"Hail all the worlds"
"the living beings"
"and the mountains and rivers."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"It's a feast for the five elements that protect the netherworld too."
"It is a feast filled with songs and celebrations."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"We must go to the Monday market"
"to fetch the medicines."
"We must go to the Monday market"
"to fetch the medicines."
"Let us buy various things from the market"
"that includes cardamom twigs, honey and pepper."
"These gifts of forest would become the blessed medicines."
"The buds have blossomed just like the churned ocean of milk."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
(Music beats)
"Let us unite on the hillside and share our dreams."
"Let's dance to the rhythm of the drums."
"Let us celebrate until the wee hours."
"If we unite, the soil will turn gold."
"The wells will fill up with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"It's a feast for the five elements that protect the netherworld too."
"It is a feast filled with songs and celebrations."
"Hail all the worlds"
"the living beings.."
It's a good omen.
Believe in the success of your quest and go ahead.
Isn't this Vedapuram Village? - Yes.
Which is the way to Killadi's House?
Which house? - Killadi's.
They are talking about the well-diggers in our village.
Whom do you want to meet there?
We want to meet Sreekandan Killadi's son
Sundarakilladi.
No one knows the name Killadi here. You must say Premachandran.
He is at the library. He is getting ready to abduct Sita.
In 'Pushpaka Vimana'.
Didn't you understand?
There's a play rehearsal going on there.
The scene is of Jatayu stopping the 'Pushpaka Vimana'. Go and see.
Rama, please save me.
Please save me, dear. Save me! - Who is it?
Who is the one flying away
with Lord Ram's wife, Sita?
I will not let you take her away, nocturnal devil.
There seems to be another drama going on outside.
What is it?
We want to meet Sundarakilladi.
Tell us the matter.
We want to speak to him in person.
I understood. Come with me.
They are tribals.
They have come to book tickets for our drama.
They have a lot of money. They sell Ayurvedic medicines.
They might want us to present a play.
Maybe they want to reduce the prices by using your family name.
Listen, don't offer any discount. Ask them to pay you well.
Who are you? What is the matter?
Aren't you Sundarakilladi from the Killadi Family?
Yes. - Thank God. - What is the matter?
Come this way. I will tell you.
I will tell you everything.
Tell the matter without tickling me.
Sit down.
He will not give any discount just because they fell on his feet.
We travelled 107 kilometres by foot.
We are from Swapnabhoomi Village in Kinavoor.
There are 403 families over there.
There are almost 2,000 people
who are waiting for a single person to bless them.
Who are you talking about?
We were talking about you.
There is no water in Swapnabhoomi.
Our source of water for many years was Sairandhri river.
After the construction of Sairandhri Dam
the flow of Sairandhri was redirected into the reservoir.
As a result, our village turned into a desert.
We cannot donate money.
We don't have much with us.
Our children won't even have a drop of water to drink.
Government promises are futile. You must help us.
What should I do for that?
That is a good question.
You are from the Vedapuram Killadi family
who mastered 300 crore water locations
by offering prayers to the Gods of Netherworld.
According to the scriptures, we are not fated to have water.
But when we are on the brink of death
we cannot follow scriptures.
We brought many people
to find a suitable place to dig the well, but in vain.
We heard that Sreekandan Killadi is dead
and only his son is alive.
You must dig the well and help us somehow.
Me?
I don't know anything about digging wells.
My father and forefathers used to do that work.
I did not learn anything about it.
It is said that a child from Killadi family can find water
even if he randomly pricks the ground with a needle.
Those are old beliefs.
Now..
Telling those stories anymore is futile.
You must help us, Killadi. You are our only refuge.
I will do it. But give me some time to think about it.
Won't that be all right? I'll be right back. Just move aside.
Wait.. We must enact 'Ramayana'.
We must work day and night.
Did they accept our rate?
Damn! That is not the case, Vasu.
They want me to go their village and dig a well for them.
Dig a well? Then, don't they want us to perform?
No. They are not leaving me either.
They want me to go to their village as Vedapuram Killadi
and dig a well for them.
Ask them to go away. - They will not go away.
They are standing around and intimidating me.
Then, take your grandfather's conch
along with other tools and go with them.
I have an idea to chase them away.
The cost of digging well in our village
is Rs. 250 for 72 centimetres.
Tell them a rate that is beyond their capacity.
They will leave the place right then.
That is right.
That did not occur to me.
Anyway, you want them to go away.
Why do you have to quote a lesser price? Do one thing.
Quote this amount. - They'll then go away for sure.
Yes, they will go away.
I discussed everything with my friends.
Since you are insisting me
I shall do you a favour. Let us sit and talk. Come on.
I want to take up this job as a noble deed.
But that is not my problem now.
Please sit. Adjust with the space you have.
We make a living
from music and skits.
We were lucky that when the rehearsals started this year
we got 14 bookings.
We took the advance for all the 14 bookings as well.
It rounds up to a good amount.
We got almost Rs. 40,000.
I must give back the advance amount and cancel all the bookings
to take up your work.
I cannot leave the people who supported me
to come with you.
I did not mean to say that I will not do your job.
That is my family business. It is my bread and butter.
I heard that the ongoing rate of digging well
is Rs. 250 for 72 centimetres.
In order to compensate for the loss in my present situation
I would need Rs. 2,500 for that same measure
at the very least.
So, if you give me Rs. 2,500 for 72 centimetres
I shall accept your deal.
Otherwise, let's part ways. Now, it's up to you to decide.
We are ready to give you Rs. 2,500
for 72 centimetres.
Here, take Rs. 10,001 as an advance.
No. I am
You must start your job on the coming full moon night.
That is, the coming Monday.
Killadi, you must come on Sunday morning with your tools.
We too shall get everything ready and wait for you.
I tried to quote an exorbitant amount to escape from them.
But they fixed the deal.
They gave me the advance as well.
Rs. 10,000.
Did they go away? Give it back to them.
Why should he give it back?
What else to do? He can't dig a well. What will he do then?
They did not ask you to dig an ocean.
They just asked you to dig a well.
Why should he return the advance for it? You are an idiot.
Don't invite trouble.
Ask him to return this amount.
My mother didn't even have the money to buy rice today.
I will not return this amount.
Yes. Be stern.
Hold these betel leaves. Let me see my mother.
Mother!
Did you see? I got a call to do our family profession.
I too am going to dig a well.
Where is the job? - That's quite far away.
Mother, take this money and bless me.
Did you think of your father while taking this amount?
Yes, I did. Mother, please take it.
Our forefathers have given this to us.
They are watching over you.
I shall give the tools from the store room
to the blacksmith for sharpening today itself.
You must give me the Vedas
and teach me the rituals as well.
Okay. When are you leaving?
The day after tomorrow.
Vasu!
Did those tribals give Preman any advance money
for the purpose of digging well?
Yes.
Vasu, they are the people from Swapnabhoomi.
People do not go there. It is such a place.
They have come here with some ill will.
Otherwise, do you think anyone would agree for such a high price?
Preman has got himself into great trouble.
We must save him somehow.
How can we do that?
If he does not go there after accepting the money
their whole clan will come here
to sever his head. Preman has to go now.
Either way, he is in trouble.
I had told Vasu to convince Preman to return the money.
His mother would have paid her debts with that money.
Vasu, what can we do now?
Don't worry.
We will accompany Preman.
We can make them say that
they don't need us there anymore
nor need their money back.
I shall take up that responsibility.
Do not think that I am criticising anyone.
Rs. 2,500 for 72 centimetres is a very high price.
The villagers had asked me to bring Vedapuram Killadi somehow.
He has agreed to it.
You could have paid him the standard price
and then given him the extra amount as memento.
No one here would have opposed that.
I just said that you must not have quoted
a price that would make us look brainless.
The villagers wanted to solve the water issue somehow.
Now, don't mess up everything talking about the price.
Water is necessary. That is a matter of our life.
So, all of us must be ready to sacrifice for it.
We must actually congratulate
Bhuvanappan and the others for sealing the deal.
Don't think that I am being arrogant.
I am not convinced even now.
The arguments too started along with the deal.
I had become a witness to my father's death
and many tragedies at a tender age of eight.
Malliyannan, you need not fear.
Let us forget the past to
welcome Sundarakilladi
on the day of the full moon
and make it a grand event.
(Music beats)
"He came crossing the rivers with a smile on his face."
"The woods shudder at the arrival of Sundarakilladi."
