Monkey Enters Lanka (2022) - full transcript

The world's fastest growing crime
is abduction and human trafficking

In 201724 million victims
were estimated worldwide

Those who don't know history

are doomed to repeat it

This film is based on a true event

Due to years of cultural
adaptations across Asia

Elements may have been
subject to artistic liberties

Lanka, a once prosperous land

ruled by the wealthy king Kubera

now stands robbed and
overthrown by a tyrant king

Ravana



Women from all corners of the Earth
are being snatched against their will

to satisfy Ravana's lust
and perverted thrills

Let go of me

Let go of me

Your...

Where is your leader?

If your leader is so powerful

Why can't he face us?

We will fight our way out of this!

I was only beginning to witness
Lanka's sad state of affairs

but however much I want
to, I cannot yet interfere

for the reason I was here
were for matters else

for a dear friend.. Lord Rama

I had promised to help



His beloved wife has been
missing for almost a year

a matter, no loving couple could ever bear

Don't worry

They say that…

Ravana cannot rape anyone,
he needs their consent

This is due to a curse...

Once Ravana tried to molest
a girl called Vedavati

to escape him

she set herself on fire, her
last words cursing him...

That if he dared rape anyone again...

he will burst into flames and die

Since then

they say he is afraid to molest anyone

All clues pointed towards
Lanka's tyrant king

if I find the princess here

the hellish planets will shudder
at the havoc I will bring

My only sister is dead

Curse you Ravana

you filthy pig

may your wives, lands and riches

burn before your very eyes

You may wonder

just exactly

who am I?

My feats have made even
Yama, the God of Death cry

I have acquired many
names over my long life

But none of those matter to me any longer

I am the servant of Rama,
here to help find his wife

Mother, does Ravana really have 10 heads?

Sssh

Please, leave me

I do not like this

"like"?

I will torture you into liking it

The aura was dark everywhere I turned

for men had abandoned righteousness

with lust they burned

Lust leads to greed, greed leads to anger

anger leads to suffering, which
was clear amongst Ravana's Lanka

Listen to me very carefully

that lady has driven our king to madness

there is some divine power in her

You mean the one in the
Asoka gardens right?

Yes

As soon as I saw her, I knew it was Sita

I was looking at a divine
soul, the universe beneath her

So you see

every living being is a
fragment of the ultimate

there is the supreme soul

and the energy force of nature

that nature is feminine

Never undermine your own nature as a female

The soul doesn't have a gender

I hope that makes you happy for the morning

Although her distress of
separation from Rama was clear,

her golden aura radiated more

than the gold paved city for
which she didn't seem to care

Sita

the way you talk of Rama, almost
makes us fall in love with him too

We have never heard of such an
ideal man, ideal king, ideal husband

where you left us last was where you stayed
in the forest and saw the golden deer

Do tell us more

Sister

the very day I saw the golden deer

was the very fateful day I saw
Lord Rama for the last time

when I saw the deer

I was hypnotised

with desire

desire of ownership

the very trait that leads to one's downfall

my loving Rama went to catch it for me

that's when your...

king...

Oh no! The King is coming

Run! We will be killed if caught here!

Upon seeing Ravan, I realised
what had become of him

this was a man who had
fallen to his own ego

Sita, Sita

beauty of all beauties

whose face glows more radiantly
than the sunrise by this tree

if only you would look at me

I would make all my wives
your handmaidens immediately

Oh why?

Why does she not see this handsome Ravan?

And his might?

And put up this uneccessary fight?

Darling

I stayed awake the entire
night and wrote this for you

Will I turn away again without your love?

You know many women die for my glance

yet you still stick to your
old, traditional marriage vows

speak, please

say something

Can a lotus flower grow
in the light of a firefly?

You do not know of Rama's radiance

you are but an insect in comparison

nor have you faced his arrows in battle

You clearly displayed your
so-called might when you abducted me

only, and only when I was all alone

to you women are objects

but in the kingdom of Lord Rama

every woman is treated as a Goddess

Sita

you have offered me one too many insults

Have I not been a gentleman to you

waiting for your consent

Name me one king

who has as much wealth as I do

You could have anything you desire

The wise do not find
happiness in material things

They find their joy
looking within themselves

Alright, I'm getting tired of this

Pleasures conceived in the
world of the senses alone

have a beginning and an end
and eventually lead to misery

nothing material is permanent happiness

And please be honest

You are no gentleman

the real reason you have
waited for my consent

is because of your curse

that if you were to make love
to one without her consent

you would burst into flames

How do you know that?

