Prastanam Telugu Movie Screenplay

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

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EXT.DARK SCREEN - DAY/NIGHT : PROLOGUE

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VERSE1 (FADE IN) moral law is to be found everywhere....yet it is a secret! - Confucianism DM12 MOMENTS OF DARK SCREEN.... EXPANDING GALACTIC IMAGES.....ZOOM ONTO THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND PLANET EARTH’S TWILIGHT. VERSE2 (FADE IN) I am nothing but a seed of light.... SOUND CUT TO: VILLAGE HOME 2

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

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Sounds of metal latches, unlocked. CAMERA ON FLOOR AS MITHRA’S SHADOW CREEPS IN, SLOW PAN AROUND THE RUSTED HOUSE, P.O.V FOLLOW FOOTSTEPS, ARTISTIC SPIRITUAL PAINTINGS ON THE WALL, REFLECTION ON DASARADH PORTRAIT. Voices from childhood as Mithra walks by retrospecting.... CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê? DASARADH (V.O.) (sleepy) …Ï CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) žÊ©Áô™ÉÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ ? DASARADH (V.O.) ¡ËþÁ ÂªÁÏ¨Í CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) ˆ¡Áõå™ÁÆ €ÁÑ ™Ê ©ÁôÏý™Â? ÃÏžÁÁÅ §Â™Â ?

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DASARADH (V.O.) … ÁÅÏ, ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê €ÁÑ ™ÁÉ¨ÂàÏ CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) ‡¡Áôå™É®ÁÅàþÂäÏ? DASARADH þčÁÅ ©ÁϞʮÌòúÃÖþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) £Å¥÷êê €ÏýÆ ©Ã¥Á ÂþÁÏ¨Í ©É®ÂॠÁ Â? DASARADH (V.O.) … ÁÅÏ A moment of silence, follow through the rubble and family portraits on the wall. CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) žÊ©Áô™É¨Â „Ïý™ÁÅ œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê? DASARADH (V.O.) (Deep sigh)  ¡Áë ªÁä þÊþÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÂœÁþÁ™ à à €§Á©Ë ˆ®Áò¦ÏžÃ, ‚ύ ü©Â£Å žÌ§ÁÁ¨ÊžÁÅ A long pause. DASARADH (V.O.)(cont'd) ¬Á§Ê, ¥Á Â œÂœÁ þÊÏ úɱÂå™Í €žÊ þčÁÅ úɱÂà ©ÃþÁÅ! žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ ŠÁ §ÁÆ ¡ÁÏ¨Í „Ï™Á™ÁÅ þÂþÁä, ÁþáÃÏúÊ ¡Áë œÃ ©Á¬ÁÅà©Áô¨ÍþÁÆ ÁžÃ¨Ê ¡Áë œÃ ±Âë ›Ã¨ÍþÁÆ „Ïý™ÁÅ FOLLOW CAMERA ON RUSTED TABLE FAN, KEROSINE LAMP ETC. CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) €¦œÊ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ  ¨ÂÏœÁ§ÁÅ¨Í „þÂä™Â? (Superpose real converse as Mithra closes to the Swing). (CONTINUED)

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DASARADH (V.O.) „þÂä™ÁÅ CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)  úÁÏžÁ¥ Á Â¥Á¨Í ? DASARADH (V.O.) „þÂä™ÁÅ CHILD MITHRA (V.O.)  £¨Æþ÷ ¨Í? DASARADH (V.O.) (Tired) „þÂä™ÁÅ CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) ¥Á§Ã þÁÅ ÁþáÃÏúÁýÊìžÊ? DASARADH (V.O.) ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á ÂêÁ ÁþáóÂà™ÁŨÊ, £üÍØ! Silence. CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê ? DASARADH (V.O.) (Annoyed) …Ï! CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) ¥Ä œÂœÉÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ? DASARADH (V.O.) ¡ËþÁ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ žÁÁÓ§Á

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CHILD MITHRA (V.O.) ‚¡Áôå™Ê ÁžÂ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ £¨Æþ÷ ¨Í „þÂä™ÁþÂä©÷, ¥Ä œÂœÁ ÁÆ ™Â  £¨Æþ÷ ¨ÍþÊ „Ïý™ÁÅ DASARADH (V.O.) (irritated) €£Âç, þÄ ¡Áë ªÁäœÍ §ÂœÃë Ã §ÂœÃë þÁþÁÅä œÄ§Áã ¦Á ÂœÁë Ã ¡ÁÏ¡ÃúÊÖýÅÛþÂä©÷ ÁžÁ§Â, ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä ¨Êúà ¥Á Â œÂœÁþà  žÊ©Áô™Ãä ‚žÁâ§Ää œÍ¨ÅÌ³Âà ¡Á™ÁōÍ! Sound Jerk as a metal candle holder rolls off Mithra’s feet and halts in front of a broken standing mirror. A HERD OF BULLOCKS PASS BYE AS AN OLD MAN STOPS AT THE FRONT DOOR PEEKING INSIDE. CAMERA ON THE DISTORTED MIRROR REVEALING MITHRA’S PAINTED FACE. DISSOLVE TO B&W: STANDING MIRROR 3

INT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : LIVELY HOME

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MIRROR VIEW OF THE LIVELY HOME AS A SWELLING BALLOON FILLS THE FIELD. CHILD MITHRA IS HOLDING A PINK ‘PEECHU MITAI’ AND LOOKING KEEN AT VALLI WHO IS TEDIOUSLY BLOWING THE BALLOON. CHILD MITHRA (chants with a needle) žÊ©Áô™Â, žÊ©Áô™Â, žÊ©Áô™Â Mithra pokes the balloon bursting on Valli’s face. VALLI (crying) €¥Á Âé! úÁÆ ™Ê, ©Ä™ÁÅ ¥Á®Äò £¨Æþ÷ ¡ÁÁ¨ÌýÂÛ™ÁÅ Mithra flees.

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SAVITHRI (from kitchen) §Ê¦÷! þÊþÌúÂÖþÁÏýÊ ¡Ã§Áë ¨Å ¡ÁÁŨŜ¦÷! ©ÁúÃÖ ¥ÁÅ œÃþÁϙÞÁâ§ÁÆ CHILD MITHRA £¨Æþ÷ ¨Í ³Âí¥Ã „þÂä™Áþà úɱÂå™ÁÅ œÂœÁ¦Áê, €ÏžÁÅÊ ¡ÁÁŨ ÌýÂÛ VALLI úÁϡʳÂà þÃþÁÆ ä! 3a

EXT. VILLAGE STREET - DAY : RUNNING AWAY

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Valli chases Mithra out through the door as Mithra makes a clown face and runs onto the street. Unable to run with a heavy ghagra, Valli turns back disappointed. Mithra picks up ice from a ‘bandi’. CUT TO: MITHRA 4

EXT. VILLAGE RACHABANDA - DAY : THE RIVALRY

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Mithra pushes through the crowd at ‘racha banda’ and settles on DASARADH’s lap. DASARADH is attentive to crowd. PEDDA1 (clears throat, commanding) Â¬Ê¡Áô ¬Á›ÅÁř¡à ©Ã«Á¦ Á ÂþÍ̞Ââ¥Â? Crowd calms down. Mithra notice Kota Giri lurking at him like an owl, Loki is chewing a ‘vepa pulla’. PEDDA1 (cont'd) ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ¡Á¨Éì¨ ¡ÉžÁ⨥ÁÆ Á¨Ã¬Ã ¡ÁÏú¦ÁœÄ ‡þÃäÁ¨ ÁŧÃÏúà ŠÁ þçÁߦ Á ÂþÍÌúÂÖÏ, ƒ³Â§Ã ÁÆ ™Â žÁªÁ§ÁŸ÷ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ Â§ÃþÊ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ Â ÌþÁ³ÂÂ¨þà Í§ÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂäÏ. ‚Á ³Ì¬ËýÄ ‡þÃäÁ¨ ©Ã«Á¦ Á ÂþÍ̬Êà ŠÍÑ ¡Á¨ìÉ œÁ§Á¡ÁôþÂ.... (interrupted)

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KOTAGIRI (gets up) ˆÏýÏ™Ê ‚ύ ¥Ä ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã ¡ÉžÁâ¨ÏœÂ ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþà Í§ÁōÁÅþÊžÄ? ±ÂœÃÉ®ÁÅòÂ ¥Ä …§Í®ÁÅò ±ÍýĨʍÁÅϙ ˆ¨ÃϞà ú¨žÂ? ƒ³Â§Ã ÁÆ ™Â ¨Ã£Êçþ ¥Á ÂÁÅ? Kota Giri throws the kanduva amidst a bunch of screaming supporters. LOKI (sarcastic, vepapulla) ˆ§Â? ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ÁÏü ÌýÌÛúÃÖ ¥Á Âý™ÁÅœÁÅþÁä©ÊýÃ? KOTAGIRI þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁŦÁê§Â! €¬Á¨Ä ¡ÁÏú¦œÄ¨Í ¥Éü§ÃýÄ ¥Á Â üœͨìžÊ, ˆ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Í! LOKI ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í üψ ÁÆ œÁ¨ÉÏžÁōÁŧ ÍœÃ þ¦Á Â¨Â! ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÄ ¡ÉœÁàþÁ¥ÉÏœÍ ¥Á Âý™ÁÅ Loki looks at DASARADH and mellows down. KOTAGIRI FOLLOWER1 (blunt and funny accent) ¦Á Â¥ÁþÂä úÉ¡ÁôåÍÏ™Á¦ Á Âê, ƒ ý§ÁÏ¨Í ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýÅ ¥Á Â ÌýÃ§Ã þ¦™Ê! ‚þÊä®ÁÅò ¥Ê¥Ê¨ÉýÅۍÍþà ¥ÄÁÅ ¬Á±Íý üʬÃþÁýÊÛ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â ¥Á ÂÁÅ ¬Á±Íý üɦÁêϙáÁôå™ÁÅ! ˆ þ̙ÁōËþ ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ±ÍýÄ ÄýÄ €þà žÃÏ à ™Í, ¬Á™ÁŏÁŨç à ñ͜¦÷ ¬É¡ÁàþÂä! Loki holds a cross beam and kicks the talker on the chest. LOKI ‡©Á™ à ç þÁÅ©Áôí ¬Á™ÁŏÁŨç Á ÌÓýÊ۞à €™Á Ý Â™ÃžÂ? ©Ä®Áò¨Í ‡©Áô™Âë þčÁÅ Í™ÁōÁÅ, ‹³Â§Ê¨ÉœÃà úÁÆ ¡Ä! ±Î§ÁÅ«Á¥ÁϜ þÄ ¡É®ÂòÏ £Ã™ÁݨÃä ±Í«ÃÏúÁ™ÁÏ¨Í úÁÆ ¡Á§Â ³ÍϣʧɞÁ©Â

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A fight breaks between the two groups. Mithra is captivated by the action. Peace keepers try to pull them apart. DASARADH (yells) ¨ÍÄ! Kesava pulls Loki away. KESAVA (whispers) ¡ÉÏý ¥ÄžÁ §Â®Êò³Âà©ÊÏýÂë £ÅžÃ㠨ʍÁÅÏ™Â? Loki is furious, Dasaradh gets up, people calm down. DASARADH ¥ÁþÁ Âë ¥ÁÏ¨Í ‚ÏœÁ©Á§ Á ÁÆ ¨Êþà ‡þÃäÁ¨ €ŸÂê¦ÁÏ þÂœÍ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨©Á™ÁÏ ‚«ÁÛÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, ±ÍýÄà þÁÅÏúà þÊþÊ œÁ¡ÁôåÁÅÏýÅþÂä O.S pan/dolly as DASARADH walks through the mumbling crowd. Loki and Kesava are surprised. KESAVA þÂþÂä Loki follows pleading as DASARADH holds Mithra’s hand and walks away. LOKI ˆÏýà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê ‚žÃ, ÁÏü¦Á¥ÁÅéÁÅþÊ ±Ì§Áϣ͍à ¥Á Âý¨Å ¡ÁýÃÛÏúÁōÁÅÏý©ÊÏýà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê þÁÅ©Áôí, œÃ¡Ãå Ì™ÃœÊ ©ÁÏžÍýÅì §Â¨©Â™Ã £œÁÅ ÃÑ , þ ¥Á ÂýÃþà œÃ§ÁŏÁÅ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Â, ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê! Dasaradh looks determined. DASARADH ÊªÁ©Áþà œÄ¬ÁōÁÅþà ‚ÏýÍçÂ

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KOTA GIRI (provocative) ¦ÁþÁýÂÛ žÂþÁÏ úʬà ±ÍÁÅþÂä , ±ÌýÄ úʬà É¨ÃúÊ ¬ÁœÂà „ÏžÁ¦ÉÂê¥Á ÂÍ! Kotagiri lights cigarette, looking at Dasaradh walking away. GENTLEMAN1 þͧÁÅé¦÷!±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ¡ÁÏú¦œÃþà þÁ™Ã¡ÃþÁ ¥Áþë à ÃúÊÖ ¥Á§ÂêžÁÏýÂë ‚žÃ? KOTA GIRI ¦ÁþÁ þÁ™ Á ÊžÄ ¥Á Â ¦Á Â±Â§Á§Â¨Íì ÁþÃ¡Ä¨ÊžÊ ÁϏÁ ¥Á Â¥Á Â! Crowd lifts Kota Giri with chants. CROWD ¡ÁÏú¦œÃ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏýÅ ÍýÃ§Ã þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷ Mithra looks back from afar holding Dasaradh’s hand. LOKI (walking past procession) žÌϏÁ ³Â§Â Â¬Ê £ÍÃ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ œÁ¡Áå ‚ÏÍ þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ ¨Ê™Âë ¥Ä …§Íì? Kota Giri grabs Loki by the collar. KOTA GIRI ±Í§Â, €ÁÑ ™Á ¥Ä ˆþÁÅÊ œÍÁ ¥Ářìà œÍÏ™ÁÏ ¡Á§Ã¬Ã ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏžÃÃ, ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í þÁÅ©ÉíÏœÁ  œÍÁ¨Í ƒÁ©Ã Kota Giri pulls out a hair and makes an insulting gesture at Loki. KESAVA §Ê¦÷ ÍýÃ§Ä Kota Giri looks around.

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Kesava (cont'd) (firm) þÁÅ©ÁíÏœÁÂ ±ÍýÄ¡Á™Ã ±ÌÁ§ÁÅ úÁÆ ±Â¨ÏýÊ þÊþÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý žÁ¥ÁÅéÏýÊ œÁ¨£™ÁÅ! þĨÂýÍ™ÁÅ ±ÍýÄ ¨ÊÁÅϙ É¨©Á™ÁÏ Âë ¥ Á ÂþÃÊ ¬ÃÁÅÓúÊýÅ Loki feels the glare, supporters chant for Kesava. SUPPORTERS ÊªÁ©Áô¨Å üÃϞ£ž÷! ÊªÁ©Áô¨Å üÃϞ£ž÷! Kota Giri looks at Loki. KOTAGIRI (warning tone) þÁÅÏúÍ! ÂþÄ ¡Áë ú§ÂþÍÁÏýÆ þ ±Ì¨Ã¥Ê§Á žÂýà þÄ™Á ©Â¨ÃÏžÍ, þ ¡É®ÂòÏ Á§ÁèÏ ¥ÄžÌýÂë , þę ªÂ¨Äà ŠÁý˱͜¦÷! Kota Giri folds his tongue and makes a warning gesture. LOKI Á!¬Á¨ÂÏ ©Á§Á¬Á¨Â¡Ã ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÄ ¡É®ÂòÏ ‹ýÅ ¬Áϱ¦ÃÏúÁōͧ ©ÂÁÅ™Áŏ¦÷! WIDE POV AS BOTH GROUPS PART WITH GRUDGE, H.S. SOUND CUT TO: SWIRLING MUG 5

INT. VILLAGE HOME - DAY : COLOR OF POLITICS

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DASARADH furiously picks up a towel. DASARADH £Ä ÂÏ ¨Å ‡Ï ÂÏ ¨Å úÁžÃ©ÃϞà Ì¥ÁÅé¨Å úéÁô§ÁÅœÁÆ §Î™Ä¨Íà œÁ¨¡Á™Á™ÂþÍÁÏýÂë ? DASARADH walks towards the swing.

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DASARADH (cont'd) (angry) „žÍêÁÏ ©ÁžÃ¨Ã §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ úʳÂà™ÁÏý „žÁãÏ™ÁÅ™ÁÅ! ÁÆ Ï™Â¨œÍ œÁ¨¡Á™ÃþÁ ¡Áë œÃ©Â™ÁÅ ‚ÏÍ ÁÆ Ï™Â €©Á™ÁÏ œÁ¡Áå ³ÂŸÃÏú洀 ¨ÊžÁÅ, Loki, Kesava and Bhasha are standing humble amidst supporters. LOKI ¥Ä§ÃÏœÁ©Á§ Á ÁÅ úʬÃþÁ §ÂüÄ¦ Á ÂþÃä §Î™Ä œÁþÁÏ €þÁ¨ÊÏ ÁžÁ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê DASARADH þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁŦ÷! (points to Bhasha) ‚¡ÁåýÃÊ §ÉÏ™Áų§ÁÅì ü˨ōɮòà , ‚ÏÍ ŽËžÄþÉÏýʬÁōÌúÂÖ©÷, ¥Ä§ÁϜ ©Áô¥Áé ™ÃÂ úɦÁê£Í¦ÊžÃ §Î™Ä ‚üÏ ÂÁ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ €©ÁôœÁÅÏžÁýÂë ? LOKI ÁœÃà ¥É™Á¥Äž Á ÌúÃÖþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ÁœÃàœÍ ‡žÁŧÍÑ©Á™ÁÏ œÁ¡Áô ÂžÁÅ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê DASARADH (lying down) ˆ™Âð©Áô þÁÅ©Áõí þÄ ‡žÁ©Á ¬ÁϞʪÁÏ Dasaradh settles on the swing, Loki remains silent, Mithra and Savithri peek in from kitchen DASARADH (cont'd) (dense)  §ÍüÅÄ ƒ §ÍüōÄà §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ §ÁϏÁÅ ¥Á Â§ÃϞà Â£ýÊÛ Á™ à à ±Â§ÊªÂþÁÅ! Á™ÁōÌÑúÃÖþÁ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ þåô¨Ê ÌÏ¡Á¨Í ‚ÏÍ ¡ÉžÂâ¦ÁþÁ ¡Áõ¬ÁōÌúÂÖ™ÁÅ! ©É®Ãò ¡ÁýÛύÁýÃÛ ©Áõ§ÊÁÏ™ÁÏžÁÏžÁ§ÁÆ ! Kesava walks to Dasaradh and kneels with humility.

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KESAVA þĨÂÏýÍ®ÁÅò §Íüō̍ÁÑ §ÁÅ Á™ à ʬÁōͣýÊÛ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ §ÁϏÁÅ ¥Á Â§Ã±ÍœÍϞà þÂþÁä DASARADH (angry) ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¥Ä§É®Ãò ÁœÁÅà¨Å žÁÆ ¬Ã £ÂϣŨʬà œÃ§ Á Á ¥Á Â§ÁÅœÂà§Â £Â£Æ? LOKI …§ÁϜ ¥ÁþÁ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÃä þÁ¥ÁÅéϞà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê DASARADH ¥Ä ÁÅýÅϣ¨ɩÁ§Ãä þÁ¥ÁÅéÁÅÏý¦÷ §Â?  ¥ÁžÁ¡ÁôýÊþÁŏÁÅ ©Éþ Á ÁÅÏ™Ê ©ÁÏžÁ ÁōÁÑ ¨Å ú¨Å, …§ÁÅ ¥ÉÅœÂàþÃä ¡Á™Áō͡ÉýÛ™ÂþÍà (resigning hand signs), Dasaradh turns away in frustration, Kesava and Loki disperse with supporters. Savithri signals Mithra to go to DASARADH who runs and crawls on Dasaradh’s torso. SOUND CUT TO: CAMPAIGN PROCESSION 6

EXT. VILLAGE POLIMERA - DUSK : THE ATTACK

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CAMERA TIGHT-HANDS ON PALAKA, WHISTLES & MIKE REVEALING CAMPAIGN PROCESSION. WIDE DUSKY GROUND LEVEL VIEW AMIDST VAST PADDY FIELDS. KOTA GIRI AND HIS PEOPLE RISE THROUGH THE FIELDS AND GATHER IN FRONT OF THE PROCESSION. LONG SILHOUETTE ‘KAGEMUSHA’ SHOT AS BOTH THE GROUPS STAND OFF FACING EACH OTHER. FREEZE CUTS: COUNTRY BOMB, CLASHING CROWD, KOTA GIRI STABBING KESAVA AND RUNNING AWAY,TIME LAPSE ECLIPSE, DAY-NIGHT. SOUND CUT TO: ROPE & FINGERS

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INT. HOME - NIGHT : TRAGEDY

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As Dasaradh sing lying on the swing, Mithra is playing the tangle-untangle with a rope between his little finger, Valli is on Dasaradh’s lap holding a glass of milk. DASARADH (V.O./LIVE) ŽÁ§ÂüÅ þÄ þÁœÃ ©ÃþÃ, ©ÊÂÁ úÁþÁ¨Ê™ÁÅ, ÁÁþÂþÍà ‚¨ÁÆ £ ÁÅ žÁÆ §ÁÏ£þÃþ™ÁÅ, üÁ¥Ê¨Ê ¡Á§Á¥ Á ÂœÂé ‡©Á§ÃœÍ ¥ÉŧÁ¨Ã™ÁÅžÁÆ , ŠÃ £ÍŸÁ¨üʬəà ©Â§Á¨Å Â§Ê, ‚ýŨÅϙçÊ, þÄ þÁÁÅ¥ÉÂ¥ÁÅ ÁþÁ ¨ÊþÄ TIGHT SHOTS OF EVENING ‘DEEPAM’ RITUALS, POURING OIL, LIGHTING VATHI, SNAPPING HANDS, BOWING LIGHT, KUMKUMA, DASARADH’S JAWS AND VOCALS WHILE SINGING. DASARADH is interrupted at the sight of people carrying a dead body onto the hallway, gets off the swing and stands expressionless for a moment. Kesava’s body is laid on the floor, Loki looks bloody and helpless. LOKI (dense) žÊ©ÁœÁ¨ ÁÅ™Ä¨Í ¡ÄþÁŏÁ §Â¨ÃϞà ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê? A moment of silence in the room, Valli drops the milk glass with a loud cry, Savithri rushes out, Mithra cries as DASARADH takes Kesava’s head by both hands and tucks against chest. DASARADH (in agony) Êª© Á Â.... Êª© Á Â... ÊªÁ©Â! Loki looks dis-posessed and numb. DASARADH (cont’d) (cry) ¥Á¥Áé ¨Ãä¨Â žÁÏ™ÃÏú©ÊÏýÂë ¤ÁÁ©ÁÏœÁÅ™Â, ƒ Í§ÂþÉä¨Â ¤Á§ÃÏúÁϧ œÁÏ™Äë !

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DASARADH (cont'd) (looking at Loki)  úÉœÊàžÍ þÊþÊ ¥Éˆ ¬ÁúÁÅÖϙʩ™Êä, þ ¥ÁýÃ۱¨˱̦êÏžÊ ¥ÁýÃ۱¨ŠúʪÂþÊ, €¦ÉÂê! €¦ÉÂê! Loki walks back into the shades through the crowd, picks up a ‘gunapam’ and keeps walking out through the shady hallway. Bhasha and other villagers follow him. Mithra stops crying, gets up and follows Loki behind the crowd. CUT TO: JEEP ON DIRT ROAD 8

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RACING JEEP ON BARREN DIRT ROAD. KOTA’S PREGNANT WIFE IS HOLDING HER BELLY TIGHT ON A BUMPY RIDE. KOTA GIRI WIFE (crying) Â¬Áà þÉ¥Áé ®ÁϏ œÍ¨©Á¦ Á Âê, žÂ§ÍìþÊ ¡Áô§ÁÅ™ÁÅ ±Í¦ÊýýÅÛϞà KOTA GIRI (turns in panic) ±ÍœÊ ¥Á®Äò ±Í¬ÁōͩÁúÁÅ֨ʩÊ, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÄ ¡Áô§ÁÅ™ÁÅ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÊ ¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅœÍ ¬ÁöÁ ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ ±ÍœÂÏ! KOTA GIRI WIFE (with accent)  £ÉžÁŧÁÅ ŽÆþĨŠúÊ¬Ê ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅϙ¨åÁþë à à Kota Giri slaps and warns her not to talk. She holds her mouth tight. A wooden log pierces through the windshield at a turn. Jeep hits a curb and rolls over. Loki and his people attack the Jeep at once and chase Kota Giri out into the fields. Loki approaches Kotagiri and plants the gunapam from behind. Kota Giri falls into an open well amidst the paddy field. Top zoom onto the well as KotaGiri drowns. Loki watches the body float with air bubbles and turns towards the fighting crowd.

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The jeep is set on fire as Kota Giri’s wife beg for mercy from Bhasha, Loki walk through the mud and approach the flames, Kota Giri’s wife grab Loki’s feet. KOTA’S WIFE (begging) úÁúÃÖ þÄ Á™Á¡ÁôþÁ ¡Áô™ÂàþÁÅ, þ ¡Á¬Ã£Ã™ÁݨÃä ©ÁžÃ¨Ã¡ÉýÅÛ ³Âí¥Ä! ™Ãä ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä ±Â¡ÁÏ œÁ¡Áå ©Ê§Ê ±Â¡ÁÏ ‡§ÁŏÁþÁÅ ³Â¥Ä! þ ±ÌýÛ¨Í ‚œÁàþÁÏ ˆ ±Â¡ÁÏ ‡§ÁŏÁžÁÅ ³Â¥Ä, ±Â¨ÅÂ§Ê ¡Á³Í®Áò¦Á Âê, ±Ì¨Â¨ÌžÁÅâ ¡ÁªÁÅ©Áô¨ÌžÁÅâ žÁÆ §ÁϏ ±Ì¦ê ÁÆ ¨ÃüʬÁōÍþà £œÁōÁŜ¥Á¦ Á Âê, €¦Á Âê ¡Ã™ à əÁÅ ü¨à úÁÆ ¡ÁÏ™Á¦ Á Âê! TIGHT ZOOM ONTO LOKI FEELING GRACEFUL AT THE PLEA, MITHRA IS STANDING WITH BHASHA LOOKING CURIOUS AND SCARED AT LOKI. LOKI ¤Â´Â, ¡Á³Í™ÌäžÃ¨É¦÷! BHASHA ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á ÂêÁ ¡ÁÁœÍ ªÁœÁÅë ©Áô©Á©ÁôœÂ™ÁþÂä LOKI ƒ §ÍüÅ ¡Á³Í™Ê ÁžÂ ©ÁžÃ¨É¦÷! Bhasha lets the child go, the lady bows with gratitude, grabs her kids and runs across the fields into the oblivion. LOOK UP SHOT ON LOKI IN FRONT OF THE FIERY FLAMES, MITHRA WALKS CLOSE AND HOLDS HIS HAND, LOKI PULLS HIM CLOSE AND STANDS IN SILHOUETTE LIKA A GUARDIAN ANGEL. SOUND CUT TO : BURRA KATHA 9

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þáÁôå¨Å þéÁô§Ë ±Í¦Ê, €þÁ¨Ï £ë Áé Ï ¦Ê ÁÏ™Á¨Å ¥ÁýËÛ ±Í¦Ê, Á§Áé Ï þéÁôíë œÁ ¥Á Â¦Ê ¡Á¦ÁþÁ¥Ê.... þÄ ¡Á¦ÁþÁ¥Ê  Á¥ÁêÏ ÁþÂä ¥ÃþÂä ¡ÁžÁ§Â €þÂä ƒ üÄ©Á¥Ê ¡Ë ¬Áí§ÁÓÏ ÁþÂä ¥ÃþÂä ‡§ÁŏÁ§Á €þÂä ©ÊžÁ¥ÁþÁäžÃ þÄ¨Í „þÁä žÁþÂä, ¨Íþà ©ÊžÁ¥ÁÅ žÉ¨Ã¬Ã þÄ©Áõ žÂ§Ã üÆ™Á §ÁþÂä ¡Êë ¥Á €þÁäžÃ þÄ¨Í „þÁäžÁþÂä, ¨Íþà ¡Êë ¥ÁþÁÅ ¡ÁÏúà þÄ©Áõ ¥ÁÅ Ãà úÉÏžÁÅ §ÁþÂä) CUT TO: LOKI AND CROWD 10

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LONG SHOT OF LOKI WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAY ALONG WITH SUPPORTERS, MITHRA AND VALLI SITTING SIDE BY SIDE LOOKING AT DASARADH ON DEATH BED, MITHRA STRUGGLING TO UNTANGLE THE ROPE. MITHRA œÂœÁ¦Áê ÁÆ ™Â úÁúÃֱ͜™Â? VALLI (shuts mouth) «÷! Loki enters and sits next to DASARADH on bed. LOKI ¡Á§Ê«Áþ÷ úɦêÏúÁÅÍ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê, ýÎþ÷ É®ÂâÏ Dasaradh remains silent and unresponsive. DASARADH (gushing) þ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÃä žÃÁÅÑ ¨ÊÁÅϙ úʪ™ÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ!

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LOKI þÄ Í™ÁōÁŨ £œÁōÁÅœÁÅþÂä, þÊþÁÅþÁäÏœÁ©Á§ Á ÁÅ  ¥Á ÂýþÌžÁÅâ ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê, DASARADH (dense and teary) ! Â¦ÁÏ ¡ÁúÃ֏ „þÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¡ÁÁ©Â™ÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â ü¨à úÁÆ ¡ÁôœÂ™ÁÅ¨Ê ±Í§Â, Â¨Ï Ì¨Ã¥Ã¨Í ƒ ü嬀 žÁ¦Á Â €þÄä ¥ÁÏúÁÅ ¥ÁÅžÁâ¨ÂìÁ Á§ à ñ͜¦÷! A moment of silence, Valli comes up to Loki who picks her up and holds Mithra by hand to walk out, Dasaradh sees Loki’s reflection on Kesava’s photo. DASARADH (cont'd) ¨ÍÄ! Ì™ÁōÁŨ ÂžÁÅ, þ Ì™ÁōÁÅ©Ê €¦±Í§Â! Running tears in Dasaradh eyes, Loki is surprised. DASARADH (cont'd) þÃþÁÅä žÁœÁÅà úʬÁōÁÅÏýÂþÁÅ þ Í™Á¨Ãä ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÍ! A moment dead silence, zoom onto Valli sliding down from Loki’s shoulder, Savithri opens eyes lying down on bed, Valli walks towards the door, Mithra quits on untangling the rope. ZOOM ONTO LOKI STAND SPEECHLESS. LOKI ¡ÁõüÌúÃÖþÁ ¤ÁÁÅà™Ãä, ¡Áõü§Ãä úʬà žÁϙìÁÅàþÂä©Áô ¡ÉžÁ⦠Á Âê? Dasaradh remains indifferent to Loki’s concern. DASARADH (O.S.) §ÁÂàþ à à §ÁÁàÏ ÁÅϙɍÁÅ ÁÅÏ™Ê ©ËžÁê¥ËœÊ, œÉÃþÁ £ÏŸÂþÍà ¥Á Â§ÁÅ £ÏŸÁ¥Ê ©ËžÁêÏ Valli pushes the saline stand on the floor as Loki and people stand surprised by the decision. CUT TO: PORTRAIT

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CAMERA TILT DOWN FROM DASARADH AND KESAVA’S PORTRAIT ZOOMING ONTO THE FLIPPING PHOTO ALBUM ON VALLI’S LAP VALLI. Valli closes eyes looking at Loki and Savithri’s marriage photos, closes both her ears annoyed by a newborn cry. NEW BORN (OS) (new born crying) A MIDWIFE HANDS OVER THE BABY TO LOKI, WIPES SAVITHRI’S FACE WITH WET TOWEL, MITHRA LURKING CURIOUS. Follow Mithra’s feet running towards Valli, sits in front and lifts her head up. CHILD MITHRA

€ÂÑ, €ÂÑ ©ÁúÃÖ £Å™Ãݣ£Åþà úÁÆ™ÁÅ Valli does not respond. Mithra shakes her up. MITHRA

€ÂÑ, €ÂÑ ‚ýÅ úÁÆ™ÁÅ VALLI (detests, pushes)

úÄ ±Í§Â! ©Â™ÁÅ þ œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁÅ ÂžÍ! Mithra hits the floor and cries looking shocked, Valli turns to the album and tear off Loki’s images one by one. TILT UP ON LOKI STANDING BY THE DOOR, OBSERVING. Valli throws the torn images at Loki with disgust and disdain, climbs the swing and looks furious at Loki. Loki picks up Mithra and walks out of the room shutting the door. CUT TO: SAVITHRI MIDWIFE HELP SAVITHRI SIT UPRIGHT AND HANDS OVER THE BABY. Loki sit next to Savithri holding Mithra, thinks for a moment.

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LOKI ¥ÁþÁÏ ƒ …§ÌžÃ¨Ã ýÎþÁōɮÁò™ÁÏ¥ÁÏúÞÁþáóÍàϞà ³Â©ÃœÃë Zoom onto Savithri as she looks understandable, caressing the newborn, notice Valli looking at her with anger. (Trans Valli running) SOUND CUT TO: VALLI SCREAMING 12

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Valli runs away from Loki yelling and screaming as Loki tries to control, Mithra looks curious standing at the door. VALLI þÊþÁÅ §ÂþÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ §ÂþÁÅ, þÊþÍÁÑ ™Ê „ÏýÂ, ¥Ä§ÁϜ ©É®Ãò±Ìϙà Loki grabs her, holds tight against shoulder, walks out as she flutters crying. LOKI §Éä¨Åì ýÎþ÷ ¨Í „ϙà ¥Á®Äò ©ÁžÂâÏ §Â¥Áé , þÂ¥Á ÂýÃþÁÅ œÁ¨Äì VALLI þÊþÁÅ §ÂþÁÅ, þÁþÌäžÁŨÆ, þÊþÍÁÑ ™Ê „Ïý þɩÁ§ÁÆ ©ÁžÁÆ â Mithra, Bhasha and Savithri with the newborn are standing outside by the loaded jeep. Just as Loki steps out of the door, Valli throws the candle at the standing mirror. A FLASH INSERT OF MITHRA’S CURRENT IMAGE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR, CAMERA ZOOM ONTO THE BROKEN MIRROR REFLECTING MITHRA’S PANT FACE AS THE DOOR SHUTS, MITHRA WALKS, SITS IN THE ROCKING CHAIR LOOKING AT THE UN-TICKING CLOCK. SOUND CUT TO: TRAIN 13

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PEOPLE GETTING OFF TRAIN. Bangaru Naidu gets off following Chebrolu & Narsing. Narsing opens an umbrella as Chebrolu carries a heavy suitcase. A sizable crowd run opposing Bangaru with whistles and garlands, Bangaru glows in excitement. BANGARU ‚žÊÏýÂë ? üþÁœÂ €ÏœÂ ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÃÂ ‚§ÁŬÁōÁÅ ¡Á™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ? þÂÊ žÉ¨ Ä ÁÅϙʞËþ Áþ Á §ÁêÏ üʪÂþÊÏýÄ? CHEBROLU ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ €¦÷ ±Ì¦÷ ‚¦Á Âê¨Íà ±ÂœÃÊ®Áò¦êϞÏž Á Á £Â©Â, ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÁŧÉàýÅۍͧÊýÃüþ¨Å? BANGARU Š Í, ¥Á§Êð±Í¦Á ÂþÍë ! Bangaru stands greeting the crowd. NARSING £ÂÂ þʧìà ÁÆ ™Â £Í¦Á Â§ÁÅ, ¬ÃϏè÷ election É¨íÁÅÏ™Â! People rush past roughing up Bangaru in the huddle, march towards Loki dragging Bangaru and his followers along. CROWD (loud and rhythmic) üÃϞ£ž÷ üÃϞ£ž÷ §ËœÁÅ §ÂüÅ üÃϞ£ž÷! üÃϞ£ž÷ üÃϞ£ž÷ Â§Ãé ÁŨ ªÂë ¥ÃÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷,! üÃϞ£ž÷ üÃϞ£ž÷ ¡ÊžÁ¨ ¡ÉþÃäŸÃ üÃϞ£ž÷!

BANGARU ©Ä®ÊòÏýÂ?ë žÁϙʬà ‡œÊàœÂà§ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ, œÌÃÑ žÁϙʬʨÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ

CLOSE CUTS AS CROWD GARLAND AND CARRIES LOKI. Bangaru is left messed up in the huddle with dishevelled hair, stained clothes, umbrella twisted back and suitcases crushed.

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BANGARU (feeling awful) €žÊ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í ™ÃÁþÂä ¬ÄþæÁ§÷ þ¦ÁÁÅ™Ãä ÁþĬÁÏ ÁŧÁō à ÁÆ ™Â ¡Áý Û ÁÅϙ ±ÍœÁÅϞà üþÁœÂ üƪ©Â! ŠÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÊþÁÅ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í üʧÃÖþÍ™ÁÅ, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÁþÁÅä ¡Áô§ÁŏÁŨ üƬÃà ©ËžÌ¨ÃÃ±ÍœÁþÂä™ÁÅ, ™ÃÃ £¨Å¡ÁÏý© ©Â¡ÁÏý©Â? CHEBROLU ©Â¡ËœÂ €ÏœÁ ¨Â©ÁôÁÅÏ™ÁžÁÅ £Â©Â, £¨Å¡Ê Chebrolu begins piling up the sarees lying on the floor. NARSING ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ˆÏýÏ™Ê? žÉªÂ£Ââ¨Å ±ÂýÅ €™ÁÝ¥Ëþ͙Íà ¬ÄýÃì¡ÃåœÁÆ à ÁÆ ³ÍÁ±ÍœÊ,¥Ä§ÁÅ œÉúÁÅ֍ͩÁúÁÅ֏ÁžÂ ŠÁ³Â§Ëþ ? Narsing bends down to fix the umbrella. CHEBROLU ¡ÃúÃÖ þ¦Á Â¨Â, ¦Áþ Á ÃúÊÖ©Í™Ê ©ÁôÏýÊ, ‚¡Ãå¬ÁÆ à ‡ÏžÁōÁÅ ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏý™Âë ? €©ÁœÁ¨ ¥Áþëà üþÁœÂ Í¬ÁÏ ™Ã¨Äì¨Í ŸÁ§Âä¨Å üʳ̜Êà, ƒ¦ÁþÁ £þ§Á¬÷ ‡¨Ãì ¡É¨Âìþ à à ±ÌýÅÛ ¬Ä§Á¨Å ÌþÁōÌÑœÁàþÂä™ÁÅ, ‡©Á™ÊÏ úÊœÁàþÂä™Í œÉ¨Å³ÍѨÊþà ƒ¡Ä¨Â ˆýà üþ¨Å? ¡ÃϏÁÅ¥Á Â¨ÃþÁ þ¦ÁřÍà ¥Á¨Äì §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ¡ÃϏÁÅ¥Á Â¨ÃþÁ €¬Ãð¬ÉÛÏýÅì! Narsing notice Bangaru looking down. CHEBROLU (cont'd) £Â©Â þÁÅ©Áôí žÂýà ±Ì¦Á Âê©ÁþÁōÁÅþÂäþÊ Bangaru picks up his kanduva, dusts off, Narsing stands holding the twisted umbrella.

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BANGARU €þÂë €þÁÅ, þ ©Ä¡ÉþÁÂ¨ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓ¥ÁϜ ˆÏ ÁÆ ³ÂàÏžÍ €žÊ ÁÆ ªÂ©÷, þÄžÊÏ œÁ¡Áôå¨ÊžÁÅ, žÄþÁÏœÁý à à Â§Á›Ï þÊþÁÅ ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä  ¥ÁÅϙʧ Bangaru walks away whining. BANGARU (cont'd) ŽžÁâ§÷ ³ÌÂÑ ¥ÄžÁ Á©ÁíÏœÁ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¬Ã©Á§ à à ¬Ä§Á¨Å ¥É¬ÁōÌúÊÖ ¨É©Ã¨÷ Ã žÃÁü§ÃÖϞà Bangaru runs back, and throw the sarees away and walks blabbering. BANGARU (cont'd) ÁÆ ! ¡Áë ü þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ £œÁÂ¨ÃðþÁ £œÁō ‚žÃ!¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þ þ¦ÁÁœÂí¥ÊÏžÍ žÂþà žÁÁÓ§ÁÅäÏúÊ §É¡Ë§÷ üʬÁō̜Âà! £Éü©Â™Á £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÏýÊ €¨ì§Á¨Åì™ÁÅ¨Í §Â©Áô Í±Â¨÷ §Â©Áô ÂžÁÅ ÁýÊÛ¬ÃþÁ ÁōÁÑ ¨Â ¡Á™ÁÅÏ™ÁýÂþÍà Chebrolu and Narsing stand by wondering Bangaru’s ferocity. CHEBROLU/NARSING €öÁ, ƒ ¡Áô¨Ã¬Ã ±Ì¦êþÁ ™Á¦¨ÂÁÅ¨Æ ¡ÉžÁ§Â¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ þÁ™ Á Á¨ÊÏ œÁÁÅÑ©Á ¨ÊžÁ¦ Á Âê, €ÁÑ ™Á ‚ÏýÍɨÊàþʥɠ€ÁÑ ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ¬Ã©ÂýÆì, ¬Ä¡Áô§Á žÉ£ç¨Å Bangaru continues walking, non-stop this time. CEBROLU £þ§Á¬÷ ±ÌýÅÛ ¬Ä§Á¨Å, ©ÁÏžÁÁÅ §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ÌÏý§ÁÏ™Ê? CUT TO: LOKI IN CROWD 13a

EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY : LOOKING FOR MITHRA

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

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LOKI ¥ÃœÂë ‡ÁÑ ™Á? DHARMAM §ÂœÃ§Ã ¥ÁþÁ ¬ÁÅ£Âç§Â©Áô¥ÄžÉ©Á™Í žÂ™Ãúʪ™Áϙà LOKI €¦œÊ? Dharmam smirks like lord-krishna. SOUND CUT TO: COIN ON TABLE 14

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Tight cut of Guna tapping coin on table, tiffin activities. GUNA §Ê¦÷! ‡ÁÅÓ žÍªÁ úÉ¡Ãå ‡ÏœÁ ¬Ê¡Á¦êϞçÂ? Tight follow of dosa pan, smacking on Guna’s face as abuses the waiter. MITHRA €þÂä ¬ÃϏè É ÂÓ ™Á£Å¨ÉÂÓ? As Guna and his people resist, Mithra silences them in an instant with the dosa pan, cahses Guna across the street and kicks him into a welding shop. Mithra takes Guna under control, holding the welding rod near Guna’s musch. MITHRA (cont'd) ¥ÁŬÁ¨Í®Áò ¥ÄžÂ ™ÁϏÁŨ ¥ÄžÁ ÁÏ™Á¨Å œÃ¡Êå ‡žÁ© Á à ¥Ä³Â¨ÉÏžÁōÁŧ ¨Ã¡Ãå þ̙ÁÂ? Guna screams as Mithra takes the weld near. SOUND CUT TO: BAR 15

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TILT UP FROM MULTIPLE FEET CLIMBING STAIRS. Mithra drags Guna upstairs masked and tied in a shirt (police style). Buchi Naidu looks up as Mithra enters his bar, a follower floors a couple of bar workers running with empty bottles. Mithra seats himself facing Buchi Naidu and unmasks Guna, pulls the beer glass from Buchi Naidu and hands it over to Guna who empties the glass in a gulp and looks at Buchi Naidu with a huge burp, Mithra lights a cigarette. GUNA (recites like a bond) €þÂä, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ƒ €þÁä úÉ¡ÊåžÊÏýÂë €ÏýÊ, þÂê¦ÁϏÂ, ŸÁ§Áé ϏÂ, ¬ÁýÛ¡Á§ÁϏ £Ã¨ÃÝϏ÷ ‹þÁ§÷ ¥ÁþÁ ˆžÁÆ ýà ¬ÁÅ£Âç §Â©Áô Â§ËœÃ§ÄÃ! ÁÅ¥Áé ™Ã £ÅúÃÖ þ¦ÁÅ™ËþÁ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡ÁžÊ®Áò ÃÏžÁý £ÂÏ™÷ §Â¬ÁōÁÅþà £Ã¨ÃÝϏ÷ ¥ÄžÁÃ ¨Äü÷ ‡Ïý§÷ €¦œÃ§Ä! €¦þÁÂ™ÁþÁÅÏúà ¨ËýÅì ™ÃÏ úʬà €þÂê¦ÁϏÂ, €ŸÁ§Áé Ϗ ¬ÁýÛ ‚§ÁÅžÁâϏ ‡žÁ©Á ¡ÁþÁŨŠüʬÁÅÑÏýÆ §Ìüōà ‡ÏœÁ¨ÊžÁþÂä ¨¯Á §ÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨Å ¬ÁϱžìÁÅàÏýçÄ! ÁœÁ ¥ÁÆ ™Ê®ÁÅòÂ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡Ê§Á£ÉýÃÛþÁ £Â™ÁŏÁ §ÌÂÑþÃä ©Á¬ÁÆ ¨Å úʬÁō͙ÂþÍà ¦ÁþÁ ¡ÁÏ¡ÃþÁ ¨Â¦Á§÷ þÍýĬ÷ þà ŽÂœÁ§ÁÅ úɦÁêÁÅÏ™Â, ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ Ář ¥ÁÅýÅۍÍþà ¥Áþëà ¥Äž Á à ¡ÁúÃÖ ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ Áœ Ã Ê þ¨ÂÏýà §Î™Ä¨Ãä œÍ¨™ÁÏ ˆ Í§ÁÅÛ¨Í þÂê¦ÁÏ €þÁäžÃ €þÁäÂ§Ã ¡Áë ªÁä! GUNA (cont'd) ‚žÄ þÁÅ ¥Á Â§ÉÑ ýÍì ü§ÃÃþÁ ÄœÍ¡ÁžÊªÁÏ, ªÂ§ÄØ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¡ÁÏúÁōÁÅþÂä, ‡©ÁþÂä ¬ÁÏžÊöÁ¨ÅÏýÊ ÁŧÁÅ©ÁôÂ§Áä™ÁōÍÑÏ™Ã! Guna gets up as Buchi Naidu and Mithra look at each other. GUNA (cont'd) ‚ÏœÁÁÆ ³Â§ÂϪÁÏ ˆÏýÏýÊ, þɨ þɨ £Â™ÁŏÁ ÁýÌۏÉÓ¦÷, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ÌýÅÛ ¥ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑþà žÌ£Éç¦÷! Âí§ÁÛ§÷ ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ¡ÊìýÅ £Ã§Ã¦ Á Âþà ±ÍþÁÅ þÁÅ©ÃíúÃÖþÁ ¡ÁžÃ©Ê¨Å! þÂê¦Á¥ËþÁ §Î™Ä ¡ÁþÊžËþ „ÏýÊ Á£Å§ÉýÅÛ £Â£Â¦÷! Mithra looks at Buchi Naidu under curly smoke rings.

