ABCD (எ பி சி டி)

O God! Shower your blessings on all.

Are you on a job hunt? - Yes sir.

Your qualification? - M.B.A.

Education isn't so necessary to make money.

An uneducated legend.

Hold your head high.

Bharathiyar.

Straight forward approach.

Bharathidasan.

Broad shoulders.

What...? Does he mean Kattabomman?

A broad chest. - Lord Hanuman?

Strong will power.

Never say die attitude.

You need these to succeed in life.

l've never been to school in my life.

But l make Rs.10000 everyday.

How?

See for yourself.

lt is god's offerings. What is this?

l'll break your head with this if you shout.

O Holy Saint! Bless us.

May you live long.

When you go to temple, offer money in the charity box.

Go.

Hail Lord Murugan!

Excuse me sir. - Yes.

Can l come in? - Please.

Good morning everybody.

Please take your seat. - Thank you sir.

Show me your credentials.

Which is the poorest country in this world? - lndia.

Just a minute.

Hello...yes sir.

Only 1 vacancy, 27 candidates have applied for the job.

Okay, l'll do it for you.

What's today's date? - 27.05.2005

Tell me the week day of the same day 3 years later.

lf you don't mind...

What's he doing with the mobile? - l don't know either.

lt's Tuesday.

Even l didn't know about this feature in the mobile?

Show us Srilanka in that map.

Srilanka...?

Asking an M.B.A. graduate to show Srilanka on the world map?

lt isn't a proper question? lnfact you're kidding me.

The moment the phone rang, l knew l'll not get this job.

Though you don't offer me a job,

l'm going to offer you one.

Take this. Don't get scared.

This is Banyan tree sapling.

Plant this at the office entrance.

lt'll grow slowly & will become your company's property.

lt will give shade to the next generation.

The good deed will be yours.

For making you do this will make me happy.

Love has no barriers.

That's my nature.

Bye.

You will be stoned by this world.

Do not break. You are the wind.

Some day it will garland you.

Never get carried away.

Falling from a mountain brings no fear to a wild river.

Keep your hopes & dreams alive.

ln this world, neither honesty nor truth lives.

lt's a society of corruption,

and it is unbearable pain.

Stop it mom. lt's very painful. - Stand properly.

Quick, l'm getting late to school

Bharathi sister, your breakfast is ready.

Sangeetha, is it okay?

You look awesome.

He who sees you today will die.

But the question paper is out. - What do you mean?

lt is the code word for the inner garments.

Keep talking such nonsense and forget about your arrear papers.

Studying at the last minute has become a habit to you.

l'm leaving, mom.

Tousled locks! When will this end?

lt is her life which is tousled & not my hair.

Bharathi, the gravy isn't boiled well.

So, eat early or else it will get spoiled.

lf it gets spoiled, l'll throw it down.

What you're talking is not right.

We are a middle class family.

We must adjust to live.

How much should we adjust?

lmpossible.

lt's my fault for having you named Bharathi.

You are adamant & short tempered.

l'll get angry with those who do wrong.

What l mean to say is...

What you did earlier was business.

And what you're doing now is prostitution to me.

l'm not interested in either of it. l'll talk to the person concerned.

Bye.

Excuse me. - Yes.

l would like to meet Mr. Sundar. Tell him that l'm Bharathi.

Hello. - Yes.

A girl named Bharathi is here for you. - Oh! She is my fiancee.

Sorry... She is looking very beautiful.

l think you are very lucky.

Hi! Bharathi. What a surprise!

Then, how about our marriage arrangements?

l want to talk to you personally. Just 10 minutes.

Hope, l'm not disturbing your work.

No problem.

Your parents had come to my house.

Regarding...?

Dowry...?

The dowry you give determines my status in the society.

lt's our culture. lt doesn't matter.

Could you please tell me your monthly salary?

Looks like you'll marry me only after seeing my pay-slip?

l'm getting Rs. 8000.

You toil hard every month to earn Rs. 8000.

But l can earn Rs. 10000 everyday if l take to prostitution.

What are you talking Bharathi? - Don't shout.

This is your office.

What more will you provide me which l've not had in my home?

The same old stuff which l eat at my home.

More vessels to wash than what l wash in my home.

What's going to be new is ...the night!

8 hours in the bedroom.

Okay.

Even there, it is going to be a give & take policy.

You give & l give.

Do l have to pay for what l give?

So, to sleep with you all your life, you ask for a deposit.

This is just like prostitution.

l'm sorry, Sundar.

l do not want to be a prostitute.

l came here to tell this to you.

l came to your office after deciding that you're no more my fiance.

But at any cost,

next time when you see a girl, never ask for dowry. Bye.

My mother did everything for me when l was a child.

After attaining puberty, even my mom hasn't seen me nude.

Shyness.

You're a stranger to me.

By tying the auspicious thread in the morning,

l give myself to you fully at night.

Should l pay for that? Stupid.

Do you call that a marriage?

Then, l don't need such a thing.

Even after giving love, affection & a beautiful girl,

they still ask for dowry.

Only after giving a car, jewels & money,

he will marry you.

To beget a child, you ask for dowry.

The other name to manhood is shame.

Giving more dowry for highly educated grooms...

...is nothing but Male Prostitution. And it is a sin.

What's all this, son-in-law? Where is Chandra?

Who is your son-in-law?

lf your daughter lives with me, then l'm your son-in-law.

lf she lives elsewhere, how can l be your son-in-law?

What is the problem between you both to apply for a divorce?

Nowadays, every man smokes, drinks & gambles.

l do all those, and l don't deny that.

Do you know what your daughter is doing?

She is doing the same as a challenge.

She wants to create a revolution.

What woman is she!

A man will always be like this.

She must adjust with me & live.

But your daughter...!

Your runaway daughter has left me six months back.

What are you saying?

Your daughter is living in the next street separately.

Go & see how she is living.

lf you make her sign the divorce papers,

l'll marry some other girl & be happy.

lf you come into this house again calling me son-in-law,

you'll lose your honour. Get lost.

Get lost.

Chandra...!

What's all this?

Father, you must be feeling tired. Take rest.

l'll tell you everything after coming from office.

Going to office?

From when?

My heart pains.

What's happening Chandra? Tell me.

Just see the life l had been living all these days.

This is what a daughter can show to her father.

Bring my mom...

Oh god! What have you made my daughter's life into?

lt's hell.

He is addicted to all bad habits.

l tolerated everything.

He is torturing me for money.

Since l'm not able to give him money,

he wants to make money out of me. - Oh God!

l feared that he might ruin me.

So, l left him. l started to wear a white sari.

People will talk to him about my widow's attire.

This is the biggest punishment to him.

No man ever would see his wife in this attire.