"Your name?" "Diwakaran" "I came to Pondicheri twenty years ago." "although I am in the police." "I haven't yet forgotten MaIayaIam." "Your house?" "Sukumaran Nair hasn't gone back after he came for his vacation, sir." "Within two months, the police came from Madras, arrested and took him away." "Next, our people have only seen" "Sukumaran Nair's dead body, my dear sir!" "There were even torture marks on his body!" "Why do you bring news of the dead... early in the morning, Tamarakshan?" "Don't you have anything nice to say?" "What good news can we bring, sir, under this torturous British rule?" "Ah!" "There comes master Diwakaran!" "Diwakaran!" "Nambiar from MeIeyedatthu was here." "He just left." "He's just retiring from service" "Wishes to return here..." "His son Sivadasan has apparently come back from england." "They say he's joined the Congress in north India and gone to jail, or something..." "Nambiar almost broke down as he said this" "children's idiocies..." "Congress army, and all, huh." "Why live after getting beaten up by the police?" "D'you have any news from him, Diwakaran?" "No!" "You go and get the workers from Padiyoor." "No point telling Diwakaran." "He's least interested!" "So did you see EIanjitharakkaI Madhavan?" "They say his father beat him unconscious" "It was quite a bloody scene." "They say he was wandering about in the north, attending KathakaIi for four days" "That uncle is mad!" "Who so, Nandini-kutty?" "KathakaIi-mad!" "Where did you say you were from in Thrissoor?" "Katoor" "Are you married?" "Yes." "What's this NaIini?" "I've asked Amminiyedathi to heat some water for you." "I'm tired, Diwakaretta!" "I lay shut in this room." "If I shut my eyes, I see all kinds of things - those that" "I have never seen, or should never see." "Never mind, NaIini." "Don't fret over little things." "You're just tired, that's all." "You'II be alright." "I'm not even able to give you a child." "What a sinner am I!" "Never mind, NaIini." "In any case, why do we need children of our own?" "We have Amminiedathi's children..." "Nandini's like our own." "You'II be fine." "Don't worry." "You have me with you..." "Are you taking your medicines?" "Yeah, yeah!" "That's all there is to my Iife" "Choornam, Lehiyam, Kashaayam..." "Oh children!" "Can you not recite it correctly?" "!" "The eye takes in what the sun and fire and other lights show" "The eye's eye is the mine and the mind's eye the Inner Truth when I know for certain I am the Truth what infinite joy shall be mine!" "O Narayana, I bow unto you" "Isn't she out of danger now?" "Just a little tired, right?" "Make sure she takes that kashaayam regularly." "Ah!" "She's just lugging her disease." "Poor girl!" "It will be peaceful for ten or fifteen days." "And then it will be back..." "fever and falling faint..." "Her body's getting weaker by the day..." "What do you think is the remedy?" "We've left no stones unturned to get her cured." "How many medicines has she taken!" "It'II be fine." "Might take some time..." "She should strictly follow the diet." "They say she saw something as a child, and was frightened." "You know she's from Azhikode." "apparently she went to see the sea with her friends." "They all saw a white man lying on the shores." "A sailor's corpse." "It all started that day..." "NaIini's fears and tears." "It was not serious at the time." "Once we brought her here after marriage, her dreams and screams became the norm." "We took her to many, many doctors." "Just the other day, Dr. Gopakumaran from Kochi also prescribed medicines for her." "None of the medicines are effective..." "Oh God, what a disease!" "I don't think these frequent fevers are any good for her." "That's a cat!" "owl!" "Do ghost have shadows, Diwakaran uncle?" "Why did you come to Pondicheri?" "Amminiedathi's husband lives in Pondicheri." "In Government service..." "postal Department." "We have a shop back home." "We send our people to Kumbakonam to buy stuff for the shop" "This time, I decided to go myself." "We had to buy cloth for home too." "I spent one day wandering around in Pondicheri." "Come one, come all... come and see." "unbelievable, fantastic pictures." "The pictures you've never seen in your life!" "Running, jumping, dancing pictures Chuk chuk steam engine..." "wrestling..." "flying birds..." "Come one, come all..." "come and see..." "Running horse..." "Swimming beauty..." "unbelievable, fantastic pictures." "Come