With the blessings of God
From now on life is going to be perfect
Robot is going to listen to all your commands
Life is going to be simple and easy
Thank you very much
I think something is not right
We have to stop this delivery now
Please wait at the reception We'll finish formalities and call you
- Thank you - Please
Sir...sir, we have to stop this delivery now
- Why? - Sir
Many of the data we feed isn't being accepted
It shows up as error
Right thing to do is to set right all the errors and then deliver
Are you mad or what?
We have crossed our deadline Already delayed it by a month
How can we wait longer?
This delivery is a trial period for only 6 months
If there is still an error we can bring it back, rectify it
And release a new version
- What is the issue on that? - No, sir
After receiving wrong commands
...if something untoward happens it is a matter of human life, sir
It is a risky chance to take
We will get to know any mistake only if we let it mingle with people
Only then it can be fine-tuned to perfection
'Koogle Kuttappa'
I have qualified in 3 companies in the interviews I've attended so far
Sir, why haven't I received offer letter from any of them?
I'm paying you properly and promptly
Look, it is 1 week since I sent you an appointment order
Who is Subramani?
My father, sir
He has signed and received it
'That firm is so well established'
If you weren't interested to join
'...you shouldn't have attended the interview'
Because you didn't join after securing the job'
...that firm is plaguing me with questions
All the applicants can't be so fortunate
You are an undergrad topper in Engineering
'That's why you were selected'
But you took it so casually, right?
Sir, that isn't true
Thanks to you, our reputation is tarnished
I'm really sorry, sir
The letter went to the wrong hands!
My ambition is to go out of my town and work in such a company, sir
Get me some grace time I'll join definitely, sir
Fine, I will talk to them and get you 2 days grace time
- Okay, sir - Try to join by then
Sure, sir
'Who is the 'roly poly' Ganesha here?'
I'm offering you this coconut on behalf of my cousin
Let his mission succeed
This is for you
Breaks the coconut to make 'chutney' and passes it off as 'offering'
Son of Uncle Scrooge!
How long do I wait here, uncle?
- 'Come soon' - Wait, I'm coming
'I have to clarify a doubt'
I've been visiting him for the past 30 years
Every time I meet my sister's husband
...my stomach somersaults as if I'm seeing my school headmaster
Why is it so?
- I'll tell you, 'karadi' uncle - 'Yes, sir'
Usually 'Gounder' uncle will speak and you'll listen
But for the first time today you'll speak and uncle will listen
Suspense is whether he will listen or will his slipper speak?!
Hey! Pinky mouse, I'll squish you and throw you into the canal
- Akka - What did you do to my brother?
Nothing, my dear
I gave him milk He refused to drink
Drink, my dear
Glad you are scared, steel wire bundle-head!
- God help me - Let's go, uncle
My dear nephew, if you say you're tired of this bike
You want a new car I'll recommend to your father
Or if you tell me, you are in love with a girl and want to marry her
You want me to convince your father, I'll gladly do so
If I tell him you've got a job outside of our town
He'll chop me to pieces I'm terrified of that
I'm there I'll take care
Will you take care of me after he beats me black and blue?
Uncle, this is my life's turning point
Only you can convince him Somehow do something please
Leave me out today
Today is auspicious You have to come
- Uncle...uncle - What?
Get me an egg puff from Veera Babu's stall
Will you eat puff only from that shop, sir?
Only he makes puffs with a whole egg
- Glutton - Akka!
- 'What did you do, dear?' - Nothing to be alarmed
I applied sacred ash on his forehead
- 'Add 'kumkum' too' - With pleasure
- Smart Alec! - Akkaaaa!!
'Why do you keep 'sister'ing me? Wretched fellow'
'I will thrash both of you with firewood, mind you!'
Bad omen today, my boy I'm targeted with firewood now
Shall we go tomorrow?
Uncle, tomorrow I have to be in Bangalore
What about where I'll be?
I know your father inside out
Aiyo! Babu anna Don't go there
- Don't go - I told you so
Bad omen himself is waving a red flag
- No need - Why not, da?
My ear is bleeding
Can you give me some ice cubes?
Will we have ice tied to our waist? Get it from the shop over there
Won't you ask me how this happened?
Tell me, let's go to the lake side
He'll come back and ask, go now
- Will he ask when he returns? - Doubt if I'll be in 1 piece
I had narrow escape 7 times
He has a stack of weapons in his house
- My life is at stake - I need ice cubes
- Placed your foot properly? - Your father will kick my face, go
- Here - Quick
What happened, anna?
You know my classmate Rahul who has a Govt grocery shop?
I paid him a friendly visit after he got discharged from hospital
When we used to go to school together I was the one who will buy you monkey pods
- Do you remember? - Yes, da
- Your laughter is still the same - Dai! Shut up
But you were pushed into this sad state because of your father Kuttappan
If only he had led a disciplined life
...you would have been in a different level
What happened?
Why are your eyes singing a folk song?
In which ear can you hear very well?
My ear?
I think this side is better
Only then I got to know
...he will go bonkers if I talk about his father
Oh! That's quite an earful, eh?
I have 2 ears to be given for sacrifice too, anna
I'll have a go
Aiyo! I can hear a chopping sound
Wonder who your father is chopping!
Gate is wide open That's so unusual
Huh? Aiyo!
Aiyaiyo!
He'll rip me apart, if I talk when he's drinking coffee
He is holding an axe now
Somehow go and convince him, uncle
Oh gawd! He has dug a pit big enough to push me into
- Hello, uncle - What brings you here?
Chopping wood because you are jobless?
My job is not to reply to gravediggers! Move back, logs may bog you down!
- Uncle, I have a doubt to clear - What is it?
If your brain works or is it rusty?
- Why, uncle? - Then what?
As if I'm twiddling my thumb, bugging me
- Shoot - Uncle
What should a student who has finished his degree in medicine do?
He should slowly kill the patients who come to him
Why go into all that? Forget the case of a doctor
A student has finished his undergrad
What should he do?
You should ask the student
Why ask a man who hasn't studied, son of a moron?
You gave the family husk powder passing it off as Horlicks
- And you drank it with us - What sarcasm!
Brass pot-head fellow
Of late this monkey-nuisance has become a pain!
Who did you imply?
Look at the mess they have made
If you burst crackers in their mouth what do you expect?
By the way, you came to ask me something?
What is that?
How silly of me to forget that
Uncle, throw what you picked
Here you go, rag-picker!
Because I'm a respected elder your son asked me to tell you something
You are a respected elder?!
- My son thinks so? - Yes
Where is he?
He's hiding, thinking you are big boss! Come out, da
Guilty look in his eyes is genetic!
Why are you hiding over there?
Come here
Is he a big shot to you?
'He takes off his head gear I'm in for trouble'
Only grown tall No brains up there
Getting ready for your prayer session?
I'll give God's offering with due respect
- What does that mean? - Big shot, come
- Give it to me right here - Needs to be done with all honors
- Don't be formal - Just sit, man
Tell me, Mr Big shot
Uncle, it is-
Dumbo, out with it
He wants to get a decent job related to what he studied
He wants to find a good bride and settle down abroad
He has got a job in Bangalore
He's hesitating to tell you Asked me to be his mouth piece
I suggest you bequeath all your assets to me
Live with your grandchildren in Bangalore happily and then die
If you are alive don't come this side at all
Am I right, huh?
Were you making such a fuss just to tell me this?
- Yes, uncle - Therefore
You are asking me to leave my hometown and go abroad
Get lost, uncle
That too, after bequeathing all my land and trees to you!
Repeat it
- Uncle - Tell me
- Leave me out of this - Tell me, da
- Stop, man - Uncle, great escape
Shucks! That swine escaped my 8th attempt also
Hey!
Aadhi
Come here
Come and sit here
If your butt touches the chillies it's fine, just sit down
Why do you ask random idiots to talk to me on your behalf, huh?
Why can't you talk to your father face to face?
Hereafter whatever it is you have to talk to me directly
- Understand? - Okay
Why should you talk? I'll tell and you listen
Find yourself a 10 to 6 job in this same place
Whether it coordinates with what you studied or not
Alright?
He won't reply like as if the cat got his tongue!
Fine, get up and go
[humming a song from 'Karnaa']
"Won't my dream come true?"
- Hey! - What, uncle?
Why are you counting numbers in mid-air, huh?
- This isn't 'Mid-air math' - Then what?
Midday meal account
Have I made you beg or what?
Our business has gone down the drain
What are you saying?
You know our Rahul who owns our Govt grocery shop?
His father Kuttappan's birthday it seems
So he gave the order to the man in the neighboring village
Rahul is the one who has a face as if he's hanging without a noose?
- Ditto, uncle - Let's go
- What is happening to his father today? - Birthday
I'll get the order using his love for his father
Get on to my scooter
Shall we get his father a bouquet?
- Do you know the address? - Yes, uncle
Next to the graveyard
You resemble 'Ajith' in 'Viswasam' in this attire and stride, uncle
Even Vijay tells me so
They have unloaded bags of rice for the gourmet meal
How can you get the order?
Just wait and watch me in action
How many people I've seen like hi-
- HEY! What mischief are you up to? - Sorry, brother
Sorry, anna What brings you this side?
I would have come to see you
I'm anyway here
Visiting me, right?
- Go in - Please come
I don't know if I am dreaming
Come in, please sit down
I can sit anywhere This is as good as my home
- Doesn't matter - Why are you sitting there?
- It's alright, you sit - How can I sit in front of you?
This is your house Just sit, I say
- I feel awkward - Listen to me
What is your opinion of my shop?
Hot stimulating tea Tasty tiffin always
No one can surpass you in this entire area, you know
- Heard that? - High praise
Continue, right track
- What 'idli'! So tasty - That being the case
How did the order due to me get out of my hand to a random shop?
- Isn't it wrong? - Big blunder, brother
- Mistake? - Blunder!
Slap your cheek in apology Look how he is quivering!
You are too good Continue, uncle
You should tell your sister this
- We'll discuss this at home - Sneaky thief!
Rahul, I am not beating around the bush I'm coming straight to the point
Give me that pen
Tell me your list
- Blue ink, eh? - I don't understand
Tell me the order
'Order'
- Don't act funny - Chapter closed!
I'm playing the fool? What are you saying?
Haven't you bought rice bags to distribute free lunch for 200 people?
