[chanting mantras]
-Sir. -Priest
The auspicious time is almost ending. Please bring the bride.
Did you like the arrangements?
I'm marrying her even after giving the reverse dowry. Won't it be nice?
Oh!
Mother, please step aside, step aside.
I will be the bridesmaid, apply turmeric to me as well.
Oh no, they made a spinster as the bridesmaid! Did you see that?
If there is a wedding in the village,
she gets ready like a bride.
-Sister, sister -Hmm
Can’t you tell this girl once that she's wrong?
What can I say? Bhramaramba is the President’s daughter.
-Keep your mouth shut -Hmm.
Are the meal arrangements good?
Mom, the priest is asking you to bring sister.
Why hasn’t the aunt come yet?
Oh, everyone is here.
-They’re all waiting just for you. -I'm coming.
I’m a bit late.
Oh!
You should have kept the wedding tilak.
You're the village's elder married woman.
Without the auspicious tilak applied by you,
can any girl here become a bride?
Oh, here it is.
Me too! Me too!
Bless me too!
I’ve already given you blessings.
Okay, fine.
Give the auspicious coconut to the bride, Padma.
Hey, it would not be good if we go at the dinner time.
Alright, what about the gift?
I’m gifting a coin and a quarter.
What’s this? You’re embarrassing me among all the women.
If I had wealth like the President, I too would donate thousands.
Damn it!
[laughs]
[chanting mantras]
Hey, it's a car. Let's go.
Let's go.
-Here comes the President -Ah!
Come.
-Greetings, sir -Greetings.
Please come, please come.
Drums beat! Drums beat!
[chanting mantras] [Drums sound]
Stop, stop!
Where is the wretched fellow?
Hey, stop this wedding.
Your sister!
-Hey, hey -Ah!
What kind of man are you?
Without even telling your own sister,
are you getting your daughter married secretly?
Taking reverse dowry,
you're selling your daughter as if you’re selling cattle in the market?
-Oh no, sister -Ugh!
What kind of life is this?
Hey, my son...
she likes my son.
Can’t you understand even when she’s crying?
What kind of life is this! I wish you weren't born.
What is this, Kanthamma?
What’s the use of shouting now? The wedding thread is already tied.
Ms. Kanthamma, I beg you.
There should be no fights in a wedding house, it’s inauspicious.
-Dear! Durga! -Durga, what happened?
Durga!
-Dear, Durga! -Oh no, Durga!
Dear! Oh no!
-Dear Durga! -Durga!
Durga!
Dear Durga, what happened, dear?
Durga, get up!
Dear Durga! Durga!
Open your eyes!
-Oh God! -Durga!
What have you done, Durga?
-Dear Durga! -Durga!
Dear Durga!
What is this?
-Oh no, Durga! -Durga!
My child had to meet this fate.
What a fate this is.
In the last two years, this is the fourth village.
You should have been married and gone to your husband’s house.
But using your job as a reason, we’re roaming around all villages.
You’re becoming more stubborn than your dad.
At least in this village, if a good match is found
and you get married, it would be nice.
Tickets, tickets, tickets!
Those who need tickets, please buy tickets.
Madam, whose box is this?
-It’s ours -Keep it close to you.
Tickets, tickets, tickets!
-Did you buy the tickets? -No.
Where do you want to go?
Two tickets to Viratapalem.
-Viratapalem, huh? -Hmm.
Until now, I’ve seen girls leaving that village,
but you are the first girl I’ve seen going there to stay.
Why did you say that?
-I mean... -What’s the big deal?
It's rare to see girls going for jobs.
What’s so strange about it?
First, give me the tickets.
Sir, did everyone buy tickets?
There will be a ticket check later. Think about it.
Hold on, hold on!
Viratapalem! Viratapalem! Viratapalem!
It is Viratapalem, get down.
Will this bus go to Ongole?
Yes, it will, get on, get on!
What’s this? No change. Take it tomorrow when you come back.
Get down quickly.
Mom, please give it.
-Be careful. -Right, right!
What’s this, Meena?
-Everyone is staring at us. -It’s a village.
When someone new comes, they stare like this.
Moreover, I wore a churidar.
Ignore it.
Please come.
Come, come,
this is the house.
You need to pay the rent by the third of every month.
Madam,
don’t think I’m saying this harshly.
You’re not married.
Do you even know about this village?
-Meena -Ah.
Come here.
Okay, take care of the house.
I’ll take leave.
Akashavani. Vijayawada station. The newsreader is Vijayalakshmi.
