Please help us. Please help us!
Shailajamma!
Pratap! Hey, wake up!
Dream time's over. So is your holiday. Leave.
- Why? - Get going.
- Hey, brother! Wait up! Please, bro. - Move! Move!
- Half day! Just one more day. - I said move, man!
- Miss you, man! - Shut it, you psycho!
Bro, I'm living the good life here.
You think you own the place? Leave!
Don't ever come around here again. Get out!
BHOPAL CENTRAL JAIL
What's my crime? Why did you release me?
Hey, Pratap! Over here.
Huh?
Uncle!
You're still alive?
I was waiting to give you this briefcase.
- What's this? - It belonged to your dad.
- My dad? - Yes.
- To hell with it. - Hey…
It has your dad's property papers.
- Property papers? - Yes.
- Found them a few days ago. - Why didn't you say so, Lawyer?
Thought you'd pull something--
Stop the vehicle! Those are my property papers!
Hey… Hey…
The bag! The bag! The bag!
It was right here.
Naughty daddy!
Woohoo! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Even buses don't go there.
I doubt it'd fetch even five thousand an acre.
KUBERAPURAM
"Kuberapuram."
Ma'am, it's our Prasad's son-in-law. He's a remarkable artist.
He quoted three thousand, but I fixed it at two.
He'd be our perfect Pratap.
Hi, hello. Pratap.
He's here, madam. I'll be with you in five minutes.
- Hop on. - Who's here?!
Hello, excuse me!
Did you know I'd be here?
I'm the one who made this deal happen.
Deal… What deal?
When will I see the money once the job is done?
I'll talk to Ms. Renu and make sure you get it.
Who's Renu?
She's the boss of this whole town.
- Alright, switch on the AC. - Huh?
It's not working.
Does this work at least?
Hey!
Hey! What are you doing? Hold the steering wheel!
Hey, turn it off.
- Hey, who are you? - The guy hates songs.
He can't stand music. Tasteless fellow!
- Hey… - Hey!
Brace for impact…
Hey! Who planted these trees in the middle of the road?
You irresponsible idiots!
- Hey! - Oh, my God!
Is the tree okay?
Nobody has minimum human decency anymore.
- Look! A scratch! - Hey, who's that?
- Where's that voice coming from? - Oh, God!
Get in…Get in!
Get down! Get out of the vehicle!
I don't have time to argue with you. Here, take this five hundred.
- Hey, Gowri! Gowri! - Hey!
- Gowri! Gowri! - First, get down and apologize.
Then I'll return your keys.
Is she crazy?
Hey!
Call me crazy again and I'll knock your teeth out.
Gowri, that guy's not from our town.
That's why he didn't get your obsession with--
- He didn't understand your love for trees. - I see.
Know your place and act accordingly.
Gowri! Gowri! Gowri!
We've got an urgent task. Can you get down, please?
Okay, Gowri. Sorry!
Not to me.
Sorry, tree.
That's better.
- She's strange. - Hand me the keys.
Confirm.
- Gowri, Gowri! Gowri! - Hey!
Can you drop him off at the mines?
I'll drop him if he apologizes.
So--
Hey, who apologizes to a tree?
She won't give you a choice.
- So what's that got to do with me? - You want the money or not?
Sorry, tree.
Not like that.
That's the road to the mine, isn't it?
No, that's the old mine. No one returns if they go there.
- You want me to drop you off there? - No, thank you.
You watch the front, I'll watch the back.
- Renu. - Yes?
Could this be the man who buys the mine?
What's this? You haven't started the work yet?
Ma'am, Gowri told us not to go there until the wiring's replaced.
Then get your salary from her too.
- Get back to work. - Okay, ma'am.
- Dad. - Yes!
Dad, look what I've made!
This is nothing, Dad.
I'll do better next time. Believe me.
- Look, there's a temple. Stop the vehicle. - Hold out your palm.
May you be blessed with a long married life.
The deity's right here. Why are they praying to the rat on top?
That's not a rat, son. It's a mongoose.
Kubera's sacred mount.
Our people believe Kubera lives up there in the hill, son.
They say he retreated into the hill, unable to bear the evil around him.
- Are you new here? - Yes.
What is your name?
Pratap!
Come on, let's get to the doctor. Hurry!
Prasad bro? Hey! Get down!
- What's wrong? - Get down. Get down.
- Brother. Stop! - Hey. Which way should I go?
Thirty years ago, my father started this mining company.
The village is full of gold.
You're actually getting a great deal, Mr. Swahili.
Where is the other land owner?
You know there's no deal without him.
I only believe anything, when I see it with my own eyes.
And I don't see the other owner here.
- Some tea? - No.
Nilgiri special.
Nairobi special.
Five minutes.
And trust me, you don't want to see me angry.
Brother! Prasad! Brother!
- Brother, get up. - Got electrocuted again?
- Get up. - Who asked you to go inside?
- Renu… - She's in a meeting. Wait here for a bit.
Oh!
Seriously?
Daddy?
Is the owner of the gold mine?
With all this gold here, why were you selling golgappas, Dad?
- Hello. Do you know who they are? - Yes.
That's Brahmayya uncle on the right. He's Renu's father.
The man on the left is the founder of Kubera wines.
- Wines? - Not wines, I said mines.
Uday Mannem. My dad.
- Hey! Uday Mannem is your dad? - Yes.
- I am his one and only proud son. - Hello, Ma'am. Okay.
What's your name?
- Pratap. - Yes?
Ma'am, it's not one person. There are two of them.
What do you mean, two?
- Hey! - Yes?
I am Pratap Mannem. Who are you?
Hey! If you're Pratap Mannem,
- am I Pratap Sunnam? Hey! - Get your hand off me! You!
- Hey, super. - Ma'am.
- I'm here, ma'am. - Hey, who are you?
- Hey-- - Pratap--
- I am Pratap! - I am Pratap!
