(sinister music)
Okay, I will handle it. You leave from there.
(train blares)
Hey! He has crossed the school. Where are they?
(music continues)
Hey. You just crash his bike. We will take care of the rest.
Hey! What?
If we keep thinking, we will never be able to take the Label down.
Leave.
Let's go!
(music turns suspenseful)
(police siren blaring)
(motorbike whirrs)
(music crescendos)
(policeman) Hey!
Sir!
(tyres screech)
-Sir! -(police siren blares)
-(policeman) Hey! Come with me. -Sir...
(policeman) Get in!
(policeman) Hey! Stop! Trying to get away?
(intense music continues)
(music fades out)
(opening music plays)
LABEL WALK THE STAGE GLORIOUSLY
(music stops)
(street ambience)
(paper rustling)
Sir, I would like to see the inspector.
Wait for a bit. Sir will be here soon.
(suspenseful music)
Who is the security personnel assigned to Contractor Tamilselvan's house?
Report back to me. Over.
(walkie-talkie crackles)
(sighs)
Prabhakaran, sir. Advocate.
We are from Vaali Nagar.
These boys included.
Did you become an advocate to support them?
No, sir. It was to make sure nobody else becomes like them.
(Inspector scoffs)
I will remand them tomorrow. Take care of it in court.
Sir, they are young boys.
Sir, please don't come here and endorse them.
They were about to commit a murder right in front of school children.
Let these assholes spoil their lives by going after Label.
But what about the future of those children who stand and watch them?
Sir! They are educated boys too.
Who? These fellows?
They didn't get respectable jobs, sir.
So, they've just been loafing around, passing time.
Whatever we witness regularly is what we learn, right, sir?
(Inspector) What is this new story?
(Prabha) If someone joins Label, they are looked upon as champions.
Wherever they go, they are given a grand welcome.
Restaurants and tea shops offer free food.
Why, even your police force salutes them, sir.
All this will obviously go to their heads and boost their egos.
If an FIR is filed or it goes to court, the boys might never come out, sir.
Their lives will be ruined.
If you want to punish them for what they did today,
remand them with an FIR.
But if you think they shouldn't do something bigger than this,
please let them go.
If you will not misunderstand me, may I say something, sir?
These boys' parents are waiting outside.
-(woman 1) Where is he? -(woman 2) Where is that boy?
-(woman 3) Hey! -(woman 1) How dare you?
(woman 3) How dare you do things like this?
-(woman 1) You devil! -(woman 2) I'll beat you to death!
-(woman 1) Will you listen to me? -(boy 1) Amma! Not my leg!
Instead of finding a respectable income, you're doing all this?
(woman 2) Did you ever listen to me? (boy 2) Please, Amma!
-(cane hitting) -(women screaming)
(music turns introspective)
(light-hearted music)
(motorbike whirrs)
(gate creaks)
(sewing machine whirring)
Well, Appa? Hmm?
Stitching a blouse at night, hiding away from Amma?
Who is it for?
For your amma, my boy.
Is it really for amma or for some other woman?
Can't you stitch during the day?
Your mother's birthday is coming up, right?
If I stitch during the day, won't she find out?
Oh! So, it's a surprise!
You seem to be having so much fun.
You're making me jealous, Appa.
-Amudha! -Get lost, boy!
(chuckles)
(whistles)
<Amm...
(sewing machine whirring)
(glass clatters loudly)
Hey, what are you doing?
Amma, there's just gravy?
I made chicken gravy so you could have it with hot dosas.
Okay, you go and sleep. I'll make the dosas.
You've woken me up with all this noise in the kitchen.
Leave the dosas to me. Go on.
(Prabha) Okay.
I'll go, change my clothes till you make them, Amma.
What's happening, Amma?
He's stitching something special since my birthday is coming up.
-It's a surprise. -Surp... (chuckles)
Just play along with it. (giggles)
(show producer) Sir?
-What did I ask you to do? -Sir?
And what did you do?
(clicks teeth)
What is this nonsense?
Is this what you spent the entire night editing?
Who will watch this?
"He might look calm and composed, but his true self..."
If some content begins with such a line,
even the most drab and dull news becomes a commercial hit!
Every house has a streaming channel these days.
People even record whatever happens at home and telecast it.
The number of likes, shares, subscribers are through the roof!
TV channels are facing a crisis right now.
We're struggling to get the audience to watch cable TV again.
Without understanding any of this,
you have brought me such a piece of content.
We don't run a charity service here.
Bring me something that will sell well in our present society.
Only then, we can pay you your salary. Okay?
Sir, there is already an existing stereotype about North Chennai.
I felt we were also travelling along the same route.
When you go there, you see so many positive things going on as well.
They celebrate life!
Not just that,
a lot of them are educated and reaching high positions.
If we only show the Label and the murders happening there,
it will only push them back further.
Wow, my dear Mahitha.
Are you sure you don't see yourself as Mother Teresa?
Sir...
