Original subtitles

1979 MYLAPORE

[vintage song on radio]

Uncle, why do we need to go see Seshadri right now?

Look... Seshadri's music album hasn't been released under our label for two years now.

Your dad really wants it to happen this year, so that's why we're going.

Uncle, film songs are the primary source of revenue for our label.

Right now, Ilaiyaraja's tracks are echoing across every village and town.

Instead of trying to acquire his rights,

why are we wasting time standing before this man?

Hey?!

Are profit-making film songs and Seshadri's violin music the same?

It's pure divine wisdom!

A blessing straight from God!

Do you understand?

When we're talking about art,

why are you dragging God into this for no reason?

Just wait and watch, uncle, in another 20 years,

people are going to put Ilaiyaraja right up there on the list with Mozart and Beethoven.

Okay, let's go inside.

Hey, hey, hey!

What are you doing?

This is brother's house, man! It's like a temple!

It's a damn waiting room, right? Can't we even smoke here?

Do you think everywhere you go is America?

Put it back. Just put it back!

Oh, brother!

Brother is going to the temple.

He'll meet you as soon as he's back.

Please sit down.

Okay, Srinu.

- Hey, Venky! - Hmm?

They keep talking about this thing called a bikini in America

how many yards of saree is it anyway?

- Yards? Uncle, it's barely half a span long. - It's so tiny?!

This is brother's lunch time.

- He'll meet you right after he eats! - Very well, let it be so.

- Hey, Venky?! - Uncle!

- I'm never coming to see Seshadri again. - Hey, Venky!

Either you talk and finalize this yourself, or let dad come handle it.

- Nonsense! Get the car! - Hey, Venky...

♪ Hey, sweet papaya, Juicier than a tomato... ♪

♪ Only when the gaana plays does our function start to swing! ♪

♪ Sweet like a candy shop, Sparking like a firecracker... ♪

Sir! I'm so sorry.

You took a while, so I popped the cassette in and completely forgot about it.

- I'll turn it off right away, sir! - Hey, hey, hey!

What song is this?

Sir, this is a gaana song.

Vyasarpadi, Pulianthope...

this stuff is super famous all over North Chennai, sir.

Gaana song?

Sounds quite different.

And if they start competing in a gaana singing battle,

it'd be super fun, sir!

You could just keep listening to it on and on.

♪ Hey gaana... Oh my gaana... Step up, brother, show your face... ♪

♪ Spare us that cheap, weak drama on our turf... ♪

♪ Some half-baked tune, He is trying to hum a gaana... ♪

♪ Open your mouth, And you're dead on arrival, man! ♪

♪ Hey, when it comes to raw gaana, we are the legends... ♪

♪ Yeah, when it comes to raw gaana, we are the legends... ♪

♪ Clueless about who we are, These clowns are barking wild! ♪

♪ Right inside my beat, I'll smash your drum to pieces... ♪

♪ Clueless about our crew, These trashy clowns are running wild! ♪

Hey! Hey! What?!

Dharani! Stop it now!

If someone even starts singing gaana, it's a crime!

People in the area generally say you shouldn't hang out with them, sir.

When singing, you should only sing.

If you want to hit back, strike back with the song itself!

We also know how to dance with weapons!

- Dass brother has set the rules. - We'll make your Dass run for his life!

- Hey! What! - What 'what'?

But a guy came along to change all of that, sir!

Dass brother is a hero to all the gaana boys in Madras, sir!

When everyone looked at gaana boys as criminals,

Dass brother's sole dream was to make the world see them as true artists.

While singing gaana, if anyone picks up a weapon...

♪ Hey hey, nattaar muttaar! ♪

♪ Big bro is coming, sit on the floor. ♪

♪ If you step up, he'll rattle your roots, If you're wasted, he'll wreck you completely ♪

♪ Wrecking you like a dismantled boat, He'll put you flat on your back. ♪

♪ UPPER-cut, STRAIGHT PUNCH, TWO SHOTS, KNOCKOUT! ♪

♪ WANTED—ready to feed you punches, Everyone gets cleared ALL OUT! ♪

What's happening here?!

Do you want to hide and sing gaana

by this Cooum river or near the cremation ground again?

Or should we come perform in front of the crowd on stages set up at weddings like this?

Hey, it's Maari's daughter's wedding function!

I had to struggle so much just to get us permission to perform here, you know!

Look! We're conducting a competition here!

Instead of singing in the contest,

are you two running around swinging weapons all over the place?

What will all his relatives think about us?

First, apologize to him!

Brother, brother... please forgive us!

It's alright. Let it go, man!

What do you mean, "let it go"?

Huh! You keep vouching for them, saying they'll do this or that!

They are never going to change till the very end.

My husband went out of his way to set up this stage here for you all.

There are so many subjects to sing about... love, politics, life!

It's through gaana songs

that we even know the story of how they ran trains out of Royapuram.

There's so much history in gaana songs!

- True art must reach the masses, guys! - Hmm.

For that, we first need to respect gaana as an art form!

Huh? Only then will the people lend us their ears.

We need to take this to the next level, guys!

I've got loads of ideas, man!

Do you guys want to become film playback singers or what?

We definitely want to, brother!

If you keep brawling like this all the time, where does it get us?

First of all, all these fights need to stop. What say?

Ah sure, brother!

Only good thoughts and happiness should be here. Understood?

- Understood, brother! - Lakshmi, they've got the message.

From now on, they'll be spot on! Yeah.

- Yeah, as if they will. - Let it be, Lakshmi, they're just kids.

Only because Dass told them to,

all the gaana kids in Madras have come to our family function.

Ask him to sing for us!

- Brother, brother, please sing! - Sing for us, just this once!

If your sister dances, I'll gladly sing!

- Sister, come on dance! - Just dance, sister!

Yay!

Not like that, boys!

Now blow!

Super!

Now beat it!

♪ Hey, sweet papaya, Juicier than a tomato... ♪

♪ You're crushing My heart just right! ♪

♪ Sweet like a candy shop, Sparking like a firecracker... ♪

♪ Floating right into my mind! ♪

♪ You're rocking it... You're pulling me in... ♪

♪ You're glowing just right, Like the Napier Bridge! ♪

♪ You're hyping me up... Melting me down... ♪

♪ Smelling as fine as Yesterday's fish curry! ♪

♪ Hey Lakshmi... Lakshmi... Lakshmi... Come on, touch me! Touch me! Touch me! ♪

♪ Hit me... hit me... hit me... Hit me with one solid kiss! One kiss! One kiss! ♪

♪ Karukallu Kavappu, Our big brother is the Nawab here! ♪

♪ If anyone rolls up with attitude, He'll strip that ego right off! ♪

♪ Giving friendship all its respect, Our loyalty runs deep and wide! ♪

♪ Once you tie the wedding knot, Responsibility comes naturally! ♪

Hey!

♪ Bodyguard junction, Simpson right beside it... ♪

♪ Only when the gaana plays Does our function start to swing! ♪

♪ Beach station, Bell-bottom fashion... ♪

♪ If anyone steps out of line, We'll school them right on the spot! ♪

♪ This is our big brother's hood, And all the boys are absolute legends! ♪

♪ When it comes to gaana beats, Madras is always number one! ♪

♪ This is our big brother's hood, And all the boys are absolute legends! ♪

♪ When it comes to gaana beats, Madras is always number one! ♪

♪ Hey, sweet papaya, Juicier than a tomato... ♪

♪ You're crushing My heart just right! ♪

♪ Sweet like a candy shop, Sparking like a firecracker... ♪

♪ Floating right into my mind! ♪

♪ You're rocking it... You're pulling me in... ♪

♪ You're glowing just right, Like the Napier Bridge! ♪

♪ You're hyping me up... Melting me down... ♪

♪ Smelling as fine as Yesterday's fish curry! ♪

♪ Hey Lakshmi... Lakshmi... Lakshmi... Come on, touch me! Touch me! Touch me! ♪

♪ Hit me... hit me... hit me... Hit me with one solid kiss! One kiss! One kiss! ♪

♪ Hey Lakshmi... touch me... ♪

♪ Hey Lakshmi... touch me... ♪

♪ Hit it! ♪

He's rocking, man! Amazing!

He's just brilliant, man!

Hi!

Hello.

I've never seen you around this area before.

Who are you?

- Actually, my driver and I came for... - He's my boss's son.

Hey, Dass, I'm sure they're here to spy on us!

Brother, will you just keep quiet!

Why would anyone spy at a wedding? Is he going steal used banana leaves?

Who are you, sir?

My name is Venkatesan.

I'm the son of Masilamani, the owner of SVM Audio label.

You mean that SVM Audio company...

the one that releases movie song cassettes, them?

Well, not bad at all, you actually know my company.

- Yes... - Of course!

My darling has studied all the way through school, after all.

Would he not know such a simple thing?

Oh, just keep quiet, will you!

Your songs, your whole culture...

When looking at all this, it feels just like hip-hop in America!

Hip-hop?

Actually, I came to meet you.

Me?

I listened to a cassette on the way here.

Truly amazing!

But I think you've recorded it on... uh,

- a tape recorder. - Yes.

Suppose we record your songs in a studio,

its quality would be so much better!

Oh?

I'd love to do all that too, sir.

But I simply don't have the financial backing.

- Those stuffs cost a fortune. - No, no, no!

Leave all of that to me, I've got it covered.

Recording, mixing, mastering...

including marketing, I will take care of everything.

All you have to do is trust me.

The songs of your Mr. Dass that you only hear in your area,

I will make the whole world listen to them.

Yay!

If sir says okay, we can even schedule the recording this week itself.

- Just tell me how much, I can give the advance... - Sir! Put that inside, sir!

You're saying you'll launch a cassette featuring him,

just tell us when to come, we'll be there!

- Thank you. - What say, boys! Shall we go to the studio?

Yay!

You have to show just how talented you are to this whole world, dear.

You should earn a lot...

with a car, a big bungalow... We have to live and show them!

Those famous playback singers who perform at all the big concerts in the film industry,

you must win over them to the extent that they feel jealous, dear.

Hey! I'm sitting here talking about you! You're laughing at me?

Hmm.

Lakshmi... I honestly don't care about any of these competitions.

Then?

Things need to change around here for the better.

If I can be a stepping stone for that, that's enough for me.

- Look at them! - Hey, hey, keep quiet!

How can someone who’s the first in his family to learn...

compete with those trained for generations?

Hmm.

It's only a real race if everyone starts from the exact same line.

Here, a crowd has locked up the whole ground,

racing amongst themselves and proudly handing cups to each other.

For people like us, just managing to step onto that field is a victory in itself!

We're finally getting our break right now.

We're going to win this, don't worry!

I have the receipt for the advance paid for the recording theatre today, sir.

How can you say the theatre isn't available now?

All my artists are waiting, sir. This is very unprofessional!

Actually the slip says it's an SVM Company recording only.

They are the ones talking inside.

SVM is inside?! Whose recording is going on?

Greetings, brother! Please come.

Please wait for two minutes.

We have an urgent recording now.

As soon as that finishes, we can schedule the leader's recording.

Okay? Thank you, sir.

What's all this, dad?

You were the one who told me to come from America and run the company.

Now you yourself are insulting me in front of the artist I brought?

- Partha. - Yes, brother?

Go take care of brother, go.

Oh I see.

He is the snake.

Dad! Today, I'm throwing uncle Partha out for good!

Did you really think I couldn't find a better manager than Partha?

Look!

This Seshadri, Partha,

the sound engineer inside that studio...

They aren't people, son.

They're a System!

We need to latch onto this network and learn how to use them to our advantage.

Instead of that, don't start talking about a revolution

and drag us into some stupid mess.

We aren't here to play revolutionaries and change the system.

We're businessmen!

Businessmen?

Oh. Fine...

Our primary income comes from film songs, doesn't it?

Until yesterday they were buying MSV albums.

But today?

They specifically ask for Ilaiyaraja albums. Why?

Because people's tastes shift with the times, dad,

and we need to adapt right along with them.

Even now in America, there's a new kid named Michael Jackson...

and you have no idea how he's setting the world on fire. Why?

His music and style is so fresh!

It's the same with these gaana songs, they're also so fresh!

Listen, dad.

For 400 years, sticking to the same old rules without changing a single thing,

just going on and on with all that classical aah-ohh stuff...

Keep it down! Quiet.

Instead of the kind of music they sing,

The pain... about life...

I just love the raw, soulful nature of gaana songs

that hits right in the core, dad.

Dad, please! Just listen to it once.

I promise you'll love it!

That's all fine, son.

But don't we have a social status to uphold here?

What?!

Bharatanatyam belongs on a Sabha stage.

Where do you sing gaana? At a cremation ground!

Now... suppose you make a good song using these people,

but who is going to give recognition that it's a good song?

- Huh? - Hmm?!

If you want your song playing on the radio every day,

interviews in the press,

and reviews written in the magazines...

you're still going to have to deal with people exactly like Partha running the show.

