Aravaan Page #7

How did he become

your brother-in-law?

You are my relative

I am not related to you

I am your enemy.

You agree to cook for him

He accepts your dinner invitation.

We don't have horsegram or hay

whatever horses and donkeys eat.

Come, let's go.

Why are you both

interacting in sign language?

Only if I tonsure your head in public

will they all stop running after you!

Even if I'm patient 'cos of your sister

I can't cope with your romping spree!

Who killed the man

asleep in the Assembly?

What are you implying?

Ours is the biggest

patrolling community.

How can an outsider

come here and kill him?!

No

- Then?

Are you suspecting

someone in our own clan?

There's a Damocles sword

over my head!

It will slit my throat very soon.

Don't worry

Let's investigate.

Why are you pestering me?

Are you suspecting me?

No, I need to know

why my head is to be guillotined

I have told all that I remember

What more can I say?

Tell us what happened

all over again.

Who are you?

I am from the neighboring village

I am feeling a little unwell

I'll sleep here and go at day break.

Was anyone else

asleep in the Assembly?

Where are you from?

Will you play host

and buy me hooch?

Just roll over and sleep.

Move over a little higher

You'll get bitten by insects.

Then if you die

we'll get blamed!

Snake will die, not me!

I've tackled King cobras

and Bronzeback tree snakes

I'm fine

So go to sleep.

Okay 'Snake king'

Don't shake your leg

I won't be able to sleep.

Don't know if Mosakaadhan

said it playfully or purposely.

At day break

he was dead.

Mosakaadhan was missing.

It wasn't me.

Tell me the truth.

Don't push me.

Don't kill me.

Otherwise your skull

will shatter to pieces

I didn't kill.

Tell me now

I don't know

I swear I didn't

I said it casually that I hope

you don't get bitten by a snake

I didn't know it would

really happen, I swear.

Push him.

Don't push me.

Why did you wake up

in the middle of the night?

My sister-in-law had

come for the harvest.

He'll vouch for this

because he keeps following her!

Since she's at home, my wife doesn't

let me get anywhere close to her.

So that night my wife

sent her to Kodikapatti.

She called me in

to sleep with her.

That's why I got up

and went away.

This is what happened

Come and verify if you want.

Trust me

I swear I didn't kill him.

You are here like the men

of Mathur demanding a sacrifice.

Did I bring up my daughter

to see her as a widow in 10 days?

Don't you have daughters?

Why not choose them?

Don't hurt us

with such harsh words.

Soothsayer's tears will

wipe out our village.

It was your daughter

who asked Ochchayi to come.

That's why we are here.

Forget it

if you are against it.

Knowing he'll die, how can I

get you married to him?

I won't marry Chinna.

Show me a man who won't die

I'll marry him, father.

Who won't die?

Chinna knows the date

That's the only difference.

You are talking with temerity

because we don't

know the day we'll die

30th day

before you die

on the altar stone

l'll immolate myself

at Chellathamman temple

I swear on the Goddess

we pray to.

If you agree to this wedding,

I'll beget a child

and be a good mother life long.

Or else I'll commit Sati.

At least try to feel shy!

You got what you wanted!

Tie this sacred thread

around her neck, Chinna.

Ladies rejoice

with your chorus.

- Mother-in-law.

- My dearest, welcome home.

My precious!

You got your way

by being stubborn.

My dearest.

Shall I get pregnant

right away?!!

You are too much!

Okay... why are you here?

I've asked our neighbor

to give you a place to sleep.

Or go to our Assembly and sleep.

Take her with you.

How smart!

You are a real survivor.

After all I am your

daughter-in-law!

I've sent your mother

to Mayil thaayi's house.

So... then...

Let's not go into Mathur

Listen to me.

Sshhh!

Shut up.

Promising me hooch

you brought me into Mathur.

There are only

trouble-makers here.

Sharpen your sickle.

Head of Chinni Veerampatti resident

should roll in one swish of the blade!

Just follow me.

Who's that with his

head covered?

Mosakaadha!

Your Mathur friends

are following us!!!

All thanks to you!

Get in.

Hide here.

Who are you?

From outside, grandma.

We came to condole a death.

Condolence?!

She's alive!

Where have they disappeared?

They resembled

Chinni Veerampatti men.

Which is Thogaimayan's house?

- Who are you?

- We've come for condolence.

Where are you off to?

You do your condolence act

I'm heading back home.

Random strangers are chasing us.

Go and get caught!

Come.

Mother?

Thogaimayan?

My brother.

Someone's come

for condolence, mother.

Come in.

After years of prayers

I gave birth to him.

God knows which female

cast her spell on him!

Which village are you from?

Were you my son's friend?

Chinni Veerampatti.

You killed my son.

Will your clan prosper?

May you suffer and die.

Your people killed my son

am the sacrificial

scapegoat for your son.

Kill me.

Just kill me.

What if I die

in 30 days or 3 days?

Kill me right now.

But one thing is definite

This murder is not a village feud.

What are you saying?

Aware of our village feud

how did he come to sleep there?

Mathur man has spotted us.

Veera, Chinna

run for your lives.

Did your son have enemies?

Run... run

I told you I won't come.

Now you are making me

run on stones and thorns!

Will you both prosper?

Let's run for our lives

I'll tackle you

at the altar stone.

- You brought me here.

- Bro... wait.

- You are the reason.

- What did I do?

Don't hit me

I was happy with my wife

Don't hit me.

Come... don't stand there.

Come... don't wait.

Mathur man is sending

a decoy to trick us.

Don't go

I feel there's something wrong.

Keep quiet.

She'll slice you with a sickle.

My brother was a good man.

Did he ever fight with anyone?

Once...

he fought with the folk artistes

who came to our village.

Otherwise my brother

never got into trouble.

Okay.

They've got caught.

Folk artistes came at twilight.

After they left I came

back from the Assembly.

That boy must have followed them.

They must have fought and

one of them has killed him.

Killer must be somewhere here.

Let's hunt for him

I can't keep pace with you.

You devils! Why are you

making me run again?

Sound of

hourglass drum.

- Folk artistes.

- Let's go.

Why did you kill

Mayan from Mathur?

Is he dead?!

Vanji!

I'll kill you.

Try killing me, old man!

Knowing this would backfire

I packed up my show in Mathur.

We went to

Chinni Veerampatti.

Somehow this fellow

followed my daughter there.

Alone...

In solitude...

You keep following us?

I'll...

Father! Don't!!

A strand of tiger's whisker.

If I pierce your eye with it

your cranial nerves

will shatter to shreds.

Father! Let go of him.

Remember, if you follow us

you'll be a dead corpse.

And that very same night

we left Chinni Veerampatti.

You are lying to me.

You are the killer.

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