The heart that consumes the venom of anger
becomes the forest blaze and destroys everything.
Don't you drink coffee in the morning and crap happily?
How?
It's because of what you ate yesterday, right?
How did you eat?
With the money you borrowed from me.
So what should you remember when you wash your ass?
Your face, of course.
Hey. Are you mocking me?
What did you tell me? Didn't you promise to repay me within four months?
Your livelihood is based on this shop. Mine is based on your interest.
Pay me now.
I haven't sold anything for the past four months.
Maasi! I've heard all your excuses, pay now.
Is this a fucking installment? Give me the rest.
Give it!
Why don't you attend to us as well?
Did I ask you for charity?
Give us rice, one kilo.
-Hey, give that to me! -Let go!
Whose money are you doling out as charity?
Pack one kilogram of rice!
Thank you, darling, I got extra interest thanks to you.
-Bless me with all your heart. -May you be blessed with abundance.
Thank you.
Hey, better pay your dues within a week.
Don't charge them, put it on my account.
Look at the elephant walking royally Swaying from side to side majestically
Look at our king so royally Seated on the elephant happily
Look at the horse royally Galloping towards us regally
Look at our king carefree Seated on his horse happily
Look at the elephant walking royally Swaying from side to side majestically…
Switch off the siren.
Yes, sir.
Even I received a call from the minister's office.
Can't be sure now if there is any political involvement.
Seems to be a local problem.
I'll finish my investigation and…
Yes, sir.
I'll file my report by tonight.
We are doing the best we can here. I have to check if CT scan is necessary.
I will let you know about the scan.
I must question the victim.
Doctor, patient is flatlining in bed 42.
-I can't talk now. -I have to talk to him!
Victim has slipped into a coma, madam.
You wait here. Call me when he regains consciousness.
Either this guy talks by tonight, or I must make the perp talk.
Listen, Arul.
Why did you attack that man?
What made you do this at such a young age?
Did someone pay you to assault him?
What provoked you to do so?
Motherfucker!
The man you attacked is battling for his life in the hospital. Confess now!
Let him die.
Then I'll tell you.
-Did he talk? -Not yet.
-Sendhil Nathan is interrogating him. -What the fuck will he interrogate?
-I have to handle this myself. -Madam.
Leave it to him. Don't go in now.
Listen to me… Come away.
You were already suspended for beating up prisoners. Listen to me.
I have to submit this report by tonight.
I have a splitting headache.
Ask them to do something and make him talk, Akka.
Arul…
I'm saying this for your own good.
Just break your silence and answer his questions.
-Otherwise he will bruise your body, son. -That's right.
I may only hit your bum, but he will do worse…
Come here.
-Go on, eat. -Got riled I blurted out the truth?
Don't you know what to say in front of that boy?
How much is your biryani?
Chicken, 60 rupees. Mutton, 80 rupees. Meatless kuska is 40 rupees.
-Parcel? -Five rupees extra for packing.
Shall I pack for you?
-But I don't have money. -What? Iqbal, shoo him away!
Spoiling my business during peak hours!
Ma, I'm starving. What have you cooked?
-Rasam rice. -To eat with it?
Goat blood curry, liver, seer fish fry,
chicken gravy, mutton dry roast…
Dried fish.
Same menu all the time.
I'll be better off peddling drugs, I can eat a gourmet meal then.
Don't think I'll bail you out. I'll let you rot in jail.
-Who will cremate you then? -I will.
I'm tired of washing dirty dishes and mopping floors all day.
-And you wish me dead? -Then give me money, I'll buy biryani.
You think I scramble for gold coins in the crap I clean in their toilets?
Just eat what is there.
How often have I told you not to talk of toilets when I eat?
-Go inside now! -Shut up, I can't concentrate.
-Idiot! -Trying to show off your English?
-Ouch! He's hurting me, Ma! -Arul, leave her alone!
I've been so patient.
-Hey, Arul… -Take your hand off, rowdy!
-You dare call me rowdy? -Wretched fellow!
-Leave her be! -She called me rowdy.
Abusing your sister! Like father like son!
Beating up women just like your father! You've got this by watching him!
How many times have I told you not to mention that man's name?
I don't want your damn food.
Where are you going after trashing good food?
Disgusting dog! I'll beat you with my slipper…
Hey, don't come back home! Just rot in hell!
Arul, pass the ball.
Hey, give me the ball.
No one can prevent Arul now. Goalkeeper's eyes pop out of their sockets.
Arul is about to strike a goal.
Goal!
Roald, let me play in your team. I'll win the tournament for you.
Fucker, go buy a pair of shoes. Only then can you play in the tournament.
Forever hassling us by barging into our game.
Why do you do this?
