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Facing this was not something I ever imagined.
It was all good.
A good husband, two wonderful children.
But tobacco ruined it all.
Because of my cancer, part of my face has to be removed.
The world will never be the same.
The use of tobacco ruined my life.
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"It's like the mother's home"
"Forest is God's gift."
"Lord Shiva's temple"
"The nature is my love"
"This brings me joy, it's the world's heart"
"Why should I be scared?"
"The Sun, the Moon"
"This all is God's blessings"
Brother! - Come.
Oh!
Don't cut the tree.
It's like God to us!
Oh!
They get angry!
Your Honour, they were destroying
the environment in the name of prosperity.
Hey, be quiet.
Let me go.
Sir!
Oh God!
What has he done?
You are tying him up
like he is an animal. Don't.
Let go. Oh mother.
Let me go!
Leave me!
Mother.
Why did you come here? Get out!
They will tie you up like me. Go!
Get out. They will kill you. Get out.
Go somewhere else!
Oh! - Oh God!
Sir!
That patient's name? - Kunna, Kunegowda.
Kunnegowda.
What's the age?
Age...
After the Ugadi, the event that happens,
the new moon,
if that comes, he will be of 25 years.
Can you sign here?
Sign? - Oh alright.
Give your thumb.
No blood clot in brain anywhere.
No internal or external injuries can be seen.
So this condition of Kunna,
is not a physical body problem.
You are right doctor. - If you observe,
All the vertebrates and viscosity in the brain is normal.
Probably it would be,
maniac syndrome effect.
Or
The body has grown but not the brain.
Or...
He must have been mentally incapable since childhood.
But, it feels like he is aggressive.
Looking at the scanned reports,
I second that.
Since the patient is not in the normal condition now...
And, he is accused of obstructing
and hitting the government officials on duty.
This is an order from court.
It says that we must certify his IQ.
It's better.
To take the information about him first from his mother.
I have called her.
Let's speak to her first.
Come, dear. Have a seat.
Sit, dear.
Not there. Come here.
No, sir. I will sit here.
No worries. Sit up.
Alright, dear.
Sit comfortably. Don't hesitate.
Assume that you are in your house.
I am Doctor Pai.
These are our hospital's psychologists.
Greetings - Doctor Nazir, doctor Sanyal.
Greeting, dear.
Dear,
the court has asked us to determine
your son's mental condition and
mental capability.
But, because of his current situation, we can't talk to him.
So,
we will ask you
please answer cooperatively.
Alright, sir.
Look, dear, for how long is your son acting mad?
My son is not mad, sir.
He is innocent.
Just that his brain didn't grew with age.
What else do you call someone with no brain?
So you are saying the one that raised him doesn't know him?
Look.
Doctor Nazir,
being a doctor, you can't address a patient like this.
You called my son mad
because of he was violent.
Yesterday the cops,
hit my child like a monster.
What will you call them? Say?
Alright.
Can you say why your son raised his hand against the authorities?
Is he always like this?
No, sir.
That...
That day...
'Let him go this one time!'
'He's like a little child! - Stay quiet.'
'Else the lady cop will handle you.'
'He raises his hand against the authorities.'
'Looking at my child sitting there,
it was like my eyes are being plucked out.'
I begged them.
But they didn't listen to me.
They pushed me in the corner.
I sat there with folded hands thinking how that God
is the only thing people like us have.
'Around that time,
the forest in charge, Rangappa
only came to our help.'
'I know this boy pretty well.'
'A little dull'
'He has not made a big mistake'
'Warn him and let go. - What is it with you?'
'He raised his hand against the authorities.'
'Also raised hands against our cops.'
'The FIR is already registered. Nothing in our hands.'
'Oh OK.'
'Inspector, you can't file an FIR on
mentally unsound patients. - Sorry, sir.'
'We wanted to warn and let go.'
'The survey department insisted and filed an FIR.'
Hmm.
He is harmless,
my Kunna.
Look, dear.
Can you tell us how your Kunna
was in his childhood?
After marriage all my friends had children but
I didn't for 15 years.
We consulted Mr. Rangappa.
Just next year then,
was my Kunnegowda's birth. Yeah.
"Tell us the complaint, Kunna."
"You're a ray of sunshine."
"You bring joy to our life."
"You came as a way of success for us."
"You came like a wind of fresh air."
"Tell us the complaint, Kunna."
We somehow
made a living in a hut
and were happy
with whatever we had.
Our Kunna was different since childhood.
Also went to school till third grade.
Then his teacher
said that he can't comprehend anything.
He doesn't need to attend school.
and that he is incapable.
What else was there.
Then we raised him in home.
It was enough for me to see him
always laughing.
Nothing else was needed.
I will make up for the defeats last week.
You don't have to lose. Take it.
Hey, tell Kunna to entertain.
Hey! Kunna! Come here.
Come.
- Sing a song.
Mother will yell.
Say, mother won't say anything.
Wait. - He is removing something.
(Plays music)
"Why did you do that?"
"This cold is swaying me away"
"Why did you do that?"
'Looking at his act
all people in the village would laugh.'
'He was happy looking at them laughing'
(Chanting)
Mother!
Why are these plants and trees so happy?
I don't know, dear.
How do I know? Ask your dad.
Mother, you know. Tell me.
Your father was saying, to be born
the plants are happy
because they festivals everyday.
So our festivals come and go.
But for them, everyday is a festival.
That's why all of it looks happy.
That's alright, where is Kunna's father?
That, sir, the disease...
What was that...
Sickle disease.
Yeah. Sickle disease.
He gradually died because of that.
It's not random.
It runs in family apparently.
Sickle cell anemia. It's a rare deadly disease.
Related to blood cells.
Which is common among Soliga tribes.
Ketamma, what did Kunna's father do?
My husband was the same.
Plants and trees were his life line.
He was very educated about trees.
In these hundreds of trees,
there are medicinal properties in this.
