Mandaadi (2026) Movie Script

MUGAVAIPATTINAM, RAMANATHAPURAM
The undisputed Sea King
of Mugavaipattinam.
The Sea Lion who elevated
the Sammatti Clan's name.
Kittan, the rightful heir
to brother Satta Puli's legacy at sea
has arrived for the annual
sea-girt Maariamman Temple festival.
In the upcoming
traditional sailboat competition,
just like his father,
he is determined
to keep up the winning streak
He has accepted captaincy
for the Tsunami Riders team,
and is set to build a new empire.
Here he arrives,
followed by a grand parade.
The youngest captain ever.
The youngest lion with true grit
arrives on a chariot.
Here he comes!
The much celebrated, Kittan!
Come on, my son!
Kittan!
- Hey!
- Uncle!
Dad!
Hey!
TSUNAMI RIDERS.
Hey, look for Maari.
Don't let that
Mandaadian get away.
Catch him!
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Mom, please take me into the water.
Please, Mom!
Mom, please!
Please, sir.
The kids want to play for a while.
Please!
Buddy!
Please request that they hike my salary.
The Rs. 12,000 salary
isn't enough to manage.
Do you even know how much
I could make if I went to sea?
- Come on, tell him.
- He's right, brother!
- How much are you getting paid?
- Rs. 12,000.
Already, people are coming to replace
you for a salary of Rs. 3,000.
With food included.
- Why did I even tell you?
- Are you sure?
Kaali, are you expecting someone
from your village?
No.
A boy has been using your name
to cause problems and get inside.
Granny, I don't think he came for him.
Probably he's here
for the giant wheel operator, Kaali.
- They must be here for free tickets.
- Hey, idiot!
He clearly mentioned
Mugavaipattinam Kaali.
Since morning, he's been asking for Kaali
and causing problems at the gate.
I don't think he's here for sightseeing.
Hello, everyone!
Rameswaram is set to host talks on the
India-Sri Lanka maritime border dispute
with senior officials participating.
That's our breaking news today.
Let's wait and see whether this brings
respite to our people.
Listen to this song with the same hope.
You are listening to the radio
that rhymes with the ocean beats,
your Alai Osai FM 90.4,
signing off, your Bagampriya.
Hello! Uncle, how many times
should I call you?
I was on duty, child.
Did you send anyone to meet me?
Yes, Uncle.
It's my friend, Maari,
who's waiting outside.
He's pursuing a polytechnic degree
along with me.
Could you please
keep him safe with you for a few days?
Keep him safe with me, you say?
Hey, I...
Are you kidding me?
Who's that boy?
If your mother finds out,
she'll come here and cause mayhem.
Is he your lover?
This is a different issue, Uncle.
He set out to kill
the Sailboat Captain in our village.
Now, it's become a huge issue.
So, the captain's father, Satta Puli,
is enraged and wants to kill him.
ALAI OSAI FM 90.4
People of Mugavaipattinam, listen closely.
The runaway Maari is an enemy,
and so are the ones who offer him refuge.
If there's a sailboat team,
that's only one, and it's Tsunami Riders.
No one can change that.
If he takes refuge at a familiar place,
they'll seek him out.
So, once he arrived in Chennai,
he called me for help.
That's why I sent him to you.
Fine, who's this boy?
Does his family know he's here?
Do you remember
Vellaimanu Street Singaram?
He is his son.
Uncle, please take care of him.
My live telecast is on.
I'll call you once I'm done.
Who's that boy?
I asked who that boy is.
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Son!
MUGAVAI MAINTHANS
- There's been an incident...
- I'm aware of it.
Come with me.
Son, don't worry about anything.
These are my clothes.
They should fit you well.
Take a shower and change.
Please eat.
Buddy, you never introduced him.
He's my roommate, Kathir.
He works in the children's section
of the swimming pool. Introduction done!
I asked for his introduction,
but you introduced me instead.
Hey!
- Wretched people.
- Help me pick them up.
They destroyed Rakkamma's shop.
No matter how much this family stays away,
these sinners
don't let them live in peace.
- Althaf, hey, hold this.
- Brother, keep the garlands inside.
Talk to him.
Kaali!
Buddy!
Your son is safe with me.
But he seems a little shaken
from the incident.
How's the situation out there?
My wife and I had our lives
hanging by a thread all night.
I tried every method
I could use to sort it out.
However, right from
the village chief to the police,
everyone is dancing to Satta Puli's tunes.
I'm telling you
that he's one of his stooges.
Why would he even listen to our plea?
We're wasting our time.
I was clueless and helpless.
Only after I got the news
that Maari is with you,
is when I felt relieved.
Besides education,
all cared about is sailboat races.
With that interest, he went
to Satta Puli's son to join the team.
I can't take you guys on my team.
Get out of here!
Why are you so rude?
Aren't we from the same village?
It's a pride to play for our village.
Don't talk to me and get out of here!
Over the past 20 years, after you left,
Satta Puli rose from nothing,
buying influence with his wealth
and becoming a powerful man.
Once, sailboat racing was under Mandaadi,
but now it's under
the Satta Puli's control.
He's not allowing
any local player to take part.
For the sake of it,
it's called our village team.
But Maari didn't give up.
He gathered a few local players
and approached brother Theekoluthi
to be the coach.
He gave Mugavai Mainthan's team
a new life.
Kittan couldn't fathom this move.
So, one night, he went into the sea
while our boys were training
threw a bomb used for fishing
and burned down the sailboat,
- Die!
- Everyone, jump into the sea.
- Hey, Maari.
- Maari, help me.
Oh, no, Maari!
Enraged by this, Maari set out
to kill Kittan during the festival.
I thought all the conflicts ended
when you left.
But it went around a full circle
and is back to you.
Buddy!
Please sort out everything
and get your son.
Because if your wife finds out
he's with me
I'm not in a position to worry about
anyone else right now.
To me,
my son's safety is important.
I'll find a way and gather the council.
Until then, please bear with me.
I will try my best, buddy.
I'll hang up.
We wanted our sailboat competition to
earn the same recognition as Jallikattu.
We've been working with the authorities
to make it happen.
Despite knowing it all,
how could you resort to violence?
Let's bring Maari
in and sort this matter out.
Zynama, I wielded the sickle
only for my son.
It does not differentiate
between a friend and a foe.
Whoever is in the way
will be slashed to death.
I'm hoping only to kill one person.
With the temple festival approaching,
you shouldn't be talking like this.
Don't forget this village follows
a tradition guarded by a council.
No matter who dies, the festival
and the sailboat competition will go on.
Go ahead and gather the council.
But Maari won't make it.
In the name of compromise,
please stop buying time
for my enemy to escape from here.
You may leave!
Amma, what happened out there?
He's stubborn and not backing down.
His father, despite being paralyzed,
is still influencing him.
What do you suggest we do now?
To save him, the only option left
is to send him abroad.
I'll speak to my contacts
in Periamet, Chennai.
Until then, please keep the boy safe.
Okay, Amma.
Right from the auditorium to the bridge,
look for him.
- Brother-in-law!
- Mom, Uncle is home.
- Sister
- What happened?
- What is it, brother?
- Ask your husband to come out.
What happened?
Where's your husband?
- Did you get any update on the killer boy?
- Kittan!
How could you spare someone
who tried to kill my son?
Uncle, what happened?
Did you find him?
- Hey, where's your father?
- Gnanam!
What is it?
The boy escaped in the Nila Seafood wagon
and arrived at Chennai VGP in the morning.
Chennai?
Who's out there from our village
to offer him refuge?
Muthukaali!
Who is Kaali?
Hey, pipe down.
Don't you see we're talking?
What's happening out here?
How did he get linked with Kaali?
They're establishing a plan.
All this while we thought
it was Maari who was doing it.
Now I feel it's Kaali who instigated them
to form a new team.
Get it under control before it's too late.
Dad, I've been asking you.
Who's Kaali?
10 MUTHUKAALI
11 MAARI
He was your father's only friend.
Hey, you go over there.
You check if he's in the quarters.
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Hey!
Run away from here, son.
- Run away!
- Hey, get out and escape.
He's getting away.
Catch him!
More men are coming in.
Run faster.
Run to the entrance gate!
Why did the alarm go off?
- Hurry up.
- What's happening out here?
- Kaali, who are these men?
- Brother, intruders are here.
Catch them!
- Who are you, people?
- Let's go!
Don't let them get in.
There are a lot of them out there.
We're doomed!
Satta Puli won't spare him!
I have no clue what to do, Kaali.
Ask him to escape to nowhere.
It's enough for me if he's alive.
So, do you have a passport?
I don't have one.
- Hand me the phone.
- Why?
Why can't we question
their unjust actions?
If we question, they'll kill us.
Is that how it works?
I don't care about the competition
or anything else.
I'll escape and hide somewhere.
Tell mother
that I won't be coming home.
Hey, Maari!
Please hear me out.
It's a very bad situation out here.
Would you please give me some money?
- Tell me, Gnanam.
- They escaped, brother-in-law.
IDUMBAYYA BOAT WORKS
Our men are diligently looking for him.
Once I get him,
I'll hack him to death.
Go!
He doesn't have anywhere to go.
No matter where he escapes to,
he can't escape our men.
He is not running away.
He is heading over here.
MUGAVAIPATTINAM RAMESWARAM
ANGEL
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The village dargah is hosting an urgent
meeting over the incident at the festival.
The Village Council requests
the Mandaadi and Sammatti clans
to attend this meeting without fail.
Gnanam, please be there.
Let's go!
He's trying to gather everyone
and force a compromise.
Shall we not attend the meeting?
If we skip the meeting,
people will think Satta Puli
lost his nerve after Kaali returned.
We must attend this meeting.
And the news of Maari getting killed
right there should go wild.
I'm already aware of
what's going to happen.
That's why I've deployed our men
across the entire village.
Our men are diligently looking for them.
No matter how they plan
to enter the village, they'll get caught.
- Hey, stop the bus!
- Hey, pull over! Pull over!
Hey, stop the bus!
Hey, get on the bus! Get on!
Hey, who are you, people?
Hey, check if they're over there.
Yes, buddy!
Buddy, we arrived safely.
I'll be there shortly.
I'll join as well.
I'll be relieved
only after I see my son.
No need, Rakkamma.
You stay back.
Why?
No need...
It's already late.
I should've told you earlier.
Remember, I told you Maari was staying
with someone in Chennai.
Maari was staying with Kaali.
It's Kaali who brought him safely
to the council meeting.
You saved your son from the enemy
and handed him over to a traitor.
Rakku, I don't have time to explain.
I'm late for the council meeting.
I'll see you later.
Dad!
- Hey, make way, everyone.
- Please step aside.
- Please stand aside.
- Everyone, step aside.
He won't make it.
I'll handle it.
Brother, Kaali has arrived.
Let me check.
Hey, bring it on!
- Come on!
- Hey, hold him back.
Let go of me.
I'm going to kill him right here.
I said, step back.
Step back. Calm down.
Please be patient, son.
Listen up, everyone.
I stopped my son
because we're at a sacred place.
Just because he failed to kill my son
he skipped town and now
brought an accessory as protection
do you expect us to kneel in fear?
No one's asking you to kneel in fear.
I'm requesting
that you let my son live in peace.
Listen, your son burned down the boat.
And Maari tried to kill him in return.
So, let them both apologize to the people.
Let's end this matter for good.
In the upcoming competition,
let both teams compete
representing our village.
Let the best team win.
Listen, to form a team, you must meet
certain eligibility requirements.
I came because you called.
