"Sudan, Africa." "Astrange country.." "Unfamiliar language.." "Unfamiliar people.." "Unfamiliar people,." "Having been a fisherman all my life, it wasn't easy to learn a newjob, it wasn't easy to learn a newjob," "I found a good friend, Saami." "He reminded me of my best friend Sakkarai." "Best friend Sakkarai." "Much to my dislike of thisjob, I was forced to work hard." "I was forced to work hard." "What a curse!" "I took the fishes away from the ocean... now life has dumped me in this desert." "Me in this desert." "your fisherfolk life." "Your fisherfolk life." "What is so great about it?" "Pani, ls that all!" "It's misty in my town too, it's misty in my town too," "This is something else." "You won't get it," "You won't get it." "One thing I enjoy hanging out with you, is a drag from your cigar." "Is a drag from your cigar, It's my native specialty." "It's my native specialty." "Talking to Panimalar once a week was my only comfort." "A week was my only comfort." "That made me very happy., and, , I sleptwell., and,." "I sleptwell, ," "Slowly I got used the place and its people, and its people." "After all we are human." "Two years somehow went by," "Now I am going back home." "Going to see my Panimalar.." "Going to dive back into my ocean,." " Maryan!" " Pani," " Pani," "How are you?" "You?" "Now only I feel good," "Just one more week to go, Mayan!" "My last mo years has been the slowest,." "Has been the slowest,." "Looks like the coming days will be even more slower." "Will be even more slower." "I feel this too." "I'm coming Pani!" "Back to our ocean, back to our moments, and you in my arms." "First thing, I want to have your delicious pepper rice." "Your delicious pepper rice." "Sure." "Did you get my last letter?" ".. and.. also.." "Got your 53rd letter." ".and.. got that also!" ".And.. got that also!" "Hey, don't send me any more, , rest in person." "Thommai has announced to evey person in the village about ourwedding." "The only thing left is to stitch your suit." "To stitch your suit," "Tell Thommai my size has changed in the last two years." "In the last mo years." "Let's get it when I am back." "I hope you are in a huggable size." "I am running out of change." "I need to get back to work." "Shall I go?" "Shall I?" "Listen Mayan, come back safely!" "Ok, See you." " What is he saying?" " He thinks this is Dubai." " He thinks this is Dubai." "Hey!" "This is not Dubai!" "This isAfrica!" "This isAfrica!" "We have rubbed our ass for two years, for two years." "He hasjust arrived." "He will know as the days go by." "He will know as the days go by." "Hey Baldie, Play some Tamil songs!" "Hey Chacha, Play Hindi songs!" "You guys copy Tamil movies in Hindi and make flops." "In Hindi and make flops," "Why do you want to listen to flop songs?" "To flop songs?" "?" "Is there are heart branching out of the iron, ?" "Branching out of the iron, ?" "?" "Is love calling on me forthe first time?" "?" "For the first time?" "?" "I see you Tamils in Dharavi." "I see you in Africa, You Tamils are all over." "You Tamils are all over." "Shut up!" "You good for nothing!" "Tamils are eve_here!" "Tamils are everywhere!" "Sridevi is from Chennai, Hema Malini is from Chennai," "Hema Malini is from Chennai," "Silk Smitha is from Chennai Our own A.R.Rahman is from Chennai" "Our own A.R.Rahman is from Chennai" "So is Sachin Tendulkar." "Sorry!" ", , Slip of my tongue." "Maryan, Isn't our Chennai a foreign city?" "!" "A foreign city?" "!" "Life has gotten numb." "Life has gotten numb." "Your life is set, you are getting married." "You are getting married." "You have been happily romancing your girl's photo forthe past 2 years." "Your girl's photo forthe past 2 years." "I have four babes to choose from but not even one is getting hooked!" "But not even one is getting hooked!" "It has to come from the other side too." "The other side too." "My name is Maryan." "Maryan means The man who neyer dies'" "The man who neyerdies'" "As my name suggests.." "I was of arrogance and full of pride." "I was of arrogance and full of pride." "Instead of salty air, I got dust storm." "I got dust storm." "Instead of fried fish, I got tasteless meal." "I got tasteless meal." "All my arrogance got knocked off." "There I was the king..." "King of the ocean. '" "King of the ocean, '" "King of the ocean, '" "By catching the Tiger shark Maryan has brought pride to Neerodi." "What his late father could not, he has achieved." "You are 'The King of the ocean'" "?" "We don't rest Not a single day have we rested ?" "Not a single day have we rested ?" "?" "Our motherocean has not stopped giving us ?" "Not stopped giving us ?" "?" "We don't rest Not a single day have we rested ?" "Not a single day have we rested ?" "?" "Our motherocean has not stopped giving us ?" "Not stopped giving us ?" "?" "We don't rest Our fishing nets never returned empty. ?" "Our fishing nets never returned empty. ?" "?" "And 'Sonapareeya' kills me with her smile, ?" "With her smile. ?" "?" "Oh!" "Golden angel, Sonapareeya!" "?" "?" "My Sonapareeya!" "Will you come along with me?" "?" "Will you come along with me?" "?" "?" "We don't rest Not a single day have we rested ?" "Not a single day have we rested ?" "?" "Our motherocean has not stopped