Action!
(subtle music)
(vocalizing)
♪ Where is God now? ♪
♪ You just went away Like a dream ♪
♪ You lived your whole life Struggling with pain! ♪
♪ For a village that suffered In drought, to flourish ♪
DIRECTOR - SURESH SANGAIAH 1984-2024
DIRECTOR - SURESH SANGAIAH FROM 'KENATHA KANOM' FILM CREW
(tense music)
(people singing) ♪ The rain that lashes out ♪
♪ In front Of my sister-in-law's house ♪
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
♪ In the darkness of the palm forest Trickles the rain! ♪
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
♪ The rain that pours down... ♪
Won't you listen to me? Go on!
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
♪ The rain that pours In front of the mistress' house ♪
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
♪ In the darkness of the palm forest Trickles the rain ♪
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
♪ The rain that lashes out In front of sister-in-law's house ♪
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
(tense music)
There is no water in the rivers. There is no water in the pond.
We need you to cool down and give us rain, Goddess!
O Goddess, please have mercy.
Mix it well.
Listen!
The whole village is there crying, and you are lying down here!
We all know that it will not rain in our village.
If we sit there and cry, will it rain? Get lost!
You are a priest. How could you talk like this?
People like us sleep at night, thanks to the words of the likes of you.
- Come! - Look here.
Don't believe everything that people like us say.
They will talk as if they are all saints.
(old woman) You are not giving us rain!
- You are killing us all! - (indistinct chatter)
Can't you see us suffer?
Look at our plight! Just look at us! Oh, God!
Why are you making us suffer like this?
Console her, sister!
- It's okay. - Look who has come.
Here, spray this sacred water on everyone.
Don't worry.
All of you get up and come into the village.
It will definitely rain.
- Get up and leave. - Oh, God!
- (everyone) God, please save us... - Don't make us beg forever...
- ...and give us rain. - We believe you.
(woman 1) Please have mercy.
- Come. - Get up...
- Get up, sister. - All of you, go home.
Pack everything up.
You go in the front, Grandma.
- It will definitely rain this year. - Go.
It will rain soon.
Even if I have to take a loan, I'll conduct the festival this year.
Please make us all happy.
(mystic music playing)
(celebratory music)
KODANGIPATTI VILLAGERS
LEADER
- God, please grant us rain. - Please have mercy!
Light the stove immediately.
This year, the pongal is going to cook well,
and it is going to rain.
The pongal has boiled over. Start the music.
(vocalizing to invoke the God)
- Put the jaggery and stir it in. - Be patient.
Rice should be put in first.
Drop the rice in slowly. Add more firewood.
She is possessed by the deity. Hold her.
Stop it for a minute.
Where have both of you come from?
Son,
I am Vanapechi, from the north.
I am Veeralakshmi from the south.
- Oh, God! Veeralakshmi! - My dear children!
We are sisters who have come here from all four directions.
- Very good to hear. - What do my people need?
- Ask. - Ask whatever you all want.
- We all want rain. - Rain only. What else?
It's going to be pouring rain.
It seems it's going to rain. Pray to her.
- I have granted you my blessings! - Be at peace!
Is it a promise?
- Yes! - Oh, God! Wait!
Hey! Help me out.
You hold her from that side. Hold her.
Give it. You have promised me.
We don't have water to drink or for a bath, God!
Please send us rain.
Oh, God!
The Goddess has given Her blessings. It will definitely rain this year.
(tense music)
♪ Won't you pour down, O Rain? ♪
- (indistinct chatter) - (radios beeping)
Get it ready.
- I will have a look in the evening. - Okay, sir.
Who is watching over Tuti today?
- Subburaj, sir. - What about Uchipulli?
- Sir! - Let me check and tell you, sir.
I am the village council president, and I've been waiting for an hour.
And I'm not alone.
I have brought the whole village, and you don't seem to be bothered!
Write down your complaint.
For what? Has there been a murder in the village?
Then what else?
We came to give you a written complaint.
Do you need protection or security?
We don't need security, sir.
- Is there any chaos in our village? - That's right.
Then what else?
We came to give you a written complaint, sir.
I am asking you to write it and get lost!
Lakshmi.
The whole village is empty. Where is everybody?
Everyone has gone to the police station
for what happened yesterday.
Why don't you go and bring them back?
For what? Did they give me their daughter in marriage?
- Hey, go and deliver them. - Sir?
- All right? - Sure.
So, why did they arrest everyone?
Since it hasn't rained in our village,
we held a grand festival for the temple.
In the festival, the village youth
wanted us to host cultural programs.
Since we didn't want to skimp out on it,
- we arranged for it. - Arranged for what?
For the women,
we screened Thiruvilayadal starring Actor Sivaji Ganesan.
For the youngsters... What movie was it?
Thiruvilaiyaadal Aarambam by Actor Dhanush. That movie.
Yes, we screened that one.
For the festival invoking Goddess Lakshmi...
Yeah, that's right!
- ...you three sisters have come. - Yeah!
You are singing, dancing and doing it well!
- Doing what? - Dancing!
Come!
(mumbles)
(upbeat music)
I am feeling sleepy. I'm going to sleep.
- Where are you going? - I'll just be back.
Where is he going?
Then, just for the 40 men alone,
on the outskirts of the village,
we played a movie.
- What movie was that, Serattai? - For the men?
You were one among the first people in the audience to watch.
You tell him!
- It is a good, family movie. - Shut it.
Even the actors were all quite new.
Looks like they are playing some other movie.
Hey, old man.
Look at you all dressed up like a saint, gaping at the screen!
Did they watch both sides of the screen?
They didn't miss a second of it.
It is the same story that happens in all our homes.
It is a new attempt.
We were watching it out in the open,
and the Collector had come in at the same time,
to nab a lorry stealing sand.
The sea breeze was also so strong
that it made the sound effects louder.
He heard the moans and groans of a man or a woman
and diverted his car into the village.
The speed at which he came,
- he tore the screen into two! - Get up!
- Oh, no, it's the police! - Get up...
- Guys, just run. Don't get caught! - Run away!
Seize everything.
Why are you telling me this? Get up!
For this movie, he has received an advance from 30 villages.
For that movie?
For the amount that he took, we are the ones paying interest.
Didn't you all watch the movie? Now pay for it.
"It was a mistake. It will not happen again."
If you can help us write an apology letter saying so,
we will give it to the Collector and retrieve our projector.
For the mistake you guys made,
I should write an apology letter, is it?
Didn't you give us protection for the festival?
If a theft had happened during that time,
wouldn't you take responsibility? So treat this also like a theft.
How does it matter if it was the Collector or anyone else?
Take that gun.
I have some work. I'll leave. You stay and finish this work.
I also have to leave. I have a lot of field work today.
If this is how you do your festival, how will it rain in your village?
Sir, the very reason we held the festival was for it to rain.
We played that movie so that we all don't fall asleep.
And you are talking like an idiot-- Oh, no!
♪ People struggle in the morning Trying to drink coffee ♪
♪ Our people are Struggling for water... ♪
(woman 2) We are all struggling for water every day like dogs.
- It's all my fate! - (woman 3) Fill up quickly.
- How far we've come to get water! - My husband doesn't even shower!
- But they've blocked the pipes! - They have nothing better to do.
- It takes so long with this one tap! - What to do! We must wait our turn.
Hey, Tumbler! Why don't you go and find work in the nearby villages?
- But who will take care of my mom? - All you need is just one lock.
- Lazy guys. No interest in working. - Manivasagam, get Rs. 150 tomorrow.
Don't forget.
It's the end of the month. If you don't pay, you won't get water.
Then don't blame me.
How many times have I given you coconuts for free!
You are being so strict with water that the Goddess gives us?
You bathe in the water lavishly, but it hurts to pay for it, is it?
Aren't you eating free temple food?
So stop preaching.
This guy is irritating me.
♪ It's drizzling! ♪
♪ It's drizzling slightly! ♪
Dear poet!
Why did you stop? Please continue.
I was just trying my hand at singing.
It was very good. Continue singing.
- Is it? - Yes.
♪ Dark clouds are gathering And thunder is rumbling! ♪
♪ It's drizzling! ♪
♪ It's drizzling in our village! ♪
We are the ones who are getting burnt in the sun.
Dark clouds it seems!
Hey, Thengathuruvi, can't you break the grains?
Serattai, get me a vada too.
Two vadas, and give her one pack of Kesari!
Break it with your canines.
Chinnaiya, listen to this!
- You know this guy? - Yes.
Look at his bottle.
The colour of the liquid will be fully black! Full of iron!
Someone who drinks it once will never forget it for life.
- Half a litre costs Rs. 600. - What! Rs. 600?
This guy also makes tea in different colours.
He charges us only Rs. 7.
But as soon as I drink it, I feel like rushing to the toilet.
He is trying to reduce our life.
It is a herbal water that detoxes your gut.
Your foot!
You get the water from the river,
and it is yellow in colour. Herbal water it seems!
If it is reddish brown, then the water is from the red soil.
If it is green, then the water has moss. Don't we know you better?
Where did you get the water from today?
Give me. I'll drink it.
This water will not suit His Highness. You can go.
Looks like his ego got hurt.
Manivasagam, she told you to pay Rs. 150 for water.
Don't you remember?
I will pay her tomorrow. Don't worry.
How will you pay tomorrow?
Take the temple money.
So that is your plan, is it?
That's not it.
- Then what? - If you take it when we are around,
no one will suspect you later.
If you take it when we are not around, they might think something.
- Those beggars! - Who? Them?
And you are a millionaire?
You are a tumbler who fights for half a coconut piece. Just shut up.
Brother, he is experienced. Listen to him when he says something.
Aren't you the one who collects these people and brings them here?
