Complex sentence: To prevent Malliswari from being beheaded, Nagaraju acts as if he does not know her, but they are soon jailed for violating the rules of Rani Vasam.
Split into simpler sentences: To prevent Malliswari from being beheaded, Nagaraju pretends as if he never knew her. But, they are jailed shortly for violating the rules of Rani Vasam.