grasslands
chola forests
dense forest with bigger trees
even the sunlight
didn’t penetrate the forest
kunjapoo and his dad
murugan are living here
kunjapoo slept by hearing
his fathers elephant stories
natures music
and birds chirping woke up kunjapoo
Through Kunjappoo
forests tradition should be retained
and that is Murugan's wish
Grandma
Did those elephants left ?
Ha..that was your dream….
they didn’t came yesterday
But 3-4 of them were here.
Last time they came in those grasslands
last night dad was telling stories
He left early!!
He promised taking me also
You were in deep sleep..
thats why murugan left
How much time have been since he left
he just left
Dad…
I am also comming..wait
Come ..come…come fast
font
Why you want to come
Forest is so far …
you have to go near to that mountain
font
look...look
Wait…the elephant is there
Did the elephant stay in the shola forest?
Elephants stay in the shola when its about to rain
How you came to know?
I got the smell of an elephant
It gives a smell….when its near
you must know the way of the wind
Your eyes,ears and nose should be sharp in the forest
Come walk
In the month of February bees collect the nectar
at that time we should not take it
From April we start collecting the honey
What happened dad?
There is honey in this tree
we can take
Hold this
Dad.. is there honey
Yes its there
how's it
Now one more thing to do
We should do like this
Praying to god
what dad
Now onwards this tree is ours
I have seen this tree flowering and fruiting many time
Hold this
we have to tie this like this
take that stick
walk
Now we will go to the tribe heads house
walk carefully
Careful kunju
Summer rains raised the flow
Where this river comes from?
Its coming from Kanamala
with blessing of goddess
this is the stone goddess gifted us
I kept a stone like this for your mother
Can I go alone in the forest ?
You need to study the routes
You need your own route
Do you want to use my way to forest
I want to find my own way
Yes that’s better
then you will never forget your way
Walk carefully
Trees cutting sound
our life depends on this forest
These people wont leave a single shade of a tree
They are cutting down every trees here
What happened dad ?
You wont understand ..that you start walking
Kunjapoo…didn’t got the luck to see the elephant
will see him ,when I go alone
Ha..he will make you run
But I know the forest dad
You need to study by going into the forest
dont stiffen
What happened exactly ?
She just slipped
Anyway you got luky
no fractures
Now you go to the tribes hut and take a steam
Next time you bring long pepper also
there are so many fever case amoung the tribe
We got the honey
Birng it... bring it
Kunjappoo how's your studies ?
He is moving to fifth grade
Need send him outside forest for studies
Kunjappoo what's your opinion ?
I am not going out of forest
I want to stay in the forest
Good boy
Then study medicine
Did learn the medicines kunjapoo
Some plants I have shown him
Yes I know brahmi
Forest has plenty of medicinal plant
Pepper -ginger-adathoda-cloves
cardamom and cinnamon like that
many medicine herbs are there in forest
You should know the forest and love the forest
Did you get what I said Kunjappoo
Shall we leave
Ok then
Dont forget about honey as well as pepper too
Krishna what are you doing ?
Hit Harder
Then only it will be useful
yeah like that
Dad
what he do with these medicines
He sell to outside people
Then why cant you do like that?
I don’t like that
There are people who even sale their breast milk
That won work for us
you walk
The elephant has come to the tribal area
Dad
what happened to my mother
Your mother is still in the forest
Don’t make him more confused
your mothers second delivery was a still birth
That time I went to collect honey
She went in search for the dead child
She went inside the forest
It was too late when i came back from forest
the elephant killed her
my mother is a goddess
yes dear
I kept a stone for her spirits peace
You people go and keep some turmeric on the stone
otherwise kunjapoo will get nightmar
Mom wait...
Mom
Tell your mother
that you are going outside for studies
My mother is still in the forest
Forest is our mother
The mother who feeds us
We must put off the fire
Otherwise the forest will burn
Kunji….are you going alone ?
Let him go alone and know the forest
Teacher
ha…who is this ! Kunjappoo
Why are you here ?...
I came to inform you about my higher studies
You go out for education kunjapoo..its a good thing
if I go out for studies
Will the forest forget me ?
The forest wont forget you
Unless you didn't forget the forest
Its good to go and study outside
you have to become a school teacher
Dad is insisting me to go
Its difficult for me
to leave my dad ,granma and this forest
You better study and come
that’s your dads ambition
Tommorow teachers are coming from outside
You come with your dad
Sound of elephant
Dad
Carefull..