giving us ?" "Not stopped giving us ?" "?" "We don't rest Our fishing nets never returned empty. ?" "Our fishing nets never returned empty. ?" "?" "And 'Sonapareeya' kills me with her smile, ?" "With her smile. ?" "?" "How long will I live single like a catamaran, Sonapareeya?" "?" "Like a catamaran, Sonapareeya?" "?" "?" "All catamarans have reached their shores, when will you?" "?" "Their shores, when will you?" "?" "?" "There is no one like him, Sonapareeya ?" "?" "This man's skills can never be matched!" "?" "?" "You stay rooted in my heart but why are you stuck like a fish bone?" "?" "But why are you stuck like a fish bone?" "?" "?" "Why do you make me plead, Sonapareeya!" "?" "Hey Maryan, looks like you have taken all the catch?" "You have taken all the catch?" "So what's your problem?" "Keep moving," "He is the only guywho is yet to come under my control." "Yet to come under my control." "?" "Ships in your eyes, Hiccup in your heart?" "?" "Hiccup in your heart?" "?" "?" "Money in your hand, Tease in yourwalk. ?" "Tease in yourwalk. ?" "?" "Pearl in the oyster, Ship full of fishes, ?" "Ship full of fishes. ?" "?" "The kisses of my sweetheart, Is all mine, all mine., ?" "Is all mine, all mine., ?" "?" "It stuck.. stuck., ah!" "ah!" "Mathi fish stuck!" "?" "Mathi fish stuck!" "?" "?" "Hiccup in my heart, Given by my sweet heart, ?" "Given by my sweet heart, ?" "?" "We don't rest Not a single day have we rested ?" "Not a single day have we rested ?" "?" "Our mother ocean has not stopped giving us ?" "Has not stopped giving us ?" "?" "We don't rest Our fishing nets never returned empty ?" "Our fishing nets never returned empty ?" "?" "And Sonapareeya kills me with her smile, ?" "With her smile. ?" "Bro, we had a great catch, Come on to the boat." "Come on to the boat," "Hey Maryan!" "You are the one in Neerodi who still continuesthetradition ofspearhunting continues the tradition of spear hunting" "He holds his breath for this big catch, And we've been lazily lying on the boat" "And we've been lazily lying on the boat" " I am hungry." "Give me the food." " Bro, Eat this." " Bro, Eat this." "What he gives isjust food." "But this has love and care mixed in it." "Care mixed in it." "Maryan cannot be toppled by your tricks, by your tricks," "He keeps chanting your name whenever he meets Panimalar." "Whenever he meets Panimalar." "Now he comes here and blabbers about love and care." "Blabbers about love and care." "Look!" "Mariyaan never stops doing what he likes, doing what he likes." "But never ever does what he dislikes." "What he dislikes." "Like super star Sivaji with 'Smiling queen'" "'Smiling queen'" "She is the best pairfor our Mayan" " Shall I say something?" " What are you going to say?" " What are you going to say?" "Fine, say it." "When you don't seek, you don't get, you don't get," "But when you seek, you will definitely get it." "You will definitely get it." "I say a statement and you come with yours." " I will kick your butt." " I will kick you right there!" " I will kick you right there!" "It has never happened." "It neverwill." "It neyer will." "I have promised her to bring him to the church, to bring him to the church," "if not she will finish me." "If you interfere she will finish you too, if he comes to know this, he will kill you right away." "He will kill you right away." " What's that?" " Nothing, it's his usual blabbering." " Nothing, it's his usual blabbering." "?" "A confluence, this is a confluence of love. ?" "This is a confluence of love. ?" "?" "Happiness, ours is a church of happiness. ?" "?" "A confluence, this is a confluence of love. ?" "This is a confluence of love. ?" "?" "When your eyes open, you see the vision, ?" "You see the vision, ?" "?" "When your heart opens, you become one ?" "You become one ?" "?" "In loye we seek, in gracewe drench ?" "In grace we drench ?" "?" "In sharing we stand and in giving we makejoy. ?" "In giving we makejoy. ?" "Why do you keep pulling me to church?" "Pulling me to church?" "What is this sudden feeling for God?" "Want to wash away my sins." "My only sin is being yourfriend!" "Where is Kuttiyandi?" "I asked you!" "Where is Kuttiyandi?" "Where is Kuttiyandi?" "He must be drunk and lying somewhere." "Is it so?" "Only we can correct him," "Sakkarai!" "See who has come to church?" "Ask him." "I know you came to see me." "Good imagination!" "He only pulled me in," "Then why did you keep staring at me?" "What?" "I was staring at the girls around you." "At the girls around you." "Ifyou really had stared at them," "I would've finished you then and there." "Then and there." "Why hit him?" "You talk to me." "You talk to me." "When you don't seek, you don't get, you don't get," "But when you seek, you will definitely get it." "You will definitely get it." "Why don't you speak your mind?" "Don't playthis hide and seek with me." "Hide and seek with me." "Now go home like a good girl." "Let me see how long you wearthis mask." "You wearthis mask." "I have seen it in your eyes." "Is it so?" "Come what may..." "you are mine, you are mine." "See you." "Bro, looks like she will trap you!" "How could she do that?" "It can't happen," "Nobody can trap you." "You are Mayan!" "You are Maryan!" "Looks like you are