[Hiccup]
[Hiccups continue]
Greetings, Your Highness.
This is a new medication I
concocted, praying
to Lord Dhanvantari.
This will cure you.
Greetings, Your Highness.
I'm sparing no effort to bring
physicians who are
even more proficient.
Who are you, sir?
O' great Lord,
I am just your servant.
The one you blessed with
the post of the Chief Minister,
your humble servant,
Veerabhadran.
Do you know who I
am, Chief Minister?
Are you testing
me, Your Majesty?
You are the glorious King,
His Highness Mahaveera Ugrasena
Maharaja of the
country of Manomaya.
Who doesn't know
that in the whole world?
Who is this, with you?
My wife,
Parimalam.
One among your subjects.
You had ordered that
you wanted to see her.
Wait at the resting area.
I need to talk to the
Chief Minister, in private.
Please tell me what
I should do for you.
I am ready to sacrifice
even my life for you.
-More physicians? -No!
No more physicians!
I...
I need a girl.
A beautiful girl.
To sleep peacefully,
I need a celestial beauty.
All the beautiful girls in the
country are already
in your harem.
They are as beautiful
as celestial nymphs.
I suspect whether you
have even seen all of them.
As beautiful as
celestial nymphs?
Who's that?
-Queen Suhasini? -Aargh!
Round nose...
...and dry cheeks.
Is that how nymphs are?
Queen Nandini?
No way!
Flat feet,
droopy eyes.
Pardon me.
Earlier, when you had gone
for the Chandragiri festival,
you saw a beautiful
girl called Mythili,
whom Lord Devadattan was
about to give away in marriage,
and felt attracted to her.
Holding the entire
family of the Lord who
stood against your
wish at sword's point,
it was I who brought
Queen Mythili to your harem.
Back then, you
had told me that...
there is no one who
can beat Queen Mythili
who's as beautiful
as a marble sculpture,
in heaven, hell or earth!
It's true. I had said that.
Mythili Devi looks visually
appealing from a distance.
But...
her voice and expressions do not
have even a
semblance of feminity.
A soulless marble
sculpture may look good,
but what use does it have?
I'm not particular
about getting a virgin.
You can...
...find a girl among
people's wives too.
But...
...she should be as
beautiful as I described.
She should have all the
attributes and
qualities I mentioned.
There are no one
with beautiful wives...
Stop!
I will give you a
week's time, Minister.
Before your time is over,
you should return to the palace.
And along with you,
there should be a girl who
can challenge the five senses
with her voice, taste,
form, smell and touch.
A girl with a soul as pure
as the spike of a basil plant.
You may leave
now, Chief Minister.
" A joyless winter season "
" Even the rays of the full
moon are raging with fire "
" A season when the
wind does not sing "
" Even the stars are withering "
" The night is singing in
my ears, won't you come? "
" Won't you come as the deep
blue sky within me, again? "
" A joyless winter season "
" Even the rays of the full
moon are raging with fire "
" A season when the
wind does not sing "
" The night is singing in
my ears, won't you come? "
" Won't you come as the deep
blue sky within me, again? "
" As the bird searches for each
tree, with the pain
of an endless story "
" As the bird
searches for each tree "
" As the bird searches for each
tree, with the pain
of an endless story "
" As the bird
searches for each tree "
" Did a raindrop caress me? "
" Did a raindrop caress me
like the tip of your finger? "
" The night is singing in
my ears, won't you come? "
" Won't you come as the deep
blue sky within me, again? "
" The atmosphere
is full of fresh sounds,
creating sweetness
and limitless joy "
" The atmosphere
is full of fresh sounds,
creating sweetness
and limitless joy "
" A sweet, divine song, "
" A sweet, divine song is sung
again and again,
without pauses "
" Even until night "
" And the flower in
my heart blossoms "
" Singing it without pauses,
the flower in my
heart blossoms "
" Even after
spreading all over my
musical garden
as a fresh flower "
Hey Krishnanunni!
Your daughter has grown
into a beautiful young woman.
I'm seeing her
after a long time!
Your daughter is the most
beautiful woman in Chithrapuri.
Beyond doubt!
" Didn't you know
anything at all? "
" As I sing without pauses "
" As I sing until night "
" The flower in my
heart blossoms "
" As I sing without pauses "
" The flower in my
heart blossoms "
It's really late.
If you rest for some time,
and start early in the morning,
you can reach Chithrapuri
in the afternoon.
-Young man! -Oh no!
Who is it?
It's a Swami (hermit).
I am a vagabond hermit, my dear.
I got scared, all of a sudden.
I'm on my way to deliver milk
to the co-operative society.
I haven't seen you here earlier.
Why did you call me?
This body is feeling
thirsty, my dear.
There's a pipe
over there, Swami.
It's drinking water.
[Chanting a Sloka]
What does that mean?
I am unable to get up or walk.
Immobile!
What should I do for you, Swami?
If you give me a vessel,
I'll bring water from the pipe.
Isn't it milk in your vessel?
Yes.
But it's unskimmed milk.
That's fine, Babukutta.
Why should I have
a problem then?
Here you go.
I don't mind some
blessings, Swami.
Can you hold this vessel?
Should I?
Of course.
What did you mix
in the milk, Swami?
Shall I give you
some sacrament too?
If you ask me so...
Pour some more.
Wow! Is it for me, Swami?
Please bless me, Swami.
Bless me!
Swami!
What's your name, Swami?
This materialistic world...
calls me Sage Apoornnanantha.
Apoornna (incomplete)?
What does that mean?
Incompleteness is the journey
from emptiness to fullness.
Are you on a journey, Swami?
Where are you going, Swami?
Sometimes to the future,
sometimes to the past.
Sometimes forward,
sometimes backward.
[chanting prayers]
[indistinct chatter]
What's happening here?
He's the one who climbed
Mount Kailasa, barefoot.
A great ascetic!
He was giving sermons
in Sanskrit, all this while.
He is meditating now.
Babukuttan saw him first.
He became the Swami's disciple
and surrendered
himself at his feet.
If this hermit builds
an Ashram in our town,
this town will prosper!
He's a young sage.
There's an aura around him.
I have been planning a
Himalayan trip for a long time.
We should hold a welcoming
function for the Swami,
on behalf of the
Devotees' committee,
and make him conduct
a religious sermon too.
I will arrange everything.
The temple is about to open.
I will be back after
offering prayers.
Aren't you coming?
Priest, a Swami has come
here from the Himalayas.
He's a great
ascetic, apparently.
That's amazing.
If someone like that comes
before the festival commences,
it's a good omen.
I got a little late.
I shall meet him once
I open the temple.
O' Lord Hanuman!
-Namaste, Swami.
What is this?
Please come quickly!
All of you, please come quickly!
The deity is missing!
The roof tiles have
been removed!
Some bloody thief has
stolen the Lord's idol!
The roof tiles have
been removed.
The Lord's idol has been stolen!
Who did this?
Bloody thief!
Lord Hanuman!
Our God is missing!
He is not here.
Please come quickly.
[people howling]
Move aside! Move!
Shut up!
Good morning, sir.
Good morning, Jeeva.
What's happening there?
The idol is here
under the banyan tree.
The Thrikkannapuram
idol robbery case...
...has not been solved for three
years. This guy must
have done that too.
Ask around and try to
frame him for that too.
Sir, don't we need a recovery?
How can we do it
without finding the idol?
You just have to arrange some
melted metal from
somewhere, right?
I'll try, sir.
