Ranabaali (2026) Movie Script

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Sir, a telegram has arrived for you.
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Shivapramadhaganaadipa!
Hail to the supreme mighty one
Bearer of the Indent!
Hail to the suprer iahty one
Bearer of the trideent
Hail to the supreme mighty one
Bearer of the
O Bhadra Mallanna!
None can stand against you
OBhadraMallanna
None can stand against you J
Anntapurce ruled by Kings
A forress where chieftains.strode
Anagtapdr, ona ruled by kings.
Anfonress whereieftains strode.
Anautapur, olce ruled by kings
A fortress where chieftains strode.
Bravo, O warnor, come forthi
Bravo, O warrior, come forn
Your words worth
It's weight in gems, my so
Bravo, O warnor.
Bravo, Owa
Bravo, O warrion ome forth
JO spotiess-Singanamala
This is the land where valour was born
O spolless Siganamala
Bravo. O warrior, come forth!
Our word is our glory, my son
Your word is our glory
Therrtus. you see it? Singananiala Hill
There it is. you see t? Singanamala Hill
Up in that cave two hundred years ago,
a holy ascetic entered eternal meditation
et sok st0ns
He who still watches over this village
our Lord Bhadra Mallanna! 5
This is no ordienry tale.
-This is a tale of thuninexpected.
-This is no ordinary tale
-This is a tale of the unexpected
A story brought to life and penned
by Bhadramallanna himself.
A story broughe o life and penned
Dy Bhadramallanpa himself
A story brought to life and penned
by Bhadramallanna himself
A tale of a god who took human for
to destroy the demohs
A tale of a god who took humar form
destroy thedemons.
When famine-struck lands
were haunted by spirits,
he took up his sword cut down the wicked
and fed the hungry across the land.
This is the tale of Kalabhairava!
Shall we begin?!
V
r
Get up, son
Wake up, son.
O God Bhadra Mallanna!
I'm not sure
if I gave birth or death to my child.
He's the last seed of this lineage
which deeply worships you.
You should save the life
that took birth under your watch.
You must save him!
You must save him..
Rajamma...
I can foresee a grand purpose
that he is destined to fulfil
That's why
I sustained him
with life borrowed from time itself,
and postponed his death for 24 years.
Once the time comes
and his purpose is fulfilled,
hell go to his grave.
Born under this sacred hour,
of this noble bloodline,
I bestow upon him the name
of the great slayer
of Surasimha Tarakasura,
Ranabaaleesa, whom I deeply worship.
Ranabaali
Rajamma performs
the sacred ritual every year,
offering a sacrificial bull
to pray for Ranabaali's long life.
There's just ore year eft
for the deadline set by the old mar.
There's just one year Jeft
for the deadline set by the old man.
Sisterl
-What is 't?
-How tong will you keep praying?
They're bringing the bull
Get startad
[all, obel
[all, Kobali
[al Kobalr
O Cod Bhadra Ma.arna
O Cod Bhadra Maianna
Accept our sacrificial offering!
May rains fall and our lakes fill.
May our crops flourish.
And may our children
ive happly or a hurdred years.
Bless us, O God!
[aj Glory to Bhacra Mallannal
[all] Glory to Bra Mallanral
I sten up! Go in all four directions
I isten up! Go ir all fo ir directio.s
Pray to Goddess Poli and
scatter it all along the borders'
Take care of the sacred offering
-Our festival's sanctity depends on this.
Okay, sir.
[ir unisor, Poli" Polil Poli
[ir unison, Poli Polil Poli'
in unison Poli" Po I Polil
[in unison] Poli' Poli! Poli!
ison, Poli Polil Poli'
[in unison] Poli' Polil Poli!
Po--
-Watct cut A wolf
Vatchout' A wolf
Hey!
The thieves miy have tried
to rob the ffering.
Se
If the offering crosses the border
it'll bring us bad luck.
-We'll be cursed with drought.
Cross it? How dare they?
Who dares steal the spiritual merit
we earned through devotion?! Let them try!
Vaanekka!
This is fort Singanamala.
Do thieves have the balls
to steal from us?
Who do you think is guarding the border?
Hey'
The festival has just begun!
Follow me'
Our lad will take care of the thieves,
You guys get the chariot readyl
W
E
When you're at Singar festival,
you bow down to our God ra Malanna,
and you feast on the meals we ofer
If you dare to cross the border
with our offering...
If you dare to cross the border
withroffering.
You will becom
a sacrificia bull undermy sword.
You will beco
a sacrificia bull und
you e
a sacrificia my sword
'll hack you to pieces you scoundrels!
"II hack you to pieces, you scuundres!
'li hack you to pieces, you undre,
-Go ge: hin
Hey!
I swear by God Bhadra Mallanna
who resides on the hill.
Ma k my words' As ong as I stand guard,
no. a single grairshallss the border.
Mia k my words: As on as land guard,
no, & single grair shall pross border.
Mark my words' As ong as I stand uard,
not a single grair shall cross the border.
Mark my wordsAshong as I stand gJard
not a single grainchall cross tha borde
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Ik, Tere
1f m
'm Boya Veerar na
', Bya Veerar na
A Reddy hired me to hunt you down
I can't go back urt you are dead.
I can't go bau urt. you are deac
We dor't have any armity betwean us
We don't have any enmity betweer s
Forgive me brother.
Munri!
Think I'm ar easv prey
to get ca ht by measly hurters like you?
This is Singanamala's Bobbili Ranabaali'
You scoundrel'
I'm built different, you morons!
Heyl
Can you send these to my family please?
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How can a body speak without ts head?
C
Shoulcn't we ind out who sent him?
Glory to Bhadra Mal
Glory to Bhadra Mallarna
Ogod is enragerthat
the ritual offering was stalen.
Our gad is enraged that
the fitual offering was
god is enraged that
the loffering wasistolen.
The chariot y forward
even if sull it.
We must behear bull
and place it under ariot wheel
We must behead anoter bull
and place it under the cnariot wheel.
We must behead another
and place it under the cha heel
We must beheantaaather bull
and place it under the uuariot whee
There is
to sacrifice another
O God Bhadra Mallanna!
0 God Bhadra Mallanna!
F'e
Gome on Cays beatMe @ri
w F
When the thunder strikes
Won't the honzons shatter?
While the night burns with
Won't gref start to nse?
While the night burns with fury
Won't grief start to rise?
- Deal a death that echoes
Give me strenigth. O Lord of Fate
ealat ah atechoes
ord of Fate
To deal a death that echoes
Give me strength, O Lord of Eate.
Echoes
me strength,Lord of Fate
J To deal a death that echoes
Give me strength, O Lord of Fate
As the golden chariot
Charges wild
We storm the streets
OBhadra Mallanna!
IIs not your blessing
A lethal weapon?
Not your blessing
Tethal weapon?
J Is not your blessing
A lethal weapon?
To leave the whole world awestruck!
Possessed by Pothuraju's spirt
This land will dance in fury! J
Possessed by Pothuraju's spirt
Tris land will dance in fury!:
Whoever hides within the shade
hides within the srade
Spare no enemy from the blade!
Let carkness sh
"Every throat be severed and falll
Bor from the breath of Death itself
The warnar of the land is here!
2Spilling blood screams out in gref2
The heartbeat soundsa battle horn!.

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Marasimhulul
That doctor's daughter's marriage
proposal has come. Fnalize it
All nt a sudden
You neyer know what might happen.
Stop arguing and do asIsay.
II's gone.
The man who sent Veeramua
The man who sent Veeramwa to
tharfestival
The man who sent Veerama to
The man who sent Vee rama to
that festiva
It's Penugonda Munirecey!
Vaanekka
Hey!