ready for toddy shop?" "For toddy shop?" "Just like that, ," "Even people going to work are not so punctual." "Are not so punctual." "Even if I want to go to work," "Maryan says he will give me a share as rent for my boat." "As rent for my boat." "So.." "Seeli's son is the problem." "Seeli says that I am the problem," "You say the otherway," "He is a problem to all of us." "What?" "Nothing." "Who can match my Pant's tasty fish curry?" "Tasty fish cury?" "It instantly kindles the taste buds!" "Enough of your sweet talk!" "Hi Panimalar, Its been long!" "How are you doing?" "Are you coming from the church?" "209," "In Neerodi you are the only one whom I speak to so sweetly." "Whom I speak to so sweetly." "It's because I care for you." "I am the one who keeps talking." "You are so silent." "You are so silent," "Next time when I see you.." "you have to talk to me." "You have to talk to me." "Normally if you like a girl, you either take her for a lease or outsource her," "a lease or outsource her," "But with Panimalar you become too soft." "You become too soft." "Those girls are for a night, but Panimalar is for my life." "But Panimalar is for my life." "I want to touch her rightfully!" "That is why I am patient." "Who needs your money?" "I have been telling you not to go forfishing, not to go forfishing." "Your money is of no use." "Work in a foreign county is waiting atthe door step!" "Waiting at the doorstep!" "But this idiot is tied to his sea!" "It's time to go abroad and earn some good money,." "And earn some good money,." "Instead he is hanging out with these idiots!" "With these idiots!" "Look at his companions!" "Seeli!" "Why are you abusing us?" "Seeli!" "Can I have the aapam too?" "Here comes the next one." "What are you guys doing?" "We are having some aapam." "Do you want some?" "Will any human being eat this?" "Put it aside and come along!" "Hey!" "Eat some," "Stum it yourself," "Listen Mayan, forso long she is asking you to go abroad, asking you to go abroad," "Why don't you consider it?" "At least we will feel proud that one of our people is earning a huge sum." "One of our people is earning a huge sum." "Do you think for people like us they will give computerjobs?" "They will give computerjobs?" "You will be ending as a labourer," "We are all Kings of the ocean!" "Can't work shamelessly under some third person!" "Under some third person!" "My father died in this ocean." "My life is also tied to this ocean." "I don't think your running around Mayan is going to work out." "Maryan is going to work out." "Whatever might be a man's stature., the moment he feels the breath of a woman.." "The breath of a woman.." "All the fizz will fizzle out." "I will tell you what to do." "When a matchstick is inside a match box, does it ignite?" "Does it ignite?" "The matchstickfires up onlywhen it rubs itself with the matchbox!" "Rubs itself with the matchbox!" "Who isthisJoseph?" "How come I don't know him?" "How come I don't know him?" "He is newto ourvillage." "He owes me money." "How come he owes you money?" "I can't believe it!" " What are you doing behind?" " Nothing," " Nothing." " Where is it?" " The next street!" " The next street!" "I don't knowwhich street to take him." "Bro, Bro., The next street!" " You said same thing over there?" " Yes." "I am saying the same thing." " Yes." "I am saying the same thing." "I won't say the same thing again." "The same thing again." "Where you imagining a hugging scene?" "A hugging scene?" "Don't evertry this again, I will slit your throat," "I will slit yourthroat." "All yourtalk on match box and matchstick, had no fire.." "And matchstick, had no fire.." "First I need to setfire to your ass," " Sakkarai!" " Yes bro, coming." " Yes bro, coming." "What is he up to next...?" "Bro, what's the matter?" "Bro, I want to say something,.." "That is.." "That is, ," "Tell me bro!" " Nothing.." " Why is he so shy?" " Why is he so shy?" "Hey!" "My button!" "Now tell me!" "That has come to me!" "What has come?" "It has come to me.." "I fell for her..." "I fell for her.,." "Bro!" "I knew it always!" "Chin up!" "I am feeling shy," " Bro!" "Can you do me a favor?" " Go ahead!" " Go ahead!" " I want to see,.. her.." " Whatyouwantto see.. in her...?" " What you want to see.. in her...?" "Tell me." "I want to see her." "Is that all!" "I will bring her right now!" "I will bring her right now!" "Bro, not now, ," "You know she makes great pepper rice, ask herto bring it here in the night." "Ask her to bring it here in the night." "See how much you love her!" "Hey Sister!" "It has worked out!" "Unlike any day my son has asked me to bring food?" "Asked me to bring food?" "He is not to be seen." "Let him come." "I will leave it here, let him come and eat it, let him come and eat it," "How come this bitch is here?" "Bro!" "Where has he gone,.?" "He will come." "Sit down," "Now tell me how did he say it?" "Have you started all over again?" "This is the 50th time!" "This is the 50th time!" "Just one more time.," "You should've witnessed his shyness!" "I have never seen him like that!" "I have never seen him like that!" "I myself got a kick out of it." "Then...?" "He has gone mad thinking of you all the time." "Thinking of you all the time." "Why isn't he