Satakarni!
Are you waiting for your father's return from the war?
Why do people wage war?
I'm asking you, Mother. Why do people fight?
People don't wage wars. It's their leaders.
Not to rule them, but to show their power and dominance.
One kingdom will fight the other, and it will fight with another.
Why do we have so many kingdoms?
If we stay united, there won't be any war, right?
For that to happen, a capable warrior should be born.
I'm born for it.
I'll unite all kingdoms.
Then there will only be one war.
It'll be mine.
There will only be one kingdom.
It'll be mine.
Will you do it?
It's a promise to you, Mother.
'GAUTAMIPUTRA SATAKARNI'
'Dear friend!'
'I'm writing you this letter'
'from the gory battlefield of Kuntala.'
'This is our friendly warning.'
'We have occupied Kuntala.'
'For the past 18 months'
'the bloodstains on our swords haven't dried.'
'Without any break and rest'
'I'm invading countries.'
'Except the kingdoms Kalyandurg and Saurashtra'
'I'm proud to announce that we occupied the rest of south.'
'By respecting our winning streak'
'and accepting our monarchy'
'surrender your sword to my messenger.'
'I expect you to be our chieftains.'
'There's no time left, dear friend.'
'Do you want to beg for mercy or battle against me?'
'As the future emperor of Bharat, this is my order.'
'Satakarni, the Sovereign of Satavahana Kingdom.'
Along with the kingdom you've taken from our emperor's father
surrender your empire to him
by accepting him as the sovereign.
Satakarni is warning you to work as his chieftain.
He's asking for your sword to symbolise your acceptance.
I pity Satakarni.
He wouldn't be so reckless if his father had raised him.
But his mother raised him with indulgence.
That's why even the battlefield is like a playground for my king.
He's the king for the provinces that I've neglected.
He's been a king for the past 18 years.
I thought he was inactive all these years because he was scared.
Is it not? - Even waves can create ripples.
But an ocean is always calm on the surface.
If it creates a ripple
nobody can survive that.
And it has, Your Majesty.
Just try to protect yourself from the ripples.
Hey, envoy.
It's not an achievement to defeat the deccan kingdoms.
My throne is protected by a sea of army.
Before he can reach the walls of my fort
he'll suffer defeat, just like an elephant caught by a crocodile.
Do you want me to warn him the same?
But he's like Lord Vishnu himself.
Satakarni is a powerful sovereign.
Think before you act, Your Majesty. - Tell that to your king.
This battle is not just against us.
You'll be challenging the Yavana's army, who is our ally.
Your army isn't strong enough to fight our army.
But you cannot hope to defeat our ally, the Greek King Parithus.
Your army can never compete with him.
He asked me to remind you that your alliance
with those obnoxious foreigners will be your biggest mistake.
Also, to defeat that young man, Parithus
one tenth of our army would be enough, beware.
He asked me to give you my sword.
If I did, it would be like giving up my empire.
I'm asking for his son.
If he does that, his dynasty would be at my mercy.
My father, Bhoomakudu, defeated Satakarni's grandfather
and chased him to death.
His father was defeated by me.
He begged me for mercy and escaped my wrath.
Remind him of all this.
Tell him that Amaravati would be reduced to rubble.
Situations were different back then, Your Highness.
Now, Amaravati isn't as feeble as it was back then.
The subjects of Amaravati have evolved.
The people have become courageous.
Because it is Satakarni's administration.
Minister, we have to present the sword to signify our surrender.
But what should we give to signify a war?
What happens if we take you hostage? - He'll come.
I'll wait for him in your captivity.
What if I kill you?
You'll come.
I'll wait for you near the gates of hell.
People of Kalyandurg, it is a warrior you're going against.
He's a powerful warrior.
He's as mighty as a thousand suns put together.
The monarch of Satavahana.
Satakarni!
We cannot live in this peace less Satavahana kingdom.
Satakarni's selfishness has already
resulted in the destruction of 29 kingdoms.
Kingdom of Vanga has been ruined.
Land of Kuntala has turned into a place of bloodshed.
Today, Kalyana Dweepam is going to turn into a battlefield.
You gave birth to a bloodlust beast, not a human being.
You raised a war machine, not a king.
For your victory
do you know how many lives are being lost?
With the blood of the soldiers and the vermilion of married women
the land is turning red.
What's this lust for land? Why is there such a bloodshed?
It is the duty of a king.
What is the duty of a king? - To uphold the law.
What is law?
It is something to be followed and abided by.
Is war something that has to be followed?
Is it something has to be abided by?
Believing that Amaravati is a land of peace
and expecting it to be a Buddhist pilgrimage site in future
we are living here.
We can't stay here. Permit us to leave.
If you are seeking permission to leave
I am not the person who can grant it.
It's the king, who is building monasteries for you.
You will get answers to all your questions.
Wait for my son's arrival.
He is the pride of Telugu people.
A valiant warrior.
Victory to Satakarni! - Victory to Satakarni.
Victory to Satakarni!
Don't bow your head. I've won that head.
It is mine.
It's not wrong if you seek war or refuse to give up your kingdom.
It is your pride.
We both have the right to rule this land.
We are the sons of the same soil.
You joined hands with outsiders like Yavana's.
Is it wrong or not?
To support of a foreigner who's increasing his kingdom
I gave up my principles.
Forgive me, friend. - From now on, you are our representative.
As the chieftain of Satavahana kingdom
rule your kingdom peacefully.
I'm appointing Deva Datta as your advisor.
Lord Satakarni, I'm blessed.
The undefeated King.
The greatest warrior.
The wise and calm ruler.
Hail Satavahana! - Hail..
Hail King Satakarni. - Hail..
Hail the successor of Satavahana. - Hail..
Satakarni!
That means the one with 100 ears.
If we enter his land he'll definitely get to know.
