Tantiram Chapter 1: Tales of Sivakasi

'The Gods and evil forces have worked together'

'to churn this ocean in order to acquire, the elixir of immortal life.'

'To prevent it from falling in the wrong hands...'

'Lord Shri Maha Vishnu disguised himself in to a lady, Mohini'

'...making her the most beautiful lady in the universe.'

'Not only the evil forces but the Gods are also mesmerized by her beauty.'

'Lord Brahma himself has never created such beautiful woman...'

'...and he wanted to create a woman more beautiful than Mohini.'

'So created a beautiful girl.'

'She is Ahalya.'

'Ahalya, the daughter of Lord Brahma...'

'entrusted the care of his daughter to the famous sage Gouthama Maharshi.'

'She gained knowledge while residing in his Ashram,'

'Ahaliya grew as the most beautiful woman in the universe.'

'Ahaliya, who is still young, was brought to Lord Brahma.'

'Gouthama Maharshi advised lord Brahma to find the suitable match for Ahaliya.'

'Lord Brahma said that there is no better match than you.'

'and gets Ahaliya married to Gouthama Maharshi.'

'Meanwhile...'

'Even Gods and many other mortals long for Ahaliya.'

'Only Lord Indra, nevertheless, is willing to sin.'

'As soon as Gouthama Maharshi departs to bath in a river...'

'Lord Indira, disguises himself as Gouthama Maharshi...'

'and gets physical with Ahaliya.'

'While leaving the house...'

'Lord Indra gets caught by Gouthama Maharshi.'

'And immediately he realized the sin...'

'He gets furious and curses Lord Indira.'

'And he turns towards Ahaliya...'

'Curses Ahaliya for her misdeeds, causing her to forfeit her beauty'

'...turning her into a statue, unable to eat or drink.'

'Are you thinking that I am repeating the same known story?'

'Hold on...'

'A similar incident occurred at Ajay's village.'

'So now let's listen to Ajay's story in his own words.'

'Let's watch and listen.'

'In desperate times, taking help from the wrong person...'

'is a bigger mistake.'

'Because, those wrong people will ruin our life.'

'In our lives, we face both good and bad days.'

'In simple words...'

'Benefiting us is also advantageous for those in our vicinity.'

'And bad means...'

'Unfortunate losses incurred.'

'And there is one more thing which might happen.'

'Which is beyond our imagination.'

'I didn't expect something like this will happen to me.'

'My name is Ajay.'

'I work for a company in Hyderabad.'

'Are you curious about their serious conversation?'

'I've come to village after a long time.'

'We are discussing about the night party.'

'And finally we've decided to party at a place.'

'Small choices at times hold the power to change our lives significantly.'

'Something like this story.'

Cheers!

Damn! We had to travel so far to booze.

The mess you made last time has forced us to come this far.

You were totally drunk and spoke to your girlfriend...

...and said 'I love you, darling' 'I miss you, darling'.

You were flirting with her.

And the response was...

'Are you drunk!?' that is when he realised...

...that he called dad instead of girlfriend.

Stop it.

Do you have to joke now? Stop laughing?

From that day onwards, his father has been tracking us.

We had to come this far to evade him.

I'm bored, Ajay.

Tell me a horror story.

Buddy...

...why do you want to listen to a horror story...

...when we are boozing in peace.

Look at your surroundings, bro...

It's pitch dark. Nothing is visible.

Situation demands it. Begin now.

Alright...

It's an horror story but based on a real story.

I'll tell you a real story in our village.

By the way...

...does anyone of you know about Jinn?

Jinn?

I know the Jinn which we drink.

Shut up!

Are you talking about the Genie from Aladdin movie?

Yes, right.

It's not friendly like they show it in movie.

For clarity...

...let's know about it first...

...and then jump in to the story.

'In this universe...'

'...Jinn are psychic beings.'

'Just like how God created human beings...'

'...he also created Jinn.'

'They live amongst us in a parallel world.'

'They can see us but humans cannot see them.'

'Too witness them... they have to reveal themselves.'

'Jinn has some amazing powers.'

'They are ten times more powerful than a human being.'

'If required...'

'...they will disguise in human form...'

'...or an beast form.'

'But God imposed strict rules on them.'

'The most important rule is...'

'...Jinn can never have physical relationship with women.'

'And if they do... God will never forgive him.'

'So, most of the time... Jinn will always follow the rules.'

'But some Jinns will rebel...'

'The Jinns which desire to have sex...'

'...will target our loneliness.'

'When we feel lonely...'

'...they will contact us.'

'If we respond to them...'

'...it means we are trapped in Jinn's loop.'

'Now we are going to witness a Jinn's story.'

'TANTIRAM'

'In those days, outskirts of our village...'

'...there was 'Adilakshmi Fireworks' crackers factory.'

Do it quick.

'He is Adhiban.'

'He owns the factory.'

'Don't be surprised looking at the dark surrounding.'

'In these factories... there is a high chance of fire accidents.'

'So minimum electricity and more safety.'

Sir.

Balachandran is waiting for you.

Let's go.

What? What happened?

'After reading the letter...'

'...he realized that his wife eloped.'

Sir, your wife eloped with someone?

Eloped?

'As the time passed by...'

'...Balachandran was helping his dad and eventually forgot his mother.'

'But Adhiban has chosen another way to forget wife.'

'Back in those days, Adhiban's village had strict rules.'

'It's a crime to get married again when wife is alive.'

'If someone does it, they are banished from the village.'

'Within the year his wife eloped...'

'...Adhiban built a new house in the outskirts of the village...'

'...a mistress was along with him in that house.'

'Adilakshmi Fireworks'

Sir.

I am getting married soon.

Hey Kasi, come here.

Today is your birthday, isn't it?

Yes sir.

Happy birthday.

Thank you sir.

'Keeping his mother in mind...'

'...he grew hatred towards women.'

'Adhiban got his son forcefully married to a beautiful girl.'

'Her beauty took everyone in the village by surprise.'

'All the women in the village...'

'...are jealous of her beauty.'

'Her name...'

Alagini.

Alagini...

I don't like this marriage.

My father had forced me to.

I don't know if I will accept you or not.

Forgive me.

Dear.

Dear.

Dear.

Dear.

What!?

It's getting late...

...you have to go to the factory.

So I woke you up.

Okay, go.

Dear.

Why don't you eat and go?

I'm not hungry.

And one more thing. Don't call me 'Dear'.

Just call me Bala.

You didn't attend sir's wedding, right?

No.

Sir's wife is beautiful.

He is very lucky.

How long will it take?

We're done.

'After marriage...'

'...factory responsibilities were handed over to Bala.'

'Adhiban was staying with his mistress.'

'One side without wife's support...'

'...on the other hand without father's support to run factory...'

'Balachandran was always lonely.'

'When he was spending lonely days...'

'...one day.'

7860.

7860.

'I told you the same number, Balachandran.'

Don't be scared. This is not real.

This is just your imagination.

'Stop, Balachandran.'

'Feels like you are dreaming, right?'

'I will tell you a truth that no one knows.'

'Will you believe me then?'

'Five years ago...'