Hey come on!
(Ramani) Come! (Ananth) You go onâ¦
Why did you bring this here?
He wanted to know more about thisâ¦
The writer needs a story, does he?
Youâre always ahead of us Uncle!
There were a lot of letters in this boxâ¦
Hmmâ¦ Open it!
There are photos insideâ¦
Yesâ¦ Are these the pictures?
Saroja!
She was about 38 or 39â¦
A lawyer with the Womanâs Rights Commission...
She looks strict like a Military Officer. - Yesâ¦
She was married at 19, widowed at 22.
She believed life had to go on despite his death.
She broke away from her traditional family and studied law.
An Iron lady who stood alone in Madras and became successful!
Shailaja! Sarojaâs sisterâs daughterâ¦
What do you mean?
Thereâs not much age difference is there?
What else entertainment did people have back then?
Mothers and daughters gave birth at the same time.
Come on Uncle!
It is a fact!
Thereâs only 2 years difference between them.
She may be younger, but looks worn outâ¦
Yes. She eloped at 16.
She eloped?
Yes, and by the time she found out her husband was a wastrelâ¦
â¦she already had a child.
Sadâ¦
She went through a lot!
This is Sujatha. Shailajaâs daughter.
I canât believe it Uncle. They look like sisters.
Where is this Shailajaâs husband?
Only when Sujatha grew up was Shailaja able to break away.
Their family did not accept them.
And they took refuge with Saroja in Madras.
All 3 were unique in their own way.
They would fight, reuniteâ¦
They lived life on their terms without worries.
But everything changed by the one phone call I made!
âI AM A HOUSEâ
âI HAVE SEEN HAPPINESSâ
âI HAVE SEEN MANY AMAZING, WONDEROUS THINGSâ
âWHEN CERTAIN THINGS HAPPEN THE WAY, WE LEAST EXPECT IT TOâ¦â
âLIFE SUDDENLY BECOMES ENJOYABLEâ
âLIFE BECOMES FUNNYâ
âLIFE BECOMES UNBELIEVABLY HILARIOUSâ
KRISHNAN MENON
Canât someone pick up the phone?
It must be for youâ¦ Pick it up!
Useless!
I have to do everything hereâ¦ Total lazy-bones.
Hello! - Hello Saroja Madamâ¦ How are you?
Iâm very well; thank you! And you?
Fine, fineâ¦ uhâ¦
â¦Something important has come upâ¦ - Tell me sir!
I have a close friend Balachandran Menonâ¦
His son is coming there from Kerala.
They are very big land-owners in Ottapalam.
His son is doing his PHD.
And he doesnât know anyone in Madras.
So, I thought he could stay at the house, if you donât mind that isâ¦
By staying you mean??
Huhâ¦ As a paying guestâ¦ yes, a paying guest!
Sure sir. There is enough room here. He can stay.
But letâs cut the rent by quarter!
Yeah, sureâ¦ I understandâ¦ Definitely.
I have no problems. He can definitely stay!
Are you sure thereâs nothing else?
Why? - Oh, I am so relievedâ¦
I was actually worried how to askâ¦
3 women living thereâ¦
-More than your anger, -Who is it?
I was worried youâd book a case against me!
So, I practiced the whole night to talk to youâ¦
Why worry so much, sir?
I see so many people at Courtâ¦
If I am uncomfortable, I wonât even let him in.
Let me be frank with you! - He is a gem of a boy!
He doesnât even eat ladies-finger! (Okra)
Hmmâ¦ - Thank youâ¦ Thank you so much!
OK Sirâ¦ - Thank you!
Rani, the downstairs room has to be cleaned. Come
Hey Auntie! What happened?
That was Venkatesan sir.
Some boy from Keralaâ¦ Heâs studying here.
He wanted the boy to stay here as a Paying Guest. I said OK.
What? How dare you agree without consulting me?
We are 3 women hereâ¦
And youâre letting some stranger inâ¦
Only if he is a good man...
Donât I know? Stop worrying!
-Rani. Come! -Coming maâam.
-Why are you getting tense Mum? -Shut up
What is this, donât walk away while Iâm talking!
What respect do I have in this house then?