When you prepare
the recovery note,
write that the idol was
found in his possession.
Also, add four or
five witnesses as well.
Strong witnesses.
I'll do that, sir.
I'll call you once I finish
writing the recovery note, sir.
Good morning, sir.
I had a hunch as
soon as I saw him...
...that he's a fake hermit.
Just that I didn't
say it out loud then.
Now, the cops will take
him and extract the truth.
How can he take my
Lord away, just like that?
Long back, at a Hanuman temple,
a similar trickster landed up.
I heard that someone
threw him away, using his tail.
I needn't say
who that is, right?
Oh Lord Hanuman!
Swami!
You didn't complete
the story of the
King, the Minister
and the beautiful girl.
The King will come.
The Minister will, too.
Everything that
has to be destroyed
will be destroyed in every era.
And they shall be
created in the next era.
[chanting Slokas]
A thief in a sage's attire!
What all do we have
to witness, oh God!
It's the era of
conflicts, Priest.
Anything is possible.
Even Lord Brahma cannot
stop the era of
conflicts, right?
No wonder.
People like him
are around, right?
That's true.
Look at him going! As if
he has won some election!
[Toilet Flushes]
Maintenance case, 12/2019
Complainant, Chandrika.
Defendant, Sugunan.
Your Honour, he hasn't paid
her alimony for eight months.
And so, the warrant
may be issued.
Paying the entire
arrears today itself.
The total amount owed, Rs.
24,000, shall be
paid today itself.
Are you paying the money now?
Yes, sir. I've brought
the money. I'll give it.
Go ahead then.
What's in this sack?
It's money, sir.
Rs. 24,000.
Count it and give me a receipt.
You've brought loose change?
Yes, sir.
Your Honour! This...
Who's going to count
coins worth Rs.24,000?
I've counted it, sir.
She keeps a count of
everything I do in life.
Let her count it. If there's
anything missing,
I'm ready to pay it.
Bloody monster!
He's doing this
deliberately, sir!
I am an asthma patient.
I can't carry weights.
Didn't you see how he himsef
was struggling
to carry that sack?
I want the alimony
as notes, sir.
Sir, this money was not printed
by my father or me at my house.
It was issued by the Government.
Sir, I haven't received
alimony for eight months.
I have been doing rounds of
this court for so many times!
Sir, it's true that
I haven't paid
alimony for eight
months. I agree.
But, she should at
least enquire whether
I was alive for the
past eight months,
right, sir?
Ask him if he enquired whether
my children and
I were alive, sir!
I feed my children,
working as a labourer.
You're going on talking
about the children!
These children
were not born out of
banana shoots! They
are my children, right?
Hey!
Use your words carefully.
Don't use the language you
speak at home, in the court.
The court has its own
dignity and decorum.
Understood?
I'd have lost 500 bucks now.
Your Honour, my client
cannot be troubled like this.
I'm not ready for it.
I can only order that the
alimony should be paid.
But there's no
section in the law,
to order that it
should paid as notes.
Coins have not
been banned, right?
He broke my back while
we were living together, sir.
I cannot sit down and
count all these coins.
He knows that. He's
doing this deliberately, sir.
I cannot count
this, sir. I cannot!
If she cannot count it, I
can't give it without counting.
I won't leave until I get a
receipt after this is counted.
If she can't count it, I can't
give it without counting.
You'll die with the bite
of a rabid dog! Damn it!
Hey!
Sir!
Count all those coins
and confirm the amount.
Oops. That shot hit elsewhere!
What is this, man?
Broke a piggy bank?
What do I say, sir? I asked
for unnecessary trouble.
Count it properly then.
Though it's late, here's
wishing you Good Morning!
Good morning.
CC 730/2020.
Sir, keep all the ₹1 coins
together and the
₹2 coins together.
It will be easier
to stack the ₹5
and ₹10 coins separately, right?
There are no ₹5
or ₹10 coins, sir.
Most are ₹1 coins.
With the intention of seducing a
61 year old man
who was on a bus,
she exposed herself and
showed sexual gestures.
This was seen by police
officers who are witnesses,
and she has committed a crime
as per Section 8 of the IT act.
Do you admit to the crime?
No! No!
Here you go!
You may step down. Give
your signature before leaving.
Call the next case.
CC 257/2020
Accused, Apoornnananthan.
Witnesses, CW 1 to 4.
Damodaran Potti, Kaladevi,
Babukuttan, Jagjeevan.
All witnesses present.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Call the first witness.
CW1 Damodaran Potti.
The rest of you
can wait outside.
I swear in the
name of God that I
shall state only the
truth in the court.
I swear in the
name of God that I
shall state only the
truth in the court.
Where is your advocate?
Honourable Court, I
don't have an advocate.
I shall fight the case myself.
Okay.
Chief!
What's your occupation?
I am the High Priest at
Melkavu Hanuman temple.
You're aware of everything
that happened, right?
I am.
Explain it in detail.
I stay near the Melkavu
Hanuman temple.
On 02.01.2020, when I reached
the temple at dawn, as usual,
within the temple premises..
Hello! Hello!
Say it slowly.
The Judge needs
to write it down.
As I was going to the temple,
I saw a crowd
outside the temple.
When I checked,
a person dressed like a hermit
was sitting under
the Banyan tree.
Since it was time for
me to open the temple,
I went into the temple, after
having a quick glance at him.
When I opened the
sanctorum of the temple...
Oh my God!
My God was missing from there!
After some time,
the idol was found
from the bag of
the hermit under
the Banyan tree.
And then?
The police recorded
my statement,
prepared the recovery note,
arrested the thief and
took him with them.
Can you identify the accused?
Yes.
Is he anywhere among this crowd?
He is standing there.
Did you reclaim
the idol that the
police recovered,
upon an agreement?
I did.
There's daily
worship at the temple.
Give me that photo.
Can you identify the idol?
This is the idol's photo.
I can identify it even in
the middle of my sleep.
My Lord Hanuman!
My God!
Photograph may be marked as P1.
That's all, Your Honour.
Cross!
If you have something to
ask this witness, you may.
How long has it been since you
started performing
religious rites, Priest?
As soon as I completed
my religious education.
So, you must be well aware
of invocations and spells!
I won't get an
opportunity to worship this
renowned deity of Lord
Hanuman, otherwise.
What is the psalm
of Lord Hanuman?
It's not appropriate
to chant the psalm
to clear someone's
confusion, in public.
Chanting the base spell
may be inappropriate.
Anyone can chant
the psalm, right?
[chanting the psalm]
Yeah!
Is it "Anjana chandanam veeram"
or "Anjana nandanam veeram"?
Anjana Devi's Nandanan...
That means, her son,
the mighty Hanuman.
Isn't that how it is, Priest?
I have heard people
chanting it that way too.
[chanting another psalm]
Isn't it?
Are you playing
Antakshari (musical game)?
Or is it a Sloka competition?
Recitation contest!
Where do you stay, sir?
At the temple monastery.
You must be
staying alone, right?
I have my family with me.
By family, you mean?
The one in my house
and my children.
I mean, my wife and children.
It is hence proved that
the Lord left the temple,
since he lost his vitality.
Because, the
priest is not celibate.
Are you saying that
Lord Hanuman's idol
went and sat under the
Banyan tree on its own?
In Godly matters,
miracles have happened.
There is evidence
for idols travelling.
There is evidence of appearance
and disappearance of idols.
There is evidence
for idols drinking milk.
There are idols that came
into existence on their own.
