Why did Appayya vanish right in this spot?
This is our place of origin, dear.
Our ancestors lived here.
It's a legend.
Send a share to the office, okay?
Kamala...
What's happening?
Move aside!
-Scoundrel! -Hey, Rampa!
What are you staring at?
My Grandpa's gun.
It fires at its will.
Continue the story.
Damn her punch landed well.
What do you mean by a legend?
Eons ago, Eshwara's Ganas roamed this land.
Who are Ganas?
The Daivas we believe in.
A force that has become one with nature.
Whenever mankind strays into Adharma.
From the divine realm, Lord Eshwara sends
his Ganas to protect Dharma.
Among those who came, was the one we follow - Panjurli.
But to drink the blood of those on the path of Adharma came another Daiva.
The fierce force, Guliga.
All of these Ganas came to dwell in this sacred land.
Thousands of years ago, it was known as
KANTARA - A LEGEND CHAPTER 1
It was the era of the Kadambas who ruled over Banavasi.
The Palegaras of the west stationed by the sea, served as the Kadambas' vassal kings.
With the strength of his sword
a man shed a river of blood and became the king of the vassals.
A monster in human guise.
Vijayendra of Bangra.
Unaware of the outside world, our elders lived a peaceful life.
Among them was Baidi, a little girl with dreams.
Jabbanna, look here.
Looks beautiful, right?
Did we just find a sacred stone?
Our people, who worshipped nature, stood there seeing the Daiva in the stone.
Blood ran through the shallow waters.
One man stood watching it all from afar.
Maayakaara
JABBANNA!
Our strong ancestors ended up as slaves to Bangra's kingdom.
Gosh! Jabba!
One day, when the King was taking a bath in the ocean.
Maayakaara was sitting far away, dropping a hook.
Hey! His blood shouldn't touch the water!
Seeing the spices, the king's eyes lit up.
Though it lacked the shine of silver or gold, it was the foundation of their trade.
Where did you find this?
Lord Eshwara's garden of bloom
Kantara.
The king had everything.
Except for Kantara.
We're on the right path, right?
-Where did the old man go?! -He was right here!
The king had fallen into the Maayakaara's magical trap.
He took in everything the light revealed.
Lord Eshwara's garden of bloom
But it wasn't just light.
Appa ! It's burning!
Wait right here!
Appa!
What happened to the tree?!
Well, there goes the king of Bangra!
Huh?!
Swami Panjurli is here.
If anyone steps onto the land of sacred stone with destruction in their heart
Their blood shall be cleansed only when it spills on this sacred soil!
Let my voice, which has crossed lands in the air
Let it deliver this message to all who hear it
And let it leave their ears trembling!
Rajashekhara, who ran into the forest in a frenzy, headed straight toward Kadapa.
While some found peace through worship
Others were out there, seeking power through summoning.
From the story Rajashekhara told about the sacred stones,
the Kadapa people set their eyes on Kantara's powers.
With the help of the Kadapa tribe, Rajashekhara returned to his kingdom.
Thus, darkness and hideousness became one.
Decades passed, yet the fear of Kantara lived on in Rajashekhara's heart.
Whenever the land of Dharma grows parched, the Ullaaya brings rain.
Thus, divine forces are born in this soil, again and again.
Jabbanna, look here! There's a baby in the well!
Baidi chose to take in the child nobody wanted.
Found at the Daivas' origin, he was named...
Berme.
Back in Bangra, Rajashekhara fathered two children.
But when he learned that the girl child had no strength in her arms or legs...
Why is this known as Eshwara's garden of bloom?
When our beloved Lord Shiva came here to perform his penance
Goddess Parvathi created this garden so he could meditate in peace.
Who is Berme talking to?
Has he lost it?
You picked an abandoned infant and are asking me if it's sane?
What can I do? Come. Let's go.
As he grew up, Berme was in awe of the sacred stones.
You should never step into Kantara, my children.
But why?
There lives a Brahma-rakshasa.
What are you sniggering about?
Don't laugh.
There lives a Brahma-rakshasa!
Years passed and our ancestors, who used the forest's resources to live
left a share for the Daivas and kept another for themselves.
The third share was left at the edge of the forest.
They were made to believe that the Brahma-Rakshasa would take that share.
For Kantara and Bangra's next generation,
the fear of the Brahma-Rakshasa became the boundary.
As he aged, Rajashekhara crowned his son King.
The King of the kings.
The Regal Emperor.
The Supreme Ruler of the People.
The Lord of Bangra.
The redeemer of Sri Rajashekhara's lineage.
The new ruler of the Bangra throne.
His Holiness King Kulashekhara.
All hail! All hail! All hail!
Kanakavathi, let's go.
Kulashekhara, bow down to the Rajaguru!
My my! The priest's here!
Namaskara!
May God bless you!
Which God?
All you need are my blessings.
Wishing you well. Carry on.
A gift from the Kadambas to the King.
My King! Whoa!
Can I take a look?
-It's shining, right? -Look how awesome it is!
-My King! -So heavy!
When the kingdom was prospering under your rule
Was it truly necessary to crown your son?
My father never got to see me ascend the throne.
What I couldn't do for my father
I believe my son will achieve.
Will he really be able to?
I'm with him, aren't I?
As King, you made me your minister, Kulashekhara.
We must find a way to celebrate this.
Celebrate how?
Wars ended during my father's reign.
You still need to rule, don't you?
Well, you're right.
Shall we kick things off with a hunt?
That's like it.
Where do we go?
Kantara.
What a scary forest!
Is there really a Brahma-rakshasa in this forest?
Didn't your father claim he saw it with his own eyes?
Ah! Even if it's here, what does it matter?
The men up ahead will run into it before we do.
No matter who gets caught, I hope I don't.
-AY BHOGENDRA! -Yeah?
Ride the chariot slowly!
You're making me throw up everything I drank!
I can't go any slower than this.
If it's that much trouble, walk with the soldiers.
What?!
Can't tell who's king or minister anymore.
-Give me an arrow. -Take this.
-Give me the bow. -Oh!
I forgot the bow.
Goddammit! This chimp brain!
Shows up for a hunt with arrows and no bow.
What do I shoot this with now, dumbo?
Sire! Excuse me?
Please tell the King to keep it low.
Give me the bow, moron!
Annu, somebody's definitely there.
What happened?
Something flew by me.
Man has zero survival instincts!
Hey! Keep an eye out!
-Langur! Langur! -Where?!
Bravo Madhukara! That was a damn good shot!
-Of course. I showed him. -Really?
-Bring the prey! -Guards in the front, go on!
If you hear anything inside, give us a 'Coo'.
-Are you going further inside? -I'm not an idiot! I'll just run!
-Sire, there's nothing here. -Huh?
Hey! He did shoot the arrow, right?
Yeah. He did.
King, isn't it better we don't continue further?
-Shall we go? -Yeah. Let's go.
Hey, go forward!
Dammit!
This is a good horse. Listens to every single order.
He got coronated, but we'll get cremated!
Hey! A stag!
It's running!
Stop the chariot!
Bravo! What a shot, King!
A great shot!
I know.
Hey! Get it!
Annu, let's be done with this and hurry home!
Kulashekhara, we'll carry it in our chariot, okay?
People shouldn't think the King returned empty handed.
The Brahma-rakshasa!
Great Lord, isn't it better we leave now.. What?!
He took my bow.
SOLDIERS!
Fear not! Keep watch in all four directions!
RUN!
Who was that?
Nagendra, stop acting like an idiot!
He was the last of the brave ones. He's gone too.
If we all die, who'll tell our families?!
My God!
Brahma-rakshasa's boulder!
Thus, we're done.
Stop staring and check it out!
Didn't you hear me? Go!
Good Lord!
GOD!
I made it out alive!
All thanks to the guy in the sky!
Wohoo! Berme!
Looks like I got here a little late, didn't I?