"His spell controls the water currents."
"He is the warrior who brings water in wells."
"Who is he? He is here."
"He is the head of Vedapuram."
"He came crossing the rivers with a smile on his face."
"The woods shudder at the arrival of Sundarakilladi."
"Witchcrafts and black arts"
"would be subdued forever."
"The canals and the rivers"
"would quarrel to fill the well with water."
"The relationships will gain new meanings."
"All the failed attempts"
"would vanish with my hymns."
"That is my magic."
"I seek blessings from the skies to bless this barren land with water."
"My hands are the guardian angels."
"He is the head of Vedapuram."
"He came crossing the rivers with a smile on his face."
"The woods shudder at the arrival of Sundarakilladi."
"Oglers and the newly-weds.."
"The comfort of a family is a bliss."
"I am like a Cupid, aiming my arrows"
"at young hearts."
"We shall help you find water."
"Dear people, I assure you that the wells"
"would turn into a river that flows like a snake."
"I shall construct a bridge as well."
"We do not appreciate any opposition."
"I am the leader."
"I am the head of Vedapuram."
"He came crossing the rivers with a smile on his face."
"The woods shudder at the arrival of Sundarakilladi."
Hey, stop it!
How dare you!
You were the ones who begged us to come here.
Treat us with respect.
Or else, we cannot work together. - That is true.
If you show your attitude here
we will kill you.
There are certain rules and regulations here.
We will not let you break them.
Did you summon us here to humiliate?
We too have laws just like you.
We will not let you interfere with our freedom.
You must compromise rituals if you need water.
I don't care about your rituals.
If I feel like it, I will jump up and down.
I'll howl if I feel like it.
If you don't like me
I shall go back right now. Let us part amicably.
How can you go away? Don't spare them. - Enough.
You can do whatever you want.
You can insult us. We will not complain.
You need not let go of your rules either.
You can jump or howl as per your wish.
Or, you can go back if you wish to.
But you must dig the well first.
Don't think that we'll send you back
after getting our money if you do such antics.
Your father, Sreekandan Killadi
and Grandfather, Bommichami Killadi's souls will be restless.
You got the money you demanded
because of your forefathers' blessings.
If you have heard any rumours
they are true.
Death is waiting with open arms for the mason digging the well.
As he moves deeper, the sound of death grows in intensity.
But this land
would not betray anyone from the Killadi family.
The astrologer too assured us the same.
So, we sought your help.
You can carry on with your work while we pray for you.
The full moon is tomorrow. After you offer your prayers
you must decide upon a spot and bless it.
You must start digging the well tomorrow. That is a must.
Whether you like it or not we shall not break our customs.
There is an old house at some distance from here.
You can stay there.
Take them along. - Come. - Let's go..
Where are we going?
Should we do this?
Do they have to hurt this land?
Malliyannan, pray from your heart for everything to go well.
Vasu, are you satisfied?
You made great plans to escape. Everything went in vain.
I did not know that this is such a risky place.
What can we do now?
This place is surrounded by forests on all sides.
There are many cannibals, wild animals
and lone elephants there.
The residents of Swapnabhoomi won't let us take the straight route.
We can escape from the people here. But..
We cannot escape from my family deity.
I will not do that.
The souls of my ancestors will not forgive me.
I am going to dig this well.
I feel an inner voice
insisting me to move forward.
I bowed to my father and took his tools
along with the things for veneration that my mother gave me.
I will learn the art of digging wells from the Vedas
tonight.
I'll start my work in the morning.
Take it.
Fast.
Vasu, keep this down. - Okay.
Bring the tools. - Okay.
This is the location of the well.
I heard the bird's chirping, which is a good omen
when I decided upon the location of the well.
Seeking permission from my family deity
and also the Goddesses of the Netherworld
I am now going to dig the well here.
No!
You cannot dig the well here.
You must find another place.
Why? - There is an issue.
We must find another place before the full moon night.
I cannot do that. I will not defy the Vedas
my father's tools
and my mother's veneration articles.
I cannot ignore the good omen in the form
of the bird's chirping
which is a blessing of mother nature.
If at all I dig a well in Swapnabhoomi
it will be there.
There will be no change in my decision.
Once, a well was dug at that very location.
That was 60 years back.
A Tax Officer had come here as per government's order
and court's directive.
The people here
had pleaded him not to dig the well here.
But he did not listen.
The location was finalised
by a mason from Kallissery.
Bad omens were present right from the beginning.
When he dug 3240 centimetres, the land collapsed.
The earth shook and gave rise to an earthquake.
The 17 youngsters from Swapnabhoomi
who helped him dig the well died in the mud collapse.
His body would
still be there in that rubble.
We then closed that well with mud.
Only then did the earthquake stop and illnesses subside.
Everything became normal.
The people who died that day were buried there.
Do you want to dig another well at the same place?
This is the right time
to escape from here.
Be adamant to dig the well right here.
Then, we can escape from here easily.
Vasu, I cannot do that.
No matter how many dead bodies are buried there
I have made up my mind to dig the well there.
If you want to dig the well somewhere else
get it done by someone else. I am out of it.
This is not a child's play.
I learnt all the scriptures overnight
and found the right location. Is that an easy task? - Right.
If I change the location of the well..
Oh! sorry. If I change the location of the well
my ancestors will not forgive me. Pull it fast.
Tell me fast. If you want to dig the well here
I'll do it without fearing death. Otherwise, find someone else.
You must not let them go from here at any cost.
Stick to your decision.
We can escape without returning their advance too.
Tell me your decision.
Should I dig the well here or go back?
If Sundarakilladi goes back from here
we will never have a well in our village.
So, let us look at the omen
and take a decision.
Vellachami, look for the omen.
Are we trapped? - No way.
These people are cowards. We are saved.
Let the sounds tell us.
Vasu, what is all this?
Madness. What else?
Man is demon.
Woman is God.
We must follow the sound.
You must listen in the direction of the first sound.
That is our omen.
If a man appears, the omen is demonic.
We need not dig the well. You can go back.
Whereas, if a woman appears, she is divine.
You can dig the well there itself. No one will stop you.
Keep quiet..
Listen for the direction of the next sound.
Our omen will come from that direction.
Even if a male goat comes from that direction, we are saved.
If it's a female goat, we are screwed! - Shucks!
It should at least be a cock.
Omen says that we must dig the well in the fixed spot.
Pradeep, who is she?
Why did she come at this time?
I will just be back.
She is Devayani. We call her Devu.
She is the foster child of the healer, Somaji.
Your timing was impeccable.
Devu walked ahead of her father which rarely happens.
Killadi, you can start your work at the place you had fixed.
I came with a good omen.
But why does the well-digger look scared?
His name is not well-digger.
Then? - Premachandra Sundarakilladi.
Oh! - What?
Premachandra Sundara well-digger.
What a joke indeed!
Devayani's joke.
As a return gift for this joke
I shall dig the well and place the first pot full of water
on your head.
Then, you can keep dancing with it.
To hell with her..
Preman!
We must construct a frame with wood. Do not delay.
The mud is loose here.
Before I dig any further
bring bricks and cement to support the borderline.
I want someone to carry the mud as well.
Didn't you hear me?
I need bricks and cement and a few men to carry the mud.
No one from Swapnabhoomi will come to help you.
You must manage it yourself.
Why? - Since you are adamant to dig the well there itself
don't expect our help.
Okay. I'll stop my work as well. You have no problem
in using the water. But no one is willing to toil for that.
How do you justify that? - Do not talk about justice.
Where was your conscience when you
demanded an exorbitant rate for your labour?
Just shut up! This happens everywhere.
If I had fixed some other location
everyone would have come forward to help.
But now you are scared to step forward.
I need labourers. Only then can I work.
No one should help him.
He had denied digging the well at a different location.
He is trying to abscond with lame excuses.
No one will assist you for sure.
Accept that all of you are scared.
Earlier, when the Tax Collector had come here
you sent 17 people for his assistance.
Now, everyone is scared.
I won't let you do that.
If I, an outsider, am ready to die for you
you all too can.
I am inviting you.
Let us all die together.
Or else, let us see the omen. Give me your drum.
Let a fistful of sand decide everything.
If this sand falls to the right
no one needs to come with me. Otherwise, you have to help me.
The sand fell to the left. Come and help me.
We will not spare you. - Are you teasing us, scoundrel?
You don't know who we are.
