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Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017
Scene 71 of 130 · ≈ 2 min on screen · Act two
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.
Dared to explain what holds them together, they need to finish the short film they abandoned — and to know why Vivek can't write an ending anymore.
Security stops the gang, still dragging Karthik on a luggage trolley, at the airport.
The gang is thrown out of the airport with Karthik still passed out.
The gang straps Karthik to the car roof and drives on, still bickering.
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Light transitions over KARTHIK’s face. A crab crawls over it and He wakes up.
It’s a sunny day.
KARTHIK brushes it off while asleep and slowly sits upright to see a beautiful beach and the sun rising.
There’s a smile on his face.
KARTHIK
Beautiful.
He turns around, there’s a shack in his sight.
He slowly begins to realize that he isn’t dreaming.
He immediately springs up and looks around.
He touches himself and finds himself hurt.
He realizes he is on top of his car.
There’s a bandage on his head.
He jumps down in panic. He notices UPENDRA in the drivers seat, bangs the window.
KARTHIK (CONT’D)
Rey ! Rey ! Ekkadunnam ra ?
UPENDRA slowly wakes up. He looks scared.
Rolls the window just a little.
UPENDRA
Karthik, nenu cheppedhi vinu ra..
Koddhi sepu aagu.
KARTHIK
Tension avuthundhi cheppu ra..
UPENDRA
Em kaale ra ..
KARTHIK
Ekkada unnam ra ? Vizag ah ?
UPENDRA
Goa.
KARTHIK
Enti ?
UPENDRA
Goa.
KARTHIK
Shit naa ring !
UPENDRA
Eh ring ?
KARTHIK
Naa engagement ring ! Maa boss
ichchindhi ! solitaire diamond dhi
KAUSHIK slowly gets up.
KAUSHIK
Bar ki techchinava ?
KARTHIK
Pakka.. Naa deggarne unindhi ! Bar
lo meeku choopinchinatu gurthu.. !
KAUSHIK and UPENDRA get down.
KARTHIK opens the boot and throws his luggage down.
He searches his suitcase desperately and heads over to VIVEK.
He’s sleeping beside the driver’s seat.
He searches his pant pockets desperately and finds his wallet.
He searches inside it and he finds a box.
He opends the box it’s empty.
KARTHIK (CONT’D)
Poyindhi ! Fuck, poyindhi ra. Inka
promotion ledhu udhyogam ledu..
UPENDRA
First pelli ledhu..
VIVEK wakes up.
He sits upright and looks around.
VIVEK
Ekkadunnam ra?
KARTHIK looks at KAUSHIK & UPENDRA.
KARTHIK
Ayyo ayyoo... ayyayyooo
He sits down on the beach in disappointment.
A kid, SUBASH, KAUSHIK’s cousin springs out of the back seat.
SUBASH
Can you guys stop shouting and
order breakfast.. Naak
aakalovthundhi !
VIVEK and KARTHIK turn towards SUBASH and look in shock.
They then look at KAUSHIK.
KAUSHIK
Ah luggage naadhe.. Explain
chestha.
KARTHIK cant believe anything.