SAMAAPTHAM

Written by

MUKESH MANJUNATH

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1 INT. VISHNU’S OFFICE -DAY
A young man, ASHWIN [26], waits in a waiting room holding a
bag full of scripts. He is dressed well, like it’s a
corporate interview, blue shirt, and trousers. He has a
vibhuti dot on his forehead. His phone rings.

It’s his mum.

MOTHER (O.S.)
Hello. ASHWIN.Best of luck.Don’t
be nervous. Talk properly, don’t
stammer.
Hello…. ASHWIN.all the best pa…
Yethukum Bayappadaama thairiyamaa
paesu,

kandapadi olarai thulaikkatha…

puriyuthaa…?

ASHWIN begins to get frustrated with his mother.

ASHWIN
Yeah okay.
sari maa…
MOTHER (O.S.)
One second. Your father wants to
talk to you.
Hae oru nimisham iru…
appa unkitta paesanumaam…

FATHER (O.S.)
That vibhuti is from Shri
Apoorvananand’s own hands. He made
it with his own hands. Did you wipe
away the kumkum or is it still
there?
Dei antha vibuthi apoorvananand
adigal kaiyaala kuduthathu,

vibuthiya nethiyila
vachchirukkiyaa?

Illa alichi alichittiyaa?

He wipes the dot away.

ASHWIN
It’s still there. Now don’t
irritate. Bye.
Iruku iruku… appa ippa
yenna konjam verupaethaama
phone-a vaiyunga… bye…

He cuts the call.

At that moment he hears abuses from inside Vishnu’s office

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while the voice of a young man constantly apologises to
Vishnu. A young man walks out.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
What happened inside? Why is he in
a bad mood?
ulla Yenna aachu?

sir yethachum bad moodla / mood

out-la irukaaraa?

YOUNG MAN
I told him if he wants to come out
of these string of flops. He should
do Tamil cinema’s biggest sex
comedy. The Bahubali of sex
comedies. I’ll go pitch this script
to Mahesh Babu and shake this
industry.
ippa yenna thappa sonnen…
neenga varushaiya flop kuduthukittae irukinga…
yen aduthataa tamil cinemala oru periya sex comedy
story panna koodaathunu kaetten…
nengalae yosichi parunga… the bagubali of sex comedy…
nan ippovae intha idea-yaava / matter-a Mahesh babuku
kitta solli industry-avae oru kalaku kalakuren
paarunga…

ASHWIN sits on the chair again. A head pops out of the room.
This is DHURAI [53], Vishnu’s manager.

DHURAI
Sir will listen to your script in
five minutes. Get ready.
innum anju nimishathula Sir unga
kathaiya kaeppaaru… ready
aayikonga…

His head goes back in before coming back out.

DHURAI (CONT'D)
You’re not going to narrate a sex
comedy no? Because if you do –
Hmm… Neengalum yethaavathu inga
sex comedy katha solla varlaila…
yaenna…

ASHWIN
No sir. It’s different.
Illa sir… ithu vaera…
DHURAI goes back in. ASHWIN gets another call.
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ICICI OPERATOR
Hello Sir, this is Laya. I am
calling from ICICI bank, would you
like to apply for a loan?

Hello sir… nan laya… icici bank

loan department-la irunthu call
panren… ungaluku yethachum loan
thevapaduthaa?

ASHWIN is about to cut the call when he sees that his

mother is calling him again.

ASHWIN
Laya, if you talk to me for the
next five minutes I’ll take a loan
from your bank.
Laya… oru anju nimisham mattum
neenga yenkitta paesuninganaa… nan
kandippa unga bankla irunthu loan
yeduthukuren….

LAYA (O.S.)
Oh...sure sir...do you want to
listen to the loan options?
Oh… sure sir… yengaloda loan
option scemes-a sollava sir?

ASHWIN
Nope. You just talk to me. I don’t
want to talk to anyone I know for
the next five minutes. But I also
can’t keep silent. I’m in the
middle of the most important moment
of my life.
Illa.. athellam vaenam…

neenga just yenta paesunaa mattum

pothum,

nan yen lifela oru mukkiyamaana /

important-aana meetingla iruken…

athae samayam…. adutha anju

nimishathuku yennala ungakitta
yethuvum paesa mudiyaathu…

neenga solratha kaekka thaan

mudiyum… so just…. paesunga…

LAYA (O.S.)
Oh best of luck sir. What is the
moment?
Oh best of luck sir. Yenna
meeting sir…?

ASHWIN
I’m going to narrate a film script
to VISHNU VISHAL. I have waited for
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this moment all my life. I am
really nervous but my mum keeps
irritating me with stupid -
Nan vishu vishal sir kitta yennoda kathaiya Solla
vanthurukken…

intha oru meeting-kaaga thaan romba naala wait

pannikittu irunthen…

konjam tension-a vaera iruku…

ithula paththaathathuku yenga amma vaera phone adichi
veruppaethikittae irukaanga…

LAYA (O.S.)
Sir, if you don’t want a loan. Just
cut the call. No need for this.
Sir… ungaluku loan vaenaamna..
nan calla cut panniduren…
theva illama paesaadhinga.

Laya cuts the call on him. ASHWIN is dejected.

DHURAI pops back in and asks him to come inside the room. He
enters Vishnu’s cabin.

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2 INT. VISHNU’S CABIN, VISHNU’S OFFICE -DAY

VISHNU [30] is lying down on the floor tired from hearing all
the scripts. There are many posters of his films and the
awards he’s gotten for those films. DHURAI sits down on a
chair. He has cucumber slices on his eyes. ASHWIN checks to
see if Hero’s dead. VISHNU removes cucumber slices and gets
up to shake ASHWIN’s hand.

VISHNU is physically bigger than ASHWIN and towers over him.

He gets up and greets ASHWIN with a shakehand.

VISHNU
So you are Vinayak’s assistant?
So neenga vinayak-oda assistant?
ASHWIN
Yes sir.
aama sir.
VISHNU
He said you have good ideas.
ungalapaththi Sonnaru… / ungakitta nalla nalla
ideas irukkunu.
ASHWIN
He’s being sweet. I’ve learnt a lot
from –
Avaru Nalla padaippali sir… /
romba sweet person sir…
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avarkitta irunthu naa nariya
visiyam kathukitten…

VISHNU
Listen. I’ve seen all the English
shows on Netflix and Prime. So
don’t come here and narrate some
story from there and think you can
get away with it.
Ingapaarunga ashwin…
na naraiya amazon Netflix-la vara
padangala paapen,

athanaala anga irunthu oru

kathaiya urivi…

thirumba yenkitta sonna…

ungaluku chance kidachidumnu

mattum nanachidaathinga…

ASHWIN shakes his head. He removes the scripts from his bag.

VISHNU (CONT'D)
Do you want coffee or tea?
Tea coffee yethachum kudikiringalaa?
ASHWIN
Sir I hope you don’t mind me saying
this but the longer we take, I
usually get more nervous.

(MORE)

Sir nan ipadi solrathunaala…

yenna thappa yeduthukka maatinganu namburen…

naa romba time eduthukittenna… konjam nervous-aa

irukum…
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ASHWIN (CONT'D)
I can live without coffee and
tea for a few more hours. Can
wejust begin?
Innum konja naeram yennala coffee
tea kudikaama kuda iruka
mudiyuim…

athanala namba ippo

aarambikkalaama… sir?

DHURAI and VISHNU are sorta impressed with ASHWIN’s

impatience.

VISHNU
Sure. Let’s cut the bullshit. What
stories do you have for me?

Hmm… sure….

so yenaku yenna katha

vachirukkinga?

ASHWIN sits down. He removes one script. The title reads

‘TAMIL POLITICAL TITLE’.

ASHWIN
Sir imagine. You play a young MLA.

Sir yosichchi paarunga… neenga ippa oru young MLA-

va nadikkuringa / irukkinga…
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2A VISHNU is dressed as an MLA with a huge crowd thronging

him as if it were an election rally. ASHWIN’s VO plays
over. DHURAI is next to Vishnu dressed as asidekick.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
This is a film called Sambhavami.
It’s a political thriller based on
Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
Intha padaththoda title paeru
sambhavami.

oru political thriller katha…

Shakespeare-oda Macbeth novel-a

base pannathu.

DHURAI winces at the mention of Shakespeare and turns to the

camera.

DHURAI
Listen man. All this Shakespeare
and all won’t work with Sir’s fans.
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Ingapaarunga Shakespeare novel
yellam sir-oda fans-ku workout
aagaathu…
ASHWIN begins to stutter.

ASHWIN (V.O.)

I won’t tell them about

Shakespeare.
naa avungakitta
Shakespeare-a paththi
yethuvum sollaporathu
illa…

VISHNU
So, does my character become Chief
Minister?
Apadinaa yennoda character cm
aagura maathiriyaa?

ASHWIN (V.O.)
Yes. By murdering the current CM.
yes sir… aana rule panra / current cm-a konnathuku
aprom…
VISHNU and DHURAI in their politician outfits turn to the
camera
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REDDY VISHNU
What? Yenna? What? Yenna?

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3 INT. VISHNU’S CABIN, VISHNU’S OFFICE -DAY

VISHNU and DHURAI are shocked. DHURAI tries to talk to ASHWIN

on behalf of Vishnu.

DHURAI
Are you mad? The CM is VISHNU’s
paternal grandfather’s third
cousin. No no change that.
Therinchi thaan paesuringalaa?
Cm vanthu Vishnu-voda appavuku
appa moonaavathu thambi….

Illa.. illa…! Vaenam atha

maathunga…

ASHWIN
Sir but Shakespeare wrote that. Now
I can’t –
Sir ithu Shakespeare
yeluthunathu... yennala maatha
mudiyaathu…

VISHNU
Boss.You leave Shakespeare out of
this. I can’t do this film. What
will I tell my fans?
Boss… neenga Shakespeare-a
vidunga…

yennala itha panna mudiyaathu…

yen fans-ku nan yenna solluven…

ASHWIN
You can tell them that Shakespeare
wrote that ending.
Neenga shakesphere ipadi thaan
yeluthi irukkaarunu sollunga…

DHURAI
If you say that fellow’s name one
more time, I will stop this meeting
right away.
antha paera mattum nan Ithuku maela
oru thadava kaetten… intha meeting
ithoda mudinchidum…

ASHWIN stutters and he removes one more script.

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ASHWINiez
There is this script. Which is a
horror comedy –
Sir Yenkitta innoru oru horror
comedy script iruku…

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3A A class haunted mansion in the middle of the woods.

A stormy night.Thunder and lightning.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
You play a violinist who moves into
a house with your family after his
wife has died.
Neenga oru violin artist… unga wife iranthtathuku
aprom neenga kudumbaththoda vera oru veetuku
poringa…

VISHNU is dressed in TURLE NECK, SWEATER, CHENOS PANT WITH a

violin. He has a son and a daughter. They walk into the
mansion.
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DHURAI (V.O.)
Which character am I playing?
Nan ithula yenna character?
ASHWIN (V.O.)
You can be the watchman.
Neenga watchman-a irukalaam…
Suddenly a watchman appears next to Vishnu and his children.
The enterthe mansion.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
There is a room upstairs from which
there come sounds only in the
middle of the night. Only the
children can hear it.
Antha veetuku maela ulla maadiyila
irunthu naduraathiri aana mattum
oru saththam varuthu…

antha oru saththam verum

kulanthaigaluku mattum thaan
kaekkum….

The children run up. VISHNU and DHURAI turn to the camera?

VISHNU
Is there a ghost in the room
upstairs and we find out some sad
story about the ghost and we take
revenge for it?
Antha maadiyila yethaavathu oru
paeyi irunthu…

athoda soga kathaiya

therinchikittu…

athukkaaga naama palivaangurom

athaana…?
ASHWIN (V.O.)
Yes sir.
Yes sir.
DHURAI
Vinayak said, you had different
ideas, we’ve seen a hundred movies
like this. What’s different about
this?
vinayak Ungakitta different ideas
irukunu sonnaru….

Intha maathiri 100 kathaiya

paathaachu…

ithula yenna vithyaasam iruku…?

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ASHWIN (V.O.)
Except you are the violinist and
the ghost in this film. Double
action sir.
Yenna intha padathula neenga
thaan violinistum… neenga thaan
paeyum… double action sir…

VISHNU dressed like a tacky Indian ghost. Blackened eye

sockets, white paint on face. Thunder and lightning reaches a
crescendo.

VISHNU
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4 INT. VISHNU’S CABIN, VISHNU’S OFFICE -DAY

VISHNU is shocked. So is DHURAI. The kind of silence whenyou

hear something ridiculous.
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DHURAI
Are you mad? Sir is going to play a
ghost?
Neenga yenna solringanu theriyutaa?

Sir poyi paeyaa nadikkanummaa?

VISHNU
Listen, let me give you advice. No
Hero in this entire industry is
going to do films with you with
these kindof roles.
Ingapaarunga…
nan oru advice solren…

intha maathiriyaana role-la… yentha

hero-vum industry-la unga kuda
padam panna maattaan.

ASHWIN
Sir no sir.Please listen to both
these scripts. You will be perfect
for them. Please sir.
Sir… illa sir…
intha rendu kathaiya mattum
kaelunga…

nenga athuku correctaa iruppinga…

please sir…

VISHNU
ASHWIN. No. This meeting is done.
ASHWIN. No. This meeting is done.
ASHWIN knows his time is up. He collects the scripts and
places them in his bag. He doesn’t want to leave and is
delaying it as much as possible.

VISHNU behaves as if ASHWIN’s left the room.

VISHNU (CONT'D)
DHURAI, any other meetings left for
today?
DHURAI inaiku vera yethachchum
meeting irukaa?

DHURAI
Nope. You have to leave for
hydrabad in one hour.
Illa… innum one hour-la neenga
hyderbad kelambanum…

ASHWIN still hasn’t moved. He stands there frozen. DHURAI and

VISHNU find it weird.

DHURAI (CONT'D)
ASHWIN. Please leave. Sir has asked
you to –
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Aswin Please leave… sir ungala .
kilamba…

He turns to Vishnu.

ASHWIN
I have one more story. It’s a love
story.
Sir Yenkitta innoru katha iruku…
oru love story…

DHURAI
ASHWIN, he said he’s done with you.
Don’t make it awkward.
Aswin, avar unga kitta katha kaettu
mudichitaaru…

thayavusenji sangadamaakkaathinga…

ASHWIN
You have one more hour. I can
finish this story soon. Sir please.
This is the most important moment
of my life.
Sir Nenga kilamba innum one hour
iruku…

athukkulla nan yen kathaya solli

mudichiduven… please sir…

ithu en lifela kidacha romba

mukkiyamana moment… please sir…
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DHURAI
Buddy, are you mad? First you get
this Shakespeare out of your head
and come narrate a script next
week.
Nanba… sonna purinchikonga…

first unga manda kulla irukkura

Shakespeare ellam alichitu…

aduththa vaaram vanthu oru nalla

kathaiya sollunga…

DHURAI places his hand and on ASHWIN’s shoulder and is about

to physically move him out of the office.

VISHNU
You said it’s a love story?
Love story-naa sonninga?
ASHWIN wrestles himself out of DHURAI’s grip.
ASHWIN
Yes.
Yes sir…
VISHNU
You have a script ready?
script ready-aa irukka?
ASHWIN
It’s all in my head sir. But Ican
confidently tell you the whole
thing.
Sir ellam inga iruku… (mentioning
by action)

aana yennala mulu kathaiyum

confident-a solla mudiyum…

VISHNU looks at DHURAI. DHURAI sits down.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Sir, before I begin. This time
could I have a cup of coffee?
Sir, aaramikkirathuku munnaadi
intha thadava oru coffee
kudikkalaamaa?

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TITLE - SAMAAPTHAM

AS TITLES ROLL THE FOLLOWING FLASHBACK PLAYS.

5 INT. HOUSE -DAY

A young boy [6 y/o] sits in front of a television. Theblue

light emanating from the screen lighting his face.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
It begins with a young boy who
would never move away from the TV
in his house. No matter what
happens.
Intha katha oru china payan kitta
irunthu aaramikkithu….

yenna nadanthaalum sari…

avanukku antha tv than ulagam….
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Audios of iconic scenes from different blockbuster Tamil
films are heard on TV.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
Most people are influenced by their
parents but this young boy grew up
with Mani Ratnam and Ilayaraja
influencing him.
Mukkavaasi peru amma appa-voda
paechi kettu mattum thaan valunthu
irupaanga…

aana ivan valanthathu ellam

mani rathnam, ilaiyaaaja peacha
kaettu thaan.

First from Mani Ratnam’s Alaipayudhey.Where the two lovers

are screaming at each other in therain.

Meanwhile, his parents are arguing behind him at the dining

table. Their words aren’t heard but only their actions are
seen. The mum has brought some food onto the table and the
father flings it. The father has malas around his neckrings
around his fingers, and holy threads around his wrists. The
mother although dressed in a chicsaree.

