Excuse me.
Say bye to grandpa.
(Smiles)
Give it, dear.
My dear, your grandpa is going home, bye! (Say bye to Grandpa.)
Eat this on your way back dad
Why are you spending money on such things, dear?
Dad, you will get hungry. Eat dad.
Say bye to grandpa.
(talks on phone)
Dear, I feel very bad.
- Why Dad?
You are also not talking about it.
During your marriage, I promised to give money to son-in-law for his business.
10 years have gone by.
Dad, who is concerned about all of that now?
It was easy to offer the promise.
But honouring it is very difficult.
I need to keep up my word, right?
I will somehow give it before my time ends.
Please don't put your mind into such things, dad.
Call once you reach. okay? Take care
-Ok Dear...
Discontinuing our children’s education is like , cutting the
wings of the butterfly when it is just about to leave its cocoon
Having been a school teacher,
I can clearly understand the mental state of
children who had been deprived of their education .
We shouldn't have given our word.
Now that we have given it,
we should keep it up.
God, please ensure that my son is safe during his travel
Give some change.
Pray that our family Deity should always be with you and tie the knot.
(prays)
Dear God, pls be with him and keep him protected.
Tied it? - Hmmm
Keep it here.
Take It.
God, please keep my son protected.
You also do pls. - Okay
Go and come back safely my dear.
(memories)
(classroom memories)
(recollects memories of his students)
What's wrong dad?
You are in tears.
You brought me to school and you've been silent all along.
Are you worried that I am going too far?
I will honour my duties dad pretty well. Don’t worry.
I have no doubts on you or your affection.
You are moving to a big country.
You should not get lost by the whims of your age and desires.
You need to be careful.
You will be! I know!
You don’t have any huge family responsibility.
It's only your sister's marriage.
I have saved some money for her.
It will take around 6 or 7 years for that.
That is not the concern now.
Dear,
Dad is going to ask you for just one thing.
Fulfil that alone.
Tell me, dad.
When I decided to educate you in Chennai,
Even as I was worried about how am I going to manage the expenses for 6 years,
God didn’t put me in a situation to take a loan from anyone.
As I was a Mathematics teacher,
the students who studied under me
are all in good positions with prestigious jobs.
Some of them became aware that I was going to get you
educated in IIT and that I was struggling for money.
They reached out to me and told,
And they took care of the entire expense of your studies.
So, I am not the reason you were able to complete your studies.
It was because of those students.
But they requested me not to tell you about it then.
That is why, I didn't tell you then.
The help they extended,
created many dreams in me.
Once you complete your studies,
and secure a good job,
I told myself that you would also help others to get educated properly.
As long as I live,
We need to educate at least two poor children every year.
I wish to see the same happiness that my students gave me,
on the faces of those poor parents.
Will you do this?
Of course, dad.
I sure will.
(Phone ringing)
Raghav...
Mom, what is it? at this hour?
Are you doing fine, my son?
Nothing bad has happened to you, right?
All good mom. I am alright! Look, I am at home only.
No need son..
We don’t need that job or that money.
Come back home!
No one can comfort a parent in pain.
You can't stay this far.
We cannot bear if something happens to you.
What did you dream, mom?You are crying so much.
My son gets trapped in some place.
Four people are chasing you with sticks and knives.
My dear... You are running here and there trying to escape in vain.
At that time,
a dark woman appears in the front, rolling out her tongue.
She is the one who is saving you.
It is our Goddess Vekkali Amman who is always there with you.
She is the one who saves you from everything.
Stay safe, my dear! Stay safe!
Okay.
Son. - Yes dad.
she is always thinking about you, right?
So, she must have dreamt something.
-Don’t worry, I will take care.
Okay dad. - I will disconnect now.
(Phone rings)
Hello,
Hello, Vekkali Amman?
(Laughs)
Hi.Missing me?
I just called to thank you for everything Vekkali Amman.
For what?
You saved me, right?
You are teasing me?
(Laughs)
Alright! I have to go to my conference now.
Okay, Bye.
Alright bye.
(door bell rings)
(General chats)
I got some beer.
Here you go.
Guys.
You need to understand something.
All over the world, it has been common that people are in poverty
and have been denied their rights for various reasons.
But we are under the impression that this only happens to us.
You see, the route behind our anger is to take vengeance on Raghav and others.
He is just like us.
Well! His approach to fight oppression is something different.
