Jailer

Run. Run, I say!

You...!

How dare you!

Let me go!

Let me go, I say!

Sir, he hurt the warden's head.

Nobody give him food or water hereafter.

He'll learn his lesson only when he's deprived of it.

Lock him up in the dungeon.

Let him stay there for a few days.

Take him away now.

- Get off of me! - Start walking.

Leave me!

Where are you taking me?

How dare you sleep when there's work, rascal?!

Get back to work!

Get the job done quickly!

Let go of me!

Leave me!

Didn't I beg you to let me visit my kids? You never listened!

We are also humans with feelings! We can also be hurt!

- Release him. - But sir, he...

I said, release him.

I'll deal with him. You can leave.

Yes, sir.

- Now tell me what you want. - I want to kill you.

So, murdering me will help you meet them?

No.

I would've been relieved to kill whoever separated me from my kids.

Here.

One more thing.

Read this paper before that.

Is this true?

Can I believe this?

Can I really see my kids?

You can when the Superintendent signs it.

He won't do it.

I'll tell him directly.

I acted hastily before and almost became a murderer.

If you hadn't stopped me...

Please forgive me, sir.

Please!

Sir! The Superintendent called for you.

Take him back to work.

Come.

Don't report whatever happened here.

- But sir, this fellow... - Listen to what I say.

Sir!

We received an order from the IG.

Since you're new here,

you'd assume it is good to help.

What are you going to do

by taking them out?

I've been here since the British era.

What is so special about you that I don't have?

Sir, this is just an experiment.

If this works out...

Not even God can help these convicts.

You think you can?

Sir, it's been eight years since independence.

Don't they deserve it too?

Many have committed various crimes.

There are many who've killed right from babies to their own relatives!

And at any point, they can assault, attack and even murder!

Your experiment is dangerous to the society.

But doesn't society play a part in making them convicts?

That is just a convict's blame game.

I'm warning you.

You are going to fail.

- If it fails... - No, sir.

I won't fail.

And if you do, all your assets will go to the Government.

They will blacklist you.

And then, you will be sentenced for life.

You are aware of it, right?

After all, I'm the one who signed the contract.

Shantaram...

Your mother awaits you at home.

Instead of spending time with her,

you're going to spend time with the convicts.

You don't even want to listen to your seniors, right?

Go suffer.

Sir...

This is a plea.

Please be merciful and sign this.

No, I won't be merciful.

And I won't sign this.

- Shantaram? - Sir?

One day, you will stand before me with your head down.

- Remember that. - It won't happen, sir.

Get going!

Keep walking.

Step forward.

Number 36. Madhavan.

He gruesomely killed his wife by whacking her head.

Come.

Number 123. Damu.

He killed two kids at the festival ground.

Number 212.

Kammaran.

He slashed the neck of his loan shark for asking him to pay back.

Hey, move that way.

Number 326. Sankaran.

He shot his village leader.

Amazing selection.

You've chosen such great candidates.

Do you know they're charged under Section 302?

And you're taking them out for your experiment.

Sir, there's also another person in this list. Number 370.

From today, you're free.

I believe that there is still some good in you all.

I am taking all of you out for a new experiment.

I made a pact with the Government for that.

We're going to stay at one place till the sentence is over.

- Are you ready? - Ready, sir!

We're on the way to the land that reaps gold.

That is where you will prove your calibre.

You can proudly live without fear over there.

I hope you know that if one of you commits a crime,

I will be held responsible.

If you run away,

I'll fail my experiment, be dishonored,

and sentenced to life.

I'm carrying it out because I trust you all.

Why have you paid me four annas?

I've already given you much.

Don't make a fuss.

The amount doesn't justify the weight.

Can't you see how huge the pumpkin is?

We'll see next time. Now leave.

You will surely sell this for 10 annas.

But all of our efforts day and night have gone to waste.

Please pay me more than this.

I will sell only for the rates I quote.

You aren't qualified to question me.

Leave if you don't agree.

I dare you to sell it on your own.

You will then see how many annas you are paid.

Like your henchmen will allow me to.

I know that you burned down Makkan's field.

I'm not doing this to earn profit but to feed my family.

- Give me two more annas. - I have lots of work to do.

Enough babbling and get going.

- This isn't fair, sir. - In this market, there is only one order.

Only Thambi's orders.

- You better get going with what you have. - Don't think you can rule here forever.

Those who gain from farmers' tears have never prospered.

Keep this in mind.

Enough, get going!

I'm starving so badly that I cannot walk.

- How long do we walk? - I am really hungry.

- How far is it? - We've been walking for long.

Look what I have!

Be careful of sir!

Hey!

Give me that.

- Eat up. - Eating stolen food is a pleasure of its own!

Let's steal for all three meals hereon.

- Where did you get this? - This... from the market.

- Did you steal it? - No, no.

It was left unattended, so I took it.

This isn't good. Discard this.

No no, it's good! Try some yourself.

You must eat out of your hard-earned money. So, throw this away.

Fine.

Why haven't you thrown it away when others have?

Listen to him and throw it away, Sankara.

You said we're free but now we can't even freely eat?

Stealing wasn't the freedom I was referring to.

Jail was much better than this. At least our food was on time.

I'm going to eat this and not throw it away.

Move now.

Sankara!

Stop, Sankara!

Sankara...

Halt there!

Let the fish at least eat.

Eat!

Are you happy now?

Let's go.

We'll stay hungry till you reform us.

Here you go, Sankara.

- Let's go, sir. - Oh gosh, this baggage.

I think all of them are murderers!

- Quickly serve them food. - Sure, sir.

- I will. - Where are you off to?

I went the wrong way.

I wonder what they serve in jail.

I'll make them some godambunda.

What the heck did we eat? It wasn't tasty.

What is this?

Hey, you!

You better cook it really spicy. That's how we eat it in jail.

- Is that clear? - Yeah.

Otherwise...

You're dead.

What a waste of space this is. Move this elsewhere!

Take this away!

- Only time will tell if I'll survive. - Don't forget what I said!

I won't!