♪ The Ullaaya of the forest ♪
♪ The garden where Lord Eshwara planted the flowers ♪
♪ The land shaped by Berme ♪
♪ The soil that holds the Daivas ♪
♪ This is the land of Kantara ♪
Oh. Jabbanna's here.
You guys continue.
What are you children up to?
-Pampi... -Oh?
How was my hunt?
Killed it, didn't I?
You killed our damn spirit.
The next time you trail us, we'll shower you with stones.
What nonsense are you blabbering?
You got scared and ran like hell, right?
It wasn't even a tiger, just a porcupine.
It froze because I screamed!
Oy Grandpa! It spiked up and froze.
Hasn't moved since. Take it.
Quit questioning my capability.
Give it to me! Argh!
Yeah, right!
Stop your nonsense.
You had no reason to test your capability on me at this age.
Nochchi! Take this!
There you go.
You led a good hunt today.
Ay Kura! What are you always scratching?!
Abba, we had a great hunt today.
Huh?
Hey! This one's alive!
I died a long time ago.
-HEY! -JABBANNA STOP!
He blacked out after seeing us.
Which scumbag brought him here?
They came by themselves.
-How many? -Many.
We killed everyone we laid our hands on.
The ones on the horses escaped.
It's the King.
The people of Bangra have crossed the border.
They'll try to drag our people back into slavery.
Sleep with a weapon under your head.
What cowards, man!
They ran without even looking at us.
And they're scared of them.
My thought is, the people of Bangra have already made the way.
Before they return, we better cross it ourselves.
Should we tell Jabba just to be safe?
Yeah, right!
He left our people behind because they chopped his toes.
How will he even keep us safe?
I'm saying this because I've seen it.
Nah! You ran first!
I know what they're capable of.
From now on, the border watchers must stay alert.
-Berme! -Yeah?
Dispose the bodies outside the border.
Let no more people come looking for them.
Yeah. Sure.
Phew! Jabba said the same thing.
Cross the border!
What about the Brahma-Rakshasa?
-It's all a cooked up story! -Really?
Berme, shouldn't we at least know which direction to take?
We've got a guiding spirit, don't we?
Dodda, hand me the axe.
If he's been out this long, I doubt he'll wake up.
-Better to kill him, right? -Yes!
-HEY! -WAIT!
I'm back. Tell me.
Did we have to do this at the edge of the waterfalls?
My legs are trembling!
What stone is this? It's sharp as hell!
This isn't stone. It's iron.
Our Sankappa makes them.
Don't eat iron. Your tongue will rust.
-Hello! Sire? -Yeah?
How far is your place from here?
It's a day's journey by walk.
-You'll take us, right? -Sure. Wait!
Why do you guys want to come?
Shouldn't we see how far you've come?
And?
We'll return after, won't we?
If they find out that I got you guys there
My life there too will turn into a living hell.
Why do you think you're taking us?
We're coming there drop you.
Sure that's what you think.
But they should get it, right?
God!
Okay then. Let's pray to him and leave.
-What?! -Yeah.
We're crossing the forest boundary for the first time.
The rest is on you.
Bless us, Swami Panjurli.
Swami Panjurli.
-What's happening? -That is the Daiva we believe in.
I swear I don't see anything.
You need true devotion to see it.
Doesn't matter. Just pray with your heart.
I can now see it too.
I forgot to tell you.
Nobody but soldiers are allowed to cross the border!
Now they will, won't they? Good plan.
Phew! Thank God I'm alive!
I don't even wear anything inside.
Listen, what is a Brahma-rakshasa?
It's nothing.
-Once... -Quiet. Let me tell him.
Once upon a time, there was an evil king.
Wait, we have one too.
YEAH. HIM.
He couldn't find anyone to work.
So he performed a great penance.
Why a penance? He could have just paid more!
-Just listen. Will you? -Don't interrupt.
Sages and saints offered him a man as a helper and said -
"Give him so much work that he has no free time."
Why's that?
If you let him free, he'll eat humans.
-My God! -Yeah!
-There's more. -Let me continue.
You can stop here. I've lost my zeal.
Already? Let me fill you up.
-There's more for you to know. -This is enough.
-My heartbeat's really high. -We'll stop that. Don't worry.
He did exactly as told.
When jobless, he would gobble humans.
One time, he was about to eat the King.
The queen immediately pulled out a curly hair strand,
and asked him to straighten it.
-Did he straighten it? -No way!
He's still busy straightening it out in the forest.
Who is this idiot?!
The Brahma-rakshasa!
-What?! Him?! -Yep!
Good Lord!
What if he straightens it and appears in front of me?
He'll straighten me out!
All I want now is to meet Jayanthi.
-Who's that? -A chunk of the crescent moon.
Ah.
What's that?
Bangra's walls.
Did Sankappa build this too?
Yes. This was the first move of King Rajashekhara.
Open the gates!
Berme, our clothes would've busted us here.
Shut up and walk straight!
Oy Chenna! The king returned yesterday.
What took you so long?
Well, the forest had plenty to explore.
-Then where's the prey? -Right here!
Please shut your traps!
-Attending the King's first assembly? -Maybe if I'm free.
What's taking the King so long?
The king rises early, meditates, prays, then lights the lamp before coming here.
So, naturally he's late.
This is what I love about you, King.
Even after taking the throne
You haven't changed a bit.
You're still the same old Kulashekhara.
Bhogendra, It's noon already!
The assembly's waiting! Hurry up!
-We will. -Noon already, huh?
Kulashekhara!
This is your first assembly as a king!
They shouldn't find out we're drunk.
Nuh-uh!
No way they'll know!
Slow down! God!
Don't let them know that you're drunk.
Hope they don't know we're drunk.
No way!
Let the assembly begin.
Whoa man! What a spectacle!
Awesome, right?
-Hey! -What?
Princess Kanakavathi is here.
She shouldn't spot us.
Yeah? Let's see if we can spot her.
-Let's check them out! -Stop! I've somehow survived.
Don't drain what little of me is left.
Guys! Listen up!
I mean it! Listen to me!
Gosh! Look at the crowd!
-Listen! -What's that tall thing?
It's tall but doesn't rise when needed.
Sir, please.
Where is he busy looking?!
HEY! LIFT IT!
If your hands touch the water, I'll slaughter you.
Genda!
What is it? Huh?
-Food! -I'm dying out of hunger!
Wait right here! Don't move!
God, I don't know who to control anymore.
-God! I can breathe easy now. -One for me.
Looks like I should've gotten them to eat before coming.
-Why are you acting like savages? -Oh. Hey Chenna!
What?! Erm...
-Veera Mahabalanna. -Long time. No see.
The king's assigned me to secret service.
So, I can't be seen.
-Really? -Super secret.
Eat. Don't let your hands go dry.
Hurry and eat already!
Priest?
Please prepare a report of everything done so far.
Let me know what else you need.
I will speak to the King and arrange the permit.
I see a sacred stone.
Should we still sculpt it?
The Kadambas have commissioned such a magnificent temple.
Shouldn't the God inside look as good as the rest?
-You may begin. -Okay. As you wish.
God! Protect us!
Looks like we're off to an inauspicious start.
Hiding here? Stay in!
This is definitely a queen bee.
Hey! Come here!
-What is it? -Are you a solider?
So only a soldier can rescue you now?
Not leaving until they feed you at my funeral, huh?
Hey! Who cares who she is?!
-Princess! -I'm fine.
WOW! WHAT IS ALL THIS?
Cheenkara! Wipe your mouth! You're drooling!
From here, we both go our own ways.
Don't tell anybody that I brought you here.
Nah! We won't. Unless they ask.
What?!
Looks like I'm tomorrow's fresh catch at the butcher's.
Tch tch!
Hey! Chenna!
All that adventure will finally pay off!
Hey!
Look here! We've found Sankappa's place.
Look at his inventions! What a genius!
-What did you want? -Well...
Give me some of that.
Some of this. For hunting.
-A couple of these. -What for?
To bring back our prey.
