Leave me,,,
Hold him tight, Hold him tight,
Beat him,,, Beat him to a pulp,,,
Mallesh, raise his hand and punch him in the hips,
Beat him,,,
Harder,
Beat him,,,
Roll your eyes down,
Sit down,
Hold him tight,
Get him to roll his eyes down, -Look down,
I know you won't,
This is a long-standing clash,
Get those milkweeds,
No, Don't,
Don't do that,
Hey!
Open his eyes wide,
Open it,
Hey,,,
Do you want to know what happened to your ram?
Do you see those bells?
If you ring the red ones in the jungle,
your ram, that escaped, will come back to you wherever it is,
But then that would happen if your ram has escaped and lost,
What if it has been abducted and hidden away?
Yes, I have abducted it,
Hey,,, Hey,,,
Beneath the river streams,,,
In the vicinity of the Goddess Kali Temple,
Do you know who Balamma is going to ask to be sacrificed?
Your daughter,
Hey,,,
But the irony is,,,
if your daughter is to survive, you must find that ram,
But you won't find it,
so your daughter won't survive,
Will you still be staring at me when your daughter is dying?
Let's go guys,
Please don't,
Hey! My daughter,,,
Tomorrow will be the last day of your daughter's life,
Hey,, my daughter,
Hit him,
Mallesh,,,
Hit him,
I have to save my daughter,
I asked for something red, but he brought green instead,
Patela has poured oleander sap into my eyes,
It's so poisonous that it can kill any living being from an elephant to a rat,
It is so Poisson,
I understood that I'm going to lose my eyes within the next 8-10 hours,
Before that I must find out the ram that he has hidden beneath the waterfall,
Otherwise, my daughter,,,
I'll not let that happen,
No,,,
This story began 24 years ago,
Twins! She delivered twins,
The mother is dead,
Mallanna,,,What did you name your kids?
Gangadhari Sr, and Gangadhari Jr,
What unique names,,,
My father was a shepherd,
His job was to herd the animals for grazing and then get them back by evening,
Take this, Mallanna, Thank you,
It is our livelihood,
Take this, Mallanna,
There are only two castes in our village,
One is the Patels and all others like me belong to the backward caste,
The hierarchy among us was also decided by the Patels based upon the jobs we do,
We have Gangamma Waterfalls in the North and a thick forest in the South
but our village which was situated upon the east side was ridden with drought,
We didn't know how rain feels except for once in every 4-5 years,
The reason for that is one sheep,
People from my village have been dying since quite a few years,
Nobody knows what disease it is,
First they vomit,
then they have skin rashes,
then they get bed-ridden
and eventually they die,
Some say that Goddess Balamma is angry with us,
In our village, we use the well in two ways:
one for drinking water,,,
and,,,
Dad, what is written over there?
If I could read, why would I be a shepherd, son?
I've tied it very tightly, There's no way that you will drown now,
Come,,,
Nothing will happen,
Dad! -Dad!
Dad!
Ganga Sr,, come here, Come soon,
Balamma is delivering a lamb,
Stay here, I'll come back, -Come soon, son,
Goddess Balamma, you have blessed us after so long,
Come,,, come,,,
What happened?
Hold her, Balamma is delivering a lamb, Hold carefully,
Slowly son, Slowly,,,
Slowly, son,
Go and get your brother,
Father!
Gangadhari Jr,
Dear son,,, son,,
Son,,,
Gangadhari Jr,
I couldn't endure witnessing the death of my younger brother before my eyes,
Brother,,,
[Warning - Due to the presence of ropes inside the well,]
[there is a risk of getting entangled and facing fatal danger, Please be cautious,]
Since that day, I have harbored a fear of water,
Goddess Balamma, save us,
Get Mallanna here,
I was deeply saddened that my father abandoned my younger brother's body,
Come, Mallanna,
I'm handing over this lamb to you, take good care of it,
No,
My younger son is dead, it will be a bad omen to take it now,
Your elder son will take care of the final rites, you don't go there,
Moreover, the whole village's life is more important than your son's funeral,
Take this, Come on now, Stop your tantrums,
Pour that turmeric water on him first,
I'm handing over the village's responsibility to you, Take it,
From then on,
my father took on the responsibility of caring
for the sacrificial lamb for Goddess Balamma,
Hail Balamma! Hail Balamma!
Son, have you seen the downpour of rain in this village
except for once in 5 or 6 years?
Did you ever think why do we have so many deaths in this village?
Balamma!
A hundred years ago, our village was plagued with a contagious disease,
The village head became ill with the stress of helplessly watching
so many people die because of that disease,
Meanwhile, on one particular full moon, a miracle took place,
Patel saw Goddess Balamma in his dreams,
She said, the laundry stone at the edge of the village is me,
Decorate it and save a sheep for 12 years,
then organise a fair and sacrifice it for me,
She said, if that's done,
she will take care of the village and keep all the difficulties at bay,
Immediately Patel met the villagers,
consecrated Balamma and started worshiping her,
Since then the village has been doing well,
But the problem is,
the two sheep which we have been saving since the last fair
died just 3 days before the fair
and one died at the 10th year,
The village was yet again plagued with draught and deaths,
As per the rule laid out by our ancestors, this sheep is our last chance,
The village gave me the responsibility to safeguard it,
At such a time, it would not be fair on my behalf to tell them
that I need to attend my son's funeral,
Dad,,,
Don't think that I didn't love your brother Gangadhar Jr,
Why have you come this way, sir?
Nothing, Uncle, I heard there is a disease spreading in this village,
This is not any disease, sir, This is a curse,
Goddess Balamma is not blessing us,
Collect their blood samples,
Everyone, stand in a line,
Sit down,
When will you come back, sir?
I'm leaving now,
It'll take no time to get the results, I'll come back very soon,
Mallanna,,, How are you?
I'm fine, sir,
I heard from the villagers that your younger son died, How did he die?
He drowned in the well, sir,
The well where all the villagers collect water, That one?
Yes, sir,
We have kept a warning sign near it, Didn't you see that?
If your son could study, he would have been alive today,
Will you educate this one or make him a shepherd like you?
I will join him to a school, sir,
As long as Patel is there I don't think any kid in this village will be educated,
Hey, hop on,
They are losing their lives due to illiteracy,
That day my Dad decided that he will provide education to me at any cost,
For the first time in my life, I had heard something so new - Education,
But all the children studying in that school belonged to the Patel community,
Ganga!
Ganga,,,
Hello, sir,
He is the teacher who has been educating children
in our village for the past 20 years,
No, sir, I want to admit my son to school,
What? Are you high in the early morning itself?
No, sir,
Go away,
Get back,
Hello students, -Good morning, teacher,
Write, Write down,
[Kids are learning letters and consonants]
Move aside, Mallanna,
Go,,, go,,, get going,
Sir,,, Sir,,,
There's nothing that I can do, Take Patel's permission,
I'll do as he commands,
Sir, please don't say that, -I can't do anything, Mallanna,
Who is this Patel, father?
