Original subtitles

Heartfelt thanks to all whoever helped to make this movie

We're almost there, boy.

Get down, get down.

Slowly. Careful!

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Hey!

Here for grooming, Sir?

Not that. It's something else...

De-shedding, nail cutting, shampoo bath,

deodorizing. Things like that?

He has a stomach problem.

- What? - Err.. it's a stomach upset.

Oh, okay. The doctor is upstairs. You can go there.

Oh, thank you.

Come, come!

Hey!

Stop drooling over high society girls. Fix your diarrhea first!

Cover your butt with that tail.

What did you eat, to disrupt your digestion?

Brute!

Listen! If you eat anything without my permission hereafter,

I'll show you my true colours!

- Chetta. - I'm warning you!

Can you give me your phone?

Huh? Phone?

Yes. I want to call home.

I forgot my phone at home.

That's my face ID.

Hey, a girl has taken my phone.

In case she flees with it,

you must chase and get it, okay?

Don't get stressed, Mom.

I'll call you somehow. Okay?

Thank you.

Please delete that number.

Hey, I'm not that kind of a guy.

I'm the caretaker of the biggest luxury apartment in this city.

Whoever you are, you're still human, right?

Where are you from?

- Mundur. - Mundur?

Yes. Mundur in Palakkad.

Oh!

- What is your name? - Pavithran.

Pavithran!

That's not his name.

Pavithran is my name!

- He is Bro. - Bro?

That's how we call each other in Kochi. 'Bros'!

- Oh! - Oh, yes!

Oh! Where do these people come from?

Hey! As soon as a girl pets you,

you're all floored, smiling with all your teeth, huh?

I didn't tell her that you have diarrhea, only because of my decency!

This woman!!

Hey, Granny!

If you keep tossing things like this, I won't fetch them for you.

I'm warning you! You think you're a child or what?

Come here. Let's sit and chat. Come here, Mathan.

If I ask her to lend me Rs.500, she won't!

Old hag! And she wants to sit and chat!

Oh, he's right on time!

Hey girl, your ride is here!

But where's the boss of this place?

He had to go to some hospital. He has gone there.

- It's 5:15 pm. - Yes.

Shouldn't we leave?

Well, I had planned to leave at 5 p. m.

Where are you going?

I'm going to give this to that granny in 1-A.

Sir! Will we have the same traditional feast for Onam this year as well?

Why? Do you need Biriyani?

Oh, no! The same old feast would do!

Bloody bland feast!

Aviyal, Sambar, Kalan and the same old veg stuff!

How can we eat rice without some dried fish at least?

Let me keep this.

Granny!

Hi!

Here you go.

Hey, there's an apple over there.

You take it.

I'm not sure why,

but my knees are tingling with pain.

My legs also get prickly.

I'm also getting prickly climbing the stairs.

Then pull up a chair and sit here.

Let's have a chit-chat!

Yeah, right! What a great time to have a chit-chat!

Oh, no! The devil is here! Bye, Granny.

Has anything run out of stock?

We're out of toothpastes.

Okay.

- What did he ask? - About the stock.

See you tomorrow.

- Hello! - Did you call me?

If you wander around leaving this gate open,

I'll show you my true colors! Understood?

- Pavi... - What?

Didn't I tell you about a girl?

When I told them about your background, they seem interested.

What should I tell them?

Tell them that I have absolutely no interest.

Also, hereafter don't come after me with these marriage proposals.

You haven't experienced the pleasure of living a solitary life!

Well, Pavi.

If you want to live as a singleton, do that!

But, I'll keep telling you everything I want to say,

like any older brother would.

How much money does my older brother want to borrow?

Rs.4000.

- How about last month's due? - I'll give it back, man!

Well, few people are coming over from my son-in-law's family

to see the baby bump.

- To see this bump? - Go, silly!

My daughter's baby bump! Jancy is 7 months pregnant now.

Is it? Don't they have anything else to do?

Barging into your house to see the baby bump?

Then?

You can just send a photo on WhatsApp, right?

You're better off solo, without women or family ties.

Is it because you have all that to handle,

that you bolt home at 6 p. m. Like a hen on brood duty?

I'm not assigning night-duty to you,

only because you're old and diabetic. Remember that!

So, it's not to get double the salary, huh?

Caretaker during the day and security guard at night!

[Singing an old Hindi song]

You seem to be in great form today, Advocate!

- A little bit. - Oh! Then go and sleep.

I'll switch off the radio.

Oh!

- I'm not done yet. - It's alright.

- I'm not done dancing! - I'll play it for you tomorrow.

- Go to sleep. - So you'll play it tomorrow, right?

- Yes. - Okay. Goodnight.

- Such sorry lives! - My bloody place!

Pavi!

Come here.

What is it now, Advocate Sir?

Listen.

If you don't see me outside even after the sun is up,

please open the door and check on me.

If I die of a heart attack during my sleep,

the hassle will be all yours!

There's no one to call or check on me.

You go and sleep, Sir.

Everything we cling on to, needn't stick around, right?

She went her own way. My fate!

Just a minute.

Who is this now?

- Hello! - Yes.

I am calling from Mundur.

Remember, Mundur?

Isn't the Mundur saga over yet?

Hello. Tell me.

- I am Malini's Mom. - Oh.

She called from this phone in the evening, right?

- Did you forget? - Oh, yes! What is it now?

She hasn't taken her medicines with her, Son.

- She's asthmatic. - Oh!

- I'm unable to reach her friend either. - Okay.

What do I do now?

Aunty,

that girl came to me and left immediately.

I don't even know where that girl is now.

What can I do now?

Sigh! Why are you asking me what to do?

- Do whatever you want! - Huh?

Hey, her friend is calling me back.

Okay. I'll call you later.

Oh, okay.

Phew!

Do whatever you want!

[Mariyamma Chandy] Room for rent?

Bro! Seems like you had a sound sleep last night?

You're looking all fresh. Did you pee after waking up?

Did you pee? Did you? First tell me that.

- Or else I won't give you anything. - Oh!

The child's father is here, huh?

Go pee and come.

- Hey, Aunty. - Yes.

Are you leaving for somewhere?

Oh, sorry!

Yes, you're right.

Not me though. You will be leaving!

- Huh? - It's been 3-4 years, right?

You won't pay more rent and you won't move out either!

That room could easily host four or five people,

and you're staying there solo, chest puffed out like you own the place.

There will be no such further considerations.

If anyone shows up seeking a room to rent,

I'll make sure they stay over there.

You can't let just anyone stay there.

What, what?

No, Aunty. I mean...

If 'anyone' is allowed,

how can we determine the nature of these individuals?

And... The two of us...

don't have any vices like smoking, drinking, etc., right?

Then I'll do something.

I'll make the Vicar from our church,

stay with you.

What say?

Well, I had sent you a voice message. Didn't you see it?

You messaged me to get Dosa batter, right?

No, I didn't see it.

- Shucks! - Bro!

Spoilt my mood in the morning itself.

This old hag's greed is off the charts!

She gets pension,

her daughter in the U. S. Sends her money,

and she has acres of plantations in Mallappally.

Why does a woman need so much money to live?

Listen.

I am staying here, tolerating that greedy old hag, only for you.

You should always remember that!

Hey Bro! Who called you here now?

Look at him just standing there after dragging all the dirt in!

Hey! Get out!

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

It's waiting for us to step away, to start boiling and making a mess!

Your share of milk is gone.

Oh, no!

Brother!

I'm looking out for prospective brides.

Are there any girls in the flat who'd suit me?

I'll talk to Dad and get you a good commission.

- What are your demands? - No demands.

She should go for some job, and manage the house as well. That's all.

Oh, really? Then it'll happen real quick!

Still living on his Dad's money, and now he's planning to marry!

Moron!

Bro!

Bro!

Hey!

Haven't I told you several times...

not to throw him sweet biscuits?

I had to shell out Rs.1500 at the veterinary clinic the other day,

for his diarrhea.

You and your biscuits!

If you want to do it so badly, throw these biscuits to your Grandpa!

My Grandpa is diabetic. He won't eat it.

Then give it to your Grandma!

No. It's about the plumber, right?

No, Sir. I assure you,

that won't happen, Sir.

I'll call you back soon. Okay?

Hello!

Huh?

She's got some nerve, huh?

Marching in and treating me like I'm less than a dog!

- Hello. - Huh?

- I am the caretaker here. - So, what?

Not 'So, what?'!

Hey, don't press it!

- The lift will come! - Huh?

See!

Listen! You can't just barge in here with three-four bags!

Then?

Did you write your name and address in the register there?

- No. - Oh, wow!

The guy at the gate, clad in a security uniform with a cap,

is not there just to scare crows or freak out kids who skip meals.

Where? I didn't see anyone.

- You move aside! - Oh, you didn't see him?

Then, I'll have to show you. Come here.

- Huh? - Well, I can't let you off the hook!

Hey!

What is this?

Look! He is... Huh?

So, didn't she come with me? She's really that bold, huh?

Come out!

Don't play tricks with me! Don't go up!

Hey, hey!

Stop, stop!

She keeps going up and up!

Stop there!

- Get back, get back inside! - Why?

- This is where I have to get down. - You can't get down here!

I won't permit any external door-to-door activities here.

You get lost!

How dare you ask me to get lost?

If you try to trip me over with this...

- My bag! - Huh?

Hey! You should pick up all this and bring it to 4-C.

You got it?

