My name is Dharani.
These chimney stacks are the boundaries of my village.
One has to carefully look through the smoke to find our village.
The air around our village is also polluted.
Lord Anjaneya…
is the local deity of our proletariat and our strength.
The cacophony of bomb blasts is a constant thing here.
This is our village, Veerlapalli.
VEERLAPALLI
Our day starts at a bar.
Hey, it's been a while since the sun has risen
and yet he is nowhere to be found.
What's the time?
7:00 a.m.
Why do you stop the bus every day to consume alcohol?
Don't you care about your wife and kids? What are you doing here?
-To heck with you! -You and your wretched addiction!
Your alcohol addiction has made my life hell.
I'm talking to you!
You--
Oh God!
I can't take this anymore.
Will he come today or not?
Everybody drinks the same alcohol
but the place where one should have his drink
is decided based on what caste one belongs to.
Don't consider us to be addicts after watching all this.
Alcohol is not an addiction for us but an integral part of our tradition.
Give it to him.
Hold on. I'll give it to you.
Kanakayya is the owner of Silk Bar.
His persona is greater than the president of our village.
Hey, scoundrel!
I am declaring a prohibition on alcohol consumption.
My dear brothers and sisters, as promised to you all
as promised to you, I hereby declare a ban on alcohol consumption.
Your village is doomed henceforth.
Silk Bar has become desolate now
When in pain, there's nothing to console
Without the liquor Dances at the wedding have vanished
There is no noise heard in the streets
There's none seen Accompanying the corpse now
Even when wept so bad No single drop of tear is out
Silk Bar has become desolate now
SADAYYA MEDICAL SHOP
Sundaraiah feels freezing cold In the summer without liquor
PEOPLES HOSPITAL - VEERLAPALLI
Doctor Somanna has started Drinking normal soda
The villagers don't care about The owner of the Silk Bar anymore
There is no medicine for this headache
Silk Bar has become desolate now
When it is raining People are sleeping quietly
Sales of mutton have dropped down Due to the liquor ban
Searching for a lucky drop of alcohol In the remaining empty bottles
Radhamma lost her sleep Due to the unavailability of alcohol
The baby cried for milk And her father cried for liquor
Silk Bar has become desolate now
He locked and sealed the bar
Silk Bar has become desolate now
May NTR be happy for wiping our tears
By prohibiting alcohol He gave us the gift of better days
The image of Silk has faded away
And the village has turned lifeless
Silk Bar has become desolate now
This is me.
Suri is my best friend.
I can do anything for him.
He belongs to the upper caste and befriends even the lower caste.
This is the first Dussehra festival after alcohol was banned.
Nobody is happy… except me.
Vennela!
She is also my friend.
I always saw her as a friend
but today I see her as a beautiful fairy from heaven.
Hey, you idiot. Why did you blow out the lamp?
Hey, Dharani, come here.
If you do it again, I'll thrash the hell out of you.
Light this up.
Hey, there's some contention going on.
Let's go.
There is no dearth of alcohol.
We have it in abundance.
I will use my power to bring more liquor.
All we need is the right place to set it up.
Periyah Nambaiah is the head of our village.
Rajanna was born to his first wife and Shivanna to his second.
He always felt that owning a bar is more prestigious than being in power.
Hence he had his eyes on it for a long time.
The one who wins the election has the right to own the bar.
After five years the ownership will again be decided by elections.
What do you have to say?
Kanakayya realized that once he loses the bar
then he is not going to get it back.
But the people who were reeling with no alcohol
gave a deaf ear to Kanakayya's cry.
If you want this village to be drenched in alcohol again
then have this peg and commit your support.
You have no other option, brother. Agree with it.
Look how every pair of eyes is awaiting alcohol.
Kanakayya was sacrificed to Nambaiah's politics.
Alcohol was the clear winner.
That moment proved to be a defining turn in Veerlapalli's story.
Silk Bar
-Hail Lord Ram! -Hail Lord Ram!
Happy Dussehra, Vennela
Happy Dussehra.
Dharani!
Did you get poked by a thorn?
Yes.
Don't worry, you'll be fine.
As black as a piece of coal
As white as a piece of chalk
We hum like the buzzing honey bees
I search for you the entire day…
We ride the black buffalo And ride the whole town
We forget about having food or water
I hold my slate as an umbrella
And roam around you the whole day
I await Vennela
While licking my popsicle
Watching her come across feels Like butterflies in my stomach
I LOVE YOU VENNELA
Hey!
Guys, I'll tell you something. Don't tell anyone.
I'm in love with Vennela.
That day I understood how much I love Suri.
If I'm asked to choose between Suri's friendship and Vennela's love…
I'd choose Suri over Vennela any day.
Children, Periyah Nambaiah is no more.
We have declared a holiday for a week. Go home.
Before the cremation of Nambaiah could take place,
the animosity between the stepsons went public.
The elders could distribute the properties amongst each other
but failed to decide the fate of the bar.
