SURIYA presents
"Come, my precious princess"
"With vigor, as a youngster
let's rise to the occasion, dear"
"Kick up your heels, no fear"
"Go get them, tiger Venture and wager"
"If the town wants to know about you"
"Hey! Set up a mike and boldly roar
your name loudly into the speaker"
"People will put you on a pedestal
Weigh you as 24 carat gold, girl"
"Lock, stock and barrel
They will lock you up, girl"
"Walk out of your prison, dear"
"You be your own savior"
"Walk out of your prison, dear"
"With vigor, as a youngster
let's rise to the occasion, dear"
"Kick up your heels, no fear"
"Go get them, tiger Venture and wager"
How old are you?
36
(loud yawn)
President's convoy has
moved from Raj Bhavan
We've got general details
about Vasanthi Tamil selvan
She works as upper division
clerk in the revenue department
Her husband Mr Tamil selvan...
...is a program executive
in All India Radio, Chennai
Collect all details about
Vasanthi Tamil selvan
Within the next 24 hours
Personal and professional
Sir, how can we do it
at such short notice?
Use all possible sources
If we do a parallel investigation with
Intelligence Bureau it's no big deal
We have enough time
How many places will they divert
- Who's that?
- Vasanthi's husband
Honestly, I find this uncivilized!
At such short notice we must
collect complete information
We have no other go
but to use technology
Madam, if you wave your hand
only auto will stop, not bus
Sir, nothing to worry
But the boy is a little
shaken up, that's all
We've informed the boy's family, sir
What happened, Tamil?
A school boy fell on my car and got hurt
But nothing serious
It wasn't sir's mistake
That boy crossed suddenly
His dad is a reporter-
I know
First information report
hasn't been filed as yet
Your insurance and license are in order?
It isn't a major case
It will be filed under
sections 336 and 337
You can get away with a fine!
Why are you hesitating?
I may go to Ireland for a job
After a 2 year struggle
I've finally got a placement
My visa interview is this week
I don't want a police case
hindering my visa, Murthy
That boy's dad is a reporter
I'm worried he may create problems
I don't know all that
Somehow help me, please
Anyone else in your
family holds a license?
My wife has
Is she going with you to Ireland?
She has attended the interview
But it won't work out
I can't take her now on a dependent visa
Looks like I'll be travelling alone
Bro, he's the man who hit our boy
That boy's dad, wrestler Ranganathan
Your wife has a driving license?
Did you get a ticket?
Conductor, stop at Adyar
Why are you digging into my ribs?
I must get down at Jayanthi theatre
Another 6 stops to go Get inside
Move
Still 6 more stops to Adyar
Hahn?
What 'OH'?
You made a mother of 7 get up
and you're sitting here happily!
- Okay, sit
- No need, you sit
What happened to your 'idli' business?
I don't see your basket!
Who eats all that now?
Only 'pissa', bread and 'burkur'!
I'm working now as a maid in
a textile shop owner's house
As soon as I go to work
they give me 'chandwich'!
Turn off your engine
What happened?
President of India is visiting our state
When did he come?
Didn't he call you?
You should read the newspaper
They even announced it on TV
So that's the reason for
traffic jam everywhere?
Who was standing next to you in
the passport office yesterday?
Was it your uncle?
What audacity!
He's my husband
If you want to attend an
interview apply for leave
To mark attendance as you please
this isn't the Govt Assembly!
Traffic jam all over the place
Roads were blocked, sir
It'll be like this until
the Metro project gets over
Maybe you can take off for 2 years!
What's worse is...
...you misspelt the
name in the certificate
You've changed male to female
And vice versa
That guy came this morning
and brought the roof down
You don't focus on your work at all
You pile up all the files on your
table and bury yourself into the heap
One of your colleagues
has complained about you
How can you be irresponsible
even in your mid 30s?
If I get any more complaints against you
You can leave now
'Must be that she-demon Rani!'
'I know how to deal with her'
Vasanthi...?
Don't come to me asking ½
an hour, 1 hour permission
Looks like I'll get
suspended because of you
The officer is a nice chap
So I had a narrow escape
Or else he would've taken my insides out
Okay, go
After you signed and stepped out...
...Rani sneaked in
I knew right away...
...she went in only
to get you into trouble
Of course, she holds a degree in Honesty
And a PhD in Sincerity!
I must open an account
in Facebook just for her
And post pictures of
her as Mrs Rip Van Winkle
Don't do all that
Then she'll retaliate
Today will be awesome for
me Someone said so on TV
What an awful day!
I drowned in that disastrous interview
And at work now I’m swimming in problems
Mithila's school closes ahead of time
She wanted me to pick her up today
I promised her I would
How can I go now?
From the office peon to
the Indian President...
...everyone is a problem for me!
Madam, he's been waiting to
see you since this morning
Poor soul...old man
Please attend to him
It is a good day for you
Problem has taken a new shape
Look into his case and send him
What can I do for you, sir?
For my daughter's wedding...
...in the marriage scheme
called Moovalur Ramamridham amma-
What?
For my daughter's wedding...
...under the marriage aid scheme
...I had applied for a loan
It's been a month
And I haven't got the amount as yet
It's still on the Tahsildar's table
I haven't got it as yet
You said exactly this last week too!
I'm not saying any differently now
You'll get it in another 2 days
Come on Wednesday
Glad to hear this
I'll take leave
What did you say your name was?
Jayachandran
Not the honest king
Harichandra I presume?
Aren't you new here?
For 14 years I've been vegetating here
This enquiry is related
to the department
Sir, I'm calling from the Revenue Dept
Regarding Vasanthi's case, I've
collected all the official details
I'll get the personal
details in another 2 hours
Why did you ask me to come here?
I'll explain later
Otherwise you'll be thrilled too soon
Come
Take a look at this, mom
From now on kohl to
your eyes alone won't do
You need glasses too
Shut up
Let's go sit in the last table
Who's that uncle bun?
He's calling me aunty!
My classmate
All those who are in the 35+
age group is aunty to us, mom
Do you address 35+ men as uncle?
If any man is 35+ we
won't even greet him!
I was kidding
What's this brochure about?
Hearing about our Ireland trip
Shanthi ma'am got it for me
The place we'll be living in
has 2 leading schools it seems
These are tuck shops
Like our school canteen
Students run it once a month
The profits are given
back to the students
So I won't be needing any pocket money
Whatever you spend on
me I'll save up and repay
You know what
Even at High school level
they are offering 3 streams
And most important-
I don't know if we will be
going together to Ireland!
It will be feasible only if
I get another job opportunity
I don't know when that will be
Because I was 1 year older
they rejected me today
Mithi...Mithi...?
Please pack this for me
I forgot to wish you at work
Oh! Today is her birthday
Those born on the 16th
will be lazy bums, sir
- Really?
- Yes, sir
Today is my birthday too
I wish today wasn't even my birthday
Today is the worst day of my life!
In today's interview you said...
...you didn't answer
some question properly
Yes...so what?
Rani claims it's a lie
You got rejected because you are old
She's busy spreading this rumor
She'll slip in her bathroom
And may both her front teeth break
It seems her cousin is
in the interview board
I believe he said you're above 40
So you can never go to Ireland!
