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Long, gruelling journeys began with friendship.

One... Two...

Hey! Move aside!

♪ A man may become a god ♪

♪ When he gives freely, he becomes generous ♪

Kalai! Hey!

-Hold on! I'm coming! -Come!

Quick! The call's gonna get cut!

Subbu is dead.

I killed him.

I have to unload the goods by tomorrow night.

I'll be at Davanagere Bus Stand by evening.

If we leave now, we'll reach by morning.

Karthi saved our family's honour.

Pay his mother ten grand. Say it's from him.

Why ten? We'll give her thirty grand!

♪ If the heart wants, deer can live in a bird’s nest ♪

♪ If there is a way, a mountain can be seen inside a mustard seed ♪

♪ If the heart wants, deer can live in a bird’s nest ♪

♪ If there is a way, a mountain can be seen inside a mustard seed ♪

♪ If one dares, the head can bear the heaviest of burdens ♪

♪ Character… Character… it can become a temple ♪

♪ A man can become a god ♪

♪ When he gives freely, he becomes generous ♪

♪ Like the tree that gives all, he can become a martyr ♪

♪ Like melting wax, he can spread light ♪

♪ A man can become a god ♪

♪ Can become a god... ♪

Ah!

Why are you scared of blood?

A little coffee powder will fix it.

Come with me, you wuss.

Those guys always show off to newcomers.

Don't worry. I've got you.

I'm Subbu.

I'm Karthi.

Ma’am, please keep him here for ten minutes.

You'll be safe here.

Useless buffalos!

Hey! Which one of you beat up the new kid?

We all did. What about it?

Try that...

...with me.

Why are you guys fighting? Come with me!

It was them, sir!

They hit the new kid with a slate!

Why are you hitting him! Go!

Come to the Principal's room!

Saw how I went full Bruce Lee on them?

Yeah. Even the older boys fear you.

They should!

My dad and brothers have been to jail.

Dhanam, there are no women in my house. Come live with me.

Get lost!

Get lost?

Karthi, why are you scared all the time?

Men must be brave.

I'll make you one.

From today, we're friends.

Steel Claw.

Can I buy this, Subbu?

Two cycles for rent and a book. How much, brother?

Five rupees.

I can buy a new cycle for five more rupees!

You've got a big mouth, kid.

-I’m first! -No, I’m first!

Subbu, the brakes aren't working!

When we grow up, we too must kiss a girl like this.

Pay attention.

It’ll be awesome if we too become Steel Claw!

Why are you flinching like a hen?

We are fighting roosters. Eat like one.

-Karthi, swing it like actor MGR! -Check this out!

RAMU MILITARY HOTEL

-A plate of lamb chops, brother. -Lamb chops for the lady!

Hey!

Why are you eating it like a dosa?

This is how you eat a parotta.

Try these lamb chops.

Actor Sivaji Ganesan relished this

when filming in our village. Enjoy!

Look! A photo of Sivaji Ganesan sir!

Oh yes!

How much for the lamb chops, sister?

Hey kid!

When a village feeds you with love, you don't refuse.

Kindness has no price!

You let your mother starve to death.

Is your crying gonna bring her back to life?

Hey! Don’t close your eyes. It's just a corpse.

I've seen dozens.

Even my mom and sister died right here.

Why did they die?

My sister loved a guy...

...so my dad and brothers locked her up, beat her.

Next day, she heard that the guy she loved was killed.

She broke open the door, ran out and jumped into the well.

Mom cried all the time.

Dad always scolded her, sometimes even beat her.

One day, she fed me pooris...

...and then killed herself.

Ugh! Why are you crying? Men don't cry.

Subbu...

Yeah?

Your dad and brothers... are they bad?

No, no. Not that bad.

Actually, come see for yourself.

Hey lil’ brother! Who's this little runt?

My friend, Karthi.

Oh my! Come in.

-Which grade are you in? -Same as him. Fifth grade.

Study well or I'll skin you like a rabbit!

Hey! They're just kids.

Dad, some food for Subbu and his friend!

Try some of this marrow, brother!

What 'type' of people are you?

I'm male type. Mom's female type.

Dad’s pissed!

What does your father do?

He died. Mom sells paniyarams.

We moved here a month ago.

Subbu!

Both of you eat outside. Go!

Dad, we can’t expect Subbu to only mingle within our caste.

They’re just kids.

Let them hang out.

VEERAYYA PAWN SHOP

Sir!

Sir!

My child's dying in the hospital, sir!

I need my jewels back to pay for his treatment.

Why are your brothers so much older than you?

Hey!

What's with the mumbling?

It's nothing, Vadivu brother.

He's asking why my brothers are much older than me.

I haven’t thought about it. Do you know why?

Story time!

When your sister was born, your dad was ashamed...

... because she was a girl.

Terrified he'd poison the baby…

…your mom stopped sleeping with him until your sister became a woman.

I'll pay you back in two months...

...even if it costs me my head!

There are other ways to pay me, darling.

So you're the lion cub born to a sex-starved bull!

Asshole!

-I'll rip your guts out, asshole! -No.

These two have nothing better to do!

-Move. -I'm gonna kill you!

Don't fuck with me!

Wait! Just wait and see!

Suck me!

Hey!

-See what I do to you! -Let's see you try!

Move aside!

I'll hunt you down even if you run to Madras!

Listen!

Just like your son's life matters to you...

...my money matters to me.

Understood?

I'll tell you how to repay the interest.

Fuck off now.

-Now playing at Ganesh Cinemas, Sevapatti -Sir, my daughter’s wedding…

...with music by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, directed by Mani Ratnam...

...starring Kamal Haasan and Saranya, Nayakan!

Tell me now. Are they good or bad?

I’m clueless...

Why the rush? Who’s this?

This is my friend Subbu.

Go inside. I’ll come.

Ma! I went to his house.

His dad and brothers look like gangsters.

He doesn't have a mother.

Don't say that.

Think of me as your mother.

You're my son too.

Why are you crying?

Mom's right here.

Thinking of your mother, my dear?

Are you crying, Subbu?

Men don't cry.

Who says only women must cry?

Macho nonsense!

See how he laughs!

Give me a Bruce Lee haircut.

Sure.

Karthi, you already look like actor Rajinikanth.

This guy? Rajinikanth?

Don't be fooled, mom.

He fights at school all the time.

Like Bruce Lee!

He has no one to guide him. You're no better!

Karthi! Why are you begging them? Come on! Hit them!

Don't go looking for trouble, boys. Only hard work pays.

Who's that? He looks scary.

That's Vadivu, the village gangster.

When we grow up, let's become gangsters like him.

Gangsters?

How can you become a gangster if you don't drink?

Drink up!

Take this.

Kill Daaka, and you'll earn the respect of my caste people.

-Hey! -What?

That's Dhanam's brother.

Oh! Your lover's brother, huh?

Buddy!

Ever eaten a sunny-side up without breaking the yolk?

-No. -Watch and learn.

Pick it up like this and...