- Subba Rao! - I'm Subba Rao, sir.
- I'm Subba Rao. - Subba Rao?
- I'm Subba Rao. - But you said Pratap?
- I'm Subba Rao. It's me! - Who are you?
And who are you all?
Hey, I'll handle him. Head upstairs.
Hey, I got suspicious when you asked for AC in the car.
- Sir, sir… let me give him a warning. - Hey, what do you want now?
- Pratap Mannem. Son of Uday Mannem. - Wait…
- Get it? - Hey, let me go!
- Look at the photo and the resemblance. - Release me!
Who knew a house cat could sire a tiger?
Hey!
You get up!
We are young, with a heart still spry
A fearless soul that reaches the sky
Breaking every barrier with dazzling flair
Have some tea.
Tea… Tea… Tea! I don't want your goddamn tea!
- Coffee? - You know what? I am leaving.
- Wasting my goddamn time! - Please wait.
- He'll be here any moment. - When?
When will that moment come? Huh?
It's me… Subba Rao.
Damn! It's me…
- Pra… - Huh?
- Pratap? - Pratap?
Yes, Pratap.
- Swahili. - Hi, Mr. Swaleeli.
Okay. That's enough shaking. Let's go.
Mine?
Why are you looking at those documents?
No matter how you act, your pay is only Rs. 2,000.
- So, what's the actual deal? - Why must I tell you?
Why are you behaving like you own that land?
The Subba Rao you brought here certainly doesn't own it.
I am Pratap… Mannem.
Son of Uday Mannem.
You're Uday's son, huh?
He's gone. I'm here now.
Renu, why is he not signing?
Nice to meet you, Mr. Pratap.
Enough shaking. Tell me the matter.
He won't believe it until he sees it himself.
Please sign it.
- Fifty-fifty? - What kind of deal is that, Mr. Pratap?
Understand this. There's no gold in that mine.
- He's paying peanuts, that's all. - No gold in a gold mine? Seriously?
That's why we're dumping it on them.
Hi.
Pen?
Thanks.
- Mr. Pratap, you know what to do, right? - Yeah.
- What the hell? - Hey, what are you doing?
Do you know how much that deal is worth? It's a 100 crores!
Dear Ms. Renu.
You know, Mr. Swaleeli.
You're here to buy the gold mine, right?
- Yes. - Did you see the gold with your own eyes?
Renu!
You show me the gold, then only I'll purchase the mines.
Yes, we both will show you the gold.
And then you can pay us both…
fifty-fifty.
Right, Ms. Renu?
- That's it, Mr. Pratap. - Deal.
This patch near the old mine is an unstable zone.
This is the only area left unmined.
Then what's the delay?
How can you be so heartless? Don't our lives matter?
You're making them work in a place where they could get electrocuted?
Renu! Down, down! Owners! Down, down!
- Whoa! It's that tree girl! - Renu! Down, down!
- Owners-- - Gowri?
Renu! Down, down! Owners! Down, down!
Do you know how important this deal is to our mine?
Ma'am.
Do you know how this will affect your daughter?
Ma'am.
Make sure she's gone within two minutes.
Ma'am. Yuck.
- Drop Pratap at the bungalow. - Me?
- I won't drop him! - Gowri.
It's your mine and your boss. You drop him off.
Listen to your father. Go, Gowri.
Go on, dear. Go.
Put on your helmet, sir. It's scorching.
- We'll meet again. - Let's go!
Be careful, dear.
You should say that to me, sir.
Tell me. What's so special about that tree?
That's my mom's tree.
Your mom… is a tree?
Lame joke.
Hey!
Hey! Watch it. I'm the owner.
Gowri! Gowri!
Who is he? Never seen him around here before.
He's Pratap… supposed to be one of the mine owners.
- Supposed to be? - Oh! Are you Uday's son?
How's your dad?
No. He passed away.
Hey, Gowri! Come have a fresh soda.
Forget that cheap soda… Let's get him a nice colored soda.
Hey! Why do you always steal my stuff? Both customers and shirts.
- Who stole them? - You did!
- Who stole them? - You did, man!
- When did I steal them? - Hey!
Why are they fighting like that?
Whatever starts the fight, it ends with torn shirts.
Won't you stop it?
With such qualifications, what's he even doing here?
That's his greatness.
His greatness lies in discovering
- new medicines for us. - Take this thrice a day.
You take this twice a day.
And you, just once a day.
- I'd die a hundred times for you. - I'd die two hundred times for you.
Keep blocking the road, and you'll die side by side!
Move now!
For you, I'd be born again… first!
Do you have to be first at everything? Will you never let me have my turn?
- Gowri! - Yeah.
- She stopped again! - Give me Rs. 500.
- Why? - Will you give or will you get down?
- And there goes my 500. - Gowri!
It keeps coming back.
I'm off to my mother's place next week, Gowri.
- What? - What?
Are you leaving the village?
What a relief! You're quite the lucky charm, aren't you?
God knows at what cursed hour you married our Divakaram.
You barely touched him, and he was gone.
Can you please touch him, sister?
- See her arrogance! - That'll settle the matter.
Leave it, Gowri…
Here you go, sister.
- No need, Gowri. - You keep it.
- No, Gowri. - I said you keep it!
No need, Gowri.
Keep it, sister.
That's mine, right?
Consider this as an installment of the compensation owed by the mine owners.
Compensation?
Her husband died in the mine because of you, didn't he?
Me-- I just got off the bus, sister… I don't know anything about this.
It's okay, Pratap sir… That's just how she talks. Don't mind her.
How do you know my name?
If you study well, you'll be like Pratap sir someday.
Learn from Pratap sir. Understand?
- In our mine game, I'll be Pratap! - No, it's me!
- Hey, it's me! - No, it's me!
Son!
Looking at you…
you look just like your mom, son.
- Mom? - Yes.
How do they know about me?
- Our Pratap… - Our BBC.