He's also known as Satakarna.
That means the one with 100 hands.
His single strike can kill hundreds of men.
With the victory over Kalyandurg
all the southern countries belong to Satakarni.
Now, there are only two Kings in the Indian sub-continent.
Nahapana in the north
and Satakarni in the south.
Hey, are you married? - Why? Will you marry me?
I have two wives. Are you okay being the third one?
I have three husbands.
Are you okay being the fourth one? - That's okay, you can take him..
It's fine if there are five, six or even ten.
Let's go to the King and ask him to impose a rule
that a woman should have only one husband.
Don't do it. He'll pass a rule that even men should have only one wife.
Hey, girl. Are you married?
Mallaya.. You'll never change.
Hey? - Your Majesty!
Did you fight in the war with that body?
I killed 30 men, Your Majesty. - Wow!
His name is Bhala Bhimikudu. He's one of our men.
He killed my men and became our man.
You are brave.
You should continue the same valour with the fight of Sharats too.
Okay? - Yes, Your Majesty.
Friend! - Yes?
It's not as easy to defeat Nahapana as you defeated me.
Even with both our forces combined
we have the fourth of the forces Saurashtra has.
It's not the force that'll win the war, Kanji.
It's the strategy.
Nahapana's fort is surrounded by Vindhya mountains.
We have to cross the three valleys at once.
Chitra Kutam on one side, Vijaya Krastam on another
and Dharma Dhamam on the third side.
The princes of these kingdoms are held captive by Nahapana..
I meant, guests who are captivated.
The first condition is that none of these should attack Saurashtra.
The second condition is to fight them first.
All the three kingdoms are waiting for their children.
The remaining kingdoms which I should win in this sub-continent
are in the control of Nahapana.
He's a despicable person who killed the messenger.
If I own Saurashtra after defeating that one person
our empire will be unified under a single rule.
What is it, my friend?
Are you thinking how will I achieve something
that warriors like King Ashoka, King Chandragupta Maurya couldn't?
I must accomplish.
Your Majesty!
The Queen is returning from Dhanyakatakam.
Father! - Pulumavi!
How are you? - I'm fine.
How is your grandmother? - She is fine.
He is Shiva Shree Satakarni.
It's my father's name.
This is the first time you are seeing him, right?
When I was pregnant, you left for war.
Here is the wedding anniversary gift for my Queen.
This is a happy moment. You shouldn't cry.
You won't stay with me at all times, let me have them at least.
Oh, God! You've suffered many wounds.
Jewelry make a woman look better. Wounds make men look better.
Of all the men, I married a warrior. My bad.
Now this warrior is ready for romance.
Oh, my God! The child is hungry, dear.
Don't cry my sweetheart.
Oh, no! Are you hungry, dear?
Only women can fulfil the hunger of a child and a man.
Women are really great.
You can only remember women and culture in the bedroom, right?
Why do you say that?
Nothing, dear.
What do you want, Vashishthi?
I need all those old and memorable days.
Will you give?
What do you mean by that?
You weren't going to war.
I want the Satakarni that I fell in love with.
The one who came in a disguise to my kingdom
in search of me as a common man.
As you were naive, I decided to marry you against my parents wish.
But later you came back as the king
threatened everyone and married me.
I understood.
Be ready in the morning.
What for?
Let's go out and roam around like common citizens.
Let's go to the carnival and have fun without any restrictions.
Let's become kids again.
Should I believe you?
Satakarni!
Like this..
Does the Queen know about Prince Pulumavi?
I didn't tell her yet, Deva Datta.
I'll have to find the right time to inform her.
She is a mother.
What are you doing? Fight properly.
Prince is teaching me, Your Majesty.
He is not teaching me well.
Okay, come on.
'As soon as possible, we need to prepare for the war'
'before Nahapana makes a move.'
Is your wife out of town? - Yes.
Won't you visit her? - I have to go.
"Oh, King!"
"Oh, King! Will you promise me that you'll never leave me?"
"Oh, my love! Will you stay with me forever?"
"Darling, your beauty has intertwined with my heart"
"and I'm captivated in your love."
"I can't leave now."
"Just like the way you carry a pot on your hip"
"embrace me with love."
"I can feel the warmth of your love."
"My, sweet heart, come and feel the love."
"I'm oblivious to the world."
"I'm enchanted by you."
"Is it summer or monsoon season?"
"Let's not care about the season or the time."
"Let's walk together till the end."
"Let's be together."
"My, Queen, I promise you that I'll stay. - Will you?"
"Oh, love! I'll not leave you.
"Let us roam around and have fun. Let's see new things."
"Let's relish these happy moments of life."
"When we are together"
"people will envy us and desire to be like us."
"Let's forget the world."
"Oh, King!"
Wouldn't it be nice to live like this for sometime? - If so
Saurashtra Nahapana will win.
Are you going on a war again?
I mean.. - I don't need an explanation.
Let's not talk about the war at this time.
There are bangles. Come, buy it for me.
Vashishthi, our son, Pulumavi.. - Yes, let's buy something for him.
What's the cost of this toy, boy?
Two gold coins, ma'am.
You seem to love your son a lot.
Make it fast, dear. We have to close the shop.
Take it.
Oh, God! Do you know whose image is engraved on those coins?
It's King Satakarni. - What sort of king is he!
Why would he engrave his picture on the coins instead of God's?
Not only did you throw the coins, you are talking rubbish.
Our King is like a God to us. Seek forgiveness..
You too should do it.
Rajamma, the play has begun. - Which play?
King Satakarni's story is being told there. - Oh!
He is the son of King of Amaravati. He was born in Koti Lingala.
Go and watch. - Okay.. Let's go.
Come.
"The name of the brave child who sat on a lion is Satakarni."
"The name of the one who rode it furiously is Satakarni."
"His smile is precious."