Awesome!

Hey Subbu…

I can’t wait to kiss a girl like this!

Hey!

Don't stain the floor!

Hurry up! The porn is about to start!

-Karthi... -What is it?

I have to tell you something.

Why are you blushing like a fuckin’ eunuch?

Oh! Thinking of your lover Dhanam, huh?

Lover, my foot.

Hey, who's gonna pay for all those eggs?

Kindness has no price, brother!

Stop messing around and pay up!

Drunkards!

Kids these days are such wimps.

It's not even started, and he's already lost his stomach.

Hey fossil!

Can you even get it up? I'll mess you up, rascal!

Hey!

-Karthi. -Yeah?

Stop Daaka and keep him distracted.

Okay, brother.

-Subbu. -Yeah?

While he's talking, sneak up behind him and slash his calf.

Cover his mouth before he screams and stab him in the chest.

Even if he escapes, he'll run past this corner.

I'll handle him here.

If things go south, you guys come here too.

Your first kill is like your wedding night. Don't get nervous.

Run!

Run! Call Vadivu!

Vadivu brother!

Hey!

Call Vadivu!

Hey! Stay there!

Vadivu is not here!

Who's that Vadivu?

Hey!

You son of a...

You think you’re Bruce Lee, huh?

Ah!

How dare you touch him!

Subbu! Come!

Let us go, Daaka! Please!

Why the fuck are you begging him?

Karthi!

Your friend's gonna die now!

No! Please don't, Daaka!

How dare he tries to kill me!

Both of you skip town for six months.

-Brother! -Hmm?

The lawyer wants us to split up and disappear for six months.

He'll close the case by then.

Holy shitballs!

Did you study law just to give us this genius idea?

Look at that!

Lil’ brother's first court appearance.

Vadivu!

Lil’ brother!

I heard you took the kids along. Are they any good?

Your brother Subbu’s gone soft.

He used to be tough as a kid but now he can't even look at blood.

He's only good for minor scuffles.

But Karthi...

Kill that fucker! Kill him, brother!

He may be a rookie now...

...but he'll be a solid gangster one day.

Keep him close.

Wow, look who it is! Microsoft and IBM scouting talent.

-Come! -Go ahead now!

Didn't you want us to sign? Come. Brother, you too.

I'll be out in four months. Stay out of trouble.

Eat, drink, fuck and enjoy life.

Always stick together like this.

It's a dirty world, kids.

It’ll make you fight each other.

Brother!

Come on!

Why would we ever fight?

When a guy gets philosophical before going to jail…

…just shut up and nod.

Don't over-think it.

Farewell, my lion cubs.

-Don't worry, brother. I'll take care. -Get in!

Like hell you will!

You're going to join him in jail soon!

Why would we ever fight?

We're not earning much because we screen Hindi films, sir.

That's why I couldn't pay you fully last month.

Here you go.

They're such good kissers, no?

Hmm...

Why don't we too kiss like them?

-What? -Are you going to let her go?

Looks like he'll kiss her this time.

Looks like we'll die as virgins.

Just one kiss.

Hmm.

Give him a nice, juicy one, sweetheart.

Shit!

I'll give you one!

Karthi! Don't!

Subbu!

Hey!

Hey!

It's your son who's fighting, sir.

Sir!

Subbu's fighting like a real lion cub!

Haha!

Don't worry, Thangamalar! Your man plays a little rough!

Now that we've chased everyone out...

...he can finally kiss her.

Yeah, right!

Hey, come on!

You know you want it. Why hesitate?

Which one of you idiots is it now?

You're Murugesan's daughter, aren't you?

Thangamalar and I studied together.

We love each other for a long time.

I think of you as a father.

You must unite us.

Yes, sir. Please convince my family somehow.

Thank you, sir.

With your blessing, this wedding went perfectly.

We're so happy.

It's all your blessings, sir.

Long live!

Thank you so much sir!

You made this happen.

Please do eat!

There is booze too.

You are next, Subbu.

Never cry over women.

If one goes, another will fall into your lap.

Look!

Bring a girl from your caste, not ours.

I'll arrange your marriage myself.

Okay?

How am I inferior?

Don't I see him as a father?

Why does it always have to be about caste?

Hey! I don't see him as a father myself. Why would you?

He'll always be our villain.

But the way you fell at his feet...

...begging to marry a girl from another caste...

...it's still hilarious!

Fuck you!

-Hey! -Hey Karthi!

He might do something foolish. Go with him.

Don't worry, he's not the type.

So Dhanam, you're next, huh?

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Hit it! ♪

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Hit it! ♪

♪ Beat everyone to the banquet, dude! ♪

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Hit it! ♪

♪ Beat everyone to the banquet, dude! ♪

♪ The food will end up on your plate, buddy! ♪

♪ The bin brims with finished plates. ♪

♪ She dreams of a bed covered in jasmine flowers. ♪

♪ The man who loved her, the one who held her hand... ♪

♪ ...must be the right one! ♪

♪ The man who holds her hand and leads her to the bed... ♪

♪ ...must be one and the same. ♪

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Come on! Hit it! ♪

♪ For whom did you bring your darling daughter into this world, uncle? ♪

♪ Those who fell for her charms are all devastated now! ♪

♪ I’m one among those heartbroken guys too! ♪

♪ I hated her with all my desire! ♪

♪ He's one among those heartbroken guys! ♪

♪ He hated her with all his desire! ♪

♪ All you boys trapped in love! ♪

♪ All you boys trapped in love! ♪

♪ All you boys trapped in love! ♪

♪ Gather around and I’ll teach you everything! ♪

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Come on! Hit it! ♪

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Hit it! ♪

♪ Beat everyone to the banquet, buddy! ♪

♪ The wedding feast! ♪

♪ Hit it! ♪

♪ The food will end up on your plate, buddy! ♪

♪ The man who loved her, the one who held her hand... ♪

♪ ...must be the right one. ♪

♪ The man who holds her hand and leads her to the bed... ♪

♪ ...must be one and the same. ♪

♪ The man who loved her, the one who held her hand... ♪

♪ ...must be the right one. ♪

♪ The man who holds her hand and leads her to the bed... ♪

♪ ...must be one and the same. ♪

You'll drink, dance, bad-mouth me...

...flip your collar like a goon and just stroll off, right?

Yeah!

What else do you want me to do?

Pine over some girl like a loser?

What?

"Some girl"?

So that's all I am to you now, huh?

Hey!

Ugh! Get lost!

-Oh, is it? -Come!

Brother! Hit it! I wanna dance!

This payasam is fuckin' delicious!

Hey! Vaseegaran's beating up Sekar! He found out about Sekar and his sister.

Come, guys!

-What is it? -What's this new tale about Sekar?

I thought you were the one chasing Dhanam.

I never chased anyone!

I don't want to end up slurping payasam at her wedding like you.

Finally, a laugh!

I couldn't stand seeing your sulking face!

Come, let's go!

Hey! There goes my Payasam!

