Hence why the death of the protagonist isn’t significant here. The Malaysian version had Kabali surrender since showing the shadowy side of the authorities may not have gone down too well over there. May be this is what Ranjith wanted to show. Ethnic minorities may still face prejudice from other races as well as the officials. But of course the real nature in Malaysia may be a little different. Why is this the case? The death of the villain symbolises the victory of Tamils in the film. Yet for the rest of the world, the police clearly have an intention of causing harm.
In the Malaysian version of the ending, the film ends with Kabali surrendering to the police. This isn’t intended to be a ‘Why did Kattapa kill Bahubali?’ type cliff hanger. Assuming he did kill Kabali, what could be the reason? May be he was blackmailed by the police and was offered to be released if he killed Kabali? Do we need to understand Tiger’s character deeper here? Did he show any signs that he might betray Kabali later on? Was he always there to put an end to Kabali? I don’t think that’s what Ranjith wants you to think about. My first thoughts immediately were, why did he kill Kabali? That’s what it seems like but we are not actually shown him even taking out a gun. The visual blacks out and we hear a gun shot. Then Tiger walks toward Kabali and stands there. Following which, we are back to the bakery and we hear police siren in the background. We are shown the moment where the police hand him a gun. Tiger’s a young man who worked under Kabali. This is where we become aware that Tiger’s been arrested.
We are also shown a clip of a man (Tiger) in a prison. He is engaging with few of the students from his school and hears what they have to say. In the last minute of the film, Kabali is present at a function to open up a new bakery. He could’ve kept the audiences at their comfort level but instead Kabali has 5 more minutes to add and the film ends with an open ended climax. Ranjith wrapped up the film there, he would’ve joined a long list of people who wanted to satisfy the audience. When it comes to big hero action film, we pretty much expect the protagonist to stand tall and victorious having killed the enemy right before the credits roll, don’t we? Kabali actually does have a similar scene but it doesn’t end there. There are of course a few that have moved away from these style of stories but they mostly experiment with new and upcoming artists. Good wins over evil type films have been constantly made and shown by film makers for decades. For years we’ve been suggested what to think and spoon fed information. Whether it’s intentional or not, most of us tend to expect a celebratory ending to a film.
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