Ottam Thullal (2026) Movie Script

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We are all going blind
Everyone has cataracts
We've grown weary of blurred visions
We need glasses
We need a new way to see
O Wrathful One
Sovereign of the Field of Death
Ascend to your shrine in holy fury
Let your dance shake the earth, O Kannagi
O Queen of Eternal War
Unyielding Goddess who never rests
Three-eyed Beauty
Lower your trident,
O Mother of Awe, do not strike us
O Fearsome One
Clad in the coil of serpents
Girt with a waistband of severed hands
O Supreme Daughter,
raised by the Lord of the Mountains
Breathe life
into my scorched and weary soul
Even Great Shiva lies prostrate
before you
Who else could hope to calm your rage?
Even Great Shiva lies prostrate
before you
Who else could hope to calm your rage?
O Wrathful One
Sovereign of the Field of Death
Ascend to your shrine in holy fury
Let your dance shake the earth, O Kannagi
O Queen of Eternal War
Unyielding Goddess who never rests
Three-eyed Beauty
Lower your trident,
O Mother of Awe, do not strike us
O Goddess Kali
The Mother whose gaze never wavers
Grant us the grace of peaceful days
In the blink of an eye,
you scale the heavens
You are the Primal Force
The Absolute Ruler of the battlefield
You are the Primal Force
The Absolute Ruler of the battlefield
Hey! Airamalai!
Hey! Vetrimalai!
Hey! Aanamalai!
You rule them all!
Hey! Airamalai!
Hey! Vetrimalai!
Hey! Aanamalai!
You rule them all!
O Fearsome One
Clad in the coil of serpents
Girt with a waistband of severed hands
In the blink of an eye,
you scale the heavens
You are the Primal Force
The Absolute Ruler of the battlefield
Even Great Shiva lies prostrate
before you
Who else could hope to calm your rage?
Even Great Shiva lies prostrate
before you
Who else could hope to calm your rage?
O Wrathful One
Sovereign of the Field of Death
Ascend to your shrine in holy fury
Let your dance shake the earth, O Kannagi
O Queen of Eternal War
Unyielding Goddess who never rests
Three-eyed Beauty
Lower your trident,
O Mother of Awe, do not strike us
Hey! Airamalai!
Hey! Vetrimalai!
Hey! Aanamalai!
You rule them all!
Hey! Airamalai!
Hey! Vetrimalai!
Hey! Aanamalai!
You rule them all!
Om Namo Narayanaya.
Om Ganeshaya Namah.
Om Vighneshwaraya Namah.
Shuklaambaradharam Vishnum
Shashivarnam Chaturbhujam...
- Prasannavadanam Dhyaayet...
- Hey!
Sarva Vighnopashaantaye...
What are you doing there, huh?!
Are you going to burn down the house?
Grandma, please don't disturb me
while I'm meditating.
Om Ganeshaya Namah...
Om Vighneshwaraya Namah...
His meditation nonsense!
Come out, you!
I said come out!
Ugh, this Grandma!
Won't even let me do my morning prayer.
Oh, God! He'll strangle himself to death!
Oh, just stop it!
Can't buy anything for the house!
Here you go...
Dear...
It's your parents' death anniversary.
Go before the temple closes for the day.
And...
Make an ancestor offering for your parents
and a floral offering in your name.
What about you, Grandma?
I don't need one, dear.
- Alright, see you later, my dear Janaki!
- Stop it, you!
Take care, dear.
Ritual for ancestors.
- Vishwambaran, Thiruvonam star.
- Vishwambaran, Thiruvonam.
Anitha, Punartham star.
Anitha...
- Punartham...
- Also...
One flower offering.
Janaki, Pooruruttathi star.
- Here.
- No change?
- Nope.
- Go pray. I'll give you the balance.
Brother-in-law, I didn't send her away.
She left on her own.
Let's talk later peacefully.
Don't stress me out.
- Everyone's driving me mad!
- How dare you walk in with shoes on?
Oh, no! Dear God!
Please forgive me!
Such weirdos!
- Oh, God...
- Oh, dear God.
I haven't studied a word.
I hope I get good marks.
Please take care of me.
Mahadeva...
- Bless me alone.
- Take off your shirt!
What a headache this guy is!
Such a nuisance!
- Also, give my brother-in-law some brains.
- You!
Don't cross the sacred boundary stone.
Oh, God! Please forgive me once again!
- This guy!
- Om Namah Shivaya! Om Namah Shivaya!
O dear God!
Om Namah Shivaya! Om Namah Shivaya!
O Mahadeva! Forgive me!
- Switch off that phone, man!
- Oh, man! I'll call you back!
Hey bro-in-shawl! Please wait.
I come here to pray for some peace of mind.
Now that peace is ruined too!
Every temple has someone like you!
"Don't do this, don't do that!"
Bearded moron!
Oh God, I'm applying for full forgiveness.
Why isn't it opening?
It's been a while.
What if Shanthi, the priest,
is lying dead inside?
Just be quiet.
Inside, the Shanthi is having
a conversation with God.
When the Shanthi makes the sacred offering,
he can see God in person.
Yeah, right!
Then why don't we see Him too?
We won't be able to see.
Only the Shanthi can.
For example,
my uncle in Paravoor is a Shanthi.
Uncle has seen Him in person.
Grandma, can a Shanthi see God?
Long ago,
Sri Ramakrishnan had
a vision of the Goddess.
He was a temple priest.
And similarly... many great men
have had visions of the Goddess.
Apparently, God's incarnations
are still being born on Earth.
But we cannot see them.
When divine incarnations are born on Earth,
they don't cry.
But there will be heavy thunder,
rain and lightning.
Did I cry when I was born?
Oh, don't remind me!
You drove me crazy for four days.
Grandma!
My dear child never cried.
I was just joking.
Maybe I'm a divine incarnation too...
What happened to him?
Has he gone mad?
Why are you sitting like that?
Guess he didn't sleep last night.
I'm not sleeping.
- I'm meditating...
- Meditating?
You see divine incarnations don't cry
when they're born.
He also never cried when he was born.
- At least, that's what he told me.
- What nonsense!
I think he's a holy man!
Leave that!
Teacher said there will be Math exam today.
Studied anything?
Oh, no! I forgot!
I haven't studied anything.
You're in trouble!
There won't be an exam today.
Huh?
There won't be an exam today.
Why not?
Teacher won't be coming to class today.
Of course, she won't!
His word is the truth!
Teacher won't be coming to class today.
These guys are mad!
You guys better study.
Be quiet, everyone!
Whoever talks next,
I'll report them to the teacher.
Oh, no...
Hello.
- Good morning...
- Good morning, Teacher.
Morning, sit down. Sit down.
The great soul's prediction flopped.
Is everyone ready for the exam?
Yes, Teacher.
I need to go home urgently.
So, let's postpone the exam to tomorrow.
- Wow, he's great!
- Alright, then.
See you tomorrow.
- Is he really a holy man?
- Oh, my Guru!
Didn't I tell you that
what Appu said is true.
We'll study only when
Appu Swami asks us to.
O young maiden, crown of a noble family.
O young maiden, crown of a noble family.
You who are virtuous
and graceful by nature.
Please speak, don't remain silent.
Udayan Shanthi had said
that Thampi won't make it till dawn.
Appu Shanthi said yesterday
that this Thumbi
won't make it till dawn.
But the sun makes dawn, not Thumbis.
Be quiet!
- Shush!
- Sorry, Swami.
- What's the name of the deceased?
- Thampi.
- Star sign?
- Chithira.
Name of the deceased?
Isn't it Thumbi, a dragonfly?
Isn't it Thampi?
Yes, Thampi... Thampi, it is!
Adya Kashyapa gotra sambhavasya.
Born into the ancient Kashyapa lineage.
Aalumparambil naalam madam vamshyasya.
Fourth in the Aalumparambil family line.
Punartham nakshatram jatasya.
Born under the Punartham star.
Chithiram nakshatram mrithasya.
Departed under the Chithira star.
Thampi namam devasya.
Thumbi namam devasya.
Isn't it Thampi?
Sorry.
Thampi namam devasya.
Hitham, for well-being.
Pindam, the offering.
Aama pindam, the raw offering.
- Amrita pindam, the sacred offering.
- Aama pindam. Amrita pindam.
Panchamrita pindam,
the five-nectar offering. Swaha!
Everyone,
pray for the soul of the deceased.
His name is Thampi not Deceased!
I mean... Thumbi!
Oh! Whatever the name be!
Just pray for this soul please!
You can take the body.
Okay.
You can take the body.
Carry it.
Can't tell head from tail.
You're right.
Don't hurt Thumbi.
Light it.
Who's setting my banana plantain on fire?
- Run! Run!
- Stop there!
Run!
Stop there!
Who are you?
Please let us go.
Why did you start a fire, huh?
- Please let us go!
- Speak up!
Where are your dads?
You dare set my plantains on fire!
- I'll show you both!
- What happened, Raman?
Shanthi, they burned down my plantains.
We didn't burn it down, Shanthi.
He was cremating Thumbi.
Thumbi Shanthi!
Thumbi Shanthi!
How can he do such things
without knowing about rituals?
I'm worried if something bad
will happen to him.
Nothing like that.
Even if you offer a flower with devotion,
God will be pleased.
In this day and age,
you're blessed to have a child like him.
It's not like it used to be.
Kids today aren't interested
to learn prayers or rituals.
I worried our customs and traditions
might fade away.
But after seeing Appu, that fear is gone.
