A small hamlet,,, Present Thanjavur,,,
Lord!
My clan is getting wiped out because of King of Pandia,
you must raise my children,
- l'm handing over him to you, - As you order, my lord,
Oh my son! What am l to do now?
Oh my son!
Hey Chola!
Will you dare go against me? Challenge me?
- Hey Chola! - Hey Pandia!
The people who challenged me are driven out of my region,,,
Thanjavur 1879 AD Period of last King of Chola dynasty
Wait till the message comes,
How many years may go past,
The Chola prince who left in exile,
reached an island after many days of travel,
it's still a mystery about what happened to him and where did he go,
Many Pandian Kings tried to f'lnd the Chola prince,
Anyone who attempted was ambushed by well laid out traps of Cholas on the way,
The dream of Pandian kings to wipe out Cholas and regain the lost Goddess idol,
could never get fuIf'llled,
Yet, they never gave up trying for it,
They passed the tale about Chola prince and regaining the idol to next generation,
Many Archeologists tried to locate his whereabouts,
Few returned haIf way and advised others not to tread the dangerous path,
Those who went without caring about it never returned home,
The place where that Chola prince lived which is the dream of every archeologist,
an archeologist found it facing umpteen dangers on the way,
Today,,, Minghu Ha lsland, near Vietnam,,,
-=DDR=-
Acclaimed Archeologist missing! Feared dead!
Sister!
Hi!
l'm Anitha, Archeology department.
l got the last call from your father in Vietnam.
He said his team has reached there safely.
After that no information from him.
Had he found the place of Cholas, it would've been a great achievement.
We tried our level best to find your father.
But...on inquiry we came to know the place he went is not easy to locate.
l shouldn't be disturbing you at this time...
but we are sending a team immediately to find your father,
of course this time with a lot of protection.
So, with your permission,
can l take all the papers left by your father?
One more thing.
Minister made a personal request to you.
lf you're interested, you to can join us.
l mean...only if you're interested.
You know everything after your father.
lt would be of great help if you too join us.
Of course, take your time.
Take your time.
We'll be leaving in two days.
Okay?
-=DDR=-
Let me make the introductions.
Mr. Ravi, Dr. Lavanya, Archeologist,
Dr. Ramanathan, Nalini and Sasi,
Dr. Sivaram, Ramesh, Communications.
Gentlemen, this is an lndian Government project,
Union Minister Veerapandian took special interest and arranged everything.
l'm leading the team on behalf of him.
First thing,
if anything untoward happens to you, Government is not responsible,
Okay?
Please sign these papers.
You needn't worry, we have private security force,
Acclaimed Archeologist missing! Feared dead!
The island Chola prince reached was Minghu Ha island,
We've travel further deep into it,
lt's very diff'lcult terrain,
There are many lurking dangers, my father told me,
First we must f'lnd him,
We must set up an office immediately in Vietnam.
You stay there only, if l need anything, l'll call you.
Be careful, ask everyone to be alert, okay?
We are ready, you said about 30 helpers, where are they?
They should've been here 2 hours earlier, don't know what happened, madam?
Move,,,move,,,
,,,is that dark cloud your tresses?
ls my body a playground for your poetry?
Blue colour,,,
Sky and sea are blue colour,,,
What's the reason, my dear? ls it your eyes?
May l help you in scratching?
What a lousy bunch of helpers! A herd of pigs!
lf we face any problem there, we are not responsible.
l'm warning you.
- Why is he saying like that? - Forget it, we'll see later.
Load everything, buggers! Rascals!
Go..go..go quickly.
Brother is shouting, go fast, don't keep the customer waiting.
Trying to tamper it, bloody!
Bloody, buggers! l'm telling you, pick it up.
Get going...don't talk... be on yourjob.
Check if rope is correct.
Delicate things, handle with care, boys!
Don't act smart with me, crook, load it fast, ship is ready to leave.
My dear! You're my sweethearts! You gave lot of money, my dear.
My sweet lollipop! How handsome!
You're great! Better than him. Bearded man! Don't shave it off.
Get going...why are you ogling at me? Am l a girl?
That's why l must wear shirt, you bloody creep...
Give a little space and you take too much, come on get going.
lf you call us pigs again, l'll hack you,
ask anyone here, we are the best here,
our work will be clean, loading isn't an easy task,
give respect take respect.
