WEBVTT 02:19.871 --> 02:21.088 'This is the world.' 02:21.621 --> 02:22.704 'This is Kuttikkanam.' 02:23.412 --> 02:24.495 'This is me.' 02:24.496 --> 02:25.537 'Vineeth Madhavan.' 02:26.121 --> 02:27.245 'This is my story.' 02:27.662 --> 02:29.411 'But, what you are about to see now...' 02:29.412 --> 02:30.496 'is not my story.' 02:30.788 --> 02:33.670 'Twenty-five kilometres away from Kuttikkanam,' 02:33.768 --> 02:35.453 'in the hills of Vagamon, lives...' 02:35.454 --> 02:38.080 'Kerala's most popular writer' 02:38.188 --> 02:40.370 'and my favourite horror novelist,' 02:40.371 --> 02:44.328 'Vaikom David, and his son Sachin Vaikom David.' 02:44.329 --> 02:45.496 'This is their story.' 02:52.162 --> 02:54.788 WITH LOVE, TO NEETHU 02:56.204 --> 02:59.913 VAIKOM DAVID 03:30.245 --> 03:31.618 - Sachin David! - Huh? 03:32.829 --> 03:35.162 Metals used for electroplating... Which are they? 03:38.355 --> 03:39.980 Chromium, Gold, Silver. 03:40.788 --> 03:41.913 Oh... Okay... 03:42.329 --> 03:43.996 Then, define electroplating. 03:44.355 --> 03:46.995 The process of depositing a layer of desired metal 03:46.996 --> 03:48.748 on another by using electricity. 03:50.496 --> 03:51.537 Teacher... 03:51.788 --> 03:53.411 - Huh! - Sachin David is being called. 03:53.412 --> 03:54.537 Hmm... Go! 03:58.287 --> 04:00.162 Are you into writing, like your father, Sachin? 04:00.621 --> 04:01.871 - A little bit. - I see. 04:02.080 --> 04:04.244 I've been saddled with the charge of the school magazine this year. 04:04.245 --> 04:06.912 The stories and poems we've received for the Malayalam section are quite weak. 04:06.913 --> 04:08.621 That's when I thought of you, Sachin. 04:08.871 --> 04:10.328 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 04:10.329 --> 04:11.578 it cannot be bad, right? 04:11.579 --> 04:13.620 - I will give it a shot, Teacher. - Good. Don't waste time. 04:13.621 --> 04:15.079 It must be submitted by next week. 04:15.080 --> 04:16.704 - Get it done quickly. - Okay, Teacher. 04:20.121 --> 04:21.245 Teacher! 04:21.537 --> 04:23.437 Should I write a short story or a novel? 04:23.438 --> 04:25.354 Oh goodness, we don't have that kind of space! 04:25.355 --> 04:26.480 A short story would do. 04:32.313 --> 04:33.860 [knocking on the door] 04:51.038 --> 04:52.370 Mangalam weekly or Manjadi? 04:52.371 --> 04:53.496 Manjadi. 04:54.755 --> 04:55.943 - Peter! - Yes? 04:56.230 --> 04:57.488 - Manjadi. - Okay. 05:01.913 --> 05:02.912 Here you go. 05:02.913 --> 05:04.328 Oops. I'll get that. 05:04.329 --> 05:05.329 That's okay. 05:07.313 --> 05:08.476 Devil's Island! 05:08.855 --> 05:10.177 Hey, there's this one too! 05:17.954 --> 05:19.037 - Venu Chetta... - Hmm? 05:19.038 --> 05:21.896 Would you publish a horror novel in your children's magazine? 05:21.897 --> 05:23.411 The last four or five pages... 05:23.412 --> 05:25.120 are reserved for the kids' section. 05:25.121 --> 05:26.328 If it's a short story, we can certainly publish it there. 05:26.329 --> 05:28.203 I'm already writing a short story for the school magazine. 05:28.204 --> 05:30.746 But this is a novel I've been planning for a long time. 05:30.996 --> 05:32.913 If it's written by Vaikom David sir's son... 05:33.454 --> 05:35.120 then even if it's a horror novel, 05:35.121 --> 05:36.453 Manjadi will consider it. 05:36.454 --> 05:37.662 What's the title? 05:38.662 --> 05:39.954 "The Black Hands!" 05:44.162 --> 05:45.831 - Nice. - Teacher! 05:46.038 --> 05:47.079 Aha... 05:47.080 --> 05:48.370 Celebrating your birthday is fine. 05:48.371 --> 05:50.037 But if you don't submit your article by tomorrow, 05:50.038 --> 05:51.453 I'm sending the magazine to the press without it, mind you! 05:51.454 --> 05:52.913 - I'll definitely give it, Teacher. - Alright then. 05:54.412 --> 05:55.454 Neethu... 05:57.080 --> 05:58.162 Happy Birthday! 05:58.579 --> 06:00.561 - This is the first printed copy. - Thank you! 06:01.191 --> 06:03.850 'Devil's Island' 06:04.245 --> 06:05.328 - Teacher, for me! - Wait... wait... 06:05.329 --> 06:06.244 Don't rush! 06:06.245 --> 06:07.453 - I'll call out the names... - I...I want one. 06:07.454 --> 06:08.953 - Sachin, I got it. - I'm fed up with these kids. 06:08.954 --> 06:10.871 - Come! - Hey... Everyone go and sit down! 06:11.371 --> 06:12.787 Didn't you hear what I said? Go and sit. 06:12.788 --> 06:14.080 Did you see my book review? 06:20.537 --> 06:22.246 THE LAST BOOK I READ: DEVIL'S ISLAND - NEETHU CHERIYAN 06:22.247 --> 06:23.445 'A small kid's story' 06:23.446 --> 06:24.573 'Where have you gone?' 06:25.245 --> 06:26.453 Regarding your story, Sachin... 06:26.454 --> 06:28.871 As a first timer, it's definitely a good attempt. 06:29.763 --> 06:31.096 - But... - But?? 06:31.954 --> 06:34.829 It doesn't quite have the standard to be published in our school magazine. 06:36.245 --> 06:38.485 Maybe we can publish your next one instead. 06:38.829 --> 06:39.912 Now, that doesn't mean... 06:39.913 --> 06:41.244 that you lack talent, 06:41.245 --> 06:42.496 or that the story itself is bad. 06:42.897 --> 06:44.203 With a little more practice, 06:44.204 --> 06:45.745 you can write very well, Sachin. 06:45.746 --> 06:46.787 Keep trying! 06:46.788 --> 06:48.120 Perseverance is everything. 06:48.121 --> 06:50.450 Pick up your father's books and read them once more. 06:50.572 --> 06:51.913 Learn from the best! 07:03.147 --> 07:05.124 If it's written by Vaikom David sir's son... 07:05.647 --> 07:07.286 then even if it's a horror novel, 07:07.287 --> 07:08.286 Manjadi will consider it. 07:08.287 --> 07:09.912 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 07:09.913 --> 07:11.037 it cannot be bad, right? 07:11.038 --> 07:12.411 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 07:12.412 --> 07:13.661 it cannot be bad, right? 07:13.662 --> 07:15.120 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 07:15.121 --> 07:16.371 it cannot be bad, right? 07:19.038 --> 07:20.536 Son, could you give these to your dad? 07:20.537 --> 07:22.746 These copies of "Devil's Island" have a printing error. 07:22.954 --> 07:25.870 Fortunately, they were only sold from a single book store in Kottayam. 07:25.871 --> 07:28.204 We're going to recall them and get new ones printed. 07:28.421 --> 07:29.617 Alright, then. 07:30.022 --> 07:31.772 Sachin... Here you go! 07:39.480 --> 07:40.995 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 07:40.996 --> 07:42.079 it cannot be bad, right? 07:42.080 --> 07:44.787 It doesn't quite have the standard to be published in our school magazine. 07:44.788 --> 07:46.286 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 07:46.287 --> 07:47.703 it cannot be bad, right? 07:47.704 --> 07:49.829 Pick up your father's books and read them once more. 07:50.188 --> 07:51.787 After all, when Vaikom David sir's son writes something, 07:51.788 --> 07:52.787 it cannot be bad, right? 07:52.788 --> 07:55.621 It doesn't quite have the standard to be published in our school magazine. 07:56.647 --> 07:57.982 I had given it to Neethu. 07:57.983 --> 07:59.705 'Devil's Island' 08:00.038 --> 08:01.913 Dad, I wrote a novel. 08:02.813 --> 08:04.769 [Thundering clouds] 08:10.245 --> 08:11.287 It's good. 08:12.412 --> 08:13.662 But this isn't horror. 08:14.647 --> 08:15.869 This is pure comedy. 08:16.438 --> 08:18.241 [hapless agony] 08:31.103 --> 08:32.484 [sudden power outage] 08:32.704 --> 08:33.829 It's good. 08:34.704 --> 08:36.245 But this isn't horror. 08:36.954 --> 08:38.204 This is pure comedy. 08:39.579 --> 08:40.661 Teacher! 08:40.662 --> 08:42.329 Should I write a short story or a novel? 08:44.197 --> 08:45.328 [kncoking on the door] 08:45.329 --> 08:46.329 Sachin! 08:46.938 --> 08:48.187 Open the door! 09:09.438 --> 09:10.953 I gave it everything I had. 09:11.371 --> 09:13.662 But I can never match my father's genius. 09:14.412 --> 09:16.203 To live as my father's talentless... 09:16.204 --> 09:18.037 and incompetent son... 09:18.038 --> 09:19.557 I just can't do it anymore. 09:23.454 --> 09:25.038 Well, of course you can't. 09:25.729 --> 09:27.333 Because, you are my son. 09:28.829 --> 09:32.412 Out of the 232 novels I've published, not a single one is actually mine. 09:34.105 --> 09:37.489 I had a lover who took her own life out of heartbreak. 09:37.913 --> 09:39.896 My batchmate from C.M.S. College, 09:39.897 --> 09:41.088 Anuradha! 09:41.216 --> 09:43.185 'ANURADHA' 09:43.355 --> 09:44.854 After the funeral was over, 09:44.855 --> 09:46.244 and her family came to clear things out, 09:46.245 --> 09:49.661 I packed up and sent all her hostel belongings back with them. 09:49.662 --> 09:50.829 Save for a single exception. 09:52.022 --> 09:53.823 The novels she had written. 09:53.824 --> 09:55.924 'THE DETECTIVE ANURAJ MYSTERIES' 09:56.022 --> 09:58.622 She had an incredible knack for terrifying people with her prose. 10:00.996 --> 10:03.439 I published every single one of those novels under my own name. 10:03.440 --> 10:04.328 'THE DETECTIVE DAVID RAJ MYSTERIES' 10:04.329 --> 10:06.536 By the time her manuscripts finally ran dry, 10:06.537 --> 10:08.437 I had accumulated enough wealth and fame... 10:08.438 --> 10:10.147 to hire people to ghost-write for me. 10:10.579 --> 10:14.219 So, I began scouting for destitute literary talents whom I could easily exploit. 10:14.313 --> 10:15.995 Now, the manuscripts I give you 10:15.996 --> 10:18.312 to hand over to Mangalam or Manjadi every evening... 10:18.313 --> 10:19.522 aren't written by me either. 10:19.829 --> 10:21.099 They're actually his. 10:21.913 --> 10:22.996 Peter's. 10:25.022 --> 10:26.188 David Sir...! 10:28.537 --> 10:29.536 What happened? 10:29.537 --> 10:31.370 There's nothing to worry about anymore, David Sir. 10:31.371 --> 10:35.120 We managed to recover eight copies sold from the Kottayam Manjadi Book store. 10:35.121 --> 10:37.519 - How many copies were sold in total? - Ten. 10:37.629 --> 10:39.187 Only two more left to find. 10:39.397 --> 10:41.388 Did your dad take those two to his grave? 10:46.496 --> 10:49.287 Without me even noticing, Peter left me a little parting gift. 10:49.730 --> 10:52.312 In the manuscript of "Devil's Island" that I gave you to send to press, 10:52.313 --> 10:53.902 he named the villain after me, 10:54.063 --> 10:56.173 and named the heroine Anuradha. 10:56.704 --> 10:58.204 Now, if people actually read this, 10:58.605 --> 11:00.312 anyone with a bit of wisdom and maturity... 11:00.313 --> 11:02.396 could piece together my entire life story. 11:02.397 --> 11:04.102 And that was exactly his intention. 11:04.954 --> 11:06.329 But what if the truth comes out? 11:07.871 --> 11:10.070 Have you ever thought about that, Dad? 11:11.897 --> 11:13.897 Who wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'? 11:14.363 --> 11:15.703 William Shakespeare. 11:15.704 --> 11:19.286 "The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet." by Arthur Brookes. 11:19.287 --> 11:20.913 It was based on that poem... 11:21.105 --> 11:23.146 that William Shakespeare... 11:23.147 --> 11:25.952 created his famous masterpiece, "Romeo and Juliet." 11:26.647 --> 11:30.205 Back then, when intellectual property and copyrights didn't exist... 11:30.206 --> 11:32.169 this was common practice. 11:32.170 --> 11:33.703 But in this day and age, 11:33.704 --> 11:37.537 it would be dismissed as plagiarism or cheap copying. 11:37.897 --> 11:40.923 Can you even fathom framing the great William Shakespeare 11:40.924 --> 11:42.966 as a mere plagiarist? 11:43.772 --> 11:45.727 - No. - You can't. 11:46.121 --> 11:48.229 Because... in reality, beyond the art itself, 11:48.230 --> 11:49.746 and surviving across centuries, 11:49.747 --> 11:51.437 what defines his greatness... 11:51.438 --> 11:53.504 is the reputation he has earned. 11:54.047 --> 11:55.937 The fact that their favourite novelist cheated... 11:55.938 --> 11:57.995 is something people simply don't want to believe. 11:57.996 --> 11:59.328 If the creation is good, 11:59.329 --> 12:02.666 they will deify whoever takes credit as the creator. 12:02.980 --> 12:06.521 They don't even like to hear that it was someone else's blood and sweat. 12:06.522 --> 12:08.646 Only the final result matters here. 12:08.647 --> 12:10.521 [phone rings] 12:14.022 --> 12:15.271 - Hello? - Sir! 12:15.438 --> 12:17.062 We've traced one more copy. 12:17.063 --> 12:18.536 That's nine out of ten. 12:18.537 --> 12:19.521 That's not enough. 12:19.522 --> 12:21.271 We need to issue a press release immediately. 12:21.272 --> 12:24.021 "The novel is being withdrawn due to a technical error." 12:24.022 --> 12:26.921 "If the book is returned to any nearby Manjadi book store, 12:26.922 --> 12:29.450 "readers will receive double the amount as a refund." 12:29.451 --> 12:30.411 Understood, sir. 12:30.412 --> 12:33.120 Not a single copy of that novel should remain in circulation. 12:33.121 --> 12:34.220 Okay, sir. 12:41.122 --> 12:42.854 You have a high IQ... 12:42.855 --> 12:45.437 If you put in the effort, you could easily get into an IIT. 12:45.438 --> 12:48.146 You could draw a six-figure salary anywhere in the world... 12:48.147 --> 12:49.495 and live a comfortable life. 12:49.496 --> 12:50.620 Now tell me... 12:50.621 --> 12:52.621 Do you really want this cursed life of mine? 12:55.204 --> 12:56.245 I do. 12:56.871 --> 12:58.412 I want the world to know me. 12:58.954 --> 13:00.457 I want them to admire me. 13:00.829 --> 13:02.162 Just like my dad. 13:04.022 --> 13:05.438 No, scratch that. Not like you. 13:06.245 --> 13:08.244 I want to become even greater than you. 13:12.614 --> 13:14.529 To do that, you needn't struggle this much. 13:14.647 --> 13:17.522 Trust me, the world is full of fools who will happily struggle for you. 13:20.080 --> 13:21.370 What you should strive for, 13:21.371 --> 13:22.912 is not to create your art. 13:22.913 --> 13:24.610 It is to create your value. 13:26.746 --> 13:29.328 Your greatness lies in protecting your own value. 13:29.329 --> 13:30.912 Once you are established as a great man, 13:30.913 --> 13:33.328 even if your past mistakes are one day revealed, 13:33.329 --> 13:35.834 the greatness you have achieved will be your shield. 13:38.871 --> 13:41.970 "Chase reputation... and greatness will follow." 13:43.438 --> 13:45.769 Guard that reputation even to your grave. 13:49.537 --> 13:50.812 Reputation! 13:51.522 --> 13:53.593 That is the only weapon you need. 14:16.022 --> 14:17.870 'The very last copy of "Devil's Island"...' 14:17.871 --> 14:19.912 'that Vaikom David was so desperately searching for,' 14:19.913 --> 14:21.224 'is right here with me.' 14:21.355 --> 14:23.271 'And this is where my story begins.' 14:23.438 --> 14:24.480 Vineeth! 14:26.204 --> 14:29.038 Now do you see how he fell from his bed and broke his arm? 14:29.287 --> 14:31.286 He's always reading horror novels, 14:31.287 --> 14:32.662 or watching some horror film. 14:33.162 --> 14:34.995 And then, he dreams of it and wakes up startled, 14:34.996 --> 14:36.370 falls off the bed, and breaks his arm. 14:36.371 --> 14:37.704 - Correct! - Huh? 14:38.412 --> 14:39.495 - Oh...! - You, keep quiet! 14:39.496 --> 14:41.495 You mess around too, but when the exam results come... 14:41.496 --> 14:42.953 you always manage to score above 90%. 14:42.954 --> 14:44.038 But his case is different. 14:44.537 --> 14:45.787 For the last exam, 14:45.788 --> 14:46.954 he barely managed 55%. 14:52.496 --> 14:53.746 Hey! Come on! 14:55.038 --> 14:56.536 Uncle, will you buy me a Frooti? 14:56.537 --> 14:57.662 Would one be enough? 15:11.038 --> 15:13.411 "Those who believe in the false illusion... 15:13.412 --> 15:15.495 of a beautiful and fragrant life, 15:15.496 --> 15:16.954 should not read this novel!" 15:21.913 --> 15:23.371 Vineeth, when you grow up, 15:23.496 --> 15:24.829 what do you want to be? 15:28.121 --> 15:29.579 You must have an ambition, right? 15:32.245 --> 15:33.286 Doctor... 15:33.287 --> 15:35.244 Doctor, it's not like what my father said. 15:35.245 --> 15:36.746 I didn't fall because I was scared. 15:37.621 --> 15:38.661 Then? 15:38.662 --> 15:40.621 Someone throws me to the ground. 15:42.621 --> 15:44.371 - Who? - I don't know! 15:44.579 --> 15:46.412 But he comes every night. 15:47.621 --> 15:48.829 Have you actually seen him? 15:49.496 --> 15:50.621 Just once! 15:51.204 --> 15:52.204 But... 15:52.996 --> 15:54.080 But? 15:54.245 --> 15:55.871 - He has no head. - What?! 15:56.080 --> 15:58.244 He jumped in front of a train, and committed suicide. 15:58.245 --> 15:59.454 That's what he told me. 16:03.412 --> 16:04.453 Don't be scared, Doctor! 16:04.454 --> 16:05.578 I was just kidding. 16:05.579 --> 16:07.204 - Oh! - I dream every night. 16:07.579 --> 16:09.244 Sometimes I do get a bit frightened. 16:09.245 --> 16:10.745 Sometimes I just lose my balance... 16:10.746 --> 16:11.788 and I end up falling. 16:12.329 --> 16:13.996 This happened the same way. 16:18.162 --> 16:19.204 I'm taking this with me. 16:19.454 --> 16:20.536 You can't do that! 16:20.537 --> 16:22.204 I haven't finished reading it yet. 16:22.329 --> 16:24.620 I won't be able to sleep without knowing its climax. 16:24.621 --> 16:25.661 Is that so? 16:25.662 --> 16:27.913 Then for the time being, you needn't know the climax. 16:28.412 --> 16:31.121 You should be focusing on much more important things now. 16:31.788 --> 16:33.287 You need an aim in life, son. 16:33.496 --> 16:34.787 Decide what it is, by the time 16:34.788 --> 16:36.245 you come back to remove your cast. 16:38.454 --> 16:39.871 Only then will I give this back. 16:40.204 --> 16:41.995 'To find out how "Devil's Island" ends,' 16:41.996 --> 16:43.913 'now I have to wait until this cast comes off.' 16:44.621 --> 16:46.328 'And I have to come up with an "aim" in life too.' 16:46.329 --> 16:47.746 'This was a total betrayal.' 16:48.121 --> 16:49.244 Uncle and I... 16:49.245 --> 16:51.162 will drop you off and head out quickly. 16:51.287 --> 16:54.203 Just make sure you give him his food and medicine on time, okay? 16:54.204 --> 16:55.829 Consider it done, Aunty! 16:56.454 --> 16:58.537 It's not like I have anything better to do anyway! 17:01.245 --> 17:02.287 - Dude? - Yeah? 17:02.662 --> 17:03.913 Shall we go watch a movie? 17:05.080 --> 17:08.329 Mom gave me fifty rupees to buy snacks for the school trip. 17:08.746 --> 17:10.079 As soon as your parents leave, 17:10.080 --> 17:11.621 we'll head straight to the theatre. 17:12.162 --> 17:13.496 [whispering] Which movie? 17:29.579 --> 17:31.203 - "Mummy"? - Just come with me! 17:31.204 --> 17:32.788 The special effects are incredible. 17:58.537 --> 17:59.537 Phew! 18:40.829 --> 18:43.203 Didn't I tell you the special effects would be incredible? 18:43.204 --> 18:45.787 That scene where Imhotep swallows the helicopter... 18:45.788 --> 18:46.828 Oh my god! 18:46.829 --> 18:48.454 The sound was even coming from behind us! 18:53.121 --> 18:54.204 I've found it! 18:54.871 --> 18:55.871 Found what? 18:56.245 --> 18:57.287 Aim! 18:57.454 --> 18:58.704 I didn't get you! 18:59.038 --> 19:00.204 I want to scare people! 19:00.496 --> 19:02.454 I want to terrify everyone using DTS! 19:02.662 --> 19:03.788 [SUNIL VIDEOS] 19:07.121 --> 19:08.203 "Akashaganga" [cult horror film in Malayalam] 19:08.204 --> 19:10.120 - Vineeth! - Suniletta... 19:10.121 --> 19:11.204 Do you have "The Mummy"? 19:11.371 --> 19:12.495 Oh, no, I don't. 19:12.496 --> 19:13.995 I only had two copies... 19:13.996 --> 19:15.245 and both are currently out. 19:15.371 --> 19:16.953 But I have something else for you. 19:16.954 --> 19:18.704 It hasn't even been released in India yet. 19:18.996 --> 19:21.621 In America, it's a bigger hit than "Titanic." 19:28.412 --> 19:30.496 "The Sixth Sense!" 19:34.662 --> 19:35.829 Does this have DTS? 19:35.996 --> 19:38.661 It was recorded from a theatre in America that had DTS, 19:38.662 --> 19:39.871 so it's bound to have it! 19:43.579 --> 19:46.578 [News on TV] Malayalam's beloved writer, Vaikom David, has passed away. 19:46.579 --> 19:49.995 The end came at approximately six o'clock this evening at his own residence. 19:49.996 --> 19:51.453 With over two hundred and fifty... 19:51.454 --> 19:52.913 'This setup isn't good enough at all!' 19:54.329 --> 19:56.121 'I need to equip this house with DTS!' 19:56.621 --> 19:57.703 'I know how to do it.' 19:57.704 --> 19:58.913 Sorry, Grandpa. 19:59.245 --> 20:00.746 I really need to watch this movie. 20:23.662 --> 20:25.745 'Welcome to Madhavan DTS!' 20:25.746 --> 20:26.913 '5.1,' 20:27.080 --> 20:28.121 'Kuttikkanam.' 20:34.996 --> 20:36.121 Wow! 20:36.704 --> 20:38.411 That's quite the setup you've got here! 20:38.412 --> 20:39.453 It's no use, man. 20:39.454 --> 20:40.995 Sunilettan totally ripped me off. 20:40.996 --> 20:42.746 The DTS effect isn't working at all. 20:43.121 --> 20:45.329 Well, that's Sunilettan for you. He's bound to cheat. 20:46.913 --> 20:48.537 It's a great book, Grandpa. 20:48.954 --> 20:50.870 I have no idea why it flopped. 20:50.871 --> 20:52.038 People don't deserve you! 20:52.329 --> 20:54.120 As per my genetics, 20:54.121 --> 20:57.703 I expected a grandson with a scientific temperament like you. 20:57.704 --> 20:58.912 And what did I end up with? 20:58.913 --> 21:02.704 A boy who breaks his arm falling off the bed reading a Vaikom David novel! 21:03.287 --> 21:04.871 "The Sixth Sense"? 21:05.204 --> 21:07.244 Where have I heard that name before? 21:07.245 --> 21:08.829 No, you wouldn't have heard it. 21:09.080 --> 21:10.121 Wait... 21:10.287 --> 21:12.412 Its director is actually a Malayali. 21:12.662 --> 21:14.411 Get out of here! This is a Hollywood movie. 21:14.412 --> 21:15.912 Bruce Willis is the hero. 21:15.913 --> 21:17.454 The hero might be Bruce Willis, 21:17.704 --> 21:19.411 but the director is definitely a Malayali. 21:19.412 --> 21:20.579 Manoj K. Jayan! 21:21.121 --> 21:22.704 It's Manoj Night Shyamalan! 21:23.038 --> 21:24.203 Born in Mahe. 21:24.204 --> 21:25.746 Brought up in Pennsylvania. 21:25.913 --> 21:27.828 Grandpa, you are a genius. 21:27.829 --> 21:28.995 People don't deserve you! 21:28.996 --> 21:30.787 'Grandpa is more than I gave him credit for.' 21:30.788 --> 21:31.788 'He really is a genius.' 21:32.412 --> 21:34.245 'But how on earth did Suji know that?' 21:35.621 --> 21:37.204 [whispering] How do you know this? 21:37.579 --> 21:39.286 Just watching movies isn't enough... 21:39.287 --> 21:41.454 You should try reading the newspaper once in a while. 21:41.913 --> 21:43.913 'Yes, I've found an aim in life.' 21:44.245 --> 21:47.578 'Now, I need to get this cast off and finally read the climax of Devil's Island.' 21:47.579 --> 21:48.996 Try shaking your hand a little. 21:50.454 --> 21:51.536 Does it hurt? 21:51.537 --> 21:52.579 No. 21:53.913 --> 21:55.620 Now, try writing something. 21:55.621 --> 21:57.913 - What should I write? - Anything that comes to your mind. 22:00.621 --> 22:02.704 'Everyone is going to be shocked when they read this.' 22:03.245 --> 22:04.496 'Grandpa will be happy.' 22:15.788 --> 22:16.788 Aim. 22:16.954 --> 22:18.829 I have finally decided on my life's aim. 22:20.371 --> 22:23.579 I want to be a Hollywood director like Manoj Night Shyamalan. 22:25.788 --> 22:27.496 - What? - The book! 22:30.954 --> 22:32.579 'The climax of Devil's Island' 22:33.038 --> 22:34.621 'was nothing like what I had expected.' 22:35.080 --> 22:36.496 'It was pretty terrible.' 22:40.871 --> 22:42.871 'So, that chapter of my life is officially over.' 22:43.162 --> 22:45.537 Dad, will you buy me a video camera? 22:46.287 --> 22:48.371 A video camera will be far too expensive, son. 22:48.579 --> 22:51.536 If you'd like, we can stop by Sunil Videos on the way and rent a cassette. 22:51.537 --> 22:54.495 But Sunilettan said it only costs Rs 27,000. 22:54.496 --> 22:56.121 "Only" Rs 27,000?! 22:59.287 --> 23:00.286 Hey! 23:00.287 --> 23:01.661 If we had Rs 27,000, 23:01.662 --> 23:03.996 we could buy your mother a brand-new washing machine. 23:04.121 --> 23:06.204 - And you want a video camera? - [laughs] 23:06.537 --> 23:07.912 So, did you finish reading it? 23:07.913 --> 23:08.996 I didn't like it one bit. 23:09.204 --> 23:10.661 Stupid "Devil's Island". 23:10.662 --> 23:12.203 When a talented man's treasure, 23:12.204 --> 23:14.080 is snatched away by the talentless one, 23:14.287 --> 23:18.121 he can either console himself by calling it his destiny, 23:18.829 --> 23:22.287 or he can set out... to rewrite that destiny himself. 23:22.954 --> 23:25.162 This is the story of one such man's... 23:25.287 --> 23:28.329 incredibly adventurous and epic journey. 23:30.621 --> 23:32.411 So, did the talented one get the treasure? 23:32.412 --> 23:33.745 No, he didn't get it in the end. 23:33.746 --> 23:35.954 The talented man lost... and the talentless man won. 23:36.329 --> 23:38.286 - What a terrible climax! - That's what! 23:38.287 --> 23:41.079 This is what happens when you carry impossible desires in your heart. 23:41.080 --> 23:43.703 Manoj Night Shyamalan grew up in America. 23:43.704 --> 23:45.329 You grew up in Kuttikkanam. 23:46.579 --> 23:47.578 Listen... 23:47.579 --> 23:48.703 There's no Hollywood here. 23:48.704 --> 23:51.245 In this small state of Kerala, we only have a 'small wood.' 23:51.371 --> 23:52.371 Mollywood! 23:52.662 --> 23:53.704 So, Vineeth... 23:54.038 --> 23:55.913 Just forget about the handycam! 23:59.788 --> 24:00.829 Damn it! 24:01.245 --> 24:02.411 It won't start! 24:02.412 --> 24:03.870 It's time to buy a new car. 24:03.871 --> 24:05.745 - This has been happening frequently now! - Huh!? 24:05.746 --> 24:06.913 Hey, Vineeth! 24:07.746 --> 24:08.871 Get in the car! 24:10.496 --> 24:11.496 Hey! 24:11.621 --> 24:12.661 What is he doing? 24:12.662 --> 24:16.329 "Malayalam's first DTS horror film!" 24:16.704 --> 24:18.579 Fine. Mollywood would do! 24:19.996 --> 24:22.996 I'll make high-class horror films right here in our little Kerala! 24:23.245 --> 24:25.287 Best of the best, in DTS! 24:25.704 --> 24:26.871 After Director Vinayan, 24:27.454 --> 24:28.871 it'll be Vineeth Madhavan! 24:30.913 --> 24:32.454 I'm going to terrify everyone! 24:34.412 --> 24:35.871 'And no one can stop me!' 24:36.496 --> 24:37.578 'Because,' 24:37.579 --> 24:38.954 'God will be with me,' 24:39.454 --> 24:40.454 'always!' 