Original subtitles

[waves crashing]

♪ ♪

♪ Who is it over there? ♪

♪ They're walking on two feet ♪

♪ Who is it I see? ♪

♪ They're furious and hard to beat ♪

♪ They look quite crooked ♪

♪ Yes, of course, they do ♪

♪ They swear non-stop ♪

♪ Yeah, that's true too ♪

♪ Though they stir up trouble whenever they could ♪

♪ Their hearts are golden, pure and good ♪

♪ Have you seen Kollam, my friend? ♪

♪ Then you won't miss your home in the end ♪

♪ Check out Kollam, my friend ♪

♪ You won't miss your house in the end ♪

♪ What is it, so tall and bright? ♪

♪ It's the clock-tower, showing the time just right ♪

♪ What's that fire up high? ♪

♪ It's the lighthouse lighting the sky ♪

♪ What's that massive gate? ♪

♪ It's the shut Parvathi Mill, sealed by fate ♪

♪ And that smell of mutton I spy? ♪

♪ It's from Hotel Fayalwan, nearby ♪

♪ Check out Chamakkada and Chinnakkada ♪

♪ Payikkada, Poyilakkada and Pullikkada ♪

♪ Where is this night heading? Where is this road leading? ♪

♪ On a thousand legs, where is this town racing? ♪

♪ Have you seen Kollam, my friend? ♪

♪ Then you won't miss your home in the end ♪

♪ Have you seen Kollam, my friend? ♪

♪ Then you won't miss your home in the end ♪

♪ Have you seen Kollam, my friend? ♪

♪ Then you won't miss your home in the end ♪

PONMAN

[church bell tolling]

[wind whistling over the beach]

What are you doing, Parish Clerk?

Bruno had put up that poster.

Terror Bruno!

So what?

Is the church wall the place for this kind of nonsense?

Oh, okay! Consider it your fate then!

What the hell have they done!

Who's tearing down our party's posters?

- I did it! - Move!

Who are you to question me?

- Son! - Get lost!

- Let go of my dad! - You scoundrel!

Tear it now!

The party runs in my blood.

If you dare touch it...

Move away!

Let's go!

Oh!

- Is this the border of your property? - Yes.

[waves crashing]

Is that boat yours?

Yes, but I don't venture out to sea.

So, what does the bride's brother do?

I am a party worker.

- A party worker? - Yes.

That's interesting.

- Do you like freshwater fish, dear? - Yes.

- Agnus... - Yes.

What's cooking?

Oh, it's fish curry?

There's no salt at all.

Yes!

It's perfect now.

He has received a few other marriage proposals as well.

Among them, Shirley's family is willing to offer up to 23 sovereigns of gold.

We became interested in your proposal because you promised to give 25 sovereigns.

If there's any change in that, tell us now, okay?

In that case, we'll stop by Shirley's house on the way.

Oh, that's not necessary.

We never go back on our word.

Oh, okay.

We've got to marry off our younger daughter too.

Her marriage is fixed with a boy from our coast itself.

They seem to be in a hurry.

So, before it slips away, we need to get it done.

That's why.

Is there any issue?

No. Not at all!

Then, you decide on the date and inform the broker.

But the wedding needs to happen before Lent begins.

Oh, no!

- Before the Lent? - Why?

Is there any problem?

Well... No, there's no problem.

Hey, Lucy!

- Don't we have to go? - Oh!

Oh, no! He is calling!

Let me leave. He is very short tempered.

- Agnus... - Yes.

Before Lent begins, okay?

Yeah... Okay.

- I'm leaving. - Okay.

[tense music builds]

- Hey, Bruno! Stop there!

Stop there!

This is the last time I'm telling you.

This entire issue will be over with an apology from you.

If you say it here, this issue will stay within this Parish.

- What do you say? - Like hell I'll apologize, Father!

He dared to touch the party's poster.

He's lucky that's all he got!

Father, This is not an attack against me.

This attack is against our Parish.

I am not open to any compromise, Father!

I am filing a police case for sure!

Sue me then!

You tore down party posters, right?

Party workers will deal with the case.

Hey, you!

I will make sure you'll run around in circles!

- I'll show you! - You go inside!

Go inside! Sit there!

Hey, hey!

Don't be so arrogant, alright?

You should consider your family's situation.

Don't forget that your sister's wedding is coming up.

Don't rub the fisherfolk and the church the wrong way!

If they abandon you,

you know what will happen, right?

That will happen smoothly, Father.

We have facilitated many weddings

that the churches have disapproved.

Don't try to scare me.

Let's go!

We are not fully satisfied with the proposal, Lovely.

But when I thought about it,

- she's already 32 years old, right? - Of course.

This guy works in the backwaters.

- He is strong and well-built. - Is it?

No matter what, his fishing net should catch five or six carp daily, right?

- That, along with some rice will fill their stomachs.

That's the first thing we should consider, right?

That's true, Chechi.

I had told her earlier also

not to waste time waiting for an educated guy.

- Come, Chechi. Let's sit there.

Okay.

And, with God's grace,

we'll be able to organize the wedding well.

When her Papa had a fishing boat,

he used to contribute generously to all the weddings on our coast, right?

- Don't you know it as well? - Of course!

All that will come back to us.

And then, her brother's party workers...

They will also offer some help, right?

But when they told me to rush the wedding, I started feeling the financial squeeze.

She needs some gold to wear on the wedding eve, right?

We can give it back when we receive the donations on the wedding day.

Please give me your gold ornaments.

Oh, no! My dear Chechi,

are you referring to these, Chechi?

These are rolled gold ornaments, Chechi!

My husband keeps taking my gold saying that he needs money to repair his boat.

He's the one who got me the gold, right?

How can I refuse when he asks?

Moreover, there's a girl growing up in this house as well, right?

My head is spinning when I think about it!

Here too.

Steffi! Come, let's go!

Have food and go, Chechi!

No, thanks!

♪ ♪

Didn't I tell you that Lovely Aunty won't give it?

When she eloped with her husband,

it was your dad who took my 3 sovereign gold chain and draped it around her neck.

And she's telling this colossal lie wearing that same chain!

Rolled gold! My foot!

[waves gently lapping at the shore]

Look at him lazing in the sun!

- Are you mad, you old hag? - Yes, I am mad.

If my child's wedding gets cancelled

because we can't give the gold we promised,

I'll jump into this sea with her and die!

Mind you!

And he's basking in the sun at noon!

Don't make a scene, you old hag!

It's her wedding, right? It will go smoothly.

How will you pull it off?

Just like how everyone else does it!

Something will turn up.

We have been asked to vacate this rented house next month.

Then, we will turn up...

on the streets!

You old hag!

Hey! What are you looking at?

So keen on snooping on your neighbours!

Go inside!

- You old hag! - Get lost!

She is Bruno's sister.

- You know that? - Yes, I know!

I know very well!

I didn't raise her expecting anyone's help!

I know how to conduct her wedding. Okay?

She's got a thousand efficient brothers in our party.

Yeah, right!

I'll show all of you!

You get lost!

[band music playing]

- Isn't it time to leave, Comrade? - He said we'll leave by 11 AM.

He's discussing that issue with the church.

Let's leave when it's over.

- Is it about Bruno? - Yes. That same issue.

Why should we put up with his atrocities?

Hey, it's nice!

Yes, come on!

- Just a minute. I'll be right back.

Bruno did it for the party, right?

Then what's the issue now?

- When these random guys cause problems using the party's name,

they need to remember we've got to seek votes from the coastal areas.

- Bruno has arrived, Comrade. - Those votes will come to us.

- We'll see. - He's outside.

Huh?

What is it, Comrade?

Come, Comrades. Let's go.

Comrade...

What is it?

Hey, the poster incident has turned into a real mess.

That parish clerk has filed a police case.

So what? The party should fight the case.

- Against the church? - It's not against the church, right?

You idiot! Come here.

You're charged with attempt to murder. Understood?

Didn't I do it for the party, Comrade?

For the party?

Did the party ask you to smash his skull?

♪ ♪

- Did the church call you for a compromise? - Yes.

And did you inform that to the party?

Did you?

My sister's wedding is coming up. I can't let this ruin it.

You do things recklessly and...

You should have some common sense.

What can we do now, Comrade? Tell me that.

