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Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017
Scene 22 of 130 · ≈ 3 min on screen
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.
Once his parents leave, Kaushik takes Subash under his wing and gets a call from Karthik about the engagement.
Upendra is bullied by a wedding couple over an impossible VFX request he can't deliver.
Kaushik arrives as the couple storms out on Upendra mid-argument.
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A lady in her early fifties opens the door.
It’s a man, early forty, in a police uniform.
They look at each other.
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Em chesindu ra vaadu ?
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Em kaale, rounds ki pothunte
ochchina.
He enters and places his cap on the table in the hall.
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Rey, correctga cheppu em ayyindhi ?
Malla uniform la ochchinav ?
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Abba ! Em kaaledakka ! em chesnav ?
Patkara aakalavthundhi.
She murmurs to herself and walks into the kitchen.
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Edho dhachutunnav..
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Ehe aapu ! Ekkada vaadu ?
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Inkedda untadu.. Ippude lesinattu
unnadu...
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Office pole ?
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Vaani ishtam.
The Cop knocks on VIVEK’s room.
A bearded guy, late twenties opens the door.
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Emaindhi office ?
VIVEK
Ivvala ledhu.. ambedhkar
birthday...
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Atlakuda untadha ra mee company la
? Ayina adhi ninna unde...poyi
ready avvu..
VIVEK looks at him.
VIVEK’S UNCLE (CONT’D)
Endhi ?
VIVEK makes a “tsk” sound and shuts the door.
VIVEK turns around towards the mirror and looks at himself.
He takes a tape out of a desk of old cassettes and pops it in his old music system.
His eyes look red. He yawns. He wears glasses.
Shot of shower turned on.
Shot of him brushing.
Shot of him buttoning up shirt.
Shot of him wearing a satchel and walking out.
He storms out of his room.
His uncle is eating a dosa on the dining table, while the mother is in the kitchen cooking.
VIVEK
Bye.
He is walking out towards the main door.
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Aagu. Thini po.
VIVEK looks at his uncle.
He is at the dining table with his uncle eating his dosa.
VIVEK’S UNCLE (CONT’D)
Intla addaalenduku ra ?
VIVEK
Light ekkva undhi.
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Itla untadhi podhunna ante..
VIVEK’s uncle turns around to chek if VIVEK’s mother is around and leans towards VIVEK.
VIVEK’S UNCLE (CONT’D)
Ah ammayini inka marchipole ra
nuvvu ?
VIVEK
Ey ammaiyi.
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Thantha pattukoni.. evari gurinchi
maatlaaduthunnano thelavadha ra ?
nee ex girlfriend..
VIVEK'S UNCLE (CONT'D)
Adhi vadileshi inni enlu avuthundhi
inka torcher pedhthunnav aa pilla
ni ?
VIVEK continues to eat.
VIVEK’S UNCLE (CONT’D)
Nee bandi number plate teesi ah
ammayi number plate pettukoni
traffic signallu egakottuthunnav ..
Ah finelu vaala intiki pothuundhi..
Valla ayya ochchi complain
chesthundhu naaku.. Em eeshaalu ra
ivvi..
VIVEK
Utthiga antundu..
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Lift ekke mundhu nee bandi number
choosi osthunna..
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Inko dosa esthunna..
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Naak chaal.
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Neeku ra.
VIVEK
Chaalu.
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Cheppu ra howla gaani anukunnava ra
? Next time dhaani joliki poyinav
ante bokkala estha..
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Rey, inkottati thinu .. Penam off
chesthunna iga..
VIVEK’S UNCLE
EHEY ! ODHDHANTUNTE !! OOKE inkoka
dosa inkoka dosa antunnav ! odhdhu
naaku nee maadipoyina dosa. Aagu
jara !
VIVEK gets up and walks off.
VIVEK
ADHI break up chesinappudu malla !
Appudu daani intiki poyi adinava ?
Enduku odilesinav maa odini ani !
Adiginava ? Adhi ledha mee law book
la ?
naaku chesina nammaka droham ki
idhi neen esthunna chinna fine..
Kattukomanu ..
VIVEK’s mother comes storming towards the table.
Both of them watch as he storms off.
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Emaindhi ra ?
VIVEK’S UNCLE
Same bava polikal ochchinai
veeniki. inko dosa eyyi po.
VIVEK’S MOTHER
Penam teesi moothi meedha estha.