PRODUCT
by
SUDARSON MURALI
FADE IN:
INT. GOWTHAM'S ROOM - DAY
gowtham is having a tight sleep and dreaming about his
ambition of becoming a director. His MOM and DAD is trying
to wake him up because its already late for them.
MOM (O.S)
Dei gowtham elundhuru da time enna
agudhu paaru.
gowtham didnt even mind it.
MOM (O.S)
gowtham ippo elundhukuriya illa
appa kita elupa sollava ?
gowtham moves a bit but still lying in the bed,Dad enters
the room to wake him up.
DAD
(in a anger)
Dei gowtham elundhuru, ethana vaati
unna elupuradhu ?
gowtham wakes up with a sad face to live his unlikely life,
dad walks out of the room by saying
DAD (O.S)
Eppidi irundha eppidi urupada
thonum ? thinnutu oora suthadhan
thonum.
gowtham looks up his dad walking out of the room,takes off
the blanket on him and gets off the bed.
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INT. SINK - DAY
gowtham brushing his teeth.
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INT. BATHROOM - DAY
gowtham takes bath and heads over to his room.
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INT. GOWTHAM'S ROOM - DAY
gowtham changes his clothes and gets ready to go out .
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INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
gowtham heads to the living room and sits next to dad on the
couch. mom gets him a cup of coffee along with the
2.
breakfast.
MOM
dei gowtham indha sapudu.
GOWTHAM
Neeye sapudu na kelamburen.
DAD (TO MOM)
Dhora ippo dhan elundharu,elundha
odaney enga kelambitaru ?
MOM
Dei, appa kekuraaru la enga pora nu
sollu.
GOWTHAM
Amma, ellamey sollitu dhan
pannanuma ? Poitu vandhu sonna
aagadha ?
MOM
Appidi enna unaku mukkiyamana vela
?
DAD (TO MOM)
Modhalla vela nu onnu irundha
dhaney adhuka mukkiyamana vela
irukuradhuku.
GOWTHAM
Amma veetla irundha oru madhiri
iruku adhan veliya konjam neram
poitu varen.
DAD
Eppavumey veetlaye irundha oru
madhiri dhan irukum.
gowtham gets annoyed by the act of his dad and looses his
temper.
GOWTHAM
Appa podhum pa. Na onnum velaiku
pogavendam nu veetla summa illa.
Enaku pudicha filmmaking ah vitutu
pudikadha engineeringaah padi nu
sonneenga, naanum unga ketu pathu
veruthu poi engineering sendhu ippo
mudichiten. Ippo engineer vela la
ennala paaka mudiyadhu Enaku
theriyavum theriyadhu.
Dad freezes and looks at gowtham.
DAD
Filmmaking ah vida, engineering
life ku nalladhu da, adhan unna
engineering sethu vitten.
3.
GOWTHAM
Sethu vituteenga naanum summa
padikanumey nu padichiten but life
full ah pudikadha velaiya paka
mudiyadhu pa.
Dad is speechless.
GOWTHAM
Amma na poitu varen ma.
gowtham looks at dad.
GOWTHAM
(with sadness)
Appa, sorry pa. Poitu varen.
Dad hides all his emotions and talks to gowtham with lil
smile.
DAD
(sad but convincing)
Dei, paravala poda.
gowtham gets out of the house and dad start to think of how
he let his son to feel.
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EXT. PARK - DAY
gowtham goes to a park, sits a bench and starts to think and
write in a notebook.
GOWTHAM (V.O)
Naanum daily life la edhachu
achieve panniduven nu dhan
nenaikuren, adhuku etha hardwork um
podren but somehow ennala edhuvumey
achieve panna mudila. Enaku first
indha life oda concept eh puriyala.
Namma edhavechu life la achieve
pannitom nu feel pannuvom ? First
edhu nammala oda acievement nu feel
pannuvom ? Namma la just oru
product madhiri oru life ah lead
pannitu irukon. Enna product ku
barcode irukum namuku name, that's
it. Scientific ah neraya
differences irundhalum, just think
panni paatha namma mathavangaluku
oru product ah dhan irukom. Theva
na use pannitu thooki potudra level
la dhan oru life ah vazhundhutu
irukom.