Despite the fight, the boy still doesn’t move.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
No matter what happens, the boy
never moved from in front of the
TV.
Yenna aanaalum…
avan tv munnadi mattum
irunthanaa…
konjamum nagara kuda maattaan…
Then the next movie begins. It’s from Pawan Kalyan’s Tholi
Prema.

The two lead characters are at the airport and it lookslike

a tragic ending. The boy is amidst tears.

Meanwhile, the father and mother continue to fight. Instead

of food, this time there is another man with the father. The
other man is dressed in orange robes and looks like religious
guru.

Mother and father yell at each other. The boy still hasn’t
moved from in from the TV but he is in tears. He closeshis
eyes and ears in fear.

AnMurali type figure walks to the boy to console the boywho

is crying. He places his hand over the boy.

MURALI
Don’t cry okay. All of this is
normal when people love each other.
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Things will become normal. .

Sari alaatha da…

2 paerum paesunaalae… ithu ellam
sari aayidum…

The boy wipes his tears.

BOY
So Balu and Anu will meet each
other again?
Appo baluvum anuvum thirumba paathupaangala?
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MURALI
What? Who are Balu and Anu?
Yenna… yaaru balu,anu?
The boy points to the TV.

MURALI (CONT'D)
That’s what you’re crying about?
Tholi Prema?
Oh itha paathu than aluvuriyaa?
BOY
Yes. Will Balu and Anu meet?
Aama… baluvum,anuvum paathupaangala?
MURALI
I guess. It’s only a love story if
it has a happy ending.
Appadi thaan nanaikiren…
happy ending-nu onnu irunthaa
thaanae athu nalla love storyyae…
hmm….

The words strike the boy hard. His world spins and it’s as if
the world has finally made sense to him.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
His Murali said those words
casually but those words stuck in
head like a stain.
Yeppo murali antha vaarthaiya
sonnaaro….

atha kaetathula irunthu avan

mandaikulla naraiya / pala
visiyam odikittu irunthuchu…

The boy smiles at the screen. Meanwhile in the background his

parents have stopped fighting. The other man has left.

The parents walk up to the boy. The father switches off the
TV.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
His father used to take the anger
of the marriage on the little boy.
Avanoda appa avaru kalyana panna
kovatha… yeppothum ivan maela thaan
kotti theethupaaru…

The boy and the father look at each other. It’s a stalemate.

DAD
We are fighting so much and you are
sitting here watching TV. All day
every day. What do you think you
can become if you watch TV
everyday?
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Naanga ipadi sanda pottukittu

irukom…

nee yennana yeppa paaththaalum

ukanthu tv paathukittae iruka…

ipadiyae thinamum tv paathukittae

irunthaa… yenna aagalaamnu
nanaikkira?

BOY
I’ll become a great husband.
Naa oru nalla purushana aaven pa…
The mum looks at the son and starts another proxy fight with
the father using the son. She showers love on her son.

MUM
Good. You have none of your
father’s genes.
Apadi sollu… nallavaela unga appa
puththi untta illa…
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DAD
He talks like this. One trip to
the swamiji in thiruvanamalai.
He’ll be sorted.

Ipadiyae avan paesikittu

irukkattum…
orunaal thiruvannaa malaila
irukkura swamiji kitta alachittu
poyi kaattunaa…
ellaththaiyum avaru sari
panniduvaaru….
*thiruvanamalai is a temple town

MUM
You keep my son away from these
terrible swamijis.
unga swamiji visiyathula yellam
Yen panyanna ilukkaathinga….

The father and the mother go back to fighting in the

background.

The son changes the TV channel and resumes watching TV while

the parents continue to fight.

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MONTAGE

5A He’s written a letter in a beautifully burnt brown

paper. The young girl takes the letter and begins to burnit
in front ofhim.

5B He meets a girl much older than him. He gives her a love

letter. She then proceeds to read it out aloud. But instead
of the boy in front of her there are other students laughing.

GIRL 2
I wrote your name on sand, it got
washed away. I wrote it in air, it
got BLOWN AWAY. I wrote your name
in my heart and Itremainded there
forever.
Un paera nan manal-la yaeluthunan
atha ala adicittu poyiduchu,

veesura kaathula yaeluthunan athu

paranthu poyiduchu…

athuk aprom en manasula

yaeluthunan athu apadiyae
ullukullaaraa yeppavum
baththaramaa iruku.
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5C Atsome point he even tells twins that he loves them.

BOY
You complete me.
Nee thaan yen ulagamae…
TWIN 1
No. I hate you.
Yenaku unna pidikala…

BOY
You complete me.
Nee thaan yennoda ulagam…
He gets slapped by the other twin. He runs behindthem
screaming “you both complete me”. “neenga rendu paerum yen
ulagam”

ASHWIN (V.O.)
While the parents continued to
fight, the boy continued to want to
be a great husband.

Yeppalam avanoda amma appa sanda

poduraangalao,

apalaam ivanaachum avunga appa

maari illaama oru nalla husband-a
irukanumnu mattum thaan nanappaan…
(MORE)
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ASHWIN (V.O.) (CONT'D)

So the boy asked every girl he ever
saw. He was a man on a mission but
unluckily every girl rejected him.
Until

Athanaala avan paakkura ponnunga /

kannula patta ella ponunga kittayum
poyi kaeppaan….

Aanaa avan thala yeluthu…

Ellar kittayum mokka thaan

vaangittu varuvaan. Oru ponna
thavira…

6 EXT. ROADS -DAY

The boy sits on the back of his Murali’s scooter as the ride
through traffic.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
He knew who the love of his life
was.
Avan life-la yaara avan love
pannanumnu avanuku nallave
theriyum…
MURALI
Listen, don’t behave badly at the
wedding. I am taking you only
because I don’t want you to sit at
home and watch TV all day while
your parents fight.

Ingapaaru… kalyanathula poyi

kaevalamaa nadanthukaatha…

Dei naa unta thaanda paesikittu

irukken…

Yennana munnala nee tv-ya

paathukittu

pinaadi unga appa amma sanda

poduratha ellam paakka pidikkala…

BOY
Chithappa, drive quickly we’re
getting late.
Chithappa late-aayiduchchu konjam
seekram ponga…

MURALI
I’m driving as fast as I can.
Besides why are you so excited for
your teacher’s wedding? Is that
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girl Vini from your class going to
be there? I’ve seen the way you
look at her.
Dei naa mudincha alavuku vaegamaa
thaan poyikittu iruken…

aama yethuku un teacher

kalyaanathuku poga ipadi
thudikkira…

oh… unnoda class-la padikira vini

ponnu anga varaalaa?

Nee avala yeppadi paakuranu naanum

paathukittu than irukken..

BOY
Just drive fast.
Aiyo… Konjam vaegamaa thaan ponga….
MURALI
We’ll reach there in two minutes.
Stop blushing now. Your cheeks are
redder than the traffic light.
Dei rendu nimishathula Naama anga
poyidalaam…

konjam ippo palyilikiratha

niruththu… traffic signal-la red
light pota maathiri moonchi
palichchinu iruku…

The Murali laughs at his nephew while the boy blushes and
they drive away.
CUT TO:

7 INT. MARRIAGE HALL -DAY

A Hindu marriage is going on. The two of them enter andthey

stand out because everyone seems to have found a purpose at
the marriage hall.
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When someone at the entrance asks them which side ofthe

family they’re from the boy answers “bride’s side”.

MURALI
Where are your classmates? I don’t
see anybody.
Ama Un classmates-lam yenga?
Yen kannuku yaarum theriyala…

The boy has gone missing and the Murali tries to look for
him. The Murali looks all around the marriage hall. Then he
spots the boy at the mandap next to the bride and the
groom.

CUT TO:
7A Atthe mandap, the teacher sees her student and calls him
close by. She introduces him to her fiance as a her student.

The boy (notes yet to be added)turns to the hall and shouts.

BOY
This marriage cannot happen.
Intha kalyaanam nadakka kudaathu….
The entire wedding comes to a stand still. Bride (the boy’s
teacher), groom, bride’s parents, groom’s parents, pandit and
most of all the Murali.

The boy turns to the teacher.

BOY (CONT'D)
Teacher, I love you teacher. I
don’t care if your father says no.
I want to marry you.
Teacher, I love you teacher…
unga appa yenna sonnaalum yenaku
kavala illa…
yennaku ungala kalyaanam
pannikkanum…

TEACHER
ASHWIN. What are you doing?
Aswin nee yenna panra?
BOY
I will keep you in my heart and
ensure there is never a sad day in
your life. Come with me.
Naa ungala inga vachchirukken…
(mention in action)

naa ungala kankalangaama nallaa

paaththuppen…

yen kuda vaanga….

The teacher slaps the boy.

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BOY (CONT'D)
Feel my love teacher. Feel my love.
Yen kaathala purinchikonga teacher…

yen kaathala purinchikonga…

CUT TO:

8 INT. VISHNU’S CABIN, VISHNU’S OFFICE -DAY

Vishnu and DHURAI are shocked and they’re keenly listening to

the story.
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DHURAI
He said I love you to the teacher?
Avan teacher kittayaa love-a sonnaan
ASHWIN
Yes.
Aama sir…
VISHNU is nervously begins to eat the cucumber that was once
on his eyes.

VISHNU
What happened to the boy and the
teacher?
Aprom avanukkum teacher-kkum yenna
aachu?

ASHWIN
She moved to another School with
her husband. The boy got suspended.
antha teacher avunga husband-oda
vaera school poyitaanga…

Ivan suspend aanaan…

DHURAI
So now at least does he become an
adult? Can you tell us about Vishnu
entry shot now?
Apadinaa ippavaachum avan periya
aalaa aayittaana… / valanthutaanaa

Vishnu-oda entry shot eppadi

irukkumnu konjam solringalaa?

VISHNU looks at DHURAI.

DHURAI (CONT'D)
Your fans will wants a big entrance
in this film.
Unga fans yellarum ungalaku perusaa
/ mass-aa opening irukkanumnu
nanakkiraanga…

ASHWIN
Before we go to VISHNU entry, there
is one other love story that
influenced him.
Vishnu-oda entry paakurathuku
munnala, avana impact pannuna
innoru love story-um iruku….

DHURAI
Whose film is it this time?
Chiranjeevi or Mahesh Babu?(NEED TO
CHANGE)
Ippa yenna padam paaththu irupaan….
sirenjivi-a illa magesh baabuvaa?
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CUT TO:

9 KARTHICK HOUSE - DAY -INT

A photo of the boy’s grandfather goes up against the wall.

The house is in mourning. The grandfather has just passed.

The boy stares at the photo. His grandmother walks up tohim.

The Murali is keeping an eye on the boy.

BOY
paati, did you and thatha love each
other?
Paatti, neengalum thaththaavum
oruthara oruthar
kaathalichikittingalaa?
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MURALI
Ma, don’t answer it. This fellow
has no sense of time. Asking about
love stories all the time. First we
need to make sure he stops
watching TV.
Amma avankitta yethaiyum sollatha…

ivanuku yeppa yetha kaekkanumnu

neram kaalamae illa…

yeppa paathaalum kaathal

kathayavae / karumaantharathayae
kaetukittu…

muthala ivan tv paakuratha cut

pannanum…
GRANDMOTHER
No no. It’s okay. He should know
our love story. Besides, I’m tired
of being sad all the time.
Sari… paravaala vidu…

yenakkum ipadi chumma ummunu

ukaanthu irukka kaduppaa iruku…

avanaachum yenga kaathal kathaiya

therinchikattum…

MURALI
First the TV ruins him. And now
you.
Muthala tv ivana kaeduththuchu…
ippo neenga… hmm..

The Murali leaves.

9A The boy and the grandmother sit in one corner(rocking
chair) with the grandfather’s photo overlookingthem.

GRANDMOTHER
So, many decades ago.I used to
sing on All India Radio - Madras
channel at that point of time. I
had the five o clock slot. It was a
very successful program. At some
point even the Chief Minister said
he used to listen to the program.

Romba varushathuku Munnadi nan all

india radio fm-la paattu paadkittu
irunthen…

saayingaalam anju mani aachunaa

program aaramichudum…

antha time-la antha program

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rombavae nalla pochchu….

Unmaiya sollanumnaa chief minister-

yae antha program-a kaeppanu oru
davava solli irunthaaru…

BOY
The CM?
Yaaru cm-a../ yaaru mgr-a…
GRANDMOTHER
Yes. But I had one listener who
loved me more than most. Your
grandfather.He loved my voice more
than anything on the planet.
Aama… antha samayathula yen kurala
kaetta oru rasigar yenna
theevaramaa kadhalichchaaru….

Athu Unga thaththaa thaan…

Intha prabanjaththa vida avaru yen

kurala thaan perusaa rasichaaru….

BOY
But I thought he was from a
village?
Aana thaththaava naa gramathu
aalu-la nanachchen…

GRANDMOTHER
He was. From a small village called
called Kodimi.
Aama gramaththu aalu than… kodimi-
nu oru china gramam,

The boy fumbles around the word.

BOY
Ko-Di-Mi.(need To change)
Ko-Di-Mi
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GRANDMOTHER
Ko-di-mi.He used to be a farmer
there. Everyday at five, he used to
listen to me relaxing in his
fields. He used to say because of
my voice even the crops grew
better.
Kodimi-la avar oru vivasaayi…

thinamum saayungalum anju mani

aachunaa sari….

Vayal-la nan paadura paata pottu

kaepparu…

yenna yen kurala kaetta payiru

kuda nallaa vilaiyumnu solluvaaru…

BOY
But how did he meet you if he was
in that village?
Aana avar gramathula irunthu
ungala yeppadi paaththaaru?

GRANDMOTHER
He came all the way to Chennai to
ask my hand in marriage.
Avaru yen kaiya kokka…
Chennai varaikkum yenna thedi
vantaaru….

BOY
You agreed immediately?
Odanae ok sollitingalaa?
GRANDMOTHER
I said talk to my parents and
brothers. He spoke to them and
convinced them. First they didn’t
want me to get married to a farmer.
But then he said one filmy line and
that wooed them completely.
Illa… Naa yenna peththavanga
kittayum… yen anna kittaiyum
paesikonganu sollitten…

avaru avunga kitta paesi

samaalichitaaru…

muthala oru vivasaayikaa ponna

kodukkanumnu thayangunaanga…

aana avaru oru cinema dialogue-a

solli yellaraiyum kavuththutaaru….

BOY
What was that line?
Yenna dialogue athu?
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GRANDMOTHER
He looked my father dead in the eye
and said to him “Each plant in my
crop gives me money and I treat
them with such love, imagine the
love I will give your daughter, who
is priceless to me.”

“yennoda vitha nilathula vilanja

payirunga yennaku naraiya soththa
saethu kuduththu iruku….

Naanum athungala nalla

paathukkuren…

atavida Unga ponnu yenakku

vilamathikka mudiyaatha soththu…

Athukku maela nalla pathuppen”-nu

sonnaaru

The boy winces at how cheesy the line is.

BOY
Did you agree because of that line?
Intha dialogue-ka kaettaa kavunthinga?
GRANDMOTHER
No, after everyone said yes he
asked me for my opinion. And then
said if I don’t say ‘yes’ to him,
he won’t ever show his face to me
again. But I knew he was the love
of my life. Because that day was
only magical. There was rain, at
some point flowers from the sky
fell on me, everything felt
magical. Just perfect.
Illa… yellarum otthuk kittalum
avaru yennoda mudiva kaettaaru….

Apa mattum naa sarinu sollaama

irunthurunthaa athuku aprom avar
mugaththa nan paathurukkavae
mudiyaathu….

Aana yenakku theriyum avar thaan

ini yenaku yellamaenu…

anaiku nadanthathu unmaiyavae oru

magic maari iruku…

thidirnu yenga iruntho paenja

malai…. yen maela veesuna thendral
kaaththu….

Naa avaroda maaya valaiyila

vilunthuten… avara romba pudichi
poyi….
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The boy is in awe of the love story.

BOY
paati, I’ll also meet my wife like
this.
Paati… naanum yen wife-a ippadi
than paappen…

The grandmother finds the boy endearing and she kisses him on
the cheek.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
Every grandmother gives their
grandson a necklace or a pendantto
give their grandson’s wife. But
this one gave him a lovestory.
Ellar paattiyum avungaloda peran
paethikku… oru chain-o illa
varappora perannoda pondaatikku
avunga pottu iruntha thangattiya
kalatti koduppaanga….

aanaa avunga paati avanuku oru

nalla kaathal kadhaiya kuduthaanga…

But the boy is determined and he stares at his

grandfather’s photo. He touches the old radio, and the
flower falls from the grandfather photo.

CUT TO:

10 INT. VISHNU’S CABIN, VISHNU’S OFFICE -DAY

DHURAI and VISHNU are listening keenly. Just then, someone

knocks on the door.

VISHNU
Come in.
Come in…
A driver enters.

DRIVER
Sir.Your luggage?
Sir unga luggage?
VISHNU
Take it from there.
Anga iruku yeduththukko…
ASHWIN looks nervous.

