Iravin Nizhal (2022) Movie Script
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This physical being...
Before your eyes and mine
It is an illusion...
A puzzle unfolds
Why so arrogant?
A chaste woman's curse
Will chase you
with no respite
Don't dance to the tune of lust
Life is ruined
Oh, demon
Oh, phantom
Lying eyes, lying heart
How twisted!
Flowers of sulphur sprout
And termites crawl
Is your heart flesh and blood?
Or is it a hoax?
Learn the rule
Before you perform the ritual
If you jump the gun in anger
You will suffer
For your rapid, personal growth
You committed despicable acts
You're a traitor
Who betrayed the trust of love
You will be buried underground
Your flesh will be food to vermin
This sin you've committed...
Arputha hates you from her core.
Boss, we can't find them.
We've looked everywhere.
Sir, the police have found us.
They are on their way.
Boss is leaving, start the car.
Ravi, start the car.
Sir, the situation is bad out there.
Don't go alone.
If something were to happen
to you, we'd all die.
Stay here.
Hello, Dhana?
Holiness, Nandu has left.
I think he is on his way there.
He knows of your plan
to kill him.
He's got a gun on him.
Watch out.
Yes, Dhana.
Boss is leaving.
No, we aren't going with him.
Sir, your biriyani.
I'll hang up.
[Radio] On this festive occasion...
[Radio] I've got a really good
Telugu song for you.
[Radio] Listen and enjoy.
[singing in Telugu] Are you heartless?
Are you my happiness?
Would you please tell me?
Would you pause this moment forever?
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
Are you heartless?
Are you my happiness?
Would you please tell me?
Would you pause this moment forever?
What I offer you is already yours
This end is never truly the end
This is our shore
This is our voyage too
And that is love
And that is love
And that is love
It will dissipate like vapour
As long as you are true to me...
As long as you are true to me...
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
[Radio] You were listening
to the Late Night Show...
[Radio] I'm your RJ Sivasankari.
[Radio] Before I sign off,
I have to tell you...
[Radio] Do not sacrifice your peace of mind
for anybody or anything.
Exorbitant interest rates!
Nandu's immoral interest!
Nandu's heinous loan mafia, they say!
Just write what I tell you to.
You don't get to be creative
about my life.
Nandu is not a bad guy,
like you think.
My life is despicable, unimaginable,
just the worst...
Nobody knows that.
That's why I'm recording it.
Listen, and write correctly henceforth.
There's crores of rupees
lying in my warehouse now.
These film producers borrow money from me
to make their movies.
It's not that my father owns Warner Brothers
or my grandfather owns MGM.
For one frigging rupee,
I got fucked in the ass.
Yes.
Yeah, it's recording.
'Spring water
5 paise per cup'
I had nowhere to sleep so I came here,
how could you do this?
Son of a whore!
For almost three months...
...they troubled me
wherever I went.
And then, I went early to the place
where everyone goes at the end.
'Cremation Ground'
Don't choke on your food.
There's water by your feet.
He's so hungry, he can't even
hear me talking.
I didn't know if should call them
sister or brother.
Like a mother, they fed me...
for three days.
Little brother...
Little brother...
Little brother, wake up.
Here.
Go sell this at the market.
What is it?
They call it 'ganja'.
To me, it's my bread and butter.
What if the police catch me?
They'll ripen your bottom.
That's when I understood
that you get nothing for free.
Sir, some stash?
This is the stairway to heaven.
Is this powder or ganja?
Ganja, brother.
I witnessed things
well beyond my age.
What are you gawking at?
Brother, I've got some stash.
You want some, Holy Man?
Brother, I've got ganja.
Get lost!
The fake saint Paramananda
is out of the prison.
There's a rat amongst my men,
revealing my secrets to him, to finish me.
It's not just for me.
The fake saint had a female rat, too.
Nandu, open my door.
It's stuck.
Coming...
Nandu, have you taken everything?
I'm getting it, don't shout.
- Hurry up.
Water--
There you are.
Hurry up...
before somebody comes.
It was that pregnant woman
whom I killed.
If you ask why--?
What?
Who?
Come, dimwit!
I knew you'd come.
Got a gun to finish you off!
Come for you, if you dare.
I dare you, come on.
It's either me or you now.
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
[uttering gibberish]
Thutha Mikitha Lakutha.
What's that, Holiness?
What's in the meaning?
Just enjoy it.
Not just the idol.
Every word that came out of his mouth
gave me goosebumps.
Holiness, I am opening a
new jewellery store.
Please wish me
with your blessed mouth.
Cover my face.
Glory to Paramananda!
After the Guruji, Saintly Mother Premakumari
was our all-in-all.
Let there be bliss!
Holiness, I wish to sell jack-fruit.
Bring this jack-fruit out of your mouth
and bless me, please.
You have no idea what
will come out of my mouth!
Anything that comes from your mouth
will be blissful.
Take this fruit vendor out back
and carefully ripen his dumb ass.
Want a promotion?
I'll grant your wish.
- Consider it done.
It's an arrest warrant.
For which case?
- We found 5 skulls in your Ashram.
Count again, there will be 6.
The fact that he wasn't shocked,
shocked me.
I need to change my pelvic armour.
- What is that?
My underwear!
He was my God.
I had laid down my life at his feet,
considering it my shrine.
If it upset me this much...
imagine the Saintly Mother!
That guy over there is watching us.
- He's useless. I'll handle him.
Make sure the case is solid.
Everyone is venomous.
Devotee! Prison is nothing but
a wall in between.
It has a board - 'Central Prison'.
Does that board make this side
of the wall heaven...
...and the other side hell?
Every place my feet touch
turn into heaven.
Oh wow!
May God bless you, my child.
God, you've blessed me with your child!
Lack of protection, it seems.
Protect the treasure till my return.
If you try to steal it,
you'll become the 7th skull.
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
Hell of a difference between
everyone else's hunger and mine.
What is Rani doing in there?
The baby is crying.
He's crying for milk.
She can't nurse the baby all day.
She must be busy.
Rani, open up.
Oh, no! Hurry up, brother.
- Wait, wait...
One of you women should go in first.
Indira, don't just stand there.
Go.
Is that Rani?
Looks like her husband killed her.
Don't just stand and watch!
Make way.
- Oh, no!
Selvam, what the hell is this?
Oh, God. Rani!
Oh, God...
What happened to you?
I suckled a dead body.
Where the hell would I find my humanity?
Rajabadhar killed his wife
out of suspicion.
I was so worried for this poor baby...
Thank God!
The people who adopted me
took care of me like their own.
With affection.
For 6 - 7 years.
When they finally had their own child,
I became her living toy.
Yes.
They would put her on my back
and make me crawl around.
One fateful day, at the park...
...she accidentally fell.
And that was it.
'Bloody orphan!
Is this what we fed you for?'
They hit me.
I fled to the beach from there.
Then the mounted police ravaged me...
I sold ganja, formed my own gang, burgled
and got locked up in a juvenile home.
That's where I was asked
for my father's name.
And that made me think.
Where is Rajabadhar's house?
- Who?
The guy who killed his wife
18 years ago and went to jail.
You were a chaste woman.
- Oh, the drunkard?
You were a chaste woman.
Rani...
How could I have suspected you
and killed you?
Though I have served
a jail sentence for it...
...my sins are still not washed away.
It's because of that grief
that I drown myself in alcohol.
Dad?
Dad...
- Who is it?
It's me, Nandu. - Looks like the
landlord from 18 years ago.
It feels like a flashback.
How are you, Dad?
You sold the house, didn't you?
Are you still here to enjoy rent?
Dad, I'm your son.
Don't you recognise me?
He's ours?
Yes, Dad.
Don't cry.
The same mole!
Dad!
You fucking whore.
My suspicions were true.
She kept saying she liked
the man of the house.
And I thought...
...she meant me.
But now I get it.
She liked the man
who owned this house.
What are you saying, Dad?
I'm saying you are not my son,
you son of a whore.
Buzz off.
I smell money.
Show me your pockets.
Sit!
Looks like you're richer than me.
I'll keep it safe.
- It's mine!
How does it matter
if I'm not your father?
Let me be a friend.
Want some booze?
Our calendar, our street...
were all named after you.
I loved you to the core.
But you turned out to be a whore.
You did your hair, got dolled up
and went out, you harlot.
Come here, my green-eyed darling.
Slender necked beauty.
Come, my stiff-lipped baby.
Listen...
- What?
Keep chappatis for me.
Don't screw me over.
Like your birth did.
Don't keep talking about my birth.
Am I responsible
for my birth?
You impotent--!
Rajabadhar is dead!
If not now,
I won't get any food till
his final rites tomorrow.
This is me.
Nandu...
That bloody whiner
would start lamenting now.
Nandu, what are you doing?
Your dad lays dead over there,
and you are stuffing chappatis?
Imagine the suffering he must have
gone through to birth you.
Come and look at him, man.
Don't look from there.
Come here and shed some tears.
Father!
Dad, you've left me orphaned.
Dad, you said the house owner
owed you ten thousand bucks.
You said you had an affair with his wife.
- Boy, stop it!
If you want money,
just ask me.
Don't pimp my wife out
for ten thousand bucks!
Same mole!
You're my father, aren't you?
What?
You didn't father me,
but you did fuck my mother.
Shell out the money.
My dad's on his way out...
Don't hesitate.
Dad, your mouth stinks.
Buzz off, woman.
You can pay your final respects now.
Twenty for five. Forty for ten.
Come over and place your bets.
Miss it and it's money
down the drain.
Come over and place your bets.
Twenty for five. Forty for ten.
Money for money. Place your bets.
Miss it and it's mine.
Come over and place your bets.
Twenty for five...
If you don't have love in your life,
you'll find a partner.
That was when I first
saw my Lakshmi.
If you're already married...
- I'll get divorced?
Shut up, fool.
Don't ruin my business.
If there is no love in your life...
She was more peckable
than all the other birds there.
I don't see my birdie.
Renu, move Balu and Saro inside.
It's raining.
It's raining men in your life.
- Shut up!
Nibble my finger...
A pretty girl like you deserves
the rainbow.
For now, I got you this bow.
