Kadugu (கடுகு)

Milty, come here

Keep the frame like this

Balaji, let's keep it this side

- The glass will- - Hmmm...okay

When has he listened to me?

- Hi Stephen - Good morning, sir

- What is the concept? - Alcohol is injurious to health

We have tried to present it unusually in a drama form

How?

We are showing alcohol as a monstrous beast

We will show how it ruins a family in a very realistic way

Are we making the beast in CG?

Because you said it should be shot 'live', this is-

Get some animal from the zoo, huh?

We've got a man who performs the traditional tiger dance

- Sounds good - Yes, sir

Sooper

- Get things organized - Okay, thanks, sir

Get into position Hey! Take them along

Go...go

Why this costume?

- What about the tiger costume? - Sir, it is ready

Crane anna Are you ready?

- Cameraman wants the crane, go check - Okay, sir

Hurry up with the board

Manager sir

Where is the tiger-chap?

- There he is - Where?

He is the one

This man?

I asked for a man as a tiger You've got a cat instead!

This is the profession from his forefathers' times

Is that so? Will you do a good job?

Okay, get ready

Costumer

Come and help this chap with his tiger costume

Hello, 'Tiger-dance' Here you go

What, man?

Yov!

You don't look like you can do a tiger-dance

This may help you dance at least a little bit, gulp it down

Good morning, sir

Your film is about anti-alcoholism

We know all this funda

Camera won't show what is inside you

It will show only the steps you dance outside

Take a swig and get ready

The pant and shirt we wear on the outside can be for the sake of people around us

But don't we wear clean briefs only for our own personal hygiene, sir?

I can't drink this just because no one will know

I can't do something I think is wrong

Yov manager! Who is he?

He has the gall to advise me

First send him out

'Mustard'

Sir

See you

- Okay, sir - Leaving our office?

I've been transferred, right?

- Let me carry it for you - That's alright

Tranquebar

It's a lovely place it seems

Yes, small limit Can manage it easily

Is your family joining you?

No, sir, my daughter has her exams, they will join me later

Still it will be good if you have some helper

The inspector there said he will do the needful

What did you say?

You'll find it easy if you had a helper

Hey! Puli Pandi?

"Size of that vast sky is gigantic"

"If we close our eyes, looks microscopic"

"Our life span on earth is a short lease"

"But lengthens till we rest in peace"

"If your spirits nose-dive life seems a mountain massive"

"A small tool such as a chisel can make a statue look beautiful"

"Tip of a leaf is a dewdrop pearly"

"A whole world nestles in it dearly"

"Aiyaiyo! You are a mustard seed in the eyes of the world indeed"

"O'God! The world to our Lord is a minute seed of mustard"

"Size of that blue sky is extensive"

"If we close our eyes, it looks diminutive"

"Our life span on earth is a short lease"

"But extends till we rest in peace"

"You were born from a man's sperm Along with a woman's many a spasm"

"You went chasing after a fragrance An elusive scent at a faraway distance"

"In a gust of wind; uncertain like a fluffy wisp of cotton"

"You are treading this journey unaware of your next step of destiny"

"Sorrows are heavy burdens to weed"

"If you can laugh, just a tiny mustard seed"

"If you can make merry, only a mustard seed"

Hello, sir Please come

Good morning, sir

- You made good time, just 5 hours - From Chennai it's only 250 km

- Your police station is so different - Only the fish smell will be strong!

Otherwise okay, sir

Very small station limit sir

You needn't even attend office daily

- Anirudh, get him some snacks - Okay, sir

Come in, sir

- Sit down, sir - Your seat, please sit

It was my seat till yesterday, sir

From now on it is all yours Please go ahead

Your phone kept ringing, sir

Can we unload your stuff-

Not here At my house

Head constable Arrange the roll call

- Hello, Nambi - Good morning, sir

- Morning, master - Distribute this to everyone

Hey! Careful It's hot

Nambi, is it a treat for bagging the boxing cup in Seergazhi?

No, sir, a Muslim wedding

I told him to take as many goats as he wants, he gave me 'biriyani'

I am a loner

I might as well distribute it here

- Shouldn't we celebrate the transfer? - Don't do a 'Narada' on me!

He's our new inspector taking my place

Hello, welcome, sir

- You've laid new roads? - Don't ask me, sir

- They had allocated Rs 450000 - Wow!

We had to grease palms of all the officers

Rs 35000 for the Chairman

- Who...yours truly!! - For the road?

Add or subtract it is Rs 150000 only

That's why in 1 cyclone our roads are ponds!

Now you know why politics is lucrative!

They can mint money with just a 2 km road!

Look, sir, I've made 1.5 km road stretch for 2 km till our village limit

But I had to shell out some money

This bright lad belongs to the most influential family here

He has no bad habits

His social service is the only likely cause for his assets to dwindle!

- Who is standing near the jeep? - My helper

Take 'biriyani' for him He is standing there

What is your name?

- Puli - Huh?

You belong to the forest?!

If you get a chunky leg piece pass it on to my plate

This is mutton 'biriyani'

If you can get a meaty leg from a chicken, why not a 4 legged goat?!

- Eat, sir - Muslims make the best 'biriyani'

Who is your favorite God?

I'm beyond caste or religion!

Then...all the best, sir

Be in touch

Shall I take leave? See you, sir

He is too simple

He won as an independent candidate

All the other parties should-

If you don't mind get the carrier cleaned

Okay, Nambi

Yes, dear

Unload with care

- So damn heavy - All glass items

- Hey! Puli - Huh?

Your 'growl' seems a little too loud?

'Oh! Study holidays, huh?'

If you're the tail for this inspector I'm head of the police station, got it?

I've been in this station long before you

Because our inspector is transferred...

...won't you respect your senior?

There's already a chap here, uh-

- Hey! What is your name? - Anirudh, sir

My pet name is 'Petty case-Anirudh', sir

There is a chap here to help too

Were you named Anirudh when you were born?

Not at all, I am a big fan of Anirudh

Hold, it is sliding

Lift it

That too, after the beep song I became a die-hard fan of his

Why are you called Puli Pandi?

- Are you a fan of hero Vijay? - Nothing like that

I dance as a tiger So I'm called 'puli'

- You must be loaded! - Those days are gone

I don't even get back what I spend on my make up

When I get into my tiger costume...

...kids look at me and run They get the fright of their lives

They think I am a real tiger

I feel proud Kind of prestige

When I am a tiger, with my tail, et al I dance to the drum beats

...I can't help thinking I am a real tiger indeed

'Looks like I underestimated him!'

But all this is only when I am inside the tiger's costume

When I stand in the queue waiting to be paid only then reality will set in

I was just a beggar briefly in the role of a tiger

There are only 3300 tigers in our land

They have to be protected it seems

They are erecting banners, posters 'Save the tiger' is a huge campaign

Not even 30 of us play act as a tiger

No one is bothered about us

How did you get to know this inspector?

I had gone for a film shoot to play act as a tiger

I had an issue there I met our sir then

He asked, 'You are anyway jobless Why don't you come with me?'

Here I am

What about wife and kids?

I don't get 2 square meals a day

Marriage is the last thing on my mind

Sir, when an art is dying...

...the artiste also should die along with it