madam said he died of Corona

You could have asked her yourself?

On what grounds can I ask her?

'Do you become her 'appa'
if she inherits your genes?'

I heard her ask such a question

I died that very second

Don't get me wrong

It is good for you
only if you bear your heart to her

I came all this way

Only to meet both of them

I was wondering how I can
approach her and broach this topic

You don't go and talk

We will meet her on your behalf

You've gone out of your way to
help us, won't we do this for you?

Food is hot
Please eat now, sir

Come here

Doctor, I have arranged
treatment in Madurai for them

Inform me after you admit them

I'll handle it

Hello, Saral

Come here, you made our school
famous in one single day

I've informed the correspondent
to prepare the Transfer Certificate

Admit her in a decent school
close to your house

Are you happy now?

You have gone
out of your way for us

But a particular piece of news

We don't know how to tell you

Only if you tell me
I can respond

You go and collect the TC

Go

Madam, he is such a noble gentleman

He's roaming around like a tramp

I feel bad to even look at him

Whom do you mean?

Look over there

Hasn't he gone back home yet?

I told him to leave long ago

Why is he here?

To meet you

He actually came
to tell you something

But he was unable to

He wants to see you now

Shall I bring him here?

Er...you don't know about him

He's rambling all kinds of stuff

Madam, meet him
just once for my sake

An elderly gentleman
He was a judge in his hey days

Okay, I'll go to the office

Ask him to wait in my room

I thought you would
have left by now

Sorry, sir
I got a bit delayed

Not had your coffee?

Drink it, sir

May not be up to
your standard, but still

Why are you staring at me?

For all that you went through

Forgive me, dear

Sir

I told you right then

This is my destiny

I am not angry with anyone, sir

For leaving Amudhavalli behind

I have spent many sleepless nights, dear

I have wept inconsolably
within myself

The way I betrayed
Amudhavalli and you

Please forgive me, dear

I am your father, my dear

Chee! Get out!

Is this why you kept following me?

Is it enough just to forgive you
for what you did to us?

I thought you ruined only my life

Only now I realize
you've ruined my mother's life too

How easy it is to fall at my feet
after sinning all these years!

Don't say that, dear

Not a single place left where I have
not looked for Amudhavalli

She came here for my welfare
and to protect my career

The sins I take complete
responsibility for in this birth

The letter she wrote to me

I got it now
after 13 years

After I knew I was the one
who sentenced you to serve jail term

I...died a 1000 deaths, dear

I came to meet your mother and
beg her forgiveness, falling at her feet

'I want to see her'

Only after I hear her say
she has forgiven me

I can meet my end peacefully

You ruined our lives
without a twinge of conscience

And you'll alone die peacefully, huh?

The way you betrayed my mother
in the worst possible way

You cannot be forgiven
for all the births you may take

Do not utter my mother's name
and stand before me ever again

You have no eligibility
to do so whatsoever

You should roam aimlessly
in every road, for what you did to us

You must die with a guilt-ridden heart
burning in agony

That's the punishment you deserve

How much my mother would have been
traumatized, to raise me as a single parent

You should experience
all that pain and torment

You abandoned my mother and me
literally on the roadside

On what grounds are you justified
to give your 'just' verdict?

Only because I am not qualified
in any which way

I have come in search of you

Please don't say reject my request

Read this letter
written by your mother

My mother left this earth forever
because she didn't want to see you

What happened to Amudhavalli?

What happened to Amudhavalli?

TELL ME

You kept asking me
'Who is Murugan?'

To escape from the clutches
of men like you

She dressed herself as a man
and protected herself and me

Without a roof over our head
or one square meal a day

She worked day and night

Lived the role of a man

She struggled so much
to make me stud-

Could you have lived like my mother
for 24 hours, just one day?

I couldn't even call my mother 'amma'

How many times I would have died inside
every time I called her 'appa'?

I struggled and worked hard
to wear a police uniform

I lost that job thanks to you

After I was sentenced to jail

My mother was a walking zombie!

