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In Harihar Nagar (1990)
'Mumbai.'
'A morning in December.' 'A town in Kerala one year later.' Oh, no! God! Save me! Oh, no! God! Save me! What? A woman is being kidnapped. Sir! Come here, please! A girl is being kidnapped in that taxi. Sir, it's true! A girl is being kidnapped! Appukkuttan! - What is it? A girl is being kidnapped in that taxi! What? - Thomaskutty! Govindankutty! - What? A girl is being kidnapped! Come! Come on! Oh, no! God! - Stop! - Stop the vehicle! Stop, you! - Take that side. I'll take this side. - Stop, I say! Stop, I say.. - Oh, no! Stop the car! - Overtake them. No! Faster.. - Stop! Stop! - Quiet! Come.. - Listen to me. Keep quiet! Listen to me! - Catch them! Wait! - Stop.. Stop.. - Stop.. - Stop.. Stop! - You! Catch them! - You! Get down! Get out. Driver! - Sir, you don't understand. Sir, I was following instructions. I'm innocent. Come here! You're the instructor, aren't you? I'll.. - Let me explain. - You! Listen, please. - Shut up.. Bloody.. You! - Oh, no! - You'll kidnap, won't you? Let me explain.. Take this. - I'll kick you.. - Sir.. You'll kidnap women, won't you? - Oh, no! My leg.. - Shut up! - My arm, sir! Shut up! - Sir! - Bloody kidnappers! Don't move. Sir, who are you? Go to hell! Scumbag! Let her out! Get lost! I won't! I'll kill you! Let her out! Oh, no! - It's okay, dear. - Get me to a hospital! - What? Oh, no! God! - Don't worry, dear. Thomaskutty! - What? - What? - What? Escape! - Oh, God! - No! - God! Run fast! - I knew she would be pregnant. - Our bikes.. "Are all the lost dreams" "not collected within our hearts?" "Poor soul, you always pin" "your hopes on them." "Even the tiny bird will sing" "that she controls the nature." "Are all the lost dreams" "not collected within our hearts?" No! - God! - Oh, no! "Even the rooster thinks it won't dawn" "if it doesn't crow." "Even the rooster thinks it won't dawn" "if it doesn't crow." "My might knows no bounds." "The sad truth is, you have no might." "Can a weakling move an immovable object?" "Will a smile thrive amidst sadness?" "In these gruesome times" "we are the essence of happiness." "All the lost dreams!" "Are all the lost dreams" "not collected within our hearts?" "Are the dreams not within our hearts?" Oh, no! Thief.. I'm no thief.. - Oh, no! Thief.. Thief.. He tried to snatch my chain.. On your head.. - Somebody, help me.. Please! Help! - I mean no harm.. Thief.. - I'm not a thief.. Where's the thief? - Oh, no! - Stop! There! - Thief.. - You thief! - Oh, God! I'm no thief.. Wait! You! Catch him! - Stop! - There.. - Catch him! Come on! Catch him.. - Catch him.. "Oh, tiny feelings! Don't invite yourselves" "into our darkest fantasies." "Oh, tiny feelings! Don't invite yourselves" "into our darkest fantasies." "Has arrogance led a weak earthworm" "to think it is a snake?" "Do the weaklings" "undertake heavy tasks?" "Oh, nature! This is your naughtiness." "When will this tantrum end?" "Kindly show us a way out of this." "Are all the lost dreams" "not collected within our hearts?" "Poor soul, you always pin" "your hopes on them." "Even the tiny bird will think" "that she controls the nature." "Are all the lost dreams" "not collected within our hearts?" "Are all the lost dreams" "not collected within our hearts?" She won't quiet down! Don't you have some music to play? Just to drown this. - I do. Shall I play some disco? - What? - Disco.. Shall I play that? - Please don't. This is better than disco. Are you asleep? Didn't you see the car sway? It wasn't the car, but your head. Very true.. I've been watching you doze since Kannur. I see. So, you were looking at me! Keep your eyes on the road! Sleep, my dear.. 'Harihar Nagar'. Mahadevan! What is it? Your new neighbours are moving in! What? An old couple! With them.. - With them? With them is a beautiful girl. What? Nice! Very nice! How do we make her turn? If we could see her face.. Hey! I don't need to see her face. I am happy with this angle. Me too. - Appukkuttan. - Yes? I'll give you a letter. Give it to her. Okay. What? - Sit down.. Hide when she turns this way, okay? Let her see only me. - Okay. What are you doing here? Nothing. - A girl over there.. What are you doing here? Yoga.. - We're practising Yoga. Yoga? - Will it relieve gas, Mother? Didn't I tell you? - Yes. Who is she? Who is she? Yes. Who is she? My God! We didn't notice her all this time, did we? Indeed.. - Will she be a thief? Which thief is left to enter there? All of the finest thieves are right here. Ma'am, they are not like that. I was talking about you. He was relieved of his gas without doing Yoga! Your mom has a good opinion of your friends, doesn't she? Of course! Especially you! Damn! We couldn't see her properly. So what? We'll be leaving only after we see her properly. Okay? - Yes. Come. I need to go somewhere urgently. You carry on. We shall relax here. Yes.. - Aren't you supposed to go somewhere? No. - No. - No. - So you'll be here? - Yes.. So you'll be relaxing. - Yes. - You'll be right here! - Yes.. I'll inform mother. - Yes. No! - Oh, no.. "Oh, lonely moon!" "What are you searching for?" "Is it for coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song within my heart?" "Is it for coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song within my heart?" "Oh, lonely moon!" "What are you searching.." What is this? Shouldn't people sleep? What was that noise? It wasn't a noise, Mother. We were singing. It was music. - Music? I'm warning you! If I hear these kinds of noises again I'll throw all of you out. Nuisances! - Is she gone? Yes.. - Isn't his father in Kuwait? He didn't return when everyone else did, did he? He didn't. - This is why. Got it? What? Come. Damn! She's going to take a bath. Let her come back. What? - What? Jump.. Come fast. Or else she will finish bathing. Get down.. Let us see it first. You can watch later. Hey! Don't just stand here. Give us a signal if someone comes. Come here. Sit! Sit down! No.. You sit! I'll watch. Get lost! Do what I say! Sit! Rise.. Come on.. Rise up.. A bit more. Damn! It's ruined. Go. Drat! Quiet! Get down.. Someone's coming. - Oh, no! What? Who? Who is it? - No one! Let us see! - Get down! We saw nothing yet. Morons! You scared us! Don't bother giving us the signal. Come! Climb. - Okay. Rise after I climb on top of you. Get down. Drat! Hey.. Come here. Come here. Sit here. - What for? Squat here. - Isn't that here? Not over there! Over here! - I'll take this side. Listen to me. You squat like this.. - I see. - Yes. I'll climb on your shoulders. - Rise. - Get down. 