Oh, my Lord...
No, Lord! I didn't steal it, Lord!
Yes, my Lord. Thirty years old.
He stole pepper from the warehouse.
No, my Lord! No, my Lord...
- Take him away! - I didn't do it, my Lord!
My Lord... My Lord...
I didn't do it, Lord!
No, please!
I am the new Collector, Clement Manuel.
An urgent message has been sent directly
by the Honourable British Resident,
Sir Joseph William Richard,
to be conveyed to the honourable Pattelar Kunjambu Nambiar.
Sir, please try to understand.
I am telling the truth.
I have spoken to the company.
An ultimatum?
Sir?
May I meet Mr. Nambiar in person?
Please?
So, you want to meet Pattelar Kunjambu Nambiar in person?
Come to Talakaveri for the Kaveri Sankramanam festival.
As one among the thousands, you can catch a glimpse of him.
The forest lands adjacent to the Chandragiri River are now
officially under the company's protected zone.
Since the transfer of the land to the company has long since lapsed,
you are hereby notified that your contract stands cancelled with retrospective effect.
Mr. Richard,
consider this your final and irrefutable warning.
Or... Or else...
My son!
[Chandragiri Forest, Thomapuram]
O Goddess!
Mom, look! It's Chachan.
My dear, fold your hands and pray.
Dear goddess...
Father Jerome had come from Neeleshwaram.
- He left late. - Father!
- Has it been long since it started? - It has only just begun, Father.
Hello, my dear!
Look, it's Keluchachan as Bali!
Iype from Chumathra is very unwell…
Seems like it is Malaria.
- Keluchacha! - Yes!
But why did Rama shoot Bali from the shadows?
Well, well!
If they fought face-to-face, Rama could never have defeated Bali.
Why? Is Bali a greater god than Rama?
No, Bali isn't a god.
Just a monkey.
A monkey no bigger than a man.
Shall we head out then, Kelu?
- Let's go, Father… - Come on, hurry up.
- So, shall we leave? - Yeah…
Father, hold my hand!
There you go!
Father, would our Jesus have met the God Bali?
- Tell me! - Jesus, this kid is just too much!
You have such strange questions!
Oh no! My dear! Oh god!
- Oh no! - Mom!
- Keluchacha! - Don't cry, dear. Don't cry.
- Kelu? - Paappi, hurry up!
They are Pattelar's goons. Come quickly!
If they spot us, they will finish us!
I came here scared for my life, abandoning the land I bought in Rajapuram.
And these scoundrels won't let us be in peace even here!
Lord Jesus!
What is this!!
Jesus!
Oh no!
- My lord... - Mom!
O Lord of Israel!
My lord!
What wrong did they do, Jesus!!
Sounds like a baby is crying.
Yes, it's a baby crying.
- Kelu, look! - That's right.
It's a baby crying.
Mom, look.
Dear lord!
O Father in Heaven!
Little one!
THE CHURCH ROWDY
Does the land upon which we live today
truly belong to us?
This land, which has passed through countless hands across countless ages…
Who are its rightful heirs?
Through invasion and dominion,
by trespass and taking possession,
we have claimed ownership of this land…
Will it still remain ours tomorrow?
The battle for land did not begin today or yesterday.
Nor shall it end in the tomorrows yet to come.
On April 5, 1957,
through a general election,
for the first time in the world,
a Communist government assumed power,
right here, in Kerala.
Against the land reforms implemented by that government,
in the struggle for land,
various caste and religious organisations across Kerala
took to the streets to protest
against the Communist government.
The Liberation Struggle.
[E.N.S., Chief Minister]
The government resolved to counter the protest.
This is that file.
But the Communist Chief Minister did not know that...
Tell them to leave!
...a small village in the eastern hills was ready to turn into a tempest
with the deadly power to uproot his government.
Kaaniyaar!
[1958 - Kaaniyaar]
O Almighty Lord!
From the malevolent forces that defy the sacred laws,
guard thy people diligently.
Those who blaspheme against God,
those who burn our sanctuaries,
those who have slaughtered the faithful.
They have now set foot upon our very soil.
Our district bureau reports that the Liberation Struggle,
formed against the policies of the State Government is spreading to more locations.
In Alappuzha--
Under the pretext of the Land Reform Act,
they will seize our lands,
and soon plant red flags upon our altars!
Long live the revolution!
They will shatter our sacred idols!
They will lead our children astray
and into the clutches of Satan!
- Outha... - Yeah?
What the hell is this thuggery?
Is the church gate the place for their revolution?
Kuriachan! This is their handiwork.
Stick it back!
Fast!
I repeat to you the words of Holy Pope Pius XI
a hundred thousand times over.
I utter those words from the graves of the holy churches
that were razed to the ground in Albania and the Soviet Union!
Communism is the enemy of God.
Communism is the enemy of God!
Behold, he comes…
The coming of the Antichrist!
Now we have to fear the communists too!
Son, where's Johnny?
Where's Johnny?
Johnny!
- Johnny? - Johnny?
- Dad!
Johnny!
Johnny?
Oh God! Where did he go?
- Johnny! - Johnny?
Johnnyboy!
Hey!
Chettayi, look! A comet over that mountain.
That's Thariyottumala Hill.
That's the land of demons.
How many times have I told you not even to look there?
Come on, keep moving.
Paappi, there's a fight happening at the market. Come fast!
[Kaaniyaar]
Outha, get down.
Oh God! Matthayi Chetta...
- What happened, brother? - Dear Lord!
George, please stop!
You'll kill them.
Don't anyone dare say a word!
Who gave the order to put a padlock and lock up George's shop?
Who was it?!
These guys are taking the beating meant for you.
Just stay silent, draw a cross and watch!
Oh no! Father, look at this!
You've got quite some nerve!
Hey! Hey, George!
My son...
When the Communists came asking for this shop,
which is our church property,
I locked it up, to stop them from occupying it.
Here,
you keep the key now.
- Right, Outha? - Yes.
Yeah.
Listen, George...
with Communist demons surrounding us,
we, the parish, must stand united
and face them together.
- Is that so? - "Is that so," you ask?
Even on Kurishumala Hill, where we planned to build our church,
those fellows have gone and planted their red flag.
That cursed red flag!
It's a flag that defies every Christian value we hold dear.
Alright, you may all leave now.
Go on, get moving.
Didn't you hear Father? Everyone, out!
Pathrose, come here.
- Everyone, move along. - George, my son...
Come to the parsonage.
- I need to tell you something important. - Come, everyone follow me.
Don't forget!
Paappi, come on!
Outha, look!
Father!
To all of you who lack the decency to keep your word...
If this red flag is what's keeping you awake at night,
then from today, George is a Communist too!
And listen...
this flag stays right here,
right under the Saint's nose!
I'm telling all you low-lives...
This is the flag blessed and planted by Quintal George!
In the name of the church and the priest, if anyone touches this,
I'll chop off the hand that touches it,
and the one that let it!
I am the son of Yona Mappila, the man the Communists slaughtered
for donating land to this church!
I want to see today whether my word holds any weight or not.
Weren't you trying to groom Quintal George
to be the saviour of Kunnumpuram Church, Father?
Now he's a Communist too. Serves you right!
Father, there's no point in just talking like this anymore.