Otherwise, I'll show you who I am!

See,

I am a superior officer with many subordinates, okay?

If you don't bring these to me,

I'll take action without a second thought!

I'm warning you!

Well, I have some back pain issues.

She's the younger sister of Usha Ma'am, who lives in 4-C.

Janaki. She came here yesterday.

So?

So, what should I do?

Should I pick up all this and take it to her?

I'm the caretaker here.

I don't care!

This job suits you well. Don't stop it.

I'll put an end to this extra duty you do, while you're still on duty!

- They're going to complain. - Huh?

- Complaint, complaint. - For what?

- For trying to grope her in the lift! - Who?

- Me? - Then, who? Me?

It has become a huge issue.

- Who is it? - Caretake...

It's the Caretaker!

Pavi, Caretaker.

- Put it in here. - I'll put it where I like!

That's all.

Sorry, Madam.

Please consider this as an experience.

Instead, don't take it emotionally

and report a complaint.

Complaint? For whom? For what?

Come back downstairs. I'll set you straight! Bye!

Sorry!

I left my fingers behind.

I've lost all my respect. Whose face did I see first today?

[humming a folk song]

Brother!

Got everything locked before sunset and crashed?

What is this nonsense?

- Don't shout! - Damn! Open it!

Where should I park my Benz?

Park it over there.

Oh, dear Goddess! I've reached finally!

Don't stop that song.

Let me hear it.

Then, let's do this.

How about we shake some legs, brother?

You start.

Hey, hey!

What is it?

Oh, no!

How did a ghost pop up in this apartment?

A drunk lawyer just went in.

He must be stuck in the lift.

Who were you looking at, up there?

I was looking at the moon.

Oh! Has the moon started dressing up in Churidars now?

Will you come home for this year's temple festival, at least?

Oh, I won't be able to come.

They're seeking marriage proposals for Muthu.

What? Chechi didn't mention it when she called!

Chechi calls you only for money, right?

- Maybe that's why. - Get lost!

You toiled for 18 years in the Middle East, right?

Do you have any money now?

We must do what's needed for people who require it, at the right time, isn't it?

Yes, yes!

So, may you endure eternal celibacy,

never to know the joys of family, wasting away your existence.

What a curse, dude!

It's not a curse. I feel bad for you. That's why I said so.

If Aunty and Uncle were alive, would you be living like this?

There's still time for that, right?

Why bother getting a bicycle meant for 10th graders in your sixties?

Will you just push it around?

Nonsense!

- No use telling him. - What is it?

Here you go. Some purple yam tubers.

Have it with Thai chillies.

Okay, then. Let me make a move.

If I leave now, I can go in one stretch.

- Go carefully. - Okay.

Didn't you start this last night?

Will you finish decorating at least before the guests arrive in the evening?

I have voluntarily undertaken this task.

And I'll get it done perfectly!

No, no, no! Not now.

In the evening, once all the guests arrive,

we will sing, 'Happy Birthday to you... '

Tell me the matter, Paviyetta.

As a caretaker, in everything...

- Where did he go? - I'm here.

I know what to do!

You poke your nose into everything. That's why I asked!

Can you stop it?

There's a family living here.

Where is it?

It's there, on the top.

Who is it, Paviyetta? What is it?

If the noise is from the top, it must be a civet.

A civet? Oh, no!

Have any of you seen this civet?

Do you know what a civet looks like?

It'll look like how it wants to look like! You just keep quiet.

How do I find its position?

Give me your phone.

My phone doesn't have a good aim, Chetta.

I'm not going to throw it.

Found it?

No one should get scared, especially children.

Oh, God!

It's a mother civet.

It must have entered through the duct.

It will go back the same way, Pavi.

Go back?

It will settle there and populate!

Alone?

Err.. It is alone now.

If its family joins and they all begin to populate, don't blame me later.

If civets populate, why would people blame you?

- Go and get the ladder. - I wasn't done talking.

- Go, go! - It's in the balcony.

Okay.

Pavi, we have many guests coming over in the evening.

Are you suggesting we leave it there with guests on the way?

If it comes down during the party,

the party will be ruined, right?

Should we take up this risk unnecessarily?

Only by taking risks can you achieve success in life, right?

Paviyetta!

Here's the ladder.

Pavi, be careful.

Once he decides on something,

he won't stop until he gets it done!

Now he will go there, shower it with advice,

it will feel ashamed and leave by itself!

True, true!

That's what happens every time!

Hey! Stop grinning and pay attention here!

Give me that rod.

- Here you go. - You get another rod.

The moment it falls down, beat it!

Who? me?

I'm risking my life here.

And he's grinning there.

- You guys wait outside. Go. - Come.

I had spotted him at this position, right?

But where did it go?

Oh, my God!

- Oh, no! - It's me, knucklehead!

Due to the stress of beating it, I didn't notice who fell down! Sorry!

Damn you!

Did it hurt you, Chetta?

- No. - It must have hurt.

You just caressed me with a peacock feather, right?

Oh, no!

There it is!

- Look, Chetta! - Don't let it get away!

- It just jumped! - Did it jump there?

Close the door!

Make way! Close the door!

I'll close it!

I've closed it!

After closing the door, you've gone the other side?

Phew!

Oh no, my fruit salad!

My plates!

No! I haven't got married yet Don't spoil my life

I'll not let you go

What is this?

Oh God!

Come out, you civet!

No, don't play with me

My cake!

This is the first time I'm seeing a cake being cut by a butt!

- Shut up! - Oh no!

Happy birthday!

I'll show him today!

Playing your smartness with me?

You're finished! This is your end!

Paviyetta!

Chop him into pieces!

- Huh? - Where did it go?

Damn! He ruined everything!

Shucks! I had trapped it after so much hard work!

Sigh! Now how will I...?

Paviyetta! You totally slayed it!

Don't praise me

Look at our kitchen!

How colourful he has made the place!

See? See how taking that risk paid off!

Now the guests can come!

Also, I'll be paying my salary of three months, over here.

That too, as instalments.

Maybe as 5, 8 or 10 instalments.

But...

don't make a complaint to the association. Okay?

Why isn't anybody happy?

The civet is gone, my dears!

Come on! Let's celebrate the success!

He asked you to celebrate, right?

- Oh, God! - He did it all alone! Hats off!

"At morning's break, with floral cheer"

"The Thiruvonam day arrives hold it, dear"

"With the ring finger, diamonds in place"

"A golden flame within, ignites with grace"

"By the old path of memories, deep in the heart's core"

"A yellow bird sang a song, echoing lore"

"In need of the turmeric mark, sacred and right"

"The morning light's rhythm, a delightful flight"

"The silk fabric's golden hem, shining bright"

"And a bangle that banters, full of sprite"

"O' breeze of blooms, on golden swing's arc"

"With leaves so tender, apply the sacred mark"

"Gather lots of blooms, and join the throng"

"With coconut tree flowers, where they belong"

"In a rice vessel full, spread a wick strong"

"In need of the turmeric mark, sacred and right"

"The morning light's rhythm, a delightful flight"

"The silk fabric's golden hem, shining bright"

"And a bangle that banters, full of sprite"

"On a jasmine palanquin, you appear"

"O' month of Chingam, you draw near"

"On the flowers of my dream"

"Someone cast moonlight's gleam"

"O' admirer of the pandanus flowers, so sweet"

"What thoughts make you so aromatic and sweet?"

"Over the golden paddy fields, a sight so grand"

"The flower bird soars, spindles in hand"

"O' girl with the golden bangle, take a chance"

"To join my side, make the birds dance"

"In the vault of memories, time-worn and calm"

"Fresh paddy crafts the scene for another Onam"

"Need a field where fresh sprouts sway"

"A large basket of sprouts, a display"

"A bedspread for rest, day by day"

"And a flowering tree's shade to lay."

Where did I leave that spare key?

Huh?

Isn't that Janaki?

Who is this guy?

'Phew! It's too hot!'

'Hot? Who? You?'

'Or Arathy?'

'I know you're into Arathy. '

'She's actually pretty good. '

'Are you coming for the party on Wednesday?'

'Arun's party, right? I'm not coming. '

'The two of you went really overboard last time. '

You were the one who got sloshed!

You made a total mess! What was that?

- You made the mess! - It was you.

- It was you! Don't argue! - I'm not at fault!

How about we start now?

Seriously?

Hope you are doing well!

Janaki from 4-C was looking for you.

She asked you to go there quickly.

For what?

I think she wants you to prepare some food.

But it's not time for that yet!

They must be hungry. Go there quickly and do it.

Go quickly!

Go!

Oh, no!

These should be fixed properly, right?

This is...

a place where customers come, right?

What if someone trips and falls?

But no one fell down here now. Okay?

Huh? What's that ringing noise when I jump?

Oh, it was this?

I thought everything shattered when I fell down.

I don't like this sound.

Keep it tied.

Now, do I need to explicitly tell you to put everything back in place?

What happened?

She said they will make it.

- What? - Food!

Usha Madam and the kids aren't back yet, are they?

They've gone for a movie. They will be late.

Shucks!

Don't worry. That girl is not alone.

I've told you multiple times that the workers shouldn't use the lift.

Why are you still doing it?

Caretaker is also a worker here, not an owner!

[blabbering gibberish]

Shucks! I couldn't give it back to her properly!

I won't allow immoral activities under my jurisdiction!

Why are you taking so long to open?

You shameless fellow!

