Padma (പദ്മ)

Ravi etta...

Did we really need such a big house?

Oh, my Padma...

What's this nonsensical drama?

You said the same thing when we moved from the rented house in Pettah to the flat.

And again when we shifted from the flat to this villa.

Sometimes you behave like that old man, righteous Nair.

He wants tea, but he'll still ask, 'Isn't black tea enough, Ravi?'

When we take a heavy loan,

we'll keep working harder to pay it off.

Then our productivity will increase.

And when my patients see that we live in such a big and fancy house,

they won't try to bargain.

That's my professional secret!

So, that's your game plan!

Whenever I hear the word loan, I think of my father.

He had taken a loan from Nanminda Co-Operative Bank.

And when it's the monthly payment date,

it's a wild commotion in the house!

I shudder to think about it.

Hey, hey! Enough with that text on screen already!

Come back.

Come here.

Yes!

Who decides what's a living and a non-living thing?

Like you, I'm also watching Padma and Ravi's theatrics.

A divorce specialist and a housewife!

Seems like fun, isn't it?

Let's see.

You...

You be mindful of your slang when you speak to our neighbours, okay?

It sounds very comical, especially after hearing it on all those TV shows.

Are you talking about our dialect?

But our neighbours in the villa used to love it.

They used to make me talk for no reason.

It was a time-pass for them.

It does not have to be the same here.

They seem like a high and mighty crowd.

You just be careful.

New people, new world, new situations.

Poor Padma, she's really struggling!

That awkward and harrowing expression you see on Padma's face

is what new-money women experience

when they talk to women who were born rich.

Come on! Focus on Padma!

Yes! Exactly!

Padma's main predicament while making new friends

was her slangy twangy dialect.

But why?!

Be proud of your language!

For example,

what do you say to a relative you're meeting after a long time?

Where you been all this time, aunty or uncle...

Not like that.

Where have you been all this while, aunty?

Correct! This is what I want.

Do you know why?

My dialect has all these crooks and bends.

I need to make it straight and upright!

We'll make it upright. You be confident!

-Abdu. -Yes.

He's our new Malayalam master.

Not like that.

Say, 'this is my new Malayalam teacher.'

Yes! He's my teacher!

What a comedy!

Don't you know Malayalam?

She knows Malayalam,

but some words and letters are incomplete.

For example,

what do you say for the sound of thunder?

-Like a bang. -Not that.

A rummle!

No! RUMBLE! M B L...

You're paying him to learn this?!

You should've asked me, I would've taught you.

My dear friend,

you please attend to your job.

Should I attend, get busy or be occupied?

Oh, seems like you're a scholar!

I'm not.

I used to work in a scholar's house,

Girish Puthenchery, Malayalam poet and lyricist!

With your fingertip you wore me as the vermillion in your forehead

What does it mean?

What's the meaning?

What does it mean?

Don't pay him unless he explains the meaning.

I'll go buy milk.

That is...

Obviously it means something...

We've only begun the class, right? I'll explain it in due course.

That's fine.

Appu, we don't say furnitures. Just furniture.

It's singular.

Who are you?

Your neighbour, Tara asked me to come...

Ravi etta, she's here for the part time job.

What's your name?

Jolly.

Allah!

My TikTok Goddess!

Jolly, the dangerous!

She's a house maid?!

Looks like a pervert!

Jolly...

Jolly?!

How old are you?

24.

Doesn't matter how old you are, call me chechi, with respect!

Don't get too cheeky!

Nipping it in the bud, I see...

Isn't it better than losing both our jobs, Abdu?

-Jolly... -Eh?

I mean, Jolly chechi...

Do you know what's the easiest job in the world?

Yes, the one you do.

-No! -Then?

The job our boss does.

Our boss?!

I've been seeing it for years now.

Sitting on his yellow chair, wearing fake glasses with no power

and listening to complaints all day long!

But there's a catch,

we shouldn't sleep until we hear the whole story.

Finally, he'll say a dialogue!

"We will deal with this together. Don't worry!"

I'll also buy a yellow chair and a pair of glasses.

And I'll also start, 'Psychiatrick'!

That will be just great!

My dear Abdu,

If you've no one to listen to you, you'll have to pay someone for that.

Once you're married, you'll understand why.

Is it?!

Ya, ya!

Can I be honest?

I am your biggest fan.

Of Jolly, the dangerous!

Have you seen my ID?

I like and comment on all your videos.

Handsome Mallu!

Oh, that scoundrel is you!

Sorry.

Hmph!

Bloody handsome mallu!

Pappa, can I tell you something?

Something explosive, huh?

Tell me...

Our Jolly chechi is a good dancer.

She's a huge sensation on TikTok.

Which Jolly chechi?

Sir, our part time maid!

She's very popular!

-Really? -Yes, sir.

Aha! Then call her.

Let's see.

Show us a TikTok dance.

Alexa, play 'Dhak dhak.'

Who's Alex?

We have Alexa in our house?!

-Of course. -Oh, really...

Ouch!

You!

What is this?!

Huh?!

At least we know that he's crazy,

but what the hell is wrong with you?!

Tell Alex to...

Alexa, turn off music.

And you...

If you hold that book straight, you might actually be able to read.

Eh?

Do you know what thoughts were keeping me up all night?

As soon as they make a fortune, dads in Kerala

start packing off their kids to Ooty for schooling.

All for what?

Louis Vuitton bag,

Gucci's sandals,

Berluti sunglasses

and kids studying in Ooty!

The thermometer to measure success these days, apparently.

We're back to licking European shoes in Gandhi's land!

Oh, well! Who cares!

Here we're too busy worrying about when Mullaperiyar Dam will burst

to be concerned about Gucci!

Nevermind.

Coming back to the matter...

Our Padma is becoming lonelier.

They're sending away their kid to Ooty.

Padma is not employed. Otherwise she could've at least protested.

Listen,