(theme music)
(stones clattering)
(birds chirping)
Madhavan...
Isn't 40 years a bit too old?
Saavithri will turn just 21 this December.
Of course!
Your daughter won't just be turning 21 this December,
she'll also be six months pregnant!
Madhavi!
What? Don't get me started!
Calm down, Madhavi.
The kids might listen.
Don't care about the age.
Aren't we the ones in need, Krishnan?
I personally know this marriage broker.
He brought an alliance for Prabha's nephew last month.
I met him that day.
I had hinted about Saavithri to him.
He called me on the bank's phone yesterday.
I asked him to come here.
To hide all this and proceed with the wedding...
isn't it deceitful, Madhavan?
It's your daughter who deceived us!
Now that we finally have a chance to get rid of her...
Even though he's not of the Namboothiri caste,
he's from a nice family.
He works as a receptionist at a hotel in Madras.
He has a mom who lives at their house in Thrippunithura.
He wants someone who can take care of her.
That's his sole demand.
But...
how do I present this to her, Madhavan?
(Madhavi) Ugh!
If you can't, I'll talk to that wretch!
When you married and brought me to this miserable house
after her mother's death,
she was just three years old!
-I wasted my youth taking care of her! -Keep it down a bit, Madhavi!
You, too, listen to this, brother.
If she tarnishes the family's reputation,
my daughters' lives will be ruined!
If something like that happens,
I have no choice but to jump into the pond with them.
Keep it in mind!
Let them come.
Let them come and see her.
Everything will be all right.
(melancholic music)
(door creaks)
On the day after tomorrow,
a groom and his family
are coming to see you.
If they like you,
I'll trade off your younger sisters' jewellery
and conduct your wedding in two days.
They won't have any jewellery,
but they'll be able to face the public without shame.
Father...
(sobbing)
So, Madhavan Nair...
if Govindan likes the girl,
when can we conduct the wedding?
If you agree, we can proceed rather swiftly.
All arrangements are made.
What about the dowry?
He will pay you the promised amount that day itself.
And some jewellery too.
Till we moved to Thiruvananthapuram after our marriage,
it was Sreedevi who raised Govindan.
She treats him like her own son rather than a nephew.
Me, too.
It's been four years since his father passed away.
His mother is also quite old now.
That's why we came here in place of his parents.
Happy to know that.
Shall we proceed with the ceremony, then?
Call Saavithri.
Okay.
(birds chirping)
Too lost in your thoughts? Take this and go there.
Go, I said!
Her antics...
Move now!
Do you like her, Govindan?
If you don't mind,
let them talk in private once.
Times have changed, haven't they?
Shall I...
Shall I take your leave then?
(gagging)
(crying softly)
(slow orchestral)
(romantic music)
(tense music)
(melancholic music)
POOKOYA THANGAL CHARITABLE TRUST KASARAGOD
(intense music)
Give me the register.
Here, sir.
ALI HUSSAIN, MALAPPURAM.
LAILA SULTHANA, KANNUR.
(clock ticking)
Tell me.
Do you know him?
Tell me, I said!
(motorbike rumbles)
(indistinct chatter)
This is his house, sir.
Auntie... Isn't Basheer here?
Basheer!
Hey, Basheer!
Kabeer is here.
What brings you here now?
Come with me. We've hit a jackpot.
What is it? Are we going to mine for gold?
He will tell you in detail.
(ball dabbing)
Who is that?
Come with me first.
(dabbing continues)
Tell me, Basheer.
How do you know him?
I don't know him that well.
I've seen him in the market a few times. That's all.
Damn it!
How will it help if you give me vague details?
He put me in deep trouble and fled, so tell me.
How do I help you with that? I'm leaving.
(shouts) Why can't you answer me, you son of a gun?
-I'll make you spit the truth out! -(dramatic music)
(thuds)
Tell me!
I'll make you spit the truth out!
Please don't! I'll tell you, sir!
Soman is my friend.
I added the other guy's name to the list as requested.
He paid me some money.
Where did they head off to?
I don't know!
-Tell me! -To Ottapalam, he said!
(motorbike roars)
(epic music)
Sign here.
Now, the bride.
(melancholic music)
(Saavithri cries softly)
See you then.
We shall take your leave then.
A relative of my husband lives in Mylapore.
We plan to stay there tonight,
pick up Govindan and Saavithri tomorrow
and catch a train to Ernakulam.
-No! That won't work! -Why?
The railway system is so disorganised.
At first, they promise to arrive,
but then get cancelled!
Let's just hire a taxi.
Yeah!
So, no more goodbyes.
-All right. -See you.
See you, son.
-See you then. -See you, Soman.
I'll just walk them to the road and be right back.
Sure.
(birds chirping)
(indistinct chatter)
This is less than you promised.
That's enough.
They didn't have much work to do anyway.
You can't say that.
They've been on this charade for the last 4-5 days.
Shouldn't we pay them enough for at least four performances?
If we keep paying at this rate, there won't be much left!
Who asked you to flee without snatching
the money from that Kasargod woman? Me?
If I'd attempted that, she'd have roasted me alive!
I need to pay at the lodge as well.
Give me some more.
We'll see to it later.
I'll flee from the house tonight. You be at the lodge.
-Stay sober. No naps on the road. -Tonight?
Of course! Why would I stay there after the wedding?
Did her father give you the jewellery he promised?
Yeah. He did.
It's there in my trunk box.
See you tonight, then.
Be careful, Nagappan.
Look for ways to flee from there.
Okay.
(crickets chirping)
(murmurs) Where do I go now?
(door creaks)
This house is so full of stairs.
Why are there so many doors for one room?
Ugh!
(door creaks open)
Huh?
I ended up here again.
(clicks tongue)
Argh...
I wish I had never set foot in this place!
(dog howls)
(anklets chiming)
Where did that come from?
(anklets chiming quickly)
(Nagendran groans)
(pants)
Untie the noose! Come on!
(Saavithri coughs)
What are you doing?
(panting)
(people snoring)
(breathes heavily)
(snoring continues)
(man coughing)
Come.
Come!
(anklets chiming)
(door creaks)
After the pond, you'll find an alleyway.
You can sneak out that way unnoticed.
(sombre music)
There's a life inside your belly.
Please think about it before attempting anything stupid.
This is half of what your father gave me.
I need the other half.
I don't know if you'll be able to save yourself from here with this.
But you must.
(yawns)
(knocking)
What happened?
I came running.
Hurry up! The oldie at the counter is sleeping.
If we escape now, we won't have to pay the room rent.
Come on!
Ugh! Why did you turn the lights off?
Let others think we're sleeping as well.
Enough!
Don't I have to pack my stuff?
You could've packed in advance!
Come on!
Check once.
-Nobody's there. Come! -(gasps)
-I said nobody's around! -Oh.