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Come on!
Go!!
Team DrC
Stop! Stop!
Blow into this..
Blow..
Go!
What happened?
Go, my dear!
'Stride away, my dear..'
The horse is a perfect vehicle,
especially for those who
drink in the night.
lf you're on this,
they can't make you blow,
or do their checking!
lt is safe,
and a change as well.
Got it?
Got it, PT Chacko Sir?
Why are you standing
there like a statue?
Long Live Kerala Congress!
Long Live PT Chacko!!
Do you have any idea
what's going on in Pala?
The party has split into
around 26 groups now!
'Leela'
Sound Design
Arun S Mani, Vishnu PC
Sound Mixing
N Harikumar (Aries Vismaya)
Make Up
Ronex Xavier
Costume Design
SB Satheesh
Colorist
Liju Prabhakaran
Chief Associate Director
Shyamjith GS
Production Controller
Biju Thomas
Art Director
Santhosh Raman
Editor
Manoj Kannoth
Music
Bijibal
Cinematography
Prashanth Raveendran
Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
Unni.R
Directed by
Ranjith
Team DrC
Sir,
Kuttiyappan Sir,
Sir,
Do you remember attending
a funeral at Manganam?
..of one Keshava
Panicker's wife?
You held my shouldertight when you
caught a glimpse of her back then.
l had a hard time
trying to convince her.
And only recently l came to know
that she started 'this' job.
What's your name, dear?
Bindu!
Just Bindu?
No initials?
C.K. Bindu.
C.K. Bindu!
That's nice!
The initials of the first
girl l had were also C.K!
C.K. Ammini!
l'll wait outside.
- So be it!
C.K, my dear,
Come!
Take that lamp.
Pour some oil, put the
wicks in, and light it!
Let it shine brightly!
Come on, light it!
Shall we start then?
As you please, Sir.
As a good omen, keep
that lamp there.
Now spread this mat
over here, C.K.
Who am l to you?
l don't know.
Then l'm telling you..
l am your father!
Your?.
Father!
Got it?
l'll lie down here like this.
But l won't be lying
here just like that.
l'll be lying dead.
Got it?
ls this how you sit when
your father is dead?
Shouldn't you cry?
Start crying then.
Oh Lord Allah!
You should cry sincerely!
l don't have cotton in my nose.
Please adjust.
Ready?
Aren't you going to cry?
Not enough..
Let it come from within..
You can be more natural..
On a higher pitch..
Team DrC
Good!
This is good!
Stop.
Enough, dear C.K.
This father is really happy!
Don't cry!
Don't cry, dear!
Stop crying, CK!
The 'programme' is over!
My father died very recently.
l had to start this
wretched job after that..
l got reminded of my father.
Dasa Pappi,
Give this to her.
Ask her to go to Joshi's
textile shop tomorrow.
l'll tell him.
He will give her some job there.
Shall l serve dinner?
No, sister!
l'm not hungry!
Team DrC
Hey,
Have you slept?
No!
Then get your mat &
pillow and come here.
lt's okay. l'll sleep here.
That won't be right!
What if something happens to you
in this age if you sleep alone?
Come here and sleep.
Admit that you're scared to sleep
there alone. Then l'll come!
Yes. l admit!
Come!
There's a saying that 'if you have company,
you can even see through darkness.'
l have enough company in this town, right?
Then what?
l'm not talking about the company
to drink and to sleep with...
You should have a woman
as your companion!
How long have l
been telling you?
Don't keep repeating
this everyday!
That won't be possible.
The sexton of our church
had mentioned about a girl.
Whoever it is, it
won't be possible!
l can't cheat someone knowingly!
By the way,
Don'tjust lie there like you're in
art film and sing a song instead!
This silence is like a satan!
Please sing!
'l am offering you
my gratitude,'
'before l go to sleep..'
'For all the blessings you have
showered on me today,'
'from your kind heart..'
'You have washed
away my small sins,'
'l committed against your will;
with my tears,'
'to do good deeds hereafter..'
Team DrC
Who is it knocking on the door?
ls someone knocking?
Of course! Move!!
Don't open the door!
Wait!!
Go find out who it is.
l will!
Who is it?
Go there and find out!!
- Don't push!
Who is it?
lt's me! Kuttiyappan!
lt's Kuttiyappan.
l'm not deaf!
Hey teacher, greetings!
Were you busy?
What is it?
Come here!
Don't pull me!
What is he upto now?
Nuisance!
Kuttiyappan, what's with this attire?
l'm coming after conducting a
multi-religion conference all alone.
Hey,
Pillai,
l need something urgently.
What?
l need.. l need an elephant.
Elephant?
l need a handsome male elephant!
Now?
Not now. Later.
But, he should be
really friendly.
What for?
l mean..
With such high diesel prices, it's
not worth it to drive the jeep..
Apart from that, the
roads are bad..
And when you compare the
yearly maintenance cost,
it is more profitable to
travel on an elephant.
lt will be safe, and
a change as well.
Did you wake me up during
this midnight to say this?
You go and get some
sleep, Kuttiyappan!
lnstead of troubling people like this..
- Wait, Pillai.
Hey..
This isn't any random plan..
Don't tell this to anyone.
This is a new Gandhian protest method
against the global oil companies!
Do you understand?