Brother! Don't hit him!

Brother!

Brother! Please don't!

Let him go, brother! He might die!

Don't hit him, brother!

Brother, let him go!

Hey!

Did you keep quiet when this happened to your sister?

You think only you guys have honour?

Brother! Please!

If he comes anywhere near our house, kill him.

Tears?

Why are you tearing up when he hits her? You love her, huh?

They're beating and dragging her away.

Why aren't you tearing up?

From now on, I won't shed a tear for any woman...

...because when it comes to women, I'm gonna be another Whistle Veerayya.

Brother!

Hey!

Why the fuck do you want jalebis in the morning?

Hundred grams.

The kid loved jalebis, so I'm giving it as an offering.

What's done is done.

Let's ask his forgiveness and send him off with respect.

Else, he'll return as a ghost to haunt us.

Aren’t you offering anything to lil’ brother?

Very important!

He's already got my wife's photo. I'll leave that as an offering.

Why is your lorry reeking?

The beetroot must've gone bad.

He liked that bitch a lot.

Holy shitballs!

Brother!

Wait, we're coming!

Where's his bag?

Where's my wife's photo?

He kept staring at it, brother.

I got angry and tore it up.

That bastard!

Karthi, Get up!

What is it, asshole?

Hey!

There’s a doll in our house.

A doll?

What’s your son upto these days?

Nothing useful.

-Why are you spoiling him? -Here he comes.

Subbu, your favorite food is ready!

Looks like they’re rushing to see something unusual.

Dorothy.

Sounds Christian.

She looks like an upper-caste Hindu though.

Did you check properly? Hope she's not from a lower caste.

-Whoa! Looks like a special day. -Yeah!

Caste-wise, they're above us.

Her real name is hard to pronounce.

Karthi, did he bring you here to see Baywatch?

Baywatch?

Why didn't you tell me!

Wait, let me go see!

Come, look!

They worship the same gods as us.

Dorothy's just a pet name.

-Her father used to work abroad. -Oh!

She looks like a movie star, dude!

I thought so too!

How did she end up with your brother?

No fucking idea!

She liked me. She didn’t like her family. So I got married and brought her here.

Lucky guy!

He struck gold.

We’ll throw a wedding feast during the spring festival.

Let's see if this fling of yours lasts that long.

Get lost!

Hey, why are you both staring like owls?

This is your sister-in-law. Go talk to her.

This is my lil' brother Subbu.

That's his friend.

Go on. Talk to her.

Subbu, right?

What's your name?

-Karthi. -What?

-Karthi. -Karthi.

What's your name?

You know, you look like a doll.

What's your name?

Dorothy.

-Doro-thy. -Dor-othy.

Hey, it's Doro-thy.

-Doro-thy. -Doro-thy.

-Doro-thy. -Doro-thy.

Let's go, Subbu. We've got work.

This place is new, so I'm a bit nervous.

Why don't you both stay for lunch?

Sit. Sit down! You too, sit!

Didn't you know this was a new place when you came?

Doesn't mean you invite every scumbag to keep you company.

Look at that scoundrel, grinning like an idiot.

Subbu, your dad's crossing all limits!

You know what he's like.

Did I get your dialect right?

Karthi, wait...

He's always like this.

Tell me. Did I get your dialect right?

Almost.

Brother, doesn't a house feel brighter when a woman arrives?

Even I felt this way for the first three years of my marriage.

After that, it was all darkness.

Marriages are made in hell.

Can't you say one nice thing, you cunt?

So Karthi...

...got bored of Baywatch, huh?

Stop talking about my wife like that, you dumbfuck!

You're the dumbfuck!

You bring in some random tramp and want to call her your wife?

Shut up!

Do you know how to cook puttu and appam?

How about chickpea curry?

You're my brother. I only mean well.

Dad's coming!

I'm off to the Country Club anniversary. Take care of things at home.

Okay, dad.

I’m always home. Don't worry.

Hey!

-Hey! -Stop them!

Hey! Dad's coming! Stop!

Hey! Stop! Dad, come!

Hey! Stop!

Why don't you teach me to cook?

You like to cook?

Yeah, but I've never had anyone to teach me.

Hey!

This food is delicious!

Lil’ brother, two more puttus!

You had a blast when laying low in Kerala, and came back married to this girl.

I ate gruel in Kolli Hills and came back like a savage!

Lil’ brother, what are you doing inside?

Learning to cook!

Oh my!

Learn well.

This is boring!

I have to talk to your sister-in-law. Come inside.

-Brother! -Let's finish this game first.

Come inside. It's important!

I said, come!

Bikes, park here. Bicycles, that side.

Why are they clapping for the director's name?

Our people have changed, huh?

Brother, the director's from around here. His name's Bharathiraja.

Oh God!

Have you watched Enter the Dragon?

-No. -You haven't?

I'm the Bruce Lee of the village.

Hey, why isn't this samosa hot?

Hey! Asshole!

Hey! Who do you think you are?

-I’m paying for it! -I’m going to kill you!

Velu brother got married seven years back.

They were together only for the first two years.

They keep trying to get them back together, but it never happens.

Let's pay her off and cut her loose.

We'll never hand over the kids to a drunkard!

You sister-fucker! I can't raise my own kids?

Fucking cunt! Get lost, you whore!

Don't worry. They're always like this.

Hit him! Hey!

Charge! Charge!

What place is this?

This...

This is my father's ancestral house.

Oh!

The house we live in...

...he got it as a wedding gift for marrying my mother.

So your father didn't want your mother, just the wedding gift, huh?

Hey! Father!

Where?

-Rascal! -You rascal!

Watch your step.

Where are you taking me?

My mom and sis were found dead in this well.

It wasn't just them.

This well has taken away many women from our village.

-Dorothy. -Hmm?

I don't know why, but I feel like opening up to you.

Can I?

Hmm.

When she was alive, my mom drew different types of chalk art every day.

What type is this?

Back home, we don't draw chalk art.

-Yeah? -I'm just trying it out.

The villain's back.

Where's Subbu these days?

You know what his dad's like.

Doesn't mean you stop speaking to Subbu.

Poor guy has no one else but you.

Brother!

What is it?

Seen Subbu lately?

Yeah, at dawn today.

He was drawing chalk art with his sister-in-law.

-Chalk art? -Yeah.

Okay, thanks.

Look at what the poor boy is doing.

I'm going to slap some sense into him!

-Why does it look sick? -Don't know, sir.

-How's the appetite? -It hasn't touched a thing, sir.

-Not even the usual feed? -No, sir.

Hey!

Ugh!

Get up or I’ll kick your ass!

Washing dishes like a woman!

Who said only women have to wash dishes?

-Exactly! -Exactly!

-Is it a crime to wash your own plate? -Exactly!

Didn't we wash our dishes before she came?

Exactly!

Karthi!

Take him to your house for a few days.

Newly-weds must have some privacy or it'll cause problems.

I’m a son when you need me, and a scoundrel when you don’t!

