Treatment for a feature film titled Love at last sight

written by LakshmiNarayana(Chinnagadu).
{Thi s i s an of f beat comedy about a cr ot chet y mi sant hr ope ( Kr i shna-
Kr i shh) and a nai ve, i mpr essi onabl e young house r unaway ( Rukmi ni -
Rukku) . They ar e i n a l ap of i nvi si bl e l ove but When her upt i ght par ent s
ar r i ve t o r escue her , t hey ar e qui ckl y dr awn i nt o wi l dl y unexpect ed
r omant i c ent angl ement s .
I n t he end Ever yone, i ncl udi ng us, di scover s t hat f i ndi ng l ove i s
j ust a combi nat i on of l uck and Ever y human must appr eci at e t he val ue of
i t .
You hat e t hat gi r l t he most and you end up ki ssi ng her , gi vi ng al l
your l ove t o t hat gi r l , You l ove a gi r l and she becomes your l i f el ong
enemy bei ng your wi f e, under - cover l ove i s al l you cant say about , I f you
ar e sayi ng what s i t goi ng t o happen i n l ove t hen I amsur e i t s not what
you f eel i t i s.
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I t al l begi ns at a r oad- si de r est aur ant wi t h t he sel f nar r at i on of a
wor l d- cl ass gr ouch KRI SHNA, 40, ( usual l y cal l ed as Kr i sh) , a phi l osopher
ki nd of geni us . Despi t e of age 40, he al so has a l ong car eer i n r eadi ng
physi cs. Besi de f ai l ur e i n hi s at t empt s t o di scover Amy ( A Robot wi t h
f eel i ngs, whi ch can r espond t o human r eact i ons) , Kr i sh has hi s ear l y
f ai l ed l ove- st or y. Kr i shh i s such a geni us t hat he even knows we ar e
wat chi ng hi m, somet i mes he speaks t o us, when he want t o shar e
somet hi ng. When he speaks t o us, hi s f r i ends dont bel i eve t hat we
exi st , t hat t i me he says t hat "You f ool s bel i eve i n god, and say he wat ch
us and you cant bel i eve t hat t her e ar e at l east hal f t heat r e of audi ence
wat chi ng us, t hey ar e t her e wat chi ng us, j ust l i ke gods above, see some
one i s havi ng popcor n i n hi s hand, somebody havi ng hi s hand on t he gi r l s
t hi gh besi de hi m, J ust l i ke we ar e al l char act er s i n gods movi e, we ar e
char act er s i n t hei r movi e". At Pr esent Kr i sh spends hi s days gi vi ng
shel t er t o t our i st s vi si t i ng hi s pl ace. Hi s f unni est hobby was
expr essi ng hi s vi ews on t he gener at i on younger t o hi m. Kr i shh t i r ades t o
al l hi s col l eagues about t he wor t hl essness of ever yt hi ng. Hi s l i f e t i me
dr eamof wi nni ng Nobel pr i ze j ust st ood away as a dr eam. Kr i shh f anci es
hi msel f t hat he i s t he onl y one who f ul l y under st ood t he compl et e
meani ng of t hi s meani ngl ess l i f e. He bel i eves t hat human evol ut i on
st ar t ed f r om f i sh- - - - ( He has a t heor y f or i t and he has many t heor i es
wi t h hi m) . Al ways admi t s hi msel f t hat he i s not so f eel good per son, and
sar cast i cal l y says- I f you want t o f eel good, go have a fucking foot
massage,why me.
Kr i sh, once had a per f ect l i f e. He used t o t each physi cs at a
chr i st i an col l ege, he secr et l y l oved a beaut i f ul woman, Ramya( Ramya- madam)
who t each ENGLI SH. Kr i sh f el t t hat he i s f or t unat e, but he r eal i zed
unf or t unat e t hi ngs when Ramya mar r i ed t he same col l ege Pr i nci pal . That
was t he day he compl et ed hi s most of t he wor k on AMY , But i n pai n, He
t hr ows i t f r om t he 2
nd
f l oor . He mur der ed AMY. Af t er a day of agony, he
f el t ver y much sor r y t o Amy, because he bel i eves i t has f eel i ngs( Of -
cour se i t s what he i s t r yi ng t o cr eat e and make t he wor l d
bel i eve) . Af t er war ds he gave up hi s j ob and st ar t ed agai n wor ki ng on AMY
i n hi s r oom, He r emai ned unmar r i ed.
A r out i ne l i f e of Kr i sh t akes a t ur n One day, when he i s about t o
come t o hi s pl ace f r omr est aur ant , he wi t ness a gi r l bei ng assaul t ed by
a gr oup of pi mps. Kr i shna woul dn' t have r escued, but he di d( somet hi ng
makes hi m t o do so, you cal l i t f at e and he di dnt accept i t t hough) , he
saves her . But she set s hi m up, by beggi ng hi m t o be l et i nt o hi s
apar t ment . Seei ng t hat she i s hungr y and col d, he r el uct ant l y agr ees.
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Rukku, 24 t ur ns out t o be dewy- eyed i nnocent f r om Hyder abad. Kr i shna
hel pf ul l y t el l s her t o l eave t hi s pl ace and go home and he wi l l hel p her
t o r each home saf e . But she r ef uses sayi ng t hat she has dr eams t o r oam
t he wor l d and l i ve as she wi sh and st ar t a f l ower sel l i ng shop, and i t
wi l l make her happi er . But kr i shna says t o her t hat she wi l l end up
l i ke anot her pr ost i t ut e wi t h dr eams of beaut i f ul l i f e. She t akes i t
l i t er al l y and begs hi m t o pr ovi de shel t er unt i l she st ar t s her own
shop, and i t can make her not t ur n i nt o a pr ost i t ut e. Kr i shna al l ows her
t o st ay f or a f ew ni ght s. Kr i shna al ways r ant s t o her , expr essi ng hi s
vi ews t o her on ever yt hi ng. As t i me passes by, Rukku makes her sel f at
home, and she has no i nt ent i on of movi ng out . She cooks, cl eans ever yt hi ng,
she act s l i ke what ever y I ndi an wi f e does. Now what you ar e t hi nki ng ? ,
How beaut i f ul i s Rukku ??, You ask me and I cant move away wi t h out
sayi ng a poemsai d by Wor dswor t h year s back, She was a Phantom of delight
-When first she gleamed upon my sight;A lovely Apparition, sent To be a
moment's ornament; A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and
command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of angelic light.
A week af t er Rukku' s ar r i val , al l t he yout h near by, st ar t s
r oami ng i n f r ont of Kr i sh house. Those Boi l i ng r ed bl ooded bodi es wi t h
si x packs on cycl es and mot or bi kes, sur r ounds Kr i sh bui l di ng i n t he
ear l y mor ni ngs and l at e eveni ngs. They wr i t e l ove l et t er s, t hey t hr ow
bunches of r oses. Kr i sh hat es i t and cal l s t hem' Idle brains', and pl ans
somet hi ng t o st op t hem. Ever yday Kr i sh spends most of hi s t i me wor ki ng
on ( AMY) , he becomes deep concent r at ed i n AMY. Amy i s hi s dr eam t o
achi eve, hi s l i f e t o l i ve, he di dn t al l ow anyone t o t ouch AMY. Kr i sh s
co- f r i ends never expect ed t hat he i s goi ng t o t ake Rukku t o show t he
pl aces near by. But he does, act ual l y she made hi m do so, i t shocks
ever yone. They move al l over t he pl ace, Kr i sh di scuss l ot of t hi ngs wi t h
her . But ever yt i me at some poi nt he cal ms down when she l i t er al l y t akes
al l t he t hi ngs he sai d sat i r i cal l y.
As t hey r each home, t hat ni ght , event ual l y, Rukku dr ops a bombshel l :
She has devel oped a cr ush on hi m. She expl ai ns hi m about t he l i f e she
al ways dr eamabout ( Smal l home, a ki d, f l ower shop, TV, bi cycl e wi t h f r ont
seat ) . You shoul d see Kr i shna s f ace when she sai d STOP I T KI D. Bei ng
shocked, Kr i shna t el l s her , a beautiful girl l i ke her shoul d f i nd
somebody of her own age. He expl ai ns how l ove i s bei ng mi st akenl y
under st ood by pr esent gener at i on, t he speech as usual wi l l be f ant ast i c,
as Kr i sh adds hi s f l avor t o i t . But af t er l i st eni ng t o al l t hi s, she asks
You t hi nk I m beautiful???, and he gasps. . ' Ahhhhhhh shi t ' ( That s t he
pr obl emwi t h t he women) .
One ni ght When Kr i shh i s i n hi s r oom wor ki ng, Rukku sl owl y comes
i nt o t he door and see AMY, she i s sur pr i sed about t hat beaut i f ul t hi ng
, he wi t h l ot of happi ness and exci t at i on expl ai ns t o Rukku about i t , and
t el l s her t hat he wi l l get t he nobl e pr i ze t he ver y next year , i f he
compl et es i t , The l ast dat e t o send was by t he f est i val . He woul d have
done i t l ong back, But i t got l at e t hi s year and he t el l s t hat he want
t o enj oy i t bef or e hi s deat h, he don t want t o be anot her cr ook head
whose wor k wi l l be i dent i f i ed af t er t he deat h. Rukku i s i mpr essed agai n.
She t ouches Amy and she l i kes i t a l ot .
Mean whi l e Rukku meet s Raj ( Rocki ng r aj ) , a young man who i s
f ol l owi ng her si nce days at a f l ower gar den, whi l e she i s col l ect i ng
f l ower s. Raj i s mast er of f l i r t i ng. She i nt r oduces her sel f as an young
ent r epr eneur . Al t hough Rukku bewi l der s hi mby par r ot i ng Kr i shna s doom-
and- gl oom phi l osophy of l ove, i r r ever si bl e ear t h, and exi st ence, Not
l i st eni ng t o al l t hi s, he i nvi t es her t o a par t y t el l i ng her t hat t hey
wer e a bunch of ent r epr eneur ' s pl anni ng t o st ar t - up t hei r wor k . Whi l e
she' s out wi t h r aj , Kr i sh meet s hi s f r i ends at a r est aur ant and t el l s t o
hi s f r i ends t hat he wi l l l et her qui t t he pl ace, si nce hi s t i me i s bei ng
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wast ed. He has t o car r y wor k on hi s Amy. I t s OK, But Kr i shna br i ght ens
and l et s t he qui t t i ng pl an sl i p when he see her i n sar ee t hat ni ght she
r et ur ned f r om par t y of r aj . He asks her di d she l oved anyt hi ng, she i n
exchange says t hat i t s t he wor st par t y she ever saw and none of whom
knew t he f i r st t hi ng about Fi sh t heor y, not even Appl e t heor y t hat
Kr i sh t ol d her about , and she cal l s t hem' zombi es and apes' . Li st eni ng t o
her , Kr i shna i s st r uck by an unexpect edl y pl easur abl e appr eci at i on of
t he chance f act or i n l i f e. When she speaks about t he vast
unl i kel i hood, t hat t he pat hs of t wo such di ssi mi l ar peopl e woul d ever
cr oss( i . e. , Kr i sh and Rukku) , he becomes i mpr essed, hi s eyes spar kl es,
Hi s hear t has st ar t ed devel opi ng somet hi ng f or her , I t mi ght be l ove.
As t hey get al ong, l i f e appear s sur pr i si ngl y sat i sf yi ng f or Kr i sh,
he r ecogni zes t he val ue of cheer f ul ness i n l i f e, and she i s pr oud t o be
l oved by her , ( Kr i sh st i l l t hi nks t he t he of f er she made i s open, i s
i t ???) . Kr i shh st ar t s concent r at i ng on Amy, Rukku bel i eves i n hi m,
suppor t s hi m, Kr i sh wi t h a f l ower i ng hear t wat chi ng Rukku ever y moment .
But , al l t he happi ness of Kr i shh i s i nt er r upt ed by t he sudden ar r i val of
Rukku' s st r ai t - l aced mot her , LATHA.
She has come t o t he pl ace f i ndi ng Rukku. ( One t hi ng about
r ukku' s mot her Lat ha i s , what ever she does, she t el l s t o her husband,
she phones hi m ever y second) . Rukku i nt r oduces Kr i sh as her l ove, ( Kr i sh
i s on cl oud9) . Di scover i ng t hat her daught er i s l i vi ng wi t h an eccent r i c
cur mudgeon decade ol der t han her , she f ai nt s. She expl ai ns Kr i sh and
asks hi m t o act l i ke hi s l ove, Kr i shh di dn t l i ke t he wor d act
l i ke, but cal ms down. I n an ef f or t t o r educe t he awkwar dness of t he
si t uat i on, Kr i sh t akes t he t wo of t hemout t o l unch wi t h hi s co- f r i ends.
Whi l e at t he r est aur ant , Lat ha encount er s Kar t hi k, a handsome young man
who i s capt i vat ed by Rukku, Lat ha i s f asci nat ed by hi m, besi des he i s an
act or t ur ned out TV ser i es di r ect or , and i t adds i nf i ni t y i n t he vi ew of
Lat ha.
Lat ha st ar t s boast i ng about a guy ( Kar t hi k) i n f r ont of
Rukku, and r ant s many t hi ngs about l ove t o her , down t he l i ne she shar es
her wonder f ul ( she says i t ) l ove st or y wi t h Rukku and t el l s her t hat she
woul dn t have been happi er i f she woul d have mar r i ed t he guy she l oved
l ong back. But Rukku f eel s t hat i t woul d have been bet t er i f her mot her
woul d have mar r i ed t he guy she l oved, and she asks her about t he guy,
what he' s doi ng, her mot her r epl i es l i ke he r emai ned unmar r i ed. Rukku
speaks t o her sel f "He l oved t r ul y and her mot her st i l l t hi nki ng t hat she
had l oved t oo" and t hey had a l i t t l e debat e. Rukku says she di dn t l i ke
t he envi r onment of t hei r house , i t s af f ect i ng her car eer , she di dn t
l i ke anyt hi ng t her e, so mat er i al i st i c.
What ever i t mi ght be, But Rukku' s mot her di dn' t st op her
t r ai l s of maki ng Kar t hi k meet Rukku. One day Kar t hi k i nt r oduces hi msel f
t o her . She get l i t t l e exci t ed t hat he i s a di r ect or . But she keeps her
l evel s i n l i mi t .
The ver y next day Rukku' s f at her , HARANATH comes t o t he pl ay.
He al so hat es Kr i shh, f at her meet s Rukku and t el l s her about hi s l ove
st or y and t he same t hi ng he says. He woul d have not been happi er i f he
woul d have mar r i ed t he gi r l he l oved l ong back, whi l e nar r at i ng t he l ove
st or y he r emember s her , we can see t ear s i n hi s eyes. She says t o hi m
You made a mi st ake dad, you st i l l di dn t f or get her ! , i can see t he wet
eyes and dr owned hear t , you l oved her and you di dn t r eal i ze i t . She
gr abs her pur se and t akes out t he pi ct ur e of her behi nd her mot her ' s
pi c. But Rukku' s f at her ar gues and t r y t o wi n over her by expl ai ni ng t he
ki nd of l i f e she shoul d be get t i ng i f she di dn t t ake t he choi ce.
Act ual l y Rukku di dn t show up l ong f eel i ngs f or Kr i sh now, But she t akes
t he si de of Love( Kr i sh) .
Mean whi l e Kr i sh wor ki ng on Amy, and st ar t s wr i t i ng
somet hi ng, f or mul at i ng, spendi ng mor e t i me on i t . Tomor r ow t he Fest i val
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begi ns, and l ot s of shoppi ng was goi ng t o happen t omor r ow, t he f est i val
comes once an year .
A ni ght bef or e t he f est i val Rukku' s par ent s meet Kr i sh, i n
AMY r oom. They speak har sh t o hi m, Kr i sh who used t o oppose even
super power , God, - don' t speak even a wor d. They hur t hi mdeep sayi ng t hat
he i s t oo ol d and he i s exact opposi t e t o t hei r daught er and t hey ar e
pl anni ng t o make her mar r i ed t o Kar t hi k, an act or t ur ned out Tv show
di r ect or . I t hur t s hi m, deep down i nsi de t he hear t . Sun r i ses qui ck t he
ver y next day br i ght l i ght t ur ns i nsi de Kr i sh' s r oom, he i s st i l l
wor ki ng on AMY, he cant do i t , he i s unabl e t o get t he l ogi c. He t hr ows
hi s pen f i er cel y and st ands near t he wi ndow.
Out si de f est i val i s happeni ng, and t her e l ot of shoppi ng
t oo, l ot of peopl e pl ayi ng on r oads l ooks l i ke J at har a of Andhr apr adesh.
He st ands near t he wi ndow, Rukku' s par ent s wat ch hi m, he i s wat chi ng
somewher e, I mean he i s wat chi ng Rukku behi nd t hem, suddenl y hi s eyes
wat ch somet hi ng el se t oo, i t s Kar t hi k besi de her showi ng her
somet hi ng, Rukku' s mot her keeps her hand on her , she smi l es l ooki ng at
her . Kr i sh i s f r ust r at ed, he si t s back at hi s desk. He hi t s Amy, poor
Amy al ways t akes t he pai n, The sweet pai n, t he sweet est pai n of l ove. We
see Kr i shh' s St r ong body and weak hear t st andi ng at t he wi ndow,
si l houet t e of hi m. But t hi s t i me a Mi r acl e happened. The t hr own out AMY
st ar t s r espondi ng. Fuck ! ! ! , Fat e ki cks your back, gi f t s you back. I n a
sudden he st ar t s movi ng t o a book and t akes out t he nobl e pr i ze ar t i cl e.
He moves out of t he house wi t h a bag. When he i s movi ng out r ukku' s
par ent s wer e comi ng i nt o t he house. Lat ha t el ephone someone.
Out si de, Rukku i s wal ki ng down t he r oad. Kar t hi k meet s her
pr oposes her , Besi de t hem Lat ha and Har anat h wal ki ng, obser vi ng t hem.
The whol e t hi ng t ur ns down when she sl aps Kar t hi k. He st ands t her e
buzzed. Rukku f i nds t hat her mot her and f at her wer e t her e behi nd t hem,
she qui ckl y moves t o t hemand scol ds t hem, t hey say t hat i t s t oo bad t o
sl ap kar t hi k, and al so says t hat t he ol d gr ouch has l ef t ever yt hi ng and
r unaway wi t h t hat t al ki ng dol l . Hear i ng i t , Rukku l eaves al l of a sudden
t o home. She di dnt f i nd hi m. she l ooks at t he nobl e pr i ze post er .
Lonel y r ukku wal ks down t he st r eet . She i s al one, as she wal ks
down t he st r eet , she f i nds co- f r i ends of Kr i shh, she sear ches f or
kr i shh, he i s t her e , wi t h amy, showi ng i t t o f r i ends. AMY i s speaki ng t o
ever yone, j ust speaki ng l i ke Kr i shh. Rukku happi l y moves t o kr i shh and
hugs hi m. Ever y one i s happy, AMY si ngs a song. He di dnt sent i t t o nobl e
pr i ze compet i t i on, He i s cr yi ng, i t s a Gi f t t o r ukku. AMY, t he dr eam,
t he l i f e of Kr i sh i s gi f t ed t o a i nnocent ki d Rukku, He says "see what
l ove has done t o me, see i t made me l ose mysel f t o you, and even t hen
i amhappy".
Af t er an year i n RUkkus f l ower shop, Kr i sh i s si t t i ng out
si de . A coupl e i s speaki ng t o kr i sh, he i s t r yi ng t o expl ai n somet hi ng
t o t hem, t hey di dnt under st and. And he Suddenl y comes t o us speaki ng,
t he coupl e get s shocked. Rukku i s pl ayi ng wi t h AMY. Kr i sh' s co- f r i ends
wer e comi ng on t he r oad , and he cal l s t hem t o see us. AMY , Kr i sh,
r ukku , cof r i ends ever y one wat ches us, t he coupl e t hi nks t hey ar e al l
mad, But t hey ar en' t at l ease we know t hat we exi st . . . . . I t ends. . . .
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