- Yes! - No!

You, scoundrel! This is not the place!

This is not the place for your games, dog!

Oh, God!

Huh?

The door hasn't opened yet?

'Okay, I'll go and check. '

'You're finished! Finished!'

Oh my God!

'Where am I?'

I won't use the lift anymore.

You shouldn't use it either.

'All India Radio, '

'Kochi station. '

Usha Madam!

Our next programme is 'Heard & Seen'.

Just a minute!

'Malayali's prying eyes'

'into others' privacy. '

'The discussion is led by'

'G. T. Nandakumar. '

'Actually, '

'its foundation is... '

'suppressed, '

'unfulfilled, '

'intense, '

'desires, gushing out. '

'What does Prof. Radhamani have to say about it?'

'Human mind's concerns'

'are different at different times. '

'The uncontrollable desire'

'to find out others' secrets, '

'and to share it with others... '

'is a mental illness. '

'A mental illness that needs treatment. '

I'm not planning to get it treated!

Keep 20 extra packets of milk.

- No need of curd. - Okay.

Only the maintenance charges for three months are pending.

- Shruthi! - Yes.

Yesterday's returns are over there. Please get it.

Good morning, Sir.

Here is your key, Sir.

- Good morning, Sir. - Yeah, yeah!

Oh, Collector Madam has arrived!

If Mathan Chettan can come on time, all the way from Kizhakkambalam,

why can't you come on time from Thrippunithura, which is so close?

There was a traffic block at Petta junction.

Petta, my foot!

Can't you foresee the traffic and leave early?

What do you have to rush there for?

To take your dog out to poop and give it a bath, right?

You can be a little late for that!

He starts yapping in the morning itself!

The mighty Caretaker Sir!

Even the earthworm's acting snakey now, huh?

Hey!

Check the entire stock...

and give me all the accounts by the time I'm back in the evening.

If not, you know my nature, right?

I'm really nasty!

Huh? Has she been thrown out?

Oh, no!

Shucks! She ruined my plan!

Well, I just told Usha Madam that you had a guest with you.

She must have assumed the rest.

What's the rest?

Err... Certain things. I don't know.

Between a man and a woman, love is not the only thing that could happen.

They can maintain a really amazing friendship too.

- Is that so? - Also,

more than what you can share with a male friend,

you'll be able to share with a female friend.

- You know why? - Nope!

There's no gender ego there.

But... to understand all that,

you need such a person in your life.

At least to speak openly from your heart,

have you ever had a female friend till date?

No, right?

If such a person comes into your life,

you'll understand what I said.

I didn't say all this to hurt you.

Try to broaden your outlook further.

If not, you'll become too small.

Shucks!

Shucks! That was too bad.

Yes, a little bit.

- You realized it, right? - What?

Your nasty habit of poking your nose into everything;

you should stop it from today.

I didn't poke my nose anywhere. It was you.

Yes, I'll poke my nose! I'll poke my nose into everything!

Because I'm the Caretaker of this place!

I don't care!

Don't try to threaten me with drumsticks!

What happened, Paviyetta?

'What happened, Paviyetta?'

You are the 'Judas' who betrayed me!

She-Judas!

Yes, come in.

The door is open.

Who is knocking?

Huh?

Who closed the door?

Hey! Who locked the door from outside?

Open the door!

Hello! Who locked the door from outside?

Open the door!

Bro!

Oh, no! The Ripper?

Don't kill me!

- Hey! - Oh, you've hired a guy to kill me?

Stop making noise.

I made him change that lock.

Huh? Why did you change the lock?

Keep your belongings stowed.

- For what? - A new tenant will come today.

Huh? A new tenant?

Antony,

check the bathroom door as well.

Listen! When you go for work,

lock your dog inside the kennel and tie it up.

Someone else is also going to stay here.

Here you go.

But... I...

I don't think I can sleep now!

Last year, in Paravur,

a youngster who was a new tenant in the upper floor of a house,

killed the old and wealthy landlady

by hitting her head with a rock,

strangling her neck with a towel,

and smashing her face against a wall! Oh!

In a way that she wouldn't have recognized her own dead body,

her body was so mutilated while she was killed.

Yikes!

Did you hear about it?

Two months back,

in Muvattupuzha,

a tenant who had been living in a house for 8 years,

never paying the hike in rent even once,

murdered the landlady in an even more brutal manner!

Did you read about it?

- He probably couldn't take any more! - What?

Nothing. I just said what I had to say.

Old age brings out bad ideas!

Don't sit in my room

and spit through the window.

Don't you dare touch my utensils.

The dog will bite your butt.

That's his weakness.

If you're bitten,

don't come to me with a complaint.

Don't use my bed.

Don't touch my soap or toothpaste.

The bathroom is only meant for taking bath

and morning routines.

Smoking is not permitted in my room.

Stand as close as possible to the toilet bowl and urinate.

No. Pass urine!

Don't let it splash.

NB:

You should never fart in my room, under any circumstance!

You're trapped, dude!

What else should I do to make this place messier?

Yes!

Stomp there. That's it.

Sigh! Please co-operate, dude!

Now do it yourself, the same way!

Hey, hey!

You'll come asking for lunch, right?

I'll show you then!

What will I do now?

Oh God!

Nice. This place looks absolutely filthy now!

Now is the time to show your gratitude.

When that guy comes,

chase him, bite his butt and rip it apart!

He should flee from here covering his butt!

Don't just grin. You've got to do it.

'To find love, '

'you have to first look for it. '

'It doesn't mean looking for love here and there, '

'nor does it involve going to someone and requesting love. '

'Sometimes... '

Hey, I've told you several times...

to listen to such sweet talk and songs, sitting in your room!

What an electrician!

Dear Paviyetta, don't waste your life

listening to stock market updates and farming tips,

and try to update yourself.

- You updated scoundrel! - Yes.

If you're in need of a tester, you have to search my table, right?

First, you update yourself!

I don't need your tester to see if there's electricity.

My little finger is enough.

- I'll finish you today! - Don't throw it!

Who is calling in the midst of all this?

- Hello! - Son.

- I'm calling from Mundur. - What's happening in Mundur?

Do you have rain and thunderstorms there?

- Yes, how many kilos do you want? - No, Son...

What is it?

I was praying for thunder, lightning, and floods to end this world

and you called right then!

- Hello. - Yes.

Hey, Mundur Aunty.

There's no thunder or rain around here.

I was talking something else to someone else

and that anger spilled over accidentally.

If there's any problem here, I'll inform you, okay?

- Oh, okay. - Alright.

Mundur!

I've lost my peace of mind!

I wonder which wastrel is going to stay there!

Hey, did he come?

How come your mouth is not blood-stained?

This is my toothbrush and my soap.

Don't touch it!

Huh?

Is that a reply for my note?

I'll brush my teeth with your toothbrush.

Yikes!

Or should I clean the commode?

No. Should I clean my sandals?

Damn! My decency is not letting me do it.

Yes!

Your soap! Let me show you what I'll do with your soap!

Not just my underwear,

I'll wash the undergarments of the entire town with your soap.

I'll wash my clean underwear again.

A decor string with undies!

Yes.

Wow!

The cot which I haven't used, is yours.

The dirt below it as well.

Tidy it up.

I'm asthmatic.

Oh God!

Oh, no! My back!

Hey! It's nothing, Bro.

It's nothing. I just fell down while sleeping.

Go on.

Go and sleep.

Nothing has happened to my butt.

You must go and bite his butt!

Oh, God!

I'm not going to clean up the dirt!

You sneeze to death!

Shhh!

Hi!

Are you new?

- Yes. - My name is Mollamma.

Are there any letters for me?

I'll check and tell you, okay?

Who's going to send letters to me?

What is your name, dear?

- Jeena. - Okay.

- Hey! - Yes.

Give it to me.

I'll deliver it.

I didn't get you.

If there's anything, give it to me. I'll give it.

Oh, sorry, Chetta. That's not possible.

Hey!

The Caretaker has instructed me to do so.

But the Caretaker is not the one who decides my duty, right?

If I hand it over to you, how can I be sure you'll deliver it?

What if you keep it for yourself?

- For 18 years... - Also,

if you hinder my duty, I'll file a complaint.

My dear girl, I won't stop you. You go and deliver it.

I didn't say anything. Okay?

- We're living in rotten times. - Yes, I should be kicked for hiring you!

I won't do that. I'll probably arrange someone to do that.

- What? - I'll go up there and come.

- Go wherever! - This man gets angry for everything!

Why are you so stiff?

- The postman-woman went inside. - Postman-woman?

Yes, she went inside.

Didn't you tell her that she can't go inside?

She said she'd complain if I hinder her duty.

- Did she say so? - Yes.

Oh, I see. Then let me see...

Huh?

- Hey. - Yes.

Did she file a complaint before coming here?

I guess so.

- Don't leave! - Hey, you!

Sir!

What is it, Sir?

Are you Pavithran?

Pavithran... It's me, Sir.

You must come to the station.

Right now? I'm on duty, Sir.

We are also on duty. Get in.

Take care!

Well, what did he do now?

Are you the Caretaker at Cloud Nine?

Not just the Caretaker,

I'm also the security guard at night.

Why? Don't you have a house?

Well, that's association's decision, Sir.

Also, the young security guard before me...

I didn't summon you to see your performance.

What's your business with them?

I don't have any business with them.

But that's not what they said.

- Isn't it? - I have only seen them...

