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VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 1.

1 EXT.DARK SCREEN - DAY/NIGHT : PROLOGUE 1

VERSE1 (FADE IN)


moral law is to be found everywhere....yet it is
a secret! - Confucianism DM12

MOMENTS OF DARK SCREEN.... EXPANDING GALACTIC IMAGES.....ZOOM


ONTO THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND PLANET EARTH’S TWILIGHT.

VERSE2 (FADE IN)


I am nothing but a seed of light....

SOUND CUT TO:


VILLAGE HOME

2 INT. VILLAGE HOME RUSTY - DAY : SOUL SEARCHING / TITLES 2


Sounds of metal latches, unlocked.

CAMERA ON FLOOR AS MITHRA’S SHADOW CREEPS IN, SLOW PAN AROUND


THE RUSTED HOUSE, P.O.V FOLLOW FOOTSTEPS, ARTISTIC SPIRITUAL
PAINTINGS ON THE WALL, REFLECTION ON DASARADH PORTRAIT.
Voices from childhood as Mithra walks by retrospecting....

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê?

DASARADH (V.O.)
(sleepy)
…Ï

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


žÊ©Áô™ÉÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ ?

DASARADH (V.O.)
¡ËþÁ ÂªÁϨÍ

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


ˆ¡Áõå™ÁÆ €ÁÑ ™Ê ©ÁôÏý™Â? ÃÏžÁÁÅ §Â™Â ?

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DASARADH (V.O.)
… ÁÅÏ, ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê €ÁÑ ™ÁÉ¨ÂàÏ

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


‡¡Áôå™É®ÁÅàþÂäÏ?

DASARADH
þčÁÅ ©ÁϞʮÌòúÃÖþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


£Å¥÷êê €ÏýÆ ©Ã¥Á ÂþÁÏ¨Í ©É®ÂॠÁ Â?

DASARADH (V.O.)
… ÁÅÏ

A moment of silence, follow through the rubble and family


portraits on the wall.

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


žÊ©Áô™É¨Â „Ïý™ÁÅ œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê?

DASARADH (V.O.)
(Deep sigh)
 ¡Áë ªÁä þÊþÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÂœÁþÁ™
à à €§Á©Ë ˆ®Áò¦ÏžÃ, ‚ύ ü©Â£Å
žÌ§ÁÁ¨ÊžÁÅ

A long pause.

DASARADH (V.O.)(cont'd)
¬Á§Ê, ¥Á Â œÂœÁ þÊÏ úɱÂå™Í €žÊ þčÁÅ úɱÂà ©ÃþÁÅ! žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ
ŠÁ §ÁÆ ¡ÁÏ¨Í „Ï™Á™ÁÅ þÂþÁä, ÁþáÃÏúÊ ¡Áë œÃ
©Á¬ÁÅà©Áô¨ÍþÁÆ ÁžÃ¨Ê ¡Áë œÃ ±Âë ›Ã¨ÍþÁÆ „Ïý™ÁÅ

FOLLOW CAMERA ON RUSTED TABLE FAN, KEROSINE LAMP ETC.

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


€¦œÊ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ  ¨ÂÏœÁ§ÁÅ¨Í „þÂä™Â?

(Superpose real converse as Mithra closes to the Swing).

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DASARADH (V.O.)
„þÂä™ÁÅ

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


 úÁÏžÁ¥ Á Â¥Á¨Í ?

DASARADH (V.O.)
„þÂä™ÁÅ

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


 £¨Æþ÷ ¨Í?

DASARADH (V.O.)
(Tired)
„þÂä™ÁÅ

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


¥Á§Ã þÁÅ ÁþáÃÏúÁýÊìžÊ?

DASARADH (V.O.)
¡ÉžÁ⦠Á ÂêÁ ÁþáóÂà™ÁŨÊ, £üÍØ!

Silence.

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê ?

DASARADH (V.O.)
(Annoyed)
…Ï!

CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


¥Ä œÂœÉÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ?

DASARADH (V.O.)
¡ËþÁ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ žÁÁÓ§Á

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CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)


‚¡Áôå™Ê ÁžÂ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ £¨Æþ÷ ¨Í „þÂä™ÁþÂä©÷, ¥Ä œÂœÁ
ÁÆ ™Â  £¨Æþ÷ ¨ÍþÊ „Ïý™ÁÅ

DASARADH (V.O.)
(irritated)
€£Âç, þÄ ¡Áë ªÁäœÍ §ÂœÃë Ã §ÂœÃë þÁþÁÅä œÄ§Áã ¦Á ÂœÁë Ã
¡ÁÏ¡ÃúÊÖýÅÛþÂä©÷ ÁžÁ§Â, ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä ¨Êúà ¥Á Â œÂœÁþà 
žÊ©Áô™Ãä ‚žÁâ§Ää œÍ¨ÅÌ³Âà ¡Á™ÁōÍ!

Sound Jerk as a metal candle holder rolls off Mithra’s feet


and halts in front of a broken standing mirror.

A HERD OF BULLOCKS PASS BYE AS AN OLD MAN STOPS AT THE FRONT


DOOR PEEKING INSIDE.

CAMERA ON THE DISTORTED MIRROR REVEALING MITHRA’S PAINTED


FACE.
DISSOLVE TO B&W:
STANDING MIRROR

3 INT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : LIVELY HOME 3

MIRROR VIEW OF THE LIVELY HOME AS A SWELLING BALLOON FILLS


THE FIELD. CHILD MITHRA IS HOLDING A PINK ‘PEECHU MITAI’ AND
LOOKING KEEN AT VALLI WHO IS TEDIOUSLY BLOWING THE BALLOON.

CHILD MITHRA
(chants with a needle)
žÊ©Áô™Â, žÊ©Áô™Â, žÊ©Áô™Â

Mithra pokes the balloon bursting on Valli’s face.

VALLI
(crying)
€¥Á Âé! úÁÆ ™Ê, ©Ä™ÁÅ ¥Á®Äò £¨Æþ÷ ¡ÁÁ¨ÌýÂÛ™ÁÅ

Mithra flees.

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SAVITHRI
(from kitchen)
§Ê¦÷! þÊþÌúÂÖþÁÏýÊ ¡Ã§Áë ¨Å ¡ÁÁŨŜ¦÷! ©ÁúÃÖ ¥ÁÅ
œÃþÁϙÞÁâ§ÁÆ

CHILD MITHRA
£¨Æþ÷ ¨Í ³Âí¥Ã „þÂä™Áþà úɱÂå™ÁÅ œÂœÁ¦Áê, €ÏžÁōÊ
¡ÁÁŨ ÌýÂÛ

VALLI
úÁϡʳÂà þÃþÁÆ ä!

3a EXT. VILLAGE STREET - DAY : RUNNING AWAY 3a


Valli chases Mithra out through the door as Mithra makes a
clown face and runs onto the street. Unable to run with a
heavy ghagra, Valli turns back disappointed. Mithra picks up
ice from a ‘bandi’.
CUT TO: MITHRA

4 EXT. VILLAGE RACHABANDA - DAY : THE RIVALRY 4


Mithra pushes through the crowd at ‘racha banda’ and settles
on DASARADH’s lap. DASARADH is attentive to crowd.

PEDDA1
(clears throat, commanding)
Â¬Ê¡Áô ¬Á›ÅÁř¡à ©Ã«Á¦ Á ÂþÍ̞Ââ¥Â?

Crowd calms down. Mithra notice Kota Giri lurking at him like
an owl, Loki is chewing a ‘vepa pulla’.

PEDDA1 (cont'd)
¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ¡Á¨Éì¨ ¡ÉžÁ⨥ÁÆ Á¨Ã¬Ã ¡ÁÏú¦ÁœÄ ‡þÃäÁ¨
ÁŧÃÏúà ŠÁ þçÁߦ Á ÂþÍÌúÂÖÏ, ƒ³Â§Ã ÁÆ ™Â žÁªÁ§ÁŸ÷
þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ Â§ÃþÊ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ Â ÌþÁ³ÂÂ¨þÃ
Í§ÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂäÏ. ‚Á ³Ì¬ËýÄ ‡þÃäÁ¨ ©Ã«Á¦ Á ÂþÍ̬Êà
ŠÍÑ ¡Á¨ìÉ œÁ§Á¡ÁôþÂ.... (interrupted)

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KOTAGIRI
(gets up)

ˆÏýÏ™Ê ‚ύ ¥Ä ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã ¡ÉžÁâ¨ÏœÂ ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÃ


Í§ÁōÁÅþÊžÄ? ±ÂœÃÉ®ÁÅòÂ ¥Ä …§Í®ÁÅò ±ÍýĨʍÁÅÏ™Â
ˆ¨ÃϞà ú¨žÂ? ƒ³Â§Ã ÁÆ ™Â ¨Ã£Êçþ ¥Á ÂÁÅ?

Kota Giri throws the kanduva amidst a bunch of screaming


supporters.

LOKI
(sarcastic, vepapulla)
ˆ§Â? ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ÁÏü ÌýÌÛúÃÖ ¥Á Âý™ÁÅœÁÅþÁä©ÊýÃ?

KOTAGIRI
þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁŦÁê§Â! €¬Á¨Ä ¡ÁÏú¦œÄ¨Í ¥Éü§ÃýÄ ¥Á Â
üœͨìžÊ, ˆ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Í!

LOKI
¥ÁžÉâ¨Í üψ ÁÆ œÁ¨ÉÏžÁōÁŧ ÍœÃ þ¦Á Â¨Â! ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÄ
¡ÉœÁàþÁ¥ÉÏœÍ ¥Á Âý™ÁÅ

Loki looks at DASARADH and mellows down.

KOTAGIRI FOLLOWER1
(blunt and funny accent)
¦Á Â¥ÁþÂä úÉ¡ÁôåÍÏ™Á¦ Á Âê, ƒ ý§ÁÏ¨Í ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýÅ ¥Á Â
ÌýÃ§Ã þ¦™Ê! ‚þÊä®ÁÅò ¥Ê¥Ê¨ÉýÅۍÍþà ¥ÄÁÅ ¬Á±ÍýÂ
üʬÃþÁýÊÛ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â ¥Á ÂÁÅ ¬Á±Íý üɦÁêϙáÁôå™ÁÅ! ˆ
þ̙ÁōËþ ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ±ÍýÄ ÄýÄ €þà žÃÏ à ™Í,
¬Á™ÁŏÁŨçÃ ñ͜¦÷ ¬É¡ÁàþÂä!

Loki holds a cross beam and kicks the talker on the chest.

LOKI
‡©Á™Ã ç þÁÅ©Áôí ¬Á™ÁŏÁŨç
Á ÌÓýÊ۞à €™Á
Ý Â™ÃžÂ? ©Ä®Áò¨Í
‡©Áô™Âë þčÁÅ Í™ÁōÁÅ, ‹³Â§Ê¨ÉœÃà úÁÆ ¡Ä! ±Î§ÁÅ«Á¥ÁϜ þÄ
¡É®ÂòÏ £Ã™ÁݨÃä ±Í«ÃÏúÁ™ÁÏ¨Í úÁÆ ¡Á§Â ³ÍϣʧɞÁ©Â

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A fight breaks between the two groups. Mithra is captivated


by the action. Peace keepers try to pull them apart.

DASARADH
(yells)
¨ÍÄ!

Kesava pulls Loki away.

KESAVA
(whispers)
¡ÉÏý ¥ÄžÁ §Â®Êò³Âà©ÊÏýÂë £ÅžÃ㠨ʍÁÅÏ™Â?

Loki is furious, Dasaradh gets up, people calm down.

DASARADH
¥ÁþÁ Âë ¥ÁÏ¨Í ‚ÏœÁ©Á§Á ÁÆ ¨Êþà ‡þÃäÁ¨ €ŸÂê¦ÁÏ þÂœÍ
¥ÉÅžÁ¨©Á™ÁÏ ‚«ÁÛÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, ±ÍýÄà þÁÅÏúà þÊþÊ œÁ¡ÁôåÁÅÏýÅþÂä

O.S pan/dolly as DASARADH walks through the mumbling crowd.


Loki and Kesava are surprised.

KESAVA
þÂþÂä

Loki follows pleading as DASARADH holds Mithra’s hand and


walks away.

LOKI
ˆÏýà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê ‚žÃ, ÁÏü¦Á¥ÁÅéÁÅþÊ ±Ì§Áϣ͍à ¥Á Âý¨Å
¡ÁýÃÛÏúÁōÁÅÏý©ÊÏýà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê þÁÅ©Áôí, œÃ¡Ãå Ì™ÃœÊ
©ÁÏžÍýÅì §Â¨©Â™Ã £œÁÅ ÃÑ , þ ¥Á ÂýÃþà œÃ§ÁŏÁÅ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Â,
¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê!

Dasaradh looks determined.

DASARADH
ÊªÁ©Áþà œÄ¬ÁōÁÅþà ‚ÏýÍçÂ

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KOTA GIRI
(provocative)
¦ÁþÁýÂÛ žÂþÁÏ úʬà ±ÍÁÅþÂä , ±ÌýÄ úʬà É¨ÃúÊ ¬ÁœÂà
„ÏžÁ¦ÉÂê¥Á ÂÍ!

Kotagiri lights cigarette, looking at Dasaradh walking away.

GENTLEMAN1
þͧÁÅé¦÷!±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ¡ÁÏú¦œÃþà þÁ™Ã¡ÃþÁ ¥Áþë
à ÃúÊÖ
¥Á§ÂêžÁÏýÂë ‚žÃ?

KOTA GIRI
¦ÁþÁ þÁ™
Á ÊžÄ ¥Á Â ¦Á Â±Â§Á§Â¨Íì ÁþÃ¡Ä¨ÊžÊ ÁϏÁ ¥Á Â¥Á Â!

Crowd lifts Kota Giri with chants.

CROWD
¡ÁÏú¦œÃ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏýÅ ÍýÃ§Ã þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷

Mithra looks back from afar holding Dasaradh’s hand.

LOKI
(walking past procession)
žÌϏÁ ³Â§Â Â¬Ê £ÍÃ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ œÁ¡Áå ‚ÏÍ þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ
¨Ê™Âë ¥Ä …§Íì?

Kota Giri grabs Loki by the collar.

KOTA GIRI
±Í§Â, €ÁÑ ™Á ¥Ä ˆþÁÅÊ œÍÁ ¥Ářìà œÍÏ™ÁÏ ¡Á§Ã¬Ã
ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏžÃÃ, ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í þÁÅ©ÉíÏœÁ  œÍÁ¨Í ƒÁ©Ã

Kota Giri pulls out a hair and makes an insulting gesture at


Loki.

KESAVA
§Ê¦÷ ÍýÃ§Ä

Kota Giri looks around.

(CONTINUED)
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Kesava (cont'd)
(firm)
þÁÅ©ÁíÏœÁÂ ±ÍýÄ¡Á™Ã ±ÌÁ§ÁÅ úÁÆ ±Â¨ÏýÊ þÊþÁÅ
þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý žÁ¥ÁÅéÏýÊ œÁ¨£™ÁÅ! þĨÂýÍ™ÁÅ ±ÍýÄ ¨ÊÁÅÏ™Â
É¨©Á™ÁÏ Âë ¥ Á ÂþÃÊ ¬ÃÁÅÓúÊýÅ

Loki feels the glare, supporters chant for Kesava.

SUPPORTERS
ÊªÁ©Áô¨Å üÃϞ£ž÷! ÊªÁ©Áô¨Å üÃϞ£ž÷!

Kota Giri looks at Loki.

KOTAGIRI
(warning tone)
þÁÅÏúÍ! ÂþÄ ¡Áë ú§ÂþÍÁÏýÆ þ ±Ì¨Ã¥Ê§Á žÂýà þÄ™Á
©Â¨ÃÏžÍ, þ ¡É®ÂòÏ Á§ÁèÏ ¥ÄžÌýÂë , þę ªÂ¨Äà
ŠÁý˱͜¦÷!

Kota Giri folds his tongue and makes a warning gesture.

LOKI
Á!¬Á¨ÂÏ ©Á§Á¬Á¨Â¡Ã ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÄ ¡É®ÂòÏ ‹ýÅ
¬Áϱ¦ÃÏúÁōͧ ©ÂÁÅ™Áŏ¦÷!

WIDE POV AS BOTH GROUPS PART WITH GRUDGE, H.S.


SOUND CUT TO:
SWIRLING MUG

5 INT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : COLOR OF POLITICS 5


DASARADH furiously picks up a towel.

DASARADH
£Ä ÂÏ ¨Å ‡Ï ÂÏ ¨Å úÁžÃ©ÃϞà Ì¥ÁÅé¨Å úéÁô§ÁÅœÁÆ
§Î™Ä¨Íà œÁ¨¡Á™Á™ÂþÍÁÏýÂë ?

DASARADH walks towards the swing.

(CONTINUED)
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DASARADH (cont'd)
(angry)
„žÍêÁÏ ©ÁžÃ¨Ã §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ úʳÂà™ÁÏý „žÁãÏ™ÁÅ™ÁÅ!
ÁÆ Ï™Â¨œÍ œÁ¨¡Á™ÃþÁ ¡Áë œÃ©Â™ÁÅ ‚ÏÍ ÁÆ Ï™Â €©Á™ÁÏ
œÁ¡Áå ³ÂŸÃÏú洀 ¨ÊžÁÅ,

Loki, Kesava and Bhasha are standing humble amidst


supporters.

LOKI
¥Ä§ÃÏœÁ©Á§ Á ÁÅ úʬÃþÁ §ÂüÄ¦ Á ÂþÃä §Î™Ä œÁþÁÏ €þÁ¨ÊÏ ÁžÁ
¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê

DASARADH
þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁŦ÷! (points to Bhasha) ‚¡ÁåýÃÊ §ÉÏ™Áų§ÁÅì
ü˨ōɮòà , ‚ÏÍ ŽËžÄþÉÏýʬÁōÌúÂÖ©÷, ¥Ä§ÁϜ ©Áô¥Áé ™ÃÂ
úɦÁê£Í¦ÊžÃ §Î™Ä ‚üÏ ÂÁ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ €©ÁôœÁÅÏžÁýÂë ?

LOKI
ÁœÃà ¥É™Á¥Äž Á ÌúÃÖþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ÁœÃàœÍ ‡žÁŧÍÑ©Á™ÁÏ œÁ¡Áô
ÂžÁÅ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê

DASARADH
(lying down)
ˆ™Âð©Áô þÁÅ©Áõí þÄ ‡žÁ©Á ¬ÁϞʪÁÏ

Dasaradh settles on the swing, Loki remains silent, Mithra


and Savithri peek in from kitchen

DASARADH (cont'd)
(dense)
 §ÍüÅÄ ƒ §ÍüōÄà §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ §ÁϏÁÅ ¥Á Â§ÃϞà Â£ýÊÛ
Á™
à à ±Â§ÊªÂþÁÅ! Á™ÁōÌÑúÃÖþÁ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ þåô¨Ê
ÌÏ¡Á¨Í ‚ÏÍ ¡ÉžÂâ¦ÁþÁ ¡Áõ¬ÁōÌúÂÖ™ÁÅ! ©É®Ãò ¡ÁýÛύÁýÃÛ
©Áõ§ÊÁÏ™ÁÏžÁÏžÁ§ÁÆ !

Kesava walks to Dasaradh and kneels with humility.

(CONTINUED)
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KESAVA
þĨÂÏýÍ®ÁÅò §Íüō̍ÁÑ §ÁÅ Á™
à ʬÁōͣýÊÛ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ
§ÁϏÁÅ ¥Á Â§Ã±ÍœÍϞà þÂþÁä

DASARADH
(angry)
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¥Ä§É®Ãò ÁœÁÅà¨Å žÁÆ ¬Ã £ÂϣŨʬà œÃ§
Á Á
¥Á Â§ÁÅœÂà§Â £Â£Æ?

LOKI
…§ÁϜ ¥ÁþÁ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÃä þÁ¥ÁÅéϞà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê

DASARADH
¥Ä ÁÅýÅϣ¨ɩÁ§Ãä þÁ¥ÁÅéÁÅÏý¦÷ §Â?  ¥ÁžÁ¡ÁôýÊþÁŏÁÅ
©Éþ
Á ÁÅÏ™Ê ©ÁÏžÁ ÁōÁÑ ¨Å ú¨Å, …§ÁÅ ¥ÉÅœÂàþÃä
¡Á™Áō͡ÉýÛ™ÂþÍà (resigning hand signs),

Dasaradh turns away in frustration, Kesava and Loki disperse


with supporters. Savithri signals Mithra to go to DASARADH
who runs and crawls on Dasaradh’s torso.
SOUND CUT TO:
CAMPAIGN
PROCESSION

6 EXT. VILLAGE POLIMERA - DUSK : THE ATTACK 6

CAMERA TIGHT-HANDS ON PALAKA, WHISTLES & MIKE REVEALING


CAMPAIGN PROCESSION. WIDE DUSKY GROUND LEVEL VIEW AMIDST VAST
PADDY FIELDS. KOTA GIRI AND HIS PEOPLE RISE THROUGH THE
FIELDS AND GATHER IN FRONT OF THE PROCESSION. LONG SILHOUETTE
‘KAGEMUSHA’ SHOT AS BOTH THE GROUPS STAND OFF FACING EACH
OTHER.

FREEZE CUTS: COUNTRY BOMB, CLASHING CROWD, KOTA GIRI STABBING


KESAVA AND RUNNING AWAY,TIME LAPSE ECLIPSE, DAY-NIGHT.
SOUND CUT TO:
ROPE & FINGERS
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7 INT. HOME - NIGHT : TRAGEDY 7


As Dasaradh sing lying on the swing, Mithra is playing the
tangle-untangle with a rope between his little finger, Valli
is on Dasaradh’s lap holding a glass of milk.

DASARADH (V.O./LIVE)
ŽÁ§ÂüÅ þÄ þÁœÃ ©ÃþÃ, ©ÊÂÁ úÁþÁ¨Ê™ÁÅ, ÁÁþÂþÍà ‚¨ÁÆ
£ ÁÅ žÁÆ §ÁÏ£þÃþ™ÁÅ, üÁ¥Ê¨Ê ¡Á§Á¥ Á ÂœÂé ‡©Á§ÃœÍ
¥ÉŧÁ¨Ã™ÁÅžÁÆ , ŠÃ £ÍŸÁ¨üʬəà ©Â§Á¨Å Â§Ê,
‚ýŨÅϙçÊ, þÄ þÁÁÅ¥ÉÂ¥ÁÅ ÁþÁ ¨ÊþÄ

TIGHT SHOTS OF EVENING ‘DEEPAM’ RITUALS, POURING OIL,


LIGHTING VATHI, SNAPPING HANDS, BOWING LIGHT, KUMKUMA,
DASARADH’S JAWS AND VOCALS WHILE SINGING.
DASARADH is interrupted at the sight of people carrying a
dead body onto the hallway, gets off the swing and stands
expressionless for a moment. Kesava’s body is laid on the
floor, Loki looks bloody and helpless.

LOKI
(dense)
žÊ©ÁœÁ¨ ÁÅ™Ä¨Í ¡ÄþÁŏÁ §Â¨ÃϞà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê?

A moment of silence in the room, Valli drops the milk glass


with a loud cry, Savithri rushes out, Mithra cries as
DASARADH takes Kesava’s head by both hands and tucks against
chest.

DASARADH
(in agony)
Êª©
Á Â.... Êª©
Á Â... ÊªÁ©Â!

Loki looks dis-posessed and numb.

DASARADH (cont’d)
(cry)
¥Á¥Áé ¨Ãä¨Â žÁÏ™ÃÏú©ÊÏýÂë ¤ÁÁ©ÁÏœÁÅ™Â, ƒ Í§ÂþÉä¨Â
¤Á§ÃÏúÁϧ œÁÏ™Äë !

(CONTINUED)
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7 CONTINUED: 7

DASARADH (cont'd)
(looking at Loki)
 úÉœÊàžÍ þÊþÊ ¥Éˆ ¬ÁúÁÅÖϙʩ™Êä, þ ¥ÁýÃ۱¨˱̦êÏžÊ
¥ÁýÃ۱¨ŠúʪÂþÊ, €¦ÉÂê! €¦ÉÂê!

Loki walks back into the shades through the crowd, picks up a
‘gunapam’ and keeps walking out through the shady hallway.
Bhasha and other villagers follow him. Mithra stops crying,
gets up and follows Loki behind the crowd.
CUT TO: JEEP ON
DIRT ROAD

8 EXT. REMOTE SOIL ROAD - NIGHT : REVENGE 8

RACING JEEP ON BARREN DIRT ROAD. KOTA’S PREGNANT WIFE IS


HOLDING HER BELLY TIGHT ON A BUMPY RIDE.

KOTA GIRI WIFE


(crying)
Â¬Áà þÉ¥Áé ®ÁϏ œÍ¨©Á¦ Á Âê, žÂ§ÍìþÊ ¡Áô§ÁÅ™ÁÅ ±Í¦ÊýýÅÛÏžÃ

KOTA GIRI
(turns in panic)
±ÍœÊ ¥Á®Äò ±Í¬ÁōͩÁúÁÅ֨ʩÊ, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÄ ¡Áô§ÁÅ™ÁÅ
úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÊ ¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅœÍ ¬ÁöÁ ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ ±ÍœÂÏ!

KOTA GIRI WIFE


(with accent)
 £ÉžÁŧÁÅ ŽÆþĨŠúÊ¬Ê ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅϙ¨åÁþë
à Ã

Kota Giri slaps and warns her not to talk. She holds her
mouth tight. A wooden log pierces through the windshield at a
turn. Jeep hits a curb and rolls over. Loki and his people
attack the Jeep at once and chase Kota Giri out into the
fields.
Loki approaches Kotagiri and plants the gunapam from behind.
Kota Giri falls into an open well amidst the paddy field. Top
zoom onto the well as KotaGiri drowns. Loki watches the body
float with air bubbles and turns towards the fighting crowd.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 14.
8 CONTINUED: 8

The jeep is set on fire as Kota Giri’s wife beg for mercy
from Bhasha, Loki walk through the mud and approach the
flames, Kota Giri’s wife grab Loki’s feet.

KOTA’S WIFE
(begging)
úÁúÃÖ þÄ Á™Á¡ÁôþÁ ¡Áô™ÂàþÁÅ, þ ¡Á¬Ã£Ã™ÁݨÃä ©ÁžÃ¨Ã¡ÉýÅÛ ³Âí¥Ä!
™Ãä ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä ±Â¡ÁÏ œÁ¡Áå ©Ê§Ê ±Â¡ÁÏ ‡§ÁŏÁþÁÅ ³Â¥Ä!
þ ±ÌýÛ¨Í ‚œÁàþÁÏ ˆ ±Â¡ÁÏ ‡§ÁŏÁžÁÅ ³Â¥Ä, ±Â¨ÅÂ§Ê
¡Á³Í®Áò¦Á Âê, ±Ì¨Â¨ÌžÁÅâ ¡ÁªÁÅ©Áô¨ÌžÁÅâ žÁÆ §ÁϏ ±Ì¦ê
ÁÆ ¨ÃüʬÁōÍþà £œÁōÁŜ¥Á¦ Á Âê, €¦Á Âê ¡Ã™ à əÁÅ ü¨Ã
úÁÆ ¡ÁÏ™Á¦ Á Âê!

TIGHT ZOOM ONTO LOKI FEELING GRACEFUL AT THE PLEA, MITHRA IS


STANDING WITH BHASHA LOOKING CURIOUS AND SCARED AT LOKI.

LOKI
¤Â´Â, ¡Á³Í™ÌäžÃ¨É¦÷!

BHASHA
¡ÉžÁ⦠Á ÂêÁ ¡ÁÁœÍ ªÁœÁÅë ©Áô©Á©ÁôœÂ™ÁþÂä

LOKI
ƒ §ÍüÅ ¡Á³Í™Ê ÁžÂ ©ÁžÃ¨É¦÷!

Bhasha lets the child go, the lady bows with gratitude, grabs
her kids and runs across the fields into the oblivion.

LOOK UP SHOT ON LOKI IN FRONT OF THE FIERY FLAMES, MITHRA


WALKS CLOSE AND HOLDS HIS HAND, LOKI PULLS HIM CLOSE AND
STANDS IN SILHOUETTE LIKA A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
SOUND CUT TO :
BURRA KATHA

9 INT/EXT. MULTIPLE - DAY/NIGHT : THEME SONG 9


Burra kadha on stage.
(’Prema annadi neelo unnadanna’ adaptation from tatva saram’
Lyric in works:

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 15.
9 CONTINUED: 9

þáÁôå¨Å þéÁô§Ë ±Í¦Ê, €þÁ¨Ï £ë Áé Ï ¦Ê

ÁÏ™Á¨Å ¥ÁýËÛ ±Í¦Ê, Á§Áé Ï þéÁôíë œÁ ¥Á Â¦Ê

¡Á¦ÁþÁ¥Ê....

þÄ ¡Á¦ÁþÁ¥Ê  Á¥ÁêÏ ÁþÂä ¥ÃþÂä ¡ÁžÁ§Â €þÂä

ƒ üÄ©Á¥Ê ¡Ë ¬Áí§ÁÓÏ ÁþÂä ¥ÃþÂä ‡§ÁŏÁ§Á €þÂä

©ÊžÁ¥ÁþÁäžÃ þÄ¨Í „þÁä žÁþÂä, ¨Íþà ©ÊžÁ¥ÁÅ žÉ¨Ã¬Ã þÄ©Áõ žÂ§Ã üÆ™Á §ÁþÂä

¡Êë ¥Á €þÁäžÃ þÄ¨Í „þÁäžÁþÂä, ¨Íþà ¡Êë ¥ÁþÁÅ ¡ÁÏúà þÄ©Áõ ¥ÁÅ Ãà úÉÏžÁÅ §ÁþÂä)

CUT TO: LOKI AND


CROWD

10 INT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : THE GUARDIAN SON 10

LONG SHOT OF LOKI WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAY ALONG WITH


SUPPORTERS, MITHRA AND VALLI SITTING SIDE BY SIDE LOOKING AT
DASARADH ON DEATH BED, MITHRA STRUGGLING TO UNTANGLE THE
ROPE.

MITHRA
œÂœÁ¦Áê ÁÆ ™Â úÁúÃֱ͜™Â?

VALLI
(shuts mouth)
«÷!

Loki enters and sits next to DASARADH on bed.

LOKI
¡Á§Ê«Áþ÷ úɦêÏúÁÅÍ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê, ýÎþ÷ É®ÂâÏ

Dasaradh remains silent and unresponsive.

DASARADH
(gushing)
þ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÃä žÃÁÅÑ ¨ÊÁÅϙ úʪ™ÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 16.
10 CONTINUED: 10

LOKI
þÄ Í™ÁōÁŨ £œÁōÁÅœÁÅþÂä, þÊþÁÅþÁäÏœÁ©Á§
Á ÁÅ 
¥Á ÂýþÌžÁÅâ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê,

DASARADH
(dense and teary)
! Â¦ÁÏ ¡ÁúÃ֏ „þÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¡ÁÁ©Â™ÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â
ü¨à úÁÆ ¡ÁôœÂ™ÁÅ¨Ê ±Í§Â, Â¨Ï Ì¨Ã¥Ã¨Í ƒ ü嬀 žÁ¦Á Â
€þÄä ¥ÁÏúÁÅ ¥ÁÅžÁâ¨ÂìÁ Á§
à ñ͜¦÷!

A moment of silence, Valli comes up to Loki who picks her up


and holds Mithra by hand to walk out, Dasaradh sees Loki’s
reflection on Kesava’s photo.

DASARADH (cont'd)
¨ÍÄ! Ì™ÁōÁŨ ÂžÁÅ, þ Ì™ÁōÁÅ©Ê €¦±Í§Â!

Running tears in Dasaradh eyes, Loki is surprised.

DASARADH (cont'd)
þÃþÁÅä žÁœÁÅà úʬÁōÁÅÏýÂþÁÅ þ Í™Á¨Ãä ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÍ!

A moment dead silence, zoom onto Valli sliding down from


Loki’s shoulder, Savithri opens eyes lying down on bed, Valli
walks towards the door, Mithra quits on untangling the rope.

ZOOM ONTO LOKI STAND SPEECHLESS.

LOKI
¡ÁõüÌúÃÖþÁ ¤ÁÁÅà™Ãä, ¡Áõü§Ãä úʬà žÁϙìÁÅàþÂä©Áô
¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê?

Dasaradh remains indifferent to Loki’s concern.

DASARADH (O.S.)
§ÁÂàþ
à à §ÁÁàÏ ÁÅϙɍÁÅ ÁÅÏ™Ê ©ËžÁê¥ËœÊ, œÉÃþÁ
£ÏŸÂþÍà ¥Á Â§ÁÅ £ÏŸÁ¥Ê ©ËžÁêÏ

Valli pushes the saline stand on the floor as Loki and people
stand surprised by the decision.
CUT TO: PORTRAIT
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 17.

11 INT. VILLAGE HOME - NIGHT : THE CENTRAL ISSUE 11

CAMERA TILT DOWN FROM DASARADH AND KESAVA’S PORTRAIT ZOOMING


ONTO THE FLIPPING PHOTO ALBUM ON VALLI’S LAP VALLI.
Valli closes eyes looking at Loki and Savithri’s marriage
photos, closes both her ears annoyed by a newborn cry.

NEW BORN (OS)


(new born crying)

A MIDWIFE HANDS OVER THE BABY TO LOKI, WIPES SAVITHRI’S FACE


WITH WET TOWEL, MITHRA LURKING CURIOUS.
Follow Mithra’s feet running towards Valli, sits in front and
lifts her head up.

CHILD MITHRA
€ÂÑ, €ÂÑ ©ÁúÃÖ £Å™Ãݣ£Åþà úÁÆ™ÁÅ

Valli does not respond. Mithra shakes her up.

MITHRA
€ÂÑ, €ÂÑ ‚ýÅ úÁÆ™ÁÅ

VALLI
(detests, pushes)
úÄ ±Í§Â! ©Â™ÁÅ þ œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁÅ ÂžÍ!

Mithra hits the floor and cries looking shocked, Valli turns
to the album and tear off Loki’s images one by one.

TILT UP ON LOKI STANDING BY THE DOOR, OBSERVING.


Valli throws the torn images at Loki with disgust and
disdain, climbs the swing and looks furious at Loki. Loki
picks up Mithra and walks out of the room shutting the door.
CUT TO: SAVITHRI

MIDWIFE HELP SAVITHRI SIT UPRIGHT AND HANDS OVER THE BABY.
Loki sit next to Savithri holding Mithra, thinks for a
moment.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 18.
11 CONTINUED: 11

LOKI
¥ÁþÁÏ ƒ …§ÌžÃ¨Ã ýÎþÁōɮÁò™ÁÏ¥ÁÏúÞÁþáóÍàϞà ³Â©ÃœÃë

Zoom onto Savithri as she looks understandable, caressing the


newborn, notice Valli looking at her with anger. (Trans Valli
running)
SOUND CUT TO:
VALLI SCREAMING

12 INT. VILLAGE HOME / RUGGED - DAY : SIGNATURE 12


Valli runs away from Loki yelling and screaming as Loki tries
to control, Mithra looks curious standing at the door.

VALLI
þÊþÁÅ §ÂþÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ §ÂþÁÅ, þÊþÍÁÑ ™Ê „ÏýÂ, ¥Ä§ÁÏœÂ
©É®Ãò±ÌÏ™Ã

Loki grabs her, holds tight against shoulder, walks out as


she flutters crying.

LOKI
§Éä¨Åì ýÎþ÷ ¨Í „ϙà ¥Á®Äò ©ÁžÂâÏ §Â¥Áé , þÂ¥Á ÂýÃþÁÅ
œÁ¨Äì

VALLI
þÊþÁÅ §ÂþÁÅ, þÁþÌäžÁŨÆ, þÊþÍÁÑ ™Ê „ÏýÂ
þɩÁ§ÁÆ ©ÁžÁÆ â

Mithra, Bhasha and Savithri with the newborn are standing


outside by the loaded jeep. Just as Loki steps out of the
door, Valli throws the candle at the standing mirror.

A FLASH INSERT OF MITHRA’S CURRENT IMAGE STANDING IN FRONT OF


THE MIRROR, CAMERA ZOOM ONTO THE BROKEN MIRROR REFLECTING
MITHRA’S PANT FACE AS THE DOOR SHUTS, MITHRA WALKS, SITS IN
THE ROCKING CHAIR LOOKING AT THE UN-TICKING CLOCK.
SOUND CUT TO:
TRAIN

13 EXT. RAILWAY STATION - DAY : LOKI 13

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 19.
13 CONTINUED: 13

PEOPLE GETTING OFF TRAIN.


Bangaru Naidu gets off following Chebrolu & Narsing. Narsing
opens an umbrella as Chebrolu carries a heavy suitcase. A
sizable crowd run opposing Bangaru with whistles and
garlands, Bangaru glows in excitement.

BANGARU
‚žÊÏýÂë ? üþÁœÂ €ÏœÂ ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÃÂ ‚§ÁŬÁōÁÅ
¡Á™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ? þÂÊ žÉ¨
Ä ÁÅϙʞËþ Áþ
Á §ÁêÏ üʪÂþÊÏýÄ?

CHEBROLU
¥Ä§ÁÅ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ €¦÷ ±Ì¦÷ ‚¦Á Âê¨Íà
±ÂœÃÊ®Áò¦êϞÏž Á Á £Â©Â, ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÁŧÉàýÅۍͧÊýÃüþ¨Å?

BANGARU
Š Í, ¥Á§Êð±Í¦Á ÂþÍë !

Bangaru stands greeting the crowd.

NARSING
£ÂÂ þʧìà ÁÆ ™Â £Í¦Á Â§ÁÅ, ¬ÃϏè÷ election
É¨íÁÅÏ™Â!

People rush past roughing up Bangaru in the huddle, march


towards Loki dragging Bangaru and his followers along.

CROWD BANGARU
(loud and rhythmic) ©Ä®ÊòÏýÂ?ë žÁϙʬà ‡œÊàœÂà§ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ, œÌÃÑ
üÃϞ£ž÷ üÃϞ£ž÷ §ËœÁÅ §ÂüÅ üÃϞ£ž÷! žÁϙʬʨÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ
üÃϞ£ž÷ üÃϞ£ž÷ Â§Ãé ÁŨ ªÂë ¥ÃÁÅ™ÁÅ
üÃϞ£ž÷,! üÃϞ£ž÷ üÃϞ£ž÷ ¡ÊžÁ¨ ¡ÉþÃäŸÃ
üÃϞ£ž÷!

CLOSE CUTS AS CROWD GARLAND AND CARRIES LOKI.


Bangaru is left messed up in the huddle with dishevelled
hair, stained clothes, umbrella twisted back and suitcases
crushed.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 20.
13 CONTINUED: (2) 13

BANGARU
(feeling awful)
€žÊ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í ™ÃÁþÂä ¬ÄþæÁ§÷ þ¦ÁÁÅ™Ãä ÁþĬÁÏ
ÁŧÁō
à ÁÆ ™Â ¡Áý
Û ÁÅϙ ±ÍœÁÅϞà üþÁœÂ üƪ©Â!
ŠÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÊþÁÅ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í üʧÃÖþÍ™ÁÅ, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÁþÁÅä
¡Áô§ÁŏÁŨ üƬÃà ©ËžÌ¨ÃÃ±ÍœÁþÂä™ÁÅ, ™ÃÃ £¨Å¡ÁÏý©Â
©Â¡ÁÏý©Â?

CHEBROLU
©Â¡ËœÂ €ÏœÁ ¨Â©ÁôÁÅÏ™ÁžÁÅ £Â©Â, £¨Å¡Ê

Chebrolu begins piling up the sarees lying on the floor.

NARSING
¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ˆÏýÏ™Ê? žÉªÂ£Ââ¨Å ±ÂýÅ €™ÁÝ¥Ëþ͙ÍÃ
¬ÄýÃì¡ÃåœÁÆ à ÁÆ ³ÍÁ±ÍœÊ,¥Ä§ÁÅ œÉúÁÅ֍ͩÁúÁÅ֏ÁžÂ
ŠÁ³Â§Ëþ ?

Narsing bends down to fix the umbrella.

CHEBROLU
¡ÃúÃÖ þ¦Á Â¨Â, ¦Áþ
Á ÃúÊÖ©Í™Ê ©ÁôÏýÊ, ‚¡Ãå¬ÁÆ à ‡ÏžÁōÁÅ
ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏý™Âë ? €©ÁœÁ¨ ¥Áþëà üþÁœÂ Í¬ÁÏ ™Ã¨Äì¨Í
ŸÁ§Âä¨Å üʳ̜Êà, ƒ¦ÁþÁ £þ§Á¬÷ ‡¨Ãì ¡É¨Âìþ à à ±ÌýÅÛ
¬Ä§Á¨Å ÌþÁōÌÑœÁàþÂä™ÁÅ, ‡©Á™ÊÏ úÊœÁàþÂä™Í
œÉ¨Å³ÍѨÊþà ƒ¡Ä¨Â ˆýà üþ¨Å? ¡ÃϏÁÅ¥Á Â¨ÃþÁ þ¦ÁřÍÃ
¥Á¨Äì §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ¡ÃϏÁÅ¥Á Â¨ÃþÁ €¬Ãð¬ÉÛÏýÅì!

Narsing notice Bangaru looking down.

CHEBROLU (cont'd)
£Â©Â þÁÅ©Áôí žÂýà ±Ì¦Á Âê©ÁþÁōÁÅþÂäþÊ

Bangaru picks up his kanduva, dusts off, Narsing stands


holding the twisted umbrella.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 21.
13 CONTINUED: (3) 13

BANGARU
€þÂë €þÁÅ, þ ©Ä¡ÉþÁÂ¨ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓ¥ÁϜ ˆÏ
ÁÆ ³ÂàÏžÍ €žÊ ÁÆ ªÂ©÷, þÄžÊÏ œÁ¡Áôå¨ÊžÁÅ, žÄþÁÏœÁý
à Ã
Â§Á›Ï þÊþÁÅ ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä  ¥ÁÅϙʧÂ

Bangaru walks away whining.

BANGARU (cont'd)
ŽžÁâ§÷ ³ÌÂÑ ¥ÄžÁ Á©ÁíÏœÁ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¬Ã©Á§
à Ã
¬Ä§Á¨Å ¥É¬ÁōÌúÊÖ ¨É©Ã¨÷ Ã žÃÁü§ÃÖÏžÃ

Bangaru runs back, and throw the sarees away and walks
blabbering.

BANGARU (cont'd)
ÁÆ ! ¡Áë ü þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ £œÁÂ¨ÃðþÁ £œÁō ‚žÃ!¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÂ
þ¦ÁÁœÂí¥ÊÏžÍ žÂþà žÁÁÓ§ÁÅäÏúÊ §É¡Ë§÷ üʬÁō̜Âà!
£Éü©Â™Á £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÏýÊ €¨ì§Á¨Åì™ÁÅ¨Í §Â©Áô Í±Â¨÷
§Â©Áô ÂžÁÅ ÁýÊÛ¬ÃþÁ ÁōÁÑ ¨Â ¡Á™ÁÅÏ™ÁýÂþÍÃ

Chebrolu and Narsing stand by wondering Bangaru’s ferocity.

CHEBROLU/NARSING
€öÁ, ƒ ¡Áô¨Ã¬Ã ±Ì¦êþÁ ™Á¦¨ÂÁÅ¨Æ ¡ÉžÁ§Â¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ
þÁ™
Á Á¨ÊÏ œÁÁÅÑ©Á ¨ÊžÁ¦ Á Âê, €ÁÑ ™Á ‚ÏýÍɨÊàþÊ¥ÉÂ
€ÁÑ ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ¬Ã©ÂýÆì, ¬Ä¡Áô§Á žÉ£ç¨Å

Bangaru continues walking, non-stop this time.

CEBROLU
£þ§Á¬÷ ±ÌýÅÛ ¬Ä§Á¨Å, ©ÁÏžÁÁÅ §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ÌÏý§ÁÏ™Ê?

CUT TO: LOKI IN


CROWD

13a EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY : LOOKING FOR MITHRA 13a


Durga and the crowd lead Loki out of the station. Loki hands
over the garlands to Dharmam.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 22.
13a CONTINUED: 13a

LOKI
¥ÃœÂë ‡ÁÑ ™Á?

DHARMAM
§ÂœÃ§Ã ¥ÁþÁ ¬ÁÅ£Âç§Â©Áô¥ÄžÉ©Á™Í žÂ™Ãúʪ™ÁÏ™Ã

LOKI
€¦œÊ?

Dharmam smirks like lord-krishna.


SOUND CUT TO:
COIN ON TABLE

14 EXT. TIFFIN CENTRE/STREET/WELD SHOP - DAY : GUDDU DOSA 14


Tight cut of Guna tapping coin on table, tiffin activities.

GUNA
§Ê¦÷! ‡ÁÅÓ žÍªÁ úÉ¡Ãå ‡ÏœÁ ¬Ê¡Á¦êϞçÂ?

Tight follow of dosa pan, smacking on Guna’s face as abuses


the waiter.

MITHRA
€þÂä ¬ÃϏè
É ÂÓ ™Á£Å¨ÉÂÓ?

As Guna and his people resist, Mithra silences them in an


instant with the dosa pan, cahses Guna across the street and
kicks him into a welding shop. Mithra takes Guna under
control, holding the welding rod near Guna’s musch.

MITHRA (cont'd)
¥ÁŬÁ¨Í®Áò ¥ÄžÂ ™ÁϏÁŨ ¥ÄžÁ ÁÏ™Á¨Å œÃ¡Êå ‡žÁ©
Á Ã
¥Ä³Â¨ÉÏžÁōÁŧ ¨Ã¡Ãå þ̙ÁÂ?

Guna screams as Mithra takes the weld near.


SOUND CUT TO:
BAR

15 INT. BUCHI NAIDU’S BAR - DAY : MITHRA ESTABLISHMENT 15

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 23.
15 CONTINUED: 15

TILT UP FROM MULTIPLE FEET CLIMBING STAIRS.


Mithra drags Guna upstairs masked and tied in a shirt (police
style). Buchi Naidu looks up as Mithra enters his bar, a
follower floors a couple of bar workers running with empty
bottles. Mithra seats himself facing Buchi Naidu and unmasks
Guna, pulls the beer glass from Buchi Naidu and hands it over
to Guna who empties the glass in a gulp and looks at Buchi
Naidu with a huge burp, Mithra lights a cigarette.

GUNA
(recites like a bond)
€þÂä, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ƒ €þÁä úÉ¡ÊåžÊÏýÂë €ÏýÊ, þÂê¦ÁϏÂ,
ŸÁ§Áé ϏÂ, ¬ÁýÛ¡Á§ÁϏ £Ã¨ÃÝϏ÷ ‹þÁ§÷ ¥ÁþÁ ˆžÁÆ ýà ¬ÁÅ£Âç
§Â©Áô Â§ËœÃ§ÄÃ! ÁÅ¥Áé ™Ã £ÅúÃÖ þ¦ÁÅ™ËþÁ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡ÁžÊ®Áò
ÃÏžÁý £ÂÏ™÷ §Â¬ÁōÁÅþà £Ã¨ÃÝϏ÷ ¥ÄžÁÃ ¨Äü÷ ‡Ïý§÷
€¦œÃ§Ä! €¦þÁÂ™ÁþÁÅÏúà ¨ËýÅì ™ÃÏ úʬà €þÂê¦ÁϏÂ,
€ŸÁ§Áé Ϗ ¬ÁýÛ ‚§ÁÅžÁâϏ ‡žÁ©Á ¡ÁþÁŨŠüʬÁÅÑÏýÆ
§Ìüōà ‡ÏœÁ¨ÊžÁþÂä ¨¯Á §ÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨Å ¬ÁϱžìÁÅàÏýçÄ!
ÁœÁ ¥ÁÆ ™Ê®ÁÅòÂ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡Ê§Á£ÉýÃÛþÁ £Â™ÁŏÁ §ÌÂÑþÃä
©Á¬ÁÆ ¨Å úʬÁō͙ÂþÍà ¦ÁþÁ ¡ÁÏ¡ÃþÁ ¨Â¦Á§÷ þÍýĬ÷ þÃ
ŽÂœÁ§ÁÅ úɦÁêÁÅÏ™Â, ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ Ář ¥ÁÅýÅۍÍþà ¥ÁþëÃ
¥ÄžÁ à ¡ÁúÃÖ ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ Áœ Ã Ê þ¨ÂÏýà §Î™Ä¨Ãä œÍ¨™ÁÏ ˆ
Í§ÁÅÛ¨Í þÂê¦ÁÏ €þÁäžÃ €þÁäÂ§Ã ¡Áë ªÁä!

GUNA (cont'd)
‚žÄ þÁÅ ¥Á Â§ÉÑ ýÍì ü§ÃÃþÁ ÄœÍ¡ÁžÊªÁÏ, ªÂ§ÄØ ¨ÊÁÅÏ™Â
¡ÁÏúÁōÁÅþÂä, ‡©ÁþÂä ¬ÁÏžÊöÁ¨ÅÏýÊ
ÁŧÁÅ©ÁôÂ§Áä™ÁōÍÑÏ™Ã!

Guna gets up as Buchi Naidu and Mithra look at each other.

GUNA (cont'd)
‚ÏœÁÁÆ ³Â§ÂϪÁÏ ˆÏýÏýÊ, þɨ þɨ £Â™ÁŏÁ ÁýÌۏÉÓ¦÷,
¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ÌýÅÛ ¥ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑþà žÌ£Éç¦÷! Âí§ÁÛ§÷ ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ¡ÊìýÅ
£Ã§Ã¦ Á Âþà ±ÍþÁÅ þÁÅ©ÃíúÃÖþÁ ¡ÁžÃ©Ê¨Å! þÂê¦Á¥ËþÁ §Î™Ä
¡ÁþÊžËþ „ÏýÊ Á£Å§ÉýÅÛ £Â£Â¦÷!

Mithra looks at Buchi Naidu under curly smoke rings.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 24.
15 CONTINUED: (2) 15

MITHRA
€üÉϙ €§Áã¥Á¦êϞ þ¦ÁÅ™Í? ŠÊ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í „Ï™ÁōÁÅþÃ
¥ÁþÁ¥ÁžÉâþÄ ÁÅžÁÅâ¨Âý¨ÉÏžÁōÁÅ úÉ¡Áôå?

Mithra gets up, pats on Buchi Nayudu’s cheek and walks.

BUCHI NAIDU (V.O.)


(distant)
€üÉÏ™Â¨Í ‚ÏÍ ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ €§ÁãÏ Â¨ÊžÅÁ §Â, ‚ÏœÁÁÅ þÁÅ©Áôí
‡¥Éé ¨Êì Â™Ã Ì™ÁōéÂ? ™Ã ¡É®ÂòÏ Ì™ÁƍÁÅ©Â €þÄ?

Mithra comes back, holds Buchi Naidu’s ears, bend him back
over the chair and leans onto his face.

MITHRA
¬Äþ÷ ¨Í þčÁ§ÁãÏ Â©Â¨ÃðϞà þ ²Â¥Ã¨Ä ħ§ÄÑ ÂžÁŧÂ!
§Ê±ÌåžÁÅâþÁ ýâÃþ÷Á ýËÏ Ã £ÂÄ œÄ§Á֍ÁÅÏýÊ ¬ÄýÅ ÃÏžÁ
¥ÃÃ¨ÊžÃ £Â§Â ¨ÊÁ £Æ™ÃžÂ €þÃ, €¨ÂåþÁÏžÁÏœÍ þ¨ÍÁ
‡ýÅ £™ÃœÊ €ýÅ ±Â§Ê¬ÁōÁÅþÂä©ÁÏýÊ, ¥É™ Á ÁÅ üÅýÅۍÁÅþÃ
¬Á³Âà©÷ þ Ì™ÁÂ!

Mithra pushes Buchi back onto the table as the plates break
into pieces. As Buchi Naidu address his wound, Mithra lights
a cigarette, walks out in style with followers.
CUT TO: KOBBARI
BOMDAM

16 EXT. BENZ CIRCLE - DAY : PRESS & RING ROAD 16


Loki issues ‘kobbari bondams’s for the fasting people. Cuts
of ‘palaka’ and dances as some reporter swarm onto Loki,
Mithra halts jeep and wait smoking.

REPORTER1
³Â§÷, ¬ÊÛ œÉúÃÖþÁÏœÁ ¥Á ÂœÂë þÁ granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ ¬Á¥Á¬Áê
¡Á§Ã´ÂѧÁ¥ÎœÁÅÏžÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â ?

LOKI
 ¡Áë ªÁä ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝþÃ, §Â«ÁÛë ¡Áë ¤ÁÅœÂíþÃä €™ÁÁÏ™Ã

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 25.
16 CONTINUED: 16

REPORTER2
governement ‚úÃÖþÁ üÄ©Íþà challenge úɦÁê™ÁÏ¨Í ¥Ä
ŸÄ¥ Á  ˆÏýÃ?

Loki calls him forward.

LOKI
¥ÉÅþÂä¥ÁžÉâ ¥Ä £Â©Á ¦Á Â¤Ë ¬ÉÏýÅì ¬Áá¨Ï ÌþÂä™ÁÅ
‡ÏœÁÌÑþÂä™ÁÅ?

REPORTER2
(silent)

LOKI
€ÏžÁ§ÃÄ œÉ¨ÃðÏžÊ úÉ¡Áõå

DURGA
€§Á©Ë ¨¯Á¨Å

LOKI
üÄ©Í ¡Áë Â§ÁÏ ©Ä®ÁòÌúÊÖ ¨ÉÉÑ ÏœÂ?

DURGA
œÌÏ£Ë ©Ê¨Å

LOKI
œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁÆ ! žÎ§ÁØþÂêþÃÄ ÁÆ ™Â ÁžÁÅâ¨ÅÏý¦÷, €©Ã
¥Ä§ÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ žÎ§ÁØþÁê¥Ê ‹™Ã±ÍœÁÅÏžÃ

Loki tend to move through the crowd.

REPORTER2
Á©Á§Áä¥ÉÏýÅ žÂžÂÃ§Ã úʳÍàÏžÁþà œÁ¡Áôå £™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä§Â?

LOKI
œÁ¡Áôå¨Å ¡ÁýÛ™ÂþÍà ¥ÁþÁ žÊªÁÏ¨Í Á©Á§Áä¥ÉÏýÊ
¨ÊžÁÏýÅþÂäþÁÅ žÂžÂÃ§Ã œÁ¡Áå

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 26.
16 CONTINUED: (2) 16

Loki walks towards Mithra, a mercedez stops in front, driver


gets out, bows in front of Loki.

DRIVER
£Â¬Ã §É™
ÃÝ Â§ÁÅ þ´Âۍà §Á¥Áé þ§ÁÏ™Ã

LOKI
‚©Âí®Á¥Á Â ‚ÏýÍìþÊ menu £Â©ÁôÏýÅÏžÃ,¥Ä §É™
ÄÝ Â§Êä
§Á¥Áé þÁÅ

Loki walks off, Durga and the crowd spontaneously attack the
merc leaving it totally disfigured in an instant. Loki looks
back at the punctured tires, broken windows and looks at
Durga.

LOKI (cont'd)
€þÃä §ÍÂ¨Ä ŠÁýÊ ¥ÁÏžÁýÂë ? ¬ÊœÁŨÉþ
Á ÃÑ þÉýÃÛ þÍýÃœÍ
¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÝÏ œÉ¨Å¬ÁōÍÏ™Ã

DHARMAM
¬Ä¥Á ¬ÃþÂé¨ üÉþÁ§Ê«Áþ÷, ¬Ã©Ã¨÷ ¥ÊþÁ§ÁðýÊÛ „Ïý¦÷,
‡ÁÑ Ï™Ã!

Loki nods disappointed and gets into the Sumo.

DURGA
(pulls the driver aside)
§Í¦÷,¥Ä €¦êÍ §ÁÅ þ´ÂۍÌúÂÖ™Ê €þÁōÍ, €ÁÑ ™Á
¡ÁÃ¨ÊžÃ Â§ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, €§Áâ¥Á¦êÏžÂ?¥Á§ÂêžÁÂ ¥Á Â
±Ì¨Â¨Ã úÁÅýÆÛ ¡Á¨ Ã Ê §ÊýÅ üɨÃìÏúÁōͥÁþÅÁ , ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ
¥ÁϏÁÏ¡ÊýɨÃì ¥ÁŏÁÅӧ®Êò§ÁōͥÁþÁÅ

Driver runs away from the crowd.


CUT TO: SUMO

17 EXT. CAR - DAY : LOKI & MITHRA 17


Loki reads newspaper as Mithra talks on the phone holding
cigarette on one hand, Bhasha drives.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 27.
17 CONTINUED: 17

MITHRA
€©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÂþÁÅ, þÁÅ©Éí®Ãò üʦ Âþà Á¨Å©Áô

Mithra hangs the phone and throws out the cigarette.

LOKI
¡Á£
Ãì ÷ ¨Í ¥Á§ÂêžÁÍ¬Á¥Ëþ ¬ÃÁ§Éý÷ ÁýÉÛ¦ÉÅêúÁÅÖ ÁžÁ§Â?

MITHRA
¬ÃÁ§Éý÷ Ä ¥Á§ÂêžÁÄ scientific Â ˆÏ ¨Ãύ÷ ¨ÊžÁÏý
þÂþÂä, ¬ÃþÁä¡ÁåýÃäÏúà þÁÅ©Áôí þ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ œÂÁ£ýÊÛ ‚¨Â
œÁ¦ Á §Á¦ÁêþÁÅ, ħͦüÏ ¡ÁÏ™ÁÅžÁâþÃ!

LOKI
ˆ™Âð©÷! ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä §Ì™ÁÅݥĞÁ ¡Á™Ã ¢ËýÃϏÁÅ üʪ§ÁÏý,
ˆÏýà ¬ÁϏÁœÃ?

Mithra peeks into the paper.

MITHRA
‚¡Áôå™Ê ÁžÂ ÌýÃÛÏžÄ, €¡Áôå™Ê €úÁÖ¦êÏžÂ?

LOKI
‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁÅ üþ¨Ãä Ì™ÃœÊ ¡Ê¡Á§÷ þÁÆ ê¬÷ ÁþÂä
¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ‡¬Éð¥Éé ¬÷ þÁÆ ê¬÷ €©ÁôížÃâ

Loki pulls out the cigar and cuts the tip with a hand cutter.

LOKI (cont'd)
‚¨ÂÏýà úèì§Á ¡ÁþÁŨÍì þÄ úÊœÁŨŠ¡Éý
Û ÅÁ , žÂþÍͬÁÏ
¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠ©Ê§ÁÅ!

Loki looks at Bhasha and turns back to the paper, Mithra


pulls the cigar from Loki and throws it out.

MITHRA
þÃþÂä úÁÅýۨŠ¥Á Âþà ¬ÃÃ§ÉýÅì œÂÁ¥ÁþÂäþÂ? health Ã
¥ÁÏúÞà ÂžÁÅ

Cigar on the road.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 28.
17 CONTINUED: (2) 17

LOKI
±Ì®ÁÆ ò™ÁÌýÅۍ͙ÂþÍà ˆ§Â¦ËœÊ ˆÏýÍ?

JEEP PASSING BY.


CUT TO: RAISING
SHAMYANA

18 INT/EXT. HOME/FRONT OFFICE - DAY : OUTER RING ROAD 18


Jeep halts in the drive way, Loki notice people busily
decorating the front yard under a shamyana.

LOKI
´Â¥Á Âêþ¨ÊÏýÂë ? þÁÅ©Áôí ÁÆ ™Â ¥Ä €ÁÑ ¨ÂÊ þÍýĬ÷
‚©ÁíÁÅϙ ¡É®Ãò üʬÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©ÊýÄ?

Mithra walks to lend a hand in erecting the shamyana.

MITHRA
þÊþÁÅ úʳÍÑ£Í¦Ê ¥É™Á¨÷ ÃÏœÁ Á¨§÷ €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁŨÊ,
€žÃ ¡É®ÃòÃ ÁÆ ™Â £ÃÃþÄ¨Í ©ÁúÁÅÖžÃâ!

MITHRA (cont'd)
(with workers)
§Ê¦÷ !  ÁÅÏüþà žÂ§ÃÁ™ÁÝÏ ±ÂœÂ§ÊÏýÂë ? €ýÊ¡Áô ¥Á Â§ÁÖÏ™Ã!

DHARMAM
œÁ¥Á§Ã ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ ÁŧÁÅà úÊžÂâ¥ÁþÁÏ™Êà €§ÊÏüÃ¥ÉÏýÅ

LOKI
€ÏýÊ ‚ Á ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã ÁōÁÑ þÁ¡Áôå™Ê §Éý˧÷ Á¥Áé ÏýÅþÂä§Â?

DHARMAM
(follows)
‚ÏúÁÅ¥ÃÏúÁÅ! ÁŧÂë ™ÁÅ ‚¡ÁåýÃÊ üþ¨Íì ™Ä¡÷ Â
þÂýōÁűͦÁ Â™ÁÅ, Ãë ´Âß §Â¥Á Â €þà ¤ÁüþÁ úʬÁō͍ÁÅÏ™Â
‚ύ ‡ÏžÁōÁÏ™Ê ¥ÄÁÅ §ÂüÄ¦ Á ¨Å?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 29.
18 CONTINUED: 18

People giggle as Loki enter his office room, Mithra follows


Loki inside.
CUT TO: BASI
REDDY

18a INT. LOKI OFFICE - DAY : BASI REDDY ON RING ROAD 18a
BASI Reddy is waiting in the office room along with Chinna
and Dinesh, Loki turns serious.

BASI REDDY
©ÁÏžÁþ¨Š‡¥Éé ¨Êì Â§ÁÅ! €úÁÖÏ ÏŸÁë Ê¬Á§ÃþÃ
üƬÃþÁýÅÛϙžÃ,

Mithra closes the door.

CHINNA
(introduces)
™Â™Ä, ƒ¦ÁþÁ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ €þà ¡ÉžÁ⠍ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷, ¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä
Á¨©Â¨ÏýÊ œÄ¬ÁōÌúÂÖþÁÅ

BASI REDDY
³Â¨Êì©Á¦ Á Âê ¬ÁÃÑ ¨ÃÃ¨Ã! ¥Ä þ¦þÁ ¡ÁÏú¦œÃ ¡Äý¥ÄžÁ
ÁƍÁÅþÁä¡ÃåýÃäÏúà ¡Á§ÃªÁ¦ÁÏ þÁÅ, §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ý§÷é ¨Å
§ÁÆ ¨ÃϏ÷ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¬Ë™÷ €¦þÁÏœÁ ¥ÁýÅÛÊ ¥Á§Ãð ±ÍœÂ¥Á Â
ˆÏžÊÃ? ˆ¥ÁÏý©÷ ¨ÍÁ¥ÉÂ? Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í ¥Ä ©Í™ÁÅ ¥Á Â ©Í™ÁÅ
£¨Ê ¡Éë Ï™÷ð €Ï™Ê! þ¦þÁ¨Â¨Â§Â, ¥Ä§ÁÅ £¦ýÍà £Ì¦ê
Â§ÁÏ £Í§÷⠁™ÁōͣÍÏ™Ã!

Chinna leaves the room with Dinesh, maid walks in with tea,
Loki trims the cigar tip and settles down in his chair as
Mithra stands leaning by the door. BASI Reddy sits across.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


‡ÏžÃ ¨ÍÁ¥ÂÉ , þÁ£Æ«Á›ÂþÃä üƬÁäýÅÛ üƬÁàϙ©Í?
granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ ¥ÄžÁ þÄ œÂœÂѨÍÁ ©Ãü¦Á ÂþÍà þÂ
€¤Ã©ÂžÁÏ! ¬É¡ÁôåœÍ ÍýÃÛþ úÃϜ¥ÁþÊ ÁœÁþÁäýÅÛ
§ÂüčÌúÃÖþ¨Ê!

BASI Reddy looks at Mithra, rolling the paper weight.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 30.
18a CONTINUED: 18a

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


€£ÃçÊϞà Â§ÁÏ £Í§ÁÅÝ €¨©ÂýÅ ¨ÊžÂ?

Mithra greets with a grin, Loki lights the cigar.

LOKI
©Â™ÁÅ þʧÃÖþÁ ý¨Å ©Ê§ÁÅ §É™ÃÝ

MITHRA
(clears throat)
©ÁúÃÖþÁ ¡ÁþÊÏýÍ üÉ¡Êà, Ã±Í¦þÁÁ ýËÏ ¥Á®Äò ÁžÁŨŞÃâ!

Mithra lights cigarette as BASI Reddy stares at him and Loki.

LOKI
(understandably)
¬ÃÁ§Éý÷ Ä ¥Á§ÂêžÁÄ scientific Â ¨Ãύ÷ ¨ÊžÁÏý §É™ÊÝ

BASI REDDY
ÁÅ, £Ã™ÁÝþà ªÂþ ¥ÁÅúÁÖýÂ ¡ÉÏúÃþ©÷ þ¦™Í!
þ¨ÍÏýÍ®Áò ÌÏ¡Á¨ ¥ÄžÁ þáÁôå¨Å £Í¬ÁàþÂä©÷,  ¥ÁýÅۍÁÅ
²Â¨Í¦Ï÷ ¨ÊÁÅÏýÊ Á«ÁÛϨÊ!

MITHRA
ÁřìɨŠ¡ÄÃ ÌÏ¡Á¨Å Á™ÁÅàþÂä©÷÷, Â¨ÃþÁ Á™ÁÅ¡Áô¨Å
Â¨ÅœÁà¦÷ ÁžÁ §É™ÊÝ? system balance €©ÌížÁÆ â

BASI REDDY
ÁÏ¡Áõêý§÷ ªÁœÂžÉâÏ¨Í ¡ÁôýÃÛ þÁÁð¨Ãü÷é ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂ©ÊÏžÃ
þ¦þÂ? ˆ žÊªÁÏ £Ì¦êþ ±Â¨ÃÏúÊ ‚ü¥Á¨Âì ŠÁÑ ýÊ,
žÌ§ÃÃþÍ™ÁÅ žÌ§ÃÃþÁϜ žÌ£ÅçÁÅœÃþÊ ‚üÏ!

MITHRA
(retorts with same accent)
€¦œÊ þÁÅ©Áôí £Ì¦÷  ¡Áþà ¥ÄžÁÅÏ™Á§ÂžÍ, ¥Á ÂœÍ ÁÆ ³ÍþÃ
¦Á¥
Á ͨ üʳÂàϙ©Í!

BASI Reddy looks at Loki who shrugs with a smirk, BASI Reddy
springs up and looks at Mithra.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 31.
18a CONTINUED: (2) 18a

BASI REDDY
¡ÁÏú¦œÄ £Í§÷Ý ¡Áõêþ÷ ¨ Â™Á þÃÏúà prime minister
¡Ã¦Êê¨ žÂÂ €™ÁÝ¥ÉÅúÃÖþÁ Â™ÃžÁþÁ¨Âì ¥Ê¡Ã œÉúÁÅ֍ÁÅþÁä G.O
§Â ‚žÃ, ‰žÌÏžÁ¨ É Á§Â¨ granite Ã Áϙà £ÉýÃÛ ³ÌÂÑ
žÁŨšÁôÁÅÏý žÃÃþ™ÁÅ ¥Ä þ¦þÁ! ©Ã®Ã¬Êà ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Å,
¦þÉÏœÁ ÂÏŸÄ ˆ¬Á¥Ê¬Ãþ þÍýÅ §Â¨ÏžÊ ©ÍýÅ §Â¨žÁÅ
þ¦þÂ!þ ¡ÁôýۥĞÁ þÁÅÏúà Â¨Å œÄ¬Ã matter ¬Éýè÷ üʬÊà,
 þÍýÊì©Í þÊþÁÅ §Â¨Å³Âà! ¥ÁÅžÁŧÁÅ þÊœÁ ¡Ã¨ì þÊœÁ
þÃ¥Áé ®ÁϏ ¨Í¬ÃÏúÁÏ™Ã!

Reddy turns to the door, Mithra pulls out a file from table.

MITHRA
§É™ÊÝ

Mithra throws the file at Reddy’s feet.

MITHRA (cont'd)
þÁÅ©Áôí §Â¨Å³ÂàþÁþÁä þÍýÊ©Í ƒ ¬ÉýèÉé Ïý÷ ¡Áë Â§ÁÏ §Â¨ÅÖ,
‹ý ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ¥ÊÏ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂÏ

BASI reddy looks at people through the window who are peeking
anxiously from outside, BASI Reddy looks at Loki.

BASI REDDY
Ì™ÁōÁÅ ªÂþ ¡ÁžÁÅþÁŏÁÅϙ™Á™Á¦ÉÂê, ¡ÁžÁÅþÁÅ œÁ¡Áå
¡Á¨ÅÁÅ žÉ¨Äþà ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ! £žÁâ§ÁϏ ©Á§Á¨Í £ÉýÅۍÍ!

BASI Reddy looks serious at Mithra.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


¡Ã¨ì ±ÌÁŧÁťĞÁÅϙ©÷, ý¨Í þʧÁÅðÍ©Â¨ÃðϞà ªÂþÂ
„ϙ žÃ, œÁÁÅÓ! ¥Á ÂžÃ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡Êý þ¦ÁþÂ! ÁŨÅ
§Â¨ÁÅÏýÊ Ì¥Áé ¨Æ, Ì¥Áé ¨Å œÉÁÁÅÏýÊ ©Ê§ÁÆ ì
þÁ§ÁōÁÅÑÏý £ÍœÂÏ!

BASI Reddy leaves the room, Mithra and Loki look at each
other with a smirk, turns attentive to the huddle outside.
SOUND CUT TO:
FRONT YARD
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 32.

18b EXT. LOKI HOME - DAY : BASI REDDY ABUSED 18b


Durga and his people mush around and beat BASI Reddy with
chappal.

DURGA
‚ύÉþÃä ÍýÅì ¬ÁϱžóÂà©Áô§Â?¥ÄžÊ¬ÁōÁÅþÃ
œÁÁ¨™ÁœÂ©ÁÏýÂë žÌϏÁ þ Ì™ÁÂ? ¨Ê£§Í™Ã ¬É¡Áôå žÉ£ç
œÃþÍä™É©Á™ÁÆ £ÂÁÅ ¡Á™ÁÅÝ, ¡Áô§ÁŏÁŨŠ¡Á™Ã¬Á³Âà©÷ ,
¡Áô§ÁŏÁŨŠ¡Á™Ã ¬Á³Âà©÷ þ Í™ÁÂ!

Mithra rushes out.

MITHRA
(yells)
žÁŧÂÓ

Durga holds back, BASI Reddy wipes his face and gets into the
jeep with a wicked look.

MITHRA (cont'd)
‚¨ÂÏýÃ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä úÉ¡ÁôåœÍ ÌýÂÛ¨ÏýÊ ™Ã¨ÄìžÂÂ œÄ§ÁÅÏžÃ
¨ËþÁÅ, ÌýÅۍÁÅÏýÆ ±ÍœÂ©Â?

DURGA
žÌ§ÃÃþÌ™Ãä ÌýÅۍÁÅÏý ¥ÁÏ™Ê

Durga mums up looking at Mithra’s furious eyes.


CUT TO: SAVITHRI

19 INT. LOKI HOME - DAY : HOME 19


Savithri walks towards dining table carrying gaarelu. Golie
is busy eating and reading.

SAVITHRI
€¡Áôå™Ê ¥ÃϏÁŜ©ÊÏýÂë ? ¡Áë ³ÂžÁÏ œÉúÊÖ ©Á§
Á ÁÅ
Á¥ÁþÂäþÂ?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 33.
19 CONTINUED: 19

GOLIE
¡Áë ³ÂžÁÏ ‡¡Áôå™ÁÅ œÃÏýÊ ˆ¥ÁÅϞà ÏýÄ? ¬Áí§ÁÓÏ¨Í ¥ÄÁþÂä
§ÌÏ™Á™ÁŏÁŨŠ‡þÁÁÅÏýÂþÁϜʏÂ?

Golie grabs a handful of gaarelu.

SAVITHRI
Â¬Áà þÉ¥Áé žÃÂ ¥ÃϏÁÅ! ÌÏœÁÅþÁ ¡Á™Ã ±ÍœÂ©÷!

Mithra joins table.

MITHRA
™ÁÅ ¡ÁôýÃÛÏžÊ ¥ÃϏÁ™ÂþÍÃ, §ÁÆ ¨Åð ¡É™ÃœÊ workout
€©ÁžÁ¥Äé

GOLIE
€¨Í! ŠÁ¡ Á ÁÑ þÁ €§ÁÁžÄ¬Ã ¬ÁžÁƍÁÅÏýÅþÂäÏ ‚ÁÑ ™Á,
þĨ ™Âë ¡÷ €©Áôý÷ £Ê©Â§÷ð €þÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©ÊýÄ?

Mithra smacks on Golie’s head, Dharmam stops bye.

DHARMAM
(graceful)
£Â£Æ, ¤ÌÏúʬà œÁ§ÁÅ©ÂœÁ úÁžÁÅ©ÁôÍ©ÁúÁÅÖ ÁžÂ? ˆÂÁë œÁ
žÉ£ç œÃÏýÅϞʥÉÂ!

Golie folds the book and looks serious at Dharmam.

GOLIE
þÊþÁÅ úÁžÃ©ÊžÊ¥ÁþÂä clerk exam Â? §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ¨¯Á¨
¥ÁϞà §Â¬Êà §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ©Ê¨ ¥ÁϞà ±Â¬Á¦Êê €¦Êê¦É¬÷! €ÏýÊ
œÃþÊ¡Áôå™ÁÅ, ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÊ¡Áôå™ÁÆ , ±Í¬ÁōÁÅþÊý¡Áôå™ÁÅ
¬ÁžÁÅ©ÁôœÂþÊ „ÏýÂÏ!

MITHRA
€ÏœÊÂþà ¥ÃÁœÂ €¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¬ÁžÁ©ÁÏ

GOLIE
þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁÆ ³ÍÑ£Ê! bloody political dog!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 34.
19 CONTINUED: (2) 19

Turns to Dharmam.

GOLIE (cont'd)
úÁÆ ™ÁÅ üþÁÂ, ‚žÃ þËÏýÄþ÷ ¬ÃÄðÛ þËþ÷ ÂžÁÅ, ¬Ážþ âÉ äÁ Ï œÃþÃ,
¡ÉžÁâ£Â¨ ªÃïÁ ¡Áý
Û ÂþÉ ™ÃÄë ¨ÃúÉÖ¦Áê™ÂþÍÃ! ±Â¬Á©Áí™ÂþÍÄ
¢Ë¨÷ €©Áí™ÂþÍåÁžÉâ ¥ÁÅžÁâ ¥ÁÅžÁ â Ä ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í „þÁä Â¡Ê œÊ™Â

Golie turns back to the book. Dharmam looks like a caricature


and leaves the table.

DHARMAM
but mine is a small doubt my dear son! §ÉÏ™ÁÅ
©Â§Â¨Íì ‡ÂØÏ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ‚ύ §ÉÏ™Í ¡ÊüÄ¨Í „þÂä©ÊÏýÃ?

Golie flips to the rear of the book.

GOLIE
‡þÁÁ þÃÏúà ¨ÉÉÑ ™Êà ‡þÍä ¡ÊüÄ?

Dharmam blinks.

GOLIE (cont'd)
§Ã©Ãüþ÷ úÊœÁàþÂä ‚ÁÑ ™Á!þ ªÄ¨ÂþÃä ªÁύÃÏú©ÁÏýÊ „œÁà§ÁÏ
§Â¬Ã œÁé ÁœÁê úʬÁÅÑÏý úÉ¡ÁôàþÂä! ‡¨Ãì ¡ÁþÃ
üƳÍÑ©Á¦Áê!

Dharmam walks away obediently. Mithra peeks into Golie’s


book.

MITHRA
(subtle)
shadow þ©ɨ÷ œÍþÊ ‚ÏœÁ £Ã¨Ý±Âå?¥ÁþëéÂ, WMD
Bush ©Â? ¦ÁþÃä úÁÆ ¬Êà ü¨ʳÂàϞçÂ

GOLIE
(flips paper)
þÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â! ‚þÊ©Í™ÁÅ ƒ¡Ä €¦œÊ ˆþÁŏÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â
‡¨ÃÂ¡ÉÛ§÷ œÍ¨ÅžÃâ ¥Á§Ã

CUT TO: LOKI

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 35.
19 CONTINUED: (3) 19

Loki comes out of shower drying his head, Chinna is playing


Wii with Dinesh and Jitu.

LOKI
(to Chinna)
ˆÏýÂë , ‚ύ Â¨Éüà ¬ÁÅÛ™ÉÏý÷ð œÍ œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÆ ‡¨¯ÁþÁÅäì
þÁ™ÁÅ¡ÁôœÁÅþÂä©ÁÏý?

CHINNA
©Ä™ÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏýÊ þÊþÁÅ campaign úʬÁÅàþÂä ™Â™Ä

LOKI
©Ä™Â £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ÁžÁÆ ?

Chinna nods yes. Both of them get busy with the game.

LOKI (cont'd)
ÁÅ! £Â©ÁôϞçÂ, €£Âç €£Âç ÁœÁÅà¨Å
žÁÆ ¬ÁÅàÏýÊ Ì™ÁōÁŨÞÁâ§ÁÆ ¥ÁÆ œÁŨÅ
§Â³ÍÑ™ÁÏ! Â¬Áà ¨ÍÂì¬÷ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÍà ÁÆ ™Â freindship
úɦ÷, §ÍÂêþÍà ¥ÁÏúÞÃ!

Loki throws the towel on Chinna’s face to distract from the


game.

LOKI (cont'd)
‚ÏýÍì ŠÁ™ÁÅ Â™Ã œÁ¡ÃåϞà ú¨Æ, …§ÊÃÏ¡Áô¨Å ¥Á ÂþÃ
next ˆÏ úɦÁ Âê¨Í ¨ÍúÃÏúÁÅ! ³Â©ÃœÄë , þÁÆ ¤Â´ÂÁÆ
ýâÃþ÷ ¡ÁÏ¡ÃÏúÁÅ

Loki walk towards stairs and greets Bhasha and Nadiya at the
door.

GOLIE
€ÏÁŨ÷ ‚ϞÁ þÃþÁÅä D.A.B €þÂä™ÁÅ, ©ÃþáÃúÃÖÏžÂ?

MITHRA
þĨ ÌÏýÉ ¡Áô¬Á
à ¨ŠúÁžÃ©Ê ¥ÊŸÂ©Ãþà ÂžÁþÄ!

Loki receives a file from Nadiya and flips through.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 36.
19 CONTINUED: (4) 19

LOKI
(kind smile)
ú¨ ¡ÉžÁâ¥Á Â馩˱ͦÁ Â©Ê! ¬Á™Áþ÷ Â ¥Ä þÂþÁä
©ÁôžÍêÂþÍÁ§ÄØ ¡É™ÃœÊ €¬Á¨Å Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í ‡¡Áôå™ÁÅ úʧÃÏžÁ£Âç
€ÏÁÅþÂäþÁÅ

LOKI (cont'd)
ŸÁ§Áé Ï! €¥Á Âé¦þà ¥ÁþÁ hotel Ã ¥ÊþÊü§÷ Â appoint
úɦ÷

Loki hands over the file to Dharmam.

NADIYA DHARMAM
thanks uncle €¦Á Âê ¥Á§Ã¡Áôå™ÁÅþÁä ¥ÊþÊü§÷ ¬ÁϏÁœÍ?

LOKI (cont'd)
(walk upstairs)
¡ÄÊ¬Ã ‚ÏýÍì €ÏýÅì œÍ¥Á™ÂþÍà ¡ÉýÅۍÍ, œÂÁţ͜ɞÁ©Á!

Loki goes upstairs followed by Dharmam, Bhasha walks Nadiya


out with a carry bag. Mithra washes hands and get up.

MITHRA
‚Á Áœ
à ÃϞà ú¨Å, ¨ÉÁ©Á§Â!

GOLIE
§Ê¦÷ !þÁÅ©ÃíÏýÍÌúÃÖþÁ ¥ÁþÃ«ÃœÍ ¬ÁϳÂѧÁϏ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Á™ÁÏ
þʧÁÅ֍Í!

Mithra whistles for Chinna who is leaving home.

MITHRA
§Ê¦÷ úÃþÂä!

Mithra throws a key onto Chinna’s face, Chinna catches,


Mithra approaches with a hand towel.

MITHRA (cont'd)
enjoy, ‚©Âí¨ÃÛ þÁÅÏúà van þÄžÊ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 37.
19 CONTINUED: (5) 19

CHINNA
€ÏýÊ þčÁÅ ±ÂœË ±Í¦ÏžÂ?

Mithra feels intrigued.

CHINNA (cont'd)
(elated)
Just kidding! ƒ profile ¨¯Ãé ¬ÃþÃ¥Á Â¨Í ©ÉύĨÂ
„þÂä©÷ §Â, Âύ÷ð!

Chinna hugs and kisses Mithra repeatedly.

MITHRA
 Â¨ÊüÃœÍ ¨ÃύÁŨŠœÁÃÓÏúÁōÍ

CHINNA
¨ËýÅ œÄ³ÍÑ, þÄœÁŨŠþčÁÅ ¬ÁÅà¨Å þÁÅ €þÁäýÅÛÏžÃ
¬Á¨öÁ, ¥ÁþÁÏ úÁžÃ©ÃþÁ Â¨Êü÷ ¨Í  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï legacy
maintain úʦÁêÁÅÏýÊ family ¡Á§ÁÅ©Áô ±ÍžÃâ!

Mithra stands watching Chinna a bit concerned.


CUT TO: EXT HOME

19a EXT. LOKI HOME - DAY: ‘BABUGAARU’ 19a


Chinna walks out with Dinesh, a client is waiting.

CLIENT
£Â£ÅÂ§ÁÅþÂä§ÁÏ™Ã?

CHINNA
ˆ £Â£ÅÂ§ÁÏ™Ê?

Mithra walks out, client notices.

CLIENT
úÃþÁ£Â£Å Â§ÁÅ

Chinna looks at Mithra.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 38.
19a CONTINUED: 19a

CHINNA
¥Á§Ã þÊþÊÏýÃ?

Client winks, Chinna gets in the van and leaves as Mithra


invites the client into the office.
SOUND CUT TO:
JEEP STOPPING

20 INT/EXT. VALLI HOME - DAY : VALLI 20


Mithra & Golie get off, notice Vikki crying relentlessly
sitting in the doorway, half naked.

MITHRA
ˆÏýÂë £ÅüÏ
Ø Â, ƒŸÃþÁ£™Ã ‚¡Êå¬ÁōÁÅþà ¥Á§Ä ˆ™ÁÅœÁÅàþÂä?

Vikki tardily gets up, turns around to display spanking marks


on his bums.

MITHRA (cont'd)
‡©Á§ÁÅ?¥Ä €œÁà ÍœÊþÂ?

Vikki nods yes, Mithra comforts.

MITHRA (cont'd)
þÁōÁÅþÂä €¡Áôå™Ê,¥Áþô ¥Á Â¦Á Â©ÁœÂ €žÃ! ‚ÏœÁÁÅ þÁÅ©ÊíÏ
úʳ©Áô £ÅüÃØ £ÏÂ§ÁÆ ?

VIKKI
žÂþà ¬ÁÆ Ñý§÷ key ©Âý§÷ ýÂύ÷ ¨Í ¡Á™Ê³ÂþÁÆ

MITHRA
€ÏœÁ ¥ÁÏúà ¡Áþà úʪ©Â? ˆÏžÁōÊýÄ?

VIKKI
‚©Â®Á þÁÅ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨ÌžÁÅâ ¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê?

MITHRA
Ãë ÉýÂÛ?

Vikki nods yes, Valli throws nikker out and yells.


(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 39.
20 CONTINUED: 20

VALLI
œÍ¨Å œÄ³Âà ©ÉŸÁ©Â! ©ÁúÃÖ þÍÁÑ §Ê¬ÁōÍ!

MITHRA
þ £ÅüÃØ ÌÏ™Ê! ‚¨ÂÏýà ‚™Ã¦Á Â¨É¡Áôå™ÁÆ ¡Á£ Ãì ÷ Â ™ÃÊì§÷
úÊœÊ ©Á§ÁÑ ©Áôý÷ Â©Á¥ Á Âé! ¬ÁžÁÆ â ¬Á¡Ãå™Ä ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨÷
É®Âò¥Á Â, ý¬÷ €¦Êê ¬Á§ÃÃ ±ÌýÛýÅۍÍþÃà ‚ÏýÍÌúÂÖ¥Á Â
€þÁäýÅÛϙ¨Ã, ‡¨Ãì þÍÁÑ §Ê³ÍÑ£Í!

Vikki stops crying at once runs inside. Mithra looks up to


notice Latha leaned into the tank struggling to find keys.

MITHRA (cont'd)
Š¬Ê ¬ÁÆ §Á囍Â! §Â©Ê ÃÏžÁÄ! ¡Á¬Ã ¡Ã¨Íì™Ã þÍÁÑ §Ã¡Áå™ÁÏ
ÂžÊ, žÁ¥ÁÅéÏýÊ...(interrupted)

A flood of water rushes onto Mithra’s head from terrace.


Mithra looks up, Latha looks down with sorry feeling.

LATHA
³Â§Ä £Â©Â! key €ÏžÁ¨ÊžÁÆ , €ÏžÁÅÊ þÄ®ÌòžÃ¨ÊªÂþÁÆ

20a EXT. VALLI HOME TERRACE - DAY : THE KEYS 20a


(Jump Cut) Mitra appears in front of Latha.

MITHRA
©Áôþ ¡Ã¨Âì? ýÂύ÷ ¨Í key €ÏžÁÅ Í™ÂþÍà €þÃä þÄ®ÁÅò
©Ê¬÷Û úɦ Á Âê¨Â úÉ¡Áôå! €©ÁœÁ¨ ¥ÁžÂë ¬ÁÅ¨Í £ÃÏžÉÍ ŽÆþÄ
ü§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅÏýÊþÁÆ !

Mithra turns the valve up, lifts Latha and drowns her upside
down into the tank, pulls her out drenched as she comes out
with key in hand.

MITHRA (cont'd)
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! ýÂύ÷ ¨Í þÄ®ÁÅò ¥ÃÃ¨Ã±Í¦Ê úÊœ
à à œÂ®ÁÏ
žÌ§ÃÌ±Í¦Ê

Mithra is suddenly distracted and baffled by Latha’s figure.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 40.
20a CONTINUED: 20a

MITHRA (cont'd)
(sparse and airy)
öÁ, þÁÅ©ÃíÏœÁ tight ¢ÃÁ§Â?

Latha screams, cries and chases Mithra on the terrace.

LATHA
ÁÆ þ Â¨Éüà ™Áë ¬÷ ±Â™ÁÅ úʳ©Áô £Ï™Á ¬ÁúÃÖþÍ™Â!

Latha chases, beats and floors him, Mithra kisses her mildly
and feels guilty as she remains stunned.

MITHRA
³Â§Ä ¡Ã¨Âì, „™ÁōÁťĞÁ Â¨Å ü§ÂþÁÅ!

Latha becomes anime and furious.

LATHA
©Â¥ÉÂé! ©Â§Âä¦ÁþÍ ‚Á þÁþÁÅä ¡É®Éò©Á™ÁÅ úʬÁōÁÅÏý™ÁŧÂ
§Ê¡Ã¬÷Û ©ÉŸÁ©Â!?

MITHRA
(innocent tone)
þÊþÁ¨Â ©ÁžÃ¨Ê¬Ê ýË¡÷ ÂžÁŨʩÊ!

LATHA
€žÊ ÁžÁ§Â þ Ž§Áé ! ƒ €§Á ™ÃÄë ©ÉŸÁ©Áþà úʬÁōÁÅþÃ
£œÁōÁϜ ‡¨Â ú©ÁþÂë ³Â¥Ä þÊþÁÆ ?

MITHRA
(relieved)
Á¥Áé ¦Á Âê, €ýËìœÊ ¨Ëý÷ œÄ¬ÁōÍ! single kiss œÍ£œÁÁÏœÂ
£¬÷ ³ÂÛÏ™÷ €¦êÏžÁþÁōÁÅþÂäþÁÅ

Latha chases Mithra down the stairs beating and screaming.

LATHA
þÃþÁÆ ä...

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 41.
20a CONTINUED: (2) 20a

MITHRA
‚žÃÍ! ¥ÁÅžÁÅâ ¥Êý§÷ ¡Á£Ãì÷ üʪ©ÁÏýÊ Â§ÁÏýďÂ
þÁÏýÁ™œ Á §ÁÅ, Á¥ÁÅéþÁ ¥ÁÆ œÃ Á™ÁōÁÅÑþà £ýÛ¨Å
¥Á Â§ÁÅ֍ͱÍ!

Mithra and Latha run downstairs.

20b EXT. VALLI HOME - DAY : BROTHER & SISTER 20b


Vikki greets with a smirk, Latha notice the scooter tires
punctured, Vikki hides a screw driver in hand. Latha
collapses and start crying at the same spot as Vikki. Valli
walks with the school bag.

VALLI
©ÁúÄ֧ÂþÊ žÂþà ¥ÄžÁ £™ÂÝ©ÊÏýÂë ? þÁÅ clinic ýË¥ËÏžÃ,
©Ä®Áòþà œÄ¬ÁōɮÃò ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨÷ ¨Í ™Âë ¡÷ úɦ÷, žÂþÃäÁÆ ™Â!

MITHRA LATHA
¬ÁÆ Ñ¨÷ ¨ÍþÂ? €ÁÑ §ÊìžÁÅ!  ÁÆ Ï™ÂœÍ ©É®Áò™ÁÏ ÁþÂä þÊ
ýÍ¨Í ©É®ÂàþÁÅ
Valli starts combing Nikki’s hair.

VALLI (cont'd)
¡Á®ÁÅò §Â¨Âà¦÷ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Â©ÁÏýÊ! þÁÅ©Êí
£Ì™ÂݧʬÁÅÑþà œÃ§Ã Ê §Î™Ä §Â›Ã©Ã

LATHA
€öÁñöÁ, œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÌäÁÑ ¥Á ÂýþÁÂþÊ úÃ¥ÁÅéÌúÊÖ¬ÃÏžÁ¥ Á Âé
Í¡ÁÏ! €¬Áð¨Å ™Â£Â ¥ÄžÁ ©Â™ÊÏ úÊªÂ™Í œÉ¨Å³Â þčÁÆ ?

Mithra looks at her with a smile, Lathe further unnerved.

LATHA (cont'd)
™Ãä úÁÆ ¬ÊàþÊ þ ©Á®ÁòϜ £ÌžÃâύÁ¨Å ±ÂÁÅœÁÅþÂä¦÷

Latha walks inside helpless and furious.

MITHRA
€¦œÊ ¨÷ð Ã £žÁŨŠ£ÊÂþ÷ ¬Êåë ©Â™ÁÅ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 42.
20b CONTINUED: 20b

VALLI
‡¡ÁåýÍËþ þÄ ¥ÁōÁÅÑ ¡ÃÏ™Ê ¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅ ©Â™Ê ±Í©Ê

Latha bumps onto Ashok at the door.

LATHA
ˆ§Â? ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä ¡É§ÁŏÁþÁäÏ ÁýÅۍÁÅþà £¦Á¨ÅžÊ§Â©Â?
úÁÆ ªÂ©Â €ÂÑ œÁ¥ÁÅé®Áò žÎ§ÁØþÁ¦ÁÏ? ¬ÊÛë ¨Ã¦ Á  ýƧɮÃòþÁ
Ãë Éý§÷ ¨Â „Ϟç þ £œÁōÁÅ!

ASHOK
clinic Ã ý˥ΜÍϞà œÁ¡ÁôåÍ©Ê

LATHA
©Â™ÃÃ œÍ™ÁÅ ƒ ¡Ã¨ì ÍœÁŨŠ§ÉÏ™ÁÅ, ˆžÍ ŠÁ§ÍüÅ
úɱÂå úɦÁêÁÅÏý öÁ¬ÁÛ¨÷ É¨Ãì±ÍœÂþÊë þÊþÁÅ,

Latha spanks Vikki on her way, Vikki cries again, Mithra


lifts Vikki & Nikki on both hands.

MITHRA
úÁÅúÁÅúÁÆ ±ÍþÃ¨Ê þÂþÂä, €žÃ úʬÃþÁ ±Â±Â¨Í £Ï™Á
¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅ žÌ§ÁÂ¨þà Í§ÁōÁÅÏžÂÏ, ¥ÁþÁÏ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨Å É¨Ãì
¬ÁžÁƍÁÅÏžÂÏ ¡ÁžÁ

LATHA
(cries from inside)
þÊþÁÆ ©Á¬ÁÅàþÂä ÁÆ !

Mithra smiles and halts, Valli hands in a bag to Mithra.

VALLI
‚žÃÁÑ ™ÃÃ §Â©Á¨¬ÃþÁ ³Â§É ÂžÁÅ! §Âþà ¥ÁþëÃ à ¡Ê§ÁÏýÏ
¡ÉýÃÛ ÁÆ ©ÁÁÑ ©Ê¬÷Û úɦÉÅêžÁâþà úɱÂå¥ÉÃ

MITHRA
ÁþĬÁÏ  ¡Ã¨Å¡Áô žÊþÃÍ úÁÆ ªÂ©Â?

Valli walks back to the car as Ashok waits.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 43.
20b CONTINUED: (2) 20b

VALLI
úÁÆ ªÂ! €¦þ ÁÆ ™Â ©Ã¬Ã§Ã ÌýۍÁÅϙ ¬ÁϳÂѧÁϏÂ
úÉœÃ¨Í ¡ÉýÂÛ!  ‚ÏýÃÄ þÁÆ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ £ÏŸÁÏ ŠÁÑ ýÊ,
þÁÅ©Áôí! life ¨Í ‚¡Áåýލ ü§ÃÃþÁ ™Âë ¥ Á  ú¨Å, extra
¬Äþ÷ ¨ÌžÁâþà úÉ¡Áôå!

Mithra looks at her in despair as she drives away car.


CUT TO: JEEP
Mithra finds Golie leaning on the jeep, posing for Saira
talking‘peter’ aloud.

GOLIE
€¬Á¨Å russian revotion ‡¨Â start €¦êÏžÁÏýʧ,Ê 1817
¨Í £Í¨ï©ÃÁÅѨϞÁ§ÁÆ ü§Áì ¥ÄžÁ œÃ§ Á Á£™ÂݧÂë ! …§ÁÂ¦÷
ü§ÁÅì ÂžÁŧ þĦÁ£Âç, Russia ¨Í §ÂüŨÊä ü§÷
€Ïý§ÁÅ!

MITHRA
œÁ¡ÁôåÍ§Â! þÄ ¬É¨÷ þ žÁÁÓ§ÁÅÏžÊ, ‡¨Â ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä?

Golie feels punctured in front of Saira, Mithra seats and


buckle up kids.

MITHRA (cont'd)
sorry, act úʬÁàþÂä©Áþà œÉ¨ÄžÁŧ þÁÅ

Mithra gets in the jeep as Golie follows disappointed, Latha


runs in with lipstick and hops in.

LATHA
‚žÃÍ Á¥ÁþÂäþÂ

SCUT TO: JEEP ON


ROAD

21 EXT. SCORPIO/ROADS/BUS STOP - DAY : JOY RIDE 21

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 44.
21 CONTINUED: 21

LATHA IS BUSY WITH MAKEUP, VIKKI EATS ICE CREAM AND LOOKS AT
GOLIE.

GOLIE
‡ÏœÁ €ÏžÁϏ œÃÏœÁÅþÂä©÷ §Â! Š§Ê ©ÃÄÑ ! ‚þÍäë üŨŏÂ
£ÄýʬÁàþÂäþÊ, ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÁþÂä ³Â¦§Â þ ÁŧÃÏúà €™ÁÁ¨ÊžÂ?

VIKKI
€™ÃÃÏžÃ

GOLIE
ˆ¥ÁþÄ?

VIKKI
§ÍüÆ ¥Ä ‚ÏýÃ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅþà ‚ýÊ¡Áô ÏýÉþÂä
œÃ¡ÁôåœÁÅþÂä™Ê  ¥ÁÅýÃÛ ¢Ê¬ÊÏ üʬÁÅàÏý™ÁÆ €þÃ!

GOLIE
IAS §Â¬ÁÅàþÂäþÁþà úɱÂå©Â?

VIKKI
… Æ
Á , IAS §Â¬ÁÅàþÂäþÁþà úÉ¡Áå¥Áþà úɱÂå™ÁÆ €þà úɱÂå!

Golie feels restrained anger.

GOLIE
ÁÅžÂâþÁÏýÊ, €¬Áð¨÷ ɨÃåϏ÷ ýË¡Ê ÂžÁŧ þÁÅ©Áôí

LATHA
Á¨Í, ‚ÁÑ ™Â¡Áô ¥Á Â ¢Éë Ï™÷ð þɍÃÑ úÁÅ֍ͩ¨Ã

Mithra stops the jeep in the bus stop.

MITHRA
¢Éë Ï™Âð? ™Éë ¬ÁÅð¨Å úÁÆ ¬Êà £É¨Äì ™ÂþÁäð§÷ð ¨Â „þÂä§ÁÆ

Latha slaps Golie.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 45.
21 CONTINUED: (2) 21

LATHA
þčÁÅ fashion sense ¨ÊÁÅÏýÊ ¥ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑþà ÁÆ §ÍÖ!

GOLIE
£Ãþ÷ ¨Â™Ãþ÷ €ý÷ úÊœÊà, ¬ÁžÂâÏ ¥ÄžÁ £ÂϣʬÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃÛ,
™ÁÏýÊ þÁþÁÅä ¡ÄÁŜ©ÊÏýÃ?

Latha’s friends get into the jeep.

LATHA
Ê ¤ÂþÁÆ , Ê ‚ÏžÁÆ !

Golie drools at their flashes, Mithra slaps to distract.

MITHRA
€ýÛ ¬ÁÆ œÂà©ÊÏýÂë ? ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ ¡Ã¨ì¨ÅþÂä§ÁþÊ sense ¨ÊžÂ?

GOLIE
(controlled anger)
Š§Ê¦÷! €¥Á Â馨ÅþÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ þ ¥ÄžÁexcess
úɦÉÅêžÁâþÂäþÂ?

Vikki slaps Golie.

VIKKI
(slaps Golie)
¥ÉÅ ÁÏ ¥ÄžÁ ‡ÏÃ¨Ã ¡Á™ÂÁÅϙ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Á¥ÁþÂäþÂ?

Golie looks at Vikki feeling breathless and angry.

GOLIE
¬ÄþÁÅ ¬ÄþÁÅÄ þÊþÁÅ Â¥É™Ä €¦±ÍœÁþÂäþÂë ¥ÄÆ
Á , ¥Á™§
ÝÁ ÷
üʬñ§ʳÂà ˆ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Í

Golie pauses looking at girls in the mirror.

BHANU
(leans forward)
ˆÏýÊ ¥Ä ™Ëë ©Á§÷ ÁÆ ™Â ‚ÏœÁ ¡ÁžÁÅþÁŏÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ? ÌÏ¡ÁžÄ¬Ã
©Ä™Êþ þÄ £Â©Á?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 46.
21 CONTINUED: (3) 21

LATHA
ÂžÁÅ, ©Ä™ÁÅ þÁÅ ¨ËþʬÁÆ à €¡Áôå™Á¡Áôå™ÁÆ §Ë™Ã¬ÁÅàÏý™ÁÅ,
Â©Â¨ÏýÊ ¥Ä§ÁÅ try úʬÁōÍÏ™Ã! €žÃÍ  ¡ÁÁÑ þÁÅþÁä
Ê£Êüà Ář free þÊ

Girls laugh, Golie is lost staring at the grils.

VIKKI
®ÁÅò Ê¨Ã úʬÁÅàÏýÊ, þčÁÅ Í¡ÁÏ §Â©ÁýÊìžÂ?

GOLIE
¡Áë ¬ÁÅàœÁÏ þ brain ÁÏœÁ processing ¡Á©Á§÷ ¨ÊžÁŧÂ!

LATHA
(irks Mithra)
Á¨Í! ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã þÁÁÑ ¨Â  œÍ¨Å™ÊÏýà £Â¬ÁÆ ! ÌÏúÉÏ
¬Äå™÷ œÉúÁÅÖÍ ¨Ë¢÷ ¨Í! ¥Á Â Í¬ÁÏ €ÁÑ ™Á boys
waiting, Â¨ÂþÍà œÁÁÓ ¬Äå™÷ ¨ÊžÊ ÁŧÂë ™Ã¨Í

BHANU (R V MIRROR)
±Â¡Á¥Ê, úÁÆ ™Á™ÂþÍà ¡Á¡Áôå ¬ÁÅžÁâ¨Â „þÂä™ÁÅ

LATHA (R V MIRROR)
¡Á¡Áôå ¬ÁÅžÁâ¨Â ˆÏýÃ, ¡Á¡Êå (laughs)

Mithra and Vikki look at each other in slow motion, Vikki and
Nikki wear the seat belts understandably.

SQUEAKING WHEELS, CUTS OF GEAR SHIFTS, TIRE SCRATCHES ON


ROAD, CAR RUSHING AT HIGH SPEED.
CUT TO: COLLEGE
ENTRANCE

22 EXT. COLLEGE - DAY : SPEED EFFECT 22

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 47.
22 CONTINUED: 22

A LONG SHOT OF THE JEEP IN FRONT OF COLLEGE WITH A HUGE TRAIL


OF DUST BEHIND, HARD STOP AT THE ENTRANCE.
Everyone in the car is in a state of shock, thumping heart-
beat, Vikki and Nikki are stuck to Mithra like bugs, Golies
hands by the roof. Latha and friends get off the jeep in a
trans.

MITHRA
¡ÃÁÑ ¡÷ ‡þÃäÁÏý¨Êýà ¥Á§Áâ¨Â?

Latha draws blank, waves no from behind and walks in.

GOLIE
£Â©Â! ©Ä®ÁÅò ¥Á®Äò þÄ üġɍÁÅќ§ÁÏý©Â?

MITHRA
™ÎýÊ! žÄþ
à à Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í ‡©Á™Í £ÄýÊœÁàþÂä™Âë ë €ÏžÁōÊ
¥ÁþÁœÍ €ÏœÁ ¨É©Ã¨÷ £ÄÁÅœÍϞà ‡¨Ãì œÊ¨Å֍ÁÅÏžÂÏ ¡ÁžÁ

Golie laughs like a quail.

GOLIE
ħͨ „þÂäÁÆ ™Â ‡žÁ©Á €þÁÅ¥Á Âþ¨ŠœÁ¡Áå©ÊÏ

VIKKI
¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê þ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨Å!

Mithra picks Nikki and walks in.

MITHRA
‚ύ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨ÊÏýÂë ? ˆÁϏ Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í úʧÃåœÂà ¡ÁžÁ

CUT TO: CAMPUS

22a INT.COLLEGE - DAY : TEASE 22a


Latha straightens her walk and styles up, some beggers at the
gate change shirts, wear coolers and stand by the gate
looking at her. Students playing cricket at the center of
campus, drool around her, batsmen gets bowled looking at her.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 48.
22a CONTINUED: 22a

BATSMAN
miss college site ¨Í ©ÁôþÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ ball not count €þÃ
œÉ¨ÄžÂ þčÁÅ? ¥Á¨Äì ‡¦÷!

Latha walks across proudly greeting everybody

MITHRA
žÄþà oxygen €ÏœÂ ÂÏ¡Á¬÷ ¨Í „ϞçÂ, ‚ÁÑ ™Á
puncture €¦œÊÂþà £¨Å¡Áô œÁÁÓžÁÅ

Mithra pulls Vikki and Nikki, whispers and drives them after
Latha, grabs the harmonium and mouth organ from a couple of
beggers at the entrance.

KIDS
(hug her)
¥Á¥Äé , ¥Á¥Äé , ¥Á¥Äé ¥Á¥Äé

Cricketing boys turn around shocked, batsman is bowled again.

KIDS (cont'd)
ƒ§ÍüÅ ™Â™ÄœÍ Á¨Ã¬Ã üÆ É¨ÂâÏ ¥Á¥Äé

LATHA BOYS
(beats them up) (wonder)
ˆ¦÷, ‡©Á§Âë ¥Á¥Äé ? ¬ÁÆѨ÷ É®ÁòÁÅϙ ©Â¥ÉÂé ‚žÁâ§ÁÅ ¡Ã¨ì¨ œÁ¨Âì ‚žÃ? žÄþÃä ¥Ã¬÷
‚ÁÑ ™ÊÏ ¡Áþà ¥ÄÁÅ? Â¨Éü÷ úʬà ¡ÉžÁâ ©Ä¡Ä ¨¦Á ÂêÏ ÁžÁ§Â

Students mumble around Latha.

23 INT.COLLEGE - DAY : SONG 2 - BEDARO 23


As Latha turns around, Mithra sings. (Song2 - Y2K kaalaMlO)

LATHA
You bloody moron ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ úʬÃϞà ú¨ÊìžÂ?þÃþÁÆä

GOLIE
úɨ쥠Á Âé úɨÉ쥠Á Âé ©ÁžÃ¨É¦Áê©Ê,!¡ÁžÍ Âì¬÷ ¨ÍþÊ £Â©ÁœÍ
¨ÊúñͦÁ Â©÷!¥Á®Äò ‡©Á™ÃœÍ ¨ÊúÃ±ÍœÂ©Í €þã©Á ÁϏ§ÁÅ
¡Á™ÁÝÏ ¨Í œÁ¡ÊåÏýÃ?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 49.
23 CONTINUED: 23

Latha grabs cricket bat and chases Golie.

LATHA
±Ì§Áϣ͍à ©ÉŸÁ©Á, þÄ ¥ÉÅ ÁÏ úÁƬÊà þ €þÁä¨ÂÂ
©ÁôþÂä©Áô§Â?

Latha chases Mithra, Golie and kids out of the campus.


CUT TO: LOKI &
MIRROR

24 INT. LOKI HOME BEDROOM2 - DAY : PELLI KODUKU 24


Loki turns around from mirror wearing a Dhoti.

LOKI
‚¡Áôå™Ê¥ÁÏý§Âë ?

DHARMAM
€£ç£ç£Âç, „ÁÅÑ¥Áþëà ©Á¨ì¤Â¦÷ ¡Áýʨ÷ ¨Â „þÂä§ÁÏ™Ã!

Mithra reaches out to the hanging dhothi.

MITHRA
‡ÏýÄ? ¦Áþ
Á ÁÆ Ñ™Â ‚¨ÂþÊ œÍÁÅϙʞÂ?

LOKI
þÁÅ©ÂíÁ§Â,  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¡ÁÏúÁ ÁýÅÛ œÉ¨Ã¦
Á ÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ ‚ÏœÁ
þ¦ÁÁŨ¥Á¦ Á Âê¥Á Â? ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ úÉ¡Áôå!

Mithra looks affectionate, Loki looks back and feels liks he


is missing something.

MITHRA
¡É®Ãò Ì™ÁōÁŨ „þÂä©Áô þÂþÂä?

Loki looks at Chinna and feels uncomfortable, takes off the


kanduva, sits on the sofa feeling reluctant and dense.

LOKI
‚žÁϜ €©Á¬Á§Á¥ÁÏý©Â?, þ¥ɫτϞçÂ

Mithra walks close to Loki.


(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 50.
24 CONTINUED: 24

MITHRA
úɞçÃþÁ ÁÅýÅÏ£Ï Í¬ÁÏ ¬Á™Ä ¬ÁÏžÁ™Ã ¨ÊÁÅϙ ŠÁ³Â§Ã
¡É®ÃòÌ™ÁōÁÅ©Á¦ Á Âê©÷, ƒ ¬ÁÏžÁ™Ã þÄ Í¬ÁÏ þÂþÂä, þÄ
þÃÏ™ÁÅ üÄ©ÃœÁÏ Í¬ÁÏ! œÁ¨ÉœÁō à ÁÅþà ÁÅϞ žÃÃ§Â!

Loki looks up at Mithra and collects himself.


CUT TO: LOKI ON
STAIRS

24a INT. LOKI HOME - DAY : SASHTI PURTHI 24a


Loki walks down the stairs followed by Mithra and Chinna as
panthulu waits reciting manthras in the hall, gets seated.

PANTHULU
€¥Áé Â§ÁÅ §Â©ÁúÁÅÖ

LADIES
‚ϞÁýÅäÏúà œÁ¨Å¡Áô¨Å Ì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂäÏ, „¨ÅÁÆ
¡Á¨ÅÁÆ ¨ÉžÁÏ™Ã

DHARMAM
Á! ¬ÃÁÅÓ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅþÁäýÅÛþÂä§ÁÅ, ±Íþà ¥Ä¨Í ‡©Á§ÁþÂä
ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™Á¥ Á Âé? ¦ÁþÊÏ ¬ÃÁÅÓ ¡Á™Á™ÁÅ

As Mithra walks towards the bed room a bit worried, Dharmam


pushes one of the maids in front making fun.

MAIDS
Â©Â¨ÏýÊ¥Ä§Ê ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™Ã

DHARMAM
þÊþÁÅ ÁÆ §ÁÅÖÏýÊ ¥ÁÅ ÁÆ §Âà¨Ê ¥Á Â§Ã±ÍœÂ¦Á¥ÉÂé©÷!

People laugh intermittently in the back as Mithra opens the


door and finds the room empty, turns around a bit uneasy.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 51.
24a CONTINUED: 24a

DHARMAM (cont'd)
(distant)
ˆÏý¦Á Âê, ¡É®ÃòÌ™ÁōÁÅ þÁúÁ֨ʞÂ?  ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ ¥Á ÂÃÏœÁ
¨ÊýŏÂþ úÉ¡ÊåžÃ?

Everyone laughs, Loki looks serious.

LOKI
ŸÁ§Áé Ï! (looks at priest)¡ÁÏœÁÅ¨Æ ¥ÁÏœÂë ¨Â¡Áô!

Panthulu turn silent, Loki gets up and walk upstairs as


people wonder, Chinna seriously walks to Mithra.

CHINNA
good try §Â, ÂþÄ €§Á©Á ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á ¨ ÌÏúÉÏ effect
‡ÁÅÑ©ËÏžÃ! üÄ©ÃœÁÏ¨Í ÌþÃä œÄÁ¨Ãä ÁžÁ¡
Á ÁÅÏ™Â
„Ï™Á™ÁÏ ¥ÁÏúÞÁþà œÉ¨Å¬ÁōÍ!

Mithra stands disappointed as Chinna walks out.


CUT TO: WATER
GLASS

25 INT. VALLI HOME DINING - DAY : DENIAL FOREVER 25


Valli fills water and places the glass on table, tilt to
Savithri sitting across, Nikki runs with a notebook.

NIKKI
€¥Áé ¥Á Âé, þ drawings úÁÆ ™Á©Â

Savithri looks at the picture, Valli is portrayed whiny,


Nikki and Vikki giggle.

VALLI
ˆ¦÷, £Ì¥Áé ¨Å Ä¬ÃϞà ú¨Š©É®Ãò home work úɦ÷

Nikki and Vikki walk away turned off, Valli looks impatient
at Savithri.

VALLI (cont'd)
þÁÅ hospital Ã ýËÏ €©ÁôœÍÏžÃ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 52.
25 CONTINUED: 25

Savithri gets up to leave.

VALLI (cont'd)
¥Á®Äò ‚¨Â ˆ™ÁÅ¡Áô ¥ÉÅ Á¥Ê¬ÁōÌúÃÖ þÁþÁÆ ä ¡Ã¨ì¨Ää
¥ÉÅ Á¥ Á Âý ¡ÉýÌÛžÁÅâ

Savithri halts and look gracious at Valli.

SAVITHRI
‚ύ þÊþÁÅ úʬÃþÁ œÁ¡ÊåÏýÍ œÉ¨Ã¦ÁýÊìžÁ¥ Á Âé, €ÏžÁōÊ
€¥Áé œÁþÁÏ œÁþÁÅäÌúÃÖþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨Âì ©ÁúÃÖ úéÂýÅì
œÃþñ͜ÁÅþÂäþÁÅ

Savithri become teary, Valli gets up indifferent.

VALLI
ÁÆ ,¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅ úÁúÃÖþÁ §Éä¨ìÊ ¡ÁýÅÛúħÁ ÁýÅۍÁÅþÃ
‚ύͥÁÂ™ÃœÍ ¡Á™ÁōÁÅþÂä©÷, þÃþÁÅä üƬÃþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨ÂìþÁÅ
€¥Áé œÁþÁÏ ÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¨üØ œÁþÁÅäÌ³ÍàÏžÃ
(interrupted)

Savithri slaps Valli interrupting, looks fiery.

SAVITHRI
‡©Á§Ã Í¬ÁÏ úʬÁōÁÅþÂäþÊ ¡É®Ãò?

VALLI
¥Á Â Í¬Á¥Á¦ÁÅêÏýÊ ‚ÏÍ Ì™ÁōÁÅþà Áþà ¬Á©ÃœÃ
œÁ¨Ãì©Á¦ÊêžÂþéà ÂžÁÅ

Savithri bursts with tears, kids watch as Savithri walks out


crying, Mithra is standing at the gate under a drizzle, holds
Savithri by the shoulder and walks towards the jeep.
Valli grabs the uniform and walks to the bed room, Vikki and
Nikki look curious sitting on Ashok’s lap.

NIKKI
(whisper)
€¥Áé ¥Áé bad girl þ ™Â™Ä?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 53.
25 CONTINUED: (2) 25

ASHOK
«÷ñ!

NIKKI
(whispers)
¥Á¥Äé Ã €¥Áé ¥Áé ¥ÄžÁ Í¡ÁÏ žÊþ
à �

VIKKY
¥Á¥Äé Ã ÌÏúÉÏ ¥ÉÏý¨÷ €þà úɱÂå™ÁÅ ÁžÊ?

ASHOK
ʦ÷ þͧÁÅé¦÷!

Ashok shuts Vikki’s mouth, Valli shuts the door on them.


CUT TO: LOKI
HOME

26 INT. LOKI HOME - DAY : THE DILEMMA 26


As Savithri walks home, everyone become alive, panthulu
recites.

DHARMAM
Á¥Áé ¦Áê, ¥ÁÅ ÁŧÁàÏ žÂýÁ¥ÁÅÏžÊ ©ÁúÊ֪§ÁÆ ! ƒ
žÁÏ™ÁýÅۍÁÅþà €¨Â ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™Á¥ Á Âé!

Savithri throws the garland into the fire.

SAVITHRI
ˆÏýÄ? ƒ ¥ÁÅÏ™ÁÃ ‚¡Áåýލ ü§ÃÃþÁ ¡É®Ãò®ÁÅò ú¨žÂ?

Savithri walks upstairs filled with agony and anger.


CUT TO: BEDROOM

26a INT. LOKI HOME BEDROOM - DAY : AGONY 26a

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 54.
26a CONTINUED: 26a

CAM T.V ABOVE CEILING FAN, SAVITHRI IS LYING ON THE BED, LOKI
WALKS IN AND SITS NEXT.

LOKI
ƒ function Ã Š¡ÁôåÁÅþà þÊþÊ œÁ¡Áôå úʪÂþÁÅ (sigh)
úÃþÁä ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ¨Í ¡Á™ÃþÁ ¥ÁÅžÁë ¨Å úɧ
Á Á™ÂþÍà ýËÏ
¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅϞà ³Â©ÃœÃë

SAVITHRI
‚ύÉÏœÁ Â¨Ï ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ? ¨ÍÁÏ œÉ¨Ã¦Áþà ¡Á¬Ã ¡Ã¨ìþÃ
ÌÏœÁ Â¨Ï, ©ÊªÁÏ þÃÏ™ÃþÁ ¡Á™ÁÅúÁÅ ¡Ã¨ìþà ÌÏœÁ
Â¨Ï ‹¡ÃÁ ¡ÁýÂÛþÁÅ, ‚žÁâ§ÁÅ ¡Ã¨ì¨ÁÅ œÁ¨ËìÏž,à ‚ύÉÏœÁ
Â¨Ï ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ? ÁÆ œÁÅ§ÃÊ ŸÁ§Áé Ï Âþà £œÁōÁÅ
¨ÍÂþÍɨ ŸÁ§Áé ¥ÎœÁÅϞ €þà œÁ¨ÅúÁōÁÅÏýÊ …¡Ã§Ã
£ÃÁ£ýÃÛ úÁúÃֱͩ¨þáóÍàÏžÃ

Loki watches her cry out, caress her.

LOKI
þóÂðí§ÁãϏ úʬÃþÁ ¡ÁþÁÅ¨Ê©Ä €ŸÁ§Áé Ï Â©Áô

SAVITHRI
¡É®Ãò úʬÁōͩÁ™Á¥Ê ÂÁÅϙ ¡ÊÁÅ œÉÏúÁōÁÅþÃ
¬Á©ÃœÃþÁ¦ Á ÂêþÁÏý! þ ¡Ã¨ì¨Ä þÁÆ ¥ÁŸÁê ¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä
£ÂþìÁ  ©Â™ÁōͩÁ™ÁÏ ŸÁ§Áé Ï ÂžÁþÊ þ Á§ÂèþÃä
§ÁśϏ ¡ÉýÂÛþÁÅ! ƒ ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ žÂþÍà úÉ¡Áå™ÂþÍà ÁÆ ™Â
þÁÅ ÌÏœÁÅ §Â©ÁýÊìžÁÅ

Loki stops caressing for a moment, feel hurt by the comment.

SAVITHRI (cont'd)
 úéÁ§Ã¡ÃÏ™Á¥Ê ‚¨Â §Áþà úÃúÎÖœÁÅÏžÁþà œÉ¨Ã¬ÁÅÏýÊ
€¬Á¨Å ÁþÁÅϙʞÂþÊä ÂžÁÅ

Savithri shrinks crying, Pan to Mithra and Chinna standing


near the door, Loki steps out.

ZOOM ONTO CHINNA WONDERING ABOUT THE COMMENT.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 55.
26a CONTINUED: (2) 26a

CUT TO: FACE


PAINTS

27 INT. BUCHI NAIDU’S BAR - NIGHT : CHINNA, THE BEGINNING 27

CHINNA’S FRIENDS ARE BUSY DANCING ON THE FLOOR WITH FACE


PAINTS.
A waiter places beer and a straw wrapped in a napkin on
Chinna’s table, Chinna completes the beer in a gulp, leans
forward and inhales the powder filled inside the straw. Buchi
Naidu observe sitting afar.

BUCHI NAIDU
ýÎþ÷ ¨Í ¢ÃÁ§ÁìþÄä œÍ¨ÌúÃÖ ¥ÁŏÁÅӨʜÁàþÂä§ÁÅ, ‡©Á§Âë
batch?

BAR TENDER
¡ÊžÁâ £¨Å¡Áô £Âú÷ €Ï™Ê, ŠÁ™ÁÅ ‡¬Äå Ì™ÁōÁÅ, ŠÁ™ÁÅ
£Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ‚ύ͙ʥÉ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁÅ, ©Ãü©Â™Á
Á¨à§÷ þÊ ¥Á Â§ÊÖœÁàþÂä§ÁÅ, ™ÂþÁÅäð¨Æ ™ÁëÁÅ €ÏýÆ

Chinna lights a cigarette in the dark, Jitu comes out of the


crowd and approach Chinna sitting in a trans.

JITU
±Â§ÄÛ host úʬà €¨Â ³Í¨ÍÁ ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÂä©ÊÏýà ¥Á Â¥Á Â?
floor swing ¨Í „ÏžÃ, c’mon dog

Chinna notice a stranger standing next to Jitu chewing gum.

CHINNA
þÁÅ©Éí©Á™Âë ?

JITU
First year student, ¥ÁþÁ ÂϏ÷ ¨Í úʧÁœÂ™ÁÏýÂë

CHINNA
(smoking)
€©ÁôþÂ?¥ÁþÁ ÂϏ÷ €ÏœÁ ¢Ê¥Á³Âð?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 56.
27 CONTINUED: 27

JITU
(whisper)
™Ã £Â£Å §Âüê ¬Á¤Á ¥ÉÏ£§÷ §Â

CHINNA
€¦œÊ?

Jitu remains silent, Chinna gets up smoking heavy.

CHINNA (cont'd)
¥Á ÂÁÅ Â©Â¨ÃðϞà þÄ €£ç qualification ÂžÁÅ, ¥Á Â
floor exam ¨Í þÄ resiliance, ¬Ã¨£¬÷ œÉ¨Å³Â?

VISHNU
œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ

CHINNA
§É™ÄþÂ?

Vishnu nods head, takes off his clothes showing the tattoo
‘18’ on his chest and kneels down.

JITU
¥Á§Ä public place §Â!

Chinna looks at Jitu who withdraws the objection, friends


form a ring around Vishnu, Chinna sets the stop clock to zero
and hangs around Jitu’s neck.
Chinna and his friends start kicking Vishnu with full force
all over his body for 18 seconds, bottles and glasses are
smashes all over the floor, Vishnu remains mum enduring the
beatings, everyone in the bar watch the strange episode with
confusion, some girls run out screaming. Buchi Naidu gets up
from his table in tension.
Chinna pulls Vishnu up, looks at his face and makes an
inclusive gesture as friends clap.

CHINNA
Welcome to chinna gang

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 57.
27 CONTINUED: (2) 27

Dinesh hands over a beer bottle to Vishnu as Chinna gets back


to his chair, Buchi Naidu pulls Chinna up holding the collar.

BUCHI NAIDU
þʥʥÁþÂä ¬Ãü¦Á©Â™Á ©Ä¡ÄþÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Âë ¥Ä ²Â¥Ã¨Ä
¨Í? þÃþÁä ¥Ä €þÁä ‹ ÂϏ÷ œÍ ©ÁúÃÖ œÁÁ¨ÉýÃÛ ±ÍœÂþÁÏýÊ,
þÁÅ©ÃíÏÍ ÂϏ÷ œÍ ¡ÁÁ¨ÌýÃÛ ±Í™ÂþÍÌúÂÖ©Â?

As Buchi Naidu goes on slapping, a series of bullet sounds


surprise and freeze everyone in the bar.
Buchi Naidu looks down at his lAlci to notice a line of
bullet holes in V shape, Prakash is sitting on a table
loading his revolver again with a wicked smile, Buchi Naidu
shivers.

CHINNA
£Å¨Éìý÷ ¬ÉÏý§÷ ¨Í žÃÃϞʥÉ €þà ™Îý÷ Â „ÏžÂ? €žÃ
þɍ÷ðÛ §ÎÏ™÷ £ÅúÄÖ, ‚žÃ ©Â§ÃäϏ÷ §ÎÏ™Ê! „úÁÖ ÁÏ¡Áô
Í™ÁÅœÍϞà floor Äìþ÷ úɦÁê¥ÁþÁÅ

Chinna picks up his cigarette from the floor and sits back in
his chair.

CHINNA (cont'd)
€©ÁôþÁÆ ¥Á Â €þÁäÂ™ÁÅ þčʥÁþà ©Â§ÃäϏÃúÂÖ™ÁÅ?

Chinna looks steady at Buchi making smoke rings.


China throws the cigarette stub on the table as the fire
picks up, Chinna look determined under the flares.
CUT TO: SMOKE

27a EXT. BUCHI NAIDU’S BAR - NIGHT : BAR IN FLAME 27a


Zoom out and pan as Buchi Naidu is screaming in front of the
burning bar with unbuttoned shirt.

BUCHI NAIDU
¦ÉÂê, €¦Áê¦ÉÂê! þ £ÂœÁōÁϜ £Æ™ÃžË±ÍœÍÏžÊ, €¦ÉÂê
œÌÏžÁ§ Á  þÄ®ÁÅò ±Ì¦ÁêÏ™Âë

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 58.
27a CONTINUED: 27a

CHINNA
þÂœÍ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅÏýÊ direct Â £§ÃäϏÊð, ©Â§ÃäϏ÷ð
„Ï™Á©Áô!

Chinna throws away the stub and gets into the jeep.

BUCHI NAIDU
Š§Ê¦÷, ¨Í¡Á¨ ±ÂœÃÁ ¨¯Á¨Å Â«÷ „ϞçÂ, ‡©Á§þ
Á Âä ‡®Ãò
Â±Â™ÁÏ™Âë

DINESH
úÁÅ, úÁÅ €¨ÂÏýà secret ¨Å €ÃÓ¡ÉýÛ Á ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ
úɱÂ娥Áé ™ÁÆ , Too late, take it easy babe!

Dinesh boards the running jeep throwing away the beer bottle
on road, Buchi Naidu screams from behind.

DINESH (cont'd)
(distant)
ƒ ¥ÁžÉâ ýÎþ÷ ¨Í ¡Á¬ÁŧÁÅþÁä ÂÏÊ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ±Ì¦êϞçÂ,
žÄþà œÁ¨Ãì ‚©Âí¨Û þÁÅÏúà ¥ÁþÁ¥ÁÏýÊ „úÁ֨Š±Ì¦Á Âê¨Ã!

Buchi Naidu throw dust at fire crying loud and turn to the
running jeep.

BUCHI NAIDU
þĦÁ£Âç, ¥Á Â €þÁäœÌ úÉ¡Ãå þÃþÁÆ ä þÄ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÊä þÁ§
à ʳÂà
§Ê¦÷!

CUT TO: ATUKULU

28 INT. BANGARU HOME - DAY : BANGARU’S RESOLVE 28

PAN FROM ATUKULU FOLLOWING BANGARU’S HAND.


Bangaru is reading news paper as Chebrolu does hair cut.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 59.
28 CONTINUED: 28

BANGARU
ÁœÁ ‡™ÂžÃ ÁþÁ ©Ãü¦ÁÏ ³ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ £ÍÁÅ úÃœÁë Ï žÂí§Â
¡Á§ÃúÁ¦Á¥ËþÁ £Ì™ÁÅÝ ¬ÁÅÏžÁ§ÃÁ ¥É Á£Æ£Â ƒ ¬ÁύÂë ϜÍÃ
€Áë þÁýÅ™ÁÅ ¡Á©Áþ÷ Á¨Âêþ÷ ¬Á§Á¬ÁþÁ §Á£Í¬Ã ©Á™ÃÝÏúÁ™ÂþÍÃ
¬ÁþÁäŸÁ¥ÎœÍÏžÃ! (self) ‚ύ ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃÏžÍ
§Á£Í¦Á™ÂþÍÃ? ¥ÁÅÏ£Ë Ã úÉÏžÃþÁ¬ÁÅÏžÁ§Ã Íýì¨Í
±Â§ÃœÍ«ÃÁÏ ™Ã¥ Á ÂÏ™÷ úɬÁÅà¬ÁÅàþÁä ¬ÃþÄ ©ÁÁਠ¤ÍÁýÂÛ

Buchi Naidu walks in and drops ash into the plate, As Bangaru
reaches to the plate, Buchi Naidu is standing with a shmuck
face in dusty clothes.

BUCHI NAIDU
œÃþÁ§Â œÃþÁÅ! ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ¨Ê¬Ã €ýÆì €ýōÁŨŠžÌ£ÃçœÃþÃ
þÁýÃÛÏý ÁÆ ³Íþà £Ì™ÁÅÝ ¬ÁÅÏžÁ§Ã Á£Å§ÁÅì ¬ÁžÁōÍ!
£Í§ÁŏÌýÃÛþÁ¡Áôå¨Âì  £ÍÁŨÉäÏýʬÁōÁÅþÃ,
þÁ™Ãâ§ÁŬÁōÁÅÏýÆ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏý÷, ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏý÷
€ÏýÆ §Ì™Áì¥Áé ý œÃ§ÁŏÁÅ! ÁÆ þÄ £œÁōÁÅ! ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ˆ®ÁÅò
§ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ úʬà œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ã £Â§ÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â Â±Â™ÁōͨÊþÃ
žÁžÁâ¥Áé ©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áôí! þÄ ÍœÁ¨Ãþ
Á ÁÅϙ ¥ÁÅÏžÊ ™ÃÃ
£Â™ÁŏÁ ¬Éýè÷ úʬÁÅÏýÊ „ýÃÛ ¡ÁžÃ ¨úÁÖ¨÷ œÍ ±Í¦ÊžÃ!

Buchi is restless.

BANGARU
ˆÏýÂë £ÅüÍØ™Â, ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ œÊ¨ÖÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ €¨Â
¥ÁžÁþÁ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä©Áõ!

Buchi Naidu turns the paper around.

BUCHI NAIDU
¡Ê¡Á§÷ ¥ÁÅýۏÂþÊ ³Ì¨Åì ¡ÊüÄüĨÉ¨
ì ÁÅÏ™Â, ¢Áë Ïý÷ ¡ÊüèÍ
€úÊÖ¬ÃþÁ œÂýͦÁ¨Å úÁžÁÅ©Áô

CHEBROLU
(giggles)
¥ÄÃύ ¬Ã«Á¦ÁÏ œÉ¨Ã¦ÁžÂ £Â©Â? §ÂœÃë ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁÅ
úÃþÁä £Â©Á £Â§÷ þà þÃýÛþèũÁôþ œÁÁ¨ÉýÊ۪™ÁÅ ÁžÂ!
(MORE)

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 60.
28 CONTINUED: (2) 28
CHEBROLU (cont'd)
ƒþÊžÍ ©ÊªÁ¡Á™Ã±ÍœÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ ÂþÄ, ‚¨ÂÏýà ©Ã«Á¦Á Â¨Íì
þÁÅ©Áôí ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï úɦÁêÁ¨
à ÃϞʥÁÅϞà úÉ¡Áõå!

Bangaru Naidu looks into the paper.

BUCHI NAIDU
¬ÁÅýÆÛ þĜͱÂýÅ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨ÉýÃÛþÍ®ÁòϜ ‡Ï¡Ä¨Å
‡¥Éé ¨Êì¨Æ €¦ê ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ, ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ˆ®ÁÅòÂ ŠÊ
±Â§ÄÛ¨Í £Æ§ÁÁ ©Á¦ÏúÁ™Á¥Ê ÂþÄ ÁþĬÁÏ ¬ÄýÅ œÉúÁÅ֍ÁÅþÊ
ÁœÃ¨ÊžÁÅ, þÄ ¢Ê¬Áōà ¥Á¨Äì £Íë Á§Êü÷ ÌÏœÁ

Buchi Naidu throws the ash on bangaru’s face in an instant


and walk out of home ranting non-stop.

BUCHI NAIDU (cont'd)


œÁ¥ÁÅé™Áäþà ¬É¡ÁôåÍ™ÂþÃÊ ¬ÃÊÓ³ÂàϞç þÁÅ! ¥Á§ÂêžÁÂ
þ žÁÁÓ§Á žÌ£ÃçþÁ ™Á£Åç¨Å œÃ§ÃÉúÉÖ¦÷! ¥Á ÂþÁϏ ˆžÁþÂä
£ýÛ¨ ÌýÍÛ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà £œÁōÁÅœÂ!

Bangaru Naidu looks serious and determined, CHEBROLU holds a


red towel against the sun to change light color.

CHEBROLU
face Á™ÁōÁÅÑÏý§Â, ‡¢É÷Û Í¬ÁÏ maintain üÊœÂà©Â
£Â©Â?

BANGARU
(In a trans)
Â¥É™Ä ¬ÊœÁàþÂä©Â ¬Ê£Íë ¨Æ? ¬É¦Áê§Â ¬É¦÷,! ˆžÍ ŠÁ §ÍüÅ
ƒ Â¥É™Ä Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €¦êžÃâ, €¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷
Â§ÁÁÛ§ÁìþÄä Â¥É™Ä €¦œÁ¦÷ üƬÁÅàÏ™ÁÅ!

CHEBROLU rolls his eyes on a light vein and start applying


oil to Bangaru’s head.

BANGARU (cont'd)
¦ÁÅžÁâ±Âë œÃ¡Áž
à ÁþÁ þ ŽžÁâ§÷ ‚¥Êü÷ §Ã¡Ê§ÁþÂä úʳÍѩ¨ÃÃ,
¨ÊžÁÏýÊ §ÂüÄ¦Á ¬ÁþÂê¬ÁÏ ¡ÁôúÁÅ֍ÁÅþà §ÁϏÁÅ
£ýۨʳÍѩ¨Ã

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 61.
28 CONTINUED: (3) 28

Oil drips on Bangaru’s face mocking his seriousness, turns


conscious of Chebrolu’s deliberate gesture, look up.
CUT TO: BAMBOO
ROOF

29 INT. LOKI HOME TERRACE - DAY : LOKI’S OUTBURST 29


Tight follow as Loki picks up a bamboo from the roof, walk
furiously into Chinna’s room holding newspaper on the other
hand, pulls the rug off and starts beating up Chinna.

LOKI MITHRA
Â™Ãž Á Ì™ÁÂ ‡¡Áåýà þÁÅÏúç ƒ §Î™Ä úÊ«ÁÛ¨Å, (interrupts)
œÂÁÅ®ÁÆ ò œÁÁ¨Éýۙ¨Š¡ÉžÁ⠏ÂϏ÷ ¨Ä™Á§÷ þÂþÂä ÁÆ ! þÂþÂä ÁÅ!  £Â§÷ ¥ÄžÁÃ
©ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©Â þÁÅ©Áõí? ¡Áþ à å Á ¨ÃþÁ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁÏ¡ÃϞà þÊþÊ
¢Éë Ï™ÁÅð, ¡ÁþÍå Á ¨ÃþÁ ¡ÁþÁŨÅ, ™ÌþÊ«Áþ÷ ¨Å
ÁýÃÛ Â¨ÊüÄ¨Í úʧÃÖÏžÃÏžÁōÊþÁýÂë ?

LOKI
ú¨Êì þͧÁÅé¦÷! €þÁäÂ œÁþÃä œÄ§ÁÖ™ÁÏ ±ÍþÃúÃÖ
©Éþ
Á ʬÁō̬ÁÅàþÂä©÷!

MITHRA
£Â§÷ œÁÁ¨ÉýÛ¥Áþà ¤Â´Âþà ¡ÁÏ¡ÃϞà þÊþÁÆ , Â©Â¨ÏýÊ
€™ÁŏÁÅ

MITHRA (cont'd)
 ýËÏ Ã ©Ä™ÁÆ €ÁÑ ™Á œÁÁ¨™ÂÝ™ÁÏœÊ

Bhasha looks innocent, Loki understands the lie.

LOKI
¤ÁÅüϥĞÁ  ¡ÁúÁÖ ÁŧÊàÏýÃ? gang ¬ÃÏ£¨Â?

Mithra pushes Loki back, controlling.

MITHRA
€£Âç ƒ Â¨Ï ¨Í €¥Á Â馨ŠÁÆ ™Â ‡ÁÑ ™Á¡Á™ÃœÊ
€ÁÑ ™Á ¡ÁúÁÖ¨Æ ©ÁÏÄ¨Æ ˆ¬ÁÅÑþà œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ
€£Â禨Š‚ύɨ „Ïý§ÁÅ? ¡ÁžÁ þÂþÂä!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 62.
29 CONTINUED: 29

Loki throws the paper on bed and picks up the cigar.

LOKI
úʬÃþÁ ±Â§ÄۨŠú¨Å, ²Â§ÉþÉ®Ãò úÁžÁÅ©ÁôÁÅÏýÂ©Í ¨ÊÁ
¨ÊÃÁÑ ™Ê „Ï™Ãà business úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂ©Í ©Â§ÁÏ
§ÍüŨÍì œÊ¨ÃÖ úÉ¡Áôå! ¨ÊžÃýÂÛÊ œÍÂ™Ã¬ÁÆ à œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÂþÁÏýÊ
Â®ÁÅò úÊœÁŨçÁÌÓýÃÛ ¥ÁÆ ¨žÍ³ÂàþÊ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©Í!

Loki walks out of the room as Chinna calls.

CHINNA
™Â™Ä

Loki looks back.

CHINNA (cont'd)
©Â™ÁÅ œÁÁ¨ÉýÛ™ÂþÍà þÊþÁÅ œÁÁ¨ÉýÛ™ÂþÍà œÊ™Â ˆÏýà œÊ™Â?

Loki springs back with anger as Mithra holds.

LOKI
ˆÏ ÁÆ ªÂ©÷? (warning gesture) þÂ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ‚ύͳ§Ã
©Â™ÁÅ Ä™ÁÅ €þÂä©ÁÏýÊ ±Ì®ÁÅò §Â¨Ì™ÁœÂ þÉžÁ©Â!

MITHRA
(commands)
þÁÅ©Éí®ÁÅò þÂþÂä

LOKI
™ÊžÃ üʬÃþ ¨Í¬ÃÏúà üÊœÂà™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Âí©ÊªÁÏœÍ üÊœÂà©÷,
€žÊ§Â œÊ™Â!

Bhasha and Dharmam walk Loki out onto terrace.

LOKI (cont'd)
œÃ§ÁŏÁÅ™ÁÅ ú¨Š§Ê¡ÁýÅäÏúà §É³ÂÛ§ÉÏýÍì accounts
úÁÆ ¬ÁōÍ

Chinna settles down on the sofa looking away from Mithra who
looks down on him with command.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 63.
29 CONTINUED: (2) 29

MITHRA
©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ ‚ÏœÁ §ÌÏ¡Áô ÂÁ¥ÁÅÏžÊ þÁÅ ²Íþ÷
üɦÉÅêúÁÅ֍ÁžÁ§Â? ‹ ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ election žÁÁÓ§Á™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ,
€ÏžÁÅÊ tension ÁÅþÂä™Â¦ÁþÁ

Chinna remains indifferent, biting nails.

MITHRA (cont'd)
©ÁÏýÍì ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ÁÏ¡Áô ¡Á™
à ÁýìžÂÂ Ì™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ, ©É®Ãò
³ÂäþÁÏ úɦ÷ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ!

Mithra throws a towel at Chinna, walks out and shuts door.


CUT REVEAL: LOKI

29a EXT. LOKI HOME TERRACE - DAY : LOKI WORRIED 29a


Loki is standing on the terrace looking out at the town,
smoking cigar, Mithra hands in phone.

BANGARU
€þÁäÏ ¡ÉýÃÛþÁ ¬ÊœÁŨŠ¥Éœ Áà ÁÅþÂä¦÷ ÁžÂ €þà Ì§ÃÃœÊ, €žÊ
¬ÊœÁŨŠ¡ÄÁ¨Å ÁÆ ™Â ¡Ã¬ÁōÁŜ¦÷ þ¦ÁÅ™Í! §ÂüÄ¦ÁϏÂ
þÁþÁÅä ¥ÁýÃÛ ÁÅ™Á¡Á™Á¥Ê ÂÁÅϙ þ œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ã £œÁōÁÅ
£Æ™ÃžÁ üʬà €¬ÁÏœÁÅë œÃà þÁ´Â®ÂþÍà §Ê±Â©÷Ã! ƒ žÁ²Â þÂ
¬Ãà¥ÉÅœÁàÏ €™ÊݳÂà, þÄ ©Á¨ËìœÊ ±Â§ÄÛ ¬ÄýÅ œÉúÁÅ֍Íà ¬ÁÆ žÂâÏ!

Loki hangs the phone and ponders.

MITHRA
‚¨Âýà þÁÁÑ ¨Å ¡ÁÁÑ þÁÅϙʍÁþÂä ÁþÂä ‡žÁŧÁŏÁÅÏýÊþÊ
¥ÁÏúÞà þÂþÂä! ±Í¦þÁ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Í ¥ÁþÁœÍ „ϙà ÍœÁŨÅ
œÁ©Âí™ÁÅ üƪ©÷ Â!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 64.
29a CONTINUED: 29a

CAMERA ZOOM ONTO LOKI, TURNING COLD AND DENSE.

LOKI
þ ¨ÍªÁþÁ  £¢Áõþ÷ Â™Ã ÁŧÃÏúà ÂžÁŧÂ, ‚ÏýÍì
¥ÉÅžÁ¨ËþÁ cancer ÁŧÃÏúÃ, þÃþÁÆ ä þÁþÁÆ ä üƬÁÆ à úÃþÂä
ÁÆ ™Â ‚ÏÍ ¨Ä™Á§÷ Â©Â¨þà £Å¬Á¨Å Ì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ,
§ÂüÄ¦Á þ¦ÁÁřÍà ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ ¡Éë œÂ™ÁÆ  … ÁœÍþÊ
¡É§ÁŏÁŜ™ÁÅ, úÁÅýÆÛ þ¨ŏÁÅ ¤ÁüþÁ Â®ÁÅò üʧÁÂþÊ
œÁ¥Á ÁÅ œÂ¥ÁÅ ¨Ä™Á§ÁìþÁōÁÅÏý§ÁÅ

Loki turns to Mithra seriously.

LOKI (cont'd)
ƒ ‚ÏýÍì ‚ÏÍ ¨Ä™Á§ÁÏýÆ „ÏýÊ €žÃ þÁÅ©Êí Â©Â¨,Ã
þ¦ÁÁœÁíÏ þčÁÅ ¡ÁôýÅۍÁœÍ ©ÁúÃÖþÁ ¨¯Á›Ï, ™Ã ¨¯Á›Â¨Å
©Ê§ÁÅ

Loki turns back to the busy street smoking, Mithra stands by.
CUT TO: BANGARU
NAIDU

30 INT. BANQUET HALL - DAY : BANGARU & THE SPEACH 30


Bangaru Naidu cleans his face with both hands and gives a
quirky shrug looking at the long conference table, CHEBROLU
and Narsing watch sitting on either end of the table.

CHEBROLU
‚ϞÁýÅäÏúà üÆœÁàþÂä, George Bush ¨ÂÂ
¥ÃýÁ§ÃœÁàþÂä§ÁÅ Âþà ¥Á Âý™ÁýÊìžÁÅ,

Chebrolu turns to Narsing with a pen and paper.

CHEBROLU (cont'd)
§Ê¦÷, þÊþÁÅ ¥Á Âý¨Å üƬÁÅÑÏýÂ, þÁÅ©Áôí úÊ«ÁۨŠüÆ™ÁÅ

Bangaru starts with a pimp like bow.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 65.
30 CONTINUED: 30

BANGARU
±Â§ÄÛ ¦ÁÅ©Áœ
Á à þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ, ƒ§ÍüÅ ¥ÁþÁ¥Ä ³ÂÛ§÷ ‹ýɨÍìÁ
Á¨Å¬Áō͙ÂþÍÉþÍä Â§Á›Â¨ÅþÂä¦÷!

NARSING
Áý÷, Áý÷, Áý÷! ¥Ä úÊ«ÁÛ¨þÄä ¬ÉÂяÂþà ¨ÉÁÅÑþÂä¦ÁÏ™Ê

CHEBROLU
€žÃ ¢Á§ÊìžÁŨʧÂ, ¥ÁÁ§ÁÆ ¡ÁÏ¨Í „þÁä ™Á¡Á™ÁŬÁþÃ
™Á¡Á™ÁŁ™Á¡Á™ÁŬÁŨÍýÊìœÂà§ÁÆ , £Â«Á¥ Á ÂœÁë Ï £Â¡ÃàüÏ ‚úÊÖÁ
±ÂžÁ§÷ ¨ÂÁÅÏžÁÏ™Ã, €žÃ ¥Á Â§ÁÅ֍Íþà ‚ÏÍ take
ˆ³ÍÑÏ™ÉÃ, ready, action!

Bangaru stiffens up, switches into dramatic NTR-ish postures.

BANGARU
¬Á¤
Á ÁÅ þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ, ³ÍžÁ§Á ³ÍžÁ§Ä¥Á›Å¨Â§Â, ±Â§Ä
Û Ã
¥ÁÆ ¨ÂŸÂ§Á¥ËþÁ ¦ÁÅ©ÁÁŨ§Â!

Bangaru pauses and looks for comments.

CHEBROLU
next œÌ™ÁÌ™Âà§Â ˆÏýÄ?¥Á¦Á¬Á¤Á ™Á©Ã¨ÂÁŨÂì „þÂä¦÷

NARSING
€ýÂÛ þĨōÍÑþà ¥Á ÂýÂ™ÃœÊ €ýÉϬÁþÁϜ £ÌüإЍ
à Ê
£ÍœÁÏžÁÏ™Ê

Bangaru looks at tummy and pulls back.

BANGARU
þĦÁ¥ Á Âé £™Á©Á¨Âì§Â ‡ýÂÛ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Ãþ ˆÁŜ§ÊÏýÂë ?

CHEBROLU
¥Á§Ã ¨Ä™Á§ÁþÂäÁÁ ¥Á Âý ¥ÁœÄ ÁœÄ ¬Á ÁüϏ „ϙ¨ϙÊ! ‹
³Â§Ã ‡þÁÁÅÑ œÃ§ÃÃ žÁÏ™ÁÏ £ÉýÃÛύÍÏ™ÃÃ, ˆ¥ÁþÂä
¡ÁõþÁÅžÊâ¥É ¬ÁÆ žÂâÏ!

Bangaru turns around, looks at NTR portrait on the wall.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 66.
30 CONTINUED: (2) 30

NARSING
¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ Ì™ÁÅÝ ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ œÁÃÓÏúà ÁŧÁë Ï ¨ÉÁÑ
¡Á§
à ɜÂà¨Ï™ÊÃ, ¨ÅÁÅÑ ³Âþ £Â™÷ Â „ÏžÃ

Bangaru feels frustrated and restless.

BANGARU
‡ Ê, tension ¡ÉýÃÛϞà ü¨Å, €¬Á¨Â™Á
Â§ÁêÁ§Áà¨ÌœÂà§ÁÏý§Â?

MUSIC CUT TO:


SOMBABU & PARTY

30a INT. HALLWAYS/CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY : KARYA KARTALU 30a

SLOW MOTION (KILL BILL STYLE) AS SOMBABU WALK THROUGH THE


CORRIDORS WITH A BUNCH OF REPS IN WHITES, WEARING COOLERS.
Reps pause at the entrance, take a good look at the table and
suddenly break in to find a comfy spot like a bunch of
carnivals in front of food and drinks, await Bangaru’s speach
restraining the impulse. Chebrolu signal Bangaru to speak.

BANGARU
(clears throat)
³ÍžÁ§Á ³ÍžÁ§Ä (notice no ladies) ¥Á›Å¨Â§Â! ‚ÁÑ ™Á
¥ÁþÁÏ ÁÆ ™Áō͙ÂþÍà Â§Á›¥ÊÏýÏýÊ, ¥ÁþÁ þæÉÂüÁ ©Á§ÁÓ
þ¦ÁÁœÁíÏ ¨Í œÁ¯Á›Ï ¥Á Â§ÁÅå §Â©Â¨Ã! ¥ÁþÁ ±Â§ÄÛ ¥Á®Äò
œÁ¨ÉœÁō
à ÁÅþà œÃ§
Á ¨ÏýÊ, ©ÁúÊÖ ‡þÃäÁ¨Íì ¥Á®Äò É¨Ãúà ¥Ä
üĩܨŠ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ Â¦Á¨Å §ÁÅ ¡Áô©Áôí¨ÅÂ ‚Á¬ÃÏú¨ÏýÊ,
¥Ä§ÁÏžÁ§ÁÆ ¥ÁōÁà ÁÏýÏœÍ ‚ÏÍ þ¦ÁÁÅ™Ãä
‡þÁÅäÍ©Â©Â¨þÃà ±Â§ÄÛ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýŏ þÊþÁÅ ¥ÁþéÃ
úʬÁōÁÅÏýÆ ©ÃþÁä©ÃÏúÁōÁÅÏýÆ ±Âë §ÁãþÁ
úʬÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂäþÁÅ!

GUEST
¦ÉÂ, ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Á ÂÁÅ ±Í¬ÊžÃ ±Í¬Ã ¡ÉýÊÛ©Ã ¡ÉýÛÏ™Á¦ Á Âê, ¦ÁþÁ
¥Á Âý¨œÍ±ÂýÅ ƒ™Á ¡ÁþÁŨŠÁÆ ™Â ³ÂÃ ±ÍœÂ¦ ÁžÂ!
ˆ¥ÁÏý©÷ ³Íϣ£Í?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 67.
30a CONTINUED: 30a

SOMBABU
, ÁžÁ¨ÁÅϙ ‚þÁ™ÂþÍÄþÊ¥ÁþÂä ‡ÏýÄ ¦Á Â§Â ¥ÉÂ ³ÂÛ§Â?

GUEST
£¨Ê úɱÂå©÷ ³Íϣ£Í!  ¡ÁþÁÅ¨Ê©Í ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê úʬÁōÁÅÏýÊ
±ÍžÁÆ ?

SOMBABU
(grants permit)
¬Á§Ê ÂþÄÏ™Âë

Everyone grab liquor bottles and food, busy helping


themselves.

SOMBABU (cont'd)
¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡É¬ÁϏÁÏúÁÏ™Ã, Š®ÁòϜ ¬É©Áô¨Ê ¥Á ÂÁÅ! €¬Á¨Ê
£Â¨¦Áê £Â£Å ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á Âà §Ã¨ÄüÃϏÁÅ,¥Á ÂýÃþ
Ä Ã ý˥ΜÍÏžÃ

Bangaru’s feels unattended and looks at CHEBROLU.

CHEBROLU
€ýÂÛÊ „Ïý§ÁÏ™Ã! €ÁÑ ™Á £É¨÷ ¥Éʨ͡Áô ¥Ä§ÁÅ ±Â¦Ïý÷
ÌúÉÖ¦ÁêÏ™Ã

BANGARU
(looking at table)
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÊþÁÅ úÉ¡ÊåžÊÏýÏýÊ, þÊþÁÆ ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ¡Áë ü¬ʩÁ
úʬÁōÁÅÏýÆ €œÁàþÂäþÁÅ ÁžÂ? ‡þÍä ¥ÁžÃâ³Âà¨Å úʪÂþÁÅ,
¥Á™Áݧ÷ ¨Å úʪÂþÁÅ (corrects himself) úÄ ¥Á§Áݧ÷
Ê¬ÁŨŠ¡Á§Ã«ÁÑ §ÃÏúÂþÁÅ, ±Â§ÄÛ Í¬ÁÏ ¨úÁÖ¨Å
Ž§ÁÅÖ£ÉýÂÛþÁÅ, ‚þÃä úʬÃþ ±Â§ÄÛ þÊÏ úʬÃÏžÄ €þÃ
£¨ìÁÅžÃâ ¥Á§Ä €™ÁŏÁÅœÁÅþÂäþÁÅ!

Bangaru smacks on the table and looking for response.

SOMBABU
¥É¨
Ãì Á ÁÅžÁÅâ©Á¦ÉÂê, £ÂýèÅì ¡ÁÁŨÂà¦÷

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 68.
30a CONTINUED: (2) 30a

A MUSICAL MONTAGE AS BANGARU CONTINUES HIS SWEATY SPEECH,


FAST CUTS OF PEOPLE EMPTYING THE BOTTLES, PILING THE TRASH ON
TABLE, FINALLY REACH FOR KILLIS.
One of the karyakarta in the front sneezes hard, interrupting
Bangaru.

SOMBABU (cont'd)
£ÏÂ§ÁÅ £Â©Â, ¬ÁžÃ©ÃþÁ £ÌύÁÅ §Â¥Á Â¦ÁþÁÏ ³Â¨Å ÂþÄ,
‚ÏœÁÁÅ ¥Á¥Áé ¨ÊäÏ üɦÁê¥ÁÏý©÷ ¬É¡Áôå!

Chebrolu displaces the exhausted Bangaru at the Mike.

CHEBROLU
ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Í £Â£ÅÂ§ÃÃ ¬ÄýéÁí¥Áþà ŸÁ§Âä¨Å üɦ Á ÂꨦÁ Âê

Reps look at each other and stand up seriously.

SOMBABU
ˆýÂë £ÂÂë Â®Áò¨ÂÁ ÁþáÜÁàþÂä¥Á Â? ‹¡Áõý œÃÏ™ÉýۏÂþÊ
¥ÁþÁ³Âð¯ÃþÁ¥ÁÅéÁÅþÊÏœÁ ¬Ä¡ÁôÁ ÁþáÃåœÁàþÂä¥Á Â? € Á ˆýÄ
¥Ä „žÊâªÁ¥ÁÆ ?

GUEST2
(toothpick)
¨ÊìžÍ €Ï™Á§÷ ‡¬ÃۥʬÁÏ ˆ¬ÁÅÑþÂä§ÁÅ ÂþÄ, ¥Á ÂêýÃþ
Ä Ã
ý˥ΜÍϞà £¦Á¨Êâ§ÁÅ ³Íϣ£Í!

SOMBABU
±Ì±Íü¨÷ ¡ÉýÊÛ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ©Ì¨Åì žÁÃÓ§Á£ÉýÅۍÍþÃ
¨Í¬ÃÏúÁÏ™Êë ¦÷!

Everyone leave the banquet table leaving Bangaru and his


assists behind, Bangaru crumbles into the chair looking at
the leftovers on the table.

BANGARU
¥ÁþÁÏ ¡ÉýÃÛþÁ ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ ÁþÂä £Ì©ÃÁ¨
É ÁÅÑ©Á
ÁþáÜÁàþÂä¦ÊÏýÂë ?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 69.
30a CONTINUED: (3) 30a

Bangaru lifts the vodka bottle, a couple of people run back


and snatch away the remaining liquor bottles.
CUT TO: HALLWAY

SOMBABU
§ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ¬É¦ Á Âê¨ÏýÊ ¥Á™Ã¬Ã¨Í ‡¨ÅÁþÂä „Ï™Â¨Ã, ¬ÊœÃ¨Í
‡þÁäþÁäþÂä „Ï™Â¨, ‡¨ÅÁÆ ¨ÊžÁÅ ‡þÁä ¨ÊžÁÅ, §ÂüÄÏ
¬ÊœÂà™ÁÏý ™ÃϏà þ¦Á Â¨Å!

CHEBROLU goes after and holds Sombabu by the wrist.

CHEBROLU
þÂä £ÏÂ§ÁÅ £Â©ÁþÁÏœÁ œÊ¨ à ÂÓ œÄ¬ÊœÊà ‡ýÛþÂä? ¦ÁþÁ
¡Ê§ÁŨÍþÊ £ÏÂ§Á¥ÅÁ ÏžÁþÂä, ¥Ä €ÏžÁ§ÃÍ¬ÁÏ þÃþÊä
¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ýÂý Â§ÁÅì §Áݧ÷ úʳÌúÂÖ™ÁÅ!

Bangaru coughs out vodka with those words.

CHEBROLU (cont'd)
€ýÅ ¬ÁÆ ™ÁÏ™ÃÃ, ¡Ã¨Âì £Ä§
Á ¦Á ¨ÊÁÅϙ̙ÁÅÝ £œÁōÁÅ
£œÁōÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, ™Á£çϜ ¥ÁÆ ý ÁýÅۍÁű͜™ ¬É¡ÁåÏ™Ã!
ˆžÍ ±Í¦Ê ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¡Éü ¬Ê©Á úʬà ¡ÁôþÉäÏ ÁýÅۍÁÅϞ¥ÁþÃ
¡ÁõþÁōÁÅþÂä™Â¦ÁþÁ, ¥ÄÁÅ £ë öÁé Ï™Á¥ËþÁ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¨ÅþÂä¦÷,
§ÁÏ™ÁþÂä

CHEBROLU pulls Sombabu who’s stand convinced.

SOMBABU
§Ê¦÷ ÁÏ™Âë , ƒ¨ÊìžÍ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¬ÁÅà¨ÂìþÊ „þÂä§ÁÅ

GUEST2
¥Á§Ã ¥Á ÂêýÃþÄ ¬ÁϏÁœÍ?

SOMBABU
¡Á¬÷Û ³ÍÃ ±ÍžÂϨʧÂ!

CROWD
Š§Ê¦÷ ¡Á¬ÁÅÛ ³ÍÃ ±ÍžÂ¥ÁÏýÂë

Reps look at each other yielding.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 70.
30a CONTINUED: (4) 30a

CROWD (cont'd)
¬Á§Ê ¡ÁžÁÏ™Ã

Top View as everyone walk back into the room.

GUEST2 (O.S.)
(mumble)
‚žÃÍ, ¥Á Â £Â¨¦Áê £Â£Å ¬ÃþÃ¥Á Â §Ã¨Äü÷ ³Í œÁ¡Áå™ÁÏ ‚žÊ
¥ÉÅžÃýó§à üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä!

Chebrolu shuts the door on camera.


CUT TO: VIKKI

31 INT. LOKI RESTAURANT - EVENING : BUNNY’S BIRTHDAY 31


Kasi looks into camera with a ‘waiting to burst’ expression.

GOLIE
þ pen name úɱÂåþ þčÁÅ? üÂí¨! §ÁşçÁ üÂí¨! þÊþÍ
ÁŸÁ §Â¬ÁÅàþÂä žÂþà ¡Ê§ÁÅ §ÁÁàÏ¨Í ƒœÁ, a swim in the
blood! bloodshed €¦êþÁ ƒ political system þÃ
blood œÍþÊ Á™ Á ¨Ã! €žÊ þ ÁŸÁ¨Í „þÁä
€žÁÅèœÁ¥ËþÁ±Â¦Ïý÷! ÁÅ®Ãò±Í¦þÁ §ÂüÄ¦Á ©Áê©Á¬Áá
¡ÁôþžÁŨŠ€ýÛ™ÁŏÁÅþ ÁžÃ¡Ã ¥Áý ÃÛ ÁÅ™Ã¡Ê ©Á§
Á Æ
Á , þÂ
Á¨Ï þÞÁë ±ÍžÁÅ! úÊ ÁŦɩÁ§Â, ¡Ã™Ê¨÷ Â³ÍÛë , ¥Á Â©Í œÁÅϏ÷,
üͬɡ÷ ³ÂÛ¨Ãþ÷, €™Â¨÷æ Ãýì§÷ ¨ÂÏýà revolutionists þÃ
isnpiration Â úʬÁōÁÅþÃ, Á¨Ï £¨Ï œÍ ¥ÁþÁ žÊªÂþÃä
„ý͡æ Á  úɦÁê™Á¥Ê þ ¨¯ÁêÏ!

Kasi Reddy breaks the glass and freeze with emotion, waiter
hops in to clean up.

WAITOR
úÉ¡ÃåþÍ®ÁòϜ ìÁÛ§Ä¨Í žÃü¬ÁÛ§÷ ¨Ê! ®Áò œÌÁ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþÃ
¥Ä§ÊÏ ¡ÄÁŜ§ÁÅ ³Â§÷!

GOLIE
Did you listen to that bloody capitalist? by the
way ivvALa birthday neekA dAnikA?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 71.
31 CONTINUED: 31

LATHA
MA banneeki

GOLIE
! afteral 6 inch puppy Ã six feet ÊÂ? £¨Å±Â?
©Â±Â? ˆ¥ÃýÊ ¥Ä ™Á£ÅçþÍä®Áò üŨÅÏ?

Vikki puts his finger on the cake.

LATHA
úÁϡʳÂà ¥ÁÅýÅۍÁÅþÂä©ÁÏýÊ, ¥Ä ¥ÁÅžÁÅ⨠¥Á Â©Á¦ÊêÂ ©ÁúÊÖ
©Á§
Á ÁÅ ÁÅ!

Latha smoothens the cake.


CUT TO: ASH TRAY

CHINNA IS LOOKING AT LATHA SITTING AFAR WITH HIS FRIENDS IN A


CLOSED ROOM.

DINESH
 ÊÁÅ £¨Ê …§Ã³ÍàϞà £Â©Â

CHINNA
þͧÁÅé¦÷, €žÃ þ relative

DINESH
©Á§Á¬ËþÁ §Ã¨ÊýéÂ? ©Á§Á¬
Á Âþà §Ã¨ÊýéÂ?

CHINNA
¥Á Â €þÁäÂ™Ãà ©Á§Á¬Á

DINESH
¦œÊ þčÁÆ ©Á§Á¬Ê!

PRAKASH
€§Ê, ©ÁúÃÖ ÁÏýËÏžÃ, ‚ύ ÌÏœÁÅ œÁ™Á¡Á©ÊÏýÂë £Â£Æ?

Chinna calls the passing waiter.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 72.
31 CONTINUED: (2) 31

CHINNA
ªÃ©Â! þ¨ŏÁÅ ¥Á Â§ÁÓ§Äý¨Š¡ÁýÂë

WAITOR
‚©Âí®Á ÂÏŸÄ ü¦ÏœÃ ³Â§÷

CHINNA PRAKASH
€¦œÊ? ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ¥Á ÂÁÅ £Â¬ÁÆ Âϟčà ÂžÁÅ

WAITOR (cont'd)
‚©Âí®Á ¥ÁÏžÁÅ serve úɦÁêÁÆ ™ÁžÁþà Íýɨ÷ ±Â¨¬Ä ³Â§÷

PRAKASH CHINNA
¦ÊÏžÊ? Âϟčà þÊþÁÅ þÁúÁÖ úÉ¡ÁôåÁÅÏý¨Ê, þÁÅ©Éí®Ãò
¡ÁýÂë

Waitor leaves.
CUT TO: MITHRA
Mithra and Golie join Latha at the table.

MITHRA
³Â§Ä £Å™ÁœÁ¨Æ, ¨Êý˱ͦϞÃ! Ê÷ þè ¡ÁúÁÖ™Ã
úʬáÉýÂÛ©ÊÏýÊ?

GOLIE
(crying)
úÁÆ ªÂ©Â £©Â? afterall ‹ ÁōÁÑ ¡Ã¨ì birthday Ã ‡ÏœÁ
Ê÷ ÌþÂä§Í

Mithra turns around hearing slapping sound from Chinna’s


table.

CHINNA
(shaking and slapping)
ˆÏýà £¨Å±Â? ‡þÃä³Â§Á왏
à Ãþ €žÊ ¬Á¥Á ÂŸÂþÂÏ úɱÂà©ÊÏýÃ?

Nadiya walks towards Chinna’s table.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 73.
31 CONTINUED: (3) 31

NADIYA
excuse me sAr, can you please control
yourself?

Chinna looks up and down on her.

CHINNA
who are you?

NADIYA
I’m the new manager here, we do not serve
liquor today, can please go to another
restaurant

Chinna laughs looking at her.

CHINNA
ÁÅ! ˆþÃä§ÍüŨËÏžÊà ¡Ã¨Âì þÁÅ©ÃíÁÑ ™Á úʧÃ?

NADIYA
One week

CHINNA
€ÏýÊ ‚ÏœÁ©Á§ÁÁÅ ‹³Â§Ãà ÁÆ ™Â  ²ÍýÍ ©Ê¡Áô úÁÆ ™Á¨ÊžÂ?

Nadiya notice Chinna posing with Loki and Mithra, Mithra


walks towards the scene, Chinna shears off Nadiya’s badge.

CHINNA (cont'd)
þÁÅ©Êí ‚ÏÍ restaurant É®ÁÅò, you are fired!

Chinna turns towards his table, Nadiya feels insulted and


walks out crying past Mithra.

MITHRA
úÃþÂä  €¥Á Âé¦ ‡©Á§Í œÉ¨Ã¬Ê ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä©Â?

CHINNA
œÉ¨Ã¦ÁžÁþÁä¦Á Âê, Âþà úÁÆ ™Á™ÂþÍà £Â©ÁôÏžÃ

(CONTINUED)
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31 CONTINUED: (4) 31

MITHRA
¤Â´Â ÁÆ œÁŧÁÅ, ©É®Ãò ³Â§Ä úÉ¡Áôå!

Chinna gets up and comes onto Mithra’s face.

CHINNA
ü§ÃØ £Å«÷ ÁÆ œÁŧÁÏý©ʥÉ €þÁōÁÅþÂä, ¤Â´Â ÁÆ œÁŧÊ
ÁžÁþÁä¦Á Âê, ¥Á§Ä bad €¦ÏžÁþáìÊà þÁÅ©Êí ³Â§Ä úÉ¡Êå¦÷,
¡ÁÁÑ þÁ ¢Éë Ï™÷ð „þÂä§ÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ üÉ¡Êà ‚¥Êü÷ down €¦žÃâ

Chinna places the badge in Mithra’s hand and gets back to the
table, Mithra is surprised at Chinna’s attitude, looks out
for Nadiya who drives past on scooter.
CUT TO: DINING
TABLE

32 INT. LOKI HOME DINING - DAY : LOKI’S REPRIMAND 32

HAND FOLLOW AS LOKI TAKES A BITE AND LOOKS UP NOTICING


CHINNA, CHINNA WALKS DOWN FROM UPSTAIRS AND JOINS TABLE.

LOKI
¤ÍüþÂþÍà ÁÆ §ÁÅÖþÊ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ úÁÅýÆÛ úÁƬà ÁÆ ³Í™ÂþÍÃ
€§ÁñœÁÅϞ ¨ÊžÂ œÉ¨Å¬ÁōÍ

Chinna notices Nadiya and Bhasha at the table, Savithri


serves.

LOKI (cont'd)
(screams at Savithri)
úÉ¡ÃåþÁ ¥Á Âý €§ÁãÏ Â¨ÊžÂ?©Á™ÃÝÏúÌžÁÅ⠩™ÍÃ! ¨ÊúÃ
€¥Á Â馍à ³Â§ÄúÉ¡ÃåþÁ¡Áôå™Ê ÁÏúÁÏ¨Í ¥ÉœÁōÁŨŠ§Â¨œÂ¦÷

Chinna half-heartedly looks at Nadiya sitting across.

CHINNA
³Â§Ä!

(CONTINUED)
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32 CONTINUED: 32

LOKI
(yell)
þÁÅÏúÍþà ¤Á©ÁêϏ úÉ¡Áõå!

Chinna trembles at Loki’s voice and stands up in attention.

CHINNA
Restaurant ¨Í ¥ÄœÍ ú¨ mis-behave úʪÂþÁÅ, I am
very sorry!

Bhasha and Nadiya get up from the table feeling


uncomfortable, Loki commands.

LOKI
¥Ä§ÁÅ ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™Ã

Bhasha and Nadiya follow the orders.

LOKI (cont'd)
ƒ¨Ê¬Êà ©Â¨Ã±Í™ÂþÍÃ, €žÃ¨Ã¬Êà ±Â§Ã±Í™ÂþÍà ƒ
þ¦ÁÅ™Áŏ§ÁÅ üÄœÁ¥ÃúÊÖ ÁÆ ¨Ã ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠÂžÁÅ ¥Ä§ÁÅ,
§Ê¡ÁýÅäÏúà  €¥Á Âé¦Ê þÄ boss, ©Ê´Â¨É¦ÁêÁÅÏ™Â
management þʧÁÅ֍Í! œÍÁ ¥ÁÅ™ÁÅúÁōÁÅþÃ
úÁÁÑ £™ÃœÊþÊ ƒ ‚ÏýÍì ³ÂáþÁÏ þčÁÅ

Loki washes his hand and gets off from table.

LOKI (cont'd)
¬ÁÁžÁÅ©Áô þʧÁÅœÂà§Í ¨ÊžÍ ÂþÄ, Â¨Êüà œÌÁÑ ÏÂþÊ
¬ÁϳÂѧÁÏ œÁÁ¨É™Âà§ÁÅ Â™ÃžÁ Ì™ÁōÁŨÅ, ¨ÍÁϨÍ
É¨ÃúÊ ©Â™ÃÄ ‹™Ê©Â™ÃÄ ¥ÁžÉ⠏ÁŧÏÃÏüÏœÁ ¨ÎÁê¥Ê œÊ™Â!
 ¬Ãá ¨Êþà ‡žÁ© Á à ˆþÃä ¬ÁÅá¨ÅþÂä ©Áê§Áã¥Ê!

Loki walks upstairs, Chinna swallows food with a heavy


breathe, Mithra observes sitting across.
CUT TO: PHOTO

33 INT. RESTAURANT RECEPTION - DAY : A FRIENDLY APOLOGY 33


Cam tilt down from the photo as Nadiya turn from desk to
notice Chinna approach in waiter’s uniform.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 76.
33 CONTINUED: 33

CHINNA
Training tables œÍ start úɦÁê¥ÁÏý§Â?

Nadiya feels uncomfortable.

NADIYA
Please, don’t do this! sorry, þ©Á¨ì úéÂýÅì œÃþÂä§ÁÅ

CHINNA
¡Á§ÊìžÁÏ™Ã, €¨©Âý˱̦êÏžÃ, þ Í¬Á¥Ê ÁžÁ úɱÂå§ÁÅ?
€ÏžÁ¥ËþÁ €¥Á Âé¦ €™ÁŏÁÅ ü™Á¨Íì þÁ™ÁŬÁÆ à business
study úɦÁê¥ÁþÂä§ÁϜʏÂ? ˆžÄ ‹³Â§ÃýÌúÃÖ þÁ™ÁųÂà§Â,
try úʳÂàþÁÅ

Nadiya bursts out with smile as Chinna responds.


CUT TO: BUDUSU

34 INT/EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : DIWALI 34


Vikki lights the ‘budusu’ and runs away closing ears.

NIKKI
¥Á¥Äé , ©Ä™ÁÅ þ £Å™ÁŬÁŨþÄä Â¨ÉÖ¬ÁÅàþÂä™ÁÅ

VALLI
ˆ¦÷ žÉ£ç¨Å ¡Á™ÁœÂ¦÷

VIKKI
žÂþÍà Â¨Ö™ÁÏ þʧÃå¬ÁÅàþÂä ¥Á¥Äé

Mithra parks the jeep rear-facing in front of kids. Golie


gets up through a heep of crackers piled in the jeep, with a
big ‘saram’ hanging around neck, jumps on road.

GOLIE VIKKI & NIKKI


ˆ¦÷, §ÁÏ™Âë ¡Ã¨ì þÁ§
Á ¬ÁŧÁŨ§Â! (excited)
žÄ±Â©Á®ÁÏýÏýÊ ˆÏýÍ úÁÆ ¡Ã³ÂàþÁÆ ! ý¡ÁÂ¦Á¨ Hey! ‚©ÁþÄä ¥Á ÂÊþÂ?
žÉ£çÃ ŠÍљÍà ±Ì¡Áôå žÃÂ¨,à §ÁÏ™Ê!

Kids hop onto the crackers pushing each other, Golie


struggles to control them.
(CONTINUED)
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34 CONTINUED: 34

KIDS (O.S.)
(each jave a demand)
§ÂÉýìþÄä þÁÅ, þÁÅ©Áôí £Å™ÁŬÁŨŠÂ¨ÅÖÍ þÁÅ
§ÂÉýÅì Â©Â¨Ã, þÁÅ, ¥Ã§Á¡ Á ¦Á ¡ÁýÁŨÅ, þÁÅ ýÏ
£ÂϣŨŠÂ©Â¨Ã

GOLIE (O.S.)
¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ©ÄŸÃ¨Í „þÁä ©ÂþÁ§Á ¬ËþÂêþÁäϜ œÍ¨ÅÁŧÁÏ™Ã,
±ÌÏ™ÊÃ

34a EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : STUMPED 34a


Mithra gets down carrying a pile of shopping bags wearing a
laalci. Mithra stumps on Latha who is lighting candles at the
footsteps, drops everything on the floor.

LATHA
Á¨Í ˆÏýÃ? ‚þÃä žÄ±Â¨ÅþÂä Á®ÁÅò ÁþáÄýÊìžÂ?

Mithra is lost in Latha’s beauty, Latha snaps to distract.

MITHRA
(lost himself)
 žÄ±Â¨¥ÁžÉ⠥ɧÁÅ¡Áô¨Â þÃþÁÅä üƬà Á®ÁÅò üɞçÃþÁ¦Ê
¡Ã¨Âì

LATHA
(mocks his comment)
Á Á Áñ, €¥Á Â馨Ãä ¡Áý¦ÏúÁ™ÂþÍà Â®ÃžÂ¬ÁÅ þÁÅÏúÃ
Á³Â¦É™à žÂÂ ŠÊ style ¨Í ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂœÂ§Âë ¥Ä§ÁÆ ! þÂ
€ÏžÁÏ ¥ÄžÁ €ÏœÁÂ ªÁ¨Å ¡ÉýÅۍ͍ÁŞʩÁžÂ¬Áũ˱͜©÷ !
next week þÁþÁÅä úÁÆ ™ÂÝþÍà €ÏžÁ¥ËþÁ america
£Å¨Íì™Ì¬ÁÅàþÂä™ÁÅ, œÁ¡ÁôåÊ!

Latha pushes him aside, walks in with candles crossing Valli.

LATHA (cont'd)
þÄ œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ã þÉœÃàþÁ ‹ £ÉÑ ý÷ þÄ®ÁÅò ±Ì¦ÉÅêžÃþÂ, £ÂÂ
úɞçÃþÁýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 78.
34a CONTINUED: 34a

Mithra is still in a trans, sits down to gather bags, Valli


joins to help.

MITHRA
(whispers)
€ÂÑ, ‚©Âí¨ žÂþÃä üƬÁÅàÏýÊ Ã™Âä¡÷ úʬËþ ¡É®Ãò
úʬÁōͩ¨þáóÂàÏžÃ, þ ŠÁÑ ™Ã©Á¨ì ÂžÁÅ þÁÅ©Áôí ɨ÷å
úʳÂà©Â?

VALLI
‰™Ã¦ Á  £ÂþÊ ©ÁôÏžÃ, ÂþÄ ¥Ä £Â©Á þÁþÌäžÃ¨Ê³Âà™Ê¥É§Â

MITHRA
¥Á®Äò ‹ ©Â§ÂþÍà ¬Á§Áō
â Áű͜™ÁŨʍÂÑ

Latha is playing with the puppy sitting on a sofa lurking at


Mithra, turns around as Valli peeks in to check on her.

VALLI
žÂþà žÌϏÁ úÁÆ ¡Áô¨Å úÁÆ ™ÁÅ, ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁÅ¨Í ‡ÁÑ ™Í
©ÁôþÂä©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áôí, ©ÉÏý£™Ã ©Ê¨Â™Ê©Á§ÁÁÅ £¦Áý¡Á™ÁžÁÅ
±ÌÁ§Áţ͜ÁÅ

Latha makes a face at Mithra and runs into the bedroom with
bunny, Mithra shakes up.

MITHRA
ˆÏýÊ? þÊþÊÏýà þ ¨É©Ã¨÷ ˆÏýà žÂþÉÏý£™ÁÝ¥ Á Â? úÄúÄ! þÂ
žÃ¨ÅìúÁÆ ¬Ã €žÊ ¨©÷ üʬÊà ¬Á§Ã ¨ÉžÁÏýÊ žÂþà Ž§Áé !

Valli nips on Mithra’s head.

VALLI
€¦œÊ œÁÁ¨™ÁÅ, ƒ ™Â£Å¨ÍàþÊ þĨÂÏýÉžÁ©Á¨Å
€¥Á Â馨ÌäžÁŨōÁÅÏý§ÁÅ, þÄ Ž§Áé !

Valli walks inside with bags, Mithra follows pleading.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 79.
34a CONTINUED: (2) 34a

MITHRA
€ÂÑ Á©,Ê ‚ÏÍ ¥Á Âý üÉ¡Áå©Ê

CUT TO: SURA


SURAS

34b EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : GOLIE & CRACKERS 34b


Golie notice Saira, tries to control kids with a bamboo
stick.

GOLIE
þÍ þÍ! crackers are very dangerous, úÊœÁŨÅ
Â®ÁÅò Â¨Å֍ÁÅÏý§ÁÅ žÁÆ §ÁϏ ©É®ÁòÏ™Ã, ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÊþÁÅ
Â¨ÃÖ úÁÆ ¡Ã³ÂàþÁÅ, úÁÆ ¬Ã þʧÁÅ֍ÍÏ™Ã, ¬Á§ÊþÂ?

The kids stand bye pissed as Golie exhibits bravery with


crackers firing with bare hands.

CUT SHOTS OF GOLIE FIRING ALL KINDS OF CRACKERS, RECEDING THE


CRACKERS HEEP, KIDS FEEL INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED, VIKKI LOOKS
AT ONE OF HIS RADICAL FRIENDS, ALL THE KIDS SURROUND GOLIE IN
BHASHA STYLE.
Playing ecstatic with the crackers, Golie sense the looming
trouble.

GOLIE (cont'd)
ˆÏýÂë , ¬ÉÏý§÷ üÊœÁàþÂä§ÁÆ ?

Kids close in on Golie and bury him in the crackers, top view
as Golie screams from under, Vikki sets fire, cracks on all
directions.
Gilie gets up and runs across the street screaming and
fluttering like a flashing super-hero.

CUTS OF PEOPLE TURNING AROUND FROM HOMES TO HAVE A GLIMPSE AT


THE MOBILE CRACKER-MAN.

EXCITED KID
hey, look! A CRACKER MAN!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 80.
34b CONTINUED: 34b

Golie flutters to the end of street and turns back screaming,


Kids take control of the remaining crackers.
CUT TO: LATHA

34c INT. VALLI HOME BEDROOM - NIGHT : LUCKY MIRROR 34c


Latha stands stiff in front of mirror assessing her beauty.

LATHA
(talks to mirror)
Š¬Ê €žÁâ¥Â? ‡ÏœÁ €žÁÇ«ÁÛ¥Ê þčÁÅ! §Â®ÁòÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â §Á¬
à ÁœÁ
þʧÊå þ €ÏžÂ¨Ãä §Íüōà ©ÁÏžÁ ³Â§ÁÅì úÁÆ ¬ÁÅàþÂä©÷!
©Â™Ä§ÍüÅ úħÁ¨Í úÁÆ ¬ÃÏžÂþÃÊ €¨Â þ裙ñͦÁ Â™ÁÏýÊ....

Covers her face and jumps onto the bed, turns around holding
bunny.

LATHA (cont'd)
(caressing bunny)
‚þÃä§ÍüŨŠ€›ÅúÁÅ ÁÅþÁää úÁÆ ¡ÁϜ ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÃÂ
±Â§Ê¬ÁōÁōÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, žÌϏÁ ¬ÁúÃÖþÍ™ÁÅ! (giggles)

Latha hugs the bunny tight as it screams with a sweet tone,


Valli recites ‘murali lola’.
CUT TO: VALLI
SINGING

35 INT/EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : SONG 3 (MURALI LOLA) 35


(Valli starts the song in the front yard holding Nikki in her
lap. Feature Krishna and sathyabhama skit from kids. At the
mention of Narkasura in song, Golie walks in with torn
clothes and chases Vikki with a bamboo stick. Mithra and
Latha humorous interaction).
CUT TO: BANGARU
CUTOUT

36 EXT. HYD PARTY OFFICE - DAY : PICKETING FOR TICKET 36


Party general secretary gets out of the car and looks up, up
up and up at the extra tall cutout in front of the office,
feels neck spain, turns to the PA.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 81.
36 CONTINUED: 36

GENERAL SECRETARY
±Â§ÄÛ ¢Ä¬÷ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¢Ê¬÷ ÁÆ ™Â ÁþÄ¡ÄþÁÏœÁ ¨Ï£ÏÁ
ÁýÎý÷ £ÉýÃÛÏ™ÁÅ, ˆ©Áô™Âë ƒ ¡ÃœÂ¥Á ÁÅ™ÁÅ?

ASSISTANT
¥ÁþÁ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ Â§ÁÏ™Ã! ýÍÉÑ ý÷
Í¬ÁÏ ¡ÃÉÑ ýÃϏ÷, €ýÅúÁÆ ™ÁÏ™Ã!

A massive crowd is sitting on office walls like monkeys,


shaking fens.

SOMBABU & SUPPORTERS


(collective)
„œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷!
„œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷!

GENERAL SECRETARY
úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™Áŏ „úÁÖ¨ ¡Ã™ÁŏÂ! üèÂì¨Í ÍœÁŨþÄä
œÌ¨ÅÌúÃÖ üĨŠžÁ¥ÁÅé üʬÁÅàÏ™ÊϞç ©Ä™ÁÅ!

GS walks into the office, a supporter interrupts.

SOMBABU
‚žÃÍ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýÍ, £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÆ ™ÃÄ³Â§Ã ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ
¬ÄýæÁê¨ÊžÁþÁōÍ, þÄ Á¨ì¥ÁÅÏžÊ £Æ™ÃžË±ÍœÂ üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä!

GENERAL SECRETARY
©ÂþÍà ¬ÄýìÊà ±Â§ÄÛ £ÆžÃžÁ¦êžÃâ,¥Ä þÂýÂ¨Å ¥Á ÂÁÅ
žÉ¨ížÁÆ œÁ¡ÁôåÍ£Ê!

GS walks into the office amidst the rampage of people.

SOMBABU
secretary down down

Crowd resonates.
CUT TO: BANGARU
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 82.

36a INT. PARTY OFFICE - DAY : TRANSACTION 36a


Bangaru is sitting in a chair with coolers, accompanied by
CHEBROLU & Narsing.

GENERAL SECRETARY
¨Ëý÷ œÁÁÅÑ©ÁÁÅÏž,à €žÂâ¨Å œÄ¬Êà ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠÁþáóÂà§ÁÅ
þ¦™Í

CHEBROLU
œÃ¦Áê§ÁÏ™Ê! £¦Áý úÁÆ ªÂ§ÁŏÂ! üþ¨ €¤Ã¥ Á ÂþÁÏœÍ ©Á¨Åì
©Ê™Ã üʬà ¥Á™Âë ¬÷ ‰ ©ÁúÃÖÏžÃ

GENERAL SECRETARY
§Ê¡Áô nomination £ÉýÅۍÍþà ‚¦Á Âê¨ÌúÃÖ ¬ÄýÅ
¥Á Â§Áð¥ÁÏý©÷ ˆÏžÁ¦ Á Âê þÄ ü£ç§Áâ¬Äà?

CHEBROLU
¬ÄýÅ ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ¡ÉýÊÛ©Á§
Á ÁÅ ¦ÁþÁ þÍýÃœÍ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Á§ÁÏ™Ê!

Lights a cigarette.

GENERAL SECRETARY
(negligent and angry)
ÁýÛ¦œÊ ƒ™Êä ÁÆ ³Í¥ÁþÁÅ, ¢Ä¬÷ ‚ÏÍ³Í ¬ËýōÃ
¥Á Â§ÁÅ֍ÁÅÏýÂÏ! €§Ê ˆÏžÃ¤Ë ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÊžÃ? €©ÁœÁ¨÷
‰žÁų§ÁÅì É¨ÃÖþÁ ¥ÃþëÃþà ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ £ÉýÃÛ ¬ÄýæÁê™ÂþÍÃ
ƒþÊ¥ÁþÂä ¨Â¨÷ £ ÁÅžÁÆ §÷ ³Â¬Ãàë þÂ? Â©Â¨ÏýÊ
¥Áϙ¨ÂþÍà ±ÍýÄ úʬÁōͥÁþÁÅ!

BANGARU
Š§Ê þÁ§ÃðÂ, ¬ÊœÁŨŠ©Á›ÁÅÑϙ  ¬ÁÆ ýÊÑ ¬ÁŨŠœÄ¬Ã
ýʣè÷ ¥ÄžÁ ¡ÉýۧžÁÅ!

CHEBROLU
‡¨ìÏ™Á¦ Á Âê, ‡¨ìϙà ¥ÁÏœÁþ¨¦ÊêžÂÂ £¦ÁýÅÏ™ÁÏ™Ã

Chebrolu drives the supporters out and closes the door,


Narsing reaches for the suitcases lying in the corner.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 83.
36a CONTINUED: 36a

GENERAL SECRETARY
ˆÏžÃžÃ? ‚žÊ¥ÁþÂä income tax ¦Á Â±Â§Á¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýçÂ?

Narsing opens the suitcases filled with currency.

CHEBROLU
‹ÍÑ ¬ÁÆ ýÊÑ ¬ÁŨÍþÁÅ ‰žÌÏžÁ¨ þÍýÅì ¡ÁžÃ©Ê¨ÅþÂä¦÷,
‡ÂѨ̬Êà ¨ÉÊÑ ³ÍÑÏ™Ã, ¬ÄýÅ¥Á Â§ÃÖ þËýōà þËýÅ Í©Â
flight ‡ÂѧÁþÁōÍ, ¨ÍÁþžÁ¥ÉÅúÃÖ œÃ§ Á ¬ÁÅ ¡ÉýÊۨ͡Áô
nomination ¥Áŏìñ͞Ãâ, œÁ¥Á§ÁÅ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ©ÁžÃ¨Ê¬Ã
¨±ÂÄ¨Ãä £ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ¢Ã¨÷é þÁÁ§÷ ¨Í ¬ÃþÂé¨Å œÄ³ÍÑ
©ÁúÁÅÖ! ‡ýÂۏÁÆ ¬ÉÁë ý§ÄÂ ý§ÁÏ ¥Áŏìñ͜ÍÏžÃ

GENERAL SECRETARY
(softer)
þÁÅ ±Â§ÄÛ É¨í™ÁÏ ¥ÁÅŽêÏ, ¬ÃýÃÛϏ÷ ‡¥Éé ¨Ê
ì à €þÂê¦ÁÏ
úɦÁê¨Êþ÷!

CHEBROLU
€§Ê, É¨Å¡ÁϜ ¬ÁÆ ýÊÑ ¬ÁŨÍì ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ¨ÍÄ ¨ÍÄ
€Ïý©ÊÏžÁ¦Á Âê? ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ üèÂìÊ funding üʬÁÆ àÏýÊþÁÆ !

Party GS looks into the suitcases.

GENERAL SECRETARY
ÂþÄÏœÁ ™Á£Åç¨Å þÄ žÁÃӧʙÞÃ?

CHEBROLU
¥Á§ÁžÊ, ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ §ÂüčÁ¦ÁÏ úʬÃþ͙ޏ
Á ÁÓ§Á  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï
ÁŨÅÏ™Á©Â ˆÏýÄ? ¨ÊÁ±ÍœÊ £Â¬Ã§É™ÃÝ žÁÁÓ§Á ¢Áõìý÷
©Â¦Ïúà œÉúÂÖ™ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â?

Bangaru seriously looks at CHEBROLU.

GENERAL SECRETARY
€ÏœÂ £ÂìÊþÂ?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 84.
36a CONTINUED: (2) 36a

CHEBROLU
¦ÁþÁ §ÁϏÁÅ üƬÊà œÉ¨©ÁýÊì?

Zoom onto the money as conversation continues.

GENERAL SECRETARY (O.S)


¬ÃϏè÷ ¬ÄýōÃþÃä þÍýÅì ‡©Á™ÁÅ §Â¨Ö¨Ê, §ÃÂ§ÁÅÝ £Êë ÷
üʬÁÅàÏ™ÁÅë

CUT TO: CROWD

36b EXT. PARTY OFFICE - DAY : BANGARU REPLACES LOKI 36b


Chebrolu runs out of the office towards crowd.

CHEBROLU
ÂþÁŧÁÅ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì ýÍÉÑ ýÅÛ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁōÊ,
‚ ÁþʳÍÑÏ™Âë žÁ§ÁÅ©Áô!

Crowd whistle and clap, start dancing teen maar.

CROWD
„œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷!
„œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷!

Cuts of the tribal daruvu, Sombabu leads the gross dance in


front of Bangaru with tied up dhotees, folded tongues,
Bangaru gets into the jeep.

BANGARU
§Ê¦÷, ‡ÏœÁ Ž§ËÖþ ¡Á§ÊìžÁÅ, þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþÊ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ É¨ÃÖþÁ
¨É©Ã¨Íì …Ï™Â¨Ã!

CHEBROLU
œÁ¡ÁåÁÅϙ £Â©Â, þÁÅ©Éí¨Ãì £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ žÁÁÓ§Á ¢Áõìý÷ ©Â¦ÏúÃ
¬ÁÆ ý÷ Ê¬ÁŨŠþÃÏ¡ÁôœÁÅÏ™ÁÅ

CUT TO: TV
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 85.

37 INT. BASI REDDY HOME - DAY : BREAKING NEWS 37

TV ANCHOR (TV)
‚¡Áôå™Ê €ÏžÃþÁ ©Â§Áà,! nomination Á™ÁÅ©Áô §Ê¡Áô
¥ÁŏÁŬÁÅàÏ™ÁÂ ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ €þÁŸ à §Á ±Â§ÄÛ
€¤Áê§ÃãœÁíÏ¨Í €þÁÆ Áê¥ËþÁ ¥Á Â§ÁÅå ü§ÃÏ à žÃ, 
þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ þÁÅÏúà ÁœÁ ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ‡þÃäÁ¨ÍìþÁÆ ÁþÁ
©Ãü¦ÁÏ ³ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ ³ÂáþÁϨÍ,

BASI Reddy watches news with a smile, feeding dogs.


CUT TO: RADIO IN
JEEP

38 EXT. JEEP/BUSY MARKET - DAY : BASI REDDY’S CALL 38

RADIO (O.S.)
±Â§ÄÛ ¦ÁÅ©Á þÊœÁ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™Áōà €©ÁÂªÁÏ
Á¨Ãå¬ÁÅàþÁäýÅÛ ±Â§ÄÛ ¡Áë ŸÂþÁ €ŸÃÂ§Ã ©Ã¨Ê Á§ÁŨÁÅ
œÉ¨Ã¦Áüʪ§ÁÅ, ƒ ¥Á Â§ÁÅå ©ÉþÁōÁ ¨ÍÁ¨÷ ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ £Â¬Ã
§É™ÃÝ ¡Áë ¤Â©ÁÏ £¨ÏÂ „ýÛýÅÛ ©Ãþ à ÙÃ

Loki turns attentive to the radio as Mithra increases the


volume and inally cuts it off.

DHARMAM
™Á£Åç¨Å ±Â§Ê¬Êà Â™ÃžÁþÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â
þÉœÃàþÉýÅۍÁÅþÁÆ §ÊÁŜ§ÁÅ, þóÂðí§ÁãϏ ¡Áþà üÊ¬Ê ©Â®ÁòÃ
Â¨Ï ¨ÊžÁÏ™Ê, üþÂ¨Ê €ýÛ™ÁŏÁÅþ ³Âí§Áã¡Á§ÁŨϙÃ

Loki gets back to reading the news paper.

LOKI
þÄ ©ÊªÂþÍÁ§ÁãÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ ŸÁ§Áé Ï! ³Âí§Áã¥Ê ¥Áþëà €¬Á¨Å
¨¯Á›Ï, þóÂðí§ÁãÏ žÂþÃä ÂúÊ Á©ÁúÁÏ,

Mithra picks up phone, while driving.

BASI REDDY
þ¦þÁ ²ÍþÉœÊà ¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÃ¨Í „þÂä™Â þ¦þÂ?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 86.
38 CONTINUED: 38

MITHRA
²Íþ÷ úʬÃþÁ £Æ«Á™ÄÊþãýÃÛ!

BASI REDDY
‹ £¢Áõþ÷ Â™Ã ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ýÍÉÑ ýÅÛ Í¨Íå¦þ™ÁÅ
ÁžÂ,¬ÁϜ¡ÁÏ œÉ¨Å¡ÁôœÁÅþÂä þ¦þÂ

MITHRA
(accent)
¬ÁϜ¡ÁÏ ÌÏœÁ žÂ³ÍѧžÍ, ‡¨Áðþ÷ €¦þÁ þďÁÆ Ó™Â
€©Á¬Á§ÁÏ £™ÁœÂžÊ!

BASI REDDY
Íñ, ‹™Ã±ÍœÁþÂä ÁÆ ™Â ÂþÃäæ™ÊþÁÅäð ¥É¦ÏýÃþ÷ üɦÁê™ÁÏ
£ÂÁ þʧÃåþ™Á¦ Á Âê ¥Ä¦Á£ç

MITHRA
É¨Êð ‹™ÃÄ ‹™Ê ‹™ÃÄ œÊ™ÂÁÆ ™Â ÂþÃäæ™ÉþÊäð ÁžÁ§Â ¥Á¬Ã
§É™ÊÝ!

BASI REDDY
¬ÃþÁä „±Â¦ÁÏ üɱÂà Ì™ÁōÍ, §Ê¡Áô þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ €¦êϞÂ
þĦÁ£çþà £¦ýÍà §ÂÁÅÏý üƳÍÑ, üÂœÁÁÏ¨Í Áë öÁ¨þÄä
³Âþ ¡ÉœÃÁÆ ¨ÏÂ žÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÂϙ¦÷!

BASI Reddy hangs phone, Mithra looks ahead at the signal


thinking. Bhasha, Dharmam and couple of followers sitting mum
in the car. Loki looks out through the window and notice
Chinna chatting with a girl in the ice cream parlor, Loki
identifies Nadiya and looks at Bhasha who is looking the
other side. Loki worries.
A couple of guys riding on a scooter stop next to the jeep.
Slow Motion as Mithra notice the raising hand from the back
of the scooter covered with a towel. Gun fire at Loki, Mithra
pulls the jeep away and cuts through the traffic, Bhasha
jumps off the running jeep and chases the shooters.

SHAKY TELE-CUTS AS MITHRA NURSES LOKI’S INJURY, TIES LOKI’S


RIBS WITH KANDUVA, BHASHA CHASES THE ASSAILANTS IN THE
TRAFFIC, MITHRA DRIVES OFF THROUGH THE TRAFFIC.
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 87.

38a EXT. BUSY INTERSECTION - DAY : DRIPPING LOYALTY 38a


Bhasha grabs the scooter and bangs it against a moving truck,
stabs the assailants repeatedly, stands looking down as the
blood drips on the road from knife, Intercuts with Loki being
taken into the hospital.
CUT TO: HOSPITAL
HALLWAY

39 INT. HOSPITAL - DAY : THE RIVAL 39


Loki is taken on a stretcher into the ER leaving Mithra
outside, Mithra turns to the followers in the hallway.

DURGA
£ÏÂ§ÁÅ Â™Ã Í¬ÁÏ ¥Áþ®ÁÅò ¢Ä¨÷Ý ¨Í „þÂä§ÁÏ™Ê

Mithra slaps him and surprises everyone with an intense look.

MITHRA
©Â™Ã ¥Äž
Á É®Áò¥Áþà ‡©Á§ÁÅ úɱÂå§ÁÅ þčÁÅ?

Mithra turns around scratching his head.

MITHRA (cont'd)
‚žÁϜ  £Â¬Ã §É™Ã Ý Â™Ã üÆžÁÏ, ‚ϙáÉÏ™ÉÏý÷ Ê¬ÃþÂ
¥ÁþÁÏ É¨Å³Âà¥Áþà œÉ¨Å³Â™ÃÃ, nomination œÍ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ
Â™Ãä £ÅýÛ¨Í ©Ê¬ÁōÁÅþÃ. oppsositon cleanup
úɦÁê™ÂþÍà Ä¬ÃþÁ ¬ÉÑ ú÷ ‚žÃ

DURGA
€¦œÊ œÉ¨Âì§Ê¨Í¡Áô ™Êä ¨Ê±Âà¥ÁÏ™Ê

Mithra raises hand and signals Durga to tone down.

MITHRA
‡¨¯Áþ÷ €¦Êê¨Í¡Áô þ ¥Á Âý ¥Ä§Ã ÁœÃà ¡ÁýÂÛ§Í, þÁ§
à Ã
±ÍÁŨəÁœÂ úÉ¡ÁôàþÂä

Durga mellows down, doctor approaches Mithra.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 88.
39 CONTINUED: 39

DOCTOR
£Å¨Éìý÷ ¡ÁÉÑ ¥ÁōÁ¨ÍÏúÉ®ÃòϞà he’ll be okE, ‡ÁÅÑ©Á
blood ±ÍÁÅϙ ¥ÁÏúáÁþà úʳ©÷

Doctor gets back into the room, Mithra notice Valli walking
through the hallway into the ER.
Bhasha walks revolving doors carrying the assailants on both
shoulders, hospital staff rush to get the victims on
stretchers. Doctors check the pulse and give up.

DOCTOR (cont'd)
€ý¡ÄðÃ œÄ¬ÁōɮÃò ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨÃ Â¨÷ úɦÁêÏ™Ã

Bhasha walks aside, sits on the side bench in the hallway.


Mithra approaches Bhasha, Bhasha looks up with an eccentric
loyalist expression.

MITHRA
±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨÌúÊ֨͡Áô ¡Á¨
Éì É®ÁÅò ¤Â´Â! þÂþÁä ‹Ê

Long shot at the tensed atmosphere in the hallway.


CUT TO:
OPERATING ROOM

39a INT. HOSPITAL ER - DAY : STEP DAUGHTER 39a


Valli walks into hospital room with a report.

VALLI
Mark one, thirty four degrees horizontal, fourty
mm deep, mark two seven mm deep and five
degrees horizontal, first mark is tightly close
to the lever.

SURGEON
Thank you madam

Valli hangs the chart, looks at Loki and walks out of the
room.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 89.
39a CONTINUED: 39a

ASSISTANT
local or general sir?

Surgeon picks up the instruments.

VALLI
General

Assistant injects Loki, Loki’s pov as vision turns completely


blurred.
CUT TO: HOT
COFFEE

39b INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY : THE CONCERNED SON 39b


Follow coffee cup, reveal Mithra offering coffee to Savithri
in the lounge. Chinna walks into the hallway with his friends
and start roughing up Bhasha.

CHINNA
¡ÁýÛ¡Á Á¨Å þÁ™Ã £ü§Íì attack ü§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅÏýÊ ˆÏ
¡ÄÁÅœÁÅþÂä§Âë ë ¥Ä§ÁÏœÂ? ¡Áõý ¡Áõý œÃþà œÌϏ͙ÂþÍÃ
œÁ¡Áå žÊþÍà ¡Áþ à ç§Â?¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä þÁ¥ÁÅéÁÅþà gunmen þÃ
ÁÆ ™Â ©ÁžÃ¨ÊªÂ™ÁÅ ÁžÁ§Â

Mithra looks back and walks furiously toward Chinna.

CHINNA (cont'd)
©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ ¥ÁŞçà ¡Áþ
à çÂþÃÁ ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã þÁÁÑ ¨ÏœÂ
retirement œÄ¬ÁōÁÅþà ‚ÏýÍì ÁÆ ³ÍÏ™ÃÃ!¥Á Â þÂþÁä
security ¬ÁϏÁœÃ þÊþÊ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂ

Mithra pulls Chinna away, slaps and pushes against the wall.

MITHRA
ˆÏýÂë þÁÅ©Áôí úÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑþÊžÃ?

Mithra drags him closer to Bhasha and other followers.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 90.
39b CONTINUED: 39b

MITHRA (cont'd)
¬Ä®Áò¨Íì ‡©Á™Âë þčÁÅ üÄœÂþÍà ¡ÁþÃúÊ¬Ê body guard ¨Â
ÁþáÃÏúÃÏžÃÃ? Á®ÁÅò žÉ§Ã¬Ã ¥ÉÅöÁ¨Å üƙͳ§Ã!

Close shots of Bhasha and others, Savithri is watching


worried from the lounge.

MITHRA (cont'd)
³Â§Â £Å™ÁÆ ì £Ã§Ã¦ Á Âþà ±ÌýÂì¨ Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏÉýÊÛ ÁÅ
§Î™Ä¨Âì ÁþáìÁÅàþÂä§Â? úÁÆ ™Âë , ‡¡Áôå™Í ‡žÍ úʬÃþÁ
¥Áþë
à ͬÁÏ üÄ©ÃœÂþÊä €§Ãå¬ÁÅàþÁä Ì§Éë ¥ÉÅöÁ¨Å üÆ™ÁÅ,
‚¨Æì ©ÂÃ¨Ã ©ÁžÁŨōÍþÃà ‚Ïýà ÁōÁÑ ¨Âì Â¡Áô¨Å Â¬ÁÅàþÁä
Á³Â¦ ÁÅϙɨŠüÆ™ÁÅ!

Mithra takes an astounding pause at Chinna.

MITHRA (cont'd)
ˆ retirement program œÍ ÌÏý©Áô§Â ƒ „žÍêÂ¨Ãä?
Á ÷?

Mithra drags Chinna to his friends.

MITHRA (cont'd)
‚žÃÍ, þÁÅ©ÉíÊ¬ÁōÁÅ œÃ§
Ã Ê €ýÅÛ ¥ÉÅöÁ¨Å üƙͳ§Ã

Chinna retaliates.

CHINNA
ˆ¦÷ ¡Á§Â þÄ ³ÍžÃ! ³ÍžÁ§Â©ÊªÁÏœÍ ‡ÃÑ ÏžÃ ú¨ŠœÁÁÅÓ
œÁÁÅÓ! ¦Á£çÃ €¬Áð¨Å Ì™ÃÃþà þÊþÁÅ, þÁÅ©ÊížÍ ¡ÉžÁâ
Š§ÃüÃþÁ¨÷ Ì™ÁōÁŨ …Ã±ÍœÁÅþÂä©÷! §ÂüÄ¦Á¥ËþÂ
©Â§Á¬ÁœÁí¥Ëþ þ œÁ§ÂíœÊ þÄžÃ!

Stunned by the comments Mithra stands still for a moment,


slowly walks close, hold Chinna’s neck tight against the
wall.

MITHRA
þÄ ÁÆ œÁ¨Í ©ÊªÁÏ œÁ¡Áå €§ÁãÏ ¨ÊžÁþà œÉ¨Å¬Áō͙Âþà Á§Áã
ÁÏý ý˥ìÁÅàþÂä,  ¥ÁýÃÛ £Å§Áë ¨ÍÉÃÑ þÁ ¡Áô§ÁŏÁÅ
žÌ¨ÃÃúÁÅ֍Í, ¨ÊžÍ...

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 91.
39b CONTINUED: (2) 39b

CHINNA
¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ˆÏ úɳÂà©÷ §Â? ˆÏ úʳÂà©÷ §Â?

Chinna pushes him away in a spurt, Mithra looks astounded.

MITHRA
‚þÃä§ÍüŨŠþčÁÅ ¡Á§ÃúÁ¦ÁÏ ¨Êþà œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ãä ¥Á Âýì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä
©ÃþÁÅ!  ¡Áô§ÁŏÁÅ þÃþÂä ¥ÉÅþÂä ‡ÃÑ ÏžÃ ÂžÁÅ, … Á
œÉ¨Ã¬ÃþÁ §ÍüÅþÁÅÏúà œÌ¨Å¬ÁÆ àþÊ „ÏžÃ, ƒ§ÍüÅ £¦Áý
£™ÃÏžÁÏœÊ, face úɦÁê™ÂþÍà §É™Ä €©Áôí, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ¬Ë™Ë±Í!

Chinna stares eccentric at Mithra and walks out ferociously,


Mithra stands in awe, Savithri is standing by, Valli walks
out of the ER.
REVEAL: DOOR

39c INT. ER - NIGHT : SURVIVAL 39c


Reveal Loki coming out of anesthesia. Mithra and Savithri
walk in from out-focus, Mithra gets close.

LOKI
¥ÁŸÁê Ë¨Â¬ÁÏ žÂÉ®Ãò ¥Á®Äò œÃ§ÃÌúÃÖþÁýÅÛϞçÂ

Mithra looks at him with a grin face, Loki smiles.

LOKI (cont'd)
‚¬Ã§ÁäÁ ÁœÃà ¡Áõ¨žÁÏ™ËþÁýÅÛ ¬ÃÏ¡ÁœÄ ¥ÄžËþ ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷
É¨ÃÖ ±ÍœÂÏ ±Í

Loki takes a deep sigh.

LOKI (cont'd)
þÂžÍ ¨ÍúÁþÁ, ƒ³Â§Ã þ ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅ©Áôí ±ÍýÄ üʳÂà©Â?

Mithra nods no, still caught in Chinna’s hangover.

MITHRA
þÊþÁÅ §É™
Ä Â ¨ÊþÁÅ þÂþÁä! þÁÅ©Áôí nomination paper ¥ÄžÁ
¬ÁÏœÁÏÁ ¡ÉýÅÛ, ¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ ¨ÉÁÑ ¨Å þÊþÁÅ œÊ¨Å֍ÁÅÏýÂ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 92.
39c CONTINUED: 39c

Loki looks into Mithra’s concerning eyes and feels a bit


guilty and sad.
CUT TO: SOMBABU
DANCING

40 EXT. ROADS/OLD BUILDING - DAY : BANGARU’S NOMINATION 40

TILT DOWN TO THE DANCING CROWD AS BANGARU WAVES FROM ATOP THE
JEEP, CUTS OF WHISTLES, DANCES AND DRUM STROKES, PEOPLE SPILL
COLOR ALL ALONG THE PROCESSION.
CUT TO: BANGARU

40a INT. GODOWN - DAY : TRAPPED 40a


Entire crowd leads Bangaru into an abandoned building, stop
the rituals all at once, spread towels, setup for card games
and open beer bottles. Bangaru and CHEBROLU look at each
other wondering.

BANGARU
(confused)
‚žÊýÂë ? ¥ÁÏ™Á¨Â¢Ä¬Áōɨì¥ÁÏýÊ ‡žÍ £ÆœÂ¨
ÌÏ¡ÁÌúÂÖ§ÁÆ ?

CHEBROLU
¥ÁÏžÁÅ žÃÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃ, þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþÁ©
Á ÂþÊ ¥Á®Äò ±ÌœÂàÏ
ÁžÁ¨Ï™Á Ê

BANGARU
„ÏÍ §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ÁÏý¨Íì þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ close Íìü÷ üÊœÂà§Âë
€ÁÑ ™Â

Building shutters are closed from behind, Mithra lights a


cigarette in dark and walks close.

MITHRA
€§Éë §Êë „ÏÍ §ÍÏ™ÁÅ ÁÏý ¥Ê§ Á ÁÅ §Â©ÁôÂ¨¥ÁÅϞà ÁžÂ
£ÏÂ§Í! ªÁŤÁ Â§ÂêþÍɨÊì¡Áôå™Ã©ÁþÄä ¬ÁÆ ³ÍÑþà ÁžÁ¥ Á Âé
£¦Á¨ÅžÊ§ÊžÃ? þÂ¥ÃþÊ«Áþ÷ ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ©ÁúÊÖýɧ÷é ¨Í
úÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑÏžÂÏ ÂþÄ ¬Á¨ ì  ‹Á £Ä§÷ ÌýÃÛ žÁ¥Êé ³ÍÑ¥Á Âé

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 93.
40a CONTINUED: 40a

One of the follower hands in beer bottle and beedi to


bangaru. Bangaru looks at Chebrolu for explanantion.

BANGARU
€¬Áð¨Ä™É¨Â ©ÁúÂÖ™Âë ¥ÁþÁ ÁÅÏ¡Áô¨ÍÄ?

CHEBROLU
‚ύ €§ÁâÏ Â¨ÊžÂ ? €¬Áð¨Ä ÁÅÏ¡Ê ™ÃžÃ £Â©Â? ‚ÏžÁōÊ
±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ Â ¥ÃÃ¨Ã±Ì¦êÏžÃ

Bangaru looks at the crowd, who are busy playing cards.

CHEBROLU (cont'd)
€¬Áð¨÷ þÁÅ žÉ¨Ä Á™ÁŏÁÅœÂþÁÆ , ±ÍýÄ úÊ¬Ê ¡ÉœÃ
£ÌúÁÅ֏™ÁÆ €ŽÃ§Ã ÁÏý ©Á§ Á ÁÆ
þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ¡ÁôœÂ§ÉÏžÁōÁÏ™Ê? ¬Ã©Á§Ã þåëÁÏ¨Í ‚ýÂÛ
œÁÅ¥ÁÅé¨Æ žÁÁÅ ©ÁœÊà ˆÏýà ¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÄ €þÃ? € Á ˆÏýÄ
¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÄ €þÃ?

Chebrolu gets off the jeep and runs toward ‘pekata’ batch.

CHEBROLU (cont'd)
þÂÍ ¥ÁōÊÑ ³ÍÑÏ™Íë

Bangaru jumps off the jeep and goes around the masses.

BANGARU
€§Ê¦÷, ˆÏýÂë ƒ ¥É¬ÁÏ? ‚þÃä§ÍüŨŠÁ©Áô™ÁŏʞɨÂì ¥Ê¬Ã
¬Á¥Á¦ Á ÂþÍìÁœ
à 裙ÂݧÊÏýÂë ? ‹ ÁÏý ¨ÂÁÏ™Âë þ £Ï™Ã,
ÁþĬÁÏ nomination ˆ¬ÃþÁ ¡Á§ÁÅ©ÁþÂä žÁÁÅÑžÃâÃ, ƒ
¥ÉŬÁ¨Ã ¥ÉÅ¡ÁôåþÁ¦ÁÆ œ÷ £œÁōÁÅ £œÁÁ¨ Ê Á ¬ÁœÁàþÂäþÂë

Bangaru cries and begs like a baby.

BANGARU (cont'd)
Â©Â¨ÏýÊ …§ÃÍ ‡¨ÃÂ¡ÁÛ§÷ ÌþáəÂàþÂë

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 94.
40a CONTINUED: (2) 40a

MITHRA
¥Á Â ©Â®ÁÅò ¥Á§Ä €ÏœÁ ÁÁÅѧÃà ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠÂžÁŨÊ
£ÏÂ§ÁÆ , þÄœÍ Â¬Áà Â¥É™Ä úɦêžÂâ¥Áþà Á¥Ãý÷
€¦Á Âê§ÁÏœÊ, ¥ÉÅœÂàþ
à à nomination žÂýÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ
§ÁōÍýÅì Ž§ÁÅÖ£ÉýÃÛþÁ ©Ä©Ä¡Ä Â úÁ§ÃœÁë ÉÁÅÑœÁÅþÂä©÷, ƒ
‡¨¯Áþ÷ ÁžÊ ¡ÁžÃ©Ê¨þÁōÍ!

Mithra pats Bangaru and walks to the shutter. Bangaru tries


to run behind him and finds his legs already being chained to
a pillar, screams.

MITHRA (cont'd) BANGARU


¬ÄýōÌþà žÁϙʬÁōÁÅþà ˆ™ÂžÃ …§ÊÃþ Š§Ê¦÷ ƒ ±Â¡ÁÏ þÃþÁÆ ä þÄ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÃä
£¢ÁõþÁÅ £¢ÁõþÊ ÂþÃà þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ Â™ÁÅ ¬ÁœÁê¥ÁÅ „œÃàþÊ©ÁžÁ¨Åâ§Â
¬ÁÅ¥ÁœÄ!

Mithra closes the shutters from outside, Bangaru looks at the


busy masses, Chebrolu is immersed in cards, Bangaru look
pissed.

CHEBROLU
þÁÅ©ÃíýÅ ÁÆ ³Í £Â©Â ! Š§Ê, ³ÂþÁţƜÍËþ ¦Áþ
Á Í
¥ÁōÉÑ ¦ÁêÏ™Âë

Sombabu looks up and throws an extra card, zoom onto the


flying cards on floor.
CUT TO:
NOMINATION
PAPERS

41 INT. MANDAL OFFICE - DAY : LOKI’S NOMINATION 41


Loki is brought into the Mandal office physically supported
by Mithra, officials rush in, set up a chair and spread the
nomination papers as the clock ticks close to 6 o’clock.

CLOSE CUTS OF LOKI SIGNING PAPERS, ZOOM ONTO MITHRA’S EYES AS


THE WALL CLOCK CLICKS TO 6 PM. LOKI IS SUPPORTED OUT BY
MITHRA.
CUT TO: SHUTTERS
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 95.

42 INT. OLD BUILDING - EVENING : BANGARU FINALE 42


Shutters lifted, Bangaru, Chebrolu and few others look at the
exit holding cards, a young boy screams from outside.

BOY
Á™ÁÅ©Áô ¡Áõ§ËàϞà €þÁäÂ§Ãä™Ãð¡ÉýÛÏ™Á Í

Bangaru looks pitiable as the chains are untied.

SOMBABU
ý ¡Áõ§Ãà üÊœÂà§Â ¥Ã™Ã¨÷ ™Âë ±Â?

Chebrolu hits the player spontaneously.

CHEBROLU
¦ÁþÁ£œÁÅÊ ¥Ã™Ã¨÷ ™Âë ¡ËÏžÃ,  ¡Áë ªÊäÏýÂë ? £¨Å±Â ©Â±Â?

Bangaru throws the cards and walk towards exit, surrounded by


the masses once again at the door.

CHEBROLU (cont'd)
‚¡Áôå™ÊÏýÄ? £ýۨáÃå rape üʬà ¥Áþë
Ã Í ‡¦Áê™ÁŏÁŜ§Â?

Sombabu enter the frame.

SOMBABU
ÌÏ™ÁÏœÁ þÁ¥Áé ÁÏœÍ ÍýÅì Á§ÁÅð£ÉýÃÛþÁ ¥ËžÂþÁϨÂÏýÃ
¥ÁþëÃþà £Í¬ÃÂ ‡ýÂÛ ¡ÁÏ¡ÃœÂà¥ÁÏ™Ê?‡¦êêêê§Â žÁ§ÁÅ©Áô!

Sudden drums, whistles and slogans as the mass dance around


Bangaru.

CROWD
„œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë „úÁÖ¨ ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷!
úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷! „úÁÖ¨
¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷

Crowd leads Bangaru out of the building with signature dances


and whistles.
CUT TO: HEAD AND
CHAPPAL
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 96.

43 INT/EXT. BASI REDDY HOME - DAY : ‘X’ MARK BASI REDDY 43


Bangaru is bent over and beaten repeatedly with an old sandal
by BASI Reddy.

BASI REDDY
ÁÆ , þĦÁ£Âç, þ ¥ÁŏÁÅӧ®Áò ™Á£Åç¨ÏœÂ þÂ¥ÃþÊ«Áþ÷
ÁÆ ™Â ‡¦ÁêÁÅϙ ¡ÃÏ™ÃúʬÃþ©÷ ÁžÁ§Â, ‹Á ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ
‹™ÁÅ £œÃÃ±Í¦þ™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Áôí ³Â©ÁôÌúÃÖþ©÷!§Ê¦÷, ƒ™ÁÅ
™Á£Åç¨Å œÃ§ÃÃúÊ֞ §Ë¬÷ ¥Ã¨Åì¨Å œÌÃÑ ¡ÁýÛÏ™Âë !

BANGARU
ˆÏý쪀 ƒ €þÂê¦Á¥ÉÂ? ÁŧÁë ¡÷ ¡ÁϞʨÉ¨Ãì, Â¬ÃþÁ ÁŧÁë Ï
‹™Ã±Í¦êÏžÁþÃ, ÁŧÂë þÃä ¬É±Íà Ì™Âà™Â ‡©Á™ÁþÂä?

BASI Reddy blinks, pulls him down again and sandal mars.

BASI REDDY
€¬Á¨Å þÊþÁÅ Â¬ÃϞà ÁŧÁë Ï ¥ÄžÁ ÂžÁŧÂ, Â™ÃžÁ ¥ÄžÁ,
Â™ÃžÁ ¥ÄžÁ, Â™ÃžÁ ¥ÄžÁ! ¬Ê¬ÃϞà ú¨Á ¬Ã¨Ã¡Ã ÁÆ œÁ¨Å,
¬Ã¨Ã¡Ã ÁÆ œÁ¨Å, ¬Ã¨Ã¡Ã ÁÆ œÁ¨Å!

Bangaru silently takes the rhythmic beating, Bari Reddy looks


at the door as Mithra walks in with his supporter.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


! §Â þ¦þ þÊþÊ ©ÁúÃÖ þ¦þÃä
¡Á§Â¥Á§ÃðžÂâ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýþÂä,¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ƒ
œÁ¨¥Á Â¬ÃþÍ™ÌúÃÖþ™Í, „œÁōÁÅ™ÁÅ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨Å ¡ÉýÃÛþÂ

Mithra holds BASI Reddy’s throat, pulls out a knife, makes a


cross mark on his face, pours liquor and covers with a
kircheif.

MITHA
±ÌžÁÅâþÊä €žÁâÏ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅþÁä¡Áôå™Á¨Âì þÁÅ©Áôí
œÁ¨¡ÉýÃÛþÁ ú©Áô þÄ ¡ÄÁ¨ÉÏœÁ žÁÁÓ§ËÏžÍ ÁŧÁÅà üʳÍÑ!
‚žÃÍ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡Êý ¥ÁŏÁŧ Ó Â¦, Á™Á¡Á þÂýÅ £ÂÏ£Å, ŠÁýÃ
þÍýÍì,à ŠÁýà úÉ™Äݨ͍Ã

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 97.
43 CONTINUED: 43

JUMP CUT TO:


ROPE ON PULLEY

44 EXT. BUSY ROAD - BASI REDDY IN BUSY LIFE 44


Cut to a busy road as BASI Reddy is standing with shaved mush
and head, muggurayi in mouth and a rope around neck.
Mithra walks out of BASI Reddy’s face as he gets pulled up
onto the lamp post surrounded by public taking pictures as he
rotates in mid air. (muggurayi naatu bambu).

MITHRA RISES TINTED GLASSES AND PULLS AWAY IN JEEP.


CUT TO: LOKI

45 INT. LOKI OFFICE - DAY : CONFLICT REDEFINED 45


Loki is sitting in an easy chair sipping coffee, talking to
GOWDA.

GOWDA
attack úʬÃþÍ®ÃòžÁâ§ÁÆ hit list ¨Í „þÁä þÁðÁ ¨ËýìÏ™Ã,
§Í™ÁÅݥĞÁ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁÅ¨Ê finish úʳ§Áþà ¥ÁÆ ¬É¦ÉÅêúÁÅÖ

Party president walks into the office with a bunch of people,


bouquets and garlands.

PARTY HEAD
€¦Á Âê §ÂüÄ¦Á ¤Ä´Âé, üÉþÁ§Á¨÷ ¬ÉÁë ý§Ä Â™ÁÅ úʬÃþÁ ‡žÁ©Á
¡ÁþÃ à ±Â§ÄÛ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ Â úÉÏ¡Á¨Ê¬ÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä, ‚žÃÍ ‚©Ã
úÊœÁŨŠÂžÁÅ Â®ÁòþÁōÍ,¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á®Äò ¥ÁþÁ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í úʧ¨Ã!
²Íýͨ÷ œÃ¦ÁêÏ™Á¦ Á Âê! ‚ÁÑ ™Ê ¡ÁœÃë Â ¬Á¥Á¯ÁÏ¨Í ¡Áë ¥ Á ›Ï
úʬÁÅàþÂä, ‡¨¯Áþ÷ €©ÁÂþÊ É£þ à ý
É ÷ ±Í¬ÁÅÛ, €ÏœÊ ÂžÁÅ
ý͍Áþ÷ €™ÂíþÁÅäðÂ  £¢Áõþ÷ §Âü £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅ
³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í ¥Ä €£Âç¦þà ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ Â þæÁ¥Ã¬ÁÅàþÂä!
¥ÄÄ ¬ÄþÁÅ¨Í ™Á¦¨ÂÁŨÊÏ ¨Ê©Áô ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÌžÁÅâ, §ÁÏ™Âë
¦ÁþÁ ©ÃªÂë Ϝà œÄ³Íѩ¨à ¡Áë ú§ÁÏ úɦ Á Âê¨ÃðþÍ™ÁÅ!

President exits, crowd breaks in and carry Mithra with cheers


and slogans as Chinna watches.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 98.
45 CONTINUED: 45

CROWD
¥ÃœÂë ! ¥ÃœÂë ! ¥ÃœÂë !

Loki looks content, grabs the cigar and searches for lighter.
Chinna lights his cigar and sits in front of Loki.

CHINNA
©Â™Ã É§Ä§÷ ¬Éýè÷ úʪ©÷, ¥Á§Ã þ ¬ÁϏÁœÊÏýà ™Â™Ä

LOKI
þÃþÊä œÊ¨Å֍ͥÁþÂäþÁÅ ÁžÂ?

CHINNA
œÊ¨Å֍ÁÅþÂäþÁÅ, þÁÅ þÄ §ÂüÄ¦Á ©Â§Á¬ÁœÁíÏ Â©Â¨Ã

Loki senses trouble and smiles off.

LOKI
÷é é, þ¦ÁÁœÁíÏ ©Â§Á¬ÁœÁíÏ ÂžÁŧÂ, ¡ÁôýÅۍÁœÍ ©ÁúÊÖ
¨¯Á›Ï, ¨ÊþÞÂþà Í¬ÁÏ ±ÂÁŨ™à „þÁä žÂþÃä ±Â™ÁÅ
úʬÁō͍ÁÅ, ©É®Ãò business úÁÆ ¬ÁōÍ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ²Â§ÃþÉ®Ãò
úÁžÁÅ©ÁôÍ! ±Â¨ÃýÃ ÷ð ¨Í þčÁþÂä ™ÁÅ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ

Mithra is having a charming chat with crowd outside.

CHINNA
þÁÅ ±Â¨ÃýÍ÷ð ¥ÄžÁ œÁ¡Áå žÊþåĞ interest ¨ÊžÁÅ ™Â™Ä,
þÁÅ©ÌížÁâþ
Ê ÌžÄ⠂ύ ¡É§ÁŏÁÅœÍÏžÃ

LOKI
¦œÊ try üɦ÷, ÂþÄ þ support ‡žÁŧÁÅ úÁÆ ™ÁÁÅ

Chinna gets up, shakes head and walks out determined.

LOKI (cont'd)
(commands)
§Ê¦÷, þÁÅ©Áôí §ÂüÄ¦ Á ÂþÍà ¡Áþ
à ç©Áô þ ¥Á Âý ©ÃþÁÆ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 99.
45 CONTINUED: (2) 45

CHINNA
ÁÅ, þ ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅò! €ÏýÊ ¥Áþëà active life ¨Í
¬ÁÏ Á , žÊþ
à à ¡Áþ
à ̳ÂàþÍ ¡Áþ
à çÂþÍ þÊþÊ œÉ¨Å֍ÁÅÏýÂ

LOKI
úÃþÂä...úÃþÂä,.. úÃþÂä,

Loki looks at Chinna from behind the window as he goes past


Mithra amidst crowd.(Abstract design and composition).
CUT TO: VASAMTAM

46 EXT. VILLAGE TEMPLE - DAY : SONG4 (CAMPAIGN KICKOFF) 46


(Horn sounds, cuts of jubillant vasamtam, kickoff with
garlands. Rural crowd gathers on the street as Loki and
Mithra get off from the jeep. Spilling energy and love of
innocent, ignorant yet passionate folks. Bhasha drench Mithra
with color water and carry him on the streets, Sombabu lifts
Loki on shoulders and follow the crowd, Mithra looks at the
childhood home through the campaign colors, People getting
drunk etc. Mithra shed tears immense responsibility at their
innocent love and exuberance by the end.)
CUT TO: CHINNA

47 INT/EXT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT : CHINNA BREWING 47

CAM ZOOM OUT FROM INSIDE REVEALING THE TALL BUILDING AS


CHINNA SIP BEET LOOKING INTO SKY.

CHINNA
³ÌÏœÁ Í™ÁōÁÅþà ‡žÁ©Áþà üʬà ¬Á©ÃœÃ Ì™ÁōÁÅþÃ
þÉœÃàþÉýÅÛþà …§ÊÁÅþÂä©÷ §Â, ¨ÍÄ! þĦÁ£Âç ¥ÁþëÃ
£œÁÁ™ÂþÍà ¬Äá €ÏœÁ¬Êà ÂžÁŧÂ, ÁÆ ¬Áà €ýÉþÁäïþÁÆ
Ï£Ã«ÁþÁÆ Â©Â¨Ã, þÁþÂä ™É¨Â ‡ÁÅÑ©Á¦Á Âê™Âë þčÁÆ ?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 100.
47 CONTINUED: 47

FLASH CUT OF MITHRA IN CROWD, TIGHT OF CHINNA DRINKING,


THROWS THE BEER BOTTLE ONTO THE ROAD.

CHINNA (cont'd)
þ þÁýÃÛÏýÍì ¥Á§Ãë úÉýÅۨ ‡žÃÃ þÁþÍä ¡Áôýۏ̙ÁŏÁŨÂ
œÌÃÑ ±Â§ÊªÂ™Âë

CAM FOLLOW AS LOKI BREAK COCONUT AND NOTICE IT BEING ROTTEN.


Mithra lights a cigarette sitting in front of campfire,
thinking - three way split with Chinna-Loki-Mithra.
INTERMISSION
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 101.

47a INT/EXT. RESTAURANT/HOTEL - NIGHT : CHINNA BREWING 47a


Pan down from the moon onto Chinna who is inhaling dope
through nostril, inhaler rolls over on to the floor, Chinna
looks drony, sweaty with thumping heart. Prakash snatches the
ingaler as Jitu goes for another round, smacks on head.

DINESH
‚¡ÁåýÃÊ over dose ¨Í „þÂä©÷, ˆÁϏ ¡ËÃ ±ÍœÂ©÷
þ̙ÁÂ!

JITU
€ÏýÊ ‹.™ÄÃ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ¨ÊžÂ þÄ žÁÃÓ§Á, ÁÆ þĦÁύÁ¥ Á Âé ¥Ä
¥É™
à Á¨÷ ¬ÁÅÛ™ÉÏýìþà þÁ¥Ãé œÊà þÁ¥Ãé œÊ ‚Ϝʧ £œÁōÁÅ, one
way traffic, ™ÁýÂÛ ªÁ©ÁϨ £™ÁÅÏýÊ ™Ã¡Éåë «Áþ÷ Â
„Ϟà ¥Á Â¥Á Â

Prakash smacks Jitu again to calm him down, Chinna gets up


sipping beer bottle, stand by the window looking at the half
moon, sits atop facing the breeze, swaying outside.

CAM ZOOM OUT FROM OUTSIDE REVEALING THE TALL BUILDING AS


CHINNA LIGHTS A CIGARETTE, CUT BACK TO ROOM, CAM BEHIND
CHINNA, ZOOM IN.

CHINNA
³ÌÏœÁ Í™ÁōÁÅþà ‡žÁ©Áþà üʬà ¬Á©ÃœÃ Ì™ÁōÁÅþÃ
þÉœÃàþÉýÅÛþà …§ÊÁÅþÂä©÷ §Â, ¨ÍÄ! þĦÁ£Âç ¥ÁþëÃ
£œÁÁ™ÂþÍà ¬Äá €ÏœÁ¬Êà ÂžÁŧÂ, ÁÆ ¬Áà €ýÉþÁäïþÁÆ
Ï£Ã«ÁþÁÆ Â©Â¨Ã, þÁþÂä ™ÉÉÑ ©Á¦Á Âê™Âë þčÁÆ ?

FLASH CUT OF MITHRA IN CROWD, TIGHT OF CHINNA DRINKING.

CHINNA (cont'd)
þ þÁýÃÛÏýÍì ¥Á§Ãë úÉýÅۨ ‡žÃÃ þÁþÍä ¡Áôýۏ̙ÁŏÁŨÂ
œÌÃÑ ±Â§ÊªÂ™Âë

Cinna grinds teeth, shivering with anger, sipping beer.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 102.
47a CONTINUED: 47a

DINESH
ìÁÛ§Ä¨Í €¥Á Âé £Â£Å¨Ãä úÁÏ¡ÃþÍ®ÁÅò ÁÆ ™Â
ÃϏÁŨ¦Á Âê§ÁÅ £Â©Â! üþ¨ɡÁôå™ÁÆ œÁ¨±ÍœÊ œÍÁ,
œÍÁ±ÍœÊ Â®ÁÆ ò ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþʨ™ÁœÂ§ÁÅ

JITU
žÄþà œÁ¨Äì þÁÅ©ÌíÁÑ ™Áŏɦ÷ ¥Á Â¥Á Â, ¥ÊÏ ©ÁÏžÁ™ÁŏÁŨʜÂàÏ,
we are not your friends, we are your soldiers,
bloody!

Chinna turns around looking at Jitu.

CHINNA
€©ÁôþÂ? ‚¨Â §Â

Jitu walks crooked towards Chinna, Chinna puts his arm around
Jitu’s neck as Dinesh and Prakash stand up feeling nervous.

CHINNA (cont'd)
þÊþÃýÊ¡Áô ŠÁÑ ™ÁŏʞÂâ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä, ˆ³Âà©Â? …, ˆ³Âà©Â?

Jitu hesitates as Chinna squeezes him tight.

CHINNA (cont'd)
©ÁÏžÁÁÑ §ÊìžÁŧÂ, ŠÁÑ ™Áŏɦ÷ §Â ú¨Å

Jitu fiercely resists as Chinna pulls him into the window,


Prakash and Dinesh walk close. Nadiya looks up from the
parking lot, notice Chinna, drops the scooter and runs
inside.

NADIYA
þ§¦Á›Â ‹³Â§Ã ¡ËÃ §Â

CHINNA
freindship ¥ÄžÁ €þÃä promise ¨Å üʪÁ©÷ ÁžÁ§Â, ƒ
ŠÁÑ ýà prove úɦ÷ €þÄä þÁ¥ÁÅéœÂÂ, , §Â! €™ÁŏʞÂâÏ,
‚ϞÊÏ ÁÆ ªÂ©Í ÁŧÁÅàϞ €¬Á¨Æ

Dinesh and try to Prakash help Jitu, huddle intensifies.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 103.
47a CONTINUED: (2) 47a

DINESH & PRAKESH


þčÁÅ ¥ÉÏý¨ÉÃÑ ÏžÃ§Â, ©ÁžÁŨ™Ää

They pull Jitu away, Chinna swings the bottle at them.

CHINNA
ÁÆ þĦÁύÁ¥ Á Âé,§ÍüÆ œÂÁ™Ï
Á , ©ÂÁ™Ï
Á , œÌϏ͙ÁÏ ‚žÊ
£œÁō˱̦êϞà ¥ÄœÍ, žÌ£Éç¦ÁêÏ™Âë ‚ÁÑ ™ÁÅäÏúÃ

Chinna continue smoking, Nadiya and Narayana open the door,


Chinna looks back and notice Nadiya staring at the the room.
Chinna hangs upside down from the window like a kid (pov).

CHINNA (cont'd)
þ§¦Á Â›Â, ƒ ¡ÃúÃÖ þ̙ÁÁ¨Ãä £Ëý
à à ÉÏýɦ÷...

DINESH
Ë¡Áô žÃÂÓþÊ ¥Á®Äò Â¨÷ üÊœÂà™Êì ¡ÁžÁ§Â

Friends leave the room. Chinna picks up another bottle of rum


and sits back up on the window, drinking, Nadiya approaches.

ZOOM ONTO CHINNA’S PROFILE, SUGGESTION, INTERCUT WITH TIHTS.

CHINNA
(sad)
Á™ÁÅ¡Áô¨ÍþÊ €§ÁãÏ ¨Êþà ¡ÃÏ™ÁÏ €þÁōÁÅþÁä €¥Áé , ÁÏúÁÏ
¨Í §Â¨ÃþÁ ƒÁ¨Â œÍ¬Ã ±Â§Ê¬ÃþÁ €ÁÑ , ¥ÉÅ ¥ Á Á ÂýÏ
¨ÊÁÅϙ ¡Áþ à à §Âþà ‡žÁ©ÁþÁþà ÌýÃ۱§ʬÃþÁ €£ç, ‚þÃä
¬ÃþÃ¥ Á  ÂýìœÍ ¡É§Ã ÃþÁ ¥Áþë
à à ¥ÁÏžÁÆ ú©Áõ œÁ¡Áå ©Ê§Ê
žÂ§Ê¥ÁÅÏžÁ¥ Á Âé¦÷Ã?

Chinna drinks with gushing tears, Nadiya puts a hand on


shoulder, Chinna breaks down and start crying like a baby.
Nadiya hugs, pulls him down, holds him on her lap and caress.

NADIYA
it’s okay.... relax...relax

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 104.
47a CONTINUED: (3) 47a

Nadiya unbuttons his shirt for air and nibble on chest and
fore head,hickups stop, Chinna gradually becomes intimate
with her, she resists as the intentions become loud and
clear, Chinna forcefully kisses her, she pushes him away,
gets up and stands in fear and shock, Chinna walks close,
grabs her by the neck, shuts the door, forces her to inhale
the drug, and throw her on the bed, breaks the lights off.

CAMERA PAN AWAY FROM WINDOW ONTO THE FOGGY MOON THROUGH A
PALM TREE.

BGM PAN TO FIRE FROM MOON, BHASHA PLAYING MOUTH ORGAN.


PAN TO: OPEN
FIRE

48 EXT. VILLAGE HOME - NIGHT : FIRE, LIFE AND LIGHT 48


Crane down from full moon, pan through the bullocks,
scintillating fire, Bhasha, oldman and Mithra lying back.

MITHRA (O.S.)
účÁýÍì ÂªÂþÃä úÁÆ ¬Êà ¤Á¦Á¥Ê³ÌàϞà œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê, €þÃäÍýì
þÁ¯ÁœÂë ¨ÅþÂä účÁýÊ É¨Ãֱ͜ÍÏžÃ,

OLDMAN
¬ÄÁýà §Ã±Í¦þÁ þáÊå ³Â¥Ä!

Cut to Bhasha who is lying in trans by the woodfire, playing


mouth organ looking into the sky.

OLDMAN (cont'd)
¥ÁþëÃ ÁÆ ™Â þʨ¥ÄžÁ §Â¨ÃþÁ žÁÁÓ§ÁÅäÏúà ¬ÁúÊ֞Â
þáÁôå¨Â ¥ÁÏ™ÁÅœÂþÊ „Ïý™ÁÅ, Á¨œ Ã Í ¥ÁÏ™ÁŜ™ÁÅÃ,
Í¡ÁÏœÍ ¥ÁÏ™ÁŜ™ÁÅ, Í§ÃÁœÍ, ƒ§ÁïêœÍ ¥ÁÏ™ÁÅœÁÅþÊ
¡É§ÁŏÁŜ™ÁÅ

INTERCUT: CHINNA’S FRIENDS LOOK UP FROM THE PARKING LOT AS A


FLOWER POT BREAKS THROUGH THE WINDOW CHINNA’S ROOM, RUN BACK
INTO THE HOTEL.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 105.
48 CONTINUED: 48

OLDMAN (O.S/live.) (cont'd)


 ¥ÁÏýœÍ ÌÏžÁ§ÁÅ ¥ÁÅýÅۍÁÅþÁä ©Á¬ÁÅà©ÁôþÁ¨Âì
œÁÁ¨É™ÁÅœÁÆ ¥ÁÏ™Ê ¬ÁřÏÁÅϙ¨Âì ‡žÁŏÁŜ§ÁÅ,
‚ύÌÏžÁ§ÁžÊ ¥ÁÏýœÍ üÂäþÂþÉäœÁōÁÅÑÏýÆ ¨ÍÂþÍÃ
žÂ§ÃüÆ¡Ê žÄ±Â¨Âì ‡¨ÅÁŜ§ÁÅ,

CUT BACK TO:


OLDMAN

OLDMAN (cont'd)
Ã žÄ¡ÁÏ ŠÁýà ƒ ‚ÏýÍì ‡¨ÃÂ§Ã±Í¦ÏžÃ £Â£¦Á Âê! 
‡¨ÅÁÅ ¥Á®Äò þÄ¨Í ÁþáóÍàÏžÁþÊ …§Ã üþÁÏ ÁōÁÑ ¨Âì
‡Ïý £™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ, €¨ì €£Ã¥Á ÂþÁÏ¨Í €öÁþÃä
üƬÁÅÑÏý©Í, £ÂžÉâœÁþÉœÁōÁÅÑþà žÄ¡ÁϨ ‡¨ÅÁÅœÂ©Í þÄ
¬ÊœÁ¨Íì „ÏžÃ

ZOOM ONTO MITHRA’S EYES FILLED WITH RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY


AND RETROSPECT.
CUT TO: HOTEL
ROOM

48a INT. HOTEL ROOM - NIGHT : THE WILDFIRE 48a

FRIENDS BREAK IN THE DOORS, NOTICE NADIYA STRUGGLING TO


BREATHE, CHINNA IS IN PANIC.
Chinna and his friends carry Nadiya out of the room,
superposed and shady.
CUT TO: JEEP ON
ROAD

49 EXT. CITY OUTSKIRTS - NIGHT : THE FRENZY 49

INTERCUTS OF A FAST PACED INNOVA, NADIYA IS LYING UNCONSCIOUS


IN THE BACK, HICKUPS, CHINNA AND FRIENDS PANIC AND FRENZY.

CHINNA (O.S.)
§Ê¦÷ þÄ®ÁÅò, þÄ®ÁÅò œÂ¡Á§Â, ‡¨ÂËþ Â±Â™Âë , please

Dinesh fills an anti dote injection.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 106.
49 CONTINUED: 49

DINESH
œÂ¡ÃœÊ ÁÅýÁ¨Í úÁ¬ÁÅàÏžÃ,¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ‚ÏüɯÁþ÷ ¡Á™Â¨Ã, ‚žÃÍ
direct Â heart Ã©Áôí

CHINNA
€§Ê þÁÅ úÊœÁŨ™ÁÁýÊìžÁÅ, þÁÅ©Êí ‚©Áí§Â

DINESH
þ ©Á¨ì ÂžÁÅ öÁ¬Ãåý¨÷ É®ÂâÏ ¡ÁžÁ

PRAKASH
þĦÁ£Âç, öÁ¬Ãåý¨÷ É¨Êà next stop üË¨Ê ˆÏ ÁÆ ¬ÁàþÂä©÷?

Nadiya stop hickups, Chinna shakes her up worried.

CHINNA
Š§Ê¦÷, ±Ì¦êþÁýÅÛϞçÂ! £œÃÃœÊ ÁÅÏüîÁÅò £ÉýÃÛ ¡É®Ãò
úʬÁōÁÅÏýÂþÊ œÁ¨Äì, £œÁÁ©Ê please

Chinna cries, Dinesh looks for an angle to inject, smacks on


Jitu as the ride is bumpy.

DINESH
©ÁžÃ¨Êà Š§Ã³Â𠇨ÊìýÅÛþÂä©÷, £Ï™Â¡Á§Â

Jitu loses control, Van climbs onto a check dam and rolls
over into the fields. Chinna, Jitu, Prakash and Dinesh slowly
crawl out of the jeep, Prakash kicks Jitu in anger.

PRAKASH
ÁÅ™ÃÝ þ̙ÁÂ,Á®ÁÅò žÌ£Ãçþ¦Á Â?

Chinna curiously looks at Dinesh.

CHINNA
‚ÏüɯÁþ÷ ‚úÂÖ©Â?

Dinesh nods no, Chinna rushes towards the rubble, Dinesh


pulls him away.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 107.
49 CONTINUED: (2) 49

DINESH
þÁÅ©ÃíúÃÖþÁ dose œÍ first timers ‡©Á§ÁÆ £œÁ§
Á Âë ,
‚ÏÍ žÂ§Â¨ÍúÃÏúÁÅ

Jitu is stirred up.

JITU
€ÏýÊ?

PRAKASH
™ÁÝ¥ËþÁ ¥ÁÏžÁŨŠÁ¨Ã¡Ã ™Í¡÷ ¨Â ©Â™ÃœÊ ‚ýÂÛÊ €¦êžÃâ

Dinesh picks up a dry paper and lights it up, Jitu is scared.

JITU
§Ê¦÷, ©ÁžÁÅâ§Â, ¥Á§Áݧ÷ Ê¬Á¦žÃâ§Â!

DINESH
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ üʬÃϞåÁ§Áݧ÷ ÁþÂä œÁÁÅÑ©Â
ˆÏýÃ?

Chinna thinks hesitantly.

DINESH (cont'd)
€žÉýÂۏÁÆ £œÁž Á ÅÁ , ÂþÄ ‚ýÊÛÁ £Â™Ä žÌ§ÃÃÏžÁþÁÅÍ ™Áë ÷
Ê¬Æ
Á , §Ê¡÷ Ê¬ÁÅ €þà €ÏžÁ§ÁÏ £ÌÁÑ ¨ÍÉ¨ÂàÏ, ¡Áë œÁÆ ê«Á
Ê¬ËþÁýÅÛ

JITU
(question mark)
¡Áë œÁÆ ê«Á Ê¬ÁÅ¨Í £ÌÁÑ ¨ÍÉ®ÃòϞɩÁ§Âë ?

Dinesh draws blank.

JITU (cont'd)
ÍœÃ¨Í £™ÂÝ¥ÁþÊ™ÁÅœÁÅàÏýÊ ‚ύ œÁ©Áí¥ÁÏý©ÊϞçÂ
þĦÁ£Âç !(looks at Chinna) €§Ê ƒ þ̙ÍÃ
¥Á ÂýÃþ
Á ÁŧÂ, žÄþÃä ¡ÉÏúÁÁŧÂ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 108.
49 CONTINUED: (3) 49

DINESH
€žÃ £Æ™ÃžËœÊ ¥ÁþÁÏ £¦Áý £™ÂÝþÃ à ÁþĬÁÏ ¢Ã¢ÄÛ ¢Ã¢ÄÛ
úÂþÁÅäðÏžÃ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ hundred percent guarantee Â,
žÌ£Ãç ±ÍœÂϧÂ, þÄ ‚«ÁÛÏ!

Chinna determines as Jitu and Dinesh argue, picks up fire,


walk towards the van, Dinesh forces down Jitu who remains
terrified and screaming.

CHINNA INSERTS THE BURNING PAPER INTO THE FUEL TANK AND WALKS
BACK AS VAN CATCHES FIRE. LONG SHOT WITH FLAMES IN THE
FOREGROUND AS THEY WALK AWAY INTO THE DARKS.

DINESH (cont'd)
þÁÅ©Éí®Ãò van ¥Ã¬Áð¦ÏžÁþà complaint üʬçÂ, ¥Ê¥Á Â
þ¦Á Â¦Á› Â™Ã þ̧ÁÅ ¥ÁÆ ³ÂàÏ

CAM SLOW PAN AWAY FROM FLAMES ONTO NADIYA’S BODY LYING IN THE
FIELDS AWAY FROM FIRE. ZOOM IN TIGHT AS SHE BREATHES HER
LAST.
CUT TO: NADIYA

50 EXT. CITY OUTSKIRTS - DAY : CRIME ON CAM 50


Paramedics pull Nadiya away and take her on a stretcher.
GOWDA adjusts his hair in front of the TV cameras.

GOWDA
þ right face Â¬Áà žÌ£ÅçÂ ÁþáìÁÅàϞà Ê¥É§Â left
¨Í ¡ÉýÅۍÍÏ™Á¥ Á Âé, (clears throat) ƒ €¥Á Â¦ÁÁŧ¨Ã
üÄ©ÃœÂþÃä þªÁþÁÏ úʬÃþÁ žÁŧÂé§ÁÅӨɩÁ§Ëþ ¬Á§Ê, Á˜ÃþÁ¥ËþÁ
úÁ§Áê¨Å œÄ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂÏ

PAN AWAY AS POLICE ARE FISHING FOR EVIDENCES INSIDE THE


MARKED TERRITORY, PEOPLE WORKING AROUND THE BODY, TAKING
PICTURES, ARRANGING THE STRETCHES ETC. (RUSTIC AND GRAINY).
CUT TO: CRIME
SCENE ON TV

51 INT. HOTEL ROOM - DAY : BAD MORNING 51

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 109.
51 CONTINUED: 51

CAM ZOOM OUT FROM TV AS JITU IS SITTING STIFF, SHIVERING,


SQUEEZING A WATER BOTTLE WITH BOTH HANDS.
Jitu shakes up Chinna, points to the TV screen bursting with
high pitch cry.

JITU
žÂþà ªÁ©ÁÏ Â¨Ã ±Í¨ÊžÁŧÂ, žÌ§ÃÃ±Ì¦êϞçÂ! ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨ÷
œÄ¬ÁōɨàþÂä§Âë !

Chinna sits up with a blank face, looking at TV, Nadiya’s


body is carried away on a stretcher with news commentary, TV
voice becomes increasingly clear and disturbing to Chinna,
Dinesh and Prakash wake up one by one. Chinna shakes head
imagining image streams of the incident.
Jitu looks at Chinna’s face and continues a frantic moan.
Dinesh smacks on his head.

DINESH
þÁÅ©ÉíÏžÁōʙÁŬÁÅàþÂä©÷? murder úʬÃϞà þÁÅ©Âí?
(slaps) rape úʬÃϞà þÁÅ©Âí? (slaps) þͧÁÅé¦÷!

Jitu tries hard to control himself, Dinesh gets holding a


cigarette.

DINESH (cont'd)
™Ã £Â£Å quarter century Â ‡¥Éé ¨Ê ì ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, ƒ œÌýÃÛ
Ê¬ÁÅþÁōÁÆ ™Â handle úɦÁêÁÅÏýÊ ‡ÏžÁōÁŧ ™Ã
£œÁōÁÅ? ¨ÉÁÏ™Ê

Dinesh, Prakash and Jitu leave the room one by one leaving
Chinna alone.

TRAVEL ZOOM FROM BEHIND TV AS CHINNA LOOK INCREASING NUMB AND


BLANK.
CUT TO: CRIME
SCENE

52 EXT. CITY OUTSKIRTS - DAY : CRIME ON CAM 52

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 110.
52 CONTINUED: 52

A PLUMPY CONSTABLE APPROACHES SP.

GOWDA
ÁÏœÁÁÅ™Ãä ÁþáÉýÃÛ ªÃ¯ÃÏúÊ ©Á§
Á ÁÅ ¥Á Â ™Ã±Â§ÉÛé Ïý÷
þÞÍë žÁÏ™Ê

Constable interrupts and whispers in GOWDA’s ear.

CONSTABLE
van registration ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Í™ÁōÁÅ ¥ÄžÁÅϞà ³Â§÷

GOWDA look surprised for a moment.

GOWDA
One minute please

GOWDA walks away with Constable, lights a cigarette.

GOWDA (cont'd)
¥ÁþÉ¥Éé ¨ÊìþÂ?

GOWDA picks up the phone and walks aside, Constable grabs his
collar.

CONSTABLE
Ë ¨É©Ã¨÷ Ê¬ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÂÃ, ¨Ä™÷ ‚úÃÖþÍ™Ãä þÁþÁÅä
ÁŧÁÅà¡ÉýÅۍÍϙà ³Â§÷

Constable looks with a sense of insult, constable losens the


shirt, GOWDA squeezes his ear angry looking at a curious
reporter.

GOWDA
úÁÅýÆÛ É¥§ É Âë ¨ÅþÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ volume œÁÃÓÏúÃ
ÁŦÁê¥ÁþÂäþÂ, ±Â©Á¨Â ¡ÁþÃúɦÁêÂþÊ ¡ÁžÁé ¤ÁÅ«Á›÷ ¨Å ¡Á§ÁÏ
©Ä§÷ úÁÂë ¨Å Â©Â¨Âë ¥ÄÅÁ , ‡¨Íì!

GOWDA gets back with phone, a reporter interrupts.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 111.
52 CONTINUED: (2) 52

REPORTER
³Â§÷ ‚žÃ plain murder €þÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â, rape &
murder €þÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â?

GOWDA walks aside with the cell phone.

GOWDA
ˆ¥Á¦ Á Âê, ŠÁ¥ Á Âé¦ úÃϡçà üÅýÅÛœÍ §Í™ÁÅÝ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ úÁúÃÖ
¡Á™ÁÅÏýÊ ©ÉÏýþÊ §Ê¡Áô¨Æ ¥Á§Áݧ÷ ¨Æ œÁ¡Áå ©Ê§Ê
¨ÍúÁþÁ¨Ê §Â©Â ¥ÄÁÆ ? ©Â¨÷ ±Í¬ÁÛ§÷ úÁÆ ¬Ã ¬ÃþÃ¥Á Â
review §Â¬ÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃ, ‡®ÁòÏ™Á¦ÂÁ ê ‡®ÁÏ ì ™Ã! ¥Á¥Áé ¨Ãä
„žÍêÂ¨Å úɦÁêþÄÏ™Ã

GOWDA (cont'd)
(on phone)
³Â§÷, ÌÏ¡÷ Ì¨Êì§÷!

CUT TO: VEHICLES


ON ROAD

53 INT. LOKI HOME - DAY : DAMAGE CONTROL 53

PASSING JEEPS ON ROAD, TOP VIEW.


Loki and Mithra get off from the jeep and notice a bunch of
police waiting at home, Savithri looks worried.

SAVITHRI
úÃþÂä ‡ÁÑ ™Á? ˆ¥ËϞà £Â£Æ?

LOKI
©Â™ÃÊÏ Â¨ÊžÅÁ , ÁþÁäÏžÁōÁÅ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê ‡¥ÁþÂä üʬÁōͩ¨Ã,
¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁÏ¡Ãà €¦ÁêÂ§ÉÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä§Í ©ÉœÁÏ
Á ™Ã,
(murmur)¥Ä³Â¨Å §ÁÅ©Ãí £¦Á¨ÅžÊ§ÃþÁ¡Áôå™Ê €þÁōÁÅþÂä
¥ÉÅþÁÂ™ÊžÍ ŠÁýà ¥ÁÅÏúÁōÁÅ œÉ³Âà™ÁþÃ

Savithri is confused and worried, Mithra leads her inside.


Loki walks into office, lights the cigar, looks out the
window, tensed.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 112.
53 CONTINUED: 53

GOWDA
¥Á ÂÁÅ ¨Ä™ÌúÊ֨͡Áô body post mortem É®Ãò±Í¦ÏžÃ
³Â§÷, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ƒ±ÂýÍà ¥Êý§÷ ÁÏýÍë ¨÷ ¨Í „ϙʞÃ

Mithra, Bhasha and Dharmam are standing by seriously, Loki


walks to his chair.

LOKI
€¥Á Âé¦É©Á§ÁÅ?

SP remains silent, hesitant to reveal. Every look


increasingly curious, GOWDA gradually turns to Bhasha.
Zoom onto Bhasha as he stands in disbelief, looks around
confused, can’t feel the truth. Mithra and Dharmam wonder in
disbelief, Loki drops onto the chair, moaning.

GOWDA
Body GH ¨Í „Ϟà ³Â§÷

BHASHA SHAKES HIS HEAD REALIZING THE TRUTH, SLOWLY RECEDES


OUT OF THE ROOM WITH A STONED FACE, SUPPORTERS STAND BY
SURPRISED OF THE IRONY, MITHRA FOLLOWS BHASHA ACROSS THE
STREET INTO THE DENSE TRAFFIC, MITHRA STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP.
CUT TO: BASI
REDDY

53a INT. LOKI OFFICE - DAY : X MARK BASI REDDY 53a


BASI Reddy (with scar, gundu and clean mush) shuts the office
door and sits in front of Loki caressing the X mark.

BASI REDDY
þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ! ‘X’ ¥Á Â§÷Ñ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝþÃ, second innings
entry

BASI Reddy inhales ‘nasim’ and looks at Loki who is looking


up at the cieling, cigar smoke streaking straight up.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 113.
53a CONTINUED: 53a

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


Î™Â þčÁÅ details úÉ¡ÃåþÂ™Í ¨ÊžÍ, þč̙ÁōÁÅ §Ê¡÷
¥Á ÂœÁë Ï œÂþ̍ÁÑ ™ÁÅ üʬÁÅÑþÃÃ, ¥Á§Áݧ÷¨Í ¥Á Â ©Í™Ãä ÁÆ ™Â
Á¨Å¡ÁôÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ

Loki closes eyes.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


¥Ä©Í™Ãύ ²Íþ÷ ÁÆ ™Â üʬÃþÁýÅۨʙÁÅ, ¥Á Â ¥Á Â©Í™ÁÅ
±ÌžÁÅâ ¥ÉŨ©ÁÁþÊ ¡ÁôÁÅÑ®ÁÆ ¬ÃþÁýÅÛ ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ ÁÊÑ ¬Ãþ™ÁÅ,
€£ÂçÌ™ÁōÁŨ ¥ÁžÁê connection ¨ÊÁÅÏýÊ ¦Á Â±Â§Â¨÷
žÉ£çœÃþñ͜¦÷ þ¦ÁÅ™Í! „™ÁōÁťĞÁ ÁÅÏ™ÁÏ
žÌÃÑ þ§ÁÅ, ¨Êý÷ üɦÁêÁÅϙ £§Âä¨÷ §Â¬Ê ¡Áþà üÆ™ÁÅ!

BASI Reddy looks at GOWDA, GOWDA leans to whisper.

GOWDA
¥Ä €£Âç¦þà Â±Â™Á™Áþ à à ‹Á idea „Ϟà ³Â§÷! ÁřÍ
Ý ÁþÂä
¥É¨Êì þÁ¦Á¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ confusion ¨ÊÁÅϙ ‚¡Áôå™Ê case
divert úɦÉÅêúÁÅÖ! van registration ¥ÃœÂë ¡Ê§ÁÅ
¥ÄžÁÅÏžÃ

Loki opens his eyes intrigued, zoom in.

LOKI
Î™Â, þÊþÁÅ ¨Êúà þÁÅÏúÁÅþʨ͡Áô þ úÊœ
Ã Ä úÉ¡ÁôåÄ
€ÏžÁþÁÏœÁ žÁÆ §ÁϏ ‡¨ìϙÞÁâ§ÁÆ

BASI Reddy and GOWDA get up looking down on Loki.

BASI REDDY
(scratching the scar)
¥ËÁŨŠ¥ÁÅ¬Ã§Ê ¨Í¡Áô þÃüÏ ¥ÁÅŽê¥É ¥ÉÅžÁŨŠ¥ÁÅŽê¥ÉÂ
žÊ¨ÅÖÍ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, ¥ÉÅžÁŨŜͱÂýÅ ¡Á§ÁÅ©Áô,
¡Á§ÁÅ©ÁôœÍ±ÂýÅ ¡Á©Á§ÁÆ ¡ÃÏ™Á¦Êê ¨Í¡Áô œÊ§ÁōÁÅþÃ,
þ´ÂۍçÂ! þÊþÁÆ þ Ì™ÁōÁÆ ¢Áô¨÷ support üʳÂàÏ,
žÂþÊäà ‡¨Áðþ÷ ¨ÍÃ, ©Âê±Â§Â¨ÍìÄ ‡ÁðÛþÁäðþ÷
úʬÁōÁÅÏžÂÏ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 114.
53a CONTINUED: (2) 53a

ON THE WAY OUT, BASI REDDY STOPS AT THE OPPOSING MIRRORS,


ZOOM ONTO BASI REDDY’S SKEWED FACE.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


‚ÏýÅ ¥Á Â§ÁÅÑ üƬÁÅÑþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨Âì ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁϜ þÄ ¡ÉžÍâ™Ã
¥Äž
Á Ê ±ÍœÂÏžÁ¦ Á Âê. ©Í™Ã ¨ÉÁÑ žÊ¨Ê֞ ¥Ä¬ÁÏ
¡ÉÏúÁōͩ¨þÂä ¬ÃÊÓ³ÂàϙžÃ

CUT TO: TRAFFIC

54 EXT. TRAFFIC - DAY : DISORIENTED 54

BHASHA WALKS NUMB ACROSS THE ROAD LOOKING TOWARDS THE


HOSPITAL, THROUGH THE TRAFFIC, SMOOTH INTER CUTS OF NADIYA’S
BEAUTIFUL IMAGES BUILDING UP IN BHASHA’S EYES (TIGHT CUTS).
CUT TO: VALLI

55 INT. POST-MORTEM ROOM - DAY : GUTTER 55

PAN FROM NADIYA’S BODY AS VALLI FINISH TAKING NOTES.

VALLI
I’m done, body þà handover úɦÁêÏ™Ã

Valli picks up the DNA samples and takes another gracious


look at Nadiya’s face, attendant zips up the body.

ATTENDANT
€ÏœÁ ¢Ä¨ÃϏÁÅÏýÊ €ý¡Äð¨Å úɦÉÅêžÁÅ⠥ʙÁÏ, ¨ÍÁϨÍ
¥Á¬ÁÓÛϜ ÌýÅۍÁű̦Êê ÁýۧÞÃ,¥Á ÂϬÁÏ Í¬Ê ¦ÁÏœÁë ϨÂ
„ÏýÊœÁ¡Áåà ¡Áþà ü§ÁÁžÁÅ

CUT TO: VALLI


FEET

55a INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY : ATOPSY REPORT 55a


Follow Valli’s feet in the hallway as walks towards her
office, stealthily followed by a reporter.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 115.
55a CONTINUED: 55a

ANONYMOUS
fornesics ˆÏýà ¥Ê™ÁÏ? ¥Á§ÁݧÂ? §Ê¡÷ €Ï™÷ ¥Á§ÁݧÂ?

Valli gets into her office evasive and shuts door.


CUT TO: SAMPLES

55b INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY : ATOPSY REPORT 55b


Valli places the samples on desk, walks to the basin, washes
up, turns around to notice Chinna standing by, feels
breathless for a moment.

VALLI
‚ÁÑ ™ÊÏ ¡Áþç þčÁÅ?

Valli grabs the samples in an instance.

CHINNA
þÄ report ¨Í þ life „ÏžÁÂÑ

Valli slowly walks behind the desk looking puzzled, picks up


phone.

VALLI
Security please

Valli hangs phone, down on knees Chinna hold her feet


begging.

CHINNA
¥Á£Åç¨Í ˆÏ úʪÂþÍ þÂÊ œÉ¨Ã¦Áž
Á ÂÑ, Ê¬ÁÅ þ¥Ğ
à Ã
§ÂÁÅϙ úÁÅ™ÁÂÑ, drug reaction œÍ ±Ì¦êÏžÁþÃ
§Â¦ÁÂÑ, please €ÂÑ! help úɦÁêÂÑ, €ÂÑ €ÂÑ
ŠÁ œÁ¨Ãì £Ã™Áݨ¥ÁÂÑ!

ZOOM ONTO VALLI’S FACE TALKING LOW AND DENSE.

VALLI
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅþ Á®Áò¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ÁþáóÍàϞà þÄ œÁ¨ Ãì žÁŧÂ, ¡Á®Áò
ÂýìœÍ úç à þ
à Á úÁ§Áé Ï, ÌËþ÷ þÃÏ™ÃþÁ blood vessels,
©Ã§Ã ÃþÁ ‡¥ÁōÁ¨Å ‡ÉðýÂë , ‡ÉðýÂë , ‡ÉðýÂë !

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 116.
55b CONTINUED: 55b

Valli pulls Chinna up by the collar.

VALLI (cont'd)
(firm)
¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠ¡Ä¨ÊÖ Â¨Ã ¡Ä¨Ö™ÂþÍà ÁÆ ™Â €§ÁñœÁ ¨ÊžÁÅ þčÅÁ ,
ÉýÎý÷

Chinna grabs her by the hair, turn violant.

CHINNA
Š¬Ê¦÷ ¬ÃŽÏ™Ä! úÃþÁä¡ÁåýÃäÏúà ‚ÏœÊþÊ þÁÅ©Áõí, þ ¡ÁôýÅۍÊ
‚«ÁÛÏ ¨ÊžÊ þčÆÁ , ³ÌÏœÁ œÁ¥ÁÅé™Áþ à ÁÆ ™Â úÁÆ ™Á©Â?
¡ÃªÂúÄ! þÁÅ©Áôí þÂê¦ÁϏÁÅÏýÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ±Í¦þÁ ¥ÁÅÏ™Á
€œÃ§ÃÌ¬ÁÅàÏžÂ? (restless) ©Ãü¦Á©Â™Á¨Í þÁ§ÁŏÁŧÁÅ
forensic doctors „ÏýÊ ¡ÄþÁŏÁ ¬ÁúÌÖúÃÖ þÄ úÊœÁŨÍìþÊ
¡Á™ÃÏžÊ, €ÏœÂ þ Ž§Áé ! þ Ž§Áé !

Chinna lets her go, walk restless slapping on his face like a
retard, security rushes in with lathis, Chinna briskly walks
out of the room covering his cry face, Valli remains looking
disturbed.
CUT TO: SECURITY
& CHINNA

55c INT. HOSPITAL HALLWAY - DAY : THE PUBLIC REVELATION 55c


Chinna walks brisk through the hallway as a reporter follows
with flashing camera.

REPORTER
³Â§÷! §Ê¡÷ ¥Ä§ÌÁÑ §Ê úʪ§Â, ‡©Á§ÍàþÂä Á¨Ã¬Ã úʪ§Â?
‡ÏžÁ¥ÁϞà úʪ§ÁÅ? ‡¨Â úʪ§ÁÆ ?

CAM FOLLOW - AS CHINNA GRABS THE CAMERA, SMASHES AGAINST


FLOOR, BRISKLY WALK TOWARD THE EXIT.
Reporter gets up, picks up the phone following Chinna.

REPORTER (cont'd)
§Ê¦÷, ¥Á§Áݧ÷ üʬÃϞà MLA Ì™ÁōÁŧÂ, ©ÂþÁýÅۍÁÅþà GH
ÌúÉÖ¦÷!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 117.
55c CONTINUED: 55c

CHINNA ENCOUNTER BHASHA INSIDE THE REVOLVING DOOR, BHASHA


GRABS CHINNA’S THROAT, LOOKS DENSE, MITHRA REACHES THE SPOT
AND GET TRAPPED INSIDE THE ADJACENT COMPARTMENT.

BHASHA
¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ¬ÁÏ©ÁœÁð§Â¨Å þĦÁ£ç žÁÁÓ§Á ÁōÁÑ ¨ÉÁÑ ¡ÁþÃ
üʳÂä§Â

Chinna struggles, pulls out Bhasha’s waist knife, stabs him


twice, Mithra bangs on the glass door asking Chinna to
control.

CHINNA MITHRA’
þÁÅ©Áôí þ¦Á£ç ÁōÁÑ ©ÊÂþà þ ÁōÁÑ ©Ã ÂžÁÅ úÃþÂä... úÃþÂä..!

Bhasha slides down bleeding, Mithra comes out as Chinna drops


knife, runs into the traffic, Bhasha struggles to get up
wanting Chinna, hospital staff carries Bhasha. Mithra runs
after Chinna onto the road and pulls him out of Dinesh’s car.
CUT TO: CHASE

55d EXT. BUSY ROAD - DAY : THE CAPTURE 55d


Chinna retorts violently trying to escape, hospital security
and staff run onto the street and charge on Chinna, take him
under control, Chinna looks callous and stay fixated on
Mithra with a bloody face as the security twist hands and
cuff him up, Mithra shakes up Chinna.

MITHRA
úÃþÂä, úÃþÂä, úÃþÂä, ˆ¥ËϞç þčÁÆ ?

Chinna keeps staring indifferent, helpless and angry as the


police and media vans stop by, police force him into the jeep
and drive off disturbing the flashing media.

ZOOM ONTO MITHRA STANDING CONCERNED AND DISTURBED.


SOUND CUT TO:
MEDIA CUTS

56 INT. COMMUNITY HALL - DAY : DISOWNING DNA 56

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 118.
56 CONTINUED: 56

DOLLY TRACK IN (LOW ANGLE) THROUGH THE MEDIA ONTO LOKI’S


SWEATING AND NERVOUS FACE, POV AT REPORTERS.
GOWDA is looking keen amidst crowd, Loki looks up.

LOKI
‘krti-maho-dadhau patana-käraëam
phalam-açäçvataà gati-nirodhakam’.......
ŠÁ ±Â±ÂœÁÅé™Ã ªÁ§Ä§ÂþÃäà ÁþÂäþÁÅ, Âþà ©Âþà ±Â±ÂþÃä
Áþ¨Á žÊ ÅÁ , ƒ žÂ§ÁÅ›Ï¨Í þ £ÂŸÁ §ÉÏ™ÃÏœÁ¨Å... £ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ
©Â™ÁÆ þ £Ã™ÊÝ, £ÂŸÃÏ¡Á £™ÃÏžÄ þ £Ã™ÊÝ,, §ÁÁàÏ ¡ÁÏúÁōÁÅ
¡ÁôýÃÛ §Â¯Á¬ÁϏ ¥Á Â§ÃþÁ ŠÁ ©Ã´ÂžÁ üþÁé þà ©Ã¬Á§ÃجÁÆ à,
©ÃÂ¬ÃÏúÁÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ €¬Áà¥ÃÏúÃþÁ ‹ úÃýÃÛœÁ¨Ãì Í¬ÁÏ
úÃϜìÁÅàþÂäþÁÅ

Loki turns teary with a long pause.

LOKI (cont'd)
¤Â´Â þ €þÁÅúÁ§ÁÅ™ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, œÄé ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ!

Takes a sip of water and looks more poised.

LOKI (cont'd)
ƒ§ÍüÅþÁÅÏúà þ þÄ™ÁÄ ÁÆ ™ÁÅÄ ³ÌÏœÁ¥ËþÁ
©Â§Á¬Ář̍ÁÑ ™Ê, ¥ÃœÂë !

People turn to Mithra who is standing afar from the crowd.


INTER CUT TO: TV
& BANGARU

56a INT. BANGARU HOME - DAY : MUTTON AND MANDU 56a


Bangaru is having lunch at home looking keen at the TV.

BANGARU
‹§Ê ¬Ê£Íë ¨Æ! €¬Á¨Ä ¥Á™Ã¬Ã ¡ÁžÍ œÁ§ÁÁœÃ ±Â¬Á© Á ÁÅÏ™Â
žÁ§Áé ªÂ¬Áàë Ï ¥ÄžÁ ‚ÏœÁ ¡ÁýÉۨ ¬ÁϱžÃÏú™Á£Âç!

Chebrolu fills the plate with extra meat.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 119.
56a CONTINUED: 56a

CHEBROLU
¥Á ÂϬÁ¥ÁÆ ¥ÁÏžÁÆ ¨Ã¥Ãý÷ ¨Í ¡ÉýÃÛþÁýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ £Â©Â

Bangaru looks at Chebrolu who fills up the liquor glass.

CEBROLU
žÂþÍà ú¨ ¨Êý˱̦êÏžÃ, þÁÅ©Áôí ¨Â¦ÏúÁÅ £Â©Â!

Chebrolu pushes the liquor glass with humility.


CUT TO: LOKI

56b INT. COMMUNITY HALL - DAY : DRAMATIZATION 56b


Loki walks out of the podium amidst camera flashes and
following reporters, a reporter cuts through in front.

REPORTER
³Â§÷ ŠÁ question, ‚ϞÁ ‡¬Äå Â§ÁÆ van ¥ÃœÂë
¡Ê§ÁÅœÍ „ÏžÁþÂä§ÁÅ, ¥Êý§÷ ¡Á£Ã ì ÷ ÂÁ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ³Â¯Â¨Ãä
©ÁÄë Á§ÃÏú¨þÃà ¡Áë ¦ÁœÃäÏú§Â?

Loki looks at GOWDA and tries to lighten the question.

LOKI
‡ÏœÁ ©ÁÃë ÏúÃþ ¥ÁÏ™Ê þÃüÂþÉä©Á§ÁÆ ¡Á¨Ê§ÁÅ?

REPORTER
€ÏžÁōÊ, matter ‡¨ÂÁÆ public €¦êϞÏÁžÂ €þÃ
issue þà dramatize úʬà election Â±Â™Áōͩ¨þÃ
úÁÆ ¬ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, €ÏœÊþÂ?

Loki feels offended, looks straight at the reporter.

LOKI
¥ÁþÁ žÊªÁÏ¨Í ‡¨¯ÁþÊ¡ÉžÁâ ™Âë ¥ Á Â, ¡Áë ü¨Ê ¥ÁöÁ þÁýŨÅ,
™Âë ¥ÂÄ þÃüÂþÍà œÊ™Â ¥Áþ
Á ÁþÂä ®ÁòÊ £ÂÂ œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ!
þčɨ €þáìÊà €¨Â §Â¬ÁōÍ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 120.
56b CONTINUED: 56b

Loki leaves the mumbling crowd, Mithra looks angry at the


reporter.
CUT TO: WET
TOWEL

57 INT. JAIL - DAY : THE MAKING OF A VILLAIN 57


Chinna wets his face with a hand towel, sitting inside the
cell, constable opens the gate and slides food, Chinna picks
up the biriyani, makes tiny balls and throws to a rat running
around the cell.

BASI REDDY
úÁÅ...úÁÅ...úÁÅ!³ÌÏœÁ Í™ÁōÁÅþà ü˨Íì žÍ¬Ã ¬Á©ÃœÃ
Ì™ÁōÃÑ ¡ÁýÛÏ ÁýÛ™ÁÏ ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á ¨Íì œÁ¡Áå ˆ™Â üÆ™ÊìžÁ¦ Á Âê,
ªÂžÁ¬ÁàÏ!

Chinna looks up to notice BASI Reddy outside the bars,


smiling at him.
BGM trans as Chinna turns away throw food to the rat.
SOUND CUT TO:
MAID

58 INT. LOKI HOME / BEDROOM - NIGHT : THE TIE OF GUILT 58


Mithra helps Savithri take a pill, lay her to bed and walks
out as she lies distressed.
CUT TO: SCOTCH
GLASS

58a INT. LOKI HOME / DINING - NIGHT : THE LIGHT WITHIN 58a

CAM FOLLOW AS LOKI FILLS THE GLASS WITH LIQUOR UNDER DIM
LIGHT, GOWDA SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE, MITHRA APPROACHES.

MITHRA
öÁ¬Ãåý¨÷ ¨Í úÃþÂäþà €ýÂ¦Ïúà œÁ¡Áôå úʪÂþ þÂþÂä?

Loki holds the drink.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 121.
58a CONTINUED: 58a

LOKI
œÁ¡Áôå Š¡Áôå¨Å ©Ê§ÁÅ úÊ¬Ê žÄ±ÂþÃä žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ ªÂ³Âàë ¨ÁþÂä
¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Áþëà ÁÅÏ™É¨Í ©É¨ à ÃÏú™ÁÅ, ÂþÄ  ©É¨Åà§ÁŨÍ
úÁÆ ¬Ê žÇëÃÛ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÌÏžÁ§
Ã Ê ‚úÂÖ™ÁÅ.... €þÁÅ¥Á ÂþÁÏœÍ 
žÇëÃÛþà úɧÁÅ¡ÁôÍÁÅ...

Loki finishes the drink.

LOKI (cont'd)
¤Â´Â ‡¨Â „þÂä™ÁÅ?

MITHRA
ÁþáÃÏúÁýÊìžÁÅ þÂþÂä

Loki feels intense, fills the drink with shivering hands,


look at his skewed image on the glass shields, holds the
glass in hand and thinks.

LOKI
¤Â´Â ©Â™Ãä £œÁÁþéÁí™ÁÅ

Loki places the empty glass on table, face the shield with
hands tied back, zoom onto the shield.

LOKI (cont'd)
þÁ¨¤Ë ˆ®ÁÅò Â©Ã¨Ã Â¬ÃþÁ ©ÃªÂí¬ÁÏ ŠÁÑ
±ÌžÁÅâ±Ì™ÁÅ¡Áô¨Í þ ©ÁϪÁÏ ±Â¨Ãý ©Êý ¥Á Â§ÃÏžÃ

Gowda looks up with an idea.

GOWDA
úÃþÂä ¥ÃÁ¨Â¨ÏýÊ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¤Â´ÂþÌžÁŨōͩ¨à ³Â§÷

Mithra looks serious at Gowda, Loki looks angry at Gowda,


Gowda looks at Mithra and Loki.

MITHRA
¥Áþëà £œÁÁ™ÂþÍ,Ä £œÃÃÏúÁō͙ÂþÃÄ úÁÏ¡Á™ÁÏ ŠÁÑ ýÊ
¥Á Â§ÁÓÏ ÂžÁÅ, ©É®Ãò ¥Ä ¡Áþà úÁÆ ™ÁÏ™Ã

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 122.
58a CONTINUED: (2) 58a

Gowda leaves the room, Zoom onto Loki’s reflection in the


mirror.
CUT TO: REVEAL
MITHRA/SAVITHRI

59 INT. POLICE STATION - DAY : BAIL 59


Reveal Mithra and Savithri walk into the police station along
with Dharmam and Savithri.

CONSTABLE
þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ ³Â§÷

Savithri looks around the empty cells for Chinna.

CONSTABLE (cont'd)
¦ÁþÃä þÃþÊä £Â¬Ã §É™
ÃÝ Â§ÁÅ üÂ¥Äþ÷ ¥ÄžÁ œÄ¬ÁōɮÂò§ÁÏ™Ã

Mithra hold his shirt with anger.

MITHRA
©Â™É©Á™Âë œÄ¬ÁōɮÁò™ÂþÍÃ?

Constable protests and releaves himself off the grip.

CONSTABLE
ˆÏýÏ™Ê? ¥Ä ²Â¥Ã¨Ä¨Í ™Âë ¥ Á ÁϜ þÊþ Â§Á›Ï? ¦ÁþÁ
¬ÁÏœÁÁÏ ¡É™ÃœÊ ¥Ä©Â™Ê¨ýÅۍÁÅþÉ®Âò™ÁÅ, ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í
þÁþÁÆ ä¡ÁôœÂ§ÊÏýÃÃ?

Mithra slaps him and stand provoked, Savithri pulls Mithra,


slaps and walks out of the station followed by Dharmam,
Mithra stand by looking at her as the constable mumbles.

CONSTABLE (cont'd)
‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁŨŠÁžÂ, ˆÏ üʬÃþ úɨÅìžÁâÏ™Ê, ¥Á™ÁݧÁÅì
üÊœÂà§ÁÅ, ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨÃä Ì™Âà§ÁÅ, ‡¨ìϙɨìÏ™Ã, ¡ÁÂӨɡÁôå™ÁÆ
ŠÁ§Ã ¬ÊœÁ¨ÍìþÊ „ÏúÁ™ÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ, ¥Á ÂÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â
§ÍüŨ̜Âà¦÷!

Mithra turns to the constable, walks close and picks up the


hat. Mithra sets the hat back on the constable, bows with
both hands.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 123.
59 CONTINUED: 59

MITHRA
(teary)
³Â§Ä £Â£Â¦÷

Constable melts at heart, stand touched and feel uneasy by


the gesture, watches Mithra walk out humble, day light
bleach.
CUT TO: MIXTURE

60 INT. BASI REDDY HOME - DAY : MENTOR 60


Reveal BASI Reddy gobbling a chunk of mixture, chew looking
at Chinna, maid cuts across serving.

SERVER
³Â§÷ ©Âý§÷ Á¨¡ÁþÂ? ³Í™Â Á¨¡ÁþÂ?

BASI REDDY
‚ÏœÁ Ã§Á¬Áþ¦Á¨Å Á¨¡Á§Â! ³ÌúÁÖ¥ËþÁ ¥ÁÏžÁÅþà Á¨Äà
üʬʩ͙蠍ÁþáìÁàþÂä™Â ¡Ã¨Íì™Í?

Maid exits revealing Chinna through smoke rings.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


¡Ê§Áōà Á™Á±Í™ÊäÂþÃ, ¬ÃþÁä œÊ™ÂÊ ±Â›Â¨Å œÄ¬ÊÏœÁ
Á³Â¦Á±Í™Ãä ÂžÁÅ þ¦Áþ þÊþÁÆ ! ¥Ä þ¦þÁ þÂ
œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁŨÂÏýÍ™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Áôí £Ã™ÁݨÂÏý͙éÃ

BASI Reddy leans and whisper.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


¬É¡Êà ¬ÃúÁÅÖ£ÉýÃÛþÍ™ÁäÏý§ÁŏÂþÄ, ¥Ä þ¦þÁ „¬ÁŧÁÅ £ÍœÊ
€ÏžÁ§Ã ÁþÂä ‡ÁÅÑ©Á ¨Â£Ï ±ÌϞʩ͙ÁÅ ‡©Áô™Â? ,
‡©Áô™Â?... Á ñÁ !ñÁ ¥Ä ÂϱÎÏ™÷ ¨ÍþÊ „ϙ™ÁÅ þ¦þÂ

Camera zoom onto Chinna, laid back in the chair.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


Áŧà üƬà ¬Á§
à ÂÓ þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ §ÍüÅ ÂýʬÃþ™ÁÅ
úÁÆ ªÂä©Â?
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 124.
60 CONTINUED: 60
BASI REDDY (cont'd)
¬ÃÏ¡ÁœÄ ¥ÄžÁ ¬Ãý
É É¨Í ‡¥Éé ¨Êì €¦ÁÅêϙʩ͙ÁÅ, (wave
hands) ‚ÏœÁ ÁÅýë ¥Á™ÁŬÁŨÃä ýÄ©Ä ¬É§Ã¦Á¨÷ ¨Í ÁÆ ™Â
üÆ™Á¨ÊžÁÅ þ¦ÁþÂ! ¬ÁÏžÁÅ üÍÃÑ ÏžÃÁžÂ €þà ‹™ÁÆ
‹™ÁÂÑ Á¨Ã¬Ã þÄ £œÁōÁÅ ¬ÃÏœÁÂ¦Á ¡ÁúÁ֙à üʳÂä§ÁÅ ±Í

BASI Reddy gets up with a sigh, stealthily walks upstairs.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


ˆžÍ, þÃþÃä™Ã¡Ä™ÂþÍà þÂ¥ÁýÅۍÁ¦êϞà üʳÂà ,¥Ä €ÁÑ
§Â¬ÃþÁ §Ã±Í§ÊÛ ¡ÊžÁâ ¥ÁÅ¨ÃË ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏžÃ, ö!ÁÊ¬ÁÅ œÁ¡ÃåþÂ
‚ύÊÏ ¥Ã¨ à Ï
à žÃ¨Ê, ‹™ÁÅ þ¦ÁÁÅ™ËœÊ þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÃœÁë þÁäÊ üË,
¥ÃœÁë þÁäÊ üË €Ïý ¬ÉÏú™è ¡Á™ÁÅÏý©÷! ƒ¡ÁõýÃ
þ¨ŏÁÅ ¡ÉÁÅӨʬà ‡úÁÖϏ þÞÁâ§Á£Í

Chinna leans forward, picks up a hand full of ice cubes,


fills them in mouth and drinks a gulp of raw whiskey, starts
cutting his own hair.
CUT TO: TV

61 INT. LOKI HOME - DAY : EXIT POLLS 61

TV (BACKGROUND)
‚ýÄ©Á¨ üèÂì¨Í TV9 ü§Ã¡ÃþÁ exit poll ¨Í ¡Áë ¬ÁÅàœÁ
‡¥Éé ¨Êì ªÄë ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ, §Â«ÁÛë ¥ÁϜ œÁþÁ ±Â§ÄÛ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅÏ™Ã
ÁÆ ™Â œÂþÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¡Áë œÁê§Ã
ã ÁþÂä ¡ÁþÉäÏ™ÁÅ ªÂœÁÏ ‹ýìœÍ
©ÉþÁōÁ£™Ã „þÂä§ÁÅ, ÁœÁ ‰žÁÅ ‡þÃäÁ¨ÍìþÁÆ ÁþÁ ©Ãü¦ÁÏ
³ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ ƒ §ÂüÄ¦Á ¤Ä«ÁÅé™Ã,à ƒ³Â§Ã ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ‹ý¥Ã
œÁ¡ÁåžÁþà ¡ÁϙÜÁŨŠ¡ÁÏžÉÏ Â¬ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, œÁþÁ Ì™ÁōÁÅ
¥Á§Áݧ÷ Ê¬÷ žÂí§Â ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ negative campaign žÄþÍÃ
¥ÁÅŽê Â§Á›¥Áþà œÉ¨Å³ÍàÏžÃ

Pan from TV as Loki answer phone.

61a INT. BASI REDDY HOME - DAY : CHINNA PULI 61a

BASI REDDY
¬Áþ÷ ³ÌÛë ÷ žÉ£çœÍ ¬Á¡Á壙Ãþ© þ¦ÁÅ™Í! þÄ ¬ÃþÁä¡Áô¨ÃþÃ
¬É¨÷ ¨ÍÏúà žÉúÃÖ þ £Íþ÷ ¨Í ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþÂäþÁ¦ Á Âê, ¥ÉÏý¨÷
Â ªÂþ ™Ã¬ÁÛ§÷ç €¦ÁÅêϙžÃÃ, ‚™Ã¬Ã¡É™ÃœÊ ÁþÁ£™ÃþÁ
¡ÄÁþÁ¨Âì Ì§ÃÊ³ÂàžÃ, þÄ ¡ÄÁœÍ ¬ÁöÁ!
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61a CONTINUED: 61a
BASI REDDY (cont'd)
¬ÁÆ ™ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, þÊþÉ¡Áôå™ÁÆ §ÁÆ ¨ÃϏ÷ ±Â§ÄÛ ¥ÁþëÃþÃ,
ƒ³Â§Ã þÄ ±Â§ÄÛ §ÁÆ ¨ÃϏ÷ Ã §Â©Á™ÁÏ ŽÂ¦ÁÏ! ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¨ÉÁÑ
üƪÂä Ář þÁÅ©Áôí ‹™Á™ÁÏ ÁþÂä É¨©Á™Á¥Ê ¨Â¤ÁÏ
þÁÅ, ‚¡ÁåýÍËþ þ´Âۍ̬Ê,à ÁÏ™Á £¨Ï þÍýÅ £¨Ï
€™Êݬà ¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÃþÃýÊÛ œÃ§
Á Á žÍ™Ê³Âà, ¥ÁŏÁÅӧ¦ œÍ™ÁÅ!

BASI Reddy hangs phone, Loki thinks deep, smoking, comes to a


decision.

LOKI
¤Â´Â...

Loki looks back to notice the new driver, feel embarrassed,


puts off the cigar, gets up and exit.
SOUND CUT TO:
BASI REDDY
BASI Reddy finish drink, shocked at the coking gun pointed on
face, Chinna stand with an ice cold look, BASI smirks nervous
and points the gun away.

BASI REDDY
§ÌÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Íì ‡¨¯Áþ÷, €¡Áôå™ÁލÁ ‹¡ÃÁ ¡ÁýÅÛ þ¦þÂ,
¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ±ÂìþÁϜ £üÃØ £üËر͜žÊ! §ÂüÄ¦Á¥ÁÏýÊ ÁœÁÅà¨Å
žÁÆ ¬Ã §ÁÂà¨Å œÂÁ™ÁÏ ÂžÁÅ, ¬ÁžÁ§ÁϏÁÏ, œÉ¨Ã©
à Â
™Áōͩ¨Ã, þÊþÁÅ ©ÃüÃ¨Ê¬Ê žÂÂ þÁÅ©Áôí underground
¨Í „Ï™ÁÅ...

Chinna looks down on him, cold and collected.


CUT TO: LOKI CAR

62 EXT. BASI REDDY HOME - DAY : THE COMPROMISE 62

TOP VIEW AS LOKI’S CAR ENTER BASI REDDY’S HOME, STOPS, LOKI
GETS OFF LOOKING AT BASI REDDY. ROCKER DOLLY AS BASI REDDY
STANDS WITH A SMILE.
SOUND CUT TO:
DOGS

63 EXT. BHASHA HIDEOUT - DAY : CHASING BHASHA 63


Gowda and his people run into biriyani stall with dogs.

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63 CONTINUED: 63

BHASHA
ˆ ÁÅœÊà Á¦ Á  ¥Á Â¥ÁÆ žÎ™÷....

Bhasha looks at the gang lying on the cot and runs into slums
through the back door.

CUTS OF GOWDA CHASING BHASHA THROUGH THE NARROW STREETS, TOP


VIEW AS BHASHA RUNS INTO A DARGA. GOWDA AND HIS PEOPLE HOLD
BACK AT THE ENTRANCE FACING WORSHIPPERS, GOWDA SLAPS HIS
ASSOCIATED TO HOLDING THE GUN.

GOWDA
Secret operation œÄ¬Áōɨ,ìà communal violence
úʳÂà©Â, ¨ÍþÁ ¡ÉýÍÛ!

Gowda walks away with dogs, mumbling - Cam crane.

GOWDA (cont'd)
‡ÁÑ ™ÃÃ ±ÍžÃâ§Â  ÁōÁÑ , ‚ÁÑ ™Ê œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅÏœÁÅÏžÃ
¡ÁžÁ..

Camera pan into the Darga.


CUT TO: BHASHA

63a INT. DARGA - DAY : BHASHA’S HIDEOUT 63a


Bhasha is lying inside Darga looking at the prayers, feeling
trapped and breathless, sweating with bleeding wound.

MUSLIM BROTHER
¤Â¦ Â, þÁ¥Á Âü÷ Ã §Â©Á™ÁÏ ‚žÊ ¥ÉÅžÁýà ³Â§Â?

Bhasha feel the trans of being in a mosque, the first time.


CUT TO: ASH TRAY

64 INT. LOKI OFFICE - DAY : A DIFFERENT ELECTION 64


Camera pan from ash tray onto Durga talking to Mithra.

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64 CONTINUED: 64

DURGA
‹ýÅÉ¦ê §ÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨÷ ü¨àþÂä§ÁÏ™Ê, ¥ÁþÁÏ ÁÆ ™Â
ü¨ìÁÅÏýÊ ‚ÏœÁýÃœÍ ¬Á§Ã¡ÉýÅۍͩ¨ÃðÏžÊ! §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Å
¡ÉýÍë ¨÷ Ž§ÁÖþÂä ¥ÃÁŨŞÃâ

MITHRA
€ÏýÊ

Durga feels uneasy to answer the question, room is filled


with Sombabu and other serious party workers.

DURGA
œÁ¡Áõå Š¡Áõå €þà ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏýÊ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ þÁ™Á©ÁžÁÏ™Ê

Mithra looks up amidst dense smoke in the room.

MITHRA
‚¡Áåýà žÂÂ ‡¨Â þÁ™ÃúÃϞà žÁŧÂÓ?

DURGA
ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ©Ê§ÁÏ™Ê

Taps ash in the tray.

MITHRA
þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ¨Í ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ ‹ý§ÉìÏœÁ¥ÁÏžÃ?

DURGA
žÂžÂ¡Áô ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ¨¯Á¨Å

MITHRA
©Â®Áò¨Íì £Æœ÷ ÌúÊÖ ©Â®Áì ¨ÉÁÑ ?

DURGA
‡ÁÅÑ©ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ¨¯Á¨Å

MITHRA
¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ ¨¯Á¨Í ÁþĬÁÏ ¥ÁþÁ ‹ýÅì ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ©Ê¨ÅÏý¦Á Â?

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64 CONTINUED: (2) 64

Durga nods yes, Mithra smokes deep.

MITHRA (cont'd)
©Â®Áò¨Íì ¬ÁÁÏ ¥ÁϞÍà ¤Íüþ¨Š¡ÉýÃÛ £ÆœÁŨÁÅ
œÍ¨Ï™Ã ú¨Å

Durga is disappointed with the suggestion and smirks.

DURGA
ÁÅ ÷! ‚©ÁþÄä ü§ÃÊ ¡ÁþÁŨŠÂžÁÅ £Â£Æ, €ÏœÂ ¡Ã¨ì
§ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ €þáóÍàÏžÃÃ

MITHRA
(yells)
þͧÁÅé¦÷! þÄ©Á¨ì ÂžÁÏýÊ žÁÅ¡Áåýà œÁþÃä ‚ÏýÍì ¡Á™ÁōÍ!
¡ÁþÃœÁþÁÏ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ³ÍϣʧÁŨÂì ¨ÍúÃÏúÊ ©Â®Êò €™Áݞ§ÁÅì
œÌÁÅќ§ÁÅ, þ campaign ¨Í ®ÁòÁÅ úÍýÅ ¨ÊžÁÅ

A moment of intense silence in the room, Mithra puts off the


cigarette and drinks water, Durga looks up dense.

DURGA
‚ύͳ§à  ¥Á ÂýþÁÁÅ £Â£Å, ±Â§ÄÛ ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ …™ÁÅ֍ÁűͦþÁ
‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Í ÁÆ ™Â ¨¯Á ‹ýì ¥Éü§ÃýÄœÍ É¨Ã¡ÃúÂÖÏ! ƒ
‡¨¯Áþ÷ ©Ê§ÁÅ £Â£Æ.... ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ©Ê§ÁÅ

Durga looks down teary and coarse.

DURGA (cont'd)
úʬÃþÁ ¥ÁÏúà ¡ÁþÁŨþÄä ¥Á§ÃÖ ±Ì¦Á Â§ÁÅ üþ¨Å! úÃþÂä
úʬÃþÁ ‡žÁ©Á ¡Áþà œÁ¡Áå ‡žÄ ÁŧÁÅà¨ÊžÂ®ÁòÃ (wipe tears)
ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ‹™Ã±ÍœÊ ¥ÊÏ £œÁÁÏ £Â£Æ

Mithra feels touched, tries to control and commands.

MITHRA
žÁŧÂÓ... žÁŧÂÓ!

Durga looks up with red eyes, Mithra look serious.

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64 CONTINUED: (3) 64

MITHRA (cont'd)
¥Áþëà ˆ™Âí¨ÃðϞà ±ÍýÄ¨Í ‹™ÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, ¥Áþë à Â
‹™ÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Íí ¨Ä™Á§÷ ©ÁþÁä ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ¥Á§ÃÖ ±ÍÁÅ,
©É®Ãò ¡Áþà úÁÆ ™ÁÅ!

Durga settles and gets up with followers, Loki enters itno


the room along with Dharmam.

LOKI
ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™ÁÏžÁ§ÁÆ

Loki reaches his chair, lights a cigar and looks at Mithra.

LOKI (cont'd)
£¦Áý £Â™ÁŏÁ¨ Í¬ÁÏ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÌúÂÖ§ÁÅ ©É®Ãò úÁÆ ™ÁÅ

Mithra stands wonder about the suitcases coming in.

LOKI (cont'd)
ƒ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Å campaign þ̞èɦ÷, ©É®ÁÆ ò!

Mithra walks out of the room shutting the door, followers


settle down in chairs.

LOKI (cont'd)
þÄ ¡ÁÏú¦ÁœÄ¨Í ‹ý§ÉìÏœÁ¥ÁÏžÃ?

Durga looks surprised, CAM fade as Dharmam opens a suitcase


on Loki’s table.
CUT TO:
COLLECTING
CLOUDS

64a EXT. LOKI HOME TERRACE - DAY : FEAR OF DEFEAT 64a

LOKI STANDS SMOKING IN THE TERRACE UNDER LOOMING CLOUDS AND


DRIZZLE, TRACK IN FROM BEHIND.

MITHRA
‹ý¥Ã Í¬ÁÏ ‚ÏœÁ ¤Á¦Á¡Á™Â¨Ïý© þÂþÂä?

Mithra standing next to Loki.

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64a CONTINUED: 64a

LOKI
§ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ¡Áô¨Ã ¥ÄžÁ ¬Á©Â§Ä ¨ÂÏýÞÃ, ŠÁ³Â§Ã žÃÃœÊ ¥Á®Äò
‡ÁÑ ¨ÊÏ, ±Âë ›Â¨œÍ ¥ÃÁ¨Ï!

Mithra feel surprised, can’t believe the change in shade,


walks back with a feel of lost role model

CAMERA ZOOM ONTO LOKI FROM BEHIND, A SPARK OF LIGHTENING.


CUT TO: ELECTION
MONTAGE

65 EXT/INT. ELECTIONS - DAY : ELECTION CUTS 65

CAMPAIGN CUTS, FINAL FACE OF A TYPICAL ELECTION, MONEY


LAUNDERING, VOTER MOBILIZATION, BALLET PRINTS PRESS,
TRANSPORT TO BOOTHS, AGENT MANIPULATIONS, VOTE MARKING,
BALLOT TRANSPORT, STORAGE ETC.
Election report on TV and counting date.
CUT TO: JEEP

66 INT. VALLI HOME - DAY : SAVIOUR 66


Mithra & Golie get out of jeep, wonder about the Benz car
parked in front of home, displaying evangelical symbol.

GOLIE
þÊþÊ ¥Á Â§ÁÓ¥ÁÅ! þÊþÊ üÄ©Á¥ÁÅ! þÊþÊ ¬ÁœÁê¥ÁÅ! ‡ÏœÁ £ÉÏüÃ
Â§ËœÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï, ‚ÏœÁ € Áύ§Á¥ Á Â?¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ©ÁþÄä Â§ÁÅì
ÂžÂ?

Golie suddenly stops with a spark, grabs Mithra’s hand.

GOLIE (cont'd)
! ¨ÍþÁ §Á¯ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ žÃÃþÁýÅÛþÂä™Âë , €§Éë §Êë ‚¡Áôå™É¨Êà
convert €¦±ÍœÂÏ §Â, Â¬Ê¡Áô ÁřÍɨÌìžÂâÏ ¡ÁžÁ

Mithra relieves himself and nips on Golie’s head.

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66 CONTINUED: 66

MITHRA
¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÄ þÁ¥Áé Â¨ ¥ÄžÁ þÁ¥Áé ÁÏ „ÏýÊ ÁþÁäí§Áïþ÷¨
Ì™Á©ÁôÏ™ÁžÁÅ, ¡ÁžÁ

Mithra leads Golie inside, Vikki & Nikki are sitting on the
footsteps, still in uniform, with a down look.

GOLIE
€žÊÏýÂë ³Í¥Á©Â§ÁÏ ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨ÉÑ ¨Êì©Â®Áò¨Â face
¡ÉýÂÛ§ÁÆ ? convert €¦±Í¦Á Â§Â?

Vikki and Nikki spring out and hugs Mithra crying.

VIKKI
¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê, ¨ýÆÛþà ¡É®Ãò úʬÁō͙ÂþÍà €¥É§ÃÂ
þÁÅÏúÉ©Á™Í žÃÂ™ÁÅ

MITHRA
ˆÏýÊ?

Mithra drops the fruit basket and rushes inside, animated.


Golie leans to Vikki with a fruit cake.

GOLIE
öÁ! ³Â©Áô Á£Å§ÁÅ ‡ÏœÁ ¬Á¨
ì  úɱÂå©Áô§Â, ‚žÃÍ ¢Áõë ý÷
ÊÁÅ

Golie settles next to kid looking out for Saira.


CUT TO: VALLI IN
KITCHEN

66a INT. VALLI HOME - DAY : PELLI CHUPULU 66a


Valli is busy arranging the tray, Mithra breaks a vessel.

MITHRA
€¬Áð¨É©Áí§Áä™ÃÃ ¬Éý÷ úÊªÂ§Ê ¡É®ÃòúÁÆ ¡Áô¨Å?
©Á§Á¬ËþÍþÍ™Ãä žÂþà ¡Ã¨Á ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþà ©Ê¨Â™ÁÅœÁÅþÂäþÊ
ÌÏúÉÏ ÁÆ ™Â ü¨à ¨ÊžÂ ¥ÄÁÆ ?

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66a CONTINUED: 66a

VALLI
€¦ÉÂê, ®ÁòÃþáìÁÅàϞçÂ!

MITHRA
©ÃþÁþÄ, ©ÃÏýÊ ¨Êúñ͜§ÁϜʏÂ, €žÊ þÁÅ Â©Â¨ÃðÏžÃ

Mithra peeks through the curtain,Latha and John are laughing.

JOHN MAYER
I like your smile, žÊ©Áô™ÁťåÁé ¨Ãä ú¨ pretty Â
¡ÁôýÃÛúÂÖ™ÁÅ

Mithra turns back stoned.

MITHRA
‚žÊÏýÊ,¥ÁœÏ
Á ¥ÁþÁžÃ ÂžÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ, œÍ¨Å ÁÆ ™ÂþÂ?

VALLI
™Á£ç ÏŸÂë €¥Áé žÁ¥É§ à Â, €œÂà ¥Á Â¥Á¨Å ‡ýÂۏËþÂ
žÂþÁä¥É§ à à œÌ¦Á Âê¨þà úÁÆ ¬ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, ‚ÏžÁÅ¨Í þÂ
¥Á ÂýÊÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ £Â£Æ, ®Áò Í™ÁōÁÅþà £ÅýÛ¨Í ©Ê¬ÁÅÑþÃ
œÌÃÑ ¡ÁýÂÛþÁþà €¬Á¨Ê þ ¥ÄžÁ ¡ÄÁ¨ ©Á§ Á ÁÅÏžÃ, þÊþÁÅ üÉ¡Êà
ˆÏ ©ÃÏý§ÁÅ úÉ¡Áõå? úɱÂå¨ÃðþÁ ÍœÃ úÉ¡Êà ÁžÂ, €¦þÂ
žÂþÍà þĥĞʥ Á ÂœÁë Ï ¨ÊžÁŧÂ,  úÃϡçà ÍœÃ þčÉÏžÁōÁÅ
ÂþÄ, ¥ÁþÁ Ì¨Ã©Â¦Á±Â¨ÉÏ¨Í ¨¯ÁþÁϏÂ
£ÏŸÁÅ©Áô¨¥Á Âé¦ÉōÁýÅÏž,à ©É®Ãò úÁÆ ³ÌžÂâÏ ±Í!

Mithra stands fuming blocking Valli, peeks through the


curtain again, John and Latha are laughing and touching each
other excited.

MITHRA
©Â¥ÉÂé, cool ¦Á Â fool ¦Á Â €ÏýÆ þÁ©ÊíœÁàþÂä™ÁÅ,
ÌÏ¡ÁžÄ¬Ã žÄþ
à à þÁúÊ֪™Â?

VALLI
œÉ¨ì œÍ¨ÅÏýÊ ú¨ōÁžÁ§Â ¥ÁþÁ ÍœÁŨÅ, úÁÆ ™ÁÂþÊ ©Â¨Ã
±ÍœÂ§ÁÅ, œÁ¡ÁôåÍ!

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66a CONTINUED: (2) 66a

MITHRA
þÁÅ©Êí œÁ¡ÁôåÊ..

Mithra grabs the tray and walks towards them furiously.


CUT TO: LIVING
ROOM

66b INT. VALLI HOME - DAY : JOHN MAYER 66b


Mithra places the tray on table sitting in between. sits
between arming around Latha’s shoulder, Latha looks at him
smiling.

LATHA
(fake smiling)
Hahahha, John ‚¨ÂÏýéÊÏ ¡ÁýÃÛúÁÅ֍͙ÁÅ, right John!

JOHN MAYER
Yah, right! I’m full of love

MITHRA
ˆÏýÄ? £ë žÁ§÷ £ÂÂ þÁúÊ֪™Â?

LATHA
I told you no, he is very funny, my bAvA

John jumps up and shaakes hands and keeps on shaking.

JOHN
Oh, nice to meet you, my name is John Mayer,
œÉ¨ì œÍ¨ÅœÍ ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ œÉ¨ÅÍ™Ãä

MITHRA
öÁ, my name is Mithra, Drop Out Bewaars
from Bejawada

LATHA
ÁÆ Ï™Â ©Âê±Â§ÁÏ üʬÁÅàÏý™ÁÅ

(CONTINUED)
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66b CONTINUED: 66b

JOHN
Oh yah, I heard it’s a very tough job

MITHRA
€©ÁôþÁÏ™Ä, ú¨ tough, deadline œÁ¡ÁåÁÅϙ §ÍüōÍ
¢ËýÅ, ©Â§ÂþÃÍ ¥Á§ÁݧÁÅ þʨÍ §Ê¡Áõ üʬÁÅàϙ¨Ã, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ
©ÄË±ÍœÂÏ!

John turns serious.

JOHN
€¦œÊ ¥Ä§ÌÁ³Â§Ã, ¡Áë ¤ÁÅ©Áô ¬ÁþÃäŸÃÌúÃÖ ¦ÁþÁ ¥É¬Êü÷
©Ãþ¨Ã

MITHRA
‹ œÁ¡ÁåÁÅÏ™ÂþÁÏ™Ã,¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ¥Á Â superstar cinema
É¨Âì¨Ã, ¡Ã¨ì¨Å ™Á¨ÅìÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ

John coughs out coffee and looks stumped.

JOHN
O yah, þÊþÁÆ ©Á³ÂàþÁÅ

Mithra blinks with discomfort.


SOUND CUT TO:
FLAT TYRES

66c EXT. STREET - DAY : PUNCTURE 66c


Close shot on flat tires.

JOHN MAYER
Jesus Christ, my tires are punctured, damn, all
of them!

GOLIE
€ÏœÊÂžÁÅ, ¡ÉýÍë ¨÷ ýÂύ÷ ¨Í ¬ÁŏÁ§÷ ¨É©Ã¨÷ ÁÆ ™Â
¡É§
à ÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃ

Vikki drops the sugar hiding behind, lurks around.

(CONTINUED)
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66c CONTINUED: 66c

JOHN MAYER
What do you mean? who did this? who did
this?

MITHRA
úÁÅýÅÛ¡ Á ÁÑ ¨ ¡Ã¨ì ¬ËœÂþ÷ ¨ÉÁÅÑ©ÁÏ™Ã, úÁÆ ™ÂÝþ
à ÃÏœÊ
©ÁôÏý§ÁŏÂþà ¥ÁöÁ ±Â¡Áô¨Å, ®Áò ±Â¡Ã«ÃÛ üĩܨÍì ‚ÏÂ
¡Áë ¤ÅÁ ©Áô „žÁ¦ÏúÃþý Á ÅÛ ¨Ê™ÁÅ..!

John Mayer brings himself under control.

JOHN MAYER
€¦œÊ ©Â®Áò §Á¯Á› Ì§ÁÁÅ ±Âë §ÁãþÁ úÊžÂâÏ, ¡ÁžÁÏ™Ã

CUT TO: RUNNING


JEEP

67 EXT. SCORPIO/ROAD - DAY : THE CONVERSION 67


Everyone is squeezed inside the jeep, dead silence, heart
beat, clock ticks, Golie is tensed expecting the inevitable,
John leans onto Golie’s ear like an eagle, Golie looks back
like a scape goat.

JOHN MAYER
±Â¡Ä, þÁÅ©Äí§ÍüÅ úÁ¬Êà ¬Áí§ÂÓþÍà ±ÍœÂ©Í þÁ§ÁÂþÍÃ
±ÍœÂ©Í œÉ¨Å³Â?

Golie screams closing ears, stops and looks back.

GOLIE
ŠÁ³Â§Ã face úÁÆ ¬Ã guess úɦ÷

Jump cuts as John starts ranting, Golie closes his ears in


agony, John’s rant is muted, overlated with music.

(CONTINUED)
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67 CONTINUED: 67

JOHN MAYER (MUTED) GOLIE


±Â¡Áô¨Â§Â! ¥Ä§ÁÅ œÁ¡ÁåÁÅϙ þÁ§ÁÑ Ï¨Í ©ÁžÍâ, þÊþÁÅ ±Â¡Ãþà ÂžÍ, þÊþÁÅ ±Â¡Ãþà ÂžÍ,
Â¨Ã±ÍœÂ§ÁÅ! §Â®Áòþ÷ ¥ÉōÃÑ ±Â¡ÁÏ úʬÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ ±Â¡Ãþà ÂžÍ, convert ÂþÍ, þÊþÁÅ
Ïý§Âþà œÁþÁÏœÍ ±Â¡ÁÏ úʬÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, žÉ¦ Á Âꨍà §Á¯ÃÏ¡Á£™ÁþÍ... þÁÅ §Á¯ Á ÅÁ ™ÌžÍâ....
temples Á™ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ! ¡ÁžÃ úÊœÁŨ þÃÏ™Â
violence úÁÆ ¡ÁôœÍϞà ¥Ä žÁŧÂÓ, ©Ê¨ ¥ÁÏžÃ
girl freinds œÍ ¬É÷ð úʪ™ÁÅ Ãë «ÁÅß™ÁÅ,
¡É®ÂòþÃä divorce úʪ™ÁÅ §Â¥ÁÅ™ÁÅ, shiva is
a murder úʪ™ÁÅ, ©Ã«ÁÅß ¥É¬ÁÏ úʪ™ÁÅ,
žÁ¦ Á Âê¨Ãä ¡ÁõüìÁÅàþÁäÏžÁÅÊ ¥Ä žÊªÁÏ žÁ§ÃžÁë ÏœÍ
¥ÁŧÏñ͜ÍÏžÃ, þÃü¥ËþÁ žÊ©Áô™Ãä œÉ¨ÅðÁÅþÃ
€¥É§ÃÂ ©É¨ÃÃ ±ÍœÍÏžÊ

Mithra pulls over by the side of a temple, lights cigarette,


holds John by the hand.

MITHRA
ŠÁ³Â§Ã žÃÁÅ brother

Mithra helps him get down.

MITHRA (cont'd)
€¥É§ÃÂ¨Í civil rights legalize €¦êϞɡÁôå™ÁÅ? ¥Ä
history ¨Í minority presidents ‡ÏœÁ ¥ÁÏžÃ? lady
presdents ‡ÏœÁ ¥ÁÏžÃ? average Â §ÉÏ™ÁÅ
©Ã™ÂÁŨŠ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ¡É®Ãò®ÁÆ ò, §ÁÅ €¢Ë§ÁÆ ì, ˆ™ÁÅ Â§ÁÅ,ì
þ¨ŏîÁÅò, ‚žÄ ¥Ä £œÁōÁÅ!¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡Áë ¡ÁÏúÂþÍà £ÍžÃÏúÊ
¥É¯Á¥ÊÏýÂë ?¦¨÷ žÌ£ÅçÁű͙ÂþÍà ¦ÁÅžÂã¨Æ, žÊªÂ¨Å
ÌýÅۍÁÅ ú©Á™ÂþÍà ¦Áş¨Æ, £ÂþìÁœÁíÏ þʧÁå™ÂþÍÃ
converion ¨Å, ‚©ÊÂ freedom ¡Ê§ÁÅœÍ ¡ÉýÊÛ ÁÅ™ÁÅì?,
þÁÅ©Áôí convert úɦÁ Âê¨ÏýÊ ¥ÉÅþÁäýލ white house
¨Í ¡Á™ÁōÁÅþÁä war lord ¨œÍ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨ÉýÅÛ!

Mithra gets close onto his face.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 137.
67 CONTINUED: (2) 67

MITHRA (cont'd)
þÄ ¨ÉÁÑ ¨Í ¥Áþëà ¡ÁôýۍÁ ¥ÁÅÏžÊ þ žÊªÁÏ¨Í ŠÁ
civilization ¡ÁôýÃÛÏžÃ, €›Å©Áô¨Í „þÁä ªÁÃàþà science
ÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ÁŧÃàÏúÂÏ Â£ýÊÛ, úÉý ì ÁÆ ¡ÁôýìÁÆ
¥ÉōÁÅÑœÁÅþÂäÏ, we are not a religion, üÂäþÁÏ ŠÁÑ
¡Áô¬ÁàÁÏ¨Í ÂžÁŧÂ, ¡Áë ¡ÁÏúÁ¥ÁϜ ¡Á§Ãúà ¡ÉýÂÛ™ÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ

Latha comes forward trying to distract Mithra.

MITHRA (cont'd)
þÁ™ÁÅ©÷! ‚ÁÑ ™ÁþÁÅÏúà airport žÂÂ Á®ÁÅòœÉ§ÁÅúÁōÁÅþÃ
Â®Äò™ÁÅ֍ÁÅÏýÆ þÁ™ÁÅ©÷, ±ÌýۍͬÁÏ ÌýÅۍÁÅþÊ ¤Ã¯ Á ®Êò
ÂžÁÅ, €™ÁŏÁ™ÁŏÁÅþ ¡Áë ¡ÁÏúÁÏ ÁþáìÁÅàÏžÃ, ©ÄŸÃ ©ÄŸÃþÂ
Ářà Í™Á¨ ¥ÄžÁ ¥Á ÂþÁ©Á ©ÃÂ¬ÁÏ ©É¨ÅÁÅœÍÏžÃ,
convert úʬÁÅÑÏýÆ ±ÍœÂ©Í, þÁÅ©Áôí convert €©ÁôœÁÆ
±ÍœÂ©Í þÄ Ž§Áé !

Mithra discards the cigarette stub and gets back into the
jeep leaving John stranded on busy road with a blank
expression.
CUT TO: LATHA

67a INT. JEEP - DAY : DUET PRELUDE 67a


A moment of silence in the Jeep as Golie keeps staring at at
everyone, Latha slowly wraps her arms around Mithra’s neck.

LATHA
™ÊÏ ±Â¡ÁÏ úʪ™Âë €ÏœÂ©ÊªÁ ¡Á™ÂÝ©÷?

MITHRA
™ÊÏ úɦÁê¨Â, þÊþÁÅ þÃþÁÅä ¨©÷ üʬÃþÁ ±Â±ÂþÍà ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í
œÁ¨žÁÆ §ÃÖ £¨¦Á Âê™ÁÏœÊ

Kids look up at him drop their jaw for saying the love word.

KIDS
Ah!, you said it

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 138.
67a CONTINUED: 67a

MITHRA
ˆÏýÂë

VIKKI & NIKKI


þÁÅ©Êí ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¨©÷ ¦ÁÆ úÉ¡ÊåªÂ©÷, you lost it

Mithra feels embarrassed, Latha winks her eye-brows feeling


victorious, Golie looks out through the windscreen and
screams,
Jeep runs into a flower shops - song prelude
CUT TO: SONG 4

68 EXT/INT. SONG 5 - INNAALLUGAA (JAZZ MELODY) 68


CUT TO: MOVIE
SCREEN

69 INT. MOVIE THEATRE - NIGHT : THE PLANTING 69

ZOOMOUT FROM LAHTA & MITHRA SITTING COZY AND WATCHING MOVIE.
MOVIE CLIP. PAN ON THE BALCONY AS THE CRONIES SITTING SPARSED
OUT, ONE OF THEM IS STANDING NEAR THE DOOR LURKING AT THE
PROJECTOR ROOM, TILT ZOOM ONTO THE PROJECTOR OPENINGS, DINESH
WALKS IN CHEWING PAWN.
SOUND CUT TO:
CRICKET

70 INT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : VALLI’S ENLIGHTENMENT 70


Ashok is watching cricket lying on bed, munching pakoda.

ASHOK
©Á®Äò, Â¢Ä úÉ¡Ãå ÁÏý¦êÏžÃ!

Valli walks in with coffee.

VALLI
(angry)
‚žÃÍ œÉúÂÖ¥ÁÏ™Ä, ªÁþà žÃ©Â§Â¨Å Ãë Ñ É ý÷ úÁÆ ™Á™Ï
Á ,
þÞÁâ§Í™ÁÏ œÁ¡Áå žÁ¥Ãé ™Ä ¡Áþà úʬʞà ¨ÊžÁÅ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 139.
70 CONTINUED: 70

Valli hands in coffee, snatches remote and sits next flipping


channels.

ASHOK
¥Á Â§Á֍Ê, ‚Ïý§Á¬ÃÛϏ÷ Â „ÏžÃ

VALLI
þÁÅ ¨ÊžÁÅ

Ashok spits coffee with distaste.

ASHOK
ÁÆ , ˆÏýà „¡ÊåªÂ©Â?

VALLI
§ÉÏ™ÁÆ œÉ¨ ì ÁþÊ „Ïý¦Â? taste ¨Í €ÏœÁ œÊ™Â „ÏžÂ?
¬Á¥Á¦ Á ÂþÍà úÁÁÑ §Á ÁþáĨʞÁÅ,

Ashok snatches the remote back.

ASHOK
Í¡Á¥ÁÅÏýÊ ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÃÂ ÁÁÅÑ! Â¢Ä¨Í ÌÏœÁ
³Âϣ§ÁÅ¨Í ÌÏœÁ installments ¨Í ÂÁÅÏ™Â

Valli lies coiled in the bed, turning aside.

VALLI
€™ÁÝ¥ËþÁ ¬ÁύÁ§Á üψ ¬Áϣϟ¨ŠüƳÂà§ÁÅ ÂþÄ ¥Á Â
œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÁÏýÍì ¡Á™ÁÅÝ

ASHOK
Á¨Í, ¥ÁþÁžÃ ÁÆ ™Â ¬ÁύÁ§Á üψ ¬ÁϣϟÁ¥Ê!

VALLI
€¬Á¨ÊÏ œÁÁÅÑ©Á þ™ÍÃ,ÁþĬÁÏ ¥Ä €¥Á Âé þÂþÁäÃ úÉ¡Ãå
úÁÆ žÂâ¥ÁþÊ ¨ÍúÁþÌúÃÖÏžÂ?

ASHOK
úɱÂå¨ÃðϞà þÊþÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, ‚«ÁÛ¥ÁÅÏýÊ €žÊ úÉ¡ÊåžÃ

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 140.
70 CONTINUED: (2) 70

Ashok starts munching pakoda.

ASHOK (cont'd)
Šþ÷ ¬Ë™É™÷ Â ¨ÍúìÊà ú¨žÁÅ ©Á®Äò, €žÃ ™ÂÁÛ§ÁÆ ™ÁÅ
™Âë ±ÎýÅ, žÄþÍà œÍ™ÁÅ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ÌÏœÁ family ¨Í

Valli grabs the remote and throws it away with anger.

VALLI
¥ÁžÉâ¨Í family ¥Á ÂýÉìÏžÁōÁÅ? þ family ÁŧÃÏúà ˆÏ
œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ þčÁÅ?

ASHOK
þÁÅ £ÂþÊ œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ, þÄÊ œÉ¨Ã¦ÁÏžÃ! ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Ä €¥Áé
Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ œÉ¨ÅðÍ ú¨Å

Valli attacks Ashok with a anger and frustration.

VALLI
¬Á™Áþ÷ Â ‚¡ÁåýÍáÁôå™ÁÅ þ ¢Ê¥Ã¨Ä ÁÏ¡Ë ±Ì¦êÏžÂ, ˆÏ
¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áôí?

Ashok brings her under control with force, shakes her up and
slaps to draw attention.

ASHOK
þͧÁÅé¦÷, úÉ¡ÊåžÃ ©ÃþÁÅ! §ÍüÅ §ÍüÅÄ psychopath ¨Â
œÁ¦ Á §Á©ÁôœÁÅþÂä©÷ , þÄ personality ˆ¥ÎœÁÅÏžÍ
¨ÍúÃÏú©Â? ŠÁ psychiatrist Â ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä,
³ÌÏœÁ œÁ¨Ãìþà ÁÆ ™Â €§ÁãÏ úʬÁōÁÅþÊ capacity ¨ÊþÃ
¥Êþæ Á ÷ ©Á¦Á Âê©÷

Valli is shocked looking at Ashok, breathing on her face


with, look numb as tears roll over her eyes, Ashok lets her
go.

ASHOK (cont'd)
¥ÁþëÃþÁ§ÁãÏ úʬÁō͙ÂþÍà üÄ©ÃœÁ Â¨Ï €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ,
ŠÁ þåëÁÏ  ¥Áþëà ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅþà ¨ÍúìÊà ú¨Å,

Valli weeps like a baby in regret.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 141.
70 CONTINUED: (3) 70

ASHOK (cont'd)
¥Ä þÂþÁäþà Í¨Íå¦ ‚žÁâ§ÁÆ Â¦Á¡™ Á ÂݧÁÅ...., ÂþÄ ¥É
Â¦Á ÂþÍà ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï þÁÅ©Êí §Áþà ¡ÁôÏ™Áŏ ¥Á Â§Â©÷÷, just
think

Ashok looks at Valli crying, softens, hold her face in hands.

ASHOK (cont'd)
³Â§Ä..! ƒ ý¡Í÷ ÁŧÃÏúà ‡¡Áôå™ÁÆ
¥Á ÂýÂ왍
Á ÁÆ ™ÁžÁþÁōÁÅþÂäþÁÅ, sorry!

Zoom in as Ashok takes Valli close to his chest caressing her


head.

ASHOK (cont'd)
üÄ©ÃœÁÏœÍ ©ÁúÃÖþÁ þÌ¡Áôå¨Å ú¨Å, ŠÁ§
à ̍ÁÑ §ÁÅ
¡ÉÏúÁōÍþÁÁÑ §ÊìžÁÅ

Ashok kisses and hugs Valli as she cries uncontrollable.

CAMERA ZOOM OUT FROM DOOR KNOB AS CHINNA UNLOCKS, ENTER THE
LIVING ROOM, LIGHT CIGARETTE, LURKS AROUND, PICKS UP THE
REMOTE, TURNS ON TV, SEATS IN THE SOFA WATCHING ‘PLANET
EARTH’.
CUT TO:
PROJECTOR LIGHT

70a INT. MOVIE THEATRE - NIGHT : THE ATTACK 70a

PAN, DINESH SIGNALS THE PROJECTIONIST TO LEAVE, PICKS UP CELL


PHONE, PHONE LIGHTS UP IN ONE OF THE GOONS POCKET.

CUT TO THE MOVIE SCREEN, SUDDEN INTERRUPTION WITH A HUGE


SHADOW OF ANGLING AXE, CUT MITHRA ESCAPING NARROWLY, SCREAMS,
FIGHT AND STAMPEDE AS THE MOVIE CONTINUES. PEOPLE RUSH
TOWARDS THE LOCKED DOORS, MITHRA FIGHTS TO PROTECT KIDS AND
LATHA. MITHRA BREAKS THE DOOR OPEN AND LETS LATHA AND KIDS
EXIT ALONG WITH GOLIE.

MITHRA
¡Ã¨ì¨Ãä œÄ¬ÁōÁÅþà ¡ÁÁÑ ±Í¨Ä¬÷ ¬ÊÛ«Áþ÷ É®ÁÅò

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 142.
70a CONTINUED: 70a

Mithra grabs the door lock bar cut lose in the stampede,
counter attacks, spots Dinesh running out of the projector
room.
At the end of the fight standing in the empty theater as the
movie rolls on, Mithra makes a phone call to Valli.
CUT TO: RINGING
PHONE

70b INT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : HISTORY OF SIBLING WARS 70b


Quad-cir dolly as Valli is lying calm on Ashok’s chest.

ASHOK
¥Ä €¥Áé œÍ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂ©Â?

Valli nods yes wiping her tears, phone rings, Ashok looks
attentive.

CUT TO LIVING ROOM:


Chinna picks up the receiver and puts it and puts it back on,
unknowingly mis-align the reciever.
Mithra screams on the phone.
Ashok notices Chinna from balcony, picks up a cricket bat,
stealthily walks down the stairs.

CHINNA
Á¨Í £Â©Â

ASHOK
ˆÏ Â©Â¨Âë ?

CHINNA
€ÁÑ ÁŧÌà¬ÊàþÁÆ úÁÆ ¬É¨Ââ¥ÁþÌúÂÖ÷ £Â©Â, sunday
evening ¥ÁÅúÁÖýÂ ¨ÍþÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ ÁžÂ €þÄ, ÃÏžÁ ©Ëý÷
üʬÁàþÂä

Ashok walks close to Chinna.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 143.
70b CONTINUED: 70b

ASHOK
£¦ÁýÁÅ ±Í§Â ‡žÁ©Â

Chinna smiles.

CHINNA
‡ÏœÁ step-in-law €¦œÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï, €ÏœÁ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ ¨ÊÁÅÏýÂ
¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂ©÷ £Â©Â...?

Chinna walk towards the door, locks it up, looks at Ashok.

CHINNA (cont'd)
±ÍþÄ ŠÁ ¡Ê«ÉÏý÷ Â §Ã¬Ä©÷ üʳÍÑ §ÂžÁÆ ..?

Chinna approaches Ashok, Valli comes out of the room.

CHINNA (cont'd)
úÃþÁä¡ÁåýÅäÏúà þ ÁÅÏ™É¨Í ‹ ¥ÁŨÅìϞà £Â©Â,
¡ÉžÁâ¦ÊêÌžÄ⠬ɡ
ÃÛ ÷ €¦ê þ Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ þÊ ÁÅ®Áò£ÉýÊÛ¬ÃÏžÃ,
treatment œÄ¬ÁōÁÅϞ¥Áþà £¦Á¨Å žÊ§Â

CUT TO THE UN-HUNG PHONE, MITHRA SCREAMS ON THE LINE.

MITHRA (o.s.)
§Ê¦÷ úÃþÂä! €ÂÑ

INTERCUT OF MITHRA SPEEDING THROUGH THE BUSY STREET LIGHTS,


AS LATHA AND KIDS SCREAM HOLDING EACH OTHER.
Ashok lifts the bat as Chinna closes in.

CHINNA
þÁÅ©Áôí action setting ¨Í ¡É§ÁÃþ͙éà ÂžÁÅ £Â©Â,
£ÂýìÊà þÊþÁÅ train üʳÂà?

Chinna grabs the bat in a whisker and beats Ashok on head in


a whisker, Valli runs screaming as Ashok drops on floor.

VALLI
±ÂœÁÁÅ™Â! þÄ €¥Áé ÁÅ ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ ¡ÃÏ™ÂþÃä §Â þÊþÁÅ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 144.
70b CONTINUED: (2) 70b

Chinna pulls her by the hair and pushes onto the floor.

CHINNA
€©ÁôþÂ?þ ™Á¦¨Â÷ þÂÊ repeat÷ úʬÁàþÂä©Â? ¥Ä ‚žÁâ§ÃÃ
¡Ãϙ¨Š¡É™ÃœÊ Âþà þÊþÁÅ ¥ÁþëÃþà ÂþÊ, þÁþÁÅä £ÌÁÑ ¨Í
‚§ÃÃúÃÖ þÄ œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÃÃ ¡ÁýÂۤë
Ê ÁÏ úÊžÂâ¥ÁþÁōÁÅþÂä©Â?

VALLI
(begs)
úʬÃþÁ ±ÂœÁÁÏ ú¨Âë ,¡Ã¨ì¨ Í¬ÁÏ £œÁÁþħÂ!

Chinna walks close to her as she fears crawling back, Chinna


drops the bat on floor pretend mercy for a moment.

CHINNA
±ÂœÁōÁÏ ŠÁÑ ýà úʬÃþ ©ÁÏžÁ úʬÃþ character
ŠÁýÊþÁ ÂÑ, ƒ üþÁé ÃžÊ þ Á§Âé©ÁœÂ§ÁÏ €þÁōÍ!

CHINNA pulls out gun aiming at vALLI as she begs shivering.

CAMERA PANS AWAY ONTO A 1000 FRAME/SEC IMAGERY OF A GIANT


WHALE PREYING ON SEAL (PLANET EARTH - DISC 1, SECTION 1), GUN
SHOTS AT THE PEAK OF THE IMAGE.

MITHRA DROPS THE CELL HEARING THE GUN SHOTS (HIGH SPEED).
CAM LOOK UP ON CHINNA’S ICE COLD FACE.

CHINNA (cont'd)
¥Áþëà úÁ§ÃœÊë €þÁäžÁ¥ÁÅé¨ ¦ÁÅžÁãϨÍ
¡ÁôýÃÏ
Û žÃ....century¨ÅÂ ¦Áş¨Š¥Á Â§ÃþÁ¦÷ ÂþÃ
¦ÁÅžÂã¨Å ¥Á Â§Á¨Ê

SOUND CUT TO:


SQUEAKING JEEP
ON THE STREET

70c INT/EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : THE MASSACRE 70c


Vikki & Nikki cry in panic, Latha holds them tight.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 145.
70c CONTINUED: 70c

MITHRA GETS OFF THE JEEP, SIGNALS LATHA AND KIDS TO STAY BACK
LOOKING AT HOME, SLOWLY WALK IN.
Mithra enter the house filled with neighbors, turn the light
off refusing to look at the bodies, crowd disperse as Latha
walks in with kids facing Mithra sliding down along the wall
numb and helpless.

CAM OUT-FOCUS ON DEAD BODIES.


Latha & kids hug Mithra tightly as Vikki’s dense voice break
the silence....

VIKKI
(wrenching)
¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê...¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê....

Mithra pulls them all together and hold tight frozen in


disbelief.
FADE OUT.
FADE IN: LOKI

71 INT. LOKI OFFICE - NIGHT : LOKI REVEALED 71


Loki is with Durga, listening.

DURGA
§Ãü¨÷Û úÉ¡Áå¨ÊÏ, Ê§ÁÏýŏ §ÄÎÏýōɨÅìžÃâ, ˆüÉÏýÉì©Á§Ää
©ÁžÁ¨ýÊìžÁÏ™Ê, ¥Ä§Í³Â§Ã Á¨ÉýÛ§Íà ¥Á Âý™ÁÏ™Ã

LOKI
¥ÃœÂë ‡ÁÑ ™Á?

DURGA
±ÌžÁÅâþÁÅäÏúà ²Íþ÷ üÊœÁàþÂäþÁÅ, žÌ§ÁÁýÊìžÁÅ

Loki looks up noticing Chinna walk in with sweaty face,


holding the gun behind.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 146.
71 CONTINUED: 71

CHINNA
counting €™Â©Ã™Ã¨Í ©ÁôþÂä©÷, result œÉ¨ÅðÁÅþÊÏœÁ
ýË¥ÁÅÏžÁÏý© ™Â™Ä÷?

Phone rings, Loki picks up wondering.

PHONE VOICE (V.O.)


¥ÃœÂë ¥ÄžÁ €ý÷ ü§ÃÃÏžÁ¦ Á Âê! ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨɩÁ§ÁþÃ
œÉ¨ÄžÁŏÂþÃ, £Â£Å œÁ¡ÃåúÁÅ֍ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ

LOKI
(staring at Chinna)
‡ÁÑ ™Á?

CHINNA
€¨ÏÂ§÷ œÃ¦Êý§÷ ¨Í

Chinna approaches Loki, as Loki hangs the phone.

CHINNA (cont'd)
€¦žÌÏžÁ¨ ¥ÁϞà üþ¨Íì ‚§Á©Ë ¥ÁϞà ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡Êý
§Î™Ä¨Íà design úʪ ™Â™Ä... ÁÅ ÷! þčÁÅ Ì§Ã©Ã
¡ÉýÛ ÁÅϙ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ú©Á™ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÂ,
œÁ¡ÃåÏúÁōÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ...

Durga and supporters stand up nervous, Loki hints them to


leave, Loki puts off the cigar, hands shivering.

CHINNA (cont'd)
€ýÂì ©Á›ÅÁÅœÁÅþÁä©ÊÏýà üþÁÂ, ‚ύ þÄ ÁÆ œÁŧÁÆ
€¨Åì™ÁÆ ±Í¦þÁ ¬ÁϏÁœÃ üÉ¡ÁåþÊ ¨ÊžÁÆ

Loki stands in sheer disbelief, walks away from desk looking


at Chinna.

CHINNA (cont'd)
ÁÅ ÷! €¬Á¨Ä™ÁÅ þ Ì™Áō ÂžÂ €þà üÆœÁàþÂä©Â?
úÁÆ ™ÁÆ ...þÁÅ©Áôí ¡ÉÏúà ¡ÉžâÁ üʬÃþÁ ¡ËªÂúÍÂþÃä úÁÆ ™ÁÅ!
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(CONTINUED)
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71 CONTINUED: (2) 71
CHINNA (cont'd)
€£ç ©Ã¬Ã§Ã ±Â§Ê¬ÃþÁ Ì™ÁōÁÅ¨Í œÁþÁÅäÌúÊÖ Á³Â¦œÁþÁÏ
úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! œÂýÃþ̞èà þÁÆ ¨Å±ÍÁŨýÅۍ¨Ê ™©Ê, ˆÏ
¥ÃÃ¨ÃÏžÍ úÁÆ ™Í!

Loki walks closer conflicted, looks intense, wraps both hands


around Chinna’s face with compassion, squeezes... slaps
repeatedly, snatches the gun and pelt him into a corner.

LOKI
ˆÏ žÉ¨Å¬Áŧ þĦÁ£ç ÁŧÃÏúà þčÁÆ , €§Áã ¡ÃÏ™Á¥ Á Â?

Loki looks at Chinna with a long pause and heavy breathe.

LOKI (cont'd)
±Âë ›Â¨Å ±ÌýÛþÉýÅۍÁÅþÃà ˆÏ ³ÂžÃœÂà©Áô§Â žÁÁŨÂç¬Ä ‡ŸÁ©Â?

Loki start kicking him with bursting anger.

LOKI (cont'd)
þÄ ¡ÁôýÅۍÁ¨ÍþÊ þ ¡ÁœÁþÁÏ §ÂªÂ™Âë žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ, þÄ üþÊé þÂ
£œÁōÃÑ ªÂ¡ÁϧÂ, Á§ÁèϨÍþÍ „¦Á Âê¨ÍìþÍ úÁúÃÖ ¡Á™ÁÅÏýÊ
ƒ Â«ÁÛÏ œÁ¡ÊåžÃ,þÄ žÃþÁÏ úɦ Á Âê!

Loki walks around restless burning with anger, exhausted,


breathless, looks up praying.

LOKI (cont'd)
žÊ©Áô™Â... žÊ©Áô™Â! ƒ ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅ™
Ò 
à ɨ úÉ¡ÁåþÁÆ ? ˆ¥ÁþÃ
úÉ¡ÁåþÁÆ ?

Loki pulls out bundles of stamp papers from all over the
room, shelves, drawers and lockers, throws them on Chinna’s
face in fury.

LOKI (cont'd)
úÁÆ ™ÁÆ ... þÄ ¡Ê§ÁÅœÍ úʧÃÖþÁ ¬ÁÅá¨Å, ‡¢ÄݨÅ, ¬Ä™Ä¨Å,
™Â¨§÷ €ÎÏýÆì úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! þÄ œÁŲÂþÁÅ ŸÂýÍà œÁýÅۍͨʍÁ
±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä §ÂüÄ¦Á „þÍÃþÊ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Â™Ã
žÁÁÓ§Á œÂÁýÉÛýÂÛþÊ, žÊþÃ Ã? €ÏœÁ§ÂœÁé ¨Â ‡Ïý™ÃþÁ ¤Â´Â
¥Äž Á à ©ÊýÁōÁÑ ¨Ãä œÍ¨ÂþÊ žÊþÍÃ? (kicks
repeatedly) žÊþ à çÂ? žÊþÃ Ã? þÄ ±Â¡Ã«ÃÛ £œÁōÁÅþÃ
Â±Â™Áō͙ÂþÍÃ!
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71 CONTINUED: (3) 71
LOKI (cont'd)
ÂþìÊۣŨ÷ žÁÃӧà þÁÅÏúà ü™Ãب žÂÂ ‹ ¡ÁÁÑ þÁÁ œÌ©ÃíþÁ
ÍœÃþà ¡Áõ™ÁÅ֍ÁÅÏýÆ ©Á¬ÁÅàÏýÊ, ‚ύ͡ÁÁÑ þÁ £Â©Ã
œÌ©Ãí¡ÉýÂÛ©÷! ˆÏ úɦ Á Âê¨Âë þÃþÁÅä ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅÒ™Â! ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅÒ™Â!
ˆÏ úɦÁêþÁŧ þÃþÁÆ ä!

Loki breaks down with overwhelming affection, crumbles lean


on the wall, embraces Chinna who is astounded and surreal at
the revelation.

LOKI (cont'd)
§ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ úʬà ˆÏ ³ÂŸÃ³Âà©Áô§Â ¡ÃúÃÖ þÂþÂä? ÁœÁê¨Å
ÁÅýë ¨Æ þÃÏ™ÃþÁ  þÉœÁÅà§ÁÅ £œÁōÁÅ þčÉÏžÁōÁŧÂ? 
£Å§ÁžÁϜ ™Ã þÉœÃàþͬÁÅÑþÃà …§Êþ Á ,Ä þÂ
¬ÃáþÁþÁŤÁ©ÃÏúÁ§Â þÁÅ©Áôí! ¬ÁōÁϏÁ £œÁÁ§Â!
¬ÃþÁä¡ÁåýÅäÏúà þ Í¡Á¥ÁϜ þÄ ¥ÁÏúÍͬÁ¥Ê§Â þÂþÂä!
(gushing tears) þÁÅ©Áôí ¥Á ÂþÁ¬ à ÁϏ ‚ÏœÁ
úɞçñ͜©ÁþÁōͨʞÅÁ §Â, þ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ œÁÏ™Ãë

Loki caress Chinna, worried and confused.

LOKI (cont'd)
‚¡Áôå™Â ¬Ã§ÁœÁ¨ ¬ÊœÁ¨ÍìÏúà þÃþÉä¨Â Â±Â™ÁōÍþÂäë ? þÃþÁÅä
£œÁÁþéÁí§Ê!

Nervous Loki gets to the phone, dials in a hurry.

LOKI (cont'd)
§É™
ÃÝ Â§ÁÆ , €§ÉÏ
Ø ý÷ Â ‚ÏýÍåÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁÏ¡ÁÏ™Ã

Loki hangs the phone, talks to himself worried.

LOKI (cont'd)
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¥ÁþÁ úÁÅýÆÛ „þÁä ÁōÁÑ ¨Å ¥Á ÂýÃÏý¦É ¨ÊžÍ

Loki looks down on Chinna who look humbled. Loki pcckets the
gun.
CUT TO: DOOR

71a INT/EXT. LOKI HOME / STREET - NIGHT : FACING THE ASURA 71a
Loki walks out of office with Chinna, people stare motionless
drawing attention towards the living room.

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71a CONTINUED: 71a

Mithra is steadily walking upstairs fixated on Chinna, hidden


behind Loki as supporters look stranded in between.
STROBE as Mithra hops on Chinna who jumps off the stairs and
runs out onto the street.

LOKI
Š§Ê¦÷! ¡ÁÏ™Âë ®ÁòþÃ! ¡ÁÏ™Âë !

Loki runs around for help, supporters stand inert, Savithri


runs out from inside with embroidery cloth.
CUT TO: STREET
Just Mithra catch hold of Chinna at a cross road amidst
sparsely lit street lights, he is struck by a group of
cronies and police led by GOWDA, they beat him down with
sticks and guns, take Chinna away in a jeep.
Lying blurred with injuries, GOWDA cocks the revolver and
points at Mithra’s face.

LOKI (cont'd)
Î™Â!

Mithra notice Loki’s shadow under the street light, GOWDA


pulls back.

LOKI (cont'd)
©Ä™ÁÆ þ Ì™ÁÅÊ €þà ¥Á§Ãֱ͍ÁÅ! ....Ì™ÁōÁŨÂÏýÍ™ÁÅ!

Loki looks down on Mitha.

LOKI (cont'd)
ü§ÃÃþÁ Í§ÂþÃä ¬Á¥Á§ÃãÏúÁýÊìžÁÅ, ÂþÄ ƒ þÉœÁÅà§ÃÏœÁýÃœÍ
ÁþÄ

MITHRA
(dense, emphatic and agony)
‚ÁÑ ™ÃœÍ þÉœÁÅà§ÂÃœÊ ¤ÁÆ ¥Ã ¥ÄžÁ ŸÁ§Áé Ï œÁƏÁžÁÅ þÂþÂä

LOKI
€¦œÊ ©ÃþÁÅ, ‡¨ÂÏýà ©Â™Ëþ œÁÏ™Ãë Â Ì™ÁōÁÅþÁÅ
Â±Â™Áō͙ÁÏ þ ŸÁ§Áé Ï!

(CONTINUED)
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71a CONTINUED: (2) 71a

Loki turns to leave, halts as Mithra holds his feet, looking


up with bleeding face.

MITHRA
þÁÅ þÁÅ©Áôí œÁ¡Áå ‚ÏÍ œÁÏ™Ãë ÁŧÁÅà ¨Ê™ÁÅ þÂþÂä....

Slightly touched, Loki moves his feet away, Mithra turns flat
on the road looking into the sky.

MITHRA (cont'd)
(distinct)
þÄ Ì™ÁōÁÅ £œÁÂ¨ÏýÊ ŠÁýÊ žÂ§Ã, úÃý
à ÃþʨÍà ýÃë ÁÓ§÷
þ̍ÃÑ þÁþÃäÁÑ ™Ê úÁϡɦ÷!

Loki looks at GOWDA on the way, GOWDA aims the gun. As the
tensed moment builds up, Durga and others close in to attend
Mithra, Loki nods no to GOWDA and walks away.
Savithri walks opposite Loki. Mithra is walked away by
people, Gowda takes off in the jeep, Loki walk toward home.
Savithri is left stranded at the three way intersection,
kneeling down to touch Mithra’s blood on the road.
SOUND CUT TO:
FIRE

72 EXT. GRAVE YARD - DAY : MONTAGE 72


(KOLUVAINA KANULE VALALAYE NEDU)

FIRE AND P.O.V OF SAVITHRI SITTING BY THE CHILDRESS WITH


CRIED OUT EYES, PAN REVEALING MITHRA AND OTHERS BEHIND THE
FIRE, DURGA AND FEW MORE SUPPORTERS WATCH STANDING AFAR.
Driver whispers in Loki’s ear, Loki gets into the jeep and
leave glancing at Durga for staying back.
Savithri is sitting tight looking with children. Latha’s mom
tries to pull the children away, Savithri won’t let them go.

LATHA’S MOM
þÁÅ©Áôí Áþà ¡ÉÏúÃϞà ú¨Ê쥠Á Âé, ©Ä®Áòþà ¥Á ÂÌžÃ¨Ã¡ÉýÅÛ! ¥Ä
ŽÆþÄ Í§Áì ÌÏ¡Á¨Í ¡Á™Ã¥ Á  Ì™ÁōÁÅ £Æ™ÃžËϞà ú¨Å

Latha’s dad pull them away with force and walk away.

(CONTINUED)
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72 CONTINUED: 72

LATHA
þÂþÂä, ©Â®Áòþ̨áÉýÅ!Û

LATHA’S DAD
ˆÏýÊ ‚ÁÑ ™ÁýÅۍÁÅþà ™ÃœÍ Â¡Áô§ÁÏ üÊœÂà©Â?

Latha stand in resolve, dad drags her by hair.

LATHA’S DAD (cont'd)


£ÅžÁÅãÏžÊ þčÆ
Á ..? ™Âë ¥ Á ¨Š¡ÁÁÑ þÉýÃÛ þÁ™ÁÅ©÷!

Latha retorts back.

LATHA
(retorts)
ûÄ ©ÁžÁŨÅ! þÄ ¥Á Âý ÂžÁþà ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÁÅþÁä §ÍüÅþÊ
úÊœÁŨŠÁ™Ã à ±Â§ÊªÂ©÷ ©Â™Ãä, €ÁÑ ™Á Â¨ÅœÍϞà þÂ
€þÌäÁÑ ™Ê ÂžÁÅ

Latha pulls the children away, Cam Zoom onto the ashes.
SOUND CUT TO:
NEWS ON TV

73 EXT. RELIANCE DIGITAL - DAY : LOKI’S VICTORY 73

SEQUENTIALLY ASSORTED NEWS SEGMENTS FROM MULTIPLE TELEVISION


SETS, MULTIPLE CHANNELS.

ANCHOR1
(sequential news)
ÏŸÁë ¡Áë žÊ«÷ ªÂ¬ÁþÁ ¬Á¤Á ‡þÃäÁ¨Íì €œÁêÏœÁ §Á¬Á©ÁœÁà§ÁϏÂ
¥ÁŏìÃþÁ ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ ‡þÃäÁ¨ ÎÏýÃϏ÷
¡Á¨Å¥Á Â§ÁÅì §ÄÎÏýÃϏ÷ ü§ÁÅ¡ÁôÁÅþà ŠÁ
¥ÁŏÃÏ¡ÁôÌúÃÖÏžÃ,

ANCHOR2
¡Áë ¬ÁÅàœÁ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì ªÄë ¨ÍÁþÂœÁÏ œÁþÁ ¡Áë œÁê§Ã㠱§Áã³Â§ÁŸÃ¡Ë
Ê©Á¨Ï¥ÁÅ¡Ëå §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ‹ýì ¥Éü§ÃýÄœÍ É¨Å±ÌÏžÃþÁýÅì
¡Áë ÁýÃÏú§ÁÅ

(CONTINUED)
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73 CONTINUED: 73

Cut to Loki walking out amidst crowd chants outside the


counting office.

ANCHOR (OFF SCREEN)


žÄþÃœÍ ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ þÁÅÏúà ©Á§ÁŬÁÂ §ÁÅ
³Â§ÁÅì É¨ÃúÃþÁ ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ ƒ žÁ²Â Ê£ÃþÉý÷ ¥ÁÏœÁë ©Áí™ÁÏ
ŽÂ¦Á¥ÁþÁä ©Â§Áà þÁ¨Å¥ÁÆ ¨¨Â ©ÃþáóÍàÏžÃ

CUT TO OPPONENT PARDHASARADHI FULL ANIME.

PARDHASARADHI
‚žÁþÂê¦Á¥ÁÏ™Ê, €þÂê¦ÁÏ, €¥É§ Ã Â¨Í ü§ÃØ £Å«÷ ‡¨¯Áþ÷
ÁþÂä €þÂê¦ÁÏ! ŠÍѳ§à ¨ÉÉÑ ýÃÛþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨Âì ŠÍÑ
¢Á¨ÃœÂþÃä ¡Áë ÁýÃÏú§ÁÅ, ¢ËþÁ¨÷ Â ®Áò ±Â§ÄÛ ¡Á©Á§÷
¨ÍÌúÃÖϞà ÁžÂ €þã¬à §É™Ã Ý Â™ÁÅ üÉϙ €ýÊ¡Áô
±ÂœÊªÂ™ÁÅ! ‚žÁþÂê¦Á¥ÁÏ™Ã, €Áë ¥ÁÏ! ÏœÂ Á¨Ã¬Ã ™Á£Åç¨Å
ÁōÃÑ ÎÏýÃϏ÷ þ̍ÊÑ ³Â§ÁÏ™Ê! ‚žÁþÂê¦ÁÏ, €Áë ¥ÁÏ!
§Ê¡Áô §Â«ÁÛë ©Âê¡ÁàϏ £Ïž÷ úÊœÂà¥ÁÏ™Ã

CUT TO: CROWD

74 EXT. SCHOOL - DAY : VICTORY 74


Camera pans away from the crowd as Loki gets int the car
amidst cheers and garlands.

CROWD
¨ÍÁþžÁÏ üÃϞ£ž÷! ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ üÃϞ£ž÷!

Durga observes Loki getting into BASI Reddy’s car. Durga


holds down the rising window, stretches his head inside and
spits on Loki as the car moves.

DURGA
election €¦þÁ €§Á㠏ÁÏýÊ alliance ¥Á Â§Êֳ§Â, ÁÆ ¥Ä
£œÁōÁŨÅ!

BASI REDDY
žÉ£Éç¦÷ ¨Ï£ÄÝ Ì™ÁÂ! £ÉÏüà Â§ÁÅ §ÌúÁÅÖ úʬÁàþÂä©÷!

(CONTINUED)
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74 CONTINUED: 74

BASI Reddy kicks Durga out of the window, car speeds away,
Durga gets up and throw stones at the running car. Loki’s
supporters attack Durga from behind.
CUT TO: CAR

74a INT. CAR - DAY : SNAKE & FROG EULOGY 74a


Focus shift onto Loki looking at the crowd through the
windshield.

BASI REDDY
ˆÏžÃ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, ¥Á ÂþÁ¤ÁϏÁÏ üʬÃþ͙å Á žçà €ýÛ £ÂŸÁ
¡Á™ÁœÂϙ©Í? ƒ ¨Ê£§÷ ¨Ï¤ÄݨŠ¡ÁôýÃÛÏžÊ ¥ÁþÁ žÁÃÓ§Á
žÌ£ÃçúÁÅ֍͙ÂþÍÁ¦ Á Âê! Á±Âå ±Â¥ÁÅÄ ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ‡©Áô™ËþÂ
±Â¥ÁÅœÍ §ÂüÄ ¡Á™ÁœÂ™ÁÅ ÂþÄ Á¡ÁåœÍ ³Â©Â¬ÁÏ úʳÂà™Â
üÉ¡Áõå?

LOKI
þÊþÁÅ §ÂüÄ¡Á™ÃϞà þ ÁœÁÏœÍ

BASI REDDY
(composed)
€žÊ ¬Á§Á¬Á¥ÁÏýÊ! ÌþÃä³Â§ÁÅì ÁœÂþÁä¥ÁÅéÁÅþà £¦«ÁœÁÅà
ÌþÁōÍѩ¨Ìð³ÂàžÃ ÂϞďͧÍ! Â¡Ãý¨ÃüÏ €¦þÂ,
Á¥ÆÁ êþÃüÏ €¦þ €¬Áð¨÷ ±Â¦ÏýÃžÊ þ¦™Í... €üÂäþÁÏ
ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ÁýÃÛþÁ³Íý¨Âì ¥É¬ÁÏ ÁÅ™ÁÅì ¡É™ÁœÂžÃ!¥ÁþÁÏ
…üñ͙Áþ Ã Ê¥Ä ¨ÊžÁÅ

BASI Reddy places a file folder on Loki’s lap.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


‚žÃÍ þčÁÅ ‡™ÁÅÝ Ê«Áþ÷ Â¦Á¥ËÏžÁÏýþÊ? ƒ Â¨ÊüÃ
±Ì±Íåü¨÷ ¥ÄžÁ ¡Áþà ¥ÉÅžÁŨÉýÅÛ!  granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ
¬ÁϏÁœÃ þÊþÁÅ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂ!

Loki looks at the file reluctant.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 154.
74a CONTINUED: 74a

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


¬ÁÆ ¡Áô ¬Á¨ì£™ÃÏžÊϞà þ¦ÁÅ™Í?...‡¨¯Áþ÷ þÁÅ©Áôí É¨©Á¨Â,
þÊþÁÅ É¨Ã¡ÃúÃÖþÂ! €ÏýÊ ƒ ý§ÁÏ ¨Í þÁÅ©Áôí þ ³Í¨÷
±Ìë ¡Ëë ý§Ä, €§Áâ¥ËÏžÂ?

Loki picks up the file.


Car drives through the market and stops at a busy cross road.
GOWDA get into the car munching peanuts.

GOWDA
ÁϏÂë ý÷ð ³Â§÷!

A moment of silence in the car.

GOWDA (cont'd)
€£Âç¦÷ safe! ‡ÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä™Í ¥ÁþÁ §É™
ÃÝ Â§ÃÃ ÁÆ ™Â
œÉ¨ÄžÁÅ

GOWDA turns around with a reluctant proposal.

GOWDA (cont'd)
‡ÁÑ ™Á žÂúÃþ ¡ÁÁ ©ÉÏý™ÁÅœÁÅϞà ³Â§÷! ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê
¥ÁÅÏžÁ™Áŏɦ Á Âê¨Ã

Focus on the rear view mirror, BASI Reddy reads Loki’s


reluctance, Camera tight on Driver’s ears.

BASI REDDY
ˆ¥Ã™ÃžÃ§Â? ¦ÁþÁ ³ÌÏœÁ ÁÅ™ÁÅÝþÊ ¡ÄÁÅÑþÊÏœÁ Á³Â¦É™Ã
¥Á ÂžÃ§Ã ÁþáìÁÅàþÂä™Â þčÁÅ? þͧÁÅé¦÷!

GOWDA
¬É¡
ÃÛ ÷ €¦œÊ ÁÅ™ÊÝ ÂžÁÅ ³Â§÷, ÁÅϙɍ¦Á ÁÆ ™Â
¡ÄÂ¨ÅðÏýžÃ

LOKI
Â§Â¡Áô

Car pulls over by the road on the outskirts, Loki issues


change.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 155.
74a CONTINUED: (2) 74a

LOKI (cont'd)
‹ £Âýè÷ þÄ®ÁÅò ¡ÁýÂÛë

Driver gets off and walks towards the bunk, Loki lights
cigar, looks at Gowda and Basi Reddy smoking.

LOKI (cont'd)
¥Á ÂϬÁÏ œÃþÂäþÁÅ ÁžÂ €þà ‡¥ÁōÁŨŠ¥É™ÁÅÁ úÁÅýÌÛžÁÅâ....
¥Ä ÌÏ¡Á¨Íì ©É¨Åà§ÁÅϙ¨ÏýÊ þ ÌÏ¡Á¨Í žÄ¡ÁÏ
§ÁÁÅϙ üƳÍÑÏ™Ã

BASI Reddy smirks looking at Loki, Driver comes back, hands


in water and drives off.
CUT TO: FLOOR
MOP

75 INT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : THE HAUNTING IMAGERY 75


Tilt up from floor mop on the blood stains towards Mithra,
mopping the floor, Vikki is sitting on table watching, Latha
struggles to feed Nikki.
Mithra looks down sweating, drops the mop, meanders towards
the chair, sits tired closing eyes, Vikki runs to the
kitchen, Durga walks in dropping a newspaper on Mithra’s lap.

DURGA
žÍ¡Ã™Ã¨Í ü§ÃÃþÁ ÁœÁê¨þà §Â¬ÁōÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ £Â£Å, þÉœÁÅà§ÁÅ
üƳÍä™Ê¥É ˞Á§Â£Âž÷Áì£Åç¨Íì ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþà ‹™ÂÑ
œÂÁÅœÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ

Mithra remains silent, Vikki walks in with a glass of water.


Mithra notice the heart wrenching innocence on Vikki’s face.

DURGA (cont'd)
¨ÍÄ žÁÇ«ÃÛ¨Í  Ì™ÁōÁÅ ¥ÃÃ¨ÅþÁäÏœÁ ©Á§Á ÁÆ ƒ
Ì™ÁōÁÅ ªÁœÁÅë ©Ê £Â£Í! þčͬÁÏ ¥ÊÏ œÁ¨ œÃ¦Áê™ÂþÍËþÂ
§É™Ä ©ÁžÁŨō͙ÂþÍËþ §É™Ä

Mithra looks at Durga with a question mark on face.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 156.
75 CONTINUED: 75

MITHRA
þčÁÅ ¡Ã¨ì¨ÉÏœÁ¥ÁϞà žÁŧÂÓ?

DURGA
¥ÁŏÁÅÓ§ÁÅ

MITHRA
©Â®ÁòÁþÁäÏ ¡ÉýÃÛ úÁžÁÅ©Áô úÉ¡ÃåÏúÁōͩ¨þà ¨ÊžÂ?

DURGA
„ÏžÃ, ÂþÄ žÂþÍÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Á Â £œÁōÁŨÃ žÂ§Ã úÁÆ ¡Ê
žÄ¡ÁÏ Â©Â¨Ã

Durga walks towards the door and pauses.

DURGA (cont'd)
þÁÅ©Âí žÄ¡ÁÏ, ƒ žÄ¡Á¥Ê ¥Á Â ÁÅýÅÏ£Ï (echoes)
Í§ÁÁÅϙ ÁŧÁůʜÁë Ï¨Í ¡Á™ÂÝ©÷, úÁÏ¡Á™Á¥É ú©Á™Á¥ÉÂ
§ÉÏ™Ê ¥Á Â§ÂÓ¨Å!

TIGHT FOLLOW AS MITHRA TAKES THE GLASS AND POUR ON HIS TEARY
FACE, INTERCUTS OF FACE PAINTS.
MUSIC CUT TO:
FACE PAINTS

76 INT. CLUB - NIGHT : EVADO VAADU(SONG 6) 76


(Face paints, halogen rings, i-pod shadows, Chinna distinct,
shakes leg for an interlude, ‘Collatoral’ club atmosphere,
Collodge of a typical bar materials, Mithra and Durga and few
more join the crowd with face paints).
CUT TO: MITHRA

76a INT. CLUB/STREETS/RLY TRACK - NIGHT : THE MASK 76a


Durga blows off a couple lights scaring people out of the
pub, Chinna pulls out a gun which is swung at by Durga,
fights erupts, Chinna escapes out of the building and runs
onto the streets.
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 157.

76b INT.STREETS - NIGHT : CHASING THE ASURA 76b


Mithra chases on busy roads under street lights holding a
metal rod, People wonder about the chasing ghosts with face
paints.

76c EXT. RLY TRACK - NIGHT : SURA SAMHARAM 76c


Mithra grabs Chinna on the railway track, tussle as the train
passes by. Just before delivering the death blow with a metal
rod, Mithra holds back in retrospect, drops the rod, wanders
restless, lights a cigarette and sits down on the track,
Mithra notice Bhasha standing on the other side of the
running train.
Chinna’s shadow raising the boulder against Mithra.

CHINNA
þÁÅ©Áôí úÁúÊÖ ©Á§ÁÁÅ üþ¨ŠþÁþÁÅä ÁŧÁÅà £ýÛ§Âë , þÄ
¬Á¥ Á ÂŸÊ þ ¡ÁôþžÃ....!

Mithra escapes the swing, Chinna falls on the track, gets up


looing down at Mithra, Mithra screams about the train, a
running train hits Chinna as Mithra wonders agitated.

MITHRA RUNS BEHIND THE TRAIN AND FALLS DOWN TUMBLING UPON
CHINNA’S DEAD BODY.
GOWDA runs to the location pointing gun at Mithra, Durga and
few supporters stand in between, GOWDA fears and steps back
as the mass walk onto him intense, Mithra is walked out of
the place, Zoom onto Mithra’s semi painted surreal face as he
walks with the crowd.
CUT TO: LOKI
HOME

77 EXT. LOKI HOME - DAY : LOKI MOURNING 77


GOWDA and his men bring Chinna’s dead body into Loki’s
compound, Loki observes from terrace and walks down gloomy,
sits in front of the body, looks up at GOWDA.

LOKI
úÃþÍä™ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ ÁžÂ?

(CONTINUED)
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77 CONTINUED: 77

GOWDA remains blank, Loki realizes, opens the cover with


shaky hands.

LOKI (cont'd)
(sand & dense)
¦ÉÂê! úÃþÍä™Â, úÃþÍä™Â, úÃþÍä™Â

Loki gets up with the burden, loss walks back.

LOKI (cont'd)
¥ÉÅžÁÅ¨Ê ±Ì¦êÏžÊ, ‚ÏÄ £œÁōÉÏžÁōÁŧ ªÃ©Áô™Â!

Loki looks at GOWDA.

LOKI (cont'd)
(angry and shaky)
‡©Á™Âë þ £Ã™ÁÝþÁÅ ¥ÃϏÃÏžÄ? ¤Â´Â Â™ÊþÂ?

Gowda shakes head across. Loki realizes the killer, feel


surpriced and widen with anger, turns around grinding teeth,
notice Savithri standing near the door, walking stoned
towards the body.

LOKI (cont'd)
úÁÆ ™ÁÆ ! þÄ Ì™ÁōÁÅ þ̙ÁōÁō̙ÁōÁÅþÊÏ úʪ™Í
úÁÆ ™ÁÆ

Loki stands facing away from the body, Savithri looks pale at
the body for a moment.

LOKI (cont'd)
þčÁÆ þÄ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÍà þ £œÁōÁϜ ŸÂ§Á£ÍªÂþÊ, þÊÏ
¥ÃÃ¨ÃÏžÍ úÁÆ ™ÁÆ , ©Ã³Âí¬ÁÏ Í¬ÁÏ £œÃÂþÁÅ, …§ÁÅ
Í¬ÁÏ £œÃÂþÁÅ, þ £Ã™ÝÁ Í¬ÁÏ £œÁÁ¨
Ê Á ±Í¦Á ÂþÁ¦ Á Âê

Savithri stands feeling conscious about Loki’s words, starts


walks out of home on bare foot, as Loki rants from behind

THREE WAY SPLIT-LOKI TURNAROUND TO NOTICE SAVITHRI PARTING


AWAY, MITHRA OPEN THE DOORS OF VILLAGE HOME, SAVITHRI WALKING
ON STREET WITH BARE FOOT.

(CONTINUED)
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77 CONTINUED: (2) 77

- LOKI CONTINUE CRIES AND RANTS IN AGONY/ CAM FOLLOW


SAVITHRI’S BARE FOOT/ MITHRA WANDER AROUND THE RUSTED HOME.

ZOOM ONTO LOKI AS HE CRUMBLES AT THE BODY.

77a INT/EXT. TEMPLE - DAY : SAFFRON 77a

SAVITHRI DROP HER FACE IN SAFFRON IN FRONT OF THE DURGA IDOL,


LOKI’S RANT ECHO IN HER EARS, RUNNING TEARS FROM EYES INTO
THE SAFFRON/MITHRA LOOKS INTO THE SHATTERED MIRROR.

BACK TO SINGLE SCREEN: WIDE REVEAL OF A HUGE SRI KRISHNA


IMAGE IN FRONT OF MITHRA. (REF: TARKOVSKY’S MIRROR FOR
SUPERPOSED IMAGERY).

77b INT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : POINT OF REFERENCE 77b


Mithra walks close to his grand father’s portrait, wipes off
the dust and stands looking at the face.

MITHRA
ƒ §Â©Á› Â«ÁÛ¨Í ÁŧÁÅà¨Å úɞçåÁÏúÊÏýÍ úÉ™ÊÏýÍ
œÊ¨Å֍ͨɍÁÅþÂäþÁÅ œÂœÁ¦Á Âê, (cries)účÁý˱ͦÁ ÂþÁÅ
œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê

Mithra slides down with remorse.

FLOODING WATER ON THE FLOOR FLUSHING THE DUST AWAY, TOUCHING


MITHRA’S FEET. DURGA STANDS BY WITH A BUCKET AS SOMBABU WALKS
AROUND OPENING ALL THE WINDOWS ONE BY ONE.

PEOPLE WALK MITHRA TO THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE AND POUR WATER
AND OIL ON HIS HEAD.

SWAMIJI (O.S.)
ÂªÁÏ¨Í ©É¨ Ã Ê þÁ¯ÁœÂë ¨ÉþÍä ªÁÅþÁêÏ¨Í §Â¨Ã ±Í¦þÁ
þÁ¯ÁœÂë ¨Æ €þÊä! žÃþÁ ©ÁÇœÁàÏ¨Í účÁýà ©É¨ÅœÁŧÁŨÂì Â¨
Á§ÁèÏ¨Í ŸÁ§ÂéŸÁ§Âé¨Å þçÁÏœÁÏ ±Í§Â™ÁÅœÁÆ þÊ ©ÁôÏý¦÷!

(CONTINUED)
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77b CONTINUED: 77b

ZOOM ONTO MITHRA’S EYES AS LATHA WIPES OFF THE PAINT (TRANS -
YAGNAM NEEVU).
VOICE CUT TO:
PASSING FIELDS

78 EXT. RURAL FIELDS - DAY : TIME LAPSE 78


Passing cuts of rural fields on foggy morning.

78a INT/EXT. TEMPLE - DAY/NIGHT : THE MISCONCEIVED MOKSHA 78a


Swamiji speaks to devotees at high pitch.

SWAMIJI
¥ÁÆ §ÁÅÒ™Â, ¬ÁÇ«ÃÛÏúÊ Á§Áà ÂžÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ ¬ÁÇ«ÊÛ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ!
¥É¯ÁÏ €ÏýÊ¥ÁÏœÂë ¨ œÂ®ÁòœÍ ±ÂÁÅœÁÆ úʧÁōÁÅþÊ
¡Á§ÁíœÁÏ ÂžÁÅ,¥ÁÏœÁë Ï ¨Íþà üÂäþÁ¥Ê ¥É¯ÁÏ!

Mithra gets off the jeep in front of the temple and walks
inside with offerings accompanied by Latha and kids. Mithra
stand behind the crowd looking for Savithri.

SWAMIJI (O.S.) (cont'd)


üÄ©ÃœÁÏ¨Í þÁÅ©Áôí úÊ¬Ê ¡Á¦ÁþÁ¥Ê þÄ Á¥ÁêÏ, 
¡Áë ¦ Á ›ϨͥʨōÁÅþÁä œÊé þÄ ¬Áí§ÁÓÏ!  ¡ËþÍ ƒ ÃÏžÁþÍ
‚ÏÍ œÄ§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ ¥Á§Í ¨ÍÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, yes, you are
heaven you are the hell, you are the light and
you are the darks

Savithri is lying in a corner of the mandapam, listening.


Mithra walks to her with the offerings, places them at her
feet and leave the temple as the speech gradually fades.

SWAMIJI (O.S.) (cont'd)


£ÏÂ§ÁÏ Ì¨Ã¥Ã¨Í ¥É§ÁÅ¡Áô þʧÃÖþÁýÅÛ, žÁÅŽÏ¨Í ¥ÁþëÃ
œÁé ¡ÁžÁÅþÁÅ žÄ§ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ,¥Ê¨ÅÁÅÏýÅÏžÃ! ¡Áô§Â›Â¨
¡Áôý¨ÍìþÍ, Á§Áè ÁÅ™ÁŨ ¥Á Ã¥ Á ÂþÍ žÂÃ ¨ÊžÁÅ ŸÁ§Áé Ï!
úÁÅýÆÛ „þÁä ¡Áë ÁÇœÊ ŸÁ§Áé Ï! Á®ÁÅò ¥ÁÆ ¬Ã ÁžÃ¡Ã úÁÆ ¬Êà,
ÁþáìÁÅàÏžÃ, ©ÃþáìÁÅàϞà ªÂªÃ¬ÁÅàÏžÃ!  þžÁ¥Ê ªÁÃà 
ªÁÊ ªÂ¬ÁþÁÏ! ‹Ï ªÂÏœÃ!

(CONTINUED)
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78a CONTINUED: 78a

Crowd disperse as Savithri sits up looking at the offerings.


She picks them, walk to the trash, dumps and slowly walks
into the temple against the crowd.
CUT TO: FIELDS

78b INT/EXT. ROAD/JEEP - DAY: LEADER 78b

PASSING CUTS OF GROWING FIELDS, VIKKI IS SITTING WITH ARMS


WRAPPED TIGHT AROUND MITHRA’S TORSO.

VIKKI
¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê? þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÏýÊ ˆÏýÃ?

Mithra ponders for moment.

MITHRA
üþ¨ ¥ÁžÉ⠜ʙ¨ ÁþÂä ±Í¨ÃÁ¨Ê ‡ÁÅÑ©Áþà œÉ¨Ã¬ÃþÍ™ÁÅ

Vikki looks up curious.

VIKKI
ÏýÊ? œÊ™Â ©Á¬Êà ¨Ê¡Ê³Âà™Â?

Mithra nods no looking down.

VIKKI (cont'd)
ÂþÄ ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á Â¨Í Ä§Í úÉ™ÌݨìÏžÁ§Ää úÁϡʳÂà™ÁÅ ÁžÂ?

MITHRA
¬ÃþÃ¥ Á Â¨Í úÉ™ÍÝ®ÁÅò ÌÏœÁ¥ÁÏžÊ „Ïý§ÁÅ þÂþÁä, £¦Áý
ú¨ ¥ÁÏžÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ

Vikki looks lies down disappointed, Nikki look tired.

ZOOM ONTO MITHRA THINKING, JEEP PASSING ON RURAL ROAD.


CUT TO: BASI
REDDY
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79 INT. LOKI HOME - THE U-TURN AND RESOLVE 79


BASI Reddy and GOWDA walk in opening the gates, heading
straight into home, the Driver runs after them.

LOKI DRIVER
³Â§÷, ³Â§÷, Áϙà ³Â§÷!

BASI Reddy and GOWDA turn back.

LOKI DRIVER (cont'd)


¨ÍþÁÉ®ÌòžÁÅ⠳§÷

BASI REDDY
ÌœÁà ¬ÁÅýÂÛ¨Ï ÂžÁŨʧÂ

BASI Reddy ignores and step forward, driver hold him back by
the wrist, express caution.

LOKI DRIVER
€¦ÁêÍ§ÁÅ ¬Á§Ã  ¨Ê§ÁÅ ³Â§÷, ¡ÁúÃÖ þÄ®ÁÅò ÁÆ ™Â
¥ÁÅýÅۍͨʞÁÅ

BASI REDDY
€¦œÊ? €ýÊä ³Â©Á¥ÁÌ žÃ¨Ê³Âà©Â? ¦ÁþÁ ¥ÄžÁ ªÂþ ¡ÉýÅÛ£™Ã
£ÉýÃÛþÂÏ Ì™ÁÍ, ü§ÁŏÍ!

BASI Reddy ignores and march forward, driver stands


concerned.

DRIVER
¥Ä ‚«ÁÛÏ ³Â§÷, £¦ýÍ̜Âà§Í ¨ÊžÍ Â§ÁÏýÄ ¨ÊžÁÅ

BASI Reddy stops worried, hold GOWDA’s hand and walks to the
door cautiously.

79a INT. LOKI HOME - DAY : FEAR OF LIGHT 79a

(CONTINUED)
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79a CONTINUED: 79a

BASI REDDY OPENS THE DOOR LOOKING FOR LOKI, DEEP SHADOWS.
Lying under in a corner candle lit light, Loki feels agonized
by the piercing day light, screams restless blocking with
hands.

LOKI
(freakish)
! Á®ÁÅò Â¨Ã ±ÍœÁÅþÂä¦÷, œÁ¨ ¡ÁÃ¨Ã±ÍœÁÅÏžÊ œÁ¨Å¡É¦÷
§Â, ý¨Å¡É¦÷, œÁ¨Å¡É¦÷, œÁ¨Å¡É¦÷ §Â!

Loki swings several utensils at them like a freak. BASI Reddy


quickly closes the door looking stunned, Loki cools down.
BASI Reddy walks to the table and picks up a copper tumbler,
fills with water and walks close to facing the wall.

BASI REDDY
‡þÂä®ÃòýÛ ¡Á™ÁÅÏý©÷ þ¦ÁÅ™Í? ±Ì¦þ͙ÜͱÂýÅ þÁÅ©Áôí
ÁÆ ™Â ±ÍœÂ©Â ˆÏžÊ? ¨Ê, þÄ®ÁÅò œÂÁÅ!

Loki does not respond, BASI Reddy sits at his head.

BASI REDDY (cont'd)


‚žÃÍ, þÁÅ©ÃíýÛ žÃÂ¨£™Ã ÁÅúÁÅÖþÂä©Á©ÁÏýÊ, €©ÁœÁ¨÷ þÄ
Ì™ÁōÁÅþà ¥ÃϏÃþÁ Ì™ÁōÁÅ þÄœÍ „þÁä ÁōÁÑ ¨Ãä
±ÍÊ³ÍÑþà ¡ÉžÁâ žÁ¨¡ÁœË±ÍœÂϙ ©Áôϙ™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©ÉíÏœÁ
©Â¨Ã±ÍœÊ ‹™ÁÏœÁÂ ¥ÉŨųÂà™ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, Á¬ÃœÍ ¥ÁýÃÛ¨Í
Á¨Å¡ÁôœÂ©Í ¡ÁÂÓ¨ÃúÃÖ þÉœÃàþÁ £ÉýÅۍÁÅÏýÂ©Í fix
€¦±Í©Â¨Ã¡Áôå™ÁÅ

Loki feels irritated by BASI Reddy, yells aloud closing ears.

LOKI
±Í§Â, ±Í§Â, ±Í§Â! ªÁþà ÁÆ œÁ¨Â¡Ã ‡¨Ãì £¦Áý ÁÆ ³Í, þÄ
¬Á¨ÂöÁ Â©Á¨ÃðþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¡Ã¨Å³Âà ±Í!

BASI Reddy looks disappointed, keeps the water next to Loki


and heads out, followed by GOWDA.

LOKI (cont'd)
Î™Â þÁÅ©ÂíÁ§Â

(CONTINUED)
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79a CONTINUED: (2) 79a

GOWDA looks back a bit intrigues, BASI Reddy steps out


shutting the door. Loki slowly gets up, feels his face, dry
lips, eyes, reaches for water, lifts the tumbler, slurps with
shivering hands and dry lips looking into the wall portrait.
GOWDA tries to build frequency.

GOWDA
§É™ÃÝ Â§Ã ¥Á Âý¨Ãþ
Á Áϙà ³Â§÷, úÃþÂä „þÁä¡Áåýà ¥Á Âý ©Ê§ÁÅ,
‚¡Áåýà ¥Á Âý ©Ê§ÁÅ, ‡ÏœËþ ŠÁ ÁÆ ýà ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÅ.... ƒ
ýËÏ ¨Í €©ÊªÁÏ ÁþÂä ¨ÍúÁþÁœÍþÊ ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁÅ ÁÅžÁŧÁÅ
¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅϞà ³Â§÷, (interrupted)

Loki swings the metal tumbler at GOWDA’s head who ducks,


tumbler pierces through the glass window and hits BASI Reddy
on the back-head, Reddy checks his head for blood, looks at
the driver who feels that he was right, BASI Reddy peaks
through the window.
Loki slowly approaches GOWDA, holds both his ears, squeezes
and slaps repeatedly, pushes him onto the floor, looks down
with a cross eye.

LOKI
¨Ï£ÄÝ Ì™ÁÁ þÁÅ©Áôí úÉ¡ÃåþÁ ¡Áþà ýË¥Áōà úɦÁêÁþÊ ÁžÁ§Â
þ £œÁōÃýÂÛ §Ã±Ì¦êÏžÄ..., €¨Í¬ÃÏúà ÁÅžÁŧÁÅ ¡Á™ÂÝþ à Ã
ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃϞç þÁÆ ? Á ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃϞçÂ?

Loki looks at his own bid shadow on the wall. BASI Reddy
patches the window hole with kanduva, turns around surprised.
Loki comes close to GOWDA looking gracious, GOWDA fells
himself, confused.

LOKI (cont'd)
Í¡Á¥ÉÅúÃÖÏžÂ?

GOWDA
¡Á§ÊìžÁÅ ³Â§÷

LOKI
(sigh) þ¨ŏʮÁòÂ promotion Í¬ÁÏ œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅþÂä©÷,
‡þËäþ œÃÏý©÷ ˆ¥Ëþ üʳÂà©÷

Loki wanders pulling out chunks of cash from all over, dumps
on GOWDA and sits down looking at his face.

(CONTINUED)
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79a CONTINUED: (3) 79a

LOKI (cont'd)
ƒ ™Á£Åç¨Å þčÊ

GOWDA
(humble)
€§Áâ¥ËϞà ³Â§÷

LOKI
(repetitive)
ƒ ™Á£Åç¨Å þčÊ

GOWDA
(firm)
€§Áâ¥ËϞà ³Â§÷

LOKI
(stretchy & assertive)
ƒ ™Á£Åç¨Å þčʧÂ

GOWDA
(angry)
€§Áâ¥ËϞà ³Â§÷

LOKI
ˆ¥Á§Áã¥ËÏžÃ?

Angry GOWDA pushes Loki away and gets up.

GOWDA
‚ÏÍ ªÂ¨Äà ¥ÁÆ ý ÁýÅۍÁŧ©¨þà €§Áã¥ËÏžÃ, €¡ÁåýލÂ
þ¨ŏÁÅ ¥ÉœÁōÁŨŠ¥ÃϏà ±Âë ›Â¨Íà „Ï™ÁÅ

GOWDA walks brisk toward the door talking to himself.

LOKI
§ÉÏ™ÁÅ ªÂ¨Äà¨Å

GOWDA pauses.

(CONTINUED)
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79a CONTINUED: (4) 79a

LOKI (cont'd)
¤Â´Â ÁÆ ™Â

GOWDA pauses thinking for a moment, nods with agreement.

GOWDA
§ÉÏ™ÁÅ þɨ¨Íì þÊþÁÅ SP þà ÂÁ±ÍœÊ þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁÆ ™Í ªÂ¨Äà
€©ÁôœÂ©÷

Loki ignores with a smirk, GOWDA exits.


CUT TO: BASI
REDDY

79b EXT. LOKI HOME - DAY : CLEANUP 79b


BASI Reddy anxiously follows GOWDA towards the gate.

BASI REDDY
„™ÁōÁÅ úÁ¨Âì§ÃœÊ ¥Á®Äò €£Âç Ì™ÁōÁŨ̍Áý¦Êê
¡Áë ¥ Á žÁ¥ÁÅÏžÃ! §Ê±Í ¥Á Â±Í granite lands ¥ÄžÁ stay
order œÉÃ±Í¦Ê ¬ÁÆ úÁþÁ¨ÅþÂä¦÷, ¡ÁþÃ¨Í ¡ÁþÃ,  žÁŧÂÓ
Â™Ãä ÁÆ ™Â ÁœÃà§ÃÏúɦ÷, ƒ term Ã ©Ã¨þ÷ ¨É©Áí§ÁÆ
¨ÉÁÅϙ £ÍœÂ§ÁÅ

GOWDA looks serious at BASI Reddy, shakes head and walk


apart.
CUT TO: LOKI

LOKI PICKS UP THE CANDLE AND LOOKS AROUND THE PAINTS AND
TURNS INCREASINGLY INTROSPECTIVE, AGITATED AND NOSTALGIC,
WANDERS AROUND SWEATING, FOLLOWING HIS OWN SHADOW ON WALLS
ALL AROUND THE ROOM.

80 EXT. RURAL CROSS ROADS - DAY : GOLIE 80

(CONTINUED)
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80 CONTINUED: 80

PAN FROM ‘PENTA PADU’ TO A MOPED ON DIRT ROAD. GOLIE IS


SINGING, WIDE SHOT ON A DUSTY ROAD AS A JEEP APPROACHES
OPPOSITE.
Golie cuts in front of the jeep at the turn, GOWDA honks
continuously from behind as Golie rides at 10kph, Pissed by
the horn, Golie stops the moped in the middle of the narrow
road and walk towards the jeep in style.

GOLIE
ÌÏúÉÏ ƒ brand úÁžÁÅ©ÁôœÂ©Â

GOWDA
(stares)
stetson

GOLIE
original cowboy brand, three hundred dollars!
(shirt) Georgio Armani two hundred dollars!
(shorts) Tommy Hillfiger, hundred dollars!
underwear ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå, ‚þÉä§÷ þÁ¨¤Ë all brands, US
DAlars!

Golie leans on the window.

GOLIE (cont'd)
ŠÏýåĞÁ ±ÂœÃÁ©Ê¨ §ÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨ £ýÛ¨÷ Á¡ÁôåÁÅþà þÄ
™Á£Âç§ÊÁŨ üÄ¡ÉþÁÂ¨ ¥ÁýÏ
Û ÌýÅۍÁÅÏýÆ ©É®Áò¥ÁÏý©Áô§Â
…§ÍìÃ? ³ÎÏ™÷ úɦÁêÁÅϙ ²Â¨Í Â£Ê

Golie gets back on the moped, starts off, looking back cool.
Golie notice the jeep racing straight onto him from behind,
gets into a tiffin center by the roadside, lands on Som
Babu’s plate, springs up and dusts off like Kramer.
CUT TO: GOLIE

80a INT/EXT. TEA BUNK - DAY : VETAGADU 80a


Sombabu is pissed, looking at the moped tire parked in his
plate.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 168.
80a CONTINUED: 80a

GOLIE
one king and a strong tea boss

Owner hands in tea and cigarette, Sombabu keeps staring at


Golie as he lights the cigarette.

GOLIE (cont'd)
™ÃÍ ¡Êìý÷ ‚™Äì ÌýÅÛ, ¨ÊýËœÊ þÁþÁÅä œÃþÊýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ

Looks around in style.

GOLIE (cont'd)
¥Ä …§ÃÃ ¡Ê§ÊÏýÂë ‚¨Â ¡ÉýÂÛ§ÁÆ ? ¡ÉÏý, ±Â™ÁÅ! §ÉÏ™ÁÆ
¡ÉÏý ¡ÁžÂ¨Ê ÁžÁ§Â? style Â pentville €þÃ
¡ÉýÅۍͩÁúÁÅ֏Â? (turns to Sombabu) ‚ÁÑ ™Á ¥ÃœÂë
Â™Ã¨Éì ÁÑ ™Á?

No response from Sombabu.

GOLIE (cont'd)
ˆÏýÄ? ¥Ä ¡ÉÏý ±Â™ÁÅ¨Í €ÏžÁ§ÃÄ ¬É©Áô™Â ÁŧÁÅ©Â?

Sombabu gets off the table, ties up his lungee, approach


Golie looking cold and angry.

GOLIE (cont'd)
¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €©ÁôœÂ©ÊϞà £Â£Â¦÷? sensitometer úɍ÷
üÊœÁàþÂäþÁÏœÊ!

Sombabu smacks Golie, pull the headset out.

SOMBABU
‡©Áô™ÃÃ§Â ¬É©Áôí™ÁÅ? ¥Ã«Áþ÷ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅϞà þÁÅ©Âí þÊþÂ?

Golie pulls back the headset.

GOLIE
Á¨Í! ‚žÃ £ÆìýÆœ÷! ¥Ä ¡ÉÏý±™ÁÅ úʧÁ™ÂþÍà ‚ύÍ
ªÁœÂ£âÏ ¡ÁýÅÛžÃâ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 169.
80a CONTINUED: (2) 80a

SOMBABU
Š§Ê! ƒ™ÃÃ ¬É©Áô™ÁÅ ÂžÁÏýÂë ! £ÆýÆœ÷ €Ïý!

VILLAGER FACE UP, SITTING BACK.

VILLAGER
ü£Âë þÂ? ¥É™Á§Ì¨ÂþÂ? ü£Âë €¦œÊ ¥ÁþÁ žÁÃÓ§Á ªÂ§ÄØ
¨ÊžÁŧÊ!

Sombabu walks Golie to a corner.

SOMBABU
‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ œÉ¨Ã¬ÃϞ ˆ ªÁœÂ£âÏ¨Í „ϙ©Í?

Start slapping intermittently.

SOMBABU (cont'd)
œÂ§ÁÅ §Í™ÁÅÝ žÃÃ ¥ÁýÃÛ§Í™ÉÝ ÁÑ ÏÂþÊ ¨Ã£Ãç ¨ÉÃ¬Ã ±ÌžÃâ§Â
¥Ä
Á ÁÅ! €¬Á¨Â þÍÁÑ §ÊÏýÂë ? þÍÁÑ §Ê¬ÁōÁÅþà œÃ§Ã Ê ©Á¦Á³Â§Â
‚žÃ? ¬ÁÏýáèÍì¨Åì žÁ™ÁŬÁōÁÅþÊýÅÛ ³ÌÂÑ ¥ÄžÁ 
£Ì¥Êé ÏýÂë ? €¬Á¨Â™É©Áô™Í œÉ¨Å³Â þčÁÅ? þÄ ýÉύ¦÷
¢Ê¬Áōà ¥Á¨Äì ˆýÂ™ÁÅ ýÍ¡Ä ŠÁýÃ! ƒ £Å™ÁÁ ©Ê«ÁϨÍ
©ÁúÃÖ ¥ÃœÂë Â™ÉÁÑ ™Á €þÁ™ÂþÍà ‡ÏœÁ Â™Áŧ þčÁÅ?

Golie tries to answer in between every slap.

Sombabu (cont'd)
€ýÅ ±Ì¨¨Íì ¡Á™Ã …§ÍìÃ žÌ™Ãݞ§Éä¨Åì, §ËœÁŨŠþÁ™Ã¬Ê
žÂ§Íì þÁ™ÃªÂ©ÁÏýÊ €™ÁÝϏáÁåžÄ¬Ã Â™ÃžÁ¥Äž
É ÃÑ œÂà ¬ÃϡçÃ
þ̙ÁÂ, ‡¨Íì!

GOLIE
€þÂä þ ¥ÉÅ¡Éå™ÁÅ

Kicks him again.

OWNER
¥ÉÅ¡Éå™ÁÆ ¨ÊžÁÅ (beep) ¨ÊžÉ¨Íì! ³Â¦ÁÏœÁë Ï ¢Áô¨÷ì
±ÂÏýʬÁōÌúÃÖ œÄ¬ÁōͣÍ!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 170.
80a CONTINUED: (3) 80a

SOMBABU STARTS THE MOPED AND RIDES AWAY.

WIDE SHOT AS GOLIE RUNS ACROSS THE FIELDS, SUDDENTLY STOPS


AND TURNS BACK TO NOTICE A BUNCH OF BULLOCKS RUNNING TOWARDS,
DROPS THE BOXER IN THE FIELDS AND RUNS ON HEELS SCREAMING.
CUT TO: BANGARU
NAIDU

81 INT/EXT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : RETURN OF BANGARU 81

CHEBROLU
ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō
à Ê ¥Ä ‹ýÅ, ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō
à Ê ¥Ä ‹ýÅ, ÁŧÁë Ï
ÁŧÁōà Ê ¥Ä ‹ýÅ,

BANGARU
ˆ§Â £Â£ÅÂ§ÁÅþÂä§Â

Bangaru and Chebrolu walk into the yard, Som babu is fixing
the phone, turns around.

SOMBABU
‡©Áô™Ã £Â£Ï™Ê?

Bangaru notice Mithra on the ladder painting the door top.

BANGARU
€™ÃÍ  £Â£ÅÂ§Ê,¥Ä§Á¨Â þéÉí§Á±ÍÁÏ™Ã, þÊþÊÏ ±ÂœÁ
Á¯Á¨Å ÁŧÉàýÅۍÍþà ¡ÁÁ¡ÁýÃÛ §Â¨ÊžÁÅ

SOMBABU
¡Á™ÃœÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¡ÄÊžÊÏýÍ

BANGARU
œÁ¥Á§ÁÅ Â¥É™Ä ±Âü÷ úʳÂà§Â,¬Ä§Ä¬÷ Â €¨¦Áþ÷ ¬÷
¥Á Âý™ÁžÂ¥ÁþÌúÂ֥ÍÁÑ ™Á

Sombabu looks pissed at Chebrolu.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 171.
81 CONTINUED: 81

SOMBABU
‡©Áô™Âë þčÁÅ Â¥É™
Ä Â ÁþáÜÂàϞÍÁÑ ™ÂÃ? ¦þ þÊþÂ?

MITHRA
þÁÅ©Âí¡Á§Â, ˆÏýà ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ?

Mithra gets off the ladder stirring the paint.

BANGARU
ÁœÁ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨ÅÂ ¥Ä ÁÅýÅÏ£Ï¨Í ü§ÃÃþÁ Í§Â¨Å
©Ãþà þ ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁÅ úɞçñͦϞà £Â£Æ

Chebrolu interrupts.

CHEBROLU
€žÊþÁ쪀 ¥ÁÏ™Á¨ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Å ¥ÁÅÏžÁōÌúÃÖþÁ¦÷ ÁžÂ,
ƒ³Â§Ã ¥ÄœÍ alliance ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ¥ÁÅÏ™Á ¥ÉžÂâ¥ÁþÃ
decide €¦Á Âê§ÁÅ

MITHRA
þÁÅ©Áôí þÁÅÏúÁÅÏýÅþÂä©Â? þÁþÁÅä þÁÅÏúÍ¥ÁÏýÅþÂä©Â?

Bangaru feels shy to express his interest, Chebrolu spells.

CHEBROLU
¥Ä§ÁÅ ¬Á±Íåý÷ üÊœÊà ¦þÁ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý§ÁÏ™Ê, €±Íåü÷ üÊœÊà
¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä þÁÅ ÏúͣəÁœÂ§ÁÏ™Ê, ‡žËœÊþÊÏ! ‹
ÍýçÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨Å ©ÁžÃ¨ÃúÁÅ֍͙ÂþÍà žÁÆ ¨ÁÅþÂä§ÁÏ™Ê!

Bangaru looks pissed.

BANGARU
þÁÅ©Áôí ¥Á ÂýÂì™Ã €Ãë ¥ÉÏýʬÁōÁÅþà §Â§Â, þÊ £Ï™ÉÁÅÑœÂþÁÅ

CHEBROLU shuts his mouth.

BANGARU (cont'd)
úÁÆ ™ÁÅ £Â£Æ ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ¥ÁþÞÁ⧍
Ã Ä ©Ã§ÍŸÃ ŠÁÑ ™Ê ÁžÂ?
¥Ä§ÁÅ þ ©Ä¡Áõ þÊþÁÅ ¥Ä ©Ä¡Áõ ÍÁÅÑÏýÊ ‚žÁâ§Ã žÁÆ ¨Â
œÄ§ÁŞÏ
â ÁžÂ €þʞà þ ±Â¦Ïý÷

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 172.
81 CONTINUED: (2) 81

MITHRA
‚ÏœÁÁÆ ©Ã§ÍŸÉ©Á™Í

BANGARU
‚ύɩÁ™ÁÆ ?  ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ Â™Ê!

Mithra puts the paint tin away, wipes his hands and kicks
Bangaru out into the cattle shelter.

CEBROLU
‡ÏžÁÅÍ ƒ ÃÁÅÑ ¥ÁÅÏžÊ expect úʪÂ

MITHRA
¥Á§Á Á £™ÃþÁÏœÁ ¥Á ÂœÂë þÁ £ÏÂ§ÁÏ ‚œÁà™Ë±ÍžÁÅ þ Á™Á¡Á
œÌÃÑ , þ þÄ™Á¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅþà ¥Á Â þÂþÁäþà Â™ÁÅ €þÁýÂþÍÃ
þčÉÏœÁ Â™ÁÅ ¡ÁýÃÛϞçÂ? (turn to Sombabu)¥Á®Äò
‡¨¯ÁþÁÏýÆ þÁ™ ÉÝ ÊœÁàþÂä™ÁÅ,³ÍÏ £Â£Æ! ƒ³Â§Ã
þ¦™ÁŏͧÊäÏ üÊœÂà©Í þÄ ‚«ÁÛÏ,

Mithra walks inside as Som Babu spits pawn, picks up a


chikkam and walks to Bangaru.

CEBROLU
‚¡Áôå™ÊÏýÄ? úÍÁÑ Ï ÁýÃÛ ‡¨úÁÖþÁ¦ÊêžÂÂ ±ÂÁ¨Í
ÁýÊÛœÂà©Â?

SOMBABU
€§Ê! þÊþÁōÁÅÏýþÂä þÁÅ©Áíþʪ©÷ ¬Ê£Íë ¨Í!

Sombabu ties Bangaru to the ‘gunja’ insie the ‘paga’.

Sombabu (cont'd)
Â¥É™Ä ©Ã¨þ÷ ÉÁÅÑ©Á serious ©Ã¨ìþ÷ Ã œÁÅÁ Ñ©Á,
¬É¡ÃåþÁ ±Âý¥Ê ‡þÃä³Â§ÁÅì üɱÂå¨Âë þčÁÅ?

BANGARU
(threatens)
§Ê¦÷ ¥Á®Äò üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä! Â¥É™Ä character ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €¦œÊ
¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ character ¨Å Â¥É™Ä €¦±ÍœÂ¦÷!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 173.
81 CONTINUED: (3) 81

SOMBABU
œÁ¡Áôå þ¦™Í Â¥É™Ä Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €¦œÊ, ‚ύÂ
Â¥É™Ä €¦êžÃâ!

Sombabu ties him tight, fits a ‘chikkam’ around Bangaru’s


mouth and turn to Chebrolu.

Sombabu (cont'd)
‚ύ ƒ™ÊÏ úÊœÁàþÂä©÷ §Â þÁÅ©Áôí?

CHEBROLU
(concerned)
€¦ÁêÂ§ÃÃ ¤ÍüþÁ ¬ÁžÁű¦Á Â¨Æ €©Ä ¥Ä§Ê üƬÁÅÑÏý§Â,
¥ÊÏ €§ÊÏü÷ üʳÍѩ¨ €þÄ?

Sombabu leans on Chebrolu

SOMBABU
(folksy)
¬Ê£Íë ¨Æ! ¬ÁÅýÆÛ ‚þÃä ÊžÉ¨Å œÁ©Áô™ÁÅ œÃþà ÁřÜÃ
œÂÁÅœÁÅÏýÊ, ¥Ä €¦êÍ§ÃÑ œÁÁÅÑ©Á üÊœÂॠÁ  üÉ¡Áôå? 
¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¥ÃþÃ¥ÁÏ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¨÷ žÉ¨ÄžÊϞà ¥Á ÂÌ? þÁÅ©Éí¨Ãì
±Í¬ÁÛ§÷ ¨Å ÌýÅà£Í, þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ žÁÁÓ§Á™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ

Chebrolu nods and walks away chanting.

CHEBROLU
ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō
à Ê ¥ÁþÁ ‹ýÅ! ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō
à Ê ¥ÁþÁ ‹ýÅ!

Stuffed with a chikkam, Bangaru struggles to speak.


CUT TO: LATHA

82 EXT. VILLAGE HOME TERRACE - EVENING : SONG PRELUDE 82

PAN FOLLOW A JEEP CIRCLING AROUND TANGENTIAL STREETS,


INTERCUT TO GOWDA SURVEILING, ACCOMPANIED BY DAMU, CUTS OF
BREWING CYCLONIC ATMOSPHERE, LOOMING CLOUDS AND WIND. TILT TO
LATHA ON THE TERRACE, COLLECTING CLOTHES.
Kids run around, pause and whisper looking at Latha.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 174.
82 CONTINUED: 82

VIKKI
þÊþÁÅ úɱÂåþÂ? ‡¡Áôå™ÁÆ ¥Á Â©Á¦Áê £ýÛ¨ ¡ÁÁÑ þÊ €œÁà¥Áé
£ýÛ¨ÅÏý¦ÁþÃ

NIKKI
„ÏýÊ ˆÏýÃ

VIKKI
(whispers)
¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÁÅÏý§ÁÅ

Nikki pushes away Vikki

NIKKI
±Í§Â ¬ÁŜÏ
à Â

LATHA
(commanding)
ˆ¦÷! ˆÏýà ÁŬÁÁŬÁ¨Å?

Nikki blinks with doubt.

NIKKI
(hesitant)
þÁÅ©Áõí, ¥Á Â©Á¦Áê ¡É®Ãò úʬÁÅÑÏý§Â?

LATHA
¡ÃúÃÖ ÁÆ œÁ¨Å ÁÆ ªÂ§ÁÏýÊ úÉÏ¡Á¨Å ¥ÉÁŜ¦÷! ©Á§ÁïÏ
©Á³ÍàϞà £ýۨŠœÃ¦ÁêÏ™Ã

VIKKI
(innocent)
þÁÅ©Áôí £ýۨŠ¡Ê§ÃÖþÁ style úÁÆ ¬Êà ¥Á ÂÁ§Áã¥ËϞèÊ!

Latha chases them down from terrace.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 175.
82 CONTINUED: (2) 82

LATHA
þͧÁÅé¬ÁōÁÅþà ©É®ÁòϙÞÁâ§ÁÆ !  ¡Áë ªÊäžÍ ¥Ä ¥Á Â©Á¦ÁêþÊ
€™ÁŏÁÅ

Vikki & Nikki run down with clothes.

VIKKI
¥Á Â©Á¦Áê ‡¡Áôå™Í ü§ñͦÁ Â™ÁŨÊ, þÁÅ©Êí ‚ÏÂ ¨É©Ã¨÷
¡ÄÁÅœÁÅþÂä©÷!

Vikki & Nikki give a face to her and run downstairs, rain
pours in.

FOLLOW LATHA’S FEET AND ‘GAJJAL’ INTO A B&W SET, POEM, FOLK
ETC.
CUT TO: SONG 7

83 EXT. MULTIPLE FIELDS - DAY : SONG 7 83


(Black & White, poem and folk. Fields, coconuts and other
materials.

END CUT: LATHA WALKS OUT WITH CLOTHES UNDER FLOODING RAIN.)
CUT TO: BOILING
WATER

84 INT. LAUNDRY HOME - DAY : DURGA’S ASSASSINATION 84

CAMERA ON BOILING WATER AS DURGA ADDS BLEACH AND FILL THE


CONTAINER WITH CLOTHES, PAN TO SPLIT CURTAIN, KID IS BUSY
WITH HOMEWORK IN FRONT OF A LAMP. GOWDA PULLS THE DOOR
TOGETHER, LOCKS UP AND CLOSES THE CURTAIN.

GOWDA
£Ãü
Ä ÁÅþÁä©Â žÁŧÂÓ?

Durga turns around to notice GOWDA and his accomplices.

DURGA
‡©Á§ÁÏ™Ê?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 176.
84 CONTINUED: 84

associates shut the exit door, GOWDA lights a cigarette,


Associates who swarm onto Durga, fill his mouth with a cloth
and hold him down on the iron table, Durga resists in vain.

GOWDA PICKS UP A FUNNEL AND A BOWL, SITS DOWN NEAR DURGA,


REPLACES CLOTH WITH FUNNEL IN MOUTH, START POURING WATER.

GOWDA
‚úÃÖþ÷ ™Á£Åç¨÷ žÍ±ÍÑþà ¬Ë™Ë±Í§Â ¨Ï£ÄÝ €ÏýÊ, žÊþÍçÂ
„žÁê¥Á Â¨Å þčÁÅ?

Gowda throws the bowl away and gets up holding towel, look
down at the fuming vapor rising out of Durga’s mouth.

GOWDA (cont'd)
±Âë ›Ï ¬ÁÅþÃäœÁ¥ËϞà Ì™ÁÂ, „¢Áôæ¥ÁÏýÊ §Ã ±ÍœÁÅÏžÃ!
„žÁê¥Á Â¨Å üʬÊà ‡ÁÅÑ©Á §ÍüŨŨÅÏ™ÁžÁÅ

CAMERA PAN ONTO THE CHILLED ASSISTANTS, STILL HOLDING DURGA.

GOWDA (cont'd)
€¦ÁêÂ§ÁÅ úʧÁōÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ, ©ÁžÁ¨Ï™Âë

GOWDA walks to the exit mumbling.

GOWDA (cont'd)
Á, ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á ¨ÌúÃÖþÁ ³ÎÏ™÷¨Å ¡É§ÃÂ¦ Âþà ‡¢É÷ÛÑ
¨ÊÁÅϙ £Ì¦êÏžÃ

Gowda walks out into rain as associates follow, as Gowda


takes off in his jeep, Durga’s kid runs out of home and cries
back inside.
CUT TO: JEEP
TIRES

85 INT. VILLAGE HOME - NIGHT : DURGA’S NEWS 85

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 177.
85 CONTINUED: 85

UNDER POURING RAIN GOWDA’S JEEP HALTS NEAR AN INTERSECTION


CLOSE TO MITHRA’S HOME, PAN TO LATHA READING NEAR THE WINDOW,
VIKKI AND NIKKI BUSY WITH HOMEWORK.
Mithra and a couple of workers are busy peeling coconuts,
sitting in front of TV and a pile of coconuts by the side.
Mithra turns attentive to the news.

NEWS READER (ON TV)


Breaking news, ¥Á ÂþÍÌÏ™Á granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ
contract÷Û ¥ÄžÁ ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ þɨ Ãë œÁÏ supreme court
œÄ§ÂéþÃÏúÃþÁ stay order þà ƒ§ÍüÅ §ÁžÁÅâ úʦÁ™ÁÏ
ü§ÃÃÏžÃ, ¥Á§Í©Ë¡Áô granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ þçÂí¬ÃœÁŨ
¬ÁϐÁÏ þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ žÁŧÂÓ ¢Áë ³Âž÷ €Á³ÂéœÁÅàÂ
¥Á§Á›ÃÏú§ÁÅ, žÄþà ©ÉþÁōÁ ¡Áë ¥ÁÅŽ ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ
Á¬ÁàÏ „ÏžÁÏýÆ ©ÁúÃÖþÁ €§Í¡Á›¨Ãä ¦ÁþÁ ©ÉÏýþÊ œÃ¡Ãå
ÌýÂÛ§ÁÅ

Mithra gets up as Sombabu and a few people show up at the


front door.

SOMBABU
žÁŧÂÓþà úÁϡʪ§ÁÏ™Ê, ¨ÏüÍ™ÁōÁŨŠ‚Ïýà ¥ÄžÁ £™Ã
žÂ§ÁśϏ úÁϱ§ÁÏ™Ê

ZOOM PAN ON MITHRA REACHING OUT FOR THE SHIRT, AND WALK OUT,
ANGLED FROM TV.
CUT TO YARD.

MITHRA
þÁÅ©ÃíÏýÍì „Ï™ÁÅ

Mithra gets in the jeep, accelerates on dirty wet drive way.


GOWDA notice Mitrha’s jeep approaching, turns off lights and
lean onto the wheel posing to be sleeping.
CUT TO: CROWD
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 178.

86 INT. DURGA HOME - NIGHT : MOURN AND ANGER 86


Mithra looks down at Durga’s mourning family and kids, walks
back into the crowd on the street, a lorry halts in front of
Mithra filled with angry villagers with various weapons.

VILLAGER 1
žÄþÉ¥ Á Âé £Éü©Â™Á ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ œÁÁ¨™Ã±Í©Â¨÷ §É¦÷,
³ÂÏœÁϏÁÅÏýÊ §ÉÁœÁÏ žÂÁÅœÁÅþÂä§÷ þ Ì™ÁōÁŨÅ,

VILLAGER 2
§ÁÏ™Âë , ±ÌžÁÅâþ
à Á¨Âì  £Â¬Ã §É™Ã
Ý Â™ÁÅ ¥Á¬Ë±Í©Â¨,
þ̙ÁōÁÅ ¥Á™ÁݧÁÅì üɦÁê™ÁÏ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡ÊýÌ®ÁòÊ
žÉ¨ðþÁōÁÅþÂä™Â?

VILLAGER3
 ¨ÍÃ Â™Ã ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ÁÆ ™Â œÊ¨ÅžÂâÏ ¡ÁžÁ§Â, žÍë à ¨ÏüÂ
Ì™ÁƍÁÅ

Mithra notice Durga’s elder kid following the crowd, getting


in the lorry, boiling with innocent anger.
Mithra notice Durga’s kid, grinding teeth shivering with
anger under rain, lurking mobility. Mithra walks to the kid
and pulls him out of the crowd and walks away. Protestors
pause and look at Mithra, most of them follow gradually.
CUT TO:
DOCUMENTS

87 INT. COLLECTOR HOME - NIGHT : BADI OR BASI REDDY 87


Mithra places the documents on dining table, sitting across
the collector.

MITHRA
ring road ¥ÄžÁ supreme court approve úʬÃþÁ
original sketch

Mithra pulls the kid close.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 179.
87 CONTINUED: 87

MITHRA (cont'd)
©Ä™ÁÅ žÁŧÂÓ Ì™ÁōÁÅ, ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ¡Áô¬ÁàÁÏ ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþÃ
£™ÃÉ¨Âà™Í ÁœÃà£ýÅۍÁÅþà £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ ¥ÄžÁÉ¨Âà™Í ¥Ä úÊœÁ¨Íì
„ÏžÃ, ƒ ³ÂÑÏ ¨Í £¨Ã¬ÃþÁ ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ ¨œÍ ±ÂýÅ
£¨¥ËþÁ þ¦ÁÁŨÅþÂä§Áþà ÁÆ ™Â ¥ÄÁÅ žÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ, ÂþÄ
ƒ§ÍüÊžÄ ©Â®Áò Á®Áò¨Íì ±ÌÏÊ Á¬Ã ÁþÂä £¨¥ËϞà ÂžÁÅ.

Mithra pause and leans forward.

MITHRA (cont'd)
Á¨
É ÁÛ§÷ Â§ÁÆ ! ƒ ±ÌϏÁÅþÁþÁä™Áō
Ý Í™ÂþÍà ¥ÄÃ§Á©Ë
þ¨ŏÁÅ ÁÏý¨Šý˥ìÁÅàþÂä, €žÃ žÂýÃœÊ  ÁÅÏ¡Áô¨Í
þÊþÁÆ ŠÁ™ÎäœÂ

Mithra gets up and walks with the kid as Collector looks at


the file.
CUT TO: CATTLE

88 INT/EXT. VILLAGE HOME - NIGHT : OMNI TRUTH & ZERO GRAVITY 88


Pan from cattle onto Gowda & his associate jumping the wall,
settle down hiding behind the cattle. Bangaru wakes up from
sleep noticing the gang, panics and acts sleepy when GOWDA
turns to him with the sniper. GOWDA notice Latha and kids
dining inside by the window.
GOWDA shows the spot to Damu in the drive way, Damu moves out
holding the bomb,starts digging, Bangaru feels increasingly
nervous.
Damu plants bomb in the ditch and covers it up and runs back,
Approaching jeep through the rain, far away.
(Distant conversation

NIKI
!  ©Éϙà Âì¬÷ þžÄ

VIKKI
€öÁ, þžÄ

(CONTINUED)
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88 CONTINUED: 88

LATHA
úÃþÍä™ÁÅ ÁžÂ ©ÁžÃ¨Ã¡ÉýÛ©Ê, ‚ύÍýà ÌþáəÁœÂþÁÅ þčÁÆ

NIKKI
úÃþÍä™ÊÏ ÂžÁÅ, §Î™Ä ©Â™ÁÅ

LATHA
ˆ¦÷ úÁÅ¡÷! Á¥ÁÅéþÁ œÃþÁÅ!

Nikki turns to plate as Vikki poses victorious).


Nikki suddenly screams pointing to the window on the other
side, Latha turns to notice Bhasha lurking and jump off the
wall like a ghost, Sombabu and others rush out to chase.

SOMBABU
ˆ¦÷! ‡©Á™Âë €ÁÑ ™Â? §Ê¦÷!

Bhasha’s shadow under the approaching jeep lights, fades into


dark, Mithra halts the jeep in the drive way.

MITHRA
‡¥ËϞçÂ?

SOMBABU
‡©Á§Í Â¡Áô ÂœÁàþÂä§ÁÅ £Â£Æ, ±Â¡Á üƬà žÁ™ÁŬÁōÁÅÏžÃ,
žÌ§ÃÃþÁýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ þ¦Á Â¨Å

Mithra looks back as Golie is screaming and fluttering as


people carry him under rain.

GOLIE
Š§Ê¦÷ ¥Ä chase Ä þÁÆ ˆ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¨ÃύÁÅ ¨ÉžÁŧÂ! þÂ
¥ÉÅ Á§ÂªÊ¥ÉÂþÃ, border œÌÃÑ þÁ žÁÁÓ§ÁÅäÏúà ÁþáÃúÃÖþÁ
ÊžÁ¨Âì ÁÅ¥ÉÅéžÁŨÅàþÂä™ÁÅ

SomBabu recognizes Golie and start punching.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 181.
88 CONTINUED: (2) 88

SOMBABU GOLIE
Š§Ê þÁÅ©Âí, ‡þÃä žÁ¥ÁÅé¨ÅÏýÊ þÁþÊä (crying)
žÂ§Á™ÁŏÁŜ©Áô§Â? ±ÌžÁÅâþ÷ ýâÃþ÷ ÌýÍì £Â©Â,
žÂ§Á™Ã Ê™ÁÅ £Â£Í, ˆüÉÏýþÁōÁÅþà ŠžÃ¨ÊªÂ,
‡©Á§ÁÅ ¡Áϱ§Âë þ Ì™ÁÂ þÃþÁÆ ä

Mithra recognizes Golie in dark.

MITHRA
™ÌäžÁ¨Âë , ¥ÁÅ´ÂÛ©ÁœÂ§ÁÏ¨Í ‚ÁÑ ™ÊÏ üÊœÁàþÂä©Áô§Â
þÁÅ©Áõí?

GOLIE
(crying)
€¦Êê¦Á¬÷ ¢Ë¨¦Á ÂêþÁÅ £Â©Â

MITHRA
€ÏýÊ ±Â¬Á©ÁôœÂþÁþà €ÏœÁ £¨ÏÂ þÁ¥ Á Âé©Â? ¨ÍþÁÃ
žÄ¬ÉÑ ¨Ãì þÉœÃàþÁ þÄ®ÁÅò £Ì¦÷

Golie is lead by the people on driveway, sniper view, cam pan


from the bomb onto Mithra, people approach. GOWDA turns to
Damu holding the remote, signals the sequence of events for,
(sniper, bomb blast and point blank attacks).
Bangaru moans and struggles as Mithra approach the spot,
shocked to notice someone in between. Bhasha stands blocking
the sniper view. Bhasha smacks GOWDA with a thick metal
chain, looks at Damu holding the remote, smacks him,
associates take shots at Bhasha who runs into the cattle
untying them one by one.
Mithra rush to the shelter, GOWDA triggers the bomb, Bhasha
delivers a death blow to GOWDA. Mithra ducks the mis-timed
blast and looks through cattle to find all four of the
perpetrators lying down amidst restless cattle. Bangaru
unties himself and runs through the drive way screaming, Damu
craws up, jumps off the wall and runs into the street.

BANGARU
©Â¥ÉÂé £ÂÏ£Í! ‹§Âä¦ÁþÍ £ÂÏ£Í! £ÂÏ£Í!

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 182.
88 CONTINUED: (3) 88

SOMBABU SHACKLES THE CATTLE BACK INTO THE SHELTER AS MITHRA


FOLLOWS BHASHA WALKING EVASIVE.

MITHRA
¤Â´Â!

Bhasha looks into Mithra’s eyes drifts away.

MITHRA (cont'd)
¤Â´Â!

Bhasha runs onto the streets grunting, Mithra chases him deep
into the village and grabs him back at the cattle shelter,
Bhasha look disturbed and tries to break away.

MITHRA (cont'd)
(shakes up)
¤Â´Â, ¤Â´Â, þÁþÁÅä úÁÆ ™ÁÅ!

Bhasha looks deep into Mithra’s eyes, tries to run away,


Mithra holds him with force yelling.

MITHRA (cont'd)
¤Â´Â, ¤Â´Â! ‡ÁÑ ™ÃÉ¨Âà©÷? ‡©Á§Ã Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏəÁàþÂä©÷?

Bhasha slides down to Mithra’s knees.

BHASHA
(ruptured and dense)
©Ã¥ÁōÃà Í¬ÁÏ, ©Ã¥ÁōÃà Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏÁŞĬÁàþÂä ³Âí¥Ä!
±ÂœÃÁ ¬ÁÏ©ÁœÁð§Â¨Å ¥Á™ à ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä ±Â±ÂþÃä ¥Éˆ ¥É¬Ã
£§ÁÅ©Ë ©Ã¥ÁōÃà Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏÁŞĬÁàþÂä ³Â¥Ä!

Bhasha cries hold Mithra’s knees tight, Mithra is puzzled.

SLOW ZOOM ONTO BHASHA.


CUT TO: PHONE

89 INT. LOKI HOME - NIGHT : THE SETBACK 89

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 183.
89 CONTINUED: 89

FOLLOW PHONE, GOWDA PICKS UP THE PHONE.

DAMU (V.O.)
target backfire €¦êϞà ³Â§÷, ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ‡©Á™Í ¤Â´Â
€Ïý, úÉžÁ§ÁÌýÂÛ™ÁÅ

GOWDA hangs the phone and looks at Loki.

BASI REDDY
(pause)
¤Â´Â!

Loki looks with a smirk, finishes the drink, Basi Reddy gets
up a bit nervous.

Basi REDDY (cont'd)


þÊþÃÏýÍà £Ì¦÷ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁϡóÂà ÂþÃ, €¡Áôå™ÁލÁ
œÁ¨Å¡Áô¨Ê³ÍÑþà üÁ§Áà  „Ï™ÁÅ

Loki seem uninterested.

LOKI
€©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÉ¨Ãì ¡Á™ÁÅÍ §É™ÊÝ, þ ©Êý ¡ÁÁœÍ ÂžÁÅ,
±Âë ›Â¨ Í¬ÁÏ ÂþʍžÁÅ.... þéÁô§ÁÅ üĨÃÖ ±ÌÁÅÑœÁÅþÁä
ŠÁ þÃüÂþÂä¡Á™Áþ à .à ..

Basi Reddy scratches head in confusion, thinks Loki is mad


and walks out of the room.

BASI REDDY
target miss €©Á™ÁÏ ¥Á Â¥ÁÆ ¨Ê þ¦ÁÅ™Í, ƒ§ÍüÅ
ÂÁÅÏýÊ §Ê¡Áô

LOKI
‚ Á targets ˆÏ ¥ÃÁ¨ÊìžÁÅ ‡¨Ãì ¡Á™ÁÅÍ §É™ÊÝ

Basi Reddy stares for a moment in confusion, leaves the


office, Loki gets up amidst intense thunder, wind and
lightening, walks towards a shelf, pulls out a revolver,
checks for bullets and flips it closed.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 184.
89 CONTINUED: (2) 89

WIDE VIEW AS LOKI WALKS TOWARDS THE ENTRY DOOR AND SETS IT
WIDE OPEN AS HARD WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE CURTAINS, SITS AT
THE DINING TABLE, FIXES A DRINK AND LOOKS AT THE PORTRAIT OF
VISHVA ROOPAM.

LOKI SLOWLY SLIPS BACK TO THINKING THE GRAND ECLIPSE.


(Transition BGM into black & white flash back).
CUT TO: KOTA
GIRI

90 EXT. VILLAGE OUTSKIRTS - DUSK : THE GRAND ECLIPSE 90

FLASH CUTS OF CAMPAIGN CONFLICT AT DUSK, KOTA GIRI STABS


KESAVA AND ABSCONDS WITH ALL HIS PEOPLE, LOKI CHASES KOTA
GIRI BUT TURNS BACK TO ATTEND KESAVA, GETS KESAVA INTO THE
OPEN TOP JEEP UNDER THE BREEZY DUSK, BHASHA DRIVES.

AS THE SUN TURNS RED FACING A TOTAL ECLIPSE, LOKI IS SITTING


IN THE BACK HOLDING KESAVA’S HEAD ON LAP, JEEP PIERCE THROUGH
BY THE FIELDS FACING THE VULNERABLE SUN, KESAVA FEELS DRIED
OUT.

KESAVA
¨ÍÄ! þÄ®ÁÅò

LOKI
ŠÁ ÁÏý¨Í ¬Ãåý¨÷ É¨Âà¥ÁþÂä, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÄ®ÁÅò œÂÌžÁÅâ

Kesava struggles and coils in pain.

KESAVA
ŠÏýÍì ˆ¥Ä ¨ÊžÁŧÂ, ¡ÁžÃ þåô¨ŠÁÆ ™Â £œÁÁ¨ÊþÁÅ
¡ÁÏ™Âë , ŠÏýÍì ˆÏ ¨ÊžÁŧÂ...

Loki feels worried looking at Kesava.

LOKI
¤Â´Â £Ï™Â±Í

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 185.
90 CONTINUED: 90

Jeep stops on the road amidst paddy fields, Bhasha runs into
the fields with a can, Loki holds Kesava in his lap, A moment
of silence and anxiety.

KESAVA
(groany)
¨ÍÄ....

Loki is inattentive and looking out for Bhasha.

KESAVA (cont'd)
(airy)
¨ÍÄ... þÊþÁÅ ±ÍœÊ þ ³ÂáþÏ
Á ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?

Loki turns a bit puzzled (Intercut from present Loki).

KESAVA (cont'd)
þÊþÁÅ úÁ¬Êà þ ³ÂàþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?

KESAVA (cont'd)
þ ¡Ã¨ì¨Ã œÁÏ™Ãë Â,, þ œÁÏ™Ãë Ã £Ã™
ÁÝ Â þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?
…§Ã þ¦ÁÁřÏ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?

Loki looks down touched and nods, picks up water from Bhasha
and feeds, Kesava settles down, Bhasha runs to the front.

JEEP TAKES OFF, INTERCUTS AS KESAVA START FEELING BETTER.


Loki’s faces an increasing conflict of thoughts as the
eclipse progresses.

RAMP CUTS ON WOUND, LOKI, KESAVA, ECLIPSE AND BHASHA, LOKI


LOOKS DOWN AT KESAVA AS HE COMES TO THE EVIL DETERMINATION,
BHASHA NOTICE THE DEADLY SILENCE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR AS IT
TURNS COMPLETELY DARK UNDER TOTAL ECLIPSE.

KESAVA (V.O.) (cont'd)


þÊþÁÅ ±ÍœÊ þ ³ÂàþÏ
Á ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?? .....þÊþÅÁ ±ÍœÊ þÂ
³ÂàþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â? …§Ã þ¦ÁÁřÏ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 186.
90 CONTINUED: (2) 90

LOKI GRADUALLY CLUTCHES KESAVA’S NECK WITH BOTH HANDS


SQUEEZES TIGHT WITH UTMOST DETERMINATION, KESAVA FLUTTERS FOR
LIFE, BHASHA NOTICES THE SCENE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, DRIVES
THE JEEP INTO THE PADDY FIELDS.

BHASHA RUNS TO THE REAR OF THE JEEP, NOTICE KESAVA LYING


STILL, LOKI LOOKS ACCOMPLISHED AND GRADUALLY TURNS CONSCIOUS
AS THE SUN COMES OUT, LOKI LOOKS AT KESAVA STUNNED, FEELS
INCREASING DISTURBED WITH REMORSE.

LOKI
€þÂä, €þÂä, €þÂä, €þÂä,

LOKI GETS OUT OF THE JEEP FEELING BREATHELESS, WANDERS IN THE


FIELDS.

LOKI (cont'd)
ƒ ¡Áþà úʬÃϞà þÊþÁÅ ÂžÁŧÂ, þÂÊžÍ ¡ÁõþÃÏžÃ, ¤Â´Â!

Long wide zoom as Loki covers face with both hands.

LOKI (cont'd)
¦ÉÂê ¤Â´Â, ¤Â´Â!,!, ƒ ±Â±ÂþÉä¨Â ¥ÉŦÁêþÁŧÂ, ƒ
±Â±ÂþÉä¨Â ¥ÉŦÁêþÁŧ žÊ©Áô™Â!

Loki grabs Bhasha with overwhelming guilt, controls himself.

LOKI (cont'd)
‡¨Ãì ¡ÉžÁâ¦ÁêÃ úÉ¡Áõå, üÉ¡Áå§Â, ©ÁúÃÖ þÁþÁÅä þÁ§ÃÉ¦Áê¥ÁþÂë

BHASHA
þÊþÁÅ ¡ÉžÁâ¦Áê ¥ÁþëÃþà ÂžÁ¦ Á Âê, þÄ ¥ÁþëÃþÃ...

Loki looks at Bhasha with changing thoughts.

LOKI
þÄ ¨ÉÁÑ þÄ ¦Áü¥Á ÂþÃœÍ, þ ¨ÉÁÑ þ ¦Áü¥Á ÂþÃœÍ

TIME TRANSITION AS THE SON COMPLETELY COMES OUT OF THE


ECLIPSE, LOKI STANDS LOOKING AT BHASHA, THINKING IN GUSTY
BREEZE.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 187.
90 CONTINUED: (3) 90

CAMERA PAN TO BHASHA’S YOUNG AND CLEAR FACE, TRANS TO THE OLD
GUILTY FACE.
VOICE CUT TO:
BHASHA

91 INT. VILLAGE HOME - NIGHT : ZERO GRAVITY 91

BHASHA (V.O.)
€ÏžÁ§Ã ¨ÉÁÑ ¨Æ œÊ¨ÊÖ ¦Áü¥Á Âþà ¡ËþÁÅþÂä™ÁþÃ
œÉ¨Å¬Áō͙ÂþÍà üÄ©ÃœÁ Â¨Ï ¡ÁýÃÛϞà ³Âí¥Ä

MITHRA STANDS NUMB UNDER ‘ZERO GRAVITY’. (REF: TARKOVSKY’S


SOLARIS) THE RAIN, CATTLE AND OTHER FLYING OBJECTS SUSPENDED
FREE OF GRAVITY AS MITHRA LIFTS BHASHA UP CLOSE TO HIS FACE,
IN SHEER DISBELIEF.

BHASHA (cont'd)
ƒ þÃüÏ žÂúÁ™ÁÏ ÁþÂä úÉ¡Áå™ÁϨÍþÊ ‡ÁÅÑ©Á þÌ¡ÁôåÏžÁþÃ
œÉ¨Ã¬Ã ÁÆ ™Â, £§ÁÅ©Áô ¥ÉŦÁê¨ÊÁ üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä ³Âí¥Ä

Bhasha looks light and free, lightening, shelter collapses


under the wind as gravity comes alive.
CUT TO: LOKI

92 INT. LOKI HOME - NIGHT : AXIS OF TIME 92

LOKI LIGHTS CIGAR, COCKS THE GUN AND WAITS LOOKING AT THE
WAVY CURTAIN, PAN. INTERCUT OF LOKI TAPPING THE GUN ON TABLE
WITH FEAR OF SILENCE.

PAN FROM THE DRIPPING SHAKY TABLE CANDLE TOWARDS THE FRONT
DOOR AS MITHRA EMERGES, FOLLOW OUT FOCUS IN LOKI’S POV AS
MITHRA APPROACHES, SITS ACROSS LOOKING INTO LOKI’S EYES.

LOKI POINTS THE GUN AT MITHRA AS BHASHA STANDS AT FRONT DOOR,


LOKI HOLDS THE GUN WITH A DEJECTED SMIRK.
A long silence, Loki holds the gun back.

(CONTINUED)
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92 CONTINUED: 92

MITHRA
ÁÅ ÷, ú©ÁôÁþÂä þÃü¥Ê ¤Â§Á¥Áþà ©ÁžÃ¨Ê¬ÁÅàþÂä©Â?...úÁÏ¡Áô..
‚ύ þÃü¥ÊÏýÍ œÉ¨Äþà ¤Áë ¥¨ Á Í „þÂä...þÃüÂþÃä
üħÃßÏúÁōÁÅþÊ ¨Í¡Áô úÁÏ¡Áô...

Loki gets up and stands away looking at Savithri’s image.

RETRACTIVE-ZOOM (BG CONTROL) FROM BEHIND.

MITHRA (cont'd)
±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ þÄ ±Â±ÂþÃä úʬÃþÁ ÁÆ ýÍìþÊ ±ÂœÃ¡ÉýÂÛ©÷! Á,
‡þÃä ¡Áô§Â›Â¨ÉœÃ Ãþ þÃþÁÅä œÊ¨ ÌýÊÛ ±ÂœÁë ¨ÊžÁÅ... þčÁÅ
œÄ§ÁÅåþÃúÊÖ ªÂ¬ÁþÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ

Loki walks across the table as the candle flaps to survive.

LOKI
ÁÆ , ‹³Â§Ã  ¡Áô§Â›Â¨Å žÂýà úÁÆ ™ÁÅ, €©Á¬Á§Â¨ Í¬ÁÏ
žÂ§ÁÅì œÌÊÑ ±ÂœÁë ¨Å œÁ¡Áå Ä§Í¨Æ ©Ã¨þ÷¨Æ
¨Ê§ÄþÂýÁϨÍ...

Loki turns to Mithra with wide eyes.

LOKI (cont'd)
Á!¥ÁÏúà úÉ™ÁŨϜÁ œÊýÂ ÁþáÃÏúÊ ¬ÁÆ œÂë ¨ËœÊ žÊþ à Í
‚þÃä ªÂ³Âàë ¨Æ, ¥ÁœÂ¨Æ? ¥ÁþÃ«Ã¨Í ÁÆ §ÁōÁű̦þÁ
ŸÁ§Áé Ï ŠÁÑ ýÊ, € Ï
Á ! ±ÂÊ ±Âë ›Ãþà ÁžÃ¡Ê þÃüÏ ŠÁÑ ýÊ,
Á¨Ã! ¡Á§ÃœÁ¡ÃÏúÊ œÁé þÁ¨Âì ªÂªÃÏúÊ ªÁÌàý Á ,Ê ªÁ!

Loki mellows down thinking back in time.

LOKI (cont'd)
ªÁ ¥ÁŬçÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¨ÍúÁþÁ ¥Á¬ Á Á £Â§ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ, þÄœÄ
þÃü¦œÄ¨Å Ì¨Ã¥Ã¨Í Ì©ÌíœÁÅà¨Âì Á§ à ±
à ͜¦÷.... 
§ÍüÅ ³ÂíŸÄþÁÏ¨Í ¨ÊÁÅϙ úʬÃþÁ œÁ¡Áôå Í¬ÁÏ
üÄ©ÃœÁ¥ÁϜ ¨ÉÑ Á úɨ¬ ìà Æ
Á þ
à Ê „þÂä.., œÁÏ™Ãë ¨Â, ¤Á§¨
àÁ Â,
£ÏýÍë œÅÁ ¨Â... ¨ÍúÃÏúà œÁ¡Áôå úʬÃþÁ ©Â™ËäœÊ §ÍüÊ ©Ä™Ãä
úÁÏ¡Ã þÃüÂþÃä ±ÂœÃ¡ÉýÊ۩™Ãä

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 189.
92 CONTINUED: (2) 92

LOKI (cont'd)
ÂþÄ ƒ ¡Áë ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í ƒ ÁÏý žÂýà þÊþÁÅ £œÁÂ¨ÏýÊ ¥Ä§ÁÅ
ú©¨Ã, þ ¬Áí§ÁÆ ±ÂþÃä ‡œÃàúÁÆ ¡Ê ÁŧÁÅà¨þÄä
úɧ
à ±
à ͩ¨Ã....

Loki points gun at Bhasha, Mithra pushes it away, gun slides


out. Bhasha gets into the muddle and try to muscle Loki away,
Mithra commands Bhasha to stay away and lets Loki continue
the beating.

LOKI (cont'd)
þÄ ©É¨ÅœÁŧÁÅœÍ þÁÅþÁä ŠÊ ŠÁ žÄ±ÂþÃä účý
Á à úʪ©÷,
þÁþÁÅä þÃüϏ §Â¯Á¬ÁÅ™Ãä úʪ©÷... Á³Â¦ þÃüÂþÃä
úÁÆ ™Â¨þÌúÂÖ©Â? úÁÆ ™ÁÆ , úÁÆ ¬Ã þÂ¨Í „þÁä účÁýÃþ
účÁýà ¥ÃϏÁÅ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ  účÁýÍì Á¨Ã¬Ã±Í.

As Loki gets tired of beating, Mithra holds his knees tight,


moaning something that catches Loki in a surprise.

MITHRA
(in agony)
þÂþÂä..... þÂþÂä....

Loki is stuck with Mithra’s connotation, puzzled, drops the


wedge, collapses in the chair with a heavy heart.

MITHRA (cont'd)
þÊþÁÅ þÃþÁÅä úÁϱ¨þà §Â¨ÊžÁÅ þÂþÂä.... þÄúÊœÃ¨Í úÁúÊÖÏœÁ
¡Êë ¥Á þÄ ¥ÄžÁÅϞÏÂþÄ, ‚ύ þÃþÁÅä úÁÏ¡ÊÏœÁ Í¡ÁÏ
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Mithra looks up at Loki, distorted and determined.

MITHRA (cont'd)
þ ±Âë ›Â¨Íàà úÁ¨ì£™ÁœÂ©ÁÏýÊ œÄ¬ÁōÍ....

Loki turns pale, Mithra bows both hands with gushing tears.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 190.
92 CONTINUED: (3) 92

MITHRA (cont'd)
þÁÅ©ÊíÏ úɱÂå©Í þÁ§ÁãÏ Â¨ÊžÅÁ ....ÂþÄ þÄ ©Ê«ÁÏ
úɧÁ¡Á ÁÅϙ ƒ þÂýÁÏ ‚¨ÂÊ ¥ÁŏóÂà©Â?.....ƒ þÃüÏ þÂ
žÊ©ÁœÁþÁÅ üʧÁ ÅÁ ϙ úÁÆ ³Âà©Â?.....

LOKI REMAINS NUMB LOOKING AT MITHRA.

CAM RETRACT REVEALING INTERPOLATED MIRROR REFLECTIONS AND


FRACTAL IMAGERY, STREET LIGHTS TURN UP, SURROUNDING ROOMS LIT
UP, EXCEPT FOR THE LIVING ROOM.
CUT TO: STREET

92a EXT. STREET - NIGHT : EESWARA 92a


(vaalina poddunu chusi iruvuru eesvaraaa.... parameswara)

CAMERA PAN ONTO MITHRA SLOWLY WALKING THROUGH THE WET STREET
HOLDING SAVITHRI’S PHOTO AGAINST CHEST.
CUT TO: CLOCK

CAMERA ON CLOCK, FLAPPING CANDLE DRIPPING WINDOW SILLS,


CAMERA TIGHT ON LOKI TURNING TO BHASHA STANDING BY THE DOOR,
LOKI IS STILL, BHASHA SLOWLY WALKS OUT LEAVING LOKI ALONE.

LOKI SHUTS THE MAIN DOOR AND WINDOWS ALL AROUND, CUTS THE GAS
TUBE WITH CIGAR CUTTER.

CAMERA PAN FROM BLURRY SHOWCASE REVEALING MYTHICAL IMAGERY ON


THE WALLS, REVEAL LOKI STANDING WITH A CANDLE IN FRONT OF THE
INTERPOLATED MIRRORS, PULLS IT CLOSE TO LIGHT THE CIGAR.

CANDLE TURNS OFF IN THE WIND, A MOMENT OF PITCH DARK, FLARING


CIGAR TIP AS LOKI INHALES IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR, TRIGGER A
LOOMING FIRE BALL, BHASHA STOPS FOR MOMENT HEARING THE SOUND.

INTERCUTS OF FLOWING GAS, SAVITHRI LIGHTING CANDLES IN FRONT


OF IDOLS, MITHRA ON THE SWING LOOKING AT DASARADH’S IMAGE.

(CONTINUED)
VRC Media & Ent Prod NO 1 - Screenplay by Deva Katta - Mar 17, 2009. 191.
92a CONTINUED: 92a

MITHRA RESTS HIS HEAD ON LATHA’S LAP.

EPILOGUE
In the end... I am nothing but a seed of light
(ROLLING TITLES)

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