Make the wicked run for their lives!
For their lives!
Make the wicked run for their lives!J
One fierceglance
From those piercing eyes
Will make them from head to toe
Will make them burn from head totoe!
Let your underous voic,
Echo far and widels
Icrave a clash of arms
Where none dare challenge my might!
Once the sword is drawn
A blood sacrifice is inevitable
wirl your mustache
Unleash your rage"
What a dreadful fate!
Even the fiercest demy
Will bow hefore this blazing renno
Even the fiercest demon
Will bow before this blazing inferrit
Even the fiercest demon
Will bow before this blazing inferno
Rudra himself bears witness
To this fire that rages within!
Rudra himself bears witness
To this fire that rages within!
Rudra himself bears witness
To this fire that rages within! J
. Will you not defend your pride J
ill you not defena your prrte 2
Will you not defend your pride
Fven if you must pay with your ife?
t'c of re hea'h St Leath tselt
Bom of tre hea'h of Death itself."
Lor cfre ea'n r,eat tself."
He is the warrior of the battlefiela
Let the blood thunder like a war drum
Let the heart roar the battle cry'
Let the heart oar the battle cry'
Grandpal Who ara they?
When the demcns s."W errito.
When the demons
God Bhadramallanna wil, come
as Pothuraju and slay a" those demons,
od Bhadramallanawcore
as Po huraju ara slay a" hosa demons
Ger Shademallanna core
as c hurs, ara slay a"h s anons.
Er Shadremallanna wizor e
as, chura, ard slay a" os per tons.
What, grandpa?
While we're holding
a grand festival down there for you
what are you doing up here?
Are you really doing it for me?
You're doing it for your village.
How long are you going
to stay in this old cave?
Didn't we build
a new temple in the village?
-Can't you live there?
-I've been staying here for 200 years.
I'm not going anywhere.
Anyways, this isn't a cave.
A tunnel
it's a way for humans to become divine
I dug it in the Mughal era.
It goes all the way to the temple below
-It runs through the entire vill--
-Who asked for your fairy tales?
doode
What's happening?
doods st
When will it rain?
doodo
Hope this won't turr into a famine.
It's not that this land
has never seen a famine.
Famine isn't what
you should be worrying about.
But the famine demon.
From the west,
the famine demon
is about to enter our land.
Be careful.
These are hard times.
Cruel times.
A disaster is looming upon u's.
40 I hear the anguish of countless souls.
There are many paths you must walk.
The lands you need to cross
And shores that you should reach
I'll signal you when it's time. Be ready.
Good afternoon, Sir Theodore Hector.
Welcome to the Madras Presidency.
Am Robert Malthus.
Chief revenue officer
I also speak the native tongues of
Telugu... Tamil and
ven a bit of Kannad
Telugu Tamil-and
even a bit of Kannada
May I say that we are truly honored-
State the affairs of the port, Malthus.
Yes, of course, sir.
Thank you.
The cargojust
arrived at Machilipatnam Port, sr.
140 bags of Spices.
1,600 bags of Cotton
The total inward cargo
stands at 3,604 bags
Theioutware targo
of 3 602 bags is ready for dispatch, sir.
carge
The outward cargo
of 3,602 bags is ready for dispatch, sir.
What happened to the two mnissing bags?
Two bags?!
I mean, we could hardly
call them missing
I mean, it'd be impractical sir
to account for every single grain.
CGi

No sir, No sir!
Sir, No sirl
Ibeg you.
Please
I beg you.
Please forgive me
Ibegyou
Please forgive me, sira
Please forgive me.
We can't afford to lose
even a single grain.
Load them.
Can't trust you with a kemnel.
Wait, sir.
We only took a handful of grain
to feed our hungry children
We're not thieves.
You're hitting us as you wish
Heyl Hold it!
eatinc
we're under a contract
teating us like donkeys
we'relunder arcontract
eating us like slaves.
You're eating us like slaves
How long must we suffer like this, sir?
Every grain bears the name
of the one destined to eat it.
Sir, such acts of violence
could provoke rebellion.
So whatswrong
with eating harvest of our own lands?
Gooa evening, gentien en!
Good evening, gentlemen!
Good evehing, sir.
It's really hot in Madras, isn't it?
Let'swelcome
a distinguished guesi this evening
pSbc
Be seated.
Serve everyone.
il ae 10%
Eal
Cheers!
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To you wor hlebreed of governance
To yo't worhless breed of govemanc
To yorr worthless breed of governance.
I do beg you" pardon Commissioner?
Brtish wars demand double exports.
Bombay
Bengal cor
Orly Madras fails.
Unlike Beral or 3or "bay,
Madras sufers droughts
Inlike Brrgal or Bor bay
ne lard is crackud, the r'vers are drv.
"Ne lru is acker, the rvers are drv.
We cannot corl a gra ror." thir al.
W cannot corjura qran 'ror" thir a
You're incapable
of rational thought.
F you push neople tbo "ard
Ley will nefinitcly revoll
if you push peop too lard
Iney will definitely revel,
d
'f you push: peoale too hard
they will delinitely revolt,
push peppre too hard
will definitely revolt.
'fyou push peop'e ou hard
they will lefinite'v revolt
eard that you were welcomed
at port by a rebellion.
'm sure that is the last thirg
you'd want right?
Bout doubi ng the exports.
We cannot ever reach
nalf of last vear's quota
cannot ever reach
ofdst years quota
We cannot eyer reach
Talf of ast year s quota.
de aiten
wish you have a pian

Do you think your name
is written or your food?
'say it s my queen's name
tha: is writter on every grain
oom n the womu of this land
bom in thc womo of this a d
nom in the womn of this la nd
bom in the womb of this land
Be it rodents or 'ndians.
I shall rot spare
who touch my collectiors.
Revellion..
Gentlemen"fo you
nn ths queer's business
Gentlemen' I come before you
on the queen's business.
Men! I come before you
he queen's business.
Drought, is no bar to duty
Double the taxes.
Plunder the reserves.
Burn down the presidency if you must
shall remair
until thesships sail fu"y laden
shall rem
ant the ships sail fully laden
That's the p.an.
Macras will now serve
'or the nou ishment or Lonc on.
K
Madras will now se.ve
or the rou ishment or London
don't want to see sandthat beach.
I don't want to see sand on reach.
I dor t want to see sa
Only sacks of grain

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What ha,ppened?
What ha ope ned?
The whole village
rebelled agairst the taxes
The Commissioner found out
and sent the army.
They destroyed the whole village
It's Hound Army, they say.
Marikanta
-Sir!
Sir
-Sir!
Sir!
-Sirl
Sirl
-Sr! Manikanta!
-Oh, God!
The entire Presidency trembled
at the famine demon's atrocities

What's happening down in Singanamala?
Our Jayamma, pure as fresh turmeric.
She will take it from here
Our Rajamma brought home
a daughter-in-law
Step in with your right foot, dear.
When it comes to this household,
@ur grandfather, Bhadra Mallanna,
makes the decisions, good or bad.
He's the one who seht you, too.
Give this lineage an heir soon..
Jit's your responsibility
to carry the family name forward.
Rajamma! What should we sing?
Have you seen my Jaughter ir law?
She's so air, nght!
Co, o sr
a
0h my' Look now proud Ra,amma s
of bring'ng home
such a fa "gaughte- -aw
of bringing home
suc.1 a fair daughte--n- aw
Sing the Fa Maide' song
-The Fai ""aiden song?
OFairmaiden
Your husband nas ceme
OFair maiden
Your husbanu nas come
" I ook how harJsome ne is
rle's a sight to benolc'
"Ljok how handsome he is
He's a sight to benola!
Look how handsome he is
He's a sight to beholr!
Oh fair maiden, oh fair maiden
Ah, fair maiden
Your husband has come
Look how handsome he is
He's a sight to behold!
O Fair maiden
Your husband has come
Look how handsome he is
He's a sight to behold! J
SHe comes to you
- He tries to hold you by the waist
Did he bring a silver belt
For your waist?
Or did he just come to talk sweet?
Did he bring a silver belt
For your waist?
Or did he just come to talk sweet?."
-Heyl Come here.
Fair maiden...O fair maiden
OFair maiden
Your husband has come J
Look how handsome he is
He's a sight to behold!
ook how handsome he is
le's a sight to behold!
Look how handsome he is
He's a sight to behold'
What is th is?
S there no formal ta ?
What's that smell?
-Do you dnnk?
-Damn, how dare you push me?
Stop'
"Ah he comes to your fet
And aumires your feet
"Ah he cores to your feet
And admires your feet
Ah, he comes to your feet."
Ah, he comes to youet
Oh god: Why are you like this?
Ah, he comes to your feet
On her weJding giat t
On her wedding night,
any womar wants her nusband
to accept her lovngly,
not pouncing like a maniac.
Lon wife? Seriously?
' Am your husband
Shutyouth and get into bed.
Youwiechedwoman!
Shut your and get into bed.
hed woman!
Chusinam Po!
He comesito your neck
He careses your neck
He comes to your neck
esses yourneck
He comes to your neck
-He caresses your neck
He comes to you neck
"He caresses our neck
-Cume here, you
Or did he just come to talk sweet
Did he bring a pearl necklace?
Or did he just come to talk sweet?
Oh fair maiden! Oh fair maiden
O Fair maiden
-JYour husband has come
-Wicked woman!
Look how handsome he is
He's a sight to behold!
It kill you Oper the door'
Chusinam Po!
He comes o you
" He holds you hy b aid
" He comes to you
He holds vou by braid
"He comes you
", te hods you by braid ."
Did he bring jasmine flowers
For your braid...
Where will you run off to?
-Damn you...
-Mother-in-law!
Did he bring jasmine flowers
For your braid?
Or did he just come to talk swee." ."
Where the hell are you all at?
He's killing me!
- Look how handsome he is.
-Mother-in-law!
-Mother-in-law!
-Stop singing!
If you come near me,
'II jump into the well.
Forget that.
I'll kill you myself.
Get dowr first.
Came hre to be your wife,
not your mistress.
You get down first!
I'll show you what being a wife is.
You're 'ull of nonsense.
I" whack you.
Chusinam Po!
Thirkirg you were
from a respectable amily
I rushed into e marriage.
Iushed into the marnage.
And I ended up with someone like you.
You're not even here for a day
and you're already
ta.king ill about the household?
I'I kil you, wretched woman.
I" kill you, wretched woman
What is this attitude towards her?
Vou numbklII Get ou
Vou numbkulll Get oJ
You numbskul!! Get ou
-Mothe-7-law.
-Dearl Get down, dear
Motha"-7-aw...
-Dearl Get down dear
Mother-in-law!
I won't come, if he's in the house.
" Go back to my parents
Send her away first.
I don't want her.
Send her away first.
I don't want her.
Where did you find this wretched woman?
Hey Narasimudu!
Take him away.
Yeah, come or. Let's go.
What happened?
You morons had to get him drunk today too?
Everyone's look at us.
It's not right.
Let's go inside, come
Watch your step, dear
What are you looking at?
Go to your homes!
Show me that.

This is so nice.
Heyl
Get lost!
You wretched woman!
Hey'
I'm S.ngaramala King Ranabaa.
I'm Singaramala King Ranabaali...
Oh no!
The documents are drenched in oil.
The words will fade away
Hey. go fetch Ranganayakulu.
Hey, go fetch Ranganayakulu
ew ones written.
Come and eat, brother
You can write them later
Okay I'm coming.
Jayamma, what did you cook?
It smells good.
Mutton curry and country chicken, Uncle.
You nailed it!
Serve me more
Have some more brother. Here.
I don't eat meat, Jayamma.
Oh, then...
-have some int.
-Hey, Ranganayakulu?
-Have someleggplant
-Hey. Ranganayakulu?
You're being shy now?
You're not an outsider.
Of course not.
I'm not used to eating meat.
You should be fortunate
to taste Jayamma's cooking
Jayammal
You served everyone food.
Won't you serve me?
I'm starving.
I set your plate half an hour ago.
Are you going to eat out there
like a stranger?
Come on up brother. Sit here
You can eat hot-
MY
KY
Do you need a special invite?
We need to leave, don't we?
Y
Come on.
N
NE

ou want some more?
Hey!
-Brothert
staring
for, you idiot?
Go ge te veterinary doctor
from nearbw illage.
The veterinary doctor
from village.
Get the veterinary doctor
m the nearby village.
What happened?
lood?
Can't you see all this blood?
Oh no, he'll make
a huge fuss about it now.
Come, sister, let's go inside
It's not the first time she got hurt.
She will be fine.
Go get the booze. Now
She'll feel at ease after drinking.
-Also call the shaman
-Yeah, got it.
-Also call the shaman
-Yeah, got it.
Hey, woman!
Yes, you!
Go get some turmeric and Jaggery
Go get some turmeric and jaggery.
There you go.. it's done.
Good girl. Here.
Eat the jaggery. Go on
It's nothing.
To protect this household
that has no man,
I placed a sword in my son's hand
when he was fourteen
and made him kill
his maternal uncle.
Since then..
Singanamala has been peaceful.
Though he grew up in harsh circumstances,
your husband is not a bad man.
A mar who loves an animal so much.
Won't he love his wife the same?
With a little patience,
I hope you can change him.
Fortune telling! Oh fortune telling!
I shall read your fortune, ladies.
Speak, O Goddess, speak the truth.
Give me your hand, Jayamma.
Oh Jayamma!
Of all people you went
Of all people. you went
and married a fierce man.
He carries a terrible anger
right on his nose
but you won't be able to tame him.
Through much struggle,
you will bear his child
But this man wasn't born
for just one household.
Following a divine path
he will leave you...
and go far away. Keep this in mind.
Where will he.go? Why would he?
Go to the colony of the hunters.
Who were widowed
by your husband's sword
Those women will tell you

he wails of their dead husbands
and children won't go in vain
One's sins will always catch up to them
n
Dowhat youcar
and leave the rest to Ged
Bravo!
That photo would travel a long way, sir.
By the way, the collections
are unprecedented, Sir.
We took everything from people.
M afraid this will result
in a great famine.
A famine is an opportunity
for us, Malthus
So, spare me your fears
and tell me, why these districts
yield so little?
And tell me, why these districts
These are the back districts.
Bellary, Anantapur, Kurnool, Kadapa.
Bellary, Anantapur, Kurnool, Kadapa
The problem is not the colfection, sir.
It's the terrain.
It's the rocky terrain
Transportation is almost impossible
to get there.
Then we bend the rocks.
And finish the lines
between Arcot and Raichur.
Grain shall flow
all the way to the Madras port.
323miles
323 mil
We shall require no fewe
10 camps
and no less than 10,000
to complete the job
and no less nan 10 000aboes
tocor
and no less than 10.000 laborers
to complete
and no less than 10,000 laborers
Where shall we find such labor?
It was once a country of Palegars.
Men who blood before they bowed.
Africa, Austrlia, Ireland.
Do you think they did not resist?
How does
How does a tiisial
How does a tiny island rule them all?
Hunger!
The one religion all creatures bow to.
Nations that don't fall by war...
kneel by starvation.
That is how you produce labor
A
Tha bor
That is how youproduce labor
I want no region spared
this place?
The temple is on the
other side of the vill
They say you must settle yourdebts
before asking
They say you must settle your debts
Wait here a moment, I'll be back
Hey, don't cry I's mot made of gold
Hey, don
e horses?
Do you lik
Come forget a toy horse
I' let you ride a realone.
What's your name?
-Chinni.
She'sMunniamma
E
ey, Munni.
Munni.
Want to get-on? Come on.
Want to. get on? Comecon
No.
Uncle, no
-Don dear i'mrighthere
Uncle, no.
-Don't be red, dear. I'm right here
-I'm scared
-Don't you like horses?
-I do
-Then what?
Come, sit. It's fine. I'm right here.
-No, Uncle
-Come, sitne Imright here.
-Come, sit. It's fine. I'm nght here.
-No, Uncle
-No, Uncle.
-Alright, never mind.
Do you live here?
-Where's your father?
-Chinni,come here
I'm not kidnapping
Don't be afraid
If not for
who else shou
If not f
who else should
If not fo
who else should we fear?

Without even letting his wife and child..
Have one last look,

you sent back a headless
you sent back a headless body.
You sent back his hacked body.
She'sme
She's Veeranna,
hand.
She's the wife of Boya Veeranna,
who died at your hand.
Alivelu.

Brother, why did you do such a thing?
It's just our w tched fate
It's just our wretcd fate
It's just our wret fate...
It's just our wretched fate
No matter how many times
I told him not to,
he agreed to wokfor that man,
just for the sake of our child.
No, brother... I can't
No, brother... I can't.
Don't say no, Alivelu.
Without any help,
how will yon rvive this famine?
As loang as there's strength
left in my body,
I will work and feed us.
Butwill ot accept help from
e inan who killed her father,
and raise my child with it.
Please try to understand
He was hired by Penugonda Munireddy
to kill your husband.
Did you know that?
I won't spare you either
S
How dare you make me stand
in front of the house of the man I killed?
You have quite the arrogance!
When the earning hand is gone,
how long can the family survive?
That's why I wanted to help that family--
Is she going to accept our help?
Tell me...
I'll care for her like my own sister.
She flatly refused our help didn't she?
What more do you want from me?

Fine, I'll do one thing.
VI
Ne meone comes to kill me,
II sit around wondering
if he has a son or a daughter
W
Then he will take my head,
and itil be good riddance.
Hat exactly what you want?
M
Youlnever likedme
very beginning
M
W
aat you don't like
brute of a man
Say that you.ddo't like
this bruterof aim an.
sweai
I would never look at you again.
I don't lack such self-respect.
I don't lackisuchiself-respect.
M
AsLord Hectorsaid
Officer Malthus toured the ceded districts
and finally arrived in Singanamala.
He's gone for

-How are you brother?
-Come iere.
How are you, brother
-Comehere
-Munsab sir
-Hurry up.
Sir is coming to our village
I've heen asking you for a while
Please recommenome
for that accountant position, sir
An opportunity like this won't come again
Hold up you bugger
You're talking as the British came
to our country just to give you a job
Go. Go clean the chair
Everyore sit down S1 down everJe
Everyone sit down. Sit down everyone
Sit down Please sit down
Our Revenue Officer, Sir Malthus.
-Munsab!
-Yes, sir!
How many bags of tax
are due from this village?
From the fort side
forty bags.
Well sir, from the fort side
forty bags..
From the settlement
Eighty and altogether
There are 45 households in th
and 25 in the settlement
making it 70 households in total.
Even at ags pei household.
calculation,
Even atee bags per household,
accor calculation,
a total of 210 bags of
tax arrears are due
sir. He's our guy.
He's our guy.
-Carry on with your proceedings.
-Yes, sir
Listen up. everyone. Unlike before.
excusesike poof havest
or no rain won't work anymore.
Has brought newrules.
The new commissioner
has brought new rules
Combining the new taxes and old larre
everyone must pay in the form of grain
Otherwise, the goverment
will seize your lands
Did anyone tell you
that it's actually raining in our village?
Where are we.supposed
ta ge emoney to pay the'tax?
Are you only ones pa
The other villages pay it too
tate
of the you tax.
We know the sta
of the villages that paid yourtax.
We barely scrape
on what,little we have
If we give it all to
how are we supposed to survive?
The government foresaw th
and established camps
There are camps thirty miles from here.
If you go there and work,
you'll be provided three meals a cay
Every village is making its wa
to the camp
What rubbish are you talking?
You expect us to abandon our village
and work as laborers under you?
It's not labor work, Rajamma
His majesty has arranged th
out of concern for your welfa
this misery brought
us by your majesty?
Vasn'tthis misery brought
upon us by-your majesty?
When the land is used for com cialcrops
instead of food crops,
Wher the lane is used for commercial crops
insteadoffood crops,
come orut but famine?
They filled our mother earth
with poison by growing opium
mother earth
opium
led our mother earth
by crowinq opium
as tertility
The soil has lost all its fert
[all] Yes, that's true!
Silence!

lear the confusion here
think all the land
egion belongs to you.
No
No.
Get out of that illusion
L
he Hyderabad Nawab
gave this entire stretch
of wasteland
to the British Company long ago.
Hence, these lands belong to us.
Ceded districts
These lands aren't your inheritance
Shut it and do as youlve been instructed.
V.
Otherwise neitheryou
nor your village will be spared
Who is lanes
and wh
to take
Ranabaali! Who do you think he is?
Munsab sir
Whydi
S
collecttaxes
You came here begging
with sweet talk
Now you're ordering us around
and demanding taxes?
Hey Maddhi!
-Yes, brother
Pay them the tax
e
as that enough. or do you wantre
Was that enough, or do you want more?
What business do you white men have here?
E also come to your fand?
Should also come toyour land
do you think Maddhi?
-Brother
have a look at their land
Lets go hane a look attheir land
Youire tooking for a bride aren't you?
For a bride, aren't you
brice
Hey' This is Ranabaali's territory
We won't pay a single grain
in tax until it rains.
If I see you around here again,
if you talk trash like this anywhere near
hackyou
head to toe you scoundrels!
Ihack you
to toe. you scoundrels!
To toe, you scoundrels!
Get the hell out of here'
All packed. Have a safe journey
Have a safe journey
Allpacked afe joumey
Don't stop anywhere exceptifor food.
Head straight
yowed to Visit Aluru Kona
yowed to visit Aluru Kona
if you got married.
I'm leaving her with you.
Im scared
God save me from you
and yourdaughter-in-law!
Take your time, go ahead.
I have nothing to do with this
Scared of me? Like I'd eat her.
I couldn't care less now.
I'm leaving now, Jayamma.
Look after the house.
SS
Oh mylo emoonlight
Pouring d tonightJ
JOh my lovene moonlight
Pouring dow hly tonight
Oh my love, Why is the moonlight
Pouring down so lavishly tonight J
What magic have you worked
To make it overflow its banks J
Who perfumed the breeze J
With such sweetness
Who intoxicated this passing hour?
Has this restless heart
Been kept awake by love?J
Damn it, you got an itch too?
You're acting quite like a lunatic!
Come.
Did you marry me or that damn horse?
I came here to be your wife,
not to become a monk.
If you keep ignoring me
I'I jump into well
Screw you!
No, no, no!
No, no!
Ever since you came
all you say is you'll jump into a well!
-Why bother jumping?
-No, no!

J I've been drenched
In thoughts of you
I'm shimmering
With love's glowJ
Lost in your mischievous dreams
I've forgotten yourself
I've been drenched
In thoughts of you J
I'm shimmering
With love's glow
Lost in your mischievous dreams
I've forgotten myself
Even when you tease me
Even when you leave me tingling J
J Even when your touch stings
It melts into sweetness J
The spark between us
Still burns the same
That fire from our younger days
Has never faded for you J
You may have grown strong
You may look tough as ever
But inside your heart
You're softer than butter
The sacred black beads around my neck
Carry the bond we share
a re
The sacred black beads around my neck
Carry the bond we share J
I'll wear them with pride
Treasuring them for you J
You're delicate as a jasmine bloom
Be a little patient with me...
-You said you'd make me a beaded chain!
-Let Aashadam get over first.
Choosinam po!
You always have some excuse
J Let your arm be my pillow
And let me sleep there J
J Till the night turns into dawn
I've been drenched
In thoughts of you
J I'm shimmering
With love's glow
J Lost in your mischievous dreams
I've forgotten myselfJ
I've been drenched
In thoughts of you J
J I'm shimmering
With love's glow J
Come here.
Hey comel
Hey, come!
Stay right there, I'm coming.
Where are you running to? Hey!
Don't you dare move,
or you'll pay for it!
Sister,look!
The vow made at Kona has been fulfilled

Thirty miles from here,
you'll find Gooty camp.
You'll get two meals a day.
Gol Go on.
You're our-Lord who sees
All living beings as equalJ
You're our Lord who sees
beings as equalJ
You're our Lord who sees
All living beings as equal
With folded hands, I beg you..
Folded hards,I beg y
J Please gve us alms, sir!
de ite aa sl dosdo
se stories eain us some grain.
But-in this fa
no one has time for my story
patron
us
give you half a sack.
dipu at ol dlotoc
And take your daughter in.
That's one less mouth
for you to feed, right?
rothers... Please. I'm sta
thers... Please. I'm starving
Brothers... Please. I'm starving
M
dingune et,ol dlosdo
(1877)
s
LL
o
N
LY
wo so
Acept Mis wil, and ear His grace
Accept His will anddam His grace.
Accept His will, and eam His grace
Defy Him and Face the sword
Defy Him, and face the sword
Dead. Clear.
The etnmissioner is approaching!
commiss hel isapproaching!
Faster
Faster
Work, work, work, work!
Thebell'snung
They'll serve the food. Come on
Tellme
Can this runt lift a bar
dig a trench, cut a log?
Then why are we Sand my rations
Then whware we squandering my rations
on mouths that produce no labor
Remov
Sir, pleasel He's just a kid Let him go'
lease! He's just a kid. Let him gol
"Sir, pleasel He's just a kid. Let him go!
Please, sirl Spare him!
Moml
-SunIChinni...
-Moml
If they cannot work, they do not eat
Less
Less.
(450 )es Sc.
Hunger makes dogs obedient.
Works on them too.
Dad!
I'll take care of
I'll leave for Delhi,
as Her Majesty ascends
as Empress of India.
When I return, I want this railway
crawling to the coast.
-No delays. No-pleas.
-Yes, sir!
No delays No peas.
Yes, S
What happened?
Why are you here?
Brother!
Please save my daughter'
What happened, Alivelu?
What happened to her?
C
Damn!
Hey, stop! Don't gol Hey, boy!

You dirty rats!
-Sunl Surif
-Suri!
Surt Surl
-Sir! Sir! Please let them go sir
-These rodents are trying to steal
-He's just a kid Suri
-That's my child, sir!
They're just kids.
Please let them go, sir.
uri!
ease let them go, sir.
-Suri!
ase let them go sir
-Suril
-Please let them go, si
-Suri, Suri.
-Sirl
Please let them go, sir.
-Chinni. Chinni
-Suri.
-Suril
-Chinni.
Sirl
String up these brats on the part of that
Moml
-fence that is compromised.
Mom!
And use these ones as a bloody example!
Moml
Mom!
Mom!
Mom.
Mom
Mon
-l
Sir... Sirl
Sir. Sirl
Sir... Sirl
A
Mom!
Sir! Someone save her!
Sir! Someone Se ew
Sir! Someore
-Chin
-Mor
F
Brother, save my child!
His fury burst into flames J
His fury burst into flames
And up he sprang
With a thunderous roarl
Like a streak of lightning flashing
He leapt forth ina dazzing blaze S
As his charging steed
Kicked up a storm of dust
He crossed the fields
cassia blooms
Across Ihe villages, across the ivers.
PAcross the villages across the rivers
Througi
The white caravan rolled on
A fearless warrior
Terrifying in battle! J
J Hail, the wielder of the trident!
Hail, Rudra, in Your fearsome form!
Hail, Veerabhadra, mighty warrior!
None can stand against You anymore!
Hail the wielder of the trident!
Hail, Rudra, in Your fearsome form!
Hail. Veerabhadra, mighty warrior!
None can stand against You anymore!
Oh no! My son!
Suril
Sunl
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Chinni.
Suril

Chinnil
It's your uncle, dear.
Chinni!
Chinnil
Uncle...
What are you afraid of?
Surrender.
You! Surrender
Guards!
From its sheath, the sword comes flying
Sparks of fire rain from the blade!
Heade.wwwme whitemen fall
Before Dhoorja the blazing oneS
s of-the whitemen fall
oorjati the blazing one J
are shattered into pieces
cattered across the earth
Skulls are shattered into pieces
Brains scattered across
The enemies lie dead in he
Slaughtered like cattle by bute
The enemies Jie dead in heaps.
Slaughtered like cattle by butcher
Chunks of flesh and streams of blood
Become a feast for the wild dogs!
Crashing, slashing. and smeshing
He tears through them in a frenzy
bloodcurdling cries of "Poli! Poli!
Ha oars and charges into the fray! J
bloodcurdling
charge
Maddhileti Saar
white-skinned mone
Died like dogs!
Se white-skinned mongrels
Died like dogs!
All the wielder of the trident!
Mail Rudra. in Your fearsome form!J
he wielder of the trident!
a in Your fearsome form! J
Hail, the wielder of the tndent
Rudra in Your fearsome forml
Hail Veerabhadnmighty warrior
None can-Standagainst You anymore!
Hail, Veerabhadra, mighty
None can stand against You an
Hail, twielder o he trident
Hail, Rudra
he trident
someform
AHail. the wielderof the trident
Hail. Rudra, in Your fearsome form
Hail, Veerabhadra, mighty warnior!
None can Stand against You anyhore
Veerabhadra. mighty warrior
None can stand against You anymore!
-Chinni
Mom.
-Chinni.
-Mom
Chinni!
Chinnil

M
It's the first time (re seen Ranabaalr
I's the first time I've seen Ranabaali
saw nim my wi
tinglee with fea
When I saw hir my whole tads
tingled with fea
When | sawhe my whore bod
tinglsurwith fea
R


W
M
Who are you, man?
Like Mighty Lord Narasimha
you tore these demons to pieces!
hese British lords
thell-necks
Oh God!
And so, Ranabaali came to the camp
to save Alivelu's child
And so Ranabaali came to the camp
to save Alivelu's child
There.he saw people
living like slaves and asked in disbelief.
Why do you let your children die
and toil in these camps?
Brother!
Why don't you go back
to your villages?
Which villages are you talk g aboul son?
Which villages alking about, son?
They have all turned into graveyards!
Roads that lead to curolllages
are covered with corpses.
Roads thal lead to our vilages
are covered with corpses.
Mom!
Ohnol
Oh no!
Oh god!
-Lakshmi
ho, my Lakshmi!
Oh no, my Laks
Oh god!
V
punishent
than death, son.
Im a few more days, allhthe willages
will facethe same fate
Uharte to be a the inger,
they ate oots and
eod a ereun Tbunye
a steo. aje laun
Unable to bear the hunger,
they ate roots and bark.
They ate dirt and even feces.
Now we hear
they are even eating corpses.
Now we hear
Nowwe hear
they are even eating corpses
In the entire Madras Presidency
lakhs of people have died
irerMadras Presidency.
lakhs of people have died.
I the entire Madras Presidercy.
lakhs of people have died.
And those who survive
generations to heal from this
And those who survive will need
generations to heal from this suffering
and decared h. rse f
n oress of India.
India.
kp
Very soon gentlemen,
we shall not merely rule Indiae.
We snall-owr it!
We Shall owr it!
We shal owr t!
Hector.
I've beer heanng quite, the stcries
frorthe "adras Presidency
've beer earing qu te the stcries
fror, the Vadras Presidency
'ye beer hearng qu te the stories
from tre adras Presidency
A quarter of th& popu ation perishec?
That breeds endlessly.
The Empire bears no responsibility
in this matter.
uO
Laissez-fairel
Your Excellency.
az-fairel
ellency.
"N ve m atersure
tr at th"ss 10, recorded by h.story
henweisersura
hat tris is not resorded sy his.ory
nen we mJersuura
that this is not racorGad oy h's.ory
hen we muotarsure
that this's not racordd oy hstory
as a ran-ade amire.
As a mane amire.
Th's urtry is ver poor
at remembering its n past
This country is very poo
at remembering its own past
In fact, future generations
shall praise us for the railways we lay
'n act future gereravors
sh all pra'se us "or the always we lay
Te me ther Hector.
Wat s t you truly wishto pursue?
Te me terHactor.
Wrat s tycI ly wiso prsue?
Te me therIlector.
hundtnau sand tons f grair!
shiaybe dispersacf.
Ship ray be disper sed f i.
shimay be disper sfo.
" shirmay be disper sed fovit.
You mey co laidar yours elf
If youachia.or
to be t13 next Garemor
ftha Borbcy resdercy
you va ha your e it.
Yas,know
ni.ng tl, maturs?
O Your Exc llery.
T st ake eave.
K
1 V1
Y
V
Are you even a mothe
Are you even a mother
can eedthe
why birth so childi
How can you just stand there wateihing
How can you just-stand th ere watehing.
like a barren cotwith
this deadly hunger the fault
of the famine.
She as already mourning her dead childrer
Why are you blaming her?
O
This is the land of abundance
lowican there be a shortage lof food?
A demon in disguise who crossed the seas,
cas sioten ar tase and is tryingto flee! X
KC e
KC a se el
stolen our food amd is toyinq tofleel

promise mother
lecting you to keep
my promise, to this heartbroken mother.
X
protected you so that you will save
amillion more lives.
That'sthe purpose of your life
What happened to all the crops
you harvested lastyear?
They're rotting
in our village Nawab's warehouses.
His granary holds enough grain
to feed ten villages.
Do yousee wat sihanging above that gate?
ka
o suThat's the nead ofrour Renadu warrior,
NarasimhaReddy.
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It's been there for 30 years.
One ad the courage
eit down!
No one ad the courage
it down!
No onerbad he courage
to tasent lown!
Let its gates rise like mou
let a million hounds guard its walls,
let its ruler be a venomous cobra,
baring its bloody fangs...
let its ruler be a venomou cobra
baring its bloody fan
nk you can just walk into the fort?
Getout
You think you can just walkninto the
Getiout
You think you can just walk into the fort?
Getlout.
Tear those gates down..
I'll tear those gates down.
I'll tear those
I'll tear those gates down.
Lostyour way you bloody stray?
Or are youla thief?
Hack hin es!
Hack him i ueces!
willisnap the necks of those hour
I will snap the necks sehounds...
will shap the necksiorthose hounds
will snap the necks otthuse hounds
I will pull out the fangs of that cobra
I will pull out the fangs of that cobra..
And then I'll feed you all
M
W
anamala
Bobbill aali's word!
This is Singanamala
Bobbili Ranabaali's word!
Y
[in unison] Hey!
Come on! Take themal
Take them.
Take them
Come on. Come.
Load them.
7 2 1
Wamlers penshec
is and?
Who saidthe amters perished
Whoisaid the allers perished
Locate every warehouse like this
guarded by the Redcoats.
ake them pay for avery sirole grain!
I'll make them pay for eve
ake them pay for every single grain
There's Badvel Fort to the east
and Kadiri godown to the west.
Brother, look!
Years of burning ache
-Load themall.
Within our chestJ
-King'swarehouse in Siddipet
Will our cry pierce the high heavens?
-King's warehouse in Siddipet,
Will our cry pierce the high heavens?
-In Rajampet.
- Will the lightning J
-Sir, if we lay down our lives for you,
-Shine twice over
hen our deaths won't be in vain.
JAnd strike true??
-Then our deaths won't be in vain.
And strike true?J
longside you, brother.
Wellfight alongside you, brother.
-Until this war is
Mother ea
Trainourmen
Did the thunderbolt rise upward?
JAmidst the hoods
Of venomous black cobras
Amidst the hoods
Of venomous black cobras J
-To end hunger.drop the plough
Will you stand guard for us?J
-To end Willy
-Pickup aweapon...
In this realm of endless trials
ck up a weaom
realm andiessWas.
Fand rise againstyourenemy.
And rise against your enemy
firm chieftai
In the gaze of tear-filled eyes
will you shine as our shield?

inae l-ee fo yes
ide y y e sd.
This burden on our flesh is growing
Officer Malthus bungalow
-J We can bear it no longerl J
-Officer Malthus husgalo
We cam bear tnoilongerl
is nearby, brother.
dgnbo doca dp Lbodo mi ea
Damn...
Damn.
This liquor of white men,
it tastes so damn good and sweet!
-Sir... you?
am Ranganayakulu, sir!
From Singanamala.
Sir, I'm good with accounts.
I'd be grateful
if you appoint me as the accountant, sir.
Get me down, you idiot!
Now!
Hey, Multoa
How have you been?
Hey, Maddhil Your in-law is he
-Hey, Maddhi! Yownin-law isher
-Irnaw?
-Hey,MaddhilYourin-law ere.
-Hey,MaddhilYourin ere.
In-law?
-You're leaving without greetug him?
-Whothehellareyou
-HeyalthusMaith
anabaali
-Hey, Malthus... Malthus...
-Ranabaali.
He's the new commissionel
He's the cause of all this misfortune.
He's the case of s misfortune.
He's the cause of all this misfortune
He's built like a bull. Wonder how many
blows it'll take to bring him down!
A single strike. Want to bet?
A single strike. Want to bet?
Ranabaali, come hither
Our eyes that await you J
Rananaalr are yuunere
Rise as a raging fire and roarl
Ranabaall-are you here
Rise as a raging fire and roarl J
Ranabaali oh brave one
We walk step-for-step with youl
Ranabaali oh brave one
Ranabaali, hero
End our scarcity and wint.
Ranabaali, hero
End our scarcity and win!
Enduring hunger
Has become ourfamiliar tale J
Even a morsel reaching our lips
Has become a dry memory
Vhoseagony
did the Lord hear in His heart J
agony
did the Loromear in His heartS
agony
did the in Hishearts
Whose agony
did the Lord hearin His heart.
ange ourstiny and rescue us?J
To chan lestiny and rescue us?J
STo change ourdestiny and rescue us?J
To change our destiny
J To change our destiny and resrue us?
You are our tomorrow's king
You are our tomorrow's king
Ultimatelybecoming our.go
timately.becoming.ou
Ranabaali
You are the very will to live for us!
Ranabaali, we will not let you go
Until the very end!
Ranabaali our lord
J Ranabaali, our lord J
-You fed our hungry children
- Other than you, there is no guardian!
Live a long and healthy life,
-with ourblessings.mychild
-Rahabaali, end the famine and winl
They sa e tohieman Ranabaal
feedinig the.Fungry
They say son bleman.Ranabaal
isfe
Don'ty ande around.
Go aighttothim!
Don't wamder around.
Gos
Are you well?
Ranganayakulu, where is he?
He couldn't come, Jayamma.
He said he'd visit for Shivaratri.
He stood by the hungry and weak
in this famine.
-How is he?
-Brother is doing fine.
But the people are struggling, Aurt.
That's why he couldn't come
and asked me to deliver the news.
How long has he been gone?
-Did he at least once--
-He'll--
-Hey, Jayamma!
-Jayamma!
Jayamma!
Oh, Rajammal
Your daughter-in-law is pregnant
Spread the word throughout the village!
Okay, Rajamma.
-Who did this?
-A savage,
Who did this?
savage, sir.
His name is Ranabaali
Just one man?
Sir, don't underestimate him
just because he's one man.
He raised an army
and raidedTour granaries.
Now he's feeding the hungry.
Dot care what you hearo abo
I want his head on a pike!
Han laryd hus sa tislldhertaleollectio
Summon the hound army

And hunt him to the bone!
Oh Goumat's a little bit bland.
That's a little bit bland.
Need some salt?
[whistling]
V
Sir.
Come here, Vladi. Come and have
some Uncle Duke's catfish soup.
Comemere, Vladi. Come and have
somecle Duke's catfish soup.
You little ungreatful pet.
Get in there!
Dh no! My kid!
Oh no! My kid!
Please don't!
Please don
Oh God!
God!
Sirl Sir!
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Where... is Ranabaali?
Go-tell those bloodthirsty fiends
ereabouts.
Swear by Kasapuram Anjaneva Swamy!
showthem
aratri is like!
Let's show them
hivaratri is like!
-Burn them all!
-Hey, I know where Ranabaali is.
themall!
I know where Ranaba
know where
-Burn them alll
-Hey, I know where Ranabaali is.
Belum caves, which look as if
Nallamalla Forest has opened its mouth
That's where heis Let's go!
Come on Come
Ranabaarsinside.
On Shivaratri, the Srisaila Swamis
are at their fiercest.
Where a e you?!
Wree e you?!
Shoot tiem a!
St oot hem a!
1n the time o ceath approales
11 the ime o aeath approces
When the time of death approaches
And the terrifying messengers of Yama
Reaten, strike,
and inflict severe suffering
"I oru Sniva Shankarz
who resdes in my heart."
."Please re, love my sins
Ard free me for1 all suaring
."rPlaase re, nove my sir,s
And fre? me fror1 all sufiaring."
Please remove my sins
And free me from all suffering
"Vher, the time of death approaches
Ang he terrifving messengers of Yara
Reaten strike,
and inflict severe suffering.
"O Lora Shiva Shankara
vho resicez in m, hee.
"Along with Goddess Uma."
Please remove my sins
And ree me from al suftering
Please remove my sins
A1a free me from all sufiering
Pluase remove my sins
a free me from all suftring.
Pleasa remove my sir,s
Ad free me from all suffering
Ranabaalil
Sir, the goods train was due this vety day
and yet, we found thiswhen we rived.
He's sheltered in the hills,
That's his stronghold.
Our men cannot trail him there!
He's using the ground
to his advantage.
Then let us strike at his disadvantage.
Then let us strike at his
Then let us strike at his csadantae
Let not a single gra
remain within his reach
Move everything to the Madras por
Let the famine soften hi
Before I break him.
Hey. keepyour mouths shut!
said Ilmicoming.
You're hurting my ears!
You have no patience!
It's like serving you s all I'm here for.
It's like serving you is here for.
It's like serving you is all I'm here for.
Jayammal
Let's go visit the temple.
Let's pray for your husband's wellbeing.
There is no need to pray for a man
who doesnticare about his own household!
There's a wife at home waiting,
bearing his child.
Yet, he @ouldn't care less to visit us.
-Let him die, why should I care?
-Jayamma!
Don't say such hasty things
without knowing about him.
Mother-in-aw...
You're angry
because he's ignoring you.
That is not his fault.
I am the one who wronged you..
For the sake of this family.
Please forgive mel
What is this, Mother-in-law?
What are you talking about?
Please explain clearly.
Your husband is not
destined for a long life
I offered his life to gods at his birth.
With this month, the 24-year deadline
set by God expires!
Only God knows
what will happen after that.
A husband's life
hangs on his wife's longing.
Don't give up hope on him.
Brother all the wareouses
got emptied all of a si dden
Brother a e warehouses
got emptied all of a sudden.
Can't find a single grain anywhere.
The same news
There is no grain to:b
Any word from Gogdappa
from the east?
-Where are they takilnga ains
-To Madras Po
-Where are they taking all thergrain
-ToMadras-Port
here they takungrall the grains?
ToMadras
countn ships
Then let's go to Madras and em
ou even is?
It. lies at the very edge of the ear
Everything beyond that is ocean.
Horses can't travel that far.
Travel that far.
Then how are those white bastards
faking the grain that far?!
Why do you think they rejmaking us
lay tracks in the camps?
It's all for these trains
It's all for
They can't move grain fromra country
this large usingljust bullockicarts!
They made us lawtacks
and stealiour
these white men are!
Else did you expect?
I told her not to.
But she didn't liste
L
you staring at me like that?
N
en llooked from afar
reveryone was becoming skinny.
I wonderecwhothis woman was,
Icarry you
in my heart and my womb
This burden,
I've been waiting so long
to share with you.
Didnit you :hink of coming hor
everionce?
At least to see
if I was dead or alive?
Not a day goes by
without thinking of you, Jayamma
wanted o come back to you
somany times
but circumstances held me back
I've seen plenty.
But.
My heart was fulliof pride,
whenever I-neard praises of you,
#
You've done enough for people.
Let's go home now.

I lose my sleep worrying about you
Just having you with me
means the world.
Let's go now.
Ranabaali.
Come here or
W

Whoramong you is Ranabaali?
Who are you all old man?
Son,
they say your arrival
puts an end to hunger.
We're from the villages
of Nellore district.
Knowing that you were here.
We walked all week to reach you.
Please feed us a little, son.
God will bless you.
God will bless-you.
We gave awayeverything wehad,
There's nothimguleft with us now.
Brother
The little ones...
They are crying of hu
Please, feed them at least.
If they have nothing.
how can they feed us?
We're destined to die by starving.
N
We don't have the strength
to go on anymore.
If this life must end
Let it end here with you!
What's this?
What are you doing?
The baby is crying out of hunger
and he might die at this rate.
That's why I'm feeding him a drug
so he wouldn't feel hungry all the time.
It feels kinder to end their suffering
than watch them starve in this drought.
Drive away
the drought demon with these stones!
Hen carkrass ahers ail aroura.
Hen darkness gathers all around
Come be the lamp that lights our way
O Lord come rescue us
In times of need
And when hunger calls
Come as our bread
." When darkness gathers all around
Come be the lamp that lights our way
O Lord, come rescue us
In times of need
And when hunger calls
Come as our bread
We might have a short life, so what?
Let every moment of our lives
Be offered for others goodwill
Though life may burn
Like a funeral pyre
And all who seek
You walk through fire
Be our courage
Be courage
" You're the strerigth we lean on
ou're he strength we lean on "
When darkness gathers allaround
Come be the lamp that lights our way
" Will sorrow ever change our rate?
" 'an tears alon quench Jur qis.?
Can tears alone quench our thirst?
When the wind blows hard
And brings the whole shelter down
en the wind blows ha'd
And srigs he whole shener rown.
It clings to the young branch
Ard keens reaching on."
I clings to the young branch
Ard keeps reaching on."
When fierce vsinds rise
And launch their attack.
When fierce winds rise
And launch their attack.
"The flame of courage never Jies
couragenever dies
"A rue warrior keeps righting on "
A true warrior keeps fighting on
Though wounded
He never lets go of his sword
We are human
And our hearts beat as onel
"`ome let us become one for anether
"rd walk as ore."
"Coma et us become one for another
And walk as one
" ome et's become ore for ancther
And walk as or,e
O wondrous mother
ho knows no e il intention
" You gava us the be or life.
"ou gave usthe br oflite
"You gave us the breath of life
ou gave us the breah , lie."
Nine mon hs have ed your "womo "
I ine months have illed your womb."
"line muntrs have illed your "wvorb
line montns have illed your "vor.b."
" Nine months have illed your womb."
"Enough f hardstio,'s erough."
"Enouh of hardship, it's enough"
"ivs ort o a il'e cna
." Is a blessing bestowed upon us "
Is a Slassing basrowed upon Js
cr woman who becomes a rodar."
","or every woman "who becomes a oth r
"."ur avery 'woman "who beconies a rother."
"'s born ane" herself."
"is bor, ar herse"."
With wishes for a hundred years of joy
We celebrate your Seemantham
"av tiessins be yours
"ay tlessns be y
"ina; virter't wours "orever"
"a victorv be ,'ours forever"
k 0
It stuffed 'ts belly wth a our food
ard s therng of
ke a nungry sr ake horking
an1 s therng of
"k a hunry srake horking.
Ara s thern of
a Jngrv srake horking.
ard s therng
"ka a hungry srake horking
and stherng off
ke hungry srake honking.
And slither'ng of
nungry srake horking.
And slitherng off
ke a hungrv srake horking
li's not a demon, Goudappa.
I od you, didn't 1? t's a goods trair.
S,"ave you s"rs?
Wi, hgve yo ,'a?
Nus, catch i: befu crosses Seena.
I came here to take you back home.
But what you're doing here is God's work.
I just can't bring myself to stop you.
But be careful, dear.
JW
What could possibly happen to me,
you mad girl?
Yougoher Tmhe without a worry, Jayamma.
NIll go, but...
K
You must be by my side
during the labor.
I'll leave on that condition.
All right. Go.
Promise me.
You stubborn woman.
I swear on Lord Bhadrawallanna.

Brother, this compartment
is just filled with cotton!
Brother there's no grain
in this one either
Brother ther
inthisc
Yes brother it's all cotton
Tell me where all the food
Tell me where all the food sacks went.
To ship all of it from Madras
they sen ral the grain afiead
To ship all of it fron Madra
theysent
To ship all of it from Madras
they sentlall theigra
To ship all of it from Madras
they sent all the graimatigad
This train is just carrying cotton
and hemp to Madras.
There's no grain in it brother
-Please spare us. brother
Please spare us, brother.
-Brother!
Brotherl Brother!
Brother
Singan alajis being destroyed
yhasarrived
Singanamala is being dest
The army has arrived
They're tearing it down brother
Brother, Jayamma! Hurry!
Hey!
Hey!
Come on, hurry!
V
M
Hey!
Jayamma! Get up! Come on!
Jayamma! Stay behind m!
Hey!
Brother!
Jayamma!
Jayamma!
Leave!
Hey!
Anjineyulu!
-Mother-in-law!
-Mom! Mom!
-Mom!
-Chinnil Chinni!
V
AF
Lord, she'siRanabaal
Lord, she's Ranabaal wife
A
We thought all along
the goddess of famine had cursed us
so we simply starved
While innocent children were dving
wegrieved,
believing the Goddess wanted a sacrifice
But now I understand
It is because of a beast,
ravaged and devoured our land
Only when our Pothuraju beheads
this beast in the heart of our village
will the famine finally end
That Pothuraiu is my husband
And you are that beast.
That is the problem
with courage. It's contagious.
Spreads
like a plague across this land,
So, before it spreads
like a plague across this land,
shall behead your husband.
I shall behead ydurshusband
As a reminder for the generations to come
As a reminder for the generation
not to raise their heads
against the empire
The lord says he'll cut off
your husband's head.
I've seen plenty
The ship is arriving at the port
Time to go'
Don't worry.
I'll take good care of your husband
orry
I'll take good care of your husband.
Jayamma!
Jayammal
Jayamma... What happened to you?
Jayamma, get up, my love.
Jayamma, I'mhere.
Do something...
There's so much blood.
Jayamma! Core on, open your eyes.
Jayammal Come on open your eyes.
Look at me!
Jayammal Common open your eyes.
Jayammal Come onopen your eyes.
OOK
Did you come, dear?
Jayamma, I'm here
I was afraid I'd die.
Without seeing you.
Stop it already
Don't talk nonsense
I'm not leaving you
I'll stay right here with you.
-You'll be okay
-What happened?
My love.
I held on...
for our child.
I can't take it anymore
W
canet t tt more.
Doctor! Where's the doctor
Where's the doctor?
Go get him.
Get the baby out.
Jayamma!
-Get the baby out.
-What? What are you saying?
If I die, the baby will stop breathing
I can't hold on anymore
Do it quickly.
-I can't, Jayamma.
-Get the baby out!
I just can't, I can't.
Save our child.
Save our child.
Brother... no!
Brother...
Dn
Brother!
Jayamma!
E
yamma,what happened?
A bo
Why aren't you saying anything?
He's crying.Hold himun yout arms
C
N
Jayamma! Jayamma!
Why aren't you talking?!
Whathappener
Why won't you talk He's crying
What happened to you?
Why won't you talk? H's crying.
What happened to you?
Why won't you talk? He's crying.
I broughtyou 3.black beads.
Brought you.b-- black beads
I brought you black beads.
Jay ease get up.
Please get up.
Jay ase get up.
Jayamma
Jayamma.
Jayamma...!
Jayamma
Jayamma...!
I knew this would happen!
Look what happened now.
The village has turned into a graveyard.
They're not humans.
They're monsters
L
ters.
-In a ays
They're monsters.
In a few more days.

we'll all die of hungel anyway. brother.
Better-to die now in this pyre?
Isn't it better to die now in this pyre?
It's not our tum to die anymore.
Ends of the earth.
Let's get te (he enris of the earth.
Ready the carts!
We're awaiting
consignm
With this next shipment
you'll have exported a record-breaking
five hundred thousand tons
of grain to Londom
Congratulations!
Governor of Bombay, your Excellen
Congratulations
Governor of Bombay, your
ihs

.m
See it done!
Let the viceroy play hs part now.
See it done!
Let the viceroy play his
Sirl
I'll be in my prayer
Dnr na
DOotry,'s
-Do not let your guard down.
Don't worry, sir!
Can those fools really come
this far on their starving horses?
Can thosefools really
this far on tlreir starving h
Impossible
At last, speak of the devil.
Unload it ance quickly.
Crap
I
-Hey!
No. Pleasel
-Hey!
No, no. Please!
dvance
Every single grain
here s equal a child's life.
Grain
child's life.
Every single grain
equalto a child's life
Don'tleave a single sack behind
It's not just us..
Even our swords are starving.
Ready!
Your arms.