Can I take him under my wing and teach him?
Yesterday,
I checked his horoscope in detail.
It says that when he grows up,
he will become truly divine.
God sends certain people to this world
to preserve our customs and traditions.
I believe Appu is one such child.
Oh, thank you dear God.
Empress of the realms
The supreme energy
Bestow your grace upon all creation,
O Mother
Awaken the mind of this child
And shield him
From the torment of the cruel
He is merely a seed,
Make him touch the sky with your gaze
Sharpen this fragile blade of grass
Into your sword
Raise him as your soldier
In the depths of hardship and pain
You become the soothing balm of love,
O Mother
Sweep through the cosmos like a tempest
O Sovereign of the gods
May your victory be eternal
O Narayana!
Empress of the realms
The supreme energy
Bestow your grace upon all creation,
O Mother
Awaken the mind of this child
And shield him
From the torment of the cruel
Empress of the realms
The supreme energy
Bestow your grace upon all creation,
O Mother
Awaken the mind of this child
And shield him
From the torment of the cruel
He is merely a seed
Since Appu Shanthi began the rituals,
the Goddess's spiritual energy
has been awakened.
Sharpen this fragile blade of grass
Into your sword
Raise him as your soldier
In the depths of hardship and pain
You become the soothing balm of love,
O Mother
Sweep through the cosmos like a tempest
O Sovereign of the gods
May your victory be eternal
In the depths of hardship and pain
You become the soothing balm of love,
O Mother
Sweep through the cosmos like a tempest
O Sovereign of the gods
May your victory be eternal
- Tell me the name and sign.
- Don't write, don't write.
I've it written here.
Priyamvatha, Ashwathi star sign.
It's your birthday today, right?
Happy Birthday!
Thank you.
Cake in the evening...
Oh, she left.
Two more birthdays left.
Aathira...
Anjali...
Who are these...
- Is it your birthday today?
- Unni!
Stop chit-chatting and wash the pot.
- Me? Wash the pot?
- Come quickly!
We're classmates.
- Alright, then.
- Come fast!
Coming, Shanthi!
What happened? Why are you sad?
Mom is still not better.
Her condition is serious.
She's in the hospital.
But she was better, wasn't she?
The jaundice worsened.
It's affected her kidneys.
She cannot even pass urine.
Vilasini...
- Her star sign is Punartham, right?
- Yes.
Please wait.
Make your mother drink this holy water.
And apply this sacred ash on her forehead.
Stay strong. Everything will be okay.
Okay? Don't worry.
O Divine Mother!
GO HOME IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS POLITICS
No DRUGS, NO RACISM
Look here.
- Shyamala...
- Yes.
One strong tea.
Brew it yourself.
I've to pick up the kids.
Tea powder is almost over.
Did anyone bother to buy?
I bought it the last two times.
Subash has gone to Kodaikanal for a tour.
He'll bring it when he comes back.
I can't find Thakazhi's Kayar.
I'll make do with MT for now.
Look at him and learn.
Xavier is the only one
who takes books from here.
Others come here only to drink tea
and spin tales.
It's Bhima by MT.
- Great choice.
- Thank you.
What's that package in your hand?
- It's unniappam, Shyamala.
- Nice.
Can have it with tea.
- Keep some for me too.
- Alright.
Good morning.
Don't finish it in one go.
Mom specifically said
to share it with everyone.
Is Vilasini aunty discharged?
Yes, she is.
Heard she was in the ICU
due to kidney problems?
How come she got discharged so soon?
After drinking the holy water
Appu Shanthi gave,
Mom got better.
She's passing urine regularly.
Will she have to go to another hospital
to stop the urine?
Akhilesh...
- Feeling feverish and coughing too.
- So?
I need Dolo and a cough syrup.
The fever has to pass on its own.
Medicine and tablets
are bad for your health.
- I've got a cough too.
- Don't cough.
Make up your mind that you won't cough,
even if you feel like it.
Like that the cough causing virus
will get destroyed on its own.
I've experimented and it worked.
Why have you opened a medical shop then?
We shouldn't give our random medicines
and ruin people's health. Understood?
Not because you're lazy to walk up there
and get it for him?
- You're something else!
- Don't know why I bothered coming here.
Om Namah Shivaya!
God bless you.
May all good things happen.
Shivaya... Shivaya... Shivaya...
Just like how you conducted our wedding,
all of us want you to conduct
her wedding too.
Please do come, Shanthi.
I'm not keeping too well.
I've spinal degeneration.
So, I don't go out much.
Call Dad.
He had asked us to call when we reached.
Dad... Will pass the phone to him.
It's Dad.
- Are you well, Shanthi?
- Yeah...
- Greetings, Shanthi.
- Greetings, greetings.
You know my elder daughter
had some problems in her horoscope.
Everything was cleared thanks to
the rituals and prayers you did.
And she got a good groom
who works in ISRO.
As you know, the younger one
has the same problem.
So, you must come.
I was just telling her...
I'm really unwell.
Now, I send Appu
for the prayers and other rituals.
He's my disciple.
And he's excellent.
I'll send him instead.
It's as good as me going myself.
Sure, that will do.
Here...
How many kids do you have?
I've two boys.
I'm very happy that you came.
These days...
it's all about celebrations.
No one pays attention to the traditions
or the truth behind this.
But even you people at ISRO,
perform a Ganapati Homam
before sending rockets
from Earth into the sky.
- Am I right?
- It's true.
People here don't even have
that much belief anymore.
Who helps you take care of things here?
My mom and younger brother are with me.
My other two brothers live right across.
And my sister comes and checks on us
from time to time.
Then Appu, who I was talking about...
he takes care of everything.
Thank goodness.
- Alright, then. We're off.
- Alright.
The beef isn't tender, not enough fat.
- Hey...
- Yes?
The beef has no salt.
- I'll add.
- Not enough spice either.
Oh, you're here!
Aren't you ready yet?
Dad's about to leave.
- I'll get ready right away!
- Always hanging around her!
She has some 100 complaints
but licks the plate clean.
- Are you cooking lunch?
- Yes.
What are you making?
He bought chicken in the morning.
Then I'll come in the afternoon, okay?
What's for lunch there?
What else! Vegetables as usual!
Wont allow anything else, right!
There's nothing tasty in that house.
He has made sambar! Ugh!
- Mom.
- Yes.
Keep that lamp inside.
If you had fish or meat from there,
don't...
What!
Who eats fish or meat in the morning?
It was there.
But I didn't even touch it.
I don't enjoy
those disgusting things anymore.
Let the lamp stay lit for a while.
Not like it's getting hurt.
Yes, brother!
Everything is set here.
Yes, the bride is ready.
It's definitely going to happen this time.
The girl's family said we can conduct it
next week itself.
No, it's a small function.
Not enough time to invite everyone.
I only have one month's leave.
Alright, I'll call you.
Yes, I'll send the picture too.
Okay, then.
Rajesh.
Appu didn't say anything
after checking the horoscopes.
What will he say?
Everything will be okay, Mom.
Even if it isn't, I'll still marry her.
I'm 40 years old!
Yeah right, you'll marry!
Not while I'm alive!
If I don't get married soon,
even my organs will sue me.
- I'll marry.
- You won't!
- I will!
- Rajesh!
- I will marry!
- Put that lamp inside, okay?
- I'll do it after I bathe.
- I am...
going to make black tea...
Been asking them to chop off
that damn pala tree forever!
My back and knee have gone for a toss!
Mary! I've told you several times.
Stop dumping the leaves
from your yard to ours!
Even I've told you several times
that these leaves aren't ours
but from your pala tree.
Told you to chop that off so many times!
I'll decide if I should cut the tree
in my yard or not!
I don't need anyone's damn opinion.
- How can only you decide that?
- Who else will?
The roots from this tree
has caused cracks in our bathroom.
This wall is about to break.
Her hands have swollen from
sweeping up the garbage that falls here.
You better chop this tree
or else I'll show you what I can do!
- You'll do squat!
- Started in the morning itself!
- Hey...
- Mr Antappan!
This is a gazetted officer's family.
You mind your words.
Mr Gazetted Officer, why don't you
come and fix our bathroom.
Also fix this wall.
Clean up this garbage from my yard.
Can you?
Huh?
Look at him, wear his crown and leave!
Bloody gazetted officer!
- Enough.
- Shut up!
Antappan... this is a pala tree...
You cant just rush
and cut it down like that.
It's a bad omen if you do.
You don't have to rush.
Take a full week and do it slowly.
Your husband knows exactly how to do it.
Rajan does tree cutting.
It's written on a huge board in front.
Rajan Neelakandan, Tree Cutting Specialist.
- Antappan...
- Don't say anything more!
I'll chop the whole yard one of these days!
Hey!
I told you, didn't I?
Let us chop it off!
She and her bloody superstitions!
What's wrong with this man!
About cutting down the pala tree...
Antappan has started creating issues again.
What he's saying is right too.
Would we allow it if we were in his place?
How many times did I tell you?
You can't just cut it like that.
It's not an ordinary pala tree.
- As if! God lives in that pala.
- What did you say?
How many pala trees have I cut?
Then go ahead and chop it down!
You can all suffer
the consequences together!
What else can I say?
No need, let's not cut it.
Not right now at least.
- Let's go?
- Yes, let us.
He just keeps saying it's a bad omen.
But he doesn't say
what exactly will happen.
Looks like he has given his word
to sell it to someone.
And if we find that out,
it's obviously bad for him!
Now do you know why it's bad?
Stop it. Let's go.