ASHWIN
Sir should I...
Sir naa vaenumnaa….
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VISHNU
You continue. I have a Chennai
flight to catch. So can you narrate
it on the way to the airport?
yenaku Chennai flight-a vaera
pudikkanum… hmmm…. apadiyae airport
pora varaikkum neenga unga kathaiya
solla mudiyumaa?

ASHWIN nods.

ASHWIN
When Vishnu grows up...sir imagine
yourself –
Sir… Vishnu valarappa… ungala
neenga karppana pannikonga…
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DHURAI
So when Vishnu grows up, what does
he become? An IAS officer?
Apadinaa Vishnu valantha aprom
yenna aavaan… IAS officer aa…

ASHWIN
A journalist –
Illa journalist
DHURAI
Oh nice. A daring
journalist.VISHNU sir has n’t
played a Journalist.
Super… / Oh nice….
thunichalaana
paththirikkaiyaalar… / A
daring journalist

Vishnu sir ipadi patta role-

la pannathae illa….

ASHWIN
He’s still a student DHURAI.
avan innum student thaan dhurai…
DHURAI
Fine.He can be a student Union
leader. Like Surya in aayudha
Ezhuthu. We can arrange for a nice
opening fight –

Paravaala…
avan student union leader-a kuda
irukkalaam illa…

surya sir aayutha yeluththula vara

/ panna maari…

namba kuda openingla oru nalla

fight-oda aaramikklaam

ASHWIN shakes his head.

DHURAI (CONT'D)
So there is no scope for Heroism in
this guy’s life?
Sir aana avanuku vaalkaiyila
heroism onnu illavae illa….

CUT TO:
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11 EXT. CORRIDORS, HEAD OF DEPARTMENT’S OFFICE -DAY

A student waits outside waiting to be punished. ASHWIN stands

with the student. One can hear loud abuses from inside. The
student seems to be shivering in fear.

ASHWIN
Fresher?
Fresher-a / puthusaa / 1st year aa
The young student nods.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
What did you do?
Yenna panna?
FRESHER
Got caught cheating.Will I get
debarred?
Cut adichi maatikkitten…

yenna debar panniduvaangalaa

na?

ASHWIN
No no. The HoD is a very peaceful
guy.
Che… che… HOD romba amaithiyaana
aallu…/romba nallavaru…

More abuses from inside. It’s louder and more vulgar. The
fresher obviously doesn't believe ASHWIN.
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More abuses. The fresher is super nervous.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
That’s not the HoD screaming.
Kaththurathu HOD illa…
Fresher is confused.

CUT TO:

11A INT. HEAD OF DEPARTMENT’S OFFICE -DAY

The HoD is ASHWIN’s Murali who is sitting in his seatmeekly

while he is getting yelled at by ASHWIN’s father [50s]. The
father has vibhuthi smeared across his head. The rings, the
threads, and malas have increased.

DAD
I gave you a diamond of a son.
According to his horoscope he is
destined to be a great
journalist. But the idiot won’t
listen to me. He wants to spend
all his time watching films and
running behind girls.
Naa vaira maattam unkitta yen
pullaiya kuduththen… avan
jaathagapadi oru periya
journalist-a aaganum…

aana intha naayi naa solratha

kaathu kuduthu kuda kaeka
maatuthu….

Yeppa paathalum onnu tv paakuraan

illa kanda ponunga pinnadi
suththuraan..

MURALI
Anna he will change. I promise –
Anna avan kandippaa maariduvaan… nan vaena
saththiyam panren…
The Murali looks helpless. The dad is fuming.

DAD
Your empty promises won’t do any
good for me. What do you meancalm
down? I thought if he’s in your
college, he can become a serious
journalist. What has he done in
the last few years? Tellme.

Un poi saththiyaththa thookki

kuppaila podu… athanaaala yenaku
onnum aaga porathu illa…/ .
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nan Yethuku porumaiyaa irukkanum…
avan un college-la
padichaavaachum konjam serious-a
irunthu journalist aavaanu
nanachchen….
Avan ithana varusham inga yenna
kilichaanu…. Ippa sollu…

MURALI
Listen, you have to calm down. My
students can hear you. I’m the HoD
here.
Ingapaaru…. Konjam porumaiyaa iru….
Nee kaththurathu yen students-ku
yellam kaekkum….

Inga naa Hod…

DAD
You got the job because of me. I
had to recommend you for this job.
Yennaalathaan athuvum…

naa solli thaan unaku intha

vaelayae kidachchathu….

MURALI
Please don’t yell that loudly.
ASHWIN.
Thaiyavu senji atha saththamaa
sollaatha…. ashwin

ASHWIN comes running in to the room.

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MURALI (CONT'D)
What grades did you get?
Yenna grade- nee yedukkura?
ASHWIN
I have 90% in –
Naa oru thonnuru…
DAD
Murali, do you think I’m the
kind of dad who cares for
grades? Tell me, do I?
Murali, nan maththa appanga
maathiri-nu nanachchiyaa?
Avan yenna grade yedukkuraanu
kaekkurathuku? Sollu da? Naa
apadiyaa?

The Murali shakes his head. ASHWIN is caught in an awkward

situation.

DAD (CONT'D)
What is the one thing that I’ve
always asked him to do? Tell me.
unikitta naa yaeppavumae orae
visiyam thaan kaettu irukkan? Sollu
Yennathu?

MURALI
A journalist.
Avana Journalist aakkanumnu…
DAD
Now what does he want to become?
Aana ippa avan yenna aaganumnu
ninaikkiraan/aasapaduraan?
Murali is confused. He turns to ASHWIN who is alsounsure
too. He sorta shrugs.

DAD (CONT'D)
Clueless idiot.A Clueless HoD gets
a clueless student.
Athaanae unakae arivilaathapa…

Nee Hod-a irunthu unkitta padikira

studentsku yepadi arivu varum

MURALI
Maybe we could take him to a
therapist/Counsellor. I know one –
Vaenumnaa naama avana oru therapist/
counselor kitta alachittu povom…
yenaku oruthavangala theriyum….

Dad doesn’t say anything. Just stares at his brother. Murali

begins to fumble with his words.
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MURALI (CONT'D)
She’s...a good therapist. She can
work with anyone.
nalla therapist….
yellaraiyum nalla paappaanga….

Silence. ASHWIN giggles.

MURALI (CONT'D)
I’m sorry. It’s a bad idea.
Sorry… ithu konjam kaevlamaana idea thaan…
DAD
Good. If you ever say my son is a
mental patient I’ll burn your
college with you in it.
Sarithaan… nee mattum yen
pullaiya paiththiyam ilanu solli
iruntha….

unnoda saeththu intha college-

aiyum yerichchi irupen

MURALI
Yes anna. Sorry.
Aama anna… sorry…
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He is about to storm off.

DAD
I want him to get placed as a
journalist by the end of the year.
Otherwise I am going to take him to
Apoorvananad Ashram in Bhadrachalam
and make him do a pooja for ten
hours straight.
Avan Intha varusham
mudiyarathukkulla yaachum
journalist-a aayiduvaanu namburen…

oruvaela apadi nadakkala….

bhadrachalam irukura apoorvanand

aasaramathuku alachittu poyi
thinamum avana paththumani naeram
pooja poda vitruven paaththukko….

Dad leaves.

MURALI
What happened this time at home?
Dei… intha thadava vetula yennada panni
tholachcha…?
ASHWIN
Him and mum were fighting about
some ten thousand rupees missing in
the joint account. Dad used it for
some pooja. Mum hated that he did
that. I was getting bored of the
fight. So I told them I don’t want
to be ajournalist.

Avarum ammavum joint account-la

iruntha paththaayiram panaththa
kaanumnu sanda pottukittaanga….

Appa antha kaasa poojaiku

koduththutathaa solla….

Amma atha kaettu kaduppaga…

avunga rendu paerum sanda

potukkuratha paathu yenaku bore
adikka….

Antha samayam paaththu naa

journalist-a aagurathula istam
illanu avungakitta sollitten…

MURALI
You know that it’s the only thing
they both agree on –
Dei Unakae theriyumla? Intha oru
visiyaththuku than avunga rendu
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paerum onna irukkanganu….. aprom
yenda…

ASHWIN
Okay don’t lecture me now –
Sari atha paththi ippa paadam edukaatha….
MURALI
ASHWIN.Your dad can yell at me.
He’s my brother. I’m your HoD here.
You keep your short temper to
yourself.
Ashwin… dei un appan yennaladaa
pudichi yaeruvaan….

Avan yenaku annana irukurathukum

naa unaku HOD- aa irukurathum
aiyooo….

Un kovaththa nee unakkulla

vachchikka vaendiyathu thaana….

ASHWIN
Sorry.
Sorry chiththappu….
ASHWIN begins to walk out.

MURALI
Where are you off to?
Ippa yengadaa pora?
ASHWIN
If I tell you the truth you’ll get
angry.
Naa ippa unmaiya sonna nee innum
kaduppaava…

ASHWIN runs out. On the way out stops to talk to the fresher.
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ASHWIN (CONT'D)
He’s had a rough day. If he
threatens to rusticate you, tell
him you badly want to be a
journalist. He’ll soften up. At
least one of his students should
achieve his dreams.

Annaiku avaruku athu oru

kastamaana sulnila thaan….

Oru vaela avaru avana miratti…

nee journalist-a aayae
theeranumnu solli irukkalaam….

aana atha avar seiyala…

avaroda student-la
oruthavanaachum...
avnoda kanavukkaga poraadattumnu
avaru nanachchaaru…

CUT TO:

12 INT. ARCADE GAME PARLOUR -DAY

A young woman, stares at ASHWIN. This is his girlfriend. For

the next few minutes only. There are sounds of classic arcade
video game sounds coming - shooting, races, balls clanking
against cardboards.

ASHWIN and his girlfriend are standing across an Air Hockey

table.

GIRLFRIEND
I don’t want to talk here.
Yenaku inga paesavae pidikkala…
ASHWIN
But we always meet here.
Aana namba yeppavumae inga thaana meet pannuvom
GIRLFRIEND
I’m not in the mood for this right
now.
Naa ippa nalla mood-la illa…

ASHWIN
As of now the score is 20-19 in
my favor.
Ippa 20-19nu score yen pakkam
iruku…

GIRLFRIEND
I am getting really tired of having
this same fight.
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Yenakku thirumba thirumba intha
maathiri sanda podurathu salippaa
iruku…

ASHWIN
Last time, you said you lost
because you wrists hurt. This time
you can’t make up another excuse.
Ponathadava.. un kai
valichathunaala thaan
thoththutannu sonna…

itha thadava vera yethavathu

kaaranaththa solli ess aayida
mudiyaathu…

GIRLFRIEND
You even embarrassed me in front of
my friends. It was not funny when
you told Siddharth he loves me –

Yenna yen friends munnadilam vachi

asinga paduthura…

sidharth yenna love panraanu nee

solrathu yellam yenaku vilaiyaatta
yeduthukka thonala ashwin…

ASHWIN
I’m trying to make sure we have fun
and you are –
Yae nan nee fun-a yeduthupannu
than sonnen….
Aana nee yennanaa ---
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GIRLFRIEND
We are in final year of college and
you have no idea what you’re going
to be in life –
Naama ippa final year padikkirom
aswin…

aana unakkuu konja kuda life-a

paththuna kavalayae /akkarayae
illa…

ASHWIN
Siddharth is your best friend but
he totally loves you.
Sidharth un best friend thaan…

aana avan unna paiththiyamaatum

love panraan…

GIRLFRIEND
Also the score is 20-20 when my
wrist hurt you agreed the game
doesn’t –
Na apa 20-20 Score yeduthappa
kuda…

yen kaila adipattu iruku intha

game sellathunu nee sollala…

ASHWIN
I am thinking about dropping out
of college -
Appo naan yeppada college-a vittu
polaamnu yosichchikittu iruntheen
di…

GIRLFRIEND
I also hated it when you tried to
kiss me in a lift.
Nee yenna lift-la kiss adikka
vanthathu kuda yenaku pidikkala…

ASHWIN
It’s romantic. It’s like in that
film. Which film is it? It has two
heroes in it.
Athu romantic di…
antha padathula vara maathiri….
yenna padam athu… hmmm…
athula kuda rendu hero
iruppaangalae…

GIRLFRIEND
Wait what??
Yenna solra?
ASHWIN
Where they kiss in the lift.I
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thought it’ll be romantic.
Avunga kuda lift-la kiss
adipaanga…
naanum athumaari romantic-a
irukumnu nanachchen…

GIRLFRIEND
Why would you take that decision?
Neeyae ellaththaiyum mudivu pannippiyaa?
ASHWIN
Because I thought it would have
been romantic if I surprised you
with a kiss. In that film –
Yae naa antha padathula vara
maari unna romantic-a kiss panni
suprise pannalaamnu thaan
nanachchen…

GIRLFRIEND
Stop making film references. You
watch way too many films.
Padatha paaththu pannanu
solratha muthala neruththu…

nee naraiya padam paakkura…

ASHWIN
Do you not like the decision?
Yen Nan yedukkura decision unaku pidikkala?
GIRLFRIEND
What decision?
Yenna decision?
ASHWIN
Of me quitting college.
College-a vittu porennu sonnathu…
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GIRLFRIEND
Why would you ask me that? You
should know the answer. Wait. Just
stop. I need to tell you something.
Athai yen yenkitta kaekkura…

unaku thaan yellamumae theriyumae….

konjam iru… naa unkitta onnu

sollanum…

ASHWIN
What?
Yenna?
GIRLFRIEND
I am breaking up with you.
I am breaking up with you.
Naa unna breakup panren…
ASHWIN
For thinking of quitting college?
College-a vittu porennu sonnathukka ithu?

GIRLFRIEND
No –
illa
ASHWIN
For watching Tamil films?
Aprom Tamil padam paakurathukaa?
GIRLFRIEND
No –
illa
ASHWIN
I mean I can stay back in -
Yennaana… yennaala unkooda inga irukka mudiyum… -
GIRLFRIEND
I can’t be with you any more.
Because I need consistency.We are
leaving college and entering the
real world. And you are just...you.
I can’t do this any more with you.
Aana Yennala unkuda ini irukka
mudiyaathu….

Yennaku oru stable-aana visyam

thaeva aswin…

naama college-a mudichittu real

life-ku enter aaga porom…

aana nee vanthu… apadi---

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Yennala ithuku maela unkuda sanda
poda mudiyala ashwin…

ASHWIN is stunned.

ASHWIN

She nods.

Are you actually breaking up with

me?
Nee unmaiyaavae breakup panriyaa?

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
But...I said you are the love of my
life...I wrote poetry...I imagined
that we’d have kids one day...

Aana… naa nee thaan yen love-u yen

life-nu sonnen…

unakkaga kavitha yellam yeluthunen…

namba rendu paerukkum oru naal

kulanthaiyellam kuda porakkumnu
nanachchen…

GIRLFRIEND
I did too. Now I don’t want it any
more with you.

Naanum apadi thaan nachchen… aana

ippa atha unkuda vaenaamnu yenaku
thonuthu….
At first upset, now ASHWIN is fuming.
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ASHWIN
You are damn arrogant because
you’re pretty aren’t you?
Yae alaga irukkanu thimirla
paesurila?

She stares at him.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
What?
Yenna?
GIRLFRIEND
That’s from Inidhi Inidhu. Stop it.
I’m sick of this.
Niruthuriyaa konjam…. ithu kuda
inithu inithula varathu thaana…
yenaku itha kaettu
salichchiduchchu….

ASHWIN
Sorry.
sorry
GIRLFRIEND
It’s fine. But we’re done.
Pothum…. Namakkula yellam mudinchiduchchu….
She pushes air hockey putt in his direction. The scoreboard
reads ‘21-20’. She leaves without looking.

Digital Board - GAME OVER.

The Parlour guys comes to Karthik

PARLOUR GUY
Sir, do you wanna play another game ?

Sir, vaera yethaachum game vilaiyaaduringalaa?

CUT TO:

13 INT. EXAM HALL -DAY

ASHWIN is writing his exams. He sits near his friends Anjali

and Parth who are writing keenly. He struggles to write and
can’t seem to focus. He seems to be writing anote.

He looks around to see an invigilator coming his way.He

hides the notes.

He then finishes the note and tries to pass it onto Anjali.

Except the invigilator catches the note.He gets hold of the
note and reads it.

It looks like ASHWIN is going to get into trouble butthe

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invigilator passes the note to Anjali.

Surprised, Anjali opens the note. It reads ‘Raveena and I

broke up. Feeling sad’.Revenavukum yenakum breakup
aayiduchchu… feeling sad…

Anjali writes a note back to him.

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ANJALI
Do you think I care about your
third break up this year? Let me
write or I’ll kill you.

Naa unnoda moonaavathu breakup

paththi yellam inthavarusham
kavalappaduvaenu nanakkireeyaa?

Olungaa yenna yeluthavidu illa

konnuruven….