-The King's authorisation letter? -You'll give this only with that?
Did you join the army yesterday?
-Nah! This morning. -Huh?
Hey!
Your armour's all dirty?
About that...
Gotcha! You came here right after the training, didn't you?
YES!
If Sankappa was here, he would've handed it over right away.
I managed to catch you red-handed.
-Where is Sankappa? -In the prison.
Whose son?
Jayanthi!
Where were you all these days?
Ugh. Never mind about that.
Your wife has found out all about us.
-Which mongrel outed us? -Veera Mahabalanna.
Ugh! All these wars and he never dies.
To hell with him!
Enough hide and seek.
Come. Let's speak, heart to heart.
Look over there and hammer!
I need to have a heartfelt conversation here.
Okay.
-Aren't these things ours? -Yeah man!
Fragrant! The cinnamon is great!
How did these things get here?
How much for this?
-Let's go! -Take that off!
Even if you slog all your life you won't be able to buy a handful of these.
-You think you can steal?! -It's from our forest!
Men like you should be hung to death!
Soldiers! Let that be! Grab him!
You keep him. This is ours! We'll keep this.
Ay! Who the hell are you guys?
You don't look like soldiers.
Even with all this, if we don't look like soldiers, what's the point?
-Don't take it off! -All of them are thieves!
Soldiers! Come here!
Grab them! Hurry up!
-Frisk their clothes! -Quit talking! Move!
-Guys! Listen! -Keep moving!
-Don't you recognise us?! -MOVE!
-Not all over again! -Who is it?
Those demons! Move!
Where do I hide?! Only God can guide me now!
Want me to go there?
These guys are all over the king street!
Nab them! Go!
Not the ride I wanted. Morons!
It won't be comfortable up there.
We had enough down there.
Who asked you? Get back to business!
My fate!
-Berme, looks like it's time to leave. -Shut it!
Tighten your grip!
WOHOO!
Is the procession on? Who's pushing it?
It's us, Sir!
How the hell did you get up here?
You got me here, right?
Scoundrels!
Don't you see?! It's me! Chenna!
Scumbags! Let me come to you!
Who was that woman?!
Hey! He's here! Assemble!
HEY!
Behind my back, eh?! Come at me!
Dodda!
Wait! No! Where are you going?!
Whoa!
Hold it tight!
I'll find a way out!
Why are you staring like chimps?!
Jump to the side!
What's that noise?!
Dharu!
There's a turn ahead! Good Lord!
Stop the chariot!
Oh no! There's a valley at the end!
Lord Eshwara! Please save me!
I vow to break coconuts during the Brahma-Kalasha! Good Lord!
Give us some time! We'll come by ourselves.
I just shat my pants!
After all, you needed soldiers to rescue you.
Bring them!
-Princess! -Hey, Chenna!
What are you doing with them?
I put my life on the line to arrest them!
JAI BANGRA!
What is this?
-Country liquor. -Specially made by us.
WHOA!
This packs a solid punch!
Yeah.
Keep this inside.
We shall leave now.
We've given it. We shall take your leave.
Chieftain!
King, these men were stealing goods in the market.
When questioned, they went wild and damaged our businesses.
What is it.. your name?
Berme.
Where did you come from?
Kantara.
I hope the Brahma-rakshasa isn't here.
I can't do this anymore.
They're built like buffaloes.
Kantara?!
Brahma-rakshasa.
You trapped my grandfather while he was out hunting and killed him!
Treacherous brutes!
They don't bruise easily! Whip them harder!
Bhogendra, their dummy forest has nothing in it!
It's all a sham!
If you're truly your father's son, you'd have stood your ground.
You'd have seen that sham turn real.
The kid ran and I could see his bum was on fire.
Don't laugh guys! They'll beat us harder!
What are you staring at them for?!
Go on! Whip them!
Proud of beating tied-up men, you scumbag?
Unchain me and come at me.
WHAT?!
S-C-U-M-B-A-G.
Please don't laugh! They'll whip us harder!
Kulashekhara!
Step back!
Now!
We were only watching.
Who brought you to Bangra?
Is your Bangra floating up in the sky?
Four steps and anybody can find it.
We came by ourselves.
God! Save me!
-Hey! -Oh. Chenna.
Where's your uniform?
I'm sick.
I came to ask the commander for leave.
-Did he grant it? -Yes.
Permanent leave. See you.
What about the secret service?
There are other men doing it.
My wife's easier to deal with.
Why did you come here?
You came to check on us.
Can't we do the same?
Did you go to Kantara?
We didn't go inside.
We looked around the borders.
You knew you wouldn't return home.
Yet you stepped onto this land?
Back in the day, we let you return home.
Today we barge into your kingdom, beat your men, and stand before you.
You really think we can't go back?
Come here.
NOW!
Did you drop some salt or poured it?!
Hey.
Nothing to worry!
Just asking him if there's enough salt.
They've strolled in like it's a trip, hands swinging free.
Those hands must be cut...
He doesn't like an ordinary guy.
The way he carries himself, he seems like he's the leader of Kantara.
Exactly! Exactly why I'm telling you!
We'll not get this opportunity again.
He's in our hands. Let's finish him.
Yep.
If you were in good company, you'd understand a king's duty.
Keep cuddling your duty.
What will it be now?
Let's not make enemies of Kantara's people.
Sigh! It's all in your hands, isn't it, my king?
Do I have your permission to wash my hands?
Hey!
Argh!
Hot water?! You wretched fellow!
Well...
MY CHILD!
Sleeping, my child?
Wake up!
It's been a couple of days since the children left.
Please make sure they stay safe.
Swami!
We've got prisoners.
Sell them to the Arabs for a good price.
I can't just sell anyone man!
Want me to sell you? I'll dress you like a monkey and sell!
You're giving me toothpicks and are insisting that I sell them!
It's really difficult, Bhogendra.
Hey! Don't you dare call me by my name, Booba.
-I'm now a minister. -I see.
When I was guarding the King, your father didn't even know where babies came from.
Today, you're calling me out by my name - "Booba!"
Hey! Where the heck is Booba?!
-Hey! Excuse me! -What do you want?
There's no space to dock my boat.
What the heck is this port even for?
-What did he say? -He's a Portuguese trader.
He claims there's no space to dock.
He's asking if the port is only for decoration?
You see there's no place to dock, right?
Next time, try swimming to the port.
Get lost!
Son of a tramp!
Hey! What the hell did he say?
-He cursed your mother... -Whoa! Calm down!
He just called you an 'aggressive man'!
HEY!
Remember!
'The son of a tramp!'
Idiot! I'll take you to task someday!
-Honourable Minster! -Yeah?
You shouldn't be laying your hands on foreigners.
It'll ruin our trade.
Some folks only feel the love when it comes with a slap.
The men I've got now are strong.
Shut your bum and sell them!
-Oy! -Is food here?
Check out the strong men you got last time!
Nothing! Checking if you were alive.
Go back to sleep.
I thought food was here.
The men I've brought today are no ordinary men.
They razed King Street to the ground.
Our King Street?
How dare they!
These dacoits deserve to be handled by my son, Peppe!
Hand me the whip!
Swami is here.
No matter how loud it gets in here, you don't hear a thing.
-Got it? -Yes.
Latch the gates shut.
Pardon me?
Latch the damn gates!
Sure.
This isn't for the faint-hearted
Wait outside.
Okay. Hey! Get out!
No one comes back until we order you to.
How dare you rob under my watch?!
Lowlifes!
Where are you from?
Where did you come from?!
Kantara.
What?!
Kantara.
Hurry up, dumbo!
I asked them to latch it and morons have locked the damn gates!
What are you saying?!
Oy! If anyone's around, please open the gates.
-Anybody out there? -Is Swami calling us?
Swami told us to turn deaf ears to all their cries.
It's me, Peppe calling!
Don't be afraid. We are harmless!
HEY!
Morons! Hurry up and open the gates!
My life's at stake!
