Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek) (கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டாள்)

Mankulam, Northeast Srilanka. A few years ago.

Shyama, do you know his name?

Dileepan

Have you seen him?

You just hear his name and your sari comes undone!

Oh, stop it!

Anyway it will come undone tonight!

Shut up!

Devanatha, happy your girl's getting married?

Yes!

Why don't you get married too?

ln 10 years your grand-daughter will be old enough to marry me!

Younger sister, do you like the groom...

...your brother has chosen for you?

Are you going to stand there all night?

Are you wearing a sari...

...for the first time? You look very grown-up in it.

Won't you talk to your husband? Talk to him

Do you know my name?

Shyama

You know what your name means? Black!

l can touch your skin, darken your eyes with the kohl on it!

So you think only you are fair-skinned?

Next to you, l look fair. See for yourself!

Look properly, not that much. -ls that so

As they say, a dark skin hides a pure heart!

Yes!

Let me see it

My heart is pure! And yours?

Just one thought in it.

Wait, l need to talk to you

When eyes meet, words are not needed

That's why my father always said

Valluvar said that!

My father was the one who told me

Did he teach you this as well? -You witch!

Make a wish

What for?

To have a child soon

l'm going to get one?

Who knows?

Dileepa, l want 8 children!

Will that be all right with you?

l don't want children

Why?

Because l don't

l want to know why!

Until there's peace....

...l don't want children