- …is back in the village now! - BBC?
Bairagi Broadcasting Channel.
- Heard he came here to mine. - That's precisely what I meant.
That is Ms. Renu's house. Come this way.
The owner and the house are both missing a fuse.
Hey! Gowri…
What stwi re edwhen di stroy…
What are you saying?
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy… - What do you want?
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy… - Grandma?
- What are you doing here? - I guessed!
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy… - Grandma!
Grandma! Let's go.
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy… - Come. Let's go home.
- Grandma! Let's go. - Hey, Gowri!
Grandpa's not inside, right?
The moment our Gowri stormed off angry, I knew she'd end up here.
Why?
Did your boss order us not to get angry either?
You've misunderstood her, that's all.
All she cares about is our well-being.
To hell with her.
Control that loose tongue.
Talking to you is pointless.
Anyway, you'll always take her side.
Okay! I won't do so from next time.
Of course you will.
I swear on your tree, I won't.
Okay?
Oh gosh!
- What's this chaos in the morning? - Come on! Come on!
Why the delay? Get started!
Hey! What are you doing near my sister's tree?
Today's an auspicious day…
We're chopping it down. Begin.
Hey!
Gowri! Gowri, move aside!
Hey! No!
Touch my tree, and I'll kill you!
Hey, let me go.
Move aside. Give way.
Stop there. Stop!
Move aside.
The siren already rang. What are you all still doing here?
I'm asking you the same thing.
What are you doing here?
Move aside.
We've bagged a foreign deal.
The sooner you start the work, the better it'll be for you.
Whatever comes out of this… will benefit only you.
- What will we get? - Exactly! Ask her.
Starting bonus.
Okay, ma'am. He'll be there tomorrow morning.
I'll be there, ma'am.
But zone two is pretty risky, ma'am.
We're upgrading the safety gear.
You haven't paid any compensation for the accidents so far, ma'am.
We're doubling the compensation amount.
For eating or resting, this tree's shade is our only refuge.
How long are you going to live in the shadows?
Once we strike gold here,
the next three generations won't have to work at all.
What say?
Hey!
Brother!
Uncle!
You gave everyone a good settlement.
Will I get one too?
Give me another tree first,
then cut this one down, okay?
Now that our luck's turning around, why fuss over a tree?
How about a plant?
Give me at least a small sapling.
Sarcasm, huh? You know nothing grows in this soil.
That's exactly what I'm saying!
When another tree can't survive here, why cut down the one we have?
Are you out of your senses?
No trees… not even a sapling grows here…
So should we just walk away from the gold?
- Should we? - Why would we?
- We need the gold. - We need the gold.
Gold is all we need.
- Why should we walk away? - What's all this fuss? Move aside.
Chop down that tree!
- Brother! Please don't do this! Stop! - Let's do it.
- Hey, Gowri. - Stop!
- Move aside. - Please stop!
Doctor, please… make them understand.
Brother!
Sister!
Please talk to them.
Brother, please… tell them not to do this.
Why is everyone so quiet?
- Hello? - Son! Take this.
Uncle… why did my dad abandon this village?
- Son… - I'm getting royal treatment here.
- So many snacks and coffees. - I'll get it, son.
It's weird, Uncle. They're following me everywhere…
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy… - My goodness! Crazy woman.
- Please leave me alone. Please! - What stwi re edwhen di stroy…
Please, brother! No!
Hey. Get out of there.
Please, Pratap sir.
- Please talk to Ms. Renu. - What happened?
- Please, Pratap sir. - What are you talking about?
They are cutting my tree.
- Ask her to leave me. - Tell them to stop, sir. Please!
- Please. Please, Pratap sir. - Crazy people.
What stwi re edwhen di stroy…
Let it go!
What did my tree ever do to you?
Let it be. Leave it!
Dad, at least you tell them.
- Hey! What's happening? - Sir, actually…
They are cutting down my tree, Dad.
Dad!
Gowri, they're saying it's for the village's welfare. Let's go.
I won't step aside! This is my tree!
This isn't really your tree, Gowri…
We only said that to console you when you were little.
Even if it isn't mine, it's still a tree, Dad.
How can they cut it down?
- Shankaraiah! - Yes?
Don't make me repeat myself. Let's go!
Hey! Move her aside.
Hey! Wait, wait!
Hey!
If you hurt my tree, I'll die too.
You've gone crazy.
Let's go!
Dad!
- Dad! Please, Dad! - Let's go.
- Dad… There's only one tree! - Let's begin.
Dad! They're cutting down the tree, Dad!
- Please, Dad! - You just don't get it.
Dad, let me go, Dad!
Dad! My tree, Dad!
Dad! They're cutting my tree down!
Please leave me, Dad!
Dad! My tree, Dad!
Dad! They're chopping it down!
Dad! Let me go!
Hey!
Are you out of your mind?
Are you really willing to die for a single tree?
Not just a single tree…
It's the last tree in our village!
You'll never understand.
Anybody there?
Is anyone there?
There's no one here, right?
Oh…
Oh! I didn't know there was such a huge cave here.
There's supposed to be a God living here, right?
I knew no one was here.
If You truly exist, shouldn't You punish the guilty?
What did my tree ever do?
Poor thing.
Just a tree.
The last one in the entire village.
Did even one person speak up for it?
Then what use are their voices?
What use are their voices at all?
Tell me what use are their voices?
What's the point? They do nothing but lie.
Keep wasting time on these special effects…
There's a gold rush going on out there!
Bats, huh?
I thought it was God.
Open your eyes, oh sister!
Watch where you're pouring that water!
What's with all this song and cheer? Just step aside and steer clear!
You soaked my clothes through and now you're mocking me too?
What's going on today? Why does every word come out this way?
I thought it was just me, you see But it's happening to you too, apparently!
What happened? What happened? Uh-oh, something strange is going on!
- What happened? What happened? - Uh-oh, something strange is going on!
