A breaking news
Popular litterateur Sri Lakshminarayana Malgudi,
has announced his retirement to his writing.
This must be for the first time a litterateur,
announcing the retirement in litterary field.
For past 40 years,
our publication house was printing his works.
If not for him,
at least for his readers,
should continue his writing.
This is our wish.
Dad, where are you going?
We are leaving to America tonight
The major works of Lakshminaraya, includes
MARADA NERALU (Shadow of the tree)
DEVAANGI
AMMANONDIGE (With my mother)
NAANALIDA MELE (After my death), etc.,
But,
the reason behind his sudden decision is not known yet.
When our readers appreciate our work
we get motivated to write more
However, I feel that the present generation
doesn't like my writing, that much
Give a second thought to your decision.
Currently this is how I feel.
But if a situation where I have to write arises,
then I’ll see what to do
Yakshagana is a sight to behold, right?
Super!
Instead of working in office hours, what are you doing here?
Sluggish Idiots!
Go, go, mind your business, bastard
What?
What did he say?
Nothing sir
No, no no..
He said something like ‘poya’, ‘poya’
He was complimenting your outfit sir, right?
Yes, yes
Listen, don’t use regional language here
Okay - Okay sir
Go work
You bloody…
Good morning.
Come now
Why are you late?
You stay in a PG
You are provided with all facilities
People like us who live by ourselves, know what our difficulty is.
That’s why I asked you to get a roommate
Roommate?
No thanks! I’m doing fine on my own.
Prakruthi..
Boss wants to see you.
Now, he is going to take me to task!
That's it.
Excuse me sir?
I’ll call you back
Ms Prakruthi, come on, have a seat
Why late?
I didn’t hear the alarm ring
But still I got ready fast.
But I got stuck in traffic!
I can understand
Bangalore traffic is horrible. right?
And Prakruthi,
One good news
The All India IT conference is happening in Goa
So,
You will be representing our company there
We two will be going..
So, be prepared for that.
Sir, I can’t come
I’m going to my hometown next week
I will be taking off for four days
I have already applied for leave
Listen
What will you go home and do?
You’ll kill time chit chatting
At least participating in such national conferences will get you more reputation.
It will help you progress in your career faster.
Got it?
It’s been six months since I’ve gone home. I have to go
Please
Okay
Think of it.
Company
Salary
or family..
Okay sir, thank you
What happened?
Asshole!
Conference in Goa it seems, I only have to go it seems! What the…
Give a second thought to your decision
After giving it much thought only I have taken this decision
`Koneya Tiruvu' (Last Turn)
…that’s my last book
What inspires you to write?
According to me, these two can write very well.
One, who has experienced poverty,
The other,
who knows what it means to go hungry
Lakshminarayana Malgudi,
Can you tell us about your birth place?
Malgudi..
This is where I was born and brought up.
I was in Malgudi, till my 16.
Then I moved to Bengaluru
Have you never visited Malgudi since you came here?
Somehow, after coming to Bengaluru,
no such opportunity presented itself for me to go to Malgudi.
We will take a break and be right back
You are coming home next Friday right?
I have applied for leave,
if it gets approved, I’ll come,
otherwise no.
You are 28 years of age.
It’s high time you get married.
That astrologer says
there is some dosha in your horoscope.
to set it right,
you say, you are not coming.
Mom, I’ll come okay?
You were complaining of headache.
You are taking oil headbath atleast once in a week. isn't it ?
Yes I am!
Also don’t eat junk food outside.
Fine
Sleep well.
Avoid using your mobile phone for long hours.
Okay
And remember that alliance from America, that boy…
Mom, I’m getting a call from office , bye bye…
In your eyes filled with desire
Let only your goals be visible
In your eyes filled with desire
Let only your goals be visible
Come and spread laughter
Life is like a teaser
If you forget agony
Every moment will be fresh
Walk as equal
Bitter and sweet alike
It is fun to win by sweating out
Close to goodness
Protesting the evil
Strive sans rest
Be a blooming flower
Be a rain drop
Be a spark of fire
Be the sunlight
Be the brightness of moon
Be the twinkling star.
desire..
Hi, Prakruthi
I need two cans of beer to wash my hair
I’ll be at Raksha’s house. Get it.
Hair wash???
Cheers
We are second to none
Do not neglect us as we are women
Woman is the strength behind achievers
If a woman sits idle one should eat nothing but dust
There is no dearth of prowess or wile
If we stand determined Man will be dummy
Strongest are the hands that rock cradle
Those who wrong us will be hit hard
Without you
memory is lifeless
Even in this silence
Only your voice is heard
Every day I go in search of
Your dream path
Bring back life
Merging your breath with mine
Life is a teaser Which gives laughter
If you forget agony
Every moment will be fresh
In your eyes filled with desire
Let only your goals be visible
In your eyes filled with desire
Let only your goals be visible
What are you doing?
I’m reading
I was just checking on you, as you were silent
Do you need any help in the kitchen?
No I’ll manage
Okay
Saroja, what happened?
Saroja
Saroja, what happened?
Wake up
Saroja
Oh God!
Hello
I told you several times,
to marry our daughter off to someone who stays in our city
You never listened to me.
But you found a boy who stays in America!
See,
she could not even make it to my funeral
Now it’s just you and her
MARADA NERALU (shadow of the tree)
Here, have some coffee
Why are you looking at me like that? Take it
Don’t worry, it’s sugarless. Drink it
Dad, we will feel at ease, if you come with us
But I too should be okay for it, know?
From the place to people, everything will be new to me
I am not coming,
Grandpa, please come with us.
If you don’t come, we also won’t go
Grandpa, please come
What about your school?
We don’t know all that.
You have to come, please
Should I now?
Okay!
When to go?
Your visa is ready.
I will book the tickets within two days
Hey, Prakruthi, why?
Why are you so late?
Today she came to office at 12 pm!
But who will question her??
Who asks the girls, if they come late? sympathy..!
Prakruthi, boss is want's to see you
I won’t go there,
ask him to come here
What do you think?
What do you think of yourself?
This is too much Prakruthi
You are crossing your limits
I’ll dismiss you
Please
Kindly do that,
Mr Rajvardhan!
How dare you to call by my name?
Give respect to your M.D.!
To get respect one must be worthy of it.
You are not.
You were telling about dismiss.?
I’ll only resign!.
I don’t work in this company anymore.
What?
What nonsense are you talking Prakruthi?
Think twice.
You won’t get this job profile elsewhere.
Nor you will get such a work atmosphere.
That is true.
Neither will I get an atmosphere like this,
nor a shameless boss like you anywhere!
Hey! Mind your language.
What do you think we girls are?
Guys, listen here!
This third class boss of yours,
It seems there is IT conference in Goa.,
and he invites me alone to go with him.
In spite of my refusal,
he has been harassing me since two weeks, to go with him.
There are so many seniors in this office.
and yet he wants me only to go with him.
Look,
You got me wrong. This is all rubbish you are ta…
Shhh!!!…There is more.
Last time he took Vinusha along for Delhi conference,
harassed her there.
She got scared and left the office
Listen,
she quit citing personal reasons.
Look Mister,
I have messages that you have sent me from a year ago
`Let’s go to a resort'
`Let us go on a long drive'
`I can’t sleep, send me that type selfie'
Listen carefully.
I’m submitting my resignation
My last two-month salary should be credited by today evening.
If not ...
I’ll put molestation case, and have you put behind the bars.
Good bye for your job!
And..and
I have the screen shots of all the messages, which you sent to Vinusha and me,
and I have forwarded to your wife,
Have a good day.