Like the torture I faced in jail

My mother left this world
lost, lonely, drowning in misery

Because no one should know
she is a woman

I claimed she died of Corona

Not doing any rites or rituals

Not even seeing her face

I cremated her

I rebuilt my life
to cope with the new normalcy

Have you come to
take away that peace too?

Knowing very well what I did
was a grave injustice to her

I came to ask for her forgiveness

If she had been alive
she would have forgiven me

Please forgive me too, dear

If you shed a few tears and
I forgive you, will the wound heal?

It is a sin to even
look at your face

I don't even wish
to see your dead body

You sent Sethupathi to jail
claiming what he did was wrong

What is the difference
between him and you?

He will serve his term as deserved

How will you be punished?

You want me to pardon your sin?

Please eat, dear

You'll fall sick
if you starve like this

I am Ramanathan's son

Where is my father?

He left home all of a sudden

I learnt with great difficulty he is here

I came to meet you too

Sorry, your father isn't here

He wouldn't have taken his tablets

'Tell me how my dad is please'

If you intend talking about
that man, please leave

I understand your anger

Your anger is justified

I'm talking to you
only after I realize how you'll feel

I already told you, please leave
if you want to talk about him

I fought with my dad and
I haven't spoke to him for years

All those years I never realized
how much he means to me, now-

He hasn't been at home
all these days

Only now I realize
he means the world to me

You have grown up, not even knowing
your father's name all these years

And led your life

He came running here only to
meet you and spend time with you

His conscience has pricked him

I want to see appa

Your mother
I want to see both of them

He said these same words
and fell at my feet

I don't know where he is

You may need your appa in your life

The appa I didn't know
when I needed him

I don't need him now

Enough of years of suppressed anger

You can be happy now

After so many decades

We are destined to meet only now

Your anger for appa punishing you
will slowly subside but-

For that to happen
shouldn't appa be with us?

My elder brother is in America

My younger sister is in Australia

With me, we are 4 of us

You are not alone

All these years

He was with me

Like that, let him be with you

Wherever he is

Appa should be happy
That's all I need

I know my appa

Won't leave us

He will be back
I believe that strongly

Your anger

Won't it subside one day?

Here

You can talk to me anytime

Please keep this

"I asked for your forgiveness, I begged
You asked me to choose death instead"

"I fell at your feet
Drained and deplete"

"You said, no need of this act
Even Mother Earth will burn infact"

"I sentenced to prison
many 'accused' often"

"A few I chose to pardon"

"This was my profession"

"Mother not alive to punish me duly
Daughter unwilling to forgive me"

"In the winter of my life currently
who will pass a verdict correctly?"

"In the spring of my life; misdeed of love"

"Round my feet somehow
swirls like a snake even now"

"Dawn forgives dusk with every sunrise"

"Who is there for me likewise?"

"Though I committed a sin
I led a life of fake self-worth within"

"Having sinned, I realized
the self has no worth bona fide"

"My heart sinks in mental commotion"

"Like flames within a ball of cotton"

"If a life of cheap temptation is led"

"Sorrow will stretch as the path ahead"

"In the spring of my life; misdeed of love
swirls like a snake round my feet even now"

"Dawn forgives dusk with every sunrise"

"Who is there for me likewise?"

"If the sky's lowest edge calls me
I will go to my grave willingly"

"If the entire sea turns toxic
I will consume it like tonic"

"Too much sorrow
to wait for a tomorrow"

"Thinking with unease
to rest in peace"

"Instead of a treasure trove
cherished by the women I love"

"I was shrouded in bleakness
by a thick blanket of darkness"

"Everything in my existence falsehood"

"The truth is absence of anything good"

"A wave's life is decided by the shore"

"But for me now, what is in store?"

'Where have you gone, pa
all of a sudden like this?'

'You struggled so hard
to make us stand on our own feet'

'Where have you gone
abandoning us?'

'If only I had known
you would feel so let down'

'I wouldn't have accepted that case'

'I wanted to become famous just like you'

'That's why I made that mistake'

'I don't want anything in life, pa'

'Just be with us
that's all I ask'

'Where are you, pa?'

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