He doesn't want to fight. He is not angry.
Instead, he dedicates a part of his salary for the education of a few children.
and solve their life's problems.
If we all think like him,
we can achieve equality very quickly.
Raghav believes that
education and earning helps these kids to stand on their feet...
and I agree.
Even as our great leaders Martin Luther King jr and Mandela,
their fight was for the rights of the people.
and not everyone can become leaders like them.
but we can follow the ideals left by these good people.
And Raghav wants to give them their right to education.
Many leaders in many countries proved this as a fact
In the world where everyone runs behind money,
Raghav's two kids can settle down in the US in the next 10 years.
But he doesn’t chase materialistic things.
That is why he appears to be a complete human for me.
Raghav's language and country should not stop him from opportunities.
Who he is as a person is what matters.
And that's why I like him... very much.
Try to understand this fact.
Please don't harm him. Let's stay together.
They just came here to make peace
You don't have to worry.
They don't want to trouble you.
(Hugs and Thanks)
Thank you!
Hi there.
What is the chit-chat during office hours?
-Hey! Good Morning!
- Good Morning! - Were you off on a vacation?
Work from home, buddy.
Morning sir.
What's up? You have been missing for a week?
Work from home, sir.
By the way, I saw your mail, Sir.
I think...
It's perfect. But, I just have one doubt.
Yeah, sure.
Andrew, visa is cancelled man.
Hey,what are you saying? - Yeah , Yeah.
H1B, Immigrants. -Guys, check the USA website.
Cancelled, huh?
Have they mentioned any specific reason for cancellation.
What's happening sir?
There is some meeting going on.
Come on,
What is this?
whether it is correct or not.
Guys, they have cancelled all our visas.
What?
Why?
It was his political agenda.
Now, they have just implemented it. Sh*t
Is H1B also mentioned there?
It is mentioned here, please check.
Bro, what happened?
Our Visa is cancelled...
H1B.
For everyone?
Yes Raghav. Check it out here .
Without any prior notice they have revoked our visas.
Are they playing with everyones life?
Our company's name is also in this list.
They have asked all the immigrants who are working here to leave, bro.
In 3 months, the visa will also expire.
sh*t
Have they cancelled all foreign visas?
no, no it is only for H1B.
hmmm.
What is that?
It is unbelievable man.
Hi, is there anything we can do to get his visa extended?
For approximately 2 months to a year?
Is there any more application or visa that he will qualify for?
There is no document that we can submit to help us with this?
no.
(sighs)
yes,
yes, I understand.
Thank you.
Why is he doing this?
Your Trump?
Why all of a sudden he wants all the Indians to get out of The US?
I mean, is he trying to impress the African American community?
Well, he might get their support,
but then,
he is doing a brain drain. Isn't he?
After all, the Indian community here has
contributed so much to the growth of this country.
(sighs)
I mean that’s one point of view of looking at it,
but.
Trump’s election agenda is “America for Americans”
But, how does this even fit in?
How can Indians claim rights over America?
Think about it like this...
So many Indians come to America every year...
About a hundred and fifty thousand...
and you know when they come here, they want to create families
They want to bring more of their families from India here...
Then they have children, they have to work...
It’s just, think about it...
In 50 years from now, it’s going to be, the population is going to be 30%.
People don't want to lose their opportunities. That is what they fear the most.
That has nothing to do with hating Indians.
Lot of people fear a change.
So what they do? They like to try to keep people out.
It is just the politics of everything.
(hmm)
I understand.
We once wanted the British to get out of India
so that we can have the country for ourselves.
And these days.
If a North Indian comes to work in Tamilnadu, we have a problem.
I don’t see a difference between this and that.
Yes Raghav,
Sir, from your experience,
do you know if the US government had ever made such a visa announcement
and then revoked it?
Is there any chance?
Is there any chance for this H1B visa announcement to be revoked?
I have selected 2 students for this year.
Both of them are college going students.
BSc 1st year
Brother, I want to become a doctor
and wish to serve in our own village.
You will do this, right? - Definitely dad!
I will definitely do it.
(sighs)
Son. It's me.
Tell me, dad.
There are talks going on here.
That Indians in America are being sent back.
Is that true?
Yes dad,
they have declared such a rule.
But, it's not that everyone will lose the job, dad.
Don't worry!
My company is still deliberating.
Hot water is ready dad, Go and take bath.