Get a room!
How did you know
green was my favourite colour?
It's obvious.
They are shooting a Rajinikanth film.
Sound!
- Running.
Start camera.
- Rolling, sir.
32/2, Take 2.
- Clap.
Action!
Cut, take okay.
That was great.
- All okay?
That was great, sir.
Sir, you have a duet
with the lead actress.
Of course, didn't expect
a duet with you!
Superstar! We love you!
Everyone got their knees dislocated.
And I got everything but
my knees dislocated.
Last month, Superstar Rajinikanth
invited me as chief guest...
...for his new movie's audio launch.
That's how famous I had become.
But now I must pretend to be someone else,
run and hide from the media.
Every kid wants to become
the next big movie star.
But I wanted to become the next Dhana.
He'd ride his metal horse with swag,
as though he were Robert Clive.
Even before brushing his teeth,
while chugging down brandy...
...he'd lend 900 rupees to each shop.
Then he'd brush his teeth,
eat beef biriyani...
...and go sleep at some woman's house.
He'd come back at sex-o-clock,
fresh as a daisy.
How is business?
I heard your sister
cramped her lips?
All the shopkeepers
paid him back 1000 rupees.
Hundred rupees interest per shop.
236 shops in total.
Do the math.
Even a calculator would go dizzy.
But it was more than just the money.
People would bend over to greet him,
just short of licking his legs, you know.
And I like to call that kind of swag...
'Suggni'.
Come here. You thought
you could give me the slip?
Before I died, I wanted to live like him
just for a day...
...and maintain that for
the rest of my life.
And I like to call
that kind of lifestyle...
'Suggni'.
I am home alone.
I never asked.
Besides, the door is open.
Let me close it.
Don't touch me.
Like this?
Don't come closer.
Can I brush against you?
- I feel these strange sensations...
Listen to me.
Oh, she did it.
My first kiss.
Saroja Devi!
Hey, Green Parrot.
You always have something green on you.
But I don't see anything now.
N-A-N-D-U.
Oh no, you misspelt my name.
Oh, she's inked me in her heart.
Saroja Devi!
I thought you were all
I'd ever get in my life.
But I really lucked out!
My sweet little donkey!
Do you have any idea
how I feel?
Ouch!
Nandu, can you give me
ten thousand rupees?
I wanted to give her the money
right away.
But I didn't have the money.
So I decided to burgle again,
and got caught a second time.
This was how it felt the first time
I touched her. Thunderstruck!
Love is a very powerful thing.
It made me a burglar again.
Don't hit me, sir.
It hurts.
Screw you!
Name?
- Nandu.
Age?
- Fourteen.
Father's name?
That was the bell.
Shut it and go to sleep.
Saroja Devi gave me sleepless nights.
The more I read the smut,
my nerves started bulging out.
After I got out of jail...
I eagerly picked up earrings
for Lakshmi...
...and went to her house
to put it on her.
You are thunder and lightning
combined, babe.
Is that so?
Change your blouse hooks.
They are poking me.
You--!
You said you loved me but now
you're sleeping with another man?
Aren't you ashamed?
Aren't you ashamed to peep into
someone's bedroom?
His money has gone to your head.
Be practical, Nandu.
Had I married you...
...I'd have been crying all the time,
unable to afford even a nose pin.
The people in our hood have branded me
his kept woman.
But look at what I get to keep.
There are greater things
in the world than money.
Sure...
...but it takes money to buy them all.
You bonafide witch!
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
Is love just a farce?
A whistle that makes no noise?
Is love just a farce?
A whistle that makes no noise?
Milk and honey...
I expected rivers of milk and honey
Oh yes, I did
Oh yes, I did
I expected rivers of milk and honey
Oh yes, I did
Oh yes, I did
Screw it!
But there is only filth here
Bloody filth
I'm drowning in a river of filth
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
The old lady runs a store
She's got all you need and more
The old lady runs a store
She's got all you need and more
She sells cosy beds
And she sells fluffy pillows
She sells cosy beds
And she sells sleeping pills
But heck, where do I buy sleep?
Where do I buy sleep?
I am choking on unspoken words
I am choking on unspoken words
The thorn of loss is stuck in my throat
Time's running out, sticking a knife to my heart
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Since the day I saw Lakshmi...
...all of my rage
had turned into tenderness.
I needed nothing else.
All she had to do was look at me,
smile at me, and touch me.
And that was more than I could handle.
But the moment that filthy woman
dumped me for another man's money...
Saroja Devi made a comeback
to rock my nights.
She told me, "Go to Andhra.
You can find action and cheap booze."
I went there to buy a drink...
...but I started brewing it myself.
Give me a light.
- [Telugu] One moment.
[speaking Telugu] I should light up a
Tamil guy's cigarettes? I hate my life.
My heart had gone numb.
Until I saw her.
[humming devotional song]
Chilakamma...
[Telugu] Please show me the way, Lord.
[Telugu] Can you convey my prayers
to the generous almighty?
[Chanting prayers]
I'd just collect the offerings
and eat outside the temple.
I never set foot inside.
But now, I'm performing penance
inside the temple all the time.
I never saw any holy being in there.
But for her.
[Telugu] Come and buy these flowers
to offer to the Goddess.
[Telugu] Ma'am, light this lamp.
It will bring you good fortune.
[Telugu] Please come.
[Telugu] What's with her attitude?
Finally, my Goddess noticed me.
And I went for it.
I thought giving her a silk saree
would be a silky smooth move.
Maybe she caught a whiff
of the liquor money that paid for it.
[Telugu] She is not an ordinary girl.
[Telugu] She won't fall for these gifts.
[Telugu] She is as divine as this Goddess.
Bad makeup, but good advice.
[singing devotional song]
My small brain told me that
she'd fall for a big gift.
One sovereign gold.
After wastage and making charges,
it set me back 3388 rupees.
This will work out.
That smile was like a slap on my face.
I wish she had actually slapped me instead.
I started working hard
for that work of art.
[Telugu] Chilakamma, come here.
[Telugu] Please mind the shop,
I'll be right back.
[Telugu] Okay.
Greetings, ma'am.
- Yeah, right!
[Telugu] At this age,
even donkeys look beautiful.
You have transformed me.
I never had anybody to call my own.
Will you...?
...be there for me?
I may not give you a life of luxury.
But I will give you a life of dignity.
[singing in Telugu] Are you an illusion?
Are you a shadow?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
Are you heartless?
Are you my happiness?
Would you please tell me?
Would you pause this moment forever?
What I offer you is already yours
This end is never truly the end
This is our shore
This is our voyage too
And that is love
And that is love
And that is love
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
Chilakamma...
O, Chilakamma...
sing in Tamil.
[Telugu] Tamil, huh?
[singing in Tamil] Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Come to me, my lover
- Wow, I like that.
Come to me, my loser
Oh, come to me, my loser
Oh, no.
Did you just call me a loser?
For God's sake, just stick to Telugu!
[singing in Telugu]
In a house where light finds solace
In a house where light finds solace
Is there even room for darkness?
All that's unreal will dissipate
When there is truth in the heart
When there is truth in the heart
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
The problem dawned on me
after dawn.
She refused to take a bath.
She said...
"It's a shared bathroom
with a hole in the door."
"Those boys from the hostel
are always ogling."
...she started complaining
in Telugu.
Men build monuments for their wives.
I built a tin bathroom.
We returned from Andhra
and sought refuge at Rawther's house.
I had considered women
to be nothing more than flesh.
With Chilakamma, when I...
well... you know...
Okay, let me not sugar-coat it.
When I went to bed with Chilakamma...
I remembered what the Andhra woman
said about her being "divine".
It sure felt that way.
I wanted to cherish her like the treasure
she was, and tried hard to find a job.
But no one believed me.
Without Allah's grace,
you can't even get a call through!
And you're in such a pitiful situation.
Why don't you take over
my petty shop?
Take a 50,000 rupee loan
and buy some provisions.
God willing, you can pay the rent
when you make a profit.
My Chilakamma lit the inaugural lamp and
Sister Fauziya opened my shop.
Hello, Bhai.
- Hello.
Chilakamma, what's the hurry?
Look at you smiling
ear-to-ear.
Watch your step.
[Telugu] Dear...
Yes, dear?
What is it?
Arputha...
...you're my mother born
in the form of my daughter.
I don't even know if it was milk or poison
that I drank from my mother.
Which is why my life
is part-poison...
...and now, part-you.
I don't care about anyone
in this world.
To be honest, I can't see anything
in this world, except for you.
I don't care if the whole world
misunderstands me.
If only you'd understand me,
and come back to me...
...I will even come back from the dead.
Please, Arputha.
I can't miss you, sweetie.
Because I love you.
That's what you always said.
How could you hate me now?
Please.
Listen...
Make sure this video
reaches her mother.
Your wife is pregnant.
Your business won't even
cover the loan interest.
Why don't you get into Hawala?
Bhai, you don't know Chilakamma.
If she knew I earned money
through illegal means...
I'm not asking you to earn
for my wife. It's for your wife!
I'm scared.
I'm here for you.
You just need to be careful, okay?
Malik, unload the goods.
Stop slacking.
Get to work.
Before I understood what "Hawala" meant,
it was all over.
I convinced Chilakamma that
it was a license issue.
What could I do?
Bhai handled the case for me.
The loan sharks threatened me
and chased after me.
I didn't know what to do.
I thought I'd go back to Andhra
with my wife.
It's my Chilakamma's baby-shower today.
Nandu, the loan-sharks have
taken your wife away.
What are you saying?
Happy new year!
Watch your step!
Let a man sleep in peace!
Brother, they shut down my shop.
That's why I couldn't pay on time.
I am here now.
- Where is the money?
Do what you want to me.
Not my Chilakamma.
[verse from Ramayana]
Let go of me.
You pray to all these Gods
but you have no heart!
What the hell, man?
Let go of me.
What have you done to her?
She is my Goddess.
And now she is just naked.
If you don't pay up,
my boys will handle her delivery.
I'll kill you.
Let her go.
- Get lost, you son of a whore.
Sir, please forgive me.
She is pregnant.
Sir, please tell them.