The invigilator holds up three of his fingers to ASHWIN asif

to ask “three break ups?”. “moonavathu break up” ASHWIN nods.
Invigilator pats Karitk on the back. ASHWIN goes back
writing.
CUT TO:

14 INT. DEPARTMENT ROOFTOP -DAY

Anjali, Parth, and ASHWIN are on the rooftop. They are lying
down with all their textbooks by their side.
Parth and Anjali are dating..

The three of them are tearing pages from their textbooks and
making them into paper planes before launching them off the
building.

ASHWIN is failing at making the planes. Anjali and Parth are

successful.

ASHWIN
It’s all over.
Ellam mudinchiduchu…
PARTH
I know. I’m going to miss the food
in the canteen.
Yenakum theriyum…. Naa intha
canteen food-a romba miss panna
poren….

ASHWIN
I’m talking about Raveena. We broke
up.
Yae Naa raveena paththi paesuren
da… yenga breakup-a paththi….

PARTH
Man. I swear the last time we spoke
about this, you had told me the
name was Kia.
dei… iru…
kadaisiyaa yenkitta itha paththi
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paesurappa kia-nu thaana sonna…
yenaku nallaa nabagam iruku…

ANJALI
That was Swetha.
Athu swetha da…
ASHWIN
No I was really serious about
Raveena.
Illa… naa raveena-va paththi
romba serious-a solren….

ANJALI
You said that about Swetha too.
Itha than daa swethavukum sonna….
ASHWIN
This was different.
Athu vaera
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PARTH
You said that about Kyra.
Kyravukum-ku apadi thaan sonnan

ASHWIN
Her name was Kavya.
Ava paeru kavya da…
ANJALI
Have you figured out what to do
after college?
College mudicha aprom… yenna
pannalaamnu iruka…

ASHWIN
She used to call herself Kia though
because she thought Kavya was old
fashioned.
Ava yeppovum avala kia-nu thaan
koopuda solluvaa…
yenna kavyanugurathu old fasionaam…

ANJALI
Your parents are really worried.
Unna appa amma romba paavam daa….
PARTH
It’s not that old fashioned.
Aana Athu antha alavuku old fasion illayae
ASHWIN
I really miss her.
naa romba Avala miss panren theriyumaa?
ANJALI
Kia?
Kiavayaa?
ASHWIN
No. Raveena.Guys I don’t think
I’ll ever find love at this rate.I
won’t ever getmarried.
Illa raveenaava…

machi yenaku yethamaa maathiri oru

love set aagumnu nambikkayae
pochchu da...

ippadiyae ponna yenaku kalyaname

nadkkaathu pola…

ANJALI
ASHWIN you’re not even done with
college.
Ashwin… nee innnum college kuda
mudikkala…
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PARTH
You’re not even going to find a
job. The economy is down. That
should be your worry.
innum vaela thaedala…. Economyum
week thaan… nee muthala atha
paththi thaan kavalappadanum…

ASHWIN
You guys are really lucky that you
found each other.
Neenga rendu paerum paathu
kittathu unmayaayae sema lucky-la

ANJALI
Just finish your arrears for now
and focus on finding a job.
Muthala un arrears ellam
mudichittu oru vaela thaedura
valiya paru….

ASHWIN
How are people like you and my
grandmother so lucky?
Yeppadi neengalum yen patti mattum ipadi lucky…?
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PARTH
Dude, please don’t tell us about
your grandmother’s love story
again.
Machi… thayavu senji un
paattiyoda love story-a thirumba
aaramichidaatha…

ASHWIN stops.

ASHWIN
No. I’ve been thinking –
Illa…. ippa naa yenna yosikkiranaa…
ANJALI
That’s new.
ithaachum puthusaa?
PARTH
Just listen to him. Not everyone is
lucky like me.
Muthala avan solratha kaelu…
yellarum yenna pola lucky-a
irukkamaattanga…

ANJALI
Or unlucky like me.
Yellarum yenna maari unlucky-aavum irukka
maattaanga….
ASHWIN
Guys shut up. Just listen to me.
I’ve been thinking. What do you
think about me signing up for Tamil
matrimony.com.
Guys konjam adanguringala?

Ippa yenna nanaikkiranaa…

Naa yen paesaama thamil matrimony-

la sign-up panna koodaathu…

neenga yenna nanakkeeringa…

CUT TO:
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15 INT. CAMPUS CANTEEN -DAY

The three of them are standing out around a table eating

an egg puffs and drinking tea. Parth and Anjali aren’t
sure if he’sjoking.

PARTH
Anjali you were right. We shouldn’t
let him think.
Anjali nee solrathu than sari…
avana namma yosika vidavae
kodaathu..

ANJALI
You should never think again. Did
Raveena tell you this was a good
idea?
Nee atha paththi thirumba
yosikkala…
raveena vanthu unkitta sonnalaa
ithellam nalla idea-nu?

ASHWIN
Maybe I’m too traditional for this
generation.
Maybe naa intha generation-kku
traditional-a irukalaam la…

ANJALI
This is worse than that time you
thought about writing a love letter
in your blood.
Nee un raththathula love letter
yelutha vida ithu onnum mosam
illa….
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PARTH
How did you come even come up with
that idea?
Unakku yepadi intha idea vanthuchu?

ANJALI
I bet he got the idea from a film.
Naa vaena bet katturen itha kuda oru padathula
irunthu than sutrupaan….
PARTH
I am talking about the matrimonial
website idea.
Naa matrimonial website-oda idea
paththi paesuren.

ANJALI
That’s so scary.
Athaan yenakku bayamae…
ASHWIN
It might be old fashioned but it’s
not scary to sign up for a website.
Ithu vaena palaiya ideava
irukkalaam… aana signup panrathuku
ellam bayappada thevailla…

ANJALI
I’m still thinking about the blood.
Naa innum antha raththathula nee yeluthunatha
paththi thaan yosichchikittu irukken…
ASHWIN
Okay guys. Stop. Look. You guys
know me better than anyone else.
Just help me fill a form out. It
can’t be that harmful. It’s like
filling in application to find
love.
Okay guys, stop, ingapaarunga..

Maththavangala vida yenna paththi

ungaluku than nallaavae theriyum….

Athanaala intha form-a fill panna

neenga thaan yenaku help pannanum

ithachchum sothappaama irukkanum…

yenna intha application-la than
yen love-yae iruku…

Beat.
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Have you filled a job application

form ever in your life?
PNee ithuku munnadi lifela…
Ayeppavaachum job application
Rform-a fillup panni irukkiyaa?
T
H ASHWIN

If I find love, I’ll get the

motivation to find a job.
Naa mattum yen love-a
kandupidichitten… job yellam
automatic-a amanchidum…

ANJALI
Nobody wants to talk to anyone
who doesn’t have ajob. CUT TO:
Inga vaela illatha vetti pasanga
kuda yaarum paesa kuda
maattaanga…

ASHWIN
Can we please do this?
Yae please Naama itha fill
pannalaama?
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16 INT. LIBRARY COMPUTER ROOM -DAY

Parth and Anjali reluctantly agree. ASHWIN opens the Tamil

matrimony app on his computer. A strict librarian ensures
silence in the room.
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ASHWIN
They are asking who is the profile
for?Myself, my brother, my son.
ithula yaaruku varan ungalukaa,
unga annaukka, unga payanukkanau
kaekkuthu….

PARTH
Write yourself.
Unakunae podu.
ANJALI
It might come across as desperate
if you make it for yourself.
Unakku nee create pannunaa.. athu
paakuravangaluku kaevalamaa
irukum…

ASHWIN
Should I say it’s for my son?
Apa itha naa yen payanukunu podavaa?
PARTH
Then you’ll come across as those
ammanji who can’t even go to the
bathroom without his mum’s
permission.
Apadi pottalum ammakitta
permission kaettu thaan bathroom
kuda povaan pola…

sariyaana ammanchiyaa iruppanu

kuda ninaikkalaam…

ASHWIN
So I’ll say it’s for my brother?
It’ll be different?
Appo naa yen brother-kunu poduren…
athu konjam different-a irukkum
la….

He fills it in as “For My Brother”. The librarianshushes

them from afar.

ANJALI
Wait. What if when you finally meet
the girl they ask you about your
brother? Then they find out that
you lied about something so big.
Konjam iru… nee kadasiyaa antha
ponna meet panrappa unga thambi
yenganu kaetta nee yenna
pannuvaa…/ solluva.

Nee ivalavu paeriya visyaththa

mattum poi sollirukkanau
therinchaa…
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He deleted the entry.

ASHWIN
Okay, I’ll say for myself. I’ll be
desperate but at least it’ll be
honest.
Okay, naa yenakunae pottukkuren…
athu konjam kaevalamaa irunthaalum
konjam honest-a vaachum irukkum….

He fills in the entry. He fills in name, age, etc. A

librarian comes and shushes them .The three of them stare in
silence. They slowly get up and leave.

Librarain look into the computer with a strange look on his

face.

CUT TO:
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17 EXT. ROADS -DAY

The three of them are riding triples on a bike. Anjali is

riding. Parth is in the middle. ASHWIN is busy filling out
the form on the phone.

ASHWIN
They are asking my salary.
Avunga yen sambalam yennanu/yevvalavunu
kaekkuraanga…
PARTH
Dude, just say ten lakhs.
machi oru paththu latchamnu podu
ANJALI
That kinda money right after
college?
College mudicha udanae ivvalavu
sambalamaa?
ASHWIN
Five laks?
Oru anju latcham?
ANJALI
I thought you didn’t want to lie?
Nee poiyellam solla maattennu nanachchen….
ASHWIN
I can make money. But I can’t
create a brother no.
Yennala panamlam sambaarikka
mudiyum… aana oru anna-na thaan
create panna mudiyaathu…
PARTH
Five lakhs seems very little.
Aana anju latcham konjam kamiyaa theriyuthu….
ASHWIN
Okay I will round it off at eight
lakhs. Cool?
okay apa naa atha yettu latchammaa
round panniduren cool?

Everyone seems to agree that it’s a good figure.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
What kind of partner am I looking
for? Which caste?
Neenga yentha maathiriyaana
manappenninai yethirpaakkureergal?
Yenna jaathi?

PARTH
Dude.You might be jobless but at
least you’re progressive.
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machi nee vaela illama kuda

irukkalaam… aana konjam
progressive-va iru….

ASHWIN
Stop saying that.
Konjam niruththuriyaa…
PARTH
You care about caste?
Nee jaathi paakkuriyaa?
ASHWIN
No I mean stop repeating that I’m
going to be jobless.
Illa… naa vaela illama irukkuratha
thirumba thirumba solratha
niruthunu sonnen…
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PARTH
First, you fill out that you are
okay with a girl from any caste
Muthala yentha jaathi ponnaa
irunthaalum paravaalanu fill
pannu…

ASHWIN does what he has to.

ASHWIN
They are asking me where do I see
myself in five years?
Avunga ithula anju varushathula
avungala yenga paappennu
kaekkuraanga?

ASHWIN looks at Anjali and Parth. They look back at him.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
What should I say?
Naa ippa yenna sollanum
ANJALI
Where do you see yourself in five
years? For real.
Unmaiyaa anju varusham kalichchi
avungala nee yenga paappa.?

ASHWIN
I want to be a loving husband anda
good father?
Oruvaela Naa loving husband-aavum
nalla appavaavum irukkanumaa?

ANJALI
That’s terrible. No girl will ever
like that.
That’s terrible. Yentha ponnum atha
virumba maattaa…/ yentha ponnukkum
apadi irukkurathu pidikkaathu…

PARTH
But I want to be gentleman who is a
loving husband and a good father?
Aana naa gentleman-a oru nalla
loving husband-aavum, oru nalla
appava irukanumnu than
aasappatten.. …

ANJALI
(to Parth)
But you also want to become a news
anchor to fulfil your father’s
dream. It’s not the same.
Aana nee unga appa kanava
niraivaeththura oru news anchor-a
aavanumnu kuda aasapatta…. Rendum
onnu illa…
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ASHWIN
Guys can we focus on me
please.What if the girl’s
parents read this? And they are
impressed.
Guys konjam yenaku help
pannuringalaa please?

Oruvaela itha oru ponna

peththavanga padichchaa?
Avungalum itha paaththu impress
aavaangala…

ANJALI
They’ll think you’re trying to
mooch off their daughter.
Nee avunga ponna yaemaaththa
paakuranu kuda nanaikkalaam…

ASHWIN looks scared.

CUT TO:

18 EXT. TANK BUND -SUNSET

The three of them are staring at the lake.
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ASHWIN
Okay. Next question.Am I expecting
any gifts from the bride’s family?
Okay aduthu yenna kelvi… naan
yaethaenum manappen veetil irunthu
gift yethirpaakuranaanu
kaekkuraanga….?
PARTH
Gifts?
Gift-aa?
ANJALI
Bastards are they asking for dowry?
Report that website. Assholes –
Adapaavingala avunga varathchana
paththiya kaekkuraanunga….

Antha website-a sollu… report

panna. Pannaadainga….

ASHWIN
Anjali. No. What if I can’t meet
my wife because I reported the
website. I’ll say I don’t want any
gifts.
Anjali.. nee report pannitinaa naa
yeppadi yennoda wife-a
kandupidippen…

avunga kitta yenaku yentha gift

vaenaamnu solliduren…

PARTH
Dude.This is an old fashioned
website. Maybe these girls want to
give “gifts”. They might like those
kinda guys.
machi ithu palaiya website-a
irukkum pola…

maybe intha ponunga yellam

avungalaave gift koudukkanumnu kuda
ninaikklaam illa….

ASHWIN stops.

ANJALI
ASHWIN say no to dowry. Otherwise
I’ll report you and the website.
Aswin varathachana vaenaanu sollu
illa unnaiyum intha website-aiyum
saenthae report pannuven….

ASHWIN
He’s got a point. What if my future
wife is stuck in a village and her
father wants to give me an old
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Scooter?
Avan correct-a thaana sonnan…
oruvaela yen future wife oru
village-la irunthu… avaloda appa
yenaku oru palaiya scooter-a
kudukkanumnu nachchirunthaa yenna
panrathu?

Anjali gets a call and she moves aside.

PARTH
Dude. Don’t tell her. But say “I
don’t want gifts but if you give
gifts I won’t say no”. What’s the
next question?

machi… avakitta sollatha…

anga yenaku gift vaenaa… aana
neengalavae viruppapattu
kuduththaa naan vaenamnu sollala
maattanu podu….

Adutha kaelvi yenna?

Ashwin types ’NO’ in his phone.

ASHWIN
What do you do if you’re bored and
alone?
Neenga thaniyayo illa bore
adikkirappa yenna pannivinga?
(to Parth)
What do I do if I’m boredand
alone?
Naa bore adichi thaniyaa irunthaa
yenna pannuven?
Parth shrugs.
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ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Obviously I can’t write the truth.
Saththiyamaa ithuku yennala pathil yelutha
mudiyaathu…
PARTH
You could. You might get some
really quirky girl.
Unnala mudiyum… oruvaela
unaku oru jolly-yaana ponnu
kuda kidaippaa…

ASHWIN begins to speak what he writes.

ASHWIN
I like watching Tamil films when
I’m bored and alone.

Yeppalam nan thaniyaavum illa

bore adikkitho appa yellam…
Yenaku tamil padam paakka
pudikkum…

PARTH
Wait. That’s what you do?
Iru… atha thaan nee pannuviyaa?
ASHWIN
Yes. What else?
Aama vaera yenna? /nee yenna pannuva?
Before that conversation can go any further Anjali comes
back. She is ecstatic. She speaks to Parth.

ANJALI
Oh my god. Mythri is coming to
town.
Oh my god… mytrhri ooruku
varaalaam….

PARTH
That’s amazing. When?
Super yeppa?
ASHWIN
Tell me about her.
Yaaru ava?
ANJALI
She’s my cousin. From Hyderabad.But
she’s studying medicine in Manipal.
She’s visiting me now that
Semesters are over.
Ava yen cousin da…. Hyderbad-la
irunthu varaa… ava manipal-la
medical padikkiraa… ippa semester
leaveukaaga yenna paakka varaa…
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ASHWIN
That’s not what I meant.
Naa atha kaekkala…
Parth turns to ASHWIN. ASHWIN smiles.

ANJALI
Listen. Don’t even think about it.
If you touch her I will chop your –
Inga paaru atha paththi nanaikkavae
ninaikkaatha…. nee mattum ava pakkam
vantha naanae unna cut panniduven…

ASHWIN
I didn’t say anything.
Naa yethuvum sollalayae…
Pause.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Is she pretty?

Ava alagaa iruppaalaa?

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ANJALI
Don’t answer it.
Yae avanuku yethum Pathil sollaatha…..
Parth nods. ASHWIN smiles.He shuts the Tamilmatromony.com
app on his phone.

ANJALI (CONT'D)
Look. She’s not some girl on your
list who your friends talk about.
She’s not Swetha, Kavya, Raveena
Ingapaaru… un list-la iruka maathiri…
un friends paesura maathiriyaana
ponnu ava illa …

ava onnum swethaavo… kavyaavo…

raveenaavo illa….