We won't spare you! Hey!
Move aside. Leave him.
Even if you chop me to pieces
I am not willing to work here alone.
I don't need many people.
I just need one person who is courageous enough.
Only then will I dig the well.
Preman, let us count from one to ten.
We shall leave if no one turns up within that time.
Let them do whatever they want!
One.
Two.
Three.
Four, five, six.
Goddess, please see to it that no one comes forward.
Seven. - Move aside.
Devu. - It's okay, Father.
It's okay.
Here she is again.
Scoundrel.
Where do I unload this? - Keep it on my chest.
Were you hurt to that extent?
So, you secretly wished that no one turned up.
Tell me, where should I unload this?
Vasu, please help her.
Wait.
First, decide my wage. - Wage?
Yes. I shall take Rs. 500 to unload one stack of bricks
and take another Rs. 500 to carry a load of mud.
Darn! One load of mud.. - No antics, please.
And don't try to create another scene.
You must not just learn to charge wages but also to give it.
If your wages are justified, mine too is reasonable.
Shall I unload them?
Vasu, help her unload.
Turn to this side.
Be careful.
This is indeed a bad omen..
Otherwise, do you think that the tree would fall
without even a trace of wind?
Chief, shouldn't we consider this omen as well?
Death has opened its doors.
Preman, whatever we heard till now is not trivial.
We must be careful. - Let us go.
Let us go right now. It's enough.
Why are you silent, Chief?
I shall think and speak later.
Halt the work for now.
Let's resume in the morning. That is all.
Let us go. - We are in such a mess.
Where is my wage?
We are in total confusion. Is this the time to ask for wage?
I shall take it back. - What?
What time should I come tomorrow?
We will tell that tomorrow. Come, let's go.
Yes, let's go.
Come fast.
Falling of tree is an indication of presence of underground water.
I read in the Vedas that it is a good sign.
We are trying to take their water.
They are bound to retaliate.
That's enough!
Even if God himself tells me, I'll not stay here.
If Devu hadn't come, we could have escaped then and there.
How will we escape? Where will we go?
I feel like someone is holding me back here. - Who?
Father, what is it?
Nothing.
You didn't like me stepping forward to help them, right?
It was because of your insistence
that I supported Rajamanikyam's decision to dig the well.
The soil here in Swapnabhoomi is loose.
That is why medicinal plants grow here easily.
If you dig the land over there
the mud will collapse for sure.
I was reluctant to agree to it at first.
Then you volunteered to help them.
Whom else do I have?
You needn't worry.
Isn't it your wish to live in Swapnabhoomi forever?
I was not born here. But this land is my life.
I will not leave this place no matter what happens.
Once we dig the well
Sairandhri river will once again flow towards here.
We will then receive water for sure..
Vasu, ask him to stop thinking.
I want to go home now. You'd forced me to come with you.
I want to see my mother.
Come, let's go before it gets too late.
Do one thing.
You can escape somehow. I am not coming.
Don't worry about me.
Neither should you say anything to my mother. You can leave.
That is not possible. You too must come with us.
How can we go without you?
I told you, I am not coming.
I have not seen my father.
I don't even remember his death.
But I can sense
my father's presence in Swapnabhoomi.
I can hear his voice. My father is here with me.
He is there to protect me.
You can go. I will not leave this place.
"When the roots of the plant that grew"
"in our heart loses its ground."
"When the protectors of the hills longed for a drop of water."
"When would the auspicious day dawn upon us"
"like a cool spring?"
"To bring sweetness into our life."
"Oh, Goddess.."
"We are exhausted."
"We are the wandering souls."
"Dance to the drumbeats."
"When the roots of the plant that grew"
"in our heart loses its ground."
"When the protectors of the hills longed for a drop of water."
"We are not blessed to receive the rain"
"that pours down on listening to the cries of the hornbill."
"The deep wells"
"seem to be out of our reach."
"For a drop of water"
"we shall do the offerings."
"We pray from the depths of our heart."
"Somaji is the healer of our village."
"But he too cannot find a solution to our problem."
"Somaji is the healer of our village."
"But he too cannot find a solution to our problem."
"Dear Goddess"
"bless your followers."
"We sing and dance in front of you"
"to take away our pain and for joy to blossom."
"Dance to the drumbeats."
"The sounds of demons"
"can be heard at night."
"The mind like a game of chess"
"is causing conflict in life."
"Our hearts thunder"
"as if our wings are clipped and are wailing in pain."
"The Sairandhri river has dried up and so have our hearts."
"Our hearts are on flame."
"Bless us with water to drink."
"We shall sing and dance to appease our ancestors"
"so that they bless us."
"When the roots of the plant that grew"
"in our heart loses its ground."
"When the protectors of the hills longed for a drop of water."
"When would the auspicious day dawn upon us like a cool spring?"
"To bring sweetness into our life."
"Oh, Goddess."
"We are exhausted."
"We are the wandering souls."
"Dance to the drumbeats."
Get hold of them. - Are you trying to escape?
Hold them! Ungrateful scoundrels! Were you trying to fool us?
Oh, God! - Oh, God!
Oh, God! Stop!
Oh, God! - No! Stop it!
Move aside. Do not touch him.
Stop..
Who are you to touch them?
You did not bring them along. Did you? Tell me!
They will come and go at their will.
You have no right to thrash or stop them.
I hadn't tried to escape.
The contract was only with me and not them.
You gave the money to me.
I shall dig the well in Swapnabhoomi.
I can swear that on my mother.
I shall dig the well even if you all tell me otherwise.
You need not fret that I asked for an exorbitant rate.
I need just Rs. 25 for 72 centimetres.
Just Rs. 25. Is that enough?
Then, give me food once a day if you wish to.
But don't hurt these people who have not done any harm to you.
Pradeep, Vasu.. Go without fear.
No one will stop you. Move aside.
Move aside. Go.. - Forgive us, dear.
We now understood you well.
We will not leave you alone here
to die. - Yes. - We too are with you.
Come on. - Come. - Let's go.
They are right.
Enough..
Let's go back.
Come, let's go. Why should we stay here?
What the hell was that? To hell with them!
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"It's a feast for the five elements that protect the netherworld too."
"It is a feast filled with songs and celebrations."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
Greetings.
Your decision was great. I came here to congratulate you.
What's your relation with Swapnabhoomi?
My place is a bit far off from here.
I come here occasionally without invitation.
The people of Swapnabhoomi
have been healers to my family, since generations.
It is a belief that
they have medicines and medical practices
that is not even known to Gods.
The world is yet to know about that.
Occasionally, I help them with government related matters.
There was a case against building a dam
in Sairandhri river which they lost.
That is why they came to you with the request.
Killadi, you proved to them last night that
they did not commit a mistake by selecting you.
The life of Swapnabhoomi is now in your hands.
All the best.
Thanks. - Then..
You need not reduce your wages out of sympathy.
Money is not a problem for them.
They are rich. Very rich.
Dig the pit and add supporting trusses. - Okay.
Krishnan, lift it.
Please help me unload these bricks.
Pradeep - Yes? - We cannot pay the wages.
Unload the bricks only after you confirm that.
Hold it carefully.
Hey, the cattle have not slept yesterday.
They were bellowing all night.
Why?
Animals can sense the movements underground
even before human beings.
I don't know!
Doesn't he have any better work? Why is he scaring us?
Everyone here is unique.
The names like Rajamanikkam and Malliyannan are also unique.
Pavanayya, Buvanayya.
Rajavembaala, Paambana.
Bhuvanappan, Devayani.
What is wrong with the name Devayani?
I meant to say that your name was good.
We saw a mad woman today.
Who is she?
She is Sumangali.
Sumangali? This is the first time I am hearing a good name here.
What is wrong with Devayani?
No, it has no problem. It's such a good name.
Such a good person. - Really! Go away.
Tell us more about Sumangali.
No one is supposed to talk about her to anyone.
That is the rule here.
No one is supposed to go close to her or talk to her.
Neither should anyone look at her.
We also must not give her anything even by mistake.
You must throw stones at her if she dares to come close.
Why is that? - I will not tell that.
These are the practices here.
Don't you give her anything?
I too have thrown many things at her.
I chase her off whenever she comes close to me.
But I throw guavas, apples and oranges.
We can help you.
We don't need your help.
We will telegram if we need you. You can come then.
You can go now.
Devu..
Your father asked you to go home fast.
Chellammal's son got burned by hot oil.
