ANUKOKUNDA OKA ROJU

EXT. HYDERABAD ROADS- DAY

Traffic bustling outside a cafe.

INT. CAFE- DAY

SURESH REDDY (30) is sipping a tetra pack of apple juice and

enjoying Mani Ratnam's Geethanjali on the TV.

EXT. CAFE- DAY

Four fit policemen sipping tea and leaning on a police jeep.

POLICE#1
Adhera station dhaarina poye Shanti
hotel undi kada?

POLICE#2
Alma hotel galli ne kada?

POLICE#3
Arey, vaadu family thoni
vachhindra.

POLICE#4
Atla kaadu ra bhai, vaadu antha
sukoon ga etla dorikindu neeku?

POLICE#3
Memu poye sariki vaadu pariponiki
plan chesindu.

EXT. HYDERABAD ROADS- DAY

A SCHOOL KID (9) is walking on the busy road.

a man in casuals- INFORMER (45)- is standing at the bus

stand, he looks at the school kid... he takes out his phone
and dials...

EXT/INT. CAFE- DAY

Police#3's phone starts ringing. He lifts, listens to the

person speaking, nods...

POLICE#2
(almost whispers)
Vastunda?

Police#3 turns in urgency and walks inside the cafe...

 2.

Police#3 reaches Suresh Reddy... Suresh is enjoying

Geethaanjali on the TV.

POLICE#3
(diligently)
Vastunnadanta sir...

SURESH REDDY
(consumed in Geethanjali)
Aah...?

POLICE#3
Vastunnadanta sir.

SURESH REDDY
(smiling at the TV)
Nuvvu pada, nenu vastunnanu

POLICE#3
Ok sir...

EXT/INT. CAFE- DAY (LATER)

Aerial view of the four police men waiting... Police#3 walks

inside the cafe...

Suresh is still enjoying Geethanjali. Police#3 arrives...

POLICE#3
Sir, ite vastunnadu.

SURESH REDDY
Sare nuvvu choodu, nenu cinema
chustunna kada...

Police#3 throws a look at the TV and...

POLICE#3
Ok sir...

Police#3 leaves.

EXT. HYDERABAD ROADS- DAY

Informer lights a cigarette at a pan shop... he's having his

eye on the school kid.

He follows him to his house. Kid enters inside his home.

Informer takes out his phone, dials.
 3.

INFORMER
(into the phone)
Sir, house trace ayyindi sir.
Khairtabad, Mahabharat Nagar lo.
B315 loki velladu sir.

EXT. CAFE- DAY

Suresh comes out of the cafe along with Police#3... enters

the bustling road.

SURESH REDDY
Manollu position lone unnara?

POLICE#3
Unnaru sir, aa street antha block
chesinam.

SURESH REDDY
House backside kuda iddarani
nunchomanu.

EXT. NARROW ROADS- DAY

Suresh along with other four policemen walks in the narrow

roads leading up to the house...

Arrives at the house... all of them waiting outside

stealthily. Police#3 knocks the door... a neighbourhood kid
peeping towards them.

Nobody answers the door.

Another kid looks at them from the house opposite. Suresh

winks at the kid, the kid goes away inside... Suresh smiles
at himself.

SURESH REDDY
Malli thalupu kottara...

Police#3 knocks again...

The door opens...

POLICE#3
Ikkada Srinivas ane athanu
undaali...

A HOUSEWIFE (30) standing at the door.

HOUSEWIFE
Ikkada evvaroo lerandi.
(MORE)
 4.

HOUSEWIFE (CONT'D)
(about to shut the door)

Just when the door is shutting, a man steps behind her... a

feeble "evaru adi" is heard from the man.

Suddenly,Suresh pushes the shutting door just when it is

about to shut completely... enters inside, strides towards
the man to grab him. The man runs away from his grasp.

SURESH REDDY
Cover cheyyandra!!!

The man escapes and runs away...

Suresh and co. chasing him in the narrow streets.

Suresh excitedly cursing him while chasing... slum dwellers

looking on... running through the narrow streets... Suresh
takes a detour from a house but... to no avail.

Police#4 blocks the man from the opposite side... The man
takes a staircase of a home beside him... Suresh and co.
stride up the stairs and catch him, they start slapping and
kicking him.

SURESH REDDY
Nee yabba.

INT. SLUM HOME- DAY

Inside the man's home... Suresh and co. enter his home.
Housewife and school kid looking at the proceedings
worriedly. Police#2 gives Suresh school kid's school bag.
Suresh opens it... a variety of narcotic drugs inside it.
Suresh looking inside the bag.

SURESH REDDY
State syllabus aa central syllabus
aa?

Suresh picks out one drug packet after the other and throws
it onto a table... looks at a packet...

SURESH REDDY
(looking at the packet)
Star dust...

Suresh looking at more packets, each packet is a different

drug, their packaging is also different... he picks up a
packet with drugs in powder form... puts the packet at his
nose and inhales...
 5.

SURESH REDDY
International syllabus.

POLICE#3
Sir vaadu iravai istaa antunnaadu.

SURESH REDDY
iravai entra, inko naalugu peekandi
inka ekkuva istaadu.

POLICE#3
Baane peekinaam sir, vaadi daggara
antha kanna ekkuva levu.

SURESH REDDY
Sare theesko.

DISSOLVE TO:

TITLES are projected on a screen... is it a TV screen? Or a

theatre screen?

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. MUSIC STUDIO.

It's not a TV screen, nor a theatre screen... it's a dubbing

studio. A chorus recording their voices for the visuals on
the screen, everybody with a headphone. SAHASRA (25) is among
the chorus... rendering passionately. Rendering intensifies.
Sudden halt, chorus stops.

MUSIC DIRECTOR (O.S)

Oka saari vindam.

The chorus removes their headphones.

SAHASRA
(to fellow chorus
memeber)
Ee saari ok avvaali, malli paadatam
ante inka jaragadu.

Sahasra walking... looks at another singer...

SAHASRA
Hey, nice dress.

Sahasra picks up her water bottle... other chorus members

also pick up their water bottle along with her.

SAHASRA
Sustain correct ga vachhinda?
 6.

CHORUS MEMBER#1
(mumbles)
Haan...

SAHASRA
One more, one more adigithe... I'm
sorry, no more... naa valla kaadu.

Chorus members drink water...

CHORUS MEMBER#1
Last lo koncham sharp...

CUT TO:

The chorus in action again, rendering intensely. Music

director monitoring the recording and humming the tune with
same notes but at a lower pitch. His assistants behind him.
The chorus stops. Music director is satisfied.

MUSIC DIRECTOR
Nice...
(smiles, presses a
button)
Ok... pack up.

Music director gets up...

MUSIC DIRECTOR
Repu deeni meedha instruments post
cheddam.

Chorus members packing up. Sahasra singing "Pack up... pack

up" in the tune of the chorus' earlier rendition. She changes
her singing to "Pick up... pick up..."

Chorus members stepping out of the recording room...

PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Conveyance tho kalipi veyyi
rupayalu istunnanu, gurtu pettuko.

Sahasra's voice... "Sign up... sign up"

Sahasra is softly grabbing a pad to sign from a production

executive. She signs. Now her singing changes to "pay up...
pay up...". Chorus member#1 leans towards Sahsra.

CHORUS MEMBER#1
Daya chesi koncham shut up.

Sahasra stops.
 7.

SAHASRA
Vidya, Gamaninchava? Life lo modati
saari nuvvu joke vesav...

ASSITANT arrives behind Sahasra while Sahasra and VIDYA/

CHORUS MEMBER#1 are in conversation...

ASSISTANT
Madam, sir mimmalni lopalaki
pilustunnaadu...

Sahasra opens her mouth in excitement... she nods

enthusiastically.

SAHASRA
Ok...

Sahasra enthusiastically walks away...

ASSISTANT
Sahasra...

Sahasra stops... looks at him.

ASSISTANT
Padi nimishala taravata lopaliki
vellu.

SAHASRA
(nodding
enthusiastically)
Hmm...

Sahasra leans agains the wall of Music director's cabin...

smiling... we hear the conversations of Music director.

MUSIC DIRECTOR (O.S)

Rama rao garu, repu podduna enimidi
gantalaki ikkada undaali.

Sahasra ambling outside the cabin nervously, a hint of

excitement too...

She takes out her phone... dials... puts it near her ear.

SAHASRA
(into phone)
Amma! Nenu ippudu busiest music
director ni kalavapothunnanu. Ayana
enni cinemalu
(MORE)
 8.

SAHASRA (CONT'D)
(stops suddenly to listen
to her mother)
... aah thintunna... enni cassette
lu pampithe ayanatho solo interview
chance dorukunthundo thelusa?...
Aayana pilichaarante naaku singer
ga chance dorikinatle. Inko...
(stops again)
... ledu! Nenu ontari ga ekkadiki
vellatledu. Okka naalugu aidu
paatalu vasthe chaalu, manam...
(stops again)
ptch... nenu chikkipovatledu amma.
Naa gonthu vini chikkipoyanantav
enti? Nenu paatala gurinchi
maatlaaduthunte nuvvu paalu perugu
palla gurnchi maatladathaav enti?

ASSISTANT
Vellamma...

SAHASRA
(into phone)
Aayana pilustunnaru, nenu malli
phone chestaanu.

Sahasra cuts the phone... nervous outside the door. Opens the
door and enters.

INT. MUSIC DIRECTOR'S ROOM.

Music director listening to a cassette... looks at Sahasra

stoically.

Sahasra smiling at him.

MUSIC DIRECTOR
Vinnanu... inka krushi cheyyali.
Oka samvatsaram tharavatha
kanapadu.
(sips his tea cup)

Sahsra's expression drastically changes.

MUSIC DIRECTOR
Baaga practice cheyyi. Ee lopala
cassette lu pampi nee dabbu naa
time waste cheyyaku.
 9.

Music director puts the headphones back onto his ears and
hums...

Sahasra nods and walks out.

INT. MUSIC STUDIO.

Doors open... Vidya waiting... she turns towards the CAMERA.

VIDYA
Emmannare?

No response...

VIDYA
Abbaa, em annare?

SAHASRA
One wicket down, It's ok. Pada...

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT- DAY

Wickets... apartment children playing cricket. Ball dislodges

the wickets. Children celebrating.

Apartment is bustling...

CHILD#1
Inka three wickets anthe...

CHILD#2
Ayina Harish anna unnadu gaa...

HARISH (22) among the children of other team...

CHILD#1
Anna emanna Dravid aa? antha hit
out, get out.

YOUTH#1
Adhe danger raa... anni six lu
kodathadu.

Harish gets up with the bat... but, CHILD#3 stops him...

CHILD#3
Anna nenu veltha...

HARISH
Arey, appude kaadu ra.
 10.

CHILD#3
Le, nenu veltha
(grabbing the bat from
Harish's hands)

HARISH
Arey, six lu kottali vadallra...

Child#3 is pulling the bat with all his strength. Other

teammates are trying to make Child#3 leave the bat... Harish
grabs away the bat... walks towards the wickets with the bat
on his shoulder.

HARISH
Ippudu randra thelchukundaam.

Harish's opposition booing him.

INT. TUITION TEACHER'S HOME- DAY

TUITION TEACHER (35,M) teaching...

TUITION TEACHER
(while writing on the
board)
A for...?

A Student replies "Apple!"

TUITION TEACHER
Good, very good.

SERVANT comes with a cup of tea.

SERVANT
Tea theeskondi...

TUITION TEACHER
'T' ani chepinnappudu kada nuvvu
raavaali. Hahaha...
(takes the cup from her
hand)
Anyway, T for tea.

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT

Children playing cricket... an old man enters. The ball goes

towards him, all children freeze...

Children frozen... the old man walks through their pitch.

Leaves. The children resume the game.
 11.

INT. TUITION TEACHER'S HOME

TUITION TEACHER
Next, 'B' for... 'B' for?

A child's feeble voice... "Baathroom"

TUITION TEACHER
Good. Bathroom.

Tuition teacher turns around. Two children standing, one

child with his little finger raised up- indicating bathroom.

TUITION TEACHER
(walking intimidatingly
towards the child)
Vellu, nuvvu nannu asalu adakku,
neeku vachhindante ventane velli
poseyi, vellu!

The child runs out...

TUITION TEACHER
Neeku asalu bathroom lone tuition
cheppatam better.

CHILD#4 looks at the tuition teacher.

CHILD#4
Sir, nenu velthanu, ee roju memu
thirupathi velthunnam.

TUITION TEACHER
Aa rendu sums u complete chesi
vellu.

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT

A child's hand picks up the ball.

INT. TUITION TEACHER'S HOME

Tuition teacher turns towards the other child...

TUITION TEACHER
Cheppu... 'B' for...?

The child is silent... other child is gazing at the

situation... tuition teacher whacks him with his cane...

TUITION TEACHER
Nuvvu raasko...
(MORE)
 12.

TUITION TEACHER (CONT'D)

(turns towards the child)
B for?...

She is silent.

TUITION TEACHER
(increases his volume)
B for?...
(further increases his
volume)
I said B for!

Whack! The ball hits his face from the window. He holds his
nose in pain...

We hear the children's shouts "ey ball intloki vellindi,

Harish anna out, Harish anna out."

CHILD#5
Baall... baall.

TUITION TEACHER
(in pain)
Good, very good.

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT

Tuition teacher runs towards the cricket playing children...

He chases them...

TUITION TEACHER
You mad, bad and ugly stupids...
naa mukku pagalakodathara?!...
future less fellows, future less
creatures.

Runs towards other children...

TUITION TEACHER
You dogs, beware of teachers.

A woman in the apartment stands and observes... Tuition

teacher turns towards her...

TUITION TEACHER
Kids of games.
(starts chasing again)
Good for nothing, dirty, rotten
scoundrels... aagu! Shameless
games, cross country brats,
rascals.
 13.

Tuition teacher looks at a child who's still standing at the

stumps with a hat on his head.

CHILD#6
ey! nenu umpire ni, nannu em
anakudadu.

Tuition teacher stares at him furiously.

CHILD#6
Ala kopamga koodaa choodakudadu,
adhi rule!

TUITION TEACHER
choodanu, enaka mundhu choodakunda
ollu motham uthikesta.
(kicks the stumps and
goes to hit him)

Child#6 starts running away... tuition teacher chases him.

CHILD#6
Umpire ni kodithe ICC chaala strong
action theesukuntundi!

Tuition teacher hits him with a cane...

TUITION TEACHER
Umpire ni kottanu, champestaanu!

CHILD#6
You madman, ninnu lifelong ban
chestaru.

TUITION TEACHER
Ban chestara...?
(runs towards him to hit)

Child#6 runs away... Child#7 is hiding behind a car...

tuition master whacks his back with the cane.

TUITION TEACHER
(whacking him)
Rascal cricket aa raa? Meeru pedda
players aa?

Sahasra is walking into the apartment complex...

TUITION TEACHER
Meeru pedda players aa?

Child#7's mother arrives and looks at him being hit...

child#7 crying.
 14.

CHILD#7'S MOTHER
Dimaag kharab hogaya kya? Bacche ko
maarne vaala hothe kaun hain, haa?

Tuition teacher struggling to speak Hindi...

TUITION TEACHER
Wooh, wooh, ye, ye, mein hoo
(shakes his head)

CHILD#7'S MOTHER
Kyun junglee janwar jaisa isse
peeche padhe ho? Tumhe ragadne
keliye mera beta hi mile hain kya?

TUITION TEACHER
Koi... Koi mil gaya...

CHILD#7'S MOTHER
Arey, bachha hai khelta hain,
chutti milthi hain tho khelta hain.
agar bachha nahin khelega tho tum
jaisa buddha khelega?

TUITION TEACHER
Acha... bachha... luchha
(pointing at child#7)
Kya khelta hain khelta hain peltha
hai? Mera mukku udtha hai, dekho
(points at his bleeding
nose)
Rakth. Arth nahi hotha, anthu
panthu nahin hain?

CHILD#7'S MOTHER TUITION TEACHER

Ye mera bachha hai... kya baat karti hain?

Sahasra arrives with child#4.

SAHASRA
Hi sir... any problem?

TUITION TEACHER
(suddenly steps back from
the commotion)
problem... no problem, language
problem.

Sahasra looks at his nose keenly...

SAHASRA
Nose...
 15.

TUITION TEACHER
Nose... ball, just missed
eyeball... It's ok, it's ok, small
kids, but they make big nose. Fat
bugger.
(he child#7's head with a
cane)

Child's mother shouts.

CHILD#7'S MOTHER
Phir se mere bachhe ko martha hai?
phir se maare tho haath thod dungi.

Sahsra pacifies the mother, asks her to stop...

SAHASRA
Harish, aunty ni theesukellu.

Harish steps towards them...

CHILD#7'S MOTHER
(towards Tuition teacher)
Tujhe bola na...

TUITION TEACHER
Bola nahi, ball, B A L L, ball.

HARISH
Aunty, padandi aunty.

Tuition teacher surreptitiously hits Harish with a cane.

HARISH
(towards tuition teacher)
EYYYY!

TUITION TEACHER
Sorry...

CHILD#7'S MOTHER
Khelne vaalo se jaltha hai ise...

HARISH
Meeru padandi aunty.

Harish takes away the Child's mother.

TUITION TEACHER
(towards Sahasra)
Country lady, you know for educated
people like us it is difficult to
deal with these kind of people,
mental.
 16.

SAHASRA
Vadileyandi sir, meeru vellipondi.

TUITION TEACHER
I was going. She was talking
unlimited talk.

SAHASRA
Sarlendi, intiki velli mukkuki ice
pettukondi. OK?
(she starts walking)
marchipokandi, ice... ok?

TUITION TEACHER
Yea, ice. You are nice.

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME- DAY

Sahasra and Child#4 arrive at the home... SAHASRA'S

STEPMOTHER and SAHASRA'S FATHER are packing suitcases.

SAHASRA'S FATHER
Zip padatledu, indulonchi emaina
teeseyachha?

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Gattiga otthi petti pedthe
paduthundi, adhi kooda chetha
kaada?

Child#4 Runs in...

CHILD#4
Nanna, nanna, kinda master ki ball
thagilindi, andarini koduthunnaru.

Sahasra's sister in law looks seriously at Sahasra and looks

at her daughter.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Thaadi laaga perigavu buddhi ledu.

Sahasra is visibly hurt. Her brother's helpless reaction.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
(towards her daughter)
Train ki late avutondi, tuition
nunchi twaraga raavaalanna jnaanam
ledu? Oollo andari godavalu neeku
enduke?
 17.

SAHASRA
Studio lo anukokunda late ayyindi
naanna.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
(towards her daughter)
velaga pettindi chaalu, aa
pustakaalu lopala tagalapetti ra...

Sahasra's father's hurt face.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S)

Veedokadu, auto kosam velli ganta
ayyindi... Anu ekkade? Thondaraga!

SAHASRA'S FATHER
Kharchulaki emaina kaavala?

Sahasra shakes her head...

SAHASRA
Unnai...

SAHASRA'S FATHER
Parledamma, entho kontha unchuko.
(he's taking out currency
notes from his wallet.)

SAHASRA
Nanna, vaddu.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER runs inside...

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Yera, auto kosam entha sepu?

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Idigo, intha sepu ayyindi.

Sahasra's stepbrother takes the luggage.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
(towards Sahasra)
Ippudaina koncham cheppinattu vinu.
Paalu, paper akkarledu annanu.
Fridge off chesanu, off lone unchu.
Urike heat ekkipothundi.

Sahasra nods.
 18.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Artham ayyinda? Devudu daggariki
veltunnappudu kaastha prasanthanga
vellani. Aatalu paatalu antu
baladoor ga tiraggu. Koncham intlo
undu. Illu jaagratthaga choosko.
(towards her husband)
Meerenti kadalaru?

SAHASRA'S FATHER
(towards Sahasra)
Nuvvu jaagrattha amma...

Sahasra nods.

CHILD#4
Bye akka!

Sahara kisses child#4. Sahasra's father smiles... takes

child#4 outside the home.

