Kara (2026)

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THIRUVERUMBUR, 1990

Anna, it's time to reap!

Lord Karuppanna, please be with me!

Let me tell you the first point.

Get this into your head.

So, how many points are there?

- Tell me, Anna.

- Come on.

Always pick a secluded house that's

hidden by trees to break into.

If anyone happens to see us, say we're

from the Electricity Board and slip away.

- Got it?

- Okay.

Now climb!

Get the gunpowder.

The wick

Light it.

Touch it and say a prayer.

It's your first lock.

And my last.

Hey, listen.

One hit!

Hit it!

Hey, hey!

Hold it yourself and hit it!

Come on!

Why have they kept

so much money at home?

For us to steal.

Here you go.

This is your share.

Take it!!

I don't know how I'll handle

this job without you, Anna.

Listen!

I can't keep running

from the police anymore.

I want to marry her

and build a new life somewhere.

I've got to give her a good life.

Other than me,

who does she have?

Here. Take it.

Take it, man!

No sense of what to say or when!

Anna!

Hey. Get it quickly.

Check if anything's missing!

- That's why I'm going in, right?

- What do we do now?

Run! Run!

Hey! The lock is broken!

- Come quickly.

- What are you saying?

- Looks like someone's inside the house!

- Who is it?

Hey, Moorthy!

Bring the machetes!

Hey, go and call all the neighbours.

- Who dares enter my house!

- I'm really scared...

- Anna!

- Come quickly!

Help me climb up first, Anna!

- Hurry up!

- Hurry up!

Climb!

Hey, catch this!

Anna!

Murugesan!

Muru...

Hey, he's here!

Look!

Hey. Come on!

THIRUVERUMBUR POLICE STATION

Hold on tight.

- Ma'am, please just listen.

- Let him go, sir!

You've got the wrong person.

- He works in the electricity board.

- We know what we're doing.

He's not a thief, sir.

Selli!

- We caught him red-handed!

- Don't be here. Go, Selli.

"Not a thief," my foot!

Selli!

Oh, God! What is this?

Go away.

Why are you staying silent?

Why won't you tell them the truth?

- Hey, get up!

- Hey, he's trying to say something!

What is it?

Forgive me, Selli.

O flower of gold,

Has your scent turned cold.

Into a serpent

with venom untold?

Forgive...

Hey, grab her.

Hey, Constable!

Get him down!

If the blood keeps rushing to his head

he's going to drop dead.

DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE,

THIRUCHIRAPPALLI

M. BHARATHAN, DSP

Hello?

Dear, when will you come home?

I'm busy with work.

I can tell from your voice

that you were sleeping.

Hey! Didn't I tell you that I've got work?

Whatever! Don't come banging

on the door at some odd hour.

The key's in the rangoli powder tin.

Okay.

What's for dinner...

Sir

You can meet the SP now, sir.

12 check posts.

6 jeeps on patrol. Regular route, sir.

A total of 18 SIs

and 30 constables on duty, sir.

All teams are in contact, sir.

So far, it has been a quiet shift.

Control to Mic M1, sir.

Receiving, over.

There has been an attempted robbery

at the Thiruverumbur MLA's house, sir.

The accused was arrested

at the scene, sir.

He has been remanded to C1, sir.

The local DSP is

on emergency leave.

Additional charge has not

been assigned yet, sir.

Over, sir.

Connect me to the Cantonment DSP.

Over.

Sir! Sir! Sir!

Hey, I'm on the wireless!

That's why, sir.

Assign this case to me, sir.

Why?

N. AZHAGAR NAMBI

SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

Sir

In my 30 years of service,

I've solved some of the biggest cases.

But I never received

credit for any of them.

It always went

to the higher officers, sir.

The closer I get to retirement,

the respect I am receiving is diminishing.

Since it's a robbery at an MLA's house,

there will definitely be press coverage.

My name will appear

in the papers.

Cantonment DSP to Mic 1, sir.

Sir?

Stand by. Over.

Sir, if I'm allowed to handle this

I can finally retire

with some dignity, sir.

Hey. The accused is already in custody.

What is left for you to do?

Sir The case file will be written

the way we decide, right?

- Many times, for you, I have...

- Alright, alright!

I'll inform the P.R.O.

Instead of issuing a statement,

arrange a press meet.

Thank you, sir.

- Hey!

- Sir.

You won't screw this up, right?

Sir!

- Sir!

- Sir!

- Where is he?

- He's upstairs, sir.

Sir, evidence tray.

The Chinese racked their brains

to invent a lock

And you chiseled through it

and broke in, huh?

On top of that, you've applied glue

on your hands so you won't leave prints.

Balm on your body,

to mislead the sniffer dogs.

Quite the mastermind, aren't you?

Sir.

Give him food

and clean him up properly.

The press will be here

by eight o'clock.

Hey, call Gangadharan from Thanthi

newspaper and wake him up!

- Okay, sir.

- Hey, make sure he's here.

He's the only one who can

put me on the front page.

Okay, sir.

- Sit down, Rajendran.

- Sir.

Start writing.

How many sovereigns

of gold was he caught with?

54 sovereigns, sir.

- 54?

- Yes, sir.

The accused escaped from the MLA's

house with 100 sovereigns of gold.

Nice, sir.

He attacked a civilian

who tried to stop him

and fled the scene.

Within an hour of the incident,

I traced the accused to Palakkarai,

where he was hiding behind the old temple,

and arrested him.

Right, sir.

That was when the accused

attempted to stab me with a knife.

Right, sir.

I restrained him

and seized the weapon.

Yes, sir.

He tried to escape.

I chased and caught him.

Yes, sir.

So we charge him with breaking in,

theft, as*ault on public,

attempt to m*rder,

criminal intimidation,

and err obstruction of justice.

Also, pull up four unsolved

robbery cases

- and add them to his name.

- Yes, sir.

Only then

will the headline read, "A thief

wanted in a series of robberies

is finally trapped

in DSP Bharathan's web."

Only when it reads like that in the papers

will it have real weight.

Nice, sir.

How about that?

Shall we go with that?

No, sir.

No?

I was just being polite.

- Rajendran!

- Sir!

Rewrite the scene memo,

witness statements,

and everything else according

to what I just said.

- Okay?

- Alright, sir.

Get going!

Double up, double up!

Sir!

What is it?

This is wrong, sir.

So you're going to teach me

right and wrong now?

You filthy thief!

Only when people like you are behind bars

can this town finally live in peace!

"Trapped in Bharathan's web!"

They'll be taking my photos!

A smile would work best.

How did you even get up?

And now you're walking?

Come here!

Hey...

Constable, take the lamp

and head upstairs.

Sir!

Sir?

- Sir?

- Don't let him get away!

Sir?

Grab him.

Catch him!

Somehow, just this once

Save me, Lord Karuppa!

Somehow, save me, Lord Karuppa!

I promise I won't ever steal again.

I swear I won't steal!

I swear I won't steal!

I swear I won't steal!

I swear I won't steal!

RENIGUNTA,

SIX MONTHS LATER

Anna, have a seat.

- What will you have?

- Bring some rasam.

- Rasam?

- Hey, you done?

- Go ask him what he wants.

- Yes, on it.

- All okay?

- Yes.

Anna!

Two omelets,

one country chicken fry.

Kannamma, my Kannamma,

The only sight my eyes can see.

Hey, you could've just called me.

What happened?

It's nothing.

You carry on with your work.

It's you, and only you, my love,

The life my heart holds close to me.

Born as a blessing, just for my sake.

Is this the joy that a life can make?

As I rest my head upon your lap,

Tell me stories that lull my soul to nap.

My heart has taken flight,

Will it reach the heavens' height?

My life, oh my life, just stay by my side.

And the lost, wandering boat

Will survive the tide.

Kannamma, my Kannamma,

The only sight my eyes can see.

Come on!

Non-veg for you.

Veg for you.

It's you, and only you, my love,

The life my heart holds close to me.

To shield me from the scorching sun,

Your veil guards me till day is done.

A shade that grants me eternal peace,

You've given me this calm release.

Like a candle melting in grace,

Because of you, O woman of grace.

It's spoiled.

Dump it outside and wash the vessel.

Okay, sir.

All my burdens

Will fade away, will gently wane.

As long as I shall be.

You are the crescent moon

That rules over me

I am dissolving, becoming you,

Into your essence, through and through.

Take it.

Shall we go?

Take it.

You carry on.

I'll join you.

Anna

The pay's too little. We've been working

our backs off here since morning.

