Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam (2024) s01e08 Episode Script
Sound Amma
[BIKE VROOMS]
A little to the left
left left Ah!
No, right!
Right Right No.
Left. Ok.
Secretary sir!
Shall we put our photos below?
Our photos?
Why put our photos?
We're not contesting elections.
Sir, do one thing.
Make this Prabhu and Meenatchi's Sundaram's photos smaller.
Make Meenatchi Devi's photo big.
As if he's going to hoist the flag!
What are you saying?
He hoists the flag every year.
He did on Independence Day also.
You were not in town.
Ah! Let it be like that.
[PHONE RINGS]
Shall we print?
Yeah!
Tell me, boss.
Lakshmipathi, are you done?
Yes, we're done.
Okay, do one
Secretary sir wants to talk to you.
What happened? Ok, give it to him.
Hello, sir!
Is madam coming to hoist the flag?
Sound's mom doesn't like these things.
Why? What happened?
Just wanted to know.
Oh ok! Shall I hang up?
[PHONE DISCONNECTS]
He hung up?
Sir, what happened to your CAT exam?
Shh!
Why are you shushing him? Why?
I wrote the exam.
My grades were low.
I failed. Didn't get admission
in my preferred college.
I am going to be the Secretary in your village until the end, retire and die.
Let everyone know!
Don't shush them. Tell everyone.
Sorry, bro.
Bro, can I ask you something?
Ask.
You will anyways reapply
for the CAT exam.
Shall we take a photo
for that now itself?
[MUSIC]
Okay!
You put up the banner.
I'll go meet the Chairperson
and get her signatures.
Okay, sir.
[ROOSTER CROWS]
Careful!
See you!
Secretary sir!
Don't you know to write Tamil?
Why?
Oh, that!
Got used to typing on
the computer these days.
That's why my handwriting
is bad, madam.
Are your exams
computerised or handwritten?
You would have written
like this and failed.
I didn't fail.
My grades were low to get
into my preferred college.
You wrote the exams for that.
So, you failed
We have a proverb in my town.
One may have the desire to rule, but your destiny may be to herd donkeys.
What does that mean?
We will want a lot, but our
stars will only give us donkeys.
Isn't it better to want less?
[MUSIC]
At least, I have desires.
You don't even desire to do your job.
What do you mean?
I signed everything.
You only sign!
Your husband does the rest.
Hoisting the flag, giving
speeches, getting applauded.
Do you know how many yearn for this?
But you have sacrificed all your
desires to your husband?
Thats what a marriage is right?
You have to be submissive. It's a pity.
What all has to be done?
Hoisting the flag.
I'll hoist it.
You have to give a public speech.
Will they applaud?
Mainly, you have to sing
the national anthem.
The Tamil anthem. I'll sing.
That's not the national
Leave it! It's better you
desire for less.
That's best. Pen!
See you, madam!
[MUSIC]
Madam!
Is the Chairman at home?
I am the Chairman. Tell me.
Is sir not there?
Tell me the matter.
Ok. I'll come later.
Hey!
[CHICKENS CLUCK]
[TITLE MUSIC]
[TITLE MUSIC ENDS]
[BIKE RATTLES]
What, brother?
Why is your photo in the middle?
Brother
your photo is the first one.
Lakshmi, why are you
tying it here?
We're hoisting the
flag here. That's why.
What are you saying!
Tie it on the main road
so the outsiders can see it.
They will get to know you.
It will give you pride.
You think so?
Hey, Lakshmipathi. Come here.
Tell me, boss.
Print one more banner
Enlarge my photo.
And their photos as
[GESTURES MINIMIZE]
Tie it on the main road. Will you?
Okay, boss.
Brother, let's go.
[GRUNTS]
[BIRDS CHIRP, BIKE RATTLES]
Politics!
[DOOR BANGS]
Here.
Ah! Keep this white shirt
for the flag hoisting.
What saree should I wear
when I hoist the flag?
What good sarees do I have?
What? You want to hoist the flag?
When did I say I will hoist the flag?
You just said so.
Do you want a new saree?
Why would I need a saree like
I'm going to hoist the flag?
