Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

Boss! That appears to be a splendid chair.
Since chiththar had to give
his chair to your Son-in-law
we're replacing it with this--
No, no you're saying it wrong.
I have given my chair to the secretary
Now that I'm left without a chair
It's mine.
Let's go.
Ah! This is the right thing to do.
- [Chinnarasu]Lakshmi! Lakshmi!
- I'll come, just a second.
Please deliver it inside.
Hey, come in.
Tell me sir!
Hello, Lakshmipathy. Where are you?
I'm attending Chinnaraasu thatha's
house function.
Shouldn't you have notified me a day earlier
and have applied for a leave of absence?
Sir. I myself got to know about this
function only this morning.
Chinnaraasu thatha himself wouldn't have known that his grand-daughter will attain puberty today
How could then I have applied for a leave of absence in advance?
Every two days, there is some function
or the other in this village
If you keep attending every function,
then who'll look after the work here?
Sir. What should I do now?
You itself tell me.
Nothing! You carry on.
Hello!
Yes, sir.
Secretary sir.
Lakshmipathi says you're upset?
I was the one who ordered him to
come here to help out with things.
I had been waiting for him since morning.
That's why I called him.
He was actually on his way to the office
But once I got to know about the function,
I asked him to come here
Its okay, sir. I'll manage.
Okay, when are you coming here?
Me? Why should I come there?
What do you mean? Chinnaraasu uncle
is an important ward member.
How can you be absent at
his family function?
Sir, I don't want to attend some random
young girl's coming of age function.
Besides, I was not invited too.
Moreover, someone has to be at
the office at all times, right?
Oh, you need an invitation, is it?
Yeah you're city-bred, right
Okay, leave it.
I'll take care of it.
Sir, I didn't mean it like that--
Hello?
I am Chinna raasu speaking.
Tell me, sir.
I heard you are offended
that I did not invite you.
Sir, absolutely not.
That is what the chairman sir
informed me.
- No, sir. I didn't want to
- You are also a part of this village.
You're like a brother to my daughter.
Which makes you an uncle
to my grand-daughter.
which also means that you should be overseeing this ceremony.
Fine, I'll come over.
Do you eat meat?
Yes, sir.
- The next three days will be a feast!
Hey, Lakshmipathy.
Secretary, sir! Very happy to have
you here. Please come!
I was afraid that you may
not turn up. Please come!
Have a seat.
Do you, by any chance, know what
caste the secretary belongs to?
Brother-in-law tried to find
out the first day itself
But he refused to give it away.
What are we going to do
with that information?
I did the blunder of asking him to think
of us as family before finding that out.
Hello?
Hello, chiththar, sir.
Where are you?
I'm right here at the office, working!
Wait, am I speaking to the secretary
of the Thalaivettayan paalayam panchayat?
Does your village have a second branch?
Only one, sir. Why do you ask?
Because I'm standing in front of the
office and it seems to be locked.
Lakshmipathi and I have come
to attend a function nearby, sir.
Our ward member's, grand-daughter's
coming of age function.
I don't care about that!
I had given you a job to come up with a slogan
on menstruation. What happened to that?
Couldn't find a painter to execute that from within our budget, sir.
I don't care if it comes down to you
having to paint it on your own
but if you don't get it done by the end of the day,
I'll have to file a disciplinary action against you.
I'll definitely get it done by today.
Don't worry, sir.
Get it done ASAP!
Shall we get some tea?
Ay, come fast.
Secretary, sir!
How have you been?
Ay, Lakshmi!
Hello, uncle!
Looks like there will soon be wedding bells heard!
- Where is she?
- She's there.
Ay, Nithi!
What are you crying for?
You should be very happy for this!
Come!
Here, have this!
Where is the girl's father?
- He's sitting and sobbing inside
- Why?
He's been upset since morning.
Why is he crying?
Doesn't make sense
Don't ask.
He's crying already because he's afraid that
soon his loving daughter will be married off
He should have known this day would
come when he found out it was a girl.
- You come
- You guys go
Some fathers just don't get it.
I can understand him to a certain extent
It feels like just now that
my daughter started to walk
but she's already married off now
Time flies, right.
- Hello, hello.
- Welcome.
Congratulations, uncle! Looks like
you'll get busy after this.
Ay, why were you late to arrive?
So much time to just
get dressed up?
Ay, come here.
I got late because of her.
You be the judge of this
We have four cows. Right?
We sell it to the local market. Right?
But when we want milk,
why do we end up buying from her?
In order to contribute to
her livlihood, right?
Now I find out that she
sells us adultrated milk.
I got furious
Why would you do this, girl?
I went to confront her, thats why I got late
Okay, did you eat?
Go eat first.
Don't forget to pack some
for your kids at home also
Boss, everybody has put up a banner
congratulating the event
we should also put one
from our end, right?
Ohh yes, it slipped my mind.
That is very important.
Okay! You bring a pen and paper.