Please tell them, sir.
It is wrong to loan money
for interest.
It is just as wrong to
not pay back.
I couldn't do it, sir.
- Poor thing.
She looks like Goddess Sita on a pyre.
Every second you delay,
she will continue to burn.
See, it's all about the point of view.
From your point of view,
they are the villains.
But from my point of view,
you are her villain.
Hurry up with the money.
You are still surrounded by
brainwashed morons.
So you're powerful, in jail or otherwise.
Because people in power listen
to your every word.
Even if you land here with the army,
you cannot match my lone pistol.
Die at your hands?
Never will I die at your hands.
I ran. I run.
And I will keep running.
Hunger and poverty
chased me all my life.
Not just my friends,
I begged every single person I saw.
Rajagopal Iyer had set aside money
for his daughter's wedding.
He gave me 50,000 rupees of it.
I went back to Rawther.
He put together about 8,000 rupees.
Peter gave me 20,000 rupees.
I took the money
to those wretched people...
I had no words to console her.
Nor did I know if she needed me
to console her.
Those guys did this to me.
I was so furious, I would have
beat them to death right there.
The only reason I didn't do that was...
...I couldn't afford to
end up in prison.
What would become of my Chilakamma?
To wash off the sins I just committed...
I wished to be the reason
behind her smile, till the end.
But that smile of hers...
...showed me the fear of mortality.
[Telugu] Come on, dear.
[Telugu] What is this?
[Telugu] Are you still thinking about that?
[Telugu] Even I am over it.
[Telugu] Today's my baby shower, right?
[Telugu] Where are my bangles?
Chila, it's all broken.
[Telugu] Looks nice?
[Telugu] Go and have a bath.
[Telugu] I'll make dinner for you.
[Telugu] Go on.
[Telugu] Hurry up.
It seems obvious now,
but I didn't realize it then.
Pretending to shut the door,
she shut me out.
I didn't know she was going to do that
when I went for a bath.
Did you see the way she looked at me?
And I was taking a bath,
oblivious to it all.
Who will save my Chilakamma?
Look. Look over there.
[Telugu] Forgive me, my little one.
[Telugu] Please forgive me, dear.
[Telugu] I wanted to spend my life with you.
- A pregnant woman!
A pregnant woman!
Poor thing.
I've never prayed to God.
She made a human out of me.
She was my Goddess.
Look at her.
She is burning, look at her.
Oh no!
Chilakamma!
Look at my Chilakamma.
My tender, little flower...
Who will save her?
Come out, you idiot.
Come out.
Come out!
Save her!
Save Chilakamma!
You are too late.
Why were you bathing
all this time?
Chilakamma!
Chilakamma...
In the quest of divine enlightenment
Your soul is bare naked
It will vanquish the ego
Your skill is sorcery
It will conquer sin
An enlightened bunch that had
renounced everything.
I came here seeking solace.
But these deadly voices
haunted me.
You fucking scumbags!
Why did you kill my Goddess?
When people like me
go to him with problems...
...he enchants us with his divine words
and brainwashes us...
...to use as doormats
till the very end.
I went to him believing he was God,
but he was the devil.
This lady showering jasmine petals...
This arrogant whore.
Trusting this arrogant whore
ruined my life.
I could have just killed
Chilakamma's murderers and gone to jail.
I escaped one prison
and ended up in another. Hello?
Oh, no!
When?
Proceed with the rituals.
I can't come now.
I was supposed to perform
my sister's last rites.
Little brother, I admit to
this shamelessly...
After 40, we can't make a living
in this dirty trade.
To this day, you support me all because
I fed you for a few days.
May Lord Aravaan bless you
with a long life.
You must perform my last rites.
[chanting incantations]
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
- [gibberish] Thutha Mikitha Lakutha.
All hail our Saintly Mother!
- [gibberish] Thutha Mikitha Lakutha.
You will reap whatever you sowed...
...including your sins.
Even my shadow frightens me.
In search of atonement
for my sins...
...she goes from temple to temple.
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
It all adds up to just money.
Even if it's a machine that's counting.
After flicking my money for years,
you still can't flick a button?
Producer Somu is here.
- Greetings, brother.
Whatever.
Didn't you get him a garland?
- Next time.
Come.
You are asking for a 50 crore deal,
but you look like a bloody school kid!
Sit!
Greetings, sir.
Can I come in?
Check this out.
Catch it.
How could you hit
an old man - on his ass, no less?
This guy here is my ass-istant.
- Ass... as in?
Greetings, boss.
Greetings, boss.
Greetings, boss.
Greetings, boss.
All those years ago I greeted you
several times, but you ignored me.
You point that out
every day, boss.
But your 'Suggni'...
was superb.
I must say, you too were an inspiration
for my progress.
But you did something bad.
You took something that belonged to me.
No, boss.
Correct!
The matter is, neither you, nor me...
Nobody owns anybody.
It doesn't matter who matters
the matter. That's the matter.
Are you wondering where
I learned all this English?
With money came everything.
English, you, my Laksh--
--your Lakshmi.
Last week,
we f-ed right here.
After I was done with her,
she pleaded, "Tell me a way out."
I said, "Turn left, then right,
for the main road."
But she didn't enjoy the joke.
Her eyes were full of tears.
What could I do?
I tossed 4.5 lakhs rupees at her,
after deducting tax, of course...
...and sent her packing.
It's all in the game of...
...cricket!
When the ball comes at you,
you just lift your bat...
...and hit it out of the park.
Press the button now.
You are killing it, boss.
When Dhana was the big buck,
I was a mere penny.
And now...
...he is just one of my many pennies.
They will pay up
if we give them a sound beating!
Hello?
Listen up. The boss is here.
You had all better pay up.
You know what he's like.
He's a bloody lion!
I don't deal in thousands anymore,
but crores.
Because I am this MLA's benami.
Hi, Sindhu.
Sindhu, my dirty little secret.
Wear some non-stick lipstick.
It smears on me.
I need to go shopping.
Get the car ready.
For a sinner like me, Sindhu was a sin
I couldn't get enough of.
Greetings, boss.
That makes it 20 crores.
- Yes, boss.
Some of these cinema folks are crooks.
Never loan them money.
And if you don't return my money...
...that will be the end of you.
- I will pay you back, boss.
Whether or not his party is in power,
politicians can always get away with murder.
If I don't pay these scumbags back,
they will hang me.
Like this mongrel who hanged to death
with his entire family and screwed my life.
And that's exactly what he told me
when he begged for money.
Sir, if you don't lend me money,
I have no choice but to commit suicide.
If I don't start shooting
in two days...
...I'll lose face.
Then I can't go on living.
I swear on Anand,
I'll pay it back.
Who is Anand?
- My only son.
You swear on your son?
Please don't hesitate.
I'll be indebted to you for life.
Everyone always says that
when they're borrowing money.
But during the film's release, you people
accuse me of exorbitant interest rates.
Definitely not, sir.
No one's lending money,
even against property.
But you lend money
without any collateral.
Whatever your interest,
I'll pay it.
Believe me, sir.
Dhana...
- On it, boss.
What's your film called?
"Hold me, choke me."
Say it with more expression.
"Hold me, choke me."
Where are you filming?
- Near Parthasarathy temple.
Her father is no more.
Did you do a background check on them?
I did a background check.
Their family is well respected.
She's been blessed with a good match.
Lady, your husband borrowed money
for your daughter's wedding ages ago.
You're just looking for a groom?
That was for our
elder daughter's wedding.
This is my second daugh--
- Why stop with just two?
Long ago, since one Rajagopal Iyer
helped me out...
...when your husband with the same name
came to borrow from me...
...I lent money out of sentiment,
without any document.
But now you are screwing me over.
I'll pay back
as soon as I can.
He just left us suddenly...
Please don't leave.
The groom is walking away!
What does the groom do?
He teaches short-hand writing.
- No wonder he is short-tempered.
A good son-in-law should stand by you
when you need him.
This guy will only get your
daughter preg--
Is the idol from the shrine
coming to serve me coffee?
Wow, you are so pretty.
I don't need the principle
or the interest.
I'll just bed your daught--
I mean, wed your daughter.
Why are you glaring at me, dear?
Sure, you are fair as cream,
and I am dark as coffee...
But without coffee--
Say another word,
and I won't marry you.
So you've fallen for me?
Head over heels?
I don't like you.
- Good Lord!
I don't like you at all.
Then why did you agree?
I don't want my mother
to suffer any more.
If I were to find a job
and pay you back...
...I can't do it in one lifetime.
You sabotaged our last hope
at happiness.
I do have one other option.
I could choose to commit suicide.
Or something equally bad.
Like marry you.
I have an equally valid point.
It doesn't matter if money likes us.
The real question is...
do we like money?
And we do.
That's what matters.
My grandfather always said,
"Some sins are washed away
in the Holy Ganges."
"While some sins never wash away,
even if the sinner is washed away."
I see the newsflash of my death
over and over again.
This sin you've committed...
...it won't just affect you.
It will affect my child too.
You've already hurt her.
Deeply.
Arputha hates you to the core.
She doesn't even wish to
read your messages.
Mommy...
Please...
- Mommy!
Don't talk to him.
He is the devil.
A tiny drop of life sucked
the poison out of my soul.
I don't like it.
I don't like it at all.
But I have decided
to bear with it.
You sin for a living.
With you, I decide to bear a sinless child.
I will bear your child.
You don't have to sneak around.
I am nothing but compensation
for unpaid debt.
This is not the sound of wailing.
This is the nagging voice that's going to
devour you, bit by bit.
You devil!
No!
The body you buried underground wasn't
that of a crafty, cunning conjurer...
...but of a tender soul that had never laid
eyes upon this Universe. - It was her!
She made me do it!
Nandu, you despicable man.
No matter which planet you flee to...
...I will hunt you down and torment
your every last cell till the end of time.
Stop it.
Let me get some sleep.
Just a little.
Is it my life
That I see in front of me?
Will my sins wash away
In your smile?
Red flowers shall bloom
Under your feet
Your love has turned
Into my sky
Arputha...
Arputha...
There, there.
Where the hell are you?
- I'm here.
Where the hell were you?