"He is the bravest person who defeated a lion.."
"He is from the clan who rode lions."
"A successor who made his clan proud.."
"That child.." - You know all this, Vashishthi? - Who knows?
Maybe there are stories that I don't know. - "Satakarni.."
"...with best wishes of immortals, the blessings of Gods"
"and the desires of his mother, Gautami Balashri"
"together is making him powerful."
"Every morsel that his mother fed him"
"gave him courage and bravery."
"Gave him courage and bravery."
"All the weapons became his toys.. - Became his toys.."
"At the age of 17, he was enthroned. - He was enthroned."
"Hail King Satakarni.. - Hail King Satakarni.."
"If he was enthroned so early, then what about his marriage?"
What about his marriage? - "Yes.. I'll tell about that."
"An exceptional girl, Vashishthi, fell in love with him."
"She had a pleasing smile. She was a polite and humble lady."
"Vashishthi married me."
"They are an adorable couple. They loved each other."
"There are no words to describe them."
"Let's wish them a happy life."
"Cast away the evil eyes from them."
"An exceptional girl, Vashishthi, fell in love with him."
"Why will they face problems when evil eyes are casted away?"
"After these many days, they had to face a problem."
"There was a King by name Nahapana who was cruel and heartless."
"He kidnapped the princes and imprisoned them."
"He was fearless and never hesitated to fight in a battle."
"Oh, God! What.. How dare he kidnaps all the princes"
"and threatened to kill kids whose fathers waged wars against him."
"Did the King Satakarni hear this?"
"Satakarni sent a word to stop all these and live in peace."
"As a part of his victory parade, he sent a message."
"Satakarni ordered Nahapana to surrender"
"and he would spare his life."
"So, what did Nahapana say?"
"He asked to send his own son."
"His own son.."
"He sent a word to apologise by sacrificing his son."
"He sent a word."
"King Satakarni agreed to his request and sent a reply."
"Impossible.."
"Undefeated, unbeatable and a great warrior like King Satakarni"
"agreed to give his own son to an enemy?"
"We'll not believe you."
"But this is the truth."
"Nobody knows the intention of that king. Oh, God!"
"What if Vashishthi Devi gets to know about this?"
"Oh, God!"
"What's her husband thinking"
"and what would happen to her child?"
You summoned me on our wedding day.
You cheated!
Did you do that to take away our son?
You are the one who has promised.
But he's my son and I can't let him go.
How can you send him?
I have promised that I'll go there with my son, but not to send him.
He is your son. But shares my flesh and blood too.
He just shares your flesh and blood.
But I gave him life and he's mine.
You want to take a child to a war. Are you really a father?
Vashishthi!
You are not the one who carried him for nine months and gave birth.
He is my son. I won't send him.
You must send him! I'm ordering you as a king.
Hiranya! - Wait.
I didn't pay heed to my husband, why would I listen to the king?
I'm taking my son to Amaravathi, immediately.
Hiranya! - My son.
Pulumavi! My son.
As the mother, you carried him for nine months.
As a father, I'll carry him in my heart all my life.
Pulumavi is not only my lovable son.
He is the successor of the Satakarni clan.
Will I just let go of him?
Will I lose him?
When I was pregnant first time you left for war.
Now, you are taking our other child to the war.
Are you a human?
Do you know what you are doing?
Our son is imprisoned by Nahapana.
Look there. Satakarni is taking his son to the war.
Should I go fight along with him?
Dad, are we going to the war?
You never took me with you for a war before.
Why are you taking me now?
Our enemy wants to meet you. - Me? Why is that?
It's a good omen to see a child before death.
Such a pity! Don't they have kids?
Satakarni's army is reaching the battlefield.
If anything happens to my son, I'll die too.
If anything happens to even one of the princes
he promised that he will give away all his fortunes
to the child's mother and sacrifice his life.
This war is not for me or my son.
It's for all our children.
You challenged him revengefully because he asked your son.
If your son was captivated would you have done this?
If it was for revenge, I alone am enough for this.
My son will not be involved.
Your princes are hostages under Nahapana.
I can't take revenge forgetting about your grief.
I'm respect motherhood.
I'll go with my son. I'll return all your princes.
They are running away.
Satavahana army have crossed the Vindhya mountain range.
Did he cross the Vindhya mountains? But how?
What are our chieftains doing?
Satakarni's army has entered Saurashtra, Your Majesty.
Father-in-law, you can't trust Satakarni.. - If we are courageous
we must move forward or give way to the other.
Pray that our prince should return home safely.
Satakarni is prepared to wage a war against Nahapana.
I don't know about others' destiny.
But I'm the one who's going to kill him.
I'll face them.
Your Majesty, they must be your equals not just to fight you
but also to converse with you.
They're nothing compared to you. We'll deal with him.
There are no parents who can beget my equals on this earth.
He asked for my child. So, I must answer him.
Daily at this hour, mother tells me stories.
Please tell me a story.
We shouldn't tell stories, Pulumavi.
People should tell stories of our glory.
Shall I tell you a good story? - Tell me.
Long ago there was a king.
The king had seven sons. - Okay.
They went fishing and brought seven fish.
They laid them out to dry in the sun..
We appreciate that you deferred to us and brought your son.
I'm Emperor Nahapana's son-in-law, Vrushabhadatta.
Surrender your son, along with your sword
at my father's feet and leave.. - Sounds interesting.
They laid out the fish to dry.
Why didn't one of those fish dry?
One of those fish didn't dry.
When it was asked why it hadn't dried..
Satakarni!
This is not child's play.
This is a battle with the Sharats.
This Kshatrapa fort was built with the blood of our enemies.
You can't even reach the shadows of its walls.
What happened after that?
One of those fish didn't dry. When it was asked why it hadn't dried
it said it was being shadowed by a haystack.. - Satakarni!