- coming there often. - Coming where?

In 7-C.

Who stays there?

There... Jerry Sebastian.

What does he do?

He has a flant.. plantation

- in Munnar. - What plantation?

I don't know that.

How is he?

I don't know his personal details.

Can you recognize him?

Yes.

- Bring him. - Sir.

Sir, I can recognize him only if I see him in a photo.

What? You can't recognize him in person?

Yes, I can.

Is that him?

It's him, Sir.

You've been saying all along that you don't know these guys, right?

You can go. I'll call for you later.

- His bloody cardamom plantation! - Sir!

- Take your hands off me, Sir. - What will you do?

Hold him! Put him in the cell!

- What's the issue, Sir? - Marijuana.

Oh no!

Hey, Bro.

I was taken to the Police station...

for an identification parade.

You know Jerry, who stays in flat 7-C, right?

He is not a planter.

He is a total fraud.

Phew!

How can we trust anyone these days?

Hey,

don't eat anything that the new tenant gives you, okay?

This is the best. If you don't get anything, drink water.

Brother, will you please let me wash my face?

Hey, that's enough. Go there.

Who knows what sort of stuff the fellow who's staying here is up to.

Oh, God!

I got it!

Huh? What? What is it?

Look carefully, Policewoman!

Aren't you a policewoman?

Can't see clearly?

Hair! Not this unruly gray hair of yours.

This is a young girl's hair!

As you're blinded by greed for money,

that lustful guy brought a girl in there without your knowledge!

Listen, he shouldn't live here any longer.

No way I'll stay with such a pervert!

No need. You can leave.

- What? - Oh, God!

Sheesh!

Are you that kind of a woman?

Don't you have a mother and sisters?

I haven't even looked at a woman's face, ever since I came here.

Why? Am I not a woman?

Not that kind of woman!

Young!

Now I get it!

So, both of you are together in it, right?

What?

That guy...

He was playing with that girl's hair in my room.

Oh no! What kind of nonsense went down on my bed at night?

Whose cot is this? How did I come here?

Oh! Can't you lock this door?

What do you want now?

- Hair. - What?

No. I want peace. You must kick him out from here today itself.

- I can't do that. - Why can't you?

Women...

will have long hair, and they keep falling too.

Let it fall.

But they shouldn't come to my room and let it fall on my bed!

Oh, my God!

Who knows what kind of crazy stuff would have happened?

- There's a lot of stuff. - What?

A lot of her stuff will be there in that room.

Whose?

The one who's staying in that room.

That girl's.

A girl?

The one staying there,

is a girl.

Why?

Phew!

This was a huge betrayal, Aunty.

What were your conditions?

They shouldn't booze.

They shouldn't smoke.

They shouldn't chew betel and spit.

She doesn't do these. So then, what's the problem?

But what will the townsfolk think if they find out?

Find out what?

That there's a girl with me during the nights...

During the nights?

With whom?

Morning 7 a. m. to evening 6 p. m.

If you dare to come here anytime in between that,

I'll break your knees!

But... this is like someone else prying into my privacy...

You won't be getting any privacy here.

If I see you anywhere in this area after 6 p. m.,

you'll get to know who SI Mariamma is!

Your bags and your dog will be on the street.

- Oh, no! - I won't even return the deposit money.

I'm warning you!

Who cares about the deposit now?

I've lost all my dignity, right?

Shucks!

It's only because I thought that you were a man,

that I behaved so rudely.

Forgive me.

I am Pavithran.

I'm not a trouble-maker, okay?

I am just a simple NRI.

I am the security officer at a big luxury apartment here, currently.

At least you could have given me a clue!

Isn't this the girl from Mundur?

"In the orchard where cuckoos sing, one fine day"

"In the orchard where cuckoos sing, one fine day"

"He appeared on a magic peacock, from far away"

"He appeared on a magic peacock, from far away"

Pavi!

Yes!

The new music teacher has come. Did you see her?

Yes, I saw her.

She's beautiful.

Is she?

- She is beautiful. - Yeah, right! Beautiful, it seems!

She is not that beautiful!

She is good looking.

Not bad. That's all.

She's very well-behaved too.

So what are we? Ill-behaved?

What's the security officer doing in this house?

You can stay in that big luxury apartment itself, right?

Pets are not allowed there.

He has been my only company for the last 5-6 years.

He isn't troubling you, right?

His name is Bro.

He hasn't caused any trouble so far.

I like it. Nice place.

Good room.

Bro is good too!

We are good friends now.

Why are you here?

- I had a class here. - Okay.

- Are you going to the apartment? - Yes.

Then I'll come with you.

Hey... I'm going by foot.

On the scooter?

Let's go.

We've reached the apartment.

You can walk from here.

- Aren't you coming? - A tyre got punctured.

Really? It looks fine.

What if it gets punctured? I'll get it checked and come.

Go, go!

Phew! They would have killed me now.

Oh, no!

Hey!

How dare you testify against me?

If your testimony lands me in trouble,

I'll run this jeep over you!

- Jerry! - You hear me?

I can't remain silent about what I saw. That's my duty.

- Hey! - Hey!

What duty?

What freakin' duty?

Your duty is to guard that gate, right?

Those who came for that should only be doing that.

You shouldn't be messing with rich people instead!

Understood?

After all, these people always have an itch towards the rich!

Also,

you better stop this double duty of yours from now on.

If you're so desperate for money, go for some other job!

You beggar!

Pavi, you were here?

Well, don't pay heed to what that scoundrel said.

They are heartless people.

Moreover, they're snobby rich show-offs!

Shall we file a complaint with the police?

Nah!

There is...

There's a big issue with life, Chetta.

We won't know when we're being defeated.

Even if we know it, we won't admit it.

We keep losing adamantly.

But... at times,

we do realize it.

Then, we'll feel sad..

And disappointed.

Later, we'd let out a sigh,

and become normal again.

However,

when someone else...

digs it all up,

we feel...

we feel utterly heartbroken!

I've been running to make ends meet ever since I can remember.

It hasn't stopped yet.

And the distance hasn't decreased either.

Everything will be alright, man!

That's what people always say to fool other people, Chetta.

What else can I say?

Calling me a miser,

don't you people always mock me?

It's out of fear, Chetta.

The anxiety of ending up lonely.

If something untoward happens,

and I end up bed-ridden...

This is why I tell you from time to time...

that you should have a partner. Understood?

It's true that I have plenty of debts and difficulties.

And the work here is like slavery.

But still,

when I get back home,

I am a King, over there.

Just like us,

she would also be coping with the haughtiness and arrogance of someone.

Let her at least sleep in peace at night.

You can use the cot.

Don't lay on the floor and invite back pain.

At least while sleeping,

you can feel royal!

Thank you for the cot.

I slept royally!

In return for the cot, here's a meal.

So, can we make Upma with oats like this?

It's really good.

You must sleep on the cot every night, hereafter.

Waiting for more delicious meals,

yours hopefully, Pavithran.

Hey,

don't we need a change from this Upma?

In that case, you must buy some utensils and other essentials.

Don't worry.

We can split the expenses.

What do you say?

Did 'Yours Hopefully Pavithran' understand?

Understood.

Yes, I've understood.

Aren't you done with the packing yet?

I've just started now.

You just started it? So when are you planning to finish it?

It's 1 p. m. now. Finish everything by 2 p. m.

No excuse!

"Did someone call my name from behind?"

"Is it the mandarin blooming, sweet and aligned?"

"Behind distant clouds, out of sight, Why did the moon hide, escaping my sight?"

"Just outside the room, by the door's shore, A bird chirped sweetly, a song to adore"

"Did someone call my name from behind?"

"Is it the mandarin blooming, sweet and aligned?"

What all do you want me to buy?

Tell me, Madam.

Madam?

I know you're pulling my leg.

No, no! It's not that!

Ever since I started working at the apartment,

all the women are Madams,

and all the men are Sirs for me.

Phew!

I realized I haven't asked for your name so far.

What's your name?

We don't see each other, right?

We have to use names only if we see each other, right?

But still...

Call me whatever name you like.

Shall I call you Maya?

Why such a name?

Is it some old flame of yours?

No, no!

I said it because you stay hidden.

Have you never fallen for anyone before?

I used to go to my I. T. I classes in a bus named 'Sivaprasad. '

A girl used to board the same bus.

She was doing her Teacher's Training Course.

When she enters the bus, she would smile at me once.

She'd smile again when she gets off the bus.

She never talks to me.

After completing my studies,

when I reached Chengannur Railway Station to leave for Bombay,

she had come there.

I thought, she must have come to board the train.

But she didn't board the train.

Only I did.

She didn't give me a smile that day.

Knowing that the smile I used to get every day wouldn't come,

I didn't turn to look at her either.

She had a beautiful smile.

It's okay. Let it go.

You just remember her smile,

and not her cries, right?

"Once, while I was waiting by the golden river, patiently"

"A floral breeze, smiling, approached me"

"On a blue night, in moonlight's swim"

"A visitor came in my dream dancing, in celebration's whim"

"With the golden Gemini star, is that the moon's full bloom"

"Or just a trinket box, in the sky's room?"

"Colours stream to the door, so bright"

"Are they night's stars or petals white?"

"Bathed in moonshine, a flower grows"

"What name do I call it, do you suppose?"

Now, you're a home-maker.

If you take a bank loan as well, you'll be a complete family man!

I've always been a lonely man, with plenty of bank loans.