I beg you! I'm suffocating in here!
Oy! Come here!
Ay! Sit down!
Thank god they're here!
-Remember you're bloody guards! -What happened to Sir?
Keeps poking his head in matters that don't concern him.
You call this guarding?
Where the heck did you go?!
We went to take a dump in the open. – Together, like a squad?
Sir has ordered us to stick together!
Stick with me dammit! Not on your own!
Where did you find these numb-nuts?!
You'll have it from me!
Move, scumbag! Give me my sword!
Where are you off to?!
Mongrels! Get my head out!
-Close it! -Now lock the gates!
All the shouting was of no use!
Don't come closer!
I'm a builder sure, but I'm not into wood!
We won't hurt you.
We're humans, just like you.
Why did they imprison you?
My family has done a lot for Bangra.
King Vijayendra asked us to build a palace.
I built it.
His son asked us to build a prison.
We built that too...
Not even in my worst dreams did I imagine
they'd use my own prison to jail me.
S.. S.. Sankappa.
Whose Appa?
Yep.
I am that wretched man.
Sankappa! God!
Never did I imagine that I would get to touch your feet.
Bangra's people said these very words at first.
Do tell us. Why did they jail you?
The King asked for a ship.
-Did you build one? -I did.
To test it, they made my trusted aide, the Commander take the ship out to the river.
Right before our eyes, the ship sank, taking the Commander down with it.
But why?
We'd made a tiny hole in the bottom, just to drain rainwater.
But I never imagined water would flood in through that same little hole.
Dammit!
That's why you don't drink on the job.
Drink all you want after work.
That mishap actually helped the Commander.
But that thankless fool should remember it, no?
Hey!
What's that? A town by the river?
That's the market by the sea.
A port.
Looks like they're here.
I haven't seen daylight in years!
Good Lord! Scoundrel's here!
You can come! I'm holding the gate tightly!
Oy.
Quit staring and hold the gate, scoundrels!
Don't worry. We're holding it from inside.
Heard you wanted to talk.
What's the matter?
Gosh!
We've got plenty more of that.
Let us out and we'll fetch it for you.
We'll give you half
And trade the rest.
He got hold of trading so soon?!
Not happening!
You've been sold for 1000 Varaahas to the Arabs.
What are you smoking?
Tobacco. From beyond the seas.
It stinks.
I'll give you something. Wanna smoke?
What is it?
You get some wild herbs in our forests.
Wild herb?!
Smoke it!
You'll be flying!
What quality herbs, man!
Feels like the prison gates are wide open.
Sir, the cell gates are open.
Exactly.
-Sir Peppe! -Enough. Give me some.
About us trading?
Tell me this.
You think saying "trade" a few times makes you a trader?
Do you even know what it means?
Forget that.
Ever seen what a port looks like?
Can we?
Nothing tops this.
I need to kiss the hands of the saint who blessed us with it.
What are you doing?
Disgusting!
My old man never goes back on his word.
Saw the port, right?
It's dark. Now leave.
He dozed off?
Done?
Yep.
You can't open it, can you?
No matter how hard I try, I can't.
Sleep.
We'll talk in the morning.
Sankappa, let's go.
We'll see you.
Don't want them thinking we left without a word.
Let Booba know once he's up!
What quality herbs, man!
You don't look like someone from Kantara.
Oh no. I'm an Arab.
My father came to trade and I was born here.
Looks like man traded for a lot more!
Having seen the outside world, Berme realized
his people needed a leader to prosper.
Let's start farming!
What does that mean, son?
Nothing tough. Let us grow whatever we wish to eat.
♪ Prosperity.. Flourishing.. Produce ♪
♪ Prosperity.. Everywhere ♪
♪ Beneath the blue moonlight, we witness our first harvest ♪
♪ Golden rays have ripened into fruition in Kantara ♪
♪ Fresh gooseberries rest in our palms ♪
Go on.
♪ Learning to wield the machines comes easily now ♪
Thank God! It turned.
♪ We've built stairs to the floor above, a ladder to the sky ♪
♪ And now we dream in colours ♪
♪ Our eyes glimmer with a newfound light ♪
♪ Aaha! Ohoo! ♪
Phew! My job's done.
♪ Aaha! Yeheee! ♪
♪ Our gait has now got style ♪
♪ Aaha! Ohoo! ♪
♪ The forest shimmers with a gleam ♪
♪ Aaha! Yeheee! ♪
♪ Prosperity.. Flourishing.. Produce ♪
♪ Prosperity.. Everywhere ♪
♪ Beneath the blue moonlight, we witness our first harvest ♪
Swami Panjurli has blessed us.
-Berme, it's a boy. -Great.
It's great to see your zeal in this age.
Come on!
By the time he grows up, Kantara will have everything.
♪ Ay! Plough and see ♪
-What is all this for, my son? -For trading, Abba.
What does trading mean?
We barter this for what we need.
♪ Bask in this harvest song ♪
♪ Ay! Plough and see ♪
♪ Ay! Strive and earn ♪
♪ Savor the forest and hills, bask in this harvest song ♪
♪ To give and receive, the finest way to live ♪
♪ Trust your strength and live your lives ♪
♪ Our eyes glimmer with a newfound light ♪
♪ Aaha! Ohoo! ♪
♪ This soil now yields fresh produce ♪
We no longer keep the third share at the forest's edge.
How long will you live in fear of being
killed by them if you step out of the forest?
When they live so arrogantly, relying only on their puny soldiers.
Imagine if we, with the Daivas' strength, set foot on their land.
♪ Prosperity.. Everywhere ♪
♪ Golden rays have ripened into fruition in Kantara ♪
Old man! Don't drink too much!
You'll lose your bladder!
Ever since the Kantara folks ran off
My life has been lost.
What will I do with this gallbladder, son?
We've got to do something to find them.
Done already.
If we nab them, I've made a vow.
To send my son on a 14-year exile in that forest.
That should work, right?
-Booba! -Huh?
How dare you call your father by name?
Scoundrel!
That wasn't me.
-Boobanna! -Who?!
-Berme! -Namaskara!
No! I'm not going to the forest, Old man!
Jail these crooks!
-Now! -What for, Boobanna?
We spent 1000 Varaahas of our own to buy you, just to sell you to the Arabs.
That is our entire lifetime's earnings, damn you!
Poor you.
Boobanna, we'll trade right here and repay your debt.
Really?
You've to repay.
-I swear on you. -Okay. Go.
Good people.
-Old man! -Yeah?
Did you just permit them to trade?
Yes, Son.
Our loans need to be repaid, right?
-What about the Princess' permission? -Huh?! What?!
NO!
Boobanna, you're not the kind to eat your own words.
We'll see you soon.
Dammit! Maybe I should stop talking for a while.
All the women are so fair!
No need to prove your manliness here.
-Shush! -Tell me this.
Wait, do you understand the system of trading?
I don't.
But he does.
Hand it over!
What are they? Looks like clothes.
Why do we need clothes?
Please trade without a soul knowing.
How do we trade without telling a soul?!
Well, stop shouting.
Everybody will know.
Man, he's really a moron!
Black pepper, cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom.. cardamom!
Welcome!
Cinnamon, black pepper, turmeric, cardamom.. cardamom!
There you go.
Look, we had no idea about how valuable our products are.
Watching those once at their feet rise to the occasion
didn't sit well with the people of Bangra.
Kantara's men are trading in our port.
I came by to inform the King.
I shall inform. Go on.
Bring Kantara's men to my office.
Princess?
Climbing is difficult for me.
Can I send my son instead?
Phew!
You've escaped the prison and are now trading?
Unlike you, we're not trading humans.
Don't forget that you're in our land.
I don't think this is your land.
You're just the supervisor.
Right Mr. Peppe?
It's our calibre that earned me this role.
If the Kadambas find out there are others more able...
If they do?
Hey! Hey!
Don't go closer.
Why are you leaning?
We've given our own produce from Kantara.
You've been trading till date.