-You are such a pest! -Come on.
What do you mean it isn't your problem? A wife has to pay her husband's debts!
What do I care if he ran away or died?
I want the money in two days, or else I will throw all your stuff out!
Three months overdue!
Your husband borrowed money all over the place and abandoned us.
You want to hit me with your slipper?
You should have hit that man long ago with your slipper!
Damn, power outage.
-I have lots to study for my exam. -Shut up.
You are obsessed about studies.
Auntie, do you have electricity in your house?
Yes. You want to come here and get it charged?
Looks like no electricity only in our house.
Rosy! With rebellious eyes like ice cream,
and the way you look adoringly with those eyes.
And the inch-and-quarter-sized nose on your coin-sized face,
and the loose necklace that you are wearing…
Esther, don't you know I'll pay the rent somehow?
Restore the electricity, my children's exams are around the corner.
Esther, you know how I'm suffering. My husband ran away with--
"My husband ran away with some female."
"All his debts have fallen on my head."
"I need money for my children's education."
"What I earn isn't even enough for one square meal a day."
"I don't even have anything to pawn." This is what you intend to say?
Go, I say.
Pay up and electricity will be restored.
Hey, Chithrama,
seems like you cooked dried fish today, send me a plateful.
If you'd eaten then, you'd have at least got that dried fish.
Hey, glutton. This is just a passing phase.
Soon I'll get a job.
Ma, you don't have to be cleaning toilets hereafter.
How come you can say "toilet" while eating, but Amma can't?
Ma, after I start earning, you and I will eat a feast fit for a king.
But you get only dried fish.
-Shut up. -Get lost.
Haven't I told you not to comb your hair at night?
Amma, you gave dried fish to Esther. What did she give in return?
What can she give us? Just booze.
I don't drink brandy.
Only beer.
Amma, Arul says he likes to drink beer.
Beer won't make her lose her temper, tell her.
-Beer won't make you angry. -You will only want to pee.
You'll only want to pee… Hey, yuck!
-Ask him to drink that too. -Ma!
Amma, I was just pulling your leg.
You know Amma actually likes me more than you?
Why not me?
You will marry someone and leave the house anyway.
-Do you think I'll ever get married? -Why?
We need to spend a lot for a wedding.
Only if I study well and get a good job
will I have a better chance of getting many proposals.
I'll select the best man out of that as my husband.
You monster. You seem to have figured it all out.
I'm scared I'll get trapped here.
End up as a hired help like Amma
and get married to some jerk whom I can't stand.
-Then you must run away from here. -How does that solve anything?
If you run away, some rich couple will adopt you,
give you a good education and find you a good husband.
Listen, you can't lead your life here on your terms.
-Follow my advice. -Anbu. Come to bed.
Coming, Ma.
Ma, you know Roald's brother, right?
He earns a lot playing football matches.
He even has a job in the railways.
Sports quota.
He's bought a new bike.
I want to play football and earn a lot like him.
Ma?
You're asleep already?
Hold the torch properly. Hasn't the inverter been repaired as yet?
-He said he would come and repair it. -Too late to expect him today.
Why don't you ask your wife? She works in the electricity department.
Shut up, man. She fought with me and went to her mother's house.
I'm finally enjoying some peace. Why do you want to ruin that?
Instead of all this chitchat, why don't you interrogate him?
It is pitch-dark in there, madam.
What if he bites me in the wrong place if I go in?
Now that power is restored, no more excuses. Go and interrogate him.
Ask with a lot of confidence. Repeat what I told you.
Sir, my debts are mounting day by day.
I have to repay all of it.
You lend money to everyone in the city.
-If you can lend me Rs 20,000-- -Ask him to forgo the interest.
Okay… If you can lend it to me without interest,
you can deduct it from my salary every month, sir.
Not like this, put on a sad face, Ma.
-Only then will he give. -Okay, fine.
Don't come home without the cash.
I'll find out the right shop to buy my shoes.
You go.
Make sure you get back straight home after school.
Anbu will be all alone at home.
Good morning, sir.
Sir,
my mother will ask you for a favor, please oblige, sir.
-What happened? -Lizard!
Do something to restore electricity, da.
I'll be back.
Stop it! Who are you to take away my right?
Fate has made me blind, and you want to make me dumb?
People think I am a woman of no character…
This is from Esther's house, right?
God is in our home now.
You close your eyes too.
-What shall I pray for, da? -Ask for whatever you want.
Every day we bother You with some wish or the other.
Are you the only person asking? The whole city troubles God.
Keep us in Your mind and shower Your mercy on us.
-We'll be old and grey by then. -Don't keep interrupting my prayers.
Ma, look at him. Keeps bugging me.
Did you get the cash?