Whose been speaking behind my back?

Speak up

Who told you this?

How do you know this?

Who has been speaking behind my back

Speak up

Sita

I have given you too much luxury

You are my property now

You belong to me

Do you understand?

I should behead you here

I do not fear you

or your blade

strike now...

and you will only relieve me from my sorrow

of being separated from my Lord

O Ravana

there are many concubines
for you to enjoy today

Why waste your time with her?

Security

You

Do what you will with Sita

but in one month, if she
doesn't accept me willingly

I will draw my sword again

and this time

her head will lie at my feet

and so will all of yours

and so will yours

Look my husband has taken a liking to you

if you don't give in, he will kill you

I don't understand

this kingdom has everything
you would ever want

it can make your dreams
come true, just say yes

that is all you have to do, just give in

just compromise

This poor soul has endured a
lot of sorrow, torment and pain

I wanted to liberate her immediately,
so it didn't happen again

right now, if I make any move I
put the mission and her at risk

I must be stealthy and wait until
night, so the task can be accomplished

these moments felt like the
passing of an entire age

I couldn't wait to tell
her of Rama, cheer her up

and then show these demons my rage

Only one month left

Haven't forgotten me have you?

The once beautiful Surpanakha

who any man would die for

turned down by the handsome Rama

for you

after what his brother did to me

watch and see what my
brother Ravana will do to you

To the very personification
of nobility and righteousness

Glory to Rama

Darling to his citizens and
adhered to by many sages

Glory to Lord Rama

Whose heart belongs to princess Sita

Glory to Lord Rama

What trickery is this?

Who now searches heartbroken
for his beloved wife Sita

and sent this monkey to find her

Glory to Lord Rama

Please don't fear me divine Mother

I came as Lord Rama's messenger

I've never seen you in Rama's kingdom

Who are you?

How do you know my Lord and his anthem?

I have many names, but he calls me Hanuman

you may do also

much has happened since you went missing

now armies of monkeys are in search
parties spanning all corners of the Earth

helping Rama find you

Lord Rama?

Search parties looking for me?

Is it really true?

My Lord hasn't forgotten about me?

Divine Mother, I know it is hard to believe

but Lord Rama was confident I
would be the one to find you

and so he gave me this ring to
present to you as a token of trust

How is he?

He must have been so distraught
from my sudden dissapearance

by bodily health he may look well

but I can barely begin to describe
his distress, being separated from you

He loves you twice as much as you love him

he asked me to deliver this message

Sita

Ever since I have been separated from you

Everything has become its reverse

Fresh and tender leaves
on trees look like fire

The moon scorches like the sun

Lotuses look like spears

Fragrant breezes sound
like hissing serpents

I long with all my heart to see you again

Divine Mother

it brought much sorrow to my heart

to see the pain in the eyes of King Rama

and now after meeting you today

I cannot bare to see another in pain

of being separated from their loved one

I wish I could take you
back with me right now

but I see no practical way of doing so

O Hanuman

I'm so grateful for you

You have delivered me from my sorrows

However

I worry for the state of
several other women here like me

I do not wish to leave them as they are

I wish to wait for Lord Rama

he will help bring reform to this society

Indeed, I have seen the state
of women in this dark kingdom

yet, you had the strength to fight back

Now that you have been located

Await Rama's arrows fill these skies

and wipe out these demons

I will insure you and
Lord Rama reunite soon

just begin reciting his glories

and before you can be
finished, we will be back

Hanuman

I'm so pleased to have met you

and to hear of my husband

but if I were to recite all his glories

it would take me years

please don't make it that long

Here

take this

he will know it is mine

May I ask, Hanuman?

How do you know Lord Rama?

What brought this alliance
between man and monkey?

He came to us seeking for help

and my kind, we never turn anybody down

as you know

the rules state

Rama is forbidden from entering any city

But...

I have witnessed myself

how he doesn't need a kingdom to be King

he is the loving friend of the
poor, and treats all equally

all my monkey friends now serve him

and will be ready to lay
their life down for him

O Hanuman

But Hanuman

have you seen how big and
ferocious the people here are?

Some apparently have battled
beings on heavenly planets

I worry

For yourself and your...

monkeys

do you think you have the

strength or experience in warfare?

Even Lord Yama, the God of Death,
shudders when he hears my name

I am sworn to help and
protect those who come to me

and those who pledge
allegiance to Lord Rama

What you are about to witness now is just
a teaser of what my army is capable of

Let me insure no demon torments you again

until I return with Lord Rama

Once Ravana is done with Sita

who do you think he is going to pass...