Those are all myths.
Stories that have
no solid proof.
As far as a devotee is
concerned, faith
is more important.
You can counter the
witness' statement in the court.
You can list the
evidence for that.
You stepped out, seeing that the
idol was missing
from the sanctorum,
and saw the idol near
me. That's what you said.
Yes.
How far was the idol from
the place I was sitting?
It was this far.
What are you
saying? Was it that far?
Let him speak, sir.
Almost this much.
It was this far.
What's the measurement?
Must be around two metres.
You mean two feet, right?
Objection, Your Honour.
Answers shall not be
given to the witness.
The witness said, two metres.
Measure the distance.
Please permit me to watch
the measurement closely.
-Your Honour! -I object!
It will cause inconvenience
to the witness.
He may intimidate or
influence the witness.
No! Let him come
and cross-examine.
That's his right.
You may measure it.
Sir, 1.65 metres.
1.65 metres.
So, it's close to 2 metres.
So, it is 5.4 feet.
This nobleman said
that it was 2 feet.
He is not competent
to gauge the distance.
Accused made him confused.
Potti, if you're not
sure of something,
you can say that you
don't know it, to the court.
Okay.
Nobleman, huh?
Don't think that I didn't
understand your connotation.
You're lucky that
we're in the court.
If you've confirmed the
measurement, you can go back.
Okay.
Any more questions?
Length, width and height.
He saw the idol only as a solid
with these three dimensions.
It is because he's
unable to see the fourth
dimension of the
idol, which is time,
and the fifth dimension,
which is spirituality,
he is saying that the idol
was stolen. I suggest so.
Sir, how's it going?
It's around 11:30 AM.
Shut up, you two.
Don't disturb me.
Sorry, sir.
Call the next witness.
CW2 Kaladevi.
I swear in the
name of God that I
shall state only
the truth in court.
In the name of Lord Hanuman,
and the Lord of Palani,
I swear,
that I shall state
only the truth in court.
Repeat what I said.
I should be swearing in the
name of the God
I believe in, right?
[praying]
Are you done praying?
I'm done.
Are you aware of the
incidents that led to this case?
What a question!
Should I come
all the way here to
talk about something
I don't know?
You may explain it then.
I am going to explain.
Every morning, if
the clock strikes four,
I will wake up then,
and prepare an oil concoction
with various invigorating herbs,
and rest for half an hour
after applying it on my hair.
And then,
I will bathe in the
water I collected the
previous day and
change my clothes.
You must be
wondering why my hair
is short, even after
applying all that oil.
Don't take this into account.
I shaved my head when we took my
grandson to Palani
for his first meal.
Understood?
It has been only three months.
See how much it has grown!
If you had done all this, you
wouldn't have
lost your hair, sir.
Forget about the oil.
Come to the point.
What happened on that day?
I am coming to that.
Sir...
On 02.01.2020,
as usual,
after finishing all my chores,
I milked the goat and
made tea for my husband,
chanted the morning prayer,
and opened the chicken
coop. By then, it was 5 AM.
PP!
I am helpless!
Shall I continue?
Yeah, yeah!
The incident alone!
Keep it short, please.
I'm coming to that.
Even on that morning, I finished
all my chores at home as usual,
and like all other days,
I went to the temple.
The Priest brought
the oil and wicks,
lit the lamp and entered
inside the temple.
What I heard next
was a loud scream!
"Oh my God!"
The priest said that the
Lord's idol was missing.
Finally, the idol
was found from the
bag of the hermit who
was sitting outside.
Even then, that fake hermit
was sitting as if
nothing happened,
with a fake beard
and fake prayer beads.
This hermit you're
talking about...
Is he here?
He's not a hermit.
He's a termite!
There he is. It's that fellow!
I will never forget that face,
even if I see him at midnight.
Even if I see someone just
once, I will never
forget his face.
Be it a thief or a scoundrel,
or an Advocate or a Judge!
I will never forget the
face. That's how I am.
Anything else?
Nothing, nothing.
Cross!
You called me a
fake hermit, right?
How will you identify an
original hermit from a fake one?
What else can I call someone
who steals the Lord's idol?
Did you see me
stealing the idol?
I didn't see him
stealing the idol.
But I saw him
with the stolen idol.
Did the people catch him
and say all that for nothing?
You were the President
of the Devotees' committee,
in 2018 and 2019, right?
I am the President even now.
In 2018, while you were the
President of the
Devotees' committee ,
as part of the
special occasion of
the foundation
day of the temple,
didn't you get caught
for embezzling money
during the purchase
of ceremonial objects?
Who told you so?
Well, people even stuck
posters declaring
you as a culprit.
Well, well!
If some random
people say something,
or stick posters,
will it become true?
So, you don't have
the opinion that
everything that
people say, is the truth?
It's true that the people
caught you with the idol.
That's not how
it is, in my case.
You bloody thief!
Keep your tricks to yourself!
Honourable Court, she
is calling me a 'Thief'.
You should take action.
What else should I call you?
Let's call him a Saint.
I swear!
Well, don't call him a thief.
The court is still
hearing the case.
Do you have anything
else to ask her?
No.
Any re?
No re.
How did he get so many coins?
It's the result of my hard
work for eight months, sir.
Each of those coins has
the salt of my hard work.
What kind of hard work?
I was sitting at the bus
stand's toilet counter.
Get lost!
CW3 Babukuttan.
Namaste.
I swear in the name of God, that
I shall state only
the truth in court.
I swear in the name of God, that
I shall state only
the truth in court.
What's your
occupation, Babukuttan?
I do farming and
cow rearing, sir.
Are you aware of this incident?
-I am. -You may speak then.
Actually,
on 02.01.2020, at dawn,
I was passing in
front of the temple,
on my way to deliver milk
to the co-operative society.
That's when someone
called me "Young man".
So, I drank the sacrament that
Swami gave me, in a single gulp.
What happened after that?
After that,
my 'birds flew away', sir.
-Huh? -Huh?
Birds flew away?
Yes, sir.
It has been a while
since my birds flew away!
What do you mean
by 'birds flew away'?
By 'birds flew away', I mean...
the birds within us...
It feels like all of them
are flying out of us.
You understood
what I meant, right?
So, you mean...
... it's like an intoxicated
state after consuming drugs?
Objection!
Prosecutor should not
give leading answers.
Well, what should
I write in this now?
Can you explain it in a language
which the Judge can write down?
Many butterflies and
fireflies appeared.
If he has seen butterflies, it
must be some high-grade stuff.
Then, several colours
appeared around me.
Swami was going on
narrating a story then.
I felt like my legs
were getting paralyzed.
What about Swami?
What state was he in?
Swami would also be in a
similar state as mine, right?
He was consuming
this stuff intermittently.
Your Honour,
the monk was also intoxicated.
Is this person whom you're
talking about,
present in this court?
He is standing
in that dock, sir.
That's all, Your Honour.
Cross.
On the day the incident occured,
if I hadn't called you,
you wouldn't have seen me.
No.
When you came near me,
did you see the idol
in my possession?
I didn't notice it then.
After that, I consumed
the marijuana
paste which Swami gave me,
and became like that, right?
What you consumed,
was the sacrament of Lord
Thryamabakeshwara,
who lives in graveyards.
After having a spoonful of that,
you rose up from the
worlds of Vitala, Sutala,
Talatala and Rasatala,
and travelled to the
world of Mahatala.
Unable to bear the
power of that divine sight,
your physical body
collapsed. I suggest so.