I don't have a family. That's all.

Chetta!

Is anyone staying there at night?

I saw lights in there.

That's the great grandmother of the landlady.

She has a strong desire to die lying here.

Her star sign is Cancer.

Should the neighbours catch her eye, misfortune befalls them.

That includes death, humiliation,

and beaten to a pulp before dying!

Be careful!

Look! Waiting to meet someone

Did you bring your lunch here instead of eating at the restaurant?

Here you go. Try some of this.

It's good!

Which restaurant is this from?

It's home-made.

You could have bought a meal for me too, then.

Not everyone gets this.

Anyway, someone with great culinary skills has made this!

The fish curry was delicious.

The taste seemed very familiar to me, as if I had experienced it previously.

"Is it the mandarin blooming, sweet and aligned?"

"Behind distant clouds, out of sight, Why did the moon hide, escaping my sight?"

Churidars!

From the looks of these, she's not very old.

She maintains an ideal weight as well.

Even if she's a bit heavier, what's wrong?

Well, well!

Under the clothes, huh?

So, this is your technique?

Hey!

Stop this sleazy behaviour!

Crow...

- That's a crow? - No, no!

A crow dropped it on the floor! [nursery rhyme]

Did the diver kids dive and get it? [completes the rhyme]

Don't make me give you an earful!

Please don't talk any further.

I just took a shower.

Please don't shower me with cuss words!

I don't have the strength to bear it!

Oh, no! This thing's gonna shame me!

There won't be such a big problem if touchs some other clothes, stay there

My God!

- Aunty. - Yes.

What is this?

Some Malabar Tamarind.

Ratheesh brought it from his home-town.

Will you reduce its price from the rent?

Oh, no! What are you saying, Aunty?

Well, you haven't done such silly acts earlier. That's why.

No, no! Keep it there. I'll take it. Hold this, Aunty.

Though it's full of gas, it's really heavy, Aunty!

Is she a kind person?

Is she easy to chat with?

- Who? - That girl.

Yes! Malabar tamarind is perfect for making fish curry!

No one can be trusted these days.

So, I don't keep money in the room now. It's risky.

Well, you should buy some rusks.

I'll buy it tomorrow.

Nice to have company the same age as your daughter, isn't it, Aunty?

I have to install a separate metre upstairs.

The electric bill has gone through the roof!

A beautiful, unmarried girl, living alone is quite...

But there's nothing to worry since I am the room-mate!

You get better fish at Kochi harbour,

and it's cheaper as well!

Then buy some fish, steam them and eat it!

Hey.

Fit this before you leave.

Fit it yourself.

Huh?

Then? When I ask you about Arctic, you answer about Antarctic!

And you want to eat fish from Kochi?

She can polish off 1.5 kg of fish, and doesn't skip the fins or scales either!

And yet she's greedy for more!

The guy who discovered Kochi harbour needs to be steam-rolled by a ship!

Moron!

Sorry. You'll have to eat out for a couple of days.

I'm not feeling well.

I have a stomach ache.

I was late to wake up.

Hey!

This is a time when women experience mood swings.

So, don't disturb her.

You better behave yourself.

Poor girl.

This is a sincere effort from my side.

You should eat the whole thing.

I had done these experiments long back, at the labour camp.

I'm out of touch now.

'There will be many people around us, who'd give us that. '

'They'd come near us and say, '

'You are mine, '

'and I am all yours!'

'There will be someone who'd say that. '

- 'But... to know that, ' - Chetta, this is for 9-E.

- They asked me to keep it here. - Okay then.

'Don't we have to find out who is near us?'

'This love which fills the entire world, '

'Love always finds its way!'

'Don't we need to know who that is?'

'How will we know that if we don't look for it?'

Hey, here's the generator room key.

Don't roam around if the power goes off. Switch it on!

I'll just go home and come back.

But the boats would have stopped running by now, right?

Well, that's okay. I'll go by road.

Seriously, going the whole 25 kilometres the long way round?

- What's so urgent now? - Hey!

I saw Bro in my dream.

He was wailing so badly!

I guess he's hungry.

Is it?

'There, he goes somewhere. '

Everyone dreams of girls when they listen to 'Love birds'.

And he has dreamt of a dog!

'Without finding out the love around you, '

He has left already?

Go, go! Shush!

Oh, no! Who called you here?

Go there!

Don't make noise!

Don't make noise! Go!

Showers love on me?!

Just warning you-

Who's there?

- Who's there? - Oh, God! Aunty's up!

Who are you, scoundrel?

- Who the hell is that? - Oh, no!

What business do you have here?

Who's there?

Can't you hear me?

Stop right there!

What is this? Where am I?

Oh, God!

Why are these people screaming?

Phew!

Oops!

What's up, Aunty?

Feels like something happened here?

It's not just a feeling.

Something has happened here!

The house is by the road, right? Don't take it seriously. Leave it.

Leave what?

Didn't you say that something happened?

Who said so?

Someone!

I informed the Police Station right away.

I was the Sub-Inspector at that station.

The game's gonna change!

You could've called me, right? Why call the police for all this?

Is the ant trying to eat fire?

Let me see how!

If he dares to set foot here ever again,

he'll be finished.

Yes! That's the spirit!

The experiment was a great success!

The curry was really good.

I ate the whole thing.

What is its name?

Asthram! [arrow]

Asthram?

That's cool!

It's a special delicacy of us, Onattukara folks.

Rice gruel and Asthram.

That's the combination.

Anyway, the arrow hit the spot!

It must!

Hey, I will tell you this Asthram's recipe.

Just give me a call.

This is my number.

Phew!

Shucks!

These drinking water suppliers are new guys.

Check if they've filled up the water fully before letting them go.

So, have you changed the Puthenpurackal team?

- They are not good. - Okay.

I'll tell them that they're not needed anymore.

Their water was also bad!

A new message from Aunty?

What headache is it this time?

[humming an old Malayalam song]

"Driven by longing, I travelled afar"

"On the day a melody bloomed, in search of nectar"

"Far down below, as far as eyes fathom"

"A meadow of flowers brightly blossomed"

"Driven by longing, I travelled afar"

"On the day a melody bloomed, in search of nectar"

'I don't want the recipe of Asthram. '

'You know how to prepare that, right?'

'Did you like the song? Tell me that. '

'You've got to like it, '

'as I'm incapable of singing any better than this. '

'I don't use a phone now. '

'That's why I sent the message from Aunty's phone. '

'Don't worry. '

'I deleted it right away. '

'Let's talk like this through letters, '

'and get to know each other. '

'Isn't that enough?'

'Or else, '

'our needs will increase. '

'Desires too!'

Yes.

Letters are fine!

Hey.

Are you dreaming?

Yes,

dreaming!

Nice!

Nice!

Who are you?

Who are you?

Where is she?

Who?

There's one more person here, right?

She has gone for work.

Who are you?

Prince.

Prince?

Which Prince?

I'll be here for a few days.

See you around!

Wine,

Women,

Weed!

Weeder?

Huh?

Who is this guy?

I've brought Tuna and Salmon.

Get me the Tuna.

- It's a big one. - Show me.

Huh?

That's enough.

Shucks!

I know it's pointless to fertilize a fruiting spike.

I also know that to a crow, her baby is like a golden baby.

Which foreign egg bursts when cooked in hot oil?

What? What do you mean, fish-seller?

So, weren't you playing the proverb game?

Get going! Selling eggs along with fish!

One minute, Aunty!

Well, you can keep a betel nut on your lap. But what if it's a betel nut tree?

You should cut it down.

Cut it down! Come. I've got a betel nut tree to cut down.

You see that? Look at how he's lying.

A young lady lives upstairs, right?

In the morning, while heading out for work,

when she comes down these stairs like this,

if she notices something and peeks inside,

won't she see this?

He knows that very well!

He is lying there in his undies with that evil intention!

In his own house, he can lie down as he pleases.

Huh?

Get one like this, and you can go lounge upstairs like this, too

But only during the day!

What a wonderful family!

Me and my family members wear socks...

on our legs,

and not on our butts!

- Move! - Hey!

The grandson is learning from the old hag, isn't he?

He thinks this is Miami beach!

Last night, Aunty's grandson came to meet me.

Prince.

He gave these chocolates

- Shameless fellow! - He plays guitar really well.

Oh!

Oh, no! Song and guitar!

He is truly a person with a free mind.

I'll also wear underwear and walk around freely!

Prince told me that you need a complete makeover.

Am I an old relic that needs a makeover?

He's just making up things to talk to her! Rascal!

Anyway, you got a company during the day, right?

I want to sleep during the day!

I'm not like him, playing the guitar and smoking up all night.

I've got a job to take care of!

It's because he figured that you were alone here,

that he showed up to give you those cheap toffees.

I didn't like it one bit that you accepted those.

A guy who barges into girls' rooms to get acquainted

and strums the guitar all night...

I'm not interested in befriending such a disgraceful guy.

Someone who smokes, boozes and exhibits nudity in broad daylight...

I don't like such a person coming to our room!

Those stories about him buzzing around the U. S.?

I can't even share them with you.

However, I'll give you a brief summary.

He's a pervert who doesn't even spare little children!

It's only because this heinous animal lives there,

that Aunty refuses to go to the U. S., despite all the compulsion.

You know something? You're on your own in this world.

We only have ourselves, dear.

May God change him for the better, at least this time.

I'm always rooting for your well-being.