- But for that, the people I brought... - Hey!

Brand image is what's important for us!

Just try to understand.

- Dad. - Hmm?

They trusted me and came all this way.

Take this. Give this and send them away.

Take it! Don't overthink it.

This might be new to you.

For them, this happens every single day.

The studio is a little busy today.

Brother! What is this, are you tossing us charity?

Did he come begging at your door?

You dragged us all the way here just to insult us like this!

Lakshmi.

- I didn't mean to... - Don't worry about it, sir.

Do you think this kind of drama is new to us?

With all these cars driving by,

violin Seshadri walking in,

and the way your manager looks at me...

Forget it, sir, poor thing, what can you even do about it?

You at least tried to change things...

that's enough for us, sir.

- Hey, Venky! - Huh?

What are you doing there wasting time with rickshaw people?

Your father's waiting for you inside. Come on!

You go on ahead, sir!

Hey!

I'm not angry with you at all. Just go.

He's waiting for you inside!

- Hey, why did he do this like this, man? - Yes, why did he do this?

- No dear, he... - It's nothing! It's nothing at all!

Hey, let's leave!

Brother! Who does he think he...

- Hmm. - You go talk and come, dear.

Go ahead, I'll join you.

Once all the cassettes are ready, we can host the launch right at the Sabha.

Brother, please take care of the Sabha permissions.

Sir, no matter how much I told him, he refused to listen

and insisted on seeing you.

Go.

Greetings, sir.

What do you want?

Sir...

The studio doors that open with a red carpet for some

slams shut the moment it sees us, sir.

How will you know if we're screaming or singing unless you let us in?

Sir, this is the music of the masses!

It will be loud.

When we sing from down below, we're forced to raise our voices.

But it's all good, sir.

With just a single cassette in hand,

we’ve made it all the way to your studio doorstep today.

Tomorrow, this technology will get advanced.

And when it does, every single door you put up to block us is going to break!

Art cannot be controlled by rules, sir.

Maybe we can't make it today!

But mark my words, our time will come, and we will win, sir!

- Hey! - Dad...

Let go, Partha.

You think you can just keep talking?

Hey! You think you'll win?

Huh?

How on earth are you going to win?

You will lose!

Hey!

Whether I win or lose doesn't matter.

But I'll fight until my last breath!

Even if I fail...

I'll go down twirling my moustache with pride!

♪ Whether we lose or win... ♪

♪ Hey! Hey! Twirl that 'stache! ♪

- MEESAYA MURUKKU 2-

♪ Hey! Hey! Twirl that 'stache! ♪

2026 CHENNAI

Thank you so much all of you for coming!

Next year, my son Sanjay's debut film as a hero is releasing.

- It's going to be a massive blockbuster hit! - Clap guys!

Yeah!

Friends! We need all your support!

There's an after-party tonight,

so have a great time and get home safe.

Make some noise for Sanjay!

Sir shall we go?

Hey buddy, Jolly!

Ah, one minute. Be right there!

Harshath! Harshath! Hey, Harshath!

Yes!

I've put it in autoplay. I'll be back in ten minutes.

I've got this, brother!

I'm saying this only so that you don't do anything.

Huh?!

Where is that guy?

Where you at, bro? Jolly's taking a break.

The next 10 minutes are all yours, Kabila! Get in there and show them!

Wait a minute for two minutes.

Huh?!

I am coming!

I am cutting!

Hey guys! I'm gonna sing my independent song for you all!

[everyone booing]

SILENCE!

- Who was that? - Oh brother, over there... look!

Girls, give him a chance, nah!

Go DJ! Go DJ! Go DJ!

- Go DJ! - Yes!

- Go DJ! - How's that!

- Brother, why are they telling us to go? - Go DJ! Go DJ! Go DJ!

- 'Go DJ!' means play the song, man! - Huh?

- Huh! - Go DJ!

- Watch me sing now! - Brother, dropping this track?

The lyrics aren't even ready yet.

Watch how the lyrics just flow out now!

Brother, listen! Don't do this!

Watch me blow this place up now!

♪ I'm so lit... Bro, she's my absolute favorite! ♪

♪ Strolling by and turning heads... She's pure worth, man, absolute worth! ♪

♪ I'm so lit... Bro, she's my absolute favorite! ♪

♪ Strolling by and turning heads... She's pure worth, man, absolute worth! ♪

♪ Pure worth, man, absolute worth! ♪

♪ Just strolling by and turning heads! ♪

♪ She's pure worth, man, absolute worth! ♪

♪ Just strolling by and turning heads! ♪

♪ Me? I was just a zero... Then she caught me with a glance! ♪

♪ Hit the jackpot on pure luck... Now I'm rolling like a thug, thug! Got it! ♪

♪ Her aura's hitting at 10/10... One quick look and it gives me a shock! ♪

♪ Aura 10/10... One quick look and it gives me a shock! ♪

♪ She shines bright like Ujala blue... Washing out the dullness, making it magic! ♪

♪ A tiny smile lights up the whole block... Now my life is pure celebration mode! ♪

♪ Her eyes are the treasury... And I'm gonna steal them away, bro! ♪

♪ Don't lecture me on love and games... Don't slip on that banana peel! ♪

♪ Drawing up a blueprint to sweep her clean... Govindamma looking drop-dead stunning! ♪

♪ Even RCB's season is turning around... So what am I lacking in the game? ♪

♪ The brilliance of the Kohinoor... The towering height of the Eiffel Tower... ♪

♪ I'll calculate every move with Pythagoras... Just to lock her down and win her heart! ♪

♪ Me? I was just a zero... Then she caught me with a glance! ♪

♪ Hit the jackpot on pure luck... Now I'm rolling like a thug, thug! Got it! ♪

♪ Her aura's hitting at 10/10... One quick look and it gives me a shock! ♪

♪ Aura 10/10... One quick look and it gives me a shock! ♪

♪ Hey! Hey! ♪

Dude, how the hell did you get here?

Even if it is a dream, shouldn't there be some decency?!

What was that tight grip all about? Let go, man!

[holds his breath]

Dude, if we breathe in this much smoke, we will die soon, man.

That is why I am holding my breath without breathing!

Dude! You'll still die anyway!

- So you're a DJ, are you? - Yes, brother.

Then who the hell am I, huh?

No brother, this guy said the vibe in the pub was dying down...

so I quickly dropped a track,

hyped up the crowd, and totally wrecked it, brother!

Wrecked? Hyped up? What the hell is going on here?

Do you think this is a local bar to play your stupid 'dandanakka' song?

It's a five-star club!

- Oh... - Behave yourself!

Pack everything and come!

Fools!

- He is a... - And then?

No! Please no! Stop brother!

- Please stop... - Hey! Why are you telling me to stop?

Whose side are you on...

Continue, please.

Why didn't you tell me?

- Jeeva, my name. - I'm Laila Singh!

My name is Khan! Harshath Khan.

- I am a popular movie star... - Huh?!

Hmm!

...well, I'm trying to become one.

- Hmm... - Do you wanna get something to drink?

Oh no, I don't drink.

What's an atheist doing at a temple anyway?

Huh?!

You say you don't drink, so what are you even doing at a pub?

Actually... I'm DJ Jolly's assistant.

Was it your song then?!

Yes, yes!

So you're an artist?

Yes!

Huh?!

I think she's a fan, man!

Hey, who were you cursing?

Uh... we're like family now anyway.

When you asked, how could I not tell...

Uh... DJ Jolly.

- But why?! - What do you mean why?

Because he's not even a real DJ to begin with.

Woo! Woooh! Woah!

Look at that mouth.

Wooh! - Wooh!

- Wooh! - Woah!

Apart from that, he won't do anything.

All those beats, the remixes...

I make all of them. But he gets all the credit!

Just looking at that face makes my blood boil!

But I don't have a choice. Honestly...

I could never afford to walk into a place like this on my own.

I don't have the money, nor the contacts.

But the cinema industry folks hang out right here.

Whenever Jolly takes a break, he leaves me in charge.

During those ten-minute gaps,

I just sit there manifesting that some film star will hear my track

and finally give me a break!

Hmm, well, good luck with that. I'll see you around.

Thank you... eh... why did she leave?!

did you think she will be with you forever?

- Hey, hey, Laila! Wait! - Hmm?

See you! How see?

Are you on Tinder, Bumble?

Nope...

I'll install them right away! But why?

Install it. Find me if you can!

What? Find me if you can?

Hey! Take this head from here.

What, does she think she's Jamuna from the movie JJ or something? Huh?

JJ?! What's that?

When that film came out, this guy wouldn't even have been born.

Look, you're never going to find her.

Forget her!

- Babu brother?! - Hmm?

We've barely started looking, why are you already jinxing it?

- Hey, what the hell?! - Cool!

- Babu brother! - What is it, Kili?

I found her, brother, I found her!

I actually tracked down our future sister-in-law!

- Oh great! - Hmm!

Find me if you can!

This is her, right here! Look! Look at this!

Seenu, look!

Look! How is it!

- Why, what's wrong? - Hey, look at her age, man.

- Brother, what is this?! - Huh?

- She's thirty-nine years old, brother! - Huh?! Thirty-nine?

I asked you to find his girl...

are you searching for an aunty suitable for yourself?

No not that...

Yeah, she's an aunty.

Hey, I told you to cut his hair, you're hunting for aunties

and humiliating me? Get back to work, idiot!

Look at this! There's a name, a bio...

but it doesn't even say what caste! Only then would it be easy to filter.

Look, matrimony sites have completely separate departments.

If they had something separate like that for love too,

we could check if our lover is our caste or not.

It's just for safety.

What brother, this guy's pure poison,

- you have him as a manager in your shop?! - Hey!

When did I apppoint him as a manager?

The second the shop rolls up its shutters, this eyesore's the first one to come and sit!

Who? Who are you talking about? I'm your investor!

I'm their manager! Don't confuse both!

Oh yeah, sure, you're the investor of Amazon!

Get lost! Just sit there!

- Babu! - What's up, Selvi?

- The customer is waiting. - What do you want?

They snatched my phone and won't give it back, Babu.

Customer's phone?! Hey!

Hmm?!

- Is that the customer's phone? - Yes, brother.

- Give it to me now! - Here you go.

Snatching customers' phones and making up excuses about using the internet...

Sorry, gentleman.

- Hey, turn on the hotspot. - That's how they finish my entire data pack!

Uncle, check if these two profiles are real.

♪ My story is yet to come... My story... is yet to come... ♪

♪ My story is yet to come... My story... is yet to come... ♪

Oh dear Goddess!

May this day be filled with blessings.

Please keep a watchful eye on my child, Divine Mother.

Grant my child good and loyal friends.

Daddy!

Hmm?!

Hi!

What's this daddy! You've just left the door wide open.

Didn't I just tell you?

Won't stray dogs enter the house?

Look at it saying that as it walks in too.

May Allah bless you.

- It's already 8 o'clock. - Hey!

- You still haven't made coffee? - Since morning,

the phone's been going beep beep non-stop.

When I checked it says "Match" or something,

and it's filled with girls' photos.

Could this be some women's cricket ad?

What on earth are you blabbering about?

Huh? He didn't spare your phone either?

This is... a totally different kind of "Match," daddy.

Huh?!

Tell me what it is, I'll play along too!

Oh no... you can't play this one, daddy.

This "Match" is strictly for the youth.

Hey! I'm still a youth myself, dammit!

Oh no! I disturbed my son.

You won't just sit quietly, will you?

If I had just stayed quiet, you wouldn't even exist right now.

Double meaning?!

- Won't you behave according to your age? - Never mind how I behave.

What is this?

Da... Dad, this is a dating app.

There's already a calendar at home to look at dates.

What are you doing with this?

Dad, this isn't that kind of date!

This is for meeting, chatting, dating... that kind of date.

Why did it end up on my phone?!

Because... you know there's Harshath, right?

- Yes, he is. - He's a total skirt-chaser, dad.

As there's a limit on the free version, he installs it on everyone's phone

and keeps swiping away to find girls, dad!

Dad, he doesn't spare a single woman.

Just to lure women into his charm trap...

Hey, Harshath, come man! When did you come?

The moment you pushed me into that charm trap, I came!

Hey wow! Dad, look at this guy. He's doing a perfect Sivaji mimicry!

- I sounded like Sivaji? - That Sivaji voice is super, man!

Does our family really need a womanizer?!

You tell him, daddy!

Is it necessary?!

I need it, daddy! You ask brother!

- Dad, this isn't like that! - Huh?!

Don't you always say...

the moment you saw mom for the first time...

like a bright flash of light,

with flowers showering down from the sky...

Huh?! Love?

Love?!

Oh God, my boy is finally in love! Congratulations!

Ugh! Looks like a totally wretched family.

When are you going to show me my daughter-in-law?

I don't know, either.

I asked for her number, but she refused to give it, sad!

Oh God!

That's why dad, I'm installing all these apps and searching for her.

Why on earth are you looking for love on a computer?!