From now, we'll do our own trading.
I called you to give you my permission.
Huh?! Permission for what?
Trading, obviously.
You've got to pay taxes.
How much?
A quarter of what you make.
Please pay that.
I don't have the strength to borrow again.
-We'll see. -I've filled him in, Princess.
The permit?
You've permitted trading.
But it shouldn't seem like we sought your permission for it.
See you around, then?
These people are like that.
I'll crush their arrogance.
He had to walk away with a pomegranate.
Oy Dalal!
-He's down there. -Okay.
Keep in mind, you're there to trade, not do something stupid.
We'll try.
Son, careful.
Okay.
Oh! This is where they get all their stuff!
Dalal!
Hey! Peppe!
Where's Booba?
Trouble with his leg. He's outside.
-Show me! -Give it to him.
What have you got?
What do you want?
Bow and arrows.
Don't just grab.
Using it right matters.
You've never seen aim like ours.
Really?
-Cheenkara, how about we show them? -Sure!
Hey!
Please listen to me, Berme!
They'll kill us if we go there!
Hey!
Oh! It landed there, eh?
You clueless apes!
Do you know the value of these barrels?!
Bloody hell!
What is that?
12-year-aged spirit.
Toss that nonsense!
Who drinks such dated booze? Let's go.
Hey! That's the speciality man!
You're not allowed in this area, man!
Those horses are meant for the king.
We're not doing anything, Boobanna.
We're just here to see.
Wow! Such beautiful horses!
What if we pay more than the King?
HEY! BERME!
Not brandishing the sword.
I'm begging you.
Please don't touch it.
Fine man!
Not with our hands. We'll use this.
-Oh no, Cheenkara! -Genda, you scoundrel!
Careful, Old man!
If you touch it's ding-dong, you expect it to kiss instead of kicking?
Catch it! Don't let it go!
-I'll tame this damn horse! -Sir, the horse!
-Swami, run! -How did it come here?
Looks like this horse is in heat!
Rabid stud!
Huh?
Nice. Looks like my leg's working.
Princess, it's a stud. Be careful.
Who dared to touch the horse?!
Thanks to you, we'll have to behead it!
Go ahead.
Ever since I've stepped here, I've been shaking things up.
Ask your king to be careful. Go!
If they won't accept everything we touch, they'll have to give up a lot.
Fast learner in the trade, I see.
Still a lot left to learn.
I'm with you, right?
♪ O beautiful enchantress ♪
♪ Who are you? ♪
♪ I'm now witnessing a mesmerizing illusion before me ♪
Damn! Looks like we'll lose the port.
♪ You've swayed me with emotions, O brave Shakuntale ♪
♪ Slowly, love poems have blossomed in my heart ♪
♪ Arey! Something within me has changed ♪
♪ As if a rainbow has become a part of me ♪
♪ This battle now feels like a tender release ♪
♪ Have the bees flown to the flower in longing? ♪
♪ Amidst history, has a chapter of adorable poems opened? ♪
♪ O beautiful enchantress ♪
♪ Who are you? ♪
♪ I'm now witnessing a mesmerizing illusion before me ♪
Berme.
♪ A melodious panting, a soothing sound of beauty ♪
♪ To cross the line is to commit a crime ♪
♪ With the spark in the heart, let a radiant light begin ♪
♪ Like an intoxication that keeps returning ♪
♪ Our eyes have kissed each other ♪
♪ Without wielding the sword, our hands have etched the story of this new bond ♪
♪ Arey! Something within me has changed ♪
♪ As if a rainbow has become a part of me ♪
♪ This battle now feels like a tender release ♪
♪ Have the bees flown to the flower in longing? ♪
♪ In the whirlpool of a river of pleasure ♪
♪ Our maiden's heart has sunk within it ♪
♪ You've drawn me inside the walls of love, O' sorcerer ♪
If your people find out, you'll end up living with us.
That is why I came closer.
I wish to see the Eshwara's garden of bloom.
Don't run behind a firefly in search of light.
You'll lose your way.
-Abba? -Yeah?
Look at the value our products have out there.
What is all this?
Next time we go, we need to carry a lot more.
Come on!
You've scooped up everything we had.
Where do we get more?
-Deep in the forest. -Huh?
I've got some mixture to make you look fairer.
Berme, don't be hasty and enter the deep areas, okay?
Dibba, there's no going back from here.
You guys! Take all of this and get back home!
-We'll explore further. -Thank God! God heard us!
Sankappa? Where to?
Come with us.
I'm a respected man in Bangra.
Shouldn't look like Sankappa went for herbs and got eaten by the forest.
Not even a blade of grass shall harm you.
We'll guard you from behind. Come.
You've got no reputation to save. Let's go!
-Don't these tribals eat at all? -Go on. Ask them.
Cheenkara, what's for dinner?
If it crosses us, it's dinner.
Let's not dare cross him.
Sounds like a cuckoo, eh?
Oh! A tiger!
Run! It's here to make dinner of anything that crosses it!
Looks like the tiger prefers Arab meat.
Dibba, it'll swallow you whole. Back off!
AY!
Must be a sacred stone.
Berme, when it has left us alone.
Should we continue following it?
Where is the tiger taking us?
For a buffet! Just shut up!
Everybody! Let's go.
Let's see where it is taking us!
Sankappa, careful! It's slippery here.
The moment I entered Kantara, I slipped into history.
Something is going on in this forest.
-Stop scaring us man! -You guys wait.
I'll go ahead and look.
That's better.
Our ancestors always told us that there was a terrifying forest far away.
Berme!
How did the fire went off?
How did you come out of here?
-Why did you go alone? -Okay. You two, follow me.
Glad he didn't spot me.
Let's find out what's happening here.
Don't stay! Run!
I knew you guys would turn up here.
Told ya, didn't I?
Let's go.
Looks like I'll be the victim of your bravado.
-Same here. -You'll be fine. Walk.
Forget carrying the produce from the forest.
Who will even carry our bodies back home?
Good thing we came here!
Wohoo! Berme!
Found it, didn't we?
I only see you when the lightning strikes.
Don't blame me if the wrong chillies get chopped.
I'm warning you. Take this.
Gotta do something about dinner.
Will a jackfruit do?
Sure. Why not?
Don't act like a monkey! Watch when you climb!
What a chimp!
Deba!?
BERME!
Our son...
is dead.
Hey!
Get lost!
Get the heck out of here!
Irresponsible brutes!
You stepped out and caused a ruckus.
Now, you've entered that place and ruined everything.
-Jabba, let me tell you. -HEY!
You worthless old man!
Why are you riling up the boys?
You can't even lift a stick, but want to get them killed?
We didn't go on our own. We were taken.
HEY! Who the hell took you?!
Huli.
Did we just find a sacred stone?
O' Ullaaya!
While we live by placing our faith in the Daivas.
They try to control those very Daivas to seize their power.
The people of Kadapa.
They lied that their village was washed away in the floods and came to us.
Can we get some space to join the Eshwara's garden of bloom?
Give it to them.
We should've known the moment they uttered the words, "Eshwara's Garden of bloom".
Someone must've told them the story of sacred stone.
But the truth was...
They hadn't come for the garden's flowers.
The moment they learned about the presence of powers beyond their imagination...
Those wicked people set out to seize the source of our Daivas.
To seize the Daivas, they made a collyrium from
the tears of Loris, a primate, and smeared it.
Their rituals started having an effect on the nature around us and it showed.
At that moment, to face them, Goddess Parvathi sent someone.
The Huli Daiva.
Once it steps into Kantara, it will only listen to its Ullaaya and do as told.
That day, they fled the forest.
Even now, they are trying to seek power in a forest.
Today the same Huli Daiva took you to their forest and
made you break the mystical binding with your own hands.
Mr. Raamadasa?
Kindly pause for a moment.
Kulashekhara!
I believe if your vocal cords embrace this symphony...
It'll be fabulous!
-Friend. -Yes?
-Just for you. -Begin.
