Mudhalvan Page #5

Synopsis: The State's Chief Minister, after being questioned by a reporter, Pugazhendi, challenges him to accept the position for a day, and see for himself the challenges that face him. Pugazhendi accepts the challenge, and immediately sets about to tour the region, suspend and prosecute corrupt officials, arrest several politicians, including the Chief Minister himself, and makes swift and decisive changes that will go to assist the most vulnerable, much to the chagrin of people in power.. After the day is over, Pugazhendi will find his and his loved ones' lives in danger as the state's machinery, as well as goons, gather together to extract vengeance.
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Director(s): S. Shankar
  3 wins.
 
IMDB:
8.3
Year:
1999
169 min
11,849 Views


Greetings sir.

Greetings.

In every election, Public votes,

with the faith that the elected C. M

will do some good for them.

In the end they feel cheated

and disappointed.

This is happening in our

Government also.

Sir, what is the reason for that?

What are you saying?

In every house,

there is a Colour T.V.

In every village,

there is Dish Antennae.

In every street, there is

an S.T. D Booth & Internet.

All are going on Two wheelers.

In jewellery shops & Garment stores,

there is a big queue of buyers.

They are going to amusement parks

& expensive restaurants.

Not only that, they are

wearing slippers & watches.

The standard of living

of people has increased.

For the last 15 years,

is there any news of people dying

out of hunger & poverty?

As you say, no farmer is going

to a jewellery shop.

No labourer is going

to a restaurant.

People who are earning illegally

& taking bribes.

Are only leading such

luxurious lives.

Rich are becoming richer

& the poor, poorer.

They are still being squeezed

in buses and trains.

The people are still standing in queues

for Kerosene & Rice for hours.

They are sending the children to school

only for the nutritious noon meals.

Sir, our children are still

begging on the streets.

Some people always complain.

Brother! After I came to power

the literacy rate his gone up to 62.5o/o.

But sir, State of Kerala

has achieved 100o/o.

In industrial growth our state

has come from 7th place to 5th.

Sir, don't we have more respect for a

Gold medal winner than a Bronze.

People below the poverty line has

come down from 39o/o to 32o/o.

But, still in our villages, the average

income of a man is still Rs. 3 only.

Brother, you have to talk only when

you are well aware of the statistics.

Sir, just a minute.

Sir, this is a report from

World Economic Forum.

This is IMF report.

This is from Amnesty International.

And this is from human rights commission.

This is World Bank's report.

The Credit from World Bank has not

reached the people properly,

And your ministers have

gobbled up all the funds,

saying this they have cancelled

the next instalment also.

Brother! You don't know?

The World Bank people have almost

asked for the mortgage of our state.

Putting conditions.

What are those conditions?

Would you specify them?

That's not for you.

I'll tell it to the people.

The people are watching.

Please tell me.

Why did the World Bank stop the funds

which we should have got?

It's a 1000 pages report.

There are annexures.

Pay Rs. 15 and get a

copy from Secretariat.

And then read it leisurely and

explain it to the people.

Next question.

Sir, were you from an affluent family

before entering Politics?

No, I was from an ordinary

farmer's family.

Oh! What is your salary? - What?!

What is your salary?

After all deductions,

I get about Rs. 18,000.

Say that's! About

Rs. 2 Lakhs per year.

After addition and deductions

your total earning till now.

May not exceed 25 lakhs.

But, today you own properties

worth 800 Crores!

How did you acquire those properties?

Cat on a Hot tin roof.

This is a false accusation.

If you want to, you can file a

case against me in the court.

I'll come to the court and prove

myself to be innocent.

Case?!

In the past 10 yrs, pending cases

awaiting prosecution are 14 lakhs.

This delay has emboldened the

criminals to do more crimes.

I am not saying this...

This Human Rights Commission

report is saying.

Do you remember this?

I remember having seen it.

Your election manifesto!

Don't your remember it?

How can I forget it?

I was the one who wrote it.

Every promise,

I can remember by heart.

To form a castless society.

To maintain peace & law and order.

To protect women.

To distribute the basic commodities

at a reasonable price

Free education to all.

There was a spelling error there

I know it by heart.

Do you think all these have

been achieved?

Are you saying that

we haven't achieved them?

You are saying that you'll maintain

peace & law & order.

But, you are the man behind

the chaos in Law & Order.

You said you'll form a

caste less society.

But, you are the one who instigates

caste conflicts.

Brother.

Are you questioning me

with an intention only make me angry?

That's not my intention.

People should know the truth.

Please have a look!

Stop all the buses running

in Tamilnadu.

Will you go over me?

If you run over and kill me,

will my caste's people leave you?

Whole of Tamilnadu will burn.

A driver stops his bus on the road

and creates a traffic jam.

If asked, he says he is from

the ruling party.

The traffic police are unable

to take any action against him.

Another driver falls in front of the wheels

and threatens in the name of caste.

Police Commissioner is unable

to do his duty.

And when you were asked to

order action,

fear of losing that caste's support,

you remained silent

without taking any action.

Whole Tamil Nadu was burning.

You were not bothered about it.

Lot of people were affected,

but you were not bothered about it.

Loses were a staggering 300 crores

but that's not important for you.

Your sole aim was not to

lose your seat of power, isn't it?

To make this interview a sensation

and make a name out of it,

You shouldn't cast aspersions without

evidential support.

I have the evidence.

In this one driver

belongs to my party.

Another belongs to a Caste which was

instrumental in my election wins.

I need student's support also.

Whomsoever you lay your hands on

will lead to more trouble.

That will affect me.

They'll shout for sometime and disperse.

Heyl If I wanted, I would have given

the shooting orders long back.

Do you know how much more trouble

it would have created?

Don't bother about breaking up of

a few glass windows?

You just keep quiet.

Now, come out.

Aren't you more concerned more about your

seat than the welfare of the people?

Come on & tell me.

What happened? What's going on?

Aranganar has been

made speechless!

Hey! You come on reply to him.

He's blinking.

Very nicely cornered him.

Switch off.

I'll kill you.

Tell him, to switch off.

Hey! Is this the way to Interview?

Stop the camera. Stop the camera.

Hey! Baldie! I'll hit you

with my slippers.

Stop the programme.

I am warning you, stop it!

Are you still interviewing?

I'll kill you.

Hey Palavesham! Pan the camera

to the control room.

A person here is showing

his slippers.

I'll burn down the T. V station!

Cool down. - Oh God!

They're picturising even this.

Hey! Brainless!

If this had been the legislature,

we could have expunged the remarks

from the house records.

This is a live telecast, the whole of

Tamilnadu will be watching it.

Throw down the slippers.

Will I also be seen?

Why only you? You, with slippers

in your hand,

the dung in your slippers, everything

will be seen. You imbecile! Throw it down!

Unable to bear the stench!

Sh*t. He wants to become an M.P.

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S. Shankar

Shankar Shanmugam (born 17 August 1963), credited mononymously as Shankar, is an Indian film director and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is the director of the India's most expensive film ever 2.0. Recognized for directing high budget films, he is also a pioneer of vigilante movies in Tamil. He made his directorial debut in Gentleman (1993) produced by K. T. Kunjumon, for which he was awarded the Filmfare Best Director Award and the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director. He is the highest paid film-maker in India among his contemporaries. He usually collaborates with the Academy Award Winning Composer A.R.Rahman and had done more than 10 films together. He had received numerous accolades for his rich and innovative film-making.Two of his films, Indian (1996) and Jeans (1998), were submitted by India for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by M. G. R. University. more…

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