Hey! What is it?
What's wrong?
A dream?
Yes.
A huge shark!
It swallowed me and my boat!
I deftly avoided its teeth and fell inside its mouth.
The shark's stomach was filled with blocks of gold!
Stacks of currency notes!
I was pleading my heart out, not knowing what to do.
"Please spare me, O shark mother!
My wife is waiting for me at home!"
And then?
"Fine, I'll let you go.
But if you don't come back, I'll swallow your boat," she said!
Just the boat, right? Let it go to rot!
Yes. Just the boat!
But I don't know why I thought like that.
After all, it's just a stupid dream!
But she was perfectly clear.
"You only have 48 hours.
If you don't come back by then, I'll swallow your boat," she said!
I stashed a couple of blocks of gold
and a few bundles of money in my lungi and dashed out!
You had 48 hours left to live.
I wonder what you did in those last moments.
As I had eloped with you back then,
I went to meet my estranged parents one last time.
Then?
That Angadan chap?
From Swaram Finance?
I settled my dues and went to retrieve the boat.
Then…
Hey!
Nagamma!
I cook up three meals a day for him,
and yet he runs after Angadan and whatnot!
Hear me out!
The roof's leaking, isn't it?
So I went to fix it.
Then I went to drink with my guys from the harbor.
Hey!
I'm not dead! So why are you crying?
"I'm not dead! So why are you crying?"
Thinks he's all that!
Even in your dreams, you'll see your mother before you die!
You'll settle your debts!
You'll drink with your friends!
But you won't spare one thought for me!
Shut it!
You dummy!
I did all this for you!
Once I'm gone, my parents shouldn't be a burden to you.
Angadan shouldn't badger you over my debts.
The boys should bring the catch to you even after I'm gone, right?
So if you were to drop dead,
I shouldn't suffer. Is that why you did all this?
Why else?
You dummy!
What will I do without you, dear?
That's why when I went back to the shark, I took you along.
Hail in my heart…
- Love you. - Because of you
You are my everything
You are my forever sea
- They made a 2.5-hour soap opera! - Deep down in my heart
- Which we should watch in theaters! Oafs! - It's only you
- See you! - Like a pearl in a shell…
Where are you off to?
- To spread nets and haul what it grabs! - You're caught within me
That's all I know!
Should I go to the auction all alone?
Aren't you one to sell salt in the salt pan?
Enough with the sweet talk!
Hey, buddy!
Hey, pal!
Fresh fish!
Pomfret! Fresh Pomfret!
400 rupees! 400 rupees!
450!
- 450! - 500!
I hear 500! Come here, brother!
- Quite the catch yesterday, brother? - Oh, yeah!
What did the sister say?
Take a look at your sister there!
- Pomfret fish! - 500! 500! 500!
- 500! - 700!
700? I hear 700!
- Pomfret, right? - Yes.
- 850! - I hear 850!
This is why you should marry an educated girl!
Didn't she flunk eighth grade, brother?
And yet you brag about her so much!
Whether she passed or flunked, she's killing it!
Dear!
I told him we ought to have left much earlier, sister!
But he was too sloshed!
Take him in and tie him up!
Get going, you oaf!
- I'll decide what should be done! - Yeah!
Sister, is he a glass jar?
Would he crack if I held him?
Yes, he is a glass jar! My glass jar!
Shut up and scoot!
Of course!
This is what happens when you drink like a whale!
Not a whale, my precious.
Your glass jar!
My foot!
Here. Have some chocolate!
Hail in my heart… Because of you
SUZHAL-THE VORTEX
Illusions and deceptions…
Wounds many, the vortex reveals
Endless and relentless…
Wails many, the vortex rains
Won't life triumph?
Won't grief cease?
O vortex
Swirling within Shadows… dark shadows
Riddles within
Will you unravel, O God?
O vortex
Swirling within Shadows… dark shadows
Riddles within
Will you unravel, O God?
Rice and mackerel fish curry? Delicious!