There are many Patel families in our village
but the family of Gurudaraju Patel has had an iron fist
over the village since many years,
For many years, their family members
have been occasionally possessed by Goddess Balamma,
The villagers believe that only because
they are very spiritual and righteous people, Balamma possesses their family,
That's why they treat Gurudaraju Patel to be the scion of Balamma,
So Gurudaraju Patel's word is considered to be the final word,
But then the village faced a dilemma,
The only remaining scion of that family Junior Patel
isn't being possessed by Goddess Balamma,
Many rituals and remedies were tried but to no avail,
Many years passed by, he was made to sit in front of the Goddess,
they sprinkle the toddy on the sheep but none of the sacrifices proved successful,
Goddess Balamma, show mercy on us,
Since 24 years you have been upset with us,
This saddened Patel even more,
We beg you, mother, Give us your nod,
We didn't get the approval yet again,
Yet again Patel isn't being possessed, Who will save this village now?
His mother got him married, hoping that an heir
to the family would change their situation,
'My dear Telugu brothers and sisters,'
'How long will you serve the Patels and Landlords?'
To make the matter worse, the government started galvanising the people,
We all have equal rights on this water, land and all the resources,
This doesn't belong to any one family,
Stop being their servants and come out of their clutches,
Being your brother, this is my message to all my brothers,
Patel, the draught has turned all our lands into wastelands,
You still own the fertile lands, with your permission,
we would like to use your land for cultivation,
The Patel won't give his land and we won't cultivate this time around,
Our lives won't change,
Let's go,
Patel, the government says we all are equal, with your permission,
we would like to join our children in schools,
Let's go, Let's go,
The villagers think that the Goddess is not possessing you
because they couldn't safeguard the sheep
but they don't know that it's because of your sins,
Your father, grandfather and your forefathers were such pure souls,
Why are you jealous of their kids' education?
Mother!
Since my childhood, I have noticed that,,
my family's supremacy is such that everyone would sit beneath us
and talk to us with their heads hanging,
I thought that is our wealth and honor,
but then one man came and stood before my father while adorning slippers,
My father is a good man,
Not like me,,,
My father welcomed him, acknowledging his education,
He came into our house,,,
Not just that, he sat beside my father,
He shared the same glass of water,
He sat on the chair in front of my father, laughed and went back,
Along with that, he made people realise that
educated people can sit alongside Patel,
I didn't like that,
I will not take this bullshit that education will make a Patel and a servant equal,
why will I not act against it?
Me and my father didn't know how cruel Patel actually was,
The villagers have given you the responsibility of taking care of the lamb
and you both father and son duo are roaming around the village,,,
No, Patel, I have secured the lamb well,
Is it?
Yes Patel,
I had gone to the holy bath the other day and brought back the holy water,
Will you sprinkle it on the lamb?
Okay Patel, -Bujji, get that water,
Hey,,,
Not you,
You go,
So, Mallanna,,,
Do you want to educate the kid?
You want your son to sit beside our children, do you?
Under the same roof,,,
How dare you! You worthless piece of shit,
What is this, Patel?
How can wishing my kid to be educated be daring against you?
I had a premonition that something would go wrong, but I couldn't accept it,
Patel, he is the shepherd of Goddess Balamma's ram,
Dad,,,
What I feared would happen has happened,
He didn't like that yet again someone was looking straight into the eyes of a Patel,
Since that day, he started hating my sight,
To escape from that horrendous crime
and to maintain his hold of an iron fist over the village,
Patel thought of something unimaginable,
Announce in the village that Patel has been possessed,
Patel has been possessed by the Goddess,
Everyone is expected to gather at the temple,
Goddess Balamma! Did you forget us all these years?
There has been no rain in the village since 24 years,
God knows what disease it is, but countless people are dying for no reason,
Forgive us if we have committed any mistake, mother,
But please don't curse us,
[Reciting the name of the deity]
It is Balamma's order!
What is your order, mother?
Balamma says everyone should follow their traditional work,
Nobody should drink from Patel's well,
Nobody should use Patel's land for cultivation,
Nobody should sit along with Patel and get educated,
If you disobey me,
you will float in blood just like that,
Mallanna?
Mother, please forgive us,
Forgive us, Goddess Balamma,
We would not disobey you,
Hey, go and get Balamma's ram,
Why are you angry with us, mother?
Why are you upset with us? Did we commit any mistake?
Are you angry because the shepherd of your ram has died?
Order us goddess,,,order us,
Don't worry, mother,
The whole village will take the responsibility of taking care of your ram,
Calm down, mother, Calm down!
Offer toddy to the lamb,
We will take care of it, mother,
Trust us, We will take good care of it,
Calm down, mother!
Give us your nod, mother,
As the ram didn't shiver, the Patel fakery was almost exposed,
But,,,
Hail, Balamma, Hail, Balamma,
Since then, the villagers started taking care of Balamma's sheep
as the most precious being,
Goddess Balamma, you have showered your blessings upon us after so many years,,,
People looked after it day and night,
Gangadhar, take this along with the rest to gaze,
Bring it back safely and tie it here, we'll take care of it,
Take it, Ganga,
-Take it,
I understood that
people like me cannot get in there,
Vemulawada Rajanna!
Patel started misusing people's beliefs against them,
I told everyone that his possession was a facade but no one believed me,
Granny, he is lying to you all,
Send your grandson to school, and we both will study,
How dare you call Goddess Balamma a liar! Get lost, Go away,
Days were passing,
People were still dying,
But the villagers didn't realise their stupidity,
What about the drought situation in the village, mother?
Forgive me, mother, Forgive me,
At last, all the villagers declared me a lunatic,
The rain clouds are moving in,
and we are on the verge of experiencing rain in our village,
Chandranna, he is,,,
How long will you spread this lie?
Today is a full moon day, Take this sheep to every house, Go,
That's how my name changed from Gangadhar Sr, to Gangadhar the Lunatic,
There's always that one friend who stands with you through thick and thin,
He is that friend to me,,, Jangu,
"It's the morning in slow"
"Cat in the kitchen hasn't woken up yet"
"It's the morning in slow"
"Cat in the kitchen hasn't woken up yet"
"Women came and stood at the well"
"Even the pulley with rope has gone dry"
"It was a trouble all over"
"Thorns grew around the paths"
"This whole world is a rock"
"Did it have a friction?"
"Did it light up the cigar with a blazing fire?"
"My village glowing in greenery"
"Has now gone smoky and dull"
"The dead have escaped"
"Alive are dying here now"
"There's no Lord in the thieves"
"Thief has hidden in the Lords"
"All these voiceless creatures"
"Will they scream without being quiet?"
"There's trouble every morning"
"What can they eat with no food?"