Drinking it's extract,
all the cough in chest
will go away. - Since childhood Kunna
used to listen to my husband's thoughts.
When the school said that they won't let Kunna in,
do you know what my husband say?
'What if you don't know to read and write?'
'I will tell you about the environment'
'Will explain you about trees, plants, animals and birds'
'It's enough for living.'
Everyone would call my husband for everything nature related.
He used to worship the trees once every year.
'The way he did it...'
(Chanting)
'There are different types of trees'
'Herbs, shrubs'
'Confers, Indian laurel'
This nature is like a God to us.
Yeah like God. - If we take care of it carefully,
it will take care of us like it's children.
Like child. - Yeah.
(Chanting)
Father, we worship these plant and trees? - Yes, dear.
Trees and the nature
are like God to us. If we keep them in our heart
they too will keep us.
Then, all this is God, father?
Yes, dear.
Then, do they talk to us?
They listen to us talking.
If we show them love and talk to them,
they too talk to us.
Trees have life.
Because of them being alive, the surrounding animals, birds
and humans are alive.
Without even asking,
the nature provides us with everything.
father, then, what all do they give us?
They give us oxygen to breathe,
give us water to drink,
gives us light, everything given to us is by nature.
Also it's smart.
It knows what and how much to give to everyone.
Father, then
has the nature given us the oxygen to survive?
Yes, dear.
We need oxygen to breathe. Without oxygen nothing survives.
That's why, for oxygen we must have trees.
For trees,
we must have rains.
All this is given by nature, dear.
Plant trees.
As much as you can.
Come, let's go. - Will grow trees.
Why Madhappa? You don't feel well?
You are coughing since you got here.
Yeah, I am not feeling well for some reason.
I stay well for three days
and stay ill for another three.
Don't know why.
Go get yourself injected at the doctor.
All will get alright.
He has very good hands apparently.
Why that. Drinking the
extract present in herbal tree is enough.
No better doctor than that.
What are you saying?
Plant extract better than the medicines doctor gives?
Hey! Kumbai!
What else is better than nature?
The trees and plant have the power
to go in the earth bring up all the nutrients
and taking all the medicines present in it,
it flows out of it.
If we drink that
if we mix water with it,
there won't be any diseases, no need of any doctor.
I don't understand what is it with the trees and nature.
He was weak like that.
Somehow we lived our life.
He was alright up
until the fair.
He died in his sleep, sir.
Oh God! - Mother!
Why are you crying mother?
Kunna, your father is dead.
He left all of us.
Mother!
Don't cry, mother. Stay quiet.
mother, look here. Look how
the trees and plants are swaying.
Father has gone nowhere. Didn't he used to say
that when the trees sway the wind will come
and when it comes everyone stays alive.
Mother,
he is sleeping. Stay quiet.
Mother.
He left me and Kunna, sir.
Stay calm, Ketamma.
Our Kunna, is such a hungry fellow...
'Mother,
I am hungry. Feed me.
Kunna
your father is dead.
And you ask for food?
Dear, after he died,
how did Kunna act?
Meaning, didn't he ask where his dad is?
He used to ask.
'Always used to when he remembered him.'
'You're playing?'
'Hey, Kunna.'
'Mother, where is father?'
'When will he come? - Father?'
'Father is in that tree.'
'Yeah.'
'It's the tree father planted.'
'He looks at us from there.'
After my husband died,
the forest called me after knowing my troubles.
Your husband used to sell plants.
Knew him pretty well.
A good man.
Also, an environment lover.
I know it's difficult to live without him. - Yes, sir.
That's why I will get you a day job
in our department's nursery. - Alright, sir.
Up until then who used to play around
Kunna, would come and go with me.
Also used to help in work.
Used to play in the surroundings.
Our life was going on like this.
Used to plant trees from the forest office everywhere.
If he saw anyone cutting trees...
Hey! - What is it with you?
You must not cut trees. - Who are you to say? Just get lost.
No one should... - Just go!
There won't be any oxygen. - Just get lost!
Get lost! - I will show you!
Wait I will show you. - Get lost!
Tree.
He has brought sir!
Let's run! Run! Move!
Run! Move!
Nothing will happen to you.
You will be okay.
Your wound is healed.
Kunna used to love trees like his child.
Mother, where did all trees go
from here?
Mother!
Kunna.
Kunna, come.
Everyone is killing me there.
Come, Kunna.
I am coming.
Coming. Will kill them.
Run! I will come and protect you.
Why, dear? What happened? - Run!
Why did you tie...
Tied me?
You must not touch that!
You must not touch. Mahesh! Come here!
Hold him, I will get the doctor.
Run! I will come and protect you.
Run!
- Kunna, why are you screaming?
What happened, son?
I am here. Stay quiet.
Are you hungry?
Dear, please come this side.
Nurse, come.
Kunna, stay calm.
Run! I will come and protect you.
Run! - Give.
Run away. - Nothing happened. Stay calm.
I will protect you.
Sir, my son didn't had anything.
Give him something to eat.
Can you send his mother outside?
Dear, look. Nothing will happen to your son.
Assistant, please.
Nothing happened.
You go, dear.
Come. You move. Doctor will take care.
We have to tie him. Tie that. - Yes.
Run...
Tie it.
No...
Saaki, run.
Saaki, I will...
Saaki...
Who is Saaki, Ketamma?
Saaki?
How do you know about her, sir?
Dear, it's not important how we
got to know.
We must know about her.
We must know everything about Kunna.
Then only we can give you the certificate.
This only will protect you in court.
Say, who is Saaki?
That neighbor’s girl, Saaki,.
They grew up playing together.
To catch a butterfly you need
determination and not power, he used to say this.
Brother!
Yay!
(Playing)
My Kunna is like that.
The only women he accepted except me is Saaki.
Look at him.
Oh!
Why do you fight?
Here. Yeah.
Oh Kunna!
