No funny stuff You walk ahead of me
Hold the rope tight
Rice-cake again for breakfast?
The same every day!
Playing with Naxal extremists again?
It’s bank procedure, brother Please co-operate
Some extra liver for you
I buy from Varkey because he sells real meat
Varkey, give me some meat scraps for the dogs
Some bones for soup
Stupid, what are you doing, slicing or scraping?
Okay,this will do
Flesh from the thigh,Father
Thanks
Hey, what is this?
Subadra, cook the meat curry with coconut milk, okay?
Would you like the tapioca dish with big pieces?
Both brother and sister straight from hell
Dude, we too eat fish
But it’s tiny fish. Let me taste it first
Get lost, you mongrel
My brother would slit your throat if he found out
It's dark, take this torch. Don't want you tripping and falling
Hold this
Thomas called from the bar. They need the meat early
First deliver seven kilograms of lean meat to Kuriachan's house
It’s for his daughter's engagement
Never invites anyone, that skunk
Idiot! Is that how you tie a knot?
Are you practising to tie the knot on your mother-in-law?
Bring the legs together
I did, master
Lower its head
Hold it tight
It's getting away!
Don't let go
Hold on to it
JALLIKKATTU
Hurry up! Come on... come fast.
Please come out!
Bring some water! There is a fire
Brother, there is a fire
Everybody, come fast!
There is a fire! Hope it doesn't spread
Tie up your hair
What is it?
A buffalo’s run amok
Why would it burn a haystack?
Buffaloes eat hay, don't they?
What the hell.
Don't poor people have the right to live here?
Prabhakaran
Open the door
Who is it?
It's me, Varkey
Varkey?
What happened?
Come with me
Don't worry, Varkey
They are migrants from the plains
Before daybreak, they will catch and butcher it
Your father Mathan fell into the well when a buffalo ran amok like this...
...didn't he?
Varkey, I’m sure he went this way
You get piss drunk every day and fool about
No wonder it ran away
First, pay for the meat you bought last week
It almost killed us
I know how to groom it. Go away!
I lost 50 litres of milk. You have to answer for it
Go, call the police
Move out of here
Shine the torch
Where is Antony?
Where are you off to, so early in the morning?
The buffalo’s gone
Life’s become impossible here
You fool. Where is the buffalo?
Headed towards the plantation …
On the run, trampling all in its way
And escaped into the forest
Stop there
Where are you all off to?
You three, go that side
Some of you, come this way
Damn these insects Is he growing a forest or what?
It’s Nature, man
Where to? The beast will finish you
Where? Where?
Come. Come fast
Chase it. Don't let it go
There … He went that way
There goes the buffalo. Come fast
It has gone there
Don't trample the shrubs! They are all medicinal herbs
What happened?
The buffalo Varkey wanted butchered is running wild
We are chasing it
Leave that gentle soul alone
This universe is home to every creature, not just humans
Let it go free and live its life
While we men risk our lives?
Oh, Shangu! Don't use abusive words It will pollute the surroundings
Come on, it's here
Mind the plants!
Just find the beast And trap it
Paul, please calm down
Paul, abusive words will pollute the surroundings
Why call your dad for every silly thing?
I will go to my home, whenever i want.
He calls himself an inspector
You will obey my words and stay here. Or be gone for good
Some father and daughter, these two. - Dare to insult my father?
If I do, so what?
You started this the day you came here
Get lost! Go to your bloody home
A week from the wedding …
Go ahead, kill me!
Yes, I will kill you and also your dad!
Go ahead
Sir …
Sub Inspector, sir... - I don't care..
Go and open it yourself!
Sir, it was excellent tapioca plant. Extremely lush
That buffalo romped over it and destroyed my everything
If you have a licensed gun shoot and kill the beast
And mind you …
I haven't heard or seen anything, okay?
Anything happened to you?
Father!
What the hell? Even a wild boar wouldn't cause such rampage
Varghese, call the police
Come down
Come down here!
Don’t be rough with it. That would mean trouble later
Does the church belong to your dad?
Listen to me
All this land was a dense forest
My dad usurped it and then donated it to the church
And he lets the buffalo loose here, the bastard
I’ll see to it that your butcher shop is shut down
Did you call the police?
Master, the police van is coming
Now let them sort it out
I am here at the church for something urgent
Move aside
Didn't I say I will call you back?
