The time has come,,,
For a new realm of euphoria,,,
Just keep on smiling,ain't got time for anger,,,
Abandon the ragethat has bound you for eons,,,
Pick up, get up, look up,it's a new millennium,,,
Set your worries free,my friend,,,
Seek undiscovered pleasures,,,
Tread carefullyon the path you take,,,
Crush thosewho don't understand,,,
Set your worries free,my friend,,,
Seek undiscovered pleasures,,,
Tread carefullyon the path you take,,,
Crush thosewho don't understand,,,
Hey yeah,,,
I shall don my feathersand soar in the sky,,,
I shall stick on a laughing smileyand forget myself,,,
I shall create a new melodyand float away in my dreams,,,
I shall tell heavento take a break,,,
We're soaring high,,,
Don't shy away,it is time for us to dance,,,
Beat it everyone,,,
Alpha, beta, gamma,,,
Come dance with me,girl, go wild,,,
Hit it!
Girls, I'll send you the date for the next show on WhatsApp,
Okay, madam, –Meera, you were awesome!
Bye, enjoy!
Bye, girls! –Bye!
Hi, Meera! –Hi!
Careful! You are still bleeding,
I'll get the car!
Start the car, quick!
Dude, watch it! –Sorry,
We can't let them get away with this!
They have the nerve to do this!
Venky! The police won't get involved, right?
No, nothing like that,
Feeling sleepy, brother? –No, madam,
Wait, I'll come and sit in front,
Meera, no! –Meera, don't go!
Otherwise he'll bang us into some other vehicle,
Get inside!
Watch it! Slowly!
This way, sir,
I kept signaling that we should leave,
If something happens to him, what do we do then?
Doctor!
The wound on his head is pretty serious,
We must do an MRI scan, –Will his eye be all right?
We've removed all the glass pieces from the eye,
We'll know only after the report comes,
In the meantime, you get the MLC report,
What is MLC? –Medico–legal cases,
Police, –The police? Doctor, he,,,,,
No, doctor, that's not necessary now,
You take care of Adhik,
We'll handle the police issue, –Are you sure?
Yeah, you please focus on the patient
Hello, Gavas?
We have a big problem here, Here, in OMR,
Yes, Adhik got hurt badly on the head,
He is bleeding profusely,
Okay, I'll send you the location, Come quickly,
Sir, please leave! I need to turn on the sprinklers,
So, Mai Pa, how is it going?
All good, sir, as long as the common man is a fool,,,,
,,,we can afford to be cool,
Please arrange for the medical college admission,
Consider it done, Have your tea,
Nambi! –Sir?
What happened last night? –I'm not really sure, sir,
Call him,
Sorry,
Adhik, it's uncle,
Uncle, Gavas here, –Give it to Adhik,
He can't talk right now, uncle,
Yes, it happened on Sunday night, –How many stitches?
Stitches, 7 to 8 maybe,
No, we'll know that only after the stitches are removed,
The person who did it?
It didn't happen here, It happened in OMR,,,,,
Yes, No, there is no problem, We'll take care of it,
Okay, All right, I'll tell Adhik to call you,
Yes, I'll tell him,
Bye, Anbu,
Hi,
How was your day? –It was good,
Hi,
Have you eaten? –No, I'm not hungry,
There is dosa, Do you want some?
The new guy who just moved in,,,,,
When darkness invades the sky,,,
A flash of lightningis its only companion,,,
When we unite,,,
You discover that the answeris life itself,,,
When will they crumbleand fall apart,,,
These shackles that bind you so,,,
Will these wounds never heal,,,
Choose yourselfas your one true companion,,,
Hello, –Vanakkam, sir,
Number 60, Kendriya Vihar in KR Puram,
That is your house, sir? –Yes, it is,
Why did you call me at this late hour to ask me that?
Who are you? –Sir!
Those 3 girls who live in that house,,,,
,,,ask them to move out, –I don't understand,
What for? Why? –Why? They are not decent girls,
They are sex workers, Get it?
What? –Come on, I've told you now,
Throw them out of your house,
They have been living here for 2 and a half years,
I know them very well, They are good girls,
Don't talk like a senile old man, do what I tell you!
Throw them out immediately, That would be best for both of you,
Hello!
I'm going to shower,
Just by avoiding eye contact, we can't pretend nothing happened,
Fami, what happened has happened, Even they would have forgotten it,
We should do the same and move on, –It wasn't a small matter,,,
,,,to be forgotten easily, Meera, –His eye,
The cut was very deep, he was bleeding quite a lot,
What if the cops get involved? –What do you want me to do?
Do you want us to fret over it constantly?
We will go nuts, –She's right,
Let's just forget the whole thing, –They should forget,
It has been 4 days since anyone smiled in this house,
We cannot even smile, –Smile! Who told you not to?
You smile too, Andrea, Both of you smile,
Should I smile? –Smile!
Really?
Then don't scold me, –Why would I scold you?
Why would I have a problem if you smile? You smile!
I swear I will, –Go on!
Ann!
Andrea, you!
Andrea!
Sir, hello, Just a second,
Homeowner, –Why is he here now?
It's not time to pay the rent yet,
What brings you here all of a sudden?
Why? Shouldn't I visit?
No, nothing like that, Come as often as you like,
It's only when we make coffee for you,,,,
,,,we remember we have a kitchen in the house,
Is everything going okay? No problems, right?
Not at all, uncle, We're good, Why do you ask?
No, I just wanted to know if there's anything else,,,,,
What happened, uncle?
No, is anyone bothering you girls?
Any late night calls? Is anyone calling to threaten you?
No, nothing like that, –Nothing like that,
Okay then, I'll get going,
I'll see you when I come to collect the rent,
Okay, –Please stay safe,
God bless you, –Thanks, uncle,
How?
How did he find out? –I don't know,
Bharat!
Mr, Bharat! Bharat Subramaniam!
Hello! Mister!
The doctor will see you now, –Brother!
Go on, I'll bring him,
I'm increasing the dosage of your medicine,
Please take them on time, If you don't take your medicine,,,,
,,,you are not just a threat to yourself,,,,
,,,but you'll be a bigger threat to those around you,
I hope you understand, Bharat,
I'll say it again,
Always take your medicine, If you run out of tablets, call me,
I'll have them sent over, You live with him, right?
Please take care of him, –Okay,
Mom, push the swing faster!
Mom, please buy me a bubble blower like that,
I'll get you one tomorrow, okay? –Promise?
I promise,
I am scared,You must be with me,
I am scared,
Hey, go on! It's nothing, go on!
Careful, Sir!
You didn't get hurt, right? You did?
Give him some water,
Did you see how he hit you and ran?
Such morons! –I'm fine, forget it,
Drink some water, I'll straighten your bike,
Give me a hand,
Sir, shake out your limbs, Check for bruises,
No, I'm fine, –Call an auto,
Auto! Stop!
Where to? –Shanti Colony, right?
Shanti Colony, –Shanti Colony?
That's very close by, –Who asked you that?
Get another auto, I won't go if it is nearby,
I'll punch you! What kind of human are you?
Some guy knocked down an old man and ran!
And this big shot refuses to take him home!
Please take care of your health, Please get home safely,
After you get home, do the job I told you to do,
I told you about it last night, Remember?
Throw those girls out,
They fought with my friends, They couldn't agree on the 'rate',
My friend got badly hurt on the head,
He almost died, Those are indecent girls!
Throw them out, okay? I'll call again,
Go ahead, sit,
Your bag,
Get lost! Don't forget!
Dear! –Uncle, tell me,
This morning, when I was riding my bike,,,,
,,,2 men knocked me down, They threatened me too,
I don't understand anything, What's going on?
Uncle, are you all right? –I am fine,
I want to know what's going on with you,
I'll call you back and tell you the whole story,
I'll call back, –Okay,
Watch where you're going,
Or, you won't know what will happen,
How did you have the audacity to do such a thing?
It happened very quickly,
We didn't think this would happen,
You didn't think,
If you had, you wouldn't have gone with those boys to their room,
What was the need for this fun?
I don't understand,
If Meera goes, she's that type of girl,
What happened to you, Famitha? –What is 'that type of girl'?
What are you trying to say? –Look, Famitha,,,,
,,,I can either be truthful or liberal,
What do you want me to be?
I didn't come for advice,
I just wanted to be held and comforted,
What did the doctor say?
Adhik! –Can't you see?
What will the doctor say?
Let me get my hands on her! Then she'll learn her lesson,
I'll kidnap her and deliver her to you, She's nobody,
Why are you talking like that? –How am I talking?
Were you even there? –No,
Then what? –So what?
Why are you egging him on? –Hey, loser!
Are you scared? –It's not about proving courage,
Vishwa, shut up, –Why?
Are you really scared of her? Dude, pull over,
She's not that big a deal, Let me call her,
What are you going to say? –Vishwa, shut it,
Hello, –Hello, Meera,
Who's this? –Why do you want to know?
I don't understand, Who is this? –You hit my friend,
He's going to lose his vision, You'll have to answer soon,
I'm sorry, The circumstances were different that day,
The circumstances were different?
You girls came willingly, right? No one kidnapped you,
You came beaming and ate like pigs, –It was not like that,
That day I got angry and,,,,, –Did you get angry?
Now he's angry, And therefore, I'm angry,
I'm going to destroy your happiness, Be ready,
Watch how I humiliate you,
If you're going to humiliate me, why are you calling?