Not like that. Come like this. Come up.
Kunna!
Saaki!
Kunna!
"We play together forever"
"We are inseparable"
"I am a daughter, you are a son"
"We both are good for each other, hear Kunna"
"We both are good for each other"
"This tree and that tree"
"The mind and heart is full"
"You bring flowers and gifts"
"You make me wear the ornaments"
Wow.
Kunna! Saaki!
Walk. We must go now.
Oh.
Kunna.
What happened, Kunna? Wait, I will get water.
Kunna.
Kunna, drink water.
Take.
Hey!
Why did you take my blessed food?
Give it back, Kunna.
Hey! Stop Kunna! Give back.
I won't.
Catch me
Give it.
Mother! My stomach is aching!
Stop, Kunna! My stomach is aching.
Ah!
Kunna, my stomach is aching.
Ah! Stomach is aching, Kunna.
What is happening?
Ah! - Saaki?
Saaki?
(Chanting)
"Our girl is mature now"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"The day has come"
"Our girl is mature now"
"She is ready now"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"She can give a life now"
"She can fill the world with light"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"Our girl is mature now"
"All come here"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"This life"
"is complete" - Her parents come and apply the mark.
"She has ripened now"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"Throw rice on the
girl, the flower has opened"
"The day has come"
"Glory to the Lord"
She looks so beautiful.
Come in.
(Mumbling)
Saaki, come.
Let's go and play. - Hey!
Take your hands off her.
Let her go!
Take your hand away.
Leave her. - Don't hit him!
You must be trashed.
You!
Let her go.
Don't hit my child.
He doesn't understand anything.
He must not come near her.
All these days was OK.
After this if you come near her,
I will break your bones.
Father, he doesn't understand anything. Don't hit him.
Go inside. Don't talk to me like that.
Take her in!
Listen to me!
Look, you don't play with Saaki from now on.
Why, mother?
Why shouldn't I play with Saaki? - Don't mingle with her, that's it.
Why shouldn't I play with Saaki?
Oh God!
Saaki is not a girl now.
She is a women now. That's why.
Is that so?
Then make me big too.
We both will play together.
Oh Kunna.
We must wait
till the fruit in the tree ripens.
Today or tomorrow, if the God blesses,
you too will get matured.
Stay quiet, child.
If that's so, make a worship
like Saaki for me too.
Feed everyone.
After a month of Saaki's ceremony,
the Roti Festival came.
It's a big festival for us.
Roti festival?
What does that mean? - Yeah, Roti festival.
It's a big festival for us.
We call the people around us,
then in our farm,
we make preparations for the festival.
Before a week of the festival,
we make everything ready
and on the day of festival,
we go to the God,
Put the holy fire and burn the Roti.
"You're our God"
"You're our everything"
"You're our God"
"Protect us from evil"
"You're our God"
"Come again next time"
"You're our God"
"You give life to the lifeless"
"You're our God"
"The flowers are for you"
"You're our God"
"Everything we have is yours"
"You're our God"
'That day'
Everyone who have left us find peace.
Yeah.
The sun God
set and is reborn tomorrow
Everyone eats and drinks
we all collectively have food
and stay happy.
Also, I didn't say something more to you.
The mature women
select a partner in this festival.
Yeah?
Yes. - How is that?
She recognizes a strong man
and assuming that he will take care of her,
she throws a stone on him.
That man,
should understand that and go with
her that night.
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"Wheel, oh wheelwright Glory to the Lord"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"You're our God"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"God bless us, glory to the Lord"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"God bless us, glory to the Lord"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"God bless us, glory to the Lord"
"The day has come, glory to the Lord"
"Come here I ask you. Come here"
"Throw rice on her"
"What should you throw? Rice"
"What are you thinking? Do it"
"Throw rice on her"
"What should you throw? Rice. Throw rice on her"
"Throw rice on her. Oh Wheelwright"
"Oh wheelwright"
"Wheel, oh wheelwright"
"Look at him coming. Look at him"
What, dear? Why did you throw a stone at me?
Interested?
I too like you.
Come. Let's go.
"We are celebrating"
They come after 3 day.
After that,
we call our group's leader
and explain them on how to make
family and bless them with prosperity.
As this happens,
it's like the marriage is complete.
(Animal sounds)
Saaki!
What? Oh God!
What should I do now?
I will show you!
My daughter is married...
Didn't I tell you to not mingle with her?
You rascal!
Come, will show you!
You fool!
Come. - Hey, why?
Why did you hit my child? What did he do?
Did you see?
I thought your child's head in not proper,
now his behaviour isn't too.
Explain him. - What did he do?
What he did? Should I tell now? Ask him yourself.
Hey! What did you do?
Mother, some man was inside.
So I wanted to see who it was.
That, Saaki's husband Jadiya,
made Saaki naked.
He removed her clothes. - Shut your mouth.
Wait, mother.
I will ask Jadiya why he
undressed her. - Hey! Come!
Get lost!
No need to ask anyone anything.
If you go near that house I will hit you.
Come here!
Move!
Saaki!
Saa...
Saaki is gone.
- Child
Why are you crying? - Saaki is gone.
Saaki went off.
That's enough.
Dear,
she is with someone else now.
No, mother. I want Saaki.
Saaki.
Saaki is a married women.
You must not play with her now.
Alright, Ketamma.
You go now.
If we want, we'll call you again.
Tomorrow we will talk with Kunna
and send him with you.
Alright, sir.
I will take a leave.
Alright. - Greetings.
What an amazing story, right?
Is human rights activist, Niveditha here?
Yes, doctor. I saw her in OPD this morning.
Niveditha, hi.
Hi. - This is doctor Ashok Pai.
Good morning, sir.
Can you come and see me in my cabin? - I will be there, sir.
Te authority is here. - Greetings, boss.
Greetings, sir.
Hey, Tom.
In the election time, I gave my word.
Yeah, brother.