one, come all... come and see." "Running, jumping, dancing pictures..." "Come and see these unbelievable, Fantastic pictures that you've never seen your lives!" "Come one, come all... come and see." "I have just one ticket." "You stay here with the hens." "Once I come back, you go and see." "Okay?" "We can never fathom it." "As though happening in front of your eyes." "Hey how is this, I wonder!" "We have seen them walking in real." "But these ones are walking about on the wall!" "The whites are walking about." "It's just too surprising, you know!" "A considerate mind shows its bounteous beauty through soft eyes; the strength on which the world thrives" "A considerate mind shows its bounteous beauty through soft, eyes; the strength on which the world thrives" "worldly life moves around benign eyes; those who lack them are mere burdens on earth" "worldly life moves around benign eyes; those who lack them are mere burdens on earth" "A considerate mind shows its bounteous beauty through soft, eyes; the strength on which the world thrives" "Music not in tune with the burden of a song, and barren looks without grace of mind are of no avail" "Music not in tune with the burden of a song, and barren looks without grace of mind are of no avail" "Our face mirrors the mind;" "eyes have no purpose when one lacks a mind of measured feelings to reflect" "Our face mirrors the mind;" "eyes have no purpose when one lacks a mind of measured feelings to reflect" "A considerate mind shows its bounteous beauty through soft, eyes; the strength on which the world thrives" "Kinder looks add beauty to the eyes; without feelings to reflect, they are sore spots of pain" "Kinder looks add beauty to the eyes; without feelings to reflect, they are sore spots of pain" "A considerate mind shows its bounteous beauty through soft, eyes; the strength on which the world thrives" "worldly life moves around benign eyes; those who lack them are mere burdens on earth" "A considerate mind shows its bounteous beauty through soft, eyes; the strength on which the world thrives" "I will slice you to pieces." "Do you know it's this fellow's marriage today?" "You'II go to hell!" "You 're taking my boy to all kinds of places... teaching him bad things." "Aren't you ashamed to escape the wedding and come see this nonsense?" "How many days have I prayed to God almighty for this day to come!" "Who's this white man?" "Trying to cheat everyone with his box!" "Sinner!" "You'II go to hell!" "AII this is illusion." "But yet, the story is indeed true." "please be seated there." "Don't worry." "Sir asks you to." "Ah!" "This is KaIyanasaugandhikam." "KaIyanasaugandhikam?" "A very beautiful name indeed!" "She does song and dance in Kamakshi street." "She has some fifty girls with her." "She's come to see bioscope." "Listen..." "She's too intelligent..." "Smart..." "She has a good grip over even white men." "White men must be her customers, right?" "Oh, I don't know all that." "But she knows no fear for even the Viceroy!" "The police even found out about the murder of a Chettiar." "Who..." "Chettiar?" "Very rich man!" "You should see his huge bungalow in Madurai." "They say he's made a small bungalow for her too." "The police did not do anything to her killing him?" "What can they do!" "apparently she did not even go to the police station..." "Sent her servants and had everything fixed." "Chettiar's people are adamant that they'II have her punished." "But all that doesn't work with Saugandhikam, my son!" "really?" "It's going to burst now!" "What's the ticket charge to see this beauty?" "DuPont... what an interesting person!" "In no time did he become a very good friend." "He knows a Iot!" "Must have travelled a Iot." "How does this work?" "I want to see it." "Who's that crying?" "You beat up people?" "How not to bash 'em?" "It will stop only when all these Congressmen die." "Yesterday, seven people were brought in and bashed up here because they held a meeting." "They were bashed up the whole night." "RamaIingam beat up their leader." "only thing that came of it was that his hands became swollen, but the Congressman didn't utter a word." "They guys won't utter a word, even if they die, Diwakaran!" "But y'know, they have a point." "Are you congress?" "No, but still..." "So tell me, Diwakaran, how does this work?" "I'II be here another two days, Vishwettan." "Am thinking of returning home on Friday." "Then how 'bout the