Lakshmi, note it down
Put up the chairman's photo and
her name, Meenatchi Devi
next to it, my brother-in-law's
name and photo.
Then, put up my photo too.
Use the one where I'm smiling.
And then?
Firstly mention Chinna Raasu uncle's name.
Along with it, please put up
my grand-children's photos
What about the names of those people
who run the actor's club?--
You mean Thalapathy bloods?
Should we put up that as well?
Thats not needed for this function
Ay, before everything, put up Nithi's photo
Two huge photos. Make it appear prominent.
Give him the names and ages of your
grand-children. Give the photos later.
Yes. Perumal - aged 18.
Ajay - aged 16
Sasi - aged 14
Jagan is 15 and Chitra is 8.
Then, Ahalya - aged 7.
Vikram, aged about 6
Six years, ah?
It feels wrong to put up
a 6 year old child's photo
What kind of a silly question is this?
People will be pissed if
you don't put it up.
Sir, there is a custom to follow.
It'll become a big problem
if we don't include everyone.
Yes, sir. The flex board printer
will also get thrashed.
Hmm, okay, Lakshmipathi, you go to the
town and get started with the process.
Secretary,sir. Why don't you go along.
You'll get an idea of the process.
You took so much time to even
recall your own grand-children's names.
Sir, do you need the painter
to come today itself?
If we don't get it done today,
I'll get in trouble.
Then I'll blame you.
The problem will then go
all the way up to the chairman.
Sir?
What do you expect me to do?
Even I'll get in trouble.
I also have this banner printing job now
Why can't you pass it on to someone else.
I only know how to use the software.
People there don't know much about it.
You keep giving lame excuses.
- What's the problem?
- It's about the slogan painting.
The one about the menstruation.
Is that today?
Yes, today. Its been
pending for a long time.
Okay. Lakshmipathy
you go and look
after the printing work
secretary sir and I will take
care of the painting job
- You go and bring the painter
- Okay
Ay, Lakshmipathi. Hurry up.
Don't waste time.
Secretary, sir. Don't you worry.
We'll get it done by sundown.
Come.
"Menstruation is not a sin. Those who don't know that are the sinners."
Sir, what is this vulgar statement?
Do we really need to write this
on every wall?
Sir, only then will men
also understand its meaning
There's no reason to shy
away from speaking about it.
This could have been addressed in a
private meeting that is just for women
Do these have to be advertised on a wall?
You're right. Little kids will get spoiled seeing this.
They'll get spoiled only if they
don't know about this.
Government has ordered me to do it
and I'm simply executing the order.
If we don't write it, they'll
take a disciplinary action against us.
Hmm, true. We need to respect
the orders of the higher ups.
Yes, brother-in-law.
That is also true.
It could have been written
in a more cryptic way.
Yes, that is also true.
Place the girl's photo in big size over here.
Place two photos.
Also add two angels showering
the girl with flowers
This is the same thing we did for some
other girl's coming of age function
What else to do?
Its very apt for a coming of age function.
Do you have a suggestion?
Let's do rose instead of Jasmine this time.
And then I'll replace the angels with just a hand
Super, super!
I'll then write something fancy here.
In bold letters.
We'll then have fire crackers
bursting in the background
You've proved yourself
to be a promising artist
Shall I give it for print?
Not yet. We're yet to add
photos of the grand children.
Open that folder. You'll find their
respective names and photos.
Hey, there's no space for this.
Then do one thing
remove the roses and the fire crackers
and place the photos there instead.
Otherwise, it'll become a bigger issue.
I can't even do this creatively.
Do this for your daughter's
coming of age function.
Bro, I'm not even married yet.
After this, you will be!
- Dad?
- What?
What is that? I want that.
Will you buy it for me.
Bloody hell!
Sir, what is happening here?
Ay, stop it!
- What is all this?
-Esakki, Esakki. Calm down.
The higher-ups have
ordered us to do this.
Doesn't mean you have to write it in front of my
shop? I'll lose customers because of this.
Sir, the whole point is for your
customers to take note of this.
So that nobody will come to my shop.
Hey, Esakki. I said the same thing,
but they didn't listen to me.
Sir, I'll definitely lose business.
I've made my point. Don't forget
that I contribute to four votes.
Brother-in-law, if people get to know that
you are responsible for all this writing
Not even one guy will vote for us
Sir, it's just a slogan.
Why are you making it a big deal.
No, no. He's right.
This can weaken my vote bank. We
need to reconsider this issue..
Sir, where else should I write?
Wait man. There's a bigger issue.
Secretary, sir. Can we erase this and
write it somewhere in the outskirts.
Some place where nobody can see.
That defies the whole purpose, sir.
In front of shops, schools and health centers
are the right places for people to see.
That was our order too.
- It's not like they are going to check.
- There's an inspection today, sir.
We'll be scrutinized for not doing it.
- You're right.
We need to think about that too.
This can't be here. That's
non-negotiable. Erase it.
Sir, don't you sell sanitary pads at your shop?