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MITHRA €üÉϙ €§Áã¥Á¦êϞ þ¦ÁÅ™Í? ŠÊ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í „Ï™ÁōÁÅþà ¥ÁþÁ¥ÁžÉâþÄ ÁÅžÁÅâ¨Âý¨ÉÏžÁōÁÅ úÉ¡Áôå? Mithra gets up, pats on Buchi Nayudu’s cheek and walks. BUCHI NAIDU (V.O.) (distant) €üÉÏ™Â¨Í ‚ÏÍ ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ €§ÁãÏ Â¨ÊžÅÁ §Â, ‚ÏœÁÁÅ þÁÅ©Áôí ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Â™Ã Ì™ÁōéÂ? ™Ã ¡É®ÂòÏ Ì™ÁƍÁÅ©Â €þÄ? Mithra comes back, holds Buchi Naidu’s ears, bend him back over the chair and leans onto his face. MITHRA ¬Äþ÷ ¨Í þčÁ§ÁãÏ Â©Â¨ÃðϞà þ ²Â¥Ã¨Ä ħ§ÄÑ ÂžÁŧÂ! §Ê±ÌåžÁÅâþÁ ýâÃþ÷Á ýËÏ Ã £ÂÄ œÄ§Á֍ÁÅÏýÊ ¬ÄýÅ ÃÏžÁ ¥ÃÃ¨ÊžÃ £Â§Â ¨ÊÁ £Æ™ÃžÂ €þÃ, €¨ÂåþÁÏžÁÏœÍ þ¨ÍÁ ‡ýÅ £™ÃœÊ €ýÅ ±Â§Ê¬ÁōÁÅþÂä©ÁÏýÊ, ¥É™ Á ÁÅ üÅýÅۍÁÅþà ¬Á³Âà©÷ þ Ì™ÁÂ! Mithra pushes Buchi back onto the table as the plates break into pieces. As Buchi Naidu address his wound, Mithra lights a cigarette, walks out in style with followers. CUT TO: KOBBARI BOMDAM 16

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Loki issues ‘kobbari bondams’s for the fasting people. Cuts of ‘palaka’ and dances as some reporter swarm onto Loki, Mithra halts jeep and wait smoking. REPORTER1 ³Â§÷, ¬ÊÛ œÉúÃÖþÁÏœÁ ¥Á ÂœÂë þÁ granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ ¬Á¥Á¬Áê ¡Á§Ã´ÂѧÁ¥ÎœÁÅÏžÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â ? LOKI  ¡Áë ªÁä ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝþÃ, §Â«ÁÛë ¡Áë ¤ÁÅœÂíþÃä €™ÁÁÏ™Ã

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REPORTER2 governement ‚úÃÖþÁ üÄ©Íþà challenge úɦÁê™ÁÏ¨Í ¥Ä ŸÄ¥ Á  ˆÏýÃ? Loki calls him forward. LOKI ¥ÉÅþÂä¥ÁžÉâ ¥Ä £Â©Á ¦Á Â¤Ë ¬ÉÏýÅì ¬Áá¨Ï ÌþÂä™ÁÅ ‡ÏœÁÌÑþÂä™ÁÅ? REPORTER2 (silent) LOKI €ÏžÁ§ÃÄ œÉ¨ÃðÏžÊ úÉ¡Áõå DURGA €§Á©Ë ¨¯Á¨Å LOKI üÄ©Í ¡Áë Â§ÁÏ ©Ä®ÁòÌúÊÖ ¨ÉÉÑ ÏœÂ? DURGA œÌÏ£Ë ©Ê¨Å LOKI œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁÆ ! žÎ§ÁØþÂêþÃÄ ÁÆ ™Â ÁžÁÅâ¨ÅÏý¦÷, €©Ã ¥Ä§ÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ žÎ§ÁØþÁê¥Ê ‹™Ã±ÍœÁÅϞà Loki tend to move through the crowd. REPORTER2 Á©Á§Áä¥ÉÏýÅ žÂžÂÃ§Ã úʳÍàÏžÁþà œÁ¡Áôå £™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä§Â? LOKI œÁ¡Áôå¨Å ¡ÁýÛ™ÂþÍà ¥ÁþÁ žÊªÁÏ¨Í Á©Á§Áä¥ÉÏýÊ ¨ÊžÁÏýÅþÂäþÁÅ žÂžÂÃ§Ã œÁ¡Áå

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Loki walks towards Mithra, a mercedez stops in front, driver gets out, bows in front of Loki. DRIVER £Â¬Ã §É™ ÃÝ Â§ÁÅ þ´Âۍà §Á¥Áé þ§Áϙà LOKI ‚©Âí®Á¥Á Â ‚ÏýÍìþÊ menu £Â©ÁôÏýÅÏžÃ,¥Ä §É™ ÄÝ Â§Êä §Á¥Áé þÁÅ Loki walks off, Durga and the crowd spontaneously attack the merc leaving it totally disfigured in an instant. Loki looks back at the punctured tires, broken windows and looks at Durga. LOKI (cont'd) €þÃä §ÍÂ¨Ä ŠÁýÊ ¥ÁÏžÁýÂë ? ¬ÊœÁŨÉþ Á ÃÑ þÉýÃÛ þÍýÃœÍ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÝÏ œÉ¨Å¬ÁōÍϙà DHARMAM ¬Ä¥Á ¬ÃþÂé¨ üÉþÁ§Ê«Áþ÷, ¬Ã©Ã¨÷ ¥ÊþÁ§ÁðýÊÛ „Ïý¦÷, ‡ÁÑ Ï™Ã! Loki nods disappointed and gets into the Sumo. DURGA (pulls the driver aside) §Í¦÷,¥Ä €¦êÍ §ÁÅ þ´ÂۍÌúÂÖ™Ê €þÁōÍ, €ÁÑ ™Á ¡ÁÃ¨ÊžÃ Â§ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, €§Áâ¥Á¦êÏžÂ?¥Á§ÂêžÁÂ ¥Á Â ±Ì¨Â¨Ã úÁÅýÆÛ ¡Á¨ Ã Ê §ÊýÅ üɨÃìÏúÁōͥÁþÅÁ , ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡ÊýɨÃì ¥ÁŏÁÅӧ®Êò§ÁōͥÁþÁÅ Driver runs away from the crowd. CUT TO: SUMO 17

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

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MITHRA €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÂþÁÅ, þÁÅ©Éí®Ãò üʦ Âþà Á¨Å©Áô Mithra hangs the phone and throws out the cigarette. LOKI ¡Á£ Ãì ÷ ¨Í ¥Á§ÂêžÁÍ¬Á¥Ëþ ¬ÃÁ§Éý÷ ÁýÉÛ¦ÉÅêúÁÅÖ ÁžÁ§Â? MITHRA ¬ÃÁ§Éý÷ Ä ¥Á§ÂêžÁÄ scientific Â ˆÏ ¨Ãύ÷ ¨ÊžÁÏý þÂþÂä, ¬ÃþÁä¡ÁåýÃäÏúà þÁÅ©Áôí þ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ œÂÁ£ýÊÛ ‚¨Â œÁ¦ Á §Á¦ÁêþÁÅ, ħͦüÏ ¡ÁÏ™ÁÅžÁâþÃ! LOKI ˆ™Âð©÷! ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä §Ì™ÁÅݥĞÁ ¡Á™Ã ¢ËýÃϏÁÅ üʪ§ÁÏý, ˆÏýà ¬ÁϏÁœÃ? Mithra peeks into the paper. MITHRA ‚¡Áôå™Ê ÁžÂ ÌýÃÛÏžÄ, €¡Áôå™Ê €úÁÖ¦êÏžÂ? LOKI ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁÅ üþ¨Ãä Ì™ÃœÊ ¡Ê¡Á§÷ þÁÆ ê¬÷ ÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ‡¬Éð¥Éé ¬÷ þÁÆ ê¬÷ €©ÁôížÃâ Loki pulls out the cigar and cuts the tip with a hand cutter. LOKI (cont'd) ‚¨ÂÏýà úèì§Á ¡ÁþÁŨÍì þÄ úÊœÁŨŠ¡Éý Û ÅÁ , žÂþÍͬÁÏ ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠ©Ê§ÁÅ! Loki looks at Bhasha and turns back to the paper, Mithra pulls the cigar from Loki and throws it out. MITHRA þÃþÂä úÁÅýۨŠ¥Á Âþà ¬ÃÃ§ÉýÅì œÂÁ¥ÁþÂäþÂ? health Ã ¥ÁÏúÞà ÂžÁÅ Cigar on the road. (CONTINUED)

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LOKI ±Ì®ÁÆ ò™ÁÌýÅۍ͙ÂþÍà ˆ§Â¦ËœÊ ˆÏýÍ? JEEP PASSING BY. CUT TO: RAISING SHAMYANA 18

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Jeep halts in the drive way, Loki notice people busily decorating the front yard under a shamyana. LOKI ´Â¥Á Âêþ¨ÊÏýÂë ? þÁÅ©Áôí ÁÆ ™Â ¥Ä €ÁÑ ¨ÂÊ þÍýĬ÷ ‚©ÁíÁÅϙ ¡É®Ãò üʬÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©ÊýÄ? Mithra walks to lend a hand in erecting the shamyana. MITHRA þÊþÁÅ úʳÍÑ£Í¦Ê ¥É™Á¨÷ ÃÏœÁ Á¨§÷ €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁŨÊ, €žÃ ¡É®ÃòÃ ÁÆ ™Â £ÃÃþÄ¨Í ©ÁúÁÅÖžÃâ! MITHRA (cont'd) (with workers) §Ê¦÷ !  ÁÅÏüþà žÂ§ÃÁ™ÁÝÏ ±ÂœÂ§ÊÏýÂë ? €ýÊ¡Áô ¥Á Â§ÁÖÏ™Ã! DHARMAM œÁ¥Á§Ã ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ ÁŧÁÅà úÊžÂâ¥ÁþÁÏ™Êà €§ÊÏüÃ¥ÉÏýÅ LOKI €ÏýÊ ‚ Á ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã ÁōÁÑ þÁ¡Áôå™Ê §Éý˧÷ Á¥Áé ÏýÅþÂä§Â? DHARMAM (follows) ‚ÏúÁÅ¥ÃÏúÁÅ! ÁŧÂë ™ÁÅ ‚¡ÁåýÃÊ üþ¨Íì ™Ä¡÷ Â þÂýōÁűͦÁ Â™ÁÅ, Ãë ´Âß §Â¥Á Â €þà ¤ÁüþÁ úʬÁō͍ÁÅϙ ‚ύ ‡ÏžÁōÁÏ™Ê ¥ÄÁÅ §ÂüÄ¦ Á ¨Å?

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People giggle as Loki enter his office room, Mithra follows Loki inside. CUT TO: BASI REDDY 18a

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BASI Reddy is waiting in the office room along with Chinna and Dinesh, Loki turns serious. BASI REDDY ©ÁÏžÁþ¨Š‡¥Éé ¨Êì Â§ÁÅ! €úÁÖÏ ÏŸÁë Ê¬Á§Ãþà üƬÃþÁýÅÛϙžÃ, Mithra closes the door. CHINNA (introduces) ™Â™Ä, ƒ¦ÁþÁ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ €þà ¡ÉžÁ⠍ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷, ¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä Á¨©Â¨ÏýÊ œÄ¬ÁōÌúÂÖþÁÅ BASI REDDY ³Â¨Êì©Á¦ Á Âê ¬ÁÃÑ ¨ÃÃ¨Ã! ¥Ä þ¦þÁ ¡ÁÏú¦œÃ ¡Äý¥ÄžÁ ÁƍÁÅþÁä¡ÃåýÃäÏúà ¡Á§ÃªÁ¦ÁÏ þÁÅ, §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ý§÷é ¨Å §ÁÆ ¨ÃϏ÷ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¬Ë™÷ €¦þÁÏœÁ ¥ÁýÅÛÊ ¥Á§Ãð ±ÍœÂ¥Á Â ˆÏžÊÃ? ˆ¥ÁÏý©÷ ¨ÍÁ¥ÉÂ? Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í ¥Ä ©Í™ÁÅ ¥Á Â ©Í™ÁÅ £¨Ê ¡Éë Ï™÷ð €Ï™Ê! þ¦þÁ¨Â¨Â§Â, ¥Ä§ÁÅ £¦ýÍà £Ì¦ê Â§ÁÏ £Í§÷⠁™ÁōͣÍÏ™Ã! Chinna leaves the room with Dinesh, maid walks in with tea, Loki trims the cigar tip and settles down in his chair as Mithra stands leaning by the door. BASI Reddy sits across. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ‡ÏžÃ ¨ÍÁ¥ÂÉ , þÁ£Æ«Á›ÂþÃä üƬÁäýÅÛ üƬÁàϙ©Í? granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ ¥ÄžÁ þÄ œÂœÂѨÍÁ ©Ãü¦Á ÂþÍà þ €¤Ã©ÂžÁÏ! ¬É¡ÁôåœÍ ÍýÃÛþ úÃϜ¥ÁþÊ ÁœÁþÁäýÅÛ §ÂüčÌúÃÖþ¨Ê! BASI Reddy looks at Mithra, rolling the paper weight.

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BASI REDDY (cont'd) €£ÃçÊϞà Â§ÁÏ £Í§ÁÅÝ €¨©ÂýÅ ¨ÊžÂ? Mithra greets with a grin, Loki lights the cigar. LOKI ©Â™ÁÅ þʧÃÖþÁ ý¨Å ©Ê§ÁÅ §É™ÃÝ MITHRA (clears throat) ©ÁúÃÖþÁ ¡ÁþÊÏýÍ üÉ¡Êà, Ã±Í¦þÁÁ ýËÏ ¥Á®Äò ÁžÁŨŞÃâ! Mithra lights cigarette as BASI Reddy stares at him and Loki. LOKI (understandably) ¬ÃÁ§Éý÷ Ä ¥Á§ÂêžÁÄ scientific Â ¨Ãύ÷ ¨ÊžÁÏý §É™ÊÝ BASI REDDY ÁÅ, £Ã™ÁÝþà ªÂþ ¥ÁÅúÁÖýÂ ¡ÉÏúÃþ©÷ þ¦™Í! þ¨ÍÏýÍ®Áò ÌÏ¡Á¨ ¥ÄžÁ þáÁôå¨Å £Í¬ÁàþÂä©÷,  ¥ÁýÅۍÁÅ ²Â¨Í¦Ï÷ ¨ÊÁÅÏýÊ Á«ÁÛϨÊ! MITHRA ÁřìɨŠ¡ÄÃ ÌÏ¡Á¨Å Á™ÁÅàþÂä©÷÷, Â¨ÃþÁ Á™ÁÅ¡Áô¨Å Â¨ÅœÁà¦÷ ÁžÁ §É™ÊÝ? system balance €©ÌížÁÆ â BASI REDDY ÁÏ¡Áõêý§÷ ªÁœÂžÉâÏ¨Í ¡ÁôýÃÛ þÁÁð¨Ãü÷é ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂ©ÊϞà þ¦þÂ? ˆ žÊªÁÏ £Ì¦êþ ±Â¨ÃÏúÊ ‚ü¥Á¨Âì ŠÁÑ ýÊ, žÌ§ÃÃþÍ™ÁÅ žÌ§ÃÃþÁϜ žÌ£ÅçÁÅœÃþÊ ‚üÏ! MITHRA (retorts with same accent) €¦œÊ þÁÅ©Áôí £Ì¦÷  ¡Áþà ¥ÄžÁÅÏ™Á§ÂžÍ, ¥Á ÂœÍ ÁÆ ³Íþà ¦Á¥ Á ͨ üʳÂàϙ©Í! BASI Reddy looks at Loki who shrugs with a smirk, BASI Reddy springs up and looks at Mithra. (CONTINUED)

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BASI REDDY ¡ÁÏú¦œÄ £Í§÷Ý ¡Áõêþ÷ ¨ Â™Á þÃÏúà prime minister ¡Ã¦Êê¨ žÂÂ €™ÁÝ¥ÉÅúÃÖþÁ Â™ÃžÁþÁ¨Âì ¥Ê¡Ã œÉúÁÅ֍ÁÅþÁä G.O §Â ‚žÃ, ‰žÌÏžÁ¨ É Á§Â¨ granite Ã Áϙà £ÉýÃÛ ³ÌÂÑ žÁŨšÁôÁÅÏý žÃÃþ™ÁÅ ¥Ä þ¦þÁ! ©Ã®Ã¬Êà ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Å, ¦þÉÏœÁ ÂÏŸÄ ˆ¬Á¥Ê¬Ãþ þÍýÅ §Â¨ÏžÊ ©ÍýÅ §Â¨žÁÅ þ¦þÂ!þ ¡ÁôýۥĞÁ þÁÅÏúà Â¨Å œÄ¬Ã matter ¬Éýè÷ üʬÊà,  þÍýÊì©Í þÊþÁÅ §Â¨Å³Âà! ¥ÁÅžÁŧÁÅ þÊœÁ ¡Ã¨ì þÊœÁ þÃ¥Áé ®ÁϏ ¨Í¬ÃÏúÁÏ™Ã! Reddy turns to the door, Mithra pulls out a file from table. MITHRA §É™ÊÝ Mithra throws the file at Reddy’s feet. MITHRA (cont'd) þÁÅ©Áôí §Â¨Å³ÂàþÁþÁä þÍýÊ©Í ƒ ¬ÉýèÉé Ïý÷ ¡Áë Â§ÁÏ §Â¨ÅÖ, ‹ý ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ¥ÊÏ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂÏ BASI reddy looks at people through the window who are peeking anxiously from outside, BASI Reddy looks at Loki. BASI REDDY Ì™ÁōÁÅ ªÂþ ¡ÁžÁÅþÁŏÁÅϙ™Á™Á¦ÉÂê, ¡ÁžÁÅþÁÅ œÁ¡Áå ¡Á¨ÅÁÅ žÉ¨Äþà ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ! £žÁâ§ÁϏ ©Á§Á¨Í £ÉýÅۍÍ! BASI Reddy looks serious at Mithra. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ¡Ã¨ì ±ÌÁŧÁťĞÁÅϙ©÷, ý¨Í þʧÁÅðÍ©Â¨ÃðϞà ªÂþ „ϙ žÃ, œÁÁÅÓ! ¥Á ÂžÃ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡Êý þ¦ÁþÂ! ÁŨŠ§Â¨ÁÅÏýÊ Ì¥Áé ¨Æ, Ì¥Áé ¨Å œÉÁÁÅÏýÊ ©Ê§ÁÆ ì þÁ§ÁōÁÅÑÏý £ÍœÂÏ! BASI Reddy leaves the room, Mithra and Loki look at each other with a smirk, turns attentive to the huddle outside. SOUND CUT TO: FRONT YARD

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Durga and his people mush around and beat BASI Reddy with chappal. DURGA ‚ύÉþÃä ÍýÅì ¬ÁϱžóÂà©Áô§Â?¥ÄžÊ¬ÁōÁÅþà œÁÁ¨™ÁœÂ©ÁÏýÂë žÌϏÁ þ Ì™ÁÂ? ¨Ê£§Í™Ã ¬É¡Áôå žÉ£ç œÃþÍä™É©Á™ÁÆ £ÂÁÅ ¡Á™ÁÅÝ, ¡Áô§ÁŏÁŨŠ¡Á™Ã¬Á³Âà©÷ , ¡Áô§ÁŏÁŨŠ¡Á™Ã ¬Á³Âà©÷ þ Í™ÁÂ! Mithra rushes out. MITHRA (yells) žÁŧÂÓ Durga holds back, BASI Reddy wipes his face and gets into the jeep with a wicked look. MITHRA (cont'd) ‚¨ÂÏýÃ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä úÉ¡ÁôåœÍ ÌýÂÛ¨ÏýÊ ™Ã¨ÄìžÂÂ œÄ§ÁÅϞà ¨ËþÁÅ, ÌýÅۍÁÅÏýÆ ±ÍœÂ©Â? DURGA žÌ§ÃÃþÌ™Ãä ÌýÅۍÁÅÏý ¥ÁÏ™Ê Durga mums up looking at Mithra’s furious eyes. CUT TO: SAVITHRI 19

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Savithri walks towards dining table carrying gaarelu. Golie is busy eating and reading. SAVITHRI €¡Áôå™Ê ¥ÃϏÁŜ©ÊÏýÂë ? ¡Áë ³ÂžÁÏ œÉúÊÖ ©Á§ Á ÁÅ Á¥ÁþÂäþÂ?

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GOLIE ¡Áë ³ÂžÁÏ ‡¡Áôå™ÁÅ œÃÏýÊ ˆ¥ÁÅϞà ÏýÄ? ¬Áí§ÁÓÏ¨Í ¥ÄÁþÂä §ÌÏ™Á™ÁŏÁŨŠ‡þÁÁÅÏýÂþÁϜʏÂ? Golie grabs a handful of gaarelu. SAVITHRI Â¬Áà þÉ¥Áé žÃÂ ¥ÃϏÁÅ! ÌÏœÁÅþÁ ¡Á™Ã ±ÍœÂ©÷! Mithra joins table. MITHRA ™ÁÅ ¡ÁôýÃÛÏžÊ ¥ÃϏÁ™ÂþÍÃ, §ÁÆ ¨Åð ¡É™ÃœÊ workout €©ÁžÁ¥Äé GOLIE €¨Í! ŠÁ¡ Á ÁÑ þÁ €§ÁÁžÄ¬Ã ¬ÁžÁƍÁÅÏýÅþÂäÏ ‚ÁÑ ™Á, þĨ ™Âë ¡÷ €©Áôý÷ £Ê©Â§÷ð €þÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©ÊýÄ? Mithra smacks on Golie’s head, Dharmam stops bye. DHARMAM (graceful) £Â£Æ, ¤ÌÏúʬà œÁ§ÁÅ©ÂœÁ úÁžÁÅ©ÁôÍ©ÁúÁÅÖ ÁžÂ? ˆÂÁë œÁ žÉ£ç œÃÏýÅϞʥÉÂ! Golie folds the book and looks serious at Dharmam. GOLIE þÊþÁÅ úÁžÃ©ÊžÊ¥ÁþÂä clerk exam Â? §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ¨¯Á¨ ¥ÁϞà §Â¬Êà §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ©Ê¨ ¥ÁϞà ±Â¬Á¦Êê €¦Êê¦É¬÷! €ÏýÊ œÃþÊ¡Áôå™ÁÅ, ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÊ¡Áôå™ÁÆ , ±Í¬ÁōÁÅþÊý¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¬ÁžÁÅ©ÁôœÂþÊ „ÏýÂÏ! MITHRA €ÏœÊÂþà ¥ÃÁœÂ €¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¬ÁžÁ©ÁÏ GOLIE þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁÆ ³ÍÑ£Ê! bloody political dog! (CONTINUED)

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Turns to Dharmam. GOLIE (cont'd) úÁÆ ™ÁÅ üþÁÂ, ‚žÃ þËÏýÄþ÷ ¬ÃÄðÛ þËþ÷ ÂžÁÅ, ¬Ážþ âÉ äÁ Ï œÃþÃ, ¡ÉžÁâ£Â¨ ªÃïÁ ¡Áý Û ÂþÉ ™ÃÄë ¨ÃúÉÖ¦Áê™ÂþÍÃ! ±Â¬Á©Áí™ÂþÃÄ ¢Ë¨÷ €©Áí™ÂþÍåÁžÉâ ¥ÁÅžÁâ ¥ÁÅžÁ â Ä ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í „þÁä Â¡Ê œÊ™Â Golie turns back to the book. Dharmam looks like a caricature and leaves the table. DHARMAM but mine is a small doubt my dear son! §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Íì ‡ÂØÏ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ‚ύ §ÉÏ™Í ¡ÊüÄ¨Í „þÂä©ÊÏýÃ? Golie flips to the rear of the book. GOLIE ‡þÁÁ þÃÏúà ¨ÉÉÑ ™Êà ‡þÍä ¡ÊüÄ? Dharmam blinks. GOLIE (cont'd) §Ã©Ãüþ÷ úÊœÁàþÂä ‚ÁÑ ™Á!þ ªÄ¨ÂþÃä ªÁύÃÏú©ÁÏýÊ „œÁà§ÁÏ §Â¬Ã œÁé ÁœÁê úʬÁÅÑÏý úÉ¡ÁôàþÂä! ‡¨Ãì ¡Áþà üƳÍÑ©Á¦Áê! Dharmam walks away obediently. Mithra peeks into Golie’s book. MITHRA (subtle) shadow þ©ɨ÷ œÍþÊ ‚ÏœÁ £Ã¨Ý±Âå?¥ÁþëéÂ, WMD Bush ©Â? ¦ÁþÃä úÁÆ ¬Êà ü¨ʳÂàϞç GOLIE (flips paper) þÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â! ‚þÊ©Í™ÁÅ ƒ¡Ä €¦œÊ ˆþÁŏÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â ‡¨ÃÂ¡ÉÛ§÷ œÍ¨ÅžÃâ ¥Á§Ã CUT TO: LOKI

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Loki comes out of shower drying his head, Chinna is playing Wii with Dinesh and Jitu. LOKI (to Chinna) ˆÏýÂë , ‚ύ Â¨Éüà ¬ÁÅÛ™ÉÏý÷ð œÍ œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÆ ‡¨¯ÁþÁÅäì þÁ™ÁÅ¡ÁôœÁÅþÂä©ÁÏý? CHINNA ©Ä™ÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏýÊ þÊþÁÅ campaign úʬÁÅàþÂä ™Â™Ä LOKI ©Ä™Â £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ÁžÁÆ ? Chinna nods yes. Both of them get busy with the game. LOKI (cont'd) ÁÅ! £Â©ÁôϞçÂ, €£Âç €£Âç ÁœÁÅà¨Å žÁÆ ¬ÁÅàÏýÊ Ì™ÁōÁŨÞÁâ§ÁÆ ¥ÁÆ œÁŨŠ§Â³ÍÑ™ÁÏ! Â¬Áà ¨ÍÂì¬÷ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÍà ÁÆ ™Â freindship úɦ÷, §ÍÂêþÍà ¥ÁÏúÞÃ! Loki throws the towel on Chinna’s face to distract from the game. LOKI (cont'd) ‚ÏýÍì ŠÁ™ÁÅ Â™Ã œÁ¡ÃåϞà ú¨Æ, …§ÊÃÏ¡Áô¨Å ¥Á Âþà next ˆÏ úɦÁ Âê¨Í ¨ÍúÃÏúÁÅ! ³Â©ÃœÄë , þÁÆ ¤Â´ÂÁÆ ýâÃþ÷ ¡ÁÏ¡ÃÏúÁÅ Loki walk towards stairs and greets Bhasha and Nadiya at the door. GOLIE €ÏÁŨ÷ ‚ϞÁ þÃþÁÅä D.A.B €þÂä™ÁÅ, ©ÃþáÃúÃÖÏžÂ? MITHRA þĨ ÌÏýÉ ¡Áô¬Á à ¨ŠúÁžÃ©Ê ¥ÊŸÂ©Ãþà ÂžÁþÄ! Loki receives a file from Nadiya and flips through. (CONTINUED)

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LOKI (kind smile) ú¨ ¡ÉžÁâ¥Á Â馩˱ͦÁ Â©Ê! ¬Á™Áþ÷ Â ¥Ä þÂþÁä ©ÁôžÍêÂþÍÁ§ÄØ ¡É™ÃœÊ €¬Á¨Å Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í ‡¡Áôå™ÁÅ úʧÃÏžÁ£Âç €ÏÁÅþÂäþÁÅ LOKI (cont'd) ŸÁ§Áé Ï! €¥Á Âé¦þà ¥ÁþÁ hotel Ã ¥ÊþÊü§÷ Â appoint úɦ÷ Loki hands over the file to Dharmam. NADIYA

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

thanks uncle

LOKI (cont'd) (walk upstairs) ¡ÄÊ¬Ã ‚ÏýÍì €ÏýÅì œÍ¥Á™ÂþÍà ¡ÉýÅۍÍ, œÂÁţ͜ɞÁ©Á! Loki goes upstairs followed by Dharmam, Bhasha walks Nadiya out with a carry bag. Mithra washes hands and get up. MITHRA ‚Á Áœ à ÃϞà ú¨Å, ¨ÉÁ©Á§Â! GOLIE §Ê¦÷ !þÁÅ©ÃíÏýÍÌúÃÖþÁ ¥ÁþÃ«ÃœÍ ¬ÁϳÂѧÁϏ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Á™ÁÏ þʧÁÅ֍Í! Mithra whistles for Chinna who is leaving home. MITHRA §Ê¦÷ úÃþÂä! Mithra throws a key onto Chinna’s face, Chinna catches, Mithra approaches with a hand towel. MITHRA (cont'd) enjoy, ‚©Âí¨ÃÛ þÁÅÏúà van þÄžÊ

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CHINNA €ÏýÊ þčÁÅ ±ÂœË ±Í¦ÏžÂ? Mithra feels intrigued. CHINNA (cont'd) (elated) Just kidding! ƒ profile ¨¯Ãé ¬ÃþÃ¥Á Â¨Í ©ÉύĨ „þÂä©÷ §Â, Âύ÷ð! Chinna hugs and kisses Mithra repeatedly. MITHRA  Â¨ÊüÃœÍ ¨ÃύÁŨŠœÁÃÓÏúÁÅÍ CHINNA ¨ËýÅ œÄ³ÍÑ, þÄœÁŨŠþčÁÅ ¬ÁÅà¨Å þÁÅ €þÁäýÅÛϞà ¬Á¨öÁ, ¥ÁþÁÏ úÁžÃ©ÃþÁ Â¨Êü÷ ¨Í  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï legacy maintain úʦÁêÁÅÏýÊ family ¡Á§ÁÅ©Áô ±ÍžÃâ! Mithra stands watching Chinna a bit concerned. CUT TO: EXT HOME 19a

EXT. LOKI HOME - DAY: ‘BABUGAARU’

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Chinna walks out with Dinesh, a client is waiting. CLIENT £Â£ÅÂ§ÁÅþÂä§ÁÏ™Ã? CHINNA ˆ £Â£ÅÂ§ÁÏ™Ê? Mithra walks out, client notices. CLIENT úÃþÁ£Â£Å Â§ÁÅ Chinna looks at Mithra.

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CHINNA ¥Á§Ã þÊþÊÏýÃ? Client winks, Chinna gets in the van and leaves as Mithra invites the client into the office. SOUND CUT TO: JEEP STOPPING 20

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Mithra & Golie get off, notice Vikki crying relentlessly sitting in the doorway, half naked. MITHRA ˆÏýÂë £ÅüÏ Ø Â, ƒŸÃþÁ£™Ã ‚¡Êå¬ÁōÁÅþà ¥Á§Ä ˆ™ÁÅœÁÅàþÂä? Vikki tardily gets up, turns around to display spanking marks on his bums. MITHRA (cont'd) ‡©Á§ÁÅ?¥Ä €œÁà ÍœÊþÂ? Vikki nods yes, Mithra comforts. MITHRA (cont'd) þÁōÁÅþÂä €¡Áôå™Ê,¥Áþô ¥Á Â¦Á Â©ÁœÂ €žÃ! ‚ÏœÁÁÅ þÁÅ©ÊíÏ úʳ©Áô £ÅüÃØ £ÏÂ§ÁÆ ? VIKKI žÂþà ¬ÁÆ Ñý§÷ key ©Âý§÷ ýÂύ÷ ¨Í ¡Á™Ê³ÂþÁÆ MITHRA €ÏœÁ ¥ÁÏúà ¡Áþà úʪ©Â? ˆÏžÁōÊýÄ? VIKKI ‚©Â®Á þÁÅ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨ÌžÁÅâ ¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê? MITHRA Ãë ÉýÂÛ? Vikki nods yes, Valli throws nikker out and yells. (CONTINUED)

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VALLI œÍ¨Å œÄ³Âà ©ÉŸÁ©Â! ©ÁúÃÖ þÍÁÑ §Ê¬ÁōÍ! MITHRA þ £ÅüÃØ ÌÏ™Ê! ‚¨ÂÏýà ‚™Ã¦Á Â¨É¡Áôå™ÁÆ ¡Á£ Ãì ÷ Â ™ÃÊì§÷ úÊœÊ ©Á§ÁÑ ©Áôý÷ Â©Á¥ Á Âé! ¬ÁžÁÆ â ¬Á¡Ãå™Ä ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨÷ É®Âò¥Á Â, ý¬÷ €¦Êê ¬Á§ÃÃ ±ÌýÛýÅۍÍþÃà ‚ÏýÍÌúÂÖ¥Á Â €þÁäýÅÛϙ¨Ã, ‡¨Ãì þÍÁÑ §Ê³ÍÑ£Í! Vikki stops crying at once runs inside. Mithra looks up to notice Latha leaned into the tank struggling to find keys. MITHRA (cont'd) Š¬Ê ¬ÁÆ §Á囍Â! §Â©Ê ÃÏžÁÄ! ¡Á¬Ã ¡Ã¨Íì™Ã þÍÁÑ §Ã¡Áå™ÁÏ ÂžÊ, žÁ¥ÁÅéÏýÊ...(interrupted) A flood of water rushes onto Mithra’s head from terrace. Mithra looks up, Latha looks down with sorry feeling. LATHA ³Â§Ä £Â©Â! key €ÏžÁ¨ÊžÁÆ , €ÏžÁÅÊ þÄ®ÌòžÃ¨ÊªÂþÁÆ 20a

EXT. VALLI HOME TERRACE - DAY : THE KEYS

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(Jump Cut) Mitra appears in front of Latha. MITHRA ©Áôþ ¡Ã¨Âì? ýÂύ÷ ¨Í key €ÏžÁÅ Í™ÂþÍà €þÃä þÄ®ÁÅò ©Ê¬÷Û úɦ Á Âê¨Â úÉ¡Áôå! €©ÁœÁ¨ ¥ÁžÂë ¬ÁÅ¨Í £ÃÏžÉÍ ŽÆþÄ ü§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅÏýÊþÁÆ ! Mithra turns the valve up, lifts Latha and drowns her upside down into the tank, pulls her out drenched as she comes out with key in hand. MITHRA (cont'd) ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! ýÂύ÷ ¨Í þÄ®ÁÅò ¥ÃÃ¨Ã±Í¦Ê úÊœ à à œÂ®ÁÏ žÌ§ÃÌ±Í¦Ê Mithra is suddenly distracted and baffled by Latha’s figure.

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MITHRA (cont'd) (sparse and airy) öÁ, þÁÅ©ÃíÏœÁ tight ¢ÃÁ§Â? Latha screams, cries and chases Mithra on the terrace. LATHA ÁÆ þ Â¨Éüà ™Áë ¬÷ ±Â™ÁÅ úʳ©Áô £Ï™Á ¬ÁúÃÖþÍ™Â! Latha chases, beats and floors him, Mithra kisses her mildly and feels guilty as she remains stunned. MITHRA ³Â§Ä ¡Ã¨Âì, „™ÁōÁťĞÁ Â¨Å ü§ÂþÁÅ! Latha becomes anime and furious. LATHA ©Â¥ÉÂé! ©Â§Âä¦ÁþÍ ‚Á þÁþÁÅä ¡É®Éò©Á™ÁÅ úʬÁōÁÅÏý™Áŧ §Ê¡Ã¬÷Û ©ÉŸÁ©Â!? MITHRA (innocent tone) þÊþÁ¨Â ©ÁžÃ¨Ê¬Ê ýË¡÷ ÂžÁŨʩÊ! LATHA €žÊ ÁžÁ§Â þ Ž§Áé ! ƒ €§Á ™ÃÄë ©ÉŸÁ©Áþà úʬÁōÁÅþà £œÁōÁϜ ‡¨Â ú©ÁþÂë ³Â¥Ä þÊþÁÆ ? MITHRA (relieved) Á¥Áé ¦Á Âê, €ýËìœÊ ¨Ëý÷ œÄ¬ÁōÍ! single kiss œÍ£œÁÁϜ £¬÷ ³ÂÛÏ™÷ €¦êÏžÁþÁōÁÅþÂäþÁÅ Latha chases Mithra down the stairs beating and screaming. LATHA þÃþÁÆ ä...

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MITHRA ‚žÃÍ! ¥ÁÅžÁÅâ ¥Êý§÷ ¡Á£Ãì÷ üʪ©ÁÏýÊ Â§ÁÏýď þÁÏýÁ™œ Á §ÁÅ, Á¥ÁÅéþÁ ¥ÁÆ œÃ Á™ÁōÁÅÑþà £ýۨŠ¥Á Â§ÁÅ֍ͱÍ! Mithra and Latha run downstairs. 20b

EXT. VALLI HOME - DAY : BROTHER & SISTER

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Vikki greets with a smirk, Latha notice the scooter tires punctured, Vikki hides a screw driver in hand. Latha collapses and start crying at the same spot as Vikki. Valli walks with the school bag. VALLI ©ÁúÄ֧ÂþÊ žÂþà ¥ÄžÁ £™ÂÝ©ÊÏýÂë ? þÁÅ clinic ýË¥ËÏžÃ, ©Ä®Áòþà œÄ¬ÁōɮÃò ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨÷ ¨Í ™Âë ¡÷ úɦ÷, žÂþÃäÁÆ ™Â! MITHRA

LATHA ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨÷ ¨ÍþÂ? €ÁÑ §ÊìžÁÅ!  ÁÆ Ï™ÂœÍ ©É®Áò™ÁÏ ÁþÂä þÊ ýÍ¨Í ©É®ÂàþÁÅ Valli starts combing Nikki’s hair. VALLI (cont'd) ¡Á®ÁÅò §Â¨Âà¦÷ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Â©ÁÏýÊ! þÁÅ©Êí £Ì™ÂݧʬÁÅÑþà œÃ§ Ã Ê §Î™Ä §Â›Ã©Ã LATHA €öÁñöÁ, œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÌäÁÑ ¥Á ÂýþÁÂþÊ úÃ¥ÁÅéÌúÊÖ¬ÃÏžÁ¥ Á Âé Í¡ÁÏ! €¬Áð¨Å ™Â£Â ¥ÄžÁ ©Â™ÊÏ úÊªÂ™Í œÉ¨Å³Â þčÁÆ ? Mithra looks at her with a smile, Lathe further unnerved. LATHA (cont'd) ™Ãä úÁÆ ¬ÊàþÊ þ ©Á®ÁòϜ £ÌžÃâύÁ¨Å ±ÂÁÅœÁÅþÂä¦÷ Latha walks inside helpless and furious. MITHRA €¦œÊ ¨÷ð Ã £žÁŨŠ£ÊÂþ÷ ¬Êåë ©Â™ÁÅ

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VALLI ‡¡ÁåýÍËþ þÄ ¥ÁōÁÅÑ ¡ÃÏ™Ê ¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅ ©Â™Ê ±Í©Ê Latha bumps onto Ashok at the door. LATHA ˆ§Â? ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä ¡É§ÁŏÁþÁäÏ ÁýÅۍÁÅþà £¦Á¨ÅžÊ§Â©Â? úÁÆ ªÂ©Â €ÂÑ œÁ¥ÁÅé®Áò žÎ§ÁØþÁ¦ÁÏ? ¬ÊÛë ¨Ã¦ Á  ýƧɮÃòþÁ Ãë Éý§÷ ¨Â „Ϟç þ £œÁōÁÅ! ASHOK clinic Ã ý˥ΜÍϞà œÁ¡ÁôåÍ©Ê LATHA ©Â™ÃÃ œÍ™ÁÅ ƒ ¡Ã¨ì ÍœÁŨŠ§ÉÏ™ÁÅ, ˆžÍ ŠÁ§ÍüÅ úɱÂå úɦÁêÁÅÏý öÁ¬ÁÛ¨÷ É¨Ãì±ÍœÂþÊë þÊþÁÅ, Latha spanks Vikki on her way, Vikki cries again, Mithra lifts Vikki & Nikki on both hands. MITHRA úÁÅúÁÅúÁÆ ±ÍþÃ¨Ê þÂþÂä, €žÃ úʬÃþÁ ±Â±Â¨Í £Ï™Á ¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅ žÌ§ÁÂ¨þà Í§ÁōÁÅÏžÂÏ, ¥ÁþÁÏ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨Å É¨Ãì ¬ÁžÁƍÁÅÏžÂÏ ¡ÁžÁ LATHA (cries from inside) þÊþÁÆ ©Á¬ÁÅàþÂä ÁÆ ! Mithra smiles and halts, Valli hands in a bag to Mithra. VALLI ‚žÃÁÑ ™ÃÃ §Â©Á¨¬ÃþÁ ³Â§É ÂžÁÅ! §Âþà ¥Áþë à à ¡Ê§ÁÏýÏ ¡ÉýÃÛ ÁÆ ©ÁÁÑ ©Ê¬÷Û úɦÉÅêžÁâþà úɱÂå¥ÉÃ MITHRA ÁþĬÁÏ  ¡Ã¨Å¡Áô žÊþÃÍ úÁÆ ªÂ©Â? Valli walks back to the car as Ashok waits. (CONTINUED)

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VALLI úÁÆ ªÂ! €¦þ ÁÆ ™Â ©Ã¬Ã§Ã ÌýۍÁÅϙ ¬ÁϳÂѧÁϏ úÉœÃ¨Í ¡ÉýÂÛ!  ‚ÏýÃÄ þÁÆ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ £ÏŸÁÏ ŠÁÑ ýÊ, þÁÅ©Áôí! life ¨Í ‚¡Áåýލ ü§ÃÃþÁ ™Âë ¥ Á  ú¨Å, extra ¬Äþ÷ ¨ÌžÁâþà úÉ¡Áôå! Mithra looks at her in despair as she drives away car. CUT TO: JEEP Mithra finds Golie leaning on the jeep, posing for Saira talking‘peter’ aloud. GOLIE €¬Á¨Å russian revotion ‡¨Â start €¦êÏžÁÏýʧ,Ê 1817 ¨Í £Í¨ï©ÃÁÅѨϞÁ§ÁÆ ü§Áì ¥ÄžÁ œÃ§ Á Á£™ÂݧÂë ! …§ÁÂ¦÷ ü§ÁÅì ÂžÁŧ þĦÁ£Âç, Russia ¨Í §ÂüŨÊä ü§÷ €Ïý§ÁÅ! MITHRA œÁ¡ÁôåÍ§Â! þÄ ¬É¨÷ þ žÁÁÓ§ÁÅÏžÊ, ‡¨Â ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä? Golie feels punctured in front of Saira, Mithra seats and buckle up kids. MITHRA (cont'd) sorry, act úʬÁàþÂä©Áþà œÉ¨ÄžÁŧ þÁÅ Mithra gets in the jeep as Golie follows disappointed, Latha runs in with lipstick and hops in. LATHA ‚žÃÍ Á¥ÁþÂäþ SCUT TO: JEEP ON ROAD 21

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LATHA IS BUSY WITH MAKEUP, VIKKI EATS ICE CREAM AND LOOKS AT GOLIE. GOLIE ‡ÏœÁ €ÏžÁϏ œÃÏœÁÅþÂä©÷ §Â! Š§Ê ©ÃÄÑ ! ‚þÍäë üŨŏ £ÄýʬÁàþÂäþÊ, ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÁþÂä ³Â¦§Â þ ÁŧÃÏúà €™ÁÁ¨ÊžÂ? VIKKI €™ÃÃϞà GOLIE ˆ¥ÁþÄ? VIKKI §ÍüÆ ¥Ä ‚ÏýÃ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅþà ‚ýÊ¡Áô ÏýÉþÂä œÃ¡ÁôåœÁÅþÂä™Ê  ¥ÁÅýÃÛ ¢Ê¬ÊÏ üʬÁÅàÏý™ÁÆ €þÃ! GOLIE IAS §Â¬ÁÅàþÂäþÁþà úɱÂå©Â? VIKKI … Æ Á , IAS §Â¬ÁÅàþÂäþÁþà úÉ¡Áå¥Áþà úɱÂå™ÁÆ €þà úɱÂå! Golie feels restrained anger. GOLIE ÁÅžÂâþÁÏýÊ, €¬Áð¨÷ ɨÃåϏ÷ ýË¡Ê ÂžÁŧ þÁÅ©Áôí LATHA Á¨Í, ‚ÁÑ ™Â¡Áô ¥Á Â ¢Éë Ï™÷ð þɍÃÑ úÁÅ֍ͩ¨à Mithra stops the jeep in the bus stop. MITHRA ¢Éë Ï™Âð? ™Éë ¬ÁÅð¨Å úÁÆ ¬Êà £É¨Äì ™ÂþÁäð§÷ð ¨Â „þÂä§ÁÆ Latha slaps Golie.