In my time,
I will give a fine road to Dasargadi.
That didn't happen, right? - What did I do, sir?
What else, Dambarappa?
You want to build a road there.
Is it little?
It's 140 acres.
140 acres.
If road goes on top of it,
the lands gets divided
and the market rate decreases.
What if the government avoids it?
Where will the money come from?
Nothing can be found.
Tom. - Brother.
Why do you talk like that?
Shut up and stand.
Sir,
Sir. - Sir.
Dambar sir... - Say, sir.
What is this, say?
A rubber. - What?
Rubber. - A new rubber.
Removing this,
the lines you drew here,
this line is road right?
Move it 2 inches to the tree side.
That's it.
That's all. It's simple.
Sir, we can't do it like that.
Sir around that area
is a green belt.
It's restricted.
What are you saying?
We change our clothes 4 times a day.
Can we not change a belt?
It's an unseen belt.
Oh God. It's not like that, sir.
To make a way there,
we must have to fell at least 130-140 trees.
Cut it then.
Sir,
I explained you the matter on phone.
What? - When we went for a survey the other day,
because of a stupid fellow there is a police case and FIR.
So what? - Also
that village's people are not right.
Who is scared of that?
Do you want to ruin my 140 acres land?
Don't you have brains?
What can they do?
The municipality will take care of the village.
Make preparation of doing the same to the stupid fellow.
Instead of that saying all this to me.
Didn't I tell you before to not worry about the village's residents?
You.
Those panchayat people
are not above me.
I am the village's sitting MLA.
I will do whatever I want. You shut up.
If I say that I donate to the village's temple, it's done.
Will call the members of the panchayat
and host a party. Then it's settled.
Then we can clear the trees.
Tom. - Brother,
Give the timber contract of that
to our Raiyur in Mangalore.
Alright, brother.
Dambarappa, - Say, boss.
Your road must go through those trees
Sir, but... - Or else
it will go upon your pyre.
Long live our leader!
Sir,
What, sir? - What will happen to us?
What is he talking?
"In the environment section,
the service of trees
has been set up by the central government" - Brother
The press is here.
"Venu Gopal was honored with Indira Gandhi award"
"He didn't give a reason for not accepting this"
Greetings, sir.
Isn't this disrespectful to the central government?
Is there a different reason?
Sir, you haven't given any reason for not accepting the award.
Today is environmental day.
The whole country is looking at you. What will you say to them?
Is there any other reason, sir?
Good morning, everybody.
Our good luck,
that UNO
has declared at least a day
in a year as
environmental day.
In fact, if we see everyday of the year
as environmental day,
there's nothing wrong.
The three season that used to come in a year
in coming days
is now lowered to 15 to 20 days.
Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari,
Saraswati,
Narmada, Sindhu, Kaveri,
(Chanting)
For thousand of years
the rivers that flowed in prosperity,
today,
are not prospering.
Last year,
the neighboring state asked for electricity
and that's why our state,
fell 1 lakh,
1 lakh trees.
Say.
Is this sending power to the neighboring state,
or a timber lobby?
Is it not possible to build the poles beside Karavalli?
That poles
must go through the forest?
Pity.
It's really disgusting.
In these 100 years,
they have destroyed
the environment in the
name of development.
It's been years
that the ozone layer is damaged.
Earth is getting warmer day by day.
If we don't wake up today,
war for water is going to happen in the future.
I wrote all this
matter to the central government,
to the president,
to the prime minister
in writing.
They are giving this award to
shut me up.
How can I accept this?
We have destroyed nature
in the name of development.
On all our behalf,
I apologize to our
future generation.
Please, if you can,
forgive us.
Do you remember your friends from school?
Say, Kunna.
Who do you like seeing?
Where did you go around with them?
Saaki.
Kunna, who is Saaki?
Remember.
Where did you go with Saaki?
Saaki...
Saaki,
we used to take
me to play.
There were trees and plants there.
She used to take me there for playing.
She used to take me.
That's alright.
What all did you play?
Marbles,
hide and seek,
Tyre,
catch,
Chain.
Saaki...
Saaki used to tell me
that she doesn't
want any ornaments.
She used to take them off.
Wear it.
Don't, Saaki.
Don't remove it.
We used to play around.
Saaki wear it.
I will wear it late, come sleep.
Alright. Will sleep. - I am exhausted.
Kunna,
What are you doing?
On tree...
I am counting leaves on
the tree.
So then, the shining insects,
can we count the stars tonight?
I have
counted them even before you asking.
Tell how much they are then?
The same number of hairs
I have on my head.
Oh, then tell how many hair you have on your head?
My mother told me that no one can count that.
Two.
Thousand. Three, eleven.
thirty five...
Kunna.
Oh Kunna.
You can't feel anything?
I am asking if you can feel anything?
I can feel.
What do you feel?
I want you to dress you up with ornaments.
Can you come?
Oh.
What happened, Saaki?
Kunna, for how long will you stay a child?
My mother told me that I will always remain her child.
Don't you have the wish to grow up?
I do.
I can't see that.
How long will you stay like that?
Continue counting your leaves.
Saaki,
come will make you wear the ornaments.
Let me go. My mother can give me the ornaments.
I am going.
Saaki!
I will give you the ornaments.
When she wore the ornaments
she looked like my mother.
They
married her off.
Her husband Jadiya,
undressed her.
Her mother
yelled at me.
What? - Don't talk
to Saaki.
Don't play.
Don't mingle.
They yelled at me for all this.
I know that.
But isn't it wrong
to see the husband and wife like that?
My mother said the same thing.
Kunna,
who is this?
Saaki.
Good.
Who is this?
Me.
Kunna.
Who is this?
Say, Kunna.
I don't know.
You know, Kunna.
You know. Say who he is?
A doll.
I will say, listen.
This is Saaki.
This is Jadiya, Saaki's husband.
Jadiya.
This is Kunnegowda.
