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VAISHAKA FULL MOON YEAR PLAVA

See... This brown colour...

-This colour means... -It's charred.

It's well cooked.

-This aroma! -Aroma?

Hey, put it down.

Go on.

Keep chicken away from him. And...

4 to 5 minutes for salad. 2 minuted for sandwich.

Ok, sir.

Remember, we need ten items. Minimum ten items.

Sir, all the other items are ready.

What about cookies?

Cookies!

They'll be here. They should have started off by now.

We are cooking our own chicken! Why to buy cookies from other vendors?

I can learn how to make cookies from YouTube.

-Look... -Do you think we don't have a mobile?

Or data on it? Or the YouTube app?

Those cookies are really special.

Why are those cookies so special to you, sir?

They are really soft.

But crispy.

Crunchy from outside, but...

Sensitive and deep inside.

Cute...

...but

hot...

-Hello, Hemanth! -Hello, Chaitra.

This time, I got a new variety instead of black current.

Spicy chocolate.

-Here. -Spicy and chocolate?

Try it.

Too good! Tastes great.

Excuse me...

-Let me. -For you too, Joseph brother.

Ok.

Very nice!

Hemanth, what about the special filter coffee you make for me?

In a minute.

How's the business?

With all the mojito and irish coffee sales, it's growing.

This bests them all.

Why don't you add this to the menu?

Who drinks filter coffee these days?

Give it a new and stylish name.

Why don't you suggest one?

Hemanth mocha, like cafe mocha?

Hemanth-ccino, like cappuccino?

-Hemanth-iato, like macchiato. -What?

Are you making fun of me?

I can't make this coffee for everyone. It's just for you.

Or else, like your name...

Let's call cappuccino as Chaitrino.

-What do you say? -Chaitra says 'No'.

I'll be here with new cookies next week.

Think of a name that will have both our names in it.

Sure... I'll do that.

-Here is your bag. -Thank you.

- Bye! - Bye!

Sure? Is that what you say?

-Will 'Definitely' do? Just a minute... -Hey... Idiot!

You should go hug her.

She asked you to put both your names together, right?

She said that as a co-entrepreneur.

Not as my would-be bride.

I don't think so. She likes you, right?

Even I know that.

But there's a difference between like and love, right?

Then how will you know what it is?

But remember this... She will never take the first step.

You have to do it.

-Do you think so? -Of course!

Next week, I'll do it. For sure!

Sir owns this shop. She's just a girl who brings us cookies.

Sir falling for her is a big thing to start with, right?

Falling? She's not just his crush or love...

He worships her.

He don't want her beauty or money...

He got attracted to the way she thinks.

The way she thinks? What!

Basically, we all are orphans.

We grew up in the same home.

We don't have only two things in life. Money and love.

We started this coffee shop to earn money.

Our bank balance got strong.

But looking at humans these days and their affairs...

We lost our confidence on love!

Cappuccino.

-Thank you. -And... yours.

Anything else, brother?

A little privacy, brother... Please!

Sure!

Dude!

What happened? What got you so angry?

Just a few days back, she's here with someone else.

And he had another girl until last month.

They changed their lovers and the order. They are not even lovers.

Urban **********! Damn them! Why to call it love if all they want is sex?

They should have gone directly to some hotel room, right?

Why are you getting so angry? We started this coffee shop for money.

Who cares who our customers are?

Dude, even animals mate to express love.

But we humans are using love in the name of dating.

Hello! Excuse me. Hello!

Thank you, ma'am. Anything else?

Your cookies don't taste good.

We know that. That's why we don't eat them.

This is what we have.

If these work for you, I'll deliver you these.

Me and my sister prepare them. Homemade with quality ingredients.

I'll taste them.

Good! Tastes good.

But our customers keep sipping the same coffee for hours.

They won't buy posh items like these.

This is a special one. Couples special. Very costly.

If they are serious in their relation, they'll afford this taste.

Timepass people won't come here in the fear of having to buy them. Try it out.

Enough staring. Eat this.

Keep sharing.

Thank you.

-Maybe he wants one more. -How much, sir.

-Price? -500 each.

-Hello! Yeah, I'm coming. Let's go. -What happened?

-I have some urgent work. -Ok.

Even the existing customers are leaving!

How much will she charge them! This is a mistake.

-Cookies are very nice. -See?

They taste great.

-Two for take-away please. -Yeah.

But they are costly, right?

-It's ok, dear. For you, right? -For us.

-Thank you! -Thanks. Bye.

Forget timepass lovers. Take care of family customers.

People who just want to spend time will look at the rate.

People who want to be together will consider the quality.

Because, first comes love... and then comes money.

What did you say?

First comes love... Then comes money.

Well said! Welcome... To you and your cookies.

Nice, right?

Excuse me... Can you give me birthday candles please.

We never had birthdays in our orphanage.

The day we get admitted is our birthday to us.

Sir shouldn't miss a girl like her.

I tried telling him that. You give it a try.

Me? Ok... for sure.

Hemanth! What's with you? Why did you do that?

I love you, Chaitra.

What's this?

Will you marry me?

Sorry! I seems like you misunderstood me.

I never had such feelings towards you.

Hemanth, listen to me...

You are a great guy.

I wish you meet some other nice girl. Not me.

I'm a great guy. But not good for love.

Good.

Can you give me one reason for not liking me?

Not one reason. One person. There is someone else.

I have someone else in my life.

Can you introduce him to me?

Let it be.

After this, it's not correct for us to travel together anymore. Bye.

We don't have the habit, but alcohol might help in situations like this.

-Why don't we try that? -It didn't work, but...

I love her purely. Why to make it impure now?

I'll forget about her slowly.

Play some movie.

Other than love stories and love scenes...

Do this... Play a movie without any female lead in it.

Should I go get some sleeping pills from the medical shop?

No need.

Rather than getting new bad habits...

It's better to better the existing life.

-What do you mean? -Let's move.

Chai...

If I see her with someone else some day...

I can't get out of that.

So, no...

-Hemanth! -It's better we move away from here.

As if we have a family here.

Let's move!

Dude!

-Let's move. -Dude, don't cry.

