With the city saved, Raone vanishes into the crowd, leaving behind only a kavadi with the inscription "Ennai mudiyum Thamizh kavithai varugaiyathu" ("A Tamil can compose poetry about anything that flows"). Karthik, now a recluse, plants a banyan tree in the temple grounds, its roots a tribute to the resilience of Chennai.
With the city saved, Raone vanishes into the crowd, leaving behind only a kavadi with the inscription "Ennai mudiyum Thamizh kavithai varugaiyathu" ("A Tamil can compose poetry about anything that flows"). Karthik, now a recluse, plants a banyan tree in the temple grounds, its roots a tribute to the resilience of Chennai.