O Nagamma…
Your eyes put me in a trance
Owner!
Owner, I'll handle it!
It's being sent to my house?
Alright.
- What is it? - Sweetie!
We were in a fix over retrieving the boat from Swaram Finance, right?
Worry no more!
The Owner offered to pay you?
- Just once, take me with you-- - No need for that!
The Owner doesn't like to see anyone.
Ravi!
Hey, Ravi!
- You go in. I'll see. - I will go.
Go inside!
- How stubborn… - Hey!
Ravi…
What's happening?
Two minutes. Let me get dressed.
The Owner called and told me about the plan.
- Where's the boat? - At the small harbor!
- Know the old jetty? - Yes, I do.
- Bring the boat there tonight. - Got it.
We set off from there.
- Alright. - Let's go.
- Get my shirt, Nagamma! - Where are you going?
- Be right back! - Where are you off to?
Hey! Eat and go!
There's work to be done! Move!
Get the cycle, Kovaiya!
Dear!
Where did the idiot go?
NAGAMMA
He's not here either!
Dear!
You thought I wouldn't find you if you were drinking here?
You rascal!
Dear!
Where is that oaf?
Dear!
Come along!
Dear!
Shut up and come!
Get down here!
Get in there!
In you go!
Try to break free, and I'll tie you to a rock and toss you into the sea!
You bloody wretch!
What the hell is this?
Innocent young girls?
Nagamma!
Calm down and hear me out.
It's not what you think.
This is my last job for the Owner.
If this goes off without a hitch, all our debts will be settled.
The last job, Nagamma. Trust me.
You call this a job, you wretch?
They are innocent children!
Is your Owner such a scum?
- Nagamma-- - To hell with him!
You of all people… For money?
The Owner's here. Get going!
- Please don't. Those kids don't deserve-- - Not heeding my words at all!
Owner, take a look!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
Eight girls.
Owner, I'll load them into the container ship at 2 a.m.
I'll call you once it's done.
Alright, Owner.
Ravi!
Set those girls free!
Ravi!
Set those girls free!
Please understand, Nagamma!
No one gets to walk away after defying the Owner.
The boss' orders must be followed without question.
If not, that's it!
You think I enjoy doing this?
This is the last time.
Don’t see them as children, Nagamma.
They're like fish.
If we hand the load over before dawn, they'll be shipped to different countries.
Once I get paid after wrapping this up, we'll go far away from this town.
Let's be done with this lowly life, Nagamma.
How much longer do we have to suffer, Nagamma?
Sister?
Seen Ravi and his wife around?
We've been looking for her, too.
She hasn't come by in two days.
Ravi told my son-in-law not to come to the boat last night, so he didn't.
- What's going on? - I don't know.
Mohan and Subramaniam, you handle security.
Sir.
The head found on the beach belongs to a fisherman.
His name is Ravi.
His wife, Nagamma, must have chopped it off and tossed it into the sea.
A marital dispute?
Unclear, sir. They were pretty close.
But she's missing. And so is his boat.
Put out an All-Points Bulletin on that woman.
Harbor… Check posts…
Bus stops. Monitor them all.
Okay, sir.
Eat it. It's nice.
Where do you all live?
What?
Which town are you from?
- I don't follow. - She's talking in Tamil.
What?
Where?
What?
House?
Home?
I don't have a home.
What about your parents?
Dad and Mom, right?
My father is dead.
My mother eloped.
We don't have a home.
Our parents gave us away.
They sold us off.
What do you mean by "sold"?
Your own parents sold you for money?
Nine tickets for Karayambuthur.
Look at the drawings on that bus. Beautiful, aren't they?
As a kid, my grandparents took me out on a bus once.
Nagamma is very nice…
What is it?
- How dare you enter the ladies' toilet? - Hey! Don't touch me!
- I'll knock your teeth out! - What business do you have here?
- Who do you think you are? - Let go of me!
Let me explain!
- Bloody buffalo! - Let go of me!
- You got no sense? - Don't test me!