"Life has turned motionless into a rock"
"Steady Goddess must save the village now"
"I got ready dressed and holding the stick"
"I went up the hills and saw, dusted out it all"
"Whatever is the day and time,,,"
"Is it always the same game played?"
"Hey, he hey"
"When would the village get better?"
"When would the hungry stomachs be filled?"
"There are too many but resources are just few"
"Put the lamp in open and pray, dude"
"Hey, this world is,,,"
'Come on, dance in excitement"
"In pace,,,"
"This can't be settled"
"Hey, this world is,,,"
'Come on, dance in excitement"
"In pace,,,"
"This can't be settled"
The Tehsildar brought medicines to cure the widespread disease in the village,
But Patel stopped him,
What about these pamphlets?
Distribute them,
Distribute them in the village,
Sir, you promised to come back a few years ago,
Stop it,
How do you expect me to come so fast? I have to collect the reports from Delhi,
Delhi?
After looking into all your reports, we have come to the conclusion that,,,
it's Cholera!
What? Cholera, Your village is plagued with Cholera,
The cure and prevention are written in this pamphlet,
I'll read it out, listen carefully,
Are you heckling us for being illiterates?
Come, Read it yourself, Come,
[Indistinct chatter]
Hey, where are you going?
When nobody in the village can read, what's the use of these pamphlets?
That's why they turned out to be just another piece of paper,
What is this, Jangu?
I don't know, Sir distributed it and asked everyone to read it,
That is what we don't know,
What's up, man? How are you?
You haven't rolled your eyes down yet, have you?
Keep staring, I don't mind,
I heard you are trying to enlighten villagers about my lie,
What did you achieve?
You became a lunatic,
How dare your father come to me and tell me
that he wants you to study along with our kids!
Now look what I have done,
I have not let anyone from lower caste become educated,
Hey,,
you ruined our lives,
But listen to me, I won't let you win from now on,
This is my challenge to you,
Leave me,
If I beat you to a pulp, there will not be a single person
in this village who will offer you even water,
and you will bring education to this village?
Leave me,
Get it done, I'll see how you do it, Do it,,,
[Song humming]
Brother, join me at school; I want to study,
Why do we need education? What is this Ganga?
[Reminiscing about the past]
What will you achieve by going against Goddess Balamma's wishes?
If you repeat this behaviour, you'll have it from me, Gangadhar, Go,
We don't want this education,
Patel, though he hit me, made me realise an undeniable truth,
Nobody from this village will pay heed to my words,
That's why I decided that day, that education should start from my home,
I hope you behave well this time, or I'll send you back to granny's,
Brother, stop, Stop, -What happened?
Somebody has fallen there,
Oh God, he has been hit,
What happened? What happened to him?
The Patel beat him,
Sister, listen to me, Come here,
Why are you tearing your clothes? Have you gone mad?
Why do you keep harping about his lies?
All the people in this village are deaf,
Brother,,, Brother,,,
give me that water, Fast,,,
Drink,,,
Drink,,
Enough now, Let's go,
I'm telling to you,, come
But I'll tell you one thing,
I believe you, I know that Patel is lying and you are telling the truth,
Careful,
Brother,, wait, I am coming,
Do not stop me again, Why do you have to interfere in other's matters?
Can't you mind your own business? Don't we have work to do at home?
I don't know who she is and where she came from,
But she said she believes me, Who is she?
You leave, I'll come later, -Come soon,
Your brother is not wrong in scolding you,
Why did you have to tear your dress?
Guys, why are you supporting my brother over me?
Because you are at fault here, -No, I am not,
Moreover, he's not a stranger, -Then?
Ganga, give me that stick,
Take it,
Looks like he got something for her,
Are you fine now?
Are you coming with us or will you leave with him to herd the sheep?
Can't you wait some time?
Come fast,
How do you know that his possession is a facade?
Did you come here to ask that?
Come fast,
Stop it, guys,
Sister, give me that axe,
Listen, give me that axe,
Brother, it's over there,
Hey, your brother is calling you,
What happened to her?
Where is she lost? -She is not here, She is herding the sheep,
What?
Nothing, brother, She is thinking about how to get the sheep to the Medaram fair,
She must have done something again,
Why are you venting out my anger on the logs?
Wipe your face, -Move,, Move aside,
Give that to me,
Leave it, sister, Leave it,
I'm done with you,
Sister, give it to me,
I won't,
Sister,,,
I won't,
Sister, give me that axe, I have work to do,
Take out the money,
Listen, nobody can beat me in this game,
Give it,,, -Take this,
Get it done now, We are called by Patel to dig up the sewers at his home,
What Patel? Who is Patel?
Should we work for him and be his slave?
Hey! If you keep talking like this,,,
Look at him, People will call you a lunatic just like him,
What is this, bro? Leave him,
How dare you compare me with that lunatic?
Get me two bottles,
Shameless fellows,
You know very well that he loses consciousness
when drunk and yet you get him drunk every day,
Get up, brother,
I got him drunk just for you,
Get up, brother,
Take off your hands,
Stop,
Do you see his body,,, if he hits you'll become like me,
Shut up and drink your toddy,
How insensitive you all are,,, Can't you help a girl?
Marry me, I'll carry him with just one hand,
Get up, guys,
That's none of your business, Sit down,
Bro,,, pay the bill,
Careful,
How do you know that he is faking to be possessed by God?
Are you not interested in me if I don't tell you that?
No, Nothing like that, -Then?
I thought only I knew about it,
By the way, what's your name?
Are you interested in me only if I tell you my name?
Why are you asking me if I'm interested in you or not? What's the matter?
Oh no, My brother is coming back to consciousness, I'll take care of him, go,
You, go, I'll take him,
Let's go,
You didn't tell me your name,
Find it yourself,
Eat well, dear,
How long will you stay like this?
God knows what curse has befallen upon us due to his sins,
The infant died as soon as it came out and you have not conceived since then,
Eat, dear,
Where are you going?
It seems your love is blossoming well,
The quantity of ladoo has increased,
Bujjamma,,,
How did you find out?
I thought you were fool, Not bad, you are quite smart,
Let's go, guys,
Eat,
What's up, brother?
Will the drought end this year?
You would know it better,
Get one more bag,
What's the matter, Duryodhan?
If he has come this far, it must be for funds,
As long as Patel is here, I won't be transferred anywhere else,
Nothing, Patel,
The kids in the classroom are facing it too hard to sit in the heat in this hot summer,
If you could fix a fan in the school, the kids will study quite comfortably,
Is the fan for the kids or you?
If a son is born to you, I'll give you two fans, Patel,
Hey! Pluck out his earrings,
No, no, no, Patela, no, -Hold him,,,
If you again speak about my unborn child,
I'll pluck out those earrings,
I'll do as you say,
Go, Go now,
Madam, what is that?