stuff you bought?" "That... well, Kumaran will come get it." "Not just that, remember I told you about the bioscope?" "DuPont is apparently returning to France" "He is unwell." "I'm thinking, what if I buy the bioscope from him..." "I don't think Dupont will charge me too much." "And what'II you do with it, Diwakaran?" "In our unsophisticated villages, who's going to watch all this?" "Oh, there'II be plenty to come and watch" "It doesn't cost much..." "And there are so many festivals Back home!" "Kumaran will arrive here tomorrow." "Is that all?" "Why do you bloat this up so much" "You go see that Nataraja MuthaIiyar's pictures..." "Keechaka Vadhham ..." "Draupadi Vastraaharanam..." "Oho... feels like it is all happening in front of our own eyes!" "That PanchaIi..." "HA!" "You HAVE to see it!" "Have you seen it?" "tell me The truth..." "Don't lie!" "I swear to the God almighty Pazhani Aandavan!" "The white woman will lose hands Down to PanchaIi." "White as ivory!" "If you've seen it, why didn't You say it before?" "You've got to see it to believe it, Rasappa!" "Can't say enough!" "Here, sign this, these are just formalities... so you don't have trouble later on." "We'II give you a copy." "If there's any problem, just show this to the MaIabar police." "That's a big help." "Thank you, Very much!" "should you need anything else, do not hesitate to ask." "I'm coming next month to Warriar's house in MathiIakam." "We'II come and see your bioscope then." "Now what'II you get carrying these things around the countryside?" "If I tell you to look after framing, you're not interested." "You know, NaIini needs you now." "You should not wander about like this." "Her condition is deteriorating." "She was unconscious one whole day while you were away." "Amminiedathi told me about it." "We could have called Gopakumaran doctor." "He's apparently gone to Bombay." "In any case, no point even if he was here." "I called Raman Vaidyan." "That's why she's a bit better now." "Then I was a bit relieved, thinking you're now going to be here." "I'm not going anywhere father" "Just want to show bioscope here." "I have Kumaran for help." "Then Parasu too." "Whatever... but you should take care of NaIini." "That is most important." "After all, how much can she take!" "Why, Diwakaretta..." "You could have woken me up." "No fever..." "You're feeling better, NaIini?" "feeling better now." "At the MeIekkavu festival, we're doing a bioscope show." "If you're feeling better, I'II take you to see it." "Oh, I'm not destined for all this, Diwakaretta!" "Be quiet!" "Don't worry yourself over these little things." "You'II be alright, NaIini!" "Even it takes time, It'II all be fine." "Even if you couldn't come to the festival," "I couId show it to you at home." "AII living creatures are lulled to sleep by the wakeful night; mercy it, I am its lonely companion to wit" "AII living creatures are lulled to sleep by the wakeful" "Night; mercy it, I am its lonely companion to wit" "The endless nights passing slowly, are more cruel to me" "Than the soulless one torturing me in separation" "The endless nights passing slowly, are more cruel to me than the soulless one torturing me in separation" "Like my soul, if my eyes can fly fast to my lover living yonder, they will not sim in a flood of tears" "Like my soul, if my eyes can fly fast to my lover living yonder, they will not sim in a flood of tears" "AII living creatures are lulled to sleep by the wakeful night; mercy it, I am its lonely companion to wit" "AII living creatures are lulled to sleep by the wakeful night; mercy it, I am its lonely companion to wit" "Have you seen this bioscope show?" "I really want to see it." "But where is the time!" "Hurry up, Kunjavussi." "It's getting late." "So have you seen the circus then...?" "It's much bigger than this tent." "You remember our Ahmed Moosa's son, Basheer?" "He ran away from home and joined the circus." "Ahmed Moosa got a letter from Madras..." "Come and see..." "Moving images." "Dancing horse." "Running tournament." "Train approaching the station." "Come and see!" "Come and see!" "Come and see..." "Come and see..." "Moving images." "Dancing horse." "Train approaching the station." "Swimming beauties." "Come and see..." "Come and see..." "However does the running and sitting and" "walking come on the photo" "That's a trick they show from behind the cloth." "What cloth?" "That white cloth they've stretched