What happened? What happened? Uh-oh, something strange is going on!
Wake up, sister! The whole village has gone full musical!
If you mess with my sleep, I'll make you weep!
Are we singing?
Are we really singing?
Are we all singing?
Even the rooster joined in?
We can't talk the usual way!
Yes… We can't talk the usual way!
The songs just won't go away!
The strangeness isn't ending anyway! I don't know why it's this way today!
We can't talk the usual way!
Yes… We can't talk the usual way!
- The songs just won't go away! - The songs just won't go away!
The strangeness isn't ending anyway! I don't know why it's this way today!
What happened? What happened? Uh-oh, something strange is going on!
My scissors won't slow down, Seem to have a mind of their own
I'm stunned by what I see, It's way beyond my control, oh gee!
If they keep cutting to this beat What fate awaits the folks I meet?
At this rate, mark my word… Every customer will end up bald!
Like laughing gas Have we breathed a tune gas?
Or is this Corona's latest strain Driving us all completely insane?
What happened? What happened? Uh-oh, something strange is going on!
I came for gold and easy pay And caught this singing bug today!
I just can't believe What is happening today!
The situation has gone astray I see my deal slipping right away!
Singing on and on, I swear I'm struggling just to find some air!
What happened? What happened?
Has some ghost got the town spellbound?
- Has some ghost got the town spellbound? - All of you run away!
What happened? What happened? Uh-oh, something strange is going on!
…strange is going on! Going on, going on…
Mr. Swahili!
Swahili!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Run, run, run! Run, run, run!
Bridge is falling! Run, run, run!
Oh, no! Oh, no! The bridge is collapsing!
How do we survive this now?
Oh, God…
Hey!
Why is the village so silent today?
Why didn't anyone wake me on the way?
Why is my speech coming out as a song?
Is last night's booze still going strong?
Did this Das turn into Yesudas?
Hello, boss!, I'm not plain old Das!
From today onward, I'm Yesudas!
My "A" is a song, My "U" is a song
My "E" is a song as well What kind of magic is this?
My singing dreams from years ago Have finally come true now!
Maybe it's the liquor's spell
But it suits me pretty well!
Hello, boss! I'm not plain old Das!
From today onward… Yeah, I'm Yesudas!
Hello, Das! You're just an ordinary piece!
You're not alone in this case The whole village has got the same craze!
Come, let me show you!
What happened?
Could it be an earthquake?
- How did a cave that never existed before… - Appear out of nowhere now?
I want to get out of this place…
But the broken bridge won't let us pass!
I'd say, "God, show us the way," But He's in the same trouble today!
This isn't Kubera's burden.
It's His wrath we face!
Wrath?!
Why?!
The vows we've made in His holy name
Still remain as debts, yet to be paid
Hello! Hello! Hello!
Why this panic?
I can see you're confused!
It's just a flu.
Flu?
- Bird flu, we know. - Swine flu, we've heard…
But singing flu, Doctor? That's absurd!
- Whatever this flu may be… - The singing just won't cease, you see!
Tell us all about it, Doctor!
You know what happened in France back in 1570?
A dance flu broke out back then and no one could stop dancing!
Then came COVID in recent times And stole away our sense of smell!
- And now we have this… - Words are gone, only songs remain.
With the right medicine, it'll vanish in three days!
This is surely a curse!
No, it's clearly a disease!
- Curse! Curse! - Disease! Disease!
- Is it a curse? Curse? - Or a disease? Disease?
- Curse! Curse. - Disease! Disease.
- Curse! Disease! - Curse! Disease!
- Please stop it! - Hey! Yeah!
Why are you all fighting?
Who do you think is behind this whole thing?
Is it you? Or you?
You? Or you?
No, no, no, no, no! It's me, me, me, me, me!
You?! It was you?
Was it really you? What the hell did you do?
I ate the offering…
Cheers!
This is all Das' doing?
Let's give him a proper thrashing!
Kubera grants blessings, doesn't He?
But what's come over Him?
- He's settling old scores this way! - Shh!
Be it prayer or medicine…
The work must still go on!
I spoke in anger, "Let no one in the village speak."
What kind of God would make them sing instead?
Why? You've left us baffled now!
How are you going to give me back the tree which is cut down?
What happened to you, sister?
Why are you scolding Him?
Be quiet, boy!
This is no way for a God to behave!
Along with the singing bug, you've caught the crazy bug too!
I'm not losing my mind! This actually happened!
Should we let someone in on this?
If we do, they'll smack us both And show us out the door!
Please stay mum, dear Gowri ma'am!
Three days and it'll disappear
Didn't Basava sir make that clear?
I vowed that if the mining went well
I'd make a hundred rounds of the hill!
But now…
After you, since Ms. Renu leads the way…
- So? - So you can fulfill his vow.
You said a fifty-fifty deal, right? Come on then.
O poor soul, my dear poor soul
What a mess you've gotten into
It's quite a mess
O poor soul, my dear poor soul
What a mess you've gotten into
It's quite a mess
While we're still searching For solutions to our troubles
Like a morsel from the pan Slipping straight into the fire
New misfortunes keep arriving To make things even worse
My vow was a hundred laddus.
Are these supposed to be laddus?
O poor soul, my dear poor soul
It's quite a mess
O poor soul, my dear poor soul
It's quite a mess
What stwi re edwhen di stroy…
Brother! Have you seen Seshu?
Sister! Did you see Seshu anywhere?
- My mother had made a vow. - You're so adorable!
It's only in times of hardship
That we think of God at all
Yet even when our prayers are answered
What's the use If the heart isn't in it?
When there are people Who make a fortune
From the hardships of others
When no wealth is ever enough
And greed runs deep in every soul
If there's nothing to gain, No one will lend a hand
Did the author of fate Hold something back
Flames?
Where is it?
A kilo of rice is five hundred now!
Give me whatever this will fetch.
Don't mind them, sister.