What are you getting at?
Do you want to hoist the flag?
Why? Shouldn't I hoist the flag?
It's not enough to hoist it.
You have to sing the national anthem,
give a public speech
I have to distribute sweets.
Include that too
Can you sing the national anthem?
Can you?
I learned!
Then I can also learn.
How will you learn?
Sound has gone to your mother's house.
We don't know when she'll be back.
I'm out of town for 2 days.
Who will teach you?
As if there's no one in
town who can teach me.
Even if I make a mistake as
I sing, won't you help out?
You seem to have a plan.
Okay. I'll See you!
[MUSIC]
[DIALS]
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello!
I need a favor from you.
[AWFUL] Vande Mataram!
Greetings to my Motherland!
Madam. This is not
the national anthem.
Then?
Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem.
Oh!
The one they sing at schools? That one?
Yes.
I know that!
Sing.
Stand up!
You must always stand
and sing the national anthem.
Ah, okay!
[STARTS OFFKEY]
Madam, madam. Don't sing. Recite.
- Enough to recite?
- Enough
Jana Gana Mana
Vinayaka (God) Jaya Hey!
Vinayaka Jaya Hey?
Madam it is Adhinayaka (Ruler) Jaya He.
It's not a devotional song?
It's not a devotional song.
It's the national anthem.
You said you sang it at school?
I meant that I would mouth the words when the whole crowd sang it.
Okay
I don't know the language.
How do I memorize it?
Let's do one thing.
Teach me. I will sing.
Get up.
For this, too?
It's the national anthem, madam. Get up.
[GRUNTS]
[MUSIC]
Adhinayaka Jaya He!
Adhinayaka
kay!
He!
Kay!
He!
Sing together.
Adhinayaka Jaya
Kay!
Jaya He!
He!
He! Tell.
Adhinayaka Jaya
He!
Jaya He!
[MUSIC]
Bharatha bhagyavi thaathaa (Grandad)
Grandad? It's not your grandad.
Dhaathaa (Giver)
You teach me without anger.
(softy) Dhaathaa!
But you have written Thaathaa?
We have only one 'Tha' in Tamil. No, 'Dha'.
That - Dha!
Dhaathaa.
First 'Dha', then 'Tha'.
Say it.
Tha Dhatha.
Panjaba Panjaba Panjaba
Sindh Sindh Sindh
Madam!
Marata, Marata
Not like that. Come here, madam.
Look here.
Punjab. Sindh, below that. Gujarat, below that. Maharashtra is after Gujarat.
After Gujarat.
What about Rajasthan in the middle?
Read only what is written.
Oh!
Just like that, this is Dravida.
Utkala is Orissa. Banga is Bengal.
Then, Andhra?
Let's read what is in the song. Ok?
Study.
PunjabaSindh.. Gujarat..
Jana Gana
[MUSIC]
Four times.
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya. Then, He!
There's only 3.
Don't look at that. Listen to me.
4 times.
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya He!
Okay!
Understand? Sing.
[PATRIOTIC MUSIC]
Hello, Lakshmipathi.
Hello. Tell me, boss
Did you get the banner?
Yes. I have it here.
Okay. Tie it on the main road outside town.
I'll do it, boss.
Secretary sir there?
He's not here. He's gone to
your house to see madam.
Okay. Is Sound's mom
singing the song?
I don't know if she
can sing. Shall I ask?
No, no. I'll ask.
Okay, boss.
Ok.
[MUSIC]
Madam!
It's been 4 hours. I've been teaching you for 4 hours. You're not learning.
You're repeating the same mistakes.
No. I will learn it.
What will you learn?
You do one thing
Find it on the internet and
listen to it some 10 times
Let's see if that helps.
If it doesn't help?
If it doesn't, what happens will
be lesser than your desire.
See you. I have work.
[BIRDS CHIRP, MUSIC]
Sound?
[MUSIC]
Sound's mom? Sound's mom?
Sound amma!
I'm here.
Here. A new saree.
Have you practiced the song?
Hey! You have to wear that tomorrow.
I bought it with love and
you're throwing it away.