What happened?
- Why is the baby crying?
Babies cry.
She could be hungry, or sleepy.
No, my baby should never cry.
The sound of a crying baby...
...it really bothers me.
I think this baby is here
to tell me something.
Nobody knows where life is contained
in the human body.
But mine's right there.
I want to live till the age of 100.
Till she is 100 years old.
After she becomes an old woman,
and loses all her teeth...
...I want to kiss her toothless mouth.
Look how beautiful my Arputha is!
So beautiful!
Look here, baby!
As a father,
I really like you.
Second only to my father.
What happened?
The boys are downstairs.
I am not used to romance.
See, I'm sweating all over.
Why are you sweating?
I am only used to violence.
You just said...
...you really like me as a father.
In that case...
...I'd really like to
become a father again.
Why are you feeling so shy?
Look here.
You became a mother
only because I raped you, right?
Yes.
I was no less an object to you
than the bed you impregnated me on.
Only after Arputha was conceived...
...did you even treat me
like a living being.
I wonder what magic she worked
on your soul... your Arputha.
A million moons shine
Across the milky way
They wait patiently
Just to see your sinless face
My world
My god
My redemption
You are everything, my mother
It's been 2 years, 4 months, and 18 days
since Arputha was born.
And I, as a human.
Even if there was a multi-crore deal...
...I'd set it all aside
and be home by 6.
From feeding her meals, to washing
her poop, I had to do it all.
And I cherished it.
Like a baby kangaroo,
she always clung on to me.
She had trouble sleeping
that night. Just like me.
How could she sleep, when her head
was rested against a grave?
For that woman was buried in my heart.
There was so much buried in my heart.
Some problems haunt you like a phantom.
And some demons pose questions
that you can never answer.
I guess everybody
has these inner demons.
Get lost.
How much longer
will you torment me?
You devil!
The body you buried underground wasn't
that of a crafty, cunning conjurer...
...but of a tender soul that had never laid
eyes upon this Universe.
Hello, mister!
Who are you?
Where are you?
Why do you disturb my Baddy
all the time?
Do you even know who my Baddy is?
A real Superman.
He fought against The Hulk
and Darkman!
Isn't that why you are scared
to face him directly?
If you have the guts,
come out and face me.
I am not a little girl.
I am stronger than Wonder Woman.
Face me one-on-one.
I'll sort you out.
I dare you to come out.
Arputha, who are you talking to?
I was talking to the invisible man.
Why is he torturing you?
He is...
He is nobody.
How...
...do I...
...explain it?
Don't feel bad, Baddy.
I'll be your bodyguard.
I love you, Baddy.
I can't miss you.
Every time Arputha called me Baddy
instead of Daddy...
...it was a constant reminder
of all my bad deeds.
She couldn't pronounce 'Daddy'.
Sheila?
Kaali?
Where is everyone?
Kumuda...
- I'm here.
The party got over long ago.
You could have cleaned up.
- Right away.
Is this for me?
- No, it's for the horse!
Why did you surprise me
with a diamond necklace?
Because you picked
such a beautiful name.
Thanks.
I'll keep this safe in the locker.
For your daughter's wedding.
No.
Why not?
No.
Have I done something wrong?
Let's not do this any more.
Tell me what's wrong.
I feel bad.
Today, I named my daughter Arputha.
Isn't that a wonderful name?
It is.
I wish to give up at least
one of my sins today.
Kill your old self
And be transformed
Bequeath your bread
To he who has none
Donate your organs
For the life of another
And you will be immortal
Little ones, aren't you close friends?
Friendship shouldn't just be about games.
You should motivate each other
to study better.
So that when you grow up...
Anand, what do you want to study
when you grow up?
I won't study.
I want to be an actor.
I'm going to be a movie star.
- And then?
I'm going to become the Chief Minister.
When you become a star...
...I will be the financier for your film,
just like my Baddy.
Anand was Arputha's close friend.
He meant the world to her.
Anand's father swore upon his son's life
and borrowed money from me.
But that coward couldn't pay it back...
...and committed suicide with his family...
...turning me into a walking corpse.
Now I'm lugging around my corpse,
trying to hide it.
How could you cast a curse?
How could you alter
the course of fate?
How could you wage a war of rage?
How could you let
passion quell reason?
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Before we looted,
you said we'd split it.
But now you say
it's all yours.
Let's split the booty
and go our own ways.
I tricked the fake saint
who tricked the whole world...
...to carry his flesh inside me.
You have no idea how painful it is.
You promised to replace him
as my male companion...
...and now you want to
split the booty?
You thought I was
a weakling like you?
You are the Saintly Mother, alright.
But I won't dance to your tunes.
I knew you were screwing the fake saint
only to screw him over...
...I became wary and seduced you.
Listen up, rookie...
You whip milk to make butter.
But I can whip up butter out of thin air.
I'll toss 5 lakhs your way.
Grab it and scram like the dog you are.
Glaring at me?
I'll stomp you down and
bury you alive right here.
I don't want hurt a pregnant lady.
My wife was pregnant too,
when she died.
Which is why I--
- God knows who knocked her up!
I could no longer stay calm.
That was for insulting Chilakamma.
So you can imagine what I did to
those loan sharks.
When I had enough money,
I buried that case too.
I buried it.
And though I buried it...
...before I could fill the pit with mud,
the child in the Deadly Mother's womb...
That voice shook me to my core.
Crime and cruelty
Can destroy an entire dynasty
A corrupt brain
Is a double edged sword
It will take the life
Of the man who wields it
He who is a slave to his gluttony and lust
And he who is a trader of it
He is a depraved man, indeed
No, Mommy.
Let me talk to Baddy.
Stop!
Why did you do this, Baddy?
God will punish you.
Anand was my friend.
You killed Anand
and his family, didn't you?
I had nothing to do with it.
No, it was you!
Everyone at school says
you killed them.
That's a lie.
Listen to me--
- No, Mommy.
Don't talk to Baddy any more.
I won't talk to him either.
The very sight of you
angers and irritates me.
I'll live with Mommy.
Arputha...
- I hate you.
I don't want to see you again.
I am scared to be here.
Let's go away somewhere, Mommy.
It's been a week now.
I don't know where they went.
I used all my influence
and looked everywhere.
Poor Arputha.
She was really affected by what happened
to her friend's family.
Arputha...
I didn't commit that sin.
I didn't.
Even children born legitimately,
and raised in the right environment...
...struggle to lead a straight life
in this country.
I am an illegitimate child.
How do I explain that to you?
My world turned dark.
Though I begged and pleaded...
...I could never regain her old love.
Even the sight of my shadow scares her,
and she hides behind her mother.
When she lay on my chest...
...my heart beat just for her.
But she wouldn't have heard it.
That's why she left me.
And now I've lost my heart,
and I don't know how to go on living.
I am in agony.
To make matters worse, the media breaks me
repeatedly with their breaking news.
Anand, his father - the producer,
and his wife.
The media says I'm responsible
for their suicides.
Even I'm disgusted to see my face
all over the news.
It's no surprise that Arputha hates me.
The last time I saw her...
Please don't come looking for us.
We will never return,
even if you die.
When I got this heartbreaking message,
I decided to come out here.
I came here because...
I wanted to kill him
before I die.
What?
I can't hear you.
I'm trying to record something,
and this guy is ruining it!
What? The police?
Why are they coming here?
We give them wads of cash, don't we?
What? A new DC?
He doesn't accept money?
How do they know I'm here?
I know it.
One of you must have
given them this number.
No wonder they tracked me down.
- [police] This is the Deputy Commissioner.
[police] I request you to
co-operate and surrender.
[police] I assure you...
you will be treated humanely.
Bring them on.
I am not scared of the police.
The ex- Deputy Commissioner told me...
"The media are ripping you apart,
blaming you for their deaths..."
"If I don't arrest you even now,
the department will give me a tough time."
"So please go to a hideout"
And now they've replaced him
with a new DC.
This must be the fricking
fake saint's handiwork.
[police] We are facing a lot of pressure,
so we have no choice but to arrest you.
[police] We know you have a gun with you.
My gun!
I came here in search of peace
after I lost Chilakamma.
[police] Don't try to act smart.
Now I've lost everything...
I have no peace,
and I'm running with no direction.
These darn police sirens!
Feels like the call of death.
Enough!
I've been hurt so often,
I have more scars than skin.
You've called at the right time.
Paramananda, you parasite!
You're coming for me, clueless that
death will be at my hands.
Yes.
You are a bigger criminal than me,
but you look like an absolute joker.
Come.
I am coming at you...
...and you are coming at me.
This is your place.
You know your way around.
I'm the one going around in circles.
A death sentence looms over me
for a sin I didn't commit.
This is where I buried the unborn child.
No one knows about that sin.
Except one son of a whore.
And he's been after me
since that day.
I haven't been able to silence him.
Once I shoot him to death...
...I will find peace.
A crime ends with punishment.
But is there an end to the guilt?
So I have to...
...find atonement.
My Arputha...
She will love me again.
Arputha...
Arputha!
Baddy, here I am.
Baddy!
Baddy!
Baddy!
Baddy...
Baddy!
I can't miss you.
Because I love you.
Arputha...
Won't you come to me?
Arputha?
Arputha!
Arputha!
Can you hear my cries?
Arputha...
Come here, dear.
Without you...
I am holding onto my life...
...only for you.
Arputha...
Arputha...
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart
How could you cast a curse?
How could you alter
the course of fate?
How could you wage a war of rage?
How could you let
passion quell reason?
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
Guile, deceit and dishonesty
Ruin everything in your life
Guile, deceit and dishonesty
Ruin everything in your life
Devotion, piety and faith
Fill our lives with goodness
Fill our lives with goodness
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
Don't shun the good-hearted
Don't compromise on your righteousness
Don't shun the good-hearted
Don't compromise on your righteousness
Don't utter a malicious word about another
Don't let deceit take you over
Don't utter a malicious word about another
Don't let deceit take you over
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
END BEEP
This physical being...
Before your eyes and mine
It is an illusion...
A puzzle unfolds
Why so arrogant?
