1 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,560 '17th October, 1953, Saturday.' 2 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:42,320 Get in, Raman. 3 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:43,520 It will rain any minute. 4 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:48,960 Great thunder! 5 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,960 Yes. - Even God knows to beat drums very well. 6 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,720 Won't getting the 'Chenda' wet ruin your livelihood? 7 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:59,360 The lives of Kathakali artists like me will never be fruitful. 8 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:09,520 That is good. 9 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:32,200 'VANAPRASTHAM' 10 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:12,920 Father.. Wake up, Father. 11 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,120 Father. Wake up, Father. 12 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,640 Wake up, Father. 13 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,360 Father.. Wake up. 14 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,880 Father, wake up.. 15 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,840 Father, wake up.. - Sarada! 16 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,080 Wake up, Father. 17 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:03,920 I made a mistake. 18 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,520 This 'Chenda' was supposed to be played till it broke 19 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,520 while Kunhikuttan immortalised 20 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,480 the role of 'Poothana' yesterday. 21 00:05:10,840 --> 00:05:13,880 It got damaged due to a mistake I made. 22 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,240 What to do for the performance at Sasthamkotta tomorrow? 23 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,400 I don't have the money to get it repaired. 24 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,200 I find it hard to arrange a spare 'Chenda'. 25 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,320 Kunhikuttan will be shifting to male roles 26 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:41,560 starting tomorrow. 27 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,040 He plays Nala on the first day. 28 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,520 Is father.. Is father Poothana? 29 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,480 Your father played that role well yesterday. 30 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,040 Who is Lord Krishna then? - You. 31 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,080 Who else will be your father's Lord Krishna? 32 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,120 Sarada! 33 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:02,480 Poothana's breasts are filled with poison. 34 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:03,800 Do you want some of it as well? 35 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,160 I have seen a 'Chenda' in the manor. 36 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,080 It is laid to waste in the attic of the outhouse. 37 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:23,040 I'll take it. 38 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,160 Who told you it is wasting away? 39 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:27,320 You need lord's consent to take it. 40 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:31,040 Hey! 41 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:33,840 What is he saying, Raman? 42 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,480 He says that it can be taken without permission. 43 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:37,080 That he will take it. 44 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:38,960 It must not waste away without getting played. 45 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,520 Though it is an instrument, it will find its solace 46 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:42,760 if someone plays it. 47 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:12,680 In the outhouse.. 48 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:17,360 Raman made a mistake. 49 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,040 His 'Chenda' is damaged. 50 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,880 I have a performance at Sasthamkotta tomorrow. 51 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,840 How can I do it without the rhythm? 52 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,760 I was saying to Savithri's father that I need the old 'Chenda' 53 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,760 that is wasting away in the attic of the outhouse. 54 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:32,880 Kindly give it to me. 55 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,320 It's only a matter of acquiring the money for the repairs. 56 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:38,680 I'll put it back then. 57 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:43,440 What role are you playing now? 58 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,640 Kunhikuttan is not simply called by his name now, sir. 59 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,040 After his last performance, the people started calling him 60 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,520 'Master Kunhikuttan'. 61 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:57,960 Where are the keys to the outhouse? 62 00:07:58,480 --> 00:07:59,320 I have them. 63 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:34,680 Doesn't our school usually start teaching from the origin, Kunju? 64 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:36,600 Who is playing 'Ravana' at this time? 65 00:09:36,680 --> 00:09:37,640 It is the master. 66 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,920 He is giving a demonstration. 67 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,440 Do the students enact it? - Never. 68 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,280 They have a long way to go in order to reach there. 69 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:16,040 Narayanan. 70 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:19,160 Vasudevan. 71 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:21,520 Pachu. 72 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:22,960 It's time to go. 73 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:23,880 Unni. 74 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:26,320 Sivaraman. - Come on. 75 00:10:27,160 --> 00:10:28,120 Aren't you coming? 76 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:29,400 Who is he? 77 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,480 Who is this wretch? 78 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:35,960 He is Kunhikuttan. 79 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:41,320 Bhageerathi's son, Kunhikuttan. 80 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:43,720 What? 81 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:46,960 Oh, God! 82 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:48,400 Stop! 83 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:53,480 Why are you crying? 84 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:56,560 Come. Let's go. 85 00:11:03,680 --> 00:11:06,200 Bhageerathi sent Kunhikuttan to the school 86 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,360 because the master approved of it. 87 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:10,120 Bhageerathi believes 88 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:13,400 that if he learns Kathakali, it would alleviate 89 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:14,760 their poverty. 90 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:15,800 No. 91 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:19,280 I can't let him learn the art along with the high-born. 92 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,840 Her physique doesn't suggest 93 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,320 that they endure poverty, Kunju. 94 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,320 After her eldest son died of smallpox 95 00:11:29,560 --> 00:11:31,520 Kunhikuttan is all she has. 96 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,200 She does all the chores 97 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:38,400 of the manor. If Kunhikuttan starts to learn Kathakali.. 98 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,040 Touch the lord's feet. 99 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:43,800 He doesn't even know how to show respect. 100 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,040 Such a disgrace! 101 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,360 The lord has shown the benevolence to let him learn the art. - Really? 102 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,240 Are you reluctant to teach him? 103 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:04,440 If yes, please tell me. 104 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,320 I shall do what's necessary for him. - Okay. 105 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,720 He is talented and I really mean it! 106 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,200 Let go of what happened. Don't worry about it. 107 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:16,920 Here. Have this for lunch. 