"'Nature'" "'For all creatures great and small in this world to live joyfully'" "'A boon granted by God'" "'In the vast hilly region of the Western Ghats'" "'Believing only this forest and the mountains for their sustenance' '...these tribal people have been living here for generations'" "'Trees, creepers, climbers, shrubs, bushes found here' '...they think are their ancestors in plant form as part of nature'" "'This race occupying the jungle' '...consider even the animals as their kith and kin wandering here'" "'This forest is their life source, wealth, comfort, treasure, essence'" "'Thanks to these people inhabiting the forest' '...our forests have been conserved and preserved'" "'This is one such tribe protecting our Mother Nature' '...in Kadamba Forest'" "Come here, hold" "Kadamba, you rock!" "Only macho male from our clan who climbed down to 'Hanging rock' ...to collect honey is our Kadamban" ""Serene peaks, scenic beauty To travelers a specific identity"" ""We lack nothing whatsoever for our homeland to prosper"" ""Green trees and foliage offer Everything we want forever"" ""All said and done however we won't be slaves to any master"" ""Money may come and go Fame and name also"" ""Let's be courageous Trusting our land bounteous"" ""Money may come and go Fame and name also"" ""Let's lead a life undaunted With faith in our forest surmounted"" ""Serene peaks, pretty picture To travelers a salient feature"" ""No wants whatsoever for our world to prosper"" ""Snakes, scorpions, lizards also shower love, scuttling to and fro"" ""Let us celebrate this life No struggle, no strife"" ""We will revel and rejoice with our treasure trove of joys"" ""Borne by mother us in her womb Brings us into this world to bloom"" ""Till we breathe our last this forest nurtures us steadfast"" ""With our harpoons we catch many a fish We collect golden honey for us to relish"" ""As a clan we share with tender loving care"" ""Without losing our orientation We walk in the right direction"" ""God manifests as this forest giving us better than the best"" ""Swaying in the wind that blows He smiles down at us simple fellows"" ""Forest fostering sustenance"" ""River flowing in abundance"" ""Without hassles of husbandry we get food, we never go hungry"" ""Blessed by our Goddess Palichi our lives filled with prosperity"" "Saw that Kadamba?" "With no mercy whatsoever look how the tiger has been stripped of its hide and claws" "This has been done only a short while ago" "Our fathers haven't seen half the beasts our forefathers saw" "We haven't seen half the beasts our fathers saw" "The animals we can see now may become extinct by the time our children grow up" "Greed...trade" "He fells the trees and steals the logs" "He kills elephants and seizes their tusks" "They come in hordes from the plains" "And treat our forests like a money making machine" "Even if our entire forest area is destroyed they won't be satisfied" "Let me lay my hands on the offender" "He will face the same fate!" "Forest Check Post Theni Forest Range" "There are 25 tigers according to forest survey" "Only 1 caught your eye, huh?" "Before we can hoodwink the forest people and hunt some chap there tracks us like a scent hound" "What can we do, sir?" "Then kill him also along with the tiger" "Whether you kill a tiger or a man inside the forest I'll be the one to investigate it" "Not a soul can enter or exit this forest without my knowledge" "'Till the sun sets, looks like he'll keep squeezing it'" "You squeeze honey like this, then imagine...!" "Born rough, I swear" "Hurry up, I have loads of work pending at home" "Pullakutti, you always claim you have work at home" "What kind of job is it?" "What a question to ask!" "Father...!" "Come along, my dear lion cubs 2 more are missing?" "Mother is vomiting nonstop She asked us to fetch you" "You heard him, right?" "You heard what my cub said just now" "Should I be more graphic than this?" " Father" " What is it, son?" "At least this time I need a baby sister to play with" "If not this time, next time you'll have a sister for sure" "Let's go" "'Yaaaay!" "Next time we will have a sister, boys'" " Moopa?" " What, doctor?" "In our entire clan, only your son has imbibed all the genes of our race, sir" "Whether identifying the signal of every bird..." "Or in tracking the tigers' footprints your son is truly a veteran" "I've gone into the forest with so many men to collect honey" "But till now, other than your father no one has collected honey from Hanging rock with such alacrity" "He has truly made his grandfather proud" "I swear on God" "For a moment I thought he was your father" "What crap!" "Buttering him up like this?" "Is the only man in this village?" "Haven't we brought the same honey back?" "Or has no one seen me doing so?" "It seems Hanging rock is the novel factor" "For a few ounces of honey they lavish sugar coated words" "If it