The Indian Airlines 605 has crashed near Bangalore.
Hey Kittu,
the tea is fantastic.
Sir, have some tea.
Fine, but hasn’t the SI arrived yet?
He usually comes late.
Last night, at the Suramma shop,
he was gobbling up chilli fritters.
-Oh, really? -Yes
he was running from
the yard to the house repeatedly since then.
Wow!
Hey, I heard a female police officer is coming to our village?
Good morning, sir. Constable Meena, new joinee.
The SI hasn’t come yet.
You can give the joining report after he arrives.
Hey, Vishnu, come.
Did you come to give your wedding card to SI?
-Yes, sir -Look,
you’ve come in his place now.
Oh, congrats!
Did you take transfer for the wedding?
There was no other way. I had to transfer to get married.
What’s that?
Oh, so you’re not married yet, I suppose.
If you plan to marry soon,
better leave this village quickly.
Why? Are you saying weddings don’t happen here?
No.
It’s been seven years since any wedding happened in this village.
Why?
Is it a crime to get married in this village?
It isn’t a crime or a custom.
It’s a curse on this village.
Stupid lady!
No idea which oil she put in the fritters!
I'm not able to relieve myself properly.
-Good morning, sir. -Sir.
Hey Head, what did I tell you?
I told you to go to the MRO office and sort out that timber Narsayya’s documents issue.
-I’m just going now. -Go, go.
-Sir, my wedding card. -Why are you giving it to me?
First, give it to him.
Greetings, sir.
My wedding is next week in Karanchedu, you must come.
Yes, I’ll come, happy married life.
Ahh!
Sir, Constable Meena, reporting sir.
New transfer.
Hello.
Yes, tell me, Mr. Chinnababu.
Sir, I’m not feeling well.
I’ll send someone, sir.
Sure, sir.
What did you say?
Constable Meena, new joinee, sir.
We’ll see that later.
There’s a call from the President’s house.
Can you handle it?
Sure, sir. I can handle it.
Okay, come, come.
Come.
Hey Kittu! Kittu!
Come here.
Coming, sir.
-Greetings, sir -Ah, ah.
His name is Kittu.
He helps us in minor cases.
You stay with him. He’ll manage everything.
-Chinnababu just called. -Why, sir?
-The usual -You know what to do, right?
-It’s always the same business, right? -Ah, ah, those people.
I’ll handle it.
-Ah, ah -Greetings, madam.
Please come.
-Sir. -Ah, you go, you go.
Hey Venkateshulu,
there’s no water in the bathroom, check it.
Greetings, madam.
-Greetings, sir -Why did you come?
Papers came from the MRO office, sir.
You need to sign them.
I don’t know what it is, Head. In this village,
everyone joins hands when they need loan.
But when we ask for repayment, they look at us like we’re demons.
If we say, sell your land and pay,
they say I’m snatching their property piece by piece.
Then they file cases against me.
Strange.
-Where? -The signature here.
-Hey Ranga, how are you? -Somehow surviving.
He’s one kind of guy.
Hey Ranga,
didn’t you go to see a marriage proposal recently?
What happened? Did it work out?
Looking at his face, you can tell.
He wants to settle here after marriage, who will give their daughter?
Unless one is crazy!
Hey Ranga,
you’re already thirty-six.
As long as you’re in this village, you won’t get married.
Sell your house to me and with that money,
marry in the next village and settle there. Trust me.
My ancestors lived in that house.
Tomorrow, myself,
my wife and kids will live there too.
I won’t give up that house as long as I live.
Load quickly, and give me my money.
Come.
Sir!
Si...
New to duty,
Meena madam.
No head constable?
Did your SI send someone new?
New to the village, but not to the job. What’s the case?
My father’s gold watch is missing.
It’s been in our family for generations.
No matter what, we want it back.
When was it last seen?
This morning, my father kept it in the prayer room.
It’s missing since then.
We need to talk to everyone at home.
Who are there at home?
My dad. Three servants. Me.
Then upstairs?
My sister.
Call everyone.
My dad went out early for work.
Only the workers are here.
Call your sister.
Talking to my sister won’t be possible.
Do your own inquiry.
-That’s not it, sir... -Hey, Kittu!
Stop gossiping and get to work.
Actually...
Hey!
Come, Malli.
Mr. Priest!
I am getting married!
No marriage took place in the village since seven years.
Even though you know about the curse, do you still want to marry?
Who will take the responsibility if anything bad happens to that girl?
What is the problem if they get married?