Come here!
Uncle, two teas!
Here, take it.
Come, sit.
It's raining heavily.
So, what's up, Prakash?
Why did you stop visiting the village?
Been busy? How's city life?
It's hard to make time these days.
The city may sound fancy, but every day is just a hustle.
The expenses are barely covered by what I earn.
I had to move to the city just to make a living,
otherwise there's nothing great about city life.
Anyway, how's the jetty work coming along?
It will be done soon. We're on it.
Honestly, I don't trust it.
Instead of struggling here for money,
you should come to the city and find a job.
At least you'll keep yourself busy.
Hey, Prakash!
He's the only one here trying to do something for the village.
The rest of you got educated, left the village, and settled elsewhere.
Don't discourage the one who stayed back.
Hey, Badiri!
I heard your dad's been admitted to the hospital.
You'd better hurry.
-Chenchu, what happened? -Badiri…
Your father's boat got overturned by the waves. He is badly hurt.
-Mother… -Son, Badiri, talk to the doctor.
-Doctor. -He has severe injuries.
Recovery will be difficult.
-Where is he now? -There.
My father was not educated,
but he knows the value of education.
He said catching fish only satisfies hunger…
but if I get educated, I can help and guide the people around me.
That's why he sent me to school.
Those letters I learned turned into writings…
with which I could express our sorrows through government requisitions.
Didn't I tell you, Father?
Not to go fishing.
That the waves' current would be strong,
and it's dangerous.
Son, Badiri,
I had no other option except to go hunting.
God has given me the courage to face life but,
he didn't give me a stomach that can tolerate hunger.
Without a jetty, our lives will never change.
Mother…
Badiri, your father loved seer fish curry.
Offer it as a tribute.
Enough with your silly prayers.
The dead won't come back.
Instead of focusing on work, you are getting too sentimental.
Throw the nets.
-This fool has no sentiments. -Yes!
-He has no regard for either good or bad. -Yes.
Sir, we are coming. We'll throw the nets, wait.
Carry on, Badiri.
If something happens to the boat in the middle of the ocean…
there would be no one around to repair it.
So, every boat consists of a person like me to look after its maintenance.
-Joga! -Yes?
-Turn on the engine! -Yeah, okay!
What's happening, guys? The net hasn't sunk yet.
It's been a while since we cast it. The fish must have already come in.
Hurry up and pull it.
Pull it, pull it!
Pull it!
Pull it.
-Hold it. -Come on.
Tighten the grip!
Pull it!
Holy mother!
What the hell is this?
Our Somanath boat didn't find a catch for three days straight.
Not a single fish fell into our nets.
No matter how many nets we cast, it turned futile.
The nets we cast returned empty.
We didn't catch a single good quality fish.
Our first hunt was great, rest failed badly.
We landed four quintals of fish in the first two catches.
But now the catch is just ordinary fish.
Every difficulty we face,
reminds us of how much our lives depend on the jetty.
Ganga, and I left no stone unturned to get a fishing harbor sanctioned.
Teacher, why are you so late?
The collector madam was about to leave, you know…
Calm down a bit.
If anybody notices, we'll be in trouble.
-It's all there, right? -Badiri, madam is calling you.
Greetings, madam.
In the last six months since I took charge,
this is the ninth application from you for a jetty.
You took charge just six months ago, madam,
but our struggle for a jetty has been going on for years.
Collectors are changing but our work isn't getting done, madam.
Getting a jetty isn't as simple as you think.
It's very costly.
The government must respond.
What are you saying, madam?
Every election they promise to get us a jetty and claim the votes.
Now you are saying it's difficult.
We have been denied this for the last 20 years, madam.
Our lives are tied with the jetty, madam.
With no work over here, the men from this town,
are migrating to Gujarat for three-fourths of the year.
The entire family suffers due to this.
I'm 25 years old now…
but I was with my father only for eight years.
Those who have dared to get into the sea…
have lost their lives to the monstrous waves.
If the problem is so grave, the fight must also be grittier.
Apart from you, no other person from both the villages has approached me.
Why is that the case?
Well, both the villages have been at loggerheads for many years, madam.
For?
Long ago, many generations prior…
both the villages fought with each other for the ring fishnets.
Since then, the grudges have remained.
But you both have come together, haven't you?
Think of it as if the change has started with us, madam.
Smart girl!
Alright…
I hope this change cascades to all the villagers.
As my responsibility, I'll forward your application.
-Thanks, madam! -Madam.
Please try to find a solution to this problem while you're here.