Stop sulking!

It wasn't just you I called a scoundrel!

I meant that other scoundrel too!

Take him and leave!

He's glued to the woman all the time! Moron!

Your dad's got the ears of a bat!

Come with me, scoundrel!

Scoundrel!

-As if my dad’s a saint! -Exactly!

Useless cunt!

Marriage is the last thing you need!

Why are you eating puttu instead of idli? It's like chewing sand!

Don’t you eat idlies everyday? Can't you eat puttu for once?

-It tastes great. -It tastes like shit!

It's a Kerala dish, dad.

You break off a piece, dip it in gravy and then eat it.

You are getting old.

It's been a year since you got kicked out of school.

Do you ever plan on getting a job?

Sure! I'm thinking of becoming a cop. Like Dirty Harry.

What do you say, Subbu?

There he goes again!

What's with the sudden love for washing dishes?

You do it wherever you go, huh?

In all these years, have you helped me even once?

And now you mock this good boy.

What’s your point? Will washing dishes make me a good boy?

How hard can it be?

-Buffalo! -Buffalo!

Let it go! Come on!

Come on! Come on!

Wait! Wait!

-Why the fuck did you grab it, huh? -Asshole!

Karthi! Subbu!

Why walk all the way to the next town?

The church is always crowded on Sundays.

I can earn more if I go there.

Hey! This is a place of business! Why are you guys drinking here?

A girl just said yes to a date, so I'm treating everyone.

You scumbag!

Die!

Subbu!

There's a big crowd outside your farmhouse.

Looks like something bad happened.

Go fast!

-Lil' brother... -What happened?

-You could’ve come straight to the morgue. -Brother!

Go see for yourself.

♪ Lord! Why did you turn away ♪

♪ and leave me? ♪

♪ Did you close your eyes, ♪

♪ unable to bear what you saw? ♪

♪ Did you reject this world ♪

♪ only to find your place in the next? ♪

♪ Was this right or wrong? ♪

♪ Was this the fate you chose? ♪

Hey! Don't touch the body!

It's evidence.

That fucking bitch!

This is why we never let a woman into the house!

That wretched bitch has ruined our lives!

Subbu! Subbu!

I'll handle it, sir.

What is it, Subbu?

Come, let's talk inside.

Subbu, wait!

Why, dad? Why?

Subbu! Come here! Come here!

First mom, then sis... now her!

Is she the kind who'd kill herself?

Is she the kind who'd kill herself?

Never trust women.

They'll dump you mid-stream.

Subbu, don't!

Take him away!

Come with me!

Listen! Let's talk this out later.

You know, don't you?

You know, don't you?

They killed her, brother! They killed her!

Shut up or I'll break your teeth!

That stupid bitch took her life and you blame us?

You're one of them! I know you're with them!

Subbu! Subbu!

♪ You gave me all ♪

♪ that I asked for ♪

♪ And I accepted all ♪

♪ that you gave me. ♪

♪ Everything that happened... Everything still to come... ♪

♪ ...was any of it in my hands? ♪

♪ You know who made it all happen, ♪

♪ Lord. ♪

♪ There was nothing ♪

♪ I could do... ♪

♪ There was nothing I could do... ♪

POLICE STATION

Velu! Come in.

Dad!

This one’s here. Where’s the other one?

This is the other one.

-Hey, what did I ask you? -Buy a fruit.

Your sons already have a lot of open criminal cases against them.

Now, a woman hung herself. She was an outsider too.

I can lock up all four of you right now.

But the men of your caste are begging me. That's why I'm holding myself back.

You and I… we're not enemies.

Weren't we equals once?

Keep things quiet. That's all I'm saying.

Leave now.

Sir... Dorothy...

Hey!

Sorry sir.

Come! Let's talk outside.

You little fucker!

Don't hit him, brother!

What are you doing?

Stupid cunt!

He's just a kid! Let's go home first.

Listen to me! Come here!

Don't!

Come here!

Stop disgracing us in public, you stupid cunt!

He's just a fucking kid!

Why do you look glum?

Say good riddance to that bitch and move on.

Plenty of other fish in the sea!

It's okay. Don't cry. Don't cry.

She'd never hang herself.

They must've killed her and hung her up.

They killed her!

Listen!

We can't fight your family.

Ugh!

Stop crying! It’s disgusting.

Darling!

I’ll show you a good time.

Yuck! Fuck off!

Aww!

My sweet crybaby!

Come with me.

I'll have you laughing in no time!

Interested?

Please do that. At least he'll stop crying.

Why not beg instead of whoring yourself?

Aren't you ashamed?

My! This soft-cocked bastard is acting all macho!

How dare you raise a hand on him?

Fuck off!

You'll be ruined!

My mother won't spare you!

I'll kill you! Get lost!

Hey! Fuck off!

She'll make you beg at my feet!

My goddess!

Take her away!

You both will rot to death!

Nothing but ruin for you both!

Welcome back, my fighting rooster!

Stay this way.

Stay this way.

Okay?

Beat up whoever you want.

Kill them if you have to. But stop crying.

It’s disgusting.

Don't cry...

Dhanam!

It's okay. Forget it.

I don't know what came over me!

Just leave it.

I became an animal.

You were blinded by rage. Forget it.

Mom?

Hey!

It's my brother! Run!

Is this a house or a brothel?

Where the hell were you?

Letting random men inside my house!

Who the hell was it?

Who did you spread your legs for?

Who was it, you slut? Tell me!

Because of you, he's out for Sekar's blood!

How many times I asked if you loved her?

You kept saying no.

You even hid it from me, you prick!

It's not love. I went for something else.

Something else, huh?

Something scandalous?

Don't be crass. You're pissing me off!

I hugged her and cried my heart out.

She's the only one who can tolerate my tears.

You can't bear to watch me cry, right?

Forget it. You won't understand.

This seems more scandalous!

He hugged her and cried!

Wow!

Hmm!

Hey! Hey!

Subbu!

Why are you washing hands? Did you eat?

Are you leaving halfway?

Hey Subbu!

Hey! What happened?

Hey!

Listen, Subbu!

Brother!

Why are you so worked up, kid?

Did Whistle sir send a message?

No, brother.

Brother, it was me in your house that day.

Dhanam and I are childhood friends.

We were only talking. Nothing more.

I don't understand.

It was me in your house, brother.

We're friends. We were just talking.

-Talking? -Yes, brother.

Just talking?

You fucking bastard!

Brother, don't!

You grope people when talking to them?

Brother!

Please! Don't!

Let me go, brother!

I met her just to cry my heart out!

How dare you enter my house in broad daylight, you scumbag?

You think our women are whores?

Die, you fucking lowlife!

Hey!

-You son of a cheap whore! -You filthy pig!

-You're with him, huh? -He just came to talk.

-Come! -How dare you pull a knife on him!

Who do you think you're messing with?

Hey!

Brother!

Let him go, brother!

He has nothing to do with this!

I beg you, brother! Let him go!

