"'My name...' '...is Marco Polo'" "'Italy is my motherland'" "'Approximately for 25 years...' '..." "I have travelled through Persia, China, Burma, India' '...and Singhalese countries'" "'Venice, Italy 13th century A.D'" "'After seeing the wonders of Asia...' '...and buying valuable memorabilia' '..." "I reached Italy'" "'But Republic of Genova was in the throes of a terrible war'" "'The King and the people were trembling in fear of losing'" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "This amazing article...paper!" "Discovery of the Chinese" "We no longer need to write on leaves and textiles anymore" "In our present predicament we don't need these fancy gifts" "Marco Polo" "We need an escape plan" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "Because I don't have a male heir I was compelled to comply and bow my head to our enemies" "You have travelled around the world" "You were granted an audience by Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan" "With your worldly knowledge hoping you would help us with an escape strategy ...we invited you here" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "Then you must learn more about the mighty Kakatiya emperor who became the supreme ruler of the Telugu kingdom" "Who is that mighty emperor?" "Rudramadevi" "'Rudramadevi'" "'The Kakatiya reign that spread fame in all 8 directions...' '...is not a kingdom to be trifled with'" "'From Kalinga in the East'" "'Karnata in the West'" "'Madhyadesa in the North' '..." "Kakatiya kingdom extended till Kanchi in the south'" "'With Orugallu as their capital...' '...the Kakatiyas ruled providing prosperity and plenty'" "Praise be to Goddess Kakatamma consort of Lord Shiva, destroyer of evil" "King Ganapati Deva's wife, our queen will deliver a royal heir" "This news will be announced shortly" "If our queen gives birth to a daughter king of Devagiri's army will lay siege and enslave us again" "'The hell we suffered when they held King Ganapati Deva captive is enough'" "If the same situation arises we might as well die" "We only want a prince to be born!" "God Rudralinga" "Bless our queen with a little prince" "Guardian deity Ellamma!" "Let our queen be blessed with a baby boy" "Guardian deity Ellamma!" "Bless us with a little prince" "My dear brother Hari Hara Deva" "Look how high the expectations of the people are" "They want our old cousin to have a son" "If it's a daughter... (scornful laughter)" "...it will be a case of empty expectations!" "What you said is absolutely true" "King Ganapati Deva is not destined to have a male heir" "Only a girl baby will be born" "With the help of buried treasure to complete building the 7 walls of the fort ...as an incarnate of Goddess Shakti ...that girl child will save our entire kingdom" "Women...!" "To satiate the desires of men and to serve their every need Lord Brahma created this beautiful angel called 'girl'" "Not to rule a kingdom" "Keep aside the king's horoscope" "Check if my master's horoscope predicts he will ascend the throne" "The Kakatiya throne belongs to us" "Find the auspicious date for our coronation" "Murari Deva" "Ask the feudal chieftains who favor us to be prepared" "As soon as his daughter is born if the king renounces his throne at least his life will be spared" "Otherwise he will set foot on his journey to Heaven" "Your words echo my thoughts, brother" "My lord, unaware of the fact you are the local thieves here they are afraid of king Singhana of Devagiri who is our neighbor" "If he lays siege on our land we will be wiped out" "Dust to ashes!" "'Devagiri kingdom'" "To close the chapter of the Kakatiya dynasty get our troops ready for action" "Sharpen your weapons which will slash even eye lashes to pieces!" "Heighten the spirits of cavalry and elephantry with spirits!" "Make them mighty and strong" "If a daughter is born to king Ganapati Deva he and his people will be broken hearted" "Right then let the death-bell toll" "That ring is the invitation for us to advance and attack" "I will gift the Kakatiya Kingdom to my 2nd grandson, Mahadeva" "Soldiers, get ready to fight" "'Kakatiya kingdom'" "Good news, my lord" "Queen Somambadevi has given birth to a beautiful girl baby" "You indeed gave me good news" "But this is not the wish of the people" "They wanted a male heir" "When this news reaches our enemies' ears they will probably be happier than us" "Shiva Devaiah, even before you gave me this good news I got the news through my spies" "Our enemies of Devagiri are sharpening their swords to attack our people it seems" "Our allies and feudal chieftains are eyeing our throne with interest" "We can stop them temporarily" "But what will become of our kingdom without a male heir?" "Should my people be enslaved again?" "What will be the future of my clan and my kingdom?" "Only if there is no male heir should you be scared" "What are you saying?" "Your Majesty!" "The gender of the baby is known only to my wife who was the midwife our queen, you and me" "This child born as an incarnate of Lord Shiva as Rudra let us name her Rudramadevi" "To our people we will introduce him as the prince Rudradeva" "You want me to lie and deceive my own people?" "To avoid danger, we should forget the word 'impossible'" "Not only to our enemies and our own people" "Even the new born baby should never know she is a girl" "Heir to the Durjaya dynasty" "The future prince of the Kakatiya kingdom" "Sri Sri Sri Rudradeva The little prince" "Long live prince Rudradeva" "Long live our future heir to the throne" "Long live our little prince" "Can you hear that?" "The sound of people cheering" "Heir to the throne and our enemy is born" "Rudradeva!" "The scriptures cannot go wrong" "Birth and death are God's will" "God writes, huh?" "Your death is written in our hands" "'Unable to kill the new born baby they killed the astrologer'" "He wasn't even lucky enough to wear this pearl necklace" "Ganapati Deva has a son?" "A new enemy is born for our Devagiri dynasty" "And to top it all, he is named after Lord Shiva as Rudradeva" "My father Jaitugi, king of the Yadavas brutally killed Rudradeva, Ganapati Deva's uncle" "They have named this child after him!" "This feud has been spouting hatred for 2 generations" "Is he extending this enmity to the third generation?" "Ganapati Deva has not forgotten anything" "Shall we wage a war, Your Majesty?" "Happiness is half the strength" "To Ganapati Deva, his male heir gives strength equal to the mountain" "Let us be calm for a while" "The chance to dethrone Ganapati Deva has slipped from our hands" "If you are scared of the new male heir what can we do, Your Majesty?" "Army chief" "Do you think I will be scared of the Kakatiya male heir?" "No" "Not at all" "Right before my eyes my grandson is growing up like a hungry tiger's cub" "Mahadeva" "First tell our prince, knives are not used to cut nails" "Knives cut necks as well as nails!" "Grandfather, whenever the time is right, Orugallu fort is mine" "Kakatiya crown is also mine" "'Secret hide-out in a dense forest'" "Bravo!" "Rudradeva" "Your swordsmanship is noteworthy at this young age" "Like Karna's armor and ear-ring this armor and sword will be your strength" "To me Shiva Devaiah's order is like Lord Shiva's command!" "Rudradeva, to combat your enemies and protect your kingdom your training ends today" "Life will now teach you how to uphold justice and Dharma" "Your coronation awaits you" "Let us now proceed to Orugallu" "Welcome, prince of Kakatiya kingdom" "The dove Shiva Devaiah has taught to fly has flown into the fortress after 14 years" "Tomorrow or day after this bird will be sacrificed by our sword or spear" "(Holy chant)" "Salutations to my father" "Long live prince Rudradeva" "Rudradeva, these princes are here to greet and welcome you from our neighboring kingdoms" "Veerabhadra Chalukya Prince of Nidavartyapuram" "Hail Veerabhadra Chalukya" "Long live Veerabhadra Chalukya" "On the banks of our river Godavari we have heard many stories of your valor" "Will you consent to clash swords with me?" "Prince of Vardamanapuram" "Son of Gona Buddha Reddy" "Prince Gona Ganna Reddy" "Welcome Gona Ganna Reddy" "Hail Gona Ganna Reddy" "Prince, it seems you are a brave warrior" "Are you prepared for a duel with me?" "He is 2 years younger than you" "But in warfare tactics he is the bravest of the brave Gona Ganna Reddy" "Really?" "Challenge" "The way you swirl your sword looks like you will be my only rival in this kingdom, Ganna Reddy" "Gona Ganna Reddy" "Prince, you are wanted back in Vardamanapuram at once" "Your father's younger brother Lakkumaiyah Reddy has sent word" "Leave immediately" "I take leave, prince" "We will meet again in 'The festival of the Brave heart'" "I take leave, sir" "His father, Gona Buddha Reddy has passed away unexpectedly" "Vardamanapuram is in a state of shock" "This news is so distressing" "Even a warrior has to face distress" "Do not get dejected, young prince" "If we roam around the streets of Orugallu you will feel relaxed and rejuvenated" " Come with me" " What?" "Outside the fort?" "I am not allowed to step out" "Permission?" "That too for you?" "It won't be interesting if you are bound by rules