Back in 1997, on the 47A bus...

I'd just hop on and stand there,

and every single girl would turn around to look at me!

But I would look only at your mom!

Ask me why.

Because... it was love!

Isn't that it?

You two think this is a joke, don't you?

Have you any idea how hard it is to raise a boy all by yourself in a house with no women?

What kind of struggle are we talking about here, brother?

- Just because there were no ladies... - Huh?

He'd pick out sarees and chudidhars

- and roam around in them. - What about nighties?

He only wears the nightie at night, you idiot!

Breakfast is ready.

Eat, and then go roam around aimlessly like you always do...

Huh...

- Go on, get moving. - Oh! Bye, daddy!

Don't forget to take mom's blessings before you head out.

- Come on, brother, let's go. - Hey!

- What plans for the day? - Ah! We've got a shoot from 9 to 6 today.

In the evening, we'll hit up the music labels, drop our song,

and ask for a chance!

I'll catch up with you for the second plan.

Why?!

Hey, you go for the shoot, man.

- You're the artist! - It's an AC floor shoot.

- 3000 plus 800. - Oh!

Plus 800, why?

For special costume!

- Special costume. - Yeah!

This way, brother!

Master, will they dance or not?

This is the step from that song, brother.

- Hey, hey I can't do this! - What are you doing?

- I don't get it... - Do it...

Hey! Cut, cut, cut!

Master!

What are those two doing

- standing right in the first row? - Sir, sir, sir...

Give me two minutes, just two minutes, sir.

Hey, hey, hey! Do you guys know how to dance or not?

- What did you teach them? - Two minutes, master.

- Hey, what comes after 5, 6, 7, man? - Answer him, brother.

- Eight. - Huh?!

Hey, I asked about dancing, not math!

- He doesn't know how to dance, sir. - Alright, alright, forget about that.

Do you know the 'Manwalk' at least?

- I know it! - Manwalk? Man...

Hey, this 'Manwalk', man!

- It's a world-famous dance move, man. - Oh wow! Look at you go, wow!

Hey, it's the only step I know.

- Master! That's the moonwalk, master. - Brother?!

Are you the master or is he?

His name is literally 'Manwalk' Ram master!

- You're teaching him? Just dance, brother! - He don't even know this?

Look, look at me! You're just wasting time, brother.

Yeah, yeah, you got it right. That's correct! Perfect!

- Oh God, the producer will be here soon! - Hey, Harshath?

Couldn't you find anyone else?

- Just give me two minutes, master. - Just dance, brother!

- He's Director Ashwin, sir. - Hi.

Please sit by the monitor, sir.

- It'll be ready in five minutes. - You carry on.

- Bro, you can get ready. - Sure, bro.

Master, why are you wasting time here with them?

Are they gonna dance or what?

The hero's here. Let's go there, master.

- Laila, get over here and see what's going on! - Come on, master, please.

- These guys are gonna get me into trouble. - Come on, let's go.

♪ SILENCE! ♪

♪ Her aura... ♪

Hey!

It's her, man!

- Hurry, put the mask on! - Hey.

What are you doing?

- Don't you know the steps? - This boy, ma'am! Ask him.

Go there.

- Are you a DJ or a dancer? - Huh?!

With all the mask and this getup... how did you even figure it out?

Brother, even if Actor Vijay sir wears a mask and walks around,

regular folks are gonna spot him.

What does that tell you? We've made it big.

That's just how celebrity life is, brother.

Hi!

What are you doing here?

I am a DJ on weekends.

Weekdays I'm totally free.

When you're out here chasing dreams,

you can't keep asking family for cash, can you?

That's why I do these shoots... just for pocket money.

But I'm nothing like that!

Money means nothing to me.

It's all about winning the people's hearts!

Hmm?!

He's got political plans. That's why he's talking like this.

Oh no! Nothing like that!

- Didn't you say you wish to become the CM? - What's with the mask?

No, that day... you saw the cool DJ side.

Today if you saw me as a junior artist... I didn't want to damage that image.

Rather than being an artist with family backup,

being a junior artist through your own effort is what's truly badass.

Wow! Claps!

Hmm.

If everyone started seeing the world through your eyes,

this whole place would turn into a beautiful Nandanam(paradise).

Whoa, wait, wait, wait! No claps, no claps! Wait!

Wait! What's this, brother, Nandanam, Saidapet and all!

Go on, ask for her number!

You said 'find me if you can', and I did.

Can you give me your number?

You didn't find me, I found you.

That's also true.

Give me your number.

Type, brother, type it! Quick, before she changes her mind.

- 9841... - This is my number.

Please call me.

Laila!

Wh.. what are you doing? And that too with junior artists?!

Hey! You guys are junior artists, aren't you?

- Yes. - What the hell are you doing here?

Go stand in the back! Get lost!

Laila, come.

I need to introduce you to my daddy.

You have to choreograph the next movie, right?

Brother?!

- What's this, brother? - What does he think he's doing?

He's the producer's son, brother. He's got cash, so he calls the shots!

Why are you getting all furious right now? Stay calm!

Please listen, brother. Don't do anything!

- Hey, Nepo! - Brother, please...

Oh no!

- Oh sh*t! - Huh?!

What the heck?!

No, it's okay.

- Huh? What did you say, huh? - Sanjay... Sanjay, chill!

- What did you just say, huh? - It's okay, it's okay.

- What did you say? - Sanjay, it's fine! It's fine!

- What did you say? What? - No, no, no! It's okay.

- Nepo... - Leon!

Huh! Nepoleon!

My name is Nepoleon.

My brother lovingly calls me 'Nepo, Nepo!'.

- Not you, sir! - Hey, hey, hey...

- Making fun of me, is it? - Why would we make fun of you?

Sanjay started horse riding when he was three.

- Swimming lessons at five. - Oh!

By ten, he was learning stunts from Pandian master!

- Unbelievable! - At fifteen, he took off all the way to Kerala!

- For Sabarimala, sir? - Oh, no, for Kalari classes.

Oh.

Hmm.

Has he even been to school, sir?

Sanjay calling Sanju.

Nepoleon calling Nepo!

I swear to God, sir. You've gotta believe me.

You've ruined my entire cinema career, brother!

I hope everything turns out well.

Oh no, what are they doing there? Sir, please, I'll be back in a bit.

- Hold on, I'm telling my dad right now! - How will I get to act from now?!

They're my boys, brother.

What's this, brother?

Are you really talking with these kindergarteners?

- Time is more important, brother. - Hmm!

- Now go on. Go practice your dance moves. - Sorry. I got a bit... confused.

- No worries, no worries. - Chill!

Come Laila! Let's go.

- Thanks, sir. - Don't mention it!

Are you trying to trash a project I broke my back earning just to put food on the table?

- Screw you guys! - Brother, get your hands off us!

Hand over the costumes and get out of here!

You call this a costume?

- Hey! Take them off! Let's go! - Hey!

You're just a junior artist and look at you talk!

- Hey brother! - Huh?

- I might be a junior artist today... - Yeah, fine.

- But I... am an independent artist! - Oh.

Brother... I've got a friend just like you.

He was just like you,

roaming around saying he's going to become an independent artist.

Back then, indie music wasn't even a thing.

But I was the one who went, 'Brother, something like this exists,'

and made him understand.

Look at him today, he's become a great music director.

He writes his own lyrics, he sings.

He's even directing movies himself.

He goes all over the world and does concerts, man.

But who planted the seed for all of that?

- None other than M. Balaji M.Tech, MBA. - Brother!

His world tour story is actually about Hip Hop Tamizha.

The kid's sharp.

- Brother! - Huh?

I've got way more talent than him, bro!

Give me just one chance, brother.

I'll also tour the whole world and do concerts.

Your big mouth is stretching all the way to Wankhede.

Zip that mouth of yours,

and when you actually start doing something,

give your elder brother a call.

Shall I go now?

Hey Manisha! Guess who I saw! A total knockoff Hip Hop Tamizha!

Did you see that?

If we just keep it real and maintain our swag...

- opportunities will come our way, man! - Hey, brother?!

I'm the guy who launched Kamal!

I'm the one who gave Rajini his break!

There are even thousands of people who claim they're the next Rajini, too.

You actually buying into that nonsense? Toss that garbage away, brother!

Throw it away, brother.

Hmm... might come in handy.

- Hey! What's this?! - This is cinema, brother.

I keep telling you not to trust anyone. You're so naive!

1 MONTH LATER

Where the heck is he? Haven't seen him around for a whole month!

No clue, brother.

Hey! Like he'd dare make a single move behind your back?

Tell me.

Is he mad at me just because I took that business card and stole his chance?

Hi guys! How are you? Long time no see!

Hey! Haven't seen you around for a month. Where on earth were you?

Bro!

Dance class, bro!

- Dance class?! - Dance class?!

- So you didn't go there to learn dance? - Well, eh...

If you're spending a whole day in a dance class,

what on earth do you even do there?

Hey, Jeeva!

- Why are you wiping the floor? - It's our dance class!

If not me, then who else?

If you had mopped my shop instead of there,

at least my shop would've been sparkling clean!

You are very funny, Babu brother!

- Come on, give me a break and stop joking... - I'm controlling because you're a brother!

Huh?

Rumour has it you dragged Babu brother along

on a temple tour across North India

- this past week? - Huh?! He? On a trip with me?!

That's exactly what he told daddy!

"Why didn't you go, Harshath? "

"Are you guys fighting?", daddy's asking me.

- Look, brother... - Huh?

There was a function at Laila's house, brother.

- Fine. - All her friends went.

Oh.

So obviously I must go too, right brother?

I need to get cozy with her family, right, brother?

Why the hell do you need to get cozy with her family?

Hey! Getting cheeky?

You expect me to believe that you actually foot-boarded on a train?

Exactly!

Look, brother, that part was just a dream.

- The rest of it is 100% real! - Fine.

Why are you bringing this induction stove into the shop now?

Brother! Yesterday, Laila and I went out to a restaurant.

I took off my sunglasses

and stared straight into her eyes.

She looked at me and...

- Liar, liar, pants on fire!

Hey, uncle!

Before uncle goes to extremes, just tell us what happened, brother.

Tell us.

That's it, brother, actually what happened was...

'Can we listen to your songs?', she asked.

'Yeah... sure!', I replied.

Where's your studio?

Where's my studio...

I honestly didn't know what to do, brother. I was freaking out big time!

Oh no!

Then boom, I got an idea!

What idea?

- Brother, so what if we don't have a studio? - That's the spirit!

- We've got our very own salon, don't we? - Wait! What?! Hey!

Oh yeah, brother!

We just chuck the tables and chairs to the side,

drop a DJ booth, set everything up,

pump the music, and just jam... Brother!

We're converting your salon into a full-blown studio!

Hey, I make a living from this shop, man!

- Wait, brother, let me talk. - Go ahead, ask him.

You roam around town however you please,

- and we're supposed to close the salon? - Hmm. Fair point!

Listen, Harshath, Laila and her friend are showing up in an hour. Please!

- Then close it down, brother. - Wait, what?!

Babu brother is our guy! Wouldn't he close down the shop for us?

He'd even hand over the shop for our sake. Right, brother?

- Hey, brother?! - But on one condition. I'll perform too.

What on earth are you going to perform?

Uncle, I'm gonna rap just like this guy, Hanumankind!

Hanuman?! Jai Bajrangbali!

Hey uncle! This isn't that Hanuman, this is someone else!

- Anitha! Vanitha! Sunitha! Wooh! - Like that.

What are they going to do to my shop?

Hey, dude!

What's with the break, Babu?

These guys are kids. You're old enough to be their grandfather,

and you're tagging along with them?

- Babu! - Huh?

Get in sync with the next-gen Gen Z youths, Babu!

What am I supposed to do now?

Huh!

♪ Anitha! Vanitha! Sunitha! Got them all set up! ♪

♪ Let's go watch the sunrise at Marina Beach, Come on! Let's go! ♪

♪ Come on! Let's go! ♪

♪ Peas sundal and chilli bajji? Don't you want them? ♪

♪ Don't you want them? ♪

♪ If you're Rihanna, am I your A$AP Rocky? ♪

♪ Am I? ♪

♪ Hey, Arabian horse... I'll be your jockey! ♪

♪ Underneath the umbrella, I'm soaking wet in the rain! ♪

♪ All my hunger vanishes The moment I rest on your lap! ♪

♪ A hundred isn't enough, This is a full test match, girl! ♪

♪ I'll leap up and catch your flying kiss, That's a clean catch, girl! Hmm! ♪

♪ Lojak! Mojak! Pachak! Pachak pachak! ♪

♪ Hold up! ♪

♪ Kim Kardashian... please look at us! ♪

♪ Sydney Sweeney... fall on us! ♪

♪ Megan Fox... just bless us! ♪

♪ That angel, this angel, With every single goddess in heart... ♪

♪ Just continue the song! ♪

♪ You're my Apple Watch... Monitor my heartbeat! ♪

♪ Hop on my scooter, I'm taking you for a merry-go ride! ♪

♪ Hey Bhavani... You're the sizzling kebab tawa! ♪

♪ You're a Tsunami when you smile... Hold my hand and come on, girl! ♪

♪ Lojak! Mojak! Pachak! Pachak pachak! ♪

♪ My look in the summer weather... Melts just like ice! ♪

♪ Even if you're Mike Tyson's nephew... You won't escape this trap! ♪

♪ Just leave us be, Let us walk our own path! ♪

♪ We won't fight on Sundays... But come Monday, heads are gonna roll! ♪

♪ Anitha! Vanitha! Sunitha! Got them all set up! ♪

So cool, right?