Mr. Raamadasa?
-Give me the rhythm. -Sure.
Hurry up.
My King?!
What's wrong?
You screamed?
Nothing.
King, the port officers are waiting for an audience.
King, people of Kantara have started trading in our port.
Let me check what this is about.
-Raamadasa? -Yeah.
When I see him with the Princess
It looks like he's climbing onto your throne.
-Really? -Yeah.
Hey Bhogendra!
Go and check out what's happening.
Don't take too long. Behead and them return in a jiffy.
Ay!
Let's go!
-Darling. -Let's go!
Guys! Look over there!
What do you want, dear?
Huh?
What do you want?
You took away my will to live, didn't ya?
-Return that. Enough. -Who are you?
OH! CHENNA!
Quit screaming guys!
When I found out you were here, I snuck my way here.
Please take me to Kantara with you
Live or die, I want it to be in Kantara.
-Wife? -Nuh-uh.
That's an annoyance.
This is...
Any way I'm starting a new life, let her be with us.
-Let her! -Let her!
Hey! I meant for me!
Fine. How did you find out that we were here?
Not just me.
The whole of Bangra, the King, and everybody else knows.
-Gunananda? -Yeah?
The moment the chariot halts, the praises should follow.
Only if I feel like it.
Halt!
Nope. Don't feel like it.
-The King of the Kings! -Hey!
-The pride of Bangra's clan. -Bhogendra!
-The power of King Kulashekhara. -Goddamn!
The great Minister Bhogendra has arrived.
Seemed like an overkill, huh?
He doesn't listen to me at all.
Scoundrel!
You'll get it from me!
Where is the royal traitor, Booba?
-Minister? -Bhogendra, this side.
Treacherous rat!
You think you're ruling Bangra's port, aren't you?!
People are watching.
Let's discuss inside.
Nope! This has to happen out here!
Please try and respect my age, Bhogendra?
Respect?!
Take it!
Bhogendra, maybe it's time you drop the whip.
-And if he doesn't? -Hey!
-Raamadasa? -Yeah?
Somebody call the naval officers!
They're drowning, Minister!
You think a boat smith doesn't know how to drown his ships?!
Old man, from now, I'm with the men of Kantara.
We have to, son. I've already vowed to.
Yep.
You think you can beat us, crush the navy, and rule Bangra's port?
I doubt he thought of that.
-Glad you taught them. -Bhogendra?
From now, this port belongs to us.
You don't need anyone's permission or have to pay taxes to trade here.
Bangra doesn't consume what we touch, right?
I'll make sure all the world does.
Scatter before the horn stops blaring.
Or you'll be the last victims of the human trade.
The chariot toppled.
Yep.
No!
You son of a tramp!
Looks like he's the Portu-complainese.
What are you staring at, Kulashekhara?
Behead that moron!
Now that you told me to...
I won't.
This wretched man has humiliated Bangra.
How can you spare him?
You spared the men of Kantara, this guy's on our side.
I counted him as one of ours and sent this worthless man.
That's how the port was lost today.
For having crowned you here...
You crowned me, right?!
For what freaking joy!
I'm just a namesake king with no control over his army!
That woman who sniffed the Kantara man's sweat now runs the damn treasury.
-Grew up on those mongrels' milk... -Kulashekhara!
You're crossing your limits and...
I'm done staying inside your limits!
From today, the army and treasury answer to me!
I won't seek your opinion on any decision anymore!
It'll solely be mine!
Remember that!
I'm not prepared to hand you the reins to end up on the streets.
I'll take care of whatever needs to be done.
Sit tight and watch me! Enough!
You called me to talk.
What is it?
You crossed the line by insulting your own father in full view of the assembly.
He forgot I'm the King and insulted me right there in the assembly.
Had you done your duty as a King, you would've got all the respect you...
Enough!
Want me to spill the beans about your love story?
What duty are you even talking about?
Shut up and stay out of this!
They've defeated the navy and have taken over the port.
Before the Kadambas find out, we have to do something.
What do you plan to do, my King?
Let us call for a negotiation.
Will they agree?
We must give them what they want and win them over.
I was wrong.
-Are those just words or... -I truly meant it.
I know my actions have humiliated you a lot.
Give me another chance to fix everything.
Sit.
How do you plan to fix it?
I'll do exactly what you've never been able to do.
Won't even ask for your army.
You've already shown what you're capable of.
What worse do you plan to do now?
Nothing big.
They dared touch our port.
I'll trample their 'Eshwara's garden of bloom'.
Rajalakshmi.
Let's get Kanakavathi married at the earliest.
I have no trust in him any more.
You placed the crown on my head. Only I decide when it comes off.
These hands that crowned you
Know how to rip that crown off too.
Watch how far your hands go, Appa.
If there's a sword in these hands, you won't stand a chance.
Ay! Come at me!
Come at me, Mongrel!
We'll see who will be the last man standing! Come on!
What's wrong?
Careful.
Oh no.
My King!
What happened?!
Amma!
Don't worry! I haven't poisoned him.
Let him have a worry-free sleep for a few days.
I'll wash away the dish on our on our clan with the blood of the Kantara people.
Soldiers! Put this one in the prison.
He keeps waking your Grandpa up and messing with his mind.
While we're striving to do good for Bangra,
you seem hell-bent on burning it to the ground.
Yep.
Your jungle man is strong and waiting.
Shall we marry you off to him?
He'll make a fine son-in-law.
Kulashekhara is a dud.
Planning to make him sit on the throne of Bangra
And rule it all by yourself, eh?
Go on. Put him to bed.
Sankappa, should we have brought Boobanna?
If he finds out it's my boat, he'd rather die.
Eshwara's garden of bloom.
My grandfather stepped right here.
It's beautiful.
After him, I must be the only one to have set foot here, right?
Huh?
Yea.. Yeah.
This forest. The darkness. The silence.
They're sleeping so peacefully.
Killing people in their sleep is against the king's code.
Soldiers!
Burn them to the ground!
GUYS! LET'S GO!
Friends! Kantara is now ours!
Have fun!
Poor people!
They've lived in the dark all these years.
It had to be me bringing them light.
My Lord! What wrong have we done?
You can't be touching me. Move aside.
Poor guy! He died.
Listen, you'll be fine. Drink water!
Drink it!
Wohoo! Now whose bum is on fire?!
Attack guys!
Wild hens!
Gyaanadeva?
-Gorgeous, right? -Hey! Go!
-Ajja?! Ajja! -NO!
Ajja!
Damn! Where did my horse go?
My my! Irrigation!
Genda!
S-C-U-M-B-A-G.
Grind the medicines and get it soon!
You guys douse the burning huts!
Oh no! The child!
What happ.. Oh!
♪ Down on Earth to meditate Lord Eshwara descended from the skies ♪
♪ Goddess Parvathi built the garden of bloom for him ♪
♪ Today, mortals have set fire to that garden of bloom ♪
♪ O Daivas, where art thou? Our voices now cry for you ♪
♪ Perhaps Eshwara and Parvathi would have come to our rescue ♪
♪ But why are you Daivas not coming to our aid? ♪
Kantara is as special as your god's sacred place, Kailasa.
Today, the eyes of sinners have fallen upon it.
Every living being here has been condemned.
Once we carried life and death, yet now we can't save this land.
Maanichilla!
It's usually never done without us, right?
You reside in the stone.
Won't you look upon the sinners who've entered this land?
Won't you free us from this suffering your poor family is enduring?
♪ Righteousness stands with the righteous ♪
♪ Truth upholds truth ♪
♪ On the path we walk, there's poison, O' Ullaaya ♪
♪ They have slit through Mother Earth ♪
♪ Torn open her heart and seized it ♪
♪ Struck her with a poisoned axe ♪
Whoa! So this is your Daiva ♪ O God! They've ripped open the womb ♪
♪ Smashed it to pieces ♪
Where? I don't see a thing! ♪ Strangled our breath ♪
Hey!