Find a way to follow the instructions from the Church's circular.
Today it's Quintal, but who knows how many
will follow him and the red flag tomorrow?
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Yes!
I'm sure you've all heard that we've received the Church circular.
To counter the Communist menace,
the Church has decided to form
a defence force in every parish.
The Christopher Force.
By giving physical training to the youth of our parish,
we will form our own army.
From Kozhikode and Nilambur,
bringing Kalari masters and veteran soldiers,
training has already begun in Changanassery and Pala.
What I'm saying is that...
They have been trying to lure our people into joining their party...
And now, Quintal George has also joined them
to lead their way.
So, at the earliest,
we must find the toughest brawler in all of Kerala.
A warrior with the grit and power to drive
those Antiochians and their pawns across the sea.
No matter the cost, we must bring him here
and crown him the 'Christopher' of Kunnumpuram Church.
But Father, how can we find such a man now?
Shouldn't we find the right person?
That's why the young priest and the trustee have gone north.
I am certain,
the Lord will show us a way.
[Thomapuram]
Did you find him? Did you find the rowdy?
- That's exactly where we're heading. - So we haven't reached?
We've just reached Thommapuram.
That's what I've been saying.
We're on our way to meet the rowdy, aren't we?
Father, it's not enough if we find some random rowdy.
He should be a faithful Christian.
- Let's meet the man first, Devassy. - Yeah.
Well, well! Look who's here.
Paramashivan and Mandodari.
Ah, Father...
Hey, where is Ravanan?
He's headed into the forest, Father.
Oh, man...
What a pity!
Are they Folk Drama artists?
We got a little delayed.
Otherwise, we could've watched the Ravana Charitham play to our heart's content
before returning.
What a pity.
- Are we going to watch a play? - Monayi, turn the vehicle.
Ask him about the rowdy, Father.
Father, weren't we just talking about that rowdy?
That's right.
That's exactly what I was saying.
To finish narrating his story,
it'll take all night.
The fierce Ravana, the Lord of Lanka!
131,
132...
133...
134, 135...
136...
Aashaan is going for 300 today.
- Did he surface? - Sali...
- What's the count? - Aashaan!
What was the count? Two hundred and...?
140!
Huh?! 140?
I counted up to 200 while I was underwater!
It's only reached 140!
Sali! Tell them!
- No, no! - Yeah, yeah... it's 200.
Get lost... it's 200.
Don't you dare lie to me!
No, it's 140!
You guys go to school and learn to count first.
It's only 140.
Kids, don't start lying at such a young age.
- Hey! - Who's that?
- Father! - Oh wow!
I told you to come to the church office,
and you're busy taking a dip here?
I was just about to head there after my bath.
That's when these kids showed up and...
They wouldn't let me get out! Right?
Father, he's lying to you!
This is our rowdy!
Krishna Pillai.
How is he?
Shocked, aren't you?
Oh, wonderful! So he's not a Christian?
I rushed out without even changing my clothes, trusting this priest's word.
It was all for nothing, Father!
This guy who spends his time playing silly games with these children...
Is he going to drive the Communists away?
This nincompoop...
can he even withstand a single blow from Quintal George?
And on top of that, his name is Krishna Pillai!
My dear Devassy, please calm down.
We searched everywhere for Christopher before we finally found him.
All the other rowdies have already been snapped up by the other churches.
This is all that remains to us now.
O Jesus!
Father, I am not stepping outside this town!
- That is for certain! - You, come here!
Listen, that land stands in need of this.
God will bless you
for doing this one thing.
- Yeah, right. - Not just that...
if you want to taste real fish curry,
you must try what the Christian girls of Kaaniyaar make.
Oh, please! As if fish curry is something I've never had!
Give it a rest, Father!
My son,
do you know the meaning of the name 'Christopher'?
He who bears Christ.
When the portraits of the Christophers, the guardians of the Church,
are hung upon the Church walls tomorrow,
you shall be among them!
Tomorrow, you shall become a part of history!
Hey, liar!
- Just take them away! - What did I even do?
Father, does the Church really need to get involved in this?
Shouldn't the Church be walking the path of peace?
Hey, hey, hey...
Don't you dare lecture the Church on peace!
We'll pay you 225 Rupees per month instead of 200.
That's final. No more bargaining!
Give him your hand!
Shake on it!
Forget the monthly rates!
I'll return as soon as the work is done!
Fine! Come back immediately! Right, Devassy?
Why do you look so unhappy, Devassy?
Well Father, if his name was
Avaran or Paily instead...
the parishioners back home would've been thrilled.
Is that all?
If anyone asks your name there,
tell them it's Pothan!
- Pothan. - Yes!
Pothan Christopher!
Why? No way, Father!
- Hey! Hey! - Yeah, right! Pothan, huh?
No way! Impossible!
Father!
Who is this scumbag sleeping over there, Father?
Err... Well...
We don't have place to sit. And look at him!
You look even prettier today.
Oh no!
- Aashaan. Aashaan, get up. - Is that how you slam the brake?
Drive the god damn thing right!
Yeah!
Then why don't you come and drive?!
These are the hands that steer. Don't make me use them on you.
- I'll show this guy... - Aashaan, let it go.
We're in another town. It'll be trouble.
- What kind of trouble? - Can you even drive a bus?
- Um, no, I don't. - Yeah, that's my point.
Hey, Rowdy! Go question him!
Chettayi, tell him to drive properly.
- What if something had happened to us? - Yeah, that's right!
Oh, you're hurt. Oh no, my dear!
- What happened? - Dear!
She's bleeding!
- Seeing blood makes me uneasy. - Aashaan is afraid of blood.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Father, he's scared of blood.
- Quiet, Devassy. Someone will hear. - Hey! Hurry up, will you?
What??
I mean... Chetta, the girl's head got bruised, and she's bleeding.
Please, just go faster.
Seetha, my dear...
Little one!
My baby!
Seethamma!
Hey!
Seetha, my dear.
Chechi, I'll hold the child.
Don't be afraid.
- Where's the physician's clinic? - It is over there.
Oh, my god...
Move!
She'll be okay, Chechi.
Physician!
Aashaan! Anything wrong?
No, man. Let me ask him.
Doctor, is the wound on the eyebrow pressure point?
Huh?
Don't worry.
It's not on a pressure point.
Phew!
What a relief.
Chechi, see? I told you.
Who are you?
I've come from a bit far!
Saali! Oh, wow!
Don't worry, the child is alright. It's just a small wound.
- Go on, go on. - Come, dear.
- Saali... - Yeah.
This Kaaniyaar is like a mini Mangalore.
- Huh? - Yeah.
"Damien's Paradise Casket."
- Who's Damien? Is he the owner? - No, he's a saint.
Oh...
Anyway, 'Paradise Casket'... That's cool.
- Back home, we call it a coffin. - Oh.
See that, Sali?
To show respect to the dead, now that's a big deal.
- Yeah, of course! Of course! - It shows the heart of Kaaniyaar's people.
Oh! He's here? Devassy!! Father!
Father, this is the guy.
What are you guys doing?
Is this something that should be kept hidden?
- What's your name? - Christopher. Pothan Christopher.
Christopher? Oh dear, oh dear...
"Christopher" is in his name itself!
Christopher!