Why should I do this?
Haven't you bought all this for your father's birthday?
Mind your ear, uncle!
I don't know what penance your father did to get you as his son
Huh? What?
What is it?
Hey...hey, brother
Rahul, why are you shutting the door?
Maybe he is latching the door so our deal remains a top secret
I can't hear you, uncle
Can't hear?
What happened, Rahul?
Where is he going?
Maybe he thinks even his wife shouldn't know about our order
Rahul, shut the windows too
Why are you grimacing all of a sudden?
Whose birthday, did you say?
Your father Kuttappan
Is Kuttappan my father?
'Not just you, entire village shares the same doubt!'
I meant the short and stout man Isn't he your father?
You bloody son of a moron!
You dare utter the name of the man I am dying to kill
If I hear that mongrel's name I will get into a frenzy and hit you
- DON'T YOU KNOW? - I didn't know
In which ear can you hear very well?
My left ear is very sharp
Aiyaiyo!
Listen, Aadhi
It has been ages since we played
Join me in a game of chess
You were the one who suggested I should find a 10 to 6 job
'That's what I'm doing now'
- Tell me, uncle - 'Listen'
Where are you now?
- I am on my way to an interview - Your father has fainted, come home
- 'What do you mean?' - Just get back, don't know
Anna, stop the bus
Doctor, press harder Not pumping in enough air
Aiyo!
Subramani
Your blood pressure and sugar levels are abnormally high
- Like inflation of daily necessities - I have to prescribe some tablets
Have you had breakfast or still on an empty stomach?
You know the concoction brewed with dried ginger, pepper and long pepper?
Heat it up a bit and bring it
I was the one who wound it round your arm, I don't know how to take it off
That's my shirt
Doctor
Are you really a doctor? You are fumbling around
SHUT UP!
I am MBBS
He has a body as thin as a compass and calls himself MBBS
Hey! Why are you wasting good medicine like this?
Subaramani, this is your problem
Pierce it into his veins, doctor
Tablets he should finish in 1 month he is stretching it for 6 months
- He's another Uncle Scrooge - He is king Karna!!
- I don't have any money anyway - This brew isn't for me
Give it to this 'dried up drumstick' doctor
- Let him bloom - 'I thought as much'
Herbal brew for my cough? It will taste simply soooper!
I would love to taste it
Doctor, did you come here to treat him or treat yourself?
Enjoying our home made brew
SHUT UP!
I am MBBS
You are on a self glorification spree No one is ready to believe you
Hey! Flat wooden scale
Drink it up fast He'll bill you for the brew!
I'll get the bill book, uncle
My throat has cleared
Doctor, will appa's BP become normal?
Blood pressure can't be controlled only by medication
You have to sit by his side and have a heart to heart chat
How is that possible, doctor? We start talking, his BP sky rockets!
If you show this face anyone's BP is bound to shoot up
- Maintain social distancing! - Okay, Mr Re 1 coin!
Adhi, I can't blame you either I know you are job hunting
Your father is getting older by the day
He insists on doing all the household chores
He refuses to sit quiet in his reclining chair
He doesn't take his medication on time
The potency of his ailments is increasing
If this situation continues...
...it can even end up as fatal
Doctor, what should I do now?
Hey! Why are you asking him?
We must tie him up and force feed the medicine like we do to babies
- Don't you agree, doctor? - Your face alone isn't an issue
You open your big fat mouth and my BP shoots to 160!
Why are you laughing?
Your face looks like an owlet Now it looks like a cat
- I swear I'll- - Had Vodka last night?
- I can smell it - Get out of my sight
Hand over my briefcase
Doctor...?
You got me scared and anxious about appa's health
- What is the solution? - I know only one way out
You should employ a professional home nurse
Doctor, why do we need a 'homely' nurse?
Bring a country bumpkin with beefy muscles to take care of him
Hey! Home nurse is one who stays 24x7 with the patient, managing his medicine
Cooks the required diet at regular timings
That's what a home nurse does Takes good care of him 100%
You can find agents who send them to you
- Good kickback, huh? - HEY!
Don't provoke him, uncle
Doctor, please tell us
Look here, if both your father and you should live in peaceful coexistence
This is the only solution
If you have him around you can bid goodbye to your hopes
Doctor
Uncle, what are you thinking?
Nothing much
The 'homely' nurse we get should be an 'all-rounder' woman!
Appa...?
Hey! What is this?
Uncle, how is my selection?
If you had such an intention fermenting in your mind, you could've told me earlier
- Oh gawd! - Appa
- You got it wrong - Move, dear, he is suspecting us
Didn't I tell you yesterday?
Uncle, this is my choice, not his
Not satisfied with one you've planned for another
Uncle, not for me
For your needs
What is that supposed to mean?
Uncle, I selected a home nurse to take care of all your needs
- I meant it like that - Practice clarity of thought and speech
What should I do to you tonight?
Aiyo! What's wrong with you?
- Whaat?! - Aiyo! Appa
- She wants to know what to cook for dinner - That's all
Dish out something Doesn't matter
You heard him, right? I'll tell you the menu
That's my bedroom
We'll go there when he isn't around
I'll chop...everything!
Look here, you don't have to speak in Tamil or in Malayalam
You have a knack of bringing in trouble
You resort to sign language and we will understand
These are gunny bags of rice bought years ago
Not even untied as yet
How often I've saved you from your father
Put in a good word about me to her
Praise you, huh?
Hello, excuse me
This is my uncle
He is 'cheta' to you Like an elder brother
Hey! Am I a money lender? Why are you calling me 'sait'?
'Cheta' is someone very close to one's heart
Really?
I am 'Cheta'
That's the kitchen
Let's wash the pots and pans
Look at his kitchen
More like a scrap shop!
He made dried fish gravy last night and left the pan unwashed
Cheta
- Have you shifted recently? - Why?
Mixie, grinder, washing machine
When will we get all these?
Lower your voice Uncle may hear you
His kitchen is ill-equipped like this for years now
He eats food cooked only with mortar and pestle or grinding stone
He'll run at the sight of modern gadgets
He believes the key to longevity is opting for organic, natural food
Enough...enough
Not bad at all
This tastes just like how my father cooks
True, I cooked the dinner
He didn't allow me to do anything He cooked everything from scratch
He 'cooks up' stuff very well!
- Listen, Adhi - Tell me, pa
You know this girl for how many months?
I met her today at the agency
No, just asked, I know you aren't that kind of man
Like what?
That girl is pregnant, I say
She has puked 3 times since morning
Is it so?
Oh! Congrats
Okay, pa, what should we do now?
What to do?
If you extract work from a pregnant woman
...we are the sinners!
Just pay her something and send her off
- Okay, pa - Sorry, cheta
I'm not a Sait, I belong to the Gounder community
'Cheta' in Malyalam means elder brother
Oh!
You regard me like your brother then
I'm as old as your father, dear
Uncs, are you feeling bad she is pregnant?
- Nothing like that - Tell me, uncs
Then why are you sulking like a child?
Hey!
Are you the only man here? I belong to the male species too
Why can't I be the reason for her pregnancy?
Can't your father suspect me for at least that?
That isn't the point
Won't my appa know who is fit to do what job?
Instead of eating here, I am better off begging in 4 houses for sustenance
Go ahead and beg What's stopping you?
Let me see who gives you food
You'll want a share even in those alms!
'What kind of house is this without even a basic TV?'
'Look at her sarcasm'
'She wants TV it seems'
'My own son has never asked me for a TV'
'Get out of my house'
'Do you know your job, huh?'
You are forever fiddling with your phone, get out!
'Does it justify you breaking my phone? Who will work for you?'
'Old hag! Weren't you recommended by that unkempt-mop fellow?'
'Your work will also be just like him!'
- 'Chee! Get out!' - Will you prosper in life?
I asked you for a job in a decent house
'You sent me to a demon instead'
He keeps nit-picking if I stand or sit
Can any human being work for that specimen?
'My own daughter-in-law is much better'
'She gives me food and allows me to sleep'
'Yells at me only after 1 hour Do you know that?'
Old woman
- Get lost! - Get lost, fat bandicoot
'Stupid of me to ask you for a job'
Add it to what I owe you
Hey! Are you sniggering at my expense?
Your father is the main culprit
Uncle, I'm smiling in joy
- Why? - I have got an overseas job
Brother, kangana-relation!
What did you say? Kangana's relation, huh?
Koran big shot!
Congratulating my nephew
Country fruit!
Shut down our shop
-Why? - What do you mean 'why'?
His appa came to kill me when he wanted to leave town
Now he wants to fly abroad He will cremate me alive!
Whatever...!
- As long as it ends well - I'll clobber you
It is my lifelong ambition to work overseas, uncle
Is it your ambition to see your father beat me to death?
Do you know your father's ambition?
Come here
Banu, wait 1 minute
Tell me, uncle
- Do you recognize her? - No
Kumarasamy's daughter Same Gounder community as yours
Your appa wants to find such a bride for you and keep you both under his roof
That's his goal in life Do you get it?
Can I go, uncle?
- Get lost - 'Same to you!'
Don't tuck all this awful stuff
Wear a 'dhoti' and roam around
Uncle, are you mad or what?
Hey! You got riled up, right?
Talk to your father in this same tone
Can you face him like this?
Your legs will tremble
Let your overseas job remain just a pipe dream
Won't come true
- Why did he educate me then? - Understand?
Who should he be asking this to?
His father, right? Why is he asking me?
How will he have the guts to ask his father?
Don't you ask me to serve you hot fritters, snacks, tea?
- Uncle - Why can't you ask this?
Why are you shouting?
Aren't you man enough to ask? Go and ask your father
Go and ask him, da
Go, out you go
'Scaredy-cat'
'Grown-up like a buffalo'
'Don't glare at me Glare daggers at your father'
Wants to work abroad it seems
That man wants him under his thumb and he's saying 'hands off'
'What's that look in aid of? Shave your moustache and beard'
Thank god I got off the hook
You ruthless buffalo!
Creating a rift between father and son
A relative is one who creates a rift
All is well that will end well Just zip your lips, Mr Smart Alec
Why? What happened?
4 years since I graduated
For what joy did I study?
All other students have gone out of town or out of India
Found a job, wife and settled down happily
Why don't you get married too and run around your wife?
- Who is stopping you? - Appa
I didn't mean that
Then what?