Hey Raniâ¦ See even she doesnât respect me
Oh, youâll figure out a manâs character on sight, is it?
Even I thought my husband was a good man when I elopedâ¦
Now look whatâs happened!
I am a grass-widow peeling plantain flowers!
I donât like plantain flowers momâ¦ Make something else!
I will kill you!
This is very good for your Uterusâ¦
-Yuck -It is very good.
You have to eat it!
Humph!
Are you still angry?
Who am I to be angry?
You pay the rent, after all!
And he is your tenant!
Stop the dramaâ¦ I am sorry
OK leave it!
Now tell me why having a paying guest is an issue?
The boy will probably be here for 6 monthsâ¦
First stop calling him a boy!
He is doing his Doctorateâ¦ He is a manâ¦
That too, a Keralite!
So, what if he is from Kerala?
Hushâ¦ talk softly!
Sujatha may hear us
So what if he is from Kerala?
How dare you ask that?
They all wear white dhotisâ¦
Which they hold up and stand awkwardlyâ¦
And their shirts are always unbuttoned exposing their chestâ¦
They all have unkempt hair with beards and mustachesâ¦
They all smoke stinky cheroots!
And always join protests at a drop of a hat!
And they always talk about âSexâ
Oh Nonsense!
I have a lot of friends from Kerala!
Oh, really now!!
You think you are worldly-wise but you are not!
You are an Innocent!
What? Me? - Yesâ¦
When we were at school, weâve seen so many Malayalam film posters on the wallsâ¦
Was even one âproperâ?
Think about itâ¦
We have a young girl living hereâ¦
We are taking a big risk!
Even you and I arenât safe anymore!
Stop talking nonsense!
You canât keep cotton and fire close to each otherâ¦
And then complain that the cotton caught fire, can you?
Who becomes responsible for that then?
The wind becomes responsible for that!
Did you overhear everything we spoke?
What nonsense are you talking Mom?
You make wrong judgements about people and blabberâ¦
You are still a childâ¦ You donât know anythingâ¦
Donât interfereâ¦
I know myselfâ¦ You worry about yourselfâ¦ Donât panicâ¦
What is this?
She winks and you laugh!
Does she talk like sheâs talking to a mother?
Are you talking to me like you would talk to an aunt then?
Serves you right! Get lostâ¦
What is this?
No one rings the bellâ¦ uh??
And you are??
I am Krishnan Menonâ¦
I have come to Madras from Ottapalamâ¦
Venkatesan sir saidâ¦
That I should meet Saroja Madam to stay hereâ¦
I knowâ¦ I am Sarojaâ¦ Come inâ¦
Move please!
You said I was blabbering!
Look at him. He looks exactly like heâs overheard our conversation!
Wowâ¦ The tea is very good.
That isnât tea. It is coffeeâ¦
Ohâ¦ OKâ¦
Mr. Krishnanâ¦
We normally donât have paying guests...
I know Madamâ¦ Venkatesan sir told meâ¦
What gibberish are you talking?
Hey Shailaja!
Do you know Tamil or not?
I doâ¦ I knowâ¦
Butâ¦
I can speak a little but not very confidentlyâ¦
Try even if it is wrongâ¦
The more you speak the easier it will be!
You need to follow certain rules if you want to live here.
I can do itâ¦ I am veryâ¦
Wait!
Do you eat meat? - Yeahâ¦
What about alcohol, smoking etc? - Yesâ¦
Do you believe in God? - Noâ¦
What about unbuttoned shirts and holding your dhotiâ¦?
Hey Shailajaâ¦ Stop it!
Madam, she has understood me perfectly.
Sorryâ¦
I donât believe in Godâ¦
I do eat meat, drink and smokeâ¦
My favourite attire is dhoti and a towelâ¦
But all that is at my hometownâ¦ at homeâ¦
I wonât do anything like that here.
I wonât disturb you at allâ¦
I will help if I can, or else keep away.
Good.
It is always better to be open than lie about oneâs habits.
Krishnan. You are welcome to stay here. - OK.
On Sunday the STD (roaming calls) is half rate.
Soâ¦ So what?
You can call home then if you want!
I hardly use the telephone!
Only for important communication!
I love writing letters.
Oh.. Wow!