Look, didn't any of you recognise him?
This is our "Christopher."
Kaaniyaar Sacred Heart Church's Christopher.
Son, come on! Just come, will you?
- Do you like the place? - Yes, Father. It's a nice place.
Well, this is nothing.
Across the Amaravathi River, lies Kunnumpuram.
It is inhabited entirely by settlers.
Beyond it stands Thariyottumala mountain.
To the locals of Kunnumpuram, it is the Devil's Mountain.
And that's our Kaaniyaar's very own church.
People also call it the Kunnumpuram church.
- They're the tribals of Kunnumpuram. - Father!
Kurishumala Hill is the very soul of this land.
We had in fact chosen that site to build the new church.
But those damn communists planted a red flag there as well.
And see what has come of it!
Only when all this is gone from Kaaniyaar
can we stand tall with our heads held high!
- Is that the problem? - Yes.
- Why? - You can stand tall!
What? How?
Second thoughts?
- Sali, this flag is the problem! - Hey, where are you going?
We yank it out, trample it, and fling it to the south.
Then we make our way to Thomapuram.
- That's it? - That's it.
- Sheesh! - Son!
- Son, I-- - Aashaan will sort this out now.
Is this why you brought us all the way here?
So, this flag is the problem.
He doesn't even know what's going on. What does he think he's doing?
- Don't pull it out... - Oh no!
I was going to step in. Now, let Quintal handle this.
How dare you try to uproot the flag Quintal planted, you outsider mutt?
Hey! If he wants to stay alive, tell him to get up and run for it.
He'll meet his end today at the hands of Quintal.
Aashaan!
They're saying you'll meet your end!
That day in Thomapuram, you didn't see Aashaan's Ravana Charitham act, right?
No!
Well, now you will.
[in Kannada] Ruler of Lanka, rider of the Vimana, who is that ten-headed king?
Who is it? Who is it? Yes! It's none other than our Ravanan!
We invite you all to witness the Yakshagana: The Legend of Ravana.
Stone, rubble, and the bitterest wood...
Thorn, tangled root, and the viper's hood!
Here I come!
Ravana, the resplendent.
Ravuther's order is to bring him your head!
Which of my ten heads...
does Ravuther want?
Hey, Church Warden!
[in Kannada] You think you can mess with me, you dog?
Allah!
The Airborne Assault!
Oh no!
Don't you worry.
Come on!
One, two, three, four...
Move!
Oh my! Look!
Come!
Cyriac!
Father, here's our Christopher!
- The Christopher of our village! - Move!
Oi!
George, my brother,
if you try to use brute force to plant that flag anywhere ever again...
Don't you dare!
- Lift him up! - Come on! Lift him up!
All hail Christopher of Kaaniyaar!
Put me down.
Dear...
are you okay now?
I'm alright.
You are the Christopher for whom I prayed.
Our church isn't like the other churches anymore.
You know why?
Our Christopher
is a first-class believer.
A pure-bred Christian!
Now, to speak a few words,
I invite Christopher.
Stop, stop.
Father Gregory of Thomapuram...
spoke highly to me about Kaaniyaar's fish curry.
The better the fish curry,
this...
- Pothan... Pothan! - Yes!
this Pothan Christopher's blows will land harder.
A hundred times faster than Quintal George ran,
I'll chase the Communist goons out of this place.
From this day forth, Kaaniyaar Church's Christopher Force stands formed.
♪ O mighty brave one, Battle's rising sun ♪
♪ A burning ember... One who is firmly enthroned.. ♪
Hey, who the hell invited you here?
- Joymon... - Huh? What's wrong?
He's not one of us. He's one of their lot.
Huh?
He means... they go to a different church.
The church might be different. But isn't the Lord the same?
♪ Stream, star, and spar, Warrior of war ♪
♪ Eyes that fiercely glow, Heart with fearless flow ♪
♪ Guardian of fire and might ♪
- What's your name, boy? - Joy.
Boss, we're at war with the communists, right?
When bullets are whizzing by,
is this the time to argue over caste and creed?
Come on, Joymon. Damn right!
♪ Battles the raging tide, Rides waves far and wide ♪
♪ Forged in strength so tight, Charges into fight ♪
♪ Courage and might unite, Crushing revolt in fight ♪
♪ He leads with might, a fearless guiding light ♪
♪ Battles the raging tide, Rides waves far and wide ♪
♪ Forged in strength so tight, Charges into fight ♪
♪ Courage and might unite, Crushing revolt in fight ♪
♪ He leads with might, a fearless guiding light ♪
♪ Upon his shoulder wide, A world of love resides ♪
♪ Who bears this weight above? A hero full of love ♪
♪ Who stands guard so firm and near? Who is the commander here? ♪
[teaching moves]
- Chettayi? - Hm?
Will you teach me the airborne assault?
- Do you want to learn it? - Yes.
Okay!
♪ Who stands guard so firm and near? Who is the commander here? ♪
♪ He shields each life, keeps us clear, He is the soul we revere ♪
Even if you find yourself face to face with a lone tusker,
do not flinch.
Plant your feet firmly,
clench your fist,
step forward.
Strike the pressure points wisely.
The Nape Point.
The Temple Point.
The Clavicle Point.
[COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICE]
[Bring down the Government that goes against believers]
[Down with Communist Rule]
Rip that thing to shreds!
Aashaan, this is the shrine I told you about, the one belonging to the Kurumans.
They are well trained in combat.
These Kurumans have mastered the art of catching fish
in the raging waters of the Amaravathi River.
It is truly a sight to behold.
Wow, interesting.
That's Thariyottumala Hill.
They're praying to keep the devils from crossing over to this side.
Devils, huh?
Oh God!
♪ Blossom lying on my life, Sleeping soft, away from strife ♪
♪ You are the warmth my thoughts pursue, Every memory leads to you ♪
♪ Softly, O mother's sweet child so dear ♪
♪ Sing your lullaby for my ears to hear ♪
♪ You are the star in the soft silver drizzle ♪
♪ Come down beside me, stay just a little ♪
♪ Rebellions swell, the sea of fire roars and yells ♪
♪ The sun will rise, in iron hearts, blood burns ♪
♪ They sow the lightning, he halts it with his chest from striking ♪
♪ Brave and bright, born for the fight ♪
♪ Battles the raging tide, Rides waves far and wide ♪
♪ Forged in strength so tight, Charges into fight ♪
♪ Courage and might unite ♪
He who burned the church star today
will not hesitate to burn men tomorrow.
Get lost!
♪ Forged in strength so tight, Charges into fight ♪
♪ Courage and might unite, Crushing revolt in fight ♪
Comrade,
Christopher tore down our flags at Kurishumala Hill.
He hit me. I can't just let this slide.
♪ Rebellions swell, the sea of fire roars and yells ♪
♪ The sun will rise, in iron hearts, blood burns ♪
♪ They sow the lightning, he halts it with his chest from striking ♪
♪ Brave and bright, born for the fight ♪
♪ Battles the raging tide, Rides waves far and wide ♪
♪ Forged in strength so tight, Charges into fight ♪
♪ Courage and might unite, Crushing revolt in fight ♪
♪ He leads with might, a fearless guiding light ♪
♪ Battles the raging tide, Rides waves far and wide ♪
♪ Forged in strength so tight, Charges into fight ♪
♪ Courage and might unite, Crushing revolt in fight ♪
♪ He leads with might, a fearless guiding light ♪
Hey, guy with the moustache, smile!