I've got a job in Germany
I want to go
Germany
- What will I do all alone here? - Come with me, pa
To Germany?
I cannot leave my motherland and cross the seas with you
Who will understand their language?
Not only that
More than 50% of them will have snub nose and look like Chinese
Do you want me to be staring at their faces?
All that won't work for me, son
I've educated you well enough for you to find a decent job right here
Or else join me in cultivating our land
You can provide jobs for 10 people
Then why did you let me study robotic engineering?
To vegetate in this back of beyond?
I educated you so you can improve your knowledge
Not to make a living abroad amongst foreigners
I'm not asking you for your land or money
I just want you to allow me to find a job befitting my education
Why are you being so stubborn?
As if you don't know why I am being so stubborn!
Are you a toddler or what?
I have always been here to look after you
You are here to take care of me
If you yourself abandon me
...who will take care of me?
Is your mother alive to be by my side?
Why, pa?
Why ruin my life to pander to your selfish needs?
Don't you want me to be happy?
Actually if amma was still alive
...she would have sent me long ago to do well in life
You know how to seal my mouth
- What else can I say now? - You don't have to say anything
I have decided to employ a home-nurse and I want to pursue my career
See you
You left me all alone
Even though he is here now
His heart is set on leaving me
He doesn't have the time even to dissolve your ashes
Nor does he have the heart or mind-set to take care of me
He is going abroad it seems
I don't know when he will return or how he will manage over there
It isn't just my leg that's a disability, my dear
My heart too is a handicap now
Akka, give appa food and medicine properly and promptly
- Okay? - Alright, brother
Even I prefer to cook without all these fancy gadgets
You go, I'll take good care of him
Wonder what she means!
Uncle, I'm entrusting appa under your care
Visit him regularly, okay?
Is he 'Kutralam waterfalls' to visit regularly?
Even if I do, as if he'll let me in? Or will you leave me alone?
Won't you nag me by calling me?
Your father is-
He's coming
[humming]
Appa
Don't feel bad I'm leaving you alone
If I miss this I won't get another good opportunity, pa
Alright
Lord Muruga's sacred ash
Have a safe trip
Uncle, I'm also Lord Muruga's devotee Apply on my forehead too
Just a smear won't do for your face!
Lord Muruga
Now I know why your wife reached God!
- Tarun - Sir?
Don't you know I can spot any mistake that happens in this office?
Isn't circuit board in short supply?
- It's your responsibility, right? - Sorry, sir
This is the last warning
Hey! You are Adithya, right?
- Yes, sir - From Tamil Nadu, right?
Yes, sir, I hail from Alandurai, a town near Coimbatore
Only a week since you joined But you've done a great job
- Thank you, sir - Keep it up
Take your dirty bag of clothes
Clear out now
Useless female!
If you set foot here I will pickle you to pieces!
She wants gas cylinder to cook it seems
LED TV to boot!
If you turn around I will gouge your eyes
You think I'll twiddle my thumb till then!
- Get lost! - Same to you, Gounder
- You got it, right? - Hello?
Okay
Bro, I saw a girl from Tamil Nadu here
I thought I could chat-
She got up and went away
We are getting late for the meet
- Make it fast - Hi
[clearing throat]
You have been staring at me fixedly
If I approach you in the office you are on a silent vow!
I am looking at my father
Not you
Your dad, huh?
If you don't like talking to me, let me know, I'll go
Why scare me instead?
When my father was alive
If he had any problem or if he felt restless
If he sits in this spot
...he will find peace of mind
He used to love this place
He felt he was seeing his Sri Lanka looking at this ocean
Whenever I miss my dad and think of our times together
I'll sit here and stare over there
I'll feel as if he is talking to me
At that mo-
I won't be aware of whatever happens around me
Sorry
It's okay
I tend to worry a lot
I feel like unburdening myself to someone but-
I don't have anyone who will listen to it
- Will you listen? - Definitely
When did you leave Sri Lanka?
When my mother died in a bomb blast
My appa and I came here when I was very young
Last year, my dad suffered a massive heart attack and -
I don't have anyone I can claim as 'family'
I'm just trying to be happy in this life I'm leading here
What? Is this you?
You are so cute when you were a little girl
Not now, huh?
You look like a ghost now
- Hahn? - No...no
I said I like ghosts!
"I saw you as waves refreshing encore"
"I flipped for you; to be your sea shore"
"I set my heart's vision on the distant horizon"
"I saw my dreams once more in your waves on the shore"
"I led a life so lonely Minimalistic needs only"
"My wish list stretched longer when you became by anchor"
"O' wave refreshing Beauty ravishing"
"Why do you pull my feet into your sea in a split second unexpectedly?"
"Sound of a sea shell caressing me in a spell"
"I hear this sound swell in my heart as well"
"Like drizzling raindrops on me from wisp of clouds cottony"
"I fall on your dewy body I flip in ravishing rhapsody"
"In depth I surrender to you in weak-kneed wonder"
"Like waves ebb and flow my love, I gushed to and fro"
"I leaned on you for support You were my shore of comfort"
"I came from a distant land crossing the seas to seek our hand"
"In the lap of sand, froth and foam I gave myself to you; my safe home"
"I lost my way in the vast sea A fish without direction; lonely"
"The right way I asked you to show You became the way and my shore"
"O' dream devoting Shore supporting"
"Here after my life will be one long vacation for me"
"Sound of a sea shell caressing me in a spell"
"I hear this sound swell in my soul as well"
"Like drizzling raindrops on me from a wisp of clouds cottony"
"In sand's lap in a millisecond I fall, I surrender to my godsend"
"In depth I surrender to you in dewy-eyed wonder"
"Amidst robots always when I was bemused in a daze"
"You appeared before me as my life partner for eternity"
"You walked into my life at low tide as friend, philosopher and guide"
"As the love of my life sublime"
"As a beacon of light divine"
"By the river many a fig tree Flowered in the evening, dearie"
[humming a song from 'Rajadhi Raja']
Who the hell is sleeping in our garden?
Oh gawd! My uncle
Uncle!
Mama
Uncle?
Uncle, get up What has happened to him?
Hi, tell me
Your father suffered a heart attack
- What are you saying, uncle? - Yes, da
'I have admitted him in a hospital now'
Fly back immediately
Come
Your dad will be fine
Don't worry
This company likes the progress you've made so far
You are a very valuable resource here
We have important plans for you
I understand, sir, but-
My dad lives all by himself and-
He needs my help
Good, it is our responsibility to take care of our parents
But because of that, do you want to resign this job, settle in that village?
And ruin your life?
Maybe I have a solution for you
My uncle has a speed breaker so no one should enter!
Hello, uncle, swaying in like a palanquin
He and his digs!
Sorry, dude
I had to wash my better half's sari That's why I got delayed
Doesn't matter, uncle
How is appa now?
Does he behave like a patient?
He is straining himself pottering around the garden
Go and see for yourself
Looks like you've brought a box of goodies for me
You have stuffed in excess for me
'We need someone to lift this box'
- 'Here he comes' - Hey! Adhi dearest
When did you land?
What a surprise! All of a sudden
I missed you very much
You've changed so much, dear
Come in...come
What is this box?
You hold this
- Give me the box - I'll bring it in
Just give it, da
Shouldn't you be careful whom you give your cash box to?
Uncle, I'm leaving right away
Did I accuse you of running away with this?
- That's why you grabbed it from me - Not at all
My son has come, right? Let's have tea together
I'll drink in the tea shop
Don't be angry with me
As if I'll splash the hot water on your face when I make the tea
- Why are you scared? - Your appa has a plan
Appa
Appa...?
Get up and step out
- Why? - Come, I'll tell you
- By the way - Yes, pa
If you go abroad and return will you roam around in your underwear?
Appa, this is called 'shorts'
Whatever! Short or long
It just sticks to your body
What?
Appa!
- What is it? - Wait, pa
'Hello, Mr Subramani'
'Glad to meet you'
'I am a robot'
'From Humanoid Dynamics'
Robot Operating System V2
How can a machine speak, son?
This is the new home nurse for you
Oh!
- Home nurse, huh? - Yes
Why do I need a home nurse? Haven't you come back for good?
No, pa, I intend go-
I've already booked my return ticket for the 12th
Oh!
Why wait so long?
Go right now...go
- What is this, pa? - Did I say 'no'?
How do I manage his-
When you go, kindly take that home nurse with you
'Oho!'
- Appa...appa - Tata byebye
Human beings are unable to take good care of me
He brings a machine from all those miles
Don't look at it as a mere machine, pa
Treat it as a human
It will do only what you say
No female will-
Not 'female' I don't need any such male
Appa, think of him as a child
Child, huh?
I seem to be a burden to my own son
He is abandoning me like an orphan
You expect me to trust a tin doll?
You don't want a mixie or a grinder No need of a TV or a cell phone
You are allergic to people too You don't want this robot either
If you lead such a frugal life how can you be comfortable?
Only because I saved my hard earned money
Here...I bought this house
And all those lands and trees
Even you were raised in comfort
Fine, pa I'll stay behind
I'll make dosa for breakfast Cook lunch for you daily
And make 'roti' at night and live here for you
You forgot my ginger tea in the evening with butter biscuit
- Come - 'Following you'
Hey! My dear boy
What?
I understand your anger
Don't take whatever I said to heart
You can leave whenever you have to go
Okay, pa
Go back, resign your job and come back in one piece soon
Can't you walk to the shop nearby?
- You need to be dropped?! - Why are you yelling at me?
I'll deal with you later
Paper!
Do you buy paper to read or any other use?
He's dipping it in water, junk of a jer-
- Lord Muruga! - 'Good morning, Mr Subramani'
'Coffee please'
Aiyo! Adhi, this white bug is bugging me no end
Appa, pick up the coffee cup bravely
- He makes better coffee than us - Fat hopes!
- 'Coffee please' - Thank you
Hello, tell me, sir
'Mr Subramani, coffee'
You dare call me by my name I'll knock your teeth out
What is your age? And how old am I?
I told you I don't want your coffee
'You didn't tell me You just walked away'
- Then you know what I meant - 'Copy that'
- 'What should I do with this coffee? - 'Roast it and eat it'
'Wrong command Coffee can't be ground and eaten'
Why can't coffee seeds be roasted?