Set everything in five minutes. The cafe should be open. Go!

-You guys go. -Ok, ma'am.

Will you spoil your life for after all a girl?

After all a girl!

As you are an orphan, I tried to help with your loneliness and you took it for love!

As I'm an orphan.

Are you this immature?

Stupid! Dumb!

Immature person... Stupid! Dumb!

It's a person who gives your life its meaning.

Understanding that is real maturity.

Ok... Go get married to him.

And be happy.

Chaitra... Chaitra, where are you taking me?

Hemanth, I'm not with anyone else.

Thank god!

Also, I like you.

Maybe... I...

-I love you too. -Still a maybe?

-But we can't get married right now. -But why?

Hey, whatever is the reason. Just tell me.

It's ok, tell me.

Because I'm going to die in a few days.

Hey, how can you say that? What happened?

Health issue? Cancer?

No... Nothing like that.

I'm going to kill myself. Suicide.

Have you gone mad? Let me talk to your parents.

They are in it with me.

Our whole family is going to commit suicide.

This might be odd to hear, but that won't kill us.

We'll go see death and come back alive.

Whole family is committing suicide?

Still being alive. I don't understand.

My dad died when I was little. Single mother. Helpless...

Normal house-wife.

We are almost onto the streets.

Our uncle Neelakantam saved us then.

-But he too died after that. -How?

Last year, in a freaking ghastly accident.

His car suddenly caught on fire and...

The whole body got burnt. Not even a piece of flesh is found.

-Chaitra! -Such a death!

Chaitra, please calm down.

-It's ok, Chaitra. Calm down. -He's a man who built temples.

-We couldn't take what happened to him. -It's ok.

It's ok.

Thinking of why can't we change destiny...

We approached a lot of sages and saints for him.

We researched all the mythological books.

Unexpected death is not even mentioned in his horoscope.

We are searching for reasons for his death, and suddenly...

We found a way to bring him back to life.

What!

If people who love him give their lives away for him with all their heart...

There is a chance for him to get back to life.

It did happen.

Even in Ramayana, Mother Sita came out of the burning fire, alive.

-Just like that. -And?

We have to sacrifice ourselves for him.

Sacrifice?

It means... We are committing group suicide.

Sensing our will, death will give back our uncle's life, along with our lives.

What are you even talking about, Chaitra?

You won't believe me, right?

Will you?

But I believed in you. Wait for me, if you want to be with me.

Upto VAISHAKA FULL MOON DAY

I'll go as this Chaitra, and will come back as your Chaitra.

This is madness. I'll come talk to your family members.

Let's consult a good psychiatrist.

Don't make me regret telling you this, Hemanth.

Did you love me just physically?

Or psychologically and emotionally too?

What kind of a question is that, Chaitra?

I fell in love with your character.

This is my character.

This is my life. And this is my death.

Accept or not... Your wish!

Wait for me to come back from hell. Otherwise go to hell.

Chaitra... Chaitra!

After hearing you out... I understood this.

A girl is planning to commit mass suicide with her family.

Yes, sir. To bring her dead uncle back.

And even they'll come back from death.

-What kind of logic is this, sir? -Forget about logic.

The way they are thinking is so much away from logic.

-But... -Are they all mad, sir?

Abnormal character.

Psychologically deviant. Mentally affected.

Sounds huge!

People we think are mad, might not be mad in reality.

They just have their own world.

No one should think of death when they face a problem in life.

Whatever the reasons...

A human killing himself is suicide.

If a few do it together, that's mass suicide.

If a philosophy adds onto it...

It's called a cult suicide.

See this.

1997, California.

A cult called Heaven's gate.

They used to believe in the same thing.

Which their head preached them.

He said that this world got spoilt.

And there is a heaven for people like them.

By just believing in him...

39 people killed themselves.

1978, Jones town, San francisco.

Believing in a spokesman called Jim Jones...

909 people drank cyanide and killed themselves believing in just one man.

As if it's a cricket warmup match, they even practiced it.

Just two years ago, a normal family in Delhi...

A family committed mass suicide.

The reason behind it is still a mystery.

You might have heard about the Madanapalle ritual last year.

Their methods of committing suicide is different.

But all of them have one common point.

What's that, sir?

Someone injected the concept of mass suicide into their minds.

An abnormal idea that spread into many minds from a single mind.

What if we bring that one person into counseling?

How can you find that 'one' among them?

We ask them, sir.

Not so easy.

They don't trust new people or outsiders.

They'll only open up to the people they know really well.

To know them, you have to be their acquaintance.

All the best!

Chaitra...

Forget about my love and proposal for a while.

As a friend who admires you...

And as a partner who respects your mindset, I'm telling you this...

You can believe in gods and mythologies. But...

How can a dead man come back to life? That's superstitious!

Do you believe in god?

-You are a Malayali, right? -Yeah.

-Why do you celebrate Onum? -That's...

King Bali, who got stepped on and buried in the Earth by Vamana...

He surfaces every year, right?

The festival recognized and celebrated by the whole country.

What's Easter?

It's when God raised Jesus on the third day after his crucifixion.

And what does it mean?

That's...

Easter celebrates the defeat of death...

...and the hope of salvation.

A new birth into a living hope...

Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ for the death.

Vinayaka Chavithi?

I get you... But they are gods!

Every mythology says that every god is once human, right?

What we like is truth.

And what we don't is superstition. It won't work that way.

The truth you don't dig won't become a lie.

-Tell me. -Chaitra...

I thought a lot about what you said.

This is about my family. There's no need for you to think about it.

Hear me out, Chaitra...

Don't waste your time on something that's already decided.

-Leave if you can't wait for me. -Ok.

-Can I meet you once? -What for?

I want to see you. I won't ask you for it again.

But I have to wait until you come back, right?

I want to see you for one last time until then.

Ok.

Will you come in a saree?

Do you have a specific colour too?

Purple?

-I don't have a purple saree. -It's ok.

You coming is enough.

-Excuse me! -Nothing... Please come.

Let's go.

Wait... Stop!

Go on!

Now, even I'm a part of your family.

-But... -I wanted to live with you.

How can I let you die alone?

MID WINTER YEAR PLAVA

96 DAYS TO GO

Yes. Hemanth.