Sir, no provision to shoot it
Look at the damage it has caused to the crops
Father, there is a procedure to follow
The Tahsildar has to issue an order, the veterinary surgeon has to come
Meaning, it will take another week
Then, we will catch it on our own!
Hey, didn't I tell you I'll call back!
Don't call me like this!
Do what you need to. But, with a wild buffalo …
there are legal issues
We can't even move out of our houses
Dear villagers, a violent buffalo is running amok...
and destroying the peace of this village
spreading fear everywhere
It has already destroyed crops and much else
Don't worry, why are you crying?
A buffalo is running wild. The child will get scared
Let’s shut the door
I know why …
Women and children are adviced to stay indoors
Senior citizens, please avoid defecating in the open
All of you, go back home
All labourers keep indoors and don't report for work
You can weed the tapioca and collect cow dung later
Now, you must protect your life!
Express your strong protest against the authorities
They don’t protect our lives and property
You spend your life sniffing behind her
When the villagers go without sleep
No wonder she stays home as a spinster
In her 9th class, she had an affair with the PT teacher
Real cock-teaser!
You ...! Leave it!
To finish it off hit him on the head
If you catch him, go straight for his heart
Do you get it?
It is destroying vehicles …
Maybe we should call Kuttachan
Don't dare mention that scum!
What’s this? Get back
Why all this ruckus?
It started early morning
Kalan Varkey's buffalo is running wild
Varkey's buffalo? No wonder!
He remains unmarried … and sneaks into homes at night
His sister is no better
Like dogs in butcher shop, all men sniff after her
She had a thing with her drill master too
Can't you hear the announcement?
Still boiling tapioca in the open?
Get lost, you gaffer
Is the tapioca boiled?
Almost
A little more salt? Yes
Haven't you prepared tea yet?
I’m doing it
Give me something to munch
Boozing from early morning?
You do as I say
Let us cook more rice tomorrow
If free, people eat anything
So you are not calling the villagers?
No! I don't want to spoil my daughter's engagement
When I first came here with rubber plants …
these scundrels asked if one could drink rubber milk!
Why are you following me? Wait there
For the wedding, I will call everyone …
Yes, that will do
So what are our plans?
Brandy will be here this morning
As for toddy-bread, let us have 60
Make it 70
Let it be 80
Be sure to add some boiled rice while making the appam batter
That will make it fluffy, crusty and tasty
Very soft
Here’s tea
Drink up
One minute
My munchies?
Yes, and we need to serve the appam with buffalo gravy
Whom are you talking to all the time?
My friend
Which friend?
Stop it and go … There are visitors
Luckacha, please check on the fish curry
You must smell the aroma of spices and tamarind upon opening the lid
We can make curd dish with jack fruit
Jack fruit? Don't make a gravy with jack fruit
Let us have a curd dish with tender yam
There must be chunky pieces of tender yam to eat
And moist juice of yam to slurp off it
Make pickle with green pepper. Make it extra spicy
So spicy, it should drive the lice out of their heads
Now our special buffalo roast. That's our signature dish
I want roasted coconut slices soaked in the buffalo fat
Then ghee and meat
This fat will give that extra taste to the curry
Understood? - Yes
Why this noise? An announcement?
No idea. People are running. What has happened?
What’s going on?
Old man, whose buffalo?
Kalan's (Varkey)
What will I do for buffalo meat?
What are you saying?
Without buffalo curry, can we even call it a feast?
Where is this idiot going with the cart?
He's ringing the bell like he's walking to his mother's cremation.
The fool is headed that way
Ask him to move away. Or he will get hit
You owe me a lot of money Please pay me my interest
A buffalo is running wild and you want your interest?
Look there. The buffalo will be here
Sanku, push him away
Move away if you want to stay alive, fool
Where is this man running?
Where did the beast go?
It has broken into the Bank
Can you write off the mortgage against my house?
Only I can save you now
Come on, decide fast
Go to hell
Drive the beast out. We’ll shut the gate to trap it
Go, catch hold of it
The memorandum submitted to the hon'ble district collector...
from Kunnumpuram house of Meppara village…
by Paul, son of Oudha, occupation - farming…
Correct it as 'late' Oudha
The 'mahisha' brought illegally for slaughter …
'Mahisha' (a god)
What else is a buffalo?
A buffalo is a buffalo. Write simply that?
Then you write it
No, please proceed
I humbly request you to look into this matter
And initiate appropriate action
Look here! It has destroyed our flag post
We must do something about it
Varkey, let’s go to the hospital
It is nothing serious I will go home and have a steam bath
We have to catch it before sunset..
