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Greetings, Your Highness.

This is a new medication I

concocted, praying

to Lord Dhanvantari.

This will cure you.

Greetings, Your Highness.

I'm sparing no effort to bring

physicians who are

even more proficient.

Who are you, sir?

O' great Lord,

I am just your servant.

The one you blessed with

the post of the Chief Minister,

your humble servant,

Veerabhadran.

Do you know who I

am, Chief Minister?

Are you testing

me, Your Majesty?

You are the glorious King,

His Highness Mahaveera Ugrasena

Maharaja of the

country of Manomaya.

Who doesn't know

that in the whole world?

Who is this, with you?

My wife,

Parimalam.

One among your subjects.

You had ordered that

you wanted to see her.

Wait at the resting area.

I need to talk to the

Chief Minister, in private.

Please tell me what

I should do for you.

I am ready to sacrifice

even my life for you.

-More physicians? -No!

No more physicians!

I...

I need a girl.

A beautiful girl.

To sleep peacefully,

I need a celestial beauty.

All the beautiful girls in the

country are already

in your harem.

They are as beautiful

as celestial nymphs.

I suspect whether you

have even seen all of them.

As beautiful as

celestial nymphs?

Who's that?

-Queen Suhasini? -Aargh!

Round nose...

...and dry cheeks.

Is that how nymphs are?

Queen Nandini?

No way!

Flat feet,

droopy eyes.

Pardon me.

Earlier, when you had gone

for the Chandragiri festival,

you saw a beautiful

girl called Mythili,

whom Lord Devadattan was

about to give away in marriage,

and felt attracted to her.

Holding the entire

family of the Lord who

stood against your

wish at sword's point,

it was I who brought

Queen Mythili to your harem.

Back then, you

had told me that...

there is no one who

can beat Queen Mythili

who's as beautiful

as a marble sculpture,

in heaven, hell or earth!

It's true. I had said that.

Mythili Devi looks visually

appealing from a distance.

But...

her voice and expressions do not

have even a

semblance of feminity.

A soulless marble

sculpture may look good,

but what use does it have?

I'm not particular

about getting a virgin.

You can...

...find a girl among

people's wives too.

But...

...she should be as

beautiful as I described.

She should have all the

attributes and

qualities I mentioned.

There are no one

with beautiful wives...

Stop!

I will give you a

week's time, Minister.

Before your time is over,

you should return to the palace.

And along with you,

there should be a girl who

can challenge the five senses

with her voice, taste,

form, smell and touch.

A girl with a soul as pure

as the spike of a basil plant.

You may leave

now, Chief Minister.

" A joyless winter season "

" Even the rays of the full

moon are raging with fire "

" A season when the

wind does not sing "

" Even the stars are withering "

" The night is singing in

my ears, won't you come? "

" Won't you come as the deep

blue sky within me, again? "

" A joyless winter season "

" A joyless winter season "

" Even the rays of the full

moon are raging with fire "

" A season when the

wind does not sing "

" The night is singing in

my ears, won't you come? "

" Won't you come as the deep

blue sky within me, again? "

" As the bird searches for each

tree, with the pain

of an endless story "

" As the bird

searches for each tree "

" As the bird searches for each

tree, with the pain

of an endless story "

" As the bird

searches for each tree "

" Did a raindrop caress me? "

" Did a raindrop caress me

like the tip of your finger? "

" The night is singing in

my ears, won't you come? "

" Won't you come as the deep

blue sky within me, again? "

" The atmosphere

is full of fresh sounds,

creating sweetness

and limitless joy "

" The atmosphere

is full of fresh sounds,

creating sweetness

and limitless joy "

" A sweet, divine song, "

" A sweet, divine song is sung

again and again,

without pauses "

" Even until night "

" And the flower in

my heart blossoms "

" Singing it without pauses,

the flower in my

heart blossoms "

" Even after

spreading all over my

musical garden

as a fresh flower "

Hey Krishnanunni!

Your daughter has grown

into a beautiful young woman.

I'm seeing her

after a long time!

Your daughter is the most

beautiful woman in Chithrapuri.

Beyond doubt!

" Didn't you know

anything at all? "

" As I sing without pauses "

" As I sing until night "

" The flower in my

heart blossoms "

" As I sing without pauses "

" The flower in my

heart blossoms "

It's really late.

If you rest for some time,

and start early in the morning,

you can reach Chithrapuri

in the afternoon.

-Young man! -Oh no!

Who is it?

It's a Swami (hermit).

I am a vagabond hermit, my dear.

I got scared, all of a sudden.

I'm on my way to deliver milk

to the co-operative society.

I haven't seen you here earlier.

Why did you call me?

This body is feeling

thirsty, my dear.

There's a pipe

over there, Swami.

It's drinking water.

[Chanting a Sloka]

What does that mean?

I am unable to get up or walk.

Immobile!

What should I do for you, Swami?

If you give me a vessel,

I'll bring water from the pipe.

Isn't it milk in your vessel?

Yes.

But it's unskimmed milk.

That's fine, Babukutta.

Why should I have

a problem then?

Here you go.

I don't mind some

blessings, Swami.

Can you hold this vessel?

Should I?

Of course.

What did you mix

in the milk, Swami?

Shall I give you

some sacrament too?

If you ask me so...

Pour some more.

Wow! Is it for me, Swami?

Please bless me, Swami.

Bless me!

Swami!

What's your name, Swami?

This materialistic world...

calls me Sage Apoornnanantha.

Apoornna (incomplete)?

What does that mean?

Incompleteness is the journey

from emptiness to fullness.

Are you on a journey, Swami?

Where are you going, Swami?

Sometimes to the future,

sometimes to the past.

Sometimes forward,

sometimes backward.

[chanting prayers]

[indistinct chatter]

What's happening here?

He's the one who climbed

Mount Kailasa, barefoot.

A great ascetic!

He was giving sermons

in Sanskrit, all this while.

He is meditating now.

Babukuttan saw him first.

He became the Swami's disciple

and surrendered

himself at his feet.

If this hermit builds

an Ashram in our town,

this town will prosper!

He's a young sage.

There's an aura around him.

I have been planning a

Himalayan trip for a long time.

We should hold a welcoming

function for the Swami,

on behalf of the

Devotees' committee,

and make him conduct

a religious sermon too.

I will arrange everything.

The temple is about to open.

I will be back after

offering prayers.

Aren't you coming?

Priest, a Swami has come

here from the Himalayas.

He's a great

ascetic, apparently.

That's amazing.

If someone like that comes

before the festival commences,

it's a good omen.

I got a little late.

I shall meet him once

I open the temple.

O' Lord Hanuman!

-Namaste, Swami.

What is this?

Please come quickly!

All of you, please come quickly!

The deity is missing!

The roof tiles have

been removed!

Some bloody thief has

stolen the Lord's idol!

The roof tiles have

been removed.

The Lord's idol has been stolen!

Who did this?

Bloody thief!

Lord Hanuman!

Our God is missing!

He is not here.

Please come quickly.

[people howling]

Move aside! Move!

Shut up!

Good morning, sir.

Good morning, Jeeva.

What's happening there?

The idol is here

under the banyan tree.

The Thrikkannapuram

idol robbery case...

...has not been solved for three

years. This guy must

have done that too.

Ask around and try to

frame him for that too.

Sir, don't we need a recovery?

How can we do it

without finding the idol?

You just have to arrange some

melted metal from

somewhere, right?

I'll try, sir.