24:42.662 --> 24:44.788 'Mollywood Times' 25:04.162 --> 25:05.287 O Goddess! 25:36.913 --> 25:38.162 O Goddess! 25:44.621 --> 25:46.745 [soundtrack from "Akashaganga"] 25:46.746 --> 25:48.371 Please don't kill me! 25:58.454 --> 25:59.871 O Goddess! 26:04.162 --> 26:05.870 What happened? Did you break it again? 26:05.871 --> 26:06.954 Huh? 26:07.287 --> 26:08.579 No, Dad! All okay! 26:09.162 --> 26:10.286 Then get ready! 26:10.287 --> 26:11.537 Let's go get your mark sheet! 26:12.788 --> 26:13.954 'This is the world.' 26:14.829 --> 26:16.244 'And this is my Orkut profile.' 26:16.245 --> 26:17.871 'I have five friends on Orkut.' 26:18.746 --> 26:20.120 'Dad, Mom,' 26:20.121 --> 26:22.245 'Grandpa, Suji and Sunilettan.' 26:22.704 --> 26:26.537 'I've sent friend requests to M. Night Shyamalan, RGV and Vinayan sir.' 26:27.412 --> 26:29.038 'They haven't accepted them yet.' 26:29.162 --> 26:30.286 'But one day...' 26:30.287 --> 26:31.578 'One day, they will.' 26:31.579 --> 26:34.287 'And then, they'll personally reach out to Vineeth Madhavan.' 26:35.371 --> 26:36.912 'Waiting for that day!' 26:36.913 --> 26:38.537 - Happy? - Maadhavan? 26:39.038 --> 26:41.496 Teacher, there aren't two 'A's in "Madhavan," only one. 26:41.996 --> 26:43.370 - 62%. - Nice! 26:43.371 --> 26:44.745 - You barely passed in Maths. - As usual! 26:44.746 --> 26:46.536 And that's only thanks to the teachers here. 26:46.537 --> 26:49.037 Next year, for the board exams, don't expect such leniency. 26:49.038 --> 26:50.080 You'll definitely fail! 26:51.371 --> 26:52.788 Grab that one too, Bhasietta. 26:52.954 --> 26:55.080 - Dad... look, "Chakrabhoomi." - Oh! 26:55.704 --> 26:57.286 Have you started reading newspapers now? 26:57.287 --> 26:58.453 Hmm... good! 26:58.454 --> 26:59.537 Wait... 27:00.038 --> 27:01.079 Did you see this, Dad? 27:01.080 --> 27:03.037 A Rs 5000 discount on the handycam! 27:03.038 --> 27:04.621 We can get it for Rs 20,000 now. 27:08.871 --> 27:11.080 I've been asking you for five years, Dad. 27:11.537 --> 27:13.370 In the meantime, you bought a new mixer, 27:13.371 --> 27:14.661 a new washing machine, 27:14.662 --> 27:16.704 and you even bought a vacuum cleaner! 27:16.954 --> 27:18.453 The price is really low right now. 27:18.454 --> 27:19.913 Can't you at least buy it for me now? 27:21.204 --> 27:25.038 By this age, M. Night Shyamalan had already made 22 short films, Dad! 27:26.204 --> 27:29.120 I need to start making movies now if I have to be a master filmmaker. 27:29.121 --> 27:30.621 - Vineeth Madhavan? - Yes. It's me! 27:30.746 --> 27:32.496 He passed his tenth grade with a distinction. 27:32.913 --> 27:34.245 So, just sharing the joy! 27:35.080 --> 27:36.287 Sweet Jesus! 27:43.287 --> 27:45.704 If you score above 80% in the upcoming board exams, 27:46.121 --> 27:47.913 I'll take a loan and buy you that handycam. 27:48.329 --> 27:49.371 What? 27:49.537 --> 27:50.912 Wait, really?! 27:50.913 --> 27:52.121 I mean it. 27:57.788 --> 27:59.412 Will he actually pull it off? 28:01.329 --> 28:02.703 'When you want something,' 28:02.704 --> 28:05.996 'the entire universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.' 28:08.412 --> 28:09.829 'Paulo Coelho.' 28:18.537 --> 28:20.038 'Eighty percent!' 28:29.496 --> 28:31.620 Greetings! I am Anand Sudhakaran. 28:31.621 --> 28:34.037 This week, two Malayalam films have hit the screens. 28:34.038 --> 28:36.661 Both are star-driven vehicles, and both are commercial successes. 28:36.662 --> 28:38.496 However... I am disappointed. 28:39.080 --> 28:40.495 Now, don't reach for your stones just yet! 28:40.496 --> 28:42.745 Let me remind you once more, 28:42.746 --> 28:45.120 ...film criticism is not about simply echoing public opinion. 28:45.121 --> 28:47.703 If the critics who came before me had done only that... 28:47.704 --> 28:49.536 cinema today would still be nothing more 28:49.537 --> 28:51.995 than the circus-tent gimmicks started by the Lumière Brothers. 28:51.996 --> 28:54.037 If the state of Malayalam cinema is to change... 28:54.038 --> 28:56.745 we need new-age cinema and fresh talents capable 28:56.746 --> 28:59.412 of elevating the audience's aesthetic sensibilities. 28:59.662 --> 29:00.746 Hey! 29:01.454 --> 29:03.537 I'm coming to save Malayalam Cinema! 29:04.245 --> 29:08.244 [Grandpa] So Vineeth Madhavan is going to become a film director, is he? 29:08.245 --> 29:09.995 Yes. So everyone's heard the news, then? 29:09.996 --> 29:12.871 Surviving in the film industry is not so easy. 29:13.287 --> 29:15.621 Genetically speaking, he simply isn't capable of doing it. 29:15.913 --> 29:18.788 [Madhavan] Do you honestly think he'll manage to score 80%, Dad? 29:19.038 --> 29:20.371 He's never going to do that. 29:20.829 --> 29:23.703 I only said that so he'd at least study something under that pretext, Dad. 29:23.704 --> 29:25.079 But what if he does score 80%? 29:25.080 --> 29:26.536 Will you actually take out a loan? 29:26.537 --> 29:27.703 He won't. 29:27.704 --> 29:29.662 Genetically speaking, he just isn't capable of it. 29:30.496 --> 29:32.121 'Grandpa is no more my friend.' 29:32.454 --> 29:33.871 'I'm going to unfriend him.' 29:34.204 --> 29:35.371 'Bye-bye, Grandpa!' 29:36.204 --> 29:37.454 'Just you wait and see.' 29:38.913 --> 29:40.537 "Exam Coacher" "Labour India"... 29:40.704 --> 29:42.329 Yes, let me take this one, too! 29:42.496 --> 29:44.121 "Has he returned?" 29:44.412 --> 29:46.204 "Has the old man arrived?" 29:47.704 --> 29:49.161 "Has he returned?" 29:49.162 --> 29:50.746 "Has the old man arrived?" 29:50.871 --> 29:53.829 "What happened to him? Did it catch fire again and again?" 29:54.954 --> 29:56.412 The moment the results are out, 29:56.829 --> 29:59.788 Dad will reluctantly go to State Bank and take out a loan. 30:00.038 --> 30:02.454 Grandpa will never see it coming. 30:02.788 --> 30:04.704 An unpredictable turn of events... 30:04.829 --> 30:06.662 just like a Manoj Night Shyamalan film. 30:07.329 --> 30:09.328 Then, he'll drive all the way to Kottayam... 30:09.329 --> 30:14.328 buy a brand new 3.5-megapixel Sony handycam from High Range Electronics, 30:14.329 --> 30:16.245 race back up the pass, and hand it over to me. 30:17.829 --> 30:18.996 Dad will be in tears. 30:19.496 --> 30:20.996 Grandpa will be bawling his eyes out. 30:21.162 --> 30:22.371 A total sob fest! 30:23.121 --> 30:24.453 And I will be there to witness it all. 30:24.454 --> 30:25.828 "Has he returned?" 30:25.829 --> 30:27.079 "Has the old man arrived?" 30:27.080 --> 30:29.579 "What happened to him? Did it catch fire again and again?" 30:30.412 --> 30:31.953 - Hey, Maniyan! - Get lost! 30:31.954 --> 30:33.829 Listen, there are no reservation quotas in the tenth grade! 30:34.788 --> 30:36.578 - Suniletta! - The cabins are all full. 30:36.579 --> 30:38.287 Give me your roll number, I'll check and let you know. 30:38.412 --> 30:39.454 Okay! 30:39.954 --> 30:41.412 Hey! Scared you! 30:42.204 --> 30:45.121 Listen, as soon as I get the camera, we're going to shoot a horror short film. 30:45.954 --> 30:47.120 And you'll be the hero. 30:47.121 --> 30:48.287 Me? 30:50.371 --> 30:51.621 It's the middle of the night... 30:52.704 --> 30:56.121 You're bored at home alone, so you call up a friend to play some chess 31:00.537 --> 31:01.536 Hello? 31:01.537 --> 31:04.788 As you wait for him, you start setting up the pieces on chess board. 31:07.704 --> 31:08.912 Just as you finish, 31:08.913 --> 31:09.913 the power goes out. 31:12.080 --> 31:13.621 Suddenly, the doorbell rings! 31:14.496 --> 31:16.412 - Huh? Errr... - What? 31:16.704 --> 31:18.537 If the power is out, how can the bell ring? 31:19.287 --> 31:21.454 Then there's a sudden knock at the door! 31:21.704 --> 31:23.411 You walk through the dark, 31:23.412 --> 31:24.536 open the door, 31:24.537 --> 31:26.038 and welcome your friend inside. 31:26.454 --> 31:27.661 You both start playing chess. 31:27.662 --> 31:28.745 Since it's pitch dark, 31:28.746 --> 31:30.704 there's only the glow of a single candle. 31:31.038 --> 31:32.412 Total darkness! 31:33.329 --> 31:34.746 Just as you call out "Check", 31:35.038 --> 31:36.536 the power suddenly comes back on. 31:36.537 --> 31:37.579 You look up and... 31:37.704 --> 31:39.745 - there's no one sitting across from you. - Whoa! 31:39.746 --> 31:41.287 Just as you start to panic, 31:41.412 --> 31:42.536 the power goes out again. 31:42.537 --> 31:43.620 Suddenly, 31:43.621 --> 31:46.204 you hear the sound of a piece moving on the chessboard. 31:46.704 --> 31:47.661 You look down, 31:47.662 --> 31:50.245 and someone has made a move right in front of you. 31:50.662 --> 31:51.871 Checkmate! 31:53.287 --> 31:54.536 Trembling with fear, 31:54.537 --> 31:55.662 you pick up the candle, 31:55.954 --> 31:58.121 and slowly try to see the person's face. 31:58.496 --> 32:00.871 As you move the candle closer towards him, 32:01.329 --> 32:03.329 it's clear that no one is there! 32:03.829 --> 32:06.120 Right then, there's another knock at the door. 32:06.121 --> 32:07.495 As you take the candle, 32:07.496 --> 32:09.037 and slowly open the door, 32:09.038 --> 32:11.120 there stands your friend smiling at you! 32:11.121 --> 32:12.536 Suddenly, his smile fades. 32:12.537 --> 32:14.578 He looks behind you, paralysed with shock. 32:14.579 --> 32:17.536 He sees in the flickering light of your candle, 32:17.537 --> 32:19.620 standing right behind you, 32:19.621 --> 32:20.954 a headless figure! 32:21.704 --> 32:22.870 Cut! Title card: 32:22.871 --> 32:23.953 "CHEKUTHAN" [DEVIL] 32:23.954 --> 32:25.121 A Vineeth Madhavan Film! 32:25.245 --> 32:26.329 - Whoa! - Huh?! 32:26.496 --> 32:27.746 That's an awesome concept! 32:27.913 --> 32:29.620 Total Ram Gopal Varma style! 32:29.621 --> 32:32.620 That's exactly how I'm planning to shoot it... in complete darkness! 32:32.621 --> 32:34.328 - Nothing but candlelight. - Awesome! 32:34.329 --> 32:35.871 Eighty-eight! Fifty-seven! 32:36.038 --> 32:37.579 - Wait, what? - 88 percent! 32:38.579 --> 32:39.579 And 57 percent! 32:40.454 --> 32:42.621 - That'll be Rs 20. Don't forget to pay. - We will pay. 32:43.121 --> 32:45.204 And there I was, dreaming of becoming a hero in vain. 32:47.121 --> 32:48.954 'So that handycam I dreamed of,' 32:49.121 --> 32:50.496 'I'm never going to get it now.' 32:51.287 --> 32:54.121 'I'm shattered like a beautiful piece of glass.' 32:54.746 --> 32:56.412 Here, Suniletta, 20 Rupees. 32:56.621 --> 32:58.620 I hope everything goes well for you. 32:58.621 --> 33:00.287 What's wrong? Didn't you pass? 33:00.996 --> 33:01.996 Yeah. 33:07.371 --> 33:09.870 3.5 megapixels with Carl Zeiss lens. 33:09.871 --> 33:12.080 Rechargeable batteries and Mini DV tape. 33:12.496 --> 33:13.829 To shoot your short film, 33:15.038 --> 33:16.121 won't this be enough? 33:16.579 --> 33:18.579 - Thank you, Suniletta! - You're welcome! 33:18.746 --> 33:19.746 Six hundred per day. 33:19.913 --> 33:21.454 The tape will cost an extra hundred. 33:22.038 --> 33:24.495 You're not going to finish shooting this in a single day. 33:24.496 --> 33:25.662 But if you do manage it, 33:25.788 --> 33:27.496 you'll become a great director one day. 33:28.329 --> 33:30.995 Back in the day, I.V. Sasi used to wrap up a whole Malayalam film 33:30.996 --> 33:32.120 in just eighteen days. 33:32.121 --> 33:33.620 Six hundred plus a hundred... 33:33.621 --> 33:34.662 Seven hundred total! 33:34.788 --> 33:35.871 - Done. - Okay. 33:35.996 --> 33:37.370 You're the one paying for this. 33:37.371 --> 33:38.454 Wait, what? Me? 33:38.579 --> 33:39.995 88 percent! 33:39.996 --> 33:42.080 Today, your dad will give you anything you ask for. 33:43.954 --> 33:46.788 'Devil'. 'My first masterpiece.' 33:48.662 --> 33:50.621 'Grandpa is too embarrassed to even look at me.' 33:51.412 --> 33:52.662 'Science has failed.' 33:52.829 --> 33:53.996 'Man has triumphed.' 33:54.287 --> 33:56.121 'The power of manifestation!' 33:56.579 --> 34:00.080 'A fitting retort for my Grandpa who doesn't believe in God.' 34:20.871 --> 34:21.954 Wait! 34:22.245 --> 34:23.787 - It needs to be completely dark. - Oh! 34:23.788 --> 34:27.287 I've planned your intro to look like Amitabh Bachchan's intro shot in "Sarkar." 34:27.996 --> 34:29.745 Only half of your face should be visible. 34:29.746 --> 34:31.371 This candlelight is perfect for that. 34:31.662 --> 34:33.871 We need to block out all the outside light completely. 34:40.746 --> 34:41.829 Yes!! 34:42.121 --> 34:43.204 Whoa! 34:53.121 --> 34:54.579 What's wrong? All okay? 34:57.287 --> 34:58.703 I don't know what went wrong. 34:58.704 --> 35:00.453 When I checked it during the day, it seemed perfectly fine. 35:00.454 --> 35:01.745 This is just a handycam. 35:01.746 --> 35:03.370 Your nighttime experiments won't work on this. 35:03.371 --> 35:05.536 But doesn't it have 3.5 megapixels? 35:05.537 --> 35:07.079 It has ONLY 3.5 megapixels. 35:07.080 --> 35:09.411 Even with a tube light on at night, the footage will be full of grains. 35:09.412 --> 35:11.037 And here he is, trying to shoot with a candle! 35:11.038 --> 35:12.370 T...this won't work, Suniletta. 35:12.371 --> 35:14.912 I need a camera that can actually shoot at night. 35:14.913 --> 35:16.328 In that case, you'd need an HD cam. 35:16.329 --> 35:17.995 But you wouldn't be able to operate that. 35:17.996 --> 35:20.453 You'd need an operator, lights... And with the daily allowance for everyone, 35:20.454 --> 35:21.578 it'll cost you around Rs 4,500. 35:21.579 --> 35:22.871 Do you have that kind of money? 35:23.080 --> 35:24.328 - 4500?! - Listen! 35:24.329 --> 35:25.370 Take this back. 35:25.371 --> 35:27.080 Try shooting something in daylight. 35:27.245 --> 35:28.704 The quality will be decent enough. 35:29.287 --> 35:30.703 Think along those lines. 35:30.704 --> 35:32.454 You might actually get better results. 35:37.537 --> 35:38.579 Huh? 35:40.412 --> 35:41.496 Huh? 35:43.662 --> 35:45.038 But who could that be... 35:45.954 --> 35:46.996 Huh? 35:47.788 --> 35:48.829 Ah! 35:49.371 --> 35:50.537 Huh? 35:58.204 --> 35:59.412 Check! 35:59.537 --> 36:00.704 Huh? 36:02.871 --> 36:03.954 Huh? 36:05.704 --> 36:06.788 Huh? 36:09.080 --> 36:10.080 Huh? 36:11.662 --> 36:12.662 Huh? 36:15.579 --> 36:16.788 'DEVIL' 36:21.788 --> 36:23.620 It was really good, son. Very beautiful to watch! 36:23.621 --> 36:24.953 - Hmm. - Right? 36:24.954 --> 36:26.578 Yes. Making a film like this at such a young age, 36:26.579 --> 36:28.120 is not something just anyone can do. 36:28.121 --> 36:29.661 It definitely requires a special talent. 36:29.662 --> 36:31.121 - Yeah. - It's nice, isn't it, Dad? 36:31.662 --> 36:33.412 Ghosts are a grand lie. 36:33.829 --> 36:36.037 Nothing more than human fantasy... 36:36.038 --> 36:37.662 regarding life after death! 36:38.287 --> 36:39.870 I simply cannot bring myself 36:39.871 --> 36:41.995 to enjoy or be frightened by such things. 36:41.996 --> 36:43.038 Sorry! 36:45.871 --> 36:47.037 Good job, son! 36:47.038 --> 36:48.328 Even though it's a short, 36:48.329 --> 36:50.287 you've proven that you can become a director. 36:50.496 --> 36:52.536 That said, don't slack off on your studies! 36:52.537 --> 36:53.578 Oh! 36:53.579 --> 36:56.038 You must take the entrance exams seriously. Got it? 36:57.038 --> 36:58.496 - Come on, let's eat. - Okay! 36:59.121 --> 37:00.620 Son, don't you worry about him. 37:00.621 --> 37:01.912 Whether he studies or not, 37:01.913 --> 37:03.244 simply because we are his parents, 37:03.245 --> 37:04.995 he'll manage to get a seat in some college. 37:04.996 --> 37:06.704 But it's not the same for you. 37:07.537 --> 37:09.620 'He's right... it's not the same for me.' 37:09.621 --> 37:11.870 'But even so, it's wrong to talk about Suji like that.' 37:11.871 --> 37:13.037 'Unlike me,' 37:13.038 --> 37:14.453 'he's actually brilliant at his studies.' 37:14.454 --> 37:15.495 'Even without reservation,' 37:15.496 --> 37:17.121 'he could get admission into any college.' 37:17.371 --> 37:19.828 'But because of his social background,' 37:19.829 --> 37:21.787 'he receives absolutely no appreciation.' 37:21.788 --> 37:24.662 'So, whatever little anyone says about him, is enough to make him happy.' 37:24.954 --> 37:26.244 You were really good. 37:26.245 --> 37:29.121 Even though there weren't any dialogues, your expressions were superb. 37:29.871 --> 37:31.662 'But... for me, that's not enough!' 37:32.038 --> 37:34.662 Dude, we should show this to everyone at school tomorrow. 37:34.788 --> 37:35.870 - No! - Huh? 37:35.871 --> 37:36.996 No one else should see this! 37:37.121 --> 37:39.371 - Why? Everyone liked it! - No! 37:39.704 --> 37:41.662 They were only complimenting my effort. 37:41.954 --> 37:43.080 Not the short film itself! 37:44.038 --> 37:46.121 People should be terrified when they watch my film. 37:46.537 --> 37:48.621 They should be paralysed with shock at the climax. 37:49.121 --> 37:50.287 Did anyone here look shocked? 37:51.746 --> 37:54.453 If this were a scene in an RGV film, what would you have said? 37:54.454 --> 37:56.662 This is not quite at that level, but it's okay. 37:57.412 --> 37:58.621 I want to achieve that level. 37:58.954 --> 38:00.080 Let's do this again. 38:00.371 --> 38:01.829 Dude, is that really necessary? 38:01.954 --> 38:03.370 Nobody is going to call this bad. 38:03.371 --> 38:04.996 It's just going to be a lot of extra work. 38:06.038 --> 38:08.913 Masters aren't born in an instant! 38:09.329 --> 38:10.703 It is constant practice 38:10.704 --> 38:12.287 that makes one an expert in his field. 38:13.287 --> 38:16.328 To achieve a certain level of mastery in any field, 38:16.329 --> 38:19.245 it's estimated that you need at least ten thousand hours of practice. 38:19.996 --> 38:22.037 While we were still playing in the mud, 38:22.038 --> 38:24.495 people like Spielberg and Shyamalan 38:24.496 --> 38:26.496 were already shooting short films on 8mm cameras. 38:27.038 --> 38:28.871 That's because they were born in the U.S. 38:29.162 --> 38:30.329 And we were born in India. 38:30.788 --> 38:32.329 Why wouldn't they be masters then? 38:33.496 --> 38:36.328 I dreamt of being a filmmaker back in 5th grade, 38:36.329 --> 38:39.080 and released my first short film only in 11th grade. 38:40.245 --> 38:42.871 I don't want to be just another filmmaker, Suji! 38:43.537 --> 38:45.080 I want to be the best in my field. 38:45.746 --> 38:49.287 The best horror filmmaker Malayalam Cinema has ever produced! 38:52.121 --> 38:53.537 Let's reshoot! 38:56.496 --> 38:58.120 Vineeth, there will always be obstacles. 38:58.121 --> 38:59.995 One should never be stubborn about perfection. 38:59.996 --> 39:00.536 I will be. 39:00.537 --> 39:03.120 Just finish the shoot somehow with the available facilities and budget! 39:03.121 --> 39:04.411 That is a director's true duty! 39:04.412 --> 39:06.536 For the time being, I'm not fulfilling that duty. 39:06.537 --> 39:08.037 I want an HD camera. No matter what. 39:08.038 --> 39:10.203 - For two days. - In that case, it will cost Rs 9000. 39:10.204 --> 39:11.161 I don't have it here. 39:11.162 --> 39:12.745 I'll have to rent it from Ernakulam. 39:12.746 --> 39:14.287 - Let's rent it. - When? 39:15.080 --> 39:16.870 I need a little time to get the rent ready. 39:16.871 --> 39:18.411 I need to wait for my next Vishu gift money. 39:18.412 --> 39:19.912 Then there's my auto fare until then, 39:19.913 --> 39:22.120 movie tickets, egg puffs, cumin soda... 39:22.121 --> 39:24.286 I'll save money by avoiding all these! 39:24.287 --> 39:25.829 Fine... how much time do you need? 39:25.954 --> 39:27.286 - Hmm? - One week? 39:27.287 --> 39:28.286 Two weeks? 39:28.287 --> 39:29.370 Three weeks? 39:29.371 --> 39:30.454 Four weeks? 39:33.621 --> 39:34.621 'DEVIL' 39:40.454 --> 39:41.496 Cut! 39:42.537 --> 39:43.621 I like it! 39:48.913 --> 39:50.537 'DEVIL' 39:52.704 --> 39:54.287 Will you really shock me? 39:59.287 --> 40:01.203 See for yourself just how shocked you get. 40:01.204 --> 40:02.412 Just for records! 40:25.287 --> 40:28.954 'Judging by the desperate way he's blowing, it's obvious that balloon is going to pop' 40:30.287 --> 40:31.871 'And Sunilettan is going to get shocked.' 40:32.412 --> 40:34.329 'Both will happen at the exact same time.' 40:39.454 --> 40:40.996 'The moment is here.' 40:46.746 --> 40:48.662 'My calculations were completely wrong.' 40:49.080 --> 40:51.870 'The balloon didn't pop, and Sunilettan didn't flinch.' 40:51.871 --> 40:53.120 Don't you worry! 40:53.121 --> 40:54.788 I'm just like this by nature. 40:55.080 --> 40:56.995 I don't get startled all that easily. 40:56.996 --> 40:58.454 I'm simply built this way! 41:02.871 --> 41:04.871 'The one I expected to pop was the white balloon!' 41:06.038 --> 41:08.204 'But the one that actually popped... was the red one!' 41:08.788 --> 41:10.746 'Build-up and misdirection!' 41:10.954 --> 41:13.454 'In other words, diverting the audience's attention.' 41:23.996 --> 41:25.412 Hey, didn't I just watch it? 41:26.080 --> 41:27.496 Try watching it once more! 41:43.788 --> 41:45.079 How is it like this now? 41:45.080 --> 41:46.579 It wasn't like this the first time! 41:47.871 --> 41:49.370 Build-up and misdirection! 41:49.371 --> 41:51.037 - That was missing earlier! - Oh...!! 41:51.038 --> 41:52.870 Now, we need to buy 53 CDs. 41:52.871 --> 41:54.037 We'll burn the copies... 41:54.038 --> 41:55.371 and distribute them in class. 41:55.746 --> 41:56.913 Everyone has to see this. 41:57.412 --> 41:59.286 But... I'm short by Rs 500. 41:59.287 --> 42:01.121 I won't get a single penny from my house. 42:02.287 --> 42:03.287 Don't worry! 42:04.245 --> 42:06.621 Today, my dad will give me whatever I ask for. 42:17.662 --> 42:18.871 - Dad? - Huh? 42:19.537 --> 42:21.662 It felt like watching a proper movie! 42:21.788 --> 42:23.120 You've really improved. 42:23.121 --> 42:25.411 To distribute CDs of this film in my class... 42:25.412 --> 42:26.620 could you give me Rs 500? 42:26.621 --> 42:27.870 I'm not giving you any money. 42:27.871 --> 42:28.996 But the movie is good. 42:30.496 --> 42:31.746 - Right? - It's good. 42:32.496 --> 42:33.788 It's great, isn't it, Dad? 42:34.704 --> 42:35.704 Dad! 42:38.038 --> 42:39.038 Dad! 42:41.913 --> 42:42.661 Dad! 42:42.662 --> 42:44.412 'This is...C.K. Parameswaran.' 42:44.746 --> 42:46.371 'Age: seventy-five!' 42:46.496 --> 42:50.787 'A seeker of truth who has read more books and watched more movies' 42:50.788 --> 42:52.661 'than anyone else in the entire universe!' 42:52.662 --> 42:54.661 'And today, watching my film,' 42:54.662 --> 42:55.788 'he dropped dead!' 42:56.038 --> 42:57.788 - He's still breathing! - Let's get him to the hospital. 42:58.537 --> 42:59.746 'Well, he's not dead yet.' 43:12.954 --> 43:15.829 A ghost could appear before him, and the man wouldn't even flinch. 43:16.496 --> 43:18.038 And you put that old man in a coma. 43:18.746 --> 43:19.954 Coma? 43:20.371 --> 43:21.579 You've proven your talent. 43:22.245 --> 43:23.745 Don't bother with entrance exams. 43:23.746 --> 43:25.121 Cinema is where you belong! 43:25.371 --> 43:28.620 Once you complete 12th grade, I'll get you admission for Visual Communication. 43:28.621 --> 43:30.704 It's not like you're going to achieve anything great by studying anyway. 43:32.454 --> 43:33.496 Here... 43:33.746 --> 43:34.871 Here's Rs 1000. 43:35.371 --> 43:36.371 Not fifty... 43:36.579 --> 43:38.080 buy a hundred CDs! 43:38.204 --> 43:39.244 And then... 43:39.245 --> 43:40.662 scare everyone to death! 43:48.287 --> 43:49.120 Teacher... 43:49.121 --> 43:51.496 'I dreamed of becoming a filmmaker back in fifth grade,' 43:51.871 --> 43:54.661 'yet, by the time I finished my very first short film, I was already in twelfth grade.' 43:54.662 --> 43:55.621 'That means...' 43:55.746 --> 43:57.870 '60,000 precious hours of my life...' 43:57.871 --> 44:00.620 'during which I should have perfected my craft through practice...' 44:00.621 --> 44:01.662 'I've wasted them all.' 44:02.121 --> 44:04.287 'But I won't waste any more time.' 44:04.913 --> 44:05.953 Company... 44:05.954 --> 44:07.037 Godfather... 44:07.038 --> 44:08.121 Chekuthan... 44:09.996 --> 44:12.537 [KUTTIKKANAM'S PRIDE, VINEETH MADHAVAN] 44:13.746 --> 44:17.120 'Manoj Night Shyamalan was twenty-eight when he made his first film.' 44:17.121 --> 44:18.704 'RGV was twenty-eight,' 44:19.204 --> 44:21.080 'Scorsese was twenty-five,' 44:21.746 --> 44:23.621 'and Spielberg was twenty-four.' 44:24.287 --> 44:25.703 'Vineeth Madhavan...' 44:25.704 --> 44:27.286 'By the time I finish college,' 44:27.287 --> 44:28.371 'I'll be twenty-one.' 44:28.788 --> 44:31.496 'Give me one more year to write and shoot a feature.' 44:31.829 --> 44:33.328 'Then Vineeth Madhavan will be...' 44:33.329 --> 44:34.829 'twenty-two.' 44:35.245 --> 44:37.579 'The youngest hitmaker of Malayalam cinema' 44:38.245 --> 44:39.287 'Perfect!' 44:41.829 --> 44:44.412 'Masters aren't born in an instant!' 44:44.829 --> 44:46.537 'So, for the next three years,' 44:46.704 --> 44:49.913 'which is twenty-six thousand, two hundred and eighty hours,' 44:50.038 --> 44:51.703 'I will polish and refine myself.' 44:51.704 --> 44:52.661 YAKSHI [Vampire] 44:52.662 --> 44:54.704 'I don't want to be just another filmmaker.' 44:55.245 --> 44:56.788 'I want to be the best!' 45:01.080 --> 45:01.912 Cut 45:01.913 --> 45:02.954 I like it! 45:06.121 --> 45:07.371 - Huh! - Hi, Vineeth. 45:08.329 --> 45:10.704 I have received an offer to act in a Tamil film. 45:11.121 --> 45:12.912 I will become a superstar pretty soon. 45:12.913 --> 45:14.746 Marrying me would be a huge step up for you. 45:15.329 --> 45:16.496 I'm into you. 45:17.329 --> 45:18.329 Sorry! 45:18.579 --> 45:19.704 I'm not interested. 45:24.954 --> 45:26.038 'That was a lie.' 45:26.829 --> 45:28.121 'I was interested.' 45:29.245 --> 45:30.829 'But right now, my focus' 45:30.954 --> 45:32.454 'is on just one thing.' 45:33.245 --> 45:36.204 'Directing my debut feature film at the age of twenty-two!' 45:37.038 --> 45:38.120 'Three years!' 45:38.121 --> 45:39.329 'Three short films!' 45:39.454 --> 45:40.496 'All of them went viral.' 45:40.954 --> 45:42.746 'Orkut is dead, replaced by Facebook.' 