Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017

At the bar, Shirley dares the reunited gang to tell the story of what holds them together — the frame for the flashback that follows.

Scene 25 of 130 · ≈ 4 min on screen

Inciting Incident
Save the Cat: Catalyst
Vivek
Kaushik
Upendra
Karthik
Shirley

Act two

Begins 25 min into a 2:05 film

The story so farBefore scene 25

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.

Scenes 1–24
Four friends comfortable in their compromises: an engagement for money, a job that fired him, a dubbing gig, an editing hustle — none of it what nineteen-year-old them wanted.
Just before
Scene 22
Vivek's uncle, a cop, grills him about a bounced traffic fine and his ex-girlfriend before Vivek storms off drunk-driving to his soulless tech job.
Scene 23
Vivek drives recklessly toward his office building.
Scene 24
Vivek spikes his soft drink at his desk, dodges Karthik's calls, then is caught in the act by Karthik parked beside him.
Scene 25
This scene

25INT. BAR - DAY

It’s a cosy old bar, we see all the friends gathered up and already drinking.

KAUSHIK pours some beer into VIVEK’s glass.

VIVEK

Chaalu.

KAUSHIK

Rey over cheyyakunda thaagu bhe.

KARTHIK signals KAUSHIK to stop pouring, in gestures.

KAUSHIK assures its fine. He himself seems tipsy.

UPENDRA is giggling at the whole thing.

UPENDRA

Ayithey ammayi ni kalisaav ra ?

KARTHIK

Rendu moodu sarlu skype lo choosa

ra..

KAUSHIK

Love la paddava ra ?

KARTHIK

Eh love give antha em ledhu ra..

Pelli tharavatha chooskundham.

VIVEK looks at KARTHIK as he sips his drink.

KAUSHIK

Aha ?

KARTHIK

First develop kaani life lo..

Migatha sangathulu anni tharavatha

chaala time undhi.

KAUSHIK

Masthu develop ayinav kadha ra..

Pedhdha car konnav, Jubilee hills

venakane untav.. Just jubille hills

eh almost iga.. Avuna ra .. eppudud

okka doubt unde naaku.. Genuine

doubt.. Nuvvu ee madhya

kadukkuntava leka tissue use

chesthava ?

VIVEK coughs his drink back into the glass.

UPENDRA hits KARTHIK on his arm and laughs hysterically.

KARTHIK looks embarrassed and smacks KAUSHIK on his head.

KARTHIK

Ekkuva ayyindhi chaal inka ..

Melliga thaagu.

UPENDRA

Ivvala nee maata vinee samasye

ledhu.. rey nuvvu kaani ra..

KARTHIK

Nuvvu taagatledhu ga ?

UPENDRA

Ivvala tuesday bhe.

KARTHIK