Not me, your determination will get you your jetty.
How come we caught two tons of fish on the first day…
but we aren't finding any fish now?
Is it some kind of a curse?
In all my years of service, I've never seen such bad luck.
Something's definitely gone wrong, brother.
Maybe the fish finder's broken?
The fish finder's fine.
Look, this fellow poured alcohol into the sea for the mermaid.
What?
Do you think the fish got drunk and slept
because of the alcohol I poured into the sea?
Leave it, guys!
Seth's not going to pay us if we don't deliver fish.
It's been a week since we caught anything!
Such a waste of fuel.
If we go back empty-handed, Seth's going to skin me alive.
Stop it!
The sea doesn't bend to our will.
On some days it's brittle as glass, on other days it's monstrous.
Fish aren't our ancestors to fall into our nets whenever we wish.
Don't give up so easily.
Joga, move forward! We will find fish.
BHADRAPATNAM POLICE STATION
Sir, sir…
CI sir!
If we start targeting our own people, what will happen to us?
What do you mean by "us"?
You and the SI?
Is it enough if you two settle amongst yourself?
Haven't you been receiving your cut, sir?
What nonsense?!
Do you think you can fool me by giving me some small bribe,
-while you loot the entire treasure? -Oh, no! What a disaster!
You are our God!
Don't we owe you huge offerings?
Everything will be fair this time.
Trust me, sir.
Let the boys go, sir.
Now that you're on board,
I am thinking of stopping the loot of these watches, bags,
liquor and all these minuscule items.
If you approve, I'd like to start a bigger business.
What do you mean?
One that we can inhale through the nose and inject into our veins.
With your permission, I'll start smuggling that.
Okay.
Thank you, sir.
We're only getting small fish.
There's no point in casting the nets here anymore.
Listen to the genius!
He says we're only catching small fish, so we should stop casting the nets.
Joga, small fish get eaten by bigger ones.
If there are small fish in the net,
it means there are no big fish around.
The ocean's full of fish, but why are none of them landing in our nets?
Hey, mermaid, show yourself once and drive away our misfortune.
Srina… Srina!
The boat is slowing down. Check if something is tangled in the fan.
Alright!
Srinu, sit down.
I'll go and check.
Why does he get involved in everything?
The fan speed is normal.
Must be the headwinds.
What's with this nuisance?
Does he think he's the only one who is knowledgeable here?
Him and his antics!
-Joga! -Yes?
We're running out of fuel!
It's almost over. Didn't you check?
What? How did we run out of fuel?
Of course, it would.
We have to achieve Seth's target, don't we?
How are we supposed to get back?
Having consumed so much fuel,
we must have come very far.
How are we going to figure out where we are, Badiri?
Roughly, how many miles have we covered each day?
About twenty miles a day.
We've been at sea for two weeks.
At twenty miles a day, that's roughly 300 miles.
So what?
Hey, were you out of your senses while driving?
If we don't catch fish, who's going to answer to Seth?
Will you answer to him?
If so, why don't you take the wheel?
If I steer, then what are you here for?
You call yourself a big shot captain…
when the time arrives you leave everyone to suffer on their own.
Stop fighting, guys.
If we've drifted so far from the port…
What now?
"What now?"
We've crossed into international waters.
Joga, hurry, go steer the boat back.
Move fast! Hey, guys. Come on!
Come on, guys, pull the nets.
Jogarao, in haste, drove the boat beyond limits.
In the process of meeting Seth's targets,
he lost his sense of direction.
He drove almost 20 miles a day.
We don't even know where we have reached.
We came very far from the shore.
We all have the same fear.
So far, we've ignored all the omens the sea has shown us.
But this time we couldn't.
Hence, we turned our boat to get back to the shore.
Joga, I've given the engine a stroke. You speed up the boat.
Just don't think about anything.
Let's catch the current and turn off the engine,
then move ahead slowly.
-Is that clear? -Okay.
Why are we drifting like this, uncle?
The wind's hitting from all directions, it's not drifting in one direction.
Are you saying a storm is coming?
Looking at it, that seems likely.
Tell me, Subash.
Sir, all our boats have returned,
except the two old ones which left at the end,
we have no information about them so far.
So, what? Don't worry, they'll be back in a couple of days.
But sir, the announcement for a storm has been made.
Hey, Joga!
Hey!
Hey, Paida!
Chencha, careful! Grab tightly!
Subba!
-Hold my hand! -Run!
Badiri!
SOMANATH
Guys, tie up all the equipment.
Hey, hold it.
Careful.