That's okay, come and open the hundi.
You understand everyone's problems.
Only you should open it.
I'm hungry, give me Rs. 20.
Hey, Tumbler,
you don't let anyone come to the temple,
nor do you let me go without opening the temple.
Oh, God!
Please forgive me.
Brother, can you lend me just Rs. 20?
I will transfer it tomorrow.
Do you have Google Pay or Phone Pay?
They are old people. They are asking for money.
What do you lack?
Why have pride when you are begging?
There are so many dried up wells. Just jump in one.
Here.
If I ever see you chewing, I will kill you.
- Here, take this. The box is empty. - Thank you.
Are you going to find a bride for him or not?
You keep taking my money, but don't give us any information.
I don't need a girl.
- You play. - Is it? What happened to you?
Keep playing like this. Everything will be fine.
Why do you act as if you don't know anything?
You should have finalized the girl I said I liked.
But you went and fought with her father!
(romantic music)
Why can't you give us all coffee?
We will serve after all the talks are finalized.
Then you talk.
This is not news to you, Uncle.
Both of them like each other.
So we came here to finalize the marriage between them.
My daughter told me everything.
I asked around about you and your village.
They said that your brother is a priest and a sculptor.
More importantly, I was also told that
people have to walk for miles every day to fetch drinking water.
If you can give me a solution for that,
we can talk further.
You don't worry about it, Uncle.
Let her stay at home.
I will go and fetch water.
Why are you telling me some story as if I'm a child?
Tell me whatever is practical.
Uncle, you are talking as if there is no water only in our village.
Our whole district has water scarcity.
Just like you say, even we don't have enough water.
That is why, I don't want her to marry into a place
which also has water scarcity.
That is the only reason for my hesitation.
I don't have any other reason.
We went to ask for the girl only because he went behind that girl.
Even he spoke unreasonably.
If we start getting water here, everything will be all right.
What fault did that man find in his job?
He is a sculptor. What is wrong in being a sculptor?
Moreover, we also get my pension.
Didn't you say all this?
She said all that.
But he was very adamant about the water and his job.
Take him tomorrow to see the matchmaker.
We don't need to go just for that.
When we go to the Collector's office to give the petition,
we will meet him as well.
- All right, go. - The whole village is in drought,
but there is no dearth of stench here. Throw some sand here.
I can't stand it.
What kind of a martyr are you?
We are the ones who are sacrificing for you here.
They came home just as the rooster crowed.
They dragged us out and made us sit here.
- That's right. - We still haven't left.
Are they taking us for a political rally?
The oldie has also started.
Will they give us money?
Did you come and sit here without even knowing where we are going?
We are going to the Collector's office.
Oh, no!
Why are we going there? He won't do anything.
This time, the freedom fighter grandpa
has written everything clearly.
We are all going with empty pots.
Let's sit in the middle of the road.
That also makes sense.
It has become a daily ritual of roaming around in search of water.
Oh, no!
Just stop grumbling.
On the way, stop at 7000 Pannai, and get five idlis for each of us.
Who has the money here?
Ask the village chief
and get five idlis for each of us to eat on the way.
Our village chief?
It is enough if he doesn't take from us.
(crowd laughs)
- Grandma is only focused on food! - Hey!
Isn't there anyone to start this tractor? It's getting late.
(woman 4) Are you sleeping? Get up, man!
(man 1) Who knows where he had to work last night!
(woman 5) What is he searching for?
(tractor engine whirrs)
You should have spoken properly.
(people screaming)
What has he done?
(man 2) Get up!
(man 3) Move the tractor forward!
- Why are you coming back, idiot! - Get up!
- Help me up! - Get up!
This is what happens when a tractor is given to a dump truck driver.
Climb up. You also climb up and get in.
Pottuvedi, get up.
He's pushed everyone off like a cartload of corpses.
- Are you all safe? - (woman 6) Yeah, we are all safe!
You just dumped everyone like a load of sand?
Drop me off on the way. Now start.
Oh, my!
We are facing drought.
But look at him! He is wasting water
without any care or concern!
If you had that water,
you would've used it for a whole month.
- Of course! - What about the remaining water?
He will lend it for money.
- What do you say? - Sure.
Can't you be quiet?
Instead of managing you guys, I could easily herd goats.
Herd goats?
What will you do for water?
Wait, I haven't filled my pot yet.
- Let me also fill it. - Wait till mine is full.
Both of you keep fighting. Let me fill my pots.
Welcome...
What is the issue?
We have brought our petition, sir.
Please read it.
"From...
"To...
"Subject: Request water supply to our village.
"Dear sir.
"From the people of Kodangipatti village,
"Ramanathapuram, Kamuthi Taluk."
Is this your husband's house? Take your pot and go.
I need to fetch water too. Look at her. Go, get lost.
I also need water.
"Basic necessities like
"mortuary van with a music box..."
Did you hear what that freedom fighter has written?
- What has he written! - "A road for the vehicle.
"An artificial lake for our water needs.
"Lake bund for the lake.
"The lake bund work that will take 150 days of manual labour.
"People to do the work.
"Drinking water for those labourers along with wages.
"I request the Collector to provide all these amenities and oblige."
Who wrote this letter? It is well written.
The freedom fighter from our village wrote this for us.
You are living in your village without all these amenities.
But in the name of a festival, you guys were watching nonsense.
It was that one day we did that, for the sake of entertainment, sir.
Forgive us, sir.
Keeping that in mind, please don't leave this out, sir.
All right.
Your immediate requirement is drinking water.
- I will do what is necessary. - Thank you, sir.
- Mr. Collector! - Tell me.
- Can you give us the projector too? - What! Old man!
- You won't be able to leave. - I'm quiet since you are old.
- We will surely be sent to prison. - Okay.
How many of you came?
We are the only ones who have come, sir.
Then what about those who are outside?
Who is outside?
- Hey, you arrogant female! - Hey, you!
- What is happening here? - Go and see it for yourself.
You idiots! What have we come here for, and what are you doing?
- Don't you have any sense? - You asked us to come with pots.
You said we'll protest with the pots if the talks don't go well.
Then why are you creating this ruckus?
We knew you guys would be crying in front of the Collector.
- Hey! - The talks went well, right?
How do we go home now?
- We're getting water as we need it. - Yes, the talks are over.
All of you leave this place.
- All of you leave. - You and your head!
(indistinct chatter)
I'll climb up on my own. You don't have to push my bum inside.
- Are they all from Kodangipatti? - Yes, they are all from that place.
Go directly to the village or push all of them in a lake.
(indistinct chatter)
Hey, matchmaker, wake up.
Welcome. I was sitting here waiting for you,
and I just nodded off.
- You should be murdered here. - Why would you say that?
- What else to say? - Using your shirt as a pillow?
- Wear it. Let's go. - Where to?
What do you mean where? What is he asking?
Didn't you say there was a girl with a certificate whom we can meet today
and took money from us? Look at him scratching his head.
I was waiting here since morning, to talk to you about it.
Knowing that you will come looking for me, I haven't moved from here.
What are you going to say today?
He is a fraud. He will say whatever he feels like.
(Matchmaker) That girl has gone to Thanjavur to get her certificate.
She will be back in two days.
Hey. It is important to remember the lies you say.
Are you really a matchmaker?
Or are you just imagining yourself to be one, to extract money?
(Lakshmi) You told us about 40 girls till now,
and took money from us four times.
Where did she go?
(Lakshmi) You haven't shown us even one girl.
- Did you really go or not? - Oh!
(Matchmaker) See the ticket for yourself.
Va. Su. De... Vasudevanallur...
(Lakshmi) Okay...
Here is one to Puliyangudi.
- Can you show me? - Here.
Even if I go to the bus stop and pick up discarded tickets,
no one will ask me.
Hey, Chimney! Didn't you see me go that day?
Tell them instead of sitting and smoking here.
How much commission did you get to nod your head?
- All he needs is cigarettes. - Here comes the truth.
(Matchmaker) I meant all he needs is a pack to smoke.
Come.
Don't think too much about yourself.
Look there!
Hi!
How is it?
Hey, Matchmaker!
Haven't you seen a bullet before? Why are you gaping at it?
Look how pretty that girl is.
(Manivasagam) Very pretty! (laughs)
(Lakshmi) You keep staring at that girl.
Give me one candy too.
Get lost!
(indistinct chatter)
(romantic music)
Why are those who couldn't speak against their fathers looking here?
Hey, Matchmaker!
In the next 15 days,
I have to tie the knot with the girl in that yellow house.
I don't know what you will do for that.
- Just get it done. - Who, that girl?
Yes, her.
You know that military guy in Mela street?
- Yes, Pazhani. - I have finalized her with him.
Finalized?
Then why is she standing and looking here?
Oh, that's nothing, Lakshmi! That girl is just attracted to me.
I forgot to tell you, Matchmaker!
Pazhani is a good guy.
He's just a fraud and has a few bad habits. That's all.
His kidney is also malfunctioning.
I heard that he also has high blood pressure.
You are a good matchmaker. So, don't ruin a girl's life.
That girl's curse will follow you till the end of your life.
Don't tell anyone else that I told you all this.
Oh, no!
(bike whirrs)
Hey!
(Manivasagam) Why are those who couldn't speak
'against their fathers looking here?'
Why are you rejecting him?
I have already told you the reason.
Why are you asking me again and again?
I am the one who is going to live with him. Why do you care?
You are suffering here without your mother.
Are you going to suffer there without water?
To see his daughter suffer right in front of his eyes
is not something any father wants.
Whether I suffer or not, I will manage.
(melancholic music)
Open this and see.
(sentimental music)
MANIVASAGAM
What you said to the matchmaker in front of her was just too much.
I didn't say all that because I wanted to.
She made me talk like that.