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LATHA þčÁÅ fashion sense ¨ÊÁÅÏýÊ ¥ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑþà ÁÆ §ÍÖ! GOLIE £Ãþ÷ ¨Â™Ãþ÷ €ý÷ úÊœÊà, ¬ÁžÂâÏ ¥ÄžÁ £ÂϣʬÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃÛ, ™ÁÏýÊ þÁþÁÅä ¡ÄÁŜ©ÊÏýÃ? Latha’s friends get into the jeep. LATHA Ê ¤ÂþÁÆ , Ê ‚ÏžÁÆ ! Golie drools at their flashes, Mithra slaps to distract. MITHRA €ýÛ ¬ÁÆ œÂà©ÊÏýÂë ? ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ ¡Ã¨ì¨ÅþÂä§ÁþÊ sense ¨ÊžÂ? GOLIE (controlled anger) Š§Ê¦÷! €¥Á Â馨ÅþÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ þ ¥ÄžÁexcess úɦÉÅêžÁâþÂäþÂ? Vikki slaps Golie. VIKKI (slaps Golie) ¥ÉÅ ÁÏ ¥ÄžÁ ‡ÏÃ¨Ã ¡Á™ÂÁÅϙ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Á¥ÁþÂäþÂ? Golie looks at Vikki feeling breathless and angry. GOLIE ¬ÄþÁÅ ¬ÄþÁÅÄ þÊþÁÅ Â¥É™Ä €¦±ÍœÁþÂäþÂë ¥ÄÆ Á , ¥Á™§ ÝÁ ÷ üʬñ§ʳÂà ˆ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Í Golie pauses looking at girls in the mirror. BHANU (leans forward) ˆÏýÊ ¥Ä ™Ëë ©Á§÷ ÁÆ ™Â ‚ÏœÁ ¡ÁžÁÅþÁŏÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ? ÌÏ¡ÁžÄ¬Ã ©Ä™Êþ þÄ £Â©Á? (CONTINUED)

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LATHA ÂžÁÅ, ©Ä™ÁÅ þÁÅ ¨ËþʬÁÆ à €¡Áôå™Á¡Áôå™ÁÆ §Ë™Ã¬ÁÅàÏý™ÁÅ, Â©Â¨ÏýÊ ¥Ä§ÁÅ try úʬÁōÍÏ™Ã! €žÃÍ  ¡ÁÁÑ þÁÅþÁä Ê£Êüà Ář free þÊ Girls laugh, Golie is lost staring at the grils. VIKKI ®ÁÅò Ê¨Ã úʬÁÅàÏýÊ, þčÁÅ Í¡ÁÏ §Â©ÁýÊìžÂ? GOLIE ¡Áë ¬ÁÅàœÁÏ þ brain ÁÏœÁ processing ¡Á©Á§÷ ¨ÊžÁŧÂ! LATHA (irks Mithra) Á¨Í! ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã þÁÁÑ ¨Â  œÍ¨Å™ÊÏýà £Â¬ÁÆ ! ÌÏúÉÏ ¬Äå™÷ œÉúÁÅÖÍ ¨Ë¢÷ ¨Í! ¥Á Â Í¬ÁÏ €ÁÑ ™Á boys waiting, Â¨ÂþÍà œÁÁÓ ¬Äå™÷ ¨ÊžÊ ÁŧÂë ™Ã¨Í BHANU (R V MIRROR) ±Â¡Á¥Ê, úÁÆ ™Á™ÂþÍà ¡Á¡Áôå ¬ÁÅžÁâ¨Â „þÂä™ÁÅ LATHA (R V MIRROR) ¡Á¡Áôå ¬ÁÅžÁâ¨Â ˆÏýÃ, ¡Á¡Êå (laughs) Mithra and Vikki look at each other in slow motion, Vikki and Nikki wear the seat belts understandably. SQUEAKING WHEELS, CUTS OF GEAR SHIFTS, TIRE SCRATCHES ON ROAD, CAR RUSHING AT HIGH SPEED. CUT TO: COLLEGE ENTRANCE 22

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A LONG SHOT OF THE JEEP IN FRONT OF COLLEGE WITH A HUGE TRAIL OF DUST BEHIND, HARD STOP AT THE ENTRANCE. Everyone in the car is in a state of shock, thumping heartbeat, Vikki and Nikki are stuck to Mithra like bugs, Golies hands by the roof. Latha and friends get off the jeep in a trans. MITHRA ¡ÃÁÑ ¡÷ ‡þÃäÁÏý¨Êýà ¥Á§Áâ¨Â? Latha draws blank, waves no from behind and walks in. GOLIE £Â©Â! ©Ä®ÁÅò ¥Á®Äò þÄ üġɍÁÅќ§ÁÏý©Â? MITHRA ™ÎýÊ! žÄþ à à Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í ‡©Á™Í £ÄýÊœÁàþÂä™Âë ë €ÏžÁÅÊ ¥ÁþÁœÍ €ÏœÁ ¨É©Ã¨÷ £ÄÁÅœÍϞà ‡¨Ãì œÊ¨Å֍ÁÅÏžÂÏ ¡ÁžÁ Golie laughs like a quail. GOLIE ħͨ „þÂäÁÆ ™Â ‡žÁ©Á €þÁÅ¥Á Âþ¨ŠœÁ¡Áå©ÊÏ VIKKI ¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê þ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨Å! Mithra picks Nikki and walks in. MITHRA ‚ύ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨ÊÏýÂë ? ˆÁϏ Â¨ÊüÃ¨Í úʧÃåœÂà ¡ÁžÁ CUT TO: CAMPUS 22a

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

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BATSMAN miss college site ¨Í ©ÁôþÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ ball not count €þà œÉ¨ÄžÂ þčÁÅ? ¥Á¨Äì ‡¦÷! Latha walks across proudly greeting everybody MITHRA žÄþà oxygen €ÏœÂ ÂÏ¡Á¬÷ ¨Í „ϞçÂ, ‚ÁÑ ™Á puncture €¦œÊÂþà £¨Å¡Áô œÁÁÓžÁÅ Mithra pulls Vikki and Nikki, whispers and drives them after Latha, grabs the harmonium and mouth organ from a couple of beggers at the entrance.

KIDS (hug her) ¥Á¥Äé , ¥Á¥Äé , ¥Á¥Äé ¥Á¥Äé Cricketing boys turn around shocked, batsman is bowled again.

KIDS (cont'd) ƒ§ÍüÅ ™Â™ÄœÍ Á¨Ã¬Ã üÆ É¨ÂâÏ ¥Á¥Äé LATHA (beats them up) ˆ¦÷, ‡©Á§Âë ¥Á¥Äé ? ¬ÁÆѨ÷ É®ÁòÁÅϙ ‚ÁÑ ™ÊÏ ¡Áþà ¥ÄÁÅ?

BOYS (wonder) ©Â¥ÉÂé ‚žÁâ§ÁÅ ¡Ã¨ì¨ œÁ¨Âì ‚žÃ? žÄþÃä ¥Ã¬÷ Â¨Éü÷ úʬà ¡ÉžÁâ ©Ä¡Ä ¨¦Á ÂêÏ ÁžÁ§Â

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LATHA You bloody moron ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ úʬÃϞà ú¨ÊìžÂ?þÃþÁÆä GOLIE úɨ쥠Á Âé úɨÉ쥠Á Âé ©ÁžÃ¨É¦Áê©Ê,!¡ÁžÍ Âì¬÷ ¨ÍþÊ £Â©ÁœÍ ¨ÊúñͦÁ Â©÷!¥Á®Äò ‡©Á™ÃœÍ ¨ÊúÃ±ÍœÂ©Í €þã©Á ÁϏ§ÁÅ ¡Á™ÁÝÏ ¨Í œÁ¡ÊåÏýÃ? (CONTINUED)

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Latha grabs cricket bat and chases Golie.

LATHA ±Ì§Áϣ͍à ©ÉŸÁ©Á, þÄ ¥ÉÅ ÁÏ úÁƬÊà þ €þÁä¨ÂÂ ©ÁôþÂä©Áô§Â? Latha chases Mithra, Golie and kids out of the campus. CUT TO: LOKI & MIRROR 24

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Loki turns around from mirror wearing a Dhoti. LOKI ‚¡Áôå™Ê¥ÁÏý§Âë ? DHARMAM €£ç£ç£Âç, „ÁÅÑ¥Áþëà ©Á¨ì¤Â¦÷ ¡Áýʨ÷ ¨Â „þÂä§ÁÏ™Ã! Mithra reaches out to the hanging dhothi. MITHRA ‡ÏýÄ? ¦Áþ Á ÁÆ Ñ™Â ‚¨ÂþÊ œÍÁÅϙʞÂ? LOKI þÁÅ©ÂíÁ§Â,  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¡ÁÏúÁ ÁýÅÛ œÉ¨Ã¦ Á ÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ ‚ÏœÁ þ¦ÁÁŨ¥Á¦ Á Âê¥Á Â? ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ úÉ¡Áôå! Mithra looks affectionate, Loki looks back and feels liks he is missing something. MITHRA ¡É®Ãò Ì™ÁōÁŨ „þÂä©Áô þÂþÂä? Loki looks at Chinna and feels uncomfortable, takes off the kanduva, sits on the sofa feeling reluctant and dense. LOKI ‚žÁϜ €©Á¬Á§Á¥ÁÏý©Â?, þ¥ɫτϞç Mithra walks close to Loki. (CONTINUED)

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MITHRA úɞçÃþÁ ÁÅýÅÏ£Ï Í¬ÁÏ ¬Á™Ä ¬ÁÏžÁ™Ã ¨ÊÁÅϙ ŠÁ³Â§Ã ¡É®ÃòÌ™ÁōÁÅ©Á¦ Á Âê©÷, ƒ ¬ÁÏžÁ™Ã þÄ Í¬ÁÏ þÂþÂä, þÄ þÃÏ™ÁÅ üÄ©ÃœÁÏ Í¬ÁÏ! œÁ¨ÉœÁō à ÁÅþà ÁÅϞ žÃÃ§Â! Loki looks up at Mithra and collects himself. CUT TO: LOKI ON STAIRS 24a

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Loki walks down the stairs followed by Mithra and Chinna as panthulu waits reciting manthras in the hall, gets seated. PANTHULU €¥Áé Â§ÁÅ §Â©ÁúÁÅÖ LADIES ‚ϞÁýÅäÏúà œÁ¨Å¡Áô¨Å Ì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂäÏ, „¨ÅÁÆ ¡Á¨ÅÁÆ ¨ÉžÁϙà DHARMAM Á! ¬ÃÁÅÓ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅþÁäýÅÛþÂä§ÁÅ, ±Íþà ¥Ä¨Í ‡©Á§ÁþÂä ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™Á¥ Á Âé? ¦ÁþÊÏ ¬ÃÁÅÓ ¡Á™Á™ÁÅ As Mithra walks towards the bed room a bit worried, Dharmam pushes one of the maids in front making fun. MAIDS Â©Â¨ÏýÊ¥Ä§Ê ÁÆ §ÍÖϙà DHARMAM þÊþÁÅ ÁÆ §ÁÅÖÏýÊ ¥ÁÅ ÁÆ §Âà¨Ê ¥Á Â§Ã±ÍœÂ¦Á¥ÉÂé©÷! People laugh intermittently in the back as Mithra opens the door and finds the room empty, turns around a bit uneasy.

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DHARMAM (cont'd) (distant) ˆÏý¦Á Âê, ¡É®ÃòÌ™ÁōÁÅ þÁúÁ֨ʞÂ?  ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ ¥Á ÂÃÏœÁ ¨ÊýŏÂþ úÉ¡ÊåžÃ? Everyone laughs, Loki looks serious. LOKI ŸÁ§Áé Ï! (looks at priest)¡ÁÏœÁÅ¨Æ ¥ÁÏœÂë ¨Â¡Áô! Panthulu turn silent, Loki gets up and walk upstairs as people wonder, Chinna seriously walks to Mithra. CHINNA good try §Â, ÂþÄ €§Á©Á ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á ¨ ÌÏúÉÏ effect ‡ÁÅÑ©ËÏžÃ! üÄ©ÃœÁÏ¨Í ÌþÃä œÄÁ¨Ãä ÁžÁ¡ Á ÁÅϙ „Ï™Á™ÁÏ ¥ÁÏúÞÁþà œÉ¨Å¬ÁōÍ! Mithra stands disappointed as Chinna walks out. CUT TO: WATER GLASS 25

INT. VALLI HOME DINING - DAY : DENIAL FOREVER

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Valli fills water and places the glass on table, tilt to Savithri sitting across, Nikki runs with a notebook. NIKKI €¥Áé ¥Á Âé, þ drawings úÁÆ ™Á©Â Savithri looks at the picture, Valli is portrayed whiny, Nikki and Vikki giggle. VALLI ˆ¦÷, £Ì¥Áé ¨Å Ä¬ÃϞà ú¨Š©É®Ãò home work úɦ÷ Nikki and Vikki walk away turned off, Valli looks impatient at Savithri. VALLI (cont'd) þÁÅ hospital Ã ýËÏ €©ÁôœÍÏžÃ!

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Savithri gets up to leave. VALLI (cont'd) ¥Á®Äò ‚¨Â ˆ™ÁÅ¡Áô ¥ÉÅ Á¥Ê¬ÁōÌúÃÖ þÁþÁÆ ä ¡Ã¨ì¨Ää ¥ÉÅ Á¥ Á Âý ¡ÉýÌÛžÁÅâ Savithri halts and look gracious at Valli. SAVITHRI ‚ύ þÊþÁÅ úʬÃþÁ œÁ¡ÊåÏýÍ œÉ¨Ã¦ÁýÊìžÁ¥ Á Âé, €ÏžÁÅÊ €¥Áé œÁþÁÏ œÁþÁÅäÌúÃÖþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨Âì ©ÁúÃÖ úéÂýÅì œÃþñ͜ÁÅþÂäþÁÅ Savithri become teary, Valli gets up indifferent. VALLI ÁÆ ,¥ÉŏÁÅ™ÁÅ úÁúÃÖþÁ §Éä¨ìÊ ¡ÁýÅÛúħÁ ÁýÅۍÁÅþà ‚ύͥÁÂ™ÃœÍ ¡Á™ÁōÁÅþÂä©÷, þÃþÁÅä üƬÃþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨ÂìþÁÅ €¥Áé œÁþÁÏ ÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¨üØ œÁþÁÅäÌ³ÍàϞà (interrupted) Savithri slaps Valli interrupting, looks fiery. SAVITHRI ‡©Á§Ã Í¬ÁÏ úʬÁōÁÅþÂäþÊ ¡É®Ãò? VALLI ¥Á Â Í¬Á¥Á¦ÁÅêÏýÊ ‚ÏÍ Ì™ÁōÁÅþà Áþà ¬Á©ÃœÃ œÁ¨Ãì©Á¦ÊêžÂþéà ÂžÁÅ Savithri bursts with tears, kids watch as Savithri walks out crying, Mithra is standing at the gate under a drizzle, holds Savithri by the shoulder and walks towards the jeep. Valli grabs the uniform and walks to the bed room, Vikki and Nikki look curious sitting on Ashok’s lap. NIKKI (whisper) €¥Áé ¥Áé bad girl þ ™Â™Ä?

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ASHOK «÷ñ! NIKKI (whispers) ¥Á¥Äé Ã €¥Áé ¥Áé ¥ÄžÁ Í¡ÁÏ žÊþ à Ã? VIKKY ¥Á¥Äé Ã ÌÏúÉÏ ¥ÉÏý¨÷ €þà úɱÂå™ÁÅ ÁžÊ? ASHOK ʦ÷ þͧÁÅé¦÷! Ashok shuts Vikki’s mouth, Valli shuts the door on them. CUT TO: LOKI HOME 26

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As Savithri walks home, everyone become alive, panthulu recites. DHARMAM Á¥Áé ¦Áê, ¥ÁÅ ÁŧÁàÏ žÂýÁ¥ÁÅÏžÊ ©ÁúÊ֪§ÁÆ ! ƒ žÁÏ™ÁýÅۍÁÅþà €¨Â ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™Á¥ Á Âé! Savithri throws the garland into the fire. SAVITHRI ˆÏýÄ? ƒ ¥ÁÅÏ™ÁÃ ‚¡Áåýލ ü§ÃÃþÁ ¡É®Ãò®ÁÅò ú¨žÂ? Savithri walks upstairs filled with agony and anger. CUT TO: BEDROOM 26a

INT. LOKI HOME BEDROOM - DAY : AGONY

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CAM T.V ABOVE CEILING FAN, SAVITHRI IS LYING ON THE BED, LOKI WALKS IN AND SITS NEXT. LOKI ƒ function Ã Š¡ÁôåÁÅþà þÊþÊ œÁ¡Áôå úʪÂþÁÅ (sigh) úÃþÁä ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ¨Í ¡Á™ÃþÁ ¥ÁÅžÁë ¨Å úɧ Á Á™ÂþÍà ýËÏ ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅϞà ³Â©ÃœÃë SAVITHRI ‚ύÉÏœÁ Â¨Ï ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ? ¨ÍÁÏ œÉ¨Ã¦Áþà ¡Á¬Ã ¡Ã¨ìþà ÌÏœÁ Â¨Ï, ©ÊªÁÏ þÃÏ™ÃþÁ ¡Á™ÁÅúÁÅ ¡Ã¨ìþà ÌÏœÁ Â¨Ï ‹¡ÃÁ ¡ÁýÂÛþÁÅ, ‚žÁâ§ÁÅ ¡Ã¨ì¨ÁÅ œÁ¨ËìÏž,à ‚ύÉÏœÁ Â¨Ï ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ? ÁÆ œÁÅ§ÃÊ ŸÁ§Áé Ï Âþà £œÁōÁÅ ¨ÍÂþÍɨ ŸÁ§Áé ¥ÎœÁÅϞ €þà œÁ¨ÅúÁōÁÅÏýÊ …¡Ã§Ã £ÃÁ£ýÃÛ úÁúÃֱͩ¨þáóÍàϞà Loki watches her cry out, caress her. LOKI þóÂðí§ÁãϏ úʬÃþÁ ¡ÁþÁÅ¨Ê©Ä €ŸÁ§Áé Ï Â©Áô SAVITHRI ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōͩÁ™Á¥Ê ÂÁÅϙ ¡ÊÁÅ œÉÏúÁōÁÅþà ¬Á©ÃœÃþÁ¦ Á ÂêþÁÏý! þ ¡Ã¨ì¨Ä þÁÆ ¥ÁŸÁê ¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä £Âþì Á  ©Â™ÁōͩÁ™ÁÏ ŸÁ§Áé Ï ÂžÁþÊ þ Á§ÂèþÃä §ÁśϏ ¡ÉýÂÛþÁÅ! ƒ ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ žÂþÍà úÉ¡Áå™ÂþÍà ÁÆ ™Â þÁÅ ÌÏœÁÅ §Â©ÁýÊìžÁÅ Loki stops caressing for a moment, feel hurt by the comment. SAVITHRI (cont'd)  úéÁ§Ã¡ÃÏ™Á¥Ê ‚¨Â §Áþà úÃúÎÖœÁÅÏžÁþà œÉ¨Ã¬ÁÅÏýÊ €¬Á¨Å ÁþÁÅϙʞÂþÊä ÂžÁÅ Savithri shrinks crying, Pan to Mithra and Chinna standing near the door, Loki steps out. ZOOM ONTO CHINNA WONDERING ABOUT THE COMMENT.

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CHINNA’S FRIENDS ARE BUSY DANCING ON THE FLOOR WITH FACE PAINTS. A waiter places beer and a straw wrapped in a napkin on Chinna’s table, Chinna completes the beer in a gulp, leans forward and inhales the powder filled inside the straw. Buchi Naidu observe sitting afar. BUCHI NAIDU ýÎþ÷ ¨Í ¢ÃÁ§ÁìþÄä œÍ¨ÌúÃÖ ¥ÁŏÁÅӨʜÁàþÂä§ÁÅ, ‡©Á§Âë batch? BAR TENDER ¡ÊžÁâ £¨Å¡Áô £Âú÷ €Ï™Ê, ŠÁ™ÁÅ ‡¬Äå Ì™ÁōÁÅ, ŠÁ™ÁÅ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ‚ύ͙ʥÉ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁÅ, ©Ãü©Â™Á Á¨à§÷ þÊ ¥Á Â§ÊÖœÁàþÂä§ÁÅ, ™ÂþÁÅäð¨Æ ™ÁëÁÅ €ÏýÆ Chinna lights a cigarette in the dark, Jitu comes out of the crowd and approach Chinna sitting in a trans. JITU ±Â§ÄÛ host úʬà €¨Â ³Í¨ÍÁ ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÂä©ÊÏýà ¥Á Â¥Á Â? floor swing ¨Í „ÏžÃ, c’mon dog Chinna notice a stranger standing next to Jitu chewing gum. CHINNA þÁÅ©Éí©Á™Âë ? JITU First year student, ¥ÁþÁ ÂϏ÷ ¨Í úʧÁœÂ™ÁÏýÂë CHINNA (smoking) €©ÁôþÂ?¥ÁþÁ ÂϏ÷ €ÏœÁ ¢Ê¥Á³Âð?

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JITU (whisper) ™Ã £Â£Å §Âüê ¬Á¤Á ¥ÉÏ£§÷ §Â CHINNA €¦œÊ? Jitu remains silent, Chinna gets up smoking heavy. CHINNA (cont'd) ¥Á ÂÁÅ Â©Â¨ÃðϞà þÄ €£ç qualification ÂžÁÅ, ¥Á Â floor exam ¨Í þÄ resiliance, ¬Ã¨£¬÷ œÉ¨Å³Â? VISHNU œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ CHINNA §É™ÄþÂ? Vishnu nods head, takes off his clothes showing the tattoo ‘18’ on his chest and kneels down. JITU ¥Á§Ä public place §Â! Chinna looks at Jitu who withdraws the objection, friends form a ring around Vishnu, Chinna sets the stop clock to zero and hangs around Jitu’s neck. Chinna and his friends start kicking Vishnu with full force all over his body for 18 seconds, bottles and glasses are smashes all over the floor, Vishnu remains mum enduring the beatings, everyone in the bar watch the strange episode with confusion, some girls run out screaming. Buchi Naidu gets up from his table in tension. Chinna pulls Vishnu up, looks at his face and makes an inclusive gesture as friends clap. CHINNA Welcome to chinna gang

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Dinesh hands over a beer bottle to Vishnu as Chinna gets back to his chair, Buchi Naidu pulls Chinna up holding the collar. BUCHI NAIDU þʥʥÁþÂä ¬Ãü¦Á©Â™Á ©Ä¡ÄþÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Âë ¥Ä ²Â¥Ã¨Ä ¨Í? þÃþÁä ¥Ä €þÁä ‹ ÂϏ÷ œÍ ©ÁúÃÖ œÁÁ¨ÉýÃÛ ±ÍœÂþÁÏýÊ, þÁÅ©ÃíÏÍ ÂϏ÷ œÍ ¡ÁÁ¨ÌýÃÛ ±Í™ÂþÍÌúÂÖ©Â? As Buchi Naidu goes on slapping, a series of bullet sounds surprise and freeze everyone in the bar. Buchi Naidu looks down at his lAlci to notice a line of bullet holes in V shape, Prakash is sitting on a table loading his revolver again with a wicked smile, Buchi Naidu shivers. CHINNA £Å¨Éìý÷ ¬ÉÏý§÷ ¨Í žÃÃϞʥÉ €þà ™Îý÷ Â „ÏžÂ? €žÃ þɍ÷ðÛ §ÎÏ™÷ £ÅúÄÖ, ‚žÃ ©Â§ÃäϏ÷ §ÎÏ™Ê! „úÁÖ ÁÏ¡Áô Í™ÁÅœÍϞà floor Äìþ÷ úɦÁê¥ÁþÁÅ Chinna picks up his cigarette from the floor and sits back in his chair. CHINNA (cont'd) €©ÁôþÁÆ ¥Á Â €þÁäÂ™ÁÅ þčʥÁþà ©Â§ÃäϏÃúÂÖ™ÁÅ? Chinna looks steady at Buchi making smoke rings. China throws the cigarette stub on the table as the fire picks up, Chinna look determined under the flares. CUT TO: SMOKE 27a

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Zoom out and pan as Buchi Naidu is screaming in front of the burning bar with unbuttoned shirt. BUCHI NAIDU ¦ÉÂê, €¦Áê¦ÉÂê! þ £ÂœÁōÁϜ £Æ™ÃžË±ÍœÍÏžÊ, €¦ÉÂê œÌÏžÁ§ Á  þÄ®ÁÅò ±Ì¦ÁêÏ™Âë

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CHINNA þÂœÍ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅÏýÊ direct Â £§ÃäϏÊð, ©Â§ÃäϏ÷ð „Ï™Á©Áô! Chinna throws away the stub and gets into the jeep. BUCHI NAIDU Š§Ê¦÷, ¨Í¡Á¨ ±ÂœÃÁ ¨¯Á¨Å Â«÷ „ϞçÂ, ‡©Á§þ Á Âä ‡®Ãò Â±Â™ÁÏ™Âë DINESH úÁÅ, úÁÅ €¨ÂÏýà secret ¨Å €ÃÓ¡Éý Û Á ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ úɱÂ娥Áé ™ÁÆ , Too late, take it easy babe! Dinesh boards the running jeep throwing away the beer bottle on road, Buchi Naidu screams from behind. DINESH (cont'd) (distant) ƒ ¥ÁžÉâ ýÎþ÷ ¨Í ¡Á¬ÁŧÁÅþÁä ÂÏÊ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ±Ì¦êϞçÂ, žÄþà œÁ¨Ãì ‚©Âí¨Û þÁÅÏúà ¥ÁþÁ¥ÁÏýÊ „úÁ֨Š±Ì¦Á Âê¨Ã! Buchi Naidu throw dust at fire crying loud and turn to the running jeep. BUCHI NAIDU þĦÁ£Âç, ¥Á Â €þÁäœÌ úÉ¡Ãå þÃþÁÆ ä þÄ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÊä þÁ§ à ʳÂà §Ê¦÷! CUT TO: ATUKULU 28

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PAN FROM ATUKULU FOLLOWING BANGARU’S HAND. Bangaru is reading news paper as Chebrolu does hair cut.

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BANGARU ÁœÁ ‡™ÂžÃ ÁþÁ ©Ãü¦ÁÏ ³ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ £ÍÁÅ úÃœÁë Ï žÂí§Â ¡Á§ÃúÁ¦Á¥ËþÁ £Ì™ÁÅÝ ¬ÁÅÏžÁ§ÃÁ ¥É Á£Æ£Â ƒ ¬ÁύÂë ϜÍà €Áë þÁýÅ™ÁÅ ¡Á©Áþ÷ Á¨Âêþ÷ ¬Á§Á¬ÁþÁ §Á£Í¬Ã ©Á™ÃÝÏúÁ™ÂþÍà ¬ÁþÁäŸÁ¥ÎœÍÏžÃ! (self) ‚ύ ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃÏžÍ §Á£Í¦Á™ÂþÍÃ? ¥ÁÅÏ£Ë Ã úÉÏžÃþÁ¬ÁÅÏžÁ§Ã Íýì¨Í ±Â§ÃœÍ«ÃÁÏ ™Ã¥ Á ÂÏ™÷ úɬÁÅà¬ÁÅàþÁä ¬ÃþÄ ©ÁÁਠ¤ÍÁýÂÛ Buchi Naidu walks in and drops ash into the plate, As Bangaru reaches to the plate, Buchi Naidu is standing with a shmuck face in dusty clothes. BUCHI NAIDU œÃþÁ§Â œÃþÁÅ! ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ¨Ê¬Ã €ýÆì €ýōÁŨŠžÌ£ÃçœÃþà þÁýÃÛÏý ÁÆ ³Íþà £Ì™ÁÅÝ ¬ÁÅÏžÁ§Ã Á£Å§ÁÅì ¬ÁžÁōÍ! £Í§ÁŏÌýÃÛþÁ¡Áôå¨Âì  £ÍÁŨÉäÏýʬÁōÁÅþÃ, þÁ™Ãâ§ÁŬÁōÁÅÏýÆ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏý÷, ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ €ÏýÆ §Ì™Áì¥Áé ý œÃ§ÁŏÁÅ! ÁÆ þÄ £œÁōÁÅ! ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ˆ®ÁÅò §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ úʬà œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ã £Â§ÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â Â±Â™ÁōͨÊþà žÁžÁâ¥Áé ©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áôí! þÄ ÍœÁ¨Ãþ Á ÁÅϙ ¥ÁÅÏžÊ ™Ãà £Â™ÁŏÁ ¬Éýè÷ úʬÁÅÏýÊ „ýÃÛ ¡ÁžÃ ¨úÁÖ¨÷ œÍ ±Í¦ÊžÃ! Buchi is restless. BANGARU ˆÏýÂë £ÅüÍØ™Â, ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ œÊ¨ÖÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ €¨Â ¥ÁžÁþÁ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä©Áõ! Buchi Naidu turns the paper around. BUCHI NAIDU ¡Ê¡Á§÷ ¥ÁÅýۏÂþÊ ³Ì¨Åì ¡ÊüÄüĨÉ¨ ì ÁÅÏ™Â, ¢Áë Ïý÷ ¡ÊüÃ¨Í €úÊÖ¬ÃþÁ œÂýͦÁ¨Å úÁžÁÅ©Áô CHEBROLU (giggles) ¥ÄÃύ ¬Ã«Á¦ÁÏ œÉ¨Ã¦ÁžÂ £Â©Â? §ÂœÃë ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁÅ úÃþÁä £Â©Á £Â§÷ þà þÃýÛþèũÁôþ œÁÁ¨ÉýÊ۪™ÁÅ ÁžÂ! (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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CHEBROLU (cont'd) ƒþÊžÍ ©ÊªÁ¡Á™Ã±ÍœÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ ÂþÄ, ‚¨ÂÏýà ©Ã«Á¦Á Â¨Íì þÁÅ©Áôí ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï úɦÁêÁ¨ à ÃϞʥÁÅϞà úÉ¡Áõå!

Bangaru Naidu looks into the paper. BUCHI NAIDU ¬ÁÅýÆÛ þĜͱÂýÅ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨ÉýÃÛþÍ®ÁòϜ ‡Ï¡Ä¨Å ‡¥Éé ¨Êì¨Æ €¦ê ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ, ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ˆ®ÁÅòÂ ŠÊ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í £Æ§ÁÁ ©Á¦ÏúÁ™Á¥Ê ÂþÄ ÁþĬÁÏ ¬ÄýÅ œÉúÁÅ֍ÁÅþÊ ÁœÃ¨ÊžÁÅ, þÄ ¢Ê¬Áōà ¥Á¨Äì £Íë Á§Êü÷ ÌÏœÁ Buchi Naidu throws the ash on bangaru’s face in an instant and walk out of home ranting non-stop. BUCHI NAIDU (cont'd) œÁ¥ÁÅé™Áäþà ¬É¡ÁôåÍ™ÂþÃÊ ¬ÃÊÓ³ÂàϞç þÁÅ! ¥Á§ÂêžÁÂ þ žÁÁÓ§Á žÌ£ÃçþÁ ™Á£Åç¨Å œÃ§ÃÉúÉÖ¦÷! ¥Á ÂþÁϏ ˆžÁþÂä £ýÛ¨ ÌýÍÛ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà £œÁōÁÅœÂ! Bangaru Naidu looks serious and determined, CHEBROLU holds a red towel against the sun to change light color. CHEBROLU face Á™ÁōÁÅÑÏý§Â, ‡¢É÷Û Í¬ÁÏ maintain üÊœÂà©Â £Â©Â? BANGARU (In a trans) Â¥É™Ä ¬ÊœÁàþÂä©Â ¬Ê£Íë ¨Æ? ¬É¦Áê§Â ¬É¦÷,! ˆžÍ ŠÁ §ÍüÅ ƒ Â¥É™Ä Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €¦êžÃâ, €¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ Â§ÁÁÛ§ÁìþÄä Â¥É™Ä €¦œÁ¦÷ üƬÁÅàÏ™ÁÅ! CHEBROLU rolls his eyes on a light vein and start applying oil to Bangaru’s head. BANGARU (cont'd) ¦ÁÅžÁâ±Âë œÃ¡Áž à ÁþÁ þ ŽžÁâ§÷ ‚¥Êü÷ §Ã¡Ê§ÁþÂä úʳÍѩ¨ÃÃ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ §ÂüÄ¦Á ¬ÁþÂê¬ÁÏ ¡ÁôúÁÅ֍ÁÅþà §ÁϏÁÅ £ýۨʳÍѩ¨Ã

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Oil drips on Bangaru’s face mocking his seriousness, turns conscious of Chebrolu’s deliberate gesture, look up. CUT TO: BAMBOO ROOF 29

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Tight follow as Loki picks up a bamboo from the roof, walk furiously into Chinna’s room holding newspaper on the other hand, pulls the rug off and starts beating up Chinna. LOKI Â™Ãž Á Ì™ÁÂ ‡¡Áåýà þÁÅÏúç ƒ §Î™Ä úÊ«ÁÛ¨Å, œÂÁÅ®ÁÆ ò œÁÁ¨Éýۙ¨Š¡ÉžÁ⠏ÂϏ÷ ¨Ä™Á§÷ ©ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©Â þÁÅ©Áõí? ¡Áþ à å Á ¨ÃþÁ ¢Éë Ï™ÁÅð, ¡ÁþÍå Á ¨ÃþÁ ¡ÁþÁŨÅ, ™ÌþÊ«Áþ÷ ¨Å ÁýÃÛ Â¨ÊüÄ¨Í úʧÃÖÏžÃÏžÁōÊþÁýÂë ?

MITHRA (interrupts) þÂþÂä ÁÆ ! þÂþÂä ÁÅ!  £Â§÷ ¥ÄžÁÃ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁÏ¡ÃϞà þÊþÊ

LOKI ú¨Êì þͧÁÅé¦÷! €þÁäÂ œÁþÃä œÄ§ÁÖ™ÁÏ ±ÍþÃúÃÖ ©Éþ Á ʬÁō̬ÁÅàþÂä©÷! MITHRA £Â§÷ œÁÁ¨ÉýÛ¥Áþà ¤Â´Âþà ¡ÁÏ¡ÃϞà þÊþÁÆ , Â©Â¨ÏýÊ €™ÁŏÁÅ MITHRA (cont'd)  ýËÏ Ã ©Ä™ÁÆ €ÁÑ ™Á œÁÁ¨™ÂÝ™ÁÏœÊ Bhasha looks innocent, Loki understands the lie. LOKI ¤ÁÅüϥĞÁ  ¡ÁúÁÖ ÁŧÊàÏýÃ? gang ¬ÃÏ£¨Â? Mithra pushes Loki back, controlling. MITHRA €£Âç ƒ Â¨Ï ¨Í €¥Á Â馨ŠÁÆ ™Â ‡ÁÑ ™Á¡Á™ÃœÊ €ÁÑ ™Á ¡ÁúÁÖ¨Æ ©ÁÏÄ¨Æ ˆ¬ÁÅÑþà œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ €£Â禨Š‚ύɨ „Ïý§ÁÅ? ¡ÁžÁ þÂþÂä! (CONTINUED)

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Loki throws the paper on bed and picks up the cigar. LOKI úʬÃþÁ ±Â§ÄۨŠú¨Å, ²Â§ÉþÉ®Ãò úÁžÁÅ©ÁôÁÅÏýÂ©Í ¨ÊÁ ¨ÊÃÁÑ ™Ê „Ï™Ãà business úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂ©Í ©Â§ÁÏ §ÍüŨÍì œÊ¨ÃÖ úÉ¡Áôå! ¨ÊžÃýÂÛÊ œÍÂ™Ã¬ÁÆ à œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÂþÁÏýÊ Â®ÁÅò úÊœÁŨçÁÌÓýÃÛ ¥ÁÆ ¨žÍ³ÂàþÊ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä©Í! Loki walks out of the room as Chinna calls. CHINNA ™Â™Ä Loki looks back. CHINNA (cont'd) ©Â™ÁÅ œÁÁ¨ÉýÛ™ÂþÍà þÊþÁÅ œÁÁ¨ÉýÛ™ÂþÍà œÊ™Â ˆÏýà œÊ™Â? Loki springs back with anger as Mithra holds. LOKI ˆÏ ÁÆ ªÂ©÷? (warning gesture) þÂ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ‚ύͳ§à ©Â™ÁÅ Ä™ÁÅ €þÂä©ÁÏýÊ ±Ì®ÁÅò §Â¨Ì™ÁœÂ þÉžÁ©Â! MITHRA (commands) þÁÅ©Éí®ÁÅò þÂþÂä LOKI ™ÊžÃ üʬÃþ ¨Í¬ÃÏúà üÊœÂà™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Âí©ÊªÁÏœÍ üÊœÂà©÷, €žÊ§Â œÊ™Â! Bhasha and Dharmam walk Loki out onto terrace. LOKI (cont'd) œÃ§ÁŏÁÅ™ÁÅ ú¨Š§Ê¡ÁýÅäÏúà §É³ÂÛ§ÉÏýÍì accounts úÁÆ ¬ÁÅÍ Chinna settles down on the sofa looking away from Mithra who looks down on him with command.

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MITHRA ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ ‚ÏœÁ §ÌÏ¡Áô ÂÁ¥ÁÅÏžÊ þÁÅ ²Íþ÷ üɦÉÅêúÁÅ֍ÁžÁ§Â? ‹ ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ election žÁÁÓ§Á™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ, €ÏžÁÅÊ tension ÁÅþÂä™Â¦ÁþÁ Chinna remains indifferent, biting nails. MITHRA (cont'd) ©ÁÏýÍì ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ÁÏ¡Áô ¡Á™ à ÁýìžÂÂ Ì™ÁÅœÍÏžÃ, ©É®Ãò ³ÂäþÁÏ úɦ÷ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ! Mithra throws a towel at Chinna, walks out and shuts door. CUT REVEAL: LOKI 29a

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Loki is standing on the terrace looking out at the town, smoking cigar, Mithra hands in phone. BANGARU €þÁäÏ ¡ÉýÃÛþÁ ¬ÊœÁŨŠ¥Éœ Áà ÁÅþÂä¦÷ ÁžÂ €þà Ì§ÃÃœÊ, €žÊ ¬ÊœÁŨŠ¡ÄÁ¨Å ÁÆ ™Â ¡Ã¬ÁōÁŜ¦÷ þ¦ÁÅ™Í! §ÂüÄ¦ÁϏ þÁþÁÅä ¥Áý ÃÛ ÁÅ™Á¡Á™Á¥Ê ÂÁÅϙ þ œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ã £œÁōÁÅ £Æ™ÃžÁ üʬà €¬ÁÏœÁÅë œÃà þÁ´Â®ÂþÍà §Ê±Â©÷Ã! ƒ žÁ²Â þ ¬Ãà¥ÉÅœÁàÏ €™ÊݳÂà, þÄ ©Á¨ËìœÊ ±Â§ÄÛ ¬ÄýÅ œÉúÁÅ֍Íà ¬ÁÆ žÂâÏ! Loki hangs the phone and ponders. MITHRA ‚¨Âýà þÁÁÑ ¨Å ¡ÁÁÑ þÁÅϙʍÁþÂä ÁþÂä ‡žÁŧÁŏÁÅÏýÊþÊ ¥ÁÏúÞà þÂþÂä! ±Í¦þÁ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Í ¥ÁþÁœÍ „ϙà ÍœÁŨŠœÁ©Âí™ÁÅ üƪ©÷ Â!

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CAMERA ZOOM ONTO LOKI, TURNING COLD AND DENSE. LOKI þ ¨ÍªÁþÁ  £¢Áõþ÷ Â™Ã ÁŧÃÏúà ÂžÁŧÂ, ‚ÏýÍì ¥ÉÅžÁ¨ËþÁ cancer ÁŧÃÏúÃ, þÃþÁÆ ä þÁþÁÆ ä üƬÁÆ à úÃþÂä ÁÆ ™Â ‚ÏÍ ¨Ä™Á§÷ Â©Â¨þà £Å¬Á¨Å Ì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, §ÂüÄ¦Á þ¦ÁÁřÍà ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ ¡Éë œÂ™ÁÆ  … ÁœÍþÊ ¡É§ÁŏÁŜ™ÁÅ, úÁÅýÆÛ þ¨ŏÁÅ ¤ÁüþÁ Â®ÁÅò üʧÁÂþÊ œÁ¥ Á ÁÅ œÂ¥ÁÅ ¨Ä™Á§ÁìþÁōÁÅÏý§ÁÅ Loki turns to Mithra seriously. LOKI (cont'd) ƒ ‚ÏýÍì ‚ÏÍ ¨Ä™Á§ÁÏýÆ „ÏýÊ €žÃ þÁÅ©Êí Â©Â¨,à þ¦ÁÁœÁíÏ þčÁÅ ¡ÁôýÅۍÁœÍ ©ÁúÃÖþÁ ¨¯Á›Ï, ™Ã ¨¯Á›Â¨Å ©Ê§ÁÅ Loki turns back to the busy street smoking, Mithra stands by. CUT TO: BANGARU NAIDU 30

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Bangaru Naidu cleans his face with both hands and gives a quirky shrug looking at the long conference table, CHEBROLU and Narsing watch sitting on either end of the table. CHEBROLU ‚ϞÁýÅäÏúà üÆœÁàþÂä, George Bush ¨ÂÂ ¥ÃýÁ§ÃœÁàþÂä§ÁÅ Âþà ¥Á Âý™ÁýÊìžÁÅ, Chebrolu turns to Narsing with a pen and paper. CHEBROLU (cont'd) §Ê¦÷, þÊþÁÅ ¥Á Âý¨Å üƬÁÅÑÏýÂ, þÁÅ©Áôí úÊ«ÁۨŠüÆ™ÁÅ Bangaru starts with a pimp like bow.