Come fast.
Come fast.. Let's go.
It has started..
Nobody listened when we asked to change the location of the well.
How is it now? Bear the consequences now.
Move aside.
Careful.
Walk..
Where are you going? - For work.
Don't you have any better work?
Bhuvanappan, please let me go.
Okay.
Tell the workers that their lunch is ready.
We'll bring it there. - Okay.
Where is he? - Who?
We have come to Swapnabhoomi to dig the well.
Earlier, the people here would fight for the silliest things.
Now, for the past few days
everything is going well.
We can only find water
if each resident of Swapnabhoomi prays for it.
This is a share of food that we were given.
You can
sleep at our place at night, without anyone's notice
if you wish.
We can share our food with you as well.
Here, take it. Let's go.
Sumangali is the only girl
who went out of Swapnabhoomi for two years
to study in a college.
She was loved by everyone in the village.
Her presence was felt everywhere in the village.
She was welcomed into every home.
Everyone was dear to her too.
During that time, a photojournalist
came to Swapnabhoomi to write an article about it.
His name was Achuthankutty.
The villagers helped him in every way.
Sumangali was made his guide
and help.
She gave him all the details about Swapnabhoomi.
He took many photos.
They travelled across the forests and mountains of this village.
In the end, the article that he published
mocked and taunted the people
of Swapnabhoomi.
He was banished from the village.
Villagers were not supposed to meet him.
He was a cheater.
All he wanted were the secrets about the medicines
found in Swapnabhoomi.
He enticed Sumangali
into revealing the secrets of the medicines.
He came to Swapnabhoomi
every night with this intention.
The women of Swapnabhoomi
are only for the men of Swapnabhoomi.
They must not have any relationship with an outsider.
One night
when the rituals to please the five elements were going on
the two of them met secretly.
They were caught red-handed by the villagers.
He escaped somehow. But Sumangali became an outcast.
What does that imply? - It is the same as
cutting all the ties with that person.
Here, it is done on a grand scale.
During this process
the tribal people
dress up the outcast
like a bride.
They will play the drums and trumpets
making the girl stand in front of the villagers.
Then, she will circumambulate the raised platform.
She is then made to stand close to a pyre of fire
into which 18 fragrant
and 18 fetid mixtures are thrown.
The smoke that emanates from that pyre reaches the sky
and that would signal the tribals
about the arrival of the new outcast.
They'll wait in the dense forest with their weapons.
She is taken to the hillside
and the chief declares her an outcast.
She is then owned by the tribals.
The people of Swapnabhoomi return to their houses.
The tribals then force her into the hills
and the dense forests.
There have been three such cases in the past 40 years.
The last one was that of Sumangali.
She is the only one who has come back from the forests till date.
But she lost her mental balance. Since she was an outcast
she cannot be accepted back by the villagers.
She was punished once.
So, a second punishment is not possible.
She is just surviving somehow.
Many people are of the opinion that
it was a good decision to bring Vedapuram Killadi here.
The astrologer's prediction was accurate.
There were no bad omens in the past 14 days.
You'll be the first to be garlanded if we find water.
Wait before you garland him.
They have only dug 1,656 centimetres now.
Let them reach 3,240 centimetres and then we shall decide.
That is where death awaits.
My God!
What is it?
What was that sound?
Preman, what is it?
Lower the basket.
Hold it..
That's enough..
Preman, what is it? What happened?
What is it? - What happened, Preman?
What happened?
Rock.
There is a bed of rock.
What happened? - Rock. - Rock?
What should we do now?
Nothing.
The earthquakes in the past have cemented
the rock here.
That rock had stopped
the collapse of mud earlier.
It had saved Swapnabhoomi.
We cannot break that. If we do so
the mud might cave in again.
How did I commit such a blunder?
The hymns and Vedas proved to be wrong.
My tools and the auspicious bird were wrong.
This mason must be beaten up and buried in that well.
Didn't we advise him many times to change the location?
What happened now? All his scriptures and rituals went wrong.
There's no use blaming him alone. We too were wrong.
We were told about the omen and Devu came as a positive sign.
We also decided the position of the well as per the rituals.
But no one knew about the problem underground.
Even if no one had known about it
he should have known that
as he had mastered the scriptures.
What are you saying? Didn't he try?
Did you incur any loss?
Did you lose any labour or money? But you have so many complaints.
If you are so worried
try to break that rock.
Do not waste time by fighting.
Try to find a solution to this problem.
There are only two ways out of this.
One is
to apply for the free land that the government had promised us
in the neighbouring village.
We will then have to bid goodbye to
this place and the flora and fauna
forever and ever. - Somaji..
Or else
we must decide upon a new place
to dig the well.
I am aware that we have no right to ask you anything.
But I would like to say a few things.
Outsiders might feel that this place is a hell.
But it is a heaven for us.
We have only one God.
They are the five elements.
We pray to them but do not follow them.
We have no religion, but we have faith.
Here, everyone has access to the same source of water
and food. There is no room for theft
fraud, enmity or diseases.
We have got accustomed to this way of life.
We cannot stay anywhere other than this place.
We will not be able to live.
So, please take this as my request
on behalf of everyone.
Find another place to dig the well and save us.
I will not do that.
Even if I try, there will be no water for sure.
That is the only place with a trace of water.
Under that rock.
That rock has to be broken.
I shall do it.
I am going to find a way to break it.
I don't know when I'll be back. I shall come at the earliest.
You should be here as my substitute. - Okay.
It will be an assurance to the people here. - Okay.
I need some money.
Here..
I shall leave.
What is it?
Nothing.
Just like that.
I just came to meet you.
Tell me the matter.
You had teased me the other day
saying that once you dig the well
and find water, you'd keep the first pot of water on my head.
I need that pot of water.
Will you give that to me?
Tell me.
Yes. But..
You must give me the Goddess of Swapnabhoomi
in exchange.
You are the Goddess.
You are the next Sumangali.
Please help me unload these things.
Please help him.
Be careful..
I want some more money. Give it to the bullock cart rider.
Someone, come here.
Move aside.
Vasu, what is it?
Ball. - Ball?
This is a bomb. - Oh, God! - Go to your houses.
Preman, what are these?
These are explosive materials.
This is petrol. - My God!
This is not mentioned in any of the Vedas or ancestral scriptures.
This might either be too much
or it might be fruitful.
This is the only way.
I have collected these explosives illegally.
I am not sure about
their intensity.
I am just going for it blindly.
It will be good if I win. But if I lose..
You will not lose. Go ahead with that belief.
Do I have the blessings of the Goddess of Swapnabhoomi?
How can I help you?
Didn't I tell you? Bless me.
Don't you know there are certain customs followed in Swapnabhoomi?
I shall not change them.
Never.
What was she telling you so seriously?
She said that she would not
come for work anymore as it is dangerous.
Let her go to hell!
I am there for you. Come with me.
Come on. - Okay.
Take care of everything here.
Let me go and give her a piece of my mind.
Be here. I will be back.
That was not right.
What? - You must not have spoken to him like that.
How? - I know him very well.
It was his desire.
It was boundless.
He was thinking about it all the time.
Vasu, what are you talking about?
Digging the well.
He is constantly thinking about how to find water.
Darn! This is his only worry.
Devayani, you shouldn't have spoken to him like that. - About what?
You refused him in the face
to work anymore, as it is dangerous.
That was not right.
You must come to work again.
Will you refuse my request? - No.
I will come for work again from tomorrow.
Okay, thank you very much.
Where did you both go?
To answer nature's call.
Together?
Children must not interfere in unnecessary matters.
You need not ask him where he had been.
We will ask him when it is needed.
Didn't Preman come up yet?
Beetle, didn't you realise that she is sage Kanva's
daughter, Shakuntala? Go away.
I want to talk to this beauty
for some time.
Preman..
I want to go in the morning. That is a must.
I don't want to stay here anymore.
Are you mad?
We will be beaten to a pulp.
Tell me the matter.
Vasu and Devayani are madly in love. - What!
I saw them romancing under the tree today.
Don't talk nonsense.
I swear on my mother. They are madly in love.
I turned my face away so that I don't have to see him kissing her.
You might have felt so.
Not at all.
Anyway, we must escape before we are thrashed.
But Vasu is old.
So what? That's the latest trend. - My God!
I am in love. So are you.
Every second, I am waiting for you. Won't you come to me?