Kunna.
Saaki and Jadiya are married.
They both are husband wife.
Kunna must stay away from them.
Stay away.
Got it, Kunna?
Okay, Kunna.
Assume that you are in your favourite jungle.
You didn't say anything about ht forest to us?
Forest, greenery.
Greenery is God.
Greenery, God of forests.
Having food sitting in nature.
Green forests.
By God.
Who told you
that all this was made by God?
My father said.
Kunna, what trees do you like in forest?
I like all the trees.
The earth exists because of the trees.
Tell us about the trees you know.
Peepal tree, banyan Tree, mango tree
Neem, eucalyptus tree
Sal, deodar, teak
Conifers,
the ones in deciduous,
Terminalia, Palm,
Oak, orange tree,
The fragrance
is beautiful.
Saaki, why?
Saaki
Saaki!
Saaki, run!
Saaki, run away!
Run! Run!
They are chasing you! Run!
Hey!
They will kill you, Run saki Run!
They will kill you! Run!
Run Saki! Run!
Whose chasing Saki?
Mom. Mom! Run! Run!
Run, run mom!
Don't stop. Run mom!
They have an axe...
Run mom! Run!
Run! Mom! Run!
Run! They will kill you.
They want to cut the tree's it seems.
Kunna.
Whose chasing who?
That...
Our forest goddess.
Atilakava!
come on guy.
Run, Just run. - Help me!
Help me!
Don't stop, run.
Oh God.
Don't stop, run.
Nature should be saved.
They will destroy her.
Kunna.
The woman with the green sari.
Does she only come in your dreams?
Or do you really see her?
When did you first see her?
Someone save me.
Hey girl.
We are wealthy.
Owners of multi-national companies.
We need the place you are at.
Give it up to us.
I will make a layout there.
I will make sites and sell them.
I will make beautiful doors and windows with you.
How much money do you want? Tell me.
We will give you.
We will pay you by each square feet.
Do you want Dollars?
Or Pounds? Or Euro's?
Or Rupee's.
Down with your greed.
Down with your arrogance.
Though you have soil, may you not get rice.
Though you have trees. May you not be able to breathe.
This is mother nature's curse to you.
Hey! Shut up!
We loot country by country.
We are not bothered by your advice or your curse.
Hey mother nature, we want you.
Hey mother nature.
We want you.
I am on the verge of death.
Save this mother earth.
Save your mother.
I am begging you.
Save me.
Please save me.
Save this environment.
Save me.
Leave me! - Ah!
Leave her!
Mother earth come with me. - Hey! Who are you?
I am with you. - Look at him.
He is holding my hand.
Goddess!
Goddess.
My mother.
Atilakava.
If there is greenery then only there is life.
(Blabbering)
Now tell me Kunna.
Isn't it wrong to hit the police officers
and the government officials?
In our village
tree.
Will this tree come too?
Pooja...
With those 150 trees if you add this one, it'll be 151, that's all.
Just say that you got an order from the government.
Add this tree to that list.
And send it to the forest department for the approval.
Water... there won't be water to drink.
We are under pressure due to the higher ups.
It'll be an advantage for everyone due to the road we are making.
And it also helps the traders and departments.
Send this as a report to the government.
Greetings Swami.
Sir.
Tell me.
Is it right to cut this tree as well for the road.
of course it is.
Why do you want to cut it?
There is an order form the government to pay a new road here.
You make a road, we did not say no for that.
But why cut this tree?
The earth has become warmer
due to the less number of plants.
See.
We can only make a road here if we cut these tree.
Only then your village will benefit.
It will help you travel by bus and car.
Sir, don't cut our trees.
As he said, the heat will increase.
If the plants are depleted.
There won't be water to drink and no rain fall.
Don't remove our trees.
Hey. Who is this? Looks like a crazy person.
Trying to advice me.
Please leave him.
Go that side.
Don't cut the trees.
Go to the other side!
Take him from here.
Rascal! Leave me.
Take him away.
Hello. Police station?
Sir please don't. - Keep quite.
He hit me.
I can't leave him be.
(Indistinct sound)
Why did you come?
Run away!
Run!
Don't kill her. - Save me!
Run, don't kill her.
Save me!
Ahh!
Don't!
Mother. Don't kill her.
After investigating this case.
The culprit Kunnegowda alias Kunna.
Is proved to be a mentally ill patient.
But the government officials.
Have suspected that he is normal.
The court has decided.
That the culprit will be presented to a doctor.
And he will get the opinion of the doctor.
And the police officers related to this case.
This information has to be passed on.
Kunna.
Greeting! - Greetings swami.
How are you Kunna?
Do you remember me?
Don't think.
Nothing happened to you.
Kunna, the good work that you have done has spread to a lot of places.
Look here.
I have brought this for you.
So that your love for nature stays the same.
Greetings. - Greetings sir.
I wanted to meet Dr. Pai.
Dr. Pai's gone for the rounds.
Oh, he is come back.
Greetings doctor. - Greetings.
I am a retired botany professor from the university of Mysore.
Oh nice.
Meet nivedita, human rights activist. - Greetings.
In fact Kunna's smarter than us all.
A true nature lover.
Sensible too.
It will be better to leave Kunna as he is,
without any treatment, that is what I feel.
Look Professor.
We didn't bring him here according to our will.
We haven't even given him any sort of treatment.
When he gets aggressive.
We have tried to control his aggression. That's all.
It's the court's order.
We are trying to figure out his IQ level.
He has got multiple disabilities.
Score 40 Of IQ.
Moderate mental retardation of CP.
And also schizophrenic features.
And he is Epileptic.
We can try to make him normal...
at least by providing a treatment.
To increase the chemicals which are produced less in his brain
we have to prescribe medication.
We can't do anything else.
He is a grown adult.
Interventions at a younger age would've been better.
But. Now it's too late.
Maybe, if you make up your mind, you can do something.
