Nenjuku Needhi (நெஞ்சுக்கு நீதி)

Hey, Mani!

Are you ready with the speech for tomorrow?

I crammed all night. I can say it backwards!

Go ahead, say it then.

I'll tell you in class!

Your dishes, sir. -Leave it outside to dry!

Let's go.

Hey, Mani!

Eating uncooked rice will make you anemic!

Hey!

Get going!

Greetings, brother.

The function is only tomorrow. What are they parading now for?

I told them to rehearse so it's perfect for the minister!

Like hell, you did!

I told you to put up our party flags here and set up the leader's statue there.

As it's a government school, the headmaster refused.

"Government"?

We're the government!

Right? -Yes, sir.

It will all go smoothly, yes?

We'll rock it, sir. You needn't have come to check.

I'm here on other business.

Greetings, future MLA!

If Kumaran stages a protest against my uncle at the function tomorrow...

Kumaran isn't even in town!

In the wall collapse case, Kumaran and his friend Ravi assaulted the wall's owner.

Attempted murder.

He has absconded!

You should have arrested and thrown him in jail...

If he's arrested for such petty cases they'll tout him as a leader, Guna!

Let's nail him on a serious charge.

We'll see to it he goes away for life!

Very well, sir.

You said you'd say in class! Go on!

I'll tell you. See if it's right.

Why you...

How dare you get your boys to beat up ours?

Oh no... Sister...

No, sister.

Your boys didn't want me to cook for them. They bad-mouthed me and pushed me out.

Not knowing better, our boys fought with them.

Shut up!

Must our kids eat the food sullied by your touch?

Stick to feeding it to your pigs and to your own kids!

Hey, in-charge! Are you not one of us?

Aren't you ashamed?

How will he be, when he's busy selling eggs meant for school meal!

I apologize for the boys.

Dump your apologies along with the food you prepared. Now get lost!

We know what to do with those good-for-nothing boys!

This is a school, Gunasekaran.

Not your party's office to do as you please.

If you don't leave, I might have to call the police.

That would be convenient!

These two sold marijuana!

These three...

They stalked our girls.

The girls' parents have given a complaint!

They're young students.

I don't want to ruin their future. I think this punishment will do.

If not...

If you want them to end up like Kumaran, go ahead and do it.

Good.

Kneel until the end of this class!

Not one of you must even slouch!

"74th Independence Day."

'Where is justice?'

'The world bemoans its absence'

'Out of your reach, why this life of seeking alms?'

'Obstacles everywhere'

'Obstructions every time'

'Even when we drown in tears...'

'...why don't you throw a lifeline, O God?'

'We are all your children'

'Do you not understand?'

'Who should be above? Who should be beneath?'

'Don't you know that too?'

'Despite offering prayers plenty, our pain fades away not'

'In spite of our rituals many, your rescue comes not'

'Those who treat us as untouchables...'

'Don't you protect them'

'As a foul stench in the wind...'

'Don't you make us become'

'Even our funeral pyre is outcast'

'Do not shut your eyes on our plight'

This place is fine, dad.

Why did we cremate grandpa at that swamp?

We can only cremate their dead here. Not ours. Here.

'Where is justice?'

'The world bemoans its absence'

'Out of your reach, why this life of seeking alms?'

'Obstacles everywhere'

'Obstructions every time'

'Even when we drown in tears...'

'...why don't you throw a lifeline, O God?'

'Will there ever be a time without these tears?'

'Will everlasting joy forever be beyond our reach?'

'Without these tears...' -Come quickly, Sathya!

'...will there ever be a time?' -Coming!

'Will everlasting joy forever be beyond our reach?'

Nice pic.

Had I known I was being posted to such a beautiful place...

...I'd have thanked the man who signed off on it!

Fresh air!

So they've transferred you to a pollution-free jungle?

When I asked you to come along, I thought you'd surprise me by agreeing.

You are doing your work there.

Who will do mine? Selfish!

I recall someone promising my mother on my wedding day.

"Even if you're not there, aunty..."

"...I'll make sure that Vijay never misses you."

Listen. I'll say it again.

If you miss me, I'll know it more than you do.

All this time, you've claimed I don't know the world.

Now are you saying I don't even know myself?

I never claimed you don't know the world. You just don't know India well.

That'll do. Don't get started.

Alright. How much further?

I think I've already reached.

Bharat Ratna Ambedkar himself is welcoming me!

Is the statue inside a cage?

It's not. Why?

So you haven't reached the town yet.

Vellalan? -Sir?

Have we reached the town?

Two more kilometres, sir.

Stop at the tea shop.

Not here, sir. Let's go to our place.

What's wrong here?

But isn't tea made from cow's milk?

It's just that, sir...

The stench of stale food when you go near them. That's why.

Pork businessmen are the billionaires of Europe!

But here? All this crap about caste!

Very funny.

It's not even close to funny!

On Independence Day, as the Panchayat Chairman was a Dalit...

...they didn't let him hoist a flag at his office!

They attacked one of our journalists who questioned them!

Want some tea, Nataraj? -No, sir.

One tea. -Yes, sir.

Why is everyone staring at me?

You order tea while wearing a blazer?

Yeah. So what?

Nothing.

Welcome to Page 7 India, Mr. Mountbatten.

Yeah. But it's just a part of India, right?

Any word about your sister, Kurunji?

Haven't found her yet, brother.

Look around that bike!

What are you doing up there?

Come down and search!

Nothing here, sir!

You can't find a suspect when he's two feet from you!

Look properly!

What the hell? Could no one see them?

Search properly!

Where are you going? -Sir?

I need to welcome him, sir. It's protocol!

"Protocol", he says! I'm aware!

Are they taking a group photo? Get back to work!

You needn't get down, sir.

Circle Inspector Sundaram, sir.

What's wrong? Did a suspect escape?

No, sir. There are snakes loose.

Hey! They're divine creatures! Don't kill them!

Release them away from here. -Yes, sir. I'll take care.

Is that all? Can I go in?

No, sir. Only the fourth snake.

We don't know how many more are in.

I'll check and let you know.

Look there!

There's one near your feet! Get it!

Don't keep searching in the same spot! Search there!

You look over here!

Quit gawking!

Does this happen often?

It used to be a forest area. We are the ones invading their territory.

They are not here on their own, Nataraj. It's all Kumaran and his men's doing!

"Kumaran"?

A regular customer at our station.

The place where you had tea...

That's their colony.

They ensure the town always talks about him...

...by holding protests and staging riots.

For the minister's security, we recently arrested four of them.

This is their retaliation.

All clear, sir. You may come in.

This is Sathish, sir.

Krishnan. Gokul.

Ravindra Kumar.

Moorthi.

Charanya.

Shankar. Thenmozhi.

Devendran.

Malaipambu (Mountain snake), sir! -What?

Malaichami (Mountain God), sir!

Malaichami.

Nice name. -Thank you, sir.