45:42.954 --> 45:44.662 'And yet, Grandpa still hasn't woken up.' 45:45.204 --> 45:46.495 'But if he ever wakes up,' 45:46.496 --> 45:48.704 'the first thing he should see is my apology.' 45:49.829 --> 45:51.871 'Within those three years, just as Hana told me,' 45:52.080 --> 45:53.912 'she conquered Tamil cinema and became a superstar.' 45:53.913 --> 45:55.329 'The power of manifestation!' 45:55.746 --> 45:58.120 'I'm done with college, but Suji's still at it.' 45:58.121 --> 45:59.412 'He is studying medicine.' 45:59.621 --> 46:00.871 'He's a top rank holder, too.' 46:01.287 --> 46:05.662 'Yet the brilliant townspeople still claim he got his seat through reservation.' 46:06.038 --> 46:08.662 'As always, that fills him with absolute resentment.' 46:09.080 --> 46:10.746 'Suji is not happy at all.' 46:11.121 --> 46:12.661 Where has Sunilettan disappeared to? 46:12.662 --> 46:14.912 This is the problem with inviting random older uncles. 46:14.913 --> 46:17.828 He's probably stuck in the bathroom reading some film magazine. 46:17.829 --> 46:19.370 Come on, let's just go in. 46:19.371 --> 46:20.912 Man, I can't see a single thing through these glasses! 46:20.913 --> 46:21.995 Should we just take them off for now? 46:21.996 --> 46:23.120 We need to wear it only when we get inside, right? 46:23.121 --> 46:24.913 - Yeah, keep 'em off till we're inside. - Yes! 46:43.579 --> 46:44.537 'MY DEAR KUTTICHATHAN 3D' 46:53.913 --> 46:55.412 - Got it! - What? 46:55.913 --> 46:57.121 My first film. 46:57.454 --> 46:59.371 Mollywood's first monster movie! 46:59.996 --> 47:01.496 An extension of my short film. 47:03.121 --> 47:04.954 But, do you really need a monster? 47:05.371 --> 47:07.120 A feature film is not like a short film. 47:07.121 --> 47:10.080 Wouldn't a normal horror film do? Something the audience here can digest? 47:11.371 --> 47:13.454 Just any movie won't do, Suji. 47:13.954 --> 47:15.788 I want my first film to be remembered forever. 47:16.287 --> 47:18.661 And for that, simply scaring the audience isn't enough. 47:18.662 --> 47:20.746 That fear should create history! 47:21.245 --> 47:22.954 And that history must be celebrated. 47:26.454 --> 47:28.121 'MY DEAR KUTTICHATHAN 3D' 47:28.621 --> 47:30.912 This is the second re-release of 'My Dear Kuttichathan', 47:30.913 --> 47:32.537 which originally came out back in 1984. 47:32.913 --> 47:34.870 So many other 3D films hit the screens after that, 47:34.871 --> 47:36.704 but nobody even remembers them. 47:37.371 --> 47:40.371 First will always be recorded and remembered in history. 47:40.788 --> 47:43.621 One can't achieve anything in life without taking risks, Suji. 47:44.038 --> 47:47.704 I'm a horror filmmaker who put even my rationalist grandfather into a coma! 47:48.204 --> 47:51.287 Malayalam cinema's very first monster film must have my name stamped on it. 47:53.245 --> 47:54.411 Fine, believe whatever you want! 47:54.412 --> 47:57.453 Just stop bragging that your short film is what put Grandpa in a coma! 47:57.454 --> 47:58.871 I still don't buy that. 47:59.038 --> 48:00.245 He is a scientific man! 48:00.662 --> 48:01.746 Huh? 48:06.954 --> 48:07.995 Read! 48:07.996 --> 48:09.661 Read what? Where were you? 48:09.662 --> 48:10.996 Read the back page! 48:15.704 --> 48:18.829 Kazhcha Film Society Short Film Festival, 2011. 48:18.996 --> 48:20.287 Entry Fee - Rs 500. 48:20.662 --> 48:21.954 Read what's written below that. 48:23.871 --> 48:25.870 The winner's debut feature film will be produced 48:25.871 --> 48:29.621 by Kazhcha Film Society, in association with Harris Basheer Group. 48:30.537 --> 48:31.704 Harris Basheer? 48:32.412 --> 48:33.495 Will this actually happen? 48:33.496 --> 48:36.286 Look, kid, Navodaya Appachan isn't going to come knocking on your door 48:36.287 --> 48:38.453 just because he saw the view count on your little short films. 48:38.454 --> 48:40.495 If you want to make it, you're the one who has to go knocking on doors. 48:40.496 --> 48:41.703 Dude... 48:41.704 --> 48:43.495 I don't see a photo of Harris Basheer anywhere. 48:43.496 --> 48:44.578 But he's a big deal. 48:44.579 --> 48:46.245 He has a lot of companies in his name. 48:46.788 --> 48:48.244 So there's a chance this is serious. 48:48.245 --> 48:49.287 Of course! 48:49.454 --> 48:50.537 Shall we send it? 48:50.913 --> 48:52.579 - Send it! - I already sent it. 48:52.788 --> 48:53.453 What! 48:53.454 --> 48:55.329 I sent all four of your short films. 48:55.621 --> 48:57.121 That's why I got late. 48:58.746 --> 49:00.453 Now don't waste any more time, Vineeth. 49:00.454 --> 49:02.328 You need to get the script ready at the earliest. 49:02.329 --> 49:03.788 And it needs to be a hit. 49:04.788 --> 49:06.037 I'll make it a blockbuster! 49:06.038 --> 49:07.788 'MRUGAM' [Animal] 49:10.788 --> 49:11.788 'Hard work.' 49:11.996 --> 49:12.996 'Passion.' 49:13.121 --> 49:14.121 'Talent.' 49:14.454 --> 49:17.204 'If you have these three, you can achieve anything in this world.' 49:18.579 --> 49:20.536 'I have observed five common elements' 49:20.537 --> 49:24.037 'in the successful novels of Vaikom David here in Kerala' 49:24.038 --> 49:28.038 'and the films of Manoj Night Shyamalan over in Hollywood.' 49:28.245 --> 49:29.286 'One,' 49:29.287 --> 49:31.745 'a hero who saves the world from evil.' 49:31.746 --> 49:32.787 'Two,' 49:32.788 --> 49:34.870 'good things happen to good people.' 49:34.871 --> 49:35.703 'Three,' 49:35.704 --> 49:37.954 'emphasis on empathy of humans.' 49:38.412 --> 49:39.286 'Four,' 49:39.287 --> 49:40.788 'everything is connected.' 49:41.204 --> 49:42.245 'Five,' 49:42.454 --> 49:43.954 'a hopeful climax.' 49:44.537 --> 49:45.620 'In short,' 49:45.621 --> 49:46.912 'no matter how much you terrify them,' 49:46.913 --> 49:49.662 'the audience should never lose hope towards life.' 49:50.038 --> 49:52.038 'That is the responsibility of an artist.' 49:52.412 --> 49:55.204 'I will fulfil that responsibility in my film.' 49:57.454 --> 49:59.662 'Mrugam' [Animal] will not just be another movie.' 50:01.579 --> 50:03.870 'It will be a landmark in Malayalam cinema.' 50:03.871 --> 50:07.412 "A day will come, O world, just see" 50:07.829 --> 50:11.496 "When all the world comes chasing me" 50:11.954 --> 50:15.537 "The stars that fill the endless sky" 50:15.996 --> 50:19.537 "I'll forever spin them on my palm held high" 50:20.080 --> 50:23.621 "I'll reach the peak no one has known" 50:24.080 --> 50:28.203 "And burn all sorrow down to bone" 50:28.204 --> 50:30.203 "I'll make time freeze at my command" 50:30.204 --> 50:32.079 "And draw all eyes with just one stand" 50:32.080 --> 50:34.120 "I'll build a kingdom, claim my throne" 50:34.121 --> 50:36.662 "Images will find a voice of their own" 50:37.121 --> 50:38.913 "My Friday will come" 50:39.371 --> 50:40.954 "It will come, it will come" 50:41.162 --> 50:42.661 "My Friday will arrive" 50:42.662 --> 50:45.244 "All my dreams will come alive" 50:45.245 --> 50:47.080 "My Friday will come" 50:47.496 --> 50:49.203 "It will come" 50:49.204 --> 50:51.120 "My future will shine through" 50:51.121 --> 50:53.121 "All my dreams will come true" 51:09.829 --> 51:13.537 "From my village childhood, I dreamed of distant cities" 51:13.996 --> 51:17.662 "I stitched wings to cross those endless distances" 51:17.996 --> 51:21.579 "I whispered for a boon into God's own ear" 51:21.788 --> 51:25.704 "I fought for this one goal I held most dear" 51:26.662 --> 51:30.245 "Welcome to this pitch-dark abode" 51:30.704 --> 51:34.037 "Come witness the visions I unfold" 51:34.038 --> 51:37.578 "Fear is my aim, to shake you to the core" 51:37.579 --> 51:41.954 "An illusion that lights the silver screen galore" 51:42.121 --> 51:44.038 "My Friday will come" 51:44.496 --> 51:46.121 "It will come, it will come" 51:46.245 --> 51:48.079 "My Friday will arrive" 51:48.080 --> 51:50.287 "All my dreams will come alive" 51:50.621 --> 51:52.287 "My Friday will come" 51:52.704 --> 51:54.370 "It will come" 51:54.371 --> 51:56.120 "My future will shine through" 51:56.121 --> 51:58.496 "All my dreams will come true" 52:00.496 --> 52:03.080 - Hello? - Hello? 52:04.829 --> 52:07.245 - Hello? - Hello? 52:14.746 --> 52:16.995 "My Friday will come" 52:16.996 --> 52:18.537 "It will come, it will come" 52:18.788 --> 52:20.370 "My Friday will arrive" 52:20.371 --> 52:22.662 "All my dreams will come alive" 52:22.871 --> 52:24.788 "My Friday will come" 52:25.121 --> 52:26.870 "It will come" 52:26.871 --> 52:28.745 "My future will shine through" 52:28.746 --> 52:31.454 "All my dreams will come true" 52:35.121 --> 52:36.454 Why are there two copies? 52:38.579 --> 52:41.828 I'm taking this one to the Mookambika Temple to get it blessed. 52:41.829 --> 52:43.913 Haven't you already done everything you had to do? 52:44.996 --> 52:47.453 The remaining half is not in our hands, Vineeth. 52:47.454 --> 52:49.411 For that, we need the Goddess's blessings. 52:49.412 --> 52:50.746 And Harris Basheer's, as well. 52:51.662 --> 52:53.412 The short film festival is tomorrow, right? 53:42.662 --> 53:45.621 'RAKSHASAN' [Monster] 53:53.662 --> 53:54.870 Congrats! 53:54.871 --> 53:56.245 - All the best! - Thank you! 54:00.121 --> 54:03.620 'The mastermind behind 'Aakashaganga' and 'Vellinakshatram', the great Vinayan sir' 54:03.621 --> 54:05.245 'will be presenting me with this award.' 54:05.412 --> 54:08.080 'Now, he will definitely accept my friend request.' 54:08.412 --> 54:11.787 'This is the day I've been waiting for my entire life.' 54:11.788 --> 54:12.871 Hi! 54:13.788 --> 54:15.038 Magnificent work, Vineeth! 54:15.329 --> 54:18.662 Without question, it is the best work I've seen at this film festival! 54:19.038 --> 54:23.411 Today, we witnessed highly diverse, creative works from fifteen young talents... 54:23.412 --> 54:26.870 hand-picked from a massive pool of over two hundred applicants. 54:26.871 --> 54:30.745 The name of the best artistic creation chosen by the jury from among them 54:30.746 --> 54:33.037 is written on the slip of paper I'm holding right now. 54:33.038 --> 54:34.495 The reward awaiting the winner 54:34.496 --> 54:37.203 is no mere consolation trophy or cash prize. 54:37.204 --> 54:39.745 It is the title of the director for the first Malayalam film 54:39.746 --> 54:43.995 produced by Kazhcha Film Society in association with Harris Basheer Group! 54:43.996 --> 54:45.662 I will not prolong this further. 54:45.829 --> 54:48.080 So, the best short film award goes to... 54:50.954 --> 54:53.287 the director of 'Chekhov's Gun', Arjun Haridas! 55:11.245 --> 55:13.411 To present the award, I humbly welcome 55:13.412 --> 55:15.162 our very own Vinayan sir. 55:19.704 --> 55:22.161 - Thank you, sir! - Sir is in a hurry. 55:22.162 --> 55:24.495 He will be returning immediately after this award presentation. 55:24.496 --> 55:26.620 Those who wish to take photos may do so outside. 55:26.621 --> 55:28.038 Arjun... a few words? 55:28.245 --> 55:30.204 Oh, no, no, no... No! 55:30.454 --> 55:31.746 Thank you! Thank you! 55:36.913 --> 55:39.286 Second best short film, 'Monster'! 55:39.287 --> 55:40.954 Director, Vineeth Madhavan. 55:41.121 --> 55:44.370 Without any music, relying solely on ambient sound design, he terrified us. 55:44.371 --> 55:45.703 He truly has a style of his own. 55:45.704 --> 55:48.913 Without question, it is the best work I've seen at this film festival! 55:49.287 --> 55:52.371 'I truly believe that my short film is the best.' 55:52.662 --> 55:54.496 'That's exactly what Anand Sudhakaran told me.' 55:55.579 --> 55:57.621 'Is it possible Anand Sudhakaran was just lying?' 56:02.954 --> 56:03.954 'No.' 56:04.204 --> 56:06.038 'The audience clearly loved my film the most.' 56:08.704 --> 56:11.245 'My short film is absolutely the best.' 56:12.829 --> 56:14.703 To present the award, I invite to the stage 56:14.704 --> 56:15.912 renowned film critic, 56:15.913 --> 56:17.329 Mr. Anand Sudhakaran! 56:24.662 --> 56:27.703 You'll face even tougher competition out there in the film industry. 56:27.704 --> 56:29.412 You won't always be able to come first. 56:36.704 --> 56:38.287 Just a second. Just a second. 56:39.829 --> 56:41.912 Sorry... I know I'm interfering, 56:41.913 --> 56:44.788 but I really can't help saying a few words right now. 56:45.038 --> 56:46.204 Sorry... sorry. 56:46.496 --> 56:47.829 To be honest, 56:48.121 --> 56:50.913 I've only watched a handful of classic films. 56:51.454 --> 56:53.329 I don't know if anyone will believe this, 56:53.829 --> 56:56.662 but the very first time I stepped into a theatre to watch a film 56:56.954 --> 56:58.954 was after my tenth-grade exams. 56:59.621 --> 57:02.121 Coming from that kind of family background, 57:02.329 --> 57:06.954 the courage and confidence to make my first short film, 'Chekhov's Gun', 57:07.788 --> 57:10.621 came entirely from Vineeth Madhavan here and his short films. 57:13.996 --> 57:15.038 That's how much... 57:15.204 --> 57:16.996 That's how much he has inspired me! 57:17.245 --> 57:19.412 Since I'm such a big fan, 57:19.746 --> 57:21.871 I even sent him a few messages on Facebook, 57:22.287 --> 57:23.829 but I never got a reply. 57:25.954 --> 57:26.996 But anyway, 57:27.371 --> 57:30.412 being able to stand on this stage at a moment like this, 57:30.621 --> 57:34.829 and winning first prize for my film while competing alongside Vineeth himself... 57:34.996 --> 57:36.537 I truly look at it as my destiny. 57:36.954 --> 57:38.080 So, 57:38.788 --> 57:42.537 I would love to dedicate this award to Vineeth Madhavan himself. 57:50.162 --> 57:51.286 Thank you! 57:51.287 --> 57:52.329 Bye! 57:54.621 --> 57:55.578 Man! 57:55.579 --> 57:56.579 Love you, man! 57:58.204 --> 57:59.287 Sir! 58:16.746 --> 58:19.120 'I still don't get it... instead of giving the award to me,' 58:19.121 --> 58:20.704 'why did they give it to Arjun?' 58:21.121 --> 58:22.370 Don't overthink it. 58:22.371 --> 58:24.329 The awards were definitely rigged from the start. 58:25.121 --> 58:26.536 It has nothing to do with talent. 58:26.537 --> 58:29.121 Everything in this industry is handed out based on connections. 58:29.746 --> 58:32.038 But you were definitely the one who deserved first prize. 58:33.287 --> 58:34.788 So what if I didn't win first prize? 58:35.080 --> 58:36.787 The audience clearly loved my film the most. 58:36.788 --> 58:37.996 You heard the applause, right? 58:38.371 --> 58:40.038 But didn't he walk away with all the applause in the end? 58:44.412 --> 58:46.371 He doesn't look up to you as an inspiration. 58:46.704 --> 58:49.287 And he definitely hasn't sent you a single Facebook message. 58:50.579 --> 58:52.329 But he's got a real way with words. 58:52.788 --> 58:54.121 He knows how to crack jokes. 58:56.662 --> 58:59.412 By calling you, the runner-up, his big inspiration... 59:00.412 --> 59:03.662 and joking about you being the guy who doesn't reply to messages... 59:04.454 --> 59:05.912 he instantly became the underdog... 59:05.913 --> 59:07.454 and painted you as the arrogant one. 59:11.454 --> 59:13.080 For those who know how to wield humour, 59:14.788 --> 59:16.871 there's honestly no weapon more lethal than that. 59:20.412 --> 59:22.703 "The humble underdog rose above the arrogant snob" 59:22.704 --> 59:24.412 That's the narrative he fed the audience. 59:25.080 --> 59:27.579 And it's that underdog who got the final standing ovation. 59:30.287 --> 59:32.287 The audience always roots for the underdog. 59:33.496 --> 59:34.912 Your short film is genuinely good. 59:34.913 --> 59:36.537 You really know how to terrify people. 59:37.204 --> 59:38.913 That's the one thing guys like me just can't seem to pull off. 59:40.913 --> 59:43.746 I'm making a movie based on the novel 'Chithra'. 59:44.996 --> 59:46.037 'Chithra'? 59:46.038 --> 59:47.120 Yeah, I know that one. 59:47.121 --> 59:48.328 It's Vaikom David's novel. 59:48.329 --> 59:49.371 Yes. 59:50.038 --> 59:51.829 Hana Shahjahan is locked in as the heroine. 59:51.954 --> 59:53.954 We're having some issues with the script though. 59:54.412 --> 59:56.121 Hana isn't completely satisfied with it. 59:57.371 --> 59:58.621 Could you take a look at it? 01:00:02.329 --> 01:00:05.329 I tried working with a couple of reputed writers in the industry already. 01:00:05.954 --> 01:00:07.661 They might turn it into a successful film. 01:00:07.662 --> 01:00:09.204 But that's not what I'm looking for. 01:00:12.621 --> 01:00:15.746 I want a debut that no one will ever forget, even a hundred years from now. 01:00:16.454 --> 01:00:17.579 Greatness! 01:00:19.371 --> 01:00:20.662 That's what I'm after! 01:00:22.204 --> 01:00:25.371 And only a pure, unadulterated talent like you can deliver that. 01:00:26.788 --> 01:00:30.496 I'm ready to provide whatever pay or facilities you demand. 01:00:35.746 --> 01:00:36.829 Sorry... 01:00:37.245 --> 01:00:38.829 'Chithra' is one of my favourite novels. 01:00:39.121 --> 01:00:41.287 But... my priority right now is to make my own movie. 01:00:42.287 --> 01:00:44.954 If I push it back, my concept might lose its exclusivity. 01:00:48.704 --> 01:00:50.245 Alright then... All the best! 01:00:51.621 --> 01:00:53.454 If you ever need any help, you can call me. 01:00:53.746 --> 01:00:55.037 - Yeah. - Keep in touch! 01:00:55.038 --> 01:00:57.037 - Mm-hmm. - We're already friends on Facebook. 01:00:57.038 --> 01:00:59.038 Just search for Sachin Vaikom David. 01:00:59.412 --> 01:01:00.454 Huh? 01:01:31.496 --> 01:01:33.287 'Meeting Sachin was a blessing in disguise.' 01:01:33.579 --> 01:01:35.913 'He cleared up all my confusion.' 01:01:37.038 --> 01:01:38.829 'This guy is an absolute phony.' 01:01:39.371 --> 01:01:41.662 'Everything happens for a reason.' 01:01:42.662 --> 01:01:44.788 'Now I can finally see him for what he is.' 01:01:45.537 --> 01:01:48.746 'I can clearly hear every thought passing through his mind.' 01:01:49.204 --> 01:01:50.411 'Hey, Vineeth, you loser...' 01:01:50.412 --> 01:01:51.412 'I'm the humble one here,' 01:01:51.537 --> 01:01:52.995 'and you're just the arrogant prick!' 01:01:52.996 --> 01:01:54.536 'Go and make the short film!' 01:01:54.537 --> 01:01:56.080 'I'm off to make my movie.' 01:01:56.788 --> 01:01:58.496 'He's not Arjun Haridas.' 01:01:58.704 --> 01:02:00.245 'He's "Humble" Haridas.' 01:02:00.412 --> 01:02:02.204 'And there's no way I'm letting this slide.' 01:02:38.662 --> 01:02:40.536 - Hello? Vineeth? - Yeah. Hello, Sachin! 01:02:40.537 --> 01:02:42.121 - Vineeth, tell me. All good? - Yeah. 01:02:42.871 --> 01:02:44.746 I read the script. It's terrible. 01:02:46.371 --> 01:02:47.453 I'll do the rewrite. 01:02:47.454 --> 01:02:50.121 But I don't want your money or any perks. 01:02:53.871 --> 01:02:55.161 What do you want instead? 01:02:55.162 --> 01:02:56.204 Just name it, Vineeth. 01:02:59.788 --> 01:03:01.245 You have to produce my debut film. 01:03:06.287 --> 01:03:07.287 Deal! 01:03:08.371 --> 01:03:09.704 Welcome to Mollywood! 01:03:17.621 --> 01:03:19.995 My father bought this British bungalow in Vagamon years ago. 01:03:19.996 --> 01:03:21.536 I actually grew up here. 01:03:21.537 --> 01:03:23.578 When I said I wanted Hollywood-quality visuals for the film, 01:03:23.579 --> 01:03:25.745 it was my cameraman who actually suggested this place. 01:03:25.746 --> 01:03:26.912 My film... 01:03:26.913 --> 01:03:29.329 It shouldn't feel like a regular Malayalam film, Vineeth. 01:03:29.579 --> 01:03:31.496 That level of quality must reflect in the writing too. 01:03:31.996 --> 01:03:33.328 We have zero time left. 01:03:33.329 --> 01:03:35.578 Hana will arrive on the 20th, as soon as her Tamil film wraps. 01:03:35.579 --> 01:03:37.787 The script has to be done and approved by her before that. 01:03:37.788 --> 01:03:39.662 I'm facing a lot of pressure from Wox's end. 01:03:40.412 --> 01:03:41.788 Come to Vagamon this weekend. 01:03:41.913 --> 01:03:43.080 I'll send a car for you. 01:03:44.996 --> 01:03:47.079 Finish reworking ten scenes and bring them along when you come. 01:03:47.080 --> 01:03:48.496 We can discuss the rest there. 01:04:16.454 --> 01:04:18.954 The guy glued to his camera phone? That's our cameraman. 01:04:19.579 --> 01:04:21.704 The one in all white... is our Production Controller. 01:04:21.871 --> 01:04:23.870 The guy spinning around right now... that's Fayaz. 01:04:23.871 --> 01:04:26.496 He's the Regional Head of Wox, and our co-producer. 01:04:26.662 --> 01:04:29.537 Has the face of a rat, but the brains of a ruthless fox. 01:04:30.537 --> 01:04:32.953 - Is this the new writer? - Yes. Vineeth Madhavan. 01:04:32.954 --> 01:04:33.996 He's a short filmmaker. 01:04:35.080 --> 01:04:36.537 Can I read what he has written? 01:04:36.662 --> 01:04:38.203 Well, he has just started writing. 01:04:38.204 --> 01:04:39.204 No! 01:04:40.287 --> 01:04:41.537 The full script is ready! 01:05:05.621 --> 01:05:07.579 Why did you hand over the full script to Fayaz? 01:05:08.121 --> 01:05:09.787 He asked for it, so shouldn't I give it? 01:05:09.788 --> 01:05:12.286 Look, you are literally the fourth writer to come on board this project. 01:05:12.287 --> 01:05:14.412 Hana hasn't approved a single draft yet. 01:05:14.704 --> 01:05:16.079 If this one falls through too... 01:05:16.080 --> 01:05:18.204 Fayaz will lose all trust on this project. 01:05:19.038 --> 01:05:20.080 Sachin! 01:05:31.121 --> 01:05:33.496 I was expecting one or two major corrections. 01:05:33.996 --> 01:05:35.621 But now, the entire script has changed! 01:05:36.496 --> 01:05:37.495 Where is Hana in all of this? 01:05:37.496 --> 01:05:38.913 Wait, what?! Hana's not in it? 01:05:39.329 --> 01:05:41.328 It was solely to capture Hana up close and personal with my lens, 01:05:41.329 --> 01:05:43.453 that I even walked away from Superstar Swaroop's movie to come here! 01:05:43.454 --> 01:05:44.662 This is an absolute betrayal! 01:05:47.621 --> 01:05:48.996 Fear of the unknown... 01:05:49.662 --> 01:05:52.121 The primal fear... that humans feel toward the dark. 01:05:53.121 --> 01:05:54.912 The person standing right next to you. 01:05:54.913 --> 01:05:57.080 The pure anxiety of not knowing who that really is... 01:05:58.245 --> 01:06:00.329 That was missing in the draft you sent me. 01:06:03.121 --> 01:06:04.953 Because, right in the very first scene, 01:06:04.954 --> 01:06:06.746 you reveal that the heroine is the ghost. 01:06:07.287 --> 01:06:09.412 Plus, you've thrown in a flashback right at the start of the second half. 01:06:10.162 --> 01:06:11.871 So, the audience will be prepared. 01:06:12.704 --> 01:06:15.788 At that point, all you can really do is startle them with cheap jump scares. 01:06:16.913 --> 01:06:18.121 You cannot terrify them. 01:06:19.412 --> 01:06:20.704 And our job is to terrify them! 01:06:21.121 --> 01:06:22.454 They need to be frozen with fear. 01:06:23.080 --> 01:06:25.495 To achieve that, the audience must live in anticipation... 01:06:25.496 --> 01:06:26.788 right up until the climax. 01:06:27.621 --> 01:06:30.871 Until then, the true form of the ghost must never be revealed. 01:06:33.412 --> 01:06:34.453 So... 01:06:34.454 --> 01:06:35.536 in this film, 01:06:35.537 --> 01:06:36.579 there is no heroine! 01:06:38.871 --> 01:06:40.579 Who exactly is making these decisions? 01:06:41.454 --> 01:06:43.703 Sachin, I don't have time to waste, and neither do you. 01:06:43.704 --> 01:06:44.953 It's solely because we have Hana's dates locked 01:06:44.954 --> 01:06:46.953 that the entire business for this film has been finalised. 01:06:46.954 --> 01:06:48.954 To change it based on his whims, this isn't some amateur short film. 01:06:49.871 --> 01:06:51.453 Okay... forget about Hana for a second. 01:06:51.454 --> 01:06:52.621 What about the location then? 01:06:52.829 --> 01:06:55.120 Your script takes place... in the city, doesn't it? 01:06:55.121 --> 01:06:56.328 How are we supposed to film that up here? 01:06:56.329 --> 01:06:57.496 It cannot be shot here. 01:06:58.621 --> 01:07:00.203 Sachin, throwing away a Hollywood-level location... 01:07:00.204 --> 01:07:01.787 after we finally found it is sheer stupidity. 01:07:01.788 --> 01:07:03.038 Mind you! 01:07:10.913 --> 01:07:13.162 This story takes place in Trivandrum city. 01:07:13.579 --> 01:07:15.828 If we shoot in Trivandrum, it'll just look like any regular Malayalam film. 01:07:15.829 --> 01:07:17.661 Sachin's entire vision is about an international aesthetic. 01:07:17.662 --> 01:07:19.080 And we can only pull that off over here. 01:07:19.662 --> 01:07:21.245 Right in the heart of Trivandrum city... 01:07:22.121 --> 01:07:24.662 on a crowded street where people live packed together, 01:07:25.204 --> 01:07:26.996 eleven members of a single family 01:07:27.287 --> 01:07:28.579 commit mass suicide in one night. 01:07:31.704 --> 01:07:32.829 This... 01:07:33.038 --> 01:07:34.828 The sheer dread you feel just reading that 01:07:34.829 --> 01:07:36.454 is the core selling point of this story. 01:07:37.204 --> 01:07:39.953 You can never replicate that in a lonely house on a hill station, 01:07:39.954 --> 01:07:41.788 no matter how many people kill themselves here. 01:07:42.412 --> 01:07:44.829 We need to root this terror in everyday reality, 01:07:45.412 --> 01:07:50.162 making the audience feel like it could actually happen right next door. 01:07:50.621 --> 01:07:51.913 That is the USP of this film. 01:07:53.829 --> 01:07:55.286 If we force it into this bungalow, 01:07:55.287 --> 01:07:57.329 there is absolutely nothing left to this story 01:07:57.871 --> 01:07:59.746 than just another typical haunted house movie. 01:08:00.746 --> 01:08:01.953 Alright, enough with the art class... 01:08:01.954 --> 01:08:03.621 Let me remind you about the actual business. 01:08:04.038 --> 01:08:08.244 Sachin Vaikom David is just a title on the producer's credit line next to Wox; 01:08:08.245 --> 01:08:09.536 he's not investing a single penny. 01:08:09.537 --> 01:08:10.870 Harris Basheer is the one bankrolling everything. 01:08:10.871 --> 01:08:11.953 If Hana is out of the picture, 01:08:11.954 --> 01:08:13.203 Harris Basheer is out too. 01:08:13.204 --> 01:08:14.120 That three- crore deficit? 01:08:14.121 --> 01:08:15.703 You'll have to sell your ancestral home to cover it. 01:08:15.704 --> 01:08:17.121 So, Sachin, it's a simple choice... 