Aaryan (ஆர்யன்)

PORULATHIKARAM

I spoke to his PA and tried my best, Nayana.

But he refused to come on the show today.

We'll try to get him next week.

For today, we have someone else.

We have no other option, Nayana.

What the hell, Hari!

We go live in an hour,

and you're telling me now that the guest has been changed?

Days of research and preparation are wasted.

I would have grilled the minister today.

However, he was frightened and got away!

Nayana.

Minister Ashok canceled this interview because he is afraid of you.

And it's election time.

You cannot blame him.

He's trying to avoid another scandal.

But I have a backup guest for you.

I don't want to know.

ALL INDIA FIRE STAR KAILASH FANS CLUB CHETPET

What?

This rascal?

Not a rascal.

He is Tamil cinema's next megastar.

Our TRPs are going to be off the charts.

And he's really eager to appear on our show.

I can't interview a womanizer, Hari.

I'm not asking you to date him.

I'm asking you to interview him.

A no-holds-barred, uncensored interview.

Go for it!

He is drowning in controversies.

He's using us to save his career, Hari.

I know. I know.

He'll be here for publicity, seeking sympathy from the people.

And you know what?

Next week, he is scheduled to appear in court for a fraud case.

Today, you cross-examine him on your show.

You break him down.

Make him cry.

Make him plead.

This will turn out to be an interesting controversy.

Everybody loves controversy.

That's what the people want too.

What are we doing, Hari?

We used to be good journalists, right?

Correct. We used to be.

Not anymore.

Now we are in the show business.

Not news reporting.

Now, go out there

and show him why you're the best in this business.

Has the show started?

- Who's the guest on the show today? - Move aside.

- Give me the remote. - Mom!

Going live in three, two, one.

Hello, everyone!

I welcome all of you to another chapter of Porulathikaram.

Our today's guest is

someone you all know.

A model, young actor,

fitness freak,

sports enthusiast,

and someone who dons many hats.

Please welcome

none other than the young superstar of Tamil Cinema…

Kailash.

UNMAI KURAL

You tried for over a year, but couldn't get Kailash on our channel.

You guys are useless!

Sir, please don't worry. I'll take care of it.

The hell you will!

That girl snatched our share of TRP.

Don't you see it?

Look, Karunesh.

You're nothing but a second fiddle to that girl.

Sir, I'm not Karunesh, I'm Jagadish.

True! You'll end up being a mere name and eventually die.

You're incapable of running a show.

But you're upset that I got your name wrong.

Welcome to the show, Kailash.

Kailash, we know you're a great actor.

But we don't want to see your acting here.

Thousands of people are watching you live.

So, if you lie on the show today,

it's like lying to people's faces.

Kailash, you are facing fraud charges.

Please tell me the truth about it.

Truth?

No one wants to hear the truth, Nayana.

Definitely not the media.

They labelled me a criminal without so much as an inquiry.

Some people who don't like my growth

are targeting me to garner publicity.

You joined the film industry only five years ago.

So, what do they gain by targeting you?

It doesn't make sense.

I'm just an ordinary boy from a middle-class family with no support.

The reason I am here today in front of you

is only because of the public's love and support.

- Such a lousy actor. - I have millions of fans.

- He's not great, but he's my idol. - I'm nothing without my fans.

- Oh! - I'm a fan, sir.

They don't support me because of my looks or acting abilities.

These fake cases won't alter their love for me.

- Do you know why? - Because all are idiots!

What happened?

You've got me wrong.

Because I'm one among them.

The people who celebrate you as their hero are all idiots.

Nayana, what's this?

Kailash, weren't you calling them your fans and speaking to them?

Now answer them, Kailash.

We encourage audience participation.

Go ahead.

No, you can't call them all fools.

Then how did the state government give me

the best actor award for my debut film?

Please explain!

With enough money, even a donkey can get an award.

Sivaji.

Nagesh.

Kamal Haasan.

Raghuvaran.

Prakash Raj.

Nassar.

Now they are real actors.

But you…

Nayana, ask him to stay in his seat and talk.

Sir, please get back to your seat. You can speak from there.

I feel sorry for you.

It's your bad luck to do a show with a fool like him.

Nayana, who is this man?

Stop rolling!

- Kailash... - That's enough!

- You invited me as a guest on the show. - Please sit down.

- Request Kailash to sit down, please. - I'm a star

and you are humiliating me.

Switch off the camera.

Cut.

Cut the bloody feed.

The interview is over.

No one is going to cut the feed.

Neither are you going anywhere.

From now on, I'll be calling the shots.

- Sir, please calm down. - Yeah, right. Who the hell are you?

- Get lost! - Kailash, let me handle this, please.

Sir, I request you to please return to your seat.

Kailash!

Mom!

Who the hell is he?

He shot him!

Silence!

Thank you.

Everyone, please cooperate.

I prefer not to become violent or yell like a movie villain.

But if necessary, I can do that as well.

I won't hesitate.

No one can get out of here.

I've locked all the doors.

No one can enter this place either.

Everyone, get back to your seats.

Come on!

Good.

Hey!

Sit.

Sit.

Sit, sit.

Hari!

Keep the cameras rolling.

If you cut the live feed,

I will shoot this girl.

Don't push me to do it, Hari.

Isn't Nayana your best friend?

Okay.

Good.

Thank you.

Sir.

We need a doctor.

He is bleeding profusely.

It's just a scratch.

Ask him to apply some pressure. That'll do.

He's an actor, right? That's why he's overacting.

Don't worry, Mr. Hero, you won't die today.

Here. Wrap this around the wound.

Wrap it.

However, today, over here,

in the next hour,

someone is going to die for sure.

Only one person.

Police, military, government…

No matter who makes a rescue attempt, they can't stop it from happening.

One hour.

The time starts now.

Wait! Please wait!

Good evening, sir. It's Kabir.

Kabir, what's the situation out there?

We'll begin negotiations once we review his demands.

If it doesn't work out,

I need your permission to go in by force, sir.