Nothing can be done this time.

It's election time.

The party is really scared that this might affect the results.

It's been decided to keep you out.

For the time being,

let's try to get an anticipatory bail for you. Okay?

You stay away from here for now.

There is no other way.

But where will I go?

[mobile phone ringing]

I'll arrange something.

Hey, Comrade...

- Did those workers we called show up?

- Hey! They can leave only after this!

[band music grows louder]

[band music fades out]

[local band music fades in]

[local band music playing]

♪ ♪

♪ Hey everyone! Jesus is coming ♪

Bro!

Hey, who is this guy?

Who opened my room for him?

This is Bruno. Comrade Sunil sent him here to stay in hiding for a week.

He has a few issues within the party.

No matter who sent him, this is not acceptable.

Take him and leave!

Dude, he's got some money with him.

If we use him, we can sail smoothly for a week.

You know our situation, right?

This is what you always do!

Bringing along some nuisance!

Come, bro!

Come here.

♪ Hey everyone! Jesus has born ♪

Hey, bro! Do you want a drink?

- No. - Then eat something.

I've got Papads.

I ate from the church.

♪ ♪

Have it, Comrade.

[melancholic music]

- The party has decided to suspend Bruno.

- Given all his antics, we really should've kicked him out long ago, Comrade.

Why should we bear this burden?

Huh?

These guys won't even let me sleep!

What is this, you spook?

I'll be right back.

He is in a big mess, bro.

The party just suspended Bruno for beating up the Parish Clerk.

So what?

It's his sister's wedding, bro.

He has promised to give 25 sovereigns of gold as dowry.

But he's got only very little cash in hand.

We need to arrange the remaining gold, bro.

Huh? Why should we?

Bro...

He's got his people spread from Neendakara to Vaadi.

The donations will be huge. Money will flow in.

But the bride needs gold to wear on the wedding eve.

That's the problem.

Haven't we helped a lot of people, bro?

It's the matter of a girl's life, right?

Please help him, bro.

Isn't he a Comrade, after all?

Look at his sorry state.

Poor guy.

[scheming music builds]

Hey, call Bastin.

- Huh? - Call Bastin.

[scheming music builds]

Hello, Bastin.

- Yes. - Wait. I'll give it to him.

- Bro, this is Sharma. - Tell me, bro.

- Spook will tell you something. - Okay.

- It's for a close friend of ours. - Okay.

Please help him out, bro.

Okay.

- Hey, Bastin bro... - Tell me.

The issue is that...

- Hello? - There is no issue!

- Hey! - The city is in Bastin's grip.

Tell me, Spook!

Yes... Hello...

- Our friend's sister's wedding is coming up.

We've promised to give her the gold to wear on the wedding eve.

Can you arrange something, bro?

- Thanks, bro! - You will be there?

- We will be here. - What about Spook?

- He is here. - Okay then.

Okay, bro.

Hey!

Hey, get up!

Get up!

There's that Ambujam Jewellery in Payikkada road, right?

That blue painted shop near that banyan tree.

Yes.

Tell your sister to go there tomorrow, select the ornaments,

take photos, and send it to you on WhatsApp.

They need to be reserved.

Tell her to select the ones with less labour cost. That's cheaper.

You will get it on time only if you book now.

A guy named Ajesh will come tomorrow.

He works with the jewellery shop.

He's got a short fuse.

So keep your crankiness to yourself.

You just keep mum.

I'll handle him.

My dear Bruno...

Life is a balance.

There is no point in going to war directly.

You won't return to the shore.

You have to skilfully balance your boat.

Understood?

[majestic, reverent music]

[Sharma laughs]

♪ ♪

P. P. Ajesh!

I'm Markandeya Sharma, whom Bastin told you about.

Shall I fix you a drink?

♪ ♪

Well... So...

What's the deal?

We've got some cash with us.

Should we give it to the jewellery shop or not?

- Don't give them a single penny. - Huh?

Our deal is not with the jewellery shops.

I'm the one who gets the gold from jewellery shops.

This P.P. Ajesh!

25 sovereigns, paid in full!

Oh!

Well, didn't you come on a motorbike?

Won't it be a problem?

What problem?

All the cops in the city are my men!

I've handled the weddings of so many women in the department.

In Kollam, the money raised on the wedding eve is the real deal.

We will assign two smart girls as accountants.

That way, there won't be any cheating, right?

If I give ₹500 for your wedding, you should give me ₹600 for mine.

That's basic decency. ₹500 is the minimum amount.

It's quite shady.

Keeping tabs and collecting cash.

How is it shady, Sharma?

- Is cash such a bad thing? - No, but...

It's cash that decides our status.

Understood? Cash!

If we had ₹10 Crores, would we even be sitting here?

- Would I be sitting here? - No. Well...

If you have enough money,

- you can marry your sister to a decent guy. - Yes.

You will get sardine fish for ₹100.

- But will you get king fish? - No.

Begging on the streets is better than this.

Who is this guy?

He is the girl's brother. Bruno.

Oh!

You will feel like this during your sister's wedding.

It will change when it's your wedding.

- That's the tradition. - Then I'm not getting married.

- How about that? - Hey, cool it!

- Please get up. - Huh?

Get up, Comrade.

Stand up.

Get up.

Now walk.

[tense music builds]

Well, forget it. Sit.

He is perfect.

If he's not too stubborn, his looks could get him at least 25 sovereigns.

He's jobless. He is a party worker.

- What should we do now? - You don't have to do anything.

This Ajesh will handle everything.

I saw the gold that you selected.

You may not get all of it.

But I will arrange and bring whatever I can.

Where is the girl's house?

- It's in Thekkumbhagam. - Okay.

In Thekkumbhagam, does the fund collection happen on the wedding day or the day before?

Us Latin Catholics follow different customs in different places.

We...

According to our custom,

the groom stays at the bride's house on the wedding day.

You do that as you like it.

When should I come and leave? Tell me that.

There's a fund collection on the wedding eve.

The rest of the guests will come the next day, the evening after the wedding.

So, the first night is at the bride's house.

So, I should arrive the previous afternoon

and stay until the next night.

But Bastin didn't tell me this is a two-day job!

- This is too much work. - We've got you covered.

With local hooch like this?

No way! Not like this one. We're getting some great booze.

- Right? - Okay.

I'll hand over the gold to you at 3 PM on the wedding eve.

You should wrap up the wedding day party by 8:30 PM.

I'll calculate the money collected during those two days,

and if it's short, I will take back that much in gold.

There will be an agreement. Are you okay with this?

Listen...

If you trick us...

I'm buried in problems here.

There is nothing shady in this, dude.

This is a direct deal.

100% guarantee.

And you should treat me very well.

Of course, we will do that.

Enjoyment is always a thrill for me.

That is why...

That's is why I do this job despite the risks.

- Okay, then. - Okay!

Dear, make sure you get all the guests' names and addresses down right, okay?

We are noting them all, Mumma.

And don't forget to keep track of the money they give, okay?

Yes.

Sigh!

[melancholic, solitary music]

It's already 5 o'clock, dear.

Is that guy who said he'd bring the gold really going to come?

Oh, Lord! Guests have also started to arrive.

[melancholic, solitary music]

Will we get screwed, dude?

He's your man, isn't he?

Son, why hasn't that boy come yet?

Mumma, they've reached the Beach Road.

Go on.

Mumma, go and keep this inside. Go... Go on.

Bastin, is this happening or what?

He isn't like this, usually. He's a man of his words, dude.

Where is he then?

Buddy, you guys just come over.

- He's least bothered! - Everything is ready here.

Oh, committee? Like we haven't seen any committees!

I've arranged everything here.

[cheerful music playing]

- Bro, bro... - Here he comes!

[cheerful music playing]

Where were you, dude?

- Why didn't you answer my calls? - Bro, I'll call you back.

- After promising... - Just as I was about to leave,

I realized someone else had taken had taken the gold scale.

I had to wait for him.

This Ajesh never breaks his word.

Dude, did you get what I asked for?

Of course!

We've brewed something ourselves.

It's really strong, local hooch.

No way! That won't do. Get it from the government liquor store,

so we're aware of how much we're drinking and how high we're getting.

I'm dealing with cash; I should keep my brain sharp!

- Go stand in the queue. - What queue?