01:08:17.245 --> 01:08:18.912 Do you want to keep your family estate... 01:08:18.913 --> 01:08:20.537 or do you want his "art"? 01:08:24.913 --> 01:08:27.162 I'm convinced about the location and the heroine. 01:08:28.871 --> 01:08:30.788 I don't care if I lose my house and my property... 01:08:31.621 --> 01:08:33.244 The film that Sachin Vaikom David makes... 01:08:33.245 --> 01:08:34.537 will be based on this script. 01:08:34.746 --> 01:08:36.121 Are you out of your mind? 01:08:39.913 --> 01:08:41.329 I just need one month's time. 01:08:41.788 --> 01:08:43.287 I'll arrange the funds on my own. 01:08:43.829 --> 01:08:46.121 I'll undertake the financial partnership of this project. 01:08:46.329 --> 01:08:48.913 I'll buy out Harris Basheer's three-crore share myself. 01:08:58.412 --> 01:08:59.745 Well, if this is how you want to play it, 01:08:59.746 --> 01:09:02.162 then this project will no longer have any backing from Wox. 01:09:02.913 --> 01:09:04.703 We are terminating our agreement. 01:09:04.704 --> 01:09:06.704 You might as well fund the entire six crores yourself. 01:09:06.913 --> 01:09:10.121 Sachin, you can't just raise this kind of money overnight. 01:09:10.412 --> 01:09:11.788 These things take a lot of time. 01:09:12.913 --> 01:09:14.328 I don't care how long it takes. 01:09:14.329 --> 01:09:17.454 I'll produce 'Chithra' myself, without making a single compromise. 01:09:18.245 --> 01:09:20.328 Years from now, when they look back at the history of Malayalam cinema, 01:09:20.329 --> 01:09:23.204 the name Sachin Vaikom David must hold a permanent place in it. 01:09:23.829 --> 01:09:24.996 Vineeth, 01:09:25.412 --> 01:09:26.454 don't worry. 01:09:26.871 --> 01:09:28.870 I'll have everything sorted out within two months. 01:09:28.871 --> 01:09:30.871 The moment we wrap production on my film... 01:09:31.080 --> 01:09:32.412 I'm going to produce your film! 01:09:32.746 --> 01:09:33.788 You have my word. 01:09:39.621 --> 01:09:40.704 Vineeth... 01:09:41.913 --> 01:09:43.244 It's going to take at least a year 01:09:43.245 --> 01:09:46.038 for Sachin to scrape that money together and actually get on set. 01:09:47.496 --> 01:09:48.996 Is your own script complete? 01:09:51.662 --> 01:09:53.454 Your rewrite is absolutely brilliant! 01:09:53.621 --> 01:09:55.080 It's a sure-shot blockbuster. 01:09:56.371 --> 01:09:58.203 But if I piss off a massive star like Hana, 01:09:58.204 --> 01:10:00.329 who has the highest market value right now, 01:10:01.329 --> 01:10:03.162 I'll lose all my credibility in this industry. 01:10:05.245 --> 01:10:08.121 As Wox India's first independent Malayalam production, 01:10:08.704 --> 01:10:10.579 I'd like to produce your movie, Vineeth. 01:10:11.371 --> 01:10:12.454 Are you in? 01:10:17.371 --> 01:10:18.495 - And? - And? 01:10:18.496 --> 01:10:19.578 And what? 01:10:19.579 --> 01:10:20.578 I turned him down. 01:10:20.579 --> 01:10:21.578 - Why? - Why? 01:10:21.579 --> 01:10:24.203 What else could I do? He was playing a dirty game. 01:10:24.204 --> 01:10:26.370 Sachin was the one who brought me into this project in the first place. 01:10:26.371 --> 01:10:27.912 For this guy to scrap Sachin's film 01:10:27.913 --> 01:10:29.496 and offer me a deal behind his back... 01:10:29.788 --> 01:10:31.079 That's just pure backstabbing! 01:10:31.080 --> 01:10:32.704 So when is your movie actually going to happen? 01:10:32.829 --> 01:10:34.578 Sachin's film will wrap production this year. 01:10:34.579 --> 01:10:36.203 And immediately after that, my film will start. 01:10:36.204 --> 01:10:37.662 He has given me his word. 01:10:38.621 --> 01:10:40.286 To be a good director, 01:10:40.287 --> 01:10:42.079 you first need to be a good human being. 01:10:42.080 --> 01:10:43.496 Yeah... fair point. 01:10:46.537 --> 01:10:47.579 'Vineeth Madhavan!' 01:10:47.871 --> 01:10:49.536 'Age, twenty-three!' 01:10:49.537 --> 01:10:50.829 'Still the youngest!' 01:10:51.080 --> 01:10:52.371 'Still sexy!' 01:10:52.662 --> 01:10:53.703 'Within one month,' 01:10:53.704 --> 01:10:56.788 'I will have the final draft of 'Chithra' ready.' 01:11:00.579 --> 01:11:02.037 'Fayaz was right.' 01:11:02.038 --> 01:11:03.037 'Forget one month...' 01:11:03.038 --> 01:11:04.745 'It's been an entire year, and Chithra still hasn't gone on floors.' 01:11:04.746 --> 01:11:06.162 Make it fast, Chetta. 01:11:06.829 --> 01:11:07.828 'Meanwhile, on the flip side...' 01:11:07.829 --> 01:11:09.578 'Arjun Haridas has already wrapped his film,' 01:11:09.579 --> 01:11:10.996 'and it's gearing up for release.' 01:11:11.788 --> 01:11:12.954 'After Party.' 01:11:13.121 --> 01:11:14.621 'Sounds like a cheap underwear brand!' 01:11:15.746 --> 01:11:17.453 Hey Vineeth, are you busy? 01:11:17.454 --> 01:11:19.038 The final edit of my film is ready. 01:11:19.537 --> 01:11:21.328 I'm just not able to judge it objectively. 01:11:21.329 --> 01:11:22.828 Before I lock the final picture, 01:11:22.829 --> 01:11:24.454 I want to get a third party's opinion. 01:11:24.621 --> 01:11:26.704 Could you watch it? I'll come over. 01:11:27.121 --> 01:11:28.453 What's the genre of the film? 01:11:28.454 --> 01:11:29.454 That's a surprise. 01:11:31.287 --> 01:11:33.870 It's been two years since I finished writing this script. 01:11:33.871 --> 01:11:34.578 Oh... 01:11:34.579 --> 01:11:36.579 But it was always missing a solid USP. 01:11:37.412 --> 01:11:40.537 I was breaking my head trying to crack it... 01:11:41.080 --> 01:11:42.954 and that's when I stumbled onto your short film. 01:11:43.704 --> 01:11:44.828 That's when 01:11:44.829 --> 01:11:47.203 the idea of adding a monster angle to this narrative... 01:11:47.204 --> 01:11:48.245 first struck me. 01:11:49.579 --> 01:11:51.371 After that, everything just fell into place. 01:11:51.996 --> 01:11:54.454 If the final output has turned out the way I think it has... 01:11:55.038 --> 01:11:57.371 this is going to be a completely fresh concept for Malayalam cinema. 01:12:00.121 --> 01:12:01.244 - Ready to go? - Is it time? 01:12:01.245 --> 01:12:02.578 Yeah, it's time for the flight. 01:12:02.579 --> 01:12:03.870 Just a minute, babe. I'm coming. 01:12:03.871 --> 01:12:05.162 - Okay. - So... 01:12:05.496 --> 01:12:07.495 Just sit back and watch the film in peace. 01:12:07.496 --> 01:12:09.954 I'll drop her at the airport and head straight back, okay? 01:12:12.662 --> 01:12:13.871 By the way, Vineeth... 01:12:14.621 --> 01:12:18.204 I've actually tried to adapt your aesthetics a little in this film. 01:12:18.662 --> 01:12:20.286 And for the horror sequences, 01:12:20.287 --> 01:12:22.203 your short films were my primary reference point. 01:12:22.204 --> 01:12:23.787 You'll see what I mean when you watch it. 01:12:23.788 --> 01:12:24.995 Just let me know what you think. 01:12:24.996 --> 01:12:26.828 Only then will I be able to breathe a sigh of relief. 01:12:26.829 --> 01:12:29.121 I'm expecting one hundred percent honesty from you. 01:12:29.371 --> 01:12:31.038 Whether you love it or hate it, 01:12:31.329 --> 01:12:32.579 you have to tell me straight. 01:12:32.746 --> 01:12:33.411 - Okay? - Yeah. 01:12:33.412 --> 01:12:34.661 You have my passport, right? 01:12:34.662 --> 01:12:36.121 Yeah, I've got everything. 01:13:03.746 --> 01:13:05.161 'I want to scare people!' 01:13:05.162 --> 01:13:06.829 'I want to terrify everyone using DTS!' 01:13:15.996 --> 01:13:17.371 Cut! Cut! 01:13:22.496 --> 01:13:23.621 Got it! 01:13:24.496 --> 01:13:25.704 My first film. 01:13:26.038 --> 01:13:27.996 Mollywood's first Monster movie! 01:13:28.537 --> 01:13:30.121 An extension of my short film. 01:13:37.704 --> 01:13:41.371 'First will always be recorded and remembered in history.' 01:13:59.496 --> 01:14:00.579 Are you done watching? 01:14:00.996 --> 01:14:01.996 How is it? 01:14:04.621 --> 01:14:06.204 It doesn't feel like your work. 01:14:07.121 --> 01:14:08.829 It looks exactly like something I would direct. 01:14:09.412 --> 01:14:10.788 My visualisations, 01:14:11.121 --> 01:14:12.121 the cut points, 01:14:12.371 --> 01:14:13.371 the colour palette, 01:14:13.704 --> 01:14:15.412 the sound treatment without using music, 01:14:15.579 --> 01:14:16.954 you ripped off every single thing! 01:14:17.496 --> 01:14:19.496 There's no way I can ever make my own film now. 01:14:22.204 --> 01:14:25.412 "Yet another filmmaker trying to imitate Arjun Haridas..." 01:14:25.829 --> 01:14:27.954 That's the tag that'll be waiting for me down the road. 01:14:28.788 --> 01:14:30.329 What are you implying right now? 01:14:30.788 --> 01:14:33.204 That I stole your story? 01:14:33.913 --> 01:14:35.746 If you had only stolen my story, 01:14:35.913 --> 01:14:37.662 it would have been a standard betrayal. 01:14:39.080 --> 01:14:40.704 But with this, you've destroyed me. 01:14:41.788 --> 01:14:43.121 My dear Vineeth, listen to me! 01:14:43.496 --> 01:14:45.371 These things happen all the time... 01:14:46.287 --> 01:14:48.038 I wrote this script two years ago. 01:14:49.038 --> 01:14:52.913 Adding that monster angle was the only new change I made. 01:14:54.579 --> 01:14:56.371 And the fact that I got to make it first... 01:14:57.121 --> 01:14:58.287 is just down to my destiny. 01:14:59.080 --> 01:15:00.121 It's as simple as that. 01:15:06.954 --> 01:15:08.621 I'll say it one more time. 01:15:09.121 --> 01:15:10.788 Plagiarism isn't just about the story. 01:15:12.080 --> 01:15:13.913 Stealing a filmmaker's signature style... 01:15:14.204 --> 01:15:18.579 especially from a debutant who hasn't even made his first feature, 01:15:18.996 --> 01:15:20.287 is like murdering him. 01:15:23.704 --> 01:15:26.496 I know I can't prove a single word of this in court. 01:15:28.121 --> 01:15:29.913 But you should always know what you did. 01:15:32.287 --> 01:15:33.328 Hey! 01:15:33.329 --> 01:15:34.829 Seriously, Vineeth, what are you... 01:15:36.621 --> 01:15:38.496 This movie is going to be a massive blockbuster. 01:15:38.704 --> 01:15:40.954 Even if you doubt it, I know it for a fact. 01:15:41.496 --> 01:15:43.038 Because the core soul of this film... 01:15:43.204 --> 01:15:44.746 originated entirely from my own vision! 01:15:45.038 --> 01:15:46.287 It's my conviction! 01:15:49.121 --> 01:15:50.412 Congratulations, 01:15:50.579 --> 01:15:52.204 and please get out of here! 01:16:01.579 --> 01:16:04.120 A debut director completely shaking up Malayalam cinema 01:16:04.121 --> 01:16:06.661 with such an incredibly fresh style and sheer craftsmanship, 01:16:06.662 --> 01:16:07.912 it's truly unprecedented. 01:16:07.913 --> 01:16:08.995 With just a single film, 01:16:08.996 --> 01:16:12.204 you could say Arjun Haridas has already established himself as a brand. 01:16:13.496 --> 01:16:15.454 [Sachin] Arjun's film was your creation, right? 01:16:16.038 --> 01:16:17.287 'MARANAM' [Death] 01:16:19.204 --> 01:16:20.204 What is this? 01:16:20.954 --> 01:16:23.621 It's a short story from a literary contest my father once organised. 01:16:23.954 --> 01:16:25.621 'Chithra' is a good script. 01:16:26.204 --> 01:16:27.579 But if we want to beat Arjun, 01:16:27.704 --> 01:16:29.370 we need something much more than just a good script. 01:16:29.371 --> 01:16:30.829 We need a real USP. 01:16:31.829 --> 01:16:33.620 We don't have to use this exact story, 01:16:33.621 --> 01:16:35.621 but the kind of USP I'm talking about is right here in these pages. 01:16:36.287 --> 01:16:37.661 If you can work your magic on this, 01:16:37.662 --> 01:16:39.162 it'll take things to the next level. 01:16:39.537 --> 01:16:40.912 And the fund is ready, Vineeth. 01:16:40.913 --> 01:16:42.411 If you finish writing this, 01:16:42.412 --> 01:16:43.996 we can roll cameras next month. 01:16:44.621 --> 01:16:45.704 I'm not reading it. 01:16:48.454 --> 01:16:49.579 Vineeth... 01:16:49.704 --> 01:16:51.079 If the creation is good, 01:16:51.080 --> 01:16:52.828 people will deify 01:16:52.829 --> 01:16:54.329 whoever takes credit as the creator. 01:16:54.746 --> 01:16:56.662 They will even find reasons to justify it. 01:16:56.954 --> 01:17:00.371 Nobody wants to know that it was built on someone else's blood and sweat. 01:17:01.662 --> 01:17:03.662 Arjun Haridas, who ripped you off... 01:17:03.829 --> 01:17:06.204 Look at where he stands today, and you'll see what I mean. 01:17:07.996 --> 01:17:09.996 In the end, the result is all that matters. 01:17:12.537 --> 01:17:13.788 'Sachin was right.' 01:17:14.245 --> 01:17:16.120 'Arjun Haridas, the one who ripped me off,' 01:17:16.121 --> 01:17:18.579 'never faced any backlash for what he did.' 01:17:18.829 --> 01:17:20.829 'His career has only skyrocketed.' 01:17:21.579 --> 01:17:24.038 'Everything I believed in until now was wrong.' 01:17:25.245 --> 01:17:27.412 'But just because of that, I won't cross the line.' 01:17:27.829 --> 01:17:31.329 'I will not participate in plagiarising another person's effort.' 01:17:32.162 --> 01:17:33.703 [Arjun] Some things are just meant to be. 01:17:33.704 --> 01:17:35.536 If you desire something intensely, 01:17:35.537 --> 01:17:37.829 the entire universe will conspire to help you get it. 01:17:37.954 --> 01:17:40.038 I truly believe in destiny. 01:17:40.329 --> 01:17:41.496 Thank God! 01:17:42.080 --> 01:17:43.204 'Destiny!' 01:17:43.412 --> 01:17:44.578 'Fortune!' 01:17:44.579 --> 01:17:45.621 'Fate!' 01:17:45.829 --> 01:17:47.328 'If this is what my destiny looks like,' 01:17:47.329 --> 01:17:49.204 'then I don't believe in destiny anymore.' 01:17:49.537 --> 01:17:51.287 'Nor in the God who supposedly designed it.' 01:17:52.038 --> 01:17:54.161 'Just because you desire something intensely...' 01:17:54.162 --> 01:17:55.746 'the universe isn't going to look out for you.' 01:17:56.287 --> 01:17:58.579 'From now on, my own decisions will forge my fate.' 01:17:58.913 --> 01:17:59.954 'Not God!' 01:18:12.871 --> 01:18:14.412 'My loyalty to Sachin...' 01:18:15.245 --> 01:18:17.662 'That wait cost me an entire year!' 01:18:18.704 --> 01:18:20.245 'That's where I went wrong.' 01:18:21.329 --> 01:18:23.329 'From now on, my loyalty belongs to no one.' 01:18:23.704 --> 01:18:25.621 'I don't trust a single soul anymore.' 01:18:26.162 --> 01:18:29.080 'I refuse to ever let myself be exploited again.' 01:18:30.621 --> 01:18:31.829 'My own destiny...' 01:18:32.454 --> 01:18:33.621 'I will carve it out myself.' 01:18:34.788 --> 01:18:38.412 'I will become the youngest and the finest horror filmmaker in Malayalam.' 01:18:40.204 --> 01:18:41.161 [Fayaz] Hello? 01:18:41.162 --> 01:18:42.995 Sir, if that offer of yours is still open, 01:18:42.996 --> 01:18:44.038 I'm ready. 01:18:44.412 --> 01:18:46.620 But I have two conditions. 01:18:46.621 --> 01:18:47.662 I'm listening. 01:18:47.996 --> 01:18:48.995 First... 01:18:48.996 --> 01:18:52.038 Apart from me, no one else in the crew gets to read 01:18:52.371 --> 01:18:53.661 the full script of my film. 01:18:53.662 --> 01:18:54.996 They won't have any access to it. 01:18:55.913 --> 01:18:58.037 Only the specific details they absolutely need to know 01:18:58.038 --> 01:18:59.704 will be briefed by me personally. 01:18:59.913 --> 01:19:01.412 I don't trust anyone anymore. 01:19:02.162 --> 01:19:03.245 Second... 01:19:04.204 --> 01:19:06.536 From day one of shoot right down to the final cut... 01:19:06.537 --> 01:19:08.287 every single decision will be mine alone. 01:19:08.788 --> 01:19:11.080 No interference from the studio side. 01:19:11.913 --> 01:19:12.953 Okay. 01:19:12.954 --> 01:19:14.371 I have Swaroop's dates locked in. 01:19:14.829 --> 01:19:16.454 If you have a subject that suits him, 01:19:16.662 --> 01:19:18.704 I'm ready to accept all your conditions. 01:19:22.287 --> 01:19:24.162 'Everything will be under my control from now on.' 01:19:25.954 --> 01:19:27.829 'I'm forging a new identity.' 01:19:28.537 --> 01:19:31.371 'The old Vineeth Madhavan is dead. This is someone entirely new.' 01:19:31.829 --> 01:19:35.038 'Because everything I believed in until now was a lie.' 01:19:35.537 --> 01:19:38.537 [The hero who saves the world from evil.] 01:19:47.871 --> 01:19:49.412 'This world is unfair.' 01:19:49.621 --> 01:19:51.704 'And from now on, that reality will be reflected in my films too.' 01:19:52.496 --> 01:19:54.829 'My destiny is dictated solely by my decisions.' 01:19:55.788 --> 01:19:56.913 'That is the truth.' 01:19:57.245 --> 01:19:58.704 'That is the only truth that matters.' 01:20:27.496 --> 01:20:29.371 'MANUSHYAN' [Human] 01:20:35.621 --> 01:20:38.370 That harness snapped during the final shot and I sprained my ankle. 01:20:38.371 --> 01:20:40.162 Being stuck on bed rest cost me 01:20:40.287 --> 01:20:41.829 the villain role in Mysskin's film. 01:20:43.913 --> 01:20:46.371 I've spent every day since then absolutely cursing this film. 01:20:47.871 --> 01:20:49.121 But after watching this film, 01:20:50.245 --> 01:20:51.870 I only have one thing to say, Vineeth... 01:20:51.871 --> 01:20:53.286 At the age of twenty-three, 01:20:53.287 --> 01:20:55.079 you have just created a masterpiece. 01:20:55.080 --> 01:20:56.870 And thank you for making me a part of it. 01:20:56.871 --> 01:20:58.121 This is a game changer. 01:20:58.412 --> 01:21:00.828 Once the heat from today's new releases cools down, 01:21:00.829 --> 01:21:02.870 we can drop our first look poster on Monday. 01:21:02.871 --> 01:21:03.787 Go ahead and lock the edit. 01:21:03.788 --> 01:21:05.079 There is nothing left to question. 01:21:05.080 --> 01:21:07.578 Sir, the person we sent to check the audience response for 'Chithra' is back. 01:21:07.579 --> 01:21:08.954 Could you give us a minute, sir? 01:21:09.287 --> 01:21:10.704 One minute, Swaroop. 01:21:11.913 --> 01:21:14.121 'Finally, 'Chithra' is releasing today.' 01:21:14.579 --> 01:21:16.536 'Apart from some other minor film,' 01:21:16.537 --> 01:21:18.371 'there are no other significant releases.' 01:21:18.788 --> 01:21:20.204 'Not until my movie drops, anyway.' 01:21:23.454 --> 01:21:24.536 What did you think? 01:21:24.537 --> 01:21:25.537 It's good! 01:21:25.913 --> 01:21:26.912 Good, right? 01:21:26.913 --> 01:21:28.038 Yes, it's good. 01:21:28.162 --> 01:21:29.454 It's good, dude! 01:21:29.871 --> 01:21:31.037 Why are you talking in that tone? 01:21:31.038 --> 01:21:32.204 Give it to me straight. 01:21:32.371 --> 01:21:33.453 Did you guys get scared? 01:21:33.454 --> 01:21:35.080 Yeah, we were terrified. 01:21:36.121 --> 01:21:37.329 So you didn't like the story? 01:21:38.121 --> 01:21:40.038 No, the story is fantastic. 01:21:41.621 --> 01:21:42.913 Then what are you holding back? 01:21:43.412 --> 01:21:44.411 There's no issue at all. 01:21:44.412 --> 01:21:45.703 Let's just ignore 'God'. 01:21:45.704 --> 01:21:46.954 Yeah. Forget 'God'. 01:21:47.454 --> 01:21:49.080 God? Which God? 01:21:49.579 --> 01:21:50.913 Heard anything about 'God'? 01:21:54.871 --> 01:21:56.913 Which God are you guys talking about? 01:21:57.287 --> 01:21:58.287 Err... 01:21:58.954 --> 01:22:00.703 We couldn't get tickets for 'Chithra'... 01:22:00.704 --> 01:22:03.454 so we got in for a movie in an empty theatre right next door. 01:22:04.121 --> 01:22:05.120 'Deivam' [God] 01:22:05.121 --> 01:22:06.328 We expected it to be some amateur trash... 01:22:06.329 --> 01:22:08.371 - but the film is actually good. - Dude, it's just that... 01:22:08.496 --> 01:22:10.954 That film is pretty similar to yours. 01:22:11.371 --> 01:22:12.579 Don't get stressed. 01:22:12.746 --> 01:22:14.287 'Human' is definitely the better film. 01:22:42.829 --> 01:22:45.038 I just want to find a quiet corner and cry my eyes out. 01:22:55.704 --> 01:22:56.913 'Coincidence!' 01:22:57.038 --> 01:22:58.121 'Coincidence!' 01:22:58.245 --> 01:23:01.127 'A remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances' 01:23:01.128 --> 01:23:03.370 'without apparent casual connection.' 01:23:03.371 --> 01:23:06.704 'A.k.a., the mess-ups that happen in our lives for no reason.' 01:23:14.829 --> 01:23:16.496 'Because of this coincidence,' 01:23:16.954 --> 01:23:18.995 'not only has my film become irrelevant...' 01:23:18.996 --> 01:23:21.453 'but Sachin's film, which was guaranteed to be a blockbuster,' 01:23:21.454 --> 01:23:23.161 'has turned into an absolute disaster.' 01:23:23.162 --> 01:23:24.704 'But 'God' isn't to blame for that.' 01:23:25.496 --> 01:23:26.953 'The fault lies entirely with Sachin.' 01:23:26.954 --> 01:23:28.661 'He simply doesn't know how to do his job.' 01:23:28.662 --> 01:23:31.578 A low-budget Malayalam movie that opened in just 25 theatres 01:23:31.579 --> 01:23:32.996 is now playing in 150 screens. 01:23:33.204 --> 01:23:35.370 Even Sachin's 'Chithra' couldn't hold its ground against it. 01:23:35.371 --> 01:23:37.578 He's quitting films and heading back to Mumbai 01:23:37.579 --> 01:23:39.038 to rejoin his old law firm. 01:23:40.121 --> 01:23:41.661 So, my film is definitely going to tank. 01:23:41.662 --> 01:23:43.329 Vineeth... don't get stressed. 01:23:43.662 --> 01:23:45.495 There's no denying the two films have similarities. 01:23:45.496 --> 01:23:47.496 But we can easily fix that on the editing table. 01:23:48.996 --> 01:23:51.996 This is exactly how many world classics were born. 01:23:52.746 --> 01:23:54.913 This is the master access card for Wox Studios. 01:23:55.038 --> 01:23:56.411 You can come here whenever you want. 01:23:56.412 --> 01:23:58.203 Make whatever changes you feel are necessary. 01:23:58.204 --> 01:24:00.328 But at 7 PM the day after tomorrow, 01:24:00.329 --> 01:24:02.329 we are releasing the first look poster. 01:24:02.871 --> 01:24:04.620 Until we reach a decision on this, 01:24:04.621 --> 01:24:07.828 all our promotional work and post-production must be put on hold. 01:24:07.829 --> 01:24:09.913 What decision is left to make about this? 01:24:10.287 --> 01:24:11.454 Re-shoot! 01:24:12.954 --> 01:24:14.037 You think this is funny? 01:24:14.038 --> 01:24:15.620 Plenty of films have done re-shoots 01:24:15.621 --> 01:24:17.453 because sets collapsed or accidents happened. 01:24:17.454 --> 01:24:19.496 We are facing a similar crisis right now. 01:24:19.871 --> 01:24:21.746 Can't any of you see the severity of this? 01:24:23.329 --> 01:24:24.286 Vineeth... 01:24:24.287 --> 01:24:25.787 a re- shoot is completely out of the question! 01:24:25.788 --> 01:24:27.370 I'm not putting 01:24:27.371 --> 01:24:29.913 a single extra rupee into this project. 01:24:32.996 --> 01:24:34.286 You have to trust me on this. 01:24:34.287 --> 01:24:35.953 If we go for a re-shoot, I guarantee... 01:24:35.954 --> 01:24:38.080 you will benefit from it even more than I will. 01:24:39.829 --> 01:24:40.954 What benefit? 01:24:42.329 --> 01:24:44.495 If we put this movie out as it stands, it's a guaranteed disaster. 01:24:44.496 --> 01:24:46.287 But if we re-shoot, the opposite will happen. 01:24:46.829 --> 01:24:48.286 Do you want a five- crore loss, 01:24:48.287 --> 01:24:49.787 or spend fifty lakhs more 01:24:49.788 --> 01:24:51.204 to pull in a ten-crore profit? 01:24:54.788 --> 01:24:56.245 Do me a favour, go grab a smoke from outside. 01:25:04.329 --> 01:25:06.245 What percentage of the film needs to be re-shot? 01:25:07.591 --> 01:25:08.746 Thirty percent! 01:25:10.162 --> 01:25:11.162 Ten days... 01:25:11.537 --> 01:25:12.996 More than that, I can't allow-- 01:25:17.245 --> 01:25:18.245 Hello! 01:25:28.537 --> 01:25:29.788 A car accident! 01:25:31.162 --> 01:25:32.245 Who was in it?! 01:25:34.537 --> 01:25:38.788 "Support me, support me support me from the street" 01:25:38.954 --> 01:25:43.204 "Spinning around, spinning around lost my way, at the end of the day" 01:25:52.387 --> 01:25:54.596 'My destiny is dictated solely by my decisions.' 01:25:55.262 --> 01:25:56.345 'That is the truth.' 01:25:56.679 --> 01:25:58.304 'That is the only truth that matters.' 01:25:59.043 --> 01:26:01.125 It's been a while since 'After Party' was announced. 01:26:01.126 --> 01:26:02.750 - When will it release? - No comments. 01:26:02.751 --> 01:26:03.960 Is the film even happening? 01:26:07.741 --> 01:26:09.865 - Hello? - Shall I bring the wreath, sir? 01:26:09.866 --> 01:26:10.950 Yeah, bring it. 01:26:11.825 --> 01:26:13.699 Any update on "After Party", Arjun Chetta? 01:26:13.700 --> 01:26:14.574 Please. 01:26:14.575 --> 01:26:17.324 'Shouldn't the script be ready before he can give any updates?' 01:26:17.325 --> 01:26:19.199 'To get there, he needs my signature style.' 01:26:19.200 --> 01:26:20.741 'And he just doesn't have it.' 01:26:22.117 --> 01:26:23.490 'Poor Sachin.' 01:26:23.491 --> 01:26:24.949 'Once 'Chithra' bombed at the box office,' 01:26:24.950 --> 01:26:27.032 'Vaikom David became completely irrelevant.' 01:26:27.033 --> 01:26:30.574 'Now he doesn't even get the basic respect his father's legacy used to guarantee him.' 01:26:30.575 --> 01:26:32.741 'But none of this bothers me.' 01:26:33.075 --> 01:26:34.407 'Because they aren't responsible' 01:26:34.408 --> 01:26:37.157 'for the bizarre coincidence of 'Deivam' releasing a week before 'Manushyan',' 01:26:37.158 --> 01:26:39.157 - 'or for Swaroop's sudden death...' - Car accident. 01:26:39.158 --> 01:26:40.865 'or for anything else, for that matter.' 01:26:40.866 --> 01:26:44.033 'It is an unknown force on this earth that I just cannot control.' 01:26:44.325 --> 01:26:45.325 'It's destiny.' 01:26:45.449 --> 01:26:47.158 'So, destiny is my enemy.' 01:26:47.992 --> 01:26:49.199 'But...' 01:26:49.200 --> 01:26:50.699 'I am not backing down.' 01:26:50.700 --> 01:26:51.907 There's no problem at all. 01:26:51.908 --> 01:26:53.408 I did a rough charting of the scenes. 01:26:53.866 --> 01:26:56.950 Swaroop appears in every single scene of the 30% we need to re-shoot. 01:26:57.325 --> 01:27:00.407 We can re-shoot that portion, plus the additional 10% of his balance scenes, 01:27:00.408 --> 01:27:02.449 by casting another hero instead. 01:27:02.575 --> 01:27:04.950 We will definitely get the exact result I envisioned. 01:27:05.992 --> 01:27:07.158 Lucky...! 01:27:07.616 --> 01:27:08.658 Congrats! 01:27:09.616 --> 01:27:11.075 Your time has finally come. 01:27:12.325 --> 01:27:13.325 Vineeth... 01:27:13.700 --> 01:27:15.783 You're completely missing the bigger picture here. 01:27:15.950 --> 01:27:17.575 We just hit the ultimate jackpot. 