What the hell is this, Laila?!

Of all things, you're making reels to B-grade songs?

You call this music?

And to top it all off, you've got the nerve to recommend these clowns to me!

Actually, we shouldn't have come here at all.

We should have called him to our office.

What? But we don't have an office!

We'll build one, soon!

You know who he is?

He could've scored music for any megastar's film if he wanted to.

But because my daddy and his daddy are friends,

he chose me!

Bro! Not for my dad. For you!

Love you, bro.

I just thought that...

Do you still not get it?

I spoke with my dad and pushed for you to choreograph my film.

And here you are, serving up absolute garbage?!

By now, Laila would be kneeling and begging at his feet,

pleading with him not to leave us.

- Hmm! - Hmm, correct, uncle.

I'm sorry.

Just a simple "hi" will do, please.

Bro, can you meet them outside?

I've just set up an aura here.

This place is sacred.

Sanjay...

You’ve got exactly two minutes.

Laila mentioned you're playing the hero in the movie.

So I was wondering if I could...

- a chance to make a song in it... - Yeah, that song, Aura 10/10!

He's the man behind it!

- Total trend right now, sir. - Oh, music?

Hey, who the hell are you?

I'm actor Harshath Khan.

Already wrapped 69 films.

We actually worked together on your debut project, bro.

I've never even seen you.

Obviously. You stand in front as the hero.

- I stood in the back, one of the tribals. - Oh?! You're a junior artist?!

Laila, why are you hanging out with junior artists?

Hey, move! Move!

Okay.

I've seen you somewhere.

"Hey, Nepo!"

Okay, forget about it.

I just heard your song, some worthless 'dandanaka dandanaka.'

Laila, what are we doing, shooting reels?

We're making a film. A movie!

What we're working on here is dead serious, real music.

Are we leaving?

- Sit down. - Okay.

Okay.

Why, sir?

Does music always have to be so serious?

Is it not music if it's fun?

Back in the day, when early humans lived in the wild,

they used music simply to share their joys and sorrows.

Back then, music was common to everyone.

But then came the gatekeepers

who drew lines and made rules

dictating how music should sound,

who's allowed to learn it, and who isn't.

They trapped art inside boxes of tradition, training, purity, and impurity.

How can art have rules and boundaries?

Go on, brother.

- Go on, talk! What's wrong? - Continue, the video is rolling!

Why'd you stop? Keep talking. I'm against it, but it was a good speech.

- Come on. - Music is an emotion!

How can it be controlled?

If art is trapped inside a box, how is it even art anymore, sir?

The one who decides what's good music and what's bad music

is not an artist. He's a critic.

That's right!

I'm an artist, I'm going to go make music.

And you're a critic, go leave comments online.

Drop the BGM! Drop the BGM now!

♪ Here comes big bro making his grand entry! I'm the absolute king of Gaana! ♪

♪ I'm scoring a straight-up hat-trick! There goes my phone's battery now! ♪

Look at these clowns turning real life into a reel. Pullaingos!

- Look at those Pullaingos! - I think he's scolding us.

- Should we run? - Hey uncle, let's make a run for it!

That was absolute fire, brother! Pure fire!

I'm telling you now!

You're the one writing the speech for my film's audio launch.

Tell me, what kind of speech do you want?

I unplugged the earphones and the audio switched to the speaker.

So everything you just said inside?

ChatGPT.

You left pauses in between, brother, wasn't that part of your dialogue delivery?

The internet was slow.

TECHNOLOGIA!

Do you want an AI girlfriend?

Book your AI girlfriend for an hour...

Hey! What's with that long face now?

Well, what else? Did I ask her to get me a chance?

She dragged me there and got me humiliated...

Why do you think like that?

If that girl didn't like you,

would she go everywhere for you and ask for a chance?

So you think she likes me, daddy?

I don't know that, son.

- Go away, just irritating me... - Hey, unspoken love...

- never makes it to heaven. - Hey, dad?!

Is he dead now?

You're talking about heaven and hell.

In 1998, I was with your mom... I got into the bus and stood.

Back in 1998, your mom and I...

- got on a bus and stood... - Hey!

- It's not that! - Then tell it fast!

Out of so many people in college,

tell me why your mom said yes only to me.

- Huh?! - Huh?!

- I told her before anyone else did! - Oh!

Hey, this is nothing to be proud of. Please don't encourage him.

"Ahead of Valentine's Day tomorrow,

is Gen Z's version of love or absolute cringe?

Catch our special debate

- tomorrow at 3 PM, only on your Q TV..." - Tomorrow's Valentine's Day!

Wearing white means... you're ready for love.

Red means... already in love.

You're rocking a white shirt tomorrow...

You're proposing to her...

- If she accepts, stick into one! - Huh!

- If not, cut into two! - Now that's a punchline!

Don't overthink it, son.

Hesitate for even a second...

and another guy takes your spot.

He's going to propose, so he's in white.

Why the hell are you in white, huh?

- Huh?! Good point! - Uncle...

- Brother's got a girl, right? - Yes.

- And she's got a friend, right? - Yes!

That's my girl, uncle.

Listen sir... given your league,

you should be romancing top-tier heroines.

Settling for them... man, your pairing itself will look hideous, ugh!

Look, that's my brother, he's a newcomer.

- Just hand it over to him and scram... - Wait!

What the hell is this, Laila?!

Laila! Didn't I tell you to cut him off that very day, huh?

- Low life people... - Sanjay, that's enough!

You have no right to talk to Jeeva like that.

- What?! What?! - She's correct.

Hey, look! Who are these people?

They are pullaingos making cringey reels with their tongues out!

Didn't I tell you to throw those shades away!

Hey, look! Look! First copy!

Hey, see that?!

These aren't even first copy shoes, they're a copy of the first copy!

What?! Talking about my shoes? Look at me and talk!

- Shoe? - Hey!

- I meant my shoes. - Oh, this?

- What's this? - Look, bro.

Respect is important. Otherwise, that's it!

I'm gonna smack you, toss you around, and send you flying!

Hey, let's have a one on one!

Ask him if he dares one on one!

- You know who my dad is! - What?! What now?!

Stop it!

- What is it? - Both of you! Stop it!

Stop it!

Guys! Please!

Stop it! I've had enough! Stop it!

I've had enough.

Madam, you're the one who started this whole mess.

Now you give a solution for it, and we'll leave.

- Right, brother? - What are you doing?

Just wait and watch, brother.

Tell me.

Do you like my brother?

Or do you like sir?

Answer me! Brother or sir?

Sir or brother?

Brother or sir?

Sir or brother?

Spill it Laila! Tell me Laila! Come on, tell me!

Just point your fingers, I'll get you married right away!

No... how can I, Laila? I'm in love with your friend.

- Sorry... - Hey, she's pointing at me!

Oh, him?

Thank you.

I'm not into boys.

♪ Oh colourful rainbow... Colourful rainbow... ♪

♪ Why are you here now? ♪

Oh, Laila...

- We love each other. - Please Laila...

Oh.

- I can't take this... - Gone with the wind.

This song fits our situation, right?

Should I post it and send a collab?

- ♪ A tree which never swayed... ♪ - Tell me, brother.

- ♪ Has now fallen, broken... ♪ - Keep quiet, dude.

If you had truly loved, you'd have posted a story by now.

Huh?!

- I'll post it. My love is true. - Let it go, my son!

Now the world can't say she left you for another guy.

Hey?!

What, daddy, why are you talking like this?

It's 2026! Haven't you ever heard of LGBTQ+ and all that?

I know it all!

I know LG TV, Samsung TV, I know it all too.

Daddy, this isn't that.

Colours! Colours!

Rainbow! Rainbow!

- Hey! - Hmm?

What is this, you're also teaming up with him and talking like this?

- Sorry brother. - Listen, dad!

Guy or girl, getting dumped hurts either way.

Every gender is equal.

- Let it go! Just leave that. - I'll talk about equality too!

The way she walked out on you for a guy, you should go find a guy...

- Hey, hey... - Huh?!

Damn!

Just go find yourself a woman.

Keep talking nonsense like this, they're going to 'cancel' you.

Cancel me?

- What am I, a cab driver? - A cab?

I'm a government bus driver, man!

Look at him not even knowing the culture of cancellation.

Oh no, daddy!

Instagram and Twitter will roast you alive, daddy!

Who the hell are they?

Well... these YouTubers who speak English in Tamil,

these Woke Influencers,

they'll all gang up, meme you to death,

give you mental trauma, push you into depression,

and make sure that the second you step outside,

- society spits on you. - Hey!

Bring it on! I'll face the whole lot of 'em.

If they've got the guts, tell them to show up at the bus depot.

Depot?!

It's 2026! An equality nation!

With Gen Alpha, Gen Beta, Gen Gamma,

everyone's got freedom of speech around here!

But you aren't allowed to speak. Zip it.

You preach freedom of speech,

but the second I talk, you tell me to shut up.

- What kind of freedom of speech is that? - He's got a good point again.

Time to unleash our weapon!

Daddy! You're a boomer daddy! Boom Boom Boomer!

- Hey! You little kurkures! - Huh?!

Huh?!

Come down to the real world and see how hard people break their backs

just to put food on the table three times a day.

While you lot stay glued to your screens, living inside the internet and Instagram

with your heads permanently bowed down.

Lift your chins up and look around.

The world is bigger than you can imagine.

I'm out here grinding on the streets like a beast of burden.

I earn, I eat.

And to top it all off, I'm feeding two absolute freeloaders like you guys.

Shall I do cancellation?

If that phone of yours runs out of charge,

your whole world goes dark.

Fall in love for four days, and then throw a love failure fit.

When asked, they're talking about genders.

Daddy! That's Gen Z!

Oh Lord!

Seriously, bro, what's he trying to prove with these ancient boomer jokes?

They just don't understand the hearts of our Gen Z generation, do they?

Just give me the green light.

I'll tweet '#BAN_DRIVER_SIVA' and blow it up across the trends!

Oh my God!

What are you doing, daddy? I was just discussing about promoting you.

- Laila's calling. - Hey! Hey! Don't! Don't pick!

- Hello... hello? - Too late... I already picked it up.

- Oh no...-Hello?!

- Jeeva? - Talk, brother!

Eh... hello!

I'm sorry, Jeeva.

When you asked me out of the blue, I got intimidated.

It's scary to be confronted like this.

After hearing what you said, my mental health is really affected.

This kind of toxic behaviour just gives me anxiety.

I'm really sorry.

But I really do value the relationship we shared.

I didn't love you.

Even if our relationship doesn't work out, we can still be normal.

You can pick me up anytime.

We can go out anytime. - Oh, like that?! Hmm.

That's what I wanted to say.

I'm really sorry.

I... miss you!

What's happening?

She doesn't want love or anything.

But pick-ups and drops are allowed!

♪ Oh my girl... ♪

In the end, you've turned my son into a driver too.

Oh no!

Brother is heading out, to compose a love failure song!

♪ Was it all fair, my girl? ♪

♪ Why did you play with my life? ♪

♪ When I chased you everywhere, You didn't seem to care... ♪

♪ But looking past you, it's true, No one else will do... ♪

♪ God, I’m obsessed with you, I'm going mad, it's true... ♪

♪ God, it just hurts so deep, A pain I can't explain... ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Was it all fair, my girl? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Why did you play with my life? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Was it all fair, my girl? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Why did you play with my life? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Was it all fair, my girl? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Why did you play with my life? ♪

♪ Valentine's just a business, You said "stay woke" and let it slide... ♪

♪ But down in Marina Mall's basement, You found someone else... ♪

♪ What you did was so wrong, Now you've turned the tables on me... ♪

♪ Calling me toxic to slip away, Using"mental health" to hold sway... ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Was it all fair, my girl? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Why did you play with my life? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Was it all fair, my girl? ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my girl, Why did you play with my life? ♪

Hey!

Even he didn't booze over his breakup, why the hell are you drinking?

- I had a love failure too! - You too?!

When was that?

The day I proposed...

it broke off right then!

You proposed and it broke off on the exact same day?

Hey, you buffalo!

Sitting here drinking shoulder-to-shoulder with teenagers like you're one of them?

Babu!

- The time for me to speak has arrived! - Speak, uncle!

You only know that these boys had a love failure.

You don't know what happened after that, do you?

What happened?