Come and face me if you have the guts!
What did you say? Come and face you?
Remember this,
If I come in front of you, you'll weep in fear!
Stop talking and come! Let's see what you can do!
Heard that, Vishwa?
Saw her arrogance?
She's very eager to meet us, We should go, right?
Let's go and eat her!
I'm getting a kick out of it just thinking about it,
So much has happened, Why didn't you tell me anything?
You didn't tell me on the phone,
I didn't want to bother you, But from this morning,,,,
,,,I couldn't handle the stress,
So, I thought I'd talk to you and get some clarity,
You seem very clear, You girls are really brave,
Why are you afraid when you did no wrong?
Tell Meera to lodge a police complaint,
What? –They're following us! Let's go!
What? –Come on!
Go!
Faster!
They're getting closer! Fast!
Go!
They did not only call me,
They've spoken to 2 other people in the building association,
They want us to get you thrown out, But don't you worry about it,
You can continue to stay there,
What if the association members confront you?
We'll deal with it then,
But I feel it's better that you take some action,
At least lodge a complaint with the police,
No, we don't want to turn it into a big issue,
You danced like a star on stage, now you're sitting quietly here,
There are fans waiting to see you,
Come out, –Sister!
What?
It's nothing, I'll come, –Come fast,
Meera, why are you so dull? Any problem?
Don't you understand what I'm saying?
They're planning to stir up a whole lot of trouble,
You know who his uncle is,
You can't go against people like that,
Especially being girls,
No, Famitha,
If this blows up, who will be humiliated?
Them? Do you really need this?
Let's reach a compromise, Look, I'll be with them tomorrow,
I'll call, Just say sorry, even if you don't mean it,
Why blow up something that could end with a mere apology?
Let's just finish it here,
Madam, the incident happened near Mamallapuram?
Yes, sir, –Then you must file a case,,,
,,,in that area, –But they're threatening us here,
You want to file a report? Are you sure?
Yes, sir, –If you file the report,,,
,,,and start an investigation, do you know what will happen?
You can't go to work, You'd have to come here every day,
Is that okay? If that boy's was injured,,,,
,,,he would have lost a lot of blood,
If he complains, I would have to file an FIR against you too,
Okay, tell me, –Sir, at least call,,,
,,,and give them a warning, –I can do that, madam,
But she assaulted him, If this is known,,,,
,,,do you know what will happen? TV, newspaper, social media,,,,
,,,they will tear your reputation to shreds,
You are a pretty girl, Your picture will be,,,
,,,on the front page of every newspaper,
At the party, all of you might have got tipsy, right?
No?
Sir, it's just,,,,, –Sir!
Hey!
Tell me, madam, –Sir, these threatening calls,,,,,
Threatening calls, using bad language,,,,
,,,is it really a problem? That's nothing,
Thank God nothing happened to you that day,
I'm angry with you, Should a decent girl like you,,,
,,,go out with rogues like that? Tell me,
Decent girls won't go, right? You went to their room willingly,
You laughed and chatted, smoked and drank,,,,
,,,give and take,
Then these things are bound to happen, right?
Girls these days,,,,,
Okay, you girls do all kinds of things,
They hold candle vigils and they protest,
They yell, "India is not safe for women",
They post online slogans,
Okay, forget that, That's our headache,
I'll give you an idea, Go home,
Think over it tonight,
You can discuss with her if you want,
She looks like she has experience in these issues,
Madam, please help her, Discuss with and decide,
If you still want to lodge a report, come back,
The police is your friend,
We are here to listen to your problems,
Do you want a drink? Perhaps tea or coffee,
This is absurd, Why didn't you tell me this before?
I thought it would sort itself out, –Wait,
Hello, Prasad, How are you? Yes, I'm fine, thank you,
Could you help me with something? –You should have registered,,,
,,,a complaint in Mamallapuram where the incident happened,
Now your only option is to file a Zero FIR in Chennai,
What happens next? –After you lodge a complaint,,,,
,,,I'll pressure my people to interrogate those boys,
That will scare them,
I'm sure you won't face any issues after that,
Don't worry about it anymore, just relax,
Thank you, sir, –You're welcome,
Why didn't you check with us before filing a complaint?
How could you decide on your own? Don't you know about the police?
How can we trust them?
Can we trust Vishwa instead? He's the cause for this mess,
Look, Fami, you know what these people are capable of,
That's exactly what I mean, I thought we could compromise,
But she jumped the gun,,,,, –What do you suggest we do?
We take back that complaint and apologise?
Beg for forgiveness? Tell me,
Meera, why have you, me and Andrea,,,
,,,left our homes and families and moved here?
To earn money and support our families,
We're working women like everyone else,
We want a normal and happy life,
We can't handle the police and court cases,
If my dad finds out, I can't imagine what he'll do,
I can't apologise, Fami, –Then fine, madam, I'll apologise,
Today, they threatened to throw a bomb at her,
Tomorrow, what if they pour acid on my face?
Just because we're too embarrassed to apologise,,,,
,,,I can't spend the rest of my life with acid burns,
And all this nonsense will stop once we apologise?
I don't think a compromise is a good idea,
Meera, please don't complicate things,
Tomorrow, I'll call Vishwa and apologise,
I'll wash my hands off the whole thing,
She was crying, she said sorry,
They got frightened after your threats,
That's music to my ears, But we've just begun,
Wait till we reach the end, it will be superb,
They said they will apologise!
What do you want? Shall I tell you?
Gavas, don't overdo it,
You weren't even there, So, just shut up,
If I had been there, this wouldn't have happened,
What did I do? I'm merely following tradition,
Women should be kept in their place,
Or they will climb on your head,
Adhik, you tell me, Don't you want to compromise?
You tell me, Don't you want them to apologise?
Dude, she's calling, Should I answer?
Hello! –Hello!
Vishwa, hi, –Yeah, hi, Famitha,
You said that we could reach a compromise, Vishwa,
So,,,,, –Adhik is right here,
I'll give it to him,
Famitha, I've no problem with you, Where is she?
Adhik, everything happened so quickly that day,
It wasn't deliberate, Can we just,,,,,
Famitha, I have no problem with you,
Don't interfere in this, Give the phone to Meera,
I'm apologising instead, –Famitha! Where is Meera?
I want her to say sorry! Period! –Adhik, please,
Please don't talk that way, –Hey!
Don't start with the morality lectures!
Give the phone to Meera, I want to talk to that dog,
I have no problem with you! Understand?
But I have a problem with you! You and your disgusting language!
You're not even human! You have no decency!
What did you think? That we called out of fear?
Meera should have damaged not one, but both your eyes!
Just wait and see, you guys are going to get thrashed,,,
,,,and rot in jail! –Hello!
Hello!
Hey, she is here, Don't look now,
She's looking this way,
Madam, the boss wants to see you, –Sir, anything important?
This is awkward,
Sir!
I don't know anything about this, –Look, Famitha,
We're an image–conscious company, And you know my boss,
I don't know,,,,,
I really don't know about this, sir,
I understand, but a big merger is going on,
I don't know, sir,
Why don't you do one thing?
Take a few days off, Look for other prospects,
You know,,,,,
I think you know what I'm getting at,
I know, sir, I get your message,
Could you please ask them to settle my dues?
Yes, I'll do that,
Hello! –Hello!
Famitha?
What's your rate?
Hello, Famitha?Will you come out of town with me?
How much do you charge?–Hello, Famitha?
I'm going to the store,
Hey! Stop!
You had the gall to go to the police?
Do you think you're a doll?
Why is your body so cold?
Got scared?
Chennai Police Control Room,
Someone kidnapped the girl who lives next door!
Next to Tower Park, –Did you get the car number?
It was a grey car, It went north,
Did you see the car number? –I told you it was a grey car,
Okay, You asked me to come and face you,
Here I am, Now do whatever you want to do,
Help please! –Hello!
Brother!
Help!
On the phone, you spoke like a big shot,
Now you're calling for help!
How can a woman be so arrogant?
Venky! Please let me go!
I'll forget everything! –Forget?
I don't want you to forget this!
Remember this all your life! Really feel it!
I'm sorry!
No, you're not sorry! You're too proud!
Who's going first? –Chennai Police Control Room,
Madam, it's a young woman,
Can you please take immediate action?
Sir, I told you I forwarded the complaint,
They didn't find any car like that, God knows what you saw,
Deepak! –Bharat, yes? How are you?
Give me 10 minutes, –Come on, guys,
Why can't you decide who goes first?
Got a coin on you? We'll toss for it,
Hey, Venky, come!
No!
Stop! I'm sorry!
Let me go! –What's the hurry?
Take it slow,
Get off! Thought you'd rough her up for revenge,,,,
,,,but you're caressing and arousing her, Get off!
Pull over!
Bharat, I've inquired from one end to the other,
No such incident was reported,
Your place is here,
If you open your mouth, this will happen often,
Catch you later, baby,
Where were you?
Meera!
What happened, Meera?
What happened? Fami!
Andrea!
Meera!
Meera, what's wrong? Andy, go and get the towel,
Get up!
What happened, Meera?
Meera!
It's all right, Meera!
We have no choice, but to leave this town,
Hello! –Sir!
Yes?