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BANGARU ±Â§ÄÛ ¦ÁÅ©Áœ Á à þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ, ƒ§ÍüÅ ¥ÁþÁ¥Ä ³ÂÛ§÷ ‹ýɨÍìÁ Á¨Å¬Áō͙ÂþÍÉþÍä Â§Á›Â¨ÅþÂä¦÷! NARSING Áý÷, Áý÷, Áý÷! ¥Ä úÊ«ÁÛ¨þÄä ¬ÉÂяÂþà ¨ÉÁÅÑþÂä¦ÁÏ™Ê CHEBROLU €žÃ ¢Á§ÊìžÁŨʧÂ, ¥ÁÁ§ÁÆ ¡ÁÏ¨Í „þÁä ™Á¡Á™ÁŬÁþà ™Á¡Á™ÁŁ™Á¡Á™ÁŬÁŨÍýÊìœÂà§ÁÆ , £Â«Á¥ Á ÂœÁë Ï £Â¡ÃàüÏ ‚úÊÖÁ ±ÂžÁ§÷ ¨ÂÁÅÏžÁÏ™Ã, €žÃ ¥Á Â§ÁÅ֍Íþà ‚ÏÍ take ˆ³ÍÑÏ™ÉÃ, ready, action! Bangaru stiffens up, switches into dramatic NTR-ish postures. BANGARU ¬Á¤ Á ÁÅ þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ, ³ÍžÁ§Á ³ÍžÁ§Ä¥Á›Å¨Â§Â, ±Â§Ä Û Ã ¥ÁÆ ¨ÂŸÂ§Á¥ËþÁ ¦ÁÅ©ÁÁŨ§Â! Bangaru pauses and looks for comments. CHEBROLU next œÌ™ÁÌ™Âà§Â ˆÏýÄ?¥Á¦Á¬Á¤Á ™Á©Ã¨ÂÁŨÂì „þÂä¦÷ NARSING €ýÂÛ þĨōÍÑþà ¥Á ÂýÂ™ÃœÊ €ýÉϬÁþÁϜ £ÌüإЍ Ã Ê £ÍœÁÏžÁÏ™Ê Bangaru looks at tummy and pulls back. BANGARU þĦÁ¥ Á Âé £™Á©Á¨Âì§Â ‡ýÂÛ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Ãþ ˆÁŜ§ÊÏýÂë ? CHEBROLU ¥Á§Ã ¨Ä™Á§ÁþÂäÁÁ ¥Á Âý ¥ÁœÄ ÁœÄ ¬Á ÁüϏ „ϙ¨ϙÊ! ‹ ³Â§Ã ‡þÁÁÅÑ œÃ§ÃÃ žÁÏ™ÁÏ £ÉýÃÛύÍÏ™ÃÃ, ˆ¥ÁþÂä ¡ÁõþÁÅžÊâ¥É ¬ÁÆ žÂâÏ! Bangaru turns around, looks at NTR portrait on the wall. (CONTINUED)

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NARSING ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ Ì™ÁÅÝ ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ œÁÃÓÏúà ÁŧÁë Ï ¨ÉÁÑ ¡Á§ à ɜÂà¨Ï™ÊÃ, ¨ÅÁÅÑ ³Âþ £Â™÷ Â „Ϟà Bangaru feels frustrated and restless. BANGARU ‡ Ê, tension ¡ÉýÃÛϞà ü¨Å, €¬Á¨Â™Á Â§ÁêÁ§Áà¨ÌœÂà§ÁÏý§Â? MUSIC CUT TO: SOMBABU & PARTY 30a

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SLOW MOTION (KILL BILL STYLE) AS SOMBABU WALK THROUGH THE CORRIDORS WITH A BUNCH OF REPS IN WHITES, WEARING COOLERS. Reps pause at the entrance, take a good look at the table and suddenly break in to find a comfy spot like a bunch of carnivals in front of food and drinks, await Bangaru’s speach restraining the impulse. Chebrolu signal Bangaru to speak. BANGARU (clears throat) ³ÍžÁ§Á ³ÍžÁ§Ä (notice no ladies) ¥Á›Å¨Â§Â! ‚ÁÑ ™Á ¥ÁþÁÏ ÁÆ ™Áō͙ÂþÍà Â§Á›¥ÊÏýÏýÊ, ¥ÁþÁ þæÉÂüÁ ©Á§ÁÓ þ¦ÁÁœÁíÏ ¨Í œÁ¯Á›Ï ¥Á Â§ÁÅå §Â©Â¨Ã! ¥ÁþÁ ±Â§ÄÛ ¥Á®Äò œÁ¨ÉœÁō à ÁÅþà œÃ§ Á ¨ÏýÊ, ©ÁúÊÖ ‡þÃäÁ¨Íì ¥Á®Äò É¨Ãúà ¥Ä üĩܨŠ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ Â¦Á¨Å §ÁÅ ¡Áô©Áôí¨ÅÂ ‚Á¬ÃÏú¨ÏýÊ, ¥Ä§ÁÏžÁ§ÁÆ ¥ÁōÁà ÁÏýÏœÍ ‚ÏÍ þ¦ÁÁÅ™Ãä ‡þÁÅäÍ©Â©Â¨þÃà ±Â§ÄÛ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýŏ þÊþÁÅ ¥Áþéà úʬÁōÁÅÏýÆ ©ÃþÁä©ÃÏúÁōÁÅÏýÆ ±Âë §ÁãþÁ úʬÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂäþÁÅ! GUEST ¦ÉÂ, ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Á ÂÁÅ ±Í¬ÊžÃ ±Í¬Ã ¡ÉýÊÛ©Ã ¡ÉýÛÏ™Á¦ Á Âê, ¦ÁþÁ ¥Á Âý¨œÍ±ÂýÅ ƒ™Á ¡ÁþÁŨŠÁÆ ™Â ³ÂÃ ±ÍœÂ¦ ÁžÂ! ˆ¥ÁÏý©÷ ³Íϣ£Í?

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SOMBABU , ÁžÁ¨ÁÅϙ ‚þÁ™ÂþÍÄþÊ¥ÁþÂä ‡ÏýÄ ¦Á Â§Â ¥ÉÂ ³ÂÛ§Â? GUEST £¨Ê úɱÂå©÷ ³Íϣ£Í!  ¡ÁþÁÅ¨Ê©Í ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê úʬÁōÁÅÏýÊ ±ÍžÁÆ ? SOMBABU (grants permit) ¬Á§Ê ÂþÄÏ™Âë Everyone grab liquor bottles and food, busy helping themselves. SOMBABU (cont'd) ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡É¬ÁϏÁÏúÁÏ™Ã, Š®ÁòϜ ¬É©Áô¨Ê ¥Á ÂÁÅ! €¬Á¨Ê £Â¨¦Áê £Â£Å ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á Âà §Ã¨ÄüÃϏÁÅ,¥Á ÂýÃþ Ä Ã ý˥ΜÍϞà Bangaru’s feels unattended and looks at CHEBROLU. CHEBROLU €ýÂÛÊ „Ïý§ÁÏ™Ã! €ÁÑ ™Á £É¨÷ ¥Éʨ͡Áô ¥Ä§ÁÅ ±Â¦Ïý÷ ÌúÉÖ¦Áêϙà BANGARU (looking at table) ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÊþÁÅ úÉ¡ÊåžÊÏýÏýÊ, þÊþÁÆ ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ¡Áë ü¬ʩÁ úʬÁōÁÅÏýÆ €œÁàþÂäþÁÅ ÁžÂ? ‡þÍä ¥ÁžÃâ³Âà¨Å úʪÂþÁÅ, ¥Á™Áݧ÷ ¨Å úʪÂþÁÅ (corrects himself) úÄ ¥Á§Áݧ÷ Ê¬ÁŨŠ¡Á§Ã«ÁÑ §ÃÏúÂþÁÅ, ±Â§ÄÛ Í¬ÁÏ ¨úÁ֨ŠŽ§ÁÅÖ£ÉýÂÛþÁÅ, ‚þÃä úʬÃþ ±Â§ÄÛ þÊÏ úʬÃÏžÄ €þà £¨ìÁÅžÃâ ¥Á§Ä €™ÁŏÁÅœÁÅþÂäþÁÅ! Bangaru smacks on the table and looking for response. SOMBABU ¥É¨ Ãì Á ÁÅžÁÅâ©Á¦ÉÂê, £ÂýèÅì ¡ÁÁŨÂà¦÷

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A MUSICAL MONTAGE AS BANGARU CONTINUES HIS SWEATY SPEECH, FAST CUTS OF PEOPLE EMPTYING THE BOTTLES, PILING THE TRASH ON TABLE, FINALLY REACH FOR KILLIS. One of the karyakarta in the front sneezes hard, interrupting Bangaru. SOMBABU (cont'd) £ÏÂ§ÁÅ £Â©Â, ¬ÁžÃ©ÃþÁ £ÌύÁÅ §Â¥Á Â¦ÁþÁÏ ³Â¨Å ÂþÄ, ‚ÏœÁÁÅ ¥Á¥Áé ¨ÊäÏ üɦÁê¥ÁÏý©÷ ¬É¡Áôå! Chebrolu displaces the exhausted Bangaru at the Mike. CHEBROLU ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Í £Â£ÅÂ§ÃÃ ¬ÄýéÁí¥Áþà ŸÁ§Âä¨Å üɦ Á ÂꨦÁ Âê Reps look at each other and stand up seriously. SOMBABU ˆýÂë £ÂÂë Â®Áò¨ÂÁ ÁþáÜÁàþÂä¥Á Â? ‹¡Áõý œÃÏ™ÉýۏÂþÊ ¥ÁþÁ³Âð¯ÃþÁ¥ÁÅéÁÅþÊÏœÁ ¬Ä¡ÁôÁ ÁþáÃåœÁàþÂä¥Á Â? € Á ˆýÄ ¥Ä „žÊâªÁ¥ÁÆ ? GUEST2 (toothpick) ¨ÊìžÍ €Ï™Á§÷ ‡¬ÃۥʬÁÏ ˆ¬ÁÅÑþÂä§ÁÅ ÂþÄ, ¥Á ÂêýÃþ Ä Ã ý˥ΜÍϞà £¦Á¨Êâ§ÁÅ ³Íϣ£Í! SOMBABU ±Ì±Íü¨÷ ¡ÉýÊÛ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ©Ì¨Åì žÁÃÓ§Á£ÉýÅۍÍþà ¨Í¬ÃÏúÁÏ™Êë ¦÷! Everyone leave the banquet table leaving Bangaru and his assists behind, Bangaru crumbles into the chair looking at the leftovers on the table. BANGARU ¥ÁþÁÏ ¡ÉýÃÛþÁ ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ ÁþÂä £Ì©ÃÁ¨ É ÁÅÑ©Á ÁþáÜÁàþÂä¦ÊÏýÂë ?

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Bangaru lifts the vodka bottle, a couple of people run back and snatch away the remaining liquor bottles. CUT TO: HALLWAY SOMBABU §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ¬É¦ Á Âê¨ÏýÊ ¥Á™Ã¬Ã¨Í ‡¨ÅÁþÂä „Ï™Â¨Ã, ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ‡þÁäþÁäþÂä „Ï™Â¨, ‡¨ÅÁÆ ¨ÊžÁÅ ‡þÁä ¨ÊžÁÅ, §ÂüÄÏ ¬ÊœÂà™ÁÏý ™ÃϏà þ¦Á Â¨Å! CHEBROLU goes after and holds Sombabu by the wrist. CHEBROLU þÂä £ÏÂ§ÁÅ £Â©ÁþÁÏœÁ œÊ¨ à ÂÓ œÄ¬ÊœÊà ‡ýÛþÂä? ¦ÁþÁ ¡Ê§ÁŨÍþÊ £ÏÂ§Á¥ÅÁ ÏžÁþÂä, ¥Ä €ÏžÁ§ÃÍ¬ÁÏ þÃþÊä ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ýÂý Â§ÁÅì §Áݧ÷ úʳÌúÂÖ™ÁÅ! Bangaru coughs out vodka with those words. CHEBROLU (cont'd) €ýÅ ¬ÁÆ ™ÁÏ™ÃÃ, ¡Ã¨Âì £Ä§ Á ¦Á ¨ÊÁÅϙ̙ÁÅÝ £œÁōÁÅ £œÁōÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, ™Á£çϜ ¥ÁÆ ý ÁýÅۍÁű͜™ ¬É¡ÁåÏ™Ã! ˆžÍ ±Í¦Ê ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¡Éü ¬Ê©Á úʬà ¡ÁôþÉäÏ ÁýÅۍÁÅϞ¥Áþà ¡ÁõþÁōÁÅþÂä™Â¦ÁþÁ, ¥ÄÁÅ £ë öÁé Ï™Á¥ËþÁ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¨ÅþÂä¦÷, §ÁÏ™ÁþÂä CHEBROLU pulls Sombabu who’s stand convinced. SOMBABU §Ê¦÷ ÁÏ™Âë , ƒ¨ÊìžÍ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¬ÁÅà¨ÂìþÊ „þÂä§ÁÅ GUEST2 ¥Á§Ã ¥Á ÂêýÃþÄ ¬ÁϏÁœÍ? SOMBABU ¡Á¬÷Û ³ÍÃ ±ÍžÂϨʧÂ! CROWD Š§Ê¦÷ ¡Á¬ÁÅÛ ³ÍÃ ±ÍžÂ¥ÁÏýÂë Reps look at each other yielding. (CONTINUED)

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CROWD (cont'd) ¬Á§Ê ¡ÁžÁϙà Top View as everyone walk back into the room. GUEST2 (O.S.) (mumble) ‚žÃÍ, ¥Á Â £Â¨¦Áê £Â£Å ¬ÃþÃ¥Á Â §Ã¨Äü÷ ³Í œÁ¡Áå™ÁÏ ‚žÊ ¥ÉÅžÃýó§à üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä! Chebrolu shuts the door on camera. CUT TO: VIKKI 31

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Kasi looks into camera with a ‘waiting to burst’ expression. GOLIE þ pen name úɱÂåþ þčÁÅ? üÂí¨! §ÁşçÁ üÂí¨! þÊþÍ ÁŸÁ §Â¬ÁÅàþÂä žÂþà ¡Ê§ÁÅ §ÁÁàÏ¨Í ƒœÁ, a swim in the blood! bloodshed €¦êþÁ ƒ political system þà blood œÍþÊ Á™ Á ¨Ã! €žÊ þ ÁŸÁ¨Í „þÁä €žÁÅèœÁ¥ËþÁ±Â¦Ïý÷! ÁÅ®Ãò±Í¦þÁ §ÂüÄ¦Á ©Áê©Á¬Áá ¡ÁôþžÁŨŠ€ýÛ™ÁŏÁÅþ ÁžÃ¡Ã ¥Áý ÃÛ ÁÅ™Ã¡Ê ©Á§ Á Æ Á , þ Á¨Ï þÞÁë ±ÍžÁÅ! úÊ ÁŦɩÁ§Â, ¡Ã™Ê¨÷ Â³ÍÛë , ¥Á Â©Í œÁÅϏ÷, üͬɡ÷ ³ÂÛ¨Ãþ÷, €™Â¨÷æ Ãýì§÷ ¨ÂÏýà revolutionists þà isnpiration Â úʬÁōÁÅþÃ, Á¨Ï £¨Ï œÍ ¥ÁþÁ žÊªÂþÃä „ý͡æ Á  úɦÁê™Á¥Ê þ ¨¯ÁêÏ! Kasi Reddy breaks the glass and freeze with emotion, waiter hops in to clean up. WAITOR úÉ¡ÃåþÍ®ÁòϜ ìÁÛ§Ä¨Í žÃü¬ÁÛ§÷ ¨Ê! ®Áò œÌÁ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþà ¥Ä§ÊÏ ¡ÄÁŜ§ÁÅ ³Â§÷! GOLIE Did you listen to that bloody capitalist? by the way ivvALa birthday neekA dAnikA? (CONTINUED)

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LATHA MA banneeki GOLIE ! afteral 6 inch puppy Ã six feet ÊÂ? £¨Å±Â? ©Â±Â? ˆ¥ÃýÊ ¥Ä ™Á£ÅçþÍä®Áò üŨÅÏ? Vikki puts his finger on the cake. LATHA úÁϡʳÂà ¥ÁÅýÅۍÁÅþÂä©ÁÏýÊ, ¥Ä ¥ÁÅžÁÅ⨠¥Á Â©Á¦ÊêÂ ©ÁúÊÖ ©Á§ Á ÁÅ ÁÅ! Latha smoothens the cake. CUT TO: ASH TRAY CHINNA IS LOOKING AT LATHA SITTING AFAR WITH HIS FRIENDS IN A CLOSED ROOM. DINESH  ÊÁÅ £¨Ê …§Ã³ÍàϞà £Â©Â CHINNA þͧÁÅé¦÷, €žÃ þ relative DINESH ©Á§Á¬ËþÁ §Ã¨ÊýéÂ? ©Á§Á¬ Á Âþà §Ã¨ÊýéÂ? CHINNA ¥Á Â €þÁäÂ™Ãà ©Á§Á¬Á DINESH ¦œÊ þčÁÆ ©Á§Á¬Ê! PRAKASH €§Ê, ©ÁúÃÖ ÁÏýËÏžÃ, ‚ύ ÌÏœÁÅ œÁ™Á¡Á©ÊÏýÂë £Â£Æ? Chinna calls the passing waiter. (CONTINUED)

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CHINNA ªÃ©Â! þ¨ŏÁÅ ¥Á Â§ÁÓ§Äý¨Š¡ÁýÂë WAITOR ‚©Âí®Á ÂÏŸÄ ü¦ÏœÃ ³Â§÷ CHINNA €¦œÊ?

PRAKASH ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ¥Á ÂÁÅ £Â¬ÁÆ Âϟčà ÂžÁÅ

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

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

Waitor leaves. CUT TO: MITHRA Mithra and Golie join Latha at the table. MITHRA ³Â§Ä £Å™ÁœÁ¨Æ, ¨Êý˱ͦϞÃ! Ê÷ þè ¡ÁúÁ֙à úʬáÉýÂÛ©ÊÏýÊ? GOLIE (crying) úÁÆ ªÂ©Â £©Â? afterall ‹ ÁōÁÑ ¡Ã¨ì birthday Ã ‡ÏœÁ Ê÷ ÌþÂä§Í Mithra turns around hearing slapping sound from Chinna’s table. CHINNA (shaking and slapping) ˆÏýà £¨Å±Â? ‡þÃä³Â§Á왏 à Ãþ €žÊ ¬Á¥Á ÂŸÂþÂÏ úɱÂà©ÊÏýÃ? Nadiya walks towards Chinna’s table.

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NADIYA excuse me sAr, can you please control yourself? Chinna looks up and down on her. CHINNA who are you? NADIYA I’m the new manager here, we do not serve liquor today, can please go to another restaurant Chinna laughs looking at her. CHINNA ÁÅ! ˆþÃä§ÍüŨËÏžÊà ¡Ã¨Âì þÁÅ©ÃíÁÑ ™Á úʧÃ? NADIYA One week CHINNA €ÏýÊ ‚ÏœÁ©Á§ÁÁÅ ‹³Â§Ãà ÁÆ ™Â  ²ÍýÍ ©Ê¡Áô úÁÆ ™Á¨ÊžÂ? Nadiya notice Chinna posing with Loki and Mithra, Mithra walks towards the scene, Chinna shears off Nadiya’s badge. CHINNA (cont'd) þÁÅ©Êí ‚ÏÍ restaurant É®ÁÅò, you are fired! Chinna turns towards his table, Nadiya feels insulted and walks out crying past Mithra. MITHRA úÃþÂä  €¥Á Âé¦ ‡©Á§Í œÉ¨Ã¬Ê ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä©Â? CHINNA œÉ¨Ã¦ÁžÁþÁä¦Á Âê, Âþà úÁÆ ™Á™ÂþÍà £Â©ÁôÏžÃ

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MITHRA ¤Â´Â ÁÆ œÁŧÁÅ, ©É®Ãò ³Â§Ä úÉ¡Áôå! Chinna gets up and comes onto Mithra’s face. CHINNA ü§ÃØ £Å«÷ ÁÆ œÁŧÁÏý©ʥÉ €þÁōÁÅþÂä, ¤Â´Â ÁÆ œÁÅ§Ê ÁžÁþÁä¦Á Âê, ¥Á§Ä bad €¦ÏžÁþáìÊà þÁÅ©Êí ³Â§Ä úÉ¡Êå¦÷, ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ ¢Éë Ï™÷ð „þÂä§ÁÅ, þÊþÁÅ üÉ¡Êà ‚¥Êü÷ down €¦žÃâ Chinna places the badge in Mithra’s hand and gets back to the table, Mithra is surprised at Chinna’s attitude, looks out for Nadiya who drives past on scooter. CUT TO: DINING TABLE 32

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HAND FOLLOW AS LOKI TAKES A BITE AND LOOKS UP NOTICING CHINNA, CHINNA WALKS DOWN FROM UPSTAIRS AND JOINS TABLE. LOKI ¤ÍüþÂþÍà ÁÆ §ÁÅÖþÊ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ úÁÅýÆÛ úÁƬà ÁÆ ³Í™ÂþÍà €§ÁñœÁÅϞ ¨ÊžÂ œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅÍ Chinna notices Nadiya and Bhasha at the table, Savithri serves. LOKI (cont'd) (screams at Savithri) úÉ¡ÃåþÁ ¥Á Âý €§ÁãÏ Â¨ÊžÂ?©Á™ÃÝÏúÌžÁÅ⠩™ÍÃ! ¨Êúà €¥Á Â馍à ³Â§ÄúÉ¡ÃåþÁ¡Áôå™Ê ÁÏúÁÏ¨Í ¥ÉœÁōÁŨŠ§Â¨œÂ¦÷ Chinna half-heartedly looks at Nadiya sitting across. CHINNA ³Â§Ä!

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LOKI (yell) þÁÅÏúÍþà ¤Á©ÁêϏ úÉ¡Áõå! Chinna trembles at Loki’s voice and stands up in attention. CHINNA Restaurant ¨Í ¥ÄœÍ ú¨ mis-behave úʪÂþÁÅ, I am very sorry! Bhasha and Nadiya get up from the table feeling uncomfortable, Loki commands. LOKI ¥Ä§ÁÅ ÁÆ §ÍÖϙà Bhasha and Nadiya follow the orders. LOKI (cont'd) ƒ¨Ê¬Êà ©Â¨Ã±Í™ÂþÍÃ, €žÃ¨Ã¬Êà ±Â§Ã±Í™ÂþÍà ƒ þ¦ÁÅ™Áŏ§ÁÅ üÄœÁ¥ÃúÊÖ ÁÆ ¨Ã ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠÂžÁÅ ¥Ä§ÁÅ, §Ê¡ÁýÅäÏúà  €¥Á Âé¦Ê þÄ boss, ©Ê´Â¨É¦ÁêÁÅϙ management þʧÁÅ֍Í! œÍÁ ¥ÁÅ™ÁÅúÁōÁÅþà úÁÁÑ £™ÃœÊþÊ ƒ ‚ÏýÍì ³ÂáþÁÏ þčÁÅ Loki washes his hand and gets off from table. LOKI (cont'd) ¬ÁÁžÁÅ©Áô þʧÁÅœÂà§Í ¨ÊžÍ ÂþÄ, Â¨Êüà œÌÁÑ ÏÂþÊ ¬ÁϳÂѧÁÏ œÁÁ¨É™Âà§ÁÅ Â™ÃžÁ Ì™ÁōÁŨÅ, ¨ÍÁÏ¨Í É¨ÃúÊ ©Â™ÃÄ ‹™Ê©Â™ÃÄ ¥ÁžÉ⠏ÁŧÏÃÏüÏœÁ ¨ÎÁê¥Ê œÊ™Â!  ¬Ãá ¨Êþà ‡žÁ© Á à ˆþÃä ¬ÁÅá¨ÅþÂä ©Áê§Áã¥Ê! Loki walks upstairs, Chinna swallows food with a heavy breathe, Mithra observes sitting across. CUT TO: PHOTO 33

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CHINNA Training tables œÍ start úɦÁê¥ÁÏý§Â? Nadiya feels uncomfortable. NADIYA Please, don’t do this! sorry, þ©Á¨ì úéÂýÅì œÃþÂä§ÁÅ CHINNA ¡Á§ÊìžÁÏ™Ã, €¨©Âý˱̦êÏžÃ, þ Í¬Á¥Ê ÁžÁ úɱÂå§ÁÅ? €ÏžÁ¥ËþÁ €¥Á Âé¦ €™ÁŏÁÅ ü™Á¨Íì þÁ™ÁŬÁÆ à business study úɦÁê¥ÁþÂä§ÁϜʏÂ? ˆžÄ ‹³Â§ÃýÌúÃÖ þÁ™ÁųÂà§Â, try úʳÂàþÁÅ Nadiya bursts out with smile as Chinna responds. CUT TO: BUDUSU 34

INT/EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : DIWALI

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Vikki lights the ‘budusu’ and runs away closing ears. NIKKI ¥Á¥Äé , ©Ä™ÁÅ þ £Å™ÁŬÁŨþÄä Â¨ÉÖ¬ÁÅàþÂä™ÁÅ VALLI ˆ¦÷ žÉ£ç¨Å ¡Á™ÁœÂ¦÷ VIKKI žÂþÍà Â¨Ö™ÁÏ þʧÃå¬ÁÅàþÂä ¥Á¥Äé Mithra parks the jeep rear-facing in front of kids. Golie gets up through a heep of crackers piled in the jeep, with a big ‘saram’ hanging around neck, jumps on road. GOLIE ˆ¦÷, §ÁÏ™Âë ¡Ã¨ì þÁ§ Á ¬ÁŧÁŨ§Â! žÄ±Â©Á®ÁÏýÏýÊ ˆÏýÍ úÁÆ ¡Ã³ÂàþÁÆ ! ý¡ÁÂ¦Á¨ žÉ£çÃ ŠÍљÍà ±Ì¡Áôå žÃÂ¨,à §ÁÏ™Ê!

VIKKI & NIKKI (excited) Hey! ‚©ÁþÄä ¥Á ÂÊþÂ?

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KIDS (O.S.) (each jave a demand) §ÂÉýìþÄä þÁÅ, þÁÅ©Áôí £Å™ÁŬÁŨŠÂ¨ÅÖÍ þÁÅ §ÂÉýÅì Â©Â¨Ã, þÁÅ, ¥Ã§Á¡ Á ¦Á ¡ÁýÁŨÅ, þÁÅ ýÏ £ÂϣŨŠÂ©Â¨Ã GOLIE (O.S.) ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ©ÄŸÃ¨Í „þÁä ©ÂþÁ§Á ¬ËþÂêþÁäϜ œÍ¨ÅÁŧÁÏ™Ã, ±ÌÏ™Êà 34a

EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : STUMPED

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Mithra gets down carrying a pile of shopping bags wearing a laalci. Mithra stumps on Latha who is lighting candles at the footsteps, drops everything on the floor. LATHA Á¨Í ˆÏýÃ? ‚þÃä žÄ±Â¨ÅþÂä Á®ÁÅò ÁþáÄýÊìžÂ? Mithra is lost in Latha’s beauty, Latha snaps to distract. MITHRA (lost himself)  žÄ±Â¨¥ÁžÉ⠥ɧÁÅ¡Áô¨Â þÃþÁÅä üƬà Á®ÁÅò üɞçÃþÁ¦Ê ¡Ã¨Âì LATHA (mocks his comment) Á Á Áñ, €¥Á Â馨Ãä ¡Áý¦ÏúÁ™ÂþÍà Â®ÃžÂ¬ÁÅ þÁÅÏúà Á³Â¦É™à žÂÂ ŠÊ style ¨Í ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂœÂ§Âë ¥Ä§ÁÆ ! þ €ÏžÁÏ ¥ÄžÁ €ÏœÁÂ ªÁ¨Å ¡ÉýÅۍ͍ÁŞʩÁžÂ¬Áũ˱͜©÷ ! next week þÁþÁÅä úÁÆ ™ÂÝþÍà €ÏžÁ¥ËþÁ america £Å¨Íì™Ì¬ÁÅàþÂä™ÁÅ, œÁ¡ÁôåÊ! Latha pushes him aside, walks in with candles crossing Valli. LATHA (cont'd) þÄ œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ã þÉœÃàþÁ ‹ £ÉÑ ý÷ þÄ®ÁÅò ±Ì¦ÉÅêžÃþÂ, £ÂÂ úɞçÃþÁýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ! (CONTINUED)

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Mithra is still in a trans, sits down to gather bags, Valli joins to help. MITHRA (whispers) €ÂÑ, ‚©Âí¨ žÂþÃä üƬÁÅàÏýÊ Ã™Âä¡÷ úʬËþ ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōͩ¨þáóÂàÏžÃ, þ ŠÁÑ ™Ã©Á¨ì ÂžÁÅ þÁÅ©Áôí ɨ÷å úʳÂà©Â? VALLI ‰™Ã¦ Á  £ÂþÊ ©ÁôÏžÃ, ÂþÄ ¥Ä £Â©Á þÁþÌäžÃ¨Ê³Âà™Ê¥É§ MITHRA ¥Á®Äò ‹ ©Â§ÂþÍà ¬Á§Áō â Áű͜™ÁŨʍÂÑ Latha is playing with the puppy sitting on a sofa lurking at Mithra, turns around as Valli peeks in to check on her. VALLI žÂþà žÌϏÁ úÁÆ ¡Áô¨Å úÁÆ ™ÁÅ, ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁÅ¨Í ‡ÁÑ ™Í ©ÁôþÂä©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áôí, ©ÉÏý£™Ã ©Ê¨Â™Ê©Á§ÁÁÅ £¦Áý¡Á™ÁžÁÅ ±ÌÁ§Áţ͜ÁÅ Latha makes a face at Mithra and runs into the bedroom with bunny, Mithra shakes up. MITHRA ˆÏýÊ? þÊþÊÏýà þ ¨É©Ã¨÷ ˆÏýà žÂþÉÏý£™ÁÝ¥ Á Â? úÄúÄ! þ žÃ¨ÅìúÁÆ ¬Ã €žÊ ¨©÷ üʬÊà ¬Á§Ã ¨ÉžÁÏýÊ žÂþà Ž§Áé ! Valli nips on Mithra’s head. VALLI €¦œÊ œÁÁ¨™ÁÅ, ƒ ™Â£Å¨ÍàþÊ þĨÂÏýÉžÁ©Á¨Å €¥Á Â馨ÌäžÁŨōÁÅÏý§ÁÅ, þÄ Ž§Áé ! Valli walks inside with bags, Mithra follows pleading.

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EXT. VALLI HOME - NIGHT : GOLIE & CRACKERS

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Golie notice Saira, tries to control kids with a bamboo stick. GOLIE þÍ þÍ! crackers are very dangerous, úÊœÁŨŠÂ®ÁÅò Â¨Å֍ÁÅÏý§ÁÅ žÁÆ §ÁϏ ©É®ÁòÏ™Ã, ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÊþÁÅ Â¨ÃÖ úÁÆ ¡Ã³ÂàþÁÅ, úÁÆ ¬Ã þʧÁÅ֍ÍÏ™Ã, ¬Á§ÊþÂ? The kids stand bye pissed as Golie exhibits bravery with crackers firing with bare hands. CUT SHOTS OF GOLIE FIRING ALL KINDS OF CRACKERS, RECEDING THE CRACKERS HEEP, KIDS FEEL INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED, VIKKI LOOKS AT ONE OF HIS RADICAL FRIENDS, ALL THE KIDS SURROUND GOLIE IN BHASHA STYLE. Playing ecstatic with the crackers, Golie sense the looming trouble. GOLIE (cont'd) ˆÏýÂë , ¬ÉÏý§÷ üÊœÁàþÂä§ÁÆ ? Kids close in on Golie and bury him in the crackers, top view as Golie screams from under, Vikki sets fire, cracks on all directions. Gilie gets up and runs across the street screaming and fluttering like a flashing super-hero. CUTS OF PEOPLE TURNING AROUND FROM HOMES TO HAVE A GLIMPSE AT THE MOBILE CRACKER-MAN. EXCITED KID hey, look! A CRACKER MAN!

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Golie flutters to the end of street and turns back screaming, Kids take control of the remaining crackers. CUT TO: LATHA 34c

INT. VALLI HOME BEDROOM - NIGHT : LUCKY MIRROR

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Latha stands stiff in front of mirror assessing her beauty. LATHA (talks to mirror) Š¬Ê €žÁâ¥Â? ‡ÏœÁ €žÁÇ«ÁÛ¥Ê þčÁÅ! §Â®ÁòÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â §Á¬ à ÁœÁ þʧÊå þ €ÏžÂ¨Ãä §Íüōà ©ÁÏžÁ ³Â§ÁÅì úÁÆ ¬ÁÅàþÂä©÷! ©Â™Ä§ÍüÅ úħÁ¨Í úÁÆ ¬ÃÏžÂþÃÊ €¨Â þ裙ñͦÁ Â™ÁÏýÊ.... Covers her face and jumps onto the bed, turns around holding bunny. LATHA (cont'd) (caressing bunny) ‚þÃä§ÍüŨŠ€›ÅúÁÅ ÁÅþÁää úÁÆ ¡ÁϜ ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÃÂ ±Â§Ê¬ÁōÁōÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, žÌϏÁ ¬ÁúÃÖþÍ™ÁÅ! (giggles) Latha hugs the bunny tight as it screams with a sweet tone, Valli recites ‘murali lola’. CUT TO: VALLI SINGING 35

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(Valli starts the song in the front yard holding Nikki in her lap. Feature Krishna and sathyabhama skit from kids. At the mention of Narkasura in song, Golie walks in with torn clothes and chases Vikki with a bamboo stick. Mithra and Latha humorous interaction). CUT TO: BANGARU CUTOUT 36

EXT. HYD PARTY OFFICE - DAY : PICKETING FOR TICKET

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

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GENERAL SECRETARY ±Â§ÄÛ ¢Ä¬÷ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¢Ê¬÷ ÁÆ ™Â ÁþÄ¡ÄþÁÏœÁ ¨Ï£ÏÁ ÁýÎý÷ £ÉýÃÛÏ™ÁÅ, ˆ©Áô™Âë ƒ ¡ÃœÂ¥Á ÁÅ™ÁÅ? ASSISTANT ¥ÁþÁ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ Â§ÁÏ™Ã! ýÍÉÑ ý÷ Í¬ÁÏ ¡ÃÉÑ ýÃϏ÷, €ýÅúÁÆ ™ÁÏ™Ã! A massive crowd is sitting on office walls like monkeys, shaking fens. SOMBABU & SUPPORTERS (collective) „œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷! „œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷! GENERAL SECRETARY úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™Áŏ „úÁÖ¨ ¡Ã™ÁŏÂ! üèÂì¨Í ÍœÁŨþÄä œÌ¨ÅÌúÃÖ üĨŠžÁ¥ÁÅé üʬÁÅàÏ™ÊϞç ©Ä™ÁÅ! GS walks into the office, a supporter interrupts. SOMBABU ‚žÃÍ ¡É¬Ã™ÉÏýÍ, £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÆ ™ÃÄ³Â§Ã ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ ¬ÄýæÁê¨ÊžÁþÁōÍ, þÄ Á¨ì¥ÁÅÏžÊ £Æ™ÃžË±ÍœÂ üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä! GENERAL SECRETARY ©ÂþÍà ¬ÄýìÊà ±Â§ÄÛ £ÆžÃžÁ¦êžÃâ,¥Ä þÂýÂ¨Å ¥Á ÂÁÅ žÉ¨ížÁÆ œÁ¡ÁôåÍ£Ê! GS walks into the office amidst the rampage of people. SOMBABU secretary down down Crowd resonates. CUT TO: BANGARU

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Bangaru is sitting in a chair with coolers, accompanied by CHEBROLU & Narsing. GENERAL SECRETARY ¨Ëý÷ œÁÁÅÑ©ÁÁÅÏž,à €žÂâ¨Å œÄ¬Êà ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠÁþáóÂà§ÁÅ þ¦™Í CHEBROLU œÃ¦Áê§ÁÏ™Ê! £¦Áý úÁÆ ªÂ§ÁŏÂ! üþ¨ €¤Ã¥ Á ÂþÁÏœÍ ©Á¨Åì ©Ê™Ã üʬà ¥Á™Âë ¬÷ ‰ ©ÁúÃÖϞà GENERAL SECRETARY §Ê¡Áô nomination £ÉýÅۍÍþà ‚¦Á Âê¨ÌúÃÖ ¬ÄýÅ ¥Á Â§Áð¥ÁÏý©÷ ˆÏžÁ¦ Á Âê þÄ ü£ç§Áâ¬Äà? CHEBROLU ¬ÄýÅ ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ¡ÉýÊÛ©Á§ Á ÁÅ ¦ÁþÁ þÍýÃœÍ ¥Á ÂýÂì™Á§ÁÏ™Ê! Lights a cigarette. GENERAL SECRETARY (negligent and angry) ÁýÛ¦œÊ ƒ™Êä ÁÆ ³Í¥ÁþÁÅ, ¢Ä¬÷ ‚ÏÍ³Í ¬Ëýōà ¥Á Â§ÁÅ֍ÁÅÏýÂÏ! €§Ê ˆÏžÃ¤Ë ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÊžÃ? €©ÁœÁ¨÷ ‰žÁų§ÁÅì É¨ÃÖþÁ ¥ÃþëÃþà ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ £ÉýÃÛ ¬ÄýæÁê™ÂþÍà ƒþÊ¥ÁþÂä ¨Â¨÷ £ ÁÅžÁÆ §÷ ³Â¬Ãàë þÂ? Â©Â¨ÏýÊ ¥Áϙ¨ÂþÍà ±ÍýÄ úʬÁōͥÁþÁÅ! BANGARU Š§Ê þÁ§ÃðÂ, ¬ÊœÁŨŠ©Á›ÁÅÑϙ  ¬ÁÆ ýÊÑ ¬ÁŨŠœÄ¬Ã ýʣè÷ ¥ÄžÁ ¡ÉýۧžÁÅ! CHEBROLU ‡¨ìÏ™Á¦ Á Âê, ‡¨ìϙà ¥ÁÏœÁþ¨¦ÊêžÂÂ £¦ÁýÅÏ™Áϙà Chebrolu drives the supporters out and closes the door, Narsing reaches for the suitcases lying in the corner. (CONTINUED)

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GENERAL SECRETARY ˆÏžÃžÃ? ‚žÊ¥ÁþÂä income tax ¦Á Â±Â§Á¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýçÂ? Narsing opens the suitcases filled with currency. CHEBROLU ‹ÍÑ ¬ÁÆ ýÊÑ ¬ÁŨÍþÁÅ ‰žÌÏžÁ¨ þÍýÅì ¡ÁžÃ©Ê¨ÅþÂä¦÷, ‡ÂѨ̬Êà ¨ÉÊÑ ³ÍÑÏ™Ã, ¬ÄýÅ¥Á Â§ÃÖ þËýōà þËýÅ Í©Â flight ‡ÂѧÁþÁōÍ, ¨ÍÁþžÁ¥ÉÅúÃÖ œÃ§ Á ¬ÁÅ ¡ÉýÊۨ͡Áô nomination ¥Áŏìñ͞Ãâ, œÁ¥Á§ÁÅ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ©ÁžÃ¨Ê¬Ã ¨±ÂÄ¨Ãä £ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ¢Ã¨÷é þÁÁ§÷ ¨Í ¬ÃþÂé¨Å œÄ³ÍÑ ©ÁúÁÅÖ! ‡ýÂۏÁÆ ¬ÉÁë ý§ÄÂ ý§ÁÏ ¥Áŏìñ͜ÍϞà GENERAL SECRETARY (softer) þÁÅ ±Â§ÄÛ É¨í™ÁÏ ¥ÁÅŽêÏ, ¬ÃýÃÛϏ÷ ‡¥Éé ¨Ê ì à €þÂê¦ÁÏ úɦÁê¨Êþ÷! CHEBROLU €§Ê, É¨Å¡ÁϜ ¬ÁÆ ýÊÑ ¬ÁŨÍì ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ¨ÍÄ ¨ÍÄ €Ïý©ÊÏžÁ¦Á Âê? ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ üèÂìÊ funding üʬÁÆ àÏýÊþÁÆ ! Party GS looks into the suitcases. GENERAL SECRETARY ÂþÄÏœÁ ™Á£Åç¨Å þÄ žÁÃӧʙÞÃ? CHEBROLU ¥Á§ÁžÊ, ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ §ÂüčÁ¦ÁÏ úʬÃþ͙ޏ Á ÁÓ§Á  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÁŨÅÏ™Á©Â ˆÏýÄ? ¨ÊÁ±ÍœÊ £Â¬Ã§É™ÃÝ žÁÁÓ§Á ¢Áõìý÷ ©Â¦Ïúà œÉúÂÖ™ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â? Bangaru seriously looks at CHEBROLU. GENERAL SECRETARY €ÏœÂ £ÂìÊþÂ?

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CHEBROLU ¦ÁþÁ §ÁϏÁÅ üƬÊà œÉ¨©ÁýÊì? Zoom onto the money as conversation continues. GENERAL SECRETARY (O.S) ¬ÃϏè÷ ¬ÄýōÃþÃä þÍýÅì ‡©Á™ÁÅ §Â¨Ö¨Ê, §ÃÂ§ÁÅÝ £Êë ÷ üʬÁÅàÏ™ÁÅë CUT TO: CROWD 36b

EXT. PARTY OFFICE - DAY : BANGARU REPLACES LOKI

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Chebrolu runs out of the office towards crowd. CHEBROLU ÂþÁŧÁÅ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì ýÍÉÑ ýÅÛ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁōÊ, ‚ ÁþʳÍÑÏ™Âë žÁ§ÁÅ©Áô! Crowd whistle and clap, start dancing teen maar. CROWD „œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷! „œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ üÃϞ£ž÷! Cuts of the tribal daruvu, Sombabu leads the gross dance in front of Bangaru with tied up dhotees, folded tongues, Bangaru gets into the jeep. BANGARU §Ê¦÷, ‡ÏœÁ Ž§ËÖþ ¡Á§ÊìžÁÅ, þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþÊ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ É¨ÃÖþÁ ¨É©Ã¨Íì …Ï™Â¨Ã! CHEBROLU œÁ¡ÁåÁÅϙ £Â©Â, þÁÅ©Éí¨Ãì £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ žÁÁÓ§Á ¢Áõìý÷ ©Â¦Ïúà ¬ÁÆ ý÷ Ê¬ÁŨŠþÃÏ¡ÁôœÁÅÏ™ÁÅ CUT TO: TV

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INT. BASI REDDY HOME - DAY : BREAKING NEWS

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TV ANCHOR (TV) ‚¡Áôå™Ê €ÏžÃþÁ ©Â§Áà,! nomination Á™ÁÅ©Áô §Ê¡Áô ¥ÁŏÁŬÁÅàÏ™ÁÂ ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ €þÁŸ à §Á ±Â§ÄÛ €¤Áê§ÃãœÁíÏ¨Í €þÁÆ Áê¥ËþÁ ¥Á Â§ÁÅå ü§ÃÏ à žÃ,  þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ þÁÅÏúà ÁœÁ ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ‡þÃäÁ¨ÍìþÁÆ ÁþÁ ©Ãü¦ÁÏ ³ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ ³ÂáþÁϨÍ, BASI Reddy watches news with a smile, feeding dogs. CUT TO: RADIO IN JEEP 38

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RADIO (O.S.) ±Â§ÄÛ ¦ÁÅ©Á þÊœÁ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™Áōà €©ÁÂªÁÏ Á¨Ãå¬ÁÅàþÁäýÅÛ ±Â§ÄÛ ¡Áë ŸÂþÁ €ŸÃÂ§Ã ©Ã¨ Ê Á§ÁŨÁÅ œÉ¨Ã¦Áüʪ§ÁÅ, ƒ ¥Á Â§ÁÅå ©ÉþÁōÁ ¨ÍÁ¨÷ ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ ¡Áë ¤Â©ÁÏ £¨ÏÂ „ýÛýÅÛ ©Ãþ à Ùà Loki turns attentive to the radio as Mithra increases the volume and inally cuts it off. DHARMAM ™Á£Åç¨Å ±Â§Ê¬Êà Â™ÃžÁþÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â þÉœÃàþÉýÅۍÁÅþÁÆ §ÊÁŜ§ÁÅ, þóÂðí§ÁãϏ ¡Áþà üÊ¬Ê ©Â®ÁòÃ Â¨Ï ¨ÊžÁÏ™Ê, üþÂ¨Ê €ýÛ™ÁŏÁÅþ ³Âí§Áã¡Á§ÁŨϙà Loki gets back to reading the news paper. LOKI þÄ ©ÊªÂþÍÁ§ÁãÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ ŸÁ§Áé Ï! ³Âí§Áã¥Ê ¥Áþëà €¬Á¨Å ¨¯Á›Ï, þóÂðí§ÁãÏ žÂþÃä ÂúÊ Á©ÁúÁÏ, Mithra picks up phone, while driving. BASI REDDY þ¦þÁ ²ÍþÉœÊà ¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÃ¨Í „þÂä™Â þ¦þÂ? (CONTINUED)

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MITHRA ²Íþ÷ úʬÃþÁ £Æ«Á™ÄÊþãýÃÛ! BASI REDDY ‹ £¢Áõþ÷ Â™Ã ¬ÊœÃ¨Í ýÍÉÑ ýÅÛ Í¨Íå¦þ™ÁÅ ÁžÂ,¬ÁϜ¡ÁÏ œÉ¨Å¡ÁôœÁÅþÂä þ¦þ MITHRA (accent) ¬ÁϜ¡ÁÏ ÌÏœÁ žÂ³ÍѧžÍ, ‡¨Áðþ÷ €¦þÁ þďÁÆ Ó™Â €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ £™ÁœÂžÊ! BASI REDDY Íñ, ‹™Ã±ÍœÁþÂä ÁÆ ™Â ÂþÃäæ™ÊþÁÅäð ¥É¦ÏýÃþ÷ üɦÁê™ÁÏ £ÂÁ þʧÃåþ™Á¦ Á Âê ¥Ä¦Á£ç MITHRA É¨Êð ‹™ÃÄ ‹™Ê ‹™ÃÄ œÊ™ÂÁÆ ™Â ÂþÃäæ™ÉþÊäð ÁžÁ§Â ¥Á¬Ã §É™ÊÝ! BASI REDDY ¬ÃþÁä „±Â¦ÁÏ üɱÂà Ì™ÁōÍ, §Ê¡Áô þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ €¦êϞ þĦÁ£çþà £¦ýÍà §ÂÁÅÏý üƳÍÑ, üÂœÁÁÏ¨Í Áë öÁ¨þÄä ³Âþ ¡ÉœÃÁÆ ¨ÏÂ žÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÂϙ¦÷! BASI Reddy hangs phone, Mithra looks ahead at the signal thinking. Bhasha, Dharmam and couple of followers sitting mum in the car. Loki looks out through the window and notice Chinna chatting with a girl in the ice cream parlor, Loki identifies Nadiya and looks at Bhasha who is looking the other side. Loki worries. A couple of guys riding on a scooter stop next to the jeep. Slow Motion as Mithra notice the raising hand from the back of the scooter covered with a towel. Gun fire at Loki, Mithra pulls the jeep away and cuts through the traffic, Bhasha jumps off the running jeep and chases the shooters. SHAKY TELE-CUTS AS MITHRA NURSES LOKI’S INJURY, TIES LOKI’S RIBS WITH KANDUVA, BHASHA CHASES THE ASSAILANTS IN THE TRAFFIC, MITHRA DRIVES OFF THROUGH THE TRAFFIC.