The saree is nice, but I
won't be wearing it tomorrow.
What happened? Aren't you
coming to hoist the flag?
No. Won't all of you
be happy if I don't come?
Why are you talking like this?
Didn't you learn the song?
[PHONE RINGS]
Why is the phone broken?
I threw it down in anger.
Hello!
Hello.
Secretary Sir. Tell me.
Madam, are you hoisting
the flag tomorrow or sir?
Your Sir will hoist it.
Everyone be happy.
What do you want for dinner?
Dear!
So what if you didn't by-heart the song?
Why don't you come with me?
No. I will watch the Prime Minister
hoist the flag on the TV.
Tomorrow is Republic Day.
The Prime Minister won't do it.
Only the President will hoist the flag.
See. I don't even know that.
Okay. What do you want for dinner?
[MUSIC]
Secretary sir, it's time.
Ask the Chairman to come.
I'll ask.
Brother, give me one more flag.
Stop acting like a child.
One is enough.
Not for me. For my son.
Your son is in the Army.
They will give him.
They will give him.
But every year
I buy him a flag. Give me one, I will put it in one of his shirts at home.
Here.
Pin.
It's here. Take it.
Everyone's here.
Is Madam coming?
Even if she doesn't hoist the flag.
It will be nice of her to come.
I already asked her.
She said she won't.
If I ask her again,
it will become a fight.
You call her.
Come.
[DIALS]
The number you are trying to
call is currently not reachable.
Please try again later.
Sir! Sir! Greetings!
Did you speak to her, sir?
Is she coming?
Not reachable.
Shall we start?
[TAMIL ANTHEM PLAYS ON SPEAKER]
[ANTHEM BLARES OVER LOUDSPEAKER]
Stop.
Reverse.
Stop. Stop.
Who is this?
It says he is the Chairman. Isn't this Panchayat reserved for women?
Yes, madam.
Go into the village.
[TAMIL ANTHEM ENDS]
[BIRDS CHIRP AND HOOT]
So, patriotism is important.
Our patriotic Vice Chairman
Sent his only son to the Army.
We should all send one boy
from our houses to the Army.
Brother, come and hoist the flag.
Sir, sir. Let's wait for Madam.
Sir, it's getting late.
Everyone is standing in the sun.
Come. I'll hoist it this year too.
[CROWD MURMURS]
Everyone be quiet.
[CAR HORN]
[CROWD MURMURS]
What's happening here?
Greetings, madam!
Who is the chairman here?
[CROWD] Sir!
No, no. My wife is the Chairperson.
She is a woman.
So, I am the chair-man.
What's this? These posts are
given to empower women.
But you are coming to the
office, hoisting the flag.
Where is Meenatchi Devi?
She's on the way, from home.
Do you have a posting here?
Then, go stand there.
Go!
[MARCH MUSIC]
Not there. Stand outside the gate.
Who are you?
I'm the Vice Chairman.
By winning the elections.
Who's the Secretary?
Chitthar Sir.
You look like you are from the city.
Don't you know what's happening here?
Her husband is doing
Meenatchi Devi's work.
Why didn't you complain about this?
What can I do, madam?
What do you mean?
Rahul, get his name.
We have to send a memo
and get him dismissed.
I told them to bring
Meenatchi Devi, madam.
Tell me your name.
Siddharth!
Madam, will you have tea?
Who are you?
I'm the office assistant.
Remove the banner.
Secretary Sir.
What's the problem there?
[CROWD MURMURS]
What's happening here?
Tell me the matter.
Who are you?
Who are you?
Tell me that first.
Madam, madam.
She's the District Magistrate.
You can read right?
It's written on the banner.
I'm the Panchayat Chairperson,
Meenatchi Devi.
Sound's dad.
Why are you standing there?
Come here.
It's okay. I'll stand here.
I'm telling you. Come here.
Secretary Sir, come stand here.
They are the real ward members.
Their husbands work instead of them.
You have never seen them, right?
So, I brought them along.
Hey, what are you doing?
We're talking right.
Is this how you address a
people's representative?
Secretary Sir, tell me.
He is standing outside.
Someone else is causing trouble here.