How do I write all this?
What can we say?
He has come after consuming
some high-grade stuff!
By Thrayambakeshwaran,
you mean Lord Shiva, right?
He consumed Shiva's
sacrament and got intoxicated.
Can I write it like that?
Yes, that's enough.
Anything else?
I suggest that you haven't
seen the idol in my possession,
and what I gave you
was not marijuana paste,
and you are giving
a false statement
as per the instructions
from the police.
Why are you being scared? Speak!
Well, I am scared
whether I'll be cursed.
There are no curses here.
Honourable Court,
the accused is
spreading superstitions,
and scaring the witness.
Your can keep your spells,
curses and beliefs,
outside the court.
If you have something logical
to state here, please go ahead.
[chanting prayers]
I think he's swearing.
You can speak aloud.
There have been mighty Kings who
have questioned the
very existence of God!
As a result of a severe and
wrathful curse
for that grave sin,
that country and its
seven future generations,
have been destroyed completely.
The thrones of
justice that argued
that what's unseen
does not exist,
have been uprooted.
Can breath be seen?
Can electricity be seen?
If you are sure
that you are strong
enough to watch
and withstand it,
say that it is a lie!
O' son of the wind!
O' Lord Hanuman!
Okay! Next witness.
Please don't curse me, Swami.
CW4, Jagjeevan, CI of Police.
I swear in the name of God, that
I shall state only
the truth in court.
I swear in the name of God, that
I shall state only
the truth in court.
You may speak.
I am the SHO of
Mariyapuram police station.
On 02.01.2020,
a person was found under
suspicious circumstances
around 5:30 AM, within
Melkavu temple premises,
and was held there
by the townspeople,
and the idol went missing
from the adjacent temple.
Upon receiving this information,
I reached the above-mentioned
temple's compound
to investigate,
and saw that the people had
held a hermit
dressed in saffron,
and in the search that followed,
I realized beyond
doubt, that the
idol was missing
from the temple,
and the above-mentioned
had stored
it in his custody
to smuggle it away,
I arrested the
above-mentioned in the morning.
While searching,
I recovered a black coloured
substance in a paste form,
from a steel bowl
in his first bag.
When the substance found
in the bowl was smelled,
it was speculated to
be marijuana paste,
and thus, it was sealed
and taken into custody.
Isn't this the steel bowl
you recovered on that day?
Yes, this is the one.
May be marked as MO1.
Following that,
since the temple
officials claimed
that the stolen idol has to
be used for daily worship,
I sought the help of
fingerprint experts,
undertook the procedures
to lift the fingerprints,
clicked a photo of this idol,
and returned the idol
to the first witness.
This is the recovery note
you prepared for this case.
Yes. It has the
my signature along
with people who
were present there.
May be marked as P2.
I completed the investigation
and submitted the charge-sheet.
The accused whom you arrested...
He is standing in
the accused dock.
Okay. Anything else?
No, Your Honour.
Okay.
Cross.
From the bus stand
near Melukavu temple,
the first bus leaves at
5 a.m. in the morning.
Do you know that?
Yes.
If I had come there
to commit a robbery,
I would have taken
the bus at 5 a.m.
CW3 has given his statement
that I called him towards me.
There are many
instances in which thieves
have fallen asleep
after the robbery.
Here, the accused was
intoxicated with marijuana,
and in a condition in
which he couldn't travel.
That's mentioned in the
third witness' statement.
And I had seen it in person too.
If so,
did you find the
presence of marijuana,
in the blood of the
third witness and me?
By the time the procedures
were completed, it was noon.
So, we couldn't detect
the presence of drugs.
To detect it immediately,
you could have tested the
saliva using a
rapid detection kit.
Stop taking classes
for the police,
and ask what you want to ask.
After doing a fingerprint
test on the idol,
did you find my
fingerprint on it?
Even before the test..
You can explain
after saying yes or no.
No.
Since the people
and the priest had
touched the idol
before the FP test,
there were multiple fingerpints
and untraceable fingerprints.
Was the idol inside
the bag or outside?
Townspeople had kept the idol
outside the bag,
after examining it.
So, you have not seen the
idol in my exclusive possession,
and that you haven't seen the
idol inside the
bag. I suggest so.
From the witness statements..
State what you saw.
The witness statements
cannot be recorded as evidence.
He is stating the inference
of his investigation.
But 162 CRPC does not
recognize it as evidence.
Yes, yes. He's right.
You should answer his question.
I haven't seen it.
Did you find any
kind of biological or
physical evidence
which belongs to me,
from the sanctorum?
Have you?
-No. -No.
There is no evidence to
prove that I have
stolen the idol,
apart from the
witness statements.
Isn't that right?
I have learned that he
has fought his own cases,
after robbing the idols from
several temples in North India.
Do you have documented proof?
I am collecting
documented proof.
Objection, Your Honour.
This statement
shall not be recorded.
Why not?
He is stating the modus
operandi of the accused.
The CI is not stating
it as modus operandi,
but as bad conduct.
That's not relevant, as per
Section 53, evidence act.
Yes, yes.
He's got a point in it.
Do you have a degree in law?
Or did you learn all this
by fighting your own cases?
I don't have a degree in
law, Honourable Court.
That's all he was lacking!
Carry on.
When you saw it,
how far away was
the idol from me?
It was in nearest proximity.
What's your definition
of nearest proximity?
The distance by
which we can identify
under whose
possession an object is in.
Honourable Court,
please allow me to
come forward, once again.
Yes, of course.
This book, placed on the right
side of the Prosecutor's table.
Whom does it belong to?
This book might belong to the
advocate who was
sitting here earlier.
But who is sitting in the
nearest proximity of this book?
I mean, under whose
possession is this book now?
Well, well!
The accused is
marking me for evidence.
The accused is asking irrelevant
questions and wasting time.
Prosecutor has evaded my
question about possession.
The one who's sitting in nearest
proximity of this
book, is the Prosecutor.
So, is it under your possession?
When the laws in the
book are interpreted,
you should listen to the
opposite side, as well.
Someone who's not a 'Choran',
or someone who's not a thief,
may be seen on
the path of the thief.
Though he was not a thief,
fearing a severe torture,
Mandavya stated that he was
a thief. He's a perfect example.
So,
a person should
be punished only if
all the evidence is
proved to be true.
Ignoramuses, youngsters,
the aged, the afflicted,
persons suffering from hunger,
thirst or fatigue from journey.
It is said in the
book of law that
such people shall
not be punished.
Where is this said
in our book of law?
In Kautilya's Artha Shastra,
the fourth book,
'Removal of thorns',
the 83rd part, "Examination by
word of mouth
and action thereon",
of the eighth chapter, says so.
What nonsense is he talking?
King and monarchy, it seems.
That book which
was written about
royal governance
in ancient times....
What relevance
does it have today?
Not relevant!
Is monarchy, power, slavery,
robbery and exploitation,
exclusive to ancient times?
You can still see with your
eyes and hear with your ears.
Can't you, Prosecutor sir?
Call His Highness' case.
Case no. 260, year 1783 of
the Indian national calendar.
Along with presidency
court reference no.1,
and counter case
from the palace.
Complainant Krishnanunni,
and the defendant
is His Highness Sri
Rudramahaveera
Ugrasena Maharaja.
The second defendant is
Chief Minister Veerabhadran.
Counter-case complainant,
His Highness, represented
by Palace Secretary.
Defendants are Devayani
Unni and Chief Minister.