'While Brahmadathan was watching Subhadra turned' 'into a monster with multiple arms..' What? Oh, no! Get down! - There is no time. Run.. I-I can't see. I can't see. - I can. Just run. - Where to? To the east. - East? Let go, moron! My balance.. I can't. - Stay still.. Thomaskutty, escape! What are you doing? Let me smoke too. - No.. Only one of us needs to smoke. 'Smoking is injurious to health.' What kind of a girl is she? She could have at least noticed the four handsome young men standing here. Mahadevan. - Yes? How about we impress the old lady? - Proceed. He is an ideal match for her. We shall go after her. Hear me out. We can get to her through her grandmother. If she is on our side, we can get anything we want. Yes! I have a trick to impress any old woman. Spit it out, will you! - Okay. We'll go there and address her as grandma. We lie to her that she resembles our late grandmother. But we don't have a deceased grandmother. What? Get lost! Continue. - It's not as hard as you think. You.. - Go alone.. - But I.. - I can't. Listen to me. One man cannot do the job. We must do this together. - Don't worry. - You go, then. That's why I say we do this together. I can't do this alone. - Don't argue.. Let me.. - Shut up! We don't know if she saw us last night. We're screwed if she recognises us. What? - She is alone now. We must blow her away before anyone comes. What? - You can do it. You must go. - What? - Oh, no! My God! Go! The bell! Press it again. Press it! Good Lord! Don't, ma'am! Don't mess around with me. You'll hack me. Ma'am, don't kill me. I'm here to speak of my grandmother. - You! Good Lord! - You'll try to kill me, won't you? You! - Thomaskutty.. - Blow me up? - Not again! Stop! - Ma'am! - Escape! Stop there, you! Catch him.. - Help! Oh, no! Did she get him? My God! That old hag's crazy! Why did you scream out loud? What would've happened to our reputation if people had gathered? You're worried about your reputation! What if she had hacked me? She didn't. If she did, you'd have seen.. What? Me getting hacked? Yes. No.. Get lost! - Why are you getting angry? Didn't you tell us that you will impress her? So? Does that mean you should ditch me? We didn't know you were in trouble. We thought you were doing your thing. Yes! - Yes! - Get lost! Cheaters! Scumbags! - Govindankutty, we won't give up. She is ours ever since she stepped foot in our land. Only we shall marry her. Us? We're four people! So what? Didn't the four Pandavas marry Damayanti? Not Damayanti. It's Kunthi. Whatever! Let her marry us like that. What say you, Mahadevan? - Get lost. I didn't mean all four of us. One of us. And who will that be? Okay. If you are not up to it I'll do it. - No way! Don't be so smart! We are ready too. I know that. But another guy must not win her from us. So, we must keep an eye on her at all times. Why make it just one eye? I'll have both of mine on her. Shut up! I don't want to live in this wretched place anymore! I'm not safe here! Forget the incident that happened at night. Today, he came in broad daylight to assault me! What happened, Grandmother? Why are you packing your bags? I just want to reach my hometown safe and sound. What's the matter? Damn! Just wake up and smell the coffee! Grandfather, what happened? She had a feeling as if someone had come to kill her. Did you just say feeling? So, you don't believe he was here to kill me, do you? To be honest, anyone who sees you would be tempted to kill you! I'd felt so on numerous occasions! - I'll haul you over the coals! Then, why did he return without harming you? That's because I handled the situation wisely. I kicked him in his gut! - Who are you talking about? Dear, please listen to me for God's sake! This place is wretched! Let us go back. How can you even think of going back? Shouldn't we enquire about brother Sethu and find out what happened? I wasn't suggesting that you should stop enquiring about him. Kannur isn't far from here, is it? Let's stay there and enquire about him. - That won't do. If we want to get any information about him, we should stay here. If you are afraid to stay here, you may go back along with grandfather. I can manage on my own here. I won't return until I find out everything I want to know about my brother. I can't understand why Sethumadhavan came here. He just shouldn't have. Who are you? What brings you here? - I'm new here. I hope you remember the young man who lived here for a while. Sethumadhavan from Mumbai. He is my brother. You are his.. - His sister. Isn't your name Maya? Come in, dear. When did you reach from Mumbai? - It's been a couple of days. Did you come here alone? I was alone till I reached Kannur. My grandparents accompanied me from there. What brings you here? Nothing much. Since Brother Sethu lived here I thought I'll stay here for a while as well. Sit down. I want you to do me a favour, ma'am. He wrote me this letter while he was here. See if you know the one whom brother has written about. 'Dear Maya' 'does mom ask about me?' 'Does she ask where I am and why am I not coming home?' 'There is someone here, who is as loving as our mother.' 'Someone who sheds tears thinking about her beloved son.' 'Her son has set his heart on securing all the wealth' 'in this world for her.' 'I regret that I didn't tell him' 'that he should set his heart on' 'giving her all the love in this world.' All that Sethu has written is about us. About me and my son, Andrews. What is it, dear? Where is Andrews now? Mumbai. Have you seen him? - No. Come with me. Come, dear. This is Andrews's room. Sethu used this room as well. This is my son, Andrews. Did brother have any other friends other than Andrews here? I don't think he had any friends here. He used to go to the library every day. After returning from the library, he spent all his time in this room. Those books, suitcase and the rest are Sethu's belongings. He didn't take it with him when he left. What did he say when he left? He said he'd return soon. What is it, dear? Didn't he come there? No. Then? Brother Sethu.. He is no more, ma'am. It was a suicide. It's been almost an year now. Why did he.. Why did he commit suicide? That's what I'm trying to find out as well. I want to know why he committed suicide. 