You just stick to taking pictures.
Don't laugh too much. He's my friend!
All of you, smile!
An emergency meeting of the Home Department was held in the Chief Minister's chamber.
The Liberation Struggle against the Communist government is intensifying.
To confront the struggle and Christopher Force,
a decision has been taken to appoint Special Officers
in zones prone to conflict.
But sir, how do you know all this?
While your police and government sit there reading classified documents,
I hear it right here.
That's Eapen Daniel for you!
I might be under suspension now
but I have walked the halls of that South Block
many a time as the Additional Home Secretary, haven't I?
This decision to appoint Special Officers is all well and good.
It's a good move.
But...
your list!
I cannot accept it.
For the Kaaniyaar Division, as Special Officer, I want this man.
- Sir, him? - Yes.
The mastermind of the great rebellion during the partition.
The architect of the Rawalpet massacre where seven thousand people fell dead.
In 1946,
when Ginna called for direct action
against Indian civilians in a secret meeting,
he was the only non-politican present.
Rairu Ramanna!
The next I heard of him
was after last year's
Rajanathapuram riots in Tamil Nadu...
Sir... Sir, but?
It's decided!
Hello.
Hello, Eapen Sir.
The five title deeds you asked about... the agreements have been completed.
And the sixth one?
There's a small complication...
- Oh! - Nothing serious, Sir.
The woman who owns the five acres by the river...
She's a bit of a headache.
We must speak to her and convince her.
I'll handle that, Sir.
- Yeah. - And, sir...
About that part payment...
When I tell you to arrange six title deeds, I mean six.
Five is not enough.
- How many families live in Kunnumpuram? - Move aside. Go!
110 in total.
Ah, 110.
They're all settlers.
Just six of them have title deeds.
Right?
You have secured five already.
And you expect Eapen's game to work only if I pay for the sixth?
Oh no...
- No, Sir, that's not it... - Idiot!
Come, witness and be enthralled!
The revolutionary social drama you awaited.
K.P.A.C.'s 'You Made Me a Communist.'
An epic saga of the peasant uprising... against the tyranny of feudalism.
'You Made Me a Communist.'
Come, witness...
This single play provided fertile soil for the Communist Party to grow in Kerala.
That play is like a narcotic, isn't it?
Everyone who sees it
forgets the Lord Almighty and chants "Inquilab".
Two, even three shows a day!
Isn't K.P.A.C spewing venom across the land?
Their first play is happening in the Ayyathankovil region.
The second is at the foothills of our Kurishumala.
That girl from Kunnumpuram, is their lead actress.
Huh? Which girl?
Elsy's elder sister was married off to someone in Kannur, right?
- Yes. - Her daughter, Rebecca.
Hmph! She did all her studying here, didn't she?
A hundred others will gather just to get a glimpse of her.
As it is, the lads walk about with that red book clutched in their hands.
Now with this on top of it all, that's just perfect.
After hearing all this, why are you just standing there silently, Pothan?
Now they're going to perform a play under our very noses.
We cannot let this slide.
You must thrash them and drive them out!
For what?
Father,
whoever stands against the Church, no matter who he is,
I will smash his kneecaps and bring him down.
That is my job.
I am the Christopher of the Kunnumpuram Church.
Not some thug-for-hire!
Moreover, is a play really a worthy opponent for us, Father?
After all, isn't it a form of art?
You don't know it! It is the deadliest of poisons, I tell you!
Hey, Kuncheriya!
My child,
to say 'You Made Me a Communist',
is to say; you have made me an enemy of God.
Made me a non-believer, that is its meaning.
Do you know why they've staged this drama at Kurishumala?
It is to take revenge for tearing down the flag they hoisted there.
Understood?
No matter what, their play will not happen at Kurishumala.
You have the word of Kunnumpuram Church's Christopher.
Any doubts?
- Eh? - Do you?
No.
So then, Kurishumala can wait.
The first play...
at Ayyathankovil.
The performance you have all been anxiously awaiting,
K.P.A.C.'s revolutionary drama,
will commence at ten o'clock sharp.
This play is brought to you with the patronage of
the honourable Lord Anandan of Poovathin Maalika.
Master, I saw the actress!
I saw our Rebecca!
- Ah, what is it, Rajappan? - I saw her, Master, I saw her.
- And? - Oh, she is a divine maiden!
Like a rich, red slab of halwa.
- But your intentions won't succeed. - Eh?
If that's the case, why did I spend the money? Tell me!
That's not it, Master. She says she needs neither food nor rest.
She's already begun her make-up.
- Aashaan, shall I get the country bomb? - No.
- Not now. - How about some peanuts then?
- Nah. - Don't want any?
Hello checking, hello checking...
Huh! Rebecca!
Master, she's gone into the toilet.
The lights have gone out!
How about throwing the bomb now?
It will come back now. Let the play begin.
Let's throw it then.
Ah! Look!
Oh my God!
Oh no!
Somebody, come quickly! Oh, no... Rebecca! Oh, no!
Hey low-lives!
If the Master says he'll take the actress, he will take her!
They've taken the actress!
- Hey, don't embarrass me! - She doesn't know us well enough!
Aashaan! What about the bomb?
[Master Anandan's property]
Rebecca!
Oi!
Master, some scoundrel is following us.
- Step on it! - Stop the car!
What the hell are you doing?
He must be here for the show!
- Cover me, Thankappan! - Stop the car!
Get it over with, Master!
Don't fall into gutters!
Don't get your claws out, pussycat!
Get lost!
I've been following you around carrying this bundle!
Did I ask you to follow me, you dog?
After shaking your backside and winking all over town,
now you're playing the saint, you bloody...!!!
- Don't waste time, Master! - Oh no!
What is it?
Did a civet just land on top?
Thankappan!
Oh no!
- Master! - Yes, I am the Master!
Salutations!
Oh my!
- Slowly! Slowly! - Get out, you bloody Master!
Oh no!
Nothing happened to you. Don't be afraid.
Christopher, if you are to throw a bomb, then throw it.
Do not make fools of people.
You ought to have thought her abduction worked in our favour, no?
The play would have come to a halt right then and there!
You ruined a perfectly good chance, Christopher!
Father, in the very shadow of the Church,
with hundreds watching,
a scoundrel abducts a girl and attempts to violate her.
If a man sees that and does nothing, is he a Christian, Father?
You tell me!
When we die and go before the Lord, won't He ask us?
Won't He? Tell me!
- Ah. That's true. - Ah!
That's all well and good.
But they're already at Kurishumala,
- building the stage for tomorrow's play. - Ah! That's right.
Let them build it, Kuncheria.
Christopher?
Tonight is the last night for KPAC,
on our soil.
You can be sure of that!
Hey, Aashaan!
- Hmm? - Who's that?
- I don't know. - Eh?
- Focus on what you came for. - Ah.
Listen, Rebecca...
That guy who rescued you last night is out there.
Hey?
Rebecca?
Rebecca!
Yesterday, it was this man... who saved my life.
Just as I was lamenting that I never learnt
the name of the man who disappeared in a flash,
I came to know that you were standing right here.