SAHASRA'S FATHER
Vellostam amma...

CHILD#4
Akka, neeku thirupathi nunchi pedda
pedda laddulu theeskostha.

Sahasra's stepbrother runs towards her...

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Akka, ninnu okka daanine vadilesi
vellatam naaku chaala happy ga
undi. Kanisam ee three days ayina
ee sutthi tensions lekunda free ga
undu.

Sahasra smiles and touches his cheek.

SAHASRA
Thanks for the loneliness.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Ok akka, bye!

SAHASRA
Bye.

CHILD#4
Bye akka!

Sahasra stands at the entrance- thinking with a smile.

 19.

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME- LATER

Sahasra talking over the phone... eating a snack.

SAHASRA
(into phone)
Hello! Amma! sorry, ventane
cheyyaleka poyaanu. Aa pedda music
director pedda disappointment
ichhadu. Ippatlo vaadu solo chance
ivvadu... ledamma, nenu edavatam
ledu. Janthikala gonthu, anthe...
parledamma
(opens the fridge and
takes a water bottle)
Naaku pedda singer avvalani ledhu.
Kaakapothe aa dabbulatho kottha
flat theeskoni ninnu ammammani naa
daggaraki thechukovalani aasa.
Andukane koncham digulu, lekapothe
ikkada nenu chaala happy!

Out of nowhere, SAHASRA'S FRIEND enters the FRAME and scares

Sahasra! Sahasra jumps up scared!

SAHASRA'S FRIEND
Oka andamaina aadapilla ontariga
undani thelisi kidnap cheyyadaniki
vacha.

SAHASRA
Idiot. Chachhentha shock ichhav.

SAHASRA'S FRIEND
Shock aa? edho nee lonely boring
life lo edhi jhalak iddamani
vasthe...

SAHASRA
Nee adventures kante naa boredom
chaala better thalli.
(picks up her phone)
hmmm amma, em ledhu sudden ga
Tsunami Swetha vachhi meedha
padindi... ippudu kotthaga aapada
emi ledhu, adhi parichayam avvatame
aapada.

SAHASRA'S FRIEND/ SWETHA grabs the phone...

 20.

SWETHA
(into phone)
Hello Aunty! Bye Aunty, memu urgent
ga bayataki vellaali, idhi golden
chance, Sahasra intlo vaallantha
thirupathi ki vellaru punyam kosam,
memu party ki vellali purushaartham
kosam. So mee thalli koothulla
serial repu continue cheyyandi. Ok?
Bye!
(cuts the phone)
Raa twaraga ready avvu, makeup
ekkuva, battalu thakkuva. Le le le,
twaraga.
(pulls Sahasra by the
arm)

SAHASRA
Abbaa, nenu raanu, aina neeku party
lu thappa vere pani leda?

SWETHA
Eyyy, what are you talking? Party
lo boledu pani avuthundi. Musugu
vesukoni intlo koorchunte Rahman
vachhi thalupu thadathaada? Ala
bayata mix aithe nee circle
peruguthundi, nee talent padi
mandiki thelustundi.

Sahasra thinking...

SWETHA
Inka ekkuva aalochinchaku, I
promise you the time of your life.
Let's go party!!!

EXT. PARTY- NIGHT

Lakeside party. Full of youth. Music and Dance... Swetha and

Sahasra arrive.

Sahasra observes a couple quarelling.

Swetha takes Sahasra to her gang.

SWETHA'S FRIEND#1
Hey enti intha late...
(looks at Sahasra)
What a surprise!

Swetha hugs SWETHA'S FRIEND#2...

 21.

SWETHA
(to swetha's friend#2)
Many happy returns of the day.

SWETHA'S FRIEND#2
Thank you very much... great dress.

SWETHA
Great girl... anyway she is my
friend Sahasra
(points at Sahasra)

SAHASRA
Happy Birthday!

SWETHA'S FRIEND#2
Thank you! What do you like to
have? Vodka, gin, beer, whisky?

SWETHA
Buttermilk...

They erupt in laughter, except Sahasra... she just has a

smile.

SWETHA'S FRIEND#2
(to Sahasra)
Raa dance cheddam.

SAHASRA
No, no, no. You carry on. Nenu
ikkade koorchuntaanu.

SWETHA
Naalike thadapavu, kaalaina kadupu.

SAHASRA
Nenu raanu.
(strides away)

SWETHA
Nee karma, kurcho!

... youth taking drugs, the packets are exactly like those
seized by Suresh Reddy.

Song#1- youth dancing in the party. Sahasra sitting alone.

Swetha's friend#2 spikes a drink and gives it to Sahasra.
Sahasra takes it and drinks. She drinks more... she likes
it...
 22.

EXT. STREETS- NIGHT

Drunk Sahasra walking...

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME- DAY

Sahasra wakes up on her bed, hungover perhaps. A pen cap on

her bed, she observes it.

She looks at the clock- 9 am. She imideately gets up.

EXT/INT. BUS- DAY

Sahasra standing in the bus with books in her hand.

Gets down the bus near her college.

EXT/INT. COLLEGE- DAY

She enters the college... inside the campus. Nobody around,

she ascends the stairs alone...

SAHASRA
(to herself)
Asale attendance thakkuva
anukunta,malli ee late okati. Ayina
manaki alavaatu leni panulu enduku,
party lu pichhi veshaalu.

Outside her classroom, takes a deep breath... steps in.

SAHASRA
Excuse me...
(stops her steps
suddenly)

She looks around her... nobody in the room, it's empty...

empty chairs and empty tables.

She walks around the college, obsrving other empty rooms.

SAHASRA
(walking)
Evvaru lerenti... college college
motham ekkadiki vellaru abba,
kanisam Swetha kuda ledu.

She confronts a peon at the corner of the lobby, she gets

scared at seeing a human suddenly in the collge.
 23.

PEON
Meeru ninna class ki raaledu enti
madam?

SAHASRA
Recording studio ki vellanu

PEON
Classroom lo mee peru announce
chesaru attendance thakkuvaga
undani.

SAHASRA
Avunu... ivvala evvaru lerenti

PEON
Ivvala em ayyindo meeku thelida?

SAHASRA
Ledu, emaindi?

PEON
Ee roju anukokunda sunday ayyindi
madam.
(laughs)

SAHASRA
sunday...

Sahasra smiles at him and walks away.

Sahasra's hands checking the notice board for her attendance

circular.

PEON (O.S)
Madam, 350 rupees theeskoni office
lo ivvandi, ee roju attendance
count avvadu!

Sahasra smiles mockingly.

DISSOLVE TO:

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME-DAY

Child#4 is doing a mock puja with a photo of Lord

Venkateswara. Her friends in the home too... they are playing
the devotees' role.

CHILD#4
Maa akkaki prasadam ichhi vasta.
 24.

She gets up from the photo of Venkateswara with a plate of

prasadam in her hands.

Sahasra is getting ready, looking at herself in the mirror

and adjusting her hair... Child#4 goes beside her.

CHILD#4
Ekkadiki ready avuthunnavu?

SAHASRA
Meow...

CHILD#4
Kalla doctor daggaraka?

SAHASRA
cinema ki, stupid...

CHILD#4
Nenu pujalu chesetappudu
cinemalaki, ginimalaki vella
koodadu, papam thagulthundi,
prasadam theeskoni koorcho.

Sahasra knocks Child#4's head playfully.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S0

Ente! Akkada koorchoni prasadam
mottham bayata vallaki
panchestunnava?

CHILD#4
Ledu, punyam panchutunna.
(towards Sahasra)
Akka! Ye cinemaki veltunnavu?

SAHASRA
Shankar Dada MBBS ooh haa ooh haa

CHILD#4
Chiranjeevi cinema na? Nenu vastha

SAHASRA
Tuition?

CHILD#4
Tuition ki vellanu neetho vasta...

CHILD#8 enters the room...

CHILD#8
Alekhya, tuition time ayyindi
raa...
 25.

CHILD#4/ ALEKHYA
(towards Sahasra)
Akka, akka, nenu neetho cinemaaki
vastha, tuition ki vellanu, please!

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S)

Tuition ki vellakundaa ente
naatakaalu, nenu raavalaa?

SAHASRA
Cheppaana...

ALEKHYA
Nenu cinemaki vasta, tuition ki
vellanu.
(almost on the verge of
crying)

SAHASRA
(shouts)
Ey, edupu aapi manchi pillalaaga
tuition ki vellu.
(whispers in Alekhya's
ears)
Akkada nunchi ninnu cinema ki
theesukelthaanu. Okay aa?

Alekhya nods, Sahasra smiles and kisses her cheeks.

INT. TUITION TEACHER'S HOME

Tuition teacher holding a chart of aplhabets with obejcts

corresponfing to the respective alphabets.

TUITION TEACHER
(pointing at letter 'K'
on the chart)
And... what is this?

CHILD#9 (O.S)
kite...

TUITION TEACHER
(looks at some other
child, changes
direction)
Hey, why are staring at here like
that. By heart your social question
and answers, I'll ask you now.
(changes direction)
You tell me... what is this
(MORE)
 26.

TUITION TEACHER (CONT'D)

(points at 'M')

A child standing and looking at the chart... Shasra arrives

in the background. Tuition teacher is oblivious of her
arrival.

TUITION TEACHER
Jaagratha ga chusi cheppamma,
entidi?

CHILD#9
Sahasra akka...

TUITION TEACHER
Unlaughable joke...

ALEKHYA
Picture lo kaadu, door daggara.

Tuition teacher turns towards the door.

TUITION TEACHER
(walking towards her)
Hi, good evening.

SAHASRA
Good evening

TUITION TEACHER
You want to come inside from
outside?

SAHASRA
No, I want to go to movie...
theeskelthara?

TUITION TEACHER
Oh, with pleasure. Sunday veldama?

SAHASRA
Today, ippudu.

TUITION TEACHER
Ippuda?
(looks at his students)
Mari tuition?

SAHASRA
Roju tuition bore kada... ante,
pillalaki bavuntundi, meeku bore
kada?
 27.

TUITION TEACHER
Avunu anuko, kaani thappadu kada.

SAHASRA
Kadupu neppi ani cheppi
vachheyandi.

Tuition teacher is mildly excited...

TUITION TEACHER
Alaa ani cheppi pillalu
(turns towards the
children)
Arey! Bayataki chaduvukondi...
(towards Sahasra)
Ala ani cheppi pillalu kada
eggottedhi, master chepte baagodu
emo.

SAHASRA
Ok, OK, no pain no gain, nenu
velthanu bye.
(starts walking away)

TUITION TEACHER
Wait, wait, wait
(she stops)
Let me think... coming shortly
(nods)

SAHASRA
Good, theatre ki vachheyandi, nenu
naa friend ni pickup chesukuntaanu.

EXT. THEATRE- DAY

Chiranjeevi's garlanded cutout... Sahasra, her stepbrother,

Alkekhya, Vidya and Harish standing outside the entrance.

ALEKHYA
(to Sahasra)
Akka, ee ticket choopiste lumbini
park ki ticket free anta.

SAHASRA
oooh...

ALEKHYA
Repu veldam akka.

SAHASRA
Repu oddu le, next saturday andaru
kalisi veldam. Ok?
 28.

Alekhya nods.

Tuition teacher enters the theatre amidst the crowd, he's

crooning 'oh maaya, oh maaya... ee prema ante maayaa'

He sees Sahasra with the other friends of hers... he quickly

turns around...

TUITION TEACHER
(to himself)
Kadupu noppi poyi, thala noppi
vachhindi enti?

SAHASRA
Hello sir!!! Sir... sir, ikkada.

Tuition teacher turns around.

HARISH
Hello sir...

Tuition teacher smiles hesitantly.

TUITION TEACHER
Hi...
(towards Sahasra)
Mee intike vellanu Sahasra

SAHASRA
Maa intiki enduku? Nenu ikkadiki
vastaam

TUITION TEACHER
(interrupts)
Aaa, adhe... bharinchaleni kadupu
noppi vaste nee daggara tablet
emanna untundo ani kanukkundaamu
ani...
(points towards the road)
Akkada lekapothe, ila
vethukkuntoo...

ALEKHYA
ikkadaki vachharu

TUITION TEACHER
Yes, yes

ALEKHYA
Ikkadikante medical shop daggara
kaada?

Tuition teacher mumbles...

 29.

TUITION TEACHER
Kadupu neppi tho burra pani cheyya
ledu.

ALEKHYA
Aithe meeku thala noppi vahhindi
kada, andukani annam thinakudadu.

TUITION TEACHER
Enduku?
(smiles)

ALEKHYA
Appudu kadupu pani cheyyadu kanaka.

TUITION TEACHER
(laughs)
laughable joke.

SAHASRA
Ippudu jabbula godava enduku, show
modalavuthunte, cinema chuste anni
baadhalu pothaayi.

All walking inside the theatre... all of a sudden, a man

falls on Sahasra, he's unmoving... he's been stabbed! Beside
him, a person holding a knife- STABBER (M, 35)... Sahasra in
utter shock!

Stabber running away... police constable catches him... the

crowd stop him from running away... people lifting the
stabbed body. Alekhya in shock. Sahasra pulls Alekhya towards
her.

SAHASRA
Padandi, vellipodam.

They leave.

EXT. NECKLACE ROAD- DAY

Police stopping vehicles for checkiing...

CAB DRIVER (M,30) is worried inside his cab looking at the

police...

CAB DRIVER
Police, police...
(towards his passengers)
Addaalu ettheyandi, addalu
ettheyandi.

We don't reveal the passengers yet.

 30.

A police officer looks at the cab... orders his subordinate

to stop the cab.

Police stops the cab...

CAB DRIVER
vastunna aagu, aagu...

Cab driver gets down from the cab.

CAB DRIVER
Mee sir mood baagunda...?

POLICE CONSTABLE
aa baagundi, vellu.

Cab driver goes to the Police.

CAB DRIVER
Namaste sir.

POLICE
Pollution check cheyinchava?

CAB DRIVER
Cheyinchanu sir, perfect condition
annaru.

POLICE
Edhi choopinchu

CAB DRIVER
Slip inti daggara pettanu

POLICE
Vover action aa? Fine kattu.

CAB DRIVER
Aa vaddu sir, vaddu sir, slip inti
daggara undi, meeku techhi
choopista.

POLICE
Aithe car kuda inti daggara
pedathanu, slip choopinchi
teesukellu.
(to his subordinate)
Ey, aa car lo passengers ni
dincheyi voi.

CAB DRIVER
Vaddu sir, vaddu sir.
 31.

POLICE
Aithe fine kattu.

CAB DRIVER
Entha?

POLICE
500

CAB DRIVER
Koncham takkuva undi sir.

POLICE
Entha undi?

CAB DRIVER
Aidu rupayalu unnai sir...

Both stare at each other...

POLICE
(to subordinate)
Dinchavayya!

CAB DRIVER
Undu undu undu

Cab driver stops the subordinate

POLICE
Ey dinchu, dinchu...

Subordinate opens the door of the cab... many passengers step

out... more coming out...

CAB DRIVER
Baagodu sir, passengers sir.

POLICE
Passengers ee

CAB DRIVER
City choodadaniki vachharu.

POLICE
City e kada, nenu choopista
khangaaru padaku.

Police is stunned at looking at the many pasengers... he

looks at the cab driver... cab driver looks away.
 32.

POLICE
Orey, idhi chinna car a, city bus
aa? Veellandarini madatha petti
lopala pettesava?

CAB DRIVER
Ledu sir, adhem edhu sir, koncham
problem unte ala chesanu sir.

POLICE
samaanyudivi kaadu roi, nee daggara
500 kaadu chaala vasoolu cheyyali.
Veellandarini setlle chesi
pampinchestanu, appati daaka wait
cheyyi.

CAB DRIVER
Vaddu sir, vaddu sir, late
ayipothundi.

POLICE
Aagamannaana!
(to subordinate)
Evayya, mundu veella sangathi
enti...

PASSENGER#1
(to cab driver)
Ey entidi...

CAB DRIVER
Ivvanni maamule sir manaki. Rendu
nimishallo settle chestaanu kada...
ee lopu meeru hyderabad chudandi...
idhe necklace road. Adhigo
binoculars. Eppudanna indulonchi
buddhudini chusava? Randi
choopista, randi.

They go to the binoculars. He looks into it. Adjusts the

binoculars... looks into it...

BINOCULARS POV... view moving around... Sahasra in the view!

The binoculars stops. Cab driver looks in that direction as
if he found something really improtant... looks again into
the binoculars... Sahasra.

CAB DRIVER
Chaala clear ga kanipistondi, meeru
choostoo undani.

Cab driver starts running. Rasping breath.

Sahasra gets into an auto...

 33.

CAB DRIVER
(running anf shouting)
EEYYYYY!, EEY AUTO!

Auto goes away... Cab driver stops running and catches his
breath.

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT- DAY

Tuition teacher crooning "ee roju... manchi roju..." and

walking in the middle of Apartment's pathway. Old man of the
apartment walks past...

TUITION TEACHER
(to the old man)
Good morning sir
(continues walking)

OLD MAN
Eyyy!... ila raa

Tuition teacher goes towards him...

TUITION TEACHER
Can I help you?

OLD MAN
Nuvvu school teacher vi kadu?

TUITION TEACHER
Yes, yes.

OLD MAN
Intlo tuitions kuda cheptav kadoo?

TUITION TEACHER
Vey right, very right.

OLD MAN
Neeku asalu buddhi unda?

Tuition teacher is surprised...

TUITION TEACHER
Thaadi laga edigi road madhyalo
nadustava?

TUITION TEACHER
Road? Idi apartments kada sir?
 34.

OLD MAN
Ikkada kadu indaka road meedha
chusanu, ayinaa road sense leni
vaadivi tuitions enduku
cheptunnavu? Piilalaki nonsense
cheppadaanika? Vellu!

TUITION TEACHER
sir...
(walks away)

Both walking away.

TUITION TEACHER
(mumbles while walking)
Ee musalodiki nachhela nadavaalante
road sense, civic sense kaadu sixth
sense undaali.

A POSTMAN is arriving towards tuition teacher on a cycle.

TUITION TEACHER
Hey, hey, stop, stop. Brake your
cycle.

POSTMAN
Enti?

TUITION TEACHER
Naaku emaina letters unnaaya?
Chaala rojula nunchi naaku emi
raavatledu. Nuvvemaina miss
koduthunnava, Are you missing me?

POSTMAN
Meeru ikkade untara?

TUITION TEACHER
Ledhu Sri Lanka nunchi poota poota
ki post collect cheskodaaniki
ikkadiki vastuntaanu. Nuvvu
evaritho maatladuthunnavo thelusa?
I'm Shankar Rao, MA B.Ed. Ikkada
padi elluga resident paiga
honaourable society member,
arthamainda?

POSTMAN
Arthamayyindi sir.

TUITION TEACHER/ SHANKAR RAO

Edhi malli repeat cheyyi
 35.

POSTMAN
Horrable society member

SHANKAR RAO
Unbearable ga maatlaadaku

POSTMAN
Antha kopam enduku sir? Meerevaro
thelika alaa adiganu. Idigo letters
vachhai theeskondi
(gives a bunch of letters
to him and goes away)

SHANKAR RAO
Karuvu tharavatha varada.
(looking at the letters)
letter festival laaga undi.
(looks at the first
letter)
Mohammaed Ghouse aa? Idhi naa house
number kooda kaadu.
(sees second letter)
George emmanuel, Jaasthi paparao
(looks towards postman)
Orey! Mottham apartment letters
anni naaku ichesava? Rey! Rey!
Tapala maantrikuda! Prathi vaadiki
ee letter lu panchala, kharma...
(looks at a kid)
Hey you, you... come here...

CHILD#9 comes towards him...

CHILD#9
4 ones are 4, 4 twos are 8, 4
threes are 12...

SHANKAR RAO
stop...

CHILD#9
4 fours are 16.

