Velan (வேலன்)

Father!

Dare you start the bus! Mind you!

You may start after the result is out or else, mind you!

Stop the bus and get down!

Shut down the shop. You may open it after the result is out.

If I had known a day earlier, I wouldn't have soaked the lentils for snacks.

If I had known today morning, I wouldn't have purchased milk.

Now, everything is wasted today!

Excuse me. One tea, please.

Strong or light?

Make your best tea.

You! Stop it!

Pour the milk and I'll splash the hot water from the boiler, on your face.

What are you wondering? The result will be out soon.

Then you may make tea.

Excuse me...

is any student, from here, expected to become state topper?

Is that why they are making a fuss?

Where are you from?

Kamatchipuram.

When is your bus back home?

Here, now but they aren't allowing the bus to move.

The result will be out in sometime.

Once it's out, I'll make you a tea.

Have it and just go back to your home.

I'm just asking so that I can praise about your place in my native.

But you're just being mean.

It'll take a while if I have to tell you that.

Brother, I shall take the last bus to my home town. I'm really curious.

Just go ahead and tell me.

Every year in our school, based on studies and discipline...

we choose the best student and...

we present that student with best student award.

So, this year the exciting thing about this award is...

Our parents-teacher organization head...

and a successful business man Mr. Thillaiyar Palanichamy...

will give present this award to his own son.

Sir, who is that boy?

-Wait and watch, he'll come now. -Okay.

Before presenting this award...

I request Mr. Palanichamy to share a few words with all of us.

Greetings to one and all.

When this school was planned, they requested me for a land.

The government requested for a land to build a school...

hence, I vacated my mill here and handed over the land to them.

Now, even my son is studying in this very school...

and that gives me immense pleasure.

When the headmaster praised my son, I was so happy...

and I pray to God to bless all the parents with the same happiness .

So, the winner of the award and the hero of this function...

Velan, I request you to come and collect your award.

-Bless me, father. -God bless you.

Show's over. All of you leave!

Hold this, buddy.

Hold this.

Excuse me, head master!

-Come here. -Uh-oh, I'm done for.

-You spoke as I ordered. -True.

What was that exaggeration with Thirukural poem?

Well, it was to make you even more happy.

-I'm already like a cat on the wall. -Sure... sure...

What if there was a slip and our plan had failed?

What's going on here?

Don't worry, dear. I'll make it up for this in the next performance.

-There shouldn't be any slip. -Sure... sure...

-Are you sure? -Sure... sure...

-Now be a good boy and do your work. -Sure... sure...

He is a fool who can't even spell out "Best student"

You bring shame to this award by presenting to him.

Sir, why should we be scared of his threats?

Instead we must also threaten him back like 'Master' Vijay.

What's the big deal? The public exams are due in two months.

His highness is going to write it.

All his true colours will be definitely exposed then.

And nobody can prevent that from happening.

Each and every student...

writes exam on History but...

every exam he writes is a history!

Quick! Quick!

Give it to me.

-Let me take it... -Stop making noise!

You'll wake up the whole village.

Come on...

Even the smallest of noise you make...

will divert our son's attention from studies.

He's studying there with passion and dedication.

You move. I got this.

What's with that look!

Whoa!

Good lord!

-Dear, Velan... -Yes, dad.

Sit. Sit.

Sudden reactions will affect the memory.

Here, have some energy drinks and snacks.

All this will keep you awake and you can study well.

Okay, dad.

-Dear, you must be state topper! -Okay, dad.

Uncle, your grand daughter is going to appear for her 10th grade exam.

Please bless her.

Come, first get grandpa's blessings.

-Bless me, grandpa. -Do well. God bless you.

-Grandpa, you also bless me. -Do well, dear.

Okay, dear.

Bless him also.

He's also got exams today?

-First, get uncle's blessings. -Bless me, uncle.

He has studied well and will come out with flying colours.

Do well, dear.

Okay.

Get blessings from your uncle.

It's okay.

Study well, okay?

If you have doubts, ask me, your uncle. I'll help you.

Sure, uncle.

Aren't we both writing public exams?

I'm writing my 10th grade public exam and you 12th grade.

Oh! You meant that.

Without knowing his true colours...

Mr. Palanichamy, who trusted him blindly...

and believed that his son will score high marks and make him proud.

Our Velan will score high marks and...

make not only us but our whole town proud!

We'll arrange a grand feast for everyone tomorrow.

As Velan will be the state topper...

a grand feast has been organized at Mr. Palanichamy's house.

We request everyone to show up.

Hey! Everything has been set up...

now, please serve!

-Can't you tell them? -We already told them!

But no signs of them serving.

Dear, I'm starving.

At least serve some fried chicken or starters...

I'll warm up my stomach.

Hold on. Let the result come.

You heard him. What's the hurry?

Let's the results come out. Wait.

Sitting next to him is a torture!

Stop saying "Let the results come" for everything!

You don't know!

Once the results are out, not me but none of us will get food.

-This guy is torture! -Irritating fellow!

-How are you Kandasamy? -I'm good. Please serve.

Sir...

your son's results came.

Right, we better wrap up here.

And? Tell me!

Well, sir...

He failed in exams.

-Stop blabbing! -Selvam!

What are you saying?

It's true, sir. I checked the results in newspaper.

What are you saying, sir?

You even made me present him the best student award at school.

We did everything on your son's orders.

The cup you presented him was arranged by him.

Yes, sir. And if we refuse to comply with him...

he does rowdyism.

Rowdyism?

Sir, you're so naive.

If he gets angry, he'll create a ruckus in school!

Look here...

Last month, he made him run all over the ground and...

pulled off his moustache.

A week before the exam...

he strip off this teacher's loin cloth and chased him off, sir.

Just because you are rich...

In the public examination...

he pinned Rs. 2000 on the paper as bribe, sir.

With a note on the sheet.

"If you (examiner) doesn't ensure I pass in this..."

"I'll come to your home and thrash you!"

God!

The school that was built with your help...

has now lost it's reputation because of your son.

Sorry, sir. It hurts me to tell you all this.

We shall leave now, sir. I'm sorry.

See you.

Come, let's leave.

If we refuse to comply with him...

he does rowdyism.

The school that was built with your help...

has now lost it's reputation because of your son.

Are you happy now?

You have made your father proud!

After marriage, in all these years...

I have never seen your father broken hearted, like this.

But you?

You have embarrassed him in front of the whole town.

For the first time I regret to have given birth to you.

But it's not you, who have failed...

For loving and having faith in you...

There, he's the one who has failed!

Yes, he has failed.

Get lost!

When his mother words hurt him...

Velan started studying hard after that.

Velan appeared for the 12th grade exam again next year...

and passed in five subjects...

but failed in one subject.

Dear, he just failed in one subject...