What will you even get for a pala tree?
- Rajesh!
- Yes!
Coming.
Yes, sir.
Yes, Boss.
- Our movie starts today.
- Oh, is it?
Today's the pooja.
What's the name?
The name...
Thumbi or Mandi or something...
One stupid name.
Don't worry, sir.
Our movie's name is really good.
- Thank you, dear.
- 'Pappadam, Pazham, Payasam'.
- Will it be a hit?
- Super hit. No doubt!
May your words come true.
Okay, then.
Pappadam, Pazham, Payasam.
Another stupid name!
- There's no one on the street.
- Light those incense sticks.
Let's begin the pooja?
Yes.
Not bus stand. At the pooja.
Pooja is happening.
Is he acting in this movie?
Yes, he's playing a main character.
Then why didn't he participate
in the pooja?
He doesn't believe in all this.
Oh.
Also, one more thing.
Just change the movie's name.
What's wrong with
'Thumbi Vaa Thumba Kudam'?
Thumbi keeps flying away.
It won't stay still.
What if it flies away from the theatre?
How about 'Udumbe Vaa Udumbum Chuvatil'?
Udumb as in lizards
will remain stuck to the theatre.
No risk of flying away.
Look here.
Only if you truly believe what he said,
you need to change it.
I've immense belief in you, Shanthi!
My last movie became a super-hit
because I did whatever you said.
Alright, then.
O Nagaraja!
Appu, actually what's wrong with this tree?
Just looking at my brother's face
scares me.
I can't ask him.
You must not cut it.
It's a bad omen if you do.
The same thing again!
Appu Shanthi, please tell us what exactly
will happen if we cut this tree?
This tree has Nagaraja's presence.
There he goes again!
If you cut this,
even death could happen.
Udayan Shanthi knows about it.
That's why he won't tell you.
Hello?
We haven't fixed the date yet.
- Come on.
- Yes, everything's going on.
I'll call you.
Hello, Thumbi Shanthi.
I don't drink milk tea.
I can have it.
Where's Swapnesh?
He's very busy.
- He'll come to pick me up.
- Oh, okay.
- Appu!
- Yes?
Did you check Rajeshs
and the girls horoscope?
It's fine. The horoscopes match.
- Thank God!
- Well, no more discussions.
Marriage will be next week.
Right, Mom?
Well, just inform the girl's family too.
Shall I call them right away, Shanthi?
There's a problem.
Oh, dear... What's it?
It's a small problem.
It's a small one, right... That's okay.
Even though it's small,
- it's quite a big problem.
- What kinda problem is that?
The compatibility is good overall...
except for one.
Which one?
Yoni compatibility.
- Means?!
- That means...
Your life may lack marital bliss.
That's fine.
I've got plenty of bliss to spare.
Let me go and call her family, okay?
- How much?
- 5250 rupees.
Look at this, not some measly bill
like your Appu Shanthi.
Is it a big pooja?
Yes, kinda big.
What's the pooja for?
The Shanthi said if I talk about it,
the effect will be less.
Which Shanthi was it again?
Roopesh Shanthi. Don't you know?
He does reels.
He's quite viral.
- He's on Insta.
- Go check out Instagram sometime.
We don't have time for that.
But still, let me take a look.
Roopesh Shanthi.
May God bless everyone!
Blessing lies
in the tongue
and in the words that come from it.
For example...
Just because dish soap
you use has lime,
you wouldn't make
lime juice from it, right?
Similarly,
may God bless everyone
to use the words
we speak wisely.
- What am I seeing!
- It's 250 rupees.
- Eh?
- 250.
- Tell your Appu Shanthi to do this.
- Do what?
Did you see his followers on Instagram?
- Look here, Appu has respect in this town.
- As if.
We don't need to attract people
with such self-marketing.
I've sent 250 rupees.
Alright, I was just saying.
What happened, Suja?
She's got a fever and headache.
Oh, go and show her then.
- Okay.
- Alright.
Dear... not that way. This way.
Come.
Oh, lost another one.
Once Appu Shanthi sees you,
you'll feel better.
Hi, bro!
- You!
- Greetings.
- Mom!
- What's his name?
Shamon.
I named him Raman.
His friends modernised it to Shamon.
New generation.
He drinks too much.
He's my only son.
Please help him stop it.
Kendrasthita manda nishachara arka,
Shubhaye ravishta yati mati mani.
That means, in your horoscope,
if the Sun, Moon and Shani
occupy the central position,
the influence of benefic planets
will be blocked.
When that happens,
that person becomes an alcoholic.
See Mom, it's not my fault.
It's the horoscope's fault.
No, that's not what I meant.
If alcoholism is caused by
an astrological affliction,
a special prayer to God is needed.
And with that,
you should make an effort too.
You think I haven't tried, bro?
Just ask my mom.
I don't drink during the day.
But at night...
To be exact, when the sun goes down...
that's when I get the tendency to drink.
Let's do one thing.
I can't do dark, bro!
Can you ask the sun to not set?
Then I won't drink anymore!
Everyone asked me to
take him to a hospital.
But he won't allow.
I'm scared of needles.
- Or I'd have taken drugs instead.
- Best!
Shanthi said things will get better
once I get married.
But Mom wouldn't allow.
Who's that Shanthi?
It's some girl who drinks with him.
Her name is Shanthi.
Not some Shanthi.
Shanthi Prabha.
His Shanthi Prabha nonsense!
Anyway,
I'll bless some sacred ash.
- Apply it in the morning after your bath.
- That's not happening.
And some offerings
that you need to do in Shiva temple.
- Everything will be fine.
- Okay.
Okay, bro! Let's meet when you're free.
I'll be under the bridge at night.
Stop it, will you!
This chain looks good.
Where's the bridegroom?
He's on the phone begging his Arab boss.
Trying to extend his leave.
Have some.
I'll be right back.
Nice work.
How much sovereign is it?
Five.
It's not five, just two.
She's bluffing.
I didn't like your wedding sari.
But I loved the second sari.
Are you on Insta?
- Please follow me, okay?
- Alright.
- Greetings, new bride!
- Here comes the snake!
What kinda town is this!
How do you all live here?
I got completely lost
when I came for the wedding.
Not even a single beverage nearby.
Not even a bar.
Where do you get your stuff from?
What all are you saying?
Stop scaring the girl!
I was just saying facts.
- What are you doing, Dad?
- Don't be scared, dear.
I'm Babu.
And Babu is a very nice guy.
- Stop it, Dad.
- Have you tried Babu's fish curry, dear?
- No...
- We'll try it, okay?
- Babu!
- Yes!
Did you make the fish curry?
Yes, I did.
You've ruined fish worth 1500 rupees!
- When?! How?!
- Can't even put it in my mouth.
So spicy!
Raji.
Give that fish curry to the dog.
I doubt even the dog would eat it.
Don't be scared, dear.
It's our resident drunk.
I'm worth less than a fish here.
I won't stay another minute.
- Don't stay.
- You said my fish curry was bad...
- I won't stay even half a minute!
- Don't.
Raji, gather whatever you want.
Let's go.
- Come, dear.
- You can go, Dad. We're not coming.
I'm going! I'm going!
I'm leaving...
Oh... why did I've to say I'm going.
Now how will I...
Brother-in-law...
Not going...
Brother-in-law...
After three years of being locked up
in the cupboard,
these bottles have been freed.
Locked up?
He bought this bottle
from the Gulf three years ago.
He had locked it up in the cupboard.
Wouldn't even show it to anyone.
He said he'd take it out
only after his wedding.
Since the wedding is over, it's out!
Rajesh, I can't believe you locked up
those bottles in the cupboard.
Soman...
At least then they'll be motivated
to get me married!
Motivated?!
Do you know how much I searched!
And how many enquiries I made!
I was so exhausted from looking.
I know, I know.
You weren't searching for a bride,
but for the keys, right?
Babu, pour him a drink.
Let him have a drink
and start auspiciously!
- Start what?!
- His new life.
No need. Tonight is his first night.
- He should be drinking milk.
- Yes, tell him!
If he drinks this,
the milk will get spoiled
and so will his relationship.
And the girl will dump him.
My dear brother-in-law...
Somehow I made this happen,
please don't get me dumped already!
I'm losing it as it is!
- Hey! Be careful, okay?
- Okay.
Give that here.
Where are you rushing off
like an express train?
All okay.
It's strong.
Why so late?
Rajesh.
Come here...
Is it too sweet?
It's okay if it's a bit too sweet tonight.
Right?
Drink it.
- Come, let's go to bed.
- Rajesh...
Can you do me a favour?
Why just one?
I can do how many ever you want.
What's it?
Can you get my dress from that cupboard?
Sure thing.
- Which one?
- That rose...
The rose coloured one.
At night,
it's good to wear such soft dresses.
I'm sorry.
Mom said I can't touch the cupboard.
That's why...
Hey! Mom will say all sorts of things.
- You can touch, Aarathi.
- No, that's not why.
Mom said girls shouldnt touch
the cupboards during their periods.
You got your periods?
- Yes.
- When?
Just now.
What all customs, right...
My hometown doesn't have such customs.
But where are you going?
To Mom's room.
Mom said I shouldn't lie
with my husband for seven days.
Ugh!
Mom keeps saying such...
It's nothing...
You don't follow such customs
back home, right?
This particular one, we do follow.
Goodnight, Rajesh.
Sleep well, Rajesh.
Aren't you coming, dear?
Coming, Mom.
The compatibility is good overall...
except for one.
Yoni compatibility.
That means...