Stop!
You should not get a job in any company..
I will make sure.
Bloody bitch.
We are still slogging here!
Where did she got that courage from?
Mostly it must be #Me Too affect.
She loved my writing, loved me and married me.
I stopped writing.
She too left me!
I used to tell her,
`Saroja…
… I will die before you..
because, I don't have the power to live without you.'
But she only passed away first.
But the truth is,
if she would have been in my situation,
she would not have the strength to endure this distress.
Friend,
Friend, Call me often, once you are in America.
GOVT. HIGH SCHOOL MALGUDI
Is he not a renowned litterateur now? I doubt if he will even remember us
You needed us when we were in school, but you don't need us now, isn't it?
“Flowers don’t talk.. When they bloom, everybody admires
Water does not speak If it falls from atop, everybody rejoices
The wind does not talk...
I’m so sorry
Are you fine?
That’s okay
Are you hurt? No..no
You came suddenly, so I didn’t notice Doesn't matter
You are fine, right?
I’m alright.
I should have been more careful. It was my fault.
It was my fault too
Don't worry, give me the bag.
It is fine, it is okay.
Should I drop you somewhere?
No, I don’t want to trouble you. Please, I insist sir
Ya, please
I was heading towards Majestic
Ya, sure. I’ll get this
Okay, okay
Sir, where are you off to this early?
I don’t know
Sorry?
I have not decided yet.
I have left home and come
Why? Are your children not taking good care of you?
Or is it Love case?
Nothing like that
Last week I lost my wife
I’m alone at home
My daughter and son-in-law have come from America
They are insisting to go with them to America.
I don't want to go to America.
Since I’ll be forced to go with them if I stay there,
I left home and came
Mine too is a sort of similar story
I was fed up of my boss and work issues
I desperately needed a break
So I borrowed my friend’s car and started out
Where to?
Same pinch, No clue
Mostly towards Malnad region, I think..
Alone?
Oh!
You don’t know where are you going, isn't it?
So if you have no objection, you too can come with me.
I’ll also have company
But you’ll have to sponsor our food
I’ll take care of the fuel
Okay, will give..
Anyway, you wanted to go towards Malnad..
Can we go to Malgudi?
Malgudi?
Yes, Malgudi,
I was born there
It’s been ages since I went there
Now I’m feeling like going there
So I asked, that's it.
Okay
Sir,
until you introduced yourself,
I didn’t realize you are the litterateur Lakshminarayana Malgudi
That’s okay.
Am I film hero, to recognize me at first sight?
Aren't the writers also heros?
This is very tasty
It’s not too sugary.. It’s yummy
I’m a foodie
Especially if I get local delicacies,
eat more..
Our work tensions, made us to forget eating.
If Whatsapp and Facebook were edible,
then you would eat till your stomach burst I suppose!
Sir, we are youths,
Should always be in trending..
It’s these trends that are making writers like us jobless!
See there,
everyone is busy reading messages,
no one wants to read books!
You know what sir,
earlier we had to fall back on books and news for information
Now you get everything in Google !
You get everything..
but for the people we have lost!
But we can see what we have lost also,
which is a kind of torturous
Can we leave?
I feel like watching the sunrise
It’s been a while since I have seen one too.
Let’s go
When darkness recedes
Amazement of earth twinkles
The world looks new
Bringing out the child in you
It is re-birth to the lifeless heart
Sunrise
As if a town is beckoning you
As if something is left behind
The path is conducive
The firstlight is colourful
In the dew filled dawn
Let moments blossom
amidst memories
Let the journey go on
The air of the earthy scent
touches gracefully..
A line of poems of past
have become songs now
I’m really sorry
I don't like America..
I’ll be back in Bangalore in two days
It’s not like that, Daddy
You please leave
Apologise on my behalf to the kids
Those written stories
have sought the town’s skies
The hidden tears
desire a space filled with love
The tree that embraces the earth,
is saying something,
`Come what may, keep growing like this'..
Like the silence of the forest, turned into a song
and brought the rain
The way to the town is also inviting
The tree that embraces the earth,
is saying something,
`Come what may, keep growing like this'..
As if a town is beckoning you
As if something is left behind
The path is conducive
The firstlight is colourful
In the dew filled dawn
Let moments blossom*
aye, aye.. - what?
She is on a tour with some old man..!
The picture says, ‘journey begins’
Phew, here we are, waste bodies..
could not impress a single girl..girl!
It seems girls like old men more, what you say?
In that case, let we also age faster!
Sir,
I have read a couple of your books
`MARADA NERALU' (Shadow of the tree) is my favourite
Oh! Really?
At the end of the story,
the daughter's agony, when she could not attend the last rites of her mother,
the attachment of father and daughter,
the way you described it..
had tears when I read it..
Sometimes imagination becomes reality
As a writer, I also like that work of mine
After reading that book,
I wished I had a father too
You mean, your father is no more, is it?
My father passed away when I was in school
A father’s love,
daughter’s warmth,
mother’s tenderness,
wife’s concern…
Only those who have experienced all these can realize the value of it
What does your mother do?
She is a homemaker
Right now she is worried about only one thing
The fact that I remain unmarried even at this age
But I am telling, why get married at such a young age??
Certain things have to happen at certain times,
only then will they be meaningful.
More so in the case of girls,
While working in the IT sector,
did you like someone? Any proposals …
Lots, but somehow I didn’t like..
I think this, Love, affection are all bullshit..
Which means,
you loved and lost in love,
and are now in the ‘I hate him’ mode!.
My story too
Writers,
not only in writing stories,
interested in hearing the stories too..
Tell me your story. I'll listen.
We can pass the time till we reach Malgudi
Oh! So my love story is your time pass, is it??
If it upsets you..
That’s okay, I’ll tell you..
I am born and brought up at Sringeri.
Completed my BCA degree.
Got a job in campus selection.
That was in Puducherry
I had never stepped out of Malnad region before.
So I was very scared
I, especially can’t forget the first day
Why, what had happened?
New people, new place, new language
I was really scared
That was when I saw Vijay for the first time
If somebody asks a girl how her man should be,
`like Vijay' would be the answer. Such a smart fellow, he was.
He was smart fellow.
He made me to cry on my very first day
Hey, I’ll be back
Good Morning - Good morning.
Hey, sit, sit, sit
Hi, myself Vijay, I am your trainer.
I’ll be training you for the next 15 days
And very importantly,
Welcome to the corporate world!. - Thank you sir.
What I would like to say is,
corporate world is totally different from your college life
Nobody to help you all, all right
Please introduce yourselves
My name is Akshaydeep, I am from Madhurai.
Hi, Akshay - Hallo sir..
Ya,
I did my Computor Science Engineering from my college,
and I got 80%, that is First class distinction.. Pretty talented guy man! Nice to have you. Sit, sit
Thank you Sir, Thank you so much.
Your name?
Hello Sir, My name is Bhavani I’m from Hyderabad, Telangana
I have completed my Engineering in CS,
My hobbies are… watching movies, and I’m a TikTok actress,
Yes please
Excuse me?
You can talk
Nobody is going to punish you!
My name is Prakruthi
I came from Karnataka
Karnataka?
Nice
BCA, 80% marks
Okay Prakruti, tell me something..
What do you know about this company?
It is big company,
I love to work here
It is good company.
What is this Prakruthi?
You have come to join this company,
and you don’t know the basic things about this company?
Seriously?
Shame on you
Why are you crying?
Don’t cry
I didn’t shout at you
I just made an observation
You can speak Kannada?