I like to sit down relaxed and pour my heart out in words.
Me too!
Ohâ¦ and you?
I donât like doing that! - Ohâ¦
-This is Sujatha -Hiâ¦
Hello!
Ignore herâ¦ Sheâs always like this.
-Hey -Go onâ¦
Loud Mouth!
Even myâ¦ Even my grandma is like that!
Grandma!!
Your elder sister has a short fuse, does she?
She isnât my sister; she is my mother!
And she is my momâs aunt, so my grandmaâ¦
Too much information!
Ohâ¦ I thought you were sistersâ¦
I am so sorryâ¦ Unbelievableâ¦!!!
Mr Krishnanâ¦ Enough!
-Raniâ¦ Come and help with the bags -Coming
Step asideâ¦
Heyâ¦ Rani, donât walk so close to themâ¦ Come around!
Why does she come close to him?
Thereâs a first floor as well? - Yeah
-Nice -But that is your room
Hand it over
Even Rani is nice!
Come on
Nice, isnât he?
What do mean Nice?
Heâs honest and openâ¦
He seems like a good boy
Heâs as hairy as a bear!
And you keep calling him a boy!
He may be good, but Iâm worried that Sujatha wonât let him beâ¦
She shook hands with him!
It was only a hand-shake.
Donât jump like they exchanged love letters
Ohâ¦ Will that happen too?
If she elopes, youâre done for!
She isnât a duffer like you!
Iâllâ¦ What?
Letâs wait and watchâ¦
(Moaning and groaning inside room)
Disgusting!
Please wake up!
What is it?
Get up and comeâ¦ - What happened?
Our lives are ruined! I knew I was right!
Come on quick!
What are you saying?
I knew the moment I noticed him looking at Rani!
It has been only 10 days and heâs at it already!
You comeâ¦ Fast!
Stop blabbering.
Come on
You see for yourself if I am lying or telling the truthâ¦
See whatâs happening inside.
Lookâ¦
Can you see?
I canât see anything! - Clean your glasses and look!
Stop itâ¦ - Canât you hear the noise?
Donât you get it even now?
See if Rani is inside!
What is it? Eavesdropping, is it?
Noâ¦ Milk droppingâ¦
What are you looking for??
-Shaani (Dung)â¦ --No Vaniâ¦
Shaani?? Rani??
There is no Rani or Vani hereâ¦
I was wondering if Rani had cleaned your room properlyâ¦
We came to check that!
It is all cleanâ¦ come onâ¦
-I just finished working outâ¦ -Oh
May I have aâ¦ a tea please?
-Tea???? -Huhâ¦
She will make you coffeeâ¦ It will anyway taste like tea!!
Come on
Iâm so embarrassed!
You made me peek into a boyâs room!
That too via the key-hole. - I heard sounds.
Thatâs why I became suspicious.
Shut upâ¦ You just have a dirty mindâ¦
Noâ¦ I was only telling you what I heardâ¦
Just shut up, or I will kill you!
Come on!
Hi! - Hi Grandma!
Hush!
(A popular song from the Tamil film âMundhaanai Mudichuâ)
This is so loud! Could it be your Mum?
My Momâ¦? No way!
What theâ¦!
(The song was composed by Music Composer Maestro Ilayaraja)
Krishnanâ¦
Sorry, is it too loud?
Sorry I am crazy about Ilayaraja sirâs musicâ¦
So am I!
-Ohâ¦ -But what are you doing here?
I went on research work to George Townâ¦
I saw the vegetable market thereâ¦ So I picked some up!
You are spending unnecessarily!
This is nothing Madam!
-If you donât mind, shall I cook today? -What?
I cook at home!
My specialty is Drumstick sauteed!
(The song changes to another one from the same film)
-Nice -What nonsense is this?
Whoever makes Drumsticks sauteed?
In our family we use drumsticks only in wet curries and in Sambar.
You should taste this once! - Yuck!
-Mom, why not try it once? -Keep quiet
-Yesâ¦ -Yeah
Drumsticks are very healthy.
Yes right!
By biting into this, I will also get the feeling I am eating a chicken leg!
Heâs talking about a chickenâs leg!!!
What is your problem?
Come here!
Saroja, this wonât work! - Why not?