Your life may lack marital bliss.
You should've just married Anjana.
You really liked her, didn't you?
Marriage is a matter of destiny.
It's already written who belongs to whom.
Not only that,
there's something wrong with her horoscope.
What?
She's supposed to get married twice.
- Two?!
- And her first husband...
won't live long.
So, are you waiting for him to die?
You're shrewd!
Does she know that?
She doesn't know.
Her husband does.
Who told him?
Are you at peace now?
Who'll cut the root?
Ask your dead father to do it.
How dare you talk about my dad!
No... stop...
Come back, Rajan.
Hit me! Come on, hit me!
Let me go!
Been tolerating for years!
- I dare you to!
- Enough, Dad. Come!
- Please come!
- Take him away!
I'll show you.
Rajan did it when Udayan
went to teach the priests.
When Antappan started fighting again...
Rajan...
He did it out of anger.
He wouldn't listen to us either.
For the time being,
don't drink water from the well here.
I'll sprinkle some holy water.
You may drink it after that.
Oh God! Are we going to die
without a drop of water?
Is something bad going to happen?
Should we do some ritual remedy?
The only remedy was to avoid cutting it.
Anyway...
Go to Mannarasala temple
and offer milk-and-turmeric
in everyone's name.
And a banyan-tree form offering
for Rajan.
Mm.
Unfavourable time.
Whoever you go against,
never go against the serpent deity.
They're living Gods.
Today we're in Gopi's house, guys!
Guys, let us check out
what Gopi has prepared for us.
Hey! Arun!
Are you making money out of this too?
- Some vlogger he is!
- Alright, guys! Bye!
I'm very happy that we decided to hold
this month's family union gathering
in my house.
I welcome each and everyone
to this gathering.
So gassy!
Those who haven't paid
this month's instalment,
please do so at the earliest.
Also, there are quite a few
who haven't paid towards the death fund.
The sooner you pay,
the sooner you'll benefit.
- Right, Gopi?
- Yeah.
You keep collecting money
for the death fund,
but do you actually give it to anyone?
Only collections keep happening, huh?
We can only give when they die, right?
How about we review the accounts?
How can we do that today?
We review the accounts once a year.
That can be today.
You come for the gathering once in a while
and then get on my case!
What's this!
Then, should I wait for your convenience?
You just sit in your pooja store
and squat mosquitoes.
We work really hard.
Do you know that?
Aren't you done yet?
- They've started fighting.
- Almost done.
Once they stuff these hot banana fritters
into their mouths,
they'll stop arguing.
You cut down all the trees,
contribute to global warming
and you dare come at me!
- Hot banana fritters are ready!
- You moron, you eco-destroyer!
Who's a moron, huh?
You! Who else!
Who's a moron, huh?!
Stop it!
Rajan.
Hold this.
I said take it.
Soman, take this.
End of problem.
You both better eat this
and finish this problem right here.
Understood?
Why have we all gathered here today?
For banana fritters.
It's for unity! Got it?
So, please don't create problems.
Am I clear?
Gopi, where are the fritters?
It's over.
Shantha, get me one banana fritter.
It's over, Kaladharan.
Oho! What kinda gathering is this!
Do you count heads before frying fritters?
Listen up!
Don't you dare call me
for such things again!
Let me see if I can find some fritters
at the tea shop.
Don't go, Kaladharan! Please!
Get lost!
You got a fritter, right?
- Go away!
- Don't talk like that.
What else should I say!
Oh God!
O dear God!
Oh, no! He's back!
Where's the bedsheet...
Oh Gods...
Mom!
What will I tell...
Rajan.
Be careful.
Come down carefully.
Be quiet!
The mango tree is full of red ants.
Obviously!
You think there'll be tigers instead?
- Very funny, gassy!
- Oh, my tablet.
Can you pluck one jackfruit
from the backyard?
Oh, she and her jackfruit!
All this jackfruit is giving me gas!
I eat tablets for gas more than rice!
No need for jackfruit.
You don't have to eat it!
Go and pluck it, Rajan!
You both stop arguing.
It's just one jackfruit, right.
I'll do it.
Take it!
- Can I get a glass of water?
- Okay.
Just plain water or...
should I make it colourful?
Well, some colour will be good.
Call Appu
to do the rites.
Will Appu leave the temple rituals
and come?
Yes, he will.
Just tell him I said so.
Dad...
Dad...
It's all because of your jackfruit
that Rajan ended up like this.
Be quiet! It's not because of that!
It's because he cut that pala tree.
It's even in the newspaper.
Here you go...
Vilasini didn't come?
No, Uncle.
Mom cannot walk at all.
Appu Shanthi said someone would die
if they cut that pala tree.
So when do we do it?
Right away.
- Here's my 500.
- Okay.
- Just get rum.
- Okay.
Sister...
- Hello.
- Isn't it over yet?
Pankajakshi aunty.
Shall I get you some water?
- I'll be right back.
- Okay.
It's not time to take the body yet.
Kids are hungry. Come back soon.
Need to give them lunch.
Cook something and go.
Can you calm down?
Latha has made some fish curry.
I'll bring it somehow.
Stop calling me like this.
So, get it and come.
They haven't even touched it.
Thank goodness.
Don't cry, aunty.
Pankajakshi aunty.
Please drink some water.
- Drink...
- Please drink a little.
Drink it...
Climb the heights
Climb the heights
The gentle streams will guard your path.
Climb the heights
- Can I get you some more water?
- No...
Don't say that... I'll go get it.
I'll bring some.
Oh, no! My fish curry!
They won't be needing it anymore.
It's for touchings.
Can I take it, Ramani?
Give me, give me
Take out some vegetables from the fridge.
- What happened?
- I'll be there soon.
I had two drinks,
thinking I'd get some fish.
Give it to me, but I won't cook it
Latha's fish curry is amazing.
Correct.
Rajan!
Who's that?
Rajan...
It's his sister.
Then pour one more quickly.
Or the brother-in-law will sniff it out
and show up.
There he comes.
I cannot bear this...
Here you go...
We used to buy share
and buy drinks together.
Look at his state now.
- Let it go.
- Yeah, you can go.
I mean have some of these jackfruit chips.
Who bought jackfruit?!
Who the hell bought jackfruit?
My brother-in-law fell down
when he went to pluck a jackfruit!
Don't ever bring a jackfruit item here!
Please be quiet...
This family has nothing to do
with jackfruits anymore!
- Don't ruin it...
- Ruin it?!
Who ruined it, huh?
Someone's dead.
And you show respect
by sitting here and drinking?
Climb the heights
Climb the heights
Listen...
It's time to do the rites,
go shower and come.
Climb the heights
Climb the heights
We need to buy more stuff, okay?
Happy now?
- Huh?
- Oh... there he goes again.
Are you happy that
my brother-in-law is no more?
Aren't you ashamed to come and stand here?
Huh?
Would your toilet have exploded
if you'd just left that pala tree alone?
Come on, explain to me!
Instead of chopping off that tree,
if you'd just moved that toilet elsewhere,
that man would've been alive.
You bloody...
Remember this...
Youll get so constipated,
youll blow up and die!
- What all are you saying?
- Get lost!
Come, they're taking the body.
Take him away... Go on...
I'll bomb your toilet!
Let it go, Antappan.
He is drunk.
Don't feel bad.
It's good that you got that tree cut.
That's why Rajan could cut the tree,
and die
and we could all get together!
Be proud of yourself, Antappan.
Pour one for me.
Antappan has lost his marbles.
It's time for the final rites.
Everyone, go and have a shower.
Quick!
Side, please.
I want to do the rites.
What?
I want to do the rites.
How can you do it, Babu?
They must do it.
You are related through marriage.
A soul bond is stronger
than blood relations.
You don't know about our bond.
- Ask...
- What's he saying, Udayan?
Uncle.
Shanthi...
Is it okay if he does the rites too?
It's not okay!
Brother-in-law, right?
There's nothing inauspicious about it.
There isn't...
Pass that towel.
Babu, go and have a bath quickly.
- Go fast.
- Alright, side please.
I'll be right back.
It's so cold.
Why is everyone looking so dry!
Go and have another bath!
Quick!
Don't be late.
Come soon.
Quick, quick!
Brother-in-law...
I'm treated worse than a dog here.
- Babu...
- And they want me to have a bath.
Brother-in-law...
Open the door, we need to shower.
Open up!
Babu... Babu...
- Just open up!
- Who's there? I'm showering.
- Babu...
- I'm taking a bath, man!
Climb the heights
Climb the heights
Claim the rewards along your path
Babu isn't back yet?
By the way, where is he?
Babu!
Babu!
Babu...
Babu...
Babu... Babu...
- Is this how you'll do the rites?
- Didn't you shower?
He hasn't showered.
Babu...
- Are you cold, son?
- Side, please.
You didn't take a bath yet?
- No.
- Aren't you doing the rites?
No, I'm not in the mood to do it anymore.
- I'm no longer in the mood.
- He has lost his mood!
Side, please.
Take the body.
- Hold on to him.
- Rajan...
Please don't go...
Rajan...
Rajan...
There's something inauspicious
about this death.
The death occurred 12 hours after Avittom.
That too on a Tuesday.
Vasu Panchakam, more misfortunes.
If a death occurs during Vasu Panchakam,
it is believed that five more deaths
may follow in the family.
- What's a remedy for that?
- Oh, God...
Remedy...
Mrithunjaya Homam,
a life-protecting fire ritual.
Won't that cost a lot, Shanthi?