He's an artist!
Won't you look upon the sinners who've entered this land?
♪ The Daiva who protects us ♪
♪ Where have you disappeared? ♪
Who are you reaching out to?
I'm here now.
♪ Has the land of truth been filled with venom? ♪
♪ The torment of unrighteousness is upon us ♪
♪ O' Satyole ♪
My my!
I feel contented.
Let me give you your boon.
Hey! Bring them.
But with respect.
O' Ullaaya!
O' my Daiva!
O' Ullaa...
O' protector of the forests!
Unite all your powers.
Come down from the sky and step onto this Earth.
Punish the sinners and wipe their footprints off its face.
Lay your eyes on them and shatter their hearts.
Let a single blow from you flood the land with their blood.
Looks like the Brahma-Rakshasa ran away, eh?
HEY!
Hey!
Where did you abandon your people to die?
-Abbe! -Berme!
Your Amma?
She's got a great voice.
AY!
ABBE!
Crush their arrogance and come save the Dharma, O' Guliga
ABBE!
No! Abbe!
My child! Have you reached my lap?
Swami Guliga!
Baidi?
Sound the drums!
Whoa! A dance performance, eh?
Before committing these atrocities on the land of Swami Varaahamoorthi
HEY!
Are we here to watch his tomfoolery?!
Grab him!
Rudra Guliga.
Hey!
Didn't you realise the sinners will be punished by
Kshetrapala Guliga, the protector of this realm?
Raahu Guliga.
Tantra Guliga.
Kattalekaana Guliga.
Huh?
Nettara Guliga.
Agni Guliga.
For every sin you have committed, I will offer your blood to this soil like flowers
And uphold Dharma!
Swami Raja Guliga.
♪ When a man strikes his toe on fate's cold stone ♪
♪ The hurt refuses to mend with time ♪
♪ The wicked shed blood in Dharma's name ♪
♪ Yet their laments cannot silence the Daivas ♪
♪ The thunder that roars to devour the earth ♪
♪ Breaks into hiccups longing for Mother Earth's embrace ♪
♪ O' an injured womb is a painful fate ♪
♪ Yet you wander all your life to find a cure ♪
♪ Unaware of the conflict with an unseen foe ♪
♪ You lose yourself in the quest to find yourself ♪
♪ Despite washing away our sins, Goddess Gange ♪
♪ Leaves you and me suspended in repentance ♪
♪ The proud garland of fresh flowers you wear today ♪
♪ Might wither away by tomorrow ♪
Hey! The King's up! Give him water!
♪ Life is a curse more dreadful than death ♪
♪ The cure for sorrow lies within the pyre ♪
♪ There is an end woven into every beginning ♪
♪ Yet you walk through life without a clue ♪
♪ The mother's bosom milk seems to have turned into blood ♪
♪ Tell me what share of sin one owes in the sins committed ♪
♪ The door-sill that sought to cross fate's bounds ♪
♪ Seems to have become the hook in fate's play ♪
Oh God! No!
King, Lord Eshwara's statue sculpted for the sanctum has cracked.
-Who is he? -Peppe. From Bangra's port.
So good people do exist.
When you've humiliated Eshwara's elements
Do you think he'll dwell in your temple?
It's not a stone that cracked, but his heart.
How do we fix this?
Until he's happy, the Brahma-Kalasha cannot be instated.
What can I do? There's peace in this place.
Tie it over there.
Keep bringing it.
How can you keep refusing food, Jabbanna?
Have it.
Berme, I can't live like this.
Come on, Jabba.
How can you say this?
What do I do?
Are we prey for them to hunt us at will?
We've been left too weak to face them.
We won't just face them.
We have it in us to fight them back!
Amma would say that a tree can only stand tall if its roots run deep.
We don't kill women and children.
Take another step and we won't hesitate.
Please give me a chance to explain myself.
Watch it.
Their people will behead anything we touch.
I know we've caused you a lot of pain.
Like you, we too have lost much.
You should've known, the fire you lit in our place would burn you.
Before crossing borders in greed and provoking our people,
you could have thought of it too.
Who drew the borders?
The ones who ran away or those who stayed in fear?
If you cross, it's power.
If we do, it's greed?
What power?
The respect we had among vassal kings is now on the streets.
The crown meant for the throne has rolled to the floor.
Go and repent for your sins.
That is why I'm here.
The very powers we've disrespected...
We wish to mark a special space in Lord Eshwara's sanctum, pray there and repent.
Who are you to make space for our Daivas?
We live in the land they gave us.
Don't let ego stop this.
This is a chance for all of us to live as equals.
You enslaved our men and shed their blood to build your kingdom.
You filled your treasury with loot from our forests.
And now you speak of equality?
This is the only path left to right our wrongs.
Please allow this.
Even if we agree, our Daivas won't go with you.
Are these your words?
Or your Daivas'?
He's the son I gave birth to, right?
So this isn't easy for me.
Over there, my Ullaaya's heart has been broken, kids.
Just like I protected you, isn't it my duty to bow down and guard the Almighty's home?
There's some astonishing truth hidden in my ways.
Let that remain a secret between me and my Ullaaya.
It's not them calling us.
It is my Ullaaya, the Almighty.
Let no worries trouble your mind.
Let's just go once and see for ourselves, what say?
♪ Lord Shiva, we know not the path of devotion ♪
♪ All we know is to pray with our hearts ♪
♪ Ullaaya, where your presence dwells ♪
♪ Where the mystic power abides, we come ♪
♪ Now, you must save us ♪
♪ All we know Lord Shiva, is to pray with our hearts ♪
-Who is he? -Emissaries of Kadamba.
♪ Om ♪
♪ Among the Ganas, we invoke you, O Ganapati ♪
♪ The most renowned among all poets and scholars ♪
♪ The eldest among Devas, Lord of the Brahmanas ♪
♪ O Lord, we bow to you, the protector of the sacred ♪
♪ Purified by a sacred bath, clad in garments of purity ♪
♪ We come to you with folded hands in prayer ♪
It's tradition for those from the forest to build the chariot.
-And now...? -We'll take over that duty from now.
♪ For the welfare of the world ♪
♪ We consecrate this statue ♪
♪ Uniting Shiva with his boundless Shakti ♪
♪ We chant, declaring our devotion to you ♪
♪ May our mortal abode be made pure ♪
♪ May our minds flow in peace ♪
♪ This dwelling of ours is the temple ♪
♪ All goodness in the world is the Almighty's blessing ♪
♪ The divine power shines resplendent ♪
♪ True happiness lies in the wealth of virtue ♪
♪ Where lies diligence and devotion ♪
♪ There comes victory ♪
♪ The divine mind resounds ♪
♪ All we know Lord Shiva, is to pray with our hearts ♪
In the land created by Parashurama, you've played a noble
role in installing the Brahma-Kalasha at Lord Shiva's temple.
I pray to God that we are all blessed with prosperity, good health, and abundance.
The Kadambas honour you with a gold statue as a souvenir.
I request you all to accept it with devotion.
Kindly sit.
-Can we touch this? -Yes.
Despite all the differences, you've fulfilled
everything Bangra asked of you, beautifully.
This is a historic decision.
I congratulate you for this, on behalf of all the people of Bangra.
Ask nicely, and we'll do anything for you.
I know.
You don't.
If you did, your son would be sitting on that throne.
Okay.
I'll ask you something nicely.
Will you give it?
I know what you'll ask for.
We only needed the port to trade.
Not to rule over it.
We'll return it to you.
But I have one condition.
Ask.
Release everyone who was forcefully turned into slaves.
Daivas have now been established in this soil.
May you walk the path of Dharma.
Now this is a historic decision.
I congratulate you for this, on behalf of all the people of Kantara.
Good work. Keep going.
Brave effort. Push through.
Why did you stop?
If it gets too hot, what if it melts?
Is that your father's... to just melt away?
Keep pumping!
Once upon a time, you were a prisoner in my cell.