Ask how.. - What happened next?
...I reduced your Satavahana empire to rubble under your father's rule.
You'll learn about the strength of my iron fist.
Drat!
That was past. I'm the future.
Before I hunt you down, leave the fort and run away.
Or else even God cannot rescue you from me.
Surrender to me and I'll spare you.
Fight me and I'll give you death.
Will you fight or surrender?
Son, do you know the moral of this story?
Kings should fight to protect their kingdoms.
They should strive to uphold justice.
If we are busy with fishing and hunting
we will be ridiculed.
You primitives live on the fringes of this country.
Why are you so arrogant?
We are not primitives. We are Telugus.
We are not low-born. We are nobles.
We are the protectors of this country.
We are the warriors, and the roots of this sacred land.
Hiranya!
Beat the battle drums!
Hey, Satakarni.
I will behead your son
and stamp on that head
before I occupy that throne.
Drat! Let alone killing my son
you can't even touch the dust
on the hoof of my horse, which has crossed three seas.
I'm breaching your fort and I am coming for you.
Fellow warriors of Satakarni!
Besiege the enemy!
Deafen yourselves to the death cries!
Blind yourself to everything but the death of your enemies.
Vrushabadatta!
The surroundings should reverberate
with the screams of your enemies. - Hail!
Victory is ours!
Glory to the Satavahana Empire!
Hail..
Get the catapults ready!
Hurl!
Attack!
Shoot the arrows!
Slaughter them.
Glory to the Shaka Kingdom.. - Glory..
Glory..
Glory the Shaka Kingdom! - Glory..
Attack them.
Pour the oil.
Shoot the fire arrows.
Ugrasena! - Your Majesty
it's difficult to breach the fort. We have lost half of our men.
We shouldn't let him rest.
When the army is at its weakest
you have to destroy it. - That's against the war ethics.
War ethics?
Hell with the war ethics.
Your Majesty, this is unethical.
It's sunset time.
They haven't stopped attacking even after trumpeting.
In the morrow, without entering the fort
we can't expect to win, Your Majesty.
Vashishthi!
It's been three days since you ate.
Have some food, dear.
You knew that he would take my son to the war.
Yet, you sent us to Kalyandurg.
Isn't that true?
Eat.
How can I have an appetite?
My son is in the war.
My son is in the war too.
Pulumavi will be safe.
Release!
Gandaraya!
Your Majesty, he's hiding in a protective shell in that court.
The strength of our stones isn't enough.
Victory isn't possible without crossing the wall.
Raze our bridge down.
Our bridge?
Do it.
Point it towards our bridge.
Hail the Satavahana Satakarni. - Hail!
Your Majesty.
I understood, Your Majesty. But it's a risky task..
My son is the future of this kingdom. Take care of him.
Load it.
Fast.
Release!
Come on.
Your Majesty, we found out the place.
We need to take the third division to the north.
Kalaveera, those children of chieftains
must be killed before he gets them.
Kill them.
Your Majesty! - Yes! - Chieftain's kids are with Satakarni.
I want his son.
Hey, old man!
Should I kill you first or the boy?
Your Majesty, it's Prince Pulumavi.
Mister!
Will you kill me or should I kill you?
This is the courage of the Telugus.
That's how the successors of Satakarni will be.
Satakarni!
Come.
Tell me now. Do you want mercy or battle?
There is no time friend!
Do you want mercy or battle?
To extend your territory, you wanted me dead.
Nahapana!
This battle is not fought for my son or your kingdom.
This is for the future generations.
Numerous boundaries on a single land
and many alliances in a single race shouldn't exist.
The battle is over.
Every soldier who fought here belongs to us now.
Including Nahapana, who is going to die in a moment.
Vrushabhadatta, I'm giving you your father-in-law's throne.
Maintain peace and become a satrap for Satavahana's.
Rule with wisdom.
Hinanishchari shall be your official supervisor.
From Himadri till the south sea
from Sahyadri to east sea
Anga, Kalinga, Kadamba, Kalabhra
Kosala, Kuntala, Konkana, Vidarbha
Avanthi, Anupa, Abhira, Aparaatha
Kukura, Akara, Ashika, Asmaka
Mulaka, Maaluma, Mahishaka, Magada
and along with Chera, Choda, Pandya, Saurashtra
everything should be unified as a single state.
Unity doesn't mean joining the kingdoms.
The people have to be united irrespectively.
The people here live by cultivating the land
and suffer due to their disparities.
Yavana will come for me.
You cannot stop the warriors of Greek who defeated the world.
What? I don't fear anyone.
No matter whoever comes to occupy this land like you
I'll stop them in their path and kill them all.
Let them come, I'm ready.
The great and glorious warrior.
The preserver of Satavahana lineage.
The destroyer of bravery and courage with his presence.
The ruler of this great kingdom.
Hail the King of Satavahana.
Hail the King of Satavahana.. - All the dwellers of Satavahana
look, the ones our warrior is bringing are not swords.
They are 33 thrones.
Himachala, Vindyachala, Saki, Sresta
Krishna, Shakola and Malaya Mahendra's signs of Satavahana's
which fly on their bodies.
Hail the ruler of Satavahana. - Hail.
Hail the emperor of Satavahana. - Hail.
Hail the ruler of unified country. - Hail.
Hail..
This whole land is one big kingdom from now on.
War should become the answer.
Mother!
But your battle has raised many questions.
Emperor!
Did you bring us a unified kingdom
or a platoon of corpses?
We were staying here because we thought this land is peaceful
and can tolerate every religion and path with acceptance.
This place is a death valley now.
We cannot stay here anymore. We are leaving.
Go.
You teach peace and I'm removing conflict.
You search for light and I kill the darkness.
Our paths are different, but goal is the same.
This whole country is peaceful now. This land is a heaven.