Whatever you say is fine, but her father doesn't seem to understand.
He doesn't want to get his daughter married
to a place where there is no water.
You do something.
You better go and settle down in that village.
How about my idea?
(water splashes)
What is it?
If everyone keeps leaving our village,
who will remain in this village?
How about this?
Dubai was also a desert, right?
Don't people live there?
Did everyone run away from there?
Just like that, we should take care of our village.
I went for work for 100 days. But they didn't pay me.
When I asked for an advance, they said they will think about it.
Hey!
He is telling you earnestly, and you are looking elsewhere!
If I see him,
will he look at me and talk?
I can hear what he is saying. You just shut up.
After finalizing the wedding, I got a silk sari, the nuptial chain...
With the wedding next week, these two men have stopped the wedding.
My Pazhani is pure gold.
They've framed him unnecessarily.
These men have now stopped the wedding.
Lakshmi has also joined him in this drama.
♪ Look at this scuffle. Someone's Head is going to break now! ♪
Until I get an answer for this, I am not moving from this place.
- Why is Lord Aiyyanar bald? - Hey!
That is not Aiyyanar. That is a man.
Did my brother poison the food you eat?
Did we give him maida? What did we do to your brother?
What do you mean? I will knock you out!
You went to that girl's house and made so many false claims.
And you have stopped the wedding now.
Look at this idiotic man. This has become a daily habit.
- Sister, come and give me a hand. - I dare you to hit.
If you are a man, I dare you to hit him.
My husband is definitely a man,
but it is your brother who is at fault.
So no one wants to give their girl.
Ask them to give their girl now.
I will prove that my brother is a proper man.
- I will take the girl home now. - Do that first.
Hey, village chief!
You have a daughter. Give her.
My daughter is still studying.
Hey, Chettai, don't you have a girl?
- Give her. - As if she even listens to me.
Hey, Pottuvedi, you also have a daughter.
You give her.
Dear, my daughter is still sucking her thumb.
- Everyone has escaped. - Hey!
Did you see? All these folks have now shown their true colours!
- Yes, Sister! - And you are dancing with them!
- What did I do? - You and your head of hair!
Tell your daughter to stop sucking her thumb.
Listen, we have to find the water table tomorrow.
Hey! Do you see what is happening here?
Water table, my foot!
There is no fault in my husband asking me to come back.
How long will he continue to cook by himself and go to work?
I'm leaving.
Grandpa is also bedridden.
I also have my family to worry about.
If this lineage has to go on, it is in your hands only.
You first get up and go to the temple.
(Village Chief) Hey, Karmegam!
They have discovered there is water in Mars!
- But there's no water in our village. - (man 4) Don't fear when I am here.
Look at him. He will find the water table.
- Stay safe. I will leave now. - Okay, Sister.
- Are you going to the city? - Move aside, idiot!
- She is going to the next village. - Have you left already?
Safe travels.
Manivasagam, the man has come to find the water table.
Get up and perform veneration before we start.
You guys!
Can't you bring some coconut, flowers and fruits when coming?
Why are you like this?
Are we looking at the water table for the first time now?
Just light the camphor. That would do.
We will seek the blessings.
Is he a village chief? Useless!
Are you going to find the water table?
Yes, I am.
When he doesn't have blood in him, how will he find water on earth?
Looks like he needs water first.
Go on!
Hey, Snail!
They're looking for the water table in the northern part of the village.
Go along and advise them.
(melancholic music)
Start now.
(rooster crows)
The stick doesn't seem to be spinning at all!
It will spin only when there is moisture beneath the surface.
It will not spin if I just spin it.
Why are you going around like a cow tied to a plough?
The stick should spin. You should walk straight!
Who bumped into me like a buffalo? Pick up that stick and give me.
Pick it up and give me.
He doesn't even have the strength to hold the stick.
Here.
- Hey, Lakshmi! Your wife is coming. - Where are you taking him today?
Where else will we go?
To see the matchmaker.
He is fine when you take him.
- But when coming back, he's sloshed! - You keep quiet, lady!
I will be quiet now, but if you come home drunk, I'll deal with you then.
Hey, Tumbler! Come with us to find the water table!
Sitting like a rock.
What time are you brushing your teeth?
Where is he just going?
He has gone around the whole village to show us water.
Will you show us water today?
- Look at this? - Why are you going inside the house?
It's all my fate!
(woman 7) Hey, has your husband gone out?
(woman 8) He just left, sister.
- All right! - Go and get me another stick.
Is the stick the only problem?
- What is wrong with this stick? - It is like my foot!
Hey, Chilrai!
We can't just walk into a girl's house like this.
I've bought a pack of chocolates.
I have no idea how I'm going to get married now.
Hey, Matchmaker, find a guy for me to get married.
Hey! What is this?
If you can find a girl for yourself by hiring this man, why shouldn't I?
- Why don't you tell your father? - You should come and ask him.
When we spoke that day, your father put so many conditions!
Who do you think you are?
If you ask, he should say yes, is it?
- If I ask, your dad should say yes. - Then come and ask.
Did she immediately ask me to come and ask him!
Her father will talk while nailed to his chair.
Hey! You look only at your money.
If you start searching her a guy, she will get married at 60 only.
(comical music)
Bring it quickly.
Patience!
He has to climb the tree and break the stick.
Why don't you climb the tree yourself?
Aren't you sitting comfortably with your legs wide open and eating?
You finish eating.
You blind fool! Watch where you are dropping.
Hey, watch it!
Wait, man.
Hey, Pottuvedi, where were you? What important work you had at home?
Leave that aside. Has the stick not spun yet?
We have roamed around the whole village.
This stick is not good. Bring me another stick.
Go and get him another stick.
(upbeat music)
Why is this stick crooked?
Such a waste stick!
Hey, where are you taking us?
Where are you taking us?
All of you just follow him!
If he goes under it, why are all of them ducking behind him?
Will you enter even a burrow?
Hey, Pottuvedi, be careful. Your bald head might get hurt!
♪ Up above the sky so high Down below your pride goes! ♪
- ♪ Is this necessary? ♪ - Look at him!
♪ Is this necessary? ♪
Karmegam!
You were moving like the cloud, dragging us along.
Is today also empty?
He had pongal for breakfast,
vada, Kesari...
Tea at every interval,
along with bonda and coffee.
For lunch, unlimited meals with chicken.
With jaggery rice ball, papad, betel leaves and betel nuts too!
Not only that!
For the king to relax, a cot, with four pillows!
We almost trimmed the tree, trying to get his perfect stick.
All this is in vain!
Karmegam!
Do you really know how to find the water table,
or are you playing with us just to eat well? Be honest.
Let us just consider today as a loss for him,
and find someone else tomorrow. Leave us alone.
If all of you are so calculative,
you should all drink your own piss.
- Whose piss? - Boss!
Don't get angry, boss.
We can pee only if we drink water.
If you know, just shut up and come.
We started roaming this morning, and it is almost night time.
You can't even see properly in the dark.
- Hey! - Here!
There is water here.
- This man seems to be a good guy. - So shall we dig here?
But the water is quite deep.
This house owner is an honest man. But the water is quite deep.
- Okay, let's see the next house. - Don't hurry.
Just show us where the water is.
Our bodies are aching.
We started this morning and it's almost night. My legs are dead.
Hey! The stick is spinning.
- Hey, look, it is spinning. - There is water here. Look at it go!
There is water quite nearby.
The water is very near.
- Are you sure? Can we dig here? - Yes, you can.
- Are you sure? - Yes, I'm sure.
- No doubts? - No doubt at all!
- Can we go and talk to them? - Yes, we should.
Come! Let us go and talk to them.
Hey, Snail!
The stick has spun!
Sir! We have measured the whole village with his stick.
- All right! - But there is no water anywhere!
But the stick is spinning in your place only.
- Okay. - You should give us a solution.
Hey, he himself is struggling to walk.
How can he give you a solution?
Tell him what he has to do.
The whole village has gathered here, suffering without water anywhere.
Will he deny us water?
Sir, we need to drill a bore well in your place.
I will not allow you to drill a bore well here.
Why is this martyr creating new issues?
You idiot! Listen to what I have to say.
In 1983,
under the rule of Ramachandran,
there was an order to drill a bore well and install a pipe.
- All right! - Lake, pond,
spring, stream, et cetera.
All these water bodies
were carefully researched,
and drilled,
and pipes were installed.
But, there was no water flow in any of these.
There was only air from these pipes.
- Do you know about it? - How would we know all that?
No, we didn't know until you told us.
Then why are you asking me?
Those days, there was an amazing architect called Mayan.
How a house should be built, how a palace should be built,
how a courthouse should be built,
how all the buildings that are built on this soil should look...
He has written a handbook that clearly defines everything.
He has also mentioned wells.
What does it mention?
He defined a well as...
When a pail tied to a rope
is gently lowered into the well,
and when the water touches the mouth of the pail...
The sound that it makes, right?
It means that the well is blessing us
to take how much ever water we want.
The beauty of that well,
that decency...
Will it be the same for a bore well?
(everyone) No, it will not.
How long has it been since bore wells have come into practice?
We should look into all that.
So you are giving permission to dig a well.
Yes, you can dig a well.
- So you agree to it. - I wholeheartedly agree to it.
But I need to have a word with him to give you a final word.
If you say, Manivasagam will agree to it.
That would have been the case before.
He respects me.
Still, he will not go back on your word.
Yes, he will not do that.
- Talk to him and give us a decision. - He will definitely tell you.
Lakshmi, your mat is spread. Go lie down.
Why are these people here?
Why is the village gathered here?
The stick is spinning in your house only.
There is water underneath your house only.
What should I do now?
Give us your permission. We are all suffering here.