That's our ancestral idol which we have been worshipping,
Why is it shining like that?
Divine power,
We believe all our affluence and status is because of that idol,
Bujji, get me that rope,
Listen, I heard his sister is hovering around that lunatic,
She will also be declared a lunatic soon,
Get up, you idiot,
Hey, what are you doing?
Do you want my girl?
Ganga,,,
Get up,
Ganga,,,
Look at her, Look,,, Look at her,
-Don't hit him, Bhima,
How many times should I tell you? Come, let's go,
Brother,,,
[Clamour]
The villagers are fighting amongst themselves, Patela,
That's what I want,
Ask the projectionist to increase the volume,
Do you remember this, sister?
You never let anyone touch this,
I have raised you as my daughter as we didn't have parents,
now if a man from lower caste would come to touch, imagine the pain I go through,
You couldn't tolerate your toy being touched by someone but you are my life, aren't you?
Should your brother be heckled by the villagers?
Don't you care about your brother?
Brother, don't say that,
I really love my brother,
He doesn't like you,
So, you have to forget me,
Don't say that, Bujjamma,
I love you a lot,
I'll do anything for you,
Ask and see, I'll do it,
Write my name there, Let's see,
Stop making these false promises,
Bu,, Bu,, Bujjamma,,,
Bujjamma,,, wait,
Ask me anything other than that,
Dive into that well,
Bujjamma, come let's go,
I won't Bujjamma,
I am scared of water,
Get lost,
Come, let's go, -Bujjamma,,,
You stole 2kgs of Jowar from Shankar's house, so I'll give him 3 kgs back
and in return, you should make your son work for me for 4 years,
Justice for both the parties,
2, 3, 4, that's it!
Hey,,,
Come here,,,
Patel is calling you, go, Go,,, Get up, Go,
Sit down, Sit here,
Sit down!
Patel is asking you to sit, Sit down,
Sit down quickly,
I'll tell a story to you all,
Listen,
There was a rare species of bird called long-legged cranes,
Due to unfavourable climatic conditions,
all the birds of that species died except for 5 of them,
They had to migrate to another continent to save their species,
On one side, there was a humongous distance which needed to be covered,
On the other side, it was their existence,
But they got scared and decided to quit their migration to another continent,
But one bird out of them dared and started the migration journey,
It crossed the mountains, crossed deserts, and even oceans along its way,
It was about to reach its destination but just then someone shot it with his gun,
What happened to it, Patela?
It died,
And that shooter,,,
was me!
What is the moral of the story?
The bird which dared to change the status quo died,
But the other birds which didn't follow this one, survived,
Those birds are none other than these fools,
If you still harp, you will be shot like that bird
but no one will listen to you,
Patel did what he wanted
but Bujjamma's brother didn't do what Bujjamma wanted,
Bujjamma's marriage was fixed,
I decided to take a plunge and went straight to the marriage place,
Bujjamma!
Don't create a scene at the marriage,
Leave, Go away, -Bujjamma,
Go away,
I'm talking to you, Leave from here,
I'll break your legs, Leave the place,
Leave it, dude, -Bujjamma, where are you?
Let's go, dude, Don't do this,
Listen to me, dude, -Can't you understand?
Jangu, take him away,
Dude, come with me, Let's go,
Wait, brother,
What are you doing here? Why did you come here?
You go in,,,
I know that you don't like this marriage,
Have you gone mad? Why would I sit there without my will?
No, Bujjamma,
I know, you don't consent to this marriage,
Please leave from here, I beg you, -Leave from here, go!
Move,,
Brother,,, I won't tolerate him being harmed, Leave him,
Move aside,
Hey,
Hey,,,
You are about to get married to me and what are doing with him here?
What's this?
You are right,
I don't consent to this marriage,
The other day you told me that you'd do anything for me,
I'm asking you now, will you do it for me?
Hit him,
What? This lunatic? He will hit me, will he?
Will you hit me? Can you?
Come on, Hit me, Hit me,
Come on, Hit me, you lunatic,
Marry me, Bujjamma,
I'll treat you like my queen,
Bujjamma,,,
Brother, I can't take it if he hits you, Leave me,
"I swear on the three knots of the nuptial thread, "
"I will be with you forever and look up to you I look up at the sky,"
"I swear on the mother, I'll not let your feet soil
and spread my heart for you to walk upon,"
"Should I soothe you like the cool breeze?"
"Shall I become your breath that moves you forward?"
"Holding your hand, shall I cherish moments with you?"
"Shall I be with you, following you like a shadow?"
"Dancing together, celebrating, If we unite, it becomes a festivity,"
"Dancing together, celebrating, You and I together, we become a family,"
"I swear on the three knots of the nuptial thread, "
"I will be with you forever and look up to you I look up at the sky,"
"I won't promise to get you thousands of stars"
"But I promise to keep tears far away from you,"
"I won't promise you lavish bungalows,
"But I promise to protect you from every harsh weather,"
"I will protect you like eyelashes protect the eyes,
I'll safeguard you by hiding you in my eyes,"
"I moved, left everything behind and became yours
I reside in your heart, I am now you!"
"Dancing together, celebrating, If we unite, it becomes a festivity,"
"Dancing together, celebrating, You and I together, we become a family,"
"I swear on the three knots of the nuptial thread, "
"I will be with you forever and look up to you I look up at the sky,"
"I don't know how to read or write, The only language I learned is you,"
"I don't know how to say 'no' You are the only path I know,"
"You breathe life into my dreams again,
I'll never leave you, just like a shadow doesn't,"
"That's why I always stand behind you together,"
"To breathe life into our own little story,"
Saraswati!
Daddy,,,
Saraswati, where are you?
Daddy, I'm here, I'm here,
Hey!
"Dancing together, celebrating, If we unite, it becomes a festivity,"
"Dancing together, celebrating, You and I together, we become a family,"
Come on,
Today's lesson,,
Daddy,,,
Daddy, why does everyone in the village worship this ram?
This ram belongs to Goddess Balamma,
The entire village has been looking after it for the last 12 years for Balamma's fair,
If we could save it for 2 more months and then sacrifice it to Goddess Balamma,
all the problems of this village would be resolved,
Daddy, what if that Ram gets lost?
That's why I have tied a bell to its neck,
What if someone steals that bell?
If we ring our bell, it will come running towards us, dear,
Since this is a divine ram,
all the villagers believe that all their prayers
to this ram would be granted to them,
What did you pray for, Daddy?
What will I pray for, dear,,,
I just want you to study,
That's it,
My father wanted me to study but that didn't happen,
At least if I educate you, I'll be fulfilling his wish through you,
Dear, will you study?
Yes,
Come,,,
Brother-in-law, have you forgotten Balamma's wish?
Why are you misleading my niece?
No God will stop us from being educated, Seenu,
This is his facade,
Isn't the feud with Patel enough?