Yes, but we wrap it in a cover and sell it.
It doesn't have to be advertised.
My son is asking me to explain.
What should I tell him?
- Should I tell him it's bread?
- Explain what a pad is. Big deal.
- Wait. Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
I might have a solution for this.
We're printing a flex board for
the coming of age function
why don't we cover this painting with that.
What do you say, Esakki?
After the inspection gets over
we can erase this and put it up elsewhere.
Esakki, please understand my plight.
I trust your word. But make
sure it disappears in two days.
What is this, sir?
Bro, move it a little aside.
Yeah, keep it slanting.
Hey, Esakki. Are you happy now?
It looks very pleasing now.
Dad, is it that sister's puberty function?
Can you organize that
function for me also?
Ay, get out of here before
I break your bones.
Brother-in-law, this is
not a permanent solution.
We'll keep it till the inspection is done.
Then later repaint it elsewhere.
This Esakki guy is the one stirring the pot.
They'll create trouble anywhere we paint.
Leave it for now. Let the function get over.
We'll decide what is to be done later.
What is the problem with the slogan.
Let it be no
What are you saying?
What if this Esakki guy, single handedly,
turns the voters against us for this.
So? You can't be afraid of
every small thing?
Whatever you do, do it boldly.
It's not that easy. This is politics.
Are you afraid that you'll lose votes
if this topic is addressed publicly?
Stay calm for a moment.
Mom, I'm out of sanitary pads.
I'll get it for you in the morning.
No, I need it right away. Looks like
dad is jobless. Ask him to go buy it.
What, me? No way. These are
women stuff. You handle it yourself.
Yeah, dad. That's true.
But if a woman falls sick because of this,
then it'll become a man's problem.
My darling knows how to speak.
She teaches me a lot too.
However, like Esakki says,
the slogan does feel a bit vulgar.
Who's it vulgar for? The men?
Not for us, women.
Man's pride and violent nature is
what is vulgar to us. Not this.
I can convince the village women to each convince their man
that the slogan is not vulgar.
I would feel a bit guilty in
using this to ask for votes.
Yes. Brother-in-law is right. It would unfair.
What is unfair? Do you realize that you have covered the slogan
with flex-boards of the
puberty ceremony of our daughters.
If this is unfair, that is unfair too.
Our RDO (Rural Development Officer) is also a woman right?
If we get our hands dirty in this issue,
she will definitely support us in the future.
and soon, even that Esakki's wife will end up voting for us.
Sister! Now you're right.
I'm the secretary of the panchayat.
- Where is your chair-person?
- He just left.
- What do you mean 'He'?
- Sorry, I meant 'She'.
She left after over-looking everything.
Where else have you painted?
Nearby.
Okay, come. Let's go in the car.
Where here?
Madam! Come inside.
Here it is.
We'll remove the flex board in two days.
Every other village faced major
resistance for the slogan
but you guys have done the correct thing.
by placing it in a very inconspicuous way
- Thank you, ma'am.
I think it helps having a lady chair-person.
Please tell her that I will definitely visit her next time.
Sir! Shall we have some tea?
I'm glad that today you're all smiles.
Esakki, listen to me. It can't be
changed as you please.
You said you'll change it in two days?
Now, you'll remove the flex board
but not fair that you won't change
what's written on the wall.
Esakki, try to understand.
It's a government order.
What can I do?
Okay, I'm not asking you to change it
Even I'm all for women empowerment.
Looks like you have spoken to his wife.
So the problem appears to be solved.
Do we have to use the word 'menstruation'?
Can we not alter the drawing of the 'pad' and
make it appear like a leaf or something like that?
Can we not?
Sir, how many more times do I
have to repeat myself?
RDO madam has instructed us to keep it that way.
I don't have the authority to change it.
Esakki, understand that sir's hands are tied too.
I also feel a bit queasy about it.
Should I get you your medicines?
Hey, I don't mean that.
Uncle, I get what you're trying to say.
But its a government order.
We can't defy that.
Then what is the point of talking any further?
Even this means that you people may
not vote for us in the next elections--
What!
I was being hypothetical.
even if you don't vote for us, it's
fine with us. But it means that
Tell them
it simply means that, you don't
support the women at home.
Ladies. What do you say?
- [EVERYONE] Our vote is for you!
It's solved!
You're a smart politician, brother-in-law.
you have managed the entire village people.
It was not because of me. All credit goes to the missus.
- Ahn, yes, sir!
- Chiththar, sir!
You completed the slogan on time.
- The RDO madam was mighty impressed.
- Thank you, sir!
Next year - there is a plan to have sanitary
pad vending machines through the village
and you're village will be the prototype.
Next year, sir?
- Yeah. Next year.
- We can do it sir.
I'm cutting the call.
What happened, sir? You look upset.
They want to bring sanitary pad
vending machines. In our village.
Machine ah?
That too in our village?
- What do we do?
- I know. What do we do?
What do we do, sir?