It was a quiet evening...

I was sitting there quietly, waiting for them to return after confessing their love.

Hey, why are you boys looking so sad?

- Then, out of nowhere, bam! A loud crash! - Oh God!

This is all because of you guys! Everything is your fault!

I look over, and the poor boys were beaten up and...

I am not going to let you get away with this!

- You won't get away... - Oh brother, brother!

- Please don't, brother! - You freaking pullaingos!

- He hit me, man! Whose side are... - Brother, don't be hasty.

I stormed out of my car in a fit of rage to tear into them, yelling,

"Damn it! How dare you lay a hand on my boys!"

- Hey, Sanjay! - Huh?!

- Uncle?! - Hey, shut up!

You may have heard the melodies of Royapuram Srinivasan?

Have you seen my absolute wrath dance? Look at this badass steps!

Hey, bring it on!

Hey, tamarind curry! I'm keeping my cool just because you're our own people,

and you're talking back to me?

Come on, be a man, hit me!

And right then... out of nowhere, a Jackie Chan shows up.

In a split second, he turned into Goldberg

and hit me with a spear...

- Uncle, that was epic! - Hey, hey, hey!

...and bam, another punch!

I caught the first punch with my eyes, Babu...

but after that, his fists were just a complete blur.

Oh no, Jackie, please...

he kept swinging me around and hammering me from every direction, Babu...

At least you got hit in one spot, uncle.

- Did you even see how they thrashed me? - It still hurts, man...

- Hey! - Hey, hey, hey!

Oh no! Oh my... Hey!

- Hey, Harshath! - Hey, let me go!

- Where are taking Harshath? - Brother! Brother!

Hey, shameless idiot!

You took the kids there and let them get beaten up, do you have any sense?

- And so, I need justice! - What do you want?

For all the years I've lived in this Royapuram,

and for being part of your gang, what's my privilege?

You asked me this exact same thing ten years ago!

I want to beat them up.

We have to do something to them, uncle!

- I have to beat them, uncle! - Yes!

- I have to beat them! - That's it!

Hey, hey, hey! - We need to rip them to shreds

- and absolutely shatter them! - Come on, that's the spirit!

Hey, bottle nose! Don't drag the boys into a fight and get them beaten again!

- Hey, I'm talking here. Shut up! - We got to thrash them, damn it!

We must wreck them, brother!

- We've got to hit him, man! - Oh no, you drunken monkeys!

Hey...

- Make way! Daddy's home! - DJ Jolly stop right now!

That's not a problem...

- Cut the music, DJ! - Want to see me jump and kick?!

Move it! Everyone out of the way!

- The Boss is rolling in! Make way! - Stop the car! Stop it!

Back up! Reverse! Reverse!

- Hey, you knock-off Hip Hop Tamizha! - Rough them up!

- What are you looking at? - Hey!

- Hey, he's the one who hit you, man! - I know it's him.

You shut it! There are girls around. It's humiliating.

Hey, uncle, get down and show them who you are!

You want to see me do the flip?

- He got scared! - Look at these pullaingos!

Take it easy, uncle, you've got diabetes.

- Hey, I'll take care of them! Take this! - Oh no! Hey, hey, hey!

Are you seriously pushing me down for these Marshall speakers?

- It's 5000 rupees, man! - It's just a first copy anyway, brother!

But it's still 5000 rupees, dude!

- Jeeva! Jeev... - Help me up, brother!

- Jee... Jeev... they're here! - Hey, this is my place!

Everyone here is my men. Beat them up and throw them out!

Hear me out, you guys. They're rich kids!

Each bouncer will look like a huge dumbbell!. They will beat you up and throw you away!

Do only they have men? We've got our guy too!

Hey, beat them up and throw them out!

Hey!

Hey, who do we have?

Call our brother!

- Huh? - Huh!

Hello, is Sudhakar brother there?

We are Sudhakar brother's younger brothers! Hmm!

This guy?

Zoom.

Listen up, younger brothers!

If you waste your college years acting like bigshots instead of earning a proper degree...

you'll only end up working as henchmen.

I'll take care of these guys.

He's totally yours.

- Hey, buddy, run for your life! - Hey, hey where are you going?

- Give me that speaker! - Hey, not the Marshall, man!

I'm going to smash your head open. Stay right where you are!

I can't even say out loud what you did to me that day!

Get the hell out of my way girl! Hey, stay right there!

Hey brother! You go that way. I'll take care of this idiot!

♪ One-on-one... One straight drive into your mouth! ♪

♪ Scream your lungs out... I'll watch you die! ♪

Hit him! Hit him! Lay the Smack on him!

- Hey! - Huh?

Who are you, roaming around in a lungi?

I came in a rush, so I didn't wear my stole.

Got a smoke?

- Here you go. - Got matches on you, man?

- Did you just bring your mouth here? - Hit him! That's it!

- I am the manager, man. - Huh?!

Okay, my wife's not in town. Might need this later. Catch you later!

- What did he say just now? - Hey! Hey!

His wife's... not in town?!

Hey!

Hey, stop right there! Hey!

You son of a.... hey!

Got a match on you by any chance, man?

- Daddy, help me! - Your daddy is the next target!

Do I look like a pimp to you? Hey, stop running!

No, no, no! No, please!

Here he comes! Grab him.

- Oh, buddy... - Hey...

- Where is this speaker? - I threw it away!

I kept telling you! I kept telling you again and again!

It's 5000 rupees, man!

From which angle do I look like a pimp to you, man?

Damn it! I can't even find a matchbox!

You got fire?

- Hey, Harshath! Jeeva! - It was 5000 rupees!

- What the hell are you guys doing? - You saved me, man!

Feeling mighty brave, are we?

I'll skin you both alive!

- It was him. - I'm DJ Jolly!

- You're done for! - Oh God!

Why did you smack Jolly for?

It was all just for fun!

Bro, I think we're saved.

Who the hell is that?

The 'Final Boss'!

What does that mean?

It means we are at the last level.

Can we start?

Let's finish it up, man!

Take that!

He must be taller than The Undertaker!

Why did you call me a pimp?

Hey! Why the hell did you call me a pimp?!

Huh?!

He's finished us off, man!

Man, I'm losing my mind! Why'd you call me a pimp?

Seriously, look at my face, does it look like that to you?

- Oh... we're finished... - I think he'll squeeze us to death now!

- Lunatic! - So be it!

- Brother?! - Oh no!

- Why did you fireball him? - Let's save him, man!

Hey, that was booze!

- Were you dreaming when I was pouring? - He's running!

Sir, please wait! Let's talk this over!

He's taken a bath.

What the hell have you guys done?

Sudhakar escaped even after doing all those smacks.

I blew just one puff,

and they grabbed me and locked me up behind bars!

Hey! My daddy's in there now. You guys are dead meat!

Hey! His father is in there it seems. Hey Jeeva, call your dad now!

Hey! My father? Into this mess?

If that man shows up, they'll lock him up too

and skin him alive like a coconut husk!

Antony!

He laid hands on my son, and you're telling me to just let him go?

Filing a petty case isn't enough!

Lock him up and break his legs! Do it now!

Gopi, calm down.

Let me find out what happened. Please sit down first.

Hey...

The kid's breaking his back just because he wants to make it as an actor,

and this moron just smacked him right across the face!

And you're telling me to just let him go?

You can't do anything to him while he's locked up in this situation, Gopi.

Just try to understand what I'm saying.

You can't do anything, right?

Fine! I'll take it straight to the Commissioner myself and settle this!

Sister, our AC if he caught a guy just like that,

he'd hang them upside down and and stomp all over them!

Why is he cowering like this in front of these little kids?

You can't just lay a finger on them that easily.

The guys locked up in there are big shots, too.

Who are they, sister?

Ever heard of the old Legend 'North Madras' Dass?

Don't you remember?

'Royapuram' Gaana Dass!

- Oh! - He is his grandson.

Grandpa's on the way. Don't worry!

Look, Dass is here.

- Hey, is he your grandfather? - Hmm!

The evidences are rock solid.

If he gets convicted, we're looking at a six-month sentence.

And... I hope nobody laid hands on him.

No, no, nothing like that, Dass.

Come in, Siva!

I've talked to them.

It looks like they haven't filed the FIR yet.

Try going and convincing them.

What? Compromise? No way!

He's your son, isn't he?

How else would he turn out? Of course he's like this!

Sheshadri grandpa!

Sheshadri... grandpa?

That's... grandpa on the dad's side.

"Maybe we can't make it today! "

"But mark my words, our time will come, and we will win, sir!"

And this is... grandpa on the mom's side.

"Hey! You think you'll win?"

"How on earth are you going to win?"

"You will lose!"

- You son of a... - Uncle!

Are you a crossbreed?

Dad, look how they've beaten him up!

Hey.

Withdraw the case.

Dad?! What are you saying?

- What is this, man? - They roughed Sanjay up so badly.

How can we just let him go, dad?

Are you deaf? I said withdraw the case!

Grandpa?! What is this, grandpa?

Look at my face. See?

Your arms and legs are still in place, aren't they?

So what are you whining about?

Hey, don't you know...

that's Vani's son?

Hmm?

So he's my grandson too, right?

Drop the case and come home.

Daddy! Who's Vani?

- Hey, come! - Guys, let's go!

We're getting released, brother! Your grandpa is an absolute legend!

Siva.

Looks like you've raised your son just like yourself, huh?

Set him free! Set him free! Release Siva!

Police Atrocity! Down with it!

We have to take care of our children safely ourselves.

Look after him!

Hey, who the hell is Siva here?

Not Siva... it's Tiger Siva!

I let you go play music in that pub, fully knowing what kind of place it is,

just because I had faith in you!

Now you've completely betrayed me!

Dad?! How did I betray you, dad?

I didn't do a damn thing wrong!

They laid hands on me, they beat up my friends,

and I hit them back, is that wrong?

You got drunk, picked a fight,

and now you've got the guts to raise your voice at me?

Son...

Let this settle first. We'll talk later.

The kid's already had a rough time.

Stay out of this, dad, please.

He's turning out like this because of you.

Ask him if he's got any educated friends.

All his friends are good-for-nothing idiots!

They just hang out at that barber shop goofing off all day, dad!

Dad! Why are you freaking out and overreacting like this now?

What did I even do?

Look around town! Every other guy is high on weed and pills, roaming freely!

So I had a few drinks and threw punches, is that some kind of massive crime?

How dare you booze...

Dad, keep your hands to yourself!

Just talk to me!

What the hell?!

You're going overboard!

Go!

Pack your damn bags right away, and get in the auto!

Son...

If everyone starts throwing words around in anger,

things are just gonna get worse.

Let him come with me.

I'll take him away for a bit.

Everything will be fine.

Oh come on!

Fine, I had a break-up, I got depressed,

I got drunk, and picked a fight out of anger.

It just happened, alright? But does he have to treat me like some criminal?!

Grandpa, I've got goals and ambitions in my life too!

All he does is yell.

He drives a bus from dawn till dusk and passes out the second he gets home.

Then how the hell is he supposed to understand what I'm going through?

- What does he even know about life? - Hey!

Watch your words!

Ever since your mother left,

your dad raised you all by himself.

Did I ever ask him to stay alone?

He could've just married again after mom died, couldn't he?

Your mother didn't die.

You only know driver Siva.

You don't know Tiger Siva.

My son's a tiger!

The moment he sets foot on stage and grabs the mic...

♪ Laughing like a kid, And she's picking silly fights! ♪

♪ Staring daggers with her eyes, Setting off the sparks in my heart! ♪

♪ I'm catching a bus down to Burma Bazaar... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Gonna get you imported perfume... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ I'm catching a bus down to Burma Bazaar... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Gonna get you imported perfume... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ I am hooked, I am locked, Seeing visions when you walk! ♪

♪ Hooked, locked, Seeing visions when you walk! ♪

♪ I am hooked, I am locked, Seeing visions when you walk! ♪

♪ Hooked, locked, Seeing visions when you walk! ♪

♪ LIC stands so tall, doesn't it, girl? Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Whatever you say is right for me, girl... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ LIC stands so tall, doesn't it, girl? Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ You're the right match for our bro, girl... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Rocking every colour chudidhaar... Looking like a star! ♪

♪ Jingling your earrings... Shining brighter than they are! ♪

♪ Sweet like jalebi... Spinning up my mind! ♪

♪ Pouring out my love... Why do you go silent? ♪

♪ Hey, stop trying to scare me away With your excuses! ♪

♪ You're a Dubai princess, I'm just a poor soul! ♪

♪ Hey, stop teasing And playing with our bro like that! ♪

♪ Tease him all you want, You're still his one and only! ♪

♪ Drop a grand salute, Golden skin on display! ♪

♪ Shining like a statue, Stealing my heart away! ♪

♪ Laughing like a kid, And she's picking silly fights! ♪

♪ Staring daggers with her eyes, Setting off the sparks in my heart! ♪

♪ I'm catching a bus down to Burma Bazaar... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Gonna get you imported perfume... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ I'm catching a bus down to Burma Bazaar... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Gonna get you imported perfume... Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

First prize... Tiger Siva and crew!