In the meanwhile gowtham gets a phone call from his friend
JEEVA and gowtham picks up the call.
4.
GOWTHAM (INTO PHONE)
Hello, sollu machan.
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EXT. SOMEWHERE IN THE ROADSIDE - DAY
JEEVA (INTO PHONE)
Machan enga iruka ?
GOWTHAM (INTO PHONE)
summa park la iruken machan, enna
nu sollu.
JEEVA (INTO PHONE)
(with happiness)
Namma anniku oru producer ah meet
panna ponom la ? Avaru unna ippo
paaka vara sonnaru da.
GOWTHAM (INTO PHONE)
(with excitement)
Dei machan ena da solra ? Ippova ?
JEEVA (INTO PHONE)
(with joy)
Ama da ni ippo odaney kelambi
vandha avara meet pannidlam.
GOWTHAM (INTO PHONE)
(with a big smile)
Odaney kelambiten machan. Innum
half an hour la anga irupen.
gowtham hangs up the call.
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gowtham packs up evrything and goes to meet jeeva.
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EXT. TEA STALL - AFTERNOON
gowtham reaches the tea stall and meets jeeva, jeeva is
having a hot cup of tea and a half smoked cigarette.
JEEVA
Va machan.
GOWTHAM
Enna machan, producer eppo meet
panron?
JEEVA
Veliya poirukaaran so, vara oru
half an hour aaguman. tea solta ?
5.
GOWTHAM
appidiya ? seri tea venam coffee
sollu.
Jeeva orders a coffee for gowtham.
JEEVA
Anna oru coffee poduna.
GOWTHAM
Machan iniku confirm ah meet
panron la ?
JEEVA
Ni kavalaye padadha namma iniku
confirm ah producer ah meet panron.
GOWTHAM
(with doubt)
Ama unkau yaar producer enna meet
panna ok sollitaaru nu sonnadhu ?
JEEVA
Producer office la irundhu call
vandhudhu machan, producer oda
assistant dhan call pannaru nu
nenaikuren.
GOWTHAM
(with doubt)
Machi nambalan la ?
JEEVA
(ensures)
Enna da ? Na dhan solren la confirm
ah namma iniku producer ah pakuron
nu, apporam enna unaku ?
GOWTHAM
Illa machi lite ah tension ah iruku
adhan illam correct ah nadakuma nu
oru kelvi irundhutey iruku.
JEEVA
Ni free ah vidu, ellan correct ah
nadakum.
GOWTHAM
Kadha matum olunga solliten na
confirm ah producer ok solliduvaaru
machi.
Jeeva gets the call from the producer's office.
JEEVA
Machi, producer office la irudhu
dhan call.
6.
GOWTHAM
(with tension and bit of
anger)
dei first attend panni pesu da.
Jeeva picks up the call.
JEEVA (INTO PHONE)
Hello sir.
ASSISTANT (INTO PHONE)(O.S)
Thambi enga irukeenga ? Producer
sir office ku vandhutaaru.
JEEVA (INTO PHONE)
Pakathu tea kadaila dhan sir
irukon, odaney vandhudron sir.
ASSISTANT (INTO PHONE)(O.S)
Seekiram vaanga thambi.
JEEVA (INTO PHONE)
Vanton sir, vanton sir.
gowtham and jeeva rushes to the producer's office.
INT. PRODUCER'S OFFICE CABIN - DUSK
gowtham and jeeva knocks the door and the assistant opens
the door. gowtham and jeeva gets into the room and the
producer welcomes them.
PRODUCER
Vanga gowtham, okarunga.
GOWTHAM
Thank you sir.
PRODUCER
Eppidi irukeenga gowtham ?
GOWTHAM
(with respect)
fine sir.
PRODUCER
Neenga pona thadava varum bodhu
oru kadha soneengala ?
GOWTHAM
Ama sir, na vena andha story ah
thirumba first la irundhu sollava
sir ?
PRODUCER
Adhey madhiri oru script oda
innoruthar vandharu but andha
script vida unga script nalla
irundhudhu.
7.
gowtham gets shocked by knowing this and becomes a bit
upset.