- Damn buffalo! - I'll knock your teeth out!
- Hey! - Why are you mouthing off?
Don't you dare raise your hand at me!
- What the hell? - Don't you dare!
- That's what I do! - As I'm a woman, think you have it easy?
Goddammit! Let me explain!
- Who are you messing with? - They harass us, and you just watch?
Get on!
Come along, I say!
You've had it!
It doesn't matter where you run or hide. They’ve seen the Owner’s face!
We won't stop until we break your neck--
Come near us again, and I'll kill you!
Get on!
Check that bus!
Sorry.
What is this?
Our first movie together as a married couple,
and you take me to this cartoon?
Like we're here to watch the movie!
Here I am, trying to get lucky with you--
- Buzz off! - I'm your glass jar!
What? A second round?
- Did you like the movie that much? - Yes.
More patrons like you and theaters will be minting money!
Cash, dough, bucks, money, money!
Why don't you have money?
What about your parents?
I was childless.
Now, I don't even have a family.
The man I loved…
My husband…
My glass jar…
Sorry.
This is all our fault.
My husband was a good man.
Innocent like a child.
He is a good man who did a bad thing.
Even if it's just a drop, it’s still poison, right?
He died before his life began.
Why do you come every day?
There are no jobs here! Leave!
Why scold the woman like this?
At least have some water before you go, dear girl!
Hey! Nagamma's here!
Run! Come quickly!
Ready?
One, two, three!
MOTHER
Come quickly! Remove the screen!
Chilla, chilla, chill
Wings have sprouted
Chilla, chilla, chill
- Nagamma! - The sky has brightened
Chilla, chilla, chill
We are born anew
Chilla, chilla, chill
The earth has become ours
The mind overflows With an exuberance of joy
O mother, you are all we need Our lives turn fragrant like flowers
We were mere crows… You gave us hues and made us soar
You broke our shackles And made us see the temple tower
Like the taste of shared food In a coconut shell, sweetness abounds
This life of little pleasures We wish to savor
A million rainbows are scattered here
Forgotten dreams flutter their wings Without fear
Chilla, chilla, chill
Wings have sprouted
Chilla, chilla, chill
The sky has brightened
Chilla, chilla, chill
We are born anew
Chilla, chilla, chill
The earth has become ours
Hey! Get in!
Get in!
Get in, I say!
Get in!
Will you get in or not?
Get in!
Let go of me, sir!
- Get going, I say! - Let me go!
Get in, I say!
Will you get moving or not?
Get in! Enough chit-chat!
Please, sir!
- Hey! - Get in!
Think you can do as you please, and no one can question it?
Mr. Lawyer!
They're openly engaging in prostitution,
and you spout legalese?
There are laws against soliciting and seduction!
Just you and these women are here.
Who is soliciting and seducing whom?
Are they doing it to you?
Always stirring up crap!
Get going, ladies.
- Hey! - Get going!
- This doesn't concern you! - Quiet!
- Get going! - Let me do my job, sir!
Do you know what is written there?
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good people to do nothing."
You're a good woman.
That's why you're here.
What else was I supposed to do, sir?
When I think about the horror those girls experienced at such a young age,
my plight seems so petty in comparison.
I took a huge risk coming to Kaalipattinam to meet you.
I trust you a lot.
That's why I'm here.
Go ahead.
Tell me everything in detail. Don't hesitate.
But I'm scared to even tell you about the Owner's identity.
Only if you tell me can I take action.
Fair enough, sir.
But what if something happens to me?
Who will take care of my girls?
Alright. I realize it's hard for someone like you to trust anyone.
You needn't tell me.
But would you be willing to testify publicly to the magistrate?
With your testimony, we can dismantle that child trafficking ring.
What if they arrest me for killing my husband?
That was self-defense.
We can argue that.
But you not going to jail--
No,
I can't guarantee you won't go to jail.
Think it over and decide.
What about my kids?
How is that? Look!
Ma'am?
I have an urgent errand to run.