Divine lady.. - Darn! - You have
captured my heart. - Really? - Where were you all these days?
Answer me!
Preman.
When are we planting the bomb?
That's already done.
When was that?
Oh! So, did you think that we were not aware of anything?
I swear on my father, I don't know what you are talking about.
Did you place the bomb last night?
No, I didn't. - Pradeep, did you?
No. - Then, who planted it?
The one who planted it knows about it.
He thinks that others are blind and deaf.
I will surely plant a bomb today. That is for sure.
I thought you kept the bomb yesterday itself.
So, will you break the rocks today itself?
Yes, I'll do it today.
If not, we'll get thrashed as Pradeep said.
It's not mandatory to do it today itself.
You have to do it. That's all.
They'll thrash us only if you don't do it.
Why procrastinate it? Let's do it today itself.
Did you take the pickaxe? - No. I have a sharp shovel.
Vasu..
Devu, what is it?
Shall I come along to work?
Yes. I was about to come there if you hadn't turned up.
Come.
Come here. - For what are you
calling her here?
We have enough work
and enough labourers too.
We do not need anyone's help.
Give her the job of placing the bomb in the rock.
Let her light the explosives and blast the bomb.
I shall go away.
Why do you insist on making her work?
Don't put us into trouble.
We, Vedapuram Killadis
follow certain rules and regulations.
I will not change them for sure.
The cat closes its eyes and drinks milk
thinking that no one is watching it.
Where did you find a cat in Swapnabhoomi?
There are only cats around.
An innocent looking cat.
In Vedapuram, they are found on roofs.
Here, it is found under the tree. Am I right, Pradeep?
You may leave. There's no job here. Go away.
Vasu, I came here because you had called me. - Okay.
I am going. - Okay.
We know that you came for him. Don't try to act smart.
Why are you both harassing that girl?
Poor girl. She was so upset. Let me console her.
Didn't you see? He is going to romance her. - Yes.
Devu..
What is it, Vasu? Why is Preman angry today?
He was just getting back at you
for what you told yesterday.
What did I say?
Didn't you say that breaking a rock is dangerous
and you are not willing to be a part of it?
I did not say so.
Then, what did you tell him?
I don't remember.
Just try to recollect.
Did he say anything about a cat?
A cat?
Look at his action now.
I don't like that. Look at the way he stands.
They are flirting.
Scoundrel.
Enough. - What?
Just come here. - What is it?
What is the matter?
Preman, what is the issue? - Vasu, move aside.
I have to talk to her.
You'd made great promises that
you would not break any customs of this land. Nonsense!
Did you think we were fools?
I did not understand. - Oh! Such an innocent little baby.
You still have to learn everything.
That is why you have chosen an experienced person.
Age is not a problem
because he will teach you everything in detail.
Tell me the matter rather than beating around the bush.
Do you want me to tell the truth? I won't tell you
whatever happened yesterday
and what was about to happen today.
I certainly won't say.
What happened now?
Why should I say that? Go and ask in my village.
We have a name for that.
Love. Love antics.
Love? Who is in love with whom?
I will not say that.
Don't ask me about the love affair between you and Vasu.
I will not tell you.
This is ridiculous.
Vasu, please come here.
What is it? - Vasu, did you know
that the conversation between us
has been given a name
and that is love.
These three have assumed that we are madly in love.
Who told you about that? - Preman.
Sundarakilladi.
Hey, your size is small
but your words are so dirty that even the best soap
cannot clean them.
I.. - Keep quiet.
Hey..
She is of my daughter's age.
What nasty stories did you cook up about us?
So, there's nothing brewing between you, right?
Yes. You are right.
You are.. What nonsense!
What?
Why are you kissing? - No. That's not the matter.
I committed a mistake.
I did not mean her.
It was a misunderstanding.
Vasu, leave me. Please don't insult me.
Go away.
Dear, please don't misunderstand me.
He is..
I am going to light it.
Okay.
Please move back.
Please move away. - Go back.
It didn't work.
Preman.
Nothing will happen now.
I must take out the bomb
and thrash the one who gave it to me.
Preman!
- Preman! Oh, God!
Preman! - Help us.
Everybody, come with me.
Preman!
Preman! Hey! Oh, God! - Preman!
Lift him up. - Preman!
Vasu..
I am responsible
for bringing him here.
Shouldn't we decide something? - What should we decide?
Let him get back his life. We shall think after that.
Vasu, let's take him to the hospital.
How can we?
How can we take him in this condition?
Shouldn't we tell his mother?
Tell me something.
To keep him alive
we must use the medicinal mixture.
That can be used only after completing four other medications.
It will be midnight by the time we complete it.
Until then..
I shall tell you in the morning.
Somaji is making a last attempt using the medicines
made in Swapnabhoomi to save him.
We cannot say anything as yet.
He pledged his life
to save our life.
His pulse must not stop.
Forget everything
and let go of your comforts
to pray in unison
for Sundarakilladi.
The Goddess did not bless.
That is why..
We brought him back from the jaws of death.
After two and a half days
he will be back
as healthy and energetic as he always was.
All the credit goes to our traditional medicines.
And your prayers too.
Can we go and meet him?
Okay.
Devayani will carry out the rest of the treatments.
Don't disturb them.
Death was so close to me.
But I don't remember.
This land is like a woman being
touched by a man for the first time.
It pushed away my hands.
That is all that happened.
Everything is still a joke for you.
We were dying
in every passing second.
Vasu, don't I always talk
about a power
that protects me from heaven?
My father.
Now, there's a force that protects me on earth too.
Vasu.. - Yes.
Isn't everyone else all right?
Swapnabhoomi took revenge only on you
for having touched that forbidden land.
No one else was injured.
That is surprising.
Did the rock give away?
Yes, it got scattered into many pieces.
If we remove around 70 pieces of rock, we will again find soil.
By the time you come back
we shall clean everything for you.
I was adamant that I wouldn't
send you back
until we are blessed with water.
All of us
are sinners.
I realised it and so
I shall touch your feet
and ask for forgiveness.
No..
Once your health restores
if you leave
this work behind and go back
I will be the happiest person.
If your mother's heart wails
even our ancestors
will be doomed. So..
You may leave.
Having tried hard for this
being the chief of Swapnabhoomi
I accept my defeat.
I am backing out.
Did you hear what the chief said? He wants me to return.
Should I?
Yes. You must go.
If you are saying so fearing my death
I will not go.
On the other hand, if it's because
my presence would stop you from following the rituals
I shall leave.
I will never fail to observe the customs of this village.
Okay. I shall not leave the village then.
That is for sure. - You can think about that later.
You must sleep now.
Sleep is the friend of medication. Go to sleep.
Think of it as my command.
Sleep..
"The cuckoo that yearns to be free from all bondages"
"is dreaming of soaring into the sky."
"The cuckoo that lost its tune"
"in the darkness."
"Why did the cuckoo forget the song?"
"Why did it forget the rhythm of the heart?"
"The cuckoo that yearns to be free from all bondages"
"is dreaming of soaring into the sky."
"When good days come by"
"we cease to notice them. "
"If I am destined to go away"
"I shall, for sure."
"Dear Cuckoo.."
"If you are in search of life"
"if you do read my mind"
"why do you delay singing?"
"The cuckoo that yearns to be free from all bondages"
"is dreaming of soaring into the sky."
"You are not the harvest bird"
"but the nightingale that sings a sweet melody."
"Somewhere, your tunes"
"turned into tears."
"My dreams"
"search for the happy tunes of life."
"If only my love could be interlaced with those dreams."
"Every day would be a celebration in my heart, dear cuckoo."
"The cuckoo that yearns to be free from all bondages"
"is dreaming of soaring into the sky."
"The cuckoo that lost its tune in the darkness."
"Why did the cuckoo forget the song?"
"Why did the cuckoo forget the rhythm of the heart?"
"The cuckoo that yearns to be free from all bondages"
"is dreaming of soaring into the sky."
No, not like that. Use it for support.
What are you saying?
Look. Both my legs are fine.
I can jump as well.
But still, you are making me walk like a handicapped.
Devayani, aren't you ashamed of such treatments?
Don't forget that our medications
had saved you from death. Hold it.
The reason for my recovery in just seven days is something else.
What is it? - One reason is that you were my doctor
and second was my faith in your love towards me.
So my mind was willing to get cured fast.
Am I not right? - No.
Does that mean that you don't love me?
I will not deny that. Yes, I like you.