You can stay anywhere peacefully. Go.
Melt these 33 swords and make a great sword.
When he valiantly sits on the throne with the sword
the whole world should envy him.
Hail King Satakarni. - Hail.
Make arrangement for imperial sacrifice
from Koti Lingala to every corner of this kingdom.
Send invitations to all our chieftains.
This is a precious moment.
It's a great sacrifice that no other king performed in this era.
It's an imperial sacrifice that Dharma Raju did in Dwapara era.
This will show that this rule has no competition
in all the worlds above us. - Hail.
A man without his wife is not eligible for this sacrifice.
I'm here because your mother, Gautami, pleaded me to.
After this, I'm going back to my parents' house.
A great kingdom without a wife and a successor.
You and your mother can rule it together.
Hail.. Hail King Satakarni.
Satakarni is showing there's no competition for him
with this imperial sacrifice.
Our King went back to Amaravati with shame.
Imperial sacrifice.
All the kings will be present there.
I'll start by occupying from Sindh.
Nine powerfully built warriors who can stare into the eyes of death
will go along with you.
I understood, Your Majesty.
Our King will help them in infiltrating the fort.
Satakarni, who's inattentive because of the celebrations
will be killed by our warriors.
You'll reach Amaravati by occupying from Sindh.
The united India which Alexander cannot win
will be mine.
Demetrius, the King who surpassed Alexander
will become historic.
You won over the kingdoms of this land
but you are losing your wife.
When your wife is not complying with you.
Will the country comply?
A woman is not an animal to keep in control, Mother.
Women in our kingdom are free to make their choice.
It's not up to the king to decide.
The people should follow that too.
A king should not act according to the public.
The public should follow the ordinances of the king.
So, is authority more important to you than your personal life?
So, like everyone said, this is the lust for power.
Yes, Mother. Lust for power.
I want the power to live for this land.
I want the power to die for the sake of my people.
A country united after killing many people.
A kingdom drenched by the tears of thousands of wives.
I cannot leave this for my wife.
I thought you changed
but even your wife or the kingdoms you won couldn't change you.
A man without modesty and arrogance is a leader.
The one eligible for imperial sacrifice.
Your Majesty, the time for the last stage in this imperial sacrifice
is going to start soon.
It's called 'Agra' veneration.
In this creation, only God is above everything else.
We're all dependent and our actions will have consequences.
This 'Agra' veneration will teach you
that there is someone greater than you, no matter how great you are.
In Dwapara era, Dharma Raj did this to Lord Sri Krishna.
Now, this is your turn.
Choose someone who's greater than you and perform 'Agra' veneration
and make them sit on that throne.
I would like to offer the throne to my mother.
I'm giving this offering to my mother.
This is wrong. This is against the rules.
'Agra' veneration for a woman?
Your Majesty, we don't want your power.
But we can't take the humiliation.
A woman cannot sit on that throne.
She's a widow. This is wrong.
This is belittling the holy tradition, Arsha Dharma.
It's not a mistake to honour your mother.
That's your personal choice.
But this is a public decision.
Follow the eternal laws. - Eternal law?
What is an eternal law?
It's a woman who gave you the life.
It's a woman who taught you to speak.
You were just flesh that saw the light through a woman.
Doesn't your mother qualify for something you are?
I'm not just giving this offering to my mother.
It's for Mother.
What our mother teaches is the law.
Our mother is our first teacher.
Our mother deserves to be worshipped.
Our mother is everything.
There can be sons who are greater than their fathers.
Is there any son who is greater than his mother?
Tell me if there is. I'll give him this offering.
Who amongst you is one..
Are you a child greater than your mother?
No one is wondrous than his mother in any aspect.
As a symbol for that from this moment
I'll rule this land as Gautamiputra Satakarni.
My son will be Vashishthiputra Pulumavi.
Hail Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail.
King Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail.
Pride of Satavahana empire, Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail.
The great Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail.
Hail Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail..
Hail..
Hail King Satakarni. - Hail.
From now on in this kingdom, there will only be one way of life.
Only one principle, only one measurement.
Anything from Anga can be bought in Kalinga.
Anything from Kosala can be sold in Kuntala.
I'm giving the land that's left useless between kingdoms
to the poor farmers.
From now on, this united land should be prosperous.
Every village should become prosperous.
Hail Satakarni..
This is the start of an era.
From now on, as Bharata land and Bharata year
according to the Jambudvipa calendar
Shalivahana era will start from today.
Every year on this day as the beginning of a year
this day will be celebrated as 'Ugadi'.
Hail King Satakarni.. - Hail..
Your Majesty, it's restricted to go beyond this.
Oh! Is it restricted?
Fine.
So, you are here.
Take this. The nose ring of this house's daughter-in-law.
Give it to someone else. I'm leaving tomorrow.
Is it enough if you give this back? I gave you much more.
I too gave a lot.
If we were to count those, you are indebted to me.
What about the kids?
They will be with their mother.
Can they stay here with me for tonight?
Very well. I'm glad you didn't ask me to stay.
Come on..
Since the enemy entered into the fort crossing the guards
we have traitors among us.
My Queen, you saved our motherhood along with your husband.
Your husband will be safe even if there are many attacks.
You risked your child's life
to save our children from that monster.
You became a better woman than your mother-in-law
by sending your child at a tender age to the battlefield.
Everytime my child addresses me as mom, I remember your sacrifice.
It's not just Queen Gautami who made him the way he is.
It's his trust in a great woman like you too.
Do you know what our King told the chieftains?
Your Majesty, will Vashishthi Devi agree for this?
Isn't she a mother too?
She's not just my better half, she even shares my aspiration.
She'll never act against my wish when it comes to justice and law.
Vashishthi Devi, you share his aspirations as well.
Vashishthi!
Can you recognise tears too?
