Rudhramadevi

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'My name...'

'...is Marco Polo'

'Italy is my motherland'

'Approximately for 25 years...'

'...I have travelled through

Persia, China, Burma, India'

'...and Singhalese countries'

'Venice, Italy

13th century A.D'

'After seeing the wonders of Asia...'

'...and buying valuable memorabilia'

'...I reached Italy'

'But Republic of Genova was

in the throes of a terrible war'

'The King and the people were

trembling in fear of losing'

This amazing article...paper!

Discovery of the Chinese

We no longer need to write

on leaves and textiles anymore

In our present predicament...

...we don't need these fancy gifts

Marco Polo

We need an escape plan

Because I don't have a male heir...

...I was compelled to comply

and bow my head to our enemies

You have travelled around the world

You were granted an audience by

Genghis Khan's grandson Kublai Khan

With your worldly knowledge...

...hoping you would help us

with an escape strategy

...we invited you here

Then you must learn more about

the mighty Kakatiya emperor...

...who became the supreme ruler

of the Telugu kingdom

Who is that mighty emperor?

Rudramadevi

'The Kakatiya reign that spread

fame in all 8 directions...'

'...is not a kingdom

to be trifled with'

'From Kalinga in the East'

'Karnata in the West'

'Madhyadesa in the North'

'...Kakatiya kingdom extended

till Kanchi in the south'

'With Orugallu as their capital...'

'...the Kakatiyas ruled

providing prosperity and plenty'

Praise be to Goddess Kakatamma

consort of Lord Shiva, destroyer of evil

King Ganapati Deva's wife,

our queen will deliver a royal heir

This news will be announced shortly

If our queen gives birth

to a daughter...

...king of Devagiri's army will

lay siege and enslave us again

'The hell we suffered when they held

King Ganapati Deva captive is enough'

If the same situation arises

we might as well die

We only want a prince to be born!

God Rudralinga

Bless our queen

with a little prince

Guardian deity Ellamma!

Let our queen be

blessed with a baby boy

Guardian deity Ellamma!

Bless us with a little prince

My dear brother

Hari Hara Deva

Look how high the expectations

of the people are

They want our old cousin

to have a son

If it's a daughter...

(scornful laughter)

...it will be a case of

empty expectations!

What you said is absolutely true

King Ganapati Deva is not

destined to have a male heir

Only a girl baby will be born

With the help

of buried treasure...

...to complete building

the 7 walls of the fort

...as an incarnate of Goddess Shakti

...that girl child will save

our entire kingdom

Women...!

To satiate the desires of men

and to serve their every need...

...Lord Brahma created

this beautiful angel called 'girl'

Not to rule a kingdom

Keep aside the king's horoscope

Check if my master's horoscope

predicts he will ascend the throne

The Kakatiya throne

belongs to us

Find the auspicious date

for our coronation

Murari Deva

Ask the feudal chieftains

who favor us to be prepared

As soon as his daughter is born

if the king renounces his throne...

...at least his life will be spared

Otherwise he will set foot

on his journey to Heaven

Your words echo

my thoughts, brother

My lord, unaware of the fact

you are the local thieves here...

...they are afraid of king Singhana

of Devagiri who is our neighbor

If he lays siege on our land...

...we will be wiped out

Dust to ashes!

'Devagiri kingdom'

To close the chapter of

the Kakatiya dynasty...

...get our troops

ready for action

Sharpen your weapons which will

slash even eye lashes to pieces!

Heighten the spirits of cavalry

and elephantry with spirits!

Make them mighty and strong

If a daughter is born

to king Ganapati Deva...

...he and his people

will be broken hearted

Right then let the death-bell toll

That ring is the invitation

for us to advance and attack

I will gift the Kakatiya Kingdom...

...to my 2nd grandson, Mahadeva

Soldiers, get ready to fight

'Kakatiya kingdom'

Good news, my lord

Queen Somambadevi has given

birth to a beautiful girl baby

You indeed gave me good news

But this is not

the wish of the people

They wanted a male heir

When this news reaches

our enemies' ears...

...they will probably

be happier than us

Shiva Devaiah, even before

you gave me this good news...

...I got the news

through my spies

Our enemies of Devagiri are sharpening

their swords to attack our people it seems

Our allies and feudal chieftains

are eyeing our throne with interest

We can stop them temporarily

But what will become of

our kingdom without a male heir?

Should my people

be enslaved again?

What will be the future

of my clan and my kingdom?

Only if there is no male heir

should you be scared

What are you saying?

Your Majesty!

The gender of the baby is known

only to my wife who was the midwife...

...our queen, you and me

This child born as an incarnate

of Lord Shiva as Rudra...

...let us name her Rudramadevi

To our people we will introduce him

as the prince Rudradeva

You want me to lie and

deceive my own people?

To avoid danger, we should

forget the word 'impossible'

Not only to our enemies

and our own people

Even the new born baby

should never know she is a girl

Heir to the Durjaya dynasty

The future prince

of the Kakatiya kingdom

Sri Sri Sri Rudradeva

The little prince

Long live prince Rudradeva

Long live our future heir to the throne

Long live our little prince

Can you hear that?

The sound of people cheering

Heir to the throne and

our enemy is born

Rudradeva!

The scriptures cannot go wrong

Birth and death are God's will

God writes, huh?

Your death is

written in our hands

'Unable to kill the new born baby

they killed the astrologer'

He wasn't even lucky enough

to wear this pearl necklace

Ganapati Deva has a son?

A new enemy is born

for our Devagiri dynasty

And to top it all, he is named

after Lord Shiva as Rudradeva

My father Jaitugi,

king of the Yadavas...

...brutally killed Rudradeva,

Ganapati Deva's uncle

They have named

this child after him!

This feud has been spouting

hatred for 2 generations

Is he extending this enmity

to the third generation?

Ganapati Deva has

not forgotten anything

Shall we wage a war, Your Majesty?

Happiness is half the strength

To Ganapati Deva, his male heir

gives strength equal to the mountain

Let us be calm for a while

The chance to dethrone Ganapati Deva

has slipped from our hands

If you are scared

of the new male heir...

...what can we do, Your Majesty?

Army chief

Do you think I will be scared

of the Kakatiya male heir?

No

Not at all

Right before my eyes my grandson

is growing up like a hungry tiger's cub

Mahadeva

First tell our prince, knives are

not used to cut nails

Knives cut necks

as well as nails!

Grandfather, whenever the time

is right, Orugallu fort is mine

Kakatiya crown is also mine

'Secret hide-out in a dense forest'

Bravo! Rudradeva

Your swordsmanship is

noteworthy at this young age

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