Hey, what is happening here?
Some buffalo has run amok
Buffalo? Get in fast, man..
Move aside..
Those Poomala guys have arrived! To create ruckus!
Pour one more drink Let us have a bash..
(folk song)
Look, I was in Idukki
And I came here as soon as I heard of this!
Sir, you can't take it lightly!
We have to handle him physically!
We have to do something now!
Comrade, please calm down..
Then like the other party, let us too be meek and spineless..
First,it was not deliberately let loose!
Second, Varkey helps us in times of need
True! He never keeps me waiting at his shop
Third, by evening, all of us can...
What nonsense is this?
Listen, we will catch the buffalo..
We catch wild buffalos So local buffalos are nothing to us!
You can get lost!
Beat them up..
Yes, sir.. I had heard about it, sir
But sir, what can we do about it?
Sir...
SIR
Sir...
Right from morning, these rogues start creating trouble..
Stop and buy a pack of minikkutti..
Let them butcher, barter or bait the buffalo
But why place all this trouble on me?
Do you know how much I have lost?
Bro, can I have tea?
Why tea? I will serve you arrack!
This is too much
For generations, Varkey has been our supplier for meat
But this is happening for the first time
You and your bloody traditions and generations
Your ancestors left their homes and migrated here...
either due to poverty or their illegal activities
Varkey's family comes from an ancient one
Bullshit
Varkey's father fled after seducing his wife's bedridden sister
Is that so? I didn't know!
Since he couldn't buy any land here he started butchering buffaloes
That is in the past
People didn't have money to buy meat everyday
At most, one buffalo a month That's all
Now, listen up
Fill your stomach with those snacks But you must pay the bill, okay?
Once, on Easter eve a buffalo broke free
People caught and killed it and shared the meat
But Mapilla was found two days later
He was lying dead in a well
He was running after the buffalo - Run, he did
Why wash dirty linen? We must call Kuttachan
Look at him! He's really had it
Varkey dude, how are you?
Feeling just heavenly!
You get drunk, jump fences - without a care for the buffaloes
No wonder it turned out like this
Better go to hospital
The Poomala hooligans are fermenting trouble
Do something fast Or it will get worse
Let Kuttachan come and shoot it down
Now we need only him to add to the ruckus
Varkey, let Kuttachan come. He will find a way
You've scores to settle
What did i do ?
Let me see if I can catch the buffalo without him
Then go and do so
Why are you sitting numb?
Stop your blabbering
He can't even hang on To the buffalo's tail
It's not as easy as your silly fishing
Sunny, go call Kuttachan
You move aside
Omana dear, it is me
Kuttachan? When did you land?
Just now
Prepare chicken for me, I'll come by in the evening
Hurrah, hurrah, Kuttachan!
Varkey, what happened?
Look, Kuttacha
Not mere Kuttachan, But Ganja Kuttachan!
The same Ganja Kuttachan you all drove away
You've grown some hair?
Kuttacha, come inside
Leave me, Varkey, I'm not here to play little games
Let me do what I came here for..
Come, let us go in my car
No need
It's not a big deal abroad!
Let's apply to the government for permission to hunt
After Sunday Mass, we go with our guns
There are enough deers and boars..
Don't go for a big shoot
If your wife sends you back from abroad
you'll roam around here weeding cardamom
Have coffee..
There is no meat for dinner
I will see to it
This is Johnson
You also came to know that?
It has destroyed everything. There is chaos around the church
Not if it comes from a freezer. If fresh meat, get me 3 kilos
If local pig, 2 kilos
Come over. Kuttachan has arrived
Now, it's a different ball game
Come
Hurrah, hurrah, Kuttachan!
My god!
Scared?
Keep it there
Now come this side
Please give way
Oh god! He's a terrific man, master!
Quiet, you scum
Nothing for outsiders! all for yourself?
Here is tea for you
Why laugh?
Why not pour it yourself?
We must go to Elappara tomorrow
Bro, my meat..
Wait, man
They say it's a huge one. Let us go and see
No, I am not coming
A timber job
Tomorrow is tough for me
A surprise opportunity
Move aside
What are you up to? Go, look for the buffalo
Caught the buffalo?
Get inside. Or he may knock you down
Where?
There, look there
Come here
Come up, fast
Give me that knife
This is the rubber estate. It won't go beyond
The canal on that side is in full spate
Two men should keep watch there. Two men, yes?