A chaste woman's curse
Will chase you
with no respite
Don't dance to the tune of lust
Life is ruined
Oh, demon
Oh, phantom
Lying eyes, lying heart
How twisted!
Flowers of sulphur sprout
And termites crawl
Is your heart flesh and blood?
Or is it a hoax?
Learn the rule
Before you perform the ritual
If you jump the gun in anger
You will suffer
For your rapid, personal growth
You committed despicable acts
You're a traitor
Who betrayed the trust of love
You will be buried underground
Your flesh will be food to vermin
This sin you've committed...
Arputha hates you from her core.
Boss, we can't find them.
We've looked everywhere.
Sir, the police have found us.
They are on their way.
Boss is leaving, start the car.
Ravi, start the car.
Sir, the situation is bad out there.
Don't go alone.
If something were to happen
to you, we'd all die.
Stay here.
Hello, Dhana?
Holiness, Nandu has left.
I think he is on his way there.
He knows of your plan
to kill him.
He's got a gun on him.
Watch out.
Yes, Dhana.
Boss is leaving.
No, we aren't going with him.
Sir, your biriyani.
I'll hang up.
[Radio] On this festive occasion...
[Radio] I've got a really good
Telugu song for you.
[Radio] Listen and enjoy.
[singing in Telugu] Are you heartless?
Are you my happiness?
Would you please tell me?
Would you pause this moment forever?
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
Are you heartless?
Are you my happiness?
Would you please tell me?
Would you pause this moment forever?
What I offer you is already yours
This end is never truly the end
This is our shore
This is our voyage too
And that is love
And that is love
And that is love
It will dissipate like vapour
As long as you are true to me...
As long as you are true to me...
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
[Radio] You were listening
to the Late Night Show...
[Radio] I'm your RJ Sivasankari.
[Radio] Before I sign off,
I have to tell you...
[Radio] Do not sacrifice your peace of mind
for anybody or anything.
Exorbitant interest rates!
Nandu's immoral interest!
Nandu's heinous loan mafia, they say!
Just write what I tell you to.
You don't get to be creative
about my life.
Nandu is not a bad guy,
like you think.
My life is despicable, unimaginable,
just the worst...
Nobody knows that.
That's why I'm recording it.
Listen, and write correctly henceforth.
There's crores of rupees
lying in my warehouse now.
These film producers borrow money from me
to make their movies.
It's not that my father owns Warner Brothers
or my grandfather owns MGM.
For one frigging rupee,
I got fucked in the ass.
Yes.
Yeah, it's recording.
'Spring water
5 paise per cup'
I had nowhere to sleep so I came here,
how could you do this?
Son of a whore!
For almost three months...
...they troubled me
wherever I went.
And then, I went early to the place
where everyone goes at the end.
'Cremation Ground'
Don't choke on your food.
There's water by your feet.
He's so hungry, he can't even
hear me talking.
I didn't know if should call them
sister or brother.
Like a mother, they fed me...
for three days.
Little brother...
Little brother...
Little brother, wake up.
Here.
Go sell this at the market.
What is it?
They call it 'ganja'.
To me, it's my bread and butter.
What if the police catch me?
They'll ripen your bottom.
That's when I understood
that you get nothing for free.
Sir, some stash?
This is the stairway to heaven.
Is this powder or ganja?
Ganja, brother.
I witnessed things
well beyond my age.
What are you gawking at?
Brother, I've got some stash.
You want some, Holy Man?
Brother, I've got ganja.
Get lost!
The fake saint Paramananda
is out of the prison.
There's a rat amongst my men,
revealing my secrets to him, to finish me.
It's not just for me.
The fake saint had a female rat, too.
Nandu, open my door.
It's stuck.
Coming...
Nandu, have you taken everything?
I'm getting it, don't shout.
- Hurry up.
Water--
There you are.
Hurry up...
before somebody comes.
It was that pregnant woman
whom I killed.
If you ask why--?
What?
Who?
Come, dimwit!
I knew you'd come.
Got a gun to finish you off!
Come for you, if you dare.
I dare you, come on.
It's either me or you now.
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
[uttering gibberish]
Thutha Mikitha Lakutha.
What's that, Holiness?
What's in the meaning?
Just enjoy it.
Not just the idol.
Every word that came out of his mouth
gave me goosebumps.
Holiness, I am opening a
new jewellery store.
Please wish me
with your blessed mouth.
Cover my face.
Glory to Paramananda!
After the Guruji, Saintly Mother Premakumari
was our all-in-all.
Let there be bliss!
Holiness, I wish to sell jack-fruit.
Bring this jack-fruit out of your mouth
and bless me, please.
You have no idea what
will come out of my mouth!
Anything that comes from your mouth
will be blissful.
Take this fruit vendor out back
and carefully ripen his dumb ass.
Want a promotion?
I'll grant your wish.
- Consider it done.
It's an arrest warrant.
For which case?
- We found 5 skulls in your Ashram.
Count again, there will be 6.
The fact that he wasn't shocked,
shocked me.
I need to change my pelvic armour.
- What is that?
My underwear!
He was my God.
I had laid down my life at his feet,
considering it my shrine.
If it upset me this much...
imagine the Saintly Mother!
That guy over there is watching us.
- He's useless. I'll handle him.
Make sure the case is solid.
Everyone is venomous.
Devotee! Prison is nothing but
a wall in between.
It has a board - 'Central Prison'.
Does that board make this side
of the wall heaven...
...and the other side hell?
Every place my feet touch
turn into heaven.
Oh wow!
May God bless you, my child.
God, you've blessed me with your child!
Lack of protection, it seems.
Protect the treasure till my return.
If you try to steal it,
you'll become the 7th skull.
Glory to Paramananda!
Glory to Paramananda!
Hell of a difference between
everyone else's hunger and mine.
What is Rani doing in there?
The baby is crying.
He's crying for milk.
She can't nurse the baby all day.
She must be busy.
Rani, open up.
Oh, no! Hurry up, brother.
- Wait, wait...
One of you women should go in first.
Indira, don't just stand there.
Go.
Is that Rani?
Looks like her husband killed her.
Don't just stand and watch!
Make way.
- Oh, no!
Selvam, what the hell is this?
Oh, God. Rani!
Oh, God...
What happened to you?
I suckled a dead body.
Where the hell would I find my humanity?
Rajabadhar killed his wife
out of suspicion.
I was so worried for this poor baby...
Thank God!
The people who adopted me
took care of me like their own.
With affection.
For 6 - 7 years.
When they finally had their own child,
I became her living toy.
Yes.
They would put her on my back
and make me crawl around.
One fateful day, at the park...
...she accidentally fell.
And that was it.
'Bloody orphan!
Is this what we fed you for?'
They hit me.
I fled to the beach from there.
Then the mounted police ravaged me...
I sold ganja, formed my own gang, burgled
and got locked up in a juvenile home.
That's where I was asked
for my father's name.
And that made me think.
Where is Rajabadhar's house?
- Who?
The guy who killed his wife
18 years ago and went to jail.
You were a chaste woman.
- Oh, the drunkard?
You were a chaste woman.
Rani...
How could I have suspected you
and killed you?
Though I have served
a jail sentence for it...
...my sins are still not washed away.
It's because of that grief
that I drown myself in alcohol.
Dad?
Dad...
- Who is it?
It's me, Nandu. - Looks like the
landlord from 18 years ago.
It feels like a flashback.
How are you, Dad?
You sold the house, didn't you?
Are you still here to enjoy rent?
Dad, I'm your son.
Don't you recognise me?
He's ours?
Yes, Dad.
Don't cry.
The same mole!
Dad!
You fucking whore.
My suspicions were true.
She kept saying she liked
the man of the house.
And I thought...
...she meant me.
But now I get it.
She liked the man
who owned this house.
What are you saying, Dad?
I'm saying you are not my son,
you son of a whore.
Buzz off.
I smell money.
Show me your pockets.
Sit!
Looks like you're richer than me.
I'll keep it safe.
- It's mine!
How does it matter
if I'm not your father?
Let me be a friend.
Want some booze?
Our calendar, our street...
were all named after you.
I loved you to the core.
But you turned out to be a whore.
You did your hair, got dolled up
and went out, you harlot.
Come here, my green-eyed darling.
Slender necked beauty.
Come, my stiff-lipped baby.
Listen...
- What?
Keep chappatis for me.
Don't screw me over.
Like your birth did.
Don't keep talking about my birth.
Am I responsible
for my birth?
You impotent--!
Rajabadhar is dead!
If not now,
I won't get any food till
his final rites tomorrow.
This is me.
Nandu...
That bloody whiner
would start lamenting now.
Nandu, what are you doing?
Your dad lays dead over there,
and you are stuffing chappatis?
Imagine the suffering he must have
gone through to birth you.
Come and look at him, man.
Don't look from there.
Come here and shed some tears.
Father!
Dad, you've left me orphaned.
Dad, you said the house owner
owed you ten thousand bucks.
You said you had an affair with his wife.
- Boy, stop it!
If you want money,
just ask me.
Don't pimp my wife out
for ten thousand bucks!
Same mole!
You're my father, aren't you?
What?
You didn't father me,
but you did fuck my mother.
Shell out the money.
My dad's on his way out...
Don't hesitate.
Dad, your mouth stinks.
Buzz off, woman.
You can pay your final respects now.
Twenty for five. Forty for ten.
Come over and place your bets.
Miss it and it's money
down the drain.
Come over and place your bets.
Twenty for five. Forty for ten.
Money for money. Place your bets.
Miss it and it's mine.
Come over and place your bets.
Twenty for five...
If you don't have love in your life,
you'll find a partner.
That was when I first
saw my Lakshmi.
If you're already married...
- I'll get divorced?
Shut up, fool.
Don't ruin my business.
If there is no love in your life...
She was more peckable
than all the other birds there.
I don't see my birdie.
Renu, move Balu and Saro inside.
It's raining.
It's raining men in your life.
- Shut up!
Nibble my finger...
A pretty girl like you deserves
the rainbow.
For now, I got you this bow.
Get a room!
How did you know
green was my favourite colour?
It's obvious.
They are shooting a Rajinikanth film.
Sound!
- Running.
Start camera.