Almost two lakh rupees.
So you can skip work
and live off it for months, right, Shanthi?
Is he acting in this movie?
Yes, he's playing a main character.
Then why didn't he participate
in the pooja?
He doesn't believe in all this.
It's fine if he doesn't believe in pooja
but as per tradition,
it's not right to turn your back
during a pooja.
Should I replace him?
Oh... that's not for me to say.
It's your call whether the movie
becomes a hit or not.
If you say so, I'll definitely replace him.
- That's up to you.
- I'm replacing him right away!
So, are you waiting for him to die?
You're shrewd!
Does she know that?
She doesn't know.
Her husband does.
Who told him?
I'm not sure if I should say this.
But it's hard for me not to.
I had checked her horoscope.
It says she is destined for two marriages.
It also says
her first husband wouldn't live long.
Don't worry. Just be careful.
Anyway, happy married life!
Don't believe all this nonsense.
As if people die just because he says it.
People like him say such things,
scare others,
and make a living fooling them.
He's a complete fraud.
Swapnesh.
Don't talk without knowing the facts.
Rajan died exactly as
Appu Shanthi predicted.
Oh, really?
Even if it was... it's just a coincidence.
Like a jackfruit falls and a rabbit dies.
Not a rabbit...
Rajan died because the jackfruit fell.
Oh, dear...
That's what the
astrological reading showed.
I only said what the sacred sciences say.
What science?!
Rocket science?
This is a scam!
Shanthi...
If you're born, you'll die someday.
That's not some new rule.
Dad's time was up, so he left.
That's all.
Like you said, we're ready to
believe five more deaths will happen.
First tell us when.
Scriptural teachings say
we shouldn't state the time of death.
Best.
If you don't know, just say so.
I never said I don't know.
I said I'm not supposed to say it.
But I will say it here.
Those five deaths...
will happen within 16 days.
No damn thing is going to happen here
in the next 16 days.
Beware! An arena of annihilation
Beware! Your ultimate doom
Beware! Life is caught in a snare
An inescapable trap
A blow that cannot be stopped
Tremble! You will stumble and fall
Tremble! Flames encircle you
Tremble!
Merciless foes close in around you
You are doomed to fail, O parasite
Vasu Panchakam...
That is a set of five
inauspicious constellations.
It's inevitable.
Beware! An arena of annihilation
Beware! Your ultimate doom
Beware! Life is caught in a snare
An inescapable trap
A blow that cannot be stopped
Tremble! You will stumble and fall
Tremble! Flames encircle you
Tremble!
Merciless foes close in around you
You are doomed to fail, O parasite
Whatever is born is destined to die
A Panchakam that begins in the Vasu star.
That's called Vasu Panchakam.
In some places, Vasu Panchakam is called
Kari Naalikal or inauspicious days.
The stars from Avittom to Revathi
are what's called
Vasu Panchakam or Panchami.
In some regions, Vasu Panchakam
is also referred to as "Kari Naalukal".
What a load of rubbish!
Apart from these star signs...
Oh, God! There's truth in all this.
You don't even believe in God!
If the death happened
during Vasu Panchakam,
there will definitely be
five deaths in that family.
Shyamala...
Aren't you from that family?
I barely go there these days.
Wash these, alright.
- Relative, it seems!
- Hope I find Thakazhi's Kayar today.
Who even believes
in such things these days?
Everything Appu Shanthi has said so far
has come true.
- Where are you off to?
- To the town.
I need to stock some more pooja material.
Something similar happened
in Chathanar long ago.
But only four people died there.
It's not four.
The fourth woman who died
was pregnant at the time.
So that makes it five, right?
Did you forget?
Oh, God...
Hi friends... Greetings!
I'm your very own Swapnesh.
My best wishes to Angel Coffin Shop,
run by Panjikal Paapi,
opening opposite
Puthenkurish Self Treatment Hospital.
Hope you all get a chance to...
Argh! Not like that!
I'll do it later.
Best wishes and whatnot!
Hello...
- Can I have one tea, please?
- Yes.
Don't you have any shooting, Swapnesh?
Of course...
I'm waiting for the rituals to get over.
LJP keeps calling me daily.
Really...
What is this LJP?
Must be LPG.
He must've mixed it up.
They were talking about
buying a gas cylinder.
- It's not that!
- Then?
- Lijo Jose Pellissery.
- Who's that?
Watch some movies from time to time.
Oh!
Swapnesh, I'm with you
on this Vasu Panchakam issue.
But if it turns out to be true,
I'll side with Appu.
That's my policy.
What stupid policy is this?
We're safe, Swapnesh.
We're fools who came into the family.
When I searched on Google,
I read that it mostly affects
close relatives.
Isn't that true, Ravi?
Just a minute.
I'll go pee and come right back.
Mm...
Be careful.
It's dark.
The snakes don't know
that you're a gazetted officer.
Vasu Panchakam!
Poor fellow! What a scaredy-cat!
- Just a big guy!
- Bring me my dinner.
Oh, no!
A snake!
Come fast.
I thought I'll take a bath
since it's so hot.
Come.
Who's that?
Hold this.
- Mo...
- Mom!
What are you doing here?
Don't say anything...
Rajesh told me to sleep here.
Then who'll do the rites?
- Who?
- Who?
- Will you do it?
- I don't know how to.
You need to be clean and pure.
- He'll say all sorts of things.
- Right...
You go and sleep over there.
- Me?
- Go and sleep.
- Go on.
- But Rajesh...
Please move aside, Mom.
Sleep well.
Aren't you going to bed, Mom?
Pray and go to sleep, son.
Except for one compatibility.
That means...
Your life may lack marital bliss.
He hasn't slept properly since Rajan died.
How can I sleep, Appu?
I see his face the moment I close my eyes.
All this happened to him because
I asked him to chop down that pala tree.
Every detail of a person's birth and death
where, when, and how...
is all written in the stars.
Don't feel bad about that.
We didn't know cutting down the pala tree
would cause so many problems.
There are many things
in this world that we don't know
or can't comprehend.
Will anything bad happen to us
because of Rajan's death?
People are talking about
some five Panchalis.
Not five Panchalis.
Five Panchamis.
It's called the Vasu Panchami curse.
The death caused by that curse
affects only that family.
Here's the knife you asked for.
How's your mom?
- She's fine.
- All good?
Doesn't Swapnesh have any shoots?
He said they keep calling.
Then why isn't he going?
He said he's not going
because of the mourning period.
So, he's not going
even when they call.
But he doesn't have to observe it.
It's fine if he goes.
He can leave today itself.
What's going on there?
What?
They said he won't be doing the rites.
Uncle called him.
He thinks hes the godfather.
He said you can go if you want.
Who?
Appu Shanthi.
Oho!
So, that's what you all were planning, huh?
Eh?
He's waiting for me to die
so that he can marry you.
I'll make it happen.
Don't stoop so low.
Please be a little more updated.
- Move!
- Update?!
I'm the biggest freak in this family.
Here.
Come.
Put your left knee on the ground
and sit with your right leg up.
Good luck!
Your left knee on the ground.
And sit with your right leg up.
He can't do it.
- Rajesh...
- What happened?
I've a slight knee problem.
Can you do something about it?
Then sit however you can.
Of course, it will hurt.
It's your age.
Place the leaf facing south to north.
Oh, my mother...
Don't you know south and north?
That's not south to north.
It's like this.
It's because you walk aimlessly.
This is south to north.
That's how it was, right?
Oh, dear God.
Please fix the south and north.
Show me your right hand.
Mukti pindam. Moksha pindam,
Panchamrita pindam.
Sada Namah.
Pray for the soul of the deceased
and offer this.
Oh God.
Pray for your uncle and--
- Maybe he was hungry.
- What did you, son?
What have you done?
Get up!
You should've fed the kid
before the Bali ritual started.
It's okay.
Appu Shanthi said we shouldn't eat
before the ritual.
Did you say that?
Some guy keeps blabbering nonsense.
And you all blindly follow it.
He must've stuffed himself before coming.
Swapnesh...
Be quiet.
He's just a kid.
Ignore it.
Pray sincerely.
And stand where you are
and turn around three times.
Oh, dear God.
What happened?
Lost my balance.
Anyway, you're not very balanced right now.
Keep walking.
- Come.
- Come, dear.
Keep it there.
All of you, remove the sacred grass ring
and keep it on top of this.
Pray with devotion.
Then, look up
and clap.
Listen...
It's already been five days.
No one has died yet, Appu Shanthi.
I guess we'll have to beat him
to death first.
Check on the beef, okay?
Yes, yes.
What a nice smell!
Mom, I want meat now!
- You can't have it now.
- I don't care!
- I need it now!
- You can only have it after 16 days.
- Come here!
- I want! I want!
- I'll give you one tight slap.
- Don't hit him.
- Go on!
- Come here, dear.
I'll buy you some later, okay?
- Come with me.
- Go with her.
Take him inside.
Mary!
Yes...
Listen...
Isn't it wrong that you're cooking beef
when we are not supposed to have it?
Even if you're cooking...
at least make sure the smell
doesn't come this side.
What all drama!
Tempting us for nothing.
Hope you get diarrhoea and die!
Maybe her son's death has left her anxious
That's not anxiety. That's greed.
Oh, the beef will get burned!
You mix the buffalo meat with some masala
and boil it with coconut oil
and coconut milk.
The aroma from that...
Oh, God... It's mind-blowing.
Does this emit a smell too?
In that aroma, take some hot rice
and mix it with that meat in masala...
Water.