- What is this? - Local hooch, huh?

Where is the kitchen, dear?

- It's at the back. - Well, don't I know that?

- Yeah, that's true. - Come, come...

Do you really have the gold with you, buddy?

And that makes it...

25 sovereigns of gold.

Ask the bride to come here.

Let her try this on first.

Steffi, dear!

♪ ♪

Steffi Chechi, right?

♪ ♪

It's your wedding day, and the bedroom is still undecorated?

Come on, wear these. Let me see!

You've weighed the gold, right?

Everyone, step out; I will wear them myself.

How can that be?

You must sign the agreement, right?

♪ ♪

Sign here.

Right here.

Shucks!

The bride should--

Let me tell you something right away.

After the wedding tomorrow,

and once you've shown it to anyone who might come in the evening,

at 8:30 PM,

or by 9:00 PM at the latest;

I have to count the cash, wrap up the deal and leave.

Then, don't say that your Sister from the South

or Aloshi who has gone to the sea, are yet to come.

I've seen this trick at many places.

I just mentioned it beforehand, that's all.

Okay then.

♪ ♪

She's got nothing going for her,

yet look at her arrogance!

[uplifting, hopeful music]

[music cuts off abruptly]

♪ ♪

♪ Blindfolded, tied the knot so tight ♪

♪ I found a pearl that fell from the sky, shining bright ♪

♪ It's the wedding of a girl as lovely as ten ♪

♪ A midnight wedding under the full moon's zen ♪

♪ Blindfolded, tied the knot so tight ♪

♪ I found a pearl that fell from the sky, shining bright ♪

♪ It's the wedding of a girl as lovely as ten ♪

♪ A midnight wedding under the full moon's zen ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ What's with all the dressing up, O' girlie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ What's with all the dressing up, O' girlie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

♪ ♪

Bruno, come.

Just make this happen somehow.

Don't expect any help from the party.

- We will sort it out. - Comrade?

Stay strong!

[taps a number on mobile]

[mobile phone ringing]

♪ What's burning within the heart? ♪

♪ Who's leaving without a word to impart? ♪

♪ Is it the bride who's bidding farewell to the house and the shore ♪

♪ Or is it the gold they cherish even more? ♪

♪ Is it the bride who's bidding farewell to the house and the shore ♪

♪ Or is it the gold they cherish even more? ♪

♪ The bride is coming, The wine is flowing ♪

♪ On her neck, heavy and bold, Hangs plenty of gold ♪

♪ Everyone's seated for the feast, so right ♪

♪ Smiles fill the house, glowing bright at night ♪

Dear, Philipose hasn't come!

Philomina from Edasseri hasn't come.

Thressia!

We invited so many people! No one has come!

- Let's wait till tomorrow and see. - I'm going crazy.

I don't know! Why didn't the priest from the church turn up?

Bro!

At exactly 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,

I need to run through the beach.

You may run!

Wearing only briefs.

A 'brief' sprint!

Hey! A gathering before we part ways.

Life is a celebration!

Hey, lazy bum!

When he runs in his underwear tomorrow,

you should take care that he doesn't fall and die, okay?

- He says he will take care. - You don't worry about that.

I won't fall.

Even if I do, I won't die!

I've handed the ornaments over, you know.

♪ The bride is coming, The wine is flowing ♪

♪ On her neck, heavy and bold, Hangs plenty of gold ♪

♪ Everyone's seated for the feast, so right ♪

♪ Smiles fill the house, glowing bright at night ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ What's with all the dressing up, O' girlie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ What's with all the dressing up, O' girlie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

♪ ♪

Wake up, guys!

Get up!

Come. Let's run in undies.

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ What's with all the dressing up, O' girlie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

♪ Blindfolded, tied the knot so tight ♪

♪ I found a pearl that fell from the sky, shining bright ♪

♪ It's the wedding of a girl as lovely as ten ♪

♪ A midnight wedding under the full moon's zen ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ What's with all the dressing up, O' girlie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

♪ O', Bridie! O', Bridie! ♪

♪ Why the fuss and stressing, O' Bridie? ♪

[Hubalt - Boss]

[ringtone - vintage jewellery ad jingle]

- Yes, Boss! - Have you left from there?

- Did you get the cash? - No. I'm headed there.

- Okay. Call me once you get the cash.

Okay, Boss. I'll call you.

[phone rings again]

Hello, Mom!

- Son! Will you be late? Can I go to bed?

You may go to bed, Mom.

Should I lock the door?

No, don't lock the door.

Have you eaten anything?

No, I'll come after eating from here.

- Okay. - Okay, Mom.

[counting]

Dude, there's an issue.

Where is there no issue?

How big is the issue? That's the real issue!

Tell me that.

We couldn't raise as much money as we expected.

Hitting the parish clerk has backfired.

And... no one showed up from the party or the church.

It's okay. The wedding is over, right? The rest is your issue.

I must check the accounts and leave. Call Mumma. Come, come...

Ah, Mumma!

Here's all the money we got.

♪ ♪

Ten...

[counting]

♪ ♪

This is nowhere near enough, Mumma.

The man of the house should have good character first.

Only then will the family survive.

I'm taking the money for 13 sovereigns.

Remaining is 12 sovereigns.

I'm taking it back, including that big necklace with the high making cost.

Call the bride here.

Oh no!

Then we'll have to remove half of the gold and give it to you, right?

Won't they find out?

Aha!

I don't need to know all that.

I had warned you at the beginning, right?

I need to settle the accounts and leave. Are you calling her or not?

- Well, son... - Then, I'll call her myself.

What else should I do?

This gold is a cursed thing, you know?

Wherever you keep it, trouble follows.

- I'll go call her. - No, he shouldn't.

You go and bring Steffi, Mumma.

Go on, Mumma.

- How can I? - Go and call her!

- Go on, Mumma! - Go!

[suspenseful music builds]

Damn it!

[suspenseful music builds]

Huh?

[suspenseful music builds]

Who's there?

Let me see.

[suspenseful music builds]

- What is it, Mumma? - Dear!

That guy who brought the gold

is asking us to return 12 sovereigns worth of gold.

- What's happening there? Just come here!

Everything else can wait till tomorrow!

Let him go to sleep, Mumma!

Oh no!

Oh Jesus!

♪ ♪

Where? Where is my gold?

Well, son...

They both have locked the room.

If they've locked the room, knock and call them.

Oh no! How can I knock on their door?

I'm asking you, where is the gold?

Are you trying to trick me? You old hag!

Hag?

Hey! That's enough! Enough...

with your god-damned dealings.

Get out!

- Get out! - Hey!

Hey, Bruno!

I will smash your skull!

He and his damn accounts!

- What are you doing? - Stop it, Terrence!

Terrence, please be quiet! He will hear you.

- Stay right here and talk. - Be quiet!

So I'm the villain now, huh?

I'm the one who gave you the gold.

Lower your voice!

Go bark elsewhere!

- Son, keep it low. - Stop it, dude!

No matter how big of a goon you are, I still want my gold.

- I won't leave without it. - Please let me speak!

Let Mumma say what she told her.

Son, she will give it back.

She said she will leave it outside when he sleeps.

This is what all the fuss was for!

Son, you can check the accounts and take back all that you need.

We'll bear with whatever happens after.

How will I know if he is asleep?

She'll turn off the light in the room then.

Who told me about the local hooch earlier?

- Get me a glass of it! - Dude!

Dude, stop there. Ajesh!

I can't go to the city alone with the gold today.

Let me find a spot where I can see the light from the room.

Stop there, dude!

[playful, expectant music]

Isn't he out of steam yet?

Hey, just shut up!

[playful, expectant music]

What the hell is that son of a gun doing in there?

You rascal! I'm going crazy here!

If you keep throwing tantrums here,

you won't be leaving alive, let alone with your gold.

- Wanna see? - Be quiet now!

We've waited this far, right?

Sharma, get him out of here!

He's going over-board with this!

Even when I try to ignore it, he keeps rubbing it in!

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

[melancholic music]

[waves crashing]

♪ ♪

[quirky, suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

Son!

[creaking cot and soft moans ]

[melancholic music]

Damn it!

[melancholic music]

[waves crashing]

[birds tweeting at dawn]

[waves gently lapping at the shore]

[birds tweeting at dawn]

[autorickshaw engine starts]

[tense music builds]

Where is my gold?