01:27:17.908 --> 01:27:21.117 You are officially the director of Swaroop's final film now. 01:27:24.700 --> 01:27:27.200 [indistinct arguments] 01:27:27.533 --> 01:27:29.992 Saw that? Even if the movie is an absolute train wreck, 01:27:30.117 --> 01:27:32.491 it'll still become a blockbuster under these conditions. 01:27:34.741 --> 01:27:37.284 You're already the director of a hit film, Vineeth. 01:27:39.491 --> 01:27:40.700 I won't allow that to happen. 01:27:42.117 --> 01:27:43.117 Look, I know... 01:27:43.449 --> 01:27:45.616 you have this crazy obsession with this movie. 01:27:45.992 --> 01:27:46.992 But... 01:27:47.117 --> 01:27:50.284 I will never get a business opportunity this massive ever again. 01:27:50.866 --> 01:27:51.866 Sir... 01:28:00.533 --> 01:28:02.700 'A guaranteed super hit fell right into your lap, huh?' 01:28:11.325 --> 01:28:12.949 Your movie is going to be a super hit 01:28:12.950 --> 01:28:14.741 simply because this guy died in a car crash. 01:28:15.284 --> 01:28:16.449 But true greatness... 01:28:17.075 --> 01:28:18.325 I never managed to achieve it. 01:28:19.242 --> 01:28:20.616 And you won't achieve it either. 01:28:23.866 --> 01:28:25.325 That much is confirmed. 01:28:26.117 --> 01:28:27.242 Rest in peace! 01:28:29.033 --> 01:28:31.783 'I don't want a super hit that just falls into my lap like that.' 01:28:33.075 --> 01:28:34.284 I won't approve this. 01:28:35.033 --> 01:28:37.700 I'm the deciding authority of my film's final cut. 01:28:38.325 --> 01:28:40.699 And I refuse to approve it unless we go for the re-shoot. 01:28:40.700 --> 01:28:41.824 Are you sure? 01:28:41.825 --> 01:28:43.074 Absolutely. 01:28:43.075 --> 01:28:45.157 Then go find yourself a lawyer and file a lawsuit, 01:28:45.158 --> 01:28:47.950 claiming that we violated the terms and conditions. 01:28:48.449 --> 01:28:50.740 You are officially off this picture. Your role here is done. 01:28:50.741 --> 01:28:52.325 This isn't child's play, Fayaz. 01:28:52.908 --> 01:28:55.117 - This film is my life! - It's nobody's life. 01:28:55.325 --> 01:28:57.158 This is just show business, plain and simple. 01:28:57.408 --> 01:28:59.284 You need to wrap your head around that first. 01:29:01.950 --> 01:29:03.533 'Over my dead body!' 01:29:03.741 --> 01:29:06.283 'I refuse to let a story the whole world has already watched...' 01:29:06.284 --> 01:29:07.865 'to be released under my name.' 01:29:07.866 --> 01:29:10.157 'I have absolutely nothing to do with this film anymore.' 01:29:10.158 --> 01:29:11.615 'And I want the whole world to know it.' 01:29:11.616 --> 01:29:13.448 [I wish to humbly state that...] 01:29:13.449 --> 01:29:16.242 [I have nothing to do with this film anymore.] 01:29:22.658 --> 01:29:24.491 - It's Fayaz. - Put it on speaker. 01:29:26.449 --> 01:29:28.908 'Vineeth, at least you can call yourself a director right now.' 01:29:29.408 --> 01:29:31.615 'If you don't take that post down immediately,' 01:29:31.616 --> 01:29:33.991 'your name will be completely wiped out' 01:29:33.992 --> 01:29:35.825 'from the history of Malayalam Cinema.' 01:29:38.449 --> 01:29:40.908 'There is a dark side to me that you haven't witnessed yet.' 01:29:41.408 --> 01:29:44.992 'A side that commands absolute power and authority over this industry!' 01:29:45.491 --> 01:29:49.199 'If I decide you're blacklisted in this industry, you are done. End of story!' 01:29:49.200 --> 01:29:52.116 'Your only other alternative is to delete that post' 01:29:52.117 --> 01:29:54.783 'and re-share it with the caption I'm sending you now.' 01:29:55.575 --> 01:29:56.783 'I know...' 01:29:57.325 --> 01:30:00.866 'your film won't get the kind of grand reception you had mapped out in your head.' 01:30:01.533 --> 01:30:02.658 'But...' 01:30:02.783 --> 01:30:04.157 'like I told you before,' 01:30:04.158 --> 01:30:06.866 'you've already become a hit filmmaker.' 01:30:07.825 --> 01:30:09.865 'I'll produce your next film.' 01:30:09.866 --> 01:30:11.908 'You can make it however you want.' 01:30:12.449 --> 01:30:14.783 'Some things are simply beyond our control, kid.' 01:30:15.325 --> 01:30:17.158 'No one can stop destiny.' 01:30:17.825 --> 01:30:19.490 'You only have one choice left.' 01:30:19.491 --> 01:30:22.366 'Just accept it as your destiny, and move on.' 01:30:29.075 --> 01:30:32.117 'No way in hell am I yielding to fate and walking away!' 01:30:33.075 --> 01:30:35.575 'I am the only one who controls my own fate!' 01:30:37.575 --> 01:30:39.033 "Greatest of all time" 01:30:40.200 --> 01:30:41.700 "Coming for the throne now" 01:30:42.741 --> 01:30:44.616 "Defining Mollywood" 01:30:45.491 --> 01:30:47.117 "Better than the stalwarts" 01:30:47.866 --> 01:30:50.532 "My thought and throat have a killer flow" 01:30:50.533 --> 01:30:53.200 "My hope and my scope have a brilliant glow" 01:30:53.908 --> 01:30:56.490 "Even if you bury me deep in the dark" 01:30:56.491 --> 01:30:58.491 "I'll sprout right back up like a living spark" 01:31:09.449 --> 01:31:11.284 "I will not be confined by fate" 01:31:11.950 --> 01:31:13.866 "I will not stay behind its gate" 01:31:14.575 --> 01:31:16.908 "Even if destiny blocks me, I won't hesitate" 01:31:17.200 --> 01:31:19.366 "I don't knock knock the door for a room" 01:31:19.825 --> 01:31:22.490 "I go 3-2-1, boom boom Ka-Boom" 01:31:22.491 --> 01:31:24.491 "I will rock on my roll, man" 01:31:25.200 --> 01:31:26.908 "Moonwalk on my track, man" 01:31:27.783 --> 01:31:29.825 "I'll create my own fate, man" 01:31:30.575 --> 01:31:32.741 "I will never abandon my dreams" 01:31:33.117 --> 01:31:35.616 "Beyond my goal, no salvation gleams" 01:31:46.866 --> 01:31:49.324 "Shyamalan, Chris Nolan, Senior Scorsese" 01:31:49.325 --> 01:31:52.449 "If my name joins that list one day, That would be pure ecstasy" 01:31:54.284 --> 01:31:57.241 "My ethical values will get me there" 01:31:57.242 --> 01:31:59.865 "I'll show the world I'm beyond compare" 01:31:59.866 --> 01:32:02.033 "I'll shatter the bar set by the Oscars far" 01:32:39.658 --> 01:32:45.074 [social media reactions by celebrities against Vineeth Madhavan] 01:32:45.075 --> 01:32:46.284 'Reverence' 01:32:49.992 --> 01:32:52.824 "A steady mind and iron will, Proper and poised, supreme still" 01:32:52.825 --> 01:32:55.448 "Though the age is filled with grief, The soul stands firm beyond belief" 01:32:55.449 --> 01:32:58.032 "Along the path of righteous war, Stands one who knows his duty sure" 01:32:58.033 --> 01:33:00.866 "A peerless soul that never tires, A man born only for victory's fires" 01:33:03.658 --> 01:33:05.158 Honestly, we can't really blame him. 01:33:05.700 --> 01:33:07.575 When I saw the final cut of 'Chithra', 01:33:07.741 --> 01:33:10.200 I also felt an overwhelming urge to set my own film on fire. 01:33:10.992 --> 01:33:12.615 I didn't have the guts to do it. 01:33:12.616 --> 01:33:14.284 But he went ahead and actually did it. 01:33:14.908 --> 01:33:15.949 Either way, 01:33:15.950 --> 01:33:17.991 this officially closes the chapter on Vineeth Madhavan 01:33:17.992 --> 01:33:19.325 in the Malayalam film industry. 01:33:19.992 --> 01:33:21.033 And... 01:33:21.491 --> 01:33:22.700 I'm happy for that. 01:33:24.491 --> 01:33:27.324 I'm happy for that. I'm happy for that. I'm happy for that. 01:33:27.325 --> 01:33:28.616 Hey, take it easy. 01:33:44.117 --> 01:33:45.117 Doctor... 01:33:47.075 --> 01:33:48.825 How much time do I have left? 01:33:48.992 --> 01:33:49.992 Huh! 01:33:51.908 --> 01:33:53.117 Is it blood cancer? 01:33:53.908 --> 01:33:55.324 It's nothing that serious at all. 01:33:55.325 --> 01:33:58.158 You were admitted because your BP shot up and you passed out. 01:34:06.783 --> 01:34:07.908 Who are you? 01:34:08.783 --> 01:34:11.199 A man named Fayaz Muhammad has filed a complaint against you 01:34:11.200 --> 01:34:12.783 at the Kadavanthra police station. 01:34:12.950 --> 01:34:14.532 We've been ordered to arrest you 01:34:14.533 --> 01:34:16.532 and bring you before the court at the earliest. 01:34:16.533 --> 01:34:18.117 But is this really a criminal case? 01:34:18.284 --> 01:34:19.324 No. 01:34:19.325 --> 01:34:21.116 It's not physical property that was destroyed here, 01:34:21.117 --> 01:34:22.491 but intellectual property. 01:34:22.950 --> 01:34:26.200 Their legal team claims the damage is close to three and a half crores. 01:34:26.575 --> 01:34:28.074 There's no rush on this right now. 01:34:28.075 --> 01:34:30.075 It can wait until the hospital discharges you. 01:34:30.242 --> 01:34:31.825 I'll call you. I'll be around. 01:34:32.741 --> 01:34:33.992 Vineeth... 01:34:34.908 --> 01:34:36.865 It would've been better to have no aim than to end up like this! 01:34:36.866 --> 01:34:41.908 "You alone are the blazing star" 01:34:42.242 --> 01:34:44.824 "O Fire, fierce and lethal you are" 01:34:44.825 --> 01:34:46.574 Cinema isn't the work of one individual. 01:34:46.575 --> 01:34:48.157 It's a collaborative art form. 01:34:48.158 --> 01:34:49.782 That's the point I really want to emphasise. 01:34:49.783 --> 01:34:51.074 In one overnight fit of ego, 01:34:51.075 --> 01:34:54.324 Vineeth Madhavan destroyed the dreams, sweat, and hard work 01:34:54.325 --> 01:34:57.158 of countless artists and technicians. 01:34:57.908 --> 01:35:00.700 "Let rookies come in and make their art" 01:35:00.825 --> 01:35:03.283 "Ride on pure luck and break the chart" 01:35:03.284 --> 01:35:05.950 "No matter how many enter the game chasing fame, making a name" 01:35:06.200 --> 01:35:07.324 [We want to watch "Manushyan"] 01:35:07.325 --> 01:35:08.865 "I'm the greatest of all time" 01:35:08.866 --> 01:35:11.157 "Even if you throw a thousand schemes my way" 01:35:11.158 --> 01:35:12.407 [Vineeth, are you even "Human"?] 01:35:12.408 --> 01:35:13.907 "Even if you drag my aura down all day" 01:35:13.908 --> 01:35:15.657 "The knowledge of cinema living in me" 01:35:15.658 --> 01:35:17.199 "Gives my mind its clarity" 01:35:17.200 --> 01:35:20.242 "I've learned to take every blow and woe, I'll cross raging seas and steal the show" 01:35:20.408 --> 01:35:22.157 No matter how he tries to justify it, 01:35:22.158 --> 01:35:24.490 Vineeth will never find forgiveness in the court of conscience. 01:35:24.491 --> 01:35:28.615 Following the deletion of footage from late actor Swaroop's final film, 'Manushyan', 01:35:28.616 --> 01:35:31.324 by director Vineeth Madhavan from a studio in Palarivattom... 01:35:31.325 --> 01:35:33.991 protests against him are intensifying. 01:35:33.992 --> 01:35:36.575 You really had the nerve to delete Swaroopettan's film, huh? 01:35:40.325 --> 01:35:42.699 'Under extreme pressure like that,' 01:35:42.700 --> 01:35:44.574 'not everybody is actually capable' 01:35:44.575 --> 01:35:46.490 'of making the right decisions.' 01:35:46.491 --> 01:35:49.241 Reports suggest the Directors' Union and Producers' Association 01:35:49.242 --> 01:35:52.532 might issue a joint ban to stop Vineeth Madhavan from ever working again. 01:35:52.533 --> 01:35:53.949 One thing is absolutely certain. 01:35:53.950 --> 01:35:56.199 If I had been in his position, 01:35:56.200 --> 01:35:59.658 I would never have gone to such extremes. 01:36:00.491 --> 01:36:01.657 Because... 01:36:01.658 --> 01:36:04.074 I went through a lot of struggle 01:36:04.075 --> 01:36:06.449 to complete my first film. 01:36:07.325 --> 01:36:10.157 What's your take on the ban imposed on Vineeth Madhavan? 01:36:10.158 --> 01:36:12.242 'I completely respect the union's decision.' 01:36:16.575 --> 01:36:18.657 - Hello? - I'm not afraid of any stupid union ban. 01:36:18.658 --> 01:36:21.532 'Those bans only affect people who have to mortgage their houses to produce movies.' 01:36:21.533 --> 01:36:22.824 'I don't have to deal with that mess' 01:36:22.825 --> 01:36:24.117 'because I'm filthy rich!' 01:36:24.366 --> 01:36:26.616 'I'm going to produce your next film, Vineeth.' 01:36:26.825 --> 01:36:28.449 - Who are you? - 'That doesn't matter.' 01:36:28.575 --> 01:36:31.033 'You are Vineeth Madhavan and that's what matters!' 01:36:31.325 --> 01:36:33.116 'The only reason I'm reaching out to you' 01:36:33.117 --> 01:36:34.991 'is because I saw your masterpiece.' 01:36:34.992 --> 01:36:36.657 - "Manushyan"! - 'When?' 01:36:36.658 --> 01:36:38.241 'One hour before you deleted it.' 01:36:38.242 --> 01:36:39.283 'I'm impressed.' 01:36:39.284 --> 01:36:40.991 'You have some talent, Vineeth.' 01:36:40.992 --> 01:36:42.325 'And some amazing skills!' 01:36:43.117 --> 01:36:45.740 'Now screw my brains with some ideas!' 01:36:45.741 --> 01:36:46.908 Hang up and get lost! 01:36:47.950 --> 01:36:49.032 Who was it? 01:36:49.033 --> 01:36:50.242 Some nutcase! 01:36:50.658 --> 01:36:52.908 Vineeth, look at the absolute mess you've made! 01:36:53.658 --> 01:36:56.448 When thousands are out there struggling to make just one movie, 01:36:56.449 --> 01:36:58.366 you just went ahead and destroyed yours! 01:36:59.075 --> 01:37:00.365 It's good to have ambition. 01:37:00.366 --> 01:37:01.949 But don't let it turn into pure greed! 01:37:01.950 --> 01:37:03.616 If this is greed, then so be it. 01:37:04.033 --> 01:37:06.200 I don't want to be just another filmmaker, Dad. 01:37:06.741 --> 01:37:09.325 I want to be the greatest filmmaker India has ever seen! 01:37:10.700 --> 01:37:12.700 And I'll go to any lengths to make that happen. 01:37:13.658 --> 01:37:15.491 Vineeth, that's all well and good. 01:37:15.825 --> 01:37:17.907 But if the association bans you, 01:37:17.908 --> 01:37:20.241 you'll never get to direct a Malayalam film ever again! 01:37:20.242 --> 01:37:22.158 The association is not going to ban me. 01:37:22.449 --> 01:37:23.699 Fayaz says he lost 3.5 crores... 01:37:23.700 --> 01:37:25.491 I'll pay him his 3.5 crores! 01:37:28.866 --> 01:37:30.949 - Any update on "After Party"? - Please... 01:37:30.950 --> 01:37:32.449 Why are there two copies? 01:37:33.158 --> 01:37:36.532 I'm taking this one to the Mookambika Temple to get it blessed. 01:37:36.533 --> 01:37:39.116 'Even if I never get the chance to turn this script into a movie,' 01:37:39.117 --> 01:37:41.325 'today, it's worth my entire career.' 01:37:42.825 --> 01:37:46.200 'I will control everything that is within my power to control!' 01:37:46.658 --> 01:37:47.908 MRUGAM [Animal] 01:37:52.408 --> 01:37:53.408 What is this? 01:37:54.200 --> 01:37:56.490 My first film. The one that got shelved because of you! 01:37:56.491 --> 01:37:58.242 An entire year of my hard work! 01:37:58.533 --> 01:38:00.324 If you rework the script just a little bit, 01:38:00.325 --> 01:38:03.199 you can easily get a sequel that is vastly superior to the first part 01:38:03.200 --> 01:38:04.325 out of this! 01:38:04.575 --> 01:38:06.032 After Party 01:38:06.033 --> 01:38:07.199 Part Two! 01:38:07.200 --> 01:38:08.490 My signature style... 01:38:08.491 --> 01:38:11.658 It won't be easy for you to recreate it. 01:38:12.908 --> 01:38:15.449 Plagiarising it would be way easier for you. 01:38:15.575 --> 01:38:16.575 Right? 01:38:17.449 --> 01:38:19.075 But this comes at a price. 01:38:21.075 --> 01:38:23.241 Fayaz, you can take over "After Party"... 01:38:23.242 --> 01:38:26.283 My project with an eight-crore pre-sale value, completely for free. 01:38:26.284 --> 01:38:28.491 But in exchange, I need just one favour from you. 01:38:28.825 --> 01:38:31.950 The union cannot go through with this ban on Vineeth Madhavan. 01:38:32.284 --> 01:38:33.783 You must withdraw your complaint. 01:38:34.200 --> 01:38:37.324 And if you're willing to offer me a profit share instead of my remuneration, 01:38:37.325 --> 01:38:39.032 we can sign a written agreement right away. 01:38:39.033 --> 01:38:40.366 Look, I completely understand. 01:38:40.575 --> 01:38:42.950 It's not like I don't know the kind of losses you suffered. 01:38:47.908 --> 01:38:50.074 I'm literally pulling this project away from Harris Basheer 01:38:50.075 --> 01:38:51.740 and handing it over to Fayaz for free. 01:38:51.741 --> 01:38:54.158 The kind of loss I'm going to suffer on this is huge. 01:38:54.575 --> 01:38:57.033 So don't you ever come chasing me over this matter again. 01:38:57.242 --> 01:38:59.783 The outside world must never know that this was your creation. 01:39:00.408 --> 01:39:01.992 That is exactly what this NDA is for. 01:39:03.200 --> 01:39:04.324 So... 01:39:04.325 --> 01:39:05.533 congratulations! 01:39:07.491 --> 01:39:09.284 And get the out of here! 01:39:20.950 --> 01:39:22.365 Aren't you back at your old job? 01:39:22.366 --> 01:39:23.366 No. 01:39:23.575 --> 01:39:25.740 I had some outstanding bills and payments to clear first. 01:39:25.741 --> 01:39:28.284 I put my trust in people like you and made a movie, didn't I? 01:39:29.992 --> 01:39:31.366 Did they ban you? 01:39:31.908 --> 01:39:33.449 We worked out a compromise. 01:39:36.200 --> 01:39:37.699 Vineeth, we're ready. 01:39:37.700 --> 01:39:39.158 Come to the conference room. 01:39:39.616 --> 01:39:41.032 How did that happen?! 01:39:41.033 --> 01:39:43.574 Harris Basheer produced the first part, right? 01:39:43.575 --> 01:39:45.658 - Yes. - Didn't he sign the NOC? 01:39:45.992 --> 01:39:48.032 Sir, he's waiting out in the lobby. 01:39:48.033 --> 01:39:49.157 He said he'll come sign it. 01:39:49.158 --> 01:39:50.324 Should I ask him to come in? 01:39:50.325 --> 01:39:51.325 No, it's fine. 01:39:51.866 --> 01:39:53.284 I'll go out and meet him myself. 01:39:53.408 --> 01:39:55.866 There are some pending payments from his previous film. 01:39:56.075 --> 01:39:57.658 Let's not insult him. 01:39:58.158 --> 01:39:59.283 So, 01:39:59.284 --> 01:40:01.075 since we've settled on a compromise, 01:40:01.284 --> 01:40:02.949 shake hands and let's call it a day! 01:40:02.950 --> 01:40:05.532 The Malayalam film industry should function like one big family. 01:40:05.533 --> 01:40:06.575 Alright then. 01:40:17.449 --> 01:40:19.658 Money has to be answered with money. 01:40:20.575 --> 01:40:22.491 So, the ban is officially settled. 01:40:23.449 --> 01:40:26.491 But nothing between the two of us will ever be settled! 01:40:30.200 --> 01:40:31.658 You've been shadow-banned. 01:40:31.783 --> 01:40:33.324 An unannounced, unwritten ban. 01:40:33.325 --> 01:40:35.158 Don't let their fake smiles fool you. 01:40:36.158 --> 01:40:38.741 No producer is ever going to work with you again. 01:40:39.449 --> 01:40:42.033 Not a single star will ever act in your movies. 01:40:44.366 --> 01:40:46.657 When I chose to trust you back at Sachin's bungalow, 01:40:46.658 --> 01:40:48.991 despite the fact that you had zero film background, 01:40:48.992 --> 01:40:50.950 I had only one reason for doing it. 01:40:52.575 --> 01:40:53.783 Your talent! 01:40:54.950 --> 01:40:56.116 But... 01:40:56.117 --> 01:40:59.658 your talent didn't earn me a single penny. 01:40:59.908 --> 01:41:02.825 So I am sure as hell not letting anyone else profit from it either! 01:41:03.242 --> 01:41:06.783 While you become the most despised man in Malayalam cinema, 01:41:06.908 --> 01:41:10.325 people who don't have half your talent are going to be celebrated here instead. 01:41:12.408 --> 01:41:14.408 You are never making another movie. 01:41:14.741 --> 01:41:17.075 Even if you manage to start one, it'll never be completed. 01:41:17.284 --> 01:41:19.658 Even if you complete it, it'll never get released. 01:41:19.992 --> 01:41:22.284 Even if it gets released, it'll never succeed! 01:41:32.825 --> 01:41:36.448 Surviving in the film industry is not so easy. 01:41:36.449 --> 01:41:39.032 Genetically speaking, he simply isn't capable of doing it. 01:41:39.033 --> 01:41:40.615 'It's only now that I truly understand' 01:41:40.616 --> 01:41:42.824 'the seriousness of what Grandpa said that day.' 01:41:42.825 --> 01:41:45.324 'When he claimed I didn't have it in my genes,' 01:41:45.325 --> 01:41:47.657 'he wasn't referring to my filmmaking capability.' 01:41:47.658 --> 01:41:50.199 'He meant I lacked the temperament to survive' 01:41:50.200 --> 01:41:52.991 'in an industry completely stripped of any empathy.' 01:41:52.992 --> 01:41:55.658 'I've inherited my grandfather's genetics.' 01:41:55.783 --> 01:41:58.574 'And my grandfather was an absolute rebel.' 01:41:58.575 --> 01:42:01.741 'That exact attitude is what made him a failure.' 01:42:02.658 --> 01:42:04.032 'And now, I have failed too.' 01:42:04.033 --> 01:42:06.117 'Nothing is in my control anymore.' 01:42:07.616 --> 01:42:09.117 'Goodbye, Mollywood!' 01:42:09.408 --> 01:42:11.242 'I know you will miss me!' 01:42:12.908 --> 01:42:13.907 'Wait!' 01:42:13.908 --> 01:42:15.324 'What is that, out in deep space?' 01:42:15.325 --> 01:42:16.616 'Something is flying.' 01:42:16.825 --> 01:42:17.866 'Is it a bird?' 01:42:18.408 --> 01:42:19.616 'Or is it a plane?' 01:42:22.242 --> 01:42:23.242 'No!' 01:42:23.491 --> 01:42:24.908 'It is indeed a man!' 01:42:30.158 --> 01:42:31.449 He's going to make his movie. 01:42:31.950 --> 01:42:33.324 It will be completed, 01:42:33.325 --> 01:42:34.575 released, 01:42:34.992 --> 01:42:36.825 and it will play to packed houses! 01:42:39.325 --> 01:42:41.448 I don't give a damn about any union ban. 01:42:41.449 --> 01:42:43.991 They only affect people who have to mortgage their houses to produce movies. 01:42:43.992 --> 01:42:45.448 I don't have to deal with that crap, 01:42:45.449 --> 01:42:46.825 because I am filthy rich! 01:42:47.575 --> 01:42:48.741 Your next film... 01:42:49.325 --> 01:42:50.741 I'm going to produce it. 01:42:55.992 --> 01:42:57.242 Harris Basheer. 01:42:57.449 --> 01:42:59.324 Give me the paper. Where do you want me to sign? 01:42:59.325 --> 01:43:00.908 I didn't recognise you at first. 01:43:01.075 --> 01:43:03.448 There isn't a single photo of you available anywhere. 01:43:03.449 --> 01:43:05.616 Amateurs seek the sun and get eaten. 01:43:07.366 --> 01:43:09.449 Power stays in the shadows! 01:43:09.741 --> 01:43:11.740 Hana wants nothing to do with Arjun anymore, 01:43:11.741 --> 01:43:13.741 be it professional or personal. 01:43:13.992 --> 01:43:15.200 Go live your life! 01:43:18.325 --> 01:43:19.908 My sister wants to talk to you. 01:43:23.950 --> 01:43:25.199 'Hana Shahjahan.' 01:43:25.200 --> 01:43:27.117 'Harris Basheer's younger sister.' 01:43:28.658 --> 01:43:30.699 'My last four movies weren't just regular flops.' 01:43:30.700 --> 01:43:31.865 'They were disasters.' 01:43:31.866 --> 01:43:35.408 'The likes on my FB profile pics plummeted from 40K down to 4K.' 01:43:35.616 --> 01:43:37.699 'Joy Alatt axed me as their brand ambassador' 01:43:37.700 --> 01:43:39.992 'and replaced me with Samantha from that housefly movie!' 01:43:40.408 --> 01:43:42.825 '"After Party-2" is my only shot at a comeback.' 01:43:42.992 --> 01:43:45.408 'But I have zero interest in working with Arjun.' 01:43:45.658 --> 01:43:47.284 'Now it all makes sense.' 01:43:47.533 --> 01:43:50.157 'Hana didn't become a superstar due to manifestation.' 01:43:50.158 --> 01:43:51.782 'It was due to her privilege.' 01:43:51.783 --> 01:43:53.491 'He had the guts to break up with me!' 01:43:54.075 --> 01:43:56.616 'So I am not going to crawl back and beg him for a comeback.' 01:43:57.200 --> 01:43:58.575 'I deserve more!' 01:43:59.075 --> 01:44:00.908 'I need a really strong comeback, Vineeth!' 01:44:01.616 --> 01:44:03.824 'And I want to make that comeback through your movie.' 01:44:03.825 --> 01:44:05.782 'And that film has to become a blockbuster.' 01:44:05.783 --> 01:44:07.033 'You should become successful.' 01:44:07.449 --> 01:44:09.533 'Nothing will hit Arjun harder than that!' 01:44:09.992 --> 01:44:11.116 'Come on, Vineeth.' 01:44:11.117 --> 01:44:13.200 'Let's mentally destroy Arjun together!' 01:44:15.158 --> 01:44:16.782 [Hana] You should become successful. 01:44:16.783 --> 01:44:18.825 Nothing will hit Arjun harder than that! 01:44:23.575 --> 01:44:27.366 Now screw my brain with some scary ideas! 01:44:29.325 --> 01:44:32.408 'Second chances aren't something that everyone gets in life.' 01:44:33.284 --> 01:44:34.866 'So I will make the most of it.' 01:44:35.992 --> 01:44:38.075 'My destiny is still within my control.' 01:44:38.658 --> 01:44:40.408 'I'm not particularly fond of Hana.' 01:44:40.700 --> 01:44:42.908 'But I have to accept this offer.' 01:44:44.158 --> 01:44:45.866 'Because I don't have a choice.' 01:44:46.284 --> 01:44:48.908 'No one except her will work with me right now.' 01:44:50.741 --> 01:44:53.533 'The script of "After Party 2" is your creation as well, isn't it?' 01:44:53.992 --> 01:44:56.033 'I'm not going back to a regular job, Vineeth.' 01:44:56.284 --> 01:44:58.324 'I don't care if my wife ends up divorcing me over this.' 01:44:58.325 --> 01:45:00.532 'I'll sell my house and property to make a film.' 01:45:00.533 --> 01:45:01.574 'Greatness...' 01:45:01.575 --> 01:45:02.991 'I will absolutely achieve it!' 01:45:02.992 --> 01:45:04.158 'This is my vow!' 01:45:04.700 --> 01:45:05.825 'Greatness!' 01:45:06.700 --> 01:45:08.032 'I am going to achieve it too.' 01:45:08.033 --> 01:45:10.407 "The doors will open, truth hits like a stone" 01:45:10.408 --> 01:45:13.242 "I'm gonna explode and shake you to the bone" 01:45:13.575 --> 01:45:15.574 "Shutting your trash mouths, making you bleed" 01:45:15.575 --> 01:45:18.574 "God's got my back, and I'll take the lead" 01:45:18.575 --> 01:45:21.700 'A fresh thought that hasn't dawned on anyone else in this world...' 01:45:23.200 --> 01:45:24.825 'will take birth in my head.' 01:45:26.533 --> 01:45:28.284 'This will be my masterpiece!' 01:45:34.242 --> 01:45:35.449 'Writer's block!' 01:45:35.950 --> 01:45:37.283 'Forget fresh thoughts,' 01:45:37.284 --> 01:45:39.449 'I can't even come up with a terrible one right now!' 01:45:41.200 --> 01:45:42.407 Oh Goddess! 01:45:42.408 --> 01:45:44.033 'I need a catalyst.' 01:45:44.575 --> 01:45:45.992 'I want to get scared.' 01:45:50.992 --> 01:45:52.074 'Huh!' 01:45:52.075 --> 01:45:53.992 'What's so scary about this movie anyway?' 01:45:55.908 --> 01:45:57.284 'Am I missing something?' 01:45:59.449 --> 01:46:01.992 'That guy is hiding behind his bag and clutching it in fear!' 01:46:03.284 --> 01:46:05.575 'Another guy is playing peek-a-boo behind his own hands!' 01:46:06.783 --> 01:46:08.117 'Strange!' 