That's all I have to say.

Is there a nastier way to degrade someone?

Pity shame on you, man!

When I was not around, you sneaked into my room

and read my notes, right?

That's why I wrote all that.

- What? - Yes!

Shame on YOU!

Down, boy! Down, boy! Please!

Oh, no!

Go away, dog!

[speaking gibberish]

Paviyetta, Paviyetta!

Paviyetta!

Paviyetta, what happened to you?

What happened?

The master shot the camel dead and went away with the Queen.

Where did this happen?

In a desert.

My mind is still wandering among the desert dunes.

Oh!

Those...

loons... I mean, doom!

- Shucks! - What?

That hot place, right? Desert, right?

It's a hot place, right?

Drink some water.

Drink it!

What's the problem?

Why did he scream?

Nothing. It's the...

A shooting star...

hit him on his head!

He's on duty day and night without sleep, right?

He snapped! That's why.

What is this?

A lock?

Did he lock the gate?

Will my trousers get torn?

Oh, no!

Look, Sir! A bat is sitting on that gate!

Pull over.

Hey! What are you doing here?

Nothing, Sir. I live here.

- On top of this gate? - No, Sir!

In this house. This house.

Get down, Sir.

I can't get down quickly, Sir.

I got a muscle spasm on my legs.

- Can you please help? - Get him down.

- Please help, Sir. - Get down!

Here, this leg!

Why did the sick dog climb the fence?

Please don't call me a dog, Sir. My dog will get insulted if he hears it!

Why are you trembling?

Nothing, Sir.

I want to go to the toilet. That's why.

- Where are you coming from? - I am...

a security staff at Cloud Nine apartments.

Don't you have toilets there?

No, no. They have toilets there.

But using our personal toilet is a special feeling, right?

- Of course! That's a beautiful feeling! - Shibu!

Call Madam.

- Mariyamma Ma'am. - No need, Sir.

Don't disturb the owners, Sir. You can arrest me if you want to.

- You can release me whenever you want. - As if we're here to obey you!

- Not that, Sir. I'll go somehow. - Where to?

I'll take a dump near the lake. It's okay. I'll leave, Sir.

You could have done that earlier, right?

Well, Sir...

Wow! I am fine now, Sir. See!

I'm feeling very relieved.

- Madam is up. - What?

Oh, God! Everything is over!

Are you going to defecate here?

What's there to defecate now? It's all over!

- Good evening, Madam! - Good evening!

What's happening here?

Please check if you know him.

- Who? - Hold him up, Shibu.

- No, Sir! Please don't hold me up! - Get up!

Look there!

- Let her see your charming face! - It's me!

- Does he live here? - Yes. Why?

We got suspicious seeing him trying to jump over this gate.

He said he came here to go to the toilet.

Do you want to go?

No!

- Why? - I've lost the mood.

Oh!

- Then shall we leave, Madam? - Okay.

They eat like gluttons and come to bother us at night!

I didn't come to you! You came to me, right?

Yeah, right! As if we don't have any other work!

Thanks a lot!

Good night!

If I see you in this area once more, during the night...

- No! You won't see me again! - Okay.

Who is it, Grandma?

Oh, no! Please don't tell him that it's me!

Some guy got lost and wound up here.

- He's lying. - Thank you!

He must be some creep!

Ask the police to torture him to death, Grandma!

These guys who wander around at night have ulterior motives!

[sad Malayalam song playing in the background]

Damn! That was absolutely unnecessary.

"After all, we're all humans, right?"

We're all humans, right, huh? Such generosity!

Hello.

- Yes, Sir. - Whom are you talking to?

No, no! I was talking to the radio here.

To radio?

The radio always speaks to us, right? Shouldn't we say something back to it too?

Tell me, Sir! What can I do... for do?

What do you want, Sir?

Where is the postmaster, Chetta?

- He is inside. - Okay.

Do you want to withdraw the full amount?

Yes, Sir.

Holding a deposit is always good, right?

It's very good, but I'm in need of money now.

Okay.

Here you go.

My elder sister had called from my home-town.

It's my niece Muthu's engagement.

She hasn't completed her studies yet.

I had asked them to wait until she gets a job.

Nowadays, having a job is what women need, isn't it?

They can get married at any age, right?

So, this was just how my fixed deposit was supposed to go, I guess.

What is it, Sir?

I want a ladies' watch.

- Is it to gift someone? - Yes.

What's the girl like?

- The type which you can count on! - What?

- I mean, the watch! - Oh, okay.

This is a good model.

I'm not used to buying or receiving gifts.

I liked it when I saw it. I bought it.

If you don't like it, you can exchange it, okay?

Don't hesitate to tell me.

This is the second time I'm receiving a gift.

The first one was also a watch.

My dad bought it for me when I scored good marks in my 10th grade.

I had it with me till recently.

I wear it...

whenever I get stressed or scared.

I used to feel like my dad was with me when I wear it.

I liked your gift.

Like the first one, this one is also precious to me.

I'll keep it safe.

Thank you.

Thank you!

What do I do now?

Yes, this is perfect.

Move closer, move closer!

Yes! Go straight!

Bring it lower! Bring the prawn lower!

It's not 'prawn', man! It's a drone!

It's not your Aunty's son for you to feel bad

when I used a different name, right?

You focus on your job!

Yes, go forward.

Go left, go left! Turn right!

Is this a driving school?

Should I draw an 'H' with it?

Hey, if I tell others that you fly your drone around the apartment,

you'll be in deep trouble!

If they take it up for discussion there,

your life will be finished!

What, man?

Come back to this, China-man!

I can't see her!

Look, there's a shadow! That's her! That's her!

Get it inside through the window!

This is not a cat or a dog. This is a drone!

Hey,

the only shot I have at getting in there now is through air.

I didn't mean this air!

Oh, no! Someone please kill me!

That's because I'm squatting here.

Squat, my foot.

Look, look!

Yes, there!

She's coming.

Lift it up! Lift it up!

Lift it to the top of the tree!

Oh!

Not towards the tree's backside!

Oh, no! She went inside!

Bloody fool!

Oh, no! Someone would have spotted us now!

Please look carefully.

Look, those are her hands!

Oh, no! Missed her again!

She closed the door.

Had I known how to fly this,

I'd have smashed you like Parotta dough!

Why are you keeping it up in the sky?

Please lower it, dear!

- Hey, man! - What?

- Hey, man! - Huh?

- Finally got the lady! - Is it?

Oh, no! Take it back!

- You want tacos? - Not tacos!

Take it back! Reverse!

Yes!

Oh, no!

My drone!

Shucks!

Oh my God!

How dare you, lady?

Whatever flies above my house without my permission,

I'll strike it down!

What if an air-plane flies over your house?

Will you strike down that too, you crazy old crap?

I want my money.

Will he mess it up?

Come on!

Will Aunty pay him?

I need Rs.50,000, okay?

Oh God!

Do you want money, you central board educated moron?

Don't try to scare me with a fake gun. I've got a bigger one at my house.

Oh, no! That's a real one, idiot!

Oh, no!

- She shot me! - The old hag shot him!

Oh, no! His spirit!

Go away, evil spirit! Go away! Go away!

Coming!

What is it?

You thought you dodge the case by framing us?

Isn't that why I shoved enough money down your throats?

Who are you? Take your hooliganism outside!

Get lost! You think you can settle us with peanuts, scoundrel?

- Let go of my neck! - Hey, hey!

What is this?

Take your hand off.

You can create any kind of trouble outside.

But no brawls here, okay?

Take off your hand.

I wasn't the one who laid hands first, right?

Go on, Buddy!

Hey, leave him!

Leave him, I say! Don't do anything to him!

Hey, move aside!

Move!

Hey, leave him!

Hey!

Don't look! Someone call the police!

Hey, start the vehicle!

Everyone, get your vehicles and leave!

Run, run!

Thanks!

I'm a watchman, ain't I, Sir?

I just did that job.

Aunty?

Why is she calling at this hour?

- Hello Aunty. - Yes.

Come here.

- Where to? - Here.

Where else?

Well, am I allowed to come at this hour?

I asked you to come, right?

Come here!

Alright, Aunty.

Bro!

Bro!

Why are you here?

This is the house of that boy who feeds you biscuits, right?

Come here.

Come here!

Hop on.

- Get down. - Oh, you found him?

This is what I called you for.

Come.

Prince left the gate open while leaving.

He went running behind Prince.

Take him upstairs.

- Me? - Who else? Me?

Take him there.

Come, come! Come quickly!

Hey, hey!

Where is she? I can't see her.

Maya!

Oh!

If Aunty hears it, I'm done for.

Bro!

Bro!

Not you! Get inside the kennel.

Get inside the kennel!

Listen.

If you get out of here again, you'll see my true colours!

Damn!

But where did she go?

Huh?

He is also missing!

Chetta!

Over here!

Where is this coming from?

Look here, Chetta!

Over here!

Hey!

I didn't see her last night.

Didn't she come?

You're there to spy on people's movements here, huh?

Dog!

Where did she go last night?

Can't she inform me before going somewhere?

To inform you, who are you to me?

That's true.

Who am I?

I'm just a nobody to her.

Good that you asked at least now.

I am nobody to you!

I'm just a nobody!

Keep it here, on top.

Hand it over.

Keep it down.

It's fragile.

Hey!

What are you doing here?

- I thought I'd help. - Get down!

- Is this your job? - No.