still here?" "Wait, he should be coming from his home." "From his home." "Yes!" "It isn't easy because Seeli is there," "Seeli is there." "She keeps vigil of her appam joint as if somebody will steal it, as if somebody will steal it." "I feel like poking her eyes whenever I see her, whenever I see her," "She thinks herjoint is on parwith a star hotel." "On parwith a star hotel." "Only I knowthe after emects of her aapams." "Emects of her aapams." "Just wait.." "It's all fortime being.." "After I enter her home, first thing I will do is close her aapam joint." "I will do is close her aapam joint." "Just for this reason, I want to seeyou both in marriage!" "To see you both in marriage!" "Seeli will have no option than to run around me for food." "Than to run around me for food." "You bitch.. kick your ass!" "Knowing your plans, my son had called me here!" "My son had called me here!" "Hey where are you running?" "If everyou come this side, I will break your neck." "I will break your neck." "He will trick me and take me to the church." "Take me to the church." "He will drag me from street to street to collect a debt that doesn't exist." "To collect a debt that doesn't exist," "He will think Panimalar like a movie star." "Like a movie star," "Hey Hippo!" "Hope you will never do the stupid thing again!" "The stupid thing again!" "Bro, Can I ask you one thing?" "Why only one thing, ask me more." "Am serious and you are being funny," "Don't get upset my loving bro!" "For so long Panimalar has been so obsessed with you, so obsessed with you," "why are you avoiding her?" "You have grown old but your brain hasn't developed Kuttyandi!" "Your brain hasn't developed Kuttyandi!" "Ever since my fatherwent along with Thommai into the sea and died, with Thommai into the sea and died," "Seeli has not stopped cursing his family." "Cursing his family," "Howwill she accept Panimalar?" "Even if I bring her home, howwill Panimalar be at peace?" "Howwill Panimalar be at peace?" "Let her lead a peaceful life!" "This ocean is my only life." "Ifyou guys want to hang outwith me then don't get me into this again!" "Then don't get me into this again!" "Hey!" "Are you going to beat me up!" "What are you looking at?" "Shut up and go to sleep!" "Shut up and go to sleep!" "?" "The cyclone is expected to cross in the next 48 hours, ?" "To cross in the next 48 hours, ?" "?" "Fishermen have been warned not to go into the sea. ?" "Yourfriends have gone to catch tiger shark in this storm." "Tiger shark in this storm." " Thommai!" " He is not here," " He is not here," "The weather is rough and the storm is coming, and the storm is coming," "Maryan and his friends have gone deep into the sea, have gone deep into the sea, inform Thommai," "?" "My love, where have you gone?" "?" "?" "The night has fallen ?" "?" "My love, where have you gone?" "?" "?" "The night has fallen ?" "?" "The congee is cold.. ?" "?" "Don't you feel my heart!" "?" "?" "If we are togethem" "?" "Ifwe are togethem" "?" "The sky will rejoice ?" "?" "If we are together This life will be a blessing ?" "This life will be a blessing ?" "?" "This life will be a blessing ?" "?" "My love, what will I do?" "?" "?" "This sickly hue has got in me. ?" "?" "My love, where have you gone?" "?" "They have returned safely from the storm." "Safely from the storm." "But the boatwas broken." "Now don't worry," "Now don't worry." "Bro, what a shame!" "We have broken Thommai's boat," "We have broken Thommai's boat," "The whole village laughed at us." "Bro.." "Are you so ashamed?" "Then don't come with me anymore." "Maryan has no shame." "I am not ashamed!" "I am not ashamed!" "Hey!" "You just went away!" "Do you know how I was dying?" "Do you know how I was dying?" "You went to kill yourself in thestorm?" "Yourself in the storm?" "Just go away!" "What do you think of yourself?" "Absolutely nothing!" "What?" "Loves?" "It's empty ground," "Get lost!" "I have seen you alive," "You are all right." "Go!" "Go away!" "You go away!" "Hey Maryan, do you have a light?" " Do you have?" " No." " No." "Do you have a match box?" "Here is the match box!" "You will neverchange." "This ocean and love, how many times you see, it always remains fresh!" "It always remains fresh!" "Thommai, you seem to be in good mood!" "To be in good mood!" "Hey, I am talking from experience!" "From experience!" "Experience?" "Then how come you are a bachelor?" "Then how come you are a bachelor?" "Love should keep flowing in your heart like a sea of waves!" "Your heart like a sea of waves!" "That is the real strength!" "For a man to be successful, he should be consumed by the scent of a woman," "Who is that woman in your life?" "Look what the old man says.." "'A man should be consumed by the scent of a woman'." "By the scent of a woman'." "Dear bride and groom, in the presence of this holy gathering.." "In the presence of this holy gathering.." "Hi Panimalar!" "Yourfriends are all getting married." "Yourfriends are all getting married." "You just sayYes'" "I will setup for the next auspicious day." "The next auspicious day." "Don't you know whose bike it is?" "Get up!" "Get up!" "If it is itching for you, go and rub it on the palm tree!" "Go and rub it on the palm tree!" "Why are you rubbing