Go...
lt's women who rule everywhere.
Glad meet you. l know English madam.
Okay madam...okay.
Bevy of girls are boarding, if you ogle at them l'll kill you.
Do you know me? l'm a happy-go-lucky admirer,,,
Am l shaking or is the ship shaking?
ls it your room?
Are you alone?
May l give you company?
l've decided at first sight,
if l ever marry, l'll marry only you.
May l come in?
Figure good, not decent.... nonsense.
-=DDR=-
l've decided at first sight,
if l ever marry, l'll marry only you.
Shall we continue it in your room?
What's the meaning of your smirk?
ls it okay?
Don't worry about safety, always carry condoms with me.
l always play it safe.
Look down!
-=DDR=-
Live free like the bird,,,
Play like these waves,,,
Under one sky,,,on one earth,,,
Let's sing for our rights,,,
Live free like the bird,,,
Play like these waves,,,
Under one sky,,,on one earth,,,
Let's sing for our rights,,,
-=DDR=-
Air didn't consider as untouchables because we are slaves,,,
Just because we are slaves, sea water won't burn us,,,
Time won't go ahead leaving us behind,,,
Love and affection don't desert us,,,
Under one sky,,, on one earth,,,
Let's sing for our rights,,,
Live free like the bird,,,
Play like these waves,,,
Under one sky,,, on one earth,,,
Let's sing for our rights,,,
-=DDR=-
Freedom must be enjoyed by everyone,,,
l want to see freedom like temples,,,
We want freedom to sing and dance without any fear,,,
We want a slaveless world of freedom,,,
Under one sky,,, on one earth,,,
Let's sing for our rights,,,
Few weeks later,,,
Minghu Ha lsland, Vietnam,,,
Madam, he's our local guide.
Greetings.
- Do you know Tamil? - Yes.
Give us a sec please...
Talked to many but no one is ready to come.
Boat will not land there... moreover...
Tell me.
They say the island is haunted by ghosts, madam.
lt seems nobody has ever returned from there.
Shut up.
Don't worry about the cost, tell him l need the boat.
Yes madam.
-=DDR=-
What?
They are refusing to go beyond even for more money.
Boys, take position.
What's there that's scaring them so much?
Hey!
Can you handle these boats?
ls there any boat we didn't handle?
This is nothing for us.
But we'll not do if you ask like this.
Ask politely with a smile.
lf not leave it. Let's stay here only.
Farmer is a labourer found by the industrialist God,,,
Sir please, start the boat, sir.
Am l any officer to call me as sir?
Ask like a girl asking her lover.
Start the boat, please.
Hold on the paddles.
Row like MGR in the film 'Padagotti'.
Get going boys!
l'm a hero in the epic,,,
l'm a slave among the millions in this country,,,
Her home is palatial bungalow,,,
Branch of tree is my nest,,,
What happened?
Run into sand bed.
Can't go any further, we have to walk from here.
Carry all the boxes, don't leave any box behind.
- Count the boxes. - Okay. Krishna, check the boxes.
l'll check brother.
Something is licking the feet,
As soon you reach there, put f'lre and start cooking,
Cook gravy and chutney, l'll come,
-=DDR=-
Run fast! Save me,,,save me,,,
Save me,,,
Run,,,run,,,don't stop,,,run,,,
- How many? - 10 men,
We must be very careful,
Fix positions of the sentries,
- Our boys are f'lne, right? - Fine brother,
- Tell everyone to be alert, unknown territory,- Yes sir,
Order them to f'lre anything that attacks us,
Fall in line!
Be careful, lot of leeches... go...go...
Get going...don't stop to watch fun...go...
Go in a line, you buffalo.
Why are you calling me a buffalo?
Hey black shirt, move fast.
- You look new? - l'm going, ain't l?
What are you applying on body?
lnsect repellent.
You need who grow in AC comforts, it'll never come near me.
Won't she talk to me? Why are you staring at me?
Look at her! She looks like a white sow with a cap,
Tell our boys to lead, these guys are useless.
They are very slow.
By noon we must reach there.