Listen.
Can you at least fry a pappadam for me?
Mom said we can't fry pappadams.
Don't give any bliss whatsoever!
Sorry, Rajesh.
- Make sure to finish the porridge.
- Mm...
Don't cry, son.
Wonder what happened.
That cat was perfectly fine.
Maybe something bit it.
I didn't see any bite marks.
Vasu Panchakam doesn't affect just humans.
It can affect the pets you care about too.
Appu.
Stop frightening everyone
just because a cat died.
You must fear what is truly frightening,
Swapnesh.
My hands and legs are trembling.
Oh, want to have a drink, is it?
Got anything?
Seriously, Uncle...
Swapnesh.
Start counting.
That was the first death.
You guys...
Ridiculously superstitious people!
We've buried the cat in the south side.
I'll have the offering done at the temple
to remove the affliction.
It could turn into a Marjan Rakshas,
a harmful spiritual influence.
Prepare milk payasam with lotus
for the offering.
Alright, will do.
I wanted to tell you something--
Someone has come from Trivandrum
and is waiting for my consultation.
They've been waiting for a while.
So, I'll go and...
Brother...
Let's go to the hospital.
You shouldn't leave a fever untreated.
Rajesh, here you go.
Here, it's black coffee with pepper.
It'll pass once you drink this.
It's not pepper and coffee...
If you add it to rum and take a shot...
the fever will disappear.
It may not suit everyone's body.
It works for my body.
That's what I meant...
Here... drink it.
The doctor has come with a thread
to treat the fever.
Doctor Appu Shanthi, MBBS.
Treat diseases with medicine,
not with threads and amulets.
Where were these guys during Corona times?
Bloody scammers!
Swapnesh, don't invite God's wrath.
There's no wrath.
Ravi uncle...
Long ago, when a Shanthi
went to a temple to perform pooja,
there was a cat that kept bothering him.
Whenever the Shanthi began the pooja,
the cat would start acting up.
Finally, unable to take it anymore,
he trapped the cat under a basket.
he would let the cat out.
After some time, that Shanthi left.
The next Shanthi who came
also kept the cat
under a basket during pooja.
You know what happened when that cat died?
They brought in another cat,
covered it with a basket,
and continued the pooja as usual.
Similarly...
Without knowing what's tradition
and what's just custom,
these fools blindly follow everything.
In sixteen days,
you'll see him walking around
with his head hung in shame.
He must've asked how tying a thread
can bring down a fever, right?
Yes, he did.
People love asking questions.
They just don't want to hear the answers.
And they don't have the patience
for that either.
Swapnesh was simply...
This gives me strength.
The comfort I feel when I tie this...
You think people here will understand that?
They won't.
- Appu.
- Hm?
I've been wanting to ask you something
for the past few days.
Shanthi, don't think unnecessarily
and worry yourself now.
Get some good sleep.
I'll come back later.
- The doctor is back from his rounds.
- Appu...
Yes, give him.
His throat must be dry from chanting.
Let him drink.
I don't want.
Rajesh!
- Rajesh!
- It's uncle.
What happened, Uncle?
How many times did I call you!
Why didn't you answer?
- Phone is in the room.
- What happened?
Vilasini passed away.
I just heard the news.
I'm going there.
That girl is alone over there.
Just let everybody know, okay?
Okay.
Where's Udayan?
He's down with a fever.
Fever?
Or is it something else?
These days, fevers are very unpredictable.
Yeah...
Oh, he's here too.
Appu!
The death toll is rising
just as you predicted.
Vasu Panchakam is becoming a reality.
Quick, get going!
The cat...
and now Vilasini Aunty.
Swapnesh...
That's two deaths already.
We came into the family through marriage.
We don't have to worry.
Right?
Mom...
Oh, no!
Mom!
- What happened, dear?
- Mom!
Mom...
Listen...
Here.
O Nagaraja, please ward off all evil.
O God, drive away all misfortune
and bless everyone.
Is this happening because
the pala tree was cut?
Without a shelter, they'll wander around.
Don't worry, they won't harm you.
Do one thing.
Light a pack of candles for St. George.
They won't come after that.
Rajesh.
Show me your hand.
Why?
Appu Shanthi brought this sacred amulet.
Ideally, they should be tied
around the waist, right?
Shanthi said to tie it on your hand.
Oh, is it?
Get ready soon.
We've to go out.
Can we go out during this time?
Hey, no problem.
It's only to buy vegetables.
I've already told them.
Get ready soon.
- Hm?
- Nothing.
Stop sitting with that phone all the time!
Go and study.
It's something I need for studying.
As if!
What an excuse!
Curse the person
who invented online classes!
Mom...
At least drink some tea.
Where are you going, Uncle?
Back to Dubai?
I can't go till I do everything.
- Eh?
- I mean...
I can't leave till
all the rituals here are done.
Oh, oh!
Yes, yes, finish all the rituals.
Please drink.
Where are you two going?
We're going to buy vegetables, Mom.
Aren't you a bit too dressed up
to buy vegetables?
Isn't the shop nearby?
Why are you taking her along?
The nearby ones sell rotten stuff.
The ones you get in town are fresh.
No need to go to town now.
What's this, Mom?
Don't we even have the freedom
to buy vegetables in this house?
I'm wearing the amulet Shanthi gave me.
What could possibly happen
if they just go buy vegetables?
Why are you being afraid
of every little thing?
- Exactly!
- Let them go and come, Grandmom.
What all are you going to buy?
That's... What's it?
Tomato.
Some tomatoes.
Some ladiesfinger.
- Carrot...
- Some carrots.
- Then drumstick.
- Don't buy drumsticks!
Is she cussing us?
- No need to get drumsticks.
- Fine, no need.
- No need.
- No drumsticks, will buy the rest.
See you then.
- Bye.
- Alright, then.
- Come.
- See you, Mom.
Rajesh.
- What are we doing here?
- Will explain.
Why are we here?
You said we're buying vegetables.
I don't see anything here.
We've to buy the vegetables.
But before that, let's get some rest.
Rest?!
I've booked a room here, Aarathi.
Room?! For what?
For us to peacefully...
talk and...
get some rest...
If anyone at home finds out,
we're in trouble.
They don't need to know.
They don't have to know.
- Still, this isn't right.
- Please...
- Come with me, Rajesh.
- Wait.
If the next death in Vasu Panchakam
is me...
my soul will wander restless,
because none of my wishes were fulfilled.
If that's what you want, dear...
Come, let's go back.
Rajesh...
If you say such things, I'll cry.
Then...
how about we go to the room and peacefully
get some rest?
- Come.
- Brother-in-law!
What?
What are you doing here, brother-in-law?
He said he'll treat me.
I won one million.
He said he'll get me two drinks
because he won a million.
That's why I came here.
What about you?
You should've typed "Bar."
But Google Maps brought us
to the wrong place.
You should have typed "Bar".
It would've taken you straight
to the vegetable shop.
No need for any maps.
I'll take you there.
- But I...
- Come on...
Your life may lack marital bliss.
Lack marital bliss...
Items required for the ritual.
Four brass lamps.
One kilo sesame.
Camphor, 10.
One big bottle of oil.
Don't you need alcohol for the pooja?
- Alcohol?
- Yes, for Chaathan worship.
Be quiet, please.
One packet of puffed rice.
Flattened rice, one kilo.
Thechi flower, one kilo.
Thulasi, half a kilo.
Ghee, sacred ash and sandalwood, one each.
Small cup of cow urine.
Is cow urine available at pooja stores?
You won't find that in stores.
You'll have to arrange it yourselves.
And one important thing,
You must collect the cow's first urine
at daybreak.
What time will the cow wake up?
You don't know?
Go to a nearby house with a cow
and collect it by 4 AM.
So, let's do one thing.
Sleep there with the cow the night before.
That's the best.
- I've a doubt, Shanthi.
- What's it?
Isn't it a bad thing
to make someone drink cow urine?
It's not like drinking alcohol
where you pour
the entire thing in your mouth.
Just a drop.
This also goes into the
Panchadravyam, five sacred substances.
Only with this
will the ritual become fruitful.
Gomutram panchagunaparimitam,
Cow urine, in fivefold measure,
gomayam mutratrayam,
cow dung, in three measures,
ksheeram saptagunam,
milk, in seven measures,
tadardham trigunam kritam.
prepared with precise proportions.
This is the Panchadravyam.
Oh, now it makes sense.
Anyway, they've to eat it.
I came into the family, right.
Wear it on the ring finger
of your right hand.
Keep the departed soul in your thoughts,
pray and make the offering.
Show me your hand.
Don't eat it, okay?
I already ate puttu and chickpeas, Swami.
Thank goodness.
Where's the cow urine?
- It was there, no?
- Where?
Over here.
Here you go.
I kept it aside so no one would
throw it away.
Climb the heights
Climb the heights
The gentle streams will guard your path
Pour a little extra.
There's a lot,
need to give everyone, right?
There are quite a few of them.
We'll need enough.
Give it to me, give it to me
- Come closer, please.
- Give it here, I'll give.
Be seated... Sit down.
Panchagavyam.
Panchagavyam.
Panchagavyam.
Open your mouth.
Panchagavyam.
Panchagavyam.
- It's okay.
- Don't want, huh...
Panchagavyam.
Don't waste it, okay?
Drink it up.
Only then the ritual will become fruitful.
You shouldn't give, Mom.
Oh, missed it!
Panchagavyam.
If he has a fever,
we don't give him any, right?
Uff...
Can't give you any, it seems.