Hey, son!

Stop the vehicle, hey!

Hey!

[tense music]

Damn it!

Where is my gold?

- Did she leave with it? - Son, we will get it back for you.

- He is a peculiar type. - Where has she gone?

By the time I woke up,

he whisked her away in an auto rickshaw,

saying the bathroom here is faulty.

Damn it!

[gargling noisily]

Who deflated my tyre?

Where was she taken?

Son, err... He will go and bring the gold back.

Who? This guy?

If my gold's gone, I know how to get it back!

Where is the groom's house?

Bring me the wedding invite. I'll find the address.

Yeah! Mom, get it for him.

If he's that adamant, let him force his way in.

It's quite a notorious area.

Have you heard of Thalavettichira?

[tense music builds]

It's surrounded by water on three sides,

and there's only one exit.

If they shut it, you'll never make it out.

[birds calling mid-flight]

[tense cymbal sound]

So, just calm down now.

Please relax, dude.

I will go there and bring it back tactfully.

Don't get so worked up.

Didn't you tell me to go get it myself if I was being adamant?

I am adamant!

You and your sister have thrown dirt on my daily bread.

I will get my gold back, even if I have to eat that dirty bread.

And if I lose my head over this, then I don't need that head anyway!

Go ahead.

- Son! - Move!

[melancholic, vengeful music]

[festive church music playing faintly]

Chechi, I'm placing it on this side and tying it up, okay?

Is this not done yet?

- Be quick. - It's almost done, Aunty.

This saree suits you really well, Chechi.

You look so pretty.

Go over there, Chechi.

The bride will be coming out soon. You can see her then.

Didn't you wear these yet?

Show me your hands, Chechi. I'll put them on.

This doesn't seem like it's only 25 sovereigns.

- It looks far more precious. - I'll wear it myself.

- Hey, Niva! - Yes?

Get her outside!

The guests have started to arrive.

- Oh no! Chechi! - The priest has been waiting for so long.

Come, dear. Come.

[a wedding song playing]

Careful!

It's the high tide, Chechi. That's why it's like this.

You can go this way.

Ask her to lift her Saree. Careful!

♪ ♪

Dear, come over here.

They will click our photos, alright?

You should stick close to your Uncle.

Move, move...

Move closer.

Look into the camera.

Smile, everybody!

Yes, yes! Okay!

Dear, step up there.

[indistinct chatter]

See, this is my husband's family.

Move a little bit.

Hey, Marian!

Marian, something has come up.

This is just child's play. You should look at it that way.

I'm telling you so you don't hear it from someone else and make it a bigger issue.

Tell me what the matter is.

I think it's Aniyappan's boys.

They have taken some shrimps from your farm.

The boatmen told me.

Don't make a big deal out of it.

I have asked them to come and meet you.

We can settle it like that. You heard me, right?

Honey, please come.

Everyone stand closer!

Marian bro!

Just come and stand over there, dude!

- Just click and send them away! - Oh!

- Everyone, please look here. - Go stand there, man!

Your brother disrespected me by walking off during the photo.

Give it to me.

Wear the gold properly, dear.

Let the people see!

Dear Aunty, just let the girl wear the gold, at least for tonight!

It's going to be yours from tomorrow anyway, right?

Get lost!

[people laughing]

Sit down, dear. Sit.

[sounds of caterers bustling]

- What are you messing with over there?

Bring the curry over here!

Come over here!

- There's no curry here. People are waiting here to eat.

- Talk to your boss, and if the prawns are grown,

just give them to someone, dude.

- When are those boys coming? - Just let it go, bro!

- I'm not letting it go so easily. - Then, do as you wish.

[tense music builds]

[tense music cuts off abruptly]

[indistinct chatter]

[tense music builds]

O' Lord, won't you let me live in peace?

[tense music builds]

Hey, they guests from Kollam have arrived. Fix the sheets!

- Hey, make it quick! - Mumma!

It is very muddy here, dear. Watch your steps.

Steffi, dear!

Aunty, please wait. I'll be right back.

The guy who gave us the gold has landed here, Mumma.

Oh no!

- Hi, Steffi. - Has he come here as well?

O' Lord! What will we do now?

I never thought he'd come all the way here.

Would anyone leave so easily,

leaving behind this much gold?

You have to get him out of here somehow, Mumma.

Or else, you'll need to make room for one more person in the car when you head back.

- Mind you! - Shut up, wretch!

Where is Bruno?

- Where the hell is that boy? - Agnus!

Are you standing over here?

What's up with the mother and daughter having a secret chat?

Come, wash your hands... Come.

Please give us a minute, Lucy.

What is this, Agnus? Come and sit over there.

Dear, it's hard to say when he'll come to eat now.

Why don't you join your mom? Come, come on.

Come, come...

Hey, did you eat?

Is there any way out of this, dear?

There is no way!

That hag and his sisters have weighed all the gold

with their eyes and hands at least forty times.

[tense music builds]

Son!

Are you trying to play tricks on me, you hag?

No one will live here peacefully until I get my gold back!

Are you giving it back or...

Aha! Why are you crying, Aunty?

Don't girls leave home one day?

Why be so sad about it?

Isn't that the tradition? Eat this, Aunty.

Here you go...

I didn't recognize you. I had seen you earlier too.

Err.. I am a cousin...

- of Steffi's. - Are you?

I am Brosh, also known as Brochan!

I am your brother-in-law's favourite brother-in-law!

Eat this, Aunty.

- Hey, cousin, eat up. - Okay.

Where is she going?

- Did you eat? - Yes, I did.

- Aren't you eating? - Yes, I will.

My dear son!

I am begging you!

Let her husband and those women quit eyeing the gold.

Aunty, haven't you eaten yet? The Appams and chicken curry are still there.

I'm not hungry, son.

Son, I went through a lot of struggles to finally get her married.

Please don't humiliate us.

If he finds out, I'll have no other option but to end it all by jumping into the sea.

When they return home for the feast, I'll get it back from her.

Just give me two more days.

Don't you also have a mother?

Trying to trick me again, huh?

- Bro! - Yes?

Do you have something to drink?

What a question, bro!

Just come with me!

Of course, there is!

Needless to ask! We have everything ready.

Come on then. Where is it?

It is over there. Come on, Cousin.

You will be amazed to see our arrangements.

Watch your steps.

Oh! Will they burst everything all at once?

There is some chicken left, boss.

Serve some here.

- Hold this, boss. - The lads are killing it!

Brother-in-law!

This is Steffi's cousin.

- Brochan, there's nobody to serve here. - Yeah, I'm coming!

Damn it! I was thinking of having a few drinks for new year's eve.

That went for a toss! Let them gulp it all.

How exactly are you her cousin?

Tell him, Bruno.

He is the son of one of my dad's sisters.

What does the sister's son do for a living?

Okay, then.

Carry on.

Fix another one, bro!

Okay.

We only have water here.

[firecrackers bursting in the sky]

I've got some amazing things I do for a living, bro.

Have you heard of Madiyil Jewellery, bro?

What is it, bro?

It means, we carry the jewellery in our hips (Madiyil).

Back in the day, goldsmiths used to do this.

People seem to trust jewellery shops more nowadays.

So, we hang around these jewellery shops.

If there's any financial difficulty in arranging gold for a wedding, I step in.

I provide the ornaments in advance,

and the next day, I settle the deal with the money they've collected.

We call it Madiyil jewellery since we transport the gold in our hips ('madiyil').

We're also known as walking jewellery shops.

That's what I am.

Quite impressive!

There are a couple of such desperate weddings coming up here.

- Will you intervene, bro? - Of course, bro!

Isn't that my job?

But nobody will offer to help us so easily, bro!

Our characters are such.

That's alright, bro.

Just know that a fearless guy has shown up.

P. P. Ajesh.

But isn't this risky?

What if someone runs off with all the gold?

There are some scoundrels who do that,

but I know how to deal with them.

That's true!

I knew you were a shrewd one, the moment I saw you.

Fix another drink, bro!

Hey, Bruno! Your Mumma is calling you.

- Ask his Mumma to wait there. - Hey, she is calling.

Don't go until you've finished this.

- Okay? - No...