Me?
Yes, of course.
As a human rights activist, you can try.
Try?
What can I do doctor?
You can appeal in court.
Say for about two to three months.
To send him to a residential rehab center.
And then I can prescribe medication.
Maybe.
His social behaviour.
It can be rectified at least a bit.
I need your support, Niveditha.
Yes sir.
Come, Kethamma.
Niveditha.
In the three month's that kunna is here
you will see the changes in him.
In Three months? - Yes Kethamma.
It won't happen.
In this situation, Three months?
I can't believe that.
My husband too.
He won't even stay for a minute without me.
He will keep calling out to me.
It won't happen.
Don't worry, Kethamma
We will look after your son very well.
I can't stay without Kunna.
Please try to understand.
It's the court's decision.
We can't do anything.
We are all the same in the eyes of the law.
If you had like
You could stay at my place.
It's just three months.
Your son Will become a new man.
Come with me.
I can show you how things work here.
"Chief of the house of Raghu, Lord Rama"
"Up lifters of those who have fallen, Sita and Rama"
We always have prayers, playtime and education.
We try to turn them into functioning human beings.
Then we try to understand his mental state and try to treat him.
How cute they are!
Kunna.
Look.
You have to stay here for a few days.
Nobody will treat you the way they treated you there.
She will look after you well.
OK?
"Oh God in this auspicious time."
"We come to you."
"We, your children."
"We have come to seek your blessings."
"Bless us Lord almighty."
"Give us your healthy blessing."
"Let us see you as our savior."
Come in, Kethamma.
Kethamma.
Why are you just staring?
Come in.
Who and live in this big house?
Me.
And.
Me.
And also.
Me.
Kethamama, give that to me.
Give it here, I'll keep it inside.
Oh.
Aren't you hungry?
Come, let's have food.
Today.
We will learn about colours.
OK sir.
What Colours is this?
Yellow
It's red.
What is it? Red.
Red.
Can you tell me which color this one is?
Turmeric. - Not at all.
It's not turmeric.
It's blue. - Blue.
Blue. - Blue.
Hmm.
You guys didn't tell me about the colours you know.
Me...
I will tell you. - Good, Kunna. Which color do you know?
Gre...
Green.
Yes, green.
Very good.
Come here.
Come.
Good boy.
Show me, Which one is green here.
What?
What are you doing?
Oh, You are drawing.
Go ahead.
What are you drawing?
What is that?
Ohh, it's a tree.
Kunna, What happened?
No...
Hey!
(Indistinct sound)
Kunna, come here.
What happened?
Hey!
What happened?
Why were you running?
What happened, Rajath?
I don't know what happened, he just became aggressive suddenly.
Kunna! Look here.
Nothing happened, just look at me.
Look here.
Come dear, come with me.
Come with me, don't worry.
Come.
Good boy.
Come with me.
Come along.
"Beyond love, affection and mercy, is there a God?"
"To spread the love and affection"
" And to sing a lullaby"
"God sent a compassionate mother to the earth."
"Beyond love, affection and mercy, is there a God?"
"Mother, come to see me, as I'm longing to see you."
"My pain and suffering will not ease"
"Come take me to my home."
"To the forest."
"Mother, come to see me, as I'm longing to see you."
"We have only each other in this world."
"Even if there are millions of gods."
"But still, stay with me. I beg you."
"You are my God."
"And my breath"
"Beyond love, affection and mercy, is there a God?"
"is there another a God?"
Hey.
Be careful, you might die.
Hello kalapa. -
Someone named Michael...
Or someone...
What was his name again.
Sida and baseannu! - Yes, sir.
There's some case on their name it seems.
Just send him from there.
Sir, I can't do that, The FIR has been filed.
I can't let them go.
Who can't you leave?
Who do you think you are talking to?
You are talking to MLA Dodranga.
Be careful. Do you know what he did?
Whatever he is done.
He is from our side, let him go.
Are you even human?
Who made you the MLA? - Huh?
What?
Are you talking to me like that? - Obviously.
Do you know what your disciples have done?
You are talking without knowing.
They tried to rape two school children.
An FIR has already been filed.
Is that so? - Without knowing anything, you wanted to bail them out.
Are you even an MLA?
Hey Kalappa. - Tell me.
They said that
It was a small accident case.
But your saying it was a rape attempt.
Do what you have to. - OK sure.
Go that side.
Because of what you have done.
Even a normal inspector doesn't respect me.
Go from here.
Disgusting.
Dubaku. - Yes?
What happened to the road plan? - What does the officer say?
He still with the old plan.
He doesn't respect your words.
Is that so? - Yes.
Tell me the number.
Double nine.
Seventy four, Sixty three.
Double zero, thirty.
Hello Road officer. - Greetings sir.
You have become an engineer to ruin me.
Why?
What about the road plan? - Sir...
That means?
You didn't use the eraser I gave you?
That... the trees...
It'll be a problem.
Collect all his details.
OK sir. - I will send him to a barren place.
Sir, if we have to encroach the green belt...
If you want money, just ask.
We can arrange it.
But, don't mess with my land.
OK sir.
I will do as you say?
Greetings, Hema. - Greetings Niveditha.
How are you? - Fine.
How is my Kunna doing?
He is doing good, Kethamma.
Now he is not your Kunna anymore.
Huh? - He is Kunne Gowda now.
He is improved a lot.
If you see him, you will be very happy.
Is that so?
But there is one thing, Kethamma.
When he goes home.
He might remember all the old memories.
If you are not careful.
He might become like before.
Stay with him all the time, as much as possible.
OK, I'll do as you say.
Who?
Kunna!
Mom.
How are you Kunna?
My dear.
Oh, God!
My dear.
You look the same as when you were just born.
God.
Looks like my prayers have reached the Gods.
I can't thank you enough.
Come Kunna.
Can you see?
How happy the villagers were to see you.
Wait here for a minute.