- No, right? - No.

- You handle power outages here, right? - Yes.

Now if there's power outage in your house, people will ask me!

- But which apartment's power is out? - Go and check it!

Where will I go check?

- Paviyetta! - What?

How about we shut down the power completely, and restore it in two phases?

I'll shut you down!

Go and check where it is!

What happened to you, Pavi?

I've been observing for the past two days.

Acting like a carpenter who lost his chisel!

Yes, I lost my chisel!

If you get on my nerves...

If you lost your chisel, look for it where you lost it!

Why are you getting mad at me?

What's your business here?

If not in my room,

should I sit in your room?

Don't drive me even more crazy!

Everyone is wrecking my peace of mind!

No peace, neither here nor at home!

At home? But who is there?

There will be good teachers in Mumbai.

Don't stop your music lessons, okay?

Get in.

Don't forget what I said.

I'll call you after I reach.

Okay, then.

- Bye. - Bye.

Hello.

What's up?

Where are you?

Have you moved out?

No news from you lately?

Are you upset with me?

Oh!

Who am I to get upset?

- Well... - What is it, Aunty?

Do you have any suitcase?

Only those ones.

Those are small. They won't do.

In that case, will this suffice?

- How is this one? - It's old, right? I don't want it.

- Has it become old? - Yes.

Hey, Pro! Go, Pro, Bo!

I mean, go, Bro! Play with it outside!

He fetches whatever he finds!

Throw it away! Throw it far away!

Go on.

Keep it under the staircase. Throw it!

Well, why do you need a suitcase, Aunty?

My daughter has been calling me over there for a long time now.

Now, she has sent her son here too.

I've been thinking of going there.

- Phew! - Huh?

Wow! Your daughter is so loving!

You're going to the U. S., and not to hell, right?

You go ahead with the plan, Aunty! I'll arrange the suitcase!

Actually,

Aunty is my only company.

If she leaves, I'll be lonely.

That's what worries me!

Yeah, right! I know who your company is!

Wh... Who?

Well, I know it!

What, what?

Whichever generation you may be from,

the symptoms of this disease are the same, Chetta.

Well, forget that.

What's your plan?

Live-in or arranged marriage?

How about we sit and chat about it,

having cup ice creams?

- Cup ice cream? - Yes.

I don't need all that. Tell me the matter, Chetta.

In that case,

give me some time.

Ask for a date.

Propose... and close the deal!

Oh!

You're my brother-in-law from another mother!

For now, let's keep this between us men.

- Don't tell Aunty now. - Okay.

If you do, she won't go to the U. S.!

- She's an adamant lady. - Done!

- Huh? - Oops!

- I got what you mean. - Okay.

- Okay, then. - Okay.

No way! Whatever!

My goodness!

Interesting fellow.

Aunty's off on her journey.

It was a painful decision.

What can we do?

We can't stop her, right?

To stop her,

she's not going to commit suicide, right?

She's going to her daughter's place.

Let her go and come back.

Won't you be alone at night now?

Won't you get scared?

Yes, I am kinda scared.

Why should you be scared at night hereafter?

I am here, right?

Hereafter, night duty is cancelled!

This guy who came here as an alien,

turned into an angel for me!

Ask for a date,

propose,

and close the deal!

Thank you!

Yeah!

- Hey! - Yes.

What is it, Aunty?

- Come here. - Yes, coming.

Remember what I told you?

Yes.

I'll call you once I reach there.

Aunty! Happy journey!

Travel safe.

You stay safe!

Huh?

Alright, then.

Tata, bye!

- Who are you? - Purushan! (man)

- I can see that. - Purushan T. P.

I was also in the Police.

I take care of her house and property in her home-town.

Now, I'll be here for a while

to take care of you all.

So, in short, you don't have any work!

I guess I can continue my night duty.

Looks like this guy will force me to work.

Huh?

Hey, Brother!

Brother!

So, he did see me!

- When did you come? - I came in the Malayalam year 1159,

on a Sagittarius night, at a government hospital,

holding Nurse Sicily's fingers.

Not that!

Why so early?

"To attend Parumala church festival"

"To attend Chettikulangara temple festival"

"You didn't come yet, I didn't see you yet"

"O' Clara, from Kayamkulam"

"O' Clara, from Kayamkulam"

Why are you singing as if it means something?

Let that wait.

How long has it been since these escapades of yours began?

Hey, don't say anything.

I already went to your house.

It's an issue! It's a huge issue!

Shall we chat over some tea?

I don't have money.

But I do!

Did you like?

The beef curry is a bit salty.

The gravy and the meat don't seem to get along.

- Not that. - Then?

- Didn't you see her? - Yes.

- Did you like her? - Brother!

Physical beauty of humans is meaningless.

That's true. But still...

- Whom did she say she is? - Who?

I mean... she.

Who does she reckon she is to me?

She lives with you, and you're asking me who she is to you?

You think I'm a fool?

Didn't you ask her name?

Name...

Yes, Maya!

Oh!

Didn't she ask anything about me?

She did and I told her everything.

What all did you say?

I told her that you were good at studies.

But you went broke due to poverty and starvation at home!

- That wasn't necessary. - That's the truth, right?

But still...

You could have said that we were a reputed, wealthy family,

but lost everything somewhere down the line.

I didn't say so.

I said you finally got yourself a good life

- Who said so? - I said so.

Who else will say that?

Did she express any opinions about me?

She did.

She said you're a nice guy, though a bit hot-headed at times.

- She said I'm a nice guy? - Yes.

What else did she say? Shall I order 2 eggs for you?

- Yes. Chetta! - Or forget it. It'll hinder this flow!

What else did she say? Tell me.

What else?

I gave her the colocasia and yam that I brought for you.

Then she told me that...

she'll make rice gruel and Asthram for me during my next visit.

Lover boy! You told her everything, huh?

Some of it.

- There's more to teach her. - Brother!

She is a really good girl.

You are really fortunate.

What is going on?

I don't get to see her, but everyone else can!

What is this?

Hey!

As a last resort,

I can hide under this bed,

or climb up that tree,

or keep a spy cam in this room.

It's not like I don't know how to do that.

But why am I not doing it?

My decency.

Do you know something?

The thing is that

when we start getting certain things,

we will desire for more of it.

Is that wrong?

Is it?

Yes, that's it!

Do you know something about me?

I fell for her without even seeing or talking to her.

Then you will ask me,

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

I can't figure that out either!

Sigh! This thing called the mind?

It's like a horse without reins.

Oh, the food is ready.

Why just keep feeding me, huh?

To give me high cholesterol and kill me?

Humans cannot survive on food alone.

They should be given enough love to fill their hearts too!

Who am I even saying all this to!

Mr. Pavithran,

even after so long, you never felt like seeing me once?

Never?

Okay.

But... I want to see you.

Wow!

Oh, God!

I want to see you too!

Shall I come home early tomorrow?

I will come!

"O' Maiden bathed in moonlight, from crimson's cloud above"

"Have you emerged before me, parting its shroud with love?"

"Why this distance, so pure and sure"

"The face I've crafted of yours, in my heart, to endure?"

"O' beauty, in my dreams, you gently bloom"

"You, the one I sought in the sea of tears' gloom"

"What gift shall I present you, in this love-laden twilight room?"

"In my life, where blooms cease and lean"

"You're the blessing that weaves a season evergreen"

"O' Maiden bathed in moonlight, from crimson's cloud above"

"Have you emerged before me, parting its shroud with love?"

Start quickly!

You shouldn't get mad at me when we meet.

Mad at you?

I've hidden a few things about myself.

Hidden?

We have seen each other.

We have talked to each other.

Who is that?

Who would it be?

Janaki!

At least to speak openly from your heart,

have you ever had a female friend till date?

No, right?

If such a person comes into your life,

you'll understand what I said.

I've figured out that you are Janaki.

Why would I be mad at you when I see you, Janaki?

I'm not in any hurry now.

We can meet whenever you want to. Just let me know.

I like this companionship a lot.

"For ages I walked, through time I meandered"

"Alone, with thoughts, where paths wandered"

"Yet the memory's flame, never unkindled"

"Stood against winds, steadfast, never dwindled"

"As a reward for my penance, you've finally appeared, so clear"

"Like the softest secret in my life, to hold near"

"I'll pluck the stars, like diamonds so fine"

"To adorn your bosom, like a flower divine"

"Like the precious pearl of my gaze"

"I'll protect you, through all days"

"O' Maiden bathed in moonlight, from crimson's cloud above"

"Have you emerged before me, parting its shroud with love?"

Why are you so late, Mathan Chettan?

Late? I'm early today.

- Why do you come early? - So that I'm not late!

Hey, this is the store key.

When they come... Yes!

Why don't you come a bit early?

Do you know? Nature...

sets aside certain things for us.

Fist bump!

Yes!

Time will draw back the curtains,

and bring it before our eyes.

Okay?

What happened to him?

Is there marijuana in this mosquito repellent smoke?

What is it, Bro?

Don't you need me now?

You figured out who I am, right?

We needn't meet then.

Don't come looking for me.

Chetta!

The girl who stays here...

- She left. - Left?

Did she say where she's going?

Why would she tell me?

I didn't ask her either.

By the way, she asked me to give her deposit amount to you.

She said she owes you money for some watch or ring or something!

Anyway, let me tell you this.

I can inform this to Mariyamma only after she reaches there and calls me.

So, there's no point in bothering me about it.