Yeah.

Hello! What's your name...

Ok!

NO NEED TO BE SCARED

Here.

A BARKING DOG NEVER BITES

Hi!

Aunty...

Aunt!

Hemanth, right?

Yeah, madam. Ah... aunty.

Aunty? Say 'Aunt'. Go on, it's ok.

-Son-in-law... -Aunt?

-Introduce everyone. -Ok, aunt.

Hi. Myself Venkatesh. Son-in-law of Neelakantam.

You would have known about him.

-I heard he's a great man. -Really great!

There's not enough time to explain about his greatness.

I'm really lucky that I got to marry his elder daughter.

She's my wife... Deepthi.

He's their brother. Official heir to Neelakantam.

He won't be talking for a few days.

He'll tell us the reason when he finally talks.

-My son... Anirudh. -Stop it!

Son... Say 'Hi' to uncle.

She's Sirisha. Siri. Their sister.

She's happily divorced.

-And Chaitra's mother... -That's enough!

Everyone, get inside.

-Venkatesh, you too. -Ok, aunt.

Chaitra...

Look, Hemanth... If everything had gone well...

There's a lot of ritualistic respect we would pay you as her husband.

Starting with a grand welcome.

But...

But you do know our condition, right?

I do, aunty. Sorry... Aunt.

You don't worry. I'll act according to your wish.

I'll do whatever you ask for.

Just don't bring in any new changes.

That's the one and only request, and rule.

You are here in the last minute. Just be the audience.

Specially to our...

Group suicide.

You both can't be together until the group suicide happens.

Because she's the most important one.

As a virgin... You know it, right?

-I get it. -Thanks for understanding.

Chaitra, show Hemanth to your room.

You can stay in your mom's room.

Happy a happy and long life.

-This way. -Where's your mom? This way?

She stays in a seperate room. She needs hourly care.

May god bless you.

Live a long life.

What happened?

This is my uncle's room.

Why is it locked?

It's locked since the day he died.

He'll open it once he's back.

What if kids like me mess with really important documents?

Kids? Is he really strict?

He's so disciplined and also fun to hang with.

We used to play chess in this room. I miss him so much.

Before going to bed every night...

He used to play songs on low volume, but I could hear them, like a lullaby.

Classical songs are his favorite.

There's lot more to say. Come on.

I'm his favorite among all the kids.

No one has the kind of freedom I have.

This used to be my room once. Now it's yours.

Once your uncle is back, he'll gift me a lot of money and a new house.

Hey, what happened?

I used to doubt if you think we are mad.

You trust us so much. Thank you!

Hey...

I love you!

This is how I spoiled my life.

-Milk? -Leave your coffee back at your shop.

This is what we drink here.

Please!

You are there to find out about a secret.

Don't get too much involved. Or else, you'll die too.

Only when you become one among them, you can find out 'the one'.

No!

Too strong!

Might have mixed something in it.

Do you like him, aunty?

Do you really want love at this point of our lives?

It's you who asked me to call him here, right?

Can we let him stay out there, with our family secret in the open?

We wanted to do this for dad, and now he got added to our family.

He came in like the right sacrifice. I'll do what needs to be done.

Move!

-No! -Hold her... Tight!

-Stop it! -Take her in and tie her up.

You and your lover... We'll take care of him.

Aunt...

Son... People usually die for love.

But I think you fell in love only to die.

Please, aunt!

What's with this sound?

TRY TO GET THE DUPLICATE KEY

Chaitra... Call Hemanth for dinner. You too come along.

Mummy, you too.

Hi.

Until what we aim for comes true, we should eat lite food.

Please understand, Hemanth.

It's ok. I ate a lot worse during my time in the orphanage.

Food is greater than hunger.

We should be lucky to get food on time.

Thank you, sir.

- Say 'Uncle'. - Ok.

If you don't mind, can I ask you a doubt?

-Go on. -About this process.

Who taught you about this sacrifice?

Mythologies.

They've already written down everything a human need.

Life, death, salvation, rebirth...

Secret tests, spirit books...

-Spiritual books! -Sorry... The spiritual books...

We have a lot starting from the palm leaf manuscripts to Geology theories.

Theology theories!

-Sorry! I mean the same. -Did you read all of them?

Aunty explains them to us.

If she too has some doubts, Swamy...

-Do you know Sanskrit? -Of course.

'You are pure, enlightened and spotless.'

'Leave the illusion of the world.'

'This slumber of delusion cast by worldly wants...'

'Wake up slowly out of it.'

Uncle used to sing this to us like a lullaby.

Can you explain the meaning, bro?

I don't know Sanskrit that deep. Just some basic chants.

Like some prayers and Hanuman Chalisa kinds.

Use mouth only to eat!

I want some sugar.

Not until grandpa comes.

Even grandpa liked it. We used to eat together, right?

You can eat with him once he's back.

God! When will he be back? I don't like this.

Aunt, uncle comes on to only him, right?

Why don't we give him normal food?

The body he comes onto should be more pure than us.

He comes onto him?

We need a spokesman to explain us everything, right?

To explain what kind of ritual should be done in what way to get him back...

To tell us that, uncle uses Anirudh as a medium at times.

He's the choosen one.

So this kid asked you to commit mass suicide!

It's just his tongue. The words are his.

Chaitra, this is crazy.

You brought a great man in. Hello, Einstein!

Even Einstein need to know how a bulb looks to invent it.

Correct... Correct, brother.

Just a minute. Tell me.

Aunt, I'm staying calm just because of you. Do you want me to leave?

Brother... Sorry! Sorry!

Sit. Please sit.

Sorry.

Thank you, Hemanth.

Prominent politician Bellari Neelakantaiah is stuck in the car.

As you are seeing, the firefighters are trying to douse the flames.

Witnesses claim that there has been a blast in the car...

...and there is no chance of survivors.

Did this happen because of a technical glitch, a murden plan or anything else?

Witensses claim that the flames started from almost half a kilometer from the spot

and before they were noticed, they grew beyond control

Grandpa, these people are not giving me any sugar.

Thank you, grandpa.

Ah! Milk again!

Milk again! Argh!