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Bhasha grabs the scooter and bangs it against a moving truck, stabs the assailants repeatedly, stands looking down as the blood drips on the road from knife, Intercuts with Loki being taken into the hospital. CUT TO: HOSPITAL HALLWAY 39

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Loki is taken on a stretcher into the ER leaving Mithra outside, Mithra turns to the followers in the hallway. DURGA £ÏÂ§ÁÅ Â™Ã Í¬ÁÏ ¥Áþ®ÁÅò ¢Ä¨÷Ý ¨Í „þÂä§ÁÏ™Ê Mithra slaps him and surprises everyone with an intense look. MITHRA ©Â™Ã ¥Äž Á É®Áò¥Áþà ‡©Á§ÁÅ úɱÂå§ÁÅ þčÁÅ? Mithra turns around scratching his head. MITHRA (cont'd) ‚žÁϜ  £Â¬Ã §É™Ã Ý Â™Ã üÆžÁÏ, ‚ϙáÉÏ™ÉÏý÷ Ê¬Ãþ ¥ÁþÁÏ É¨Å³Âà¥Áþà œÉ¨Å³Â™ÃÃ, nomination œÍ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ Â™Ãä £ÅýÛ¨Í ©Ê¬ÁōÁÅþÃ. oppsositon cleanup úɦÁê™ÂþÍà Ä¬ÃþÁ ¬ÉÑ ú÷ ‚žÃ DURGA €¦œÊ œÉ¨Âì§Ê¨Í¡Áô ™Êä ¨Ê±Âà¥ÁÏ™Ê Mithra raises hand and signals Durga to tone down. MITHRA ‡¨¯Áþ÷ €¦Êê¨Í¡Áô þ ¥Á Âý ¥Ä§Ã ÁœÃà ¡ÁýÂÛ§Í, þÁ§ à à ±ÍÁŨəÁœÂ úÉ¡ÁôàþÂä Durga mellows down, doctor approaches Mithra.

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DOCTOR £Å¨Éìý÷ ¡ÁÉÑ ¥ÁōÁ¨ÍÏúÉ®ÃòϞà he’ll be okE, ‡ÁÅÑ©Á blood ±ÍÁÅϙ ¥ÁÏúáÁþà úʳ©÷ Doctor gets back into the room, Mithra notice Valli walking through the hallway into the ER. Bhasha walks revolving doors carrying the assailants on both shoulders, hospital staff rush to get the victims on stretchers. Doctors check the pulse and give up. DOCTOR (cont'd) €ý¡ÄðÃ œÄ¬ÁōɮÃò ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨÃ Â¨÷ úɦÁêϙà Bhasha walks aside, sits on the side bench in the hallway. Mithra approaches Bhasha, Bhasha looks up with an eccentric loyalist expression. MITHRA ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨÌúÊ֨͡Áô ¡Á¨ Éì É®ÁÅò ¤Â´Â! þÂþÁä ‹Ê Long shot at the tensed atmosphere in the hallway. CUT TO: OPERATING ROOM 39a

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Valli walks into hospital room with a report. VALLI Mark one, thirty four degrees horizontal, fourty mm deep, mark two seven mm deep and five degrees horizontal, first mark is tightly close to the lever. SURGEON Thank you madam Valli hangs the chart, looks at Loki and walks out of the room.

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ASSISTANT local or general sir? Surgeon picks up the instruments. VALLI General Assistant injects Loki, Loki’s pov as vision turns completely blurred. CUT TO: HOT COFFEE 39b

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Follow coffee cup, reveal Mithra offering coffee to Savithri in the lounge. Chinna walks into the hallway with his friends and start roughing up Bhasha. CHINNA ¡ÁýÛ¡ Á Á¨Å þÁ™Ã £ü§Íì attack ü§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅÏýÊ ˆÏ ¡ÄÁÅœÁÅþÂä§Âë ë ¥Ä§ÁÏœÂ? ¡Áõý ¡Áõý œÃþà œÌϏ͙ÂþÍà œÁ¡Áå žÊþÍà ¡Áþ à ç§Â?¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä þÁ¥ÁÅéÁÅþà gunmen þà ÁÆ ™Â ©ÁžÃ¨ÊªÂ™ÁÅ ÁžÁ§Â Mithra looks back and walks furiously toward Chinna. CHINNA (cont'd) ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ ¥ÁŞçà ¡Áþ à çÂþÃÁ ¥ÁŬÁ¨Ã þÁÁÑ ¨ÏœÂ retirement œÄ¬ÁōÁÅþà ‚ÏýÍì ÁÆ ³ÍÏ™ÃÃ!¥Á Â þÂþÁä security ¬ÁϏÁœÃ þÊþÊ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏý Mithra pulls Chinna away, slaps and pushes against the wall. MITHRA ˆÏýÂë þÁÅ©Áôí úÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑþÊžÃ? Mithra drags him closer to Bhasha and other followers.

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MITHRA (cont'd) ¬Ä®Áò¨Íì ‡©Á™Âë þčÁÅ üÄœÂþÍà ¡ÁþÃúÊ¬Ê body guard ¨Â ÁþáÃÏúÃÏžÃÃ? Á®ÁÅò žÉ§Ã¬Ã ¥ÉÅöÁ¨Å üƙͳ§Ã! Close shots of Bhasha and others, Savithri is watching worried from the lounge. MITHRA (cont'd) ³Â§Â £Å™ÁÆ ì £Ã§Ã¦ Á Âþà ±ÌýÂì¨ Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏÉýÊÛ ÁÅ §Î™Ä¨Âì ÁþáìÁÅàþÂä§Â? úÁÆ ™Âë , ‡¡Áôå™Í ‡žÍ úʬÃþÁ ¥Áþë à ͬÁÏ üÄ©ÃœÂþÊä €§Ãå¬ÁÅàþÁä Ì§Éë ¥ÉÅöÁ¨Å üÆ™ÁÅ, ‚¨Æì ©ÂÃ¨Ã ©ÁžÁŨōÍþÃà ‚Ïýà ÁōÁÑ ¨Âì Â¡Áô¨Å Â¬ÁÅàþÁä Á³Â¦ ÁÅϙɨŠüÆ™ÁÅ! Mithra takes an astounding pause at Chinna. MITHRA (cont'd) ˆ retirement program œÍ ÌÏý©Áô§Â ƒ „žÍêÂ¨Ãä? Á ÷? Mithra drags Chinna to his friends. MITHRA (cont'd) ‚žÃÍ, þÁÅ©ÉíÊ¬ÁōÁÅ œÃ§ Ã Ê €ýÅÛ ¥ÉÅöÁ¨Å üƙͳ§à Chinna retaliates. CHINNA ˆ¦÷ ¡Á§Â þÄ ³ÍžÃ! ³ÍžÁ§Â©ÊªÁÏœÍ ‡ÃÑ ÏžÃ ú¨ŠœÁÁÅÓ œÁÁÅÓ! ¦Á£çÃ €¬Áð¨Å Ì™ÃÃþà þÊþÁÅ, þÁÅ©ÊížÍ ¡ÉžÁâ Š§ÃüÃþÁ¨÷ Ì™ÁōÁŨ …Ã±ÍœÁÅþÂä©÷! §ÂüÄ¦Á¥Ëþ ©Â§Á¬ÁœÁí¥Ëþ þ œÁ§ÂíœÊ þÄžÃ! Stunned by the comments Mithra stands still for a moment, slowly walks close, hold Chinna’s neck tight against the wall. MITHRA þÄ ÁÆ œÁ¨Í ©ÊªÁÏ œÁ¡Áå €§ÁãÏ ¨ÊžÁþà œÉ¨Å¬Áō͙Âþà Á§Á㠏ÁÏý ý˥ìÁÅàþÂä,  ¥ÁýÃÛ £Å§Áë ¨ÍÉÃÑ þÁ ¡Áô§ÁŏÁÅ žÌ¨ÃÃúÁÅ֍Í, ¨ÊžÍ... (CONTINUED)

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CHINNA ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ˆÏ úɳÂà©÷ §Â? ˆÏ úʳÂà©÷ §Â? Chinna pushes him away in a spurt, Mithra looks astounded. MITHRA ‚þÃä§ÍüŨŠþčÁÅ ¡Á§ÃúÁ¦ÁÏ ¨Êþà œÁ¥ÁÅé™Ãä ¥Á Âýì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä ©ÃþÁÅ!  ¡Áô§ÁŏÁÅ þÃþÂä ¥ÉÅþÂä ‡ÃÑ ÏžÃ ÂžÁÅ, … Á œÉ¨Ã¬ÃþÁ §ÍüÅþÁÅÏúà œÌ¨Å¬ÁÆ àþÊ „ÏžÃ, ƒ§ÍüÅ £¦Áý £™ÃÏžÁÏœÊ, face úɦÁê™ÂþÍà §É™Ä €©Áôí, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ¬Ë™Ë±Í! Chinna stares eccentric at Mithra and walks out ferociously, Mithra stands in awe, Savithri is standing by, Valli walks out of the ER. REVEAL: DOOR 39c

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Reveal Loki coming out of anesthesia. Mithra and Savithri walk in from out-focus, Mithra gets close. LOKI ¥ÁŸÁê Ë¨Â¬ÁÏ žÂÉ®Ãò ¥Á®Äò œÃ§ÃÌúÃÖþÁýÅÛϞç Mithra looks at him with a grin face, Loki smiles. LOKI (cont'd) ‚¬Ã§ÁäÁ ÁœÃà ¡Áõ¨žÁÏ™ËþÁýÅÛ ¬ÃÏ¡ÁœÄ ¥ÄžËþ ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ É¨ÃÖ ±ÍœÂÏ ±Í Loki takes a deep sigh. LOKI (cont'd) þÂžÍ ¨ÍúÁþÁ, ƒ³Â§Ã þ ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅ©Áôí ±ÍýÄ üʳÂà©Â? Mithra nods no, still caught in Chinna’s hangover. MITHRA þÊþÁÅ §É™ Ä Â ¨ÊþÁÅ þÂþÁä! þÁÅ©Áôí nomination paper ¥ÄžÁ ¬ÁÏœÁÏ Á ¡ÉýÅÛ, ¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ ¨ÉÁÑ ¨Å þÊþÁÅ œÊ¨Å֍ÁÅÏýÂ

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Loki looks into Mithra’s concerning eyes and feels a bit guilty and sad. CUT TO: SOMBABU DANCING 40

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TILT DOWN TO THE DANCING CROWD AS BANGARU WAVES FROM ATOP THE JEEP, CUTS OF WHISTLES, DANCES AND DRUM STROKES, PEOPLE SPILL COLOR ALL ALONG THE PROCESSION. CUT TO: BANGARU 40a

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Entire crowd leads Bangaru into an abandoned building, stop the rituals all at once, spread towels, setup for card games and open beer bottles. Bangaru and CHEBROLU look at each other wondering. BANGARU (confused) ‚žÊýÂë ? ¥ÁÏ™Á¨Â¢Ä¬Áōɨì¥ÁÏýÊ ‡žÍ £ÆœÂ¨ ÌÏ¡ÁÌúÂÖ§ÁÆ ? CHEBROLU ¥ÁÏžÁÅ žÃÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃ, þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþÁ© Á ÂþÊ ¥Á®Äò ±ÌœÂàÏ ÁžÁ¨Ï™Á Ê BANGARU „ÏÍ §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ÁÏý¨Íì þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ close Íìü÷ üÊœÂà§Âë €ÁÑ ™Â Building shutters are closed from behind, Mithra lights a cigarette in dark and walks close. MITHRA €§Éë §Êë „ÏÍ §ÍÏ™ÁÅ ÁÏý ¥Ê§ Á ÁÅ §Â©ÁôÂ¨¥ÁÅϞà ÁžÂ £ÏÂ§Í! ªÁŤÁ Â§ÂêþÍɨÊì¡Áôå™Ã©ÁþÄä ¬ÁÆ ³ÍÑþà ÁžÁ¥ Á Âé £¦Á¨ÅžÊ§ÊžÃ? þÂ¥ÃþÊ«Áþ÷ ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ©ÁúÊÖýɧ÷é ¨Í úÁÆ ¬ÁÅÑÏžÂÏ ÂþÄ ¬Á¨ ì  ‹Á £Ä§÷ ÌýÃÛ žÁ¥Êé ³ÍÑ¥Á Âé (CONTINUED)

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One of the follower hands in beer bottle and beedi to bangaru. Bangaru looks at Chebrolu for explanantion. BANGARU €¬Áð¨Ä™É¨Â ©ÁúÂÖ™Âë ¥ÁþÁ ÁÅÏ¡Áô¨ÍÄ? CHEBROLU ‚ύ €§ÁâÏ Â¨ÊžÂ ? €¬Áð¨Ä ÁÅÏ¡Ê ™ÃžÃ £Â©Â? ‚ÏžÁÅÊ ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ¦ÁÆ œ÷ Â ¥ÃÃ¨Ã±Ì¦êϞà Bangaru looks at the crowd, who are busy playing cards. CHEBROLU (cont'd) €¬Áð¨÷ þÁÅ žÉ¨ Ä Á™ÁŏÁÅœÂþÁÆ , ±ÍýÄ úÊ¬Ê ¡ÉœÃ £ÌúÁÅ֏™ÁÆ €ŽÃ§Ã ÁÏý ©Á§ Á ÁÆ þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ¡ÁôœÂ§ÉÏžÁōÁÏ™Ê? ¬Ã©Á§Ã þåëÁÏ¨Í ‚ýÂÛ œÁÅ¥ÁÅé¨Æ žÁÁÅ ©ÁœÊà ˆÏýà ¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÄ €þÃ? € Á ˆÏýÄ ¡Á§Ã¬ÃàœÄ €þÃ? Chebrolu gets off the jeep and runs toward ‘pekata’ batch. CHEBROLU (cont'd) þÂÍ ¥ÁōÊÑ ³ÍÑÏ™Íë Bangaru jumps off the jeep and goes around the masses. BANGARU €§Ê¦÷, ˆÏýÂë ƒ ¥É¬ÁÏ? ‚þÃä§ÍüŨŠÁ©Áô™ÁŏʞɨÂì ¥Ê¬Ã ¬Á¥Á¦ Á ÂþÍìÁœ à 裙ÂݧÊÏýÂë ? ‹ ÁÏý ¨ÂÁÏ™Âë þ £Ï™Ã, ÁþĬÁÏ nomination ˆ¬ÃþÁ ¡Á§ÁÅ©ÁþÂä žÁÁÅÑžÃâÃ, ƒ ¥ÉŬÁ¨Ã ¥ÉÅ¡ÁôåþÁ¦ÁÆ œ÷ £œÁōÁÅ £œÁÁ¨ Ê Á ¬ÁœÁàþÂäþÂë Bangaru cries and begs like a baby. BANGARU (cont'd) Â©Â¨ÏýÊ …§ÃÍ ‡¨ÃÂ¡ÁÛ§÷ ÌþáəÂàþÂë

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MITHRA ¥Á Â ©Â®ÁÅò ¥Á§Ä €ÏœÁ ÁÁÅѧÃà ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠÂžÁÅ¨Ê £ÏÂ§ÁÆ , þÄœÍ Â¬Áà Â¥É™Ä úɦêžÂâ¥Áþà Á¥Ãý÷ €¦Á Âê§ÁÏœÊ, ¥ÉÅœÂàþ à à nomination žÂýÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ §ÁōÍýÅì Ž§ÁÅÖ£ÉýÃÛþÁ ©Ä©Ä¡Ä Â úÁ§ÃœÁë ÉÁÅÑœÁÅþÂä©÷, ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ÁžÊ ¡ÁžÃ©Ê¨þÁōÍ! Mithra pats Bangaru and walks to the shutter. Bangaru tries to run behind him and finds his legs already being chained to a pillar, screams. MITHRA (cont'd) ¬ÄýōÌþà žÁϙʬÁōÁÅþà ˆ™ÂžÃ …§ÊÃþ £¢ÁõþÁÅ £¢ÁõþÊ ÂþÃà þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ Â™ÁÅ ¬ÁœÁê¥ÁÅ ¬ÁÅ¥ÁœÄ!

BANGARU Š§Ê¦÷ ƒ ±Â¡ÁÏ þÃþÁÆ ä þÄ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÃä „œÃàþÊ©ÁžÁ¨Åâ§Â

Mithra closes the shutters from outside, Bangaru looks at the busy masses, Chebrolu is immersed in cards, Bangaru look pissed. CHEBROLU þÁÅ©ÃíýÅ ÁÆ ³Í £Â©Â ! Š§Ê, ³ÂþÁţƜÍËþ ¦Áþ Á Í ¥ÁōÉÑ ¦ÁêÏ™Âë Sombabu looks up and throws an extra card, zoom onto the flying cards on floor. CUT TO: NOMINATION PAPERS 41

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Loki is brought into the Mandal office physically supported by Mithra, officials rush in, set up a chair and spread the nomination papers as the clock ticks close to 6 o’clock. CLOSE CUTS OF LOKI SIGNING PAPERS, ZOOM ONTO MITHRA’S EYES AS THE WALL CLOCK CLICKS TO 6 PM. LOKI IS SUPPORTED OUT BY MITHRA. CUT TO: SHUTTERS

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Shutters lifted, Bangaru, Chebrolu and few others look at the exit holding cards, a young boy screams from outside. BOY Á™ÁÅ©Áô ¡Áõ§ËàϞà €þÁäÂ§Ãä™Ãð¡ÉýÛÏ™Á Í Bangaru looks pitiable as the chains are untied. SOMBABU ý ¡Áõ§Ãà üÊœÂà§Â ¥Ã™Ã¨÷ ™Âë ±Â? Chebrolu hits the player spontaneously. CHEBROLU ¦ÁþÁ£œÁÅÊ ¥Ã™Ã¨÷ ™Âë ¡ËÏžÃ,  ¡Áë ªÊäÏýÂë ? £¨Å±Â ©Â±Â? Bangaru throws the cards and walk towards exit, surrounded by the masses once again at the door. CHEBROLU (cont'd) ‚¡Áôå™ÊÏýÄ? £ýۨáÃå rape üʬà ¥Áþë Ã Í ‡¦Áê™ÁŏÁŜ§Â? Sombabu enter the frame. SOMBABU ÌÏ™ÁÏœÁ þÁ¥Áé ÁÏœÍ ÍýÅì Á§ÁÅð£ÉýÃÛþÁ ¥ËžÂþÁϨÂÏýà ¥ÁþëÃþà £Í¬ÃÂ ‡ýÂÛ ¡ÁÏ¡ÃœÂà¥ÁÏ™Ê?‡¦êêêê§Â žÁ§ÁÅ©Áô! Sudden drums, whistles and slogans as the mass dance around Bangaru. CROWD „œÁà§ÂÏŸÁë „úÁÖ¨ ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷! úÃúÁÖ§Á ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷! „úÁÖ¨ ¡Ã™ÁŏÁÅ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅÊ üÃϞ£ž÷ Crowd leads Bangaru out of the building with signature dances and whistles. CUT TO: HEAD AND CHAPPAL

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Bangaru is bent over and beaten repeatedly with an old sandal by BASI Reddy. BASI REDDY ÁÆ , þĦÁ£Âç, þ ¥ÁŏÁÅӧ®Áò ™Á£Åç¨ÏœÂ þÂ¥ÃþÊ«Áþ÷ ÁÆ ™Â ‡¦ÁêÁÅϙ ¡ÃÏ™ÃúʬÃþ©÷ ÁžÁ§Â, ‹Á ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ ‹™ÁÅ £œÃÃ±Í¦þ™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Áôí ³Â©ÁôÌúÃÖþ©÷!§Ê¦÷, ƒ™ÁÅ ™Á£Åç¨Å œÃ§ÃÃúÊ֞ §Ë¬÷ ¥Ã¨Åì¨Å œÌÃÑ ¡ÁýÛÏ™Âë ! BANGARU ˆÏý쪀 ƒ €þÂê¦Á¥ÉÂ? ÁŧÁë ¡÷ ¡ÁϞʨÉ¨Ãì, Â¬ÃþÁ ÁŧÁë Ï ‹™Ã±Í¦êÏžÁþÃ, ÁŧÂë þÃä ¬É±Íà Ì™Âà™Â ‡©Á™ÁþÂä? BASI Reddy blinks, pulls him down again and sandal mars. BASI REDDY €¬Á¨Å þÊþÁÅ Â¬ÃϞà ÁŧÁë Ï ¥ÄžÁ ÂžÁŧÂ, Â™ÃžÁ ¥ÄžÁ, Â™ÃžÁ ¥ÄžÁ, Â™ÃžÁ ¥ÄžÁ! ¬Ê¬ÃϞà ú¨Á ¬Ã¨Ã¡Ã ÁÆ œÁ¨Å, ¬Ã¨Ã¡Ã ÁÆ œÁ¨Å, ¬Ã¨Ã¡Ã ÁÆ œÁ¨Å! Bangaru silently takes the rhythmic beating, Bari Reddy looks at the door as Mithra walks in with his supporter. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ! §Â þ¦þ þÊþÊ ©ÁúÃÖ þ¦þÃä ¡Á§Â¥Á§ÃðžÂâ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýþÂä,¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ƒ œÁ¨¥Á Â¬ÃþÍ™ÌúÃÖþ™Í, „œÁōÁÅ™ÁÅ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨Å ¡ÉýÃÛþ Mithra holds BASI Reddy’s throat, pulls out a knife, makes a cross mark on his face, pours liquor and covers with a kircheif. MITHA ±ÌžÁÅâþÊä €žÁâÏ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÁÅÏúÁÅþÁä¡Áôå™Á¨Âì þÁÅ©Áôí œÁ¨¡ÉýÃÛþÁ ú©Áô þÄ ¡ÄÁ¨ÉÏœÁ žÁÁÓ§ËÏžÍ ÁŧÁÅà üʳÍÑ! ‚žÃÍ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡Êý ¥ÁŏÁŧ Ó Â¦, Á™Á¡Á þÂýÅ £ÂÏ£Å, ŠÁýà þÍýÍì,à ŠÁýà úÉ™Äݨ͍Ã

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Cut to a busy road as BASI Reddy is standing with shaved mush and head, muggurayi in mouth and a rope around neck. Mithra walks out of BASI Reddy’s face as he gets pulled up onto the lamp post surrounded by public taking pictures as he rotates in mid air. (muggurayi naatu bambu). MITHRA RISES TINTED GLASSES AND PULLS AWAY IN JEEP. CUT TO: LOKI 45

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Loki is sitting in an easy chair sipping coffee, talking to GOWDA. GOWDA attack úʬÃþÍ®ÃòžÁâ§ÁÆ hit list ¨Í „þÁä þÁðÁ ¨ËýìÏ™Ã, §Í™ÁÅݥĞÁ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁÅ¨Ê finish úʳ§Áþà ¥ÁÆ ¬É¦ÉÅêúÁÅÖ Party president walks into the office with a bunch of people, bouquets and garlands. PARTY HEAD €¦Á Âê §ÂüÄ¦Á ¤Ä´Âé, üÉþÁ§Á¨÷ ¬ÉÁë ý§Ä Â™ÁÅ úʬÃþÁ ‡žÁ©Á ¡Áþ à à ±Â§ÄÛ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ Â úÉÏ¡Á¨Ê¬ÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä, ‚žÃÍ ‚©Ã úÊœÁŨŠÂžÁÅ Â®ÁòþÁōÍ,¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á®Äò ¥ÁþÁ ±Â§ÄÛ¨Í úʧ¨Ã! ²Íýͨ÷ œÃ¦ÁêÏ™Á¦ Á Âê! ‚ÁÑ ™Ê ¡ÁœÃë Â ¬Á¥Á¯ÁÏ¨Í ¡Áë ¥ Á Â›Ï úʬÁÅàþÂä, ‡¨¯Áþ÷ €©ÁÂþÊ É£þ à ý É ÷ ±Í¬ÁÅÛ, €ÏœÊ ÂžÁÅ ý͍Áþ÷ €™ÂíþÁÅäðÂ  £¢Áõþ÷ §Âü £ÏÂ§ÁÅ þ¦™ÁÅ ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í ¥Ä €£Âç¦þà ¦ÁÆ œ÷ ¡Éë ¬Ã™ÉÏý÷ Â þæÁ¥Ã¬ÁÅàþÂä! ¥ÄÄ ¬ÄþÁÅ¨Í ™Á¦¨ÂÁŨÊÏ ¨Ê©Áô ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÌžÁÅâ, §ÁÏ™Âë ¦ÁþÁ ©ÃªÂë Ϝà œÄ³Íѩ¨à ¡Áë ú§ÁÏ úɦ Á Âê¨ÃðþÍ™ÁÅ! President exits, crowd breaks in and carry Mithra with cheers and slogans as Chinna watches.

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CROWD ¥ÃœÂë ! ¥ÃœÂë ! ¥ÃœÂë ! Loki looks content, grabs the cigar and searches for lighter. Chinna lights his cigar and sits in front of Loki. CHINNA ©Â™Ã É§Ä§÷ ¬Éýè÷ úʪ©÷, ¥Á§Ã þ ¬ÁϏÁœÊÏýà ™Â™Ä LOKI þÃþÊä œÊ¨Å֍ͥÁþÂäþÁÅ ÁžÂ? CHINNA œÊ¨Å֍ÁÅþÂäþÁÅ, þÁÅ þÄ §ÂüÄ¦Á ©Â§Á¬ÁœÁíÏ Â©Â¨Ã Loki senses trouble and smiles off. LOKI ÷é é, þ¦ÁÁœÁíÏ ©Â§Á¬ÁœÁíÏ ÂžÁŧÂ, ¡ÁôýÅۍÁœÍ ©ÁúÊÖ ¨¯Á›Ï, ¨ÊþÞÂþà Í¬ÁÏ ±ÂÁŨ™à „þÁä žÂþÃä ±Â™ÁÅ úʬÁō͍ÁÅ, ©É®Ãò business úÁÆ ¬ÁōÍ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ²Â§ÃþÉ®Ãò úÁžÁÅ©ÁôÍ! ±Â¨Ãý à ÷ð ¨Í þčÁþÂä ™ÁÅ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ Mithra is having a charming chat with crowd outside. CHINNA þÁÅ ±Â¨ÃýÍ÷ð ¥ÄžÁ œÁ¡Áå žÊþåĞ interest ¨ÊžÁÅ ™Â™Ä, þÁÅ©ÌížÁâþ Ê ÌžÄ⠂ύ ¡É§ÁŏÁÅœÍϞà LOKI ¦œÊ try üɦ÷, ÂþÄ þ support ‡žÁŧÁÅ úÁÆ ™ÁÁÅ Chinna gets up, shakes head and walks out determined. LOKI (cont'd) (commands) §Ê¦÷, þÁÅ©Áôí §ÂüÄ¦ Á ÂþÍà ¡Áþ à ç©Áô þ ¥Á Âý ©ÃþÁÆ

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CHINNA ÁÅ, þ ©Á¦Á¬ÁÅ ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅò! €ÏýÊ ¥Áþëà active life ¨Í ¬ÁÏ Á , žÊþ à à ¡Áþ à ̳ÂàþÍ ¡Áþ à çÂþÍ þÊþÊ œÉ¨Å֍ÁÅÏý LOKI úÃþÂä...úÃþÂä,.. úÃþÂä, Loki looks at Chinna from behind the window as he goes past Mithra amidst crowd.(Abstract design and composition). CUT TO: VASAMTAM 46

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(Horn sounds, cuts of jubillant vasamtam, kickoff with garlands. Rural crowd gathers on the street as Loki and Mithra get off from the jeep. Spilling energy and love of innocent, ignorant yet passionate folks. Bhasha drench Mithra with color water and carry him on the streets, Sombabu lifts Loki on shoulders and follow the crowd, Mithra looks at the childhood home through the campaign colors, People getting drunk etc. Mithra shed tears immense responsibility at their innocent love and exuberance by the end.) CUT TO: CHINNA 47

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CAM ZOOM OUT FROM INSIDE REVEALING THE TALL BUILDING AS CHINNA SIP BEET LOOKING INTO SKY. CHINNA ³ÌÏœÁ Í™ÁōÁÅþà ‡žÁ©Áþà üʬà ¬Á©ÃœÃ Ì™ÁōÁÅþà þÉœÃàþÉýÅÛþà …§ÊÁÅþÂä©÷ §Â, ¨ÍÄ! þĦÁ£Âç ¥Áþëà £œÁÁ™ÂþÍà ¬Äá €ÏœÁ¬Êà ÂžÁŧÂ, ÁÆ ¬Áà €ýÉþÁäïþÁÆ Ï£Ã«ÁþÁÆ Â©Â¨Ã, þÁþÂä ™É¨Â ‡ÁÅÑ©Á¦Á Âê™Âë þčÁÆ ?

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FLASH CUT OF MITHRA IN CROWD, TIGHT OF CHINNA DRINKING, THROWS THE BEER BOTTLE ONTO THE ROAD. CHINNA (cont'd) þ þÁýÃÛÏýÍì ¥Á§Ãë úÉýÅۨ ‡žÃÃ þÁþÍä ¡Áôýۏ̙ÁŏÁŨ œÌÃÑ ±Â§ÊªÂ™Âë CAM FOLLOW AS LOKI BREAK COCONUT AND NOTICE IT BEING ROTTEN. Mithra lights a cigarette sitting in front of campfire, thinking - three way split with Chinna-Loki-Mithra. INTERMISSION

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Pan down from the moon onto Chinna who is inhaling dope through nostril, inhaler rolls over on to the floor, Chinna looks drony, sweaty with thumping heart. Prakash snatches the ingaler as Jitu goes for another round, smacks on head. DINESH ‚¡ÁåýÃÊ over dose ¨Í „þÂä©÷, ˆÁϏ ¡ËÃ ±ÍœÂ©÷ þ̙ÁÂ! JITU €ÏýÊ ‹.™ÄÃ¥ÁÏžÁÅ ¨ÊžÂ þÄ žÁÃÓ§Á, ÁÆ þĦÁύÁ¥ Á Âé ¥Ä ¥É™ à Á¨÷ ¬ÁÅÛ™ÉÏýìþà þÁ¥Ãé œÊà þÁ¥Ãé œÊ ‚Ϝʧ £œÁōÁÅ, one way traffic, ™ÁýÂÛ ªÁ©ÁϨ £™ÁÅÏýÊ ™Ã¡Éåë «Áþ÷ Â „Ϟà ¥Á Â¥Á Â Prakash smacks Jitu again to calm him down, Chinna gets up sipping beer bottle, stand by the window looking at the half moon, sits atop facing the breeze, swaying outside. CAM ZOOM OUT FROM OUTSIDE REVEALING THE TALL BUILDING AS CHINNA LIGHTS A CIGARETTE, CUT BACK TO ROOM, CAM BEHIND CHINNA, ZOOM IN. CHINNA ³ÌÏœÁ Í™ÁōÁÅþà ‡žÁ©Áþà üʬà ¬Á©ÃœÃ Ì™ÁōÁÅþà þÉœÃàþÉýÅÛþà …§ÊÁÅþÂä©÷ §Â, ¨ÍÄ! þĦÁ£Âç ¥Áþëà £œÁÁ™ÂþÍà ¬Äá €ÏœÁ¬Êà ÂžÁŧÂ, ÁÆ ¬Áà €ýÉþÁäïþÁÆ Ï£Ã«ÁþÁÆ Â©Â¨Ã, þÁþÂä ™ÉÉÑ ©Á¦Á Âê™Âë þčÁÆ ? FLASH CUT OF MITHRA IN CROWD, TIGHT OF CHINNA DRINKING. CHINNA (cont'd) þ þÁýÃÛÏýÍì ¥Á§Ãë úÉýÅۨ ‡žÃÃ þÁþÍä ¡Áôýۏ̙ÁŏÁŨ œÌÃÑ ±Â§ÊªÂ™Âë Cinna grinds teeth, shivering with anger, sipping beer. (CONTINUED)

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DINESH ìÁÛ§Ä¨Í €¥Á Âé £Â£Å¨Ãä úÁÏ¡ÃþÍ®ÁÅò ÁÆ ™Â ÃϏÁŨ¦Á Âê§ÁÅ £Â©Â! üþ¨ɡÁôå™ÁÆ œÁ¨±ÍœÊ œÍÁ, œÍÁ±ÍœÊ Â®ÁÆ ò ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþʨ™ÁœÂ§ÁÅ JITU žÄþà œÁ¨Äì þÁÅ©ÌíÁÑ ™Áŏɦ÷ ¥Á Â¥Á Â, ¥ÊÏ ©ÁÏžÁ™ÁŏÁŨʜÂàÏ, we are not your friends, we are your soldiers, bloody! Chinna turns around looking at Jitu. CHINNA €©ÁôþÂ? ‚¨Â §Â Jitu walks crooked towards Chinna, Chinna puts his arm around Jitu’s neck as Dinesh and Prakash stand up feeling nervous. CHINNA (cont'd) þÊþÃýÊ¡Áô ŠÁÑ ™ÁŏʞÂâ¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä, ˆ³Âà©Â? …, ˆ³Âà©Â? Jitu hesitates as Chinna squeezes him tight. CHINNA (cont'd) ©ÁÏžÁÁÑ §ÊìžÁŧÂ, ŠÁÑ ™Áŏɦ÷ §Â ú¨ŠJitu fiercely resists as Chinna pulls him into the window, Prakash and Dinesh walk close. Nadiya looks up from the parking lot, notice Chinna, drops the scooter and runs inside. NADIYA þ§¦Á›Â ‹³Â§Ã ¡ËÃ §Â CHINNA freindship ¥ÄžÁ €þÃä promise ¨Å üʪÁ©÷ ÁžÁ§Â, ƒ ŠÁÑ ýà prove úɦ÷ €þÄä þÁ¥ÁÅéœÂÂ, , §Â! €™ÁŏʞÂâÏ, ‚ϞÊÏ ÁÆ ªÂ©Í ÁŧÁÅàϞ €¬Á¨Æ Dinesh and try to Prakash help Jitu, huddle intensifies.

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DINESH & PRAKESH þčÁÅ ¥ÉÏý¨ÉÃÑ ÏžÃ§Â, ©ÁžÁŨ™Ää They pull Jitu away, Chinna swings the bottle at them. CHINNA ÁÆ þĦÁύÁ¥ Á Âé,§ÍüÆ œÂÁ™Ï Á , ©ÂÁ™Ï Á , œÌϏ͙ÁÏ ‚žÊ £œÁō˱̦êϞà ¥ÄœÍ, žÌ£Éç¦ÁêÏ™Âë ‚ÁÑ ™ÁÅäÏúà Chinna continue smoking, Nadiya and Narayana open the door, Chinna looks back and notice Nadiya staring at the the room. Chinna hangs upside down from the window like a kid (pov). CHINNA (cont'd) þ§¦Á Â›Â, ƒ ¡ÃúÃÖ þ̙ÁÁ¨Ãä £Ëý à à ÉÏýɦ÷... DINESH Ë¡Áô žÃÂÓþÊ ¥Á®Äò Â¨÷ üÊœÂà™Êì ¡ÁžÁ§Â Friends leave the room. Chinna picks up another bottle of rum and sits back up on the window, drinking, Nadiya approaches. ZOOM ONTO CHINNA’S PROFILE, SUGGESTION, INTERCUT WITH TIHTS. CHINNA (sad) Á™ÁÅ¡Áô¨ÍþÊ €§ÁãÏ ¨Êþà ¡ÃÏ™ÁÏ €þÁōÁÅþÁä €¥Áé , ÁÏúÁÏ ¨Í §Â¨ÃþÁ ƒÁ¨Â œÍ¬Ã ±Â§Ê¬ÃþÁ €ÁÑ , ¥ÉÅ ¥ Á Á ÂýÏ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ¡Áþ à à §Âþà ‡žÁ©ÁþÁþà ÌýÃ۱§ʬÃþÁ €£ç, ‚þÃä ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á  ÂýìœÍ ¡É§ à ÃþÁ ¥Áþë à à ¥ÁÏžÁÆ ú©Áõ œÁ¡Áå ©Ê§Ê žÂ§Ê¥ÁÅÏžÁ¥ Á Âé¦÷Ã? Chinna drinks with gushing tears, Nadiya puts a hand on shoulder, Chinna breaks down and start crying like a baby. Nadiya hugs, pulls him down, holds him on her lap and caress. NADIYA it’s okay.... relax...relax

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Nadiya unbuttons his shirt for air and nibble on chest and fore head,hickups stop, Chinna gradually becomes intimate with her, she resists as the intentions become loud and clear, Chinna forcefully kisses her, she pushes him away, gets up and stands in fear and shock, Chinna walks close, grabs her by the neck, shuts the door, forces her to inhale the drug, and throw her on the bed, breaks the lights off. CAMERA PAN AWAY FROM WINDOW ONTO THE FOGGY MOON THROUGH A PALM TREE. BGM PAN TO FIRE FROM MOON, BHASHA PLAYING MOUTH ORGAN. PAN TO: OPEN FIRE 48

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Crane down from full moon, pan through the bullocks, scintillating fire, Bhasha, oldman and Mithra lying back. MITHRA (O.S.) účÁýÍì ÂªÂþÃä úÁÆ ¬Êà ¤Á¦Á¥Ê³ÌàϞà œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê, €þÃäÍýì þÁ¯ÁœÂë ¨ÅþÂä účÁýÊ É¨Ãֱ͜ÍÏžÃ, OLDMAN ¬ÄÁýà §Ã±Í¦þÁ þáÊå ³Â¥Ä! Cut to Bhasha who is lying in trans by the woodfire, playing mouth organ looking into the sky. OLDMAN (cont'd) ¥Áþë à ÁÆ ™Â þʨ¥ÄžÁ §Â¨ÃþÁ žÁÁÓ§ÁÅäÏúà ¬ÁúÊ֞ þáÁôå¨Â ¥ÁÏ™ÁÅœÂþÊ „Ïý™ÁÅ, Á¨œ Ã Í ¥ÁÏ™ÁŜ™ÁÅÃ, Í¡ÁÏœÍ ¥ÁÏ™ÁŜ™ÁÅ, Í§ÃÁœÍ, ƒ§ÁïêœÍ ¥ÁÏ™ÁÅœÁÅþÊ ¡É§ÁŏÁŜ™ÁÅ INTERCUT: CHINNA’S FRIENDS LOOK UP FROM THE PARKING LOT AS A FLOWER POT BREAKS THROUGH THE WINDOW CHINNA’S ROOM, RUN BACK INTO THE HOTEL.

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OLDMAN (O.S/live.) (cont'd)  ¥ÁÏýœÍ ÌÏžÁ§ÁÅ ¥ÁÅýÅۍÁÅþÁä ©Á¬ÁÅà©ÁôþÁ¨Âì œÁÁ¨É™ÁÅœÁÆ ¥ÁÏ™Ê ¬ÁřÏÁÅϙ¨Âì ‡žÁŏÁŜ§ÁÅ, ‚ύÌÏžÁ§ÁžÊ ¥ÁÏýœÍ üÂäþÂþÉäœÁōÁÅÑÏýÆ ¨ÍÂþÍà žÂ§ÃüÆ¡Ê žÄ±Â¨Âì ‡¨ÅÁŜ§ÁÅ, CUT BACK TO: OLDMAN OLDMAN (cont'd) Ã žÄ¡ÁÏ ŠÁýà ƒ ‚ÏýÍì ‡¨ÃÂ§Ã±Í¦ÏžÃ £Â£¦Á Âê!  ‡¨ÅÁÅ ¥Á®Äò þÄ¨Í ÁþáóÍàÏžÁþÊ …§Ã üþÁÏ ÁōÁÑ ¨Âì ‡Ïý £™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ, €¨ì €£Ã¥Á ÂþÁÏ¨Í €öÁþÃä üƬÁÅÑÏý©Í, £ÂžÉâœÁþÉœÁōÁÅÑþà žÄ¡ÁϨ ‡¨ÅÁÅœÂ©Í þÄ ¬ÊœÁ¨Íì „ÏžÃ ZOOM ONTO MITHRA’S EYES FILLED WITH RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND RETROSPECT. CUT TO: HOTEL ROOM 48a

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DINESH œÂ¡ÃœÊ ÁÅýÁ¨Í úÁ¬ÁÅàÏžÃ,¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ‚ÏüɯÁþ÷ ¡Á™Â¨Ã, ‚žÃÍ direct Â heart Ã©Áôí CHINNA €§Ê þÁÅ úÊœÁŨ™ÁÁýÊìžÁÅ, þÁÅ©Êí ‚©Áí§Â DINESH þ ©Á¨ì ÂžÁÅ öÁ¬Ãåý¨÷ É®ÂâÏ ¡ÁžÁ PRAKASH þĦÁ£Âç, öÁ¬Ãåý¨÷ É¨Êà next stop üË¨Ê ˆÏ ÁÆ ¬ÁàþÂä©÷? Nadiya stop hickups, Chinna shakes her up worried. CHINNA Š§Ê¦÷, ±Ì¦êþÁýÅÛϞçÂ! £œÃÃœÊ ÁÅÏüîÁÅò £ÉýÃÛ ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÁÅÏýÂþÊ œÁ¨Äì, £œÁÁ©Ê please Chinna cries, Dinesh looks for an angle to inject, smacks on Jitu as the ride is bumpy. DINESH ©ÁžÃ¨Êà Š§Ã³Â𠇨ÊìýÅÛþÂä©÷, £Ï™Â¡Á§Â Jitu loses control, Van climbs onto a check dam and rolls over into the fields. Chinna, Jitu, Prakash and Dinesh slowly crawl out of the jeep, Prakash kicks Jitu in anger. PRAKASH ÁÅ™ÃÝ þ̙ÁÂ,Á®ÁÅò žÌ£Ãçþ¦Á Â? Chinna curiously looks at Dinesh. CHINNA ‚ÏüɯÁþ÷ ‚úÂÖ©Â? Dinesh nods no, Chinna rushes towards the rubble, Dinesh pulls him away.