I will take out the evil eye.
Come, cross it.
Hey.
What happened?
I was searching for you everywhere.
And you are sitting here.
Eat your medicine.
Kunna.
It's been a month since we came back.
Go now.
Brush your teeth.
Hey.
Kunna.
Why haven't you gone to brush your teeth?
Sir will shout, have to go to work.
Tell me what to do for a living.
Now let's go.
No.
No mom.
You carry on.
I will be here.
Why?
Are you alright?
Yes.
You haven't stayed even a single day without me.
But today you are telling me to go.
I have made some ragi soup and kept, drink it.
OK? - Okay
Don't go anywhere.
OK? - OK.
Be careful.
Look what's in the newspaper. - What's there?
North karnataka farmers have written a letter
to the CM in blood, for loan waivers.
Will the loan be wavered if they write a letter in blood?
Even if the loan can't be wavered off
they will think of an alternate.
Hey Kumbi, sit quietly.
150 trees are being cut to make a road in our village.
Have any of us questioned that?
What can we do for that?
What can we do in the sense.
Write a letter to the CM.
Look sir.
They felled trees to build a road.
And they are destroying nature.
It's like grazing the stray cattle and getting called Dodabore Gowda.
He will write a letter it seems.
Have they taken any of your land? - No.
Have they given you a notice?
Then just shut up.
Get away, leave me.
(Indistinct sound)
Get away! Beera.
What? - Write a letter for me.
What letter?
A letter to the CM. - What?
That what... mic...Hello.
Please vote for me...
Mic...
Kunna want's to say CM, right?
He will write a letter to the Cm it seems.
Is the CM your uncle?
He hardly has time for himself, you think he will read your letter?
Hey! Oh God.
Write a letter in this paper. - What? In this paper?
We can't write a letter in this, Kunna.
Take this paper
Hey beera, just write in this.
Hey Kunna, in ramanna's store you get England letter.
You have to write in that.
My father writes letters in those. - Take this...and come.
You need money for England letters.
Money...
Huh? 1 rupee?
You don't get it for 1 rupee.
Please... beera... buy it...
Oh God, come then.
Come.
What should I write?
CM...
Greetings.
Dasahalli... trees... are getting cut...
Don't cut the tree's... we don't want roads.
Mother Earth will get angry.
We need trees, we don't need roads.
Like fools, we listened to him and wrote this letter.
We don't have the CM's address, what do we do? - Hey Beera.
Write Cm in Bangalore.
What will he get to know? - Kunna.
Kunna, come here.
Is this enough?
Hey Kunna.
Put it in the post box.
Don't keep it at home.
Post box...it went in.
It went in...
If we lay a road from Hosalli side it would almost come to green belt
But from Dasahalli to the hand post,
the distance will be lesser by 3/4 Km.
On top of that, Dodranga is the MLA.
Yes. - Our CM needs him.
Yes, sire. - Why do we want such a fight.
I will just sanction it.
First send the file.
I will get it ready in 10 minutes.
Okay, get it ready soon - Okay, sir.
Manjunath. - Sir?
Did you notice what he said. - I heard.
Did you understand? - Yes.
Sir, it's been fixed.
Kunna
Where has he gone?
Kunna?
Hey, Kunna.
Where did he go off too?
You were here?
Kunna.
What are you doing?
Were you bored alone?
Rajshekar sir, said he had give some money.
It got delayed there.
Look what I've brought for you.
Rava sweets.
Rice flake sweet.
Chakli, Nipitu.
Batasu.
Take it.
Eat it.
Eat.
And look here.
I have bought a new shirt for you.
It looks so good on you.
Look...
I bought everything thinking that you had be happy.
But you don't look happy.
Why did you buy a shirt? I have many.
What are you saying?
Who else do I have other than you?
I am living just for you.
Come, sit down.
What brings you here?
This is...
Karimanti field.
Does this field belong to the Government or the forest department?
It's our department.
But, I don't know about the areas surrounding it.
Why are you asking about this?
It's for my research.
I keep coming here in search of new plants.
One day, I met Kunna.
I noticed a plant in his hand.
I was curious about it's contents.
I did a research.
In the lab.
I came to know it's a rare ayurvedic medicinal species.
It's a very special breed.
It's called Saraka Ashoka.
You might know.
The ashoka tree grows in evergreen forests
You know, it's an endangered species.
The extract from the bark is used for Gynecological medicine.
Especially, Ayurveda, Unani and other practices.
To know more about this, I came to Dasahalli and asked Kunna.
Can you show me where
and all you have planted this? - I will show you.
He is grown it all over the hills.
They have grown to almost become trees.
It was really surprising you see.
I told about this species to my friends in Japan.
They were really surprised.
They are interested in protecting this species.
You know, they want to adopt the entire village.
So, I came here to gather information.
I am very happy.
I will call the concerned AC right away
and gather the information to give to you.
One more thing.
In Dasahalli.
They are felling trees to lay roads.
What do the villagers say to felling these trees.
Don't they have any objections?
Why not? We object to this.
I have been observing for sometime now.
Everyone's talking about their own lands.
They are felling big trees to lay a road.
Don't you have anything to say about that?
Hey.
If the trees are removed, the temperature will rise.
As it is, farmers crops are dying due to less rainfall.
If it goes on like this, then we are over.
Nice.
Has the government issued a notice to acquire the land.
Then only the people who've got
the notice should be called for the meeting.
Why did he call all of us?
Those who fell trees will not survive.
Why this unnecessary argument?
So are you saying that our village doesn't need a road.
Gowdiah, talk realistically.
Dodda is always against everything.
Keep it aside and go ahead with your plan.
Did you forget what happened to Kethamma's son?
If we obstruct the laying of the road,
will the police and the government officials leave us alone?
By the way.
You know how much the MLA fought to build the road here.
He Asked them to leave our lands out and build the road elsewhere.
But those officers want to build here only.