01:46:08.825 --> 01:46:12.074 'The entire theatre is terrified by this film,' 01:46:12.075 --> 01:46:13.616 'but it doesn't scare me one bit.' 01:46:13.825 --> 01:46:15.158 'I am in danger.' 01:46:15.700 --> 01:46:17.782 'Looks like it'll take a classic film to actually scare me.' 01:46:17.783 --> 01:46:20.865 "Tomorrow in Mollywood's glittering maze" 01:46:20.866 --> 01:46:23.408 "I'll be the star of its golden days" 01:46:23.783 --> 01:46:26.033 'The classics aren't helping either.' 01:46:26.200 --> 01:46:28.157 'All of them are total snooze-fests!' 01:46:28.158 --> 01:46:30.657 "A twinkling star, a total wonder, a total surprise" 01:46:30.658 --> 01:46:33.366 "Aura at a hundred, an all-in-one rise!" 01:46:39.992 --> 01:46:42.283 Sir, could you please hand this over to the next room? 01:46:42.284 --> 01:46:43.699 I rang their bell, but nobody is answering. 01:46:43.700 --> 01:46:44.700 Okay. 01:46:45.075 --> 01:46:46.325 Wait a minute. 01:46:46.449 --> 01:46:47.992 Nobody actually lives there. 01:46:48.158 --> 01:46:50.574 No, sir. The number is correct. I received the call from there. 01:46:50.575 --> 01:46:52.491 Can't you see that the room is locked from outside? 01:46:56.075 --> 01:46:57.532 'There is neither God...' 01:46:57.533 --> 01:46:58.949 'nor a Devil in this world.' 01:46:58.950 --> 01:47:00.992 'But fear is a fact!' 01:47:01.284 --> 01:47:03.200 'Fear is the only ultimate truth!' 01:47:04.158 --> 01:47:06.407 Thank you! 'This isn't a typical horror movie.' 01:47:06.408 --> 01:47:08.532 'But it definitely has a ghost in it.' 01:47:08.533 --> 01:47:10.199 'This story revolves around a food delivery boy' 01:47:10.200 --> 01:47:13.575 'who exploits the hoax of ghosts for his own selfish gain.' 01:47:14.200 --> 01:47:15.658 A movie like this... 01:47:15.908 --> 01:47:17.783 has probably never been released in India yet. 01:47:26.783 --> 01:47:28.033 "Pizza" 01:47:28.783 --> 01:47:30.365 This story is about a food delivery boy 01:47:30.366 --> 01:47:33.242 who exploits the hoax of ghosts for his own selfish gain! 01:47:35.449 --> 01:47:36.490 Don't worry. 01:47:36.491 --> 01:47:37.782 This is just a small, low-budget movie. 01:47:37.783 --> 01:47:39.699 Both the director and the hero are newcomers. 01:47:39.700 --> 01:47:41.199 Nobody is even going to watch this. 01:47:41.200 --> 01:47:42.575 I mean, look around. 01:47:43.783 --> 01:47:44.865 The whole hall is empty. 01:47:44.866 --> 01:47:46.032 They're lucky we showed up. 01:47:46.033 --> 01:47:48.365 "Lightning struck my head and left me in a fix" 01:47:48.366 --> 01:47:51.199 "Fear sparked a fire, but I blew out the wicks" 01:47:51.200 --> 01:47:52.700 'Karthik Subbaraj!' 01:47:53.449 --> 01:47:54.783 'Who the hell is he?' 01:47:59.741 --> 01:48:01.449 'Doesn't he go to college anymore?' 01:48:03.033 --> 01:48:04.408 I got kicked out of college. 01:48:04.700 --> 01:48:06.284 I haven't told my folks yet. 01:48:06.658 --> 01:48:08.116 I don't have the guts to tell them. 01:48:08.117 --> 01:48:10.117 Some juniors set me up in an old ragging case. 01:48:11.325 --> 01:48:13.117 Why? Are you still doubting me? 01:48:14.242 --> 01:48:16.783 What have you been doing on this laptop all these days? 01:48:18.741 --> 01:48:19.992 Were you watching adult clips? 01:48:26.325 --> 01:48:27.866 YUDDHAM [War] 01:48:28.491 --> 01:48:30.324 Unpredictable turn of events! 01:48:30.325 --> 01:48:32.574 But not like a Manoj Night Shyamalan film! 01:48:32.575 --> 01:48:34.200 YUDDHAM 01:48:34.700 --> 01:48:35.992 Will you make this into a film? 01:48:36.616 --> 01:48:37.699 'No build-up.' 01:48:37.700 --> 01:48:38.741 'Only pay-off.' 01:48:39.908 --> 01:48:41.699 Because of my ST reservation quota, 01:48:41.700 --> 01:48:44.658 no matter what my academic achievements are, nobody gives them any value. 01:48:45.075 --> 01:48:47.116 Everyone is just trying to write them off 01:48:47.117 --> 01:48:49.533 as mere privileges handed down to the underprivileged! 01:48:50.325 --> 01:48:52.907 A success that doesn't rely on any such considerations... 01:48:52.908 --> 01:48:55.241 That's the first thing that attracted me to cinema. 01:48:55.242 --> 01:48:57.532 Here, it doesn't matter whether you are a Nair or a Cheruman... 01:48:57.533 --> 01:49:00.324 If your product is bad, the audience will brutally reject you. 01:49:00.325 --> 01:49:01.992 And if it's good, they will accept it. 01:49:03.575 --> 01:49:05.074 Cinema is all I want now. 01:49:05.075 --> 01:49:06.075 Huh! 01:49:13.158 --> 01:49:15.700 This story deals with highly relevant political themes. 01:49:15.950 --> 01:49:17.991 Real politics born directly from the circumstances 01:49:17.992 --> 01:49:19.491 in which you were born and raised. 01:49:19.866 --> 01:49:22.700 It's a powerful combination of slavery and gothic mythology. 01:49:23.284 --> 01:49:24.324 And because of that, 01:49:24.325 --> 01:49:27.783 it has every chance of becoming a hit and winning critical acclaim. 01:49:28.158 --> 01:49:31.242 But once you strip away all the politics and shock value, 01:49:31.449 --> 01:49:34.325 as a piece of cinema, this is a worthless piece of trash. 01:49:35.242 --> 01:49:36.825 This script is mediocre. 01:49:36.992 --> 01:49:38.032 Greatness... 01:49:38.033 --> 01:49:39.992 I won't settle for anything less than that. 01:49:40.200 --> 01:49:42.782 'Something that would terrify even an atheist...' 01:49:42.783 --> 01:49:44.782 'who believes in neither God nor Devil.' 01:49:44.783 --> 01:49:47.283 'Something that isn't a ghost or some supernatural force...' 01:49:47.284 --> 01:49:48.865 'The one thing every human genuinely dreads!' 01:49:48.866 --> 01:49:50.325 'That is exactly what I need to find.' 01:49:55.408 --> 01:49:56.700 'Where the hell are you guys?' 01:49:56.908 --> 01:49:58.783 'Can't either of you answer your phones?' 01:49:59.200 --> 01:50:00.615 My phone was on silent, Uncle. 01:50:00.616 --> 01:50:01.950 'Call your mother right now.' 01:50:02.075 --> 01:50:04.200 'Your grandpa woke up and he's talking gibberish.' 01:50:04.741 --> 01:50:06.033 'Grandpa woke up?!' 01:50:06.158 --> 01:50:07.449 [SORRY, GRANDPA] 01:50:12.284 --> 01:50:15.117 Had I known you were so faint-hearted, 01:50:15.242 --> 01:50:17.533 I would have never shown you my short film. 01:50:17.783 --> 01:50:19.408 Please forgive me, Grandpa. 01:50:20.783 --> 01:50:23.325 - Grandpa? - She wants you there right away. Call her. 01:50:23.575 --> 01:50:25.700 'Would Grandpa have actually seen my "sorry" by now?' 01:50:26.200 --> 01:50:27.866 My mom's calling, Uncle. 01:50:31.616 --> 01:50:33.491 Your mom looks really stressed. 01:50:34.908 --> 01:50:36.241 What happened, Mom? 01:50:36.242 --> 01:50:38.575 It's Grandpa. He just went completely still. 01:50:38.700 --> 01:50:40.032 Didn't you call the doctor? 01:50:40.033 --> 01:50:41.283 We did. 01:50:41.284 --> 01:50:43.199 But it's late. It's going to take him a while to reach. 01:50:43.200 --> 01:50:44.575 Come in, both of you. 01:50:52.616 --> 01:50:53.908 I feel responsible. 01:51:02.575 --> 01:51:04.325 Could you step outside for a minute, uncle? 01:51:04.700 --> 01:51:05.782 Okay. 01:51:05.783 --> 01:51:06.783 Come. 01:51:08.117 --> 01:51:09.408 Lock the door. 01:51:16.366 --> 01:51:17.907 I think your grandpa is dead. 01:51:17.908 --> 01:51:19.075 You "think" so?? 01:51:20.366 --> 01:51:22.074 I'm 99% certain. 01:51:22.075 --> 01:51:23.908 I need you to verify that remaining 1% for me. 01:51:25.117 --> 01:51:26.241 Don't look at me like that. 01:51:26.242 --> 01:51:28.242 This is my first solo death verification! 01:51:29.075 --> 01:51:30.324 What am I supposed to do? 01:51:30.325 --> 01:51:31.574 You don't have to do much. 01:51:31.575 --> 01:51:33.199 Just check exactly what I tell you. 01:51:33.200 --> 01:51:34.950 - It's easy. - Hey, but... 01:51:35.325 --> 01:51:36.408 - Huh! - Wear this. 01:51:39.616 --> 01:51:40.866 Can you feel a heartbeat? 01:51:43.658 --> 01:51:44.908 - No. - Okay. 01:51:46.242 --> 01:51:47.324 How about now? 01:51:47.325 --> 01:51:48.616 Do you feel a pulse? 01:51:48.992 --> 01:51:50.074 No. 01:51:50.075 --> 01:51:51.325 Okay. 01:51:52.325 --> 01:51:53.448 What about neck pulse? 01:51:53.449 --> 01:51:54.532 Neck pulse? 01:51:54.533 --> 01:51:56.075 Can you feel any kind of beat? 01:51:56.700 --> 01:51:57.865 - No. - Okay. 01:51:57.866 --> 01:51:59.116 Huh! That's it? 01:51:59.117 --> 01:52:00.700 Not yet. There's one final step. 01:52:00.908 --> 01:52:01.908 Yeah! 01:52:02.284 --> 01:52:03.950 Check for any movement in his pupils. 01:52:04.825 --> 01:52:06.615 The pupillary reflex is the final test. 01:52:06.616 --> 01:52:09.782 Even in a paralysed body, flashing bright light triggers a reflex. 01:52:09.783 --> 01:52:11.782 Lifeless eyes won't show any reaction at all. 01:52:11.783 --> 01:52:13.366 Watch his pupils closely. 01:52:15.284 --> 01:52:16.284 Huh! 01:52:16.741 --> 01:52:17.992 Huh! 01:52:22.325 --> 01:52:23.783 - Grandpa... - Oh no! 01:52:25.075 --> 01:52:27.741 I didn't get scared because of your film. 01:52:28.408 --> 01:52:30.242 Then what was it that scared you, Grandpa? 01:52:33.741 --> 01:52:34.741 Evil dead! 01:52:35.325 --> 01:52:36.783 After I die, 01:52:36.992 --> 01:52:38.740 my last rites must be performed. 01:52:38.741 --> 01:52:39.741 Okay. 01:52:39.950 --> 01:52:41.658 My ashes... 01:52:41.908 --> 01:52:44.074 must be taken to Rameswaram and immersed there. 01:52:44.075 --> 01:52:45.199 Sheesh! 01:52:45.200 --> 01:52:47.075 I need to attain salvation. 01:52:47.783 --> 01:52:48.783 Huh! 01:52:52.533 --> 01:52:54.325 Rather than facing the truth, 01:52:55.158 --> 01:52:57.117 it's better to die believing a lie! 01:52:58.284 --> 01:52:59.324 Oh no! 01:52:59.325 --> 01:53:00.866 Did he just die again?! Oh no! 01:53:10.741 --> 01:53:11.908 He's gone. 01:53:13.700 --> 01:53:14.865 Didn't I tell you? 01:53:14.866 --> 01:53:16.866 Grandpa would never get scared by your short film. 01:53:17.908 --> 01:53:19.032 But this man, 01:53:19.033 --> 01:53:22.158 who spent his whole life believing in science 01:53:22.408 --> 01:53:24.200 died just like any other ordinary person. 01:53:24.491 --> 01:53:25.908 That genuinely saddens me. 01:53:26.700 --> 01:53:29.949 This man who spent his whole life believing in science 01:53:29.950 --> 01:53:31.950 died just like any other ordinary person. 01:53:36.408 --> 01:53:38.950 I didn't get scared because of your film. 01:53:39.950 --> 01:53:41.741 Then what was it that scared you, Grandpa? 01:54:10.033 --> 01:54:11.574 'So, one thing is certain.' 01:54:11.575 --> 01:54:13.992 'The truth that Grandpa spent a lifetime seeking...' 01:54:14.325 --> 01:54:15.783 'was inside that novel all along.' 01:54:16.825 --> 01:54:19.200 'Something that would terrify even an atheist...' 01:54:20.700 --> 01:54:22.783 'who believes in neither God nor Devil.' 01:54:23.158 --> 01:54:25.740 'Something that isn't a ghost or some supernatural force...' 01:54:25.741 --> 01:54:27.825 'The one thing every human genuinely dreads!' 01:54:29.533 --> 01:54:31.575 'The true definition of horror!' 01:54:31.908 --> 01:54:33.284 'Vaikom David's...' 01:54:33.992 --> 01:54:35.449 'Devil's Island!' 01:54:36.325 --> 01:54:38.615 'When a treasure earned by a talented man through sheer effort' 01:54:38.616 --> 01:54:40.532 'is snatched away by the talentless one,' 01:54:40.533 --> 01:54:44.325 he can either console himself by calling it his destiny, 01:54:44.449 --> 01:54:47.950 'or he can set out... to rewrite that destiny himself.' 01:54:48.117 --> 01:54:49.824 'This is the story of one such man's...' 01:54:49.825 --> 01:54:52.325 'incredibly adventurous and epic journey.' 01:55:30.575 --> 01:55:32.865 'I finally understand the climax...' 01:55:32.866 --> 01:55:34.448 'the one I hated when I first read it.' 01:55:34.449 --> 01:55:35.783 'Now, I actually love it.' 01:55:36.408 --> 01:55:39.491 'There is nothing in this world more terrifying than the truth.' 01:55:39.741 --> 01:55:41.074 'And this story holds that truth.' 01:55:41.075 --> 01:55:44.449 'The truth of a man who tried to rewrite his fate and failed.' 01:55:47.158 --> 01:55:50.365 'I guess my frontal lobe had to fully develop to finally understand this.' 01:55:50.366 --> 01:55:51.366 Found it! 01:55:51.700 --> 01:55:52.783 Found what? 01:55:53.033 --> 01:55:54.116 Fear! 01:55:54.117 --> 01:55:55.117 Huh! 01:55:55.783 --> 01:55:56.824 I got scared. 01:55:56.825 --> 01:55:58.075 Real, genuine fear. 01:55:59.449 --> 01:56:01.949 The novel that terrified my grandpa, a scientific genius! 01:56:01.950 --> 01:56:03.324 Want some tea, son? 01:56:03.325 --> 01:56:04.325 No. 01:56:05.992 --> 01:56:07.242 My first film! 01:56:08.408 --> 01:56:10.325 'Now, I have to secure the rights for this novel.' 01:56:11.825 --> 01:56:12.824 Phew! 01:56:12.825 --> 01:56:14.074 This is way too dark! 01:56:14.075 --> 01:56:15.448 If you adapt this into a film, 01:56:15.449 --> 01:56:18.032 it'll drain whatever little joy the audience has left in their lives. 01:56:18.033 --> 01:56:19.699 Even my script is better than this. 01:56:19.700 --> 01:56:21.533 No wonder this novel was withdrawn! 01:56:21.950 --> 01:56:23.616 This novel is dangerous to society! 01:56:24.575 --> 01:56:25.783 It's dangerous. 01:56:26.033 --> 01:56:27.325 Not to society, though... 01:56:27.449 --> 01:56:28.825 but to Vaikom David himself! 01:56:29.033 --> 01:56:30.033 Huh? 01:56:30.700 --> 01:56:32.408 Read the very last page. 01:56:34.158 --> 01:56:37.950 "I ghost-wrote fifty novels for Vaikom David, including this one." 01:56:38.825 --> 01:56:39.950 K.T. Peter 01:56:40.533 --> 01:56:41.533 Huh! 01:56:41.783 --> 01:56:44.407 If you approach Sachin for the rights to this novel, he'll kill you. 01:56:44.408 --> 01:56:45.448 Nope! 01:56:45.449 --> 01:56:47.699 I don't need Sachin to get the rights to this. 01:56:47.700 --> 01:56:49.408 [MANJADI PUBLICATIONS] 01:56:53.658 --> 01:56:54.991 Hey... 01:56:54.992 --> 01:56:57.283 My face is pretty familiar to the media now. 01:56:57.284 --> 01:56:59.865 They're going to swarm me with annoying questions if they spot me. 01:56:59.866 --> 01:57:01.865 You go inside and find out details about the novel's rights. 01:57:01.866 --> 01:57:02.866 Okay. 01:57:20.491 --> 01:57:23.116 Dude, he wrote me a check for fifty thousand! 01:57:23.117 --> 01:57:24.782 - Fifty thousand? - Yeah, man! 01:57:24.783 --> 01:57:26.074 He made me sign an agreement 01:57:26.075 --> 01:57:28.242 promising not to utter a single word about this book. 01:57:28.825 --> 01:57:30.824 - Wait, where's the book then? - He took it. 01:57:30.825 --> 01:57:32.408 - Who? - That guy. 01:57:32.950 --> 01:57:34.407 - Which guy? - Hey! 01:57:34.408 --> 01:57:36.324 How dare you park right in front of the gate?! 01:57:36.325 --> 01:57:37.199 Get lost, boomer! 01:57:37.200 --> 01:57:38.907 - Move your car! - Tell me, who was that guy? 01:57:38.908 --> 01:57:40.741 - That's him driving off! - Huh! 01:58:02.658 --> 01:58:04.242 Stay here. I'll be right back. 01:58:14.284 --> 01:58:15.907 'Just like in old Hitchcock films,' 01:58:15.908 --> 01:58:17.949 'the hero, spying through a window pane' 01:58:17.950 --> 01:58:20.700 'stumbles on to a new plot point from the villains.' 01:58:20.950 --> 01:58:22.366 'An exciting twist!' 01:58:22.741 --> 01:58:26.200 The last surviving copy of "Devil's Island" in the world! 01:58:26.449 --> 01:58:28.366 I never got the chance to give it to David sir. 01:58:28.575 --> 01:58:30.325 So I'm handing it over to his son instead. 01:58:33.033 --> 01:58:34.866 Thank you, Venu Chetta! Thank you! 01:58:36.117 --> 01:58:37.992 Where are you off to? Taking a long trip? 01:58:38.783 --> 01:58:40.157 Where are your wife and daughter? 01:58:40.158 --> 01:58:41.574 Oh, I forgot to tell you. 01:58:41.575 --> 01:58:44.200 I sold this ancestral home to Harris Basheer for two crores. 01:58:44.533 --> 01:58:46.324 When she heard that, my wife took our kid, 01:58:46.325 --> 01:58:47.825 filed for divorce, and walked out. 01:58:48.158 --> 01:58:49.157 All okay? 01:58:49.158 --> 01:58:50.490 'Sachin's obsession' 01:58:50.491 --> 01:58:52.117 'is spiralling into madness.' 01:58:52.284 --> 01:58:53.575 'He is in danger!' 01:58:54.908 --> 01:58:56.242 Forget all that. 01:58:56.616 --> 01:58:59.992 I read a script that's beyond extraordinary, Venu Chetta. 01:59:00.242 --> 01:59:02.824 I immediately paid ten lakhs and blocked it. 01:59:02.825 --> 01:59:04.657 Otherwise, it'd have slipped through my fingers. 01:59:04.658 --> 01:59:06.284 I have to turn it into a movie somehow. 01:59:06.992 --> 01:59:08.491 The budget is six crore rupees. 01:59:10.449 --> 01:59:11.783 Sachin, are you okay? 01:59:12.117 --> 01:59:12.991 Huh? 01:59:12.992 --> 01:59:14.825 - I'm okay, I'm okay! - Alright. 01:59:16.242 --> 01:59:18.242 So what if the house is gone, Venu Chetta! 01:59:18.366 --> 01:59:20.200 I will make this film by any means necessary. 01:59:21.491 --> 01:59:23.075 I don't want to be like my father. 01:59:23.533 --> 01:59:25.575 I want to become far greater than he ever was. 01:59:26.992 --> 01:59:28.575 Otherwise, I'd rather die. 01:59:29.950 --> 01:59:31.490 Even if I have to kill for it, 01:59:31.491 --> 01:59:33.117 I must arrange four crore rupees. 01:59:35.200 --> 01:59:36.533 Vaikom David... 01:59:36.700 --> 01:59:38.449 isn't just some ordinary novelist today. 01:59:38.950 --> 01:59:41.158 He's a legend in Malayalam literature. 01:59:41.950 --> 01:59:44.033 That reputation he built over years... 01:59:44.449 --> 01:59:45.825 must remain exactly as it is. 01:59:52.533 --> 01:59:54.908 There should be absolutely nothing in this world... 01:59:55.158 --> 01:59:56.950 that damages my father's reputation. 01:59:59.700 --> 02:00:02.575 'The last copy of Devil's Island has also been destroyed.' 02:00:02.866 --> 02:00:04.242 'So convenient!' 02:00:04.533 --> 02:00:06.741 'Eighteen years after its publication,' 02:00:06.866 --> 02:00:09.575 'this original thought that no one else could even dream of,' 02:00:09.950 --> 02:00:11.325 'now exits...' 02:00:11.491 --> 02:00:12.866 'only in my head!' 02:00:13.242 --> 02:00:14.825 'To turn this into a movie,' 02:00:15.033 --> 02:00:16.657 'I no longer need anyone's permission.' 02:00:16.658 --> 02:00:20.491 'I have no intention of defaming the great Vaikom David,' 02:00:20.658 --> 02:00:22.117 'or plagiarising his story.' 02:00:22.575 --> 02:00:23.782 'All I want...' 02:00:23.783 --> 02:00:27.783 'is the truth that terrified me in Devil's Island.' 02:00:27.950 --> 02:00:29.449 'And I will turn that into a film.' 02:00:30.242 --> 02:00:31.284 '"Nidhi" [Treasure]' 02:00:31.616 --> 02:00:33.407 'Screenplay and Direction,' 02:00:33.408 --> 02:00:34.575 'Vineeth Madhavan.' 02:00:34.741 --> 02:00:35.741 'Story,' 02:00:35.866 --> 02:00:37.117 'K.T. Peter.' 02:00:38.491 --> 02:00:41.616 'The greatest horror script ever written in Malayalam!' 02:00:42.658 --> 02:00:43.782 'My destiny...' 02:00:43.783 --> 02:00:45.158 'I am going to rewrite it!' 02:00:54.866 --> 02:00:56.866 'And so, the script is complete.' 02:00:57.158 --> 02:00:58.700 'Now, we need to start shooting.' 02:00:59.325 --> 02:01:01.658 'And since Suji decided that cinema was his calling,' 02:01:01.825 --> 02:01:04.033 'he joined me as an assistant director.' 02:01:12.491 --> 02:01:14.408 '[Fayaz] I heard you're starting your new film.' 02:01:14.908 --> 02:01:16.825 'Get ready to delete that one too.' 02:01:17.325 --> 02:01:20.075 'Because this time, no matter how original your idea is...' 02:01:20.366 --> 02:01:23.575 'I'll make a film on that exact idea and beat you to theatres.' 02:01:23.700 --> 02:01:25.615 'I won't let you have any peace of mind.' 02:01:25.616 --> 02:01:27.033 'Take my word for it!' 02:01:34.366 --> 02:01:35.283 My film's scri-- 02:01:35.284 --> 02:01:37.074 No one besides you gets to read it, right? 02:01:37.075 --> 02:01:38.574 - Done! - That's not enough. 02:01:38.575 --> 02:01:40.449 - Huh? - We need to buy our own printer. 02:01:40.992 --> 02:01:42.448 I don't even trust 02:01:42.449 --> 02:01:43.699 Xerox shop owners anymore. 02:01:43.700 --> 02:01:45.116 Absolutely nobody reads the full script. 02:01:45.117 --> 02:01:47.657 The character notes and script notes required for each person... 02:01:47.658 --> 02:01:49.157 We'll prepare them ourselves. 02:01:49.158 --> 02:01:51.491 Even the producer should only get to read that. 02:01:54.158 --> 02:01:55.158 No problem! 02:01:55.491 --> 02:01:58.366 If it's a script by Vineeth Madhavan, I don't even need to read it. 02:01:58.741 --> 02:02:00.241 All I need to know is one thing, 02:02:00.242 --> 02:02:01.491 and one thing only. 02:02:02.575 --> 02:02:03.575 Is it scary? 02:02:04.741 --> 02:02:05.741 Yes, sir. 02:02:05.992 --> 02:02:09.075 Nothing in this world is more terrifying than the truth. 02:02:09.325 --> 02:02:10.699 And this script carries that truth. 02:02:10.700 --> 02:02:12.116 The truth of a man who tried 02:02:12.117 --> 02:02:13.907 to rewrite his destiny, and failed. 02:02:13.908 --> 02:02:16.449 Will a climax about a failed man work for the general audience? 02:02:16.866 --> 02:02:18.907 In this world, there are far more people who have failed 02:02:18.908 --> 02:02:20.449 than those who have succeeded, Hana! 02:02:20.825 --> 02:02:22.907 They are the true majority out there. 02:02:22.908 --> 02:02:25.242 And those are the exact people my film needs to reach. 02:02:25.908 --> 02:02:28.242 And if it reaches them exactly how it should, 02:02:28.408 --> 02:02:29.825 this film will be a massive hit. 02:02:30.908 --> 02:02:32.699 But, at the same time, 02:02:32.700 --> 02:02:34.324 if it's marketed the wrong way, 02:02:34.325 --> 02:02:35.907 I can give it to you in writing... 02:02:35.908 --> 02:02:37.783 that this film will be a certified flop! 02:02:38.658 --> 02:02:40.200 Balls and brains! 02:02:43.117 --> 02:02:44.991 You've got to shed at least eight more kilos. 02:02:44.992 --> 02:02:45.992 Shit! 02:02:47.158 --> 02:02:48.699 This character battles the forest 02:02:48.700 --> 02:02:51.449 to survive out in the wild for seven or eight days without food. 02:02:51.616 --> 02:02:54.199 I am absolutely not going to compromise on this! 02:02:54.200 --> 02:02:55.448 She'll shed those kilos. 02:02:55.449 --> 02:02:56.491 She's my sister. 02:02:57.158 --> 02:02:58.491 And that's my word! 02:02:58.616 --> 02:03:00.033 Hana, that's your last chips! 02:03:01.616 --> 02:03:03.117 Vineeth... Baby, look at me. 02:03:05.200 --> 02:03:08.325 Now let's make a scary movie! 02:03:10.866 --> 02:03:11.950 Yeah. 02:03:19.533 --> 02:03:22.199 A sequel that surpasses the original film 02:03:22.200 --> 02:03:24.448 is a rare occurrence in cinematic history. 02:03:24.449 --> 02:03:26.241 The Godfather Part II and Terminator 2 02:03:26.242 --> 02:03:30.284 are probably the first two examples moviegoers think of. 02:03:30.491 --> 02:03:32.824 It can be said with certainty that Arjun Haridas, 02:03:32.825 --> 02:03:35.658 who redefined the narrative of Malayalam horror with his debut, 02:03:35.783 --> 02:03:37.991 has achieved an even greater milestone 02:03:37.992 --> 02:03:40.157 with 'After Party - 2'. 02:03:40.158 --> 02:03:41.949 But if you observe closely, 02:03:41.950 --> 02:03:44.407 you'll find that this film shares numerous similarities 02:03:44.408 --> 02:03:46.408 with Vineeth Madhavan's short film, 'Rakshasan'. 02:03:50.866 --> 02:03:53.865 'I honestly thought I'd never have to deal with Arjun again in my life.' 02:03:53.866 --> 02:03:55.448 'Thanks to this single review,' 02:03:55.449 --> 02:03:58.033 'every ounce of his insecurity must have erupted.' 02:03:58.158 --> 02:03:59.283 Oh no! 02:03:59.284 --> 02:04:00.700 'Now he'll come after me.' 02:04:00.825 --> 02:04:02.074 'He'll go to any lengths' 02:04:02.075 --> 02:04:03.575 'to sabotage my film.' 02:04:08.658 --> 02:04:09.907 If we choose to ignore that, 02:04:09.908 --> 02:04:12.324 no word short of 'perfection' 02:04:12.325 --> 02:04:15.907 can describe this film's world-class screenplay. 02:04:15.908 --> 02:04:17.491 'Thank you, Anand Sudhakaran!' 02:04:17.658 --> 02:04:18.991 'Thank you for everything!' 02:04:18.992 --> 02:04:20.574 Isn't the shoot still ten days away? 02:04:20.575 --> 02:04:22.117 I can easily drop five kilos by then. 02:04:27.158 --> 02:04:28.950 Scene One, Shot One, Take 22! 02:04:29.825 --> 02:04:30.825 Clap Out! 02:04:31.658 --> 02:04:32.783 Action! 02:04:39.700 --> 02:04:41.616 - You exhaled! You let your breath out. - Huh? 02:04:41.783 --> 02:04:43.117 Cut! Retake! 02:04:43.284 --> 02:04:44.783 It's completely obvious on camera. 02:04:45.491 --> 02:04:47.532 Can't we just fix that in VFX later? 02:04:47.533 --> 02:04:48.575 No! 02:04:49.033 --> 02:04:50.283 First class...! 02:04:50.284 --> 02:04:51.575 That's enough, Vineeth. 02:04:51.700 --> 02:04:53.200 We're already 22 takes deep. 02:04:53.533 --> 02:04:55.615 If Hana holds her breath anymore, she's literally going to pass out. 02:04:55.616 --> 02:04:57.365 This is the opening shot of the movie. 02:04:57.366 --> 02:04:59.324 The anxiety in this dream sequence will work 02:04:59.325 --> 02:05:00.740 only if it's a long take. 02:05:00.741 --> 02:05:02.200 I need a minimum of 15 seconds. 02:05:03.158 --> 02:05:04.324 Take that light out! 02:05:04.325 --> 02:05:05.949 Scene One, Shot One, Take 33! 02:05:05.950 --> 02:05:06.950 Action! 02:05:08.284 --> 02:05:09.365 Cut! Retake! 02:05:09.366 --> 02:05:10.782 Scene one, Shot one, Take 43! 02:05:10.783 --> 02:05:12.532 - Scene one, Shot one, Take 57! - Action! 02:05:12.533 --> 02:05:14.283 - Scene one, Shot one, Take 65! - Action! 02:05:14.284 --> 02:05:15.907 - Scene one, Shot one, Take 69! - Cut! 02:05:15.908 --> 02:05:16.908 Retake! 02:05:17.783 --> 02:05:19.615 Scene one, Shot one, Take 72! 02:05:19.616 --> 02:05:20.616 Action! 02:05:21.533 --> 02:05:22.950 Cut! Cut! Cut! What is it? 02:05:23.325 --> 02:05:24.575 What happened? 02:05:26.783 --> 02:05:28.117 Give me the phone. 02:05:30.449 --> 02:05:31.616 What's the issue? 02:05:32.700 --> 02:05:33.783 Huh? 02:05:42.325 --> 02:05:44.491 Ten days break! The rest of the shoot can wait. 02:05:44.825 --> 02:05:46.158 - Pack up! - Hana... 02:06:19.242 --> 02:06:21.908 Arjun getting engaged is no excuse, Hana! 02:06:23.117 --> 02:06:24.824 I have nothing more to say. 02:06:24.825 --> 02:06:26.532 I simply can't shoot like this. Sorry! 