[Maithreyan] Arikuttan, let's begin the next chapter like this...
I walked out of prison in November 2008 after serving three years behind bars.
Maniyan, Althaf, Kanji and Moonga
had all settled into their lives during those years.
Thiruvanchipuram had changed a lot.
I was released from jail on the same day
Superstar Vikraman's 50th film hit the screens.
A complete coincidence!
[loud drum beats and celebratory music]
[loud cracker noise]
[music transitions to upbeat funky music]
-[Kanji] Who is this guy? -[Deepak] Bro, he is Cracker Unni.
-Cracker Unni? -Yeah.
Who the hell is this?
-Where's our cracker? -Here it is!
For what?
-Let's burst it during the interval. -Oh, we should wait to die then?
Burst it in his mouth!
I'll dismiss you soon!
International!
'PRISON AND CORRECTIONAL HOME: THIRUVANCHIPURAM'
-Arikuttan! -Althaf, here he is!
Dude!
[cheering]
This guy!
What are you doing up there? Come down.
Why didn't you take me down?
How's our Vikraman's movie?
I guess it will be a hit.
It's just mind-blowing. Let's go for matinee.
Do you think we'll go to the movies without you?
Hey, you have already gone once, huh?
[subtle, ominous music]
Get lost.
Where's the car key?
Keep it away and burst it.
-He is crazy! -No worries, bro!
YAY!
[cheering]
[Kanji] Stop dancing around, and get into the car.
Where are you going?
[Moonga] Get in before they lock you up!
[loud chaos]
[ominous music]
A significant portion of India's population resides in slums.
These slums typically consist of poorly built houses
and lack even the most basic facilities.
The government launched
slum clearance projects to improve living conditions
and better housing options for residents.
[thunderous rumble]
The comprehensive construction project developed by the government
acts as a solution,
that connects urban poverty analysis and urban planning.
Even though as many as seven houses were demolished within 12 years,
this slum remained a black mark in terms of development.
The stream where turtles were crawling was widened
to accommodate more turtles.
Although some people living on both sides of the road were relocated,
the project was halted midway due to usual technical issues.
Technical issues?
The mayor changed,
the councillors changed
and the government also changed.
When I returned home from prison
an excavator was waiting for me.
Arikuttan, we lost everything.
[indistinct loud chatter]
Britto Bro also lost his shelter!
What a pity!
[rapid flipping of currency notes]
Did you recognize him?
Yeah.
What about the rest of the cash?
Fortunately, I haven't read any of your books.
But, I have seen your first movie.
The second half was crap.
Then, watch the first half two times!
Count it fully.
Sir...
Cops are in search of him.
Hey...
I took a flight from Thiruvanchipuram
and took a cab and came straight here.
I didn't goof around anywhere else.
Cops are in search of Arikuttan.
Hey...
We’re writing the part where I got out of jail.
First time or second?
-Can I get to read it? -In your dreams!
No!
Come on.
I can't provide it without writing out everything in full.
Every event is not there in the newspaper cutting.
We have to spice some stuff up.
I'll say as required.
I need additional money for that.
Screwed!
[ominous music]
[Moidu] Mom, for me.
Don't give anything to Dad.
Hey...
don't you want to get married?
I’ve signed up on every matrimony site, man.
Eh?
Let the novel get published.
Then, I hope someone will call me.
Oh!
So, you are well-planned?
[bustling city sounds]
-Arikuttan... -Yeah.
If those goons of Senthil hadn't wrecked everything up,
we could've moved your mother and sister to the club.
I have checked on a rented house behind the market.
But, they are asking for huge rent.
We can shift them over there if we've no other way.
Has everyone agreed to the government's housing plan?
[Suresh] What's up?
We lost our home, sir.
The government is building new houses.
Until then, we have to be in rented houses.
But, we are short of money.
I have some money.
Deposit fund.
Sir, what about our matter?
Hey, everyone listen...
It's my housewarming tomorrow. All of you should come.