up..." "They'II throw shadows from behind white cloth." "Oh, all these are tricks!" "See, they have a box this size." "They kept all the picture inside that box." "Diwakaran." "Diwakaran!" "Usman, you?" "I've been here for two days now." "I wanted to come and see you." "My condition is such that I can't go home." "Who can I share all this with!" "I cannot enter my own place!" "The police is everywhere." "Haven't you heard..." "Taking us for all Moosa's people, they tortured us for two days flat without even giving us water!" "Now I am scared of my own place." "Your father?" "Father's business is shut down!" "The police locked the shop up with a huge lock." "Father comes home stealthily at night, sometimes." "I can't live in this place, Diwakaran." "There is news from Thiroor." "Sixty muslims were suffocated to death in a train coach." "Who can I say all this to!" "people are saying my father is there with them." "I didn't go to see that..." "What if my father is there..." "There were a Iot of people" "Bioscope is such a new thing for the people here!" "How many people I got to meet because of this!" "Once you get better, I couId take you." "You could also see all this!" "Before we go to Aarattupuzha you'II be fine." "They've called me in advance..." "They want the bioscope at the Pooram." "You'II be fine, NaIini!" "We only have to wait a little bit more." "Why on earth does Diwakaran carry this black magic?" "This house doesn't need small change" "From those shows to run the family!" "Just imagine... what madness is he gripped with!" "Look here' MaIoomma!" "When we all die..." "Our shadows stay as is..." "They don't leave this earth." "The living are not supposed to see all that." "It is these shadows of ours that appear in the photo." "When we laugh and cry, these shadows too laugh and cry." "Capture that in the photo, call others and show it..." "Huh!" "AII this is sin!" "No wonder, MaIooma, his NaIini's illness doesn't get better." "But will they listen, these youngsters!" "AII this is God's anger." "Oh my God!" "I'II neither see nor hear all this!" "Devooty went and saw it." "apparently it's really there." "people, cars, water, sea..." "It's all very real, she says." "If we can see all this on God's earth, then why see it in Diwakaran's photos?" "I didn't go... my Narayaniamma!" "The Britishers are all devils!" "This is only a quarter anna." "The charge is half anna." "This is all I have." "Show me your hand." "Show me your other hand." "So what's going on now?" "Horse race." "And now?" "Swimming competition." "And now?" "tell me quick!" "Brother, they're showing rain in summer now..." "This angel looks like NaIini." "I'm thinking, NaIini's illness is only increasing." "No improvement." "It's been ages since that child saw the world outside." "I've been thinking of inviting that Aayancheri KaimaI here." "There is no illness that cannot be cured, if he pleases." "He is one of the most talented amongst the God-men." "He can make a cooked hen fly." "If we go and call him, he will definitely not refuse to come." "It's not just medicine... he has command over witchcraft, astrology, everything." "The Aayancheri family is world famous for astrology." "They strong believe that their knowledge should not be used for anything inappropriate." "KaimaI's grandfather received honours from none other than Tipu sultan." "sultan had a pet parrot." "He used to move around with the parrot tied to his wrist with a gold chain." "One day, teasing KaimaI's grandfather, the sultan asked how long the parrot would live." "KaimaIs' grandfather calculated and said, eight months." "sultan wanted to show" "KaimaI's grandfather's astrology was all wrong..." "He pulled out his sword and slashed the parrot." "He missed his aim and the gold chain broke... the parrot, of course, flew off." "Such is his greatness." "Accurate." "KaimaI has inherited his gifts from his grandfather." "Did you see the bioscope?" "How fun it is to see the pictures!" "Wonder how it all moves!" "Granny say, there's a ghost in their box." "She says they captured the ghost in the box in england." "apparently, the ghost is hiding and showing these pictures." "But granny has neither gone to the tent, nor seen the pictures." "That Narayani must have fed her with lies." "We've come from far." "From Mankombu." "We wanted to talk to you." "tell me." "We would Iike an bioscope show at the festival of the Mankombu great church." "If