Do you want bad blood with the villagers as well?
If you disobey Balamma's order, will they let you live?
At that moment, I could think of only one person who could help me,
[Song humming]
Sir,, -Stay away, Stay away,
Are you mad? What are you doing here?
Sir,,,
please teach my child,
Have you gone crazy? Move aside, -Sir,, sir,,,
Sir, don't say that, I'll do whatever you ask for,
Just do me this one favour, I beg you, sir,
Move away, This is a sin, -Come, dear, You too fall on his feet,
Hey you,,,
Get up,
Why don't you take her to a school in the neighbouring village?
We aren't allowed in school in any of the neighbouring villages, sir,
Get up, Listen to me, get up,
Get up,, -Get up dear,
Are you fine?
Patel will not spare me if he finds out and you are too stubborn to go away,
What do you do?
I'm a shepherd in that forest,
Tell me this, is the honey secreted by the wild forest bees really that sweet?
I heard it from Patels' kids, Is it true?
Yes, sir,
Will you get that honey for me?
Tell me,
I will, sir,
What about my child's education?
I will teach her,
You get me the honey, I'll take care of her,
He agreed,
Sir, I'll get you the honey,
Daddy, what if we get stung by the bees?
Don't worry, dear, These bags will protect us,
I have an idea, Come,
Don't go, Daddy, -You stand afar,
I'll get the honey,
Daddy, be careful,
Daddy! -Stay afar,
Dad,,,
-Dear,,,
Dear,,,
Daddy, they are stinging,
Dad,,, -Dear,,,
Dad,,,
Is it good, sir?
Do you have a slate and chalk?
Yes,
Where's the chalk? -Give the chalk, dear,
Give it here,
Sit down, -Sit down, dear,
Here,,,
Write as I say,,, Not like that, turn it around,
First one, What is that?
Say aloud,,,
A,,,
B,,,
He is asking that,,,
What do you know about it? Shut up,
B,,,
Not like that,
This is C,
What are you doing here? Go away,
As Duryodhan sir continued teaching, Saraswati could now write words,
H for House,
G for goat,
Pushpala, my second wife, She fought with my first wife and left the house,
But I can't sleep without,,, her at night,
Will you do me a favour?
Do you see that Siddulagutta hillock?
I've heard that there is a rare flower that blossoms there,
Kalika flower? -Yes, that one,
If you would get that one for me, I'll give that flower to my second wife,
With that, I'll win her heart and get back to my house,
Will get it for me?
I will, sir,
Daddy, that hill is in the sky, Listen to me, don't go there,
You stay here, I'll be back soon,
Okay,
Daddy, be careful,
Daddy!
Stay there, dear, Careful,
Daddy!
Daddy, if my education hurts you so much, I don't want to continue the studies,
My Saraswati shouldn't say that, It's unacceptable, dear,
Pushpala!
I'm coming,
K for Kite,
Here,,,
K for Kite,
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,,, How I wonder what you are,,,
Your daughter is a good learner,
It's your Gracious,
But there are some more lessons to learn,
What should I do, sir?
I understood one thing,
You would do anything for her education,
Now, I would ask the real thing,
Okay,
I saw a Ganesh idol at Patel's house,
That idol is the source of his affluence, opulence and status,
Now, you have to get me that idol,
But that would be theft, sir,,,
Is it?
Your daughter has just started her studies, there's still a long way to go,
Vowels, Consonants, grammar, sentences,,,
A lot more to learn,
No need, Okay, you leave, Come on, leave,
Listen to me sir,, -No need for all that, Leave,,,
Today will be the last day of your daughter's education
Nobody would dare to step into my house and steal our ancestral idol,
I'm pretty sure there's someone else who has sent you for this job,
Who is he?
So you won't tell me?
I'll find out for myself,
Go,
[Telugu poem]
You won't get it,
Look for another opportunity and try again,
Dare to try and success will be yours,
A trap for wild boars,
Who laid this?
Must be the tribals,
I must escape from here
otherwise my daughter won't survive,
So he finally started education, did he?
It seems all my affluence will go down the drain soon,
By the way, where is his daughter studying?
Outside the village, sir,
Then let's oust him out of the village,
Wouldn't that make it easier for him?
How will that make it easier for him?
Duryodhan won't be there to teach her, will he?
Got it, sir,
Hey, let's go,
Hey,,,
I want Balamma's Ram that he's herding,
Go,
Okay, sir,
[Commotion]
Stop it, Stop!
Yes, it's lost, Will you kill him for that?
The fair is due in two months, How can you lose that?
Are you out of your mind?
He took the ram for granted and focused on his child's education,
That's why it's lost,
First, we should punish that school teacher,
Education? Didn't we promise Balamma?
What can we do?
He doesn't care about the village, he wants to satisfy his ego, that's it,
The whole village safeguarded that ram for 12 years for Balamma,
how can you lose that, Ganga?
Do you want to get beaten up by the villagers?
No point in arguing with him, Let's smash his face,
If you can't keep your hands in your pocket
then engage it elsewhere but don't hold my friend's collar,
Take your hands off,
Hey! Take off your hands,
Aren't you aware of the deaths and the drought in the village?
We are struggling for a fistful of grains,
If you want to support him, die along with him but don't come in our way,
Hey, Khadgam, You have been crossing your limits, mind your words,
How dare you,,? -Hey, Leave him,
Patel is coming, Move aside,
If you have to fight and resolve it amongst yourselves, why am I here?
He has risked the entire village's existence, Patel,
He has lost Balamma's ram in the forest,
Did you hear them?
What shall we do now?
For the crime of losing Goddess Balamma's ram,
you and your family are ousted from this village,
Nobody should give them anything to eat or to drink,
They must suffer,
We have Balamma's fair in one month,
If you don't find the ram before the fair, dig up three graves outside the village,
Do you see them?
I don't have to do anything, they will kill you without my intervention,
Let's go,
Patel,,,
I made the mistake, why are you punishing my wife and child?
Should we raise them now?
How will he alone find the ram? Let's all come together and find the ram,
The fair is due soon, Let's all find the ram,
[Reciting the name of the deity]
This is Balamma's order,
The one who lost my ram should find it and get it to my fair,
You'll face my wrath if someone else brings it to me,
The one who lost my ram should find it and get it to my fair,
You'll face my wrath if someone else brings it to me,
God, please save me,
I must save my Saraswati,
[Reciting poem]
They took away the grains
and are not letting us herd the sheep too,
If they don't let us work, we shall find some other job,
If they don't let us eat,
we'll drink porridge and survive,
But they are stopping the education,
He abducted Duryodhan sir,
What will you do now, Daddy?
Thrash him well, -Please leave me, Leave me,
Patel, please ask them to stop,
Hit him hard,,, -Patel, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Forgive me,
How dare you eye on my ancestral idol!
I'm sorry, Patel, I'm sorry, Patel!