This is the granite quarry
Beyond that?
Owned by the Kalladanthi family
I will be there
Near the quarry? - Yes
Playing hopscotch?
None of your business. Get lost
What will you do if I don't?
Come, let's go
Come on
Kuttan bro.. Yes, tell me...
Were you caught by the police for smuggling sandalwood?
Yes. I was betrayed by that scum
Kuttacha, you should go to church once in a while
I haven't even been there even for baptism
But there are certain advantages
Did you get me?
Have it
Here is the pickle. I will take it
So, now they are bold enough to cut sandalwood
Even from the church compound?
What a job they've done
After all, why does a church need sandalwood?
If it was a temple, I could understand
How will dung-worms like you understand?
There is only one sandal smuggler here
Stealing sandalwood from church?
He is farming ganja too
Xavi, leave your wife alone and come down
There
There it goes
Where did it go?
Why the hell are you following me?
Damnit! I was about to catch it!
Get lost. I don't need anyone
I prefer that
What is it? - Nothing
Kutti bro, it went that side
Do you know which is the tastiest meat in the world?
What is it?
Human flesh
Got scared?
Here comes the buffalo!
Move !
One buffalo dead
I think it got shot on the back
It went that side
Which side?
There
Where?
I think it got shot in the tail
One bullet wasted
Look, Kuttachan has more than one ball
Now, move on
I said that the District Collector will come tomorrow morning
No point waiting here
There it goes. Catch it!
Masterji, are you okay?
Did something happen to you?
He's gone, better look in the forest
Come on
Go fast
Prabhakarettan, come fast. I've caught it
Look.. See how I've trapped it?
Luck favoured us
Not luck, it's Antony
You understand?
Just go to sleep
Then you stuff my nostrils with cotton like a corpse
Don't worry, we can do without buffalo meat We can order meat curry from a hotel..
After all, there are only 30 guests
Great idea! Serving all the best dishes with shit alongside!
Do whatever!
How come the cock is crowing at this godforsaken hour?
Yes! - Why not fry some local chicken?
They may as well eat chicken instead of buffalo meat
It's not just a buffalo A bull too has got trapped!
What?
Come, a bull is trapped here..
Come, get on the bike fast
I need a ladder to climb this damned bike
Someone is coming! Let's go
Listen to me
I came here to buy some chicken! - Don't you open your mouth!
You come out. Now!
I came here to get some chicken
Step out and let us see
We are taking him to a procession
Hello, everyone please note this
This cock is for sacrifice at Edapally church
This one will be sacrificed at my house
Take his clothes off How is the new cock king doing?
Please, I'll give you anything you want
It's my daughter's engagement tomorrow
We will thrash him! We'll smash him!
Oh Jesus!
Who is there?
Who is it?
Someone's coming Let's get out of here
This is perfect
This is how you behave before marriage, imagine after...?
Go back home! I will have a word with your father
Him and his freaky hair. Take the bike and get lost
Take the bike. Scram!
What's going on?
Move aside
Move
It's quite common. Cattles often fall into wells
But, it won't fall on its own
Move aside, you brat - I'm the one who trapped it
Varkey, shall I finish it off?
Go ahead
If I catch the beast, I know how to kill it too
Better finish him off now
Who the hell are you to decide?
Can't I express my opinion? Look, it will get sunk in mud
What's wrong with you? We can shoot it and bring it up
It was I who ran after it from morning
Everyone here knows I trapped it
Now, if anyone wants kill or butcher it...
Why are all of you here? To claim your share?
The moment they hear a buffalo is on the run,
they rush in with chillies and spices!
You Poomala guys, are you here for your share?
Did he actually trap it?
'When you get hold of the rooster...'
'Tear off the feathers It's time for chicken curry!'
'When you get hold of the rooster...'
'Tear off the feathers It's time for chicken curry!'
Now soak it
'Back home in Poomala, When we chew tobacco...'
'Auntie would yell at us.'
'Back home in Poomala, When we chew tobacco...'
'Auntie would yell at us.'
Freezing cold! Like in a forest
This was once a forest
Are you joking? This, a forest!
You brat, when were you born?
When did you start wearing shirt and trousers?
When my father came here first
Even the bullock carts came only upto Petta
From there, they had to walk, climb and clamour..