That's when the words of Periah Nambaiah came to their rescue
that whoever wins the elections keeps the bar.
That one line limited the politics of our village to one family.
They divided the bar's flag into two,
one as a finger-ring and the other as an earring.
Rajanna believed that he who has power owned the bar.
But Shivanna believed that one who uses the bar well will eventually be in power.
Similarly, people were more influenced
by Shivanna's distribution of alcohol than Rajanna's word politics.
Again, the alcohol won.
The winner might be Shivanna but the one who defeated Rajanna was China Nambaiah,
the only grandson of Periah Nambaiah and son of Shivanna.
He is the main reason for the defining turn in Veerlapalli's story.
Brother, give me a bottle of liquor.
What I mean to say is, just listen to me.
Can't you see? Get lost!
Give it here.
Grandma, why do you drink alcohol?
For courage, son.
A FEW YEARS LATER
Where is this Dharani?
Don't you know about him?
He will first drink, get intoxicated,
and only then will he leave.
Hey!
-Come quickly! -Be quick!
Give it to me.
Be careful!
-Give it to me. -Quick!
Here! Take this!
Take this!
Suri, come quickly!
Throw it!
Here you go.
Hey!
We are either completely sober Or extremely high
All we do is drink, eat and sleep
Fight with us and get Your head beaten to a pulp!
Hey, stop it.
You and your bloody chorale.
Play as I taught you.
Hey, Ninety… have a peg and then start playing.
Have a peg
Have some lamb to go along with it
Like a dusty forest worm
Leave the bone and prepare rice balls
Beat the drums and start the celebration
To celebrate the eve come to the Silk Bar
The gingerly syrup serving Ever wealthy place
At outskirts of the village Is where we stay
Bloody hell!
We celebrate friendship
We root for each other
We celebrate friendship
We root for each other
We work daily in the scorching heat
And friendship is the Only asset we possess
We consider coal from The ground to be our gold
We live amongst people with hearts of gold
All our learning comes from our workshop
What school is better than this?
Let's do it and give it
The world is our village
Bloody hell!
We celebrate friendship
We root for each other
We celebrate friendship
We root for each other
Let's celebrate!
The black cloud messenger Who came to tie the knot
The fire and the nuptial thread Are ready to jump into action
The black clouds come in bunches
And the rain threatens to douse the fire
A child feeds on his mother's breast
But if orphan, he feeds on goat milk
If you sprain, you'll get sick
I'd love to see you cry in pain
It's all about the celebration.
You will be safe until any emergency
We drink ambali but we live a King's life
Every day is a festival for us
Bloody hell!
We celebrate friendship
We root for each other
We celebrate friendship
We root for each other
Let's celebrate!
Bloody hell!
What are we doing here?
Nothing, dude.
We got high on drinks and thrashed a policeman.
Manhandling a police officer is legally wrong, right?
That's why we are behind the bars.
Did you beat a police officer?
Didn't I stop you?
What the heck?
You get sloshed after drinking, thrash everyone in the intoxicated state,
then once you are sober you act as if nothing happened.
-Let me go. -Call those boys.
-Come here. Come! -Hey!
-Come here. -Sir.
Sir, he is the one who thrashed me.
Get me that stick.
Hey, it will be used on us. You, senseless idiot.
Wait a minute.
Sir…
I swear on my grandma,
I'll fall dead on the ground if you hit me.
You will not need to hit me for the second time.
Straight to the graveyard.
Please leave me, sir.
I beg your pardon, sir.
You fool!
Are you sure he is the one?
He pissed his pants just at the sight of the stick.
Get lost.
What a waste of time early in the morning.
Hey, leave the stick here.
He acts as a daredevil when high and a cowardly fellow when sober.
Get lost.
ANGANWADI CENTRE
Hey, Suri!
Is that you?
What are you doing here?
Sir, greetings!
How's everyone in your family?
I'm Vennela.
First, get that cigarette out of my face.
Aren't you ashamed of stealing coal and then ending up spending nights in jail?
Shut up.
You are stealing the eggs of children and giving moral lessons to us.
Shut up.
Two thieves never disclose each other's theft.
Tell me. Why are you here?
To get a kiss from you.
-Kiss? -Yes.
You are asking for a kiss and not a cigarette.
Hey!
-Will you give me a kiss or not? -I will not. Get lost.
-How dare you reject Suri's request! -Hey.
Suri, kiss her. I'll guard the entrance.
Dharani, you had it from me.
I'm going to see your end.
Suri, let me go.
Otherwise, I'm going to kill you today.
Vennela?
-Stop! You, cowards. -Come fast.
The sir who conducts the census is here.
Coming.
-Is Suri at home, mother-in-law? -Don't call me mother-in-law, witch.
Let me get married. I'll deal with you then.
Sister!
Vennela!
This is the new voter list for the upcoming elections. Give it to Shivanna.
Okay.
Uncle, Vennela gave this.
Nambi…
this time we have 150 new voters.
The young guys must remember only the ring symbol
when they come to vote for the first time.