You all suffer, and even die. I am not bothered about it.
All of you get out first.
But the water is present only in this place.
Why are you being rude to them?
It is a blessing if we give water to the whole village.
Can I get married with all those blessings?
You are already old, and you might die any day.
I will be stranded then.
What are you worried about?
Are you worried that no one will give
their daughter if you don't have a house?
Listen, I don't need any of your daughters.
But I need my house. All of you leave first.
- Listen, Manivasagam. - What!
Please give your consent.
You will also be blessed a lot.
Let us try somewhere else then.
Weren't you the one saying that the stick is spinning here?
Now you are backing out?
Yes, I said that the stick is spinning.
All you villagers should come to a consensus.
I have a lot of respect for you, so when I say leave, please leave.
All right then.
We will come later then.
Don't come back.
I just have one house, and they want to grab even that.
Let's see how long he will try.
Get out!
He can't even climb this bench, but he has two farms.
I don't even have one.
- Did you eat? - Yes, I ate.
That is why you are supporting the villagers.
It is not enough if you fight for the village,
you should consider the house also.
(Village Chief) We have found the water table,
but he is refusing to give his land,
I don't know what to do now.
I have an idea. Can I tell?
Let us kill and bury the freedom fighter.
We shall file a false case against Manivasagam that an idol is missing.
Then we shall dig a well in his place.
Then we can go and get the idol back.
You shut up!
He is in love with a girl.
But the girl's father has not agreed to get them married.
How about we all talk to him, and get them married?
If he says no, we can kidnap her at night and then blackmail him.
All his ideas are going to send us to prison.
If you just shut your mouth,
this village will automatically get water.
All of you discuss and come to a decision.
I am leaving.
Go, as if you are the one who is going to dig the well.
Get lost!
Just like what Karayan said,
we can all go and get that girl married to Manivasagam.
- What do you say, Pottuvedi? - Let's do that.
- What do you say, Chief? - Sure.
Whatever comes later, we will deal with it then.
Hey, Manivasagam!
Just come here.
What?
These people have come here asking for our place.
If you say yes, they will start digging.
Ask them to dig.
I also need water.
Your grandson has given consent.
Hey, Tumbler!
I also have an elder sister.
Don't you know that she also has rights to this property?
She is still alive, right?
How could you forget your granddaughter, Brother?
If my sister comes later,
and says that this would not have happened if our parents were alive,
how will I face her?
Yes, I made a mistake.
Shall I ask the villagers...
Shall I ask the villagers to come tomorrow?
Ask them to come.
Phew!
(man 5) He asked us to come and he is sitting and working there.
(man 6) What else should we do? We have come to him.
Say something, man.
When did you come, Thilagam?
- I just came. - Is everyone fine in your village?
Yes, they are fine.
Manivasagam, you asked everyone to come, and you are silent.
My sister and I
are happy to give this place for the sake of villagers.
But I wanted to give this place to my sister.
I will give this place to you.
Instead of this land, can you give her another piece of land?
What is he asking?
He is very clear in his decision.
(indistinct chatter)
Why do we need all that, Brother?
They are asking for the sake of this village.
Why do you say that?
Now you have a comfortable life.
If you have any need in the future
and come to me for help,
what will I have to give you?
What he is saying is right.
Now you have to give your decision.
All right, we accept your condition.
We will give you land that is equal in value to this place.
- Let's do the veneration tomorrow. - Yes, let us do that.
- Do all of you agree to this? - Yes, we all agree to it.
Start the work at the earliest!
(upbeat music playing)
O Goddess Veeralakshmi!
Let there be water here.
Here, give this to everyone.
Hey!
If you drill a bore well here, we are going to get water.
Who asked you to dig a well here?
Your grandfather told us about the philosophy of digging a well.
Just like he said,
we will dig a well.
What do you say?
The path of water has now changed my house address.
What can I say?
Come and show here.
Don't touch the coconut.
I have some work. I will be back later.
Hmm?
(clears throat)
Chief, how long will it take to dig with this?
Just an hour?
It seems he will dig in an hour!
(upbeat music playing)
Hey, be careful!
There is nothing to worry about. All of you sit.
All right.
Be careful, man!
Looks like we are here at the right time.
Your father-in-law is taking out the betel leaves.
Dad!
- Hello, Uncle! - Welcome!
- Take him inside. I will come. - All right, Dad.
Hey, Perumal, take care of the shop. I'll be back.
- Sit down, son. - Okay.
Tell me, son.
I came here to give you some good news, Uncle.
Tell me.
A well is being dug right in front of our house.
In just 30 days,
we will finish it.
I heard about it.
The whole of your village came and asked my daughter for you.
They all came here?
Are our villagers such fine people?
- Why don't I look like a good guy? - Yes, you are very good!
You have donated your place for the sake of your village.
It is very good to hear, son.
It's nothing, Uncle.
In the needs of the village, I also have my own needs met.
For both of us to live, we also need water. That's all.
My worry is all about my daughter.
Nothing else.
Why are you worried about me?
Didn't you get me educated? Haven't you brought me up well?
After Mom passed away, you have taught me what life is.
You don't have to trust him.
- What? - Won't you trust me to send me?
All right then.
Bring your sister.
We will finalize everything.
Fine.
So then, let's get working.
(upbeat music playing)
♪ The wind that rose along The single walk-way ♪
♪ Shall I plant a kiss On your upper lip? ♪
♪ The way you walk As if to scare me ♪
♪ You are a poem, all for me! ♪
♪ I am the raw palm sugar All for you! ♪
♪ My dear, what will I... ♪
♪ To coddle you in my lap ♪
♪ Those white clouds Are showering on me! ♪
♪ My whole body is swooning Because of you! ♪
♪ The sound of your kiss Makes me forget everything else ♪
♪ I smell like that of a new book ♪
(upbeat music playing)
♪ My hidden painting ♪
♪ Has now entered into my thoughts ♪
♪ You exude warmth Like a newly bloomed lotus! ♪
♪ As you crawled over, You tore my heart away! ♪
♪ You move with a swag As you pass me by ♪
♪ The golden sky... ♪
♪ Has come down to the earth And is clinking its anklets at me ♪
♪ Along with it ♪
♪ The moon is clawing my heart Every time you look at me ♪
♪ My breath heaves Every time you walk by ♪
♪ When you get shy and smile at me, My heart stops beating ♪
♪ Like a parrot that took a bite Out of your cheek ♪
♪ When you smile at me, Your dimple shines at me ♪
♪ My thoughts are always Filled with you! ♪
♪ You are a poem All for me! ♪
♪ I am the raw palm sugar All for you! ♪
So, Manivasagam...
This girl has been finalized as per your wish.
I should get my commission, remember it.
You are talking as if you were the one who finalized this marriage?
- Then what? - He saw, we all went and spoke.
Why are you coming in the middle to ask for commission?
You guys will keep on talking.
- Let us exchange plates soon. - We have all come here for that.
Tie this sari for the girl, and get the girl.
Take her inside. Come, all of you.
You sit down.
Go on.
Now that the engagement is done, the groom,
can always come to the girl's house whenever he wishes to.
As if he will go.
Nothing of that sort will happen. All of that, only after marriage.
What are you saying?
Only his moustache has grown. Not his brains.
He has no sense about what to say where.
Uncle Pazhani, Pottuvedi, dig carefully.
Slow and careful.
Pottuvedi, it is good that this is just plain mud.
We were able to dig so much with just shovels and crowbars.
If only this was rock,
then we should use explosives to excavate it.
Yeah, you are right.
There is the sound of hitting rock.
What timing!
Is there some buried treasure?
In our village?
Get lost, Tumbler!
In this village where there is no water,
who would bury gold?
Hey, wait! Wait! Stop!
Hey, Karayan! What is that?
What is this?
(man 7) Brother! What is that?
It looks like bones.
- What is it? - You are right!
What?
- It looks like bones! - You are right, they are bones.
Hey, what is this? Get out, all of you!
Let's get out! It could be some ghost or demon!
Run.
Hey, Pottuvedi!
We all ran away!
We should have carried the martyr along with his cot!
Manivasagam has gone.
He is always behind that girl.
Who knows where he is now.
- Let's go and inform everyone. - Let's inform others in the village.
The villagers saw something in the well, and they're all running away.
You too run.
Lakshmi, as soon as I get married,
I am going to get rid of my uncle first.
- Why is he running like this? - Brother!
Come there and see.
There are so many bones inside the well.
Who threw the leftovers there?
Each bone is so big!
- What do you mean? - Yes, come and see for yourself.
Can't even dig a well in our village peacefully.
(Lakshmi) These guys start drinking and littering inside the well.
Hey, singer, move aside.
(mystical music playing)
(Manivasagam) Hey, Chief!
What is this?
No idea, that is why we are all staring inside.
(singing gibberish)
Why are you all looking at me?
I am going to take a leak.
- Get lost! - (singing gibberish)
(intense music playing)
Chief!
I feel I have seen these bones somewhere before.
- (man 8) I feel they could be... - (Chief) What could it be?
(intense upbeat music playing)
KENATHA KANOM
(woman 9) My child has been having diarrhoea the last two days.
She might have fallen sick.
What have you come to take?
I forgot to take turmeric powder.
- What is it? - I forgot the body powder.
All right!
(comical music playing)
What is it now, dear?
I forgot to apply oil.
- All right, is there anything else? - That's it.
I'm not able to fix this thing quickly.
Do you want a massage?
What is your problem now?
You are loitering here and there?
I just meant it would have been good
if you had taken everything together.
You are coming to pick each thing.
Won't your legs ache?
I am the one who is walking, where does it hurt for you?
(sensual music playing)
(man 9) We were expecting to find water, but all we got was bones.
Digging the well has also become useless.