you'II come, we'II make all arrangements for you." "There'II be lots of spectators." "You'II make a Iot of money too." "Money is not important." "It's far... anyway, I'II see." "When is it?" "Next april." "We'II come ahead of time to fetch you." "well, Ok." "We have plenty of time." "Aayancheri KaimaI is here." "Accompanied by a small girl and a servant." "Where is the patient?" "In the room inside." "There's a help to look after her." "There should be plenty of light and air inside the room." "When the patient wakes up, she must see only good things." "Good sights will bring long life." "Swan, mirror, maid, conch... fish, garlands, filled pot... gold, silver, lotus... relatives, married women... bread..." "Those are the golden words." "The patient should see only auspicious things." "You should ensure that everyday." "As it's been a while since she fell sick, it's a bit complex to find the causes." "Of course, there are many ways..." "still." "Aayancheri KaimaI has arrived." "Father has called you home." "When did he arrive?" "A while back." "There is a little girl him." "They say she's mute." "apparently KaimaI discovers things by reading that girl's mind." "Disease, goblins nuisance, epilepsy... how much has he cured like this!" "That mute girl gets revelations." "She can see everything." "What's happened, and what's going to happen..." "everything!" "It seems KaimaI adopted her." "AII arrangements have been made for KaimaI." "The big room upstairs has been cleaned up." "They're going to stay there." "After all, they'II be here for three or four days." "There is no peace when I think of home" "Even when I'm doing this, I can see only NaIini's face." "I do hope KaimaI will find some cure for her." "What a blessed man!" "They say he learnt astrology from the great Machchattu Narayana EIayathu." "What cure did KaimaI offer for NaIini's illness, father?" "Oh, he's given medicines and revealed a few steps we need to take." "The illness will automatically be gone!" "I've meant to tell you this for a Iong time..." "Now see, KaimaI also says exactly what I'd thought..." "He says, an object that has come from across the seas curses this house." "The only way out of NaIini's illness is to get rid of that." "Why on earth do you show that thing to people, Diwakaran?" "We don't need it." "Either throw it away, or give it off to someone or something..." "NaIini's life is most important." "We don't need the money from showing that wretched thing to others." "Are you listening?" "Father...that..." "Don't say a word." "Just get rid of it." "It's not that, father." "NaIini was ill even before the bioscope came." "Even from her childhood..." "The one who just went is a great man." "KaimaI's astrology never fails." "Why keep something that brings curse to the family?" "Go, throw it away!" "How can I get rid of my bioscope, Kumaran?" "It has given me a life." "How many people have seen this..." "How many come looking for this..." "How many people are thrilled watching this..." "I don't like doing anything father doesn't like..." "And yet..." "I've no clue what I should do, Kumaran." "I feel very sad when I remember NaIini's face." "It's alright." "Everything will be fine." "She'II be fine even without throwing this." "God will cure her." "How do I convince father?" "You will get better, NaIini." "Even without doing all this." "Never mind, Diwakaretta!" "My disease won't be cured." "please don't fret over its cause." "It's all fate." "I'm a sinner." "In my last birth." "Have you heard this story?" "About three scholars that went to see a bioscope show a Iong, long time ago." "The first scene was that of an elephant running." "The first scholar said, Hey, the elephant is coming, run!" "The second scholar stopped him," "This is a bioscope show." "So don't be scared." "And the third scholar said," "But the elephant does not know that it's a bioscope...run!" "The three of them ran without turning back." "Why aren't you laughing?" "I was thinking... in the magician's story we saw how must they have shown the man's face rising up, up, up..." "Must be some trick." "There is no other way." "NaIinikunju..." "What happened to NaIini?" "What happened, Kumaran?" "What happened to NaIini?" "It's been two days since you ate anything." "I don't know what to say to you..." "But still..." "Come and eat something." "After the period of this story, the first film, Vigathakumaran was made in kerala."