And when they reached,
it was full of elephants and porcupines,
For fear of bears, they dare not step out
My dad made a big Cross
And placed it on top of the hill
Then he gathered all the men and women
And started digging, ploughing and planting
Even now, with us here, this place belongs to animals
Look there at those men
They may move around on two legs But they are beasts
Come on, pull it well
Where is he?
That skunk, Kuttachan?
I don't find him here now
Sophy is alone there, He must have gone with the gun to her
What?
Leave me
Let me go, you dog!
Get in and bolt the door. I've trapped the beast
Antony!
What?
Cut out two chunks of meat from its ribs I'll prepare tapioca dish with it
Add extra pepper
Move aside
Where are all of you rushing? Let one man get down
The pulley is fixed. Who will go down?
You go take a look
Let one man go
Prabhakaretta, if he can't, I will
Can't you see someone getting ready?
Please be quiet
Hold on to the wooden post
Throw me that rope
Antony, take care
Everyone, clear the space
Hold the rope
Point the light down
Is it tight enough? - Want to tighten it more?
No
Gently
Now hold it tight. And loosen gently
Loosen the rope on both sides
Let it go down
Gently loosen it
Do it gently
Pull this side
Enough! Stop
Shit! What the hell are you doing?
Get me another rope
Can't you see someone hanging there? Bring it fast
Tie it fast then give it to him
Come on, fast. I can't hang on for long
Now, pull it up
Come, everyone together
Together, heave ho!
Heave together, heave ho!
Varkey, they are hauling up your buffalo!
Go, give them a hand
There are enough people to do it
Look, if you get him, shoot him straight in the chest
Sure
Heave together, heave ho!
Gently
So, you killed him!
He looked after our mother!
It could have been killed with a single bullet. This is all your fault.
What are you up to?
Don’t create a ruckus. It’s a dead man’s house
You go home
Leave now
I swear... He won’t see the next dawn
No one gets any share! I will feed him to the dogs
Come on, guys
If only someone killed that buffalo
It is not some goat or cow. It’s a buffalo gone wild!
It will tear you apart
You suckers are no good.
Before daybreak we will kill it and take it home
We Poomala people are here now
Not only that. We’ll also take it home
We’ll fry it in a pan; mix it with tapioca
The fire you’ve lit for this buffalo, you can put it out with water
You will shit cowdung
If you even touch the buffalo we will chop off your limbs
Clear them off
Or they will wind up dead
Stop it!
Stop it, I say!
Move aside
Settle the issue. No point in carrying a gun and stick
So, you are the one who decides things here?
Get down
Sir, your hooliganism won’t work here
Don't bully us when we talk
You are teaching me law?
Move aside
Come early morning with bags to carry quite a few dead bodies
I will decide on the dead bodies… or not
Some of our men are in hospital
One of them is dead. And what are you doing about it?
You don't get to leave till you resolve this issue
Burn their Jeep!
You will burn the Jeep?
Move aside
Sir, they are burning our Jeep
Listen to me. Let me go
Please...
Move aside. Let it burn!
Push him too into it!
You go to your house, you bitch
Move aside, I say
Where to with this, man?
You better sit at home.
Brother...
Buffalo and boars run wild. What do you want me to do?
Dare you talk back to the police? - Who are you to ask?
You go and take it. I will file a case
I will definitely file a case. And deal with it then
Go get the sheets
What the hell are you doing in one big group?
One group, head to the cardamom plantation
Others go to the hanging bridge
It is almost dawn
If you play around the buffalo will escape
Idiots! Tying cobwebs to catch a buffalo...
Should I raise it a bit?
We can't let him go through this. Tie it a bit higher
Hold it at an angle. - Shut up and stand aside
Keep quiet, man
Run!
Move aside, you fools
Come on, fast
Fast.... Bring some vehicle
Shift him carefully
Come on, start
You bone-scraper, you backstabbed me?
You thought I came here for the buffalo?
I came here to finish you off, guttersnipe!
Don't stand there watching. Pull its legs
Give me a hand
Kuttachan?
It has pierced his belly
Doesn’t look like a buffalo horn wound
Kuttachan, wake up
What happened?
I was stabbed
The buffalo…
Hold him. Let’s take him to the hospital
Make it fast. - It's coming
Put off the lights
Pull it tight
Switch off the lights. It is coming
Don't let him go
Kill the beast!
It’s I who caught it
Nobody gets a share in this
There are more of us! We will take it
I hunted it and its mine
Kill him!
Kill!
KILL!