Asuran (அசுரன்)

Come on!

Come.

The stones down here are sharp. Watch your feet.

Just walk behind me.

Father...

Father!

I can't walk in water any further.

My bombs will get drenched.

Why did you bring it? I told you to leave it behind.

I did leave it behind.

When Uncle and you were speaking in private...

Mother told me to take it.

She doesn't trust her alcoholic husband to keep her son safe.

Some mother! Hold this. - It's not her fault.

You're always on her case.

Father, it's so slushy!

Why are you making me walk in water?

We could walk on the shore, where it's convenient.

Yes. It will be convenient.

To those chasing after us.

Shut up and walk.

Is that a police Jeep?

Walk backwards.

Let's go.

Stop the car.

Hand me the torch.

What's a little lamb doing alone in the forest at night?

The richest man in the village has been killed.

Everyone is gathered outside the hospital.

The streets are deserted.

No one cares about a stray lamb.

So no one will come looking for it?

It will take them days to even realise that it's gone.

Sir?

It's a tender little one. It will make great curry.

Catch it!

These scoundrels are the people in charge of upholding justice!

We should never have let him into our village.

I should have slit his throat the day he beat up my son at the station.

Calm down, now.

This temper of yours... your sons take after you.

You let it get away! Can't even catch a lamb...

Didn't know that catching lambs is what makes a policeman.

Don't keep talking back at me like my wife.

You let the lamb get away. Don't even talk.

Sir! Our boss has left us...

He is always surrounded by 10 - 15 of you men.

He even carries a gun on him.

How could you let this happen?

We just didn't see this coming.

Oh, come on.

There was a power cut. In the blink of an eye, he hacked and fled.

He was there the whole time. We didn't suspect anything.

I hear the elder wolf has gone into the forest with the little wolf.

You need to go hunting. - You want them for meat, or alive?

I want them alive.

They tried to escape by making a run-- -

-now they're trapped in the forest.

My son is in the forest now.

That wolf cub will be at your doorstep by sunrise.

Don't worry.

I'll have the entire family locked up.

No, Inspector.

I don't wish to file a complaint. - This is not a case of stolen poultry.

You can't choose to not file a complaint.

This is a murder case.

A case will be filed, whether or not you place a complaint.

You stay out of this.

We know what to do, and how to do it.

Before my father's funeral is-- -

You just let him die, and you're crying now?

You should have jumped in and died instead of him.

Before I perform my father's last rites, every male in that family will be killed.

Then you will go to prison for their murders?

That's not for you.

I will do everything you just said.

Officially.

I will come and see you after I am done with him.

Okay, leave now.

We'll see.

Maadasami, I haven't received any presents offlate...?

I don't go to the forest very often. That's why.

You think I'm not aware that your son is in the forest?

I could have you arrested.

They will kill them if they catch them. We must beat them to it.

I'm surprised he didn't ask for money.

No.

He needs money for his daughter's wedding. He's trying to butter me up.

Bloody thief!

Instruct your son to start hunting.

Maari!

Maari!

Murugesan! Come in, my brother.

I didn't think this would end in a murder.

You know how our family has grieved for two years now.

I would have been happier if he had brought me the head.

Okay, now where are they?

The father has taken his son into the forest. And we are here.

What about the house? And the farm?

We just up and left.

Fine, let's go inside. Come in.

Keep your voice down.

Maari, I'll give you jewellery.

Can you pawn it and meet my brother-in-law with the cash at the 117th Rock?

Don't talk as though I'm a stranger.

I will handle it.

Here.

You want water? - Yes.

Here, keep this.

Okay, Brother. - I'll get going.

Uncle, please don't leave. Stay with us.

Baby girl!

Uncle must leave now to bring your father and brother back home.

Don't you want us to return home? - Yes.

You stay with your mother now. - We'll be fine.

Where is the lorry headed?

Where do you need to go? Tell me that.

I must go to the town. - Tirunelveli town?

Yes, by the temple. - It's on my way.

Get in the front. I will drop you outside the temple.

Are you hungry?

Here.

You mother has packed food.

That day, Chidambaram and his father Sivasami...

his mother Pachaiyamma and Uncle Murugesan...

were all running in different directions.

Vadakooraan's family members...

were trying to hunt and kill the men of Chidambaram's family.

The problems faced by Chidambaram's family are not unique.

Their problems were typical to any small land owner amidst big landlords.

Chidambaram lived in Thekkoor - the South Village.

Nearby is Vadakoor - the North Village.

'Vadakooraan' Narasimhan from the North Village was taking over the farmlands in the south.

His younger brother Venkatesan, recently returned from Singapore,

struck a deal with a Madras based company to start a cement factory in their land.

Somehow, as it always goes,

when the landlords plan a new venture,

they find it necessary to take over the small land next to theirs.

I can spare 1,600 acres. Won't that be enough?

We need those three acres for the factory's frontage.

We should buy that land.

Why do we have a better stature than other people from our community?

Because we own that farm. You want to sell it?

The cinema halls, coal factories, fertiliser shops, textile shops...

they own it all.

And yet, to build their cement factory...

they desperately wanted the three acres owned by Chidambaram's family.

His elder brother Murugan was determined not to sell their land to anyone.

So, Murugan...

Didn't somebody say he doesn't want to get married?

Now he's riding that cycle all smiles?

Father...

he said he didn't want to get married.

He never said he doesn't want to look for a bride.

Hear that, brother-in-law?

Oh, be quiet!

He's finally agreed to see a prospective bride.

Don't make him angry, he'll ride off. - He's riding off really fast!

He doesn't care what we say.

I think he will get married before we even reach.

Serve our guests.

My son is short tempered. I must not hide anything from you.

It's upto your daughter to change him.

Let's go to Chithra Studio and get a photo clicked.

He looks so smart in this shirt. - No.

He got bed-ridden for six months after we took his baby picture.

Photos are bad for health.

What? Forgot your key? - Yes, Father.

Go, get it.

Nephew dearest! I have forgotten several keys in my time.

I forgot my key.

I forgot...

I'm glad you forgot.

No need for a new room.

I have some money saved. We can buy a fan.

I've been sweating in this sweltering heat for so many years.

It didn't occur to you to buy a fan all this time?

Now that a wife is coming, you want to buy a fan?

No matter who's coming my mother comes first to me.

Don't talk that way. Mother comes first to everyone.

But your future wife is leaving home to be with you.

How you treat her reflects how much you respect your mother.

Erect a wall over there and build a room.

You can live there with your wife.

Why bother? Let's live together. - Wait, eat some more!

You're saying that now. After the wedding you will see what your father meant.

Pachaiyamma, I'm going to the farm.

Murugan... - Yes, Father?

Your mother found two beedis while washing your shirt.

Even alcohol is not that bad for you.

But tobacco is very harmful.

Who's over there?

Muthu... your father hasn't come?

He is not feeling well. He's resting at home.

Even my farm is right here. Please be mindful of that.

There is a whole stretch of farms owned by wealthy folks.

You think we'd steal from your farm and deprive your children?

I missed my old farm. So I came this way for a stroll.

You will never have to worry about us. But watch out for the pigs running amok.

That's why we're spending the night here.