- Rolling, sir.
32/2, Take 2.
- Clap.
Action!
Cut, take okay.
That was great.
- All okay?
That was great, sir.
Sir, you have a duet
with the lead actress.
Of course, didn't expect
a duet with you!
Superstar! We love you!
Everyone got their knees dislocated.
And I got everything but
my knees dislocated.
Last month, Superstar Rajinikanth
invited me as chief guest...
...for his new movie's audio launch.
That's how famous I had become.
But now I must pretend to be someone else,
run and hide from the media.
Every kid wants to become
the next big movie star.
But I wanted to become the next Dhana.
He'd ride his metal horse with swag,
as though he were Robert Clive.
Even before brushing his teeth,
while chugging down brandy...
...he'd lend 900 rupees to each shop.
Then he'd brush his teeth,
eat beef biriyani...
...and go sleep at some woman's house.
He'd come back at sex-o-clock,
fresh as a daisy.
How is business?
I heard your sister
cramped her lips?
All the shopkeepers
paid him back 1000 rupees.
Hundred rupees interest per shop.
236 shops in total.
Do the math.
Even a calculator would go dizzy.
But it was more than just the money.
People would bend over to greet him,
just short of licking his legs, you know.
And I like to call that kind of swag...
'Suggni'.
Come here. You thought
you could give me the slip?
Before I died, I wanted to live like him
just for a day...
...and maintain that for
the rest of my life.
And I like to call
that kind of lifestyle...
'Suggni'.
I am home alone.
I never asked.
Besides, the door is open.
Let me close it.
Don't touch me.
Like this?
Don't come closer.
Can I brush against you?
- I feel these strange sensations...
Listen to me.
Oh, she did it.
My first kiss.
Saroja Devi!
Hey, Green Parrot.
You always have something green on you.
But I don't see anything now.
N-A-N-D-U.
Oh no, you misspelt my name.
Oh, she's inked me in her heart.
Saroja Devi!
I thought you were all
I'd ever get in my life.
But I really lucked out!
My sweet little donkey!
Do you have any idea
how I feel?
Ouch!
Nandu, can you give me
ten thousand rupees?
I wanted to give her the money
right away.
But I didn't have the money.
So I decided to burgle again,
and got caught a second time.
This was how it felt the first time
I touched her. Thunderstruck!
Love is a very powerful thing.
It made me a burglar again.
Don't hit me, sir.
It hurts.
Screw you!
Name?
- Nandu.
Age?
- Fourteen.
Father's name?
That was the bell.
Shut it and go to sleep.
Saroja Devi gave me sleepless nights.
The more I read the smut,
my nerves started bulging out.
After I got out of jail...
I eagerly picked up earrings
for Lakshmi...
...and went to her house
to put it on her.
You are thunder and lightning
combined, babe.
Is that so?
Change your blouse hooks.
They are poking me.
You--!
You said you loved me but now
you're sleeping with another man?
Aren't you ashamed?
Aren't you ashamed to peep into
someone's bedroom?
His money has gone to your head.
Be practical, Nandu.
Had I married you...
...I'd have been crying all the time,
unable to afford even a nose pin.
The people in our hood have branded me
his kept woman.
But look at what I get to keep.
There are greater things
in the world than money.
Sure...
...but it takes money to buy them all.
You bonafide witch!
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
Is love just a farce?
A whistle that makes no noise?
Is love just a farce?
A whistle that makes no noise?
Milk and honey...
I expected rivers of milk and honey
Oh yes, I did
Oh yes, I did
I expected rivers of milk and honey
Oh yes, I did
Oh yes, I did
Screw it!
But there is only filth here
Bloody filth
I'm drowning in a river of filth
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Oh yes
The old lady runs a store
She's got all you need and more
The old lady runs a store
She's got all you need and more
She sells cosy beds
And she sells fluffy pillows
She sells cosy beds
And she sells sleeping pills
But heck, where do I buy sleep?
Where do I buy sleep?
I am choking on unspoken words
I am choking on unspoken words
The thorn of loss is stuck in my throat
Time's running out, sticking a knife to my heart
What is this mess I am in?
My heart aches, my soul hurts
This love is just pain
Since the day I saw Lakshmi...
...all of my rage
had turned into tenderness.
I needed nothing else.
All she had to do was look at me,
smile at me, and touch me.
And that was more than I could handle.
But the moment that filthy woman
dumped me for another man's money...
Saroja Devi made a comeback
to rock my nights.
She told me, "Go to Andhra.
You can find action and cheap booze."
I went there to buy a drink...
...but I started brewing it myself.
Give me a light.
- [Telugu] One moment.
[speaking Telugu] I should light up a
Tamil guy's cigarettes? I hate my life.
My heart had gone numb.
Until I saw her.
[humming devotional song]
Chilakamma...
[Telugu] Please show me the way, Lord.
[Telugu] Can you convey my prayers
to the generous almighty?
[Chanting prayers]
I'd just collect the offerings
and eat outside the temple.
I never set foot inside.
But now, I'm performing penance
inside the temple all the time.
I never saw any holy being in there.
But for her.
[Telugu] Come and buy these flowers
to offer to the Goddess.
[Telugu] Ma'am, light this lamp.
It will bring you good fortune.
[Telugu] Please come.
[Telugu] What's with her attitude?
Finally, my Goddess noticed me.
And I went for it.
I thought giving her a silk saree
would be a silky smooth move.
Maybe she caught a whiff
of the liquor money that paid for it.
[Telugu] She is not an ordinary girl.
[Telugu] She won't fall for these gifts.
[Telugu] She is as divine as this Goddess.
Bad makeup, but good advice.
[singing devotional song]
My small brain told me that
she'd fall for a big gift.
One sovereign gold.
After wastage and making charges,
it set me back 3388 rupees.
This will work out.
That smile was like a slap on my face.
I wish she had actually slapped me instead.
I started working hard
for that work of art.
[Telugu] Chilakamma, come here.
[Telugu] Please mind the shop,
I'll be right back.
[Telugu] Okay.
Greetings, ma'am.
- Yeah, right!
[Telugu] At this age,
even donkeys look beautiful.
You have transformed me.
I never had anybody to call my own.
Will you...?
...be there for me?
I may not give you a life of luxury.
But I will give you a life of dignity.
[singing in Telugu] Are you an illusion?
Are you a shadow?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
Are you heartless?
Are you my happiness?
Would you please tell me?
Would you pause this moment forever?
What I offer you is already yours
This end is never truly the end
This is our shore
This is our voyage too
And that is love
And that is love
And that is love
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
Chilakamma...
O, Chilakamma...
sing in Tamil.
[Telugu] Tamil, huh?
[singing in Tamil] Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Come to me, my lover
- Wow, I like that.
Come to me, my loser
Oh, come to me, my loser
Oh, no.
Did you just call me a loser?
For God's sake, just stick to Telugu!
[singing in Telugu]
In a house where light finds solace
In a house where light finds solace
Is there even room for darkness?
All that's unreal will dissipate
When there is truth in the heart
When there is truth in the heart
Are you an illusion?
Are you a mirage?
Would you unveil the truth
To begin our sweet war of the night?
The problem dawned on me
after dawn.
She refused to take a bath.
She said...
"It's a shared bathroom
with a hole in the door."
"Those boys from the hostel
are always ogling."
...she started complaining
in Telugu.
Men build monuments for their wives.
I built a tin bathroom.
We returned from Andhra
and sought refuge at Rawther's house.
I had considered women
to be nothing more than flesh.
With Chilakamma, when I...
well... you know...
Okay, let me not sugar-coat it.
When I went to bed with Chilakamma...
I remembered what the Andhra woman
said about her being "divine".
It sure felt that way.
I wanted to cherish her like the treasure
she was, and tried hard to find a job.
But no one believed me.
Without Allah's grace,
you can't even get a call through!
And you're in such a pitiful situation.
Why don't you take over
my petty shop?
Take a 50,000 rupee loan
and buy some provisions.
God willing, you can pay the rent
when you make a profit.
My Chilakamma lit the inaugural lamp and
Sister Fauziya opened my shop.
Hello, Bhai.
- Hello.
Chilakamma, what's the hurry?
Look at you smiling
ear-to-ear.
Watch your step.
[Telugu] Dear...
Yes, dear?
What is it?
Arputha...
...you're my mother born
in the form of my daughter.
I don't even know if it was milk or poison
that I drank from my mother.
Which is why my life
is part-poison...
...and now, part-you.
I don't care about anyone
in this world.
To be honest, I can't see anything
in this world, except for you.
I don't care if the whole world
misunderstands me.
If only you'd understand me,
and come back to me...
...I will even come back from the dead.
Please, Arputha.
I can't miss you, sweetie.
Because I love you.
That's what you always said.
How could you hate me now?
Please.
Listen...
Make sure this video
reaches her mother.
Your wife is pregnant.
Your business won't even
cover the loan interest.
Why don't you get into Hawala?
Bhai, you don't know Chilakamma.
If she knew I earned money
through illegal means...
I'm not asking you to earn
for my wife. It's for your wife!
I'm scared.
I'm here for you.
You just need to be careful, okay?
Malik, unload the goods.
Stop slacking.
Get to work.
Before I understood what "Hawala" meant,
it was all over.
I convinced Chilakamma that
it was a license issue.
What could I do?
Bhai handled the case for me.
The loan sharks threatened me
and chased after me.
I didn't know what to do.
I thought I'd go back to Andhra
with my wife.
It's my Chilakamma's baby-shower today.
Nandu, the loan-sharks have
taken your wife away.
What are you saying?
Happy new year!
Watch your step!
Let a man sleep in peace!
Brother, they shut down my shop.
That's why I couldn't pay on time.
I am here now.
- Where is the money?
Do what you want to me.
Not my Chilakamma.
[verse from Ramayana]
Let go of me.
You pray to all these Gods
but you have no heart!
What the hell, man?
Let go of me.
What have you done to her?
She is my Goddess.
And now she is just naked.
If you don't pay up,
my boys will handle her delivery.
I'll kill you.
Let her go.
- Get lost, you son of a whore.
Sir, please forgive me.
She is pregnant.
Sir, please tell them.
