Torchlight

'1990 Parapaadi market.'

The price is too high, reduce it a bit.

I’ve been selling for the right prices,

you can check with the other sellers and then buy.

What are you looking for ma’am Do you need a knife?

What do you need it to cut, vegetables, meat or wood?

It should kill in one stab.

Here, take it.

The knife is sharp-edged ma’am, do you want to sharpen it more?

Yes. Make it razor-sharp.

'Two years back.'

Greens, come get your greens!

Brother lets tell the leader about our decision.

Leader has arrived.

Come on everyone, get up, let’s go.

Welcome, Leader!

How are you, how’s everything going?

It’s going good sir.

Muthu, are the sugarcanes harvested?

All of you sit. Let’s talk.

Yes, Chelladurai brother is everything talked over and decided?

We’ve all collectively decided to make your younger brother Sekar, the candidate.

Enough is enough brother.

Marrying a woman from a family with no male heir,

isn’t all the talk about how I’ve not only inherited wealth,

but also the political position enough?

Instead of a person from our caste community,

choosing my brother would make room for more such talks.

No need brother.

You’ve cunningly married the daughter of the leader,

made him sick and put him in the hospital.

Now you’ve come to be the leader,

such a devious guy you are.

Brother, a tiled roof will gain heat,

Thatched roof, will leak.

You can’t move your house for that.

Brother Sekar is the candidate.

If all of you compel, what will I be able to do?

Have you decided on whom to form an alliance with?

Isn’t the one our caste community votes for, the winning party?

If we do the necessary, they would even vote for a broom.

Alright, your collective decision is to make my brother the candidate,

We shouldn’t fall short of a single vote.

We should be united,

if there is a problem for a person of our community,

we should lay down our lives and protect.

that’s all we need leader.

Greetings Leader.

Yes, How are you?

Greetings, Sakthi brother.

It’s been long a time since I saw you.

Time didn’t abide brother.

Umm, Cigarette.

Shanmugam, get cigarettes will you.

I’ll get them brother.

Sakthi brother, what came of the Rajadurai case?

We’ve made a plea brother.

First let’s meet him and bail…

How are you doing?

I’m alright, how do you do?

I’m good!

Hey, I’m leaving okay?

Bye aunt, Bye

Thangayan’s daughter is getting prettier by the day isn’t she?

You like her brother? If so you should do something about it.

Stop it, it’s a girl of our caste, it’ll be wrong for the leader.

What’ll go wrong? It’s not uncommon.

Our Shanmugam will be the right match.

He grew up eating your leftovers.

I say we fix their marriage.

To the society she’s his wife,

And to you she’s an affair.

What’re you talking about?

Brother, water in a container is water,

the same in a temple is holy water.

Ash in a furnace is ash,

but in a pandit’s hand it’s Vibhuti. (Holy Ash)

All of that is fine, will he agree to it, will he be faithful?

He’s a mere shoe beneath our leader’s foot.

I have no trust.

Can someone stab you?

What? Can someone stab me? What’re you talking about?

Brother, the cigarettes.

(Smoking causes cancer Smoking kills)

(Smoking causes cancer Smoking kills)

Hey Shanmugam, kill Sakthi.

Hey Shanmugam, let him go.

Did you see Shanmugam now?

Yes, I did

You said you have no trust?

I believe it now leader.

- Keep the knife back in. - I’ll keep it.

Leader, there’s a small complication in that.

It seems like the girl is in love with a boy from another caste.

Then that’s even more convenient.

Tell Thangaya to come to the Mandapam.

See, I like you,

but don’t follow me around.

Whatever it is, come talk to my father.

Your father gave his consent, didn’t he?

So? Shouldn’t the customary engagement happen.

I will do as my father says, okay?

You’re gonna marry me anyways.

My daughter wishes for it (Liquor consumption is injurious to health Smoking causes cancer - Smoking kills)

and he is a good guy as well.

Who’s worried about caste these days.

Aren’t you?

(Liquor consumption is injurious to health Smoking causes cancer - Smoking kills)

They’re allotting land for each person.

No leader, my daughter wishes for it,

Look, even if the government is not allocating land for you,

the leader has allocated a place for you and your daughter in his heart.

I don’t understand.

Brother you are the next vice secretary for our caste community.

Thangayana, if you marry your daughter off to a guy from a different caste,

won’t people follow your actions and do wrong?

Then what happens to the pride of our community.

That’s why I am telling you to marry your daughter to someone from our caste.

Whom should I marry her to?

To my younger brother at heart, Shanmugam.

To him?

He could be a brother to you,

but all he does is work for daily wages right?

What is there in that Thangaya

I’ll set him up with a good business after the marriage.

I’ll do whatever is necessary for you and your family.

Alright leader. I’ll do this for you.

You should take act like you said.

Talk to your daughter and convince her about the marriage somehow.

Don’t think I am drunk talking,

I swear my daughter will uphold the pride of our caste.

I didn’t want a your actions to create contempt in our community,

so I made a promise.

Me being alive or hanging myself is in your hands.

Do you want me to be alive or dead?

'A year later'

There are so many buses to Trichy, why did you get on this truck?

Buses don’t stop where I want them to,

here’s a reason behind it.

Alright, is it okay if I drink?

Drink? Drink?

I’ll give you a peg as well.

Then it’s fine, pour it.

Brother

Brother, one peg is not enough for me.

I need at least a couple more.

Alright brother, do you have glasses or anything?

Look inside, there’s a whole set-up.

There’s also pickle behind it, Garlic pickle

Take that, it’ll give you a buzz.

Pour a lot.

It’s been three days since I had a drink.

Brother, take this, here.

Hey, be careful, am driving.

Hand it over properly.

Here, hold it.

How long have you been driving on this route?

I’ve been driving for six years. Why do you ask?

It’s all for a reason.

Whatever I ask, you say there’s a reason behind it.

Okay, do you see those torchlights? (Smoking causes cancer Smoking kills)

Slow down when you get close.

Oh, you’re that kind of a guy huh?

You asked for a reason, didn’t you, It’s all for this.

That is why I came on the highway on a truck.

I understand.

Look over there, she’s shining light over her face and setting out a price.

She’s showing two fingers and saying it’s two hundred, is that fine by you?

That’s fine, you stop the vehicle.

Look at her showing her fingers without putting them down.

Alright, aren’t you getting down?

You’re telling me about it?

This is where I regularly stop at,

but I don’t think the one at the front is right for me.

Look at the one at the back over there, that’s the one for me.

She looks a lot dim.

She looks great, let’s see how the action is.

Shall we go?

You look familiar.

Desire a woman, don’t enquire.

She’s talking good philosophy, must be experienced.

One fine day, I saw you on the moon.

Come on, you’ve seen the moon more than once.

Then what?

I won’t get weary of seeing it.

Hey, hand over the money.

What did you say your name was?

Puli(Tiger)

Puli? (Tamarind) Is it seedless or otherwise?

Pulling my leg huh?

Pulipandi

Pulipandi? Let’s see how the tiger pounces.

Why sister?

Hey, why are you lying down already?

Shouldn’t I be aroused?

For the two hundred rupees you pay me, I can’t be here turning you on.

If you want to be turned on, take your wife to a hill station and do so.

It’s getting late, I should be looking out for the next client.

The way she is hushing me seems like she’ll send me out soon.

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