Then why didn’t you ask me in Kannada?
See, we have to converse only in English in the company.
That is our company rules
You mean to say that only those who know English will be respected?
It’s not like that
Then, only thse who know English are intelligent..
I’ have studied in Kannada medium
I am not fluent in English
I will learn
Please don’t insult me because I don't know the language.
Just calm down
This is a multinational company
For business we have to talk in English
That’s what I was trying to tell.
Now you please don't cry, okay?
You just calm down..
sit sown, come
You know why I came here?
I just wanted to listen a beautiful poem from you.
Can you sing a poem?
Tell me ya, tell me some poem,
`Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are …'
Tell me that one line..
just a single line
Aye, come on yaar, Why are you making fun of her?
She doesn't know English only.
What’s going on?
Dude, trainer..
If this happens again, you’ll be fired. - - No sir, no. Sorry sir, sorry.
Come, come..
Why are you crying?
I’ll go back
I’m not able to adjust to this place
Everyone looks down upon me
Listen
Not knowing English is not your problem,
Lack of confidence is your problem.
Build that confidence.
Be bold
I will tell you something
Everybody is equal here
Why are you comparing yourself to them?
Don’t do that
And listen, this will never happen hereafter.
Because I have warned them
Happy?
Listen,
Nothing is more beautiful than a confident woman,
who does not pretend to be something she is not.
Okay?
That word changed my whole life..
Without my knowing, I was attracted by him.
My dream girl is right in front of me
I can't help but stare at her like a child
Our acquaintance transformed into love
I matched my every step along with hers
Love took over me as
I lost my heart to her
Resonating a new song
And nothing but you remain my focus
You are now part of me, a part of me
I am now a part of you, part of you
Your laughter, your eyes..
This journey, has unknowingly begun
Why need a reason to smile..
This life is in full of your thoughts
Wherever I go, you come in front of me..
Whatever I do, you are settled in my heart
like the cool breeze
you have touched me
There is nothing other than you on my mind
You are the rain and I am the greenery
It is dawn of love now on..
You are the lyrics and I am the tune
Don't we have melodious future?
Oh my love, Come now
Oh my love,
Come now
Closeness is dear
Proximity gives freedom
As the heart slopes, it is only your thoughts
Come pamper me
I will hold your little finger, extend it
Will walk along..
Love me..
In that one year I spent with him,
I went through an unbelievable transformation!
Without me knowing it, I started loving him.
It is it.
If we understand someone so well,
that is love.
Anyway, who proposed first?
I wanted to propose
I had planned to surprise him too
This birthday is very special for me
This is something which I will remember for lifetime
Really, thank you so much for making it so special
My pleasure
You have changed a lot, since I saw you first time, and today.
Nice
I was alone in my life.
After you entered my life,
it has changed so much
Shringeri girl has gone all modern!
I’m talking to you and you are glued to your phone
It’s not fair ya.
I’m listening, to you. tell..
When I’m talking,
concentration should be here.
Or else I’ll get angry
Vijay, give back my phone.
Is this phone more important than me?
I was googling, not chatting
Don't make me angry, give back my phone
You can also get angry is it?
Don’t try to start a fight
Just give my phone back
Am I important, or the phone?
Phone
Listen
You have changed a lot
A lot!
What’s your problem man?
You are always asking me, don't do this, do that, don't be like this, like that..
It’s my personal life
I will lead it the way I want to
Don’t interfere, I don’t like it. Okay?
Listen
I’m not an outsider,
I have that right
Okay, let’s get this straight
Just because you have the right,
I can’t live the way you want me to, okay?
I too have a comfort zone, don’t cross that
Comfort zone?
Yes!
From where this comfort zone came, which was not there till now?
Now I get it.
May be you have a new friend,
so, you forgot the old friend, know?
Vijay
I never thought you can think so cheaply..
Thank You for everything, Good bye.
We had break up on proposal day itself.
After that I left Puducherry and moved to Bengaluru
Ever since life has been good
But that was the last time I spoke to him.
This is hilarious
Why?
You have lost your love without any reason, that's why!
See,
without problems
no relationship will strengthen
We should learn to tactfully cop up with such issues
Relationships and problems around them are like,
jackfruit and the rough skin around it
Just because the skin is tough and poky, is not the fruit tasty?
What is it we want?
Fruit
its fragrance,
its taste..
means..
Goodness..isn't it?
Did he not try to reach out to you?
He did several times
I have not received calls
I did feel like talking,
but my conscience did not permit me.
At times,
We would have shared so many things with them who are close to our heart.
But when situations have drawn us apart,
and live, thinking them as our rivals, afterwards.
In spite of all this,
we will continue to have a soft corner for them.
True sir..
Many a times I have felt that,
it would be nice if I could share my happiness and sorrow with him.
I feel, stirring your old memories..
curdled your emotions..
I have never shared this with anyone.
I feel relieved sharing it with you.
Hey, Bro!
Where are you off to?
Who is that man with you?
He is Lakshminarayana Malgudi, a litterateur
Met him on the way.
I’ll tell you everything, after returning. Don’t ask me anything now.
Why not? Tell me now itself.
Bye, bye byeeeeeee!
Sir,
there must be strong reason for you not visiting your hometown so long.
Reasons are many.
In that age,
I didn’t had the discretion what is right and what is wrong
Apart from that,
hiding my hometown,
Bengaluru engulfed me
Then what made you to think of seeing hometown now suddenly?
Do you know, which is our life's paramount, and ever remembering chapter?
Which ones?
Our childhood.
Our school days.
For some time now,
my Malgudi days memories,
are haunting me..
The streets I walked around in,
the school I went to,
courtyard of the house where I grew up,
childhood friends…
I forgot all these for years, it seems..
It is my desire to see all these before I breathe last.
Sir,
Whatever we do,
reach great heights, achieve a lot in life,
our hometown, our childhood memories,
Those feeling are irreplaceable;
Super..
I’m sure you have pressing reasons for not having visited your home town, isn't it?
What is that?
Tell me, sir
Lineta
Lineta??
Nice name
Who is that?
Tell me sir.
Sir Please
Please
Sir, please
Sounds interesting, Sir, Please
If you don’t tell me, I’ll not move the car..
No, Let it go
Please !!!
Lineta
I wonder how she is?
Whether she is alive or not..
But in my heart, she is just the same Lineta
She is only 16 years old
Same smile,
Same sharp look
Graceful walk
first girl I loved ……
Lineta
You mean your first crush?
In your dictionary, yes
Sir, I insist, that you tell me Lineta story
Please
Didn’t I tell you mine? Tell me
I studied till 10th standard,
at the Malgudi Government High School
Malgudi….
That name has a different feel to it.
I feel so proud to say that I was born in Malgudi
I studied in this Malgudi’s High School
Govt High School.
Malgudi was the only place where it rains nine months a year
Month of June
Promoted from 9th,
just entered class 10
My school days were no different from other's
We had a gang
Me,
Santhu,
Ramanna
Vimala
We were a fun loving, naughty bunch
Me,
Ramanna,
Santhu,
Vimala,
We were classmates since first standard
We were extremely close to each other
Rammana was the prankster of the group
WELCOME TO 10TH STANDARD.
In our school,
we had a teacher called Saraswathi
I have come this far,
only because of her
My favourite teacher
She too was admiring me
Very nice poem Lakshmi,
Continue like this.. You’ll become a great poet
She used to identify each student’s interest and encourage them to pursue it
Cheering them up.
When things were going like this …
I think it was just three-four days since school had started ..