We are in the same boat.
As our house was demolished, we moved to a new shed.
[soft melancholic music]
Hey, Arikuttan...
don't you want to meet Kingini?
Shut up.
Hey, there's a new business idea.
I'll introduce someone after the function.
It's a massive scheme.
Sir, before that I have to...
hammer down that Stalin.
Before getting jailed, Stalin Sir beat the hell out of me.
Even after so many years, I haven't forgotten that blow.
My bones still aches.
[Stalin] Mind who you are messing with!
Let's do it.
There's a way.
Now you relax.
-Kanji... -Yes.
-Let's go to the beach? -Beach? Now?
It's been long time since I saw an open place.
Let's go then.
Sir, see you.
See you tomorrow.
-Key? -It's in the bike.
Alright.
[calm, peaceful tune plays]
[Arikuttan] I was stunned to see how much a city could change in just three years.
The shock left me in a daze.
A new underpass was built, the stadium was cleaned up.
Half of Thadippaalam was gone by the time I returned.
Not knowing what to do after seeing all this,
I went to see Kingini.
She's no longer in Thadippaalam.
Her elder brother went to the Gulf and made money.
Now, they've moved into a new two-story rental house.
Moonga is settled for life.
Althaf runs a hotel.
And Maniyan has become a star at music festivals.
His love story is going strong too.
She's his motivation and his guide.
Maniyan has left those shady deals behind.
All he wants is to get married and enjoy a peaceful family life.
Let him at least have a good life, right?
[soft, mellow tune drifts in]
♪ I keep moving to you like a river ♪
♪ You keep scything my heart like a reaver ♪
♪ I don't know if I should surrender ♪
♪ To your love, I don't know ♪
♪ I don't know, but I know ♪
♪ Sure thing, you're my Dingaling ♪
♪ Bells are ringing, Dingaling ♪
♪ I know you're my Dingaling ♪
♪ Bells are ringing, Dingaling ♪
[music stops]
Hello, it's me, Althaf...
we need 200 eggs at the shop tomorrow.
Also, I'm speaking through a flip phone!
Oh, he hung up the call? Jealous!
[Maniyan] Hey, let's go.
[Maniyan] Take the dosas and curry.
Your brother will pay the money.
-You packed everything, right? -Bro, the bill?
Bill, my foot!
Let's go.
-Move your ass! -Don't take it away!
-Bro, I've kept the fritter. -Thanks, bro.
Hey...
-Did you watch Vikraman's movie? -Why are you mocking him?
I've been noticing it for some time now.
[music resumes]
Hey!
-Did you get the food? -YEAH!
[Kanji] Hey, make way for us too.
Be careful.
Keep your eyes on the road.
Go! Go!
[Kanji] Hey, they seem so crazy.
-Where's he? -Who?
Our small guy, Moonga.
Look, here he is!
Moonga!
♪ I don't need oxygen to breathe under your speedy waters ♪
♪ Let's talk, let's move, let's dance, let's groove ♪
♪ Let's not talk about this again ♪
♪ Let's drink, let's smoke, let's kiss, let's walk ♪
♪ Forget all the worries and move on ♪
[music fades out]
Eh? 3 parathas, papad and fritter?
When I told him to pack food for 6 people,
he only packed 3 parathas, 3 fritters, and some papads.
Moron!
-[humming] -Hey Maniyan...
Tomorrow is SI Suresh's housewarming ceremony.
You should come, you are also invited.
Hey, he's going to throw you a housewarming party tomorrow,
using the milk we stole!
Go ahead and drink it.
I won't come.
Tomorrow I have a recording with Vamshi Sir.
Who's that?
[Maniyan] He is the music director of Vikraman's ''I have no idea'' movie.
A top person.
He is a great supporter of underprivileged people like us.
Hey...
we get good food in the jail.
No complaints.
But...
we won't get these fritters and papad.
Entering the sea is entirely different from entering a pond or backwaters.
Ask your boss Moonga to buy you a boat.