her slippers?" "If I repeat this aloud, the whole village will laugh at you!" "The whole village will laugh at you!" "Listen, stop medaling with ladies matter and behave yourself." "ladies matter and behave yourself." "So what if he rubs on Pant's slippers?" "On Pant's slippers?" "Why are you deceiving yourself?" "I know you love her." "Do you want to get beaten up?" "Truth always hurts." "Panimalar!" "Stop!" "Listen to me." "Stop!" "Listen to me." "Stop it!" "Leave me alone." "Listen, I am busy with my choir, with my work in the church." "That's all." "With my work in the church." "That's all." "It's clear that there is nothing over there." "There is nothing over there." "I only know how much he loves you!" "How much he loves you!" "Why does he raise his hand over loved ones?" "His hand over loved ones?" "Please understand!" "He has grown up like that!" "He has grown up like that!" "It's because he loves you, he fought with Theekurusi for rubbing your slippers!" "For rubbing your slippers!" "What did you say?" "Go,. ask him yourself," "I have seen you alive," "You are all right!" "Why are you deceiving yourself?" "I know you love her." "For a man to be successful, he should be consumed by the scent of a woman, by the scent of a woman." "Come what may... you are mine," "Why so late?" "Look at the romance," " Hey, Pani.." " What?" " What?" "See our hero's romantic look!" "?" "Aflowerwill bloom, when touched, I bloomed without a touch. ?" "I bloomed without a touch. ?" "?" "Gold glistens when heated." "My cheeks blushed without a sizzle. ?" "My cheeks blushed without a sizzle. ?" "?" "Without meeting the eyes Without touching the hands ?" "Without touching the hands ?" "?" "Can there be love?" "?" "?" "Be in person, lose yourself The desire will last forever. ?" "The desire will last forever. ?" "?" "Aflowerwill bloom, when touched, I bloomed without a touch. ?" "I bloomed without a touch. ?" "Hey!" "Thommai!" "Come out!" "Yes, My son is a hero." "Don't ever imagine she can have him." "Don't ever imagine she can have him." "Ifyou have shame, self respect..." "then come out!" "Then come out!" "Can't you find any other man in this village?" "Other man in this village?" "From now on if I see you trying to hound him," "I will pull your hair om!" "Don't give me that look!" "What are you people looking at?" "This is between a mother-in-law and herdaughter-in-law!" "And her daughter-in-law!" "I will cut your tongue om!" "Who is your mother in law?" "Don't you know?" "It's you!" "Has it gone this far.." "Ifyou step into my home as daughter-in-law, as daughter-in-law," "I will chop omthat leg!" "Let us sort that after marriage!" "See how she talks!" "How dare!" "I knowwho is behind all this," "I knowwho is behind all this." "Am I doing a strip-tease for you all!" "For you all!" "Go!" "Go!" "Let Mayan come!" "What are you doing here?" "If there is no lady in the house, see what a mess it is!" "See what a mess it is!" "Don't you wash yourclothes?" "Are you nuts?" "If Seeli sees us she will rip us apart!" "She will rip us apart!" "Mr, Maryan., how come you are afraid of Seeli?" "How come you are afraid of Seeli?" "She will make a big scene in the village.." "In the village, ," "I don't know what to do." "She has already done that," "Our matter is announced!" "What do you want?" "Will you give me anything if I ask?" "It depends on what you ask." "Am I going to ask for a child?" "You might ask.." "Leave now." "Shall I leave?" "Shall I?" "You said empty ground?" "Now it's been occupied," "?" "Why not stay a little longer?" "?" "?" "Girl, why this hurry?" ",. be with me. ?" "?" "Why not stay a little longer?" "?" "?" "Girl, why this hurry?" ",. be with me. ?" "And my heart hardly filled. ?" "?" "Don't leave me my love, don't leave me.. ?" "?" "Barely has our conversation begun, and my heart hardly filled. ?" "And my heart hardly filled. ?" "?" "You come about like the wayes while I stay rooted here likethe sea!" "?" "While I stay rooted here like the sea. ?" "?" "Why not stay a little longer?" "?" "503," "?" "Girl, why this hurry?" ",. be with me. ?" "?" "You let my heart ramble all alone, ?" "?" "And now withoutwarning, you cast your net and have me trapped. ?" "You cast your net and have me trapped. ?" "?" "Come to me love, unfailingly as these waves. ?" "?" "I will hold to your hands like a bangle. ?" "Like a bangle. ?" "?" "But show a little patience, the man of my dreams. ?" "?" "Whywait, you are blossomed as you are. ?" "?" "Why notwait a little longer?" "?" "?" "My love, why this hurry.. tell me. ?" " Bro, aren't you joining us?" " Hey, get lost." "Whywill you need us anymore?" "?" "I will waitforyou forever, I swear by the sea goddess. ?" "I swear by the sea goddess. ?" "?" "My cheeks flush, And I'm hesitant to let you know. ?" "And I'm hesitant to let you know. ?" "?" "This salty breeze spreads sweetness, ?" "?" "Pulling us both into its warm embrace, ?" "?" "With the breeze luring us in, my soul is at peace, ?" "My soul is at peace. ?" "?" "The fish-stench of my body turns fragrant by yourtouch. ?" "?" "Talk to me all night and I will savour every word you speak ?" "I will savour every word you speak ?" "?" "Why not stay a little longer?" "?" "?" "Girl, why this