- You can leave after this, dude. - I'll be right back.

Whatever!

Where is he rushing off to?

Off you go!

Fix another one, bro.

Aha!

Hey, shouldn't we leave?

While that guy is still around?

I've asked him for a couple of days' time.

He left without a word.

Every minute he stays here means trouble for us.

Let me see.

- He is boozing hard over there. - Oh, no.

What if he spills the beans there?

I will kill him then!

Yeah! You were up for killing everyone in the country, right?

Go ahead and kill him!

Go! Go, kill him!

But if you're killing him, do it before that guy reveals something.

As her brother, do at least this for her.

I can't bear with this any more.

Chechi, shouldn't we get going?

You should come after getting him out of here.

♪ ♪

Why are we leaving before the booze got over?

Hey, Bruno!

What's up with this cousin of yours?

How can someone drink so much?

He drinks like a fish.

So, the walking jewellery shop turned into a sleeping jewellery shop! Crazy!

Hey, Bruno!

Happy new year!

♪ ♪

[tense music]

[rock splashes into water]

That was some hardcore drinking, man!

I thought the guys here were the tough ones!

- So, brother-in-law!

I am heading out. I must go to the farm.

Brother-in-law, we are also leaving.

Okay.

Have you been getting any fish lately, bro?

Fishing has become quite tedious.

I catch a few fish at work, just enough for curry.

He guards a shrimp farm.

He has to keep guarding.

- Bro! - Yes?

Any chance we could party there one night?

Yeah, come along.

- Hey, Soniya! Take the glass from the child.

- Give it, dear. - Here you go.

[tense music builds]

Shall I leave?

Didn't I tell you?

Her wedding has also been fixed.

After the church festival, we'll move forward with her wedding.

The groom is from this coast.

Of course, Aunty! We'll be here on the wedding eve itself!

- Just let me know if you need any gold. - Okay.

Hey, come!

- We're leaving then. - Okay.

Steffi, dear!

Please come with us to the road.

Go ahead, dear. Your brothers might have something to tell you.

Go, dear.

Big bro!

The people here are just making things up.

We haven't entered your farm.

Okay, dude.

If it's not you guys, why would I have a problem?

- I'll handle the rest. - Okay, Big bro!

Let's go!

Hey, wait. Don't go yet.

[tense music builds]

You didn't touch my shrimps, huh?

Huh?

I'm not going anywhere.

I'll be around here,

and I'll leave only when I have the gold.

Which gold?

Steffi doesn't return what she has got.

What did you say?

Your mom said she'll give the gold back when you go home for the feast!

- Let's talk later. - Let go of me.

You don't have any role in this. This deal is between me and her.

What deal do we have between us?

I haven't taken anything from you, so don't ask me for anything either.

Who should I ask, then?

It's true. You've incurred a loss.

What we're doing is pure embezzlement.

It's your livelihood. You should get it back.

But, not from me.

From this scumbag, who calls himself my brother!

- Steffi, dear! - Dear! My foot!

Just go and die somewhere.

Hey!

Grab his collar and get it from him.

Isn't he well-built?

Ask him to work as a coolie and buy it with that money.

His damn politics and violence!

Do you know something? He's never broken a sweat in his life.

He didn't care that the family had no head, and that a sister was growing up.

In the end, he threw me away to a barbarian the size of a mountain...

and dares to call himself my brother!

You will give it back!

Ajesh has given gold to girls who've been married off to even more notorious places.

And I've taken it back as well.

You won't do shit!

Shit?

I will ruin your life. Do you want to see that?

- Enough! Come with me. - Oh, no!

- Oh, no! - Leave him!

Oh no!

- Oh God! - Come on!

Let go of me!

Leave them!

Hey!

Kick him, big bro!

[indistinct crying]

- Kili, run away! - Stop it, boys!

Don't hit me, Chetta!

Hey, Mariano! These guys are the limit!

- Stop there, you! - Aunty!

Aunty! Aunty!

Catch him! Catch him!

Move away, Chetta!

Bro!

Stop it!

Let them go! Let them go!

You better stick to messing with your own kind!

- Hey, leave them! - How dare you touch my prawns!

- Let him go! - Mariano, let him go!

Mariano, let him go!

What is this, bro? Aren't they just kids?

You threatened to ruin my life, right? Well, losing this gold will do just that!

If you can take it away from here,

go ahead!

[tense music slowly builds]

[ominous, menacing music]

He beat those kids senseless.

No point in blaming him.

If anyone dares touch his stuff,

he goes absolutely wild.

Even as his friends, we're cautious with him.

He's like a puppy when you're his friend, really easygoing.

But cross him, and he turns into a devil, no doubt about it.

Stop here, bro.

Okay.

What are you doing here?

Hey, no need to pay.

I don't want money, bro.

- Okay then, bro. See you. - Okay.

What do we do now?

I'll be staying here in this lodge,

until I get my gold,

or until I die!

Do you really think you'll get the gold from me, like she said?

I know you don't have a bloody dime to your name.

You aren't my enemy either.

Who wants you, after all?

All you are is someone who has to watch me grind my teeth in frustration.

My goal is to get to where the gold is kept.

This is just a minor setback from when I went to fetch it.

That will be over soon.

To believe her and expect gold from you,

I'm not a fool! Understood?

Come, let's grab a drink, if you're up for it.

Come.

You're chilling here, huh?

I can't do that, right?

I ended up in the middle of this, right?

Hey! He's stuck in Kundara!

But he didn't even call me to complain.

He's a faithful fellow!

How could we have known she'd cheat us?

Bastin...

Seeing Bruno's distress, we got involved thinking it was about saving a girl's life.

You and your involvement!

Hey... I'm not saying you should give him the gold.

The girl straight up said she's not giving it back.

He is staying in a lodge there.

Call that old hag and sort this out somehow.

She isn't answering our calls.

- Then how can we meet her? - You calm down.

Let me see if there's a way out.

Do you have a cigarette, bro?

I can't believe she said that!

I've carried her on my shoulders across that beach so many times!

Yeah, right! As if carrying a child is so difficult!

Stop it, will you?

What she said is true.

I didn't even ask if she was interested in the wedding.

[phone rings]

♪ ♪

[tense music builds]

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[tense music]

♪ ♪

[music rises to a crescendo]

Red salute!

You dog!

Hasn't your sister made enough of a mess?

Do I have to deal with the police for this now?

Get down!

Get down, you scoundrel!

Get down!

Bloody hell!

This was my single good garment!

Is your daddy waiting for you up there?

You guys are such lazy snobs,

because you've never faced the reality of life!

They've ousted me from the party.

If you hang yourself, will they take you back?

The party runs in my blood!

I can't live without it!

If there is a door to kick you out,

there will be another to let you back in.

A party is made up of individuals.

A framework is formed only when different opinions arise.

It will ease up for you eventually. You just wait.

He wants to hang himself!

Your sister went away with my gold.

I've become a thief in front of the financiers.

The bedrock of my life has been shaken.

Shouldn't I be the one to hang there?

If guys like you do this,

won't it affect people like us who fight without giving up

even after getting slapped and sworn at?

You won't understand that.

You guys have only wielded daggers.

You have never toiled like humans.

That's why.

Our ancestors didn't leave us even a dime.

But still, we will survive.

We will enjoy every situation

and battle through the hard situations.

That's life!

With just one phone call, Lakhs would flood into this room.

Why? Because of my character. Trust!

Ajesh built that from nothing,

and now it's destroyed.

If I don't get that gold, Ajesh won't exist anymore.

And you're doing this in between all that?

Ajesh may be a rotten pauper,

but I'll keep fighting in whatever space I have.

And in that battle, Ajesh is Alexander the Great!

- Hey! - Oh, God!

- Who are you? - Stop it, Bruno!

This is between us.

Move aside!

Why didn't you answer when Papa called?

My dear Ambro, I messed up!

- That girl left with all the gold. - Huh?

I'm short of around 12 sovereigns.

12 sovereigns?

What were you doing?

Tell us where she the hell she went. We'll take care of the rest.

She went to Thalavettichira.

Huh?

Thalavettichira?

That's where I'm trying to retrieve it from.

Shouldn't you have called and informed us, you moron?

Papa thought you ran away with it.

Of all people, Papa never expected this from you.