SHANKAR RAO
I said stop it! Adiginappudu okato
ekkam koodaa raadu, okatiki thappa
(shows little finger as
an idication of
bathroom)
Listen... ee letters theeskelli aa
old man gaariki ichhesei.

Child#9 stands without responding...

 36.

SHANKAR RAO
Enti ala marri chettu la
chustunnavu? Aayana emi karavadu..
Take it. Take it!

Child#9 takes it... goes to his other friends.

CHILD#9
Sir, ee letter old man ki immani
chepparu.

CHILD#2
Neeku ichhara... nuvvu pattikelli
isthe ayipothav.

CHILD#9
Mari em cheyyanu...

CHILD#1
Naako idea vachhindi

CHILD#2
Entadi?

CHILD#1
Manam daakkoni taathiah kaalu
daggara visireddam.

Children run towards the old man... waiting at a pillar with

the letter... old man arriving. Other children push Child#1
towards the old man. CHild#1 is tensed before the old man.
Children run away towards the stairs... Sahasra comes out of
the lift.

SAHASRA
Emmaindi?

CHILD#2
taathiah ki letter vaste,
thelikunda daakkoni iddam
anukunnam...

CHILD#1
Chimpu gaadu thatiah munduku nannu
tosaadu akka, andukane bhayamesi
parigettukoni vavhhesam.

SAHASRA
Ey thappu, pedda vallani alaa
edipincha kudadu, itu ivvandi nenu
isthaanu.
(takes the letter)
 37.

CHILD#2
Vellipoyaaru...

Old man is gone.

SAHASRA
Sare velli aa room lo pettu, tirigi
vachhaka istanu.
(Sahasra gives the letter
to Child#2)
Ok? Marchipoku.

INT. BANK- DAY

Cab driver at a counter... Sahara at another counter.

SAHASRA
(to an officer)
Documents avee...

Cab driver filling a form at another counter.

BANK OFFICER#1
(to cab driver)
ee DD meedhena?

CAB DRIVER
naadhi kaadu.

BANK OFFICER#1
(to officer#2)
Ee DD evardho kanukko, Diwan
Bahadhur college.

BANK OFFICER#2
(announces)
Diwan Bahadhur college DD
evardhandi?

Sahasra is at the other corner of the bank...

SAHASRA
(loudly)
Aa naadhi!

Cab driver looks at her.

SAHASRA
Thank you...

Sahasra leaving the bank...

 38.

CAB DRIVER
Hello Madam, nenu, gurtupatleda?
meeryu naaku 365 rupees ivali.

SAHASRA
Nenu ivvadamenti?

CAB DRIVER
Aa roju naa taxi lo tirigi dabbulu
ivvakunda digipoyaaru...

SAHASRA
Asalu meeru em maatlaaduthunnaro
naaku artham kaavatledu... enti
joke aa?

CAB DRIVER
no madam, serious. Rendu vaaraala
kritham naa car lo tirigaaru gurtu
leda? Meesam kooda laagi kinda
padesaaru...

SAHASRA
Mee meesam laagi kinda padesana?

CAB DRIVER
(shakes his head)
Naa meesam kaadhandi, naa pakkane
oka athanu koorchunnadu

SAHASRA
Kaadu, meeru, meeru... nannu evaru
anukuntunnaru? Naa peru Sahasra.

CAB DRIVER
Oh, nice name madam, naa peru
Rajesh
(holds his hand out for a
handshake)

Sahasra doesn't shake.

CAB DRIVER
Ledu madam, meere... ela
marchipothanu? Dabbulu ivvalsina
vaallani assalu marchiponu. Artha
raathri shamirpet nunchi
Dilsukhnagar varaku dimpinchaaru.
Aa roju meeku koncham ekkuva
ayyindi kooda...

SAHASRA
enti???
 39.

CAB DRIVER
Adhe... drink, mandhu.

SAHASRA
Hello! Idiot, aadavaallani tease
cheyyadaniki idho kottha maargama?
Ee burra chaduvu lo pedthe payiki
vastaavu lekapothe jail ki velthav.
(steps to the door to
exit)

CAB DRIVER
Hello... nenu kuda MBA private ga
chestunnanu
(follows her)

BANK OFFICER#2
(shouts)
"Xxxxx" DD evardhandi?

Cab driver stops, turns around towards the counter.

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME- DAY

Sahasra opens her windows, sees old man at his window.

INT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT

Sahasra goes to the Old man's apartment... tensed... looks

into the house... nobody visible.

SAHASRA
Taatha gaaru...

Enters...

SAHASRA
Taatha gaaru...

A door opens behind her... Old man comes out of a bathroom.

SAHASRA
Mee letter. Thalupu theesundi.
Kinda pillala daggara mee letter.
icheldhaamani.

Gives the letter to him. He looks at the letter.

OLD MAN
Paapa...

Sahasra turns around.

 40.

OLD MAN
Ila raa amma, phone number lu
sarigga kanipinchatam ledhu. Pedda
aksharaalatho aa book lo raasthava?

Sahasra nods. Sahasra writing the numbers in a notebook.

Finishes.

SAHASRA
Vastaanandi

OLD MAN
Artha raathrillu ontariga tiragatam
antha manchidi kaadu.

Sahasra is surprised, nods and goes away.

INT. HOSPITAL

Sahasra and Swetha walking in the hospital.

SWETHA
Noppi untundi antava?

Sahasra turns away her face...

SWETHA
Asalu entha time paduthundi antav?

Sahasra doesn't respond.

SWETHA
Neeku peddha idea undadu emo le...
ikkada rendu moodu rojulu undalante
maatram chastanu. You know, ellundu
TI lo rain dance undi. Nuvvu
vastava?

Sahasra walks on without responding.

SWETHA
Enti... nenu nela thappithe nuvvu
bhaaranga nadustunnav? Aa mounam
enti? Pregnant silence ah?

They walk to a receptionist, she's talking over a phone.

SWETHA
Excuse me...
(hands over a card-
results card)
 41.

HOSPITAL RECEPTIONIST
Vere patient unnaru oka five
minutes wait cheyyandi

Swetha and Sahasra near the waiting area. A three seater, an

OLD UNCLE is sitting in the middle.

SWETHA
koncham pakkaki jaruguthaara? Hello
sir, mimmalne...

Swetha mimes- asking him to move. He shakes his head.

SWETHA
Eeyana kadala koodadu anta, nindu
gharbhini.

Swetha and Sahasra sit on his either side.

SAHASRA
Asalu...
(stops, looks at the man
between them)

SWETHA
Parledhu, athaniki vinapadadu.

SAHASRA
Asalu ila ela chesav?

SWETHA
Maamoole... missionary position.

SAHASRA
You are totally shameless.
Poorthiga bari teginchipoyav.

SWETHA
Shame deniki, evarnaina mosam
cheste siggu padali, dongathanam
cheste bhaya padaali.

Old uncle puts his hearing aid into his ear.

SWETHA
He is my boyfriend, weekend ki
thana farmhouse ki vellam, raathri
campfire. Dark sky, red wine. Good
music, romantic atmosphere.

SAHASRA
So?
 42.

SWETHA
So... Cheyyalanipinchindi chesam.

SAHASRA
Ante, haddhule leva?

Old uncle hearing everything.

SAHASRA
Nuvvu limits cross chesi
maatlaaduthunnavu.

SWETHA
Ye limits amma? City limits e fixed
ga undavu. Inka generation ki
generation ki sexual attitudes
maarava?

SAHASRA
Intha logic thelisina daanivi
condom vaadaalani thelida?

SWETHA
Amma thalli, nuvvu naaku class
peekadaaniki vachhava help
cheyyadaaniki vacchava?

HOSPITAL RECEPTIONIST
Excuse me... meeru vellandi.

Swetha gets up... Old man looks at Swetha with disgust.

SAHASRA (O.S)
Intiki vachhi uncle ki aunty ki
chepataanu, appudu kaani nuvvu
daarilo padavu.

INSIDE DOCTOR'S ROOM

DOCTOR
Did you get your blood test
reports...

SWETHA
Yes...

Swetha gives her reports to the doctor... doctor looking at

it.

DOCTOR
Podduna nunchi emi thinaledu ga?

SWETHA
Ledu doctor. Entha time padutundi?
 43.

DOCTOR
Ekkuva kaadu, thechhukovadaaniki
pattinantha... 10, 15 minutes.
Kaakapothe oka three hours undi
vellaali.

SAHASRA
Emaina risk unda doctor?

DOCTOR
Endulo?

SAHASRA
Um... ee... abortion cheyyatam.

DOCTOR
Unsafe sex antha risky kaadu le.

Swetha and Sahasra look at each other.

Doctor looking at Sahasra.

DOCTOR
Meda meedha emaindi?

Sahasra touches her neck...

SAHASRA
Thelidu doctor, koncham neppi ga
undi. Denikaina kottukunnanu emo.

DOCTOR
Come here, let me have a look.

SAHASRA
Eppudu tagilindo kooda gurtu ledu.

DOCTOR
Idhi kottukunna, geesukunna
gaayaalu kaadu. They are nail
marks.

SAHASRA
Nail marks? NO way. Naaku theliya
kunda gollatho evaru geesthaaru?

DOCTOR
Naaku thelida, avi clear ga
gollatho geesina gaayaalu. Ee
rojullo madi kattukoni, thala
dinchukoni nenu undamanatledu, kani
konni kaneesa jaagratthalu
theeskovali ga? This sort of wild
sex is very dangerous.
 44.

SAHASRA
AHAAAA. Alantidi emi ledhu. Nenu
asalu...

DOCTOR
Endukaina manchidi get a shot of
tetanus.

SAHASRA
Tetanus avi avasaram ledhu.

DOCTOR
(to Swetha)
theatre daggara wait cheyyi, nenu
vachhestaanu.

SWETHA
Ok...

Sahasra and Swetha come out of the doctor's room...

SAHASRA
Chee, neetho tirigithe nenoo
neelanti dhanine anukuntondi.

SWETHA
Leg slipper ana? Nijam cheppu,
evaru aa caveman. Antha violent ga
love chesada?

SAHASRA
Just shut up... paiki vellu,
pinniki cheppakunda vachhanu. Edho
okati cheppesi vasta.

SWETHA
Ok... twaraga vachhai.

EXT. HOSPITAL BASEMENT- DAY

Sahasra in the basement... near the parking area. She goes to

a car's sideview mirror and checks her neck... all of a
sudden, someone appears in the mirror and attacks her!

Trying to hit her with a rod. She's escaping... runs out of

the basemant...

EXT. MAINROAD- DAY

Sahasra panting, in shock... stepping mindlessly on the road,

pure shock. Few people surround her. A jeep stops and
HONKS... inside the jeep... Suresh Reddy, drinking Tropicana.
 45.

CROWD#1
Emaindi amma...

SAHASRA
(panting)
evaro... nannu... champataaniki
choosaru.

Suresh Reddy observing her while drinking his Tropicana.

POLICE#5 standing in the crowd and listening to her...

SAHASRA
Nenu... addham lo... choosi...

Suresh Reddy steps out of the jeep.

SAHASRA
Evaro nannu champtaaniki try
chesaru

POLICE#5
Evaru?

SAHASRA
Nenu addham lo, addham lo...

Suresh walks towards Sahasra and the crowd.

SURESH REDDY
(towards police#5)
Emaindi

POLICE#5
Evaro murder attempt chesaaranta
sir.

SURESH REDDY
(towards Sahasra)
Ekkada?

SAHASRA
Naa venakaala... naa venakaala...

SURESH REDDY
Ekkada?

SAHASRA
(points towards the
building)
Nannu champaalani choosaaru.
 46.

SURESH REDDY
(to constable#2)
Nuvvelli choosi ra.

CONSTABLE#2
Ok sir...

Basement... dark and scary...

SURESH REDDY
(to Sahasra)
Aa car ekkada undo choopinchandi.

SAHASRA
ammo, nenu raanu. Parking lot lo
right side lo undi meeru vellandi.

SURESH REDDY
Memu unnam kada, meeku emi avvadu,
padandi.

Suresh Reddy walks towards the basement, Sahasra slowly steps

behind him...

SAHASRA
(to police#5)
Meeru naa venakaala randi.

POLICE#5
Sare padandi.

EXT. HOSPITAL BASEMENT

Car... mirror broken.

SAHASRA
Nenu ila vangunnanu, sudden ga edo
meedhaki vachhinattu anipinchi
pakkaki thappukunna. Debba ikkada
padindi, nenu paaripyi bayataki
vachhaanu.

SURESH REDDY
Appudu door theestunnara...

SAHASRA
Idhi naa car kaadu.

SURESH REDDY
Oh, mee car kaada? Mari ikkada em
chestunnaru.
(MORE)
 47.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

(sips tropicana)

Sahasra's hand goes towards her neck, but she quickly moves
her hand towards her forehead.

SAHASRA
Addam lo bottu sari
chesukuntunnanu.

Suresh reddy sipping tropicana.

SURESH REDDY
Correct e koncham left ki undi.
(change in tone)
Edo naga kosamo, purse kosamo
attempt chesi untaadu. It's ok,
meeru police station ki vachhi
complaint ivvandi.

SAHASRA
Ahahaa, nenu complaint ivvanu.
Meeku cheptaanu meeru choosukondi.

SURESH REDDY
Sare, naake unofficial complaint
ivvandi, nene choosukuntaanu.

SAHASRA
athanu sannaga gaddam tho pedda rod
theeskoni.

SURESH REDDY
One minute. Ekkadanna koorchoni
maatlaadadama? Ikkada atmosphere
koncham tense ga undi kadu.

INT. COFFEE SHOP- DAY

Both in same attire.

SURESH REDDY
Naa peru suresh reddy. Holiday End
lo sontha illu undi. Nannaki RTC
job, ippudu Vizag transfer ayyindi.
I'm still a bachelot.

Sahasra nods obediently.

SURESH REDDY
Ikkada nenu okkadne untunnanu.
 48.

SAHASRA
Ok sir. Ippudu nenu cheppana
details?

SURESH REDDY
One minute, one minute
(takes out a tissue paper
and pen.)

SAHASRA
Ok inspector...

SURESH REDDY
Asalu promotion eppudo raavalsindi,
mana govt koncham slow kada, appadi
daaka SI ani piliste chaalu.

SAHASRA
Oh sorry.

SURESH REDDY
It's ok, it's ok. Inspector pedda
thittu emi kaadu. Meeru cheppandi.

SAHASRA
Athanu sannaga gaddam tho...

SURESH REDDY
Mee peru...

SAHASRA
Uh... Sahasra...

SURESH REDDY
Nice name, age?

SAHASRA
19.

SURESH REDDY
weight?

SAHASRA
Naa baruvu ki mee investigation ki
sambandham enti?

SURESH REDDY
Wait... aagamannanu... em
chestuntaaru?

SAHASRA
B.com final year chaduvuthunnanu.
DVR college lo.
 49.

SURESH REDDY
Hostel lona?

SAHASRA
Kaadu, intlone.

SURESH REDDY
Amma naanna tho untunnara?

SAHASRA
Naanna, pinnitho.

SURESH REDDY
Ante mee mother...

SAHASRA
nandigram lo untundi, naa
chinnappude vaalliddaru vidipoyaru.
Nenu amma daggare perigaanu. Degree
kosamani rendu samvatsaraalu
ikkadiki vachhanu.

SURESH REDDY
Brothers, sisters unnara?

SAHASRA
Maa ammaku nenu okka daanine. Kaani
oka thammudu, chellalu koodaa
unnaru. Aina ivvanni meeku enduku?
Hanthakudi vivaraalu adagakunda
anni naa vivaraalu adugutunnaru.

SURESH REDDY
(little nervous)
Idantha investigation. Sare...
athani adress...

SAHASRA
Naakela thelustundi.

SURESH REDDY
Peru? Udyogam? Puttu machhalu?

SAHASRA
Ivvanni naakela thelustaai?

SURESH REDDY
Anduke mee vivaraalu adigaanu.

Sahasra smiles.

SURESH REDDY
Maati maatiki chillara donga ni
hanthakudu anaddu.
(MORE)
 50.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

Meeredho cinemalu, sumolu chusesi
murder ante maamulu anukuntunnaru.
Vaadu mee meedha hathya prayathnam
cheyyaledhu. edhio chillara kosam
khangaaru paddadu.

SAHASRA
Emo, naaku nijanga chaala bhayam
esindi.

SURESH REDDY
DOn't worry, we'll catch him in no
time.

SAHASRA
Ayyayyoo, naaku late ayipotondi,
nenu vellaali.

She gets up...

SURESH REDDY
Wait, wait, I'll drop you.

SAHASRA
No, no, no, no, thanks.
(walks away.)

SURESH REDDY
Hello... aa hanthakudi description
ivvaledhu.

Sahasra stops in her walk.

EXT. SURESH REDDY'S JEEP- DAY

Sahasra and Suresh in Suresh's jeep. Driving.

SURESH REDDY
Anthena?

SAHASRA
Anthe

SURESH REDDY
Lets see, geddam, erra chokka, pant
colour chudaledu kaani... veskune
untaadu. Hmmm... traffic u...
manishi thelupo nalupo thelidu
kaabatti chaamanchaaya, podugu
chudaledu kabatti medium height.
 51.

SAHASRA
Aa khangaru lo evaraina anthakanna
em notice chestaaru?

SURESH REDDY
It's ok, it's ok. I'llmanage.
Avunu... car lekunda basement loki
enduku vellaru?

SAHASRA
Ummm... lift button thappu
nokkanu... chaalu chaalu, ikkada
aapandi.

SURESH REDDY
adhenti xxxx nagar annaru kada?

SAHASRA
Kaadu ikkadiki daggare, nenu
nadichi velthaanu.

SURESH REDDY
Oho, akkada lift lo oka stop ekkuva
digaaru kaabatti ikkada oka stop
mundhe digipithara? Hehehe

Sahasra doesn't laugh, serious. Suresh stops his laugh

looking at her.

SAHASRA
Arey, nenu police jeep lo raavatam
chuste maa naanna, pinni worry
avutharu.

SURESH REDDY
Oka vela mee parents ki police lu
ante antha allergy ledhemo. Juice?
(offers his juice while
driving)

SAHASRA
No, akkada right theeskoni aapesei.

SURESH REDDY
Ok ok ok ok ok...

SAHASRA
Right thippandi...

SURESH REDDY
ok ok ok
 52.

Jeep stops. Sahasra sees an inverted photograph in the jeep,

it falls into her lap as the jeep stops. She inverts the
photo, it's her photo!

SAHASRA
Naa photo mee daggara enduku undi.

Suresh is silent... scratches his head. Pulls the photo from

her hand.

SURESH REDDY
Indulo pedda mystery emi ledu.
Evaro pampinchaaru, just a
coincidence. Pelli
sambandhaanikani... so...

SAHASRA
PELLA???!! Naaku maata kooda cheppa
kunda...

Suresh smiles.

Sahasra gets down the jeep.

SAHASRA
Chaala sahaayam chesaaru, thanks.
(walks away)

SURESH REDDY
Welcome.

Sahasra stops... walks back to Suresh.

SAHASRA
Ee sambandham meeku ishtam ledhu
ani cheppandi.
(walks away)

Suresh starts the jeep.

SURESH REDDY
(to himself)
No mentioning.

EXT. CAB- DAY

Cab driver taking a passenger with drama. Equipment- mace,

costumes etc.

PASSENGER#2
Poniyyara baabu twaraga poni, time
ayipotondi.
 53.

EXT. BUS STOP- DAY

SHANKAR RAO
Auto...

Auto stops...

SHANKAR RAO
Nampally

AUTO DRIVER
Nahi aatha...

Auto goes away... Cab comes in... cab driver and his drama
passenger inside...

PASSENGER#2
Arey arey arey, malli aaputhaav
entra?

CAB DRIVER
(towards bus stop crowd)
Nampally aa? Nampally aa?

PASSENGER#2
Jaaga ekkada undi ra? Naa ollo
kookopedathava?

CAB DRIVER
Oorkondi sir.
(towards Shankar Rao)
Nampally aa?