Please tell them, sir.
It is wrong to loan money
for interest.
It is just as wrong to
not pay back.
I couldn't do it, sir.
- Poor thing.
She looks like Goddess Sita on a pyre.
Every second you delay,
she will continue to burn.
See, it's all about the point of view.
From your point of view,
they are the villains.
But from my point of view,
you are her villain.
Hurry up with the money.
You are still surrounded by
brainwashed morons.
So you're powerful, in jail or otherwise.
Because people in power listen
to your every word.
Even if you land here with the army,
you cannot match my lone pistol.
Die at your hands?
Never will I die at your hands.
I ran. I run.
And I will keep running.
Hunger and poverty
chased me all my life.
Not just my friends,
I begged every single person I saw.
Rajagopal Iyer had set aside money
for his daughter's wedding.
He gave me 50,000 rupees of it.
I went back to Rawther.
He put together about 8,000 rupees.
Peter gave me 20,000 rupees.
I took the money
to those wretched people...
I had no words to console her.
Nor did I know if she needed me
to console her.
Those guys did this to me.
I was so furious, I would have
beat them to death right there.
The only reason I didn't do that was...
...I couldn't afford to
end up in prison.
What would become of my Chilakamma?
To wash off the sins I just committed...
I wished to be the reason
behind her smile, till the end.
But that smile of hers...
...showed me the fear of mortality.
[Telugu] Come on, dear.
[Telugu] What is this?
[Telugu] Are you still thinking about that?
[Telugu] Even I am over it.
[Telugu] Today's my baby shower, right?
[Telugu] Where are my bangles?
Chila, it's all broken.
[Telugu] Looks nice?
[Telugu] Go and have a bath.
[Telugu] I'll make dinner for you.
[Telugu] Go on.
[Telugu] Hurry up.
It seems obvious now,
but I didn't realize it then.
Pretending to shut the door,
she shut me out.
I didn't know she was going to do that
when I went for a bath.
Did you see the way she looked at me?
And I was taking a bath,
oblivious to it all.
Who will save my Chilakamma?
Look. Look over there.
[Telugu] Forgive me, my little one.
[Telugu] Please forgive me, dear.
[Telugu] I wanted to spend my life with you.
- A pregnant woman!
A pregnant woman!
Poor thing.
I've never prayed to God.
She made a human out of me.
She was my Goddess.
Look at her.
She is burning, look at her.
Oh no!
Chilakamma!
Look at my Chilakamma.
My tender, little flower...
Who will save her?
Come out, you idiot.
Come out.
Come out!
Save her!
Save Chilakamma!
You are too late.
Why were you bathing
all this time?
Chilakamma!
Chilakamma...
In the quest of divine enlightenment
Your soul is bare naked
It will vanquish the ego
Your skill is sorcery
It will conquer sin
An enlightened bunch that had
renounced everything.
I came here seeking solace.
But these deadly voices
haunted me.
You fucking scumbags!
Why did you kill my Goddess?
When people like me
go to him with problems...
...he enchants us with his divine words
and brainwashes us...
...to use as doormats
till the very end.
I went to him believing he was God,
but he was the devil.
This lady showering jasmine petals...
This arrogant whore.
Trusting this arrogant whore
ruined my life.
I could have just killed
Chilakamma's murderers and gone to jail.
I escaped one prison
and ended up in another. Hello?
Oh, no!
When?
Proceed with the rituals.
I can't come now.
I was supposed to perform
my sister's last rites.
Little brother, I admit to
this shamelessly...
After 40, we can't make a living
in this dirty trade.
To this day, you support me all because
I fed you for a few days.
May Lord Aravaan bless you
with a long life.
You must perform my last rites.
[chanting incantations]
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
All hail our Saintly Mother!
- [gibberish] Thutha Mikitha Lakutha.
All hail our Saintly Mother!
- [gibberish] Thutha Mikitha Lakutha.
You will reap whatever you sowed...
...including your sins.
Even my shadow frightens me.
In search of atonement
for my sins...
...she goes from temple to temple.
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
It all adds up to just money.
Even if it's a machine that's counting.
After flicking my money for years,
you still can't flick a button?
Producer Somu is here.
- Greetings, brother.
Whatever.
Didn't you get him a garland?
- Next time.
Come.
You are asking for a 50 crore deal,
but you look like a bloody school kid!
Sit!
Greetings, sir.
Can I come in?
Check this out.
Catch it.
How could you hit
an old man - on his ass, no less?
This guy here is my ass-istant.
- Ass... as in?
Greetings, boss.
Greetings, boss.
Greetings, boss.
Greetings, boss.
All those years ago I greeted you
several times, but you ignored me.
You point that out
every day, boss.
But your 'Suggni'...
was superb.
I must say, you too were an inspiration
for my progress.
But you did something bad.
You took something that belonged to me.
No, boss.
Correct!
The matter is, neither you, nor me...
Nobody owns anybody.
It doesn't matter who matters
the matter. That's the matter.
Are you wondering where
I learned all this English?
With money came everything.
English, you, my Laksh--
--your Lakshmi.
Last week,
we f-ed right here.
After I was done with her,
she pleaded, "Tell me a way out."
I said, "Turn left, then right,
for the main road."
But she didn't enjoy the joke.
Her eyes were full of tears.
What could I do?
I tossed 4.5 lakhs rupees at her,
after deducting tax, of course...
...and sent her packing.
It's all in the game of...
...cricket!
When the ball comes at you,
you just lift your bat...
...and hit it out of the park.
Press the button now.
You are killing it, boss.
When Dhana was the big buck,
I was a mere penny.
And now...
...he is just one of my many pennies.
They will pay up
if we give them a sound beating!
Hello?
Listen up. The boss is here.
You had all better pay up.
You know what he's like.
He's a bloody lion!
I don't deal in thousands anymore,
but crores.
Because I am this MLA's benami.
Hi, Sindhu.
Sindhu, my dirty little secret.
Wear some non-stick lipstick.
It smears on me.
I need to go shopping.
Get the car ready.
For a sinner like me, Sindhu was a sin
I couldn't get enough of.
Greetings, boss.
That makes it 20 crores.
- Yes, boss.
Some of these cinema folks are crooks.
Never loan them money.
And if you don't return my money...
...that will be the end of you.
- I will pay you back, boss.
Whether or not his party is in power,
politicians can always get away with murder.
If I don't pay these scumbags back,
they will hang me.
Like this mongrel who hanged to death
with his entire family and screwed my life.
And that's exactly what he told me
when he begged for money.
Sir, if you don't lend me money,
I have no choice but to commit suicide.
If I don't start shooting
in two days...
...I'll lose face.
Then I can't go on living.
I swear on Anand,
I'll pay it back.
Who is Anand?
- My only son.
You swear on your son?
Please don't hesitate.
I'll be indebted to you for life.
Everyone always says that
when they're borrowing money.
But during the film's release, you people
accuse me of exorbitant interest rates.
Definitely not, sir.
No one's lending money,
even against property.
But you lend money
without any collateral.
Whatever your interest,
I'll pay it.
Believe me, sir.
Dhana...
- On it, boss.
What's your film called?
"Hold me, choke me."
Say it with more expression.
"Hold me, choke me."
Where are you filming?
- Near Parthasarathy temple.
Her father is no more.
Did you do a background check on them?
I did a background check.
Their family is well respected.
She's been blessed with a good match.
Lady, your husband borrowed money
for your daughter's wedding ages ago.
You're just looking for a groom?
That was for our
elder daughter's wedding.
This is my second daugh--
- Why stop with just two?
Long ago, since one Rajagopal Iyer
helped me out...
...when your husband with the same name
came to borrow from me...
...I lent money out of sentiment,
without any document.
But now you are screwing me over.
I'll pay back
as soon as I can.
He just left us suddenly...
Please don't leave.
The groom is walking away!
What does the groom do?
He teaches short-hand writing.
- No wonder he is short-tempered.
A good son-in-law should stand by you
when you need him.
This guy will only get your
daughter preg--
Is the idol from the shrine
coming to serve me coffee?
Wow, you are so pretty.
I don't need the principle
or the interest.
I'll just bed your daught--
I mean, wed your daughter.
Why are you glaring at me, dear?
Sure, you are fair as cream,
and I am dark as coffee...
But without coffee--
Say another word,
and I won't marry you.
So you've fallen for me?
Head over heels?
I don't like you.
- Good Lord!
I don't like you at all.
Then why did you agree?
I don't want my mother
to suffer any more.
If I were to find a job
and pay you back...
...I can't do it in one lifetime.
You sabotaged our last hope
at happiness.
I do have one other option.
I could choose to commit suicide.
Or something equally bad.
Like marry you.
I have an equally valid point.
It doesn't matter if money likes us.
The real question is...
do we like money?
And we do.
That's what matters.
My grandfather always said,
"Some sins are washed away
in the Holy Ganges."
"While some sins never wash away,
even if the sinner is washed away."
I see the newsflash of my death
over and over again.
This sin you've committed...
...it won't just affect you.
It will affect my child too.
You've already hurt her.
Deeply.
Arputha hates you to the core.
She doesn't even wish to
read your messages.
Mommy...
Please...
- Mommy!
Don't talk to him.
He is the devil.
A tiny drop of life sucked
the poison out of my soul.
I don't like it.
I don't like it at all.
But I have decided
to bear with it.
You sin for a living.
With you, I decide to bear a sinless child.
I will bear your child.
You don't have to sneak around.
I am nothing but compensation
for unpaid debt.
This is not the sound of wailing.
This is the nagging voice that's going to
devour you, bit by bit.
You devil!
No!
The body you buried underground wasn't
that of a crafty, cunning conjurer...
...but of a tender soul that had never laid
eyes upon this Universe. - It was her!
She made me do it!
Nandu, you despicable man.
No matter which planet you flee to...
...I will hunt you down and torment
your every last cell till the end of time.
Stop it.
Let me get some sleep.
Just a little.
Is it my life
That I see in front of me?
Will my sins wash away
In your smile?
Red flowers shall bloom
Under your feet
Your love has turned
Into my sky
Arputha...
Arputha...
There, there.
