Chinna Chinna Aasai

'CHINNA CHINNA AASAI'

Hello, Master ji.

Hello! Hello!

Come on. Let me give you a round.

Not now.

Yes.

In ten minutes. I'll be there. I've reached Prabhu Ghat.

Aren't you near the hotel? I'll come there.

Are you done for today?

Not yet.

One more round is pending.

Shall we have tea?

Why not? Come.

Two cups of tea.

So what's up, Master ji?

Doing good. How about you?

All good here too.

Here's your tea.

And here's yours.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

That lady sitting there has been crying for some time now.

I asked her but she's not answering.

I think she's from your part of the country.

Please check on her.

Please ask her once.

Hello? What happened?

Are you a Tamilian?

What happened?

Oh-no...

The folks who travelled in your boat,

were they Tamilians?

No.

I see.

There's a lady at the Ghat here.

She got separated from her group.

Oh, really?

I'll let you know if I get any info about her group.

Alright. Okay.

Alright, Master ji.

Bag and phone snatching is quite common here.

No use in filing a complaint.

Don't you even know your own phone number?

Phone numbers of any of your family members?

Maybe the address or phone number of the hotel you're staying in?

We should be a bit more careful, right?

Master ji,

there's a temple nearby.

Lots of Tamil folks visit that temple.

Maybe go check there?

He was talking about checking at a nearby temple.

What happened, madam?

Is the tea not good?

This is Lord Bholenath's town.

Somebody gets lost here every day.

Right, Master ji?

Have your tea.

No travel groups visited here today, he said.

Don't worry. Let's search for them.

I mean, look for them.

- We're hungry. Please help us. - Go away. Go.

Please give us something to eat. We're hungry.

Three cups of tea.

I'm taking a biscuit packet.

Biscuits too?

For me?

Take one more.

Did you eat anything?

Can I trust you?

Can I trust you?

What happened? You didn't leave?

There's this Kishen Bhai's restaurant nearby.

They serve nice south Indian breakfast.

Are you from Madras?

All south Indians are 'Madrasis' here.

Well, where's is your hometown?

Near Tanjavur.

I see! Nagavally's hometown!

Tanjavur dolls!

I have one in my home.

I bought it when I visited Tanjavur back in 1982.

It's a mesmerizing place.

Move this side.

When did you reach Varanasi?

Today morning.

Any idea which side your hotel is?

Or how far it is from here?

No idea.

There was a temple nearby that hotel.

How did you get separated from your tour package team?

Never mind. Come.

Please come. This is the place.

Hello, Master!

Hello, ji!

- How are you? - All good.

You came with your wife today?

- Oh-no! She's not my wife. - Not your wife?

It's okay. Please come.

Please come.

Please take a seat.

Hey kiddo, go take their order.

Don't get him wrong. I've come here only with my daughter.

That's why he asked that.

What do you wanna eat?

Is Masala Dosa okay for you?

Masala Dosa, and two cups of tea. Masala tea.

If you have any idea about the places you were planning to visit,

we could go there and look for them.

I understand Malayalam a bit.

That makes it easier.

Let me ask you then.

Do you remember when your return train is?

It's tomorrow morning's train.

It's easy then. We can find them easily.

Well, I mean if we can't find them even after looking for them here.

Here's your tea.

What's your name?

Leela.

Leela? Special tea for you.

Varanasi tea is the real deal.

I drink minimum five cups every day.

I don't drink tea.

What's the big deal if five turns six?

Who's there in your family now?

It's been one and a half years since he passed.

Kids?

I have a son.

What does he do?

There's a Tamil association office nearby.

Let's go there and inform them.

There's a chance that your group may go there and enquire about you.

Have your food.

There's a significant connection between Tamil Nadu and Varanasi.

Do you know that?

I think it was in the 15th century...

Parakrama Pandyan, the king of Madurai

wanted to build a majestic Shiva temple there--

Can we leave from here soon?

Shall we leave?

We'll waste our time if we keep speaking. Please eat your food.

I have informed them.

They've received no enquiries yet.

Let's see how it goes.

If you're tired, do you wanna go sit at their office?

There's a chance that your group comes there looking for you.

Ganga Aarti ceremony happens here in the evening.

They will definitely come here to see that.

We can go look for them there.

It's a bit difficult.

But it's better than looking for them without any idea where they are.

This is the person.

Hello.

Do you have any problem if she waits here?

As long as she wants!

I'm not carrying her, right? It's the earth that'll bear her weight.

Take your honourable seat!

I'll go look for them.

Be seated. Please don't go anywhere.

Please sit, madam.

Tanjavur?

Leela.

Your father...

gave you a nice name, isn't it?

Well, why do you look so glum?

Your face looks so dull.