'Harihar Nagar Library.' Where did she go? - What? - Look over there. What? Go this way. - Call me if you see her. - Come. I'm sorry. Damn! Thanks. What? She said something. Come. Stop! Hey! - What? - Hey! - What? What did she say? - What? - What did she tell you? She said she is in love with me! - What? - Yes. No way! - No way! - No way! Excuse me. - Yes. - Could you tell me who'd borrowed these books? Okay. What should we do? - Let's go there. Someone by the name of Sethumadhavan had borrowed them. I'm his sister. - I see. - My name is Maya. Brother passed away. What should I do to cancel his membership? Please write a request for the same. I was wondering if you could help me see any of his friends here. Shall I? - Sit there! How can I help you when I don't know Sethumadhavan? This is him. Okay. - He was tall and had a fair complexion. He used to read a lot. Also, he was the boxing champion of Mumbai University. In that case, enquire about him at the club. Someone there might know him. Thank you. What? - Come. I think it's a good thing that he passed away! We can pester her at full swing! I have an idea. - What is it? How about we tell her that we are his friends? No.. - We all know what happened the last time we listened to you! Mahadevan, we are handsome. That'll help us woo her! We don't need any of his stupid ideas! Anyways, her name is lovely. Maya! Maya. Maya Mahadevan. - What? I.. I was just saying it to hear how it sounds! Maya Mahadevan! Doesn't the name sound wonderful? - Not just that name! The name Maya Appukkuttan sounds wonderful as well! Damn! - Isn't the name, Maya Govindankutty cute? What about Maya Thomaskutty? No way! Since you're a Christian, you have to wait until we, Hindus, die to woo her! - Really? - Yes! Am I not right, Mahadevan Nair? Hey. - Look at that. Isn't that her motorcycle? Someone is flattening the tyre. - What? Who is this moron? - That doesn't matter. We should thank God for making him do it now. This has given us an opportunity to impress her! Come. What is it? - Is puncturing tyres your hobby? Who are you to question me? - You halfwit! How dare you backchat! - Oh, God! - Hey. Appukkuttan! - You! - What are you doing? - Leave me! Let go of me! Compromise.. - Don't you hit me! Listen to me! - Don't hit him, Thomaskutty! Don't you dare hit me! - Wait till she comes! - Don't backchat! Move! Don't you dare hit me! - He isn't going to get away with it! No, he isn't. But shouldn't there be witnesses when we question him about it? Who are you referring to? - Maya! Let her come. We'll hit him when she comes. She is coming. Start hitting him! I'll start! - Stand up! - Oh, God! Hit him! - How dare you try to flatten those tyres! You'll pay for it! - Oh, God! Appukkuttan. - Let me hit me. I haven't till now. We won't let you go until you blow air into both those tyres! Hey, make him blow air into them! - Blow! - Come on! Blow! Blow, I say! Morons like him try to flatten the tyres of the motorcycles that pretty girls ride! I.. - Blow air into it! - Make him blow air! Don't try to turn! Blow! He was trying to flatten the tyres. If we hadn't seen it.. Move! Let her see who did it! What? - Where is she going? Oh, no! Whose motorcycle is this? Thomaskutty.. Escape! Where did they go? Shall I go? - Wait. What exactly are you going to do? Just watch me impress him and bring him to you! Tell us what you have in mind. Wait. You are not going till you tell us what your plan is. Come. Tell us. I will walk towards him. - Okay. I'll gently collide with him, pretending that it was accidental, and apologise for it. - Okay. - Okay. - So far so good. I'll slowly raise my chin, and ask him isn't he Sethumadhavan's grandfather! That question will lead him up the garden path. - Okay. Do you think he is capable of doing it? Trust me, I am! - Okay, you may go. - Yes. Oh, no! Oh, no! He screwed up big time! What the hell? I'm your grandson's.. Not just me.. They are as well.. They asked me to collide.. I haven't collided with anyone before.. I'm sorry.. Are you blind or what? - I'm sorry! - To hell with your apology! What's the point in apologising now? I apologised.. - That was medicine worth Rs. 75. Really? It doesn't look like it. - Oh, no! My belly! Oh, God! Oh, God! - Oh, my God! My belly! - Somebody help me! Thank you. Thank you very much! - My wife.. What? - Oh, God! - Poor soul! - Oh, no! Thomaskutty, escape! You! I won't spare you! - Oh, my God! - Rascal! Move! I want to thrash him myself! You old josser! Moron! How dare you! - Oh, my God! Oh, no! - Pour some Dettol! Oh, God! Stop wailing! Nincompoop! You were so adamant that you personally wanted to impress him and that we aren't capable of it. Look what happened now. You cut your belly, injured him and messed up everything! Are you happy now? Stop it. Appukkuttan, I think blood is a good omen. I guess this means she'll fall for you. In that case, I don't mind getting cut over and over again! - Shut up! Oh, no! He isn't seriously hurt, is he? - Yes, right. Oh, my God! What happened to you? What happened, Grandfather? Someone tripped me and I fell on the road, dear. Who was it, Grandfather? - Who else would it be? It's them. I'm dead sure. What did you say when I told you that the other day? You said it was just my feeling! You deserve this! Can you identify him again? Of course. If I see him again, I won't spare him! He is kidding. I can identify those guys who tried to assault me. Not just me, she can identify the two of you as well! They'll come at us again. I won't spare them if they come at us again! Mark my words! Come here. There's only one thing that you can do now that they know you guys. What is it? You should forget her! No way! - No way! - No way! I wonder who the addressee is. Does she have a boyfriend? - Damn! Don't even think of that possibility! What if she has a boyfriend? No. We could know who is the addressee if we get the letter. I'll take it. It's not possible. What is he doing? Move! 'Next clearance, 3 p.m.' Mahadevan, what should we do? We should somehow get our hands on that letter. - What to do for that? Let's wait. Damn! Postman! We accidentally.. - He is here. ...put a letter in the post-box. Take this and please return the letter. Please.. Will this be enough? No? - How about this? That won't do. 