Hathane Udaya (2025) Movie Script
1
Long ago, in the land of Hasthikula
during the reign of Balaraja Deva,
there was a tribal community.
They were known as "Mavedan".
They used to worship a deity.
A forest deity.
They used to worship the forest
deity in every season.
They used to worship the forest
deity in every season.
On Fridays, at noon, when
the sun's shadow grows short,
by dancing as Kolam figures
and throwing rice, they celebrated.
By cooking the day's hunt
and offering it to the deity...
they continued their worship.
Once the performance is over, turmeric powder is
given as prasad on the leaf of a strychnine tree.
Where's my turmeric powder?
Bring me the strychnine leaf.
I forgot to pluck the leaf.
I'll bring it now.
Father, come back soon.
Mandya, if you forget it, the
forest deity won't forgive.
To the same forest where Mandyan
went to gather strychnine leaves,
unaware of the impending danger...
Makkam and her children were also
heading, accompanied by her 12 brothers.
Come, dear.
Let's sit there.
-Brother, why are you crying?
-It's nothing, Maaka.
-Something went inside my eye.
-Maaka, come here.
Makka, you're unchaste.
You have brought disgrace upon our family.
Brother, I haven't done anything wrong.
Those stories were made up by your wives.
Stories? They didn't simply make it up.
You're the one who did wrong, Makkam.
Please believe me.
I haven't done anything wrong.
-Let go of me.
-Come here.
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Cheeru...
Cheeru...
Let go of me.
Lord... My Lord...
Father!
He's over there. Come on!
Son, did you see your father?
Father is dead.
Lord killed my father.
Oh God!
They are coming to kill me too.
We need to leave here soon.
If they see us, they will kill us.
Let's leave this forest.
Forest deity...
Save us.
O Lord, we, the protectors
of the forest, take our leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
The ones who ripped apart the
mother earth and drew out water
The ones who begged for
seeds from the God of sky
Holding on to kindness in the heart
O Lord, we're coming down
the hills of Tulu Nadu
O Lord, we, the protectors of
the forest, are taking leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
We filled the bunds with water
and sowed dreams in the soil
We waited with hope
to reap their bounty
O Mother Earth, you blessed us with rain
Isn't it on my land that the
rice for everyone is growing?
O Lord, we, the protectors of
the forest, are taking leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
We shall make headgears
for Makka and her children
We shall make headgears
for Makka and her children
When the stories turn red
with the blood of Mavedan
A shiny star will bloom in the sky
When the Mavila Theyyam screams in anger
A deafening roar
echoes from the heavens
O Lord, we're coming down
the hills of Tulu Nadu
O Lord, we, the protectors of
the forest, are taking leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
The ones who ripped apart the
mother earth and drew out water
The ones who begged for
seeds from the God of sky
Holding on to kindness in the heart
O Lord, we're coming down
the hills of Tulu Nadu
It should come to us organically.
It should come with responsibility.
A clan deity for us.
What should we do for it?
Bring that clay pot with water.
Where shall we place
the sword and anklet?
Where shall we place
the lamp and the idol?
Neither are there treehouses.
Nor are there any huts to live in.
If it will stay on this strychnine tree rock...
you can place it there.
On this rock in this sacred grove...
I offer my sword, anklet and the lamp.
They can stay in Veeramala.
That Theyyam figure is very powerful.
You should take good care of it.
Come for work in the morning.
You will get the food from the mansion.
-Isn't that enough?
-Yes, lord.
You may leave.
Inform 'Melamkottu' family as well.
Okay.
Years passed.
The village and the way of life changed.
Makkam and her children
became Theyyam figures.
The wrath of Makkam's vengeance
brought ruin to her brothers' families.
Though not grand in appearance,
Mandyan also became a Theyyam figure.
The warrior Mandyan, filled Veeramala.
Through fighting wild animals, the Mavedan
community harvested gold in the fields.
The Cherupakodu family and Melamkodu family divided
the golden harvest between themselves.
-Janu, has the paddy dried?
-Yes.
Walk!
If Krishna Kurup is not
there, you'll be spared.
Walk.
What's the crime he committed?
He stole from the backyard
when no one was there.
-What did he steal?
-Raw banana and one coconut.
-That's all?
-Yes.
Untie him.
Why did you steal?
My children were crying of hunger.
It was for them.
Free him.
Which hand did you use to steal?
Narayani...
-Yes?
-Come here.
I'll come now.
Please light this as well.
Sreedevi...
Where were you in the evening?
I left early.
Headmaster had given me a task.
You could have told me.
Look there.
Kanna, don't burn your hand.
Ignore them.
Your father.
I'll come now.
Father, did you call me?
-He got embarrassed.
-Yes.
What happened, Kannan?
Ambu, don't feel bad.
It's only that you can't
go near the shrine.
What is kept in front of the shrine
passes through your hand, right?
Think about that.
It's down. It's a porcupine.
Bring it to the stream.
-Have you got arrack?
-Half a bottle.
-Will it be there in your house?
-Yes.
You can have this.
I'll go there.
Is there Gulikan sprint today?
Earlier, it was there only once a month.
Now, it's there every week.
Who's performing as Gulikan?
It shouldn't be revealed.
It's in the sage cave that he gets ready.
Once he's ready, he would
roam around for two and a half hours.
I don't want to waste time anymore.
Let's come to the matter.
-Isn't it, Mangodan?
-Yes.
I dont think I need to ask if the guests
have settled or if theyre already tired.
No.
Is there idleness in my land?
Is there any cause for worry?
Is there any misery or illness?
Idleness is there.
Isn't a revolution
underway in my Veeramala?
We don't know anything.
You'll understand it gradually.
I'm heading to the rice-rock all decked up.
Hold the lamp!
Kumba...
Kumba...
These Mavedans are always
conducting Gulikan dances!
Bastards! Dont give any peace of mind.
-You fell asleep?
-No.
I heard the gunshot. Got it?
-Chindan will bring it.
-Okay.
It's very cold outside.
I'll make you warm then.
Come on.
You only need the arrack?
Your nails and teeth are very sharp.
It's burning.
To get over the rawness of the game meat...
and the stiffness of the arrack...
you are needed.
Isn't there anything to munch on?
Wild pork roast is there.
Will it do?
Of course. Tell them to bring it.
Kumba...
Chinda...
Tell Parangodan to get the
buffaloes into the field.
In Kelu's case... his family is making a scene.
I'll pay them something
and put an end to it.
Aren't we used to it?
You can do whatever you want on this side.
But it's not like that...
On the other side.
This is nothing.
There are some gutsy young
beauties on that hill.
Let me know when you need them.
Have it.
I'll make sure Kelu's case
doesn't reach the court.
Let things happen well.
Make it fast.
When I'm not allowed to
go near the shrine...
why should I make the wicks?
This is to keep in front of the idol.
Be it the wick or the offering,
it's your duty to prepare it.
That's my decision.
You and Meenakshi made
a mistake in your youth.
Because of it Melamkottu
family ostracized you.
But I can't change it now.
[indistinct chatter]
When Velichapadu went to scatter the rice
yesterday, a pig jumped in front of him.
He ran up a tree with the lamp.
A Velichapadu is not
supposed to run away in fear.
That pig was running away
from Krishna Kurup's gunshot.
How did you hear the gunshot?
Weren't you performing
as Velichapadu then?
Don't make jokes in front of the shrine.
There's no point in
running behind that pig.
The Melamkottu family
must have eaten it by now.
Our situation is worse than that of pigs.
We can only produce the yield.
We are not destined to enjoy it.
It's the Melamkottu who harvest the yield.
Don't be scared. Claim your share.
See, even Kandakoran understood the matter.
-The laws have changed, right?
-Yes.
The new law says the landlords should
bestow 10 cents to the tenants.
Don't get into a fight.
We only need to live
without going hungry.
-My work is over. Shall I leave?
-Yes.
When will you leave?
Hey! I'm asking you.
Are you standing guard today?
Hmm.
Aren't you scared to be alone?
Hmm.
Why are you always replying like this?
Don't you speak?
I was just joking.
Don't be angry.
-Teacher, aren't you coming?
-No, go home.
Have you been waiting for a long time?
No, school just got over, right?