Children, we are done for the day
I'll continue this tomorrow, okay?
Lakshmi, get these books and come to staff room
That day it was raining heavily
In that rain,
I saw Lineta for the first time
Imagine if rain was a woman, how pleasant it would have looked,
that’s how pleasant to my eyes Lineta was!
Please submit the documents that I have asked for at your earliest.
I’ll tell the class teacher now
Let she attend the class today itself.
No problem, I will arrange
Leave, leave, leave
Leave dude
Let me play..
Listen here..
What’s your problem man?
A beautiful girl has joined our school today
New girl?
That too, to our class only
And she is my mine!
What you mean by `mine'?
Well…
I mean she is my girl
What is it? Is it shared so quickly?
Let her come to our class first
Then we will discuss and take a call, right?
No, it does not work that way
I saw her before you guys,
Whoever sees her first,
She belongs to him know?
I saw her first, so she is mine
It is not important who saw her first,
Whom she sees first is important.
Correct
Now, when I saw her,
is it not obvious that she saw me?
Nothing doing
Look,
We will pick a lot,
and will decide whom she should belong.
Silence
It’s the teacher, come come…
Attention students
Why is she here even after her class is over?
Today, a special student is joining our class.
Let me introduce her to you
Come in
Come
She looks like a doll
This is Lineta
Christian girl,
I’m out of the race!
Daughter of police officer who has been transferred to our town
daughter of a policeman! not to me also..!
She will study with you, in this class from now on
Impressing a police’s daughter is tough!
Lineta, go sit
Students, I’ll be handling the next class as well
Lakshmi, get out!
You have got a good gift, go , go….! -I’m sorry teacher.
Take
Free tea
If my father comes, he will make us pay for it
Father is policeman.
Daughter comes in a jeep,
Plus she is Christian.
Can we get her?
No, `we' will not get her.
That’s what I was thinking
But I will get her.
She was not talking with anyone, even after a week..
I was seeing her daily..
I noticed that she kept to herself
One day I mustered the courage,
and decided to talk to her.
You go to her..
Ask for Mathematics nones.
She will give it You thank her
She will say `Welcome'
What should I say next?
Tell her you will return it tomorrow
Then?
It is enough for today,
Rest we will decide while returning the notes tomorrow.
No, No…I’m too scared to ask her! How can I ask, tell me?
Will you ask or not??
Aye
Lineta?
I, I .. want your Maths…
Lineta, give me your mathematics notes
Give
I’ll return it tomorrow Okay?
What guys?
Wait!
Aye, today must be last..
If we see you talking to her or asking for notes hereafter …
That is my wish. I will do as I please,
Who the hell are you to ask?
What, you will do what you want, is it?
I fell!!!
Ramanna
How dare you hit our Ramanna? You….
Bring him to ground , hold him
Leave me ,
He fell..
(students fight)
Sir, see them
Sir, not me sir
Run, run , Run…
Bhatta, get up, Santhu come Run, run , Run…
Look, Mr. Gururaj,
I have got a complaint that you are hoisting the flag of your religion, whereever you wish.
Don't you know that this causes communal riots in society?
Sir, it’s just not a flag,
the flag of our religious empire
We don’t need your permission to hoist it.
Look Gururaj,
I am telling you,
You set out to hate the other religions..
This is not good.
I don’t need lessons on what’s right or wrong from you
When it comes to our religion, we are ready for anything.
Aye,
Hereafter, if you hoist your flags and disturb the communal harmony,
I will encounter you..
Do it, do what you want.
First check if your bullet is strong enough to penetrate our hearts!
You are crossing your limit..
This is my last warning.
Get out.
I said, Get out.
Bro, looks like this SI measures everything with two yardsticks.
He obstacles our path
Let him..
We too will have our time.. Come
It's been years since our country's independence,
he is still here.!
He is some Mountbattem it seems
Poor thing,
Very soon we will ‘free’ him also!
Sure. Sure.
Ya, Ya, we will
Lakshmi,
I will see that Lineta talks to you today
How?
Hey, hey …that’s a snake ..snake …what the …
Dude, that’s just a green snake
Green or orange, snake is a snake! Won’t it bite?
Aye, this won't bite.
Even if it bites nothing will happen.
But why did you bring it here?
Now, I’ll leave the snake where Linetta and other girls are sitting..
You go stand near that door..
Lineta will get scared and come running..
will dash you,
You hug her tightly..
From there on your friendship begins!
How is the idea?
Aye, Nothing will happen if I hug her, is it?
Nothing will happen dude!
How many times I have hugged that Ramani? .
Oho!
Has anything happened to her?
Listen dude, nothing will happen
You just go stand there,
I’ll take care of the rest. Go.
Snake, snake , snake, it’s a snake…
Snake,
Snake, snake,
Lineta, take your Maths notes
Thank you
Are you bringing snake to the class?
Sir, we didn’t get it
When we were passing by the forests it has crept into my bag sir..
We didn’t’ do anything sir
Please don’t beat sir
Is it hurting?
No, you?
No
Then you were wailing there?
I was pretending,
If I hadn’t done so, he would have beaten us more
What?
Aye, Come, come.. - What is this?
No, no, leave me,
Come, Come.. - A minute..
You wanted to tell me something? What is it?
Go dude - Nothing,
Tell dude, tell Go
I won’t mind, tell me
That is …I
I love you..
Do you know my father?
Police.
Wait. I’ll tell him and have you put behind bars
Jail???
Mom..
What happened?
Dream..
Okay, go back to sleep
Yesterday's lesson was about World War II..
When was the world war II ended?
You tell..
You?
You sit down.
You?
Dude, he has not asked Lineta..
You don't remember yesterday's lesson..
How will you remember lessons of the whole year, for annual exams?
Go and do something else.
Sir, you have asked questions to all of us.
You didn't ask Lineta,
Ask her also Sir, if she knows let her answer
Though you know that she is dumb, you are insisting me to ask her?
She is speech-impaired it seems!
Can't speak?
Oh..
Whatever I say, she keeps smiling..
Not talking..
Even if she knows, how can she tell?
Do you know the answer?
She knows it seems..
Write it on board.
1945,
Right answer, very good.
All of you sit down.
Don't remeber yesterday's lesson.
You only know, what you read and what you write..
World war II ends in 1945.
After two years,
that is, in 1947,
India gets Independance.
Ever since her truth came out,
no one showed interest in talking to her
She was always by herself
This started pricking my conscience
The desire to be with her grew even greater
That is for the day.
If anybody has any doubt, come to staff rooom.
Not coming?
Go on, i’ll be right behind you
“Friendship is the coming together of two pure hearts.
I will be a partner for all your ups and downs
I am extending the hand for friendship
Your reply?
Oh,
Tomorrow..
Lakshmi, recite the poem that you wrote yesterday.
Title of the Poem is..
Mounada Maathu (Words of silence)
“Flowers don’t talk..
When they bloom, everybody admires
Water does not speak
If it falls from atop, everybody rejoices.
The wind does not talk ……
Evening breeze relaxes our mind and body.
Just like that
You too don’t talk
But you tell everything..
By your sharp look.
Wow! That was very nice Lakshmi. Sit
Lakshmi,
The rain has ripened the heart
The earth abounds with beauty,
This friendship is sweet
Even the silence speaks.
The spattering sound of raindrops
Is the sign of friendship with the sky
The rain that brings hearts together
is itself the scripture
Like the sacred last birth..