'Dear mom and dad.' I did say that she is single! When did you say that? Shut up! Read. 'I'm writing from the city where brother Sethu lived.' 'I found the place where he'd lived.' 'It belongs to a guy by the name of Andrews.' 'He is somewhere in Mumbai now.' 'Brother Sethu came here because Andrews asked him to.' 'He came here on the previous' 'Christmas Eve and Andrews's mom' 'treated him' 'like he was her son.' 'Now, the sole occupant of that house..' 'Is Andrews's mother.' - Damn! - Shut up! Go on. - 'Now, the sole occupant of that house' 'is Andrews's mother.' 'She has taken good care of the room that he occupied and also' 'his suitcase and other belongings.' 'I'm now trying to find out the friends that brother Sethu' 'had here through her.' Good morning, ma'am.. - Good morning, ma'am.. Who are you? We are Late Sethumadhavan's friends. I'm Mahadevan. He is Appukkuttan. He is Govindankutty and he is Thomaskutty. I haven't seen any of you here before. Sethu had never mentioned about you. We are Sethu's friends for real and not.. - Move. Ma'am.. Though he hadn't told about us to you he has told everything about you to us. Sethu came here on the last Christmas Eve, didn't he? He has told everything that happened since then. He told that he came here because Andrews asked him to! He'd also told us that you treated him as if he was your son from the very day he came here. Moreover, he has told us that you've taken care of his room and belongings even after his death. Damn! H-He.. Hasn't said that.. Right? - Shut up! Ignore him. He says things like this now. He lost his mental stability after Sethu died. What could we do, ma'am? We can't turn our backs on him because he has gone insane! Ma'am, I was actually saying.. - Stop! We came now as we needed a photograph of his. As you know, he was a member of our library. We are publishing a souvenir. - We have one with us but it isn't that great. Wait. Let me see. How dare you say that I'm insane! - Oh, God! - You moron! Hey! - Leave me! - Let go of him! - Leave him! Behave yourself! Move! - Move. - Hey, she is coming. Here. Where do you live? - We live nearby. My house is the nearest one. This is my address. We'll be there all the time. You can give my address if someone asks. You can consider us like Andrews and Sethu. Am I not right? - Yes. Give it. The photo makes it look like he's alive. It looks good, doesn't it? - Yes. What? Where is your servant? Gopi. Why should we bother him? I'll talk to her. No. - Won't it be impolite if I don't greet her personally? No, it's not. We'll get acquainted with her at the same time. Just this photograph won't convince her that we're his friends. We need to pull some more tricks. What is it, sir? - She is here. Don't forget what I told you! I won't spare you if you mess it up! Go.. Wait. Tell her that we aren't hiding in here. - Okay! - Don't! Don't say that! Come here. - Hurry up. May I help you? - Isn't this Govindankutty's house? - Yes. I wanted to.. She fell for it! Who are you? This is my brother. He is Mr. Govindankutty's friend. Can I see him? He is no more. Isn't it obvious? - I was asking about your boss. Isn't his name Govindankutty? Yes. But he isn't here now. He might be at the club. He said he is going out to practise boxing. Where does he practice? At the Harihar Nagar Club. I shall go there and meet him. - Okay. Our plan worked! - Yes! We should start boxing before she comes here. Get ready. Hurry up. Mahadevan. - What? We should just convince her that we're good at boxing. We should not fight each other for real, right? - No, we should! This fight should make her decide who amongst us she should choose. First impression is the best impression! So, no compromise. No sentiments. - No friendship. This is ridiculous! Of all the sports that there are why do we have to engage in this one? Go and play snakes and ladders with kids! We want to impress her when he sees us for the first time! Don't you know that her brother was a university boxing champion? In order to make her believe that we are his friends we should show her that we are good at boxing. Cowards like you shouldn't even think of falling in love! She is here. Oh! - She is coming. - Come on. Let's start. - Stop dragging me. I'm coming. - Get in the ring. Help me get in. - Come in. Come on. - Stand up! Do you know how powerful is Mike Tyson's punch? My punch is as powerful as that! - Even mine! - Oh, my God! Oh, my God! - Come on. Get up. Come on. - Stand up! Don't be a coward! Oh, God! Let me hit him. - Stop! Yes! One, two, three, four five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Out! Let's take on him next. - Take that! He can't even take a single punch! Get up.. Come on. Get up. Come on. Oh! Come on. - Next. Come on, get up. Get up. - Come on. Come on, man. Up! - Get up. Come on, get up. - Punch him. Oh, my God! What? Oh, my God! She has brought those two nincompoops with her. Cover your face. Cover your face. What? - Cover your face. You! Oh, no! Thomaskutty! Don't be a scumbag, you scumbag! Shut up! First impression is the best impression, right? I'll make a very good impression. Oh, my God! Don't punch me. Please. - What were you saying? You labelled me a coward, didn't you? - I'm sorry! Don't take advantage of this situation.. Oh, God! Did you think I'd forget you? - Not now, punch me after she is gone! You think you are as good a boxer as Mike Tyson! - I was kidding! Please don't punch me on my belly. I'm suffering from appendicitis! Oh, God! Yes! Excuse me. Yes. Govindankutty.. Govindankutty.. I sent him on an errand. To marry your mother off! What is it? Tell me. Do you know a man named Sethumadhavan? Yes. - Do you know him? - Yes. Are you talking about Sethumadhavan the boxing champion of Mumbai University? Yes. I'm his sister. Maya. - Oh, my God! Sethu's sister? I'm a close friend of his. Thomaskutty. I've seen you somewhere. No. Me? - Yes? I'm not that social. You got the wrong guy. Why are they not getting up? They're knocked out. I see. - They'll leave once they regain consciousness. You're good. You knocked out three men! I only got three today. Usually, I fight about six men. - I see. Come. Let us sit over there. - Okay. Drat! Have it.. Why are you not eating, Maya? Did Sethu ever tell you why he came here? That.. Andrews couldn't make it home last Christmas. So, he sent Sethu instead. That's what he