We should've just drilled a bore well.
What else can we say?
Oh, no!
Looks like I just wasted Rs. 300!
Hey! All of you look at this comedy.
What is it?
Hey, what is this?
Whose work is it?
- Hey, Serattai, come quickly. - Hey, Pottuvedi!
I am already in pain that I can't even pee a single drop.
Come and look at this. It will come automatically.
Is this what you are watching?
Yes!
Throw this out and watch the news.
For what?
The whole village is watching this, thanks to you!
How can you not watch it?
Watch this.
Hey, get lost!
(man 10) What crap is this? The whole village is watching it.
Whose work is it?
What are you doing down there?
Try to open the well.
There are policemen here. How can we open it?
- So will you just stand there? - You bloody idiots!
What are you doing there?
What are you filming?
How dare you go on top with a camera?
Can we even relax for a bit?
Only when we capture it from above, can we get the full view.
I will thrash you left and right.
- Get down before I belt you! - All right.
Look at him filming with a girl next to him.
- Him and his lump of head. - You get inside.
You found the perfect day to have a bath.
You go inside, mind your work. Don't order me.
- Move aside. Go back. - Sir, sir! Just a minute.
You come this side.
Move that side.
Have they dug ten feet deep?
Yes, sir.
This whole pit has bones, sir.
All right.
- Let's go. - Please move aside and give space.
Sir, one guy climbed on the roof
and was taking a video of my wife having a bath.
Can't you ask about all that?
They are telecasting it live on TV.
Can you be quiet?
Sir, the news has spread everywhere like forest fire.
We can't control the media either.
We just left it because it'll blow up if we try to chase them away.
But we covered it before anyone could come.
Okay...
We are told that it is a dinosaur. Did Tamil Nadu have these animals?
These are the fossils of dinosaurs.
Just like how there are humans on earth now,
similarly million years back, dinosaurs have walked on earth.
Studies that are being conducted from the 80's have proved that.
Let us discuss the other details later.
- (reporter) Sir, just a minute. - Move aside.
Look at all the attention these bones underground are getting.
We are also made of skin and bones.
Our bones will only be used for dog food.
- Come, let us go. - Yes, let us go and do our work.
- Come, let us get back to our work. - Hey, come on.
(sombre music playing)
The whole village came together and struggled, all for a drop of water.
Like the story of a ghost coming out of a well,
all our struggles have now gone to waste.
Hey, Snail!
All the folks who ran away have returned.
There is no water in the well,
just a lot of bones.
Those bones are going to be researched.
You dug a well till now,
so we got money from that.
You thought you could build ten more after that.
Now that has gone for a toss?
How stupid!
Even after living with me all these years,
you still don't know my tactics and what I do at any time.
Just watch. Money is going to flow from now.
Money is just going to pour like rain.
Raghavan, the village chief has been standing here for a while now.
Has he informed the villagers to dig tomorrow?
He has informed them, madam.
- Sit, why are you standing so long? - That's okay, madam.
Madam, kindly adjust with the lack of power for just one day.
Power will be restored tomorrow morning.
Whatever you need,
it is my responsibility to make you feel comfortable.
If you ever feel something is lacking,
you come to my house directly.
Sir, the government will take care of us.
You don't need to worry about it.
Just tell us whatever you came to say.
Looks like he is very fast.
He is also being very curt.
You have a very good future, son.
Is that it?
I didn't tell you what I came for.
These villagers who will be coming to work tomorrow...
You deposit their entire salary amount, in my account.
I will disperse it to them.
It is tough for the government to deposit it into separate accounts.
If you are willing to give it to them from your account,
I have no objection.
Madam, I am not going to get a single rupee out of this.
They have given me the approval without any formal signature.
"Chief, you have to take responsibility."
- I will make it happen. - I will disperse it accordingly.
- I will bring the people tomorrow. - Okay.
- You can leave now. - Sir, I will leave now.
Why would you trust this guy, madam?
Let it be.
It is good to have someone in the village on our side.
(Manivasagam) Look at them protecting the pit!
Who selected you?
(woman 10) Surrounding this area, which...
What are they looking at the map for?
(woman 11) So let us search in this area as well?
Hello, madam.
Tell me, what is it?
When will you stop troubling us?
Why? What is the hurry?
If you take these bones and leave, we will continue digging the well.
You cannot dig there as you wish.
This whole village is now under our control.
It is under the control of Archaeology Department.
So, we know what needs to be done here,
you can leave.
Who dare take control of whose place?
I don't know all that.
If you don't vacate this place by tonight,
things will get different.
Mind it.
I am not yet married.
What?
If we had drilled a bore well, we would have just got water.
- Now see. - What did I do?
I never imagined that we'd find these bones if we dig a well.
Don't say anything.
I will fling something at you.
It looks like we can never be in this village any more.
Be patient, man.
You are going out of tune!
Here comes our most unqualified chief. Look!
What have you come here for?
Do you know how much I struggled to get you this job?
My foot you did.
The other day you went for your sister-in-law's baby shower.
We were the ones who got this 100-day job by ourselves.
Aren't you getting paid for it?
Then come and dig out those bones.
Why should we dig and take the bones out?
What about water?
I have spoken about it as well.
They have offered to provide some alternative solution.
What alternative?
Don't listen to him, everything is a lie.
I went and asked them,
they have no plan to leave now.
I will get you all Rs. 300 extra per head.
Money is important.
If you have money, you can even bring water from River Ganga.
When I went and asked him, he said the whole village is his.
How long should we continue to do this work?
It seems he will give us Rs. 300!
Is Rs. 300 a meagre amount to you?
Rs. 300 has now become Rs. 800!
So for whatever money you loaned us,
did you think you can collect the interest like this?
What other choice?
Which one of you comes to my house to pay me the interest?
You take Rs. 300! Give us Rs. 500.
Now give us an advance.
It will get credited in your account.
Yes, it will creep into our accounts.
- Like hell it will. - Hey!
That man is trying to brain-wash you all,
and all of you are smiling at him?
He said he has spoken everything.
He wouldn't have done anything. All of you go to hell.
(suspenseful music playing)
Jessie?
Come here.
Keep it next to the other bones and note down its details.
I think it's an egg, so take it out carefully.
Son, come here.
I'm asking you because I don't know,
what will you do with all these bones?
We don't have drinking water here.
The whole village is suffering.
And you guys are playing around here.
That's not what we are doing.
When the future generations learn
about such rare animals even in our country,
isn't it something that we can all be proud off?
All that is fine.
By burying all of us underneath,
what is the use of knowing this history?
Only by unearthing ancient history,
the world believes that we are one of the early civilizations.
Hey, go and bring him.
It is only through this research,
we can show this world, how ancient our land and clan are.
It is based on this that the world would respect us.
Sir, she is calling you.
I will come.
I will just be back, sir.
Sure.
What did he say?
They have no idea about archaeology.
So, I was explaining it to them.
There is no use explaining all this to them.
They have no idea about "survival of the fittest!"
I'm leaving.
(Manivasagam) All this is because of my grandfather.
If we had just drilled a bore well, it wouldn't have come to this.
What is going to happen by constantly saying the same thing?
What would you have done if you didn't get water even after drilling?
How can that happen?
There is a water table underneath.
Haven't you seen so many holes that have been closed because of no water?
Instead of thinking of the way forward,
you shouldn't keep lamenting about it.
You should learn to live with what you have. Got it?
I don't know. Why don't you tell me how?
(man 11) All of you make a note of the walk area properly.
(woman 12) There is a bone joining here, ma'am.
(Jessie) Don't miss anything. Place a marker there.
(Man 12) Jessie, here.
Sharanya, what is the approximate length?
- Two and half. - Two and half feet.
(intense music playing)
(wheels creaking)
Have you noted all the measurements correctly?
- Hold it a little further. - Look who's coming!
- Is it the singing king? - ♪ I don't understand... ♪
- Let him sing. - ♪ Even they don't understand... ♪
You were asked to dig the bones, and you are digging me.
Get that spray.
- Place that flag. - Why are all of you lying down?
Get up and do the work.
Why are you bugging us like this?
Why can't you even let us rest for a little while?
Constantly irritating us.
Were you all brought in to sleep?
Get up and do the work, man.
Hey, President!
Are we lying down on your porch?
We are lying in this pit.
- Just let us be. - (Chief) Then?
This is the government's 100-day work scheme.
- We will work lying down. - Why are you all talking like this?
Do you know about this work?
Go and ask around.
Now get lost. But when you come,
get us coffee, chickpeas, and vada.
You need vada?
- Hey, place that flag there! - Dear...
Girl! Come here.
Should I clean this, or that?
Hey, Serattai, it doesn't matter which one you clean.
What is the matter, sir?
The whole world is now watching our village.
Do you know why?
I will know only if you tell.
Have you seen the movie, Jurassic Park?
- Yes. - What did you see in it?
- What do you mean? - Dinosaur.
Have you seen it in real life?
It was Spielberg who saw it first.
After him, it will be our school children who will be seeing it.
Only if our children see such rare things
can they become collectors, lawyers, et cetera.
Definitely!
I heard that there is no permission for the public to view it yet.
Who told you so? It might cost you a little.
That's it. Collect Rs. 100 per head.
Ask your college students to pay Rs. 200. We'll split it between us.
Let me think about it.
Selfie, mobile phones, reels, Instagram... These are not allowed.
I follow the same rules and regulations for the schools as well.
Get down one by one.
- Come in a line. - (Chief) Hey, Serattai!
- What is it? - The teacher has brought students.
- So? - I have taken money from them.
I have to show them something.
Show them what you have.
You idiot!
- I have given them tokens too! - Take out the towel from your head.
Have you come to a funeral?
Isn't it already dead?
There is no dearth of sarcasm here.