I saw the elephant
In bamboo forest
Bamboo forest is his resting place
that elephant will not create problem
These fishes came with the summer rain
They will not stay if the flow is high
You rest in the basket
Is that elephant the son of that big elephant?
My dear Kunji
That elephant is around twelve years old
He is harmless
Muruga…Muruga
What happened ?
Father is having breathlessness
We must take him to hospital
Wait I am coming
Kunji you sleep with grandma
I will be late
What happened?
Father is sick
I will also come dad
No
Its going to rain
and there is no light in the forest
Go fast
Tribal people making loud noise
His son came at the right time
Raman was so sick
Thank god it didn’t rained last night
Tree cutting sound
These people will cut down the entire forest
Is his father terribly sick?
Murugan: Yeah
We carried him to jeep
Raman is the the eldest amoung the tribe
God will protect him
Who carried raman?
His son must carry him that’s the rule
If I go outside ,then who will carry you?
The teachers are coming today?
Yes
one more name to add
after that today's list will be over
Whats your name?
Kunjapoo
We call him kunji
is it possible to use this name in school?
It is common here
Here the life is different sir
Kunjapoo, don’t you want to go to school?
He is already ready
Isn't it Kunjappoo ?
Kunji
Will you forget dad and this forest?
Never dad
Kunji
Come lets go
Say Bye to grandma
See you soon Grandma
After so many tears you are born my dear son
You are the spark which come when stone rubs each other
After so many tears you are born my dear son
You are the spark which come when stone rubs each other
You started walking in the forest which lies in my heart
The streams in the forest fed you
as the milk from mothers breast
When you grow up till the sky don’t forget the roots
And the smell of the forest which lies in roots<
Dear…o my dear
You learned the stories which the mountains told
You played with the dear and the leopard
You filled your heart with kindness as water
You fly in the sky as an eagle
When you grow up till the sky don’t forget the roots
And the smell of the forest which lies in the roots
Dear…o my dear
You are my dear which your mother forest protected since
your birth
You swing on my minds ambition
You are my dear which your mother forest protected since
your birth
You swing on my minds ambition
You slept on my chest
Finally you parted me and my heart
is weeping as a swinging bamboo
Finally you parted me and my heart
is weeping as a swinging bamboo
Dear….o my dear
SIX MONTHS LATER
Kunju
Yes
not like that
slowly…slowly
Come fast kunjapoo
Yeah I am coming
Hey tadpole
Will you bath?(Teasing tone)
Buzz off you
Hey don’t enter my bathroom
Uncle…today also bread and jam
No dear
I will give you chicken biriyani
don’t waste the food
Take one
We will go and look that nest
if there are babies
one for you and one for me
Rain might have damaged it
Lets go and see
Kunjapoo, go slow
Hey
What you people are doing there?
I don’t like watching T.V
Its full of advertisements
I like this cartoons
There is no Electricity and T.V in my home
I have that both in my home
We don’t have atleast a good road
will get exhausted after walking
Me and dad used to walk
Kunjapoo?
You don’t want sleep
Tomorrow ,professor jos is taking the class
He will ask questions
So you want to become his favourite student
What do you like to become in life?
I want to ....
I want to become a school teacher
So that I can teach every one
Then you become a school teacher by studying
Let me sleep
Ok then Good night
Living beings are classified as
herbivores and carnivores
Herbivores eat plants
and carnivores eat meat
Existance of Universe is based on this
From this life cycle got created
Vaavachi
How many times I have told you
dont sit and sleep in the class
Sorry sir
Room was full of
Mosquitos & Bed bug
so that I was not able to sleep last night
Is that true Kunjappoo
hat’s not right sir
Moths and bugs are there
So there is a life cycle inside your room
You come and meet me after the class
All Listen
Ok SIr
Kunjapoo
How is you studies
Not bad teacher
Ok
Don’t be scared kunjapoo
Its not Like Tribal school
It’s a mixed school
You should study well
Kunjappoo
You study well and write the exam
Then you can go back to your village happily
So your mind is still in the forest
Its raining heavily
Shall we play in the rain
Come fast
Kunjapoo
the wild elephants destroyed some huts in your place
you got any news?
the elephants are harmless in our place
Its summer
They might have come to drink water
-no body is injured
If anything is there I will inform you
Hitting the ball
Give the pass
Come pass
Kunjapoo
Hey …pass …pass
Come on
Oh….kunjapoo…fell down
Lift him…lift …lift
Hey what happened?
just now u guys went right?
he just slipped while playing
do you have any problem kunjapoo
no sir
give him some water
you guys take care of him
Let me call professor jose
Otherwise he will fire me
kunjapoo take it
its enough
come kunjapoo
We will drink a juice
do you have pain
yes ..slight pain
this pain is nothing for you …it will go
we will go to my flat
Bobby is there
really
2 juices
one bottle water
come kunjapoo
How much?
twenty rupees
come here kunjapoo
sir..your home is on the top ?
yes its like a tree house
I can see the entire world
o god what happened to kunjappoos hand ?
he slipped while playing
is it paining?
no worries u will be fine after someday
you give him a dress
see whether it fits u
you drink tea kunjapoo
where you went bobby?