I'm not ready to compromise.
As long as he's inside the shrine,
he'll stay alive.
Please sit down.
Sit down. Calm down.
Please be respectful of the place.
Why are you enraged with violence?
This is not good for our village.
How could one call it a village team
when there are no local players?
He formed a new team
because they refused to take him in.
Hey, it isn't enough that you watch IPL.
First, learn how it is executed.
Not everyone on the Chennai team
is from Chennai.
If we let the novice local players
be a part of the team,
we'll lose to the opposite team,
facing humiliation.
Why don't you tell me
who the captain of the Chennai team is?
Why are you blinking?
This is much like an Indian team match.
It gains respect
only when its own players take the field.
Other nation players must not play.
I'm well aware of why you've been
hiding behind this excuse.
If your team wins,
you sell more boats and make a profit.
If our team wins
your business will go into loss.
- That's why you're reluctant.
- Don't speak about the business.
- Hey, how dare you?
- Everyone, please calm down.
Hey, Qatar!
I'm the Chief. Let me speak.
Satta Puli's team is the village's team.
For 20 years, he has head-hunted
the best players and invested his money
and won trophies for the village.
Not just normal wins.
He has set a record!
Of course, why don't I present the records
showing you took kickbacks from them?
Listen, if winning trophies
is considered the village's honor,
then I'll train these boys
and win this competition.
For 20 years, his trophies, won with
guest players, have been in this shrine.
Before him,
I led the team with local players,
and our trophies are in the same shrine.
I don't have to prove my worth to anyone.
Ask them to calm down and leave.
Hey, give me the knife.
Hand it to me!
Don't think that by diverting this matter,
you will be saving Maari.
Step outside!
- Buddy?
- Brother, what are you doing?
- What the hell are you doing?
- Kaali, don't do it.
- Kaali!
- Kaali, don't do it.
He has deployed his men around the shrine.
Hear me out. Please don't do it.
Kaali, don't do it!
Kaali, how could you do this?
If you both get down to kill each other,
it's a loss to the village.
The carnival will be called off!
The government will ban the competition,
citing that it's causing problems.
What would you all do then?
It'll be humiliating.
- It's humiliating to spare them.
- Brother-in-law, listen.
The Chief is right about it.
We'll be at a loss
if the competition is called off.
Are you asking me to spare them?
Let Kaali form a team.
Let's end this matter here.
Later, whoever wins, it'll be considered
as Mugavaipattinam's win.
Brother-in-law, we'll lose our business.
Hear me out.
We'll handle them differently.
If we go against the council,
it means we're against the village itself.
The competition will happen soon.
He can't form a new team and win.
The committee is under our control.
We'll handle them.
Fine, I'll agree, but one condition.
He challenged us to win the trophy.
If he loses,
the entire Mandaadi clan
won't take part in the competition.
Hey, what the hell?
We can't agree to this.
The company has spoken.
If you agree to these terms,
I'll allow you to participate.
If you don't,
then I won't grant permission.
Hey!
I'm the authority here.
You're here to listen.
Don't make me
make these salty winds reek of blood.
Okay.
We will win the trophy.
Mom, brother is here.
Brother!
Come on, meet your uncle.
Uncle!
As Kittan hit them with a bomb,
the players were spooked.
At night, we'll meet the players
during the festival and convince them.
Kaali, why didn't you bring me
axe oil from abroad?
Listen, he did not return from abroad.
He returned from the nearby city.
Even if we step out to the bus stand,
you may ask for axe oil.
- I didn't ask you, did I?
- Hey, lady, get over here.
We all know why you returned.
Didn't you return from Qatar
to make babies?
- What did you say?
- Ravi, show him the boat.
I got a WhatsApp message saying
a pre-owned boat is for sale in Uppur.
Check it out!
I'm done. It's enough.
Brother, the boat looks dented.
Also, it looks old.
Why don't we buy a new pre-owned boat?
It'll cost us a lot.
How much would it cost us?
- It should cost between Rs. 3-3.5 lakhs.
- He'll sponsor it.
Hey!
Whatever, it's for the competition.
Make a quick decision
and buy it right away.
Let's go check it out in person.
Brother!
Mom is calling you.
- You guys carry on.
- Let's go!
- What is it, Mom?
- Please come.
Take blessings from your father
and take that.
What is this, Mom?
Whatever you get after selling it,
buy a new boat for the team.
Young boys are counting on us
as they take the sea.
We must not put them in any danger.
Let's not buy an old boat.
Start anew with everything.
Let's not sell it.
I'll manage. Don't worry.
If we sell this house,
then you will be left with nothing.
If it can't serve you when the time comes,
it's worthless.
Anyway, one day, it belongs to you.
Let it be today.
You focus on training the boys!
What happened?
Dad, he's been staring at the boats
that won us trophies.
He's being stubborn
and refusing to go inside.
Wait!
Switch off the lights and leave.
Whatever is on your mind,
I agree with it.
He had predetermined everything
before he returned to the village.
Our company was built
on the foundation of blood.
A tsunami may rage,
but our foundation won't budge an inch.
Only if the village team keeps winning
will people buy our boats.
Just because I abide with the council
doesn't mean I let the Mandaadians win.
Please trust me, Dad.
I will handle it.
Clap your hands
Till your bangles jingle!
Aalellangummi!
Dance in celebration of Deity Aatha!
Dance in a circle and clap!
Aalellangummi!
Dance in celebration of Deity Amman!
Uncle! Uncle!
Uncle, one minute.
Uncle, I'm going to dance.
- Please make a video.
- I'm busy. I'm meeting the players.
I need it for reels.
Please make one. That's it!
Sister, please move aside.
That's it.
Uncle, over here.
Under these circumstances,
challenging Satta Puli won't be easy.
It's equal to death.
Please spare our children.
Hey, Althaf,
weren't you ready to face anything?
If you back out now,
where do I look for new players?
Folks, Satta Puli himself
agreed to the competition.
Why are you people so scared?
Hey, Qatar,
I didn't have many children like you.
I only have one son.
How could you even have children like me?
Hey, don't even call yourself a man!
Are you a man?
- Let go of me, Uncle.
- Please hear me out.
Let me hack them all
and throw them away in the sea.
- Hey, back off!
- Let go of them.
- Calm down, damn it.
- Get away from here.
Forming a team is not important.
But standing by your team,
no matter what happens, is important.
Include an extra two meters of
repair cloth for the hull and the bow.
- Sure!
- Only then will it be strong.
How long did it take Maari
to form a new team?
It took him over a month
to form a team.
I reckon the local players lost interest
because they didn't get to compete.
If we still look for players,
we won't find anyone.
It's enough if they know how to
repair the planks and sail the boat.
Anyone who goes fishing
knows how to do that.
How do we find out who's capable
of competing in a competition?
Leave that to me.
Let your halo blaze wide like a storm!
Like the whirl of the mighty sea!
Let your halo blaze wide like a storm!
Like the whirl of the mighty sea!
Hey, Qatar! Qa...
- Lazy!
- Salaam-alaikum, Sheik!
Oh, it's Kaali Sheik!
Take a look at the boys
sailing in the parrot green boat.
They're perfectly changing sails
when the wind is shifting.
Find out who they are
and recruit them.
- Hello?
- Are you at the harbor?
No, Uncle,
I came to meet your daughter-in-law.
I'm going to rip you apart.
What did I tell you?
A parrot green boat is arriving.
Go and meet them.
Sure, I will meet them.
You know it too.
Then why the glare?
He's on his way.
- Bro!
- Is he calling us?
We're forming a new team.
Please play for us.
I only know how to fish.
We have a coach to train us all.
Hey, get their number.
Let your halo blaze wide like a storm!
Like the whirl of the mighty sea!
With the body surging with adrenaline.
Let your halo blaze wide like a storm!
Hey, a blue boat guy is good at sailing.
Meet him!
Yeah, I spotted it.
I'll meet them.
Like a mighty shark,
I'll never shrink or fall apart.
Hey, look at him,
how well he's faring the hull.
Recruit him!
Bro, we're forming a new team.
Please play for us.
It's for our village!
We have faith in you.
We're playing for the sake of our village.
I stand alone,
Yet I'm equal to the whole crowd!
Come and face me,
Let's see who can stand their ground!
Hey! Save your monkey tricks
They're useless against a shark.
Kid, make a U-turn
Victory belongs to me alone!
I stand alone,
Yet I'm equal to the whole crowd!
Come and face me,
Let's see who can stand their ground!
Hey! Save your monkey tricks
They're useless against a shark.
Kid, make a U-turn
Victory belongs to me alone!
Pull harder!
Finally, his looming bad luck
has spared him.
It won't be good if you don't turn up.
His bad luck hasn't spared him yet.
But he has brought along a bad omen.
Hey, mind your business by
fathering children, and be on your way.
Don't speak out of turn
and make me swear at you.
Hey, do you even understand
what we're talking about?
Go home, kid.
Laughing at me!
Like a mighty shark,
I'll never shrink or fall apart.
Like a mighty shark,
I'll never shrink or fall apart.
Watch out!
You'd regret it if you mess with me.
Watch out!
You'd regret it if you mess with me
I stand alone,
Yet I'm equal to the whole crowd!
Come and face me,
Let's see who can stand their ground!
Hey! Save your monkey tricks
They're useless against a shark.
Kaali, from now on,
this will be the clan's office.
I stand alone,
Yet I'm equal to the whole crowd!
Come and face me,
Let's see who can stand their ground!
Hey! Save your monkey tricks
They're useless against a shark.
Kid, make a U-turn
Victory belongs to me alone!
I'm conducting a trial match
at our Mullimunai village.
If Mugavai Mainthans takes part,
it's a source of pride for us.
Not interested.
Only if you let the newbies play
a trial match, they'll realize.
Don't you have any sense?
The trial match won't work.
I'm only beginning training tomorrow.
We'll compete directly in the match.
I tried my best.
Kaali didn't budge.
He was Satta Puli's man.
They're inviting us to find out
which technique we're using in the race.
It's best we ignore it.
What if we mislead them in the
trial match and switch tactics later?
It's best not to take part
in the trial match. That's right!
- Salaam-alaikum.
- Alaikum-salaam.
I'll go upstairs and call you.
Hey! Hey! Hey, stop!
Get back here.
Think well and hard.
Are you sure about Bagampriya?
Of course!
Listen, it was different before.
But now, she's from your coach's family.
It might cause some problems.
Is there a rule against falling
for a girl from the coach's family?
Anyway, he's beginning the training
from tomorrow.
If I miss this,
I won't get another chance.
In 5 minutes,
be ready for your interview.
I'll speak to her.
Shortly, on our
Alai Osai FM evening program,
we'll air information
on youngsters' job opportunities.
In developing countries like Qatar,
what's the situation on job opportunities
will be relayed on our FM.
Keep listening.
This is Alai Osai FM 90.4.
This is your Bagampriya.
You're looking at me
as if it's for the first time.
You're the reason
it's all coming together.
It's you who sent me to the right person.
Thanks!
Rightfully, I should thank you.
For bringing my uncle here,
who refused to return.
Would your Uncle approve
of our relationship?
Hey, he is never an enemy of love.
He himself is quite a romantic person.
I'm planning to approach him
to help with our relationship.
Then why didn't he marry
and is staying alone in Chennai?
I think he didn't get to marry
the love of his life.
- Oh!
- He has her name tattooed on his arm.
Haven't you noticed?
What's her name?
I think it's Angel.
Angel, from where?
I think she's from this village.
Maari, would you tattoo my name?
Maari! Maari, stop!