I am blessed by this friendship
Every word of yours sparkles like the raindrops
and as honey close to heart, glittering like a blob
For every moment of my life,
You are my pal
My heart will wait for you till the end
Pour, you rain..
to slide the veil of mind
Spring, you the waterfall
to forget the tone of flute
In every words written
your happiness is supreme
For this sweet friendship,
even the musical notes falter
The rain has ripened the heart
The earth abounds with beauty,
This friendship is sweet
Even the silence speaks.
I’m off to school
Lineta, I have been to several temples
But I would like to visit church once. I have never seen it.
You will take me?
Children,
you will be leaving this school after two months.
But don’t forget this school.
We may have beaten you and scolded you,
but all that was for your own good.
You all are very bright kids.
Plan your future well
Whenever you remember this school,
the doors of this school will be open for you always.
Hey boy, you come this side
Me?
Yes, you, move to this side.
Come fast
Should have sent Lineta also..
keep quiet
We want justice! Down! Down! Malgudi police
Down with convertions
We want justice!
Down with Malgudi Police.
Stop Conversion, Save Culture.
Down with Malgudi Police.
Stop it I say.
Down with Malgudi Police.
Why are you shouting?
Conversions are taking place here.
Instead of shouting,
are you expecting us to welcome this with all the fanfare?
For that, it is not to protest in front of the Police Station.
Give a complaint of the converstion. We are here to enquire it.
If protectors only turn perpetrators, whom will we complain against?
Means..
You are the ones encouraging conversion
Aye, Shut up.
Mind your tounge. Whom are you talking to?
Stop pretending Thomas.
We know you are orchestrating the whole thing..
Aye,
What did you say?
We said what we have seen..
Are you using your daughter to convert an innocent Hindu boy in the pretext of love,
and converting the innocent Hindus, to strenghthen your religion?
Aye,
Shut your mouth, dog
This Khaki is to protect people.
Not to do such nasty things.
We have proof for this Thomas,
to show your daughter took our boy to the Church,
and the Father preaching to him..
ha..ha..
How cheap are you to use your daughter for this, and pretend like you know nothing?
Is it tit for tat?
We will kick you out of this town and hoist our flag.
It will fly high in every nook and corner. What are you going to do?
What I will do?
What are looking at? Charge.
Down with Malgudi Police.
We will see you..
How dare that police guy hit us!
He invited his own doom by doing so
We need to make him aware of our might.
The whole town should burn in this crossfire
Let’s go
Gururaj blew a small issue out of proportion
He had hatred towards Sub Inspector (SI),
But we became the scapegoats.
A couple of these men went to the church and created a scene there
In retaliation, the other community ransacked temple
Even the SI was attacked
Situation became tensed
The entire town became victim to communal violence
They blamed me for the entire thing and tried to kill me
I had to leave town to save myself
One small incident..
changed the entire dynamics of a town
To save my life, I fled from my home town
Reached Bangalore with someone’s help
After a few days when I wrote a letter to my town,
Ramanna replied,
that my mother died worrying of me.
What shall I do at the place where my mother is no more?
I lived in an orphanage at Bangalore, completed my studies
engaged in writing.
My writings became popular.
I became litterateur.
And here I am today
Sir, then how about your marriage, daughter..
How did that happen?
Saroja,
She was a big fan of all my writings.
She became my wife.
Means..
That is,
She used to read all my books and write to me.
I also used to reply.
Then our familiarity turned into friendship
Often,
we used meet near Ganapati Temple at Basavanagudi.
This friendship gradually turned into love
We got married
thn our daughter is born.
At one stage
I even stopped writing.
She too left me..
You are very lucky Sir
Not everybody gets their love.
That too you married your fan!
You are realy very lucky.
That is true.
Sir, one thing is clear
What?
You are not going to see Malugudi.
Is it not to see Lineta?
I know.
If I wanted to see Lineta,
I would have gone long back.
Sir,
we are any way going to Malgudi,
Lineta also will be there.
Shall we meet?
Oh, no, no..
No.
I have no courage to meet her again.
Nor I am worthy of it.
Lineta is the nectar chapter of my life.
I don't want to continue that chapter again.
Sir,
whatever you say,
first crush is always beautiful
Whenever we think of them, it makes us happy
That's why it is called love.
Sir, we have arrived in Malgudi
Have we arrived so soon?
yes.
See bro, SI’s daughter
She is SI's Daughter.
Is he not our Girijamma's son?
What is he doing in church?
They go to the same school.
He may have gone to see the church.
No one goes just like that.
Then?
These Christian girls
under the pretext of loving Hindu boys,
take them to church and convert them.
Aye, there is nothing like conversion and all..
I too know that.
But,
to drive away Thomas from this town,
we won't get another weapon, stronger than this.
Aye, go..
get the boys ready
Okay Bro..
Down with conversion.
This is very ground where I playing..
Everything has changed
Sir, we are in Malgudi. Next?
I feel like visiting my school
School? Okay let's go.
I used to climb this flag post up on,
Independence Day,
Rajyotsava, Republic day or any other days,
hoist the flag, and climb down the pole with great speed.
All the students used to watch me intently.
Because I was the only one doing this in the whole school.
Oh, nice
I used to sit here
Linetta,
used to sit on that bench
Lakshmi,
where were you all these years?
Do you know from how many years I have been waiting for you?
And you are coming now!
Is he not a great litterateur today?
How would he remember us!
In school you wanted us..
Now you don’t need us, do you?
After all we are village folks, you know?
He is city dweller today.
If he takes the names Village, friends,
won't his worth go down?
Lakshminarayana
Lineta
One minute, one minute
Do you see a broken statue there?
There is a big story behind that
What is it?
Sir, how many such stories do you have?
Oh, I will tell you along the way.
Shall we go?
SIr, next?
I feel like going to school again.
If that could be done,
everybody would be going back to school.
I asked, where to go next?
This is where Ramanna’s hotel was.
I don’t know if it is still theirs.
Aye, Lakshmu!
Ramanna, Ramanna
It has been years since I have seen you!
After leaving this town, I am seeing you today only!
I am so happy to see you.
Come here, come sit
How have you been dude? - I am good
What Ramanna,
hotel has changed so much?
How are you?
I am just the same.
After my father’s death,
I had to take charge of the hotel.
By the way, Malgudi is not what it used to be.
It has changed a lot.
When town is changed, the hotel also had to change know?
Finally you came to Malgudi.!
I am so happy.
Whenever you are seen in media, I tell my customers,
that `we were childhood pals'.
I am very happy.
By the way, who is this?
Thisi is my daughter,
Prakruthi.
Is it?
Hello.
What do you do?
I am an IT analyst, sir
I do not understand all this IT, BT
Even I have not understood it.
My children are also in Bangalore. They too are in the IT, BT.
Oh, is it?
They earn well and are well settled.
They come here once a year.
For that,
can we give up our traditional occupation?
What happened to Gururaj who created the entire ruckus?
He was jailed after that disturbance.
Oho!
But once he came out of jail
he was given MLA ticket, just because he was Jail-returned!
It was even thought that, he would become MLA.
But,
when he was going home in the night, four persons hacked him to death
Good that it happened.
That SI?
After that incident he was transferred to somewhere.
That was the last we heard of him.
Did not Linneta tell you anything?
No, No..
After I went to Bengaluru everything changed.
I was not in touch with Lineta.
What about our Santu?
He is settled in Delhi.
He is doing very well
He came here three years before.
Whenever he finds time, he calls
Didn't you go near your house?
No, now that I am here, I will go
But what is there to see, Ramanna?
Yes.
After your mother’s death,
house was ruined.
people looted the house, and took away whatever they got.