(clicks tongue)
Since this was made using an official financing anyway,
upload it to our social media page.
Let's not air it on TV.
If it goes viral, you'll continue working here.
If not, you can stop coming to work.
This is your last chance, allright?
Thank you, sir. I'm sure it will be watched by many.
Right, sure.
Leave!
(door opens)
(woman sighs)
What work do you have that you can't take your tablets regularly?
I have been taking them,
but sometimes I get so lost in work, I forget to take them.
You cannot say that. You heard what the doctor said, right?
Doctors say what they want. What does he have to worry about?
Why? What do you have to worry about?
My worries? It always has to do with your sir.
I keep telling him to get married, but he never listens to me!
Once a girl comes home and they have children,
only then can a house become a home.
Somehow, these days I feel like...
I've become so alone.
Auntie, what is this?
He will get married eventually. But his feelings matter too, right?
That is what is puzzling me!
I don't understand what he keeps chasing constantly.
Auntie, whether you drop a piece of pure gold in water or fire,
its nature never changes.
That is how our Ranga sir is!
-Don't worry so much, Auntie. -Still...
-(Prabha) Sir! -Amma! What happened?
-Hey! What did the doctor say? -Sir, sir!
Relax. Calm down. Nothing is wrong with her!
She hasn't been taking her tablets for a week and she's been fasting!
-That's why she had a fainting spell. -How many times have I told you?
-No, son. It's just-- -You should take your medicines!
Fine, son. Fine. I'll take them.
Son, take him downstairs. I'll use the restroom and join you.
-Okay, Auntie. Take care. -Amma!
Wait. I'll come too.
Hey! Go away. I can take care of myself.
Thanks a lot, Prabha.
Sir, what is this?
I left this morning because that Trichy guy asked me to come.
It's a big case!
Sir, I said I'd take care of her, then why did you come?
So, you're saying I should leave without a thought?
She's my mother, man!
Yes, sir.
-Prabha. -Sir?
Paramasivam sir spoke to me again.
Sir, please don't talk to me about him.
I don't know what that man is expecting from you,
but it's a very good chance.
You will settle well in life.
Hey!
All the advocates in our court are yearning to join his law firm!
You know that, right?
Sir, he runs a law firm just for handling Label cases.
The other cases are just a cover.
Sir, when it is a Label case, no one is going to be the witness.
The accused will be let out once their mandatory sentence is done.
For this, a junior advocate would suffice. So, why does he need me?
Why do you have to think so far ahead?
Just think how you can use that man.
More than a district judge,
you can have a powerful and luxurious life.
Sir, I don't want to be a judge to be more powerful or luxurious!
-Hear me out-- -Sir.
You are pushing me towards an identity that I wish to change, sir.
-Hey. I don't mean that-- -This is not for me, sir.
-No, I'm just sayin-- -Sir, these tables...
-You want to buy the medicines? Go. -Okay.
(referee blows whistle)
(kids chattering)
(Prabha) Hey.
Carrom, football, cricket or chess. Which of these do you play?
Anna, we don't know all that.
Can you monitor the event and update me daily if there's any problem?
Hurry up and tell me, guys. I have to go to court. I'm running late.
(Prabha clicks teeth)
-Krishna! Come here for a minute. -Anna!
-We need to find sponsors, right? -Yes.
-Will you finish that work today? -Okay, anna.
Take these two and find where we can get sponsors.
-Finish that work today. -Okay. Done, anna.
VAALI NAGAR PEOPLE'S CLUB STATEWIDE SPORTS TOURNAMENT-2023
Kannan Sweet Shop has been dragging his feet about sponsoring us.
And Ramu has called us today, saying he will sponsor us.
The next one today is... Murugan Department Stores.
(romantic music)
Hey, look there.
Hey, you continue talking to him. I'll be back.
Okay.
In total, there are 6... Hey! Where is he going?
Come, let's go.
(hits foot)
-VAALI NAGAR PLAYGROUND -It's 100 meters.
-Anna, a note for you. -Okay.
-Prabhu? -Yes, anna.
Prabha anna! Granny asked me to give this to you.
-Don't you ever answer your phone? -My phone?
-It's on silent mode. I'll call her. -Okay.
(kids chattering)
(man voice) Hey, Mani! Come here!
I'll be back!
(ominous music)
(music intensifies)
Sir, what is this?
Why have you sent a letter like this?
Hmm. Hmm.
Sir, biryani, quail fry, chicken and crab. Is that right, sir?
Okay, sir.
What is this, sir?
This letter states that there is a discrepancy in my criminal history!
(intense music continues)
Everything is clearly mentioned. What's your problem?
Sir, that was a juvenile case.
I was wrongly arrested.
I was at home for a week.
And when the actual culprit himself surrendered, I was released.
There is a court order for it too, sir.
I have disclosed everything, then what is the discrepancy?
That is where the discrepancy is.
You said that a boy came and surrendered after a week,
and that's when you were released, right?
