00:12Who is the wittiest jester in the land?
00:16Denali!
00:17Hits you with his wit, things get out of hand.
00:20Denali!
00:21He can build you up or cut you down.
00:24Denali!
00:25He's a poet, he's a clown.
00:28Denali!
00:28Denali!
00:32Denali!
00:33Denali!
00:34Denali!
00:35Denali!
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00:38Denali!
00:38Yeah!
00:40The Adventures of Tenali Ramen!
00:48One bright morning in the kingdom of Vijayanagara, a dark storm began to brew.
01:04Denali!
01:06Denali!
01:06Denali!
01:27Denali!
01:29The Northern Emperor dares threaten me?
01:32Who does he think he is?
01:34Actually sire, he thinks he is in command of a superior army.
01:39And he is correct.
01:41Look at this!
01:43All you have around here these days are a bunch of deadbeat poets, amateur sculptors and second-rate
01:50painters!
01:52Meanwhile, your army is not only weak and depleted...
01:58They're lying down on the job!
02:00And it all started when he showed up!
02:04Your Majesty!
02:06Tenali Ramen has distracted you with his ridiculous poetry and antics!
02:12And made you forget your military obligations to the king!
02:16Enough!
02:19What is the status of my ground troops?
02:23Ground troops?
02:33My battle elephants!
02:36Oliphants?
02:39No!
02:40No!
02:40No!
02:42No!
02:43My elite archery division!
02:49Not so good!
02:51This is an outrage!
02:56My army in tatters!
02:59How can I face my enemy in battle now?
03:03My kingdom is lost!
03:06Perhaps not, my lord!
03:09Allow me to speak with the emperor!
03:11He may be a reasonable man!
03:13What?
03:14How could you send him?
03:15He is the cause of all this!
03:18If anything, he should be executed for sabotaging the kingdom's defences!
03:24Silence, Rajguru!
03:26Is there no end to your ranting?
03:29Why you little...
03:31Never mind them!
03:32Radhkurji!
03:33I was only trying to help!
03:35Stop it!
03:35Go for it!
03:38Save my kingdom!
03:39With the weight of the entire kingdom on his shoulders,
03:43the jester to Nali Ramen strode forth to meet the emperor
03:47and an unknown fate!
03:50Who goes there?
03:53Only a humble messenger from the great king of Vijayanagara,
03:57Krishnadevaraya!
03:58He hopes to negotiate a truce with you, O great emperor of the north!
04:03A truce, eh?
04:04Sounds like fun!
04:07Ha ha ha!
04:08Your majesty, what are you doing?
04:11Why negotiate?
04:13I am merely having a little fun before the inevitable battle.
04:17I'll make a demand the king can never fulfill, and then we will strike!
04:23Lowly messenger, it is my duty to agree to a compromise if your great king desires one.
04:31But it must be on my terms!
04:34Do you know the great epic, the Mahapharata?
04:38Yes, lord.
04:39It is a very long epic with eighteen parvas and several thousands of poems.
04:45Excellent messenger!
04:46Perhaps you are not as stupid as you look!
04:49Whoa!
04:51Whoa!
04:53Well then, you must write a new Mahapharata, making me the hero of the epic!
04:59It must be completed within a week's time and be dedicated to me and my royal greatness!
05:06If you succeed, I shall sign a peace agreement.
05:11But if you fail, my army will charge into your kingdom and burn it to the ground!
05:22Now, worm, crawl back to your master and explain my terms!
05:26Ha-ha!
05:31Back at the palace, hope was waning.
05:34The task seemed impossible.
05:37Meanwhile, the Rajguru had other plans.
05:40All right men!
05:41Stand at attention!
05:43Remember, after Tenali Rahman's inevitable failure, it will be up to you to defend your majesty's kingdom to the last
05:51man!
05:52You must give me, and the king, enough time to make a full retreat from the kingdom with all of
06:00the royal treasure we can carry!
06:04Do you understand?!
06:06That's guru!
06:07How dare you consider a retreat!
06:16Rahman!
06:17At last!
06:19You better have good news for me, Rahman!
06:24Tenali told Krishnadevaraya of his compromise with the Emperor.
06:28But his news was not well received.
06:31Rahman, you imbecile!
06:33Not only is this task impossible, but the very idea is humild.
06:40You have failed me, Tenali Raman, in our most desperate hour.
06:45Now, all is lost.
06:48Prepare to abandon the kingdom! Collect the royal treasures!
06:51Where are my travelling robes? Hurry up there!
06:53Are you fish clappers? What are you doing there?
06:55The Emperor gives one week to achieve this task, sire.
06:59Please allow me to try.
07:01Alright, Tenali. I'll trust you.
07:07But know that the fate of the entire kingdom, rests in your hands.
07:14I will do my best, sire.
07:17Good job, my friends.
07:19This should be plenty of paper for the Mahabharata.
07:22But Tenali, how will you fill these pages with words in only one week?
07:28Just put the blank pages in the palanquin.
07:31You will see.
07:32Beyond the river, the northern king has made himself at home,
07:36his arrogance permeating the very soil of this ancient land.
07:41Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!
07:44The messenger returns with the palanquin.
07:47Surely not Mahabharata.
07:57King of Kings!
07:59After much toil, I have written the great epic, honouring and of course, featuring yourself!
08:14Now then messenger, I grow curious. Read me the first chapter of this Mahabharata.
08:22Of course. But may I humbly ask that, you clarify some doubts I have about this story.
08:30Continue.
08:31I have portrayed you as the great Dharma Raja, known for his just mind.
08:41I have described Her Highness, your wife, as Draupadi.
08:49But Draupadi has five husbands in the epic.
08:58Oh yeah! Five husbands!
09:02So, unable to decide who the other four husbands should be, I left some gaps in the book.
09:10Perhaps you could...
09:11Five husbands?
09:15My wife has...
09:17Yes, five husbands.
09:19Now, if you could decide, I could finish the book in no time.
09:23What say you, O King?
09:31Shocked by the humiliation of Tenali's words, the Emperor sits frozen like some terrible statue,
09:37while his court falls into chaos.
09:41Silence!
09:42Do you not see my hand?
09:44I demand silence!
09:46I want this epic burn! Burn, do you hear?
10:02Undone by his own foolish pride, the Emperor returned home in disgrace.
10:08And Tenali Raman returned to the palace for some much-needed rest.
10:13Well, Tenali, you've done it. The Emperor has gone home in disgrace.
10:17And my kingdom is safe once again.
10:20And with nothing but a bunch of blind palm leaves!
10:24Yee-ha! Woo-hoo!
10:28Hey, Rajguru.
10:30What do you think of that?
10:32W-w-wonderful, Your Majesty! I-I-I knew it would work all along!
10:36Didn't I?
10:37You didn't!
10:37It's dead!
10:39It's dead!
10:40Oh, no!
10:44That's good!
10:46The end!
10:52Tenali, Tenali, Tenali.
11:17Tenali, Tenali.
