Monday, 12 December 2016

Tughluq





Thathachari (Neelu) comically narrates a small anecdote of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq, though which he emphases on how the king had an arrogant attitude, indifferent view towards his kingdom and subjects, how he ill-treated his guests and also the kind of plans he introduced that backfired. When his son Rangachari (Rajagopal) goes on a mission to research on Tughluq, he finds a buried coffin which contains Tughluq (Cho), and his accomplice Ibn Batuta (Peeli Sivam) alive inside. They claim that they are the true Tugluq and Batuta buried several centuries ago along with a herb that has protected them and kept them alive until that day.
Tughluq gains instant fame and stays at Rangachari's house. He is interviewed by many newspaper journalists to whom he answers in a very sarcastic manner. He learns of all the changes of the past centuries, in just four days and comically remarks that the advancements of humanity, over the periods are no more than that of four days'. He decides to contest in elections to become the Prime Minister of India. In his political campaigns, Tughluq makes a satire of all of the politicians competing with him (in turn making parody on the politicians of real life).
Tughluq eventually wins the elections and forms a cabinet of ministers with the announcement that anyone who joins his party will become the Deputy Prime Minister. A total of 450 people join his party and all of them are made Deputy Prime Ministers. The news of Tughluq becoming the Prime Minister with 450 Deputies, rings in everyone's radios. The Rangachari family also become very overwhelmed at it.
Tughluq shows a self-opinionated attitude towards the cabinet ministers and lends a deaf ear to all their proposals. He instead makes illogical plans to tackle the country's problems that neither make sense nor solve the problems in question. He makes foreign languages as India's National Language, makes mere promises to calm riots, legalizes bribery and corruption and uses similar solutions to fix problems.

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