What happened to him?
Granny, don't rat me out for playing
guard to their romantic escapades.
- Okay, Son.
- Hey, Maari!
Hey!
What's wrong with him?
Girl, did you kiss him or what?
He's storming out in a rush.
I won't allow this behavior!
As it is,
I'm clueless about why he got angry.
And you're annoying!
Got angry? What does he want?
My Uncle, right!
He tattooed
his lover Angel's name on his arm.
So, I asked whether he would
tattoo my name.
He didn't reply and ran away.
Damn you, girl!
If you tell the boy that your uncle
tattooed his mother's name,
of course, he'll be angry.
Isn't his mother's name Rakkamma?
It's Angel Rakkamma!
Maari, this year, Satta Puli
has assembled top-class players.
To win this race,
only an insane genius like Kaali
can make it happen.
Don't let your ego ruin the team's win.
To put it in simple terms,
if Satta Puli is Sehwag,
then, Kaali is Sachin.
Don't be stubborn.
Train under him and win the race.
How am I at fault?
Usually, people fear the girl's father
or brother finding out about them.
But in your case, you're afraid
your girl's son found out about it.
Tricky times we live in.
The training is about to start tomorrow.
Why add more stress to it?
Couldn't you find anyone else
to fall in love with?
- What do we do, Ravi?
- He's only afraid of his mother.
Only if she's willing
can this issue be solved.
But she won't do it!
That's the key content in this story.
Shall I speak to her?
You've done enough. Thank you.
ALAI OSAI FM 90.4
Maari is calling.
Hey, Bagampriya,
I'm holding back because we're in love.
If it were someone else,
I would've whacked the hell out of him.
How dare he choose to train me?
I don't need to be coached by him
to win this race.
I'm so enraged that I want
to pick up a knife and tear him apart.
Hello?
The match result is out.
I suggest you get back
to your swimming pool duty.
For Mugavai MainthanS fans,
a song that has been requested
for a long time.
"Rakkamma, Kaiya Thattu."
People who promise
to be with you all your life
change their perspective overnight,
and move on, treating you
as a complete stranger.
But only the hurt...
Maari, have your dinner.
- I'll make it for you as well.
- I don't want to eat.
Rakku!
I need a favour from you.
Our son knows about your past.
You must speak with him and
persuade him to return to training.
I'm not surprised!
You men won't be at peace
until you put a woman in conflict.
What happened?
Why do you have a long face?
Nothing is wrong.
If there's nothing, why is your father
lamenting that you're not at training?
I'm aware of everything.
Don't bring it up.
It's disgusting.
Hey, stop!
Look at me.
Face me!
What's disgusting?
Why can't a mother have had a love story?
It's true!
I loved one guy but married another.
I have a thousand reasons for it.
I don't have to explain myself
or make you understand.
That doesn't mean I'm stuck in the past.
- Mom, I didn't mean it...
- That's what it means!
My past is irrelevant to you.
Your father is everything to me.
I'm loyal to him.
That's about it.
I can't explain to you.
Mind your business and shut up.
Disgusting, it seems.
Disgusting!
I'll kill you!
I know you're in love
with that radio girl.
What's the guarantee
that she'll end up marrying you?
I don't like you at all.
Still, I'm ready to listen to you.
Please begin the training.
Must the mighty
Prey on the meek?
No empire outlives eternity.
Righteousness marches
As Karikalan's army.
Here comes Mandaadi
Encircled by a tide of steel.
Where the raft rides the restless sea.
He sprang like a tiger
And forged his legend.
Seeking freedom amidst scorched earth.
He anointed glowing embers.
Where the mighty winds
Raise dust to the heavens.
The waves soar like eagles.
The cliffs echo with a warrior's drum.
He who mastered the roaring sea.
Death haunts the enemy's gaze.
The universe shudders
At his step upon the sea.
The battlefield erupts in fire.
Upon his arrival,
The world is torn asunder.
He braved every tide and trial.
Breaking free from inherited chains.
The storm bows before his resolve.
Time and again,
He walked into the enemy's lair.
Oh, Komban,
Tusker that tames the tides!
Even the roaring sea pleads.
His roar becomes the heavens' thunder.
Here comes Mandaadi,
The roar of the Bay of Bengal.
Oh, Komban,
Tusker that tames the tides!
Even the roaring sea pleads.
His roar becomes the heavens' thunder.
Here comes Mandaadi,
The roar of the Bay of Bengal.
To rein in a bull,
you need the nose rope.
But for a sailboat, all the ropes
are required to control its movement.
You must be very careful
with each knot you make.
If it even slightly slips out,
everything will fall apart.
In this game,
your position is what counts.
If you don't want your boat to topple,
the knot you make at the rowlock
should be strong.
On a boat,
the brake and accelerator are the same.
Mooring rope!
As crucial as the sail is to a boat,
so is the keel beneath it.
That's what keeps the boat steady.
So, listen up, boat driver,
don't get panicked
when someone closes in on the boat.
Patience is important.
As a Mandaadi with a heap of knowledge
stewing in your mind,
you'd be responsible
for all the players and the boat.
O King of the Seas,
Leap into the battlefield.
Even the furious sea
Pays tribute in pearls.
O Valiant One!
A sheathed blade bides its time.
Salt-lashed shoulders never yield.
The phantom clock
Consumes light and darkness.
The sea and the wind alone
Are my salvation
21 DAYS TO THE RACE
I leap into destiny.
Mandaadi! Mandaadi!
Along shores lined with mighty fleets.
Mandaadi! Mandaadi!
The horizon burns
Crimson at his coming.
Mandaadi! Mandaadi!
Along shores lined with mighty fleets.
Mandaadi! Mandaadi!
The horizon burns
Crimson at his coming.
O mightiest warrior,
Charge the battlefield!
From birth, this motherland
Taught us valor and honor.
O Warrior!
The Pahruli River of Kumari Kandam.
And a handful of rice
Passed down by our ancestors.
Son, our history is etched upon the sea.
We'll return victorious,
Never forsaking our honor.
Echoing through the generations.
We'll forge a thousand legends of valor.
Come forth, Mandaadi!
Mandaadi! Mandaadi!
Along shores lined with mighty fleets.
Man-daa-di.
Man-daa-di.
Man-daa-di.
Mandaadi! Mandaadi!
Man-daa-di.
Hello, folks!
Hey, isn't that Mugavai Mainthans' boat?
I'm bringing you all
two pieces of good news.
First good news is that our Mainthans
are rocking the training sessions.
Based on their training,
our folks are quite confident
they're going to win the trophy this year.
Second good news:
I had earlier mentioned
that higher officials
are meeting to discuss
the Lankan territorial waters dispute.
To preside over this meeting,
the Central Minister
will arrive at Rameswaram
on the same day as the race.
This news has been confirmed,
and all leading newspapers
have reported it.
As the Central Minister himself
is arriving to discuss
the long-standing territorial water
problems of the fishermen,
it assures us that good days are ahead.
As this meeting is clashing
with the sailboat race day,
for the sake of security protocols,
the District Administration has decided
to prep one the competition by a week.
If everyone supports this decision,
as you always do,
we can organize it successfully.
- In accordance with this...
- Sir, why are you preponing?
We can't agree to it.
- Who gave you the right to do it?
- Don't yell. Stay calm.
Is this how you show your respect
to a higher official?
Hey, Kaali,
the other teams are silent.
What does Mugavai Mainthans
have a problem with?
It's because we're a new team
competing this year.
If you suddenly move up the competition,
we won't have time to train.
Either way, the Minister
is arriving in Rameswaram.
Why would you move up the competition
happening in this village?
The officials will bend every rule
to make us lose.
And you expect us to remain spectators.
- Buddy, ask him to calm down.
- Hey, Maari!
Singaram, you're letting your boy
disrespect the council?
If the official is offended
and cancels the permission,
how would we proceed with the race?
If you behave like a wise man,
- Shut up, dude.
- why would he speak?
The officer is unaware of the competition.
Or about the training happening.
Isn't it your duty as the Village Chief
to make him aware of the situation?
But you won't do your duty.
As you failed,
we must speak for ourselves.
It's a big deal that we granted permission
to hold this competition.
How dare you disrespect
a Government official?
I'll deal with you people
when you come to my office for approval.
Satta Puli, trying to reel in
the authorities in this game?
- What would you do?
- Are you scared?
- I'm not scared!
- Dude, let it go!
- Bring it on!
- Brother, please calm down.
I won't spare you, damn it.
Brother, control yourself.
Hey, take him away.
- I'll handle you at the right time.
- Kaali, don't spare him!
Everyone, go back to the boats.
- How long do we tolerate this atrocity?
- Let's go.
- To hell with the Mandaadi clan.
- I'll whack you all.
- I'm challenging you!
- Ignore them. They're not worth it.
Dad!
12 DAYS TO THE RACE.
Only 6 days left for the main match.
With not enough training,
if we let the debutantes compete
in a crucial match like this,
it's nothing less than
boats getting trampled by a ship.
They'll be crushed!
Rather, we dismantle
the team and back off.
Did we work so hard
just to dismantle the team?
Satta Puli is manipulating us
and having a good show.
We must not spare him.
He has a point.
What if something goes wrong?
Let's not do the trial match.
Brother, I agree these
boys are debutantes.
But they're not someone
who doesn't know the game.
Now we know our opponent is trying
to intimidate us.
To prove him right,
should we hide in fear?
Don't we have to stand up to him?
He turned everything upside down
with a date.
What do we do now?
Remember, the Mullimunai guy
invited us to a practice match.
Let's take part in it and prove ourselves.
Let's turn the practice match
into a training opportunity.
That's as good as winning the real match.
Won't the opposing team
learn about our technique now?
Our strategy is to break his rhythm.
Let them compete, Dad.
This is what we wanted.
Everyone, listen closely.
I'm about to explain the race route.
Once the bomb explodes,
you must leave from this shore.
If you travel 4 nautical miles
through the rustling breeze,
you will find a boat
with a red flag on it.
Go around the boat,
and change the sails to a gale wind
and return to the starting point.
Turning heads across the world
in awe of India,
the most prestigious sailboat race
is taking place in Mugavaipattinam.
You may call it nothing less than a war.
This practice match is nothing but a way
to sharpen their skills for the main war.
Here I come!
Keppas, check if you got everything.
- Hey!
- Hey, watch out, boy.
Are your eyes at the back of your head?
Watch out.
You'd realize when I take the lead
whose eyes are
at the back of their heads.
You're the new team on these waters.
Watch your backs!
What's the problem between the two teams?
We knew you guys would cause trouble.
We are bringing in the committee boat
to keep an eye on you all.
Win this race as quickly as possible.
Prove to the Sammatians
who the shore belongs to.
There's no prize in this competition.
Because beyond winning or losing
in this match,
the experience you gain
from competing in this match is important.
The highlight of this practice match
is to observe
how the trained players perform
where coaches from all 7 teams
will travel on a motor boat
to observe and gauge
their team's performance.
On the boat, one helmsman,
one bowman,
and only one stern man should be present.
Mandaadi, along with one helmsman,
only 6 players must be on board.
Any team that does not follow this
will be disqualified.
Fire up the bomb!
With the blessing of Mullimunai's
18th deity, Karuppan, the race begins.
Karuppan will be your guardian on the sea.
Pull harder!
- Pull harder!
- Maari, look at them working faster.
Hey, Mainthans,
don't you know how to set sails?
- Shall I tow your boat?
- Maari!
Focus on the game.
Stop gaping and man the steering line.
This explains why experience is important.