hurry?" ",. be with me. ?" "?" "I want you to be my eyes ?" "?" "And the father of my children. ?" "?" "I want them to play by the edge of these waves. ?" "By the edge of these waves. ?" "?" "You shall be mine. ?" "?" "May yourwishes come true. ?" "?" "Let's now create a world ofour own. ?" "What happened?" "When will the Sinhalese stop this injustice of killing our poorfishermen?" "Injustice of killing our poorfishermen?" "Oh!" "My Sakkarai!" "Oh!" "Someone has killed my son." "He has always been with you!" "Maryan.,." "look at my son lying lifeless here." "Someone from across has killed my son!" "Has killed my son!" "Why did you go?" "Why did you without me?" "It's my mistake." "Your mother is asking me, whatwill I tell her?" "What will I tell her?" "To bring you back, what should I do?" "What should I do?" "I don't know." "Maryan!" "Theekurusi is coming home to ask me for marriage!" "To ask me for marriage!" "Please come and stop it!" "Listen, I can't manage this on my own, this on my own." "Are you coming with me or not?" "Sakkarai is dead!" "He is lying there!" "He is lying there!" "Do you knowwho he is?" "Get lost!" "Get married to anyone you want!" "You keep sitting here!" "Get lost!" "I will marry him!" "Then I will hang myself." "Then you can bury me over here." "You can stay here forever." "Thommai.. ifwe are here at your home, it means you are blessed!" "It means you are blessed!" "My brother was neglecting marriage for a long time, marriage for a long time, now he is so firm like the catamaran, to get married to Panimalar!" "To get married to Panimalar!" "Thommai, you cannot keep sitting like this." "Keep sitting like this." "It's been years since I lend you money." "I lend you money." "I didn't bother you at all." "Now you compensate that money and give me Panimalar in marriage, give me Panimalar in marriage." "How can debt be compensated with a girl?" "565." "Compensated with a girl?" "Out of respect for my sister, I accepted this formality." "I accepted this formality." "Othe_ise I would've lifted her long back!" "Lifted her long back!" "You know.." "It was Sakkarai.. so.." "It was Sakkarai.. so.." "You keep hitting me." "Who else can I hit?" "Don't be angry." "That day I should have killed you and thrown you into the sea!" "And thrown you into the sea!" "Having left you alive, are you playing a romantic scene here?" "Are you playing a romantic scene here?" "Theekurusi, I don't have any one." "Already I have lost my friend." "Already I have lost my friend," "Now I cannot give up Panimalar." "Why do you waste time talking to him!" "Give him one," "Give him one," "Please Son." "Don't' create problem," "Don't' create problem," "Hey, give me the money orthe girl!" "Maryan!" "Stop this!" "This is myfamily matter, you don't interfere you don't interfere" "I want the money with interest settled by morning.." "Settled by morning., othe_ise you won't be alive." "Thommai?" "He has given the deadline." "I am worried what Thommai can do!" "Come in." "It's a two year contract." "Yourfirst year pay will be adjusted for this advance." "You can see money only in the 2nd year." "Only in the 2nd year." "You can't leave halfway even if you dislike thejob." "Even if you dislike thejob." "Hope you are aware about Sudan?" "Sign the agreement," "At least now you realized Seeli's words." "Give this to Theekurusi," "Don't think this is for you," "This is for Pani." "Take care of her," "You are a son of this ocean." "You grew up on her lap," "Howwill you leave this place?" "It'sjusttwoyears,." "I will be fine." "I will be fine," "This is what you wanted," "Are you happy?" "I knowwhy you are leaving!" "All these years when I shouted like a donkey you never bothered, a donkey you never bothered," "But now you go all the way to save her dignity, the way to save her dignity," "I did not ask you to go because of money." "To go because of money." "Go,. throw this on that bitch!" "You stayed happy, being in the sea, being with yourfriends." "Being with yourfriends." "Now you are leaving everything because of me." "Because of me." "It's not because of you." "It is for you." "It is for you," "Don't cry." "Stop crying." "Is this the way you will give me a send om?" "Give me a send om?" "Two years will pass like a flash!" "I'll be back for my next breath." "Maryan!" "I didn't have the courage to look back at her." "To look back at her," "Two years have gone by,." "I am going to see my Pani in real and not in this photo anymore." "And not in this photo anymore." "Hello Maryan!" "What is upsetting you?" "What is upsetting you?" "His girl friend iswaiting!" "He left her when he came here" "He left her when he came here" "Wife?" "You must have run away from her." "He is married." "He will miss all the fun." "He will miss all the fun." " What happened?" " Nothing.." "He said his measurements have changed, hope itwill fit him." "Forget it, once he starts eating your food, he will be fit and fine." "Your food, he will be fit and fine." " Sister!" " Come inside," " Come inside," "I am here," "There is a call from Africa, don't knowwhat the matter is, come fast!" "Come fast!" "Maryan!" "I am William, I work with Maryan." "I work with Maryan." "Please tell me.." "Some workers from our company