Whoevergets
Whoever gets intwr way...
Let's sacrifice those buggers
to our Lord Bhadra Mallanna!
Fire!
A
Qur-day has finally come.
Let's gol
Our day has tinally come
sgol
Our day has finally come
Let'sgol
England! England! England
Englandl England Englanur
these lambs
ambs
Where the hell is the beas
Where the hell is it?!
The hell is it?!
Where Ine hell isit?!
Lord Bhadra
LBhadraMallamma
Bhadra Mallannal
Hail Lord Bhadra Mallanna!
Ranabaali.
Brotherl The Commsme

Grain by grain by grain.
I've wrung all this
from your wretched
And you stand here
on my coast, in my port?
Thinking you can tear down
my life's ambition in a single day
Thinking you can tear stow
my life's ambition in a
Barbarian!
ANL
I will break your neck
and nail your head to my ship
And send evoy damn grauntaul to sea.
And send every damn grain out lo sea
And send even tamn grain culrlo sea
And send every damn grain out to sea.
And send ever out to sea
M
me this fa hunting the buras
hat ravaged our villages
I've come this far hunting the be
that ravaged our villages.
U
And you hide yourself
at the edge or the earth, you coward!
You thed aght demor,
mygrandfather ed us about?
mulhe drougt demon
my grandrather warn aas about?
Cord
d paint
red
dras shore
sunblood.
And paint
red.
And paint the
If I don't cut down you,
your queen, and her entireiace,
cuteawo you
not
Singanamala Bobbili Ranabaalianymore.
I'm not
Singanamala S6l ili Ranabaali anymore
asithis Pothuraju stands guard
Icross the border
As Ion stands-guard
nota foss the border
huraju stands guard,
not a single grain will cross the border.
CAL
AL
No! My ambition! My work!
Come
Savagel
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[in Tamil] Who is that?
Ranabaali.
Ranabaali.. Muruga.
Ranabaali Muruga!
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All the grain hauled in from Madras Port
Ranabaalidistributed
to every starving village.
It ended the drought in those villages
Hail Ranabaalil
The purpose Grap
has beer
what hap ed to the deadline
Grandfathe
But what hapnened to the deadline
Grandt hergave Ranabaali?
Bhadra Mallanna
tho"igh the t me you granted has passed,
you prorected my child
hugh every darger
ar ome
ard t rough. I im home.
Don't take his father away, toc..
As or as Singaramsla exists,
A org as Singaramala 3xists,
Ill ce'obrate your festi.
I'll ce'abrate yur festivu
I'I elebrate your festvell
I'll celebrate ,ur festivel.
They almost died, due to lack of feed
You know what happened in Ballan?
You know what happened
Abouttwenty
attacked the Collecto
About twenty men
attacked the Collector's
When asked who they
When asked who they were,
identified themselves
as Singanamala Ranabaali's men
they took away everything.
And they took away every
They wet themselves
when they heard your name.
Ranabaal
I'll take him to his mom's village"
and invite everyone to the festival
I'll be back by evening.
Get the cart ready
Why don't you eat?
Isn't it already late?
Ill eat onceIreturn.fronthe temple.
Yougoon

V
-Appanna uncle. Did you see Muni?
=No, son.
N
-Appanna uncle, Did you see Muni?
-No, son.
-Brother, are you searching for Mun?
Yes.
Saw her go up the hill
Go to the top. You'll find her
I saw her go up the
Go to the top. Youl findiner
I saw her go up thehi
Go to the top. You'll find her
He takes after his mom.
S after his mom
Hey. we at do you mean?
after.hisdad
Hey. what do you mean?
He takes after his dad.
Those eyes that nose
andhis moustache
erything's
You saw moustachie too?.
-evere:thing's.
ou sawmoustachle too?
erything's-
-You saw moustache too?
aggerating foll
eachthe hoy evetything
includin
teach the boy everything
includin.. horse fiailig
II teach the boy everytbing
including horse lding
He'll outshine his father one day
Maddileti!
Tumn the cart arouw.
Turn the cart aroym
What have you done God?
What have you done?1
What have you done?
Munil
Muni!
Muni!

When did you come here all by yourself?
Wait, I'm untying you.
Who tied you here?

A-
A
You pathetic cowards!
You don't even know how to kill?
Justdancing around.
What Grandpa?
So you're taking me back?
Been waiting for this too
Send me to Jayamma
My job here is also done.
Have no heart to live on.
I'I lie in Jaya ma's lao.
I" lie in ,'aya mma's lao
IT liv i, 'aya "ma's Ian
dnd rest.
Hey!
What are you looking at?
Just finish it.
Just te, me the reason
before you kill me.
Just tell me th on
before you kill
Just te I me the reason
before you kill me
Who are you all?
Hey, Ranganayakulu.
What is this, brother?
What do you think of yourself?
Who do you think they are?
They are Britishers.
They are Britis
The entire world is under their control.
Even the our future rests at their mercy.
Thatswhy
Ibegged everyone,
hoping to get a government job.
Pleasecommer
for that accountant position sir
Pleaser summepd me
for that.ascor tantjposition, sir
Please reenmmendme
for that acco ntarit position, si
Go dustoff that chair.
Sir, I'm good with accounts.
Please appoint me as the accountant, sir.
Get me down, you idiot!
Didn't work
Instead of begging everyone,
joined hands
with the Commissioner directly.
Youthoughtyou killed
the Commissionerin the port, didn't you?
He's not dead. He's alive.
Sir...
no matter how many soldiers
armies you send,
none of you can kill Ranabaali, sir.
knoww
He's guarded by the God Bhadra Mallanna.
But, sir..
Even the god's time has a deadline.
I know when that day comes
I'll kill Ranabaali fory
I'll kill Ranabaali for you, my lord

al foi i ar il.
Will you make me an accountant?
I'll kill Ranabaali.
Make me an accountant.
Ranabaa
MR
What?You're surprised
howi came to know your birth secret?
One day.
Rajamma called me
over to rewrite some documents.
Rajamma alled me
over to rewrireaso.ma doeuments
Rajamma caled me
over fo rewrite soe documents.
Rajamma called me
over to rewre some docements
ISustained him
witt lifelborrowet from time itself.
And posiponed his death vears.
And postponed
and postponed hi
Come and
You can write them (aie)
Come and eat, brother
You can write them later.
Okay! I am coming.
TV
FV
Suchanepl
Such a nople birth
Inot someone else will.
ey ll take you and
hall the village with you.
Since the deartlme has passed,
your death is certain now.
If you die...
A
A!
By my hands
The Commissioner
said he'd come here for your head
He said,
Not just an accountant,
but he'll make me the Tahsildar!
Please die, brother.
Please for my sake.
Brotherl Let's go check up on the hill.
Heyl Someone's coming.
Let's get out of here!
Let's go.
Brother!
Brothel
Brotherl What happened?!
Who did this to you?
You're bleeding a lot.
Go find them.
Brother! Brother!
What happened to you, brother?
Brother, look at me.
Brother!
To feed the hungry...
To feed the hungr
' To feed the nu"a r. "
" 12 eed the auor. "
" 10 reed the d", o. :
"In tne ba'tle with the famine demon...
"n ntle with the iamine demon..
"re wuh the amine mon..
"Re rae Muh the amine damon..
"In he rattle with the famine damor....
in ne battle with the famine demon...
In the natle wih the amine demon..
Ine rattle wih the fanine demor....
"Ihe warnior Ranacaali
." Has scricsd is life
1'aes" n'cyd ids lit :
"ne is lit
JOh Godis
J He was a green leaf
But fell like a withered leafJ
Oh divine lord!
On givine lord!
Oh divine lord! J
After his purpose s fulfilled,
he'll go to his grave.
fter his purpose
he'll goto his gray
fter his purpose
his purpose
Igo to/his igra
Oh divine ord!
Oh divine lordlJ
Oh divine lord!
TAHSILDAR 2nd CLASS MAGISTRATE
Without Ranabaali, Singanamala is left
desolated, O mother!
ithout Ranaaal, Einganar,ala is leit
cesolatea Omnotherl
"Without Rar,abaal, Singanan,ala is left
desolated Omothr
"h Jivire 'orea.
. Ch divire 'orc"."
n divirae la,.
0 fvite lor":
A
Op Jivia loraa
" civine loral"
(n civine nral"
ir, 1a's not a grase.
bir, tiat 3 not e grave.
Ir, tets not e grave.
This isn't a cave. It's a passage.
It's a way for humans to become divine.
C
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cora Jra Ma arr.
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You miscalculated, you traitor!
Bhadra Mallanna!
[all] Lord Bhadra Mallanna!
Lord Bhadra Mallanna
a", Lord Bhadra Mallanna'
Lo,d Bhadra Mallanral
a " Lo Cradra vallanral
Lord Bhadra Vallanna'
a Lc"c Bhadra Vallannal
[all] Lord Bhadra Mallanna!
Brother!
-He's not dead, Maddi.
-He's alive.
Mot dead, Maddi.
Hels alive.
He's not dead, Maddi.
-He's alive.
The Commissioner
said he'd come here for your head.
To kill him
and save our village,
the only wayis
the burial.
Only when our Pothuraju beheads
this beast in the heart of our village
will the famine finally end.
That Pothuraju is my husband.
And you are that beast
i
Ersno "ho.
js
t.rsn "he.
tsticr"
tra.rs w mercilessly beheaded.
In the British lords' account,
Ranabaali has died long ago
To wretched,
he's a living nightmare.
Those trains
didn't just race across the land,
straight through British hearts!
T this day, nobody krows
if it was god or "a 1.
10 came tnat day.
If it was gor or an.
'Who came that day.
If it was god 131.
W1o came t at day.
If it was gor er man.
Whe came that day.
A d with that, the story e ids