That's why, over the years, no one has
been able to defeat our Company's team.
Hey, Maari, where is your mind at?
Focused on looking at their opponent,
they let Pasipattinam on one side
and the Nambuthalai team on the other side
take the lead.
As a practice match has fewer crew members
and lesser experience,
I believe Kaali Bro didn't coach them
how to play from the beginning.
Ahead of them are,
Satta Puli's boat,
Nambuthalai, Pasipattinam Sailboat Boys,
Amman 7s,
are charging towards the boundary boat.
Hey, it's on half-mast.
That's why it's not catching wind.
Lift it higher.
- Hey, Thondarasa, come on!
- Lift them higher!
Only now have Mugavai Mainthans
realized their sail was on half-mast.
Not bad, they caught the drift
and are moving ahead fast.
Ahead of them is Nambuthalai Team.
If Mugavai Mainthans take the lead,
they will move up a position.
- Hey, keep it coming!
- They took the lead.
Hey, don't lose the lead!
- Hey, you go to plank!
- I'm going!
Only now does Mugavai Mainthans
seem to be part of the game.
But the problem is,
the distance between the other boats
and Satta Puli's boat
is a huge gap as big as a 7-lane highway.
That's how much
Satta Puli is ahead of everyone.
Why does it feel like the boat is sinking?
Both of you step on the bow
and put pressure.
Theekolathi, bro!
The wind's turned with the current.
The boat is drifting to the side.
If we floor it, we can take the lead
from Amman 7s.
Maari!
Hey, straight the bow!
Mugavai Mainthans read the winds right and
changed the course with a masterstroke.
I thought the returning champions
would play this trick.
Hey, follow their technique and sail.
This technique has helped them
sail seamlessly.
Before other teams could catch up,
they're sailing ahead in the race.
Hey, Murugesa, the boat is drifting.
Hold the rudder firmly.
Buddy, don't let go of the bow.
Keep it coming.
Come on, only now are we doing well.
Let's prove to them
the grit of Mugavai Mainthans.
Hey, Mugavai Mainthans are ahead of us.
Don't let them take the lead.
They're taking the lead.
They're taking the lead.
Mugavai Mainthans overtook Pasipattinam's
team and is now in the top three.
Hey, Kaali, you were right about it.
Our boys are giving tough competition.
We must win the trophy this time.
Even before arriving at the red flag,
the game has gotten interesting.
Our company's boat
may be leading in the race,
but Amman 7s in 2nd position
and Mugavai Mainthans in 3rd place
are fiercely competing.
Perhaps taking the lead from behind,
I think
my eyes are firm on Mugavai Mainthans.
No matter how fast they sail circling
the boundary boat, they must shift sails.
Let's wait and see if Amman 7s can take
the lead after circling the boundary boat.
Hey, the boat is slightly drifting.
Hey, step on now.
- Hey, Mainthans are taking the lead.
- You're right!
Come on, steer around. Steer around.
Come on, keep steering.
Shift the sails and steer around.
We're going to shift sails.
Step onto the bow.
- Come on, faster!
- Change the course.
Hey, Maari, we should take the lead
from number 5 before the boundary boat.
Come on! Take the lead from Amman 7s.
Take the lead from Amman 7s.
From the beginning until they
reached the boundary boat first,
Tsunami Riders sailed steadily
without deviating.
They're the masters in shifting sails.
They're sailing diligently.
However, Amman 7s have slackened
the steering rope to circle the marker.
But Mugavai Mainthans
are riding the winds to stay ahead.
I'm not sure if they're aware of
what they're doing.
Incredible! Mugavai Mainthans have
taken the lead from Amman 7s.
Now I understand why they didn't
loosen the steering rope.
- Pull harder!
- Tighten the ropes, damn it!
It's not an easy task to take the lead
while circling the boundary.
While shifting sails,
the boat's speed drops.
But by taking the lead while turning,
the boys made Kaali proud of his training.
Come on!
None of the participating teams
are able to believe
that the debutante Mugavai Mainthans
- rose to the 2nd position.
- Thondarasa!
The boat is drifting to the side.
Climb onto the bow.
The initial impression that Satta Puli's
team is going to win is broken.
Before they shift sail to the shore winds,
I reckon Mugavai Mainthans will beat them.
They are truly the underdogs.
This is what I call a game.
The boat is drifting.
Shift to the bow.
Hey, they're charging towards us.
Tsunami Riders are the best!
They caught the shore winds
and changed their path.
History is proof.
Once Tsunami Riders catch the shore winds,
they're simply unbeatable.
Quickly shift the plank
and change the course.
Come on, change it!
Hey, Kittan, take the rope.
Hold it!
Oh, no, Tsunami Riders
lost control of the steering rope.
If Mugavai Mainthans take advantage of it,
they'll earn a great name
in the practice match.
Hey, pull the steering line.
Hey, work on the rigging line.
Come on!
Come on, pick up the pace.
Here, hold the steering rope!
Tie it!
Pull up the sails!
- The boat is drifting. Untie the top sail.
- Use this opportunity, guys.
Hey, give it to me!
Incredible!
Mugavai Mainthans have
caught the shore winds
and are slicing through the water
at an unwavering pace.
A small mistake by the Tsunami Riders
could end their years-long winning streak,
as they risk losing this practice race
to a debutante team.
Hey! Steer well, damn it!
They're taking the lead!
Mainthans, nailed it!
This is the first time I've seen a team
overtake the Tsunami Riders,
catching the shore winds.
Hey!
Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Oh, no,
they let go of the steering rope.
Try getting it under control.
If not, the boat will topple.
Hey!
How dare you compete with us?
Die, damn it!
The boat is about to topple.
Move away from the sails.
Hey!
Hey, watch out!
Don't get tangled in the rope.
Listen up, the boat has toppled.
All the coachs' boats turn around
and arrive at the scene.
Singaram, the boat toppled.
- Are you serious?
- Call for an ambulance!
Hey, Kaali, don't let the sails
wrap around them.
Climb onto the boat.
Climb onto the boat!
Hey, everyone, get over here.
Hey, hold him.
Hey, come on!
Lift him!
Kaali's team didn't know how to handle
the steering rope, and their boat toppled.
It's been 20 years.
He must've lost touch.
How do you know that he lost touch?
Thank God it was a practice match.
- You couldn't have made it.
- Hey!
Hey, how dare you?
Oh, no, we lost everything.
Come on!
Come on!
Get lost!
Murgesa! You'll be fine!
Board them in the ambulance.
- Come on, guys!
- Start the vehicle.
Help me board them.
Help him to the ambulance.
Please help him, board.
Step aside.
Why would you sacrifice us for your ego?
Who'll take the responsibility now?
I told you there was no need to compete
without proper practice.
- If something happens to him. I'll kill...
- Hey! Hey!
Watch your anger, boy!
Don't forget who you're talking to.
Don't test my patience.
Get lost! Step away!
Oh, God no!
I sent my son to do
what's right for the village.
Now I'm afraid I'll lose my son forever.
Please don't cry, sister.
Oh, God no!
Don't worry, sister.
Everything will be fine.
How many more people will you sacrifice?
Rakku!
Do you think you can outrun your sins
and live peacefully?
Rakku, this isn't the time
or place for this.
Please hear me out.
Everyone who believed in you got
nothing but death and sorrow in return.
Please spare us!
Don't you understand what I'm saying?
Dear Lord!
Sister, don't worry.
Nothing will happen to your son.
They wiped out the Mandaadians
like a swarm of flies in just one match.
From now on,
they won't bother to mess with us.
I heard you all played well.
Please make sure
to win the main competition as well.
Dad, I think Kaali won't leave
until he gets whacked like Maari.
They were overdoing it.
Bloody wastrels!
I would've been happier if they had died.
They won't recover from this defeat.
Who's Kaali out here?
Please come to the ward.
Please wrap it up quickly.
- Brother!
- Thondarasa.
- Son!
- Brother, I had tied the keel tightly.
I made sure that it would never snap.
I wouldn't have made the mistake.
Please trust me!
There's no chance the knot came off.
There's something more to it
that we don't know.
Hand me the bike keys.
Where are you going, Kaali?
Hey, tell me!
Push! Pull harder!
People, please move it aside.
There's water lodged in the boat,
how would the boat climb up?
Buddy, how come
only a strand of the rope is cut?
You guys have formed a new team.
So, be careful.
Hey, where are you, Kaali?
We're shifting the boys
to the city's hospital.
Kittan cut our rope, buddy!
What?!
Hey, we should not spare
the Sammatians anymore.
Let's report them to the administration
and take them out of the race.
It's high time we took them out.
But not just from the race.
Dad, Thoppani is calling.
I think he drunk-dialed.
Answer the call.
Hello, company!
Brother, this is Kittan.
What's the matter?
Hey, Kittan, did you cut their rope?
Give the phone to your father.
Hand him the phone.
It's become a huge issue here.
Kaali found out about everything
and is headed straight to your place.
Hey, ask your uncle
to check out what's happening.
Don't stand still!
Listen, Kaali is heading over here.
Hey, serve me food.
- Did you even listen?
- I said serve me food.
You don't worry about it.
I'll ask the men in the village to gather.
Buddy, if only you'd seen
the state they were in...
Who's out there?
Are you here to deliver the bad news?
How many boys died?
Don't go out there.
For God's sake, listen to me.
Dad, our men will handle the situation.
Dad, you don't go out there.
Look, the kids are petrified.
Fine, I'll come with you.
We'll do whatever it takes.
Hey!
You look after the family.
- Hey, Maari, stop the bike!
- Don't do it!
Hey, Kaali!
Hey!
- Let go of him.
- Hey, Kaali!
- Hey, Kaali, hear me out.
- Let go of him.
- Hey!
- Hey, Satta Puli!
- Bring it on!
- Stop with this madness!
Come on! Bring it on!
Hey, Kittan, take your father home.
- Dad, put it down.
- Son, please calm down.
Please don't do it.
Hey, Theekolathi,
take that man away from here.
As discussed,
we'll settle this in the competition.
We lost enough because of the competition.
We'll withdraw from the competition.
Listen, this is my team.
I'm telling you now.
Let them be the winners!
What? Your team, you say?
This is my team, damn it!
Mugavai Mainthans was formed
by the legendary Mandaadian, Mr. Muni.
I will be the authority
to decide what to do with it.
You sprouted recently
and don't have a say in the matter.
Shut up and observe.
No one can dare move me
until I settle this.
I, too, want the same!
At dawn, only one of us must stay alive.
Only if I kill him will I be at peace.
Get lost!
Kittan, you leave.
This is our score to settle.
Kaali, take this fight to the sea,
not the shore.
Please hear me out, Dad.
Perhaps the upcoming competition
is larger than life.
But the real competition
is between you and me.
Whichever team wins the trophy
will become the team of this village.
The terms remain the same for you as well.
The losing team's clan must step down
from racing moving forward.
Hey, that's not possible.
We'll follow whatever we discussed
and agreed at the council.
- You cannot...
- Hey!
Now, I'm in a position to call shots.
And you're in the position
to follow commands.
Don't you wish to go home alive?
Hey, Satta Puli!
Unlike you, I don't have a family
or children to lose.
I have nothing to lose!
I will brutally kill you and your family.
- Hey, how dare you speak...
- Hey!
Your coach, Muni, is my master as well.
Don't you forget it!
Challenge accepted!
MUGAVAI MAINTHANS.
I don't know about your enmity.
But I feel guilty that I stirred up
old enmity that was buried.
I can't carry
the burden or blame of knowing
that the Mandaadi clan
met its end because of me.