said. Andrews has missed many Christmases before but he has never sent anyone. I asked the same question. Sethu said that he bore a gift for Andrews's mother. A gift? What gift? Oh, man! What is he saying? What was the gift? A Christmas gift. But Andrews's mother didn't say anything about it. There's nothing worth mentioning. Must be some clothes or ornaments. Okay. We are leaving. Don't go and ask this to Andrews's mother. It's shameful. Did Sethu have any enemies here? Enemies? Why did you ask that? It's nothing much. Look at this. A guy tried to push me and kill me. They tried attacking her twice at our home. I've taken care of one of those guys. Did he have any enemies? No. No enemies. Then what about them? Must be some pickpockets or pillagers. Scumbag! Oh, no! We're looters and pillagers while you're an honest man, isn't that so? Oh, no! It just slipped my tongue. Slipped out, my foot! Get up! - Oh, no! Grab him! Got him? Hold him! Mahadevan! Tell me what to do. I'll do it. - Forget her. Forget her? Why should I? No chance in hell! Oh, yes! You have no chance or choice! Why did you cook up such a stupid story? There is only one way out of this. Recant your words. - Shut up! Hey! - Yes? - We must invent a story about the reason for Sethu's arrival and his suicide. We must make her believe it. Through that story, we must establish that we were ready to die for him. That is, even though Sethu is the story's protagonist we're getting the applause. - Well said. Thomaskutty, come here. We'll wait in front of the coffee house at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Come with her. Okay? - Be punctual. Okay? One more thing. Don't talk to her till you reach there. What? What if she asks something? Tell her you have a toothache. We'll see. I'll bring her there and will introduce you. Wait and see! What did you want to say? Some things about Sethu. There are some people pretending to be Sethu's friends. We'll talk about them too. Should we do all that in here? How about we sit somewhere and talk? What say you, Maya? - How about at the coffee house? What? The coffee house? No! Why not? There will be lowlifes and oglers waiting there all dressed up. Do you have an eye disease? You look stupid. Is this the way to dress when you're about to meet a girl? Why? Is a simple attire repulsive to women? Don't they like? Really? Is this the simple way to dress? Yes. What is wrong with it? The crow crapped on me. Disgusting! See? The crow knows where its toilet is. Get rid of it! It's a bad omen. A crow crapped on him. Will we be conned? No. Don't mind this. He'll bring her here. I'm telling you. Or else, you can name your dog after me. Your name for my dog. It will bite me to death. Get lost. Govindankutty! It's not on my face, is it? - No. It's barely visible. It's there, isn't it? Tell me whatever it is. That's why I came here, right? What is stopping you, then? - I'll tell you. Before that, I have a request for you. Please don't travel alone. Make sure you have your grandparents with you at all times. They won't approach you then. Who? Whom are you talking about? That.. - Whom do you fear, Thomaskutty? To be honest, I'm scared. I'm risking my life by bringing you here. They will pounce on us at any time. Oh, no! What? Hello. You'll make me inflate tyres, will you? - Please don't insult me. Oh, no! You'll make me inflate tyres, won't you? Don't hit me. Let us make him inflate tyres. Oh, no! Blow air! Blow air! Wait.. Didn't he fool us? Let him get some. God! Enough! We shall begin now. We shall, shall we not? - Yes. You had enough, we presume? Hello. My name is.. Appukkuttan. Let go.. Dog! Lowlife! Rascal! Don't worry. I'll deal this. No problem. Let go, rascal! You.. Oh, no! Run! The next one can come! Come on.. Come.. You're a goon, are you not? I'll show you. Get lost! I must never see you again. Come.. Come on.. - Run! Dogs! Get lost! And you! Oh, no.. Tie.. Neck.. Mahadevan, my neck. Release me. I'll die! Many have died of strangulation. What is this, Mahadevan? You.. My neck.. Tie.. Let go. You! Bring as many men as you like! I'm not done. You dog! Aren't you a boxing champion? You still needed us to even the odds. An unexpected attack can startle anyone. Like they will notify you first! Haven't I taught you how to defend such attacks? Haven't I? - I see. Did you teach him that too? And you wonder why I don't teach you anything! Excuse me. - Yes? You're kind of over-stepping on my point there. I have the same to tell you. Don't seize every opportunity you get. Let me seize this one. By the way, are you all right? - We're fine. I didn't ask you. I know that you were beaten up. I was asking this lady here. Are you all right? - I'm fine. It's because my boys and I were here on time. Or else, you would have been reaped. It's not 'reaped'. It's 'raped'. What difference does it make? It is a grave thing to happen. Actually, it's the same word. But colloquially.. I.. - Enough. Don't mess it up. Introduce us.. Tell her that we're your friends. We're ashamed to have a dimwit like you as our friend! Drat! - Drat! - Drat! These are my friends. They are Sethu's friends too. You want to know why Sethu killed himself, don't you? Then listen. Sethu was in love with a girl. Sethu stayed here to see her and to be close to her. When he lost her he killed himself. Is this true? Why would we lie about our Sethu? Who was she? He never told us who she was, what she did and where they met. We haven't even seen her. But we know one thing. She too loved him with all her heart. By the time Sethu let us in on that secret her family had locked her up for falling in love with a man of another religion. Then followed a war! Her family's goons on one side and Sethu and us on the other. Didn't we save him from some goons? They are part of that gang. They are not done with us even after Sethu's death. Is that so? - Yes. We would've stood by his side even if the whole world was against it. If he had told us about her we would've brought her to him. But Sethu was not ready for any of that. Though we asked him many times he never said anything. While departing, he hugged us and cried. He bid farewell to us in tears. But we never knew that it was his final voyage. Appukkuttan! Appukkuttan! Come here. Come. Don't overact and ruin it, you moron! - No! Okay.. Okay. Okay. "For coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song