So I had to come over and thank you, right?
Comrade, could you please come up to the stage?
Or it'll be a real hassle!
Chetta, will you please come to the stage?
Let's talk over there.
Aashaan, get on to the stage quickly, or our backs will break.
Rebecca!
Give me a kiss, darling!
How dare you!
Scoundrel!
All of you, move aside!
Saali, give me a hand!
Move.
Move!
I said, stand aside!
Move! All of you, stand aside.
So he saved you again, huh?
- He's quite impressive! - Shut up!
Have these people gone mad?
Have they never seen actors before?
Morons!
"Harahara Reddy Bailaattam"
Have you heard of it?
Huh?
How would you have heard?
It is a Yakshagana Theatre Troupe.
"Ravana Charitham,"
has been staged over 500 times in Malabar and Karnataka.
- How many? - 500.
Ah, 500!
Who plays Ravana?
- Who? - Who?
I do!
And not a single person has come after me!
If someone comes, I will smash his kneecaps.
- They know that! - It is time.
- Any doubt? - Then make the call.
Rebecca, isn't your makeup done?
Oh, I'm ready. I just need to change out of this costume.
Then go and get changed.
Move those chairs. Let us begin.
- What about him? - It's okay. Just tell him.
Art-lovers, at precisely 10 o'clock,
the play, 'You Made Me a Communist', presented by K. P.A.C.,
will commence on this stage.
"Ravana Charitham"... I've seen it.
Huh? When?
A while ago.
And where was that?
- Bantadukka. - Huh?
Keramane Shivarama Hegde, in the role of Ravana.
There is that one line in it…
I am Ravana! Of the battlefield
- The valiant, the fierce, the invincible! - The valiant, the fierce, the invincible!
Oh dear...
I...
Hey, leaving already, valiant, fierce, invincible one?
Aashaan, where have you been?
You've been gone for a while!
Any longer, and I'd have thrown that country bomb myself.
Hey!
Hmm?
- Come... - Eh?
Come? Where to?
Get over here!
♪ O girl, who casts your eyes upon the golden sickle of a moon ♪
♪ O girl, who stands somber in the flowery shade of that tree ♪
You said we'd throw it in a deserted spot, but this place is crawling with people.
Come on.
Hey, you must come over to my house at the fall of dusk.
- For what? - Ha!
Tell your old man that you're coming to fetch water for me.
Since I love you, caste differences don't matter.
Move aside, Lord!
I'm a servant, not a slave!
Maala, are you crying?
- Here... - Ah.
Why are you crying, Maala?
I won't cry anymore.
Are you crying, Seethamma?
No, little one. I won't cry anymore.
Seethamma, where is Mother?
Maala...
Don't you know how your mother died?
Yes. I saw it happen.
I saw that lord beating my mother to death.
I saw that lord beating my mother and her people to death!
Move aside!
Mother!
Mother?
Move aside!
No... Father!
Release my father!
Son!
My child, this is the life we lead.
If we stand firm on our own soil,
- the lords will slaughter us! - Oh gods,
Are you not seeing this?
My child!
Mother Kaali!
Pillai! Pillai!
You must be there, Pillai!
You must guard the forest and its folk!
Kelu Pappa!
I want to lift this
and hold it high!
- Long live the revolution! - Long live the revolution!
Long live the revolution!
I was adamant that I'll go home only after seeing you, Chechi.
- Otherwise mom wouldn't-- - Are you happy now?
Yes.
Auntie, you may leave now.
Don't let the church folk see you.
You go ahead, I'll follow.
- Hey, be careful on your way! - Okay, sister.
- Come back soon. - Yes.
Did you enjoy the play?
Comrade?
The bus is leaving.
You go ahead. I'm going to my aunt's place.
Take care. See you tomorrow at Alappuzha!
Yeah.
Your name is Krishna Pillai, right?
Aashaan, don't be scared.
Run!
I'm aware of Christopher Krishna Pillai's story.
Our party is present all over Kerala.
Don't worry,
I won't tell anyone.
Communism isn't about excluding those with ideological differences,
but embracing them.
What are you thinking?
[Police Station, Thomapuram]
Just speaking ill about noblemen isn't enough...
There should be an eyewitness.
Eye witness.
Did you see it?
No.
Did you see it?
Did you?
Bloody dogs!
I saw it.
Seethamma?
I saw the Lord beating my mother and her people to death.
You slave dogs!
Has your blood grown so insolent that you dare trespass upon Pattelar's land?
This...
This is the land we sowed, watered, and harvested!
- What? - Why, Sir?
Why has it been divided with boundaries drawn?
Shut your mouth, you outcaste!
Mother!
What gives you the nerve to speak back,
you filthy slave!
You saw it?
Did you see it?
I saw it.
Seethamma!
You dare trespass into Pattelar Saab's land
and spew such nonsense?
And you dare lie to the police?
Bloody scum!
Seethamma?
Sir!
The girl isn't breathing, Sir!
My child!
O my Lord!
Seetha, my dear!
My child!
Hey!
Is the wedding over?
The wedding is tomorrow!
Today's the ritual at the temple.
Will you come, Christopher?
Of course I'll be there!
Alright, see you there then.
You are quite something, Mr. Rowdy!
You've got my whole village under your spell!
Only the village is different...
Aren't the land and the people just the same everywhere?
To me, Thomapuram and Kaaniyaar aren't two,
but one!
This is the land I bought.
Do you like it?
This land by the banks of the Amaravathi river was my dream.
I endured much to finally call this land my own.
After all, the fight for land is the same everywhere, isn't it?
Take Kurishumala, for instance.
The Party wants a massive office there.
As for the church folk... they want a brand new church.
But honestly,
is not a school what is truly needed there?
Without having to struggle through hills, ferries, rain, or floods,
the children here deserve a school to study, do they not?
How much land does this property cover exactly?
It is roughly four or five acres altogether.
Only six families have got title deeds in Kunnumpuram.
Luckily, this is one of them.
And since it is deeded land,
a lot of people have their eyes on it.
There are temptations, threats, and the like.
Anyway, we will see.
Even after getting the land you always wanted,
why have you not built a house?
I do not know if Kurishumala will ever have a school.
But there will be one here,
right here on my soil.
That is now my greatest dream.
Isn't a small patch of land enough for me to build a house?
I must leave tomorrow morning.
I have to reach Alappuzha by night.
- Shall I leave? - Yes.
Hey?
Yes?
Didn't you ask me earlier if I liked the play?
The play was excellent!
If the Christopher of Kaaniyaar has liked our play,
it means that our play will stand immortal.
What the hell have you done, Christopher!
This was a bit too much!
- It was really bad! - We trusted you!
He's a liar!
Here comes the "holy angel," hand-picked by the Trustee and the young priest.
Look at that arrogance in his stride!
While KPAC staged the play at Kurishumala...
was Christopher of Kunnumpuram off fishing?
That was the question from the Bishop House!
Oh! I felt flayed on the spot.
I knew this from the very beginning!
Now tell me, Father, are you satisfied?
The precious son you prayed for!
Oh, this 'precious son' wasn't out catching fish at all.
There's that Communist girl in Kunnumpuram, right?
K.P.A.C. Rebecca!
All of you, listen to this!