have been kidnapped by the local militia." "Been kidnapped by the local militia." "We have no clue about theirwhereabouts, about their whereabouts," "We fear Maryan may also be one among them." "May also be one among them." "What are you saying?" "Please do notworry." "The company is taking the necessay steps." "The necessary steps." "Nothing will happen to him." "Maryan, I am hungry." "Give me some..." "Give me some..." "I have destroyed my son's life!" "If I had known such a thing would happen, a thing would happen," "I wouldn't haye sent him!" "Oh!" "God please help my son!" "Hey Seeli!" "Shut your mouth!" "Why are you creating a scene?" "Why are you creating a scene?" "All you people!" "Go home!" "Maryan will come." "He will fight them all and come." "He will fight them all and come." "You only gave birth to him." "But you know nothing about him," "But you know nothing about him," "You bitch!" "You are the reason for everything," "You are the reason for everything," "Look how she is talking," "Heard the news... felt really bad." "Forget the past." "Maryan and I would have fought, but he is one of us, but he is one of us." "If something happens to him, we can'tjust leave it we can'tjust leave it" "Tell me what needs to be done, I am there for you." "I am there for you," "Does God exist?" "He is left and gone long ago." "?" "Yesterday she was there ?" "?" "I was by herside. ?" "?" "Hey Mayan, come to me., ?" "?" "Yesterday she was there ?" "?" "I was by herside. ?" "?" "I was there.. ?" "?" "Hundred moons lit the sky ?" "?" "Afew blue doyes fluttered and fle\m" "?" "The airwasfilled with her sweet yoice ?" "With her sweet yoice ?" "?" "The sands blossomed like herflowery body. ?" "Like her flowery body. ?" "?" "Yesterday she was there ?" "?" "I was by herside. ?" "?" "Hundred moons lit the sky ?" "?" "Afew blue doyes fluttered and fle\m" "?" "The airwas filled with her honey-dipped voice ?" "Her honey-dipped voice ?" "?" "The sands blossomed like herflowery body. ?" "Herflowery body, ?" "?" "Yesterday in my breath, there was nothing butyour love, ?" "There was nothing butyour love, ?" "?" "Yesterday in my breath, there was nothing butyour love, ?" "There was nothing butyour love, ?" "?" "Yesterday in my notes, there was no word as sorrow. ?" "There was no word as sorrow. ?" "?" "Yesterday my bangles sang to your music. ?" "To your music. ?" "?" "Oh dear sky!" "bring back those yesterdays, today. ?" "Bring back those yesterdays, today. ?" "?" "Yesterday you where there ?" "?" "I was by your side. ?" "?" "You where there, we were together.. ?" "We were together.. ?" "?" "Hundred moons lit the sky ?" "?" "Afew blue doyes fluttered and fle\m" "?" "The waves kept yearning foryour return ?" "For your return ?" "?" "They longed and stopped by the shore. ?" "?" "Yesterday she was there ?" "?" "I was by herside. ?" "?" "Hundred moons lit the sky ?" "?" "Afew blue doyes fluttered and fle\m" "?" "The air was filled with hersweetvoice ?" "Her sweet voice ?" "?" "The sands blossomed like herflowery body. ?" "Herflowery body, ?" "Listen Sir.." "We trusted you and sent him," "Aman can only find a job can he stand guard all his life?" "Can he stand guard all his life?" "Don't give me all this nonsense," "You sent him, right?" "Tell me." "Look lady!" "I sent him because his mother wished so, his motherwished so," "Ask his mother or ask the company ask the company" "I have nothing to do with this." "This is not me," "Maryan, how many days have gone?" "Will the company pay the money?" "If they don't, will they kill us?" "If he runs.. he will die" "What an idiot?" "You cowards!" "What the hell do you want?" "Money?" "We don't have it," "You are poor, so are we." "Can't you see it?" "Can't you see it?" "We only have our lives!" "Why don't you take it away!" "What?" "Come on.. shoot!" "Come," "Theywon't shoot us." "They need money," "They need money," "?" "The legsthat neverdanced would danoe to our tune ?" "Would dance to our tune ?" "?" "The sea gullswould sing close to our ears, ?" "Close to our ears. ?" "?" "Come to the shores of Neerodi, Witness our boats su_ing along. ?" "Witness our boats su_ing along. ?" "?" "I am a tiger-shark hunter. ?" "?" "I am the king of the ocean. ?" "?" "I extract pearls from deadly depths, ?" "?" "I rule the ocean, I am Maryan. ?" "?" "The aroma of the nethili fish curry, ?" "?" "Breezes through my village. ?" "?" "The pristine toddy from a palm tree ?" "?" "The salted dried fish ?" "?" "And the drunken raptures ?" "?" "As my spirityearns for its roots ?" "?" "I feel like an angered clown. ?" "?" "As my spirityearns for its roots ?" "?" "I feel like an angered clown. ?" "?" "I am a tiger-shark hunter. ?" "?" "I am the king of the ocean. ?" "?" "I extract pearls from deadly depths, ?" "?" "I rule the ocean, I am Maryan. ?" "?" "My heart-wrenching tunes ?" "?" "Fall mutely on these barren rocks. ?" "?" "My heart-wrenching tunes ?" "?" "Fall mutely on these barren rocks. ?" "?" "My trapped soul groans amidst these senseless goons. ?" "Amidst these senseless goons. ?" "?" "I crossed borders without you, ?" "?" "Now I am crippled in this forsaken land. ?" "In this forsaken land. ?" "?" "Hoping that the tree of our shared memories reaches you ?" "Our shared