There is a molestation complaint from a girl,
We'll have to investigate, –Investigate,
The complaint is against Ramajayam's nephew,
Zamindar Ramajayam? –Yes, sir,
I'll call you back,
Sir, there is a case against Ramajayam's nephew,
Yes, sir, molestation case,
Right, sir,
Where did it happen? –OMR, near Mamallapuram,
Who were there? –Me, Venky and Vishwa,
You? –I,,,,,
He was with you at the farmhouse meeting,
Where are these girls from? –One girl is from Chennai,
Another girl is from Coimbatore, The third girl is from Sikkim,,,
,,,or Bikkim, –From north east,
You can go,
I want you to wait,
A body as big as a buffalo, but a pea–sized brain,
For this foolish blunder you have committed,,,,
,,,I have to beg a few morons who usually beg at my feet!
Stop hanging out with these worthless fools,
Go!
Sir, which is Meera's flat on C Block?
Third floor, madam, –Go on!
I've come from Mamallapuram Police Station,
Is FIR been lodged? –Who is Meera?
Come downstairs, –Why?
The inspector wants to see you, –Madam, why don't we talk here?
Please come in, madam, –Have I come for a dinner party?
I said, come down and you want to talk here?
What are you looking at?
Shut it and follow me! –Get your hands off me!
Go!
There's a complaint against these girls in the association,
Are you the one? –Yes,
Get in the jeep, We need to ask you some questions,
Madam, let's talk inside the house, –I haven't come to propose,,,
,,,and talk to her in private, Get in!
Madam, what is the problem? –What's the problem? Kathiravan!
There is a 307 filed against you,
Attempt to murder, we have an arrest warrant,
Madam, why are you arresting me? I was the one who complained first!
The 307 is filed against you, –That girl has loose morals,
My husband keeps saying that, –We'll discuss at the station,
Get in! –Why put her in the jeep?
We'll talk at the station! Move! –Meera!
Madam, please! –Get in, get out of the way!
Go, Meera, we're right behind you,
Meera!
What? –Madam, you said the inspector,,,
,,,would be here at 11, It's 12 now, but she's not here,
Can you tell us when she will,,,,, –I'll tell you when she comes,
Wait outside! –Give us a specific time,
I said, wait outside! Go!
I am here, Where are you?
Uncle, please come inside,
Uncle!
Sir, please wait outside, Madam will be late,
No one is allowed inside after 6 pm,
Sir, we've been waiting for a long time,
Please let us see her once, –How long will you make us wait?
No matter how long you wait, you can't see anyone,
Go find a way to bail her,
It's 10 pm,
Don't know if the inspector will come after this,
Go home, uncle, You need to take your medicine,
We'll handle it, –How can you say that?
How do I leave her like this? Where will I go?
We'll take care, uncle,
She has come! Uncle, come! –Uncle, please come,
Madam, please, –Arivazhagan!
Madam? –Let them see her for 2 minutes,
Meera! –Dad!
Dad, go home, Please!
What are they saying? –They told us to apply for bail,
Saw the warrant, right? 307, Attempt to murder,
Your daughter broke a man's head because he refused to pay her,
What if he had died? Who will be responsible?
Your daughter is doing the oldest profession in the world,
Brothel, –Madam,
Perhaps you're aware of this or,,,,,
Why are you talking like this? –Hey!
Shut your mouth!
You're her co–worker, You will obviously support her,
Take the FIR copy and leave,
Fami!
I told you to watch where you were going,
Give me the copy, –Copy of what?
The paper copy, Copy of complaint paper,
What are you going to do with that?
I want to see what they've charged her with, Show it to me,
So, Meera is at the police station, And you are?
Famitha,
She's Andrea? –Yes,
Charges are Section 324, causing grievous injury,
Section 307, attempt to murder, And Section 383,,,,
,,,attempt to extort and prostitution,
They arrested her on a Friday so she won't get bail,
Anyway, we won't get bail,
They said it was a non–bailable offence,
Do you have a pen?
Hire a lawyer,
On Saturday, go to the residence of the Session Court judge,,,,
,,,ask him for emergency bail,
Even if it is a non–bailable offence,,,,
,,,women and minors can get bail,
Fami, come see this!
Mental depression, bipolar with acute mania,
He's currently not in practice,
In support ofpavement vendors,,,,
,,,Bharat Subramaniam has fileda public interest litigation,
The Chennai High Courtpassed a dramatic judgement,
Type fast, We can do it, boss,
Four people? I can get bail for 40!
Just take care of the payment, –Mr, Sridhar!
One second, I already told you,
Court is closed on weekends, We'll have her out by Monday,
Don't worry about it,
Sir, can we go to the judge's house and apply for emergency bail?
Who told you that?
Lawyer Bharat Subramaniam, –He's a corpse half the time,
And you're quoting him to me?
So, you have no faith in me? Go to him then,
Go! –Sir, sorry, Sir, please,
Please, madam! –Please wait!
Go! –Meera, the lawyer said,,,
,,,we'll get bail on Monday, We've seen another lawyer,
We'll get bail soon, Don't worry, Meera!
It stinks of urine,
I can't stand it, Fami,
I feel like throwing up,
Meera! –Meera!
Madam, this girl has high fever, She's burning up,
It won't become a serious issue, right?
Pointless to get vexed over sex,
These lust stories are rampant in the country,
These girls belong to middle income families,
They don't have any status to speak of,
They'll come back to me, I'll take care of it then,
Let them sweat it out for a while,
It should not become a big issue, –It won't, sir,
But I heard Lawyer Bharat Subramaniam's name mentioned,
Watch out for that,
I'll get someone to talk to him,
Sir, we can't understand what's going on in court,
They use all kinds of legal terms,
Consultation, conference and,,,,, –Blocking fees,
Yes, –Yes,
Besides him, no one else wants to take up the case,
They're afraid, –Who's he?
Name? –Sridhar,
They recommended him at the police station,
He's not the right guy, –So what do we do?
Sir, can you,,,,,
Please, sir, –Please,
He's undergoing treatment, He can't do it,
We are not rich, We are simple working women,
Our families won't be able to handle this,
Please, sir,
We're really scared, Please save her,
I've promised to get her out somehow,
Promise,–Will you keep your promise,,,
,,,at least this time, Lawyer?–Promise,
I'm scared,–Promise,
I want you with me,
It's late, please leave! Who's there?
Park closing time, Please leave,
Please go, sir,
Get up and leave! Do I have to tell you again?
Bharat?
Doctor, I need my medicine right now,
I'm at the Tower Park near my house,
Calling for back–up?
Hello! –Who's this?
His doctor, –His doctor? Please come,
He'll need you, –I don't know who you are,
But don't stand in front of him at this moment,
He has bottled up years of rage, He's going to take it out on you,
Run! –Years of rage?
Answer me! –Sir!
But you didn't ask me any question!
Answer me!
I got it! I'll tell you!
Classic Garage Velu!
Brother!
Brother! He smashed the gate and came inside!
Thrash him and bring him!
Hey!
Don't let him go!
Hit him! Break his legs!
Sir, I made a mistake, Please forgive me,
Answer me!
Sir, your question?
Bharat, he did it by mistake, Please try to understand,
If you beat him up, it will become a big law and order issue,
I know which is lawful and unlawful,
I'll lose my job,
Let's talk, please,
Forget it,
I won't do anything,
I want to ask a question, I'll ask him and leave,
Why did you send people to beat me up?
Just to scare you, –Do you see fear on my face?
Do you see fear on my face?
No,
I'm in the habit of terrorising the people who try to scare me,
No, the girls were in the wrong,
Only the court decides what is right and wrong,
If you attempt to handle this issue outside of court again,,,,
,,,then you'll have to face your fears on a regular basis,
Come fight with me,,,
Let's struggle,,,
Come and hunt,,,
White beard shines,,,
Go and count,,,
The bones that brokewhen he thrashed,,,
Who is this man,,,
He'll get his enemy's nerves,,,
I don't care how much it costs, First get rid of that man,
Sir, he was the President of the Bar Council,,,,
,,,People's Lawyer Front and other associations,
If we lay a finger on him, every lawyer in town will get involved,
Sir, this is a minor case, Better to resolve it in court,
Okay, Keep this incident away from the press,
It would be too humiliating if it got out,
Thanks a lot, sir, –Don't celebrate just because,,,
,,,you got bail, We have to be well–prepared for the trial,
Sign here,
Thank you, sir,
The hearing is on the 15th, Get ready,
Vanakkam, sir!
Silence!
CC No, 54/19, Meera Krishnan case,
Public Prosecutor Argument,
Your Honour, India is a country that respects women,
In fact, women are revered as goddesses here,
There are already many laws in place to protect women,
New laws have been enforced, Old ones have been strengthened,
For example, rape, molestation, dowry and others,
But there are women who misuse these laws,
If her mother–in–law complains the curry is too bland,,,,
,,,the woman will file a case of dowry harassment,
If the husband wants them to live with his parents,,,,
,,,she'll claim domestic violence, Laws that were created,,,
,,,to protect women are manipulated by some of them,
They prey on the rich and affluent, they blackmail them,,,
,,,and extort money, That is what has happened,,,
,,,in this case too, Your Honour, On 1st March, Meera Krishnan,,,
,,,and friends, Miss Meera Krishnan and friends,,,,
,,,got introduced to Adhik and friends,
And became friendly with them, In all good faith,,,,
,,,Adhik invited them to dinner, They went to the resort,,,,
,,,chatted, shared a few laughs, Out of the blue, Meera Krishnan,,,
,,,made Adhik an offer, To have sex with him in exchange,,,
,,,for money! Shocked at being solicited,,,
,,,by a girl he thought was decent, Adhik turned down the offer,
Meera threatened him with a rape charge if he refused to pay,
Again Adhik refused to give in, Angered, Meera tried to kill him,,,
,,,by smashing a bottle over his head,
The attack was totally unprovoked and vicious,
After they attack him, the three girls escaped from there,
So the case is very clear, Your Honour,
Section 383, extortion,
Section 324, causing grievous injury,
And 307, attempt to murder, That's all, Your Honour,
Mr, Bharat!