No one is allowed to cook in my chicken!
I mean no one is allowed to cook in my kitchen!
What is the problem? - You idiot!
Canât you hear the song playing?
Youâve forgotten we ruined the video playerâ¦
--watching âMundhanai Mudhichuâ thrice continuously?
Drumsticksâ¦? Do you remember the scene in the film?
Is that your problem here? - Yes
That was just a movie.
Drumstick is not a proven aphrodisiac.
But look at that on the tableâ¦
Displayed like in an exhibition! Grapes, Cashews, Almonds and Pistaâ¦
Those are aphrodisiacs, right? - Youâre blabbering as usual!
Any problem?
You can cook, but only once a week!
Thank you so much! - OK
Oh, weekly once, is it? I will fast on that day then!
Idiotic!
(TV plays Panivilum Malarvanam song)
(From the Tamil movie Ninaivellam Nithya- Composed by Maestro Ilayaraja)
It is really delicious!
Everything tastes fantastic when cooked in coconut oil! Super!
Why are you not eating?
I already told you I donât like all that!
So what if you donât like it? I have made another special dishâ¦
You will surely like that!
I have made sweet with lots of Almonds, Pista, Cashews and grapesâ¦.
Do you want some? Take some
(TV plays song âNethu Raathiri Yamma" from the Tamil film âSakalakala Vallavan")
(The song was composed by Music Composer Maestro Ilayaraja)
What is it Saromaa? What happened?
Some water? Have some water.
Please eat!
Some of the sweet for you? - No thanks!
Where did she go?
(Song âOm Namahaâ from "Idhayathai Thirudhaadhey")
(The song was composed by Music Composer Maestro Ilayaraja)
Leave my daughter alone!
Sujathaâ¦ donât!
Donât be fooled by him!
My child!! Donât!! Come on!!
Donâtâ¦ please
Donât make a mistake!
How dare you laugh?
Iâm dead serious here!
Sorry, but that is why elders say one mustnât nap in the afternoon.
Now look here I am dead seriousâ¦
Either I stay hereâ¦ Or that Krishnan Menon stays hereâ¦
(Tamil Song Pani Vizhum Malarvanam from âNinaivellam Nithyaâ composed by Maestro Ilayaraja)
There he goes playing a song again. Thinks he is the Maestro!
You had betterâ¦
(Voices shouting outside) -Call your mother
-You canât just walk in here.
-You get out -Call her
Whatâs happening?
Get out right now!
Come onâ¦ You send me a legal notice?
You think youâre great because youâre a lawyer?
Manickam stop thisâ¦
Leave the place now!
Youâre the problem!
-Why are you shouting? -Youâre the problem!!
Youâve instigated her to ask for a divorce!
Listen dadâ¦ Mom cannot live with youâ¦
I wonât agree even if she does.
You get out nowâ¦
You precocious lump! I willâ¦
If you donât leave, I will call the cops!
You can call anyone you want!
She is still married to me!
It is only right that she lives with me!
Hey come on!
I cringe calling you my dad!
Get lostâ¦ go and die!
How dare you talk to me like that?
Rememberâ¦ Only if I sign will you get your divorce.
I will tell everyone you are having an affair
And I will put a counter case against you for infidelity!
Hey?
Hey! Who are you?
Krishnan, please go in.
Why are you behaving badly with the ladies?
Please leave
Ohâ¦ Are you the one who is pimping for them?
Hey! You dare to hit me?
Krishnan, please donât interfere in this!
Heâs speaking crap about you?
And you expect me to watch quietly?
I now realise how tough it is for women who live alone!
They have to listen to crap like this!
What is your problem?
Who the hell do you think you are?
If youâd treated her well, why would she ask for a divorce?
Do you even realise her worth?
You obviously donât! Or you wouldnât create a scene here!
Sign the papers right now and leave!
Sujatha, please bring a pen!
-Krishnanâ¦ please -Bring it dear!
Iâll take care of this!
You canât even take care of your wife and daughterâ¦
And you call yourself a man?
What? Youâre asking me if I am a man...!
What are you glaring for?
You think weâll be scared if you bully us?
Youâd better sign the divorce papersâ¦
Or else there will be hell to pay!
