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No one can make payasam like the Yeruma.
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It's something special.
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It's the magic of Yeruma's milk.
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And the magic of the maker.
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Do you know what I wish for the most?
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That I take you and Nanda to my home.
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Forever.
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I can never live in your home, Padma.
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You know there is no place for marriage
in Malemar.
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We'll live with both our children
in the same house, Kusuma.
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I will make Mutthakka agree to this.
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The ancient rules of the houses faltered
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when Mutthakka's brother Padmanna
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decided to marry Kusuma
of the Yeruma community.
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You can spend as many nights
as you want with that girl, Padma.
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But don't forget the rules of Malemar.
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- But, Akka, I love her.
- Keep on loving her.
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But marriage is prohibited.
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I can't live without her, Akka.
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I'm not that strong.
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Then accept deafeat.
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That day,
Padmanna didn't just lose to Mutthakka,
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he lost to himself.
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And he took his own life.
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In anger, Mutthakka blamed Kususma
for the death of Padmanna,
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and she went to take her revenge.
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But by then,
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Kusuma had run away from Yeruma village.
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Nanda. How can I leave
Nanda behind, Kampa?
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Kusuma, Mutthakka will kill you.
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Think about the one you are carrying.
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Leave Pernuru.
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And never look back.
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Here, take this.
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What about Kusuma's child?
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Malemar, for the first time,
feels lonely without Padma's presence.
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I will raise Nanda. In Malemar.
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Nanda will fill the void left by Padma.
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Muttakka's wrath towards Kusuma
fell on the entire Yeruma community.
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She forced them out of the business,
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and gradually forced them
out of the society.
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POLICE
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But there is no proof that this girl
is indeed Padmanna's daughter.
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But she has convinced everyone
that she is Padmanna's daughter.
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It doesn't matter
if she is our relative or not,
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for now she has cornered us from
all sides. All our businesses are shut.
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We lack men for the other jobs too.
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Call Chameri.
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Subbamma,
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this is Chameri.
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She has helped us before…
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and she has enough people
who can help us move our goods.
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Do you know our forests?
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I grew up there.
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Firstly, we must declare Bhavani
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as the new Akka of the Malemar house.
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To boost the morale
of the people of Pernuru.
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But there's a hitch.
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Bhavani doesn't have a daughter.
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And she can't be Akka without progeny.
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I suggest that
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if Bhavani adopts
Mallika's daughter, then the matter…
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can be resolved.
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You turned out to be a surprise.
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Never told me we are relatives.
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- It doesn't change anything.
- No?
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I struggled all my life to break free
from the clutches of these women.
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And now look, it seems I'm under
the control of another one of them.
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You whore around and gamble,
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and I run this place by myself?
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We're partners in it.
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Will your revenge allow you to focus
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on the partnership?
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How can I lose focus
with you present here?
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You do know
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how we're related?
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I'm your grandmother's sister's
consort's sister's granddaughter's son.
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By that account, you are my aunt.
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Does this bother you?
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Now it's time to bait the prey.
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Ever heard of the tradition of Ankam?
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So Rudra is your sister.
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I never knew her or my mother.
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She's nothing to me.
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They say children have to pay
for their parent's deeds.
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I fear that I'd end up
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just like my father.
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It won't happen.
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I won't let you go anywhere.
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Now that you're going to be Akka,
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can't you change things?
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Do you know why we are called Akka?
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Akka doesn't mean just elder sister,
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but the elder sister who sacrifices
her dreams for the sake of everyone.
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And I bear that responsibility, Nanda.
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Now is not the time for change,
now is the time to protect ourselves.
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Let it begin!
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Do you vow to take care of me,
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respect me,
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and uphold me as the protector
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of your houses?
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I promise.
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Does anyone have any objection
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to this girl becoming Akka
of the Malemar house?
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I, Rakturthi,
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the protector of your houses,
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declare this girl
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as the Akka of the house Malemar
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and the Matriarch
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of all the houses.
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As the new Akka of the houses,
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please me with an offering.
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Take what you want.
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Come!
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Bhavani! What are you doing?
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Bhavani! What's going on?
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Let me go!
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Stop.
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Stop. What's happening?
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Bhavani, what are you doing?
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Bhavani. Bhavani!
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Bhavani! Bhavani.
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Bhavani, what are you doing?
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Bhavani.
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Bhavani!
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Bhavani!
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Bhavani!
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Bhavani! Bhavani, stop them!
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Bhavani--
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Forgive me, Akka.
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Manjaya Anna lied to all of us.
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He sent us away from the house
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to let Rudra in.