When you prepare

the recovery note,

write that the idol was

found in his possession.

Also, add four or

five witnesses as well.

Strong witnesses.

I'll do that, sir.

I'll call you once I finish

writing the recovery note, sir.

Good morning, sir.

I had a hunch as

soon as I saw him...

...that he's a fake hermit.

Just that I didn't

say it out loud then.

Now, the cops will take

him and extract the truth.

How can he take my

Lord away, just like that?

Long back, at a Hanuman temple,

a similar trickster landed up.

I heard that someone

threw him away, using his tail.

I needn't say

who that is, right?

Oh Lord Hanuman!

Swami!

You didn't complete

the story of the

King, the Minister

and the beautiful girl.

The King will come.

The Minister will, too.

Everything that

has to be destroyed

will be destroyed in every era.

And they shall be

created in the next era.

[chanting Slokas]

A thief in a sage's attire!

What all do we have

to witness, oh God!

It's the era of

conflicts, Priest.

Anything is possible.

Even Lord Brahma cannot

stop the era of

conflicts, right?

No wonder.

People like him

are around, right?

That's true.

Look at him going! As if

he has won some election!

[Toilet Flushes]

Maintenance case, 12/2019

Complainant, Chandrika.

Defendant, Sugunan.

Your Honour, he hasn't paid

her alimony for eight months.

And so, the warrant

may be issued.

Paying the entire

arrears today itself.

The total amount owed, Rs.

24,000, shall be

paid today itself.

Are you paying the money now?

Yes, sir. I've brought

the money. I'll give it.

Go ahead then.

What's in this sack?

It's money, sir.

Rs. 24,000.

Count it and give me a receipt.

You've brought loose change?

Yes, sir.

Your Honour! This...

Who's going to count

coins worth Rs.24,000?

I've counted it, sir.

She keeps a count of

everything I do in life.

Let her count it. If there's

anything missing,

I'm ready to pay it.

Bloody monster!

He's doing this

deliberately, sir!

I am an asthma patient.

I can't carry weights.

Didn't you see how he himsef

was struggling

to carry that sack?

I want the alimony

as notes, sir.

Sir, this money was not printed

by my father or me at my house.

It was issued by the Government.

Sir, I haven't received

alimony for eight months.

I have been doing rounds of

this court for so many times!

Sir, it's true that

I haven't paid

alimony for eight

months. I agree.

But, she should at

least enquire whether

I was alive for the

past eight months,

right, sir?

Ask him if he enquired whether

my children and

I were alive, sir!

I feed my children,

working as a labourer.

You're going on talking

about the children!

These children

were not born out of

banana shoots! They

are my children, right?

Hey!

Use your words carefully.

Don't use the language you

speak at home, in the court.

The court has its own

dignity and decorum.

Understood?

I'd have lost 500 bucks now.

Your Honour, my client

cannot be troubled like this.

I'm not ready for it.

I can only order that the

alimony should be paid.

But there's no

section in the law,

to order that it

should paid as notes.

Coins have not

been banned, right?

He broke my back while

we were living together, sir.

I cannot sit down and

count all these coins.

He knows that. He's

doing this deliberately, sir.

I cannot count

this, sir. I cannot!

If she cannot count it, I

can't give it without counting.

I won't leave until I get a

receipt after this is counted.

If she can't count it, I can't

give it without counting.

You'll die with the bite

of a rabid dog! Damn it!

Hey!

Sir!

Count all those coins

and confirm the amount.

Oops. That shot hit elsewhere!

What is this, man?

Broke a piggy bank?

What do I say, sir? I asked

for unnecessary trouble.

Count it properly then.

Though it's late, here's

wishing you Good Morning!

Good morning.

CC 730/2020.

Sir, keep all the ₹1 coins

together and the

₹2 coins together.

It will be easier

to stack the ₹5

and ₹10 coins separately, right?

There are no ₹5

or ₹10 coins, sir.

Most are ₹1 coins.

With the intention of seducing a

61 year old man

who was on a bus,

she exposed herself and

showed sexual gestures.

This was seen by police

officers who are witnesses,

and she has committed a crime

as per Section 8 of the IT act.

Do you admit to the crime?

No! No!

Here you go!

You may step down. Give

your signature before leaving.

Call the next case.

CC 257/2020

Accused, Apoornnananthan.

Witnesses, CW 1 to 4.

Damodaran Potti, Kaladevi,

Babukuttan, Jagjeevan.

All witnesses present.

Are you ready?

Yes.

Call the first witness.

CW1 Damodaran Potti.

The rest of you

can wait outside.

I swear in the

name of God that I

shall state only the

truth in the court.

I swear in the

name of God that I

shall state only the

truth in the court.

Where is your advocate?

Honourable Court, I

don't have an advocate.

I shall fight the case myself.

Okay.

Chief!

What's your occupation?

I am the High Priest at

Melkavu Hanuman temple.

You're aware of everything

that happened, right?

I am.

Explain it in detail.

I stay near the Melkavu

Hanuman temple.

On 02.01.2020, when I reached

the temple at dawn, as usual,

within the temple premises..

Hello! Hello!

Say it slowly.

The Judge needs

to write it down.

As I was going to the temple,

I saw a crowd

outside the temple.

When I checked,

a person dressed like a hermit

was sitting under

the Banyan tree.

Since it was time for

me to open the temple,

I went into the temple, after

having a quick glance at him.

When I opened the

sanctorum of the temple...

Oh my God!

My God was missing from there!

After some time,

the idol was found

from the bag of

the hermit under

the Banyan tree.

And then?

The police recorded

my statement,

prepared the recovery note,

arrested the thief and

took him with them.

Can you identify the accused?

Yes.

Is he anywhere among this crowd?

He is standing there.

Did you reclaim

the idol that the

police recovered,

upon an agreement?

I did.

There's daily

worship at the temple.

Give me that photo.

Can you identify the idol?

This is the idol's photo.

I can identify it even in

the middle of my sleep.

My Lord Hanuman!

My God!

Photograph may be marked as P1.

That's all, Your Honour.

Cross!

If you have something to

ask this witness, you may.

How long has it been since you

started performing

religious rites, Priest?

As soon as I completed

my religious education.

So, you must be well aware

of invocations and spells!

I won't get an

opportunity to worship this

renowned deity of Lord

Hanuman, otherwise.

What is the psalm

of Lord Hanuman?

It's not appropriate

to chant the psalm

to clear someone's

confusion, in public.

Chanting the base spell

may be inappropriate.

Anyone can chant

the psalm, right?

[chanting the psalm]

Yeah!

Is it "Anjana chandanam veeram"

or "Anjana nandanam veeram"?

Anjana Devi's Nandanan...

That means, her son,

the mighty Hanuman.

Isn't that how it is, Priest?

I have heard people

chanting it that way too.

[chanting another psalm]

Isn't it?

Are you playing

Antakshari (musical game)?

Or is it a Sloka competition?

Recitation contest!

Where do you stay, sir?

At the temple monastery.

You must be

staying alone, right?

I have my family with me.

By family, you mean?

The one in my house

and my children.

I mean, my wife and children.

It is hence proved that

the Lord left the temple,

since he lost his vitality.

Because, the

priest is not celibate.

Are you saying that

Lord Hanuman's idol

went and sat under the

Banyan tree on its own?

In Godly matters,

miracles have happened.

There is evidence

for idols travelling.

There is evidence of appearance

and disappearance of idols.

There is evidence

for idols drinking milk.

There are idols that came

into existence on their own.