Why should I listen to you? I wonât!
Your own daughter is ready to slipper you and throw you out!
And you still donât get it!
Have you ever done anything nice for them in these years?
I haveâ¦
Have you been a good father?
Then how dare you come and 'cause a scene here?
You donât have to be a good husband.
Be a good father.
If you want her to respect you, sign the papers and maintain your dignity.
(Indistinct muttering by Manickam)
Sign it!
If you donât sign it now...
I will break every single bone in your body.
Then you will only have a little life left!
What is the use of that?
And if you still insist on causing trouble...
I will find you, wherever you may be!
I will catch you and beat you to death!
Do you understand?
Good. Now sign it!
Sign it man!
Thank God!
Iâll see him to the gate!
Come on sir! Come!
He pounced on him like a hero and saved us!
You all need a hero to save you, donât you?
You canât save yourselves!
This servitude is why you all suffer so much!
Why is she so angry?
The guy did the right thing didnât he?
Stop calling him âguyâ
He is older than you!
What is it? Youâre free!
Now you donât need to worry at all!
Youâll find a hero like Mammootty!
Be happy!
Here is your pen!
Beetroot sauteed... Made just for you...
I misunderstood you at the beginning.
I am sorry...
Thatâs not a problem!
But Saroja Madam is angry with me!
No, nothing like that.
I interfered in your family problem and...
Oh no... If you hadnât, it would have been chaos!
No Madam... But Saroja Madam...
Krishnan... Please stop saying Madam...
Youâve become a part of this family now!
You call Sujatha by her name right?
You can address me Shailaja as well!
And you can call her Saroja...
We really arenât that old you know!
Arenât I right Saro? Hmm...
Did I miss something? - Come Sujatha...
Sit there!
Malayalam is such a beautiful language!
You too! - Oh. Thank you!
Mom... - Yes?
I need a plate! - Oh yes... Iâll be back!
Sujatha, I havenât seen you in this dress before!
It is really nice! - Thank you...
The plate! - OK
âYou are the ray of lightâ
âAnd I am the eye that absorbs it!â
âYou are the ray of lightâ
âAnd I am the eye that absorbs it!â
âYou are the dripping nectarâ
âAnd I am the bee that enjoys itâ
âYou are the dripping nectarâ
âAnd I am the bee that enjoys itâ
âI am at a loss for wordsâ
âI am unable to describe your beauty!â
âI am at a loss for wordsâ
âI am unable to describe your beauty!â
âYou are the pure light in the skyâ
âYou are the sparkling elixir my darling!â
âYou are the pure light in the skyâ
âYou are the sparkling elixir my darling!â
âYou are a beautiful musical instrumentâ
âAnd I am the fingers that play itâ
âYou are a beautiful musical instrumentâ
âAnd I am the fingers that play itâ
âYou are the ornamental bangleâ
âWhile I am the diamond that shines on itâ
âEverywhere I lookâ
âIt is your bright eyes that I seeâ
âYou are the empress of all human- kindâ
âYou are the basis of all life my darling!
âYou are the empress of all human- kindâ
âYou are the basis of all life my darling!
âYou are the embodiment of loveâ
âWhile I am the magnet that attracts itâ
âYou are the scripturesâ
âAnd I am the wisdom in themâ
âAt the height of my divine passionâ
âYou are the bitter sweetness that flowsâ
âYou are musical formâ
âYou are a great soul my darlingâ
âYou are musical formâ
âYou are a great soul my darlingâ
Madam, Post!
Oh... look here...
This is where youâve made a mistake!
Duffer! Look here!
-Look at the mistake here! -I donât understand!
Saroma! Weâve got two letters!
One is from our home-town
And the other... doesnât have a return address.
Youâre brotherâs wedding has been fixed.
Theyâve asked when they can come to invite us formally!
Oh do they remember we exist?
No point in getting angry. Leave it
What is it?
Thereâs no sender name or a recipient name in this one.
Must have been delivered here by mistake.
The address is correct.
It might be something from the womanâs magazine I subscribed to!
No mom... The address is neatly handwritten
Thereâs just no sender name! Wait...
âMy dew filled garden...â
-âI pray to your beauty...â -Wait...