She's telling this to the whole world
She's the one who is 40
40 plus, she's 47!
Visiting beauty parlors often
she looks 10 years younger
Even though not visible openly
you have plenty of silver hair
How did your hair grey
at so young an age?
That's what I don't know either
Food, tension etc are
some of the reasons
If you color your hair plus facial...
...10 years will disappear
"Come, my precious princess"
"With vigor as a youngster
let’s rise to the occasion, dear"
"Kick up your heels, no fear"
"Go get them, tiger"
Kumar, give me change for Rs 500
Buying ½ kilo carrot and ½ kilo tomato?
I grow them on my terrace
Give me coins
You can grow tomato and
eggplant in your terrace
Beans and carrots can be got
only in Ooty and Kodaikanal
Price of silver has declined
And gold has gone to your head
Money can disappear
Jewelry can be stolen
But for you, sis,
many years are missing!
Looking so young
"People will put you on a pedestal
Weigh you as 24 carat gold, girl"
"Lock, stock and barrel
They will lock you up, girl"
"You be your own protector"
Why are you late?
Got delayed at work
What happened to your Ireland trip?
It's being processed
Risky only if Scotland had separated
But now there's no problem
What happened?
These mosquitoes are a pest
If it is so crammed up, naturally
mosquitoes will bite you alive
Why is everything so dried up?
Aren't you watering the plants?
No time, sir
Mithila will water if
she's in a good mood
But she has also stopped
If you make time, you
won't have to buy vegetables
It has to be attended to
I know someone in the
agricultural office
Shall I send him?
(popular TV show)
Okay, we can chat later
'She's my daughter'
'I swear Trust me'
'To our neighbor Kavitha, I was
-'
He found out the kid is his?
Did Lakshmi tell him?
He overheard Lakshmi talking to Padmini
Then?
But he pretends he doesn't know
Can you reduce the volume?
Why should the whole
world hear this melodrama?
Can't even study in this house
She tossed her bag when
she got back from school
She kicked her shoes to this side
I asked her 'what happened'?
She said 'mind your business'!
If you don't pull her up, people
will only blame you for spoiling her
What's this?
Let me talk to her
I've completed 36
But it isn't my fault
There is something
called 'wheel of time'
But I'm not the one turning it!
Just because you sulk,
my age won't reduce
I was 23 when you were born
I am curious
You and your dad are gungho
about Ireland only now
If you had discovered
Ireland last year...
...these problems wouldn't have risen
You won't understand Stop lamenting, ma
Why are you screaming now?
Then...?
Only if you have a dream
will you know the pain...
...of someone else's
dream being shattered
At 13 what can you dream about?
In our days, few kids
will act beyond their age
But now internet is
grooming smart Alecs!
Look at my college autograph book
Do you know who wrote this?
Susan David, my best friend
She’s still on top of the rung
I've collected more medals and
certificates than you ever did
Want to see them?
You've shown them at least 500 times
Just dust them out in October as
thanksgiving to Goddess Saraswathi
I forfeited my dreams
For you to realize your dreams!
Oh! What a tremendous sacrifice!
You stand apart from all mothers
Those who want to achieve
will do so come what may
You were laid back then
And now blaming it on me coolly
I'm not blaming you
To follow all your dreams...
...I've given you enough freedom
But my mom didn't raise me that way!
Girls were brought up protectively
with lots of do's and don'ts
It was a different time altogether
If I had argued to my mom like you...
...a whole broomstick
would have landed on me!
Mom, please
If I talk to you, I'll become old
I must finish this project now
Ignore her
She must have yelled in a fit of anger
Then...?
She's your daughter
Your genes, right?
She behaves more
like my mother-in-law!
This is really yummy
Why don't you also taste it?
What's this new habit?
I had the yummiest cake ever
What you are eating is
from our terrace garden!
20000 bucks for this salad?
You haven't commented
about my hair, dear
What happened to your hair?
Didn't you notice?
- Looks good
- Simply don't flatter!
Really, it is good
- Violet?
- No...red gold
You are looking good now
In case you don't like it I
got a remover from the parlor
Thanks, I'm happy now
Parent's day celebration
at Mithila's school tomorrow
I'll go there and make heads turn
Give them a royal sprain!
Hope you aren't mad with me for not
getting selected in the interview
Oprah Winfrey who earns
340 million today...
...failed her first 5 interviews too
Good gracious! 340 million?
Who is that?
A lady from Kattankulathur!
I'm so glad, she's from down south
I don't think I can go to Ireland
Why...what happened?
This morning I met with a minor accident
A school kid fell on my car
Hope the kid is safe
No worries
I rushed him to the hospital at once
Then what?
Worried if they will file a case
Then it may affect our visa process
Waited all these years for the visa
And just when I'm about to get it-
Do you mean an arrest warrant?
Nothing like that, I hope
No...it is covered by insurance
Shouldn't be any problem
Just tensed about the visa
If my dad had a driver's license...
...I can claim he was driving
I struggled all these years
for us to have a better future
Luck seems to play hide and seek with us
What if I say I was driving?
No way
Let my license be of use at least now
It hasn't been of any use whatsoever
I just want you to be happy
Take care of your visa
without any hassles
Let me make a call
Hello Murthy...Tamil
Let us proceed as planned
Vasanthi doesn't have a problem
But make sure she doesn't
have any other problems
Okay
Why are you here?
Nothing...who was on the phone?
My colleague
Called to wish me for my birthday!
Happ-
Come, let's eat
'All India Radio, Chennai'
'You just listened to our
Prime Minister's address...'
'...on a campaign to Clean
India, creating an awareness'
'...among the people
for the Chennai Marathon'
'This will be followed
by the regional news'
Sir, I got a call from
T.Nagar traffic police station
They've given me a number
asking you to contact them
'Good afternoon All India Radio'
'Yes, sir?'
Hello, this is Tamil selvan here
Someone from the station
asked me to call this number
Yes, sir
Okay
Clear the traffic jam at once from
South Usman road up to Boag road
President is arriving at Raj
Bhavan at 4 p.m sharp, over
Finished writing?
Just need your signature
Mr Stephen?
He is over there
- Sir?
- What?
I am Tamil selvan, sir
Go fast
Why keep staring at his mouth?
Is anyone frying fritters there?
I'm Tamil selvan
That accident case?
Who is that?
My wife
Who is this?
That's me, sir
Do you recognize yourself?
This photo was taken
when you were a teenager!
2 years since it expired!
Where was he when the accident happened?
I was in the car, sir
Who cooks at home?
Me, sir
Housewife?
work in the revenue department
So you work, drive and also cook?
Then what does he do?
Sir, I work for All India Radio
I'm inspector Ramamurthy's-
Friend?
That reporter is known to everybody here
Madam, this is recorded
as a case, RTI crime
According to our law, the offender
can be put behind bars for 3 years
Press, media, court
will hound you from now
On your part, you can
announce this as news
Traffic is blocked on
Venkat Narayana road
2 cars have been parked
in the 'No Parking' area
Recovery van has been sent
Attend to that first, Stephen
I didn't know about the expiry!