Please Patel,,
He didn't rat you out even though my dogs attacked him,
What did you do to him? -Daddy!
Please don't,,, -Please don't Dad,
Go,
Get up,
Hello, sir,
Hey, Ganga!
Sir,,,
Sir, what are you doing here?
Did the Patel attack you with his dogs?
Yes, sir,
Why didn't you rat me out despite the dogs biting your flesh off?
I lost my brother just because we couldn't read,
That day I realised one thing,
Education can save a life,
Education is God!
And you are the one giving education to my daughter,
In that way, you are beyond God for us,
Teacher is God!
Not two, Even if ten dogs attacked me, I wouldn't have told your name,
Come here,
No, sir, -I said, come here,
No, sir,
Come here, Come near me, I said come near,
Sir,,,
All these days,
I thought you people are classless,
It's not you, me and that Patel, people like us are class-less,
I'll teach,
I'll teach your daughter and every other child in this village,
Nobody can stop me, Let them try,,,
By the way, the whole village is angry at you because you lost the ram,
If something happens to you, what about your daughter?
No,,,
You must find that ram,
The sooner you find it, the sooner we can start her education,
That means, if I find the ram, my child can study, is it?
Yes,
Is that it? -Yes,
So, if I find the ram, my daughter will have her education, Am I right?
She will, I will educate her,
Bujjamma,,, if I find the ram, my daughter will have her education,
Saraswati, you can start your education soon,
Gangadhari,,,
Get her down, -Slowly,
If you want to find the ram, do what I say,
There's a Mallanna temple on the village outskirts,
Get yourself whiplashed 300 times before Mallanna, you will surely find the ram then,
Will I find the ram if I do that?
I can assure you, Go,
"Shankara O lord Shiva Shankara, listen to my woes"
"Shankara o lord Shiva Shankara, there's no refuge but you"
If your husband goes to the Katta Maisamma Temple
and pierces his tongue with the trident, the lost ram will be found,
"All these sufferings, your trident shall vanquish, Oo Almighty!"
"Shankara O lord Shiva Shankara, listen to my woes"
"Shankara o lord Shiva Shankara, there's no refuge but you"
"Shambo Shiva Shankara, say Shambo Shiva Shankara"
"I'll be you Basavanna and carry you, come down for me"
"Hail, hail, hail Shankara, say hail, hail, hail Shankara"
"How will you strike down the snake coiled around me?"
"Marrying the daughter of the mountains, did your heart turn to stone?"
"Are we not all your children, oh compassionate one?"
"You blessed the one who poured just a mug of water upon you,"
"I've spilled my blood to cleanse your idol, Oh holy one, do I get no mercy?"
Go to the Goddess Pochamma temple and walk 30 rounds on the fire,
You'll surely get that ram,
"You love to smear yourself with ashes,"
"Even in flames, I dedicate my life to you,"
"Burning troubles is where you reside,"
"Hold me in these difficult times, I'm turning my woes into temple bells,"
"Shankara O lord Shiva Shankara, listen to my woes"
"Shankara o lord Shiva Shankara, there's no refuge but you"
"The Ganga which resides on your head, flows through my eyes,"
"The poison which you hid in your throat plagues my life,"
"Knowing my life is but a beggar's bowl, I stand before you with folded hands"
"Oh father, show me the way"
"Shankara O lord Shiva Shankara, listen to my woes"
"Shankara o lord Shiva Shankara, there's no refuge but you"
I prayed to every God I could find but didn't find that ram,
Your fair is around the corner,
If we don't sacrifice that ram to you,
we are scared of what you might do to our village,
We made him pray to every other God possible but there is no clue of that ram,
We can't see this village being decimated by droughts and diseases anymore,
Tell us what we should do to find the ram,
I can see your ram,
Where is it, mother?
Near the waterfall on the northern side of the village,
I can see the ram,
Amidst the forest, before the idol of Kali, amongst the herd, I can see that ram,
If someone can jump through that waterfall, he will find the ram,
That Goddess,
That waterfall?
No one who has fallen in the waterfall has ever come out alive, Mother,
What is this, mother?
Tell us a way out, Please have mercy on us,
If he has the blessings of Goddess Kali, he will come back with the ram,
and if not, he will lose his life in the water,
Brother, will you ask him to jump in the waterfall?
He will die, brother,
Have I gone crazy? Why would I ask him to do that?
Just because he has been ousted, he doesn't become a stranger,
We cannot let one of us die like that,
Let destiny take its course, Come, let's go,
Balamma will save us,
How do you know?
Conjecture!
Is it?
I'll jump,
I'll jump into any waterfall for my child's education,
I'll jump,
Ganga,,,
Will you get him killed? You don't want him to live, do you?
So far I kept quiet thinking at least there's no danger to his life,
Now even that has happened,,,
Don't take us wrong, Bujjamma,
Come, get up everyone,
Get up,
We won't find the ram and there would be no fair this time,
Come, let's go,
He is going to take the whole village down along with him,
Let me go, Bujjamma,
You'll not survive, Ganga,
Don't cry, mom,
Why are you tying the trident, Mom?
The biggest mistake I made in my life was to get intoxicated that night,
Because,,,
that night, Bujjamma,,,
Mom, I'm scared,
Why did you get me here, Mom?
Get down,
Patel! Patel!
Please let him live, Sire,
He would die if this continues,
I have acquired this stronghold because of my struggle through many many years,
If your child's education disrupts it, how can I let that happen?
Mom,,,
Your daughter and all the people born in your caste were not born to get educated,
You have been born to become my attendants and maids,
Do you want to study?
Mom, don't cry,
This is the real you, Patel,
I knew who you are when I was her age,
Nobody knows you better than me,
Now tell me, Patel,
Who asked my husband to jump into the waterfall to find the ram?
Balamma or You?
I haven't yet told him that it's you who killed his father,
Once Bheema hit me and he punched him here,
He didn't get up for one whole week,
Now if he finds out that you are the one who killed his father, what will he do to you?
I'll let your imagination run wild on that,
You are scared, aren't you?
Dear, loom he is scared,
Yes, you are scared,
Mom!
Bujjamma! -Hey! Stop,
How dare she scare Patel!
How dare she! -Mom!
Drag her out of this village, -Mom!
Mom!
Uncle,,, Please save my mother,
Mom!
Uncle, they are beating my mother,
Mom!
How dare you oppose Patel!
Brother, please leave her,
Brother!
Sister!
Are you all humans?
Daddy,,,
Mother,,, Mother,,, -What happened, dear?
Mom!
Bujjamma!
Mom!
Bujjamma!
These wounds don't hurt as much as the casteist slur
that he hurled against our daughter,
So far, the Patel didn't let any kid from the lower caste study, right?
I'm telling you now,,,
If my daughter even steps into that school,
I would consider that to be our victory,
I don't know what you do,
I want my daughter admitted to school tomorrow,
Bujjamma,,,
Mom!