Okay Ramanna, I will leave now.
How can you go without having a cup of tea, from my hotel?
`Two tea.'
No, no,
I have some work to attend.
I will do this,
Before I leave, I will definitely visit you again
You should come.. - Definitely.
I will take leave.. - Okay..
Let's go..
Bye, uncle
For one last time,
I feel like seeing my mother
Is your mother still there?
In the memories of my home,
my mother is immortal.
Sowing the light of confidence
Riding the dream horse
Passing the cross road,
Climbing the mountain
Reaching the peak fast
With the smile of success
The entire world underneath my feet
Mom, it is only your memory
that is in the mind
The silence within me
The prayer in my breath
You are my courage
The shadow of valour
You are light that brightens the world, Mom
Krishna is not God to Devaki
Rama is not God to Kausalya
The mother who gave birth to God,
Isn’t she a Goddess herself?
I will seek another childhood and
be a kid in your warm lap, Mom,
Mom, I will be the smile in your life
My mother, my mother is the God that guards my world
You are my life,
You are my conscious
You are my courage
The shadow of valour
You are light that brightens the world, Mom
I lost my mother.
I forgot my roots.
I am a sinner.
Being a writer,
why did I disassociate myself from my people?
Please console yourself Sir.
Mom..
There is a store here.
I will go get a bottle of water.
One minute
Thank you.
Hey, Prakruti
Hi,
Avi!
What a surprise!
What are you doing here?
This is my hometown, I have settled down here now
But you were working in Bengaluru, that one?
I quit that job,
came back and am now happily pursuing agriculture.
What brings you here?
I had some work, so I came with Sir.
Which sir?
Lakshminarayana Malgudi, a litterateur
Oh, my wife is a great fan of his;
will you introduce me to him?
I’ll do that
Come
You stay in Basavanagudi is it?
When I came to Bengaluru, I didn't had your contact..
So I could not meet you.
Is it?
Sir, sir....
Greetings Sir,
This is my friend Avinash.
We were collegemates
Ohhh
Please sit sir,
Sir, my wife is a great fan of yours,
she must have read all your books.
Is it?
Sir, you are in our town;
if you come to our house, and have a cup of tea, we will be so happy.
We are hard-pressed for time, we have to leave now .
Sir you start out.
but before that if you come to our house, we will be happy.
Prakruti at least you tell... - Avi, listen
Sir, you don’t have to tell her anything ,
I insist, you are coming coming to our home.
Prakruthi get into the car, you are coming that’s it - Okay fine, we will come
Please listen to me.. - Follow my two wheeler.
I’ll be near that shop, bring the car there.
Please come in sir.
Sri..
I am coming, Avi.
This place is so peaceful
in the midst of nature,
very peaceful, isn't it?
Sir, the entire garden,
these sakuline plants, bonsai plant,
everything is maintained by my wife.
oh,
These things interest her a lot.
Oh... -Please have a seat sir
Sit.
Sri, come soon,
why are you taking this long? - what Avi?
Surprise.!
Sir, sir is that really you?
Hello,
Sir, please be seated sir
That’s alright.
Sir, I cannot trust my own eyes,
Actually, I am a big fan of yours sir.
I have always been telling Avi ,
that I want to meet you at least once,
I am so happy to see you sir
Actually.....
Prakruti right?
Ya
Sringeri Engineering College?
Yes
Friends..?
Hi.. - Hi.
Shreeja - Nice meeting you
Sri, prepare something special
Anything will do, why trouble yourself too much?
Sir, this is no trouble, you please keep quiet.
What shall I prepare Avi?
Prakruthi likes, unde kadubu (a dish),
prepare that.
you keep talking, I will prepare that and be back soon
You remember?
Of course.. Walk slowly
So, what do you do Avinash?
After completing my engineering course,
I was trying for a job.
I didn't want to work day and night, as data entry person in any company, like a slave.
I was interested in agriculture,
so I decided to pursue it.
Oh, what do you grow?
This field was in ruined state, as nobody was there to plough it
I got it from its owner, and started growing paddy.
We give some share of whatever we grow to the owner,
the rest is for us.
We also grow pepper and areca etc.,
As of now, 30 persons work here.
We are doing well.
Very good plan, excellent job!
Beacause,
whatever progress technology may ,
the food we eat must come from villages,
and farmers should grow it.
If this is understood properly,
every farmer is an engineer.
Is he not productive?
Sri, shall I help you with?
No I will do it, you go.
Jaggery..
You go, I will take care of it
Ask me if you need any help. I will come.
I said leave.
I got jaggery, I got jaggery
Sir, you are back in Malgudi after so many years
Wav, nice..
After listening to your story,
I feel like seeing Lineta.
What do you say Prakruti?
Me too.. I must see her at least once
You Naughty girl.
Prakruti,
let us go back to Bengaluru tomorrow as we had planned
Linetta gave me fond memories to my life, no doubt,
but it is good, if it is in memory only.
I came here to see my town Malgudi,
I saw it.
If I go in search of Lineta now,
after the death of his wife, at this age,
won’t people laugh at me and saying Lakshminarayana is going in search of his childhood friend?
Let anybody say anything, but we must see her
We had actually thought of going back,
but now it is cancelled. We will stay back.
Good idea, you stay here until she is found.
No problem.
Mine is also the same opinion.
We will make all arrangements for you here. you just stay here
Any day first love is the best love.
What did you say?
First love is the best love.
First love is best love?
Is it not sir?
Shall I talk about it?
Let it go
I will tell - I said no
Let me tell..
What is it?
Sir, actually these two are not just friends.
Avi was in love with prakruthi when they were in college.
Is that so?
Actually that.....
Don't worry, Avi has told me everything
Actually I was loving her a lot,
but I didn’t had the guts to tell her.
But finally I made up my mind,
proposed to her on the Farewell Day.
But she rejected a good boy like me.
It is not like that,
I did not want to commit so early
Thanks for rejecting him.
Otherwise,
I would have never found a good guy like Avi.
He is really good guy.
What is the use of saying that now?
My wife is a Ph.D. in preparing `unde kadubu' (Lumpy pudding) and `akki rotti' ( rice bread)
taste it and you will know it.
Our Malnad savories' taste is wonderful.
Do you know one more thing sir?
Whenever we have fights,
I always tell her,
I will divorce you,
Prakruthi is waiting for me,
Oh, I am waiting for you, come..!!
You like `unde kadubu', right?,
Eat, my wife has prepared it.
Serve yourselves.. - I need one more “rotti”
It is prepared by my wife,
How many times will you say it’s your wife's preparation?
It is very nice.
Hey, I wanted to tell you yesterday itself,
your car is super.
It is my friend’s
Do you want to drive it?
You used to come to college in this jeep right?
Yes, the same jeep.
I learnt driving in this jeep only.
Is it?
He only taught me.
If I meet Lineta,
I will first apologise to her.
In case I meet her,
will she talk to me?
Do not worry Sir,
Just wait and see how she will blush as she sees you.
You are weaving good story.
she will blush it seems!
I told you that day only,
he has been transferred immediately after that riot.
So, they left this town overnight
You better to enquire at Someshwara police station.
Okay..
Sir, have you given her any gift?
I had not given her anything,
but she had gifted me a fountain pen.
I had preserved it very carefully,
I don't know where I lost it afterwards.
But the memories of my time with her are gifts which cannot be lost.
What’s with these tattoo?
If you give any gift,
it may be lost, may be forgotten,
but this
is permanent.
What are you thinking about?
Nothing.
Thomas was
S I here in this station, between 1975 and 1979.