-Good morning, Hemanth. -Good morning, brother.

-Did you sleep well last night? -Yeah... I did.

Go get ready then. Let's have some breakfast.

I'll be there. Let's do it.

Maybe there!

We used to play chess in this room. I miss him so much.

Oh, that's why it's titled 'Here comes the son-in-law'. Creative!

Oh! I think he is Shouri.

So he's like this even from the start!

Hey, that's Chaitra! With two braids.

Cutie!

Did you get the keys? Are you still alive?

Without you tensing me out... I'll be ok.

-Hey, just a minute. -Ok, I'll wait.

Who is this man? Looks odd.

Dude, I'm sending you some photos. Research about them.

Ok.

TO THE END OF WINTER YEAR PLAVA

66 DAYS TO GO

Uncle is coming.

Good morning, grandpa.

Good morning! Are all of you doing well?

We are good!

Daddy, how are you doing?

Sadness... Pain...

I want to come back... Right away...

To see you guys. To be with you again.

I want to have more of it.

Who's this new guy?

He's your... younger son-in-law, uncle.

What!

Chaitra got married to him without notice.

Marriage and at this point of time? He looks good though.

Take care. I'll bless them once I'm back.

Bye.

-Get me back! I want to be back! -God!

Dear...

Can see into a room.

Which means, the next one is my room maybe?

Guessed it right.

Did he get it constructed beforehand?

What's with your mid-night games!

-Go to sleep. -Daddy, don't switch off the light!

Always into some nonsense.

There is a floor beneath too. Wonder where else this leads to!

You'll be dead, fool!

Don't know how I'll deal with her!

Why does she look like a new bride!

Did she see me? God!

Take this. Let's bury it together.

Do you want a leg or a hand next?

-What are you guys doing? -Burying the teddy bears.

I'll cut this too.

-Come. -Where to?

-Just come with me. -Tell me where.

-Where are we going? -I'll tell you.

Do what you did yesterday.

But not with a copper mug.

Do it with a steel glass.

A ceramic cup.

Or a plastic glass.

Why so, Hemanth?

Is a soul comfortable only with a copper mug?

Stop being sarcastic and answer us.

You go on, Anirudh.

Not working? There are a lot of options. Try this.

No luck? Let's try this.

Yeah, go on.

Brother, it's just some science. That mug is a copper substance.

Electrically connective... Like our electric wires.

We keep a lot of food items on the table.

Just a drop of vinegar is enough.

We we all keeps our hands on the table...

The salt that comes out of the sweat we secrete while tensed.

The vinegar drop, the mug, the heat from the lamp...

The feeling of movement is their reaction.

We push it further with some extra fear.

So do you think it's us who pushed it so far?

Exactly.

What about Anirudh seeing him and he coming onto Anirudh?

That's the problem. If you don't mind...

Let's take him to a pediatric psychiatrist.

Are you saying that my son is mad?

I don't mean that. Maybe he's disturbed due to shock.

He's at an age where he would believe in all kinds of stories.

I'll agree on that, Hemanth.

But you too heard Neelakantam's voice, right?

-What about that? -True.

I still have to decode that one. Ok, wait.

Aunt, you might have seen this during your college days.

Presenting...

Kamal Haasan's 'Idhi Katha Kaadhu'.

Ventriloquism. A talent where you can talk without moving your lips.

Whenever the mug moved... Someone among you guys...

...are talking without moving their lips.

In uncle's voice. What's with that tattoo on your neck?

Why here? And why don't you talk?

We can't doubt ourselves, right?

If you fear for your life... And think that all this is unnecessary...

You can just leave.

Aunt, I'm your family now. I'll be with you...

Not 'You'... It's 'We'.

We will do what we planned to do.

But only a life given without any doubt will bring uncle back.

Think about it.

What are you doing here?

-Shouldn't I be here? -Not even Chaitra is allowed.

-How can you? -Milk...

Hey Siri, can you get me coffee?

Crazy.

-Hey... -Hey, Siri!

-Siri, what happened to you? -Come, sit here.

Siri, what happened to you?

Do you want to get thrilled by just secretly watching me?

Don't you want it to be direct?

Don't you like me?

I already like Chaitra.

We can purely keep this physical.

-I don't like that. -Why?

Siri, let go of me... Hey!

Waste fellow!

God!

Just for you it seems.

Chaitra, it's her who...

It's ok.

No need to explain. I can understand.

I know you... And also her.

Does she have nymphomania?

None of your business.

No no, I mean is she psychologically...

Just for two minutes, talk nothing and come hug me, will you?

Come...

You call me 'Dear', right? You are the third person to do that.

First one is my dad.

Then Neelakantam, who's also like a dad to me.

I know, dear.

You know, I was so little when I came to this house. Just a little girl.

After my dad died, when I came into this house... I was just six back then.

That is when I saw Neelakantam for the first time.

He seemed like a king from the fairy tales.

He's my uncle... And he loved me more than a dad.

His love is like the coolest of mountains.

Elders usually punish kids for their mistakes, right?

But he used to calm me down and become a kid along with me.

He played veena like a god.

He's the greatest teacher of all time.

He was not just a father figure...

Every girl's best friend.

Hemanth... I believe in God, ghost, and everything else...

Why will we even meet without some force making us to?

I agreed to our marriage only because it happened in a temple.

If you find out something and stop all this...

I will accept that too.

But don't poke into our beliefs.

The hands that brought me up. The man who took care of me.

Those eyes that gave me strength.

Everything got burnt!

-His dead body... -Chaitra, what's happening?

Chaitra, just relax. Don't get tensed.

Chaitra, look into my eyes.

Chaitra, just relax! Nothing will happen to you. I'm here for you.

-Promise, Hemanth? -Promise, Chaitra.

Will you help me and my family without anymore doubt?

-Our family. -No.

If we never got married...

My aunt, Padma... What will she be to you?

Nothing.

-Siri. -Nothing.

-Anirudh and Venkatesh. -Nothing to me.

That is why you don't understand the emotion.

Think from their side too.

Without my uncle, my aunt don't have a husband.

We don't have a dad. And Anirudh...

Enough. Go to sleep.