within my heart?" "Oh, lonely moon!" "What do you seek?" "For coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song in my heart?" "Oh, lonely moon!" "The shine of fifteen years." "And the youth that keeps becoming evident." "Oh, young and energetic mind!" "You are evident within the eyes." "The expression that introduces her beauty" "is the magic that attracts everyone." "The expression that introduces her beauty" "is the magic that attracts everyone." "Did the moon shine brightly at night" "for coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song in my heart?" "Oh, lonely moon!" "My mind will always be with you" "while I dream of you when I'm asleep." "When the eyelids cover me up" "and I will find solace in it." "We shall ascend to the skies together" "and shall tie a nuptial chain made of stars." "We shall ascend to the skies together" "and shall tie a nuptial chain made of stars." "Does your magical gaze entice us" "for coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song in my heart?" "Oh, lonely moon!" "What do you seek?" "For coolness or for a company?" "Or for the song in my heart?" Thanks. - Welcome. Excuse me. - What? Aren't you Mahadevan? - Yes. I'm Honai. John Honai. Hello. I'm Maya's neighbour from Mumbai. If you don't mind I need to discuss something with you. I have a car. It won't take long. I'll drop you anywhere you want me to. Well, I.. - Please don't refuse. Please spend ten minutes for me. Please come. Thanks. Come. I brought them here as well. Please be seated. I will be back. He must have brought us to tell us to forget Maya. We shouldn't agree. If we stay united, one among us will surely get her. Come on. Sorry. I had to lie to bring all of you here. That I'm acquainted with Maya. To be frank, I'm not acquainted with her. But I know Sethumadhavan. Maya's brother, Sethumadhavan. Now I need to know about him from all of you. Can you tell me who this is? Sethu. Yes. And this? Sethu and.. - And? Andrews. - Okay. Andrews. Do you know where he is now? Why are you interrogating us like thieves? I told you that you had to spend some time for me. Please. - He is there somewhere in Bombay. Okay. Now I need to know one more thing. Just one thing. Where is the briefcase? What? What briefcase? I shall make it clear. The gift Andrew handed over to Sethu. The Christmas gift for his mom. I meant that. Where is it now? It must be with his mom. It is not with her. I know. Sethu went back without giving it to her. How can we know if that's the case? Such a briefcase or gift does not exist. - Hey! I will.. Where is the briefcase now? There is no such briefcase. Tell us what it is, without hitting us, you idiot. What briefcase.. They both came here by brutally killing my dad on the streets like a dog to bring it here. I want to know where it is! I want to know the person who has it. Tell me, you dog. My God! There is no use in beating us, Mr. Honai. We don't know anything. You know. You are the only ones who know about Sethu in this town. I've been roaming around the last eight months trying to find him. To get someone who was in contact with him. None of you will leave this place without giving me that briefcase. Hey. Tell me now. Where is it now? Tell me the truth. Who has it now? Thomaskutty. Escape! Oh, no.. - Hey. - Oh, no.. Come here. - Oh, no.. Hey. - Oh, no.. Oh, no.. Damn. Leave me.. Move.. Leave me.. Come here. - Hey, leave me.. Oh, no.. Oh, no.. - Oh, no.. - Oh, no.. - We are innocent! We don't know anything. We don't know anyone. Oh, save us, Mr. Honai. Oh, no. If we had known it we'd have told you when you asked us. We lied that we knew them. Stop.. Sir. It's her. She is their close aid. Let's go. Where are they now? It is nothing big. He and his friends want to meet them. It's okay. We shall find them wherever they are. Shall we leave? - Shall we leave, dear? Is Govindankutty here? - No. Someone came in a car and took him. What is it? If any of them comes back, tell them to stay indoors. Okay. - I will be back soon. - Fine. Mr. Govindankutty is lucky. Very lucky. Dear Lord! Oh, no.. - Oh, no.. - Oh, no.. - Oh, no.. Oh, no. - Oh, no. Oh, God! - Oh, no. Appukkuttan. - Yes? Govindankutty. - Mahadevan. - Thomaskutty. We shall escape before anyone show up. I'm here after enquiring at their homes. They are not there. They must have hidden somewhere out of fear. Else, they must be in trouble because of her goons. I need to find her before those innocent guys are harmed. My brother's lover. He does not have a lover, my dear. Someone has told you false stories about Sethu. No, ma'am. Sethu was close with a girl from here. That is true. I saw his library membership card. It was she who made brother join the library. Her name is Annie. Annie Philip. He joined the library to meet her. They met and conversed there. Even I did not believe this when I heard it, ma'am. But now when I started to know more about him I think these stories are true. No, dear. That is impossible. If that's so, Sethu wouldn't have hidden it from me. If that's so, then there are a lot of things that you don't know. I don't know why he hid everything from you. Brother had a gift for you with him, ma'am. A gift that was given to him by Andrews. Brother left without giving it to you. There is one more thing. His lover, Annie, has a new identity now. She is Josephine. Sister Josephine. Excuse me. I wanted to meet Sister Josephine. It is the time for prayers now. I shall wait. Okay. Please be seated inside. Who are you? Are you here to meet me? I am Sister Josephine. What do you need? I don't want to meet Sister Josephine. I want to meet Annie. Ms. Annie Philip. Wait. There was a young man who was in love with Annie a year ago. Sethumadhavan. I am his sister. My name is Maya. Did you become a saint to find solace for your sins? No matter where you hide even if you do infinite good deeds, you will never find solace. You have betrayed my brother. My brother committed suicide because of you. You are the sole person responsible for that. Who told you all of this nonsense, Maya? Why do you care? I don't want to make you confess now. You may lie. You may lie that you don't know my brother and haven't heard of him. No. I know him. I was very close to him. Sethu had met me every single day when he was in this town. He used to talk with me. Do you think the only relationship