Those are all myths.

Stories that have

no solid proof.

As far as a devotee is

concerned, faith

is more important.

You can counter the

witness' statement in the court.

You can list the

evidence for that.

You stepped out, seeing that the

idol was missing

from the sanctorum,

and saw the idol near

me. That's what you said.

Yes.

How far was the idol from

the place I was sitting?

It was this far.

What are you

saying? Was it that far?

Let him speak, sir.

Almost this much.

It was this far.

What's the measurement?

Must be around two metres.

You mean two feet, right?

Objection, Your Honour.

Answers shall not be

given to the witness.

The witness said, two metres.

Measure the distance.

Please permit me to watch

the measurement closely.

-Your Honour! -I object!

It will cause inconvenience

to the witness.

He may intimidate or

influence the witness.

No! Let him come

and cross-examine.

That's his right.

You may measure it.

Sir, 1.65 metres.

1.65 metres.

So, it's close to 2 metres.

So, it is 5.4 feet.

This nobleman said

that it was 2 feet.

He is not competent

to gauge the distance.

Accused made him confused.

Potti, if you're not

sure of something,

you can say that you

don't know it, to the court.

Okay.

Nobleman, huh?

Don't think that I didn't

understand your connotation.

You're lucky that

we're in the court.

If you've confirmed the

measurement, you can go back.

Okay.

Any more questions?

Length, width and height.

He saw the idol only as a solid

with these three dimensions.

It is because he's

unable to see the fourth

dimension of the

idol, which is time,

and the fifth dimension,

which is spirituality,

he is saying that the idol

was stolen. I suggest so.

Sir, how's it going?

It's around 11:30 AM.

Shut up, you two.

Don't disturb me.

Sorry, sir.

Call the next witness.

CW2 Kaladevi.

I swear in the

name of God that I

shall state only

the truth in court.

In the name of Lord Hanuman,

and the Lord of Palani,

I swear,

that I shall state

only the truth in court.

Repeat what I said.

I should be swearing in the

name of the God

I believe in, right?

[praying]

Are you done praying?

I'm done.

Are you aware of the

incidents that led to this case?

What a question!

Should I come

all the way here to

talk about something

I don't know?

You may explain it then.

I am going to explain.

Every morning, if

the clock strikes four,

I will wake up then,

and prepare an oil concoction

with various invigorating herbs,

and rest for half an hour

after applying it on my hair.

And then,

I will bathe in the

water I collected the

previous day and

change my clothes.

You must be

wondering why my hair

is short, even after

applying all that oil.

Don't take this into account.

I shaved my head when we took my

grandson to Palani

for his first meal.

Understood?

It has been only three months.

See how much it has grown!

If you had done all this, you

wouldn't have

lost your hair, sir.

Forget about the oil.

Come to the point.

What happened on that day?

I am coming to that.

Sir...

On 02.01.2020,

as usual,

after finishing all my chores,

I milked the goat and

made tea for my husband,

chanted the morning prayer,

and opened the chicken

coop. By then, it was 5 AM.

PP!

I am helpless!

Shall I continue?

Yeah, yeah!

The incident alone!

Keep it short, please.

I'm coming to that.

Even on that morning, I finished

all my chores at home as usual,

and like all other days,

I went to the temple.

The Priest brought

the oil and wicks,

lit the lamp and entered

inside the temple.

What I heard next

was a loud scream!

"Oh my God!"

The priest said that the

Lord's idol was missing.

Finally, the idol

was found from the

bag of the hermit who

was sitting outside.

Even then, that fake hermit

was sitting as if

nothing happened,

with a fake beard

and fake prayer beads.

This hermit you're

talking about...

Is he here?

He's not a hermit.

He's a termite!

There he is. It's that fellow!

I will never forget that face,

even if I see him at midnight.

Even if I see someone just

once, I will never

forget his face.

Be it a thief or a scoundrel,

or an Advocate or a Judge!

I will never forget the

face. That's how I am.

Anything else?

Nothing, nothing.

Cross!

You called me a

fake hermit, right?

How will you identify an

original hermit from a fake one?

What else can I call someone

who steals the Lord's idol?

Did you see me

stealing the idol?

I didn't see him

stealing the idol.

But I saw him

with the stolen idol.

Did the people catch him

and say all that for nothing?

You were the President

of the Devotees' committee,

in 2018 and 2019, right?

I am the President even now.

In 2018, while you were the

President of the

Devotees' committee ,

as part of the

special occasion of

the foundation

day of the temple,

didn't you get caught

for embezzling money

during the purchase

of ceremonial objects?

Who told you so?

Well, people even stuck

posters declaring

you as a culprit.

Well, well!

If some random

people say something,

or stick posters,

will it become true?

So, you don't have

the opinion that

everything that

people say, is the truth?

It's true that the people

caught you with the idol.

That's not how

it is, in my case.

You bloody thief!

Keep your tricks to yourself!

Honourable Court, she

is calling me a 'Thief'.

You should take action.

What else should I call you?

Let's call him a Saint.

I swear!

Well, don't call him a thief.

The court is still

hearing the case.

Do you have anything

else to ask her?

No.

Any re?

No re.

How did he get so many coins?

It's the result of my hard

work for eight months, sir.

Each of those coins has

the salt of my hard work.

What kind of hard work?

I was sitting at the bus

stand's toilet counter.

Get lost!

CW3 Babukuttan.

Namaste.

I swear in the name of God, that

I shall state only

the truth in court.

I swear in the name of God, that

I shall state only

the truth in court.

What's your

occupation, Babukuttan?

I do farming and

cow rearing, sir.

Are you aware of this incident?

-I am. -You may speak then.

Actually,

on 02.01.2020, at dawn,

I was passing in

front of the temple,

on my way to deliver milk

to the co-operative society.

That's when someone

called me "Young man".

So, I drank the sacrament that

Swami gave me, in a single gulp.

What happened after that?

After that,

my 'birds flew away', sir.

-Huh? -Huh?

Birds flew away?

Yes, sir.

It has been a while

since my birds flew away!

What do you mean

by 'birds flew away'?

By 'birds flew away', I mean...

the birds within us...

It feels like all of them

are flying out of us.

You understood

what I meant, right?

So, you mean...

... it's like an intoxicated

state after consuming drugs?

Objection!

Prosecutor should not

give leading answers.

Well, what should

I write in this now?

Can you explain it in a language

which the Judge can write down?

Many butterflies and

fireflies appeared.

If he has seen butterflies, it

must be some high-grade stuff.

Then, several colours

appeared around me.

Swami was going on

narrating a story then.

I felt like my legs

were getting paralyzed.

What about Swami?

What state was he in?

Swami would also be in a

similar state as mine, right?

He was consuming

this stuff intermittently.

Your Honour,

the monk was also intoxicated.

Is this person whom you're

talking about,

present in this court?

He is standing

in that dock, sir.

That's all, Your Honour.

Cross.

On the day the incident occured,

if I hadn't called you,

you wouldn't have seen me.

No.

When you came near me,

did you see the idol

in my possession?

I didn't notice it then.

After that, I consumed

the marijuana

paste which Swami gave me,

and became like that, right?

What you consumed,

was the sacrament of Lord

Thryamabakeshwara,

who lives in graveyards.

After having a spoonful of that,

you rose up from the

worlds of Vitala, Sutala,

Talatala and Rasatala,

and travelled to the

world of Mahatala.

Unable to bear the

power of that divine sight,

your physical body

collapsed. I suggest so.

