After many years of protests,
British colonizers that ruled India for over 300 years
agreed to grant Independence to India.
Britishers Before leaving India,
prepared legal documents that justified their ownership of the resources
they'd been excavating from India.
They found loopholes in the system to take away resources
that fetched more profits and drew agreements accordingly.
One among it are the cotton yarn from Sengadu.
- Sir... - Hold this!
...here are the documents for Sengadu village cotton yarn.
For thirty years after independence,
we can add a clause in the agreement
and continue to demand a profit from cotton yarn.
Yes, I've already checked this document.
But adding this clause to the agreement will attract more complications.
- No, sir! Let me explain. - Sure!
The Battisa cotton that grows in Sengadu is the world's whitest cotton.
For over two centuries, the village people have been manufacturing cotton
no one can match the quality they produce.
After General Robert took control of Sengadu
in the last ten years,
he made the village people do overtime and fetched us a profit of 200 million pounds.
As we were the reason for the increase in profits,
we'd continue to reap huge profits
if we keep demanding a share for the next thirty years.
After independence, do you think can they match up to Robert's productivity?
Look at this.
Sir, the list of men working for us in Thinelli district...
it includes Sengadu Jameen,
and Puliyangudi Inspector Karikalan.
The village people will be under their control.
With their help, we can achieve the same productivity.
Okay, go ahead!
Get the required agreements ready
before Nehru-Mount Batten final meeting on August 15th.
General Robert to be the authorized signatory
on behalf of the England Government.
Ask Robert to come to Puliyangudi British Council right away.
We only have four days left.
Start now to Sengadu!
SENGADU - PULIYANGUDI
PULIYANGUDI POLICE STATION
What the hell?!
Do you mean to say Sengadu people,
are unaware they're about to get independence.
You're right, Lord.
Since the date 15th, August is confirmed as Independence day...
we've been trying to reach General Robert over the phone.
But not able to reach him.
The connection is weary out there.
Moreover, I'm assigned to emergency duty.
Don't we have anyone else who often makes visits?
The mountain you see outside it's a hike of 60 km to and fro.
It will take a minimum of twelve hours.
Moreover, it's a dense forest.
Twice a year, we bring men along to collect cotton from the village.
Once in two months...
one of the villagers' visits the town market.
It's he who brings anything that the General demands.
Other than that
it's a lonely village that has no connection to the outside world.
Okay! Send your men and bring Robert to me.
It's not safe to travel unarmed during the night.
I'll send men in the morning.
Look, General Robert has recommended your name for District Collector.
In four days, you'll be the in-charge of that village.
It's an emergency!
Tell your people to give this letter to General Robert.
I heard scary stories from people.
Is General Robert such a dangerous person?
Imagine going to Chengiz Khan and Hitler
and informing them to leave and that they are no more in power.
It's a similar thing that we're going to tell Robert.
During the Jallianwala Bagh massacre,
Robert suggested the idea to Reginald Dyer
to shoot 2000 people to instill fear in the minds of Thirty crore people.
Instead of looking at the people who was shot dead,
Robert is a demon that enjoyed
looking at scared people that died due to the stampede.
As many protests broke out due to the shootout
for the namesake, they transferred Robert to Sengadu!
Fifteen years ago, Robert arrived in India.
To bring enormous profits for the British Government,
Robert made people work 16 hours instead of the regular 10 hours.
If the workers are tired,
or drink water,
or if they take a loo break.
Even if one minute is lost, he lashes them with a whip.
One man, unable to bear the torture, stood against Robert.
Robert gave him and slow and dreadful death
by putting him on a impalement he had built.
He also executed four other men that similarly stood against him.
He made the village people witness them die in agony for a week.
After the incident, the people worked like machines without asking any questions.
If the production of cotton yarn is reduced,
he threw people in boiling water.
He installed a check post
on the mountain path so that no one escaped.
If someone tried to escape, he broke their legs.
Robert's son Justin was more dreadful than his father.
Robert loves Justin.
And Justin loves women.
Just for that reason, he lives alone in a bungalow.
Every night, he goes on a hunt!
Robert hacked a person's hand as his nail scratched his son.
PULIYANGUDI SENGADU CHECKPOST
Robert rained torture on this village,
as much as the entire lot of Britishers did to India.
Bloody sinners!
They still haven't informed the village
about the independence they're about to attain.
Hurry up! Let's inform the village about the news on independence.
SENGADU VILLAGE
I'm very thirsty. Please give me one quencher.
The foreigners invented goods in Puliyangudi.
Also, they invented electricity.
They're not great people.
But the invention of the lotus leaf balls
so that we don't get hungry or thirsty during our 16 hours shift
you are the greatest among all.
Once we get independence, I'm going to--
Oh, God!
The water is searing hot.
Please be careful.
Get on with your work!
Oh, God, it's burning, my Lord.
It's burning!
- Fill up the basket and bring it here.
Fill it up and bring it here.
Hey, bring it here. I said over here!
Hey, hurry up!
- Take back baskets that were not checked for weighing.
Sir...
he complained about body pain. Shall I give him a break?
- Please, Lord, let me take a break for a while.
- I'm not able to bear it!
Oh, God, no! Oh, no!
I will get back to work. Oh, no! Please spare me!
To forget the pain, it's not necessary to give them rest.
It's enough if we inflict more pain.
Five minutes spent.
Twelve pounds wasted!
- Only when the shift ends do we realize that we're alive?
How come it's all torn so soon?
Soon, you say?
It's been three months since you got this newspaper from the market.
Every night you people make me read it multiple times.
And you blame me.
"We will inevitably attain independence this year."
"Britishers are dreading the actions of Mahatma Gandhi."
Hey, every day, you people keep cheering like fools.
Do you believe it's going to happen?
Even the statue of the deity Ayyanar will shiver at the sight of Robert.
And you say Britishers are dreading Gandhi.
Shut up, you moron.
Gandhi is from North India.
I believe he's muscular and well-built, as his staple is wheat-based.
Also, I believe when he lands a punch
it would hit them like thunder.
That is why they fear him.
They won't print rumors in the newspaper.
Shut up, everyone!
Britishers are not intimidated by physical appearance.
I think Gandhi carries a couple of guns.
Perhaps he shoots them down with guns.
Buddy, does Gandhi belong to our caste?
Moron!
We are clueless about our caste
and are trying to figure it out.
And you are questioning his caste?
Bloody Robert.
- How dare you to beat up my brother? - Hey, brother...
- ...don't get angry! - Brother, you shut up!
I can't bear injustice!
Bloody Robert!
Now you'd know what would happen if you messed with me.
How dare you hit my brother with a whip?
Look up!
I'm going to mangle your son Justin's face...
and split wide open his crotch.
How do you feel now?
You should've thought about it before you raised your hand to my brother.
Wait and watch. I'm going to rip out your son's intestines.
Wait and watch!
You were licking his ass when he was getting whipped.
Showing your prowess on the cotton sack, is it?
- Useless idiot! Useless idiot! - Hey, old hag, stop it!
Stop making too much noise. The kids are sleeping.
Spare me, old hag!
If you are angry, go and beat up, Robert.
Hey, shut up, old hag!
Robert is not an individual.
He's a powerful Government.
If we dare to mess with him,
he'd bring an army and wipe us out!
Once we get independence...
even my daughter will trample him like he's nothing.
Come on, man. It's not that bad.
The Lord tore Jada's mouth like a bag.
It's him who stitched him up.
I don't see him screaming.
What exactly happened?
There was hair in Lord Robert's meal.
He tore his mouth because he did not pay attention while cooking.