♪ Hey! Beat those drums loud! ♪

♪ Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

♪ Oh, Goindhamma! ♪

It wasn't just some ordinary love.

It's a love so intense that even the college got jealous of them!

They were right in the middle of final exams,

suddenly, one day, your mother came running and said...

Siva, my family found out about us. My brother figured it out.

Before my finals are even over, they've started hunting for a groom for me.

I'm very scared, Siva.

Her family found out.

Her brother, I mean your uncle...

he used a local rowdy named Pattinapakam Baskar

and blocked the bus right on Mount road.

Hey, who the hell is Siva here?

Your dad beat everyone up and chased them away.

But that too was part of your uncle's sketch.

With the help of the Adyar Inspector and threw your dad behind bars.

In that gap, he even found a groom for your mom.

What is this? She has a bag in her hand?

Hello.

- What is this, sir? Why did you... - I was planning to call you actually.

Didn't you say he was a nobody?

They shut down the entire Mount Road!

I got so much pressure from higher-ups.

Set him free! Set him free! Release Siva!

What's happening here?

Are you using the police force against love now?

Idiot! Release that boy first.

- Vani. - Hey?!

- She's just walking away? - Stop right there!

Hey, Vani. Don't go!

If you let go of my hand now, I'll walk out.

Otherwise, he's walking right in.

I'll be right back.

Vani!

If you step out of this house, you are never coming back inside.

Let's go.

Dad?!

Come to the beach with me... give me just one kiss!

- Otherwise, get lost... - Dass brother!

Our Siva has brought some girl along with him.

Huh?!

Hey!

What is this, just showing up with someone out of nowhere?

Don't you care about hurting the parents who raised you?

If you're going to decide everything on your own, why are we even here?

First, take her back home safely. That's the right thing to do.

We'll go approach her family the right way, alright?

Dad.

She left her house and stepped out, trusting me.

I can't just take her back.

We've been deeply in love for three years now.

All I'm asking is that you get us married.

The girl is so beautiful. Just get them married already.

Hey, shut up!

Dass lives by his own code.

Even if it's his own child, that's just how it is.

I understand, dad.

- Hey, dear. - Hmm?

- Invite them in. - What for?

- Hey, keep quiet. - Come.

Come, let's go.

- Hey, dear. - Hmm?

They're leaving. Please call them back.

Hey.

If someone jumps into a pond and is drowning,

you can save them by giving them a hand.

But try offering a hand to someone who's already swimming just fine?

They'll look at you like an absolute fool and treat you like a joke.

Sir just stepped into the pond right now.

Let him swim first.

If he's drowning, we'll lend him a hand.

♪ Please don't cry, my Kalaivani... ♪

♪ I’d walk across the ocean waves just to hold you close... ♪

♪ Please don't cry, my Kalaivani... ♪

♪ I’d walk across the ocean waves just to hold you close... ♪

♪ Just give me a sign with your eyes... ♪

♪ And my hands will instantly reach out to hold yours... ♪

♪ And once I'm holding your hand... ♪

♪ It feels like life itself rushes straight to my soul... Oh... ♪

♪ Just let a smile touch your lips... ♪

♪ And I'll spend all my time simply adoring it... ♪

♪ To truly cherish that smile... ♪

♪ A hundred lifetimes wouldn't even be enough... Oh... ♪

♪ I will hold you so gently against my heart, safe from every storm... ♪

♪ I will shield you from the pouring rain so no harm ever touches you... ♪

♪ Oh, my precious love... ♪

♪ My entire heart belongs to you... ♪

♪ Just one glance from the corner of your eye... ♪

♪ And my heart dances with joy for days... ♪

- Vani... - Hmm?

Raj has got a supervisor job at the mill.

- Hmm. - He's arranged a job for me there too.

Shall I go work there from next month?

No need for that.

I'll go to work.

How can you go to work, Vani?

Hello, sir.

I score better marks than you.

You won't get a better job than me.

You're asking for it!

If you're planning to look for any work, try it in music.

What kind of work in music?

Sing in orchestras.

Look for cinema chances.

You play all the instruments anyway.

Actually, Vani...

my dream has always been to become a musician.

But do I actually have what it takes for that, Vani?

♪ You gave me the strength to believe... ♪

♪ I want to conquer the world And I want to celebrate right by your side... ♪

♪ Just say a single word to me, And I won't ask for more... ♪

♪ I'll take it as a sacred oath And live for it, my love... ♪

♪ If you, my earth, Were to grow into a tree... ♪

♪ If you, my blossom, Became its very soil... ♪

♪ If you, my dream, Stepped into reality... ♪

♪ If you, my breath, Became your own creation... ♪

How's the boy, sir?

He's good. He's really good!

Hmm...

Brother, I'm in a really tough spot in life right now.

I'll never forget what you're doing for me till my final breath, brother.

Where does help fit into any of this?

We're utilizing your talent, and we're paying you for it. That's all!

Listen, Siva.

If we aren't sharp,

this world won't just use our talent,

it'll end up using us.

Hey, why are you getting all choked up?

Brother, if my wife hears about this,

she's going to be completely speechless with joy.

Hey girl! Come have a look here.

We've got mackerel, sea bass, red snapper, anchovies, everything's fresh.

What do you want?

Sister, give me some mackerel.

How many kilograms?

Not mackerel, dear. Go for the sea bass.

That's his absolute favourite.

You don't need to strain yourself coming all the way down here week after week.

I'll cook it and send it over to you.

- Hmm, fine, mother-in-law. - Look!

I've got the freshly ground masala ready.

I've jotted down every single step in the notebook.

- Got it? - Greetings, brother! Come, let's have tea.

Look here, Sumathi!

- Make sure you pack it properly! - Just a second, dear.

- What's up, dear? - Okay?

- Is he taking good care of you? - Hmm-

You know, we could've all just lived under the same roof.

Don't hold it against me, dear, just because I lost my temper and packed you off.

- No, uncle. - This will be the right thing.

No matter what happens, tell us! We'll show up right away.

- Hmm okay. - Take good care of him, dear.

He doesn't have maturity or patience like you.

And... he shouldn't know that I asked about him, okay? Huh?

Hey!

Hey, how is it just like Lakshmi's cooking? How is this possible?

Hmm!

Oh my...

Okay...

just like you got a job, I also have some happy news.

What is it?

I've thrown up three times since this morning.

Huh?! You call that happy news? Are you running a fever? What...

- Come on, let's go see a doctor. - Hey! Hold on!

Hmm.

What's the deal with this baby bottle?

What are you say...

Hey, that's great news, dear!

Congratulations, Siva!

I have another sweet news for you.

What is it, brother?

You know Bharathkumar, the music director?

He's a regular here at the hotel.

I've talked to him. He has given you an appointment.

Go and meet him.

- Bharathkumar? - Huh!

What's your name?

Siva, sir.

Only Siva?

Eh... yes, sir.

What's your father's name?

Dass.

Which area?

- Royapuram, sir. - Oh!

Have you come after learning it properly?

Sir?

I'm asking if you've come after learning Carnatic music properly!

Sir, in our area, a church father teaches keyboard to orphan childrens.

I learned it from him only.

After that, I just taught myself how to play the guitar

and built my skills up from there, sir.

I can play all instruments, sir!

If you give me a chance, I'll even sing, sir.

So, you learned all this in a church, huh?

Wait, didn't you say your name is Siva?

Are you Christian?

I am a musician.

Do you have any clue how many people are waiting out there right now for my music?

Huh?

I gave you time, and you're here speaking punch dialogues to me?

Think this is as easy as the 'dandanakara dandanakara' beats played in your hood?

What is this sir? Huh?

The guy's just joking around, sir!

- He's a joker! - That's it for you!

I'm watching you from then! Hey!

If you can give me a chance, say yes or say no.

Why are you mocking me, idiot!

We couldn't afford to go to proper school classes, you know.

Music... Music class?

Music class?!

Check if I have the talent.

What's my father's name?

Where was I born? How was I born?

My zodiac sign and star... What are you, an astrologer?

What are you going to do with my horoscope?

Hey dude, getting a chance in cinema is a big deal, man.

Don't let it go without even falling at their feet if you have to!

Instead of that...

If I get it by falling at someone's feet,

that's called begging, man.

They should give it based on my talent.

To figure out why someone laughs or what they enjoy... I'm not his assistant, man.

I'm an artist!

Did God personally come down and tell us to play one beat for worship and another for funerals?

They've already rigged and decided everything behind closed doors.

There's dirty politics even in music.

I don't give a damn about their hollow praises and awards.

Let the people decide my worth!

But they are the ones who decide what the people should decide, right?

They aren't even letting it reach the people, man!

Look, man, this is how the industry works. You’ve got to play by their rules.

Industry, my foot! I stand on my own!

I’m going to stay true to who I am, and I'll make the music I want to make!

I'm not a horse to run in their race.

I'm an artist!

I've made up my mind, man.

I'm stepping into the arena! Who all is with me?

Dude, let's start our own orchestra!

The Mariamman temple festival is right around the corner in our hood.

I'll secure the contract.

Seriously, think about how many college stages we've set on fire together.

Let's do this!

To everyone who has graced our Mariamman festival with their presence...

And now, taking the stage...

Tiger Siva and his crew!

♪ Life... is grand, We're living loud and bright! ♪

♪ Wife... Let's take a Goa flight! ♪

♪ Bus fare... empty, Got no cash today! ♪

♪ But her sweet smile... Feeds me all the way! ♪

♪ Oh my girl, oh my red rose, Life's a seesaw where it dips and flows! ♪

♪ Crushed to pieces like a little heart, With you here, I'm massive right from the start! ♪

♪ With you here, I'm massive right from the start! ♪

♪ You're my number one, Shining bright and true... ♪

♪ You spun my world With just a look from you! ♪

♪ Even before my paycheck Cleared the line... ♪

♪ You accepted me And said that you were mine!♪

♪ Sweet grins glowing... Kids are making noise! ♪

♪ High on energy, I ate some bhai shop parotta! ♪

♪ Our track is looping now With massive quota! ♪

♪ Tiger on the stage, Rivals try to flee! ♪

♪ Tiger on the stage, wild and free! Rivals try to flee! ♪

The very next year, you were born like a lion's cub!

Oh, that's my grand entry!

Your very first lullaby was my gaana song!

- Huh? - Huh!

- Go on, sing it for me then. - Brother, sing it for us now!

- A grandson like a lion cub! - Our cute little grandson!

- Grandpa is going to have a blast! - Woah!

Hey dear? Did you call your parents?

No, aunt. I couldn't even reach them.

Oh God...

It would've been so nice if his grandparents were here when naming him, dear.

That's why we're right here, dear. Don't mind her.

Your college friends are here, aren't they?

Go catch up with them. Alright?

Okay, uncle.

What was that about?

Hey! That guy didn't even have the heart to let us into the place where he sings.

You think he'd suddenly have the heart to come into our house?

It's going to take some time, dear.

How?! In this house?

Bring my grandson and come over to our home sometimes.

Let's just forget what happened, alright?

I get it, dad.

The boy went and brought a girl home.

If you had gotten them married right then,

you were worried I'd never learn what life is and would end up irresponsible.

That's why you chased us away, right?

What does your husband do for a living?

He's a musician.

Hey!

Her husband doesn't play instruments in movies or concerts.

You know those people who perform orchestras at festivals?

He plays in those!

There's no way I'd know about that.

Yeah, of course. No way you'd know.

My husband would go perform even at funerals.

Just let me know if a death happens at your house too.

Vani?! I didn't say that to hurt you.

I get it.

You want everyone to know you're rich.

But are you happy?

You know what, I'm super happy!

Wear this... it's a gold chain!

- Gold chain will look powerful. - No, dad, I don't want...

Just listen to me! You'll look badass when you wear gold! Alright?

Be happy son !

Your dad is a badass...

but your mom is even more badass, man!

She single-handedly looked after the whole family.

Your mother spent hours teaching you Carnatic music daily.

Yet even as a kid, you loved gaana tracks!

You'd always come tagging behind your dad right into my orchestra.

Who are we doing the prayer for?

- Jeeva, Uttara Nakshatra. - Oh, Jeeva, Uttara Nakshatra?

Put your hands together. Pray.

Vani?!

Your grandpa saw you and your mom at the temple once...

Anyway, let it go.

Whatever happened is in the past.

Just put it all behind you, dear.

Bring my grandson and visit us.

We're keeping Golu next week...

Right after saying that,

he just went 'ohhh' and started crying his eyes out.

- Sir? - What's up, Siva? Congratulations!

- Son, isn't that your sister? - Yes.

I heard there was some love trouble. Is everything sorted?

They got married.

Very good! Very good!

- Vani. - Yes, dad?

Jeeva... does he sing?

Huh! I've been training him in Carnatic music ever since he was little.

