Complex sentence: In his effort to fit into the local environment, Ananthan wins the villagers' hearts by his easy kind manners; breached only when the magician takes over his mind for a short while.
Split into simpler sentences: In his effort to fit into the local environment, Ananthan gradually wins the villagers' hearts over by his easy and kind manners. That public appreciation is breached briefly when the magician takes over his mind for a short while.