What is this?
No, Madam. Chairman was
going to hoist the flag.
Madam saw that and stopped him.
She made him stand outside
for hoisting it instead of you.
Since you turn up, he was hoisting the flag. She was going to suspend me--
Wait, wait. How can you decide
I will not come here?
Then, where were you for so long?
Women have a 1000 tasks at home.
Don't you know?
You're a woman too, right?
I'm here now. I'll hoist the flag.
Did you do it all these years?
Yes! Why doubt that?
Then, okay.
Come. You hoist the
flag this year too.
Are you going to
stand here and watch?
Yes!
Stand here and turn the other way.
You can see it better.
[SUSPENSE MUSIC]
Not this rope.
The other one.
[MUSIC, APPLAUSE]
Hey, Lakshmi. Come here.
Tie this.
I've hoisted the flag.
You have to sing the national anthem.
You have to sing the anthem when you hoist the flag. Did you forget?
Let's all sing together.
(Together) Jana Gana..
Wait. Stop singing. Only you sing.
Jana-Gana-Mana Adhinayaka, Jaya He
Bharatha-Bhagya-vidhata
Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida
Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-Taranga
Tava Shubha Name Jage
Tava Shubha Asisa Mage
Gahe Tava Jaya Gatha
Jana Gana Mangala Dayaka Jaya He
Bharata-Bhagya Vidhata
Jaya He, Jaya He, Jaya He
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, He
[APPLAUSE]
You helped her when
she faltered a bit, right?
That's your work!
Not doing the entire job yourself.
No, he tells me to
come to the office.
I tell him I don't want to.
I know. This happens in many places.
I like your courage.
Not letting down your people
I also like that. Good.
Such a qualified person like you can work in the Panchayat office?
I will learn, madam. Next time you come here, I will be doing all the work.
You need to inspire the women stuck at
home to come to office and progress.
Be an inspiration
Madam, his suspension order.
Hold it.
Mr. Siddharth. As an executive, you need
to be proper for this town to prosper.
If any such violations, you should
be the person reporting it.
See that it does not happen again.
Let's go!
[UPLIFTING MUSIC]
Madam, you sang well!
My daughter taught me.
She didn't make me stand.
She made me sit down
and memorise it. I learned it.
The saree is lovely.
I didn't have the time to
stitch a blouse. I wore an old one.
Lakhmipathi, everyone is dispersing.
Haven't you distributed sweets?
I distributed it before the hoisting it.
You are supposed to give it later.
Why did you give it before?
The Republic Day started in the morning.
What does it matter when we give it?
Lakshmipathi! Smart man!
When you go to the town,
you need to get my blouse stitched?
When are you going?
[MUSIC, BIRDS CHIRP]
[BIRDS CHIRP, DEVOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYS ON SPEAKERS]
FInally, I somehow escaped.
I thought I was suspended.
Somehow, I escaped.
Bro, I am just going
home from work.
American client. I only get a leave
on their Independence Day.
What are you going to do?
Do you have work in the morning?
No. I am going to write the
CAT exam again. I have to study.
Super! You have one
year for it. Study well.
If you're staying for 1 year,
you better enjoy the place.
And find something interesting
that will make you happy.
Okay. I'll try. You go home
and sleep. I'll call later.
Hey bro! Goodnight.
Sorry, good morning!
[RADIO] To make this day a good day,
try my idea.
There will be things near us, but we would have taken it for granted.
We will have a house near the beach, but we might never go to the beach.
Instead of that why don't you
try going to that beach today?
Who knows? Your life might
change because of this!
[FAINTLY]It will be a new inspiration.
This signing off.
[MUSIC]
[BIRDS CHIRP, PEOPLE SPEAK IN DISTANCE]
[GIRL RECITES MURUGAN DEVOTIONAL POEM]
[MUSIC]
Hello, Secretary Sir.
Sorry, did I disturb you?
No, no. I was just practicing.
Tamil Rap?
You can say that, Secretary Sir.
You know me?
You had come home.
I saw you there.
You are?
Soundarya. Chairman's daughter.
Oh!
