Kadal

Hey! stop

Who are you?

Samuel Fernando

The Anthony lndustries heir?

You gave up your riches for God.

Like Gautama Buddha

Christ's new recruit

Hurray to him!

lt's easy coming here.

But becoming a priest isn't easy

Now you've chosen this path,

don't find faults

We lead a frugal life

l know

You belong to a rich family,

so why did you join us?

My name is Bergmans.

Can l call you Sam?

- Why are you here?

- For the same reason you're here

No food at home. Here, l eat.

Read the Bible on the side

No peace at home.

l came to find peace

lt is said that...

Satan knows

the Bible inside out

After Satan, l do. l know

the Bible. And hunger

l know only the Bible

See you in class

Satan is the elder brother.

Jesus the younger

That's what the scriptures say

So the elder brother must have

the greater share, right?

Take this class. Satan has 12 men

here, including me

But...there is one man

who belongs to Jesus

- Agree?

- Sure, Brother

Floating on the waves together

The girl who runs to me

The way you look at me

The one who rides on the wind

What's this racket?

Brother Bergmans, you're

responsible for the indiscipline here

Father, they've left

their families to come here

ls this some prison? Will God

be angry if we laugh?

Don't you agree?

No grace?

Why do you behave like this?

Training for sainthood?

You eat one roti.

You don't eat meat or fish

You don't laugh

You pray all the time

Why so strict?

No scripture asks

us to be unhappy

Eat!

Brother Bergmans

What's going on here

please open the door

You'd better go

Don't tell anyone.

For Jesus's sake

They won't doubt your word

They won't let me stay.

l've a large family to support

Four brothers at school.

Two sisters yet to marry

My family will be ruined.

We'll be defamed

Brother Sam,

don't ruin my family

Brother, forgive me

Yes, l am a sinner

l'll do any penance

you say. Listen!

Hear me, Brother

Yes, l am a sinner

My first sin was not being born to

a rich family like yours

l don't fear dying. l fear

you will sin again

Shut up!

Who do you think you are?

Saint Xavier?

You're blind to tears

yet utter God's name

No. l won't kill you now

You must live

And see evil flourish

around you

You'll sin and fall

from grace

l will be avenged then

Bergmans, you are the

brightest man here

l don't know the Bible

as well as you

Beg the Superior for forgiveness

with God as your witness

l ask no one for forgiveness

Bergmans, be gone!

Mr. Saint!

Our game has just begun

We have a score to settle

Don't you agree?

Floating on the waves together

The girl who runs to me

The way you look at me

The Sea

Sagaya, open the door!

- Who is it?

- ldiot! Open up

Will you open the door?

Or do l kick it in?

Wake your mother up

Thomas!

Open the door

when l tell you. Go outside!

Call me if anyone comes

Sagaya, get up!

ls this the time to sleep?

You lame wretch.

Are you drunk? Get up!

Your mother is dead

You slept hugging a corpse?

Machadu! The lame

woman is dead

Who has died?

Sagaya Mary,

the lame woman

The poor soul

You're next in line

Filthy whore! Grass won't grow

on her path

Chetty, this church is

for God's children

- So what do we do?

- The corpse will start smelling

Only after we bury her

will Chetty buy us a drink

People excluded from the church are

buried on the outskirts. Go there!

Shove it in

No, we must put her in a box

- Where do we find a box?

- l have an old icebox

- An icebox?

- You want a sandalwood box?

Shut him up! He's wailing like

it's the end of the world

Another sound and

l'll slit your throat

Sagaya is gone. But her lame leg

doesn't want to go

Snap it and shove it in

lt's a corpse! Go on

Snap it and push it in

The full moon

The wide-open sky

And God who created it all

They all stand alone

Just as you stand alone

Take a step, my son

Take a step and reach

for the sky, my son

You here?

Shameless dog! You bring

your whore's son here?

Who is this? Your heir?

l ask you, must

l feed your sin?

Stop it!

He must be hungry.

Go away!

Don't send him away.

Cuddle him!

Or must l?

Stop it, filthy wretch

You went sniffing around a whore,

so your filth is here

Father, don't

Run, boy!

He's only a child

lf you come back,

l'll kill you

Starring:
Arjun

Arvind Swamy

Gautham Karthik

Thulasi

Lakshmi Manchu

Lyrics:

Vairamuthu & Karky

Art direction:

Shashidara Adapa

Story & Dialogue:

Jeyamohan

Screenplay:

Jeyamohan

Mani Ratnam

Editing:

Sreekar Prasad

Cinematography:

Rajiv Menon

Music:

A.R. Rahman

Produced By:

Manohar Prasad & Mani Ratnam

Direction:

Mani Ratnam

Come here, sir. Look!

You rascals! Go!

- Fresh fish!

- The church?

Pearls of the sea. You won't

find them anywhere

Fresh fish! Just for you.

Alive and kicking

Sardine, mackerel, pomfret

No, l want...

You have a good face.

You must be...

... my first customer. 30 rupees.

All yours. Half price

No, please

Come on! Give me 15 rupees

Did l ask for fish?

No one loses. Ok?

- l don't want any fish

- What? You joker!

You refuse to pay? You think we

won't stop you?

Seles, come here now

Fool! Out with the money!

He won't pay

Haggle before

you buy, not later

Pay 2 rupees less

Chetty has decided

- Give me 12 rupees

- Take 10

lf they keep murdering fishermen,

we'll stop fishing

No more fish for them

They'll stop eating fish. You fool!

What will you eat then? Sand?

Who are you?

l'm Sam.

Where's the church?

We have a church.

But who are you?

l'm Kovilkutti.

l am the church

You want a short prayer? Right away.

Buy me a tea and a bun

Extra for home visits

Free for the ladies!

- He's seen Jesus with his own eyes

- On a calendar you mean!

We can work out a

suitable rate. Come

l'm the new Father

of your church

Father or guardian?

We can fix the rate

Praise the Lord!

There's a new Father in town

He looks like the star MGR

Look at the state of our church

How many churchgoers

in the village?

We have 118 Christian

families here

Better we don't talk

about their devotion

Father, please wait

They would have attacked you

Why bother moving in here?

lf anyone dies, perform the rites

and go back to town

Where is everyone?

- Who do you mean?

- The villagers

Girls don't go to church.

That's why he's here

You're here to dry fish with us?

Kovilkutti says...

... no one attends church. So

l've brought it here

Go away! Don't spoil business

Do you want young girls to go

to church?

Your tricks won't work here

lf the old women come,

so will l

Sundays are out. My man eyes me

as a cat eyes fish

Father, don't teach us

about the church and God

We could teach you

Chetty! We know about your shark

fishing and smuggling

Shut your bloody mouth! He's a

good priest. l am Machadu!

Get lost, you drunk!

Mother Mary, what is this?

A tape-recorder?

Talk into it

l'll play your prayers to Jesus.

Come. Talk into it

- We'll talk to Jesus directly

- On our way to heaven

Let me speak

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