He was roaming hand-in-hand with her!
I saw it with my own eyes, Father!
Listen, I'm telling this to everyone here.
Just like he deceived you,
he blinded us too, and went to support that play.
Did you see that play?
- Well, I saw it. - Father, did you hear that?
Father!
The Communists performing that play, don't have horns or tails.
They're just ordinary humans like us.
- Defending them after seeing it? - How dare he talk like this?
- Just stay quiet. - Oh, really!
My dear Father...
I did not see any of those so-called Russian evil tactics in that play.
And we should not waste our time discussing that play or the party.
We have far more to do for the sake of Kaaniyaar.
In the play 'You Made Me a Communist',
there is no mention of Christians or the Church, contrary to what you think.
That play is not against us, Father.
Are you even a Christian to say that?
Aren't you Krishna Pillai?
I'm asking you!
Aren't you Krishna Pillai?
Answer me!
- Father... - Get out of here right now!
For bearing all your expenses
and crowning you as the Christopher of this land,
no matter how many times I confess,
the Almighty will never forgive me!
Vile sinner!
You have betrayed this church and this entire village.
- Get out! - Get lost, you scoundrel!
Didn't you hear what Father said? Get the hell out of here!
Kuncheria, kick him out right now!
- You heard what the Father said! - Oh no! Aashaan!
Just go... get out!
- You went behind that girl, right? - Never show your face here again!
- Get lost! - Get out!
Didn't you ask, Ayyanar Sir, what makes this day so special?
Welcome, Sir.
This is our War Room!
The great protest that shall enter the annals of history tomorrow...
The Liberation Struggle. This is its War Room.
For a long time now, my team and I have been toiling day and night.
Yes.
From this day forth, the Liberation Struggle
surges towards its grand culmination,
in Kaaniyaar!
All of you, hear this well!
From today, the land of Kaaniyaar
shall have neither a Christopher nor a Christopher Force!
No one needs to come here anymore as the saviour of this land!
He will come, sir!
He is coming to set that land ablaze until nothing but ash remains.
Over this holy sanctuary blessed by the Almighty,
not even the shadow of a devil shall fall.
The fabric of divine justice will be torn asunder!
This land isn't meant to be signed away
to any monopolist.
Tell them to leave!
The great serpent of doom
will descend on Earth!
To sever this land's veins one by one, until they snap...
he is coming...
The massacre specialist...
Rairu Ramanna!
Yes.
He is coming...
for Kaaniyaar.
Hey, I heard the church bells ringing again this morning.
What was it about?
I don't know. Chachan and Paappan have gone there.
Lonappan Chettayi!
- Chettayi! - Yes?
Beyond Kunnumpuram is Thariyottumala Hill. We must not go there.
Kuttayi, there is really good honey there. Do you want to come along?
I'm not coming. Chettayi told us not to go there.
Listen, there are no demons there in the daytime.
Come, let's go.
- Hey Johnny, then shall we go too? - Yes.
Lonappan Chettayi, we are coming along too!
Alright, come along.
But do not tell anyone we went to Thariyottumala Hill.
Do you get it now? This was utterly pointless!
Instead of remaining in our own land, minding our own affairs...
Tell me, what was wrong with this Father Gregory?
That is what I cannot understand.
We were living peacefully, staging our plays and picking our fights,
and they dragged us here to listen to all their accusations!
It was all in vain.
Forget it, Saali!
Once you decide to end everything and walk away...
that is the end of it.
You have to let it go.
If there is anything worth remembering,
only that should be carried with us.
Huh?
Aashaan!
Don't go, Aashaan!
No matter what the Church says, you must not leave, Aashaan!
They are saying they will disband the Christopher Force.
If you leave,
we will come with you, Aashaan!
I must go.
I have to.
Bye.
- Aashaan! Don't go, Aashaan. - Christopher Aashaan!
Krishna Pillai and Pothan Christopher are not two,
but one...
and you must proclaim it to this land.
Hey! Christopher Krishna Pillai!
When the church bell tolled this morning, I had guessed it already.
Too bad I wasn't there to watch the adopted son being shown the door.
No one has cast us out. We are leaving of our own accord.
Hmm.
Yes, I know.
Then why are your Aashaan's eyes filled with tears?
What? Nothing like that. His eyes are just sweating.
Aashaan has a slight sweating problem!
What a master, and what a disciple.
- Comrade! - Yes?
Are you leaving?
I must reach Alappuzha by noon. There is a play this evening.
Then you should have caught the six-thirty bus!
The next bus will be quite late.
Is that so? Ugh!
Anyway, never mind.
Comrade, shall I leave?
Okay then.
Next stop is at Memala, right?
See you.
My dear rowdy!
Can't you smile a little?
Wait… so,
aren't you going to Alappuzha?
I can take a bus from Ayyathankovil as well.
♪ Never till this day have I seen ♪
♪ A maiden's face in molten gold's sheen ♪
♪ Never till this day have I seen ♪
♪ A maiden's face in molten gold's sheen ♪
♪ Descended from heaven to join me on earth ♪
♪ This maiden so precious, of boundless worth ♪
♪ A moonlight found after a patient search ♪
♪ Like golden rain that fell at midnight's verge ♪
♪ A tender alphabet, fine and rare, Penned by a feather-tip with care ♪
♪ The first light that springs from a limitless sunrise ♪
♪ A golden sky shimmering wide in my eyes ♪
♪ In the corner of dreams where it gently would reign ♪
♪ Like a tender bloom kissed by cooling rain ♪
♪ Let the wild magnolia bloom ♪
♪ Let the parrot hear it ring across the gloom ♪
♪ You are the maiden meant for me, my only destiny ♪
♪ You are the pearl I found after waiting for years ♪
♪ You are the gold I found after searching all spheres ♪
♪ The treasure of desire I stole, beyond all my fears ♪
♪ Will you come? Will you come this way, my dear? ♪
♪ My feet are weary waiting for you, my gentle deer ♪
♪ Do not go, do not go, do not let go of my hand ♪
♪ When a hundred yearnings and desires take command ♪
♪ A romantic exchange between the shore and the wave ♪
♪ A soft serenade the wind through bamboo would weave ♪
♪ O morning when the cloud-arrayed sky, lets gentle rain fall from on high ♪
♪ Let the wild magnolia bloom ♪
♪ Let the parrot hear it ring across the gloom ♪
♪ You are the maiden meant for me, my only destiny ♪
♪ You are the pearl I found after waiting for years ♪
♪ You are the gold I found after searching all spheres ♪
No more farewells. I'll see you then.
Okay.
Ticket! Ticket! Where are you headed, Chetta?
Ticket! Ticket!
[Communist Manifesto] To Comrade Krishna Pillai, with love, Rebecca!
Hey!
Comrade!
What did you just call me?
He called you Comrade!
You have only seen Keramane Shivarama Hegde's Ravana Charitham, haven't you?
- Yes! - Now...
at Thommapuram...
will you come
to watch the Ravana Charitham performed by me, Krishna Pillai?
I will.
Sir!
I just got the report, Sir. Yes, Sir.
Evening, 4:30. I will inform, Sir.
No, not now.
CM...
there's an important message, sir.
Sir!
Why did you stop, Ramettan?
Someone is blocking the way.
Who is he?