How do I write all this?

What can we say?

He has come after consuming

some high-grade stuff!

By Thrayambakeshwaran,

you mean Lord Shiva, right?

He consumed Shiva's

sacrament and got intoxicated.

Can I write it like that?

Yes, that's enough.

Anything else?

I suggest that you haven't

seen the idol in my possession,

and what I gave you

was not marijuana paste,

and you are giving

a false statement

as per the instructions

from the police.

Why are you being scared? Speak!

Well, I am scared

whether I'll be cursed.

There are no curses here.

Honourable Court,

the accused is

spreading superstitions,

and scaring the witness.

Your can keep your spells,

curses and beliefs,

outside the court.

If you have something logical

to state here, please go ahead.

[chanting prayers]

I think he's swearing.

You can speak aloud.

There have been mighty Kings who

have questioned the

very existence of God!

As a result of a severe and

wrathful curse

for that grave sin,

that country and its

seven future generations,

have been destroyed completely.

The thrones of

justice that argued

that what's unseen

does not exist,

have been uprooted.

Can breath be seen?

Can electricity be seen?

If you are sure

that you are strong

enough to watch

and withstand it,

say that it is a lie!

O' son of the wind!

O' Lord Hanuman!

Okay! Next witness.

Please don't curse me, Swami.

CW4, Jagjeevan, CI of Police.

I swear in the name of God, that

I shall state only

the truth in court.

I swear in the name of God, that

I shall state only

the truth in court.

You may speak.

I am the SHO of

Mariyapuram police station.

On 02.01.2020,

a person was found under

suspicious circumstances

around 5:30 AM, within

Melkavu temple premises,

and was held there

by the townspeople,

and the idol went missing

from the adjacent temple.

Upon receiving this information,

I reached the above-mentioned

temple's compound

to investigate,

and saw that the people had

held a hermit

dressed in saffron,

and in the search that followed,

I realized beyond

doubt, that the

idol was missing

from the temple,

and the above-mentioned

had stored

it in his custody

to smuggle it away,

I arrested the

above-mentioned in the morning.

While searching,

I recovered a black coloured

substance in a paste form,

from a steel bowl

in his first bag.

When the substance found

in the bowl was smelled,

it was speculated to

be marijuana paste,

and thus, it was sealed

and taken into custody.

Isn't this the steel bowl

you recovered on that day?

Yes, this is the one.

May be marked as MO1.

Following that,

since the temple

officials claimed

that the stolen idol has to

be used for daily worship,

I sought the help of

fingerprint experts,

undertook the procedures

to lift the fingerprints,

clicked a photo of this idol,

and returned the idol

to the first witness.

This is the recovery note

you prepared for this case.

Yes. It has the

my signature along

with people who

were present there.

May be marked as P2.

I completed the investigation

and submitted the charge-sheet.

The accused whom you arrested...

He is standing in

the accused dock.

Okay. Anything else?

No, Your Honour.

Okay.

Cross.

From the bus stand

near Melukavu temple,

the first bus leaves at

5 a.m. in the morning.

Do you know that?

Yes.

If I had come there

to commit a robbery,

I would have taken

the bus at 5 a.m.

CW3 has given his statement

that I called him towards me.

There are many

instances in which thieves

have fallen asleep

after the robbery.

Here, the accused was

intoxicated with marijuana,

and in a condition in

which he couldn't travel.

That's mentioned in the

third witness' statement.

And I had seen it in person too.

If so,

did you find the

presence of marijuana,

in the blood of the

third witness and me?

By the time the procedures

were completed, it was noon.

So, we couldn't detect

the presence of drugs.

To detect it immediately,

you could have tested the

saliva using a

rapid detection kit.

Stop taking classes

for the police,

and ask what you want to ask.

After doing a fingerprint

test on the idol,

did you find my

fingerprint on it?

Even before the test..

You can explain

after saying yes or no.

No.

Since the people

and the priest had

touched the idol

before the FP test,

there were multiple fingerpints

and untraceable fingerprints.

Was the idol inside

the bag or outside?

Townspeople had kept the idol

outside the bag,

after examining it.

So, you have not seen the

idol in my exclusive possession,

and that you haven't seen the

idol inside the

bag. I suggest so.

From the witness statements..

State what you saw.

The witness statements

cannot be recorded as evidence.

He is stating the inference

of his investigation.

But 162 CRPC does not

recognize it as evidence.

Yes, yes. He's right.

You should answer his question.

I haven't seen it.

Did you find any

kind of biological or

physical evidence

which belongs to me,

from the sanctorum?

Have you?

-No. -No.

There is no evidence to

prove that I have

stolen the idol,

apart from the

witness statements.

Isn't that right?

I have learned that he

has fought his own cases,

after robbing the idols from

several temples in North India.

Do you have documented proof?

I am collecting

documented proof.

Objection, Your Honour.

This statement

shall not be recorded.

Why not?

He is stating the modus

operandi of the accused.

The CI is not stating

it as modus operandi,

but as bad conduct.

That's not relevant, as per

Section 53, evidence act.

Yes, yes.

He's got a point in it.

Do you have a degree in law?

Or did you learn all this

by fighting your own cases?

I don't have a degree in

law, Honourable Court.

That's all he was lacking!

Carry on.

When you saw it,

how far away was

the idol from me?

It was in nearest proximity.

What's your definition

of nearest proximity?

The distance by

which we can identify

under whose

possession an object is in.

Honourable Court,

please allow me to

come forward, once again.

Yes, of course.

This book, placed on the right

side of the Prosecutor's table.

Whom does it belong to?

This book might belong to the

advocate who was

sitting here earlier.

But who is sitting in the

nearest proximity of this book?

I mean, under whose

possession is this book now?

Well, well!

The accused is

marking me for evidence.

The accused is asking irrelevant

questions and wasting time.

Prosecutor has evaded my

question about possession.

The one who's sitting in nearest

proximity of this

book, is the Prosecutor.

So, is it under your possession?

When the laws in the

book are interpreted,

you should listen to the

opposite side, as well.

Someone who's not a 'Choran',

or someone who's not a thief,

may be seen on

the path of the thief.

Though he was not a thief,

fearing a severe torture,

Mandavya stated that he was

a thief. He's a perfect example.

So,

a person should

be punished only if

all the evidence is

proved to be true.

Ignoramuses, youngsters,

the aged, the afflicted,

persons suffering from hunger,

thirst or fatigue from journey.

It is said in the

book of law that

such people shall

not be punished.

Where is this said

in our book of law?

In Kautilya's Artha Shastra,

the fourth book,

'Removal of thorns',

the 83rd part, "Examination by

word of mouth

and action thereon",

of the eighth chapter, says so.

What nonsense is he talking?

King and monarchy, it seems.

That book which

was written about

royal governance

in ancient times....

What relevance

does it have today?

Not relevant!

Is monarchy, power, slavery,

robbery and exploitation,

exclusive to ancient times?

You can still see with your

eyes and hear with your ears.

Can't you, Prosecutor sir?

Call His Highness' case.

Case no. 260, year 1783 of

the Indian national calendar.

Along with presidency

court reference no.1,

and counter case

from the palace.

Complainant Krishnanunni,

and the defendant

is His Highness Sri

Rudramahaveera

Ugrasena Maharaja.

The second defendant is

Chief Minister Veerabhadran.

Counter-case complainant,

His Highness, represented

by Palace Secretary.

Defendants are Devayani

Unni and Chief Minister.