Guards! Take positions,
Starting point of the path taken by Chola prince,
We can go in only after crossing them,
If we defy them, they may eat us,
Come behind me, but don't look straight at their faces,
Come,,,come,,,
Don't look at their faces, stay silent whatever they may do,
Bow down your heads,
Come,,,come,,,
-=DDR=-
lt seems he has plenty of such things, he wants something else.
lt seems he likes her very much, he wants her to marry him.
She's asking, what will you do marrying at this age?
lt seems the Professor is very good man.
She's asking where is he now?
Where is he now?
Come...
l'm telling the same what l told the earlier expedition teams,
please go back.
This is not ordinary thing as you think.
Just tell me, what problems we may face if we go in?
Look, we believe our Gods are living inside.
Now, it's your wish.
Are you scaring us?
No, l'm warning for your good only.
Did you see this? Entire village will be wiped out in 5 seconds.
Let me see your Gods answer to this.
Excuse me,,,excuse me,,,
Where are you taking us?
They said about digging a ditch only, never said about the dangers.
Boys are scared, tell me, where are we heading to?
Are you a girl?
lf you're a man, shut up and follow me.
lf you're something else, shut your gob and go back.
Girls are braver than men,
Why are you so shell shocked?
Girls are decent in appearance only, their speech stinks worse than Cooum,
Get the ice pack,
You don't eat first, let them eat first.
l'm your uncle, don't scold me.
- Go! - l'm leaving, do it yourself.
Keep that light here.
She's asking something.
Go man! l asked you to serve her only.
Give an inch and you'll take a feet.
Hey...she never talks... And she talks too much.
Eat!
Okay.
Hear man!
Protector warrior of the long path,,,
When the sea splits, everything will turn red,,,
l'll come angrily, encapsulating,,,
-=DDR=-
Cease fire!
Hold fire!
Fire!
Chola flag!
-=DDR=-
Don't spare anyone alive.
l can understand, it was my mistake, sir.
l under estimated them.
Yes, l can understand, sir.
l'll inform Anitha.
Yes sir...okay sir...
l need 50 more men.
Ex-military, mercenaries, private goons, l don't mind,
2 doctors with medical supplies.
Guns, knives, small and medium bombs, rocket launchers,
Apt radio operators, proper communication...
Are you here on a picnic?
Why didn't you warn about such people here?
Are you with us to have fun?
Hello...we are going back, pay us the balance.
l asked you so many times about where you're taking us fearing this.
What rights do you've to get us killed here?
He has three daughters, they'll ask where is he?
What am l to tell them?
Mani, Raja, Suresh, all are dead.
Okay, we are leaving.
Rest of us must be alive, right?
Pay for the dead, their families must survive, mustn't they?
We came trusting you, right?
We are already neck deep in problems,
go now, we'll settle things later.
Forget about settle things later.
Give cash, we are going back.
Nobody is going from here.
Got it?
Go!
Look, she's ordering me.
l know who to squeeze out money from you.
You'll come back to Madras, won't you?
Boys, come.
What a lousy woman we are caught up with!
Pack the bodies in coffins, let's go boys.
-=DDR=-
Come on!
Malathy, Pushpa, Thiagu...
Are the names correct?
Your family.
Right?
lf you create any problem here, they will be in trouble there.
Think about it.
lt's paining, bloody...
Out!
All of you go out,
Down your pant.
l need to give you a shot of injection.
Why? Give it on my hand.
lt's powerful injection, you may not be able to lift hand.
Pants down, fast, l don't have time.
How l inject there? Down it little further.
Please!
Turn that side.
lf l give the shot in wrong place, you'll be in trouble.
Show me.
Didn't see much, right?
No cries can bring back the dead, sleep peacefully.
You'll feel better.
-=DDR=-
As search gets deeper,,,
Heart is celebrating,,,
lt's you there,,,
Love is stuttering,,,
O Siva! Ash smeared Siva,,,
-=DDR=-
You're the leader, chief minister, playful artiste,,,
Battle hero, young man, come on dance,,,
Don't laugh at my get up,,,
Don't rub the wrong side of me,,,
O Siva! Ash smeared Siva,,,
l'll make,,,l'll break,,,
l'll make things like you,,,
l'll produce,,,l'll give,,,sacrif'lce,,,
One day is just a speck hidden in me,,,
Kill yourseIf to seek me,,,
-=DDR=-
Set up camp here.
Unload things,
Ravi, she says this place is too dangerous, must leave at once.
