Shanmukha

Life on earth began with a small tiny change and evolved into millions of different species over a span of thousands of years.

Necessity brought forth thinking. A confluence of such thought taught mankind problem-solving skills.

That very skill has classified life on earth into different sorts of species.

The only species that has inculcated greed and betrayal as a part of their survival and have distinguished themselves as such are the human beings.

Evolution began with hunger but with the arrival of man on the species chain, it turned into experimentation.

Nature taught man lessons in survival but uncontained greed has led the nature to teach man very costly lessons.

That is why Man now experiences the results of his unprecedented greed.

He is torn between scientific curiosity and wisdom.

He is burdened between the choice of faith and truth.

Ever since he disrespected Nature and until now, there have been countless evidences of these lessons.

One such evidence is our story here.

Brother-in-law, what is this?

No woman in our village has ever gone through such pain delivering babies.

Why is my sister in so much pain?

What’s with all her cries?

The entire forest is ringing with the sound of her pain.

Those cries are not hers.

Those are the cries of my child that’s in her womb.

Even before he comes out, he is scaring the entire forest.

Look how that volcano erupts.

Look how the forest is aflame.

Look at the frenzy that the animals are in.

My son is the king of this forest.

Don’t you hear those unsettling cries of that bird?

That is not a good omen, brother-in-law.

Please think of a way for your child-king to come out soon.

If not, he will end up dying in the womb.

Don’t ever use the word ‘death’ when mentioning my child.

He is the one who kills; not the one who dies.

And even if he does, I know how to use sorcery to bring him back to life.

I will use all my skill of sorcery to make my son the king.

Let’s go.

Lady?

Please come out once.

My sister is suffering with labor pains.

Please take a look.

What is all this ruckus in the middle of the night?

Leave!

Leave!

Please, sir. I will help her with delivering the baby. Please, don’t hurt him, sir.

Be careful, lady.

Brother-in-law, why is he dangerously deformed?

It’s the arrival of Shanmukha.

Husband, please don’t leave us.

Please listen to me.

Bhadra, you take care of them.

Alright, brother-in-law.

Sweet baby, sweet baby.

You must rule the entire world.

Everyone must sing your praises.

Sweet baby, sweet baby...

Come here.

Please play with my son as well.

Oh no! I don’t want to play with him.

I am scared of him.

Sweet baby, sweet baby

Oh no!

It’s the devil.

Let’s hit it with stones and kill it.

Don’t hit him!

Devil! Devil! Devil!

Devil! Devil!

Don’t hit him!

Don’t hit him!

Get away from him!

Your beauty doesn’t last forever.

The only thing that stays with you until the end is your heart.

Here, have it.

No, I don’t want it.

My mother told me not to eat anything offered by you.

So, I don’t want it.

Please, have it.

No, I don’t want it.

Please, have it.

No, I don’t want it.

- Please, have it. - No.

Please have it.

Didn’t I tell you not to go anywhere close to him?

All of you are hell-bent on making my son’s life miserable.

Are you going to kill him while he is still alive?

Lady?

Lady? Lady?

Lady, please don’t hit him.

Sweet baby, sweet baby Sweet baby, sweet baby

Lady? What happened?

Sweet baby, sweet baby

Brother, I don’t think I will live any longer.

No, nothing is going to happen to you.

I know it to be true.

It’s your responsibility to care for him.

I am not going to live any longer.

Brother, my child...

I will take care of him, sister.

- My child... - Sister?

Where is the holy man?

Is there no solution for Shanmukha’s problem?

Vigandah.

That is the solution for Shanmukha’s problem.

That is available only in Varanasi, the place where Lord Shiva emerged.

Lord Shiva of Kashi is my only hope for a solution.

He is the only one who can show me the way.

I shall leave for Kashi immediately.

May I be successful in my venture.

Your tolerance towards pain shows how determined you are.

But to learn something you must submit.

Begin the ritual.

(Chants}

Teacher, I am at your mercy. Please protect me.

I salute you.

Arrogant man!

Stop right there!

Teacher, is there no solution for Shanmukha’s problem?

I am unable to bear with his plight.

Please show me some way to solve this problem.

Please remove the deformity that ails my Shanmukha.

I am sure there is a solution for this in our holy books.

Please look into it.

I am sure there is a way.

I will do anything you command me to.

Please command me, holy man.

This is the solution to your problem.

How wonderful!

Bhadra, this is the solution to your Nephew Shanmukha’s problem.

Cancer, Aquarius, Virgo, Aries, Scorpio and Libra sun signs.

We must go to the city immediately.

Blood must be offered.

Karthik?

Yes, sir.

You know that the area under our patrol is riddled with drugs, don’t you?

Yes, sir.

I just found that my son is involved in that shady business.

If the department gets a wind of this, my reputation is going to be in tatters.

Ensure that my son gets out of this unscathed. With regards others, make sure that they are locked up and punished severely.

Okay, sir.

Rascal!

I’ve been trying to reach you for the past two days.

Your phone has been switched off.

When I enquired with your friends, they told me that they have no clue as to where you are.

What’s going on?

I wanted to pay you back and that has led to a nasty fight with my father. I walked away from home, bro.

Rascal!

If you leave home, how are you going to pay me back?

I brought the money, bro.

Bro, I need some weed.

Do you have the money?

I shall pay you back later, bro.

From now on, no money means no weed.

Got it?

What?

What did you say?

Do you take me for a fool?

I am not your local grocer that you can open a tab with.

Give me the money and then take your weed.

Who the hell are you?

Who let him in?

I want some weed.

Weed?

There’s no weed here. Leave!

A guy called Lokesh told me that I would be able to buy weed here.

I brought money as well.

Lokesh?

Is there someone called Lokesh here?

He must be a police officer.

You do know that my father is a Chief Inspector, don’t you?

He must have sent him here to have my back.

Hey, apparently, he is a police officer.

"Your question will be responded by destruction, The one who doesn't know defeat."

He is the masterpiece.

Dashing, daring, police!

"Even infront of millions,"

"Even in front of the army, he doesn't get scared."

Dashing! Daring!

Keep this with you. Here, have it.

If you ever need any weed, I shall give them to you for free.

Please save me now.

Can I trust you on that?

Don’t you remember the countless times I give you weed without taking any payment from you?

It’s a decent proposal.

I will take care of this.

Don’t forget about the weed.

What is it? What do you want?

Who’s inside with you?

Even if you get to know who that is, what are you going to do about it?

Don’t you know who I am?

You are seriously going to regret this!

My father is the Chief Inspector Ram Murthy.

He is the Chief Inspector at Madhav Rao Nagar police station.

I will tell my father all about this.

Sorry, sir.

Get out of here.

Okay, sir.

What business do you have with students?

Sir, I don’t know anything.

Please believe me, sir.

Please, sir.

Sir!

Hey, don’t come close.

Or I will shoot you.

Listen, I can take that gun away from you effortlessly.

If you play games, I will thrash you until you die here tonight!