Sir!
–Opening arguments please,
I want to make it clear, sir,
What the police have is not a legitimate case,
Mr, Bharat, could you speak up please?
Let me make this clear, sir, This is not a legitimate case,
In order to get back at my client, they have concocted a case,
The real case would have the following charges,
Section 354, outraging the modesty of a woman,
At the Mamallapuram Heritage Resort,,,,
,,,Adhik misbehaved with my client, Meera,
But the police were influenced by Adhik,
They disregarded Meera's complaint,,,
,,,and based purely on Adhik's complaint,,,,
,,,they filed a charge sheet against her,
The second charge against them,,,,,
Section 506, criminal intimidation,
Even after the incident, these boys,,,
,,,have been constantly following my client and her friends,
They threatened the ladies,
They have added 2 more crimes to their list,
They are Section 362, kidnapping,
Section 340, wrongful confinement,
Gavaskar, Venkatesh,,,
,,,and 2 more men kidnapped my client in their car,
They raped, I mean,,,,
,,,they molested my client, Your Honour,
Anything else? –Sir?
Is that all? –Is that all?
Yes, Your Honour, –Mr, Satyamurthy!
Calling PW1, I call IO Amudha for her statement,
What was the basis of your charge sheet?
Sir, I had received a complaint from the boys many days ago,
Since girls were involved, instead of taking direct action,,,,
,,,I conducted a detailed investigation,
When I checked with Heritage Resort,,,
,,,I found out the girls were there on the night of the incident,
Moreover, there was nothing believable in the girls' FIR,
So, I took down the boys' complaint and filed a charge sheet,
Then why did you not arrest Meera Krishnan immediately?
Sir, she absconded, –Really?
In that case, without Meera's statement,,,,
,,,how did you conclude that she was the attacker?
We launched an investigation after receiving the complaint,
The resort's waiter and manager identified her as the attacker,
Did you discover the weapon used in the attack?
Yes, sir, –Exhibit PW 2,
Material evidence, Meera Krishnan's fingerprints,,,
,,,are all over it, Your Honour, That's all,
Mr, Bharat, cross examination,
No cross, Your Honour,
I immediately want to call upon PW3,,,,
,,,Dr, Srivatsan, to the stand,
Doctor, when Adhik was brought to the hospital,,,,
,,,how serious was his condition?
If the bottle hadn't shattered, the blunt force trauma,,,
,,,could have probably killed him, The wound was pretty deep,
If the blow had struck him somewhere else or hit a nerve,,,,,
He could have died, right? –Yes, you're right,
That's all, Your Honour,
Mr, Bharat, are you going to cross–examine?
No cross, Your Honour,
To prove that all my points are true, PW4,,,,
,,,I call Mukesh, a waiter at Heritage Resort, to the stand,
Were these girls who attacked Adhik?
Yes, sir,
What happened on the night of the incident?
I saw them laughing and chatting at the restaurant,
When I saw their provocative clothes,,,
,,,the way they flirted and behaved,,,,
,,,they didn't look like a couple,
They seemed like girls who were one–night stands,
I warned the manager not to give them a room,
Girls like them,,,,, –Sir, I was wearing normal clothes,
Meera Krishnan, don't speak out of turn,
From mere attire, how can you conclude they are easy?
Sir, if they weren't, why did they each pair up with a boy,,,
,,,and go to separate rooms? –Is that so? Who went first?
Sir, that girl with glasses, –But sir, I went to the bathroom,
Mr, Bharat, please talk to your client,
Then what happened? –I left, sir,
After a while, I heard a big commotion,
I rushed there, I saw the girls running,
I saw that man lying on the ground, his was face covered in blood,
That's all, Your Honour, –Mr, Bharat, cross?
No cross, Your Honour, –Sir!
Why aren't you asking any questions?
Next, I call upon PW5, Resort Manager Vijay,
That night, you were on duty attending to customers,
Could you repeat to the court what Meera was telling Adhik?
Sir, I'm too embarrassed to reveal that in public,
I understand your hesitation,
But let's not waste the court's time, Tell us quickly,
A girl spoke about it unabashedly, why should a man hesitate?
Sir, you know what a boy and girl will be up to behind closed doors,
That's what they were talking about,
He's lying, sir!
You will get your chance! Sit down,
Sir, I never said anything like that!
Mr, Bharat!
Meera, the judge will give you a chance to speak,
Sit down, –But, sir,,,,,
Just sit down and be quiet!
Just sit!
Mr, Bharat, cross?
No cross, Your Honour,
Meera Krishnan, you can take the stand,
The charges against you are very serious,
Now is your chance to tell us what you want to,
Sir, they are all lying,
You may go now,
The accused pleaded not guilty,
No cross!
Our lawyer didn't ask them a single question,
Yeah, he was zoned out the entire time,
I no longer have faith in him, –Do we have any other choice?
Should we ask him whether or not he can do this?
Okay, let's go,
Have some coffee, –Sir, in court why didn't you,,,,,
Not so soon! It's nothing, sir,
She was saying your wife is very beautiful,
What happened to her, sir? –Hey!
His wife's name is Kalyani,
They were both orphans,
He worked on many public interestcases to solve issues,
So, his lifewas constantly in danger,
And then one day,,,,,
Hello!
Tell your husband that if he comesto court for the next hearing,,,,
,,,we'll breakevery bone in his body,
Sure sir, I'll be sure to tell him,,,
,,,that you called to threaten him,
Okay? Bye, –Are you trying to be funny?
Do you know who I am? –No clue,
Would you like me to note it down?
Just a moment, I'll grab a pen,
Hey!
You know, if he doesn't know who you are, it's better for you,
Bye!
I'll whack you! –Hey!
Don't I know the sound of your footsteps?
Off with the mask,
Messed it up!
Happy 15th anniversary, munchkin,
What time did you promise to be home?
Sorry, baby,
I promised someone I'd wrap up their case today,
So, I got delayed, –You promised me that,,,
,,,you'd come early, remember? How is it that,,,
,,,promises made to your wife are meant to be broken?
Answer me, Mr, Lawyer, Why are you gaping?
When your wife is cross–examining you,,,,
,,,no one has an answer, –What?
We've been married for so long, Do you even care,,,
,,,that we don't have a child?
My munchkin, instead of worrying about not having a baby,,
,,,on this special day, why not try for one?
As flowers bloomalong the path we take,,,
Our dreams tooblossom in this moment,,,
Our breaths mingleand we become one,,,
As our hands entwine,,,
Our lifelines merge,,,
When we embarkon the journey of love,,,
Let us spreadour wings together,,,
Don't drift away,,,
Even the hands of timestay still,,,
Don't ever leave,,,
Don't walk awayfrom this precious moment,,,
I stand frozenin front of you,,,
Come throw a tantrum,,,
I kiss you gently,,,
And my love adorns you,,,
As flowers bloomalong the path we took,,,
Our dreams blossomin this moment,,,
Our breaths mingleand we become one,,,
As our hands entwine,,,
Our lifelines merge,,,
When we embarkon the journey of life,,,
Let us spreadour wings together,,,
Congratulations, Mr, Bharat,
I've gone through all the test results,
Scan is done too, Did Kalyani tell you?
You're having twins,
So, double congratulations, –Thank you, doctor,
One more thing, It's a late pregnancy,
To top that, it's twins, So you'll have to be extra careful,
In a high–risk pregnancy,,,
,,,there's a good chance of pre–term delivery,
Munchkin, why are you brooding over the same thing?
I'm scared,
During the delivery, I want you with me in the operation theatre,
Of course, –Really?
I promise,
Will you keep your promise at least this time, Mr, Lawyer?
Definitely, Your Honour,
My life has changed forever,,,
It is the solacemy heart seeks,,,
As my beloved leans on me,,,
I revel in her pretend anger,,,
You cameinto my life so late,,,
But your memoryshall linger on forever,,,
You are the queen of my heart,,,
You are a creation of love,,,
You have forgottenall my flaws,,,
And opened yourself to me,,,
You cradle me in your heart,,,
You measure lifein terms of love,,,
Your presence is likea precious gift to me,,,
Where are you? Come quickly,
Munchkin, my assistant is on his way,
Let him know if you need something, I'll be back soo
Bye, –Bye,
Yes? –I had a flat tyre on the way,
When I got here, the house was locked,
No one is home,
Hello! –What happened, doctor?
I've been calling you repeatedly, –What happened?
Do you have any common sense? –I was in court, doctor,
You left a pregnant woman at home alone,
She collapsed at home,
We tried our best, Bharat, But we lost all three,
I'm afraid,
You must be with me,–Promise,
Sir, please take a look at the babies,
I have to write a report and send them to the morgue,
Sir!
Sir, these are the clothesand jewellery she was wearing,
He lost the most important person in his life,
He couldn't come to terms with it, He kept blaming himself,,,
,,,over and over again, He was under stress,
He had a mental breakdown, bipolar, medication,
He never went back to court after that,
Promises cannot be made lightly, I understand now,
That is why he was hesitant to promise us anything,
Doctor, if I take the medication, I'm unable to focus in court,
Until the case ends, can I be off my medicine?
