Sandhesam (സന്ദേശം)

'SANDESHAM'

"Oh, Lord Murugan residing at Mount Maruthai."

"Oh, Lord Murugan residing at Mount Maruthai."

"You are the Lord who protects our land."

"Oh, Lord Murugan residing at Mount Maruthai."

"You are the Lord who protects our land."

"Oh, Lord Murugan residing at Mount Maruthai."

"You are adorned with sandalwood and saffron."

Where were you, Muniswami? It's time for the train.

I was at the temple to perform a veneration for Mr. Raghavan.

Where is he? - He went to Velayappan's house.

Be happy wherever you are.

I am indebted to your love and gratitude.

I was a stranger to this land but this became my home now.

You are the reason for that.

Life is a like a train which keeps moving.

Bye, ma'am. - Sir. - Bye. - Okay, sir.

Bye, ma'am. - Okay.

Silambarasan, Kaveri. Bye. - Okay.

Don't forget us. - Don't talk like that.

I can't forget you.

You should visit once in a while.

I will come for sure. Bye. - Okay.

Bye. - See you.

"Cuckoo bird, my cuckoo bird..." - Sir, it's time.

Let's leave. - Sir, I've done an offering for you.

I really don't want to leave this place.

I understand how much you love me now.

You are not just a station master to us.

You are like a God to us.

Don't say that. I am an ordinary man.

I have worked in Tamil Nadu for 30 years now.

Now, I have retired. I'm going back home.

You showed me what love and respect is.

Life is a like a train that keeps moving.

But the difference is that my train is about to start now.

Oh, no!

Stop or I'll kill you today..

Is this an aeroplane? It's always in the sky.

It's me calling. You don't know who I am.

Come.

Oh, no! It is just cow dung and nothing else. Thank God.

There it goes.

My God! It's either you or me now.

Watch where you're going.

Where have you escaped from? Are you blind?

I'm running out of time.

The chicken is really fast. I think it was in the Olympics.

The train must have come and gone by now.

I don't think so. The trains in this country never arrive on time.

My clothes are dirty. I'll just change it.

Oh, no. There's no time for that now.

Okay, then. Bhanu..

The chicken is here. - Who is going to kill it?

That is right. I do it every time. Get the knife..

Mom, father will be waiting at the station. Give her the chicken.

Hold it. It won't hurt you. Hold it. - Mr. Achu, come here.

Leave my hand. My clothes.. - That's okay. It's fine.

I can't go without it. - It's already late.

That is okay. It's usual.

Mr. Raghavan is here. The train was on time today.

Anyway, I didn't have to go. - I'd told you.

Okay. - He must have felt bad.

Doesn't he know the way home?

Mom, father is here.

I've been ready since morning. Mr. Achu made it late..

Oh, no. It's not because of me. The chicken..

Where are Prabha and Prakashan? - They are not here. That's why I..

But me and the chicken.. - What!

Oh, no. Not me. Mrs. Bhanu.. - What?

She said she wanted the chicken. I was running behind it.

I finally got it now.

Didn't you get my message? - What? - I meant my letter.

I got it. - Okay.

Leave that to me. You can take rest, Mr. Raghavan.

Be careful. - I'll be careful.

I was referring to the luggage. Not you. Be careful with it.

I'll be careful. - Okay.

Come here, dear.. Help me. It's very heavy.

Mix some coriander leaves and garlic as well, dear.

Oh, no. Should I really add that?

Father likes that. What can we do?

After that, crush these onions. - Okay.

What is this, Achu? Don't do that here.

The feathers will fall in the water well.

Did you think I'm that careless?

Achu, come. Let's go. - Where?

I wanted to swim in the pond ever since I got here.

The water back there is bad. The chlorine smell is bad, too.

Munichamy brings me good water, though. - Who is that? - A porter.

He cares for me. He knows what I want if I show my right hand.

He understands if I show my left hand as well.

He might not understand if you don't show your hands then.

Don't bathe in cold water. You are old. You'll get sick.

Bhanu, I'm not that old. Come, Achu.

Where? - To bathe. - Yes. That's true.

Achu, the chicken.

I've been chasing it since morning. Let it be there.

Look at that. - I'll hit you. - Lathika.

