Gautamiputra Satakarni (గౌతమిపుత్ర శాతకర్ణి)

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 the 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 as one.

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.'

'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 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.

I pity Satakarni.

He wouldn't be so reckless if his father had brought him up.

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 decided it create one tiny ripple of its own

then, 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 court

he'll suffer defeat, just like an elephant caught by a crocodile.

Do you want me to warn him the same?

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's our allies.

Your army isn't enough to bear the strength of our army.

But you cannot hope to defeat our ally, the Greek King Parithus.

Your army would 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 forgoing my empire.

I'm asking for his son.

If he did, 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.

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's Satakarni's rule now.

Minister, we have to present the sword to signify our surrender.

But what do we need to give you 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 killed you?

You'll come.

I'll wait for you near the doors of hell.

People of Kalyandurg, it is a warrior you're going against.

He's a powerful warrior.

He's the equal of a thousand suns glare.

Satavahana's monarch.

Satakarni.

We cannot live this peaceless 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 bloodlusting beast, not a human being.

You raised a war machine, not a King.

To bring about his victory

do you know how many lives are being snuffed out?

With the blood of the soldiers and the vermilion of married women

the land is turning red.

What's this lust for territory? Why is there such a bloodshed?

It is the virtue of a King.

What is the virtue of a King? - To uphold the law.

What is law?

It is something to be administered and abided by.

Is war something to be abided by?

Is it something to be administered?

Believing that Amaravati is a land of peace

and expecting it to be future Buddhist pilgrimage site

we were living here.

We can't stay here. Allow us to leave.

If you are seeking permission to leave

I am not the person to grant it.

It's the King, who is building monasteries for you.

You will get answers to all your questions.

Wait for my son to arrive.

He is the pride of the 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.

We are the sons of the same soil.

You joined with outsiders like Yavana's.

Is it wrong or not?

For the support of a foreigner who's increasing his kingdom

I had to give 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.

He'll know if we enter his land no matter where.

He's also known as Satakarna.

That means the one with 100 hands.

One hit is enough to kill 100 men.

With the victory over Kalyandurg

all the southern countries belong to Satakarni.

Now, there are only two Kings in the sub-continent.

Now, there are only two Kings in the 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 have a rule

that 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 my man.

He killed my men and became our man.

You are good.

You should continue the same valour with the fight of Sharats too.

Okay? - Yes, Your Majesty.

Friend! - Yes!

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.