had been couple more ounces they would've licked the honey and then licked his feet too!" "We have enough problems to cope with at home" "Then why poke our nose into other people's business?" "Why are you butting in like a fox and whining now?" "It has been 6 years since our daughter attained puberty" "If we had got her married she would be a mother of 10 now!" "Are you bothered about finding her a groom?" "Does she behave like a girl?" "Running along with those boys she romps and tromps all over" "'Hey!" "Fatso, stop'" "'Grab her'" "Akka, she went this way" "'She's forever getting your man into trouble'" "'Don't spare her'" "'She runs so fast despite her flabs!" "'" "'Only way to get her is to round her up'" "'Go that side'" "'Got caught, huh?" "'" "'Try to run now'" "Let me see" "Don't knock my head It hurts real bad" "How many times I've told you not to go to the clearing when Kadamban collects the honey" "On top of it, what audacity you'll take a dig at him!" "Give me that bunch of spurge leaves" "If I ever see you anywhere around my Kadamban I'll rub this all over you" "Get lost!" "Just you wait I'll tell your brother" "What's up with you?" "I hid it here and it's itching badly, akka" "'Why did you hide it there?" "'" "Ouch!" "'Pass it here'" "'Hey!" "Maya'" "Because Miss Fatso taunted you yesterday Rathi had chased and warned her" "She has fallen for you hook, line and sinker" "Why don't you marry her if you feel the same?" "Already her brother hates the sight of me" "Do I need to add fuel to the fire?" "Pullakutti, got scared?" "If this calabash fruit had hit you it would have knocked you out for good" "Watch your ways" "He's spoiling for a fight!" "Whom was that meant for?" " Whom should I tell?" " Tell him" "As if I am scared" "'Twirling his moustache and showing off'" "Come and play if you are sure you aren't an illegitimate son!" "Oh no!" "That's the alarm call of the red-wattled lapwing" "Wonder what harm will befall us" "Goddess Palichi, only you can protect all of us" "Praise be to you!" "Hello, sir" "Bro, Mr Chandramouli" "Famous geologist" "Glad to meet you" "And Mr Vijay Anand" "Our company's new consultant" "Very nice" " Let's carry on" " Thank you, sir" "'South of the Western Ghats is the Kadamba forest'" "'According to our research team' '...from Pulivarayan hills in the east to Kaduguthadi hills in the west'" "'From Nettimuruchan forest in the north to Elephant Hills in the south'" "'This entire area is limestone quarry essential for manufacturing cement for us'" "'It is the best in quality'" "'If we start excavating the limestone found here' ...this will be a treasure trove of constant supply for around 50-60 years" "We can easily achieve a turnover of 500 billion to 1 trillion!" "'That's our point'" "Sir, did you brief your brother about the small hiccup?" "Bro, there's a tiny hitch" "What kind of hitch?" "In that area...what is it called?" "Kadamba forest, sir" "It seems a settlement exists for generations in that area" "About 100-150 families occupy that area even now" "As long as they live there we can't remove even a single small stone" "Not just that, sir" "Though our Govt has offered many schemes and asked them to come to the plains they have firmly refused to do so and believe in existing without any aid" "'They can't be persuaded that easily either'" "What do we do now, bro?" "We are starting the project" "Black beetle" "Black beetle" "Hey!" "Black beetle" "Why are you yelling now as if there's an earthquake here?" "Black beetle, how can you get mad at me when I was just calling you affectionately?" "If I'm a black beetle then are you a small bee?" "Golden beetle!" "How many times do I tell you not to run behind me like this?" "Just say 'yes' and I will walk by your side as your wife" "What is that snake doing?" "You know it's a snake" "But you don't know what it's doing, huh?" "Yov!" "You tell me" "Enlighten me" "Just what you are doing!" "Hey!" "Wait, I say" "I couldn't lay my hands on them" "You'll walk away coolly with tusks of our elephants" "That damn ranger will crucify us" "I'll disfigure your face" "'Glaring at me!" "'" "They are staring daggers at me" "Boys, pee on their faces!" "Hey!" "Board these 2 and the tusks into the jeep" "What is this?" "You came, you bashed them and you're driving away with the tusks" "You pounce on us if a tree is felled or an elephant is killed, right?" "We have caught them red-handed today" "What do you intend doing?" "Do you want me to pin a medal on you?" "Move aside" "I won't, sir" "Kadamba, come here" "Don't hold whatever he said against him" "He spoke out of turn" "You are a man who knows both ends of the stick" "You do what you think is best, sir" "He holds a high post, son How can you talk to him like this?" "We shouldn't antagonize them" " Good evening" " Hello, sir" "He is the District Forest Officer of Kadamba division, Mr Basil