SHANKAR RAO
Haa, nampally.

CAB DRIVER
Aithe ekku.

SHANKAR RAO
Entha?

CAB DRIVER
Iravai.

SHANKAR RAO
Iravai aa... vaddule.

CAB DRIVER
Sare padihenu iyyi, randi ekkandi.

Shankar rao steps towards the cab, peeps inside... it's full
of costumes and drama equipment.
 54.

PASSENGER#2
Ekkada koorchuntaadu.

CAB DRIVER
raa...

SHANKAR RAO
Indulo naa chitikine velu kooda
pattadu.

CAB DRIVER
Koncham adjust cheskunte migilina
body koodaa paduthundi. Meeremaina
america velthunnara? Nampally e
kada... aidu nimishallo podam,
randi.

SHANKAR RAO
Akkarledu, madathalu padakunda
nadichi velthaanu.

CAB DRIVER
Poni padi iyyi...

PASSENGER#2
Padi rupayalaki kakkurthi padathaav
entra?

Shankar Rao...

CAB DRIVER
Vachhi ikkada koorcho raa...

Shankar Rao sits...

PASSENGER#2
botthiga intha kakkurthi entra
babu.

Shankar Rao turns back...

PASSENGER#2
(towards Shankar Rao)
Abbe ninnu kaadu babu, ee edavani
antunna.

Cab starts...

PASSENGER#2
(to Shankar Rao)
Koncham cheyyi side na pettu
thammudu, naa kireetam bend ayyi
pothundi.
 55.

Shankar Rao adjusts himself...

PASSENGER#2
Ayayyo naa costume koodaa naligi
pothundi andi. Entandi naa costume
nalahoduthunnaru antha...

SHANKAR RAO
Ikkada naadi chirigi pothondi...

CAB DRIVER
Inka aidu nimishaalu, godava
padakunda koorchondi.

Cab passing by a bus stop... Sahasra gets down the bus. Cab
driver stopping the cab.

PASSENGER#2
Aaputhunnavu endi ra...

Cab stops, the mace hits Shankar Rao's head.

PASSENGER#1
Ayyo, tagilinda thammudu.

Shankar Rao in pain...

SHANKAR RAO
Gadha tho kodathaaventra... geddam
maasina gaadidha.

PASSENGER#2
Sorry thammudu, vaadu sudden brake
kottadu, andhuke...

Shankar Rao punches the passenger... shankar rao gets down

the cab.

EXT. ROADS- DAY

Cab driver runs to Shasra... Vidya is beside Shasra.

CAB DRIVER
Madam, madam. Meeru aa roju naa car
lo tiragaledu annaru kada...
daaniki naa daggara proof kooda
undi madam.

SAHASRA
Nuvva?

CAB DRIVER
Nijangane cheptunna madam. Meeru...
 56.

SAHASRA
Choodu... ikkada nuisance cheste
complaint ivvalsi vastundi, aah?

CAB DRIVER
Okka nimisham ikkade undandi.
Please please, one minute lo
vachesta. Please.

CAb driver runs away...

SAHASRA
(to vidya)
Aa roju bank daggara godava
chesindi ithane...

Cab driver runs to his cab, passenger#2 is holding his cheek

in pain.

CAB DRIVER
Emaindi sir?... vaadu edi?

PASSENGER#2
Laagi lempakaaya kotti
vellipoyaadu.

CAB DRIVER
Vellipoyaada? Ammani, mari naa
dabbulu. Sarlendi, avathala moodu
vandala aravai roopaayalu
pothunnai... randi sir
(holding his hand to pull
him out...)
Randi sir.

PASSENGER#2
Ekkadiki?

CAB DRIVER
Ikkadike randi, digandi meeru,
digithe kallu arigipothaaya,
digandi meeru
(pulls him out))

PASSENGER#2
ekkadiki ante...?

CAB DRIVER
Aa raathri meeru undandga oka
ammayi car ekkindi kadandi, mee
meesam laagindi
 57.

PASSENGER#2
(touches his moustache)
haaa...

CAB DRIVER
Aa ammayi ekkaledu ani abadhham
adutondi. Meeru vachhi saakshyam
chepte chaalu, naa dabbulu naaku
vastai.
(pulls him)

Both go to Sahasra and Vidya.

CAB DRIVER
(asking passenger#2 while
Sahasra is looking at
them)
Inthaka mundu ee ammayini
choosaara?

PASSENGER#2
Choosaanu.

CAB DRIVER
Eppudu?

PASSENGER#2
Raathri.

CAB DRIVER
Ekkada clear ga cheppandi.

PASSENGER#2
Avunu paapa clear ga gurtundi,
clean ga cheptunnaanu. Nuvvu veedi
car lo share chesav.

Vidya slaps Passenger#2.

VIDYA
Nuvvu cleaner va?

PASSENGER#2
(shouts)
Kaadu nenu passenger nu.

SAHASRA
Mari nuvvu undaga nannu enduku
ekkinchukuntaadu?

PASSENGER#2
Veedanthe kakkurthi vedhava
passengerla meedha passenger lani
koorcho pettukuntaadu.
 58.

VIDYA
Donga vedhavalu, inthakanna pedda
business emi dorakaledha meeku.

Crowd gathering behind them...

CAB DRIVER
Ey, nuvventi thega rechhipothunnav.

SAHASRA
Nuvventi thega rechhipothunav,
ippude police station...

CAB DRIVER
Aa cheyyi, cheyyi. Aa roju full ga
thaagesi ooguthu
(acting like drunk)
Car lo ekkinappudu police gutu
ledha. Ila ila lift adigi mari car
ekkav dabbulu ivvalani theliyada?
(revoling in circles like
drunk)
Ila thitiginappudu police lu gurtu
raaleda.

PASSENGER#2
Nuvvu aagara baabu.

Passsenger takes away cab driver from the scene... crowd

around.

SAHASRA
(to vidya)
Ente ala kottesav...

VIDYA
Mari, nee laa thittukuntu, police
police ante bhayapadathaadu
anukunnava?

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME- DAY

Sahassra's stepmother sees a constable waliking towards them

in the corridor. MAID cleaning the home...

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Constable vastunnadu evari intiki
antaav?

MAID
Emo amma...
 59.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Emo gani, sofa lu anni pakkaku
jaripi subranga tuduvu.

BELL rings. Sahasra's stepmother opens the door.

POLICE CONSTABLE#2
Sahasra gari illu idhena andi?

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Avunu andi

POLICE CONSTABLE#2
Sir, okasaari avidni station ku
rammannaaru.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Emaindhi?

POLICE CONSTABLE#2
Worry avvalsindi emi ladu amma,
evarno pattukunnaru, identification
kosam rammannaru.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Ippudu intlo evvaru lerandi,
vachhaka cheptaanu.

POLICE CONSTABLE#2
Jubilee hills PS SI, suresh reddy
garu ani cheppandi.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER
Alagenandi.

Police constables FOOTSTEPS walk away... she is furious,

shuts the door.

EXT. POLICE STATION- DAY

Suresh reddy sitting on his jeep and talking to police#1 and

police#2.

SURESH REDDY
Aa prasad reddy ni inka enduku
vadalledu ayya, vadilthe meeku
vaadiki rendu dabbulu migulthaayi
kada.

POLICE#2
Aa case naresh handle chestunnadu
sir. Chepte vinatledu aadu.
 60.

SURESH REDDY
Vaado nasa gaadu ayya. Vaadu enduku
vintaadu. Manamu emo anavasaram ga
gypsy konnam, suspend ayyina kaadi
nunchi diesel kharchulu koodaa
levu. Manamaithe iraga theese
vall...

Sahasra arrives with her stepbrother and Harish

SAHASRA
Constable ni intiki evaru
pampamannaru.???? Nenu asalu police
station ki raanannanu kada...
nenamina complaint ichhana? Aah?

Suresh reddy diffidently gets down his jeep, juice pack in

his hand... Suresh reddy takes out a kerchief from his pocket
and clears his sweat.

SAHASRA
Ademaina nijam complaint aa?
Unofficial ani cheppa kada... asalu
maa intlo nannu ela thittaro
thelsa?

POLICE#1
Hello madam, koncham sakkaga
mellaga dooram undi maatlaadandi,
idhi mee illu kaadu.

SURESH REDDY
It's ok, it's ok
(towards the two police
officers)
Meeru velli suspects ni theesuku
randi.

Two police go away...

SURESH REDDY
Aa area lo sannaga geddam tho
anumaananga thirugutunte round up
chesamu, vallallo mee friend emaina
unnaremo chudandi.

SAHASRA
Look SI sir... aa roju jarigindi
anthaa masaka ga undi. Naaku asalu
gurtu ledhu.
 61.

SURESH REDDY
Vaadu dorikithe repu inko ammaiki
ye haani jaragadhu. Koncham
cooperate cheyyandi.

SAHASRA
Meeru cooperate chesara? Naa intlo
antha rachha chesi. Ayina, ayina,
meeru caselu ela deal chestunnaru.
meeru suspend ayyaru gaa.

Suresh reddy calm...

SURESH REDDY
Ani evaru chepparu neeku.

SAHASRA
Maa naanna chepparu.

SURESH REDDY
Adhi wrong information. Nenu long
leave meedha unnanu.

SAHASRA
Don't try to lie.

Police constables bring all the suspects onto the road.

Sahasra and Suresh turn towards them.

SURESH REDDY
Come... vallani choodandi.

SAHASRA
Naakemi gurtu ledani cheppanu ga.

SURESH REDDY
Chooste strike avvachhu kada. Pada.

All the suspects' faces. Sahasra looking at them.

SURESH REDDY
Indulo evadanna unnada?

SAHASRA
Unnadu.

SURESH REDDY
Unnada? Evado bhayapadakunda
cheppu.

SAHASRA
Ithane...

Sahasra points at Police#1.

 62.

SAHASRA
Avunu, naaku baaga gurtundi,
ithane.

SURESH REDDY
Sare, nuvvu vellachhu...
Avasaram aithe malli pilusthaane...

SAHASRA
Please, ika nannu station ki
pilavaddu, police lani intiki
pampaddu. Please. Promise cheyyandi
ika nannu malli pilavanani.

SURESH REDDY
(gulps)
(a beat)
Juice?

SAHASRA
PROMISE!

SURESH REDDY
Ok...

SAHASRA
Marchipoyaanu, naa photo naaku
tirigi icheseyandi, adhi
naannagaaru meeku suspend avvaka
mundu pampinchaaru anta.

SURESH REDDY
Suspend... ayi intlo unnai,
pampistha.

SAHASRA
Manishi tho vaddu, post cheyyandi.
(walks away)

SURESH REDDY
One minute...
(towards police#1,
mumbles)
Veellani pampincheyi.

Police constables clearing the suspects. Suresh walks towards

Sahasra.

SURESH REDDY
Neeku ippudu em ishtam ledu? Nena,
naa udyogama, pella?

SAHASRA
Naaku ippudu pelli vaddu.
 63.

SURESH REDDY
Pelli enduku vaddu?

SAHASRA
Pani undi.
(goes away)

SURESH REDDY
(to himself)
Nenemanna cinemaki rammannaana,
circus ki rammannaana... pani undi.
(drinks his juice)

INT. CAB DRIVER'S HOME- DAY

A middle class independent home. Vab driver picks up his keys

and says.

CAB DRIVER/ RAJESH

Nenu RTO office ki velthunnanu.

RAJESH'S MOTHER
Rey rajesh madhyanam bhojanaaniki
intiki vachhai.

Cab driver/ RAJESH... puts two cigarettes in front of

RAJESH'S BROTHER (30 M)- eccentric, combed hair, vibhooti,
looks like a child but a dangerous one.

RAJESH'S BROTHER
Avi chaalavu... inka kaavaali.

RAJESH
Chaalu chaalu...
(thinks for a moment,
puts another cigarette
in front of him)
Anni kaalchaddu.

Rajesh's brother playing with the match sticks.

INT. SAREE SHOP- DAY

Sahasra and Vidya in a saree shop. Salesman showing them

different models.

SAHASRA
Ee design kuda koncham gaudy ga
ledu?

VIDYA
Idhi choodu...
 64.

SAHASRA
cheee, em baldu.

SAHASRA
Idi kadu
(towards salesman)
Aa peach colour...

Sahasra observes that COUNTER GUY (55 M)-the man sitting in

the counter is seeing towards Vidya.

SAHASRA
(mumbles to Vidya)
Athaniki nuvvu thega nachhesinattu
unnavu. Indaakati nunchi ite
choostunnadu.

VIDYA
Oka ganta nunchi okka meter kooda
konakapothe alage choostaru mari.

SAHASRA
Sare
(towards Salesman)
Idi pack cheyyandi.

Vidya and Sahasra get up.

SAHASRA
(to vidya)
Discount adagave thappakunda
istaadu neeku.

VIDYA
Nuvvu adugu, free ga istaadu.

Both arrive at the counter.

SAHASRA
(to counter guy#2)
Maa iddarilo evaru andanga unnaru?
Oka saari aayanni adigi cheptaara?

Sahasra and vidya laugh.

EXT. OUTSIDE SAREE SHOP- DAY

Both step out of the shop.

SAHASRA
Nuvvu nee chetthaki lining chustoo
undu, nenu velli bangles konukkoni
vasta.
 65.

VIDYA
Twaraga ra...

Both part ways.

EXT. BANGLE STORES LANE- DAY

Sahasra walking... a GOON (M, 30) comes in her way.

SAHASRA
Excuse me...

The goon opens a pocket knife... she is surrounded by four

other goons. The knife is held very closely to her stomach.
She looks worriedly towards the goon.

GOON
Neetho koddiga pani undi. Naduvu...

Sahasra steps back, bumps into other goons. SHOUTS...

GOON
Ey, aravaku. Nenu cheppinattu
cheyyi. nuvvu entha arichina maa
area lo evvaru pattinchukoru. Chal,
vachhi bandi ekku. Naduvu!

Goons taking her towards their vehicle... crowded street...

she suddenly starts runnning in the crowd...

Chase...

Rajesh is on the crowded street, in his car... he's honking.

Sahasra suddenly gets into the cab...

SAHASRA
Twaraga... twaraga poni.

RAJESH
Meera! Ammo meera...

SAHASRA
Twaraga!

RAJESH
Mundu dabbulu ivvandi

SAHASRA
(looking at the arriving
goons)
Poni!
 66.

RAJESH
Evaindi?

Sahasra gets down from the other end and runs away... Rajesh
looks at the chase worriedly... one of the goon pushes
Rajesh.

RAJESH
Kallu dobbaya?

GOON#2
Em ra, thurum va ra nuvvu...

Rajesh goes and holds his collar, goon#2 holds back his
collar... Rajesh pulls him by the corner and bangs him
against his cab, goon falls down in pain... Rajesh starts
running towards Sahasra.

Chase... Sahasra goes into a music shop... throwing musical

instruments towards the goons.

SAHASRA
(to seller in the shop)
police laki phone cheyyandi...

GOON
Police laki kaadu, commisioner ki
cheyyi, cheyyamanu! Cheppee...

Sahasra is silent... she takes out money from her purse...

SAHASRA
Theesko... theesko...

GOON#3
paisal istondi anna pori.

Rajesh arrives...

GOON#4
Neekendra ikkada pani... chal...

RAJESH
ellipothaanu anna ellipothanu,
passenger ni inti kaada drop
chesaka vellipothanu. Koncham
thappukuntava?

Goon#4 holds Rajesh's collar and pulls him, Rajesh punches

him in the stomach... goon goes back in pain.

Other goons attacking Rajesh, Rajesh fighting them... Rajesh

hits one of the goon with a Veena.
 67.

GOON#5
Veeni amma, guitar thoni kottindra.

GOON#3
Guitar kaadu be, veena.

GOON
Ey, chup!... daanni pattuko ra.

Rajesh hitting goons with veena...

RAJESH
(to Sahasra)
Meeru vellandi...
(sahasra standing in
confusion)
Nuvvu vellu!... nuvvu paaripo.

Sahasra runs away... goon follows her, Rajesh fightinng other

goons... hits them all.

Rajesh running on the streets for Sahasra and Goon... sees

them.

RAJESH
Reey, aagu ra...

Sahasra enters an old building... goons following her... dead

end in the building, all of them stop. Rajesh fighting other
goons... Rajesh arrives at the dead end. Sahasra sneaks away
and runs away from the dead end, goon spots, he runs behind
her... all of them arrive at an apartment with a hall's floor
excavated, a man inside the excavated spot... he's cold and
looking at the commotion. Rajesh pushes the goon into the
excavated spot.

Rajesh and Sahasra run out of the building.

EXT. ROADS- DAY

Rajesh stops an auto...

RAJESH
Twaraga ekkai...

Sahasra enters the auto.

SAHASRA
Nuvvu ra...

RAJESH
Ammo naa caaru... nenoostha
nuvvellu.
 68.

INT. STUDIO- DAY

Sahasra sitting on the stairs. Vidya arrives and sits beside

her...

VIDYA
Ente... inka aa godava gurinche
aalochistunnava?

SAHASRA
Ammaki chepte khangaaru paduthundi
ani bhayam, naannaki chepte pinni
rabhasa chestundi ani bhayam. Naaku
em cheyyalo artham kaavatledu.

VIDYA
Nuvvu oorike worry avvaku

SAHASRA
ivvanni naake enduku jarugutunnayo
teliyatledu. Samayaaniki aa taxi
driver raakapoyi unte.

VIDYA
Avunu, adhe time ki vaadu akkada em
chestunnaadu?

SAHASRA
Emo...

VIDYA
Naaku vaadi meedhe doubt. Malli
kanapadithe police laki appa
cheptanu.

SAHASRA
Police station ka? Malli intlo
godavalu...

VIDYA
Intlo enti? Ikkada praanaala
meedhaki vastunte.

A Music Director's assistant comes...

ASSISTANT
Chorus... take...
(turns the other side)
Meeru kooda...

Chorus singing... Sahasra singing passionately.

 69.

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT- DAY

Drizzling... kids sitting under a shade... Sahasra arrives

humming her chorus tune... looks at the kids.

SAHASRA
Hello!

Kids don't respond, she goes towards them...

SAHASRA
Enti anthaa dull ga
koorchunnaaru... emaindi? Cheppu.
Evarrnna thittara. Cheppu... antha
kopama. Sare meeru cheppe antha
varaku neenu ikkade koorchuntaanu.

Sahasra sits on a parked scooter. Kids looking at Sahasra,

they look away suddenly as an act of unhappiness. Sahasra
imitates them. Child#7 smiles. Sahasra looks at him and
smiles. Alekhya gets up and starts walking away. Sahasra
imitates... more imitation. All under the rain... slowly they
start rotating about themselves in the rain... Sahasra stops
Alekhya.

SAHASRA
Sare ippudu cheppu, emaindi...

ALEKHYA
Ivvala Shankar Dada MBBS cinemaki
theesukeltha annav, intha late ga
vachhav...

SAHASRA
Ooh... I'm sorry. Marchipoyanu,
next sunday theesukelthaanu.

ALEKHYA
Inka one week aa?

SAHASRA
Hm... ee sunday oka paata paadana?
raaboye chiranjeevi cinema lo
paata. Ippude chorus paadi
vastunna. Inka shooting kooda
jarugutondi.

All children in unison "paadu, paadu, paadu."

Sahasra starts singing and dancing. Dances along with the

children, all around the apartment. Others join. Raining.

Shankar Rao arrives...

 70.

SHANKAR RAO
Brainless rain dances... hey you...
(towards kids)

SAHASRA
Sir, nenu paaduthunte pillalu
andaru dance chestunnaru.

SHANKAR RAO
Oh, you sing, they dance?

SAHASRA
Hmmm...

SHANKAR RAO
Oh, you dance, I claps.

Song continues. Sahasra's phone rings. Sahasra lifts it.

SAHASRA
(into phone)
Hello!

VOICE OVER THE PHONE

Neenu Mutthu ni madam, indakati
nunchi try chestunnanu, meeru phone
ettadam ledhu.

