Kumki (கும்கி)

These people live in the forest

Majiram, Is the Headman of this forest.

He has a pride that no one else apart from him

can look after the forest and their community.

He is a respected person.

His language, is set in stone.

This forest is his life.

She is Alpa.

Apart from this forest, if he loves anyone.

than that's his daughter.

She does not mother.

You are joking with me.

He believes that this forest and the customs and the traditions of their tribe

will be followed by his daughter Alpa, after him.

This is Bansi.

And this is, his elephant Maniram.

The only property that Bansi got from his parents.

Is this elephant.

He does not treat him as an elephant but his real brother.

Let us see, why did Bansi come here between the follower's of ancient tradition people.

Wild elephant has come

Be quick

Move out

Make it quick

Please be quick.

Help me

Run, run, be quick

Oh my god!

What a disaster.

Now how shall we live?

Headman, the officer’s have come.

So, you are the Headman of this village?

How can you do the funeral without informing the police?

We had already started the funeral

and if we had intimated the police than you might have stopped us.

And we wanted to finish the funeral peacefully.

Last year the wild elephant had killed 7- 8 people and is repeating the same this year.

How many more will be killed during the crop season?

Ranger sir, you did not inform them to vacant the place?

Sir, I did tell them.

Didn’t I Headman?

Government is providing you another place to live

So, shift to another place

Hey, hey...

whom are you asking to vacant the place?

Who are you to tell us?

You should not talk like this. Why not?

That’s wrong. we will get angry? but that's wrong.

Hey, 7-8 years back that elephant was only moving outside the village

now he is coming inside the town. Why is this happening ?

Hotel’s and restaurant are constructed in his border so he is coming here.

Demolish hotel and restaurant and everything will be alright..

Instead you are asking us to vacant the place

You think all this was built in just one day?

Our ancestors have cut the forest and the stones and have built this place.

Do you understand?

You are talking, as if the entire forest is under responsibility.

yes ! it is

If you’ll deforest in this manner then how will we earn our bread

After that, shall we break the stones of the buildings and eat ?

We are not here to build the house

What are you talking?

We should take action against them. sir, please calm down.

If you will talk like this then how will the Government policy be implemented.

Can government policy bring our dead people back?

Let me talk

Listen. I join my hands and request you

We don't need your help. We can protect ourselves..

Please leave us alone and get back to work

Come on let’s leave

let us go

Move on, brother. back to work

Sir, please Listen

You don’t know anything about our village

We will soon know all about it

Your daughter was escaped from that wild elephant so don’t be so over confident

Listen, before crop season the wild elephant will kill you all

Then automatically this town will be vacant

I am leaving

Did you’ll hear?

They are asking to vacant the place

What happened? are you’ll scared ?

No, headman.

Our ancestors use to drive away animals with the sticks and spear

Let’s keep a fighter elephant with us this year

He will handle the situation

Every one go back to work

As you say headman.

Let’s go!

Where shall I find a fighter elephant to face the wild elephant?

Listen, please move a ahead and break the coconut

Poor elephant gets scared.

Nothing will happen, I am there with you

You think an elephant get’s scared with the coconut breaking noise.

Oh! he has just spoiled the elephant

My nephew, the one sitting on elephant has pampered him a lot.

If I were to train him, he would be as good as an African elephant

We shall discuss this later

I am hungry

You are already munching break fast

But what about lunch?

It’s not yet lunch time.

Where are we going to stay over night? in five star hotel

Uncle

Yes, my son.

Where are we going to hault?

Where every your elephant stops his tail

Alright, son. I have informed geetaji that I’ll return in 10 days.

Yes

Please take this.

Call you later.

And listen please get a fighter elephant by Friday.

Indeed. I will.

Bansi,

Bansi

Yes

Please come here.

sure

Come soon.

Wipe yourself.

Your sweating

Alright, son

You are using my towel and I am tolerating only

because you are providing me food and Rs. 50 perday

Even thought I am your uncle you don’t respect me.

Every one has it’s day, I’ll have my day soon.

Parrot, please predict his future

Till 52 yrs of age, you will lead your life full with Insult, embrassement ,

full with difficulty, trouble, hard working, down headed

and in bad condition, just like beggars

And after 52 yrs..,

After that you will get use to it

my fees

Fees

You idiot, I thought you will tell me something nice

It was just the question of 5 minutes

Can’t you lie to make me happy

I will kill you

Leave him

He said I will always remain as a beggar

I am here to care for you

No body understands my pain

But why were you trying to know your future? tell me

I committed a mistake. Don’t you know your situation ?

let me leave

I will not spare you.

hey

hey

What is this?

Are you stealing pickle?

Who taught you?

tell me

Tell me, who taught you ?

This Idiot, has put me in a critical situation

Son, are you doubting on me?

Uncle, wait.

You are stealing things in the market?

What else shall I do?

I can’t even efford a quarter in Rs.50 that you give me.

Everything is so expensive. How shall I pay for my drinks?

So, what will you do?

Stealing?

It would be so insulting if you were caught red handed

You better drop dead

People are looking this way.

I am your uncle, please respect me.

Uncle, my foot.

You killed my father by giving him excessive drinks.

Listen, my mother at her last breath said there is nobody else in

this world apart from your uncle and that is why I always keep you along with you.

Let me tell you.

It was my sister’s last wish and that is why I am accompaning you.

You are accompaning me ?

Obviously!

Will you please do my work?

Isn’t this work ?

So, from today onwards you are going to arrange food

for him, buy his medicines, and repay all the debts.

Then you will understand you is accompaning whom?

And you, I was treating you like my real brother

But you are helping them in stealing

Just stay with them for 10 days and then you will understand my importance.

You will see my dead face if you steal ever after.

Leave it

Shut up!

brother, please don’t get angry

why are chewing brains? it's over

Don’t worry, son.

You have two teeth, we shall sell one.

Oh! My god.

Run

stop!

Run, run

Leave from here.

I will look after you for the rest of my life

oh my god! run

Quickly move from here.

Run quickly

Vacant this place, immediately

Elephant has come here.