Raja" "Hello!" "He is ranger Karuna" " Hello, sir" " Please sit down" "Thank you" "Take the call" "Hello!" "Two men came home" "They gave me a key to be handed over to you" "I came out and saw" "A brand new car is parked in our patio, dear" "A small token from me" "If you obey my instructions you'll get your due share on a continuous basis" "What should we do, sir?" "You have to evacuate the entire Kadamba settlement" "That's no big deal, sir" "They can be driven away easily by force" "I don't want even the tiniest scratch on them" "Without any hassles without them being aware they should be brought to the plains" "Why do you worry, sir?" "They are settled in the interior in the 4th or 5th range" "Not a single soul will question us even if we use brute force" "Don't be hasty, sir" "We intend excavating there without a license, illegally" "If you bash them up and it boomerangs on us ...and we are unable to dig there?" "What is the next option?" "I'll tell you" "Akka, give me" "Just wait and watch" "The clever way we mediate now be ready, Kadamba may even tie the sacred thread at once" "We will take care of the rest" "Follow me" "'He has a sickle in his hand Are you fine with that?" "'" "No worries, he's our friend We can handle it" "Kadamba" "Come here" "A small arbitration" "Here" "You got some more I presume?" "This girl is ready to marry you Why don't you do the needful?" "Why are you thinking twice and thrice?" "We should ask his side of the story also, poor man!" "Panchayat's verdict" "You are trying the sacred thread around Rathi's neck immediately 2 tight slaps!" "This is why, tempted by a mere 'ragi' ball we shouldn't poke our nose into love matters" "If you keep running behind this man it just won't work" "Bribing these kids to make me say 'yes'" "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?" "If I follow you you think it is disgusting?" "Black beetle!" "Listen to me now" "Mark my words, if you don't ask me to marry you" "I'll make you propose" "Good morning, doctor" "Put this aphrodisiac root away" " Why?" " It's too potent" "I ate it without knowing the repercussions" "I made out with my wife for a whole week" "She's as good as paralyzed!" "Why did you eat this without asking me?" "Yov!" "Doctor" "I believe in the heyday of your youth, you had a blast" "You had not just 1 but 5 wives!" "Yes, so what now?" "I've challenged Kadamba" "With the medicine you give now he should be the one hounding me and getting down on his knees to propose" "Consider it done" "Here" "Break it to pieces and mix it in his meal" "He'll fall at your feet for a lifetime and more" "You're the best physician of all times!" "Why did you give this to her?" "She was disrespectful, right?" "Let her give it to him" "We won't hear wedding bells" "Newborn's wail straight away!" " Kadamba" " Father?" "You haven't eaten anything since this morning" "Drink up this porridge and continue your work" "Alright" "Kadamba, working all by yourself?" "What is it?" "I got fed up of sticking to the same job at home" "So I came to lend you a hand" "Shall I carry anything for you?" "Millet porridge" "Aiyaiyo!" "What is it?" "You drank up my porridge?" "Throw the bundles of grass for me" "Take your hands off" "I have so much to do at home" " Wait, I say" " I have a job to finish" "I am asking you to lend a hand" "I must go home now" "Wonder where she is!" "I get drained out protecting you from your husband's ardor" "What do you want to do now?" "My sweet potato!" "Move aside, old woman" "Put her down" "Don't block the door" "Listen to me She is pregnant" "Move aside" "Thanks to you, delivering a baby a year lines on my palm are fast fading" "Won't you listen to me?" "Oh my goodness!" "Randy fellow!" "If you go on a lust-spree like this one day or the other I'll poison your food, just you wait" "What happened to your profound challenge?" "You came back now" "What is your final word?" "Will you marry me or not?" "If you don't agree to make me your wife I'll jump in this waterfall and die" "Go ahead" "Why did you drag me along when you jumped?" "Then what?" "You thought I'll jump all alone?" "Whether we live or die it will only be the 2 of us" "Get lost...!" "Get lost ...you black beetle!" ""With your 'corner of the eye' look why do you trap my soul on a hook?"" ""Why tuck my heart on your hip like a key chain never to slip?"" ""My bundle of desire yearns now to unite with your offering of love"" ""To climb into your heart and soul my mind swirls without control"" ""With your 'come hither' look why do you trap my heart on a hook?"" ""Why do you tuck yourself on my hip like a silver key chain never to slip?"" ""With our whole clan watching"" ""I'll make you mine, darling"" ""Ignoring the flower that grows And the breeze that blows"" ""I'll make out with passion without your permission"" ""Spinning me on a roller coaster why do you heighten my