always" "But if Shiva Devaiah gets to know?" "We'll be back before he finds out" "Come quickly" "My dearest friend...!" "This waterfall jumps in joy just like us and weaves its way" "I also grew up amidst these trees and creepers" "But do you know how happy I feel roaming around with you like this" "Is this what you came running to see, prince?" "Did this beautiful sculpture lure you here?" "Poets and sculptors have varied vivid imagination" "With unlimited imagination and aesthetic sense they create women in wonderful poses" "Woman?" "Then what...?" "Did you see the beauty of her upper torso?" "Only Rati, the Goddess of Love is blessed this way" "Only the apsara Menaka has such a petite waist like this" "Urvasi's full lips" "Graceful curve of Rambha's neck" "All these sculpted together is this beautiful work of art" "There is no other girl as beautiful on this earth" "Girl...?" "Then...?" "Instead of a female, can a male possess such graceful curves?" "'Will you skinnydip in the river with us?" "'" "Outside, in the open?" "When girls bathe together why can't we boys do the same?" "Climb up" "Come, my dear prince" "Rudradeva...!" "Mother?" "Amma?" "Ma...?" "Mother" "There is no difference between you and me, right?" "Why are you dressed like this then?" "Why did you raise me like this?" "Ma...?" "Oh!" "My dear child" "'Not just your upbringing'" "'Even raising you like this is essential for the history of our kingdom'" "To stop the annexing greed of neighboring countries to retain the resources and cultural heritage of our land ...instilling fear in enemies ...we should be a strong and very powerful kingdom" "Satavahanas" "Ikshvakus" "Vishnukundinas" "And after the Chalukyas of Vengi our Kakatiya kingdom is the most powerful" "Enemies on all 4 sides are Yadavas of Devagiri, Seuna" "Pandyas" "Tribes from Turpu" "Hoysalas" "We are surrounded by scheming and self centered allies" "These power-crazy crafty foxes thrive here" "In our kingdom known for its righteous rule..." "If our enemies had got wind of our heir-apparent's gender right then our Kakatiya kingdom would have merged with the dust long ago" "Noose for kings" "And handcuffs around people's wrists ...our culture and lineage would have perished" "'To infuse fear into our enemies' minds...' '...confidence in the hearts of our own people' '...we were forced to lie about your birth and upbringing'" "As a child it was easy for us to convince our subjects" "Now that she has attained puberty is it right to make them believe she is a boy?" "Till date we were able to achieve what we had planned" "Now whatever maybe the repercussion we have to face it" "We shall announce in the assembly" "Make the necessary arrangements" "You took a bold decision for the welfare of our kingdom" "I shall remain as Rudradeva till that goal is fulfilled" "'10 years later'" "King's kith and kin" "Hari Hara Deva and Murari Deva's brother-in-law Nagadeva is coming to tame the mad elephant" "Come" "Come" "Face me" "Like tugging the sari off a woman he thought it easy to tame an elephant" "Is there no brave man in Orugallu to tame this mad elephant?" "How can that be, Prasad Aditya?" "Of course there is" "Our valiant prince Rudradeva" "Even if you don't remember we haven't forgotten" "Fearless and courageous" "As brave as a lion and one who knows all the tricks" "All that is mere folklore" "We haven't seen the valor of our prince face to face" "Despite being your kith and kin" "Even the people of our kingdom have not set eyes on prince Rudradeva it seems" "Will our prince appear at least today being a special day?" "Will we be blessed by his august presence?" "We want Rudradeva The young prince" "We want to see our prince" "Rudradeva, our future king" "Your Majesty" "It is the king's duty to fulfill the wishes of his people" "Prasad Aditya" "Ask Rudradeva to come" "'Already this elephant is wild'" "'If I feed this brew, I dread to think of the prince's plight'" "Our future king prince Rudradeva" "Bravest warrior on earth" "Welcome prince Rudradeva" "Long live prince Rudradeva!" "(loud cheers)" "Chief minister" "My eyes perceive Rudradeva as a lion" "Long live young prince Rudradeva" "(continuous cheering)" "Our future king Prince Rudradeva" "Long live!" "The bravest of the brave" "Long live" "Who told you the Hindu God of love Manmadha has no form, Ganapamba?" "Look over there" "Perfection in form and skill is your brother Rudradeva" "To prevent young girls like me from abducting him did he stay behind in his fort all along?" "Muktamba is on a poetic spree" "I am his sister" "And I hardly see him, except during festivals or special events" "(overlap of voices)" "Where on earth are the guards?" "When girls fall all over him isn't it their duty to restrain them?" "Are you angry about them falling all over him?" "Or sad you are unable to?" "!" "Did you notice this, chief minister?" "Look at the attention he is receiving from all the girls here?" "We must fix the perfect alliance for him at once" "Otherwise like the 'gopikas' drawn to Lord Krishna how many girls will flock towards our prince?" "Wonder how many zenanas we may have to build" "Prince of Kakatiya kingdom Rudradeva" "Long live!" ""King of kings, Maharaja"" ""Shri Ganapati Deva"" ""A mighty king courageous"" ""Brave warrior with sun's radiance"" ""Shiva and Shakti's devotee"" ""Advocator of honesty"" ""May you record victory in the annals of history"" ""In directions 8, a torch to guide your fame is acclaimed far and wide"" ""Examples of the king's bravery magnify sky high his story"" ""You are our life's lamp, we revere You are our dawn everywhere"" ""In a land which extols the scriptures no place ever for woes or remorse"" ""Like lashes to the eyes, our protector Beloved king, our shield and shelter"" ""Treating all girls like his mother Most dignified king ever"" ""In directions 8, a torch to guide your fame is acclaimed far and wide"" ""Examples of the king's bravery Amplify sky high his story"" ""Beat the drums in perfect rhythm Let celebration gain momentum"" ""Stage shall I decorate?" "Change your dance to celebrate"" ""To be like a stone is of no use to anyone"" ""Time isn't the loser But you are"" ""As long as you realize what's wrong and be wise"" ""Ignore the past, don't analyze"" ""Chariot lends a festive air Rejoicing everywhere"" ""Success will be on our side only"" ""Good for the reigning king to rule out people's suffering"" ""Ours is a kingdom which has seen many kings change in between"" ""As long as dharma flourishes here bravery will embellish without fear"" ""People's hearts will flower who think of love as mother"" ""With religious equality"" ""With no race or rank disparity"" ""Music of integrity"" ""King's fame for eternity"" ""The whole world lauds your name Our hearts rejoice hearing the same"" ""In directions 8, a torch to guide your fame is acclaimed far and wide"" ""Your fame has no boundary A beacon of light exemplary"" "The curiosity of Rudradeva's whereabouts" "And his enigmatic appearance to be considered on one hand" "After my grandfather King Singhana died my brother Krishna Bhupathi ascended the throne on the other hand" "We were forced to play a waiting game" "We cannot wait any longer" "First we should ride rough shod over our enemy using our intelligence" "Rising from the highlands of Devagiri the rivers Krishna, Godavari, Manjira flowing into Orugallu land ...are our new weapons" "Stop the rivers that serve as life source flowing into the Kakatiya kingdom" "Build dams" "Sacrifice those who restrain your efforts to the Goddess of that dam" "Without water, instead of falling at our feet will the Kakatiyas die hiccupping?" "Wait and watch" "With just the wave of my hand how I, Mahadeva, will reduce the Kakatiyas to tears" "To good health and gladness!" "Why is the spirit so strong?" "Didn't you mix enough water?" "The chieftains gathered here should please forgive me" "People are dying without water to quench their thirst" "How can we mix water to spirit?" "Ever since the king of Devagiri stopped the flow of water not only to bathe ...we might have to use spirits for other ablutions too!" "True, searching for food and water people are running from pillar to post" "They are also opposing" "Without any fanfare, king Mahadeva is preparing to lay siege on the Kakatiya kingdom" "Who is Mahadeva?" "The Kakatiya throne belongs to us, Ambadeva" "Exactly my thought" "Let us use the dissatisfaction and confusion amongst the people to our advantage" "With this as an excuse let us instigate Rudradeva to wage a war against Mahadeva" "He will muster up his army and leave his kingdom to fight" "When he has travelled considerable distance half way through, we will stop the armies of our neighboring kingdoms" "Rudradeva by then would have reached Devagiri with his army" "As far as I know till now no Kakatiya ruler has won any battle with the Devagiri kings" "Neither has he come back alive" "We can occupy Orugallu fort which will be left unprotected" "First we solve our internal problem" "Only then we fight our external problems" "Is this Rudradeva's new political strategy?" "No" "Retaliation for Mahadeva's underhand politics" "It is not right