I'll speed up your compensation!
I never wanted compensation, Gowri.
So many people all around
Yet I'm alone somehow!
Isn't my child one of this village's own?
As long as we have their support
I need nothing more!
We're still singing, guys!
Hey, Doctor!
We've taken medicine three times a day So why hasn't this gone away?
I just gave you Colored fever medicine, that's why!
- Hey! - Hey! Are you people or animals?
How dare you hit Our poor innocent vet?
A vet?
Thrash him!
Didn't you say we'd speak again Once the vows were fulfilled?
You think Kubera grants His blessing For a mere ten or twenty bucks?
So…
All these vows and medicines are a scam?
Wow! Funny how the truth slips out!
Yeah! Hey, Bheemudu! Tell me now.
Why do you keep tearing Ramudu's shirt?
Because…
She saw that shirt, Thought he was me, and married him!
So it wasn't you Wearing the red shirt that day?
So you married me Just because of the shirt?
Who'd fall for you otherwise?
Seshu!
What do you like most about me?
Your grandfather's property And your dad's insurance policy.
What do you like?
Your mom's jewelry and your visa!
If you wanted to know what's in my mind
Why don't you ask me directly?
Kubera!
Did you really have To curse the whole village?
Renu! Will you just keep staring
Or do something?
Yes! I'll wring your neck!
What did you just say?
Didn't you say You'd wring his neck, ma'am?
We heard you, ma'am!
Pratap, son.
You're the smartest of us all.
You should help us all out of this misery.
Smart?
- I just got out of Bhopal Jail. - What do you mean, jail?
That's where they send People for dodging debts…
I knew you were a fraud The moment I saw your face.
- If I'm a fraud, what are you? - I'm a fraud too.
What makes you a fraud, ma'am?
I'm selling off the debt-ridden mine,
Firing all of you, and fleeing abroad.
I'm a fraud alright!
Such deception?
No deception, nothing.
Quit yapping and get to work.
What about our future, ma'am?
No bonus, no pay, No breaks or leave for you!
No chance to rebel. That's all you get!
Please, ma'am--
If you're looting our pay
We won't work today!
If you're looting our pay, We won't work today!
FOR TOMORROW
Miss the 7 a.m. shift tomorrow
And you won't ever have to come again!
You can forget your pay and pension.
Your threats won't work anymore, ma'am! We won't come.
If you're looting our pay, We won't work today!
Hey! Got it. Got it.
If we loot your pay, You won't work today!
But if you don't work, How will you run your household?
We'd rather starve Than work for a selfish owner!
She isn't our boss anymore!
Will you go to jail like him?
So, Pratap! How many days a week did they serve chicken in jail?
Hey! Are you crazy?
Shailajamma's son… in jail?
Never even dreamed of that.
Why were you even dreaming about me?
Why should I even talk to a girl Who talks to a tree?
I mean, sing!
How dare you? That's…
- My Mom's tree. - My Mom's tree!
Ugh! Is everything a joke to you?
I see my dead mother in that tree.
You wouldn't understand all this.
Hello! You've only lost your mother.
I have lost both my mother and father.
This deal is my life, Gowri.
Please tell the workers To come back to work.
- They won't come. - What will convince them?
Only God knows!
NA SA THU
Sir!
"Na Sa Thu!"
Is that supposed to be a mantra?
Once upon a time
When an epidemic called "Na Sa Thu" broke out in France…
"Only my satisfaction Can lift your curse."
Kubera himself is speaking to us directly.
Hey, man! Is this your trick too?
How do we please Him?
He's a food lover!
So, Pulihora, stuffed brinjal curry, sweet pongal…
Tell me His favorites, not yours!
He's fond of his devotees!
And minerals and kanakam too!
- What? - Lover of kanakam, he said.
What does it mean?
Kanakam means gold.
He loves it.
So if we offer him gold,
He'll be pleased And our miseries will ease!
We can't go back into those mines, sir.
Alright! You choose your grudge Over breaking the curse, right?
Let's keep singing forever.
Pratap sir.
We'll mine If it'll break the town's curse!
Yes, we'll do it.
Hey, call everyone! Elders, kids, men, women…
We have to please Kubera. Come on everybody, move along.
Grandma, are you going to keep Singing in your twilight years? Let's go.
Get ready, Mr. Swahili.
Ha! You're going to see gold today.
Hey, Seenu!
- What's that? - It's a basket, man!
I know, but why is it lying there?
Stay alert, Seenu.
If everyone leaves it to someone else, it never gets done.
We must find work ourselves!
I was just telling him To be alert. Like me!
Found it? How many kilos?
This is all debris.
Finding gold takes time.
- How much time? - Can't say!
Whenever gold is found, it's found by chance.
My deal's as good as gone now.
What was that, son?
I mean… how will we Manage the deal to please Kubera?
Don't worry about us, son.
This is just our bad luck!
They're hitting with hammers, It's taking time.
In Africa, I'll just put bombs.
- Bombs?! - Yeah, we use dynamites.
But Renu said, she doesn't have permission here.
The place is unstable it seems.
Oh no, my deal!
Mr. Swahili, where are you?
I can't see you.
Pratap!
Mr. Swahili, where are you?
There's a bomb inside the mine!
- Bomb, bomb! - Bomb?!
I want to see it with my own eyes!
Damn you… where are you, man?
Signals are bad outside. I can't hear you.
Outside…
My deal's safe.
Hey Sathi! What's that?
- That's a plug, bro. - Don't I know that, yo?
Stay alert, Sathi.
If everyone leaves it to someone else, it never gets done.
We must find work ourselves!
Pratap sir would be so proud of us!
Glory to Pratap!
What has happened?
Pratap sir's inside.
I never thought you'd come back alive.
Not just alive…
I struck gold on the way!
Till now, everyone we met Only dragged us into trouble.
For the first time in our lives
We've met someone Who risks himself for our sake.
We won't follow that Renu anymore.
