Layoff | Written by Sudhir| Ep. 2 | Certified Rascals

"Watch the heart-wrenching story of a dedicated employee whose world crumbles when he's laid off after a decade of service. This 40-year-old breadwinner finds himself lost and without direction as he navigates the harsh realities of corporate life. Join us as we witness his emotional journey and learn valuable lessons about the importance of balancing work and personal life. Don't miss out on this must-see video that reminds us all to cherish what truly matters."
Thanks to Location Support: Quadruple Automation Services Pvt Ltd
Special Thanks to Mr.Senthil Kumar.B
CAST : Ravishankar, Sudhir, Divyavani, Maheshbabu, Sribharani
Written & Directed by - Sudhir.R
Editing: Jane Louis
Music :Ashwath
Musicians Team
Hariprasath G
Srinivasan S
Roshan John
Music Produced at Ashwath's lounge , Chennai
Camera Support: Divyavani
Dubbing:
(Sr.Manager Rajiv): Pranesh
(HR Manager Rekha): Vaishnavi
Subtitles: Vikashini
Titles & Design : Balaji Natarajan
Founding Partners: Sudhir & Aravindh
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Sribharani: @bharani911987
Pranesh: @praneshramaiya
Vaishnavi: @vaishnavi_shines

[@CertifiedRascals]

Check out Layoff Ep. 1 written by Aravindh here kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ-yhWyJjbSJrJo

[@rajsirivela5965]

Mahesh gaaru. you rocked it.. Really great 15 mins of emotion on same topic.. అదర గోటేశారు..

[@kumarananth8064]

excellent act by mahesh

[@n.b.rajeshnarayanan6025]

"Manager Mahesh" acting chance ae illa...

[@vijayaraj14]

Ep2 is better than ep1

[@kumarantemp7213]

Good Work

[@prabhu5470]

Such an emotional play, didn't expect this from certified rascals, wow Manager Mahesh 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 acting.... It is so real, best ever performance... 🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lawrancessamuelson5864]

Excellent acting Hats off

[@RajaRahamathullah04]

Excellent Acting Mahesh 👏👏👏👏

[@sivaramsivaraj5439]

Such an wonderful acting. Even I had the same situation like him.

[@senthilkumarradha7721]

Amazing performance Manager Mahesh 👌

[@007bluesky007]

Great acting by Mahesh. It's a harsh reality in Corporate world. Steve Jobs once said that one should have an attitude that live each day as though it were a last day. Like that, any day in our workplace could be our last working day. We should remember that. Two key takeaways from this episode 1) System will take care 2) Believe in life.

[@veerasinghindia]

I have been laid off 3 times in 12 years ! each time was an experience ! After 12 years now Im working on my own startup with 6 employees...Its been 6 months now and we are doing good. ​ I have my company in Technopark, Kerala. and by the way my 3 month old girl baby is smiling at Manager Mahesh :)

[@lakshmaninside]

Kudos Dosth!

[@NeoAGP]

Bravo 👏

[@seethalakshmigovindarajan209]

Inspiring

[@hakkimrasheed5065]

What's is your company name?

[@veerasinghindia]

@@hakkimrasheed5065 Sorry bro ! to protect my identity I am not revealing it here ! But you can trust me !

[@almosteverything7327]

Can we all give a great applause to Manager (mahesh) who played such a great role and passed a huge lesson to all of us "system will take care"

[@sivanesanvaradarajan333]

During my last working day in an organisation, i also said " there is a critical activity that I alone can do.. give me one hour" .. but the organisation asked me to leave immediately and said " system will take care ".. very genuine..

[@moulidheek]

"It's embarrassing, for weeping at 40 years old". With this single dialog you broke the dam . What an acting!!! Mind-blowing

[@jpanan123]

I almost cried after watching this .. this is the eye opener for every corporate employee. Mahesh acting was awesome

[@heroquotes3278]

True .. Me too

[@vishnukumarcr762]

Me too ❤

[@niyanamtreasure2571]

It’s reminded me few incident of my life😢

[@superblr]

Me too …. I couldn’t stop my tears rolled down … eye opener, take care of family, you are not indispensable…

[@bharanijayaraman9442]

Yes.. Me too

[@anoopparackel7723]

Sudhir, He is really a gem. He can make us smile, he can make us cry. Such a talented guy❤

[@lawrancessamuelson5864]

Oh I never thought about Sudir acting tremendous. Very nice and he not only acted and represent from each layoff employees heart feelings

[@anbarasant8313]

It's not "as" it's "us" bro

[@sundaramspeaks]

i have been in 7 companies in 20 years of my IT experince. I have listened to these words more than 3 times, layoff. so dont worry guys. life moves on.