No, you have totake your medication,
Ask them to hire another lawyer,
So, Andrea Tariang, are you from north east?
Yes, sir, –Which part of north east?
Tripura? –Meghalaya,
Meghalaya, But you speak good Tamil,
In your profession, you know many languages,
How long have you been in this profession?
Objection, Your Honour, it has not been proven in court,
In order to prove it, I need to ask questions, Mr, Bharat,
Okay, let me rephrase,
How long have you been in the profession of soliciting men?
This is a lie! I do nothing of this sort,
Andrea, you do not have to answer this question,
Sir, I work at a leading salon as a top stylist,
I'm being wrongly accused,
Then why did you go alone with Venky to another room?
To use the toilet, –Looks like both of you,,,
,,,used the room for a long while, –Yes, but I was,,,,,
No explanation needed, Just an answer will do,
Yes or no, I want a clear–cut answer,
Yes, I was there for a while, –Okay,
You both went into the room, Who closed the door?
I don't remember, –Don't remember?
Shall I tell you? It was you who closed it,
Did you think we wouldn't find out? Your bad luck,,,,
,,,the resort's CCTV camera was working that day,
Everything was recorded clearly, At first, Venky went in,
Then you followed him inside, Once you went in,,,,
,,,you closed the door with both your hands,
Then maybe I did, –That's all, Your Honour,
I would like to cross, Your Honour,
Miss Andrea, you're from the north east, right?
Meghalaya,
Clouds,
Beautiful music, football,
What's the connection with the case, Mr, Bharat?
I thought there is, Your Honour, No one asked Waiter Mukesh,,,
,,,if he is from Andhra or if the doctor is from Kerala,
No one asked Inspector Amudha or the manager,
So, I thought that if Mr, Satyamurthy is asking,,,
,,,only Andrea, it must have some connection, right?
Sir, I feel as a north eastern girl,,,,
,,,I'm being verbally harassed more than the average Indian girl,
But Miss Andrea,,,,
,,,why didn't you use the bathroom in the room you were in?
But instead, you went alone with him,
Why did you go to the other room?
Adhik said the flush was broken in his toilet,
He told me to go to the other room, –Did you check?
No, but it was Adhik's room, What could I do?
Okay, why didn't you go alone? –Adhik said the room was locked,
He told Venky to open it for me, And he just followed me inside,
Why did you close the door instead of him?
I was in a rush, He turned on the light,
It was instinctive,
For a woman, closing the door is a natural protective instinct,
Fair enough,
But why did you remain inside? What were you doing?
Answer me, Miss Andrea, The court wants to hear,
When I came back from the bathroom, all the lights had been turned off,
I called Venky a few times, but he didn't answer me,
I was afraid to come out, I came out slowly,
And he started touching me,
He pushed me onto the bed and touched my,,,,,
My,,,,,
Your Honour, why Andrea went into that room,,,
,,,and why she was in there for so long,,,,
,,,perhaps Mr, Satyamurthy has a clearer picture now,
But I see what he's getting at,
From his questions, I have gathered enough information,,,
,,,to write a women's safety manual,
Rule Number One,,,,
,,,no girl should ever go alone with a boy anywhere,,,
,,,especially not to a resort,
More importantly, never go to that resort's toilet,
If she does go, everyone automatically assumes that,,,
,,,the girl is game for everything, It means she has issued,,,
,,,an open invite to touch her or do anything to her,
Mr, Bharat, why are you giving us an angry lecture?
Come, let's talk about what really happened that day,
Next, I call Venky alias Venkatesh to the stand,
Did you accompany Andrea to the other room?
Yes, sir,
The CCTV footage shows that you were both in there for a long time,
Is that true? –Yes, sir,
What were you doing in there for so long?
Sir, how can I talk about such things so openly?
Why don't you take a guess? –He's lying!
You cannot speak! Tell me,
Sir, she came close to me and threw her arms around me,
She told me not to worry about the rate,,,
,,,and that Meera would talk to Adhik about it,
Then she started kissing me and unbuttoning my shirt,
I broke out into a cold sweat, I pushed her away,
I tried to explain to her that I wasn't that type of guy,
You pushed her away? How will the court believe that?
You're a handsome young man, Andrea is a beautiful young woman,
You were alone in a room with a young woman,
You claim you didn't do anything and that you were advising her,
Who'd believe that? It's very tough to believe,
Sir, I have a girlfriend, I'm in a committed relationship,
I come from a decent family, –I object,
To what? –To this awkward performance,
He's acting, sir, He was relentlessly flirting,,,
,,,with her the whole night, –Seems like she knows a lot,
Please come, I wish to call Famitha Banu, Your Honour,
Are you the sole breadwinner in your family?
Yes,
Isn't your brother a special child? –Yes,
Treatment must be expensive, –Yes,
What is your salary? –Rs40,000,
Rs40,000, And how much do you get in hand?
Rs30,000, –Any loan?
I have a personal loan and a home development loan,
Home development loan,
So, you're always short of money, right?
Why are you asking? –How do you manage?
Any financial support from anyone? –I don't understand the relevance,
What I'm asking is, you are always short of money,,,,
,,,but you have no financial support, correct?
Why are you asking,,,,, –The reason I'm asking,,,
,,,will become clear once I question Adhik,
What happened that night? –We went to the EDM festival,,,
,,,that night, –Objection,
We haven't even begun, What's the objection?
Everybody is aware, Mr, Adhik, that you studied in a top,,,
,,,international school, You rejected an engineering seat,,,
,,,in Anna University in favour of an economics degree,
Initially you studied at a local university in Chennai,
Later, you completed your degree at King's College in London,
Despite being so well–educated,,,,,
I understand, it's hard,
Please remove your hand from your pocket,
You're in court,
Sure,
Sir, they met us for the first time at the music festival,
They instantly became friendly and close,
Didn't you wonder why strangers were so friendly?
We didn't suspect anything at the festival,
We thought they were just being friendly,
But later at the resort, they started dropping hints,
Hints? What kind of hints?
Like, "Let's go off alone",,,,
,,,"If you take care of us, we can all be happy,"
But nothing was said explicitly? –No, sir,
But when we started drinking in the room,,,,
,,,they started talking openly, –What did they say?
They said if we paid them cash, we could enjoy ourselves,
I don't understand, Could you elaborate?
Sir, when they took us to separate rooms, I got suspicious, Then,,,,,
And then you got scared? –Yes,
And then? –Objection,
Why trouble him by putting him on the stand?
Mr, Satyamurthy, why don't you tell us yourself?
Anyway he is only repeating what you taught him to say,
You won't waste your time either,
Mr, Satyamurthy, don't lead the witness,
Sir, at the resort, after Meera poured me a drink,,,,
,,,she began to touch me, I responded too,
I just went with the flow, But when she asked for money,,,,
,,,I was shocked, I told her that I really wasn't into her,
I asked her to leave,
She said whether or not we had sex, I still had to pay up,
Or she said she would scream that I tried to rape her,
But even then, you didn't agree to pay, right?
No, sir, –Then?
She got angry I didn't pay her,,,,
,,,she shoved me and hit me on the head with a bottle,
That's all, Your Honour,
Your Honour, I would like to question him,
Mr, Adhik, a while ago, you mentioned,,,
,,,that she had dropped hints, What kind of hints?
Well she started speaking really frankly,
She started giggling and touching me,
Are you done talking?
Yes, –So, she giggled and spoke to you,
And touched you when she spoke to you,
So, when I write the women's safety manual,,,,
,,,I should include this too, This is Rule Number 2,
No woman should giggle or touch a man while talking to him,
Because the man will take it as a hint,
If she giggles, it means she's okay with anything,
Giggling or touching are normal human behaviour, sir,
Won't you even allow girls to do that?
If women laugh like men do, they are branded as easy,
Their character is considered cheap,
Cheap, flirt, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera,
Dude, it's that girl from the news,
Sir, I swear,
I've seen it with my own eyes, Many others in the apartment,,,
,,,have seen it too, Many men often visit,,,
,,,the girls' apartment, –That's all, Your Honour,
Mr, Krishnan, these men who visit the girls,,,
,,,at night or at all hours,,,
,,,could be their friends, –Maybe,
Maybe not, –What do they do inside the house?
Have you ever peeped into their house?
How is that possible?
It's wrong to peep into people's house,
Then you've never seen what goes on inside?
No, sir, –So you've never seen the girls,,,
,,,being paid or seen them together in bed, am I right?
No, but,,,,, –Either say no or yes,
You cannot be indecisive in court,
Your Honour, he is here giving free rein to his imagination,
They're merely presuming things, But they have established,,,
,,,one important fact, This is Rule Number 3,
Girls should not come home late, Because in our country,,,,
,,,the clock decides the character of a girl,
If a girl walks down the street alone at night,,,,
,,,cars will slow down, Windows will roll down,
I don't know why, But these fantastic thoughts,,,
,,,do not occur to anyone during the day,
Never,
Do you own a house in Chennai? –Yes,
What? –Yes, I do,
Where? –Thirunendraur,
Does your family live there? –Yes,
Then why are you living with these girl and not your family?