PARTH
Kia.
Kia…
ANJALI
(to Parth)
I’ll kill you for putting this idea
in his head.
Avanuku intha idea kuduthathuku
unakku iruku….

ASHWIN
Listen, she could be the love ofmy
life. In every film where the hero
meets the love of his life, the
friends have always helped. In
Aarya the friends helped, in Khushi
the friends helped, even in DDLJ
the friends helped. Be my friend
don’t become a villain. This could
be the most important person and
moment in my life–

Inga paaru avakuda yen life-la

vara love-a irukkalaam la…

inga yella padaththulaiyum

herovuku vara love ellam avunga
friends thaan help panraanga…

aaryavuku avunga friends thaan

help pannanga…

khushilaiyum avunga friends thaan…

yen ddlj kuda avunga friends

thaan….

Athanala yenaku villana maarama

friend-a irunga…
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iva kuda yen vaalkaiyila oru
mukkiyamaanavala irukkalaam…

aprom ithu mukkiyamaana moment-

aavum irukkalaam

Anjali storms off. Parth follows her. ASHWIN makes the last
paper plane and throws it in the air. This one flies
smoothly.

CUT TO:

19 INT. RAILWAY STATION -DAY

Anjali waits for her cousin at the railway station. Parth is

there too. ASHWIN is right behind them.

ASHWIN is really pleased. All smiles.

Meanwhile a vendor spits some paan.

PARTH
Why are you here? She’s actually
really angry with you.
Yae Nee yethuku da inga vantha…
ava yerkanavae un maela sema
kaandula irkaa….
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ASHWIN
You know how in Mani Ratnam’s films
the heroes and heroines meet in a
railway station? You think this is
it?
Unaku theriyuma yen manirathnam sir
oda yella padathulaiyum hero
heroyin railway stationla meet
pannuraanganu…

ithu thaan kaaranam irukum pola….?

The paan falls on a man with a briefcase and he suddenly

moves his body to avoid it and he lets go of thesuitcase.

PARTH
I’ll believe you if there’s AR
Rahman music in the background
thunder, lightning, rain. Breeze,
flowers falling, hair flying –
Idi minnal malai,adichi

apadiyae poovellam kila hisppedla

vilunthu,

thendral kaththula apadiyae mudi

kalanji

kudavae ar.rahman music–irunthaa

naa namburen

ASHWIN
Is that how it felt when you
saw Anjali? Like the world came
toa standstill?
Apadi thaan nee Anjali paathu
vilunthiyaa?

Apadiyae ulagamae ninathu pola?

A coolie is carrying luggage and the suitcase nearly hitshis

face causing him to trip. To save himself the coolie holdson
to the dupatta of a randomwoman.

PARTH
We met in tuition. We used totake
the same bus. Her house is near
mine –
Nanga rendu paerum orae tution-la
paathukittom….
Orae busla thaan povom…
ava veedum yen pakkathulathaan….

ASHWIN
Chee.What a terrible story? My
parents talk about their arranged
marriage a little better than this.
Chee… yenna kaevalamaana katha…
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yenga amma appa kuda avunga arrange
marriage-a konjam better-a
paesunaanga….

The dupatta begins to fly and as it is about to falla

fumigation machine comes and makes it float higher.
Mythri [25,] enters, older than the rest of them. Her and
Parth exchange awkward but sweet pleasantries usually
reserved for girlfriend’s best friends. She emerges from the
smoke caused by the fumigation machine. A dupatta falls and
reveals her face.

MYTHRI
Congratulations guys. On becoming
graduates.
Congratulations guys.
Oruvaliyaya graduate
aayittinga….
ASHWIN stares at her in full awe, like he’s smitten. Thekind
of stare Heroes give heroines in Tamil films. Mythri seems
amused and waits to be introduced.

ASHWIN is even more awestruck but it soons turns out the

dhupatta is from another passenger whose dhuppata covered
Mythri’s face.
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ANJALI
Karthik.This is Mythri, she’s a
medical student. Mythri this is
ASHWIN. ASHWIN is like my younger
brother. So he’s like yours too.
Karthik ithu mythri…. Medical
student… mythiri ithu ashwin
aswin yenaku thambi pola…
athanaala unakum apadithaan…

Parth bursts out laughing. ASHWIN is not amused.

ASHWIN
No.
no
MYTHRI
Are you not like her younger
brother?
Nee avaluku thambi pola
illa….

ASHWIN
I am. But I’m not like your younger
brother.
Naa… aana naa un thambi polalaam
illa…

MYTHRI

But my younger sister’s younger

brother, would be my younger
brother. Right?
Aana yen thangachiyoda thambi
yenku thambi maathiri thaana…
correct….

ASHWIN
No. I mean yes. Listen let’s do
this again. Hi. I’m ASHWIN. I’m not
related to anybody here.
Illa… aana aama…

inga paaru… naan vaena thirumba

solren…

hi iam aswin yenaku inga

yaarukudaiyum sammantham illa….

MYTHRI
So I’m shaking hands with a
stranger then?
Apadina naa yaaro munna pinna
theriyatha alu kuda kai
kudukkuranaa?

ASHWIN gives up. Mythri and Anjali pick up the luggage and
move on. Parth is still laughing.
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PARTH
So Hero, did you hear AR Rahman’s
music? Thunder, lightning, rain?
Yena hero… idi minnal, malai ar
rahman music yellam kaettuchchaa?

ASHWIN nods as if he really heard those things.

CUT TO:

20 INT. CAR -DAY

The four of them are in the car headedhome.

MYTHRI
So thambi, what’s your plan after
college?
Aprom thambi… college mudicha
aprom yenna plan?
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Parth and Anjali burst out laughing.

ANJALI
Okay. Listen stop. He’ll die if you
continue any more.
Okay pothum niruthu? Ithuku maela
nee senjaa avan seththuduvaan…

MYTHRI
ASHWIN.You should know that I was
asked by Anjali to call you that. I
didn’t want to do it.
Aswin… unaku nallave theriyum
Anjali thaan unna apadi kuppida
sonnanu….

Aana yenaku unna apadi kuppuda

pidikkala…

ANJALI
It’s okay at least now he won’t hit
on her. Will you, thambi?
Paravaala… ipavaachum avan unna
site adikka maattaanla… thambi…
appadithaana…

ASHWIN
There are some films in which the
heroine calls Hero her younger
brother and the love story works
out. So who knows akka, we may end
up together in the future.
Inga naraiya padathula heroine
herova mudhala thambinu
kuppudurathu thaan workout aachu…

yaaruku theriyum akka… nanga

futurela kuda onnaa irukkalaam…

ASHWIN is proud of that line while Parth and Anjali cringe.

Mythri is amused like she is dealing with a child.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
But to answer your question, I
don’t know what I’m doing after
college. Does your college have
place for a dashing young man like
me?

Yae oru unmaiya sollavaa? nan

college mudicha aprom yenna
panrathunu yenakkae theriyala…

aama unga college-la

yennamaathiri alagaana payan-
nukku seat kidaikkumaa?
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20A The car stops. They reach Anjali’shome.

ANJALI
They need an extra dead body in her
college. Do you want to try?
Avunga college-ku oru extra dead
body vaenummaa nee poriyaa?

Mythri and Anjali wave good bye to the boys and thecar
drives away.

CUT TO:

22 EXT. HOUSE (ASHWIN) -NIGHT

Parth’s car stops outside ASHWIN’s house. ASHWIN doesn’t get

down.

PARTH
You are not going to go?
Nee ippa pola..
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ASHWIN
Do you ever think your dad has had
an affair with someone?
Yae unakku unga appa
yaarkodavaachum affairla irupparunu
thonnuthaa?

Parth was not expecting this but he plays along.

PARTH
My father is lucky even one woman
agreed to marry him.
Yenga appavum lucky thaan yenna
avungalaiyum oruthavanga / yenga
amma kalyaanam panniirukkangalae…

ASHWIN
Mine is pukka having one. And my
mum for sure knows it.
Yenkitta oru pukka iruku… yen
ammavuku athu nallavae theriyum…
Pause.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Can we hang for a little longer?
Namma apadiyae innum konja naeram wait
pannalaamaa…
PARTH
If we hang out any longer Anjali
will think I’m having an affair
with you.

Naama ipadi unkooda irunthaa…

yaetho naa unmaela affair-la

irukkannu anjalai nanachchippaa…./
santhaegapaduvaa…

ASHWIN is still in his own train of thought.

ASHWIN
Do you know Why all parents in
Tamil movies are so perfect?
yen yella padathula vara
pethavangalum ivvalavu perfect-a
irukaananu theriyumaa?…

PARTH
You’re the expert. You tell me.
Nee thaan ithula expert aachchae… neeyae sollu…
ASHWIN
I think it’s because all the
directors are scared if they tell
the truth, then when their parents
watch the films they’ll feel really
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bad. And can you imagine how

passive aggressive they’ll get?

ella directors-um avungaloda

unmaiya solla payappaduvaanganu
ninaikkiren…

Yenna avunga unmaiya sollittaa

avunga parents padam paakkum bothu
bad-a feel pannuvaanganu
nanaikkiraanga…

avunga yevvalavu aggressive-nu

unnala karppana kuda senji paakka
mudiyaathu….

PARTH
Great theory. Now go.
Nalla theory ippa poo…
Parth drives away after Karthik gets down.

22A A INT. HOUSE (ASHWIN) -NIGHT

ASHWIN enters his house. Both his parents are on their phone.
His dad is busy listening to some religious sermon. His
mother is listening to some political debate.
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A photo of his grandmother has reached the photo of his

grandfather. He enters his bedroom.

Pictures of him since he was a child adorn the walls. There

is a TV in the room and he has posters of Tamil Heroes and
films on his walls.

He lies flat on his bed staring at a poster ofThalapathy

Vijay on thewall.

His phone rings. He doesn’t look at it. It rings again.It’s

an unknownnumber.

It buzzes until he picks the phone up.

MYTHRI (O.S.)
Hello, ASHWIN. This is Mythri. Can
we meet?
Hello aswin… naa mythiri paesuren…
naama meet pannalaama….

ASHWIN
Wow. Girls from Manipal are very
strightforward –
Wow… manipal-la padikira
ponunga ellam romba straigt
forward pola….

MYTHRI (O.S.)
It’s pretty urgent.
Ithu Konjam urgent
ASHWIN’s eyes brighten up.

ASHWIN
What? Yes. Sure. Where?
Yenna?… sari… yenga paakalaam?
MYTHRI (O.S.)
Just come to Anjali’s house. Don’t
tell Parth but.
Konjam anjalai veetuku vaa ippa..
aana parth kitta mattum sollaatha…

ASHWIN runs down. Just as he is about to leave henotices

both his parents are in the exact same position.

ASHWIN
Ya I’ve eaten don’t worry Amma.
I’ll be back soon. Don’t worry
Appa. Nothing will happen to me.
Haan… naa saapttukuren maa neenga
yethum kavalapadaathinga…… naa
seekkaram vanthuruven… oru
prachanayum illa appa… yenaku
yethuvum aavathu…

No response from them. He runs out.

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23 EXT. HOUSE (ANJALI) -NIGHT

ASHWIN reaches the gate of Anjali’s house in his Bike. Mythri

is waiting for him outside. He is thrilled to see her. To
even get to talk to her.
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MYTHRI
Hi. I’m sorry for calling you so
abruptly. I hope you don’t mind.
Hi… unna thidirnu call panni
vara sonnathuku sorry…

nee yethum thappaa

yeduthukalaila…?

ASHWIN
No. It’s fine. What happened? Are
you changing your mind about
calling me your younger brother?
Illa… paravaala… yenna aahchcu….

Yenna thambinu koopidura minda-a

yethaachum maathikittiyaa?

She hasn’t noticed the joke. She seems tense.

MYTHRI
You haven’t told Parth right?
Nee parth kitta yethuvum sollalaila?
ASHWIN
No. Is everything okay?
Illa… yen yethaachum prachchanaiyaa?
MYTHRI
Anjali is in trouble. Apparently,
one of her neighbors has been
blackmailing her saying he has some
photos of her while she’s been
changing clothes. He wants her to
send dirty photos. Anjali is not
sure if he’s lying or telling the
truth. She’s in a really bad place.

Anjaliku than oru prachchana…

ava yethir veetula ullavan ava dress

maathtum pothu photo yeduthu vachu
blackmail panraan….

Avanuku avaloda dirty photos

vaenumaa…

Anjali avan unmaiya solraana illa

poi solrannanu theriyaama
aluthukittu irukaa…

ASHWIN
Who all know so far?
Yaarukkellaam ithu theriyum?
MYTHRI
Only me and now you. She doesn’t
want Parth to know because he might
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freak out. The guy who texted
herstays in the opposite building.
Second floor. There is an Uncle
there.
Yenakku… aprom ippa unakum
mattum thaan theriyum…

parthku ithu theriyavaena

ilanna avan kovapattu yethachum
senjiduvaan…

avaluku text pannaven opposite

buildingla thaan irukaan…

second floor… anga oru uncle

vaera irukkaaru…

ASHWIN looks towards that building.

ASHWIN
Okay let’s go there then.
Okay naama anga povom…
MYTHRI
Right now?
Ippavaa?
ASHWIN
Should we wait for him to release
all her pictures?
Aama yen…. Avan anjali photos-a
anupura varaikkum vaenaa wait
pannalaama?

They head towards the building.

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24 EXT. BUILDING -NIGHT

They sneak past the watchman who’s sleeping and enter an

apartment - one of those that doesn't have more than half a
dozen floors and an entire floor is one apartment. They speak
in whispers.

ASHWIN
How are we so sure it’s the second
floor?
Athu rendaavathu floornu yepadi
sure-a solra?

MYTHRI
He said “I’m watching you.” And he
sent photos of Anjali’s window.
Avan avala paathukittae irukkennu
sonnan… athumattum illama Anjaliya
avan jannal valiyaathaan photo
yeduththu iruppaan….

They take the stairs. It’s dark and quiet.

ASHWIN
You know what this reminds me of?
Yenaku ithu ellam paakkurappa yenna thonnuthunu
theriyumaa?
MYTHRI
This has happened to you before?
Yae unaku Ithu maathiri munnadiyae/ yerkkanavae
nadanthu irukaa?
ASHWIN
No. But this is like in the film
something something where Jayam
ravi and Trisha break into a house
because their friend gets into
trouble like this.
Illa… aana ithu something
something-la vara scene maathiri
iruku…

athula jayam raviyum trishavum

avunga friendkkum ithae prachananu
oru veettoda kadhava udappaanga…

MYTHRI
I can’t believe you’re thinking
about films right now.
Yennala nambavae mudiyala nee
yeppavumae ippadithaan
padaththa paththi yosichikittu
iruppiyaa

They reach the second floor.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
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Wait what happens after they break
into the house?
Iru… avunga veetta udachcha aprom
yenna nadakkum/aagum?

ASHWIN points to a door of the house that faces Anjali’s

house. There is a light on inside.

ASHWIN
(whispers)
There’s someone inside.
Yaaro ulla irukkanga
They reach the door.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
You stay here in case I need help.
Nee ingayae iru… yenaku yethachum help vaenumnaa
kaekkuren…
MYTHRI
Are you sure?
Sure-a solriyaa?
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ASHWIN
I’m doing this for the first time.
I’m going to count to three. I’ll
ring the bell. Okay.
Naa itha first time panren…. Naa
ulla poyi moonu yennuven… aprom
bell adippen ok…

Mythri nods.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
One.Two.
Onnu.rendu.
(Pause)
Mythri I’m scared.
Mythri yenaku bayama iruku…
She turns away and rings the bell. Within seconds a big scary
and burly man with one of those twirly moustaches opens the
door.

Panicking, ASHWIN lunges at the man after uttering a filmy

dialogue.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
You bastard.How dare you blackmail
my friend?
Yei rascal… yenna thairiyam
irunthaa yen friend-a nee blackmail
pannuva….

CUT TO:

25 INT. HOUSE (SCARY MAN) -NIGHT

ASHWIN and Mythri are seated on a sofa. ASHWIN’s lip is

swollen.

Opposite him sit the scary man with a black eye and a
thwacked jaw and his wife, in a flowery nighty.

Both sides are fuming. Except it’s not at each other but the
person between them who’s sobbing: the teenage son of the
couple. He’s weeping.

SCARY MAN
You bastard.How dare you black
mail a girl?
Porambokku nayam Yenna
thairiyam irunthaa oru ponna
poyi black mail pannuva…

The scary man slaps his son. Mythri and ASHWIN wince.
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WIFE
Hit him harder. Wait. I’ll go get a
belt.

Nalla podunga… irunga naa poyi

belt-a yeduthutu varen…

MYTHRI
Aunty there is no need. Just ask
him if he has any pictures. That’s
all.
Aunty athellaam vaenaam… muthala
avankitta photos-lam irukkaanu
kaelunga… avalavu thaan…
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SCARY MAN
No. We’ve spoiled him by giving him
a phone.
Illa… naanga thaan avanuku phone-a
kuduththu keduthutom…

Father slaps the son again. This time the mother also gets up
and starts beating him up.
ASHWIN and Mythri giggle uncomfortably.