Yes.
Your Honour,
Shouldn't the accused
be present at the dock?
I hope we can follow
the usual procedure.
Your Honour,
is it compulsory
that His Highness
should stand in
the accused dock?
We are asking the Princely State
to enter into the accused dock,
and I strongly object!
Counsel, you can
consult His Highness...
...whether he's
willing to follow
the normal court procedure.
Your Honour,
His Royal Highness is ready
to follow the
rules of the court.
Good.
[chanting a Sloka]
A King who serves justice,
should be pure at heart,
should think scientifically,
and obey the law.
This is a rare occurence.
I must say, totally
unprecedented.
In the history of this court,
a King's trial has not
been conducted till date,
upon a subject's
complaint, in this country.
It is only because
there's an order from
the Chief Justice
of Presidency Court,
and because His Highness
expressed his consent to appear,
that this trial is
happening here now.
And thus, the normal
proceedings of a regular case,
may not be followed as
a custom, at this instance.
Yet, the administration of
justice cannot be
avoided, as well.
So,
all of you should co-operate.
Call the witness.
First witness, Krishnanunni.
In the name of God
and the mighty King,
I swear that I shall state
only the truth in court.
In the name of God
and the Mighty King,
I swear that I shall state
only the truth in court.
Proceed.
Why have you
filed the complaint?
Explain it in detail.
My house is on the eastern
side of Chithrapuri village.
I work as a flower-seller at
Kunninmukalilappan
Temple, in the village.
I have a daughter.
Her name is Devayani.
My wife died due to an illness,
when my daughter
was one year old.
I had dedicated my
entire life after that,
for my daughter.
On the day of the incident...
The King has ordered me to bring
your daughter
to the royal court.
Ask your daughter to
get ready for the journey.
I felt as if I was paralyzed.
I had heard that...
...the King had more
than 2000 wives.
The King abducts all
the girls in the country,
makes them his wives and
keeps them in his harem.
I have heard that...
... it is the Minister who
does all this for the King.
I begged to the Chief Minister,
not to take my daughter away.
I fell at his feet.
And then?
I went to the palace,
looking for my daughter.
The guards didn't
let me go inside.
Not knowing what to
do, I kept wandering.
And when I felt weak and
fell unconscious at some place,
a hermit sprinkled water
on my face and woke me up.
And then he told me that there
is a capital for
all the provinces,
and that I shall get
my daughter back,
if I file a complaint
at the court there.
Finally, I came
out of my province.
I reached the
capital of the country.
I filed a complaint at
the Presidency Court.
She told me that
the King tortured
almost dead, sir.
her till she was
You just have
to let us live, sir.
Please let us live.
Can you identify the person who
took your daughter
away by force?
I can.
Is he anywhere in this court?
Yes.
He is standing on the
left side of the dock.
Your Honour, witness
has identified the accused.
That's all, Your Honour.
Cross-examination.
You said that your daughter
was kidnapped, right?
This person who
supposedly kidnapped her...
Was he wearing the upper
cloth with a royal seal on it?
Yes.
So,
you understood that the
person who came there
was a superior
official of the country.
I did.
I suggest that your
daughter was taken legally
for a general
necessity of the country.
I'm not aware of that.
Anyway,
the event that your daughter
was presented to the King,
and the event that she
was tortured by the King,
are not incidents that
you have seen in person.
It is hearsay from
what my daughter said.
Your daughter began
hallucinating after
seeing the royal palace
and surroundings.
I suggest that she was lying.
Objection!
This is a scandalous quesiton.
It was something
spoken by the victim,
to her father.
My friend...
...should realize
that hearsay evidence
is not admissible
in our legal system.
I don't understand how someone
can give evidence
against a person,
based on hearsay?
We will discuss
the legal points later.
Upon whose instruction did you
file a complaint
against the King?
A young hermit.
Can you identify
him if you see him?
I don't remember
his face correctly.
How did you realize
that he was a hermit?
I suggest that he was a spy
of the neighbouring country,
an enemy of our country.
Oh no!
Never!
Why should I do that?
A great sage, a thief
dressed up as a sage,
spies dressed as
sages, or beggars...
are all different.
Certain people
who are consipiring
against the royal rule
and the mighty King
gave you gold and money,
and made you file a
complaint at the capital,
and committed treachery
to the country. I suggest so.
No answer.
That's all, Your Honour.
Cross-examination
for the minister.
Who is appearing
for the minister?
I am appearing for the
minister, Your Honour.
Any cross?
No further cross, Your Honour.
Any re?
No re.
This is not right.
This is not right!
"In the happiness of subjects
lies the happiness of the King,
and in the welfare of
public lies his welfare."
This is not right.
You are really talented, Swami.
No one can fight
in court like this.
Everyone can.
Can I do it too?
-You can. -How?
You should learn
the Kundalini spell.
I shall learn it.
You should awaken the
Kundalini (coiled snake).
I shall awaken it.
You can teach me, Swami.
[chanting]
Call the next witness.
CW2 Gopi Kishan.
In the name of God
and the mighty King,
I swear that I shall state
only the truth in court.
In the name of God
and the mighty King,
I swear that I shall state
only the truth in court.
Proceed.
What's your occupation?
I am a singer.
I sing at the temple.
Where is your house?
In the village of Chithrapuri.
Do you know Krishnanunni who
gave his witness
statement in this court?
-I do. -How do you know him?
Uncle Krishnanunni's
house is near my house.
Do you remember what happened
on the day the incident occured?
Yes.
You can say it.
I was late to wake
up that morning.
There was a concert at the
temple, on the previous night.
That day....
His eyes are so radiant.
I couldn't even
look into his eyes.
Will he be the
commander-in-chief of the army?
-What? -You've woken up?
What were you saying?
Someone came on a
horse, to the junction.
Someone who had a special aura.
And?
He was asking
for directions to the
Kunnumpurathappan
temple. He has gone there.
While running to the temple,
my mind was disturbed.
I ran and reached the temple.
If you look from there,
you can see Devayani's house.
What I feared the
most, happened.
-Who are you? -Move away.
Imbecile!
Whom do you think
you are opposing?
Close your eyes!
Or I'll gouge them out.
You can gouge my eyes.
Set Devayani free.
I couldn't do anything.
Anything at all.
Abducting Devayani,
the minister went away.
Even otherwise,
what could I have done?
Are you familiar
with this necklace?
Yes.
When I tried to
stop the minister,
his necklace fell over there.
I kept it safely as an evidence.
May be marked as MO1.
Can you identify the man
who kidnapped Devayani?
-Yes. -Is he here?
It's the man who's standing
on the left side of the dock.
That's all, Your Honour.
Cross-examination.
When you were told that a
man on a horse left from there,
why did you run to
Devayani's house?
No one goes in
that direction usually.
There is nothing precious
to steal, in that entire area.
The most precious....
...was Devayani.
What's your
relation to Devayani?
I've been in love with
Devayani since childhood.
But I haven't told
this to Devayani yet.
That's why you went
running to Devayani's house.
Okay. Do you know
what he came for?
To abduct Devayani...
...and present her to the King.
How did you deduce that?
I guessed it.
The court is not
a place where you
can state something
you've guessed.
Only what you've seen,
heard, experienced or smelled,
can be recorded as evidence.
Not your guesses.
He was stating his opinion.
But this is a
fact-finding forum.
And fact is perceived by sense,
not by the whims and
fancies of someone.
Avoid interfering in
the cross-examination.
