"Every translation is a betrayal," Chen smiled. "You turned the sacred into the accessible. And now, the Seventh Knowledge is mine."
For collectors, the official DVD and Blu-ray releases of 7 Aum Arivu are an excellent option. The WorldCat library catalog entry explicitly states: "Originally released as a motion picture in 2011… In Tamil with English subtitles". The DVD is distributed by Symphony Home Video and includes the full 168-minute cut of the film. 7 Aum Arivu English Subtitles
Many free subtitle aggregation sites host auto-generated or poorly synced files. These will destroy the film. Technical terms like Marma Adi (pressure point attacks) or Yoga get translated literally as "union" or nonsense words. The emotional weight of songs like "Yellae Lama" (a plea to a Buddhist monk) is lost entirely. "Every translation is a betrayal," Chen smiled