Don't be angry.
It's because Headmaster was out.
As if I don't work there.
Did you think about what I said yesterday?
We only need your mother's consent.
She won't have any problem.
But there are some
casteist men in the family.
They will definitely make an issue.
There will be objections.
People in Veeramala
might also make an issue.
Shall we leave this village?
To run away in fear? Come on!
Hey, HM is coming.
Good that I saw you.
AEO has given us a huge task.
We need to take the students to
the field and teach them farming.
How's it? New systems!
We've no other option but to obey them.
Teacher, you should inform
Melamkottu about this.
-Sir, won't you inform the mansion?
-Yes.
So you are in charge of it.
Do it well.
Okay, sir.
Okay, I'm leaving.
Mother will scold me if I get late.
I don't want to hear it. Bye.
Come on.
Is this the time for it?
Kumba!
Why did you enter the house?
Go outside!
Who are you to question her?
She's welcome wherever I choose.
Take her wherever you want.
But when you are satiating your craziness,
make sure there's no one around.
Don't let me say your father's history.
Only I was there to bear your filth.
I will do whatever I want.
Just live here by pretending
you didn't see or hear anything.
Got it?
Mother!
Just stay in a corner
eating whatever is there.
If you don't do as I say,
I'll crush you both to death.
Hey Kali, didn't you hear the thottam (song)?
The frantic dance will start now.
Son, get inside.
We are dead if we get in front of Gulikan.
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the areca tree
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the palm tree
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the overcast sky
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the ember
The beginning, the end,
and the radiant full moon
Why did it flutter
its eyes at us today?
Scorching beneath the
blazing fire from above
Makkam and her children burned to ashes
Our soil, the red soil
The gold curdled by our women
O Godess, do protect us
Do protect us with your love
Thousand drums of paddy
are swaying in the breeze
The golden women come to reap the paddy
Thousand drums of paddy
are swaying in the breeze
The golden women come to reap the paddy
Who is this woman glowing
in a sliver of light?
Which is this shining star
jumping and twirling around?
Jump and twirl all around!
Jump and twirl all around!
Snuff the burning ember inside you
Fight with all your might
Turn your body into a sword
With the harmony of the waves
The story tightens while sowing
Blood spill all around
This is the arrow
released by the family
Blaze your fire high into the sky!
Change the times
Stand firm on your ground
Like a lightining strike
Take out your sword and ask
Slit the tongue and offer as sacrifice
The earth is shaking when
the village troupe dance
Times have changed
After the sacrifice
Smear turmeric and get blessings
Protect my land
Shower us with blessings
The ember is burning
The paddy fields sang the same tale
The warriors who protected our roots
Await the day of truth to dawn
The overcast sky is changing
Sing the lores as songs,
burn the weeds together
The era of severed
heads and hewn bosoms
The era of worthlessness
and home wrecking
Sever the head of that dark era
Snuff the fire in your body
Snuff the hunger in your stomach
Be the heat of your hut
This has no ending
The fiery figure in the dark
The funny figure in the army
If you come to wreck our
family, it will be your end
The lord who chops off the head
Don't show us your arrogance
Your children will walk
down this path headless
O Goddess, save us
Put an end to this bloodshed
Shower us with flowers
during our good times
Thousand drums of paddy
are swaying in the breeze
The golden women come to reap the paddy
Who is this woman glowing
in a sliver of light?
Which is this shining star
jumping and twirling around?
Jump and twirl around!
Jump and twirl around!
Who gave you permission to
enter the Melamkottu fields?
Before the goddess of
land could sow the seeds,
who gave you permission to enter
the field and ruin it like pigs?
But this is not the field of Melamkottu.
Who told you that this is
not the field of Melamkottu?
You are just the overseer
of Cherupamkottu's field.
Don't forget that!
We only obey the orders of the mansion.
Krishnan Nair is above the mansion!
What?
Isn't it?
Please forgive us this time.
No one needs to ask for forgiveness.
We didn't commit any sin.
-Chinda...
-Yes?
-Don't open the school from tomorrow.
-Okay.
Don't give them rice until I say.
They will understand whose
field it is when they starve.
Don't take away our food, lord.
These creatures aren't
done despite ruining it!
How dare you grab my hand?
Wretch!
I will cut off the hand of
the one who grabbed my hand.
How dare you play with Krishnan Nair?!
Jerk!
Take this too.
Make something tasty
for your sister Narayani.
If anyone is hungry...
tell them to come
when my husband is not here.
I get worried when I think about her.
She got a proposal.
-But she's not interested.
-Why?
Does she like anyone?
What to say?
She likes Kunnumala Ambu...
She's saying she wants only Ambu.
And I also feel...
Ambu is a nice man.
Long ago, it just happened.
I'm the one who sinned.
Give your Narayani to Ambu.
He'll take good care of her.
Her liking him alone is not enough.
Ambu should also
feel the same, right?
I feel sorry for you.
Take this too.
You should handle everything properly.
You can't just take it like that.
When they stay hungry for two days, they
will understand the worth of Melamkottu.
How dare you invite home those who
insulted your husband?
Well, it's with people like these
that you've always kept company.
I can't simply stand
and watch this anymore.
What are you implying?
Kill them. Cut off his head.
It's in front of everyone
that a Mavedan grabbed his hand.
That too, Ambu.
You're aware of his ego, right?
Yes.
I don't think Krishna Kurup will stay quiet.
And that officer Shanmughan is there
to support all his nonsense.
He should also be killed.
If the police catch us, they will
kill us, rolling a log over us.
It has happened before.
Oh please!
Let me tell you something.
Veeramala, strychnine tree, forest deity...
We need everything.
So we should keep it close to us
and defeat the Melankottu family.
When the right time comes,
we should seek revenge.
There's a clan meet tomorrow.
We can decide then.
Come here!
Are you a princess to walk
around wearing anklets?
-You're very strong despite being young.
-Let go of me.
Let go of me!
How can I let go of something
I've longed for so deeply?
Hey, let go of her, lord!
Let go of her!
Hasn't your arrogance toned down
even after your husband's death?
If you disobey me, I can be ruthless.
Krishna Kurup will seal
the school tomorrow.
We won't get rice or grains anymore.
We should inform this at the mansion.
Unni Namboodiri should inform them.
Unni, won't you say?
Don't you know my mother
doesn't listen to me?
Anyway, the mansion will take Melamkottu's side.
Here. This is from Melamkottu.
It must be about Ambu.
Ambu is already an outcast.
Now they want us to throw
him out of this village.
But what did Ambu do?
Ambu only stopped him when
he tried to kill someone.
Anyway, these three things
shouldn't take place.
We shouldn't let it happen.
They won't close down the school tomorrow.
If we don't get rice, we shall protest.
And Ambu's case...
He won't go anywhere.
Vasu is not the one to
make decisions on this.
If danger befalls us,
we should stand together.
Velichapadu will make the decision.
Isn't it?
Yes, that's how it should be.
Is it okay for Kumar to be standing here?
If Unni from Mansion can
be here, I can also stand.
Don't simply quarrel.
We can inform everything at the mansion.
Let them make a decision.
What do you say, Velichapadu?
Cupid is shooting his
arrows into my heart
Oh friend, your face
shines like the moon
Today Padmanabhan is not kind to me
People from Veeramala
have come to meet you.
There are certain rules that are being
followed in this village for years.
Don't try to change them.
Inform this to Ambu too.
Times and customs have changed.
Hey, that's in the South.
It's because I allowed it
that you became a teacher.
Got it?
Lower when it's necessary.
That's all I've got to say for now.
He closed down the school and
it has affected children's studies.
Now he wants to throw
Ambu out of this village.
It's the order from Melamkottu.
We are not getting rice
from Melamkottu anymore.
Just because you are educated...
don't think you can forget the customs.
Don't think that you can rule
between Melamkottu and Cherupamkottu.
Anyway, you won't be denied food.
School will be opened tomorrow.
Vishwa, tell Karmaran to come meet me.
Okay.
Women are not able to walk around
alone because of Krishna Kurup.
We cannot simply stand and
watch this all the time.
Let me make something clear.
Only the one with the sword
needs to be the Velichapadu.
Others don't need to take the sword.