Hmm.

- Jeeva, my boy... - Hmm?

Come on, sing a song for your grandpa.

Oh sure! I'll sing.

Go on then. Run, run!

Hey, hey! Sing that in Anandhabhairavi raga!

Vani... let the kid sing his heart out.

Don't interfere.

Go ahead and sing whatever you want, my boy!

♪ Grandpa, Grandpa, hold on to me! ♪

♪ Hey, grandson, get my walking stick! ♪

♪ Grandpa, Grandpa, hold on to me! ♪

♪ Hey, grandson, get my walking stick! ♪

♪ The moment Grandpa picked up the stick, the cloth went away with the wind... ♪

♪ Grandpa, Grandpa, hold on to me! ♪

♪ Hey, grandson, get my walking stick! ♪

Oh my God! Oh my...

And that was the end of it, the connection got cut!

Check on the payment status.

Things are tight at the moment. I'll call you right back.

- Vani. - Hmm?

Sorry about what happened yesterday.

I honestly didn't expect him to sing that gaana song.

Listen... I know it put you in a tough spot...

It is painful.

But not because of Jeeva.

How do they even manage to be like this?

What's wrong with singing this song?

Did he really have to faint over it and make all that drama?

Isn't this music too?

Isn't this an art form?

What makes one superior to the other?

So is my child above or below them?

I just don't get it!

Siva...

Well... You've made it to the audition for Q TV's Sangeetha Swarangal.

Me?!

But I never even applied.

It was me who applied, Siva.

Hey, Jeeva! Your dad is going to sing on Q TV!

Yay! Jolly! Jolly!

Listen carefully.

When you go up there, don't you dare sing any film songs, classical music,

western tracks, or anything of the sort.

I don't care if you don't get selected.

But make no mistake, you are going to sing gaana!

Clear?

Listen, Siva.

Trying to lock people out and say 'stay outside, don't come in...'

doesn't work in music.

The whole of Tamil Nadu is going to be watching you!

You'll be making your way right into every home.

The people will decide...

whether this music is good or not.

Let's see who stands in your way!

♪ Will our troubles fly away with the wind, will they? Will they? ♪

Hey, aren't you ready yet? Come on, I'll drop you off at work.

Hey! You go ahead quickly. I'll take the bus.

♪ Once the storm has passed us by, we'll spread our wings once more... ♪

♪ We'll fly high across the sky... We'll keep flying on... ♪

♪ Will everything turn out fine from now on, will it? ♪

♪ If I open my eyes, will this dream fade away? ♪

♪ If I hold your hand, can we change our future? ♪

♪ Why do countless longings still haunt me, my love? ♪

♪ If I open my eyes, will this dream fade away? ♪

♪ If I hold your hand, can we change our future? ♪

Contestant number 4.

Prayers in the name of Siva.

♪ and the sky will turn to dawn... ♪

♪ A gentle world will bloom for us anew... ♪

♪ Dawn will rise... Flowers will bloom... ♪

♪ Holding fast to your love, weaving deep and heavy melodies... ♪

♪ If you command it, I will bear it all... ♪

♪ Taking the trace of your smile and shaping it into songs... ♪

♪ I would listen to them endlessly, without a single pause... ♪

♪ Along the lonely road I walk, just to reach out and hold your hand... ♪

♪ I would cross through anything to find you... ♪

♪ My precious jewel... My dearest love... ♪

Dude!

Hey...

Vani...

♪ My precious jewel... My dearest love... ♪

♪ I would stay by your side in any world you call home... ♪

♪ If you left me behind on purpose, what would ever become of me? ♪

♪ I will wait for the goddess who loved me, until the end of time... ♪

♪ Are you a falling star, that turned into a firefly... ♪

♪ My precious jewel... My dearest love... ♪

The entire hood was in tears.

We were completely shattered.

But in your dad's eyes...

not a single tear fell.

We have to give him everything he dreams of.

He must achieve great things in life.

An MTC driving job?

What's all this?

Hey, Balu! Did you catch that?

Look, you're an artist!

And you're talking about giving up art.

Dad! How on earth am I supposed to win after this?

What victory, what defeat?!

That's all how people choose to see it.

Back in the day, they wouldn't even let us near a studio.

Now aren't we selling cassettes and making a living?

And now we've got CDs and all kinds of tech.

More changes are on the way.

Things have to change, son!

We are the ones who need to change.

- With the talent you've got... - Dad!

For the very first time in my life, dad, I'm scared for my child.

- I just can't do this anymore, dad. - Hey...

Hey! Stop talking like a fool!

Do you know Deva brother saw your orchestra and said the boy is rocking it?

Hey! His brothers Sabesh and Murali are good friends of mine!

- They told me personally... - Dad please!

It's a government job, dad.

If anything happens to me on the job tomorrow,

my child is secure.

Compensation, pension... he'll be completely safe, dad.

Music is your dream, son.

I barely sleep these days, dad.

Raising him well was Vani's dream.

From now on, that's my dream too.

The very day he lifted you in his arms...

he threw away all his dreams and desires.

He believes in you so much.

The music console you have, the computer...

your father got it all for you through high-interest loans.

He's just an ordinary dad... who wants his child to achieve what he couldn't.

The system crushed me.

Life dealt your father a harsh blow.

But what about you?

You have everything, yet you are willfully destroying yourselves!

Any kind of addiction... will change your path.

When fathers raise their hands, it's rarely out of anger.

It's out of sheer concern.

So that you could chase your dream...

your dad threw his own dream away!

Even if you can't bring yourself to make him proud...

at least spare him the humiliation.

Hey... hey! Hey!

- Hey, Jeeva! - Hey!

Let him go.

♪ Oh my father... Are you also my dearest friend? ♪

♪ Because of one stumble I made... ♪

♪ Whether you choose to forgive my fault, or gently correct my way... ♪

♪ It's alright! I know your heart is always with me... ♪

♪ I brought tears to your gentle eyes... ♪

♪ Yet through them you reached out, guiding me safely back to the shore... ♪

♪ My father... Are you my truest friend? ♪

♪ Even when my mistakes left you hurting... ♪

♪ With me in your thoughts... When you happily let go of your life... ♪

♪ I will always call you my friend. For you won over me with your love... ♪

♪ From now on, you are my world... ♪

♪ Though the storms of life fell heavy upon us... ♪

♪ You sheltered me and gave me only joy... ♪

♪ A trusted friend to lean on, a warm shoulder to rest upon... ♪

♪ Oh my father... Are you also my dearest friend? ♪

I'm sorry, son.

That day, in a fit of rage, I laid my hands on you.

- It was just the situation... - Come on, dad!

You don't owe me any explanations for any of that.

You've done way more than what you said you would, dad.

I am the one who has never done a thing for you in return.

Spare me the seriousness, son.

It doesn't fit you.

Ah! Fine, fine!

It hurts, doesn't it?

Why won't you go see a doctor?

This is the usual pain that bus and lorry drivers get.

It'll heal on its own.

Just keep talking your way out of everything.

- Dad... grandpa told me... - Hmm?

that you're still living as if mom is right here with us.

Dad...

Mom is gone, dad.

Am I a madman?

Don't I know your mother is no longer by my side?

But I choose not to accept reality.

Everyone needs an anchor in life.

For me, it's your mom!

Holding on to her love...

I just pushed through life... and kept going.

Sorry, dad.

I'll be responsible from now on.

You don't need to worry about being responsible, son.

Just be happy!

That's the only reason I endure all this hardship.

No... you've been through enough.

I'll take care of you, dad.

I'll take good care of you.

♪ Being born into a middle-class life, It feels like a curse all on its own... ♪

♪ With the weight of the family, Solely carried on my own shoulders... ♪

♪ Confused between chasing a career or my dream... ♪

♪ Finished with studies, and now, if a job comes by... ♪

♪ That alone feels like enough... ♪

♪ Who am I? Now, who am I really? ♪

Hmm? What's this? A delivery uniform?

With your qualifications, couldn't you go for some other job?

Brother! All the guys riding bikes with me are way better educated than I am.

This was the only job I could secure right away.

♪ Every dream I ever held has washed away... ♪

♪ My future slipped right through my fingers, right before my eyes... ♪

You were roaming around saying you're going to sing songs and drop albums...

did you drop all of that?

Would I ever give up music, brother?

Brother! I've already composed over 100 songs.

I just don't know where to release them.

Why don't you put your stuff out there on this Instagram thing.

Post it and what?

Well... my manager's right here. Go ahead and ask him.

It won't even cross a 100 views.

Why are you looking at me?

You keep insisting you'll only display your talent.

Views will only come if you show what people actually want to see.

- Hey uncle, I'll crack that skull of yours... - Hey, hey, hey...

I'm telling you the truth, Jeeva.

Nowadays, only sensuality and crazy foolishness get views.

- But you won't do any of that! - Shh... Shh!

Hello, dad!

I'm on my way dad.

Babu, dad doesn't know I'm going to work. Don't tell him.

♪ Oh, I can't take this anymore, enough is enough! ♪

♪ A saree for Mom from my very first month's salary... ♪

♪ Leaving all my friends behind for a job far away from home... ♪

♪ The burden of the family, it all rests on me now... ♪

♪ Walking alone wherever life takes me, all by myself... ♪

♪ Even with talent in my hands, I wither away in poverty... ♪

♪ Closing my eyes without daring to dream anymore... ♪

♪ My heart is drowning in sorrow... ♪

♪ And now, I don't even have the energy to feel angry... ♪

Hey, Jeeva! How are you?

♪ Who am I? ♪

You know Mitra?

- Hi! - And that's Ram.

Hi man !

Her fiancé.

♪ Are my tears nothing more than a mirage in the desert? ♪

I'm sorry for lying.

I should not have used the LGBT card.

- I feel awful about it. - Hey, hey...

Why are you feeling bad?

I've acted in a way that made you feel so uncomfortable

just trying to tell me you were rejecting me.

I'm the one who should be feeling ashamed about it.

I like you, Jeeva.

But, love is a commitment.

I need to focus on my career now.

I won't bring flowers and torture you with proposals anymore. I won't do that.

But... when you're with me, I feel kind of confident.

Call this relationship whatever you want.

But...

if you just stay with me...

Why aren't you saying anything?

Ice cream?

♪ Who are we? Now, who are we really? ♪

♪ Are my tears nothing more than a mirage in the desert? ♪

♪ Who are we? Now, who are we really? ♪

♪ Are my tears nothing more than a mirage in the desert? ♪

They are talented kids.

But ever since you came along, they've changed a lot.

Whenever I give good advice, they stay away from my shop for a week.

Laila, I'm sure they'll listen to you.

Look after them, they're really good boys.

It's just that they have big mouths!

I didn't get to this stage as easily as you think.

In fact, when my director instructed me to build a physique for this film,

the AC in my home gym... wasn't even working.

Through sheer hardwork, sweating it out, and relentless workouts,

I am now standing before you!

♪ and now, if a job comes by... That alone feels like enough... ♪

♪ Being born into a middle-class life, It feels like a curse all on its own... ♪

♪ With the weight of the family, Solely carried on my own shoulders... ♪

♪ Confused between chasing a career or my dream... ♪

♪ Finished with studies, and now, if a job comes by... ♪

♪ That alone feels like enough... ♪

♪ Being born into a middle-class life, It feels like a curse all on its own... ♪

♪ With the weight of the family, Solely carried on my own shoulders... ♪

♪ Chasing a career or my dream... ♪

Shut up and get out of here!

♪ Oh, I can't take this anymore, enough is enough! ♪

I'm here, sir.

I'm... I have no idea where I am, sir.

Hey boy! Over here.

You?

This is the kind of job you belong in.

Looks like you finally found your dream job. Huh?

What is it?

Nothing. Here's your order...

bro.

- Just drop a 5-star rating, bro. - Huh.

Do you know what warriors say in times like this?

What is it?

Let's face it!

Super!

That’s not even Kamal’s voice, and you're still clapping?

Oh no...

Abirami... Abirami...

Hey, knock it off!

Who did you show this to? Hey!

The moment I pulled that off, the director was absolutely thrilled.

To ensure there's no doubt whether it's a Thug Life or Vishwaroopam costume,

I did one last thing.

What did you do?

What's he saying?

What does it mean?

I told them to edit it and watch it in reverse to get it.

Hey, cinema itself is running in reverse these days. Why are you messing it up like this?

Uncle, after seeing all this, the director told me,

'Brother, you are absolutely killing it!'

You wouldn't believe it, uncle!

Seven minutes of continuous clapping! Absolute eruption!

From here on out, it's Tollywood, Bollywood, and the rest. Nothing can stop me now.

How many more days are you just going to roam around like this?

Why don't you get a proper job with your education?

Hey brother?! I'm chasing my dreams, brother.

I'm going to become a hero!

Hey! You're just going to keep dreaming forever.

- We can never become a hero. No way. - Hey!

You shouldn't be saying that. The audience should.

- Why are you saying like that? - Huh?

