(soft music)
(pleasant music)
(birds chirping)
(chickens clucking)
(goats bleating)
(man whistling)
(man humming)
- (woman chuckles) - Huh?
What?
What is it?
You're still not done?
Mmm-mmm.
- Hey... - What?
I was making Dosa.
- Wait. - No!
Let go of me!
- Come soon. - (Rasamma) Karuppu!
(Kutty Karuppu) Tell me.
(Rasamma) Come here.
- (Kutty Karuppu) I'm coming. - (Rasamma) Bring that goat here.
- God! - (Rasamma) I was planning
- to trim its horn. - (Kutty Karuppu) Mm-hmm.
- (Rasamma) It's not that one. - (goat bleating)
- (Rasamma) Bring the other one. - Chutney.
- (Kutty Karuppu) Is it this one? - (Rasamma) Yes.
- (Rasamma) Bring that to me. - Sambar.
(goat bleating)
Bring it a little closer.
Granny, what will happen if you don't trim the horn?
The horn will curl around and hurt the goat.
Nothing will happen to the horn, but the goat will die.
It will be better if we trim the horn.
Hold it properly.
Idiot!
Hello. - (goat bleating)
- Hey, Kaalai Pandiyan! - What is it, Mother?
Over at Ondipuli's shop, two goats aren't breeding.
Can you go check it out?
I have a lot of work at the station, Mother.
Stop nagging me.
At least check it out on your way back home, dear.
I'll try.
Shall I leave?
Hold on.
(playful music)
Someone's belly is on the rise!
Does this disturb you?
Of course!
I have less work, right?
If you have less work, why don't you stay at home?
My SI will shout at me. Stop it.
You're also an officer, right?
Stay...
Look at how she's caressing him and sending him off to work.
I'll leave. Hmm?
Come home early this evening.
Granny, you found this alliance, saying she's a good girl,
and got her married to him.
- Look at you, scolding her now. - (engine revving)
Let her be happy. Who said she can't?
But shouldn't she respect her elders?
(cheerful music)
(trimmer buzzing)
(Rasamma) Hey, tie up the little one.
(Kutty Karuppu) Okay.
- Granny. - What is it?
If you give me a little goat with your lucky hands
I'll also survive.
What will you do with just one little goat?
I know I could ask for all your little goats
given your generous heart.
But all I want is a pregnant goat.
A pregnant goat?
Yes, a pregnant one will produce babies.
If it produces 15 babies, the number will double to 30.
It will multiply and I will become rich.
Like my boss, I'll marry a lovely girl.
I too will succeed in life.
(Rasamma) She's lovely. Really?
You can't even manage to catch the little one.
What will you do by raising goats?
Granny, give me a chance. I'll raise them well.
You think raising goats is easy, do you?
You need to find a good mate for them and let them pair up.
You need to see to its delivery.
You need to look after it when it's sick.
You're underestimating me.
"A mustard may be small, but it's still quite spicy."
I'm living my life as an example to this proverb.
Please show me how the work is done.
Huh?
Is it?
All right. Come on.
Let's castrate this ram.
- Huh? - (comical music)
Is this the first task?
Listen to her.
Huh?
(man 1) It's not there?
(man 2) I'll go check the other side.
(man 3) He's here. Let's see if he catches it.
No one at this station can catch it.
Uncle, what are you doing hanging from the grill like that?
Kaalai Pandiyan, there's a snake in the station!
- Erm! - (metal rattling)
(man 1) Who saw it first?
(man 2) Thangamudi sir did.
- (man 1) What snake is it? - (man 2) They say it's a King Cobra.
(man 1) Seriously?
It don't think it's a King Cobra. It must be some water snake.
(man 2) What are you saying?
Are they this scared of that snake?
- There! It's slithering over there! - Where is it?
- It's crawling that way. - I can't see it.
Get down, sir.
If the snake shows up, you can kill it in an encounter, right?
Go away! It might come straight for your balls!
- There's the snake! - (comical music)
- See? - Who do you think you are, idiot?
You've got a pair too, right?