âMy dew filled gardenâ
âYour cheeks are honey filled vessels...â
âYour lips are like wine...â
What is this nonsense...? Someoneâs written some poetry...
What nonsense is this? Who could it be?
Stop... why are you blushing?
What if it is a love letter for me?
A love letter for you...??
How can you decide it is for you?
Oh... So, youâre in love with someone, right?
No way Mom!
So, someone is in love with you right?
No Mom... - Stop lying to us.
Did you grin at some boy on the road?
-No way -Then how can you assume it is for you?
This could be for someone else too, right?
Wait a minute!
Do you think it is for you?
No... What nonsense!
Iâll slipper you if you say such things.
But you can think the worst about me is it?
Shut up... Youâre talking too much!
Youâre the one who started it! - Iâll break your teeth...
[Shailaja & Sujatha quarreling]
Someone has sent this to the wrong address...
Why are both of you bickering over it?
It is an anonymous letter sent by a prankster.
We wonât get another one!
Post!
What is it? - A few letters have arrived!
OK... - Another one has come!!
Another letter!!
Sir, Post! - Son...!
Thereâs one today too...
(Gibberish)
Oh... âI want to write poetry on your lips with mineâ
Correct! Give it to me!
Post!
âAs I lean on your lap...â
âAs your fingers ruffle my hair...â
Rani... Keep it there
Even if one polishes his mouth, his Tamil will be atrocious!
But see, his sense of rhyme is very good.
He has used perfect rhyming words in each line.
I feel this letter has been written especially for me.
Why do you say that?
Heâs talking about leaning on my lap and ruffling hair...
It is as if heâs looking at me and describing things.
Nonsense! Give it to me!
Give it back!
Post...
Oh Wow!
Post!
âMy wings are for youâ
âMy beauty scratches youâ
Wow... Sheer Poetry!
âMy last drop of blood is for youâ
A heart and an arrow!
âMy Tapioca...â
Nonsense... Nonsense
-Tell us who sent it -I promise I donât know
(All 3 shouting)
These have been posted from different locations
This feels like a train route actually.
Thereâs a post box in every suburban train station from Tambaram to Beach
Why so eager about an anonymous letter?
Have you ever...??
No-no. It is these two...
They refuse to let me work!
We need to know who it is!
Wait. Let's see.
âJet Black Hair!!â
âSharp piercing eyes!!â
âA tough Majestic walk!!â
âAnd a throbbing heart!!â
A stomach that rumbles...
And a face that is grumpy!
Nonsense!
Guruji... Donât be upset... You continue!
Jet black hair...
Sharp piercing eyes...
A tough majestic walk...
And a throbbing heart...
Jet black hair...
Sharp piercing eyes...?? -Yes...
A tough majestic walk...? -Yes...
And a throbbing heart! - Yes...
-Thatâs it right? -Yes thatâs it
How dare you keep saying the same thing?
Say something else...
Hmm... Jet black... - Enough!
âMY HEAD IS SPINNINGâ
âMY HEAD IS GOING TO BURSTâ
âOH GOD... WHO COULD IT BE?â
Hi... - Hi...
Who are you?
Saroma... Please come!
What is all this?
Today is Onam (Festival of Kerala)
It is a good day... so...
I know exactly why you are doing all this...
Saroma??
Iâll skin you alive!
Iâll give you ten minutes!
Better get all this cleaned...
And get back to your pants and shirt like a girl of this house!
Saroma...
Go in...
Saroja... Happy Onam!
Oh God!!
-What happened? -Whatâs the problem?
Iâm going to kill you!
Why...? Sheesh I am speaking Telugu...
Donât shout at Mom!
All this was my idea!
We think it is Krishnan whoâs writing those letters...
So...??
We are buttering him up to find out!
Thatâs why I have made...
(Rattles off Kerala dishes)
Shut up!!
Pappadam??
Do whatever you want!
Saroja, please eat!
Do you want some more?
Fantastic!
Youâve cooked so well!
I feel like I am at home for Onam!
-Youâre welcome -Thank you!
We... you... Sheesh I am blabbering...
You are learning Tamil for us...
So we thought we would cook all this for you...
Where did I learn Tamil?
I donât know to read or write Tamil!