Sir, I'm an independent working woman,
I perform at dance shows,
The shows usually run late, It's too exhausting,,,
,,,to travel all the way there every day,
Not only that, my dad would always wait up for me,
So, I didn't want to inconvenience him,
Inconvenient for him or for you to practice your profession?
Every day, thousands of girls travel,,,
,,,long distances to work by train or bus,
They don't think it's a problem, What's your problem?
Tell me,
Miss Meera, when and how did you meet those 3 boys?
Sir, I performed at the music festival,,,
,,,that took place on 1st March, And I received 2 free passes,
I invited my roommates, That's where I met Vishwa,
Vishwa is an old schoolmate, He was the one,,,
,,,who introduced us to Venky and Adhik,
So, that means you knew one of them from before?
Yes, sir, –Is that why you went,,,
,,,with them confidently? –Yes, sir,
Did any one of them behave inappropriately?
I mean, did anything make you hesitate to accompany them,,,
,,,to dinner? –No, No, sir, we felt safe then,
Then? –Then they repeatedly requested,
Since it was only dinner, we decided to go,
Meera, it seemed you laughed?
And were extra friendly? –I was normal,
Pardon? –I was my normal self,
Normal,
You had dinner together, That's normal,
You laughed and chatted together, That's normal too,
So, they took great care of you, Then why hit with him a bottle?
You caused him to bleed,
Sir, he grabbed me!
He suddenly grabbed me and wouldn't let me go!
At that time, I couldn't even think straight,
But if someone touches you like that,,,,,
,,,you feel so repulsed,
I said no repeatedly, but he didn't listen,
So, I lost it,
I didn't expect him to be hurt so badly,
I didn't attack him deliberately,
But to be touched like that, who would like that?
My pleading didn't work, he got really aggressive,
Need I say anything more, Your Honour?
Meera Krishnan says Adhik tried to outrage my modesty,
That is why I hit him in self–defence,
Mr, Satyamurthy, cross?
Such drama!
I've noticed from the beginning, Your Honour,
This girl is an excellent actor,
Meera, you've beautifully edited the events of that day,,,
,,,to suit your purposes, But you did leave out a few things,
I shall elicit from you, I'll ask you directly,
How much did you get paid? –Objection, Your Honour,
Mr, Satyamurthy, careful, –Your Honour,,,,
,,,what this girl claims is hard to believe,
Would any girl go to a resort with a man she has just met?
Sir, I thought I was safe in the beginning,
I admit that was a mistake, I shouldn't have gone,
You didn't make any mistake, It was a deliberate, planned move,
No! –Yes!
You felt safe with the boys, You said so yourself,
What did you mean by that? –I meant,,,
,,,I felt that they weren't indecent boys,
So, you felt that were decent, They won't create trouble,
They won't even think of it, right? –Yes,
So, basically decent boys? –Yes, but, sir,,,,,
When you saw the boys, you realised they were rich,
Surely they'd be interested in some fun,
It would be easy to seduce them, You could extract a ton of money,
But your plan failed, Neither were they fooled,,,,
,,,nor were they interested, Angered that it didn't go,,,
,,,the way you planned, you hit him,
Instead of admitting that, you claim that you were friends,,,
,,,and they insisted on dinner, These are lies, Am I right?
No, sir, we thought we had become friends,,,,,
Friends?
It takes months and years to become friends, Ms, Meera,
No, we thought they were known to us,
Known to you, That's what I'm also saying,
You were well–versed with the background of Adhik and friends,
You knew they were affluent,,,,, –Sir, at the time, I had no idea,,,
,,,if they were rich or poor, or well–connected,
I knew nothing! –Fine,
Let's assume you went there with the purest of intentions,
After having dinner at the restaurant,,,,
,,,why did you drink?
They offered us, –I didn't catch that,
They offered us a drink, We had one drink each,
At last you admitted the truth!
You didn't claim they forced you to drink,
Your Honour, we've submitted a photo,
In it, you can see Meera holding a full bottle of booze,,,
,,,and pouring herself a drink,
Luckily, this was captured on Venky's camera,
Sir!
Sir, the table was really small,
Adhik was sitting a little further away,
So, he asked me to fix him a drink, –Point to be noted, Your Honour!
Even Adhik's drink was made by her, What we gather from this is,,,,
,,,she had planned it before taking them into the room,
Sir, the bottle was too far,,,,, –What?
It was far away, –Okay, forget that,
Did you have just one drink?
One drink,,,,, –What?
One at the restaurant, –And then?
One in the room, –Women of Tamil Nadu,,,
,,,want liquor shops closed, they protest on the streets,
But these girls,,,,, Anyway,,,,
,,,you drank at the restaurant, Then you flirted,,,
,,,with Adhik and said naughty things,
The manager is witness to that, What were you talking about?
I don't remember, sir,
You don't remember, Shall I remind you?
You were discussing sexual positions with Adhik,
And giving detailed descriptions, which the manager overheard,
So, tell us, how much do you charge for all this?
I remember, sir, He told me a joke,
So, I told him one too, –A joke?
Tell us so we can laugh too, –Mr, Satyamurthy!
Your Honour, please allow her to narrate the joke,
She's lying, Your Honour, –I'm not lying!
Then what's the hitch? Tell us the joke,
Even if it partly matches with what the manager said,,,,
,,,we'll believe you,
I can't, –Why?
Unable to make up a fake joke on the spot?
No,
Making a joke in private and repeating it in public,,,
,,,are different altogether, –Exactly my point, Your Honour,
If a girl cannot even repeat a joke like that in public,,,,
,,,then how will she admit that she went there to solicit men?
Naturally she'll claim it was a simple drink, a simple dinner,
But we should note that she readily went with men she did not know,
Therefore I recommend that the court disregards what she says,
And instead take the evidence into consideration,
For instance, this video evidence,
If you take a look at the CD, it will be clear,,,
,,,whether or not they asked for money,
In the first clip, Meera came out,
The other 2 girls followed her out, They discussed money matters,
And they went back inside, A while later,,,,
,,,Andrea comes out with Venky, From Camera Two's footage,,,,
,,,you can see that they are went into Room 503,
Venky went in first and turned on the light,
Then Andrea went in and closed the door herself,
Shortly after, the room lights went off,
And then Famitha went out with Vishwa,
They went into another room, Suddenly loud sounds are heard,,,
,,,from Adhik's room, Everyone rushed to his room,
Inside, Meera had asked Adhik for more money,
He had refused, They both started arguing,
Meera hit Adhik with the bottle and fled to avoid trouble,
If she was not at fault, then why run?
She could've called the police, Why didn't she?
Because girls like her won't go to the police,
Once they got into trouble, they lodged a fake complaint,
In conclusion, what's in the video is the truth,
The rest is a lie,
Meera Krishnan, language! –You and your clients are lying!
We didn't go there for money!
They repeatedly invited us, so we only went to have dinner,
The room was filled with cigarette smoke,
That is why we came out for fresh air,
Andrea had been missing for a while,
So, Famitha went to check on her, When I was about to leave too,,,,
,,,he grabbed me and started touching me,
I said 'no' many times,
But he held me in a tight grasp and wouldn't let go,
Then I took the bottle and hit him,
Ask him to try the same thing again, sir,
I'll break his head,
Meera Krishnan, next time the court,,,,,
But, sir,,,,, –Will have you removed!
Sir, please! I never asked for money!
Please! –Meera, quiet!
Sir, I never asked for money! –The court is adjourned,
Sir, I never asked for money! Sir, please believe me!
They are all lying, sir!
I can't do this anymore, Fami,
I'm taking Meera home with me today,
Meera, I'm keeping this for you,
Inspector Amudha!
Superwoman, –Sir?
Mr, Bharat?
Your Honour, Superwoman, Superman,
Superwoman,
Inspector Amudha, once received the boys' complaint,,,,
,,,why didn't you arrest Meera? –Sir, Meera absconded,
We searched for her, but didn't find her,
She was in hiding, –She was in hiding,
Then how come you found this girl who was in hiding,,,
,,,so easily at her home? –Sir, that was,,,,,
She must have been in hiding for a while,
She must have gotten bored, Since no one looked for her,,,,
,,,probably she didn't want to hide,
She must have taken an auto home, And you cleverly caught her,
Sir, the thing is,,,,, –I can't hear you,
Sir, we received a tip–off, –Tip–off,
From who?
Who tipped you off?
Sir, we had plainclothes officers stationed near her house,
She's lying, Your Honour, –No, sir,
There were constables in plain clothes,
A lie, –No, sir, they were there,
A lie! –Why would I lie?
You're lying, –They were there,
You're lying, –Why would I lie?
Your Honour!
Instead of harassing the inspector, it'll be better to try and prove,,,
,,,that she's lying, –Yes, that would be good,
Let's do that then,
Is this a copy of the report you wrote?
Yes, sir,
In it, you've written about the same incident, right?
Over here? –Yes, sir,
But you weren't on duty that day, Miss Amudha,
Then how did you write it?
You had gone for a wedding all the way to Adyar, am I right?
So, despite the fact that you weren't on duty,,,,
,,,you wrote this report with your own hand,
Different pen, different ink, How did that happen?
I returned early from the wedding, sir,
You left the wedding hall in Adyar at 11,05 pm,
You reached OMR Mamallapuram Police Station at 11,15 pm,
There are 2 toll gates on the way, Approximately 45 kilometres,
It would take a minimum of 60 minutes,
Including the toll stops, let's say 70 minutes,
But how did you manage to reach there in 10 minutes?