You're the one that we adore!
You're our Madam, sir!
Madam Sir! Madam Sir!
Please go home now, sir.
We'll take care of things here.
Gowri…
Why are you sitting Facing away like an outsider?
Should I go through the village Or around it?
Which is the fastest way?
Cutting through the village.
Then, let's take the roundabout way!
This town, this breeze This land, this rush
This lively road And this cheerful hush
I've seen it all A thousand times before
Yet somehow Today it feels different
What do you call this new feeling?
The endless sky
Seems mine alone
Gently urging me to move ahead
And all the distance left to cross Seems to melt away with ease
Why the hurry?
Slow down a little
The heart wants this moment To last a little longer
The clouds and this melody Both say to take it slow
This is a journey made at leisure
Yet somehow, despite the stillness It feels wonderfully exciting
What do you call this new feeling?
Hey, Das! This whole mess is because of you.
Sa… re…ga…ma…
- Pa… Dha… - Ni…
Hey!
The world is made up of the five elements.
Rather than looking for tranquility in the outer world beyond this body…
- it is better to seek it within this body… - Word! Word!
…which is made of the same five elements.
When you are at peace…
…the whole world will seem peaceful.
When you're filled with rage…
…the beast within you awakens.
Brilliant idea, Mr. Owner.
How does your owner Get all the smart ideas, Gowri?
He saved Das today…
Convincing the workers the other day…
Who do you think was behind The plan to chop down your tree?
What idea?
Pratap… Is what Renu saying true?
Yeah. But…
You'd hit me over just a tree?
Ugh!
Had I known you were behind this sin…
I would've blamed only you.
Only you would've been cursed.
What curse?
What do you mean, blaming?
So this singing curse befell us…
Because of me.
Why aren't you answering?
What exactly happened, dear?
When they were cutting down my tree, None of you stopped them.
I got angry over that.
I fell into the cave and cursed everyone.
How was I supposed to know Kubera would hear everything?
What is "everything"?
First, I said, "What use are your words?"
That's when the songs began!
I said, "All they ever do is lie."
The truths started spilling out!
- After that… - Yeah, what after that?
It's… It's…
I'm unable to recall it.
Try to remember, you crazy girl!
Yeah! Crazy!
Crazy… all of you are in a mad gold rush!
I said something like that… Along those lines…
Are you saying you Wished madness upon us?
Can someone tell me What the hell is happening here?
She went inside And cursed us to all sing!
What?! You wajinga!
Then go back in And make the singing stop!
Heard that?
Go in there and pray For all this to be reversed!
Yes, go in. Yes, go in!
Hey, stop!
- Don't send Gowri in there. - Why not?
B-Because…
What if she stirs up another disaster?
If not her, who else will go?
The most pure-hearted among us May convince Kubera to forgive us!
This man prays the moment he wakes up.
Basava, you must go!
If my prayers were so powerful…
Wouldn't the vows have solved everything?
He may not know chants
But Bhairagi is a karma yogi Who works with his scissors!
Hurry up, get in and tell God everything!
Hey, you go, Grandpa. You look older than God himself.
Kubera will definitely listen to you.
Go on! Get in, get in, get in!
Nobody is permitted to enter!
The only one among us Deserving enough to enter…
Is… our Pratap sir!
You're the God Who came into our lives, sir.
So?
You must go, sir… for our sake.
- You will go, sir… for our sake. - Hey! What are doing?
- You will go, sir… for our sake. - Hey! Wait!
- You will go, sir… for our sake. - To hell with your admiration.
Long live Pratap sir! Long live!
You'll be fine, sir.
You're a Superman!
Long live Pratap sir! Long live!
Didn't I tell you? He is a Superman!
Slo llbe gain thede, edis stor-di.
I wonder what he saw.
He must've seen God.
Maybe we'll start talking normally soon.
Pratap is a Superman!
Pratap, what happened inside that cave?
Slo llbe gain thede!
Huh? Did you say jalebi?
Slo llbe gain thede!
Why do you repeat the same thing, sir?
Slo llbe gain thede!
Sing anything else, sir.
Edis stor-di!
I think he's saying pakodi.
Are you a mine owner? Or just a tea-shop runner?
- Sir, you are… - Slo llbe… gain thede… edis stor-di!
…reminding me of Basavamma.
Pratap has gone mad!
You've really messed that boy up!
You're haunting our town like a ghost!
Just like Basavamma, he's gone crazy!
So… will this madness strike us next?
Madness has many forms… Words, songs, tricks and antics.
- Has he gone mad? - I don't know!
- You think it is contagious? - I don't know!
What do you think we should do?
- I… - I know! You don't know!
You dumb woman! You don't know anything!
You don't know business, You don't know mining.
You don't know how to fix.
You don't even know How to get a freaking sign!
There he goes again.
What a useless daughter you have got!
Don't get emotional, dear. His words are true, I fear.
Hush!
You deserve this for cutting down my tree!
Who even told you to go into that cave?
Think you're a hero so bold? Going in there for me alone?
- Edis… - It wasn't for me, I know.
Who'd do that for me, though?
- Edis stor-di! - It wasn't for me, was it so?
I've spoken till my throat is dry. Won't you give me a single reply?
Slo llbe gain thede!
He said, "You can't get a freaking sign." Idiot! I'll show him!
- Slo llbe! - Hush!
Pratap…
I know your game.
Not the workers, not the land! You just want some cash in hand!
Right?
Gain thede!
No more words. Just sign here.
SLO ILBE GAIN THEDE
Hey!
- Hey, crazy! - Who are you calling crazy?
- Who else? You! - Slo llbe gain thede…
I'm here to talk to Pratap.
- Slo llbe gain thede… - Shh!
You threw the whole town into disarray Drove him mad along the way
Now you pity him anyway?
Pratap is like this because of you!
He entered that cave instead of you.
Why was Pratap even there?
Because you all held a village meet there!