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DINESH þÁÅ©ÃíúÃÖþÁ dose œÍ first timers ‡©Á§ÁÆ £œÁ§ Á Âë , ‚ÏÍ žÂ§Â¨ÍúÃÏúÁÅ Jitu is stirred up. JITU €ÏýÊ? PRAKASH ™ÁÝ¥ËþÁ ¥ÁÏžÁŨŠÁ¨Ã¡Ã ™Í¡÷ ¨Â ©Â™ÃœÊ ‚ýÂÛÊ €¦êžÃâ Dinesh picks up a dry paper and lights it up, Jitu is scared. JITU §Ê¦÷, ©ÁžÁÅâ§Â, ¥Á§Áݧ÷ Ê¬Á¦žÃâ§Â! DINESH ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ üʬÃϞåÁ§Áݧ÷ ÁþÂä œÁÁÅÑ©Â ˆÏýÃ? Chinna thinks hesitantly. DINESH (cont'd) €žÉýÂۏÁÆ £œÁž Á ÅÁ , ÂþÄ ‚ýÊÛÁ £Â™Ä žÌ§ÃÃÏžÁþÁÅÍ ™Áë ÷ Ê¬Æ Á , §Ê¡÷ Ê¬ÁÅ €þà €ÏžÁ§ÁÏ £ÌÁÑ ¨ÍÉ¨ÂàÏ, ¡Áë œÁÆ ê«Á Ê¬ËþÁýÅÛ JITU (question mark) ¡Áë œÁÆ ê«Á Ê¬ÁÅ¨Í £ÌÁÑ ¨ÍÉ®ÃòϞɩÁ§Âë ? Dinesh draws blank. JITU (cont'd) ÍœÃ¨Í £™ÂÝ¥ÁþÊ™ÁÅœÁÅàÏýÊ ‚ύ œÁ©Áí¥ÁÏý©ÊϞç þĦÁ£Âç !(looks at Chinna) €§Ê ƒ þ̙Íà ¥Á ÂýÃþ Á ÁŧÂ, žÄþÃä ¡ÉÏúÁÁŧÂ

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DINESH €žÃ £Æ™ÃžËœÊ ¥ÁþÁÏ £¦Áý £™ÂÝþ à à ÁþĬÁÏ ¢Ã¢ÄÛ ¢Ã¢ÄÛ úÂþÁÅäðÏžÃ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ hundred percent guarantee Â, žÌ£Ãç ±ÍœÂϧÂ, þÄ ‚«ÁÛÏ! Chinna determines as Jitu and Dinesh argue, picks up fire, walk towards the van, Dinesh forces down Jitu who remains terrified and screaming. CHINNA INSERTS THE BURNING PAPER INTO THE FUEL TANK AND WALKS BACK AS VAN CATCHES FIRE. LONG SHOT WITH FLAMES IN THE FOREGROUND AS THEY WALK AWAY INTO THE DARKS. DINESH (cont'd) þÁÅ©Éí®Ãò van ¥Ã¬Áð¦ÏžÁþà complaint üʬçÂ, ¥Ê¥Á Â þ¦Á Â¦Á› Â™Ã þ̧ÁÅ ¥ÁÆ ³ÂàÏ CAM SLOW PAN AWAY FROM FLAMES ONTO NADIYA’S BODY LYING IN THE FIELDS AWAY FROM FIRE. ZOOM IN TIGHT AS SHE BREATHES HER LAST. CUT TO: NADIYA 50

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Paramedics pull Nadiya away and take her on a stretcher. GOWDA adjusts his hair in front of the TV cameras. GOWDA þ right face Â¬Áà žÌ£ÅçÂ ÁþáìÁÅàϞà Ê¥É§Â left ¨Í ¡ÉýÅۍÍÏ™Á¥ Á Âé, (clears throat) ƒ €¥Á Â¦ÁÁŧ¨à üÄ©ÃœÂþÃä þªÁþÁÏ úʬÃþÁ žÁŧÂé§ÁÅӨɩÁ§Ëþ ¬Á§Ê, Á˜ÃþÁ¥ËþÁ úÁ§Áê¨Å œÄ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂÏ PAN AWAY AS POLICE ARE FISHING FOR EVIDENCES INSIDE THE MARKED TERRITORY, PEOPLE WORKING AROUND THE BODY, TAKING PICTURES, ARRANGING THE STRETCHES ETC. (RUSTIC AND GRAINY). CUT TO: CRIME SCENE ON TV 51

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CAM ZOOM OUT FROM TV AS JITU IS SITTING STIFF, SHIVERING, SQUEEZING A WATER BOTTLE WITH BOTH HANDS. Jitu shakes up Chinna, points to the TV screen bursting with high pitch cry. JITU žÂþà ªÁ©ÁÏ Â¨Ã ±Í¨ÊžÁŧÂ, žÌ§ÃÃ±Ì¦êϞçÂ! ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨ÷ œÄ¬ÁōɨàþÂä§Âë ! Chinna sits up with a blank face, looking at TV, Nadiya’s body is carried away on a stretcher with news commentary, TV voice becomes increasingly clear and disturbing to Chinna, Dinesh and Prakash wake up one by one. Chinna shakes head imagining image streams of the incident. Jitu looks at Chinna’s face and continues a frantic moan. Dinesh smacks on his head. DINESH þÁÅ©ÉíÏžÁōʙÁŬÁÅàþÂä©÷? murder úʬÃϞà þÁÅ©Âí? (slaps) rape úʬÃϞà þÁÅ©Âí? (slaps) þͧÁÅé¦÷! Jitu tries hard to control himself, Dinesh gets holding a cigarette. DINESH (cont'd) ™Ã £Â£Å quarter century Â ‡¥Éé ¨Ê ì ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ, ƒ œÌýÃÛ Ê¬ÁÅþÁōÁÆ ™Â handle úɦÁêÁÅÏýÊ ‡ÏžÁōÁŧ ™Ã £œÁōÁÅ? ¨ÉÁÏ™Ê Dinesh, Prakash and Jitu leave the room one by one leaving Chinna alone. TRAVEL ZOOM FROM BEHIND TV AS CHINNA LOOK INCREASING NUMB AND BLANK. CUT TO: CRIME SCENE 52

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A PLUMPY CONSTABLE APPROACHES SP. GOWDA ÁÏœÁÁÅ™Ãä ÁþáÉýÃÛ ªÃ¯ÃÏúÊ ©Á§ Á ÁÅ ¥Á Â ™Ã±Â§ÉÛé Ïý÷ þÞÍë žÁÏ™Ê Constable interrupts and whispers in GOWDA’s ear. CONSTABLE van registration ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Í™ÁōÁÅ ¥ÄžÁÅϞà ³Â§÷ GOWDA look surprised for a moment. GOWDA One minute please GOWDA walks away with Constable, lights a cigarette. GOWDA (cont'd) ¥ÁþÉ¥Éé ¨ÊìþÂ? GOWDA picks up the phone and walks aside, Constable grabs his collar. CONSTABLE Ë ¨É©Ã¨÷ Ê¬ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÂÃ, ¨Ä™÷ ‚úÃÖþÍ™Ãä þÁþÁÅä ÁŧÁÅà¡ÉýÅۍÍϙà ³Â§÷ Constable looks with a sense of insult, constable losens the shirt, GOWDA squeezes his ear angry looking at a curious reporter. GOWDA úÁÅýÆÛ É¥§ É Âë ¨ÅþÁä¡Áôå™ÁÅ volume œÁÃÓÏúà ÁŦÁê¥ÁþÂäþÂ, ±Â©Á¨Â ¡ÁþÃúɦÁêÂþÊ ¡ÁžÁé ¤ÁÅ«Á›÷ ¨Å ¡Á§ÁÏ ©Ä§÷ úÁÂë ¨Å Â©Â¨Âë ¥ÄÅÁ , ‡¨Íì! GOWDA gets back with phone, a reporter interrupts.

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REPORTER ³Â§÷ ‚žÃ plain murder €þÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â, rape & murder €þÁōÁÅÏýÅþÂä§Â? GOWDA walks aside with the cell phone. GOWDA ˆ¥Á¦ Á Âê, ŠÁ¥ Á Âé¦ úÃϡçà üÅýÅÛœÍ §Í™ÁÅÝ¡ÁÁÑ þÁ úÁúÃÖ ¡Á™ÁÅÏýÊ ©ÉÏýþÊ §Ê¡Áô¨Æ ¥Á§Áݧ÷ ¨Æ œÁ¡Áå ©Ê§Ê ¨ÍúÁþÁ¨Ê §Â©Â ¥ÄÁÆ ? ©Â¨÷ ±Í¬ÁÛ§÷ úÁÆ ¬Ã ¬ÃþÃ¥Á Â review §Â¬ÃþÁýÅÛÏžÃ, ‡®ÁòÏ™Á¦ÂÁ ê ‡®ÁÏ ì ™Ã! ¥Á¥Áé ¨Ãä „žÍêÂ¨Å úɦÁêþÄϙà GOWDA (cont'd) (on phone) ³Â§÷, ÌÏ¡÷ Ì¨Êì§÷! CUT TO: VEHICLES ON ROAD 53

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PASSING JEEPS ON ROAD, TOP VIEW. Loki and Mithra get off from the jeep and notice a bunch of police waiting at home, Savithri looks worried. SAVITHRI úÃþÂä ‡ÁÑ ™Á? ˆ¥ËϞà £Â£Æ? LOKI ©Â™ÃÊÏ Â¨ÊžÅÁ , ÁþÁäÏžÁōÁÅ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê ‡¥ÁþÂä üʬÁōͩ¨Ã, ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁÏ¡Ãà €¦ÁêÂ§ÉÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä§Í ©ÉœÁÏ Á ™Ã, (murmur)¥Ä³Â¨Å §ÁÅ©Ãí £¦Á¨ÅžÊ§ÃþÁ¡Áôå™Ê €þÁōÁÅþÂä ¥ÉÅþÁÂ™ÊžÍ ŠÁýà ¥ÁÅÏúÁōÁÅ œÉ³Âà™Áþà Savithri is confused and worried, Mithra leads her inside. Loki walks into office, lights the cigar, looks out the window, tensed.

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GOWDA ¥Á ÂÁÅ ¨Ä™ÌúÊ֨͡Áô body post mortem É®Ãò±Í¦ÏžÃ ³Â§÷, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ƒ±ÂýÍà ¥Êý§÷ ÁÏýÍë ¨÷ ¨Í „ϙʞà Mithra, Bhasha and Dharmam are standing by seriously, Loki walks to his chair. LOKI €¥Á Âé¦É©Á§ÁÅ? SP remains silent, hesitant to reveal. Every look increasingly curious, GOWDA gradually turns to Bhasha. Zoom onto Bhasha as he stands in disbelief, looks around confused, can’t feel the truth. Mithra and Dharmam wonder in disbelief, Loki drops onto the chair, moaning. GOWDA Body GH ¨Í „Ϟà ³Â§÷ BHASHA SHAKES HIS HEAD REALIZING THE TRUTH, SLOWLY RECEDES OUT OF THE ROOM WITH A STONED FACE, SUPPORTERS STAND BY SURPRISED OF THE IRONY, MITHRA FOLLOWS BHASHA ACROSS THE STREET INTO THE DENSE TRAFFIC, MITHRA STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP. CUT TO: BASI REDDY 53a

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BASI Reddy (with scar, gundu and clean mush) shuts the office door and sits in front of Loki caressing the X mark. BASI REDDY þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ! ‘X’ ¥Á Â§÷Ñ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝþÃ, second innings entry BASI Reddy inhales ‘nasim’ and looks at Loki who is looking up at the cieling, cigar smoke streaking straight up.

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BASI REDDY (cont'd) Î™Â þčÁÅ details úÉ¡ÃåþÂ™Í ¨ÊžÍ, þč̙ÁōÁÅ §Ê¡÷ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï œÂþ̍ÁÑ ™ÁÅ üʬÁÅÑþÃÃ, ¥Á§Áݧ÷¨Í ¥Á Â ©Í™Ãä ÁÆ ™Â Á¨Å¡ÁôÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ Loki closes eyes. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ¥Ä©Í™Ãύ ²Íþ÷ ÁÆ ™Â üʬÃþÁýÅۨʙÁÅ, ¥Á Â ¥Á Â©Í™ÁÅ ±ÌžÁÅâ ¥ÉŨ©ÁÁþÊ ¡ÁôÁÅÑ®ÁÆ ¬ÃþÁýÅÛ ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ ÁÊÑ ¬Ãþ™ÁÅ, €£ÂçÌ™ÁōÁŨ ¥ÁžÁê connection ¨ÊÁÅÏýÊ ¦Á Â±Â§Â¨÷ žÉ£çœÃþñ͜¦÷ þ¦ÁÅ™Í! „™ÁōÁťĞÁ ÁÅÏ™ÁÏ žÌÃÑ þ§ÁÅ, ¨Êý÷ üɦÁêÁÅϙ £§Âä¨÷ §Â¬Ê ¡Áþà üÆ™ÁÅ! BASI Reddy looks at GOWDA, GOWDA leans to whisper. GOWDA ¥Ä €£Âç¦þà Â±Â™Á™Áþ à à ‹Á idea „Ϟà ³Â§÷! ÁřÍ Ý ÁþÂä ¥É¨Êì þÁ¦Á¥ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ confusion ¨ÊÁÅϙ ‚¡Áôå™Ê case divert úɦÉÅêúÁÅÖ! van registration ¥ÃœÂë ¡Ê§ÁÅ ¥ÄžÁÅϞà Loki opens his eyes intrigued, zoom in. LOKI Î™Â, þÊþÁÅ ¨Êúà þÁÅÏúÁÅþʨ͡Áô þ úÊœ Ã Ä úÉ¡ÁôåÄ €ÏžÁþÁÏœÁ žÁÆ §ÁϏ ‡¨ìϙÞÁâ§ÁÆ BASI Reddy and GOWDA get up looking down on Loki. BASI REDDY (scratching the scar) ¥ËÁŨŠ¥ÁÅ¬Ã§Ê ¨Í¡Áô þÃüÏ ¥ÁÅŽê¥É ¥ÉÅžÁŨŠ¥ÁÅŽê¥É žÊ¨ÅÖÍ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, ¥ÉÅžÁŨŜͱÂýÅ ¡Á§ÁÅ©Áô, ¡Á§ÁÅ©ÁôœÍ±ÂýÅ ¡Á©Á§ÁÆ ¡ÃÏ™Á¦Êê ¨Í¡Áô œÊ§ÁōÁÅþÃ, þ´ÂۍçÂ! þÊþÁÆ þ Ì™ÁōÁÆ ¢Áô¨÷ support üʳÂàÏ, žÂþÊäà ‡¨Áðþ÷ ¨ÍÃ, ©Âê±Â§Â¨ÍìÄ ‡ÁðÛþÁäðþ÷ úʬÁōÁÅÏžÂÏ!

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ON THE WAY OUT, BASI REDDY STOPS AT THE OPPOSING MIRRORS, ZOOM ONTO BASI REDDY’S SKEWED FACE. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ‚ÏýÅ ¥Á Â§ÁÅÑ üƬÁÅÑþÁ¡Áôå™Á¨Âì ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁϜ þÄ ¡ÉžÍâ™Ã ¥Äž Á Ê ±ÍœÂÏžÁ¦ Á Âê. ©Í™Ã ¨ÉÁÑ žÊ¨Ê֞ ¥Ä¬ÁÏ ¡ÉÏúÁōͩ¨þÂä ¬ÃÊÓ³Âàϙžà CUT TO: TRAFFIC 54

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BHASHA WALKS NUMB ACROSS THE ROAD LOOKING TOWARDS THE HOSPITAL, THROUGH THE TRAFFIC, SMOOTH INTER CUTS OF NADIYA’S BEAUTIFUL IMAGES BUILDING UP IN BHASHA’S EYES (TIGHT CUTS). CUT TO: VALLI 55

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PAN FROM NADIYA’S BODY AS VALLI FINISH TAKING NOTES. VALLI I’m done, body þà handover úɦÁêϙà Valli picks up the DNA samples and takes another gracious look at Nadiya’s face, attendant zips up the body. ATTENDANT €ÏœÁ ¢Ä¨ÃϏÁÅÏýÊ €ý¡Äð¨Å úɦÉÅêžÁÅ⠥ʙÁÏ, ¨ÍÁÏ¨Í ¥Á¬ÁÓÛϜ ÌýÅۍÁű̦Êê ÁýۧÞÃ,¥Á ÂϬÁÏ Í¬Ê ¦ÁÏœÁë Ϩ „ÏýÊœÁ¡Áåà ¡Áþà ü§ÁÁžÁÅ CUT TO: VALLI FEET 55a

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Valli places the samples on desk, walks to the basin, washes up, turns around to notice Chinna standing by, feels breathless for a moment. VALLI ‚ÁÑ ™ÊÏ ¡Áþç þčÁÅ? Valli grabs the samples in an instance. CHINNA þÄ report ¨Í þ life „ÏžÁÂÑ Valli slowly walks behind the desk looking puzzled, picks up phone. VALLI Security please Valli hangs phone, down on knees Chinna hold her feet begging. CHINNA ¥Á£Åç¨Í ˆÏ úʪÂþÍ þÂÊ œÉ¨Ã¦Áž Á ÂÑ, Ê¬ÁÅ þ¥Ğ à à §ÂÁÅϙ úÁÅ™ÁÂÑ, drug reaction œÍ ±Ì¦êÏžÁþà §Â¦ÁÂÑ, please €ÂÑ! help úɦÁêÂÑ, €ÂÑ €ÂÑ ŠÁ œÁ¨Ãì £Ã™Áݨ¥ÁÂÑ! ZOOM ONTO VALLI’S FACE TALKING LOW AND DENSE. VALLI ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅþ Á®Áò¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ÁþáóÍàϞà þÄ œÁ¨ Ãì žÁŧÂ, ¡Á®Áò ÂýìœÍ úç à þ à Á úÁ§Áé Ï, ÌËþ÷ þÃÏ™ÃþÁ blood vessels, ©Ã§ à ÃþÁ ‡¥ÁōÁ¨Å ‡ÉðýÂë , ‡ÉðýÂë , ‡ÉðýÂë ! (CONTINUED)

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Valli pulls Chinna up by the collar. VALLI (cont'd) (firm) ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨŠ¡Ä¨ÊÖ Â¨Ã ¡Ä¨Ö™ÂþÍà ÁÆ ™Â €§ÁñœÁ ¨ÊžÁÅ þčÅÁ , ÉýÎý÷ Chinna grabs her by the hair, turn violant. CHINNA Š¬Ê¦÷ ¬ÃŽÏ™Ä! úÃþÁä¡ÁåýÃäÏúà ‚ÏœÊþÊ þÁÅ©Áõí, þ ¡ÁôýÅÛÊ ‚«ÁÛÏ ¨ÊžÊ þÄÆ Á , ³ÌÏœÁ œÁ¥ÁÅé™Áþ à ÁÆ ™Â úÁÆ ™Á©Â? ¡ÃªÂúÄ! þÁÅ©Áôí þÂê¦ÁϏÁÅÏýÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ±Í¦þÁ ¥ÁÅÏ™Á €œÃ§ÃÌ¬ÁÅàÏžÂ? (restless) ©Ãü¦Á©Â™Á¨Í þÁ§ÁŏÁŧÁÅ forensic doctors „ÏýÊ ¡ÄþÁŏÁ ¬ÁúÌÖúÃÖ þÄ úÊœÁŨÍìþÊ ¡Á™ÃÏžÊ, €ÏœÂ þ Ž§Áé ! þ Ž§Áé ! Chinna lets her go, walk restless slapping on his face like a retard, security rushes in with lathis, Chinna briskly walks out of the room covering his cry face, Valli remains looking disturbed. CUT TO: SECURITY & CHINNA 55c

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Chinna walks brisk through the hallway as a reporter follows with flashing camera. REPORTER ³Â§÷! §Ê¡÷ ¥Ä§ÌÁÑ §Ê úʪ§Â, ‡©Á§ÍàþÂä Á¨Ã¬Ã úʪ§Â? ‡ÏžÁ¥ÁϞà úʪ§ÁÅ? ‡¨Â úʪ§ÁÆ ? CAM FOLLOW - AS CHINNA GRABS THE CAMERA, SMASHES AGAINST FLOOR, BRISKLY WALK TOWARD THE EXIT. Reporter gets up, picks up the phone following Chinna. REPORTER (cont'd) §Ê¦÷, ¥Á§Áݧ÷ üʬÃϞà MLA Ì™ÁōÁŧÂ, ©ÂþÁýÅۍÁÅþà GH ÌúÉÖ¦÷! (CONTINUED)

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CHINNA ENCOUNTER BHASHA INSIDE THE REVOLVING DOOR, BHASHA GRABS CHINNA’S THROAT, LOOKS DENSE, MITHRA REACHES THE SPOT AND GET TRAPPED INSIDE THE ADJACENT COMPARTMENT. BHASHA ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ¬ÁÏ©ÁœÁð§Â¨Å þĦÁ£ç žÁÁÓ§Á ÁōÁÑ ¨ÉÁÑ ¡Áþà üʳÂä§Â Chinna struggles, pulls out Bhasha’s waist knife, stabs him twice, Mithra bangs on the glass door asking Chinna to control. CHINNA þÁÅ©Áôí þ¦Á£ç ÁōÁÑ ©ÊÂþà þ ÁōÁÑ ©Ã ÂžÁÅ

MITHRA’ úÃþÂä... úÃþÂä..!

Bhasha slides down bleeding, Mithra comes out as Chinna drops knife, runs into the traffic, Bhasha struggles to get up wanting Chinna, hospital staff carries Bhasha. Mithra runs after Chinna onto the road and pulls him out of Dinesh’s car. CUT TO: CHASE 55d

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Chinna retorts violently trying to escape, hospital security and staff run onto the street and charge on Chinna, take him under control, Chinna looks callous and stay fixated on Mithra with a bloody face as the security twist hands and cuff him up, Mithra shakes up Chinna. MITHRA úÃþÂä, úÃþÂä, úÃþÂä, ˆ¥ËϞç þčÁÆ ? Chinna keeps staring indifferent, helpless and angry as the police and media vans stop by, police force him into the jeep and drive off disturbing the flashing media. ZOOM ONTO MITHRA STANDING CONCERNED AND DISTURBED. SOUND CUT TO: MEDIA CUTS 56

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DOLLY TRACK IN (LOW ANGLE) THROUGH THE MEDIA ONTO LOKI’S SWEATING AND NERVOUS FACE, POV AT REPORTERS. GOWDA is looking keen amidst crowd, Loki looks up. LOKI ‘krti-maho-dadhau patana-käraëam phalam-açäçvataà gati-nirodhakam’....... ŠÁ ±Â±ÂœÁÅé™Ã ªÁ§Ä§ÂþÃäà ÁþÂäþÁÅ, Âþà ©Âþà ±Â±ÂþÃä Áþ¨ Á ž Ê ÅÁ , ƒ žÂ§ÁÅ›Ï¨Í þ £ÂŸÁ §ÉÏ™ÃÏœÁ¨Å... £ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ ©Â™ÁÆ þ £Ã™ÊÝ, £ÂŸÃÏ¡Á £™ÃÏžÄ þ £Ã™ÊÝ,, §ÁÁàÏ ¡ÁÏúÁōÁÅ ¡ÁôýÃÛ §Â¯Á¬ÁϏ ¥Á Â§ÃþÁ ŠÁ ©Ã´ÂžÁ üþÁé þà ©Ã¬Á§ÃجÁÆ à, ©ÃÂ¬ÃÏúÁÁÅÏ™ÂþÊ €¬Áà¥ÃÏúÃþÁ ‹ úÃýÃÛœÁ¨Ãì Í¬ÁÏ úÃϜìÁÅàþÂäþÁÅ Loki turns teary with a long pause. LOKI (cont'd) ¤Â´Â þ €þÁÅúÁ§ÁÅ™ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, œÄé ¦ÁÅ™ÁÅ! Takes a sip of water and looks more poised. LOKI (cont'd) ƒ§ÍüÅþÁÅÏúà þ þÄ™ÁÄ ÁÆ ™ÁÅÄ ³ÌÏœÁ¥ËþÁ ©Â§Á¬Ář̍ÁÑ ™Ê, ¥ÃœÂë ! People turn to Mithra who is standing afar from the crowd. INTER CUT TO: TV & BANGARU 56a

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Bangaru is having lunch at home looking keen at the TV. BANGARU ‹§Ê ¬Ê£Íë ¨Æ! €¬Á¨Ä ¥Á™Ã¬Ã ¡ÁžÍ œÁ§ÁÁœÃ ±Â¬Á© Á ÁÅϙ žÁ§Áé ªÂ¬Áàë Ï ¥ÄžÁ ‚ÏœÁ ¡ÁýÉۨ ¬ÁϱžÃÏú™Á£Âç! Chebrolu fills the plate with extra meat.

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CHEBROLU ¥Á ÂϬÁ¥ÁÆ ¥ÁÏžÁÆ ¨Ã¥Ãý÷ ¨Í ¡ÉýÃÛþÁýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ £Â©Â Bangaru looks at Chebrolu who fills up the liquor glass. CEBROLU žÂþÍà ú¨ ¨Êý˱̦êÏžÃ, þÁÅ©Áôí ¨Â¦ÏúÁÅ £Â©Â! Chebrolu pushes the liquor glass with humility. CUT TO: LOKI 56b

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Loki walks out of the podium amidst camera flashes and following reporters, a reporter cuts through in front. REPORTER ³Â§÷ ŠÁ question, ‚ϞÁ ‡¬Äå Â§ÁÆ van ¥ÃœÂë ¡Ê§ÁÅœÍ „ÏžÁþÂä§ÁÅ, ¥Êý§÷ ¡Á£Ã ì ÷ ÂÁ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ³Â¯Â¨Ãä ©ÁÄë Á§ÃÏú¨þÃà ¡Áë ¦ÁœÃäÏú§Â? Loki looks at GOWDA and tries to lighten the question. LOKI ‡ÏœÁ ©ÁÃë ÏúÃþ ¥ÁÏ™Ê þÃüÂþÉä©Á§ÁÆ ¡Á¨Ê§ÁÅ? REPORTER €ÏžÁōÊ, matter ‡¨ÂÁÆ public €¦êϞÏÁžÂ €þà issue þà dramatize úʬà election Â±Â™Áōͩ¨þà úÁÆ ¬ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, €ÏœÊþÂ? Loki feels offended, looks straight at the reporter. LOKI ¥ÁþÁ žÊªÁÏ¨Í ‡¨¯ÁþÊ¡ÉžÁâ ™Âë ¥ Á Â, ¡Áë ü¨Ê ¥ÁöÁ þÁýŨÅ, ™Âë ¥ÂÄ þÃüÂþÍà œÊ™Â ¥Áþ Á ÁþÂä ®ÁòÊ £ÂÂ œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ! þčɨ €þáìÊà €¨Â §Â¬ÁōÍ!

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Chinna wets his face with a hand towel, sitting inside the cell, constable opens the gate and slides food, Chinna picks up the biriyani, makes tiny balls and throws to a rat running around the cell. BASI REDDY úÁÅ...úÁÅ...úÁÅ!³ÌÏœÁ Í™ÁōÁÅþà ü˨Íì žÍ¬Ã ¬Á©ÃœÃ Ì™ÁōÃÑ ¡ÁýÛÏ ÁýÛ™ÁÏ ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á ¨Íì œÁ¡Áå ˆ™Â üÆ™ÊìžÁ¦ Á Âê, ªÂžÁ¬ÁàÏ! Chinna looks up to notice BASI Reddy outside the bars, smiling at him. BGM trans as Chinna turns away throw food to the rat. SOUND CUT TO: MAID 58

INT. LOKI HOME / BEDROOM - NIGHT : THE TIE OF GUILT

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Mithra helps Savithri take a pill, lay her to bed and walks out as she lies distressed. CUT TO: SCOTCH GLASS 58a

INT. LOKI HOME / DINING - NIGHT : THE LIGHT WITHIN

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CAM FOLLOW AS LOKI FILLS THE GLASS WITH LIQUOR UNDER DIM LIGHT, GOWDA SITTING ACROSS THE TABLE, MITHRA APPROACHES. MITHRA öÁ¬Ãåý¨÷ ¨Í úÃþÂäþà €ýÂ¦Ïúà œÁ¡Áôå úʪÂþ þÂþÂä? Loki holds the drink.

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LOKI œÁ¡Áôå Š¡Áôå¨Å ©Ê§ÁÅ úÊ¬Ê žÄ±ÂþÃä žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ ªÂ³Âàë ¨ÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Áþëà ÁÅÏ™É¨Í ©É¨ à ÃÏú™ÁÅ, ÂþÄ  ©É¨Åà§ÁÅ¨Í úÁÆ ¬Ê žÇëÃÛ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÌÏžÁ§ Ã Ê ‚úÂÖ™ÁÅ.... €þÁÅ¥Á ÂþÁÏœÍ  žÇëÃÛþà úɧÁÅ¡ÁôÍÁÅ... Loki finishes the drink. LOKI (cont'd) ¤Â´Â ‡¨Â „þÂä™ÁÅ? MITHRA ÁþáÃÏúÁýÊìžÁÅ þÂþÂä Loki feels intense, fills the drink with shivering hands, look at his skewed image on the glass shields, holds the glass in hand and thinks. LOKI ¤Â´Â ©Â™Ãä £œÁÁþéÁí™ÁÅ Loki places the empty glass on table, face the shield with hands tied back, zoom onto the shield. LOKI (cont'd) þÁ¨¤Ë ˆ®ÁÅò Â©Ã¨Ã Â¬ÃþÁ ©ÃªÂí¬ÁÏ ŠÁÑ ±ÌžÁÅâ±Ì™ÁÅ¡Áô¨Í þ ©ÁϪÁÏ ±Â¨Ãý ©Êý ¥Á Â§ÃϞà Gowda looks up with an idea. GOWDA úÃþÂä ¥ÃÁ¨Â¨ÏýÊ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¤Â´ÂþÌžÁŨōͩ¨à ³Â§÷ Mithra looks serious at Gowda, Loki looks angry at Gowda, Gowda looks at Mithra and Loki. MITHRA ¥Áþëà £œÁÁ™ÂþÍ,Ä £œÃÃÏúÁō͙ÂþÃÄ úÁÏ¡Á™ÁÏ ŠÁÑ ýÊ ¥Á Â§ÁÓÏ ÂžÁÅ, ©É®Ãò ¥Ä ¡Áþà úÁÆ ™ÁÏ™Ã

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INT. POLICE STATION - DAY : BAIL

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Reveal Mithra and Savithri walk into the police station along with Dharmam and Savithri. CONSTABLE þÁ¥Á³ÂѧÁÏ ³Â§÷ Savithri looks around the empty cells for Chinna. CONSTABLE (cont'd) ¦ÁþÃä þÃþÊä £Â¬Ã §É™ ÃÝ Â§ÁÅ üÂ¥Äþ÷ ¥ÄžÁ œÄ¬ÁōɮÂò§Áϙà Mithra hold his shirt with anger. MITHRA ©Â™É©Á™Âë œÄ¬ÁōɮÁò™ÂþÍÃ? Constable protests and releaves himself off the grip. CONSTABLE ˆÏýÏ™Ê? ¥Ä ²Â¥Ã¨Ä¨Í ™Âë ¥ Á ÁϜ þÊþ Â§Á›Ï? ¦ÁþÁ ¬ÁÏœÁÁÏ ¡É™ÃœÊ ¥Ä©Â™Ê¨ýÅۍÁÅþÉ®Âò™ÁÅ, ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í þÁþÁÆ ä¡ÁôœÂ§ÊÏýÃÃ? Mithra slaps him and stand provoked, Savithri pulls Mithra, slaps and walks out of the station followed by Dharmam, Mithra stand by looking at her as the constable mumbles. CONSTABLE (cont'd) ‡¥Éé ¨Êì Ì™ÁōÁŨŠÁžÂ, ˆÏ üʬÃþ úɨÅìžÁâÏ™Ê, ¥Á™ÁݧÁÅì üÊœÂà§ÁÅ, ±Í¨Ä¬ÁŨÃä Ì™Âà§ÁÅ, ‡¨ìϙɨìÏ™Ã, ¡ÁÂӨɡÁôå™ÁÆ ŠÁ§Ã ¬ÊœÁ¨ÍìþÊ „ÏúÁ™ÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ, ¥Á ÂÁÅ ÁÆ ™Â §ÍüŨ̜Âà¦÷! Mithra turns to the constable, walks close and picks up the hat. Mithra sets the hat back on the constable, bows with both hands. (CONTINUED)

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MITHRA (teary) ³Â§Ä £Â£Â¦÷ Constable melts at heart, stand touched and feel uneasy by the gesture, watches Mithra walk out humble, day light bleach. CUT TO: MIXTURE 60

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Reveal BASI Reddy gobbling a chunk of mixture, chew looking at Chinna, maid cuts across serving. SERVER ³Â§÷ ©Âý§÷ Á¨¡ÁþÂ? ³Í™Â Á¨¡ÁþÂ? BASI REDDY ‚ÏœÁ Ã§Á¬Áþ¦Á¨Å Á¨¡Á§Â! ³ÌúÁÖ¥ËþÁ ¥ÁÏžÁÅþà Á¨Äà üʬʩ͙蠍ÁþáìÁàþÂä™Â ¡Ã¨Íì™Í? Maid exits revealing Chinna through smoke rings. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ¡Ê§Áōà Á™Á±Í™ÊäÂþÃ, ¬ÃþÁä œÊ™ÂÊ ±Â›Â¨Å œÄ¬ÊÏœÁ Á³Â¦Á±Í™Ãä ÂžÁÅ þ¦Áþ þÊþÁÆ ! ¥Ä þ¦þÁ þ œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁŨÂÏýÍ™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Áôí £Ã™ÁݨÂÏý͙éà BASI Reddy leans and whisper. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ¬É¡Êà ¬ÃúÁÅÖ£ÉýÃÛþÍ™ÁäÏý§ÁŏÂþÄ, ¥Ä þ¦þÁ „¬ÁŧÁÅ £ÍœÊ €ÏžÁ§Ã ÁþÂä ‡ÁÅÑ©Á ¨Â£Ï ±ÌϞʩ͙ÁÅ ‡©Áô™Â? , ‡©Áô™Â?... Á ñÁ !ñÁ ¥Ä ÂϱÎÏ™÷ ¨ÍþÊ „ϙ™ÁÅ þ¦þ Camera zoom onto Chinna, laid back in the chair. BASI REDDY (cont'd) Áŧà üƬà ¬Á§ à ÂÓ þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ §ÍüÅ ÂýʬÃþ™ÁÅ úÁÆ ªÂä©Â? (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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BASI Reddy gets up with a sigh, stealthily walks upstairs. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ˆžÍ, þÃþÃä™Ã¡Ä™ÂþÍà þÂ¥ÁýÅۍÁ¦êϞà üʳÂà ,¥Ä €ÁÑ §Â¬ÃþÁ §Ã±Í§ÊÛ ¡ÊžÁâ ¥ÁÅ¨ÃË ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏžÃ, ö!ÁÊ¬ÁÅ œÁ¡Ãåþ ‚ύÊÏ ¥Ã¨ Ã Ï Ã žÃ¨Ê, ‹™ÁÅ þ¦ÁÁÅ™ËœÊ þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÃœÁë þÁäÊ üË, ¥ÃœÁë þÁäÊ üË €Ïý ¬ÉÏú™è ¡Á™ÁÅÏý©÷! ƒ¡ÁõýÃ þ¨ŏÁÅ ¡ÉÁÅӨʬà ‡úÁÖϏ þÞÁâ§Á£Í Chinna leans forward, picks up a hand full of ice cubes, fills them in mouth and drinks a gulp of raw whiskey, starts cutting his own hair. CUT TO: TV 61

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TV (BACKGROUND) ‚ýÄ©Á¨ üèÂì¨Í TV9 ü§Ã¡ÃþÁ exit poll ¨Í ¡Áë ¬ÁÅàœÁ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì ªÄë ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ, §Â«ÁÛë ¥ÁϜ œÁþÁ ±Â§ÄÛ ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅϙà ÁÆ ™Â œÂþÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¡Áë œÁê§Ã ã ÁþÂä ¡ÁþÉäÏ™ÁÅ ªÂœÁÏ ‹ýìœÍ ©ÉþÁōÁ£™Ã „þÂä§ÁÅ, ÁœÁ ‰žÁÅ ‡þÃäÁ¨ÍìþÁÆ ÁþÁ ©Ãü¦ÁÏ ³ÂŸÃÏúÃþÁ ƒ §ÂüÄ¦Á ¤Ä«ÁÅé™Ã,à ƒ³Â§Ã ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ‹ý¥Ã œÁ¡ÁåžÁþà ¡ÁϙÜÁŨŠ¡ÁÏžÉÏ Â¬ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, œÁþÁ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ¥Á§Áݧ÷ Ê¬÷ žÂí§Â ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ negative campaign žÄþÍà ¥ÁÅŽê Â§Á›¥Áþà œÉ¨Å³ÍàϞà Pan from TV as Loki answer phone. 61a

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BASI REDDY ¬Áþ÷ ³ÌÛë ÷ žÉ£çœÍ ¬Á¡Á壙Ãþ© þ¦ÁÅ™Í! þÄ ¬ÃþÁä¡Áô¨Ãþà ¬É¨÷ ¨ÍÏúà žÉúÃÖ þ £Íþ÷ ¨Í ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþÂäþÁ¦ Á Âê, ¥ÉÏý¨÷ Â ªÂþ ™Ã¬ÁÛ§÷ç €¦ÁÅêϙžÃÃ, ‚™Ã¬Ã¡É™ÃœÊ ÁþÁ£™ÃþÁ ¡ÄÁþÁ¨Âì Ì§ÃÊ³ÂàžÃ, þÄ ¡ÄÁœÍ ¬ÁöÁ! (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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BASI Reddy hangs phone, Loki thinks deep, smoking, comes to a decision. LOKI ¤Â´Â... Loki looks back to notice the new driver, feel embarrassed, puts off the cigar, gets up and exit. SOUND CUT TO: BASI REDDY BASI Reddy finish drink, shocked at the coking gun pointed on face, Chinna stand with an ice cold look, BASI smirks nervous and points the gun away. BASI REDDY §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Íì ‡¨¯Áþ÷, €¡Áôå™ÁލÁ ‹¡ÃÁ ¡ÁýÅÛ þ¦þÂ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ±ÂìþÁϜ £üÃØ £üËر͜žÊ! §ÂüÄ¦Á¥ÁÏýÊ ÁœÁÅà¨Å žÁÆ ¬Ã §ÁÂà¨Å œÂÁ™ÁÏ ÂžÁÅ, ¬ÁžÁ§ÁϏÁÏ, œÉ¨Ã© à  ™Áōͩ¨Ã, þÊþÁÅ ©ÃüÃ¨Ê¬Ê žÂÂ þÁÅ©Áôí underground ¨Í „Ï™ÁÅ... Chinna looks down on him, cold and collected. CUT TO: LOKI CAR 62

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TOP VIEW AS LOKI’S CAR ENTER BASI REDDY’S HOME, STOPS, LOKI GETS OFF LOOKING AT BASI REDDY. ROCKER DOLLY AS BASI REDDY STANDS WITH A SMILE. SOUND CUT TO: DOGS 63

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BHASHA ˆ ÁÅœÊà Á¦ Á  ¥Á Â¥ÁÆ žÎ™÷.... Bhasha looks at the gang lying on the cot and runs into slums through the back door. CUTS OF GOWDA CHASING BHASHA THROUGH THE NARROW STREETS, TOP VIEW AS BHASHA RUNS INTO A DARGA. GOWDA AND HIS PEOPLE HOLD BACK AT THE ENTRANCE FACING WORSHIPPERS, GOWDA SLAPS HIS ASSOCIATED TO HOLDING THE GUN. GOWDA Secret operation œÄ¬Áōɨ,ìà communal violence úʳÂà©Â, ¨ÍþÁ ¡ÉýÍÛ! Gowda walks away with dogs, mumbling - Cam crane. GOWDA (cont'd) ‡ÁÑ ™ÃÃ ±ÍžÃâ§Â  ÁōÁÑ , ‚ÁÑ ™Ê œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅÏœÁÅϞà ¡ÁžÁ.. Camera pan into the Darga. CUT TO: BHASHA 63a

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Bhasha is lying inside Darga looking at the prayers, feeling trapped and breathless, sweating with bleeding wound. MUSLIM BROTHER ¤Â¦ Â, þÁ¥Á Âü÷ Ã §Â©Á™ÁÏ ‚žÊ ¥ÉÅžÁýà ³Â§Â? Bhasha feel the trans of being in a mosque, the first time. CUT TO: ASH TRAY 64

INT. LOKI OFFICE - DAY : A DIFFERENT ELECTION

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DURGA ‹ýÅÉ¦ê §ÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨÷ ü¨àþÂä§ÁÏ™Ê, ¥ÁþÁÏ ÁÆ ™Â ü¨ìÁÅÏýÊ ‚ÏœÁýÃœÍ ¬Á§Ã¡ÉýÅۍͩ¨ÃðÏžÊ! §ÌÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Å ¡ÉýÍë ¨÷ Ž§ÁÖþÂä ¥ÃÁŨŞÃâ MITHRA €ÏýÊ Durga feels uneasy to answer the question, room is filled with Sombabu and other serious party workers. DURGA œÁ¡Áõå Š¡Áõå €þà ÁÆ ¬ÁÅÏýÊ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ þÁ™Á©ÁžÁÏ™Ê Mithra looks up amidst dense smoke in the room. MITHRA ‚¡Áåýà žÂÂ ‡¨Â þÁ™ÃúÃϞà žÁŧÂÓ? DURGA ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ©Ê§ÁÏ™Ê Taps ash in the tray. MITHRA þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ¨Í ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ ‹ý§ÉìÏœÁ¥ÁÏžÃ? DURGA žÂžÂ¡Áô ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ¨¯Á¨Å MITHRA ©Â®Áò¨Íì £Æœ÷ ÌúÊÖ ©Â®Áì ¨ÉÁÑ ? DURGA ‡ÁÅÑ©ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ¨¯Á¨Å MITHRA ¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ ¨¯Á¨Í ÁþĬÁÏ ¥ÁþÁ ‹ýÅì ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå ©Ê¨ÅÏý¦Á Â?

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Durga nods yes, Mithra smokes deep. MITHRA (cont'd) ©Â®Áò¨Íì ¬ÁÁÏ ¥ÁϞÍà ¤Íüþ¨Š¡ÉýÃÛ £ÆœÁŨÁÅ œÍ¨Ï™Ã ú¨ŠDurga is disappointed with the suggestion and smirks. DURGA ÁÅ ÷! ‚©ÁþÄä ü§ÃÊ ¡ÁþÁŨŠÂžÁÅ £Â£Æ, €ÏœÂ ¡Ã¨ì §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ €þáóÍàÏžÃà MITHRA (yells) þͧÁÅé¦÷! þÄ©Á¨ì ÂžÁÏýÊ žÁÅ¡Áåýà œÁþÃä ‚ÏýÍì ¡Á™ÁōÍ! ¡ÁþÃœÁþÁÏ ¨ÊÁÅϙ ³ÍϣʧÁŨÂì ¨ÍúÃÏúÊ ©Â®Êò €™Áݞ§ÁÅì œÌÁÅќ§ÁÅ, þ campaign ¨Í ®ÁòÁÅ úÍýÅ ¨ÊžÁÅ A moment of intense silence in the room, Mithra puts off the cigarette and drinks water, Durga looks up dense. DURGA ‚ύͳ§à  ¥Á ÂýþÁÁÅ £Â£Å, ±Â§ÄÛ ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ …™ÁÅ֍ÁűͦþÁ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Í ÁÆ ™Â ¨¯Á ‹ýì ¥Éü§ÃýÄœÍ É¨Ã¡ÃúÂÖÏ! ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ©Ê§ÁÅ £Â£Æ.... ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ©Ê§ÁÅ Durga looks down teary and coarse. DURGA (cont'd) úʬÃþÁ ¥ÁÏúà ¡ÁþÁŨþÄä ¥Á§ÃÖ ±Ì¦Á Â§ÁÅ üþ¨Å! úÃþÂä úʬÃþÁ ‡žÁ©Á ¡Áþà œÁ¡Áå ‡žÄ ÁŧÁÅà¨ÊžÂ®ÁòÃ (wipe tears) ƒ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ‹™Ã±ÍœÊ ¥ÊÏ £œÁÁÏ £Â£Æ Mithra feels touched, tries to control and commands. MITHRA žÁŧÂÓ... žÁŧÂÓ! Durga looks up with red eyes, Mithra look serious.

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MITHRA (cont'd) ¥Áþëà ˆ™Âí¨ÃðϞà ±ÍýÄ¨Í ‹™ÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, ¥Áþë à  ‹™ÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©Íí ¨Ä™Á§÷ ©ÁþÁä ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ¥Á§ÃÖ ±ÍÁÅ, ©É®Ãò ¡Áþà úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! Durga settles and gets up with followers, Loki enters itno the room along with Dharmam. LOKI ÁÆ §ÍÖÏ™ÁÏžÁ§ÁÆ Loki reaches his chair, lights a cigar and looks at Mithra. LOKI (cont'd) £¦Áý £Â™ÁŏÁ¨ Í¬ÁÏ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÌúÂÖ§ÁÅ ©É®Ãò úÁÆ ™ÁÅ Mithra stands wonder about the suitcases coming in. LOKI (cont'd) ƒ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨Å campaign þ̞èɦ÷, ©É®ÁÆ ò! Mithra walks out of the room shutting the door, followers settle down in chairs. LOKI (cont'd) þÄ ¡ÁÏú¦ÁœÄ¨Í ‹ý§ÉìÏœÁ¥ÁÏžÃ? Durga looks surprised, CAM fade as Dharmam opens a suitcase on Loki’s table. CUT TO: COLLECTING CLOUDS 64a

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LOKI §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ¡Áô¨Ã ¥ÄžÁ ¬Á©Â§Ä ¨ÂÏýÞÃ, ŠÁ³Â§Ã žÃÃœÊ ¥Á®Äò ‡ÁÑ ¨ÊÏ, ±Âë ›Â¨œÍ ¥ÃÁ¨Ï! Mithra feel surprised, can’t believe the change in shade, walks back with a feel of lost role model CAMERA ZOOM ONTO LOKI FROM BEHIND, A SPARK OF LIGHTENING. CUT TO: ELECTION MONTAGE 65

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CAMPAIGN CUTS, FINAL FACE OF A TYPICAL ELECTION, MONEY LAUNDERING, VOTER MOBILIZATION, BALLET PRINTS PRESS, TRANSPORT TO BOOTHS, AGENT MANIPULATIONS, VOTE MARKING, BALLOT TRANSPORT, STORAGE ETC. Election report on TV and counting date. CUT TO: JEEP 66

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Mithra & Golie get out of jeep, wonder about the Benz car parked in front of home, displaying evangelical symbol. GOLIE þÊþÊ ¥Á Â§ÁÓ¥ÁÅ! þÊþÊ üÄ©Á¥ÁÅ! þÊþÊ ¬ÁœÁê¥ÁÅ! ‡ÏœÁ £ÉÏüà Â§ËœÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï, ‚ÏœÁ € Áύ§Á¥ Á Â?¥ÃÃ¨ÃþÁ©ÁþÄä Â§ÁÅì ÂžÂ? Golie suddenly stops with a spark, grabs Mithra’s hand. GOLIE (cont'd) ! ¨ÍþÁ §Á¯ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ žÃÃþÁýÅÛþÂä™Âë , €§Éë §Êë ‚¡Áôå™É¨Êà convert €¦±ÍœÂÏ §Â, Â¬Ê¡Áô ÁřÍɨÌìžÂâÏ ¡ÁžÁ Mithra relieves himself and nips on Golie’s head.