Got it?
I will do the needful.
You may go now.
Come.
There's no use in rubbing a diamond
on a rock to know its worth.
Okay.
Don't you know?
The mountains can collapse.
The trees can fall.
So should I go back to my land?
Or do you want me to destroy
this land with blistering heat?
God, please find a
solution to everything.
Keep this.
Shall I head to the rice-rock
after tasting my fish and meat?
Hold this.
I want to say something.
Narayani is not able to walk around freely
because of Krishna Kurup.
He's saying there isn't any woman
here who hasn't slept with him.
I haven't slept with him.
And I won't give my sister too.
Father, we have informed
everything at Cherupakottu.
Kamaran has been called to the mansion.
The Lady said she would
find a solution for everything.
The Lady will keep her word.
Let her find a solution to everything.
Our first priority is the rice for gruel.
The other things can wait.
Velichapadu is leaving.
Everyone, take your torches.
You should put the torches
outside your huts.
The forest deity will guard you.
We don't need another light today.
Be inside your houses.
Don't step out.
There's Gulikan sprint tonight.
Heading to Melamkottu in the
name of the forest deity?
I know everything about your discussions.
Where's Mavedan Mangodan?
Yes?
You were here?
What are you going to do?
Kunnumala Ambu needs to be
thrown out of the village.
What have you decided?
-We'll decide that after three days.
-Not possible!
You people opened the
school that I closed down.
Today! Today you should make a decision.
Wait till morning.
Then why did you have a meeting?
He laid his hand on me...
I won't spare him.
We will make the right decision.
We are going down the hills now.
One and a half hours after the kolam dance.
We shouldn't stay here beyond that.
No one will move from here.
You can leave only after making a decision.
After the ceremonies here,
the Gulikan sprint starts.
Dont cause us trouble.
Don't simply boil your blood.
Things won't work here by
whispering things to the Lady.
I'm the one who makes decisions here.
Only that will happen.
Heard it?
Chinda, come on!
Narayani, see you later.
Sister, why did you say
unnecessary things at the meeting?
I wanted everyone to know that.
He can't do as he wishes anymore here.
The boys have started to fight back.
Labour pain has started for Kunjathi.
Maathi is alone there.
You go home quickly.
Let me go check in on them.
Don't open the door if anyone knocks.
-Gulikan sprint has started.
-Go quickly.
All this happened because I didn't
mention at home about going to the field.
I wish I had informed them.
This wouldn't have happened then.
Do you think your father
would have agreed?
He just needed a reason.
Kanna, someone has been
found dead by the falls.
-Who's it?
-Don't know. Come, let's check.
Oh no!
Sister!
Sister!
I had gone to the crime spot.
Is there anything
suspicious about her death?
No. The inquest is over.
-Kammara?
-Yes
So what about the school?
Melankottu runs the school.
But the school belongs to the mansion.
You need to ask me before closing it.
Looks like Meenakshi's father didn't
say anything about it before dying.
Anyway, the school will be opened.
Lady, please forgive us.
Karichi had shared her
worries with me before dying.
It was on the same day that Krishna
Kurup came and made a scene.
We doubt him.
A branch pierced through her.
Her death happened during the fall.
There isn't anything
suspicious about her death.
Ambu had seen it.
She was shot.
They both are friends.
They are bound to team up against us.
Hey, I will slit your tongue
and throw it to the dog.
-Wretch!
-Move aside!
Hey, don't think you can take
the law into your own hands.
You should resolve the
problems right here.
Got it?
-You know what happens if the police interfere, right?
-Vasu!
There are people here to make decisions.
They will do it.
Just do as they say!
Please make a decision
in Ambu's matter as well.
Ambu, my foot!
He raised his hand against me.
Don't think I will let that go.
I haven't done anything.
When Krishna Kurup tried to kill
Kunjipennu, I stopped him.
That's all I did.
It was my father who hit Ambu.
Don't open your mouth.
We're here to make decisions.
Krishna!
I will make decisions here.
For years, whenever something
happens within these four hills,
it has been in this mansion
that it gets resolved.
Don't forget that.
Ambu will stay in Veeramala.
I don't want anyone to forget
their place and repeat this.
This is my decision!
Only that will happen here.
Karichi is gone.
Now we need to make a decision
regarding Narayani's future.
Let's hear what she has got to say.
If she's willing, I'm ready to marry her.
I...
I want to go with Ambu.
If that's what she wants, then let it be.
What say, Ambu?
Marriage soon after his ban got lifted?
That won't happen.
That's what I wish for.
I don't have anyone.
What do you all think?
We're okay with it.
Say that you're okay with it.
We don't have any problem.
Then let's arrange their
wedding this month.
-Is that okay, Velichapadu?
-Yes
Why are we standing here?
Marriage it seems!
Let's go.
Alcohol would make you fight.
Weed would make you high.
It's not the alcohol or weed.
Theres only one thing I
desired that I didnt get.
That's her.
Nair, who's that girl you
couldn't get your hands on?
That too in this land.
Narayani.
It's not like I didn't get her.
I just let her go.
To chase her down and catch her later.
That's when...
That Ambu...
Nair...
Nair...
You do whatever you want.
I'm there with you.
I'll make it happen.
Will you shoot down?
Not her...
Ambu.
If she doesn't agree, then Narayani too.
It's so hot, right?
Here. Tie them well when you get up.
I guess it was full of thorns.
My hand is hurting from it.
Got tired?
-Ambu!
-Narayani doesn't need anyone else now.
-Hey, Ambu.
-She looks happy now.
Please wait there.
I'm getting late.
I have to go for guard duty.
So what? Aren't you supposed to
talk when you go for guard duty?
What do you want me to say?
When you come back, can
you get me something?
Is this what you wanted to say?
What do you want?
Something I like.
Doesn't it have a name?
Come, let's go.
-Fig.
-Where's it available now?
If you search for it with
love, you will find it.
Ambu, you look happy now
that your wedding is fixed.
Don't fall for her charms.
She isn't what she seems to me.
She knows all sorts of traps.
You mind your own business.
I know her well.
-You'll understand that soon.
-No problem. Get lost!
A ton of love is coming down the hill
Will the night bloom tonight
and the sky turn crimson?
A ton of love is coming down the hill
Will the night bloom tonight
and the sky turn crimson?
The winter snow showers on
the hills, making it cold
The wild stream is coming
down the hills to sing tales
It's wedding time for the maiden girl
She carries a garland in her hand
The drum is filled with paddy grains
There are bunches of paddy in them
It's wedding time for the maiden girl
She carries a garland in her hand
The drum is filled with paddy grains
There are bunches of paddy in them
It's wedding time for the maiden girl
She carries a garland in her hand
The drum is filled with paddy grains
There are bunches of paddy in them
Kumaran, I asked you to water the fields.
Why didn't you do it?
Yes...
Oye, what happened?
Kunjikadichina was attacked by a tiger.
We're taking him to the doctor.
It must have come from the Chola Hills.
There was no problem for a
while, but it has started again.
Who's in charge of guarding that hill?
No one goes there anymore out of fear.
Knock some sense into Krishnan.
He's on the wrong path.
He doesn't listen to anyone.
He will understand that when he falters.
Don't expect anyone from here to save him.
Please tell me what I should do.
Ask him to behave properly.
Karichi's killer...
It must be him.
Who else has a gun here?
If they get provoked, they
will come at us like wild bees.
They will attack everyone.
The loss is ours.
Understood?
You didn't get the thing
I asked for, right?
I saw it in a place.
Then why didn't you bring it?
I'll bring it tomorrow.
Sure?
Hm.
Always a 'hm' for everything.
Your goddamn hm!
Don't you feel cold?
Ambu...
Ambu!
Ambu...
What's it?
What brings you here at night?
Melankottu has ordered you to
guard the Chola hills tonight.
-Tonight?
-Yes.
Virunthan is down with a fever.
So he asked you to go instead.
-Can't someone else go tonight?
-No, he said you must go.
Come.
Ambu, make it fast.
Okay.
Do you have to go?
There's Gulikan dance tonight.
We worked hard to cultivate it.
How can I let elephants and pigs ruin it?
When will you be back?
I will come early.
You close the door and go to sleep.
So he loves me.
Narayani...
Narayani...
This is the fourth person in a row.
This is not the first or second death...
There have been a lot of sacrifices.
I don't think anyone did it alone.
No one can take Ambu
down on their own.
These bootlickers know everything
that goes on around here.
Tell us the truth now.
We'll let you go after that.
Hey!
Move back!
I said move!
Let go of him.
Move aside!
Move!
I'll finish you off! Jerks!
If you don't enforce the law, we
will take matters into our own hands.
Don't try to support him anymore, sir.
We will finish him off today.
You haven't grown enough for that.
Even if you dare to do it,
we know how to stop you.
Didn't you ask us for evidence that day?
We have clear evidence.
That's why we are saying this.
He's not the one who killed Ambu.
He was in Narayani's hut until morning.
-She was alone there.
-How dare you lie, wretch?
Kannan!
Move!
-Let go of me.
-Hey!
Kill him!
I'm not simply carrying this with me.
Got it? Wretch!
If you move, I'll finish you all off.
Come on!
We can't just ignore what Kumaran said.
He said Krishna Kurup was
with Narayani till morning.
And Ambu had gone for guard duty.
She's not saying anything.
She's not in a state to speak right now.
-Didn't Krishnan come?
-No.
He won't come.
He's scared to come here.
Don't talk back to me.
It's to talk that we have come.
We haven't fought or protested until now.
We have only put up with everything.
And now people have started
to lose their lives.
It's our siblings who are
getting killed every day.
Pokattu.. Karichi... Ambu...
We don't know who's next.
Who died? Who killed?
Just because we didn't say
anything, don't try to dominate us.
Heard it?
Who said that Krishnan was in
Narayani's home last night?
It was me.
Has Narayani come?
Make her tell the truth.
Is there any truth in what he said?
There's no use in crying.
Just say the truth.
If you tell the truth now...
you can save your land from a big danger.
Otherwise, you'll witness people
fighting each other to death.
Krishna Kurup will be here.
Let's look here.
We can decide the rest after that.
Lord...
Lord...
Lord...
Look inside.
Lord!
Lord...
Lord...
I think she killed him.
Lord...
He's not dead. Carry him.
Hold him.
I didn't do it to kill him.
But now I feel I should have killed him.
I don't think Krishna Kurup did it.
-It's outside work.
-I think he made someone do it.
Look, I found this near Ambu's body.
If we find its owner,
we can find the killer.
This is false evidence.
Don't think you can save him with this.
I think it's someone among us.
Simply blaming it on Krishna Kurup.
Vishwa, bring your astrology board.
In the name of the God...
on this twelve-column astrology board...
let the planets speak.
If this land needs redemption, Ambu
should be made into a theyyam figure.
On the 10th day of the month of Medam,
the powerful avatars will appear.
With the break of dawn,
this land will be redeemed.
-Kammara...
-Yes?
Let Krishnan be the master of the ceremony.
It will serve as atonement
for the mistakes he made.
Mangodu, aren't you descended
from Mandyan's lineage?
Yes.
So let your son Kannan be
the Ambu Theyyam figure.
Is that okay, Mangodan?
Yes. Let it be so.
Everyone may leave now.
They are trying to trap
us with the theyyam.
Let's finish off Nair wherever we find him.
Stoking the fire,
fading memories ignite
Dark memories hurt me inside
Your shadows no longer
appear in streams
Your whistling is no
longer heard in sun rays
There are no songs or tunes
I'm alone hereafter
O guardian angel!
O feathery angel!
You have disappeared
Stoking the fire,
fading memories ignite
Dark memories hurt me inside
Your memories haven't left me
It cools me in summer like wild mist
There's not even a ray of
light, it's utter darkness
The bat took flight, night fell
This path turned into an abyss
O guardian angel!
O feathery angel!
You have disappeared
Stoking the fire,
fading memories ignite
Dark memories hurt me inside
Your shadows no longer
appear in streams
Your whistling is no
longer heard in sun rays
There are no songs or tunes
I'm alone hereafter
O guardian angel!
O feathery angel!
You have disappeared
I wanted to tell you this earlier.
But you...
I didn't know how you would take it.
And Ambu didn't want you to know it.
But all this time...
He was near me...
But I couldn't call him 'father' even once.
I feel sad when I think of my mother.
She buried everything inside her...
and endured everything.
Krishna Kurup came from the South
many years ago to do sawing work.
Kammaran Nair came up with
this idea to save his brother,
who was involved in a case there.
And your grandfather agreed to it to
avoid the mansion's name getting ruined.
Didn't I tell you to
keep a tight rein on him?
Since I came up with an idea that
day, you and Krishnan were spared.
If Mavedans decide to stop working,
we won't get any food.
They will come back
when they get hungry.
They will boil wild potatoes and eat.
We can't do it, right?
Listen, the forest deity
and Gulikan of Veeramala...
both are very powerful.
If the Mavedans get hurt,
they won't sit quietly.
Go, tell him to drop his ego.
Okay.
Did you understand what I said?
Krishnan is not someone
who accepts defeat easily.
Krishna, try to understand the situation.
You won't be able to make them
your slaves at gunpoint anymore.
No one will do anything.
We will have no way out then.
The Lady washed her hands of us.
If Cherupakottu abandons us, we won't
even get a piece of land.
Don't you know?
No one will help you.
Not even me.
I'm someone who came here empty-handed.
But I won't be like that when I go back.
If you are going to continue like this...
Sreedevi and Meenakshi will disown you.
If anyone comes against me, I'll kill them.
Even if that's you.
I'll kill you too.
It's not with my hands...
It's with Krishnan's
hands you're going to die.
Tonight...
There won't be anyone in
any of the houses tonight.
Everyone will be in Veeramala.
Because of the sound of drums and
crackers, no one will hear us.
We should take whatever we can.
There's a vault in that house.
It's full of gold.
Won't the Lady and
your daughter be there?
You don't need to worry about that.
I will take care of them.
The Mavedans will become
stronger after tonight.
We should do it before that.
Don't worry, Nair.
We can bring armed forces.
We can finish everyone off by night.
Naxal hunt!
That's going to be Krishnan Nair's
gift for Veeramala's Ambu Theyyam.
Human sacrifice!
What's it?
-Bottle.
-Keep it and leave!
I'm not going to take part in anything.
I'll finish off the Mavedans today.
But you and Chindan will get enough
to live the rest of your lives.
Just do as I say.
You'll be safe.
No one will find out about this.
Just mix this with the
jaggery rice and give it to them.
Lord, is it necessary to kill them?
Just do as I say!
What are you doing here?
Aren't you done killing people?
No! I'll leave only after I'm done.
Go!
Father, let go of me.
Father!
Father, let go of me.
Mother!
-Father!
-Stay there!
What are you doing?
-Have you gone crazy?
-Yes, I have!
My craziness will end only if
I kill you and your daughter.
Father, open the door!
Father, open.
Open the door!
Open!
Father!
Someone please open the door.
Come fast.
Offer rice to the sacred
sword and take blessings.
Forest deity, grant me your
presence to fulfill our desires.
Krishnan wasn't alone when
he killed Karichi and Ambu.
Gulikan was there with him.
It's not known who dresses up as Gulikan.
Both of them are going to
finish everyone off tonight.
My daughter and Meenakshi...
They are in danger.
Save them.
Save them!
Run!
Run out of the forest.
You were betraying us all this time?
Vasu, come fast!
Gulikan sprint will start now.
Why do you want to become Gulikan?
Don't kill. May you become
a Gulikan to do good deeds.
If she's willing, I'm ready to marry her.
I'm ready to marry her.
Didn't I tell you that I like her?
I want to go with Ambu.
Climbing down the fields
and woods, the evil men come
The lord who reigns the village
gets confused by the paths
After a few days in Veeramala
Climbing down the fields
and woods, the evil men come
The lord who reigns the village
gets confused by the paths
Climbing down the fields
and woods, the evil men come
The lord who reigns the village
gets confused by the paths
The setting sun needs
a grove to take rest
When the sun dozes off,
the god child wakes him up
The setting sun needs
a grove to take rest
When the sun dozes off,
the god child wakes him up
Long ago, in the land of Hasthikula
during the reign of Balaraja Deva,
there was a tribal community.
They were known as "Mavedan".
They used to worship a deity.
A forest deity.
They used to worship the forest
deity in every season.
They used to worship the forest
deity in every season.
On Fridays, at noon, when
the sun's shadow grows short,
by dancing as Kolam figures
and throwing rice, they celebrated.
By cooking the day's hunt
and offering it to the deity...
they continued their worship.
Once the performance is over, turmeric powder is
given as prasad on the leaf of a strychnine tree.
Where's my turmeric powder?
Bring me the strychnine leaf.
I forgot to pluck the leaf.
I'll bring it now.
Father, come back soon.
Mandya, if you forget it, the
forest deity won't forgive.
To the same forest where Mandyan
went to gather strychnine leaves,
unaware of the impending danger...
Makkam and her children were also
heading, accompanied by her 12 brothers.
Come, dear.
Let's sit there.
-Brother, why are you crying?
-It's nothing, Maaka.
-Something went inside my eye.
-Maaka, come here.
Makka, you're unchaste.
You have brought disgrace upon our family.
Brother, I haven't done anything wrong.
Those stories were made up by your wives.
Stories? They didn't simply make it up.
You're the one who did wrong, Makkam.
Please believe me.
I haven't done anything wrong.
-Let go of me.
-Come here.
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Cheeru...
Cheeru...
Let go of me.
Lord... My Lord...
Father!
He's over there. Come on!
Son, did you see your father?
Father is dead.
Lord killed my father.
Oh God!
They are coming to kill me too.
We need to leave here soon.
If they see us, they will kill us.
Let's leave this forest.
Forest deity...
Save us.
O Lord, we, the protectors
of the forest, take our leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
The ones who ripped apart the
mother earth and drew out water
The ones who begged for
seeds from the God of sky
Holding on to kindness in the heart
O Lord, we're coming down
the hills of Tulu Nadu
O Lord, we, the protectors of
the forest, are taking leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
We filled the bunds with water
and sowed dreams in the soil
We waited with hope
to reap their bounty
O Mother Earth, you blessed us with rain
Isn't it on my land that the
rice for everyone is growing?
O Lord, we, the protectors of
the forest, are taking leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
We shall make headgears
for Makka and her children
We shall make headgears
for Makka and her children
When the stories turn red
with the blood of Mavedan
A shiny star will bloom in the sky
When the Mavila Theyyam screams in anger
A deafening roar
echoes from the heavens
O Lord, we're coming down
the hills of Tulu Nadu
O Lord, we, the protectors of
the forest, are taking leave
The keepers of the creatures
now take their leave
The ones who ripped apart the
mother earth and drew out water
The ones who begged for
seeds from the God of sky
Holding on to kindness in the heart
O Lord, we're coming down
the hills of Tulu Nadu
It should come to us organically.
It should come with responsibility.
A clan deity for us.
What should we do for it?
Bring that clay pot with water.
Where shall we place
the sword and anklet?
Where shall we place
the lamp and the idol?
Neither are there treehouses.
Nor are there any huts to live in.
If it will stay on this strychnine tree rock...
you can place it there.
On this rock in this sacred grove...
I offer my sword, anklet and the lamp.
They can stay in Veeramala.
That Theyyam figure is very powerful.
You should take good care of it.
Come for work in the morning.
You will get the food from the mansion.
-Isn't that enough?
-Yes, lord.
You may leave.
Inform 'Melamkottu' family as well.
Okay.
Years passed.
The village and the way of life changed.
Makkam and her children
became Theyyam figures.
The wrath of Makkam's vengeance
brought ruin to her brothers' families.
Though not grand in appearance,
Mandyan also became a Theyyam figure.
The warrior Mandyan, filled Veeramala.
Through fighting wild animals, the Mavedan
community harvested gold in the fields.
The Cherupakodu family and Melamkodu family divided
the golden harvest between themselves.
-Janu, has the paddy dried?
-Yes.
Walk!
If Krishna Kurup is not
there, you'll be spared.
Walk.
What's the crime he committed?
He stole from the backyard
when no one was there.
-What did he steal?
-Raw banana and one coconut.
-That's all?
-Yes.
Untie him.
Why did you steal?
My children were crying of hunger.
It was for them.
Free him.
Which hand did you use to steal?
Narayani...
-Yes?
-Come here.
I'll come now.
Please light this as well.
Sreedevi...
Where were you in the evening?
I left early.
Headmaster had given me a task.
You could have told me.
Look there.
Kanna, don't burn your hand.
Ignore them.
Your father.
I'll come now.
Father, did you call me?
-He got embarrassed.
-Yes.
What happened, Kannan?
Ambu, don't feel bad.
It's only that you can't
go near the shrine.
What is kept in front of the shrine
passes through your hand, right?
Think about that.
It's down. It's a porcupine.
Bring it to the stream.
-Have you got arrack?
-Half a bottle.
-Will it be there in your house?
-Yes.
You can have this.
I'll go there.
Is there Gulikan sprint today?
Earlier, it was there only once a month.
Now, it's there every week.
Who's performing as Gulikan?
It shouldn't be revealed.
It's in the sage cave that he gets ready.
Once he's ready, he would
roam around for two and a half hours.
I don't want to waste time anymore.
Let's come to the matter.
-Isn't it, Mangodan?
-Yes.
I dont think I need to ask if the guests
have settled or if theyre already tired.
No.
Is there idleness in my land?
Is there any cause for worry?
Is there any misery or illness?
Idleness is there.
Isn't a revolution
underway in my Veeramala?
We don't know anything.
You'll understand it gradually.
I'm heading to the rice-rock all decked up.
Hold the lamp!
Kumba...
Kumba...
These Mavedans are always
conducting Gulikan dances!
Bastards! Dont give any peace of mind.
-You fell asleep?
-No.
I heard the gunshot. Got it?
-Chindan will bring it.
-Okay.
It's very cold outside.
I'll make you warm then.
Come on.
You only need the arrack?
Your nails and teeth are very sharp.
It's burning.
To get over the rawness of the game meat...
and the stiffness of the arrack...
you are needed.
Isn't there anything to munch on?
Wild pork roast is there.
Will it do?
Of course. Tell them to bring it.
Kumba...
Chinda...
Tell Parangodan to get the
buffaloes into the field.
In Kelu's case... his family is making a scene.
I'll pay them something
and put an end to it.
Aren't we used to it?
You can do whatever you want on this side.
But it's not like that...
On the other side.
This is nothing.
There are some gutsy young
beauties on that hill.
Let me know when you need them.
Have it.
I'll make sure Kelu's case
doesn't reach the court.
Let things happen well.
Make it fast.
When I'm not allowed to
go near the shrine...
why should I make the wicks?
This is to keep in front of the idol.
Be it the wick or the offering,
it's your duty to prepare it.
That's my decision.
You and Meenakshi made
a mistake in your youth.
Because of it Melamkottu
family ostracized you.
But I can't change it now.
[indistinct chatter]
When Velichapadu went to scatter the rice
yesterday, a pig jumped in front of him.
He ran up a tree with the lamp.
A Velichapadu is not
supposed to run away in fear.
That pig was running away
from Krishna Kurup's gunshot.
How did you hear the gunshot?
Weren't you performing
as Velichapadu then?
Don't make jokes in front of the shrine.
There's no point in
running behind that pig.
The Melamkottu family
must have eaten it by now.
Our situation is worse than that of pigs.
We can only produce the yield.
We are not destined to enjoy it.
It's the Melamkottu who harvest the yield.
Don't be scared. Claim your share.
See, even Kandakoran understood the matter.
-The laws have changed, right?
-Yes.
The new law says the landlords should
bestow 10 cents to the tenants.
Don't get into a fight.
We only need to live
without going hungry.
-My work is over. Shall I leave?
-Yes.
When will you leave?
Hey! I'm asking you.
Are you standing guard today?
Hmm.
Aren't you scared to be alone?
Hmm.
Why are you always replying like this?
Don't you speak?
I was just joking.
Don't be angry.
-Teacher, aren't you coming?
-No, go home.
Have you been waiting for a long time?
No, school just got over, right?
Don't be angry.
It's because Headmaster was out.
As if I don't work there.
Did you think about what I said yesterday?
We only need your mother's consent.
She won't have any problem.
But there are some
casteist men in the family.
They will definitely make an issue.
There will be objections.
People in Veeramala
might also make an issue.
Shall we leave this village?
To run away in fear? Come on!
Hey, HM is coming.
Good that I saw you.
AEO has given us a huge task.
We need to take the students to
the field and teach them farming.
How's it? New systems!
We've no other option but to obey them.
Teacher, you should inform
Melamkottu about this.
-Sir, won't you inform the mansion?
-Yes.
So you are in charge of it.
Do it well.
Okay, sir.
Okay, I'm leaving.
Mother will scold me if I get late.
I don't want to hear it. Bye.
Come on.
Is this the time for it?
Kumba!
Why did you enter the house?
Go outside!
Who are you to question her?
She's welcome wherever I choose.
Take her wherever you want.
But when you are satiating your craziness,
make sure there's no one around.
Don't let me say your father's history.
Only I was there to bear your filth.
I will do whatever I want.
Just live here by pretending
you didn't see or hear anything.
Got it?
Mother!
Just stay in a corner
eating whatever is there.
If you don't do as I say,
I'll crush you both to death.
Hey Kali, didn't you hear the thottam (song)?
The frantic dance will start now.
Son, get inside.
We are dead if we get in front of Gulikan.
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the areca tree
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the palm tree
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the overcast sky
O Lord Gulikan, it couldn't
rise as high as the ember
The beginning, the end,
and the radiant full moon
Why did it flutter
its eyes at us today?
Scorching beneath the
blazing fire from above
Makkam and her children burned to ashes
Our soil, the red soil
The gold curdled by our women
O Godess, do protect us
Do protect us with your love
Thousand drums of paddy
are swaying in the breeze
The golden women come to reap the paddy
Thousand drums of paddy
are swaying in the breeze
The golden women come to reap the paddy
Who is this woman glowing
in a sliver of light?
Which is this shining star
jumping and twirling around?
Jump and twirl all around!
Jump and twirl all around!
Snuff the burning ember inside you
Fight with all your might
Turn your body into a sword
With the harmony of the waves
The story tightens while sowing
Blood spill all around
This is the arrow
released by the family
Blaze your fire high into the sky!
Change the times
Stand firm on your ground
Like a lightining strike
Take out your sword and ask
Slit the tongue and offer as sacrifice
The earth is shaking when
the village troupe dance
Times have changed
After the sacrifice
Smear turmeric and get blessings
Protect my land
Shower us with blessings
The ember is burning
The paddy fields sang the same tale
The warriors who protected our roots
Await the day of truth to dawn
The overcast sky is changing
Sing the lores as songs,
burn the weeds together
The era of severed
heads and hewn bosoms
The era of worthlessness
and home wrecking
Sever the head of that dark era
Snuff the fire in your body
Snuff the hunger in your stomach
Be the heat of your hut
This has no ending
The fiery figure in the dark
The funny figure in the army
If you come to wreck our
family, it will be your end
The lord who chops off the head
Don't show us your arrogance
Your children will walk
down this path headless
O Goddess, save us
Put an end to this bloodshed
Shower us with flowers
during our good times
Thousand drums of paddy
are swaying in the breeze
The golden women come to reap the paddy
Who is this woman glowing
in a sliver of light?
Which is this shining star
jumping and twirling around?
Jump and twirl around!
Jump and twirl around!
Who gave you permission to
enter the Melamkottu fields?
Before the goddess of
land could sow the seeds,
who gave you permission to enter
the field and ruin it like pigs?
But this is not the field of Melamkottu.
Who told you that this is
not the field of Melamkottu?
You are just the overseer
of Cherupamkottu's field.
Don't forget that!
We only obey the orders of the mansion.
Krishnan Nair is above the mansion!
What?
Isn't it?
Please forgive us this time.
No one needs to ask for forgiveness.
We didn't commit any sin.
-Chinda...
-Yes?
-Don't open the school from tomorrow.
-Okay.
Don't give them rice until I say.
They will understand whose
field it is when they starve.
Don't take away our food, lord.
These creatures aren't
done despite ruining it!
How dare you grab my hand?
Wretch!
I will cut off the hand of
the one who grabbed my hand.
How dare you play with Krishnan Nair?!
Jerk!
Take this too.
Make something tasty
for your sister Narayani.
If anyone is hungry...
tell them to come
when my husband is not here.
I get worried when I think about her.
She got a proposal.
-But she's not interested.
-Why?
Does she like anyone?
What to say?
She likes Kunnumala Ambu...
She's saying she wants only Ambu.
And I also feel...
Ambu is a nice man.
Long ago, it just happened.
I'm the one who sinned.
Give your Narayani to Ambu.
He'll take good care of her.
Her liking him alone is not enough.
Ambu should also
feel the same, right?
I feel sorry for you.
Take this too.
You should handle everything properly.
You can't just take it like that.
When they stay hungry for two days, they
will understand the worth of Melamkottu.
How dare you invite home those who
insulted your husband?
Well, it's with people like these
that you've always kept company.
I can't simply stand
and watch this anymore.
What are you implying?
Kill them. Cut off his head.
It's in front of everyone
that a Mavedan grabbed his hand.
That too, Ambu.
You're aware of his ego, right?
Yes.
I don't think Krishna Kurup will stay quiet.
And that officer Shanmughan is there
to support all his nonsense.
He should also be killed.
If the police catch us, they will
kill us, rolling a log over us.
It has happened before.
Oh please!
Let me tell you something.
Veeramala, strychnine tree, forest deity...
We need everything.
So we should keep it close to us
and defeat the Melankottu family.
When the right time comes,
we should seek revenge.
There's a clan meet tomorrow.
We can decide then.
Come here!
Are you a princess to walk
around wearing anklets?
-You're very strong despite being young.
-Let go of me.
Let go of me!
How can I let go of something
I've longed for so deeply?
Hey, let go of her, lord!
Let go of her!
Hasn't your arrogance toned down
even after your husband's death?
If you disobey me, I can be ruthless.
Krishna Kurup will seal
the school tomorrow.
We won't get rice or grains anymore.
We should inform this at the mansion.
Unni Namboodiri should inform them.
Unni, won't you say?
Don't you know my mother
doesn't listen to me?
Anyway, the mansion will take Melamkottu's side.
Here. This is from Melamkottu.
It must be about Ambu.
Ambu is already an outcast.
Now they want us to throw
him out of this village.
But what did Ambu do?
Ambu only stopped him when
he tried to kill someone.
Anyway, these three things
shouldn't take place.
We shouldn't let it happen.
They won't close down the school tomorrow.
If we don't get rice, we shall protest.
And Ambu's case...
He won't go anywhere.
Vasu is not the one to
make decisions on this.
If danger befalls us,
we should stand together.
Velichapadu will make the decision.
Isn't it?
Yes, that's how it should be.
Is it okay for Kumar to be standing here?
If Unni from Mansion can
be here, I can also stand.
Don't simply quarrel.
We can inform everything at the mansion.
Let them make a decision.
What do you say, Velichapadu?
Cupid is shooting his
arrows into my heart
Oh friend, your face
shines like the moon
Today Padmanabhan is not kind to me
People from Veeramala
have come to meet you.
There are certain rules that are being
followed in this village for years.
Don't try to change them.
Inform this to Ambu too.
Times and customs have changed.
Hey, that's in the South.
It's because I allowed it
that you became a teacher.
Got it?
Lower when it's necessary.
That's all I've got to say for now.
He closed down the school and
it has affected children's studies.
Now he wants to throw
Ambu out of this village.
It's the order from Melamkottu.
We are not getting rice
from Melamkottu anymore.
Just because you are educated...
don't think you can forget the customs.
Don't think that you can rule
between Melamkottu and Cherupamkottu.
Anyway, you won't be denied food.
School will be opened tomorrow.
Vishwa, tell Karmaran to come meet me.
Okay.
Women are not able to walk around
alone because of Krishna Kurup.
We cannot simply stand and
watch this all the time.
Let me make something clear.
Only the one with the sword
needs to be the Velichapadu.
Others don't need to take the sword.
Got it?
I will do the needful.
You may go now.
Come.
There's no use in rubbing a diamond
on a rock to know its worth.
Okay.
Don't you know?
The mountains can collapse.
The trees can fall.
So should I go back to my land?
Or do you want me to destroy
this land with blistering heat?
God, please find a
solution to everything.
Keep this.
Shall I head to the rice-rock
after tasting my fish and meat?
Hold this.
I want to say something.
Narayani is not able to walk around freely
because of Krishna Kurup.
He's saying there isn't any woman
here who hasn't slept with him.
I haven't slept with him.
And I won't give my sister too.
Father, we have informed
everything at Cherupakottu.
Kamaran has been called to the mansion.
The Lady said she would
find a solution for everything.
The Lady will keep her word.
Let her find a solution to everything.
Our first priority is the rice for gruel.
The other things can wait.
Velichapadu is leaving.
Everyone, take your torches.
You should put the torches
outside your huts.
The forest deity will guard you.
We don't need another light today.
Be inside your houses.
Don't step out.
There's Gulikan sprint tonight.
Heading to Melamkottu in the
name of the forest deity?
I know everything about your discussions.
Where's Mavedan Mangodan?
Yes?
You were here?
What are you going to do?
Kunnumala Ambu needs to be
thrown out of the village.
What have you decided?
-We'll decide that after three days.
-Not possible!
You people opened the
school that I closed down.
Today! Today you should make a decision.
Wait till morning.
Then why did you have a meeting?
He laid his hand on me...
I won't spare him.
We will make the right decision.
We are going down the hills now.
One and a half hours after the kolam dance.
We shouldn't stay here beyond that.
No one will move from here.
You can leave only after making a decision.
After the ceremonies here,
the Gulikan sprint starts.
Dont cause us trouble.
Don't simply boil your blood.
Things won't work here by
whispering things to the Lady.
I'm the one who makes decisions here.
Only that will happen.
Heard it?
Chinda, come on!
Narayani, see you later.
Sister, why did you say
unnecessary things at the meeting?
I wanted everyone to know that.
He can't do as he wishes anymore here.
The boys have started to fight back.
Labour pain has started for Kunjathi.
Maathi is alone there.
You go home quickly.
Let me go check in on them.
Don't open the door if anyone knocks.
-Gulikan sprint has started.
-Go quickly.
All this happened because I didn't
mention at home about going to the field.
I wish I had informed them.
This wouldn't have happened then.
Do you think your father
would have agreed?
He just needed a reason.
Kanna, someone has been
found dead by the falls.
-Who's it?
-Don't know. Come, let's check.
Oh no!
Sister!
Sister!
I had gone to the crime spot.
Is there anything
suspicious about her death?
No. The inquest is over.
-Kammara?
-Yes
So what about the school?
Melankottu runs the school.
But the school belongs to the mansion.
You need to ask me before closing it.
Looks like Meenakshi's father didn't
say anything about it before dying.
Anyway, the school will be opened.
Lady, please forgive us.
Karichi had shared her
worries with me before dying.
It was on the same day that Krishna
Kurup came and made a scene.
We doubt him.
A branch pierced through her.
Her death happened during the fall.
There isn't anything
suspicious about her death.
Ambu had seen it.
She was shot.
They both are friends.
They are bound to team up against us.
Hey, I will slit your tongue
and throw it to the dog.
-Wretch!
-Move aside!
Hey, don't think you can take
the law into your own hands.
You should resolve the
problems right here.
Got it?
-You know what happens if the police interfere, right?
-Vasu!
There are people here to make decisions.
They will do it.
Just do as they say!
Please make a decision
in Ambu's matter as well.
Ambu, my foot!
He raised his hand against me.
Don't think I will let that go.
I haven't done anything.
When Krishna Kurup tried to kill
Kunjipennu, I stopped him.
That's all I did.
It was my father who hit Ambu.
Don't open your mouth.
We're here to make decisions.
Krishna!
I will make decisions here.
For years, whenever something
happens within these four hills,
it has been in this mansion
that it gets resolved.
Don't forget that.
Ambu will stay in Veeramala.
I don't want anyone to forget
their place and repeat this.
This is my decision!
Only that will happen here.
Karichi is gone.
Now we need to make a decision
regarding Narayani's future.
Let's hear what she has got to say.
If she's willing, I'm ready to marry her.
I...
I want to go with Ambu.
If that's what she wants, then let it be.
What say, Ambu?
Marriage soon after his ban got lifted?
That won't happen.
That's what I wish for.
I don't have anyone.
What do you all think?
We're okay with it.
Say that you're okay with it.
We don't have any problem.
Then let's arrange their
wedding this month.
-Is that okay, Velichapadu?
-Yes
Why are we standing here?
Marriage it seems!
Let's go.
Alcohol would make you fight.
Weed would make you high.
It's not the alcohol or weed.
Theres only one thing I
desired that I didnt get.
That's her.
Nair, who's that girl you
couldn't get your hands on?
That too in this land.
Narayani.
It's not like I didn't get her.
I just let her go.
To chase her down and catch her later.
That's when...
That Ambu...
Nair...
Nair...
You do whatever you want.
I'm there with you.
I'll make it happen.
Will you shoot down?
Not her...
Ambu.
If she doesn't agree, then Narayani too.
It's so hot, right?
Here. Tie them well when you get up.
I guess it was full of thorns.
My hand is hurting from it.
Got tired?
-Ambu!
-Narayani doesn't need anyone else now.
-Hey, Ambu.
-She looks happy now.
Please wait there.
I'm getting late.
I have to go for guard duty.
So what? Aren't you supposed to
talk when you go for guard duty?
What do you want me to say?
When you come back, can
you get me something?
Is this what you wanted to say?
What do you want?
Something I like.
Doesn't it have a name?
Come, let's go.
-Fig.
-Where's it available now?
If you search for it with
love, you will find it.
Ambu, you look happy now
that your wedding is fixed.
Don't fall for her charms.
She isn't what she seems to me.
She knows all sorts of traps.
You mind your own business.
I know her well.
-You'll understand that soon.
-No problem. Get lost!
A ton of love is coming down the hill
Will the night bloom tonight
and the sky turn crimson?
A ton of love is coming down the hill
Will the night bloom tonight
and the sky turn crimson?
The winter snow showers on
the hills, making it cold
The wild stream is coming
down the hills to sing tales
It's wedding time for the maiden girl
She carries a garland in her hand
The drum is filled with paddy grains
There are bunches of paddy in them
It's wedding time for the maiden girl
She carries a garland in her hand
The drum is filled with paddy grains
There are bunches of paddy in them
It's wedding time for the maiden girl
She carries a garland in her hand
The drum is filled with paddy grains
There are bunches of paddy in them
Kumaran, I asked you to water the fields.
Why didn't you do it?
Yes...
Oye, what happened?
Kunjikadichina was attacked by a tiger.
We're taking him to the doctor.
It must have come from the Chola Hills.
There was no problem for a
while, but it has started again.
Who's in charge of guarding that hill?
No one goes there anymore out of fear.
Knock some sense into Krishnan.
He's on the wrong path.
He doesn't listen to anyone.
He will understand that when he falters.
Don't expect anyone from here to save him.
Please tell me what I should do.
Ask him to behave properly.
Karichi's killer...
It must be him.
Who else has a gun here?
If they get provoked, they
will come at us like wild bees.
They will attack everyone.
The loss is ours.
Understood?
You didn't get the thing
I asked for, right?
I saw it in a place.
Then why didn't you bring it?
I'll bring it tomorrow.
Sure?
Hm.
Always a 'hm' for everything.
Your goddamn hm!
Don't you feel cold?
Ambu...
Ambu!
Ambu...
What's it?
What brings you here at night?
Melankottu has ordered you to
guard the Chola hills tonight.
-Tonight?
-Yes.
Virunthan is down with a fever.
So he asked you to go instead.
-Can't someone else go tonight?
-No, he said you must go.
Come.
Ambu, make it fast.
Okay.
Do you have to go?
There's Gulikan dance tonight.
We worked hard to cultivate it.
How can I let elephants and pigs ruin it?
When will you be back?
I will come early.