Yes.

Your Honour,

Shouldn't the accused

be present at the dock?

I hope we can follow

the usual procedure.

Your Honour,

is it compulsory

that His Highness

should stand in

the accused dock?

We are asking the Princely State

to enter into the accused dock,

and I strongly object!

Counsel, you can

consult His Highness...

...whether he's

willing to follow

the normal court procedure.

Your Honour,

His Royal Highness is ready

to follow the

rules of the court.

Good.

[chanting a Sloka]

A King who serves justice,

should be pure at heart,

should think scientifically,

and obey the law.

This is a rare occurence.

I must say, totally

unprecedented.

In the history of this court,

a King's trial has not

been conducted till date,

upon a subject's

complaint, in this country.

It is only because

there's an order from

the Chief Justice

of Presidency Court,

and because His Highness

expressed his consent to appear,

that this trial is

happening here now.

And thus, the normal

proceedings of a regular case,

may not be followed as

a custom, at this instance.

Yet, the administration of

justice cannot be

avoided, as well.

So,

all of you should co-operate.

Call the witness.

First witness, Krishnanunni.

In the name of God

and the mighty King,

I swear that I shall state

only the truth in court.

In the name of God

and the Mighty King,

I swear that I shall state

only the truth in court.

Proceed.

Why have you

filed the complaint?

Explain it in detail.

My house is on the eastern

side of Chithrapuri village.

I work as a flower-seller at

Kunninmukalilappan

Temple, in the village.

I have a daughter.

Her name is Devayani.

My wife died due to an illness,

when my daughter

was one year old.

I had dedicated my

entire life after that,

for my daughter.

On the day of the incident...

The King has ordered me to bring

your daughter

to the royal court.

Ask your daughter to

get ready for the journey.

I felt as if I was paralyzed.

I had heard that...

...the King had more

than 2000 wives.

The King abducts all

the girls in the country,

makes them his wives and

keeps them in his harem.

I have heard that...

... it is the Minister who

does all this for the King.

I begged to the Chief Minister,

not to take my daughter away.

I fell at his feet.

And then?

I went to the palace,

looking for my daughter.

The guards didn't

let me go inside.

Not knowing what to

do, I kept wandering.

And when I felt weak and

fell unconscious at some place,

a hermit sprinkled water

on my face and woke me up.

And then he told me that there

is a capital for

all the provinces,

and that I shall get

my daughter back,

if I file a complaint

at the court there.

Finally, I came

out of my province.

I reached the

capital of the country.

I filed a complaint at

the Presidency Court.

She told me that

the King tortured

almost dead, sir.

her till she was

You just have

to let us live, sir.

Please let us live.

Can you identify the person who

took your daughter

away by force?

I can.

Is he anywhere in this court?

Yes.

He is standing on the

left side of the dock.

Your Honour, witness

has identified the accused.

That's all, Your Honour.

Cross-examination.

You said that your daughter

was kidnapped, right?

This person who

supposedly kidnapped her...

Was he wearing the upper

cloth with a royal seal on it?

Yes.

So,

you understood that the

person who came there

was a superior

official of the country.

I did.

I suggest that your

daughter was taken legally

for a general

necessity of the country.

I'm not aware of that.

Anyway,

the event that your daughter

was presented to the King,

and the event that she

was tortured by the King,

are not incidents that

you have seen in person.

It is hearsay from

what my daughter said.

Your daughter began

hallucinating after

seeing the royal palace

and surroundings.

I suggest that she was lying.

Objection!

This is a scandalous quesiton.

It was something

spoken by the victim,

to her father.

My friend...

...should realize

that hearsay evidence

is not admissible

in our legal system.

I don't understand how someone

can give evidence

against a person,

based on hearsay?

We will discuss

the legal points later.

Upon whose instruction did you

file a complaint

against the King?

A young hermit.

Can you identify

him if you see him?

I don't remember

his face correctly.

How did you realize

that he was a hermit?

I suggest that he was a spy

of the neighbouring country,

an enemy of our country.

Oh no!

Never!

Why should I do that?

A great sage, a thief

dressed up as a sage,

spies dressed as

sages, or beggars...

are all different.

Certain people

who are consipiring

against the royal rule

and the mighty King

gave you gold and money,

and made you file a

complaint at the capital,

and committed treachery

to the country. I suggest so.

No answer.

That's all, Your Honour.

Cross-examination

for the minister.

Who is appearing

for the minister?

I am appearing for the

minister, Your Honour.

Any cross?

No further cross, Your Honour.

Any re?

No re.

This is not right.

This is not right!

"In the happiness of subjects

lies the happiness of the King,

and in the welfare of

public lies his welfare."

This is not right.

You are really talented, Swami.

No one can fight

in court like this.

Everyone can.

Can I do it too?

-You can. -How?

You should learn

the Kundalini spell.

I shall learn it.

You should awaken the

Kundalini (coiled snake).

I shall awaken it.

You can teach me, Swami.

[chanting]

Call the next witness.

CW2 Gopi Kishan.

In the name of God

and the mighty King,

I swear that I shall state

only the truth in court.

In the name of God

and the mighty King,

I swear that I shall state

only the truth in court.

Proceed.

What's your occupation?

I am a singer.

I sing at the temple.

Where is your house?

In the village of Chithrapuri.

Do you know Krishnanunni who

gave his witness

statement in this court?

-I do. -How do you know him?

Uncle Krishnanunni's

house is near my house.

Do you remember what happened

on the day the incident occured?

Yes.

You can say it.

I was late to wake

up that morning.

There was a concert at the

temple, on the previous night.

That day....

His eyes are so radiant.

I couldn't even

look into his eyes.

Will he be the

commander-in-chief of the army?

-What? -You've woken up?

What were you saying?

Someone came on a

horse, to the junction.

Someone who had a special aura.

And?

He was asking

for directions to the

Kunnumpurathappan

temple. He has gone there.

While running to the temple,

my mind was disturbed.

I ran and reached the temple.

If you look from there,

you can see Devayani's house.

What I feared the

most, happened.

-Who are you? -Move away.

Imbecile!

Whom do you think

you are opposing?

Close your eyes!

Or I'll gouge them out.

You can gouge my eyes.

Set Devayani free.

I couldn't do anything.

Anything at all.

Abducting Devayani,

the minister went away.

Even otherwise,

what could I have done?

Are you familiar

with this necklace?

Yes.

When I tried to

stop the minister,

his necklace fell over there.

I kept it safely as an evidence.

May be marked as MO1.

Can you identify the man

who kidnapped Devayani?

-Yes. -Is he here?

It's the man who's standing

on the left side of the dock.

That's all, Your Honour.

Cross-examination.

When you were told that a

man on a horse left from there,

why did you run to

Devayani's house?

No one goes in

that direction usually.

There is nothing precious

to steal, in that entire area.

The most precious....

...was Devayani.

What's your

relation to Devayani?

I've been in love with

Devayani since childhood.

But I haven't told

this to Devayani yet.

That's why you went

running to Devayani's house.

Okay. Do you know

what he came for?

To abduct Devayani...

...and present her to the King.

How did you deduce that?

I guessed it.

The court is not

a place where you

can state something

you've guessed.

Only what you've seen,

heard, experienced or smelled,

can be recorded as evidence.

Not your guesses.

He was stating his opinion.

But this is a

fact-finding forum.

And fact is perceived by sense,

not by the whims and

fancies of someone.

Avoid interfering in

the cross-examination.

Answer the question,

avoiding your guesses.

