Harkara (ஹர்காரா)

'This movie is based on a true story'

'Some incidents, characters and period of time have been changed according to the story'

'Some characters are purely fictitious'

'No animals or birds were harmed during the making of this film'

'Animals and birds were filmed after obtaining approval from the concerned authorities'

'Our folk deities born of shedding blood are dominated by other religions'

'Their legends survive only in villages today.'

'In such a village...'

'Madeswara'

What an awful nightmare!

'No one is out here'

What's wrong with you, lady?

How can you, sir?

How can you sleep so soundly like a monkey lying on its stomach?

I need Rs 500 urgently, sir

- Take it out and give me - Money, huh?

What are you asking?

What?

Forgot, eh?

How could you ask me this, sir?

Didn't I give you my savings for safe keeping?

This man is happily yawning!

Savings, huh?

Aiyo! How can you ask at this unearthly hour?

I open the post office only at 9:00 a.m

Go home, come back in the morning

No, sir, I have to buy food for my Selvi

Only if I leave now

I can return before she wakes up

- Listen - Please give me

Will you wake me up at midnight just for buying snacks?

'Sir'

I can't give now, go I have rules to follow

'What rules, sir?'

Pain in the neck is here!

She is asking you her own savings, eh?

She saves it in your post office to use when there's a need

Just give it to her, sir

Hey! You think Govt officers don't have a life of their own?

Do you know legally I can't touch anything at this hour?

How is this fair, sir?

A lady has come all this way at this hour just because it is an emergency

You are churning out some rules?

An offspring who doesn't help parents in a crisis or money not spent when needed

...are worthless, sir

Simply open the locker and give her the cash, sir

We can face the repercussions

'I think they keep an alarm to wake up just to give me a hard time!'

'He's new to the job, right? We have to teach him the ropes'

This is another nuisance!

'Imagine having Pearl as a donkey's name'

'This wretch is named after Goddess Sellayi'

'I insisted on a Govt job More fool me!'

I should slipper myself

You have only Rs 250 in your account

You want Rs 500 How can I give you?

Selvi is about to deliver any moment now, sir

Only if I buy her what she wants she will give birth to healthy babies!

Oh gawd! Are you deaf or what?

I can't give you more than what is in your account

'Hey postman!'

'Is that girl going to run away from our village with your money?'

As if she won't return it

Give her the cash she asked

Shucks!

This cash is like sugarcane fed to an elephant!

- No chance she'll return it - 'Why are you naive and soft?'

- 'How can I be rude to the officer? - Didn't I ask him forcefully?'

'Old man, I asked him first'

Fine, you are taking excess cash

But I must make an entry where I can get signal-

'May you be blessed, sir I'll see you later'

Right, sir

'My wife will yell at me See you in the morning'

'Alright'

'What's done is done Switch off the light and go to sleep'

The British shouldn't have given you freedom, I swear!

Hello, sir

I'm Kaali speaking, sir Postman from Keezh Malai

'Yes, Kaali, what's the matter?'

What do I say, sir? These people give me hell here

I am asked to do everything other than a postman's job!

- I must walk miles to cal- - I went to the office to see you

- I was told you are here to make a call - Sir, 1 minute

'That's why I came here to see you'

Ssshhhh!

Hello, sir, can you hear me?

Sir?

- Yov! Sit down - Okay, sir

- Yov! - Sir

What are you doing here? Go over there and sit

'Crouching near my thighs!'

'I am trying to somehow request him'

'This man is biting my head off'

'Tell me, Kaali'

I can't get along with them, sir They don't let me do my duty

They use customs and traditions as lame excuses

They glorify their family deity Madeswaran

- 'I can even adjust this' - Hey! Slow down

Sir, they wake me up at midnight wanting money to buy snacks, sir

This village is backward by 50-60 years, sir

Save me, sir

Please get me a transfer, sir

Why are you blabbering?

It's just 1 month since you joined duty

Why do you need a transfer so soon?

'Isn't this your 1st posting?'

Er... yes, sir

Only if you work there for some time can you even think of a transfer

This village doesn't even need a postman, sir

'Help me sir, please'

Kaali, don't bug me early in the morning

Who doesn't have problems in this world?

See if you can handle this job If you can't do justice

Write a voluntary resignation letter and go your own way

Aiyaiyo! Sir

Please don't say that, sir

I am 33 and not even married yet

My parents are bride hunting based on this Govt job

I can't dance to your tune

Govt runs post offices for the welfare of the people

If you sit there getting paid and claim you find it tough

Aren't those living there for decades human beings?

'That post office has to be shut down if whoever comes there keeps cribbing'

Sir, I didn't mean that

Sir

Sir...?

'Signal gone!'

'Finished his call'

Sir, I wanted to ask you right then

In Aadhi Malai-

Can't you be patient? What's your tearing hurry?

You seem to be in a bad mood now

I'll come back tomorrow

'I am truly jinxed'

Hey!

Wait

Whatever it is, tell me now

Instead of knocking at my door in the middle of the night

Come with me

To the west over there

Have you heard of a hamlet called Aadhi Malai?

- A hamlet on top of that mountain? - Yes, sir

It has about 10 dwellings

A well-built gentleman like you lives there by the name Mookaiyan

He will be as tall as you, sir

I am thinking of asking his granddaughter as bride for my son

Feeling shy?

Sir

If you discreetly enquire about that girl and tell me

I can get my son married by January

I'm asking this out of curiosity Do I come across as a lunatic?

Why are you over reacting, sir? You are educated and well-informed

Only you can let me know It is after all for a good cause

The previous postman was the one who fixed my wedding

Don't be upset, sir

This is why I said I'll see you tomorrow

Look how your temper has made you cry

If you like, shall we find a good bride in this village, sir?

Is he home?

My sweetypie

- What are you doing? - Has he come?

Has the postman come?

- Are you rinsing your sari? - Has he come?

No, I'm grazing my cows!

- Oh god! - He has come, go and ask him

- Sir - What are you doing?

Postman, sir

Sir

Wait, sir, I have been waiting for you from morning

You are slithering away like a sand snake

Has Mariyammal got a letter at least today, sir?

Come in

Listen

It is only 1 month since I joined duty here

You have come 50 times till now

If you get a letter, I will bring it to your doorstep, man

Why are all of you torturing me like this?

Let go of my towel, sir

Mariyammal has sent a petition to the Govt

Clock is ticking Days are moving speedily

'For the poor and needy like us you are our Govt, sir'

'You are sitting tight here like a lump of tamarind!'

Mariyammal hasn't got any answer only because of you

Won't everyone be happy if she gets a reply, sir?

Why are you bringing the roof down? I am just inches away from you

Lower your tone

- Tell me, what is your name? - Idikki

Pah!

Mr Idikki sir

I swear on your family deity Madeswaran

If Mariyammal gets a letter I will deliver it personally to her, okay?

Sir, if you had told me this earlier why will I come up and down so often?

Is it some kind of sacred vow?

'Coffee seeds'

'I had spread out the seeds to dry, what if it rains?'

Postman sir, don't forget You've sworn on our family deity

Treat this as priority

Otherwise our Madeswaran will spear your eyes out

'If you lose your sight you won't get a bride!'