108 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,600 I shall save the rice for you after it is offered 109 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,360 to the Gods, every day. 110 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:31,720 "I shall" 111 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:39,480 "convey" 112 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:48,680 "your.." 113 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:56,680 "...will to Arjuna" 114 00:12:56,720 --> 00:13:01,920 "who is on the battlefield." 115 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:08,920 Oh, God! 116 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:11,280 Oh! - What happened? 117 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,320 What is it? Did something bite you? 118 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:18,160 Master once threw a billet at me. It still hurts. 119 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:45,160 The master himself revealed it to me 120 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:48,840 that you'll be playing male characters from now. 121 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,280 One should be fortunate to have the ability 122 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:52,800 to play male characters. 123 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:56,800 You'll conquer more heights. 124 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,760 But I've got to tell you this. 125 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,080 No matter what character an artist plays 126 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,120 he'd only be given two annas and one Dhoti. 127 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:09,720 It still hasn't changed. 128 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:14,720 As your earnings are barely enough to support your family, don't waste 129 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:16,880 your money on liquor like the other artists. 130 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:18,360 Always think of your daughter. 131 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:24,560 I don't want to lie that I'd be sober. 132 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,680 But I'll always take care of my daughter. 133 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,240 Father, did you get the 'Chenda'? 134 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:11,120 Tell me, dear! Would I have? 135 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:12,800 Tell me. - Father. 136 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,080 Mother said that you wouldn't get it. 137 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,080 Grandmother, father is here. 138 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:38,880 What's with your demeanour? 139 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:42,080 I can't help it. 140 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,840 All of you made me like this. 141 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,120 Do you want me to change my demeanour? 142 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,240 Father. 143 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:05,480 No! - Father! 144 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:13,520 Is Poothana going to sleep now? 145 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:16,800 No, dear. 146 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,320 Poothana is bowing before Lord Krishna in reverence. 147 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,240 What if Lord Krishna drains the life out of her 148 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,560 and puts her to sleep once and for all? 149 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:36,120 Don't you ever worry, dear. 150 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,000 Let me sleep as well. 151 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,280 '21st March, 1955, Monday.' 152 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,640 He is sound asleep. It's not right to wake him up. 153 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,240 We are coming from Cherukunnu. - Irrespective of how far 154 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:12,640 you have come from, you've to wait. 155 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,040 Which part of Cherukunnu are you from? 156 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:18,080 The festival of the Goddess Annapoorna temple is coming up. 157 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:19,960 The committee is desperate 158 00:17:20,120 --> 00:17:24,040 to have Mr. Kunhikuttan perform at the festival. 159 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:26,680 Let me see. 160 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:29,680 Mother.. 161 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:32,800 He is sound asleep. 162 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,400 I've been seeing him perform for almost eight years now. 163 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:43,800 There isn't anyone who plays 164 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:47,760 the soul of the character better than Mr. Kunhikuttan. 165 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,640 We want him to play Bheema from the story of the White Ginger Lily. 166 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,520 Do you know any role he could perform while he is asleep! 167 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:55,880 If yes, tell it and he will play it for you! 168 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,760 It's been a while since I wanted to visit the temple. 169 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,600 Tell them I'll come. 170 00:18:13,120 --> 00:18:13,960 Give it. 171 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:28,480 The Goddess has given you something 172 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,880 to quench your thirst! 173 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,200 What are you doing, Father? 174 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:48,000 The mangoes preserved in the brine smells good! 175 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,400 Grandmother, this smells good too. 176 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,760 Let me hand him the decoction. Let me do it. - Give it. 177 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,480 Are you travelling that far to drink this decoction? 178 00:19:04,680 --> 00:19:05,520 Dear. 179 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:07,200 Yes. 180 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:11,520 Please give me the bottle. 181 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,600 Father, is this the decoction that makes one intoxicated? 182 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,560 What are you saying, dear? 183 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,840 I don't drink anything that would make me intoxicated. 184 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,200 I'm travelling to Thiruvananthapuram 185 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,240 to perform at the 'Painkuni' festival. 186 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:34,640 His Majesty will be present to witness the performance. 187 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:36,880 Do you want to come to see His Majesty? 188 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,280 His Majesty will be holding the sceptre 189 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,040 and will be wearing the royal attire and the beautiful crown. 190 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:45,560 Do you want to come to see His Majesty? - No. 191 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,840 Why? Don't you want to see His Majesty? 192 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,000 I already have. - When? 193 00:19:54,120 --> 00:19:55,120 He is right in front of me! 194 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,080 I searched everywhere for you. 195 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:17,560 It's time for your make-up. 196 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:18,960 Show me your face. 197 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:36,400 "Oh, elegant one!" 198 00:21:37,360 --> 00:21:40,800 "Oh, son of Nanda!" 199 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:45,960 "Oh, elegant one!" 200 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:49,640 "Oh, son of Nanda!" 201 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:55,120 "Come to me" 202 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,720 "happily." 203 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:04,160 "Come to me" 204 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,440 "happily." 205 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:14,680 "Oh, elegant one!" 206 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,280 Splendid, isn't it? 207 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:50,960 If anyone praises you for performing well 208 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,040 tell them you didn't. 209 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,160 If I had that stick with me 210 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:56,240 I'd have thrown it at you. 211 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:24,880 I'm the Diwan's messenger. 212 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,640 He wanted me to tell you that it was a good performance. 