The records say that he was transferred to Moodbidri later.
Beyond this, there is no other information.
Why are you standing?
As there is no chair to sit!
Okay, stand,
this government digs good roads for
white topping
In our office,
if there is a table, there is no chair or vice versa.
I was requesting for furniture repeatedly.
I am fed up of working here!
Sir, key.
Did you drop my daughter to school? - Yes sir
Sir, your wife asked you,
to get 2 Kg. onion and one Kg drumstick on the way back home.
Yesterday only I had brought 2 Kg Drumstick,
brought 2 Kg onion..
how can it get over so soon?
How would I know your family secrets, sir?
See, one Kg. drumstick costs 55 Ruppes,
1 Kg. tomato 40 Rupees,
I kg. onion 20Rupees,
A bundle of coriander leaves 25 Rupees.
How can we make both ends meet, if this is the situation?
How can we live with this price rise?
No, no, no..
No chance..
Can you please call the Moodbidri police station and
enquire about SI Thomas?
The present SI Shankar is my friend,
I will call him right now.
Hello Shankar, how are you?
I need an information.
In 1979,
from our Someshwar station,
an SI named Thomas
was transferred to Moodbididri.
Please find his whereabouts and text me.
I have been repeatedly asking for a transfer from this station,
they are not transferring.
If I ask them,
they say, reduce your weught by 10 Kg,
we will transfer you to the station of your choice.
You only tell me,
at this age,
can I reduce my weight?
It is not possible sir, you surely can't!
You said it.
Yes, yes.
Ohhhho...
SI Thomas
was transferred from Moodbidri to Hosanagara.
He has only this information, he says.
If you go there and enquire,
you may get information.
You were of great help.
Thank you - We will take leave
Rohan,
Other than drumsticks and onions,
what else, she has asked to bring?
We are all but sailors in the boat of memories
Sailing between one shore and another
searching for the path we left behind After serving here,
he was transferred to Malur.
If you enquire there, you may know. by opening each and every page
In the trap of illusion
is it a haunting memory?
In the river of emotion
is it roaming memory?
In the trap of illusion
is it a haunting memory?
In the trap of love
is it the memory that haunt us?
Beautiful.. life is beautiful..
even with little happiness
Bond.. bond with everybody..
until we breath our last
Hello..
Where are you?
I am in my hometown.
I have not used my car properly..
You have taken it for a day, but how many days now?
When are you returning?
I didn't here anything.. bye, bye.
Searching those footprints you have left behind,
you seek the bygone journey again
We are all but sailors in the boat of memories
Sailing between one shore and another
Let us set out early in the morning tomorrow.
By 9.30 we will be in Sringeri.
No, somehow I don't feel like going..
We will return tomorrow itself..
We have searched so far, we will definitly find her.
Let us try once tomorrow, Sir
Okay.
Let's try tomorrow also.
But if we do not find her tomorrow,
you should not force me again.
Sir, we will definitely find her.
Hey, what happened?
Why are you dull?
Nothing like that.
I too am observing from afternoon..
she is thinking of something very deeply.
We are travelling past two days,
I am tired a bit. That's all.
That’s not the case,
Let me tell you.
Avi, no,
Avi, please,
You keep quiet. I will tell - nothing like that..
Avinash, you tell us.
Today is Vijay’s birthday
Vijay who?
Our madam’s
`special someone’
Oh, Puducherry Vijay
Why should you feel low over that?
It is not that,
Three years ago we broke up,
That too was on his birthday.
After that, we never spoke.
We wish each other on our birthdays, that’s it.
Let me tell you something by my experience.
Those whom we love,
will be with us only till we love them.
Even if we do a small mistake,
they disappear.
But those who love us,
will correct us, even if we have made several mistakes;
and love us all the more.
Whatever and whenever we are destined to get, we should.
Once time passes away,
that too slips from us.
I am the best example for it.
Call and speak to him,
everything will turn out fine.
He may have forgotten me,
or he may have committed with some other girl.
No, don’t.
Impossible!
If he really loves you,
he will wait till you get married at least.
Call him and say `sorry'.
By asking `sorry' nobody becomes small. Isn't it?
I don’t have courage.
Tell Avi.
You text him.
you will definitely get reply.
What if I do not get one?
Take, text him.
Do it.
Type fast..
What you have to say is… - I’ll type
All that she’ll know!
Did you do it?
One second,
sent it?
Just a second
Is it sent? - Yes.
Is it delivered?
Must be delivered.
Message is delivered.
He has read it.
All this happened because of you guys.
If he does not come here..
I knew
that you would be back in my life.
But you should not have done that ya..
Actually, that day I came to propose to you
Really?
I too came to propose
What?
That day, I had told my friend that I would propose.
She kept texting me, asking what happened.
I was just replying to her.
I thought that you were chatting with somebody else,
I thought you were not interested.
Sorry,
all these beacause of me.
I didn't reply your calls.
all this is my mistake.
It is okay baba..
It’s okay, show me your hand.
I am ready, shall we leave?
What is this?
Dressed up as if you are going to attend some function.
We are going to Sringeri anyway,
There is a ‘pooja’ at my home.
So I thought I’ll introduce him to my mother.
Oh! This means we will soon have, wedding banquet.
On the way to Sringeri,
get me a good tender coconut. - you forgot your mobile.
Sir, I will get you the best one. - Thank you.
Bye,
Okay, we will get going now.
Shall we have a selfie?
When you say selfie, girls’ faces brighten up..
Mom,
Finally you are here.
How are you?
I am good.
How are you? - I am good
This is my mother, my father, my whole world.
Mom, this is Lakshminarayana Sir, I was telling you, know?
Hello
That is Avi, Avinash, my college friend.
This is Vijay, my friend
Hello aunty.
Hello
How many more days will you introduce him as your friend?
Tell that he is your fiance.
fiance?
Not like that, I wanted to tell you.
Mom, we were colleagues in an IT company.
We became friends there.
But you didn’t tell me all this?
Now,
the boy and girl like each other..
This is not the time to worry about caste, horoscope etc.,
without making them to give up,
get them married as soon as possible.
I have never objected any of her desires.
Since she has chosen him,
there can not be a better choice.
But still, you should have told me.
Don’t get into drama mode now!
Bring your family members once.
Okay.
We will all sit together and discuss. - Okay
In fact, today's Pooja is,
for the blessings of almighty to get her married soon.
See, the result has come even before the ‘pooja’ begins,
So why delay?
Come.. Puja begins.
Enough.
Holige’ (pancake) and ghee - beautiful combination
Yes.
you must have one more, That’s why finish it fast.
Why just one, let me have two more..
When you come next time, stay at least for a week
Not just for a week,
I will stay over for a month.
Prakruti,
I’ll head back to Bengaluru.
We will meet once you are there.
Mom, when I come next, I will bring my family members along.
Will do - Okay, Bye
Bye, Sir bye.
aye, let be good.
We will also take leave.
let be good.. - Bye.
Sir, if you have a photo of Linneta, we would like to see
How?
We didn’t had mobile phones then, to preserve our memories
You generation is far better.
You meet through Facebook, Whatsapp, Groups, whenever you feel like
You will stay connected.
No sir,
We too remember our school and college friends
But won't meet.
there will be messages saying `Will meet in Whatsapp group, let's have reunion'
But nobody will meet.
It is not that Prakruthi.
When in college, only our classmates are our friends
but once we step out in to the real world, our circle widens
Our responsibilities also increase,
If one finds time, others do not.