Are you aware of the reason

why the royal

servant came there?

No.

You stopped a superior

official of the country,

who had come there to

execute his official duty,

and injured him.

Isn't that right?

No. When he tried

to abduct Devayani...

Answer to my question.

Did you stop him?

I did.

Yes.

For obstructing a

superior official who had

come there to

execute his official duty,

and for injuring him,

as per sections 353

and 330 of the EPC,

you have committed a crime.

Moreover,

you've joined the conspirators

who wish to overturn

the monarchy,

and you're giving

a false statement

for a fake complainant.

I suggest so.

I've said only what I've seen.

Because of your insane

love towards Devayani,

you are lying due to your

hallicunatory thoughts.

That's all, Your Honour.

Any cross for the

defence counsel?

No cross, Your Honour.

Not even a single question?

No, Your Honour.

Do you have a spell or cure

for this back ache, Swamy?

Yes.

Understanding the

spirit of the Bodhi tree,

you should look down from the

root of an uprooted Banyan tree.

But don't look from

the leaf to the root.

Huh?

Call the next witness.

CW3 Devayani Unni.

You want in-camera trial?

No, Your Honour.

Let the proceedings

be transparent.

Devayani,

do you feel that the trial of

the case should be carried out

in a closed room, in

the absence of others?

No.

Whatever I say,

should be known to the world,

even if something happens to me.

You can enter the dock.

You may proceed.

In the name of God

and the Mighty King,

I swear that I shall state

only the truth in court.

In the name of God

and the Mighty King,

I swear that I shall state

only the truth in court.

You can explain what happened.

On the morning of the 14th

day of the month of Magha,

I got back home after

visting the temple,

and was cleaning the lamps.

That's when I heard the clopping

sound of an approaching

horse, outside.

That clopping sound came

to a halt, outside my house.

I heard the person who came

there, enquiring about me.

I paid attention to

what he was saying.

I realized that he has come

to take me to the palace,

and that the person who arrived,

is the Chief Minister

of the country,

from his conversation.

The Minister entered my house.

I was terrified.

Congratulations, Devayani.

Amazing rewards are

awaiting you at the palace.

Get ready for the journey.

We should start immediately.

Right away.

I said that I don't

want that good fortune,

and that I want to

stay with my father.

Sir...

My daughter's wedding

hasn't been fixed yet.

Please give me some time.

-Father! -Please show mercy.

I don't have time for

anymore arguments.

We have to travel a long way.

Saying that he has

no time for arguments,

he pulled my hand strongly.

The glass bangles

on my hand broke,

and injured my hand.

He took me outside the house.

He defeated Gopi, who came to

stop him, and pushed him down.

He took me away on his horse.

Describe what happened

during the journey.

During the journey,

I fell unconscious

at some point.

He squeezed the juice of a

fruit and poured

it into my mouth.

On my hand that was

injured by the broken bangles,

he applied the medicine made

with the extract of a wild herb.

That night, we

stayed over at an inn.

" Radha, O' Radha, O'

Radha of the spring season "

" Whom are you

searching for, O' starlet? "

" You are waiting for someone "

" O' poor cowherd girl "

" The night has fallen, and are

you standing

alone in the forest? "

" Please don't

cry, isn't it late? "

" Many kinds of people including

thieves will be waiting

at every corner "

" Wolves, tigers and wild

elephants may pounce on you "

" You will fall into their

hands, like a helpless deer "

" You will fly like a feather

in the warm breeze "

" Radha, O' Radha, O'

Radha of the spring season "

" Whom are you

searching for, O' starlet? "

" You are waiting for someone "

" O' poor cowherd girl "

" The night has falllen, and are

you standing

alone in the forest? "

" Radha, O' Radha, O'

Radha of the spring season "

" Whom are you

searching for, O' starlet? "

" You are waiting for someone "

" O' poor cowherd girl "

" The night has fallen, and are

you standing

alone in the forest? "

I felt that he could

tame even an elephant

that's running amok,

with a single stare.

I began admiring him.

In the journey afterwards,

he spoke very

affectionately to me.

I will be sending someone

to bring your father, Devayani.

Don't worry.

Only good things

will happen to you.

I am with you.

I know that...

this is the first time

you're seeing the world...

outside your small

village and temple.

There's a world beyond the

flowers that you

tie at the temple,

and the songs that you sing.

There's sky.

If you don't look,

you can't see that.

And once you see it, you'll

never have enough of it.

While crossing the fourth river,

I confessed my love to him.

Your beauty can put even

the celesital nymphs to shame.

I never knew that there was such

a girl in this country

of Manomaya.

Who wouldn't fall

in love with you?

" My heart is full of

romance, O' Krishna "

" There's no reason for

you to come secretively "

" At the moment when you

sprinkle your words like snow "

" I searched for each

word, affectionately "

" My silence outpoured as

flowers, during this

journey with you "

" You became the whole

world within my eyes "

" You became the

full moon of my nights "

" I wore the Sari

that you gifted me "

" And blended into your life "

Instead of the

broken bangles, he

bought many glass

bangles for me.

I felt that he was

the full moon which

showed the sky to

the asparagus plant.

He gave me a new Sari,

symbolizing marriage thereby,

and he was no longer

a stranger to me.

He became my God.

My life!

Before I could relish my dreams

of living as his wife with him,

we reached a magnificent

palace, that I had

never seen before.

He took me to the

royal court of that palace.

He asked me to bow to the King.

I offered my

respects to the King.

Then, the King complimented

the Chief Minister.

The minister told the King,

"I am offering this maiden

to you, Your Highness"

In return of presenting

me to the King,

the King gave several

gifts to the Minister.

He accepted all those gifts,

without looking at my face.

He earned those gifts by

breaking my heart

and betraying me.

Not just me.

The Minister relinquished

my love and trust, as well.

What happened after that?

I was in a frozen state.

The King was trying to make me

cry, from that moment onwards.

With a bleeding, broken heart,

I became like a

lifeless wooden doll.

The King roared, asking

me why I wasn't crying.

I didn't understand anything.

The King assaulted

me physically.

I fell unconscious.

When I regained consciousness,

I was in the

charitable hospital.

How many days had

passed? I don't know.

The soldiers of the

King brought me here.

That's all, Your Honour.

Defense counsel?

Now you can start

the cross-examination.

Are you in love

with Gopi Kishan?

No.

You said that you travelled for

two days with

the Minister, right?

Did you try to

escape, at any point?

How can I escape from a strong

and mighty person

like the Minister?

He had told your father that

he's taking you to the palace.

Yes.

There are several

girls in the palace,

who are much more

beautiful than you.

Why should the

Minister present a

flower-seller like

you, to the King then?

I object to that

question, Your Honour.

This question will affect the

moral integrity of the witness.

Shall not be permitted!

This is a question based

on motive, Your Honour.

She has to answer.

Can you answer it, Devayani?

I heard the King

saying that I had all the

traits and qualities

he was looking for.

I didn't understand

what he meant.

You said that the

King hurt you, right?

How did he hurt you?

He tried to tease me

and make me cry, initially.

Then, he did many

things on my body.

By many things, you mean?

Did he touch your private

parts? Is it

something like that?

It is an indecent question.

It should not be asked.

No. This is a most relevant

question, Your Honour.

Continue the cross-examination.

Did the King rape you in public?

That's not what I meant.

Then what do you mean?

You're saying that he tortured

you physically and mentally.

What's the reason for that?

I don't know.