senses, dear?"" ""You promise paradise and then ditch You tease your man to a feverish pitch"" ""With your 'come hither' glance you lead me on; in a trance"" ""You tuck yourself on my hip like a silver key chain, in a tight grip"" ""I'll cross my doorstep wholeheartedly"" ""To spend a lifetime with you devotedly"" ""Love of my life, my true-blue just a lifetime with you won't do"" ""Million births is too short for you to be my sweetheart"" ""Aiyaiyo!" "With your honey coated word you put me on the top of the world"" ""Don't seat me like a queen inside a love-palanquin"" ""With your 'take me' look you bait me on a hook"" ""You tuck my heart on your hip like a key chain never to slip"" ""Bundles of desire craves anew Throat chokes, thinking of you"" ""As love reaches a crescendo my mind swirls in a frenzy aglow"" "Where did they go leaving me behind?" "Kadamba...?" "Kadamba...?" "Kadamba...!" " Why did you ditch me?" " Where did you go?" "I would've stayed home with my wife happily" "You deserted me in this forest" "Let's go" "Looks like you ran for your life seeing a bear" "I'm not scared of bears" "I would've bit into his jugular vein" "You ruined it by hooting at the wrong time" "Trust me, I'm not lying" "Here's another bear!" "What are you holding?" "Why did you pour it down now?" "What do you expect?" "We will risk our lives to collect honey in the woods" "You'll grab it as if it is your birth right!" "Here, lick this and go" "What temerity!" "It seems you are harassing the tribal people" "We've received many complaints against your division, especially you, sir" "What, sir?" "What's happening, huh?" "Sir, someone who hates me has filed an anonymous petition" "You are taking this seriously" "If you head a trust does it mean you are jobless?" "In the name of social service, will you keep digging something or other?" "You keeping doing things that warrant digging!" "Any evidence I used brute force?" "Sir...!" "Forgive my son who spoke unaware of the repercussions, don't harm him" " Release him" " Clear out now" " Send him away" " Release him" "Clear out now" " Sir, please tell him" " Let him go" "Let go of him" "Where is his son, huh?" "What did you do to him?" "I want to see him now" "Otherwise I'll complain to Human Rights Commission" "Sir, handle with care It might blow out of proportion" "Bring him here" "Gawd!" "Kadamba" "They have thrashed my son mercilessly" "What is this, sir?" "Even a bull is shown more mercy!" "Don't you have any conscience?" "Hello, what rights do you have to lay your hands on him?" "You wear your khaki uniform" "He might even be a culprit But how can you hit him?" "You wanted evidence, right?" "Here it is" "What do you want me to do now?" "This ranger is always a danger" "Keep an eye on him" "Okay, sir" "We are indebted to you, sir" "Our job is to help people like you" "Hereafter you won't face any trouble from this ranger" "If you still do keep us posted" "Any kind of help" "Whatever time night or day ...feel free to call us We are there for you" "Here...this is our address" "'Tribal Welfare Centre'" "Did you see how badly Kadamba has been thrashed?" "They tied him up and hit him Sissy fellows!" "If they hadn't tied him up, they would have known my Kadamba's power!" "That's fine, forget them tying him" "Your brother and Kadamban are sworn enemies" "How will your brother agree to you marrying him?" "To marry Kadamban, I need only Kadamban's consent!" "My God, it is wounded" "What do we do now?" "Let's go tell our people" "Hurry" "There was a septic due to bottle pieces inside the elephant's leg" "Now he's alright" "You won't have any problem" "It will regain consciousness in 1/2 hour, get up and walk away" "Thank you" "You informed us in the nick of time" "Due to the bottle piece lodged inside it had got infected severely" "If we had ignored this it would have died in 2 days" "Sir, men from the plains come here" "And hunt these poor animals" "You are the first people to come here and save these poor creatures" "One who gives life is equal to God!" " You are god to us" " No...no" "What is all this?" "Brother, ranger" " Hello...?" " Sir" "As per your plan, we sent in those volunteers" "Those tribals trust them now" "Good" "Let them focus on evacuating them to the plains" "Got it?" "'Imported from the Amazon forest...' '...is this honey bee, produced by an unique variety of bees'" "'In this procedure of home-made honey...' '...all you have to do is place a small box on your doorstep'" "'You can get honey with ease'" "'On an average one can get 5 - 10 liters per box'" "What is this?" "Our custom has always been to bring honey from the forest" "Instead you are locking the bees in a box!" "I don't think he understands what we're trying to say" "What we mean is" "You don't have to say anything" "No one should be a Good Samaritan here" "Take Pechiakka's husband climbed a tree to get honey, fell down