to label the problem of our people as their fate" "And go on a war footing" "We owe our people an explanation" "Oho!" "Does that mean you will sit under a banyan tree and announce with the beat of drums convening a public meeting?" "Indeed, Ambadeva" "I will go from village to village" "I will talk to my people" "Only after I solve their problem will I wage a war" "I never dreamt a Kakatiya heir would be such a coward" "And he would flee fearing war" "Not even in my wildest dreams!" "Imagine a king meeting his people face to face" "Wonder what depths of misery our kingdom will sink to!" "The very thought of it scares me" "We as chieftains here show our unanimous dissent" "We walk out of this assembly" "'Rudradeva who trampled the conspiracy of the chieftains...' '...disregarding the danger of his well-guarded secret being revealed' '...started on his journey to reach out to his people'" "'His footprints outside the fort...' '...started writing a new chapter in the annals of history'" "Without even a drop of water we are facing severe drought" "We are suffering without water to drink or even 1 square meal a day" "It's better to die in war than in this gnawing hunger" "We are ready to die" "Why are you retreating, prince?" "We will fight!" "But not to die" "To make our next generation live" "Afflicting our lands with drought, hunger and thirst Mahadev of Devagiri has stopped the flow of the rivers" "He can stop the rivers" "But can he stop the rain by fencing it?" "Will raindrops not fall?" "Won't leaves sprout?" "Will our land not be lush green?" "Rain water is enough for us" "We will store rain water in reservoirs" "To save rain water as per Kakatiya lineage in the name of King Ganapati Deva" "'Ganapa Samudram'" "In the name of the king's sisters" "'Paiyamba Sagaram' and 'Raja Samudram'" "'Rudra Samudram' in the name of our prince" "The task of building reservoirs has begun" "We are dying of thirst here" "And you claim digging a well will provide us water" "That is the reason we are organizing canals to be dug and channelized" "Water will be provided for agriculture" "Until this water scarcity is solved we abolish all taxes" "Until we are able to stand on our own feet we have no time to think of war" "After that, the battlefield is never too far" "Only if you live that long!" "Don't dig lakes Dig your own grave first" "Not just water" "Our king Mahadeva will destroy every blade of grass" "Long live King Mahadeva!" "Mahadeva's men have sneaked into our land" "You dare stop our water?" "We will gather the blood of your Devagiri conspirators we will wash our hands in our Kakatiya waters" "Even if a hundred Mahadevas arise one prince Rudradeva will do to destroy injustice" "Long live Rudradeva Prince of Kakatiya!" "(cheering continues)" "Well done, Rudradeva" "For a valiant man like you laying siege once is not enough" "Let many obstacles befall you because of me" "Only then will the taste buds of our enmity enjoy the flavor" "Soldiers of Devagiri entered our city yesterday" "How do we know Mahadeva won't attack our fort tomorrow?" "Orugallu that stands without protection even God cannot save!" "True, even God cannot save our land that lacks protection" "King Ganapati Deva, my father's wonderful dream was to fortify and strengthen the Kakatiya defenses" "He wanted to build 7 walls around our fort" "Let us start to complete the 7 walls to our fort now" "'The son who excels his father'" "You are a fine example of this, Rudradeva" "Armor for the warrior" "Fortified walls for the kingdom" "Your deed will be etched in history" "This will not find a place in history" "The king himself was unable to finish building the walls of our fort" "Wonder why our prince is in haste or what spurns his anger?" "Is all this even possible, prince?" "When ambition is strength and hard work is in each breath 'impossible' does not even exist" "Walls made of stone, gravel, sand, iron, thorn..." "Shell lime and sand plaster And finally bamboo" "Finish building these 7 walls with immediate effect" "Your wish is our command" "Hit hard" "Heave-ho!" "Strike it strong" "Heave-ho" "Pull with force Heave-ho!" "Speed up Heave ho!" "Dig deep Heave ho!" "Faster, faster Heave ho!" "To raise funds to build the 7 walls there are 2 special features in this festive event" "Whoever scales up this bronze pillar that represents the magnificence of our Kakatiya dynasty ...will be awarded the title, 'Brave heart, bravest of the brave'" "The second feature" "Gona Varada Reddy, son of Lakkumaiah Reddy and Anamika Devi, daughter of Yelikikona Reddy of Adavoni ...will be united in matrimony graced by his Majesty" "Not just 2 hearts 2 kingdoms will merge to become one" "We offer our wedding gifts as a royal fund" "Bravo!" "Lakkumaiah Reddy!" "Instead of contributing from your treasury you burden the people" "God's will that will end well" "Let the contest for the Brave heart begin" "I wish the same too" "First is the contest Only then the wedding" "After the wedding, we get the real gold" "Fake gold for the treasury" "Son Varada, even if you eat mud this title is only for you" "Let the contest begin" "Come" "I am your husband No matter what!" "Come, dear" "Is there no brave man in the entire Kakatiya kingdom to scale this pillar?" "Bravest of the brave in Kakatiya land" "Long live Brave heart!" "Praise be to the bravest of the brave in Kakatiya land" "Amazing" "Warrior, your feat is unparalleled" "Who may you be?" "State your name and your origin" "And claim your award" "Not answering is equal to disrespecting the king" "We give you another chance because you are the winner" "Answer!" "Who are you?" "kOtai Sandiveera" "(cheering)" "(cheering continues)" "'The way you swirl your sword...' '..." "looks like you will be my only rival in this kingdom, Ganna Reddy'" "'Gona Ganna Reddy!" "'" "Like his father and my brother Gona Buddha Reddy I thought Gona Ganna Reddy would be an ally of the Kakatiyas" "But he is getting ready to oppose us" "He changes into a robber and grabs the riches and lives of minor chieftains" "Yes, indeed kOtai Sandiveera" "A lot of people seem to know about me" "Many who have seen me face to face are no longer alive" "Long live Brave heart!" "Be quiet" "Scaling this pillar, scratching your back" "Stamping mud" "Do you call these a challenge?" "Amulet on my hip thread!" "Can't one who is equipped to milk a tiger do the same to a cow?" "Tell us straight to our face" "Why did you come here?" "I will tell you" "My father's brother betrayed my father and killed him" "I let him live" "The king who was supposed to protect failed in his duties" "I ignored that as well" "They branded me as a robber because I fought for the poor" "I let that go as well" "If injustice happens to me, I will not shed a tear" "But if I see it happen in front of me I will not let it go!" "A girl is being coerced into marrying the prince in front of the king?" "It will not happen!" "Gona Ganna Reddy!" "What is it, Varada?" "My wicked cousin" "Like a jasmine stuck to the mouth of a lizard why do you want this wedding?" "Why do you keep falling from this pillar?" "Amulet on my hip thread!" "If you are half baked in everything like this you cannot even father a goat-kid!" "You half baked warrior!" "A half baked warrior is still a warrior!" "My son-in-law went half way up That is enough for me" "He will please even his wife only halfway" "Is that enough too?" "Prince, Gona Ganna Reddy is now interested in my daughter Anamika" "He has come here to abduct her now" "Not only Anamika but also the throne of Kakatiya" "Shut up, Hari Hara Deva" "Eligibility for a king is not just having an heir" "But to be a brave warrior!" "Has no one ever told you the throne is for the courageous" " Ganna Reddy!" " Gona Ganna Reddy!" "Yes, of course" "Robber Sandiveera" "Opposing the king is an unpardonable crime" "Why would you not say so?" "How would you know the difference between right and wrong?" "For you to step out of the fortress, an elephant must get mad and trumpet!" "Every chieftain here is a mad elephant" "They trample the people" "Even if you turn a blind eye to these mad elephants I refuse to do so" " What arrogance!" " Forgive me" "My body is full of arrogance" "Are you playing with words?" "I am a hunter who knows how to play" "The hunt is ours" "Prasad Aditya" "Soldiers Surround him" "We'll protect our brother" "My lovely little lion cubs" "You threaten these people with your tiny catapults!" "Bravo!" "We won't show any concession for you as children, move back" "Admirable indeed!" "Your love and concern" "My dear cubs, I will manage" "Run along" "'We are retreating only because our brother says so!" "'" "'We will even give up our lives for our brother'" "Gona Ganna Reddy" "You were right, I am not interested in this royal alliance" "But Varada Reddy is a half baked warrior" "He won't let you take me away" "If you are brave, then defeat him" "Then I will come with you of my own accord" "Your wish is my command, prince" "Today is my wedding day and the day of his death" "Both by my hand only" "I have been waiting to kill him for so long" "Anamika, get ready" "Brave men, encircle Ganna Reddy!" "We couldn't handle Gona