Malleshwari

"Rani Vasam" was a common tradition that was considered a "boon" for young women in the Vijayanagara Empire. Nagaraju and Malliswari of Veerapuram are maternal cousins who became close friends in childhood. They are separated by her maid Jalaja, who is afraid that they will be beheaded, as stipulated in the tradition. They meet in a mandapa at night during a rainfall and take shelter in the same mandapa. They converse with them, unaware of their true identity, and Nagaraja arranges a meeting of MallisWari with