and died" "What could we do?" "What he says is also true" "They claim it's very safe Let us first find out" " She's correct" " Listen" "Have you spoken your mind?" "You think they are newcomers" "Till now their intentions have been noble" "Whatever they do it is only be for our good" "Sir, we will go by whatever you say" "Mark of a good leader" "He's a born leader" "Bees have covered each cell with a wax cap" "They were right, looks like we will have a stream of honey!" "You bet it will flow!" "Do we go to the forest only to collect honey?" "Don't we also get food and other daily needs?" "Whatever they said is gospel, huh?" "Imbeciles" "He was so indignant and his mother is 1st to accept the rice" "Move forward" "Run...run" "Give it, I say" "Give it to your mother" "Give some more" " My family is big" " Clear out!" "Did you see the power of Amazon bees?" "Amazing!" " Tasty, right?" " True, sir" "Sir, please forgive me" "I misunderstood you on that day" "Sir, no one in our lineage has seen this kind of money" "This is just the beginning" "We have lot of schemes for you up our sleeve!" "'Honey farm, Madurai Mahendar Charity Trust'" "Welcome Come inside" "Send them in before they can think Or else they may scoot" "'Come, my dear friends let us go together'" "'Hard work pays rich dividends'" "'A little effort can move mountains'" "'Where are we going?" "'" "'Where are we going?" "'" "Blueberry grove" "'Where are we going now?" "'" "'Where are we going?" "'" "Where shall we go now?" "Broomstick will rip you to bits!" "She is here only" "Amma?" "Let's not go home Let's stay here forever" "There are plenty of toys" "Okay, dear" "Where are you taking me?" "Come, I'll tell you" "Hey, what is this?" "Foreign booze Ideal balm for our weary bones" "I am working for Sarathy anna, he gave me" "I've been drinking this for a week" "It's too good, taste it" "Drink all you want" "Give me some more" "'Whether I pull a fast one or exaggerate is not important'" "'Whatever we do, this world should notice us'" "'Be secretive even if scheming'" "(from 'Englishkaaran')" "Hey!" "Golden bee" "What, black bee?" "Enough" "Serve me some gravy" "Tastes good?" "Eat all you want" "Ladies, don't feel shy" " Tastes good, right?" " Eat...eat" "Serve me" "Goats have come for sacrifice!" "Look how 'goats' appreciate what they will end up as!" "Look at the grandpa goat thanking us" "People who depended on the mountains have been brought to the plains" "Those who climbed down to fresh pastures should wish to stay here" "Let me share a piece of good news with all of you" "Stone walls, concrete roof, and bathroom facilities" "This is a model of the house each one of you will be given" "They are building cement houses with concrete roof for us" "Not just that" "You'll have a school, hospital right next to your residence" "You can live happily" "Each house is estimated to cost Rs 300000" "How can we get that much cash to pay you?" "You don't have to pay" "We are giving this to you free" "This house comes with TV, blender, grinder, gas stove, solar power" "Is this for us, sir?" "Is it being built here?" "Not here In the foothills" "I don't understand" "How can we go down to the foothills?" "How can they say this?" "How can we accept this?" "I told you He is a born leader" "In the plains?" "How is it possible, sir?" "You are trying to transplant a tree in a totally different environment" "We considered you equal to our God" "How could you let us down?" "We are doing this for your welfare" "If we offer you all the amenities you are rejecting it foolishly" "What comforts do you have here?" "Who the hell told you we aren't comfortable here?" "Comfort is not where you live but the way you live!" "If you helped us all these weeks you thought we would agree to whatever you say?" "Your children can be educated in good schools" "They will come up in life" "We want to help you and you're whining" "What do you mean by 'help'?" "Chasing us from our familiar habitat and making us wander like tramps?" "Only because you gave us food we are sparing your life" "Don't even come to our foothills with this same thought in your head" "We will kill and bury you" "Actually, sir Those people heavy" "We tried our best" "But, what happened is" "Nothing happened, sir" "Wait, dear" "Whatever freebies we lured them with they are steadfast in their stand" "We thought it would be easy but that isn't the case, sir" "There is no way we can bring those tribal people to the plains" "If we announce a tiger sanctuary then they have no choice" "Announce that" "Sir, if the Govt finds out we will be in a mess" "Govt won't know" "That's my responsibility What brings you here?" "What?" "Kadamban gave this for you because you're fond of fish" "Don't show your anger on me" "Show it to Kadamban" "Akka, warn him about me" "Where is he stalking away in anger?" "Hey!" "Stop, son" "Listen to me...wait" "What