What danger?
My guess is snakes.
Did you come here with us to tell forest has snakes?
What else is there? Lions, Tigers, Monkeys...
l really got scared.
Go!
Says full of snakes, l'm going to slap her one day,
Where did you f'lnd this mad woman?
Hey snake!
Notjust one, there are many snakes.
l attacked as group to scatter an army...
Get out!
They teased you.
l didn't like it.
You came to help me in trouble.
That's why...
Don't feel too much, leave it.
Sit down.
What are you reading?
Are you searching for people lost 800 years ago?
Are we going to dig their place?
Okay, but we are already facing so many problems.
Cholas didn't go just like that,
they laid 7 dangerous death traps, so nobody would dare follow them.
l mean traps.
Sea, forest tribals, security huntsmen, serpents, quicksand, hunger, thirst.
And a village.
We've crossed three dangerous traps.
This place is fourth trap.
Serpents.
l mean snakes.
This olden text on leaf is the only hope of our escape.
lt was written by a Pandian chieftain who went after the Chola prince.
-=DDR=-
Take positions,,,hold f'lre,
Get down...get down...
Snake...snake...snake...
Leave me!
- Leave me... - Go...go...go...
Run fast! Go...go...go... jump into the water...
Tell me something l can understand.
Snakes are better than this.
Oh God!
-=DDR=-
Let's go.
Great figure, right?
- How far have we come? - l don't know,
You warned about serpents, we didn't listen to you.
Sorry.
How to go back to that far away place?
l'm scared about those snakes.
We'll proceed forward?
Do you know the way?
Hello! Wait! Why are you deciding yourselves?
Won't you ask me?
l can't come leaving my people behind.
Already l'm afraid about their safety.
Let's stay till they come here.
We are going, you stay here.
Who asked you to stay? l'm not talking to you.
Excuse me...please don't trust her.
She'll betray you.
She's a cheap woman.
Hands off me.
Know your limits.
Rascal!
Hello, show some respect, if not...
Rotten piece of shit.
You've lit the fire, now you'll be happy.
Why are you staring at me?
Showing respect as a woman, if not l'll thrash you.
l'm taking it easy, if not l'll blow up your head.
Go...making empty threats.
Come on, fire at me.
- Shut up! - You don't talk to me.
Yuck! Shut up, you scumbag.
Why are you abusing me in English?
Do you consider yourself to be a beauty?
- lf you don't shut up now... - What will you do? Let me see.
Shut up Anitha.
- You shut up, you bitch. - Who you are calling a bitch?
You're the biggest fucking bitch l've ever seen.
Yeah, right.
Atleast l'm not romancing a scumbag here.
Yeah right.
You'd rather let him have a peek at your boobs.
Shut up, you bloody bitch, otherwise l'll blow your fucking brains off.
Oh! l'm so scared. Go ahead, but you can't.
- Because you're a chicken. - Who you are calling a chicken?
You, l'm calling you a fucking chicken. Chicken...chicken...
Why are you both speaking in English?
You're responsible for all this, bloody...
Magazine was full, right?
We've lost many men, sir. We need more weapons.
-=DDR=-
Not with any bad intention as you think, you were shivering in cold...
l wanted to cover you...trust me.
Removing pant is wrong not the shirt.
With good intention only...
lt'll smell bad, adjust,
You're running high fever.
There's only one remedy for it, but don't mistake me if l say...
Hold me tight and sleep.
Your body will warm up in few minutes.
Think l'm your brother.
Not a brother, think l'm your friend.
Listen to me, if you sleep holding me tight, you'll not feel cold.
-=DDR=-
Shall we go back?
l can't bear this hunger.
Hey lousy girls! No food or water, where are you going?
Will there be any trap here?
What can be here? Don't think too much. Come!
Leave her...leave her, let's get rid of the trouble.
Leave her...leave her...go... go away you gun toting girl!
Leave her...l'm telling you, leave her.
Hold her! Hold her! Hold her!
You never listen to me.
-=DDR=-
ls this also a trap set up by the Cholas?
Very cunning guys!
Big rocks turn into small stones and then disintegrate into sand,
The Sun light will show you the path like Lord Thillai Natarajan,,,the sun,,,
Dusk sun,,,light,,,
Shadow of light,,,
path of Natarajan,,,
Path of Natarajan,,,
Ready...get up!