That's not why he tore my mouth.
I explained something to him...
That's why he tore my mouth.
What did you suggest to him?
The hair in food is a good thing and helps build bonds.
You are an idiot!
Why would you suggest such a thing to a Britisher?
Old lady, my husband is trying to kill my daughter.
- Come with me. - Come on, let's go!
- Dad, don't do it. - Hey, get lost!
He's burying a young girl alive.
Look at his unjust behavior.
- Hey, please lift her!
- Dear, get up! - Help her get up!
- Don't worry, dear!
She disguised herself as a boy so that she could go to work.
Also, she hid the fact that she had hit puberty.
Now, she has developed.
It's not like we can just cut them off.
If Justin gets a whiff of it he'll destroy her...
The plight of her will kill us all.
If I kill her, only she'd die.
Have you guys lost it?
Earlier, you killed women because Justin looked at them.
Now you're killing women fearing he may look at them.
Huh?!
They've already announced that we're getting bloody independence.
Until then, the deity Ayyanar will be our guardian angel.
Come to me, sweetheart.
â™ª She's a divine angel That the entire village worships â™ª
â™ª We pray to you So that no evil eye is cast on her â™ª
You are caught!
Oh, dear, God!
My cunning eyes have witnessed everything.
- Everything is doomed! - Get lost!
Whenever we are happy, you come down to ruin it.
Not sure what wrath you brought along, bloody thief.
I ought to...
You've been fooling the Lord by disguising her as a boy.
And you call me a thief!
Eh!
He resorted to disguising her daughter to save her.
It's not like she's loafing and thieving around.
Old hag, it's better you don't speak.
Just because Justin was scared of pox...
you made them all wear white saree
and smeared it with goat's blood and sprinkled sewage water.
Justin still believes
they have pox and have never come near them in the past 3-4 years.
You're the Empress of fraud that cons Justin.
We may even escape the evil eyes of the Britishers.
But it can never escape your cunning eyes.
There are a variety of treats available.
Eat it all and scoot from here!
Go!
No. I don't want any of it.
-Perform the ritual for me. -What?!
Why not? I hit puberty too.
But no one performed any ritual for me.
Idiot, we don't perform the ritual for men.
- You're right. - Listen...
...perform the ritual for me.
And I'll be on my way.
If you refuse...
- Jameen Sire... - Hey, don't call him.
Hey, listen, calm down!
Ladies, please perform the ritual for him.
- Arkani, sister, you do it!
- Huh, what is this? - What?
I thought you'd sing while performing the ritual.
Why don't you do that?
There's nothing good about you to sing praises.
You don't have to sing praises.
It's enough that you stay honest.
â™ª Hey, unwiring, useless fellow... â™ª
â™ª Hey, can't find your pitch? â™ª
â™ª Hey, unwiring, useless fellow... â™ª
â™ª Are you inviting fight? â™ª
â™ª Hey, ungiving, useless fellow... â™ª
â™ª Are you inviting trouble? â™ª
â™ª Useless fellow! â™ª
â™ª Whatever is said, however we blame... â™ª
â™ª ...no use, thick skinned buffalo â™ª
â™ª Whatever is said, however we blame... â™ª
â™ª ...no use, thick skinned buffalo â™ª
â™ª He is the cruel mother-in-law of the village â™ª
â™ª Hey, unwiring, useless fellow... â™ª
â™ª Are you inviting fight? â™ª
â™ª Hey, ungiving, useless fellow... â™ª
â™ª Are you inviting trouble, useless fellow? â™ª
â™ª Useless fellow! â™ª
â™ª Cheeniamma is rocking! â™ª
â™ª The bad person, the black sheep â™ª
â™ª When I opened the eyes, you pulled the carpet from underneath â™ª
â™ª You have grown a tail, Trying to milk from the horn â™ª
â™ª You pulled the chariot on to the road, you useless â™ª
â™ª You are always creating problems â™ª
â™ª You are the flower that doesnâ€™t have fragrance â™ª
â™ª You are the goat that enters the fertile land... â™ª
â™ª ...and destroys it â™ª
â™ª The regret is that he was born here â™ª
â™ª We do not get along well at all â™ª
â™ª That's more like it! â™ª
â™ª Hey, unwiring, useless fellow â™ª
â™ª Are you inviting fight? â™ª
â™ª Hey, ungiving, useless fellow â™ª
â™ª Are you inviting trouble, useless fellow? â™ª
â™ª Useless fellow... â™ª
â™ª There is no change in the struggle â™ª
â™ª But unable to get out of this place â™ª
â™ª We are in a puppet show... â™ª
â™ª ...strings held by another person â™ª
â™ª Having got beaten up regularly We have become so numb â™ª
â™ª There is no change in the struggle â™ª
â™ª But unable to get out of this place â™ª
â™ª Despite all this, we will keep playing â™ª
â™ª When the Britishers leave our country Just wait and see â™ª
â™ª Our feet wonâ€™t be on the ground â™ª
â™ª We would joyfully live the life â™ª
â™ª That we werenâ€™t allowed to live for ten generations â™ª
â™ª When will we get that freedom? â™ª
â™ª All our woes Will fly away like cotton â™ª
Yeah, right, as if it would fly.
I believe it's been eight years since her daughter died.
It's been ten years now.
He doesn't shy-away from pimping out our women.
Fearing that we may harm her daughter he killed her during childhood.
But he says otherwise.
Hey, Lord Justin is arriving!
It's my daughter's death anniversary.
So...
What is that, Jameen?
That's the statue of our deity, sir!
Wow!
Wow! It's beautiful.
Very soft.
It feels like I'm touching a young girl.
And it looks like a sexy ashtray.
Keep this in my bedroom.
Sir, this is our deity's statue.
You can't use it as an ashtray.
That would bring harm to the family.
Hey, wait!
Sir, if you're happy. We'd be happy to oblige.
You carry on. I'll bring this to you.
Do what is required.
- Be careful. - Wait, have some patience.
Please don't break it like yesterday. I'm famished!
Please give it to me!
It smells good!
- Here you go! - It's okay, you eat.
Village folks warned me
that keeping your company would starve me to death.
But with your grace daily, I have delicious and healthy food.
Village folks are cowards who rat each other out of fear.
Why are you going to Jameen's house now?
Today is Thaenmalli's death anniversary. No one will be home.
Hey, when did you arrive?
Wait!
I'm a fool!
I forgot I was pissed at you and headed to open the door.
This roof won't be able to take my weight for a long.
It'll be better if you open the door and remain pissed.
Scram!
Your mother told me you're running a fever.
So I got you Rabbit's blood, cold-pressed oil,
herbed syrups,
organic herbs, mountain honey
wild animal fat.
And finally, balm for pulled muscles.
Don't sass me with these things.
I gave fever an excuse, so I don't have to see you.
What did I do that you're so pissed at me?
I've been trapped inside these four walls for ten years.
I request you to take me to the village.
But you disappeared for a week.
Hey, it's not a joke.
To protect you,
your family has been holding fake death anniversaries every year
to fool the people.
It's a huge task to make everyone believe.
If the village folks come to know that you are alive...
they'd avenge your father by giving you up to the Britishers.
I've been listening to this excuse for six years now.
Forget it. It's my ill fate!
I'm going to turn mad trapped inside these walls.
I'll take you to the village once the Britishers leave for camp.
Okay?
I've seen you show me empty courage umpteen times.
But never have I seen the village until now.
Listen, today I made sambhar and ghee rice.
Please have it before it gets cold.
I already ate.
You're on point with the food. But always disappoint me.