a man and a woman can have is love? What do you have in mind about your brother? Do you think he is a fool who will commit suicide for a woman? Sethu would never commit suicide. He did not commit suicide. What? I need to know who said this to you, before that. Sethu's friends. Friends? Sethu does not have any friends here. Andrews was the only friend Sethu had. Do you know that Andrews won't ever come back? His poor mom is still waiting for his return. Sethu came here to let his mom know about her son's death and give her his wealth. Sethu came in search of me as he was unable to convey this to her. He came to visit me, who was Andrews's world. I did not have the courage to tell this to his mom. That is why we hid everything. Sethu was not in love with me like you think, Maya. He did not die as he did not get me. Sethu was killed. They killed him, like they killed Andrews. Who? Who killed them? Mr. Honai. Mr. John Honai from Bombay. I don't know anything. I don't know anyone. I don't know Sethu. I'm saying the truth. Please don't hurt me. Oh, no.. I-I don't know anyone. Oh, no. This is the truth. Oh, no.. Oh, no.. John Honai's dad and Andrews's dad were business partners in Hong Kong. When they returned from Hong Kong Honai killed Andrews' dad and returned to Bombay. Everything started there. His mom abandoned everything in Bombay, took Andrews and came here. Andrews was just ten years old then. The rage to kill them grew faster than Andrews as years passed. When he grew up, he went to Bombay to seek revenge and get back his rightful wealth. Four years. It took four long years for Andrews to set up a trap for Mr. Peter Honai. Andrews knew the strength of the Honai family in Bombay. So, Andrews tried to cause enmity between Peter Honai and his competitors. When things got out of hand Peter Honai took all his wealth and decided to run away from there with his son. Everything happened according to Andrews's plan. Peter Honai and all of his wealth came to Andrews. Go there! Come on! Sethu. God! What is this? Sethu. I killed him. I killed the monster who killed my dad. Look at this. This belongs to my dad. He killed my dad for this. I have settled the scores after 20 years. Yes. Now I need to go to my mom. I should cover her in wealth. I should give her everything in this world. I should make her live like a queen the way my dad dreamt. Before I return I have one more work to do. I need to kill John Honai. Else he won't let me and my mom live peacefully. Until I return you should take care of this. You should take care of this with your life. Andrews. You.. - Don't worry. I will return. I will return for sure. I promised my mom that I would be with her for this Christmas. Days passed and I waited for him counting days. I got to know through someone that a dead body was found near the shore. 'Don't worry. I will return.' 'I will return for sure.' 'I promised my mom that I will be with her for this Christmas.' Who is it? Is it you, Andrews? Andrews! When I saw your shadow I felt that it was my son Andrews. I-I am coming from Andrews's place. I'm his friend. I'm Sethumadhavan. Andrews? - Andrews.. Andrews has sent me. Won't he come for this Christmas either? I thought he would come before sunset. I prepared everything he likes. I was waiting for him. So that I can dine with him. Come, dear. I can't hurt your mom, Andrews. I can't tell her that you lost your life to procure this wealth and that you will never return. Tell me, Andrews. What should I do now? 'With Love, Annie.' No.. You should not wait for him anymore, Annie. - No. I won't believe this. No! No! Listen to me, Annie! Sethu. Yes? - What is this? Why are you sitting in the dark? It's nothing. Come. We shall have supper. - Okay. 'Near his dad's grave' 'when his mom prayed for Andrews's return' 'I.. I was praying for his soul to find peace.' 'When I saw his mom's tears and expectations' 'my heart was filled with sorrow.' 'God!' 'I'm being cruel to his mom.' It is true, Annie. He and his men are following me now. If I stay here his mom's life will be in danger. I know. He does not need his mom or me. He needs the briefcase Andrews gave me. He gave it to me so that I may take care of it with my life. You should take care of it now, Annie. If I give it to his mom, her life will be in danger. That's the reason. Until we know that Honai is dead or till you're sure of it it should not reach his mom. I'm going to meet him. Only one among the two of us will come back here. I will come back, ma'am. Very soon. I have to go now. Please understand. Shall I leave, ma'am? - Okay. Sethu. You are going to meet Andrews, right? Yes. You should tell him to come back soon. - Okay. John Honai! I am Sethu! I am the person who you have been looking for. You killed Andrews for this! Now you want to kill me as well! You need not kill anyone! I am here to give this to you! Here. Take this. This belongs to you. But you should spare his mom. Okay.. Thank you. Thank you very much. No! Rascal! Tell me.. I have a request, Maya. You should go back home soon. I fear them. The ones who are with you claiming to be Sethu's friends. They must have thought that you can be used to get the wealth they did not get after killing Andrews and Sethu. So, you shouldn't meet them again. Also, it's imperative for you to leave this place so that Andrews's mother won't be aware of these things. Yes, but before I leave, I have to meet them once again not alone, but with the police. Where is Appukkuttan? I asked you where Appukkuttan is! What did you do to him? - Do you want to know? Do you really want to know? Show him what we did to Appukkuttan. Thomaskutty. Leave me. Leave me. Leave me! I know! I will tell you! I know everything! I will tell you. I will tell you everything! Please don't kill him! I will tell you! We told you that we know everything! Please spare him. Take him out. Take him out, you filthy pig! He won't survive. If you don't spare him, we won't tell you the truth! Leave me. - Thomaskutty. Thomaskutty.. Thomaskutty.. Appukkuttan.. Where is Appukkuttan? First, tell me where the suitcase is. For that, we need to know where Appukkuttan is! The suitcase is with him! First, bring him here! Leave me. Appukkuttan. Leave me. Where am I? He.. Mahadevan, my tooth.. He.. Stop crying. Nobody will help us. So, let's give it back to them. Give it back to them. - What? The