213 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:30,320 I'm glad. 214 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:31,800 Very much glad. 215 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,080 Strangers shower me with praises. 216 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,560 While the ones who know me, punish me. 217 00:24:42,120 --> 00:24:44,680 It hurts so much! Won't it, Raman? 218 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,040 The Diwan's daughter-in-law wants 219 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:53,160 to see you perform 'Subhadraharanam'. 220 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,000 Who is this daughter-in-law who gives me 221 00:24:57,600 --> 00:24:59,160 a spot amidst the stars? 222 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,080 I can thank her for now. 223 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:06,800 I won't perform for her. 224 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:26,000 "The gentle breeze in the moonlight" 225 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:31,840 "with the sound of flute and Veena." 226 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:36,960 "The gentle breeze in the moonlight" 227 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:42,120 "with the sound of flute and Veena." 228 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:48,000 "With beautiful flowers" 229 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:53,800 "and many a beautiful stimulus." 230 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,960 I think singing in this raga adds to the beauty 231 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:06,960 of the verse. 232 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:09,560 I didn't mean to correct you. 233 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,240 In the happiness of seeing your performance 234 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,480 I sang with all my heart. 235 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,520 If you don't mind, introduce yourself. 236 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:21,960 My name is Subhadra. 237 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,400 I'm the Diwan's daughter-in-law. 238 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,400 My grandmother used to say that rules of the art 239 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,360 does not apply to the greatest performers. 240 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:36,120 Was it wrong of me to sing it differently? 241 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:38,080 No. 242 00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:44,320 "The gentle breeze in the moonlight" 243 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,520 "with the sound of flute" 244 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,040 "and Veena." - True. You sang correctly. 245 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:57,280 "The gentle breeze in the moonlight" 246 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:03,040 "with the sound of flute and Veena." 247 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:12,880 "The gentle breeze in the moonlight" 248 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:19,560 "with the sound of flute and Veena." 249 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:20,480 Will this do? 250 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,840 Is this tune enough? - "With beautiful" 251 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,640 "flowers" 252 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,240 "and many a beautiful" 253 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,200 "stimulus." - Now? Are you able to recollect her? 254 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:39,720 "Oh, dear ones!" 255 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:45,000 "Oh, dear ones!" 256 00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:52,640 "Not seeing you for a while" 257 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,080 "gets me distressed." 258 00:27:55,560 --> 00:27:56,400 What about now? 259 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:01,080 "I feel happy now." 260 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:05,760 "I feel happy now." 261 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:19,320 Kunhikuttan.. Whatever! 262 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,520 Where do I find him? 263 00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:26,320 Is he that good a performer? 264 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,280 Do you know someone called Master Kunhikuttan? 265 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:43,960 Thank God! Are you that man? 266 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:44,920 No! 267 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:53,480 He is the King's messenger. 268 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:56,040 He didn't say his name. He's here to meet you. 269 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:57,800 Speak. 270 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,160 When the King gave the order 271 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:06,720 I thought he would be a well known 272 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:08,120 performer. 273 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,840 But upon reaching here, no one seemed to know you. 274 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:13,720 I realised something. 275 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,880 A diamond will shine even while covered in dirt. 276 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:21,440 Or else why would the King specifically ask for you 277 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:24,360 who has performed for only once at the 'Painkuni' festival 278 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:28,920 to perform at the palace? 279 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:34,920 A great honour. 280 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,200 Isn't it? - Definitely. 281 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,560 "Lord Vishnu" 282 00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:46,880 "I bow at thy feet." 283 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,240 Exceptional. Really good! 284 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,280 It was simply outstanding! 285 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:12,280 You're truly the epitome of acting. 286 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,320 I want to give you something 287 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,880 but I don't have anything to. Lord Vishnu! 288 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,240 I don't know what to give you. 289 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,480 I should give him something, shouldn't I? - Yes, you must. 290 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:30,720 Master Kunhikuttan, your performance 291 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,720 was so good that I'm in a state where I've forgotten every single 292 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,640 performance which I've ever seen. 293 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:38,640 I'm delighted. 294 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,280 This is neither a gift nor a present 295 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:44,600 but something that symbolises the respect I have 296 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,680 for the performing arts. 297 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,120 Let me ask you something. 298 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,600 Is your prowess helping you earn enough to support your family? 299 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,280 I wish I could paint a better picture. 300 00:30:58,200 --> 00:30:59,160 But I can't. 301 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,640 We're struggling to keep our body and soul together. 302 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:05,480 The families 303 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:10,200 of every single artist face the same plight as mine. 304 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:19,280 Such a pity. 305 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:41,760 I still can't believe I've been gifted this! 306 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:45,360 Didn't you get one as well? - Yes. - I see. 307 00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:51,360 Lord Vishnu! 308 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:22,640 Who drew these paintings? 309 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,440 Would it be her? 310 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:39,240 "Abigail, I met" 311 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:44,600 "the man of my dreams." 312 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:51,480 "Abigail, I met him." 313 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:01,720 The messenger only mentioned 314 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,360 that you are the Diwan's daughter-in-law. 315 00:33:05,800 --> 00:33:08,120 I never knew that you are such a gifted writer. 316 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:11,240 Writing is a habit of mine. 317 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:15,200 I don't know when I started it or how much I've written till date. 318 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:20,360 This script is not complete, is it? - No, it isn't. 319 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:26,360 My favourite story in the Puranas is the 'Subhadraharanam'. 