He pegs himself to be a Lord because he works for Lord Justin.
Your attitude spells as if you're the Lord
who will grant independence?
I'm sure she must've handed you more chores.
When I do things that she loves, my heart sets on fire.
At the end of the day when she smiles with joy...
It's like when the milk boils up
it mellows down at the drop of the sugar.
That's the feeling I cherish!
You wouldn't understand.
Instead of proposing to her and get married
you've been tending to her chores.
You're just incorrigible!
Look, this old hag has been angry on the old man for the past 20 years.
Still, the old man adores her through the mirror.
This is true love.
Hey, Thavuduthini. I'm going to whack you with the broom.
First, shut up your mouth.
Disgusting!
Hey, what happened?
I need to pee!
Go!
Jameen, come here!
Eh, Lord!
Is this a boy?
Yes, my Lord. His name is Ayyanar!
Let me check!
Mother!
Mother...
Dad...
it's a beautiful cheating.
I'll take my revenge!
Come, let's go!
Sire!
We didn't do it on purpose.
- Sire, please forgive her. - Hey, step away!
My Lord, please spare her.
She's too young.
Please don't do it. I beg of you.
Sir, she's my daughter.
Sire, please don't do it.
Sir, she's innocent. Please spare her.
Please don't do it. She's too young!
Mother!
My dear! My dear!
Oh, God, no!
You are one minute late.
Mother...
Sir, already we lost a family member.
Let her join her mother. Please spare her.
She's my dearest daughter. Please spare her!
Father!
You are two minutes late.
Father...
Please don't shoot. I'll go with him.
You people are the world's biggest cowards!
If you people live in fear...
then you may remain alive.
Ho-ho-ho!
Are you tired?
Hey, keep moving!
Everybody out!
Come on!
Hey, come on!
Come on!
Don't interfere and stir up a storm!
â™ª All the girls who love... â™ª
â™ª Is it a sin to have born a girl? â™ª
â™ª Evil has cast its eyes â™ª
We are cowards who could not save this family.
Father... Father!
I'm sorry, brother. I let you down!
Had Muniyan killed his daughter yesterday...
only one life would've been lost.
But now both mother and father are dead.
And the young girl's life has been destroyed.
I wonder when it will be the end to it.
I think we'll achieve independence only after our death.
I wonder what the hell the so-called activists are doing.
Why should we wait for someone to fight for us?
Why don't you people speak up against Robert and Justin?
- Do something about it. - What do you expect us to do?
Did you forget what happened in our village?
We could still hear the cries of the people
hanged to death on that tree.
You expect everyone in this village to die similarly.
You people remained silent when unjust happened.
Instead of ranting...
it's better to die standing up against injustice.
Isn't that your wish?
You and Jameen want us dead.
Jameen is a cunning man.
Sister was pleading with him.
But his son dragged her by the hair.
Had his daughter been alive,
I would take her and offer her to the Britisher.
Hey!
You don't have the guts to face Robert and Justin.
You don't deserve to talk about Jameen's daughter.
So, you don't care how many of us may die.
But you can't hear a word against Jameen's family.
You and Jameen have been conspiring to destroy us.
The day your mother got caught...
- ...the Lord should've killed you. - How dare you?
- I should kill you first! - You should die, you traitor!
- Let go! - We won't die!
- Don't you dare mess with us!
I said let go!
He expects to die. And you want to spare him.
Just because they kill. It doesn't mean we should fight.
- Let go! - You better leave!
I said go. Go!
Just like Justin back then, another Britisher cast his eyes on his mother.
How are we to blame?
His love for his mother outraged him.
Don't hurt him!
A Britisher is chasing me.
I don't know what to do.
Come on!
Where is she?
Where is the woman?
Go and search for her in all the houses.
Go get her!
Shall we play a game, dear?
I will tightly close your eyes.
And you will tightly close my mouth and nose.
Whoever holds the tightest will be the winner.
Parma, you can't bear hunger.
At home, there's a pot full of porridge.
When you get home, make sure you eat it all.
You have to take a bite.
Mother!
Do you have a stomach ache?
Did someone beat you?
Did you fall?
Are you hungry?
Tell me, are you hungry?
Here you go!
Hey, how big a stomach do you have?
You keep gobbling up!
Wait! I'll get more food in the evening.
Mom may not be next to you.
But I will appear in some form and take care of you.
I see my mother in you.
Don't cry! Please eat.
Hey, how dare you come inside the house?
Bloody!
There's no room for strays in this house. Get lost!
- It's not like I'm longing for her.
It's she who can't keep her hands off me.
Old man isn't Maariamma, daughter of Pootuayya?
You're right!
Then why is she living with you, not her father?
Pootuayya is her father.
But I'm her husband.
After marriage...
husband is everything to a wife.
Oh!
So, if I get married to Jameen's daughter, she will be with me.
Her parents can't stop me.
Bloody brat, you're not even tall enough.
And you speak of marriage.
Hey, only after you are as tall as the pillar stone
you can even think about getting married to her.
Understood?
Hey, old man, last night, Jameen's daughter died of the plague.
Are you serious?
It's true! They buried her during the night.
Neither Jameen nor my sons should know about it.
It would be best if you did not tell anyone in the village.
Thaenmalli!
â™ª You appear when I think of you â™ª
â™ª Shining as the moon â™ª
â™ª You are sugary Even when thinking of you â™ª
â™ª You are the magician Who shines as the moon â™ª
â™ª You are sugary In your brief smile â™ª
â™ª You are the magician Melting my life â™ª
â™ª Sugary! Sugary! â™ª
â™ª Sugary - my Magician â™ª
â™ª Sugary! Sugary! â™ª
â™ª Sugary - my Magician â™ª
â™ª When you look at me... â™ª
â™ª It is like the drizzle In the hot breeze â™ª
â™ª When you look at me... â™ª
â™ª It is like the drizzle In the hot breeze â™ª
â™ª It drizzles... â™ª
â™ª You appear when I think of you â™ª
â™ª Shining as the moon â™ª
â™ª You are sugary Even when thinking of you â™ª
â™ª You are the magician Who shines as the moon â™ª
â™ª You are sugary In your brief smile â™ª
â™ª You are the magician Melting my life â™ª
Bloody thief! He stole all the honey.
He didn't even spare a speck of honey.
Lord Robert's wife has come from the city to visit him.
People say that she looks like an angel.
â™ª Should I touch Your silk-cotton like legs... â™ª
â™ª ...and carry them? â™ª
â™ª The protected golden statue â™ª
â™ª Should I smell your dense hair â™ª
â™ª The willow tree planted at a distance â™ª
â™ª You have filled my thoughts completely â™ª
â™ª Are you the shell carrying my life? â™ª
â™ª I am broken into hundred pieces â™ª
â™ª You are the seducer â™ª
â™ª I have melted into you like a river â™ª
â™ª See, I lay here seduced! â™ª
â™ª You appear when I think of you â™ª
â™ª Shining as the moon â™ª
â™ª You are sugary Even when thinking of you â™ª
â™ª You are the magician Who shines as the moon â™ª
â™ª You are sugary In your brief smile â™ª
â™ª You are the magician Melting my life â™ª
â™ª Sugary! Sugary! â™ª
â™ª Sugary - my Magician â™ª
â™ª Sugary! Sugary! â™ª
â™ª Sugary - my Magician â™ª
â™ª It is like the drizzle In the hot breeze â™ª
â™ª When you look at me... â™ª
â™ª It is like the drizzle In the hot breeze â™ª
â™ª When you look at me... â™ª
â™ª It is like the drizzle In the hot breeze â™ª
â™ª It drizzles... â™ª
Our last salute to the British Flag!
