Tenali Rama tries to buy time from Krishnadevaraya in order to wait for Mallu Deva and his men to arrive but Tathacharya isn't convinced. After a while, when Tenali is about to get hanged, Mallu Deva sneaks out from a secret chamber and is forced to confess to his crimes. Krishnadevaraya is mighty impressed and asks his men to shower him with gifts.