Amma Kanakku (அம்மா கணக்கு)

Mom!

That sound of water... So annoying.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Will you turn off that alarm?

Please?

Abhi! Wake up, dear.

It's long past dawn!

It's the first day of school year.

Get there on time at least today.

From tomorrow, you'll be late anyway.

Please, dear.

Who's a good girl! Wake up!

My sweetheart! My darling! You must wake up now.

Wake u- Oh no!

Half a litre milk has gone to waste!

Abhi! You're testing my patience.

Will you wake up or not?

Abhi, wake up.

You've slept enough.

Abhi...

Don't just go straight to school.

Take a shower and pray to God before leaving.

Only He can save you.

She just won't budge! Abhi!

I've packed your lunch here. Don't forget to put it in your bag.

What's for lunch? - Brinjal gravy.

Brinjal? On my first day?

No potatoes?

The holidays are over. My agony begins.

Okay, sweetheart. Bunk school and eat potatoes all year.

Look at your hair! So messy. Here, take this.

Just ten rupees? But I'm a big girl now!

You've not become a big girl! You've become a big slob.

Here, keep this.

Why did you name me 'Abhinaya'? - Why not?

My name begins with 'A'. It comes early in the roll call.

If my namehad begun in 'Z', I could've gone ten minutes later.

Okay. Then change your name to 'Zandu Balm'.

Be safe! And hurry up.

Don't go back to bed!

Devi, I did wake up Abhi, but I don't trust her.

She'll go back to sleep. Wake her up? - Okay, Shanthi. I will.

O kind, merciful Godess!

Abhi is starting her 10th grade this year.

You must save her!

Okay?

Please, please save her!

Bless me, always!

Good morning, ma'am!

You're here?

You're never late!

What's this? You're always doing something new!

Exercising is good for the body and the mind.

It'll help me get through the day.

You've got me to help you get through the day!

Bring me my fruits! - Okay, ma'am!

Susi!

How were your holidays? - Real fun!

Look over there.

The headmaster is staring at us. - What a grumpus!

The National Pledge. - The National Pledge.

India is my country. - India is my country.

All Indians are my brothers and sisters.

Where's Vicky? - He usually comes around this time.

I love my country. - I love my country.

And I'm proud of it's rich and varied heritage. -And I'm proud of it's rich and varied heritage.

Hello, girls! - Welcome back.

I'll get it.

Has Abhi left for school? - Yeah.

She must have.

Don't know what will happen to that child.

See? I'm so stressed about her, my hair is turning grey.

What can I do? Anyway, what shall I make for breakfast?

Let's try a new combination.

One carrot, half a beetroot, one cucumber and half a gourd.

Add pomogranate, mint and coriander leaves. Blend and filter it.

Cut a piece of lemon. And make your ragi potpourri, too.

I don't like gourd. - I won't serve it to you.

Gourd is good for the health.

Good morning, sir.

Why is our headmaster here?

He'll be teaching us maths this year.

Maths is such a pain already. And now we have to deal with him, too?

Double-pain!

Look at that.

Look!

He's like a calculator. - And his battery is fully charged!

Dear students. Welcome to 10th grade!

You've all worked very hard to get to this 10th grade.

It's like a small baby, has grown up to be a big person.

The results of your 10th grade examination will determine your whole future.

One who wins the race called Life... - Is like the horse!

And the loser who is left behind... - Is like the donkey!

Every second, every minute of this year is a great treasure to you.

One who utilises this precious treasure, will be a gallopping horse.

And he who fails to use it, will be a donkey.

Do you want to be a horse or a donkey? - A horse!

A horse! A horse! - A horse! A horse!

Say it louder! - A horse!

Who was that donkey?

You, little devil!

50 ml oil. But it doesn't say which oil!

You can't make good pickle with recipe from books!

Why? - Because... my granny told me.

Ask your granny to make me pickles, then. - That's what I'm here for.

"Care for the tender mind; As though it were a child"

Turn on that switch.

"The world must sing praise- Of the purity, of the perfection"

"Care for the tender mind; As though it were a child"

"The world must sing praise- Of the purity, of the perfection"

"Believe in yourself, always; Don't give up, don't you ever give up!'

Abhi...

How was first day at school? - Nothing new.

Same old classroom. Same old books.

Same classroom and books?

You didn't sit in the 10th grade classroom?

I was sitting in the 10th classroom.

It's the same classroom. But we have loads of books this year!

Of course, dear. But you had new teachers? - Yes.

Oh yes. We have Actor Vijay for mathematics and Actor Ajith for physics.

Loudmouth!

"We have dreams, you and I; Till we realise them, we shall fight"

"The dreams of poor may never happen; But hope keeps you marching on"

"In this journey, you'll face hurdles, too; The lessons you learn will guide you through"

"Oh dream! You are everyone's mother; Your warm embrace makes the load feel lighter"

Mom?

Before daddy died in the accident...

what did he do for a living?

Why do you ask?

You know Vicky?

He's going to be a driver, just like his father.

He's set for life.

Good for him.

Is becoming a driver a big deal?

Your daddy's dream was that you'd study ahead and be a successful person!

He worked day and night for that.

Poor man.

It's fate.

What do you want to be, Abhi?

Ma'am! Coffee...

What have you made? - Just put something together.

Just something?

Superb!

Can I ask you something?

Does it cost a lot of money to become a doctor or an engineer?

It wasn't that way back in my time.

Or I wouldn't have become a doctor.

But these days, education has become a business.

You need a minimum of 50 or 100 thousand.

In some colleges, even if you pay 30-50 hundred, you can't get an admission.

It's terrible!

I'll see you later!

Who gave these sweets?

Auntie Chandhra gave it. Her son has got a job as a poen in the government.

They're throwing a party at their home tomorrow.

It's just a poen's job!

They're throwing a party?

Mom! It's a government job!

He'll make 8,000 rupees a month!

Her son's life is set now.

Auntie Chandhra was so happy.

Abhi...

Abhi!

Abhi!

What do you want to be?

Tell me, dear!

You must have something in mind.

It's obvious.

Tell me, then. What do you want to be?

I'm going to become a house-maid.

What did you say?

A house-maid.

Look, mom. An engineer's son becomes an engineer.

A doctor's son shall become a doctor.

How could a house-maid's daughter be anything but a house-maid?

Simple!

I'll slap you!

Abhi, I save money by eating half a meal, shuttle so many jobs, just to give you education.

And you want to become a maid?

Do you know what a maid does?

I didn't say anything wrong. - I'll slap you.

Such a nag!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom, it's not like maids can't have a good future.

You know these rich people who hire women to look after their kids?

They won't call me a maid. They'll call me Abhi, and it'll be cool!

It'll be cool, huh? Look...

I don't want to hear you talking about becoming a maid one more time. Okay?

You can't do a single chore at home, and you'll become a maid?

Get to school!

Kids don't even have the freedom to choose their own careers!

We promised to send Lakshmi and Ravikanth their oil. Have you sent it?

We'll send it in the afternoon.

You've become so lazy, Shankaran!

Ma'am, your juice.

Thank you!

Sir. - Leave it there.