Sir, I'm Pasupathy.
It was me who called you from Madras Cabinet.
Post-independence people of Sengadu can't work long hours.
Here is the stay order for it.
You're yet to attain independence.
There's one more day left.
What about Robert?
Not sure what happened to the messengers.
I'm leaving for Sengadu with my team.
I'll reach by evening.
General Robert will be present for the meeting in the morning.
- Start immediately. - Okay, sir.
- Here's the permission letter. - Sire!
Go to Puliyangudi...
and inform Manimaaran that Lord Robert's phone is not working.
- And leave immediately. - Okay, sire!
- Hey! - Yes, sire!
Don't forget that your family is right here with me.
Thavuda, do you want me to bring you something from the market?
Sure. He took away your bag. First, check on it.
Hey, stop messing around. You don't know what's inside the bag.
Give it back!
It looks like you stole a lot of jewels.
What's the occasion?
Listen, it belongs to someone out of your league.
You should return the bag.
Oh!
I thought it was within my league.
If he's packing so much, we would have to report you to the Lord.
You are right! Let's go!
Hey, please don't do it.
Hey, come on. Please return the bag to me.
I will give you my commission.
Commission?
I know that you're helping the Jameen with something.
If I report you to the Lord, he won't spare you.
Cough up the truth and we'll be on our way.
- You won't tell anyone, right? - I swear we won't!
The truth is that Jameen's daughter is still alive.
He has been raising her locked up inside the house.
-Oh! -Yeah.
He's getting his daughter married to Puliyangudi Jameen's son.
These jewels are a part of the initial dowry.
- Hey! - Is it true?
I swear!
What happened yesterday with the young girl
pushed him to take this decision immediately.
I kept telling you to propose to her.
You kept waiting for the right time.
Now, it's gone beyond your reach.
What do you mean?
This is the right time.
That's right.
You should never express your desire in haste.
There's a right time to express it.
She, too, wishes to live with me.
Just that she never expressed it.
Now when she realizes that we'll be separated...
she must have a heavy heart just like mine.
Now, I'll go and hold her hands...
and profess my feelings to her
- She too-- - Will embrace you with a warm hug.
And you'll bask in love.
- Am I right? - Get lost!
I want to tell you something important.
Hold on, let me go first.
We're getting independence!
When?
Not for the country but for me.
Don't you get it?
I don't have to stay trapped inside these walls anymore.
I, too, can step outside like others,
gossip with people on the streets,
and roam around the village as a free bird.
I'm not going there as an ordinary person.
I'll be the wife to the Jameen of Puliyangudi.
My father has sent for my alliance.
I've cribbed and whined to you about being trapped inside these walls.
Finally, I'm getting a chance to break free.
Only you'd understand how much this makes me happy.
I'm sad knowing when I'd see you, people, again.
But it won't be for long.
Father revealed to me that we'd get independence this year.
After that, my parents can visit me often.
You, too, come along.
I'll be the wife of Jameen.
I'll speak to my husband and take good care of yourself.
Hey, where are you? Get me some hot water.
My father is here.
Get up!
Oh, wait, you wanted to say something.
I forgot everything after hearing the good news.
Tell me once you remember.
The Britishers will leave the country by the end of the year.
Why do we have to send her away?
It's not the same at Puliyangudi.
There Jameen families are treated with great respect.
Jameen families travel on par with the Britishers in a palanquin.
Our daughter will be treated like a queen.
What do you say?
Father, please talk about something else.
It's always about marriage.
She must be sad because she'll be leaving us.
No, no, it's not that.
The more you talk I'm eager to visit Puliyangudi.
I'm getting a headache looking at your faces.
Did you say you got a headache?
Hey, don't run! Stop!
Check who's at the door.
Take her inside!
Father, it's Justin at the door.
What brings him so late?
I don't know.
Open the door.
Welcome, my Lord!
What?
What brings you here, sir?
You could have sent word for me.
Where is my statue?
Sir, I didn't take it.
- Hey, what's happening? - Sir, it's not here!
Father, he's talking about the deity's statue.
He came looking for it.
Sir, I believe I already gave it to you.
Why would we take it back?
My Lord, please hear me out!
- My Lord... - Sir!
My Lord, I'll find out what went wrong.
Sir, please take a seat.
- I swear I did not take it. - Please hear me out.
- Please trust me. - Hey!
Hey, go and get something to drink for him.
My Lord!
Please trust me. My brother did not take it.
What is he going to do?
It would be best if you did not walk in with your shoes on.
- My Lord, please don't go inside. - Please hear me out.
- Sir, please don't do it. - Sir, the statue is out there.
It was me who took the statue.
I'll bring it to you.
Dad, I could not bear to see him use the deity as an ashtray.
That's why I took it away. Ask him to forgive me.
- Dad-- - Bloody fool!
Give it to me.
My Lord, here you go!
He made a mistake in devoting himself to the deity.
Please forgive him.
Please don't mention this to Robert, sir.
He left!
Dear God!
What is it, my Lord?
My Lord, what happened?
We did give you back the statue.
Move!
- Please hear me out. - Please tell me what happened.
- Move! - My Lord, don't do it!
Oh, God, no!
Who is this?
She... She's my daughter, my Lord!
My Lord, please take anything you want but my daughter--
To me, my son's happiness is more important.
Now go and send your daughter.
My Lord...
Go and fetch her right now!
Okay... Okay, my Lord.
I'll send my daughter.
At least give me a day.
She's too young.
I have to make her understand.
Very well, for you one day!
Okay... Okay, my Lord.
So sad.
For another 24 hours, I will be yearning for that gold statue.
- A drink? - No, I'm going on a hunt.
Dad, do you believe Jameen will bring his daughter tomorrow?
Most certainly, he will.
He just witnessed an entire family killed before his eyes.
He has no other option but to abide.
We don't have another option.
- We have to kill our daughter. - Dad!
For 20 years, we raised her with love.
Hey!
We've been waiting for 300 years.
We have millions worth of property.
The power to rule the people.
We've been longing for years.
Right from our ancestors to me was waiting to grab this power.
When everything is coming along...
are you suggesting that we die?
The only option we have is to sacrifice her.
Ah, hey...
as per our tradition donate to the earth.
After she suffocates to death...
hang her on the rope.
"In the blink of an eye, she hung herself."
We'll inform the same to the General.
Go ahead!
- The Britishers are going away. - Vande Mataram!
- Rise of Indian Government. - Vande Mataram!
- Freedom is our birthright. - Vande Mataram!
At dawn will rise a new country.
Vande Mataram!
The truth will always triumph!
Vande Mataram!
- Our country is ours now. - Vande Mataram!
Is the carnival in this town or the Britisher's town?
People here are celebrating.
And the Britishers are leaving in groups.
Carnival? Where are you from?
- I'm from Sengadu! - I thought as much.
The Britishers are leaving the country.
In four hours we'll be an independent country.
Are we going to be an independent country?
Yes!
Sister, we're going to be an independent country.
Brother, we're going to be an independent country.
Son, we're going to be an independent country.
We're going to be an independent country.
I hope there will be no change in it.
I'm sure there will be no change. We'll be an independent country.
Hereafter at work, we can take a break to pee.
If we are thirsty, we can drink water.
Also, we can eat when we get hungry.
Fearing the Britishers...
we don't have to kill our women and daughters anymore.
We don't have to!
We are going to be an independent country.
Hey, Thalayari, did you hear?
We're going to be an independent country.
We are going to be an independent country.
Let's go, dear.
Brother!