He did not surrender of his own will.
There's a complaint that you paid him to surrender, to get released.
Sir. I was merely a young boy then.
(grunts) I meant your father did that, sir.
Your family.
You committed the murder,
paid a boy to plead guilty and surrender in place of you,
so you could be released. That's the complaint.
So, the actual sentence was not served,
and fraudulent activities were also committed.
This is the discrepancy.
What is this foolishness, sir?
I'm a fraud? Who filed this complaint, sir?
Prabhakar! Hmm. Hmm.
(Prabha sighs)
Sir, that is a false complaint. Who filed it, sir?
How can I reveal that, sir?
There is a complaint against you. You just have to prove it wrong.
What?
-I should prove that I'm not a fraud? -(Arumugam laughs out loud)
If you are not a fraud, then of course you must prove it. (laughs)
What about my exams?
You can write your exams,
clear it before the interview and verification.
Or if you want to do it your way, it is your wish.
Sir, don't tell me you don't know this procedure. (laughs)
Sir, how do I clear it?
Get a statement from that boy,
or bringing him to the interview should be okay too.
(music stops)
(paper rustling)
So, that grumpy guy said all this?
He's the sort that can't tolerate seeing someone happy.
These things are no big deal, man.
It'll mean something only if the guy who surrendered files a case.
Nothing can be done about this.
Nothing can be done?
Come on, sir.
There was a boy.
Due to a dispute with his father,
he was given only one mark in his interview
and they got rid of him easily. Such incidents have happened here.
Isn't this enough for them to get rid of me?
Added to that,
the police has to certify me during the verification.
-Let's see how they do it. -(Ranga laughs)
(Prabha clicks teeth)
This is my dream, sir.
And it is not just my dream.
That's why I'm scared.
I can understand.
I'll talk to them.
Meanwhile, you try to find out who those men are.
(sighs deeply)
But who could it be that put such thought and effort to file this case?
Shall we catch him first?
Oh, no, sir!
Sir, there are always two options for us in life.
One is to follow the enemy,
the other is to follow our dreams.
If we follow the enemy, we must become like them too.
Only if we follow our dreams can we be ourselves.
I don't want to lose myself, sir.
(bike starts)
We will catch him.
(suspenseful music)
-(music fades away) -(people cheering)
♪ Vaali Nagar Area folks Do things in style ♪
Anna, come here!
-What is it? -Come and see this!
(song continues)
Did you see the comments?
"Good, fantastic, Vaali Nagar boys are awesome..."
The comments are on fire.
(song continues)
Thanks a lot!
For what?
Come with me. I'll tell you.
-Hey, that's you, right? -(song continues)
This is very important to us.
This positive identity.
You can see how happy the boys are now.
Hey. Hey.
-Go home. -Why?
(clicks teeth) Just leave.
That is why I said thanks.
-Thank you too. -Why?
I wanted to be a journalist to tell the world interesting stories.
That is why I chose the media field.
But the stories that people already know,
is the only side I was familiar with till now.
All stories have two sides.
Thanks for making me turn the camera to the other side.
A lot of people in this country are like that.
We tend to search for things where there's light, not where we lost it.
Whatever is trending and what's liked by the majority are shown a lot.
Just like giving the audience what it likes,
journalism is also about showing them what they need to know.
-That's true. -(people clapping, cheering)
Why are you chasing me away now?
Hey. Your folks must be looking for you.
I know what you will do after sending me off.
Yes. I know you're smart. Now, go home.
(girl mutters) Acting as if he cares!
(mutters) Goodness.
-Why did you send her away? -(Veera sighs)
Just like that. Don't mind it. Just ignore.
(glass shatters)
(crowd screaming)
-(glasses shattering) -Hey!
(crowd screaming, grunting)
Leave, guys! Get away from here! (glass shatters)
(grunts)
(man voice) Run away!
-(glasses shattering) -(people yelling)
(Prabha) Come on!
(intense music)
Hey! Let's go, man! Come on!
(music fades away)
(music intensifies)
(men grunting, shouting in pain)
(Veera, Kumar grunting)
(electric guitar music)
-(knife slashes) -(Kumar grunts)
(Veera) Hey! Get up!
(man grunts)
(man 2) Catch him!
(Veera) Get up!
(grunts)
(shouts)
(metal clangs)
(Veera grunts sharply)
(Veera) Hey!
-(knife slashes) -(screams)
(intense music continues)
(man screams in agony)
(Veera) Let me go!
(neck cracks)
(grunts)
(music goes silent)
Bastards! You dare come for me!
(shouts)
(Prabha) Hey!
(man 3) Hey, motherfucker!
(man 3 gasping loudly)
(grunts)
(music crescendos)
(man 2) Hey!
(screams out in pain)
Hey!
-(Kumar shouts) -(man 2 screams)
-(knifes slashing) -(groaning)
-(knife slashes) -(screams)
(melancholic music)
VAALI NAGAR
(Subtitles by Desynova Digital)