Why the fuck are you begging him?

Brother, don't!

You bastards!

Come now!

Buddy! Are you okay?

Brother, I came here to apologize!

I was just speaking to her!

I'm begging you, brother. Let's drop this.

You lower-caste scumbag!

You want to fool around with a girl from my house?

Scum!

Die!

Die!

-You fucking pig! -You... him...and my sister!

I'm going to kill you all today!

-Run away buddy! -Come here, you little prick!

Come! Come!

Karthi! Don't!

Buddy!

Buddy, come!

Let's go!

Come!

Get up!

Come!

I’ll kill you!

That'll be the end of you!

Go!

He’d have killed you, Subbu! He took out his fuckin' knife!

Let's not make this worse, Karthi! Come!

I'll fuckin' kill you!

Selvam!

Marudhu!

Shit! He’s calling his men!

Don't, Karthi!

Hey!

Karthi!

Don't!

Brother! What happened?

Hey! Keep this safe.

Only then will dad believe we've killed Subbu.

I just came to apologize!

Why, Karthi? Why?

Shut up!

If I'd spared him, he'd have killed you!

Gone too soon, my lil’ brother!

I'm the only one who can save your life!

Ugh! Don't cry! It’s disgusting.

Men don't cry!

You saved our family's honour.

-No, brother. It's alright. -Hey!

Take this!

You'll be ruined!

You'll be ruined!

You'll rot to death!

You'll be ruined!

You'll rot to death!

The cops haven’t found any clues yet.

They’ll mostly suspect Vaseegaran's business rivals.

They got scared and scattered like cockroaches.

They fled, huh?

Let me catch my breath.

Let Subbu stay home.

Karthi can drive trucks for a while.

We’ll get him a job up north.

Let him stay away until things die down here.

We'll send his mother some money every month on his behalf.

What do you say, dad?

You killed someone to save my son's life.

I may have treated you badly but you're also like my son, Karthi.

We'll always stand by you. Don't worry.

Isn't Vadivu scrubbing plates somewhere up north after his jailbreak?

He’ll take good care of Karthi. Inform him.

-Catchy song. Your favourite singer, huh? -Yes brother.

Asshole!

Are you fucking blind? You could’ve killed me.

-Are you from the south? -Yes.

-No wonder the food's delicious. -Thanks!

Brother!

Yeah.

All these posters... are you a Bruce Lee fan?

I’m a fan of my friend Subbu.

Go! Fight! Fight!

Go! Go!

Hit it! Hit it!

Hit it! The neck!

Hit it! Hit it!

Go for it!

Go for it!

Don't spare it!

Hey! Subbu!

Hey lil' brother!

-If you stop the fight, you lose! -He's just giving it some water.

Our roosters never lose.

Don't you dare!

Don’t humiliate us, idiot! Give me the rooster!

Listen to me!

-Lil’ brother! Don't embarrass us. -Look at him, sitting like a stone!

I'll return it after we win. You can keep it.

Lil’ brother!

A rooster that loses is just a hen. Fit only to be slaughtered.

-Does it have a name? -I haven't given it one yet.

-Shall I name it after you? -Hmm.

I’ll be teased for naming my rooster after a girl...

...but that's okay.

Hello, Dorothy.

I'll accompany you to the December festival.

Sir, I've paid more interest than the principal.

-What? -Don't get offended, sir.

What did you tell me when you borrowed the money?

It's Diwali! Why the long face?

I'm not upset that she died. That bitch!

What did you tell me when you borrowed the money?

Can't you keep your word?

Begging for money during Diwali! Fuck off!

She's gone for good. Celebrate with firecrackers!

Hey! Subbu!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Velu! Kalai!

Hey!

Why are you yelling, dad?

Your stupid brother is up to something inside!

Go stop him!

Hurry!

Hey!

Subbu! Hey!

Bloody ladyboy!

Hey!

Its lady, not ladyboy.

Lady!

Got it?

I'm my mother's daughter.

All you chauvinistic pricks will never understand.

I'm leaving.

Goodbye.

Catch that asshole and bring him to the farmhouse! Go!

Our honour's at stake!

Quick! Before anyone in the village sees him…

Sir, I won't say a word...

He hasn't shown up since Karthi left.

Is there a problem?

Brother, the thing is...

He's been acting strange ever since she died.

That nutjob cut my hand!

He's not inside.

Keep your door locked!

Mom!

Sis!

Dorothy!

At sixteen, I realized I wasn't a man but a woman, Dorothy.

I've never told anyone.

If the village finds out, they'll kill me.

I haven't even told Karthi.

If I did...

...he'd push me away in disgust.

So I hid it, buried it and...

... pretended to be a man all these years.

Why cry?

Why hide it?

Your father and brothers...

...suppress women outside.

And you...

...suppress the woman inside.

How are you any different?

This is natural.

You're god's special creation.

This isn't disgusting.

This is a different kind of beauty.

I have a friend just like you.

She went to the Bahuchara Mata temple in Becharaji, Gujarat.

They conduct a festival every December.

She went there and transformed into a woman.

She now lives bravely and happily as a woman.

You must go there too.

Will you come with me? I can't do this alone, Dorothy.

Of course.

December isn't far off.

Until then, continue wearing Subbu's mask.

Look here.

You shouldn't cry.

Women should never cry.

♪ Born to live, my child ♪

We thought we'd find his body but this is all we got.

I don't know where he disappeared. Fuckin' degenerate!

I carried him on my shoulders as a child.

How did he turn out like this?

He's defying us!

We are respected in this village.

He'll disgrace us, dad!

We might as well hang ourselves!

It’s not a fighting rooster but a bloody hen. Slaughter it!

♪ Born to live, my child ♪

Hey, Karthi's here.

Karthi…

What happened, brother? The truck office said it was urgent.

Is something wrong?

Our village cop has been waiting two days for you.

He's not telling me why.

I don't know if they're digging into Vaseegaran's murder.

What is it, sir?

Does Whistle sir know you're here?

Calm down, kid.

He's the one who sent me.

He wants you to do one more murder.

I don't understand, sir.

He wants his youngest son Subbu killed. And he wants you to do it.

He asked me to bring you back home. Let's go?

Subbu?

Sir!

Why would he want Subbu dead? That's his own son.

Stop joking, sir. Tell me why you're here.

My heart's about to explode!

He's become a eunuch?

Their clan twirls its moustache with pride.

How will they swallow this shame?

They don't want to kill him themselves.

They won't hire outsiders either.

If word got out, they'd be disgraced.

This isn't humiliating just for them...

...but for Karthi too.

You've been best friends with that scum since childhood.

How will you ever show your face in the village again?

That degenerate must be loitering in a nearby town.

Find it, act friendly...

...and then kill it.

They said it’d go anywhere with you.

Sir, how can I...

...kill Subbu?

I can’t, sir.

Fine, then start a family with it.

Sounds disgusting, right?

You don't have a choice, kid. You have to do it.

Whistle sir has done so much for you.

