Dorasaani (దొరసాని)

Shankar?

You are being released tomorrow, right?

Are you having trouble falling asleep?

I've been here for so many years...

Yes.

Not years...

You've been here for three decades.

You were wrongly accused in those cases.

I don't care about that.

I care about the struggle...

and the countless lives that were lost...

in the name of revolution.

You've become old... and weak.

Where will you go?

I'll go see Raju.

Yes.

Back then, we met when the situation was adverse.

But our paths diverged.

I don't know where he is now.

Who's Raju?

A Naxalite?

No.

A lover.

JAYAGIRI VILLAGE

Son.

A man named Raju used to live in this village.

-His house-- -Raju? He's my friend.

I guess he must be of your age.

-Anyone else by that name? -Tell me his phone number. I'll check.

I don't know if Raju has a phone.

You neither know his address nor his phone number.

We can't help you.

Raju? What does he do?

His father used to paint houses.

A painter? Do we have any painters around here?

Not that I know of.

By the way, who are you?

My dear, my poetry is inspired by you.

You are the waves of the ocean in my heart.

You are the rainbow that stretches across the sky.

You are the moonshine that melts the skies.

You are the ecstasy I want forever.

My dear, you are the pearl that dwells in the oyster of my heart.

I know Raju.

I know the Raju you are looking for.

But who are you?

I...

I am his friend.

His friend?

How did you become friends?

I met Raju... in the police station.

-He told me about him. -What did he tell you?

About his love... for the princess.

Shank...

Shankar?

-Who are you? -I used to work for His Majesty.

I am Siddha.

Where is he now?

Did he marry the princess?

I came here as soon as I got out of jail.

Where is Raju now?

God, we're so late!

Your train never arrives on time.

Yeah, right! Raju, go slow, okay?

I've rented this bicycle from Kareem.

Don't tell him that the three of us rode on it.

He'll charge us extra.

That's right.

-Damn it! -Oh, God!

Hey, Buchi! Are you blind?

Buchi?

-Go. -Kareem is right there.

Go on, keep it there.

-Shit! -Run!

What did you do this time?

A FRIENDSHIP THAT WILL LAST FOREVER

It's been ages since we came here!

As kids, we used to play here every day!

But ever since you've moved, we haven't climbed this fort.

Yes, and he never skips school to see us.

The last time we saw him was during his summer break.

You don't know this, right?

Do you remember the mailman's daughter Vasantha?

-Yes. -Seenu is dating her.

Vasantha was in school with us, right?

Yeah.

-Is he really dating her? -Yes.

Look at him, he's blushing!

That's His Majesty's car.

I have to make arrangements for the festival.

I completely forgot about it.

You're studying too hard.

It's been years since you moved.

You look so thin.

Is Grandma taking good care of you?

Of course, not! He looks miserable.

Nothing like that, Dad. She takes good care of me.

You're here after so long. And you're leaving just in four days?

Will you be able to stay for a month?

We aren't allowed to take so many leaves, Mom.

I can stay for fifteen days.

My exams are just around the corner.

That's what you say every time.

Listen, there's a lady selling fish.

You think you have the money to buy fish?

I've borrowed two eggs and boiled them.

Come on, son. Let's eat.

Mom, I'm tired. When will she come out?

Just a few more minutes. She'll be here.

The princess has grown up, right?

I saw her two years ago.

-She looked like a kid then. -Yes.

Even I had seen her a long time ago.

-She's still a little girl. -Shut up.

Do not address her by the word "girl."

What if His Majesty finds out?

You're talking about them as if they are your family.

I know them because Dad and I visit them quite often.

Do you think the princess eats cheap food like we do?

She eats rice with chicken curry and yogurt.

They change recipes for every meal.

That's why she was glowing.

No, that's not the case.

Don't tell this to anybody.

The princess hit puberty three years ago.

What do you mean by "hitting puberty"?

That means... Well, I don't know.

But it's supposed to be something special for girls.

And that's the case with the princess as well.

Listen. You were recently circumcised, weren't you?

Is that what hitting puberty means?

Not at all! It's completely different!

Really? Then what does it mean?

You'll know when it happens to you.

You guys never tell me anything!

How am I supposed to just know it?

Please tell me. What does hitting puberty mean?

It means hitting puberty in the face.

What does that mean?

God shall grant you everything you want, Your Highness.

All the riches, diamonds and pearls.

Please give me something in the name of God.

I'll bless you with all my heart.

Seenu.

I am here for Seenu.

Hey!

Why did you come here?

Come with me. You shouldn't step into the fort.

You had asked me to write something, right?

Here. Give this to Vasantha.

You have no idea how impactful Raju's poems are.

"My dear...

I am the dream..."

Why did you do that?

Look over there. That's Siddha.

He works for His Majesty, just like my dad.

If he finds out... No!

One cannot afford to fall in love in this village.

-Let's just go. -But why?

Don't worry. I'll write another poem.

Go give it to Vasantha.

I'll lace it into a single braid, Padma.

I've got a lot of work.

-God, please. I'll look like an old woman. -That's Vasantha.

Which one of the two?

The younger one.

The one who's lacing the braid.

Her father is here. What do we do?

-You see that telephone? -Yes.

We'll pretend making a call.

Then you can go give her this letter.

Really? Do you even know how to make a call?

And whom will you call?

I have the number to the fort. Let's call them up.

No way!

-Please don't. -Okay, we won't.

We'll put on an act.

Let's go. And don't be scared.

Hey, don't go looking like that.

No, I don't need it.

-Stand still. -Much better.

Why are you unlacing the braid?

Seenu.

-Keep an eye on him. -Yeah!

Hey, why is he pacing like that?

Maybe his radio is not catching any frequency.

My dear...

I am the dream

And you are its form

Why is he reciting the poem he wrote for me?

I am the cloud

And you are the rain

I am the poem

And you are the melody

I am the night

And you... You are the moon

My dear...

I am the dream

And you are its form

I am the cloud