Taana (டாணா)

'All incidents and characters in this film are fictitious, bear no resemblance'

Greetings...Greetings.

Greetings... Greetings to pilgrims of festival!

I'll tell you a good story now.

First tell us the story, we'll tell if it is good or not.

This Taanakaran Temple festival celebrated by villagers of this area

there's a long history why this festival is celebrated for generations now.

More over this is the story of one family

Is it?

If a village have to live peacefully,

'Bhagavad Gita' says you can sacrifice a family.

Vellimalai Village

If it is necessity to sacrifice a family for peace of a village,

what do Gods of Protection do then?

Don't talk bad about God, people may protest with hunger strikes

Yes...better to keep off the trouble.

You carry on with the story.

Bhagavad Gita says you can sacrifice, right?

Yes

Likewise, one member of each family must stand guard,

Look at this Police Officer Sakthivel statue majestically standing here

His story tells this!

What's that Taana?

Once upon a time, gangs from North,

with a loincloth,

Smeared entire body with oil,

They attacked in groups in darkness,

Without sparing anyone like girls or children,

they attacked brutally,

They robbed everything,

British Govt. which was ruling us then couldn't catch even one of them

Then, as one man army,

Putting his life at risk,

Sakthivel sir, caught the entire gang, he's now our God of Protection.

Hanging upside down all the arrested thieves in village,

he thrashed them to death to satiate his anger.

Looking at his anger,

no one dared again to come there with bad intention.

Crime rate came down.

Village returned to peace.

Meanwhile British Govt. under Lord Macaulay created Police Commission,

from the year 1861,

They started recruiting men for police,

Hearing about the brave act of Sakthivel sir,

They offered him police job,

He's the first police man of this place.

He protected the village like God in majestic police uniform

Like Gods of Protection Karuppan, Ayyanar, Maada, Sudalai,

hence the Police officer protected the place like a God,

so, people installed an idol for him,

and prayed him as God of Protection.

After him, his heirs,

keeping his name and fame alive

continued offering services for generations honestly,

They celebrated festival every year for the God of Protection

People too named the family honorably as Police Officer's family.

Kumaravelu sir, who is this generation's police officer

He's conducting this year's festival.

So, his son will become police officer and conduct festival next, right?

- Hey, keep quiet, man. - Why?

His son didn't become a police officer.

Don't know if this festival will happen after his time.

Beat the drums!

Beat!

Bless us to live in peace and celebrate the festival together happily!

Father...father...

What happened, father?

- What happened, father? - What happened, father?

What happened, Dad?

Is this honour of carrying on for generations going to end with me?

My son was born short because I married within my relations.

My son couldn't become a police officer.

He couldn't conduct festival in your honour.

I've become a sinner to break the tradition!

Father, don't say like that.

I may have failed to become police officer, but I'll surely make my son a police

And I'll conduct this festival, father.

I'll not let down our family honour, father.

I promise it on our God!

- Father! - Sir!

I'll surely make my son a police, and I'll conduct this festival, father.

I promise it on our God!

One minute!

Height is okay!

I have set the alarm exactly at 3:45 a.m. I'll wake you up.

- Revathy, Revathy, - Hmm..

"Turn the fortune in your favour and satiate your desire"

Mom...

My son will come into this world exactly at 12:01 pm!

You can enter now!

"Standing in queue to get a glance"

"Cub came in for this father is cute."

Next police officer is born in my family.

"Born Police boy."

"Cub came in for this father is cute"

"Born in Police boy..."

Sakthivel!

’Astrology and exorcism done here’

Tell me!

"Dad’s gimmicks to make son a cop"

"Sing a song praising him"

Sir, please forgive me, I'll never steal again!

That's the power of Police family!

One...two...three...

Hey, I got king!

Who has got police? Give me.

Hey, king is the ultimate power.

But for me police is the ultimate power.

Then, take it.

You're a police officer, right? Find the thief among us.

He's the thief!

You found the thief again!

"Father tries his best..."

"..to get the most from his son"

I can't do it anymore, father.

Son, hang on for some more time. Only then you will become tall.

"He stretches his son to make him qualify"

- Oh.. - Dip in water

Don't want hubby.

14, 15, 16, 17..

- Hey! you come up dear - You keep quiet

He's a kid, he may get suffocated.

Hey Dip into the water.

"Father tries his best to train his son"

You first go.

"He stretches his son to make him qualify"

You have to dip another 10 minutes

I'm not in this game, leave me.

Where are you running away?

Sakthi, I think he's trying to kill in the name of making you a police.

Stay away from him....

Don't touch with him

Tell me

- Mother - Tell me

- Mother - Tell me!

No...leave me...

- Mother? - I'm need to go

Mother!

If you become afraid of these mere things, How will you become a police officer?

I'll prepare you to be not afraid of anything.

In all these Kabaddi, sprint, long jump,

high jump and swimming competitions which just ended,

Sakthivel, Eleventh standard have come first.

- Congrats. Keep it up. - Thank you.

Why are you walking away silently after winning all these prizes?!

Why not say few words? It can inspire other students.

Come. dear

You'll be a police officer in future, speak bravely.

Come, address them.

Greetings to all!

Why is he talking like a girl?

Are you doing mimicry?

No madam

Suddenly I started speaking in girl's voice.

Is he a girl?

- What's your name? - Sakthivel.

He speaks normally in times like this, doctor.

When he's scared, anxious or angry,

Even if he's excited with happiness,

His voice turns into a girl's voice, doctor.

Few minutes later after calming down, he'll speak normally, doctor.

- Happy birthday Sakthi! - Thanks, uncle.

Hi! Cell phone!

Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi... come on Kabaddi lady Kabaddi!

Now that he's angry!

I'm sure he'll come.

Kabaddi... Kabaddi...kabaddi...

Look, she's here as I told you!

Come...come girl...come on...

Generally boys' voice will get broken after 14, to catch complete male voice

For some, it remains squeaking voice,

It is known as Puber phonia.

You would've seen a normal voice getting squeaky on getting angry.

Then, they get back to normal voice again.

But for your son, his voice changes when he gets emotional.

This is new for us too.

All his tests and reports are very normal.

No problem at all.

Just lady's voice.

One day, it will get cured by itself.

Keep hope.

Hey!

'Horoscope is told here Ghost and Black magic can be chased away'

You ruined my son's life by trying to make him a police officer.

Enough of it, let him remain as my son's till the end.

Enough of your black magic and other tests.

Throw everything in dust bin.

I'll not listen to you anymore.

I'll never join police force.

Don't say like that, son.

I'm in this condition because of you.

Everyone is laughing at me.

I feel like dying.

(Liquor consumption/smoking is injurious to health)

(Liquor consumption/smoking is injurious to health)

Boss, Rs.5 short, please give me.

- Thanks, boss. - Give me a quarter.

- Take it. - Credit it, I'll pay tomorrow.

Is it tea shop to have credit account?

Get going.