Had your medicine?
Hey, Appu Shanthi.
- The numbers aren't quite right.
- Stop him.
It's already been 12 days.
Wait.
- Stop it, Swapnesh.
- Keep a dhothi ready.
You can cover your face with it.
Death doesn't take much time, Swapnesh.
Isn't that dead dog...
your pet?
My numbers are always right.
Ouch!
It's not dead!
Show me.
Oh, no...
Stop standing there...
Let's go to the hospital.
Come on.
Don't worry.
It's not a deep bite.
- Okay.
- Alright, doctor.
- Hello, Appu Shanthi.
- Hi, Doctor.
No amulets for a dog bite, huh?
Guess you need hospitals for that.
Hmph.
That dog deserves an award from me.
Sister, please wait.
Just a second.
What's it?
I had a doubt...
Is there any problem if you've lime pickle?
What problem?
If you like it, have it.
Not that...
They say lime pickle is bad
after a dog bite.
- That's why I asked.
- Oh, like that.
- Sister, do you like me?
- What?!
I mean...
Do you like lime pickle, Sister?
- That's what I mean.
- Not really.
I like to have it as a side dish
when I drink alcohol.
Huh?
- You drink?
- Yes.
I've at least two drinks daily.
- Does it hurt?
- A bit.
At least, it's not that deep.
- That's a relief.
- Nasty dog!
- Not you...
- What happened, Shanthi?
A dog bite.
You claim to know everything
that's going to happen,
yet you couldn't foresee a dog bite?
Did you son stop drinking?
Yes, he stopped drinking.
Oh, that's good.
Where's he?
He's at the de-addiction centre.
- You must be happy now, Shanthi.
- Let's go.
What all build-up?
Appu Shanthi said this.
Appu Shanthi said that.
You all made him some kind of godman.
And now what happened?
It's because Swapnesh
questioned him that day.
Or he'd have done his job, taken the money
and gone home.
- That's right.
- We need to question.
- Then they will fumble for an answer.
- Exactly.
How many times have I told you all
that astrology is a scam!
And you all branded me an atheist for it.
And now what?
Oh God, he's here.
Give that here.
Did you get an injection for the dog bite?
Injection? For Appu Shanthi?
Just take some sacred ash
and apply it where the dog bit him.
He'll be fine.
Swami went near the sleeping dog,
guided by divine vision.
He got a pretty bad bite.
Why did you want to see me?
It was me who wanted to see you.
I made him call you.
Back home, they're all your fans.
So, no point talking over there.
Why keep things only within the family?
Let the townsfolk also hear it.
Which is why I called you here.
That movie you performed the pooja for...
The one you said would be a hit
if I was removed.
It flopped and sank without a trace.
If you go anywhere near film folks now,
they'll tear you apart.
Your time here is almost over.
After the 16th day,
people will come for you.
Or I'll pay people to beat you up.
Got it?
I'm saying we should hold
the 16th-day ritual.
People already say we never invite anyone.
Even at our wedding,
we invited only close relatives.
We can't do things just to show others.
But some things
do need to be shown to people.
You are part of everyone's functions
and funerals.
You even go and eat at their feasts.
If you don't conduct
a proper 16th-day ritual,
his soul won't forgive you.
That's right.
Can you all just decide quickly?
I'm a gazetted officer.
I can't keep taking leaves.
Who asked you to take leave?
Dear...
What do you think?
Decide as you all wish.
I'm the one who's lost everything.
By custom, the 16th-day rites
aren't done if the elder sibling is alive.
You can do it if you want.
Just reduce the number of curries.
They say you shouldn't serve
all sixteen curries
- if the elder sibling is alive.
- That's right.
Then, let's slip the avial.
If there's no avial,
count me out.
- Why?
- I won't attend a function without avial.
Then let's skip the mixed vegetable curry.
Mixed vegetable curry?
That was Rajan's favourite curry.
You cannot cut that out.
Well, then...
How about pappadam?
I want pappadam!
Dad... I want pappadam.
In my opinion, let's cut that Shanthi out.
Be quiet!
Not possible.
Appu should do the rituals.
Here's your tea.
I'll go next door and be back.
Why's he going into the house
with that paper?
Maybe for a new ritual.
What happened?
I haven't gone to the toilet till now.
Well, keep drinking like a tank.
- Not because of alcohol.
- Then?
You know I can't go without
my newspaper and tea.
Ugh!
Where did the newspaper go?
He's been sitting with that newspaper
since morning.
He's not letting it go.
Don't turn the kitchen into a toilet.
Hey,
give him that paper.
Let him go to the toilet.
Not for Rajesh.
For me.
He already went.
In that paper,
on the 5th page,
here's a news I've highlighted.
Read that.
Chalakudy.
Six people dead in bus accident
in Kadukutty.
Six people, including a mother and child,
have died in a bus accident
in Kadukutty, Chalakudy.
As they had no immediate relatives,
the mother and daughter
were cremated at the
Kadukutty public crematorium.
What's this?
Did you recognise that photo?
Isn't this Seetha
who used to live on rent here?
Look.
Oh, that's right.
It's Seetha.
She used to live here?
How sad.
Yes, it's Seetha.
I want to tell you all one thing.
It's not that she didn't have a family.
She belonged to this family itself.
What do you mean?
Belong to this family?!
I've just never told anyone this before.
Now I've to say it.
Especially in this situation.
Stop worrying us and say it already.
Rajan and Seetha were in a relationship
before he married Latha.
They had a daughter from that relationship.
One day he took me
to meet them.
I had told him
not to let anyone else know.
But...
I never thought he'd leave us so soon...
I don't wanna live anymore.
- I don't...
- Latha...
Latha!
- Mom!
- Disgusting man!
- Mom, please listen to me.
- Just kill me!
Oh, God... how will I bear this!
- Someone make her understand! Mom!
- Oh, dear God!
I'm sure it's not true.
Just stop crying.
Just listen to us.
I said calm down!
They were begging saying
they had nowhere to live,
so I gave them space.
And I asked her to leave
because all these guys were around.
Oh, God!
I always suspected Ravi!
I never thought Rajan would do this.
Shut up!
If he was alive,
I'd have killed him myself!
- Don't talk like that, Mom.
- Just keep quiet, will you!
Where'd Rajan find the time for all this
in between his tree cutting business?
Please calm down, dear.
- It's okay, Mom...
- The cat...
Vilasini...
Seetha...
and her daughter.
Rajesh...
As per my calculations,
the death toll is at four.
I'm definitely not the fifth one.
I came into the family, right...
Please give me some peace of mind,
I beg you.
Just be careful.
Wonder if I can ever poop now.
For everyone's attention...
Did you read about the mother
and child who died in today's paper?
They were the late Palaparambil Rajan's
illegitimate wife and daughter.
They were the late Palaparambil Rajan's
illegitimate wife and daughter.
Oh! The family group.
- ...illegitimate wife and daughter.
- Did you hear this?
Kudumbashree!
Rajan used to keep asking
if I was doing okay.
Wonder what was going through his mind.
Only God knows.
Association!
They were the late Palaparambil Rajan's
illegitimate wife and daughter.
Did I forget anyone?
What were you doing in here for so long?
I was sharing it with everyone.
- What?
- I was cleaning everywhere.
Alright then, Pankajakshi aunty.
She's everywhere!
See, what happened.
That's four deaths now.
- See, what Appu predicted is true.
- Exactly.
I will believe Rajan's illegitimate affair.
But I will not believe in Vasu Panchakam.
Why can't you believe it?
I just don't believe it, that's all.
Why the hell can't you believe it?
Why will I call myself an atheist then?
Son...
Just two days left for the 16th-day ritual.
I don't want anyone else
from my family to go.
Please do the necessary rites
and save my children, please.
Don't worry, Mother.
Methanam Goddess
will take care of everything.
Stay strong.
Hasn't your leg pain reduced?
I don't have any leg pain.
She's always on her phone.
So, I wanted to give her some other work.
There's something strange
in the air...
Isn't it always like this when it rains?
- Swapnesh...
- Hm?
How about we get a pet cat?
So, it could die instead?
How's my idea?
- What?
- Buying a pet cat won't help.
Five inauspicious constellations.
It's inevitable.
The fifth death
will be that of a human.
Like a woodpeckers rapid strikes
My mind is pierced, and it burns
Oh, my weary soul
Like a woodpeckers rapid strikes
My mind is pierced, and it burns
Oh, my weary soul
Waiting in the barren lands of death
Like a glowing, fading ember
Why does the bird of death cry out?
From where does
the crackle of a burning life echo?
Who is keeping count of
our fleeting days?
Who knows? Who could it be?
The moon lands on the branch
The wild trees have burst into bloom
Look at the commotion
unfolding around us
The fields are ploughed and readied
Scarecrows are raised
to ward off the evil eye
But have the dark nights and grief
truly left us?
Is this all a lie,
or is it the absolute truth?
I wonder whose turn is next
Living every single day
in a slow-burning fire
Waiting with an aching,
smouldering heart
Listen to the fading rhythm
of a struggling soul
Next, it could be you or it could be me
Carried away in that dark palanquin
Like a woodpeckers rapid strikes
My mind is pierced, and it burns
Oh, my weary soul
Waiting in the barren lands of death
Like a glowing, fading ember
Why does the bird of death cry out?
From where does
the crackle of a burning life echo?
Who is keeping count of
our fleeting days?
Who knows? Who could it be?