Why is he lying down in that cave?
- Won't he get up? - It is visiting hours now.
- Come on, children. - All of you go in a line.
- Teacher, bring them carefully. - All right, sir.
Go around like this, while watching them work.
Who gave you permission to bring in the public?
We have brought the students since the village chief told us to.
Teacher, you take a good look.
Only then you can teach them better in class.
Child, do you know who is Spielberg?
He made a movie using AI twenty years back.
What is AI?
Artificial Intelligence, that means intelligence that is created.
All right, did you see that?
This is a rare species that can be seen only in Jurassic Park.
This is Godzilla. This is Anaconda.
This is a dolphin, et cetera. He is saying so!
I told her about bones, and she is talking about something called AI!
What are you explaining to students?
Send them quickly.
Look at him bringing in students and making money out of it.
Whatever crap happens in this village,
he will see an opportunity to make money.
- He should die of diarrhoea! - Nobody should take selfies.
These are the bones of dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago!
How are these still in the same shape?
These are not bones, fossils.
These are the fossils of the dinosaurs.
That means, due to the chemical reaction caused by nature over time,
bones will turn into fossils.
Hello, sir!
What is all this?
They are all students.
Let them see.
Have you heard about trees turning to stone?
Yes, ma'am.
That is the corpuscular theory of matter.
Only if they see all this, their brain cells will be stimulated,
and they will gain knowledge.
Are you proud of yourself?
- Ask him again. - You shut up.
Looks like he got upset.
Maybe he needs to do something.
(Serattai) You need to dig a few more feet deeper.
The way they are digging the well,
the whole village will be taken over.
Let us make a plan to take this temple into our control.
- You are scaring me, Lakshmi. - Yes, this lone idol is not enough.
Let us keep around 10 to 18 small idols all around the temple.
The pace at which they are digging, it seems it will take 30 years.
I am digging at wherever you are pointing.
Lakshmi, let's keep the nine planetary Gods
and keep a collection box at its base.
- What do you say? - One collection box is not enough.
It has to be a long line of boxes
from the outskirts of the village till the temple.
Then just like in Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple,
this temple will also become grand and famous.
- What about this? - This?
We can keep this in the centre of the village.
What a life with you guys.
How am I going to live with you?
Hey, Lakshmi!
All of you get up. Get out.
I said get up and leave. All you people get out from there.
Leave immediately. Run!
Come now.
Come quickly. Come.
All of you move. Move away.
Oh, no! The temple has gone.
- The temple has been destroyed. - Oh, no!
Oh, no! The house is crumbling.
Oh, no! The martyr!
Grandpa!
- Come quickly. - Run, run!
Grandpa! Grandpa!
Take this out.
- Careful! - Lift him carefully!
- Oh, God! - (indistinct crying)
- Oh, no! - Grandpa!
- You should be there for us.
- We never expected this to happen. - You have left all of us!
(woman 13) Can't you take my life and save his?
What use is my life?
(birds chirping)
It seems the martyr passed away.
(people weeping)
(woman 14) See how he is lying here!
If we had just drilled a bore well,
this problem would not have happened.
We listened to him, and dug this well.
It has now taken his life.
How can we just keep sitting like this?
Let's get to what has to happen next.
Yes, Manivasagam.
Whatever has happened is done.
We will keep him at the back entrance, and finish all the rites.
Let us take grandpa's body to cremate.
Hey!
Did my grandfather smuggle drugs?
Or did he make liquor?
He is a martyr. How dare you say we take him through the back entrance?
We should take him through the front entrance only.
In that case, we have to get down in the well to go.
The hearse should come in front of my house.
I will make my grandfather sit on it,
and take him to the graveyard with full honour.
This well has to be closed for that.
If not,
my grandfather will not move from here
no matter how many days it takes.
What Manivasagam says is right.
After the death,
if the body leaves through the back door,
it will affect whole clan well.
He will not listen to us.
He will only listen if the right people come and tell.
Hey!
I will not listen to anyone.
We gave our place to this village, to dig a well.
Do you have even a little gratitude?
Look!
If you all have a little respect for my grandfather,
until the well is closed,
none of us should leave this place.
Understood?
Come.
Wait here.
Hello!
- Sir! - Tell me.
When we were working, accidentally
the temple and house collapsed.
Oh, no!
The head and tail were under the house and the temple.
We tried to excavate it, but it backfired, sir.
The old man died.
Oh, no! They will cause a big issue now.
It is all because of what these villagers did, that it collapsed.
Why would you even allow them near?
I am on election duty now. I will send police force.
Handle it yourself.
- Me? - Yes, handle it by yourself.
All right, then.
Okay, sir.
- Come. - Oh, God!
(woman 15) Open your eyes and see who has come.
You are not lucky enough to see this!
Open your eyes and look at her.
Martyr!
Grandpa!
Brother! Grandpa has left us and orphaned us!
I am the only one left for you now. What do I do, Brother?
We don't have anyone else other than you!
Oh, no!
I had the strength only because you were around.
How can all of you let something happen to my grandpa?
Your grand daughter-in-law has come. Open your eyes and look at her.
Open your eyes and look at her just once.
Manivasagam, a good soul has passed on.
So, instead of just keeping his body here for a long time,
- let's send him off. - I just said so much!
I am talking to you. Where are you going?
- Why are you fighting... - You better not rile me up.
What are you going to do?
Listen to what I'm saying.
- Serattai, tell him. - Thilagavathy, tell him.
He was already very old and he died.
Moreover, is he a mummy?
To preserve him and build a pyramid on top? Tell your brother.
Why do we need to invite the wrath of the whole village?
You are going to live alone from now.
It is this village that has to support you.
- Just compromise. - Wait.
Whatever has happened to me today, will happen to this village too.
Manivasagam, Ms. Jessie is here.
- Tell your demands to her. - Listen to us.
Don't be so stubborn.
- Come. - Come and tell her.
- What is it? - Would anyone do this on purpose?
The house crumbled and the old man died.
The government will compensate you for this.
Do one thing.
You close this pit.
I will take my grandfather this way.
Even the Prime Minister knows about the research that is happening here.
We cannot close the pit according to your whims.
Son-in-law, they are willing to compensate you,
so why not accept it and then think about future plans?
Dad, he wants to respect the soul of the departed.
Why not listen to his wishes?
I am giving you a last warning.
Are you closing the well?
Or shall I do it on my own?
Come here.
It is an accidental death, so, take it for postmortem.
Why do you need to do postmortem?
Since it is not a natural death,
he has to be taken to the hospital for postmortem.
From there, you can take it through the front or back entrance. Okay?
- Call the ambulance. - Ambulance?
Hey, Manivasagam, we don't want all that postmortem crap.
Let us just cremate him gracefully.
- All you ladies, get up! - If you go up against the government,
- will they just watch and be quiet? - You just shut up.
You shut up.
- Move. - Why did he come here?
We don't want any issues.
I will take my grandfather through the backside and cremate him,
Lakshmi, we don't need any formalities.
Let us just burn him on a pyre.
Sir, wait!
Sir, wait. I am being respectful.
Sir, why would you lay hands on us when we are talking?
Don't lay hands on me.
This is my place and he is my grandfather.
Let go of me! Hey, compounder!
I said, let go of me!
Sir, wait!
♪ Where is the God now?
♪ You just went away like a dream ♪
♪ You lived your whole life
♪ Struggling with pain! ♪
♪ For a village that suffered In drought, to flourish ♪
♪ You gave up your life In pursuit of rain! ♪
♪ The heart yearns to see a change In the people around! ♪
♪ Where is the God now? ♪
♪ You just went away like a dream!♪
♪ You lived your whole life ♪
♪ Struggling with pain! ♪
♪ Will the rains ever show mercy? ♪
♪ Will the tears ever stop? ♪
♪ Will the darkness Ever turn to light? ♪
♪ Will it take away my pain? ♪
♪ Will the clouds ever come down? ♪
♪ Will it wash away my sorrows? ♪
♪ The only water this soil has seen Are the tears from my eyes! ♪
(vocalizing continues)
Manivasagam!
Are you happy now?
I understand.
Do as I tell you.
The minister is coming here.
Give him a petition with your requests.
My grandpa was the one who wrote all the petitions in this village.
And he is gone now.
I will write it for you.
Present it to the minister and just get it signed.
After that, all your demands for this village will definitely be met.
But don't tell anyone that I was the one who gave you this idea.
I am not that kind of a guy, sir.
The temple has been destroyed.
Grandfather has also passed away.
Look at the state of the village.
Dear!
- Are you fine, dear? - I'm fine, Brother.
Hello!
Yes, sir, I will inform them.
We have to go and meet the village chief. Let's go.
Why should we meet that guy?
Just come. Get the map.
The villagers are already disturbed.
What are you going to do with those bones anyway?
What book are you reading, sir?
Manidha Marma Shastra.
Through people like Valluvar, Vallalar and Pattinathar,
you are reading the history of human evolution.
But this is an ultra-modern generation.
Scientific evidence for everything is paramount.
If we dig further in a few more places,
there is a possibility of getting materials for future research.
All right.
Convince the villagers,
and try to get them to shift in an amicable manner.
I will handle it.
What is it, Raghavan? You seem to be in deep thought.
People who are living close to nature, like forests and mountains,
in the name of research,
we are the ones who are displacing them to dig everywhere.
Tell me more.
What more should I say?
If you count the number of people who are refugees, you will know
whose growth we are really working for.
Just hold on.
Looks like you will start talking about the Parivettai tradition
and just take a different route.
Understand something first.
This Earth is not for humans alone.
The ones we are digging and studying about...
If we dig further, we might even find another place underneath.
Do you know that?
Only if we dig and study through it,
we can know about those people and civilization.