Run,,,run,,,
Run in the shadow,,,
Fast,,,fast,,, before the shadow vanishes,
Run,,,run,,,
Light is going away.... fast...fast!
Stop...stop...
What next?
Wait till the sunrise,
Come here,
Yeah,,,one step and we'll meet sandy death,
Careful,
Take the lights, be careful and be slow,
Don't come...don't come.
Hey don't come...don't come.
Stop...stop...stop! No..no...no...
Ravi, don't come,
- How to cross this? - Wait till sunrise,
You'll see shadow of Lord Natarajan, run in that shadow,
Don't sleep, you may get sucked in.
Were you born like this or you become like this on full and no moon days?
Be free.
Won't your people ask if you go out dressing so skimpily?
- l don't have anyone. - Dead?
No, father is there, we had a problem.
l walked out on him.
What's the problem?
l fell in love with a man. My father didn't like him.
He shouted at me, l left his home.
Are you living with your lover now?
Yuck! He's also not a worthy man. Rascal!
He asked me to stop digging and be just a home maker after marriage.
l left him also.
Ready...ready..ready...run! Now...run...run...
Shadow...run in the shadow.
Run...faster...
Run...run... Come faster!
Stop...stop...stop wherever you are.
Stop!
What to do now?
Wait till evening.
We are on the right track, right?
This is your father's, right?
His handycam, still working,
Did he leave it behind for us?
He must've camped here,
He left behind so many things here, why not leave a chips packet too?
-=DDR=-
Gold!
- Oh my God! - ls he the missing Chola prince?
May be, Face is similar to the painting,
l can't believe this,
What?
What l can see,,,
Let me go closer,
What is that?
Oh my God! That's a camel!
l'll eat the whole thing,
l hope you people don't mind,
Go,,,go,,,come on,,,go,,,
Don't let the camel get away,
Pick up something to kill it,
- Go slow,,, - Pick up something sharp to kill,
Don't let the camel get away,
Let's have a meal man,
Turn it,,,turn it my side,
Neck must be on my side,
Finally, we've found the place Cholas lived.
Thanks to Lavanya.
We are now going in.
Sukumaran for Sun TV news.
l desire you,,,
Come whatsoever,,, Let bygones be bygones,,,
This is a land of dreams,,,
Man of deeds,,, Man of challenges,,,
My heart is bouncing like a kite,,,
Two glass dolls are dancing in tandem,,,
-=DDR=-
l desire you,,,
Come whatsoever,,, Let bygones be bygones,,,
This is a land of dreams,,,
Man of deeds,,, Man of challenges,,,
Two maidens before me,,, What's wrong if l flirt with them?
This is right question,,,
You are an energetic macho man,,,
Ships sailing into sea,,, lt has hit shore and got stuck,,,
lt'll rain if it hits hills,,, At midnoon, it'll turn dark,,,
Friendship and shame will leave you like dust,,,
-=DDR=-
lt's a locked house,,, but many open entrances,,,
Come out of your body and observe yourseIf,,,
- My lovely rose,,, - Come, let's have it once,,,
l'm your man,,,
Come, touch and lit f'lre of passion in me,,,
O Siva! Ash smeared Siva,,,
Fire will eat away hearts like f'lreflies,,,
My heart is bouncing like a kite,,,
Two glass dolls are dancing in tandem,,,
-=DDR=-
What happened? Why is it dead silence?
l don't know.
-=DDR=-
l'm Krishnan, l'm an Archeologist,
l'm an Archeologist,,,
Catch it,,,catch it,,,
-=DDR=-
From generations no change,
No food, no water,
What can people do, King?
You live in the comforts of the palace,
has anyone told you about diff'lculties we face?
No water even to clean after passing faeces, King,
Can't hold on for long, then don't complain about the stink,
Set up a camp, send a team immediately to find those three.
Go, don't stop.
l saw tiger mascot on his back,
l fear him to be a messenger,
Are you a messenger of Cholas?
Why a tiger tattoo on your back?
l'm terribly hungry, man.
l want mashed eggs, l want biryani.
l haven't eaten for 10 days. My intestines are paining.
l want water, l want biryani, l want chicken piece and beer,
All because of those...
No.
My mother has told me not to abuse women.
l wish to tie Anitha and rape her.