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Rakturthi always shows us the right path,
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but sometimes,
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it's important for us to guide Rakhturthi.
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Manjaya was your son.
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He was a traitor.
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If I'd known earlier
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that Manjaya was plotting
the death of Mutthakka,
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I'd have severed his head myself.
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Why are you here?
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I need to talk to Akka.
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Whatever you have to say, say it to me.
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There's something I need to deliver too.
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It is the blood of Mutthakka,
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and Rudrakka places it at your feet
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and challenges you for Ankam.
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You can choose your warrior
and accept Rudrakka's challenge.
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Or relinquish the right to be
the owner of Malemar.
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Do you know the meaning of Ankam?
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It applies
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to the children
of only the female descendants.
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Children of the male descendants
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have no right to Ankam.
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Tell that Bombay girl
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that she is not part of the sisterhood,
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and she never will be.
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The priest is here to see you.
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Send him.
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Are you okay with entering
a lower caste woman's house now?
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Absolutely.
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It's her mother's house, after all.
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Babu, even if we're divided by castes,
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remember that we believe in the same God.
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It is important we are united
in fighting our common enemy.
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You are always welcome
in the temple, Babu.
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Some people easily see through your lies.
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Do you need me to know
the outcome of your deeds?
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It is time for you to be
something more than an astrologer, priest.
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I want you to use
the sacred authority of the temple
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to establish my position
above the sisters.
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I want you to proclaim me
as the true leader of Pernuru.
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And spread my story to all 18 villages.
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But how should I do this?
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Perform a miracle.
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I'm not that sort of pandit.
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By the power of your scriptures,
and my fire,
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we will rule the lands
upto where the three seas meet.
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She is our very own.
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The daughter of Yeruma.
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I came by the same path
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that my mother took to run away.
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I'm the daughter of Kusuma,
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Rudra.
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And I've killed Mutthakka,
who wronged us.
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But our fight is not over
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until we punish each
and every woman of these houses.
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They are all complicit in the crimes
committed towards Yeruma.
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And now, they will
have to pay for their deeds.
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So come, join me.
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Declare me your Akka.
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And I will end the reign
of these sisters forever.
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Rudrakka! Rudrakka!
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Rudrakka! Rudrakka!
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Rudrakka! Rudrakka!
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Rudrakka! Rudrakka!
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Rudrakka! Rudrakka!
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We are sorry
about the passing away of Mutthakka.
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But this is affecting our business.
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The government is upset.
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And this displeasure
can turn into enmity too.
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Should we accept
Rudra's challenge for Ankam?
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Bhavani cannot accept this challenge.
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It is risky.
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But there is no way out.
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If Bhavani loses
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it could end
the generations-old reign of the sisters.
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And Pernuru will perish
if it falls into the wrong hands.
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Akka!
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Akka!
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The village has revolted.
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Farmers are refusing to pay taxes.
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They are supporting Rudra
and calling her Akka.
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If Rudra gets Yeruma's support,
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we'll lose Pernuru forever.
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I accept Rudra's Ankam challenge.
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As Akka of Malemar,
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I have to prove myself
to the three houses.
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And as Akka of Malemar,
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I can challenge anyone.
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But who will fight from our side?
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I'll fight, Akka.
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I'll avenge Mutthakka's death.
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How are you, brother?
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I had to return to Pernuru
for you to visit your mother's house?
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You don't look like a Yeruma at all.
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Maybe our father looked like this.
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Pale skin and brown eyes,
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Our father must have been handsome.
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I clearly take after our mother.
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The dark skin, dark hair and dark eyes.
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All of which are disliked
by the fair-skinned people of your house.
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It is still our father's house.
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And those women are our family too.
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Family?
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Just wait a little longer.
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Sooner or later, they'll betray you too.
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I don't have anything to say to you.
I just came to see the house.
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It's too late for that.
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What have you done?
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This house was my last link to my mother.
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And this fire is the symbol of my revenge.
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Do you want to know about our mother?
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Mother was a fool who thought
that she could marry a man of your house.
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And when her love,
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her identity, and her future
were snatched away from her,
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she didn't take revenge.
She just accepted defeat.
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It's been so long since Mother died
that I don't even remember when she died.
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I'm not sad that she died,
I'm sad that she died without a fight.
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And I'm not like our mother.
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I won't give up.
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So go and tell your family
that I'm coming.
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I'm coming to destroy them.
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Not just for the sake of Mother,
but for myself.
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They have to suffer
the consequences of my revenge.
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Subtitle translation by: Sanjay Malhotra