If I sleep here, people will think otherwise.

Silly you!

Kiss me goodnight.

-Can I go now? -Cover me with a blanket and go.

Sure.

Come...

-Where to, sir? -Brother.

What's this, so early in the morning.

Early? We are at the ritual even before that.

-You are late to it. -Ritual?

We are performing rituals everyday, until the main event.

Today uncle comes onto us.

How exciting! Let's go.

Then come watch.

Hey, why are you all so excited?

You asked me to read and I did. That's it. Even the glass is still here.

See. It truely doesn't work.

Hey, where are my glasses?

Aunt, why did you sit there, all dull?

Who did this?

-Come, sit. -Venkatesh, clean the chair.

Nice.

Daddy!

Come.

What's with your clothes? Why don't you wear a nice saree?

You should have told her, Chaitra.

Where is the boy you got married to? I can't see him anywhere.

-I'll go get him dad. -So he's not here.

Yes, uncle.

You do remember, right?

Coming SUBHAKRUTHA year..

In the month of VAISHAKA

During Lunar eclipse

Only then I can come back. You should get me back.

Tell me that you will.

We'll definitely do it!

- Give you your word. - We give you our word.

You too.

-Come close. -Promise, grandpa.

Good boy!

Come, Padma.

-Come on... -No no, it's ok.

Why did you get so thin, Padma?

Is no one taking care of you?

I really missed you, Padma.

Everyone is here.

Are you... Are you feeling shy? Look at her!

Look at your grandma feel so shy.

My dear Padma... Paddu. Come here, Paddu.

Enough, daddy.

This is that boy's body. It won't look good.

Right.

Ok.

Please, aunt... Let's go.

Have fun.

CHAITRA MONTH - FULL MOON DAY YEAR SUBHAKRUTHA

36 DAYS TO GO

26 DAYS TO GO

I'm trying to prove them wrong, but got possesed!

Joseph...

I won't go back there.

As per our previous plan, let's leave.

What about Chaitra?

Chaitra...

What about Chaitra then!

PALGUNA MONTH YEAR SUBHAKRUTHA

25 DAYS TO GO

Hey...

Why did you go out without telling me?

Tell you? You are not my complete wife.

I understood your problem. You never loved me.

All you want is this.

A family that is about to die. Emotionally vulnerable.

So you created a marriage drama, as it will be more easy.

Because of aunt's rule, you can't get me. And you don't want to die either.

Do can't run away too.

So you want to extend time by changing everyone's minds.

Why all this nuisance. You can just have me and leave.

Of course, I don't want to die so soon.

I want to live my entire life... with you.

And yes I want to have you...

Everyday... Through out life!

Until we die of old age after having a lot of kids and grandkids.

I want to do it with you. Is that wrong in any way?

You came from a family that knows how to die together.

It don't seem like you know how to live together.

Just get lost. Fool!

Watch your words while you talk to your wife.

If you ever call me a fool again... I'll have to forget that you are my husband.

3 feet. Did you note that? Move it forward.

God! Don't push it like that. That sound irritates me.

Sorry! I'm working here. Not having fun or something.

-You too, Siri? -Hi!

-Look at him! -Still angry with me!

My height is 6 feet.

Half feet from ceiling to the rope end.

Half feet around the neck.

So four feet rope will be enough.

-What about our heights. -I want a larger stool, dad!

Aunt...

Shall I get stools of different heights? Or use one over the other?

We can have stools of same height and change the rope length, brother.

Correct! I didn't think of that.

Masters degree is finally paying off.

You next. Push!

God! Don't push it like that. That sound irritates me.

Sorry!

Brother, enough staring. Come help me with this.

Everything is set, aunt.

Will get stools and ropes by Saturday night.

Don't waste time.

Let's not get tensed in the last minute.

-Go get them tomorrow. -Ok, aunt.

-Chay, sorry! Talk to me. -Get lost!

You don't get tensed, aunt. Everything will happen on time.

Hemanth, I need a bigger rope size to suit my neck.

God!

-Ok? -Where are the kids?

-They are somewhere, playing. -Playing what?

Some time counting game.

What ha...

-Sourya... -Uncle, don't disturb.

He asked me to wait for 40 more seconds.

Siri, hold...

-Careful, brother. Here. -Yeah.

Hold tight! Careful...

- Careful, Hemanth! - Sourya!

-What happened to him? -Nothing... He's still breathing.

-Sourya... -Sourya!

-Hospital? -No, the police will get involved.

So should we let him die?

He should get oxygen in less than ten minutes.

I'm taking him... Come along if you want to. Or else, it won't look good.

I won't spare you just because you are my family.

-Sourya... -Let's go!

Hemanth, wait for me.

Tell me the truth. Are you here to commit suicide along with Chaitra?

Or to save her?

Can you save me too?

My mom, sister, Anirudh...

Please save all of us.

I'll get some coffee...

-Sir, what are you doing here? -Hi! On my work...

-Siri, just a minute. -Yeah, sure.

-Is that her? -No no.

She's her sister. My sister-in-law.

-You got married to her! -It's you who told me, right sir?

That they won't trust in outsiders.

So I married her and became a family member.

You took a huge risk. Anyway, how is it going?

Nothing going, sir... I don't understand anything.

Something is happening there beyond science and logic.

Like watching a family and a horror movie together.

I still don't know who's influencing them all.

Not getting the answer means you might not be reading the question right.

What do you mean?

You are thinking who's controlling their minds, right?

Why are they even doing this?

Who has to get benefited from their mass suicide?

Did you think of that for at least once?

-Benefited? Who? -Ok...

For about the who. What can that benefit be?

Vengeance? Money?

Or about some property?

Just think of all the possibilities.

Dammit!

I should have met you earlier.

Everything will happen as it has to happen.

-Ok. -Sir.

All the best.

Damn it!

Who's that? Hey... Who's that?

Ok...

Ok doggy... Relax!

PALGUNA MONTH YEAR SUBHAKRUTHA

16 DAYS TO GO

Aunty, when was this house built?

-1986. -Are you married by then, brother?

No. Uncle explained every inch of it to me.

So I think you should own the house now.

What do you mean?