Ganna Reddy when he was standing face to face" "How can we nab him now?" "You must save my son somehow" "The only brave and fearless man who can oppose Gona Ganna Reddy is my dear friend Veerabhadra Chalukya" "Where is your leader, the looter Sandiveera?" "I have dedicated my life to kOtai Sandiveera" "I will not tell" "Kill me" "You killed the chieftains" "Gona Ganna Reddy, you are not a human" "You are a savage beast" "But you will not escape from my clutches" "I must kill Gona Ganna Reddy" "In order to kill him first you must be alive" "Gona Ganna Reddy!" "I am going back to save Varada Reddy" "Do not assume the hunt is over" "It has only just begun" "Without discerning the gender we can be carefree and get intoxicated with ambrosia" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "This Kaumudi festival is ours" "We can unlock the secret desires from the chambers of our heart" "Gona Ganna Reddy is extremely handsome" "Warrior who is the bravest of the brave" "He came to save me" "But most unnecessarily he carried away Varada Reddy" "For our enemies, Rudradeva is like a wild elephant" "Only for teenage girls he is the God of love" "To marry the prince is the dream of all the princesses of the neighboring lands" "Of course" "Wonder how many will compete" "Wonder how many cat-fights will be waged!" "Victory or heavenly abode?" "!" "We should wage a war for him" "'This Kaumudi festival is not to indulge in idle chat'" "'To let all our secret wishes embedded in our hearts to fly free'" "'If we miss this opportunity...' '...this happiness cannot be experienced for another year'" "She is more beautiful than the milky moon" "Who is this heavenly damsel?" ""Full moon flower Play with us forever"" ""Bathed in silver light let's share stories all night"" ""From the palace, a koel solitary along with her brood voluntary"" ""Her youth springing, from her prison she winged to fly to a new horizon"" ""Is she reading this youthful hymn in the still of the night in the garden?"" ""Full moon flower Play with us forever"" ""Bathed in silvery light let's share stories all night"" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "'Who is this enchanting enchantress?" "'" "'She gives a new meaning to beauty'" ""Clouds tease a dulcet display of fresh raindrops at play"" ""Waves orchestrate a rhapsody Waving and weaving melody"" ""Is this the veena strumming in silence a sweet soft humming?"" ""Where is the scent of the soul which abducted my heart whole?"" ""Is it the chilly air tingling from the dewy waterfall singing?"" ""Is it the climbing creeper bearing the jasmine flower?"" ""Is it the flute that plays lilting music always?"" ""Is it the waves of joy filling the heart with a blissful feeling?"" ""I am not 'me' now really"" ""A poetry crossing the boundary"" ""Full moon flower Play with us forever"" ""Bathed in silver light let's share stories all night"" ""Full moon flower Play with us forever"" ""Bathed in milky white moon light let's share stories all night"" "'There is no other girl as beautiful on this earth'" "'My dear friend...!" "'" "Such a beautiful girl cannot exist on earth" "Friend?" "It is true" "This statue has life and is bathing in the river" "The petite waist of Rati, the consort of God of love" "The alluring curves of Rambha the celestial nymph" "Lips as red as they can get" "Urvasi's features" "Menaka's graceful form" "Tilotamma's divine face" "Who are you?" "Which 'swayamvara' should I win to make you my wife?" "Which kingdom should I capture?" "Oh!" "It is customary to first introduce myself" "I am Veerabhadra of the Chalukya dynasty" "I hail from Nidavartyapuram" "For further details shall I ask your prince Rudradeva to speak on my behalf?" "Are you in such a hurry?" "I will ask the same Kakatiya prince to snip the tail of temerity of youngsters like you" "Jaganmohini the enchantress" "Wherever you may hide you cannot escape from my clutches" "Friend, are you meditating?" "Or day-dreaming" "That's what I don't know" "Did Gona Ganna Reddy escape even though you caught him?" "If they vanish like a flash of lightning, where do I search?" "How can I find the enemy?" "If we stop looking for our enemies they will come in search of us" "But a lady love is not the same" "Lady love?" "Where did you see her?" "'Last night at the Kaumudi festival'" "'She flashed bright like lightning'" "'She struck my heart and conquered it'" "Don't you believe me?" "I should have taken you with me last night too" "You would have also fallen in love with her" "Then we would have both fought a duel for real" "Friends you and me would have turned into enemies" "Then I should see her" "No, she is like your sister-in-law" "You can see her at the wedding" "That's not our priority now" "Just because he spared Varada Reddy's life don't underestimate Gona Ganna Reddy" "Gona Ganna Reddy is an eagle in the sky" "Crocodile in the pond" "Even if he is as slippery as an eel I'll definitely capture him" "Then till you capture Ganna Reddy you cannot leave this kingdom" "I won't go even if you ask me to" "Even if I am exiled I won't move" "Not till I get Gona Ganna Reddy" "Till I make my beautiful lady love say 'yes' to me" "We thought king Ganapati Deva needed 7 births to build 7 walls of the forts" "But in just 7 months 2nd wall has been built and the 3rd is also ready" "Your Majesty!" "Wherever they are digging to build the walls of the fort they are unearthing treasures" "'With the help of underground treasures...' '...the half-finished walls of our fort will be completed'" "'As an avatar of Goddess Shakti...' '...this kingdom will be saved only by that baby girl'" "When precious gems were unearthed while building the 7 walls of the fort whether really a girl was born to the king ...a seed of doubt sprouted in the minds of the Deva brothers" "Who was the enchantress Nagadeva saw?" "Why is Rudradeva still unmarried?" "Along with questions danger also arose" "Our prince to be married?" "Why?" "Is Rudradeva like Bhishma a sworn bachelor?" "Or is he not eligible like Shikandi?" "This is not my question" "Our people are indulging in idle gossip" "To stop these rumors this is the best opportunity" "My elder brother's opinion" "You have proved yourselves to be partners" "My mind is enthralled with your care and concern for royalty" "Prince Rudradeva's wedding has been finalized long ago" "Our prince will marry Muktamba the daughter of Jayabasena" "The wedding was fixed in my presence long ago" "As well-meaning relatives of the king you should grace the occasion and conduct the wedding" "Like a barren woman blessing a pregnant lady should they oversee the wedding?" "Hasn't the prince arrived as yet?" "You are royally ignoring the ones who are present" "And worried about the absentees" "Why do I even talk to you?" "Get away from me" "Is the gold plaque ready for the list of dowry items?" "20,000 horses 10,000 elephants" "Only 100,000 cows?" "Is this all the dowry my father is giving his son-in-law?" "Here comes prince Rudradeva" "'She thinks an engagement is for eating fruits and snacks'" "'And display various gifts'" "(Holy chants)" "Secret tunnel to the ladies chambers" "The Kaumudi festival where the enchantress appeared and this royal family are linked in some special way" " Uncle, I found it" " Found what?" "An underground passage to the zenana in the palace" "Is that so, Nagadeva?" "Where is that tunnel?" "Uncle, how eager you are" "I won't tell you" "Until I finish the job, you'll put me on a pedestal calling me Chanakya" "Then you'll insult me by calling me all sorts of names" "Okay, you don't have to tell us the way" "But listen to me" "Go through that tunnel" "If you see the enchantress, enjoy her as much as you please" "Kill Rudradeva before he gets to the wedding stage" "We are the ones organizing the wedding" "The entire marriage hall is surrounded by our men" "Rudradeva is in your hands in the zenana" "The wedding hall is in my hands" "The entire royal family will be wiped out including Ganapati Deva" "Hereafter I am the emperor of the Kakatiya kingdom" "Hari Hara Deva" "Princess, you're in such a rush?" "If I come early, you say I rush" "If I come late you say women take all day and night to get ready" "True" "Women are not the reason for the delay in getting dressed" "Men are to be blamed" "Your friend himself hasn't arrived as yet" "Then?" "If one must sit majestically next to a beauty like me even a renowned prince must take extra care in getting dressed" "My guess was right" "My enchantress is here" "First I must send the prince to hell" "And then taste a slice of heaven" "Prince, here I come" "So you are a woman?" "You got away fooling everyone" "You have enacted this play for 25 years because women have no right to rule?" "If I kill you now this secret will die with you" "But if the secret is brought out in the open the entire Kakatiya kingdom will be ruined" "Prince Rudradeva is not in the palace" "Veerabhadra, some danger has befallen the prince" "Close all exits and entrances" "Warriors, send word to Prasad Aditya" "Priest...?" "If the auspicious time is nearing tie the sacred thread to this sword" "This wedding must definitely happen as planned" "Look!" "My