Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017

Kaushik sees his parents and sister off, teasing his young nephew Subash about his spanish exam.

Scene 18 of 130 · ≈ 2 min on screen

Kaushik’S Sister
Kaushik
Kaushik’S Father
Kaushik’S Mother
Kaushik'S Father
Subash

Act two

Begins 14 min into a 2:05 film

The story so farBefore scene 18

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.

Scene 1
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.
Scene 5
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.
Just before
Scene 15
Alone again, Karthik studies an old photo of himself with the gang.
Scene 16
Kaushik dubs an over-the-top adventure line for a Nat Geo show, milking the director's praise.
Scene 17
Kaushik's dubbing paycheck is delayed again, and he needles the director about a possible acting break.
Scene 18
This scene

18EXT. KAUSHIK’S HOUSE - DAY

KAUSHIK closes the gate and turns around. In the front yard, his parents are loading the suitcases onto a vehicle. His sister runs up to him, while her husband waves a hello to KAUSHIK and sits in the front seat of the Innova.

KAUSHIK’S SISTER

Rey pakka chooskuntava vaadini ?

KAUSHIK looks inside towards the main door.

Standing there is SUBASH, 12, his sister’s son.

KAUSHIK

Pakkana manchi kennel undhi akkada

ammestha..

She immediately smacks his arm and walks with him towards the door.

KAUSHIK’S SISTER

Rey, please ra three days lo vaadi

spanish exam undhi.. Chadhuvetattu

choodu ..

KAUSHIK

Done, dana done.

He takes the suitcase from her and loads it onto the taxi.

KAUSHIK’S FATHER

Hero gariki english sarigga raaka

telugu dubbinglu chesthunnaramma

inka daani pai spanish ah ?

KAUSHIK pokes his father in his tummy while walking towards his mother and hugs her.

KAUSHIK

What a sense of humour daddy..

KAUSHIK’S MOTHER

Rey perugu thodeyyi. Motham ivvale

laagisthey repu emi undadhu..

KAUSHIK

I’ll miss you guys..

KAUSHIK’S FATHER

Vaadu intlo thintey

kadha..rey..friends party adhi idhi

annavoo.. Bagundadhu.. Chinnodu

unnadu vaadini choosi emaina

nerchuko.. ila ra nanna..

Little SUBASH walks up to him.

KAUSHIK'S FATHER

What do you want to be when you

grow up nanna ? Tell thatha..

He kneels down in front of him.

SUBASH

Astronaut.

KAUSHIK