Without knowing all this,
it is not possible to make reels saying it is old and ancient...
Don't think too much about this. Tell that guy whatever I told you.
You are not worthy of anything,
but the way you talk is as if you can swallow a whole whale.
Hey, Sakunthala!
Listen to what I have to say.
You quoted Rs. 50 for each child, to that school teacher.
But you fell for whatever she said and got only Rs. 10 from her.
This is how you will be.
Whatever you say is right,
but those men...
Who knows when you are going to get slippered by them.
Instead of marrying you,
if I had married a buffalo, I would have gotten milk for free.
But you are not useful for even that! Buffalo!
Hey, I hear someone coming.
You go and rest for some time. We will talk later.
Mr. President, we have come to meet you.
I shouted at my wife just before you came.
So she got upset and went to lie down.
You have come to meet me now.
There are no shops nearby either.
Even for someone to take an order...
We have come to discuss something important.
We have received orders to dig in different places in your village.
So are you going to bring down the houses?
Sir, they have just asked us to dig a few places.
Just have a look at this.
This place,
then here,
then this place, then here, here, here, here.
This is the whole village.
So should we all leave this village?
Sir, I will ensure that nothing happens to your house.
You cannot even touch my house.
I am talking about my people.
I don't want them to go homeless. You are saying something.
- Get out of my house first. - Sir.
Will you accept Rs. 1 lakh per cent?
The current rate per cent is Rs. 5 lakhs.
And you are talking about one lakh.
All right, sir, quote your commission and get it.
The land you are digging now...
Do you know whose land it is? It is in my name.
You have to settle for that first.
That will be settled.
But we will not get approval for Rs. 5 lakh per cent.
Hey. Call your supervisor.
We will talk about approval later.
Raghavan, call and check
- like how he requested. - Okay.
Sir, just a minute.
Sir, the village chief is asking for Rs. 5 lakhs per cent.
Why should we explain so much to him?
He says that is the current value of this place.
Just say yes. We are not going to lose anything.
The government will handle it.
All right, sir.
The village has its own value too.
All right, sir, I will inform.
Madam, he has agreed to Rs. 5 lakhs.
You heard that, madam?
If I had spoken to him, I would have quoted Rs. 10 lakhs.
If my wife had made the call,
the quote would get finalized for Rs. 30 lakhs. See for yourself.
My foot!
It's not good to always curse her. Poor girl.
When the minister comes on Wednesday,
we have to show him all these marked places.
- Get them ready for that. - Come with a tape.
We can measure tomorrow. But before that,
transfer the money to my account.
- All right, sir, see you tomorrow. - Bye, sir.
You called us the other day and told us that our salary was Rs. 300.
Why have you asked us to come today?
I feel bad to tell you all, but...
I will lend you my mouth. Can you tell then?
If he uses your mouth to talk, won't you chew up the whole village?
Tonight, his face also looks sullen.
Whatever it is, I need to say it.
Are you going to tell? Or shall I break your head with this brick?
The government is going to dig in a few more places in our village.
For all those houses that are being dug out,
they will give you another piece of land, and Rs. 10,000 per cent.
- Rs. 10,000? - Who knows what his commission is?
- Go and bring Manivasagam. - (Chief) I was against it too.
(Pottuvedi) What did you tell them?
As your village chief, I should take a decision.
So I have said yes to their request.
How dare you say yes?
We also know our rights.
We will go to court. We will fight it out.
Why are you arguing with me?
What can we do against the government?
If they ask us to go, then we must leave.
If you refuse, then it is between you all and them.
I will remove myself.
Then why the hell are you the chief? Just get lost!
Instead of just taking the money, what are you guys even capable of?
You dare talk about our capability? Here, take this.
- You dare throw your slipper! - What are you saying?
(everyone) Thrash him. Beat him.
Hit him. How dare he talk to us about what we are capable of!
(Serattai) You dare not come back.
(woman 16) Look at him run like a dog.
- Run, run! - He has sold our houses for Rs. 10,000!
Rs. 10,000 per cent, it seems!
- What can we do with just Rs. 10,000? - Does he think we won't ask him?
Patience, all of you. Let's see what they can do. Let him come.
(indistinct chatter)
Did you see?
First, it was my house.
Then slowly all your houses.
Then?
Then they will ask you to leave this village.
Pack up all your belongings
and get ready.
Fine, what do we do now?
What are you saying, brother?
They are chasing us away from our own homes.
Do you want us to leave this place and sit in some hole?
What are you saying?
Can we all write a petition?
For what? To wipe his hands?
What other solution do you suggest?
Leaving your own land is akin to life leaving your body.
Instead of doing that, we can all just die.
(wind howling)
(thunder rumbling)
O Goddess Veeralakshmi!
(thunders crashing)
(pitter-patter of rain) (thundering)
(indistinct chatter)
Hey, Saku, as soon as I told them the news,
they all chewed me up like rabid dogs.
I never expected that they will change like this.
Can we file a case against them, saying they tried to kill you?
No, the fault is mine.
You know what I should have done?
I should have called each of them separately and given them the news.
Right there. Yes!
Oh, no!
Careful!
After a very long time, the rains had lashed out last night.
All thanks to our martyr.
So that our village will flourish.
Have you ever let any martyr live well?
Yay!
Hey, crazy children! Don't bathe in the first rain water.
You might catch a cold.
What happened?
Is it there?
No, there is nothing here.
What!
The bones are missing?
Hey, Chilrai, get in and see.
Are you coming, Sister?
Could the bones have dissolved in the rains that lashed last night?
They must have been old bones.
Would they have dissolved?
- Yeah, right. - Check there.
What are you doing?
I'm just checking to see if it is possible for fossils
to dissolve in rain.
What have you studied?
Diploma in Archaeology.
Dig a little deeper.
There is nothing here.
No, ma'am.
When you started digging the well, there were bones and no water.
Now there is water and no bones.
- Ask the Chief to come. - For what?
To sell this village for money, is it?
Last night, the whole village praised him for his service
and sent him off.
I'm getting another call.
I will check and call you back.
Hello.
Sir, in the heavy rains that poured last night...
In the rains... continue.
The bones have gone missing.
You are saying as if the bones on a plate have gone missing.
Sir, someone from this village has taken it and is making us run.
With the minister's event around,
what will I tell him if he asks me?
I don't know what you will do.
When he comes, everything should be there.
My grandfather is dead, and you are here eating peanuts.
Hey, Manivasagam!
Tell me, sir.
There is grass to be cut at the Collector's house.
We need around ten people. Can you bring them?
They will be paid.
Sir, I am a sculptor, and you are calling me to cut grass!
Go find someone else.
The Collector's office has to look nice, that's why we're calling you.
What about him?
By the time he arrives, the Collector's office will crumble.
Is that okay?
- Shall we go? - All the peanuts are rotten.
Rotten?
Kaliyamma! Come out.
Come.
- What is it, madam? - Will you come only if we tell?
- Tell me where to. - I said, just come.
- Madam, I am on my periods today. - Me too, and I've come to work.
(Kaliyamma) Tell me what it is.
Om Anacondaya Namaha!
Om Jurassic Parkaya Namaha!
- Om Anacondaya Namaha! - Sir! Sir!
- God bless you! - Hey, get up, man!
- I said, get up! - Wait! Why are you hitting me?
I said, leave! Come on, let's go.
Did you think I'm your husband for you to hit me like this?
- Check under here. - Hiding under a basket?
I don't know, sister.
- Sir, let go of me. - I said come.
(intense music playing)
(police inspector) Where did he go? That son of a gun!
- Haven't you gone yet? - My legs are aching, sir.
All four legs?
Sir, let me go!
- Come. - I am coming.
What are you doing there?
I am working in the 100-day scheme.
100-day scheme?
Is the 100-day work scheme happening in that lane?
I am working now.
Get up and come out.
What right do you have to call me?
Are you coming out or shall I come there and beat the crap out of you?
You are spoiling my work.
(vocalizing)
(policewoman 1) Come, we are waiting for you.
- Hey, come here. - Where do you think you are going?
You want to sing?
- Get down. I said, get down. - Sister, I didn't do anything.
- I said, get down. - Come on, get down!
- Get in. - Let me go. I am coming.
- Don't hit me. - (indistinct chatter)
(everyone) Police anarchy, down down!
We want justice!
They are taking away all my people!
All of you go to hell!
(crowd) Sir, don't hit me. It hurts.
(crowd screaming in pain)
Sir, don't hit me.
Sir, sir!
(melancholy music playing)
(crowd screaming in pain)
Sir... sir... don't hit, sir.
(crowd screaming in pain)
They are getting beaten black and blue!
(crowd moaning in pain)
- Tell me! - Sir!
Tell me.
Tell me, where are the bones?
I don't know, madam.
He said he doesn't know. How long will you keep hitting us?
Shut up!
♪ Where does life start And where does it end? ♪
♪ This is the path, this is my life Nobody understands my pain ♪
Did you get beaten badly?
Yes, as bad as it can get.
They have beaten the crap out of the entire village.
They thought we would run away if we are beaten in the streets.
They have locked us inside here to thrash us left and right.
- Serattai will escape. - Our ill fate!
Pottuvedi, Karayan and Tumbler
will become dead bodies soon.
I don't think they asked anyone anything before beating them.
They have beaten everyone in a mad rage.
Crap!
For having listened to the priest,
the whole village has been thrashed to pulp!
Hey!
Do you need that entertainment even in this pain?
Weren't they cooperating with us fully?
Why did they suddenly change their behaviour?
Two days ago, we had met the chief
and requested permission to mark a few more places.
It was after that that this has happened.
They told me that they didn't have water in their village.
These bones were found as a result of the action taken.
Do they think that we will not provide any alternative?