She hasn't given me a single penny!

Hello?

Have you reached the hospital?

I'll come soon.

Do you know what's the time now?

Where were you?

Why are you so late?

Hey, Jancy has been admitted in the hospital.

She is in labour.

Okay. You carry on, Mathan Chetta.

The scan shows that the baby is lying upside down or something.

So, she might need a surgery.

I have some money with me.

And Lillykutty will borrow some money from her women's group.

The first delivery is the responsibility of girl's parents, right?

The money will be sufficient.

- Mathan Chetta. - What?

- Keep this. - No need.

My phone number's last four digits

is the pin number.

Where the hell is this guy?

Let him come! I'll set him straight!

[Mundoor Aunty]

Oh, the boss has finally arrived, huh?

What happened, Sir? Why is an ambulance here?

Where on earth did you go with the generator room's key?

- Hey. - But Sir!

- Why are we even paying this guy? - Let me speak.

Stop it.

You go over there.

Are you going to let him go?

Nobody does this on purpose, right?

But shouldn't he know?

Isn't that why we've made him sit here in a uniform?

But till date, he has never...

Where did you go with the generator room key,

leaving your phone here, Paviyetta?

The power went out when Molamma got into the lift!

She was lying unconscious inside.

He should be handed over to the Police.

I won't take the blame if anything goes wrong.

What can the Police do?

Looks like she's dead!

You do this.

A couple of you should go to the hospital.

Come, Cherian.

Oh, God!

Pavi.

It's my mistake, Sir.

After this, I can't be...

I'm leaving, Sir.

What happened to you?

Do you have any financial issues?

We can solve it.

You tell me.

Is it only financial issues that bother people, Sir?

What is it then?

For quite some time now,

I was in a dream world.

Was that a dream...

or reality?

I can't fathom it.

I loved it beyond measure.

I'm unable to snap out of it.

To tell you the truth,

I have truly lived only during those days.

Now,

when I realize it's not there anymore,

I'm unable to sit anywhere peacefully.

That's why... this...

I can't focus on anything!

It won't be right for me to stay here anymore, Sir.

Because of me,

a poor soul's life...

Molamma just panicked.

Nothing will happen.

And, the others...

I will make them understand.

It's not about the others, Sir.

We should be able to forgive ourselves.

I'm unable to do that!

You do this.

Go and stay home for a few days.

I'll settle everything here.

Only if there's someone waiting for us to return,

will it truly be our home, Sir.

Otherwise, it's just a building.

A building where several acquaintances stay together.

Sorry, Sir!

Bro?

Bro!

Hey!

Bro!

Bro!

I've come to give you a gift, Son.

You really like him, right?

Here, take him.

Don't you want him anymore, Chetta?

He is my life.

I am leaving this place.

I've got nowhere to take him with me.

You...

should take good care of him.

He's super loving, you know?

Where are you going, Chetta?

Hey!

While you were gone, that girl had come here.

- Which girl? - The girl who used to stay here.

She asked me to give this to you.

Aunty has come!

How come you've shown up like this?

Isn't it because of you that I am in this state?

What?

Why did you do it?

What harm have I caused you?

I don't understand.

You won't understand.

You could have given me at least a hint,

to treat this just as a time pass, right?

What are you trying to say?

I had no clue it was you.

And it wasn't for your looks or riches either.

I loved you without knowing who or what you were, didn't I?

Shucks!

What do you want now?

I haven't come here to create a ruckus, inform everyone,

or ruin this wedding.

Then? Then why have you come?

To see you in person.

To convince my heart that it's all over.

And to go away somewhere.

There's nothing else I can do, right?

Shucks! What the heck! What are you blabbering?

Hey! What's happening?

What is it? What's the matter?

- This guy... - Is he bothering you, babe?

She's not baby or honey oats.

Don't come in between us. Just step aside!

This is my life's issue.

"My life matter."

What's the problem, Janu?

I don't know, Abhi! He's just spouting rubbish!

I'm just totally confused, honey.

Yes, I was also in total confusion, HONEY!

What's the problem, dear? Who is this?

He is the Caretaker at Chechi's apartment.

- That's it? - That's it!

Oh, great!

- Then, I'll say the rest. - Go ahead!

- Shall I say it? - Hey!

Let's talk and settle this later.

Don't create an issue now.

What secret are you telling him? Let him say what he wants to.

What is it, Pavi? What's the issue? What is it?

I don't know. You ask him.

Do you know him from before, Usha?

Yes. He was the Caretaker at my apartment.

- Yes. - How about you, Janaki?

I know him! Didn't I just say that I know him?

Hey, what's the actual problem?

I don't have any problem. He has a problem. Ask him.

What's the problem?

- Who are you? - I'm the groom's uncle.

I don't have any other problem, Uncle.

I want to know one thing. I will leave after that.

What do you want to know, Pavi? Ask now.

After living with me for around two and a half months,

she wrote a note saying that we will never meet again,

and left after giving me her wedding invite.

I want to know why she did that!

Did you fight with me and leave my apartment to go and stay with this guy?

Reckless girl!

Chechi! Are you insane?

I don't understand what he is saying.

Hey! What's wrong with you?

I see!

Now I get it!

No wonder he barged in here!

You tell us the rest.

Let's discuss the rest after I tie the knot with her.

Isn't that better?

No! The wedding will happen only after he finishes speaking.

Then you should listen to me, Uncle.

Not only did she stay with me...

In the same house, in the same kitchen, we cooked food...

we ate from the same plate, slept on the same...

Sorry! On my cot which I bought,

resting our heads on the same pillow,

and hugging the same pillow, we've slept.

After living as soul mates,

how can she just dust me off?

There is a limit to the patience of an unfortunate man who has lost his love!

Hey! If you blurt out random nonsense, this wedding will get cancelled!

You needn't say anything. Let her speak!

I know! I know her!

Bro!

Hey!

How did you get here?

- Who is this? - What do you want me to say?

Come!

Look. Look at this poor animal.

Look at his affection.

I had sent him away.

Yet he tracked me down and came back to me.

That is called love!

Couldn't you have shown me at least half the courtesy and decency he has?

Watch and learn from him!

You've spent so many days with him, right?

Which dog is this?

I'm seeing it for the first time!

Oh, is it?

- So you don't know him as well? - I don't know!

Hey Bro,

go and wear a costly Churidar like this one.

She'll recognize you only then.

Ask her why she fed and loved you for about 2.5 months. Ask her why!

Look! Look how he's asking!

Answer him.

Are you crazy?

- He is crazy! - Yes, I am crazy!

That's why I loved her without knowing who or what she is!

Hey, crazy fellow! If you are crazy, seek treatment, you wastrel!

Hey, hey!

How dare you call me a wastrel, you bloody wastrel?

How dare you touch my brother! I'll show you, scoundrel.

Oh no! The dog!

Move aside!

Let go of me, dog!

- Go away, dog! - Move!

Move that way!

My hand, my hand!

[indistinct arguments]

What? How dare you push my Bro?

- Dog! - Hit him!

No!

- Beat him to death! - Move aside!

No, no! Leave him!

- No! Leave him! - Move aside!

Just stop it now!

What all are happening here?

But he is-

I don't want this wedding!

I don't want anything!

Bro.

What is it?

What is it?

Bro,

stay calm!

So,

Maya?

Was it you?

Why?

Is it not okay for you if it's me?

You're not the only one who ended up alone in life.

I am alone too.

I just felt I wanted you and only you to be my companion.

That's why, when I was in a situation where I had nowhere to go,

I chose to come and stay there.

The reason why I left my house...

is not something I can disclose to my sister.

I couldn't have found another place

that was safer than this one.

At least to speak openly from your heart,

have you ever had a female friend till date?

What duty?

What freakin' duty?

Your duty is to guard that gate, right?

To inform you, who are you to me?

I am no one to you!

Leena, take this

I've figured out that you are Janaki.

After that, I had no idea what to do.

I left that place.

- Which girl? - The girl who used to stay here.

She asked me to give this to you.

Why didn't you tell me...

that it's you?

You are...

a bull-headed fellow.

No one can predict how you would react.

That's why.

Maya...

is not just an image for me.

She is my companion.

My companion, who brought me...

flavour,

love,

luck,

care,

and hope, that were absent in my life!

I...

need that companion in my life.

Hereafter,

I cannot live without that companion!

Hello!

So, what am I supposed to do now?

See, Sister.

- What? - Sis... Sister.

Don't take anything emotionally.

You should consider everything as an experience.

Brother-in-law!

What is this?

Why are you standing far away, Brother-in-law?

Why are you staying away, like a stranger?

My brother-in-law,

I've never seen such a good sister in my life!

For the joyous life of my sister and brother-in-law,

please bless us!

"O' Maiden bathed in moonlight, from crimson's cloud above"

"Have you emerged before me, parting its shroud with love?"

"Why this distance, so pure and sure"

"The face I've crafted of yours, in my heart, to endure?"

"O' beauty, in my dreams, you gently bloom"

"You, the one I sought in the sea of tears' gloom"

"What gift shall I present you, in this love-laden twilight room?"

"In my life, where blooms cease and lean"

"You're the blessing that weaves a season evergreen"

"O' Maiden bathed in moonlight, from crimson's cloud above"

"Have you emerged before me, parting its shroud with love?"

"O' Maiden bathed in moonlight, from crimson's cloud above"

"Have you emerged before me, parting its shroud with love?"