GOWTHAM
(with feeling upset)
Enaku konjam time kudunga sir na
vena andha kadhaya vera madhiri
ready panni kondu varen sir ?
PRODUCER
(convincing)
Na unna adhukaaga koopudla pa, ni
kadha eludhunadhuna vidhamum enkita
sonna vidhamum nalla irundhudhu.
Unnala adha vida nalla padatha
ready panna mudiyum nu thonuchu,
adhan unna call panni vara sonnen.
gowtham stumbles with mix of emotions of happiness that the
producer likes his way of script writing but he his afraid
of what the producer gonna ask to him to do.
GOWTHAM
Paravala sir, endha madhiri venum
nu sollunga sir, I'll make it sir.
PRODUCER
Enaku ellarum edukura madhiri padam
ah illama, enaku life ah pathi oru
padam edukanum.
GOWTHAM
Life ah pathiya ? Purila sir.
PRODUCER
Ellarum vazhura life madhiri
illama, indha padathula vara hero
life ah pathi oru different
perspective irukuravana irukanum,
avanuku life la endha oru
edhirpaarpum illadha oruthana
irukanum.
gowtham is now confused between his perspective of life and
the character's perspective of life.
PRODUCER
gowtham, you take your own time and
make this script and great one.
GOWTHAM
Yes sir, na ennala mudinja best ah
kudupen sir.
PRODUCER
Enaku theriyum gowtham you can make
it good but ennoda oru chinna
advise.
8.
GOWTHAM
(with eager)
Sollunga sir.
PRODUCER
Appa kita kelunga , avanga
unakaluku neraya perspectives
kudupaanga.
gowtham remains still, thinks of his dad and continues.
GOWTHAM
(with a sad smile)
Kandipa sir.
PRODUCER
Then, all the best gowtham oru
nalla script oda vaanga odaney
padam pannuvom.
GOWTHAM
Sure sir.
gowtham and jeeva leaves the producer's office.
EXT. JEEVA'S HOUSE TERACE - NIGHT
gowtham is being in the terace and jeeva brings him coffee.
JEEVA
Indha machi coffee.
GOWTHAM
(with a worried face)
Thanks machi.
JEEVA
Enna da adhan producer kadha
eduthutu va padam panlam nu
sollitaaru la apporam enna ?
GOWTHAM
Dei avuru en kadhaya ok pannuvaaru
nu paatha vera oru kadha kekuraaru.
JEEVA
Ready pannu da adhana un vela.
GOWTHAM
(frustration)
Dei enaku dhan life ah pathi onnum
theriyadhu apporam eppidi da ?
Avuru kekara madhiri life ah
purinjikutu kadha eludhanum na, 60
vayasula dhan naan director aaga
mudiyum.
9.
JEEVA
Dei avuru unnala mudiyum nu dhan un
kooptu ippidi oru kadhaya ready
panna sollirukaaru. Avuru unna
namburaaru, neeyum unna nambu
appidi illaya avuru sonna madhiri
appa kelu, appa solluvaaru.
GOWTHAM
Adhu dhan machan pannanum but avuru
kita eppidi kekuradhu nu therila da
machan.
JEEVA
Dei avuru appa da, avuru kita
kekuradhuku poi yosikura.
Gowtham becomes worried.
JEEVA
Po machan, poi appa kita kelu.
Gowtham gets convinced by jeeva and goes to home with a
worried face.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Gowtham enters the home, goes to his dad and talks to him.
GOWTHAM
(depressed)
Appa.
DAD
Sollu da.
GOWTHAM
Ungakita konjam pesanum pa.
DAD
Seri va okaru.
Gowtham sits besides his dad in the couch.
DAD
Sollu da, enna pesanum ?
GOWTHAM
Na iniku oru producer ah meet
pannen pa, avaru enna life pathi
oru kadha ready panna sonnaru pa.
DAD
Seri da adhuku enna ?
10.
GOWTHAM
Enaku dhan life na ennaney
theriyadhey apporam eppidi life ah
pathi kadha eludhuradhu ?
Dad gets to know what he is trying to say but still
continues the converstion with gowtham.