Or else, the little heir, Anirudh gets it.

-Why to discuss property now? -I don't mean that...

We are committing ritual suicide, right?

What if... by mistake our plan fails?

-Why will we fail? -Why not?

Even a lot of geniuses failed.

What do you mean?

Suppose if we fail... All this property shouldn't go waste.

It's better we write a will stating that it should go to an orphanage or temple.

If we really die, why do we care about the properties?

At least while committing suicide...

We should think of the less fortunate, right?

God!

Very beautiful... Very strange...

We see beauty in the sun that sets.

Because we know he rises again tomorrow, aunt.

Why do you think that the soul won't come back after leaving the body?

You don't like philosophy, right? Let me talk science.

Sun rise and sun set, both are optical illusions.

Magic of our eyes.

Actually sun isn't going anywhere.

We, being on the Earth...

We know this science back from our elementary school.

But we still think like we do. Because...

Humans don't need full facts.

They only want facts that they like.

I would have planned something else, if I knew you are this knowledgeable.

I thought convincing you can help convince everyone else.

Now I get it. I can convince everyone...

But not you.

But I'm convinced.

After him, I'm the heir of the entire property.

After me, equally distributed among kids and grandkids.

If we fail to come back to life as you said...

You decide to whom these properties should go to.

How can I do that?

I'm giving you those powers as my son-in-law.

Aunt, I didn't mean this.

You did all the good deeds until today... Why to involve me now?

More than good deeds, my hands did a lot of bad ones.

Let this be so.

-Bad deeds? -As my son-in-law...

You have few duties.

See if you can fulfill any of them.

You'll know it right.

I already saw this, right? Titled 'Great family'

What? What is Siri doing with him?

This is not there in the last reel!

So you are still on with your investigation.

It's just you.

Is me seeing this more wrong? Or you not telling me about it?

Family secrets should stay in the family...

Exactly!

Now this is about my family too. Learn from your aunt at least.

She supported your uncle in all his bad deeds.

And you suspect me even if I do good.

What is this, dear?

-Tell me, what should I support you with? -Come with me.

You got me to a cemetery in the name of scientific investigation.

What will you do now?

Sometimes we have to dig up dead bodies to know the truth.

Ok, come.

Just a single hair follicle is enough for the DNA test.

One condition... You have to bury it back the same way.

Let's plan a rose plant too on the top. Hold this.

Careful... He have to come back with the same body.

You didn't even remove stones from the soil. That's how careful you are.

Can you bring some other shovel from the main gate?

Do it yourself.

-Let's both go. -I'm not scared. I'll wait here.

My uncle will be here with me.

God! Ok...

Who's that?

Who's there?

Hello!

Hey!

Who's that?

You...

Hemanth!

God! Who's that!

Stop! Hey... Stop it!

Hemanth!

Please come!

Chaitra...

Do whatever test you want to...

I'm sure this is my uncle.

What is this? Aunt said no to this.

-She just said so. -Is it?

You can do what you want.

What if it disturbs the ritual?

Disturb it!

Can you die for me?

-Really? -Do you doubt it?

Ask my heart... It will say that it will die along with you.

VAISHAKA MONTH YEAR SUBHAKRUTHA

6 DAYS TO GO

According to them... it's honour killing.

Why did they let you be?

They got me married to someone else and killed me mentally, right?

Why did he divorce you?

He's the student of Nishkal Maharaj.

He can only worship, but not have fun. Impotent.

Dad scared me and the priest requested me into that marriage.

I wrote a letter that I can't be with him and ran away.

Fools! Can't do anything. No guts or bravery!

-But call themselves men. -Siri, it's ok.

-Not everyone is like you. -Listen, I can totally understand.

-Relax! -Hemanth, why did you open this room?

Who gave you the key? Siri, what are you doing here?

-How did this tape get out? -Hey, chill!

Mom gave them to Hemanth to watch.

Should I just watch you all become one?

Aunt has no right over it. This is uncle's room.

Out... Get out!

Brother, you are supposed to be on the footpath.

But you are here as you are her son-in-law.

You can boss around your wife.

-But not your sister-in-law. -As I wish...

Without uncle, even your wife would have been an orphan like you.

I won't hit you. I don't like manhandling.

Siri, what's your group in B.Tech?

EEE.

No! To impress uncle...

What I did is wrong. Sorry, Siri. Forgive me.

Sorry? That's not good enough.

No!

I'm truely sorry.

No matter how much you torture me, we can't help what has to happen, Siri.

Brother, you tell her.

Won't your ego get hurt if a girl in your family spends with a servant?

Won't you react violently?

Ok... Agreed.

I do agree...

You didn't like her being in love with a servant.

Then you have to get her married to a better man.

But why him?

That's Nishkal Maharaj's nasty idea.

Aunt gave you all the properties now. But according to the old will...

All this has to go to Swamiji and his trust.

I don't understand.

If none of us have kids... after a generation...

All the properties will go to Nishkal Maharaj's establishment.

Nishkal Maharaj! Don't think he's just a man.

He's an entire force himself. Kind of a god too.

God? You said he's a Swamiji , right?

That's what he say. But his followers call him a god.

He preaches the truth and ways for inner peace.

-How good should humans be... -All these are basics, right!

They taught us the same in orphanage.

Parents teach this to their kids anyway.

Should someone preach us even at this age?

And people are so free to attend.

They even pay for that.

Look around! All the cars and the people. Come on.

Hari Om!

-Hari Om! -Namasthe.

Hari Om!

Hari...

-Want to have some holy food? -Of course, sir.

Hail Lord Brahma!

May he consume these through us.

Go on...

Hemanth... every temple in this country will have a gift collection box.

The visitors donate what they see fit.

No one will ask them to. And it's ok not to.

Out of respect and love towards me...

Neelakantam wrote a will that will transfer his properties to me.

This is a brand new information for me.

That will is made four years ago.

According to what you said, the properties still belong to your aunt.

That's why she's able to transfer them to you.

Four years ago, you are more to him than his own family.

What changed suddenly?

They don't even take your name anymore.

A man who visits Lord Shiva on every Monday...

He visits Lord Venkateshwara on Saturdays.

