All language subtitles for Ardha Shathabdham (2021)_track4_[eng]

SIRISILLA... Year 2003.

-Hey!-What is it dude?

We must burn down his shop now.

Else I would be left sleepless tonight.

Hmm! What are you talking you idiot,

wasn't that declared in the
village council meet today morning?

He wouldn't ever open his shop.

What wrong did he do,
is it wrong to run a shop for a living?

What does his caste have to do with it?

Why do you consider caste
when it comes to work?

The world is changing,
people are civilised,

and we must change accordingly.

Who are we to dictate on
which work some one has to do?

What the heck are you talking?

You think we would keep quite and
let you talk whatever you want?

Right from birth till death,

every individual does his occupation...

according to the caste he belongs to,
and that's how we survive.

But today you come here to
say that he would do his work,

Then what about the ones who are
dependent on that occupation?

Would these ididots work?
Bloody drunkards!

-Damn you!
-Do you understand what you're talking?

If his father passes away, would you
tonsure his head or would you by yourself?

He must do it,
he's his blood and that's his occupation.

This is a village and this is how it runs.

Go! Go and run your
revolution in the forests.

Because I left the revolution in
the forest you are still alive.

Hey!

SAI SALOON,
SIRICILLA.

' ARDHA SHATABDHAM '

"The blazing sun danced all
day and have set to rest"

"The handsome moon is
awake to dance all night"

"The sweat drops dripping
to the ground..."

"are shining bright like
the stars up in the sky"

"If we could earn well to feed our selves"

"Wouldn't our lives soar high with joy?"

"The blazing sun danced all
day and have set to rest"

"The handsome moon is
awake to dance all night"

Brother! Your tea.

[vehicles moving]

Brother!

Damn these guys.

Hey! What the hell was that?

Jerk! He was saved during the elections.

I would get him one day or the other.

Shut up! Why to mess up with them?

Listen Kumar! You say there's no need to,
but look how he's staring at me.

Hey! If you stare at some one
he would stare back at you,

as if you're a goon.
Keep quite and mind your business.

Guys!
You've already started to lock horns?

-They are the ones.
-Leave it, let's go we are late.

The issue is not ours,
I know it's yours, lets go.

-Let's go.
-Start cycling.

-Hurry up! It's getting dark.
-Let's get going.

Here we go!

[anklet bells ringing]

[playing drums]

[continues to play drums]

[school bell rings]

Please don't call me...

-Save me my God, please.
-Pushpa!

-Teacher!
-You come here.

Mmm! Hey!,

you come here.

-She's calling you.
-Hey Krishna! I'm calling you.

-Are you calling me?
-Yes! Come here.

-Take the Pledge.
-Today I have fever teacher.

-[whips!]
-Ouch!

-Do it.
-Ouch!

Now take the Pledge.

India is my mother land..

He's raised his left hand girls.
[girls laughing]

He's still there with his left hand
raised. [girls continue to laugh]

Hey student's, stop laughing.

"A wonder which no eye has witnessed"

"My heart is witnessing it today"

"A wonder which no eye has witnessed"

"My heart is witnessing it today"

"In a single moment..."

"The word Love,
has took shape in my heart"

"You've immersed in my heart"

"You're a boon to me,
my love for you is growing"

"That's why the earth has smiled and
has grown flowers of joy"

"The air has touched
you, to smell fragrant"

"Beautiful imaginations are blossoming"

"This joy has made my heart,
to sway in love"

"A wonder which no eye has witnessed"

"My heart is witnessing it today"

"How much ever I hide,
yet am overflowing,"

"Myriad longings in this small heart"

"Tagging along, just to see you"

"I tend to hide when you notice me"

"My heart gets excited,
every moment I think about you..."

"and starts to race like a flood"

"In itself"

"That's why the earth has smiled and
has grown flowers of joy"

"The air has touched
you, to smell fragrant"

"Beautiful imaginations are blossoming"

"This joy has made my heart,
to sway in love"

"A wonder which no eye has witnessed"

"My heart is witnessing it today"

"Like a multi-hued twilight"

"Why would I need light while you smile"

"Without blinking my eyes for a moment"

"I retain you as full moon."

"No one is aware"

"This feeling is dear to my heart"

"I feel ecstatic inside"

"Like a dawn I am bright."

Hey Suma, what is that laughter
with books in front of you?

You always tell me to study.

-Krishna! Shall I serve you food?
-No Mom! I serve myself.

[girl reading book]

There's a vacancy in Reddy's rice mill,
would you join?

Linganna told me,
he said they need an accountant.

How many times should I tell you mom?

You always pester me, by
saying to work somewhere.

I don't want to live here,
I want to go to Dubai.

Kotanna is helping me to get a passport.

How many years you want me work alone?

I thought your physical labor
will support me to make ends meet,

you are badgering saying
you will go to Dubai.

You won't even let me in peace?

What works are there
here, except asking alms?

Krishna!... Krishna!

Hey, Krishna!

Krishna! Stop, have food and go.

Your father went to work there
and came back as a corpse.

You are my only son.

How could I send you there?

Krishna! Stop.

Damn! Where did these guys go?

[man chanting prayer]

-Uncle!
-Yes! Oh is that you dear?

-Did the flower bloom?
-No dear,

I swear on my monogamy, I would
give it to you when it blooms.

-Aright uncle! See you later.
-Ok dear.

-Dude! Pushpa is alone, go talk to her.
-No, buddy.

How long would you delay to propose her?
Go after her.

-No dude.
-Just go. Go now.

[man humming]

Oh no... God.

Damn you.

Are you riding a bicycle
with your eyes on your head?