DAD
Ni romba kozhambiruka da gowtham,
theva illama neraya vishiyatha potu
kozhapitu iruka.
GOWTHAM
Kadhaikaaga illanalum enakaaga
sollunga pa, life na enna ? Adhuku
enna meaning ?
Dad smiles and looks at gowtham.
DAD
Unaku simple ah sollanum na, life
ennikumey maaradhu but situations
and mindsets dhan maaritey irukum.
GOWTHAM
(confusion)
Purila pa.
DAD
Unaye ni example ah eduthuko,
kalaila varaikum idhu enaku
pudikadha life nu kathitu pona but
ippo adhey life ah purinjika
vandhuruka.
Gowtham understands something but still remains confused.
GOWTHAM
Innum kuda enaku seriya purila pa.
DAD
Unaku innum clear ah sollanum na,
life ah purinjkama irundhaley life
ah life vazhalam, aduthu enna nu
yosichaley indha nimisham poidum.
Lifeunradhu ni romba varusham happy
ah vazhuradhu illa, ovvoru
nimishamum rasichu vazhuradhu.
Unaku oru vishiyam pudikama
irukalam but adhulayum un life ku
thevayana edhachu onnu irukum so,
andha nimishatha kuda ni rasichu
vazha paakanum.
Gowtham gets amazed and thinks like eye opened.
11.
DAD
(with smile)
Enna da ? Appidi paakura ?
GOWTHAM
Kadhaiku matum illa pa ippo neenga
sonnadhu en life kum romba mukiyam.
Gowtham gets up from the couch, heads to his room, shuts the
door and starts to write a new script.
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INT. GOWTHAM'S ROOM - DAY
DAY 1 of gowtham wrting script.
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INT. GOWTHAM'S ROOM - DAY
DAY 5 of goutham writing script and dad looks at him from
the door hinge. Dad feels great for his hardwork.
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INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
DAY 13 gowtham is working on his script and dad comes for a
talk.
DAD
(with eager)
Enna da gowtham script eppidi iruku
?
GOWTHAM
Good pa, nalla progress.
DAD
Super da. Script eppo complete
pannuva ?
GOWTHAM
Mudichiruven pa innum konjam dhan
iruku, I think innum 5 days la
complete panniduven.
DAD
That's fantastic da, that's a great
progress. Go ahead.
Gowtham smiles and he feels confident because his dad was
happy for his progress, dad smiles back and leaves the
place.
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12.
INT. GOWTHAM'S ROOM - NIGHT
DAY 17 finally gowtham completes his script and closes his
script book. Gowtham feels happy about his script that it
will work for sure.
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INT. PRODUCER'S OFFICE CABIN - AFTERNOON
Producer looks at the script and gets amazed.
PRODUCER
Script super ah iruku gowtham.
Hands him a confirmation letter of making the film, gowtham
with happiness, he smiles.
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INT. KITCHEN - DUSK
Gowtham enters home and searches his dad, then he enters
kitchen and talks to mom.
GOWTHAM
Amma, appa enga ?
MOM
Mela irukura da, en enna achu ?
Gowthams rushes to terace.
GOWTHAM (O.S)
(shouts)
Na vandhu solren.
MOM
Dei solitu poyen da.
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EXT. TERACE - DUSK
Goutham reaches terace and looks at dad and dad is reading
news paper. Gowtham goes to dad and hands over the letter.
GOWTHAM
(with smile on the face)
Appa, vela kedachiruchu pa.
Dad receives the letter, becomes so happy, smiles, gets
happy tears and heads to his wife to share his happiness.
Gowtham looks at all these things feels accomplished.
GOWTHAM (V.O)
Kadaisila enga appa sonnadhu dhan
correct, life ah purinjikama,
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13.
GOWTHAM (V.O) (cont'd)
aduthu enna nu kavalapadama, indha
nimishatha rasichu vazhandha life
la ellamey nalla dhan nadakum.
Indha nimisham namma correct ah
nadandhukuta adutha nimisham
thannala nalladha amayum.
Nammalukana oru life ah namma
amachikum bodhu namma yaarumey
PRODUCT kedaiyadhu.
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