As per his mood, the God he prays to and searches for changes.

It's true that Neelakantam is disappointed with me before he died.

Maybe that's why he changed the will.

Why the disappointment?

-I can't tell you that. -Even I'm a member of that family.

People talk to me about what they can't talk with their family.

I can save that family if I know the truth.

That's what you think.

It's better we have a limited knowledge of few things.

No violence. No anger.

The dates are right too.

Dammit!

Why did they hide this? No title too!

Siri's wedding video, right? Is it a duplicate copy?

So the one who made this video is not present in the earlier tapes.

Who can he be!

Who?

Who is this person?

She couldn't sleep with all these tensions.

She's getting up in the middle of the night all the time.

So I increased the dose by just 5%.

-I killed her! -Chaitra!

-Chaitra, please. -Aunt...

We've arranged everything for the auspicious time. But now this...

Maybe the time is not right. Shall I take another look at it?

No need. In a way, this is good.

To our travel to death and back...

Maybe her health might not have cooperated.

That's why fate did this.

-What about the last rites? -What for?

We'll come back anyway, right? We can take care of it then.

Hemanth, take care of Chaitra.

Chaitra, calm down. It's ok, dear.

-See what happened, Hemanth! -Take care.

My god!

Dammit!

Hemanth, DNA results of the dead body are here.

That's Neelakantam's body for sure.

What will you do now?

I failed to find anything before deadline.

Now I have to search for it in death.

What the hell! Are you going to die along with them?

I'll call you if I come back alive. Or else...

Perform my final rites along with my family.

-Love you, dude. -Hemanth, have you gone mad?

MONTH VISHAKA - FULL MOON YEAR SUBHAKRUTHA

This is fire of life.

It will show our way towards him.

By the time it goes off...

Our lives should go off too.

With the presence of his soul, we and this light...

...will take rebirth.

No matter how brave we are...

Our body tries to escape out of fear.

So it's best to tie your hands tight.

Chaitra!

Chay...

Chaitra!

What happened? Why didn't we die?

Forgive me, Chaitra.

What did you do?

-I was able to save just you. -How!

I tied my rope in a different way.

Without you noticing, I did the same to yours.

Why did you do this!

You made me cheat my whole family.

-Chaitra, don't panic. -I killed them all! God!

You did all this to help your uncle come back to life, right?

Where is he? If this ritual is true, where is he?

Where is he? He have to come back to life, right? Where is he?

Chaitra...

So you came to know about it!

You know!

You know!

-Chaitra, we can understand. Calm down. -Let go of me.

-Chaitra, stop! -Listen to us, Chaitra.

-Calm down, dear! -Yes... I did all this.

Of course... They deserve this.

It's your own family... How can you?

My own family? Damn them!

Do they even know what family means?

Scoundrels... Perverts...

Low lives...

I was 6 when I came here after dad's death.

That's when I saw Neelakantam for the first time.

He seemed like a king from the fairy tales.

He's my uncle... And he loved me more than a dad.

But that's not how a dad kisses.

His love used to sting like a cold blade.

Elders usually punish kids for their mistakes, right?

But he used to calm me down and do wrong things with me.

He played veena like a god.

He's the evilest teacher of all time.

He was not just a father figure...

Every girl's worst nightmare.

What does we even know at that age?

Friend. Enemy. Good. Bad.

Black and white... That's it, right?

Bad and ugliness that seem like good is the grey in the black.

I failed to see it!

Before I could even understand my own body...

My bastard uncle...

I felt agony in the age where we know only pain...

Do you know how it is to a child?

You knew it, right?

You always knew it. She knew everything.

What's this, sister?

I'll take care of it.

Aunt...

Will you do this to your daughter?

Damn you! Such evil you are.

Shut the hell up.

I thought no one will ever come to help me and right then...

He happened to me.

Chaitra... Dear, what are you doing here?

-Come. -That's not a lullaby.

It's very painful.

Uncle plays that song and...

He used to...

See... Even if you eat a chocolate or something bitter.

Next day, everything leaves your stomach, right?

Your mind works the same way.

Store the good and flush the bad away.

Come on, dear. Come.

I was scared of even a man's voice.

But his voice is like music to my ears.

Touch of any kind...

It got me shivering.

But he's like a mother who calmed me down.

So? How can you kill your own family for just him?

Family...

Family...

Family...

Family means everyone living together in happiness.

Family is not something that takes care of one and gives pain to another.

The whole country fights for a girl who got molested on the road.

But no one even talks for the kids who gets the same inside a family's walls.

Why? Is it not to taint the image of the great Indian family values?

We have all these great traditions, but we can't save our own kids.

A family that is made of valueless waste fellows...

Who cares if it lives or dies!

They all died, didn't they?

Now all I have is him.

You took me in knowing that I'll do something like this, right?

Yes...

Yes.

Yes!

They abused me. I just used you.

Blind followers, lovers, mad people... They all are the same.

They won't use their intelligence, but only emotions.

'Even animals mate to express love. But humans?'

A lover like you will suit both our madness and mad values.

You got more involved than I've imagined. But you got late.

I really loved you, Chaitra.

But I'm sorry. Sorry to disappoint you.

Aunt...

Hemanth, thanks!

-You cheat... -Chaitra, this is crazy. Let's go.

-Move! -Swamy, stop!

You are not a real god to go invisible whenever you want to.

If you try to escape, I can make this video go viral.

Speak out! Speak out about what you did to this family.

We already dug that out, right?

How can he speak that out in front of all these people?

I'll talk... You just nod 'Yes' for it.

-That will do. -Come here, you... Go on!

One thing that you forgot as a family is that... Kids don't remain kids forever.

They grow up.

Even their anger will grow. The same thing happened to her...

And you brought him into her life.

That's his work as a Swamiji.

Identify people with problems and give them mental peace.

For doctors, it's science.

For people like him, it's business.

Even if it's a good thing, their ways won't be good.

He throws cocaine powder in the name of worship.

-No! -Trance dance.

Unprofessional hypnosis sessions.

High intensity meditation techniques on immature minds.

He's in a ritual.

She does what he told her. She believed in what he said.

Even after she saw his real side.

-Chaitra, dear... -Swamy!