But not in a way that you think.
Can you look at my face
and say that you have no feelings for me?
Yes. I can in any way say that
I have no feelings towards you.
Don't try to fool me.
My inner eyes are open even when I am asleep.
My ears are very sharp.
You had come to me many a times at night
assuming that I was asleep.
You hugged
and caressed me by laying down your head on my chest.
Did you assume that I was unaware of all that?
I too felt that you might have mistaken me.
That must be followed for six nights to strengthen the nerves
and that's part of the treatment.
A woman is supposed to do this procedure to a man and vice-versa.
It must be done with utmost dedication without any distraction.
Let's go. - Then..
Don't you have any feelings towards me?
No. - Okay.
Let's see. Let's see for sure.
Wait. What are you doing?
Wait..
Why did he leave in anger?
Nothing. Let me go. - Wait.
You are not talking to me nowadays.
Let me go.
You are testing my patience.
You must finish this treatment soon.
You must tell him about our medical procedures in detail.
Otherwise, he will misunderstand you.
Bhuvanappan, let me go. - Where are you going?
Oh, it's you! Come in.
I heard that you were able to walk now. Please sit.
I wanted to discuss something
with you that has been bothering me for a few days now.
You had, on that day, told me out of love
that I could return to my village once I recover.
You must take back your words for the sake of that love.
I will dig the well no matter what happens.
I will dig until my last breath for a trace of water.
I feel like it was predestined.
Though I asked you to return that day
I knew that you would come to me with this request.
I must be grateful to you.
You can resume your work.
Devu, why have you left him to roam around?
He walked ahead of me.
How many more days' treatments are left? - Five days.
There is a celebration for the success of the medication.
We must conduct it before the treatment gets over.
You may leave.
Hold the stick strongly.
No.
I asked you to use the stick as a support. - No.
I have no illness now.
I am strong enough to circumambulate
the sun, carrying the earth on my shoulder.
I have sought the chief's permission.
I shall dig the well, place a pot full of water on your head
and take you away from this village.
That is my resolution.
I don't need your treatments anymore.
Here is your stick. I am going.
Stop there.
If I have hurt you in any way
I take back my words. - Don't walk without that stick.
You might wheeze or fracture your bones.
Here, hold this stick.
People will blame me if something goes wrong.
I shall hold it.
But you must answer my question. - What is it?
It's something that we both know.
I want to hear it from you
that you love me.
You fear the customs here
and that's why you are hesitant to admit it.
At least admit that.
Killadi, hold this stick.
You walked without this stick for so long. You might be tired.
Put your left hand around my neck.
I shall tell you something. Listen carefully.
I need your help in this matter.
Here, this particular medication
was used only on two occasions.
One was to cure you.
The other was to save me.
When I was a baby, someone had abandoned me
on the Sairandhri river bank, assuming that I was dead.
The women who came to fetch water brought me here.
They gave me a new life.
They made me Somaji's foster daughter
and Swapnabhoomi's queen.
I was their Goddess. They taught me the secret of preparing
the herbal medicines.
I cannot cheat those people.
Never. I can give up my life
but cannot go against them.
Killadi, you must not wish for anything.
Please do not speak to me in this manner either.
It's my request.
If you ever see me in Vedapuram
you must talk to me.
I just have that wish.
Did you hear me? - Yes.
Yes.
I love and respect you a lot.
But I back out physically.
I cannot guarantee the same mentally.
I will never disturb you ever in my life.
Now, tell me the secret of this stick.
Come.
It is called the 'Kayakalpa' stick.
It rejuvenates and cleanses the cells of the body.
It is made of 67 medicinal mixtures
and the stems of 28 herbal trees.
This black spot is a combination of many magnets.
Walk with this for two months
and after that
you can carry the earth on your shoulders for as long as you wish.
Vasu, how is the work progressing?
We have cleaned up the rock fragments.
We rebuilt the broken trusses and fixed the pulley as well.
We haven't touched the soil.
The chief told us that only Killadi must do it.
We will wait until you are back.
According to her
I will be fit to work in four days.
That is enough. You can leave him after the treatment.
Pradeep, just look at him.
Is he the same Preman whom we saw last week?
This guy looks different. - No.
Do not cast an evil eye on him. We shall leave.
Okay. Bye, Vasu. - Bye.
They look like soulmates.
What was the medicinal mix that you used on me?
That is a secret of Swapnabhoomi. It is an offence to reveal it.
Do you fear that I will sell that secret
for crores in the black market?
Nothing like that.
That cannot be learned by anyone that easily.
You must be fated for that.
Then, why do you fear?
I will reveal the mixtures one by one.
The first must be told in the morning.
Then, tell the first combination tomorrow morning.
Okay. But just once.
If I repeat, you might learn it. I will be blamed then.
Please. I am interested to know about that.
Okay, I'll tell tomorrow.
Shall I tell? - Wait.
Let me do my prayers too.
'Rakthamalli' leaf must be dried under the sun for seven days
and cooled for seven full moon nights.
Add 'Rakurinji' powder to it
and mix it with a concoction of 'Neriyambala'.
This combination must be placed on 'Neythalambal' leaf
along with rose water.
Scoop this out with plantain stem into seven handfuls.
I got it..
Rose water is mixed with the plantain stem and.. I forgot.
When is the next session? - Tomorrow.
A grain of 'Neelanjanam' taken with the elephant tail.
A small measure of ground tiger nails.
Four shells of conch shell powder mixed with sunflower extract.
Three shells of dried black wood extract.
Frankincense vapour is passed through this mixture for 7 nights
and camphor vapour for 6 days.
Then, it is mixed with buds of coral jasmine.
Nine handfuls of this mixture. - My God.
Devu, I got it..
I feel enlightenment in me.
Shall I repeat the secrets of your herbal medicines in one go?
Don't bluff.
Shall I tell? - You cannot say.
Are you sure? - Yes, very much.
Then, listen to me.
'Rakthamalli' leaf must be dried under the sun for seven days
and cooled for seven full moon nights.
Add 'Rakurinji' powder to it
and mix it with a concoction of 'Neriyambala'.
This combination must be placed on 'Neythalambal' with rose water.
Scoop this out with plantain stem into seven handfuls.
A grain of 'Neelanjanam' taken with the elephant tail.
A small measure of ground tiger nails.
Four shells of conch shell powder mixed with sunflower extract.
Three shells of dried black wood extract
Frankincense vapour is passed through this mixture for 7 nights
and camphor vapour for 6 days.
Then, it is mixed with buds of coral jasmine.
Nine handfuls of this mixture.
The spotted cow that eats blue cinnamon
must be served with millet bran for two dark lunar fortnights.
Then, until the 11th day of the bright lunar fortnight
feed it with cypress in rice extract.
On the next day, before dawn, play 'Yamuna Kalyani' raga
on the flute. Then, milk the cow into
a lotus petal. Combine with equal measure of water
and add 18 jack leaves into it.
Place this mixture on a wood-burning stove
and reduce it to a quarter.
Then, add a pinch of 'Triphala' and make a thick paste.
This paste is filled into three pipes.
Am I right?
Devu..
Don't tell me anything.
You cheated me.
No, don't think like that.
I deceived everyone
who trusted and loved me.
You are a fraud. Why did you do this to me?
Tell me. - Devu.
Did I ever do anything wrong to you?
You should not have done this to me.
You..
Devu..
Devu. - Leave me. - Devu..
Devu, I have not cheated you.
I will never cheat you. I am not Achuthankutty.
I am Premachandran, a simple man from Vedapuram.
I learnt it just like I learn drama dialogues.
Just for fun. Just like that.
I shall forget everything right now.
You gave my life back.
I respect you a lot, Devayani. I will fall at your feet and say
that I have forgotten everything.
I cannot recollect even a single line
if someone asks me.
Please trust me.
I just need your trust.
But how did you learn it so easily?
I too told you many things. Forgive me.
You are not like Kachan who enticed Guru Shukracharya's daughter
Devayani, to get hold of the secret of 'Mrithasanjeevani.'
You are not a cheater either.
But you are someone.. For sure.
I am just a drama artist and a well-digger.
No. You are someone above that. Very much above all this.
Tell me, who are you?
Who are you? - Darn!
What question is that?
I am just the body that was brought to life by you.
I am going. - Devu.
Stop. - No, I am going. - Wait.
Why are you angry at me? Why are you leaving me here?