That is why we're hanging like this. Bug off, you drunken wreck!
- All right. - Go away!
What an arrogant man!
Wow! And they're going to protect people now?
Uncle, call the SI.
At least, I'm standing on the window sill.
Do you have any idea where he's standing?
(mocking trumpet blare)
Running this station in the middle of the forest is getting so hard.
A snake in the morning and a bear at night!
Oh, goodness gracious!
Uncle, is a snake showing up a good omen or a bad one?
In my book, it's a good omen.
- We got the order, right? - (Kaalai Pandiyan) What order?
It said, "Enough of running the station
"with no cases for three years."
Now they want it to close down.
Hey, is shutting down the station your idea of a good thing?
(Thangamudi hmpfs)
According to me, it's a good omen.
I'll be happily wrapped around my wife!
What am I supposed to do if you get stuck with a bad fate?
- (snake hissing) - (comical music)
Ahhh!
(snake hisses)
(Thangamudi) Bring it over, just like that!
Bring it outside!
(Kaalai Pandiyan) Oh, Lord! It's massive!
(snake handler laughs)
- Sir. - (Kaalai Pandiyan) Go away!
- (Kaalai Pandiyan) Take it away. - (Thangamudi screams)
- It won't do anything, sir. - Take it elsewhere! Get lost!
- Why are you scared? - Take it elsewhere! Go away!
(Thangamudi) Leave it in the woods. Go away!
- (Thangamudi) Don't kill it! - Okay.
- Where will they drop it? - No clue. I'll check and tell you.
(sniffs)
Ahem!
We have only one week left.
We have to pack everything.
Check this out. She really looks like my wife.
(both laugh)
Put it there and keep your hands off it.
Sir.
What?
I need permission for two hours, sir.
Why?
There are plenty of folks in the neighbouring village
who'd go to jail in exchange for money.
If we find someone like that and frame them for theft,
we can keep the station running for another six months.
- Hmm. - Hey, Kaalaiya!
If we move to town, we will get cases automatically.
We can make some money. Why don't you understand?
You don't know my situation!
Where are you going?
Just around the area, within 10 kilometres.
I really like this station too.
It's quiet and peaceful.
Chill and happy!
- I'll join you. - Okay, sir.
Come on.
- Paulraj. - Sir.
- Get a kilo of mutton. - All right, sir.
Add pepper, slice it, and cook it with less oil.
- No fat! Remove the fat. Okay? - (Paulraj laughs)
- Let's go. - Will do, sir.
No case, no cash... This station got nothing!
But he needs mutton every day. Listen.
- Sir. - Go to Madasamy's shop.
- Okay. - Get 4 kilos for ₹600.
- Huh? - What?
- Dead goat's meat is cheap. - Okay, sir.
(Sidharthan) These are your goats, right?
(Kaalai Pandiyan) No, these are not mine.
We just have a few.
What about this?
Huh?
These are not mine, sir.
(goats bleating)
- Hello, boss! - Here he goes!
(hisses irritably)
Hey, you lied, didn't you?
- Uh... - Hmm?
Yes.
And what about the ones in the distance?
Those are mine too, sir.
How many do you own anyway?
I probably have around 5000 little ones.
- Is that elderly woman here? - Yes, sir.
(grunts)
Come on, sir.
Watch your step, sir.
- Kaalai Pandiyan. - Sir.
Will that elderly woman be there?
She will be here. Where else would she go?
(sniffing)
(goat bell ringing and bleating)
(weary breathing)
(old woman) Welcome, sir.
- You sorting the rice? - Yes.
How are you doing?
I'm doing well. Thanks to your blessings.
- Hmm. - Hmm.
Sir, would you like some fermented rice water?
No, we just had some.
Who is this new guy?
- Hello! - He's the senior officer.
He's my superior officer.
He's the Sub-Inspector. He has just joined us.
- Oh, really? - Hmm.
Okay.
Everyone in the village addresses me as "sir."
- Hmm? - Yes, sir.
(laughs) Sounds great!
Hey! She's missing her toe.
Granny, what happened to your toe?
