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Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017
Scene 12 of 130 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one
Reunited three years after a car crash scattered them into hollow versions of success, four friends stumble into a bachelor-party trip to Goa where making one last short film forces them to confront the heartbreak, cowardice, and unfinished business each of them has been outrunning.
The four friends bicker in a car about whether to make crime thrillers or comedies for views — the fight over what kind of story to tell, which the rest of the film answers.
Karthik's boss tells him "every dog has its day" and later calls him a "great dane" — the film's real theme, that Karthik is chasing someone else's idea of a good dog, is stated here and not understood until the very end.
Karthik enters his tiny room and switches on the light.
Karthik's father teases him on the phone about being called a dog by his boss.
Karthik explains to his boss that Great Dane is a compliment, not an insult.
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KARTHIK'S FATHER
Happy eh ra.. Neeku promotion
raavalani.. Mee amma oka padhi
gudilu thippindhi.. Adhi chaaaladha
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