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Synopsis: Joker is a political satire which criticises the present political absurdities. Mannar Mannan (Protagonist), a rural villager, who self declares himself as President of India, always protests Government for all the absurdities happening around his village. Most of the time he is seen as a Joker. He's trailed at court for his various continuous acts. There comes his past, where he loves a beautiful girl from his near by village. The girl is willing to marry him only if he could build a toilet at his home. Government announces a toilet scheme through which all the villagers will get toilet at their homes throughout India. President plans to visit a village and he chose protagonist's village. What happens when the President comes? is toilet built at their home? did they get married? answers protagonist's act of declaring himself as President. At the end, the audiences are questioned for their involvement in opposing absurdities (who's the real Jokers)!
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Raju Murugan
  6 wins.
 
IMDB:
8.7
Year:
2016
130 min
8,428 Views


a Super power in 2020?

You buy me stuff with my money

and you call it freebie?

That isn't complimentary

You are forcing a burden

on my back called 'loan'

First salute our President

The norm is for Govt employees

to approach the President

But I'm meeting you face to face

only to effect a change for the better

Because President is India's supervisor

I take so much trouble and

no pep or push from you

Judgment hasn't been passed

in Usain Bolt's case as yet

It's been a week since we

sent you the file from Pappireddi 'bhavan'

Still he hasn't been compensated

Even now they steal sand

from our river banks

Trucks keep loading sand

and continue to deliver

They've turned our village into

a graveyard by (sc)raping our earth

Look at this

fluoride water

Go ahead and show them

President, flash your teeth at them

Such a pest!

Okay, I'll move the files

You first leave this place

Sir, you don't have

to help the President

Act as if you're helping him

That's good enough

Otherwise our entire clan

will be reduced to this state

Condemn sand mining severely

First of all, pass an order

to seize the sand truck at once

I give you time till 3:00 p.m

Otherwise a major protest will be staged

this evening with the President leading it

You should be taking care

of law and order, Collector sir

First leave this place

Collector sir, hold this

Yov! What are you doing?

- Hold it, sir

- What's wrong with you?

What's all this?

Go...go...clear out

What about the function, sir?

First chase him away

We can go later

- Where are we going?

- To General Hospital, sir

'Jesus will do everything'

He'll shepherd you

Praise be to the Almighty!

Jesus will guide you

every step of the way

- He will save you from all sickness

- Praise the Lord!

Jesus will show you the path to take

The Lord will protect you

from disease and distress

Praise the Lord!

(Prayer)

How will Jesus protect?

How will Jesus save

the man in the gutters?

Last month in this same hospital...

...12 children died

due to lack of nutrition

2 pregnant women died

because of wrong anesthesia

Neither Jesus nor Goddess Shakthi

came to their aid!

Only the Govt should

protect the people

Why is everything stuck here?

What happened to all the files

we sent from Pappireddi 'bhavan'?

Why is the chief doctor still not here?

Don't raise your voice

Please leave now

Chief doctor hasn't come yet

He must be in his own

clinic in a dirty alley

He must have got hold of some nitwit

and carrying out 101 tests on him

It's too much torture

I'll complain to the police

Will you complain?

Will you file a complaint against

the President who came on his rounds?

Mannan, please stay calm

I'll explain to him

I'll take care

You carry on, doctor

No, sister

I'll inform them

to clean it right away

We'll take the patient to the ward

You please come along

You want to meet Akila, right?

Okay, come with me

She is staring blankly

without moving

I'm scared to just look at her!

I told you, nothing can be done here

There's a blood clot in her brain

We don't have the facility

Go to a private hospital like Apollo

How can you even say this?

What is the Govt there for?

Shall we then vote

for Apollo's staff?

Whom will these poor people turn to?

Sir, I just stated a fact

What, sir?

Sir, I have no money

We got only 1/2 the money

though it was meant as compensation

Don't know how even

that money got spent!

- Name...?

- Valavan

- Initial...?

- R

'I've written a check for 500000'

'Please collect it from

the President's fixed deposit'

Akila will wake up

Please take it

I've spoken to the press and media

If we publish an article on Akila,

we might get financial help

They have promised to

come sometime this week

Most important news, sir

Case is coming up for

final hearing on the 26th

You should speak the truth

without feeling scared

Selvaraj is waiting in the office

of the Superintendent of Police

I'll shoot you if you enter

Turn back and keep going

You are the one misusing

law and order, mind you!

You'll end up a corpse, mental!

You are old-

Don't...this is a big offense

- I'm warning you

- Move...move aside

Welcome Mr President

'Left hand salute, huh?'

I salute with my right hand

to all the higher officials

Then what's the difference

between them and the President?

That's why I used my left hand

I want to meet your boss

Why should I prevent you?

Then you'll cut my allowance

Please come in

Come in

You can sit here

Sit down

Wait here

I'll fetch sir

Take your seat

Until he comes

where do we sit?

You wait here

No rush at all

- I'll bring him right away

- Why are you locking us in?

Didn't I tell you?

He has shown his true colors!

- Shall I call Evidence Kadhir?

- Wait...wait

Maybe is he a stooge

of the Prime Minister?

Please come, sir

They are in here

Does the king of

the common man need a fan?

Superintendent of Police

I know all about you

The day you became the President

Who swore you into office

Which side you'll face when you pee

I know every nitty gritty detail

I even know about you wishing the man

crapping early in the morning!

Good Govt India 2020

For students of all castes, classrooms

For all Indians

clean bathrooms

This is our President's dream scheme

Do not demean our struggle

Suitcase Ponoonjal

If I lift you and make you

dangle from the ceiling...

...all my problems will be solved

What do you mean?

It's been a week since we sent

you the file from Pappireddi 'bhavan'

And you still haven't arrested

the men who hit Usain Bolt!

We've already given you the truck number,

owner's cell number, driver's cell number

What action have you taken?

Such a long journey to get

justice for a mere goat?

That party was willing

to pay compensation

Wrong...wrong

Don't talk so flippantly

All lives in this country are equal

The best of men or beast

I'll bring the military into this

Only because I'm also a Tamilian...

...I'm being patient as I don't want to

humiliate the Tamil Nadu police force

But your behavior

is such a disgrace

It's ridiculed in whatsApp

They kept his car in the Town police station

charging him with drunken driving

After 4 days when they returned

the vehicle, 4 tyres were missing!

Greetings, sir

Because they said 4 tyres...

...please don't assume it's a car

It's a 3 wheeler tempo

3 tyres and a spare tyre

Unable to go for work

They've removed even the horn

I begged them to give this one

In this station at least,

have you seized an Audi or BMW?

We have never set eyes

on such cars in our life

We are simple folks

Take action on circulars already passed

Return the belongings

to the respective owners

Instead, if you listen

to the Prime Minister...

...and not pay heed to

the President's wishes

...you'll face severe consequences!

Oho! You need respect?

After the town sleeps...

...we will carry him to Vytla hills

And render military honor

to your esteemed President

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Raju Murugan

Raju Murugan is a writer, journalist turned filmmaker. His works include Vatiyum Muthalum, Ondru and Jipsy, all of which were published in Ananda Vikatan. He made his directorial debut with Cuckoo (2014). His second film, Joker, was awarded the Best Feature Film in Tamil award at the 64th National Film Awards. more…

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