SAHASRA
Sorry sir.

VOICE OVER THE PHONE

Sare sare, mimmalni urgent ga
Keeravani gaaru demo casette
theesukurammannaru.

SAHASRA
Alage sir.

VOICE OVER THE PHONE

Twaraga vachhai.

SAHASRA
Haa, half an hour lo mee daggara
unta.

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME- DAY

Sahasra walks in humming... wet

Her stepmother walks inside at her arrival. Sahasra goes

inside her room and locks her door... humming. Searching for
cassettes on her desk. Picks one...
 71.

and puts in the cassette player. Plays her recording...'ye

swaasalo cheerithe gaali'. She dries up herself while
listening to it. Suddenly... the song stops and Sahasra's
drunk hooting is heard from the cassette player. A male voice
"she's hot man... she's bloody hot", other man "what's your
name baby"... "sra!"...

Sahasra slowly goes towards the casette player.

"baaby, what a lucky day, ekkadiki veldam?" "ee time lo

ekkadiki velthaaru ra? evvaru leni chota ki theeukelli
pakkana aapei" "last time ila aapithene police la tho pedda
problem ayyindi ra" "sare city lo konni rounds kotti pakkana
aapeddam". Sahasra's voice "Good idea!". "you want it?"
Sahasra "no, no, no! No! NO! Free ga untene haayiga undi".
"Right...". Sahasra "Blouse kooda theesestha"

Sahasra is tensed listening to the casette... looking at the

casette... suddenly 'ye swasalo cherithe' blares out.

INTERVAL

Sahasra stops the casette. Sweat on her face. She walks

towards her room door... her fater and step mother
conversiong...

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S)

naa valla kaadu, daanni ooriki
pampincheyandi

SAHASRA'S FATHER (O.S)

Oorlo manchi college lu levani
neeku thelusu kada...

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S)

Enti levu? adhemaina ikkada undi
chaduvu uddharistonda? Singer ni
avuthanu, dancer ni avuthanu ani
ooru meedha padi paruvu
theesthenu...

SAHASRA'S FATHER (O.S)

Malli modalu pettava?

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S)

Nena modalu pettindi?

SAHASRA'S FATHER (O.S)

Gattiga aravaku, daaniki
vinapaduthundi.

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S)

Aa buddhi police lu intiki
vachhinappudu undaali.
 72.

Sahasra is on the verge of breaking down...

SAHASRA'S FATHER (O.S.)

adhi kaade...

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S.)

Ayina em anukoni em prayojanam.
Vayassu onti meedhaki raagane
saripoddaa...

SAHASRA'S FATHER (O.S.)

Manchi sambandham choosi pelli
cheste naa badhyata teeripoddi.
Inkonaallu aaga koodadu?

SAHASRA'S STEPMOTHER (O.S.)

Meerinkem maatlaadakandi. Ala ani
cheppe inaallu naa noru
mooyinchaaru

Sahasra picks up her phone and falls on the bed... dials

'amma'... eyes full of tears.

SAHASRA
(into phone)
Amma... em ledhu, oorike
maatlaadaalanipinchi chesanu...
(a beat)
naaku vere call vastondi, nenu
malli phone chestanu, bye.

Cuts the call and cries... Phone rings... picks it up...

SAHASRA
(into phone)
Vidya...

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT- DAY

Sahasra,Swetha, Harish, Sahasra's stepbrother... sitting on a

platform in the apartment premises.

Harish stops the cassette player...

HARISH
Idemaina mimicry antava?

SAHASRA
(wipes her eyes)
Adhi naa gonthe... emo... naa
gonthu laage undi.
 73.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Neeku theliyakunda, anakunda eppudu
record ayyindi?

SAHASRA
I don't know... nenu amma daggariki
vellipothaanu. Naakenduko bhayam
vestondi.

HARISH
Ey... oorike worry avvaku, evaro
aatapattinchaalani chestunnaru.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Emo, idantha naaku serious
anipistondi ra...

HARISH
Ledu ra, idanthaa taxi driver gaadi
scheme ee... girls ni
edipinchadaaniki boys ennaina
chestaaru.

SAHASRA
Asalu nenu indulo taagi enduku
unnanu?

Swetha is in deep thought... Vidya arrives.

VIDYA
Koncham sepu ee tape recorder
sangathi marchipoyi mic pucchuko...
neeku solo humming paade chance
vachhindi.

Harish smiling.

VIDYA
Repu raamanaidu, 8:30.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Wow, that's great.

HARISH
yesss. Kala nijam ayyetappudu
paariporu, party istaaru. Repu solo
paataki group party, yeeeeee!

SWETHA
Cheer up...
 74.

EXT. FILM SET- DAY

Passenger#2 performing a dialogue to an Assistant Director.

PASSENGER#2
(performing a dialogue of
NTR.Sr.)
Aachaarya deva... hahaha...
emantivi, emantivi... jathi
nepamuna sutha suthuniki indu
nilavaarhatha ledanduva... entha
maata, entha maata. Idhi kshaatra
parikhe gaani, kshetriya pariksha
kaade... kaadu, kaa koodadu. Idho
kula parikshe andhuva...

Assistant director shakes his head... Passenger#2 takes out a

photo album and shows the Assistant Director.

PASSENGER#2
Lalitha kalaa parishattu potillo
duryodhanudi paathra ku eelalu,
once more lu andi. Best actor award
ichhaarandi. Duryodhanudu entandi,
keechakudu entandi, bheemudu
entandi, asalu ye okka pouranika
paathra aina iragatheeshethhanandi.

INT. FILM SET?- DAY

Sahasra and Vidya walking out of a room. Harish and Sahasra's

Stepbrother waiting.

HARISH
Intha late aa?

VIDYA
Ekkadiki?

HARISH
Naa vote maatram Haiking ke.

SAHASRA'S STEPBROTHER
Abbaa bore, Barista ki veldam

VIDYA
Blue fox.

SAHASRA
Nenu paadindi solo song kaadu, solo
humming. Minerva lo istaanu party.
 75.

All in unison "Minerva na?"

SAHASRA
Entha chorus paadina no dinner,
only tiffin...

Vidya taps on Sahasra's hand... Vidya is looking out of the

window... Sahasra joins.

Passenger#2 is showing his album to assistant director... his

Duryodhana get up pasted on the photo album.

PASSENGER#2
Deccan chronicle lo vachhindi andi
"king of Puranas' ani. Ala ani
modern paathralu saatha kaadu
anukokandi. Ayi kooda doubt lekunda
meppichestaanu andi. Anthe kaadandi
mimicry koodaa baaga alavaatu andi.
Evarnaina acchuku machhuku imitate
chestaanandi. leader lanu, actor
lanu, janthuvulanu.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Aa mooditini kalipesavu enti...

PASSENGER#2
Aay, anni kalipi shesesthaanu
andi... ippudu nenu puli sounds
chestaanu soodandi.

Passenger#2 clears his throat... looks up... on his way to

looking up he sees Sahasra!

SAHASRA
(to Harish)
Aa rathri nenu choosanu ani
cheppindi athanne.

Passenger does a 'meow' looking at Sahasra.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Idhi puli sound aa?

PASSENGER#2
Abbebbe, puli sound raaledandi.
Poni rao gopala rao dialogue
septhanandi.
(looks at Sahasra, looks
down)
Aakasam lo murder jariginattu
ledhu? sooryudu netthuru gaddalu
kattinattu ledhu?
 76.

Assistant Director laughs...

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Nuvvu nannu murder chesedattu
unnavayya babu. Different comedy,
nee lanti odi gurinche choostunna.

Sahasra and co. Climbing down the stairs.

HARISH
Veedni pattukunte aa taxi driver
dorukutaadu.

Passenger#2 shaking hands with the assitant director...

PASSENGER#2
(to assistant director)
Malli kalusta, untaanandi...

Passenger#2 walking away...

HARISH
Hello, hello boss, sir, hello!
Vellipothunnaadu, padhandi,
padhandi.

SAHASRA
Vaadni bedirinchi ayina sare
kanukkovaali.

HARISH
Hello, hello boss.

PASSENGER#2
Nannu choosi meeru enduku follow
avuthunnaru.

HARISH
Mammalni choosi nuvvu enduku
paaripothunnavu?

PASSENGER#2
Mimmalni choosi nenu enduku
parigedathanu. Nenemanna dongathanm
chesana?

HARISH
Dongathanam kaakapothe, donga
naataku aaduthunnara nuvvu aa taxi
driver kalisi. Cheppu!!! Asalu em
jarigindo cheppu. Leda vidya
kottindi kada, nenu antha metthaga
kottanu
(MORE)
 77.

HARISH (CONT'D)
(showing his fist)
Cheppu!

PASSENGER#2
Baabu, baabu... nenu donga
naatakaalu aadatle babu. Nijame
cheptunnanu. Aa roju raathri, nenu
aa driver snooting ki velthunte...

CUT TO:

FLASHBACK.

EXT. ROADS- NIGHT

Drunk Sahasra asking for lift.

Inside the cab... Rajesh and Passenger#2, passenger#2 in a

drama costume.

RAJESH
Ammayi... ekkadiki vellalo.

PASSENGER#2
Orey, orey aapakura, time ledhu.
Snooting ki late ayipothundi.

RAJESH
Paapam ammayi sir. Okkathe road
meedha undi.

PASSENGER#2
Paapama nee bondha...? Nee
adrushtam tagaletta, raathrullu
kooda neeku passenger lu
dorukuthaaru entra...

Cab stops near drunk Sahasra.

Rajesh asks 'where to' by signalling his thumb.

SAHASRA
Lift...

PASSENGER#2
(mumbles)
Thaagi unnattu undi ra...

SAHASRA
LIFT!!!
 78.

RAJESH
Money...

SAHASRA
Yeahhh.

RAJESH
Ekkadiki?

SAHASRA
Straight.

Cab moves on the straight road...

CUT TO:

Cab stops.

SAHASRA
Straight.

Cab moves away...

Multiple CUTS of Sahasra saying 'straight'...

PASSENGER#2
Cheliyaaa chellaku, mundhu nannu
drop cheyyi ra...

RAJESH
Inti daggariki vachhesinattu unnam,
oka five minutes opika pattandi.

Sahasra turns back at passenger#2 and asks something just by

signalling her thumb... pulls his fake drama moustache.

PASSENGER#2
Ey, ey, na meesam.

SAHASRA
Donga...
(pulls his moustache
away)
Boochi...

PASSENGER#2
Reeeyyyy...

RAJESH
Koncham ekkuva ayinattu undi sir...

PASSENGER#2
Neekaa, deenikaa?
 79.

Sahasra laughs.

Cab stops.

RAJESH
Right aa? Left aa?

SAHASRA
Staright...

It's a dead end!... Sahasra turns her eyeballs left and

right. Three looking at each other.

Sahasra singing 'right o lef o'. SONG...

EXT. DRAMA SHOOTING LOCATION- NIGHT

Cab reaches the drama place. Passenger#2 gets down.

RAJESH
Digandi...

PASSENGER#2
cheeee, cheee, cheee... Nenu kaani
snooting lo select kaakapothe nee
praanaalu theesta, saamaanlu
theesuku raa raa... twaraga...

CUT TO PRESENT:

EXT. FILM SET- DAY

PASSENGER#2
Daani taravatha em jarigindo naaku
teliyadu, naa meedha ottu. Nenu aa
ammayini edpinchadam enti thammudu,
aa ammayi kanipinchinappudalla naa
dhimma tirugutoone untundi.

HARISH
Sare, aa rajesh gaadi intiki
theesukellu.

PASSENGER#2
Naaku theliyadu thammudu, ila
eppudaina dramalu unte vaadi bandi
vaaduthoo untaanu. Koncham chouka
ani.

HARISH
Car kaavalisinappudu thanni ela
contact chestaav?
 80.

PASSENGER#2
Maa centre lo killi kottuki
vastuntaadu.

HARISH
Sare, intiki padha.

PASSENGER#2
Enduku thammudu?

HARISH
Eppudaina nee avasaram padithe
nuvvu ekkada untavo theliyaali
kada.

PASSENGER#2
Thappakunda thammudu, maa office ki
kooda theesukeltha. BSNL lo job
chestanu.

Harish holding Passenger#2's visiting card.

HARISH
Maachivarapu Abbulu... nee pera?

PASSENGER#2
Avunu thammudu, andaru nannu Abbulu
ani pilusthaaru.

SAHASRA (V.O.)
Athanu nijame cheptunnattu undi.

EXT. ROADS- NIGHT

Sahasra walking with a trolley suitcase... two men in red

dress walk behind her... she turns towards them. They stab
her! Blood on her kurta. She starts running away. She is in
pain.

More men in red dresses run towards her. They capture her.
Hold her by the arms. And...

INT. SAHASRA'S HOME/BEDROOM- DAWN

Sahasra opens her eyes! Confused...

Alekhya sitting behind her. Sahasra sits up...

SAHASRA
Entamma lechipoyavu? Nidra
pattatleda?
 81.

ALEKHYA
Nuvvu gatti gattiga arustunnavu
akka.

SAHASRA
Bhayapaddava?

Alekhya nods.

SAHASRA
Edo pichhi kala vachhindi,
bhayapadaku, paduko.

Sahasra guides alekhya onto her lap. Alekhya sleeps in

Sahasra's lap... Sahasra in deep thought.

EXT. OUTSIDE POLICE STATION- DAY

Suresh looking at the photographs of Sahasra... police#2

comes...

POLICE#2
Namaste sir.

SURESH REDDY
Era... nannu suspend chesina
taravatha task force vaallu neeku
pedda pani cheppatleda?

POLICE#2
Pampistunnaru sir, night chinthala
basthi lo pedda godava jarigindi,
akkadiki inko constable ni pampi
nenu ikkadiki vachhina.
(looks at the photograph)
Endi sir, andariloki ee ammayine
pelli chesukovaalani decide
ayipoyara?

SURESH REDDY
Andariloki... ante? Manaki emaina
Miss India photo lu vachhinaya?
Vacchinayanni aada khaidi la
photolu laga unnai. Indulo pedda
decide cheyyadaaniki pedda
confusion emundi?

POLICE#2
Mee file lo okka manchi photo
koodaa undadu
(turns into other
direction)
Aa ammayi vachhindi.
 82.

Suresh Reddy turns back...

Sahasra getting down an auto.

SURESH REDDY
(to police#2)
Photo lu pampinchesanu ani cheppu
(hides bahind the jeep)
Pampinchesaanu ani cheppu

Sahasra walking towards the jeep... comes towards police#2

POLICE#2
Mee photo lu eppudo pampinchinam.

SAHASRA
Nenu photo la gurinchi raaledu.
Koncham help kaavaali.

POLICE#2
Emaindi?

SAHASRA
Mee sir ni urgent ga kalavaali.

Suresh Reddy comes from behind the jeep.

SAHASRA
(to Suresh)
Ee cassette okkasaari vintaara?

SURESH REDDY
(a beat)
Randi, intiki velli
maatlaadukundam.

INT. SURESH REDDY'S HOME- DAY

Suresh, Sahasra, police#2, Harish, Swetha, VIdya and

Sahasra's stepbrother sitting... suresh taking down notes.

HARISH
Aa abbulu gaadu nijame cheppi
untaadu, vaadu intiki kooda
theesukelladu kada...

SAHASRA
Arey, abbulu cheppevanni abadhalu
antunte... aa roju nenu party ki
vellanu. Next day college ki kooda
vellanu, naaku baaga gurtu. Aa roju
sunday.
 83.

VIDYA
Emo ne naaku anthaa confusing gaa
undi.

SURESH REDDY
Please... one minute. Confusion
vaddu. Point wise veldam, clear ga
untundi.
(opens a juice pack)
Abbulu cheppindi abaddham
anukundam, casette kooda abaddham
anukundaam, kaani rendu
abaddhallonu common point undi.
Nuvvu taagi unnav.

Swetha's reaction...

SURESH REDDY
(to Sahasra)
Do you drink?

SAHASRA
No...

SURESH REDDY
Alavaatu lekapoina party lo taagi
undachhu kada?

SAHASRA
Nenu asalu muttukoledu.

SURESH REDDY
(to Swetha)
Mee parties lo drugs untaaya?

SWETHA
No no, I mean... naaku thelidu, maa
party lo alaantivi emi jaragavu.

SURESH REDDY
Sure?

SWETHA
(nervously)
Haa, sure.

SURESH REDDY
Mee partylalo drugs virivi ga
dorukuthai ani naa daggara credible
iformation unde... anyway, let it
be.
(to Sahasra)
Party tharavatha em chesav?
 84.

SAHASRA
thinnaga intiki vellanu.

SURESH REDDY
Ela vellav?

Sahasra can't recolloect...

SURESH REDDY
Auto... bike, lift?

SAHASRA
Gurtu ledhu.

SURESH REDDY
Poni ennintiki cheraavo gurtunda?

Sahasra slowly shakes her head.

SURESH REDDY
Emi gurtulekapovadam chaala
aascharyam ga undi kadu? Ante aa
raathri em chestunnavo thelidu
anipistondi. ninnu definite ga drug
chesi undaali.

Sahasra is speechless.

SURESH REDDY
Iravai aidhuna nuvvu party ki
vellav, marusati roju nuvvu college
ki vellav, adi aadivaaram annav
kadu?

Sahasra nods...

SURESH REDDY
Mari sanivaaram em chesav?

SAHASRA
Adhe... party ki.

SURESH REDDY
Iravai aidhu nuvvu party ki vellina
roju sukravaaram. Aadivaram nuvvu
college ki vellavu. Madhyalo
sanivaaram em chesav ani
adugutunnanu.

Everybody waiting for an answer... Sahasra looking at Vidya

and thinking... rolls her eyeballs towards Suresh Reddy.

SURESH REDDY
One day is missing in your life.
 85.

EXT. BUS STOP- DAY

Rajesh is driving his cab slowly through the bus stop...

RAJESH
(to random bus stop
guy#1)
ameerpet sir...

Bus stop guy#1 shakes his head...

RAJESH
Mari ekkadiki?

BUS STOP GUY#1

Nuvvu vellavayya nenu bus lo
velthaanu

RAJESH
Aa ellu ellu, bus lo evadaina jebu
kottesthe appudu thelustundi.

Suresh Reddy stops the cab with juice pack in his hand.

RAJESH
Ekkadiki sir?

SURESH REDDY
Holiday in down...

RAJESH
10 rupees avuthundi.

SURESH REDDY
Ok, nee ishtam.

I/E. CAB- DAY

Suresh gets into the cab. Cab starts.

SURESH REDDY
Intha cheap ga neeku ela work out
avuthondi?

RAJESH
Nenu velle daari elaagu idhe sir.
Khaali ga elle badulu, tea coffee
kaina sampadinchukovachhu.

SURESH REDDY
Time baagundi amaayakulu evaraina
dorikithe naalugu aidu vandalu
migalachhu emo...
 86.

RAJESH
Abbebbe nenu alaa eppudu cheyyanu
sir. Mosam chesi okka rupayi
theeskonu, ala ani praanam poyina
naa rupayi vadulukonu.

SURESH REDDY
Abbaa...

Cab going on the roads...

RAJESH
Vachhesam sir... nenu ila
vellipothaanu.

SURESH REDDY
Adhenti inti daggara dimpava?

RAJESH
Oorukondi sir, padi rupayalaki inti
daggara evaru dimputhaaru.

SURESH REDDY
Naa daggara okka rupayi kooda
ledhu.
(drinks his juice.)

RAJESH
Eyy, dabbulu lekunda naa car enduku
ekkav?

SURESH REDDY
Mundu idhi akkada padeyi
(gives his empty juice
pack to Rajesh.)

Rajesh throws it out on the street.

SURESH REDDY
Dabbulu levu kaabatte nee car
ekkanu, inti varaku vasthe istaanu.

RAJESH
Inti varaku vasthe extra avuthundi.

SURESH REDDY
entho...?

RAJESH
Distance choosi cheptaanu.

Starts the car...

 87.