320 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:33,200 It's a great dream of mine to write 321 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:38,040 a script that accentuates every bit of Arjuna's valiance. 322 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:44,880 The reason for the adoration I have for Arjuna and Subhadra 323 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:46,240 is my grandmother. 324 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:50,240 Also, the circumstances that I grew up in, played a part in it. 325 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:55,280 You were invited to perform here because I insisted. 326 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,080 I admire you as I've heard a lot 327 00:33:58,400 --> 00:33:59,840 about how well you portray Arjuna. 328 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:01,960 It was a dream 329 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,160 of mine to witness 330 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:09,000 that visual spectacle at my humble abode. 331 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,240 It came true today. 332 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,240 When a knowledgeable 333 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,760 intellectual and gorgeous woman like you 334 00:34:30,240 --> 00:34:31,720 invites me to her exquisite home 335 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:33,920 and converses with me.. 336 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:37,680 I'm left speechless! 337 00:34:38,560 --> 00:34:42,600 I remember Mr. Sharadi's words that the greatest honour that an artist 338 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,600 can get is to witness the spectators 339 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,440 being mesmerised by his performance. 340 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:50,720 I'm really grateful to you. 341 00:34:52,560 --> 00:35:00,040 "His eyes are more intense than lightning." 342 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:08,080 "Even the mighty sky is nothing when compared" 343 00:35:08,240 --> 00:35:12,240 "to his manliness." 344 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:14,040 "My desires will be fulfilled." 345 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,800 "Despite reading my mind" 346 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:23,240 "why are you hesitant?" 347 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:28,360 "I won't change my mind." 348 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:33,240 "Abigail, I met him." 349 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:35,600 '16th November, 1958, Wednesday.' - We're proud of it. 350 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,960 The labourers of the country 351 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,520 are delighted about it. 352 00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:49,400 I'd anticipated that it would turn out to be like this. 353 00:36:49,920 --> 00:36:52,440 I was spot on. 354 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:54,800 My expectations have always.. - Grandfather. 355 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:56,480 ...come true and it always will. 356 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:00,520 You claimed that I was fantasising 357 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,440 and refused to marry him. 358 00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:06,600 It wasn't a fantasy but a forecast based on my experiences. 359 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:09,040 This title deed states that the Lord 360 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,680 has bequeathed an acre and 24 cents of the property 361 00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,760 at the south of the manor to Kunhikuttan. 362 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:18,280 This is how deep the blood relations are. 363 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:23,280 What is it, Mother? 364 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:25,800 The title deed shows that the Lord has bequeathed 365 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,560 some land to your father. 366 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:29,400 The land belongs to us now! 367 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:35,440 Did father get it because he is a great Kathakali artist? 368 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:52,960 Are you praying, Bhagi? 369 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,560 Who are you praying for? Is it for the Lord? 370 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:06,240 "I feel content" 371 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:12,320 "when he is with me." 372 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:18,480 "Sorrow looms over me" 373 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:24,440 "when he isn't." 374 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,120 Why didn't you come last night, Father? 375 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,080 We heard that you caused a commotion. 376 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:49,840 Why did you do it? 377 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:53,960 Grandmother was worried and she was awake all night. 378 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,560 As if this is the first time 379 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,440 that she had a sleepless night! 380 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,320 'Smoking causes cancer.' 381 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:22,960 Grandfather brought this. 382 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,080 He asked us to give it to you. 383 00:39:35,160 --> 00:39:36,240 What does this mean! 384 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:43,240 I don't know whether it's right or wrong. 385 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,200 Let's hope that the Gods will have mercy on him. 386 00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:51,200 It is the title deed 387 00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:54,560 to the property he bequeathed you. - No! 388 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,160 Don't tell me such sinful things! 389 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,880 I won't be able to bear it! 390 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:05,680 His soul won't attain liberation 391 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:07,600 no matter what he does. 392 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:12,320 To attain that, one must have humanity. 393 00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,400 You could've been brave to say it to him back then! 394 00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:24,040 Your father felt pity for me as he thought 395 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:26,440 I could no longer look after the family. 396 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:28,640 Isn't this the profit you get 397 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:30,600 for choosing to marry me? 398 00:40:31,920 --> 00:40:34,480 Killing me would have been a better option 399 00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:36,240 than this. 400 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:43,120 Father, please don't do it.. - Move! 401 00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:17,640 Sinners! 402 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:25,400 How long will I have to live amongst these sinners 403 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:28,360 who are under the delusion 404 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:35,440 that all their sins are noble deeds, Lord Krishna? 405 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:41,640 I didn't know who my father was while growing up. 406 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:42,840 I, who grew up without a father. 407 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,280 My mother, who cast many unknown faces in my father's role.. 408 00:41:49,920 --> 00:41:51,280 A piece of land 409 00:41:51,480 --> 00:41:56,000 in return of all the grief that my mother and I had to endure! 410 00:41:59,240 --> 00:42:02,000 He became a nobleman in the eyes of the society 411 00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:04,200 by bequeathing 412 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:08,480 a piece of land to his son. 413 00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:13,840 And I became an arrogant man even in the eyes of my Sarada. 414 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:20,280 Oh, Lord Krishna, is this the blessing 415 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:23,840 that you had in store for me? 416 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:27,400 I don't want this blessing. 417 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:30,640 I can't take it. 418 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:33,800 I can't take this anymore. 419 00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:36,680 I just can't! 420 00:44:37,480 --> 00:44:39,280 Is the master's condition better now? 421 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:41,560 There is no cure for paralysis. 