[TITLE MUSIC]
A little to the left
left left Ah!
No, right!
Right Right No.
Left. Ok.
Secretary sir!
Shall we put our photos below?
Our photos?
Why put our photos?
We're not contesting elections.
Sir, do one thing.
Make this Prabhu and Meenatchi's Sundaram's photos smaller.
Make Meenatchi Devi's photo big.
As if he's going to hoist the flag!
What are you saying?
He hoists the flag every year.
He did on Independence Day also.
You were not in town.
Ah! Let it be like that.
[PHONE RINGS]
Shall we print?
Yeah!
Tell me, boss.
Lakshmipathi, are you done?
Yes, we're done.
Okay, do one
Secretary sir wants to talk to you.
What happened? Ok, give it to him.
Hello, sir!
Is madam coming to hoist the flag?
Sound's mom doesn't like these things.
Why? What happened?
Just wanted to know.
Oh ok! Shall I hang up?
[PHONE DISCONNECTS]
He hung up?
Sir, what happened to your CAT exam?
Shh!
Why are you shushing him? Why?
I wrote the exam.
My grades were low.
I failed. Didn't get admission
in my preferred college.
I am going to be the Secretary in your village until the end, retire and die.
Let everyone know!
Don't shush them. Tell everyone.
Sorry, bro.
Bro, can I ask you something?
Ask.
You will anyways reapply
for the CAT exam.
Shall we take a photo
for that now itself?
[MUSIC]
Okay!
You put up the banner.
I'll go meet the Chairperson
and get her signatures.
Okay, sir.
[ROOSTER CROWS]
Careful!
See you!
Secretary sir!
Don't you know to write Tamil?
Why?
Oh, that!
Got used to typing on
the computer these days.
That's why my handwriting
is bad, madam.
Are your exams
computerised or handwritten?
You would have written
like this and failed.
I didn't fail.
My grades were low to get
into my preferred college.
You wrote the exams for that.
So, you failed
We have a proverb in my town.
One may have the desire to rule, but your destiny may be to herd donkeys.
What does that mean?
We will want a lot, but our
stars will only give us donkeys.
Isn't it better to want less?
[MUSIC]
At least, I have desires.
You don't even desire to do your job.
What do you mean?
I signed everything.
You only sign!
Your husband does the rest.
Hoisting the flag, giving
speeches, getting applauded.
Do you know how many yearn for this?
But you have sacrificed all your
desires to your husband?
Thats what a marriage is right?
You have to be submissive. It's a pity.
What all has to be done?
Hoisting the flag.
I'll hoist it.
You have to give a public speech.
Will they applaud?
Mainly, you have to sing
the national anthem.
The Tamil anthem. I'll sing.
That's not the national
Leave it! It's better you
desire for less.
That's best. Pen!
See you, madam!
[MUSIC]
Madam!
Is the Chairman at home?
I am the Chairman. Tell me.
Is sir not there?
Tell me the matter.
Ok. I'll come later.
Hey!
[CHICKENS CLUCK]
[TITLE MUSIC]
[TITLE MUSIC ENDS]
[BIKE RATTLES]
What, brother?
Why is your photo in the middle?
Brother
your photo is the first one.
Lakshmi, why are you
tying it here?
We're hoisting the
flag here. That's why.
What are you saying!
Tie it on the main road
so the outsiders can see it.
They will get to know you.
It will give you pride.
You think so?
Hey, Lakshmipathi. Come here.
Tell me, boss.
Print one more banner
Enlarge my photo.
And their photos as
[GESTURES MINIMIZE]
Tie it on the main road. Will you?
Okay, boss.
Brother, let's go.
[GRUNTS]
[BIRDS CHIRP, BIKE RATTLES]
Politics!
[DOOR BANGS]
Here.
Ah! Keep this white shirt
for the flag hoisting.
What saree should I wear
when I hoist the flag?
What good sarees do I have?
What? You want to hoist the flag?
When did I say I will hoist the flag?
You just said so.
Do you want a new saree?
Why would I need a saree like
I'm going to hoist the flag?
What are you getting at?
Do you want to hoist the flag?
Why? Shouldn't I hoist the flag?