You can't even ride a bicycle.

[men laughing]

Thank God! Pushpa didn't hit you.

[men laughing]
[dog barks]

PUSHPA!

-Boo!
-Huh!

Dude, show us what you wrote.

-Nothing.
-Open the book,

-Guys, there's nothing in it.
-Show us, open it.

-Give it back.
-Let's go.

Pushpa?

Pushpa is not the only one. There
are many Pushpa's in this school, go.

Let's go boys.

[girl whispers in the ear]

-Give it to me.
-Take it.

-Are these the goggles from Dubai?
-Yes.

They are cool dude.

Who's this girl, she looks dark?

It's Pushpa. Why does she look pissed off?

I'll complain to my father
if you try to act smart.

I bet you know my dad, right?

If she complains to her father now,
you would be gone any way.

Why do you always talk negative?
You fool.

Folk is not some thing
which just comes out from our mouth.

It should emanate from our hearts.

Breathe must transform into sound
and resonate in the throat.

The earth should be enthralled
by the echoes of our feet.

Commoners heartbeat
should become our trinkets' sound.

We..

Our song should evolve
from the plebeian's heart.

Masses voice must be our voice.

The anklets on our feet
must heed to the tears of theirs'.

That is folklore.

Today, you teach them to dance.

Let's go.

[clouds thundering]

[clouds thundering]

[rain pattering]

[humming]

[humming]

[clouds thundering]
[continues to humm]

Brother!

-Did you come for me brother?
-Yes.

Let's go then.

[music mutes voice]

[music mutes voice]

Do you know my brother?

Who is your brother?

He's Krishna, he fixes bulbs.

Is it?

Look, he's my brother.

-Pushpa!
-Yes.

Bye!

[sneezes]

You took her along with you, right?

Instead of bringing her along with you,
how could you leave her alone like that?

Look at my child, she's drenched.

Did I get a dream or what,
that it would rain?

Anyway,
I took the umbrella and went at once, huh?

Yeah! She's a grown up girl,
but you make her dance.

-It's not just a dance.
-Sit down, crazy girl.

You are the one who's crazy.

See?
All this is because of your lenience.

Not at all dear,

being her father, I was not able
to listen to her first cry.

I didn't teach her to talk.

Because I couldn't teach her to talk,
I taught her to sing.

I taught her to dance as I
couldn't teach her to walk.

The day I walked out of the jail...

She came running to me and hugged me,

Do you remember she looked into my eyes?

I realised at that moment,

That I was not away just
from you and the village,

But I missed my baby girls love too.

That's why I never said no
to what ever she wished for.

She's my daughter after all,

Singing and dancing runs in her blood.

You mean, you wouldn't get her married?

I would dear.

Let her be with me for few more days.

[cycle bell ringing]

You get going, I'll come later.

How long you take to come, you midget?

[cycle bell ringing]

-Give it to Linganna at the bus stand.
-Ok.

He said he would sell these for us.

Stop roamaing and give them on time,
do you understand?

[cycle bell ringing]

You!

-What did Kotanna say, by the way?
-He asked you to meet him.

Dude! Kotanna called,
he said he would get your Visa in 15 days.

So you're going to Dubai in fifteen days,
then what about Pushpa?

Would you just leave her?

Listen, how would you talk to
her with so many people here?

What?

You have become very shrewd, Krishna.

[priest chanting prayers]

"Come moonlight come...
come here, this way..."

"Darker is the night...
pair it, shine away."

"Became a lonely bird in
the nest in your absence."

"lonely bird!..."

"Feels like a kid in the
dark dorm unable to see you."

"However long I hanker for you..."

"What to do you won't come before me,
even once?"

"Even when all the stars laugh at me..."

"You don't come to my aid,
what's this injustice?"

"The musings are recurrently questioning,
how many years should I hoodwink?"

"Eyes wide open like fish... Devoid
of sleep, looking forward to you..."

"How can I induce sleep by
reciting concocted stories?"

"Come moonlight come...
come here, this way..."

"Darker is the night...
pair it, shine away. "

Hey, what's big deal?
If not the letter, we'll try some other.

Why do you worry like that?

Before you leave for Dubai, you will
definitely say 'I love you' to Pushpa.

-See.
-Let's go,

It is 'Bathukamma' festival, you know...
let's go and illuminate with lights.

Hey, let's go buddy.
Pushpa too will come there.

Let's go.
-Come.

[Bathukamma festival song]

Hey, give it to me.

hey, you can go na...

-Hey, go man.
-Where?

Check if Pushpa has come.

Hey crap, what is this, you and
Pushpa thing man. I don't understand.

Mine has become a broker life.

Hey!

Can't you wait.

Pushpa is coming, man.

Our Krishna has set-up the lighting.
Good, isn't it?

Krishna?

Anyway, lights are shining brightly.

Pushpa is overjoyed.

-Yes.
-Come, let's go.

Hey, look at there...

[Bathukamma festival song]

Crap!

All the arrangements for Bhatukamma
festival is done by that Veeranna.

We can't understood that the
village head is you or him?

What happened?
Why are you talking like an idiot?

What is this brother, if we tell
you anything, you are scolding us?

Hey Simha, He tasted defeat at our hands.

Leave him.

You always talk like this, brother.

A loser should behave like one.
But is he?

You know that day all stood up against us
in the council because of his support?

What are you talking?

If you saw how they celebrated their
'Bathukamma', you won't talk like this.

How illuminated those lights were?

We have lost our honor in front of ladies.
they are laughing at us, brother.

Ok. Leave it for this time around.