[orchestra playing]
Sir...
Sir, Maniyan...
Yeah. Maniyan...
Pranitha had told me.
Have a seat.
Rather... stand there.
Have you sung before?
Sir, I sang the title song of a daily soap.
'AGAIN AS A FLAME'
After 179 episodes, they stopped it.
You're a lucky charm then!
Let's do a voice test.
-Sing any song you know. -Yes, sir.
Just four lines.
Hey, let's go for a break.
Okay?
[howling]
[pleasant music]
[whistling]
It's an easy task.
You just have to monitor a guy, that's all.
-Who is that? -When did you come out?
Pookkada (Flower Store) Valsan.
Remember when all the flowers in front of the flower shops at Mandakkakam Temple
were replaced a few months ago because they were claimed to be rotten?
He is behind all that.
[neo-folk music plays]
No flower shops go up in front of any temple without his approval.
He is a big shot.
[sneezes]
-Hey, that madman's brother. -Oh?
There are more than 100 temples in Thiruvanchipuram.
Out of them, there are 5 major temples.
And Valsan has access to all these temples.
Flowers for these temples come from Povala in Tamil Nadu.
There's a system for the flower business.
Valsan's system.
Valsan cracked it at your current age,
and that’s how he became a big fish.
Milk and now flowers.
What a soft-hearted lobby!
Milk, flower...
If we start a bed business too, we'll turn into a first-night lobby, right?
His flower business is a racket.
From flower tender to flower offering, it's all lobbying!
18 lakhs!
[Suresh] Their entire family is into this business.
At Attummal Temple,
They invite bids for a flower tender every year-end
before the rice offering ceremony.
Valsan has been bagging it for the past 4 years.
[sneezes]
But this time, we will bag it.
We'll grab it for sure.
So, we are into legal ways now, isn't it sir?
And for the complete funding...
we have a person; Bakery Sudharshanan.
Son of Wreath Balan.
He will give 18 lakhs.
20 lakhs, maximum.
Stop bidding if the price goes beyond that.
[sneezing]
[loud thunderclap]
Our youth seeks...
the moonlit festival...
Maniyan!
Maniyan... Maniyan...
Open up your vocals.
No need for such weird facial expressions while singing.
Sir, it's not that. I had a small accident recently.
And my jawbone fractured.
It's been 2 years now but there's a strain while singing.
Then, you could've come after recovering.
Uh...
Pranitha told me that you are composing for a new movie now.
So, I should come here immediately.
That's why.
I forgot to ask, how do you know Pranitha?
I have known her for a while now.
We got close by singing together at programs.
Just friends, right?
Now we are just friends. But, I'm planning to marry her.
Eh?
I want to marry her.
I'm planning to ask her hand in marriage
after getting better by singing in 2-3 movies.
Will that happen, Maniyan?
Come again, sir?
Maniyan...
Don't be upset if I'm being honest...
...your voice and attitude aren't suitable for movies.
A movie song is not like singing a song
sung by someone else at a music festival.
[ominous music]
Even the talented singers are waiting for a proper break.
Yeah, you can sing tracks.
Sir...
I'll sing... another song...
I haven't drunk water... for some time now and the jaw discomfort...
You are my Dracula...
I'm your...
Ugh! -Sir, once more.
Maniyan, stop it.
You may... leave.
[laughs]
What should we...
Sir, honestly, I sing really well.
My family and townsfolk always told me I sing well, right from my childhood.
Maniyan, outsiders can easily say anything.
We come across lots of people.
Forget this and find something else.
Marriage is like a deal, Maniyan.
When we connect with someone who uplifts us,
we will grow.
Maybe Maniyan will grow.
But, a singer who happily lives with good luxury...
do you really need to drag her down to your level?
Huh?
Where is your house?
Thadippaalam.
Thadippaalam!
Do you really need to drag her down to Thadippaalam's atmosphere?
Well, it's a practical feedback.
I don't like to talk about personal matters of others.
Maniyan...