I promise you Bujjamma,
I will send our daughter to the very school where his son studies,
I'll announce it to the whole village,
I shall see how he enters the village,
Let him come, I'll take care of him, -Yes, let him come,
We don't have to worry about it,
The villagers will take care of it,
You guys carry on, -Okay, Patel,,, Let's go,
My father told me that the red flag stands for revolution,
But this revolution is not just for my kid,,,
Daddy, I'm scared,
You should be scared if I send you out to herd the sheep,
Why are you scared to go to school and study?
Come, hop on,
Daddy,,,
I'll see his end today,
Come on,
Let him come, We will see how he enters this village,
Come, we are waiting for you,
The villagers are not angry at me because I came to the village after being outcasted,
but because I am disobeying Balamma's order and sending my child to school,
Let's get him, guys, Come on,,,
Get him, guys,
Hey, come on,,,
Get him, guys,
Don't leave him,
Catch him,
There he is, Catch him,
How dare you?
[Crowd shouts]
Daddy!
Saraswati!
Dear!
Daddy,,,
Dear!
Let's see how you take your daughter,
Daddy!
Hey, come out,
Open the door,
Daddy,,,
Bujjamma!
Mom!
Saraswati,,,
Nothing will happen to you, child,
Get it fast,
Daddy, it hurts,
Bujjamma!
Daddy, it hurts,
Bujjamma!
Mom! it hurts,
Ganga,,,
Balamma's vermilion,
You are supposed to get the ram,
instead of that you are adamant about educating your child,
What's this, Ganga?
Now, see what you have done,
When Balamma herself asked you not to study,
who are you and your daughter to transgress her order?
You are getting your daughter killed because of this damned education,
Bujjamma, what's this?
Forget about education and get that ram, Ganga,
Or else the villagers will kill you,
Are you even aware that the fair is just around the corner?
Now, you are risking your daughter's life for your ego,
Prevention of Cholera,
Keep your surroundings clean,
Do not eat the food that is contaminated,
It's okay, father, Have this,
Vomiting and diarrhoea are the symptoms of Cholera,
My dead sister would vomit daily, I didn't even know that it was a disease,
Use the well water only for drinking purposes and not swimming,
If you do so, it may be fatal for your life,
Until my daughter studied, we didn't know what was written in that paper,
Why?
You decide for yourself if that's foolishness or naivety,
"Little goat, little goat, walking in front of the herd"
"Little sparrow, little sparrow, spreading wings and soaring high"
"Oh dear little parrot, little parrot, learning to speak words"
"Filling the dark night with the light of wisdom,"
"Who has written this fate upon the forehead?"
"Will we continue to play like puppet dolls?"
"Learn some wisdom, and change your fate"
"Let us write our own destiny as per our wishes,"
"Little goat, little goat, walking in front of the herd"
"Little sparrow, little sparrow, spreading wings and soaring high"
"Without letting you drown in the well of life, the alphabet will save you,"
"Even if you stand against the mountain of hardships,
the words will move your feet firmly against it,"
"Like the raindrops falling in the scorching heat, let the books drench you,"
"From the depths of ignorance you will blossom again like a new sprout,"
"Your wisdom will follow you like your shadow"
"You shall conquer the world with it on your side,"
"Who has written this fate upon the forehead?"
"Will we continue to play like puppet dolls?"
"Learn some wisdom, and change your fate"
"Let us write our own destiny as per our wishes,"
"In the black clouds, will the dawn never come?"
"In the darkness of night, will the moonlight not shine?"
"You can't learn to walk without falling Nor can you sleep without being awake,"
If you won't learn, how will you gain wisdom?
"Is there no difference between an animal and a human?"
Duryodhan sir started treating the wounded village,
Because no matter how deep the wound is, it should heal at some point
This is about Cholera disease,
People are finding the reason behind their illness,
Finding solutions to their ailment,
You guys are used to death,
Witnessing treatment for their ailments, the villagers saw a ray of hope,
The fog of superstitions started to clear out,
And I came near the waterfall in an attempt to jump,
But I couldn't muster enough courage,
On the other hand, as per government orders, Patel's weapons were being seized,
I hereby pass the order to all my bureaucrats
to seize the weapons of all the landlords,
No, no, Please don't,
Patel, leave me, Please, I beg you,,,
Give us your earring, Give it, -Patel,,,
Hold him, -Patel,,,
Leave me,
Here, Take it,
Your days has end now,
Tomorrow is the day of the fair, isn't it?
Yes, Patel,
Send out an announcement,
If he doesn't get Balamma's ram by tomorrow,
Goddess Balamma will ask for a human sacrifice tomorrow,
Go, Make this announcement to everyone,
That night I understood that
a human can plunge to any lows when it's about his survival,
You supported him against our wishes, didn't you?
Now sacrifice your lives,
Come on, go ahead,
Why would we die?
If we don't get the ram, Balamma will ask for someone's life, right?
Since you are the ones supporting him, one of you must volunteer for it,
Will you get us killed just because Balamma has asked for a life?
What did we do?
Ask your wife if you don't know what's happening behind your back,
Mind your words, Kanakam, I'll break your jaw if you say anything ill about me,
Come, break it if you can, Break it,
Speak properly with my wife!
Is your wife more important to you than the whole village?
What are you waiting for? Break their heads,
Don't we have hands? We are not going to be mere spectators of your violence,
Come on, guys,
"Oh Balamma, you are the mother who nurtures life,"
"Is it just to seek sacrifice?"
"You are the revered deity worshipped by devotees,"
"Her own people, turning into enemies, they came forward,"
"Their footsteps had no shade to rest"
"Hands can't hold on anymore,,, Legs have broken and given up,,,"
"The scattered soil mixed with his blood, forming a canal"
"Nurturing dreams for his child's education!"
"Oh Balamma, you are the mother who nurtures life,"
"Is it just to seek sacrifice?"
Stop it,
Stop it, everyone,
Stop it,
Listen to me,
You lost the ram and they are asking us to give our lives,
Nobody has to give their lives if we find the lost ram,
All this is a scam, I know it, but you won't believe me,
I'll get that ram but you guys please stop fighting amongst yourselves,
You couldn't find it all this while how will you find this night all of a sudden?
If I don't get it, you don't have to ask me, I'll give my life to Balamma,
I don't want his life,
Don't believe him,
Balamma will not wait long enough with the fair just around the corner,
It's tomorrow,
First, tie him to the tree,
Why should we die because of him?
Tie him,
Tie him to the tree,
"The first rooster crowed - the days are passing on,,,"
"At every step, life is being crushed,"
Daddy!