Why did we have to meet there at all?
Because you brought this curse on us all!
Hey, why did I wish for that curse?
Because you cut down my tree first!
- Why do you think we cut that tree? - Because you've got no brains, you see!
- What bond do we even share? - Why should I even care?
- Pratap! - Pratap!
Gain thede?
- Hey, hey Pratap! - Hey look, the car!
Hey!
Get on!
Ugh! On this?
Sorry!
What is this old ride? Is this as fast as it can glide?
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry for saying sorry!
We must go inside.
Yes, we must.
Go on!
- I'm not afraid! - Me neither!
Don't be afraid!
You neither!
If we get lost in the mine, it's the end of our life line!
You're an electrician. Scared of the dark?
Aren't you a mine owner Scared of your own mine?
Hey!
You know who she is?
Renu ma'am, owner of the mine, you see!
Beware!
I'm nothing!
Gowri brought a curse our way The whole village had to pay!
That's her power!
- So listen up. - And steer clear of us!
Dasu, bro, it's you?
You… idiot!
So the one who kidnapped Pratap…
That's me!
Are you all crazy? Where is he?
He got lost on the way.
Found him, there he is!
Hello, boss!
I brought Pratap just as I promised.
- Grandma! Why are you here? - Shh!
What stwi re edwhen di stroy!
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy! - Slo llbe gain thede, edis stor-di!
Oh no! I almost lost my life.
What's wrong with these lunatics?
- What stwi re edwhen di stroy! - What did you say?
I said, "What's wrong with these lunatics?"
- Before that! - What stwi re edwhen di stroy!
- I said, "I almost lost my life." - What stwi re edwhen di stroy!
What's lost will be… oh!
Sh! Stop it!
Say it slowly!
What stwi re edwhen di stroy…
Gokudi Bakolam…
Even slower!
- What-st-will-re-ed - Slo-be-gain
- When-stroy-re - The-de-ed-is-stored
- What-st-will-re-ed - Slo-be-gain
- When-stroy-re - The-de-ed-is-stored
What's lost will be regained When the destroyed is restored!
What's going on here?
What's lost will be regained When the destroyed is restored!
- What did we lose? - What needs to be restored?
What does it mean, "To restore the destroyed"?
I'll tell you.
You know what this is?
That's it!
Watch your step.
It's a life.
Listen, listen, I'll tell you in detail The story of our village
A story where humans live As pure as air and water
This is our forest's story Where tree and human life are one
This is the story of Shailajamma
Whose heart wishes good for us all
The god of our village, Kubera
Wrote a story beyond imagination
Listen, listen, I'll tell you in detail The story of our village
A story where humans live As pure as air and water
The story of great hearts
Where each child's birth Is honored with a tree...
Don't worry.
It'll be alright this time.
On this peaceful village...
What happened?
Evil befell it one day
His greedy eyes fell upon the gold
That lay buried in our earth...
Get lost!
Why treat the earth like your mother?
He promised gold By ripping open the land
If you cut the very branch You are sitting on
Your existence will be erased
Said our fearless Shailajamma...
Brahma!
If you stay here, your child won't survive.
You must go to the city, Shailajamma.
My tree! I want my tree!
- I want my tree! - What happened?
The sapling she planted
- fell in the recent heavy rain. - I want my tree!
- She's been crying-- - I want my tree!
- My tree-- - Gowri!
I'm going outside the village, right?
What if a strong wind fells my tree before I return?
Who will take care of it?
I'm holding it. It won't fall.
- Take care of it. - Okay.
- You'll be alright!
- Take care of your health. - Take care of the village.
Time keeps passing
Month after month
She waits
Through the pain of labor
A mother's life, a child's life
You cared for them both every moment...
Jobs! Roads!
Cars! Parks!
And theaters! In our village!
Our lives will improve! Future will glow!
Acting like they care for the child, They sent her to the city
They tricked her and the whole village...
We'll return to the village
and plant your sapling right next to my tree. Okay?
Look, son, we've reached our village.
Listen, listen! I'll tell you in detail The story of what happened after that
They took away The green earth for gold
The mother who gave birth returned
When she saw the tragedy That struck the village, she grieved...
Please…
Please forgive me!
Who gave you the right to do all this?
Uday, answer her.
Shailaja!
Why?
Come with me, I'll tell you.
This is all gold. Come, I will show you more.
Look, this is gold too.
Let's go, come!
All of this…
All of this is gold.
We won't lack for anything anymore.
Uday, what was it that we lacked?
Shailaja, this is our future!
What is he, then?
Oh, God!
So many lives.
How can this sin--
- Shailaja… - Uday!
Shailajamma!
I'm a sinner.
This happened because I lied…
All this began with a lie from me.
It took your mother's life, you see.
Before it comes and claims you too…
Go away! Don't stay!
There's a path this way!
Your mom… is a tree?
Who apologizes to a tree?
Sorry, tree!
- Those are… - My land papers.
- You mean… - I'm returning them.
Not here.
Everyone's waiting. Let's go there.
Thank you all for coming.
Listen closely to what he has to say.
Basavamma is talking?
Is she not mad anymore?
What's going on?
When my mother was alive...
We'd plant a sapling for every child born.
In that very village...
We cut down the last tree standing, And I'm the reason why.
I've made mistakes aplenty In the course of my life.
Thought I'd take the money And leave the village behind.
There was a time When this village was truly beautiful.
Back when my mother was still alive.
When the trees were blooming…
Now we've lost everything.
What's lost will be regained When the destroyed is restored!
That means?
If we replant the trees we felled, We'll finally talk like before.
Which is why I'm returning Your lands to you.
- What? - What?
Hey!
Didn't you say you'd give the land to me?
No! It's meant For the village's betterment, see!
Here's the compensation you were owed.
This is for your child.
Once we restore what we destroyed, What's lost will return to us.
It's alright, dear.
Not every hand can do every job.