Father!
Father, look at me.
Goodbye, father!
They buried her!
- Give me the crowbar. - Here you go. Hurry up!
Be careful.
Hey, hey, hey, Thaenmalli!
Hey, hey!
Listen, she must've passed by now.
Father!
Hey, Thaenmalli? Thaenmalli?
Come on, wake up!
Why did you save me?
Your entire family is trying to kill you.
And you ask why I saved you.
Only if I die can they lead an honorable life?
They are left with no option but to kill me.
I don't care about my father and brothers.
I can't bear the fact that my mother agreed to it
She loved me dearly.
Didn't your mother tell you?
Your mother explained to me about everything.
She said, "Jameen is making hasty decisions."
"Somehow managed to take her to Jameen's house in the next village."
"Jameen will handle Justin saying you went missing."
"After the matter settles down, we'll explain it to Jameen."
That is what your mother told me.
- Are you telling the truth? - I swear on God.
Until I return, you stay inside this cupboard.
Watch your step.
I hope you're not scared.
I'll be back soon!
Did you leave her at Justin's house?
Instead, she could have died at the hand of her father.
Come with me.
Her brothers are sweeping the entire town is looking for her.
The only place they won't look is Justin's house.
Anyway, Justin will only return in the morning.
In a while, I'll take her to Puliyangudi
Robert has killed people for less.
He won't spare you if you take away the girl.
Hey, I'm going to drop her at Puliyangudi Jameen as desired.
I don't care for my life.
That does not mean you have to die.
She'll live luxuriously in the neighboring village.
And you'd return only to get killed by Robert.
- Why should you--? - Hey!
Justin has been looking for a first aid box, and you.
What are you doing over here?
What? Justin returned?
Of course! During the hunt, he got mauled by a tiger.
He won't wait for help in the forest.
Now get some good rest. I'll see you tomorrow.
No, dad. I am alright.
And the animal just escaped.
I put a mark on it.
You are not going hunting in this state.
You have lost so much blood.
- Dad, it's not that serious-- - Get some proper rest.
Okay, to forget hunting ask Jameen to bring her daughter.
- Jameen! - I've already spoken to Lord Robert!
This is not fair!
I apologize. I'll bring her.
Sir, Mr. Karikalan is at your bungalow to meet you.
You... go and organize some tea.
Okay, my Lord.
Take rest. I'll see you tomorrow.
I'm granting you all off.
Go!
I said get out!
Freaking hell!
In a few hours, Indians will get their independence.
And you are telling me this now!
My Lord, for a week, your telephone was not reachable.
Only today, we knew the messengers were killed by the tiger.
Idiot!
There's an important meeting in the morning.
I must go immediately.
Battalions are waiting downstairs for your safe travel.
It's enough if you get ready.
I'll make arrangements for Justin sir's departure...
and inform Jameen about the independence.
Wait.
One moment.
Wait just... one moment.
Justin is eagerly waiting for Jameen to bring his daughter.
Already Jameen has started talking back to me.
Let's not inform him about the independence yet.
Wow!
Beautiful!
What an amazing attire.
When did you come?
Come. Come, please.
Please come.
Please!
Until you say so...
I will not tell anyone that we got independence.
But it's not fair to ask Jameen's daughter for Justin.
Yes. You are right.
Go ahead.
As we are gaining independence
I believe you hold no power over us.
Yes.
Yes, you are quite right.
We don't have authority anymore.
- Sit. - It's okay, my Lord.
You were talking about freedom!
Sit.
Sit!
Good.
Now...
Do it.
How dare you put your leg on her?
Until I depart from this country...
I want the people to feel the same terror.
When Justin and I are leaving this town...
we should depart like Kings!
Until I say so, no one should know about independence.
Yes, my Lord.
Come, let's go to Justin's Bungalow.
Robert, sir!
Edward is on the phone.
Yes, sir. This is Robert speaking.
I have been waiting for you for the last three days.
Tomorrow's meeting is crucial!
Before the Mountbatten-Nehru meeting, we need to sign all the agreements.
We don't have time.
Leave immediately!
I'll go and get ready.
When the village folks enquire, tell them we are leaving for camp.
- Yes, sir! - Okay, sir.
Hey, call for Justin, sir.
How do I call him?
He left long ago for hunting.
Lord says that he was wounded.
Since he arrived, he has constantly been staring at the wound.
I think it was hurting.
He looked restless and enquired about Jameen's arrival.
Not sure what came over him.
He picked up his gun and went hunting.
No, dad, I'm alright!
And the animal just escaped.
I put a mark on it.
Goddammit, bloody!
My Lord, please don't get worked up.
Please head for the meeting.
I know a few places where Justin, sir goes hunting.
It's your responsibility to bring him safe.
That's not enough for me.
Jameen is the sole reason for this ruckus.
He's scheming something against me.
Once Justin arrives,
ask him to bid a final goodbye to Jameen.
Okay, my Lord!
You all go first.
I'll pay one last visit to my slaves.
The Lord is leaving for camp.
- God has blessed us with one day off. - The Lord is leaving for camp.
- Once he leaves, we'll celebrate.
Father, Robert is leaving for camp right away.
Before he returns, we'll find Thaenmalli.
Thaenmalli!
Nothing to worry about. Lord Robert has left for Puliyangudi.
Even our deity does not have the power to...
save you from Robert and Justin.
We are helpless...
How dare you lay our leg on her?
Once I stash the dead body, we'll leave for Puliyangudi immediately.
You're going to live like a Queen out there.
Your face is full of blood.
Why didn't you wipe it off?
After leaving me over, are you going to return to the village?
Hmm... yes!
Why don't you stay back with me?
If I don't return, people will start looking for me.
How about I stay with you over here?
I'll manage to hide and keep my identity a secret.
- I can't be without you-- - Erm...
Robert must've crossed the border. We have to leave right away.
- Did you get what I'm trying to say? - We're running late. Let's go.
Look at the deity Ayyanar.
It's fate that you will settle down in the neighboring village.
That's why he made Lord Robert leave right away.
If that's the case, why did the deity made me fall for you?
Why did it never occur to you to marry me?
Tell me?
Why did it never occur to you to marry me?
I don't know.
It never occurred to me.
Don't confuse yourself.
It would be best if you left town.
That family will take good care of you.
My father, who loved me dearly...
set out to kill me because a Britisher laid his eyes on me.
Do you think a stranger would love me more than my father?
There are not many conflicts in that village.
You can lead a happy life.
I'll be happy only if I get married to you.
- If you don't-- - Have you gone mad?
I don't have feelings for you.
And you keep repeating nonsense.
Only if I have feelings for you can I get married?
I can't agree just because you like me.
Please hear me--
Hey!
Hey, Thaenmalli, stop! Hear me out.
Hey, stop! Where are you going?
Thaenmalli!
Hey!
- Where are you going? - I don't know.
But I'm scared you'd convince me to leave town.
Please hear me out, Thaenmalli!
Thavuda...
Hey, what happened to you?
Your mouth is bleeding!
What? Who cut your tongue?
Let me take you to the physician.
Hey! What?
Listen, I don't understand. Who did this to you?
I don't understand anything.
I swear I don't understand.
- Hey, let go! - Why is he screaming?
First, let's get you first aid.
Hey!
Please hear me out. You are bleeding.
- Hey! Hey! - Thavuda, what happened?
Thavuda!
- Thavuda, stop! - What the hell happened?
I can't understand a word you say.
- What happened? - I'm not able to understand.
- What happened? Hey, what happened?
Hey, Thavuda!
Hey, help me lift him.
- Who is this girl?