Listen...
Pranitha is really talented.
[Vamshi] Don't spoil her future out of a mere infatuation.
Sir, give me a chance to sing in your movie, if possible.
Don't poke your nose in unnecessary things.
Such a bad voice!
Ask Pranitha to come.
[laughs]
[light melancholic music]
What's up?
How did it go?
He said I have an amazing voice.
Your recording is up next. I'll wait for you.
-Did he say no? -No, no.
He said I have a good local sound.
There's... a dance song in the next movie.
And... you have a song in this movie.
Go.
What are you looking at? Go.
I'll wait.
[thunderclap]
Such a nice house, sister.
[Suresh] There are 12 days left until the auction. It's an open auction.
It will start in the morning.
The highest bidder will win the tender.
-The people from the quarters will come. -Yeah, I'll be back soon.
Sir...
What about submitting a sealed bid?
Ugh!
This isn't a situation for sealed bids.
Everyone needs to openly call out their bids.
It's an old system; a tradition.
'PARAMANANDAM MUSIC ACADEMY'
I'll explain the plan.
We'll make him the nominee and bid on the tender.
30% for you.
I mean, for all of you.
Then, we'll outbid Valsan and win the tender.
Violence and threats won't work on Valsan.
If so, we'd have done it already.
He has strong ties with the orange party there.
So, on the morning of December 21st, the auction day,
he shouldn't leave his house.
Are you about to say that we should kill him?
Oh no! Not murder or anything.
Just set his house on fire.
You wouldn't understand the pain of losing a home.
Didn't you just finish your housewarming?
The food’s still undigested, and now this...
I'm not asking you to torch the whole place.
Just set parts of it on fire.
By the time he puts it out and makes repairs,
the 'auspicious' time will begin.
If it does, he won't get into the auction hall.
Hey, I’ve made it up here too after starving and everything.
30% will be about 30 lakhs!
Then you can buy or build a house. Do whatever you want.
I only have a 25% share.
-Sir, 50% is like... -30 per cent!- Yeah, 30!
[Suresh] If you burn down the house, you will win the tender.
We'll get flowers from Kokkanal or Povala.
You'll be king within 6 months.
Flower king!
Whoa!
King of flowers?
Correct.
[smooth jazz music plays]
♪ Spaces where I used to stay and walls to keep me away ♪
♪ Keep me away ♪
♪ Spaces where I used to stay and walls to keep me away ♪
♪ Will be lost, let go ♪
♪ Can this fleeting breath ♪
♪ be the reason for it all? ♪
♪ Be the reason for it all? ♪
♪ To keep me company ♪
♪ Its a flicker in the night ♪
♪ Not the roof or fading light ♪
♪ Just a whisper, just a spark ♪
♪ Fading when the day turns dark ♪
♪ Bricks crumble into dust ♪
♪ Dreams collapse with every gust ♪
♪ In the cracks ♪
♪ To keep me company ♪
♪ Its a flicker in the night ♪
♪ Not the roof or fading light ♪
♪ Just a whisper, just a spark ♪
♪ Fading when the day turns dark ♪
♪ Bricks crumble into dust ♪
♪ Dreams collapse with every gust ♪
♪ In the cracks ♪
♪ Be the reason for it all? ♪
♪ Spaces where I used to stay ♪
[Maithreyan] An atmosphere of conspiracy,
wind and rain outside...
two vehicles...
and a damaged construction site.
SI Suresh’s grand plan was to trap Valsan, the King Fish.
That ruthless beast, cunning as a wolf,
had appointed me and my innocent, lamb-like friends
for that very purpose.
Even the chance to see my childhood friend,
whose glow always reminded me of a firefly,
was taken away from me after my release from prison.
The flowers from Povala, fallen on the black stone,
were crushed and melted away into milk...
and I became a cause for it.
Who melted away?
Is this your biography or his?
All the facts are wrong.
Didn't you head straight to meet Kingini from there?
I did.
But, fiction...
Then, what's this, man?