Especially girls will have excuses like,
`must drop my child to school',
`husband didn't permit me'
`my mother-in-law is sick'
like things..
Not that sort.
We too will have more responsibilities, once we are married.
Mother in law, Father in law, husband, his family, their functions,
That itself is a different world.
By the way, after our college days, you are meeting today.!
Did you call, or texted? You never remebered us.
Hey, I am a married person now!
So?
One minute.
this is a never ending argument.
Friendship, Love
are two great epics of the world
These two elements are the inspiration for all great stories
As per our stayion records,
he served in this station,
till his retirement.
Then he settled in Madikeri, people say.
Afterwards, I don't know sir.
Okay, we will take leave.
It is not Malgudi that you want to see,
it’s Lineta! Isn't it?
After listening to your story,
I feel, I should meet Lineta
No, we will go back,
there is no point in searching for her.
Lineta..
I am leaving,
I am leaving this town..
If I continue to stay here,
they will kill me.
I do not want to die,
I want to live..
I will leave now.
No, no, I am not leaving you;
I will not go, leaving you.
I’ll be back in 2-3 days, whereever I go.
I will be back.
I will come back for you.
I promise by you Lineta.
You will wait for me, till I come, is it?
I will come Lineta..
I will definitely come
will definitely come Lineta, I will definitely come
It is true that I wanted to see her and apologise for my mistakes.
But even after searching fso much, we failed to trace her means,
she can not be traced.
We will leave Avinash..
Your garden is really beautiful.
I felt very happy.
Thank you, it is just a hobby.
This house, atmosphere, your hospitality.. - Will you teach me too?
everything made me very happy - Sure
We will take leave of you.
It’s our duty sir.
Next time when you come to Malgudi, you must come to our home to stay
Sure.
Prakruti,
if you do not invite me for your marriage, I will kill you!
Both of you must come a week ahead.
Why a week, we will come a month in advance.
Oh,
Hello sir
Hello,
Hello, Mr Lakshminarayana, - Hello
I am the head master of Malgudi school
Oh! Hello..
I knew that you are in town,
so I came to meet you
So glad..
I had actually come to the school.
I came to know, peon told me
Tomorrow afternoon
we are celebrating our school day.
Nice.
It is the school where you have studied.
You are in town..
On behalf of the School,
we want to felicitate you.
No, no please.
I am not a person who desires such things..
Sir, let’s go.
School day, children, atmosphere .. everything will be great fun.
But we have to go back to Bengaluru now
Sir, apart from that,
the person felicitating you is very special.
Special guest to felicitate..
who could that be?
Some old man it seems,
he has a flashback it seems,
they are searching it..
how stupid are they?
phew, to hell with us.
Even that old man has a flashback!
we are just sitting here doing nothing..
Rita, want to join me for coffee?
you will get till my chappal tears..
I can’t pay for that.
Will pay only for coffee.
Dude, chappal costs 500 bugs.
That is why, we are sitting like this.
What dude?
On behalf of the people of Malgudi,
we are felicitating a litterateur today.
Another special person, who felicitates him was,
guide and was light of Lakshminayana's life.
Madam, please come.
Saraswati teacher,
she was Lakshminarayana Malgudi’s teacher ,
and inspiration to all his writings.
Today, this stage has witnessed a rare reunion.
I have now realized
I have fogotten my town,
my school,
my people..
If I had not come back here,
my life would have been a waste.
Today if I have written something,
our Saraswati teacher is behind it.
I am reminded of a poem on this occasion.
In the book of thousand memories
Memory of childhood being the first line
Book is spread with childhood mischiefs
Falling, getting up, running, studying..
Those memories of being back again,
Another childhood has to return again..
to complete the mischief that was balance
to learn, to teach
But can childhood be back again?
Time has gone past us.
only remembrance in front of us
Jai Kannada.
Cultural programmes will commence now.
First up is a folk dance that mirrors the culture of Malnad, by 8th standard students
When others spoke high about you,
I was feeling proud, you know?
I am so glad you came back.
By the way,
what is Lineta up to?
Look how he is blushing.
blushing?
Yes, you are.
Why would I?
We searched a lot madam,
but we could not find her anywhere.
That story is over.
I am very happy to be back here.
More than anything, I’m happy that I got to meet you.
Sir, shall we capture this moment in a selfie?
Aarti, a 9th standard student, will now sing the song `Kaanada Kadalige hambaliside Maana'
Sometimes in the pages we don't mind reading itself , there will be the answeres we search for
Hello,
Hello, am I talking to Prakruti?
Yes..
Are you looking for Lineta?
Yes.
May I know who you are?
I’m Shruti,
daughter of Lakshminarayana Malgudi’s school friend, Vimala.
My friend had shared the post you had uploaded on face book.
I saw that and called you.
Nice, tell me.
Actually Lineta is alive.
Really?
Where is she?
She is in Malgudi only.
Lineta is in Malgudi only it seems
Lineta is in Malgudi?
Yes.
But we have looked around everywhere.
Someone must be fooling around with you.
You please tell me, where is she in Malgudi?
I will send you the address.
Thank You. Thank You so much.
I kept telling you right
that we will surely meet her
It seems, she is in Malgudi only.
Who told you that?
Your friend Vimala’s daughter told me.
Shall we go now?
Okay fine, turn the vehicle.
Vimala?
Prakruti?
Yes,
I was the one who called you.
Hi.. -Hi..
Lakshmi.. how are you?
I’m sorry, I can’t place you
Vimala..
Malgudi school?
Oh! yes.
Where is Lineta?
She is inside.
Li, Li, Lineta,
Lineta, look here,
It’s me Lakshminarayana
I, your Lakshmi is here.
Your Lakshmi.
I know that you are angry with me
I am distressed by the fact that I did not think of you all these years
Lineta, I have wronged you
I told you that I would come back to meet you,
but I never did.
I could not come.
I am a sinner.
I made you wait this long.
Open your eyes and see me once Lineta,
See your Lakshmi once
Lineta and I,
studied together in PUC and degree.
We two were very close friends.
When we were in final year degree,
ignoring her protests,
her father,
got her married to a soldier from Madikeri, as it was a good alliance.
Her bad luck,
within a month of their marriage,
her husband died in the war.
She was very upset.
Till her father was alive,
she was in Madikeri.
Then,
You know, what did she told me?
`Take me to Malgudi..
Lakshmi will come there searching for me..
I want to see him!'
she insisted to do so.
Her last desire was to meet you.
It is ten years,
she has not recognised anybody.
You should have somehow tried to contact me and
informed me.
I did consider that,
But she said,
`Lakshmi will remember me on his own..
He will surely come looking for me someday if he loves me'
And here you are finally as she wished.
If she was conscious she would have been the happiest..
As if the tears rolling down your cheeks
are waiting for the finger
The first silent words
Are searching for the shore
I beg your pardon
In rebirth I will
be born as your friend,
we will meet, forgive me for everything
Like the pen that wrote a story
forgetting the very first line
Fond memories have almost faded away
Death comes flowing like a stream
The forgotten breath
seems to say something
Let the final line be
I will meet you again
As if the tears rolling down your cheeks
are waiting for the finger
The last silent words
I will meet you again..
Lineta,
Memories are like old clothes.
They may be old now.
But they were new once.
This may not be just the story of Lakshminarayana Malgudi's memories
It could be your story too.
This could be your childhood story ,
The story of your town,
It's just that in Lineta's place, somebody else may be waiting..
Instead of Lakshmi,
somebody else will be searching..
Look around once..
real love and affection is all around you ..
Don't forget those who have you loved you