Drink that rotten stuff yourself
'A robot doesn't drink anything'
Stop back answering me
I'll kill you
Adhi, look at this shorty's sarcasm
'You cannot kill a machine'
'What should I do with this coffee?'
Pour it on my head, boy
'A robot will never hurt its owner'
Try your hand at it
Then you will know my true colors!
'Please take it'
I fed your coffee to the buffalo, go
How is the robot, da? Has uncle got adjusted to it?
Fat hopes! He takes good care of me
But I doubt my dad will ever accept it
But still I'm trying Fingers crossed
Please make it happen and come fast
'Miss you, da'
Okay, baby Me too
I'll see you soon
Ash, 'sambal' in Tamil
I know, da Garlic head fellow
It's the ash from the firewood we used for cooking yesterday
We sprinkle it in the garden so it isn't wasted
- Becomes manure for the plants - 'Copy that'
Did you hear that? He understands if we teach
Like a child!
Then I have to babysit him
Instead you claim he'll take care of me!
That skull head doesn't understand anything
Will everyone be educated?
No one will know everything at birth
Robot, am I right?
Yes, pamper this kid with love like a goat's young one
Start bleating your approval
'Maaaaae'
"Will the floral breeze return to me?"
"Will she listen to my song lovingly?"
"To heap compliments on me lavishly"
"In her lap, cuddle me and sing a lullaby"
[song from 'Mudhal Mariyadhai']
Sooooper, da
- All the best - Thank you
Your game starts now
4-5 logs are missing
Aiyaiyo! Hey...!
Wretched fellows!
- You'll rock - Hey Adhi
Who did this?
Who kept my wife's ashes in the backyard?
'Mr Subramani, I saw this when I was cleaning your room'
'Ash is good manure for plants'
- 'So I kept it outside' - Is this mere ashes?
Either he lives in this house or I do, you choose
Brainless bot!
If you let him stay here for some more days
...he will trash everything
Including you and me
What have you done, da? That's my mother's ashes
It is sacred, has to be immersed in the Ganges in Kasi
'Then why haven't you done that task?'
If we give birth to a son who is always busy
Father and mother will remain as ashes in the funeral pot lifelong!
'Adhi is not busy He is jobless'
Good observation! Ask him Let better sense prevail at least then
- Are you mad or what? - 'No...no'
'My dad loves playing chess'
He will come and play now, just watch
If I call him for a game
...he will spin 1001 yarns of errands to run
Now readily playing with that tin doll!
What to do?
Brainless boy!
Instead of moving the queen he is moving the pawn
Both are playing with no idea of the game
- Appa? - I am here, tell me
Appa, I'm leaving for Germany
Will you change your mind if I say no?
Go, have a safe trip
- Okay, pa - 'What should I do?'
My backyard is full of dry grass
Pluck out as many as you can
Otherwise, go inside Lie on your stomach and sleep
'A robot does not sleep If you want you can switch off-'
Oh! I didn't know you can be turned off
- How will I do it, dear? - 'Take the remote'
'Shutting down'
Only now I can heave a sigh of relief
I'm leaving, take care, pa
You will be permanently switched off, go
This lazy delivery boy makes me pick all the paper
Did you load your luggage properly?
- Yes, pa - Okay
Go...go
Try and use him, pa
Definitely you'll ask me to get you another ditto robot within a month
I don't even want one Why would I ask for more?
Use him when you need, pa Now you know to switch him off
I've fed all the data you will require, pa
He knows about you and this house from A to Z
I'm sure he will be useful to you
I will use or not use Let me decide, forget me
You take care of your health
- Go - Okay, pa
Auspicious time
Start the car
Go, resign and return
Dishoom!
Stand in 'attention' pose in the same spot like a flag pole
His eyes, like firewood on the funeral pyre glare at me
The day my son returns is when you will be inaugurated
Till then closing ceremony!
Be there, as is where is
Pavithra
Aren't you Pavithra?
- Yes - Ages since I saw you
- 'How are you, dear?' - I am fine
My daughter has completed her degree
I've come back to my home town till she finds a decent job
'Wherever you may be there's no place like home'
'Good you came back'
'I feel sad only because you are a widow now'
Okay, ma
My daughter is alone at home
- See you - 'Okay'
What are you saying?
Uncle switched off the robot?
Knowing my dad so well
I've programmed it in such a way he will get switched on every 12 hours
Hey! Soooper, da
"My 'goli' soda dearie My meat masala curry"
Why is the gate open today?
Pap-
Rahul's father-
Kuttappa?
I was right...aiyo!
- Good quality - Hey Rahul
Your father Kuttappa is hiding in Subramani Gounder's garden
- What do you mean? - Yes, I saw
He has a gunny bag on is head so he won't be recognized by anyone
I was waiting for this day I'll kill him right away
Come with me This is sweet revenge
Kuttappan who killed his mother is hiding in Gounder's house
Are you serious?
- Why this murderous rage? - Naturally
He is a murderer A sneaky thief
Always suspicious
Jinxed mouth Shouldn't let him off the hook
He is derided as a thief's son and driven out of school
Suspicious his son is taller than him
Kuttappan tortured Rahul and his mother daily
In the end, submerged in suspicion he slit his wife's neck and fled
He went bonkers witnessing it
He hates his father with a vengeance
Seeing him face to face will he keep quiet?
Wait and watch!
Where are they going?
- Paper - Tell me
100 days Govt scheme, huh?
That Kuttappan is hiding in your brother-in-law's garden
Rahul is on a rampage You are busy brewing tea
I'm coming, he is the cause for my hearing loss
Keep an eye, I'll be back in 10 minutes
- 10 years is fine too - I'll get even with you
Rahul...Rahul
Hey! Wait
Is this a theater for you to walk in freely?
Regarding this Kuttappan matte-
All of you stay right here I'll go in and find out
- Black pumpkin, hold my scooter - I'll take care, go
No one should enter, okay?
Rahul, control your anger
Rahul, leave it to me I'll handle it
- I told you I saw - Yes
Uncle...uncle
What's up, my cross eyed brother-in-law?
That murderer Kuttappan is in our garden covering his face with a gunny bag
Paper Pandi saw him and spread the word
The whole village is outside our gate
You rolled in here to inform me
Jobless villagers have nothing else to do anyway
Look who's talking!
'What is this, uncle?'
'Mr Subramani, tea please'
How did you come here?
Because you are such a pain
'I switched off your controls, dumped you in the backyard
How did you come in then?
'Mr Adhi rebooted my system'
Aha! You are the machine Adhi bought?
I thought it was a new kind of washing machine
Uncle, can it copy whatever a man can do?
'Other than eat and sleep I will do all other tasks to perfection'
He can do everything under the sun it seems
Can you give me a son or daughter?
'Not possible, Mr Subramani'
Look at this foreign kid's fluency in English
Hear my English now Move...move a bit
One nuisance is bad enough
Excuse me
- What is your name? - 'I am a robot'
'From Humanoid Dynamics'
'ROS Version 2'
My name is Babu
I am Adhi's uncle
He is my uncle
- Who said so? - My father told me
- My slipper will speak - Let them hit
Let's go out and mediate the crowd outside the gate, come
Elephant and kid walk with the same sway
Open the gate
[overlap of voices]
- His speed is scary - House is spic and span today!
'I mopped the floor this morning'
Hey...stop right there
[flurry of voices]
Look here, Rahul
This isn't the father you are looking for
He's a robot nurse from abroad brought by Adhi to take care of his father
A black bloody swine has tricked you into coming here
- 'He's glaring at me' - Use your trident on that swine
'Don't spare him'
When I saw him from the back I thought he resembled your father
Do you have Wifi?
This is Android
'No, this is Apple'
'This is Windows'
- Hiiiiiiiiiiii - Hi
- It is greeting me with a 'hi' - Robot is speaking
It can do everything a man can do
- Fatso? - Uncle
What are you showing off with this shorty?
- Nothing like that, uncle - Why are all of you crowding here?
You had better scoot
Or you have to shell out rent to me for standing here
Rahul, do you need this?
Don't spare that swine Pierce his intestines
Beat black and blue, eh?
If you like, take a selfie each one of you and scoot
Before my brother-in-law comes back
Hey...hey
Get down Form a queue
One by one click a photo
Only today selfie is free
Tomorrow only if you have tea and bun in my stall, you can take a selfie
Click!
Go...take
Grandma, go and tell everyone
Did you know an iron doll has come as nurse for Subramani Gounder?
Is it so? Unbelievable
It will read your mind it seems
Don't stand in front of it Your mistress secret will be out!
That robot dishes out 'parotta' and makes crisp 'dosa' it seems
Grinds 'idli' batter and makes an awesome feast
Is it a boy or a girl?
It has been named Kuttappan Then it must be a boy
It seems that robot has even Wifi connection, ma
It knows everything I believe
If we buy something like that
When I go to work
...you needn't talk to me via Facebook in my laptop
You can chat with me on that robot screen, ma
Only now I have become familiar with Facebook
My brain can't grasp another new social network
[whistling]
Paper
'Good morning, Mr Pandi'
How do you know my name?
'Your name is Pandi'
'Your father's name is Karuppaiyah'
'Address: #15, Vinayakar Street'
'Occupation: Newspaper delivery boy Education: Failed grade 8'
- Correct - 'Date of Birth'
'23rd April, 1981'
'Favorite person: Aunty'
'Persons you dislike: Old ladies'
'You have 300 girlfriends in your FB Friends 'list
'Not a single boyfriend'
'You went to Kuttralam last week'
- 'You stayed in Thangam Lodge' - I'll bash you with my broomstick
FaceBook friend Meera came with you
'You send friend request to 50 girls daily'
How do you know all this?
'I scanned your face and found out from FaceBook'
'All I need is your name and photo'
'I can tell your full details'
'You don't have to deliver newspaper from tomorrow'
You cannot decide whether I need newspaper delivered or not'
- It is my call - Well said!
I already said so
Livelihood shouldn't be ruined
- Whose livelihood? - Mine of course
Why am I bothered?
You know the joy I get from reading the daily newspaper
Only the reader will experience it
'There is no necessity to read the paper daily'
'If you read it from my display you will experience the same joy'
'I find joy reading in my backyard while I use the loo in the morning'
Will you come and stand there baring your chest to me?
- 'I will stand' - Won't you feel shy?
'No, I will not feel shy'
Shameless tin-box Go inside
What now?