Cab arrives near the gate of SUresh Reddy's home. Suresh

reddy gets down the cab.

RAJESH
Sir, sir... naa dabbulu.

SURESH REDDY
Paiki raa istaanu.

INT. SURESH REDDY'S HOME- DAY

Both walking in...

SURESH REDDY
Idhe mana illu. Nenu okkadne unta.

Rajesh stops at the entrance...

SURESH REDDY
Raa, lopalaki raa.

Rajesh enters...

SURESH REDDY
raa... kurcho.

Sureshcloses the doors.

RAJESH
thalupu enduku vestunnaru sir...

SURESH REDDY
Oka peg vesukoni veldu kaani...

RAJESH
Peg aa? Ippuda? Vaddu sir.

SURESH REDDY
Eskovayya, saradaga maatlaadukundam
(pats on his cheek)

RAJESH
Manam em maatlaadukuntam sir? Naa
dabbulu icheyandi nen...

Suresh Reddy picks up a cane... Rajesh in confusion...

SURESH REDDY
365 rupaayalu adugutaava ammayini
(starts banging him with
the cane)
Samvatsaraaniki 365 rojulu ra,
rojuki oka debba kodathaanu.
(MORE)
 88.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

Wholesale ga lekka settle ayipoddi
mana iddari madhyalo.

RAJESH
Nannu kotte avasaram enti.

SURESH REDDY
100% avasaram raa neeku...

RAJESH
Naaku dabbulu vaddu em vaddu

Rajesh runs towards the door... opens it, about to run out...
he bumps into police#2. Police#2 punches Rajesh inside.

Rajesh sits on the floor.

RAJESH
Fully surrounded aa?

SURESH REDDY
(hitting with the cane)
Totally surrounded ra. Totally,
totally, totally.

Rajesh hits him back.

SURESH REDDY
Ammani, nannu kottava, nannu
kottava, nannu kodathava
(hitting him back)
Kottu ippudu.
(holds his hair)

Rajesh looks at a photograph hanging on the wall with Suresh

in police attire.

RAJESH
Meeru police aa?

SURESH REDDY
Ippudu peg esukuntava?

CUT TO:

Both drinking...

RAJESH
(nervously)
Abbulu digipoyina ventane...

CUT TO:
 89.

FLASHBACK.

EXT. DRAMA SHOOTING LOCATION- NIGHT

PASSENGER#2
Nenu kaani snooting lo select
kaakapothe nee praanam theestha,
saamanu theesuku raa raa.

RAJESH
Malli idoti.

Sahasra resumes singing and kisses Rajesh. Sahasra kisses

again, he makes her sit inside.

RAJESH
Abba nuvvu nannu champaddu,
koorcho, lopala koorcho, digaddu.

RAJESH (O.S)
Saamaanlu abbulu ki ichhi bayataki
vachhesariki ammayi car lo lehu
sir. Aa chuttu pakkala road lu anni
choosi intiki vellipoyaanu.

BACK TO:

INT. SURESH REDDY'S HOME

Suresh and Rajesh sitting.

SURESH REDDY
Nijame cheptunnava?

Rajesh nods.

SURESH REDDY
Ammayi ninnu muddu pettukunda?

RAJESH
Rendu moodu saarlu muddu pettukundi
sir.

SURESH REDDY
Rendu moodu saarla?

RAJESH
Avunu sir,

Suresh reddy is sad, but maintaining a poker face... trying

hard.
 90.

RAJESH
Enti sir? Malli kodathaara?

SURESH REDDY
Inkem kodathaanu, cheyyi
etthakundana chittakkotesav.
(shouts at police#2)
Reyyy...

POLICE#2
Sir...

SURESH REDDY
Veedi details theeskoni podduna
saayantram kalavamani cheppu.

POLICE#2
Ok sir...

EXT. COLLEGE- DAY

Sahasra and Vidya walking...

Rajesh's car follows her and stops before her...

SAHASRA
Nuvvu enduku vachhavu?

RAJESH
Car ekkandi.

SAHASRA
Enduku?

RAJESH
Maatlaadaali, koorchondi.

SAHASRA
Nenu raanu.

RAJESH
Maatlaadalani cheptunte artham
kaada.
(he pulls her inside the
car...)

SAHASRA
Eyyyyy... entidi?

RAJESH
Maatlaadaali...
 91.

SAHASRA
Nenu diguthaanu...

RAJESH
Idigo car thaalaalu
(gives her car's keys)
Theesko.

Sahasra looks at him...

RAJESH
Abbulu gaadini police la tho enduku
kottinchaaru?

SAHASRA
Uh? Naaku thelidu.

RAJESH
enti thelidu. Meeru cheppakundane
ninna abbulani ivvala nannu laakku
velthara? Memu emanna dongallaga
kanipisthunnama? I'm also a student
like you. Nenu college ki
vellevaadini, party laki
vellevaadini. Maa annayya battala
shop kaalipovadam valle
maaneyyaalsi vachhindi. Aa appulu
theerchadaanike private ga
chaduvutoo taxi naduputhunnanu.

SAHASRA
I'm sorry.

RAJESH
Sare, ippudu meeku aa godavalanni
enduku lendi, meeku problem create
chesindi nenu kada, nannu
kottinchandi, abbulu ni enduku
ibbandi pedathaaru. Aayana
amaayakudu, chethanaithe help
chestaadu kaani evvarki haani
cheyyadu. Ayina ee godavalu enduku?
Nenu mimmalni eppudu choodaledu,
meeru naa car ekkaledhu.
Vellipondi. Digandi. Naaku dabbulu
kooda akkarledu digandi. Please.

SAHASRA
(gives him his keys)
Naa bus vellipoindi, inti daggara
drop cheyyi.

He takes the keys.

 92.

RAJESH
Ekkadiki?

SAHASRA
Jalavaayu nagar.

RAJESH
Inko aaru kilometerlu, account lo.

INT. RESTOBAR

Youth drinking and smoking hookah. Swetha with a joint.

Suresh enters with a pack of juice.

Swetha sees Suresh.

SWETHA
Hi...

SURESH REDDY
Hello!

SWETHA
Enti, police lu pub closing time ki
vastaaru anukunna.

SURESH REDDY
Aa, nuvvu emanna opening istaavemo
ani...

Suresh Reddy goes towards her while dancing to the music

being played in the place. He goes towards her continues
dancing...

SWETHA
Nenu tanatho dance chestunnanu
(shows her boyfriend)

Swetha's boyfriend smiling and talking with other friends at

a distance.

SWETHA
Friend tho maatlaadataaniki
velladu.

SURESH REDDY
Oooh. Red shirt?

SWETHA
Hm...
 93.

SURESH REDDY
Boyfriend?

SWETHA
Yeah!

SURESH REDDY
Naaku introduce chettava?

SWETHA
Enduku?

SURESH REDDY
Dance cheddaamani. Hoohooohooo

SWETHA
Thanaki emi telidu.

SURESH REDDY
Innocent boy, poni birthday boy
ikkada unnada?

SWETHA
I'm telling you, don't mess with
them. Vaallu chaala pedda families
nunchi vachhina vaallu.

SURESH REDDY
Pedda families ante naaku chaala
ishtam. Pedda pedda laabhaalu
untaai. Kadu?

SWETHA
Please ikkada godava chesi naa
paruvu tiyyaddu.

SURESH REDDY
Don't worry, information thappa
nenu inka emi thiyyanu. Nee
boyfriend pakkana unnodena aa party
ichhinodu?

Swetha goes into ladies' washroom... suresh follows her...

almost enters inside.

SWETHA
Suresh reddy, nenu bathroom ki
velthunna.

SURESH REDDY
Oh, happy journey.

Another woman just comes towards the bathroom and sees

Suresh.
 94.

WOMAN
Idiot

SURESH REDDY
Nene...

WOMAN
(into her phone)
Hi bojo

SURESH REDDY
Bojo, bojo, jobo...
(tapping the washroom's
foor playfully)

Swetha's boyfriend and Swetha's friend#1 come...

SWETHA'S BOYFRIEND
(in a strong english
accent)
Entra ladies toilet ki vachhi
aadollani tease chestunnav?

SURESH REDDY
Bojo, bojo, bojo, BOJOOO!

SWETHA'S FRIEND#1
Bloody pervert, neeku maryaadaga
chepte artham kaadu raa?

SURESH REDDY
Poni... gents toilet ki veldhama?

Silence... suddenly Suresh frabs Swetha's boyfriend's collar.

SURESH REDDY
Randra... meeku toilet ye correct
place...

Swetha's friend#1 following... "ey, ey..."

Suresh slaps both of them,

SWETHA'S FRIEND#1
Enduku kodutunnavo cheppu! Nenevaro
thelidu neeku.

Suresh twists swetha's boyfriend's arm.

SURESH REDDY
Sorry ra, ila adiginanduku,
birthday party appudu Sahasra drink
lo drugs kalipaara?
 95.

SWETHA'S BOYFRIEND
Asalu nuvvu evvarra?

SURESH REDDY
Sub Inspector of Police ra...

SWETHA'S FRIEND#1
So what man, DGP maa naanna friend.

Suresh slaps Swetha's friend#1.

SURESH REDDY
Aa ammayiki emaina jarigi unte, mee
iddari baabula combined aasthi
kooda mimmalni save cheyyaledhu ra.
(slaps)
Cheppu!

SWETHA'S BOYFRIEND
Sir... sir... maakem theliyadu sir.
Just for fun, drugs kalipamu sir.
Tharavatha ammai kanapadaledhu sir,
memu anni vethikam sir, anni
vethikam sir.

Suresh slaps him.

SWETHA'S FRIEND#1
Mother promise sir, maakem
thelvadhu sir.

SURESH REDDY
Mee amme ganaka gurtunte ilaanti
panulu chesevaallu kaadu sir.
Chettha kodakallara.

Suresh reddy throws tissues at them...

SURESH REDDY
Mohalu tuduchuku randi.

Suresh sets his hair.

Suresh comes out of the toilet... Swetha also comes out of

the ladies toilet.

SURESH REDDY
anukokunda nee boyfriend ni kalisa.
How do you do ante how do you do
anukunnam. Neeku bojo thelsa?

SWETHA
Thelidu.
 96.

Woman also comes out of the toilet... looks at Suresh...

WOMAN
Chee... useless fellow.

SURESH REDDY
Antha asahyam ga pravartinchana?
(to Swetha)
Ee ammai thelsa neeku?

SWETHA
Thelsu.

SURESH REDDY
Thelsa!!! juice?
(offers his juice)
Come, come, come, come.

I/E. SURESH REDDY'S HOME- DAY

Police#2 and Police#3 bring Bojo towards Suresh.

SURESH REDDY
Bojo...

Bojo tensed...

SURESH REDDY
enti ee vichitramaina peru?

BOJO
Sir, friends urike ala pilustaaru
sir. Kani naa asalu peru Bhaskar
Raju.

SURESH REDDY
Nanna em chestuntaadu?

BOJO
Cardiologist, doctor.

SURESH REDDY
Baabu sampaadistunte nuvvu taagi
tandanaalu adutuntaava?

Suresh switches on a casette player... "Hello, Bojo here".

SURESH REDDY
Emanna gurtu vastinda?

BOJO
Sir, aa roju raatri... around
12:30, 1 sir.
(MORE)
 97.

BOJO (CONT'D)
Khairtabad road daggara oka ammai
addanga nadustunte car aapam sir.
Kaani aapina ventane thane vachhi
car lo koorchundi sir.

CUT TO FLASHBACK:

I/E. CAR- NIGHT

Sahasra drunk in the car...

SAHASRA
Cool, cool, coool, cooool

Bojo and BOJO'S FRIEND in the car...

Sahasra's hand touches the record button of her cassette.

She's hooting. She romeoves her hair band.

BOJO
What's your name baby?

SAHASRA
Sa...

BOJO
Sa...

SAHASRA
Ha...

BOJO
Haa...

SAHASRA
Sraaaaa...

BOJO
Oh baby! What a lucky day...
ekkadiki veldam?

BOJO'S FRIEND
Ee time lo ekkadiki veltaav ra?
Evvaru leni chotuki theeskelli
pakkana aapei.

BOJO
Rei oddu ra, last time ila
aapithene police la tho pedda
problem ayyindi ra.
 98.

BOJO'S FRIEND
Sare, city lo rendu rounds kotti
tharavatha dimpeddam ra.

SAHASRA
Good idea.

Bojo's friend drinking beer... Bojo's phone rings.

BOJO
(into phone)
Hello! Bojo here. Ooh, she's so
hot.

Bojo's friend coming to the back seat of the car, beside

Sahasra. Sahasra laughs. Bojo's friend takes Sahasra's
hairband.

BOJO
(into phone)
We can do anything with her we
want. But, we don't know where to
take her man.

Bojo's friend gives his beer to her... Sahasra drinks...

Sahasra doesn't like the taste of the beer, she is about to
throw the can from the window, Bojo's friend takes it back
softly from her. Bojo drinking.

SAHASRA
You're so cool... nice band
(towards Bojo's friend's
headband)

BOJO'S FRIEND
You want it?

SAHASRA
No, no, no, no... free ga untene
haayiga undi.

BOJO'S FRIEND
Yes baby, right.

Bojo is surprised.

SAHASRA
Blouse kooda theesestha...
theesestha... theesestha.

Bojo stops the car.

 99.

BOJO
(to his friend)
Rey, nuvvu vachhi drive cheyyi.

BOJO'S FRIEND
Koncham sepu taravata nenu drive
chestaanu.

BOJO
Rey, one hour nunchi nene drive
chestunna idiot, vachhi drive
cheyyi.

BOJO'S FRIEND
Adi count avvadu ra stupid, ippati
nunchi count avuthundi.

BOJO
First round nuvvu drive cheyyi,
second round nenu drive chesta.

SAHASRA
Poni nenu drive cheyyana?

BOJO'S FRIEND
You are screwing up your own life
man
(towards Sahasra)
Poni nuvvu cheppu evaru drive
cheyyalo...

SAHASRA
(to bojo)
Nuvve drive cheyyi
(to Bojo's friend)
Nuvvu naa pakkana koorcho.

BOJO'S FRIEND
(laughs)
You don't like him?

SAHASRA
No!

BOJO'S FRIEND
Thanks baby.

Bojo gets down the car.

BOJO
Nenu inka drive cheyyanu, nuvve
drive cheyyi.
 100.

BOJO'S FRIEND
But, thanu nenu vaddu antondi ra.

SAHASRA
Nuvvu vaddu.

Bojo pulls Sahasra out of the car.

BOJO'S FRIEND
This is not fair... bojo, leave her
man.

BOJO
Nuvvu thanatho vellavante, we'll
never be friends again.
(pushing Sahasra by the
neck)
You don't like me? Hattt...

Bojo's car leaves...

SAHASRA
Stupid.

Inside the car...

BOJO'S FRIEND
She's good man, venakki thippu
ammaayini ekkinchukundam. Come on
man, be a sport. Come on man,
chill.

BOJO
Sare, but ee saari nuvve drive
cheyyali, ok?

BOJO'S FRIEND
Ok!

Both do a hi-fi...

BOJO (V.O)
Ammaayini drop chesina chotuki
tirigi vachhi chuste, thanu akkada
ledhu sir. Thanni vethukkuntu
iddaram chero vaipu vellam. Ekkada
kanipinchaledhu. Aameni vethukuntu
vellina maa friend tirigi raaledu.
Vaadi kosam nenu chaala sepu wait
chesi vellipoyanu.

BACK TO:
 101.

I/E. SURESH REDDY'S HOME- DAY

SURESH REDDY
Mee friend ekkada untaadu?

Silence... bojo hesitating to say...

BOJO
Aa next day vaadi savam dorikindi
sir. Evaro champesi road meedha
padesaaru sir.

Suresh Reddy thinking.

INT. POLICE STATION

Suresh Reddy walks inside... A police officer gives him some

photos...

Photos of Bojo's friend's dead body in Suresh's hands...

blood in the photo. Suresh checking the photos... other
documents too... discussing about the crime with the police
officer.

INT. SURESH REDDY'S HOME- DAY

Sahasra arrives.

SAHASRA
Traffic lo late ayyindi.

SURESH REDDY
(shows sahasra's
hairband- evidence)
Idhi needhena?

SAHASRA
Avunu, naadhe, ikkadiki ela
vachhindi.

SURESH REDDY
Party jarigina marusati roju o dead
body dorikindi. Aa body chethiki ee
band undi... ee murder lo oka
ammayi cheyyi undani suspect
chestunnaru.

Sahasra is speechless, utter shock.

SAHASRA
Ante... nene ee pani.
 102.

SURESH REDDY
Thelidu. Antha confusing ga undi.
Athanu brathikunnapudu chivari
saari neethone choosadu Bojo. Next
thing we know, he's dead.

SAHASRA
How can I kill a person?
(turning volatile)
How can I kill a person... idantha
abaddham
(tears in her eyes, shock
too)
Naakem artham kaavatledu, I can't
kill a person.

Suresh puts his hand on her head as mark of consolation.

SURESH REDDY
Manam oohinchinantha ghoram jarigi
undaka povachhu, anyway I'm there
no. Nenu choosukuntaanu.

SAHASRA
Manaki theliyakunda inkokallani
champatam sadhyama? Drugs kalipithe
nijanga manaki em jarugutundo gurtu
undada?

SURESH REDDY
This is rohyphnol... rangu, ruchi,
vaasana undadu. Endulo kalipina
theda thelidu.
(flips through a document
pertaining to Rohyphnol)
Oka ammaini date ki theeskelli ee
mandhu kalipi rape chesina cases
chaala unnai. Marusati roju ammaiki
emee gurtu undadu. Evaru rape
chesaru, ekkada undi, emee. That's
why it's called 'date rape drug'.

SAHASRA
Nenu inka nammaleka pothunnanu.

SURESH REDDY
its's like having drink too many.
Koncham ekkuva thaagi em vaagado
marnaadu vaadike gurtu undadu.

SAHASRA
Theliyakapovatam intha
bhayankaranga untundi anukoledhu.
(MORE)
 103.

SAHASRA (CONT'D)
Ippudu police laki idhi naadhi ani
cheppala
(holding the hairband)

SURESH REDDY
No,no. Asalu em jarigindo manaki
theliyaaali. Antha varaku chaala
jaagratthaga tackle cheyyali.
Lekapothe ee case neeku
chuttukuntunudi.

EXT. ROADS- DAY

Rajesh's cab on narrow roads... goes to main road. Stops...

he sees the goons who attacked Sahasra...

RAJESH
Veedu ochhaadu enti.

Goon sees Rajesh. Goons run towards Rajesh.

GOON
Rey, pattukondi ra vaadni.

Rajesh stops near the bus stop...

Shankar Rao standing in the bus stop...

RAJESH
Hello, meeru naaku padi rupaayalu
ivvali. Last time ivvakunda
digipoyaaru.

SHANKAR RAO
Chachhina ivvanu, aa naatakalodu
unna bandilo ekkinchukunnanduku
ninnu pattukoni thannali.

RAJESH
Sare, oka pani cheyyandi ippudu
ekkadiki vella lo cheppandi
(looks back)
ippudu akkada dimpestaanu. Last
time dhi padi, ippudu aidu ivvandi
chaalu.

SHANKAR RAO
Aidu kaadu, rendunnara istaanu.

RAJESH
rendunnara???
 104.

Goon's coming closer to the cab...

SHANKAR RAO
Bus aithe rendu rupaayale naaku.

RAJESH
Sare, twaraga twaraga twaraga ekku.

Shankar Rao gets in... whoosh, the car starts off...

SHANKAR RAO
aagu aagu, door eyyani...

Chase continues... Shankar Rao tensed..."eeey, eeyee.."

SHANKAR RAO
Enta speedu?

RAJESH
Venakala iravai mandi
tharumuthunnaru sir. Vallaki
dorikaanante khaima kinda
kottestaaru.

Shankar Rao is bewildered... looks back.

SHANKAR RAO
Evaru aa sumo lo unnolla?