That's why Papa got so stressed.

This is my first mess-up

Tell Hubalt Sir...

that Ajesh will settle this...

on my own!

I'll return to Kollam with the gold...

in two days.

Otherwise, Ajesh will be no more!

Come with me.

Come.

- Come! I have something to say.

- Hey, Ajesh... - Yes.

This deal is without tax or any bills.

There is no other way to retrieve this.

- You know that, right? - Yes.

Well, do you need any money?

No.

You keep this.

If you need anything,

just call me.

- Did it hurt? - No, no.

Okay.

This Ambrose...

is a great footballer.

His kicks are so powerful, you know!

He always plays centre-back.

When he kicks the ball from there,

it lands in the opposing team's goal post.

He kicks like a bull.

That's why his nickname is 'Bull-Ambro'.

So what if he smacked me in the face?

I got two extra days to get the gold back, right?

And I was able to convey our position to Ambro too, right?

That's enough.

♪ ♪

Give me your brother-in-law Mariano's number.

- What for? - Give it. You will see.

[phone rings]

- Who is it? - Hey, brother-in-law!

This is Ajesh... Steffi's cousin.

What is it?

Nothing much. I just called to check if you're back at work.

Was the case with those boys resolved?

Yeah, yeah. Why have you called?

I got a couple of bottles from the military canteen.

Oh!

We were thinking of coming there tomorrow night with it.

To the shrimp farm?

We'll get to see your workplace and hang out as well.

Well, come over.

Okay, brother-in-law.

What is your intention?

If you want to drink, you can sit here and drink, right?

Why do you want to go there?

Will your dad bring that ambience?

♪ ♪

Hey, look at the shrimps! Over there!

Walk carefully, Spook.

Brother-in-law!

What is this? You brought the entire town, huh?

These are my friends. They helped us with the wedding.

Okay. You carry on. I'll join you.

Okay then. Come on, guys!

- Go on, brother-in-law. - Okay.

It's true. What a view! Right, bro?

- Yes. - It's good, right?

♪ ♪

Have one more!

No. I'm on duty.

Shrimps are lying all around and tempting us, bro!

Right?

If we had fire, we could have fried some, right, bro?

You'll have to fry your own marbles!

I care for them like they're my own kids.

Get lost!

Come on, Mariacha!

You have acres of them, right?

If we fry a couple, no one will know.

They will know.

First, God will know.

- Then, my boss will know. - No way!

And I will realise it when I lose my job.

Drink what you got and leave!

Oh!

[tense music builds]

- Drink, bro. - Calm down.

How much are you drinking?

He is talking to you.

It applies to you as well.

Hey, it's enough. Stop it.

You get lost! What will happen?

I will sway a bit.

My words may get slurred.

But Ajesh won't get drunk from the neck up.

I won't forget anything either.

It's Ajesh! Ajesh!

You don't know him, right?

- That's enough. If you drink more, it will be a problem.

He made me say it.

What you said is true.

If we had some shrimps, we could have fried them.

Brother-in-law's boss and God must have slept by now.

[tense music]

Hey!

Keep an eye on him.

There's some problem with him.

Take him and leave!

Who has a problem?

- Hey, Ajesh! - Who has a problem?

- Leave my brother-in-law! - Who has a problem?

Who has a problem?

Hey, take him and leave!

- Let go of me! - He has been blabbering from the start.

Who has a problem?

He and his enjoyment!

Leave me!

Come here!

Bro, that's the booze talking.

Forget it.

Hey, Spook! Leave that and come! Keep that bottle there!

How many times did I tell you not to come here?

What a nuisance! Bloody hell!

Leave, my dear Ajesh!

He is going through some other mental stress.

His anger wasn't towards you.

Please don't take it to your heart.

- Just leave it. - I'm not going to leave it like that.

He said he'd stay sober from the neck up, no matter how much he drinks, right?

So he knows very well

why he grabbed my collar.

He said something when he was wasted.

If he is wasted, he should make it clear.

'I was drunk, Mario.'

'My anger was not towards you. Please let it go.'

He must come to Kuzhiyanthodu tea stall at 3:00 AM in the morning.

If he has any other intention in his mind,

let him say it if he is man enough!

At 3:00 AM in the morning...?

He grabbed me by the collar when it suited him, right?

So, now he should come when it suits me;

at 3:00 AM, before dawn.

That's the time that suits me.

[ominous, menacing music]

[sound of vomiting]

He is throwing up!

[sound of vomiting]

Yuck!

Will it ever end?

[door latch opens]

Here he comes.

Puke artist!

Hey! Do you remember anything from yesterday?

- Well, I wasn't dead yesterday. - Oh!

If I hadn't pulled you guys apart, it would've ended differently.

Mario is a dangerous guy.

Just tell him you said it when you got wasted. He will forgive you.

Apologize to him?

Me?

Why should I apologize to your brother-in-law?

If Ajesh has grabbed his collar, I had a reason for it.

It was part of my plan.

And I got the result right away.

Your brother-in-law has asked me to meet him when I'm sober, right?

I'll go and I'll tell him my problem in person.

We saw his nature, right?

That's because those boys entered his shrimp farm, right?

He didn't get on anyone's nerves, right?

Do whatever you want!

- Have a small drink. You will become clear-headed.

[tense music builds]

Who did you say he is?

From which side of the family is he your cousin?

That...

What is his name?

His name...

What is his intention?

I don't know.

You said you know to read and write, right?

Yes.

Go, bring a pen and a paper.

[tense music]

Bring your mobile phone as well.

Okay.

[tense music]

His name is Ajesh.

Ah, yes! Ajesh!

Write your actual relationship with him on this paper and give it to me.

[tense music]

[distant birds calling]

Read it.

He is...

my second aunty's husband's sister's son.

Oh!

Now, dial your Mumma and pass the phone to me.

Dial her.

[tense music]

[phone rings]

Yes, dear.

- Hello... - Yes, Mumma.

It's Mariano. Are you fine?

I'm fine, Son.

- How is she? - She is fine.

I called you for something.

You know Ajesh, Steffi's cousin, right?

How is he related to you?

She knows that, right?

[call disconnects]

Ah!

That was quite cunning!

Let's call your brother and ask him.

We have to know the truth, right?

What is it that you want to know?

Why is he wandering around here?

Why does he hold such a grudge against me?

I don't know why he has a grudge against you.

But he has a grudge against my family.

We owe him...

some gold.

♪ ♪

Which gold?

Are you talking about the gold you wore when you came here?

Yes.

He works...

for that jewellery shop.

The wedding fund collection fell short of our expectations.

We were supposed to return the gold for the amount we were short.

How much were you short?

He said it's around 10-12 sovereigns.

12 sovereigns?

Did you and your mom think you can fool us?

Hey, Mario! What are you doing?

I had warned back then that they were frauds!

- One whack I'll give you! - Move aside!

Is this how you treat women?

- Come, Chechi. - Go on.

She's brought gold that was scammed off a random guy!

Brides are easy to find in town, but gold is not!

Hey, that's what I'm also saying. We can't get gold so easily.

The gold we got is still with us, right?

Come here, Chechi.

Sheesh!

We've dealt with plenty of frauds,

but never one like this!

- What are you staring at? - Chechi!

Come!

Just come with me.

[distant dog barking]

Hey, do you have to go?

Yes, I should.

Go and calmly explain to him what happened, then come back.

Yeah, that's all.

I am thinking about leaving this lodge for now.

Huh? Then, what will we do with this?

You will have to pack it up and take it along.

Me?

I had spoken with Comrade Chettiyar from Parvathiyarmukku.

There's a loading job at the Government liquor shop,

but only one post is vacant.

He can do it if he wants to!

Otherwise, there are other guys who are ready for it.

If he wants the job, ask him to go and meet him.

[door latch opens]

[door closes]

Let him do what he wants.

[motorbike approaching]

[indistinct chatter]

You had asked me to come.

Come, we need to talk.

[crickets chirping]

Your shirt got ripped when I grabbed you.

I bought a new one.

It's not too expensive.

[menacing music]

Explain why you grabbed my collar!

Explanation?

You owe me an explanation!

Do you understand?

You want an explanation, huh?

Tell me!

Why did you grab my collar?

I felt like doing it in that moment.

Am I here just to be grabbed whenever you feel like it?