Listen to me, Don't beat me,
"As the droplets fall - hope is sprouting"
"Man's deceptive lines will disappear into ash"
Dear, don't fear,
We are just playing a game,
I'm fine, I'm fine,
Don't cry, dear,
"This is the saga of the full moon adorned with the anklets,,,"
Oh Balamma, you are the mother who nurtures life,
"Is it just to seek sacrifice?"
Saraswati, -Daddy,
Daddy,,,
I am not upset with the way the villagers are treating me,
helplessly tied up to a tree,
But, what saddens me is the politics that
he is playing because of a child's education,
He thinks he has won just because he has power,
But do you know what his actual victory is?
When I stop trying,
Seena,,,
Hey,,, what are you doing?
I'm talking to you, What are you doing?
Suri! Don't let them go,
Seena, don't release him,
Take him away, brother,
I'll take care of those who try to stop you,
Come on, brother-in-law,
Come one,
We finally got him,,,
Come,,,
Go, get him,
Seena?
Pull him,,
Seena?
Seena,,,
Drag him away,, -Move,,
Stop, -Where are you going?
To the temple,,
Get lost,
Go,, go to your sister,
Go!
You go away from us, My mom has asked me to stay away from you,
Had you married your sister to me, you wouldn't be facing this day, would you?
Now he has just ruined your sister's life,
But you just wait and watch, he will soon get your sister killed,
I don't want his life,
Your sister is not at all at fault here,
Marrying him is the only mistake she ever made in her life
Let bygones be bygones,
Hand him over to me and I'll take care of everything,
Leave me,
Widen his eyes,
Do you see that bell on that red rope?
If you ring that bell in the forest,
the ram that ran away will come running towards you,
I have kept it hidden,
Beneath the waterfalls,,,
Do you know whose life will Balamma ask for, as a sacrifice?
Your daughter
Hey,,,
Patel said to ring the bell on the red rope, why is he running with the yellow rope?
Now tell me, Patel,,,
"The one who dives into that waterfall will find the ram", who told this?
Balamma or you?
You are very confident that if he dives into that waterfall
he won't survive, aren't you?
But shall I tell you a truth?
He will survive the fall,
His willpower to educate his child will save him,
Do not underestimate his willpower, Patel,
It's extremely strong,
I need to wake up
I will rise up and save my daughter,
Otherwise, he will kill her,
Hail goddess Balamma!
Mother! It's my daughter,,, He will kill her,
Not this one!
Where is it?
They say that you grant everyone's wishes,
Please fulfill my father's wish,
Oh, Mother!
Oh, Mother! I got it,
My daughter,,, She will live,
Mom!
Mom! Mom! Mom!
Mother,,,
Mother!
Saraswathi!
Mother,,,
Saraswathi!
Please forgive me,
Saraswathi!
Grandpa,,,
Why did you get that spear?
Will you stab him with his in his back?
This won't be sufficient, Grandpa,
Get a huge rock and break his head into pieces,
Then your anger will subside, won't it?
He didn't strive only for his child's education,
he has been striving for all your children's education,
But you declared him a lunatic back then and now you are hellbent on killing him,
The wolves in the forest are better than you,
They eat the flesh of the dead,
But you are devouring a fully alive man!
Why? Because your life is at stake?
Because your life is at stake?
But his life is of no value to you, isn't it?
Do you guys remember the migrating bird's story that Patel had narrated to you?
That is not just a story, it's our lives!
Patel said that he had shot that bird, didn't he?
But I'll tell you something that you don't know,
That bird didn't die,
It opened her eyes,
It carried on despite of its broken wings, just for the welfare of its species,
Risking its existence, it bravely faced the daunting storm,
It fought hard for its existence and reached its destination,
It managed to save its species before losing its life,
But the birds that stayed back,
they couldn't go elsewhere neither could they stay there,
All of them died a horrible death,
Patel said that they survived because they didn't migrate,
But I am saying that they died because they refused to migrate,
I won't tell you who is God and who is the devil,
You must find out for yourself,
Balamma won't ever ask for human sacrifice,
So what should we do now?
Since Balamma caused this confusion, she will only clear it,
Take two pots and fill them with turmeric water,
Keep it in front of Balamma,
If it turns red, then it means Balamma has asked for human sacrifice;
What if they didn't turn red?
if it doesn't that means Balamma has not asked for the sacrifice,
Don't forget to break this coconut though,
Balamma will take care of everything, Go,
Come,
Balamma, have mercy on us,
Do you how I would feel when I was made to sit in front of the whole village
and wait for the sheep to wiggle the approval?
It felt like my whole body was pierced with those tridents,
What value of my ancestors do I lack?
That's why, even if you didn't possess me,
I boosted my value by acting as if being possessed by you,
Could you stop me?
No, right?
I used your name to prevent people from lower castes from receiving an education,
Could you stop me?
No, right?
I used you and regained my lost authority,
Could you stop me?
No, right?
After doing all this,
if a man stands adamant about starting education in the village for his child,
how can I tolerate that?
Kill him!
Balamma!
This time instead of a sheep,
I will sacrifice to you his daughter, who wants to study,
[Reciting poems]
Stop me if you can,
"It's immovable rock, I thrive with her support"
"The whole village is like a flock of sheep "
"I won't seek sacrifice like a butcher though,"
"Like the embodiment of death, adorned like Yama with anklets"
"The air is filled with the essence of poison, my village roars,,,"
Come on!
"The destruction is brought upon by our own,"
"Hey, in the name of Veerabhadra, devastation is here,"
"From door to door, cries resound, surging forth"
"Splitting every nerve, they turn into arrows,"
"Eyes wide open, transforming into thorns "
"Mother Goddess herself possesses all of us"
"Blood dripping, drop by drop, relish it!"
"Hearts beating like the drums echoing"
"Did all the grass come together to suppress the elephant's madness?"
"When the ant swarms in armies, the snake bites the dust, "
"The frightened deer stands its ground "
"It pounced like a tiger and will rip you apart,"
"The rock,,, It shatters and drowns you like a flood "
"The mountain,,, Let it blaze and spit fire like a volcano"
Mother!
Mother! Mother! Mother!
Mother!
Saraswathi!
Greed is the root of,,, -Greed is the root of,,,
Repeat after me
Greed is the root of sorrow!
You took away my eyes but you opened the eyes of the villagers,
Balamma saved you so that you could see the change!
'Not winning is not a sign of failure,'
If the day arrives when their children sit alongside ours,
I would rather die than see it,
"Our lives has been lit up by the divine light emitting from your eyes,"
"These happy tears wipe away the sorrows in our heart"
"The whole village is yours, you are their support,"
"You showered like a drizzle, blossomed like a bloom "
"You stood like the shining sun, on this path "
"So many hardships, they all are your relatives,"
"Leave your feet behind and move forward,"
"A flower has bloomed among the thorns for so many moons"
"Your footprints remain forever,"
"The ram became your path, the fields forged a bond"
"Sacrifices turn into melodies, The ram became the fresh breeze,"