You're a free man, even after killing Vaseegaran.

Don't you want this freedom all your life?

We don't choose the things we do. It's his fate to die like this.

Let's go.

I have to hand you over to Whistle sir and report back to duty.

I'm running out of leave.

Hey, get in the truck.

Dindigul Bus Stand! Get down!

-Can I have some food, brother? -Ask him.

Sir... I'm hungry.

Got money?

Does this look like a charity?

Go beg somewhere and come back with money.

Don't stand here. Get lost!

Don't piss me off! Leave!

-Got any change? -Get lost!

Got any change?

Don’t ruin my business. Go on!

Lady...

My daughter has an exam tomorrow.

Please bless her to do well.

Here.

Take this.

Mom...

Oh god! Subbu!

Don't cry, my darling!

Why didn't you come straight to mom?

I wouldn’t have let you suffer like this.

No, mom…

My family won't let you live in peace.

Can you ask Karthi to take me away?

Only he can save me from this hell.

He calls once a week.

I'll tell him. He'll come and take you away.

Here, eat this.

Karthi, Subbu came to see me.

He wants to go somewhere up north.

Take him there and drop him off.

I can't bear to see him suffer.

The poor boy's begging for food at Dindigul Bus Stand.

Karthi?

Karthi?

Why aren't you replying?

I'll call you later, mom.

Honour is everything.

The rest is bullshit.

For you and for us, honour is everything!

Take him somewhere far away and kill him.

Hey!

If you screw this up, I’ll skin you alive.

I swear on my mother's soul!

Don’t forget, your mother lives here too.

Send word once it's done.

These two will come to perform the last rites.

Don't dump the body anywhere.

Remove the family amulet and the locket from the corpse.

Take an oath!

Their whole life is a living hell.

Rather than begging, selling their bodies...

...and being abused until they die...

...a swift death by your hand would be kinder.

When a cow falls sick...

...don't we offer a prayer and then put it down?

Think of it as a liberation for the poor soul.

A mercy killing.

You've been inseparable since childhood.

It's his fate to die by your hand.

Subbu!

Subbu!

Subbu!

Subbu!

Subbu?

Subbu!

Subbu!

Karthi!

Karthi!

Yuck!

What the hell is this disguise?

Yuck?

This isn't a disguise.

This is the real me.

Everything before this was the disguise.

And you say "Yuck"?

Am I so disgus...

Shut up!

Shut up! Not a word!

Mom said you wanted to go somewhere.

Tell me where, and I'll drop you there!

It's disgusting to see you like this!

That's enough…

-Just drop me somew- -Not a fuckin’ word!

Wear these clothes and get into the truck like a man.

Yuck!

Seeing you like this... ugh!

Dude!

You really lost your cool!

I get it.

You haven’t seen me like this. But you'll get used to me.

Seeing you, all my troubles have vanished.

This trip’s gonna be fun!

♪ Country roads! ♪

Dude!

♪ Take me home! ♪

Fuck my life!

Your voice, your behaviour, your walk...

Ugh! My skin crawls when you touch me, man.

Oh my! We've got a drama king here.

From now, don't call me "man". Call me "girl".

Didn't I ask you to shut the fuck up?

Asshole!

Unbutton your fuckin’ collar!

Say another word and I'll fuckin' stab you!

Stab me?

You just might! Typical dumb male!

Only Dorothy and Dhanam knew the truth about me.

Hey!

You bloody idiot!

Don’t die! Sit properly!

Don't do it, Karthi.

You know how much blood I've seen.

Today, I'm washing dirty plates.

Are we god to decide if he lives or dies?

We're stupid fuckin' humans!

Karthi!

Why are you staring at a woman bathing?

I'm not the same anymore, Karthi. Turn away.

I'm feeling shy!

So... what else?

Oh my!

So what if you turn it off? I'll sing!

♪ O saffron flower! O saffron flower! ♪

♪ Where’s my king? Where’s my king? ♪

Shut the fuck up, dumbass!

Stop being so grumpy!

Aren't you a Rajinikanth fan?

Then why all these Bruce Lee photos?

You missed me, didn't you?

So much affection!

Yeah!

I stuck them up because I missed my friend Subbu.

Not for a fuckin’ ladyboy like you!

It's not yet done.

I'll do it in a few days.

What! You think you're on a fuckin' holiday?

What are you looking at?

Is that a man or a woman?

Let's find out!

I'll go first.

Wait... I'll go.

Doesn’t matter as long as they're hot!

I'd tap that!

Go on! Enjoy!

Hey! Want a banana?

It’ll be done.

I didn't get the right chance.

The right chance? you fuckin' bastard! Stop messing with...

-Hey! Just five minutes! -Please don't!

You have until Saturday to kill him and tell us where to come.

If you don't, come back here on Sunday...

...for your mother's funeral.

Brother!

Brother!

Brother! I'm sorry!

Asshole!

-Don't, brother! -Asshole!

Finish him off, god.

Don't, brother!

Hey! Let go!

We're god's children...

...sent down to bear the sins of this world.

We're a hundred times stronger than men.

But if we start fighting back...

...we'd have to fight a thousand men every day.

We have to bear it, endure it... as much as possible.

But when limits are crossed, we have no option...

…but to fight back.

Wait.

Lady!

This truck's going that way.

Please drop them off.

Someone's going towards the temple. Get up!

I'll check if he'll drop us.

Brother, can you drop us off at the…

You!

What happened?

What happened?

He's the monster who crushed me like a worm the other day!

Don't spare him!

Didn't you get enough already?

Fuck off, you bitch!

I should’ve killed you that day.

Try me! Come!

Get lost!

Lady...

Forgive me!

Don't cry, my dear.

When I touched you that day...

...I knew you'd come looking for me.

Okay... don't cry.

Mom will take care of you from now.

We're going there too, girl.

These two will have their nirvaanam there.

You can join our family.

I’ll help you through your nirvaanam procedure.

Nirvaanam?

Why is your shirt torn and bloody?

Hey, bring your saree.

No!

He doesn't like it.

If you don't like our clothes...

…give her yours.

Do we look like monsters?

Why are you flinching?

You bloody man!

Drop us off safely.

I'll wash away your sins and let you prosper.

Understood?

You think I'm a joker?

He flinches when I touch him!

How did you find this character?

Didn't you buy this shirt last Diwali?

It fits me so well.

Isn't this place beautiful?

Hang on!

Hey!

Go join them in the back!

Dumbass choir!

♪ Did you see the one who touched you and me? ♪

♪ Did you hear how I was blindfolded and left in the woods? ♪

♪ Did you see the one who touched you and me? ♪

♪ Did you hear how I was blindfolded and left in the woods? ♪

♪ Did you agree to let him stick by your side? ♪

♪ Or did you cut him loose because you’d get attached? ♪

♪ What is it? What is it, my dear? ♪

♪ Tell me! Oh, tell me, darling! ♪

♪ Did you see the one who touched you and me? ♪

♪ Did you hear how I was blindfolded and left in the woods? ♪

Karthi! Come join our marbles game!