Huh?

What is it?

I grabbed your collar when I was drunk.

You grabbed my collar while you are sober.

Aren't we even now?

Now, even if you don't forgive me, I still forgive you, Mariano.

You are not part of this, Mariano.

We are not enemies, either.

But your wife is involved in this.

You know everything, right?

Mario, I've become a thief in front of the financiers now.

It's been many days since I went to work.

If you help me, all my problems will be solved.

Can you intervene?

Why should I intervene?

Didn't you tell me I wasn't part of this?

Mariano, I am not here to beg you.

I've come to claim what's owed to me.

I'm in deep water myself!

I have to marry off my younger sister,

I still owe dowry for my elder sister,

and I'm buried in debt from my own wedding.

I need this gold to settle it all.

What will I do if I give it all to you?

So, it's not possible.

You should get going.

Where should I go?

My gold is here.

I am not leaving without it. I will be here itself.

Why don't you understand?

I will tell you the best solution.

You should go camp at their beach just like this.

Her mother will arrange it from somewhere.

That is not possible, Mariano!

I came to you because I have no more options.

Didn't I tell you?

That gold was given to me as dowry.

No, Mario.

That gold was stolen by your wife and family,

and if you're in on it, you're a thief too.

A big-time thief!

Don't you dare spew that filthy talk at me!

Who are you calling a thief?

Me?

I work hard to earn my living.

That's what I thought before coming to you.

That's why I expected some integrity from you.

Okay!

You needn't hold such expectations.

You better get going!

Hey, Mariano!

You told me you work hard for a living.

Why should a hard working man need dowry?

He will work hard to provide for his family.

What do we call a man who supports his family with what his wife has stolen?

Although this is the kind of job that I do,

I can't help but say this.

There's a saying in Kollam.

'Don't raise a dog hoping to get the shit from someone else's butt!'

It's meant for men like you!

[menacing music]

Get lost!

♪ ♪

Is this all you've got, Mariano?

♪ ♪

[booing]

[booing]

♪ ♪

[booing]

♪ ♪

[booing]

♪ ♪

♪ This spite, rises like smoke in the air ♪

♪ This spite, pains like a birth's despair ♪

♪ This spite, stinks like sludge below ♪

♪ This spite, runs deep, where the roots grow ♪

♪ Tying up the wounds deep in your heart ♪

♪ Kissing your eyes, wiping tears that depart ♪

♪ Someone is coming in, with footsteps so light ♪

♪ As you wear the burdens time kept in sight ♪

Tell me.

Mariano had gone to meet Ajesh.

He stabbed him.

Stabbed him? And where is he now?

I don't know.

You should come here tomorrow.

I will come.

♪ Tying up the wounds deep in your heart ♪

♪ Kissing your eyes, wiping tears that depart ♪

♪ Someone is coming in, with footsteps so light ♪

Brother-in-law, I am here to take Steffi home.

Mom is not well.

Aren't there any other women at your coast to keep her company?

She wants to see her own daughter.

She is her mother!

I must go.

Come!

Remove your bangles.

You needn't go home wearing all that gold.

Remove it!

You may leave now!

♪ Didn't the night say, it can't help but sway ♪

♪ And make way for the dawn of day? ♪

♪ Didn't you seek a shore, To embrace and cherish forevermore? ♪

Uncle, where is Gold Ajesh's house?

It's over there.

♪ Something happened to my heart, It wrapped me tight, tearing me apart ♪

♪ And then it blossomed, like a work of art ♪

I'll try knocking.

Chechi!

Chechi!

♪ Standing at a height, Someone searches for a bounty bright ♪

♪ On the hook of the mind, desires ignite, Anabas fish are taking the bite ♪

- Aren't you Ajesh's mother? - Yes, dear.

- Ajesh? - He went for a wedding last week.

I haven't been able to reach for him for the past two days.

Have you come regarding a wedding?

Yes, yes. It's regarding a wedding.

He isn't answering.

Hey!

Had your brother called you today?

No!

She is Ajesh's sister.

Make it fast!

- Can't you see the bricks piling up?

Pick them up fast.

Ask him to call me if you get through to him, okay?

He's risking everything by mortgaging our home and the small plot of land we own.

Where could he have gone to?

Who should we call now?

Let us enquire at the jewellery shop.

♪ ♪

Chetta, isn't this Kuzhiyanthode tea stall?

- Yes. - And the boat jetty?

- Over there. - That side?

Hey! His bike is here!

I wonder if there's any fuel left.

♪ ♪

Come quickly, dear. Hop on.

Chechi, see you!

♪ ♪

Just walk and avoid eye contact with anyone, dear.

There's nothing to worry once you board the bus.

Be brave!

- Shall I go? - Okay.

Walk towards the west.

[Thank you. Thalavettichira panchayat]

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

[drum beats]

[indistinct mic accouncement]

[drum beats]

[people howling]

[suspenseful music playing]

Will this win any prize, dude?

[suspenseful music playing]

[To Kollam]

♪ ♪

[bus engine starts]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Where the hell are you going?

I need to go to Kollam.

Let go!

- This is my gold! - This is his gold!

I should return this to his home.

Like hell you will!

- What's the problem? - Come here!

- What is the problem, bro? - Move aside, bugger!

Get down!

- Get down! - What is this?

What's happening? Huh?

What are you looking at?

Come with me!

[melancholic music]

Come on!

Get inside!

Get inside!

- Her damn phone! - Oh no!

What is this?

You better stay here and behave yourself.

Nobody will dare to question me!

Got it?

- Get inside! - Oh no!

Hey, Mario!

Chechi!

What happened, Chechi?

The duck-catching competition being held as part of the church festival,

will begin shortly!

Among the 12 male ducks with silver ring designs on their necks,

whoever catches the one with a yellow thread tied to its legs

will receive a prize of ₹10,000 and a bunch of red bananas from the church.

After winning the last two years,

and now aiming for a hat-trick victory, here comes...

the son of Roberto, Mariano!

Mariano! Mariano!

The duck-catching competition,

being held as part of the St. Mary's Church festival, will begin shortly!

[ducks quacking]

[commentary continues]

♪ ♪

There comes Mariano, to catch the duck!

[commentary continues]

[booing]

Mario!

[booing]

Mario!

[booing]

Go! Get lost, Mario!

Boo at him!

I will also boo!

[booing]

Sheesh! Such a shame!

Sheesh! Such a shame!

Come on, boo at him! Keep booing!

[indistinct chatter and booing]

Aren't you dead yet?

For that, you will have to stab me again properly.

I didn't stab you to kill you.

I have the knife for that in my waist pocket.

Then take it out, Mariano.

But you should stab me, bury me after ensuring that I'm dead,

plant a coconut tree on my grave,

and leave only after making sure that it's blooming.

Otherwise, I will rise up from my grave

to get my gold back!

The bare minimum I'll make you do is commit a murder.

Sheesh!

But I don't plan on spending 12 years in prison for killing you.

I have other tricks up my sleeve!

Bring them on!

[booing]

[booing]

Yay!!

Yay!!

♪ ♪

[train horn blaring]

[motorbike approaching]

- Why did you call, bro? - She wanted to see you, bro.

[indistinct chatter and mic announcement]

Sorry.

I know what Mariano did to you.

It's all right.

That's part of this job.

But I didn't expect this much.

I had gone to your house looking for you.

Your gold is in my room's wardrobe.

And I know where Mariano keeps its key.

Are you asking me to come and steal it?

I don't know that.

It's your wish.

Otherwise, there is only one way.

Chris Soniya has a thing for you.

If you take the plunge with her,

Mariano will give you the 12 sovereigns.

You have a brother, right?

Ask him to take the plunge with her.

Then, get that gold and settle my debt.

But she has to agree, right?

I took that gold with my own hands,

and Ajesh will get it back with these very hands.

But you should be careful.

There's more to Mariano than meets the eye.

It's you who should be careful.

You're the one who has to live with him, right?

You're down to just four sovereigns of gold now, right?

Once that's gone, it's all over.

After that, you'll be worth no more than a dog.

Hey!

Don't we have to leave?

I have some rides waiting for me.

♪ ♪

And yeah...

Make sure you don't bite the dust.

Why do you care if I bite the dust?

♪ ♪

Hey, Mario!