- If you could please

- It's only been six months.

Wait until it's been a year.

I'll give you a two rupee raise.

Already asking for a hike...

You said it was nothing,

but this is a pretty bad burn.

Why do you have to suffer like this,

marrying a thief?

I didn't know you were a thief

when I fell in love with you.

You should've left me

when you found out, right?

I wanted to

I just couldn't.

Damn!

Get up.

Let's scoop this water out.

- Here.

- Throw a sack over there.

Hey, get another vessel...

Hey, what's wrong?

How much longer do we

have to live like this?

Let's open our own canteen.

What are you even saying?

You really think it's that easy?

I know it's not easy.

But why must you suffer like this?

Did I ever say I was suffering?

Listen!

I don't know whether you're

actually not suffering,

or if you're just pretending

so I don't get hurt

But it really hurts me

to see you like this.

Do what your heart says.

As long as you're not hurting anybody,

however you make money

is fine with me.

If you're happy, I'll be happy too.

You tell me, brother.

On what basis

should I give you a loan?

S-Sir

The canteen will definitely do well, sir.

She cooks really well.

Brother! Brother!

First, understand what surety means!

Now

If you own an orchard or farmland,

anything like that

Based on those documents,

we can give you a loan.

You're saying

you don't even own a house!

So after I give you a loan,

am I supposed to follow you around

like a stray dog?

Alright, leave now, boy!

Be on your way! Go!

Go! Go!

What?

- Sir

- Yes?

Back in my village, I have

eight acres of land, sir!

Eight acres?

This is exactly what I meant.

The surety!

So what's the hold-up?

Just bring the papers

and get yourself a loan.

Set up a canteen

or a hotel and be happy.

Huh?

KING SETHUPATHI BUS STAND

RAMANATHAPURAM DISTRICRAMANATHAPURAM

Stay here.

ASHOK LODGE

Go inside.

Lock the door.

I'll be back by night, okay?

I'm coming with you.

What I mean is

If I come along,

maybe your father

will ease up a little?

He's not someone who'll soften like that.

He'll for sure make a scene

and say something awful.

You don't need to hear all that.

I have a passenger waiting in my auto.

Fill up the petrol!

We're out of petrol and diesel.

How can we supply it

if it hasn't arrived?

Calm down!

Hey!

We've reached Kiliyur.

You may get down.

In these 16 years, I've gone

to the edge of my village several times,

but I always turned back,

not knowing how to face him.

Only when I reach the village

will I know what things are really like.

God knows what he'll say.

I'm going to meet my maternal

uncle. He's very fond of me.

I'll have him do the talking.

- Stay safe.

- Okay.

Good morning. The Gulf w*r has now

reached a critical and alarming stage.

Hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait

were set on fire today

by the Iraqi army.

With several months expected

to be required to extinguish the fires,

there are increasing concerns

of a serious impact on the global economy.

Hey! Get me that ladder!

Brother!

The smoke is choking me, brother.

Of course it will!

Until the next harvest,

shouldn't the stove at home keep burning?

Hey, Karasaami!

How are you, Uncle?

Have you come to repay

the money you stole from your father?

And you've come back

without a shred of shame!

I had enough regard for you

to come meet you first!

You should have come much earlier.

Why have you come now?

Do you need a favour?

Get lost!

At least I stopped with just a slap.

Don't let your father see you.

Take the same bus you came on

and leave at once.

Passengers to Kiliyur may get down!

Don't you worry, Shanmugham.

Yeah, okay. Okay.

Shall I step down first, young man?

Hey!

Hey, wait a second.

My son!

My child!

Karasaami!

You've come back home!

Karasaami!

You're finally back!

Karasaami, my son!

Why did you keep us

waiting all these days?

Not knowing if you were alive,

we searched from street to street.

Lord!

Lord Karuppa!

You've brought him back safe and sound!

My son, my son,

You are the mirror of my soul.

Without you here, I'd never be whole.

The love I kept guarded.

Will never be lost or discarded.

Time wounded us and left its mark somehow.

But who is there to blame for it now?

You return like a million blessings.

Now I've no words left for expressing.

The dry, dormant seeds

Have started to bloom.

In my caged soul, temple bells now loom

I was like a fish gasping.

As the waters ran dry.

My withered sorrows have faded.

Gone on their own.

Son

Here's some hot water.

Why don't you go take a bath?

Why are you just standing there?

Clothes...

Didn't you bring a bag?

I don't need silver,

I don't need gold.

Nor diamonds that never fade or grow old.

For my lineage to live and endure.

A son like you by my side

Is enough, for sure.

What is a chariot

Without its linchpin to hold it?

If the vine withers,

what remains of the root of it?

To live, is there anything more,

My prince, beyond it?

In this world so vast and true.

For me, there is nothing beyond you.

Even while standing far away.

Like the sky in my eyes at play

I long to see you every day...

I need to talk to you about our land.

Did you call me?

The fertilizer sacks have arrived.

Hey, son.

Give me a hand.

Don't just stand there staring.

Give me a hand.

Wait, son!

Hey, prop up another sack.

Never take the load

straight onto your face.

Turn around.

Place it on your shoulder.

The strength to lift

is not in your hands, it's here.

Now bend a little,

tighten your core and lift.

Yes. Now walk!

Come!

Now stop!

Now bend your knees and put

all the strength into your legs.

Yes. Now lift it up

and put it there.

That's how!

That's it.

Hey, Kanthasaami!

Brother!

Stay right there, I'm coming.

Will you shift all those sacks?

- Yeah.

- Alright then.

I'll be right back.

The soil

It's way too acidic.

When you apply the fertilizer,

add some lime along with it.

Sure thing, brother.

I'll check the eastern fields and be back.

Have you shifted all the sacks...

Okay.

What are you looking at?

That tractor?

It's ours.

But it hasn't been used in seven months.

- Why?

- Well, with the w*r going on,

diesel prices are sky-high.

Even though we can't afford to run it,

every month they still demand

the loan installments.

- You're repaying a loan?

- Yes.

To whom?

To the bank, son.

We mortgaged our deed to buy this tractor.

It's not just us. Look around.

They're standing in every field.

We're all in debt.

No, I don't get it.

Which deed?

Our land documents, son.

They said buying a tractor

would increase the yield!

But only the debt increased!

But don't you worry about that, son!

They say we will have

a good monsoon this year. We'll see.

Kara!

Hey, Kara!

Hey, Karasaami!

- What?

- Hey!

Come, brother.

Son, can you drop the old man

at the bus stop?

Bye, brother.

Take care.

I'm

I'm just heading to town.

I'll be back soon.

What for, son?

I need to meet a few people I know.

Come home for lunch, son.

Good, son.

You've put the past behind you

and come back to support your father.

My children aren't like that.

They gave up farming

and left for the city.

I can't entirely blame them either.

- Tell me, Grandpa

- What is it?

If the deed is with the bank,

will we be able to sell the land?

I wouldn't know, son!

You'll have to ask

someone who is educated.

Go carefully!

You can certainly sell it.

It's ancestral property, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

Then legally, you have full rights.

Kasi, see if you can spare

four thousand rupees.

How would I have that

much money, Brother-in-law?

See if you can hustle or

scrounge some cash from someone.

Why do you need so much

money, Brother-in-law?

Well I had taken a vow to sacrifice

a goat to Lord Karuppan

if Karasaami returned,

that's why.

Don't mistake me, but I have

my doubts about his return.

Hey!

Why would you say that?

He's come back a reformed man.

Brother, we have eight acres in Kiliyur.

What price will it fetch?

You could demand as much as ten lakhs.

- Who is it?

- Selli, it's me.

Your father is very affectionate

towards you, isn't he?

Don't you feel like staying with him?

No.

That's not going to work.

No matter what's going on

between the two of you

Demanding money from someone

already struggling with debt

- just doesn't seem right to me.

- Listen!

I am only doing what's best for him.

I'm trying to find a way

to clear his debt.

Otherwise, he will be stuck

paying interest forever.

If we approach them together

with a written petition,

the bank officials will be compelled

to enter negotiations.

Yes, sir...

Brother, if they seize the land,

I won't be able to bear the shame.

- I'll end up hanging myself.

- Hey, why are you talking like that?

Didn't I say I'll handle it?

First, focus on getting

everyone's signatures.

- Okay, sir.

- You may leave.

Get going.

He must be right.

Hey, old man.

- Yes!

- I need a sacrificial goat.

Pick out a young one for us.

All the ones are young here.

See for yourself.

I checked in town.