Hey!
Don't speak such ominous words
while looking at the sea.
It doesn't bode well.
I was the one who brought you all
together as a team today,
but I'm also the reason
the local players no longer get a chance.
A life spent carrying blame
is worse than hell.
I don't wish the same for you.
You've only witnessed
this community's treachery and rage.
But the true spirit of this community
was untainted by malice.
At present,
Satta Puli and I are arch-enemies.
We were once united as one,
playing for our community.
It was the time when our boats
were built entirely of wood.
We were a force to be reckoned with,
and no one dared to provoke us.
One man was the reason we became
a force to be reckoned with.
A skilled and masterclass sailor.
He was the Godfather
of the catamaran regatta world!
Our Machamuni Ayya!
Throughout the surrounding coastal region,
there isn't a single shipwright
who can equal Ayya's mastery of the wind,
the sea, and the timber.
GRAND SAILBOAT RACE.
The sea's endless vastness
is a danger unlike any other.
But bear this in mind, everyone.
If the players are true
to the competition,
the wind and sea will never forsake them.
When you're left with no lifeline,
it will appear in some form to help.
What would you do with the rudder?
We should feel the current
and turn it accordingly.
- What about the hull plank?
- Based on the wind,
we must move it up or down.
- The spacer?
- When the wind comes in at a slant,
we climb onto the wedge
to balance the catamaran.
Fantastic! You guys are good!
Hey, Satta Puli, wedge it in!
Uncle, they're in deep waters now.
Mullimanai Easwaran seems to have
taken the lead.
It's not turning out as we expected.
The game is getting tougher.
Now, Satta Puli will try
to wedge the spacer and steer it
to topple the enemy boat.
Could that lead to a conflict
between our two communities?
Our Mandaadi
won't agree to that move.
Hey, keep the rudder over.
Don't bring it closer.
Now, what kind of wind is this?
The wind is blowing hard like a gale.
First, identify the gust of the wind
and at the right time,
gesture the sign to everyone
- he'll take command of the boat!
- Hey, get over here.
Hey, climb onto the spacer.
Theekolathi, bro, get in the front.
At the crucial moment,
Kaali will sail the boat sharply
like a sword and take the lead.
Keep coming!
Kids, make way.
Come with me, Uncle.
They made it!
Don't miss this opportunity.
Talk to him.
Hey, everyone, eat your heart's content.
Kaali, Dad is in a good mood
after the team's victory.
Don't make any lame excuse.
At least today,
tell him about our relationship.
Hey, he will trust me with the team
as a captain, not his daughter.
When it comes to their daughter,
every father in this world is the same.
I have nothing to show him
that I deserve your hand in marriage.
How long do you expect me to wait
so that you own a boat?
I must become someone he can't refuse
when I ask for your hand in marriage.
Only then will I ask him.
Understand?
- Say something.
- I understand.
Still, ask him now!
Damn you, girl. That's very hot!
You must not lose your focus.
That's how true players play a game.
- Will he speak to him?
- He will. Off you go now.
She's being childish.
And you're encouraging her.
Don't you understand?
Players, eat well!
Enjoy this feast while it lasts.
It's your last.
Uncle, I meant to say, after this,
I'll be off to the desert.
I'm moving to Qatar.
I'll be the team's sponsor moving forward.
Also, I'll find a suitable groom
for Rakkamma from Qatar
get her married
and take her along as well.
How could you let this clown ridicule you?
- Calm down.
- If you don't, I'm going to talk to him.
Ayya might see us.
- Calm down.
- Hey, talk to him.
- Talk to him, damn it!
- Calm down, dude.
Talk to him! Talk to him!
Hey!
What's with the whispering?
Ask me what you want.
Hey, ask him!
- Ayya
- Go ahead, ask!
He's asking himself.
You'd better ask him.
Ayya, I want more meat.
Meat! Meat!
Is this why you were behaving
like a scared cat?
Eat this.
Hey, Angel.
Serve more meat for Kaali.
Rakkamma sister,
he asked for meat with courage.
Serve him!
So, they served a nice feast
and sent you back empty-handed?
Hey, they may be organizing
the competition for generations.
But we're the descendants of those
who taught them to read and write.
We played a match and won.
Why are you so bothered?
Why am I bothered, you ask?
Once we lived affluently in this town.
But now I'm selling dry fish
to make ends meet.
Dad!
But you're nothing more
than Muni's errand boy.
Dad, please don't talk like that.
I, too, want to start a business...
People say sons always
take after their fathers.
But don't make me regret
that you didn't take after me.
The day the first fiber boat arrived
at the Fisheries Department office,
never imagining that this very boat would
one day tear apart the unity we had built,
we stood there looking at it in awe.
- Officer!
- What is it?
Sir, the boat feels like it's
made of plastic. Will it last?
Last? This is what they use abroad.
They're giving away these boats for free
to tsunami-affected areas
from Chennai to other regions
along the southern belt.
Must be for menial use.
If a foreigner
is giving something away for free,
he's going to bring it
to the market to sell.
Mark my words.
In a few days, these fiber boats
will be lined up on the shore.
They'll use these boats
for competitions too.
Let's go and mind our business.
- How can I help you?
- We won this money in the competition.
We're donating from our association
for the tsunami relief fund.
Here you go. I'll leave, sir.
Buddy, you've been meaning
to start a business for a while.
Ayya said that
fiber boats will be the future.
Why don't you start a company
that manufactures fiber boats?
Instead of a stranger,
why don't you beat them to it?
Kaali, don't encourage him unnecessarily.
There will be no profit in it.
His father has lost enough in business.
Brother, what do you mean by no profit?
If he executes it perfectly,
whatever his father lost in Burma,
he will make it back in Mugavaipattinam.
Hey, you do it!
Yeah, right!
Whatever his father sowed there,
he's reaping it here.
- Hey, Veeramalli, mind your words.
- Dude, mind your words!
Hey, why are you running your mouth?
I'm warning you.
Brother, he conned Burmese people
of their money.
Don't you know he was flogged
and thrown in jail?
The entire town knows about it.
Veeramalli, stop talking!
- Hey, Veeramalli!
- I'm speaking the truth!
I'll whack you!
- Why stop me...
- Damn you!
- How dare you!
- Let go, brother!
Brother, back off!
- Hey, Satta Puli.
- Take him away.
- Hear me out.
- Put away that knife!
- Hey, take him away.
- Take him away from here.
I'm going to tear your freaking mouth.
Hey, take him away.
Leave from here.
Buddy!
Give me your word
that you'll stand by me.
I'll put my life on the line
and start this business.
Of course, I'll stand by you.
You start the business!
Brother, throw it at the mark carefully.
Everyone, get down!
Like I mentioned, Dad.
We'll use Kaali to regain our honor.
He'll be the face of the business.
I understand what you're saying.
But bear this in mind.
Sachin Tendulkar lifts his bat in the air
every time he scores a century.
During that time, people will
also notice the sticker on that bat.
That's how the brand conquered the market.
Kaali should be our mascot for
every competition to help our business.
If we start to lose competitions,
we'll lose our business too.
I will not lose, Dad.
I'm wondering how to raise the money.
You don't worry about it.
We'll come up with it.
Are you talking about the fiber boat
we saw at the AD office?
Yes, Ayya!
- I'm glad to hear it, Satta Puli.
- Thank you, Ayya.
Your father must be happier.
Do well!
- Kaali, are you joining his business?
- Yes, Ayya.
After you mentioned it, I suggested
him to start this business.
How are you planning to raise the capital?
Ayya, I am going to use my wife's jewelry.
I'll pawn it and launch the business
on an auspicious day.
- Dad!
- What is it, dear?
Dad, tea is ready.
Ask someone to take it.
- Someone get the tea.
- I'll go, Uncle.
Hey!
My mistake. Please go.
He's going to romance the tea.
Angel Rakkamma, I'd appreciate
it if you could hand me the tea.
Why are you now risking
dipping your toes in unknown territory?
Hey, if you help him with the business,
Satta Puli promised to give me
my own fiber boat.
Shall I speak to your father now?
Hey! Hey! Someone might see us.
I don't think we're getting the tea.
Let's go home and have it.
- Hey, what happened to the tea?
- Angel, someone might see us.
Ayya, she's pouring it into glasses
one by one.
Finally, she's done pouring.
- Go now!
- Thank you.
I sowed you in my soul
Like a sacred door,
I shut you inside my heart.
You weave dreams into my eyes.
You reshape the very core of me.
You teach my heart to smile
I yearn to make you mine
I wander like a love-struck fawn
I'm utterly spellbound, my love.
Oh, my golden sparrow
Will you be mine forever?
May I lose myself in thoughts of you?
I yearn to drift through the open sea
Beneath the full moon.
At my bridal hem,
We'll sway our baby's cradle.
When our savings begin to dwindle
We must live as one, my love.
You're the pulse of my life, love
I sowed you in my soul
You weave dreams into my eyes.
You reshape the very core of me.
You teach my heart to smile
I yearn to make you mine
I wander like a love struck fawn
I'm utterly spellbound, my love.
I got a tattoo, making you mine forever,
like a stamped paper guarantee.
Hereafter, when I grasp the head rope of
the fishing net during the competitions,
you'll always be in my sight.
Like moss that embraces a rock
May I rest upon your shoulder?
As the husk clings to the grain
May I grow old in your embrace?
My love, our home
should bear your name.
I'll buy you that maroon saree
You've longed for.
Even when life
Leads us through thorns.
May your fragrance cling to me.
You're the pulse of my life, love
I sowed you in my soul
Like a sacred door,
I shut you inside my heart.
You weave dreams into my eyes.
You reshape the very core of me.
You teach my heart to smile.
FISHERIES DEPARTMENTake everything.
Hey..
- Hey, come on, let's go.
- Hey, who's out there?
- Oh, no!
- Hey, I'm talking to you guys!
- Come on! Come on!
- Wait, Dad!
Don't you have any humanity?
How could you steal the relief fund?
Don't leave behind any evidence.
Burn down the electricity box.
Throw him inside,
take the money, and escape.
Kaali will be waiting for me.
I have to join him in the dance.
Don't scream, brother!
FIRE ACCIDENT AT FISHERIES DEPARTMENSECURITY GUARD DIED IN FIRE
IDUMBAYYA BOAT WORKS.
Ours being the first of its kind to start
in the surrounding region,
anyone who planned
to buy a new boat came to us.
Whoever thought they could
beat us in the business could not last.
Because we built quality boats
with low prices and low maintenance.
Adding to it,
we always won the competitions.
People started to build faith in us
and found us to be a lucky charm.
As always, Muni Ayya's word came true.
The fiber boats overtook the timber boats.
Not just the winners, but the product
they build has more value, too.
That's why I'm entrusting you with the
order for 10 boats instead of anyone else.
When you're delivering my boats,
you should be
the winners of the sailboat race, Kaali.
That'll bring me luck.
That upcoming sailboat race
was the beginning of all the conflicts
that are happening in our town now.
I wasn't aware then.
My life would change in a way that I would
never set foot on a boat in my life.
Two fishermen were shot dead
by the Lankan soldiers in their waters.
Also, many other fishermen have been
arrested and put in a Lankan prison.
As many politicians have come
forward condemning this incident,
the people of that community have
staged protests hoisting black flags.
Uncle, only two days left
for the sailboat race.
Two of our best players
have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy.
Not sure when they will be released.
Who do we find as a replacement?
No, Singaram,
I don't think it's a good time
to take part in the competition.
Ayya, I do agree with you.
But if we win, we can use that money
to help their families.