Heart is the home for tears and eyes are their gateway.
I own both of them.
You said you would go to your parents, right?
I'm not a coward to run away from a battle.
I'm greater than my mother-in-law.
Wow! Since when is this? - Am I not?
When you held the sword in the war
my child held his father and came back victorious.
Come on.
You told me to give this to someone else, didn't you?
But I have come. Give me.. - You want this..
Give me..
"Why did your soul tremble?"
"Why are those eyes filled with worry?"
"Why are you terrified, oh, the one with beautiful eyes?"
"In this intimate moment"
"when we are celebrating our love"
"I'll bid you about it."
"Why do you require an army, when we have a bond"
"that's ought to win anything for us?"
"At this hour I won your beautiful heart"
"your love showed me the heaven on this earth."
"Why are you terrified, oh, the one with beautiful eyes?"
"The warmth in me at every moment"
"is either my rage or your beauty."
"The determination in your breath"
"is the witness of your ordinance."
"Shall I be with you in your journey?"
"I'll bid you about it."
"Why are you terrified, oh, the one with beautiful eyes?"
Who are you?
Your Majesty!
Her name is Athena.
She is a foreigner from the western land.
Her grandfather was an explorer.
They settled in the Sindh province of our country
as they were delighted by our tradition.
Take this.
For delighting and for entertaining us.
I heard a lot about your bravery and prowess.
And now I had the chance and luck to meet Your Highness.
We are glad to meet you too.
Your Majesty!
My friend, this is great.
An amazing display of sculpted beauty.
Are these real sculptures or your memories of my sister?
These show the workmanship of Telugu sculptures.
Did you take a look at those?
They were the elephants sculpted by our grandfather, Haala.
A king should be very strong to bear the burden of his subjects.
An elephant follows another without any deviation from the path.
The last elephant can't even see the one in the front.
But the path and destination will remain the same.
There should be trust and a trunk to hold on.
Amazing, my friend.
Even the chieftains should do the same.
They should follow their king at all times.
If there is even one who doesn't comply with the chain of command
everything will go in vain.
We have two of such rebels. What should we do about them, my friend?
From Alexander to Demetrius
is our country a brothel to enter whenever you want to?
Have you made a pact with Yavana or not?
Did you help the enemies to enter into the fort or not?
I defeated you.
You didn't mend your way.
I forgave you. But you didn't change.
I killed you now.
Now, there's no need to change.
There's another one just like him here.
There's no time, my friends.
Forgive me, Your Majesty!
Demetrius from Yavana attacked on the Sindh province.
They turned the peaceful tourist grounds into a cemetery.
Many temples are being destroyed.
Kangira, the King of Kalyani, sent me a message.
He gave me hope that he would let me and my kingdom alone
if I help the Yavana forces.
Out of selfishness I had to do this, Your Majesty.
A new era started with the defeat of Sharats.
With the burial of Yavanas
we must perform the funeral rites of western atrocities.
This should be the last war.
We were able to stand our ground till now.
From now on, we must occupy more ground.
We must clean the atrocities in our country
with the blood of those invaders.
Let's kill anyone we catch
and chase away the ones we don't.
No matter what happens
let's make our country proud. - Hail the undivided India..
Hail the undivided India.. - Hail..
Make arrangements to go to Koti Lingala.
Hold the weapon
after praying to the Goddess Shakti
to keep your husband safe, dear.
This is not just an ordinary sword.
It united 33 kingdoms.
This legendary sword shall
speak about the prowess of your husband
to the whole world.
The sword in the hands of a warrior
is what keeps him safe in the face of danger.
This is a veneration that will save your husband, dear.
Dear Vashishthi!
Since the body is turned blue
the emperor is in danger of being poisoned.
A weapon never lies.
An ore is always filled with truth.
Earth will give birth and fire will turn that into ash.
Water will drench and sky will vaporise.
Air will be life to all this.
Nature doesn't decide for itself like a human.
The forces of nature are predicting this.
You must heed to this, dear.
I cannot tell what would happen if the King goes for war.
Yuvana forces are inside our border in Sindh.
Their next target is Kekeya Kingdom.
That is where we will fight.
The place where those pests will die.
This is the highland.
We must reach there before them.
It would be easy to attack from a higher ground.
Yuvana forces are ten times bigger than ours.
They have the chances to win
but we have a necessity to win.
Every one of us should be alive until they kill at least ten men.
That's enough. After that, it's up to the God.
It is really enough?
Is it okay if they die after that?
Vashishthi!
Please don't go to the war.
Many have died already.
I cannot let anyone die anymore.
I cannot let you die at any cost.
You are my life.
I need you..
Vashishthi, what happened?
Poison. - What?
Poison.
Deadly poison.
Your body will be full of poison.
I saw that.
They'll kill you in the war, dear.
Weapon doesn't lie.
Even our great priest told us the same.
Vashishthi!
You said what you saw.
I have to tell you my dream now.
Dream? - Yes.
Dream.
Dharmanandana
my daughter-in-law is seeing bad omens about my son being poisoned.
That's not an omen, Queen Mother.
It's a warning.
Can't you help us?
You can see many villages from here.
But I saw a divided, isolated and weakened country.
I was five years then.
Satakarni
are you waiting for your father's return from the battlefield?
Why do we fight, Mother?
I asked you a question. Why are the people fighting?
People are not fighting.
It's their leaders.
Not to rule them, but to show their power and dominance.
One kingdom on another and another kingdom on another and so on.
Why do we have these many kingdoms?
If we stay united, there won't be any war, right?
A warrior should be born who can do it.
I am right here.
You? - Yes.
I'll unite all the kingdoms into one.
Then there will be only one war.
That will be my war.
Then there will be only one kingdom.
That too is mine.
Really? - It's my promise to you.
That was my dream since I was five.
It won't fade away even if I die.