Land near our field is fetching

around 1.25 lakhs per acre.

I've even found a buyer.

If you sell the land,

we can clear the debts.

From the remaining amount,

if you give me two lakh rupees,

it would be a great help.

I believed you had

come back reformed.

What did I do wrong

to need reforming?

Your father worked tirelessly

to save that amount.

Wasn't it wrong to steal it?

I did come and ask you for it.

But you refused to give it!

You were sixteen,

asking to start a business.

- How could I simply hand it over?

- You should have had faith in me!

Fine!

The money you took from me

Where is it now?

What?

Where is it?

Enough! I won't be deceived

by you any longer.

Listen!

I really need that money right now.

You won't understand my situation.

If you really love me,

sell the land and give me the money!

You think I don't love you?

Hey, don't force me to lay my hands

on you in front of everyone.

Get lost!

I will not sell our land.

It won't be sold!

Where is our son?

Well, he'll be back.

Listen.

I'll go to the dairy farm

and be back shortly.

There's food in the kitchen.

Will you eat?

Fine.

Sir, post!

Yes!

What is it?

Here you go, sir.

See you later, sir.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK

NOTICE OF LAND SEIZURE

- Where did you go?

- You saw this, didn't you?

Neither of us will get anything

The bank will take everything!

I won't let that happen.

What do you mean?

What can you possibly do?

If they seize the land now,

they'll auction it off for a pittance

and be done with us.

If we go with the buyer I've brought

and sell this wretched land

Hey! Don't you dare curse the land!

This is the temple where

our forefathers dwell.

It should never

leave our family.

If this land means so much to you,

why did you pledge the deed to the bank?

I was cheated!

I trusted an educated man

to do right by us, but I was fooled.

Trusting me, these villagers

have taken on heavy debts.

We are the ones

who must fight for them, son.

You can't safeguard your own land,

and you speak of saving others'?

Fine.

Assume I sell this land as you insist.

You'll take the money and walk away.

But

Did you ever stop to think

how your mother and I

will survive without this land?

Hey, Karasaami!

Karasaami, what did I even say

that you're leaving again

without saying a single word?

Karasaami!

Karasaami!

Wait.

Son, please wait.

I believed my son had come back

to stand by me.

My mistake.

Just a minute.

I know you've made up your mind.

I didn't buy a goat for the sacrificial

offering that I had planned for you.

I still have that money. Rs. 4,000.

Keep it for your expenses.

Fine. Just do one thing for me.

Write to me,

and tell me where you're staying.

I can't go searching

from street to street again, son.

Please!

You shouldn't have walked away

without saying anything to him.

If I had stayed a minute longer,

I would've broken down and cried, Selli.

Even if you had, so what?

He's your father, after all.

It was too humiliating to admit

that I've failed in life, as he said.

A man who once stood so proud,

today, like a beggar,

I made him plead.

How can I look him in the eye now?

He deserved a better son.

At least then

he would have been happy.

Hey.

Go back and be with him.

Then you will understand

how happy that will make him.

Whatever they say,

just stay calm.

Don't respond at all

Is that clear?

Anna, how have you been?

Scoundrel! What are you doing here?

Anna, I ran away because I panicked.

Forgive me, Anna.

I was the one who told her

they had you locked up at the station.

Hey!

I could have died, and you're

asking me for forgiveness?

- Get lost.

- Anna!

Can't you hear me?

Get lost!

Anna!

Anna!

I'll k*ll you.

Get lost!

Amma

This is Selli.

She

She's the girl I married.

I was planning to tell you.

Hey!

Wait, dear.

What is all this?

You go in.

Tell Appa first.

Appa!

Appa!

O my creator, the one who bore me.

A soul so pure, no fault could ever be.

So many burdens, so much weight.

You carried them all in silence,

Strong and straight.

What's wrong, dear?

A world without your bond

Stands frozen still.

On the path you flew away, darkness fills.

O Father

My heart has turned to a stone inside.

This bond's a wound that will not subside.

O Father

The evening sky has become a crying eye.

This spinning world has come

To a standstill, gone dry.

Hey!

What happened?

The rainbow has shattered and is gone.

The sacred pattern at our door

Is no longer drawn.

The one who gave me life and breath.

That very soul is lost to death.

The garland is laid on his lifeless frame.

The sky all around has darkened the same.

The whole town has gathered

In sorrow profound.

My very foundation

Is torn from the ground.

O my father, my lord divine.

A light I saw, yet could not call mine.

O Father

My heart has turned to a stone inside.

This bond's a wound that will not subside.

O Father

The evening sky has become a crying eye.

This spinning world has come

To a standstill, gone dry.

Hey, stop it!

What are you doing there?

Stop it!

Hey, you stay right here.

Someone go check what's going on.

Go!

Come here.

Hey. Who gave you permission to do this?

Why should we ask anyone?

First of all, who are you?

Sir, read out the court order.

"Panjavan Union Bank has, on several

occasions, notified you, and yet you."

Sir, read the last part.

"Until the outstanding loan

amount is paid in full,

the following properties,

wherever they are and in

whatever condition they are,

- "will be... "

- Do you understand that?

This is an official seizure notice,

and you are just burying trash here?

How dare you call him trash!

While the ledger of sins remains undone.

While these wretched people

understand none.

The path ahead is filled

With piercing thorns.

Where can I go now,

Where can my path take turns?

Upon this earth that looks up to the sky.

Like a wilted flower left to die.

To keep this wounded heart alive

I reached for a hand to help me survive.

But you have fallen, you are gone.

The great banyan tree lies broken and torn.

The songbird trembles

In silent pain, unaware.

Its nest lies scattered in dark despair.

While the ledger of sins remains undone.

While these wretched people

Understand none.

The path ahead is filled

With piercing thorns.

Where can I go now,

Where can my path take turns?

LAND SEIZURE NOTICE

There are people whose only principle

in life is to remain debt-free.

Instill in them the idea

that the only way to get ahead in life

is by taking a loan.

That will be your job.

This is the loan application form.

You should have it

with you at all times.

Half the people we are giving loans to

Cannot read.

And even those who can

will not understand what is written here.

Legal charges, pre-payment charges,

processing charges, stamp duty,

registration fees

We have hidden fifteen

such charges in here.

Your real talent is in steering them

through this without disclosing any of it.

Sir?

Yes.

But sir, we are giving them

loans to help them, right?

Then why not be transparent about it?

- Does anyone else have the same doubt?

- No, sir.

Alright.

You may all return to work.

- You may leave your job. All the best.

- Sir?

Sir, there's a man waiting

who refuses to leave without meeting you.

He says he knows you well, sir.

Who?

The one in the red shirt,

sitting over there.

That's him.

All of this was snatched from us.

Only when we snatch it back

will they know our pain.

Hey

The manager is calling you.

Come on.

See?

I told you we know each other.

Greetings, sir!

Who are you?

What do you want?

Sir, don't you remember me?

Kiliyur.

The retired soldier's brother-in-law.

You came there to sell

tractors, didn't you?

Oh right, right

So, how's the retired soldier?

He passed away today, sir.

Oh, my God!

Alright, alright.

I understand your situation.

But here, everything

happens according to the rules.

There's nothing I can do.

You can leave now.

Hey!

Sir, you spoke to us

so sweetly that day.

Why are you speaking like this now?

Get your hand off me.

Hey, get your hand

off me, you rascal!

What did I even say to you?

Knowing very well that

money was coming his way,

it was your brother-in-law

who signed, grinning with glee.

- How dare you!

- Hey!

Hey, who was grinning?

You came to us grinning

Look at him, fuming as

if he has the right!

I'll bloody k*ll you.

- They cannot even repay their dues.

- Hey, drag him out of here!

Yet they strut in here like kings.

You went to him to sell the tractor.

We did not come to you.

Take your brother-in-law and

dump him in some rotten sh*thole!

How dare you say that!

Bloody scoundrel!

Hey!

Hey!

Drag him out of here!

Get out of here!

Take him outside first.

Sir, sir No, sir.

Please don't lose your cool, sir.

Hey! Let go of me!

I'll k*ll you!

Get lost!

Get lost!

Look at you!

Hey! Someone over there

is humiliating your father.

Does that not make you

want to rip his throat out?

And you are just standing here?

Hey, I'm talking to you.

What are you staring at over there?

I am talking to you,

and you just walk away?

Hey!

Whatever you decide,

let me know quickly.

I'm here only until 8:00 p.m.

Keep that in mind.

What's he saying?

They say they can keep the body there

for about seven days, Anna.

How much are they asking?

The amount seems to be fair, but...

Just blurt out what the issue is!

But they will only take him

if he is left as an unclaimed body.

Hey!

What are you even saying?

Let Appa stay in the hospital

just for a few days.

Think about the man he was. Do you

want to leave him as an unclaimed corpse?

So, like that dog said,

should we just dump him in the woods?

Is that what you call dignity?

It's only for a few days.

- We will arrange the money by then.

- Arrange the money?

It's three lakhs.

How are you going to manage that?

Didn't you say,

they'd know our pain

only when we snatch it back?

I am going to steal their money

and give it back to them.

What is he talking about?

- He says he's going to rob the bank.

- What?

Has he lost his mind?

You mad fools.

Get out of here.

Hey. I'm a thief.

Stealing is how I have

survived all this time.

What are you saying?

- Did your father know?

- He didn't.

Only now do I realise that even if he had

known, he would have forgiven me.

Breaking through roofs, dropping in

through holes that's all I know!

So what am I supposed to do now?

But for that

Do you have a better plan?

Do you know anyone who will give us

that much money the moment we ask?

This is not just about giving

my father a dignified burial.

Those scoundrels at the bank

must not win.

If he were alive,

he would've fought in his own way

and won somehow.

This is the only way I know.

And I'm going to do this

for my father.

Tell Amma some excuse and bring Appa to

the hospital. That's all you need to do.

If the river itself turns to waste.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK,

RAMANATHAPURAM HEAD OFFICE

I will handle the rest.

What becomes of the little fish displaced?

If the root itself collapses.

Won't the wind lose breath after all?

He has to be buried on this land,

right beside his father.

In all these years,

the only thing

he ever asked for himself

Was this.

And I don't know how I'm

going to make that happen.

Won't even fresh milk

Turn sour in that state?

If a cloth falls upon a thorn.

It can be taken back

Without a tear or scorn.

But since you've fallen

Upon it all the way.

What is left for me to save today?

When rain falls upon the earth.

The peacock dances in joy and mirth.

But now that you lie buried in that earth.

Where is the path for me to walk forth?

If breath is gone and words run dry.

Are these days and nights

Nothing but a lie?

If what I speak and what I swore decay.

Should I not curse myself this way?

Listen, boy.

After 3:00 p.m. on the eighth day,

the body will be cremated.

Alright, Anna.

When do we start?

Don't drag yourself into this.

I'll handle it myself.

I was a worthless loser. It was your

father who made me someone worth being.

I owe it to him to stand by you.

We can't touch the main branch.

Since there's a hospital right across

the road, there'll be movement all night.

First, we decide

which branch we're going to hit.

We move in at night.

Shops around the bank are fine.

But there must be no houses nearby.

To make a quick escape

after stealing the money,

we'll need a vehicle.

We've dreamt about this

for so long, Anna.

Having a vehicle of our own.

Hey!

It's not ours.

Once the job is done, it goes

right back where we took it from.

We need to know everything that

happens around that bank all night.

For a place holding so much cash,

why is there no security at night?

Even the cops don't patrol this area.

That means there's

something else to this.

We need to find out what that is.

Hey, you'll ask them

exactly the way I told you, right?

Hey, what are you staring at?

- Ask how they keep the cash safe at night.

- Yeah, I'll ask.

- You will, right?

- I will.

Come on!

Tell me.

How can I help you?

I have a large sum of money.

I need to keep it safe in your bank.

Of course, sir.

We can certainly do that.

If you have any jewellery

or valuables, let me know.

We have separate locker

facilities for those.

There's no jewellery.

Just the cash.

That's fine.

Here you go, sir.

The account opening form.

You do this.

Fill out the form,

and bring a photocopy of your

ration card and two photographs.

I'll handle the rest.

The safety

What?

Ask about that.

Sir, you seem troubled.

What's the matter?

Well, we're entrusting you

with a lot of money.

You're all here now,

but the place is locked at night, right?

Sir!

Fine!

If someone tries to break in at night

and so much as touches that door

Do you see that?

That's the alarm wire.

An alarm will go off immediately

at the nearest police station.

Within five minutes,

the police will surround the place.

He won't be able to take even a pin.

Sir!

Well, how much are you

planning to deposit, sir?

- Well

- It

It'll be ten lakhs.

Ten? It'll be completely secure, sir.

You have my guarantee.

Sir

We offer this only to our most

valued customers, sir.

- Hope to see you soon, sir.

- Huh?

That means I'll be

expecting you soon.

Okay, see you.

Someone I know in Thanjavur

has agreed to give us the money, Akka.

We'll head out and be back tomorrow.

Alright.

No matter what, in two or three days,

I'll bring Appa home, Amma.

You said that already, right?

Go and come back safe.

What's that noise?

It's just my leg.

It's shaking!

Set up the ladder.

Hey!

Fix it.

Hey.

You see that dark corner

over there?

Go hide there.

If anyone shows up while Uncle

and I are inside Here, take this.

Blow it!

- What?

- Anna

I'm coming with you.

Give this to Uncle.

Look, just do what you're told.

Anna, I won't mess up again.

Trust me, Anna.

I'd give my life for you.

Do what you're told.

Stop your damn drama. Get lost!

Get going!

What happened?

Hey!

What happened?

- Hey, I'm talking to you...

- What don't you understand?

- There's no cash inside.

- What?

If you have any jewellery

or valuables, let me know.

We have separate locker

facilities for those.

Hey!

Wasn't there an iron grill door here?

It looks different now.

You can break it open, right?

In all my life,

I've never seen a door like this.

You've never seen one?

Hey! Stop it, man.

Hey, you're making too much noise.

Hey, just stop it!

If it's this loud, we'll get caught.

There's no money.

No money.

Following the overwhelming

public response

to our tractor loan service,

we are now offering motor vehicle loans

at a very low interest rate.

- Apply today and enjoy the benefits.

- Here, Anna.

- The farmers' friend, Your Panjavan.

- Hey!

Take it.

- The news has started. Come quickly!

- Coming, coming.

Hey, aren't you coming?

- Where?

- To watch the w*r.

They're showing it on a color TV

at the salon across the street.

- Anna, the money?

- Just leave it there and go.

How can you just leave

the shop like this?

No one will show up

for the next half hour.

Here you go.

Find all the branches

along the bypass route.

They lock the cash in the vault

only after nightfall.

Let's strike during the day.

Two g*ns are all we need.

Man, what's with you?

It's one headache after another!

It doesn't have to be heavy, Anna.

It just has to look heavy!

I've got a ton of work, man.

Take this and manage with it. Go!

Anna! Anna!

- Anna! Anna!

- What is it?

I can't convince my boss, Anna!

I'll get you another two hundred.

Finish it in two days.

You'll earn blessings by the million!

Sigh!

Fine, you go.

I'll bring it.

- Go.

- Thanks a lot, Anna.

Blessings by the million

Wages in the hundreds. What nerve!

Anna!

What, Kasi?

Haven't seen you in a while.

- You doing good?

- Getting by, Anna!

So what brings you here?

Can we talk inside?

Listen up.

This one's good for under ten feet.

Anything farther than that,

you'll need this.

Anna, it's not to sh**t.

Just to scare them.

Everyone who comes here

says the exact same thing.

So, will you buy

them without b*ll*ts?

Give me both of these.

With the b*ll*ts.

Alright!

Now listen to me!

I don't treat people anymore.

If things go south,

don't bring anyone back here.

Give me two of those.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK,

MUDUKULATHUR

Anna, there are eight people in total.

That includes the guard.

He's armed.

You know what you have to do, right?

If you're not back by ten,

I have to get in,

light the fuse

and throw the handmade b*mb.

The news has started. Come quickly!

Anna, we've never pulled a job

in broad daylight before.

I'm scared, Anna.

So am I, man!

Hey, it's going to start.

Come on!

Let's move.

Alright, that's enough!

Everybody, get up!

Get up! Get up!

Hey, get up!

Get up!

Do I have to tell you one by one? Move!

Get up, hey!

Hey, get back!

Get over there, move!

Move!

Move!

All of you, get against the wall.

Here you go.

Please don't sh**t us!

Please!

Sir, sir! Please don't, sir.

Let us go, sir.

No, sir! No, sir.

No, sir! No, sir.

Hey! Stay quiet

and this will be over in five minutes.

Stand against the wall.

If you move,

I'll blow up your heads!

Where the hell is

the key to that door?

Hey, what are you staring at?

Go find the key!

That won't work!

We've cut the line.

Come!

Hey, face the wall.

Stand there. Face the wall!

Anna, there are eight people in total.

That includes the guard.

One, two, three

four, five, six, seven?

Let go!

He bit me!

See!

Step aside.

What happened?

We're taking only what we need.

Leave the rest inside.

Hey!

Are you the only one here?

What happened?

Nothing happened, sir.

Where is everyone else?

Well

it's the manager's daughter's wedding.

So they've all gone there.

Even the security guard?

No, he just stepped out for tea nearby.

I've recently moved to Sadayaneri.

Before this,

I had my account in Parthibanur.

I've closed it now.

I want to open an account here.

Alright!

If you could go,

bring a photocopy of your

ration card and two photos,

we can get it done, sir.

I have them!

Sir.

It can't be done without

the manager's signature.

Please don't be upset,

but could you come back tomorrow?

Don't take this the wrong way, sir.

I'm going away

on leave for a week.

Just give me the form.

I'll fill it out before I leave.

When the manager arrives,

get it signed.

What say?

Can I have the pen?

I know what's going on.

You don't know

how to read or write.

You're just standing here,

too shy to ask.

Isn't that it?

Give it to me.

I'll fill it out for you.

Sir.

Why are you doing all this, sir?

I'll handle it, sir.

You should've done this earlier.

Look at the poor man,

standing confused.

You don't even ask

if people know how to read or write.

You just shove the form at them.

He'll fill it out for you.

Finish his work and send him off quickly.

What happened?

I bumped into it

while reaching for the towel, sir.

You're quite a character!

Careful now.

Rub it properly,

- or it'll swell up.

- Okay, sir.

What now?

He said he'd fill it out, right?

Go and sit down.

Go.

See! The guy who went for tea

still hasn't come back.

You shouldn't ignore this, sir.

No two days are ever the same!

Hey, why are you running?

Walk normally.

"SANDHANA KAATRU"

"MICHAEL MADANA KAMA RAJAN"

Sir, there's been a bank robbery

in Ramanathapuram district.

No, sir.

You had told me about the lock, right?

The lock was broken

in the same way to break in here as well.

I need the sequence numbers

of the stolen notes.

If it's a fresh bundle, they should

definitely be in sequence, sir.

I'll check and let you know right away.

Sir!

I'll check and get back.

Have the police calculated

the missing amount from the vault?

No, sir.

They've just arrived.

Where's this branch's locker key?

It's still in the locker, sir.

I see.

They're asking for the sequence

of the stolen bundles.

We can give it, sir.

Hmm.

- Add this to the missing amount!

- Sir!

Just write it.

I'll take care of you.

Where did I keep it?

Where did I keep it?

Sir, I've found it!

You're done for!

Hey!

It's getting late.

Come on, let's go pay the money.

Akka, we are leaving.

- Hey.

- Sir?

What's that burning over there?

They set it on fire themselves, sir.

What for?

Because the insurance payout

brings them more money than the harvest.

Everywhere you look in this village,

it's just drought and poverty.

What are you doing here, sir?

Is this punishment duty, sir?

I asked for this posting myself.

There's an old score

I need to settle!

WELCOME TO RAMANATHAPURAM

Sir, it was the security guard

who saw it first.

- Tell this to him.

- Okay, sir.

Sir.

Did you tell anyone

about this alarm recently?

Sir, just recently.

Two or three days ago.

Two men came asking how safe

their money would be in the bank.

Hello!

What are you doing here again?

We're here to settle our debt.

Where is your manager?

Have you seen this man anywhere?

No, sir.

I haven't.

Sir, the man who came here

He looked just like him.

Sir,

the Chittarkottai manager

identified the thief, right?

Why not use that to secure an order and

run his photo in the newspapers, sir?

Hey, the only evidence we have

is that he came to the bank.

Not that he committed the theft.

How are we supposed to get a proclamation

order from the Collector with that?

Sir, is it really that hard

to come up with witnesses?

I've already been disgraced once

for pulling that stunt.

Give it.

- How much is there?

- The full amount that's due.

Count it if you want.

- Mr. Krishnan.

- Sir.

Can you bring the serial numbers

of those stolen notes?

I'll get it right away, sir.

Mr. Krishnan Sorry, sir!

Forget it.

These are all old notes.

I'll go deposit this,

get the documents ready and bring them.

Stay right here.

Hey!

How did you do it?

Control requesting K-1, sir.

Go ahead.

Sir, the serial numbers

on the stolen notes are a match.

But he swears it is his salary money.

We've taken him into custody.

Where does he work?

When I came to open the shop,

the lock was broken, sir.

There was salary money in the drawer,

so I rushed in and opened it.

When I checked the drawer,

the money was just as I had left it, sir.

That's when I realised

every single note had been swapped.

- Where's that broken lock?

- Here it is, sir.

Bharathan, D.S.P.

I'm here on deputation

for the bank robbery case.

Oh. I'm Muthu Selvan.

Regional Manager. Please.

How are you related to Kanthasaami?

- I am his son.

- You know how to sign, right?

Sign wherever you see an 'X'.

Saturday night

He broke into a bank

and tried to rob it.

But he failed.

Normally, after something like that,

a thief would lie low.

But this guy,

just one day later,

on Monday morning,

goes to another branch

of the same bank and robs it.

That means he must have been in a hurry.

Are you done?

The total loan you took

was three lakh rupees.

For that, you were to pay

a monthly instalment of Rs. 5,134.

But the records show

that you paid regularly

only for nine months.

After that, sometimes once

in three months,

sometimes once in five months

There are several defaults.

So, all the unpaid interest

gets added to the principal.

And interest is then levied

on that principal.

The stolen money

He swaps it with the cash

in a textile shop's cash box.

He had the chance

to take all the money from there.

But he didn't do it.

And on top of that,

there are documentation fees,

late penalty charges,

administrative fees,

processing charges,

stamp duty charges,

and then tenure changes.

Adding it all up

The total amount comes

to Rs. 4,47,184.

You've paid three lakhs now.

Bring the remaining amount,

and I'll close the account for you.

But the longer you take

Are you messing with us?

What kind of calculation is this?

Listen, all these terms were agreed to

and signed when the loan was taken.

How are we supposed

to understand any of that?

So for him,

it wasn't just an urgent need.

Even though he had other options,

he chose to take the money

he needed only from your bank.

So he must have some kind

of grudge against this bank.

Why?

DO YOU WANT LOANS?

Sir, if someone misses paying

a loan instalment to this bank,

their house, jewellery, land

you seize everything, don't you?

Yes, sir.

But we make sure we send them a notice

exactly one month before the seizure.

Only if they still fail to pay,

do we put it up for auction.

One month.

You keep repeating the same thing,

writing it however it suits you!

What do you think you're doing?

Do we look like fools to you?

Hey! Why the hell

are you shouting?

- A bank functions by its own rules.

- Hey!

Return those three lakhs.

- I'll deposit it again later.

- Are you messing with me?

I just made that deposit.

Didn't you just sign the papers?

We can't give and take money

as you please.

If you have any issue,

go see the manager.

Why should we go see him?

Ask that scumbag to come to us.

Hey, it's your problem!

Why should I see him?

- Don't just stand there yelling.

- Am I his servant?

- Give me the receipt.

- Hey!

Why are you asking for the receipt?

Police!

- Take it.

- Walk! Keep walking!

In the past month,

approximately,

how many seizure notices

have you sent out?

I'd say about fifty or sixty, sir.

I need that entire list.

Sure, sir.

One moment.

Have you seen him anywhere?

No, sir.

What will we do

for the rest of the money?

We only have two days left.

What is it?

Get that bank diary.

By the bypass again this time?

Paramakudi will be a good choice.

They think they can

keep making us run around?

Sir. In total, 35 people have not paid

their installments at the Sikkal Branch.

- Right?

- Correct, sir.

Sir.

This is the full list, sir.

Thanks.

Start searching.

Sir, we didn't find anything here.

Let's go to the next village.

- What is it, sir?

- Checking.

What's the next village?

Sir, nothing here either.

Ulaiyur, Meesal, Posukkudi.

Nothing from these three villages, sir.

Head to the next village.

How far is Paramakudi from here?

It'll take at least an hour.

All well?

I know you're the one

who robbed the bank.

Hey!

Hey, don't be scared.

I had every chance

to hand you over to the police.

Sir

This is the complete list.

Thanks.

But

I didn't.

Because,

you're a goose that lays golden eggs.

You only have one and a half

lakh rupees left to pay.

You can make much more than that.

Simple.

You'll rob the bank I pick,

when I tell you to!

And we'll

Split what we get.

From the Mudukulathur branch,

a total of five lakh rupees was stolen.

You must've read about it

in the papers, right?

You didn't notice it?

You guys stole only three lakhs, right?

Then who stole the remaining two lakhs?

Alright, let's say...

You somehow manage

to clear that debt.

What are you going to do after that?

Like your old man,

are you going to take up farming?

Do you have any idea how much

those imported seeds cost?

Once you sow those,

there's fertilizer,

pesticides, labor, power bills,

transport a mountain of expenses.

After all that work,

once you harvest

and sell it at the price

the government fixes,

what will you get?

Three thousand rupees a month.

You're lucky if you even get that.

Knowing all this, you saddled my father

with a Rs. 5,000 monthly instalment?

You thieving scumbag!

You have no right to say that!

The plan I'm suggesting

benefits both of us.

If you change your mind,

give me a call on this number.

Sir, we've searched every

house on the seizure list.

We couldn't find anything.

Over.

G MUTHU SELVAN,

REGIONAL MANAGER, PANJAVAN UNION BANK

[vintage song playing on radio]

What is it?

Changed your mind?

This is the D.S.P. speaking.

Sorry, sir.

Sir. Tell me, sir.

We need to check if anyone

closed their loan today

by paying more than

five lakhs in cash.

Sir

Loan closures are permitted

only at the main branch, sir.

No one came in for that today, sir.

A thief like him would pay off the loan

with the stolen cash and flee,

before the police

can even catch his scent.

But this guy

He still hasn't cleared the loan.

Something feels off, sir.

Sir.

It's not just the people

under seizure notice

who would have a grudge

against the bank, sir.

From someone coming

to open an account,

to people filling forms,

or not knowing how to fill them,

those refused a loan,

and even those who get one,

but have no money to repay it.

Many such people would be furious

with the bank, sir.

The thief could be anyone

among them, right, sir?

It's just, I feel like

- you might be on the wrong track.

- What did you say?

No, sir, sorry!

- Just a suggestion.

- No, no, no!

Didn't you mention people

who can't repay their loans?

Yes, sir.

That's exactly why

he hasn't closed the loan yet, sir.

I don't understand, sir.

That means he could rob again.

No.

He'll definitely rob again!

Come to the head office.

Immediately.

How many branches does your bank

have in total?

Eighteen, sir.

I need that list.

Call your branch managers.

Wake every single one of them up.

Everyone is to report

to their branches immediately.

Hello!

Get the nearest police station

for every branch on the line,

and keep them on standby.

Hello, Keelakarai Police Station.

As soon as they reach the bank,

every manager must call us.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK

Sir, the Keelakarai

manager is on the line.

Sir, the Keelakarai

Inspector is also on the line.

Tell them to press it.

Sir, please press it now.

It's ringing, sir.

Next branch.

Sir, Sayalkudi branch.

Hello, Sayalkudi Police Station.

I'm pressing it now, sir.

Sir.

- Yeah?

- It's ringing.

You can press it, sir.

I'm pressing it, sir.

It's ringing, sir.

Sir, the Kamuthi inspector is on the line.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK,

PARAMAKUDI BRANCH

Press it now, sir.

Sir, the Paramakudi inspector

is on the line.

Sir, press it now.

Alright.

Sir? Did he press it?

Tell him to press it, sir!

Sir. Press it, sir.

I am pressing it, sir.

Ask him to press it again.

It's not working, sir.

Son of a g*n!

Didn't I tell you, sir?

We've got him, sir.

I told you, right?

PANJAVAN UNION BANK,

PARAMAKUDI BRANCH

- Sir!

- Where are all the staff?

I've sent them out, sir.

Everything is ready, sir.

Stand by.

An Ambassador car has just pulled up.

Be ready.

Hey.

Go in and take a look.

A man is getting out.

He's heading towards the bank.

His face isn't covered.

He could be a customer.

Stay alert, just in case.

Switch off the wireless.

Err

The cash deposit form

I've come to get one.

He said he wanted a form,

took one, and left, sir.

If he came only for a form,

why would he park the car

that far away?

Stay alert.

Anna, there are five of them in total.

No one's guarding the place.

But the men inside

there's something not right about them.

Just be careful, Anna.

The car hasn't left yet.

Put the g*n in the bag.

Let's go.

Hey, step out and check

what's happening.

- Sir.

- Huh?

What happened, sir?

There's been a robbery at the bank.

- This bank?

- No, not this branch.

The Keelakarai branch.

Split up and find out what happened.

Move Move

Get out of the way.

Hey.

Have you seen the person in this picture?

I don't know.

Look.

Take a good look.

Have you seen the person in this picture?

You thought

you could deceive me, didn't you?

You think I can't find another thief

in this entire town?

The police are everywhere.

Get out of here, before you get caught.

- Hey, cover your face right now.

- Why? What happened?

The police have your picture.

Get an order issued

to publish his photo in the papers.

What about the witness, sir?

Just set one up.

To hell with it.

The Collector can't humiliate us

any more than this fellow already has.

Okay, sir.

Send a team to the Head Office

right away, in plain clothes.

Okay?

He'll have to come there

to close the loan.

Right, sir.

- Hey, wait.

- Sir?

Post an armed officer at every branch.

- Got it?

- Okay, sir.

I have no damn clue

what this guy will do next.

They will station cops

at every branch for sure, Anna!

We can't get anywhere near.

There's only one way

to get the money now.

Hello, Lakshmi Lodge.

Lakshmi Lodge.

Hello?

Where would that be?

Ask him if it's in Kottaimedu.

Kottaimedu.

Is this Lakshmi Lodge, Kottaimedu?

Yes, this is Kottaimedu.

And you are?

Hello?

Hello, who is this?

- What is it?

- Look.

He's just leaving now, Anna.

Uncle, you follow him

and see what he's up to.

See you at home in the morning.

Okay.

Anna, where are we going?

LAKSHMI LODGE, KOTTAIMEDU

The thieves working for the bank manager

are in this lodge.

But how do we figure out who they are?

Write your name and address here.

MOHAN

There's an auto outside

with its light still on.

Did it come here?

Fill this up.

I'll be right back.

Anna, what happened?

Fourteen people

have booked rooms here.

How am I supposed

to find the right ones?

He's coming, Anna.

- Did you fill it up?

- Yeah, I did.

Room 302, 3rd floor.

- What's wrong?

- The torch light was not switched off.

What's that in the back?

It's a bar.

- Come on!

- Awesome job, bro!

Come on, let's play.

Come on, place your bets!

Come on!

Here we go!

Five!

In!

Out!

In!

Out!

In Out In Out

In Out.

In!

Wow, bro!

It's your day today!

Grab it all, man!

It's our lucky day today!

Grab it all!

Hey, isn't it always the one

cutting the deck who keeps winning?

Let him cut the deck this time.

Do you want to cut it?

Why so quiet?

You don't have money?

In Out In Out

In Out In Out

In Out In Out

In Out In Out

In Out In Out

In Out

Nailed it!

- He's at his peak!

- No one can beat him!

So is the problem

with the one who cuts, or the player?

Got money for another round?

Looks like the boy's out of cash.

Call the next one!

Call the next one!

What are you staring at?

Call the next one.

Where is he?

There's an Ambassador car outside.

Why so quiet now?

You don't have money?

I need to see the car.

What's wrong with you? You're betting

so much money just like that?

That's the manager's money.

What if you lose?

Hey!

A man walks up to me and offers me a car

and you want me to let that go?

If I win, I get the car.

If I lose, I'll say I'll pay,

take him to a room

and beat the hell out of him.

These guys look dangerous, Anna.

You just stay outside.

I'll handle it.

What?

The car's in perfect condition.

Do you want to cut, or should I?

I need to see the money.

Go!

Come on!

Hey, go with them.

Hello.

Yes, he's here.

He's inside, playing cards.

Alright, sir.

Hello, sir.

Check!

Hey Murugesan, get out of here!

Hey, get out of here!

Hey, don't! Hey!

Hey!

Hey, let's go.

Get the bag.

Anna!

Anna!

Anna!

Anna it hurts, Anna!

Hey, Murugesan!

Hey! Hey!

Murugesan!

Look at me. Don't you close your eyes.

Don't close your eyes.

Hey! Hey!

What are you doing here at this hour?

Hey, Murugesan!

Open your eyes!

- Open your eyes!

- Hold his mouth shut!

Shut it!

Get that shirt.

Let's go burn it.

Hello!

Hello!

What now?

So you came sniffing after me like a dog

and still couldn't do squat, huh?

I need money.

Tell me what to do, I'll do it.

Go to hell.

When I came to you myself,

you acted all high and mighty.

Now do whatever you can.

But remember this

Until you get caught,

I'll keep stealing in your name.

You won't get any money.

But you'll take the fall for everything.

Where have you been?

I went out on some work.

Thieving work?

Before you married me,

what did you promise?

You swore on my life that

you'd quit stealing after marriage.

Did you swear or not?

I didn't go to steal.

Lies! Lies!!

Lies!

If you didn't steal,

why are the cops carrying your photo?

Tell me.

Why are you doing this?

Let's go.

We must go.

For marrying you,

I'll have to keep running

till the day I die.

Come.

Are you coming or not?

Hey!

Listen!

I did swear to God in front of you.

He knows

I didn't go there to steal.

I went to take back what's ours.

But I failed.

I'm already lost,

wandering without a path.

And Murugesan is lying

somewhere, stabbed.

I left my father's body there

like an abandoned corpse.

And my mother still believes

we'll bury him on our land.

The hospital has given us only till

tomorrow evening. Do you even know that?

If I don't pay the money by then

my father

And you want me to leave all this

and go where?

You didn't think about me

at all, did you?

Hey, it's...

What am I supposed to do

if something happens to you?

I came here trusting only you.

When our child asks where his father is,

what am I supposed to say?

What am I supposed to say?

What happened?

Amma, I couldn't

I couldn't raise the money, Amma.

Appa

We can't bury him on our land.

Forgive me, Amma.

What are you apologizing for?

I know you would've tried

as much as you could.

If there's no other way,

what can we do?

Even if his wish didn't come true,

at least he got to see you one last time.

That's enough.

Hey!

He

He must have left

this world in peace.

Don't cry.

Your father will understand.

Amma

It's not what you think

I didn't come here to stay with you.

I came to sell our land,

take the money and leave.

That's why I came.

When he found out,

it shattered him

I'm the one

who k*lled him, Amma.

Forgive me, Amma.

Please forgive me!

I swear I only came back

to tell him the truth

and beg for his forgiveness.

Get up.

Don't cry.

- Hey, number 327 is for today, right?

- Yes.

- So that's five for today.

- Okay.

Ask the cremation worker to get

enough kerosene for all of them.

Alright, Anna.

Here

Don't stay on an empty stomach.

I know

Have it.

Hey.

Go bathe and light the lamp.

Your father himself

has been reborn in her womb.

Get up.

Say your prayers

and go bring your father home.

Let's check in on Murugesan on the way.

Anna

What about your father?

Kasi, deliver this machete

at Appanur on your way,

they'll pay 500 rupees.

Collect it.

Alright, Anna.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK, SAYALKUDI

Don't take the bypass.

Go through the village.

Hey, where's Thenappan?

He'll be over there, by that van.

What film is this?

- What?

- What's the name of the film?

"Thevar Magan."

- Give this to sir.

- Okay, sir.

- Hey, Babu.

- Coming, sir.

Did you call Madras?

I spoke to them.

The money's been transferred.

We need to go to the local branch

and collect it.

With all this work,

I can't be going around town.

Where's the nearest

Panjavan Bank?

The nearest one

Sir here

The nearest one

is in Sayalkudi, sir.

Hey, you heard him, right?

- Ask him to get it.

- Right, sir.

- Hey?

- Sir.

- Five lakhs, right?

- Yes, sir.

Go!

Hey.

Hey.

Didn't you see the cops

at the bank entrance?

I never said

I'd steal the money from the bank.

Get in.

The customer is waiting

at the Sayalkudi branch.

Get the cash there, fast!

Kara, they're on the move.

There are spikes.

Avoid them.

Pull over.

Give it.

Where to next, Kara?

Let's go to the head office

and make the payment.

Sir, as you asked,

this contains all deposit details

from the last four days.

From all 18 branches.

If he has deposited the money,

it'll definitely be in here, sir.

If you had informed me,

I could have checked everything

and told you myself, sir.

It's alright.

I'll check it myself.

Who is it?

Kanthasaami's son, is it?

Yes, grandpa.

How have you been?

I'm doing okay, son.

What brings you here?

- Just came to get some water.

- Alright.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Hey, grandpa!

Yes?

Why is the tractor tire missing?

That

My wife wasn't well.

We didn't have money

for her treatment.

It was just lying there unused,

so I took it off and sold it.

At least it served some purpose.

Son

This

It came from the bank.

Read it and tell me what it says.

SEIZURE NOTICE

What do they want now?

Huh?

It's from the bankers.

They want the money.

How much more do I have to keep paying?

My grandfather wore himself out

paying taxes to the white man.

Now I'm wearing myself out

paying interest to the bank.

I can't fight them anymore, son.

Your father was the one

who kept saying

he'd submit a petition

to the Collector.

If he were still alive,

he would have done something.

Trusting me, these villagers

have taken on heavy debts.

We are the ones

who must fight for them, son.

If I go there,

they'll demand money and humiliate me.

That's why I haven't gone back

for the last seven or eight months.

I can't even afford

a single square meal

How am I supposed

to repay this debt?!

Get up and go lie down inside,

or you'll be coughing all day.

Son

I'm saving up, little by little.

Will you write them a letter

saying I'll come later

and settle everything?

Forget the letter.

I'll go tell them in person.

Alright.

Sir, Panjavan Bank's cash truck

has been looted near Sayalkudi.

Hey, when did this happen?

Just now, sir.

About a few minutes ago.

Was there a cash truck

headed to Sayalkudi today?

Yes!

What force do we have

at our disposal?

Sir, we've already deployed

our men across 18 branches.

Redirect everyone to Sayalkudi.

Move them now.

- Okay, sir.

- Only four men need to go to the spot.

Have the rest form a perimeter

around Kadaladi, Kuruvadi, Sikkal, Enathi

and establish check posts.

Speed up!

- Hello.

- Hey!

- Sir?

- Are there any cops there?

No, sir.

The cop who was here just left.

My men will reach there shortly.

Cut the alarm wire,

leave the chest key on the table

and stay put.

- They'll take care of the rest.

- Sir!

Nothing will go wrong, right?

Hey!!

Keelakarai went just fine, didn't it?

Nothing will happen.

Just do what you're told.

Hit the Mudukulathur branch.

Today. Immediately.

I'll take care of it.

Hey, today is payday.

There'll be plenty of cash.

Tell them to carry extra bags.

Once you finish the job

Once you finish the job,

stay low at your place.

Stay clear of the Sayalkudi route

- Sir?

- All the cops are over there...

All

All

All the files

should be on my

desk within one hour.

One minute.

Okay.

Yes?

- Sir, the DSP wants to see you.

- What for?

I don't know, sir.

He asked me to bring you.

What is it, sir?

Come on, sir.

Get in the car.

Why?

Sir, I'm heading to a remote area.

If I need to ask you

something urgently,

I can't waste time looking

for a phone. Come with me, sir.

- No Err I

- Sir, we're losing time. Please.

Today, he is definitely getting caught.

Either alive

Or as a corpse.

Tears flood the edges of our hearts.

Thoughts surge and burn

Like scorching waters.

A heart once clear as glass

Lies broken and bare.

Where are you now, my lord,

Are you there?

Casting wide a treacherous net of deceit.

Lord Karuppanna, please be with me!

The weeds have risen up

To clutch our throat.

They choke our breath, my lord,

With growing strain.

In the fields where elephants

Threshed the heap.

And mountains of grain

Were ours to keep.

A swarm of bedbugs, mean and thin,

Are feasting now, from deep within.

O Lion-hearted man.

Come, reap what was sown.

Come now, claim what has grown.

All the wounds carved deep in bone.

Come burn them clean

Till they are gone.

O guardian deity.

Karasaami, hear our plea.

O guardian deity.

Karasaami, set us free.

PANJAVAN UNION BANK,

PARTHIBANUR BRANCH

The hour of harvest draws near,

Come forth, Karasaami.

Step in and end this wicked game,

Our guardian Kulasaami.

Come forth, Karasaami.

Our guardian who washes every stain away.

Come forth, Karasaami.

The guardian who'll bring us

Safe to shore one day.

The hour of harvest draws near,

Come forth, Karasaami.

Step in and end this wicked game,

Our guardian Kulasaami.

The foe is already bound for sacrifice.

A vow is made for the offering,

He'll pay the price.

No need for blows or reckless rage.

As we return the pain, their rightful wage.

Stay quiet, and this will all be over

in five minutes!

Face the wall.

Turn.

Hey, are you done?

This way.

Come!

If you move,

I'll sh**t you down!

Hands up!

Karasaami

Your hands alone

can't lift that weight.

Bend your knees,

and shift all the load

onto your legs.

Pull your core in tight

Now heave it up!

Don't lose your life

protecting someone else's money.

- It's bolted from the inside

- What are you saying?

- Yes.

- Should we call the police?

If you claim your justice as true,

I have my own justice too.

With whatever life is left to live,

Why count the dead we cannot revive?

Chased and beaten again and again,

I had nowhere to run.

Now when I turn and face them,

No one dares come, not a single one.

Come forth, Karasaami.

Our guardian who burns all injustice away.

Come forth, Karasaami.

Sir, he took only 1.5 lakhs

and left the rest untouched.

I can't figure out

what this guy's up to, sir.

Who all know the money

gets moved along this route?

Well, at the head office

- Actually, only the main branch

- Sir! Sir!

Parthibanur branch

has been robbed, sir.

Lady, I'm in the middle of my lunch.

What is this?

It's my pension money, sir.

I walked a long way to get here.

So what?

Should we starve for you?

Go. Go on, and come back later.

Right as the month begins,

they all land up

asking for their pensions!

- What's up, Mohan?

- Sir!

What did you bring for lunch?

Vathakuzhambu and

broad bean stir-fry, sir.

I can smell it from here.

- Janaki?

- Tamarind rice, sir.

- Excellent. Venkat, what about yours?

- Tomato rice, sir.

- Fantastic! Ramanan, what about yours?

- Curd rice, sir.

Well, that's quite a spread today!

Wow!

Aren't you going to ask

what's cooking at my place?

Tell me.

Sir, another bank robbery

has been reported.

I know.

We're headed to Parthibanur.

Sir, this one isn't Parthibanur.

It was in Abiramam, sir.

Huh?

Sir

Sir

Where do we go, sir?

Parthibanur?

Or Abiramam?

Not here.

Come inside.

It's your money.

But I haven't taken it from you.

It'll come back to you.

Okay?

If you claim your justice as true,

I have my own justice too.

With whatever life is left to live,

Why count the dead we cannot revive?

Come forth, Karasaami.

Our guardian who burns all injustice away.

Come forth, Karasaami.

Why didn't you call right away, sir?

He cut the phone line, sir.

- Sir.

- What is it?

Kamuthi branch, sir.

- What about the Kamuthi branch?

- He has hit that one too.

The foe is already bound for sacrifice.

A vow is made for the offering,

He'll pay the price.

No need for blows or reckless rage.

As we return the pain, their rightful wage.

Come forth, Karasaami.

Our guardian who washes every stain away.

Come forth, Karasaami.

Our guardian who washes

Every stain away...

Sir.

Should I bring the car, sir?

Hey.

Go to the bank that was just robbed

and do what? Pay our respects?

Where is it?

You must have one, right?

What's that, sir?

The map. The map!

The map it's inside, sir.

Come!

PANJAVAN UNION BANK

RAMANATHAPURAM BRANCHES

Parthibanur.

Abiramam.

Kamuthi.

We'll get to the next bank before him.

Mudukulathur.

- Hey, let's go to Mudukulathur

- Sir. Sir. Sir.

The Mudukulathur branch

was already robbed, right?

So what if it was robbed once?

Did you lock it up now?

There's still money inside, right?

Come on, get moving

Err I'll manage

everything from here, sir.

What are you going

to manage from here, sir?

- Don't stress me out, sir.

- I'm coming, I'm coming.

Come on!

Park the vehicle

where no one can see it.

Sir.

Everything seems normal here.

- There's another branch nearby. Let's go...

- Hey!

All you scumbags!

Put your hands up!

Go! Go! Go!

Sir, are the cops on our side?

Don't sh**t me, sir.

Sir! Sir!

Sir! I don't know anything, sir!

We only came because he told us to.

Don't sh**t me, sir!

Please, sir

Sir! Sir!

Don't sh**t me, sir!

Sir

Please save me!

PROTECTED BY LORD KARUPPASAAMI

We've been told to log this body

and cremate it. Come on, push.

HEARSE

If the river itself turns to waste.

Hey, what is it?

He's my father, sir.

What becomes of the little fish displaced?

This is the truth, sir.

If you go to Kiliyur,

you can catch him.

Just tell me how much you need.

We'll talk about it in private.

Right from the start,

something just felt off.

Staying right beside me,

you had me running in circles.

In all my years of service, only two

people have made me run like this.

One was him.

The other is you.

So

Sir.

There's a message

from the control room, sir.

They want you on the line right away.

- We've to go to Kiliyur. Get the car.

- Sir, it's an emergency.

It's an emergency, sir.

What's the emergency?

Sir, you haven't returned the deed.

I've signed for it, right?

There's a huge crowd.

Come tomorrow, I'll have it ready.

They won't do squat!

We have to come again?

Hey! Everyone, stay quiet!

Stay quiet!

Anyone got urgent work?

No! No! No!

No one's leaving without their deeds!

What's with them? They aren't

giving us our deeds even if we pay them!

What is wrong with them?

We have to check...

Hey, give it.

- Are you aware that this is stolen money?

- We are, sir.

It's the money that was stolen from us.

- Hand it over, sir.

- What is your problem, sir?

Is it a crime to deposit money in a bank?

Get going, sir.

Hey, people!

We got our deeds back!

O Master, O King.

You saw it all, bore every suffering.

O Deity, O Lord.

You guided our steps with every word.

The pain you endured will lead us ahead.

The tears you shed

Will teach us everything instead.

Do not be troubled,

Do not grow weary.

Once the mind is clear,

Let nothing block your journey.

Do not waver,

Do not lose your way.

Let not your light

Be stained or led astray.

- Where's your jeep?

- Sir, it's parked a little further away.

- Give me the keys.

- Sir?

The keys.

Sir, what do we do about the crowd?

"What do we do?"

Tell them to line up,

pay, and leave.

It's like they've all been told

to bring old notes.

Move!

After a life of sin, mistake upon mistake.

If you right all your wrongs

And a new path you take.

And live for the good,

Then the God in you will awake.

You are goodness,

True to yourself, no pretense.

You are the ladder,

A scholar of your own order.

You are the guardian,

Worthy of the name you've won...

If every debtor starts stealing like this,

then what the hell are the police for?

If you don't repay your loan,

they'll take your land.

What's wrong with that?

And he's come to save his father's name!

Hey, hey!

Don't.

Have you ever taken a loan from a bank?

Answer me, sir.

My hand is shaking. I might just sh**t.

Yes.

What for?

To buy a car.

To buy a car!

How much do you pay every month?

Rs. 3,500.

If you didn't get paid

for three months,

could you still pay it?

Tell me!

It'd be tough.

What if you didn't get paid

for three years?

Impossible, right?

At least you took that loan

out of your own desire, sir.

They planted those desires in us,

gave us money, and walked away.

If we knew how interest works,

and what happens

when you fail to repay it,

we would never have taken

that loan, sir!

They didn't cheat us

by giving us a loan.

They cheated us by giving us hope.

What I did was wrong, under the law.

But to me, it felt fair.

It felt like justice.

The same way

this g*n ended up in your hands.

I once said people like you belong behind

bars so the town could have some peace.

But it is because of you that

the whole town is at peace now.

But that doesn't mean

I can let you go, does it?

Hey, don't sweat it.

It's only seven years.

By then, the town will have put up

a statue for you and made you a hero.

And then what?

Straight to

Panchayat President, Ward Councillor

Wait, no.

That doesn't feel right.

See

A man robs a bank

to pay off the town's debt.

If I catch you,

the way things are now,

it's your face they'll

splash across the papers.

Then you'll become the hero.

And the one who caught you

I become the villain.

We can't have the story

end that way, can we?

Now

What if the one who robbed the bank

was the bank's own manager?

And I'm the one who cracks the case,

investigates, and exposes him?

In that news story,

I'll be the hero.

The manager who kicked the bucket

will be the villain.

Then they'll have no choice but to

print my photo instead and bigger!

What do you say?

Shall we go with that?

You're not serious, are you?

Hey!

If your name comes up

even one more time

No matter where you run and hide,

I'll hunt you down and crush you!

I'm not going anywhere, sir.

This is my village.

This is where I belong.