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MITHRA ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ þÄ þÁ¥Áé Â¨ ¥ÄžÁ þÁ¥Áé ÁÏ „ÏýÊ ÁþÁäí§Áïþ÷¨ Ì™Á©ÁôÏ™ÁžÁÅ, ¡ÁžÁ Mithra leads Golie inside, Vikki & Nikki are sitting on the footsteps, still in uniform, with a down look. GOLIE €žÊÏýÂë ³Í¥Á©Â§ÁÏ ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ¬ÁÆ Ñ¨ÉÑ ¨Êì©Â®Áò¨Â face ¡ÉýÂÛ§ÁÆ ? convert €¦±Í¦Á Â§Â? Vikki and Nikki spring out and hugs Mithra crying. VIKKI ¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê, ¨ýÆÛþà ¡É®Ãò úʬÁō͙ÂþÍà €¥É§ÃÂ þÁÅÏúÉ©Á™Í žÃÂ™ÁÅ MITHRA ˆÏýÊ? Mithra drops the fruit basket and rushes inside, animated. Golie leans to Vikki with a fruit cake. GOLIE öÁ! ³Â©Áô Á£Å§ÁÅ ‡ÏœÁ ¬Á¨ ì  úɱÂå©Áô§Â, ‚žÃÍ ¢Áõë ý÷ ÊÁÅ Golie settles next to kid looking out for Saira. CUT TO: VALLI IN KITCHEN 66a

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Valli is busy arranging the tray, Mithra breaks a vessel. MITHRA €¬Áð¨É©Áí§Áä™ÃÃ ¬Éý÷ úÊªÂ§Ê ¡É®ÃòúÁÆ ¡Áô¨Å? ©Á§Á¬ËþÍþÍ™Ãä žÂþà ¡Ã¨Á ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþà ©Ê¨Â™ÁÅœÁÅþÂäþÊ ÌÏúÉÏ ÁÆ ™Â ü¨à ¨ÊžÂ ¥ÄÁÆ ?

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VALLI €¦ÉÂê, ®ÁòÃþáìÁÅàϞçÂ! MITHRA ©ÃþÁþÄ, ©ÃÏýÊ ¨Êúñ͜§ÁϜʏÂ, €žÊ þÁÅ Â©Â¨ÃðϞà Mithra peeks through the curtain,Latha and John are laughing. JOHN MAYER I like your smile, žÊ©Áô™ÁťåÁé ¨Ãä ú¨ pretty Â ¡ÁôýÃÛúÂÖ™ÁÅ Mithra turns back stoned. MITHRA ‚žÊÏýÊ,¥ÁœÏ Á ¥ÁþÁžÃ ÂžÁþÁōÁÅÏýÊ, œÍ¨Å ÁÆ ™ÂþÂ? VALLI ™Á£ç ÏŸÂë €¥Áé žÁ¥É§ à Â, €œÂà ¥Á Â¥Á¨Å ‡ýÂۏËþ žÂþÁä¥É§ à à œÌ¦Á Âê¨þà úÁÆ ¬ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, ‚ÏžÁÅ¨Í þ ¥Á ÂýÊÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ £Â£Æ, ®Áò Í™ÁōÁÅþà £ÅýÛ¨Í ©Ê¬ÁÅÑþà œÌÃÑ ¡ÁýÂÛþÁþà €¬Á¨Ê þ ¥ÄžÁ ¡ÄÁ¨ ©Á§ Á ÁÅÏžÃ, þÊþÁÅ üÉ¡Êà ˆÏ ©ÃÏý§ÁÅ úÉ¡Áõå? úɱÂå¨ÃðþÁ ÍœÃ úÉ¡Êà ÁžÂ, €¦þ žÂþÍà þĥĞʥ Á ÂœÁë Ï ¨ÊžÁŧÂ,  úÃϡçà ÍœÃ þčÉÏžÁōÁÅ ÂþÄ, ¥ÁþÁ Ì¨Ã©Â¦Á±Â¨ÉÏ¨Í ¨¯ÁþÁϏ £ÏŸÁÅ©Áô¨¥Á Âé¦ÉōÁýÅÏž,à ©É®Ãò úÁÆ ³ÌžÂâÏ ±Í! Mithra stands fuming blocking Valli, peeks through the curtain again, John and Latha are laughing and touching each other excited. MITHRA ©Â¥ÉÂé, cool ¦Á Â fool ¦Á Â €ÏýÆ þÁ©ÊíœÁàþÂä™ÁÅ, ÌÏ¡ÁžÄ¬Ã žÄþ à à þÁúÊ֪™Â? VALLI œÉ¨ì œÍ¨ÅÏýÊ ú¨ōÁžÁ§Â ¥ÁþÁ ÍœÁŨÅ, úÁÆ ™ÁÂþÊ ©Â¨Ã ±ÍœÂ§ÁÅ, œÁ¡ÁôåÍ!

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MITHRA þÁÅ©Êí œÁ¡ÁôåÊ.. Mithra grabs the tray and walks towards them furiously. CUT TO: LIVING ROOM 66b

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Mithra places the tray on table sitting in between. sits between arming around Latha’s shoulder, Latha looks at him smiling. LATHA (fake smiling) Hahahha, John ‚¨ÂÏýéÊÏ ¡ÁýÃÛúÁÅ֍͙ÁÅ, right John! JOHN MAYER Yah, right! I’m full of love MITHRA ˆÏýÄ? £ë žÁ§÷ £ÂÂ þÁúÊ֪™Â? LATHA I told you no, he is very funny, my bAvA John jumps up and shaakes hands and keeps on shaking. JOHN Oh, nice to meet you, my name is John Mayer, œÉ¨ì œÍ¨ÅœÍ ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ œÉ¨ÅÍ™Ãä MITHRA öÁ, my name is Mithra, Drop Out Bewaars from Bejawada LATHA ÁÆ Ï™Â ©Âê±Â§ÁÏ üʬÁÅàÏý™ÁÅ

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JOHN Oh yah, I heard it’s a very tough job MITHRA €©ÁôþÁÏ™Ä, ú¨ tough, deadline œÁ¡ÁåÁÅϙ §ÍüÅÍ ¢ËýÅ, ©Â§ÂþÃÍ ¥Á§ÁݧÁÅ þʨÍ §Ê¡Áõ üʬÁÅàϙ¨Ã, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ ©ÄË±ÍœÂÏ! John turns serious. JOHN €¦œÊ ¥Ä§ÌÁ³Â§Ã, ¡Áë ¤ÁÅ©Áô ¬ÁþÃäŸÃÌúÃÖ ¦ÁþÁ ¥É¬Êü÷ ©Ãþ¨à MITHRA ‹ œÁ¡ÁåÁÅÏ™ÂþÁÏ™Ã,¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ¥Á Â superstar cinema É¨Âì¨Ã, ¡Ã¨ì¨Å ™Á¨ÅìÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ John coughs out coffee and looks stumped. JOHN

O yah, þÊþÁÆ ©Á³ÂàþÁÅ Mithra blinks with discomfort. SOUND CUT TO: FLAT TYRES 66c

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Close shot on flat tires. JOHN MAYER Jesus Christ, my tires are punctured, damn, all of them! GOLIE €ÏœÊÂžÁÅ, ¡ÉýÍë ¨÷ ýÂύ÷ ¨Í ¬ÁŏÁ§÷ ¨É©Ã¨÷ ÁÆ ™Â ¡É§ à ÃþÁýÅÛϞà Vikki drops the sugar hiding behind, lurks around. (CONTINUED)

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JOHN MAYER What do you mean? who did this? who did this? MITHRA úÁÅýÅÛ¡ Á ÁÑ ¨ ¡Ã¨ì ¬ËœÂþ÷ ¨ÉÁÅÑ©ÁÏ™Ã, úÁÆ ™ÂÝþ à ÃÏœÊ ©ÁôÏý§ÁŏÂþà ¥ÁöÁ ±Â¡Áô¨Å, ®Áò ±Â¡Ã«ÃÛ üĩܨÍì ‚ÏÂ ¡Áë ¤ÅÁ ©Áô „žÁ¦ÏúÃþý Á ÅÛ ¨Ê™ÁÅ..! John Mayer brings himself under control. JOHN MAYER €¦œÊ ©Â®Áò §Á¯Á› Ì§ÁÁÅ ±Âë §ÁãþÁ úÊžÂâÏ, ¡ÁžÁϙà CUT TO: RUNNING JEEP 67

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Everyone is squeezed inside the jeep, dead silence, heart beat, clock ticks, Golie is tensed expecting the inevitable, John leans onto Golie’s ear like an eagle, Golie looks back like a scape goat. JOHN MAYER ±Â¡Ä, þÁÅ©Äí§ÍüÅ úÁ¬Êà ¬Áí§ÂÓþÍà ±ÍœÂ©Í þÁ§ÁÂþÍà ±ÍœÂ©Í œÉ¨Å³Â? Golie screams closing ears, stops and looks back. GOLIE ŠÁ³Â§Ã face úÁÆ ¬Ã guess úɦ÷ Jump cuts as John starts ranting, Golie closes his ears in agony, John’s rant is muted, overlated with music.

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JOHN MAYER (MUTED) ±Â¡Áô¨Â§Â! ¥Ä§ÁÅ œÁ¡ÁåÁÅϙ þÁ§ÁÑ Ï¨Í Â¨Ã±ÍœÂ§ÁÅ! §Â®Áòþ÷ ¥ÉōÃÑ ±Â¡ÁÏ úʬÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, Ïý§Âþà œÁþÁÏœÍ ±Â¡ÁÏ úʬÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ, žÉ¦ Á Âꨍà temples Á™ÁÅàþÂä§ÁÅ! ¡ÁžÃ úÊœÁŨ þÃϙ violence úÁÆ ¡ÁôœÍϞà ¥Ä žÁŧÂÓ, ©Ê¨ ¥ÁϞà girl freinds œÍ ¬É÷ð úʪ™ÁÅ Ãë «ÁÅß™ÁÅ, ¡É®ÂòþÃä divorce úʪ™ÁÅ §Â¥ÁÅ™ÁÅ, shiva is a murder úʪ™ÁÅ, ©Ã«ÁÅß ¥É¬ÁÏ úʪ™ÁÅ, žÁ¦ Á Âê¨Ãä ¡ÁõüìÁÅàþÁäÏžÁÅÊ ¥Ä žÊªÁÏ žÁ§ÃžÁë ÏœÍ ¥ÁŧÏñ͜ÍÏžÃ, þÃü¥ËþÁ žÊ©Áô™Ãä œÉ¨ÅðÁÅþà €¥É§ÃÂ ©É¨ÃÃ ±ÍœÍÏžÊ

GOLIE ©ÁžÍâ, þÊþÁÅ ±Â¡Ãþà ÂžÍ, þÊþÁÅ ±Â¡Ãþà ÂžÍ, þÊþÁÅ ±Â¡Ãþà ÂžÍ, convert ÂþÍ, þÊþÁÅ §Á¯ÃÏ¡Á£™ÁþÍ... þÁÅ §Á¯ Á ÅÁ ™ÌžÍâ....

Mithra pulls over by the side of a temple, lights cigarette, holds John by the hand. MITHRA ŠÁ³Â§Ã žÃÁÅ brother Mithra helps him get down. MITHRA (cont'd) €¥É§ÃÂ¨Í civil rights legalize €¦êϞɡÁôå™ÁÅ? ¥Ä history ¨Í minority presidents ‡ÏœÁ ¥ÁÏžÃ? lady presdents ‡ÏœÁ ¥ÁÏžÃ? average Â §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ©Ã™ÂÁŨŠ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ¡É®Ãò®ÁÆ ò, §ÁÅ €¢Ë§ÁÆ ì, ˆ™ÁÅ Â§ÁÅ,ì þ¨ŏîÁÅò, ‚žÄ ¥Ä £œÁōÁÅ!¥Ä§ÁÅ ¡Áë ¡ÁÏúÂþÍà £ÍžÃÏúÊ ¥É¯Á¥ÊÏýÂë ?¦¨÷ žÌ£ÅçÁű͙ÂþÍà ¦ÁÅžÂã¨Æ, žÊªÂ¨Å ÌýÅۍÁÅ ú©Á™ÂþÍà ¦Áş¨Æ, £ÂþìÁœÁíÏ þʧÁå™ÂþÍà converion ¨Å, ‚©ÊÂ freedom ¡Ê§ÁÅœÍ ¡ÉýÊÛ ÁÅ™ÁÅì?, þÁÅ©Áôí convert úɦÁ Âê¨ÏýÊ ¥ÉÅþÁäýލ white house ¨Í ¡Á™ÁōÁÅþÁä war lord ¨œÍ ¥ÉÅžÁ¨ÉýÅÛ! Mithra gets close onto his face.

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MITHRA (cont'd) þÄ ¨ÉÁÑ ¨Í ¥Áþëà ¡ÁôýۍÁ ¥ÁÅÏžÊ þ žÊªÁÏ¨Í ŠÁ civilization ¡ÁôýÃÛÏžÃ, €›Å©Áô¨Í „þÁä ªÁÃàþà science ÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ÁŧÃàÏúÂÏ Â£ýÊÛ, úÉý ì ÁÆ ¡ÁôýìÁÆ ¥ÉōÁÅÑœÁÅþÂäÏ, we are not a religion, üÂäþÁÏ ŠÁÑ ¡Áô¬ÁàÁÏ¨Í ÂžÁŧÂ, ¡Áë ¡ÁÏúÁ¥ÁϜ ¡Á§Ãúà ¡ÉýÂÛ™ÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ Latha comes forward trying to distract Mithra. MITHRA (cont'd) þÁ™ÁÅ©÷! ‚ÁÑ ™ÁþÁÅÏúà airport žÂÂ Á®ÁÅòœÉ§ÁÅúÁōÁÅþà Â®Äò™ÁÅ֍ÁÅÏýÆ þÁ™ÁÅ©÷, ±ÌýۍͬÁÏ ÌýÅۍÁÅþÊ ¤Ã¯ Á ®Êò ÂžÁÅ, €™ÁŏÁ™ÁŏÁÅþ ¡Áë ¡ÁÏúÁÏ ÁþáìÁÅàÏžÃ, ©ÄŸÃ ©ÄŸÃþ Ářà Í™Á¨ ¥ÄžÁ ¥Á ÂþÁ©Á ©ÃÂ¬ÁÏ ©É¨ÅÁÅœÍÏžÃ, convert úʬÁÅÑÏýÆ ±ÍœÂ©Í, þÁÅ©Áôí convert €©ÁôœÁÆ ±ÍœÂ©Í þÄ Ž§Áé ! Mithra discards the cigarette stub and gets back into the jeep leaving John stranded on busy road with a blank expression. CUT TO: LATHA 67a

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A moment of silence in the Jeep as Golie keeps staring at at everyone, Latha slowly wraps her arms around Mithra’s neck. LATHA ™ÊÏ ±Â¡ÁÏ úʪ™Âë €ÏœÂ©ÊªÁ ¡Á™ÂÝ©÷? MITHRA ™ÊÏ úɦÁê¨Â, þÊþÁÅ þÃþÁÅä ¨©÷ üʬÃþÁ ±Â±ÂþÍà ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í œÁ¨žÁÆ §ÃÖ £¨¦Á Âê™ÁÏœÊ Kids look up at him drop their jaw for saying the love word. KIDS Ah!, you said it

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MITHRA ˆÏýÂë VIKKI & NIKKI þÁÅ©Êí ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¨©÷ ¦ÁÆ úÉ¡ÊåªÂ©÷, you lost it Mithra feels embarrassed, Latha winks her eye-brows feeling victorious, Golie looks out through the windscreen and screams, Jeep runs into a flower shops - song prelude CUT TO: SONG 4 68

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ZOOMOUT FROM LAHTA & MITHRA SITTING COZY AND WATCHING MOVIE. MOVIE CLIP. PAN ON THE BALCONY AS THE CRONIES SITTING SPARSED OUT, ONE OF THEM IS STANDING NEAR THE DOOR LURKING AT THE PROJECTOR ROOM, TILT ZOOM ONTO THE PROJECTOR OPENINGS, DINESH WALKS IN CHEWING PAWN. SOUND CUT TO: CRICKET 70

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Ashok is watching cricket lying on bed, munching pakoda. ASHOK ©Á®Äò, Â¢Ä úÉ¡Ãå ÁÏý¦êÏžÃ! Valli walks in with coffee. VALLI (angry) ‚žÃÍ œÉúÂÖ¥ÁÏ™Ä, ªÁþà žÃ©Â§Â¨Å Ãë Ñ É ý÷ úÁÆ ™Á™Ï Á , þÞÁâ§Í™ÁÏ œÁ¡Áå žÁ¥Ãé ™Ä ¡Áþà úʬʞà ¨ÊžÁÅ (CONTINUED)

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Valli hands in coffee, snatches remote and sits next flipping channels. ASHOK ¥Á Â§Á֍Ê, ‚Ïý§Á¬ÃÛϏ÷ Â „Ϟà VALLI þÁÅ ¨ÊžÁÅ Ashok spits coffee with distaste. ASHOK ÁÆ , ˆÏýà „¡ÊåªÂ©Â? VALLI §ÉÏ™ÁÆ œÉ¨ ì ÁþÊ „Ïý¦Â? taste ¨Í €ÏœÁ œÊ™Â „ÏžÂ? ¬Á¥Á¦ Á ÂþÍà úÁÁÑ §Á ÁþáĨʞÁÅ, Ashok snatches the remote back. ASHOK Í¡Á¥ÁÅÏýÊ ŠÁÑ ³Â§ÃÂ ÁÁÅÑ! Â¢Ä¨Í ÌÏœÁ ³Âϣ§ÁÅ¨Í ÌÏœÁ installments ¨Í ÂÁÅϙ Valli lies coiled in the bed, turning aside. VALLI €™ÁÝ¥ËþÁ ¬ÁύÁ§Á üψ ¬Áϣϟ¨ŠüƳÂà§ÁÅ ÂþÄ ¥Á Â œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÁÅ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ÁÏýÍì ¡Á™ÁÅÝ ASHOK Á¨Í, ¥ÁþÁžÃ ÁÆ ™Â ¬ÁύÁ§Á üψ ¬ÁϣϟÁ¥Ê! VALLI €¬Á¨ÊÏ œÁÁÅÑ©Á þ™ÍÃ,ÁþĬÁÏ ¥Ä €¥Á Âé þÂþÁäÃ úÉ¡Ãå úÁÆ žÂâ¥ÁþÊ ¨ÍúÁþÌúÃÖÏžÂ? ASHOK úɱÂå¨ÃðϞà þÊþÁÅ ÂžÁÅ, ‚«ÁÛ¥ÁÅÏýÊ €žÊ úÉ¡ÊåžÃ (CONTINUED)

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Ashok starts munching pakoda. ASHOK (cont'd) Šþ÷ ¬Ë™É™÷ Â ¨ÍúìÊà ú¨žÁÅ ©Á®Äò, €žÃ ™ÂÁÛ§ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ™Âë ±ÎýÅ, žÄþÍà œÍ™ÁÅ §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ ÌÏœÁ family ¨Í Valli grabs the remote and throws it away with anger. VALLI ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í family ¥Á ÂýÉìÏžÁōÁÅ? þ family ÁŧÃÏúà ˆÏ œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ þčÁÅ? ASHOK þÁÅ £ÂþÊ œÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ, þÄÊ œÉ¨Ã¦ÁÏžÃ! ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Ä €¥Áé Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ œÉ¨ÅðÍ ú¨ŠValli attacks Ashok with a anger and frustration. VALLI ¬Á™Áþ÷ Â ‚¡ÁåýÍáÁôå™ÁÅ þ ¢Ê¥Ã¨Ä ÁÏ¡Ë ±Ì¦êÏžÂ, ˆÏ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áôí? Ashok brings her under control with force, shakes her up and slaps to draw attention. ASHOK þͧÁÅé¦÷, úÉ¡ÊåžÃ ©ÃþÁÅ! §ÍüÅ §ÍüÅÄ psychopath ¨Â œÁ¦ Á §Á©ÁôœÁÅþÂä©÷ , þÄ personality ˆ¥ÎœÁÅÏžÍ ¨ÍúÃÏú©Â? ŠÁ psychiatrist Â ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁÅœÁÅþÂä, ³ÌÏœÁ œÁ¨Ãìþà ÁÆ ™Â €§ÁãÏ úʬÁōÁÅþÊ capacity ¨Êþà ¥Êþæ Á ÷ ©Á¦Á Âê©÷ Valli is shocked looking at Ashok, breathing on her face with, look numb as tears roll over her eyes, Ashok lets her go. ASHOK (cont'd) ¥ÁþëÃþÁ§ÁãÏ úʬÁō͙ÂþÍà üÄ©ÃœÁ Â¨Ï €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, ŠÁ þåëÁÏ  ¥Áþëà ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅþà ¨ÍúìÊà ú¨Å, Valli weeps like a baby in regret. (CONTINUED)

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ASHOK (cont'd) ¥Ä þÂþÁäþà Í¨Íå¦ ‚žÁâ§ÁÆ Â¦Á¡™ Á ÂݧÁÅ...., ÂþÄ ¥É Â¦Á ÂþÍà ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï þÁÅ©Êí §Áþà ¡ÁôÏ™Áŏ ¥Á Â§Â©÷÷, just think Ashok looks at Valli crying, softens, hold her face in hands. ASHOK (cont'd) ³Â§Ä..! ƒ ý¡Í÷ ÁŧÃÏúà ‡¡Áôå™ÁÆ ¥Á ÂýÂ왍 Á ÁÆ ™ÁžÁþÁōÁÅþÂäþÁÅ, sorry! Zoom in as Ashok takes Valli close to his chest caressing her head. ASHOK (cont'd) üÄ©ÃœÁÏœÍ ©ÁúÃÖþÁ þÌ¡Áôå¨Å ú¨Å, ŠÁ§ à ̍ÁÑ §ÁÅ ¡ÉÏúÁōÍþÁÁÑ §ÊìžÁÅ Ashok kisses and hugs Valli as she cries uncontrollable. CAMERA ZOOM OUT FROM DOOR KNOB AS CHINNA UNLOCKS, ENTER THE LIVING ROOM, LIGHT CIGARETTE, LURKS AROUND, PICKS UP THE REMOTE, TURNS ON TV, SEATS IN THE SOFA WATCHING ‘PLANET EARTH’. CUT TO: PROJECTOR LIGHT 70a

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PAN, DINESH SIGNALS THE PROJECTIONIST TO LEAVE, PICKS UP CELL PHONE, PHONE LIGHTS UP IN ONE OF THE GOONS POCKET. CUT TO THE MOVIE SCREEN, SUDDEN INTERRUPTION WITH A HUGE SHADOW OF ANGLING AXE, CUT MITHRA ESCAPING NARROWLY, SCREAMS, FIGHT AND STAMPEDE AS THE MOVIE CONTINUES. PEOPLE RUSH TOWARDS THE LOCKED DOORS, MITHRA FIGHTS TO PROTECT KIDS AND LATHA. MITHRA BREAKS THE DOOR OPEN AND LETS LATHA AND KIDS EXIT ALONG WITH GOLIE. MITHRA ¡Ã¨ì¨Ãä œÄ¬ÁōÁÅþà ¡ÁÁÑ ±Í¨Ä¬÷ ¬ÊÛ«Áþ÷ É®ÁÅò (CONTINUED)

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Mithra grabs the door lock bar cut lose in the stampede, counter attacks, spots Dinesh running out of the projector room. At the end of the fight standing in the empty theater as the movie rolls on, Mithra makes a phone call to Valli. CUT TO: RINGING PHONE 70b

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Quad-cir dolly as Valli is lying calm on Ashok’s chest. ASHOK ¥Ä €¥Áé œÍ ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂ©Â? Valli nods yes wiping her tears, phone rings, Ashok looks attentive. CUT TO LIVING ROOM: Chinna picks up the receiver and puts it and puts it back on, unknowingly mis-align the reciever. Mithra screams on the phone. Ashok notices Chinna from balcony, picks up a cricket bat, stealthily walks down the stairs. CHINNA Á¨Í £Â©Â ASHOK ˆÏ Â©Â¨Âë ? CHINNA €ÁÑ ÁŧÌà¬ÊàþÁÆ úÁÆ ¬É¨Ââ¥ÁþÌúÂÖ÷ £Â©Â, sunday evening ¥ÁÅúÁÖýÂ ¨ÍþÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ ÁžÂ €þÄ, ÃÏžÁ ©Ëý÷ üʬÁàþÂä Ashok walks close to Chinna.

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ASHOK £¦ÁýÁÅ ±Í§Â ‡žÁ©Â Chinna smiles. CHINNA ‡ÏœÁ step-in-law €¦œÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï, €ÏœÁ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ ¨ÊÁÅÏý ¥Á ÂýÂì™ÁœÂ©÷ £Â©Â...? Chinna walk towards the door, locks it up, looks at Ashok. CHINNA (cont'd) ±ÍþÄ ŠÁ ¡Ê«ÉÏý÷ Â §Ã¬Ä©÷ üʳÍÑ §ÂžÁÆ ..? Chinna approaches Ashok, Valli comes out of the room. CHINNA (cont'd) úÃþÁä¡ÁåýÅäÏúà þ ÁÅÏ™É¨Í ‹ ¥ÁŨÅìϞà £Â©Â, ¡ÉžÁâ¦ÊêÌžÄ⠬ɡ ÃÛ ÷ €¦ê þ Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ þÊ ÁÅ®Áò£ÉýÊÛ¬ÃÏžÃ, treatment œÄ¬ÁōÁÅϞ¥Áþà £¦Á¨Å žÊ§Â CUT TO THE UN-HUNG PHONE, MITHRA SCREAMS ON THE LINE. MITHRA (o.s.) §Ê¦÷ úÃþÂä! €ÂÑ INTERCUT OF MITHRA SPEEDING THROUGH THE BUSY STREET LIGHTS, AS LATHA AND KIDS SCREAM HOLDING EACH OTHER. Ashok lifts the bat as Chinna closes in. CHINNA þÁÅ©Áôí action setting ¨Í ¡É§ÁÃþ͙éà ÂžÁÅ £Â©Â, £ÂýìÊà þÊþÁÅ train üʳÂà? Chinna grabs the bat in a whisker and beats Ashok on head in a whisker, Valli runs screaming as Ashok drops on floor. VALLI ±ÂœÁÁÅ™Â! þÄ €¥Áé ÁÅ ¡ÁôýÃÛþÁ ¡ÃÏ™ÂþÃä §Â þÊþÁÅ! (CONTINUED)

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Chinna pulls her by the hair and pushes onto the floor. CHINNA €©ÁôþÂ?þ ™Á¦¨Â÷ þÂÊ repeat÷ úʬÁàþÂä©Â? ¥Ä ‚žÁâ§ÃÃ ¡Ãϙ¨Š¡É™ÃœÊ Âþà þÊþÁÅ ¥ÁþëÃþà ÂþÊ, þÁþÁÅä £ÌÁÑ ¨Í ‚§ÃÃúÃÖ þÄ œÁ¥ÁÅé™ÃÃ ¡ÁýÂۤë Ê ÁÏ úÊžÂâ¥ÁþÁōÁÅþÂä©Â? VALLI (begs) úʬÃþÁ ±ÂœÁÁÏ ú¨Âë ,¡Ã¨ì¨ Í¬ÁÏ £œÁÁþħÂ! Chinna walks close to her as she fears crawling back, Chinna drops the bat on floor pretend mercy for a moment. CHINNA ±ÂœÁōÁÏ ŠÁÑ ýà úʬÃþ ©ÁÏžÁ úʬÃþ character ŠÁýÊþ Á ÂÑ, ƒ üþÁé ÃžÊ þ Á§Âé©ÁœÂ§ÁÏ €þÁōÍ! CHINNA pulls out gun aiming at vALLI as she begs shivering. CAMERA PANS AWAY ONTO A 1000 FRAME/SEC IMAGERY OF A GIANT WHALE PREYING ON SEAL (PLANET EARTH - DISC 1, SECTION 1), GUN SHOTS AT THE PEAK OF THE IMAGE. MITHRA DROPS THE CELL HEARING THE GUN SHOTS (HIGH SPEED). CAM LOOK UP ON CHINNA’S ICE COLD FACE. CHINNA (cont'd) ¥Áþëà úÁ§ÃœÊë €þÁäžÁ¥ÁÅé¨ ¦ÁÅžÁãÏ¨Í ¡ÁôýÃÏ Û žÃ....century¨ÅÂ ¦Áş¨Š¥Á Â§ÃþÁ¦÷ Âþà ¦ÁÅžÂã¨Å ¥Á Â§Á¨Ê SOUND CUT TO: SQUEAKING JEEP ON THE STREET 70c

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MITHRA GETS OFF THE JEEP, SIGNALS LATHA AND KIDS TO STAY BACK LOOKING AT HOME, SLOWLY WALK IN. Mithra enter the house filled with neighbors, turn the light off refusing to look at the bodies, crowd disperse as Latha walks in with kids facing Mithra sliding down along the wall numb and helpless. CAM OUT-FOCUS ON DEAD BODIES. Latha & kids hug Mithra tightly as Vikki’s dense voice break the silence.... VIKKI (wrenching) ¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê...¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê.... Mithra pulls them all together and hold tight frozen in disbelief. FADE OUT. FADE IN: LOKI 71

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Loki is with Durga, listening. DURGA §Ãü¨÷Û úÉ¡Áå¨ÊÏ, Ê§ÁÏýŏ §ÄÎÏýōɨÅìžÃâ, ˆüÉÏýÉì©Á§Ää ©ÁžÁ¨ýÊìžÁÏ™Ê, ¥Ä§Í³Â§Ã Á¨ÉýÛ§Íà ¥Á Âý™Áϙà LOKI ¥ÃœÂë ‡ÁÑ ™Á? DURGA ±ÌžÁÅâþÁÅäÏúà ²Íþ÷ üÊœÁàþÂäþÁÅ, žÌ§ÁÁýÊìžÁÅ Loki looks up noticing Chinna walk in with sweaty face, holding the gun behind.

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CHINNA counting €™Â©Ã™Ã¨Í ©ÁôþÂä©÷, result œÉ¨ÅðÁÅþÊÏœÁ ýË¥ÁÅÏžÁÏý© ™Â™Ä÷? Phone rings, Loki picks up wondering. PHONE VOICE (V.O.) ¥ÃœÂë ¥ÄžÁ €ý÷ ü§ÃÃÏžÁ¦ Á Âê! ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨɩÁ§Áþà œÉ¨ÄžÁŏÂþÃ, £Â£Å œÁ¡ÃåúÁÅ֍ÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ LOKI (staring at Chinna) ‡ÁÑ ™Á? CHINNA €¨ÏÂ§÷ œÃ¦Êý§÷ ¨Í Chinna approaches Loki, as Loki hangs the phone. CHINNA (cont'd) €¦žÌÏžÁ¨ ¥ÁϞà üþ¨Íì ‚§Á©Ë ¥ÁϞà ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡Êý §Î™Ä¨Íà design úʪ ™Â™Ä... ÁÅ ÷! þčÁÅ Ì§Ã©Ã ¡Éý Û ÁÅϙ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ú©Á™ÁþÁōÁÅÏýÂ, œÁ¡ÃåÏúÁōÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ... Durga and supporters stand up nervous, Loki hints them to leave, Loki puts off the cigar, hands shivering. CHINNA (cont'd) €ýÂì ©Á›ÅÁÅœÁÅþÁä©ÊÏýà üþÁÂ, ‚ύ þÄ ÁÆ œÁŧÁÆ €¨Åì™ÁÆ ±Í¦þÁ ¬ÁϏÁœÃ üÉ¡ÁåþÊ ¨ÊžÁÆ Loki stands in sheer disbelief, walks away from desk looking at Chinna. CHINNA (cont'd) ÁÅ ÷! €¬Á¨Ä™ÁÅ þ Ì™Áō ÂžÂ €þà üÆœÁàþÂä©Â? úÁÆ ™ÁÆ ...þÁÅ©Áôí ¡ÉÏúà ¡ÉžâÁ üʬÃþÁ ¡ËªÂúÍÂþÃä úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! (MORE)

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CHINNA (cont'd) €£ç ©Ã¬Ã§Ã ±Â§Ê¬ÃþÁ Ì™ÁōÁÅ¨Í œÁþÁÅäÌúÊÖ Á³Â¦œÁþÁÏ úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! œÂýÃþ̞èà þÁÆ ¨Å±ÍÁŨýÅۍ¨ Ê Â™Â©Ê, ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃÏžÍ úÁÆ ™Í!

Loki walks closer conflicted, looks intense, wraps both hands around Chinna’s face with compassion, squeezes... slaps repeatedly, snatches the gun and pelt him into a corner. LOKI ˆÏ žÉ¨Å¬Áŧ þĦÁ£ç ÁŧÃÏúà þčÁÆ , €§Áã ¡ÃÏ™Á¥ Á Â? Loki looks at Chinna with a long pause and heavy breathe. LOKI (cont'd) ±Âë ›Â¨Å ±ÌýÛþÉýÅۍÁÅþÃà ˆÏ ³ÂžÃœÂà©Áô§Â žÁÁŨÂç¬Ä ‡ŸÁ©Â? Loki start kicking him with bursting anger. LOKI (cont'd) þÄ ¡ÁôýÅۍÁ¨ÍþÊ þ ¡ÁœÁþÁÏ §ÂªÂ™Âë žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ, þÄ üþÊé þ £œÁōÃÑ ªÂ¡ÁϧÂ, Á§ÁèϨÍþÍ „¦Á Âê¨ÍìþÍ úÁúÃÖ ¡Á™ÁÅÏýÊ ƒ Â«ÁÛÏ œÁ¡ÊåžÃ,þÄ žÃþÁÏ úɦ Á Âê! Loki walks around restless burning with anger, exhausted, breathless, looks up praying. LOKI (cont'd) žÊ©Áô™Â... žÊ©Áô™Â! ƒ ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅ™ Ò  à ɨ úÉ¡ÁåþÁÆ ? ˆ¥Áþà úÉ¡ÁåþÁÆ ? Loki pulls out bundles of stamp papers from all over the room, shelves, drawers and lockers, throws them on Chinna’s face in fury. LOKI (cont'd) úÁÆ ™ÁÆ ... þÄ ¡Ê§ÁÅœÍ úʧÃÖþÁ ¬ÁÅá¨Å, ‡¢ÄݨÅ, ¬Ä™Ä¨Å, ™Â¨§÷ €ÎÏýÆì úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! þÄ œÁŲÂþÁÅ ŸÂýÍà œÁýÅۍͨʍÁ ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä §ÂüÄ¦Á „þÍÃþÊ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Â™Ã žÁÁÓ§Á œÂÁýÉÛýÂÛþÊ, žÊþ à Ã? €ÏœÁ§ÂœÁé ¨Â ‡Ïý™ÃþÁ ¤Â´Â ¥Äž Á à ©ÊýÁōÁÑ ¨Ãä œÍ¨ÂþÊ žÊþÍÃ? (kicks repeatedly) žÊþ à çÂ? žÊþ à Ã? þÄ ±Â¡Ã«ÃÛ £œÁōÁÅþà Â±Â™Áō͙ÂþÍÃ! (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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LOKI (cont'd) ÂþìÊۣŨ÷ žÁÃӧà þÁÅÏúà ü™Ãب žÂÂ ‹ ¡ÁÁÑ þÁÁ œÌ©ÃíþÁ ÍœÃþà ¡Áõ™ÁÅ֍ÁÅÏýÆ ©Á¬ÁÅàÏýÊ, ‚ύ͡ÁÁÑ þÁ £Â©Ã œÌ©Ãí¡ÉýÂÛ©÷! ˆÏ úɦ Á Âê¨Âë þÃþÁÅä ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅÒ™Â! ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅÒ™Â! ˆÏ úɦÁêþÁŧ þÃþÁÆ ä!

Loki breaks down with overwhelming affection, crumbles lean on the wall, embraces Chinna who is astounded and surreal at the revelation. LOKI (cont'd) §ÂüÄ¦ÁÏ úʬà ˆÏ ³ÂŸÃ³Âà©Áô§Â ¡ÃúÃÖ þÂþÂä? ÁœÁê¨Å ÁÅýë ¨Æ þÃÏ™ÃþÁ  þÉœÁÅà§ÁÅ £œÁōÁÅ þčÉÏžÁōÁŧÂ?  £Å§ÁžÁϜ ™Ã þÉœÃàþͬÁÅÑþÃà …§Êþ Á ,Ä þ ¬ÃáþÁþÁŤÁ©ÃÏúÁ§Â þÁÅ©Áôí! ¬ÁōÁϏÁ £œÁÁ§Â! ¬ÃþÁä¡ÁåýÅäÏúà þ Í¡Á¥ÁϜ þÄ ¥ÁÏúÍͬÁ¥Ê§Â þÂþÂä! (gushing tears) þÁÅ©Áôí ¥Á ÂþÁ¬ à ÁϏ ‚ÏœÁ úɞçñ͜©ÁþÁōͨʞÅÁ §Â, þ £ÏÂ§ÁÅ œÁÏ™Ãë Loki caress Chinna, worried and confused. LOKI (cont'd) ‚¡Áôå™Â ¬Ã§ÁœÁ¨ ¬ÊœÁ¨ÍìÏúà þÃþÉä¨Â Â±Â™ÁōÍþÂäë ? þÃþÁÅä £œÁÁþéÁí§Ê! Nervous Loki gets to the phone, dials in a hurry. LOKI (cont'd) §É™ ÃÝ Â§ÁÆ , €§ÉÏ Ø ý÷ Â ‚ÏýÍåÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁÏ¡Áϙà Loki hangs the phone, talks to himself worried. LOKI (cont'd) ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¥ÁþÁ úÁÅýÆÛ „þÁä ÁōÁÑ ¨Å ¥Á ÂýÃÏý¦É ¨ÊžÍ Loki looks down on Chinna who look humbled. Loki pcckets the gun. CUT TO: DOOR 71a

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Mithra is steadily walking upstairs fixated on Chinna, hidden behind Loki as supporters look stranded in between. STROBE as Mithra hops on Chinna who jumps off the stairs and runs out onto the street. LOKI Š§Ê¦÷! ¡ÁÏ™Âë ®ÁòþÃ! ¡ÁÏ™Âë ! Loki runs around for help, supporters stand inert, Savithri runs out from inside with embroidery cloth. CUT TO: STREET Just Mithra catch hold of Chinna at a cross road amidst sparsely lit street lights, he is struck by a group of cronies and police led by GOWDA, they beat him down with sticks and guns, take Chinna away in a jeep. Lying blurred with injuries, GOWDA cocks the revolver and points at Mithra’s face. LOKI (cont'd) Î™Â! Mithra notice Loki’s shadow under the street light, GOWDA pulls back. LOKI (cont'd) ©Ä™ÁÆ þ Ì™ÁÅÊ €þà ¥Á§Ãֱ͍ÁÅ! ....Ì™ÁōÁŨÂÏýÍ™ÁÅ! Loki looks down on Mitha. LOKI (cont'd) ü§ÃÃþÁ Í§ÂþÃä ¬Á¥Á§ÃãÏúÁýÊìžÁÅ, ÂþÄ ƒ þÉœÁÅà§ÃÏœÁýÃœÍ ÁþÄ MITHRA (dense, emphatic and agony) ‚ÁÑ ™ÃœÍ þÉœÁÅà§ÂÃœÊ ¤ÁÆ ¥Ã ¥ÄžÁ ŸÁ§Áé Ï œÁƏÁžÁÅ þÂþÂä LOKI €¦œÊ ©ÃþÁÅ, ‡¨ÂÏýà ©Â™Ëþ œÁÏ™Ãë Â Ì™ÁōÁÅþÁÅ Â±Â™Áō͙ÁÏ þ ŸÁ§Áé Ï!

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Loki turns to leave, halts as Mithra holds his feet, looking up with bleeding face. MITHRA þÁÅ þÁÅ©Áôí œÁ¡Áå ‚ÏÍ œÁÏ™Ãë ÁŧÁÅà ¨Ê™ÁÅ þÂþÂä.... Slightly touched, Loki moves his feet away, Mithra turns flat on the road looking into the sky. MITHRA (cont'd) (distinct) þÄ Ì™ÁōÁÅ £œÁÂ¨ÏýÊ ŠÁýÊ žÂ§Ã, úÃý à ÃþʨÍà ýÃë ÁÓ§÷ þ̍ÃÑ þÁþÃäÁÑ ™Ê úÁϡɦ÷! Loki looks at GOWDA on the way, GOWDA aims the gun. As the tensed moment builds up, Durga and others close in to attend Mithra, Loki nods no to GOWDA and walks away. Savithri walks opposite Loki. Mithra is walked away by people, Gowda takes off in the jeep, Loki walk toward home. Savithri is left stranded at the three way intersection, kneeling down to touch Mithra’s blood on the road. SOUND CUT TO: FIRE 72

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FIRE AND P.O.V OF SAVITHRI SITTING BY THE CHILDRESS WITH CRIED OUT EYES, PAN REVEALING MITHRA AND OTHERS BEHIND THE FIRE, DURGA AND FEW MORE SUPPORTERS WATCH STANDING AFAR. Driver whispers in Loki’s ear, Loki gets into the jeep and leave glancing at Durga for staying back. Savithri is sitting tight looking with children. Latha’s mom tries to pull the children away, Savithri won’t let them go. LATHA’S MOM þÁÅ©Áôí Áþà ¡ÉÏúÃϞà ú¨Ê쥠Á Âé, ©Ä®Áòþà ¥Á ÂÌžÃ¨Ã¡ÉýÅÛ! ¥Ä ŽÆþÄ Í§Áì ÌÏ¡Á¨Í ¡Á™Ã¥ Á  Ì™ÁōÁÅ £Æ™ÃžËϞà ú¨ŠLatha’s dad pull them away with force and walk away.