'Overdose of self esteem with a globe for a head!'
Lord Muruga, protect me
'Mr Subramani Please take it'
- What is this? - 'Tablets'
I know to take care of my health
Mr Know-it-all and his medicine kit
Dwarf-doctor!
- Trash it - 'Oho!'
'Where are you going?'
I'm stepping out regarding a money matter
Should I note it down and get your permission?
You are running a temperature of 102°
'You should not go out'
Look at the sun outside Temperature is 108°
Both will negate each other
Move aside, da
Thinks he is a professional doctor
Look at his tin-face!
Look what you did, drainage mouth!
Ouch!
When I was stepping out
...you crossed my path as a bad omen, just like a cat
I tripped
I am sure what I set out to do won't fructify
'You have sprained your foot'
'I know, just shut up!'
Thank god!
Hey! Why are you standing there like you are guarding a corpse?
Get out of my sight
Abbaaadi!
God help me
What, da?
Were you standing here the whole night?
'Yes, Mr Subramani'
'Your wife's ashes'
'New emotion detected'
Yes
Coffee please
Coffee
Bring it fast
Damn!
Coffee is very hot
Better you kill me
'Wrong command'
'Self defense mode activated'
My uncle has his own grove
And wants me to steal from the neighbor!
Do you know to sweep too?
Will you sweep my shop daily?
I will pay you Rs 100 a month and charge you twice, eh?
- What, da? - 'Do not enter'
'Harmful weapon detected'
No half or full
If you booze whole night and drink this in the morning, your liver will be perfect
So said Sivasankar Baba Now let me go in
Hey! Ouch!
Let go of my throat
- Why did you hurt me? - 'My apologies for troubling you'
'Weapons that may cause risk to life are not allowed inside'
Do I look like a harmful weapon to you?
How dare you try to strangle me!
I'll tell uncle to plaster your legs with double tape
And hang you from a tube light Just wait and watch
'Hey! This boy-'
'White doll?'
Where has he disappeared?
I don't even have someone to massage my leg-
What are you doing he-
- Who set this up? - 'I did'
'Is it in place?'
All that is perfect
Who taught you to do this?
'I looked up Google and learnt'
- Thanks - 'You are welcome'
"Who is this stranger out of the blue?"
"Is it the hearts door opening anew?"
"In my heart dry as a desert in totality"
"Your tender love & care is a novelty"
"In age and size for sure you are a mini miniature"
"But your love unconditional elevates you onto a pedestal"
"Blood and genes we do not share"
Can't reach, huh?
"But still you truly care for my wellness and welfare"
"Like a root finding its route into a rocky boulder astute"
"Unexpectedly will grow its shoot"
"Tears of joy will flow"
"New found happiness will follow"
Slightly spicy
Look over there, ages since we heard Gounder laugh like this
Only after this tin doll's arrival he has started smiling
Like Baahubali got a Kattappa my brother-in-law has got a Kuttappan!
- Hello, uncle? - Tell me
Both of you are taking a walk
I need to go home soon Will you drop me?
"Without realizing life's essence true a machine's function made sense to you?”
'Low battery'
"Will you see 'it' as him now wholeheartedly with love?"
"Forget the word 'solitude' from today"
"It won't affect you hereafter in any way"
"As your own son will you regard him now on?"
"What if you didn't father him why can't he be your offspring?"
"Why undermine his robotic feeling?"
Yes, that's me when I was young
"From earth to earth Dust to dust is birth and death"
"Who is to discern machine from human?"
Aiyo! What has happened to him?
Go and consult a good doctor!
You are a winner, da
"Like a mother ruffling her child's hair"
"Like a toddler in playful wonder"
"Did he become a constant shadow in days of solitude and sorrow?"
"He's a furnace of wisdom in detail"
"Like a puppy dog wagging its tail"
"Is he a friend's shoulder, never to fail?"
"As a servant; God's avatar new"
"A guard willing to sacrifice his life for you"
"Like the early morning sun's ray he wakes you up to a new day"
"Lull you to sleep like a baby by singing you a lovely lullaby"
"Who is this stranger out of the blue?"
"Is it the hearts door opening anew?"
"Into my heart dry as a desert in totality"
"Your tender love & care is a novelty"
- Hello Kuttappa - What?
- How are you? - Kuttappan, huh?
'That is how your tin man is referred to in the village'
My dear boy, our villagers have named you Kuttappan it seems
We shall stick to that!
'Copy that New name uploaded'
- Subramani Gounder - That's me
You are bringing Kuttappan naked like this?
'Our girls will be walking to and fro'
You can dress him up in a pant and shirt at least?
Why do you look down under?!
You continue to pray properly
Here you go, I have bought extra for your requirement too
Stitch 4 pairs of trousers and shirts to Kuttappan's size perfectly
Kuttappa, you look so handsome after Gounder got you dolled up
You take a look at yourself in the mirror
You can pass off for a village head, my boy
Tharavi, take a look at this
My dad has stitched clothes for Kuttappan
He has dolled him up?
Then you don't even have to go back to India, uh?
I don't have to?
See you, ma
Call me as soon as you reach, dear
'Don't worry, ma I will reach safe'
Haven't I told you how to use the internet?
I'm just 1 button away We can chat 'live', ma
God bless you, child
Akka, take good care of amma
I will, dear
Don't cry, she is taking up a new job, send her off happily'
'I will reach and talk to you via FaceBook, ma'
Bye
Kuttappa?
'Yes, Mr Subramani'
Will you check and let me know if our Pavithra is in that FaceBook?
'Searching for Pavithra'
Not these dreadful looking faces
'Next page results'
Hey...wow! This is-
This is Pavithra
She looks good even at this age
Not bad at all
In your Google book
Looks like we can find all the people who went missing
'Yes'
The climate here is awesome
Ilaiyaraja's song and the snacks you made for me
What a cool combo to enjoy this climate
Simply superb!
We can chat later
Do you know the time now? Today is Sunday
Your hostel canteen will close sooner than usual, go eat
'The love I forgot thinking it had faded'
'Blossomed again the moment I saw you'
'You would wear a single rose on your hair as a young school girl'
'I liked you from that time'
Who is that female?
Flashing your teeth looking coy
Mr Subramani Gounder seems to have gone through a phase of one-side love
Seriously?
Like money loaned to Vijay Mallaiya
Unrequited love
Priest sir, name Kuttappan
- Okay, sir - Lineage segment Siva 'gothram'
His star is a child's star!
Pray for everyone to live long and healthy
'We meditate upon the Omnipotent Lord clad in white, all pervading with 4 hands'
'If you send a message on FaceBook your identity won't be known'
'You have to send your photo too'
Don't make such a mistake
'If you find yourself a lady in Germany'
'You can profess your love boldly to her'
How can I express all that?
Have you forgotten my age?
Won't society think ill of me?
'Age no bar for marriage over there'
Did I ever bring up the word 'marriage'?
Marriage it seems
Just walk down memory lane feel happy and carry on with my life
'You can be in a relationship without getting married in Germany'
'It is called Living together'
Without getting married live under the same roof tog-
Wish I had been born in Germany
Idiot! Look how my mind is winding and wavering all over!
Is this a topic in a temple? Come along
- Rahul, how are you? - Hello, Guruswami anna
- 5 kg rice - 5 kg, huh?
- What do you want, akka? - 5 kg rice, 2 kg dhal
You've got a paunch now
Daily do you eat meat?
I've come to the Govt ration shop because I can't afford to buy rice
- Can you see or are you blind? - Why are you so rude?
- What is this? - Rice
Look at it properly Half the rice has only worms
- Stupid of me to buy in your shop - Guruswami, listen
5 kg profit Keep this inside
- What do you want, old man? - 2 kg lentil
'2 kg, huh? Pack 2 kg'
- 'Kuttappa - Do you have palm oil?'
I'm asking you Tell me
Kuttappa, come here
Come and stand here No one will deride you
'Thank you'
Muruga'nna, bring that box
Hey!
- Take over - Okay
- Muruganna, keep an eye - Okay
Kuttappa, when is 'Ekadasi' this month?
11th day after New moon is 8th
At least he is here with us to tell us the right day for our fast
We have the almanac to check all those days and dates
But he has the whole world inside him
Is that so?
You ask him anything he will find out and tell you
It's a fact
Kuttappa
Kuttappa, please wait
Kuttappa?
I have to ask you something
'Yes, tell me'
Some random stranger not divulging his name
He is chatting with me in FaceBook
Not me, cover up for me
'How can I help you?'
Can you find out his identity?
Don't worry
Some innocent fellow may have done that to start a conversation
I've asked him ever so often He isn't telling me his real name
He is simply reeling our romantic dialogs to lure me
'Oho'
-Thinking of complaining to the police - Aiyaiyo!
'Conflict in expressions'
'Your lips are reprimanding her'
'But your eyes are flashing the honest to god truth'
You are eager to trace your anonymous admirer
'It is face reading'
Nothing of that sort
I just want to know that person's name
Will you find out for me? Please
Kader, I have work to do Send the tailored clothes to my place
'Bye bye Play Sivaji old song'
'Aaha mella nada'
"Aaha walk slowly in rhapsody What will happen to your body?"
[song from 'Pudhiya Paravai']
"Your tender floral feet will ache"
"Your petite waist will sway and shake"
"Your dainty looks, alas! Will go for a toss!"
You had better die
Die...die...die
Die...you have to die
Yov! What are you doing here instead of going to the ration shop?
My brother went out of his way to get you this Govt job
You have no idea
He is the main topic of discussion, wherever I go
At the bus stand
They talk about him in the tea shop
Even if I go to the ration shop that old hag and the villagers
...talk nonstop about him and make me go maaaad!
Aiyo! That is just a machine It will run errands here and there
'How can you assume he is your father?'
You don't know He IS my father
He has come here in disguise
Dai! Bloody thief
You think I won't recognize you if you are in disguise?
I'll chop you to pieces like this
I'll chew your intestine and spit it out like this
I should take you apart organ by organ and feed it to the dogs
'Chop you to million pieces and make mincemeat out of you'
- Hello - I won't spare you
- Anna - Tell me
All the trouble we went through is down the drain, anna
Whatever treatment we gave him is of absolutely no use, brother
My husband is gradually changing for the worse like before, anna
He is obsessed with that tin doll
'As long as that machine is around my husband cannot be controlled'
'Lips of these villagers cannot be zipped'
Didn't I tell you repeatedly?