422 00:44:42,520 --> 00:44:45,360 The Almighty might have thought that it was time for the master 423 00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:46,600 to retire. 424 00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:49,800 I guess He was jealous of his brilliance! 425 00:44:50,240 --> 00:44:51,920 It's all down to fate. 426 00:44:52,240 --> 00:44:55,440 At least he was lucky enough to teach a brilliant student like you. 427 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:01,240 Which story are you going to perform next? - The Gita. 428 00:45:02,720 --> 00:45:06,440 Arjuna is going to see Lord Krishna to clear some of his doubts. 429 00:45:07,960 --> 00:45:11,840 People say only He can offer us peace of mind. 430 00:45:13,960 --> 00:45:14,840 Lord Krishna! 431 00:45:20,480 --> 00:45:21,360 Oh, God! 432 00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:24,080 Lord Vishnu! 433 00:45:25,480 --> 00:45:27,360 I searched for Subhadra based 434 00:45:27,760 --> 00:45:29,880 on what you told me. 435 00:45:30,120 --> 00:45:31,760 But I couldn't find her. 436 00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:35,240 It's been almost six years since I last saw her. 437 00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:37,280 I guess she would have changed! 438 00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:41,040 It looks like you are more eager than Kunhikuttan to see her! 439 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:43,040 Of course! 440 00:45:43,320 --> 00:45:46,520 We can only sing about the state of happiness that Subhadra 441 00:45:46,600 --> 00:45:48,680 was in when she saw Arjuna. 442 00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:51,840 We aren't capable of doing anything beyond that, are we? 443 00:45:52,560 --> 00:45:57,280 Only he can give life to those legendary characters! 444 00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:02,000 What happened? 445 00:46:03,800 --> 00:46:06,800 I'm not running a temperature. It's just the cough. 446 00:47:55,720 --> 00:47:57,240 I never expected 447 00:47:58,920 --> 00:48:00,400 to meet you here. 448 00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:02,320 Come. 449 00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:06,440 That's Arjuna's fate. 450 00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:08,720 Arjuna's life 451 00:48:09,520 --> 00:48:12,160 is all about his actions and not his expectations. 452 00:48:12,480 --> 00:48:16,120 I was not referring to Arjuna, a character of Mahabharata. 453 00:48:17,440 --> 00:48:20,680 I'm talking about myself, the artist who plays Arjuna. 454 00:48:32,600 --> 00:48:34,400 Like the mighty mountain 455 00:48:35,160 --> 00:48:38,760 Arjuna stands in the chariot along with Lord Krishna. 456 00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:44,920 Arjuna was the only man 457 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:47,160 who'd the fortune to be considered 458 00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:50,720 equal by Lord Krishna, the source of all wisdom. 459 00:48:51,760 --> 00:48:53,480 I feel as if I'm looking right at him. 460 00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:59,200 My next performance is at Thrippunithura. 461 00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:04,400 If you come there, it would mean a lot to me. 462 00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:13,720 I have a lot to write. 463 00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:16,240 I know. 464 00:49:17,240 --> 00:49:21,120 I'm just an artist who portrays Arjuna with his limited knowledge. 465 00:49:21,440 --> 00:49:24,320 To be honest, he is still an enigma to me. 466 00:49:25,960 --> 00:49:29,800 It will be a privilege if you could show the magnanimity 467 00:49:30,720 --> 00:49:34,120 to be there and point out the mistakes in my performance. 468 00:49:44,240 --> 00:49:47,120 "I have to save" 469 00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:54,280 "our next son for he has to offer.. - Salvation" 470 00:49:54,400 --> 00:49:57,640 "to the world. If I can't.." 471 00:49:57,720 --> 00:50:03,880 "I'll sacrifice myself in a pyre." - 'Santhana Gopalam.' 472 00:50:04,000 --> 00:50:07,120 "Burn the body." 473 00:50:07,200 --> 00:50:10,440 "Death is the ultimate truth." 474 00:52:15,600 --> 00:52:17,680 It seems like your mind is somewhere else. 475 00:52:23,240 --> 00:52:24,360 I'm in some other world. 476 00:52:25,760 --> 00:52:28,240 I fell in love with the Arjuna you performed some time back 477 00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:30,600 and got lost in it. 478 00:52:46,880 --> 00:52:48,440 Did you see the lamp of heaven? 479 00:52:50,760 --> 00:52:52,400 Krishna must have informed Balarama 480 00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:54,600 about the incident where Arjuna 481 00:52:55,040 --> 00:52:57,200 came as a saint and kidnapped Subhadra 482 00:52:57,520 --> 00:53:00,160 by dancing in front of this lamp of heaven. Isn't it? 483 00:53:00,960 --> 00:53:03,160 You might be thinking ditzy 484 00:53:03,560 --> 00:53:06,000 as you have the same name of the character. 485 00:53:06,640 --> 00:53:07,480 Maybe. 486 00:53:09,480 --> 00:53:11,760 When my grandfather used to call me Subhadra 487 00:53:12,560 --> 00:53:14,200 I had no knowledge about Arjuna. 488 00:53:14,960 --> 00:53:16,680 I used to read all the time. 489 00:53:17,360 --> 00:53:18,720 We had almost all the books. 490 00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:23,640 Those books introduced me to Subhadra. 491 00:53:25,440 --> 00:53:27,920 There is no one as lucky as Subhadra. 492 00:53:29,320 --> 00:53:31,000 She fell in love and made love 493 00:53:31,760 --> 00:53:34,880 to the epitome of masculinity, Arjuna. 494 00:53:36,080 --> 00:53:37,160 The son of Lord Indra. 495 00:53:37,720 --> 00:53:40,640 He defeated the demons who were trying to conquer the heaven 496 00:53:41,240 --> 00:53:43,080 in the form of a human. 497 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:45,640 He obtained 'Pashupatastra' 498 00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:47,760 by battling with Lord Shiva. 499 00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:49,560 A saint. 500 00:53:50,080 --> 00:53:53,760 He is an epitome of righteousness found by Lord Krishna. 501 00:53:55,640 --> 00:53:57,080 I am not just trying to love him 502 00:53:58,640 --> 00:54:03,160 I'm evoking him in my mind and experiencing him in my soul. 503 00:54:12,080 --> 00:54:15,160 There is an old manor in Mavelikkara. 504 00:54:16,360 --> 00:54:19,240 In the memory of a great personality 505 00:54:19,920 --> 00:54:22,080 they conduct Kathakali every year. 506 00:54:24,280 --> 00:54:25,800 I am performing Arjuna this year. 507 00:54:27,520 --> 00:54:29,600 On the 17th of the 'Chingam' month. 508 00:54:31,760 --> 00:54:33,240 Even though I was not born there 509 00:54:33,840 --> 00:54:36,560 I always read, studied and dreamt about that place 510 00:54:37,480 --> 00:54:39,640 till the age of 17. 511 00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:42,120 How can that manor vanish from my heart? 512 00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:45,720 I knew about this program. 513 00:54:49,560 --> 00:54:51,360 It's the script that I had shown you when you came home. 514 00:54:53,280 --> 00:54:54,160 It's done. 515 00:54:58,840 --> 00:54:59,680 Yes. 516 00:55:00,640 --> 00:55:02,520 My Arjuna in this play kidnapped me 517 00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:05,320 with the kind of manliness 518 00:55:06,200 --> 00:55:07,440 which I have never witnessed before. 519 00:55:15,640 --> 00:55:17,160 Will you perform this play 520 00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:20,880 on the coming 17th of 'Chingam' 521 00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:25,200 at my house in Mavelikkara? 522 00:55:30,000 --> 00:55:30,840 I will try. 523 00:55:32,760 --> 00:55:34,160 That's all I can say. 524 00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,080 You shouldn't just try. You should become my Arjuna 525 00:55:38,360 --> 00:55:39,800 through the words I wrote 526 00:55:40,400 --> 00:55:41,560 just for me. 527 00:55:43,280 --> 00:55:45,280 You should make me Arjuna's Subhadra. 528 00:55:47,240 --> 00:55:50,720 I want to enjoy the pleasure which I thought I wouldn't 529 00:55:51,840 --> 00:55:53,080 be able to experience in this life. 530 00:55:54,560 --> 00:55:55,400 That is my wish. 531 00:55:56,800 --> 00:55:57,880 My only wish. 532 00:55:59,880 --> 00:56:01,160 Will you fulfil my wish? 533 00:56:41,720 --> 00:56:47,400 "Oh, Arjuna." 534 00:56:47,640 --> 00:56:53,440 "You are brave." 535 00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:59,080 "Oh, Arjuna." 536 00:56:59,280 --> 00:57:04,640 "You are brave." 537 00:57:04,680 --> 00:57:09,840 "Aren't you at your brother's mercy" 538 00:57:10,120 --> 00:57:15,760 "all the time?" 539 00:57:15,840 --> 00:57:21,280 "Aren't you at your brother's mercy" 540 00:57:21,320 --> 00:57:25,960 "all the time?" 541 00:57:26,040 --> 00:57:28,960 "Pull the string of the arrow, warrior." 542 00:57:29,080 --> 00:57:31,840 "Pull the string of the arrow, warrior." 543 00:57:31,920 --> 00:57:34,800 "Isn't that the duty of our clan?" 544 00:57:34,880 --> 00:57:39,320 "Isn't that the duty of our clan?" 545 00:59:31,520 --> 00:59:32,440 Go fast. 546 01:02:17,360 --> 01:02:18,640 This is pure camphor. 547 01:02:18,960 --> 01:02:20,200 It was mixed with rose water. 548 01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:22,280 My throat feels uncomfortable. 