suitcase which Sethu had given you. To me? When? Stop acting. We cannot risk our life for the sake of a suitcase. Give it to them. Oh, God! Govindankutty, what is he talking about? Why are you winking? What is the matter? Appukkuttan, don't tell him. Govindankutty, don't get involved in this. When I'm trying to get it out of him why are you coming in my way? Appukkuttan, just tell them about it. Appukkuttan, don't tell them about it. - I told you! You'll make him say it, will you? Thomaskutty, what is happening here? Where did you keep it? - What? You won't allow us to escape, will you? Oh, are we acting? I won't allow you to do this. I won't allow them to take that suitcase. Take me close to the door. Hit it hard. Even harder. You! - I won't tell you! You! Yes! Hurry up! Run! - Thomaskutty, escape! Appukkuttan! This way! Quick. Run! Keep running! Mahadevan, wait for me! Mahadevan, don't stop! Keep running! Thomaskutty, make it fast! Mahadevan! Come here. Thomaskutty, run faster. Hurry up! - Come on! Oh, God. It's them. Sir, it's them. Catch them. Thomaskutty, escape! Don't run. Stop! Come fast. Come here. Who are they? - It's their men! They came here with their gang. - Attack. - Don't leave them. It's me. Come closer! Oh, God! Thomaskutty, escape! Run! Why don't the three of you go out and take stock of the situation? I will wait here. Oh, God! Come on, everyone! We don't have to be scared. We haven't done anything wrong. - Really? Didn't we tell everyone that we are friends of Maya's brother? Isn't that enough? I told you the first day itself not to go behind her! Now either John Honai or the other gang. Either one of them will finish us. - Should we inform the police? Do you want to get thrashed by them too? Mahadevan, there is no need to meet anyone. Let's go away to some other place. - Where? I am ready to go anywhere. We should leave this place for some time. It's true that we lied to her but it isn't a big mistake to run away. What if our problems get solved when we confess everything to her? Yes, that's the right thing to do. Mahadevan, let's tell her the truth. Come with me. What are they doing here? Stay silent. - Let's go. This doesn't look good. - Shut up. There is nothing to worry about. - Okay. Tell us if there's something. I think they are talking about us. It might not be about us. Let's go. Oh, my God! There he is. The one who tried to kill me. He is the one who tried to kill me. He is there too! The one who tried to kill me. These are the ones who killed Sethu. Don't spare them. Come here. I said, come here. Thomaskutty, escape! - Catch them. Don't let them escape. Run faster.. Who are you? - You may not know me. Maybe you'll know me by my name. I am Honai. John Honai. Hello. - Mom, it's me, Mahadevan. You.. Where are you? What have you done? Mom.. - I don't know. Our house is surrounded by police. Maya and her grandparents have gone missing. The police suspect that you have abducted them. Hello. Hello. What happened? Mahadevan. What happened? What did your mom tell you? What is the matter? Maya and her grandparents have gone missing. He must be behind this. But now, the blame is upon us. Didn't I tell you to run away from here? Otherwise, they'll kill us! Let them do whatever they want. I am not going to back off from here. - But we.. They'll kill her! Before that, we should.. What do you think we can do? We should first find it. The suitcase. Ma'am. Please forgive us. We lied to you. We are not Sethu's friends. We have never ever met Sethu. We made up that story to get acquainted with Maya. But now, our life is in danger. Not only us, but Maya's life is also in danger. Only you can save her. What happened? They abducted Maya and her grandparents. Who? Who abducted her? John Honai. Sethu and Andrews had brought a suitcase here after killing his father. He will kill Maya, if we don't return that suitcase to him. Sethu had hidden that suitcase somewhere. You should help us in finding that suitcase. I.. Are you trying to say that my son Andrews killed someone? He is the one who told us. I don't want to listen to you. Don't ever say such things to me. - Ma'am. Don't you dare talk to me! You can leave. Get lost! Get lost! Everyone is saying that Andrews and Sethu had brought his dad's entire savings here. If that's true Sethu would have surely given it to you. Now, I need it. Give it back to me before we lose Sethu's sister. I know the reason behind hiding this from me for such a long time. It's because, while giving it to me, you will have to tell me that my Andrews won't return again. You don't have to say that. I don't want to hear that from anyone. I will keep waiting. My son will return. He will return and take me with him. I will keep waiting for him. Where is Maya? Don't come forward. I will kill him if you do. Ask them to stop there. Where is Maya? What do you want? Maya or me? Where is Maya? Tell me, where she is! - Okay.. Now tell me. Do you want to take my life or get her alive? Move. Move! Move away. Move away. Take that knife from him. Give me the knife. I said, give me the knife. Move. Move away. Go to that side. Govindankutty, start the car. Dear. My dear.. Dear.. Maya, take them and get away from here! Come outside. You won't allow us to live, will you? Don't worry. I won't hurt you. I am still the same. Do you remember? You used to tell us a story when you used to take Andrews and me out with you. The story about getting the treasure from a genie. That treasure is now in your hands. Please give it to me. Are you searching for this? I won't die so easily. Or else, I wouldn't have found this. I don't want to commit another murder. So, you better give it to me. Take it. - I am not taking this. It's brother Sethu's. Andrews's mother had brought it here. I don't need it. You can keep it with you. Consider it as a reward to not forget me. I hope you won't forget me easily. Maya. See you. Thomaskutty. Govindankutty. Appukkuttan. See you. Oh, God! That suitcase. - How did this come here? Stop the car. Maya. Maya. Govindankutty. Close the bag. Maya. Take this suitcase with you. I don't want it! - This suitcase.. I don't need that anymore! Maya, this suitcase! - Keep it with you! Sethu's suitcase! - Keep it with you! It now belongs to you! Keep it with you! It belongs to us! Really? Thomaskutty, escape! 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