Didn't I tell you that I have forgotten everything?
That is not the issue. - Then?
Don't ask me anything. - I will.
I cannot call you Killadi anymore.
Why so?
When you were under my treatment
you were like a kid to me. But now..
You have shown that you are very smart.
You have outgrown me.
Why do you have to go for that?
Swapnabhoomi is everything to me.
But I don't like certain practices followed here.
I had dreamt in my childhood that a god-man would come
to change those practices.
I feel that you are the same person.
So? What if I am?
If we become close to each other
I might fall in love with you.
Devayani, don't say that.
It is true. I might start loving you.
Don't say that. - Then?
You must say that you already love me.
Really? - Yes.
Then, we cannot meet each other. - We must start meeting often now.
Devu!
Wait.
Devu..
Certain things are destined to happen.
My arrival to this village
to dig well in spite of not knowing anything about it..
Our meeting..
And you saving me from the jaws of death
were all destined to happen.
Similarly, you are the girl who is bound to be mine.
This foster child of Swapnabhoomi.
Even if I am adopted, the customs here apply to me as well.
All the customs will change in front of destiny.
We must not repent later. - No.
I will not let you repent as well.
This is not right. Let's go.
Tell me that you like me.
No, that's not right. - Tell me you love me.
Tell me you love me.
Yes, I love you.
(Music Beats)
"We shall change the customs and rituals and celebrate."
"Let's host a feast to celebrate this."
"The musical instruments are played on this highland"
"on the day when water sprung from its soil."
"The auspicious bird can be heard singing up in the sky"
"along with the tunes of joy."
"When water flows in the soil"
"our eyes turned moist."
(Music beats)
"We shall change the customs and rituals and celebrate."
"Let's host a feast to celebrate this."
"On the branches of the tree"
"swings the songs of the valley."
"When the heart burns in the scorching summer"
"the wind goes in search of the clouds on the hills."
"The bat hanging from the banyan tree branches."
"The trees gossip and rejoice."
"Let us pray to be blessed with drinking water."
"Let our wishes bear fruit in the form of water."
"We shall change the customs"
"and rituals and celebrate."
"Let's host a feast"
"to celebrate this."
"The girl sang songs"
"and ran towards the valley."
"The boy looked pale"
"with a fragile body."
"They spoke many sweet nothings to each other."
"They tried to entice each other."
"The whole village turned barren and the sky seemed empty."
"Let's find water."
"We shall change the customs"
"and rituals and celebrate."
"Let's host a feast"
"to celebrate this."
"The musical instruments are played on this highland"
"on the day when water sprang from its soil."
"The auspicious bird can be heard singing up in the sky"
"along with the tunes of joy."
"When water flows in the soil.."
"Our eyes turned moist."
(Music beats)
Your treatment will be over today. - So..
Can't I meet or talk to you again?
No. - I will come and meet you.
I will talk to you without anyone's notice.
No, I am scared.
What is the punishment if we are caught?
If the male is at fault, his hands will be chopped off.
If the female is at fault, the punishment is a minor one.
She will be warned not to meet the guy again.
If she breaks that, she can no longer stay in Swapnabhoomi.
She would belong to the tribals of the mountains.
Even if my hands are chopped
I will meet you secretly.
I will not let you meet me. If in case we are caught
I will not let your hands be chopped as well.
Shall I ask you something? - What?
Shall we run away to Vedapuram?
No. Never.
I don't like that.
What should I do then?
Is there any way to change your customs?
It will change. The time has come.
When we get water of our own
certain changes will happen here. That is certain.
Then, many rituals will change for sure.
Everyone here would celebrate
and send me off to Vedapuram. That is my wish.
Do you think that will happen?
Yes. - What If it takes
many years? - I shall wait.
What if it means waiting for 15 years?
I will wait.
We must not meet until then.
Okay. I will not stand against your wishes.
I loved you to that extent.
Your treatment is complete now.
All these days, I treated
the one I considered as my God. I am happy about that.
I know that you will never touch me again.
So, can I touch you
for one last time?
Hey!
Don't hurt her.
You scoundrel! I'll kill you!
Bhuvanappan..
Stop hitting me! - You..
No!
- Move aside.
No!
Scoundrel! Did you come here to dig the well or to entice women?
I took care of your expenses and needs
and you are eyeing my girl in return.
If an outsider touches a girl from Swapnabhoomi
his hands will be chopped off!
Are you aware of that?
Bhuvanappan, no! - I will kill you. - Don't touch me!
No! Oh, God! - I'll kill you!
Bhuvanappan.
No! - Leave him!
I'll kill you!
Let go of me!
Leave me.
The villagers had a trust that a girl
who had mastered the science of nerves
would never lose her character no matter with whom she stays.
She was cheating us. - What is it?
Somaji's daughter
has an illicit relationship with the well-digger.
An illegitimate affair. I saw it with my own eyes.
They were fooling us in the name of treatment.
Dear. - Father. - No.
You can talk after the villagers take a decision.
Move aside. - No.
How is this justified?
You have just listened to Bhuvanappan's words.
You must listen to her as well.
That is right. The villagers and the chief are present here.
Why should we delay it?
I think we must listen to them and decide.
This girl who carries out nerve treatment
according to the 'maruthaala' medication
cannot be held guilty just by Bhuvanappan's words.
This kind of treatment can create misunderstandings.
So, I'll only consider the girl's words in this case.
You can now tell me.
If your mind, words and deeds were bound to him
as a part of his treatment you can admit that to us.
Your answer is what matters. Tell me.
My relationship with him is not related to treatment.
As she accepted her mistake, she must be punished as per our rules.
Devayani has committed no mistake.
I am to be blamed.
She tried to avoid me
but I was the one who hugged her. - No.
No. That is a lie.
It was with my consent.
Didn't you hear them? Now, what are you waiting for?
We must decide upon the punishment.
As per our rules, if an outsider touches a girl of our village
those hands must be chopped off.
But is it justified in this situation? Think about it. - No.
It is not justified.
His hands have toiled hard to find water for this village.
We must not bring into force any rule
that would malign the honour of Swapnabhoomi.
That's right.
We must uphold our prestige.
Now, we must forbid them
from meeting each other.
Make the arrangements for
the forbidding ceremony.
Swapnabhoomi, the prestige of our ancestors
its customs and traditions
honour and respect are supposed to be protected.
The above said rules
were disrespected by words and deeds
by Somaji's daughter, Devayani
and Vedapuram Sundarakilladi.
Hence they should maintain such
a distance that they never meet again.
This is my order.
If this rule is broken by the woman
she will be declared an outcast.
If it's the man, he will be hanged to death.
This is my command.
Give it to me. I will spread them.
You came to me like a Goddess.
I had seen your mental strength and pure heart
and hence decided to teach you the rare nerve treatment procedures.
But I now realise that I did not teach it to the right person.
You must no longer touch any of the medicines here.
Daughter, how could you commit such a blunder?
Come in.
What brings you here at this time?
I have no one else to share my feelings.
That is why I have come here.
Please sit down.
What do you want to say?
Everyone is asking me about what had happened to me.
I have no idea.
Please guide me.
I could have said that it was a part of treatment.
But I did not do that.
Is that my mistake?
I don't know if all of you
did the right thing
by separating us.
But I miss him a lot.
Why am I thinking so? Please tell me.
Devayani..
After separating you both
my mind is restless. My nights will be sleepless.
Give me your share of worries
and sleep well.
What is it?
I have to discuss certain things with you.
But certain customs stand
as a hindrance to me as well.
I don't stand here as the chief who separated both of you.
Instead, I stand as Rajamanikkam of Swapnabhoomi.
We are the guardians of many secrets
that belongs to the whole of human race.
This is the custom since ages.
Anything that is pristine must be handled with utmost care.
Similarly, the knowledge of Swapnabhoomi
is preserved by the customs and rituals followed here.
When it is time to reveal these secrets to the outside world
it is said that we would get two indications.
This was predicted by our ancestors. One of it was
the return of an outcast from the forests.
The second indication was finding water in Swapnabhoomi.
If these two happen
there would be nothing to conceal from the world.
One of it has already occurred.
If the second happens as well
that would mark the onset of positive changes in Swapnabhoomi.
If we find a water source in this village
the outcasts will be bathed in that water
and Swapnabhoomi would welcome them again.
The knowledge of Swapnabhoomi
would be available to the outside world.
It was my dream from childhood.