Won't you cry then? Won't you cry saying you raped me?
Why am l getting bad ideas? So what if l get it?
Sub-conscious thoughts are coming out,
If Lavanya agrees, l'll marry her,,,
She'll not agree, Lousy woman!
ls he the messenger?
Will he take us to our motherland?
Will it pour down heavily?
You've lost your balance, Devar.
Without dress,,,
,,,like power in it, warmth of humans,,,
-=DDR=-
Hey leave us! Hey! Who the hell are you?
Brother, l'm innocent, Anitha did everything.
Hello! What's happening here?
Where are we? Who are these people?
Cholas!
The Cholas whom we came searching here. They are Cholas.
- You said they would be dead. - We thought like that,
But they didn't perish,
They have continued to live here for generations after generations,
l'm coming from Chola kingdom.
My name is Nambirattiar.
Lord Siva of South of Meru, Protector of Thanjai,
King of the Chola, Udaiyar Sri Rajendrasena's daughter.
l've taken a vow.
My wish is to make love with King and achieve fame.
- Hey! Where are you taking me? - Leave me...Anitha, no...leave me.
-=DDR=-
How long we have been waiting for this day?
How many generations we have been waging this battle?
My name is Anitha Pandian,
l belong to the royal family, They are my ancestors,
For generation to generation, we have only one dream,
to f'lnd the place where the missing Chola prince lived,
and bring back our family deity's idol,
This revenge is fed to us with mother's milk and is part of our genes,
Like Union Minister Veerapandian, Ex-Major Ravisekharan,
eight of us remain in that clan, our parents raised us as royals,
Taught us many arts,
Though we live as ordinary citizens, the revenge hasn't died down,
l didn't expect Cholas who stole our family deity would be alive,
Good, the vow taken by our ancestors must get fuIf'llled,
l must wipe out the Cholas who enslaved Pandians,
l've only one weapon with me, My body!
My mother has taught me how to use it to attack,
We are well aware of all your terror acts against us,
ln the golden swing decorated with romance,,,
Can you sing, Devar?
A ballad, free verse, a poem sung in praise of hero by 7 different aged women.
Atleast any one?
Okay. Can you atleast sing medley of songs with the last word?
-=DDR=-
Where's the land with dancing pods of paddy?
Where's the court where my word was rule?
Where's the battlef'leld where bow and arrows played?
Where's the statue chiseled out from rocks?
Men without a motherland,,,
O my supreme lord! Adorned with moon,,,
Revenge has brought me here,,,
-=DDR=-
ln search of land f'llled with greenery,,,
Eyes got tired in that eternal search,,,
Searching for the eluding flower of prosperity,,,
My life has been spent,,,
ln search of the music of chisels on rocks ears got melted away,,,
My tongue has lost it's sense in search of a meal,,,
Kings of Cholas who ruled with tiger mascot on their flag,,,
Now have to eat rats to survive,,,
Now have to live like plants surviving on air,,,
Am l a king who rules over a country of skulls?
-=DDR=-
How am l to continue? Praising him to the hilt,,,
What's the message?
Where's the letter?
Ordered to be delivered when alone.
My wish is to make love with King and achieve fame,
Message?
Let our legs entwine, lips unite, bodies merge,
eyes closed, sleep together,
and l hesitatingly...
Your eyes don't mean it.
Your touch says something different.
Your gestures mean something else.
Your panting chest is not good.
Nothing is right with your womanhood.
l know your cunningness.
Your praise of the enemy is pure chicanery.
Tell me!
Cry!
This is not blood of a Chola!
This is blood of an coward, frightened and panic stricken wretched man.
Are you a Chola?
ls this your Chola kingdom?
Even the worst of my Thanjavur dress better than you.
Living like pigs in sty rolling over in your own urine and faeces.
Think of my Thanjavur.
lf you don't respect, you'll not get any message.
For what you've been waiting for 1000 years, it'll not happen.
l won't tell the message even if you torture me.
Make love with me, let our blood mix,
let your shoulder get tired and take rest on my chest,
l'll tell you the message then.
Aren't you a king?
Your queens are sleeping with you only, right?
Or else are they sleeping with other men to satisfy their urges?
-=DDR=-
You want more?
Tell me the message.
Tell me!