We will set up color lights in the whole
village for the coming Dussehra.

Anyway, these ladies will rebuke,
whether lights switch on or switch off.

Where to? For jasmine flowers?

-No.
-Then?

-for rose flowers...
-Huh... No...

Then?

First you come...

First tell me where we are going.
Otherwise I won't come.

Tell me first where to.

-Oh! Why don't you come? Let's go.
-I won't come.

Come... please...

for my sake...

Tell me, where are you taking me?

Tell me?

That is...

What's that... that is...
what actually happened to you, today?

I am in love with him.

He doesn't even know how to ride a
bicycle, you found this person to love?

No problem. I like Krishna..

Though he doesn't know about
riding a bicycle, I know it, right?

Listen to me.

Come...please. let's talk to him.

I don't like these love
and relationships...

I don't come.

Oh! please come...
we will talk to him.

Krishna...

Krishna...

Call a little loudly...
It is not even audible to me.

Krishna...

Krishna...

Oh my! Daddy?

Hey Chinna...

He..?

Why is he looking at me?

Should I stop or not?

Should I stop or not?

Why should I be afraid of him?

-Uncle...
-Dear...

Did the flower blossom, uncle?

No dear. I will inform you if it does.

Okay uncle.

Hey, how come Pushpa has
glanced at you so many times?

Yes, buddy.

In all these years,
she had never looked at you.

Just now she asked about the flower.

Hey, believe my words.
She is in love with you.

That's the reason, she came to the
shop so early in the morning.

Hey, why don't believe
what is happening in front of your eyes?

It's not that, friends... That is...

What is not that?
I feel what Raju told is true.

The other night, she gave the Bathukamma
to you despite so many people there...

and again she came to the
shop early in the morning.

Not that...

that is...

It could be because of flower...
she has come to the shop so early.

What flower, bro? Does it bloom
exclusively in Uncle's house?

Anyway, is uncle cultivating that
flower by manuring elixir to it?

Mate, you are not understanding one point.

The previous day, she came for flower..
.. is for your sake.

Today she came to uncle's shop
... for your sake only.

You are not understanding it.

Believe my words. Go and tell
that girl what's in your heart.

Oh God! He won't change.

-He will be like this only.
-Hey, you wait bro.

She came for me and asked
about that flower, right?

I will express my love to
her by offering that flower.

I don't mind losing my life...

but this time I will
articulate my feeling for her.

When that flower should bloom and
when he should give that flower to her?

"That flower which pronounces your love"

When would it bloom?"

"Forgetting this world, my eyes"

"They await for it?"

"Sleep won't come...
repose not there,"

"Remember none other."

"Desperate days & nights like this,"

"You are facing many problems."

"Captivated in this trance mind,"

"When will it rise?"

"Movement of steps in this direction"

"Which destination will it reach?"

This one day should pass...
by tomorrow the flower will bloom.

Yep, bro.

What are you doing here?

Nothing, nothing, uncle,
you go and bring tea for us.

There is no shortage of this.
To break one more glass, again?

-Idiots!
-He broke the glass the previous day.

What kind of people are you?

Seems the skin is very thick,
bro-in-law...

It's almost 3 months since her husband
died, right? It'll become that fatty then.

Hey, wait, you crook...
Hey, catch him.

Don't leave him.

How dare you steal
mangoes from our orchard?

You low caste bugger.

I am sorry... Please forgive me this time.

I beg you. I took them
because they fell on the ground.

Sir... sir...they fell down.

You... Son of bitch!
How dare you touch our land? Our land...

You want our mangoes,
come and cut mangoes from our groove?

Bro-in-law,
she isn't giving up your slippers...

what if, you say yes?

Bhagya... wait.

leave me bro-in-law.

Wait.

Bhagya...

When did you come brother?

Yesterday, marriage is in fifteen days.

Mother is alone, right?

So many works are there
to be taken care of...

If at all anyone must love,
they should love like you both!

It isn't that one must love
like us or like yourselves.

One must love till his last breath.

That is true love.

That's ok. You take of that
lighting and tent work.

-Ok brother...
-See you brother...

[marriage chants]

[marriage chants]

"Sparkling..sparkling"

"Sparkling bright are the eyes
with the joy of your dreams."

"Union! Union!"

"Union of souls, walking in tandem."

"The sky has covered like a canopy"

"and the land has evolved as a stage"

"Femininity has personified as bride!"

"The groom has come forth as a blessing."

"And the world appears
gracing the occasion"

"The mind is filled with joy."

"As the breath becomes one,
their dreams come true"

"And the souls are attuned as one."

"Like a dream, the distance between
them ceased to exist."

"They became one with
blooms of joy in the heart."

"Time stood still like a statue"

"With each other entwined,
they felt their bodies weightless"

"Isn't this the bond of love?"

"With that one tune of love
they attuned to be one."

"You brought festivities to my heart
and made it permanent abode of delight."

"Wrap me around like the cool of the
full moon light with your soulful eyes."

"The first drizzle, ready to ripen is"

"making the heartbeat rise in excitement."

"As the breath becomes one,
their dreams come true "

"And the souls are attuned as one."

"My love has won you."

"Strong inside your heart."

"I won't leave you in any of the births
to come"

"Will never part from you."

"Like a shadow to lead you"

"Let's live this life as one"

"This journey can't be
hindered by any calamity"

"Our tale of love would remain for ever"

"The songs we sang,
would be remembered as colourful orchids"

"The place where we meet is a fortress"

"You became my better half,
you are the world to me"

"Like the first ray of sunlight,
you brighten up my life."

"As the breath becomes one,
their dreams come true"

"And the souls are attuned as one.