brother is coming" "What happened, friend?" "Nothing, I came by another way" "He has a long lifeline" "He escaped from Nagadeva's clutches" "(Holy chant)" "Don't lose heart, brother" "The newly married couple will go to the royal premises" "In the name of Gona Ganna Reddy the obstacle we have created will be Rudradeva's death knell" "Long live Prince Rudradeva!" "For your wedding, the bandit Gona Ganna Reddy has sent this toy elephant as a gift" "The target is ours Blame is on Gona Ganna Reddy" "The royal family will be totally destroyed thanks to him" "Long live Brave heart!" "Long live kOtai Sandiveera" "You thought I'd be far away and not come here?" "I am like my mother tongue" "I'll be here and everywhere" "I would be the last person on earth to hide and fight" "You lesser mortals equal to my amulet!" "It is not in my blood to be a coward" "My war is only with Rudradeva" "And only face to face" "An auspicious event is happening here" "With only the scent of sandalwood Not blood splashed all over" "That's why I am sparing you" "Go" "If you use my name in a wrong manner I'll string your intestines and garland the fortress walls" "Veerabhadra Chalukya, if the crime must be exposed don't let Gona Ganna Reddy cross the fortress walls" "Go...go" "All the incarnates of God Shiva and Goddess Shakti as witness" "Let me tell you now" "Rudradeva, put this on record" "The sword I have sharpened will fly in mid-air and target only you" "'Intermission'" "'It became evident to everyone that danger lurked for prince Rudradeva...' '...and the Kakatiya throne in the form of Gona Ganna Reddy'" "'The sword that I have honed will directly target...' '...only you!" "'" "'In order to catch that murderer-'" "Gona Ganna Reddy!" "'Veerabhadra Chalukya left no stone unturned'" "Come out if you have the courage" "'To make the enemies believe the might of the Kakatiya elephantry...' '...the entire land's sugarcane yield was heaped inside the fort'" "'To give the impression of a strong army...' '...enormous piles of leaves serving as plates were strewn outside the fort'" "'This was a clever ruse to dupe the Devagiri spies by Shiva Devaiah'" "'Falling for this ploy, the king of Devagiri...' '...instead of direct combat' '..." "looked for ways of deceptive combat'" "Hari Hara Murari Deva brothers" "I revoke your powers till I know your part in the Ganna Reddy conspiracy" "'Hari Hara Murari brothers used a female as decoy'" "Madanika, Rudradeva is strong in every aspect" "But only one weakness" "Hidden in the zenana" "My lover Nagadeva died in his quest to find out the truth" "Even if you wanted to investigate personally after the attempted murder ...you were barred from entering the palace" "As the dear friend of Muktamba I'll secure a firm hold in the palace" "And find out the secret" "Tie the garland there!" "Oye, decoration expert" "This is my domain" "Why are you throwing your weight around?" "Sister-in-law, the groom should be the first to enter the bedroom for the wedding night" "Is that a new rule?" "Or has it been written in the scriptures?" "Jaggery from Ahobilam" "Did you order it specially because I'm fond of it?" "Sister-in-law?" "How can you start eating before my brother comes in?" "When I see something I like my taste buds get impatient!" "I can't wait" "Not only you" "The prince is on his way unable to wait patiently" "That's enough" "All of you leave" "My dear prince...?" "You've come clad in your armor even to the bedroom?" "Instead of tussling with kisses does the prince indulge in fighting with knives?" "Muktamba" "Forgive me for appearing like this on such an auspicious night" "I have taken a righteous vow for the welfare of the people" "Till it is fulfilled, I cannot touch a girl" "As my wife if you agree I will continue with my vow" "If you don't approve" "How can you even ask me?" "I am born for you" "Will I ever say no?" "Until your vow is fulfilled I accept this abstinence gladly" "'Even if Rudradeva got a reprieve on the personal front...' '...he had to face a danger of a different kind'" "'He brandished his sword bravely and entered the battlefield'" "'Victorious, he occupied Vengi and Rajamahendravaram'" "'King Veeraganda Gopala and Kalinga king Narasimha-I were overpowered'" "'Telugu kingdom was saved from being annexed by the neighboring lands'" "'This victory was inscribed in the temples of Draksharama and Bheemeshwaram'" "I swear on Godavari river" "If my people suffer I will not spare your lives" "Various silks of different shining satiny hues" "Like the colors of the nine gems" "Which silk sari would you like to pick, Your Royal Highness?" "I want the silk with which I can hug the prince like a monitor lizard" "Oh!" "All yours at once" "Only when you drape it will you know if it will cling or not" "Give the floral one to Manohara" "One with the white lotus to Subramani" "Pick that" "This one...give me this" "Warning!" "Our Royal Highness and all the womenfolk go inside" "Make the merchants kneel with their hands tied at the back" "To show this is the plight of spies who intrude into our kingdom chisel his back with a knife and throw him in the Devagiri border" "'To find out the secret of the fort this secret agent will assist you'" "'Our spy sacrificed his life for this cause'" "'But Madanika will find out the Kakatiya secret before she dies'" "Bravo Madanika!" "Well done" "You've proved you are a true Devagiri girl" "I will capture the Kakatiya army" "And I will chop Rudradeva's head" "The day to parade his severed head is not too far away" "To oppose Mahadeva we must be prepared in all the ways possible" "Mahadeva has a mighty army" "In the event of a war tomorrow our own army is considerably less" "We will be forced to depend on the army of our chieftains" "Should we rely on our feudatories?" "They are waiting with bated breath for a chance" "Already Chagis, Haihayas, Cholas of Nellore and other feudatories are announcing their independence" "To count on such traitors as allies is complete foolishness" "Therefore every eligible man in our land should enlist" "And we should form an army of our own" "Excellent idea, Rudradeva!" "Start immediately to strengthen our armed force" "I have already entrusted this responsibility to my friend Veerabhadra Chalukya" "Why has he not come to this meeting?" "More than assembling an army he is captivated by some lady's charm" "In the midst of art and sculpture he is intoxicated all the time" "Without seeing her again I don't know if he can concentrate on our need" ""Thanks to you, my dear damsel of its own accord my heart fell?"" ""I don't know what speared me I don't know 'me' because of this beauty"" ""Because of you, standing before you of its own accord my lashes lowered, beau"" ""When I confess this feeling my cheeks turn a bright pink"" ""You are my moon at noon"" ""I am a festival to revel"" ""2 hearts ripen to converge in romantic poetry they submerge"" ""Thanks to you, before you blithely why did my heart fall spontaneously?"" ""When I express this feeling, beau I blush a deep pink thanks to you"" ""My eyes too turned pink drenched in shyness to the brink"" ""Love beyond our control made a connect soul to soul"" ""Stimulated by my femininity played a melody in rhapsody"" ""Godsend for a lifetime assigned A divine face and innocent mind"" ""Did a lion appear face to face, my dear?"" ""Professing love bravely hands reaching out to me"" ""The hunter turned hunted, dear You are that irresistible deer"" ""Thanks to you, before you willingly why did my eyes flip voluntarily?"" ""Expressing this feeling my cheeks turn a bright pink"" ""You are my moon at noon"" ""I am a festival without a rival"" ""2 hearts ripen to unite in romantic poetic delight"" ""Thanks to you, my dear damsel of its own accord my heart fell?"" ""When I express this feeling, beau I blush a deep pink thanks to you"" "When our love is so intense I can't wait anymore" "Let's tell Rudradeva and get married" "Don't you have any other goal besides getting married?" "What greater goal can one have other than love at this age?" "Girls tend to dream a lot on the ideal husband" "Tell me what" "I'll do it in a split second" "You can't do that" "Is it that difficult?" "You haven't fulfilled the duty the prince entrusted you with" "Even the rooster in Orugallu is crowing aloud!" "What other goals do you have apart from drinking and gallivanting?" "I'll fulfill that duty right away!" "Then I'll tie the sacred thread around your neck" "Plus bridle for my bride!" "Be ready to marry me in mid January" "If people cut their hair you tax even the hair!" "To trample your temerity we have tonsured your heads" "If your king Uppalasoma treats his subjects callously his head will be chopped by our anna kOtai Sandiveera" "Beheader of Uppalasoma kOtai Sandiveera" "Long live!" "We will return the tax money grabbed from you by these officials" "Long live kOtai Sandiveera" "Veerabhadra is heading this way" "This is not the right time to be fighting the Chalukya warrior" "Leave now" "Chase...and catch them" "You don't have to be scared of anyone" "We will capture Gona Ganna Reddy who steals your money" "Very soon" "To oppose such tricksters and