What do you know?
I referred your name
But he didn't respond
That isn't the problem now, Murthy
My wife's license expired 2 years ago
Yes, I realize It is a problem
I think it's better to have
a lawyer move it in court!
Birth date?
Who knows?
Madam's horoscope has one date
Another date in her school records
A different date in
her school certificate
She herself doesn't
know when she was born!
Now she has colored her
hair to join 12th grade!
Until this case gets over...
...I can't even travel
as a tourist anywhere
I've given up my Ireland idea
Trying to take revenge on me because
I'm going to Ireland without you?
Oh no!
Don't tell me you didn't know?
I swear I didn't know
After I got my license,
I haven't even touched it
Didn't you verify it when
you gave the license to me?
I swear I didn't know
a license can expire!
Repeating the phrase 'I
don't know' so often...
...you're the only person in this
world I know who leads a cushy life
I shouldn't go abroad
I should just eat whatever you serve
And keep staring at your face
And stagnate
Are you happy now?
All these years, have
I ever said 'no' to you?
Or refused to do anything for you?
When you told me about the Ireland trip…
…I said it won't be nice to
leave your aged parents here alone
Didn't I suggest you should go alone?
How can you say this?
Don't I want us to lead a happy life?
Of course…!
You should buy a more
expensive sari than Rani
After office hours, you must
eat 'pav bhaji' with Girija
When you ramble all this to me…
…I must listen with a fake smile!
I have a long list of grievances
You don't like me, right?
Because of you, I don't like myself
Leading a good life means
something else to me!
Gobble breakfast at
7:00 a.m in a hurry-burry
Cook lunch in the morning
and stuff it into a box
At night eat 4 'rotis' and
end of routine for the day
Looking forward to 1 Sunday...
...should I die a lifetime?
I want a nice house in a good area
I'd like our child to grow
up in a good atmosphere
We should have good neighbors
All other wives tell
their spouses how to dress
If the announcement
or voice modulation...
...isn't up to the mark,
they give tips to improve
They discuss about their future together
I don't have any of that
No politics, sports or literature
I must get back home on time
If I get delayed...
...I get 4 messages and 7 phone calls
And for what joy?
To talk of onion price that has shot up
Or slump in the price of tomato
Or to pay the school fees
And this sums up my life!
You are telling me all this
after 14 years of being married
Did I do all this for my happiness?
I feel it is my duty to take
good care of my parents-in-law
What I cooked yesterday...
...what I'll cook tomorrow
or today is a big deal for me!
For families on a shoestring budget…
…price of vegetables
will matter big time
If I add 1 extra chilli...
or 1 extra spoon of salt…
…your plate flies like a frisbee, no?
You want me to appoint a cook now?
No need…let us order from a hotel
Hereafter you need not cook
Are you being reasonable?
I have desires and dreams too
Dreams?
And what is your dream?
Not the dream people get if
they close their eyes and sleep
It's the vision of the future
you feel when you shut your eyes
If you want such dreams...
...you must have minimum qualifications
Such feelings can't happen to this face
For God's sake, pick it up
Hello…?
Yes
What?
When?
Okay
Someone spoke from the
Commissioner's office
They want me to come
at 10:00 a.m tomorrow
You go by yourself
I can't come
I have some other work
Why are you late?
What happened?
Everything is solved
No problem!
My wife has gone to bed
with a splitting headache
She has made 'rotis' for you both
Earlier you eat easier to digest
Okay
If they question me...
...I won't even know what to say
I'm so scared already
Come with me, please
Haven't you eaten as yet?
What are you doing here?
Any problem, son?
I must go to the Commissioner's office
tomorrow regarding the accident case
But I'm very scared to go by myself
Why should you go alone?
Where is sir going?
Is she a kid for me to hold her hand?
She can handle it
Dad, you go to bed
She isn't attending a wedding
She's going to the police station
You committed the crime
I'll go with you, dear
As if I don't know!
Dad, please go
How can you talk without any conscience?
Her parents aren't alive
That's the problem
Not having parents is her problem
My problem is I have parents!
Dad, this is my personal life
Don't interfere
Please go
I have an appointment
with the commissioner
You are...?
Wait over there
What's your program day after tomorrow?
It's a working day, sir
I'll attend office
Other than that…?
Nothing else, sir
You don't have to attend
office on that day!
We'll ensure you are not marked absent
Is Mithila your daughter?
Yes, sir
2 days ago in a school function…
…Mithila asked a question to
one of the VIP chief guests
Instead of answering her question…
…he asked Mithila who
taught her this question
She replied 'my mom'!
Wanting to honor you…
…he has invited you as his special guest
Day after tomorrow at 8:00 a.m…
…President is meeting you at
the Taj hotel for breakfast!
(sigh of relief)
You'll be invited formally
Official vehicles will come to
your house tomorrow at 4:00 p.m
For security reasons you may have
to stay at the Taj tomorrow night
You can ask a family member
to be with you if you like
But the President will meet only you
Sir, regarding an accident case
Inspector at T.Nagar police station...
...has asked me to come
at 5:00 p.m tomorrow
We know about that case
In another few hours that case
will be settled down completely
We'll handle it
If there's anything else,
you should let us know
Did you hear what he said properly?
He isn't the local president, right?
Will the commissioner call her
to meet the village president?
Dumbwit of the first order!
So you didn't teach her
what she asked the President?
I didn't even know he
was visiting her school!
Or you might have taught
Mithila some riddle
And she would've asked
the same riddle to him
He must have been stumped
Who...the President of India?
You are-
Anyway this matter
will leak out very soon
This street will be
swarming with the Press
Can I also be with you
during the interview?
For what?
I've been watching TV
for the past 40 years
When will I come on TV?
Commissioner has told me
not to give any interviews
Even if I did, I don't
know what Mithila asked him
Correct
Mithila will be back
from school anytime now
This is Rashtrapati Bhavan,
President's residence
Wow…!
His own house or is it rented?
It is given by the Govt
How's that possible?
A nominal sum has to be paid as rent
even if it's Govt's quarters, right?
I feel like drinking tea made by you
Please oblige
Go
When I was at school,
during our school tour…
…I've seen Rashtrapati
Bhavan from a distance
But they refused to let us in
President himself is
now coming to see you
By the way, who's going with you?
I'm not going
He just has to eat breakfast by himself!
If you don't go, he'll send
the Black cat security here
Should I send you also
inside to make tea?
Adding fuel to the fire!
Among the total Indian population,
only 10 will get this opportunity
Please don't miss this, dear
But that question?
That-
What question did you ask the
President of India, my dear?
Tell me, Mithi
President wants to see me in person
Hey Mithi!
First pack up your anger
And tell me what you asked him
Okay, let's both not talk to each other
But just tell me what you asked him
Otherwise I'll tell the President
I never asked such a question
And Mithila was the one who asked
Then what will you do?
I never lied
I can prove it is my mom's question
Okay, truce
I'll talk to the President and make
arrangements for you go to Ireland!
Tell me what you asked him
You're 13 years old
Don't know how to plait your hair
Or how to iron your uniform
Next time when you come to me,
I'll iron your face, just watch!