It's not enough to hoist it.
You have to sing the national anthem,
give a public speech
I have to distribute sweets.
Include that too
Can you sing the national anthem?
Can you?
I learned!
Then I can also learn.
How will you learn?
Sound has gone to your mother's house.
We don't know when she'll be back.
I'm out of town for 2 days.
Who will teach you?
As if there's no one in
town who can teach me.
Even if I make a mistake as
I sing, won't you help out?
You seem to have a plan.
Okay. I'll See you!
[MUSIC]
[DIALS]
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello!
I need a favor from you.
[AWFUL] Vande Mataram!
Greetings to my Motherland!
Madam. This is not
the national anthem.
Then?
Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem.
Oh!
The one they sing at schools? That one?
Yes.
I know that!
Sing.
Stand up!
You must always stand
and sing the national anthem.
Ah, okay!
[STARTS OFFKEY]
Madam, madam. Don't sing. Recite.
- Enough to recite?
- Enough
Jana Gana Mana
Vinayaka (God) Jaya Hey!
Vinayaka Jaya Hey?
Madam it is Adhinayaka (Ruler) Jaya He.
It's not a devotional song?
It's not a devotional song.
It's the national anthem.
You said you sang it at school?
I meant that I would mouth the words when the whole crowd sang it.
Okay
I don't know the language.
How do I memorize it?
Let's do one thing.
Teach me. I will sing.
Get up.
For this, too?
It's the national anthem, madam. Get up.
[GRUNTS]
[MUSIC]
Adhinayaka Jaya He!
Adhinayaka
kay!
He!
Kay!
He!
Sing together.
Adhinayaka Jaya
Kay!
Jaya He!
He!
He! Tell.
Adhinayaka Jaya
He!
Jaya He!
[MUSIC]
Bharatha bhagyavi thaathaa (Grandad)
Grandad? It's not your grandad.
Dhaathaa (Giver)
You teach me without anger.
(softy) Dhaathaa!
But you have written Thaathaa?
We have only one 'Tha' in Tamil. No, 'Dha'.
That - Dha!
Dhaathaa.
First 'Dha', then 'Tha'.
Say it.
Tha Dhatha.
Panjaba Panjaba Panjaba
Sindh Sindh Sindh
Madam!
Marata, Marata
Not like that. Come here, madam.
Look here.
Punjab. Sindh, below that. Gujarat, below that. Maharashtra is after Gujarat.
After Gujarat.
What about Rajasthan in the middle?
Read only what is written.
Oh!
Just like that, this is Dravida.
Utkala is Orissa. Banga is Bengal.
Then, Andhra?
Let's read what is in the song. Ok?
Study.
PunjabaSindh.. Gujarat..
Jana Gana
[MUSIC]
Four times.
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya. Then, He!
There's only 3.
Don't look at that. Listen to me.
4 times.
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya He!
Okay!
Understand? Sing.
[PATRIOTIC MUSIC]
Hello, Lakshmipathi.
Hello. Tell me, boss
Did you get the banner?
Yes. I have it here.
Okay. Tie it on the main road outside town.
I'll do it, boss.
Secretary sir there?
He's not here. He's gone to
your house to see madam.
Okay. Is Sound's mom
singing the song?
I don't know if she
can sing. Shall I ask?
No, no. I'll ask.
Okay, boss.
Ok.
[MUSIC]
Madam!
It's been 4 hours. I've been teaching you for 4 hours. You're not learning.
You're repeating the same mistakes.
No. I will learn it.
What will you learn?
You do one thing
Find it on the internet and
listen to it some 10 times
Let's see if that helps.
If it doesn't help?
If it doesn't, what happens will
be lesser than your desire.
See you. I have work.
[BIRDS CHIRP, MUSIC]
Sound?
[MUSIC]
Sound's mom? Sound's mom?
Sound amma!
I'm here.
Here. A new saree.
Have you practiced the song?
Hey! You have to wear that tomorrow.
I bought it with love and
you're throwing it away.
The saree is nice, but I
won't be wearing it tomorrow.
What happened? Aren't you
coming to hoist the flag?