549 01:02:26,600 --> 01:02:28,680 It's vital that I use this 550 01:02:28,880 --> 01:02:30,720 as I'll have to sing until the show is over. 551 01:03:06,920 --> 01:03:08,680 I was only thinking about you. 552 01:03:10,720 --> 01:03:12,280 Have you been here for long? 553 01:03:13,000 --> 01:03:14,120 It has been quite long. 554 01:03:15,400 --> 01:03:18,480 I was waiting outside for you to get dressed. 555 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:23,880 I have something to tell you 556 01:03:26,040 --> 01:03:27,560 while you are in this attire. 557 01:03:49,160 --> 01:03:50,520 It is Abhimanyu. 558 01:04:24,400 --> 01:04:26,760 '28th February, 1960, Sunday.' 559 01:04:50,400 --> 01:04:52,520 You have a visitor. - Who is it? 560 01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:54,680 Mr. Kunhikuttan. 561 01:04:58,160 --> 01:05:00,440 There is no point in arguing with us. 562 01:05:00,720 --> 01:05:03,280 We're appointed here in order to restrict 563 01:05:03,360 --> 01:05:05,120 unauthorised entries. 564 01:05:05,240 --> 01:05:08,440 I've been here for 16 years and him for 32 years. 565 01:05:09,120 --> 01:05:11,320 How dare you speak to him like that? 566 01:05:11,680 --> 01:05:13,920 Kindly inform Subhadra that Kunhikuttan is here. 567 01:05:14,000 --> 01:05:17,040 I did. She says that she isn't expecting him. 568 01:05:17,160 --> 01:05:18,160 Not just that 569 01:05:18,320 --> 01:05:21,640 we have never heard anyone call out her name before. - Hey! 570 01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:36,840 I see that we did something foolish. 571 01:05:37,840 --> 01:05:39,680 It's okay. Forgive us. 572 01:05:41,480 --> 01:05:45,320 Didn't you understand what she meant? 573 01:05:48,360 --> 01:05:52,640 I don't have the required attire. 574 01:05:54,600 --> 01:05:56,560 It was my mistake 575 01:05:57,600 --> 01:05:59,200 that I came here as a simple human being. 576 01:06:02,880 --> 01:06:04,280 Kindly give this to her. 577 01:06:05,560 --> 01:06:07,280 Please don't tear it away if she refuses to take it. 578 01:06:09,400 --> 01:06:10,440 Burn it. 579 01:06:15,680 --> 01:06:20,080 'I'm not sure of how many letters I have written to you.' 580 01:06:21,360 --> 01:06:25,080 'Neither do I know if you are reading them' 581 01:06:25,360 --> 01:06:26,560 'Subhadra.' 582 01:06:27,000 --> 01:06:29,400 'Even then I'm writing to you.' 583 01:06:29,800 --> 01:06:31,240 'And I'll continue to write to you.' 584 01:06:32,880 --> 01:06:36,320 'I played the role of Arjuna today at Mavelikkara.' 585 01:06:37,120 --> 01:06:38,760 'My mind was lost in the thoughts' 586 01:06:38,960 --> 01:06:42,480 'of our son and you the whole time.' 587 01:06:43,200 --> 01:06:45,160 'I lost my rhythm.' 588 01:06:46,920 --> 01:06:48,040 'Is this silence' 589 01:06:48,760 --> 01:06:51,800 'fuelled by the arrogance of bearing Arjuna's son?' 590 01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:55,040 'Or by the happiness' 591 01:06:55,200 --> 01:06:58,400 'of depriving me of my son?' 592 01:07:00,320 --> 01:07:03,440 'I'll be performing as Arjuna at the Aluva manor' 593 01:07:03,640 --> 01:07:05,120 'on the coming 17th.' 594 01:07:44,000 --> 01:07:45,560 She is here to see you. 595 01:07:46,840 --> 01:07:50,480 Subhadra. She said, she will wait for you backstage. 596 01:08:44,960 --> 01:08:45,880 Oh, yes. 597 01:09:13,800 --> 01:09:16,360 Here I am watching my son 598 01:09:17,520 --> 01:09:18,760 and his father together. 599 01:09:20,800 --> 01:09:22,840 This was the only way 600 01:09:23,560 --> 01:09:25,240 it could happen. 601 01:09:27,520 --> 01:09:30,400 A few other incidents also occurred in my life. 602 01:09:31,640 --> 01:09:34,600 My husband died in a plane crash. 603 01:09:36,160 --> 01:09:38,080 I'm not just Abhimanyu's mother now 604 01:09:39,960 --> 01:09:41,360 but a widow too. 605 01:09:44,720 --> 01:09:46,160 Even though I don't want to 606 01:09:48,320 --> 01:09:51,560 I'm ready to be a widow by all means 607 01:09:53,360 --> 01:09:55,040 for the sake of my son. 608 01:09:59,600 --> 01:10:01,920 My son and I 609 01:10:03,800 --> 01:10:06,040 will never come to visit you again. 610 01:10:08,240 --> 01:10:09,680 Even though I have not read 611 01:10:10,720 --> 01:10:12,640 many of the letters you wrote to me 612 01:10:13,600 --> 01:10:15,200 I have not destroyed anything. 613 01:10:17,840 --> 01:10:19,280 The letters you write to me 614 01:10:20,960 --> 01:10:22,520 will never reach me again. 615 01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:30,920 I will consider him to be the child 616 01:10:32,080 --> 01:10:33,560 born to Arjuna and me. 617 01:10:37,000 --> 01:10:38,560 He is not Kunhikuttan's son. 618 01:10:41,800 --> 01:10:43,000 You should never 619 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:44,960 consider him your own. 620 01:10:46,600 --> 01:10:48,440 You don't have a son like him. 621 01:11:32,280 --> 01:11:34,560 What is it? Why did they leave? 622 01:11:34,720 --> 01:11:36,080 That performance is over. 623 01:11:36,560 --> 01:11:39,560 She did not love me or yearn for me 624 01:11:39,720 --> 01:11:41,520 but my disguise, Raman. 625 01:11:41,800 --> 01:11:42,960 I am not human. 626 01:11:43,160 --> 01:11:44,680 I am just a disguise. 627 01:11:44,760 --> 01:11:45,960 Just a disguise. 628 01:11:49,360 --> 01:11:51,880 Here. I have given you my head. 629 01:11:52,120 --> 01:11:54,680 From now onwards, I don't want to portray calm emotions. 630 01:11:55,600 --> 01:11:57,200 I want to portray the aggressive ones. 631 01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:58,920 Only the aggressive roles. 632 01:12:00,360 --> 01:12:02,560 The performance will get cancelled, Kunhikuttan. - No. 633 01:12:03,240 --> 01:12:04,760 The performances won't get cancelled. 634 01:12:05,320 --> 01:12:06,880 No performance will be cancelled 635 01:12:07,760 --> 01:12:09,320 even if we desire it. 636 01:12:12,840 --> 01:12:14,160 Lord Krishna. 637 01:12:41,240 --> 01:12:45,560 '1st April, 1965, Thursday.' 638 01:13:07,360 --> 01:13:11,280 "Bali, my brother." 639 01:13:11,400 --> 01:13:15,440 "Bali, my brother." 640 01:13:15,480 --> 01:13:19,280 "With respect, I.." 641 01:13:19,400 --> 01:13:23,560 "With respect, I.." 642 01:13:23,640 --> 01:13:27,120 "...touch your feet." 643 01:13:27,240 --> 01:13:31,480 "...touch your feet." 644 01:13:31,520 --> 01:13:32,840 "Help me.." 645 01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:35,040 "Me.." 646 01:13:35,120 --> 01:13:38,720 "Help me.." 647 01:13:39,040 --> 01:13:40,680 "With you.." 648 01:13:40,760 --> 01:13:42,560 "I.." 649 01:13:57,280 --> 01:14:00,880 "With you, I find strength." 650 01:14:01,120 --> 01:14:04,640 "With you, I find strength." 651 01:14:04,720 --> 01:14:08,640 "Forgive my sins." 652 01:14:08,760 --> 01:14:12,720 "Forgive my sins." 653 01:14:12,800 --> 01:14:16,480 "Oh, young King!" 654 01:14:16,640 --> 01:14:20,440 "Oh, young King!" 655 01:14:20,560 --> 01:14:21,720 Are you not well? 656 01:14:23,320 --> 01:14:25,320 I find it difficult to breathe. 657 01:14:28,280 --> 01:14:32,360 I had to stop mid-way, Lord Krishna. 658 01:14:45,040 --> 01:14:45,880 What is it? 659 01:14:46,120 --> 01:14:48,080 It is nothing. My throat is dry. 660 01:14:48,320 --> 01:14:51,000 She gave me water mixed with dried ginger. 661 01:14:51,880 --> 01:14:53,240 Now I can sing. - No. 662 01:15:31,600 --> 01:15:33,400 Five performances have been completed. 663 01:15:34,720 --> 01:15:36,160 Not even one was good. 664 01:15:38,600 --> 01:15:40,800 You are lying here devoid of your disguise. 665 01:15:41,680 --> 01:15:43,120 I am suffering 666 01:15:43,600 --> 01:15:45,360 unable to get rid of my disguise. 667 01:16:19,760 --> 01:16:26,520 "Why did you" 668 01:16:26,720 --> 01:16:31,160 "not talk?" 669 01:16:31,200 --> 01:16:33,360 "In sleep.." 670 01:16:33,440 --> 01:16:38,320 "Why did you" 671 01:16:38,440 --> 01:16:45,200 "not talk?" 672 01:16:45,440 --> 01:16:47,040 "In sleep.." 673 01:16:47,120 --> 01:16:54,920 "Why did you" 674 01:16:54,960 --> 01:16:59,400 "not talk?" 675 01:16:59,480 --> 01:17:01,200 "In sleep" 676 01:17:01,320 --> 01:17:08,960 "you lie hereon." 677 01:17:09,280 --> 01:17:15,240 "Do so." 678 01:17:17,440 --> 01:17:24,120 "Like a rock" 679 01:17:24,360 --> 01:17:31,080 "you lie." 680 01:17:31,160 --> 01:17:38,320 "Like a rock" 681 01:17:38,400 --> 01:17:45,240 "you lie." 682 01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:53,080 "Is that not you" 683 01:17:57,400 --> 01:18:04,680 "oh, fine woman?" 684 01:18:17,600 --> 01:18:18,880 "Are you fine" 685 01:18:19,840 --> 01:18:21,960 "dear?" 686 01:18:23,000 --> 01:18:26,720 "Are you fine" 687 01:18:27,160 --> 01:18:32,480 "dear?" 688 01:18:42,400 --> 01:18:45,640 The desire to see you perform 'Sukhamo Devi' 689 01:18:45,760 --> 01:18:47,840 has come true in this 'Painkuni' festival. 690 01:18:49,920 --> 01:18:53,040 I feel that you have something to say. Is it? 691 01:18:55,520 --> 01:18:56,680 Take this back 692 01:18:57,760 --> 01:18:59,240 and as a reward 693 01:18:59,920 --> 01:19:02,920 kindly treat my Namboothiri. 694 01:19:06,960 --> 01:19:07,880 He is not well. 695 01:19:08,760 --> 01:19:10,120 He is very sick. 696 01:19:10,360 --> 01:19:11,800 He is bedridden. 697 01:19:12,040 --> 01:19:13,200 Don't worry. 698 01:19:13,760 --> 01:19:16,120 I will do what I can. 699 01:19:17,520 --> 01:19:18,440 No. 700 01:19:47,480 --> 01:19:48,920 He has grown taller. 701 01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:51,120 He is plump. 702 01:19:59,520 --> 01:20:00,880 They have not reached yet. 703 01:20:02,680 --> 01:20:04,520 I can't say when they will arrive either. 704 01:20:06,640 --> 01:20:07,840 The next time.. 705 01:20:10,920 --> 01:20:11,840 It's okay. 706 01:20:15,480 --> 01:20:17,160 This.. This is a letter. 707 01:20:18,760 --> 01:20:20,560 Give it to Subhadra 708 01:20:20,960 --> 01:20:24,360 when you feel like she has returned. 