crafty men who scheme Prince Rudradeva has devised a new plan" "A warrior from every house volunteers" "To form the 'Rudra army'" "Young men, volunteer and enlist in the army" "Your fear will fragment to bits" "To ensure our family is fed 1 square meal just because we toiled in the fields ...if we are taxed 16 different taxes do we survive or die, sir?" "Didn't our prince abolish all taxes realizing your suffering?" "That is only in your record" "But chieftains squeeze our blood and extract taxes from us" "If this atrocity continues you won't have a warrior from every house" "Every house will be represented by a robber who will follow kOtai Sandiveera" "Yes, sir" "Gona Ganna Reddy has not swindled our treasury alone" "People's hearts too" "If people should believe in our reign once again hereafter ...if 1 'varaha' is collected as tax from our people ...even if chieftains they will be liable to severe punishment" "My dear friend Veerabhadra" "You can start forming your army" "If Veerabhadra concentrates on forming the army that robber Gona Ganna Reddy will target and torture us" "He has already killed 12 chieftains ...in the most barbaric manner" "We are clutching our lives in the palm of our hands now" "Each one of you rule a territory" "Aren't you ashamed of letting fear rule you like this?" "Till that murderer kills you will you be meditating?" "Surround Karumalai jungle with your armies" "Go now" "Search" "Hunt for him" "Destroy Gona Ganna Reddy" "If yes, it is Heaven" "If not..." "Lord Yama's kingdom" "There are so many other chieftains who have wronged more than me" "Egg befits the chicken" "The punishment fits the crime" "Killing him was the right thing to do" "I'll advise everyone" "The mother-in-law who advised the daughter-in-law had her own fling on the side" "I didn't do anything wrong" "He bundled his sins in his loin cloth" "And went on a pilgrimage to Kasi praying for redemption" "Who, anna?" "How should I know?" "I burped the town's wealth" "My town...my call" "You levied tax in a ruthless way" "My kingdom...my wish!" "I'll give you 4 reasons" "One, you tortured the people with punishments" "Two, you ill-treated children" "Fourth" "Then third?" "My calculation My whim!" "Shut up" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "You are caught now Gona Ganna Reddy" "I will arrest you and put you behind bars" "Men put their swords back in their sheaths when they see me" "But a man hasn't been born as yet to imprison me" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "I'm not Abhimanyu to get caught in the 'Padmavyuha'" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "I am like Lord Krishna The father of 'Chakravyuha'" "Will you die?" "Or will you join me?" "Long live Brave heart kOtai Sandiveera 'kOtai Sandiveera accumulated numerous allies'" "'Kotagiri kings in the west Muthukur kings in the south'" "'The Naganoors in the north to the Kalingas in the east'" "'He reigned supreme with his death chapter'" "Do you know who our enemies are?" "They are not armies of any enemy" "What segregates us is only caste and religion" "To unify this rift I will personally perform inter-caste marriages" "This is not to oppose caste system" "Unity among our castes will protect our kingdom" "'Rudradeva sought to show the people new ways of progress'" "'He built canals and artificial reservoirs'" "'He saved rain water without a single drop going waste...' '...there was a surplus of grains'" "'People were prosperous and happy'" "'Exports and imports reached right up to the sky'" "'Wealth accumulated abundantly'" "'The people of Kakatiya kingdom became as rich as Kubera'" "For this clan" "For the Kakatiya kingdom" "'To fight in a war however huge...' '..." "Veerabhadra got the army ready'" "Army of Rudradeva!" "'While everyone was progressing towards their respective goals...' '..." "Madanika started unearthing the secrets of the palace one by one'" "'She sent news to Devagiri now and then also'" "'The 7 walls were fortified to prevent enemies'" "This is the correct figure of the Kakatiya army?" "Till now canvassing wrong figures Shiva Devaiah deliberately deceived all of us" "This news is enough for me to raze the 7 walls of the fort to the ground" "Rudradeva!" "Your fort is mine" "And also the Kakatiya crown!" "I fulfilled my promise" "The girl who asked for it...?" "It's almost the end of January" "You neighed just like this when she came here last" "Friend...you've come alone" "Where are your guards?" "Everyone says you've fallen in love and become a lunatic" "I came alone to find out how true the rumor is" "You are happily married to Muktamba, my dear friend" "But I am all alone in solitude" "You've come at the right time" "My beloved will come now" "You must get her family to consent and conduct our wedding" "If I should do that, you must win a challenge" "Even though you are head over heels in love prove you haven't forgotten to cross swords" "The loser must heed the winner's words" "I'll win my love's hand by defeating you" "Rudradeva, look at Muktamba once" "If she continues this vow, the physician says it may kill her" "(Holy chant)" "Wearing this armor is a weary load" "I have to remove it" "Will you help me?" "Even the plants here will have eyes" "If you remove it, won't your life's secret be known to all?" "That means you know my secret?" "How?" "When?" "On the day of the engagement" "Won't a girl recognize another girl's first touch?" "You knew before the wedding?" "And still" "Why did you bow your head and marry me?" "For you to walk with your head held high" "I let you tie this protection thread" "I don't think of this as a big sacrifice" "You are the epitome of sacrifice" "You don't bear the weight of your armor alone" "But the burden of this kingdom" "I did not save only you" "But millions of people too" "You have understood my plight so well" "I bow my head to your good heart" "From this moment, I accept you as my daughter" "I'll also get you married so that your life is not ruined" "An ideal match from the Chalukya clan will be your perfect spouse" "My wedding is not priority" "When do you intend marrying Veerabhadra?" "This birth is for my people" "My next birth is for you" "Poignant philosophical lines" "Touch your heart and tell me you don't love me" "Why do you betray yourself by not having the guts to answer?" "More than your life and your personal desires more than our friendship and our love when the people matter more to you ...I can't bury my love within me and still stay with you" "Goodbye" "I am not destined to be married in this life" "I will remain as Rudradeva always" "For the people of Kakatiya, you sacrifice your comforts" "To meet face to face such a noble woman" "And to serve her" "I am indeed blessed" "Don't worry about me" "Focus on your duty" "The man who ensures the people of Kakatiya hear and sleep soundly" "The man whose name makes men like you wake up quaking in fear" "That man Rudradeva is not a male" "But a female" "Rudramadevi!" "25 years" "We've been taken for a royal ride for 25 years!" "Ganapati Deva!" "Just watch how we expose this tremendous secret" "For divulging such earth shattering news how do I, Madanika, get rewarded?" "Will you leave me with just this gold jewelry I am wearing?" "We knew you were the spy of Mahadeva rather belatedly" "You must lean only to one side even if you're a spy and courtesan" "If you play a double game this will be your fate!" "This revelation is our most potent weapon like the one created by Brahma" "Shiva Devaiah!" "They have probably come to pay their respects in person" "They are kith and kin after all" "King Ganapati Deva is about to proclaim a revelation of vital importance" "Proclaim?" "What?" "Do you intend building another new temple?" "Color the fort walls?" "Be silent and listen to the king" " Sure" " So be it" "My dear subjects and chieftains" "Crowned as prince by me" "And while seated in my assembly he spread the glory of Kakatiya reign in all 8 directions" "I hereby announce the coronation of prince Rudradeva as king" "Long live, future king of Kakatiya kingdom, Rudradeva!" "Long live!" "Long live!" "What did I just hear you say?" "Crowning ceremony for Rudradeva?" "The prince will become the king?" "Is that all or is there more?" "Conform to the norms of respecting the assembly" "We will announce what we intended to say" "Resppppect!" "You be respectful first" "Then there is plenty of respect we have to show in return" "The person you thought was prince Rudradeva is not a male" "But a female" "Yes...by birth a girl" "Rudramadevi" "We announced a girl baby to be a boy for the welfare of the people" "For our country's protection" "For the Kakatiya reign to prosper in the future" "Rudramadevi was raised as prince Rudradeva" "And he regarded you as his own children" "Rudramadevi who made Kakatiya period a golden one on the full moon day in November ...we will express our gratitude by crowning her as queen" "With this, the court is dismissed" "What was dismissed is not the court" "But their royal bloodline" "Rudradeva" "'Shiva Devaiah realized the secret was exposed'" "'So he himself divulged the secret'" "'And played a shrewd political game'" "The