The moon lands on the branch
The wild trees have burst into bloom
Look at the commotion
unfolding around us
The fields are ploughed and readied
Scarecrows are raised
to ward off the evil eye
But have the dark nights and grief
truly left us?
Is this all a lie,
or is it the absolute truth?
Mom, I want chicken.
- Just wait.
- I want it right now, Mom!
Let it cook.
Get down from there.
Let him sit there.
It's been a few days since he had chicken.
Isn't that right?
My tongue's had enough of sambar.
Can't wait for the chicken to get ready!
Will be amazing with rice.
As if...
Everyone here knows you sneak off to
Azad Hotel and eat chicken biriyani.
Rajesh, shall I pour you one?
No, no. I can't drink today.
First of all,
she hates the smell of alcohol.
Why drink unnecessarily?
Have a drink tonight.
You'll feel less nervous.
No need.
- Have one.
- Come on.
Just one drink.
Maybe just one...
If you drink this,
everything will be okay.
Pass the water, Swapnesh.
It's okay to drink.
Just 5 hours left for 12 o'clock.
Once it passes, you're all safe.
But let me tell you one thing...
You should all be careful till 12 PM.
Don't ruin your livers.
I'll be okay.
I came into the family.
Let me drink one too.
Eat slowly, boy.
It'll get stuck in your throat.
It's only the 16th today.
Only after 12 PM will I feel at peace.
Yes!
- Did you get more stuff?
- It's past 12.
16 days are over.
His bloody Vasu Panchakam.
Bloody fraud Shanthi!
Thumbi Shanthi!
What did you say, huh?
No one died here, man!
You...
You bloody...
What all nonsense did you make them do?
How dare you glare at me?
I'll poke your eyes...
- What's that thing called?
- Vishu Vanchaki.
I'll stuff your mouth with that Vanchaki!
- Oh, he hung up.
- He cut the call, huh.
Swapnesh...
You were in full flow.
Where's Rajesh?
He also went with the flow.
I don't even want a drop...
No more...
The compatibility is good overall...
Except for one...
Rajesh...
Oh, dear Arab sir...
Please grant my leave...
Rajesh.
The compatibility is good overall...
- Except for one...
- Pathetic!
Antappan.
Hey Antappan.
Stay strong.
I'm with you.
Father, he's been like this
since he heard about those deaths.
- He's not even had a drop of water.
- Why's that?
That's why I asked you to come.
Doctor said the death occurred
almost 9 hours ago.
- Really?
- Which means the death happened...
at 11 PM yesterday.
Some beliefs are like that,
no matter the religion.
I wonder whose turn is next
Living every single day
in a slow-burning fire
Waiting with an aching, smouldering heart
Listen to the fading rhythm
of a struggling soul
Next, it could be you or it could be me
Carried away in that dark palanquin
Why couldn't you take me instead...
Why my children...
Why keep me alive to see this...
When we were celebrating last night,
he had already died.
See, what Appu said became true.
Five deaths have happened.
Vasu Panchakam
was real.
Why did you want to see me?
It was me who wanted to see you.
Your time here is almost over.
After the 16th day,
people will come for you.
Or I'll pay people to beat you up.
Got it?
What happened?
When others chased money,
I followed the customs and traditions
you taught me, Shanthi.
So?
And now...
I can't even live in this place
with dignity anymore.
Dharmo rakshati rakshitah.
Dharma protects the one who protects it.
People will say all kinds of things.
Don't pay attention to them.
The Vasu Panchakam I predicted
must come true, Shanthi.
Otherwise, I don't think
I can live here anymore.
The deaths of Seetha, 45 and Swathi, 22,
natives of Kadukutty, have been confirmed
in the Chalakudy bus accident.
Isn't this Seetha
who once lived here on rent?
Yes, it's Seetha and her daughter.
They died in an accident.
- They're dead?
- Yes.
I saved the link
when that news came on TV.
This will definitely be in
tomorrow's newspaper.
It was sheer luck
that I happened to see this news.
We must pray not for death, but for life.
That's right...
I need to tell you something, Shanthi.
What's it?
You have to say that Seetha and the girl
who died in the accident
were your illegitimate wife and daughter.
Huh? What?!
Mine?
You don't have any other wife or child.
Just say it happened
during a moment of weakness.
My weakness?
If you say it,
everyone here will believe you.
Then...
it will become four deaths.
It'll give me some footing
for the time being.
- What are you even saying, Appu?
- Shanthi, please...
Why should I ruin my reputation
for the foolish thing you did?
Nothing will happen Shanthi.
It's true that if someone dies
during Vasu Panchakam,
five deaths will follow.
But who told you it will happen in 16 days?
That's because
when Swapnesh challenged me...
in front of everyone...
- So he challenged you?
- I blurted it out.
You're right, Shanthi.
It was foolish of me.
But if I fail,
the whole town will turn against me.
Shanthi, you yourself told me that
the younger generation is losing its faith,
and that only Sanatana Dharma
can bring it back.
There's nothing wrong in
telling a small lie
to protect our customs and traditions.
Lord Krishna taught us
that the goal matters,
not the means.
Isn't that what you taught me too, Shanthi?
Now you only decide, Shanthi...
whether your reputation should survive,
or our customs.
Rajan and Seetha were in a relationship
before he married Latha.
They had a daughter from that relationship.
Appu...
I've no peace of mind.
I can't even sleep...
Rajan...
Even though he used to drink...
he was a decent man.
I said such cruel lies
and turned him into a bad person.
Until they die...
in the minds of his wife and daughter,
he has become someone they hate.
But Shanthi...
I only told you to say
they were your wife and daughter.
You only twisted it.
Now even if I had said something like that,
you should have corrected me,
realising it was my foolishness.
Appu!
When you advised me that day,
I never thought
you'd actually go and say it.
Appu...
Stop saying "Appu, Appu".
Let me tell you one thing.
I truly don't think
Rajan's soul will ever forgive you.
I believe Rajan's curse
will fall on you and your entire family.
I'm sure of it.
Hello?
Hello, Shanthi...
Brother...
Mom!
Stride, block,
flipping on a needle's point
Dodge, strike, and spin,
a multitude of lethal blows
The posture of the hunting cat,
parrying the assault
A sudden backflip,
a strike from the heel
This trap is laid right on your path
A strike so fast
the eye cannot track it
This is the destiny
you wrote for yourself
The death blow
The mastery of the eight evasions
I'll come home right away.
I'll ask for leave.
Straight and measured footwork,
an unfailing calculation
Grappling and hurling,
a fight for the head
This trap is laid right on your path
A strike so fast
the eye cannot track it
This is the destiny
you wrote for yourself
Like written destiny
Like absolute deception
A twisted fate
Yesterday,
I checked his horoscope in detail.
It says that when he grows up,
he will become truly divine.
My horoscope says
I'm destined to become divine.
So, you're saying horoscopes are real?
Of course they are.
Correcting every flaw,
you surged through the battlegrounds
But in the end,
we write our own horoscopes.
Huh? That means?
Eclipsing the very planets,
you obliterated lives
This mortal realm is a house of flaws
The shifting of time
The final journey of the flesh
Like written destiny
We shouldn't just write our horoscopes
we have to work really hard
to make them come true.
Twist, evade, leap, and suspend!
Crouch down, fall back, and press!
Shift to the right!
Shift to the left!
Shift right, shift left!
Right foot rises,
suspend, and press down!
Over the right!
Over the left!
Over the right, leap and suspend!
Crouch and press down!
Sorry, man.
I couldn't come to your wedding.
Your wife is abroad, huh?
Yeah, she's in Israel.
She was supposed to come last month.
Now since the war broke out...
I doubt she'll be able to come
any time soon.
It's so sad, right?
Why isn't the UN or the US
intervening to stop this?
No point in blaming anyone.
It's all because of my flawed horoscope.
I hope you checked both your horoscopes.
Oh yes.
My parents met an astrologer
and got them checked.
- Everything is fine.
- That's because...
you too had to wait a long time, like me,
before finding a girl.
- That's what I meant.
- Yes, for many years.
Are all the compatibilities fine?
- All compatibilities match.
- That's great.
But apparently,
one compatibility is slightly weak...
A beetle in search of nectar
Wandering through countless woods
Carrying a tiny desire
With so many paths still left to take
There are plantains
And sprawling coconut groves
There are dried coconuts
And all sorts of tales left to tell
The little demon has his spear
The friendly phantom has his magic
And the wicked witch and wizard,
they at least have their empty bottle
There are those who have seen the world
And those who have
merely seen the ones who saw it
Witnessing so much, there are those
who finally just pack up and leave
This world is nothing but
a rigid framework
You have to make sure
you never break its rules
This whole place is just a tiny,
confined circle
And we are just kites
drifting through the air
This world is nothing but
a rigid framework
You have to make sure
you never break its rules
This whole place is just a tiny,
confined circle
And we are just kites
drifting through the air
A beetle in search of nectar
Wandering through countless woods
Carrying a tiny desire
With so many paths still left to take
There are plantains
And sprawling coconut groves
There are dried coconuts
And all sorts of tales left to tell
The little demon has his spear
The friendly phantom has his magic
And the wicked witch and wizard,
they at least have their empty bottle
There are those who have seen the world
And those who have
merely seen the ones who saw it
Witnessing so much, there are those
who finally just pack up and leave
This world is nothing but
a rigid framework
You have to make sure
you never break its rules
This whole place is just a tiny,
confined circle
And we are just kites
drifting through the air
This world is nothing but
a rigid framework
You have to make sure
you never break its rules
This whole place is just a tiny,
confined circle