Ask her to wear that gold.

It's the first festival after your wedding.

Everyone will notice. Don't give them a reason to gossip.

Wear it and come.

Don't think you can escape with this.

I won't wear this.

We got this gold by cheating him.

And now it reeks with the scent of blood.

Wear it, I say!

I won't wear it even if you kill me!

If you leave it here, he will come and take it, right?

He's not someone who would sneak in and take it.

Hey! It's late. Come.

Come, get in.

Brother-in-law... After the festival, remember what you promised.

The ten sovereigns that you owe me...

We can't give you ten sovereigns, Brochan!

I need to get my younger daughter married.

I'll take three sovereigns from it as your contribution for her wedding.

- We can give you only the rest. - Come on, Mom!

Don't think you can make this Brochan a buffoon!

Come and get on the boat.

- Come! - Wasting time for no reason!

Let's go!

[Christian devotional song playing]

Hello, Pilatos Bro!

[indistinct chatter and mic announcement]

Did you see him?

He's standing near that bridge.

- Have it, bro. - What is his plan?

Who knows?

He's waiting there saying, 'This is Ajesh... Ajesh!'

I told him to come here. But he wouldn't listen.

Where? On the stage?

Careful, bro. The crown will pierce your head.

Are you waiting to escape with the gold?

Oh, it's not time for that yet, Mario.

Let it get darker.

Move aside from there. Coconuts might fall on your head.

Four...

Two...

One...

Yeah, it's exactly 13 sovereigns.

So, where is my gold?

You won't keep it in your house, which is as secure as a leaky bucket.

That too, on this festival night.

Mario...

It's in your hip.

♪ ♪

Hey... No, no! I don't want it now.

Later! You can give it when I ask you.

♪ ♪

Steffi....

You should be at the church ground!

I will come...

with my gold.

Yeah, right!

I want to bid farewell before I leave.

Get lost, man!

[yearning, heartfelt music]

[tense music]

You stand there.

Stay where I can see you.

[tense music]

Keep an eye on her.

What is the problem?

I will tell you later.

I'll keep an eye on her.

♪ ♪

Pour it.

Yes, that's enough.

Move it closer.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- Keep it here. - Tie it tightly.

Hey, keep it here.

Fasten it tightly.

He is just standing there ogling!

- Don't stand there! It's a character's position.

- I won't stand there. - That's it.

Will this hold?

- Bro! - Ah!

Hey... Stand where there's light.

When I'm hanging on this,

my neck will be tilted to the left.

You should be on my right then.

Only then will I see you.

If he drowns you in some pond,

saying, 'This is Ajesh... Ajesh!' won't do any good!

Understood?

Tie Jesus's hands.

- Tie them. - Don't break the cross!

Hey, Amal... Apply some blood there.

Hey, the cross will tilt!

- Fix the bottom properly! - The boys will do it, Spook!

Hey! Hey!

Fasten it tightly!

Remember, I can't do anything while I'm hanging from this.

- Did I ask you to do anything? - Huh?

You carry the weight of the sinners;

I'll manage mine by myself.

I came here to tell you that as well.

No one should follow me.

It is dangerous.

Hey, where are you going? Come here!

What did he just say?

Nonsense! Let him go and get some!

Hey, loosen this!

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

Six parishes are competing in total, and we're going on stage fourth.

Our Jesus should rock!

O' Jewish Priest, Gamaliel...

Your plan is wonderful!

But isn't Jesus, the one crucified, also a Jew?

[phone rings]

Hey, Mario!

What is it?

- My gold which is in your hands; How much is it worth, brother-in-law?

You get lost!

I will tell you.

One sovereign is worth ₹60,000.

- So 12 sovereigns will be ₹7,20,000.

So what?

How much does one kilo of shrimp cost?

♪ ♪

What?

I asked around.

It's ₹500 per kilo.

So how much will all the shrimp on your farm be worth?

- It must be worth ten times more than my gold, right?

Well, listen to this sound now, brother-in-law.

[water gushing out forcefully]

♪ ♪

[water gushing out]

I just flushed out prawns worth ₹1000.

- That was just a sample. - Hey, you bloody son of a gun!

If you don't get here with my gold in five minutes, things will go wild.

All your shrimps will be in the lake, bro!

On your mark!

Ready!

One...

Two...

Three!

Hey, you!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

- Hey, you! - Come! Come on!

[tense music]

Come on! Come on!

Come, come, come!

- Hey! - Stop there!

Stop there, I say!

If I lift this shutter, the rush of water will destroy the mud dyke.

You can decide what you want.

Here's another sample.

- Glug, glug... - Hey!

Glug...

Hey!

I'm telling you! Don't lift it!

Don't lift it!

Lower it, you bugger!

Toss me my gold!

Toss it to me!

Toss it, you loser!

The dyke will break any minute!

Toss it to me!

Hey!

I will kill you!

Hey! Give it!

My gold!

Give me my gold, you dog!

Give me my gold!

Come here!

This is Mariano's farm!

I'll stomp you into the muck and bury you beneath it.

Hey!

Hey!

Don't lift it! Lower it!

Hey! No!

Hey!

[christian devotional song playing]

- Soniya... - Yes.

Do you like this marriage proposal?

You are the only person who asked

if I like this marriage proposal, Chechi.

Don't marry someone you don't like.

In the end, neither the ones who married you off nor your husband will stand by you.

Huh?

Why are you doing this, Chechi?

Let this be with you.

[menacing music builds]

[menacing music]

[suspenseful music]

[machine powers on]

Stop there!

Hey!

Where is my gold? Give me the gold!

Give it!

I will kill you!

Give it!

My gold!

- Give it! - Get lost!

- Give me my gold! - Get lost!

Get lost!

[growls in pain]

My hand!

[growls in pain]

[growls in pain]

[growls in pain]

- Give it! - No!

Don't take it! Don't take the gold!

My gold!

Hey!

[growls angrily]

Didn't I tell you I'd reclaim the gold with these very hands?

Didn't I tell you?

This is Ajesh!

Ajesh!

♪ ♪

Mario!

Row quickly!

- Hey, Mario! - Mario!

Mario bro!

- Mario! - Row fast!

I am doing it, right?

Who is it?

- Hey! - Who is it?

- Why are you here? - Come, come!

Hey!

You get going.

I will handle this.

You said I've never fought for anything, didn't you?

Let me try fighting!

Go!

Hey! Get going!

Just go!

♪ ♪

I didn't expect...

that you'd wait for me.

I waited to find out whether you died or not.

Why do you care if I die?

♪ ♪

You said your life will be ruined if you don't have this, right?

How will you live here without this?

But I'm not going to live here anymore.

Then?

You don't have to know about that.

For that, you need to leave this place first, right?

If you're headed to Kollam, come with me.

I'm going there too.

[uplifting music]

Shall I say...

why you were waiting there?

Even if I had come defeated,

the gold you are wearing is what you owe me.

Exactly 12 sovereigns, as calculated.

Just one sovereign...

is missing somewhere.

I don't want anyone to weigh the gold on me anymore.

This thing made me lose my peace of mind.

Can a girl really live here without any gold?

Let me try.

Steffi...

It's now that you're finally glowing.

To be honest...

It's when she's free from the weight of gold

that a girl is truly beautiful.

Flawless.

Perfect!

♪ ♪

♪ Didn't the night say, it can't help but sway ♪

♪ And make way for the dawn of day? ♪

♪ Didn't you seek a shore, To embrace and cherish forevermore? ♪

♪ Something happened to my heart, It wrapped me tight, tearing me apart ♪

♪ And then it blossomed, like a work of art ♪

♪ Standing at a height, Someone searches for a bounty bright ♪

♪ On the hook of the mind, desires ignite, Anabas fish are taking the bite ♪

♪ Wishes whispered are filling my ears ♪

♪ If gold burns my body, I'll toss it, no fears ♪

♪ Like thunder and lightning striking the skies ♪

♪ It's raining hard from my teary eyes ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Tying up the wounds deep in your heart ♪

♪ Kissing your eyes, wiping tears that depart ♪

♪ Someone is coming in, with footsteps so light ♪

♪ As you wear the burdens time kept in sight ♪

♪ Within your heart, aren't little shrimps dancing with delight? ♪

♪ ♪