Keep that lunatic at home even after he recovers
You asked me to get him a Govt job, you suffer now
Brother, don't say that Only you can help me
Hang up now Let me think what to do
My dear boy, have you been to Aliyar dam?
Gounder, wait...wait
- I'll show you - Stop the jeep
Are you Subramani Gounder?
Yes, sir, why?
I went to your house looking for you
- I was told you had gone to the temple - Yes, sir, I'm heading back home
Come home with me We can chat at leisure
We can think of relaxing later
I'm coming from Municipal office
A complaint has been registered against you
- Complaint against me? - 'Yes'
What complaint and why, sir?
I can't keep explaining to you
Do you have a license?
I don't even know to drive a vehicle
Then why do I need a license?
Comedy?
I asked for a license for this
- Do you have a license for this? - He doesn't know to drive either
I thought as much Then you don't have a license
- Yes, sir, no license - Okay...okay
Lift the boy into the jeep
What? Why, sir?
Why are you taking him-
- Make it fast - Why? Lis-
Listen to me
Shut up Go on, lift him
- Dai...dai! - Bring him in
- Brother- - Don't create a ruckus
He is a kid, sir
Why are you taking him awa-
- Where are you taking him? - First get a license
Sir...sir
This fellow-
Call our Adhi
- Why, uncle? - Call, I'll tell you
Call him first
What happened, uncle?
No use telling you
Wait, I'll pray and come
- Adhi, appa wants to talk to you - Give me the phone
- Listen, my son - Appa?
How are you, pa?
I am good, like a solid rock
'I was walking back from the temple with Kuttappan'
Some Municipality men stopped us and asked me for a license
'When I said I don't have a license for him, they spirited him away'
Appa, why are you getting tense for this?
Nothing will happen to him
He will be fine I will handle this
Be brave about this and go home
How do you expect me to be brave?
We are living in terrible times
Young children are kidnapped and all kinds of abu-
He doesn't even know to cry out aloud
Appa?
Listen, I cannot live without him even for a single day
You come back at once
How can I return immediately?
You can't, huh?
You can't? Okay then
Here...you talk whatever you want
He will be all alone
I'll...I'm going there
'Hello, Adhi, your father seems very perturbed'
Lord Muruga
Tag along with appa Don't let him go alone
Uncle...uncle
Don't go alone I'll come with you
Wait
Adhi, what happened?
Look how they have locked him up
Poor child!
- I swear I will- - Uncle
Where are you going? Sit here, we will handle this
Please sit here
- Good afternoon, sir - Sit down
What is it?
Sir, why have you locked up Kuttappan?
Kuttappan
What an odd name!
It has killed a 16 year old in East street
There is no clue whatsoever
Besides that it has looted a house in the nearby village
No one knows how it happened
I have received many such complaints
Prove this tin man isn't guilty and take him home
Sir, this is a typical political move
You are blaming a machine for all the crimes by a human being
Is any of this believable?
Mr Subramani
'This is your breakfast time'
'Did you eat?'
'f you don't eat your blood pressure will shoot up'
I don't care, don't believe me This crime has been committed
That's what I am listing out
Technology, internet, Google are ways of making a mistake discreetly
All those bolted together is this robot
- Did they hit you, child? - 'No'
Be brave and tell me the truth
- Confide in me if they did - 'No'
Don't worry We'll take you home, huh?
'Okay'
Who knows how many families will be ruined because of this robot?
Sir, please talk to us like a municipality officer
Don't behave like a policeman
Is that so?
Then listen to me
We are responsible for all the actions of this robot
Get a 'No Objection Certificate' from the police station
- Will they give? - How do I know?
Listen, if you invent a new machine
...you must get Govt approval before you test it on humans
If any issue arises, as an officer I have the right to confiscate it
I won't release it whoever asks, leave now
Who the hell gave you a Govt job?
- Get up - Please be seated, 1 minute
- Sir? - What, man?
You've got a mail from PM's office
50 robots like this will be imported from Germany in the next 5 years
So this is a rehearsal, sir
'PM has signed it himself'
Get that damn tin-head out
Who said he won't release whoever asks?!
He said so, sir
Now do you realize my nephew's clout?
He has befriended even our Prime minister
- 'Uncle' - Come
Let's take Kuttappa home This chap is just a junk piece
Come, step out this way
Watch your step
Sir, officer, 1 minute Please wait
I want to remind you of a small trivia, sir
Sir, do you remember the Alavandhan murder case?
Alavandhan's head was chopped
His headless body was packed in a trunk and sent in a train
Did those murderers have access to internet before killing in the 1950s?
No, sir Forget that
You must have heard of a serial killer called 'Auto Shankar' in Madras?
One who hunted down young girls, abused them and killed them
Did he kill, getting ideas from Google?
We didn't even have cell phones in those times
Sir, we should give due respect to advancement of science and technology
For example in all our towns
CCTV cameras have been fixed throughout the highway
Only after their instalment crime rate has reduced drastically
Statistics and survey state clearly Maybe you don't read the newspaper daily
Sir, crimes abound at all times
But we can't blame this tech-
- What is that? - 'Technology'
We shouldn't criticize technology
Technology has plus and minus
We should take the good and leave out the bad
You said it like a whip lash, Gounder
Why keep explaining in words? Show him in action
Why are you both being rude all of a sudden?
Sorry, sir I'll take leave now
Come, my dear boy
My mother passed away when I was just 7
From then onwards
My dad became emotionally sick
Fear gripped his heart as to what will happen to me if he falls ill or dies
He could have easily got remarried
He didn't do so for my sake
My father is genuinely a good man
He is going through a bad phase in life for the past few weeks
Everything is going against him
The villagers are casting their evil eye on him
I'm telling you everyone is envious of him
You are sticking your eyes out of their sockets
You focus on his horoscope
I can look at the alignment of stars for a human being
But how can IT be-
He is also human Just add 'oid'
He looks like a Lilliput
But he puts his mind to double the efficiency
No, sir, I can predict usually
But I need its date of birth and time
His place of birth too
Do you have all that information?
- 'I have it stored' - Tell him
'Date of manufacture'
'03-12-2020'
'Activation time'
'4:55 a.m'
Shiva of Velliangiri hills First save me, o' lord
Because of it
Who is 'it'?
- Say 'him' not 'it' - Okay, sir
You and the people around you will always be happy because of him
- Am I right? - 100%
Then he will have stomach disorders
He doesn't eat anything How can he get any disorder?
Haven't you heard of virus?
Oh! Is that so?
Cell phone and computers malfunction due to a virus
- I meant like that - Oh?
But a misfortune is lurking in his chart
What do you mean, astrologer?
Don't be alarmed
Every rough patch has a redemption
First explain that
Before the next New moon, you must visit Muniswaran temple in our village boundary
- Perform a redemption ritual - I'll do that
Then every Saturday light a lamp for Lord Anjaneya to be blessed by Him
All ill-luck creases will be ironed out
Thank you so much, astrologer
Let's go, my dear boy
- I'll take leave - Thank you
- Goodness will prevail - Thank you
Only goodness will prevail
Why- Oh!
I forgot to pay you
- Is this enough? - Can't expect more from you
This is already surplus Why do you expect more?
Let's go, dear
He plans to build a new bungalow next to Vaidehi Falls, fatso
'Looks like very soon appa will forget ME!'
He has bonded with the robot to that extent
If I get the robot back here after the trial period?
He will be really disappointed
I don't mind the cost
I will convince our boss and buy that robot for appa
Hey Kuttappa?
Why are you getting drenched in the rain now?
So what if the clothes get wet?
Doesn't matter
Give me those clothes
Why trouble yourself?
Come inside
Don't you know you'll catch a cold if you get drenched in the rain?
You'll be up to date with all facts and figures
Show me your head
If something happens to you how will you take care of me?
I will have to take care of you
Come inside now
So many diseases are rampant now
What if you fall sick?
'Nothing can affect me'
'I am immortal'
Immortal, eh?
What does that mean? I don't understand
'Your love for Pavithra can never die'
'Same way I can never die'
[amused laughter]
Hey! You are being so philosophical at so young an age, huh?
Then I wanted to tell you
You know the connection between that Pavithra and me
That should be a secret only between you and me, okay?
The people here shouldn't know
Especially my son Adhi shouldn't know at all
'Too late'
'Adhi is watching all this'
- 'And listening to our chat' - DAI!
What are you saying?
How can he see or hear all this?
'He can see through this camera'
'And hear through this mike'
If something happens to you how will you take care of me?
I will have to take care of you
Come inside
'You know the connection between that Pavithra and me'
'That should be a secret only between you and me, okay?'
'The people here shouldn't know'
'Especially my son Adhi shouldn't know at all'
Appa's voice?
We designed the robots to take care of the humans
But this funny old man takes care as his son
They are always funny you know
- Crazy man - Hey!
- What the hell is going on here, man? - You are not allowed here
- Get out - Stop this
- Who gave you the authority? - I did!
You did?
- Whom did you ask? - Who should I ask?
- I'm your boss - You need to ask me
He's my dad
Not only that, is he an item for display in an exhibition?
Each one is taking turns mocking him
You are in Research & Development
You can't do 24x7 surveillance
To be doing 24x7 surveillance
What's the need?
Look, we had already given a robot to Russia and France on a trial basis
Both the robots killed their owner due to a wrong command
What if it kills your dad too?
Hey!
- Sit down - Adhi
You sent that robot to my dad well aware of this calamity
Adhi, let go
To take care of your dad
...am I running a Home for the elderly to give you a robot for free?
Whatever problem you may encounter in India, I know a solution can be found
You needed someone to take care of your dad
I needed to send my robot on a trial basis to India
I combined both the needs It's just business
Chee! Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
You are an Indian too
You are a bloody blood sucking leech
Adhi, mind your language
Your father is under my control now
If I set my mind to it I can do anything to your dad with that robot
So you better cooperate now
Hereafter I can't speak to Pavithra and won't be able to see her either?
'If you change my passcode with your fingerprint'
'...no one other than you can control me'
Only finger print, no? Tell me, where?