I speak a little! Thatâs it!
Oh.. OK.. OK
Now all I need is a good nap!
No... I mean yes!
You havenât eaten?
It is superb!
So, did you find out?
How come youâre leaving early today?
I have to travel from Tambaram to Beach.
Iâll be a little late. Please inform them!
Bye!
Oh...
-You -Oh
What are you doing here? - What are YOU doing here?
Think youâre too clever by answering a question with a question?
Donât avoid answering me!
Talk softly...
Who are you afraid of?
You donât talk like how a daughter is supposed to!
Do you behave like how a mother is supposed to?
I donât know what Iâm going to do with you? - I donât know what I am...
Hello... Welcome...
I came to wash my hands.
I knew it!
I knew you both would do something like this!
What will Krishnan think if he sees you...? Come out now!
Itâs not enough that both of you have been idiotic about those letters
Now you come into his room and...
You wonât stop till you embarrass me, will you?
How is that now?
Donât act Saroja!
Why did you come inside then?
You too want to know who wrote those letters, donât you?
If not, why did you come to the post office with us...?
And you came to that guruji...
I came because... - Just keep quiet...
Sujatha, we both looked around the room and the suitcase
But look... the bed is disheveled. What do you say to that?
Stop it both of you!
You both are dangerous!
Youâll blame me totally if we get caught...
I can never trust you both... Oh my God!
And from what Iâve seen, I donât think heâs written the letters.
He seems like an open person!
He wonât do something so silly.
No Saroma...
Heâs definitely written them... Heâs just shy to tell me...
You think the letters are for you Sujatha? - Yeah...
They are not for you... Heâs written them for me...
What?? For you??
I should have known when you agreed to celebrate Onam!
I thought you did it for me!
-But you... -What are you glaring for?
I am not that old you know?
So many women like me have got second chances...
-Mom what is this? -What?
Of course... if you want to get married again...
I will be the one conducting it for you!
-Thank you Sujatha! -Of course!
But youâve misunderstood Krishnan... He looks at you like a sister...
Chee... Wash your mouth!
Youâre the one who is imagining youâre in love with him...
What you have for him is âINFRACTUATIONâ
Thatâs âINFATUATIONâ
Whatever...
Those letters are for me...
Iâll even show you proof!
I bought this crunchy from the bazaar...
Heâs hidden it in his desk...
Thatâs because I took it from your dressing table and wore it.
I thought Iâd lost it...
Heâs been hiding it... how sweet!
-Why are you grinning? -Why not?
Did you think of those lines of poetry?
âYour cheeks are like honey filled vesselsâ
See... look at my cheeks... they are honey filled...
Your cheeks look like coffee cups...
Think about the âTapiocaâ line!
You look more like Yam!
-How dare you! -How dare you!
Stop it both of you!
I am going to chase that rascal out of this house.
He may very well break this family up...
Let him come... I will interrogate him!
Mr. Krishnan... come in...
Good day!
What is it? - What is it?
What is it?
Iâve lost a paper from my old case file. We were searching for it.
-Yes -Yes
Is it a heavy paper? Does it need 3 people to search?
Youâd said you would be late! - Yeah
I left my briefcase. Then it became late...
So I thought I would go tomorrow...
Ask him..
What is it?
We still havenât found the paper we came for!
What paper? - Enough!
We know everything Krishnan...
I am sorry! - Did you see that?
I really didnât want to smoke in the bathroom...
But sometimes I canât help it and...
Iâm so sorry... I promise it wonât happen again...
I wasnât talking about that!
Oh... I accept it...
He accepted it!
On some nights my friends stay back here when it gets late...
But I wake them up by 4 AM and send them off in the first bus...
I am not talking about that!
I donât know what other nonsense youâve done...
Maybe I can forgive those mistakes...
But this one thing I cannot forgive!
I promise... - You promise?
I brought meat into the house only once! - Oh...
Just shut up before I hate you completely.
These two ladies are at loggerheads because of you!
Theyâve become enemies!
This family has been split up!
Theyâve both gone mad! - Have we gone mad?
Who did you write the letters to?
I promise I will inform Mr. Venkatesan!
You cannot stay here even a minute more!
I didnât write anyone any letters...
I donât know what youâre talking about!