Elephant, instead
of a motor vehicle.
Coconut leaves and
palmyra, instead of oil!
lsn't it organic?
Got it?
Got it?
Got it!
Then you may go, Pillai!
Go complete whatever
you were doing!
Hey, l'll come in the morning.
Finish your bath, and be ready!
lnteresting...
Elephant, instead of a vehicle..
Coconut leaves and palmyra,
instead of petrol..
What is it?
What?
l'm asking you!
What is it?
Kuttiyappan came here to talk
about buying an elephant.
As if everything
else wasn't enough for him!
Ruining his father's money!!
Switch off the lights
and go to sleep!
Team DrC
Jesus!
Hey Elyamma!
Where are you off to in the
morning, on that ladder?.
What do l say!
Coffee won't go down my boss' throat if
l take it to him through the stairs inside.
So he kept this here for me.
What do l say!
Don't say anything!!
Just be careful while climbing!
My God!!
Elephant, instead
of a motor vehicle.
Coconut leaves and palmyra,
instead of oil.
That will be safe, and
a change as well.
Gosh!
- Got it?
Here!
Your coffee!
So soon?
Good morning!
Cry out loud if you fall down.
Or else l won't hear you!
Wait..
lf l have one before
brushing my teeth,
it will be added to the
previous day's account.
Where did it go?
Are you trying to find a
place to go in the morning?
Not that!
l can't find Pala &
Kozha in this map.
That 'Vaidyar'
(physician) has come.
He had asked for you.
Can you move a little bit?
- Why?
Now l can see!
Oh Lord Allah!
Krishna! Lord Guruvayoorappa!
Christ!
My dear Dinkan,
bless me!!
Original, isn't it?
He will show you five colours!
Have you seen them,
Vaidyar Mollakka?
l have seen around
2 - 2 and a half..
That's more than enough
for this body of yours.
Hey,
don't spread it too much like last time.
Just stir it nicely.
With one dip, one
should reach the skies!
What is it?
l'm on my way!
-Aren't you having food?
What's for breakfast?
- 'Puttu' & egg.
Yesterday it was egg & 'Puttu'.
Such variety in food everyday.
Make something tasty,
my dear sister!
Where's the jeep key?
Then what do you have on your left hand?
Yourjeep?
Where are you off to wearing black?
To Sabarimala?
l have to meet the public
works secretary Usha Devi.
Why? Do you want to
come along, Madam?
What all does she want to know!
'Arrack!!'
'Please don't drink it'
'lt will destroy your wealth
and your reputation,'
'So please don't drink Arrack..'
'lt will destroy your wealth
and your reputation,'
'So please don't drink Arrack...'
Hey Jabbar, stop staring down
there and enjoy the beats!
Kuttiyappan, if l have a round in the
night, l'm like this in the morning.
Then you should have a round
in the morning as well.
You can't get rid of your
hangover wearing sunglasses.
For that, you should
have tender coconut.
Don't these people know that
arrack has been banned?
Then why are they
singing this nonsense?
lsn't this our national anthem?
Should l stand up?
- lf you can!
l shall try!!
Try! Try!
Did you recognize me?
Aren't you Jabbar?
Get up!
Kuttiyappan,
- Yes.
Pillai is here!!
Oh! He is with his husband!!
'The yellow bird is
whistling a song..'
Aren't you leaving?
lt's not starting!
lt won't start!
There he is. Ask him to kickstart!
How long have l been
waiting for you!
Where were you?
- l've come, right?
Didn't we talk about getting
an elephant yesterday?
We have to go find one.
Come!
What about my scooter?
- Keep it here!
Drop me back before
Padmini returns.
You don't worry. We
aren't going to Bihar. Here's the key!
Did she get in?
- Yes!
l'll drop you back
before she returns.
Okay! She's gone!
Where are you off to?
Go that side!
Kuttiyappan, Bye!!
Tender coconut will be best for you!
-Alright!
Pillai's life finds purpose
only in following Kuttiyappan!
Team DrC
My God!
Who is this!
- Who will it be?
Hey! Don't touch!
- Why?
Aren't you on lent?
- No, dear!
Today's Marilyn Monroe's
death anniversary.
l wore this to
commemorate that.
Where's Damodaran?
- He just left!
He'll either be at the toddy
shop or the party office!
Should l call him?
- No! l just asked. Come!
Do you want some coffee?
Or else..
Fresh toddy will be available now.
Should l get some?
Stop being so excited,
my dear Usha!
Let me have a good look at you!
She looks like this because
she's in a nighty!
lf she wears a saree,
she's super glamorous!
She'll wear a saree if we ask her to.
Would you like to see? - Yes!
Which saree? Kanchipuram
or Benaras?
Silk!
Yea right! Silk!!
Come here!
Hey,
l need a nice girl for
a couple of days.
There are a couple of girls
from the textile shop.
Let me ask them.
l'll drop them back safely!
- Okay!
Hey..
Didn't you say that you wanted
an elephant last night?
And now you're asking for young girls.
What for?
We need young girls to
welcome the elephant, right?
Got it?
- Okay then!
l'll ask him and let you know.
Bye!
There are a couple of them, Sir.
But they have to get
back home by evening.
How's that possible?
What do we do now?
ls it okay if l come?
My dear Usha, this 'programme'
needs young girls.
l know how your
'programme's are, Sir!
Long back, he had
taken me along with him.
l was just getting into
this field back then.
And you know what he did?
He made me apply oil
all over my body..
and played a song on
a tape recorder!
Which song?
'O' school of the spirit..'
And then, he asked
me to start dancing!
That too, without
any clothes on!
l don't even want to
rememberthat night!
Leave all that.
You give me a solution for this.
l heard that Dasa Pappi has
found some fresh ones.
Try asking him.
Dasa Pappi!
'The wild leaves
from the jungle,'
'were brought to the
towns by some..'
'And there began their
shenanigans...'
'Do see them..'
'Do hear them...'
Thirunakkara Appaa!
Kuttiyappan, are you
off to the temple?
Why? Can't l enter the temple?
But a non-Hindu?
What do you people
call your own father?
'Achan' (Father), right?
Us Christians call him 'Appan' (father)!
That's the connection between
us Christians and Hindu Gods!
'Ettumaanoor Appan',
'Thirunakkara Appan',
'Vaikkathappan',
'Ayyappan'!
This is how they're
called, right?
lnstead, you don't call them
Ettmaanoor Achan, Vaikkathu Achan,
and Thirunakkara Achan, right?
So can't we enter a temple?
- Of course!
What all should l teach you!
'The wild leaves
from the jungle,'
Chatterjee Mukherjee!!
Lal Salaam!
Oh Lord Allah!
How come you're here after long?
We've come here looking
for Dasa Pappi.
He was here a while back.
He'd be inside the temple for
the 'Deeparadhana' ritual now.
Who's this character?
This is Gopi Pillai Nair.
He's a big shot in
Nair Service Society!
Oh! Gentleman, is it?
No!
Yes!!
How come there's no rush today?
lt's the festival at
Ettumanoortemple, right?
Dasa Pappi!
My God! l was just
thinking of you!
Yea right! Am l Marilyn Monroe?
For you to keep thinking of!
l swear!
Leave all that!
You come here!
By the way, do you have any nice
young girls in your custody?
Don't be so loud!
How old?
Should be of voting age.
And should look like an
untied elephant caparison!
Are you in a hurry?
- Yes!
You have to give
me two days time.
That's quite a long time.
But it's okay.
There's a new one in town.
How is she?
- She must have 'voted' a couple of times.
'The promises l made,'
'l have to fulfill them'
'l have to fulfill them!'
My dear brother,
in the middle of this song, Lata
Mangeshkar makes a terrific entry!
'Even if the society stops you,'
'or the God himself,'
'you will have to come to me!'
'You will have to come to me!'
Pillai,
Come!
That man who's walking behind
him hasn't understood anything!
But still...
'You will have to come to me!!'
'You will have to come to me!!'
Team DrC
What are you doing
with it, Pillai?
lt's not starting!
l saw Kuttiyappan
going to your house!
But there's no one at home!
- Your daughter is there, right?
Move, son!!
Move, move!
Today l'll be George,
and you can be Koya.
Then who's Malar?
We'll find out when we reach there.
But l'm scared if my
dhoti will fall off.
What is it?
Look here!
Not over there.
Over here!
Saw that?
This Luttappi (comic character)
is so funny!
He's an awesome guy!
What's your actual name,
brother Kuttiyappan?
Prem Nazir.
Or you can even call
me Salkar Dulmaan!
Here! Saw him smiling?
He looks just like Pillai!
No way!
- Of course!
But he's not as awesome as
Dinkan! (Comic character/God)
Where were you all this while?
Do you know how long l've been waiting?
- l know.
That's why l came running here.
What happened to you?
Wear your dress properly!
Go get some hot water.
l don't need water!
- lt's for me!
l have water & soda in the jeep!
You come with me. We've
to go somewhere urgently!
My child is here!
- The townsmen will look after her!
Come fast!
Where are you off to with that helmet?
Take it off!
- l'll come back soon!
Where are you off to?
Go that side!
Sir, Sir!!
Kuttiyappan Sir!
Please stop!
Come! l'll pull over.
What is it, Usha?
There's a girl in that auto rickshaw.
Check her out!
How tall is she?
All good! Go see for yourself!
Come!
How is she, Sir?.
This won't work out, Usha.
Why? What happend?
l said it won't work out.
Period!
Here you go!
Buy something for her.
Go!
Oh! You got out?
Don't pull your
dirty tricks on me!
What?
Didn't you say we were
going to buy an elephant?
Get in!
Pillai,
if we go for a wedding, do we just
meet the bride & groom alone?
Won't we meet the priest
and other people too?
Got it?
Got it!
Then what?
Nothing!
- Then get in!
Pillai,
- Yes!
How's Usha in a saree?
Very glamourous!
Pillai, have you met
'Elephant' Soman Nair?
No!
You haven't met
anyone worthwhile?
No!
Do you know who
'Elephant' Soman Nair is?
Who is he?
He has won the 'Royal elephant
master' title thrice!
Do you know that?
Once he opens his mouth,
only Sanskrit comes out..
Why?
He's a Sanskrit scholar!
The Centre said that they can't honour
2 elephant owners in the same year.
Or else he would've won
the Padma Shri this year!
So sad!
Check out the elephant!
My God!
By the way,
if he asks you to stay
for lunch, say no.
Why?
On the way back, there's a toddy shop
which serves amazing fish.
Oh Pillai!
What?
- Nothing!
Who is it?
We've come to meet Sir.
Pillai,
how's this guy?
Not bad!
And that guy?
He's also not bad!
But still you can't
say he's good!
He's good!
Hey!
Don't introduce me to him!
Why? - Padmini's
relatives stay closeby.
My dear Pillai!
What happened?
Nothing!
Where have you come from?
- From Kudamaaloor.
There's some cash in the
jeep's dashboard. Bring it.
Please sit down!
Team DrC
Get up!
l said get up!
Bloody bd!
How dare you speak
such nonsense to me?
Soman Sir,
please co-operate!
You'll get the Padma Shri!
- Get up!
l won't let anything
happen to the elephant.
Please trust me!
- Get out!
l said, get out!
Get out, l say!
l'm going! One minute!
Let me wear my sandals.
Sister, l'm leaving!
What happened?
- Get in!
You Soman!!
Why does he need the elephant?
To get his mother married
to the elephant!
Let me see how you'll
get the Padma Shri!
What happened?
Nothing!
When l talked about elephants &
'Mathanga Leela', he didn't like it!
And then when l recited some Shlokas
in Sanskrit, he started abusing me!
Uncultured fellow!
Scoundrel! Won't
even co-operate!
Just that he owns elephants..
He's actually a loser!
Kuttiyappan Sir?
He's not available on the phone.
He played a round here and left for
Mathen's funeral in Edappalli.
lt's just one furlong after
Kuttampuram Toddy Shop.
Team DrC
Stop here!
Okay then! l'll call you!
- Okay!
Pillai,
where's Kuttiyappan Sir?.
There he goes!
Kuttiyappan Sir,
Come here!
l'll get the photos of a girl
from Kollam on my WhatsApp today!
Today? - Yes!
- Then come!
Son, please hold this!
Someone better has died!
That's why!
Who died?
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Really?
- What happened?
ls he from Pala?
- Okay then, Mathen!
Not from Pala! From Patiala!
What all do you want to know!
Once l attend a funeral,
l have to purify myself!
That's a must!
For that, Kuttampuram is the best place!
- Of course!
Toddy Shop,
Kuttampuram.
l always used to tell Mathen,
to drink how much ever he wanted.
But not to eat so much!
And finally, what happened?
Huh?
You haven't left yet?
Please stop when you see a shop.
Go buy whatever you want!
So hot!
One pack of Dinesh
Beedi and a matchbox!
'Dinesh' is the best
solution for this heat!
Dasa Pappi,
next we have to
arrange a male elephant.
Male elephant?
- Yes!
But how do l...
l know that you're
interested only in females!
Pillai,
will we have to go to Bihar?.
We'll try our luck in
Chambakkara as well!
What's there in Chambakkara?
Going for a massage?
We need an elephant!
ls it for a procession?
Not for a procession!
Just to make him stand
still for a while!
Then go to Mannarkkad. - What's there?
A fantastic elephant
has landed there.
Our Rama Panicker saw him and
said that he looks really grand!
Which Rama Panicker?
Ettumanoor Neelakandan's
(elephant) first mahout!
His house is just
around the corner.
My dear brother,
Thank you so much!
Come, Pillai!
Where are you off to?
Go that side!
Please sit down.
So you're from Kudamaloor?.
Yes. l am Kuttiyappan!
l'm an elephant lover!
This is Dasa Pappi.
He's a car broker!
That's Pillai.
He's a flute artist!
Dasa Pappi,
keep it there!
Kuttampuram!
- Yes!
He made this specially for you
when l mentioned your name!
He's an apprentice of mine!
Give him the betel leaves
& tobacco (dakshina)!
Bless me!
All my wishes!
You used to bring Neelakandan to
Karikulangara & Vasudevapuram, right?
Yes!
l was a kid back then.
You had given me the
elephant's tail back then.
l have given it to many.
But l can't remember yourface!
l was kid, right?
Now l've become big!
So where are you in Kudamaloor?
Muriyanikkal!
Muriyanikkal Judge Sir's?
His lone child!
But he hasn't got
judge sir's glamour!
l didn't get his glamour,
or his good character!
Hey you, bring
three-four glasses!
Okay!
Why have you come here, son?
l'll tell you all that!
First you have a round!
Ah! The glasses are here.
- Give them to me!
Do you want some curry
along with this?
That will be great!
She's my wife, not my daughter!
Have this!
Everyone keeps asking
if she's my daughter.
So l told you beforehand
before you people ask me.
A really graceful girl!
There was another girl who
was much more graceful!
While l was taking care of
the elephant all the time,
l forgot the fact that there
was such a girl back home!
And that graceful girl
eloped with some guy!
And then when l fell sick,
l married this one.
There should be someone to take
care of me in this old age, right?
My dear Panicker!
- What's it, son?
My case is also similar.
My wife also eloped
with someone!
With whom?
With a filmstar!
She was also really graceful!
And then, l married another one.
She also ran away!
- Gosh!
Cheers!
- So be it!
How did that happen, son?
What do l say!
Lady luck neverfavoured me!
You should know the weak spot of
an elephant as well as a woman!
Or else, things will
go out of hand!
The curry hasn't come?
She'll come soon!
Panicker,
l'll get into the matter.
Are you going?
No! This is the problem!
Even if l have just one glass, l
have this urge to pee!
That's okay, brother!
Even l have that urge!
- Then come!
Where?
- Here!
l can't even try holding it back.
What's the point in holding it back?
Sit!
Here!
Nice pickle!
You don't come to Kottayam?
He is really strict!
He won't let me go anywhere!
lf you come there, l'll be
near Thirunakkara temple.
Just ask for Dasa Pappi.
You'll end up on an elephant
hook, l'm warning you!
Team DrC
Everything will be alright.
You will have to go to Wayanad!
There's one Devassi there.
He'll do the needful!
l will give you his phone
number and address!
48..
36..
12..
What did you say your name was?
- Vilasini!
Vilasini!
These beans have such tough skin!
Won't even get cut properly!
Ah! Laurel & Hardy are here!
You have arrived at your station.
Get down!
Wait, wait!
What is it?
Do l stink of toddy?
Blow!
What's this?
The 'Kiss of Love' protest?
ls it there?
- No!
You just smell of oyster meat.
Just wash your mouth
& it'll be gone!
By the way, don't go blow
into your wife's mouth!
Okay then!
Rajan,
get into the car. l'll
drop you at Olassha!
Recently you said you'll
drop me at Kudamaloor,
and ended up dropping
me at Changanasshery!
That was back then!
- You leave, Kuttiyappan!
l'll definitely drop
you at Olasha today!
No, man! You leave!
- Won't even let me help him! Rascal!
l actually had to go to Olassha!
Now l'm not going
anywhere today!
We had gone to Chambakkara & Maranat
to buy an elephant for Kuttiyappan!
And what happened?
Oh! Nothing worked out!
Heard that we may be
able to find one in Bihar!
ls it?
That'll be good!
Since the dung gets a good price,
he can recover his money quickly!
Since it's Kuttiyappan, it
must be a female elephant!
No! lt's a male!
- ls it?
Sister, there are 70 sheets!
Can l get at least my auto
rickshaw fare if l sell this?
That'll be tough, sister!
The elephant is an offering
to the Kudamaloor church! - ls it?
That's great!
That devil broke Elyamma's back, in spite
of her cooking for him round the clock!
And then he has the audacity
to make an offering!
lt's good that his parents died!
Or else, even they would've
suffered seeing all this!
But Padmini..
- But what?
Just because yourfather
was his family's butler,
why do you have to follow him
like an ass 24 hours a day?
Dad!
You got a mouthful, right?
Now take some rest!
That will be good!
l'm really tired!
By the way,
What exactly happened?
She slipped and fell down.
This won't happen if she slips!
Seems like she fell from a height!
The fracture is deep!
She fell down while climbing
the ladderto give me coffee!
Ladder?
That's a new method!
When l got bored of seeing her
taking the stairs to bring coffee,
l kept a ladderfor her, for a change!
But she had a timing error!
Kuttiyappan!
So,
how're you feeling now?
We'll go home and take rest!
Let me see if l can find
some young girls to cook.
No! l will cook for you
even with a broken back!
Hey,
My dear Bapuji, tell me
what amends do l make,
for the torture l
did to Elyamma!
Give me an idea!
lf you can't give one
right now, that's fine!
You can tell me in my dreams!
Got it?
Got it?
lntermission.
'Aymanam Village Panchayat
Community Hall'
Hey Gopi, come
here for a moment.
Can't you apply some dye
on your hair & beard?
Padmini won't allow
me to dye it black!
Will this programme start anytime soon?
We've been waiting here for long!
Don't create a fuss!
We are giving you Rs.10,000/-
Wear this on your hair! You'll
be even more glamorous!
Hey, they are giving us
Ten Thousand Rupees!
These days the new girls make
1 or 2 lakhs via computer.
There's no one to question
them at home or what?
True that!
Greetings!
lt's an honouring function!
Hey, Kuttiyappan!
Greetings, President!
Greetings!
Come here.
- What is it?
This is a holy place!
No such thing which brings shame to
this place has ever happened here.
My dear Thommi, what
are you saying?
Talk in simple language.
Only then l'll understand.
l won't give you this hall for the
kind of 'programme' you're planning!
Sheesh! lt's not that
kind of a 'programme'!
l booked this hall to honour 7 great
ladies who retired from such 'programme's,
paying Rs.1000. Don't you
have the receipt with you? - Yes!
Don't create an issue out of this!
That isn't politically correct!
lt isn't wrong to honour people
who are respected in society..
But these are prostitutes..
- No! No! No!
Even that's not politically correct!
Sex workers!
With 'retired' in brackets!
That will be correct!
Whatever workers they may be,
l won't allow you to give them
garlands and money in this hall!
Period!
The Panchayat hall is not meant
for culture-less activities!
My dear Thommi...
Even after getting votes through
spreading caste-ism,
when you are talking all
proudly about culture here,
l feel like pulling
out your tongue!
But since violence isn't part of
my manifesto, l'm not doing that!
But l'll conduct
the program here!
Not for anything else!
That's how it should be done!
lf that's the case, then the
police will take care of the rest!
Ah! That would be good.
lt's been long since l've
been to the police station!
Call! Call them, bro!
Call!
Bala!!
Won't the police arrest you?
They will!
They will take me to the station.
And l might even be
remanded for 10-15 days.
Won't l be bored if l sleep
in my own house everyday?
Over there, l don't even have
to be scared of thieves!
lt'll be safe, and
a change as well!
Got it?
- Got it!!
No! No!
l didn't get it!!
What?
- Don't do that!
These women aren't like us. lf the police
comes, they will also be arrested!
Should we send them to
jail in this old age?
lsn't that cruel?
That will be bad, right?
Notjust bad.
Too bad!
Then what if we shift the venue?
A city tour with these ladies!
Got it?
Got it!
Enough of your dance!
Come!
Team DrC
Stop!
Stop!
Gentlemen,
Ladies,
and Policemen,
Today, we're going to honour 7
retired personalities here.
Some may have a doubt whether
they deserve to be honoured!
Nanappan? - Yes!
Don't you have a doubt?
No!!
To lead a good life, these respectable
ladies never got corrupted,
never converted to
other religions,
never destroyed churches,
never wore 'burkha's!
By welcoming anyone and everyone
who came hiding to them,
withoutjudging them based on
caste, religion or political stand,
and treating them royally; these ladies
proved that they are the true socialists!
Pillai,
Got it?
Now l got it!
For the attention of my
brotherfrom Neena Bakery,
one lime soda!
With very little sugar.
ls it wrong to honour these
great personalities,
who are unable to work like
earlier, due to their old age?
Firstly, we are going to honour,
the senior-most,
and above all, a skilful
expert in her profession;
our Kumarakam Nalini!!
When l met this Nalini
for the first time..
Do you remember?
You didn't let mejoin your 'driving
school' saying that l wasn't old enough!
Why are you so shy?
Come here!
Let me honour her!
Give me that cover!
Hold this.
Here you go!
Everyone, clap for her!
Thank you so much for coming!
That's fine, Kuttiyappan!
Back then, l came when you
wanted to strip my clothes;
and now l've come when you wanted
to honour me with this cloth.
l have no other go, right??
Next l'll come to cover your
dead body with a cloth.
Here!
Team DrC
Kuttiyappan,
What happened?
Now,
you have the satisfaction of being
done with a 'programme', right?
Why are you talking like this?
lt's good to give some
money at times to people like us,
who've gone through dirty
fantasies of people like you,
and turned into hags.
l shall come wherever
you ask me to.
But.. l don't need this cloth!!!
lt's good for nothing!!
We got into this job because
we had no other option!
Even now,
many girls are cheated
and tricked into
joining those 'driving
school's that you mentioned!
Have you ever felt like saving the
life of at least one such girl?
All men are like you!!
Your pride & arrogance will be
finished once you lose your virility!
Enough! Stop it!
The payment forthe band set?
Give it to them!
- Okay!
Team DrC
Who is it?
Who is it?
lt's me! Angel!
Angel?
l'm your dead aunt!
From your attire, l thought you
must be some 'Margam Kali' dancer.
ls it?
Where did you get
this costume from?
This is not how you
left from here, right?
l've given only pleasure to
everyone when l was alive, right?
So Christ asked me to
turn into an angel!
God is really strange sometimes..
Why are you wearing
your father's gown?
l'm hearing my own case!
Do you want a drink?
No, son! The checking is
strict on the way back!
Oh yea! lt's risky!
You won't even have other
angels to bail you out!
Yea! That's true!
Son,
l heard what Chenkalam
Omana told you.
She had just one daughter.
She brought her up keeping
her away from everything.
The guy she got married to, took
her to Bombay and sold her!
lt was out of that grief, that
she told all that to you!
Don't be angry with her, okay?
Even Christ keeps saying that you men
know only how to punish & not to pardon!
Poor man!
He was also punished, right?
Shall l leave then?
l came to tell you this.
Don't overspeed!
There are electric wires &
mobile towers on the way!
Be careful!
Okay!
Bye then!
- Bye!
lf you see my parents, don't
convey my regards to them!
Okay!
You do one thing!
Send me her photos on WhatsApp.
One close-up & one full size!
Okay then!
l'll call you!
Where did it go?
What is it?
That 'caparison' like body
you had asked for..
ls it in the mortuary?
- No!
There's this filthy doctor
who does post-mortem here.
She had gone through
his hands once.
From what l heard, she's of
the age you were looking for.
Begin the reciture.
l'll be in my room.
Come!
Muriyanikkal Kuttiyappan!
Bro, l'm doing a post mortem
here at the Government hospital.
Call me later.
What is this, Dasa Pappi?
You'll come to me only when you
are in need of something, is it?
Nothing like that, Sir!
Then what?
Since you don't need my services..
- Ya! Squeeze it!
Greetings!
This is original spirit!
lt is equally good for both
the living and the dead!
Sheesh!
This girl..
used to stay in Arppukkara.
Ramani!!
Dear..
Bring some waterfor me..
She..
She went back home.
lf his wife is bedridden
like a corpse,
any man would want
some spice in life!!
ls that why your
aunt's daughter left,
as if she was a nun?
Ramani!
Bloody bch!!
Team DrC
Dad!!
Her dad made her pregnant!
lt was me who made
arrangements for an abortion!
When people came to
know about this,
they packed their bags
and left to Kuttippuram.
The age...
seems okay!
And the flashback is also good!
Piilai,
she's just three years
older than your daughter.
This one's okay, Dasa Pappi.
Find out where they
are in Kuttippuram.
Team DrC
l had asked her to be careful!!
That too on an electric wire!
Kuttiyappan,
Dasa Pappi is calling.
Tell him we've
reached Kuttippuram.
Hey! We're on Kuttippuram
bridge right now.
Where are you?
l'm waiting near the bus stand.
Okay! Wait there only.
Where does this way lead to?
lf you go straight - Antarctica!
And if you turn left - Moscow!
Who will be there?
Gorbechov!
Assalam Aleikum!
-Aleikum lnquilab Zindabad!
l haven't seen you
around here earlier!
For that, l've never
come here earlier.
ls that all?
- lnsha Allah!
Masha Allah!
What all does he want to know!
Greetings!
Pillai, have you seen 'Sholay'?
- No!
Then you won't get it.
Who are you?
Thankappan Nair?
Yes.
We've come to meet you.
Then we can sit inside.
No! Can you come out,
if you don't mind?
Why would l mind?
- Then come!
Come, Pillai!
Shall we go?
You didn't say where
you were from.
From Kottayam!
Get in!
Get in. lt'll be
beneficial for you.
Kuttiyappan, l'm getting
really agitated!
Do you want to check your BP?
- l want to beat up that scoundrel.
He has brought shame to
the entire Nair clan!
My dear Pillai, don't get started!
Dasa Pappi, please
hold this guy.
You come with me.
Come!
What happened?
Original Nairs won't
do such atrocities.
Let Kuttiyappan Sir test him.
lf he's duplicate, we'll
throw him into the river.
Hey,
l heard about you from
Dr. Sukumaran.
Sir,
l was out of my
senses back then..
Yea right! That too, to your own daughter!
Leave that!
l swear!
lt was an accident.
lf that's the case,
don't feel bad if l ask openly!
Will l have any scope
for such an accident?
Sir,
that..
What is your problem?
Your daughter or the money?
My daughter is the problem.
But..
Money is also a problem.
So l'll get into the matter.
We'll have to travel a little.
Sir, she hasn't done this before.
There you go again!
My dear brother, this is how
everyone starts, right?
Brother, if your daughterfiles a
complaint, you will be arrested!
And now even a complaint
is not required!
Got it?
Got it?
- Yes!
Dasa Pappi, dressed in white & white
will fill you in on the details.
Here, son!
We'll go this way.
Shall l hold your bag?
My dear Pillai, don't
have such a gloomy face!
Aren't we going to do a good deed?
- What should l do for that?
Be happy!
- Happy! Yea right!
Bloody nonsense!
Team DrC
Shall we get in?
Come!
Get in, Pillai!
Did you eat something?
Wejust had some black
coffee in the morning!
What do you want?
Do you have rice porridge?
- We don't have rice porridge.
Onion ldli?
No onion idli.
Okay. Barley Dosa.
We don't have that as well.
Father?
- We don't have!
l mean.. l have!!
We don't need anything!
You can go!
Dear, don'tjust keep staring
at your plate. Start eating!
She doesn't eat much!
ln this age, you should eat very well.
Only then your body will be all curvy!
Didn't you hear what Sir said?
Eat!!
l will beat him up soon!
Leave it, Pillai!
Shall l buy you 2 Parottas like
the ones that Nair is eating?
l don't want!
Eat something, or else
you'll have gas trouble!
l said l don't want!
Okay fine!
Pillai?
- Yes!
There's something about
that girl, right?
What something?
This is so wrong!
Why are you getting tensed?
ls she related to you or what?
Don't get me talking!
Nice fingers!
They'll look great with nail paint.
Team DrC
Get me some expensive churidars.
How old is the girl, Sir?
Around 20..
Not very thin..
She has a good body..
Get some undergarments as well.
The flowery type.
There you go!
Why? Nobody wears them or what?
Not that.. What's her size?
Your size would be fine!
These are churidars.
Keep it!
Take it!
Here!
Where's Dasa Pappi?
l don't know! He went
to buy something!
l bought some beef & vegetables.
You have a gas stove &
dishes in the jeep, right?
Don't say 'beef so loudly!
Nair,
- Yes!
Get me the stuff to
cool down my engine!
Here you go!
Dear,
the mountain pass starts here.
lt's really scenic out there.
Don'tjust sit there bowing down.
Check out the view!
Right, Pillai?
Pillai,
shouldn't we get introduced
to this girl officially?
Hey! What's your name, dear?.
Tell him your name, dear!
Stop it, Nair.
What happened?
Are you shy?
Then no need!
This is Pillai.
He was in the Gulf.
When the Arab told him he'll get a
salary only if he does some work,
he got upset and came back.
l am Muriyanikkal Kuttiyappan.
We both are really busy people!
We're completely jobless!
You are very beautiful, dear!
Pillai has a daughter like you.
Right, Pillai?
With big, round eyes..
Tell me your name!
At home, we call her..
Stop it, Nair!
lf she's shy to tell
her name, it's fine!
Dear,
l'm going to call you 'Leela'.
Leela!
Hey?
Will you finish cooking
anytime today?
Nair,
when she cooks beef, will it
turn out to be something else?
She has been cooking at
home for the past 10 years.
My wife is bedridden.
Dasa Pappi,
- Yes!
l'm starving!
Get something for me.
Beef & rice are ready.
One minute!
Does your wife know
about 'that' incident?
Well..
She was the one who suggested
an abortion for her.
Team DrC
Enough.
Hold it!
- Come!!
Keep it here.
lt's really hot!
Hold that side.
Now let me have a drink!
What are you looking at?
Forthe first time l'm seeing
you eat with all your heart!
So l was just watching that!
l poured a little extra.
Leela,
the curry was really nice.
l got reminded of my mother!
'What is it that l see in pitch
black colour, oh mother?'
'Haven't you seen it?
That's an elephant, my child!'
'What is an elephant, mother?
lt is an animal, my child!'
Who is it?
ls it Thoma?
Yes!
l wanted to attend your funeral.
But l couldn't make it.
Who's there to take me along!
Next time l die, please do come!
l will come here and
take you myself!
Who is it?
Kuttiyappan?
Yes!
Come!
Wait here, Pillai!
'What is an elephant, mother?
lt is an animal, my child!'
'lt is the biggest among all
the animals, my child!'
l don't usually give my elephant
for such dirty jobs.
What's the money like?
The full amount you asked for.
Come to the plantation after
10PM in the night.
Greetings!
Team DrC
By the way,
l haven't told her
about the 'programme' yet.
Will she create a ruckus?
lf something like
that does happen,
just give a tight
slap on her face.
She'll be quiet after that.
Hey!
How long have you been in there?
Come out!
And yea,
we haven't talked about
the money yet!
My dear Nair,
you'll have to stitch 2 more pockets to
keep the money he's going to give you!
Okay then. Let me go there.
Don'tjust stand there.
Get ready, dear!
What are you looking at?
Have a drink!
What's the situation?
She just had bath.
Pillai,
look at me!
How's it?
Do l look good?
Open your mouth & say something!
- Yea! You look good!
l should be blamed for asking
his opinion! ls it OK?
Really simple & handsome.
You look like a bridegroom!
Yea right! Bridegroom!
Pour a drink!
Pillai,
shall we go out?
- What about the 'programme'?
ln this filthy room?
Pillai, all that needs a good ambience.
This place isn't any good!
Then Kottayam was fine, right?
What's there in Kottayam?
lt should be cold, right?
Oh okay!
- Dasa Pappi,
give Thankappan Nair how
much ever he asks for.
lt'll be in my trunk. Give it to him.
- Ok.
Then, l'll go,
meet the girl and
come back with her.
Until then, you sit here
and have a drink, Pillai.
Got it?
Dasa Pappi,
- Yes!
These dirty 'programmes'..
l hate them!
You can get rid of that!!
For people of your age,
'Velvet bean kernel' will
be the best solution!
Get lost, you bloody basrd!
Sir..
You didn't put on any
talc after bath?
l like 'Cuticura' talc.
l used to use that as a kid.
l used to keep it inside my
notebook when l went to school.
To turn fair..
But l didn't turn fair.
You are so fair, Leela!
My father was really fair.
l look like my mother.
- Oh!
Brother, shall we go out
and come back?
Why not?
Of course!
Shall we leave then?
Didn't you hear him?
Go with him, dear.
Wayanad's cold climate
is really great!
Don'tjust stand there.
Come!
l'll show you wild rabbits.
Go, dear.
Bloody bih!
What is this, Nair?
Go with him!
Come, dear.
Fk!
Team DrC
Get down, dear.
Come.
Are you feeling cold?
You should come here when
the coffee plant blooms.
There'll be white flowers all over.
lt smells so great!
l will bring you once.
This Pillai needn't be there then.
Just both of us!
What say?
Team DrC
Hey, it's me!
Where's our daughter?
She went to her friend's house.
Alone?
No!
With all the townsmen!
You shouldn't have
let her gone alone.
lf you're done buying your
elephant, can't you come back?
How come this sudden
concern about your family?
Which friend's house?
Come!
There!
Over there.
Don't be scared.
He's the friendly type.
When you're done with it,
come home.
l'll be there.
- Okay.
Kuttiyappan,
What is it, Pillai?
Are you scared?
Yes!
Scared of me or the elephant?
- Both!
What are you upto?
l'm going to go near
the elephant with her.
Why?
A few days back, during dawn,
l dreamt of making love to a girl by
making her lean on an elephant's trunk!
lt has been my desire since then..
What madness are
you saying!
Nothing, man!
lnstead of lying down,
l'll make her stand.
And instead of the wall,
an elephant's trunk.
And the elephant wouldn't even
feel a thing if she leans on him!
Got it?
You won't!
Leela,
come!
Go lean on its trunk.
You can trust that animal
more than your father.
Go!
Team DrC
Pillai,
it was my wedding
that just happened.
And you are the witness.
l'm going to take her home.
Come!
The elephant!
There!
Kuttiyappan, don't go!
- Leave me!
Listen to me!
Leave me, Pillai!
Leave me!
No, Kuttiyappan!
Listen to me, Kuttiyappan!
Leave me!
'Leela'
Vivek Ranjit.