No. Won't all of you
be happy if I don't come?
Why are you talking like this?
Didn't you learn the song?
[PHONE RINGS]
Why is the phone broken?
I threw it down in anger.
Hello!
Hello.
Secretary Sir. Tell me.
Madam, are you hoisting
the flag tomorrow or sir?
Your Sir will hoist it.
Everyone be happy.
What do you want for dinner?
Dear!
So what if you didn't by-heart the song?
Why don't you come with me?
No. I will watch the Prime Minister
hoist the flag on the TV.
Tomorrow is Republic Day.
The Prime Minister won't do it.
Only the President will hoist the flag.
See. I don't even know that.
Okay. What do you want for dinner?
[MUSIC]
Secretary sir, it's time.
Ask the Chairman to come.
I'll ask.
Brother, give me one more flag.
Stop acting like a child.
One is enough.
Not for me. For my son.
Your son is in the Army.
They will give him.
They will give him.
But every year
I buy him a flag. Give me one, I will put it in one of his shirts at home.
Here.
Pin.
It's here. Take it.
Everyone's here.
Is Madam coming?
Even if she doesn't hoist the flag.
It will be nice of her to come.
I already asked her.
She said she won't.
If I ask her again,
it will become a fight.
You call her.
Come.
[DIALS]
The number you are trying to
call is currently not reachable.
Please try again later.
Sir! Sir! Greetings!
Did you speak to her, sir?
Is she coming?
Not reachable.
Shall we start?
[TAMIL ANTHEM PLAYS ON SPEAKER]
[ANTHEM BLARES OVER LOUDSPEAKER]
Stop.
Reverse.
Stop. Stop.
Who is this?
It says he is the Chairman. Isn't this Panchayat reserved for women?
Yes, madam.
Go into the village.
[TAMIL ANTHEM ENDS]
[BIRDS CHIRP AND HOOT]
So, patriotism is important.
Our patriotic Vice Chairman
Sent his only son to the Army.
We should all send one boy
from our houses to the Army.
Brother, come and hoist the flag.
Sir, sir. Let's wait for Madam.
Sir, it's getting late.
Everyone is standing in the sun.
Come. I'll hoist it this year too.
[CROWD MURMURS]
Everyone be quiet.
[CAR HORN]
[CROWD MURMURS]
What's happening here?
Greetings, madam!
Who is the chairman here?
[CROWD] Sir!
No, no. My wife is the Chairperson.
She is a woman.
So, I am the chair-man.
What's this? These posts are
given to empower women.
But you are coming to the
office, hoisting the flag.
Where is Meenatchi Devi?
She's on the way, from home.
Do you have a posting here?
Then, go stand there.
Go!
[MARCH MUSIC]
Not there. Stand outside the gate.
Who are you?
I'm the Vice Chairman.
By winning the elections.
Who's the Secretary?
Chitthar Sir.
You look like you are from the city.
Don't you know what's happening here?
Her husband is doing
Meenatchi Devi's work.
Why didn't you complain about this?
What can I do, madam?
What do you mean?
Rahul, get his name.
We have to send a memo
and get him dismissed.
I told them to bring
Meenatchi Devi, madam.
Tell me your name.
Siddharth!
Madam, will you have tea?
Who are you?
I'm the office assistant.
Remove the banner.
Secretary Sir.
What's the problem there?
[CROWD MURMURS]
What's happening here?
Tell me the matter.
Who are you?
Who are you?
Tell me that first.
Madam, madam.
She's the District Magistrate.
You can read right?
It's written on the banner.
I'm the Panchayat Chairperson,
Meenatchi Devi.
Sound's dad.
Why are you standing there?
Come here.
It's okay. I'll stand here.
I'm telling you. Come here.
Secretary Sir, come stand here.
They are the real ward members.
Their husbands work instead of them.
You have never seen them, right?
So, I brought them along.
Hey, what are you doing?
We're talking right.
Is this how you address a
people's representative?
Secretary Sir, tell me.
He is standing outside.
Someone else is causing trouble here.
What is this?
No, Madam. Chairman was
going to hoist the flag.
