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Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017
Scene 49 of 130 · ≈ 1 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.
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.
Reunited at the bar, the four are dared by Shirley's crew to tell the story of the thing that brings them together — the film they've never dared to finish.
Vivek and Shruthi drive in silence after a fight; she gets out, and he drives off as she's left in tears.
Vivek ignores repeated calls from Shruthi while watching a movie alone.
Shruthi argues with Vivek on the phone and then blocks his number.
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Shruthi is loading a box onto a truck which reads “movers and packers”
A couple of bikes stop by. It’s VIVEK, KAUSHIK, KARTHIK & Uppu.
VIVEK walks over and talks to shruthi.
VIVEK
Block chesava shruthi ?
She ignore him and takes andother box to load.
VIVEK (CONT’D)
Shruthi. Lets talk.
She continues to load the truck.
A man in his fifties stops him and holds him by the arm.
VIVEK immediately twists his arm and pushes him.
Shruthi dahses at VIVEK and slaps himm
SHRUTHI
Thats my dad.
VIVEK takes a moment to recover
SHRUTHI (CONT’D)
Nuvvu em chesthavo chesuko. Naaku
ee lifestyle oddhu.. Ma parents tho
discuss chesa.. cinema field ante
vaalaki interest ledhu.. Antha
stress naaaku akkarledu.. Paiga nee
attitude lo problem undhi.. Sorry
Vivek. All the best for your
future. Naa valla kadhu.. This is
it.
She walks away.
VIVEK is still in shock.