Fox, little lamb and fireflies?
You are very fond of animals, right?
This sounds like a kid's comic story, like "Happy Kids" or "Little Laughter."
It will turn out to be a joke in the end.
Kanji, this is literature. You won't get it.
Throwing in some film titles doesn’t make it literature!
Stop it!
Why were you in jail?
It's coming. Wait.
That... was a mistake.
How many mistakes in total?
We aren't born criminals. It happens.
Didn't you slash someone's throat to death when the jeep toppled?
[upbeat tense music]
Slashing someone's throat to death is a mistake!
Huh?
Make a bit of sense when you talk.
Althaf, come and check!
A poor cable TV worker.
That too, a father of twins.
Breaking his head would be also a mistake, huh?
I have a pen in my hand.
Not a penknife!
Don't you dare mock my writing!
When I'm planning to whitewash you, don't test my patience!
Foxes, lambs, and fireflies are part of writing.
You should have gone to school once in a while!
Don’t flex your "government exam coaching" at me!
Didn't you get the money?
Clear off now!
Go!
Decent people have to work here.
Arikuttan...
He called you decent!
Buzz off!
Sir, don't lose your cool.
Arikuttan, shouldn't we write about Kingini?
Yes.
[playful romantic music]
My dear...
Dear...
There should be at least this much romance.
Only then will it spice things up.
[music transitions to melancholic music]
[window shuts with a thud]
I'm sure that she saw me.
I saw her closing the window.
It must have been very difficult for her.
Poor girl.
Don't write like that, sir.
No.
[crying]
Don't be sad.
A writer faces a dilemma in such situations.
Do you have any idea about this?
Scared?
Why?
I'm like this.
This is how I'm built.
Tell him, Arikuttan.
[laughs]
But, Kingini...
[loud thunderclaps]
I didn’t crack his head open, just for her.
[Althaf] Don't you have a performance next week? Stop drinking.
Hey, are you even listening to me?
To hell with vocals and programmes!
I'm not talented.
He said I won't prosper.
And even if I get in line, he will block it.
I'm dragging her down to the level of Thadippaalam.
I told him about my strain due to the jawbone fracture.
And he told me not to make weird faces.
A woman was there,
and she was laughing at me.
Why are you getting upset about others' words?
Everyone knows you've been a good singer since childhood.
He mentioned that too.
You'll end up screwed
if you set out listening to your stupid friends in Thadippaalam.
-So, don't blabber! -Did he really say that?
I lost all my confidence, dude.
He also said that...
I spoiled her future by 'doing' infatuation.
Hey, what does infatuation mean?
Should I explain that too?
[Althaf] Ew!
I have seen it only in B-grade movies. Ugh!
You will sing, bro!
In his movie itself!
That's it!
Arikuttan...
we'll be back soon.
Moonga, give me the car key.
-Dude, don't drink and drive. -Give it!
-I didn’t drink. -But you don’t know how to drive.
This is how we learn. There's a clutch and brake! Come!
I'll drive.
Okay, at least we won't die on our way.
[playful folk music]
[pouring rain]
Who are you? What do you want?
I brought an advance payment for him.
-Which movie? -It's a night movie.
-Let me take the voucher. -Yeah, go on.
-[In Telugu] Greetings, sir.
[Gibberish in Telugu]
I brought an advance payment.
Which movie?
A Telugu movie, ''You’ll be in for a handful''
I received a call from a telephone number.
Yes, that's it.
[playful music] That movie-
The director insists you only compose the music.
-Our producer is there in the car. -Ask him to come.
Well...sir...
He had a surgery recently, so he can't move his leg.
-Can you come over there? -To the car?
Yes, sir.
Why not?
[Vamshi] An Omni?
Hello...
What happened to your leg?
Don't you know this vehicle is meant for kidnapping?
[grunts]
[Vamshi] Who are you?
[playful classical music]
[Maniyan] Let's go down to Thadippaalam's level.
[Kanji] Infatuation, huh?