RAJESH
Anthe kaadu, daani venakala oka van
rendu bike lu kooda unnai.

SHANKAR RAO
Enduku?

RAJESH
Adantha pedda katha lendi... ippudu
enduku?

SHANKAR RAO
Adi naakenduku, ayina evaro
tharumuthunna bandilo nannu enduku
ekkinchukunnav?

RAJESH
mari meeru naaku padi rupaayalu
ivvali kada?

In the goons' car.

GOON#6
(to goon)
Anna vaadu straight ga puthunde.
 105.

GOON
Kallu emanna dobbinaaya? Ponee ra.

In the cab.

SHANKAR RAO
Padi roopaayale kada nee problem.
Padi kaadu yaabhai istunnanu
(puts currency note in
Rajesh's pocket)
Aapu. Ventane ikkada dhimpu.

Cab stops... Shankar Rao gets down. The goons start chasing
Shankar Rao... Shankar Rao looks at the cab... Rajesh takes a
U turn in the cab... Shankar Rao hurriedly crosses the road,
reaches the moving cab... running along with the cab, throws
his bag inside the cab... Rajesh opens the door... Shankar
rao tries to enter inside, gets stuck between the window
frame.

RAJESH
Raa, twaraga lopala ra...

SHANKAR RAO
Laagavayya.

RAJESH
Daa, twaraga.

Shankar Rao gets indide... looks back... he observes a hole

in the floor of the passenger seating area.

SHANKAR RAO
Bokka...

RAJESH
Aa bokke.

SHANKAR RAO
Bokka undani naaku enduku
cheppaledhu, andulonunchi naa test
papers poyaayayya baabu.

RAJESH
Mee daggara phone unda? Cell
phone...

SHANKAR RAO
Haa, haa
(gives his cell phone.)
Local aa, STD aa?
 106.

RAJESH
(into phone)
Hello! SI Suresh Reddy gaara?

SURESH REDDY (O.S)

Nene maatlaadutunnanu.

Goons chasing.

SHANKAR RAO
(looking at the goons)
Vacheestunaaru, thippu, thippu.
THIPPU!!!

RAJESH
REYYY, straight road unte ekkada
nunchi thippanu.

A Police control room passes by...

SHANKAR RAO
Hey control room, lopalaki vellu...

RAJESH
Aapeee... akkadiki velthe vaadi
daggara, naa daggara kooda
dobbuthaaru.

SHANKAR RAO
Neeku yaabhai rupaayalu ivvadaaniki
ready ayyanu, adi nene
kattukuntaanu, chastaanaa?

RAJESH
Padi velu avuthundi, kattu.
(Shankar Rao in shock)
Kadathava?

SHANKAR RAO
Kattanu, thippu... thippu,
thippuuuu!!!

Rajesh turns the car at a circle... still chasinf... goons

shouting at them.

Rajesh takes a gully... his car goes through a narrow road.

Goons' car gets stuck. They get out of the car and start
chaing by foot... running. Goon hits a motorcyclist and
ascends his bike... instructs the biker to follow the cab.

Cab going through narrow roads, Shankar Rao just misses

getting hit by pole, pedestrians move to their extreme right
to make way for the cab. Goons chasing them on bikes and omni
van.
 107.

They reach a dead end.

SHANKAR RAO
Deadly end...

RAJESH
Thippu, thippu annav, ippudu
ikkadiki vachham. Antha nee valle.
Nee valla nenu dorikipotha.

SHANKAR RAO
(running away)
Evadi valla evadu dorikaadu raa?

Rajesh and Shankar Rao running away... goons running behind

them.

SHANKAR RAO
(shouting while running)
naakem thelidu, naakem thelidu.

Shankar hides under a scrap machinery on the road. Rajesh

runs away. Goons runnin behind Rajesh... they cross the scrap
machinery... but, the last goon- GOON#7- suddenly stops and
walks back- towards the machinery. At the same moment,
Suresh's jeep stops at Rajesh's cab.

Shankar looking at the goon who's looking at him. Goon#7

walks towards Shankar Rao, but Suresh enters with a pack of
juice...

SURESH REDDY
(to Goon#7)
Juice? Thaagu...

GOON#7
Pora...

SURESH REDDY
Thaagu koncham glamour vastundi...

Goon#7 pushes Suresh, Suresh twists his arm...

SURESH REDDY
Nenemmanna visham thaagamannaana?
Juice e kada thaagamannanu.
Thaagithe neekemanna noppa?

Suresh punches goon#7. Goon#8 looks at Suresh punching.

GOON#8
Rey, rey, rey. Evadra adi...
 108.

Suresh reddy hits goon#8 and goon#7... Shankar Rao jumps out
from his hiding spot and runs away...

SHANKAR RAO
Naakem thelidu, naakem thedlidu.

Rajesh running, goons chasing... Rajesh gives up running and

turns around...

RAJESH
Randra chusukundam.

Rajesh confronting the goons... Suresh appears behind the

goons...

SURESH REDDY
Please... nannu kooda choosukondra.

RAJESH
Sir! Veelle!

Goon turns towards Suresh...

GOON
Veedevdra?

SURESH REDDY
kottukodaaniki evadaithe entra

GOON#6
Veedni ekkado choosinattu undi.

Suresh hits one of the goons.

GOON
Em kaavaalra?

SURESH REDDY
Em ledhu ra
(throws a blow at the
Goon)

Rajesh and Suresh fighting simultaneously.

GOON#6
Veedni task force lo choosina...

Suresh hits a goon.

GOON#10
Rey, veedu police odu ro, urakandi.
Anna nuvvu raa anna.
 109.

SURESH REDDY
Vaadu raadu ra...

Goon pushes Rajesh to the wall and starts running.

SURESH REDDY
Intha baaga parigedthunnavu kada
ra, ammayini enduku pattukoleka
poyaavu?

Suresh chasing Goon...

SURESH REDDY
Rey, dunnapothu, entra jinka laaga
parigedthunnavu... rey aagu,

Suresh, Rajesh running behind the goons in traffic.

SURESH REDDY
Nee yabba aagu.

Goons climbing the vehicles and running... Suresh follows.

SURESH REDDY
Ee traffic jam okati.
(hitting goons with
vessels)
Sachhadu, sachhadu... entha dooram
parigedthaaru...

Goon while running on top of vehicles falls into an auto

through it's roof... inside the auto is Shankar Rao.

SURESH REDDY
Dorikaadu, dorikaadu.

Shankar Rao runs away...

SHANKAR RAO
Naakem thelidu, naakem thelidu.

SURESH REDDY
Vaadevadu ra?

GOON
Naakem eraka?

SURESH REDDY
Adhi kooda thelidu ra? Inka chaala
aata undi, police station ki velli
aadukundam pada.

GOON
Sare...
 110.

SURESH REDDY
(hits him with the
vessel)
Sare na? Sare na? Sare na?

Suresh pulling the Goon out of the auto...

SURESH REDDY
(to Rajesh)
Rey laagara veedni, laagu.

They push him down the brojen roof and pull him out...
dragging him.

INT. SAREE SHOP- DAY

Suresh and Police#2 at the entrance.

SURESH REDDY
(to a worker)
Copy writer garu unnara?

WORKER
Lopala unnaru.

Suresh goes towards the billing counter.

COUNTER GUY
Enti ilaa vachharu?

SURESH REDDY
Nela rojula kritham... mee shop
bayata oka ammayini kidnap
cheyyadaniki prayatninchaaru. Meeku
thelusa?

COUNTER GUY
Avuna? Naaku thelide. Ilagaithe
ikkada busineess cheyyadam chaala
kashtam. Ee area ni meere safe
cheyyali.

SURESH REDDY
Chesanu. Vallani pattukoni saafi
chesanu. Mee peru chepparu.

COUNTER GUY
Nuvvem maatlaaduthunnavo naaku
artham kaavatledu.
 111.

SURESH REDDY
oka saari station ki vasthe,
vaallem cheptunnaro meere swayam ga
vinachhu.

COUNTER GUY
Nenevaro theilse station ki
rammantunnava? Evaro rowdy sheeter
cheppina maataku nammi naa
daggarake enquiry ki vastava?

SURESH REDDY
Vaallu rowdy sheeters ni nenu
meetho cheppaledhe

COUNTER GUY
Brain baaga ekkuvaindi neeku,
choosta. Nenu ippude DCP ki phone
chesta
(picks up the telephone
reciever.)

SURESH REDDY
Intha chinna vishayaaniki phone
enduku andi?

COUNTER GUY
Ekkadnunchi oodi paddav? Task force
aa?

SURESH REDDY
(cordially puts the
reciecer back from his
hands)
Oorike general enquiry gurinchi
vachhanu anthe. Meerem worry
kaakandi, vaalla sangathi nenu
choosukuntaanu. vastaanandi.

Suresh and Police#2 walking out...

EXT. SAREE SHOP- DAY SHOP

Police#2 and Suresh walking out

POLICE#2
Arey em sir atla vadilesindru?
Kodukuni naalugu gunji kottaali
 112.

SURESH REDDY
(furiously)
Suspension lo unna kada ra... vaadi
sangati chepta duty join ayyina
next day.

Both get into the jeep.

POLICE#2
Sir, juice?

SURESH REDDY
Nuvvu thaagu.

EXT. CAB DRIVER'S HOME- DAY

Cab... Sahasra walking towards Rajesh's home... looks at the

cab, cab is in a bad condition, scraped all over... entering
inside the premises of the home... stops at the entrance.

SAHASRA
Hi!

Rajesh and his brother inside the home...

RAJESH
Meerenduku vachharu?

SAHASRA
I'm sorry... oorike vachhanu.
Raakoodada?

RAJESH
Alaa kaadu, randi randi
(inviting her inside)
Meeru sameepam lo unte koncham
tension anthe.

Sahasra enters inside.

RAJESH
In fact, meeru oorike vachhinanduku
naaku santoshanga undi.

SAHASRA
Actually, oorike raaledu... nenu
mee dabbulu ichheddam ani vachhanu.
Mee car chusaka koncham baaki
ekkuva paddanu emo anipistondi.
 113.

RAJESH
Dabbula vishayam marchipondi, asalu
aa incident e marchipodam.
Koorchondi. Tea a coffe a?

SAHASRA
Coffee.

RAJESH
Amma naanna bayataki vellaru, nene
pettali, just five minutes.

SAHASRA
Haa

RAJESH
Aa marchipoyanu, he's my brother.
(points at his brother.)

Rajesh's brother looks at her.

SAHASRA
Hello.

No response. Sahasra picks up a magazine.

Rajesh making coffee.

RAJESH
Maa illu ela kanukkunnaaru?

SAHASRA
Ademaina pedda puzzle aa? SI Suresh
Reddy gaarini adigaanu, chepparu.

Rajesh's brother calmly walks towards Sahasra, takes out a

towel and starts strangling her calmly.

Rajesh is making coffee... slowly looks towards the hall...

runs...

RAJESH
Rey annayya, vadulu, ammai raa,
chachhipoddi. VADALRAAA... pichi
gaani pattinda neeku?

Sahasra's face is red as a tomato... suffocating.

Rajesh hitting his brother.

RAJESH
Vadulu! Annaayya!

DISSOLVE TO:
 114.

Rajesh's brother still strangulating...

RAJESH
Vadala ra... vadala ra...
(breaking into tears)

Rajesh picks a rod and hits him

RAJESH
Vadulu!

Rajesh's brother still strangulating.

Rajesh hits the rod on his head. Rajesh's brother freezes,

blood dripping from his head... looks at Rahesh, leaves
Sahasra...

Sahasra gasping for breath. Rajesh's brother falls down.

Rajesh crying at his brother's feet... in confusion.

Sahasra crying 'amma... ammmaa'.

Song. Sahasra's loneliness. Suresh talking with police along

with Rajesh. Rajesh and Sahasra with Suresh.

INT. CAB DRIVER'S HOME- DAY

Rajesh's brother's death rites. manuy family members. Rajesh

and Sahasra sitting solemnly. Suresh enters, sits. Suresh
observing the home...

Suresh sees an odd painting on a wall. Sahasra also looks at

the painting...

SURESH REDDY
Inthaka mundu eppudo choosanu.

The painting is like an inverted pot... with inscriptions on

it.

EXT. HYDERABAD ROADS- DAY

'1997' appears on the screen...

A Tea stall.

EXT. TEA STALL

TEA STALL OWNER

Mcdowell ledu anna, shortage.
(MORE)
 115.

TEA STALL OWNER (CONT'D)

(to a customer)

Tea stall owner packs something in a newspaper and gives it

to the customer.

Police jeep arriving. Meanwhile, another customer asks for

Hercules rum.

Tea stall owner goes to fetch the rum... puts it on the desk
of the stall.

Police running "aaga ra..."

Customer runs away. One of the police is... Suresh Reddy,

he's in uniform. He picks up Hercules rum from the desk of
the stall.

SURESH REDDY
Hercules... manchi strong tea
ammuthunnav.

TEA STALL OWNER

Sir, odileyyandi sir please sir.
Thappayyindi sir.

SURESH REDDY
prohobition lenappudu wine
shoppullo dorikedi mandu, ippudu
anni chotla dorukuthondi. Dhaa...
jail lo tea kaachugundhu gaani.

Smoke emerging from a place nearby...

SURESH REDDY
Akkada poga enti? Donga saaraa
kooda kaastunnara?

POLICE CONSTABLE#3
ledhu sir, evaro manta pettindru.

EXT. RAILWAY BRIDGE- DAY

Few people crouching near a fire... most of them are in

orange saintly clothes.

MAN IN ORANGE
Eppudu cheptaav? Eppudu naaku
samaadhanam cheptaav?
(throwing something into
the fire)
Eppudu cheptaav? Eppudu maarustaav?
(MORE)
 116.

MAN IN ORANGE (CONT'D)

(throwing small pieces of
paper into the fire)
Naaku samaadhaanam eppudu
pamputhaav?

SURESH REDDY
Orey erri naa kodakallaara, em
chestunnaru ra ikkada? Chal...
(starts kicking them)

Everyone runs away, but the main man- man in orange- stands
there holding a bag. Train passing by- behind them.

SURESH REDDY
Nuvventra pichha naa koduku laaga
aa choopu. Aa nippentra? Ee bridge
emanna nee baabu gaadi sommu
anukunnava? Aa bag lo emunundi?
(goes to take the bag)

Man in orange pulls away the bag. Suresh slaps him.

SURESH REDDY
Bag lo emundi ra???

Suresh strongly trying to take grip of the bag... Suresh

opens the bag... a lot of clothes, rolled papers, a red cloth
hides something... Suresh unwraps the red cloth... a black
structure which is in the shape of an inverted pot... some
inscriptions on it.

SURESH REDDY
Maantrikudi vaa? Ee kaagitaalu
entra?
(looks at the papers and
reads)
P.Surya Rao teacher... kallu rendu,
noru okkate, ayina choopu okati
maataalu veru enduku. Puli nunchi
purugu varaku idhi lekunda
saagistundi jeevanam, mari
manishiki enduku dhanam?... Naaku
samaadhaanam eppudu cheptaav?
Kottha lokam eppudu srushtistav?
Nee daggariki eppudu rammantaav?
(to the man in orange)
Evarni adugutunnav ra iyanni?

Man in orange looks up...

SURESH REDDY
Pai nunchi samaadhanam vastunda?...
'from' address lekunda...
 117.

MAN IN ORANGE
Nenu ekkada unna vethukkuntoo
vastundi.

SURESH REDDY
Bokkalo padesi chitakkodithe part
ko samadhaanam vastundi. Maayam
ayipo, malli ekkadanna mantalu
gintalu pettaavante daantlone ninnu
tagala pettestaanu.

Man in orange starts packing all his stuff back into his bag.

SURESH REDDY
Ayanni enduku raa?

CUT TO PRESENT:

EXT. RAILWAY BRIDGE- DAY

Suresh Reddy is standing exactly at the same spot with a pack

of juice in his hand... takes a sip.

INT. SURESH REDDY'S HOME

Circling on a pictorial map.

SURESH REDDY
Ameerpet lo okati, khairtabad lo
okati, koti lo okati...

Suresh Reddy is sitting with Sahasra and Rajesh.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

Oka daaniki okati sambandham ledhu.
Manaki thelisindi aa corporator
gaadu okkade. Kani vaadni touch
cheste manakemaina problem
avuthundemo ani aalochistunnanu.
But now, I don't think we have a
choice.

Police#3 and Police#4 bring in Shankar Rao by holding his

arms.

SHANKAR RAO
Vadalandi, vadalandi, I said leave
me.

Sahasra gets up.

 118.

SAHASRA
Sir meeru enti ila...

POLICE#3
Sir veedu ammayini suspicious ga
follow chestunnadu.

SHANKAR RAO
Nena? No sir, this is mistaken
following. Veellu ammayini follow
chestunnaranna suspicion tho nenu
veellani follow cheste nannu hollow
ga kotti they brought me here.

SAHASRA
Veellu nannu fol
(interrupted)

SHANKAR RAO
(to Rajesh)
Ey, car chaser, nuvvu ikkada unnavu
enti?

SAHASRA
(to Suresh)
Vaallu nannu follow cheyyatamenti?

SURESH REDDY
Ninnu continous ga follow avvamani,
rendu constables ni nene pettanu.

SHANKAR RAO
Adhento Sahasra, mana iddari lives
u chaala parallel ga run
avuthunnai, neeku praana gandaale,
naaku praana gandaale. Ippatiki
ippudu encounter lo
chachhipovaalsindi veellatho,
monna... nadi roadu meedha
madhyahnam hathyalu thappati
vaaditho
(pointing at Rajesh)
Appudu theatre lo koncham unte aa
katthi naaku gucchukunedi, appudu
nuvvu kooda naathone unnavu ga?

SAHASRA
Hmmm...

SHANKAR RAO
Yes, unnavu.

SURESH REDDY
Cinema hall lo podavatam enti?
 119.

SAHASRA
For the first time in my life I saw
a murder. Evarno theatre bayata
podichesaaru. Naa bad luck,
venakaale unnanu, vachhi naa meedha
paddaadu. It was shocking.

SURESH REDDY
Bad luck kaadu, good luck, definite
ga attempt nee medhe jarigindi.
Miss ayyi vere vaadu bali
ayipoyaadu... podichinodu
emayyaadu?

SHANKAR RAO
Athanu paaripothunte, janam, police
lu athanni thanni theesukupoyaaru.

SURESH REDDY
Got it! Innaallu oka link kosam
vethikanu, ippudu dorikindi.

I/E. SURESH REDDY'S JEEP- DAY

Suresh, Rajesh in the front seats of the jeep, Suresh

driving.

RAJESH
Sir, vaadni jail lo kaakunda mental
hospital lo enduku pettaru?

SURESH REDDY
Entha investigate chesina veedu
vaadni champadaaniki motivation
kanipichhaledu, enduku
kanipistundi... asalu veediki vaadu
parichayame ledu. Enduku podichado
cheppinchadaaniki enni prayatnaalu
chesina samadhaanaalu cheppakunda
pichhi joke lu vestunnadu. Nijanga
pichoda kaada ani investigate
cheyadinike mental hospital lo
cheripinchaaru.

RAJESH
Mari manaki maatram enduku
cheptaadu sir?

SURESH REDDY
Cheptaadu, mee anniah help
chestaadu.

Silence.
 120.

INT. HOSPITAL- DAY

Suresh reddy, Police#2 and Rajesh arrive...

MUFTI POLICE OFFICER

Namaste sir, doctor chaala
bhayapadipothunnadu sir, evarikaina
thelisthe thana udyogam pothundani
tension lo unnadu. Padi nimishaallo
anthaa maatlaadataaniki permission
ichhadu.

SURESH REDDY
Tension enduku? Aidu nimishaalu
venakki theeskomanu.

CUT TO:

The mand who attacked Sahasra at the theatre- SAHASRA'S

ATTACKER- sitting, his hands cuffed. Suresh, Police#2, Rajesh
and Mufti police officer enter and sit.