'No, wrong place'
'Display'
'Open my fingerprint scan'
- Here, right? - 'Yes'
I pressed it real hard
You were right
Something is changing
Sir...sir...sir
- What happened? - Robot visuals are shutting down
- Try over-riding manually - Okay, sir
'Passcode changed'
- Now will anyone know? - 'No'
- For sure? - 'For sure'
Sir, that robot has reprogrammed
No one else but his father can control it from now on
You saw that?
No one can be under the control of anyone
That's what I mean
From now on, every minute your dad is with that robot
...his life is in danger
'Start immediately Save your father'
And get me my robot back, go
Adhi
My dear daughter, have you sent a surprise gift for my birthday?
'The love I forgot thinking it had faded'
'Blossomed again the moment I saw you'
I thought it had waned and wilted
The love I had forgotten
That first glance once more
Blossomed evergreen to grow
Why didn't you tell me you knew today was my birthday?
Why?
Didn't occur to me to tell
This is my answer
You do the typing and send it
What is this, my boy?
It is red and has flowers?
Is it your country German language?
'No, Mr Subramani'
'This is a heart symbol'
That means what?
Pavithra doesn't love you just one measure only
Her love has increased five times
Is that what she's saying?
"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"
"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"
"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"
"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish totally"
"My heart that was rusted and worn out is quick on its toes rushing about"
"A man with a heart of granite then Now I am a poet all of a sudden"
"Every street she passed by her floral scent gave me a high"
"Thinking of her whole night cool she made me talk in my sleep like a fool"
"My heart that was rusted corrosive is quick on its toes, so damn active"
"A man with a heart of granite then Now I am a poet all of a sudden"
"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"
"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"
"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"
"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish totally"
"When audio and video seem fuzzy my heart yearns to date this lassie"
"I remember that cycle Long forgotten vehicle"
"Your glance makes me desire at once to fix its flat tyre"
"Like a Kangeyam bull full of vigor with my eyes glued to the computer"
"I waited for ages for your messages"
"This traditional poetry wants to evolve into modern 'haiku' professing love"
'Haiyo...aiyo...aiyaiyo!'
"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"
"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"
"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"
"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish totally"
"Quietly kindling a fire in me she shows she cares secretly"
"Worldly wisdom's inner meaning at a glance she shows her feeling"
"I turned into a cat yearning for milk night and morning"
"What spell did this lady cast suddenly on me?"
"My heart races romancing like a kite in mid air dancing"
"Restlessly waiting for you to reciprocate your love so true"
"Ageing gracefully, my dear lady like a beautiful statue you bewitch me"
'Oh God! Save help me from this lady!!'
"Like coconut broken to break a jinx her eyes sent me in a dazed-dizzy mix"
"She looked at me with subtle desire I swear I felt 10 years younger"
"My sleep and hunger too she drove away to Timbuktoo!"
"Made a mutton fry out of me for her to relish deliciously"
Where would she have gone?
Her house is locked for quite a few days
'I don't know, Mr Subramani'
True, how will you know?
How many messages we would have sent?
She didn't reply to even one?
Appa?
Hey! What a surprise! You landed all of a sudden
I felt like seeing you, pa So I just boarded a flight
'Welcome, Mr Adhi May I help you?'
You helped me more than needed I'll manage, thank you
Move aside
Hey! Who is this girl?
- Vanakkam, uncle - Hahn
Uncle, my name is Tharavi
Adhi's friend
- Bless me, uncle - God bless you, dear
Appa, Tharavi will also be staying here with us
She's close enough a friend to stay together I suppose
- We work together as colleagues - Oho!
What about food?
Together, pa
Living, sleeping arrangements
Even that is together, pa
How many 'together', da?
No, pa, we thought we could reduce our expenses if we shared a house
Why beat around the bush?
'Tell me, you are living together'
Fine, you found yourself a bride You got hold of a girl who wears gowns
Will this be suitable to our traditions?
Tharavi, take our baggage in Freshen up, I'll join you
My dear girl, do you know to drape a sari?
Adhi will drape it for me, uncle
Dad, ages since I had your coffee
Will you make it?
Do you think I cook nowadays?
He is a smashing cook you know?
Go and make a cup of coffee for him
'Okay, Mr Subramani'
Appa, where are you going?
That's a hab-
Become a habit for me to follow him wherever he goes
Sit down, pa
Nowadays I can't do anything without Kuttappan, so dependent on him
Careful, my dear Don't splash hot water on your hand
Hey! Why are you standing here? Why didn't you come to my bedroom?
'Mr Adhi has instructed me not to go into your room'
Don't tell Adhi about any message you may get from Pavithra, huh?
Even to me whisper it like a secret, okay?
'Copy that'
Why haven't we got any message from Pavithra even now?
From whom?
Hahn...I was asking about Pavithran
He was the Principal here and retired
'My friend and I wanted to know if I got any message from him'
Let's go attend to our work
Pa, where are you taking him?
- Give him some rest, I'll switch- - Hey! Don't touch him
Is he a radio or a TV set?
He'll switch off it seems, off!
Flew down all the way to switch him off
Psychologically he isn't human
I must make appa realize he is a machine
It is difficult to make uncle understand
But somehow we should do so
What is this? Why are you cutting vegetables?
I'll be the one to cook for you from now on
Why are you standing there in one corner?
Not just cooking, pa
I'll be the one to take care of every single thing for you
I want half a glass of coffee Go and make it now
Is it the practice in your country to wear slippers inside the house?
'Sorry, uncle'
That is part of our house too!
Appa
I asked you for only half a glass
Drink what you want and leave the rest, pa
Who will drink the leftover?
If I ask him for 1/2 cup he will give me exact amount
You drink it yourself Come, my dear boy
Appa, where are you off to?
Should I tell you every movement of mine?
I want to buy him a new dress for our temple festival
- Come, da - Appa-
Adhi, let him go We'll deal with it later
[casual chatter]
Everyone is looking at you and talking about you
I must get a garland of lemons to drive out the evil eyes cast on you!
'Okay, copy that'
I'll get you a tin-doll just like this, don't worry
- Uncle? - Hey Adhi
You never told me you've brought a new female robot it seems
- 'Why, da?' - Uncle, the line is bad
- 'Hey! Can't you hear me?' - Uncle?
Can you hear me now?
Brainless uncle, why call me when I'm in front of you?
Where is this female robot you've brought from abroad?
Why didn't you inform me of your arrival?
- Didn't occur to me, I didn't tell - What kind of reply is that? Rascal!
Adhi, you told me about him
A dark, fat man who looks like a stone used for washing clothes?
Is that him?
Is this what you have taught her?
Forgive me Vanakkam
Not bad, da
You've fed her all the data about our Tamil culture
She is my fiancée
We sent you abroad for your job Is this the job you were doing?
- Does your appa know? - He knows
Now that he knows he'll make 'chutney' out of me
- My dear daughter-in-law - New affection overflowing?
This is what we offer to our family deity
Kuttappa?
- 'Dead meat!' - Your new dress is simply soooper
My Kuttappan will be soooper even without any dress!
Why brag about a dress you tailored for him?
If you stitched for yourself
...and reduced it by a few inches it will fit my Kuttappan perfectly
Fine, you keep calling him Kuttappan
As if you are very tall to call him 'shorty'?
You are junior Kuttappan too
Hey!
Hey! Rowdy...riff raff
How can you behave like this here?
Scumbag, rascal!
Why are all of you covering your ears?
Chase him away
Clear out, da
He's breaking our sacred pot and you are keeping quiet
Slipper him!
- Bash him up - 'Uncle'
Get divine blessing, all of you
Swami, this is Rs 100
Take Rs 10 as tip and return Rs 90
I thought as much How could Uncle Scrooge reform?
Look at the extra love and care
She is my daughter-in-law from Germany
Bless her and my son
My fatso brother-in-law is right next to them
Let him get God's blessings
'Mr Subramani, I have to share a secret with you'
What secret?
'He has instructed me not to tell anyone'
- Even me? - 'He said I shouldn't even talk to you'
- What is that secret, uncle? - How can it be such a close secret?
You know that Gounder son of Kumaraswami?
- Pillai or Gounder - Hey!
My old friend who was principal and retired
He will keep sending me messages
You've got a message
- That's all, right? - 'Yes'
No rush at all We can check later at home
Uncle, Kumaraswami has only a daughter, no son
Who asked you?
Goddess, please forgive me I shouldn't have hit him in the temple
- Didn't slap you hard, come out - I won't
Your father's behavior is so weird of late, ever since you got him the robot
I wanted to tell you quite sometime back
Your father has become senile
I've been with him for the past 35 years
Has he ever prayed and tied a sacred thread as vow for me?
But he consults an astrologer for this Kuttappan
Takes a vow and ties an amulet Lifts a spell he thinks is cast on him
They are as well knit as hand and glove
One day I went to visit your father
Kuttappan grabbed my neck all of a sudden
I would have almost been strangled to death, such a firm grip
- I pushed him and ran - Why didn't you tell me this?
You would've smashed him to pieces out of sheer love for me if I had told you!
Loony uncle
Lunatic, huh?
Your father and you can't sleep if you don't deride me!
I'm better off giving tokens to store slippers at the temple
What is the message you got?
'Voice message'
- Oh! Voice message, huh? - 'Yes'
'My daughter's wedding got finalized all of a sudden'
'I was so shell shocked my limbs went numb'
- 'She married her boss's son' - Oh!
'So I left in a rush and I couldn't inform you'
That's okay
'My daughter wants me to be with her'
'I prefer living in our village'
I know, I am here
- 'I will be back in 2 days' - Hmm okay
She is back in 2 days it seems
- Appa? - 'Yes, you are right'
- Appa? - 'Uncle?'
- 'APPA? - Uncle?'
[clears throat]
You don't even let me use the bathroom in peace
"Where do I find peace of mind?"
[humming song from 'Pudhiya Paravai']
'Hi'
Her parents have done a good job raising her with proper values
Okay, dear
- Appa? - Huh?
I need to discuss something personal with you
What?
Speak in private
Careful, he walks like a child
Appa
2 days since I came from Germany
You are obsessed with that robot
Do you know how you come across?
Enough, stop this from today
Do I come across as a lunatic?
I didn't mean that, pa
These past 4 months he was the one who took good care of me
Even if I yell at him he will turn a deaf ear
He will cook for me Serve me so lovingly
He will help me shower Dry my hair, entertain me
He made sure I was happy
He will listen to everything I say
Other than that, he has never retorted a single word, not even once
Like others
You were the one who taught me everything
You told me to take care of him like a child and left for Germany
Instead he took care of me like as if I was a child
Initially I used to switch off his controls
He would return repeatedly and pour his love and care on me
Have you ever seen me laugh?