02:06:26.533 --> 02:06:27.950 I don't care about his marriage! 02:06:28.200 --> 02:06:29.949 I don't give two flying... about it! 02:06:29.950 --> 02:06:31.449 You have nothing to lose, Vineeth. 02:06:31.700 --> 02:06:32.991 Think about my image! 02:06:32.992 --> 02:06:33.992 My career! 02:06:34.658 --> 02:06:36.283 You wouldn't understand any of that, Vineeth. 02:06:36.284 --> 02:06:37.615 No one likes you. 02:06:37.616 --> 02:06:40.284 I'm not putting myself through this hell just to work on your film. 02:06:40.575 --> 02:06:42.616 I've decided to give my dates to Sachin. 02:06:43.325 --> 02:06:44.449 Sachin? 02:06:47.200 --> 02:06:48.700 Hi, Vineeth! All good? 02:06:48.992 --> 02:06:51.075 I read the script for Sachin's new film. 02:06:51.200 --> 02:06:52.325 Brilliant! 02:06:52.783 --> 02:06:54.908 Sachin wants to shoot me looking exactly like this. 02:06:55.033 --> 02:06:57.284 So... if you can't shoot me like this, 02:06:57.658 --> 02:06:59.532 I'm going to give my dates to Sachin. 02:06:59.533 --> 02:07:01.490 Madam, the latest draft has been emailed to you. 02:07:01.491 --> 02:07:02.657 Thanks, Meljo! 02:07:02.658 --> 02:07:03.865 You know Meljo, don't you? 02:07:03.866 --> 02:07:04.950 He's a writer. 02:07:05.575 --> 02:07:07.284 Meljo is the one who wrote "Deivam." 02:07:12.284 --> 02:07:13.615 'A film by Sachin,' 02:07:13.616 --> 02:07:15.284 'starring Hana Shahjahan,' 02:07:15.575 --> 02:07:17.741 'written by the writer of "Deivam",' 02:07:17.992 --> 02:07:18.992 'Meljo!' 02:07:19.658 --> 02:07:21.325 'Deivam... Meljo...' 02:07:22.117 --> 02:07:23.325 'Bad news!' 02:07:23.449 --> 02:07:25.074 'Just by looking into his eyes,' 02:07:25.075 --> 02:07:27.865 'I can tell his honesty messed him up the exact same way mine ruined me.' 02:07:27.866 --> 02:07:29.740 'I can already predict the route' 02:07:29.741 --> 02:07:31.241 'his thoughts will take.' 02:07:31.242 --> 02:07:32.574 'Coincidence...' 02:07:32.575 --> 02:07:34.033 'It's going to happen again.' 02:07:34.200 --> 02:07:36.365 'But Sachin had no funds at all.' 02:07:36.366 --> 02:07:38.907 'Who suddenly came out of nowhere to back him with four crores?' 02:07:38.908 --> 02:07:40.117 Vineeth, you can leave now. 02:07:40.533 --> 02:07:41.992 'Come what may,' 02:07:42.284 --> 02:07:44.284 'I cannot let this project happen!' 02:07:51.242 --> 02:07:52.242 'Fayaz?!' 02:07:52.449 --> 02:07:54.700 'Is it Fayaz the one who is funding Sachin?' 02:07:55.284 --> 02:07:57.574 'He will stop at nothing to ruin me.' 02:07:57.575 --> 02:07:58.616 Vineeth! 02:08:03.658 --> 02:08:04.658 Sorry, man! 02:08:04.783 --> 02:08:06.199 I read your character note. 02:08:06.200 --> 02:08:07.740 I saw it lying around inside the van, 02:08:07.741 --> 02:08:09.449 and I couldn't control my curiosity. 02:08:09.700 --> 02:08:10.741 And... wow, man! 02:08:11.075 --> 02:08:12.075 It's incredible! 02:08:12.325 --> 02:08:14.157 I got an absolute high the second I read it. 02:08:14.158 --> 02:08:15.448 I know one thing for certain. 02:08:15.449 --> 02:08:18.490 If anyone watching this film has any joy left in them, 02:08:18.491 --> 02:08:19.575 this film will destroy it! 02:08:21.491 --> 02:08:23.117 Don't let anyone else read this script. 02:08:23.658 --> 02:08:24.907 Especially Arjun. 02:08:24.908 --> 02:08:27.741 He's been snooping around, trying to find out what it's about. 02:08:27.950 --> 02:08:30.242 If he gets his hands on it, he'll definitely leak it. 02:08:30.700 --> 02:08:31.991 And one more thing... 02:08:31.992 --> 02:08:33.907 Sachin's film is actually being funded by Arjun. 02:08:33.908 --> 02:08:35.907 'Of course. Who else would pull a stunt like that?' 02:08:35.908 --> 02:08:37.949 Sachin was running around desperately hunting for funds, 02:08:37.950 --> 02:08:39.825 and Arjun suddenly offered him four crores. 02:08:39.992 --> 02:08:41.283 But on one condition... 02:08:41.284 --> 02:08:42.448 Hana's dates! 02:08:42.449 --> 02:08:45.325 And he'll release the funds only if she shoots this exact month. 02:08:46.992 --> 02:08:48.950 'I can't shoot until Hana loses weight.' 02:08:49.075 --> 02:08:52.074 'If I don't start shooting, Sachin will snatch Hana's dates.' 02:08:52.075 --> 02:08:54.117 'And after that, she'll never do my film...' 02:08:54.242 --> 02:08:57.783 'because Meljo's script will give her the comeback she's desperate for.' 02:08:57.908 --> 02:08:59.075 'Then I'm of no use to her!' 02:08:59.741 --> 02:09:01.157 Hana has no idea about this. 02:09:01.158 --> 02:09:03.157 If she did, she'd never act in this movie. 02:09:03.158 --> 02:09:05.074 I know what I'm doing is a betrayal. 02:09:05.075 --> 02:09:06.075 But honestly... 02:09:06.325 --> 02:09:08.950 I just really want to sit in a theatre and watch your film. 02:09:09.449 --> 02:09:10.574 'So Arjun's plan' 02:09:10.575 --> 02:09:12.992 'is to completely wipe me out of this industry.' 02:09:13.325 --> 02:09:15.449 Man, that guy Fayaz is out of his mind! 02:09:15.783 --> 02:09:17.408 He said he'll produce my film. 02:09:17.700 --> 02:09:19.699 But then he started digging for details about our film. 02:09:19.700 --> 02:09:21.117 Wait, did you tell him anything? 02:09:21.950 --> 02:09:23.491 The script is safe with me! 02:09:25.033 --> 02:09:26.033 Huh! 02:09:26.866 --> 02:09:28.117 What happened? 02:09:29.366 --> 02:09:31.407 - Huh? - The script is missing! 02:09:31.408 --> 02:09:32.490 Shit! 02:09:32.491 --> 02:09:33.574 It's lunchtime. 02:09:33.575 --> 02:09:36.408 Please head over to the food counters on your left and right. 02:09:38.992 --> 02:09:42.699 I only give my opinions on films after analysing them deeply. 02:09:42.700 --> 02:09:43.908 And besides... 02:09:44.950 --> 02:09:46.075 Oh, come on! 02:09:46.616 --> 02:09:48.533 Hey! Where's my script? 02:09:48.908 --> 02:09:51.365 I signed over all that shit just like you wanted, didn't I? 02:09:51.366 --> 02:09:52.908 So what the hell is your problem now? 02:09:53.658 --> 02:09:55.866 Is this guy's crappy review your problem? 02:09:57.616 --> 02:09:58.616 Hey! 02:09:58.908 --> 02:10:00.075 What happened? 02:10:00.491 --> 02:10:01.741 You seem pretty worked up! 02:10:02.366 --> 02:10:03.865 Hey, don't worry about it. 02:10:03.866 --> 02:10:04.866 He's a friend. 02:10:05.658 --> 02:10:07.490 Sir, could you come upstairs? 02:10:07.491 --> 02:10:09.616 Let's get some food and talk in private. Come on. 02:10:13.033 --> 02:10:14.242 Come, sit down. 02:10:14.533 --> 02:10:15.533 Now tell me. 02:10:15.741 --> 02:10:17.699 Even after deciding to produce Sachin's film, 02:10:17.700 --> 02:10:19.407 what the hell is your vendetta against me 02:10:19.408 --> 02:10:21.365 that you had to announce this wedding out of nowhere 02:10:21.366 --> 02:10:22.949 and push Hana into depression? 02:10:22.950 --> 02:10:24.491 Vineeth, this is Shreya. 02:10:24.908 --> 02:10:26.783 - And Shreya, this is Vineeth. - Hi. 02:10:27.033 --> 02:10:29.324 Look, why don't we find somewhere private to talk? 02:10:29.325 --> 02:10:30.408 Chetta... 02:10:30.950 --> 02:10:32.490 Can we take a photo with you, chetta? 02:10:32.491 --> 02:10:33.866 Oh, absolutely! 02:10:40.242 --> 02:10:41.615 - Happy? - Yes, thank you! 02:10:41.616 --> 02:10:42.658 Thank you! 02:10:44.117 --> 02:10:45.117 See that? 02:10:45.408 --> 02:10:46.615 No matter where I go, 02:10:46.616 --> 02:10:48.533 there are so many people who adore me. 02:10:49.158 --> 02:10:50.657 If I crack even a simple joke, 02:10:50.658 --> 02:10:52.575 they're all ready and waiting to laugh. 02:10:54.741 --> 02:10:56.325 At functions like these, 02:10:56.908 --> 02:10:58.574 they always reserve a chair for me, 02:10:58.575 --> 02:11:00.325 right in the front row. 02:11:02.325 --> 02:11:04.242 But despite everything I've achieved... 02:11:04.992 --> 02:11:07.491 it's only when I stand in front of you like this... 02:11:07.741 --> 02:11:09.117 that I feel insecure. 02:11:10.658 --> 02:11:11.950 You fear no one. 02:11:12.366 --> 02:11:13.699 You fear nothing! 02:11:13.700 --> 02:11:15.157 This obsession of yours... 02:11:15.158 --> 02:11:16.408 That's my problem! 02:11:17.783 --> 02:11:19.949 Terrified that you'd become successful someday, 02:11:19.950 --> 02:11:22.657 I've dragged myself through every single day 02:11:22.658 --> 02:11:24.616 in a state of constant anxiety. 02:11:24.950 --> 02:11:26.740 I know you won't do anything to me. 02:11:26.741 --> 02:11:28.533 In fact, there's nothing you can do to me. 02:11:28.783 --> 02:11:30.825 But I'm completely exposed before you. 02:11:31.075 --> 02:11:33.532 What I'm thinking... what I'm plotting... 02:11:33.533 --> 02:11:34.825 You know everything! 02:11:35.366 --> 02:11:37.116 Even when I fake a smile, 02:11:37.117 --> 02:11:40.491 you can still hear exactly what I'm saying about you inside my head. 02:11:40.992 --> 02:11:42.950 Someone who knows me this well 02:11:43.200 --> 02:11:45.033 shouldn't exist in this industry anymore. 02:11:45.200 --> 02:11:46.491 Otherwise... 02:11:47.491 --> 02:11:49.783 the doubt Anand Sudhakaran felt today... 02:11:50.491 --> 02:11:52.449 many more will feel the same tomorrow. 02:11:53.117 --> 02:11:55.325 Then, they'll be ready to hear what you have to say. 02:11:56.284 --> 02:11:58.033 And that will be the absolute end of me. 02:11:59.575 --> 02:12:00.575 Vineeth... 02:12:02.242 --> 02:12:03.533 You'll never succeed! 02:12:04.325 --> 02:12:05.865 No matter what the hell you do... 02:12:05.866 --> 02:12:07.658 I will never let you succeed. 02:12:10.284 --> 02:12:11.408 This is enough. 02:12:12.575 --> 02:12:14.825 As for your stupid script... 02:12:15.117 --> 02:12:16.325 I don't have it. 02:12:16.700 --> 02:12:18.033 But trust me, if I did, 02:12:18.449 --> 02:12:20.575 I would've leaked it long ago! 02:12:21.117 --> 02:12:22.117 Heard me? 02:12:37.658 --> 02:12:39.490 The similarity you're noticing now... 02:12:39.491 --> 02:12:41.658 didn't you feel it while watching "After Party 1"? 02:12:42.075 --> 02:12:43.075 I did. 02:12:43.325 --> 02:12:44.908 Then why bring it up only now? 02:12:45.408 --> 02:12:48.616 In Part One, he only imitated your signature style. 02:12:48.741 --> 02:12:49.949 But in this one, 02:12:49.950 --> 02:12:51.699 it extends right down to the content, 02:12:51.700 --> 02:12:53.241 which crosses the line. 02:12:53.242 --> 02:12:54.741 So, I felt compelled to speak up. 02:12:55.616 --> 02:12:58.074 That said, if you make a film tomorrow, 02:12:58.075 --> 02:12:59.699 I am never going to support it. 02:12:59.700 --> 02:13:01.199 I'll certainly destroy it. 02:13:01.200 --> 02:13:02.699 Someone as deeply selfish as you 02:13:02.700 --> 02:13:04.366 deserves no recognition! 02:13:07.658 --> 02:13:08.949 Just having raw talent 02:13:08.950 --> 02:13:11.825 doesn't give anyone the right to just delete a completed movie! 02:13:12.117 --> 02:13:13.866 That is nothing but pure selfishness. 02:13:14.575 --> 02:13:15.782 A film doesn't belong to just one person. 02:13:15.783 --> 02:13:17.574 It's the collaborative effort of many people. 02:13:17.575 --> 02:13:18.950 The art of collaboration! 02:13:24.992 --> 02:13:28.533 My assistant directors joined three months before the shoot began. 02:13:29.408 --> 02:13:30.991 The art director, costumes, and makeup teams came on board 02:13:30.992 --> 02:13:32.491 just one month before rolling. 02:13:33.408 --> 02:13:34.991 The cameraman joined 02:13:34.992 --> 02:13:36.284 ten days before the shoot. 02:13:37.992 --> 02:13:39.074 And after we wrapped, 02:13:39.075 --> 02:13:41.866 the editor, sound team and VFX teams worked for three months. 02:13:43.158 --> 02:13:45.200 The music director spent about two months on it. 02:13:46.325 --> 02:13:47.574 Every single one of them 02:13:47.575 --> 02:13:49.992 worked on my film with utmost sincerity. 02:13:51.117 --> 02:13:52.283 But sir, 02:13:52.284 --> 02:13:54.490 none of them have put in the kind of labour I have. 02:13:54.491 --> 02:13:57.157 I spent months locked in a room, starved of sleep, 02:13:57.158 --> 02:13:58.324 tearing my mind apart, 02:13:58.325 --> 02:14:00.824 draining my sanity with endless thoughts, 02:14:00.825 --> 02:14:04.950 reaching borderline madness just to write a good script! 02:14:06.950 --> 02:14:08.865 Mentally and emotionally drained, 02:14:08.866 --> 02:14:10.950 I don't just work on a film 02:14:11.325 --> 02:14:12.908 for a few days. 02:14:14.033 --> 02:14:15.491 When people finally see my work 02:14:15.658 --> 02:14:18.325 that I spent months dreaming about 02:14:18.575 --> 02:14:20.490 and agonisingly writing into existence... 02:14:20.491 --> 02:14:23.449 all I get is satisfaction. 02:14:26.783 --> 02:14:28.284 And as long as I don't get that... 02:14:29.075 --> 02:14:30.950 nothing else matters to me, sir. 02:14:33.158 --> 02:14:34.533 My own self... 02:14:35.033 --> 02:14:36.491 that's important to me, sir. 02:14:38.408 --> 02:14:40.574 It is far more important to me than anything else! 02:14:40.575 --> 02:14:41.949 Unfortunately, 02:14:41.950 --> 02:14:43.283 we live in a world today 02:14:43.284 --> 02:14:45.116 where the only way to get recognition 02:14:45.117 --> 02:14:46.658 is by pretending to be selfless. 02:14:47.366 --> 02:14:48.907 But I have absolutely no intention 02:14:48.908 --> 02:14:50.491 of playing along with that facade! 02:14:51.325 --> 02:14:52.449 I am selfish. 02:14:53.408 --> 02:14:55.950 Accept me for who I am... or don't! 02:15:01.284 --> 02:15:03.325 It's easy to preach idealism, Vineeth. 02:15:04.783 --> 02:15:06.866 Someday, if you actually manage to finish a film... 02:15:07.449 --> 02:15:09.033 I'll listen to the rest of your speech. 02:15:10.992 --> 02:15:12.032 'That's right.' 02:15:12.033 --> 02:15:13.200 'I have to finish my film.' 02:15:13.533 --> 02:15:14.908 'Not to prove anything to him,' 02:15:15.033 --> 02:15:16.242 'but for my own sake.' 02:15:16.616 --> 02:15:18.158 'I'm running out of time.' 02:15:18.658 --> 02:15:20.074 'Now that the script is missing,' 02:15:20.075 --> 02:15:22.490 'I need to wrap this shoot and release the movie immediately,' 02:15:22.491 --> 02:15:24.533 'before someone uses it to screw me over.' 02:15:24.908 --> 02:15:26.574 'There's only one way I can pull this off.' 02:15:26.575 --> 02:15:29.491 'I have to tell Hana that Arjun is behind Sachin's film.' 02:15:29.741 --> 02:15:31.242 'That'll screw Sachin over.' 02:15:34.200 --> 02:15:35.658 My father, Vaikom David, 02:15:36.366 --> 02:15:39.657 is a famous underdog who rose from humble beginnings, 02:15:39.658 --> 02:15:41.325 very much like Arjun Haridas. 02:15:42.366 --> 02:15:44.700 But I, Sachin Vaikom David, 02:15:45.284 --> 02:15:46.783 was born into privilege. 02:15:47.449 --> 02:15:50.449 For a long time, I tried imitating my father's underdog journey. 02:15:51.658 --> 02:15:52.950 That's absolutely impossible. 02:15:54.033 --> 02:15:56.284 You can never imitate an underdog. 02:15:56.575 --> 02:15:57.866 You must become one! 02:15:59.408 --> 02:16:01.284 For that, you have to hit rock bottom first. 02:16:01.449 --> 02:16:03.200 You have to build yourself up from there. 02:16:03.491 --> 02:16:05.032 If Arjun is backing Sachin's film, 02:16:05.033 --> 02:16:06.365 there's no way I'm doing it. 02:16:06.366 --> 02:16:09.075 But I'm also done changing my plans based on your every whim. 02:16:09.700 --> 02:16:10.740 Vineeth, 02:16:10.741 --> 02:16:12.283 I've already made this clear to you. 02:16:12.284 --> 02:16:14.241 You have exactly one option left now. 02:16:14.242 --> 02:16:16.032 You can take it if you want, 02:16:16.033 --> 02:16:17.783 according to my terms and conditions. 02:16:34.950 --> 02:16:36.783 Can we make her look slimmer with VFX? 02:16:37.908 --> 02:16:39.992 If it's just for a few shots, we can manage it. 02:16:41.200 --> 02:16:42.866 But doing it for an entire movie is risky. 02:16:42.992 --> 02:16:44.575 - Hey, call the artist. - Okay. 02:16:46.242 --> 02:16:47.533 All set. Let's go for a take. 02:16:49.658 --> 02:16:51.575 - Where's Hana? - She was right here. 02:16:54.491 --> 02:16:56.116 Show me the footage again. 02:16:56.117 --> 02:16:57.449 Where's the artist? 02:16:57.783 --> 02:16:59.033 Who went to fetch her? 02:17:00.158 --> 02:17:01.158 Suji! 02:17:01.658 --> 02:17:02.740 Hey... 02:17:02.741 --> 02:17:04.074 there's a problem. 02:17:04.075 --> 02:17:06.325 I don't have time for problems! Where is the artist? 02:17:06.449 --> 02:17:07.615 Dude, you have to listen to me. 02:17:07.616 --> 02:17:09.074 My parents went to my college 02:17:09.075 --> 02:17:10.449 and found out that I got expelled. 02:17:10.741 --> 02:17:11.741 Vineeth... 02:17:12.449 --> 02:17:13.574 There's a problem. 02:17:13.575 --> 02:17:15.448 What the hell is the problem now? 02:17:15.449 --> 02:17:16.658 Hana is missing. 02:17:17.533 --> 02:17:18.658 Missing? 02:17:19.075 --> 02:17:20.533 What the hell! 02:17:28.449 --> 02:17:29.658 So gross! 02:17:30.200 --> 02:17:32.074 I know that you're producing this film 02:17:32.075 --> 02:17:33.658 only because Hana is in it. 02:17:34.158 --> 02:17:36.866 But, if the shoot has to move forward, 02:17:36.992 --> 02:17:38.950 I only have one option left. 02:17:40.284 --> 02:17:41.658 We'll have to replace Hana! 02:17:50.325 --> 02:17:51.408 Hello! 02:17:53.658 --> 02:17:55.324 Renowned director Arjun Haridas 02:17:55.325 --> 02:17:57.408 and actress Hana Shahjahan have tied the knot. 02:17:57.575 --> 02:17:58.949 Following a long-term relationship, 02:17:58.950 --> 02:18:01.532 the two got married today at the Thrikkakara Registrar Office. 02:18:01.533 --> 02:18:02.448 Let's hear from them directly. 02:18:02.449 --> 02:18:04.740 We've been in a relationship since we did "After Party." 02:18:04.741 --> 02:18:06.532 But then, we had a small misunderstanding. 02:18:06.533 --> 02:18:09.242 And all of you know exactly what went down during that phase. 02:18:09.449 --> 02:18:10.574 Actually, 02:18:10.575 --> 02:18:13.782 they say you only realise the value of true love 02:18:13.783 --> 02:18:16.158 when someone else steps into your life, right? 02:18:16.783 --> 02:18:18.490 The grain of rice with my name on it... 02:18:18.491 --> 02:18:19.699 found its way to me. 02:18:19.700 --> 02:18:21.782 You're currently shooting Vineeth Madhavan's movie, right? 02:18:21.783 --> 02:18:23.157 - Yes. - So, now that you're married, 02:18:23.158 --> 02:18:24.740 do you plan to continue your acting career? 02:18:24.741 --> 02:18:25.907 Definitely. 02:18:25.908 --> 02:18:27.991 But it won't be in Vineeth Madhavan's film. 02:18:27.992 --> 02:18:30.324 I'd rather go to the Tamil industry and get beaten up by Pala... 02:18:30.325 --> 02:18:31.782 than deal with a Vineeth Madhavan movie. 02:18:31.783 --> 02:18:33.699 According to Vineeth, someone as "fat" as me 02:18:33.700 --> 02:18:35.324 isn't apt for the role in his film. 02:18:35.325 --> 02:18:37.532 Vineeth Madhavan isn't just obsessive, 02:18:37.533 --> 02:18:38.865 he's fat-phobic too. 02:18:38.866 --> 02:18:40.908 What triggered this sudden register marriage? 02:18:41.533 --> 02:18:43.158 - Err... Okay... Thank you! - Thank you! 02:18:43.449 --> 02:18:45.575 Good luck making your film now, Vineeth! 02:18:45.741 --> 02:18:46.992 Go die yourself! 02:18:47.700 --> 02:18:49.700 I was dead wrong about Arjun. 02:18:50.741 --> 02:18:52.783 I actually produced his debut film. 02:18:53.408 --> 02:18:55.741 He is a textbook definition of a wolf in sheep's clothing! 02:18:56.449 --> 02:18:58.448 He manipulated Hana into doing her last four films... 02:18:58.449 --> 02:19:00.241 and every one of them bombed miserably. 02:19:00.242 --> 02:19:01.283 Now she's powerless. 02:19:01.284 --> 02:19:02.324 And I think 02:19:02.325 --> 02:19:04.699 he may have even orchestrated those failures on purpose, 02:19:04.700 --> 02:19:06.075 to gain control over her. 02:19:06.449 --> 02:19:09.117 He can't stand anyone becoming more powerful than him. 02:19:09.533 --> 02:19:10.782 Hana is blinded by love! 02:19:10.783 --> 02:19:13.199 So trying to talk sense into her now, is a waste of time. 02:19:13.200 --> 02:19:14.992 She will realise it soon and divorce him. 02:19:15.408 --> 02:19:16.533 I'll wait for that! 02:19:19.325 --> 02:19:20.950 But your movie cannot wait, Vineeth. 02:19:21.408 --> 02:19:22.657 What the hell did he think? 02:19:22.658 --> 02:19:23.991 That if he just went ahead and married her, 02:19:23.992 --> 02:19:25.408 he could sabotage your film? 02:19:25.616 --> 02:19:26.658 Rascal! 02:19:28.158 --> 02:19:30.907 I'll produce your film with a brand new heroine, 02:19:30.908 --> 02:19:32.366 and turn it into a massive success. 02:19:32.783 --> 02:19:34.448 Nothing would hit Arjun 02:19:34.449 --> 02:19:35.825 harder than that! 02:19:36.908 --> 02:19:38.284 Cast a new heroine. 02:19:38.575 --> 02:19:40.032 Let's... 02:19:40.033 --> 02:19:41.033 rule! 02:19:44.700 --> 02:19:46.324 Scene one, Shot one, Take two! 02:19:46.325 --> 02:19:47.449 Action! 02:19:57.075 --> 02:19:58.075 Cut it! 02:19:58.242 --> 02:19:59.284 Take okay. 02:19:59.533 --> 02:20:00.533 Break! 02:20:06.992 --> 02:20:08.199 '[Fayaz] Good morning, Vineeth.' 02:20:08.200 --> 02:20:09.490 'I've got some good news.' 02:20:09.491 --> 02:20:11.657 'The official announcement for my next film is dropping.' 02:20:11.658 --> 02:20:13.574 '"War," directed by' 02:20:13.575 --> 02:20:15.117 'Sujith Raj V.' 02:20:15.408 --> 02:20:18.283 'Honestly, I don't even know if your best friend knows filmmaking.' 02:20:18.284 --> 02:20:21.157 'But with a good associate director and a solid editor,' 02:20:21.158 --> 02:20:22.491 'I'll finish this film.' 02:20:22.908 --> 02:20:25.575 'And I'm going to release it on the exact same day as yours!' 02:20:25.866 --> 02:20:27.075 'Let that sink in.' 02:20:27.658 --> 02:20:28.658 Hey... 02:20:31.741 --> 02:20:33.407 My folks found out about the expulsion, 02:20:33.408 --> 02:20:35.033 and it blew up into a massive issue. 02:20:35.616 --> 02:20:36.991 I had to go back home. 02:20:36.992 --> 02:20:38.074 They told me... 02:20:38.075 --> 02:20:39.490 not to continue my studies. 02:20:39.491 --> 02:20:41.866 When it finally came down to me taking over Dad's shop, 02:20:42.992 --> 02:20:44.616 I didn't give it another thought. 02:20:45.449 --> 02:20:46.532 I called Fayaz. 02:20:46.533 --> 02:20:49.242 Instead of Sachin, I am the one directing Hana's next film. 02:20:49.533 --> 02:20:51.116 Now that Arjun has married Hana, 02:20:51.117 --> 02:20:53.324 he doesn't need Sachin anymore to halt your movie. 02:20:53.325 --> 02:20:54.907 So, giving Hana's dates to me, 02:20:54.908 --> 02:20:57.158 Arjun decided to direct Meljo's script himself. 02:20:59.408 --> 02:21:00.825 So Sachin is out of that film. 02:21:01.449 --> 02:21:03.408 At first, even I found it hard to believe. 02:21:03.533 --> 02:21:04.782 But it's actually happening. 02:21:04.783 --> 02:21:06.325 I won't be part of this film anymore. 02:21:07.033 --> 02:21:08.532 They liked my story. 02:21:08.533 --> 02:21:09.950 Our shoot starts immediately. 02:21:11.242 --> 02:21:13.033 Did you rework the script? 02:21:22.741 --> 02:21:24.075 Someone like me... 02:21:24.325 --> 02:21:26.200 will never get an opportunity like this again. 02:21:26.533 --> 02:21:27.991 It's for this exact moment 02:21:27.992 --> 02:21:29.825 that I've put in all my effort till now. 02:21:30.658 --> 02:21:32.408 I just can't afford to waste any more time. 02:21:46.158 --> 02:21:47.324 Vineeth Madhavan, 02:21:47.325 --> 02:21:49.324 why should the audience watch your film? 02:21:49.325 --> 02:21:50.533 Give us one reason. 02:21:51.033 --> 02:21:54.574 My film is the greatest horror film ever made in Malayalam cinema. 02:21:54.575 --> 02:21:55.825 You're really that confident? 02:21:55.950 --> 02:21:57.075 I am confident. 02:21:57.200 --> 02:21:59.284 Are you worried about how audiences will react? 02:21:59.575 --> 02:22:00.949 Not in the slightest. 02:22:00.950 --> 02:22:02.448 They're going to love my film. 02:22:02.449 --> 02:22:05.490 The reason you deleted your debut feature is still a mystery. 02:22:05.491 --> 02:22:07.574 Looking back at all that public backlash, 02:22:07.575 --> 02:22:09.241 how do you feel today? 02:22:09.242 --> 02:22:10.242 No comments. 02:22:11.075 --> 02:22:12.325 Do you feel any sense of guilt? 02:22:15.825 --> 02:22:17.865 I'm the one who gets to decide my own destiny. 02:22:17.866 --> 02:22:18.907 Nobody else. 02:22:18.908 --> 02:22:21.908 So, will you rewrite your destiny with this movie, Vineeth? 02:22:25.741 --> 02:22:28.117 YUDDHAM [WAR] 02:22:41.908 --> 02:22:43.117 Hello, Suniletta. 02:22:43.242 --> 02:22:45.950 His film's posters are everywhere! 02:22:46.325 --> 02:22:48.950 But there isn't a single poster for your film in sight. 02:22:50.242 --> 02:22:52.575 Isn't your film really releasing the day after tomorrow? 02:22:54.741 --> 02:22:56.992 'It's almost as if there's a quiet sabotage happening behind the scenes.' 02:23:06.575 --> 02:23:08.157 'Everyone in the industry' 02:23:08.158 --> 02:23:11.533 'has shared the poster and trailer of Suji's film.' 02:23:13.408 --> 02:23:15.449 'My movie has gone under without a trace.' 02:23:17.700 --> 02:23:20.490 'On top of that, there are rage-bait articles actively targeting me!' 02:23:20.491 --> 02:23:23.241 [My film is the best film in Malayalam so far - Vineeth Madhavan] 02:23:23.242 --> 02:23:25.325 [hateful comments flooding the feed] 02:23:26.033 --> 02:23:29.117 It would have been better if you hadn't uploaded that interview at all! 02:23:29.408 --> 02:23:31.241 I just need to know one thing. 02:23:31.242 --> 02:23:33.408 Who is behind this? Fayaz or Arjun? 02:23:42.533 --> 02:23:44.075 NIDHI [Treasure] 02:23:55.117 --> 02:23:56.199 What? 02:23:56.200 --> 02:23:57.533 What are you guys trying to do? 02:23:58.033 --> 02:23:59.284 Sit down, Vineeth. 02:24:00.158 --> 02:24:03.075 Not a single soul will step into the theatre after seeing this poster! 02:24:03.325 --> 02:24:06.033 Who authorised these designs without my approval? 02:24:07.325 --> 02:24:08.658 Give us a minute. 02:24:13.325 --> 02:24:14.325 Vineeth... 