I don't like the way they are behaving now.
They haven't taken anything so precious
that they needed to be beaten like that.
What are you saying, Raghavan?
Even when we get a small bone marrow,
we can make the whole world take note.
To retrieve the marrow of an animal that died 66 billion years ago...
How is it even possible, madam?
Why is it not possible?
Research is all about finding the impossible and studying about it.
That is what we are progressing towards.
Why did you come to this job?
Talk about what has to happen now.
You guys are talking about unnecessary things.
Who do you think would have done this?
Manivasagam, right?
Yes, sir.
Where have you hidden all the bones?
What, child?
Child? Who all went down the well?
Tell your names.
My name is Serattai.
Here, this guy who has such thick moustache is Pottuvedi.
That guy who is sitting all curled up, he is Thengathuruvi!
This is Tumbler.
This is Chilrai, and that is Mandathuli.
Why are you telling me the names of household things?
If we tell you our real names, you might file a case against us.
- What! - Please!
If you light a one-rupee camphor, will you become a priest?
Give me camphor worth one crore rupees, I will light that up.
You are talking like an idiot!
Madam, you can beat us the whole day if you want.
After you beat us, you can take all our bones with you.
Our bones are not enough for them to do research.
Everything is fully poisonous.
That's right.
What you say is true.
Am I right, sir?
Oh, God!
Hey, Snail!
What are you doing here?
What is it?
Sir, just turn that man towards south.
Let him go home.
Poor guy! Don't beat him, sir.
He will be crushed.
I think this is south. Go this way.
Hey, Karmegam!
Karmegam!
You will die in some time.
Oldie!
You will also be cremated soon.
It is all just a matter of time.
(crowd screaming)
(melancholy music playing)
Hey, Manivasagam!
Do you see my state?
We have never listened to you.
Our bad time
for having listened to you for the first time.
They have beaten us black and blue!
You fool!
What about me?
Did they feed me and sing me a lullaby?
Along with all of you, they thrashed me too, left and right.
I wanted to do some good for my village folk.
I never expected it to take this turn.
Since it was tea time,
I think they spared us a little.
Those women
tore me to pieces.
If they had continued, I would have been shredded.
And the one who hit me
was behaving like a rabid dog that shakes its head furiously.
He ripped my insides out.
Have they been taught to bash us like this?
It is fine if you men get beaten up.
Even us women are facing the same torture.
So why are you men grumbling?
What is your problem?
Are you saying everything happened because of me?
Don't worry.
I will pledge my head and save you all.
Just be patient, man.
Just when things are coming together, don't spoil anything.
It is unbearable.
I will go take a leak.
Should I do that right here?
There are women here.
Bones!
First you get up!
Are you giving tokens here? Move aside.
Why are you sitting here like an old western toilet?
They hit me even when I was going.
I even told them I was the village chief.
Even then they beat me to a pulp!
Even after getting thrashed, you haven't dropped your swag!
Even in this government-owned building, there is no water!
- Sir! - Who is that?
- Look here, sir. - Look over there, idiot!
Do you have common sense?
You are filming in a toilet! Get lost!
A whole village has been beaten. Did you take all those bones?
The minister will come tomorrow.
I will explain to him in detail when he comes tomorrow.
You are filming here without realizing my situation.
Look at her, asking questions at the wrong time!
- I don't follow, chief! - Move aside, woman!
- They have beaten us like dough! - Why don't you tell me, sir!
Hey! Get lost!
- Go! - Yeah, he might bite you.
My vision is also poor after getting beaten up.
Oh, no!
You've taken a beating where you can't even stand?
Hello!
- Sir! - Give me your phone.
Are you going to telecast this on your news channel?
No, sir, I...
Who asked you to come here?
Did we ask you to come?
Here, er...
You will relay only what we tell you to.
Sir, please don't!
Sir!
Go!
Is it this village?
Yes, it is this village.
(minister) Which district does it come under?
(driver) It falls under the Ramanathapuram district.
- Whose constituency is it? - Vetrivel, sir.
Sir, just one question.
- Please answer, sir. - Just wait!
Sir, just a minute.
- Wait, sir. - Sir, just a minute.
This is the pit.
This temple has also been damaged.
This is Manivasagam's house.
- The old man in this house died? - Yes, he died.
We've asked for compensation for his death as well.
- All right, tell me. - The head was here, sir.
The tail was here.
It collapsed when we were trying to clear it.
Where is everyone?
They are in a hall nearby.
- Can I see them? Let's go. - Sure, sir.
Control the media.
Oh, no! Again?
- Who is it next? - Looks like some important people.
Hello, sir!
Hello, sir.
Hey, no!
Get out! Get lost!
Even here...
Get out, all of you.
Do you know what a big crime you have committed?
We are answerable to the central government for this.
If you have any needs, ask.
I will fulfil it.
Instead, hiding it and saying that you have no idea about it
is wrong.
Sir, open this and read it.
Read it.
We have written all our demands here,
and after you fulfil these,
I will show you where all the bones are hidden.
"To the honourable minister,
"from the people of Kodangipatti village.
"We have been suffering for long due to lack of drinking water.
"After repeated petitions,
"we were permitted a dig a well. But instead of water,
"we could find only bones.
"After that, not only has our water problems been cast aside,
"we fear that this place might become an excavation site
"and we might be asked to evacuate this village.
"With no other choice, we have been forced to hide these bones.
"Moreover, for the bones that were excavated from our village,
"we request you to build a museum in this village.
"We also request you to fulfil our basic necessities and oblige.
"We also request you to revoke the order
"to evacuate the people of this village."
That's it.
All right.
I will raise this issue in the assembly.
By all means.
But before that, you just need to sign that you agree to our demands.
You want everything immediately?
Do you approve?
- I wholeheartedly approve. - Then you can sign immediately.
The Collector is here.
The press is outside.
Reporters, come inside. All of you come.
You are taking revenge for not returning your projector, right?
- We will take care of it later. - Definitely not, Mr. Compounder.
Hey! He is the Collector.
I can't talk properly after getting thrashed by the police.
Shut up.
Is that your signature?
We were told you have studied only till fourth grade.
The museum will be built in your village.
I have recommended it.
Are you all happy?
Thanks a lot, sir.
(applauding)
So, looks like you got what you wanted.
What did I do, madam?
You think I don't know anything?
I personally think that any research should benefit the public.
We are researching the remains of animals that died eons ago.
But in just a few more years,
our department will be researching to find out where water is.
But if you think I have really done something wrong, I'm really sorry.
(upbeat music)
Thank you, madam.
See you, blue shirt!
AFTER SOME RESEARCH...
KODANGIPATTI WITH EXTRA FUNDS III
(traditional music)
(upbeat music continues)
(sentimental music)
(upbeat music)
AFTER A FEW ACHIEVEMENTS...
(sentimental music continues)
MUSEUM KODANGIPATTI, RAMANATHAPURAM
(people chanting)
(traditional music)
(traditional music continues)
Welcome.
Go in a line.
- Guru! - Yes, devotee!
Can you tell me the Thala history of this temple?
You don't even have hair, but you want to know Thala history!
Listen.
History says
that in the initial stages,
he was a bike mechanic.
Then he acted in a small advertisement in Telugu.
Then his first Tamil movie was called Amaravathy.
He slowly progressed.
Shalini acted in a movie called
Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and captured audiences.
She, along with our head,
acted together in a movie called Amarkalam.
In that movie, both of them fell in love.
The way he carried her over his shoulders in the climax,
he is still carrying her in his heart, as a good husband.
What a great man, and what a great pair!
When you asked me about Thala history, I got a small spark.
Tell me, Guru.
He has also acted in a movie called Varalaru.
A hard-worker,
who is high on self-confidence.
On May 1st, Labourers' Day,
the whole world celebrates his birthday.
This is our head's history.
You say he is a hard-worker. Will he enter politics?
(laughs)
- Only time will tell, devotee! - Hey!
I asked you for the history of this temple,
and you are talking about something else.
Do temples have history?
If you wear your hair like that, will you become a priest?
Look! Just one phone call,
and I will lock up everything and take the key with me.
- Do you want to see? - Hey, baldie.
No, don't do anything like that.
These people don't believe me if I say there is God.
But if I use these bones and say there is God, they will flock.
Our village is now dependant on these bones.
Am I doing something that no one else is doing?
Please don't mind it.
- Fine, carry on. - Get lost, you baldy.
I will go back to Kasi!
Phew!
- Swami-ji, come here. - What is it, Lakshmi?
Come and see here.
(upbeat music playing)
(egg cracking)
♪ Our God became the ground! ♪
♪ The village is now our God! ♪
♪ The well that was dry ♪
♪ Is now full to the brim! ♪
♪ With every beating The Earth is ours ♪
♪ Whatever remains is yours And both are yours to take! ♪
♪ With every beating The world is ours ♪
♪ Whatever remains is yours And both are yours to take! ♪
♪ The mirage water Became rain water! ♪
♪ When the clouds spoke with rain Everyone's sorrow vanished! ♪
♪ When the night turns into dawn The crops start to sprout ♪
♪ Sing and dance in the rain! ♪
♪ The well is missing! ♪
♪ Our God became the ground! ♪
♪ The village is now our God! ♪
♪ The well that was dry ♪
♪ Is now full to the brim! ♪
♪ As the name goes higher The village searches for you! ♪
♪ As the forest slowly declines New weeds crop up ♪
♪ Eat your millets, dear They give a lot of strength ♪
♪ One whack here, one there! ♪
♪ We are the ancient civilization Say it with pride! ♪
♪ Eat your corn and cook the rice ♪
♪ We are the ancient civilization Say it with pride! ♪
♪ Eat your corn and cook the rice ♪
♪ The well is missing! ♪