How was the rain this year? - It was really good.

This was the best rain since the floods in 1951.

We don't get rain there. Even drinking water is scarce.

Mr. Raghavan, you are not in Tamil Nadu anymore.

Forget Tamil. This is Kerala.

Speaking of which, how is our land?

It is the same. You said not to start working before you came.

Do you check once in a while? - I do.

You'd borrowed money to buy the land.

I paid it off using my pension money.

That land is my livelihood from now on.

Don't worry, Mr. Raghavan. Land has never betrayed anyone.

That's what I believe.

Without the sound of a train which I've been hearing for 30 years

how can I live here?

I can come to your house every morning and make train sounds.

Shut up! What do you know my relationship with trains?

Are you family? - It's more important than that. - Okay.

The train stops when I wave a flag.

It leaves when I change the flag colour.

A train was going from Athipatti to Gummidipoondi one night.

M2 down. - Okay.

The track was derailed.

I was not on duty. I was just out walking.

This train is really fast.

The signal showed green. I became tense.

There were thousands of factory workers in the train. - Really?

I didn't think of anything else. I removed my shirt and lit it up.

I jumped onto the track. - Oh!

The driver understood when he saw the fire. He stopped the train.

I have seen something like this in a Tamil movie. - Really? - Yes.

Yes. 'Pachai Vilakku'. Sivaji Ganesan does the same thing.

You've seen that film, right? - This actually happened.

You haven't stopped fibbing.

'Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.'

'One of the greatest figures in world history.'

'He was a..'

Please get up. I need to make the bed.

You said that Prashanthan does not study anything.

Don't blame the children. Look at how hard he is studying.

He does this every evening for half an hour

or an hour at the most. - Maybe that's all he needs.

I knew that he was talented since he was young.

'..at Allahabad. Not quite 15, he went to Harrow school'

'in England and then to Cambridge. After..'

Sit over there. Look at this in detail.

Velayappan is the guy behind me. - What?

Velayappam? - Velayappan.

Funny name. - This is Veliyappan.

Really? Another 'Appan'? - They are brothers.

If there are any more 'Appans', say it all together.

There are no more 'Appans.' Only 'Chamis'.

This is Palanichamy, Munichami and Veerachami.

Don't you have friends with good names?

These are really good names there. - Yuck!

Father, what do you want for dinner?

I need something light for dinner. Otherwise, 'Puliogare' will do.

She doesn't know how to cook all that.

Didn't you learn? I've told you many times.

I forgot, Father.

Eat normal food now.

Make some curd rice instead.

Make some rice. He'll mix some curd and eat it.

That's not the same, Bhanu. - It is the same.

You are here now, eat the food from here now. Not Tamil Nadu food.

That will do. Go. - Okay. - Dear, I need bananas at night.

I can't stand it when you talk in that accent.

We have plenty of bananas.

I spent 33 years in Tamil Nadu.

So what? I was there for eight years too. I don't speak Tamil.

Leave it. Isn't Lathika writing her exams again?

Why? It's a waste of money. That's enough of her studies.

I am worried about our sons.

Prabhakaran and Prakashan are into politics full-time.

So what? Politics is a good profession these days.

You are old-fashioned. That's why.

I was in the railways for 33 years. Who knows me?

Some porters might recognise me. That is all.

A public servant can even become the President of India.

Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose

Gokhale, Vallabhbhai Patel.

We wouldn't have got independence if it were not for them. Idiot.

You and your sons deserve each other.

One of them is a lawyer and he doesn't practise law.

The other one doesn't want to work after graduating with B.Sc.

He has gone to Thiruvananthapuram for the swearing-in ceremony.

They hate each other.

You always get upset for simple matters.

I am here to spend the rest of my life peacefully.

Stop talking like that about our children. Let me be at peace.

'Police.'

Hello. Who is this? - Put your husband Anandan on the line.

He is not here. - You'd better put him on the line.

He is really not here.

Don't lie. If he is not there, why is the police jeep outside?

Who is it? - Here! - What? - Here!

Sub Inspector Anandan speaking. - You will be in trouble soon.

Your end is near.

Didn't you beat up our party members?

Did you think that we wouldn't come back to power?

Friend. I.. - Shut up, you donkey!