I went for a match
what match? Exams are comming near
what happened to your hand?
I slipped while playing
be carefull dude while playing
Did u purchase gift for manu?
i forgot mom
is it tommorow
both dad and son are the same
bobby you go and buy a gift after the tea
ok dad
kunjapoo how is the pain?
now its feeling better
this watch is costly
this one timex is above thousand
you don’t want a watch man
he never check time
he knows time when flowers bloom and birds cry
ok we are going
come lets go
what game you play in forest ?
we play by touching the trees
You people have a lot of place
we don’t have place to play here
in forest we have lot of place and friends to play
next time am also coming to your forest
Dad promised me last time
ok lets sleep. Good night..
good moring kunjapoo
Get ready soon i will take to a place today
birthday paty?
that’s in the evening
Now we will go to another place
see this we have places like this to play
Not like your forest with mountains and trees
am seeing these things for the first time
come lets play
kunjapoo you look so beautiful
bobby are you ready
five minutes mama
where these childrens went?
who knows
boby
we are ready
kunjapoo you look smart
how do you feel?
I think its fine
alice you remove that dressing
Happy birth day song
clap clap
jolly aunty ,this is our kunjapoo
oh…this guy
This is the guy I told you
Pro jose took him from the forest
For what use ….useless
eat it kunjapoo
this food you will not get in your place. So have it..
hey johnson
They used to eat good food than this man
Did u like my place
I have given you a watch as gift
- have your food fast
We will go to the mall and watch a movie
hello sir am valsa teacher
You are not reachable sir I called you many times
what happened teacher
sir our kunjappos dad is very sick
Bring back the boy immediately
ok
guys please stop
We have an emergency
what happened ?
I will tell you later
Now I want to take kunjapoo back to his village immediately
see there is my house
so this is your play ground
yes ,I used to play here with my dad and alone
arent you scared
why? There aren’t any thives here
Come bobby
be carefull childrens ,this is forest
come carefully
we can go this way also
you go and reduce the flame
yes
kunjapoo…..why you came late?
what hapeened ?
you go inside kunjapoo
what happened ?
thing are complicated here
two days back when it rained heavily
tribal people went to collect honey
murugan went little eary
but he didn’t returned back
so people went back to forest to search him
we found his body….the elephant killed him
don’t worry
where is my father
come with me
Walk sir
ooh god my kunji doesnot have any one.. ooh my god
we kept your father here
You take that stone
dad….o…my dad
-kunjapoo….you know how to go?
yes dad taught me the way once
any rituals left ?
I have to keep stone for dad under his tree
i must go there
his tree is near kotta kudy
we will also come with you
sir ,there is an elephant near by
Carefull
dad ..am little scared
don’t be scared
Kunjapoo is with us
He knows the correct way
-bobby be carefull
dad
the rituals are over sir
dad ,this water is so tasty
City life is so boring ,we will stay here dad
sir you cant go back today
Stay in the tribal hut tonight
And leave tomorrow
Memories
sir my father was not killed by elephant
my father has own way
elephant will not kill my father
father doesnot like cutting trees and destroying forest
forest was my fathers life
folk song
kunjapoo ,wake up
Am not coming back with you people tomorrow
I cant leave this place where my father and mother is resting
forgive me sir
kannan will leave u near doctors house
Kunjapoo Kunjapoo
what?
karthu is having severe labour pain
u come please
mother?
-kunjapoo you walk in the front with the lamp
When your dad was here he did all these things
From nowonwards you must be here for the people in this forest
Loud noise of tribal people
kunjapoo
shall we leave dear
dont be sad
oh my dear kunjapoo
dad will kunjapuu return
no… he will not return
if i am not here
the future generation will not have forest
was understood by kunjapoo
kunjapoo decided to protect the heritage of the land where his parents lived
he sacrificed everything to protect his forest