-You too are the same! -Baby...

I'm also a human. A man.

But not with you. Only with other girls. That's just sexual.

We are spiritual.

A girl who came from such a troubled family...

A man who spoke the truth really seemed like a god.

He will never abuse her physically.

Sex is wrong. Without consent it's a sin.

A man who don't do that is her hero. Right, dear?

You are the reason for her being the way she is.

You should explain her good and bad. But you hid the bad deep.

So she went looking for good in crappy places.

Neelakantam, the plan looks great.

No man would have ever seen such a temple.

The plan looks great on paper. But how to develop it?

An officer... Money... Liqour...

Ladies... He adjusts for nothing.

Sorry, Swamy... I couldn't help your plan.

-See if there's another way. -What way, Swamy!

-I can't do anything. -Think of it, Neelakantam.

She was unable to forgive her uncle, but...

She got ready to do wrong for the Swamy who wrongs others.

-File fully signed. -How!

I slept with him.

-For me, dear? -For you, it's ok.

What magic did you do, Swamy? The file came to us.

-The magic went to him. -What do you mean?

You serve mom at home. Here you serve Swamy.

Look at you... Enough. You come back home.

Swamy, at least you tell her. She's of age now.

Swamy is my everything. Even my husband.

-What are you talking about! -Don't panic, Neelakantayya.

Love arises in devotion and confusion arises in love...

These are common between God and his devotees.

It's just out of worship. That's it.

Swamy... Means priest. Not god.

You are playing with her innocent mind.

I'm just playing with her mind.

Ok...

You forgive your followers... Right?

Namasthe.

Nishkal become Nishkal Maharaj after Chaitra joined him.

She learned all his tricks and magic.

Life until then is great. And then Siri fell in love with a servant.

As he's of lower caste, they killed him and got her married to someone else.

Before she forgot what you did to her, the same happened to her sister.

Even Swamy said nothing about it and it got her angry.

Stay with me. Stay with each other.

-Come with me. -Chaitra!

-The sweet please. -Swamy!

Chaitra.

Come on... Swamy...

She's just a kid who did a mistake.

Say that you are sorry. Go on.

Neelakantam... It's clear.

We did a mistake getting her married forcefully.

Let's undo it.

You are here just to bless the couple.

Don't do anything more than that.

I relaxed government rules and helped you build this temple.

If I want to end something...

Namasthe!

I'm calm just because he's your uncle. Or else...

You teach everyone to cut off their relations, right?

Let's liberate him.

Hey... Help me

Oh god... Help me

Help me

Help...

-Dear... -Will you do anything for me, Swamy?

-Of course. -Then why do you need all this?

-Just us is enough, right? -What do you mean?

I mean, why to live among corrupt humans and values?

Let's buy an island and create a world of our own.

-What? -God!

Hari Om!

But new place, new temple, and my image building...

We need a lot of money for that.

All they have is money, right?

It will be mine if they die. And all that's mine is yours.

Let's kill them all?

We won't get their property if we kill them. They have to die.

He fed your superstition. She made you trip over it.

With paranormal happenings...

Growing poison mushrooms...

Feading poison in diet...

-Anirudh and Venkatesh... -Nothing to me...

Hypnotizing if we look into her eyes.

She even hypnotized me.

Making us not being able to think with insects all over the place.

Making Anirudh think he saw his grandpa.

Commanding using ventriloquism.

We are good. How are you?

I want to come back. Who's this new guy?

The illusion at the graveyard is so believable, even to me.

And I almost did.

A criminal who had 100 plans with hatred...

Leaves one loophole because of love.

Chaitra did the same. She wanted to save her mother somehow.

That's what made me catch you.

You gave her drug loaded cookie and kept her in a coma.

-Aunty... -After all this is done...

You planned that she will come back to normal.

I told them last night...

-All this is Chaitra's plan. Trust me. -Chaitra!

Do as I say. This is the hook.

Chaitra did it from inside the house, as the Maharaj did it from outside.

The masked one outside the house...

The one who chased me at the graveyard...

It's this fake Neelakantam.

You handled everything well. But you should have called an ambulance.

How did you drink the holy water even after knowing about me?

Dumb heads!

Aunt... Siri...

Hemanth!

It's the same story. But instead of hanging to death...

Let's say they all had poison and died.

You wanted a family, right? Come, have this one.

Chaitra, if the entire family is dead...

You being the trustee will get the property, right?

Yes, Swamy.

What if you too die?

This is the poison you gave everyone, right?

Swamy!

You... You are not like everyone else.

I thought so!

Chaitra... I will miss you.

But don't you worry. I'll find new Chaitra.

Why to sit seperately? Come, be with your family.

Die!

It's ok, sister.

-Answer us, Swamy. -No comments.

She's our younger daughter. She has nothing to do with this.

Hi! You did good, Hemanth.

You successfully saved her.

Thank you. I still don't get something, doctor.

Neelakantam is a great man for the society. But a pedophile at home.

That too with a girl who's like his daughter.

Nishkal Maharaj cheats foreign girls in the name of worship.

But a father figure for Chaitra!

She's in pain and he took advantage of it.

They shouldn't lose their respect. And she wants her vengeance.

And he wants the properties.

Silly humans.

How when why will they react in what way...

That's how humans are, Hemanth.

You are their acquaintance only upto your knowledge of them.

Post that... No one knows what goes on inside others' heads.

There she is.

Why this, doctor? And how many more days?

To forget all that have happened...

A few drugs... hypnotic sessions...

They will help her become normal again.

But we can't say by when.

Here. Submit this in the court.

The court will grant you divorce for her being mentally imbalanced.

Start a new life.

Doctor...

I loved the Chaitra I knew.

I'll take care of this Chaitra I don't.

If Chaitra had told me all about it...

I would have got her treated.

Girls won't.

Adults stick bandage on outer wounds.

Kids do it to their hearts.

I get it.

Hemanth, I'll go give these cookies to Chaitra.

-Just 2 minutes, ok? -Ok.

-It's painful here. -For me, it's here.

Don't worry.

If these work for you, I'll deliver you these.

Me and my sister prepare them. Homemade with quality ingredients.