memories reaches you ?" "?" "I cry outfor you my love!" "?" "?" "I am a tiger-shark hunter. ?" "?" "I am the king of the ocean. ?" "I am starving Maryan." "I want to eat a full meal." "I want to eat a full meal." "Bro, why worry?" "I will give you." "I will give you." "Pani!" "Give him a plate." "Sit up my friend." "Aplate for Baban?" "Pani,." "Place it properly." "Kanava thokku, Panna Varuval, Seela Poriyal, Kilaikkaan, ,." "Seela Poriyal, Kilaikkaan,.." "All your dishes." "Oh!" "Kilaikkaan fish is for adults!" "Take it away!" "Take it away!" "Panimalar has cooked pepper rice, It's hot and spicy.." "It's hot and spicy.." "Can you smell it?" "That's nethili fish!" "Hold the fish by its head, open your mouth wide." "Open your mouth wide." "Its tail should touch your palate." "then slowlywithdraw the head," "then slowly withdraw the head, the thorn slips gently out like a soft flower." "Like a soft flower." "Next., Toddy, ," "Bro is already on a high!" "Bro, do you want a cigar?" "This is my native cigar." "Take a pum and burp." "Take a puff and burp." "Hold it." "Sir, I am A, O.C worker Mayan speaking." "Maryan speaking." " Maryan!" " Yes.." "This is Maryan," " Yes.." "This is Maryan," "Maryan, where are you?" "These people are shooting sir!" "I can't understand what you are saying.." "What you are saying.." "Yes Pani.." "I am here," "I am alive," "But I do not know how long," "What did you say?" "I can't understand what you say!" " Pani." " Yes, tell me." " Yes, tell me." "I do not knowwhether I will ever see you again," "I will ever see you again," "Don't speak like that!" "I can't understand your situation." "I can't understand your situation." "First tell me where you are?" "No sir.." "I do not know.." " It's all over Pani," " Why do you say like that?" " Why do you say like that?" "Listen, don'twait for me,." "Maryan listen to me!" "Nothing will happen to you." "Nothing will happen to you." "Yes sir!" "You are my man, I will bear your children." "I will bear your children." "I will be waiting for you," "Maryan, do you hear me?" "Hey you kid!" "Kill me right away, othenyise you will repent it later." "You will repent it later." "I have told Pani." "That is enough." "That is enough." "Bro, what they have done to you?" "I was scared for you." "How did you manage?" " Let us get out!" " Yes Maryan, Let's run." " Yes Maryan, Let's run." "?" "It's all over Pani. ?" "?" "Listen, don'twait for me.. ?" "Don't cry my love,. don't cry,." "My amection might not bring him, but your love will," "but your love will." "Thommai!" "He is coming." "Maryan is coming!" "He is coming!" " Who said?" " I am saying!" " I am saying!" "I have been informed, He will never come," "He will never come," "He is coming.." "He won't come, Only I will come." "Only I will come." "At this very spot I was insulted." "I was insulted." "Theekurusi is back." "What will you do now?" "What will you do now?" "Laughing?" "You arrogant bitch!" "I should've had you long ago." "You can't do a damn." "You pig!" "Don't you know who I am?" "You think I am not capable?" "Does it feel good?" "Do you enjoy it?" "Motherfucker Theekurusi!" "I will kill you!" "I will kill you!" "Are you going to kill me?" "Show me how, ," "Show me how, ," "Maryaaaaan, ," "Thommai, Maryan is coming back," "Saami!" "?" "Even ifa thousand suns burn out ?" "?" "And all compassion wiped om, ?" "?" "Even if injustice rules the skies ?" "?" "And humanity loses kindness. ?" "?" "Even if pain holds life in its pangs ?" "?" "Your love will live!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Love never dies!" "?" "?" "Even ifourworlds dimem" "?" "and memories fade out of your heart, ?" "Of your heart. ?" "?" "Even if seasons change form ?" "?" "And children cease to smile. ?" "?" "Even if nature changes its course ?" "?" "Your love will live!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Love never dies!" "?" "?" "Fear not, weaken not, soon will misey end, ?" "Soon will misery end. ?" "?" "You will be born new, flowers adorning your path. ?" "Flowers adorning your path. ?" "?" "Your love is the living truth, ?" "?" "Stay on!" "Let darkness not swallow you up, ?" "Not swallow you up, ?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Love never dies!" "?" "You said you will be back in a breaths time?" "My life is your breath." "Come back my love!" "I want to bear your children" "We haye to watch them play by the sea." "Play by the sea." "Come," "Come to me." "?" "Even ifa thousand suns burn out ?" "?" "And all compassion wiped om, ?" "?" "Even if pain holds life in its pangs, ?" "?" "Your love will live!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "Oh heart arise!" "?" "?" "Love never dies!" "?" "Oh!" "Mother.," "Welcome to the ocean." "My home,." "My home.." "Maryan, are you feeling better?" "For 21 days I was held captive by the militia, captive by the militia." "I escaped and ran forabout 300 Km without food and water." "300 Km without food and water." "I lost my Sakkarai in the ocean, I lost Saami in the desert." "I lost Saami in the desert," "But it is for my Panimalar, I am still alive." "I am still alive." "You said you will be back in a breaths time?" "In a breaths time?" "From now on all my breath is yours,"