Madam saw that and stopped him.
She made him stand outside
for hoisting it instead of you.
Since you turn up, he was hoisting the flag. She was going to suspend me--
Wait, wait. How can you decide
I will not come here?
Then, where were you for so long?
Women have a 1000 tasks at home.
Don't you know?
You're a woman too, right?
I'm here now. I'll hoist the flag.
Did you do it all these years?
Yes! Why doubt that?
Then, okay.
Come. You hoist the
flag this year too.
Are you going to
stand here and watch?
Yes!
Stand here and turn the other way.
You can see it better.
[SUSPENSE MUSIC]
Not this rope.
The other one.
[MUSIC, APPLAUSE]
Hey, Lakshmi. Come here.
Tie this.
I've hoisted the flag.
You have to sing the national anthem.
You have to sing the anthem when you hoist the flag. Did you forget?
Let's all sing together.
(Together) Jana Gana..
Wait. Stop singing. Only you sing.
Jana-Gana-Mana Adhinayaka, Jaya He
Bharatha-Bhagya-vidhata
Punjab-Sindhu-Gujarata-Maratha
Dravida
Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-Taranga
Tava Shubha Name Jage
Tava Shubha Asisa Mage
Gahe Tava Jaya Gatha
Jana Gana Mangala Dayaka Jaya He
Bharata-Bhagya Vidhata
Jaya He, Jaya He, Jaya He
Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, He
[APPLAUSE]
You helped her when
she faltered a bit, right?
That's your work!
Not doing the entire job yourself.
No, he tells me to
come to the office.
I tell him I don't want to.
I know. This happens in many places.
I like your courage.
Not letting down your people
I also like that. Good.
Such a qualified person like you can work in the Panchayat office?
I will learn, madam. Next time you come here, I will be doing all the work.
You need to inspire the women stuck at
home to come to office and progress.
Be an inspiration
Madam, his suspension order.
Hold it.
Mr. Siddharth. As an executive, you need
to be proper for this town to prosper.
If any such violations, you should
be the person reporting it.
See that it does not happen again.
Let's go!
[UPLIFTING MUSIC]
Madam, you sang well!
My daughter taught me.
She didn't make me stand.
She made me sit down
and memorise it. I learned it.
The saree is lovely.
I didn't have the time to
stitch a blouse. I wore an old one.
Lakhmipathi, everyone is dispersing.
Haven't you distributed sweets?
I distributed it before the hoisting it.
You are supposed to give it later.
Why did you give it before?
The Republic Day started in the morning.
What does it matter when we give it?
Lakshmipathi! Smart man!
When you go to the town,
you need to get my blouse stitched?
When are you going?
[MUSIC, BIRDS CHIRP]
[BIRDS CHIRP, DEVOTIONAL MUSIC PLAYS ON SPEAKERS]
FInally, I somehow escaped.
I thought I was suspended.
Somehow, I escaped.
Bro, I am just going
home from work.
American client. I only get a leave
on their Independence Day.
What are you going to do?
Do you have work in the morning?
No. I am going to write the
CAT exam again. I have to study.
Super! You have one
year for it. Study well.
If you're staying for 1 year,
you better enjoy the place.
And find something interesting
that will make you happy.
Okay. I'll try. You go home
and sleep. I'll call later.
Hey bro! Goodnight.
Sorry, good morning!
[RADIO] To make this day a good day,
try my idea.
There will be things near us, but we would have taken it for granted.
We will have a house near the beach, but we might never go to the beach.
Instead of that why don't you
try going to that beach today?
Who knows? Your life might
change because of this!
[FAINTLY]It will be a new inspiration.
This signing off.
[MUSIC]
[BIRDS CHIRP, PEOPLE SPEAK IN DISTANCE]
[GIRL RECITES MURUGAN DEVOTIONAL POEM]
[MUSIC]
Hello, Secretary Sir.
Sorry, did I disturb you?
No, no. I was just practicing.
Tamil Rap?
You can say that, Secretary Sir.
You know me?
You had come home.
I saw you there.
You are?
Soundarya. Chairman's daughter.
Oh!
[TITLE MUSIC]