- I went to feed my goat. - Okay...
I accidentally stepped on a snake, and it bit me.
I cut off my toe to stop the poison
- from reaching my head. - (Sidharthan gasps)
Did she take any medicine?
It's always like this.
Didn't you go to the hospital?
Will anyone go to the hospital for this?
I mixed Neem leaves with turmeric and applied it. I'll be fine.
Mmm-mmm.
This is the issue with them.
If they get injured, they don't go to the hospital.
When there's a problem, they don't contact the station.
What's your problem? Whatever it is, tell me.
That's why I'm here.
They are going to shut down our village's police station
because we haven't had a case in a long time.
Lord! If they close the station,
everyone will lose their jobs, right?
We'll have our jobs.
We will be transferred to a different district.
The problem is your sir may need to travel 150 kilometres daily.
Who will take care of all the goats then?
I came to you after thinking about all of that.
Tell me, is there anyone who'd take money
and willingly go to jail?
We can pay them.
There's no one left in the village.
Everyone went to town to look for work.
Then how will we find anyone to send to court?
I was brewing liquor but you stopped me.
I'm doing nothing now.
If I were making liquor,
I would've sent ten men for your case.
I can't help you because of my situation.
What can I do, son?
Granny, it's all right. You take care of your health, okay?
Thank you. Thank you.
I'll take my leave, granny.
His father left him with a lot of goats.
Instead of living like a king, what kind of work is he doing?
Hey. Come on.
Sir, is the salt and spice okay?
- It's good. - Put it here.
Here you go.
(Thangamudi) Hello.
Have you slept so soon?
Why didn't you brush your teeth?
- Put some more mutton pieces. ?? - (Thangamudi) Listen to me.
(Thangamudi) Take a bath, put on a nice saree and be ready tomorrow.
Buy some mutton, get the kids to eat and put them to bed early.
I'll be home by 8:00 or 8:30 tomorrow night.
- Okay? - Hmm.
If you say you're fasting and it's a sacred month,
I'll get furious! - Wow!
- Hang up. - Nice.
You just won't let her sleep!
- Is this your goat? - Huh?
No, we only raise them to sell.
We never eat them.
Oh, is it?
If we want, we'll just buy it from the shop.
(laughing)
What kind of sick logic is this?
Are you always like this? Huh?
One foot here and the other in another!
What do we say?
Why? What happened?
Stop with this round, or you might end up paralysed.
- (chuckles) Thanks, Mudi. - Hmm.
Hey, let me ask you something honestly.
- You need to tell the truth. - Okay.
Do you want to stay a police officer
- or stay a goatherd? - (Thangamudi scoffs)
I don't know it myself, sir.
Hey, don't beat around the bush.
You need to answer me.
Go on.
(Kaalai Pandiyan tsks)
Sir, my family has been herding goats for generations.
But I also wanted to be a police officer.
Huh?
Keep all your wishes in the attic!
Let me say this now, you're a true goatherd.
Sir, don't make me angry.
I got a job in my hometown and thought I could do both.
Now the time has come for me to choose
if I want to be a police officer or a goatherd.
Mr. Kaalai Pandiyan! That's not the problem.
The problem is whether you want your goat or your wife.
That's the million dollar question now!
(heavy thud)
(Thangamudi laughs)
Bro, decide carefully!
Otherwise, you might end up running your family with your goat!
(Sidharthan and Thangamudi laughs)
Well said, Thangamudi!
(bike approaching)
(goat bleats)
Kaalaiya, did you get any information?
About what?
Kutty Karuppu told me.
He said your police station is going to be shut down.
I don't know about that.
You can quit your job and live like a king.
Go.
We already have plenty of work here.
(anklet chimes fading)
He's always glued to her.
- Dear. - (playful music)
- Dear. - Hmm?
Are you going to sleep now?
How can I sleep so soon?
- Why? - Dear.
- Hmm. - Do you like herding goats
or being a police officer?
Why are you taking so much time to answer this?
Tell me.
It's not like I hate being a police officer.
Hmm.
But herding goats has its own kind of peace. You know that?