This girl looks like a Goddess.
Old woman, ask her who she is.
- Girl-- - I've already enquired.
She's from Puliyangudi.
One of the Britishers in her village desired her...
so her father decided to kill her.
She got scared and lost her way in the mountains
and arrived at our village.
So, I have decided to take her back to her village.
Come on!
You don't stress yourself.
We'll make sure she gets there in the morning.
Tomorrow Robert will return.
And Jameen should not find out about her.
It's surprising!
Rightfully, we should be telling you this.
This girl trusts me.
I will drop her off myself.
It's okay. I'll stay at granny's tonight.
and leave in the morning.
Even a new-born can identify that you're a fraud.
And you expect us to believe that she trusts you.
Let's go, dear.
- Looks like their village has a man like Justin as well.
- No one will trust you!
It's the slave boy who took away our girl.
Father, we will take it from here.
Hey, don't be in haste.
Until now, the villagers don't know that she's my daughter.
First, make sure to bring her back without the knowledge of the villagers.
Once you bring her back,
hack that boy into pieces and bury him.
No one is around anymore.
The Britishers have left our country.
The guns...
Hey, Thavuda! Thalaiyaru!
Hereafter, we can travel as per our will.
We don't need a permission letter anymore.
We got our independence!
- I heard someone screaming out loud. - Poor thing...
- When I checked, it was Thavuda.
I wonder when this slavery would end.
- Here you go, Gran! - Robert cut his tongue off.
It would take some time for him to regain consciousness.
It's good that he created a stir.
Had he not, that fraud would've taken this girl to Jameen.
What would happen if he takes me to Jameen?
Look at her.
Justin ruined her life and turned her into a living corpse.
It's the Jameen who took this girl to Justin.
This fraud is extremely loyal to Jameen.
His loyalty is not just a namesake.
Like Hanuman to Ram.
He'd even topple a mountain for Jameen.
We're clueless why he's so grateful to him.
Perhaps he did not care for his wife...
that's why he's faithful to his father-in-law.
Old lady, this is news to us.
During childhood, he was hell-bent on marrying Jameen's daughter.
But Thalaiyar said he has to grow as tall as the stone pillar to get married.
That's an old story.
I think he's in love with someone else.
Even after her demise...
often he'd visit the stone pillar
and measured himself.
But yesterday morning...
I saw him hugging the pillar and dancing.
I wonder why.
And during the night he hugged the pillar and cried.
Even when his mother died he did not shed a tear...
but seeing him breakdown and cry broke my heart.
Wait, you wanted to say something.
I forgot after hearing the good news!
Tell me?
Why didn't it occur to you to marry me?
I don't know.
It never occurred to me.
We got one day off, and we're discussing that fraud.
Come on, let's celebrate!
This tattoo is my wife's face.
I got this tattoo when I was a child.
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey, what are you doing?
Hey, let go. Hey!
Listen, if you choose me you'll be in danger.
With Lord Robert as our enemy we can't survive for long--
We don't have to live longer.
Even if it's for a moment...
I'd love to live with you.
Please don't give up on me.
â™ª Play the drum â™ª
â™ª Play with the rhythm like The cyclone from the west wind â™ª
â™ª Sing a song â™ª
â™ª With the dancing of The God of mountains â™ª
â™ª Present the rooster as offering â™ª
â™ª As the music plays My temple throbs â™ª
â™ª Wear silk loin cloth And dance â™ª
â™ª We should joyfully dance Until we go breathless â™ª
â™ª Play some fast music â™ª
â™ª The tied up herd of goats Are too jumping with joy â™ª
â™ª The seeds I sowed â™ª
â™ª Has now grown in to a creeper â™ª
â™ª The breeze doesnâ€™t sit And watch everything â™ª
â™ª There are no days When the birds donâ€™t sing â™ª
â™ª There is no officer Who could lock up the forest â™ª
â™ª The soil that feeds us, do not tire at all â™ª
â™ª Even by falling head over heel on the ground â™ª
â™ª The rain water never gets hurt â™ª
â™ª Even as we struggle to reach the shore â™ª
â™ª We have never lived without laughter â™ª
â™ª When there is music on the stage â™ª
â™ª We dance and we dance â™ª
â™ª Play the drum â™ª
â™ª Play with the rhythm like The cyclone from the west wind â™ª
â™ª Play the drum â™ª
â™ª Hey the beautiful bee â™ª
â™ª Split my heart... â™ª
â™ª ...and came up crawling â™ª
â™ª She gave me abundantly Beyond her shyness â™ª
â™ª You are my only life support â™ª
â™ª Like the branches of the banyan tree â™ª
â™ª The flower garden smells like you â™ª
â™ª And seduces me intentionally â™ª
â™ª I wish to keep keep brushing Your shoulders like danglings â™ª
â™ª Your innocent laugh and your fiery stare â™ª
â™ª I need to keep seeing All through the days â™ª
â™ª You are my goddess â™ª
â™ª I am your chariot â™ª
Hey, don't look back and Immediately go to the house.
- Why? - I said, leave!
What happened, dear?
Why are you afraid of us?
Please come back home.
Our lives are at your mercy.
Lord Robert will return tomorrow from the camp.
Brother, hear me out!
Where were you?
I warned you not to go alone.
Come with me!
Tell me the truth. Who are you?
I had a daughter.
She'll be as beautiful as you.
Just because a Britisher laid his eyes on her...
my husband sacrificed and killed her.
Instead of standing up to the Britishers, he killed her.
Since that day, I haven't spoken to him.
If at all I need anything, I treat him like an animal with gestures.
I'll ask, and he'd reply with gestures.
It's been twenty years since I spoke to him.
Like your father or my husband...
many men have killed their daughters to save the family's honor.
This is the first time someone has killed a Britisher for the girl he loved.
But one thing...
on hearing the news of his son's demise
I'm not sure what Robert would do to us.
Just the thought of it is giving me shivers.
Sir, did Indians become brave overnight?
They are only acting as if they are brave.
Indians were born with a fearful nature.
Now we have given them independence.
Perhaps if we leave the country after independence
for the next 100 years,
the sight of people who speak our language would give them shivers!
That fear is what we instilled in them for the past 300 years.
Now we no longer have the right to exploit it.
Sir, we have made a decision.
If they agree to your terms on profit percentage...
the people of Sengadu should work at the same speed as now
and work for 16 hours a day to achieve it.
Not just us...
everyone from the village should agree and sign the agreement.
Robert, sir. It's emergency news.
I went to his usual hunting spots and other places he frequents
and looked for him everywhere all night.
He is nowhere to be seen.
Neither he returned to the village.
But we found his horse standing alone inside the forest.
You were right, my Lord.
Someone has tied a cloth to the horse's tail and lit it on fire.
What about Justin, sir?
He was constantly staring at the wound.
He was restless and enquired about Jameen's arrival.
I don't know what came over him.
He picked up his gun and went hunting.
Bloody hell!
He lied to us about Justin going on a hunt.
Justin is in danger.
Why would Paraman do it?
Jameen!
Jameen must've asked him to save his daughter.
I have noticed Jameen with Paraman many times.
We need to get there before something terrible happens to Justin.
Go and inform my team.
And arrange for a lot of guns.
My Lord...
to take your team to Sengadu
you would have to seek permission from our Government.
It's because there's a shift in authority.
Eh! Why haven't you left the country?
I'll bloody pelt you with my slippers.
You should run to your country.
Are you going to shoot? Shoot me!
Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. I'm ready.
This is my country.
- What? - Shoot me!
Are you feeling sorry for the beggar?