Hey!
What are you doing?
Move your bike!
What are you doing?
- Give it back! - Sorry!
Hey! What do you think you are doing?
You better behave yourself!
- Hey, move your bike! - How dare you lay your hands on a woman?
- Is he deaf or something? - Conductor, throw him out!
- Get out of the bus! - I've been telling him the same, Sister.
- I'm talking to you! - Look, the locals will make a scene!
- Can't you understa-- - Oh no!
I don't say goodbyes.
Sorry!
I came here for you alone.
What to do!
Collateral damage.
Sir, as part of the Liberation Struggle,
a bomb attack was carried out on a bus in Muvattupuzha.
Aashaan!
Aashaan! Get up!
Come dear, don't be scared.
Get the jeep!
[swearing in unknown language]
Aashaan!
Aashaan, get in.
Come!
[in unknown language] Hey, come on!
- Aashaan! - Let's go!
Get in quickly!
Watch your step... Get in!
Is there a hospital nearby?
Who are these people?
Okay, okay.
CM...
The police fired four rounds at the protesters in Piravom.
FIRE!!
Sir, seven people, including a pregnant woman, were killed on the spot.
Have goons now infiltrated the police force?
Sir...
[radio] The Liberation Struggle has spiralled into a full-blown street war!
Central Kerala has become a field of carnage.
Two people have been killed in a police firing at Ambalapuzha.
- Stop.. Stop! - Saali! Get out, quickly!
- Come! - Watch your step, come!
Come on!
Ah.. come in.
Go!
- Mom! - What is it?
Mom!
- Don't cry, dear. - Chechi.. Chechi, my daughter!
Chinnu, my child!
Oh, no!
Dear, your mother is here.
Don't cry, dear.
Comrade, this is the man.
- This is the conductor of the Jupiter bus. - Oh!
I ran and managed to escape.
A man boarded the bus alone and began firing continuously.
He spoke a different language.
From his attire, I doubt he was a protester.
[swearing in unknown language]
Rathnakaran, this...
Comrade, what is going on here?
[radio news] The Liberation Struggle is turning
increasingly violent across the entire state.
Four people were killed in the police firings at Pulluvila and Vettukaadu.
CM, the situation is slipping out of our control.
The rebellion is spreading across the entire state.
A letter recommending the dismissal of the state government
has been submitted by the IB to the Prime Minister.
If the Governor sends his report as well...
Our government?
Losing power
is of no concern to me.
But what of my people?
Their tears,
the blood they have shed...
I'm sure,
someone is behind all this.
A project already approved by the Central Government… the Kaaniyaar project.
For it to take off, all that remained was the State Government's clearance.
But then came the Communist Chief Minister's order.
Proposal rejected!
Tell them to leave!
So then, what do you think the man who spent a fortune on this will do now?
Sir...
He would not heed us, sir.
We placed every possible offer before him, sir.
But CM rejected them.
If it was the State Government that stood in his way,
he resolved to bring down that very government and reclaim that land.
The rightful sovereign of that land!
The great...
Pattelar Kunjambu Nambiar!
There is but one punishment for disobedience.
Whichever dog it may be!
Thirty years ago, to the Madikeri Palace,
he summoned those who coveted this very land of Kaaniyaar…
and annihilated them.
The lone tusker.
The response to the letter you sent...
you will find it inside the grain chest in which you'll be buried.
Even as he spread fear and brought the whole world beneath his feet,
there remained but one thing that would not yield to him.
His ancestral land.
A hill no greater than a mustard seed on the map of Kerala.
By making people believe it was haunted by spirits and demons,
all these years,
he did not allow even a hawk to fly above it…
The Devil's Hill of Kaaniyaar, which he had long guarded.
There's something here.
- What is it? - Chettayi, look!
Hey, come on!
What happened, Chettayi?
Something struck my leg.
That's Thariyottumala Hill.
That's the land of demons.
Hey!
Run!
- Oh my God! - Run!
Within that ravine of Kaaniyaar,
where he slaughtered all who coveted it…
Do you know what lies there, Ayyanar sir?
Gold!
An entire mountain of gold, ready to be mined.
Thariyottumala Hill.
In the name of the Malabar Mining Company,
all that he had amassed from across the world over all these years…
He realised all of it amounted to nothing in comparison.
Because in a single ravine of Kaaniyaar,
there lay riches tenfold greater than all he had acquired.
For that, he set his plans in motion.
Chests of money, bearing the seal of the Malabar Mining Company
were distributed in abundance
to protesters, politicians, journalists, and religious leaders,
from Indraprastha to Ananthapuri.
Then came the decision of the Communist Chief Minister.
Project rejected!
That day, he pronounced the end of the Communist government.
Rairu, in three days from now,
the Kerala Government must face its end.
Okay, Sir.
By means of my influence within the Home Department,
I had Rairu appointed as Special Task Officer for Kaaniyaar
by the Inspector General.
Among the Liberation Struggle agitators and within the police force,
I planted Rairu's men,
and undertook the task of bringing down this government.
Then… to reclaim that land,
there was Special Officer Rairu Ramanna…
And the impediment that stood in the way,
was that sixth title deed.
Hey! What do you think you are doing?
This land by the banks of the Amaravathi river was my dream.
Since it is deeded land,
a lot of people have their eyes on it.
There are temptations, threats, and the like.
Under the pretext of the Liberation Struggle,
by tomorrow at daybreak, this government will be brought down.
But that is not all.
Under the cover of this struggle…
the village of Kaaniyaar, which stood as an impediment
between Pattelar Saab and Thariyottumala Hill,
will be wiped off the map of Kerala itself.
Who is it at this hour, Father?
[Police Station, Ayyathan Kovil]
Didn't you see everything, sir? They weren't pelting stones.
The police picked them up by mistake.
Listen, my head is already aching from all this.
Enough of your stories. Step aside!
Shucks!
- Listen, you all stay here. - We don't have time, Kunjoonju.
Get the cycle and reach the Taluk hospital at once.
Cut all power and phone lines to the Kaaniyaar division immediately.
And set up full surveillance to ensure
no other boats can reach the Kunnumpuram side.
Kaaniyaar's Kunnumpuram.
This is the only entry point to Thariyottumala Hill.
Without any title deeds, a swarm of wretched parasites
has bred and multiplied here,
blocking our path and clinging on.
The final revolt of the Liberation Struggle
will unfold in Kaaniyaar tonight.
Eight or ten deaths will not suffice!
Kunnumpuram...
must be reduced to cinders!
Not a single soul must be left alive.
Get ready for the final war!
So it was with this wicked intent
that you granted the deeded land in Kunnumpuram to strangers?
Davy, do not speak such blasphemy!
How am I to know the true intentions of those who come to purchase land?
Oh God!
Father, if what this boy has said is true,
there is some deceit in it.
Oh! Accepting the pittance those scoundrels gave you,
how could you betray us like this?
Devassy, I swear I didn't do anything wrong on purpose.
I swear!
Will you all just stop it?
This isn't the time for you to be fighting each other!
I had no clue where to go or who to tell this to,
so I just took a gamble and rushed here.
Unless you all unite, put your minds to it and act,
they will set this land ablaze!
- Father Cyriac! - Yes?
Go quickly and book a trunk call to the Bishop's House.