I had once told you
that you have come here to fulfil those dreams.
You must go ahead with your work without fail.
That is my request to you.
As I told you
I have no freedom
to reveal any more.
I will not touch that well again.
I cannot jump into that death well
to rewrite your customs and erase your sins.
First, let that innocent girl out.
We can then think of changes.
I did not want to go. But if I stay back
she will suffer for no reason.
I am leaving.
Let her see the daylight at least. - Killadi.
Vasu..
Mother.. - Why didn't you tell me that
you had come to Swapnabhoomi?
When I did not get any news from you, I enquired at Pradeep's house.
They told me that you were here.
I was very happy and wanted to meet you.
This is your father's unfulfilled wish.
His wish was to dig a well
at Swapnabhoomi.
You must win where everyone else lost.
Even if your father or forefathers have dug thousands of wells
you need to dig only this well.
I will be satisfied.
That will never be the cause of your death.
Why do you have to beat around the bush?
Your wish is my command.
Your friend told me everything.
What is your connection with Devayani?
I have no connection with Devayani.
No. I have no connection with her.
People of Swapnabhoomi are very innocent.
You must find water for them.
They will then give you anything that you wish for.
Vasu, please pray. Now, this is my necessity too.
My prayers are not needed.
There is someone praying for you from a distance.
That is enough.
Devu, the work went well today.
No one from our village went close to the well.
Why? - They have dug 2,880 centimetres already.
People have started saying certain things.
We could have silenced them if you were there.
Did you see him? - No. He returned early.
People are just scaring us.
They are spreading rumours that problems would arise
after digging 3,240 centimetres. Don't they have any better work?
Problems may arise. The landscape here is such.
The land here has only so much of strength.
After that, if water is not found, the mud will cave in.
I have dug it in a conical shape to avoid any danger.
But that is not the issue. We must fear rain.
The last two times, it rained when it was 3,240 centimetres.
That is dangerous. If it rains, mud will cave in from all sides.
Swapnabhoomi will tremble and break up.
It must not rain tonight.
I will meditate this whole night.
But you have not completed 3,240 centimetres.
Yes.
I dug exactly 3,240 centimetres before coming out.
Save us. Please come running.
Preman, I can hear a lot of noise. - My God.
Save us. Please come running.
My house collapsed. There are cracks on the land.
Didn't you hear the cattle bellow? It is an earthquake.
It will happen again. Please do something.
The clouds are forming. The climate is changing.
Swapnabhoomi will be ruined if it rains tonight.
We must close the well before the mud caves in.
Close the well. - Yes, close the well.
These are not normal clouds. It will be a catastrophe.
It has started raining.
Close the well before it starts pouring.
No, it will not rain. Neither will the mud cave in.
The scriptures can't go wrong.
Close the well before it rains.
Close the well. - Enough. Stop.
The signs are not favourable.
Isn't it better to close the well before the mud caves in?
It will not rain. - Don't believe this insane man.
Close the well right now. Order it, Chief.
I have toiled for 38 days on that well.
I will not let a speck of mud to fall into it. - Enough, Killadi.
Discard that well.
I must close the well to save this land.
Don't wait anymore. Destroy the well. - Yes!
Demolish it..
Close it fast. - Destroy it.
Close the well. But..
Whether the well gets closed by the sky or earth
Killadi, who believed in the scriptures
should be buried along with it.
Goddess, I had promised this land and my girl.
Please help me keep up my promise.
Preman. - Preman!
Killadi! - Preman.
What are you doing? Climb up.
Get into the basket.
Preman, climb up. - Killadi, climb up.
The land on the western side has cracked up.
No one should stay here anymore.
Run! Save yourself.
Preman!
Devu, the chief ordered the well to be closed at everyone's insistence.
Killadi jumped into the well!
He is not climbing up even after calling repeatedly.
People have been asked to vacate as there was a crack on the ground.
How can we leave him here? - I won't let anyone stay here.
We will! - Let his faith save him! You must leave at once!
We will not go. - Take them away.
Yes, walk ahead. - Preman! We won't leave!
We won't leave him alone! Preman!
No man can stay alive in that well in this situation.
If we have to save the village, we have to destroy the well.
Don't stop us.
Agreed. Go there for the time being.
It's almost morning. The clouds have gone away.
Let's go and see.
Who is this?
Isn't it Devu? - Yes.
Devu, when did you come? - Preman.
Devu is here.
Come.
Stop..
Devu?
At night, I heard
the sound of water underground.
I am saying the truth.
I listened to the movements in the ground
and heard the sound of water.
Don't you remember the one pot full of water that I promised?
I will give that to you today.
But I will not be here to receive that.
I am an outcast now.
When I heard that all of you left him alone in this well
I came here running impulsively to die with him if the mud caved in.
I did not expect this situation.
Father, you need not resist any of our customs.
I am not sad.
She isn't yours anymore.
This girl will be forbidden from this village and must come
with us, after seeking the blessings
of the five elements.
No, I will not let this happen.
What was her mistake?
I am the one to be blamed. I had accepted that.
Do not punish that innocent girl for no reason.
If you wish, you can slice me into a hundred pieces
and throw into that well.
I had held her back when she tried to avoid me.
It was my mistake. She hasn't committed any mistakes.
Why are you all just looking at me?
Tell me something. - Not just you
but all of us are devastated.
Our tears will never dry up if we send away Devayani.
There's no one in this village who wants to send her away.
We have to bear the tears and do this for our ancestors
our customs and rituals.
The punishment that you received
was a repentance for the sin
that you committed.
We had reminded you of what would happen
if you broke that promise.
The nature might have interfered. She broke that.
But no natural phenomenon is favouring me
to forget the ancestral customs.
Take her along.
No! Please, don't! - Step aside.
Devayani is going away
carrying the burden of her mistakes.
But she wished to carry
something else.
She wanted a pot full of water from Swapnabhoomi.
If you had given that
people of Swapnabhoomi would have forgotten everything.
I have no hope that water would spring out
from that well again.
Vasu, I need a pot full of water.
I need a pot full of water before they send Devayani away.
You must give me water right now. I have no time.
The girl who insulted the villagers
is declared an outcast and is leaving forever.
Dear.
Where is the water that I have to give Devu?
Were you lying to me yesterday?
Tell me..
Where is the water? Tell me.
The girl who insulted the villagers
is declared an outcast and is leaving forever.
Who was wrong?
Dear ancestors, you had taught me
the 12 crore waterways of the netherworld.
Tell me, who was wrong?
I performed the rituals and read the Vedas sincerely.
Then, why are you not giving water to me, Gods of Netherworld?
Bury me! Bury me in this well!
We offer prayers to the five elements.
Devu and I have committed no mistakes.
We offer prayers to the eight directions.
The girl who insulted the villagers..
...is declared an outcast and is leaving forever.
Is leaving forever..
You pushed away the hands of
Vedapuram's Killadi who extended his hands for water.
You pushed them away.
Thank God!
Vasu!
We hold the five elements as the witness
and follow the rules of Swapnabhoomi.
I, being the chief of the village
command the girl who cheated us.
After I repeat this three times
you will be forbidden forever.
Forbidden!
Forbidden.
Stop!
Move aside.
The well that I dug in Swapnabhoomi
is springing with water.
Go and have a look.
The first pot full of water
belongs to this Goddess no matter who stops me.
Only then will anyone else touch it.
You had told me that when Swapnabhoomi gets water
all the useless customs and rituals
would vanish in it.
If that is true, Devu will not be sent to the mountains.
Instead, she will come with me to Vedapuram.
Come.
Vasu, lower us.
Lower them!
Go and help them. - Come, let's go.
Pull it up.
We have done it!
This water of change was brought to this soil
by this god-man from Vedapuram.
Devayani is his life.
She is no longer forbidden because she carried the holy pot of water.
Let a daughter of this village wed an outsider for the first time.
Who will conduct this marriage wholeheartedly? - I shall do it.
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"It's a feast for the five elements that protect the netherworld too."
"It is a feast filled with songs and celebrations."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"Let us unite at the hillside and celebrate this new beginning."
"Let's dance to the rhythm of the drums."
"Let us celebrate till the wee hours."
"If we unite, the soil will turn gold."
"There would be love everywhere."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"It's a feast for the five elements that protect the netherworld too."
"It is a feast filled with songs and celebrations."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."
"When the sun rises in Swapnabhoomi"
"women fill the pots with water."