TEEN
I don’t have any photos. Ijust
sent that message to blackmail
her.
Illa yenkitta yentha photos-um
illa…. Naa avala blackmail
panna thaan antha msg
anuppunen…

Mythri is still unconvinced.

MYTHRI
uncle. I hope you don’t mind...but
it’s a sensitive issue. I’m not
sure I can trust him.
Uncle naa solratha thappa
yeduthuka maatinganu nanakkiren…

ithu konjam sensitive-aana

visiyam…. Yenaku avan maela
konjakuda nambikka illa…

Scary man turns to his wife.

SCARY MAN
Take his phone and laptop and throw
it in the bathtub.
Avan phone laptop-a yeduththu
bathtubla thooki podu…

WIFE
Don’t worry. We will make sure he
doesn’t do anything funny. We’ve
been thinking of sending him to a
hostel. Now nothing is going to
stop us.
Nee yethum kavala padaatha..
avan ini intha maathiri yentha
kiruku thanamum panna maattaan…

yenna nadanthaalum sari avana

naanga hostel-la seththurom…

The teen bursts into uncontrollable sobbing. Mother goes

inside and gets his phone and laptop. She begins to break
them in front of everyone mercilessly. The teen cries even
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TEEN
(to ASHWIN and Mythri)
Aiyoo please tell them not send me
to a hostel. Please.
Aiyoo please yenna hostelku anuppa
vaenaamnu sollunga…. Please…

SCARY MAN
Your friend will not have to worry
about anything. I promise. I’m
sorry.
Unga friend itha nanachchi kavala
pada thaeva illanu sollunga…
yengala manichchidumaa….

ASHWIN and Mythri get up to leave.

WIFE
Excuse me.

Manichchidumaa….
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They both turn back.

WIFE (CONT'D)
Do you also want to hit him once?
Nee vaena avana orudhadava adikkiriyaamaa?
Mythri shakes her head. ASHWIN walks up to the kid, and slaps
him. A classic Tamil Hero moment for him.He turns to Mythri
and smiles.

ASHWIN
Don’t blackmail my friend again. Or
any girl.
Ini yen friend-a mattum illa yentha
ponnu kittaiyum blackmail
pannaatha….

Mythri giggles.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Dialogue is not good?
dialogue…Nallavae illa…
ASHWIN is about to slap the boy again. The boy crouchesin
fear.

WIFE
I think one slap is enough from
you.
Yenakku yennamo oru adi adichathu
poththumnu thonnuthu…

SCARY MAN
My belt is waiting for him.
Yen belt vaera irukkumaa…

The teen starts crying again.

CUT TO:

26 EXT. HOUSE (ANJALI) -NIGHT

Anjali is already waiting for ASHWIN and Mythri by the time

they reach.

ANJALI
What happened? Are you okay? What
happened to you –
Yenna aachu… neenga okay-vaa…
yenna aacchu unakku…

ASHWIN
It’s all over. Pictures have been
uploaded on Facebook. They’ve gone
viral. TV9, NDTV and BBC are going
to turn up any second here.
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Yellam mudichathu…. Facebookla
ella photosum upload aayiduchu…
ellam viral aaga pothu…. TV9,
NDTV,bbclam innum konja
naerathula inga round katta
poraanga…

MYTHRI
Shut up. It’s all good. There were
no pictures. It’s the teenager in
that house.
Konjam vaaya moodu…
yellam nalla padiyaa mudichathu….
Avanta yentha photovum illa….
Antha veetula oru china paiyan
thaan irunthaan…
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ANJALI
Chintu?
Chintu?-vaa?

ASHWIN
Except. He’s not doing ‘Chintu’
type things. But all good
now.Parents will sort it out.
China paiyan thaannn aana china
visiyammaa pannaan…

ellam nalla padiyaa mudinchathu…

avanna ini avunga peththavanga

paaththupaanga….

Anjali is relieved.

ANJALI
Thank you Mythri. Thank you so much
-
Thank you Mythri. Thank you so much
-

MYTHRI
It was all ASHWIN. He was ready to
fight the uncle also. He got
punched for you.
Yae Yellamae ashwin thaan pannaan…
avan than anga iruntha uncle kitta
fightlam panni unakkaaga punch
yellam vaangi irukaan…

ASHWIN
Tell her about the slap and the
dialogue.
Apadiyae avakitta avana
aranchathuku aprom sonna
dialougeum sollu

MYTHRI
He slapped Chintu and said one full
film dialogue. “Don’t slap girls.
And my friend.”

Avan antha chinnapaiyana /

chintuva aranchittu padauthala
vara dialogue maari…
“yentha ponnukittaiyum yen
friendkittaiyum seendaatha”nu
sonnan

ASHWIN
It wasnotthat -
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Yei antha maari illa…

Before he can say it, Anjali hugs both of them. It’s acute
moment between them. She’s genuinely relieved.

ANJALI
Thank you so much ASHWIN. I’ll get
cotton for you.
Thank you so much ASHWIN
naa ulla poyi unaku cotton
yeduththutu varen…

MYTHRI
Anjali, you should sleep now. I’ll
take him to the medical store and
give it a small dressing. You take
rest.
Anjali nee konjam thoongu…
naa avana medical storeku alachittu
poyi oru china dressing panniduren…
nee rest yedu…

Anjali leaves.

27 It’s just ASHWIN and Mythri on an empty street inthe

night. They could be the only people in theworld.

ASHWIN
They fall in love afterwards.
Avnga rendu paerum kaathala vilunthutaanga…
MYTHRI
What?
Yenna?
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ASHWIN
You asked me what happens in NVNV
after Siddharth and Trisha break
into the house for their friend.
They fall in love afterwards.
nee nvnv la yenna aachchunu
kaettila….

Sidharth trisha veetta udachittu

ulla pona aprom…

avnga rendu paerum kaathalla

vilunthutaanga…

MYTHRI
You are never done with those filmy
lines, are you?
Nee innum antha padathoda
dialogue-a mudikkalaiyaa?

ASHWIN
I have more in case you want to
listen to them.
Yenkitta ithupola naraiya iruku…
nee kaekurinaa yeduthu viduren…

MYTHRI
But I haven’t seen too many films –
Aanaa naa athigama padam yellam paakka maatten…
ASHWIN
Even better.I have the whole night
to tell you.
Ataan unkitta sollathaan intha
night fulla nan irukkanae…

CUT TO:

27 A EXT. STREET -NIGHT

[MONTAGE SONG OPPORTUNITY] The theme is two young people set
adrift in a city. The song is set across one night. Thenight
should almost feel like a dream. The young man wants a chance
to prove his love for this girl as if he has only this one
night.

The two of them walk down the street. It looks like it’sjust
both of them in the whole world.

MYTHRI
Thank you for saving my sister.
Yae avaluku help-pannathuku thanks…
ASHWIN
I think you keep forgetting that
she’s my friend too.
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Ava yennakkum friendunguratha
marakkalanu nanaikkuren….

MYTHRI
So other than delivering
punchlines, what do you want to do
after college?
So ippadiyae dialogue paesuratha
thavara…

college mudichita yenna

pannalaamnu nanaikkira….

ASHWIN hesitates.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
You can tell me you want to bea
filmmaker. I won’t be surprised.
Aanaa Nee yenkitta filmmaker aaga porennu mattum sonna
yenaku surprise-aavae irukkathu…
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ASHWIN
What if I told you that I wanted to
raise a nice family?

Naa unkitta oru nalla familyman-a

aagaporannu sonna yenna solva?

MYTHRI
What?? You want to be a housewife?
Yenna? Nee househusband-a aaganumma?
ASHWIN
Actually, they call it homemaker.
Aama… atha veetukaaaran kuda sollalaam
Mythri bursts out laughing.

MYTHRI
Is this also one more line or isit
for real?
Ithuvum yethachum dialogue-a illa
unmaiyaavae…..

ASHWIN
Why are you so surprised? You think
being a homemaker and raising a
good family is easy?
Nee yen ippa ipadi surprise aagura…

oru nalla kudumbaththa katti

kaakurathu avalavu easy-nu
thonuthaa?

MYTHRI
Please tell me more.
Maela sollu…
ASHWIN
You think it’s easy when your wife
comes after a bad day at work and
you have to make her completely
happy. Or when you have a bad day,
your partner does something to
cheer you up and you have to cheer
up no matter what. You think it’s
easy to keep magic alive after many
years of marriage. Or when you
fight to not get carried away and
still be in love. Or to care for
the other person when they are
completely sick.

Unaku atha paakka easyaa thonuthaa…

yeppa wife vaela mudichittu bad

moodla varalo… apa avala complete
aa happy aa vachikanum…
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illana nee bad moodla irukkurappa
un partner yethaachum panni cheerup
pannanum… neeyum athuku yetha
maathiri adjust pannanum…

kaekka oru maathiriyaa irukkum aana

nee nanaikira maari illa…
kalyaanam aana romba varusham
kalichi intha magic romba easy
illa….

Ilana avunga avalavu sanda pottu

apramum love pannuvaangalaa?

Illa kadaisi kaalathula oruthara

oruthar kavanichikaama than
iruppaangalaa….

ASHWIN gives this monologue staring into the distance. Not

really for her but for all the people who laughed at him.

Mythri didn’t expect this outburst.

MYTHRI
All that sounds good in theory.But
why don’t we put it to the test?

Kaekka ellam nallathaan iruku… aama

naama yen itha test panni paaka
koodaathu?

ASHWIN is puzzled.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
Assume we are a couple forthe
night. How would you do allof
thesethings?
Yosichi paaru inaiki oru naal
naama rendu paerum couples…

nee yepadi ithu yellam yenaku

pannuva….?
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ASHWIN
(excited)
So are we dating?
apadinaa namba date panrommaa…?

MYTHRI
No no. Forget love, forget
relationship, forget convincing
parents, and all that. Assume we
are already married for many years.
Illa illa… love-a maranthudu,
relationship-a maranthudu,
parents-a convience panratha
maranthudu, ellathaiyum
maranthudu….

Namakku yerkanavae kalyaanam aagi

pala varusham aachini vachiko…

ASHWIN
I don’t understand –
puriyala…
Mythri begins the roleplay already.

MYTHRI
ASHWIN, I’ve had such a long day.
My boss was an asshole. I messed up
at work. I really just feel like
having a pista kulfi from begum
bazaar.
Ashwin… kalaila irunthu vaelai
paathu tired-a iruku…

officela boss work pressure vera…

yenaku ippa begam bazarla irunthu

pista kulfi saappadanum pola
iruku….

ASHWIN
But that’s in old city. It’s so
far. It’s so crowded –
Aana athuku palaiya cityku
aachchae… romba thooram vaera…
crowd-a vaera irukum…

MYTHRI
What? You said all that and you
aren’t even going to get me a
kulfi?
what?

Aana nee yenna yennamo sonna…

yenakkaaga oru kulfi kuda vangi
thara maattiyaa?
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ASHWIN is stumped. He knows what he has todo.

CUT TO:

28 EXT. ROADS -NIGHT

ASHWIN and Mythri are on a bike. She places his her handon
his shoulder.

MYTHRI
Wait. I hope because I’m placing my
hand on your shoulder you’re not
hearing background music and all –
Iru… naa un tholla yen kaiya
vaikaathanaala unaku background
score ellam kaekkalanu
nanaikkiren…

ASHWIN
No no. I lost that feeling ages
ago. The first time a girl sat on
my bike and she put her hand onmy
shoulder I heard some AR Rahman
song. I thought this was it. But
turned out it was Parth.

Illa illa… antha feelings ellam

yenaku eppovo pochu…

muthala yentha ponnu yen bike-la

ukkaanthu yen thol maela kai
pottaalo apa a.r.rahman song
kaettathu…

naanum muthala nee

nanaikkiramaari than nanachchen
aprom thirumbi paakurappa thaan
therinchathu athu parth….
(MORE)
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ASHWIN (CONT'D)
So after that I gave up
romanticizing these things.
So athula irunthu intha
maathiriyaana romantic visiyamae
pochu….

Mythri bursts out laughing.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Now that you say it.I think I
should try and become a filmmaker.
Ippa nee sollu… naa oru filmmaker
aaganumaa?

MYTHRI
You love them so much and there’s
only so much a wife can pretend to
love what her husband loves.

Ungalukku yenna pidikkumo athu than

unga wife-kkum pidikkum….

ASHWIN
Would she rather have me talk about
films or my grandmother’s love
story?
Iva yenkitta padaththa paththi
paesuraala illa yen paattiyoda love
story-a paesuraalaa?

ASHWIN drives away as both of them laugh.

CUT TO:

29 EXT. OLD CITY - NIGHT (KULFISHOP)

ASHWIN is struggling to get pista kulfi at a crowded shop.He

somehow makes his way through. Gets twokulfies.

Mythri takes both the kulfies.

MYTHRI
You didn’t get any for yourself?
Unakku nee yethuvum vaangikkamaattiyaa?
ASHWIN look like he wants to eat one.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
You’ve shared your life with
me,can’t you share one kulfi with
me?
Nee yenkuda life-ayae share panni
iruka…. Oru kulfi share panna
maattiyaa yena…
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ASHWIN
So is this how it sounds every time
I say a dramatic dialogue.
Aiyo… appa naa ov oru thadava
dialogue solrappa ipadi thaan
kaevalamaa irukkaa?

Mythri chomps away at the Kulfis.

MYTHRI
Why don’t you tell me a story
instead of staring at me while I
eat?

Naa saapuduratha vaedikka

paakkurathuku pathilaa… yen nee
yenaku oru katha solla koodaathu?

ASHWIN
What story?
Yenna katha
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MYTHRI
Any story.
yenna kathaiyaachum
ASHWIN
Once upon a time there was a boy
who loved his English teacher. He
loved her so much he tried to stop
her wedding except he got thrown
out of the mandap. The end.

Konja varushathukku munnadi oru

china paiyan avunga English
teacherraiyae kaathalichaan,

Avunganaa avanuku romba istam….

Antha teacherkku kalyaanam

aagapothunu therinchi avunga
kalyanaththa niruththa try panni
kadaisila mandapaththula irunthu
avana vaeliya thuraththi adichathu
thaan michcham….

avalavuthaan…

Mythri almost spits out the Kulfi laughing.

MYTHRI
Wait did that happen to you?
Nillu ithu unaku nadanthathaa?
ASHWIN nods sheepishly.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
Oh my god. You know what youshould
have done? You should have grown a
beard and taken a trip like Heroes
do. That usually gets the girl
back.
Oh my god…
nee yenna pannirukkanumnu
theriyumaa?

nalla thaadi valaththu…

oru bike-a yeduththuttu poyi hero-
va pola avunga munnadi ninnu
iruntha… unn kudavae
vanthuruppaanga…

ASHWIN
At that point I didn’t even know
how to ride a cycle.
Apo yenaku cycle koda sariyaa otta
theriyaathu….
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MYTHRI
Is that the last love story?
Ithu thaan kadaisi kaathal kathaiyaa illa?
ASHWIN
That’s the first of many. The
second one was...
Ithu than First-su… ithuku
maela yaevvalavo iruku…
rendaavathu yennanaa...

MONTAGE OF THEM WALKING ACROSS THE CITY WHILE HE CONTINUES TO

TELL HER ALL HIS FAILED LOVE STORIES. TELLING HER ABOUT ALL
THE GIRLS - SWETHA, KIA, ALL THE CHILDHOOD LOVES.

CUT TO:

30 EXT. ROADS -NIGHT

ASHWIN and Mythri are on a bike.

MYTHRI
I feel really happy that I thought
I had a life threatening disease.
But turns out it’s not the case. I
feel like screaming my lungs out.
What will you do?

Nan yethirpaththa vida romba

santhoshamaa irunthuchu… ippa
yenaku oru periya noyi irunthu…
Chumma oru vilaiyaattuku…. Naan
nenja pudichikittu valiyila
thudichikittu irunthaa… nee yenna
pannuva….
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ASHWIN drives like he knows just the spot.

CUT TO:

31 INT. LIGHTHOUSE -NIGHT

ASHWIN drives Mythri to the light house from which the city
can be seen from a distance. Mythri looks confused. ASHWIN
begins to scream expletives. Mythri joins him.

CUT TO:

32 EXT. ROADS -DAY

They are on the bike again.

ASHWIN
Listen if I suddenly have an
accident. And the only way I can
live is if I have to getCPR.What
will you do?
Ingapaaru yenaku ippa sudden-a
accident aayi…

cpr kuduththaa mattum thaan yen

uyir-a kaapaatha mudiyumnu sonna
nee yenna pannuva?

32A Mythri is confused. So he stops the bike. Asks her to

get down.He then falls in front of the bike and proceedsto
act like he’sdying.

She’s having none of it. He continues. She calls an Unclewho

is walking on the road and asks to save her husband bygiving
him CPR.

ASHWIN’s eyes are closed and when he opens he sees the Uncle
leaning in. ASHWIN gets up but Mythri is on the bikealready.
And she runs away with the bike as he playfully runs behind
her.

CUT TO:

33 EXT. ROADS -NIGHT

Slowly letting themselvesfall in love over one night.

There’s apprehension, tension, and a bleeding lip.

They are walking on a road lit with yellow light. Theyare

mid-conversation
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ASHWIN
I think I want to stay in a house
somewhere here and go for walks
late in the night with my wife
after the kids fall asleep.

Naa ippa vettula yengayaachum

irunthu…. kulanthainga yellam
thoongunathuku aprom… yen wife-oda
romba thooram nadanthu poganumnu
thonuthu…
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MYTHRI
Listen. I don’t think all marriages
are smooth and they will be rocky
at times. Even to the point of
someone else coming in between.So
we should pretend to have problems
also.

Ingapaaru… ella kalyaanamum inga

smooth-a nadakkurathu illa…

sila naerathula munnum pinnumaa

than irukkum…

antha samayam yaaru vaenaalum namba

naduvula varalaam…

athanaala naama vara

prachchanaigalaiyum saenthu thaan
samaalikkanum….

ASHWIN
No chance. My marriage will be
perfect.
No chance… Yen kalyaanam yellam
perfect-a irukkum…

MYTHRI
That’s too naive –
Nee romba apavi…
ASHWIN
Trust me. I will be the world’s
greatest husband.
Vaenunaa paaru… naa thaan intha
ulagathulayae greatest husband-a
irukka poren…

AT SOME POINT HIS PHONE KEEPS RINGING. HE KEEPS CUTTING IT.

MYTHRI
Who’s calling you late in the
night? Your girlfriend?

Night intha naeraththula yaaru

unaku call panrathu? Un
girlfriend-aa?

ASHWIN
If I had a girlfriend you think I
would be here with you.
Yenakku mattum girlfriend
irunthaa…

naa unkuda inga irupen-nu

nanakkiriyaa?….
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MYTHRI
Who is it?
Aprom yaaru?
ASHWIN
My parents.
Ellam yen parents…
MYTHRI
Why don’t you pick your phone up?
Aprom yen phone-a pick panna maattura…?
ASHWIN
They will ask me where I am. Then
yell at me. Blah Blah Blah
Avunga ippa naa yenga iruppanu
kaeppaanga…
aprom kaththuvaanga…. Blah Blah
Blah

MYTHRI
Why don’t you just tell them?
Yen nee avunga kitta sollavaendiyathu thaaana?
She sees him struggling to answer.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
You don’t have to answer if you
don’t want to.
Unaku viruppam illanaa nee yethum
solla thaeva illa…

ASHWIN
No nothing like that. At home it’s
usually very quiet.

che apadi illa… veetula nan

yeppavum konjam silent….
(MORE)

Pause.
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ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Nobody is really talking to anybody. Parents
haven’t talked properly to each other in ten
years now. So it’s this weird sadistic thing.
When they both call me it’s like the one time
they agree on the same thing. So it’s nice when
they panic about me not picking their phone up.

Yaarum yaarukudaiyum paesikurathu illa….

Appa amma avungalukula sariyaa paesiyae 10 varusham maela aachchu…
intha soga kathaiya kaekka oru maathiri yaathaan irukkum…

avunga rendu paerum saenthu pannura orae visiyam yenaku call panrathu
thaan….

Athaala than avunga phone-a nan yedukkurathu illa… avunga yennapaththi

saenthu bayappaduruthu konjam pidikkum…

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
What?
Yenna?
MYTHRI
I’m waiting if you’ll tell me this
is also from a film.
Nee ithuvum oru padathoda scene-unu
solluvanu than yethirpaaththen

ASHWIN
This one thing is from real life.
Intha oru visiyam mattum thaan yenoda real life-
la nadakkurathu.
MYTHRI
If you make a film out of all of
this. I’ll definitely watch it.

Ithu ellathaiyum saeththu vachi

nee oru padam pannaalae naan
kandippaa paapen

ASHWIN’s face lights up.

ASHWIN
Till now I was confused about what
I wanted to become. Now I know.
Ippa varaikkum nan yenna aaganumnu
oru confusion-la irunthen aana
ippo mudivu pannitten…

Mythri laughs and walks ahead. He runs behind her.

MYTHRI
So for how long have you been
avoiding spending time with your
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family?
Yevvalavu naala nee un familyoda
spend panratha avoid pannikittu
irukka?

ASHWIN
Since my grandmother died.
Yenga paatti iranthu ponathula irunthu…
MYTHRI
You were close?
Avunganaa romba pidikkumaa?
ASHWIN
She had the best love story ever.
You wanna hear it?
Nan kaettathulayae Avungaloda
love story thaan best… yae nee
atha kaekkuriyaa?

MYTHRI
Anjali said you would try andtell
me that love story. So she
already toldme.
Aiyo vaenam… Anjali yerkanavae
solli irukka… nee avaunga love
story-ya aaramippanu…

athanaala ava yerkkanavae antha

kathaiya yenkitta sollittaaa..
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ASHWIN
It’s way more fun when I say it.
I’m convinced that the love gene
skipped a generation with my
parents. It’s been saved for me.

Irunthaalum nan oru dhadava sonna

innum fun-naa irukkum…

antha love gene yen parents

kalaththulaiyae mudinchi pochchu…

aana atha naa yeppavum marakka

maatten..

MYTHRI
I thought it was a cute story.
Yenakku athu verum cute story-a thaan thonuchchu…
They continue walking. Until they reach a palatial house.

ASHWIN
Do you know how to swim?
Unaku yepadi neechal adikanumnu theriyumaa?
CUT TO:

34 EXT. SWIMMING POOL. GARDEN. MANSION. -NIGHT

Mythri nervously stands on end of the pool. She looks around

never to be caught.

MYTHRI
Why? ASHWIN this feels like a
really bad idea. What if they wake
up –
Yethuku? Ashwin ithu nalla ideava
irukkumnu yenaku thonala…

Oruvaela avunga yenthirichittaa…

-

ASHWIN
You know Quli Qutub Shah swam
across a flood for Bhagmati. For my
wife, I should at least swim across
a swimming pool.
Unaku quil qutanb shah bhagmathi-
kaaga velaththula neechal adicha
katha theriyumaa?

Yennoda pondaatikaaga naa atleast

swimmimg pool la kooda swim
panlennaa yepadi?
MYTHRI
NOO –
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Vaenaam….
ASHWIN dives. We only see ASHWIN through the deep blue
waters. He swims without rising.

Until he reaches the end. And as soon as he rises he seesthe

security guard.

ASHWIN
Where is Bhagmati?
Bhagmathi yenga?
Security guards pulls him out.

CUT TO:

35 EXT. ROADS -DAY

Mythri is the one riding the bike now. ASHWIN is shiveringin

the back seat.
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MYTHRI
I ran away as soon as I sawthe
guard. I told you it was a bad
idea.
Na guard-a paatha odanae odittan…
nan apavae sonnanenla ithu
kaevalamaana idea-nu

ASHWIN
Please just drive home fast. You
don’t know what Chennai winds are
like when you’re wearing a
wetunderwear.
Thaiyavu senji konjam vandiya
vaegamaa veetuku ottu…

eramaana jattiya pottu irukkum

pothu Chennai kaaththu yeppadi
veesumnu unakku theriyaathu…

Mythri drives away.

CUT TO:

36 EXT. HOUSE (ANJALI) - NIGHT

Mythri pulls over to Anjali’shouse.

MYTHRI
I really enjoyed this night. Thank
you.
Nan intha night-a rombavae enjoy
pannen thank you….

ASHWIN
I had the best time too.
Yenakkum nallaa time pochchu…
They pause and look into each other’s eyes. It looks like
they are about to kiss. ASHWIN stops.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Listen. Let’s not kiss. If we kiss
I want it to be real.
Ingapaaru… naama kiss panna
mudiyaathu… apadi kiss pannanumnaa
naama real-a irukkanumla…

Linger on both of them for a few beats. Mythri runsback.

ASHWIN stares at her as she leaves.

THE MONTAGE SLIPS INTO THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH PARTH, MYTHRI,
AND ANJALI HAVING A GOOD TIME. ASHWIN AND MYTHRI CLEARLY
SHARE GREAT CHEMISTRY.

37. They goclubbing.

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38. They eat too much biriyani and passout.

39. ASHWIN waits outside Director Vinayak’soffice.

40. ASHWIN begins to shoot random things. A doorswinging.

40A fanrotating.
40b ASHWIN walks across the screen. Parth disturbing a
frame. [CLASSIC STUDENT SHORT FILMTROPES]
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41. He shoots a sequence withMythri.

42. He’s invited to a set and he’s sitting in onecorner

observing.

43. They go go karting. ASHWIN comeslast.

44. Four of them playing cards, boardgames.

45. Bessie Beach balloon shooting with Mythri being amazing

atit.

46. Attending a carnatic music concert where everyone dozes

off but ASHWIN is left intears.

47. Long drive across Mahabs and Pondicherry roads. Anjali

making sure she sits between both of them in a car. Parth
awkwardly drives sitting in the driversseat.

48. Mythri and ASHWIN are alone in a room looking googlyeyed

at each other. ASHWIN more so. Parth walks into the room.
Lingers awkwardly for a second or too. Exits giving them
space.

CUT TO:

49 EXT. HOUSE (ANJALI) -EVE

Mythri has packed her bags. It’s time for her to leave.She
says her good byes to Anjali and Parth. Mythri stops tosay
good bye to ASHWIN, who looks like he is going to tearup.

MYTHRI
I enjoyed my trip to Chennai
ASHWIN.
Aswin nan Chennai trip-a rombavae
enjoy pannen…
e

ASHWIN
Me too.
Naanum thaan
MYTHRI
This is goodbye.
Sari goodbye
ASHWIN
For now.
Ippothaiku thaana
MYTHRI
Unless you have plans of joining me
as my junior doctor, I think this
is it.
nee yenkuda junior doctor-a join
pannanumnu plan illanaa… ithaan
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kadaisini thonuthu…

ASHWIN
If you’re not going to kill me can
I say something?
Nee yenna adikka maattinaa naan onnu sollavaa?
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MYTHRI
What?
Yenna?
ASHWIN
It happens to a character in
Vaarnam Aayiram and he managesto
find love. He goes all the wayto
America forher.
Varanam aayiram padathula vara
characterkku ithu nadanthu
iruku….

Avan avaloda loveukkaaga

americaa vara avala thedi
povaan…

MYTHRI
Well , Manipal isn’t that far.
Apadinaa manipal onnum avalavu
thooram illa… CUT TO:

ANJALI
Why don’t you drop her off atthe
railway station fornow?
Yen nee ippa avala railway
station varaikkum drop panna
maattiyaa?

MYTHRI
(to ASHWIN)
Can you come with me?
Nee yen kuda variyaa?

50 INT. CAR -DAY

ASHWIN is driving the car. Mythri sits next to him,

MYTHRI
I had a really good time.
Inga irunthathu rombavae nalla irunthuchu…
ASHWIN
I did too.
Yenakkum thaan
MYTHRI
Maybe if we were in the same city
we could have become something more
but –
Oruvaela naama mattum orae city-la
irunthurunthom… naama rendu paerum
vera maari irunthuruppom… aanaa

ASHWIN
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I think....I love you.

Naa unna love panrennu nanaikkiren…
MYTHRI
What??
Yenna??
ASHWIN
I love you.
I love you.
MYTHRI
I heard you.
Nee sonnathu yenaku kaettuchchu….
ASHWIN
And?
Apadinaa?
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MYTHRI
No
vaenaam.
ASHWIN

Can’t you feel something between

us?
Namakkula yenna irukkunu unnala
feel panna mudiyala?

MYTHRI
I mean there is chemistry –
namakkulla chemistry
ASHWIN
It was pretty much love at first
sight.
Naa unna first paaththappavae love
panna aaramichitten…

MYTHRI
You’re in a different city –
Nee vaera oru ulagathula iruka…
ASHWIN
I was even on Tamilmatrimony.com
app when I first heard about you.
It’s all related.
Naa unna paththi first time
kaekkurappa tamil matrimony
website-la irunthen… anga
aaramichchathu ithu…

MYTHRI
Besides you don’t even know what
you’re going to do.
Athaellam thaandi nee yenna
aaga porennu kuda unaku
theriyala….

ASHWIN
Every other girl felt like practice
till I met you –
Ella ponnungalum oru practice
maathiri thaan paakka thonuchchu….
unna paakkura vara…. / aana unna
paaththathuku aprom

MYTHRI
And also we’ve known each other
only for a few days. This is crazy–
Ithu kirukku thanamaa iruku… namba
rendu paerum palagiyae konja naal thaan
aaguthu….

ASHWIN
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I think -

I think –

Naa yenna

ninaikkiren

MYTHRI
naa…

ASHWIN
We are made for each other.
We are made for each other.

MYTHRI
We should stop talking.
ini Naama paesikiratha
niruthikalaam… CUT TO:

The car reaches the railway station.

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51 INT. RAILWAY STATION -NIGHT

They carry Mythri’s bags and move towards her platform.Like

all railway stations, it’s very crowded. They scream tohear
eachother.

ASHWIN
I don’t know I just am so surethis
is love...which platform?
Yenaku theriyaathu aana itha sure-a
love-unu thaan solluven… yentha
platform?

MYTHRI
Four...but we’ve just met. It’s
going to be so difficult to do
anything. It’s only been a few
days.
Naalu… aana konja naal thaan
aachchu… namba ippa thaan
paathukittom…

ippa yenna mudivu pannaalum

thappa irukum…

ASHWIN
Do you have your ticket for sure?
unta ticket irukaanu check pannitiyaa?
MYTHRI
How are you so sure?
Nee yepadi sure-a solra?
ASHWIN
Be careful with your money, there
are many pickpockets here.
inga naraiya pickpockets-lam
irukaanga… panaththa baththramaa
vachchiko…

MYTHRI
I’ve never fallen in love with
someone so fast.
Naa yaar maelaiyum avalavu
seekram anbu vachchathu illa….

ASHWIN
Second AC or Third AC?
Second AC-a Third AC-a?

MYTHRI
Are you sure about this?
Nee itha sure-a solriyaa?
Pause.
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A
S
H
W
I
N
Second
or
Third
AC?
Second
AC-a
Third
AC-a?

M Are you listening?

Y
T paesuratha kaekkuriyaa?
H
R ASHWIN
I Look sometimes it doesn’t take more
than a second to fall in love.
Inga paaru sila samayathula love
varathuku sila second kuda
aagaathu….

MYTHRI
That has to be from a movie.
Ithu yentha padaththodathu….
ASHWIN
It’s from a thousand films. Even I
don’t know which one exactly.
Ithu Aayiram padathula kuda irukalaam..
Aana athu yethunu yenaku correct-a theriyaathu…
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MYTHRI
Second Class AC. B2.
Second Class AC. B2.

As they are walking towards the platform, a coolie’s

shoulders hit Mythri’s. ASHWIN gets angry and ready to get
into a confrontation with him. The coolie apologizes to
Mythri and gives ASHWIN threatening looks.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
ASHWIN. Let’s go. He said sorry. It
wasn’t his fault.
Aswin vidu polam avan thaan sorry
sonnanla… avan maela yentha thappum
illa…

They move to the platform.

ASHWIN
See. I wouldn’t do that for
anybody.
Ingapaaru… naa yaarukkum itha
pannamaatten…

MYTHRI
I should be impressed because you
were willing to get into a fight?
Nee sanda podurathuku ellam naa
impress aaganumaa?

ASHWIN
No but I’m willing to get into a
fight for you.
Illa… aana na unakkaaga sanda
poda kooda thayaaraa irukken….

MYTHRI
You were doing that for Anjali too.
Nee itha anjali-kaagavum thaan panni irukka….
ASHWIN
But that was because you were with
me –
Aana nan atha pannappa neeyum yen
kuda iruntha….

MYTHRI
So you wouldn’t have fought for her
if I wasn’t there?
Naa ilanaa nee avalukkaaga sanda
potrukka maattiyaa?

ASHWIN
No that’s not what I’m saying.
Illa… naa apadi solla varala…
They reach the platform and the train is already there. They
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walk towards her coach. .

MYTHRI
Listen. I’m sorry.
Listen. I’m sorry.
ASHWIN
So what do you want to do?
Sari ippa naan yenna pannanumnu nanaikkira?
MYTHRI
We are from such different worlds.
I had a good time but it was all
make believe. Don’t forget we were
just pretending.

Naama rendu paerum vaera maari…

unkuda irunthathu romba nalla
irunthuchu…

naa unna chumma nanachikka sonnen…

ellam vilaiyaattaa thaan pannomnu

maranthudaatha….
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ASHWIN
But love is...
Aana love apadi
MYTHRI
ASHWIN. Please.
ASHWIN. Please.

ASHWIN
Okay. Get in.
Sari ulla po…
MYTHRI
Are you actually crying?
Nee unmaiyaa aluriyaa?
ASHWIN
I am. I had a good time. I’m going
to miss you.
Naa… un kuda irunthatha
marakkamudiyaathu… naa unna miss
panna poren…

MYTHRI
I did too.
Naanum thaan…
ASHWIN
I love you.
I love you…
MYTHRI
Don’t.
Vaenaam…
Pause.

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
I need to go inside.
Bye ASHWIN.
Naa ippa ponum bye
ashwin…

She goes in. He still waits for her to turn back.She

doesn’t.

ASHWIN
Mythri.
Mythri.
She turns back.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
I just wanted you to turn back.
Nee ippa thirumbi paakkanumnu
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yenakku thonuthu….
She gets back in.

CUT TO:

52 INT. CAR (HER0) -DAY

ASHWIN, VISHNU, and DHURAI are in a car headed towards the

airport.

DHURAI
So the Heroine goes away?
Apadinaa heroine poyittaangalaa?
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ASHWIN
Yes.
aama
DHURAI
Without saying anything?
Yethuvum sollaamalaevaa?
ASHWIN
She sends a text saying it’ll be
more painful for them to stay
together and try than to be away
and get used to not beingwithout
eachother.
Ava oruvaruku oruvar illama
irukuratha vida…

onna irukanumnu ninaikirathu CUT TO:

innum romba kastamaa irukumnu oru
text mattum anuppunaa…

VISHNU
What does my character do then?
Ithuku maela yen character yenna
pannum…

53 INT. HOUSE -DAY

ASHWIN is sitting in front of his TV like he did when hewas

a child.

ASHWIN (V.O.)
What does someone so heavily
inspired by films do? He grows a
beard, becomes a slob, and overdoes
what he’s addicted to.
Yeppavum padam mattum paaththu
inspire aaguraven yenna pannuvaan…

Thaadi valaththu… bothaiku yellama

yeduththupaan….

ivan yethuku poyi adima aavaan…

DHURAI (V.O)
In our film, we can have a nice sad
song at this point.
Intha padathula…. inga oru nalla
soga paatu vaikkalaam….
He begins to hum the Tamil equivalent of a Tanhayeesong.

VISHNU (V.O)
DHURAI. Let’s listen to the story
first.
Durai… muthala kathaiya
kaeppom....
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ASHWIN is not moving at all. Just wallowing in sadnessand

blue light from the screen.

His parents continue to fight in the background.

MUM
He has no plan in life and now he’s
just sitting at home and watching
films. Clearly it’s your influence.

Avanuku life-la yentha vitha plannum

illa… ippa yennana veettula chumma
ukkanthu tv paathukittu irukkan…
ithu ellam ungalla thaan vanthathu…

DAD
Yeah. I’ve definitely told him to
go and become a failure. Surely
that’s what I do in this house.

Aamaa… naa thaan avana

kettuponnunu sonnan…

naa intha veetula irunthu atha

thaana seiran….
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They continue to fight. This goes on for days, the colourof
his T-shirt keeps changing and suddenly he has a beard.

At some point Parth and Anjali come to his house and seethe
messy state he’s in.

PARTH
Dude what the hell are you doing
here? Where have you been?
Machi nee yennada panra…?

Yengadaa iruntha ivalavu naalaa?

No response.

PARTH (CONT'D)
Enough with the drama.Just come
out of it already. She’s gone now.
Ella naadagaththaiyum niruththittu…
konjam vaeliya vaa… ava poyitaa..

No response.

Frustrated Anjali switches off the TV.

ASHWIN
Why would you do that? Rose was
going to tell Jack that she loves
him.
Yae yethuku ippa off panna? Rose
jacjk-a kitta love panrannenu
solla poraa….

ANJALI
Why are you being so dramatic?
Yennamaa nadikkira da?
ASHWIN
I’m tired Anjali. I don’t think
I’ll ever find love. I can’t run.
Yennaala mudiyala Anjali…

naa ini yenoda love-a kandupidikka

mudiyumnu thonala…

ithuku maela yennala oda

mudiyaathu…

PARTH
Macha, if you really care about
love, do something about it. Don’t
sit here like a loser.

Macha… unaku unmaiyilayae un love

maela akkara irunthaa…

yethaavathu pannu….
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Athukaaga inga loser maari .
ukkaanthu irukaatha….

Just then Parth notices something on Ashwin’s face in

quizical manner, goes close towrads him and pulls off his
fake beard.

PARTH

Fraud! I knew it.

Fraud yenaku theriyum daa…

ANJALI
Stop encouraging him. Stop chasing
love. It’ll happen when you least
expect it.
Muthala avana encourage panratha
niruthu…

love pinnadi povaama iru…

yellam nee yethirpaakuramaari

kandippa nadakkum…

ASHWIN
You’re right.
Nee solrathu right-u
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ANJALI
I know. You should –
Yenaku theriyum nee vanthu…
ASHWIN
No. Parth. You’re right. I should
do something about it. It’s onme.
This is mychance.
Illa… parth nee solrathu right…
naa yethaavathu pannanum…

ithu ellam yennala thaan…

ithu thaan yen chance…

PARTH
What are you talking about?
Nee yetha paththi paesura…. CUTTO:

ASHWIN
Thank you so much. I love youman. Thank you so
much… machi… I
He hugs Parth. And rushes off. love you…

53 A

Getting changed.

Looking less like a slob. CUTTO:

He packs a bag and takes his keys.

54 EXT. ROADS (HIGHWAY)-DAY

ASHWIN is on a bike on the highway with Parth sitting atthe

back.

PARTH
Dude. This is such a bad idea.
machi ithu romba kaevalamaana idea…
ASHWIN
You only asked me to do something
about it.
Aana Nee thaana yethaavathu
seiyanumnu yenkitta sonna….

PARTH
I meant to save yourself. Not this.
Naa unna kaappaaththa thaan apadi sonnen… ithu
illa…
ASHWIN
I have to do this. This is the
moment. This is like the time my
grandfather –
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Naa itha pannithaan aaganum…

ithaan antha moment… yen
thaththavum ithathaan pannaaru…

PARTH
Please don’t tell me their story
again.
Thayavu senji avunga kaththaiya
thirumba solli saavadikaatha……
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ASHWIN
Listen idiot. My grandfather did
this for my grandmother. And now
it’s my turn. My whole life has led
to this point.
Ingapaaru daa… yen thaththaa yenga
paattikaaga atha pannaaru…

ippa ithu yen turn…

naa ithukkaaga thaan yen vaalkka

mulukka kaaththukittu irunthen…

PARTH
That happened ages ago.
Athu nadanthu thaan pala varusham aachae daa..….
ASHWIN
He travelled from his village to
Chennai sixty years ago. What kind
of a grandson will I be if Idon’t
go till Manipal?
Aruvathu varushathuku munnaadiyae
avar gramathula irunthu chennaiku
vanthaaru…

avar paeran naan manipal varaikum

kuda pogalanaa yeppadi…?

PARTH
Dude it’s weird that Anjali doesn’t
know about this.
machi ithu mattum anjalikku
Pause. therinchathu na avalavu thaan…

ASHWIN
You think she’s nice and all.But
she does a lot of things thatyou
don’t knowabout.
Ava unkitta yellamae sollraanu
ninaikkiriyaa… ava unaku
theriyama naraiya visiyam
panrathu unakku theriyaathu….

PARTH
Anjali tells me everything.
Anjali yenkitta ellathaiyum solliduvaa….
ASHWIN
She was blackmailed by her neighbor
and I had to go deal with it. She
didn’t tell you because she thought
you would panic.
Avala yethir veetu paiyan blackmail
pannaan… antha panchaayaththa naa
thaan mudichivachchen…
nee bayappaduvanu thaan ava unkitta
sollala…
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Now you tell me. Do you think

it’sokay to keep a secret from her?
Nee Ippa sollu… ava kitta nee sollama irukurathu ok
A
thaana?
S PARTH
H When did this happen?
W Ithu yeppada nadanthathu…?
I
N ASHWIN
First answer my question.
(
C
Muthala naa kaetta kaelviku pathil…
O
N
T
'
D

Still unsure.

PARTH
Yeah okay.
Sari okay…

Pause.
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PARTH (CONT'D)
Was it that fucking Chintu? I’ve
seen how he looks at her. Cunt.
Antha chintu rascal-a thaana
avan avala yeppadi paappaanu
yenaku theriyum….. cunt

54 The bike drives away on thehighway.

CUT TO:

54A EXT. ROADS (HIGHWAY) -NIGHT

The two of them on the bike.

55 Stop at different point on the highway. They taketurns

todrive.

CUT TO:

56 EXT. MANIPAL CITY ROADS -DAY

It’s early in the morning. Cloudy skies.The bike pulls over

into the city.

PARTH
Do you know where she lives?
Ava yenga thangi irukaanu theriyumaa?
ASHWIN
I don’t.
Yenaku theriyaathu…
PARTH
How are you going to find where she
lives?
Ava yenga thangi irukkanu aprom
yepadi kandupidikkirathu…

ASHWIN
Loook. There are 3 medical colleges
in Manipal. One is for rich kids.
One is a bad medical college. And
one is for good students who are
not rich. Mythri is definitely a
good student. So there is a good
chance that she’s in the college
meant for good students

Inga paaru manipal-la 3 medical

college iruku… onnu panakkara
pasanga padikirathu… innonu romba
kaevalamaana college… innonu kaasu
kammiyaa nalla students padikira
college…
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mythri kandipaa nalla padippa… so .
athanaala ava intha college-la
padikka thaan adigamaa vaaipu
iruku…

Parth is stunned at how he has deduced allthis.

PARTH
Dude, without using Facebook tell
me when my birthday is.
Dude facebook paakkaama yen
birthday yeppanu sollu paapom…

ASHWIN
Hero doesn’t need to know anything
about Hero’s friend.
Hero-vuku yeppavum hero friend-a
paththi therinchikanumnu avasiyam
illa…
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It begins to rain. Manipal is 20 KMs away.

CUT TO:

57 EXT. MYTHRI’S MANIPAL HOSTEL -DAY

They pull their bike at the hostel. It’s pouring now. Thunder
and lightning. ASHWIN calls Mythri.

ASHWIN
Mythri come down. I’m here for you.
Mythri keela vaa… naa unakkaaga thaan vanthurukken…
Parth lights a cigarette that he buys at a theka oppositethe
hostel.
PARTH
Once this is done. Let’s go get
breakfast. I’m starving.
Seekaram mudichittu vaa daa…
pasikkitu saapida polaam…

ASHWIN
Dude, this is the most important
moment of my life and you’re
thinking about breakfast.
machi… ithu yen life-la
mukkiyamaana moment… nee yennanaa
saapada paththi yosikkira…

Just then the theka owner plays a song on the radio. Thesong
they are playing is Hossanna by AR Rahman albeit the Hindi
version.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Parth.

PARTH
parth
ASHWIN
What?

yenna

It’s just like you said.

Thunder.Lightning.Rain.AR Rahman
songs in the background.
Nee sonna maathiri…
idi,minnal,malai, ar rahman song
background-la….

The rain becomes more intense and a strong wind ensures that
flower fall on the road.
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ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Flowers.Breeze.
Pove… thendral kaaththu…
Mythri comes down. She walks in the shady part without
getting wet but her hair flies.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Hair flying. Buddy, this is it.
This is the moment.
Mudi parakkuthu… nanbaa…
ithuthaana… ithaana antha moment…
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Mythri walks up to ASHWIN. It looks perfectly filmy. Thisis
the moment that ASHWIN has waited all hislife.

He looks into her eyes. The boy who saw all those Tamilfilms
and wanted a romantic ending to his lovestory.

ASHWIN (CONT'D)
Mythri I love you.
Mythri I love you.

Mythri looks back into ASHWIN’s eyes. She’s about to utter

the three magical words.

MYTHRI
Are you dumb?
More rain. More breeze. More AR Rahman.

Sevudaa nee…?

malai, kaaththu… ar rahman… yenna

MYTHRI (CONT'D)
What are you doing here?
Inga yenna panra…
ASHWIN
Each plant in my crop gives me
money and I treat them with such
love, imagine the love I will give
you, who is priceless to me.
“yennoda vitha nilathula vilanja
payirunga yennaku naraiya soththa
saethu kuduththu iruku….

Naanum athungala nalla

paathukkuren…

atavida nee yenakku vilamathikka

mudiyaatha soththu…

Athukku maela unna nalla

pathuppen”

Parth bursts out laughing. Mythri is confused.

MYTHRI
What the fuck are you saying? It’s
so weird that you turned up.
Yenna mayira daa solra… nee
thirumbi paathathae kaevalamaa
iruku…

ASHWIN
But...this is it. This is meant to
be. Why can’t we be in a
relationship?
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Aana… ithu athu… naa yenna solla .
vanthan naa… naama yen
relationship-la irukka koodaathu…

MYTHRI
You remember you wanted to be seen?
I see you. I can see through you.
You are too self-centered. You care
only about yourself.
Do you even know what I do?
Nee yenna panrannu unaku theriyuthaa…

naanum unna paththukittu thaan irukken…

sariyaana selfish daa nee…

yeppavum unna paththi mattum thaan yosippiyaa…

naa yenna panrannaachchum unakku theriyumaa?

ASHWIN
You’re going to be a doctor.
Nee doctor aaga pora…
MYTHRI
What kinda doctor?
Yenna doctor…
ASHWIN
(stutters)
You can tell me now.
Atha nee thaan sollanum…
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Mythri has had enough.

MYTHRI
(to Parth)
What the hell are you even doing
here?
Yae Neeyum ivan kooda senthu yenna
panra…

PARTH
Please don’t tell Anjali.
Thayavu senji Anjali kitta mattum sollidaatha…
MYTHRI
ASHWIN. Here’s why we can never be
in a realtionship. You’re such a
child that I don’t see much
difference between you and Chintu.
Ashwin..ithanaala thaan naama
relationshipla irukka mudiyaathu….
Nee oru kulantha maari… naa unnaiyum
antha chintuvaiyum orae maathiri
thaan paakkuren…

Mythri (slaps ashwin) and walks away. Parth bursts out

laughing. ASHWIN looks at Parth.

PARTH
Is Hero’s friend not allowed to
laugh? Can we get breakfast now at
least?
Hero friend-naa sirikka kuda
koodaathaa?... ippavaachum saapida
polaamaa?

ASHWIN’s world comes to a grinding halt. None of this makes

sense.
CUT TO:

58 EXT. AIRPORT (DEPARTURE) -DAY

The car comes to a halt. DHURAI and VISHNU are shocked. They
are waiting for ASHWIN to finish.

VISHNU
And then what happened?
Athuku aprom yenna aachchu…
ASHWIN
That’s all I have sir. The story is
a tragedy.
Yenkitta ithu varaikkum thaan sir
iruku… ithu konja sogamaana katha…
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DHURAI
This is a tragedy story??
Yenna soga kathaiyaa?
ASHWIN
That’s all that happened in my life
sir.
Yen life-la nadanthathu avalavu
thaan sir…

DHURAI
You want us to make a tragedy? No
chance.
Naanga soga kathaiya pannanumaa?
No chance…
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ASHWIN
But my story is only this.
Aana ithu mattum thaan yen katha…
VISHNU
We need to change it.
Naama atha maaththuvom
DHURAI
What?
Yenna?
VISHNU
This can’t be the ending. This is
the story till the intermission. I
dont want to do sad ending. And my
audience won’t accept it.
Ithu climax-aa illa…

ithu thaan kathaila vara interval

block…

yenaku itha sogama mudikka viruppam

illa…

yen audience-um atha accept panna

maattanga….

ASHWIN
But in my life, my love story ended
as a tragedy sir.
Aana yen life-la yen love sogamaa
thaan mudinchathu sir…

VISHNU
Let’s change it. Get me a new
second half.
Naama maathuvom… yenaku oru puthu
second half-a kudu…

DHURAI
What do you mean?
Neenga yenna solringa?
VISHNU
You go to Manipal. Find out why
Mythri said no. You get the girl,
then you get the film. Otherwise I
won’t do it.
Nee manipal po…

mythiri yen unna vaenaanu sonnanu

muthala therinchikko….

Unakku antha ponnu kidachchaa…

intha padammum kidaikkum…
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illana naa itha panna maatten… .

ASHWIN
Sir, I can write from my own
imagination –
Sir aana yennala own imagination-
a yeluthi mudikka mudiyum…

VISHNU
I heard the stories you came up
with from your imagination. Those
kinda stories are good enough to
make a 100 crore Hero into a daily
serial star.

Naa thaan un imagination kathaiya

kaettennae…

antha maathiri katha yellam nooru

kodi vasul panra herova kuda daily
serial star-aa maththidum…

ASHWIN
Sir I haven’t spoken to her in two
years –
Sir… ava kitta naa paesiyae rendu
varusham aacchu….

VISHNU
Do you want to be a filmmakeror
end up going to Ashram withyour
dad and do apooja?
Nee filmmaker aaga poriyaa…

illa unga appavoda senthu

aasaramathula pooja poda
poriyaa? Neeyae mudivu panikko…
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Freeze on ASHWIN’s face.

INTERMISSION

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