Uppena (ఉప్పెన)

Your voice is the embodiment of a song.

You may have departed from this world.

But your voice will live on forever.

Love you and thank you for everything, dear sir.

If love is really so great,

it belongs only in history books and graveyards.

If love turns into marriage and begets a family,

it won't be great at all.

That's why,

love exists only in history.

It doesn't have a future in the society.

What do you say?

UPENNA

PRESENT DAY 2002

KOTAGIRI SESHARAYANAM DISTRICT COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KOTAGIRI SESHARAYANAM

-Govindu? -Sir.

It's 7 a.m. Drop Bebamma at the college.

Hey! Get Bebamma's clothes ready.

-Bebamma is leaving for college. -Is that so?

It's Bebamma.

Hey, Ninety Prakasha.

Let's go take a peek at Bebamma.

If Rayanam comes to know, we will be dead.

We'll make sure that we don't get caught. Come on.

Come on, speed up! Faster!

Move a little closer. That's it.

Stop badgering me. Let me drive.

-We must see her today at any cost. -Sure, just be patient.

The car is leaving. Catch up. Come on.

How dare you follow Bebamma's car?

How dare you follow Bebamma?

Please... We'll never do this again.

Looks like these rogues were chasing after Bebamma.

They are done for.

Please let me take the first hour class for Section B.

No. You took all the first hour classes last week.

Please, ma'am. I am feeling a bit weak.

No, that's not possible.

Please.

All right. Go ahead.

Thank you.

Students, today, our topic is benzene.

This is about ecological classification of plants.

Bebamma is a really nice person.

She gifted new clothes to my child and gave me 1,000 rupees.

My master is such a miser.

The mandal revenue officer is here.

Mr. Rayanam?

Mr. Rayanam?

Officer, what brings you here?

Mr. Rayanam is upstairs. Please take a seat, sir.

There's no time for that.

These are property documents which date back 150 years.

I got all of them.

Now, Mr. Rayanam can easily proceed with his fishing yard construction.

Go and call him.

All right, sir.

It's been 40 minutes. Ask him to hurry.

He'll be here shortly. Please be patient.

Hey, how long will you take to unload?

Mr. Rayanam?

Mr. Rayanam?

Bebamma...

Enough with the studies today, dear.

It's already quite late.

Drink this milk and go to bed.

Enough, sweetheart.

Keep those books aside.

Listen to me. Drink some milk and go to bed.

You are my darling, aren't you?

I am talking to you.

Listen to me.

Drink up.

Enough with the studies today.

It's seven o'clock. Get Bebamma ready.

So, students...

She gave me 1,000 rupees.

Sir...

-You shouldn't be here. Come on. -There's no one there.

-He's talking to an empty chair. -She is right there.

-Is everyone here so crazy? -Please leave.

-Any stranger can tell you the truth. -Please leave--

Mr. Rayanam.

Mr. Rayanam. Sir...

I made a mistake.

Please forgive me, sir...

Mr. Rayanam.

Sir...

I believe that my daughter is right here.

And the people in my house believe it.

An entire village believes it.

Now, you want to go out

and tell the world that my daughter isn't here.

Aren't you breaking our belief?

If it's a choice between killing our belief system or killing you

I will kill you.

Mr. Rayanam...

What do you say?

I can see Bebamma as well.

Mr. Rayanam...

I have been your trusted aide

We both are from the same caste.

Throw him out, guys.

Come, sir. Why didn't you do this before?

You fool!

Why did you thrash that revenue office?

He just spoke the truth.

It's been almost five months since your daughter left the house.

You've been making the entire village believe that she is still at home.

You never had to worry about your honor.

It's because you had a son along with a daughter.

No matter where she went during the day,

your son would bring her back home by nightfall.

But, Father, I have a daughter.

When I don't know where she is,

it is so hard for me to go out with my head held high.

Do you know that?

If I find him, he will be finished. If not, I will die.

What do you say?

A FEW MONTHS AGO

Heave ho! Heave ho!

Abbulu, you have a fever. Why did you come here?

Doctor! You prick! You poked my butt.

You have a fever. I told you not to come to work.

Who will feed me then? Will you?

If you don't go home, I'll poke you again.

-I'll give the prescription to your wife. -Get lost.

I wonder if we can catch a decent haul of fish.

Did you catch anything, guys?

Damn! Again, we couldn't catch any fish.

Damn! It's the same ocean and the same kind of boat.

They've gotten lucky. And we are unlucky.

Do we have to go back empty-handed today as well?

Why should we go back empty-handed?

Let's go and cut up their nets. Then, we all can go back empty-handed.

What's this? Why is the net so light?

Hey!

Those Mayapatnam people tore up our nets again!

Hey, Aasi!

Aasi, they are running away. Go faster!

Aasi. Stop it.

Stop fighting. Stop it.

How dare you come to our place and tear up our nets? You...

Crap!

How dare you both do it, huh?

There are four of us. Why do you say two?

-Because "four" has four letters. -So?

He stutters while speaking that word. That's why,

he is splitting up the four of you in two pairs and warning you.

Pay compensation for the nets and the lost fish.

Pay it up! Pay up!

Why should we? Did you see us ripping your nets?

-What nonsense! Pay up. -No, we won't. Why should we?

-Hit them. -We won't pay.

We are not going to pay.

Just because we have knives, it doesn't mean we tore up your nets.

Did you see us do it?

Hey, Thalimpu.

The bus is coming into the village.

Come on, let's go to the college.

I'll take a bath and be back.

-Go get ready. -Okay.

-I've seen a nice dress in the market. -What did your mother say?

-Asked me to snatch your pitcher. -My water!

Go away. Stop there!

Nookalamma, what happened?

He stole my water. Jackass!

Get lost.

Why are you always after him? Don't you have better things to do?

Where is my shirt? I can't find it.

I heard you got into a scuffle with the people from Mayapatnam.

Stop doing this so early in the morning, Dad.

I'm searching for my shirt.

Which shirt?

Aasi, come soon.

Where is it?

Which shirt?

This one!

Wait! Hold on.

-I am wearing it. -I ironed it last night.

-Listen to me. I need to go out. -Take it off, Dad.

Don't you have any other shirt?

-No. -What's wrong with you?

Look, what you've done. It's all crumpled.

Aasi...

Before leaving, read a passage from the Bible, please.

It's filled with words I can't pronounce.

Leave out the words you can't pronounce and read out the rest.

I have a lot of work to do.

-How much longer? -Look in the front.

Is the bus coming?

Yes, it is coming. Hurry up!

-Do I look good? -Let's go.

The bus is leaving. It is leaving.

Start the bike.

-Let's go. -Get on.

Drive! Quick.

Is she on this side?

No, I think she is on the other side. Go!