(scoffs) Get lost!
Hmpf!
- Hey! - Hmpf!
(peacock wailing)
Whew!
(coughs)
(cawing intensifies)
(suspenseful music)
(growling)
(birds cawing)
(muttering)
(humming)
(vultures screeching)
(intense music)
(gasps)
(panting)
Hey!
- Why run like you saw a ghost? - Bro, over there...
- Did you see some spirit or what? - Get lost!
Tell me. Kutty Karuppu, will take care of it!
(muttering) What happened to him?
(wind roaring)
Brother!
Who are you?
What are you doing there?
Get up and come outside.
Brother, I'm telling you, right? What...
Hey!
(suspenseful music intensifies)
(mobile phone ringing)
(mobile phone rings)
Kutty Karuppu calling!
Why is he calling me?
Tell me, Karuppu.
- I found a head here! - Sheep or goat?
Boss, it's a human head!
- A human head? - Yes, boss.
I was scared to death when I saw it.
- Where did you find it? - Just further down from Konamalai.
- Come soon, boss. - Wait, I'll be right there.
Can you believe it? He just found a head!
A human head?
Yes.
(mobile phone rings)
Good morning.
- Where? - Come soon, boss.
(tense music)
Hey, if this is your nonsense blabber after drinking
I'll finish you, fuckface!
Why would I lie about this?
Boss...
(harrowing music)
- Where's the body? - I saw the head
so I went to check who it was. But only the head was there.
Go and search for it.
(suspenseful music)
(music swells)
(mobile phone rings)
What is it, Kaalaiya?
Tell me.
Okay.
Hey, only if there's a head, we can call him human!
If it has no head, it's called a torso. Know it!
What?
They severed the head and just left it there?
- Yes. - There was only the head?
Not just that. There was cash in a bag, along with a letter.
Listen, you... Call the SI.
I called him, but he isn't picking up.
He isn't picking up?
(grunts) He must be drunk and fast asleep!
We're going to be in trouble.
I was planning to vacate the station and leave without trouble.
But now we've got this problem.
Okay, tell me where you are.
You know Konamalai, after Vanjipatti Road?
I'm down at the foothills.
Over there?
All right. Do one thing.
Can you check if there's a boundary stone below that hill?
Yes, it's there!
Is that head on the east of the boundary stone or on the west?
Stop torturing me! I just asked you to come here!
If it's on the west of the boundary stone,
it comes under our station.
If it's on the east side,
it will come under Manjapatti station limit.
So, inform Manjapatti station and then get home!
Where is it?
Hold on, I'll check.
Hurry up. Do it soon!
Where is it?
Uncle, it's on the west.
On the west?
(cheeky music)
(panting) I searched everywhere.
I couldn't find the body.
Boss, why is the head here?
It was over there, right?
Stop talking nonsense when you're drunk!
Go sit down!
Boss, no! The head was over there.
You wanted a pregnant goat, right?
I'll give you one. Hmm?
The head was here. Right?
Go sit down!
(intriguing music)
Sir!
Who saw it first?
Kutty Karuppu saw it first.
Why did you come here?
I went to work on the bund in the field, sir.
So, I came here for a drink, to beat this hot sun.
Idiot! You're drinking this early? Huh?
(clears throat)
Have you seen the body?
I searched around, sir.
- Did you search everywhere? - I did.
- But the body's not here. - Hmm.
Sir!
Look!
He was dead near our boundary stone.
If he was dead a 100 metres away from here
we could've shut our station and moved to town.
(Kaalai Pandiyan) Sir.
There was some cash and a letter.
"Respected Police Department.
"This money is for the person who buries my head.
"Thanks a lot.
"Yours, The nameless one."
Sir, can I bury him and take this money?
Hey, an officer shouldn't do it.
It's a violation of the rules.
What should we do now?
(suspenseful music)
(indistinct chatter)
Sir!
What is it? Are you able to identify who he is?
I don't know. We're searching, sir.
Looks like they killed him while he was laughing.
Have you seen him?
- Sir, he's not from this village. - Hmm?
(music swells)
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