Vashishthi!
I've achieved that.
I kindled a blazing flame by uniting scattered twigs.
But this is not enough.
I must make sure this will pass on to the next generation.
This should continue till the end of time.
I must stop the western pride that's treading into the country
at the limits of this country and bury it there.
There's not enough time, Vashishthi.
Either victory or martyrdom!
"Hail the King.."
"The immortal king who gained glory enough for centuries."
"The boy born on the dawn, the child of Gautami, Satakarni."
"Hail.."
"As a light in the pitch dark, he ruled the kingdom with valour."
"He's the symbol of peace etched on the bloody sword."
"Hail the King.."
"You were here as the virtue of your mother."
"As the son of an inspirational mother, take our love with you."
This is the antidote for the poison.
Priest Dharmanandana told me to give this to you.
I'm very thankful.
Don't misunderstand me
because I'm sending you even after knowing the risk.
This war is inevitable.
You know me better than myself.
This is not above your knowledge, Mother.
Go, my son.
Victory shall be yours.
"You are a victor who can defeat even the heavens."
"Hail the King.."
"You are the creator of.." - Vashishthi!
One can have a goal and a million soldiers.
But his mother's sword will determine the outcome of the war.
His wife's smile will give him victory.
Look.
I'm not just sending my husband to the war.
I'm sending the one who's going to create history.
I have equal share in your war too
not just in your determination.
Be safe.
Are you ready? - Yes.
Yes..
'Mahisha, Kulabhara, Kadhamba, Ghovardhana, Naarasaala.'
'Kalinga, Asmaka, Kosala, Vidharba, Dasardha.'
My mother told me a story when I was a kid.
It's a story about a lion and an ant.
An ant bit a lion.
What happened after that can be guessed by anyone!
It died when the lion smashed it.
After that, another ant bit the lion.
The lion killed that ant as well.
And another ant after that, and another after that and so on.
One after another, the ants bit the lion and died.
So, the lion got restless and caught an ant to ask a question.
Hey, ant
how dare you bite the King of the jungle?
I'm killing your fellow ants right in front of you.
Didn't you see that?
Aren't you scared of me?
Then the ant laughed and questioned him.
Have you ever seen an ant that ran away from death?
In this nature, there are only two beings that are fearless.
One is a lion and the another one is an ant.
A lion will chase you and kill
an ant will keep biting until it dies to show what it is.
Every soldier of this land should show the tenacity of an ant
and win like a lion.
Beat the drums of victory for tomorrow!
"The bells of victory rang in our hearts to kill the enemy."
"Our eyes were blazed with anger to burn the darkness."
"Your unleashed sword.. - Is the end of your enemy."
"With belief in you.. - Roar loud and hard."
"Who can face us?"
"When you say those words you'll endanger the danger."
"He is our strength, so march with bravery."
"War is our path so fight with all your might."
"He is our strength, so march with bravery."
"War is our path so fight with all your might."
"When you're struck with fatigue.. - Those devils will be trembled."
"When you are soaked in blood.. - The sky will lose its breath."
"They'll praise you for that."
"When you roar like a lion.. - Anyone shall tremble like deer."
"When they see your rage.. - They'll see the God of death."
"You can't get tired without a fight."
"When you enter the battlefield, the tides turns in your favour."
"When you go to raid, the enemy forces are just insects."
"Without chasing your enemy to the borders"
"your force will not stop roaring."
"This is our flag, the witness of this land's power."
"He is our strength, so march with bravery."
"War is our path so fight with all your might."
"He is our strength, so march with bravery."
"War is our path so fight with all your might."
"He is our strength, so march with bravery."
"War is our path so fight with all your might."
"He is our strength, so march with bravery."
"War is our path so fight with all your might."
Warriors, nobody cares about the agony of a mother over childbirth.
They only care about the cries of a baby.
We don't have time to waste.
Let's win this war, even if it means death.
Are you ready? - We're ready.
We're ready..
Are you ready? - We're ready.
We're ready..
Attack!
Hail Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail..
Hail Gautamiputra Satakarni. - Hail.
They're an army of one lakh soldiers.
But we have three lakh soldiers.
We've already killed 25,000 soldiers.
But we've lost 60,000 soldiers.
So, what? We still have 2,40,000 soldiers left.
Now, they're only left with 75,000 soldiers.
Even if the war continues
by third day, their numbers will dwindle.
Our army will prevail.
This country will be ours.
Demetrius, even if Satakarni is the only man standing
he'll take us all down.
You've seen him fight in a battle.
But I've seen his bravery.
Does that mean that he is immortal?
He is mortal. Athena will show him that he is mortal.
A woman can attain what a vast army can't.
As the days pass, our army will wane.
This war must come to an end in a day.
How can we bring down an army of three lakh soldiers in one day?
That is impossible.
Like the stars that invade the sky
we have to invade their army.
We shouldn't follow one rule.
Whatever the path our soldiers are taking
it should be ambiguous to their army.
Our horses shouldn't even listen to us.
Even they shouldn't know the path we're taking.
Darkness should ascend even in a broad daylight.
When the horses are blindly moving around
we need to attack the enemies with an element of confusion.
We need to blindfold the horses.
And rein them in tight.
The hooves of these horses will maraud the endless enemy soldiers.
If I find Demetrius
even if he is alive or dead, he'll bow to the Satavahana empire.
Your Majesty, there's a messenger from the enemy with a message.
'It's a king's trait to praise the glory.'
'Your army's feat in today's battle pleased me.'
'But the loss of too many lives has made me think.'
'It's our duty to make a pact that's fair to both of us.'
'If you agree, I'll let you know about my views to you in solitary.'
'I hope you invite me. Yavana King, Demetrius.'
Your Majesty, don't believe this.
This is our enemy's ruse.
It's a king's duty to protect his subjects.