709 01:20:27,280 --> 01:20:30,960 This pen is a gift of mine for her. 710 01:20:31,880 --> 01:20:34,800 When I went abroad, I bought this for her. 711 01:20:35,440 --> 01:20:36,280 I shall give it to her. 712 01:20:36,680 --> 01:20:38,040 I'll give it to her right away. 713 01:21:02,640 --> 01:21:04,680 The doctor said that he needs laser treatment. 714 01:21:12,280 --> 01:21:14,280 God gifted him with this voice. 715 01:21:15,000 --> 01:21:16,800 When that is taken back from him.. 716 01:21:18,880 --> 01:21:23,040 "Though he is ferocious.." 717 01:21:23,080 --> 01:21:28,560 "Even though he is ferocious.." 718 01:21:28,840 --> 01:21:31,680 "He is ferocious." 719 01:21:37,760 --> 01:21:39,480 "The mighty.." 720 01:22:51,480 --> 01:22:52,440 Move. Let me ask him. 721 01:22:52,480 --> 01:22:53,440 What just happened? 722 01:23:08,080 --> 01:23:10,120 How can you stop in the middle of the final act? 723 01:23:26,640 --> 01:23:28,200 I can't act on your terms. 724 01:23:29,600 --> 01:23:31,440 Whether I play Rama or Ravana 725 01:23:31,960 --> 01:23:33,200 it's the mind that controls it. 726 01:23:34,960 --> 01:23:36,400 My mind can't take this anymore. 727 01:23:38,360 --> 01:23:40,920 I acted all these years 728 01:23:41,120 --> 01:23:43,120 listening to a great artist who took the art 729 01:23:44,080 --> 01:23:45,800 of 'Sopana Sangeetham' to the pinnacle of greatness. 730 01:23:47,040 --> 01:23:49,280 He is bedridden at his home 731 01:23:49,320 --> 01:23:50,960 without even being able to chant. 732 01:23:52,840 --> 01:23:55,920 It saddens me that even you, who bargains for the quality 733 01:23:56,520 --> 01:23:58,960 of performance, didn't even bother to visit him. 734 01:24:04,560 --> 01:24:07,880 Wasn't he aware of all this when he wasted his life away in booze? 735 01:24:08,400 --> 01:24:09,920 You dog, did alcoholism 736 01:24:10,160 --> 01:24:11,880 give him throat cancer? 737 01:24:12,280 --> 01:24:15,120 The real enemy of God-gifted artists like him 738 01:24:15,520 --> 01:24:18,280 is the ignorance and savage mentality of people like you. 739 01:24:18,840 --> 01:24:22,080 To hide your cruelty that blemishes an artist's name 740 01:24:22,360 --> 01:24:24,480 you use some liquor. 741 01:24:24,920 --> 01:24:28,400 You and your generation are not gifted enough 742 01:24:28,480 --> 01:24:30,520 to acknowledge the greatness they showered in this age. 743 01:24:30,800 --> 01:24:32,440 You may rather blind yourself! 744 01:24:43,920 --> 01:24:44,720 Pisharadi. 745 01:24:45,800 --> 01:24:46,680 Pisharadi. 746 01:24:53,080 --> 01:24:57,120 It has been five months since he left. 747 01:24:58,040 --> 01:25:01,760 He had come here saying that he was going to Kashi. 748 01:25:39,200 --> 01:25:40,680 As the end nears 749 01:25:41,360 --> 01:25:44,320 no one is able to carry the burden 750 01:25:44,360 --> 01:25:45,520 of their sins. 751 01:25:46,640 --> 01:25:48,560 Shouldn't they unload it somewhere? 752 01:25:50,560 --> 01:25:53,920 He was with me whenever I felt weak. 753 01:25:54,960 --> 01:25:56,760 If he has gone to Kashi 754 01:25:57,360 --> 01:25:59,040 where else am I supposed to go? 755 01:25:59,800 --> 01:26:01,280 I'll follow him. 756 01:26:01,360 --> 01:26:04,960 To Kashi? Are you going to become a sage? 757 01:26:07,400 --> 01:26:09,320 Not only to see him 758 01:26:12,200 --> 01:26:13,600 but also to find peace. 759 01:26:15,280 --> 01:26:17,000 That is why I am leaving for Kashi. 760 01:26:19,800 --> 01:26:21,480 Assume that I have an ulterior motive too. 761 01:26:25,480 --> 01:26:26,440 I'll be back. 762 01:26:29,080 --> 01:26:31,960 You must take care of my family until I return, Raman. 763 01:26:33,920 --> 01:26:35,760 Don't we have many performances to give? 764 01:26:39,440 --> 01:26:41,360 Shouldn't we do them all, Raman? 765 01:26:58,320 --> 01:26:59,360 No. 766 01:27:00,320 --> 01:27:02,160 You must not do it, dear. 767 01:27:04,040 --> 01:27:07,040 It's a sin to perform a Namboothiri's funeral rites. 768 01:27:08,320 --> 01:27:09,400 A grave sin! 769 01:27:13,160 --> 01:27:14,480 If that is a sin 770 01:27:15,760 --> 01:27:19,160 let my father suffer that too. 771 01:27:23,840 --> 01:27:25,000 But I cannot. 772 01:27:26,880 --> 01:27:28,360 When a son calls for his father 773 01:27:28,880 --> 01:27:30,680 he can choose to ignore or deny it 774 01:27:32,040 --> 01:27:34,680 only while he is alive. 775 01:27:36,640 --> 01:27:38,560 Once dead 776 01:27:38,760 --> 01:27:42,480 the soul cannot help but respond. 777 01:27:46,160 --> 01:27:47,240 I will call him. 778 01:27:49,040 --> 01:27:51,840 I will call him while performing his rites on the banks of Ganges. 779 01:28:10,440 --> 01:28:15,520 You are not a sinner to cry, Mother. 780 01:28:17,400 --> 01:28:19,760 I love my mother with all my heart. 781 01:28:23,240 --> 01:28:24,480 With all my heart. 782 01:29:01,520 --> 01:29:02,680 Pisharadi! 783 01:29:12,120 --> 01:29:13,160 Kunhikuttan! 784 01:29:14,920 --> 01:29:15,760 Pisharadi. 785 01:29:22,960 --> 01:29:23,960 Good Lord! 786 01:29:36,960 --> 01:29:38,840 If the father is a Namboothiri, only the son 787 01:29:39,080 --> 01:29:42,160 born to a Namboothiri woman shall serve his rites. 788 01:29:43,400 --> 01:29:46,640 The son born to a woman of another caste is not allowed to do that. 789 01:29:47,800 --> 01:29:49,240 That's their rule. 790 01:30:03,640 --> 01:30:09,040 "Om!" 791 01:30:13,920 --> 01:30:16,680 Isn't it true that I am a son to someone? 792 01:30:17,800 --> 01:30:21,200 My father denies that I am his son. 793 01:30:22,640 --> 01:30:24,640 After giving birth to my son 794 01:30:25,120 --> 01:30:27,520 a mother says that I am not his father. 795 01:30:28,160 --> 01:30:30,840 Relationships such as father, mother, son and daughter 796 01:30:32,040 --> 01:30:33,800 are mere gestures for a Kathakali artist. 797 01:30:34,600 --> 01:30:37,120 There are no discriminations for gestures. 798 01:30:37,240 --> 01:30:38,480 They only have divinity. 799 01:30:39,280 --> 01:30:40,800 I am a mere human. 800 01:30:41,640 --> 01:30:42,800 I need my father. 801 01:30:54,600 --> 01:30:58,320 Subhadra is not letting me have or see my son 802 01:30:59,320 --> 01:31:02,800 whom she turned 803 01:31:03,520 --> 01:31:05,080 into the son of Arjuna. 804 01:31:08,160 --> 01:31:10,240 The aim of this ritual is two-fold. 805 01:31:11,200 --> 01:31:12,720 As a son to the father 806 01:31:13,520 --> 01:31:15,360 and as Abhimanyu to me 807 01:31:16,800 --> 01:31:20,440 I shall perform the funeral rites in the peaceful Ganges. 808 01:31:34,720 --> 01:31:37,720 'My desire to have a handful of my ashes' 809 01:31:37,960 --> 01:31:40,840 'thrown into the Ganga at Allahabad' 810 01:31:40,880 --> 01:31:45,440 'has no religious significance, so far as I am concerned.' 811 01:31:46,560 --> 01:31:50,680 'I have no religious sentiment in the matter.' 812 01:31:51,680 --> 01:31:56,400 'I have been attached to the Ganga and the Yamuna rivers in Allahabad' 813 01:31:56,480 --> 01:31:58,440 'ever since my childhood.' 814 01:31:59,240 --> 01:32:01,760 'And as I have grown older' 815 01:32:02,160 --> 01:32:04,400 'this attachment has also grown.' 816 01:32:05,920 --> 01:32:10,040 'I have watched their varying moods as the seasons changed.' 817 01:32:11,120 --> 01:32:13,160 'Dear Subhadra' 818 01:32:14,240 --> 01:32:15,920 'I, yet again, am writing another letter.' 819 01:32:16,840 --> 01:32:19,920 'Seeking a son who doesn't need his father' 820 01:32:19,960 --> 01:32:21,120 'I came here.' 821 01:32:21,720 --> 01:32:26,360 'Which sin created a father whom his son doesn't need?' 822 01:32:27,200 --> 01:32:31,080 'I can't continue this journey of sorrow all my life.' 823 01:33:02,840 --> 01:33:05,120 "I bow to Lord Shiva." 824 01:33:05,480 --> 01:33:08,400 "I bow to Lord Shiva." 825 01:33:30,520 --> 01:33:33,520 On the dawn of the eclipse. 826 01:33:35,080 --> 01:33:37,480 I was with him when he took his last breath. 827 01:33:38,960 --> 01:33:40,800 Namboothiri sang a few lines as a tribute 828 01:33:40,960 --> 01:33:44,800 to you from Subhadra's work. 829 01:33:45,520 --> 01:33:49,200 I know how to read his lips. 830 01:33:49,600 --> 01:33:51,000 I really heard him. 831 01:34:01,280 --> 01:34:03,920 Both of us are in mourning now. 832 01:34:04,080 --> 01:34:05,960 I have grown a ritualistic beard. 833 01:34:28,160 --> 01:34:29,400 I won't allow this. 834 01:34:29,680 --> 01:34:31,840 Let me see if she will disobey me and perform. 835 01:34:32,440 --> 01:34:35,520 Are we that poor to send her for performances? 836 01:34:36,040 --> 01:34:38,640 If that's the case, set everything on fire. 837 01:34:39,000 --> 01:34:40,520 Let everything burn. 838 01:34:41,040 --> 01:34:42,440 Enough, Mother! 839 01:34:44,440 --> 01:34:45,720 You are always like this. 840 01:34:51,880 --> 01:34:56,560 I wonder why you didn't ask me to do this all these years. 841 01:34:57,400 --> 01:34:58,840 I too, must learn Kathakali. 842 01:34:59,320 --> 01:35:02,640 Not only must I learn, I must perform with you too. 843 01:35:08,640 --> 01:35:11,760 If you apply yourself, all you need is nine months. 844 01:35:12,840 --> 01:35:13,920 Can you do it? 845 01:35:28,280 --> 01:35:29,200 I'll send her 846 01:35:30,480 --> 01:35:34,120 to Vellinezhi Madhavan's school. 847 01:35:36,120 --> 01:35:38,280 Parukutti is there too. 848 01:35:39,560 --> 01:35:41,360 I'll feel at ease 849 01:35:43,160 --> 01:35:45,240 if she stays there and studies. 850 01:35:47,880 --> 01:35:49,800 Isn't that better? 851 01:36:06,000 --> 01:36:08,520 Mother, I will only be back after bathing and going to the temple. 852 01:36:15,200 --> 01:36:16,920 The coast is getting clear, Raman. 853 01:36:21,960 --> 01:36:26,360 With a peaceful mind, I must do one more thing. 