[@santoshmkcet]

Guys go for working for yourself not for orhers.... I was thrown out in 2013 from company 1 and thrown out again in 2014. End 2014 I started my own partnership firm in erp support and implementation. 1st 1.5 years i struggled financially but its been 9 years into my own work. Now coming back to the topic, US and Europe economies are getting destroyed not even recession but going through dippression. So there will be job layoffs. There will be no major economies left other than Bharat, Russia and UAE. Work will be either self employment or entreprenuership model. Focus on IT Tech related to Manufacturing, Agriculture, Defence and Space. Else if you have farm lands as anceatral property go for farming Agriculture which is going to boom like anything from 2025 onwards.

[@sudhaprathyusha]

Mahesh is not crying he is living many of unexpressed ,untold software engineers emotions ( life )....I don't know Tamil..but I feel you Manager Mahesh...you are always iconic....

[@ManojKumar96]

No words To say Manager Mahesh literally nailed by his performance

[@rajeshdharmaraj681]

No matter how well you perform, train and lead your team, dedicate yourself to your office, do numerous sacrifices, one day you will be no longer considered as anything....This is the real face of every corporate sector... An eye opening series for all of us...Take care guys......

[@ebenezerprince3110]

That's why after 8 years of my IT experience. In 2013 I resigned my job and did my LL.B.. Now i am an Advocate and on my own...... Never ever get emotional with your company or your job...

[@jair5247]

Sudhir I was literally crying...never expected this kind of emotional play...Sudhir your performance is a top-notch wonderful expression from beginning. After watching only comedy kinds of play from you this came as an awe...keep rocking as manager Mahesh 👍👌

[@arunpalaniappan4866]

"System will take care" Very nice message... Not only for IT Employees.. But for all

[@muthumanickamm197]

Wow what a performance sudhir.....resembles my position in 2013...highly relatable to me ..but I am not in IT industry but was in other corporate segment...exact same scenario...from then I worked on my plan worked in few companies but didnt stick to any sentiments with any companies..now a proud owner of my own company ...cheers...

[@kinglion6283]

What an amazing performance by Sudhir? We have seen Sudhir in many roles like so cunny, corporate criminal unlike Ravi, comedy roles but this time (1:30 am) in the night after system took care of me am watching this wonderful script because of standalone act by Sudhir shed my eyes with tears. Not to forget the voice over of Pranesh and Vaishnavi. Their underplay performance elevated Sudhir 's scope. Vazgha valamudan.

[@Libran_Woody]

Very true... System will take care... I have seen many seniors in my time removed just like that overnight... Sometimes IT companies are merciless. We always fail to realise that the position we are was once someone else's and tomorrow will be filled by someone else. In life there are many roles that cannot substitute you - being son/daughter, being a husband/wife, brother/sister, being a Father/Mother to your kids...

[@jayakarthicks478]

What are you waiting for Kollywood directors, give him a role :) Excellent message and kudos to the entire team on reflecting the feelings and scenarios that are happening in recent times!

[@UmarIbrahimSulthan]

Vera level acting 👏👏👏👏👏👏 almost brought tears!! Excellent message, ‘System will take care’. A good lesson to all of us to carry forward!

[@kelvin12165]

Yeppa yenna oru performance. Asathita Thalaiva. From where did you get inspiration to give such a performance. Mahesh brother you nailed it. Made me cry. I felt as if i was living the moment through you. Keep churning out these kind of scripts. Kudos to the entire team for their support . A nice touch at the end - Nambikai dhan vazhkai. Boss giving out promises sitting in his Chair Wife tells "ask the company for a Share" Layoff news is in the Air, Mahesh crying out saying its unFair, Finding a new job immediately is very very rare, After 7 months in a new job and Mahesh back to Square (One) Wife's pleads and the Alarm rings within Mahesh saying "Beware" You can be in any company anywhere But always remember "System will take care"

[@mayur7491]

To me, this is the best performance ever of manager Mahesh. The entire episode was so realistic. Would be good if the companies treated their staff as members and not just numbers. Well done to the team 👍

[@RaagavendraPrabu39]

An unexpected performance by Mahesh 👏👏 No words to express it 😶

[@ravkarth]

You made me cry😢😢. One of the best diamonds in certified rascals episodes...awesome acting 🎉🎉🎉...You have been face of many thousands of people like me in IT Industry...literally cried for an you tube episode...Thanks for this video❤❤❤

[@vidhyasrinivasan465]

Sudhir, you will definitely go places. Excellent acting and emotions were so real , still couldn’t digest that it’s all acting !! 👏 👏 great Job ! You are appointed back again for your performance 😜

[@harryduncan5996]

SYSTEM WILL TAKE CARE - not just a dialogue. It is a lesson. Seeing a different face of Mahesh. Truly touching and emotional. It is a lesson to all IT/ITES employees.