wishes accumulated for 25 long years you foiled in just 1 second, Shiva Devaiah" "Don't think this is over" "Cleaning the house spic and span does not conform a festival" "A proclamation does not constitute a coronation" "We will show you our skill and expertise" ""In the zenana, a statue lo and behold"" ""Eyes flashing desire multi-fold"" ""A stage of youthfulness Perfect and peerless"" ""A peacock dancing gracefully in a jungle joyously"" ""Bevy of roe deer aglow fragrance bestow"" ""Lands far and near will laud your beauty, dear"" ""At dusk under the jasmine bower, a time to garland, capture the rapture"" ""This beautiful damsel, zestful enjoying life in its bounty plentiful"" ""Maiden like a swing beckoning Unbidden, pulse quickening"" ""A joy forever in the ladies chamber"" ""A peacock dancing gracefully in a jungle joyously"" ""Like a parasol of silver"" ""From the cloud's veiled cover"" ""The moon shines bright as ever"" ""Like the breeze walks with the river"" ""In the drizzle of dewy powder"" ""At leisure we will saunter"" ""Crossing armies and boundaries without any adversaries"" ""Gently blows the cool breeze"" ""Lightning riding the blue skies ruling breadth and lengthwise"" ""What is the defending armor for a girl's dream to flower?"" ""In this heart and mind swing a zillion swings breathtaking"" ""When day and night dance in delight"" ""In the zenana, a statue captivating"" ""A peacock dancing in a mood tempting"" "Don't force a girl on us as our queen" "We object to a lady-ruler" "We don't want a lady to be our ruler" "Very well said indeed" "For a woman to be seated this is only the right place" "Hey Ambadeva!" "How dare you humiliate my own daughter in front of my eyes?" "I will" "Why trouble yourself, my king?" "One command from you" "I will chop his head and bring it to your feet" "Prasad Aditya" "Cut our heads too along with Ambadeva's head then!" "It's better to die than be ruled by a woman" "Because a woman didn't know the place she should be in don't we know how many wars were initiated?" "Like the war between Lord Rama and Ravana and the Kurukshetra war ...who was the reason?" "A female, right?" "Have we not seen kingdoms fall because of women?" "This land must not face such a predicament again" "We oppose" "We don't want a woman in power!" "We don't want" "We object stron" "People of our Kakatiya kingdom" "Stay calm Silence!" "Without the strength of His consort Shakti fearing He would lose His mighty power ...even Lord Shiva shared half His body to Goddess Shakti" "To a woman who is considered one half of Lord Shiva what is wrong in giving our throne?" "Why?" "In what way is a woman inferior?" "Not Sita, but Ravana was the cause for the war against Lanka" "It was the Kauravas and not Draupadi who initiated the Kurukshetra war" "Every man who disrespects a woman" "Whoever he may be he digs his own grave to destruction!" "Don't seal our lips with anecdotes from the past" "Even if we brush old stories aside can history be changed, Uppalasoma?" "Have you forgotten Satakarni of the Satavahana dynasty who prefixed his mother's name Gautami and stabilized his rule?" "Why?" "Even after looking at Rudramadevi's golden rule don't you have faith?" "She abolished taxes" "With foresight she built lakes for agriculture" "She distributed agricultural amenities to one and all" "She built maternity hospitals specially for women" "All creature comforts" "Prosperity and peace in plenty" "She ensured you had access to all of this" "This is tomorrow's history" "Chronicles for the future" "Like Vikramarka period" "And Shalivahana era" "People will acclaim and pay tribute to Rudramadevi's reign!" "Hari Hara Deva, Murari Deva and Ambudeva" "After 1000 years if history records your name and mine in its annals remember the sole credit goes only to this lady" "My dear subjects" "We are striving to start a new chapter in History" "Until yesterday you cheered for prince Rudradeva" "Why?" "For what?" "Today why are you opposing Rudramadevi?" "Only because she is a girl" "As soon as they knew a woman is ruling our land they robbed our houses and set our fields ablaze" "We women are scared to even step out" "Religious shelters are being targeted all over the kingdom" "Many religious leaders are being killed" "Of course" "(multiple voices in assent)" "It is the conspiracy of a few minds" "If that is so, why didn't it happen when Rudradeva was our prince?" "Because men symbolize fear" "And women are inferior" "For 25 years you hid the truth because of this same fear?" "Despite our unstinted support to your reign all these years we have lost faith in the Kakatiya rule" "We will ourselves rule over our territories independently" "Our Kamba land is independent from today" "Muriki land will not pay taxes to Kakatiya kingdom from now on" "Our Baga land is also independent" "If we cheer a woman ruler what happens to the prestige of our Renadu region?" "Let us split!" "Let us split!" "(multiple voices in dissent)" "Beloved subjects of my kingdom" "Feudatory chiefs" "I did not come to the throne as Rudradeva to rule our kingdom" "I shouldered this responsibility for the welfare of the people" "'You took a bold decision for the welfare of our kingdom'" "'I shall remain as Rudradeva till that goal is fulfilled'" "You are overlooking my reforms as Rudradeva" "You are merely looking at my female form of Rudramadevi" "Will not a woman who transforms her house be able to reform her kingdom?" "I will not ask you such a question" "I leave it to each one of you to decide" "If me being a woman is the root cause of your problem" "If it will give you immense happiness if I cease to exist I do not want this throne" "If you think being Rudradeva all these years was a crime I will accept whatever punishment you mete out to me" "Let the elders introspect and announce their decision" "Whatever scriptures we look into carefully befitting punishment for Rudramadevi's crime ...is death sentence" "However because she is a lady we make an exception and exile her from the kingdom" "She should renounce any link to royalty" "And live as a commoner" "She must never use any weapons" "The punishment should be brought into effect immediately" "25 years ago, the danger we feared forced us to take this bold decision" "That danger has now boomeranged as an earthquake, Your Royal Majesty" "A mere female?" "Has a girl been the one subjugating us all these years?" "This Kakatiya secret that has been revealed to the world am I aware of it only now?" "Did Madanika sacrifice her life for us?" "Is this how skilled you are in spying?" "Offering of blood for the mighty sword is done" "This war against the Kakatiya kingdom should make the Kurukshetra war pale into insignificance" "It should exceed the piles of dead bodies from Ashoka's Kalinga war" "My dear brave warriors!" "Beat our war drums" "You've come to the right temple" "Everyone's mother is Goddess Ellaiamma" "This brave Goddess" "Poor soul!" "She sacrificed her head to her own son Parasurama" "You are the same" "You have forsaken everything for the welfare of your people" "Queen of Orugallu" "You've now laid your head on the lap of this Goddess" "Scars are a natural consequence of war" "These wounds are not from your enemies" "But from your own kith and kin" "Come, let's go to Nidavartyapuram" "I'll place a throne in my heart and make you my queen" "If that's what my father had wanted he would have raised me as a girl" "My parents brought me up this way for the welfare of my people" "I need to fulfill my father's desire" "The lives of my people should blossom anew" "Even if the enemies cross swords you want to shower flowers on them?" "Don't you want a life of your own?" "Don't you love yourself?" "You are here in my life to love me" "That's enough" "But Rudramadevi and Orugallu kingdom cannot be separated by anyone" "Your speech gives me goose bumps" "Brilliant!" "Like a woman behind every victorious warrior I will be behind your bravery" "Tell me what I should do" "With my army, shall I wage war against Hari Hara and Murari?" "My father is still on the throne" "Don't forget that" "There is a greater danger than these internal thieves" "Stop Mahadeva the king of Devagiri who is attacking us with his army" "Go up straight west and stop him in his tracks" "Fight so that he does not cross our boundary" "You will hear news of his death soon" "Your Majesty!" "More than the enemies of Devagiri we have to escape from the schemes of your kith and kin" "Your game is over, old man!" "We have found out the tunnel inside the palace itself" "That will be the victorious way for the army of Mahadeva" "Have you joined hands with the enemy?" "We even chop heads for the sake of the throne" "What does it matter if you join hands or fall at others' feet?" "Shiva Devaiah!" "Our first enemy is your intellect" "I will" "His heart gave out before my sword could be troubled" "Throw his corpse to feed the crocodiles in the moat" "To the winner is this Kakatiya kingdom" "'On one hand the greedy chieftains fought between themselves'" "'The problem of Sandiveera still loomed large on the other hand'" "'The Kakatiya dynasty was almost in shambles'" "'Blood of the