854 01:36:34,000 --> 01:36:37,520 After editing 'Subhadraharanam' written by Subhadra 855 01:36:41,960 --> 01:36:46,120 I must play the role of Arjuna for one last time. 856 01:36:49,080 --> 01:36:51,720 When my daughter debuts after nine months 857 01:36:53,640 --> 01:36:55,080 we must perform that act. 858 01:37:02,080 --> 01:37:06,640 My daughter will play Subhadra. 859 01:37:30,600 --> 01:37:34,760 One must seek absolution on his own. 860 01:37:35,600 --> 01:37:37,200 My daughter should not be used for that. 861 01:37:39,640 --> 01:37:41,800 After performing all these years 862 01:37:42,120 --> 01:37:43,720 all he could ever earn 863 01:37:44,280 --> 01:37:46,120 was a child born to a noblewoman. 864 01:37:48,760 --> 01:37:50,280 I too, know everything. 865 01:37:55,280 --> 01:37:58,280 Should he fulfil his vengeance towards her 866 01:37:58,760 --> 01:38:00,360 by using our daughter as a pawn? 867 01:38:02,320 --> 01:38:05,600 His vengeance is not towards her but towards me. 868 01:38:06,560 --> 01:38:08,320 Couldn't you have told this to him? 869 01:38:09,840 --> 01:38:11,080 I'll try. 870 01:38:14,400 --> 01:38:17,240 No. He won't listen. 871 01:38:18,400 --> 01:38:21,240 Even if he listens, my daughter won't. 872 01:38:22,240 --> 01:38:24,200 Things have progressed that much. 873 01:38:25,600 --> 01:38:26,920 I am a mother. 874 01:38:26,960 --> 01:38:28,040 Not a father. 875 01:38:29,120 --> 01:38:32,280 No matter how you put it, I won't be able to accept it. 876 01:38:49,400 --> 01:38:52,560 No one knows a language that can express 877 01:38:52,640 --> 01:38:53,880 the sorrow of a burning heart. 878 01:38:54,320 --> 01:38:57,040 That's why people get lost within themselves. 879 01:38:59,480 --> 01:39:01,520 Sarada's mother has a point. 880 01:39:02,680 --> 01:39:04,320 No matter how simple you make it 881 01:39:04,880 --> 01:39:06,520 she will think that a father 882 01:39:06,800 --> 01:39:09,360 is romancing his own daughter by making her the female lead. 883 01:39:11,160 --> 01:39:13,120 Whether onstage or not 884 01:39:13,560 --> 01:39:15,520 if a mother says that it is wrong 885 01:39:15,720 --> 01:39:17,120 I will agree to it for sure. 886 01:39:20,960 --> 01:39:24,280 'Is it wrong? If so' 887 01:39:24,960 --> 01:39:27,640 'I have a solution for that too.' 888 01:39:29,760 --> 01:39:31,280 '21 years.' 889 01:39:32,360 --> 01:39:34,600 'Amidst all the curses and hatred' 890 01:39:34,840 --> 01:39:38,440 'I am yet to discover love.' 891 01:39:40,640 --> 01:39:42,800 'The good I have done only amounts' 892 01:39:43,960 --> 01:39:45,360 'to punishment, Raman.' 893 01:39:48,200 --> 01:39:49,200 Ask them to punish me. 894 01:39:55,040 --> 01:39:57,240 I heard everything you said. 895 01:39:57,560 --> 01:39:59,480 What you're doing is a grave sin. 896 01:39:59,720 --> 01:40:01,840 Did you suffer all these years or did I? 897 01:40:02,400 --> 01:40:04,040 You won't understand that, Father. 898 01:40:04,360 --> 01:40:06,640 I had obeyed you when I was supposed to. 899 01:40:06,760 --> 01:40:08,960 I can't anymore. I shall stay there. 900 01:40:09,040 --> 01:40:10,280 I shall die there! 901 01:40:21,800 --> 01:40:24,040 I didn't hear anything she said. 902 01:40:24,480 --> 01:40:26,920 It's better that I went deaf with age. 903 01:40:36,120 --> 01:40:37,480 Would you like anything to drink? 904 01:40:41,640 --> 01:40:43,400 Kavalappara Sankarankutty 905 01:40:43,480 --> 01:40:46,320 received the King's golden ring this time. 906 01:40:46,600 --> 01:40:48,440 Kunhikuttan's 'Keechaka' 907 01:40:48,600 --> 01:40:50,960 wasn't up to the mark this time. 908 01:40:51,040 --> 01:40:52,520 That is a wonder though. 909 01:40:52,920 --> 01:40:56,800 The King took his time and watched Kunhikuttan's 'Keechaka'. 910 01:40:57,800 --> 01:41:02,120 Upon leaving, he asked whether he started drinking too much. 911 01:41:02,960 --> 01:41:05,440 It can lighten anything. 912 01:41:05,800 --> 01:41:07,560 In the end, nothing would be left. 913 01:41:08,240 --> 01:41:11,080 What was the name of the Muslim kid who sang? - Abdulkhader. 914 01:41:11,160 --> 01:41:15,840 Yes. - Even if Lord Indra comes and honours him 915 01:41:16,240 --> 01:41:19,040 he will never come closer 916 01:41:19,120 --> 01:41:21,520 to Kunhikuttan's glory. 917 01:41:21,800 --> 01:41:24,080 No one will reach that greatness 918 01:41:24,120 --> 01:41:26,280 within a festive season. 919 01:41:36,040 --> 01:41:37,840 Your face is the first thing that comes to my mind 920 01:41:38,960 --> 01:41:41,360 whenever I set foot in this place. 921 01:41:42,000 --> 01:41:45,400 Wasn't he the one to lead the way? How can one forget that? 922 01:41:50,480 --> 01:41:53,880 You must be paying a round of visits. 923 01:41:57,360 --> 01:41:59,640 Even the King said that 'Keechaka' failed to impress 924 01:42:00,240 --> 01:42:02,000 and that my drinking has taken its toll 925 01:42:02,680 --> 01:42:04,440 didn't he? 926 01:42:08,160 --> 01:42:09,240 It crossed the limit. 927 01:42:10,760 --> 01:42:12,480 Not only my drinking 928 01:42:13,800 --> 01:42:15,520 but also my every virtue. 929 01:42:21,960 --> 01:42:25,160 Now, I only see emptiness ahead. 930 01:42:28,280 --> 01:42:30,080 What that is empty 931 01:42:31,240 --> 01:42:33,720 shall get filled. Isn't that how it is? 932 01:42:37,080 --> 01:42:39,840 I too, am anticipating 933 01:42:41,080 --> 01:42:42,960 that beautiful moment where all my happiness 934 01:42:44,480 --> 01:42:45,800 and sorrows would devour me. 935 01:42:51,360 --> 01:42:53,600 Nothing bothers me now. 936 01:42:56,960 --> 01:43:00,280 What you heard are just rumours. 937 01:43:04,640 --> 01:43:06,960 I believe God intended for us 938 01:43:08,400 --> 01:43:10,160 to meet here. 939 01:43:12,240 --> 01:43:16,080 So I feel like informing you something. 940 01:43:19,640 --> 01:43:23,400 I have to perform as Arjuna for one more time. 941 01:43:24,720 --> 01:43:28,400 In the place where I first saw my son, Abhimanyu. 942 01:43:30,360 --> 01:43:33,800 The story is Subhadra's 'Subhadraharanam'. 943 01:43:37,760 --> 01:43:40,760 I shall edit it and play Arjuna 944 01:43:42,240 --> 01:43:46,320 while my daughter plays Subhadra. 945 01:43:53,960 --> 01:44:01,920 "My love.." 946 01:44:02,520 --> 01:44:09,440 "Thoughts.." 947 01:44:09,640 --> 01:44:14,800 "Dreams.." 948 01:44:17,360 --> 01:44:20,880 "My love.." 949 01:44:26,200 --> 01:44:29,320 "My heart.." 950 01:44:32,720 --> 01:44:34,600 Is she Subhadra, Father? 951 01:44:55,880 --> 01:45:01,040 "Desires bloom" 952 01:45:01,560 --> 01:45:06,920 "with your tender touch." 953 01:45:07,200 --> 01:45:12,360 "Desires bloom" 954 01:45:12,680 --> 01:45:17,760 "with your tender touch." 955 01:45:18,280 --> 01:45:23,600 "Your hug is the music" 956 01:45:23,680 --> 01:45:28,920 "composed by the moon himself." 957 01:45:29,200 --> 01:45:34,360 "The kisses you shower" 958 01:45:34,640 --> 01:45:39,800 "all over me." 959 01:45:40,040 --> 01:45:44,960 "The kisses you shower" 960 01:45:45,280 --> 01:45:50,040 "all over me." 961 01:45:50,560 --> 01:45:54,680 "Your beauty" 962 01:45:55,920 --> 01:46:01,240 "fills my mind with bliss." 963 01:46:01,400 --> 01:46:06,720 "Your curls unwind" 964 01:46:06,920 --> 01:46:11,800 "slowly.." 965 01:46:12,320 --> 01:46:17,200 "Your love" 966 01:46:17,640 --> 01:46:22,000 "oozes slowly." 967 01:46:32,560 --> 01:46:37,560 "My love.." 968 01:46:37,840 --> 01:46:42,920 "Dreams.." 969 01:48:00,440 --> 01:48:02,080 'My dear daughter..' 970 01:48:05,440 --> 01:48:08,840 'A daughter as Subhadra and her father as Arjuna' 971 01:48:09,680 --> 01:48:11,480 'acting in front of this mother' 972 01:48:12,200 --> 01:48:14,360 'shall be explained as..' 973 01:48:28,560 --> 01:48:30,080 A man is here to see you. 974 01:48:31,320 --> 01:48:33,000 Who is it? - He didn't say that. 975 01:48:47,440 --> 01:48:48,320 Son. 976 01:49:47,840 --> 01:49:50,560 I heard that Mr. Kunhikuttan collapsed in front of a temple 977 01:49:51,000 --> 01:49:52,800 on his way back from the performance 978 01:49:53,440 --> 01:49:56,200 last night. 979 01:49:56,960 --> 01:49:59,160 Before his daughter could get hold of him 980 01:49:59,800 --> 01:50:01,360 he stopped responding, they say. 981 01:50:02,120 --> 01:50:03,960 I heard his heart had stopped. 982 01:51:08,240 --> 01:51:10,520 'Dear Subhadra' 983 01:51:11,520 --> 01:51:13,320 'I, yet again, am writing another letter.' 984 01:51:13,960 --> 01:51:17,760 'I can't continue this journey of sorrow all my life.' 985 01:51:18,840 --> 01:51:22,040 'Whose sin gave a father, a son' 986 01:51:22,320 --> 01:51:23,600 'whom he cannot have?' 987 01:51:24,320 --> 01:51:27,120 'A son who begged for a life to his father' 988 01:51:27,400 --> 01:51:30,680 'was destined to never see his son.' 989 01:51:32,240 --> 01:51:35,760 'I must find a way to put my mind at ease.' 990 01:51:36,960 --> 01:51:38,680 'What I have with me' 991 01:51:38,760 --> 01:51:39,800 'is only my daughter.' 992 01:51:40,160 --> 01:51:41,360 'My dear child.' 993 01:51:42,160 --> 01:51:45,080 'Her father's pain about her little brother' 994 01:51:45,360 --> 01:51:47,360 'shall be depicted to his mother' 995 01:51:47,760 --> 01:51:50,920 'by her becoming my Subhadra onstage.' 996 01:51:52,200 --> 01:51:54,480 'If I fade away in this role of sin' 997 01:51:54,800 --> 01:51:57,080 'by romancing with my own child' 998 01:51:57,840 --> 01:52:01,040 'I will consider even that as a boon.' 999 01:52:01,360 --> 01:52:04,000 'If my daughter could give salvation' 1000 01:52:04,480 --> 01:52:08,240 'to her father, who lived a life of sorrow' 1001 01:52:08,680 --> 01:52:10,160 'I will be indebted to her.' 1002 01:52:11,200 --> 01:52:13,360 'You must never see Abhimanyu, who was denied' 1003 01:52:13,880 --> 01:52:16,240 'of his father, as a child of sin.' 1004 01:52:16,960 --> 01:52:20,800 'You must tell him that the son of Arjuna' 1005 01:52:21,200 --> 01:52:22,280 'is pure and complete.' 1006 01:52:23,520 --> 01:52:27,520 'Shouldn't this life end someday?'