[@ashwinikumar1926]

Unbelievable and unbeatable talent in Mahesh.Eventhough not willing to see Mahesh in tears,what an extraordinary performance from him.The script is splendid.Hats off to the entire team

[@karthikvasudevan5477]

What a performance from manager Mahesh (Sudhir).. He can easily bring out all the emotions easily.. Way to go Mahesh 😊

[@sheikn]

Didn’t expect it to be this emotional.. every managers and professionals remember “system will take care”

[@satnar26]

most emotional script, I cried literally after Ayothi movie. Such a wonderful performance by Sudhir. I strongly believe that who are performing lot of fun only make such emotional script too. Great to see! congratulations team!

[@pradeepparameswaran3926]

Single shot performance by Mahesh sir great to see you another face❤❤❤

[@anandkv74]

Nadigan da nee! Nadigan! That reaction when they reveal that he is in the lay off list, Take a bow Sudhir! And for the writing, final touch was awesome! Gives hope. Life is all about hopes. Hats off to the entire team! Waiting for the final one

[@kselvendran]

Mahesh extraordinary acting. Loved it.

[@arjunym86]

Extraordinary play by Manager Mahesh sir... Soul touching dialogues with emotions... Completely wet eyes... You squeezed it...😭😭😭

[@sp9702]

You won all our hearts by breaking it into but & pieces. I am unable to control my emotions, automatically I cried along with you Mr Mahesh....Keep rocking

[@SureshVersatile]

You extracted my feeling from bottom of my heart. I felt as I'm the one who is facing this layoff. Extraordinary acting. I don't have any words to express. My eyes are flooded with tears man. you are rocking.. Keep it up.

[@kumareshrv8379]

Sudhir is such a gem of acting to the CR team.Such an emotional and strong content .Setting and breaking your own benchmarks through each video.

[@giridharan8571]

So true .... Represented all IT employees emotions ...hats off suthir... Now a days layoff is not happening because of loss it's happening because of to increase the profit

[@karthick100]

No one is indispensable, such is the system, you got to take care of yourself. Such a beautiful play. Great job team!

[@OMRica-Thamizhan]

Manager Mahesh has become the character himself.intha performance ku Oscare kudukalam.excellent acting.

[@subasaravanankrishnamoorth3273]

Its a lesson for me too, "System Will Take Care". Thank you Team for the fantastic script, you guys have brought the reality in to play and nailed it.

[@VELMAHESH]

Really great job.. Especially Sudhir acting is beyond level. Very emotional and final message is awesome..

[@SayIamYou]

For the first time in CR/RDC, middle of the video I did have tears pouring out! Excellent performance Mahesh! Sorry Sudhir! ❤

[@yogeshkallapirank1170]

Sudhir you literally brought tears. System will take care is a much needed lesson to be learnt. Hats off for this message.

[@robertllivin5059]

Such a beautiful performance by Sudhir. Never expect this performance. Best wishes

[@KhaBarJai]

Started acting as a passion and see what masterpiece you've created today. Not everyone could deliver such a lengthy monologue shot with all the emotions and dialogues intact.. This went too deep in, Mahesh @ Sudhir. It's going to take a while to get over this.. You were no lesser than a professional artist. Hands down.. Long way to go and the message is loud and clear - System will take care !!

[@loganathankrishnan7317]

Well Said

[@balachanderpandiyan8920]

Give this man an award 🥇 he made me cry

[@Freebird2303]

Sudhir's emotional side superb. Kudos once again guys.

[@rammuga1341]

Why this Episode ya?. You made to cry. That's why we should be an Entrepreneur and give jobs. Mahesh hands shivering is very natural. Lots of opportunities for India, we should grab. Jai Hind

[@aravindk325]

I literally cried after watching this, I was able to resonate with myself during my layoff! Great performance Team especially Manager Mahesh ji!

