ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi Page #5

Synopsis: The journey of two young American Malayalees to their Motherland.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Martin Prakkat
Production: Malayalam Movies USA
 
IMDB:
6.7
Year:
2013
166 min
Website
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not fall in to accounts, do you know that?

If we could get one lakh as a lost

money, would have escaped!

From where?

Whom to ask? Who will give?

Are you trying to flee in between,

leave what is in your hand and go!

Will get man!

Hey drop and go man!

Will get balls! Only hundred bugs in

hand, not even money to buy burger!

Put the money and go!

Dude no need, from her

character, she is your Dad's sister!

Cannot be predicted!

Million Dollar babies had come at

the right time! Put your contributions.

This is the fund to discharge Meera

Ramachandran from the hospital.

We do not have

anything in the form of cash.

May be in Dollars,

never mind, put that also.

Can we put tomorrow?

Got enough money to secure an

admission on NRI seat, is it not?

Hey put it man!

Mathumitha...

I just wanted to enquire a thing.

Go on!

That is because!

- What is because?

Like!

- Like, what?

Our Meera Ramachandran...

No problem with her.

But son has got some problem!

Me? - Yea.

- No. - Yes, there is!

Really, I came to ask about Meera.

We are now going to hospital, if you

come there, you can know the matters.

There she goes with the apple!

Brother here!

I've got lot of purchase...

...toilet papers, some creams,

had enough of using this hand.

Will give you, your share, you can

do whatever you want with that!

So, that is 2,500 each!

That means eighty

something rupees per day!

How can we live with this amount?

From today onwards in our life,

there must be clear planning.

Now itself, the balance for this tea,

you have collected it by counting it.

Likewise we must think every

rupee, before we spent.

Take one 60!

This one too!

Yup!

Like this, one or two times in

a month. That is enough!

Sir, do you want some more?

This me, should be seeing pole

dancing at the p*ssy cat longue!

Nissan's first hatch back in India.

Hey, there she is,

That Madhu Mitha!

Here!

On the TV.

Had used clear lens head lamps,

so will give better visibility

for the driver at night.

You are the one who gave

my hundred rupees to her.

Because of her, this Korah

was starved today afternoon!

I want it back now!

Your game! For that is she a girl? If

so, why can she grow the hair in length?

On looking closely, can

see the moustache also!

But should look closely.

I'm sure, she is the male!

She has not recognized us,

who we really are, that is why.

Today we will make her to respect!

The Finance Minister was

hospitalized at the sea shore hospital,

due to heart attack.

On the occasion of electing the

son, Akkilesh Varma as the

president of the youth wing,

Ravi Varma had discomfort.

Within the three months it is the

second time, he is being hospitalized

due to heart related issues.

Air this news just like this, if

anything more is required,

I will discuss with sir and tell you.

I can't understand why did Father

take up such a plan like this?

Son, you leave it, if sir does one

thing it will have lot of intentions.

Once we crystalize in mind,

he will see up there!

Lot of activist like this, dressed

in cotton and with a jute bag!

Hey girl! We've decided, what

to do on the issue of Meera.

Hey! Who is this 'we'?

Students union

when did that rapture!

Don't try to show off!

Do you have an official

representation of students?

You get the Akkilesh's money

and eat! Not of our concern!

The problem, is on the fees

of poor student's here.

When Akkilesh sir told, would

pay the Meena's fees,

you are one, who told, no.

Yes, I did!

But Meena's family wants that!

They have agreed, collected the

money also from tomorrow onwards

she will start coming

to college also.

Enough, of your, one man operation!

There are other males,

to intervene in this!

America, you don't interfere in this.

Leave and go to where you came from!

This son had come,

not just to walk off like that!

What is the problem? ls Meena

having any other ailments?

So ABCD's have come to

probe in to the problem, is it?

You people, are not

even Indian citizens,

this is the matter of indigents, who

doesn't have money to pay the fees.

Are you like that?

If so?

What hunger in America?

Porridge for Obama also!

Have you people ever starved,

ever lived without food?

That is all another item man!

Have you guys, heard of that?

Morning itself, your bed

coffee and all your...

Bed Coffee, we never used to

take that, saving rupees three!

Lilly Hotel at Pulleypadi, Rs.8!

If you cross the railway

gate and walk,

will reach college within

thirty minutes!

No waiting for the bus, no

hassles, no need to stand,

no need to take tickets.

Walking is good for health!

Lunch at Neethi canteen

porridge and beans! Rs.10!

At 4, by the road, black tea, with

sugar, 3, without, 2, no snacks!

That is cut!

Then, dinner, at the road

side eateries, Porotta, 4,

...for daily customers, 3, beef

may be free, on getting peas,

...it is lottery, life just like that.

So, when you control like

that per day Rs. 831- in total.

So don't teach hunger!

Have you both,

come to study hunger?

What does it matter, if so?

Hey man! Don't point and speak!

All this arguments and noise

at a hospital, go, all of you!

Are you not ashamed,

like small babies!

Is it for this, you all came here?

Go!

When have you

decided to come to India?

That is when...

My childhood was in a crowded

city of New York in a big house.

A childhood where I was not

attended, though I had everyone.

To me Father was the

screams in that house!

In that big house, I was lone!

I was also alone!

Yes, we both, alone!

I saw Dad's smiling face only when,

money was over flown in the

balance sheet of the business.

Dad always loved, money and Dad!

Never have I watched even one

scene between Dad and Mom!

When I grew up,

the classes at college and text

books were only our relief.

We tried to forget everything by

concentrating fully on studies.

After securing lot of ranks

we were not satisfied at all!

But Dad was parting

more and more from our paths!

It was during this time, we

turned on to the activism.

The problems of ordinary

men and their life!

We stroked a lot for

the starving blacks!

I had to allot full of my time

to solve my Dad's problems!

When we came to know that even

the prayers cannot save Dad,

we left behind that city and

all the luxuries.

To India!

Dad still, calls us to return...

but the low profiled life, as we

longed, the little happiness in it.

That is what we experience here,

to you, it may sound like fairy tale!

It is not to prove it to anyone, we

live like this. No one to be defeated also.

If you want you can

check our bank balance.

Madhu Matha knows our house.

If you want you can also come.

Take this, might be needy!

Did it goof-up? Did work out?

Finance Minister

K P Ravi Varma expired.

Death was by evening seven

o'clock, due to heart attack.

Pertaining to which, he was

undergoing treatment...

in a private hospital. Upon his

death, ends the political life

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Martin Prakkat

Martin Prakkat is a writer, director, and producer who works in Malayalam-language films. In 2010, Martin directed Best Actor starring Mammootty in the lead role. The movie was a commercial success and received positive reviews from critics. His second movie as a director was American-born Confused Desi (ABCD) starring Dulquer Salman and Aparna Gopinath. The movie was released in 2013 and went on to become a box office success. His latest movie Charlie was released on 24 December 2015. Charlie also stars Dulquer in lead role. Aparna Gopinath, Parvathy and Nedumudi Venu are other notable stars in the movie.Charlie was the highlight at the Kerala State Film Awards 2015 winning in 8 categories, with Martin bagging the award for the best director, Martin-Unni R. combo winning the award for best screenplay, Dulquer winning the best actor for his performance in Charlie and Parvathy winning the best actress award for her performance in Charlie and Ennu Ninte Moideen. Cinematographer of the movie, Jomon T. John bagged the award for the best cinematographer for his work in Charlie, Ennu Ninte Moideen and Nee-Na. more…

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