Cobra (കോബ്ര)

Kuala Lumpur Many, many years ago...

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...that everybody should undergo a security screening

Please, this is an emergency She is Dr. Susan's patient

Alright

- Mr. Alphonse - Yes?

Come

Congratulations! Twin babies, boys

Thank you!

Ah! Congrats!

l'll go and buy some sweets

Sorry l'm sorry

- What's happening? - l don't know

Doctor

You go downstairs quickly, go l will come with Mary

Go

Come here for a minute

What is it? What?

l think one of the babies has been exchanged

Alphonse!

COBRA

Today

Aiyo! Hey, there goes my dhoti

Who is that vagabond?

Sh! Quiet! Don't you recognize that speed?

That's cobra's vehicle

Cobra? Who is he?

Not he, them There are 2 of them

Kottayam Brothers, 'Ko-br'

What! Come again?

The 'Ko' from Kottayam and 'Br' from brothers

...they became 'co-bra'

But how can brothers have a bra That's for sisters, isn't it?

This is not that 'bra'

The loop under 'b' to pronounce 'br' in malayalam

Oh! That bra We call it the loin cloth!!

Rascals! Going around without dhoti and loin cloth!

Look, Lawrence 'chetta' The ferry is coming in

'Chetta' give me tea

Diwakara, whose is that swanky car in the ferry?

- Belongs to the cobras - Who?

The cobras That's what l was told

They are from Kottayam

They've not yet decided where to go

Either to Coimbatore or to Kozhikode

They stay only in those places which begin with 'Ko'

- Why? - To match their name cobra

Hmmm...look at them speeding towards a 'Ko'

Come to me, buddy l too have a 'Ko' with me

Oh God! l think they heard you

What? From so far away?

Being snakes, their sense of hearing is powerful

Are these the cobras you mentioned?

They look more like worthless paper snakes

- ls coffee available? - Yes

- Then serve us strong tea - Okay

- Curry? - Yes

Then first you scrape away the curry(soot)

Wash well and then get us tea

By the way, l hope you have recognized us

-Are you the cobra...? - lt's not cobra, Gobra

Our names begin with 'Go' and 'Bra'

This is Gopalan and l am Bralan

Bralan? What sort of a name is that?

The actual name is Balan Just for a change, Bralan

Remember? The song, 'vethyasthanam Balan'...?

We are the original cobras Securities and P.R.O

These cobras do not like to blow their own trumpets

So they pay us a salary

And get us to talk about their deeds

Oh just like Panan the poet sang ballads about the valor of

...legendary warriors of Puthuran veedu

Panan used to walk around and sing

We fly around in the alc car and sing

That is why they've given us this car worth nearly a million rupees

Paid up road tax and insurance also

lf you guys have a car like this what would the cobras have?

No chance! They never travel in alc cars

They throw up

No! Humility! Ultimate humility

That is 'cobras'

ls this some poetic story narration for you to beat the cymbal?

Oh! lt wasjust a sudden enthusiasm

Ah! There's no need for such enthusiasm, okay?

Friends!

Oh goodness! My throat too seems to be afflicted

Don't bother about that

We are enjoying the narration, isn't it?

- Gobran, continue with your story - Come on, tell

Go on... lt's very interesting

True, l have always known...

...there was an actor sleeping within me

Why do you say that?

Many times there's a snore from within my abdomen

- That's only flatulence! - Bralan!

Your comments are crossing limits

Sir, please continue

Okay Now look there

Hello! Here This is where you must look

ln poetic story narrations, look there actually means to look here

This is the most beautiful city of Delhi

This is where we see the faces of our cobra

...forthe very 1st time

But cobras stay only in places beginning with 'Ko'

Where is 'ko' in Delhi?

Who says there is no 'ko' in Delhi? Delhi has its own 'ko'

That's the one in the heart of the city

Cradled in natural beauty, 'Connate place'

lt is Connaught place

Hey Buji! lt's just a matter of lengthening a vowel, isn't it?

Excuse that mistake Go on, you continue

Yes, Connaught place

And l am taking you to this Connaught place

Come, let's go on a tour

Aiyo! l am not coming l must go to school

- Go away, kid - You get lost

You continue, dude

Connaught Place

Those days they were the Connaught Brothers

The ones who knew the secret tricks and trade of the city

Cobra

This is King Cobra

We can call him Raja

This is the Black cobra

We can call this dark fellow Kari

- Brother...blood! - What?

Blood!

Stop! Stop!

Hey! He's the winner Winner!

Blood in turn for my brother's blood

Murder for murder!

Death-frenzy!

Thank you

Oh! l'm so tired

Hey! Get me a soda with fizz

Are these cobras really brothers?

That's what they claim, twins

But since we are all blessed with some normal intelligence

...we know it is highly unlikely

Would a milk chocolate and dark chocolate be made in the same mould?

- What the hell?! - Soda

- Give it here - Scat!

Are these cobras married?

lt was one of their most intense desires to get married

- Once upon a time... - Hey, don't start the story yet

- Hey soda? - Yes?

Do you know how to use a cymbal?

Of course!

These cobras did not have any conditions about how their future brides should be

They never insisted on not being gifted a heavy dowry

They never insisted the girl shouldn't be very beautiful

They weren't particular the girls should have buck teeth

But they insisted only on 1 condition

- Only 1 condition! - What was that?

The girls should be siblings

Why did they want that?

To give more power, weight and punch

...to the name cobra

What?

- You didn't understand, right? - No

lf they married siblings what would their relationship be?

What will it be?

- Cobres - Chey!

Not cobres Co-brothers!

- Darn good cymbal! - Thank you

Yes, now cobra has a deeper meaning

That was how much they loved that name

See! lt's the truth Did you hearthe lizard twitter?

That was me

Oh it was a dog that twittered

Dirty fellow!

Did these cobras finally get their sibling brides?

They did! ln fact, many times

As the proposals reached to almost being finalized...

...we all know, what these Malayalis around them do

They spread rumors about the cobras

That they were trouble makers, wrestlers, good-for-nothing etc., etc...

So all alliances broke off

Finally one came through

Well matched and with all conditions fulfilled

2 sisters

A week before they tied the knot in the church...

...to avoid any kind of hitches they even registered their marriages

The day finally arrived safe with all precautions

The day cobras wedded

The day cobras became co-brothers

That beautiful day dawned

They became Kothamangalam brothers

Kothamangalam St Nicholas Church

Bro, we don't have any relations from our side of the family

Bro, why do we need relatives?

You are my relative and l am yours

- Poison is never needed in large measures - So you think just 2 of us suffice?

You can start walking, sir Come

Bro, do we have only this flower shower?

Shouldn't we have arranged for Punjabi melam?

- Band with drums, etc - Oh! You mean Panjara melam?

Ah yes! Only then will it look good on T.V

Okay, we'll see what can be done