Answer the question,
avoiding your guesses.
Are you aware of the reason
why the royal
servant came there?
No.
You stopped a superior
official of the country,
who had come there to
execute his official duty,
and injured him.
Isn't that right?
No. When he tried
to abduct Devayani...
Answer to my question.
Did you stop him?
I did.
Yes.
For obstructing a
superior official who had
come there to
execute his official duty,
and for injuring him,
as per sections 353
and 330 of the EPC,
you have committed a crime.
Moreover,
you've joined the conspirators
who wish to overturn
the monarchy,
and you're giving
a false statement
for a fake complainant.
I suggest so.
I've said only what I've seen.
Because of your insane
love towards Devayani,
you are lying due to your
hallicunatory thoughts.
That's all, Your Honour.
Any cross for the
defence counsel?
No cross, Your Honour.
Not even a single question?
No, Your Honour.
Do you have a spell or cure
for this back ache, Swamy?
Yes.
Understanding the
spirit of the Bodhi tree,
you should look down from the
root of an uprooted Banyan tree.
But don't look from
the leaf to the root.
Huh?
Call the next witness.
CW3 Devayani Unni.
You want in-camera trial?
No, Your Honour.
Let the proceedings
be transparent.
Devayani,
do you feel that the trial of
the case should be carried out
in a closed room, in
the absence of others?
No.
Whatever I say,
should be known to the world,
even if something happens to me.
You can enter the dock.
You may proceed.
In the name of God
and the Mighty King,
I swear that I shall state
only the truth in court.
In the name of God
and the Mighty King,
I swear that I shall state
only the truth in court.
You can explain what happened.
On the morning of the 14th
day of the month of Magha,
I got back home after
visting the temple,
and was cleaning the lamps.
That's when I heard the clopping
sound of an approaching
horse, outside.
That clopping sound came
to a halt, outside my house.
I heard the person who came
there, enquiring about me.
I paid attention to
what he was saying.
I realized that he has come
to take me to the palace,
and that the person who arrived,
is the Chief Minister
of the country,
from his conversation.
The Minister entered my house.
I was terrified.
Congratulations, Devayani.
Amazing rewards are
awaiting you at the palace.
Get ready for the journey.
We should start immediately.
Right away.
I said that I don't
want that good fortune,
and that I want to
stay with my father.
Sir...
My daughter's wedding
hasn't been fixed yet.
Please give me some time.
-Father! -Please show mercy.
I don't have time for
anymore arguments.
We have to travel a long way.
Saying that he has
no time for arguments,
he pulled my hand strongly.
The glass bangles
on my hand broke,
and injured my hand.
He took me outside the house.
He defeated Gopi, who came to
stop him, and pushed him down.
He took me away on his horse.
Describe what happened
during the journey.
During the journey,
I fell unconscious
at some point.
He squeezed the juice of a
fruit and poured
it into my mouth.
On my hand that was
injured by the broken bangles,
he applied the medicine made
with the extract of a wild herb.
That night, we
stayed over at an inn.
" Radha, O' Radha, O'
Radha of the spring season "
" Whom are you
searching for, O' starlet? "
" You are waiting for someone "
" O' poor cowherd girl "
" The night has fallen, and are
you standing
alone in the forest? "
" Please don't
cry, isn't it late? "
" Many kinds of people including
thieves will be waiting
at every corner "
" Wolves, tigers and wild
elephants may pounce on you "
" You will fall into their
hands, like a helpless deer "
" You will fly like a feather
in the warm breeze "
" Radha, O' Radha, O'
Radha of the spring season "
" Whom are you
searching for, O' starlet? "
" You are waiting for someone "
" O' poor cowherd girl "
" The night has falllen, and are
you standing
alone in the forest? "
" Radha, O' Radha, O'
Radha of the spring season "
" Whom are you
searching for, O' starlet? "
" You are waiting for someone "
" O' poor cowherd girl "
" The night has fallen, and are
you standing
alone in the forest? "
I felt that he could
tame even an elephant
that's running amok,
with a single stare.
I began admiring him.
In the journey afterwards,
he spoke very
affectionately to me.
I will be sending someone
to bring your father, Devayani.
Don't worry.
Only good things
will happen to you.
I am with you.
I know that...
this is the first time
you're seeing the world...
outside your small
village and temple.
There's a world beyond the
flowers that you
tie at the temple,
and the songs that you sing.
There's sky.
If you don't look,
you can't see that.
And once you see it, you'll
never have enough of it.
While crossing the fourth river,
I confessed my love to him.
Your beauty can put even
the celesital nymphs to shame.
I never knew that there was such
a girl in this country
of Manomaya.
Who wouldn't fall
in love with you?
" My heart is full of
romance, O' Krishna "
" There's no reason for
you to come secretively "
" At the moment when you
sprinkle your words like snow "
" I searched for each
word, affectionately "
" My silence outpoured as
flowers, during this
journey with you "
" You became the whole
world within my eyes "
" You became the
full moon of my nights "
" I wore the Sari
that you gifted me "
" And blended into your life "
Instead of the
broken bangles, he
bought many glass
bangles for me.
I felt that he was
the full moon which
showed the sky to
the asparagus plant.
He gave me a new Sari,
symbolizing marriage thereby,
and he was no longer
a stranger to me.
He became my God.
My life!
Before I could relish my dreams
of living as his wife with him,
we reached a magnificent
palace, that I had
never seen before.
He took me to the
royal court of that palace.
He asked me to bow to the King.
I offered my
respects to the King.
Then, the King complimented
the Chief Minister.
The minister told the King,
"I am offering this maiden
to you, Your Highness"
In return of presenting
me to the King,
the King gave several
gifts to the Minister.
He accepted all those gifts,
without looking at my face.
He earned those gifts by
breaking my heart
and betraying me.
Not just me.
The Minister relinquished
my love and trust, as well.
What happened after that?
I was in a frozen state.
The King was trying to make me
cry, from that moment onwards.
With a bleeding, broken heart,
I became like a
lifeless wooden doll.
The King roared, asking
me why I wasn't crying.
I didn't understand anything.
The King assaulted
me physically.
I fell unconscious.
When I regained consciousness,
I was in the
charitable hospital.
How many days had
passed? I don't know.
The soldiers of the
King brought me here.
That's all, Your Honour.
Defense counsel?
Now you can start
the cross-examination.
Are you in love
with Gopi Kishan?
No.
You said that you travelled for
two days with
the Minister, right?
Did you try to
escape, at any point?
How can I escape from a strong
and mighty person
like the Minister?
He had told your father that
he's taking you to the palace.
Yes.
There are several
girls in the palace,
who are much more
beautiful than you.
Why should the
Minister present a
flower-seller like
you, to the King then?
I object to that
question, Your Honour.
This question will affect the
moral integrity of the witness.
Shall not be permitted!
This is a question based
on motive, Your Honour.
She has to answer.
Can you answer it, Devayani?
I heard the King
saying that I had all the
traits and qualities
he was looking for.
I didn't understand
what he meant.
You said that the
King hurt you, right?
How did he hurt you?
He tried to tease me
and make me cry, initially.
Then, he did many
things on my body.
By many things, you mean?
Did he touch your private
parts? Is it
something like that?
It is an indecent question.
It should not be asked.
No. This is a most relevant
question, Your Honour.
Continue the cross-examination.
Did the King rape you in public?
That's not what I meant.
Then what do you mean?
You're saying that he tortured
you physically and mentally.
What's the reason for that?
