About the title
Old Kattappa tells Shiva why he killed his father, Amarendra. After Amarendra was adopted by Queen Sivagami, his older stepbrother Bhallaladeva always envied him. The envy reached its peak after a battle with wild tribes, when Sivagami named the younger son heir to the kingdom. Bhallaladeva and his cunning father begin weaving dirty intrigues to get rid of Amarendra.