You wouldn't have asked him the way I coached you.
Waste, Ma. I'm not going to school anymore.
I'll get a job. No use trusting you…
Get ready. We are going out.
Amma.
This is a day to remember.
If you just listen to everything I say,
we can be happy every day.
Hey, your sister is missing.
Is there some connection between your assault and your sister going missing?
Sub inspector from the hospital.
What is it? Has he regained consciousness?
What the hell is that doctor saying?
Is that so? Okay, I'll come now.
Fucker, I'm asking you repeatedly.
-Look how tight-lipped he is? -Hey, wait.
Arul, only if you give us some lead can we try to trace your sister.
-What if something drastic happens to her? -Forget it, sir.
He isn't bothered about his own sister. Let them all die.
Hey, what are you up to? Taking a video in Amma's phone?
Okay, come.
Auntie, tomorrow we're talking about women empowerment in our school competition.
Tell me something about it, look over there and talk.
Ready?
Don't even ask me, it is a sin to be born a girl.
Please, not like this, I will be ridiculed.
Arul, let's ask our mother. Come on.
Go there, that side.
Now Chithrama, residing in MGR Nagar, will talk about women empowerment.
-What do I know? -Say something, Ma.
-Look there and speak. -Talk like the TV anchors.
Shall I share what my mother told me?
My mother used to refer to girls as "gold."
If you asked her why, she'd say, "Girls should be treasured like gold."
"Girls are like gold."
Everyone is fond of gold. Wars have been waged over them.
A man will want to win by hook or by crook.
Once he wins, he will abandon that and seek some other treasure.
Girls are like gold.
Can withstand any amount of beating,
malleable and will melt in fire,
will adapt according to others' preferences.
Now our councilor Manikkam will award a prize to the best player, Arul.
Good afternoon, sir.
-You played very well. -Thank you.
Pack two buckets of biryani.
Arul, take out the prize money. We must celebrate with booze.
I'll give you 1,000 rupees. Balance is for my mother.
Sasi, buy booze and go to our terrace.
-I'll bring the biryani. -Here's the cash.
I'll give this to Amma and I'll be back.
Come soon. If you're late, the booze will be mad at you.
Amma.
Ma?
Fell in love the first time
Eyes look laced with wine
Fell in love looking at them
Is that a fish on the hook?
Is not the sky pure?
Am I the reason?
You, you tell me
Oh, the white moon, white moon
Fell in love the first time
Eyes look laced with wine
Fell in love looking at them
Is that a fish on the hook?
Is not the sky pure?
Am I the reason?
You, you tell me
Why, man?
-Get up. -Don't you watch where you're going?
What happened? Accident?
You're hurt so badly. Hey, sit down.
Come, sit. Shall I take you to a hospital?
Hey, get a bottle of water.
Look at the elephant walking royally Swaying from side to side regally
Look at the elephant walking royally Swaying from side to side majestically
Look at our king of generosity Seated on the elephant mighty
Look at the horse royally…
Hey! The man you attacked died in the hospital.
It has turned into a murder case.
Tell me now at least. Why did you attack him?
Anger.
He lent us money, and then he took my mother as interest.
Son of a bitch!
He made me a bastard!
-Complete all the formalities. -Okay, madam.
-Did he talk? -Give him some time.
-Bloody scumbag! -Don't go, listen to me.
Sub inspector will brief you after he interrogates him, don't go.
Tell me! Tell me now!
Open your damn mouth and speak up!
I will confess, don't hit me. MLA Raja was the one who made me do this.
Write it down. Took you so long to fucking get this.
Hello?
Yes.
Who is speaking, sir?
Please hold on.
Someone says he's your elder brother, Arul.
Wants to speak urgently.
Anbu?
Amma is critical. She may pass away anytime.
She wanted to see you, Anbu.
Come and see her just once.
Whatever she did was for our benefit.
"Girls are like gold."
"But girls and gold have one basic difference."
"Gold has a price. It has a value."
"A girl has only a price over her head. She has no value at all here."
My mother told me this based on her life,
her life's experience.
But we need not be like her.
We should be the ones to decide the value of a girl
and make others realize.
Are girls a commodity like gold, to be labeled with a price tag?
They are priceless beings.
Good speech.
Hey, Arul!
It's been ages since you saw Amma.
What kind of anger makes you so unforgiving?
It has been simmering within me all these years.
This bottled-up anger is killing me, gnawing at my insides.
Destroying me silently like termites.
I am unable to get rid of it.
I can't even recognize myself any longer.
She is begging to see you.
-She is dying, Anbu. -Tell her even I'm dying every minute.
I can't handle this anymore.
Hello? Hello, Anbu?
Hello?
Anbu?