I don't know.
This kind of evidence is
not fitting to common sense,
and should be
summarily rejected.
Why should His Highness
torture a girl,
without any reason?
The abductors should be
answering that question.
Not a helpless woman.
You can continue.
Your father and you are
cooking up illogical lies,
as part of a conspiracy
against the King and his rule.
I suggest so.
I have spoken only about
what I have experienced.
That's all, Your Honour.
What about you,
counsel for the Minister?
You said that
the Minister pulled
your hand in your house, right?
Was that the first time
a stanger touched you?
Yes.
What did you feel when
the Minister touched you?
I felt scared.
And later, you fell in love
with him, all of a sudden?
I fell in love with him, due to
his behaviour
during the journey.
Have you ever asked
him whether he's married?
His eyes were full of...
...his love for me.
Can you read
everything from the eyes?
To realize what you
saw in his eyes was love,
have you ever seen
love in anyone's eyes?
No.
Had you seen love
in Gopi Kishan's eyes?
No.
The Minister
plucking fruits for you,
and applying medicine
on your wound,
were just basic decency
and providence...
of a senior official
who had come
to enforce the King's command.
You don't have the ability...
... to differentiate between
providence and love.
I suggest so.
He betrayed me, acting
as if he was in love with me.
Without obeying
the King's order,
you have brought even the
Minister to the accused dock.
I suggest that you
haven't followed
the duty of a subject
towards her King.
Even the subject
has some basic rights.
Your Honour,
as you mentioned earlier,
this is a rare occurence.
The King is facing
a trial in the court.
Your Honour,
I would like to hear the
explanation of the defence,
for their offensive, illogical,
irrational and
unexplainable act.
I may be permitted to continue
after hearing
their explanations.
Yes.
Argument of the
learned prosecutor
is nothing but an absurdity.
We must never forget the maxim
that the King can do no wrong.
Just because His Highness
appeared in this court,
none of his protection
clauses becomes invalid.
All royal acts...
... are legal.
Unless proven to the contrary,
by the complainant.
The reason why the witness
number three was kidnapped,
is still unknown to her.
Here, the King has intervened in
the personal
liberty of a subject.
The basic foundation of
a person's happiness...
...is his personal liberty.
You are wrong, Mr. Prosecutor.
There is no difference
between the King and the State.
All personal liberties exist...
...based on the King's rule.
For example,
the right of a person
to earn assets.
It is supposed to
be personal liberty.
But the King...
... or the Government...
...can seize those
assets, if they want to.
To disclose the top-secret of
a country to an enemy country;
we don't have the liberty
to do that, as individuals.
No citizen is above the State.
Personal liberty
is not absolute.
Personal liberty and
freedom of expression
are the most important...
Stop it!
I've been listening to
this for a long time now.
What all are you saying?
Is this your great court?
Is this your civility?
Now...
I will speak!
You should listen!
When the King has an advocate,
if he fights the case himself,
the court procedure
will be disrupted.
You shut up!
I will chop off your tongue!
Sit there!
Your Honour...
All of you, sit down!
Sit down!
Your Honour,
I am relinquishing
my legal services.
Let His Highness
speak for himself.
Tell me.
What do you have
to say, Your Majesty?
I came here today...
Keep fanning!
I came here in person today...
not because I had
to follow the Higher
Court's order,
unlike what you said.
I don't care what the
people would say, either.
I came here...
to find a solution for a problem
that I haven't
been able to solve.
I....
I issued an order.
This girl who has filed a
complaint at this
court against me...
She is just a subject of mine!
She didn't obey it.
Even my Minister didn't obey it.
I should have
chopped their heads.
I didn't do that.
If you could mention what
was that command of yours
which this girl didn't obey,
there will be some clarity.
Well...
I will come.
No.
I need to rethink whether
I have to say it or not.
Until then, the court can
ask questions to others.
If you want, you can
question the Minister.
Yes, yes.
Why do I need the
throne to urinate?
Take it away!
So, until His
Highness comes back,
let the Chief Minister
Veerabhadran speak.
I am also relinquishing my
legal services, Your Honour.
The Minister shall
speak for himself.
You may speak.
The man who was
in the accused dock
is in the witness
dock, all of a sudden.
Legally and
technically, it's wrong.
I don't know!
People who do not know
how a King is supposed to be,
and how a monarchy
should function...
I heard them
uttering foolishness.
The complainants and their
advocates are totally
out of their minds.
On getting up from the bed,
the King shall be received by
troops of women armed with bows.
In the second compartment,
he shall be received by eunuchs
presenting him his
coat and head-dress,
aged persons and
other harem attendants.
In the third compartment,
he shall be received by
crooked and dwarfish persons.
In the fourth, by prime
ministers, kinsmen,
and door-keepers with
barbed missiles in their hand.
The King might summon
someone for any such purpose,
or to give positions in
the office of the King,
and that comes under
the power of the King.
A minister should
be pure in character
and free from procrastination
and ficklemindedness.
His Highness commanded
that he needs a girl.
As a responsible royal servant,
I wandered in search of a girl
who'd meet the
King's prerequisites.
A Minister who's a
firm devotee of a King,
should be possessed of
endurance and enthusiasm.
And so, upon my
secret investigation,
I learned that there
is a flower-selling girl
at the Kunninmukalilappan
temple in the
village of Chithrapuri,
situated at the
border of the country.
I also learned that
she is a girl who
would match the
King's prerequisites.
Crossing 400 villages over
two nights and two days,
crossing the fort,
crossing three mountain
ranges and four rivers,
I arrived at that
village in Chithrapuri.
I heard a song over there...
...in a girl's voice.
A beautiful song.
" Won't you be able to come
near me, with a
beautiful melody? "
" I shall give you my heart "
" Don't make me
daydream, O' dear Krishna "
" My night has not
disappeared till today "
Namaste, o' noble soul.
I am the prime servant
of the King of this country.
Your daughter, the
maiden Devayani,
shall become the
wife of the King,
and the mother of the
future King of the country.
By giving your daughter
away to the King,
you shall become a
relative of the royal family.
The allegations that she
didn't obey what the King said,
and that I didn't
obey the King's order,
are quite painful to hear.
In fact,
I don't have clarity
about it, even today.
Please tell me yourself...
that what you had in your
eyes when you held me close,
was not love.
Speak about abandoning me,
after promising that
you'll be there for me.
That's not the
main issue here, girl.
The issue is that a subject did
not obey the King's command.
The one who lives upon the
grains, cattle, and
gold of the King,
the one who supplies the
same to the king in weal or woe,
the one who keeps
under restraint
a disaffected relative of the
king or a rebellious district,
as well as the one
who drives away
an invading enemy
or a wild tribe.
He is the true
subject of the country.
That girl did not obey
what His Highness told her.
That's the issue here, right?
Yes!
That's the issue, indeed!
That's the main issue!
I...
She didn't obey what I said!
That's the main issue, indeed!
I shall speak.
I have been suffering from
an illness for a while now.
These hiccups don't end.
I noticed that too.
Don't they stop even
after you drink water?
No. They don't.
I will have hiccups,
and then drink water.
My bladder becomes full.
I will urinate.
And I'll have hiccups again.
I am unable to sleep!
I can't pay attention
to royal affairs.
If the King is ill,
how can he protect the country?
Who will protect the
country from enemies?
That's true.
Didn't you consult
any physician?
I did.
Many physicians came.
I had several medicines
too, but I was not cured.
