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Named after the angel, Michael (rather known as Guppy) is the sole support to his ailing mother. A talented artist, the teenager earns a living by rearing and selling the ornamental fish - Guppy. He takes great care of his disabled Mother and aspires to gift her a fully automatic wheelchair, someday. The little mischiefs that his friends get into and the occasional glimpses from the neighborhood teenage beauty, Amina, makes his day. Their small fishing village is, lately, under a lot of excitement. Their village dream project just got sanctioned - a railway over-bridge to bypass the railway gate en route. The People await the engineers from Road and Bridges Development Corporation.
Meanwhile, somewhere in the Himalayas, a rider starts his journey leaving his dear ones and 'Malu', heading for the village. He arrives at the small roadside stall where the boy works, and asks for a tea. Like the others present, Guppy gets prejudiced with the unconcerned lifestyle of a rider, for the people there in his village strived hard to subsist. Because of their gap in communication and probably because of his biased views, he offends the individual with the tea given. The experience ends on a bad note for the two, with both their egos getting hurt. Little did Guppy know that the rider was here to stay, for he was the Engineer Thejus Varkey, in charge of building the over-bridge. A near miss accident the next day gives Guppy his upper hand and the teen gang loots the engineer for damages, when there actually is none.
Days pass by and the rest of the team arrives. Works start with initial planning and sketching. The engineer befriends the local village officer and convinces him to slash the price per pair for the guppy fish that the office pays to the boy. Being forced into apologizing, Guppy’s self-esteem urges him otherwise. The engineer find the boy near his office jeep with flat tires, waiting for him. Instincts send the boy running, while the engineer chase after him and slaps him, driving the rest of his gang to attack in defense. Guppy smashes the hand of the engineer with a stone. Later, Thejus finds their tent vandalized - burnt to ashes, leading him to send back his team till he finished the unresolved task.
Intro 00:00 - 03:58
Guppy Reaction 03:58 - 57:46
Discussion 57:46 - 01:03:27