02:24:14.825 --> 02:24:17.908 I manage at least ten film productions a year. 02:24:18.783 --> 02:24:20.157 Half of them 02:24:20.158 --> 02:24:23.117 are shot with the sole purpose of becoming commercial hits. 02:24:23.908 --> 02:24:26.949 Whether they turn out to be hits or flops just depends on their luck. 02:24:26.950 --> 02:24:28.658 But the other half... 02:24:28.825 --> 02:24:30.075 has a different purpose! 02:24:30.242 --> 02:24:35.033 Harris Basheer Group's annual profit is roughly 500 crores. 02:24:35.242 --> 02:24:38.324 About 30 percent of that goes straight to the government as tax. 02:24:38.325 --> 02:24:42.325 That means 150 crores in tax alone from his profits. 02:24:42.575 --> 02:24:46.574 Since Harris Basheer Group's last two films were blockbusters, 02:24:46.575 --> 02:24:48.407 there's additional tax liability. 02:24:48.408 --> 02:24:49.574 This is exactly where 02:24:49.575 --> 02:24:52.448 a film's financial loss becomes a blessing for them. 02:24:52.449 --> 02:24:56.782 So, they find a script that needs heavy VFX and elaborate sets, 02:24:56.783 --> 02:25:01.242 spend 10 crores, but show it on paper as a 35-crore big-budget film. 02:25:01.408 --> 02:25:03.199 Then they intentionally ensure it tanks 02:25:03.200 --> 02:25:04.741 by doing no promotions at all. 02:25:04.908 --> 02:25:07.283 And then they declare the full 35-crore budget 02:25:07.284 --> 02:25:08.657 as a loss. 02:25:08.658 --> 02:25:11.199 So from Harris Basheer Group's total revenue, 02:25:11.200 --> 02:25:14.032 they only have to pay tax after deducting those 35 crores. 02:25:14.033 --> 02:25:15.741 So, the higher the loss, 02:25:16.033 --> 02:25:17.284 the lower the tax. 02:25:18.117 --> 02:25:20.325 Vineeth, your film won't get any publicity at all. 02:25:21.200 --> 02:25:22.866 You won't get good theatres. 02:25:23.741 --> 02:25:25.783 You won't even get a decent show count. 02:25:26.741 --> 02:25:29.658 This film was destined to die before it was even born! 02:25:31.325 --> 02:25:33.575 There's nothing you can do about it on your own. 02:25:34.700 --> 02:25:35.700 Sorry, Vineeth. 02:25:36.491 --> 02:25:38.284 None of this was part of my plan. 02:25:38.533 --> 02:25:40.532 Honestly, I was trying to help Hana. 02:25:40.533 --> 02:25:41.992 That was my sole intention. 02:25:42.242 --> 02:25:43.865 The moment you said you wanted to replace Hana, 02:25:43.866 --> 02:25:45.992 I seriously considered shelving this project. 02:25:46.200 --> 02:25:47.741 But you know, I'm a good businessman. 02:25:51.866 --> 02:25:54.074 Didn't you tell me that if it's marketed the wrong way, 02:25:54.075 --> 02:25:56.032 this film will be a certified flop? 02:25:56.033 --> 02:25:57.866 That statement was my greatest assurance. 02:25:58.158 --> 02:26:01.533 No one has ever told me anything with such confidence! 02:26:03.658 --> 02:26:05.158 Once everything is over, 02:26:05.284 --> 02:26:07.491 I have a very special reward waiting for you! 02:26:10.741 --> 02:26:12.449 'My film releases tomorrow.' 02:26:13.158 --> 02:26:14.324 'Normally,' 02:26:14.325 --> 02:26:17.242 'any director would be losing sleep out of sheer anxiety.' 02:26:18.117 --> 02:26:19.700 'But I don't feel any kind of stress.' 02:26:20.408 --> 02:26:21.657 'Because...' 02:26:21.658 --> 02:26:22.699 'my destiny...' 02:26:22.700 --> 02:26:23.992 'is no longer in my control.' 02:26:24.950 --> 02:26:26.199 'My film...' 02:26:26.200 --> 02:26:28.866 'isn't just one of the best Malayalam horror films.' 02:26:29.616 --> 02:26:31.741 'It IS the absolute best horror film!' 02:26:33.908 --> 02:26:35.075 'This is my promise!' 02:26:35.992 --> 02:26:36.992 'Come...' 02:26:37.200 --> 02:26:38.200 'Experience it...' 02:26:38.616 --> 02:26:39.658 'And be terrified!' 02:26:53.658 --> 02:26:55.741 I just dropped by to wish you all the best. 02:26:57.242 --> 02:26:58.825 I don't know if you're aware... 02:26:59.658 --> 02:27:01.158 Arjun has hijacked my film. 02:27:02.992 --> 02:27:04.699 The same man who gave me a second life 02:27:04.700 --> 02:27:06.242 has now snatched it right back. 02:27:08.992 --> 02:27:11.325 When I ran completely out of options, 02:27:12.325 --> 02:27:14.325 my wife was the only one who came back. 02:27:15.658 --> 02:27:17.325 So, I packed up... 02:27:17.950 --> 02:27:19.533 all of my grand dreams... 02:27:19.908 --> 02:27:21.533 and used whatever money I had left... 02:27:21.908 --> 02:27:23.866 to buy back my Dad's house and property. 02:27:35.158 --> 02:27:37.825 It's incredibly tough to survive in this world 02:27:38.075 --> 02:27:42.242 cursing yourself for all your bad decisions and shattered dreams. 02:27:42.449 --> 02:27:44.699 "Your eyes will see it all, don't blink away" 02:27:44.700 --> 02:27:46.824 It's going to take you a long time... 02:27:46.825 --> 02:27:49.158 to accept the reality of being a failure. 02:27:50.449 --> 02:27:52.574 "The tides of time will join your path that day" 02:27:52.575 --> 02:27:53.575 Alright then. 02:27:54.325 --> 02:27:56.866 We will meet again in Losers' Paradise! 02:27:58.117 --> 02:28:05.491 "Your world will find its way to you tonight" 02:28:05.658 --> 02:28:07.865 "Right by your heart..." 02:28:07.866 --> 02:28:10.283 Today, I've finally accepted something 02:28:10.284 --> 02:28:14.075 I never ever wanted to acknowledge in my life. 02:28:15.242 --> 02:28:16.533 That I'm a failure! 02:28:17.408 --> 02:28:21.574 "This life will not wane, it keeps moving forward again" 02:28:21.575 --> 02:28:23.033 There's quite a crowd! 02:28:23.449 --> 02:28:24.824 They're not here for my film. 02:28:24.825 --> 02:28:32.449 "A magic wonder, shining bright, Where silence speaks into the night" 02:28:42.158 --> 02:28:43.657 Are you Vineeth's parents? 02:28:43.658 --> 02:28:44.740 Yes. 02:28:44.741 --> 02:28:46.324 I'm Harris Basheer, the producer. 02:28:46.325 --> 02:28:47.074 Oh! 02:28:47.075 --> 02:28:49.199 Oh, please sit. Please sit. Let's talk after the show. 02:28:49.200 --> 02:28:50.325 Okay. 02:28:50.908 --> 02:28:52.449 Son, the producer is here. 02:28:55.408 --> 02:28:57.574 I just came to make sure nobody actually showed up. 02:28:57.575 --> 02:28:59.158 Now I'm relieved. 02:29:25.908 --> 02:29:27.992 'I'll make time freeze at my command.' 02:29:28.575 --> 02:29:30.408 'And draw all eyes with just one stand.' 02:29:31.950 --> 02:29:34.033 'I'll build a kingdom, claim my throne.' 02:29:34.700 --> 02:29:36.783 'Images will find a voice of their own.' 02:29:39.158 --> 02:29:40.408 'Fear is my aim,' 02:29:41.200 --> 02:29:43.284 'to shake you to the core.' 02:29:44.616 --> 02:29:47.242 'An illusion that lights the silver screen galore.' 02:29:47.700 --> 02:29:48.700 Huh! 02:29:49.408 --> 02:29:52.032 What a movie, man! I got really scared! 02:29:52.033 --> 02:29:53.657 [indistinct chatter] 02:29:53.658 --> 02:29:54.658 Hey... 02:29:55.741 --> 02:29:56.950 It's really good! 02:29:57.158 --> 02:29:58.449 I was terrified! 02:29:59.616 --> 02:30:01.491 - It's good, right? - Yeah, it is. 02:30:01.825 --> 02:30:03.116 My heart nearly stopped. 02:30:03.117 --> 02:30:04.491 I think my heart actually stopped! 02:30:04.783 --> 02:30:06.657 What on earth have you made, man? 02:30:06.658 --> 02:30:07.992 Right, Madhavetta? 02:30:08.992 --> 02:30:11.992 But the public is never going to see this film, Dad. 02:30:12.325 --> 02:30:13.741 - Says who? - Yeah. 02:30:13.866 --> 02:30:15.616 - Let's ask the producer. - Yes. 02:30:15.950 --> 02:30:17.908 Did you like the film, son? 02:30:19.533 --> 02:30:20.533 Son... 02:30:20.783 --> 02:30:22.200 - Harris Ikka? - Chetta! 02:30:24.075 --> 02:30:25.908 - Mr. Producer? - Are you asleep, Chetta? 02:30:26.741 --> 02:30:27.741 Huh! 02:30:28.491 --> 02:30:29.491 Oh no! 02:30:30.908 --> 02:30:32.242 'This is Harris Basheer.' 02:30:32.408 --> 02:30:33.574 'Age 40.' 02:30:33.575 --> 02:30:34.825 'Physically fit.' 02:30:35.117 --> 02:30:37.575 'The biggest corporate con man on the face of the earth!' 02:30:38.158 --> 02:30:40.408 'And today, he dropped dead watching my movie.' 02:30:42.408 --> 02:30:43.657 Prominent businessman 02:30:43.658 --> 02:30:46.074 and owner of 'Harris Basheer Group', Harris Basheer, 02:30:46.075 --> 02:30:47.865 has passed away following a heart attack. 02:30:47.866 --> 02:30:49.991 In a shocking turn of events, noted businessman... 02:30:49.992 --> 02:30:54.074 Famous businessman and owner of 'Harris Basheer Group', Harris Basheer, 02:30:54.075 --> 02:30:55.907 has passed away following a cardiac arrest. 02:30:55.908 --> 02:30:58.907 Reports suggest that several viewers in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur 02:30:58.908 --> 02:31:00.699 also became unwell after watching the film. 02:31:00.700 --> 02:31:04.241 Viewers are calling "Nidhi" one of the scariest films ever made. 02:31:04.242 --> 02:31:06.865 Several theatres have now deployed standby ambulance services. 02:31:06.866 --> 02:31:09.865 Ashwin, who was admitted to Thrissur Medical College 02:31:09.866 --> 02:31:12.325 after collapsing inside the theatre, joins us now. 02:31:12.866 --> 02:31:14.284 Ashwin, can you hear us? 02:31:15.325 --> 02:31:16.616 Are you feeling okay now? 02:31:17.950 --> 02:31:19.700 Err... we've just lost Ashwin. 02:31:20.242 --> 02:31:21.907 [Harris Basheer] 'I'm checking out too.' 02:31:21.908 --> 02:31:23.657 'But this is not a goodbye.' 02:31:23.658 --> 02:31:25.783 'I will not leave you, Vineeth Madhavan!' 02:31:26.033 --> 02:31:28.200 'I will come back and haunt you!' 02:31:30.200 --> 02:31:33.284 'I'll make high-class horror films right here in our little Kerala!' 02:31:33.408 --> 02:31:35.408 'Best of the best in DTS!' 02:31:36.408 --> 02:31:37.824 'I'm going to terrify everyone!' 02:31:37.825 --> 02:31:39.408 Scare everyone to death! 02:31:41.408 --> 02:31:44.075 I don't want to be just another filmmaker, Suji. 02:31:44.783 --> 02:31:46.616 I want to be the best in my field! 02:31:47.284 --> 02:31:49.615 And for that, simply scaring the audience isn't enough. 02:31:49.616 --> 02:31:51.700 That fear must become history! 02:31:52.158 --> 02:31:53.992 'And that history must be celebrated.' 02:32:16.658 --> 02:32:17.658 It's a hit. 02:32:19.825 --> 02:32:20.950 It's not a hit. 02:32:22.325 --> 02:32:23.616 It's a blockbuster! 02:32:34.741 --> 02:32:35.950 'Devil's Island'?! 02:32:39.033 --> 02:32:40.825 - It's too late to do anything now. - Huh? 02:32:54.075 --> 02:32:55.991 [Sachin] 'So now, I am truly alone...' 02:32:55.992 --> 02:32:57.325 'in losers' paradise.' 02:32:57.658 --> 02:32:59.074 'There's nobody left here with me.' 02:32:59.075 --> 02:33:00.075 'Alone.' 02:33:00.325 --> 02:33:01.325 'But...' 02:33:01.491 --> 02:33:03.699 'whether I choose to stay in this hell...' 02:33:03.700 --> 02:33:05.284 'is my choice and mine alone.' 02:33:11.284 --> 02:33:12.284 Cheers! 02:33:20.325 --> 02:33:21.408 [phone rings] 02:33:35.658 --> 02:33:36.658 Hello? 02:33:37.033 --> 02:33:38.241 Do you remember the review 02:33:38.242 --> 02:33:40.616 I wrote for our school magazine's Malayalam section that year? 02:33:52.616 --> 02:33:54.158 [The last book I read: Devil's Island] 02:33:55.533 --> 02:33:58.241 No one is going to believe a single word he says after this. 02:33:58.242 --> 02:34:01.075 The reputation he just earned from this current success... 02:34:01.575 --> 02:34:03.325 will be utterly obliterated by this. 02:34:03.533 --> 02:34:06.741 The moment this becomes public, he'll be branded as nothing but a thief. 02:34:07.325 --> 02:34:10.449 Success without reputation is of no use. 02:34:12.158 --> 02:34:13.325 Reputation! 02:34:13.491 --> 02:34:15.324 That is the only weapon you need. 02:34:15.325 --> 02:34:16.949 Filmmaker Sachin Vaikom David, 02:34:16.950 --> 02:34:19.657 son of the legendary late novelist Vaikom David, 02:34:19.658 --> 02:34:22.448 has level led serious plagiarism allegations 02:34:22.449 --> 02:34:24.074 against Director Vineeth Madhavan! 02:34:24.075 --> 02:34:26.074 Every piece of evidence I have 02:34:26.075 --> 02:34:28.949 is right here in front of your eyes. 02:34:28.950 --> 02:34:31.407 Sachin alleges that the film 'Nidhi' is a scene-by-scene copy 02:34:31.408 --> 02:34:33.824 of Devil's Island, a novel penned by his late father years ago. 02:34:33.825 --> 02:34:36.284 'Anyone who actually reads that novel will understand' 02:34:36.533 --> 02:34:39.575 'that I've adapted only its core truth into my film.' 02:34:40.158 --> 02:34:41.699 Vineeth registered this story 02:34:41.700 --> 02:34:45.490 under the fake name K.T. Peter to evade any legal backlash. 02:34:45.491 --> 02:34:47.908 'But I have no way to prove it.' 02:34:48.242 --> 02:34:51.242 'There isn't a single copy of Devil's Island left in existence.' 02:35:14.866 --> 02:35:16.740 You want Meljo's script back, I suppose? 02:35:16.741 --> 02:35:18.700 Yes. I want to make it into a movie. 02:35:18.866 --> 02:35:20.199 You have to produce it. 02:35:20.200 --> 02:35:22.074 Vineeth's film is essentially about 02:35:22.075 --> 02:35:25.991 a hack stealing a treasure a talented man worked hard to find. 02:35:25.992 --> 02:35:28.532 When it turns out that very story is someone else's creation, 02:35:28.533 --> 02:35:31.950 isn't Vineeth the real thief who stole the treasure here? 02:35:32.533 --> 02:35:33.950 Life imitates art. 02:35:34.325 --> 02:35:35.575 Art imitates life. 02:35:36.783 --> 02:35:38.284 Stealing from someone is easy. 02:35:38.700 --> 02:35:41.033 But the struggle of the one who actually discovered it... 02:35:41.325 --> 02:35:43.491 can only be understood by someone who has lived it. 02:35:44.325 --> 02:35:46.700 MAHAAN [Legend] 02:35:53.700 --> 02:35:55.658 'With that, I didn't become a legend,' 02:35:55.866 --> 02:35:57.658 'and no one sang praises for my film.' 02:35:58.908 --> 02:36:01.284 'Today, I'm just Vineeth Madhavan.' 02:36:03.242 --> 02:36:05.075 'I've been trying to write again.' 02:36:05.866 --> 02:36:07.284 'But I'm just so exhausted.' 02:36:07.658 --> 02:36:09.117 'My mind is totally blank.' 02:36:10.200 --> 02:36:11.533 'Nothing's coming to me.' 02:36:12.242 --> 02:36:14.325 'I can't even bring myself to write a single line.' 02:36:25.325 --> 02:36:27.574 - Hello? - I watched your film, Vineeth. 02:36:27.575 --> 02:36:28.782 'Without a doubt,' 02:36:28.783 --> 02:36:30.950 'it's the finest movie to come out this year.' 02:36:31.575 --> 02:36:34.033 'But "War" will sweep the awards this year.' 02:36:34.533 --> 02:36:37.825 'Sujith Raj comes from a very humble, struggling background.' 02:36:37.950 --> 02:36:38.991 Oh. 02:36:38.992 --> 02:36:41.075 'I felt he was the one who deserved my support.' 02:36:41.491 --> 02:36:43.075 - So I backed him. - Okay. 02:36:43.242 --> 02:36:44.825 'But I'm giving you an award too.' 02:36:45.200 --> 02:36:46.490 'Best debut director.' 02:36:46.491 --> 02:36:47.532 Okay. 02:36:47.533 --> 02:36:49.075 'Make sure you come and receive it.' 02:37:00.866 --> 02:37:02.158 Thank you, Govind. 02:37:02.408 --> 02:37:04.408 Who doesn't love to dream? 02:37:04.783 --> 02:37:06.950 For gifting that wonderful song 02:37:07.117 --> 02:37:09.866 to Malayalis who love to dream, thank you! 02:37:14.575 --> 02:37:15.783 Let's move on. 02:37:16.117 --> 02:37:18.117 Indus Star Finance presents 02:37:18.284 --> 02:37:20.824 12th Chakrabhumi Film Awards, 02:37:20.825 --> 02:37:23.242 powered by Nila Rice and Grains. 02:37:24.325 --> 02:37:26.825 The Best Director award goes to... 02:37:27.284 --> 02:37:28.740 Sujith Raj V, 02:37:28.741 --> 02:37:29.950 for "War". 02:37:40.700 --> 02:37:41.700 See? 02:37:41.908 --> 02:37:43.741 Mediocrity is the new greatness. 02:37:46.449 --> 02:37:47.616 You know... 02:37:47.866 --> 02:37:49.825 I didn't make some masterpiece. 02:37:51.033 --> 02:37:52.783 It only passes as great... 02:37:53.325 --> 02:37:54.783 because of my background. 02:37:55.992 --> 02:37:58.491 Even here, the applause wasn't for the work I did. 02:37:58.908 --> 02:38:00.325 It was for my identity. 02:38:02.075 --> 02:38:04.074 I would've been better off studying medicine. 02:38:04.075 --> 02:38:05.950 This film industry is nothing like what I imagined. 02:38:06.658 --> 02:38:10.325 Next, the Best Debut Director award goes to... 02:38:11.242 --> 02:38:12.783 Vineeth Madhavan! 02:38:14.117 --> 02:38:15.533 'Pin-drop silence.' 02:38:15.825 --> 02:38:18.199 'Not even a murmur from the audience,' 02:38:18.200 --> 02:38:19.700 'let alone applause!' 02:38:20.033 --> 02:38:21.658 'They despise me that much.' 02:38:33.117 --> 02:38:36.783 While you become the most despised man in Malayalam cinema, 02:38:37.284 --> 02:38:40.157 people who don't have half your talent are going to be celebrated here instead. 02:38:40.158 --> 02:38:41.491 Understood? 02:38:44.408 --> 02:38:45.699 Vineeth... 02:38:45.700 --> 02:38:47.075 a few words, please. 02:38:47.242 --> 02:38:48.825 "Greatest of all time" 02:38:49.908 --> 02:38:51.575 "Coming for the throne now" 02:38:52.408 --> 02:38:54.117 "Defining Mollywood" 02:38:55.242 --> 02:38:57.158 "Better than the stalwarts" 02:38:57.325 --> 02:39:00.116 "My thought and throat have a killer flow" 02:39:00.117 --> 02:39:02.992 "My hope and scope have a brilliant glow" 02:39:03.575 --> 02:39:06.032 "Even if you bury me deep in the dark" 02:39:06.033 --> 02:39:08.324 "I'll sprout right back up like a living spark" 02:39:08.325 --> 02:39:10.616 My esteemed producer... 02:39:11.284 --> 02:39:15.325 who unfortunately died of a fatal heart attack after watching my film, 02:39:16.408 --> 02:39:19.408 the man who funded this project solely to launder his black money... 02:39:19.533 --> 02:39:21.865 the late, prominent industrialist, 02:39:21.866 --> 02:39:23.075 Harris Basheer. 02:39:23.950 --> 02:39:26.449 The man who gave me my first break in this industry... 02:39:27.158 --> 02:39:29.615 the son of that legendary literary icon 02:39:29.616 --> 02:39:34.199 Vaikom David, who never penned a single line of his 232 novels, 02:39:34.200 --> 02:39:35.658 Sachin Vaikom David. 02:39:36.658 --> 02:39:38.490 The producer of my unreleased film, 02:39:38.491 --> 02:39:40.448 which I myself deleted 02:39:40.449 --> 02:39:43.574 when he tried to exploit Swaroop's fans just to line his own pockets. 02:39:43.575 --> 02:39:45.284 Mr. Fayaz Ahmed. 02:39:48.950 --> 02:39:50.283 The one who imitated my identity 02:39:50.284 --> 02:39:52.782 that I earned over years through my short films 02:39:52.783 --> 02:39:55.408 and made the blockbuster "After Party" 02:39:55.533 --> 02:39:59.324 and the industry hit "After Party-2" using my own script. 02:39:59.325 --> 02:40:00.700 Arjun Haridas. 02:40:02.533 --> 02:40:03.824 Thanks... 02:40:03.825 --> 02:40:05.033 to all of you! 02:40:05.783 --> 02:40:07.740 Everything I said here is the truth. 02:40:07.741 --> 02:40:10.075 But you, the audience, 02:40:10.325 --> 02:40:12.408 won't believe a single word of it, 02:40:12.700 --> 02:40:13.865 because... 02:40:13.866 --> 02:40:15.825 you only hear what you like. 02:40:16.408 --> 02:40:18.449 You only see what you like. 02:40:19.033 --> 02:40:20.074 So, yeah... 02:40:20.075 --> 02:40:21.075 Likeability! 02:40:22.075 --> 02:40:23.324 Unfortunately, 02:40:23.325 --> 02:40:24.740 since my personal likeability 02:40:24.741 --> 02:40:28.158 is far lower than the people I just accused, 02:40:29.075 --> 02:40:31.325 you wouldn't want to believe what I'm saying, 02:40:31.491 --> 02:40:33.325 even if I'm proven right. 02:40:34.491 --> 02:40:36.616 Simply because you don't like me. 02:40:37.491 --> 02:40:39.033 That's the only truth. 02:40:40.075 --> 02:40:41.325 So finally, 02:40:41.575 --> 02:40:43.658 the hack didn't manage to steal 02:40:43.783 --> 02:40:46.116 the treasure earned by the talented through sheer effort. 02:40:46.117 --> 02:40:47.117 However... 02:40:47.449 --> 02:40:51.325 they made the world believe he was never worthy of that treasure! 02:40:52.825 --> 02:40:53.825 'But...' 02:40:53.950 --> 02:40:55.992 'I'm not going to sit back...' 02:40:56.242 --> 02:40:58.284 'and accept this as my destiny.' 02:40:58.866 --> 02:41:01.782 'I'll keep setting out to rewrite my own destiny.' 02:41:01.783 --> 02:41:04.532 "O you who graze through this world of illusion" 02:41:04.533 --> 02:41:07.157 "O you who behold each age in succession" 02:41:07.158 --> 02:41:12.448 "To travel the endless distance before, O seekers of the inner fire evermore" 02:41:12.449 --> 02:41:14.949 "O you who graze through this world of illusion" 02:41:14.950 --> 02:41:17.532 "O you who behold each age in succession" 02:41:17.533 --> 02:41:23.074 "To travel the endless distance before, O seekers of the inner fire evermore" 02:41:23.075 --> 02:41:25.865 "A steady mind and iron will, Proper and poised, supreme still" 02:41:25.866 --> 02:41:28.448 "Though the age is filled with grief, The soul stands firm beyond belief" 02:41:28.449 --> 02:41:31.032 "Along the path of righteous war, Stands one who knows his duty sure" 02:41:31.033 --> 02:41:33.992 "A peerless soul that never tires, A man born only for victory's fires" 02:41:38.242 --> 02:41:41.325 'I'll keep setting out to rewrite my own destiny.' 02:41:41.741 --> 02:41:44.699 "Let rookies come in and make their art" 02:41:44.700 --> 02:41:47.157 "Ride on pure luck and break the chart" 02:41:47.158 --> 02:41:50.033 "No matter how many enter the game chasing fame, making a name" 02:41:51.200 --> 02:41:52.824 "I'm the Greatest Of All Time" 02:41:52.825 --> 02:41:55.407 "Even if you throw a thousand schemes my way" 02:41:55.408 --> 02:41:57.865 "Even if you drag my aura down all day" 02:41:57.866 --> 02:41:59.574 "The knowledge of cinema living in me" 02:41:59.575 --> 02:42:01.032 "Gives my mind its clarity" 02:42:01.033 --> 02:42:04.574 "I've learned to take every blow and woe, I'll cross raging seas and steal the show" 02:42:04.575 --> 02:42:07.075 Vineeth is nothing like the directors I've worked with so far. 02:42:07.325 --> 02:42:09.117 He is a visionary filmmaker. 02:42:09.700 --> 02:42:11.992 He is more mature than many senior directors. 02:42:12.825 --> 02:42:15.491 To be honest, it's excruciating to work with him! 02:42:16.616 --> 02:42:19.992 In all my years of experience, no director has pushed me this hard. 02:42:20.533 --> 02:42:21.949 He'll keep shooting 02:42:21.950 --> 02:42:23.448 until he gets what he wants, 02:42:23.449 --> 02:42:25.075 even if we end up with broken limbs. 02:42:26.533 --> 02:42:28.408 I'm so grateful to be a part of his film. 02:42:30.033 --> 02:42:31.032 Thank God! 02:42:31.033 --> 02:42:32.491 [Harris] 'Karma is for real.' 02:42:32.700 --> 02:42:34.408 'Vineeth Madhavan has lost.' 02:42:35.158 --> 02:42:37.782 'The world doesn't operate the way he thinks it does.' 02:42:37.783 --> 02:42:39.325 'People like us control everything.' 02:42:42.158 --> 02:42:45.325 'And yet, there are things that happen completely at random in this life.' 02:42:45.700 --> 02:42:46.907 'For example...' 02:42:46.908 --> 02:42:50.992 The mystery surrounding superstar Swaroop's fatal accident has taken a deeper turn. 02:42:51.242 --> 02:42:54.157 CCTV footage recovered from the scene now reveals that 02:42:54.158 --> 02:42:57.740 the crash happened when a middle-aged man dropped a matchstick 02:42:57.741 --> 02:43:00.824 while trying to light a beedi and bent down to pick it up. 02:43:00.825 --> 02:43:02.615 'That middle-aged man is none other than' 02:43:02.616 --> 02:43:05.283 'Varkeychayan, who runs 'Varkey's Catering' in Kuttikkanam.' 02:43:05.284 --> 02:43:06.865 'But Varkeychayan has another name.' 02:43:06.866 --> 02:43:09.032 - Peter! - 'K.T. Peter!' 02:43:09.033 --> 02:43:11.491 'The true author of 'Devil's Island'!' 02:43:13.866 --> 02:43:15.408 - Found it! - Found what? 02:43:16.325 --> 02:43:18.699 The novel that terrified my grandpa, a scientific genius! 02:43:18.700 --> 02:43:20.117 Want some tea, son? 02:43:20.741 --> 02:43:22.324 - No, thanks. - My first film! 02:43:22.325 --> 02:43:24.824 'Thrilled to hear that his novel was being turned into a movie,' 02:43:24.825 --> 02:43:27.991 'he snatched the script from a sleeping Suji on the shooting set,' 02:43:27.992 --> 02:43:30.199 'with no ulterior motive other than to read it.' 02:43:30.200 --> 02:43:31.949 'But before he could read a single line,' 02:43:31.950 --> 02:43:35.158 'the beedi K.T. Peter enjoyed smoking in the middle of the road' 02:43:35.284 --> 02:43:36.491 'ended up betraying him!' 02:43:41.491 --> 02:43:42.865 'So, in short,' 02:43:42.866 --> 02:43:45.117 'nothing happens according to our plans.' 02:43:45.242 --> 02:43:47.325 'Nothing is truly in our control.' 02:43:47.533 --> 02:43:49.116 'Everything is random.' 02:43:49.117 --> 02:43:50.324 'It all comes down to luck.' 02:43:50.325 --> 02:43:52.242 'And luck has no sense of justice!' 02:43:55.575 --> 02:43:57.158 Vineeth's case is truly unfortunate. 02:43:57.783 --> 02:43:59.033 Despite being an underdog, 02:43:59.866 --> 02:44:01.325 despite coming from humble beginnings, 02:44:01.908 --> 02:44:03.449 despite struggling so much, 02:44:04.033 --> 02:44:05.783 and despite possessing undeniable talent, 02:44:06.950 --> 02:44:09.075 he still couldn't reach the place he dreamed of. 02:44:10.284 --> 02:44:11.575 Sad reality! 02:44:13.325 --> 02:44:15.782 "Lightning struck my head and left me in a fix" 02:44:15.783 --> 02:44:18.991 "Fear sparked a fire, but I blew out the wicks" 02:44:18.992 --> 02:44:21.615 "Fate tried to park me, but I kept my stride" 02:44:21.616 --> 02:44:23.991 "I rewrote the story and blew minds nationwide" 02:44:23.992 --> 02:44:26.199 "Lightning struck my head and left me in a fix" 02:44:26.200 --> 02:44:29.117 "Fear sparked a fire, but I blew out the wicks" 02:44:29.325 --> 02:44:31.991 "Fate tried to park me, but I kept my stride" 02:44:31.992 --> 02:44:34.825 "I rewrote the story and blew minds nationwide" 02:45:06.533 --> 02:45:09.657 "Tomorrow in Mollywood's glittering maze" 02:45:09.658 --> 02:45:11.907 "I'll be the star of its golden days" 02:45:11.908 --> 02:45:14.324 "A twinkling star, a total wonder, a total surprise" 02:45:14.325 --> 02:45:16.991 "Aura at a hundred, an all-in-one rise!" 02:45:16.992 --> 02:45:20.032 "Tomorrow in Mollywood's glittering maze" 02:45:20.033 --> 02:45:22.241 "I'll be the star of its golden days" 02:45:22.242 --> 02:45:24.699 "A twinkling star, a total wonder, a total surprise" 02:45:24.700 --> 02:45:27.658 "Aura at a hundred, an all-in-one rise!"