[@valuthin8834]

Great Acting By Mahesh. I totally agree with the Message "System will Take care". Many still don't realize. Great Job Guys.

[@gayathrisr2044]

What a performance Manager sir!! You made me cry man! You have managed to capture the emotional turmoil that comes with losing one's job. You have showed us the pain, frustration, and anxiety of how people feel when they are suddenly thrown into a state of uncertainty and insecurity. I salute you for this outstanding work and I hope that this film will reach a wide audience and inspire positive change.

[@valiyarizwan7603]

Heart touching video. Very emotional about the layoff. All the employees know the importants of the job. 😢

[@abcrk1]

Sudhir (Manager) represents men above 40 in IT industry who daily face threat of Layoff. You should also do another video how save yourself from Layoff. Emergency fund, Job search, skills

[@CertifiedRascals]

Thank you so much 😊 yes we've done, watch the Layoff series kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ-yhWyJjbSJrJosi=N9vEvWMwpSwE_ZoG kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5KtYaONjqxje5Isi=C01PQmHkHACqq9Z9

[@KalyanL]

Yov unna nakkal manager a paathuttu.. Ippo Ivvlo emotional scene a vera level performance ponga.. Double like...

[@REDDEVIL80able]

Superb episode.... What a performance from Sudhir....

[@keisouk56]

Mahesh.. What a performance.. This episode is an eye opener for me.. Never forget this line System will take care❤

[@venk777]

I literally cried. The ending was too subtle, I expected Mahesh to start his own business but he is like us all..we go back to being the old self. Sudhir- Mark my words you are going to be No.1 comedian in Tamil cinema and a great character artist. Keep putting in the effort.

[@abdulmunafa1665]

Such a terrific performance Mahesh.. It is the life of an IT person now. One of my co-workers also laid off last week. Wonderfully done. We should always be prepared for this in our life.. kudos to the entire team guys.. 👏👏👏

[@1988saravanan]

மகேஷ் அவர்களே அருமையா தத்ரூபமாக வாழ்ந்துள்ளார்... இத உங்க கிட்ட நான் எதிர்பாக்கவே இல்லப்பா அடடடடா நல்ல நடிப்பு....

[@harrisvincent8294]

Not really sure, what to comment here...just speechless...the way it's written, directed, edited, the song and the BG...etc...AND its you Magesh, that makes us more into it and 60% of the IT community is like you...AND the the acting voices of Rajiv and Rekha - just amazing, you guys really given the required propulsion to Mahesh's acting...as most of us commented, never expected this grade of a short time film here...THANKS guys...keep going...

[@aravindk1576]

Semma script and no lag in screenplay..Magesh now he stepped into next level of acting..Kudos to Rascals team

[@sudhanduraipandian1445]

I never imagined Sudhir could be this emotional.😢

[@luckyserviices8392]

During my last working day in my 1st organisation - it was a similar lay off I gone thru. Thanks Sri Sudhir /Manager Mahesh. No company will treat their employees as a family. It's only for name's sake till everything is going on well.

[@ravans73]

Very natural… great depiction of what is happening in the industry… job is a job …treat it like that…

[@alsterjps31]

I personally felt each and every second of this video about the harsh cruelty of an immediate effect layoff. A great message to take away from this video for any IT employees is “System Will Take Care” Update yourself or get Outdated.. Applies to every business. Hats off team wonderful script and execution a very much needed awareness to us in these difficult times.

[@vinothelangovan8563]

Hats off to the maker and especially Mahesh - you’re such a wonderful actor! Such Managers still exist.. Cruelty to the core…will pass on and life will be beautiful

[@anushyag9516]

A few years before, on the layoff day, I was on sick leave. Next day, I was searching for my friend to have a breakfast but she was not there. When I asked people about her, no one had replied instead starred at me. Later, I heard that she was analysing the performance report to present in the call and was called to the our Manager's room, then Security guard escorted her. Days passed by, the next year, the same Manager saw a few guards in front of the CEO's room and asked the Admin that, was there any lay off planned that she was not aware off. The admin couldn't reply to her, because, the same Manager was in the layoff lists. Through this video, you brought up the whole scene in front me, the situation they both were. Anyways, today, My friend who was a junior to me on that day, is a manager in another organization. And, that Manager is the CEO is some organization.

[@Greenworld-manic]

No one else could have nailed mahesh character just like him really felt every frame ❤

[@kana6324]

Manager Sudhir's peak acting here, pure emotions conveyed in his acting. Greatest line to for us, IT employees is, "System will take care!" , thanks team

[@muralidhanasekaran9105]

Never expected such an emotional act, straight on the nail to reality. Kudos team. Manager Mahesh ji, deep respect for the reflection of pain. Take a bow. Great script and direction.