"The sky has covered like a canopy"

"The land has evolved as a stage "

"Femininity has personified as bride!"

"The groom has come forth as a blessing.

"And the world appears
gracing the occasion"

"The mind is filled with joy."

Hey... Be careful, my son.

[birds chirpping]

Hey Chinna... Where is
uncle?

He went to do errands in the morning
before sunrise, brother.

Today is Tuesday, right?

Hey... What happened to this flower?

Did Pushpa come here?

Hey chap, why taking so long,
what are you thinking? Tell soon.

She didn't come, brother.

Hey...

This is not the time she comes, right?

Then who plucked it.

Hey buddy, Pushpa is coming.

Then someone gave that flower to her, bro.

Who would have given it?

Hey...

Do you think that the
Naresh batch has done it?

Correct!

I saw the three of them today coming on
the bike via the lane to Pushpa's house.

I felt apprehensive at that itself, bro.

How can you decide that they are the ones,
even if, they came from that lane?

If not them there's no chance
that others could have done this.

Except we and they, who else were here,
whenever Pushpa asked about the flower?

-Hey, it must be Naresh.
-No,

That bearded fellow?

-Yep! Bearded fellow only.
-No buddy.

it is Anji, he mushing on that gutka...

Looking at Pushpa..

Yes... He is the one.

It is Naresh, yes him only.

I thought of finishing him off on the
election day, but my brother stopped me.

Now he intentionally interfered
in my personal matter.

Will not spare him any further.

Hey, what are you talking about?

His brother is a sarpanch now.

Hey, are you a fool...

tomorrow if the same fate
befalls your girlfriend,

will you say he is the
sarpanch's brother and keep quiet?

Hey buddy what are you talking about?
Tell me what to do now.

I have been waiting for you so long...

Now, I caught you.

Like dullards you are
sitting here drinking...

-What is that blood?
-That fool sent his brother to kill me.

-Who is that sicko?
-Who? That Veranna.

He developed animosity towards me because
we have defeated him in elections.

See brother? That reprobate beat our
brother black and blue and seen his blood.

The more lenient we are,
the more aggressive he is becoming.

Now we will not spare anyone...

-Let's go...
-Let's go.

That scallywag should be killed today.

He received a great deal of cracking.

He spewed blood.

This midget, he punched like this,
but couldn't connect due to short stature.

You...

Hey, don't spare anyone.

-Hello!
-That sarpanch is trying to kill Veranna.

Tell this to brother.

Hey...

though we are taking their
provocations lightly,

those Idiots are attacking
us again and again.

Today it should be decided whether he,
or I to be alive.

Call our people.

-Sir, good afternoon sir.
-Hey, where is your boss?

Sir, actually...

It is 12 O'clock now.
Isn't it a daybreak for you still?

Sir, he is still at home, sir.

Leave his matter. Is the work over or not?

Sir, actually...

-What that is? This is?
-They are here only, sir.

Mental idiot.

Oh my! What happened to him?
Why is he not taking up the call?

Be cool Ranjit.

It's just your duty. That's all.

Is killing humans also a duty?

At least shave your stubble and go,
Ranjit.

Why?

If I don't shave,
will they dismiss me from the job?

Sir, MLA sir has called 10 times till now.

[shots fired]

[engine starts]

Why does sir need to do these works?
Don't you have money, tell?

It is not because we don't have money...

This is more than his life.

He won't quit this job.

-Hello!
-Where are you guys?

We are at Suri's farm.

Hey,
keep that phone aside and play the game.

Not that...
Seems sarpanch is going to kill Veranna.

What difference does it make
whether he lives or dies? You play.

Bloody game!
Not a single card save's the game.

Crap! Dirty scoundrels,
you forgot how much Veranna did for us?

You scallywags...
your despicable lives...

That bastard is leaving because
he lost his game.

Seems there is wrangling going
on at the flag post, uncle.

-So, what you fool?
-Seems that Subbu's son is coming this way

I will kill that fellow.

-Come on!
-Brother...

Oh! my son!

How much grief happened.

After being born as a human being,
one should have verve.

Why is your voice raising?

There are skirmishes
going on in the village.

Your brother is escorting the sarpanch...

while you are sitting here suckling
the bone piece in the soup.

Is he the only macho?

He and I share the same blood.

Come early in the evening... I will
cook and serve you boti curry.

How dare you want a share in the
farm land? Take it along! Take it.

There is big brawl going on
between Veranna and Sarpanch.

Right!

Who is it?
-Let's go... Let's go...

Come... come...

Come...

Hey, who is that?

Fools, why are they killing each other?

Guys! Just keep quite.

[phone ringing]
Sir phone.

Sir...

-Sir, I am calling from Sirisilla.
-Tell me.

Sir...

I don't know why these
guys killing each other.

Stop the vehicle..

Looks like I'm going to die, sir.

Who are you? What is your name, huh?

Sir... Sir... My name is Malli, sir.

I don't know what is happening, sir.

The whole is village is
in chaotic situation.

Come quickly sir.

Drive the vehicle into the village.

-What's happening in the village?
-How do I know?

Did something untoward
happen because of us?

Don't know bro.

-Hey, I am feeling extremely nervous, man.
-Nothing will happen to us.

[Commotion]

Your sister too vibes just as you.

Oh my! Don't know how your
mother delivered both of you,

You bastard, I slept with you because I
liked you, that's all, I am not a bitch.

You ravish my sister... ravish my sister.

[Commotion]

Hey!

[Commotion]

Sir... Sir... no one is listening, sir.

Sir... Sir...