I agree. Ask him to come.
What gives you the courage to challenge a Greek army?
Do you think you're greater than the Supreme being?
Do you consider yourself stronger than King Chandragupta Maurya?
That day, I mistook you for a dancer after seeing you dance.
Now, I see that you're my enemy's envoy.
The throne will be yours, but the decree will be ours.
You'll be the rulers, but the rule will be ours.
If you agree to this, even I'll be yours.
Let's lead this world under the Greek rule.
What do you say?
Go!
Let alone ruling this land
I won't even let your people to live in our land.
The final step that the Greek takes on this land..
It is not rage that's in your blood, now.
It's poison.
I've infused you with a deadly poison.
You've lost your voice already.
Slowly, you'll lose your sight.
Your blood will be marred.
Your life will be lost.
I'm not just an envoy, Satakarni.
I'm Parithus's lover, whom you killed in Kalyandurg.
Your death
is what I'm gifting my Parithus.
Die. Goodbye.
Your Majesty..
Your Majesty, what happened?
"I bow to the roaring God of fire who has taken the place of"
"blue-necked Lord Shiva, the husband of Goddess Uma."
"I pray to you, oh, Lord.."
"You're the champion, who conquers the heaven."
"Hail the universal monarch.."
"You're the ruler, who can create a dream."
"Hail the universal monarch.."
"The elixir which flamed as a dangerous annihilator."
"The one who held the poison at his neck."
"Come now, to help us."
"May you long live.."
"The foe's wrath resulted in a sin"
"that has left you poisoned. But we're calling out to you."
"Come to us."
"Let the inferno that's raging in you"
"abolishes the enemies invading our land."
"Your Highness."
"Hail the universal monarch. May you long live."
"The most dangerous, guardian of law and order"
"is stamping down the evildoers."
"Cut through our pains and protect us from evil."
"You're the incarnation as a protector of the people."
"The most dangerous, guardian of law and order"
"is stamping down the evildoers."
"Cut through our pains and protect us from evil."
"You're the incarnation as a protector of the people."
"Protector of the people."
Soldiers of Yavana, be ready.
Those flags are already torn.
Our army's breath is enough to blow it away.
This country must have been conquered by Alexander long ago.
Let's conquer it.
Kalingaraya, what is the matter?
I can't fight a battle without a leader.
True, Kalingaraya. We have no choice but to step back.
What will we do with the king?
Are we leaving him while he's fighting for his life?
What can we do? Let's leave.
Let's at least try to protect our provinces.
This huge army is not able to stop him from invading our borders.
Do you truly think you can stop him alone?
Let's destroy that weak army.
That great man's goal wasn't winning.
It was to unite us.
This war isn't just for his sake.
It's for all of us.
It's for our country which is born out of the unity of all our states.
If we run away now, even our wives will laugh at us.
Our posterities will be ashamed of us.
Our unity was Satakarni's dream.
Even if he isn't alive, his dreams must live.
The king has brought us all together, through our losses.
Let's unite now and honour his dream.
There's no time, soldiers.
Win or.. - Martyrdom.
Martyrdom..
If all the states are united.. - ..there will be one strong state.
Samara.
Hail the universal monarch..
'Like the stars that invade the sky'
'we have to invade their army.'
'We shouldn't follow one rule.'
'Whatever the path our soldiers are taking'
'it should be ambiguous to their army.'
'Our horses shouldn't even listen to us.'
'Even they shouldn't know the path we're taking.'
'Darkness should ascend even in a broad daylight.'
'When the horses are blindly moving around'
'we need to attack the enemies with an element of confusion.'
Athena!
You lost the day you sent a woman to poison me, Demetrius.
But it benefited us.
My dream prevailed even in my absence.
My dream shall live on after me.
Go.
Give this message to the world on behalf of me.
This country is a family.
We'll have many divisions and differences among us.
We fight with each other.
But if someone else comes to take it from us, we'll kill them.
We never bother anyone.
But we'll not spare anyone who bother us.
We'll build a cemetery at the borders
and hoist our flags on your graves.
Hail King Satakarni.. Hail..
Hail the destroyer.. Hail..
Hail King Satakarni.. Hail..
There will be no more war from now on.
There will be no more invasions.
No more..
It took 1500 years for foreigners to enter into this land.
No matter how many people ruled us for as long as they could
no one was able to uproot the nationalism Satakarni planted.
This is not just the story of Gautamiputra Satakarni's.
This is a story of every Telugu man and an Indian.
A story of tolerance and revolt.
The story of our forefathers.
Our story. This is our past.
This is our origin.
Let's speak about our past with pride and happiness.
Hail Gautamiputra Satakarni. Hail.
"The immortal King who gained glory enough for centuries"
"The boy born on the dawn, the child of Gautami, Satakarni."
"Hail.."
"As a light in the pitch dark, he ruled the kingdom with valour."
"He's the symbol of peace etched on the bloody sword."
"Hail the King.."
"You were here as the virtue of your mother"
"As the son of an inspirational mother, take our love with you."
"You were here as the pride of your mother."
"As the son of an inspirational mother, take our love with you."
"You are a victor who can defeat even the heavens."
"Hail the King.."
"You are the creator of dreams."
"Hail the King.."
"At tough times"
"you blazed like a fierce flame and stabilised the situation."
"Hail the King.."
"Army of corrupt lords who started serving greed have questioned you."
"Answer them.."
"Defeat the ones who are trying dominate this land."
"Defeat them."
"Hail the King.."
"Our great King, step into the ring"
"come immediately and save our lives, oh, noble hero."
"Our great King, step into the ring"
"come immediately and save our lives, oh, noble hero."
"Our great King, step into the ring"
"come immediately and save our lives, oh, noble hero."
"Our great King, step into the ring"
"come immediately and save our lives, oh, noble hero."
"Our hero."