Lingaa Page #9

"Let's live without bias

Not be caste-conscious"

"Shall we conquer

Fate's signature?"

"We built mountains substantial

Shall we build a dam for survival?"

"Shall we rule our country,

our flag fluttering in victory?"

Sir...he's coming

Sir, chair?

I knew you'd come

in search of me

Mr Lingeswaran

King of Kodaiyur

Only now you're standing

in the place fit for you

Our ancestors didn't put you

in your rightful place

That's why I'm standing

Mr Collector!

What's the matter?

First, rain has flooded

the western Ghats

And before the floods target us,

we need dam's shutter equipments

Otherwise are you worried, your dam

will be washed away in the flood?

No, I'm worried this whole village

will be washed away in the flood

How can I prevent that?

As District Collector, you have

confiscated all the equipments

Why should I?

Ego

You suffer from a complex

you may lose this challenge

I have nothing of that sort

Then grant me

permission at once

Okay

What's your 2nd problem?

Not mine

People's problem

I transferred land from the landlord

of Rayakottai to the people of this village

Your Govt has confiscated it

As per our Govt's orders, landlords

can own only a certain amount of assets

It isn't the landlord's property

It belongs to the people now

But our Govt already bought it

Thanks to your conspiracy

You predated the document

by 2 years and cheated my friend

You found out, huh?

The whole country

knows you inside out

So what?

What do you want me to do?

Simple

As a Collector, pass an order stating

the farmer owns the land he cultivates

Can do, but now

it is Govt. property

We can't lift our finger

without any proof

I know only too well

State your rate

Do you want twice or 5 times

the present land value?

I want 100 times

the present value

My God!

Thanks to the dam it is now

fertile and equal to gold

That will be its value tomorrow

"A lion can conceal its growl

Tigers can smile and play foul"

"Some are pro in deceiving

Wolf in sheep's clothing"

"Praise you right up to the skies

And then drop you in an abyss"

"Within a bouquet there is

a snake that will hiss"

"Even if the mighty elephant

falls into a bottomless pit..."

"...no one can trample

its spirit unshakable"

"Truth will triumph one day when

you'll get a standing ovation then"

"Only you, this village will proclaim

You deserve all the name and fame"

"Lies blow like a tempest

But truth speaks the calmest"

"Instead of thorns on that day

roses will pave your way"

This is atrocious!

Let's meet the Governor

Go to the High court

Or if need be, even to

London High court!

We are running

out of time now

This is not the work

of a mere individual

It's a joint conspiracy!

Okay, I'll pay

I'll pay your price

I need 4 days grace time

Why 4 days?

I don't have ready cash

Only immovable assets

To make final settlement

for the sluice gate...

...I have to sell gold and

silver from my palace

To pay your exorbitant rate

I'm forced to sell the palace

I need time to

finalize the deal

Why sell it to

some random stranger?

I'll give you money

to pay for the sluice

Give me the palace

With all the gold, silver,

furniture and fittings

Done

Tomorrow I'll come

with my palace documents

Wait...!

Janet, can you

please take her inside?

If you want our deal

to be implemented...

...2 conditions

You shouldn't tell anyone

what transpired between us

Ettappan like Brutus

will hide behind you

2nd condition?

Accept the dam was not built

by you but by the British Govt

I'm prepared to go to any length

for the dam and my people, okay?

Will you keep up your word?

See you tomorrow

Very good, sir

I've prepared an order...

...stating the Rayakottai land

belongs to the farmer

Hand it over safely

at the Collector's office

Yes, sir

Come...come

Come fast

Look, he bought these lands

for peanuts from us

That's the land document

He's selling our lands

to the British!

Holy cow! Look at those

piles of currency notes

He's taken many more

such boxes before

How do you know?

One of the cops here is

my nephew...he saw them

Why is the dog barking?

Security, check

if anyone is there!

Let's scoot

All the silver

is in the car

How can you still smile?

You built a dam for the people

You lost your name and wealth

You lost your

title and palace

But I haven't lost

my peace of mind

How long will you live

hoarding all this?

For what I did today...

...many generations will benefit

in years to come, you moron!

Come, Sami Pillai

Why is this 'linga'

green in color, sir?

It's made of emerald

Really costly

We'll tell your father

to appoint tight security

Okay

We'll inform the village later!

Yes

- Hey Dubash!

- What, ma?

Where are your wife and children?

Gone to her parents' house

Why?

For the next delivery

Where are all our people?

No idea

Everyone is aware we are opening

the temple on Lord Shiva's Holy night

Your majesty, please

call a chaste virgin

With goodness of heart

let her light the lamp

The whole village

will be prosperous!

Bharathi, light the lamp

He'll soon want you to

light his heart and home too!

You took the call

before me, huh?!

Go, dear

Leader...chief!

Why are you

dragging him?

Chief...please listen to me

Go away

Better clear out of this village

Hereafter, you don't have

the right to step into this village

What are you saying?

You don't know

You didn't see

But we all did!

We saw him accept a box filled with

loads of cash from the British Collector

Who...he did...?

Did he take money

from our enemy?

Yes...see if he can

refute my allegation!

Your majesty, did you take

money from that British Collector

Yes

Now do you believe me?

He himself has accepted

Ask him why he did so?

How can he answer that?

How can he reveal

what happened there?

Blue blood it seems!

It's an insult to him

Hey! Why should

he be humiliated?

Sami Pillai!

As if we won't know

if he doesn't tell us!

He told us

if the dam is built...

...then all lands to the east

will be submerged

So he bought them

from us for pittance

Then he sold it to the British

for a king's ransom!

And went to and fro collecting

box-load of money from the Collector

Isn't it the truth?

Tell them

We saw him hand over

our documents to the British Collector

Yes

Why did he give

our documents to him?

Land that may submerge in water

should only be with the builder

What are you saying?

Ask him that question

If the dam was built by

the British Govt or by him?

Sir, was this dam built by

the British like they are saying?

Yes, this dam was built

by the British Govt

Then all these days why did you

act like you built this dam?

Forget that

He gave us the land owned

by the landlord of Rayakottai...

...which he bought to replace ours

Isn't that also a drama?

Show him the notice

Did you take

a good look?

He has sent us a notice

asking us to return those lands!

British took those lands from

the landlord of Rayakottai long ago

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