This kind of evidence is

not fitting to common sense,

and should be

summarily rejected.

Why should His Highness

torture a girl,

without any reason?

The abductors should be

answering that question.

Not a helpless woman.

You can continue.

Your father and you are

cooking up illogical lies,

as part of a conspiracy

against the King and his rule.

I suggest so.

I have spoken only about

what I have experienced.

That's all, Your Honour.

What about you,

counsel for the Minister?

You said that

the Minister pulled

your hand in your house, right?

Was that the first time

a stanger touched you?

Yes.

What did you feel when

the Minister touched you?

I felt scared.

And later, you fell in love

with him, all of a sudden?

I fell in love with him, due to

his behaviour

during the journey.

Have you ever asked

him whether he's married?

His eyes were full of...

...his love for me.

Can you read

everything from the eyes?

To realize what you

saw in his eyes was love,

have you ever seen

love in anyone's eyes?

No.

Had you seen love

in Gopi Kishan's eyes?

No.

The Minister

plucking fruits for you,

and applying medicine

on your wound,

were just basic decency

and providence...

of a senior official

who had come

to enforce the King's command.

You don't have the ability...

... to differentiate between

providence and love.

I suggest so.

He betrayed me, acting

as if he was in love with me.

Without obeying

the King's order,

you have brought even the

Minister to the accused dock.

I suggest that you

haven't followed

the duty of a subject

towards her King.

Even the subject

has some basic rights.

Your Honour,

as you mentioned earlier,

this is a rare occurence.

The King is facing

a trial in the court.

Your Honour,

I would like to hear the

explanation of the defence,

for their offensive, illogical,

irrational and

unexplainable act.

I may be permitted to continue

after hearing

their explanations.

Yes.

Argument of the

learned prosecutor

is nothing but an absurdity.

We must never forget the maxim

that the King can do no wrong.

Just because His Highness

appeared in this court,

none of his protection

clauses becomes invalid.

All royal acts...

... are legal.

Unless proven to the contrary,

by the complainant.

The reason why the witness

number three was kidnapped,

is still unknown to her.

Here, the King has intervened in

the personal

liberty of a subject.

The basic foundation of

a person's happiness...

...is his personal liberty.

You are wrong, Mr. Prosecutor.

There is no difference

between the King and the State.

All personal liberties exist...

...based on the King's rule.

For example,

the right of a person

to earn assets.

It is supposed to

be personal liberty.

But the King...

... or the Government...

...can seize those

assets, if they want to.

To disclose the top-secret of

a country to an enemy country;

we don't have the liberty

to do that, as individuals.

No citizen is above the State.

Personal liberty

is not absolute.

Personal liberty and

freedom of expression

are the most important...

Stop it!

I've been listening to

this for a long time now.

What all are you saying?

Is this your great court?

Is this your civility?

Now...

I will speak!

You should listen!

When the King has an advocate,

if he fights the case himself,

the court procedure

will be disrupted.

You shut up!

I will chop off your tongue!

Sit there!

Your Honour...

All of you, sit down!

Sit down!

Your Honour,

I am relinquishing

my legal services.

Let His Highness

speak for himself.

Tell me.

What do you have

to say, Your Majesty?

I came here today...

Keep fanning!

I came here in person today...

not because I had

to follow the Higher

Court's order,

unlike what you said.

I don't care what the

people would say, either.

I came here...

to find a solution for a problem

that I haven't

been able to solve.

I....

I issued an order.

This girl who has filed a

complaint at this

court against me...

She is just a subject of mine!

She didn't obey it.

Even my Minister didn't obey it.

I should have

chopped their heads.

I didn't do that.

If you could mention what

was that command of yours

which this girl didn't obey,

there will be some clarity.

Well...

I will come.

No.

I need to rethink whether

I have to say it or not.

Until then, the court can

ask questions to others.

If you want, you can

question the Minister.

Yes, yes.

Why do I need the

throne to urinate?

Take it away!

So, until His

Highness comes back,

let the Chief Minister

Veerabhadran speak.

I am also relinquishing my

legal services, Your Honour.

The Minister shall

speak for himself.

You may speak.

The man who was

in the accused dock

is in the witness

dock, all of a sudden.

Legally and

technically, it's wrong.

I don't know!

People who do not know

how a King is supposed to be,

and how a monarchy

should function...

I heard them

uttering foolishness.

The complainants and their

advocates are totally

out of their minds.

On getting up from the bed,

the King shall be received by

troops of women armed with bows.

In the second compartment,

he shall be received by eunuchs

presenting him his

coat and head-dress,

aged persons and

other harem attendants.

In the third compartment,

he shall be received by

crooked and dwarfish persons.

In the fourth, by prime

ministers, kinsmen,

and door-keepers with

barbed missiles in their hand.

The King might summon

someone for any such purpose,

or to give positions in

the office of the King,

and that comes under

the power of the King.

A minister should

be pure in character

and free from procrastination

and ficklemindedness.

His Highness commanded

that he needs a girl.

As a responsible royal servant,

I wandered in search of a girl

who'd meet the

King's prerequisites.

A Minister who's a

firm devotee of a King,

should be possessed of

endurance and enthusiasm.

And so, upon my

secret investigation,

I learned that there

is a flower-selling girl

at the Kunninmukalilappan

temple in the

village of Chithrapuri,

situated at the

border of the country.

I also learned that

she is a girl who

would match the

King's prerequisites.

Crossing 400 villages over

two nights and two days,

crossing the fort,

crossing three mountain

ranges and four rivers,

I arrived at that

village in Chithrapuri.

I heard a song over there...

...in a girl's voice.

A beautiful song.

" Won't you be able to come

near me, with a

beautiful melody? "

" I shall give you my heart "

" Don't make me

daydream, O' dear Krishna "

" My night has not

disappeared till today "

Namaste, o' noble soul.

I am the prime servant

of the King of this country.

Your daughter, the

maiden Devayani,

shall become the

wife of the King,

and the mother of the

future King of the country.

By giving your daughter

away to the King,

you shall become a

relative of the royal family.

The allegations that she

didn't obey what the King said,

and that I didn't

obey the King's order,

are quite painful to hear.

In fact,

I don't have clarity

about it, even today.

Please tell me yourself...

that what you had in your

eyes when you held me close,

was not love.

Speak about abandoning me,

after promising that

you'll be there for me.

That's not the

main issue here, girl.

The issue is that a subject did

not obey the King's command.

The one who lives upon the

grains, cattle, and

gold of the King,

the one who supplies the

same to the king in weal or woe,

the one who keeps

under restraint

a disaffected relative of the

king or a rebellious district,

as well as the one

who drives away

an invading enemy

or a wild tribe.

He is the true

subject of the country.

That girl did not obey

what His Highness told her.

That's the issue here, right?

Yes!

That's the issue, indeed!

That's the main issue!

I...

She didn't obey what I said!

That's the main issue, indeed!

I shall speak.

I have been suffering from

an illness for a while now.

These hiccups don't end.

I noticed that too.

Don't they stop even

after you drink water?

No. They don't.

I will have hiccups,

and then drink water.

My bladder becomes full.

I will urinate.

And I'll have hiccups again.

I am unable to sleep!

I can't pay attention

to royal affairs.

If the King is ill,

how can he protect the country?

Who will protect the

country from enemies?

That's true.

Didn't you consult

any physician?

I did.

Many physicians came.

I had several medicines

too, but I was not cured.

And then one day,

I had a dream.