I'll be back by evening.
Can you take care of my kids until then?
Who are you? Why must we take care of these kids?
You've come to the temple to do some good, right?
Please consider taking care of them as a good deed.
Nagamma, I want that Goddess costume!
Don't you know kids can't dress up like the Goddess once they come of age?
I can't tell who among them has come of age and who has not.
Move out!
The festival's sanctity shouldn't be ruined!
Why do you have to be so blunt, Saami?
How else am I supposed to say it?
Nagamma.
Isn't Amman a female god?
Why are ladies looked down upon at a female god's festival?
On one hand, they treat women like gods.
On the other, they trample over them.
That's how this world works.
Let's go.
Hey, shut up!
Hey! You'll definitely pick them up in the evening, right?
Goddess…
It's been 41 days.
With Your grace, I have kept these girls alive.
Please give me the strength to continue doing this.
What?
Where have you stashed the kids?
Tell me.
Catch her!
Where are the kids?
Tell me where they are,
or I'll rip your guts out!
You hid them away at the festival?
Let's go!
You bitch!
Die!
Nagamma!
You're here?
Don't be afraid.
Come here.
Your…
Your Nagamma…
has been killed.
Nagamma is dead.
Please stay silent.
Please stay quiet.
I made Nagamma a promise
that I would take care of you.
We need to leave quickly.
Come on. Let's go.
Come on!
Let's go!
Hurry!
Come! Let's go!
Chellappa was afraid that the demon would find us through him.
The eight of us being together was also an issue.
So, Chellappa blackmailed that lady and vouched for us.
Through her, he had us enrolled in different schools in different towns.
This is the penance to wash away all your sins.
I've never asked this of anyone.
Take the deal.
That night was the last night of the festival.
The night the Eight Goddesses slayed the Demon.
Little darlings,
from now on, you'll be in new towns, new schools, and have new names.
I told you about the Eight Kaalis, didn't I?
I'm going to name you after those Eight Goddesses.
From now on,
your name is…
Gaandhari!
Gaandhari landed one mighty blow to the demon's stomach!
And my name?
Your name is…
Naachi!
Why Naachi?
Do you know who is the most beautiful goddess?
Beautiful Naachi!
Will beauty alone be enough?
Correct. It won't be!
Our Naachi is incredibly strong!
Do not forget that demon.
You must not forget your demon's face.
The demon and Muppi had one hell of a fight!
I am Muppathi!
You are Muppathi!
Not Muppathi!
Muppidathi!
You are Muppi! Muppidathi!
Muppi,
whose face shouldn't you forget?
The demon's face.
Who among you is Sandhanamaari?
You are Sandhanamaari!
Your name is Sandhanam!
I'll leap onto the demon's shoulder and smack him on his head!
Smack him hard!
I will tug at the demon's hair!
In that case, you are the fifth Goddess,
Ulagu!
- Ulagu. - Ulagu!
After being worn out from fighting the demon, the Goddesses were asleep.
All of a sudden, the demon came to attack them!
That was when one Goddess twisted his hand behind his back
and pummeled his spine!
She is Senbagam!
Do you know what happened next?
After making the swift demon trip by attacking his legs,
one Goddess sat on him.
Oh my!
That's me!
Yes, indeed! It is you!
You are Veera!
Do you know the story of every God?
These angels weren't always Gods.
At one time, They lived among the people and saved them.
Then how did They become Gods?
When someone helps others instead of just looking out for themselves,
they become Gods, don't they?
Like Nagamma.
So what became of that demon?
He escaped and hid in a pit.
That's when the last Goddess showed up.
She did not spare him at all!
She tore the pit apart and dragged the demon out!
Did the police turn up and take him away?
What is the name of the final Goddess?
Her name is Muthumaari!
From now on, your name is Muthu.
The demon of this story
has been arrested by the police.
Until the police arrest your demon,
what must Goddess Muthu do?
She must not forget the demon's face.
Chellappa wasn't our demon.
He is our guardian deity.