Let's go. We must plant trees.
Gold, gold… Gold lies under my land!
- What's going on here? - Didn't you all plant trees?
With this much gold to claim, Planting trees would be insane!
I gave you the land, To plant the trees as we had planned.
Don't be foolish like Shailajamma, sir.
Hey, this is the only cure, For the curse we've had to endure.
There's no curse and there's no sin, We're already used to this singing.
There's no harm if things stay this way.
Move!
Look at all this gold, my dear.
You too, Dad?
Not a curse, but a blessing in disguise!
We've started mining our land today.
We'll be just as proud as you someday.
How exactly?
No matter how hard you toil, All you get are rocks and soil.
What's this new drama now, ma'am?
No drama here. Just business.
Gold has value only if there's a buyer.
Whatever gold you mine In the next three days,
I'll strike the deal with Swahili And sell it right away.
What do you say?
Even death won't make us quit. We'll still keep mining!
Let's go, Prasad.
You all are truly Made for each other, ma'am.
The way my dad's mining gold, He'll build a mansion, no doubt!
What's so great about that? My dad's mansion will top yours!
Why stop at a house? Let's build a palace!
If there's this much gold outside
Imagine how much Kubera Must be hiding inside the cave!
Hey!
What are you doing with those?
Why only them? We want gold as well!
Giving away the lands was a mistake.
No, it's not your fault.
No matter what we say...
These people won't change their ways.
It's better if you leave This village behind.
My granny was right! Go! Leave this place!
Gowri…
You want me to leave this place And repeat my father's mistake?
This village is ours, Gowri.
Hey… I'm scared, dude.
You want the gold or no?
I do, but…
Hey!
Dude, what's going on here?
My tonics kept you strong and bold And now you've come to steal my gold?
Put it in my daughter's hand.
This is all because He gave you the deeds first!
There's a way out through the old mine.
Come with us.
Hey! I hear there's a way out of here! It's through the old mine!
That gold is mine! Every bit, every speck!
Not a single gram Will cross that village line!
After everything we've endured, You still remain unchanged?
Ugh!
Leave it! Leave it!
My gold…
My… gold! Mine…
It's okay, old man.
- I'll carry it for you. - Hey!
Don't come any closer… I'll touch you!
Hey!
Go. Please leave.
Hey! Someone has come to save us!
Nani! Let's go.
Nani!
Nani, let's go.
Nani, Nani!
I didn't do anything, sister.
I don't want a palace or gold.
I don't want anything. I just want to return home.
Please make all this stop, sister.
I'm scared.
Nani, let's go.
Nani, let's go!
You go ahead. We'll follow.
Gowri!
Here!
Goddamned cursed village!
Thank God!
I can speak?
I can speak!
I can speak! I can speak! I can speak!
Mummy… Mummy!
Mummy, I can speak!
I can speak!
I can speak… I can speak!
No more stupid songs! I can speak!
Let's go!
Oh, no! Is it time already?
Please help! Please!
She's going into labor! Help!
Sister!
I can't even wipe away your tears.
Please forgive me.
This village died long ago.
They're walking corpses!
They'll never change.
This is our fate.
Get up, sister!
- Please help! - Get up, sister!
Heave-ho!
Hey!
It's okay. Touch me.
- Come! - Again!
For you, I'd be born again… first!
Sister!
What do You want?
What more do You want?
Will Your anger towards us ever fade?
What do You want? What do You want?
Will Your anger towards us ever fade?
What sacrifice do You want from us?
How will this weird curse ever break?
Stop punishing us… Please protect us
We've already realized Our mistakes, haven't we?
How can the very God Who gives life also take it away?
Kubera, forgive us
Won't You show us At least an ounce of mercy?
Lead us, Kubera
Won't You show us A way out of this hell?
Even after seeing the pain we bear Did Your heart not soften?
Even after hearing our cries of anguish Will Your mercy not reach us?
Is it fair to punish one eye's fault By taking away the other?
How can the Great Protector above Leave us without protection?
Kubera, won't You show us mercy?♪
Please deliver us from this misery And guide us to safety
Kubera, won't You show us compassion?
Won't You shower At least a drop of hope upon us?
- For generations, we've worshipped You - Trusting You as our Divine Protector
- You are our only refuge - We always bow before You
We are Your creations Walking the path written by You
We're walking within the path You marked out for us
We'll never deceive another person Or betray them for selfish gain
Asking for riches beyond our destiny We've realized our mistake now
Turn Your gaze upon us And show the slightest compassion
We bow to You a million times Clinging to Your feet for refuge
My child!
Words…
We can finally talk normally again!
Listen, listen, hear this tale The story of our town
A story that can melt Even a heart of stone
Leaving gold buried in the earth This is our village story
A story that taught us To find gold in people instead
Sir, listen to me.
I've heard some grim stories about that place.
- They are just stories! - Sir! Please reconsider.
- Let's avoid that village, sir. - I want that village!
Pa… Da… Ni… Sa!
Kuberapuram. Here I come!
You'll have golden days in your future!
Sa… Re… Ga… Ma…
Brother!
Do you know how much gold lies beneath your village?
- We do! - We do!
Do you realize how that'll transform your lives?
Yes, we do!
Hey!
Such overreaction over this?
No, sir. Don't step on it.
Oh, God!
What happened?
Why are you laughing?
Hey! Why are you two laughing?
Hey, what on earth is this?!
Hey! What is this? Stop!
No!
Hey, boy!
- Kamala! - Sir!
My glasses!
Oh no! Not again!
I can't stop!
Sir, didn't I warn you that we should avoid this village?
How do we stop this?
Hey, kid! I won't step on any sapling again.
Hey, please stop my dancing and take me away from here!
What kind of village is this?
THE END
Listen, listen, hear this tale The story of our village
A story that can melt Even a heart of stone
Leaving gold buried in the earth This is our village story
A story that taught us To find gold in people instead...