I'll start the promotions tomorrow itself, Dad.
Let's start the cricket match.
Every player must wear the ring.
This time,
even Rajanna's soul must shiver to file a nomination against us.
The cashier's post.
Let's fire the old man
who is the cashier at the bar.
The oldie occupying the cashier's post is of no use to us.
Announce that the winner of the match will be appointed as the new cashier.
They will go crazy.
Once they wear the ring, the ring will come off
only along with their finger.
This time I'll stand for the elections, Dad.
Hereby, the news that is being told to the villagers is,
as always this time too there will be a cricket tournament.
The contest, named after Periah Nambaiah,
will have a winning prize of 1,500 rupees
and the winners can drink as much alcohol as they wish to in the Silk Bar.
Not only this,
one member of the winning team would be
appointed as the cashier of the bar.
So, the young and energetic boys are expected
to utilize this golden opportunity to the fullest.
-Sister? -Yes.
Get me ten extra eggs tomorrow.
It's nit enough for me.
You don't need to go to school anymore. You can stay at home.
The groom's family will come to see you.
Here, have it.
Did I ask you to look for a match for me?
Hey.
Have it.
I don't need to ask you if he is a good match.
I love Suri and I'll marry only him.
Shut up!
I'll thrash you if I ever hear his name again in this house.
It is because of this nuisance behavior of yours that
your father arranged you a match.
Shut up and marry the one we show you.
-Hey, come on. -Wait.
Vennela is here.
What are you doing here at this hour?
There are a few people
who take a piss in their bed because they are afraid of darkness.
Hey, stop it guys.
Why are you here at this hour?
I am expecting a match tomorrow.
He is a government employee.
I always knew that your mother is an opportunist.
Excuse me. Stop interfering between us.
If he likes me, my folks are going to get me married to him.
Hey, what's your problem?
Stop dragging your mother between us.
If you really like me, convince your mother first,
or else come, I'll marry you right here, right now.
Pour some more for me.
We've been loving each other since childhood.
Only when you realize that I'm not your girl anymore
will you understand my pain.
If something untoward happens, I'm going to kill myself.
Don't talk about such things.
Where are you going?
I'll get a bottle.
Dharani!
Dude, let's go.
What is it? Why are you here?
Come back.
Forget about me.
Where is Vennela?
Where will she be? She's sleeping inside.
She's not there. She's romancing with Suri.
What nonsense are you talking about?
This is ours.
Listen to me. Get them both married.
How will a jobless fellow take care of my daughter?
I would rather get her killed than get her married to that guy.
So, won't you get them married?
I won't.
-What is happening here? -Hello, Mummy!
So, you won't do it?
Not at all.
You…
Everyone, listen…
if she won't get Suri and Vennela married,
I would jump in this well and die.
Did you see that?
He is blackmailing.
Shall I give away my daughter to coal thieves?
My daughter is a primary teacher. Primary teacher!
Really?
Bullshit!
We are winning the cricket tournament.
We will get appointed as the cashier of Silk Bar,
which every man of Veerlapalli respects the most.
Will you get your daughter married to Suri?
What?
Bar cashier?
Dharani…
if he really becomes the cashier of the bar,
I'm going to get my daughter married to him.
I'll personally arrange a grand marriage and bless the newlyweds.
That's how it is done!
What about you, Auntie?
Okay.
I agree to it as we both are from the same caste.
Dharani…
-Hey! -Suri.
They agreed to your marriage.
Her mother didn't agree in the beginning but Dharani has cast his magic.
Hey, what is this?
If you ever raise your voice at Suri…
Don't.
Because he is your husband.
It's time to celebrate We are on top of this world
Vennela!
Go.
-Call Dharani to the bar. -Okay.
Did you come already?
Brother, you asked him to come, didn't you?
He has come.
Did you call for me, brother?
Yes.
You seem to be playing cricket well.
Yes, sir.
Then, what will happen if you don't play in tomorrow's match?
What will happen? The whole team will bundle out within five overs, sir.
And Sai would become the cashier.
That is what I want.
-Sai is our new cashier. -Bless me, brother.
Hey, you don't need to do that.
Brother…
-Bro… -What is it?
I have to win tomorrow's match at any cost.
I promised Suri that I would get his marriage fixed.
Now… imagine you are returning home on your cycle
and a truck hits along the way.
How will you possibly play tomorrow's match?
You don't have any respect for my word, do you?
He is petrified! Bloody coward!
Oh shit!
Hey, why are you dancing? Catch the ball.
Why can't you catch the ball?
I can't
Play properly, Dharani!
Catch it!
Can't you field properly?
I will do it. Go!
I beg you. Please catch the ball.
Go, stand there.
Suri, come here.
What happened to him?
-What happened? -Why did I trust him?
Okay go.
What happened to him?
RUNS - 224 Wickets - 4
They have made a big score, man.
Dharani, we have to bat really well to chase the score.
Bro, I can't. Don't you see my condition?
Dude, how will we win if you won't play?
Can't you see? How can he play?
Let's play our best. We shall either win or lose.
You come.
Suri!
Oh, God!
Come.
Come!
You unnecessarily raised hopes by mentioning
the bar and the position to my mother.
My mother won't ever look at Suri again.
I would have found some other way to marry him.
She would have succumbed to my grief at least.
After being in a relationship for these many years…
now a match is going to decide our fate.
Hey, get the money.
Oh, no!
Greetings to all.
The peculiarity of this tournament,
was that the winner will get the post of cashier.
Who is going to get that post from your team?
Suri! Suri!
Suri! Suri! Suri!
Suri!
When I started politics, one man took great effort in separating us.
But you…
you proved that the villagers and the ring are inseparable.
No, you gave him a befitting reply with your actions.
The idea of giving the cashier position to the winner didn't occur to me
but to Nambi and I'm proud of him.
-Long live… -Nambi bro!
I hereby announce that Chinnanambaiah will be
the candidate for this time's elections from our side.
-Long live… -Nambi bro!
-Come here. -Long live, Nambi bro!
I was searching for you all around. What are you doing here?
Suri and Vennela just went away.
So, were you providing them security?
Now they don't need you.
They aren't worried even if anyone sees them now.
But I know you won't pay heed to my words.
Anyway, I must admit that Suri is in the best phase of his life because of you.
Yes!
Even she is very happy.
Really?
Are you playing dumb?
Didn't you notice her happiness?
Tell me something. Did you really forget her?
Of course.
So, you don't have any problem with their marriage?
It's Suri's marriage.
It should be the talk of the town.
Did you actually forget her?
Yes!
I have moved on! Don't irritate me!
How did you guess it was her by listening to her anklets' sound?
Why did you have to go and speak to her family instead of Suri?
I pleaded with you to forget about her but you won't!
At least share your feelings with Suri but you won't do that either.
If you didn't have the courage to express your love
then why the heck did you even love her?
Do you remember?
You are the one who first loved the Vennela.
But now you are only concerned about Suri's marriage!
But the bride is Vennela, dude!
Go to hell!
You will never change!
Oh, feisty woman Are you breaking up with me?
Do you enjoy watching me stumble?
Look, my eyes have teared up for you
Have you asked me the reason for my pain?
Yesterday when I checked I was not wounded
I checked my heart There were no bruises either
Everything's stuck within I've gone speechless
You are not here as well To check my pulse
Oh, feisty woman Are you breaking up with me?
Do you enjoy watching me stumble?
The memories of my stupidity
That of having a relationship with you Are withering away
You are not mine anymore
The truth, although it hurts, is that My heart will always search for you
She loved me like her life But left me mid-way
Look, how my heart palpitates
Look, how I'm drowning
In my tears
My heart yearns for a comfort place
Like a bird with chopped wings Watch me fall from the skies
The memories preserved in my heart Have started to bleed profusely
Craving for your proximity
I've neared my death
But let your heart live long enough
I don't have your heart nor your lap What could be more painful than this?
Let this useless life go in vain!
The flag on Rajanna's house is being lowered.
That means, Nambanna wins unanimously.
Exactly. They couldn't face the public when he lost to his younger brother.
Now that he has lost to his brother's son as well, the humiliation will be doubled.
In his boxers, right?
Hey, Cashier.
One more bottle.
Do you have some kind of sponge in your stomach?
Give me a bottle.
Hey.
Why did you come in?
You must have remembered who you are, right?
You used to roam with those idiot fellows
and I thought you were one amongst them.
You are discriminating friends based on their caste.
-What kind of shit-eating pig you are? -Hey!
Stop your nuisance.
From tomorrow, I will be the cashier.
I'll speak with Nambi and get all of them in jail.
Will you be the cashier?
Didn't Dharani tell you
that he took a full bottle as bribe to make you lose?
Seems he's a cashier.
Why is he laughing?
He would have lost if you would have scared him.
But you gave him alcohol which backfired on you.
This is what digging your own grave means.
What did you say?
Hey!
Bloody hell!
VOTE FOR RING
How dare you… bloody idiot!
Sir.
Please, sir.
Sir!
Sir, don't beat us.
Sir!
Sir, please let me see my son once.
Sir! Sir, please!
Sir, I beg you for my son.
Sir!
Rajanna!
Rajanna…
POLICE STATION - KAMANPUR
Hello, Rajanna. Tell me.
These are substandard people, Rajanna.
They wrecked the bar.
Bloody fools.
Look, Rajanna. I will tell you the truth.
Shivanna has instructed me not to leave them.
I want my boys to be released within five minutes.
Rajanna…
It wouldn't cause me more than five minutes to wreck this police station.
You are scared of the consequences that you will face if you release them, right?
But if you won't release them, then the consequences will be much worse.
We thought we would never be released, Rajanna.
They thrashed us badly, Rajanna.
We would forever be indebted to you, Rajanna.
Contest in this time's election, Rajanna.
Are you crazy?
Hey!
Shut up and sit there. Go.
Go to hell, idiots.
Do as you wish.
You must contest, Rajanna.
Go have something to eat and go to sleep.
No, sir.
We have your back this time.
Where were you all these years?
Now that Rajanna helped, he suddenly became God for you, right?
Go and accept that cashier's post and lick Nambi's boots. Go.
I will get the post on licking his boots.
But I don't want a life where I will be seperated from my friends.
We never voted for Rajanna.
I agree it's our mistake.
But not this time.
We shall make you win, sir.
I came here to help you
and not for my political benefits.
You will be called a good man for helping others.
Politicize your helping,
you will be called a Politician.
Dude, can we beat him?
Everyone has forgotten that the bar belongs to the winner of the election.
Let's remind everyone about the same.
Agree to it, Rajanna.
Losing is not new to me.
This time, I'll contest the elections for your sake.
Now onwards, travel with your windows lowered, Rajanna.
-Long live Shivanna! -Long live Shivanna!
If someone asks me, "Are you afraid to stand with your friends?"
I will drink a bottle of alcohol and yet support my friend.
Let it happen as it is meant to be.
RAJANNA
If it was not you then who stepped inside the bar?
Dharani.
Sign the nominations.
Sign it.
DHARANI
You don't have to pour an ounce of liquor to anyone.
60% of Veerlapalli's population are women.
So what?
Rajanna, see this.
Till date, no woman has ever voted in the elections.
If we can make them vote for us,
we don't have to spend a single penny on liquor.
Yet we would have a bumper victory!
I have arranged this urgent meeting…
not to announce…
my participation in the elections…
nor to ask you all to vote for me.
I just want to know why you are not executing your voting rights, sisters!
Why should we vote, Rajanna?
Can you name me any benefit our village has obtained from the elections?
Before criticizing me,
you better tell me if you have ever voted.
You have the right to ask questions only if you have voted.
Else your words are worthless.
Don't make us speak, Rajanna.
We have requested Shivanna multiple times
to shift the bar from its original place.
He gave a big smile in return but our request was never considered.
And so didn't you change the location.
How shall we believe that you can change our fates?
You are right.
I agree.
Now I feel like asking you for your votes.
Vote for me.
I promise you to change the location of the bar.
Rajanna, think before you commit to any promises.
Don't interfere with the business of Silk Bar, Rajanna.
It's a sensitive subject.
I have faced every possible humiliation in the past few decades.
I have nothing to lose.
If I win,
I would make sure there would be no mother in Veerlapalli…
who would be searching for her son at midnight holding a lantern.
I would make sure, no woman awaits her husband's arrival
after sunset with tears in her eyes.
Will you really shift the bar, Rajanna?
That is in your hands.
Vote for Rajanna and make him victorious.
If your work is not done,
hold my collar and question me.
Suri's words
made quite an impact on the ladies.
In the Veerlapalli Panchayat Elections,
Rajanna who contested the elections
on the earring symbol has won over his opponent Chinnanmbaiah,
who contested the elections with the ring symbol with the bumper majority of votes.
Similarly, Dharani who won as a member of the tenth ward
has won as Deputy Sarpanch with the support of the rest of the ward members.
SILK BAR
The women's respect for Rajanna
and their trust on Suri's words made us victorious this time.
For the first time, alcohol had lost.
This is a paradigm shift in Veerlapalli's story.
There will be no discrimination in the bar.
Henceforth every man in Veerlapalli will be treated equally.
Come on.
-Long live… -Rajanna!
You are such a lucky guy, Suri!
You are blessed to have me.
Enough with your overactions!
Here, have something. You never know how long it may take.
Who made this decorative mark so long?
My beauty demands it.
VENNELA - SURYAM
What are you doing here?
I came here to take a leak.
Is this urine?
Hey.
That's why I told you to forget about her.
I'm unfortunate for this lifetime.
But Vennela will be my wife in my next birth.
What if Suri loves her again?
I will sacrifice her again.
I will sacrifice Vennela again for him.
How can I let him suffer?
He is my friend, bro.
Hey, leave me!
Go and play some music.
I'll come and dance.
Look at him, he is crying like a kid.
I would sacrifice anything for my friends.
Bloody…
Take them in.
The marriage was a grand event, bro!
Correct, bro.
Dharani, the curry you made was out of this world!
By the way, why are you being sober at your friend's marriage?
-Have it. -Go for it.
I don't want it.
Come, let's go.
Aren't you drinking alcohol?
Get up!
Let's go.
Go.
Hey, go.
Why is he coming here at this late hour?
You just got married. Why are you here at this hour?
Suri is here. Let's go inside, bro.
Go home!
Bro, weren't all the guests sloshed?
Then who are these guys?
Bro, the bar is closed.
They don't look like locals.
Bro, you are so many here.
This much won't suffice for you all.
Hey!
Come on!
Hey!
Hey…
NAXALS WARNING POSTER
Come… get on a bicycle.
Don't worry, Dharani.
Nothing will happen to you.
I am there for you.
I wanted to fly away with you
My heart filled with dreams
I wanted to fly away with you
My heart filled with dreams
The tears have turned into sea
Your death leaves us inconsolable
Who is going to light the pyre?
My toe-rings and the bangles Which you put on
Are still intact, look, my dear
Have a look at it
Is it time to break like a chip?
What has added fuel
To the sacred fire in my marriage?
Which God is to be blamed
For my ruined fate?
The one who accompanied me at every step
Will stay with me forever
I will support you Till the end of time
Our relationship is stronger Than the bond of blood
I'll always look out for Your asylum in this harsh world
Don't leave me back all alone
Take me along with you to the other world
Today…
You are crying
Today… you leave me alone
I wanted to fly away with you
My heart filled with dreams
What's wrong with you? Have you gone mad?
See how you're bleeding.
I got scared, Suri.
You know everything about me except this.
Vennela.
I got scared that you'll also leave her like me…
if you get to know that I loved her.
I have no idea
how heartbroken you were when you learned about this.
Forgive me.
Get back to me at least once.
I want to drink alcohol with you.
Except for these posters,
we didn't find any weapons or any other evidence.
There is nothing to speak.
Now everything depends on these guys.
Then ask them.
They spoiled the village, and now they are sleeping.
Who will be responsible for the village's situation?
Had they been the naxals who put up the posters
then they would just shoot people and not chase them.
That is true.
Think at least once.
What did we do, Rajanna?
Why would they kill us like this?
What you said is true, Dharani.
They'll kill with guns.
Why would they kill by chasing?
Okay.
Forget it.
What is this bruise on your head?
He fell down from a bicycle.
Brother!
Tell the truth.
He injured his head by hitting it with a bottle.
How can he remember what he did while he was drunk?
It's not a mistake to forget what you did while you were drunk.
It's a mistake to forget what mistake you've made.
He hit the police while he was drunk.
He broke everything at the bar.
He went to people's houses and created a mess.
Let's forget all about these things.
But now…
he's forgotten such a big mistake he made.
And now, four people and a woman have lost their lives.
But the thing is…
he doesn't even remember that his friend also died because of him.
Now also he's here with drink.
Should go to the village council because of him?
On top of that, he is the head.
And we're here by setting aside all her works.
Let's go.
Hey!
Don't leave him alone when he is drunk.
Take care of him.
He doesn't remember that he hit his own head last night.
How can he remember what he did while drunk?
But now he's forgotten such a big mistake he made.
But the thing is…
he doesn't even remember that his friend also died because of him.
And now, four people and a woman have lost their lives.
Hey.
Don't leave him alone when he is drunk.
Take care of him.
This is the village where we grew up.
Can't I roam in this village at night without being intoxicated?
TURPUGUTTA CHINNA NAMBAIAH
Nambi!
Where are you hiding?
Nambi!
Come out!
Dharani.
Where is your husband?
What happened?
We won the cricket match.
We broke everything in the bar. Rajanna won because of us.
Why did he kill them just for that?
Nambi! Come out!
Hey!
Mark my words.
Today will be the day your husband dies.
He will die!
Nambi!
Nambi! Come out!
My husband is not here. He will be back tomorrow morning.
Let that scoundrel come.
When he gets here, I'll kill him immediately.
You helped him win the cricket match.
You hit Sai in the bar.
You triumphed as Deputy Sarpanch.
You did all that, then why did he kill your friends?
For Vennela.
He killed Suri for Vennela.
He wants her.
He is blinded by lust.
He will burn a tree to get rid of a single leaf that hinders his plan.
My husband knows how many saris she has.
While observing her from the window, he used to put his hand on me.
His lust had no limits.
He would sniff her during her monthlies like a dog.
The anger that you feel after he killed your friends…
is what he feels when he can't sleep with the woman he likes.
He killed Suri the other day with just one swing.
He killed the others so that no one would suspect him.
He once killed Padma's husband.
You are challenging a guy like him.
Right now, that naive girl's life is more important than your revenge.
If possible…
make sure that Vennela won't end up like Padma.
It's up to you if you hide her or ask her to leave this village.
Come to play with the sword after that.
Then I'll accept you as a man even if you kill him or get killed.
But you have to do this before tomorrow's ritual.
Suri's soul is still restless,
that's why no bird has touched the food yet.
It seems that you came to my house yesterday.
My wife told me.
If you want to take her away, as she said, then give up now.
Brother!
I'll get to her, one way or another.
Only my hands…
should touch her body.
Got it?
What happened?
Be ready with a car. We have to get Vennela out of here.
Cute doll and the beloved doll of Shiva
Oh sweet girl, I can't see you like this
When the lady is given a divine head bath
Lord Rama hasn't come down here
When her pearl bangles were being broken
Where did Lord Krishna vanish?
When she was being made a widow
Where did Lord Venkatesha go away?
When the nuptial thread was being removed
Where did Lord Paramesha disappear?
Cute doll and the beloved doll of Siva
-No Lord has come down for her rescue -Vehicle is ready.
Why did you come here?
Did you come here to make her a widow?
You said he's your friend. You married her to a dying man and made her miserable.
What else is left to do now? Why are you here?
She hasn't said a word for the last ten days.
She is not listening to our words either.
Isn't he the reason behind all this?
Tell me.
How can you tie a nuptial chain when she's going to be a widow?
Do you have the courage to marry our family's girl?
You scoundrels.
Shut up, you son of a bitch!
Why are you talking about caste?
No one bothered to check on us
for the last ten days to see if we are alive or dead.
Mind your tongue.
I'm asking to protect our caste's honor.
I don't care about the caste when she is getting another shot at life.
Why do you bother when her family has no problem?
Dharani…
take her.
You have no idea of what you have done.
Your help will lead to his death.
You idiot!
I'm going to cut everyone's neck off on this Dussehra.
He's not Lord Ram, and she's not Sita to get away.
However, I'm Ravana.
Got it?
His head should fall off with one strike.
If we kill him now, we won't get to know who chased us.
And he won't come to us easily.
He should come to us willingly.
That Chinna Nambi…
is the reason behind all this.
Let's kill them at once.
Teacher.
How long will you stay like this?
Students ask me about you daily.
That's why I brought them here.
Yes, Teacher Vennela.
I brought you mutton as well.
Come here.
Come.
Hey, wait.
So, you have finally come out today?
Looks like you haven't experienced anything yet.
-Hey, Saida! -What?
Dharani is just a waste.
He won't do anything unless he's drunk.
What can he do for you?
However, marriage is not your thing.
Can I tell you something?
If you are married, you should have only one husband.
But if you're a widow, then…
Padma, explain it to her.
Hey…
If you ever trouble my wife again…
Beware!
I will not spare you!
I don't care who supports you.
I won't spare you.
With whose permission did you marry me?
Is it right to marry a girl without asking her?
All the people of this village… are thinking that
I will marry anyone.
They don't know that
the armlet in your hand has made me helpless.
I didn't even know that I came to your house until dawn.
Am I a toy in the market?
I don't know where to go
or what to do.
Everything is happening because of you.
I get angry. I want to kill you every time I see you.
But now I don't have any strength left.
Why did you marry me?
You are my friend, Vennela.
I've always seen you smiling since childhood.
When I came back…
I saw people breaking your bangles and removing the bindi on your face.
I couldn't endure that.
I was scared…
that maybe they'd also take away your smile.
That's why I married you.
I'm sorry that I didn't ask you.
I didn't know what to do at that time.
Forgive me.
I want to say something to you.
Loan sharks came to my house after my husband's death.
I didn't know what to do.
Chinna Nambi paid off my debts…
and exploited me physically.
I surrendered to him because of my children.
It feels like a sin to be born as a woman.
But they don't let widows celebrate the Bathukamma festival.
But, Dharani made your life easier than mine.
He married you but he still called you a friend.
Where will you get a good husband like him?
Even if you don't treat him like your husband,
treat him like your childhood friend.
TAMIL WORDS
1995 HAPPY NEW YEAR VENNELA DHARANI
What is this?
What do you do with these weapons?
I'm asking you.
Hey!
Why don't you answer me?
We collected these to kill the people who killed my friends.
Don't shout.
You have been a coward all this time.
Now you are enemies with Nambi. I tremble to think of the aftermath.
Do you know where you're headed after collecting these weapons?
Yes. We are aware of that.
What will happen?
We'll die. That's it.
-Then bury us next to our friend. -What are you saying?
Suri didn't leave my hand even before he died.
I used to be so scared, but he gave me the courage.
Now I can't live like this knowing that he is no more.
If it would've been him, dammit!
He would've killed him by now.
He wouldn't wait this long like me.
Do you know how painful it is to watch a close friend die before you?
No matter what you say, if not now…
I'll kill them tomorrow.
Then why did you bring her along with you?
If she becomes a widow again, then does she have to live like me?
Look at me.
Even Late Suri will wish a long life for you.
But you on the other hand wish to die for them.
We should die in your hands.
You shouldn't die before us.
Hey.
I can't watch more people die.
I can't.
Drop those weapons here.
I beg you.
Your friends won't go far away from you.
Like the sun that goes away and returns at dawn,
they'll come to you in the form of your kids.
-When is the wedding? -The day after tomorrow.
-Is Dharani here? -Yes. Come in.
Dharani, Uncle Hussain is here for you.
Why are you here suddenly?
Your sister's marriage is soon. So, I'm here to invite you.
Why all these formalities? We'll come.
We used to meet a lot during those days, but now everything has changed.
Okay. We'll leave.
Please come to the wedding.
-Sure. -Bye, sister.
Let's make this marriage a big celebration.