Third day from now, let's travel towards Chola kingdom,
you'll be coronated in Chola kingdom.
People of Chola are waiting for you.
This is the message l have brought for you.
ls it enough?
Don't tell lies!
Tell me the truth!
Truth! Trust me.
You'll see Chola kingdom in two weeks.
Men without a motherland,,,
This is cry of your son,,,
A King's lament,,,
Where's the land with dancing pods of paddy?
Where's the court where my word was rule?
Where's the battlef'leld where bow and arrows played?
Where's the statue chiseled out from rocks?
Are you the messenger? ls it really you?
Messenger will come, get killed,
and wipe tears of the destitute,
and it will pour down heavily, nothing has come true,
are the paintings of my ancestors lies?
Everything will come true, shouldn't time be favourable?
Chola kingdom is just gaining strength,
Trust me, Your bad days are over,
We have established water houses and rest homes in the way,
No need to worry or fear,
Everything will go on smoothly,
-=DDR=-
O King! Why are you hesitating?
Why don't you tell us what you know?
We know about the messenger's arrival,
we have been sitting tight holding our breathe since last night.
What's the message? ls it good news?
Will it end our years of travails and make our dreams come true?
My people!
The days of you fearing me and l fearing you is over.
Two days from now we are travelling towards our motherland.
Silence please...silence!
Are we leaving for good?
Has the king become a groom again?
The prediction was messenger would bring rains.
But not a drop of rain fell.
ls it any bad omen?
My people!
l have hope!
Those who trust me, can join me.
lf not l'll go alone and take you all after seeing our homeland.
Don't speak like this and leave us to die here,
we've got an opportunity which was denied to our ancestors,
please forgive us,
before you point it to us, let us see Thanjavur,
my heart yearns to hug civilised people.
Shouldn't we offer sacrifice for our safe journey?
l'm ready to offer myself, King.
Why? Don't you want to see your motherland?
l've grown very old.
l can't even stand on my legs.
l've to move all round enjoy feasts.
l've to befriend many there.
l've to make love to beautiful women.
Can l do all this?
Come on do it.
King! Will you reach motherland safely taking my life?
Hey old man! No self praise please.
Look at the old man's wish!
Okay! You proceed!
On setting foot in Thanjavur, spare a second to think about me.
O Goddess! Accept his life as sacrif'lce,
Hey l'm Chandran! l found the Cholas!
-=DDR=-
Leave us,,,leave us,,,
Father!
Come...you may die.... come here...
Hey...you...
He's my father... my father...
Get up...get up...come...come...
Father!
Go, fight him! Go...fight him, why are you scared?
Are you a coward? Go fight him...you coward!
Fight and die...die...
Fight with our wrestler.
Coward!
-=DDR=-
Our saviour Goddess!
What great deeds have l done to play host to you?
Journey to motherland starts tomorrow,
this is royal edict to collect materials and goods for the travel,
-=DDR=-
Our messenger God!
Have come save our souls!
May you appear before us! May you shower your blessings on us!
Don't cry,,,please don't cry,,,
Don't cry,,,
Don't cry my dear children,,,
Kill him!
-=DDR=-
Long live King of Pandias!
Take positions!
Attack!
Stop...stop...stop...stop!
Women! Supply water!
Have water.
March forward! March forward!
Fire!
Don't move,,,don't move,,,
March forward!
-=DDR=-
Protect King!
All of you converge!
Don't spare them! Attack them!
What's the name of this battalion?
You never told me about it.
You thought we'll get scared of it.
Turning into water and f'lve basic elements as our roots,,,
We'll not leave till our body disintegrates in earth,,,
South Thanjavur,,, our golden motherland!
Till we touch our motherland, we'll not leave this earth,,,
Though down and out,,,
We'll not die till we die in our motherland,,,
-=DDR=-
Come on dance!
Dance...will you dance or not?
Come on dance!
Dance this step!
Leave me
Father!
My daughter!
-=DDR=-
,,,,going to go, come and join!
King of the Tiger flag! Come!
How many times l warned you to be alert!
Rascals! Don't leave him alive. Go!
Time has come! Have a safe journey King!
Thick stresses! Big forehead!
Lord Siva, the protector of people,,,
May your soul reach the lotus feet of Him,,,
-=DDR=-
Journey of Chola continues,,,