The late Royal Priest

appeared in my dream

and suggested a

solution to cure my illness.

That's why...

I asked for a

girl with a soul as

pure as the spike

of a basil plant.

The girl whom the

Minister brought,

was like the girl whom

I saw in my dream.

But...

she didn't obey

my royal command.

I didn't chop off her head,

because I was merciful.

If I could know what was the

command of yours

that she didn't obey,

the court can pass a verdict.

Well...

How do I say that?

Any difficulty in saying that?

But how will I know,

unless you say it?

Have you heard that

a dream seen at dawn,

will come true?

Yes.

I have heard so.

Then...

it is said that

once you share the

dream you saw with someone else,

it won't come true.

But...

if I don't know what it is,

how can I pass a verdict?

I will tell you.

At dawn,

the royal priest told

me in my dream,

that if I drink a cup

of tears from a girl

who's as pure as the

spike of the basil plant,

my thirst and

hiccups shall be cured.

I found a girl with all the

attributes and qualities.

But... she didn't shed tears!

How many times did I tell you?

How many times?

In every way possible!

This court is going to

pronounce the judgement...

...and the decree.

From the first witness

Krishnanunni's statement,

only the fact that

a royal official took

Krishnanunni's

daughter along with him,

has come to light.

The remaining allegations are

just his thoughts

and speculations.

After examining the documents

and evidence in this case,

it is proved that

the second witness

obstructed the

royal servant's duty,

even without knowing the reason.

Those who are obliged to

follow the King's commands,

those who are living

under the monarchial rule,

the first and second witnesses,

have not behaved as

ideal citizens, in this case.

The court dismisses

their complaints,

since they are

found to be baseless.

Though the third

witness is alleging

that the King

tortured her brutally,

the fact that not even a

teardrop was shed from her eyes,

raises suspicions regarding

the intensity of the torture.

So, the stories

of torture cannot

be taken at face

value, by the court.

While travelling with

the Chief Minister,

he protected her with caution,

and bought her clothes before

presenting her

at the royal court.

Unfortunately, the

third witness, who's a

flower-seller,

misconstrued it to be love.

The Chief Minister was just

executing the King's order.

So, the complaints against

the King and the Minister,

do not stand, due to

the absence of evidence.

And thus, the court

denies their plea.

From the King's

complaint which was

considered along

with this complaint,

and from the reasons he

stated in front of this court,

it is found that

witnesses one to three,

disobeyed the

King's commands and

committed treason

against the country.

The complaints

of witnesses one to

three, against the

King and the Minister,

are dismissed unconditionally.

Ensuring that the

King who rules the

country leads a

happy and peaceful life,

is the obligation

of every citizen.

The court seriously

considers the fact that

the tears of the third

witness are required for that.

For the nation's security,

and to cure the King's illness,

the necessary amount of tears

have to be collected

immediately,

from witness number three,

in any which way possible,

and should be

given right away to

the mighty King,

before the court,

orders the court.

Devayani, you may come forward.

Devayani, you heard

the decree, right?

Yes.

Is it clear?

Yes.

Let all the problems

end right away.

For such a silly matter,

we shouldn't have

troubled His Highness.

Anyway, I am happy.

We've found a solution, right?

Bring a vessel in which the

tears can be

collected for the King.

Cry!

Huh?

Just try.

Not like that. Try this.

Once again!

Try again.

Yes, like that.

Yes, it will come.

The tears will come.

Like that! Yeah!

They are not coming?

Devayani,

a tear is a liquid that

can lubricate our eyes.

Lacrimal gland.

Except goats and rabbits,

all mammals have this gland.

You have it too.

But only in the case of humans,

when we have emotions

like fear, pain or sorrow,

these tears come

out, on their own.

Understood?

Now, why don't you try

again after imagining all this?

Pain...

Fear!

Sorrow!

Like that!

Once again.

Yes!

I understand.

You are unable to imagine pain,

fear or sorrow in

your mind, right?

Hey!

I'm almost done counting, sir.

Bring a chair.

Stand on that chair, Devayani.

Your Honour...

I was often asked to stand on

the bench like

this, back in school.

My teacher used to say that I

was the biggest

fool in my class.

So sad!

Please try, Devayani.

You can do it if you try.

I have seen the tears

of so many people here.

Some people cannot

stop once they start crying.

Please try.

Like that! It will come!

They will come.

The tears will come!

Can't do it?

-Come here. -Sir!

Sir.

-Do it. -Okay sir.

What is this?

Has she teared up?

Has she?

No.

The court's decree should not

be violated,

Devayani. That's why.

Hey! Come here.

-Sir. -It will come then.

I will sort it out

now. Just a minute.

Is it coming?

See if she's shedding tears?

No, Your Honour.

No.

Bring the whip.

No!

Yes, whip her!

Oh no!

My God!

Whip her!

Are the tears coming?

Whip her!

Hit her!

-Swami. -Swami!

Swami!

Swami!

He has opened his eyes.

Please wake up, Swami.

Please go there, Swami.

That girl will die now.

Please do something, Swami.

Get up! Come on!

Swami...

Your Honour!

Your Honour!

What is it?

Doing all this won't make

her shed tears, Your Honour.

It won't.

Hey! Who is he?

Who let him inside?

Catch him...

Put him in prison!

Let go of me!

I can solve this problem.

Just give me five minutes.

Hey! Let go of him!

Let go of him, Minister.

Let go!

I will tell the King about the

secret you've

hidden in your attic.

Let go of him, Minister!

Who are you?

Let him try.

There's something

special about him.

Can you make her shed

tears within five minutes?

-I can. -Please try.

Go ahead, drink it!

I am happy!

Tell me what you want!

The King is happy!

The King is happy!

Veera!

Veerabhadra!

So... the story of the King

and the Minister is over?

Swami!

Poor King!

Let him sleep peacefully.

Right, Swami?

Swami!

What did the Minister

hide in his attic, Swami?

What the Minister

hid in his attic,

was the woman whom

he believed to be the

most beautiful in the

country of Manomaya,

his own wife.

The lady whom he presented

before the King as his wife,

was the gardener's wife.

Even the Minister will

have his own desires, right?

Poor Minister!

Are you leaving, Swami?

Where are you going, Swami?

Didn't I tell you, Babukkuttan?

From emptiness to fullness...

That is, from a

void to infinity!

" Everything is

a mortal illusion "

Swami!

I have another doubt.

Though the court acquitted

citing lack of evidence,

weren't you the one

who stole that idol?

I know that!

I am just a witness to idols

being created and stolen...

and not a thief.

True!

That's true, Swami.

Oh no!

Swami, you turned

into a butterfly?

How did you turn

into a butterfly?

Can you teach me that spell?

Mustared soaked in

cheetah's milk for seven nights,

should be heated with wood

from a tree struck by lightning.

If you consume that,

you can fly, Babukkuttan.

You can fly around,

and see immortal kings, without

ending up at the wrong time.

You can see ministers.

You can hear the

sound of whips too.

[chants]

" O' sword of the King, "

" You cannot touch

human emotions "

" Your force which

rules the entire earth "

" It is incomplete here "

" Playing a magical harp "

" The pawn of destiny

started a solitary war "

" In it, the solution to an

ancient puzzle was revealed "

" The delightful dance of the

one who controls the universe "

" It will always

continue every moment,

spreading happiness everywhere "

" Everything is

a mortal illusion "

" Everything in this

world is your illusion "

" Everything is

a mortal illusion "

" Everything in this

world is your illusion "