Fruit thief in the Ashoka
gardens, kill it immediately

Hand me the weapon of
Lord Brahma (Brahmastra)

I hope you all become better
men in your next lives

Once I've crushed your filthy skulls

I shall slay this beast and
prove that I am Meganath

Son of Ravan

You and you

prove yourselves

Don't you worry, it's not over yet

I purposely fell to that weapon

as towards it's creator I have much respect

Strip off his armour
and take him to the King

Who are you monkey?

And how dare you injure my men?

Have you not heard my name
and trembled with fear?

I am here as the messenger of Lord Rama

Hanuman

Have you no heard my Lord's
name and trembled with fear?

He who single-handedly
defeated mighty tyrants

mightier than you

Foolish monkey

You dare threaten me, the mighty Ravan

with a name of a mere human being?

Impotent monkey

I am not the least troubled
by your provocations

Nor by your Rama

Now

How dare you steal fruits from
my garden and injure my men?

Funny

The theft of a mere fruit enrages you

Yet you have no problem with righteousness

to abduct human beings against their will

How dare you?

Regarding your men

They attacked me with intention to kill

I attacked back

Self defense Ravana

It's Lord Ravana

Please

Heed my advice

Return the princess Sita
to her rightful husband

and give up your evil ways

Man is never beyond redemption

My King is compassionate

He will forgive you

Really?

I require the forgiveness
of a mere human being?

You know, Ravana

If it wasn't for your ego

Your sense of "I, I, I, Me,
Me, Me, Mine, Mine, Mine"

You could be a great King, like Rama

Ravana will be damned, before he
takes advice from a lowly monkey

Just who do you think you are?

Do you not know where you stand?

You have been caught by the great Ravan

Correction

You have not caught the
messenger of Lord Rama

The messenger of Rama let himself
be caught to get a good look

at the fool who waged
war with his mighty Rama

What I mean is

It is I who has captured you

I will have you tortured and beheaded

Choose your words wisely

Hah

Fool, there is no weapon on Earth

or any other Heavenly
planet belonging to any God

that can harm me

I could finish you right now if I wished

But as a messenger I would
be insulting King Rama

since I am missing a mandate from him

Kill this creature immediately

Stop

Forgive me your grace

I'm sorry to interrupt

But, it is against all
statecraft to kill a messenger

Vibishan, my brother

what good timing

What do you suggest that
we do with him then?

Well, you might be able to punish him

but we cannot kill him

A monkey's tail

Is it's most precious possession

If he were human I would have defaced him

Such that he would not show
his face again in a crowd

But as we are dealing with a monkey

How would he show his bottom
to the rest of the pack

(Laughter)

Bind his tail to rags and set it on fire

Hanuman

The fire does not burn you

It is all in the mind

I will make sure your protected from it

You have proven yourself as a yogi

and kept your vow of celebacy

I grant you the 8 supernatural
powers (Ashta Siddhi)

and 9 abilities (Nava Niddhi)

Now Arise

Remember your promise to Rama

Arise

(Please come to us, O Rama)

(Will you come to save us, Hare Rama)

(Please arrive soon, our beloved Rama)

(Not only Sita, please know
we too await you desperately)

Hanuman, my dear friend

You are twice as dear to
me as my own blood brothers

I know you will be the one
to find my beloved Sita

I trust in you

Remember how you shook the
heavens as a mere child

Remember that title you once held

Great sage, Equivalent of heaven

Hare Rama

HARE

RAMA

O fools of Ravana

Slaves of arrogance

Is this all you have got?

Lord Ravana

I'm sorry I failed you

Please spare my wives and daughters, please

RAVANA

I will leave you at the mercy of Lord Rama

Just know that I could
have killed you today

If he had permitted me

But my mission was only,
and only to locate Sita

But when I return with the mighty Rama

you better be ready to surrender

Lord Shiva has come to free us all

Soon Ravana will prepare for war

But at least for now, Sita
wouldn't suffer anymore

As I watched the biting
flames leave Sita untouched

I realised something which will be told

through many ages to come

Sita wasn't the one being saved from Lanka

Lanka was the one being saved

By Sita

(To Be Continued)

Lanka is now known as Sri Lanka

Written and Directed by Saie S Surendra

Based on the epic Ramayanam, Ramacaritamanas,
Ramakien, Bhagavad Gita and Journey to the West

Shri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram

Sita Ram Sita Ram Sita Ram Jai Jai Ram

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare