Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi · written by Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam · 2017

Vivek's tissue-note flirtation with Shirley plays out over dinner, and the gang lands the gear budget and meets Shirley's friend Ginny.

Scene 83 of 130 · ≈ 5 min on screen · Act two

Karthik
Upendra
Kaushik
Vivek
Shirley
Ginny
Subash

Act two

Begins 1:14 into a 2:05 film

The story so farBefore scene 83

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.
Scenes 25–56
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.
Scenes 57–71
The crash in Goa, the lost engagement ring and the forced improvisation strand them in an unfamiliar situation with no money, no gear and no way home.
Just before
Scene 80
The gang bickers over money and sleeping arrangements outside the car.
Scene 81
Crammed in the car, the gang bickers about festival passes and coupons Shirley gave them.
Scene 82
At the festival stage, Vivek is transfixed by Shirley singing and scribbles a story on a napkin.
Scene 83
This scene

83INT. SHACK - NIGHT

KARTHIK, VIVEK, KAUSHIK, UPENDRA & SUBASH are seated at a table. It’s a buffet.

KARTHIK is done reading whats written on a tissue paper.

KARTHIK

The end..

VIVEK looks at KARTHIK for an answer.

KARTHIK (CONT’D)

Beautiful !

KAUSHIK yells out in celebrations and bumps fists with SUBASH & UPENDRA.

KARTHIK (CONT’D)

Baagane raasthav kaani starting

problem ra neeku .. Super.

VIVEK calls a waiter and signals him to send something to another table.

UPENDRA

Em chesthunnav ra ?

At a distance in the same Shack is SHIRLEY,she’s chatting away with a friend.

The waiter interrupts her and gives her a tissue.

She looks at the tissue, it reads - “Thank you for inspiring me.”

She looks at him.

VIVEK raises his glass.

She takes a moment & raises her glass and smiles.

KAUSHIK looks at the whole thing and turns to VIVEK.

KAUSHIK

Veedu break up ayyi depression lo

unnadu ani evvadaina inkosaari ante

cheppu teesukoni kodtha..

Even before he can finish, a waiter comes and gives him a tissue.

VIVEK grabs it and reads - it says “how exactly did I inspire you ?”

VIVEK gives the story that he wrote to teh waiter and signals him to pass it by.

The waiter shakes his head in disbelief.

KAUSHIK (CONT’D)

Manchigundhi ra mee mouna raagam

cinema.. Sarey aithey .. Shooting

ki anni ready kadha ? em ra KARTHIK

KARTHIK

Equipment ?

UPENDRA