innocent flowed like a river'" "'The land was in chaos without a proper ruler'" "'People who shunned Rudramadevi...' '...were oblivious of the fact she would protect them like their mother'" "'Shiva Devaiah who held his breath under water opened his eyes'" "(voices in despair and uproar)" ""The kingdom is in dire straits"" ""Caught in anarchy, look what awaits"" ""Every direction every place stream of blood in a maze"" ""Our protecting deity shower us your mercy"" ""Why...o' why?"" ""Why this vow of silence, Rudramadevi?"" ""To win over generations of enmity come to save us from this calamity"" ""In our own deity's kingdom atrocities demand a ransom?"" ""In Rudra's realm rivers of blood stream"" ""You are no other than Rudra's mother"" ""To wreak vengeance with fervor For the enemy to surrender"" ""To flourish or to perish?"" ""Save us from this catastrophe"" ""Rudramadevi"" "We don't want chieftains who crave for power" "We want Rudramadevi who supports her people to be our queen" "Rudrama, you are our savior" "Take this weapon!" "Victory to queen Rudramadevi!" "Rani Rudramadevi may you be victorious" "Your Majesty, Shiva Devaiah is alive" "Rudramadevi like Goddess Kali is all set to wage a war against us" "People are supporting her" "I'll meet you later if you are alive" "Narrow escape!" "If she wields a weapon Rudramadevi can kill thousands with just one stroke" "How do we stop her?" "Only soul who can stop Rudramadevi is Mahadeva" "Open the underground passage" "Pave the way for the world's greatest war" "'Praise be to Goddess Shakti'" "'Long live Eradicator of evil'" "'Praise be to Mahishasura Mardhini'" "'Long live The ever-powerful Shakti'" "I underestimated the 7 walls of the fort" "Stones rain upon us when the 1st stone-wall was broken" "When the bamboo wall was crossed waves of fire blaze round us" "What a spectacular wonder this is!" "What does the 5th wall have in store I wonder?" "Don't fret, brother" "This is an iron wall" "We are here" "Just wait and watch how Rudramadevi's game ends" "Well done, brother" "You rightly said our enmity is equal to that of the snakes" "Though just a girl, she has taken the form of a mongoose" "The way she twirls her sword it may even reach our throats" "Who will finish Rudrama's game?" "Look who is here to quell Rudramadevi's bravery!" "Gona Ganna Reddy is here" "Kakatiya war has reached its climax" "We have all become friends" "Now whom can we join hands with?" "We are not here to join hands with anyone, Uppalasoma!" "With great pleasure we are here to watch everyone die" "Rudramadevi is in the clutches of Gona Ganna Reddy" "Gona Ganna Reddy in the clutches of Mahadeva" "As soon as Hari Hara and Murari Deva kill Mahadeva we shall aim our sword at whoever is remaining" "In war, it doesn't matter who is the bravest warrior" "The one who wields the final blow is the victor" "He is a warrior of acclaim" "He has positioned his army in the eagle formation to thwart his foes" "Like an eagle can tear a snake apart Gona Ganna Reddy will kill Rudramadevi" "Long live Gona Ganna Reddy!" "Long live queen Rudramadevi!" "As long as there is breath within me I will not let even the shadow of Yama, the Lord of death touch Rudramadevi" "Like Virabhadhra is the guardian to the Goddess Kali of Orugallu Gona Ganna Reddy has become Rudramadevi's protector" "If Ganna Reddy and Rudramadevi see us" "We should raise the white flag of truce" "Why are your knees trembling?" "To murder or dethrone Rudramadevi Gona Ganna Reddy is not a puppet!" "I am the Kakatiya people's asset" "I ruthlessly killed every feudal lord who tried to loot this land" "I stopped Anamika's wedding so you don't join hands to gain power" "I robbed your treasury to prevent you from forming an independent army of your own" "I returned all that wealth as treasure troves to build the 7 walls" "For Rudramadevi's army to be strong and mighty I motivated every youngster to become ...not a robber like me, but a brave warrior" "I was the 1st person to know Rudramadevi's life-secret" "I was also the one to slit Nagadeva's throat when he found out the secret" "I foiled your sinister plans of destroying Rudramadevi's family" "And I saved this kingdom" "Branding me as a robber is not your dishonesty mask" "Responsibility offered by queen Rudramadevi as a royalty mark" "You deceived us with your masquerade" " Betrayal" " Treason" "The enemy cautions us how to plan a war" "He also decides which weapon to use" "To your crimes and schemes this itself is the right verdict" "The diamond shield that guards the dignity of the Kakatiya kingdom is Gona Ganna Reddy" "Hey!" "Gona Ganna Reddy" "You escaped my clutches too many times" "My father slaughtered your father like a dog" "I will kill you today and make your Anamika mine!" "And Rudramadevi too" "Shut up!" "I said I had marked another auspicious time for you to die" "That is now This moment" "Rudrama!" "Their story is in your hands" "The auspicious time of death is not marked for us but for you" "Rudrama" "Let us fight" "Rudramadevi!" "Mahadeva is the most monstrous demon" "You could have killed him yourself" "Devagiri Mahadeva is the foremost enemy of the Kakatiya kingdom" "If I killed him it is not a big deal" "The Kakatiya people who dreamt a male royal heir will protect them their expectations should be met by a woman" "In no way is a woman any less brave" "This is the time for people to realize it" "So Rudrama must kill him" "This must become history" "My father must not see your corpse" "But your defeat" "Beat the drums of victory" "(Holy chant)" "'Of your own accord you ended your life as Rudradeva'" "'Now I will end your life as Rudramadevi'" "Kill Mahadeva" "Don't spare his life" "Kill Mahadeva" "A war is between the armies of 2 lands 2 kings should combat" "But not between the subjects of 2 kingdoms" "Chief minister!" "Without thinking twice, cut him into pieces" "Stop, Veerabhadra" "Even if the enmity is Ganapati Deva's only Rudramadevi must put an end to it" "Who is your enmity directed at?" "On our own motherland?" "If we keep fighting internally what will be the fate of our kingdom?" "Thanks to our disunity foreigners from Alexander to Ghazni have tried to rule us" "They plundered our wealth" "In the end we became slaves to a slave king Qutubudin Aibak" "We were divided and ruled" "Did we not learn from our mistakes?" "Mahadeva" "If those who drank the same mother's milk can bond as brothers drinking water from the same river can't we live as brothers and sisters!" "Our duty as ruler is to ensure our subjects are happy" "Forgive me, Your Majesty" "All these years claiming to forgive my father you disrespected us in the most arrogant way" "Today in front of everyone I forgive you" "Long live, queen Rudramadevi" "Mahadeva, where did you jump from?" "You stand here today like a beggar asking for alms" "How strange is your fate" "Amulet on my hip thread!" "Instead of dissecting you to pieces forgiving you is a bigger punishment" "Rudrama, I'll be with the people" "Always" "I will protect them" "You sacrificed the throne to be a friend of the people in all ways" "Long live Ganna Reddy!" "Gona Ganna Reddy!" "My dear Anamika" "This is not the right time" "Keep quiet" "Amulet on my hip thread!" "Long live queen Rudramadevi!" "'In nature's law, difference in the gender is only in the uterus'" "'But a stupendous victory without discrimination...' '...can be achieved by a man or woman in history'" "'Will-power and diligence will do'" "Reason you lost in the previous war is not because you didn't have a male heir" "You did not raise your daughter as the heir to the throne" "India has shown a new path to Italy" "Let's follow the concept of the Kakatiya kingdom" "(Liquor consumption is injurious to health)" "My daughter is my heir" "Paper is not the most wonderful invention of China, Marco Polo" "The story of Rudramadevi's victory that you wrote on it is even more of a wonder" "Long live queen Rudramadevi!" "'Queen Rudramadevi's journey of triumph did not end with this'" "'Continuing the progeny and her bravery was heir apparent Prathaparudhra'" "'History will always trumpet her glory'" ""Born in our brave soil India was a woman akin a cheetah"" ""With Goddess Kali's scimitar seated on a lion she snarled to conquer"" ""As Sambavi and Bhairavi she destroyed evil in forms of fury"" ""Like the Goddess Adi Parashakti avatar of Divine Mother Shakthi"" ""Like Vishnu as Parasurama with an axe Ferocious as a lion when she attacks"" ""An everlasting beacon of light Brave heart day and night"" ""Rudramadevi as Bhadrakali inscribed her name in HIS-story!"" ""In directions 8, a torch to guide your fame is acclaimed far and wide"" ""Examples of the king's bravery Embellish sky-high his story"" ""You are our life's lamp, we revere You are our dawn everywhere"" ""In a land which extols the scriptures no place ever for woes or remorse"" ""Like lashes to the eyes, our protector Beloved king, our shield and shelter"" ""Treating all girls like his mother Most dignified king ever"" ""In directions 8, a torch to guide your fame is acclaimed far and wide"" ""Examples of the king's bravery Embellish sky-high his story"" "Subtitles by rekhs"