He was the one who made me laugh
Just listen to this
If I feel I'm alive even today
...it is only because he is with me
Who else will take care of me other than him, tell me?
Will you take care?
You don't even have time to immerse your mother's ashes in river Ganges
'Then how will you?'
Supposing you take care of me
If by some stroke of bad luck I am bedridden tomorrow
...he will clean up my pee and crap
Will you do that for me?
What you'll do is fix a home nurse and head back to your job and life
Germany or Switzerland
You tell me today after so many years
'Appa, I need to discuss something personal with you'
How many times I would have called you?
I want to have a heart to heart chat with you or let's play a game of chess
Have you complied?
He is also like my own child
As good as a son
I didn't say all this to make you cry
He can't become you and you can't be like him
Okay, eat up Taste this 'chutney'
Here
I'll wash my hands, son
Kuttappa, let's go, dear
Aiyaiyo!
HEY! WRETCHED FEMALE!
- What have you don- - APPA!
- I will- - Whom are you hitting?
Look what she has done, da
Appa, come out
- Come with me - Wretched female!
How can you dismantle my child? How could you be so cruel!
- Bloody sinner! - First sit down, pa
Oh my god!
I can't bear to see him like this
You can create as much ruckus as you like
But he has to be returned
It was given to us on trial for just 4 months
Beyond that time frame we cannot hold on to it and we shouldn't either
If we flout this, we will be behind bars as per Govt rules
Not only that
Prior to coming here, it killed 4 owners it was taking care of
Drink water, pa
Please, appa
Appa, it may harm you
We need you
How will he harm me?
What will that child do to me?
He won't harm me or hurt me at all
If you say that, so many sons in this world kill their father
So do people decide not to have children at all?
All this is a figment of your imagination, da
- Your imagination - Uncle, please understand
This is just a machine programmed by some robotics engineer
Not human like us
We sail in the same boat, dear
God above programs us and sends us down to earth
We are wandering about here
We call it our 'destiny'
You call it 'program'
Whatever! Your wish
God help me
Aiyaiyo!
What now?
I should be with you 24x7
That's all?
Okay, pa
I'll stay behind for good
I won't go back
Satisfied?
'What happened, Mr Subramani'
'This is your tablet time'
My dear boy
Lift up your hand a bit
Are you okay? Did you get hurt?
'I am fine'
Come, let us go to our room
Hereafter
Let us...stick together, huh?
- 'Alright' - Don't leave me and go anywhere
'Okay'
I won't leave you either
'Okay, Mr Subramani'
Do you have any aches and pains?
'I am perfect'
Adhi!
What have you done to yourself?
Come here First sit down
Why are you reacting like this?
We can handle this
- Hello, sir - When are you coming back with the robot?
My dad is not willing to part with it, sir
'But I'll try to convince him'
We are running out of time
'You don't seem to understand the seriousness'
Looks like you are not bothered about your dad being alive
I've mailed you Check it immediately
Appa...ap-
DAD!
Uncle?
Dad...?
Let's check in the garden
APPA?
Uncle
Appa is missing
- I searched the grove, he's missing - You have the robot tracker?
You go with uncle and check I'll search in this route
- Quick - You go
Passengers to Hill temple, get down
Watch your step, Kuttappa
You can't bend and check
Hold tight to my hand and alight
'Thank you, Mr Subramani'
You know, Kuttappa
I am reminded of children in uniform being shepherded to school
Seeing you in this dress
'Copy that'
'Mr Subramani'
'Call from Adhi'
I thought as much They would've tracked us down
Don't take the call
'Incoming calls disabled'
Such a calm and serene place
Not a single soul around
No one can find us
"O' mind, 6 orders God from above passed on us to follow with love"
[song from 'Andavan Kattalai']
- 'Mr Subramani' - Yes?
'Voice message from Pavithra'
Whaaat? From Pavithra?
- 'Yes' - Wow! Wait...wait
'Message playing'
'What, sir? You didn't reply to my message at all'
'Forgotten me?'
How can I forget that easily?
I can't forget all that till I am lying flat on a bier!
I will
'Meet-you-after-some-time'
- Send - 'Message sent'
'Mr Subramani'
'Shall I change your Display Picture in FaceBook?
Hereafter it is all in your hands, dear
'Mr Subramani'
'Why didn't you marry Pavithra when you were young?'
Long story, Kuttappa
I was terrified of that girl whenever I saw her
I won't even talk to her
Now thanks to your divine intervention
And indebted to Google, FaceBook and social media
I'm chatting boldly
I was the one who followed her like Mary's lamb when we were young
She would walk through me!
My father got to know about my love-interest
He packed me off to my uncle's house in Pollachi
I stayed with him and continued my studies
We owned some lands and I dabbled in agriculture
When I came back after a while to my hometown, I was told this news
Pavithra has got married and left our village for good
That broke my heart into bits and pieces
I didn't get married for a long time mooning in my love for her
But my father
Just before he passed away
Compelled me into getting married
After I got married
...my thoughts circling around Pavithra slowly faded
But when I saw her in our village one day out of the blue
My heart went on a dancing spree
My old memories gushed to the forefront
That was when I thought to myself how could I have forgotten her
Love is a flash in the pan
It has to be spruced up at regular intervals
Otherwise like an unoccupied house
...it will be infested with termites and collapse
How will you know the nuances of all this?
Only when you reach marriageable age
...you'll realize when you start a family of your own
'Mr Subramani Time for your tablet'
I don't know how you are so cued into all these timings
You are a real brain box, da
Hold this carefully
Can you see the temple on that distant hill?
- Are you able to see? - 'Yes'
That is the temple of our family deity Muneeswaran
We must go there to perform a redemption ritual for you
Didn't that astrologer tell us?
- Give it to me - 'Take it'
In the last minute my wife knew she was about to die
You know what she told me?
'Do you know my last wish before I leave this world?'
She said she wanted her son to immerse her ashes in Ganges river
Her dying wish hasn't been fulfilled till this date
Forget all that
Now I have found another son in you
I will ask you to do the needful in the river flowing behind that temple
If not Ganges, let us immerse the ashes there
Okay?
'Low battery'
Aiyaiyo! That's true
Don't worry
We can recharge you inside that hill temple, okay?
- 'Noted' - Let's hurry up
The priest may shut the temple doors
Each one is bothered about his own work in this world
Then Kuttappa
Let us stay behind and live in this forest
We can get everything we require for sustenance
Only I need basic food and shelter What do you need?
Why are you standing there? Come on
'I can't come, Mr Subramani'
Do you want me to carry you? Are your legs paining?
'No'
Then what?
'I was programmed only to take care of you'
'I am not human'
'Your son was right'
'We can run and hide all we want'
'They will track me down and erase my memory'
After that, even if you come and stand in front of me'
'I won't be able to recognize you'
'I am just a trial robot'
'You shouldn't shower love on me'
'I don't know to reciprocate either'
'Because I am a machine'
'Leave me here and go'
'I am a man-made machine to make your chores easier or non existent'
'I am not a replacement for a human being'
'You can use me only as a tool'
'Not submerge yourself into us 24x7'
'You are the one at risk then'
'I don't have emotions'
'The 'asthi' you cherish as sacred is to me only a mere pot of ash'
'Even if it is yours!'
What, my child?
You gave me such a grown-up lecture!
You are so smart to tell me all this when you are just a child!
Don't you know?
I think of you only as my son
If he is being stupid enough to take me away from you
...you want us to drift apart too!
Huh?
So you won't come with me to immerse my wife's ashes?
Even you?
Fine, I'll go by myself
God bless you, Kuttappa
Bless you
See you
Mad...absolutely mad
Lunatic!
If you didn't have any kind of emotion for me
...how did you take care of me all these days?
'How did you take care?'
You are such a bluff master
All lies
Aren't you lying?
- How can you leave me and g- - 'HEY!'
Aiyaiyo!
Wretched fellow! Why did you do this?
How could you?
Are you born to a woman of virtue?
I don't mind if you deride my father
How dare you malign my mother!
- Appa? - Adhi
- I found his head
Are you okay, pa?
I am fine, da
- Why did you come here? - Look at Kuttappan's head
He chopped Kuttappan's head, da
- Bring it, da - DAI!
He is my father
I have to burn him
Otherwise he will come back to life
Hey! Get lost!
I killed Kuttappan
Hey! Stop there
Aiyo!
Kuttappa!
Appa
What happened, pa?
Is your chest paining?
I am alright, da Go and save him
That child is writhing in pain
- Look - It is vibrating due to short circuit
Are you blind or what?
Look at him, da He is in pain, save him
Oh god!
'What is it?'
Appa
Hey! Let go of him
Don't strangle him, Kuttappa
- Appa - Let go, listen to me
Hey...hey! Let go of him
Don't hurt him, Kuttappa
Hey! Don't strangle him
Let go Aiyaiyo!
Hey...hey! Let go of him
Kuttappa, listen to me, dear
Listen to me, dear Let go of him
LET GO
That's my son, Adhi Let go of his throat
Let go of him
Adhi...Adhi
Are you alright?
Forgive him
- Aiyo! Appa - I'll apologize to you on his behalf
Adhi
My son Adhi
Let's go home, pa
Leave it behind
- How can I abandon him? - That's just a tin-doll!
Look at him, lying there like an orphan
Only now I am happy
I'll pickle your head to pieces and-
Hey! Wait
Don't run
If you get up-
You bit everyone's ear in our neighborhood
Victims are pretending to wear a head phone!
Is your father some nobleman? Should no one mention his damn name?
'Don't hit me'
Aiyo!
God help me
Appa, sit here
Appa?
Dad?
'Mr Subramani Please don't shout'
[overlap of commands]
'You have sprained your foot You should not go out'
'This is your tablet time'
'This is your breakfast time'
'If you send a message on FaceBook your identity won't be known'
'Only if you send your photo'
'Play Sivaji old song'
'Some innocent fellow may have done that to start a conversation'
'I am immortal'
"Who is this stranger out of the blue?"
"Is it the hearts door opening anew?"
Kuttappa!
"In my heart dry as a desert in totality Your tender love & care is a novelty"