Why you were born to me is my question?
Didn't you ask the President
the question I told you?
School rejected it
Where did I keep that? Can't remember!
Take a look at this
Remember the saree worn by Vani
in that 'Vani Rani' Tamil serial!
How are you?
- Teacher, how are you?
- I'm on top of the world
Saw you on TV Very happy!
My throat went hoarse, telling
everyone you're my student!
Are you also tired now?
No one will believe
me if I say I met you
Shall we take a snap together?
Can you please click a snap of us?
My
daughter-in-law!
Aren't you Vasanthi ma'am?
Yes
Can we also take a photo with you?
Okay
Deepa, come
Go stand there My
daughter-in-law!
What was your question?
Show me the picture
That's suspense for security reasons
Who is that?
Past 1 hour she has emptied
the shelf of all the sarees
And is busy taking photos!
Tulasi'ma, call the shop boy
Sir, I know her
Our President has
invited her to meet him
It came in the papers and on TV
- Is that right?
- Yes, sir
This is way above my league
Anyway it's just a photo
No problem
Hey Vasanthi!
Girija, where are you?
I am on the way to the canteen!
You got a day off and
you're living it up
Where's Mrs Pickle face?
Who…Rani?
She went to the canteen
Go there right now
Why?
Go fast and talk about me meeting
the President within her earshot
Vasanthi, what's the sari color?
Idiot! Talk about the President
Did the President himself talk to you?
Oh my god!
He's invited you for
lunch with your family?
You're one hell of a lucky woman
She'll die a million deaths
Excellent! Keep raving
Lucky devil!
You are meeting the President,
seeing the Governor on the same day
I think you'll be promoted as
Junior superintendent this year!
Please keep me in mind too
If you do such a good job…
…looks like I'll myself
die a million deaths!
By now she must have become
tear jerker 'Love story' part 2!
How I wish I could see her now
What…cops are all around your house?
You're too too good
I'll gift you at least a
pair of ear studs, Girija
Governor's meeting is only on Friday
Because after meeting the President
on Thursday, a dinner will be hosted
There's a half page write
up in the Tamil paper
Didn't you read it?
I'm simple as always!
Even now I'm travelling only by bus
- Ma'am, you can sit
- That's okay
No, please sit down
Girija, I haven't met
the President as yet
And I'm the center of attention
After my meeting, papers and
TV will give me full coverage
Only Black cats security
for me after that
Sir, it's getting late
Please check
Everyone is waiting outside for you
Come fast
I'm begging you one last time
I'm very tensed
Tell me at least now
Only in my womb, you were my daughter
After that you've grown
as a son to your dad
Continue to be like this forever
Good morning, sister
Call me after you reach
- See you
- Take care
What kind of hotel is this!
Normally they keep
only milk in the fridge
But feels like we are in a fridge too
I'm shivering from head to toe
It seems tender mango
pickle and homemade toffee...
...are the President's favorites
I read it in the newspaper
Tell him I made it specially for him
Block that area completely
We don't know the President's mindset
Be crisp and short in what you speak
This is…?
Homemade candy
My mother-in-law
made for the President
Homemade toffee
No…no It’s okay
'Namasthe'
'All India Radio, Chennai
News read by Tamil selvan'
'Mrs Vasanthi Tamil selvan who met the
President at the Taj hotel yesterday…'
'…fainted due to high blood pressure'
his must be 1st time after your wedding…
...you are bowing your head
Keep quiet!
Covering up like this
will only shield your face
But your news is all over the place
Don't snatch my dignity away
How else can I have a dig at you?!
You have to get down
only in the next stop
I want to go to the Collector's office
It's right here
Will take you 2 minutes by walk
I've hurt my foot
Please drop me there
Okay, get in
But tell me this, if you faint
only your head will be hurt!
How did you hurt your foot?
00:04:30:0 00:04:31:10 (snigger)
Here
What are you doing here?
Is everyone there
waiting to make fun of me?
I won't say 'no'
Oh God! I feel so ashamed
Tell me what happened
Don't ask me the torture
I had to go through
As if they were arresting a murderer...
...they took me the previous day itself
There isn't any limit to
my mother-in-law's antics
Will anyone insist on packing
'kamarkat' for the President?
They checked me like I was a terrorist
And the toffee as if it was a bomb!
Then 4 demons landed
'Sit, stand, don't turn, don't breathe'
They tortured me with
such clipped commands
Pindrop silence
Suddenly a man announced
the President's arrival
...in a thundering voice
And pushed me to and
fro like a road roller
Alibaba's door opens
Some more demons joined
the burly men around me
My eyes closed slightly
But poor President!
Don't know what happened to him
But when I saw him last,
he seemed hazy to me
I open my eyes
I'm in hospital
Anyone will faint if
this is what happened
In Indian history this is the first time
So Mithila told me
Let's go
I'm feeling self conscious
No one pays you to be
self-conscious or shy
Keep feeling shy and work
Look! Even you're making fun
Okay, I'll handle them
Are you on Facebook?
No, I am not
Then your life isn't in any danger
Sign and come in
Then 174/18 Where is that?
This land document is under
a different survey number
Check this record properly
We have received a circular
from our higher office
All offices should make
provisions from now on...
...for a First aid box
and emergency kit it seems
Why?
Orders from the President!
It has been uploaded even on Youtube
It seems those who are weak should
wear a helmet without feeling shy
He is our President
Elderly gentleman
Falling at his feet to take
his blessings isn't wrong
But not getting up is wrong!
(jeering laughter)
Prime minister Vajpayee fell at the feet of
Mrs Chinnapillai 00:07:55:2 00:07:56:15 Why?
Watch it on Youtube
Share it in Facebook
50% of you just sit and doze
after lunch in a half-coma stage
Why do we need a First aid kit?
I'll call 108 for the ambulance!
Mithi, if you don't tell me
what's wrong how can I help you?
What happened?
Not saying a word she
has been crying nonstop
Why, my dear?
Only if we know we can help
This is how in that serial-
Will you keep quiet?
Forever harping on TV serials and soaps
Let me ask Seshma
No need to ask anyone
I won't go to school
That's all
Shouldn't talk to your mom like this
When my friends see me,
they pretend to faint
I feel terrible
Okay, don't cry
I'll come and complain to your Principal
Please don't bother
'Vasanthi's dizzy spell' is
the most visited page in Fb
Whom will you complain to about it?
Record number of 'likes'
Log in and see for yourself
Everyone wants to know…
...if I'm going to
Ireland by train or bus!
Everyone is so proud of their mom
You are the only one humiliating me
If she is so sensitive
about a Facebook page…
…how will she face
real problems in life?
Looks like Facebook will decide
how people must lead their lives
My darling mom!
What is it?
I'm taking you out for dinner
Get dressed
- What is this flavor?
- Death by chocolate
Death?
Violence has crept even into ice creams!
When I was in school...
...we had only popsicles
and vanilla ice pops
And eat secretly without
telling our parents
If they knew, our backs
got bruised black and blue
I can't finish this Will you share some?
Oh no! I don't want
Eat what you can, the rest
I'll lick to the last spoonful
I'll go and take a look
at the fish tank over there
Watch your step
Were you also teased in
your office because of me?