How did this Sub Inspector come here?

If we get caught then
he will shoot us down.

-Come on, Run...
-Let's go and have some country liquor.

-Yes, let's go.
-Hey!

I will go and tell Veranna
what actually happened.

It seems the violence may scale
up in a big way in the village.

You stay here till I come back.

[phone ringing]

-Hello!
-Where are you?

I... I...

I am in our dilapidated school.

Where do our people are going?

Our people all together
are going to Ramanna's House.

What? To Ramanna's house?

Ramanna?

Why are they going there?

Don't know, everybody is armed with knives
and machetes in hand.

Knives and machetes.

Hey... hey... hey...

Hello... Hello...

Oh my!

Ramanna! Today something is
going to happen to this village.

Oh my God! No one listens to me.

Because of us, there is going to be a
big ruckus in our village.

What are you talking about?

What else then?

Seems they are all going
to Pushpa's house.

Aren't you able to hear
what is being said?

What do we do now?

There is nothing in our
hands now to stop this.

Don't know whether Pushpa
is aware of this or not.

Because of us, unnecessarily
Pushpa's life fell in danger.

Seems they are going with knives...
Don't know what they will do?

Hey...

Hey man... Krishna...

-Hey, he is here, catch him.
-Hey stop you...

Where is he?

Look that side.

[Indistinct Voices]

Kill them.

Come... come on.

Come on...

Come on...

What are you,
you could have died?

leave brother-in-law.

Before marriage, you said first
marriage and romance after marriage.

Now you ask me to
wait till night fall.

You've waited all these years,
brother-in-law please wait few more hours.

How to control myself and wait,
after seeing you like this?

-Go bro-in-law...
-Hey!

A vow on our love,
if you touch me before night, bro-in-law.

[phone ringing]

-Hello...srinu.
-Brother.

For that land, Lachhi and others are
coming over to get rid of the Sire.

-Sire?
-Come quickly! We will see their end.

Son-of -bitch..

I am coming, wait.

Today I will see his end.

Bro-in-law... Bro-in-law, wait...

Hey... Hey... my son,
where are you going?

You shouldn't leave house for next 3 days,
my son. It's inauspicious, listen to me.

I will return just now. Came to know
our Chieftain sustained injuries.

-Hey son, listen to me.
-Bro-in-law...

Lets's go and see if the Sub
Inspector is there or not.

He might've gone long back.

Where are these people headed to?

Who will attack me?

Why Nobody here?

They said SI is here

No SI and Nobody here.

[singing song]

[singing song]

Hey stop...

If you take a step more,
I'll blow your brains out, you fool.

Sir... sir..

Sir... sir..

I don't know anything, sir...

Who is asking you to
tell what you don't know?

-Tell me what you know.
-Sir, it's not that sir. What I mean is...

What I mean is...

Tell me..

Sir, my friend loved a girl, sir.

Thinking that the village head's son
may have given a flower to that girl,

we thrashed him.

Village head along with his people
attacked and beat all of us.

Thus, fighting escalated and the
whole village is fighting each others sir.

More than that we don't know anything,
sir.

Please forgive me sir.

Oh my! Do you have brains?

Do you know what you did?

I will encounter you, you fool.
-Sir,don't do, sir, leave him, sir...

-Give me the phone.
-Sir.

Get his shirt removed.

Remove your shirt.

I don't know anything, sir...

-Sit down, you fool.
-Sir..

-Good Evening sir.
-Good Evening. Who is this?

I am S.I Ranjit, from Sirisilla P.S.

-Ok... Tell me...
-A small conflict in the village.

The villagers are not listening sir,
the conflict seems to be for a flower sir.

-Because of flower?
-Yes sir.

The whole village is under commotion
because of a single flower?

Yes, sir.

[man laughing]

Ok! You take control,
I will call you back.

What SP?

Why are you so shocked?

Once upon a time,

the whole of this region was
a unified Indian Sub-continent

For the sake of a handful,

just a handful of peppers,

this whole region earned
the wrath of slavery.

The whole population lived like slaves.

died like slaves.

and dying like slaves.

In such a case, they are breaking their
heads for the sake of a flower,

why are you so astonished
to learn about that villagers

Sir.

We have to ruminate about our
history which we have forgot.

None will teach us.

Call that S.I

and ask him to handle the issue sensibly
and bring normal.

Warn him not to press the trigger
and encounter anyone.

[rings a bell]

-Sir.
-Bring Tea...

Pepper flavored tea... for SP and me.

[clock bell rings]

It's already 4 O'clock,

why didn't the program
organizers come yet?

How do I know?

-They themselves will come.
-Ok, but you go and get ready...

I will go like this

After going their I will get ready.

Both father and daughter are alike.

Hey, what time is it now?

How, if so late?

If she goes now,
when will the program finish?

-When will she return home?
-Actually.

Yes. You.

Are you.

You are the son of Lakshmamma, right?

-Aah... Aah...
-How is your mother?

She is fine.

Mother, I take leave.

-Let's go... Let's go
-Pushpa.

-Who was that?
-That program boy came.

What?

She went without informing me?

Oh! because time is running out.

Oh my!
That policeman came in between,

otherwise I would have cracked the
skull of that Veranna with my hands.

Hey Chinna, though Veranna escaped,

yet you had thrashed that policeman.

Blood gushed out because of those
beatings for the creep.

Program people know our house.
Why did you come?

Are you setting lights there too?

Aah... aah...
Did they ask you to fetch me?

Aah... Aah.

-What are you looking for?
-Nothing...

Then, why are you so sweating so much?

Nothing...
may be because of the heat of Sun..

you come...

Ok. Where is the jeep?

There... near Temple.

Let's go quickly. The jeep may depart.

Temple..

Hey leave my hand.

Leave me.

Hey, ask them to come over here.

-I won't come there.
-It's only a short distance, right?

What do you mean by short distance?

despite coming with you without even
tying the anklets to my feet,

you feel it is a joke.

No program, nothing.
I won't come, go.

Now what? You want to tie
anklets to your legs, right?

Hey, stop!
Don't you dare to leave!

Catch him

-Come on... run.
-Get him...

Where did he go?

Who are they?
Why did they throw the knife at us?

She is your aunt.

Don't tell this to my wife.

Hey, what is actually happening here?

Why are they trying to kill us?

That is... That is...

Don't mumble... Tell me the issue...

One minute..

Uncle that flower?

That is...

While coming to your aunt's house,
I thought I shouldn't come empty handed

This flower is from our shop.

that girl used to daily ask about it,
you know?

It blossomed before coming here...

Where did you get this flower from?

From my neighbour's house.

If a girl smiles is it love?

Do you think a girl is in love with you,
if she smiles?

Are you actually human beings?

That means... Pushpa,
from my childhood onwards.

So what, from childhood, huh?

I don't know even your name.

How did you think I will love you?

Anyway, Did I like you?

did I do something that
sent you such signals?

Then, why did you do all this?

It's because of you,
all this has happened?

I trusted you and came out with
you from the house.

Tell me, what will my father
and mother think about me now?

it would have been better if I had died
because of that strike by the knife.

See Ramanna, I told you earlier,

if you want to carry out protests or
uprising go to the forest.

Else stay in the village,
if you behave nicely.

This is a village.
All the houses here resemble one another.

Every house has a separate family name,
and each family belong to different caste.

I told you previously not
to disturb that ecosystem.

Did you forget that?

Why to still argue with him brother?

-You say yes...
-Hey!

-Dear.
-What are you talking about?

Don't you know how to respect others?

Ramanna, it's you who did wrong.

Hey, what is the mistake
that I have committed?

Not only bringing these disrespectable
people on to my house,

you say I have committed wrong?

Keep your mouth under control.

Otherwise consequences will be bad.

Do you think all castes will mingle with
one another since all stay in one village?

What do think a village is?

Every person who speaks and orders,
there should be a person to raise a hand.

Are you thinking of uniting the whole
village by beating your drum and singing?

I told you in the council the other day.

Seems you haven't
understood it properly...

See Ramanna,

Caste has come into
existence before we are born.

It will not die even after we die.

Remember this.

This discussion was over long time back.
What's the problem now?

It is you who raised the issue again.

I thought you will understand
what I told you.

but you didn't understand it.

You tarnished the village name by
teaching your ideology to your daughter.

My daughter?

Be careful before you
talk about my daughter.

Yes... your daughter only.

She is eloping with someone,
who is not from your caste.

She eloping while the
whole village is watching.

You person of lowly birth,

what are you talking?

What is your caste?

See Ramanna,

it doesn't matter even if our
neighbor is not from our caste,

but the person who sleeps with our
daughter must be from our caste.

Here... it is your daughter's,

keep it as the last token of memory
of your daughter..

Let's go...

Where now?

To there, from where I brought her.

-What? To her house?
-Yes...

Are you mad?

Aren't you seeing what
is happening outside?

If you go out in such a situation,
you know how dangerous it will be...

Hey Krishna, listen to me.

If you get caught now,

it will create an extremely
chaotic situation, buddy.

I have committed a big mistake.

She shouldn't face any
problem because of me.

My eyes, which wait for her sight daily,

is not able to look at her today,
though she is in front of me.

After knowing that I am
the reason for her tears,

I cannot live like this.

Anyway, you are afraid that
you may be killed if you go out,

but I am dead long back.

Till I safely hand over her to her father,
I will not leave her,

even if it costs my life.

"Knowing that a disaster awaits,
I'm headed towards it?"

"Did the life end right
here at this moment?"

"Did the dreams shatter?
My eyes are flooding with tears"

"I'm headed back towards the shallows"

She too is from our community
and is just like our daughter.

First have a go at him.

You old wily scumbag...

His father died for barren land.

While he left his newly wedded wife in the
house and went to take revenge.

As long as we survive,
we live on this soil.

After dying we go back into this soil.

Without understanding this truth,
we fight in the name of caste and blood.

If I catch that Veranna today,

I will drink his blood.

You are drinking liquor, bro-in-law.

He, you like head, right? eat...eat.

Gone...
Our whole honor is gone in the village.

What happened?

That Ramanna has shut the door
on our brother's face at last, brother.

Hey fool,
tell properly what has happened.

What is this brother,
how could she elope with him?

-Who is that girl?
-Whoever it is?

No one in your community
is taking it seriously.

Had it happened in our community things
would have been very different.

Hey fool, what are you taking about?

That only brother..
Your Ramanna's daughter,

She eloped with that Krishna
in front of the whole village.

Oh my! I thought this would happen,

She tarnished our undamaged
prestige in the village.

When she was dancing,

I thought our Ramanna will
do such sort of thing.

he did.

He sullied the prestige of our caste.

Hey you stop laughing.
Stop laughing... stop.

Why are you bothering so much, bro-in-law?

Hey! What's wrong in this?

They both loved each other,
so they eloped. What's the big deal?

It is not that Mallesh brother.

Do you understand what you are taking?

Oh! you are drinking, right?

Hey, do you understand
what you are talking about?

Hey you leave it bro-in-law.

Hey! What to leave, man.

How dare he elope with our caste girl?

Your ladies have infatuation
towards our males.

I will kill you, you dimwit.

Boy and girl belonging to different
castes are eloping.

That's why all castes in the village have
segregated and fighting each other.

[phone ringing]

-Sir.
-What is the position? Is it alright?

A girl has eloped with a boy sir.

the entire village has isolated caste
wise and fighting.

What?

But you said they are fighting
for the sake of a flower?

Yes sir.

but now it's a caste issue.

Caste issue?

Sir, seems a boy and girl belonging
to different caste are eloping.

The entire village is up in arms.

-Encounter them.
-Sir.

there are hundreds of people there.

One S.I. and two constables
and hundreds of people.

It is highly impossible, sir.

Encounter those 2 people.

Sir?

Wait...

Sir, they are quite young people, sir?

If killing 2 people prevents
the killing of 100 people,

then,
isn't it ethical to kill those 2 people.

Sir, this is injustice sir.

Justice ever encompasses ethics,

but ethics is not always Justice.

-Sir.
-Do what I say.

Sir... Sir...

You heard him, right?

Sir... Sir...

Encounter such young innocent people?

They are of the opinion that
we only possess bullets.

They forgot that we possess heart too.

I don't understand whether I am
eating food or drinking blood daily.

Sir.

what do we do now, sir

There is only a gun in my hand.

don't know who will press the trigger
and who will die.

This day... only this day,

it is enough if they don't
come into my purview.

Hey... hey... stop...

Ramachandra,

leave him.

At least he would go and
save those 2 young people.

Pepper tea!

-Take it.
-Thank you, sir.

Got a bit delayed because
it is Government, huh?

This is democracy...

A democratic nation.

The longest written constitution
in the entire world.

It is being written in about
2 years 11 months and 28 days.

It has around 448
articles and 12 schedules.

But how are we using it.

Still we are dying in the name of caste..

we are killing for caste transgression.

More so, we are using this constitution,

to distance one caste from
coming close to another.

That's all, none transforms here.

It's been 50-year's since
we got independence.

No one understands for
whom and for what purpose.

Half century has gone by.

How many people know that
a book like this is exists,

that our rights and
duties are written in it,

and that it goes by the name Constitution.

How many people know that.

It is not correct to encounter
those 2 youth for this, sir.

Kaaramchedu!

Did you forget kaaramchedu?

The fire that ignited then
is still simmering today.

That soot hasn't vanished yet.

This is also similar to that.

See S.P.

this cup is my position.

the tea in it are my people.

suppose a fly fell in my tea,

just as those 2 youths,

If I discard the tea,
sympathizing they are kids,

then there will be no
meaning for my position.

If I dispose of the cup
because a fly has fell in it,

then there will be no
meaning to the constitution.

Ok if I bear everything and
drink the tea with eyes closed,

I will not exist.

Now tell me, what should I do?

Instead of thinking about the unwritten
statutes in the written constitution,

it's our job to respect the decree written
in the constitution and implement them.

Do you understand?

Are you insane?

They will kill us?

It is better to die in their
hands rather than stand beside you

Anyway, it is my fault to mindlessly
believe in you and come out of the house.

Only death is the correct
punishment for it.

If death is correct punishment,

then it should be my death, not yours.

Let's go.

British had ruled India.
[Girl Reading]

They have transported many Indians through
sea on ships. [Girl Reading]

From morning onwards,
he hasn't come home.

Don't know whether he has eaten
something or not?

Maa...ma..

See who has come?

Koti! Is that you? Come on in,

-did you come for festival?
-Yes aunty.

I came day before yesterday,

I went to your daughter-in-law's house
and came just today.

Is Krishna not there in the house?

He went out in the morning,
till now he hasn't returned back

I don't know when he will
stop wandering aimlessly

and when he will purposefully do his work.

Your difficulties are almost over aunty.

What are you saying, son?

Yes aunty, Krishna got his visa.

I will take him with me to Dubai.

Your uncle went like this long back.

I haven't forgotten how he returned back.

He is adamant about going there.

At least you can convince him, right, son?

To see no more tears in your eyes,
he is coming to Dubai.

If I stay here what can I do, brother.

Even if work on the loom,
mother has to rotate the knobs.

Already all her bones have deteriorated.

That's why I have made up my mind
not to work on loom any further.

Brother, you search some job for me there.

If I stay here,
whatever I do situation will be same.

I want to perform my sister's marriage
on a grand scale.

I have to take mother to
hospital for treatment.

I want to build a house in our village and
see mother reside in it like a queen.

If I have to achieve all this,

I should go there.

You are afraid thinking about
what happened in the past.

While he is living thinking about
what he should do for you.

Leaving aside all the fears,
you send him with me.

I will take care of everything there.

Ok. I will send him.

You personally hand over this to him
and tell him this news with a smile.

Ok.

Some commotion is going on in the village.

I have to go again tomorrow.

Take good care of him today.

I take leave dear...

Keep it carefully. After your brother
comes, I will give him personally.

Ok Mother.

Don't know how will he live in Dubai?

That lousy girl has spoiled
the prestige of the caste.

They shouldn't leave the village alive.
Let's go.

It's a long time since he is gone
Yet not returned home.

-Mother-in-law.
-Yes dear?

I will go and bring bro-in-law home.

Bhagyamma... No..No!don't!

You can go out only after 3 days
It's not auspicious.

-Why don't you listen to me?
-Mother-in-law, I am feeling very nervous.

I will go and beg him to come back home.

-Please don't go, listen to me dear.
-Mother-in-law, I will go and come back.

Bhagya.

That Lachhi has escaped, brother.

If not in this melee,

he will come into our
hold in some other brawl.

What Sreenu?

Why are you here?

Actually Chieftain..

Why are you roaming here with an
auspicious event slated for tonight?

Leaving newly wedded wife in the house...
he has come to take revenge..

a macho savior?

You go home.
We will take care of the situation here.

Hey, you go.

Ok sir.

Bhagya...

Do you want to marry him, rejecting me?

Now, let me see how you
will live a life with him.

Bhagya, you go!go!

I swear if you come near me.

Don't come near me. Just go!

Brother-in-law...

Brother-in-law...

Brother-in-law...

Sir...

Sir, they are all common people, sir.

People..

Common people...

People, who for the sake
of 2 feet land would kill a 6 ft. man,

and cremate him in this soil?

Are these common people,

Let me tell you
the history...

In this vast universe, before human
being may living organisms took birth.

On an ominous hour,

human species took its birth.

Did he try to live normally? No..

Hunger took its birth in his stomach.

To appease his hunger, in his mind,
hunting took its origin.

After his hunger subsided, desire for
sensual pleasures took genesis in his body

that is origin of women.

He escorted and hunted
her and ravished her.

To securely store his increasing
desires, he needed a place.

That became his house.

It became his property.

Did his quest stop there? No..

A new want took its roots in him.

that is 'Authority'.

The authority of 'Me and I'.

For that he gathered all his people,

at one place.

He said to them, we all are one,

we will work together.

When all agreed to his plan,

he said, I am your King...
and you all my slaves

He said, he will assign
one work to each person.

He said that what the powerful
persons do is superior work,

and what the weak
do is inferior work.

There... there... Caste took its birth.

Atlast!

That became unwritten and indelible
constitution for the country.

I am telling you again...
they won't change.

they won't change for ever.

"Time asked"

"who is a human?"

"Mask has unveiled"

"leaving behind the embers."

"What ethics will guide you?"

"Which legitimacy will
make you victorious?"

"If your character is pulling you down"

"Which moral code will survive?"

"Kings no longer exist...
Dominions have changed..."

"Did anything change or
would it ever change?"

"Half-century went by in fighting..."

"There are laws, but no use..."

"No answers... no life..."

"For which victory is this
clarion call for war."

Brother... here they are...
Come on... catch them.

[clouds thundering]

[rain drops paterring]

[music mutes voices]

[rain drops paterring]

Did she not care about my words
because I haven't taught her how to talk?

Did she leave my path because
I haven't taught her how to walk?

See Ramanna, it doesn't matter even
if our neighbor is not from our caste,

but the person who sleeps with our
daughter must be from our caste.

Comrade! He is senior to me in the group.

He is striving hard for the group.

He is the correct person to be the
leader of the group, brother.

We cannot make whomsoever the leader.

The leader must possess
an exemplary trait..

must be from a particular race

must have fury in his blood.

must have a virtue to that blood.

What virtue to the blood?

You must become leader to the group.

That blood must be yours.

This blood...

I came here because I felt the
blood flowing in all of us is same.

that we belong to one race.

but I didn't expect that you will look at
different shades of colors in blood.

Anyway, my blood must enable my life,

but it must not kill
another person's hope.

I cannot stay here anymore.

I am leaving...

See Ramanna,

you left that village and came to the
jungle as you didn't like caste system.

Today, you are again going
from forest to village.

But some day this caste system will come
scurrying into the center of your house.

It will stand upright in front of you.

It will break your heart into pieces.

Where will you go that day?
What will you do? I look forward to it...

Caste... caste... caste...

I left the crusade the other day because
of the interference of caste.

Today, because of the
intervention of the caste again.

should I leave or kill
my daughter for that?

Should I crush the apple of my eye?

Whom I nurtured and embraced?

Should I slay her with these hands?

No... don't do it...
She is our only child.

leave her... leave her.

Catch them...

Brother leave us.

We don't have anything to do
with that conflict brother.

Hey, we know that.

It is we who did all this.

You leave her here and go.

Why so brother?

You mean what this is?

There is an old rivalry
between her father and us.

With her, all our old
calculations will be over today.

You get out of here.

Hey, kill him...

Leave me.

With this setback your father,

should wash the legs of 3 of us
and sprinkle the water on his head.

-Move...
-Hey.

Get out of the way.

Mother, I am feeling hungry.

brother hasn't come so far...

He will be there at that shop.
Go and call him.

[music mutes voice]

Shall I tell you one thing, sir?

If we don't want them to come closer or
we don't want to come closer,

how many ever decrees we may legislate,

they will all be
equivalent to scrap papers.

they will only be symbols of history.

Because it happened in history,
you are saying they won't come closer.

I say, they will come closer one day.
As it's written in this constitution,

This is also written by a human being,

your so-called common man.

Right now, I am resigning from my job.

I cannot do this work.

Whether you leave them or get them
killed is up to you.

Everything happened because of me.

Actually, she didn't love me at all.

I did everything.

Mine is not love actually.

Please forgive me, Ramanna...

Pushpa...

My daughter.

Pushpa...

Sir... call for you, sir.

Stop it.

Hey!

Pushpa...

-Sir.
-Kill that bastard.

-Pushpa...
-Stab him.

She ripped us of our honour.
What a darned woman!

How dare you elope with our caste girl,
you rascal?

The day when the past will
be written in manuscripts...

The day when our paths untie as one!

The day when failed love stories
will be etched in our memories!

The day when untold words
appear in the constitution.

The day when love
transcends caste and creed!

I will blossom like a flower.
To remain forever!.