Hey, the boat may tip over! Drop the hanger!
Pull it up.
Throw it!
The wind is getting stronger. Everyone, go inside the cabin.
-Just go inside! -Be careful.
Hey!
Joga! Joga! Wake up!
Don't come forward, go back.
The boat's losing balance.
Why isn't any of the communication equipment working?
Badiri, that monstrous wave will engulf us,
we're not going to make it out alive!
What are you trying to do, Badiri?
Do you want to die by staying here?
Go inside!
Turn the boat back!
The wave will drown us all, Badiri!
Even if I turn the boat back, we'll drown anyway.
We're going to die!
If we cross this wave…
we will survive!
Where's Chinna?
I've lost my mind, man.
You don't have that, do you? Why do you care about that?
Don't mess with me, I'll beat the hell out of you.
Let that go.
Tell me what happened.
What do I tell you?
Whether I keep my eyes wide open or shut them, I always see Ganga.
That's not your fault, your desperation is such!
Can't blame you for that, you're still young after all.
-Yes. -Look,
even if I stare at the sea, I see Ganga.
That is not an illusion, it is Ganga!
Yes! You are right.
Why is she coming this way at this time?
She must have come here for Badiri.
By the way, he isn't here, right?
Hey, she has not come here for Badiri,
-she has come here for me, you fool. -Is that so?
What's up, Ganga? Did you come here to see me?
-Hey, stop… -Hey!
-Leave my hand! -Hold on tightly, don't let go!
-I told you to leave my hand…
Hold it.
Learned your lesson? Now get lost.
-Ganga, slow down… -Hey!
This is the right moment.
There's no one here.
Just you, me, and the sea.
Let's catch some fish and drown in each other's love.
Shut up!
Watch your words! Else, I'll chop you into pieces.
If you do that, you are the one at a loss.
-Hey, hey! -If you stay here one more minute,
I'll slice you into two pieces and throw you away.
You arrogant witch!
Let your father come.
That day, I'll show you your place.
This time,
we caught more fish than we expected.
And, we were fortunate enough
that all the boats returned to the port before the storm.
Whatever business I step into, I turn ash into gold!
That's for sure.
Hey, Subash. Come, join us.
-Come. -No, sir.
What happened? Why are you upset?
Sir, those two boats haven't returned yet.
Aren't those boats insured?
Yes. I have insured those boats.
But, sir, the fishermen aren't insured.
Do you work for us or them?
Don't worry, I'll take care of it.
Alright, sir.
It won't cause us any trouble, right?
If it does, we'll take care of it then.
-If you say so! -Have your lunch.
The water has turned salty.
We have to boil it and drink it.
Hey, the net is stuck. Come on, let's pull it out!
Pull it…
Pull it!
Pull it…
Hold it from the bottom!
Hold it.
What is this?
Looks like a rock washed ashore.
That's no rock.
It's whale vomit.
They call it ambergris.
It smells awful!
Let's just throw it back into the ocean.
Oh, my naive friend!
This is rare and worth a fortune in the perfume industry!
Really?
-Then, let's split it among ourselves. -Yes!
Whatever we net from the sea, belongs to the Seth. Preserve that.
Srina, come here!
Share it? To hell with sharing! Idiots!
Useless fellows!
Brother…
You fool! You want to share it with them?
Do you even know what it is?
Ambergris!
You stupid fool!
Shut up and wait until I tell you what to do with it.
Alright, brother!
Badiri,
those boats look like our navy boats, don't they?
Are we back into Indian waters?
-Joga! -Yes!
Look at those boats over there.
Alright!
Oh, God!
Hey! Those are Pakistani navy boats!
Surrender!
Hey, Joga, stop the boat!
-Stop it now or they will kill us! -Hey, Joga!
We will shoot you if you don't comply.
We have surrounded you.
Surrender yourself.
If you do anything stupid…
you'll have to face dire consequences.
Surrender.
Is that clear?
Surrender!
Stop moving, everyone!
We will lose our lives. Stop moving, everyone.
Sir…
-Who are you people? -Fishermen, sir!
-Where are you from? -India, sir!
Bugger, you were hiding here?
Get out!
-Let me go, sir! I made a mistake. Let go. -Move!
-We made a mistake. -Sit here! Down!
-Down! Sit down! Check inside the boat! -Sir…
Okay, sir.
There's nothing, sir, all clear.
Hold still, don't move.
-Sir… -Fishermen, sir. We are fishermen, sir!
-Sir, no need to hit. -Sir… fishermen, sir!