Where the hell are you?
- I'm here.
Where the hell were you?
What happened?
- Why is the baby crying?
Babies cry.
She could be hungry, or sleepy.
No, my baby should never cry.
The sound of a crying baby...
...it really bothers me.
I think this baby is here
to tell me something.
Nobody knows where life is contained
in the human body.
But mine's right there.
I want to live till the age of 100.
Till she is 100 years old.
After she becomes an old woman,
and loses all her teeth...
...I want to kiss her toothless mouth.
Look how beautiful my Arputha is!
So beautiful!
Look here, baby!
As a father,
I really like you.
Second only to my father.
What happened?
The boys are downstairs.
I am not used to romance.
See, I'm sweating all over.
Why are you sweating?
I am only used to violence.
You just said...
...you really like me as a father.
In that case...
...I'd really like to
become a father again.
Why are you feeling so shy?
Look here.
You became a mother
only because I raped you, right?
Yes.
I was no less an object to you
than the bed you impregnated me on.
Only after Arputha was conceived...
...did you even treat me
like a living being.
I wonder what magic she worked
on your soul... your Arputha.
A million moons shine
Across the milky way
They wait patiently
Just to see your sinless face
My world
My god
My redemption
You are everything, my mother
It's been 2 years, 4 months, and 18 days
since Arputha was born.
And I, as a human.
Even if there was a multi-crore deal...
...I'd set it all aside
and be home by 6.
From feeding her meals, to washing
her poop, I had to do it all.
And I cherished it.
Like a baby kangaroo,
she always clung on to me.
She had trouble sleeping
that night. Just like me.
How could she sleep, when her head
was rested against a grave?
For that woman was buried in my heart.
There was so much buried in my heart.
Some problems haunt you like a phantom.
And some demons pose questions
that you can never answer.
I guess everybody
has these inner demons.
Get lost.
How much longer
will you torment me?
You devil!
The body you buried underground wasn't
that of a crafty, cunning conjurer...
...but of a tender soul that had never laid
eyes upon this Universe.
Hello, mister!
Who are you?
Where are you?
Why do you disturb my Baddy
all the time?
Do you even know who my Baddy is?
A real Superman.
He fought against The Hulk
and Darkman!
Isn't that why you are scared
to face him directly?
If you have the guts,
come out and face me.
I am not a little girl.
I am stronger than Wonder Woman.
Face me one-on-one.
I'll sort you out.
I dare you to come out.
Arputha, who are you talking to?
I was talking to the invisible man.
Why is he torturing you?
He is...
He is nobody.
How...
...do I...
...explain it?
Don't feel bad, Baddy.
I'll be your bodyguard.
I love you, Baddy.
I can't miss you.
Every time Arputha called me Baddy
instead of Daddy...
...it was a constant reminder
of all my bad deeds.
She couldn't pronounce 'Daddy'.
Sheila?
Kaali?
Where is everyone?
Kumuda...
- I'm here.
The party got over long ago.
You could have cleaned up.
- Right away.
Is this for me?
- No, it's for the horse!
Why did you surprise me
with a diamond necklace?
Because you picked
such a beautiful name.
Thanks.
I'll keep this safe in the locker.
For your daughter's wedding.
No.
Why not?
No.
Have I done something wrong?
Let's not do this any more.
Tell me what's wrong.
I feel bad.
Today, I named my daughter Arputha.
Isn't that a wonderful name?
It is.
I wish to give up at least
one of my sins today.
Kill your old self
And be transformed
Bequeath your bread
To he who has none
Donate your organs
For the life of another
And you will be immortal
Little ones, aren't you close friends?
Friendship shouldn't just be about games.
You should motivate each other
to study better.
So that when you grow up...
Anand, what do you want to study
when you grow up?
I won't study.
I want to be an actor.
I'm going to be a movie star.
- And then?
I'm going to become the Chief Minister.
When you become a star...
...I will be the financier for your film,
just like my Baddy.
Anand was Arputha's close friend.
He meant the world to her.
Anand's father swore upon his son's life
and borrowed money from me.
But that coward couldn't pay it back...
...and committed suicide with his family...
...turning me into a walking corpse.
Now I'm lugging around my corpse,
trying to hide it.
How could you cast a curse?
How could you alter
the course of fate?
How could you wage a war of rage?
How could you let
passion quell reason?
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Before we looted,
you said we'd split it.
But now you say
it's all yours.
Let's split the booty
and go our own ways.
I tricked the fake saint
who tricked the whole world...
...to carry his flesh inside me.
You have no idea how painful it is.
You promised to replace him
as my male companion...
...and now you want to
split the booty?
You thought I was
a weakling like you?
You are the Saintly Mother, alright.
But I won't dance to your tunes.
I knew you were screwing the fake saint
only to screw him over...
...I became wary and seduced you.
Listen up, rookie...
You whip milk to make butter.
But I can whip up butter out of thin air.
I'll toss 5 lakhs your way.
Grab it and scram like the dog you are.
Glaring at me?
I'll stomp you down and
bury you alive right here.
I don't want hurt a pregnant lady.
My wife was pregnant too,
when she died.
Which is why I--
- God knows who knocked her up!
I could no longer stay calm.
That was for insulting Chilakamma.
So you can imagine what I did to
those loan sharks.
When I had enough money,
I buried that case too.
I buried it.
And though I buried it...
...before I could fill the pit with mud,
the child in the Deadly Mother's womb...
That voice shook me to my core.
Crime and cruelty
Can destroy an entire dynasty
A corrupt brain
Is a double edged sword
It will take the life
Of the man who wields it
He who is a slave to his gluttony and lust
And he who is a trader of it
He is a depraved man, indeed
No, Mommy.
Let me talk to Baddy.
Stop!
Why did you do this, Baddy?
God will punish you.
Anand was my friend.
You killed Anand
and his family, didn't you?
I had nothing to do with it.
No, it was you!
Everyone at school says
you killed them.
That's a lie.
Listen to me--
- No, Mommy.
Don't talk to Baddy any more.
I won't talk to him either.
The very sight of you
angers and irritates me.
I'll live with Mommy.
Arputha...
- I hate you.
I don't want to see you again.
I am scared to be here.
Let's go away somewhere, Mommy.
It's been a week now.
I don't know where they went.
I used all my influence
and looked everywhere.
Poor Arputha.
She was really affected by what happened
to her friend's family.
Arputha...
I didn't commit that sin.
I didn't.
Even children born legitimately,
and raised in the right environment...
...struggle to lead a straight life
in this country.
I am an illegitimate child.
How do I explain that to you?
My world turned dark.
Though I begged and pleaded...
...I could never regain her old love.
Even the sight of my shadow scares her,
and she hides behind her mother.
When she lay on my chest...
...my heart beat just for her.
But she wouldn't have heard it.
That's why she left me.
And now I've lost my heart,
and I don't know how to go on living.
I am in agony.
To make matters worse, the media breaks me
repeatedly with their breaking news.
Anand, his father - the producer,
and his wife.
The media says I'm responsible
for their suicides.
Even I'm disgusted to see my face
all over the news.
It's no surprise that Arputha hates me.
The last time I saw her...
Please don't come looking for us.
We will never return,
even if you die.
When I got this heartbreaking message,
I decided to come out here.
I came here because...
I wanted to kill him
before I die.
What?
I can't hear you.
I'm trying to record something,
and this guy is ruining it!
What? The police?
Why are they coming here?
We give them wads of cash, don't we?
What? A new DC?
He doesn't accept money?
How do they know I'm here?
I know it.
One of you must have
given them this number.
No wonder they tracked me down.
- [police] This is the Deputy Commissioner.
[police] I request you to
co-operate and surrender.
[police] I assure you...
you will be treated humanely.
Bring them on.
I am not scared of the police.
The ex- Deputy Commissioner told me...
"The media are ripping you apart,
blaming you for their deaths..."
"If I don't arrest you even now,
the department will give me a tough time."
"So please go to a hideout"
And now they've replaced him
with a new DC.
This must be the fricking
fake saint's handiwork.
[police] We are facing a lot of pressure,
so we have no choice but to arrest you.
[police] We know you have a gun with you.
My gun!
I came here in search of peace
after I lost Chilakamma.
[police] Don't try to act smart.
Now I've lost everything...
I have no peace,
and I'm running with no direction.
These darn police sirens!
Feels like the call of death.
Enough!
I've been hurt so often,
I have more scars than skin.
You've called at the right time.
Paramananda, you parasite!
You're coming for me, clueless that
death will be at my hands.
Yes.
You are a bigger criminal than me,
but you look like an absolute joker.
Come.
I am coming at you...
...and you are coming at me.
This is your place.
You know your way around.
I'm the one going around in circles.
A death sentence looms over me
for a sin I didn't commit.
This is where I buried the unborn child.
No one knows about that sin.
Except one son of a whore.
And he's been after me
since that day.
I haven't been able to silence him.
Once I shoot him to death...
...I will find peace.
A crime ends with punishment.
But is there an end to the guilt?
So I have to...
...find atonement.
My Arputha...
She will love me again.
Arputha...
Arputha!
Baddy, here I am.
Baddy!
Baddy!
Baddy!
Baddy...
Baddy!
I can't miss you.
Because I love you.
Arputha...
Won't you come to me?
Arputha?
Arputha!
Arputha!
Can you hear my cries?
Arputha...
Come here, dear.
Without you...
I am holding onto my life...
...only for you.
Arputha...
Arputha...
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart
How could you cast a curse?
How could you alter
the course of fate?
How could you wage a war of rage?
How could you let
passion quell reason?
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
Guile, deceit and dishonesty
Ruin everything in your life
Guile, deceit and dishonesty
Ruin everything in your life
Devotion, piety and faith
Fill our lives with goodness
Fill our lives with goodness
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
Don't shun the good-hearted
Don't compromise on your righteousness
Don't shun the good-hearted
Don't compromise on your righteousness
Don't utter a malicious word about another
Don't let deceit take you over
Don't utter a malicious word about another
Don't let deceit take you over
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
My dear heart!
Dont you sin, my heart
Dont face the wrath of the grim reaper
Dont you sin, my heart
Oh, my heart
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