And then one day,
I had a dream.
The late Royal Priest
appeared in my dream
and suggested a
solution to cure my illness.
That's why...
I asked for a
girl with a soul as
pure as the spike
of a basil plant.
The girl whom the
Minister brought,
was like the girl whom
I saw in my dream.
But...
she didn't obey
my royal command.
I didn't chop off her head,
because I was merciful.
If I could know what was the
command of yours
that she didn't obey,
the court can pass a verdict.
Well...
How do I say that?
Any difficulty in saying that?
But how will I know,
unless you say it?
Have you heard that
a dream seen at dawn,
will come true?
Yes.
I have heard so.
Then...
it is said that
once you share the
dream you saw with someone else,
it won't come true.
But...
if I don't know what it is,
how can I pass a verdict?
I will tell you.
At dawn,
the royal priest told
me in my dream,
that if I drink a cup
of tears from a girl
who's as pure as the
spike of the basil plant,
my thirst and
hiccups shall be cured.
I found a girl with all the
attributes and qualities.
But... she didn't shed tears!
How many times did I tell you?
How many times?
In every way possible!
This court is going to
pronounce the judgement...
...and the decree.
From the first witness
Krishnanunni's statement,
only the fact that
a royal official took
Krishnanunni's
daughter along with him,
has come to light.
The remaining allegations are
just his thoughts
and speculations.
After examining the documents
and evidence in this case,
it is proved that
the second witness
obstructed the
royal servant's duty,
even without knowing the reason.
Those who are obliged to
follow the King's commands,
those who are living
under the monarchial rule,
the first and second witnesses,
have not behaved as
ideal citizens, in this case.
The court dismisses
their complaints,
since they are
found to be baseless.
Though the third
witness is alleging
that the King
tortured her brutally,
the fact that not even a
teardrop was shed from her eyes,
raises suspicions regarding
the intensity of the torture.
So, the stories
of torture cannot
be taken at face
value, by the court.
While travelling with
the Chief Minister,
he protected her with caution,
and bought her clothes before
presenting her
at the royal court.
Unfortunately, the
third witness, who's a
flower-seller,
misconstrued it to be love.
The Chief Minister was just
executing the King's order.
So, the complaints against
the King and the Minister,
do not stand, due to
the absence of evidence.
And thus, the court
denies their plea.
From the King's
complaint which was
considered along
with this complaint,
and from the reasons he
stated in front of this court,
it is found that
witnesses one to three,
disobeyed the
King's commands and
committed treason
against the country.
The complaints
of witnesses one to
three, against the
King and the Minister,
are dismissed unconditionally.
Ensuring that the
King who rules the
country leads a
happy and peaceful life,
is the obligation
of every citizen.
The court seriously
considers the fact that
the tears of the third
witness are required for that.
For the nation's security,
and to cure the King's illness,
the necessary amount of tears
have to be collected
immediately,
from witness number three,
in any which way possible,
and should be
given right away to
the mighty King,
before the court,
orders the court.
Devayani, you may come forward.
Devayani, you heard
the decree, right?
Yes.
Is it clear?
Yes.
Let all the problems
end right away.
For such a silly matter,
we shouldn't have
troubled His Highness.
Anyway, I am happy.
We've found a solution, right?
Bring a vessel in which the
tears can be
collected for the King.
Cry!
Huh?
Just try.
Not like that. Try this.
Once again!
Try again.
Yes, like that.
Yes, it will come.
The tears will come.
Like that! Yeah!
They are not coming?
Devayani,
a tear is a liquid that
can lubricate our eyes.
Lacrimal gland.
Except goats and rabbits,
all mammals have this gland.
You have it too.
But only in the case of humans,
when we have emotions
like fear, pain or sorrow,
these tears come
out, on their own.
Understood?
Now, why don't you try
again after imagining all this?
Pain...
Fear!
Sorrow!
Like that!
Once again.
Yes!
I understand.
You are unable to imagine pain,
fear or sorrow in
your mind, right?
Hey!
I'm almost done counting, sir.
Bring a chair.
Stand on that chair, Devayani.
Your Honour...
I was often asked to stand on
the bench like
this, back in school.
My teacher used to say that I
was the biggest
fool in my class.
So sad!
Please try, Devayani.
You can do it if you try.
I have seen the tears
of so many people here.
Some people cannot
stop once they start crying.
Please try.
Like that! It will come!
They will come.
The tears will come!
Can't do it?
-Come here. -Sir!
Sir.
-Do it. -Okay sir.
What is this?
Has she teared up?
Has she?
No.
The court's decree should not
be violated,
Devayani. That's why.
Hey! Come here.
-Sir. -It will come then.
I will sort it out
now. Just a minute.
Is it coming?
See if she's shedding tears?
No, Your Honour.
No.
Bring the whip.
No!
Yes, whip her!
Oh no!
My God!
Whip her!
Are the tears coming?
Whip her!
Hit her!
-Swami. -Swami!
Swami!
He has opened his eyes.
Please wake up, Swami.
Please go there, Swami.
That girl will die now.
Please do something, Swami.
Get up! Come on!
Swami...
Your Honour!
What is it?
Doing all this won't make
her shed tears, Your Honour.
It won't.
Hey! Who is he?
Who let him inside?
Catch him...
Put him in prison!
Let go of me!
I can solve this problem.
Just give me five minutes.
Hey! Let go of him!
Let go of him, Minister.
Let go!
I will tell the King about the
secret you've
hidden in your attic.
Let go of him, Minister!
Who are you?
Let him try.
There's something
special about him.
Can you make her shed
tears within five minutes?
-I can. -Please try.
Go ahead, drink it!
I am happy!
Tell me what you want!
The King is happy!
Veera!
Veerabhadra!
So... the story of the King
and the Minister is over?
Swami!
Poor King!
Let him sleep peacefully.
Right, Swami?
Swami!
What did the Minister
hide in his attic, Swami?
What the Minister
hid in his attic,
was the woman whom
he believed to be the
most beautiful in the
country of Manomaya,
his own wife.
The lady whom he presented
before the King as his wife,
was the gardener's wife.
Even the Minister will
have his own desires, right?
Poor Minister!
Are you leaving, Swami?
Where are you going, Swami?
Didn't I tell you, Babukkuttan?
From emptiness to fullness...
That is, from a
void to infinity!
" Everything is
a mortal illusion "
Swami!
I have another doubt.
Though the court acquitted
citing lack of evidence,
weren't you the one
who stole that idol?
I know that!
I am just a witness to idols
being created and stolen...
and not a thief.
True!
That's true, Swami.
Oh no!
Swami, you turned
into a butterfly?
How did you turn
into a butterfly?
Can you teach me that spell?
Mustared soaked in
cheetah's milk for seven nights,
should be heated with wood
from a tree struck by lightning.
If you consume that,
you can fly, Babukkuttan.
You can fly around,
and see immortal kings, without
ending up at the wrong time.
You can see ministers.
You can hear the
sound of whips too.
[chants]
" O' sword of the King, "
" You cannot touch
human emotions "
" Your force which
rules the entire earth "
" It is incomplete here "
" Playing a magical harp "
" The pawn of destiny
started a solitary war "
" In it, the solution to an
ancient puzzle was revealed "
" The delightful dance of the
one who controls the universe "
" It will always
continue every moment,
spreading happiness everywhere "
" Everything is
a mortal illusion "
" Everything in this
world is your illusion "
" Everything is
a mortal illusion "
" Everything in this
world is your illusion "