Manoharam (മനോഹരം)

[Alathur Sub-District School Youth Festival - 2002]

The painting competition for U.P. section will begin shortly.

Contas... Contestants should reach venue no.5 at the earliest.

Next, I'll present an Ambassador car...

Oops. Sorry. It was a Bullet bike.

How was it? - Not bad.

What about you? - My mimicry flopped.

Hi. Fantastic work! I like it.

It all starts with 'I like it'.

Then comes, 'I love you'.

Girls from good families are like that. - Is it? - Yes.

Where is she? - Can't see her anywhere.

Come.

Dude, she's from an English medium school!

Yeah. It was very funny!

An English medium student falling in love with a Malayalam medium student,

has never happened in history.

Hi Lilly. - Hi girls. Hi guys.

How was the painting competition today?

It was nice.

Come. - I just completed my English recitation!

Only English. Understand?

Understand! - And I'm confident, I'll get the first prize.

Didn't you try?

Hi Manu.

How did you know my name? - I know all that.

Rahul, this is Manu. - Check out his style.

He's like the boy from the Complan ad. - Hi Manu.

I am Rahul. Lilly and me are classmates.

By the way, you boys from which school?

I've already seen you somewhere.

You're done for!

Say something in English in front of her, man!

A for Apple. - India is my country.

Manu, say something in English, man!

I am a Complan boy! - Huh?

Oh God!

Complan boy, it seems.

Didn't you get anything else to say?

Leave it, Manu.

She came and said 'I like it' to you, seeing your talent.

And not because of English!

My uncle in Tharoor?

He works in a big company in Madras!

He's not that educated.

But do you know how he got the job?

He paints really well, like you.

That's what I said. Education doesn't matter.

Your talent is enough, my friend. You'll become big!

Then, we should get down from a Maruti car, in front of that Rahul.

You want milk ice candy?

Shall we go? - Come.

Your talent is enough, my friend. You'll become big!

Hey Manu. That protruding part came off!

What can we do about the part that came off?

Let's see

Superb! Nothing more to say!

Is it?

You are too good!

Oh no! Catch it! The paint!

Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!

What is this? - I didn't do it on purpose. It was out of excitement.

Excitement, it seems!

But still, look at this.

I am sure, Manu. With this talent of yours, you'll become really big!

If you ever try to praise my talent, I'll kill you! Mind it!

Hearing this, I flunked in 12th, though I had good marks in 10th grade.

If I had passed, I could have gone to the Middle East and become successful there!

These are all superstitions, Manu!

Despite passing in 12th, did I become successful?

You are so funny!

Hello Complan boys!

You haven't left this even now, huh?

Rahul? What is he doing here?

God loves us so much.

We dreamt to get down in front of him like this.

And who got down like that? Him.

Moron!

Rahul, when did you come from Bangalore?

You felt like stopping, seeing us?

That's so sweet. - I stopped to pee.

That's when I saw you guys.

Loser!

'Don't pee here'

He always does things that he's not supposed to.

I heard that you're getting married? - Yes.

Well, I was going to call you... Your number.

How are you guys standing here?

Work ethics. - What?

By the way, Vijay is designing your wedding card, right?

How did you know that?

'One day you'll grow up to be like big bro'

[Manoharan weds Lathika]

Simple.

But meaningful, right?

Next to those incense sticks,

if you keep a wreath as well, it would be awesome!

Dude, I asked you to design my wedding card, not my funeral card!

Change that black colour first.

Hey! I can't change the black!

Black is my favourite colour.

It's my wedding, not yours!

But how can I digress from my design aesthetics?

And if you're so adamant, bro...

Design it yourself, bro.

If I knew how to do all this, why would I come to you?

So don't give opinions about something you don't know!

You're arrogant that you know how to design on a computer.

Let me see if I can get this done, without your help.

That's the spirit!

I wish you a very happy married life!

Hey Prabhu. Can I get some spathe?

Spathe? - Yes.

Of the areca palm. Get the kids who come to play, as well.

Okay.

Hey Irfan! All of you, come! - Come on, guys!

How is it?

'Manoharam'

Okay, right? - Yes, it's okay.

I don't think the rice would be enough.

I didn't expect so many people on the wedding eve.

Come inside.

All these are Manu's plans.

Don't go there, kids.

Yes, yes.

Hey! Hey! What are you guys doing there?

Get going!

It doesn't taste so good, right?

It's amazing. Your mindset isn't right!

Look at you sitting there, hanging your tummy, loser!

Then what!

Hariyetta, look.

These kids!

What have they done?

Whatever said and done, our Manoharan is really smart.

He found a really educated girl, right?

Prabhakaran, he's talking about your nephew!

Yes, I heard it.

Even though he's not educated, he found an educated girl.

He must have gone there and said that,

he's the nephew of Prabhakaran, the single-floor building owner at Chittilancheri!

How else can he get such a good girl?

That enthusiasm, he has!

Oh! You were here?

I can't hear you. - I was talking about your enthusiasm!

Say it loudly!

Enthusiasm! Enthusiasm!

I can't hear you!

Varghese, you should tell him the matter secretly. - I'll do it.

Will we get some drinks? - It's ready. Come on.

Where did he go? - He didn't call us.

Manu! - There. Manu is on the mango tree!

Manu, come down. There's a small problem. - What?

Come down. Let me tell you something.

I can't hear you, Varghese Etta.

You can do that later. Come down. I must say this now.

What? - Jesus!

2 minutes. I'll come now. I'll finish this and come.

Dude, the girl you're going to marry?

Lathika! - Keep quiet.

She eloped with someone else!

Yes.

When did the music stop?

Oh no!

Chetta, it's okay.

Why are you all looking? Lift him up. - Leave me. I am fine.

No need to make him wear sandals. Come on!

He is okay. Didn't he say that he is okay?

Please go outside. - Yes. Over here.

Lie down here. - Move, Chetta.

Let him catch some breath. Go outside, all of you!

What do you want to see here? Get going!

Manu! Manu!

No. I am fine. - He is fine.

Don't make noise. He is fine!

Hey! She had handed over a letter to Leela, to give it to you.

She wrote a letter? - Then read it.

Oops. I didn't see him!

Can't you say this softly?

The girl has written a letter for him, before eloping.

Come, let's read it. Let's read the love letter.

Push hard. Yes, like that. Come on!

Come on, everyone. Read the letter.

I won't allow that!

All of you come inside.

Don't take the letter. - I'll read it.

No! No!

Then you read it. - No!

I'll punch your face! Read it.

Read it.

My dear Manuetta, I don't have anything against you.

But the money you make by writing these boards and banners,

won't even suffice to pay my mobile month of a month.

The girl is clever.

My parents won't understand all this.

I have to make sure that my life is safe, right?

So I'm going with someone, whom I think is safe for me.

Wishing you a good day.

Nice handwriting, right?

Shut up!