You close the door and go to sleep.
So he loves me.
Narayani...
Narayani...
This is the fourth person in a row.
This is not the first or second death...
There have been a lot of sacrifices.
I don't think anyone did it alone.
No one can take Ambu
down on their own.
These bootlickers know everything
that goes on around here.
Tell us the truth now.
We'll let you go after that.
Hey!
Move back!
I said move!
Let go of him.
Move aside!
Move!
I'll finish you off! Jerks!
If you don't enforce the law, we
will take matters into our own hands.
Don't try to support him anymore, sir.
We will finish him off today.
You haven't grown enough for that.
Even if you dare to do it,
we know how to stop you.
Didn't you ask us for evidence that day?
We have clear evidence.
That's why we are saying this.
He's not the one who killed Ambu.
He was in Narayani's hut until morning.
-She was alone there.
-How dare you lie, wretch?
Kannan!
Move!
-Let go of me.
-Hey!
Kill him!
I'm not simply carrying this with me.
Got it? Wretch!
If you move, I'll finish you all off.
Come on!
We can't just ignore what Kumaran said.
He said Krishna Kurup was
with Narayani till morning.
And Ambu had gone for guard duty.
She's not saying anything.
She's not in a state to speak right now.
-Didn't Krishnan come?
-No.
He won't come.
He's scared to come here.
Don't talk back to me.
It's to talk that we have come.
We haven't fought or protested until now.
We have only put up with everything.
And now people have started
to lose their lives.
It's our siblings who are
getting killed every day.
Pokattu.. Karichi... Ambu...
We don't know who's next.
Who died? Who killed?
Just because we didn't say
anything, don't try to dominate us.
Heard it?
Who said that Krishnan was in
Narayani's home last night?
It was me.
Has Narayani come?
Make her tell the truth.
Is there any truth in what he said?
There's no use in crying.
Just say the truth.
If you tell the truth now...
you can save your land from a big danger.
Otherwise, you'll witness people
fighting each other to death.
Krishna Kurup will be here.
Let's look here.
We can decide the rest after that.
Lord...
Lord...
Lord...
Look inside.
Lord!
Lord...
Lord...
I think she killed him.
Lord...
He's not dead. Carry him.
Hold him.
I didn't do it to kill him.
But now I feel I should have killed him.
I don't think Krishna Kurup did it.
-It's outside work.
-I think he made someone do it.
Look, I found this near Ambu's body.
If we find its owner,
we can find the killer.
This is false evidence.
Don't think you can save him with this.
I think it's someone among us.
Simply blaming it on Krishna Kurup.
Vishwa, bring your astrology board.
In the name of the God...
on this twelve-column astrology board...
let the planets speak.
If this land needs redemption, Ambu
should be made into a theyyam figure.
On the 10th day of the month of Medam,
the powerful avatars will appear.
With the break of dawn,
this land will be redeemed.
-Kammara...
-Yes?
Let Krishnan be the master of the ceremony.
It will serve as atonement
for the mistakes he made.
Mangodu, aren't you descended
from Mandyan's lineage?
Yes.
So let your son Kannan be
the Ambu Theyyam figure.
Is that okay, Mangodan?
Yes. Let it be so.
Everyone may leave now.
They are trying to trap
us with the theyyam.
Let's finish off Nair wherever we find him.
Stoking the fire,
fading memories ignite
Dark memories hurt me inside
Your shadows no longer
appear in streams
Your whistling is no
longer heard in sun rays
There are no songs or tunes
I'm alone hereafter
O guardian angel!
O feathery angel!
You have disappeared
Stoking the fire,
fading memories ignite
Dark memories hurt me inside
Your memories haven't left me
It cools me in summer like wild mist
There's not even a ray of
light, it's utter darkness
The bat took flight, night fell
This path turned into an abyss
O guardian angel!
O feathery angel!
You have disappeared
Stoking the fire,
fading memories ignite
Dark memories hurt me inside
Your shadows no longer
appear in streams
Your whistling is no
longer heard in sun rays
There are no songs or tunes
I'm alone hereafter
O guardian angel!
O feathery angel!
You have disappeared
I wanted to tell you this earlier.
But you...
I didn't know how you would take it.
And Ambu didn't want you to know it.
But all this time...
He was near me...
But I couldn't call him 'father' even once.
I feel sad when I think of my mother.
She buried everything inside her...
and endured everything.
Krishna Kurup came from the South
many years ago to do sawing work.
Kammaran Nair came up with
this idea to save his brother,
who was involved in a case there.
And your grandfather agreed to it to
avoid the mansion's name getting ruined.
Didn't I tell you to
keep a tight rein on him?
Since I came up with an idea that
day, you and Krishnan were spared.
If Mavedans decide to stop working,
we won't get any food.
They will come back
when they get hungry.
They will boil wild potatoes and eat.
We can't do it, right?
Listen, the forest deity
and Gulikan of Veeramala...
both are very powerful.
If the Mavedans get hurt,
they won't sit quietly.
Go, tell him to drop his ego.
Okay.
Did you understand what I said?
Krishnan is not someone
who accepts defeat easily.
Krishna, try to understand the situation.
You won't be able to make them
your slaves at gunpoint anymore.
No one will do anything.
We will have no way out then.
The Lady washed her hands of us.
If Cherupakottu abandons us, we won't
even get a piece of land.
Don't you know?
No one will help you.
Not even me.
I'm someone who came here empty-handed.
But I won't be like that when I go back.
If you are going to continue like this...
Sreedevi and Meenakshi will disown you.
If anyone comes against me, I'll kill them.
Even if that's you.
I'll kill you too.
It's not with my hands...
It's with Krishnan's
hands you're going to die.
Tonight...
There won't be anyone in
any of the houses tonight.
Everyone will be in Veeramala.
Because of the sound of drums and
crackers, no one will hear us.
We should take whatever we can.
There's a vault in that house.
It's full of gold.
Won't the Lady and
your daughter be there?
You don't need to worry about that.
I will take care of them.
The Mavedans will become
stronger after tonight.
We should do it before that.
Don't worry, Nair.
We can bring armed forces.
We can finish everyone off by night.
Naxal hunt!
That's going to be Krishnan Nair's
gift for Veeramala's Ambu Theyyam.
Human sacrifice!
What's it?
-Bottle.
-Keep it and leave!
I'm not going to take part in anything.
I'll finish off the Mavedans today.
But you and Chindan will get enough
to live the rest of your lives.
Just do as I say.
You'll be safe.
No one will find out about this.
Just mix this with the
jaggery rice and give it to them.
Lord, is it necessary to kill them?
Just do as I say!
What are you doing here?
Aren't you done killing people?
No! I'll leave only after I'm done.
Go!
Father, let go of me.
Father!
Father, let go of me.
Mother!
-Father!
-Stay there!
What are you doing?
-Have you gone crazy?
-Yes, I have!
My craziness will end only if
I kill you and your daughter.
Father, open the door!
Father, open.
Open the door!
Open!
Father!
Someone please open the door.
Come fast.
Offer rice to the sacred
sword and take blessings.
Forest deity, grant me your
presence to fulfill our desires.
Krishnan wasn't alone when
he killed Karichi and Ambu.
Gulikan was there with him.
It's not known who dresses up as Gulikan.
Both of them are going to
finish everyone off tonight.
My daughter and Meenakshi...
They are in danger.
Save them.
Save them!
Run!
Run out of the forest.
You were betraying us all this time?
Vasu, come fast!
Gulikan sprint will start now.
Why do you want to become Gulikan?
Don't kill. May you become
a Gulikan to do good deeds.
If she's willing, I'm ready to marry her.
I'm ready to marry her.
Didn't I tell you that I like her?
I want to go with Ambu.
Climbing down the fields
and woods, the evil men come
The lord who reigns the village
gets confused by the paths
After a few days in Veeramala
Climbing down the fields
and woods, the evil men come
The lord who reigns the village
gets confused by the paths
Climbing down the fields
and woods, the evil men come
The lord who reigns the village
gets confused by the paths
The setting sun needs
a grove to take rest
When the sun dozes off,
the god child wakes him up
The setting sun needs
a grove to take rest
When the sun dozes off,
the god child wakes him up