So, let me guess, From Adyar, you started the car,,,
,,,at a speed of 450 km/hour, You drove at the same speed,,,
,,,throughout and reached Mamallapuram Station,
You should be an F1 racer,
You're wasting your time in the police force,
Sir, since it was a big issue, I came at lightning–speed,
Big issue and you came back at lightning speed, Fine,
Then why write only a two–line report?
With intent of murdering Adhik with a bottle,,,
,,,At Heritage Resort, Meera Krishnan,,,
,,,hit him on the head which caused excessive bleeding,
Sir, it may only be 2 lines, but the issue is clear,
It's not clearly understood, madam,
You wrote Meera's full name, why didn't you write,,,
,,,Adhik's full name?
Okay, forget that, Admit that the Adhik you have,,,
,,,mentioned in the report is the same Adhik connected to this case,
That's all there is to the case,
There was nothing else to write about,
I wrote what was needed, –You wrote what you needed, right?
I don't understand, –Really?
When Suresh got into the auto,,,,
,,,this is also a report written by you, madam,
When Suresh got into the auto, his mobile phone was in his pocket,
When he got off the auto, he felt in his pocket,
The phone was missing, That was the last time,,,
,,,his 4C mobile, you have struck out the word 4C,,,,
,,,and changed it to 4G,
What dedication, Inspector Amudha!
You've written another ten lines after that,
For someone who wrote a half–page report for a missing phone,,,,
,,,how could you write 2 lines for such a big issue?
Why? Shall I tell you?
Because on that day, that page of the report had only,,,
,,,that much of space, Am I right, madam?
When my client, Meera, lodged a complaint against Adhik,,,
,,,on 20 March, you were under pressure,
What you did then was to take the complaint register and wrote,,,
,,,Adhik's complaint like it had been given on 1st March,
Am I right, madam?
Is everything clearly understood now?
Your Honour, all the reports in this register,,,
,,,cover either half or full pages,
This is the only report written in two lines,
The reason is, once my client, Meera, lodged a complaint,,,
,,,against Adhik, the inspector was in a rush,,,
,,,to fake that Adhik's complaint came first,
She pre–dated a fake complaint for 1st March,
She only had that much of space to write the report, Your Honour,
That's the truth,
To prove your loyalty to one person,,,,
,,,why humiliate another?
When darknessinvades the sky,,,
A flash of lightningis its only companion,,,
When we unite,,,
You discover that the answeris life itself,,,
Are you a virgin? –What?
Do you understand the question, Miss Meera?
Is your virginity intact?
Are you aware of the 2018 Amendment, Mr, Bharat?
Section 146, Amendment 53A,
Any question requires the consent of the party,
I'm aware, Your Honour, Are you willing to answer,,,
,,,my question or not?
If you're hesitant to answer the question,,,,
,,,this session can be done in private,,,
,,,as in–camera proceedings, –No, sir,
I'll answer it in the open court, –Proceed,
Are you a virgin, Ms, Meera? Say yes or no,
Don't shake your head, –No,
No, How old were you when you lost your virginity?
Does the question have any bearing on the case, Mr, Bharat?
My client's character has been questioned repeatedly, Your Honour,
So, I thought I'd make it all clear to them in one shot,,,,
,,,that is if the public prosecutor has no objection,
No, –How old were you,,,
,,,when you lost your virginity?
I was 19,
I didn't hear you, –I was 19,
At 19, Meera was an adult, Your Honour,
Who was the boy? –My boyfriend,
Does he have a name? –Arun,
Did Arun pay for sleeping with him? –What kind of question is that?
Just answer my question, Did Arun pay you any money?
Why would he pay me,,,,, –Just answer my question,
What are you trying to establish? –Miss Meera,,,,
,,,I asked you a question that you said you would answer,
Answer me! –No,
We liked each other, We were attracted to each other,
Why would he pay me for that?
So, Arun did not pay you, Maybe he didn't pay you,
But did he force you? –No,
Neither did he force me, nor did he pay me,
We liked each other,
We slept together because we wanted to,
Right, Next, Several people that you know,,,,
,,,including Vishwa, ,,,have given statements,,,
to the police ,,,that you've had relationships,,,
,,,with many men, Have you had sexual relationship,,,
,,,with all those men?
Some of them, –It's true there have been a few,
So, you admit it? Now my question is,,,,
,,,what went so wrong that day that you hit Adhik with a bottle?
You've slept with other men before,
So, what's the big deal in sleeping with one more?
I don't understand what you're getting at, sir,
What I mean is, on the night of 1st March,,,,
,,,Adhik and his friends could have thought this way too,
That you were easy as you had casual sex with so many men,
That you'd be willing to do the same with them too,
Your past sexual encounters happened with your consent,
No one had forced you to do anything,
These boys are too dumb to realise that,
An act that was not paid for or forced upon you,,,
,,,has been used by the prosecution to prove that you are,,,
,,,a woman of questionable character,
From their perspective, you're an easygoing girl,
So, on that day, that night at that moment,,,,
,,,what did you do to the accused, Adhik?
What clear indication did you give him,,,
,,,that you didn't want to have sex with him?
Tell me! –I refused,
Tell me exactly, What did you do and what did you say?
I pushed him away and,,,,, –What did you say?
What were the words you used? –I said don't,
I said no, don't!
What did you say, Miss Meera Krishnan?
What did you tell him? –No! I said no!
For everyone in the court to hear, can you say that louder,,,,
,,,Miss Meera Krishnan? What did you say?
No! I said no!
You said no, You refused,
She said no, Your Honour,
But even after that, Adhik touched her inappropriately,
She was repulsed, She hit him,
At the time, she had also been drinking,
Drinking,
This is Rule Number 4, Your Honour,
A girl should never have a drink with a boy,
If she does drink, the boy takes that as a hint,
If she is willing to drink with me,,,,
,,,she must be willing to sleep with me too,
If a girl drinks, she's not a decent person,
If a boy drinks, it's merely injurious to health,
That doesn't mean I support women who drink,
If drinking is wrong, then it's wrong for women to drink,,,
,,,and just as wrong for men to drink,
The scales of virtue should be equally balanced for men and women,
But what can we do?
In our country, men are created to drink at liquor shops,,,
,,,whereas women are created to protest outside those liquor shops,
So terms and conditions differ, Your Honour,
Girls should not wear jeans, T–shirts or skirts,
Because when boys see them in such provocative clothes,,,,
,,,they get aroused and cannot help themselves,
All these days, we've been heading in the wrong direction,
We should stop trying to protect women,
We should protect men from women, If we save men,,,,
,,,women will be automatically be safe,
City girls should not be alone, should not live on their own,
But boys can live on their own, Independent girls confuse boys,
Girls should not laugh while talking,
Even if something is funny,,,,
,,,girls should always listen with a serious face,
Keep girls at home like in the olden days,
Don't let them study, don't let them work,
Don't give them a cell phone, Get them married early,
And many many more!
I'm sorry, Your Honour,
I digressed from the main issue, My client had a few drinks,
That could be the cause of her intense action,
That's all happened,
If a girl is repeatedly touched inappropriately,,,,
,,,what is she expected to do?
She merely took one step in order to protect herself,
That's all, It is not 'causing grievous injury',,,
,,,or attempt to murder,
It is just right of private defence,
Right of private defence, Your Honour,
Not that at all, –No!
I accept that maybe she had been tipsy,
But her friends had been drinking with Meera too,
Why didn't Famitha break a bottle over Vishwa's head?
Why did she leave the room with Vishwa after Andrea did?
We've seen a clear footage of that happening,
I, once again, would like to call Famitha Banu, Your Honour,
Famitha Banu!
Do you know a Professor Zahir?
Yes, –Who is he?
How do you know him? –He's a friend,
Friend? Or more than a friend?
That's personal, –Again,
That's personal, –Personal, Fine,
Your friend is much older than you, right?
He is divorced, And has a child, –Sorry, that's his personal matter,
Your Honour, I can prove that these two did not have,,,
,,,any personal relationship,
This was purely a business relationship,
That man was one of her customers, –No!
How can you say these things? –Also, Your Honour,,,,
I have submitted bank statements, If you take a look at it,,,,
,,,you'll clearly see what sort of a relationship they had,
How can you make such accusations about a woman?
Over the last few years, there have been deposits,,,
,,,of Rs25,000 from his account into yours every month,
Could you explain that? –That was a loan,
Taken to pay for my brother's treatment,
I have already begun to repay it, Why won't you talk about that?
I'm getting there, She has begun repaying the amount,
From when? From the time this case was filed,
Do you know why? When police start investigation,,,,
,,,her deceit would come to light, That is the reason,
She's very professional and sharp–minded,
Why do you twist every single thing and make it sound bad?
We broke up, We are not together anymore,
That is why I am not comfortable, I am returning the money,
You needed money, You took it,
And are returning it, What if you need it again?
Girls like you will always be short of money,
And when you need it, you take on part time jobs to manage,
Isn't that why you went with Vishwa?
Objection! –Each girl had taken a boy,,,
,,,and had gone to separate rooms, –Objection, Your Honour,
I have also submitted her brother's medical bills,
Objection, Your Honour, –Counsels, counsels!
There can't be any truth to what she is saying!
Objection! –Mr, Bharat, please maintain,,,
,,,the dignity of the court, –My friends help me out too,
Your friends help you? –Yes,
To support your family? Who are these friends?