Am I right?
He is an Indian.
You don't have the right to shoot him.
Remove your uniform and return to England.
So, nobody knows about the independence at Sengadu village.
They don't know.
What is he saying?
I don't understand a word.
Since he regained consciousness he has been acting this way.
Hey, get, turn around, look at him and speak.
Thangavelu brother can read your mind.
That's all, is it?
"Don't give me up to the Lord."
Last night Robert cut his tongue and locked him up.
He broke out because he could not bear the pain.
He's asking us not to expose him.
Oh, okay!
It's a silly matter.
Don't worry. I'm here. I will sort it out.
- I think he turned crazy after losing his tongue.
- Thavuda, what are you saying? - What are you saying?
I don't understand.
What is it?
Lord Robert!
Lord Robert has left.
He will never return.
The doll can't walk.
We have to carry it.
Here you go!
I know that you're good at enacting a play.
Can you please enact it for me?
You enact, and I'll figure it out.
He's going to speak dialogue.
Watch me figure out what he's saying.
- Let's see if this works. - Everyone, please sit down.
- During the last carnival he performed well.
I admire his stage presence.
Tax.
Success.
"Sky showers and earth blooms."
Thavudan may have lost his speech...
but he spells sharp words.
That's what we gather from it.
Hey, come on.
The entire village is distracted by Thavudan.
Get up; let's go!
Shall we stash Justin's corpse elsewhere and then leave?
Why?
If we leave it there as soon as Robert arrives, he'll find it.
The old lady said if that happens he'll almost destroy half the village.
We don't have time for it.
The people of this village deserve to die.
You don't bother about them.
Does the old lady know everything?
She won't tell anyone.
You have misunderstood her.
Have I misunderstood her?
She would've told the entire village about you.
How could you know everything in one night?
I saw her getting my mother caught.
And pretending to care after her death.
- She has done a lot-- - I, too, saw.
And that's why I vouch for her.
Once again, our women are in danger.
On that night, The General ordered to search all the houses.
To save my honor, my mother pointed them toward you.
But she regretted it and died of guilt.
Today, my daughter has hit the puberty.
My dear, please save my daughter from the evil eyes of the Britishers.
I consider you my God and beg of you at the place
where you took your last breath.
My entire lineage will cut the fingers pointed at you
and will offer you tribute.
Please forgive and help us all.
There is no use in avenging them.
Once I stash the corpse elsewhere, we'll leave from here.
- Sir! - Yes!
As Robert requested...
my officers have granted permission to Robert
to take the British Military team to Sengadu.
But you have to ensure no one should be harmed during the investigation.
Sir, we got the permission.
[humming a song]
Hey!
He killed Justin!
Paraman killed Justin!
- We are doomed! - Are you serious?
I saw him on the cliff.
Oh, God, no, Lord Robert will kill us all.
Hey, you toward the forest, and you head west.
Make sure he does not escape.
If Robert arrives, he'll kill us all.
Come on, hurry up!
Sir, Thavudan has picked up Robert's phone
and is asking us to speak over the phone.
What should I say when Lord Roberts asks about Justin, sir?
Keep the phone down. If the Lord sees, you'll be in trouble.
Hey, stop yelling. Do you understand what I am saying?
Hey, Thavudai, keep the phone down.
We got independence.
- Please hear us out. - You should not pick up the phone.
As there's a problem pertaining to Justin...
Robert is bringing a battalion to the village.
Hereafter, he can't harm us.
His reign has ended.
- Hereafter, we should lose no life. - Make it quick!
Did you understand?
- Why don't you listen? - Hang up the phone!
Greetings, sire!
- Go! - Okay, sire.
Hey, make it quick.
What is it?
I...
He hung up.
This is Jameen speaking.
This is Robert.
What did this fool say?
He didn't say anything to me, my Lord.
Thavudai picked up the phone and has been yelling.
You were telling the truth.
Jameen, where is Justin?
First, you planned to send your daughter to the nearby village.
Now you took the help of Paraman to harm my son, Justin.
But now you pretend to be innocent. Am I right?
Jameen, you know me very well.
What did you do to my son?
My daughter died.
She was stubborn and did not want to come to Justin's house.
I killed her myself.
Why would I harm Justin?
Jameen, I'm returning right away.
If I find so much of a small scratch on my son
I'll destroy the entire village!
My Lord, we will bring Justin.
But Pasupathy will accompany you so that you don't harm the villagers.
That is going to be an inconvenience.
Shameless creature!
The country has attained independence.
But you're still licking his shoes.
I wonder why you're scared of this powerless creature anymore.
How does it matter to you even if Justin gets crushed to death?
Are they going to kill my son?
Don't you dare even think about it?
Lord Robert suspects that you have harmed Justin.
You all should confess.
Sire, how could you blame us?
Hey, when you people gather
Paraman has told me many times...
that you speak about Robert and Justin's death.
How could I trust you, people?
We may have spoken out of anger.
You know we don't have the guts to do it.
He's angry because we got her mother caught.
He must've done it to avenge us.
Only you can make The General understand.
Just like you people mentioned...
if he has done it to get you all in trouble
he must've already found a way to convince Robert.
What do we do now?
Hey, Justin has died.
The investigation won't be normal.
If Paraman points to you...
before you could prove your innocence
he would've killed at least 40-50 people.
If you all wish to survive...
Paraman should not speak.
Only killing him will put an end to it.
I will cover up the story by saying...
that the villagers killed Paraman because he killed Justin.
Don't stress yourself thinking why I am being supportive.
I need you, people, to do me a favor.
You'll have to bring my daughter to me.
The girl living in your village is my daughter.
Jameen is conspiring for the sake of his daughter.
I don't think so.
Due to fear of death, he's trying to compromise.
We don't need Jameen to enlighten Paraman's character.
We are not sure if he did it to get us in trouble.
But only if we kill him, Lord Robert won't harm us.
That does not mean we have to kill him.
To save our honor, we sacrifice our daughters.
To save our lives...
it's not wrong to kill the person who's out to destroy us.
Yes, we should kill him!
We should not spare him.
Before Robert arrives, we have to kill him.
At the same time, kill our daughter too.
Old lady let go of her. We can't risk our lives for her.
Let go of her. Where are you taking her?
- Hey, don't let him escape!
- Come on, catch him!
Capture him from the other side.
Hey, you better stay away from it.
You don't get it, do you? Get lost!
Catch him!
Hey, let go!
Let's go!
Sister, please don't go!
Thaenmalli, let's go!
We're running out of time.
Just like how my parents got killed...
Lord Robert will kill us all.
Please don't go, sister.
Please don't go!
Please don't go, sister.
Parama!
Thaenmalli!
Hey!
Let her go. Let her go!
I will surrender to Robert myself.
No one will get into trouble.
Please let her go.
As if he's a powerful official.
To keep up his promises.
You wanted us all dead.
How do you expect us to believe that you will save us?
You people don't recognize when someone does a good thing.
You knew the consequences of killing Justin.
Yet you claim you did a good thing for us.
Of course!
You people were silent when he was devouring your wives and children.
Later you show your prowess on his effigy.
He laid his hands on my beloved.
I killed him!
Hey!
Peg, yourself to be a warrior, is it?
We have families to look after.
If we start killing out of rage...
our families will be killed.
Die!
Everyone die!
Instead of living a life as a corpse buried under the guilt
for killing your daughter...
rather stand up, fight and die.
Don't speak as if you're an honest man.
You cared little about our lives...
because this girl's life mattered the most to you.
You're right. That was my intention.
When he killed the parents of this 12-year-old girl...
then took away this girl and destroyed life.