You said my boy's voice is bad?
Sir, sir! Hey, stop the car!
[Arikuttan] Two days after kidnapping the music director Vamshi,
we smashed off Valsan's entire system.
[Kanji] Valsan was a true hero.
Hero, as in...
He made sure to fulfil every wish of the people.
Tea, tea.
He was a relentless hard worker.
He started off by selling tea in the market, all day and night.
[neo folk music drifts in]
[Kanji] Later, he and his younger brother opened a small hotel.
It took off in no time.
Back in our childhood,
we even bought chicken fry, dosa, and omelets from there.
But his brother was a madman.
Due to some trouble he stirred up, someone hurled a cracker at the hotel.
That's how his face got burnt.
[Kanji] Valsan's marriage to a lady named Ramani...
stirred up a huge sensation in Thiruvanchipuram.
[Arikuttan] She was from a family...
who claimed themselves to be highly reputed lords.
Valsan eloped with her to Chala market.
The big players of the market back then,
Abu and Vazha Ravuthar, locked down the entire market.
Those so-called lords couldn't get in, so they called the police.
When the cops finally entered,
they ended up needing a collector’s order and a strike just to get out.
You could say he was the king of the flower empire.
And Ramani was the queen of it.
From now on, people are not going to know him like this.
Valsan was a cruel villain.
He secretly sold weed in the Chala market.
Gradually, he ventured into selling arrack.
[music intensifies]
[Maithreyan] When he lured, kidnapped, and forced Ramani into marriage...
Everyone in Thiruvanchipuram was shocked.
The don who terrified Chala market.
Valsan!
[rapid gunfire echoes]
In the depths of Thiruvanchipuram Underworld,
there was nothing but mud, rats and Valsan.
You took money and agreed to burn down this house?
Then...
we'd have to ease up the tarnishing on Valsan.
Why did you agree to burn down the house of this happy family?
That's pathetic!
I lost my home too!
At that time, I didn't see anyone getting upset.
Did anyone intervene?
[loud wrecking noise]
[ominous music]
[rumbling and crashing]
[excavator rumbling]
[rumbling and crashing intensifies]
Regardless of your claims, what you did was unjustifiable.
Sir, note it down.
Hmm.
[intense music]
[upbeat carol music]
♪ God's Son is born As Heaven's Lord, ♪
♪ A thousand stars light up the night ♪
♪ In Bethlehem's streets, in a humble crib, ♪
♪ Our Savior is born ♪
♪ The King of Kings, He is born! ♪
♪ Hallelujah, Heaven's joy rings! ♪
♪ God's Son, so pure, so true, ♪
♪ Spare Him, Lord, from Calvary's view ♪
♪ Our merciful King, hear our plea, ♪
♪ Do not nail Him to the cross ♪
♪ O’ sinners, spare the sinless One ♪
♪ Let His innocent blood not drop ♪
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, praise His name ♪
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah! ♪
Wrap the cloth quickly.
And then fire it up.
Hey...
Don't forget to dry the cloth before burning.
Won't it explode in your hand while burning?
Won't it explode in our hands?
Who am I?
Diesel David, right?
Don't talk.
Just listen. Understood?
Bro, we are not experienced like you.
Hey, you do this...
Come often. I'll teach you.
No more talks.
Look here.
Hey!
Don't be scared.
Watch it!
Here you go!
[roaring flames]
You shouldn't be a mere spectator.
Practice is important. You should practice.
[energetic electro beat building]
[Arikuttan] We drew lots to decide who would throw it.
That was our age-old tradition.
All the others were just there to support him.
Anyway, the lot went to the right person!
Kanji!
-[scooter horn toots] -Who's that?
Oh no! Go inside!
What happened?
There's another music director who specializes in devotional songs.
Shall we go and meet him?
Isn't it over yet?
[muffled voice]
-What's it? -Please set me free.
My hands!
Please untie my hand too. I'm claustrophobic.
-What? -Claustrophobia! I'll die of suffocation.
