Centuries ago, there lived a king named Ellalan remembered for his integrity and power.

He was known as Manu Needhi Cholan — the ruler who followed justice like a sacred duty.

In his court, there was No hierarchy in pain. No difference between a farmer, a royal, or even a voiceless creature. The story goes: he hung a bell outside his courtroom anyone in need could ring it.

One day, it wasn’t a person who rang it… it was a grieving cow. Her calf had been killed by the king’s own son’s chariot. What Ellalan did next was unimaginable. In that moment, Ellalan didn’t turn to politics or privilege.

Without looking away, he made an impossible decision to offer the same pain back, from his own bloodline. He held his son accountable to the same law that governed every life in his kingdom.