We are going to Ireland
'We' means?
Mithila and I
She has to write a test
She'll clear it with ease
Since her school
records are impressive...
...she won't have
hassles about admission
I have found a 2 bedroom
apartment close to school
Computer programmers
aren't in demand over there
I might have to struggle
a bit in the beginning
But doesn't matter
Besides, we can't leave
my parents alone here
Let's wait for a while
If I get a better placement
or if you can get a job...
...I'll take you with me
When will that be?
One year?
2 years?
Till I don't know when...
...I should simply go
to work and come back
And then?
Your parents are healthy enough
My world revolves around
you and my daughter
I'm not standing in the
way of anyone's dream
Without Mithi in my life...
...I can't even imagine being here
She's too young to understand
As her mom, she needs me
I need her too
You isn't as dependent
as you think she is
She'll manage everything
She spoke to me in a mature manner
Anyway she'll be staying with me
Such a golden opportunity shouldn't be-
For a 13 year old,
more than opportunity...
...there are many more
necessities as priority
She may not understand what I need
to tell or do for her as a mother
But don't you understand either?
You may be a good father
But you can never step
into a mother's shoes
Vasanthi, move with the times
Not stick to old sentiments
Be practical
'Family' means parents
and child being together
When did that become old sentiment?
If life is only about
International school and syllabus...
…my daughter doesn't need that
My daughter should be with me
I knew you will stick to your
viewpoint and not budge an inch
She is dying to study there
As her dad I should
make her dream come true
If I leave her behind now...
...what if something happens to her?
I will ensure nothing untoward happens
I'm not sure of that
Trapped within 4 walls, I don't
want her becoming another 'Vasanthi'
hat's why I'm taking her with me
Not stagnate watching the same old faces
r be a slave to tradition
Let her have exposure
See and live in a different world
Let go of her
Study well
Do your work yourself
instead of troubling dad
It will be an unfamiliar place
New schoolmates, neighbors
you'll meet and befriend
Irrespective of what anyone tells you...
...always check with your dad first
Confide in your dad
however trivial it may be
Listen only to him
No one else on earth will
want the best for you...
...other than your parents
No one else
Don't worry, mom
I've downloaded Viber, Vonage
10 different apps on your phone
I'll call you everyday
after I get home from school
It will be 10:30 p.m here
You'll be in bed
I'll talk to you till you fall asleep
Whatever it is I'll ask only you
Wherever I may live
I'm your daughter, mom
That can never change
I'll call as soon as we land
Come
Don't worry about us
We will manage
But don't leave Vasanthi
alone here for too long
Shall I tell you that question now, ma?
No, it's okay
She has special class today
Please pick her up on
your way back from work
I must go to Ireland
I don't know how
But I have to go for my daughter's sake
I've lived for my husband
and daughter for 14 long years
By telling everyone my husband
and daughter are abroad...
…I can't stay here by myself
even for a single day, Girija
Parents generally ask
'where did you go?'
Friends usually say 'long time no see'
But you ask the wife
'He got up only at 10:00 a.m,
and didn't even have breakfast'
'He said he'll be back home
for lunch after 2:00 p.m'
She'll narrate by the hour!
Every wife is a witness to her husband
I also wanted to be that kind of a wife
And bear testimony to my husband's life
Even if he didn't like it!
Mithila feels ashamed to call me her mom
He's embarrassed to
introduce me as his wife!
I don't know what I
have done with my life
But I've always been true to everyone
My daughter shouldn't be like me
She shouldn't become another 'Vasanthi'
He said this and took her away
I should've fallen dead
when he said those words
Vasanthi…?
Then what was Vasanthi to him?
What is she in that house today?
I feel ashamed, Girija
I lost myself only because I
thought my family was there for me
But now I have no one
I must find myself!
Everyone told me
Even Mithila told me
To check out Facebook
I want to see it now
Why do you want to rake that now?
Just leave it
How can it get any worse?
Show me the comments
'Vasanthi, are you a
servant or a Govt servant?'
'How terrible'
'This is the real ritual
of falling at one's feet'
'Welcome, Tamilian lady'
'Vasanthi, the President is on TV'
'Switch it off'
'10 million people in Tamil Nadu
drink and are steady on their feet'
'But why did you faint, Vasanthi?'
Is this Vasanthi Chellamuthu
of 1998 Economics batch?'
'I don't think so'
'It can't be our Vasanthi'
Collector wants to see you
He came only 10 minutes ago
There's a lady officer inside his cabin
We've never seen her in
the department before!
Maybe it's an enquiry
Or will they ask her to
demonstrate how she fainted?
Collector is in there
So pipe down
Susan...?!
She's my college mate
Luckily, she's my friend too
Dress code in our
college was a big issue
20 of us were suspended
for 15 days during exams
One who fought with the Principal
and made us go back to our class...
…was this Vasanthi!
Only after this episode,
I became her friend
In fact, she was my inspiration
I must catch up with
14 years of our lives
I have lots to ask
and even more to share
Who is that?
What are you doing here?
Leave this place at once
Should we leave at once?
Outsiders are not allowed inside
Leave the premises now Or
I'll complain to the Principal
Okay, go and complain
Susan, why get into trouble?
He might actually complain
'We'll fight…we'll protest'
'Dress code is our wish'
We'll fight…we'll protest
Dress code is our wish
Dress code is our right
In our college none of us
dress in a vulgar manner
Nor do we pass hurtful comments
We take everything sportively
If their sister or mother's sari
slips or slides unexpectedly...
…or if their dress is transparent
how will they react, sir?
They should be the ones to learn
to behave without differentiating
Dress won't make someone
a celebrity or a nonentity
We cannot accept this dress code, sir
Where is that Vasanthi?
I don't know
I must search for her
I thought this is
life and bent backwards
Now I'm completely broken, Susan
Is this Vasanthi talking?
I can't think of any student
who didn't glorify you then
I didn't possess half your caliber
But I watched you and wanted
to study and behave like you!
I took you as my inspiration
And I'm the Chief Marketing Officer
in a multinational corporation now
What happened to you?
I can't-
Don't tell me clichés like 'I
lived for my family and kids'
Even a mother who feeds her kids
selflessly and goes to bed hungry...
…is sent to an Old age
home by the very same kids
It's a selfish society we live in
There are 5 do's a girl can do
And 50 don'ts she should not do
We can do the 5 which everyone likes
But can't do the 50 we dream about!
That's how simple a life of a woman is
Since we are the
answers for everything...
...they thrive being the questions
If we become the question...
...nobody will have an answer!
It's okay if you are
the Vasanthi no one knows
But how did you turn into a Vasanthi
who's being mocked by everyone?
Instead of just living...
...isn't it more important
to live with self-respect?
Don't spend your lifetime being...
...this Vasanthi who daily
signs the attendance register
It's natural for women
to live for others
But also set aside
some time just for you
You need an identity of your own!
If you lose yourself...
...your dreams will also
be lost right before you
You aren't like that
Your dream is your signature!
You can do it
You definitely can
In the way these girls dress
and their carefree smiles...
...a 'Vasanthi' is hidden
I need to see that Vasanthi
From now on I want to
see only that Vasanthi
Good morning, madam
Madam, I read it
Super!
You truly rock
Fantastic, madam
What's up?
Everybody is praising you sky high!
With good reason
I'll tell you
Madam, my son showed it to me
I felt so proud
What is it?
I'll show you in Facebook
Dear Facebook friends
A big and warm hello
I'm Vasanthi 36 years old
This is my true identity
Dear boys and girls in Facebook
who hide their true identity...
...using Suriya and Nayantara's
photos as their profile pics
I'm the one who fainted when
I met the Indian President
I disgraced all of you and our
nation to bow your heads in shame
Due to other priorities
in my personal life…
...and because daily like all of you
I couldn't afford to be in Facebook
…let me 1st apologize for
this delay in E-meeting you
Even though comments and cartoons
about me were remarkably funny...
...if I share with you the actual event
...it will help your creative
juices to flow even better!
Please focus your attention 100%
I was waiting in the hall
Surrounding me were 7 Black Cats
4 White Cats Only one was a female
Messages kept beeping
through wireless nonstop
That the President was on his way
Not a whisper
Trust me!
I was the only one breathing
Tup!
Door opens
And in walks the President of India
The most important second
in the history of the world
The President stood right in
front of me, clasped both his hands
And said, 'Namaste'
Giving up all your spare
time as offering to Facebook
Exhibiting without inhibitions
...your love and personal space
...to Tom, Dick and Jane
in the most willing manner
Friends who render such social service
This dizzy spell isn't new to me
1st time I had this dizzy
spell when I met a man
I became his wife
The 2nd time I fainted I became a mother
By fainting in front of the President
I became a 'sister' to every one of you
'Fainting' has always
placed me on a pedestal
There's a lot of time left
My dear kith and kin Wait and see
Hats off, no one will
open their mouths again
There is 1 more mouth to zip!
Good Lord!
Please come
I'm just looking for the
kind of design you'll like
want to meet Tulasi'ma
She fell sick yesterday
The boy in our shop
took her to the doctor
Do you want her address?
Yes
Please wait for 5 minutes
I'll get it for you
My inbox is overflowing
Do you know how many of
my friends praised you?
From where did you pick up this courage?
One day I just thought
I'm Mithila's mother
That's all
You should have seen dad's reaction, ma
He saw the video 2-3 times
He inserted his ID card in the ATM
He took the milk packet into the loo!
His system is corrupt Needs to be reset
- Where is dad?
- Not yet back from work
Do you water our plants daily, ma?
This will be cleared
within the next 2 days
I've asked for help to dismantle
Why, mom?
Flowering season is over
To plant fresh vegetables
I must start all over again
Who is here to help me do all this?
Food is my main problem here
The food we eat once a year in India...
...we eat 365 days here
and that's terrible, ma
Just make some yummy food and
send it to me through whatsApp
Very soon I'll be in Ireland
Don't worry
Show me your cheek
Love you, muah
I came to see you
Welcome me with open arms
I heard you aren't well
Old age is catching up on me
Really...you came only to see me?
Of course This is for you
Why did you go to all this trouble?
All grown on my terrace
Sit down
I'll get you coffee
No, not now
I have 4 sons
None of them visit me
to find out how I am
Believe it or not
Just this morning I was
thinking, if I had a daughter...
...would she have
neglected me like this?
And you are here now
Then what...am I not your daughter?
I'm of no use to anyone
And just to see me you came all this way
Come inside
If you need to go to the hospital...
...let me know, I'll take you
That isn't a problem
I'm quite mobile
What we need is the confidence
someone is there for us
There should be
That's enough assurance
to live a 100 years
Who has that kind of time nowadays?
In spite of your busy schedule...
...you took the trouble
of visiting me at home
I won't forget this till my dying day
I'll take leave
This is extremely clean
This is eggplant from the market
If you find an insect inside
then it is devoid of chemicals!
If the vegetable was
sprayed with insecticide…
…how will the insect thrive inside?
Take a look
Nowadays like cheap dyes in textiles...
...they also inject dyes into fruits
Look at this duplicate
How mouth watering it is
with its ripe red color
Are people eating this crap?
Do they have a choice?
Even the winner of 'Masterchef'...
...can't get the right flavor using this
This generation is oblivious
to a tasty gourmet meal
This is the bitter truth
If you give me vegetables
that are so fresh and organic…
…our wedding feast will
be the talk of the town
I take full responsibility for it
Why did you bring me here?
Don't say a word
Just nod your head
I'll handle it
It is only for your benefit
Come with me
I have made a list of vegetables
Sir…?
Come in Good afternoon
Oh! I know you
She was the one who visited my shop
This is chef Selur Pichai
Good afternoon
Please take a seat
The vegetables you gave
Tulasi'ma were delicious
She gave us some
Without fertilizers clean and also tasty
I want you to supply the same quality
I'll buy it for whatever price you quote
No rush, you can deliver in September
You have 5 months to grow fresh supplies
Then no problem, sir
Whoever cooks with your vegetables...
...will definitely dish out a tasty meal
This is a list for 2000 guests
How many?
2000
If we need more?
My 2000 can easily accommodate 200 more
This is for my daughter's
wedding reception
All credit goes to Tulasi'ma
Is that so?
Let's go
Tulasi'ma told me about your 5 acre farm
Don't supply to anyone else
I'll buy the whole lot from you
But don't use pesticides
I'm not prepared to poison my guests!
Tick whatever items you
can supply from this list
Rest I'll outsource
If you tell me within a
week, that's okay by me
Thank you
- I'll take leave
- Please do
I'll deal with you outside
He has given a list like Hanuman's tail!
With this header 'Lord Muruga's support'
Onion 40 Kg
Tomato 35 Kg
Carrot 25 Kg
Potato 20 Kg
Green peas 5 Kg
This is a list for a whole market
Are you mad or what?
I thought he needed
vegetables for his house
I had no clue it was
a wedding order, dear
You said I own a farm of 5 acres
I thought it would add to your image
Tell him my huge farm split
into 2 in an earthquake
I'll lose my job, dear
Give a convincing reason
Why ask me?
You must only pay for your mistakes
You said you are like my own daughter
Okay, I have an idea
He asked me to tick what I can supply
And he'll outsource the rest, right?
I'll tick the header with God's support
Ask him to buy the rest outside
What's the matter, sis?
This is my problem
What is this?
Onion, tomato...!
You call this an order?
Bro, don't forget my commission
Go and fetch the party
Come inside, sis
We must deliver separately to the hotel
Bro, this is the lady who ordered
Mani, help with the delivery
Okay, bro
Madam, don't lose the list
Send it a week before the function
I'll bill you according
to that day's rate
If it's bought a week before...
...won't the vegetables rot?
Will be fresh even for 10 days
1 day for plucking
1 day for packing
2 days in the lorry
2 days with me
3 days in the retail outlet
4 days in your fridge
It will altogether add up to 15 days
Growing vegetables in our back yard...
...is a thing of the past
We spray all this pesticide...
...to only increase shelf life
Onion over there is from Pakistan
If vegetables shouldn't ripe
...and if fruits should be ripe
...we have to resort to some gimmicks
But they want organic vegetables
No problem at all
At that point of time,
dip them in mud like this
They'll be as good as new
For flies to squat on it...
...all you got to do is spray this
It will become organic
Don't you have real, organic vegetables?
Such vegetables don't
exist in our country
Promptly in the seed
stage must mix chemicals
And spray fertilizers
4-5 times till they grow
What happens to the consumer
who eats all this poison?
Poison won't scare him away
Only price will make him run a mile!
It isn't as if tomatoes
are for the rich...
...and eggplants for the poor
It is one and the same for all
You need any of the items here...
...let me know, I'll have them delivered
Spray carbide all over
It has to ripen at the same time
Did you hear me?
Okay, bro
Is Mithila there?
Ask her to call me when she gets back
Talk to Vasanthi, she is here
Go ahead, dear
I'm at work
I'll call after 5 minutes
Okay
I'm expecting a call from my husband
I'll call you later
Sir, I'm Vasanthi speaking
Tell me
I'll take up your order
I'll pay you an advance
whenever you want
Where is this place, Vasanthi?
Netherland
Many countries have succeeded
in this greenhouse concept
Is this feasible in our city?
Most farmers are having a tough time
And that too how will you succeed here?
Terrace is ideal for boozing
And playing cards will
be a roaring success
How's this possible?
What is the budget for this greenhouse?
Up to Rs 20,000
If we grow vegetables in 10 terraces...
...we'll get enough produce
for 2000 people to eat
Enough to supply a wedding at one go
This is the estimate
Plus we will be eating organic food
Mutton is even more healthy
Goat is organic!
Only if you read the newspaper daily...
...will you realize the
truth behind that lady's words
Baseless arguments and pointless digs...
...are reasons why India is vegetating!
Shall we do this?
Definitely we will, Vasanthi
I need some time to mobilize funds
Even if we have to pledge our jewelry...
...it's okay, we'll do it
See you, Vasanthi
You want to grow vegetables on a terrace
And supply for a wedding
Do you have any brains?
You'll never change
It's my bloody fate
No, all of us intend to join-
Don't do anything
We've got very little respect left
Please don't tarnish even that
From fainting to wedding...
...will you keep humiliating me?
Whatever you do won't take off
You have a Govt job till you retire
Attend to it, enough
What did my son say?
Don't trouble yourself
Go to work
Take adequate rest
I want to take a loan in my name
Sugar level is okay
Liver function okay
Your cholesterol is high
You must run
Out of this city?
What happened to your terrace antics?
As usual, problem for men
is their male chauvinism!
All the ladies are fine with my idea
But they don't have the money
If I can take a loan-
If we can walk 4 kms a day?
If cholesterol is reduced?
In 2 weeks, I'll sign
guarantee for your loan
Sounds good to hear
If it's a loan on your insurance...
...only if you're above 40
...you need to show a
medical fitness report
Then what's the hitch?
Whole world knows of
your fainting spell!
So you are implying the
media will support me
I don't regret being an only child
I'm born with pain
Suffering is not new to me
Childbirth is the pinnacle of pain
If there is any pain worse than that...
...it is when her husband humiliates her
I have gone through that too
Suffering is not new to me
I will walk
Even if I can't...
...I'll surely run
Vasanthi...?
I've been a teacher for 40 years
But about organic food...
...or a hygienic life style
...not even once have
I taught any student
Thinking that reviewing is knowledge...
...my entire generation
has crumbled to fall
But as a form of atonement
I intend going door to door
I'll explain your concept
to everyone in this area
Don't worry your pretty little head
Go ahead boldly
We are all here for you
"With wings flapping fit
freedom on my wish list"
"I fly into horizons expanding"
"Into yonder blue skies ascending"
"To sounds of the universe
new music to traverse"
"I walk on shores extending
to meet my goal pending"
"A wish list of my very own"
"A dream where men don't wear the crown"
"A journey seeking new responsibility"
"My sandals will be my
new wings of identity"
"I walk baby steps enlightening"
"I revel in a fresh re-awakening"
"With grit I venture
into this green adventure"
"With great gusto my dream I follow"
“I run with faith and hope
Hurdles I intend to cope”
"In a square world I thought we lived"
"4 walls they were I realized later"
"I am setting foot on a journey
to the rim of the earth bravely"
"I detached myself from ‘me’
I drifted about aimlessly"
"I seize the day ‘carpe diem’ My
‘live life to the fullest’ anthem"
"Darkness in my mind eclipsing
light as a trailblazer I'm clasping"
"To the sun’s rays of radiance I
want to add my little luminance"
"I gain ground with steps bold
to empower women in our world"
"Entering exciting territory
to gather many a trophy”
"With wings flapping fit
Liberty on my wish list"
"With sunshine and success mine
I sprint to the finishing line"
"In our world with sounds varied
echoing with applause rallied"
"I race towards victory"
"To etch my foot prints in history"
Top Indian architects, ministers...
...many celebrities are gathered here
A request
Don't forget to wash your hands
These vegetables are from our market
Endosulfan, Ecolex, chlordane, fungicide
Some other chemicals might have
also rubbed off on to your hands
Liver, kidney dysfunction...
...depression and cancer
'Food is medicine, medicine is food'
...is what our forefathers have said
They have set a timetable
in diet and lifestyle...
...which is our treasured legacy
Without being selfish...
...they planted palm
trees in their backyards
They thought of the needs
of the future generation
All this has become folklore now
Carrot with Vitamin
A is good for the eyes
Tomato with Vitamin C gives immunity
String beans is a source of B complex
Eggplant provides calcium
Besides this, Endosulphan and Furidon
...and many other toxic stuff
abound in these vegetables
The skin of the apple
used to be nutritious
Now it only contains wax
Even if poisoned
vegetables are expensive...
...poison is sold cheapest in India
Our grandmothers had a dozen children
The kids were raised
not only by the mother
Anyway that's quite impossible
Nature lent a hand too
Now with 1 or 2 kids...
...we rush to pediatricians so often
The previous generation
suffered only from old age
Now even the unborn
baby has a heart problem
At a tender age of 5 kids wear glasses
10 year olds are diagnosed
with diabetes, asthma or cancer
Many more diseases
Rather than being healthy...
...we give importance to beauty
Children should study
in a reputable school
A cushy job in a corporate firm
We think of buying a house
Or saving our funds
Why don't we think of being healthy?
We destroy fields
And build concrete jungles
Time should not reaffirm
'men are living graveyards'
This is the right moment
We should spring into action
We should trust our motherland
In future, when we build houses...
...reserve at least 1 cent space
to grow trees and a vegetable garden
On terraces as greenhouse
Just like water
harvesting was feasible...
...greenhouse is possible
on each and every terrace
Friends, my fainting spell
was the talk of the town
In another week's time...
...we'll be supplying organic vegetables
for a wedding with a 2000 guest list
...grown on neighboring
terraces only by ladies
We should carry out 2 good deeds at once
Each individual in
his or her lifetime...
...should plant a seed
for at least 1 tree
For our children to
lead a healthy life...
...in every garden or terrace
we should grow vegetables
We should go back to respecting
the soil as our mother
And merge with nature
like our forefathers did
I thank all of you from
the bottom of my heart
I came here today like
just another meeting
In fact to prevent food
from being adulterated...
...Govt is taking many steps
But beyond that, your 'need of the hour'
talk should reach the public for sure
I'll inform all the members
of the Legislative assembly
This should change into a movement
Volunteers like you should take the lead
Definitely
I'm glad
I'll take leave
Meeting was a huge success
Minister himself-
Go inside, my dear
You've changed a lot?!
Past 2 days, you didn't even
show your face on Skype to us!
Where is Mithila?
She has her exams now
Our neighbors are Tamilians
Their daughter and
Mithila are classmates
Nothing to worry
Are you happy now?
We leave on the 2nd
You've got just enough time to pack
How can I suddenly…office?
Take 1 year off
We'll think about it later
Not just that
I have some commitments here
Did you see our terrace?
Yes, I did
I saw the neighbors' terraces also
I've also spoken to dad
He'll take care of it
Loan isn't a big deal
Food and climate are
major problems in Ireland
Mithila is having a tough time
I don't know how to take care of her
I feel bad about all this
Thought of employing a housekeeper
But that would cost easily 50 to 60,000
And that too part time
What?
For being so frank
If you had found a good housekeeper…
…would you have applied for my visa?
Oh! Madam has learnt to retort!
If wives keep cooking thrice a day…
…husbands will get bored
So wives now are forced
to think differently!
Before taking this decision…
…you could have discussed it with me
Okay, what are you saying now?
I've joined hands with many people…
…boosting everyone's confidence
I've taken up a big project
If I leave half way it
won't be right for sure
I need some time
Mithila, your mom isn't keen on coming
I don't know
Ask her yourself
You've got lot of commitments here
You find it tough to come over now
Tell her yourself
Mithila…?
First stop crying
Okay, I'll be with you
I know, I'll come
I'll come
Is this your 5 acre farm?
Your speech has been
published in The Hindu
Through the Food Safety department…
…our Govt is raiding
the district markets
This self help group with
only women really rocks!
Congratulations
Only 6 more days for the wedding
This is like a wedding
in your own family
Distribute these invitations please
All of you should definitely attend
We will, sir
Everyone will come for sure
But I doubt if I can make it!
I'm going to Ireland
with my husband on 2nd
But vegetables will be delivered
to the wedding hall on the 5th
I'll arrange everything before I go
Oh…! Is that so?
I'd have been glad if you had attended
It's okay
Have a safe trip
I'll take leave
Why all of a sudden, Vasanthi?
I must go for Mithila's sake!
I've applied for a year's leave
Only after I go there I
can decide anything else
Girija will really miss you
You're both like twins
I bought you a gift
But I forgot to bring it!
I have a gift for madam
Book…right?
Must be a Tamil book
But you won't understand a word
Am I right?
No, you're wrong
Don't be alarmed
The question Mithila asked the President
Mithila's friend Vani is my neighbor
She told me
Vasanthi…Vasanthi
What are you doing here
without packing your bags?
Don't worry
All the vegetables
in Ireland are organic
You know what Mithila
asked the President?
She did tell me
One day when we fought…
…you said a girl's dream
will expire after marriage!
It seems her question was...
...triggered by our fight
Hats off to that question!
Indira Gandhi was the only lady among
the 14 Prime ministers to hold office
Among our 15 Presidents
Pratiba Patil was the only lady
Why?
In this nation are there no
intelligent, capable women?
Or has someone hacked their dreams?
Who decides the expiry
date of a woman's dream?
Today in many states
women are the leaders
Many of them who fight
for a cause are women
None of them have lost their dreams
Nor melted in their own tears!
I'm not coming to Ireland
My daughter asked me such a question
I'll make her understand!
Call her now
1st time I'm acting against your wishes
I'm your wife
Respect that bond and understand me
'Not only in Tamil Nadu
but all over India...'
'...she popularized
this Greenhouse scheme'
'Though an ordinary clerk
taking a loan in her name…'
'…she created awareness
in the entire neighborhood'
'Legislative council
appreciates Mrs Vasanthi'
'Today is my mom's birthday'
'2 years ago, on this day I
looked at this same page...'
'…I've cried nonstop reading
the sarcastic digs at my mom’
'Today in the same page…'
'…I'm being respected as her daughter'
'For every house serving
poison-free food…'
'…my mother is the main reason'
'People praise me too!'
'If someone asks me what I
want to become in future…'
'…my answer will only be'
'...like Vasanthi!'
'Thank you Vasanthi
for being my mother!'
'It is a year since I've
been away from my mom'
'When I cried, my mom said…'
'…the present generation of girls
should cry only for a valid reason'
'Let wimpy women who cried
at the drop of a hat…'
'…be wiped out completely
with our generation'
'You should stand as example for all
the tears shed by women world over'
'Sure, mom'
'I am suddenly struck
by an unexplainable fear'
'Today is an important
day in my mom's life'
'Namaste'
'Today my mom is here'
'Not for the question I asked'
'But as an answer for that question!'
2 years ago, I wanted
to meet an ordinary woman
…who asked me an extraordinary question
I was disappointed
Today, I'm meeting the
same woman to discuss...
…how to implement her
vision on a national level?
You fainted
But you woke up
Young man, you should be
very proud of your wife!
You introduced 'me' to myself
and made me understand...
...Delhi and Chennai
are only 3 hours apart
Susan, thanks, I owe this journey to you
I'm going to Ireland for a month
Then my husband, Mithila and
I are planning a trip to Europe
Must see the world, right?
I'll also be in Europe at that time
We should meet up too
Definitely
Before I forget, happy birthday
Today is a day I can never
forget in my whole life!
I have found my husband and
daughter with respect intact, Susan
This is Vasanthi
How old are you?
It doesn't matter
'Your dream is your signature!'
"In your mid 30s or 40s if you are
is your life a watch under repair?"
"Only if respected, should you be happy?
If self respect intact, you'll be royalty"
"Chitragupta, the record keeper,
Brahma's son is my neighbor"
"I looked up Brahma's register
your name wasn't listed there"
"Time is available Your
worries please bundle"
"Loads plenty and profuse
Put donkeys to good use"
"Happy...happy Always be happy"
"Happy...happy In all ways be happy"
"Every moment in time daily
a hen lays an egg diligently"
"A pan underneath is waiting
for the egg that's worrying"
"To live life (truth)fully
today has dawned specially"
"Try smiling daily Ear to ear happy"
"Happy...happy In all ways be happy"
"Happy...happy Always be happy"
"Life isn't a kitten furry
to run away in a flurry"
"Dogs neither are we
to chase it mindlessly"
"Life isn't a straight or bent road
to gauge how much farther to go"
"If you cross only half a well
dive in, you might as well"
"Happy...happy We might as well be"
"Happy...happy In all ways be happy"
"In your mid 30s or 40s if you are
is your life a watch under repair?"
"Only if respected, should you be happy?
If self respect intact, you'll be royalty"
"Happy...happy Always carefree"
"Happy...happy Forever
on a joyous spree"