Even fifty-year-old men stood still, fearing for their own lives.
Why didn't you guys kill him?
But when the same girl asked her not to go...
Thaenmalli stood by her so that nothing happens to you people.
She deserves to live.
It's like the person who has no courage to kill but holds a knife.
You guys live in fear all the time. Independence will be wasted on you.
Huh?
Fear! Fear Fear!
Robert is a figure of fear that lives with you people forever...
making us kill ourselves.
And you people continue to kill.
Right?
Eh, hit me!
Why did you stop?
Did you forget that Justin chased your sister buck naked in the cotton forest.
It's a big mistake that I killed him.
Come on, hit me!
Just because your nails touched him, he hacked both your hands.
Come on, hit me!
Hit me!
Hereafter, you don't have to hide your daughters under bandages.
Instead, you could let them wear flowers and bindis.
It's a big mistake that I killed him.
Hit me!
Just like you saved your daughters by giving up my mother.
You people, kill me and save yourselves.
Save yourselves. Hit me!
But please let her go.
I beg of you, people.
Make way. Make way!
He is right.
All these years, we lived in fear killing our wives and children.
That's the reason my wife has not spoken to me for years together.
He killed Justin because he laid his hands on his beloved.
For the first time I see a brave man in this village.
We don't have to save him.
At least let's not get him caught.
Perhaps you people are ready to get beaten to death.
But I'm not ready to lose my family.
Come on!
Let go!
Family?
Had Justin desired me, you'd have killed me.
If killing your children makes you a Jameen...
you won't hesitate to kill them.
You don't value family.
The entire village is ready to save your daughter...
but to you, only your honor matters.
Everyone stand down. I'll go with my father.
I'll come with you, father.
You can kill me with your own hands.
When I look at her face I feel guilty
that I would have a horrible death.
Thaen!
She's our daughter and our pride. Please stand by us.
Lord Robert has arrived.
He has arrived with a battalion of white men.
You, please take her and leave.
We will handle any problem that comes our way.
- What about Robert? - You please leave!
You leave. We'll handle things over here.
Go!
Parama, let's leave!
If Paraman is the killer.
It's our responsibility to punish him by law.
Never!
He murdered my son.
He should die a horrible death!
People who aided him and also that girl...
I'm going to kill everyone mercilessly.
Another Jallainwala Bagh Massacre is about to happen!
There won't be another massacre.
If the village people come to know about independence,
they will not let you even touch them.
They will never know.
They have lived as my slaves all along.
Now all of them will die as my slaves!
I won't let it happen!
Hey, it's better if you all speak the truth.
For the sake of two people, an entire village would get destroyed.
- Confess-- - Finish within two minutes.
Spare the villagers!
Stop!
Do it!
Let go!
Please let go.
Wait! First her!
Kill her in front of his eyes.
Thaenmalli!
- Parama! - Thaenmalli!
Hey! Let go of her!
Let go of her!
Wait, my Lord!
How could you conclude that they're the murderers?
They have nothing to do with your son's death.
I killed your son!
You're saying you beat up Justin and killed him?
It's not like Justin is a warrior.
He's a bloody dog that molests women.
If you think he couldn't pull it off.
Fine, take it that I too, joined him to kill Justin.
The old lady is lying.
I was his partner in crime.
Do you remember you whipped my back?
I could not take the pain so I beat him to death.
Hey, Maara!
You're a family man. Why would you take the blame for me?
You hacked my hand because my nails touched your son.
I got him good yesterday.
I stomped him to death.
Hey, if he wants, he'd shoot you all at once.
Shoot. Shoot us all.
We'll die in a second. We don't care!
Hereafter, if anyone dared to abuse our women,
we would smash and kill them like a dog of your son.
This will instill fear in you.
That is all we need.
Hey!
Hey! Hey! He did not do it!
Let go of him. I killed your son!
Hey, let go! Let go of him.
Dear...
My dear, please wake up.
Please wake up, my dear.
I want to speak to you. Please wake up, dear.
Look at her.
She was so full of noise.
Now she cries in silence.
That's the sound of fear.
That's how I will drain all your bravery.
It's a payback for the pain of my son's death.
I will torture and kill your children in front of your eyes.
Then dare speak to me!
Bring her first.
Hey!
We did kill your son.
But you are determined to kill children.
Sire!
Oh, no!
Oh, God, no!
Oh, no!
Bring her!
Hey! Hey! Let go of her!
Hey!
Hey, don't harm her!
- Hey, let go! - Punish me all you want.
Hey, let go of her!
Hey, hear me out. Let go of her.
Hey!
I won't let her die at your hands.
I'd rather kill her myself.
At least she'll die in peace.
That's it!
That's the fear that I want.
Go on, kill her.
But I will kill too!
Next you!
Hey! Hey! Step away!
- Hey, don't do it. Hey!
Let go! Let go!
I will kill her myself.
- Hey, let go!
- Hey, let go of her!
Robert, the very second after they die
we'd slit our throats and die too.
Bear this in mind.
We are not afraid of you.
We have decided to die with courage.
Please don't do it. Let go.
True that!
We've been longing for independence forever...
in the process, we have lost many loved ones and lived shameful life.
We had enough. We're ending it now.
Hey! Hey! Don't do it!
Hey, they are poor souls.
Please hear me out. Don't kill them!
Thavuda!
Guns down!
Everyone, put down your sickles.
Why should you all die?
When you people decide to give up your lives to save us...
you all deserve to live!
Put down your sickles.
Just like I slit his son...
I'm going to cut him open as well.
Go ahead and live in peace.
Fire God damn you!
I said, fire!
He should not live.
Parama beat him.
Don't spare him! Kill him!
Kill him, Parama! Don't spare him!
Beat him, Parama!
Don't spare him, Parama!
Once I kill Robert, kill them all.
Hereafter, we should not wait for someone else to bring us freedom.
After killing them, we shall join the revolution too.
We shall revolt too!
India got independence!
I don't trust you.
Don't! Don't kill me!
India got independence.
The Lord is telling the truth.
If you kill us, you'd spend your life in prison.
You'll never get to experience the freedom.
Don't fall for it. They're conspiring.
Don't spare them. Silt them all.
You got your independence.
â™ª Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª Oh... Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª This is the boon we wanted â™ª
â™ª People who had fallen at someoneâ€™s feet... â™ª
â™ª Have a bright smile on their face â™ª
â™ª Shoulders up and holding their head high... â™ª
â™ª Seeing the dawn â™ª
â™ª Caught by the monster of fear We lived as slaves â™ª
â™ª We now stand firm On our ground â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom, this is the boon we wanted â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom, we are born afresh â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom, this is the boon we wanted â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom, we are born afresh â™ª
â™ª The soil that was drenched with the red blood... â™ª
â™ª Has become red with our smile â™ª
â™ª Even in the weeds Jasmines have blossomed â™ª
â™ª To the height of the sky Head is held high â™ª
â™ª The shackles that wound the legs Have broken into pieces â™ª
â™ª Excitement... Has reached its peak â™ª
â™ª Happiness... Fills the eyes with tears â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom, this is the boon we wanted â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom, we are born afresh â™ª
â™ª People who had fallen at someoneâ€™s feet... â™ª
â™ª Have a bright smile on their face â™ª
â™ª Shoulders up and holding their head high... â™ª
â™ª Seeing the dawn â™ª
â™ª Caught by the monster of fear We lived as slaves â™ª
â™ª We now stand firm On our ground â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª Oh... Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª Witnessed freedom â™ª
â™ª This is the boon we wanted â™ª