Donât you use the local train for your research work?
Yes I do...
Didnât you buy & read this book âLearn Tamil in 30 daysâ & hide it under the bed?
And you read it only half and wrote wrong spellings!
Youâre mad... I mean youâre mad about Maestro Ilayaraja!
Pani Vizhum Malar Vanam is your all time favourite song!
Arenât you the one who said you donât like to use the phone...?
...and only liked writing letters? - Thatâs it...
So, youâre the one whoâs written those letters.
No... I didnât...!
Look at me in the eye and tell me!
Did you send letters to Sujatha or Shailaja?
I promise I didnât!
I DID NOT send any letters to either of them!
What is this, mom?
-Iâm glad... -Iâm sad
Me too...
I am so sorry...
He didnât write them...
Hey... What is there in that briefcase?
My research papers...
We havenât looked in it...
I donât need to show you my personal stuff...
Calm down... All of you calm down...
You never should have come in here...
Please... you are a mature person...
Why are you being immature because they are?
Why donât you just open and show us whatâs inside the briefcase?
No... that...
This is an infringement of my privacy...
In Kerala I can take you to court for this...
Why are you scared? Open it and show us...
Come on!
Open it!
Evidence!
Hey Sujatha.. Look at these!
You cheater! - No..
I trusted you! - Give that to me
Thereâs nothing left to hide now!
Who did you send it to?
Whatâs the need for anonymous letters to Sujatha?
Sheâs young... You could have told her directly...
This means, the letters were meant for Shailaja...!
You felt embarrassed because sheâs just gotten her divorce...
Tell me... Whom did you send the letters to???
Mum? - Get lost
Mum...
It isnât what you think!
I donât understand...
-Oh... Rani!! -What... Rani??
Rani has two children...
No it isnât her!
Then tell me whom they were meant for...!
For you!!
(Tamil song 'Poo Malarndhida' from the film 'Tik Tik Tik')
(The song was composed by Maestro Ilayaraja)
I am in love with you Saroja!
I want to marry you Saroja!
I fell in love the moment I saw you!
You are my Pani Vizhum Malar Vanam (Dew filled garden)
I am 32...
You are only 8 years older than me...
It is my parents fault that they gave birth to be 8 years late... not mine!
The moment you smiled at me...
I leapt past those 8 years...
You feel old because you have someone to call you Aunt and Grandma...
But canât you have a lover to call you by your name then?
Please donât fight this Saroja!
Enough of you living your life bottling up your desires and beauty!
How much ever you try to hide it, Iâve seen that happy Saroja!
And I know you like me as well!
But youâre scared to admit it.
Youâre scared what this society will say...
A divorcee should be this way... A widow this way...
An older person this way...
I donât believe in those labels at all...
I believe only in my love!
I am really sorry!
I didnât do this to cheat you both...
I didnât know how to pour my heart out to Saroja...
Thatâs why I sent those letters.
I never thought you would think it was for you and....
I am the reason youâve fought!
Iâm truly sorry.
-OK OK It is all right -No issues!
You both are the only family she has here.
So, with your permission...
With our permission...??
I would like to... - You would like to??
Propose to Saroja...
Granted! - Go ahead!
Saroma...!
Saroja... I love you deeply!
Will you marry me?
Oh... - Sheâs fainted even before the marriage!
Post!!! - Post???
Thereâs another one today!
Nee Oru Kaadhal Sangeetham (You are a love poem)
I think itâs for me...
No I think it is for me...
Mom... Saroma is calling you... - What is it?
This letter is for me... - Stop...
(Saroja and Shailaja fight)
Did you feel it too???
If I hadnât come to this house, I wouldnât have found you!
I love this house as much as I love you!
Saw that? I was the catalyst for this strange and amazing love story!
Super Uncle!
You like this story donât you?
Read a few more letters...
My father has selective phobia...
For others he will say âAmazingâ âFantasticâ
But for me... It is âDirtyâ âDisgustingâ âUnnaturalâ
-Damn it -Let it go
Things will improve...
-Just accept... -Death! Death! Death!
Donât stay in this house...
Thereâs a demon in this house! A demon!
Thereâs only death! Get out of here...
Thotta... - Get out!!