We brought you here to kill you.
-Oh no! -It's better if you die on your own.
What did he say in English?
Infatuation?
He said 'closet'phobia.
I'll chop you if you don't speak a language we understand.
-Go out. -I won't speak.
Pranitha is here.
Is it?
What he said was true.
What are you staring at?
Son, please untie me.
Sorry. I know you wouldn't ask them for a chance.
Leave it.
Let's go to the cafe. Come.
No, I need to get back home.
-It's already late. -Did your dad come?
This sound...?
Althaf has inherited his father's illness.
He's wheezing because he's allergic to dust.
I'll untie you, but you must stay in this chair.
I won't do anything stupid.
I will stay right here. For sure!
Please untie me.
-All my blessings to you, son. -You...
-Do you have any relatives in Tamil Nadu? -No, none.
All my blessings, son.
[Althaf] The last time I untied someone like this,
this club ended up in this state.
[playful music]
[Althaf] 'Closet-phobia'
I should use that word somewhere.
I'm leaving now.
Bye, Kanji (Porridge).
Do you have porridge for your dinner too?
No no, we have a luxurious dinner with many side dishes.
-Where are the others? -They are in a discussion.
Shall I drop you off?
[shattering noise]
UGH!
Oh no!
Cheating! Cheating! Come on!
[Moonga] Deepak!
Come, let's set him on fire-- Hi!
Come on, bro!
[Deepak] Throw him down!
I want to burn him while singing!
[Kanji] Jeez! We're screwed.
[music intensifies]
Fire!
♪ Again as a fire... ♪
12,50,000.
Hey!
Brother, I just came here to know if I can get some water.
[pained grunt]
[upbeat music]
[choking and gasping]
[Moonga] Kanji!
Hey!
Ouch!
Spit it out, moron!
[piercing sound]
[smirks]
[loud groan]
[breathing heavily]
Aargh!
Run away!
Come!
Maniyan!
[screams] DARLING!
Isn't it sister's sound?
- Is it burnt? - Yes, my hand is.
Run this way!
Where are you all?
[Ramani] Darling!
Hey!
Darling!
Darling...
Hey!
Oh no!
[panting]
[scooter slides with a screech]
[Kanji] Hurry up and get out of here!
-Get on the scooter quickly! -I'll explain the story later.
Come on.
Did the house burn?
I would have been burned to ashes!
Hey, there's blood!
Did you burn the rented clothes?
Stop it! Are you worried about the dress now?
Get on the scooter!
Take the shortcut, or we’ll run into the police on the main roads.
Moonga, go faster!
Arikuttan!
Let's go! Let's go!
What's wrong with this vehicle?
Hey!
Brother!
Who did this to him?
Don't let them escape! Take care of him!
What are you looking at?
Who sent you all?
Nobody should move.
[screaming]
- Lift him. - Pick him up.
Come here.
[Unni] Hey, stop!
That madman is coming!
He has crackers with him!
Isn't he supposed to chase us?
Where is he going now?
Hey, turn left.
[carol song music intensifies]
'BRUTAL CRIME UNDER THE COVER OF CHRISTMAS NIGHT'
[Singing a Christmas carol song]
[Maniyan] He can't see his left side.
Take this left, man!
[singing in carol tune]
Let's celebrate this Christmas night.
Dude, how about two shots?
It's a Christmas night.
Let's have two shots.
Hey, what happened?
What did you do to him?
What?
Why are you crying?
Just tell me what happened.
Tell me.
What is it, man?
[ominous music]
'BRUTAL CRIME UNDER THE COVER OF CHRISTMAS NIGHT'
No one's going to outbid us now.
18 lakhs.
[Auctioneer] 18 lakhs, going once...
Going twi...
19 lakhs.
19 lakhs, going once...
19 lakhs, going twice.
21 lakhs.
[upbeat music]
[Auctioneer] 21 lakhs, going once.
21 lakhs, going twice.
[eerie music]
21,50,000.