Marbles?

-Here’s a fuckin’ marble for you! -Ah! Stop it!

It's customary to perform the Mata Pooja...

...before the nirvaanam procedure.

Since you have no one, we'll step in as family and do it for you.

Pray well to Mata. Nirvaanam is like a rebirth.

Long live Bahuchara Mata!

Long live Santoshi Mata!

Pray well, my dear.

Live a happy life!

You're so beautiful, darling!

See how she blushes!

♪ Shall I count the guys lost in the round vermilion on your forehead? ♪

♪ Has anyone ever escaped the trap of your big, round eyes? ♪

♪ He’ll promise you pearls, then run when he's done with you. ♪

♪ Listen to me, you beautiful girl. If you let go, you're a fool. ♪

♪ Touched you... ♪

♪ Touched me... ♪

♪ Did you see the one who touched you and me? ♪

♪ Did you hear how I was blindfolded and left in the woods? ♪

♪ Did you agree to let him stick by your side? ♪

♪ Or did you cut him loose because you’d get attached? ♪

♪ What is it? What is it, my dear? ♪

♪ Tell me! Oh, tell me, darling! ♪

♪ Did you see the one who touched you and me? ♪

-Ah! -Huh!

Hey! Come here!

It hurts, huh?

Mocking a girl's pain!

Why are you staring at me?

You're scaring me.

You still look at us with disgust.

It's not just you...

...the whole world does too.

This glare is why we're forced to beg...

sell our bodies or end our lives!

End our lives!

Why can't you see us as humans?

Hey! You were the one glaring at me!

Ten years! Just ten more years!

The world will accept us as we are.

Men like you will be looked at with disgust!

Shut up, lady!

♪ Even if they like you, these young guys are too shy to learn... ♪

♪ ...so they'll keep their distance. ♪

♪ Guide them with patience, teach them well... ♪

♪ ...and we'll still make it through. ♪

Everyone, get down!

She talked so much, the shaft rod broke.

♪ Teach them everything, hold nothing back. ♪

♪ Learn as you go without showing off. ♪

I'll come with him.

He came all this way for me.

Oh my! Wherever Romeo goes, Juliet follows.

♪ Touched me? ♪

♪ Did you see the one who touched you and me? ♪

There's a hill a hundred kilometers from here.

You must drop her off safely.

Asshole!

Grinning with them like an idiot!

How much that woman talks!

From now, you sit in the back.

Don't sit beside me.

You're pissing me off!

♪ The paths we choose are ours alone! ♪

♪ Our sorrow is beyond what words can express! ♪

They say I was born on a full moon night.

So when I was a kid...

...they used to celebrate my birthday...

...every full moon.

What is it?

Karthi!

What happened?

Nothing.

Buddy!

-Why are you sweating so much? -Nothing!

Buddy, stop the truck!

Let me come there!

Karthi, stop the truck. Let me come up front!

Say someth-

Karthi?

Buddy?

Sir. Hospital?

There.

-This way? -Yes.

My friend... driver... fainted... sweating!

-Relax. -Please come.

Please come with me!

Wait! What happened?

Bring him here.

I don't get your language.

We don't have an ambulance.

No vehicle?

No ambulance. Bring him here.

Shall I carry him here?

Bring him.

Careful.

Subbu! Subbu!

Hey! Hey!

That's not your friend.

A beggar.

He died yesterday.

He was a beggar from this town.

Poor guy died all alone.

You thought it was me?

So much affection, huh?

Affection, my foot.

If not for him, you'd be dead now.

She says you'd be dead if not for me.

Was that good, doctor?

Yeah.

Is the poison out of him?

Want parottas?

Parottas?

The cook's from our town.

The food tastes just like back home.

Go!

Eat to your heart's content.

Brother!

-Are you Tamil? -Yeah...

-Tell me. -Eight parottas...

...three lamb chops, two sunny-side ups.

-All this for you? -Just keep them coming, brother.

Eat.

Wow! So you can smile.

Oh my!

Hey, buddy!

Your French kiss stayed a dream till the end, huh?

Karthi!

Vadivu brother!

Careful...

Wait... Wait...

The truck's wrecked.

You're badly hurt.

It'll take a month to recover.

Don't worry.

I'll look after you at the dhaba.

Who's that?

This lady was nearby when your truck overturned.

She brought you here.

I offered money, but she refused.

She said she'd wait till you woke up.

Hey! Call her!

Sister...

Why did you get scared? Don't worry.

Everything will be alright!

Karthi...

What did you do to Subbu?

Did you kill him?

Hey!

They asked us to wait here.

I'll wait until they pick you up.

Beautiful place, isn't it?

Buddy!

Why don't you try to...

enjoy the breeze, the hills and the trees?

Feels meditative.

I promised your father that I'd kill you.

That's why I brought you in the truck.

Are you doing this out of fear of my family or…

…do you also feel-

I too felt like killing you!

I still do.

I even tried a few times...

...but I couldn't.

Something is stopping me.

But today... right now... I have to do it!

I don't have a choice!

Damn!

What a mess!

Maybe it's this place or this breeze.

Felt like telling you everything before killing you.

That’s it. I’ve told everything.

If you have any last words, say them.

I'm all ears.

You were the first person I wanted to tell, buddy.

When I was about to...

Karthi...

I need to tell you something.

Why are you blushing like a eunuch?

If I cried, you'd call me a girl... a ladyboy.

You were all I had, buddy.

I was scared you'd abandon me if I told you, so I didn't.

You know what?

I didn't want to lose you…

…so I did the whole beard, moustache...

...fights and swagger act.

I pretended to be a man, just for you.

You men cling to male pride, caste and other crap…

...rotting in hate and killing each other.

But God created us to show you all that…

...none of it is permanent.

We're the test of your humanity...

...but all of you have failed.

Our society and upbringing are the reason.

It'll take centuries for you all to pass.

A question from our eighth grade Social Science book.

What's the one ideology everyone upholds across countries,

language, religion and race?

Take a guess.

Gender discrimination, you bastards!

I've said everything I had to say.

I've laughed till my eyes ran dry.

I've eaten parottas to my heart's content too.

Go ahead, buddy.

Kill me.

Move on.

Live a happy life.

Dorothy's photo…

Here.

The money's from your dad.

This is all that's left.

The bangles are from Dhanalakshmi.

Please save Subbu somehow.

The locket on your neck...

...and your amulet...

...give them to me.

Don't ask why.

Don't ever come back to the village.

My head will roll.

I'll tell them I killed you.

That's true, in a way.

My friend Subbu died long back, didn't he?

Wherever you go, be happy.

Bye...

Bye, girl.

♪ The golden gem I hold in my hand, ♪

♪ Do I claim it, or do I let it go? ♪

♪ The golden gem I hold in my hand... ♪

♪ The golden gem I hold in my hand, ♪

♪ Do I claim it, or do I let it go? ♪

♪ The path we walked together has split in two. ♪

♪ The bond that brought us here has snapped. ♪

♪ Who is to blame? What is left to say? ♪

♪ Who is to blame? What is left to say? ♪

Subbu died, didn't he, brother?

