Athadu Page #4

Then, why did you talk about it then?

When I was busy eating

the burnt stuff,

who tortured me like a belly dancer

showing little and covering little?

Tell me what happened?

Tell me what is happening?

Tell me what will happen?

I want to know that now.

I must know.

I must know about it.

Tell him.

No.

He'll say his version

like a lawyer.

I'll say like a judge

acceptable to all.

Whatever it is,

tell it on my face.

12 years back,

in this village,

myself, pardhu, Giri & priest's son

shekar were studying 5th std.

One day pardhu teased

shekar as coward.

shekar objected to it.

so, pardhu challenged

him to a bet.

Visit cemetery at 1 2 midnight,

I will agree that you're

not a coward.

I will go. I'm not scared.

Okay. We'll keep 4 lemons

on peer sahib's grave in the afternoon.

you must bring them

back at night.

Okay sure.

We insisted not to go.

But pardhu went to shekar's

house & woke him up.

shekar alone went to

the cemetery in the night.

He took 3 out of 4 lemons

which we had kept there.

While taking the 4th one,

he felt like someone

pulling him from behind.

He thought it was a ghost.

And his heart stopped beating.

Next morning we saw

it was branch of a tree.

Fear is worse than ghost.

Where is pardhu?

sharma hasn't come

out of the shock yet.

you know shailaja, right?

shekar's sister.

she was taken to hospital

recently finding difficult to breath.

Doctors said she has

a hole in the heart.

Operation would cost 2 lakhs.

sharma trusts his god

for everything.

How will god help him

when he's dependent on priest?

Would you like to eat? No.

people come to this

temple to offer prayers,

but never offer anything to god.

Worst fellows.

shall we go to his house once?

Excuse me sir...

Who is that?

We were on the way to Rajamundry

We had a flat tyre.

Oh no! There is no shop around.

It's alright.

We will go pushing the car.

Could you please give some water?

- Just a minute.

Also bring something to eat.

We came here to help & not to eat.

Then, tell them that you're pardhu.

Why lie to them?

I want to help them rather

than telling them the truth.

Help? It is no child's play?

It is a heart surgery.- I know.

Do trees in your house bear

money instead of fruits?

Is it not enough if trees in

this house bears money?

What is that?- Money.

Money? How much?

3 lakhs. - 3 lakhs...!?

Isn't that enough?

Have you got it like that?

you threw 3 lakhs

for a hibiscus plant.

Had it been a banana tree,

would you've thrown 5 lakhs?

There is nothing inside.

Just some sweetmeat

offered to the god.

Do you've to feel so bad to say that?

I like it very much.

It would be handy on

our way back.

It's alright take it.

Okay.

Let's go.- Just a minute.

If you don't mistake me,

let me tell you something.

please.

Ask Aunty to offer prayers

everyday to the Holy Basil plant.

she offers prayers everyday.

Not just prayers, tell her to

offer Hibiscus flowers too.

It'll give boons...- Come.

Okay.- Tell her to

clean the place too.

There's lot of....dust...

Don't forget to clean it.

Where is he?

Do you know Lord Rama & Hanuman

visited priest's home last night?

surprised? It's you the Rama sans

seetha and I the Hanuman sans tail.

I know that we can gamble & drink

for 6 months if we've Rs.3 lakhs.

Now I know we can take Lord Rama

to priest sharma's home.

Why are you silent?

God shouldn't be dull.

I'm not a god.

I'm not even an ordinary

human like you.

Thank god didn't say

you weren't pardhu.

yes...I'm not pardhu.

What?

If you weren't pardhu,

why did you give money to sharma?

Because pardhu was

responsible for their misery.

If you weren't Murthy's grandson,

why did you come to this village?

I was responsible

for pardhu's death.

Little confusing but

I've understood it.

One last question.

If you didn't kill siva Reddy,

why don't you find who killed him?

Who should I ask?

siva Reddy is dead,

so you've to ask Baji Reddy.

He's no kid to tell me

on asking him.

you can't leave it,

put police pressure on him.

police are combing for me.

Oh! Then it's good for you

to be underground.

That's what I'm doing now.

yes indeed!

you revealed your secrets to me.

What if I tell it to everyone here?

I didn't tell you on asking me,

I told you because I trust you.

Not that...

I trust you because...

...there's no one more trustworthy

like Hanuman to Rama.

siva Reddy's place of assassination...

Killer's place of operation.

A man slated to become

next CM and one lakh crowd...

20 TV news channels...

Z category security...

20 inches gun and

two kilogram head.

pull the trigger and gone.

There are 3 problems in it.

One, the bullet wasn't

fired from this gun.

If we assume killer

had two guns,

he fired with one and

left this one here.

Two, if he fires from

this angle,

the bullet must hit his head here,

it hit the centre of the forehead.

Three, police ran to this building

after siva Reddy is shot dead.

Kumar, block the North Block.

As if informed earlier.

They could've heard

the bullet sound.

10000 watts sound...

- No one dare to harm me.

In that sound...hearing the

bullet sound is impossible.

What happened after that?

He jumped from the

building on to a train.

From here?

India would've bagged a gold

had he been to the Olympics.

Hey poori, introduce your

fiance to us.

pardhu...my friends.

Have you forgotten me?

you gave a sweet and kissed me

when we were in class 3.

Don't you remember?

It's me...your padhu!

My parents think he's an

innocent complan boy.

They don't know he's very

complicated boy.

He's a snake appearing

like a nylon rope.

A rattle snake appearing

like a thread.

Moreover showing airs as

if he doesn't talk to girls.

When he does everything silently,

there's no need for him to talk.

When he saw everything

at the age of ten,

whatelse will he do at 25

other than watching TV.

He doesn't like a poori at home

but loves that chapathi face.

I'm driving myself crazy.

When he has such

a love story in class 3,

don't know how many padhus

and kisses he had till date?

Why should I bother about that?

What happened?

you fell down.

I know that...but how?

May be giddiness.

No...

Now I remember.

I tripped on leg and fell down.

How can you trip on your leg?

I tripped on your leg not mine.

I'm here and you are there.

How can my leg reach there?

you can.

- How?

shall I do it?

Now I'm you...walk.

Walk.

Not there...walk here.

Near the ball.

Walk again.

Third time again.

Don't worry about

falling down poori,

practice walking everyday,

you'll soon learn to walk well.

Where are the bullets?

We have marbles, don't we?

Oh god! Grandpa!

What happened to you boys?

Don't you know what to play

with what to not play with?

That was your father's gun.

If anything blocks the barrel,

it will ricochet.

Every summer he used to

go on an hunting expedition.

I think the servant didn't

clean the gun well.

A stone was left in the barrel.

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