Ayya Ayya,
my brother-in-law, Gnanam, plays well.
He's been waiting for a chance.
Ayya, I'm good at finding fishing grounds.
I know how to anchor
and take a position well.
- He's right, Ayya.
- Ayya, I can do it.
Is he a true boats man?
Don't you use a bomb to fish?
The wretched thing you do
is poisoning the sea,
killing the fish
and ruining the coral seaweeds.
You're not worthy
to set foot on the racing boat.
Get lost!
- Come on, let's go.
- You heard him. Now leave.
Scram from here.
Stop glaring, dude.
How about Srini's sons
from the fishing farms
Mayavan and Veeramalli?
We'll bring them as replacements.
They've been substitutes
for a long time now.
Ayya, those brothers are troublesome guys.
If we bring them into our team,
our coordination will be ruined.
They won't be suited for this match.
We'll lose!
Hey, we can't be winning all the time.
We should lose once in a while,
only then will we learn from it.
We'll take part in the competition
if we can bring them in.
Otherwise, let's wait for the
original teammates to get released.
- I hear you're not racing.
- It's false news.
- Please trust me.
- Take my order if you're going to win.
If you can't,
then return the advance payment.
When power shifts,
even the worthless will rule over you.
Since we started our business,
Muni's behavior has changed.
Don't forget that Kaali
is a Mandaadi first, then a friend.
Don't drag him into this unnecessarily.
I will do whatever it takes
to save my business.
Kaali is by my side. I'll handle it.
You're celebrating him as your friend.
If it comes down to you or Muni,
who would he choose?
What's your problem?
Don't you...
- What is it?
- I need to talk to you.
Ayya!
Players from other villages
are yearning to play for our team.
Let's take them on our team.
Because it's a big match coming up.
Kaali, I suggest you stop talking now.
Is this how you raise a sail for tailwind?
What I meant was
No matter who plays for the team,
the trophy belongs to the village.
You don't have to worry about
the cost of hiring new players.
Satta Puli offered to sponsor
through his company.
Get up.
Hey! Get up, damn it!
Get up!
A corpse stays a corpse,
no matter where you lay it.
Reserve your ideas
and suggestions for him.
This is my team!
As long as I'm alive, I will decide
who stays on or off the team.
- Rascal!
- I didn't mean to offend you.
- If we add more players...
- Talk like the Mandaadi of the team.
Why are you behaving like one of
their stooges, promoting their business?
I don't want to raise my hand at you.
Angel, you get back inside.
We're participating as a new team,
Tsunami Riders, on behalf of the village.
We'll come in the morning
and register our new team.
Why are you so angry that you
formed a new team within a day?
Don't be hasty and regret it later, Kaali.
Hey, you instigated him to do everything.
Yet you're pretending to be unaware.
Singaram, please take him away.
Else, I'll rip him apart.
- I dare you! I dare you!
- Hey, brother!
- Brother, please calm down.
- I dare you, damn it!
- Hey, let go of me.
- Brother, why aren't you intervening?
- What?
- Let's go!
Forget about Kaali.
He's out of control.
Kaali, don't be blinded by anger.
Don't let your ego ruin our lives.
At least now, please hear me out.
Come with me and speak to my Dad.
Ma, please ask him to speak to my Dad.
- So, she has a point...
- Mother!
You witnessed everything that happened.
Yet you're taking your father's side
and asking me to adjust.
I'm not asking you to adjust.
I'm trying to say,
he may have a reason...
Hey!
To me, my self-respect is important.
No matter what happens
We're forming a new team to play.
- You go back home.
- Son!
Brother Muni is here.
Brother, come in.
Please come in.
When we lose our best friend,
we lose a part of ourselves.
Your father, after saving my life,
died stuck in a whirlpool.
That's how I felt after his demise.
I didn't want his son to go awry.
So, I taught you everything I knew.
And took joy in seeing you become
a greater Mandaadi than your father.
Without understanding the situation,
when you stood against me,
I couldn't take it, my son.
That's why I raised my hand at you.
The competition is not to determine
who the best sailor is.
The competition is wisdom.
It's nothing less than our ancestors
constantly imparting wisdom to us.
But people like Satta Puli
turn it into a business, ruining it.
They'll start with a couple of players
from the outside.
Later, they'll fill the entire team
with players from another village.
Then, what about our men?
With the disappointment of not
being able to play for their home team,
they'll slowly and entirely
step away from the competition.
Bear this in mind, Kaali.
It's the competition
that keeps us alive and kicking.
We're not keeping the competition
alive and kicking.
In the future, if you run out of diesel
or a natural disaster strikes,
the wind and sails won't give up on us.
For that,
we must protect the competition, Kaali.
Please don't ruin it for your gain.
Ayya!
I'm old and don't know
how long I can keep this going.
You're my successor, Kaali.
Ayya, those are wise words.
May I return in peace?
Would you be by my side until the end?
- Hey! Hey!
- Honey!
- Please don't do it.
- Hey, drop it!
- Oh, no!
- Let it go!
Let it go, damn it!
I never believed it when they told me.
I believed that whatever it takes,
you'd have my back.
But after he brainwashed you,
you're contemplating it.
Did he promise
to get his daughter married to you?
Hey, have you gone mad?
If that's not the case,
why would you betray my son?
He trusted you and started this business.
Listen, don't throw around
words like "betrayal" at your whim.
That's not my trait!
Dad, what are we going
to do with this now?
It's all over now!
I don't want this business anymore!
Give her to me.
I'll kill myself and my child.
- Hey, give the child back.
- Hey, Satta Puli!
Let it go! Here, hold the child.
Why would you drag
this innocent child into it?
Brother, don't forsake us before we've
even had the chance to find our light.
Sister, please get up.
Please get up.
He's gone mad.
What's wrong with you?
- Please show us mercy.
- Please don't say that.
We have no one else to turn to.
Only you can stand by him.
I'll play in the upcoming match
as I promised before.
After that, find a new player.
Kaali will surely keep his word.
After that, what do we do?
It's enough
if he steps on our race boat once.
Then Muni will cast out
even Kaali's shadow from his team.
After that, Kaali won't have
anyone else but me to turn to.
Attention, please,
Tsunami Riders from Mugavaipattinam.
This announcement is for your team.
Machamuni Ayya and Chairman Madam
from your village
have filed a petition not to let your team
participate in this competition.
We suggest that you resolve any conflicts
before registering your team.
Until then, you're
suspended from the race.
Meanwhile, Tsunami Riders players,
please bring your boats back to the shore.
Chairman Madam, only he is from
the village, and we are garbage, is it?
This is an important match for us.
We'll discuss it after the race.
Wait!
Don't test my patience, Muni.
You're inviting unnecessary trouble.
I'm here standing up for my village.
Unlike you,
who are using this for selfish gains.
- How dare you?
- Hey, take your hands off the shirt.
- How could you do this?
- Stop it!
How could you behave like this?
Take your hands off the shirt.
How dare you come into our village
and offend our elder?
- Hey!
- Hey, drag him out of here.
How dare you stop us?
- Take him away.
- I'm going to kill and bury you.
Hey, why are you causing an atrocity?
Idumbayya.
You're going overboard!
Paari, speak to the committee
and bring their boats back to the shore.
Okay, madam.
How long do we live as outcasts
in our own village?
We must take control of the competitions,
Satta Puli.
Dad!
TSUNAMI RIDERS
The moment you raised a hand on Ayya,
all ties between us were severed.
Our friendship is the only reason
you're still alive.
ANGEL RANI.
A son just watched
a father getting beaten.
One day or another,
he will pay for his sins.
Despite everyone's warning, Kaali
went to him, causing you humiliation.
Such arrogance!
Forget about him, Dear.
Bloody traitor!
Dad, we're staking our lives
for a life of dignity.
The rest comes after.
If you lose your dignity, I'll die.
Uncle!
His spinal cord is heavily damaged.
Unfortunately,
he can't move around like before.
Hey, Satta Puli!
That wretched Kaali turned
your King into a bedridden father.
He will never live a peaceful life.
- Oh, God no!
- Kaali made a huge mistake.
He shouldn't have hurt my father.
What I'm about to do tonight
will remind this village
that fear, respect, and dignity
belong to those with power and wealth.
Let's rain terror tonight!
I'll surrender myself.
You stay outside and handle the business.
Kaali may look rugged,
but his heart is pure.
He's stuck between love and friendship.
Hey!
You go to the hospital and make sure.
Satta Puli doesn't do
anything stupid out of anger.
- Okay, Uncle.
- Where can I find Kaali?
Hey, what's happening out here?
- Ayya!
- Let's go home.
Let's go!
You got humiliated in public.
I'm not coming.
You may leave.
I can't even face you, Ayya.
I feel ashamed of myself.
It'll be alright if we sit down and talk.
Bloody, the whole family
schemed against you
They deceived me, Ayya.
Ayya, to stab and kill me
Only you have the right to do it.
So, you're guilty.
We can talk it out.
Ayya, don't be like this.
You forgive people so easily.
Angel and I are in love.
What do you have to say about it?
I'm aware of it. Let's go.
You're always
Hey, he's out there at the beach.
Hurry up! He's over here.
- Hey, Kaali, get up.
- Ayya!
- He's a bad person, Ayya.
- Satta's men are here.
Come on!
Hurry up!
Hey, stop the bike! Stop!
Come on!
Hey, he's sailing him away in a boat.
Come on, hurry up!
You bloody money mongers.
How dare you lay your hands
on a boats man?
MUGAVAI MAINTHANS
Does even the Red Sea smell of blood?
Does it search for you,
Desperate to take you away?
In the future, if you run out of diesel
or a natural disaster strikes,
the wind and sails won't give up on us.
Dear Lord, did you fall to the earth,
Waiting for every last one.
Were you ensnared by the conspiracy,
Only to meet your end?
BOAT RACERS ASSOCIATION MOURNING
THE LOSS OF OUR VILLAGE STATESMAN.
He is on his way
He is on his way
Kaali! Hey, Kaali!
They hacked and killed Muni Ayya.
I warned you not to support him.
You never listened!
How would I live without him?
Kaali, look, everything has ended.
Ask him to leave.
This is my father's wake.
I will decide
who can or cannot pay respect.
One has to cross me before they can
pay their respects to my father.
I will kill you, damn it!
I'll kill them all soon.
Give me one chance
to see his face for the last time.
I have spoken!
How dare you come here
after what you did to my father?
Get out of here, traitor!
Go! Go!
Rakku, how can he not pay his respects?
One who stabs with a knife
alone is not a murderer.
But he's the worst murderer
who stabbed his back.
When you were holding on to your ego,
he came home to beg you.
Why did you betray him?
You're a sinner who killed him.
He taught you to sail the boat
but you put him on a bier.
Why do you need the skills
that he taught you anymore?
If you're a man of dignity,
you must not sail a boat anymore.
You must not live in this village
where my father once lived.
Get out of here!
Go!
Don't ever show me your face.
Rakku, please let him see his face
one last time.
Will you call back the departed
To testify?
Rakku, why are you doing this?
Rakku!
Did you bring the torch
To light the sacred flame?
What did you do to deserve
Being left all alone?
Ayya...
She lost her father, Kaali.
Her anger is fair, Kaali.
Put yourself in her shoes.
A huge mistake happened.
- Let's go, Kaali.
- Oh, no!
If you leave,
there'll be no one left on our team.
More than avenging my master's death,
it was Angel's words
and the blame for being called his killer,
drove me away from the village.
I left this village after a death.
I brought you back
to prevent more people from dying.