21,50,000; going once.
21,50,000; going twice.
25 lakhs.
25 lakhs, going once.
25 lakhs, going twice.
25,50,000...
...50,000.
25,50,000 going once...
26,05,000.
26,05,000 going once.
30 LAKHS!
30 lakhs, going once...
30 lakhs, going twice.
Let's leave it.
30 lakhs, going twice!
Call your bids!
30 lakhs, going twice!
30,50,000!
30,50,000 going once...
30,50,000 going twice...
35 lakhs.
35 lakhs, going once.
Let it go.
It's okay.
35 lakhs, going once.
35 lakhs, going twice.
40 lakhs!
Hey!
Yay! Superb!
40 LAKHS!
40 lakhs, going once...
40 lakhs, going twice...
Call one more bid and stop.
Valsan's wife, do you have any more bids?
No.
40 lakhs, going thrice!
Sold!
35,50,0000...
Can...we lower the amount?
[Auctioneer] No way, you already called that amount.
Let it be. No worries.
That's okay.
It's sold!
40 lakhs.
Let's sort this out.
Look at his happiness!
[eerie music intensifies]
I told you 20 lakhs at most, and you bought it for 40 lakhs!?
Will your dad pay for the rest!?
Sir, the weed business in prison won’t earn much.
Why? Wreath Balan won't fund us?
Couldn't you just stop at 35 lakhs at least?
Didn't you tell me to go for 5 lakhs more?
I told you to stop it!
Good thing you didn’t tell him to stop twice.
You asked us to win the tender, and we did it.
Instead of getting mad at each other, figure out what we can do.
I'm nervous that...
she recognized me.
But you had a mask, right?
[Arikuttan] We grabbed the 18 lakh tender for 40 lakhs!
We became clowns.
Even though Bakery Sudharshanan resisted at first,
he eventually gave us the money.
It's been 1.5 months since Valsan's death.
Just as we suspected, Ramani intentionally caused us a loss...
Kanji went off to do something else.
Hey, aren't you interested in this?
I'm not that desparate.
-Where are you from? -Kottaykkakath.
Kottaykkakath?
In that case, I'll give you 3500 rupees.
Just 3500 rupees!?
-Okay then. I'm off. -Hey don't go.
Okay. 3750, nothing less.
3750 rupees?
Who are they? Call them too.
Let's enjoy together with 1000 more.
They... aren't interested.
Also, in the threesome of my dreams
everyone except me should be a woman!
I'll rock all your dreams tonight!
3750, so be it. Hop on.
Bike?
-I have a bigger vehicle. -For now, adjust with this smaller one.
Shouldn't I...
...come?
[Kanji] Hold on tight!
-Bye! -Have fun!
Your name?
Laila.
What's your name?
I'm not Majnu, but Sudev.
People call me Kanji. (Porridge)
Kanji?
I really like Kanji vellam (Rice Bran Soup).
Guessed so when I saw your forward arrival and rear departure.
Oh! Come on!
[blows whistle]
Oh!
Such a soothing tone!
Why are you blowing it for so long?
Hop out, Kanji Bro!
Not for prostitution, but for the murder you committed.
Get off!
[whistling continues]
Hey, stop!
[Kanji] I hid under the Oplamkoodu Bridge.
After some time, I heard the sound of a horse's hoofbeat.
The cops came there too.
Then I ran and hid behind the market.
After some time,
I heard the horse's sound again.
They came there too.
Right then, I realized something.
They have been monitoring me for a while.
For some days.
An idea came into my mind.
They are in all the places I usually go.
So, I decided to go somewhere I usually don't visit.
But, it was a place they usually hung around.
I had no idea about that.
That day, I realized I had become really notorious.
Otherwise, why would they need a battalion of cops
and horses to nab someone like me?
[Arikuttan] Thus, the cops nabbed Kanji.
Bakery Sudarshanan was furious too,
as we drove the tender price sky-high.
Clueless about how to save him,
we planned some strategies.