Senior Mandrake

SENIOR MANDRAKE'

The enemy is really smart.

It's black magic!

He has cast a spell on something that came here from across the sea.

"The mullock that had treasure hidden inside it."

"It has got me into a predicament."

"It is the stroke of bad luck."

"It is a misfortune that came to me from across the sea."

"The mullock that had treasure hidden inside it."

"It has got me into a predicament."

"Mandrake.. Senior mandrake.."

"No matter how strong a man is"

"he'll succumb to admit to it."

"The man who sits atop the golden throne would see"

"the gems in his crown turn into thorns when it comes to him."

"Tell me, what's the reason for this adversity?"

"It is nothing but trouble."

"Mandrake.. Senior mandrake.."

"The one who likes annoying others"

"will get a taste of his own medicine when it comes to him."

"Even the brave"

"will be up against it if he accepts it."

"Tell me, what's the reason for this adversity?"

"This mullock is possessed."

"The mullock that had the treasure hidden inside it."

"It has got me into a predicament."

"It is the stroke of bad luck."

"It is a misfortune that came to me from across the sea."

"The mullock that had the treasure hidden inside it."

"It has got me into a predicament."

It was superstition to consider

it a misfortune, wasn't it? - Of course.

In that case, let him keep it from now. Here.

Hey!

I have faced a lot of trouble.

Please don't trouble me.

What's the problem?

Don't you know what the problem is? - I-I really don't.

I.. - Were you driving this fast to get medicines for your mom?

Yes, but not for my mom, it's for my mother-in-law!

How dare you talk back to us! We won't spare you! - Oh.

I wasn't being arrogant, mister.

I said the truth so that you won't thrash me.

Why aren't you paying the instalments?

We, the auto rickshaw drivers, are having a hard time

because of the global crisis, the ASEAN agreement

and the policies of the central government.

He said that India's fortunes will turn around in the six months.

Who said that? - Our Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh.

Ask him to turn around your fortunes as well after six months!

I am taking its keys for now.

Please don't do that, mister.

I need it to earn my living.

My life is already amidst adversities.

Let's beat the pulp out of him! Lift him!

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God! Hold it gently! A rod has been placed there!

How else am I supposed to carry you then?

Hold me gently like Thommi is holding my leg.

Were you able to pass urine today?

I don't know if it was urine, but I did pass something! - Damn!

That's why it stinks!

That's not possible, Dineshan

because the nurse asked me something.

Oh, no! She asked which perfume was I wearing.

Like she has the time to do that!

Oh, no!

Oh, my God!

Don't you laugh at me, monkey!

I started to endure this hardship on the very day I brought it here!

Even the engines of my brand new vehicles got ruined!

43 accident cases!

The bank seized my house and property, which was all I had.

The last glimmer of hope was that auto rickshaw

and the creditors seized it.

You've been saying this for a while now.

Just get rid of it!

Like it's that easy to get rid of it! - Why not?

The spectre would leave me only if someone accepts

the statuette happily.

I tried to get rid of it twice.

I had once placed it on the railway track.

It only led to a slight deformity.

I tried to give it to a priest.

His men beat the pulp out of me.

I laid unconscious in the medical college hospital for 40 days.

That made me quit my attempts to get rid of him.

Just look at it!

The money lender, Kuttan, made a fortune because of this statuette.

Why don't you return it to him?

He isn't willing to take it from me.

He never shows his face to me.

Oh, God! I wish lightning strikes that moron!

Hey, was that thunder?

No, it was a jack fruit that fell from the tree.

Were you standing under the tree? - No. - Damn!

A-Aren't you done checking its purity? - No.

I'd only stop it when this touchstone completely grinds away.

Remember that you'd have to return it to the people who'd pledged it.

They aren't going to come anytime soon.

The price of groceries have skyrocketed!

Even the price of chicken!

I guess we'd have to hunt for meat in the forest to have some.

So true. - Yes. - The topic of forest reminds me of something.

Is it Veerappan?

Who is he? - You've no general knowledge! - Not that. - Oh.

I-I can't remember his name. He won the 'Forest's friend' prize.

Sahridayan. - Exactly.

What you did to him is was so rude!

His family abandoned him because of his antics.

I seized his property as he owed me a lot of money.

What's wrong in that?

You are being ungrateful. - No way. His uncle made me take care

of his frogs! - What? - I mean, dogs.

Whatever.

Remember that you'd be guilty in God's eyes. - Oh.

Damn. You should have hired Vasu as a driver.

Do you want to see me dead?

Serve dinner, I'll come after a shower.

There is no water in the pipe. - Why?

Are you waiting for the water supply to resume? That's useless.

I don't mind not taking a shower.

Some people fell in the well yesterday. - Did they die?

I'll go and check if there's water in the well. - Don't go.

Be careful. - I won't die without you.

"Hail the moon."

"Hail Lord Indra."

"Let me tell you a story this night."

"After giving a glass of milk to the lord's child"

"feed my child some porridge."

"Hail the moon."

"Hail Lord Indra."

"The Lord's kids smell of jasmine."

"And my kids smell of cow dung."

"A young girl of our tribe got pregnant."

"The whole village came to know about this."

"Why does the child smell of jasmine?"

"Why does the poor child have the colour of gold?"

"Hail the moon."

"Hail Lord Indra."

"The little child learned to walk in this small house of mine."

"When she grew up, the lord snatched her away too."

"The girl in state of despair beheaded the lord."

"The whole village came to know about it."

"Finally, the sun blessed us with its light."

"The poor girl gained power."

Please raise gold prices again, God.

Let these women crave gold forever.

Only then will their husbands come to me for money.

Am I correct?

Mortgaging the gold with me is better than showing it off

and than getting robbed by some thieves.

God, please think about it.

Someone is at the door. Excuse me. I'll finish the prayer later.

Who rang the bell?

I must have felt it. - Kuttan Pillai!

Who is it? Who called me?

Maybe I felt like it.

Boss, don't run.. Stop running.

I will..

Stop right there. I'll throw this at your head.

Boss. I'll get you today.

Have you finished running? Why have you come here with this?

He won't take it from you happily.

You can happily take this from me.

I can't take this with an open heart either.

It will harm the family.

But what about the harm it causes me? - You are single, Vasu.

I am single because of this.

That is your fate.

Come and get this, boss. I won't tell you again.

That's okay. - Boss. - Yes.

You dog. - Yes. - Idiot - Yes.

You cheat. - That's okay.

What? - I am okay.

Don't think that you can live happily after giving it to me.

What happiness are you talking about? Money comes and goes, Vasu.

But there must be kids to enjoy the wealth too.

Take this from me. You will give birth to twins.

Nandana, don't take it. He'll say anything to get rid of it.

I'll take anything from anyone if I can have children.

You want children, Nandana. I will take care of it.

You have been saying that for far too long.

All you do is polish your gold.

Vasu, give it here. Are you sure that I'll get pregnant?

Yes. You will have twins. Sure. - God, bless us.

Or you will give birth to quadruplets. Take it.

He will try anything. Don't believe him, or take it.

I will divorce you if you take it. - What will you do?

I said that I'll leave you. - Let him leave.

I'll find a good man for you.

We lived together for a long time.

I don't feel like leaving him, even though he is an idiot.

That is the problem with women. We don't leave our husbands.

Nandana, don't give it to him. - Here. - Two. - What're you doing?

Three. - Don't give him the chain.

Sell this and take the money.

What did you do? Give him your ring alone.

Let him have it. Our shelf is filled with other people's gold.

Return those before you leave. - I will return it.