4 DAYS TO THE RACE
This year, with over
100 sailboats participating,
a mega sailboat competition
is about to be held.
Usually, only one team
from Mugavaipattinam competed.
But this year,
Sammati Clan's Tsunami Riders
and the Mandaadi clan's
Mugavai Mainthans will compete.
Whichever team wins the trophy
will be recognized
as Mugavaipattinam's official team.
I got you medicine for your congestion.
What goes unheard never ends well.
These kids were minding
their own business.
Now dragging them out to the streets
has turned everyone blind with rage.
Stop beating around the bush.
Whatever it is, speak to me directly.
All of us are extremely stressed out!
Do you expect us
to sacrifice our only son?
Aren't you worried about it?
But you're first to support your friend.
Listen, I've been very patient with you.
You don't seem
to understand the situation.
I don't know when I'm going to lose it.
Why not? Lose it! Lose it!
Do you have any shame that you're
keeping a traitor in your company?
He instigated everyone to watch the show.
You, too, are cheering for him.
What's your bloody problem?
What's your problem?
You're always spewing poison about him.
You're right!
No matter how long men stay apart,
one crisis is enough,
and we put aside our pride
join hands and stand together.
However, women
You hold on to grudges
and keep ranting about it.
- You better stop talking...
- I won't stop talking.
Listen to this as well.
When our relatives came to me
with the prospect of marriage,
do you know who I spoke to first?
Kaali!
He did not think even for a second.
He said, "Buddy, only you can take
good care of her."
It's been 20 years now.
Even when I tried to talk to him,
he never spoke to me.
Rakku
Had Kaali not stood for our Maari,
we would've lost our son long ago.
Don't forget
that our son went to him for help.
Why is Maari over here?
Three players got injured
during the practice match.
So, he's here to recruit us.
Please join our team.
You're well aware
that I have no one else to turn to.
If we join your team and lose, we will
not be able to step on a boat for life.
Please don't drag us into this.
Hey, don't speak low of us.
I'll whack you!
You guys lost before
you could even hit the shore.
So, don't tell me that I will lose.
I'm asking for your help
to save the Mandaadi clan.
Can't you hear me?
Freaking rascal!
You're the reason I'm hopping from
one team to another as a guest player.
- I'm so angry that I'll stab you to death.
- Guys, back off!
Please hear me out, son.
- Let go of me.
- Please hear me out.
Veera, let go of him!
- Take it!
- No!
I said hold it!
Stab me to death.
- Stab me!
- Are you still wet behind the ears?
Didn't you hear us the last time?
Why are you here again?
Looks like you'll learn only after
getting stabbed like your grandpa.
Dad, just because I'm patient
doesn't mean you can threaten him.
That's your limit.
If you go with him, you'll be ruined.
Instead of being a son
to a cowardly father like you,
I'd rather get ruined
for standing by my friend.
I cannot stand down and watch.
I don't know about others, but I'm in.
Do as you please.
- Hey, move.
- We'll make it work.
You settled your anger on me.
What about your anger on Satta Puli?
If you guys refuse to play for our team,
then your children will face the same
and go to another village to play
as a guest player.
MUGAVAI MAINTHANS.
He's training like mad alongside
Veeramalli and Maayavan.
But you've been thinking like sloths.
Do you think you guys
are being fair to us?
We must always have our clan's back.
4 teams and 24 players.
No one can sail past us
and take the lead.
We'll set it up and finish his chapter.
Buddy!
C-Come in.
I want to talk.
Please bring her.
Buddy, the competition is at dawn.
She might say something
that might upset you.
I want to do this
for the competition as well.
I want to talk to her.
Please bring her.
Please hear me out.
Let's not do this.
Please don't speak a word.
Get out of here.
Back then, you did not let me speak.
Even now you're refusing to listen.
Please wait for a moment
and hear me out.
After the match, I will be gone.
Only if I let go of my pain
and step on to the boat
can I be true to the competition,
quoted Muni Ayya.
That's why I'm here to speak to you.
I had realized my mistake
and had come ashore
to set things right that night.
But things got out of control.
We lost Muni Ayya.
And I lost myself.
I thought I'd die bearing
the 20 years of pain within me.
That's when Maari became
my path to redemption.
I saw that as an opportunity
to lessen my burden.
I'm here for myself.
Satta Puli may have killed Muni Ayya.
But you consider me the knife
that stabbed him.
Please forgive me!
I never did anything intentionally, dear.
Except for your forgiveness,
I don't expect anything in this world.
Please forgive me, dear.
I'm dying by the day.
- Buddy!
- Sir! Sir!
- Please get up.
- Get up!
- Dad, lift him.
- Buddy!
Stop!
I'll reclaim our clan's honor.
I cannot live like this anymore.
After all, I'm human too.
Kaali!
At the shore of the Bay of Bengal...
DAY OF THE RACE
fighting the strong waves,
searing through the winds,
like a high tide,
our relentless warriors who never give up
are waiting to leave a mark on their sea
in this time-honored seafaring tradition.
Welcome to Mugavaipattinam to
witness this grand fiber sailboat race,
the sport of our descendants!
On behalf of the organizing committee,
we warmly welcome you all.
Shortly, the competition
is about to begin.
I request all the players
to stop prepping your boats
and go to your respective docks
and get your boats inspected.
You guys wouldn't even check the knot
while tying the nuptial chain.
All the knots and ropes you tie
look as strong as you are.
Even the chief guests of the event
have arrived.
Please hurry up!
The first Chief Guest to arrive
is our former president, Zynama Madam.
Followed by our MLA Rangan Rajaram.
On behalf of the organizing committee,
we warmly welcome you
adorning you with silk shawls.
Hey, who's sacrificing a rooster here?
Brother, they're opponents.
Oh, he's the Kotta Puli?
Hey, he's not Kotta Puli
but Satta Puli.
Let's go!
Hurry up!
If I'm late, Maari will yell at me.
It's very sweet to hear you say it.
Why can't you smile and say it?
- Hey, Uncle is here!
- Mr. Maari, they're summoning the players.
What are you doing over here?
Are you getting motivated for the match?
Damn you, get out of there.
Come on!
Why are you walking out as a couple?
You may take her on the boat.
You leave from here. Leave!
Kadalarasi, bring her with you.
As if you both are a celebrity couple.
Romancing before the match.
Listen up! The wind is not steady.
It keeps shifting directions.
I'm sure you can see for yourselves.
We haven't got any updates
from the Fisheries Department.
There will be a total of two checkpoints.
The first checkpoint
is 4 miles from the shore.
You must circle it and sail south 8 miles
and you'll arrive
at the second checkpoint.
After circling the second checkpoint
you'll return to the starting position.
That's it!
Did everyone understand?
- Kaali!
- What happened?
Satta Puli showed his true colors.
- Hey, Veeramalli, what's this?
- I won't get off the boat.
Who are you to command me?
I won't listen to anyone.
- Why are you guys fighting?
- Bloody traitor!
You broke up the team, damn it!
How could I forget the past
and get on board to support him?
I joined hands
only to stab you in the back.
He should be destroyed beyond redemption.
Forget about everything
and you go on board as the 6th player.
I've lost touch!
Coaching and playing the game
are two different things.
I cannot become a player now.
Hey, Kaali, you trained
these boys so well.
Yet you claim you lost touch.
I can't, brother.
We are all requesting
but you're refusing to play.
Abandoning at the last minute
is nothing new to you.
Get lost!
Stop!
It'd be surprising only if Satta Puli
did not stoop to this level.
He may be a great boats man on the shore.
But we must prove we're the best at sea.
He thought taking out Veeramalli
would defeat us.
The moment he sees you aboard,
he'll lose his nerve.
The man who made you leave this village
and lose everything,
prove him wrong by not only reclaiming
the clan's honor but yours too.
My father used to say...
A Mandaadian
would never forget anything
until he's dead.
Bagampriya, bring your uncle's jersey.
- Go, dear. Go!
- Go on, get it.
MUTHUKAALI.
MUGAVAI MAINTHANS.
Step aside. You make payment.
- Hey, take the money.
- Do you have a 6th player?
- Dear!
- Brother, make a proper launch!
With the blessings of deity Maariamman.
Mugavaipattinam's Mugavai Mainthans.
Captain Kaali!
20 years ago, Mugavaipattinam's face
of sailboat racing and the star player.
Kaali is returning to the sea to compete.
He's going to thunder and win the trophy.
Whether it's the sea or at shore,
the wind never loses its spirit.
Similarly, Mugavai Mainthans
with their classic spirit,
are marching with pride
led by their Mandaadi, Kaali,
to compete in the race.
Let the drums roar far and wide.
Wearing his jersey like an armor,
Kaali has arrived at sea
like a warrior at war.
With blood staining the waves.
Even the sea cries out for war.
All around,
Sea tigers bare their fury.
Everywhere,
Crimson seas surge and swell.
Salt winds rush through my breath.
MUGAVAI MAINTHANS.
Hey, go home and bring my jersey.
Hey, stop!
Company, we can easily defeat them.
- Why are you coming on board?
- He's right, Dad. We'll handle them.
We're going up against Kaali!
Dad, we will win.
If we lose, the sea will claim Kaali
before I return ashore.
O sea, my eternal guardian.
Waters that shield our honor.
O sea, my eternal guardian.
Waters that shield our honor.
The wind is in its most dangerous form.
The meteorological department
has warned about unpredictable winds.
The officer is suggesting
to call off the match.
If the boats sink in the sea,
I'll get into trouble.
I cannot take a risk.
I ought to kill you, damn it!
I'll bloody cut open your
bribe-mongering stomach and kill you.
Let go of him. Calm down.
If the players can't fight winds,
it doesn't matter if they live or die.
- Please hear me out...
- Hey!
Today is the day
I change the fate of this sea.
The competition has to go on.
But the people are focused
only on two teams.
One, the undefeated
and conquerors of the Bay of Bengal,
Satta Puli's Tsunami Riders.
Two, once a roaring Lion
of the sailboat racing
is returning after a hiatus,
the successor of mighty Machamuni
under the Captaincy of Kaali,
Mugavai Mainthans.
Whichever team wins the trophy today
will be Mugavaipattinam's official team.
That is the challenge between them.
To other teams, today is a competition.
But to these two teams,
it's life or death.
Will Satta Puli's dream of crowning
his son with the trophy come true?
Or will Kaali win against the
Tsunami Riders, who are in full form?
Pull!
The strong and unpredictable winds
are not a big deal for our warriors.
Witness the traditional sport of Tamilians
that have been played over generations
and more to come.
Like rockets blasting off
from Sriharikota,
witness these boats rip through
the waters of the Bay of Bengal.
Is it sailing using the wind over water?
Or is it using the
water to fly in the air?
Sail forward!
Today's competition
is giving me goosebumps.
If this isn't a blazing war at sea,
what is?
The competition may end at only 4 pm.
Instead of hurting your feet
standing under the sun looking at the sea,
please find a spot to rest
where there is shadow.
Hey, close in on them.
Hey, Veeramalli is closing in on us.
Dodge them, slant to the right,
and keep sailing.
Players, the winds are strong.
Take control of the steering rope.
If not, the boat will topple.
Can you hear me or not?
Hey, the winds are strong.
Balance the boat.
Pull!
Hey, No.8, the wind tore your sails.
Everyone, fold their sails.
The committee boat,
please sail near them.
Damn! Their boat toppled.
Oh no, the players are jumping
into the water one after another.
The boats behind,
ensure you don't crash into them.
Brother, the Phoenix boat toppled.