did she say?" "Why did you give this to my sister?" "I gave them only to the girl I intend marrying" "What is this sudden talk of a new alliance?" "Don't fight" "Listen" "You dare hit me!" "Let go of me" "Let me go" "Come" "What is it?" "All because of you" "Let go, don't fight" "Let me go" "Take him away" "You first take your son away" "Wait, calm down" "He deliberately follows my sister" "Move aside" "I'll get even with you" "Is everyone here?" "Yes, sir" "Shall we announce it, sir?" "Read it aloud" "Okay, sir" "From Pulivarayan hills in the east to Kaduguthadi hills in the west" "From Nettimuruchan forest in the north to AanaiKundru in the south" "Govt has announced a tiger sanctuary" "How can this be?" "Since you are an impediment to the conservation of tigers you have to evacuate immediately" "You heard that, right?" "If anyone steps into the forest to fetch roots or honey I'll pound you to a pulp" "You had better leave your habitat and clear out" "We will not go" "We won't go to the plains" "Who are you to ask us to go?" "To protect us from of rain, sun, lightning, thunder, hunger our ancestors are buried in this soil" "This is like the womb of our mother" "You're telling us to cut our umbilical cord!" "This is our forest" "Our mountain" "We refuse to go to the foothills" "My forefathers lived here" "My father and I are here" "Our future generations will be here" "Do whatever you want to do" "The last weapon to clear out such boorish stubborn people is this tiger sanctuary" "If they are not budging even for this they seem to be beyond fear" "This is why I told you on that day brute force is the right tool" "Did you pay heed to my words, sir?" "Why are you quiet, bro?" "How do we evacuate them?" "Send all my men into the forest" "Give them uniforms and ensure they are armed" "Goddess Palichi!" "We are people of this land" "You are our only hope and savior, Goddess" "Go...quick" "Let go of me" "Go" "Oh God!" "My son...!" "Let go" "Don't hit me" "Get up" "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen Please be seated" "Today if we have started a huge project the main reason is you" "Thanks for your co-operation" "And so I should also be thankful and thoughtful about you all" "And as the company develops further you will develop along with our progress" "Come on, let's party, guys" "I'm feeling cold" "Goddess Palichi" "How did you let this happen to us?" ""Inauspicious time buried our fraternity into the bowels of the earth for eternity"" ""An evil lot conspired to uproot Kill our kith and kin to loot"" ""Our huts to ashes were charred By schemers with no holds barred"" ""Who was responsible all in all for our well-rooted progeny's downfall?"" ""We were defeated, alas!" "But we can't fathom this loss"" ""Inauspicious time buried our fraternity into the bowels of the earth for eternity"" ""An evil lot conspired to uproot Kill our kith and kin to loot"" ""If a jungle dries without water only for a season farmers suffer"" ""But if our beloved forest scorches fully handicapped our flora and fauna will be"" ""The cloud-laden sky above you see On which land won't rain fall gladly?"" ""Justice topsy-turvy, into dust discarded Our helpless heads succumbed, o' lord"" ""Our lives impaired, foul and unfair Don't know why we drowned in despair"" ""Inauspicious time buried our fraternity into the bowels of the earth for eternity"" ""We are naive natives in distress Tortured for the nation to witness"" ""We crumbled in a heap Into our plight no one to probe deep"" ""Earlier a clan with sovereignty Now just a faceless entity"" ""Like roots submerged in boiling water we disappeared after this disaster"" ""Each of us became a brave tiger"" ""We led a life without fear We died when deceit took over"" ""Inauspicious time buried our fraternity into the bowels of the earth for eternity"" ""An evil lot conspired to uproot Kill our kith and kin to loot"" "Kadamba, forgive me?" "Though we harmed you you still saved my life" "But knowing what was happening ...I kept you in the dark" "This forest is no longer your habitat" "Ranger alone isn't responsible" "Mahendran brothers who own a cement factory" "They came in only to chase you away" "And plunder this mountain and forest" "There's a team backing them up" "Pretending to be volunteers and helping you" "Announcing the tiger sanctuary scheme" "This is part of the big conspiracy to drive you out of your habitat" "From politicians to the officials all of them are on their payroll" "You can't defy them" "To take possession over your land they've destroyed your entire clan" "No dear It might be those rogues" "Kadamba, good to have you back in the fold" "Brother, wasn't my husband with you?" "Bro, what about my son?" "What about my brother?" "My son?" "They have all been killed, sir" "Oh!" "My God!" "Did we ever harm anyone?" "In just one day that ranger has made our lives