Uttama Villain Page #4

The song is the narrator

the dance brings it alive

Are you ready, sir?

This is the great Subbu...

Subbu Arumugam

He is a legend

The authority on 'Villupattu'

Let's hear the opening

"Bless us, O Goddess

As we begin our song in verse"

"Bless us as we sing with music

and instrument in rhythm..."

"...enacted in the great theatre forms

of the Pandian and Cheran kingdoms"

"...to tell the tale of Arjuna's plea

for Lord Shiva's weapon"

"...in a Grand performance"

"Betwixt the sky above and the earth

below stands the Great Archer"

"...and his story will now be

told by this painted actor"

"Please narrate to

the world, O Wise One!"

"I have beheld a Miracle

akin to a truthful politician!"

"With great tenacity I have achieved

mastery over many battle skills"

"Is it the fruit of my

penance to lord Shiva"

"...that the world trembles

at the sound of Arjuna's name?"

"The Lord's Weapon

is now Arjuna's"

"Eternally Victorious!

The world's greatest Artiste"

"Lord Shiva!

I bow to you"

"The bounty of Shiva's

blessing is all- pervasive!"

"O Shiva! Beloved of your Consort

O Cosmic Dancer!"

"The Lord, who dances

unpaid in the temple"

"King Arjuna, who performs

on his own strength"

"Why do you dance on one leg?

Are you giddy dancing on both?"

"Ganga on your head

Drum in your hand..."

"Woman by your side

O merciful mother!"

Hey! This is a snake!

You'll die if it bites you, get away

A snake?

Just wait and see

No no...don't do that

It's a snake...a snake!

It's on the stick...

Snake! Snake! Snake!

Oh no! My snake...my snake...

Climb the tree everyone

There's danger on the ground

Ow! Who is it?

Who pinched me? Who bit me?

Where did it go?

Oh no!

4 people are dead

Our man is in agony!

Suck the poison out!

So what if he's one of us

I can't put my mouth there

- The 5th one is dead too

- Oh no!

It's my snake or what!

You were a snake charmer

without knowing that?

Oh no! Don't kill it!

Not my snake...no not my snake

Five people are dead!

Water...water...!

- You want water now, useless fellow?

- I didn't say anything

Then was it the voice of God?

Put that rice in the orphan corpse's mouth

Ghost! Ghost!

Oh no...! Oh Lord...!

Ghost! Ghost!

"Ghost...ghost

ghost...ghost"

"The voice of Uttaman was

not understood by the people"

"Oh! They screamed those

with ghosts within them"

"Ghost! Ghost!

Ghost! Ghost!"

"The villagers ran their heels

slapping the nape of their necks"

"Those with dancing ghosts within

Accused Uttaman the dancer as ghost"

"How did Uttaman rise

magically from the pyre?"

"Having bitten 4 the snake on

the 5th bite ran out of poison"

"Uttaman survived the teeth

of the venom less snake"

"A rational mind would

have understood"

"Alas! None of that

kind lived in that village"

"Ghost! Ghost! Ghost!"

"The village tried to

appease Uttaman's soul"

"...by stuffing themselves

with a feast in his honor"

"Relentless and tireless they

ate through the storm and rain"

"Cursing his fate of attending

his own funeral lunch"

"Uttaman was the last to be fed"

Worthless when he was alive

but look at his funeral feast

May his actor's soul

rest in peace

I would die every day

for such a feast!

Some more please

May my soul rest in peace

Huh!

Is it you?

Please don't shout

let me finish eating

Ghost! Ghost!

- No! No!

- Ghost! Ghost!

No one panic! Someone

check for both his feet

- But he's sitting cross legged

- Nonsense! Can you see his feet?

I see them!

Ghost has stuffed my mouth

Sir! I have two

Here's one

Oh languishing spirit!

What do you want?

2 vadai, 2 sweet pancakes

a little sambar...give me

Give it

It's asking, isn't it?

Yes...please give me

Give!

Is the ghost dead?

Is it dead?

That's how one becomes a ghost!

"Uttaman strapped tightly

to the funeral plank"

"They walked again to

the cremation ground"

Water

Water

'Uttaman's thirst for life was

quenched by the rising river'

'The water entered the town'

'The bamboo plank

became Uttaman's float'

'While others drowned'

'The river gargled and spat out

Uttaman granting him immortality'

'The dam breaching

mud coloured deluge'

Water as far as the eye can see

but not a drop to drink

Oh Lord! Give me

some water!

That's enough

that's enough

Amazing! I truly am a great man

I'm in heaven!

This nightingale is great too

it has also entered heaven

Bird droppings?

Bird droppings mean this must not

cannot...is not...heaven!

Ah! The traipsing deer

The dancing peacock

The grazing rabbit

Lord! Please send me

something to eat

Aah! Crocodile!

I asked for something to eat and

you send something to eat me!

Lord! Release your discus

and kill the beast!

Oh no! Oh no!

Oh no! Oh no!

But wait...it pulls me too

Lord! I don't want to die

I won't die! I won't die

- He didn't die of the snakebite

- He didn't die

- He didn't die of the blow

- He didn't die

Know why? Because he chanted

the names of Lord Narayana

The name of your Lord

makes him immortal? Atrocious!

- Immortal meaning?

- One who has conquered death

Hah! No one has ever

survived this waterfall

He would have reached

Kailash by now

- Why not Vaikuntha?

- Vaikuntha or Kailash

We'll decide when

the corpse washes up

Aah! A miracle

He is alive!

Where? Where? Where?

- Look! Uttaman is alive

- Praise the Lord

- Aah! - Aah!

- He is immortal

Hail, Immortal one!

I'm okay with

the last scene

- You, DP?

- Okay by me, sir

Sure?

I know you won't

be satisfied till the end

- I'll be back in a minute

- Go ahead

Yeah...yeah, come in

Hey...come in

one minute

Come

Please dear, come

Come in, sit down

No...one minute...

my car is in front of this van

To move the van

I have to move my...

You look exactly like...

No! Fortunately I look

nothing like you

I'm exactly like my mother

That's what I was

going to say

I didn't know your

mother was pregnant

I know

My mother has told me

this story many times

- She told you?

- Yes

But I didn't believe it

But that's irrelevant now

My father

I'm here for

his sake only

Can you do

me a favour?

Only if possible

You have to lie to my father

that I was polite to you

That's not a lie

Jacob Zachariah is my father

It's the truth and it's

what makes me happy so

Happy...that's okay

But the truth?

It's my truth

The one I believe

You are the lie here

He's my hero

you are

Well, that's in your story

In mine, I'm trying

to be the hero

Can you do me

this favour or not?

- Sir!

- No Parthi, wait outside

Inform only Chokku.

No one else

Get the car ready

We were just talking

he just fell down

We shall...we shall

just give me a minute

Would you help me?

Hold both hands

We have to lift him onto

the sofa...grab his legs

Is it life threatening?

Actually this is a stage

4 brain tumor

Doctors say

it is incurable

To tell the truth

he is sinking

Have you informed

his wife and Mr. Rao?

No sir...they're

not together now

What? Not in the house?

Or in his life? Is he alone then?

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