When he knew I took him along just to kill him...

...he'd have died right there.

Subbu is dead.

I killed him.

How did you convince those morons...

...that the beggar was Subbu?

Didn't we give you a gun?

Why did you smash his face instead of shooting him?

He fought back.

He grabbed my gun and tried to shoot me.

I had no choice. I killed him with a rock.

He used to be healthy.

His face and body look so different now.

Brother...

They say when people even start thinking like that...

... their bodies start mutating instantly.

What a mess!

They're morons, brother.

It was a piece of cake.

♪ Like a blossoming flower, ♪

♪ You’re a growing beautiful vision ♪

♪ Like the twilight before the dawn, You’re a graceful swan in bloom ♪

♪ You’re the soft, tender breeze playing in the river, caressing the vines ♪

Where's Karthi?

Karthi!

Yeah, brother?

You've been acting strange for the past month.

Always sitting on that rock, looking lost.

Oh, that?

Tomorrow's the December festival.

By now, he must've become a woman.

Tch!

She, I mean.

That's good, isn't it?

Why do you look so empty?

I don't know, brother.

Something's gnawing at my heart.

Her face keeps flashing before me.

It's killing me.

When I saw her for the last time, in a churidhar...

... it hit me how much I made her suffer.

Subbu's a girl.

Her walk...

Her smile...

She even blushed when handing me her amulet!

She's a girl. She's definitely a girl.

All she ever wanted was the arrogance of being a woman.

Acceptance!

You’re right. I meant acceptance.

If we can't even give her that, what kind of men are we?

We’re all gender-discriminating bastards!

Right?

Go on.

What can I say?

I haven't eaten or slept properly in days.

I used to feel disgusted just looking at her.

But the day before I dropped her off...

...something changed.

The disgust vanished.

After dropping her...

... my heart felt heavy.

It still feels that way.

She kept watching me go.

It's burned into my head like a photo.

I have never felt like this before.

It didn't hurt so bad even when Thangamalar got married.

I don't know what's going on.

You've in love, kid.

Tch!

What rubbish!

Love? Him?

Get lost!

Stop talking crap!

"Him"?

All this while, you called her a girl.

Now when I say it's love, you say "him"?

Like you said, Subbu the man died long ago. The one you dropped was…

…a girl who pretended to be a man only because she was afraid to lose you.

Shut up, brother!

Listen, kid. Your heart says yes, but your mind says no.

The heart is god, and the mind is the devil.

Listen to what god says, Karthi.

Long, gruelling journeys end with love.

Yes, brother. I am in love with her.

Brother...

Isn't this wrong?

What will the world say?

Forget the world.

Listen only to your heart.

-But her family... -Go on, kid. Go live happily with her.

Let her family and the whole world die, clinging to their pride!

Just as the water meets the sky...

...let both your hands meet too.

May the goddess bless you!

Subbu!

♪ String together the pearl beads. ♪

♪ The garland must be ♪ ♪ worn by the golden one. ♪

♪ String together the pearl beads. ♪

♪ The garland must be ♪ ♪ worn by the golden one. ♪

♪ Blend together turmeric, ♪ ♪ vermilion and sandalwood... ♪

♪ ...and smear it all ♪ ♪ over the beautiful one. ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The one born as a daughter ♪ ♪ to all the mothers of this soil. ♪

♪ Our clan will protect ♪ ♪ all life on this earth... ♪

♪ ...and wipe away the ♪ ♪ troubles of those in pain. ♪

♪ The one who arrived ♪ ♪ like a star in the skies! ♪

♪ The one born as a daughter ♪ ♪ to all the mothers of this soil. ♪

♪ String together the pearl beads. ♪

♪ The garland must be ♪ ♪ worn by the golden one. ♪

♪ Blend together turmeric, ♪ ♪ vermilion and sandalwood... ♪

♪ ...and smear it all ♪ ♪ over the beautiful one. ♪

♪ String together the pearl beads. ♪

♪ The garland must be ♪ ♪ worn by the golden one. ♪

♪ Blend together turmeric, ♪ ♪ vermilion and sandalwood... ♪

♪ ...and smear it all ♪ ♪ over the beautiful one. ♪

♪ String together the pearl beads. ♪

♪ The garland must be ♪ ♪ worn by the golden one. ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ The beautiful one! ♪

♪ Oh beautiful swan! ♪

♪ A day without seeing ♪ ♪ you is not a day at all! ♪

♪ Oh golden peacock! ♪

♪ Time stops without you! ♪

♪ I saw you when ♪ ♪ you walked past me. ♪

♪ But when you came ♪ ♪ closer, I looked past you. ♪

♪ When you were ♪ ♪ close, I was far away. ♪

♪ As I now search for ♪ ♪ you, my heart feels heavy. ♪

♪ Wear the pearl ♪ ♪ and coral garlands! ♪

♪ The gold and diamond crown... ♪

♪ ...will shine on her forehead! ♪

♪ You’re Goddess Mathangi, ♪ ♪ Maragadhamani and Menakshi! ♪

♪ You’re Goddess Menakshi! ♪

♪ I walk down a one-way path. ♪

♪ Should my heart suffer endlessly? ♪

♪ I walk down a one-way path. ♪

♪ Should my heart suffer endlessly? ♪

♪ Come, my darling! ♪

♪ Be my companion, sweetheart! ♪

Let the skies, earth, elders and children hear this!

Let the dogs, foxes, grass, shrubs and every insect hear this.

From today, do you wish to be Bahuchara Mata's daughter?

To every soul with a mother's heart, she'll be a daughter.

From this day, her name is…

Dorothy! Dorothy! Dorothy!

Long live Bahuchara mata! Long live Santoshi mata!

He's come for you.

Go to him.

Go!

♪ Oh beautiful swan! ♪

♪ A day without seeing ♪ ♪ you is not a day at all! ♪

♪ Oh golden peacock! ♪

♪ Time stops without you! ♪

♪ I saw you when ♪ ♪ you walked past me. ♪

♪ But when you came ♪ ♪ closer, I looked past you. ♪

♪ When you were ♪ ♪ close, I was far away. ♪

♪ As I now search for ♪ ♪ you, my heart feels heavy. ♪

♪ Wear the pearl ♪ ♪ and coral garlands! ♪

♪ The gold and diamond crown... ♪

♪ ...will shine on her forehead! ♪

♪ You’re Goddess Mathangi, ♪ ♪ Maragadhamani and Menakshi! ♪

♪ You’re Goddess Menakshi! ♪

♪ I walk down a one-way path. ♪

♪ Should my heart suffer endlessly? ♪

♪ I walk down a one-way path. ♪

♪ Should my heart suffer endlessly? ♪

♪ Come, my darling! ♪

♪ Be my companion, sweetheart! ♪