SURESH REDDY
(to Sahasra's attacker)
Mee intiki vellanu, andaru
baavunnaru.

No response... eyeballs turning.

SURESH REDDY
Oh, nenevaro thelida?

Silence...

SURESH REDDY
Poni eema?
(shows Sahasra's photo)
Donga... thelusu. Inka nee friends
naaku chaala mandi thelusu.
(shows Rajesh's brother's
photo, Counter Guy of
saree shop)
Naaku thelindi entante... mee
mugguru ee ammayini enduku
champaalanukuntunnaru? Asalu
veellaki neeku connection enti?

Silence...

SURESH REDDY
marchipoyava?
(to Police#2)
Itivvu.
 121.

Police#2 gives the painting of the inverted pot.

SURESH REDDY
Poni idhi chooste emanna gurtu
vastonda? Mee intlo pooja gadhilo
dorikindi. Mee friends kooda
veetine poojistunnaaru. Gurtu
raavatleda?... no worry. Neeku
gurtu raavataaniki naa daggara oka
tablet undi. Memory goli.
(showing a bullet)
Idhi vesukunte mathi marupu maayam.
Nammakam ledha?
(loads the bullet into a
pistol)
Already ithaniki ichhanu
(pointing at the
photograph of Rajesh's
brother)
Duradrusthava saatthu side effect
vachhi poyadu
(shows the photo of his
dead body)
Ayina parledu, neeku pani
cheyachhu.

Suresh suddenly gets up, grabs Sahasra's attacker's cheek and

puts the pistol at his temple.

SURESH REDDY
Rey, neeku pichhi undo ledo naaku
thelidu, naaku maatram pichhi undi.
Ninnu champesi nenoo ikkade
cheripothaanu.

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Cheptaanu, cheptaanu sir.

Suresh takes away the pistol.

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Nenu surya swamy sishyudni. Athanu
sthaapinchina Navayuga spiritual
centre lo naa laanti vallu chaala
mandi athanni devudi laga
poojisthaaru sir. Mammalni vere
lokam theesukelladaaniki aayana
janminchaaru. nirantharam aayanaki
enno prasnalu... mammalni eppudu
theesukellali, ela theesukellali
ani cheppi aayana poojinche sakti
ni adigevaaru. Kaani deniki
samaadhaanam raaledu sir.
(MORE)
 122.

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER (CONT'D)

Samaadhanala kosam sakthi tho
samaadhi avvadaaniki siddham ayyadu
sir. Artha raathri 3:06
nimishaalaki samaadhi avvadaaniki
muhurtham pettaru. Aa roju raathri
memu andaram dhyaanam lo unnam sir.
Samaadhi avvadaaniki inka paavu
ganta undi anagaa...

CUT TO FLASHBACK:

EXT. NAVAYUGA SPIRITUAL CENTRE- NIGHT

Sahasra singing "swing and a swing and a..." at Navayuga

Spiritual Centre... near the gate... enters inside...

A room with the floor dug out... a place to place a body.

Sahasra walking around.

Man in orange/ SURYA SWAMY is in deep meditation... the

inverted pot symbol ahead of him. Many other people surround
him... Sahasra arrives drunk... Rajesh's brother. Sahasra
smiling at everybody... she passes Sahasra's attacker, he's
in meditation, ahead of him is the COUNTER GUY.

Sahasra arrives near Surya Swamy... looks at the inverted pot

shaped object... walks over it.

Everyone open their eyes... all in disbelief. Sahasra

stepping on the object, it breaks.

COUNTER GUY
eeeeyyyy... ayyyyooooo
(pulls Sahsra with brute
force)

SAHASRA
Aaaah, nannu enduku thosav?

Everybody looking at Sahasra seriously.

COUNTER GUY
evaru nuvvu?

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Ey, evaru nuvvu?

RAJESH'S BROTHER
(coming from the last
row)
Emaindi?
 123.

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Evaru nuvvu?

SAHASRA
Evaru nuvvu?

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Lopalaki ela vachhav nuvvu?
(slaps Sahasra)
Champesta ninnu.

SAHASRA
Nannu muttukoku
(drunk)

Everybody pushing Sahasra.

RAJESH'S BROTHER
Swami ji saktulani viraggotesindi.
Ippudu sakti lekunda swamiji
samaadhi loki ela velthaadu.

Sahasra slaps Rajesh's brother.

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Ente... natistunnavu ente. thaagava
nuvvu?

Surya Swamy scribbling something on a wall... followers

looking at it.

Rest of the followers are pounding on Sahasra.

SAHASRA
Shut up... shut up.

COUNTER GUY
Swamiji aagraham lo unnaru.
Saanthinchaaka em cheyyalo aayane
cheptaaru. Swamyji daiva nirnayam
thelipe varaku deenni outhouse lo
petti thaalam veyyandi.

SAHASRA
Po ra...

Swamiji's follower#1 and Sahasra's attacker take Sahasra

away...

Bojo's friend observes...

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Inko paavu ganta undunte anthaa
jarigipoyedi.
 124.

Sahasra looks at Bojo's friend.

SAHASRA
Eyyyy... Hi!!!

BOJO'S FRIEND
Hi!!!

Bojo's friend starts walking towards her...

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Mimmalni kaadandi.
(towards Bojo's attacker)

Bojo's Friend walking inside the gate...

BOJO'S FRIEND
She's my girl...

Sahasra's attacker and Swamiji's follower#1 taking Sahasra

away.

SWAMYJI'S FOLLOWER#1
Sakti ni kaaki tho kaadu ra, deenni
champe dishti tiyyali.

Sahasr steps on a dead crow.

SAHASRA
eyyyy...

BOJO'S FRIEND
heyyy!

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Evadra?

BOJO'S FRIEND
What's happening man? Ekkadiki
pattukelthunnaru?

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Hey, ninnu kaadani cheppanu ga.
Lopalaki enduku vachhavu?

BOJO'S FRIEND
Cool

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Rey, chachhipothav bayataki vellu.

BOJO'S FRIEND
She's my girlfriend.
 125.

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Nuvvu pampinchaava ammayini? Nuvvu
pampinchaava ammayini? Evadra
nuvvu.
(pushes Bojo's friend)

Both push each other... fight... Bojo's friend kicks Swamy's

follower in the groin, he falls down. Bojo's friend and
Sahasra's attacker fighting.

Intense fight.

Inside the building... swamy with his followers

MAN IN ORANGE/ SURYA SWAMY

pampinchaaru... vaalle idhi
jaragakoodadu ani. Aameni
pampinchaaru.

SWAMYJI'S FOLLOWER#2
Evaru swamy?

SURYA SWAMY
Evaro... champeyyali.. Ee ammayini
ventane champeyyali.

Outside... Bojo's friend and Sahasra's attacker fighting.

Sahasra's attacker smashes Bojo's friend's head. He dies.
Sahasra's attacker in panic... he goes to Swamy's follower#1

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Ammaayi edi, kamal ammayi edi?

Swamy's follower is in pain.

Sahasra's attacker fetches the rest of the members...

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER (V.O.)

Ammayi kanipinchatledu ani cheppina
ventane corporator gaaru kopaddaru,
ammyi ekkada unna ventane
champeyaalani, adi swamiji aagna
ani chepparu.

Counter Guy/ CORPORATOR slaps Sahasra's attacker.

BACK TO:

INT. HOSPITAL- DAY

Suresh, Rajesh, Police#2, Mufti police officer.

 126.

SURESH REDDY
Champinodni em chesaru?

SAHASRA'S ATTACKER
Road daggara chettha kundi daggara
padesam sir.

Suresh slaps him.

SURESH REDDY
Intha mandi pichhollu road meedha
free ga tirigestunnara? Aa
spiritual centre address enti?

I/E. BUS- DAY

Sahasra in the bus, staring outside... looks at Navayuga

Spiritual Centre.

SAHASRA
STOP!

Sahasra gets down the bus.

I/E. NAVAYUGA SPIRITUAL CENTRE- DAY

Sahasra entering the premises... a red scarf tied to a window

grill. Sahasra looks at it. She rememebers seeing it in her
dream. Sahasra remembers her dream of red men taking her
through all the corners of the Navayuga Spiritual Centre.

EXT. HOSPITAL- DAY

Suresh and Rajesh get into the police jeep.

I/E. NAVAYUGA SPIRITUAL CENTRE- DAY

Sahasra's phone rings. She lifts.

SURESH REDDY (O.S.)

(phone call)
Hello! Sahasra...

SAHASRA
haa...

SURESH REDDY
Ekkada unnav?
 127.

SAHASRA
Navayuga Spiritual Centre daggara.

BHAM! Few men grab her...

EXT. HOSPITAL- DAY

Suresh Reddy's jeep.

SURESH REDDY
(into phone)
Hello!!!

RAJESH
Emaindi sir?

SURESH REDDY
Hello, hello!

Suresh starts the jeep...

SURESH REDDY
(to police#2)
Giri... control room ki phone chesi
manollandarini Navayuga Spiritual
Centre ki rammanu.

RAJESH
Emaindi sir?

INT. NAVAYUGA SPIRITUAL CENTRE- DAY

Surya Swamy hitting a wall softly with a hammer.

SWAMYJI'S FOLLOWER#3 (O.S)

Aravakunda nadu... nadu!

Swamy looking at Sahasra being dragged. Others followers get

attentive behind him.

I/E. SURESH REDDY'S JEEP- DAY

Police#2 on phone...

SURESH REDDY
rey!!! Vaddanu cheppu, velladdu ani
cheppu. Ippudu vaadni arrest
cheste, nijagaane thanavalla
idantha jarigindi ani valla
sishyulu nammuthaaru.
(MORE)
 128.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

Aa taravatha vaallallo evaraina
Sahasra ni champataaniki try
cheyachhu.

INT. NAVAYUGA SPIRITUAL CENTRE- DAY

SWAMYJI'S FOLLOWER#4
(into phone)
Ammayi dorikindi, mana vallandarini
theeskoni urgent ga vachheyandi.

I/E. SURESH REDDY'S JEEP

SURESH REDDY
Vaallani aapdam mana valla kaadu.

RAJESH
Mundu akkadaki ponivvandi, manam
ikkada maatlaadukuntoo koorchunte
akkada thanani edo okati
chesestaaru.

SURESH REDDY
(shouts)
Nannu koncham aalochinchanistaava?

RAJESH
Meeru aalochinchukuntoo koorchondi.

Rajesh gets down the police jeep. Suresh also gets down and
grabs Rajesh's collar.

SURESH REDDY
Nenu cheppedi neeku artham
kaavatleda?

RAJESH
Meeku artham kaavatleda? Antha
mandi picholla madhya thanu okkati
em avuthundo?

SURESH REDDY
neekemaina pichha, ippudu vaadni
arrest cheyyatame ee solution ki
problem kaadu. Aa picchi naa
kodukulu vandallo unnaro velallo
unnaro kooda thelidu. Ye
sandhulonchi ye pichhodu vachhi
Sahasra ni champuthaada ani manam
bhayapaduthoo undaali.
 129.

Suresh Reddy thinking... FLASHES of the past occur... Man in

orange saying "nenu ekkada unnaa vethukkuntoo vastundi"

SURESH REDDY
Abbulu...
(turns towards police#2)
Giri!

Instructs something inaudible to police#2... police#2

nodding.

Police#2 takes the photo of the inverted pot and leaves the
jeep.

I/E. NAVAYUGA SPIRITUAL CENTRE- DAY

All the followers surrounding Sahasra... she is pushed into a

central space, one follower throwing oil on her.

Suresh's jeep arrives.

Sahasra crying as the oil is being thrown.

Surya Swamy trying to light a matchstick.

Suresh arrives shouting... cursing... followers stopping him.

Sahasra sees him, she gets up, a follower throws a can at
her. She goes back shouting and crying. Followers fighting
with Suresh. It's a frenzy.

Matchbox in Swamy's hands falls into water... he picks it up.

It won't light up.

Rajesh and Suresh fighting with hundreds of followers.

Swamy isn't able to light the match.

SWAMYJI'S FOLLOWER#5
Idhi thadisipoyindi swamy, veredi
theesuku raana?

Swamy trying the matches from the same box... random follower
gives him a new matchbox.

Rajesh and Suresh fighting with the crowd.

Abbulu arrives in a sage's getup.

ABBULU
Surya Swamy! Surya Swamy!
 130.

All the followers turn towards Abbulu. Suresh also. Abbulu

walks to Swamy. The match lights. Sahasra tensed. Inverted
Pot photo in Abbulu's arms.

ABBULU
(swamy)
Nee kosam sandesam pampinchaaru.

SURYA SWAMY
Evaru pampinchaaru?

ABBULU
Evaro theliyada? Agni dwaara nee
prasnalu evariki pamputhunnav?
(gives him the photo and
a long folded paper)

Swamy opens the paper.

VOICE (V.O.)
Nee prasnalu naaku cheruthunnayi,
vere lokam srushtinche samayam
daggariki vachhindi. Antha varaku
nuvvu mounanga, ontariga dhyaanam
cheyyi. Nee sishyulanu pampincheyi,
ee lopu nuvvu samaadhi loki vella
koodadu ani aa ammayini nene
pampinchaanu.

Surya Swamy smiles... laughs...

SURYA SWAMY
Vachhindi, vachhindi...

Swamy looks up and hoots in joy... kneels, looks at Sahasra.

SURYA SWAMY
Nannu rakshinchadaanike devatha
vachhindi.

Violently scribbles something on the wall. Pours ash on

Sahasra. Shows the letter to a follower...

SURYA SWAMY
Nannu rakshinchadaaniki
vachhindi... devatha, devatha.

All the followers fold her hands in respect towards Sahasra.

Swamy falls at her feet.

SURYA SWAMY
(to his followers)
vellipondi, vellipondi, vellipondi.
(MORE)
 131.

SURYA SWAMY (CONT'D)

(pushes and slaps his
followers)
Vellipo, vellipo, vellipo.

All the followers leave...

Suresh and Rajesh coming towards Swamy.

SURYA SWAMY
Vellipo vellipo.

Suresh slaps Swamy. Swamy looksa at Suresh coldly.

SURESH REDDY
nee yabba entra atla chustunnav
pichha naa kodaka.

Police#2 and Police#3 are behind Suresh,

Suresh pushes Swamy towards them.

SURESH REDDY
Rey, theesukellandra,
theesukellandi.

DISSOLVE TO:

Both of them along with Surya Swamy get into the jeep...
beside that is Suresh's jeep... Rajesh and Sahasra getting
into it. Suresh takes out a pack of juice and drinking.
Rajesh ready to drive.

SURESH REDDY
Oh, driving seat nuvvu
theesukunnava? Nenu venakaala
koorchuntaanu.

The car reverses...

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. SAHASRA'S APARTMENT- DAY

All of Sahasra's friends, Suresh, Harish, Abbulu, RAjesh,

Swetha, Alekhya, Shankar Rao, Vidya sitting and laughing.

HARISH
(towards Abbulu)
Intha geddam esukoni, potta esukoni
dhandaa, akamandalam pattukoni ila
oopukunta... bhale get up sir
meedhi.
(MORE)
 132.

HARISH (CONT'D)
Ye courier company sir meedhi?
BlueDart courier aa?

SURESH REDDY
Mahanatudu Macherla Abbulu, kompalu
munche vaadivi ayya, aa symbol alaa
pattukoni Ten Commandments lo Moses
laga teesukurammante nuvventayya
ilaa daachukoni kucheludu atukula
moota kattinattu.

RAJESH
Vaallu sarigga choosi undakapothe
vallu manadhi okkokallu okko part
pattukundi poyevaaru. Vanda mandiki
paiga unnaru.

SWETHA
Oh god, I can't believe this. How
can people believe so blindly.
Evarni padithe vaallani ela
poojistaaru. Vaalla mind
panicheyyada?

SHANKAR RAO
Yes, believing in belief is very
bad until you believe that a
particular belief is worth
believing... believe me.

Suresh shakes his head. Everybody smile.

SURESH REDDY
Drugs theesukunte mind pani
chestunda? Parigeduthundi,
genthuthundi, paltee lu koduthundi,
kothi chestalu chestundi, picchi
ekkela chestundi. Kani pani
cheyyadu, paniki raadu. Moodha
nammakaaniki faith and drugs ki
pedda theda ledhu. Rendoo matthe.

RAJESH
Asalu oka pichhodiki intha mandi
meedha intha power undadam goppe.

SURESH REDDY
vaadkiki poer ledhu, pichhe. Veella
balaheenathe vaadi power.
(MORE)
 133.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

Edurukokunda baadhalani
thappinchukovachhu, nadumu vacnha
kunda paiki ega paakachhu anukune
veella moorkhatvame vaadi
daivatvam.

SAHASRA
Aa raathri jarigindi anthaa
thaluvhukunte... thank gos it's all
over.

SURESH REDDY
No, it's not. Inka 28 hours nuvvu
em chesavo theliyaali.

All in shock...

SURESH REDDY
Rajesh taxi nunchi nuvvu 26th
morning 5 'o' clock ki
vellipoyaavu. 27th morning ki
college ki vellavu. Asalu flat ki
ela vachhavu? Aa roju antha em
chesav?

Sahasra in shock.

SURESH REDDY
Ok... relax, relax. Antha worry
avvaddu, malli investigation modalu
pettakarledu. Mee flats lo oka
lonely musalaayan unnaru. Aayana
5:30 ki ninnu choosi, flat ki
teeskochhi padukopettaru. Marusati
roju nuvvu college ki velle
varuku... maharaani laga
pavalinchaavu.

VIDYA
Rojantha thanu padukunda?

SURESH REDDY
Yes... anduke aa day miss ayyindi.
Niddatlo maayam ayyindi.

Sahasra remembers the pen cap... Old man's pen not having a
cap.

SAHASRA
Nenu ippude vastaanu...

HARISH
Ekkadiki velethunnavu?
 134.

SAHASRA
Chepta.

Sahasra runs towards the walking old man.

SAHASRA
Tatiah, tatiah. Meeru nannu flat ki
teeskochharu kada, 26th early
morning.

Sahasra gives him the pen cap.

OLD MAN
Head ache tho nidra pattaka pothe
medical shop ki thellaru jaamuna
vellanu. Akkada nuvvu road meedha
nadustoo vastunnav, ado maadiriga.
Ninnu intiki teeskochhi paduko
pettanu. Flat thaalam nee purse lo
dorkindi.

SAHASRA
Thanks taatha gaaru.

All the gang waiting for Sahasra

SURESH REDDY
Ivvala mana program enti? Swetha
emaina manalni party ki
theeskelthonda?

SWETHA
Suresh reddy please...

RAJESH
Naaku kudaradhu sir, ivvala nenu
Sahasra ni nenu thana ooriki
theeskelthunnanu.

SURESH REDDY
Ooh... vaalla ammaki ninnu
choopinchadaanika?

RAJESH
Ahaha, no no, thanu vaalla ammani
miss avuthondi.

SURESH REDDY
Nuvvu kooda Sahasra ni complete ga
miss ayyevaadive... okadi daggara
iravai velu lancham theeskoni drugs
vadilesaanu. Aa drugs party loki
vachhinai, Sahasra nee daggaraki
vachhindi.
(MORE)
 135.

SURESH REDDY (CONT'D)

Ptchh, chinna kakkurthi pani
chesanu pedda porapaatu jarigindi.
Iravai velu is not equal to
Sahasra...

Suresh winks at Rajesh.

Sahasra comes...

SAHASRA
Nijame... ayane nannu save chesaru.

SURESH REDDY
Aayana kooda. Okay sleeping beauty,
happy ending. Bye! Bye everybody.

Hits on Rajesh's back playfully. Smiles at Sahasra.

Suresh and Police#2 leave. Sahasra and Rajesh looking at

them.

SURESH REDDY (O.S)

Oka saari itu ra...

Sahasra walks...

Suresh hands over her photograph to her.

SURESH REDDY
Sorry, koncham late ayyindi.

Suresh winks at her. Sahasra smiles. Suresh leaves.

END CREDITS.

THE END.