Hey, sister-in-law, in dazzling clothes He shot a cupid's arrow at my heart
He winked at me wearing his cool glasses
Hey, sister-in-law, he used to sit at home Wearing a tattered shirt
Hey, sister-in-law, he lies on the bed In a shabby lungi
I wore perfume when I was newly married
I was right behind you all the time
I was kissing you and getting flowers
Your words were sweet as sugar
You changed and your affection faded That got me addicted to liquor
Hey, sister-in-law, after getting drunk He beats me up badly
Just once in a while half-heartedly He makes love for his needs
Man in dazzling clothes
Shot a Cupid's arrow at my heart
He would chase me around the house Just to pinch my waist
Now even if I seduce him by dressing up Still he would not react
You always cried and made a scene Because of your anger
But I always comforted you when you cried
You ruined our beautiful family for silly Reasons and made our smalls problems huge
Are wild insects bothering you?
Has all the beauty that you admired faded?
He stands at the crossroads and tries To make a fool out of me!
Hey, sister-in-law, in dazzling clothes He shot a cupid's arrow at my heart
He winked at me wearing his cool glasses
Hey, brother-in-law, she's an imbecile She never does what I say
She always sits at the neighbor's house And keeps complaining about me
Brother-in-law, she says I ruined her life She is always weeping
Your sister, when I try to talk to her She just runs away
Either in the day or at night
Husband safeguards you like a child
In any mess, when you are with him
He stands by you and wins over the hurdles
Even when great troubles
He keeps you safe in his heart
Your bindi and your bangles
Are his valuable life forever
I made mistakes in politics…
but never committed sins.
It's despicable enough that you crave another woman while being married.
But you have stooped lower by killing people for her.
A powerful demon king died at the hands of a human king because of a woman.
Are our lives greater than myths?
I made a mistake by giving birth to you.
Dharani!
Have you ever loved someone?
Oh, Dharani!
Who is that girl?
I first saw her on this street at the Bathukamma Festival when I was a child.
Do you know how beautiful she looked with her braided hair?
She walked down the streets
wearing those anklets of hers.
Do you know how beautiful she looked?
She looked like Goddess Gauri carrying Lord Bathukamma in her hands.
I thought she was the one for my life.
Did you confess to her?
I was scared.
After all, she loved another guy.
She is also married.
Oh!
She is married.
Have you ever thought of her?
It's been 15 Dussehras since I saw her.
But I'm stuck there.
Hold tight.
DUSSEHRA CELEBRATIONS VEERLAPALLI
It's done!
-Hail Lord Rama! -Hail Lord Rama!
Vennela.
Which do you believe is greater, love or lust?
I'm asking you.
Which do you believe is greater… love or lust?
Lust is greater.
Do you know how beautiful you looked
in the white sari after Suri died?
You were wearing the white blouse with flowers on your hair.
You looked mesmerizing.
You looked so beautiful…
even when you were crying.
I'm the one who killed Suri.
How can you get scared just for this?
I killed him because of you.
Suri married you because he had no idea that if he did, he would pass away.
That's why I killed him.
I thought you'd be mine if he died.
So, I waited for ten days.
But Dharani got there and married you.
He is a scoundrel!
He married you even when he knew…
that I would kill anyone who did so.
Just to save you from me.
But I'm scared of one thing.
The love Dharani has for you.
Yes.
It felt as if Goddess Bathukamma had appeared in front of me.
That day I decided that she will be my wife.
He suppressed all his feelings for you.
Only because of Suri.
I'm scared that his feelings for you
are greater than my 12 years of lust.
That's why I'll kill Dharani today.
Here you go.
You don't have a sari in this color.
On the 11th day of his death ceremony, wear this sari and be ready.
You belong to me.
-Hail Lord Rama! -Hail Lord Rama!
Dharani!
This Dussehra won't be like last year.
Bloody hell!
I promise you…
that no matter what, I won't spare anyone!
Dharani!
What's happening here?
Nambi is the one who killed my friend.
You…
The memories
That are engraved
In the heart
Forever
Bury them.
You bloody…
-Hey! -Sir!
Sir!
Please let me go, sir.
I will kill him and come with you.
I beg you, sir.
I will kill him and come with you.
Please let me go, sir.
DHARANI
-Hey! -Hey!
DHARANI
AFTER SEVEN DUSSEHRA FESTIVALS
WELCOME
It's been a long time since I saw you.
She went to Narayana's house to help a pregnant woman.
You gave birth to a girl.
How are you, dear?
What's wrong with you, sister?
My husband became a drunkard and died.
Suri's words about correcting unjust actions have gone along with him.
It would've been better if God had given me some beauty.
I would've prostituted and led my life for the sake of my children.
SILK BAR
None of the women in this village have a smile on their face.
I thought that the village had changed…
but it didn't.
Who is that?
Hey, Dharani?
The ones who didn't die drinking should come and put out this fire.
If others put out this fire other than them, I will kill them!
I thought there were fewer men in this village
since we have more votes from women.
I didn't know that all women are becoming widows.
Bloody life!
It's a shame for all of us.