Gauging the winds at the moment,
it feels as if they're turning hostile.
Please be cautious and sail with patience.
The wind and sea seem poised
to catch you off guard.
Pull!
I didn't finish the warning,
and two more boats toppled.
The committee has received
the first update from the sea.
It seems the winds are very hostile
at the moment.
Anjaan Alai Odis, No. 5 Phoenix,
Devipattinam Kudaram Boys,
followed by Veeramalli's Sivasevagam.
These four team lost their boats.
Family members, please don't panic.
Hey, you jam the anchor from behind,
and I'll jam another from the other side.
Kaali's boat should not sail forward.
Keep coming!
Hey, Althaf, don't fall off the boat.
Hey, Keppas, pull him up!
Hey, put pressure on the bow.
- Something is holding us back.
- Help him lift.
Grab the steering pole.
The boat is stuck
please check what's happening.
Come on! Come on!
- Hey, step on the bow!
- Come on!
Brother, the boat isn't moving.
It's stuck!
How come everyone else is moving,
not us?
Hey, turning. Come on!
No matter how we steer,
it doesn't move.
I tried pulling the steering rope,
still no response.
Brother,
I think there's another anchor stuck.
We can't speed up the boat.
Dad, these frauds are playing foul.
Report to the committee and sort it out.
Bloody frauds!
How long do you intend
to keep oppressing us?
Playing fowl mid sea, is it?
How low could you go?
Hey! Don't peg yourself
to be worthy of foul play.
Our B team is enough to defeat you.
- How dare you?
- Listen!
Everyone is aware
that the winds have turned hostile.
This is what happens when someone
who can't cross a drain
dares to cross the sea.
Hey, Singaram, I'm warning you!
At least you should remain alive
to pick up their corpses.
Stop it!
The wind doesn't always
favor one direction.
Bear this in mind!
That's it! Everything is over!
We can't take the lead anymore.
The moment you all have been waiting to
see which boat circles the boundary first
has finally arrived.
Tsunami Riders are leading at the moment.
The other boats are following them
speedily to reach the boundary.
But the most anticipated Mugavai Mainthans
have not even made it
to the top 10 in the race.
Like always, Satta Puli's boat
is the first one to circle the boundary.
Satta Puli is challenging everyone
and is leading this race.
Catch the wind and sail!
Now other boats have started
to circle the first boundary.
But the most anticipated Mugavai Mainthans
are nowhere to be seen.
Are you guys even on the sea or not?
Mugavai Mainthans will be the last
to circle the boundary flag.
Looking at this, it looks impossible
for them to take the lead in this race.
Keppas, quickly pull up
and get it on course.
Move to the other side of the bow.
Hey, Maari, watch out!
Check it out!
Hey, turn around.
Turn around towards Kaali's boat.
Hurry up!
Thondarasa, come here.
I think they're on
to the next trap for us.
They're closing in on us.
Shall we slow down?
If we slow down,
we'll lose the small lead we have now.
Hey, Keppas!
Pull the steering rope.
Press the steering pole down hard!
Maari, climb up!
They should be terrified
at seeing us tear through.
Dad, they're setting
another trap for them.
- Hey, where are they now?
- Sail fast!
He's not slowing down
and charging towards us.
He should be humiliated
even at the second boundary.
I'll take care of it.
Hey! Muthappa!
Speed up the boat.
Maayava!
Now to the right!
- Brother, take the turn.
- Steer to the right!
Turn!
Steer to the left.
They're closing in on us
to damage the boat.
Let's slow down.
Not a chance!
Keep charging towards them.
He's approaching rapidly
and trying to push through us.
Don't worry. I'll handle it.
Crash into them!
Hey, get closer to them.
Come on! Climb up the mast!
Give me your hand.
Keep climbing!
Come on!
Keep sailing!
Hey, Maari, don't let it go!
Hey, watch out!
After all these years, Kaali just
taught everyone how to take on the sea.
That requires a certain skill.
Proving everyone wrong that they
lost it during the first boundary flag,
they are now seen charging ahead,
taking the lead.
- Before catching the shore winds
- Hey, isn't it a sea vortex?
Oh, damn, there's a sea vortex forming.
All boats, listen up!
A sea vortex is forming.
Don't come in this direction.
Attention all boats!
A sea vortex is forming.
Don't come in this direction.
As a sea vortex is forming
in the route we planned earlier,
after circling the 2nd boundary,
head south, go around two miles,
and come back.
No one could predict how big it would
get or in which direction it would move.
Don't take it lightly
because it looks small.
The sea vortex looks dangerous.
Don't come this way.
Change your route.
Don't even make the mistake
of coming closer to this region.
If something were to happen,
the company won't take responsibility.
Hey, it's coming towards us.
Hey, steer the boat away.
Hold on to something.
Don't let go.
Hold tight!
Hey, steer the boat away.
Watch out!
- Hey! Hey!
- Kaali, bro, take a look.
The vortex pulled them in!
Attention people!
A vortex has formed,
and it sucked in our speaker boat.
But the people on board
jumped off the boat and survived.
So, the committee changed the route
and sent them another way.
You all must've heard in the past
that a vortex similar to these
killed 60 of our people.
Even our Kaali's father, Narkunam,
died in a similar vortex.
What is a vortex?
Like a hurricane on earth,
a vortex forms in the sea
from winds from all directions.
Even the biggest lounge boats
can't escape from it.
Dad, let's not follow their suggestion.
We'll take the original route.
The vortex is not a joke, son.
If we try to defy it,
it'll wipe us out with no trace.
We're comfortably in the lead.
Let's follow the committee's
suggested route.
Kittan, we're focused on the vortex,
and they're closing in on us.
Hey, take the new route.
The new route!
- Don't stop!
- Go! Go!
Don't step on the stern
and sail steadily.
Hey, Maari, let's work briskly.
If we keep this up,
we can take the lead.
Watch out!
If we wish to win today,
we must buck up and take the risk.
Hereafter, we can't take the new route
for 2 miles to take the lead.
The only way
is to sail past the vortex skillfully.
Let's take the suggested route.
Can you fear the sea urchins
and never set foot in the sea?
Our ancestors ruled this sea!
If we don't win today,
our future generations will become
mere spectators of this sport.
Even a constant loser gets one last win
before he bites the dust.
The wind and sea will not give up on us.
Will you guys stand by me?
We will!
Buddy, let's show them how it's done!
- Let's do it!
- Let's do it!
- Let's do it!
- Shift the sails to take on the route.
I'm anxious about hearing this news.
While other teams are taking
another route, fearing the vortex
the Mugavai Mainthans are taking
the route through the vortex
and are charging, defying death.
Grab it firmly!
- The vortex is pulling us in!
- Everyone, hold on tight!
Everyone, hold tight!
It's pulling us in, brother!
- Don't let it go!
- Climb on the stern!
Dad, they're taking the vortex route!
Brother, I can't press down on the stern!
- Brother!
- Hold the mast firmly.
- Brother, it's sucking us in.
- The force is strong!
The vortex has caught us!
Brother!
Brother! Brother!
- Don't stop!
- It's pulling us in!
I'm very scared!
Hey, hold on to it firmly.
Hey!
Hey, don't let go!
Hold on tight!
Tighten the sails!
Tighten the sails, damn it!
Don't let go of the steering rope.
Brother, we're going to sink!
Brother, don't let it go!
Hey, climb up!
What do we do now?
I can't hold on.
- Not able to hold on!
- Slowly climb up!
Everyone, gather in the center.
Brother, I can't hold on anymore.
Maari!
Don't let go!
- Hey, Maari, watch out!
- Climb up!
- Hold on!
- Maari!
Don't let go!
ANGEL
Come on!
Pull up!
Go! Hold on to the mast!
The wind and the sea
will never give up on us.
It will appear in some form to help.
The wind has favored us, brother.
If we slant the sails and sail ahead,
the vortex will push us out with force.
Unleash the sails!
Hand it to me!
Come on, tie it up!
Dad, how are they doing it?
Mainthans defied
and rose against the vortex.
They used the vortex's wind and force
- and charging at full speed on the sea.
- They're closing in.
Speed up!
To the yearning eyes looking
to catch a glimpse of the boats,
the boats are now
starting to near the shore.
Get the finish line ready.
The boats are approaching the shore.
Come on!
Hey, Kittan, speed up!
All the boats are coming towards us.
Don't panic. We can handle this.
- Brother, they're closing in.
- They're going to crash into us.
Hey!
Maayava, leave the mantle.
- Come on!
- They're closing in.
Come on, brother!
Come on, lock in! Lock in!
Don't let them lock onto us.
Come on! Don't spare them!
Don't spare them!
Don't let them go past us!
To win this race
even at the cost of their lives,
Satta Puli pulled off his signature step
to lock onto the opponent's boat.
Kittan, the mast is falling.
Watch out, buddy!
Guys, crouch! Come on!
Oh, no! Tsunami Riders boat is breaking.
Hey, watch out for the rope!
Get lost!
Why?
Why are you doing this?
Hit him!
Kittan, come on! Kittan!
Dad!
Dad! Dad!
Hey, shift to our boat.
Shift to our boat.
Hurry up!
We need to unlock the boats.
Dad!
How come both boats
are coming together?
Seems like a tough competition.
Look, Satta Puli is tangled in rope
and struggling to survive.
Not sure if he's alive or not.
Please have an ambulance on standby.
We have to give it to them.
Not giving up their victory
Mainthans who survived the vortex,
have locked the stern hard
so that it won't come off.
What does it mean?
Now, even if our boat tries to take the
lead, it'll drag Satta Puli's boat as well
and make them touch the finish line first.
Like banks stopping a raging flood,
Satta Puli's strategy now threatens.
Kaali is slowly losing
his shot at victory.
Hey, push! Push! Push!
Hey, Kaali is climbing on the stern!
He's trying to break the stern!
How's it possible
to break the strong stern with legs?
Still, he's trying to break it.
I pray his efforts are blessed
by the Deity Maariamman
and his late master Muni Ayya.
It's a big deal! They went through
a lot to achieve this position.
The people of Mugavaipattinam
are yearning to see these 6 win the race.
Let's wait and watch!
Only 100 meters are left
to decide their fate.
Oh, my God!
Kaali finally broke the stern!
Kaali!
Kaali!
Hey, help him out.
Mugavai Mainthans have made new history.
We must call them
Mugavai Mainthans 2.0 from here on.
Everyone, please salute these champions.
Buddy, you're extremely skilled!
Yet you're slogging at the swimming pool.
This is where you belong, buddy.
Don't you dare come back to Chennai.
They're calling you to receive the trophy.
Let's go.
- Why isn't the team on stage yet?
- Buddy!
Maari won't receive the trophy
until you come.
Come to the stage!
The people are waiting
to see you receive the trophy.
Wow! Looking at this
It truly feels nostalgic,
as if we traveled 20 years back in time.
Mainthans have held
Mugavaipattinam's head high with pride.
When people were doubtful about what
he would do with these inexperienced boys,
single-handedly
Kaali proved everyone wrong.
All these years, the Sammatti clan
had this sport under their control.
But Kaali chased them away for good.
Everyone, loudly applaud for them.
Years may have passed,
but Satta Puli couldn't stand against
Kaali's mastery of the sea.
We're dedicating this victory to our
elder Mandaadian, Machamuni Ayya.
It feels as though Muni Ayya lives in
every player standing before the people.
This sport of valor has returned
to its rightful founders.
Hereafter, the sea winds
will only speak of the Mandaadians.
And the winds will roar fiercely,
standing by these hard-working people.