topsy-turvy" "They made us run like thieves in our own forest" "Not only the ranger is behind all this" "There's a big group working behind this" "We should not let such heartless people live" "We don't even know their whereabouts" "What can we do to them?" "We don't need to go in search of them" "They will come looking for us" "Are we playing puppet on a string with poclains?" "Business, mind you We have invested in millions" "Know how much we've spent on ministers to lackeys like you?" "Telling us casually they have seized our lorry" "Sir, what can they do with the lorry?" "This is a point in our favor" "They can't even pledge it with pawn brokers because we have the documents" "Why are you getting tense unnecessarily now?" "If they take away the truck, is everything over?" "Will their strength be 100 on the whole?" "What do those savages know about us?" "Go now" "Solve the problem" "This is normal in business" "Be cool" "Little one, for you to play" "I found a tyre for you" "Here, junior" "Here, senior" "This is for you, my dear sweet potato" "Paramu, look there" "At least we manage" "We are used to extreme weather" "But our Pullakutti is used to huddling inside his hut" "Wonder how he is coping" "Look here, whole village is basking in the fire's heat" "But only he will have randy ideas in his head!" "Aunt...!" ""Psychic soothsayer handsome You shake me like your drum"" ""Despite all the people here you kill me with your smile, dear"" ""Mystic mind reader awesome You shake me like your drum"" ""Though crowded with so many people you kill me with your smile beautiful"" ""My dear princess clad in a saree decked in 9 gems and jewelry"" ""When you stand before me my eyes erupt excitedly"" ""Like sugarcane without nodes continuous your words turned my mind nectarous"" ""Even if offered a million for free we will say 'no' to charity"" ""Spacious apartments we don't need Thatched huts will do for our creed"" ""My kith and kin in the forest daily will take care of me diligently"" ""If outsiders trespass into our territory our lives we will sacrifice if necessary"" ""One day we will all R.I.P for eternity"" ""What's wrong in leading a life of dignity?"" ""Without hiding any secret we'll live, open like the forest"" ""Even if we desire, without asking we shouldn't amass anything"" ""If we live honestly we will be blessed vastly"" ""No tree can grow without any root we know"" ""Unless we toil for our food it will not stick to us for good"" ""No worries as long as we are noble"" ""Believe in yourself, no hassle"" ""If we walk without going astray we'll be A-1 example, worthy of display"" "Kadamba" "Our problems have been solved" "Then why should we stay here?" "Can't we go back to our habitat?" "It isn't over as yet" "It begins only now" "Looks like we have a point here" "Sir, I don't think this tree fell of its own accord" "Looks like someone felled the tree" "Let's leave, not safe for us to be here" "Sir, he doesn't realize my capabilities, that's why he's scared!" "Let me get hold of them" "Watch how I skin them alive!" "Skinning alive is a fact for sure" "But who is the million $ question!" "Sir, quick, let's go Get in fast" "Sir, please get in" "It isn't safe to be standing there" "(overlap of voices)" "Please listen to us, sir" "What are you doing?" "Bloody fool, drive!" "Sir...!" "They are holding our Tarun as hostage, sir" "I know" "I thought they would run away from the forest" "But they are attacking us from within" "So they are waiting for us" "This is a GPS watch" "You go" "Our men will follow you" "After they kidnap you there shouldn't be a trace that a race like this existed!" "Better leave this place forever" "Otherwise my brother won't spare a single soul from your clan" "Not only your brother" "Even your grandfather, great grandfather cannot lay a finger on us, I say" "Hey, stop...stop" "Zoom this frame" "Zoom, some more" "Entire force has gone in" "We can find him very soon" "Not can, have to" "Yes, sir" "Sir...?" " Hello...hello...?" " Hello" " Can you hear me?" " Yes, sir" "Because of the rains paths are blocked" "So we are unable to go inside" "Goddess Palichi" "Look how sharp her gaze is" "It's a girl baby" "Look how overjoyed she is" "You got a baby sister, boys" "Baby sister..." "love you" "Our Goddess Palichi Amman has taken this avatar, sir" "Good times hereafter for sure" "Sir...?" "Which place is this?" "This is" "This is reserve forest" "Elephant hills 40 km away" "Yes" "Send only 10 of our men ...to that place" "We sent 100 of our men and we achieved nothing, sir" "Obey implicitly" "Finally your dream came true You got a daughter" "Thanks to him our whole race has flourished!" "Height of happiness!" "Where is Kadamban?" "He is standing guard" "They know your hideout" "Leave this place right now" "Quick!" "Throw the bomb now" "Sir, even our men are in there" "The reason I asked you to send 