Time changes, Peppe.
-We need to change with it. -I learned.
While pumping the air?
With his pot of sins full, the King now walks the path of Adharma.
Will you take a step to make sure Bangra doesn't burn to the ground?
Or will you follow the one wearing anklets and step on a bed of burning coal?
The choice is yours.
You dare use our Daivas and devotion to cover your dirty deeds?
You want the Daiva, eh?!
They've been through hell their whole lives and are finally breathing free.
Watching them happy gives me a sense of peace.
Why are you sleeping instead of witnessing this, Abba?
I am watching.
But there's still so much more for you to see.
Come with me.
Berme!
When we stray from the path, we need someone to guide us back, right?
So, I came to visit you.
Beware of those who yearn for Eshwara's garden of bloom.
Don't ever trust them, my son.
Amma?
Oh no! Berme!
Swami Sathyole, our innocent children have fallen unconscious
and a pandemic has struck us like a demon.
Whether we live or perish, it's your call.
You, the mystical power, come alive in form.
Rid us of this disease, take away people's pain, Swami Sathyole!
Somebody has trapped the Daivas.
The people of Kadapa.
Why is this known as Eshwara's garden of bloom?
Beware of those who yearn for Eshwara's garden of bloom.
Eshwara's garden of bloom.
Nourish her with the milk of our women.
We shall raise the child for a while.
It'll be alright.
Our son...
is dead.
Don't ever trust them, my son.
Anna!
But you can't do it, can you?
Don't end up burning your hands.
Somebody has trapped the Daivas.
Even if we agree, our Daivas won't go with you.
Are these your words?
Or your Daivas'?
Eshwara's garden of bloom.
I was once afraid of the forest's powers and refused to go to war.
Kanakavathi!
Kantara must become ours.
The stones of their Daivas should become the steps of our palace.
That won't be so easy.
He didn't come just to install the deity's idol.
He was here to anchor Dharma.
Don't be afraid.
There's one last task to complete to make your wish come true.
I have no patience left to wait, Kanakavathi.
My sword is thirsting for their blood.
We don't have the strength to fight him.
Who else does?
The child who once lay frozen, unable to move, now sits on the throne.
She didn't survive death for nothing.
Bangra's blood and Kadapa's breast milk
Both carry poison.
It must not seem that the King of Bangra put
his daughter at the forefront of the war.
You wield the blade.
I'll give you the support.
I was happy thinking that by the time they grow up, Kantara would have everything.
Today, we can't bear the sight of these lifeless children.
All these years, those Daivas protected us.
Their eyes must be weeping blood now.
The spark they've lit on our faith should grow
into a wildfire and burn them to the ground.
-But, Berme... -We can't stay silent any more, Jabba!
This isn't a war for our gain.
It's a battle for the Daiva stones under their control.
They say, to destroy Adharma, Lord Shiva keeps sending his Ganas.
Today, every soul in Eshwara's garden of bloom stands as a Gana.
Were they doing a re-con to count how many of us are here?
We've bound all of Kantara's Ganas through mystic sealing.
If a more powerful force tries to enter
I'll handle it.
To fight Berme, who comes from the source of all powers
The strength of three generations must rise.
Hold your shields!
Dammit!
Hold them around me, mutts!
Whoa Sankappa! Bangra's wall has shattered!
Wouldn't the one who built the wall know how to tear it down?
Hail Kantara!
♪ Who dares to bind the fire? ♪
♪ For the chains themselves were forged in flame ♪
♪ Who dared touch Kantara and walk free? ♪
♪ Destruction fills the kingdom, a deafening, pitch-black night ♪
♪ It has been here from the very start ♪
♪ The sky, the mountains, the earth, the endless blue sea ♪
♪ It belongs to all ♪
♪ No father holds the right to give it away ♪
Inform the King!
♪ Are you watching? The strength we wield! Come at us! ♪
Never in my dreams did I think our foolish hunt would spark this war.
♪ With the blessings of Eshwara and Parvathi, with the words of valour ♪
♪ Hey King, who boasts of building forts and walls ♪
♪ The forest warns - Beware! ♪
♪ The wild fire has risen, blazing at the city's gates ♪
♪ Who dares to stop it when its flames reach the sky? ♪
♪ Scream with all your might! Beware! ♪
♪ Beware! ♪
GOOD LORD!
Go to the doctor. Hurry! Do you need a...?
Where are you running to, you mongrel?!
Swami, we're with you!
♪ Hey King, who boasts of building forts and walls ♪
♪ The forest warns - Beware! ♪
♪ The wild fire has risen, blazing at the city's gates ♪
Dodda!
♪ Who dares to stop it when its flames reach the sky? ♪
Go ahead.
Where do I look in this dust?
♪ Hey King, who boasts of building forts and walls ♪
♪ The forest warns - Beware! ♪
♪ The wild fire has risen, blazing at the city's gates ♪
♪ Who dares to stop it when its flames reach the sky? ♪
♪ Scream with all your might! Beware! ♪
They've crossed the border.
Hold them till sunset!
♪ With the blessings of Eshwara and Parvathi, with the words of valour ♪
♪ Hey King, who boasts of building forts and walls ♪
Jayanthi!
-You...! -Hey!
Are you here to win a war or wag your tongue around?
Mongrel!
♪ Courage is the weapon against arrogance ♪
♪ Righteousness is the cure for hatred ♪
♪ We kneel before no one ♪
♪ We stand, ready to fight! Hail us! ♪
♪ The sky belongs to the eagle, limitless and free ♪
♪ Does the forest not shiver? Hear the elephant's mighty trumpet ♪
Hey!
Oh. Chenna!
Stop staring! Look behind. Death's approaching!
Woman, this one's death-proof. Let's go.
♪ Hey King, who boasts of building forts and walls ♪
♪ The forest warns - Beware! ♪
♪ The wild fire has risen, blazing at the city's gates ♪
♪ Who dares to stop it when its flames reach the sky? ♪
♪ Scream with all your might! Beware! ♪
King.
Ajja!
I want the Eshwara's garden of bloom you desired.
♪ With the blessings of Eshwara and Parvathi, with the words of valour ♪
NOCHCHI!
Ajja?
The guardian of Kantara.
I need to break the spell.
How do I do that?
When they found you in that well, no one knew who or why they left you.
Today is the day you tell the world why you came.
Go on!
Gange will show you the way.
The King of Bangra!
Go on!
Did Lord Eshwara come here?
He didn't just come here.
He lived here.
Is he still around?
He's in there.
Care to see?
Today is the day you tell the world why you came.
Go on!
Gange will show you the way.
Protectors of Kantara, no matter how many, try me.
I shall drench your Daiva stones in blood.
Ullaaya!
AY!
This is my prey!
Smearing soot on your body and waving a rusted trident
doesn't make you Eshwara's Gana.
Standing before you is the womb of all creation.
A woman.
If you've got the guts, try touching me.
Come
You're a disgrace to women and I'm not the one to touch you
To destroy you once and for all
Mother Sankebaare, the daughter of Gaalibhadra Kumara
My sister!
My sister's coming for you!
Can you hear it?!
The origin of creation you mentioned, in the form of Chavundi, I stand before you
I shall crush your skull!
And mend the broken heart of Lord Shiva!
Chavundi.
Just a young hen, after all.
Light!
In light, everything is visible.
But this is not just light
It's a vision.
The light which will shine on the past and the future.
Do you see it?
♪ Varaha, the Supreme among all Gods ♪
♪ He who assumes the form of a Wild boar ♪
♪ With teeth as hard as Diamond ♪
♪ He who protects us like a shield ♪
♪ He who embodies the essence of Shiva ♪
♪ The one who thrives on Earth ♪
♪ He who gives refuge to those who believe in him ♪
♪ The one who has won the hearts of thousands of Gods ♪
♪ We now stand in front of you, worshipping you ♪
-Did he also disappear right here? -Yeah.
What happened to the cave down here?
That's a legend for another day.