What can we do?
To avoid disputes with the officials.
We agreed with them.
He has fought for higher compensation for your lands too.
Listen to me.
If you object.
Then you will have to suffer later.
We don't have any advantage.
If there is road or not, it does not matter.
You tell me, do you want a road or not?
That like asking the chicken before cooking it.
Lay the road.
We will get compensation for the our lands and our trees.
Lay the road.
- MLA dodranga
Jai.
MLA dodranga jai.
Get down.
Mom. - Come on.
Hey Kunna come.
God knows why he goes to the post box so often.
I have noticed that.
You are always here.
Letter... CM... Letter.
For the letter.
I don't understand what you are saying.
That is... Bangalore... Cm.
Beera.
Ohh, is that so.
We only collect letters from here, we don't deliver them home.
Wait...
Wait.
Dubaku, ask him what he wants? - OK sir.
What is your problem? Why are you blocking our way?
They are cutting trees.
So? - Tell them not to cut.
Hey...
Hey
What is your problem? - They are cutting trees.
We want the trees not roads.
Mother Earth will get angry.
We can only live if there are trees.
You loafers, you want me to listen to a madman?
Hey come this side.
You want to block sir's way?
Hey.
If I see you again, I'll kill you.
Be careful.
Please don't tell them.
Stop... Stop the car...
Sir, he is crossing the line.
Trees are cut, but no one to question.
Dubaku/ - Sir?
I thought he was really insane.
If we leave him be, that's all for us.
Just a word sir, we'll end him.
Working from Morning to evening is tiring.
Oh, God.
Where has he gone?
He hasn't had lunch.
Look, before the villagers wake up,
all the marked trees have to be felled.
These villagers are a bit crazy.
They will trouble us, got it?
Yes.
The remaining have to be felled fast, start with this banyan tree
Understood?
Has the timber contractor come?
He has to be here by tonight. Call him.
I can't find him anywhere.
It's getting dark.
Hey! Kunna!
Have you seen Kunna anywhere?
No, I didn't see him.
Where has he gone?
Idiot.
Have seen my Kunna?
No Kethakka.
Must be near the house.
Oh God, where has he vanished.
Dodda, where could he have gone?
He must have gone to roam around the forests.
He will come home later.
Oh God.
Have you gone blind?
Can't you see my hardships?
You have given me one hardship on top of the other.
Hey! Kunna!
Look how calmly you are coming.
I was so worried.
Where did you go?
Huh?
I told you not to go anywhere.
Where did you go ignoring my words?
Huh?
I am asking you, where did you go?
Where did you go?
Huh? - Mom!
Where did you go?
Huh?
It hurts, don't beat me!
No...
No.
Mom!
You will get me worried again?
Where did you go?
Huh? - It hurts.
Where did you go?
Speak out.
God!
I went searching for you
throughout the village.
Please understand your mother's situation.
Who do I have but you?
Tell me.
I am alive just for you.
Oh, my child.
Look how dirty you are.
Get up, ill heat the water.
Get up child.
"I gave birth to you after taking vows to God"
"Any sort of hurdles, I can bear it as I am a strong woman."
"You are my child in all my lives."
"Child you are my world"
"I don't want anyone else but you"
If I scold you, I will be cursed.
Look.
Promise that you won't leave the house or me and go anywhere.
Promise me.
I will make rice, let's eat.
Mom, I'm not hungry.
Why do you say so?
Why?
Are you agree with mom because I hit you?
Look.
The anger you have towards me, don't vent it on the food.
Eat.
look.
I am also hungry.
I won't eat if you don't.
You also eat mom.
I will eat.
You eat first.
Don't leave me and go anywhere.
Mom.
Tell me. - Mom.
Kethakka! Kethakka!
Kethakka!
Oh kunna...
How come you are here in the morning?
Did you see Kunna?
That's what I'm here to tell you about.
He is near the banyan tree.
Oh God.
I wonder which police he is fighting with.
Kunna!
Oh God Kunna!
Kunna!
Who has done this?
Kunna! Hey!
Kunna!
Which demon has done this to you?
Oh God, No!
Why should I live in this world now?
You can't touch the body, come this side.
He is my son sir!
Okay, leave.
Oh God!
You also get in.
Let him get punished.
I curse them to go blind.
Let them vomit blood ad perish.
Look at this sir!
Someone has done this to my son.
Look.
Though we lost our lands, we are quite.
Did his father own a lot of land to where the is planned to be made?
This guy was crazy.
If the trees were being cut, let it be!
Was the world ending?
We would have a road for the village...
His father also died like this for the trees and plants.
Yes.
Amazing.
I though the people of your village are very good.
And very sensible.
I got it that I was very wrong. - Give way, the MLA has come.
Oh, the nature's advocate is here.
Hello sir, what are you talking about?
Did we ask him to go die?
Don't provoke innocent people.
So you don't want the village to develop?
Development isn't wrong...
But Destroying in the name of development is wrong.
Do you have any idea what a good job Kunna has done?
The plants that he planted
has medicinal value.
And the Japanese want to adopt this village.
And you say he is stupid.
That he is crazy etc.
But, his concern for nature...
His love for nature.
You all don't posses even 10 percent of it.
Kunna was innocent
sensible
if you say he is crazy, I will accept it.
But I don't agree, if you say he is killed himself.
I know whose behind this.
But for the sake of the village's development
today an innocent life is lost.
And this loss is painful.
I urge the government to inquire about the unnatural death of Kunna.
I am repeating this again.
If we don't wake up now.
Tomorrow, mother Earth will beheaded.
What is going on here?
Where is the road contractor?
Greeting, It's me sir.
Greetings MLA sir.
You have come just on time.
Please explain it to these people.
This is the CM's order letter.
The order say's to stall the road work immediately.
And submit a report with an alternate plan.
CM has ordered in response to a common man's concern towards nature.
This is the victory to Kunna's struggles.