Okay.
Father,
there is complete turmoil at Ayyathan Kovil too.
Arson… and cries for blood!
The people have been driven out of their senses.
All my people are there. May I go?
Son!
Thank you...
for coming all the way at this hour to inform us.
Where are you from, my child?
From Puthuppally, Father.
What's your name?
MN Chandy!
Father! The phone's dead.
Oh no!
We have to go to the police station, Father.
What for?
Which police do you trust now?
- Am I not right? - Father...
What is happening, Father?
First, they said the Communists were coming to kill us.
And now, the police!
What will we do now, Father?
Even the Lord Almighty has forsaken us.
Jesus!
This is the land where God is dead!
A land where there is no one left to save us!
Run! Run!
If you want to live, run for your lives!
Run away!
This land is about to go up in flames!
O Jehovah, God of Armies,
deliver us!
Shine Thy face upon us,
that we may be saved!
Manifest Thyself
for our sake!
Comrades, things are spiralling out of control here.
Everyone is scared. They've all gathered at the Church.
Word is, the police are heading this way,
and they'll burn Kunnumpuram to the ground.
We must do something!
Thomapuram and Kaaniyaar
are not two,
but one. That was my promise to her.
On this land, it wasn't a church or a party office she wanted…
She wanted a school to be built here…
And today, here she is...
Son...
Father,
I am not Pothan.
I am Krishna Pillai.
This is Joy.
He is a Dalit.
They are Communists.
These are Congressmen.
That one is a Nair…
This one is an Ezhava…
This one is an Adivasi.
Riots happen only in places where people fail to see one another as human.
We made a grave mistake, Christopher…
Some forty years ago...
when we migrated here and settled on this land…
There were no divisions
of caste or religion among us.
For the sake of the Lord Almighty
grant us a chance to redeem ourselves.
This is the land marked out
by those devils
for the greatest massacre of the Liberation Struggle.
Before this night yields to dawn,
they will slaughter...
every one of these poor souls.
Brother, please don't leave us!
They are going to kill us. I'm so scared!
This sight!
You must never, ever forget it!
This piercing wail...
must forever resonate within your ears.
Once you have grown into a man of mettle,
you must lead the fray to fight
for the righteous cause of those who weep!
Which station are you from?
MSP.
Riot Police.
Understood?
Batches K-1 and K-2 to the huts;
the rest, depart for Kunnumpuram jetty and the grounds
at once.
Sir, the force is ready.
Your time starts now!
Move fast! Move fast!
Go, set the whole place ablaze!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Everyone, move quickly! Spare no one!
- Come, come! - I'm getting scared, mom.
Don't be scared, dear!
Leave me!
Where man and the devil stand face to face,
what business does God have there?
Christopher! Should we move them from here?
The slopes and ridges of Kunnumpuram,
woods and hills,
are etched in our minds.
Even if the southern winds and the monsoon rains come together,
the groves of Kunnumpuram,
are guarded by us, with our very lives.
You, head that way!
Christopher, we've got nothing to fight with.
They're coming armed, aren't they?
To confront them, our weapon shall be…
this very land!
Weapons may fail us…
but this land never will!
You there! Set it ablaze!
Come face us, if you dare!
Bloody scum!
Aashaan!
This is the land I was born into.
I will not let any filthy outsider set foot here and seize power.
I'll gut him and throw him into the river; no matter who he is!
Let go of me!
Aashaan, the police are heading straight for our huts!
Don't let the police get to the huts!
Quintal...
My boys and girls are in there!
To save our motherland,
we don't need miracles!
It is enough that you remember the moves and footwork
I taught you.
Come on!
Didn't I tell you angels would come to save us?
Armed battalion K-3!
Charge!
Go! Go! Go!
O Lord! Is there no end to this?
Christopher, more of them are coming!
They've got guns too!
Bring as many as you want. Come on!
Look there!
This river is your cradle!
Even with your eyes and feet bound,
you would cross the Amaravathi river, unfazed by its whirlpools.
That is the strength we require today!
The history of the Kurumans
who buried the Kumbala army in the waters of the Amaravathi,
must be repeated here by you today!
For He shall give His angels charge over thee,
to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
The armies that defy thee shall be scattered, and shall flee.
Master, it's all been poured.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder!
And thou shalt trample under foot the lion and the serpent!
Bloody dog!
Oh no!
Vareeth... Vareeth...
Vareeth...
Rathnakaran!
Vareeth!
Comrade!
Trying to save them?
How many will you save?
Oh no! Christopher!
Christopher...!
Oh no! Blood!!
Kaaniyaar Kunnumpuram!
Do you think this land is your father's property?
Christopher!
You come here and build huts,
you eat here, you shit here…
And you think that makes this land yours?
Christopher! Oh no! Blood!
Christopher!!
This is deeded land, purchased for the agreed price!
Christopher...
That defiant...
Ah!
That wretched actress!
I was me...
who shot her dead, point-blank.
A man got onto the bus alone, with a gun in his hand.
Boom!
Bloody...
Kill them! Bloody dogs!
Bloody!
Christopher!
Oh no! Christopher!
You!!
Who the hell are you to intervene, you dog?
Didn't you die yet?
Come on!
Come!
Thrash him, Aashaan!
Beat them and drive them all out!
Out of the way!
Whom are you doing this for?
The rightful lord of this land will return…
To reclaim…
To reclaim this land!
Start digging your graves, and await your end!
You're all drenched, my child!
I saw it!
What?
Seethamma!
When injustice fills the earth,
the Lord's messengers
shall guide our path.
The Almighty shall grant us
the strength we need.
He…
shall act through us…
to deliver His justice.
The darkness that had long spread across the skies of Kaaniyaar has now passed,
and light now shines upon this land.
The heroes who have left us
shall forever remain a part of history,
here, in Kaaniyaar.
Along with them,
an angel who cherished a noble dream also departed from us.
No matter how far I may go…
when I close my eyes,
the very first image that comes to me…
is this river… and this land.
Here on our Kurishumala,
just as she had envisioned,
beyond all barriers of caste and creed,
for every child of this land,
we shall establish a school.
The one who helped us reclaim our land…
It was him!
To safeguard our church and our land,
to lead us on the righteous path…
the one whom the Lord Almighty christened and sent unto us,
our…
our Christopher!
Our Krishna Pillai!
Our own Church Rowdy!
In pursuit of God's land,
more devils shall emerge.
Even then…
as the protector of this land…
he shall remain here.
with us.
The rightful lord of this land will return…
To reclaim…
To reclaim this land!
Start digging your graves, and await your end!
It was not I
who sent him
to the land of Kaaniyaar.
No matter how many years may pass,
he shall certainly find the devil
who waits to claim that land.
That...
is divine decree.
Not without reason did the forests of Chandragiri
spare him, and him alone…
[Krishna Pillai]
For every soul that perished on this soil, unavenged and denied of justice...
God shall wage His war... with him as the weapon.
On this land, for all that sprouts and grows,
and all that dies and decays, there is only one sovereign!
Me!
Pattelar Kunjambu Nambiar!
Which low-bred wretch thinks he has the right to speak my name?
Have you come to settle the score
for your old man, that hag, and the rat-hole I burned to ash?
Or...
Come!
Come, let's begin.