Honestly, you should've said it. But now, I'm saying it.

Brother! You always talk so positively.

Why are you suddenly spewing all this unnecessary negativity?

Hey! You need crores of rupees to make a movie.

Or your dad must be a hero.

Or your uncle must be a director.

Or either of your uncles should be a producer!

Hey! In a field where raw talent is supposed to be the only qualification,

where you're supposed to win based on that alone,

more than half the people who made it

are here because of their background or connections!

In this industry,

without a network or backing, you can't even get your foot in the door!

They may have entered easily.

But you need talent to actually prove yourself.

Hey! I'm saying you won't even get an entry,

so how the hell are you going to prove your talent?!

Hey! You can only show your talent if you get an opportunity in the first place.

But let's be real, every field is like that.

Hey! For a doctor's son to become a doctor, he must study for five years.

For an engineer's son to become an engineer, he must study for four years.

Just studying isn't enough, they've got to write exams!

They have to pass!

Babu, brother!

He is talking nonsense and driving me crazy.

- Get him out of here before he gets thrashed. - Brother?!

- Brother, I'm talking for his own good. - Hey!

Ah, now it all makes sense.

He lost, so he's just venting out of jealousy.

You're the one who doesn't have what it takes to win!

Hey, what? Who doesn't have what it takes?!

- Jeeva! Jeeva, don't! - Look, what he's saying!

Keep your hands to yourself.

I'm letting it slide just because I call you brother.

- Let me go, brother! - Harshath get away!

Stop!

If we start off doing comedy, will you just treat us like a joke till the very end?

Huh! Hero!

Action hero!

- You haven't done a single film yet... - Bring it on!

and you're already an action hero?

Why did you let go of him, brother?

Aim for his neck.

- Hey! - Brother, brother...

I'm really sorry!

I'll tell them. Can you come on Sunday?

Okay.

I'm free on Sunday.

What other plans do you have this week?

Just a sec. Why is he calling?

I've got work on weekdays.

I'll be free on weekends. Hmm.

Fine, we'll meet at the dance class this Sunday.

Is that good with you? Will you be able to make it?

Hold on a second. I'll call you back.

Hello.

Tell me.

Jeeva, this is Manickam brother. Head over to the depot immediately.

- What happened to my dad? - It's urgent. Get to the depot now!

Brother! Brother? What happened to dad...

Brother? Hello! Hello?

Hello!

Dad! What happened?

You told me to rush over. Everything okay?

I rushed all the way here in a panic.

Why are you joking around, dad?

Hey!

Apologize.

Dad! If he keeps doing this, I'm not going to apologize anymore.

- I'll lose my temper! - I'll do it anyway!

Do you know how bad it hurts?

You just hit me and walked away! Do you know how that felt?

I called you so many times and you just hung up on me.

Dad, I think he blocked me!

Oh my God... what a bunch of idiots!

Hey!

Alright man, I was wrong. Forgive me.

You weren't wrong. What you said is the reality.

I know everything too, brother.

I definitely can't win! That's the truth!

- But I like this so much. - Hey, hey!

- What else can I do? - You can totally win, man. I'm sorry.

Hey!

You can lose anything in life,

but never lose hope.

Instead of worrying about what you don't have,

figure out what you can do with what you've got.

Back then, my situation... I gave up my dream.

But as a man who lost it all, I am telling you

while you still can, give it everything you've got!

Dad. It's not like that.

Simply releasing a song won't make it a hit now, dad.

We need likes and views first, and that costs lakhs.

These days, people only accept a song as a hit if we make memes of it ourselves.

Accept it?

First of all, why should a song even be a hit?

Art should give fulfilment to the artist.

To the people watching or listening to it,

whether it's joy or sorrow, it should give them a feeling.

That's art!

Instead, you're here worried about views and likes...

Money might come through your art,

but your art should never be just for money.

Dad, I get it, money isn't everything.

But shouldn't the songs I make actually reach people?

Everyone here is a system, dad.

Without breaking that, guys like us can never win!

It's filled with nepotism, dad.

Hey! That's just human nature!

Wanting one's child to do well is a parent's natural instinct.

There's nothing wrong with that.

But when they only want their child to do well...

that's where it goes wrong.

Be it music or games...

politics is bound to exist in everything here.

There are only two kinds of people here.

The one who has nothing, and the one who has it all.

To keep the powerless down,

the powerful use caste, cash, or whatever it takes.

This system isn't unfair just today, it will always be unfair.

Accept that first, and only then will you feel like fighting back.

Otherwise, you'll just feel like whining.

Take your grandfather, for instance.

He knows nothing about the internet or Instagram.

Yet to this day, he keeps singing to bring joy to his people.

That man right there... he's the real artist!

Hey, Jeeva! Do you know what real success actually means?

It's living happily.

Whether we win or lose, give it a try.

We've got only one life...

live it the way you want!

Actually, there is a famous movie dialogue...

Win or lose...

...twirl your moustache!

Mom's calling, let's go.

Sometimes the answers to what we seek in life...

are right in front of our eyes.

But it takes a certain maturity to understand them.

I accept that. Life doesn't change in a single day,

but it takes just a second for our mindset to shift.

Joy and sorrow... they both live in the very same place.

And with that in mind, I made a decision.

"You actually buying into that nonsense? Toss that garbage away, brother!"

Gaana Gang?

Yes, brother!

- That's a nice name. - Thanks a lot, brother.

Alright, if you are one person in this band, who are the other two?

What's this, dad?

It's been years since I sang. It won't sound good.

Hey Siva! Bring back the old Tiger!

The kid says he's got our back, so let's just jump in and have a blast!

What say?

Oh wow!

What are you planning to write about together?

We can sing about literally anything, man!

Love, life, politics, revolution, birth, death, glory... any topic!

Well done. Well done. Well done!

- Thanks, brother. - Independent music.

Today, plenty of wealthy kids have jumped into the scene.

Back then, they’d just walk straight into cinema.

But people don't buy that anymore.

Fearing they'll get trolled online as 'industry plants,'

they call themselves 'independent musicians'

and have shut every gate in your face.

Music labels, tiered networks, PR companies, backups — they’re all part of a system.

Fighting against them, how are you going to win?

Actually, brother...

I don't even care about winning.

I just want to do what I love, that's all.

Didn't you say they do all this just so people will accept them?

I am one of those people, brother!

They will definitely accept me. They'll support me!

I have that faith, brother. I will try.

I'm confident.

Good things will happen, brother.

Victory... is certain, brother.

Winning isn't what matters...

the moment you decided to do what your heart wants,

you became an artist right then and there.

Life never goes purely by logic.

Sometimes magic happens.

When it does, the only thing that matters is whether we're ready for it or not.

You're ready now. Get down to work!

To wherever my strength can take you...

I'll take you there.

- Here you go. - What is this, uncle?

He said he needed a camera. That is why. Take it.

Hey! Uncle...

- I cannot return such a huge amount... - Did I ask you to pay it back now?

Everyone keeps saying if you stay with me you'll ruin your lives, don't they?

Now go out there and win to prove them all wrong!

Look, this is your shop. You can do whatever you like.

Watching you win... that's all the happiness I need.

Stop crying over the pain and struggles in your life.

Turn every damn bit of it into a song!

♪ Among the lords of nepotism, I stood like a stray dog in the dark... ♪

♪ But watch me rise, brother I’ll be the DON leaving my mark! ♪

♪ Born in a wretched middle-class shack, a talented soul with a broken back! ♪

♪ So before a real chance even came my way, half my life was already gone and gray! ♪

♪ Brother, you only get to show your might when an open door lets in the light! ♪

♪ But tell me, how does a door ever swing wide when you’ve got no heavy hand on the inside? ♪

♪ Ask a question here, and the world sneers low, calling your hunger envy and woe! ♪

♪ If you’ve got a bloodline, a powerful name, the front doors open and smooth out the game! ♪

♪ Where you are beaten, trampled, and break, right there is where their journey will wake! ♪

♪ Understand this truth, just smile and walk on like a Tiger! ♪

♪ Or this life becomes hell till your breath is gone! ♪

♪ Death comes only once, let it fall when it may... ♪

♪ So until that day comes, let’s live our own way! ♪

♪ Hey, get lost! I’ve studied hard, trusting my mind! ♪

♪ I’ve worked like a river, leaving exhaustion behind! ♪

♪ I will survive on my own two feet, no tears in my eyes, and no doubt on my mind! ♪

Hello, ladies and gentlemen!

Welcome to Bars! Make some noise!

- Did he answer? Where is he? - Brother, where are you? You're up next!

Where are you?

- Hello?! - Brother, I'm here!

- Where were you? - What are you wearing?

Delivery took a bit of time.

- Sorry, brother. - Alright, go, go!

Hey, you go and live stream it!

- Sorry! Sorry, sir! - Hey! This guy!

Came to deliver food on the stage?

- I'm actually participating in the battle. - Who, you?

All the best! All the best! Do your best!

♪ Hey Nepo, I don't have a media machine behind my back! ♪

♪ But the second I step on that stage and grab the mic, this fire is gonna melt the track! ♪

♪ You trying to trip me off with your family ties? ♪

♪ I’m standing right here, laughing it off with steady eyes! ♪

♪ Your polished PR is pure, rotten trash! ♪

♪ While my written verses burn hotter than lava! ♪

♪ I’m a dragon unleashed! ♪

♪ And when I catch my breath, this poetry flows like a volcano of death! ♪

♪ When the power of the people stands tall in the light... ♪

♪ Your whole rigged system is going to bite dust! ♪

♪ Thought I could drop a few tracks and hustle some cash... ♪

♪ Now every penny I earn, they grab in a flash! ♪

♪ Go to a label for a budget to shoot a music video... ♪

♪ Some rich kid nepo just bought them out root and boot! ♪

♪ Standing out on the street corner, raw and broke... ♪

♪ All I’ve got is this raw talent, no smoke! ♪

♪ Just hand me one chance, open that door wide... ♪

♪ I’ll blow through this industry like a storm on a ride! ♪

♪ Fine, I don't mind if you still win! It's all good! All the best! ♪

♪ Yeah, it's a real race only when we start on the same line! ♪

♪ Get it through your head! ♪

♪ Hey, get lost! I’ve studied hard, trusting my mind! ♪

♪ I’ve worked like a river, leaving exhaustion behind! ♪

♪ I will survive on my own two feet, no tears in my eyes... ♪

♪ And no doubt on my mind... I've got what it takes! ♪

♪ Inside my heart... Oh... ♪

♪ Oh my dream... my sweetest dream... will you ever come true? ♪

♪ With my art... through my very soul... will I ever blend with you? ♪

♪ All the crushing pain I’ve endured... just one round of your applause, and it’s gone! ♪

♪ Swept away like dust in the wind! ♪

Sir, every single song released by this Gaana Gang has been a massive hit this year!

That's why they're presenting them with the People's Choice Award today

All three of them are incredibly talented, sir.

since we're sponsoring this event today,

I've already arranged an award for Sanjay as well, sir.

♪ My music will live on forever! ♪

"You have to show just how talented you are to this whole world, dear."

♪ Even if you box in our art, finding flaws and pulling us down... ♪

♪ Even if you crush us into the dust... ♪

"Sir, this is the music of the masses!"

"It will be loud."

"I’m going to stay true to who I am, and I'll make the music I want to make!"

"I'm not a horse to run in their race."

"I'm an artist!"

♪ I’ve worked like a river, leaving exhaustion behind! ♪

♪ I will survive on my own two feet, no tears in my eyes... ♪

♪ And no doubt on my mind... I've got what it takes! ♪

"Those famous playback singers who perform at all the big concerts in the film industry,

you must win over them to the extent that they feel jealous, dear."

♪ Inside my heart... Oh... ♪

"Maybe we can't make it today!"

"But mark my words, our time will come, and we will win, sir!"

♪ Win or lose, my music lives on forever! ♪

♪ Even if I fall, even if I'm gone... ♪

Stop it. It's humiliating!

♪ My music will live inside you forever! ♪

Hey! He is a true artist!

He is a winner!

That's not where my real victory lies.

Imagine a few younger brothers looking up to me,

picking up a mic and saying, 'I'm gonna sing just like my brother'...

that right there is my true victory!

Dedicated to the countless gaana artists who sowed, toiled, and carved the path. - With love, Aadhi

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But Look at the boy... He looks just like him.

Don’t worry, sir. He’s different.

Can I test him? Sure. Go ahead.

Brother...

Yeah, bro...

“Bro”?

He’s Gen Z, sir.

Please adjust a little.

I’m Gen Z too.

Bro...

Do you know what Pallavi and Charanam are?

Of course, bro.

How can I be a musician if I don't know Pallavi and Charanam?

He’s something else... That’s what I told you...

SPB sir’s son, right? SPB Charan?

Pallavi means...

Sai Pallavi?

Does Sai Pallavi sing?

She does ?

She does ?

Sir, I’m leaving. I shouldn’t have come here.

Hey...!