10 of our men was to finish them altogether" "As long as they are in there 1 man is equal to a hundred" "This is the only way to close their chapter" "Baby...!" "Mother...!" "Sir, I have searched everywhere" "Our Tarun sir is missing" "Take him" "Mother!" "It hurts" "My newborn baby" "Even now I can feel her warmth in my hands" "From this moment, our clan won't lose a single life" "Enough of this torture" "We made all these mistakes listening to you, enough!" " Mistake?" " Yes, big blunders!" "Antagonizing them was our biggest blunder" "That's why he is driving us to death" "So...?" "If we run from one group beating us here to another over there?" "Do we keep fleeing all our lives?" "We ruled this forest" "If we need to regain control we have to fight!" "After losing so many of our dear ones, you want us to lose more?" "Let's go to the plains and save what's left of us" "What...go to the foothills?" "If we go down now we can never set foot in our forest ever again" "What's wrong with you?" "Sounds good as a speech" "So you want us to leave our domain?" "Then do you want us to die?" "Should we leave our homeland?" "Where do you want us to go?" "(overlap of voices)" "If we leave this place no one will care two hoots" "We will be humiliated" "I said stop arguing" "STOP IT!" "Only if we are united we can survive this" "We won't live We will only die" "Cowardice is not the mark of a man" "One who fights facing the jaws of death is a man" "How dare you!" "Don't fight Please don't fight" "Let us not fight amongst ourselves" "Listen to me Let go of each other" "Don't fight" " Let him go" " Don't, bro" "Don't hurt him" "Get up" "How could he bash you so heartlessly" "Those who wish to live come with me" "If you want to die with him, go ahead" "Come along" "Look here" "Only he knows where my brother is" "I need him alive" "Sorry He is dead" "Dammit!" "Sir, I know your brother's whereabouts" "Only if we are alive, his brother can be saved" "Do you know where my brother is?" "I do" "What do you want?" "Sir, we don't wish to die fighting against you" "We want to live" "Build houses for us at the foothills" "Some kind of livelihood" "That's enough for us" "Kadamban is the main reason for all this" "He is holding your brother as hostage" "I'll take you to his hide out" "Sir?" "When I find my brother the next moment no one will breathe over there" "Neither should anyone here be alive" "Kadamba!" "What is our strength?" "We don't have manpower" "Nor weapons" "We have this forest" "This forest is our backbone" ""When young blood boils in anger"" ""Directions 8 crumble to powder"" ""When helping hands clasp together bad blood dries up in thin air"" ""For a war to erupt"" ""There's no fear to revolt"" ""For the morning star bright to praise our efforts in delight"" ""Faces of our enemies now evident Trespassing into our settlement"" ""We will stride ahead in earnest To us the word 'failure' doesn't exist"" ""When young blood boils in anger Directions 8 crumble to powder"" ""When helping hands clasp together enmity disappears into thin air"" ""For a war to erupt There's no fear to revolt"" ""Let the morning star bright laud our efforts in delight"" ""O' our eyes are pools of tears Why this distress, my dears?"" ""One way or the other, come what may let us rise to resolve this today"" ""Will hunt down all our foes To ward off all our woeful sorrows"" ""Will reduce to ashes all the wicked advances"" ""We are not worthless Will prove, we're matchless"" ""At war verge none can hold our surge"" ""None can deny us access to our pinnacle of success"" ""When young blood boils in anger Directions 8 crumble to powder"" ""When helping hands clasp together bad blood vanishes into thin air"" ""For a war to erupt There's no fear to revolt"" ""Let the morning star bright sing our praises in delight"" "Where is my brother?" "Wait, I will bring him" "If you will stoop to any level to destroy our forest we will also resort to any mean to save our homeland" "Shoot!" "Don't be too glad you've defeated me" "A thousand more like me will come" "Even if a 1000 men like you trespass into our land hundred men like me will rise" "After all this is mere forest land" "What do you gain saving this?" "Man evolved from this forest" "The forest takes care of us like a newborn baby" "You want to destroy this?" "Wanting to destroying this is equal to you stabbing your mother from within her womb!" "In this not only will your mother die" "But also you" "You fell trees and dig our soil listening to hearsay" "If you destroy everything for the sake of money our next generation will not have a land to live on!" "According to you, because we save our forest we are savages then so be it" "We are fighting for your lineage also!" "Till the last member of our clan breathes in this land you do not have access to even a handful of our soil" "subtitled by rekhs assisted by harini"