[@nagarajr4235]

Sema script, Heart Touching, Kudos team, Recession will come but it will end, but life has move, believe the best will come.

[@karpagamism]

😢don't have words, Sudhir you have nailed it.. never expected this kind of performance from you .

[@vengateshr1141]

Excellent acting.... Sudhir sir..... You deserved to be in the cinima industry......

[@chennaithamizhan5959]

Proud that I worked with you Sudhir you are absolutely right..

[@snagarakanti]

A performance like this from Manager Mahesh was never expected. Amazing performance. 😍

[@TimVels]

Very emotional than the first episode! I felt Sudhir sir's heart!

[@mukundrengarajan5571]

Wow. One great performance by Sudhir. Never expected a touching episode from CR team. Kudos.

[@senthilkumar-lu4xn]

Wow Sudhir.....You are the MAN....Never seen such a performance in my life time...SYSTEM WILL TAKE CARE....wow what an ending....

[@Rahmath_Ibn_Ali]

This is really such a heart touching video. Enna nadipu. He nailed it. Amazing.

[@phoenixrising164]

I came here to laugh but what an emotional play.. can’t wait to see sudhir direct a mainstream movie ..I think that will happen..

[@vigneshsundaraiya1762]

This one is much needed in this phase... Sudhir written & acted well 🔥👏

[@kmohank007]

What a performance from the manager... It's just amazing.

[@sowmisrini]

I was in the same track 24/7 thinking about the company, it's was such emotional one. 😭 Hats off

[@manikandanramasamy1786]

I am literally crying 😪😪, while watching Manager Mahesh feeling. Understood so many layoff pepole

[@ragavendrajagdish4457]

Awesomely done!! What an emotional performance and could resonate with every sincere employee and his struggle!! Sudhir sir this is your best effort as an actor and you have outdone yourself!! Hatsoff!!

[@urbannomad1797]

Phenomenal performance Sudhir(Mahesh). You are way better than most actors today and the writing is closer to reality than most movies today. The message in the end is perfect. I hope all IT employees wake up to the fact that "The system will take care"

[@sivaraman1002]

Such a hard hitting script and splendid performance by Sudhir..Entirely different from the previous videos

[@pardhanallan]

This Mahesh guy's performance is rocking... Almost made me think this is a true incident.. Fantastic work guys!! Totally shows the reality..

[@Saravanakumar-mg6sz]

Umakku siri vaikka thaan theriyum endru ninaithen. Aanal umakku azha vaikkavum theriyum nirubithu vitteer Mr Sudhir. What a performance 👏👏👏

[@jayurfrien]

Wow! What a performance man, from sweat to cry turned out to be natural transformation paaah! Close to 15 mins its only Sudhir on screen - good you guys did that, focus is fully on the affected person. You guys made us laugh, today made us cry. Experienced it couple of times, can connect how painful the moment will be. Family, Friends were supporting me to come out of the pain, Be strong thats not the end, Its the begining of something amazing.

[@Yuvastanza]

Sudhir, you brought a reality show. Made everyone to understand how painful it is. Hat off for the role performance!

[@drakaash91]

No words, splendid performance. I have witnessed the growth of this channel from the very beginning, most of the time i am here for stress buster and laughing out loud but today the performance by Sudhir is very emotional. The script part is always outstanding, you guys conveyed the similar situation many are going in different perspective. You guys are really working hard, the team will reach heights definitely you guys will be satisfied with what you are doing. Thank you for showing this.

[@mahiece174]

Hats off the to the manager Mahesh charactor. Really wonderful performance. i could feel the laid off pain.

[@arsbtgv]

Excellent acting and body language exhibited by Mahesh, shivering on finger while crying sooo realistic, way beyond Chiyan Vikram

[@venkatkrishnamurthy3454]

Out of the world performance by Sudhir... Vera...Vera level 🔥🔥

[@anandganesan6553]

Such an amazing script. Hats off to Manager Mahesh. And the last dialogue, "Vela pochu na vazhkaiye pochu nu nenaikala" Fact🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sankardayalan]

It's really awesome. Wonderful and heart melting performance by Manager Mahesh...

[@vigneshwarank5166]

A great message to all of us.. Sudhir has lived the role.. such a natural acting.. Hats off... Long live.. God bless 🙏