Just a minute, son.
Yeah, yes tell me. - Who is it? Our son?
No, it is my colleague’s son.
Ah! Yes, tell me.
Nothing else, son.
I haven't said anything about it to your mom yet.
Nothing to worry, right?
No dad. Nothing like that.
I have also made you shoulder the burden of these children's education.
Otherwise, I would have told you to come back throwing away that country and the job.
How can they announce it suddenly?
Now, will they close all the American companies in India?
Dad, that’s a different politics.
Let us not talk about it.
We must help the children
complete their education as we promised.
That's what my mind is on right now.
It is not very difficult to come back to India and find some job.
I can find a job soon for sure.
But that salary won’t be sufficient enough to support these children's education.
That’s why I am hesitant to come.
♪ I fear that I nomore bear my land... ♪
♪ I understand it is the land that bears me ! ♪
♪ We crossed many miles... ♪
♪ We destroyed our paths... ♪
Okay!
What do you think about some jobs in Canada?
Hmmm. Yeah.
♪ Was that our fault? ♪
♪ We go in search of money... ♪
♪ We lose in search of victory... ♪
♪ Was that our fault? ♪
♪ How much ever we learn ♪
♪ We are still in seek of clarity.. ♪
♪ What is wrong? ♪
♪ We fall and die by the time we realize our mistake.... ♪
♪ Divided by races... ♪
♪ Divided by lands... ♪
♪ How did we unite then ? ♪
♪ Divided by languages ♪
♪ Divided by faces, ♪
♪ How did we unite then ? ♪
♪ On the process of going behind? What do we take? ♪
♪ What do we deserve ? ♪
♪ We end up losing ourselves , Losing our lands... ♪
♪ I fear that I nomore bear my land... ♪
I think...
leaving US now is the right thing to do.
With this cancelled visa,
someone hiring me for a job.
is impossible.
It doesn’t make sense to be here anymore.
I am leaving Jessie.
Going to look for opportunities in India itself.
Jessie.
They are boarding now.
I gotta go.
Shall I hug you?
Thank you for giving me so many sweet memories.
You are the most special woman,
I have met in my entire life, Jessie.
Thank you for everything!
Mom, brother is here.
Mom.
Welcome dear!
How are you, mom?
I am Fine my dear son.
- How are you? - How are you brother?
Are you studying well?
Yeah, I am studying very well.
Where is dad, mom?
Dad has gone for work.
Come in.
Lets go inside brother.
Come dear.
Go.
(Crying)
Son.
Come on!
(Crying)
Why dad?
because of me.
I am not able to see you like this.
It hurts me a lot, dad.
What am I for?
Dad, please dad. We don’t need this.
Please dad.
Son.
I understand what you are thinking, son.
There are a few kids, dependent on us, right?
We have given them our word, haven't we ?
This job can help them to some extent, right?
It is just for a few days.
Your situation will be resolved soon.
Don’t worry, dear!
I am doing fine, ain’t I?
Listen!
Go and meet those kids first.
They keep on asking about when Raghav brother will come to India.
Go and meet them.
And son, what's this?
With all the beard?
Doesn't look good.
Go, meet them!
Brother, it's going on fine.
They have opened a new office nearby.
I clean the office, wipe their cars
and do the other chores they ask for.
The earnings from that is sufficient for the educational expenses right now.
I will somehow manage this year, brother.
Next time, you can help.
All this confidence is something you taught me.
There are chocolates here.
Give it to the kids.
Brother, No. It's ok.
Hey, give it to the kids.
Give it to everyone.
Thanks brother.
Take it.
Will give it, brother.
I will take leave then.
Okay brother.
Bye ma. - Thank you son.
It's my dream to become a doctor.
It is okay, brother.
Only if I'm destined to be, I will finish the course.
What can you do?
Let's see if fate will favour me.
Don't worry brother.
Let us see if God will help.
Brother.
Hello.
This is Premi's dad speaking.
Tell me.
Premi attempted suicide.
(Father crying)
I think they have insulted her repeatedly in college for not having paid the fees.
She couldn’t take it and consumed poison.
Please somehow save her life.
(Father crying)
(Phone Rings)
Son, where are you?
Dad, tell me dad.
I am on the way to the hospital.
What about the interview then?
I’m not in the mindset to think about the interview, dad. Forgive me.
It is Premi's life that is important.
(Thunder and Heavy Rain)