Show us, I also have plenty of friends,
But no one helps me with household expenses,
Answer me! Admit it! You earn money by soliciting men!
And that's where your income comes from!
Why did you go into separate rooms with the boys?
Yes! I shouldn't have gone! I should never have gone!
Since that day, I've been cursing myself for that stupidity!
I should not have gone!
If I had not gone, this wouldn't have happened,
Stop making excuses! Answer me! You demanded money!
You just want to humiliate me like you humiliated Meera, right?
Answer me! Did you ask for money or not?
You're just trying to prove we asked for money,
So you're degrading us like this! –You asked for money! Undoubtedly!
The whole issue began when you demanded money!
If you hadn't demanded, you would have gone home,
They would have gone home! Luring rich boys and making cash,,,
,,,has become a career! –Fine!
Yes! We asked for money! I admit it!
Your Honour, I need to speak with my client alone,
Sir, no, sir, please! I have to say this,
We asked for money, We asked for money and we took it,
Fami, why are you doing this? We did not take money,
Why are you branding us like this? –Andrea Tariang, keep quiet!
Sir, we took money, –Sir, no, sir,
Sir, please sit! Please sit down!
Please allow me to speak,
Sir, after she took the money, Meera changed her mind,
She withdrew her consent, sir,
She said no, She said no repeatedly,
But even then, Adhik kept touching her,
Now you tell us, sir,
In the eyes of the law, is what he did right or wrong?
Famitha Banu, you may go,
This session is adjourned, The next court date,,,
,,,will be announced shortly,
I'm sorry,
Famitha!
I don't want my family to be involved,
Please don't call me again,
Zahir! She really loved you,
You know what? You're a coward,
It was brave of you,
You didn't ask for money, you didn't take any money,
But you admitted you did it and ended that argument very simply,
Henceforth they cannot use that point to argue their case,
What else could I do? It hurts,
"They demanded money, they took money,"
Besides us, no one is ready to believe we didn't take money,
Look, Adhik, dealing with Bharat is not an issue,
Be as rude as you can to him, Make him angry,
I'll take care of the rest,
Mr, Adhik, according to you,,,,
,,,when a girl laughs with you or touches you while she talks,,,,
,,,it means, 'come and sleep with me', right?
No, Did I say that? –It's in your statement, Mr, Adhik,
That only refers to the people connected with this case,
Otherwise it depends, –Depends on what?
Where and how we meet, –Where and how,
If you meet a girl at a music festival, it's a hint,
If you meet her at the library or a temple, it's not a hint,
According to you, the place decides a girl's character,
You're twisting my words, –I'm not twisting your words,
I'm merely trying to understand your statement,
It seems Meera was drunk when she hit you,
Mr, Satyamurthy said so, Had you been drinking as well?
Yes, I had been drinking, –So, let us assume that,,,
,,,you were drunk too, Meera stopped you or tried to stop you,
Despite that, you still tried to molest her,
And so Meera hit you, This could have happened, right?
It could have, but that's not what happened that day,
Sorry, I forgot to congratulate you,
Hearty congratulations, I hear you're getting married,,,
,,,to MLA Kumar's daughter, –What does my personal life,,,
,,,have to do with the case? –My client's personal life,,,
,,,also had little to do with the case,
Are you implying that I'm also indecent like them?
That's what you want to prove, right?
There is no need to prove that, Why are you getting worked up?
I was only congratulating you,
But you're getting angry, –I'm not angry,
I just want to know why you're bringing up my wedding now,
Adhik, do you tend to get angry often?
Especially when we bring up something you don't like?
Why do you keep bringing up my anger?
Really? I'm being so polite, I'm addressing you so courteously,
But you,,,,,
Fine, it is expected from you,
Mr, Adhik, do you often visit sex workers?
No, sir, –So, that was your first time?
That is if what you say is true, –Yes,
My first time in a situation like this,
Do you always invite random girls you've just met to dinner?
They said they were hungry, So we called them,
It was a mistake to be kind to the wrong type of girls,
Was this the same kindness that made you pour them drinks?
Didn't you see the photo? She poured her own drink,
There's no photo of Andrea pouring her own drink,
Did you pour her one?
While we were drinking, we offered them one as a courtesy,
Adhik, why won't you admit it?
Is it because you're marrying into an influential MLA family?
Afraid your reputation will suffer?
Or afraid the wedding will be called off?
Quite often, when you meet pretty girls, out of kindness,,,,
,,,you buy them drinks and dinner, It is your hobby, Correct?
Just admit it,
Why won't you admit it? Shall I tell you why?
Because if the court finds you guilty of sexual assault,,,,
You'll go to jail for a long time,
Isn't that why you concocted this whole story?
Correct? –Objection, Your Honour,
What's your objection, Mr, Satyamurthy?
His clients have already admitted that they took money,
But he,,,,, –Okay, sit down,
Carry on, Mr, Bharat,
Let me ask you another question, When Meera was pouring you,,,
,,,a drink, didn't it strike to you that they were,,,
,,,the wrong type of girls and you should stay a mile away from them,
Not at that time, no,
Do the women in your family drink? –Only men drink,
What about your mother or sister? They don't drink?
Girls from good families do not drink,
They don't go for parties? –Family gatherings,
They only attend functions hosted by friends or relatives,
They do not go to parties,
Mr, Adhik, I think I'd like to show you a photo,
This is a photo of your sister,
Taken at a party she attended where she was drinking,
Mind your words, put that photo away,
Put it away! Do you know who you're talking to?
Ask your uncle that,
Sir, what kind of questions are these?
He's unnecessarily misleading the witness,
This is a lie!
My sister won't do such things, Going to a party,,,
,,,or resort with strange men, Only girls like them will do this,
Girls from good families would never do that,
Things like this only happen to girls like them,
Adhik, please keep quiet! –No, they don't happen,
They should not happen,
It is boys like you who think that,,,
,,,behaving this way is your birthright,
Based on what girl's wear or what they say,,,,,
Objection, –Wait, sir! One second!
They came happily to the resort cracked dirty jokes and laughed,
Not only me, but any other boy would have thought that,,,
,,,she's game for anything, And he will try his luck,
I tried too, Why else would she come to the resort?
Why else would she come to the room?
Objection! –Satyamurthy, silence!
Perhaps she didn't realise that you'd try to rape her,
Rape? –Adhik, stop!
Sir, one second! What rape? What are you calling as rape?
Ask anybody who is here, Things like this will happen,,,
,,,to girls like that,
Do you know what we call girls like them?
Mr, Satyamurthy, please control him,
Thank you, Adhik, Thank you,
That is exactly what happened, Your Honour,
What Adhik just said is exactly what happened that day,
Even those known as modern women are from good families,
Even working women are from good families,
Whether you fall on a rock or a rock falls on you,,,,
,,,you are the one who get hurt, A thread cannot enter a needle,,,
,,,that does not yield,
We've heard proverbs like that for centuries,
But when have we ever sought the needle's permission to thread it?
Girls are not mere objects like rocks or needles,
They have the same emotions as men do,
But to men like these, girls are only seen as objects,
They don't carry a sign that says, "I'm Ready for anything",
But even well–dressed, well–educated boys like them,,,
,,,still believe in patriarchy,
Man or woman, everyone has a right to express their desire,
But to force someone is wrong, Men like him don't understand that,
Based on petty things like how a girl talks or laughs,,,,
,,,they brand girls as good or bad,
Then they decide whether or not to lay a hand on them,
I rest my case, Your Honour,
Counsels, closing arguments? Mr, Satyamurthy,
Your Honour, we've already proven that the girls went,,,
,,,to the resort to make money, If they're blameless,,,,
,,,why didn't they go to the police earlier?
Adhik is a rich young man, They thought he'd be cowed down,,,
,,,by blackmail, We have also submitted the statements,,,
,,,of the investigating officer, doctor, waiter, manager,,,
,,,and neighbours,
From all this, it is clear that no one forced them,
And that they're faking the self–defence theory,
Claiming self–defence has become a trend now,,,
,,,to be used as and when needed,
Therefore, I request the court to sentence Meera Krishnan,,,
,,,to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempt to murder,
And a minimum of 6 months imprisonment for the other 2 girls,
That's all, Your Honour, –Mr, Bharat, proceed,
Mr, Bharat?
No,
No, Your Honour,
'No' is not just a word, It's a whole statement,
It needs no special emphasis or reason,,,
,,,or explanation,
The meaning of 'no' is simply 'no',
'Don't' means 'don't',
My client said 'no', Your Honour,
And these boys must realise that 'no' means 'no',
Whether the girl is known to them or a stranger,
She could be a girlfriend or lover,
She could have been drinking, she could be a sex worker,
Why, she could even be his wife,
If she says 'no', it means 'no',
No means 'no',
And when someone says so, you stop,
You stop,
Case passed over for judgement,
The court shall reveal its judgement shortly,
The court believes that this is a new beginning,
Regarding the charges against Meera Krishnan,,,,
,,,Section 307, attempt to murder, and the charges against,,,
,,,the other two, Section 324, due to lack of solid evidence,,,,
,,,and according to Section 97 Section 101,,,,
,,,the court rules that it was an act of self–defence,,,
,,,and that the three are free to go,
Furthermore, on the basis of Bharat's arguments,,,,
,,,there is evidence of a crime committed by Adhik,
Therefore, as the case has already been brought against him,,,,
,,,the court orders an in–depth investigation,
The court is dispersed,
Get up,
Come on,
Sir!