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LATHA þÂþÂä, ©Â®Áòþ̨áÉýÅ!Û LATHA’S DAD ˆÏýÊ ‚ÁÑ ™ÁýÅۍÁÅþà ™ÃœÍ Â¡Áô§ÁÏ üÊœÂà©Â? Latha stand in resolve, dad drags her by hair. LATHA’S DAD (cont'd) £ÅžÁÅãÏžÊ þÄÆ Á ..? ™Âë ¥ Á ¨Š¡ÁÁÑ þÉýÃÛ þÁ™ÁÅ©÷! Latha retorts back. LATHA (retorts) ûÄ ©ÁžÁŨÅ! þÄ ¥Á Âý ÂžÁþà ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÁÅþÁä §ÍüÅþÊ úÊœÁŨŠÁ™ à à ±Â§ÊªÂ©÷ ©Â™Ãä, €ÁÑ ™Á Â¨ÅœÍϞà þ €þÌäÁÑ ™Ê ÂžÁÅ Latha pulls the children away, Cam Zoom onto the ashes. SOUND CUT TO: NEWS ON TV 73

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SEQUENTIALLY ASSORTED NEWS SEGMENTS FROM MULTIPLE TELEVISION SETS, MULTIPLE CHANNELS. ANCHOR1 (sequential news) ÏŸÁë ¡Áë žÊ«÷ ªÂ¬ÁþÁ ¬Á¤Á ‡þÃäÁ¨Íì €œÁêÏœÁ §Á¬Á©ÁœÁà§ÁϏ ¥ÁŏìÃþÁ ÂþÁÆ §ÁÅ þæÉÂüÁ©Á§ÁÓÏ ‡þÃäÁ¨ ÎÏýÃϏ÷ ¡Á¨Å¥Á Â§ÁÅì §ÄÎÏýÃϏ÷ ü§ÁÅ¡ÁôÁÅþà ŠÁ ¥ÁŏÃÏ¡ÁôÌúÃÖÏžÃ, ANCHOR2 ¡Áë ¬ÁÅàœÁ ‡¥Éé ¨Êì ªÄë ¨ÍÁþÂœÁÏ œÁþÁ ¡Áë œÁê§Ã㠱§Áã³Â§ÁŸÃ¡Ë Ê©Á¨Ï¥ÁÅ¡Ëå §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ‹ýì ¥Éü§ÃýÄœÍ É¨Å±ÌÏžÃþÁýÅì ¡Áë ÁýÃÏú§ÁÅ (CONTINUED)

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Camera pans away from the crowd as Loki gets int the car amidst cheers and garlands. CROWD ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ üÃϞ£ž÷! ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ üÃϞ£ž÷! Durga observes Loki getting into BASI Reddy’s car. Durga holds down the rising window, stretches his head inside and spits on Loki as the car moves. DURGA election €¦þÁ €§Á㠏ÁÏýÊ alliance ¥Á Â§Êֳ§Â, ÁÆ ¥Ä £œÁōÁŨÅ! BASI REDDY žÉ£Éç¦÷ ¨Ï£ÄÝ Ì™ÁÂ! £ÉÏüà Â§ÁÅ §ÌúÁÅÖ úʬÁàþÂä©÷! (CONTINUED)

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Focus shift onto Loki looking at the crowd through the windshield. BASI REDDY ˆÏžÃ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, ¥Á ÂþÁ¤ÁϏÁÏ üʬÃþ͙å Á žçà €ýÛ £ÂŸÁ ¡Á™ÁœÂϙ©Í? ƒ ¨Ê£§÷ ¨Ï¤ÄݨŠ¡ÁôýÃÛÏžÊ ¥ÁþÁ žÁÃÓ§Á žÌ£ÃçúÁÅ֍͙ÂþÍÁ¦ Á Âê! Á±Âå ±Â¥ÁÅÄ ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ‡©Áô™Ëþ ±Â¥ÁÅœÍ §ÂüÄ ¡Á™ÁœÂ™ÁÅ ÂþÄ Á¡ÁåœÍ ³Â©Â¬ÁÏ úʳÂà™Â üÉ¡Áõå? LOKI þÊþÁÅ §ÂüÄ¡Á™ÃϞà þ ÁœÁÏœÍ BASI REDDY (composed) €žÊ ¬Á§Á¬Á¥ÁÏýÊ! ÌþÃä³Â§ÁÅì ÁœÂþÁä¥ÁÅéÁÅþà £¦«ÁœÁÅà ÌþÁōÍѩ¨Ìð³ÂàžÃ ÂϞďͧÍ! Â¡Ãý¨ÃüÏ €¦þÂ, Á¥Æ Á êþÃüÏ €¦þ €¬Áð¨÷ ±Â¦ÏýÃžÊ þ¦™Í... €üÂäþÁÏ ÁÆ ™ÁÅ ÁýÃÛþÁ³Íý¨Âì ¥É¬ÁÏ ÁÅ™ÁÅì ¡É™ÁœÂžÃ!¥ÁþÁÏ …üñ͙Áþ Ã Ê¥Ä ¨ÊžÁÅ BASI Reddy places a file folder on Loki’s lap. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ‚žÃÍ þčÁÅ ‡™Áō Ý Ê«Áþ÷ Â¦Á¥ËÏžÁÏýþÊ? ƒ Â¨Êüà ±Ì±Íåü¨÷ ¥ÄžÁ ¡Áþà ¥ÉÅžÁŨÉýÅÛ!  granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ ¬ÁϏÁœÃ þÊþÁÅ úÁÆ ¬ÁōÁÅÏýÂ! Loki looks at the file reluctant.

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BASI REDDY (cont'd) ¬ÁÆ ¡Áô ¬Á¨ì£™ÃÏžÊϞà þ¦ÁÅ™Í?...‡¨¯Áþ÷ þÁÅ©Áôí É¨©Á¨Â, þÊþÁÅ É¨Ã¡ÃúÃÖþÂ! €ÏýÊ ƒ ý§ÁÏ ¨Í þÁÅ©Áôí þ ³Í¨÷ ±Ìë ¡Ëë ý§Ä, €§Áâ¥ËÏžÂ? Loki picks up the file. Car drives through the market and stops at a busy cross road. GOWDA get into the car munching peanuts. GOWDA ÁϏÂë ý÷ð ³Â§÷! A moment of silence in the car. GOWDA (cont'd) €£Âç¦÷ safe! ‡ÁÑ ™ÁÅþÂä™Í ¥ÁþÁ §É™ ÃÝ Â§ÃÃ ÁÆ ™Â œÉ¨ÄžÁÅ GOWDA turns around with a reluctant proposal. GOWDA (cont'd) ‡ÁÑ ™Á žÂúÃþ ¡ÁÁ ©ÉÏý™ÁÅœÁÅϞà ³Â§÷! ¥ÁþÁ¥Ê ¥ÁÅÏžÁ™Áŏɦ Á Âê¨Ã Focus on the rear view mirror, BASI Reddy reads Loki’s reluctance, Camera tight on Driver’s ears. BASI REDDY ˆ¥Ã™ÃžÃ§Â? ¦ÁþÁ ³ÌÏœÁ ÁÅ™ÁÅÝþÊ ¡ÄÁÅÑþÊÏœÁ Á³Â¦É™à ¥Á ÂžÃ§Ã ÁþáìÁÅàþÂä™Â þčÁÅ? þͧÁÅé¦÷! GOWDA ¬É¡ ÃÛ ÷ €¦œÊ ÁÅ™ÊÝ ÂžÁÅ ³Â§÷, ÁÅϙɍ¦Á ÁÆ ™Â ¡ÄÂ¨ÅðÏýžà LOKI Â§Â¡Áô Car pulls over by the road on the outskirts, Loki issues change. (CONTINUED)

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LOKI (cont'd) ‹ £Âýè÷ þÄ®ÁÅò ¡ÁýÂÛë Driver gets off and walks towards the bunk, Loki lights cigar, looks at Gowda and Basi Reddy smoking. LOKI (cont'd) ¥Á ÂϬÁÏ œÃþÂäþÁÅ ÁžÂ €þà ‡¥ÁōÁŨŠ¥É™ÁÅÁ úÁÅýÌÛžÁÅâ.... ¥Ä ÌÏ¡Á¨Íì ©É¨Åà§ÁÅϙ¨ÏýÊ þ ÌÏ¡Á¨Í žÄ¡ÁÏ §ÁÁÅϙ üƳÍÑϙà BASI Reddy smirks looking at Loki, Driver comes back, hands in water and drives off. CUT TO: FLOOR MOP 75

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Tilt up from floor mop on the blood stains towards Mithra, mopping the floor, Vikki is sitting on table watching, Latha struggles to feed Nikki. Mithra looks down sweating, drops the mop, meanders towards the chair, sits tired closing eyes, Vikki runs to the kitchen, Durga walks in dropping a newspaper on Mithra’s lap. DURGA žÍ¡Ã™Ã¨Í ü§ÃÃþÁ ÁœÁê¨þà §Â¬ÁōÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ £Â£Å, þÉœÁÅà§ÁÅ üƳÍä™Ê¥É ˞Á§Â£Âž÷Áì£Åç¨Íì ÁÆ ¬ÁÅþà ‹™ÂÑ œÂÁÅœÁÅþÂä™ÁÅ Mithra remains silent, Vikki walks in with a glass of water. Mithra notice the heart wrenching innocence on Vikki’s face. DURGA (cont'd) ¨ÍÄ žÁÇ«ÃÛ¨Í  Ì™ÁōÁÅ ¥ÃÃ¨ÅþÁäÏœÁ ©Á§ Á ÁÆ ƒ Ì™ÁōÁÅ ªÁœÁÅë ©Ê £Â£Í! þčͬÁÏ ¥ÊÏ œÁ¨ œÃ¦Áê™ÂþÍËþ §É™Ä ©ÁžÁŨō͙ÂþÍËþ §É™Ä Mithra looks at Durga with a question mark on face.

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MITHRA þčÁÅ ¡Ã¨ì¨ÉÏœÁ¥ÁϞà žÁŧÂÓ? DURGA ¥ÁŏÁÅÓ§ÁÅ MITHRA ©Â®ÁòÁþÁäÏ ¡ÉýÃÛ úÁžÁÅ©Áô úÉ¡ÃåÏúÁōͩ¨þà ¨ÊžÂ? DURGA „ÏžÃ, ÂþÄ žÂþÍÁþÂä ¥ÁÅÏžÁÅ ¥Á Â £œÁōÁŨÃ žÂ§Ã úÁÆ ¡Ê žÄ¡ÁÏ Â©Â¨Ã Durga walks towards the door and pauses. DURGA (cont'd) þÁÅ©Âí žÄ¡ÁÏ, ƒ žÄ¡Á¥Ê ¥Á Â ÁÅýÅÏ£Ï (echoes) Í§ÁÁÅϙ ÁŧÁůʜÁë Ï¨Í ¡Á™ÂÝ©÷, úÁÏ¡Á™Á¥É ú©Á™Á¥É §ÉÏ™Ê ¥Á Â§ÂÓ¨Å! TIGHT FOLLOW AS MITHRA TAKES THE GLASS AND POUR ON HIS TEARY FACE, INTERCUTS OF FACE PAINTS. MUSIC CUT TO: FACE PAINTS 76

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(Face paints, halogen rings, i-pod shadows, Chinna distinct, shakes leg for an interlude, ‘Collatoral’ club atmosphere, Collodge of a typical bar materials, Mithra and Durga and few more join the crowd with face paints). CUT TO: MITHRA 76a

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Durga blows off a couple lights scaring people out of the pub, Chinna pulls out a gun which is swung at by Durga, fights erupts, Chinna escapes out of the building and runs onto the streets.

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Mithra grabs Chinna on the railway track, tussle as the train passes by. Just before delivering the death blow with a metal rod, Mithra holds back in retrospect, drops the rod, wanders restless, lights a cigarette and sits down on the track, Mithra notice Bhasha standing on the other side of the running train. Chinna’s shadow raising the boulder against Mithra. CHINNA þÁÅ©Áôí úÁúÊÖ ©Á§ÁÁÅ üþ¨ŠþÁþÁÅä ÁŧÁÅà £ýÛ§Âë , þÄ ¬Á¥ Á ÂŸÊ þ ¡ÁôþžÃ....! Mithra escapes the swing, Chinna falls on the track, gets up looing down at Mithra, Mithra screams about the train, a running train hits Chinna as Mithra wonders agitated. MITHRA RUNS BEHIND THE TRAIN AND FALLS DOWN TUMBLING UPON CHINNA’S DEAD BODY. GOWDA runs to the location pointing gun at Mithra, Durga and few supporters stand in between, GOWDA fears and steps back as the mass walk onto him intense, Mithra is walked out of the place, Zoom onto Mithra’s semi painted surreal face as he walks with the crowd. CUT TO: LOKI HOME 77

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GOWDA and his men bring Chinna’s dead body into Loki’s compound, Loki observes from terrace and walks down gloomy, sits in front of the body, looks up at GOWDA. LOKI úÃþÍä™ÁÅ ÂžÁÅ ÁžÂ?

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GOWDA remains blank, Loki realizes, opens the cover with shaky hands. LOKI (cont'd) (sand & dense) ¦ÉÂê! úÃþÍä™Â, úÃþÍä™Â, úÃþÍä™Â Loki gets up with the burden, loss walks back. LOKI (cont'd) ¥ÉÅžÁÅ¨Ê ±Ì¦êÏžÊ, ‚ÏÄ £œÁōÉÏžÁōÁŧ ªÃ©Áô™Â! Loki looks at GOWDA. LOKI (cont'd) (angry and shaky) ‡©Á™Âë þ £Ã™ÁÝþÁÅ ¥ÃϏÃÏžÄ? ¤Â´Â Â™ÊþÂ? Gowda shakes head across. Loki realizes the killer, feel surpriced and widen with anger, turns around grinding teeth, notice Savithri standing near the door, walking stoned towards the body. LOKI (cont'd) úÁÆ ™ÁÆ ! þÄ Ì™ÁōÁÅ þ̙ÁōÁō̙ÁōÁÅþÊÏ úÊªÂ™Í úÁÆ ™ÁÆ Loki stands facing away from the body, Savithri looks pale at the body for a moment. LOKI (cont'd) þčÁÆ þÄ ÁÅýÅÏ£ÂþÍà þ £œÁōÁϜ ŸÂ§Á£ÍªÂþÊ, þÊÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃÏžÍ úÁÆ ™ÁÆ , ©Ã³Âí¬ÁÏ Í¬ÁÏ £œÃÂþÁÅ, …§ÁÅ Í¬ÁÏ £œÃÂþÁÅ, þ £Ã™ÝÁ Í¬ÁÏ £œÁÁ¨ Ê Á ±Í¦Á ÂþÁ¦ Á Âê Savithri stands feeling conscious about Loki’s words, starts walks out of home on bare foot, as Loki rants from behind THREE WAY SPLIT-LOKI TURNAROUND TO NOTICE SAVITHRI PARTING AWAY, MITHRA OPEN THE DOORS OF VILLAGE HOME, SAVITHRI WALKING ON STREET WITH BARE FOOT.

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- LOKI CONTINUE CRIES AND RANTS IN AGONY/ CAM FOLLOW SAVITHRI’S BARE FOOT/ MITHRA WANDER AROUND THE RUSTED HOME. ZOOM ONTO LOKI AS HE CRUMBLES AT THE BODY. 77a

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Mithra walks close to his grand father’s portrait, wipes off the dust and stands looking at the face. MITHRA ƒ §Â©Á› Â«ÁÛ¨Í ÁŧÁÅà¨Å úɞçåÁÏúÊÏýÍ úÉ™ÊÏýÍ œÊ¨Å֍ͨɍÁÅþÂäþÁÅ œÂœÁ¦Á Âê, (cries)účÁý˱ͦÁ ÂþÁÅ œÂœÁ¦ Á Âê Mithra slides down with remorse. FLOODING WATER ON THE FLOOR FLUSHING THE DUST AWAY, TOUCHING MITHRA’S FEET. DURGA STANDS BY WITH A BUCKET AS SOMBABU WALKS AROUND OPENING ALL THE WINDOWS ONE BY ONE. PEOPLE WALK MITHRA TO THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE AND POUR WATER AND OIL ON HIS HEAD. SWAMIJI (O.S.) ÂªÁÏ¨Í ©É¨ Ã Ê þÁ¯ÁœÂë ¨ÉþÍä ªÁÅþÁêÏ¨Í §Â¨Ã ±Í¦þÁ þÁ¯ÁœÂë ¨Æ €þÊä! žÃþÁ ©ÁÇœÁàÏ¨Í účÁýà ©É¨ÅœÁŧÁŨÂì Â¨ Á§ÁèÏ¨Í ŸÁ§ÂéŸÁ§Âé¨Å þçÁÏœÁÏ ±Í§Â™ÁÅœÁÆ þÊ ©ÁôÏý¦÷!

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Swamiji speaks to devotees at high pitch. SWAMIJI ¥ÁÆ §ÁÅÒ™Â, ¬ÁÇ«ÃÛÏúÊ Á§Áà ÂžÁÅ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ ¬ÁÇ«ÊÛ žÊ©Áô™ÁÅ! ¥É¯ÁÏ €ÏýÊ¥ÁÏœÂë ¨ œÂ®ÁòœÍ ±ÂÁÅœÁÆ úʧÁōÁÅþÊ ¡Á§ÁíœÁÏ ÂžÁÅ,¥ÁÏœÁë Ï ¨Íþà üÂäþÁ¥Ê ¥É¯ÁÏ! Mithra gets off the jeep in front of the temple and walks inside with offerings accompanied by Latha and kids. Mithra stand behind the crowd looking for Savithri. SWAMIJI (O.S.) (cont'd) üÄ©ÃœÁÏ¨Í þÁÅ©Áôí úÊ¬Ê ¡Á¦ÁþÁ¥Ê þÄ Á¥ÁêÏ,  ¡Áë ¦ Á ›ϨͥʨōÁÅþÁä œÊé þÄ ¬Áí§ÁÓÏ!  ¡ËþÍ ƒ ÃÏžÁþÍ ‚ÏÍ œÄ§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ ¥Á§Í ¨ÍÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ, yes, you are heaven you are the hell, you are the light and you are the darks Savithri is lying in a corner of the mandapam, listening. Mithra walks to her with the offerings, places them at her feet and leave the temple as the speech gradually fades. SWAMIJI (O.S.) (cont'd) £ÏÂ§ÁÏ Ì¨Ã¥Ã¨Í ¥É§ÁÅ¡Áô þʧÃÖþÁýÅÛ, žÁÅŽÏ¨Í ¥Áþëà œÁé ¡ÁžÁÅþÁÅ žÄ§ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ,¥Ê¨ÅÁÅÏýÅÏžÃ! ¡Áô§Â›Â¨ ¡Áôý¨ÍìþÍ, Á§Áè ÁÅ™ÁŨ ¥Á Ã¥ Á ÂþÍ žÂÃ ¨ÊžÁÅ ŸÁ§Áé Ï! úÁÅýÆÛ „þÁä ¡Áë ÁÇœÊ ŸÁ§Áé Ï! Á®ÁÅò ¥ÁÆ ¬Ã ÁžÃ¡Ã úÁÆ ¬Êà, ÁþáìÁÅàÏžÃ, ©ÃþáìÁÅàϞà ªÂªÃ¬ÁÅàÏžÃ!  þžÁ¥Ê ªÁÃà  ªÁÊ ªÂ¬ÁþÁÏ! ‹Ï ªÂÏœÃ!

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PASSING CUTS OF GROWING FIELDS, VIKKI IS SITTING WITH ARMS WRAPPED TIGHT AROUND MITHRA’S TORSO. VIKKI ¥Á Â©Á¦ Á Âê? þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÏýÊ ˆÏýÃ? Mithra ponders for moment. MITHRA üþ¨ ¥ÁžÉ⠜ʙ¨ ÁþÂä ±Í¨ÃÁ¨Ê ‡ÁÅÑ©Áþà œÉ¨Ã¬ÃþÍ™ÁÅ Vikki looks up curious. VIKKI ÏýÊ? œÊ™Â ©Á¬Êà ¨Ê¡Ê³Âà™Â? Mithra nods no looking down. VIKKI (cont'd) ÂþÄ ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á Â¨Í Ä§Í úÉ™ÌݨìÏžÁ§Ää úÁϡʳÂà™ÁÅ ÁžÂ? MITHRA ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á Â¨Í úÉ™ÍÝ®ÁÅò ÌÏœÁ¥ÁÏžÊ „Ïý§ÁÅ þÂþÁä, £¦Áý ú¨ ¥ÁÏžÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ Vikki looks lies down disappointed, Nikki look tired. ZOOM ONTO MITHRA THINKING, JEEP PASSING ON RURAL ROAD. CUT TO: BASI REDDY

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BASI Reddy and GOWDA walk in opening the gates, heading straight into home, the Driver runs after them. LOKI DRIVER ³Â§÷, ³Â§÷, Áϙà ³Â§÷! BASI Reddy and GOWDA turn back. LOKI DRIVER (cont'd) ¨ÍþÁÉ®ÌòžÁÅ⠳§÷ BASI REDDY ÌœÁà ¬ÁÅýÂÛ¨Ï ÂžÁŨʧ BASI Reddy ignores and step forward, driver hold him back by the wrist, express caution. LOKI DRIVER €¦ÁêÍ§ÁÅ ¬Á§ à  ¨Ê§ÁÅ ³Â§÷, ¡ÁúÃÖ þÄ®ÁÅò ÁÆ ™Â ¥ÁÅýÅۍͨʞÁÅ BASI REDDY €¦œÊ? €ýÊä ³Â©Á¥ÁÌ žÃ¨Ê³Âà©Â? ¦ÁþÁ ¥ÄžÁ ªÂþ ¡ÉýÅÛ£™Ã £ÉýÃÛþÂÏ Ì™ÁÍ, ü§ÁŏÍ! BASI Reddy ignores and march forward, driver stands concerned. DRIVER ¥Ä ‚«ÁÛÏ ³Â§÷, £¦ýÍ̜Âà§Í ¨ÊžÍ Â§ÁÏýÄ ¨ÊžÁÅ BASI Reddy stops worried, hold GOWDA’s hand and walks to the door cautiously. 79a

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BASI REDDY OPENS THE DOOR LOOKING FOR LOKI, DEEP SHADOWS. Lying under in a corner candle lit light, Loki feels agonized by the piercing day light, screams restless blocking with hands. LOKI (freakish) ! Á®ÁÅò Â¨Ã ±ÍœÁÅþÂä¦÷, œÁ¨ ¡ÁÃ¨Ã±ÍœÁÅÏžÊ œÁ¨Å¡É¦÷ §Â, ý¨Å¡É¦÷, œÁ¨Å¡É¦÷, œÁ¨Å¡É¦÷ §Â! Loki swings several utensils at them like a freak. BASI Reddy quickly closes the door looking stunned, Loki cools down. BASI Reddy walks to the table and picks up a copper tumbler, fills with water and walks close to facing the wall. BASI REDDY ‡þÂä®ÃòýÛ ¡Á™ÁÅÏý©÷ þ¦ÁÅ™Í? ±Ì¦þ͙ÜͱÂýÅ þÁÅ©Áôí ÁÆ ™Â ±ÍœÂ©Â ˆÏžÊ? ¨Ê, þÄ®ÁÅò œÂÁÅ! Loki does not respond, BASI Reddy sits at his head. BASI REDDY (cont'd) ‚žÃÍ, þÁÅ©ÃíýÛ žÃÂ¨£™Ã ÁÅúÁÅÖþÂä©Á©ÁÏýÊ, €©ÁœÁ¨÷ þÄ Ì™ÁōÁÅþà ¥ÃϏÃþÁ Ì™ÁōÁÅ þÄœÍ „þÁä ÁōÁÑ ¨Ãä ±ÍÊ³ÍÑþà ¡ÉžÁâ žÁ¨¡ÁœË±ÍœÂϙ ©Áôϙ™ÁÅ, þÁÅ©ÉíÏœÁ ©Â¨Ã±ÍœÊ ‹™ÁÏœÁÂ ¥ÉŨųÂà™ÁÅ þ¦ÁÅ™Í, Á¬ÃœÍ ¥ÁýÃÛ¨Í Á¨Å¡ÁôœÂ©Í ¡ÁÂÓ¨ÃúÃÖ þÉœÃàþÁ £ÉýÅۍÁÅÏýÂ©Í fix €¦±Í©Â¨Ã¡Áôå™ÁÅ Loki feels irritated by BASI Reddy, yells aloud closing ears. LOKI ±Í§Â, ±Í§Â, ±Í§Â! ªÁþà ÁÆ œÁ¨Â¡Ã ‡¨Ãì £¦Áý ÁÆ ³Í, þÄ ¬Á¨ÂöÁ Â©Á¨ÃðþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¡Ã¨Å³Âà ±Í! BASI Reddy looks disappointed, keeps the water next to Loki and heads out, followed by GOWDA. LOKI (cont'd) Î™Â þÁÅ©ÂíÁ§Â

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GOWDA looks back a bit intrigues, BASI Reddy steps out shutting the door. Loki slowly gets up, feels his face, dry lips, eyes, reaches for water, lifts the tumbler, slurps with shivering hands and dry lips looking into the wall portrait. GOWDA tries to build frequency. GOWDA §É™ ÃÝ Â§Ã ¥Á Âý¨Ãþ Á Áϙà ³Â§÷, úÃþÂä „þÁä¡Áåýà ¥Á Âý ©Ê§ÁÅ, ‚¡Áåýà ¥Á Âý ©Ê§ÁÅ, ‡ÏœËþ ŠÁ ÁÆ ýà ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÅ.... ƒ ýËÏ ¨Í €©ÊªÁÏ ÁþÂä ¨ÍúÁþÁœÍþÊ ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁÅ ÁÅžÁŧÁÅ ¡Á™ÁÅœÁÅϞà ³Â§÷, (interrupted) Loki swings the metal tumbler at GOWDA’s head who ducks, tumbler pierces through the glass window and hits BASI Reddy on the back-head, Reddy checks his head for blood, looks at the driver who feels that he was right, BASI Reddy peaks through the window. Loki slowly approaches GOWDA, holds both his ears, squeezes and slaps repeatedly, pushes him onto the floor, looks down with a cross eye. LOKI ¨Ï£ÄÝ Ì™ÁÁ þÁÅ©Áôí úÉ¡ÃåþÁ ¡Áþà ýË¥Áōà úɦÁêÁþÊ ÁžÁ§Â þ £œÁōÃýÂÛ §Ã±Ì¦êÏžÄ..., €¨Í¬ÃÏúà ÁÅžÁŧÁÅ ¡Á™ÂÝþ à à ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃϞç þÁÆ ? Á ˆÏ ¥ÃÃ¨ÃϞçÂ? Loki looks at his own bid shadow on the wall. BASI Reddy patches the window hole with kanduva, turns around surprised. Loki comes close to GOWDA looking gracious, GOWDA fells himself, confused. LOKI (cont'd) Í¡Á¥ÉÅúÃÖÏžÂ? GOWDA ¡Á§ÊìžÁÅ ³Â§÷ LOKI (sigh) þ¨ŏʮÁòÂ promotion Í¬ÁÏ œÃ§ÁŏÁÅœÁÅþÂä©÷, ‡þËäþ œÃÏý©÷ ˆ¥Ëþ üʳÂà©÷ Loki wanders pulling out chunks of cash from all over, dumps on GOWDA and sits down looking at his face. (CONTINUED)

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LOKI (cont'd) ƒ ™Á£Åç¨Å þÄÊ GOWDA (humble) €§Áâ¥ËϞà ³Â§÷ LOKI (repetitive) ƒ ™Á£Åç¨Å þÄÊ GOWDA (firm) €§Áâ¥ËϞà ³Â§÷ LOKI (stretchy & assertive) ƒ ™Á£Åç¨Å þčʧ GOWDA (angry) €§Áâ¥ËϞà ³Â§÷ LOKI ˆ¥Á§Áã¥ËÏžÃ? Angry GOWDA pushes Loki away and gets up. GOWDA ‚ÏÍ ªÂ¨Äà ¥ÁÆ ý ÁýÅۍÁŧ©¨þà €§Áã¥ËÏžÃ, €¡Áåýލ þ¨ŏÁÅ ¥ÉœÁōÁŨŠ¥ÃϏà ±Âë ›Â¨Íà „Ï™ÁÅ GOWDA walks brisk toward the door talking to himself. LOKI §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ªÂ¨Äà¨Å GOWDA pauses. (CONTINUED)

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LOKI (cont'd) ¤Â´Â ÁÆ ™Â GOWDA pauses thinking for a moment, nods with agreement. GOWDA §ÉÏ™ÁÅ þɨ¨Íì þÊþÁÅ SP þà ÂÁ±ÍœÊ þÁÅ©Áôí ¥ÁÆ ™Í ªÂ¨Äà €©ÁôœÂ©÷ Loki ignores with a smirk, GOWDA exits. CUT TO: BASI REDDY 79b

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BASI Reddy anxiously follows GOWDA towards the gate. BASI REDDY „™ÁōÁÅ úÁ¨Âì§ÃœÊ ¥Á®Äò €£Âç Ì™ÁōÁŨ̍Áý¦Êê ¡Áë ¥ Á žÁ¥ÁÅÏžÃ! §Ê±Í ¥Á Â±Í granite lands ¥ÄžÁ stay order œÉÃ±Í¦Ê ¬ÁÆ úÁþÁ¨ÅþÂä¦÷, ¡ÁþÃ¨Í ¡ÁþÃ,  žÁŧÂÓ Â™Ãä ÁÆ ™Â ÁœÃà§ÃÏúɦ÷, ƒ term Ã ©Ã¨þ÷ ¨É©Áí§ÁÆ ¨ÉÁÅϙ £ÍœÂ§ÁÅ GOWDA looks serious at BASI Reddy, shakes head and walk apart. CUT TO: LOKI LOKI PICKS UP THE CANDLE AND LOOKS AROUND THE PAINTS AND TURNS INCREASINGLY INTROSPECTIVE, AGITATED AND NOSTALGIC, WANDERS AROUND SWEATING, FOLLOWING HIS OWN SHADOW ON WALLS ALL AROUND THE ROOM. 80

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PAN FROM ‘PENTA PADU’ TO A MOPED ON DIRT ROAD. GOLIE IS SINGING, WIDE SHOT ON A DUSTY ROAD AS A JEEP APPROACHES OPPOSITE. Golie cuts in front of the jeep at the turn, GOWDA honks continuously from behind as Golie rides at 10kph, Pissed by the horn, Golie stops the moped in the middle of the narrow road and walk towards the jeep in style. GOLIE ÌÏúÉÏ ƒ brand úÁžÁÅ©ÁôœÂ©Â GOWDA (stares) stetson GOLIE original cowboy brand, three hundred dollars! (shirt) Georgio Armani two hundred dollars! (shorts) Tommy Hillfiger, hundred dollars! underwear ¥ÁÅ¡Ëå, ‚þÉä§÷ þÁ¨¤Ë all brands, US DAlars! Golie leans on the window. GOLIE (cont'd) ŠÏýåĞÁ ±ÂœÃÁ©Ê¨ §ÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨ £ýÛ¨÷ Á¡ÁôåÁÅþà þÄ ™Á£Âç§ÊÁŨ üÄ¡ÉþÁÂ¨ ¥ÁýÏ Û ÌýÅۍÁÅÏýÆ ©É®Áò¥ÁÏý©Áô§Â …§ÍìÃ? ³ÎÏ™÷ úɦÁêÁÅϙ ²Â¨Í Â£Ê Golie gets back on the moped, starts off, looking back cool. Golie notice the jeep racing straight onto him from behind, gets into a tiffin center by the roadside, lands on Som Babu’s plate, springs up and dusts off like Kramer. CUT TO: GOLIE 80a

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GOLIE one king and a strong tea boss Owner hands in tea and cigarette, Sombabu keeps staring at Golie as he lights the cigarette. GOLIE (cont'd) ™ÃÍ ¡Êìý÷ ‚™Äì ÌýÅÛ, ¨ÊýËœÊ þÁþÁÅä œÃþÊýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ Looks around in style. GOLIE (cont'd) ¥Ä …§ÃÃ ¡Ê§ÊÏýÂë ‚¨Â ¡ÉýÂÛ§ÁÆ ? ¡ÉÏý, ±Â™ÁÅ! §ÉÏ™ÁÆ ¡ÉÏý ¡ÁžÂ¨Ê ÁžÁ§Â? style Â pentville €þà ¡ÉýÅۍͩÁúÁÅ֏Â? (turns to Sombabu) ‚ÁÑ ™Á ¥ÃœÂë Â™Ã¨ Éì ÁÑ ™Á? No response from Sombabu. GOLIE (cont'd) ˆÏýÄ? ¥Ä ¡ÉÏý ±Â™ÁÅ¨Í €ÏžÁ§ÃÄ ¬É©Áô™Â ÁŧÁÅ©Â? Sombabu gets off the table, ties up his lungee, approach Golie looking cold and angry. GOLIE (cont'd) ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €©ÁôœÂ©ÊϞà £Â£Â¦÷? sensitometer úɍ÷ üÊœÁàþÂäþÁÏœÊ! Sombabu smacks Golie, pull the headset out. SOMBABU ‡©Áô™ÃÃ§Â ¬É©Áôí™ÁÅ? ¥Ã«Áþ÷ ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅϞà þÁÅ©Âí þÊþÂ? Golie pulls back the headset. GOLIE Á¨Í! ‚žÃ £ÆìýÆœ÷! ¥Ä ¡ÉÏý±™ÁÅ úʧÁ™ÂþÍà ‚ÏÍ ªÁœÂ£âÏ ¡ÁýÅÛžÃâ!

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SOMBABU Š§Ê! ƒ™ÃÃ ¬É©Áô™ÁÅ ÂžÁÏýÂë ! £ÆýÆœ÷ €Ïý! VILLAGER FACE UP, SITTING BACK. VILLAGER ü£Âë þÂ? ¥É™Á§Ì¨ÂþÂ? ü£Âë €¦œÊ ¥ÁþÁ žÁÃÓ§Á ªÂ§ÄØ ¨ÊžÁŧÊ! Sombabu walks Golie to a corner. SOMBABU ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ œÉ¨Ã¬ÃϞ ˆ ªÁœÂ£âÏ¨Í „ϙ©Í? Start slapping intermittently. SOMBABU (cont'd) œÂ§ÁÅ §Í™ÁÅÝ žÃÃ ¥ÁýÃ͙ۧɍ Ý ÁÑ ÏÂþÊ ¨Ã£Ãç ¨ÉÃ¬Ã ±ÌžÃâ§Â ¥Ä Á ÁÅ! €¬Á¨Â þÍÁÑ §ÊÏýÂë ? þÍÁÑ §Ê¬ÁōÁÅþà œÃ§ Ã Ê ©Á¦Á³Â§Â ‚žÃ? ¬ÁÏýáèÍì¨Åì žÁ™ÁŬÁōÁÅþÊýÅÛ ³ÌÂÑ ¥ÄžÁ  £Ì¥Êé ÏýÂë ? €¬Á¨Â™É©Áô™Í œÉ¨Å³Â þčÁÅ? þÄ ýÉύ¦÷ ¢Ê¬Áōà ¥Á¨Äì ˆýÂ™ÁÅ ýÍ¡Ä ŠÁýÃ! ƒ £Å™ÁÁ ©Ê«ÁÏ¨Í ©ÁúÃÖ ¥ÃœÂë Â™ÉÁÑ ™Á €þÁ™ÂþÍà ‡ÏœÁ Â™Áŧ þčÁÅ? Golie tries to answer in between every slap. Sombabu (cont'd) €ýÅ ±Ì¨¨Íì ¡Á™Ã …§ÍìÃ žÌ™Ãݞ§Éä¨Åì, §ËœÁŨŠþÁ™Ã¬Ê žÂ§Íì þÁ™ÃªÂ©ÁÏýÊ €™ÁÝϏáÁåžÄ¬Ã Â™ÃžÁ¥Äž É ÃÑ œÂà ¬Ãϡçà þ̙ÁÂ, ‡¨Íì! GOLIE €þÂä þ ¥ÉÅ¡Éå™ÁÅ Kicks him again. OWNER ¥ÉÅ¡Éå™ÁÆ ¨ÊžÁÅ (beep) ¨ÊžÉ¨Íì! ³Â¦ÁÏœÁë Ï ¢Áô¨÷ì ±ÂÏýʬÁōÌúÃÖ œÄ¬ÁōͣÍ! (CONTINUED)

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SOMBABU STARTS THE MOPED AND RIDES AWAY. WIDE SHOT AS GOLIE RUNS ACROSS THE FIELDS, SUDDENTLY STOPS AND TURNS BACK TO NOTICE A BUNCH OF BULLOCKS RUNNING TOWARDS, DROPS THE BOXER IN THE FIELDS AND RUNS ON HEELS SCREAMING. CUT TO: BANGARU NAIDU 81

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CHEBROLU ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō à Ê ¥Ä ‹ýÅ, ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō à Ê ¥Ä ‹ýÅ, ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō à Ê ¥Ä ‹ýÅ, BANGARU ˆ§Â £Â£ÅÂ§ÁÅþÂä§Â Bangaru and Chebrolu walk into the yard, Som babu is fixing the phone, turns around. SOMBABU ‡©Áô™Ã £Â£Ï™Ê? Bangaru notice Mithra on the ladder painting the door top. BANGARU €™ÃÍ  £Â£ÅÂ§Ê,¥Ä§Á¨Â þéÉí§Á±ÍÁÏ™Ã, þÊþÊÏ ±ÂœÁ Á¯Á¨Å ÁŧÉàýÅۍÍþà ¡ÁÁ¡ÁýÃÛ §Â¨ÊžÁÅ SOMBABU ¡Á™ÃœÊ ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¡ÄÊžÊÏýÍ BANGARU œÁ¥Á§ÁÅ Â¥É™Ä ±Âü÷ úʳÂà§Â,¬Ä§Ä¬÷ Â €¨¦Áþ÷ ¬÷ ¥Á Âý™ÁžÂ¥ÁþÌúÂ֥ÍÁÑ ™Á Sombabu looks pissed at Chebrolu.

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SOMBABU ‡©Áô™Âë þčÁÅ Â¥É™ Ä Â ÁþáÜÂàϞÍÁÑ ™ÂÃ? ¦þ þÊþÂ? MITHRA þÁÅ©Âí¡Á§Â, ˆÏýà ©Ã«Á¦ÁÏ? Mithra gets off the ladder stirring the paint. BANGARU ÁœÁ §ÉÏ™ÁÅ ©Â§Â¨ÅÂ ¥Ä ÁÅýÅÏ£Ï¨Í ü§ÃÃþÁ Í§Â¨Å ©Ãþà þ ¥ÁþÁ¬ÁÅ úɞçñͦϞà £Â£Æ Chebrolu interrupts. CHEBROLU €žÊþÁ쪀 ¥ÁÏ™Á¨ ‡¨¯Áþ÷ ¨Å ¥ÁÅÏžÁōÌúÃÖþÁ¦÷ ÁžÂ, ƒ³Â§Ã ¥ÄœÍ alliance ¡ÉýÅۍÁÅþà ¥ÁÅÏ™Á ¥ÉžÂâ¥Áþà decide €¦Á Âê§ÁÅ MITHRA þÁÅ©Áôí þÁÅÏúÁÅÏýÅþÂä©Â? þÁþÁÅä þÁÅÏúÍ¥ÁÏýÅþÂä©Â? Bangaru feels shy to express his interest, Chebrolu spells. CHEBROLU ¥Ä§ÁÅ ¬Á±Íåý÷ üÊœÊà ¦þÁ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý§ÁÏ™Ê, €±Íåü÷ üÊœÊà ¥Ã¥Áé ¨Ãä þÁÅ ÏúͣəÁœÂ§ÁÏ™Ê, ‡žËœÊþÊÏ! ‹ ÍýçÁÆ ±Â¦Á¨Å ©ÁžÃ¨ÃúÁÅ֍͙ÂþÍà žÁÆ ¨ÁÅþÂä§ÁÏ™Ê! Bangaru looks pissed. BANGARU þÁÅ©Áôí ¥Á ÂýÂì™Ã €Ãë ¥ÉÏýʬÁōÁÅþà §Â§Â, þÊ £Ï™ÉÁÅÑœÂþÁÅ CHEBROLU shuts his mouth. BANGARU (cont'd) úÁÆ ™ÁÅ £Â£Æ ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ¥ÁþÞÁ⧍ Ã Ä ©Ã§ÍŸÃ ŠÁÑ ™Ê ÁžÂ? ¥Ä§ÁÅ þ ©Ä¡Áõ þÊþÁÅ ¥Ä ©Ä¡Áõ ÍÁÅÑÏýÊ ‚žÁâ§Ã žÁÆ ¨Â œÄ§ÁŞÏ â ÁžÂ €þʞà þ ±Â¦Ïý÷ (CONTINUED)

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MITHRA ‚ÏœÁÁÆ ©Ã§ÍŸÉ©Á™Í BANGARU ‚ύɩÁ™ÁÆ ?  ¨ÍÁþžÁÏ Â™Ê! Mithra puts the paint tin away, wipes his hands and kicks Bangaru out into the cattle shelter. CEBROLU ‡ÏžÁÅÍ ƒ ÃÁÅÑ ¥ÁÅÏžÊ expect úʪ MITHRA ¥Á§ Á Á £™ÃþÁÏœÁ ¥Á ÂœÂë þÁ £ÏÂ§ÁÏ ‚œÁà™Ë±ÍžÁÅ þ Á™Á¡Á œÌÃÑ , þ þÄ™Á¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅþà ¥Á Â þÂþÁäþà Â™ÁÅ €þÁýÂþÍà þčÉÏœÁ Â™ÁÅ ¡ÁýÃÛϞçÂ? (turn to Sombabu)¥Á®Äò ‡¨¯ÁþÁÏýÆ þÁ™ ÉÝ ÊœÁàþÂä™ÁÅ,³ÍÏ £Â£Æ! ƒ³Â§Ã þ¦™ÁŏͧÊäÏ üÊœÂà©Í þÄ ‚«ÁÛÏ, Mithra walks inside as Som Babu spits pawn, picks up a chikkam and walks to Bangaru. CEBROLU ‚¡Áôå™ÊÏýÄ? úÍÁÑ Ï ÁýÃÛ ‡¨úÁÖþÁ¦ÊêžÂÂ ±ÂÁ¨Í ÁýÊÛœÂà©Â? SOMBABU €§Ê! þÊþÁōÁÅÏýþÂä þÁÅ©Áíþʪ©÷ ¬Ê£Íë ¨Í! Sombabu ties Bangaru to the ‘gunja’ insie the ‘paga’. Sombabu (cont'd) Â¥É™Ä ©Ã¨þ÷ ÉÁÅÑ©Á serious ©Ã¨ìþ÷ Ã œÁÅÁ Ñ©Á, ¬É¡ÃåþÁ ±Âý¥Ê ‡þÃä³Â§ÁÅì üɱÂå¨Âë þčÁÅ? BANGARU (threatens) §Ê¦÷ ¥Á®Äò üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä! Â¥É™Ä character ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €¦œÊ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ character ¨Å Â¥É™Ä €¦±ÍœÂ¦÷! (CONTINUED)

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SOMBABU œÁ¡Áôå þ¦™Í Â¥É™Ä Â§ÁÁÛ§÷ ¬Ä§Ã¦Á¬÷ €¦œÊ, ‚ύ Â¥É™Ä €¦êžÃâ! Sombabu ties him tight, fits a ‘chikkam’ around Bangaru’s mouth and turn to Chebrolu. Sombabu (cont'd) ‚ύ ƒ™ÊÏ úÊœÁàþÂä©÷ §Â þÁÅ©Áôí? CHEBROLU (concerned) €¦ÁêÂ§ÃÃ ¤ÍüþÁ ¬ÁžÁű¦Á Â¨Æ €©Ä ¥Ä§Ê üƬÁÅÑÏý§Â, ¥ÊÏ €§ÊÏü÷ üʳÍѩ¨ €þÄ? Sombabu leans on Chebrolu SOMBABU (folksy) ¬Ê£Íë ¨Æ! ¬ÁÅýÆÛ ‚þÃä ÊžÉ¨Å œÁ©Áô™ÁÅ œÃþà ÁřÜà œÂÁÅœÁÅÏýÊ, ¥Ä €¦êÍ§ÃÑ œÁÁÅÑ©Á üÊœÂॠÁ  üÉ¡Áôå?  ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¥ÃþÃ¥ÁÏ ¥Á§ÂêžÁ¨÷ žÉ¨ÄžÊϞà ¥Á ÂÌ? þÁÅ©Éí¨Ãì ±Í¬ÁÛ§÷ ¨Å ÌýÅà£Í, þÂ¥ÃþʬÁþ÷ žÁÁÓ§Á™ÁÅœÍϞà Chebrolu nods and walks away chanting. CHEBROLU ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō à Ê ¥ÁþÁ ‹ýÅ! ÁŧÁë Ï ÁŧÁō à Ê ¥ÁþÁ ‹ýÅ! Stuffed with a chikkam, Bangaru struggles to speak. CUT TO: LATHA 82

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VIKKI þÊþÁÅ úɱÂåþÂ? ‡¡Áôå™ÁÆ ¥Á Â©Á¦Áê £ýÛ¨ ¡ÁÁÑ þÊ €œÁà¥Áé £ýÛ¨ÅÏý¦Áþà NIKKI „ÏýÊ ˆÏýà VIKKI (whispers) ¡É®Ãò úʬÁōÁÅÏý§ÁÅ Nikki pushes away Vikki NIKKI ±Í§Â ¬ÁŜÏ à  LATHA (commanding) ˆ¦÷! ˆÏýà ÁŬÁÁŬÁ¨Å? Nikki blinks with doubt. NIKKI (hesitant) þÁÅ©Áõí, ¥Á Â©Á¦Áê ¡É®Ãò úʬÁÅÑÏý§Â? LATHA ¡ÃúÃÖ ÁÆ œÁ¨Å ÁÆ ªÂ§ÁÏýÊ úÉÏ¡Á¨Å ¥ÉÁŜ¦÷! ©Á§ÁïÏ ©Á³ÍàϞà £ýۨŠœÃ¦Áêϙà VIKKI (innocent) þÁÅ©Áôí £ýۨŠ¡Ê§ÃÖþÁ style úÁÆ ¬Êà ¥Á ÂÁ§Áã¥ËϞèÊ! Latha chases them down from terrace.

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LATHA þͧÁÅé¬ÁōÁÅþà ©É®ÁòϙÞÁâ§ÁÆ !  ¡Áë ªÊäžÍ ¥Ä ¥Á Â©Á¦ÁêþÊ €™ÁŏÁÅ Vikki & Nikki run down with clothes. VIKKI ¥Á Â©Á¦Áê ‡¡Áôå™Í ü§ñͦÁ Â™ÁŨÊ, þÁÅ©Êí ‚ÏÂ ¨É©Ã¨÷ ¡ÄÁÅœÁÅþÂä©÷! Vikki & Nikki give a face to her and run downstairs, rain pours in. FOLLOW LATHA’S FEET AND ‘GAJJAL’ INTO A B&W SET, POEM, FOLK ETC. CUT TO: SONG 7 83

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(Black & White, poem and folk. Fields, coconuts and other materials.

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associates shut the exit door, GOWDA lights a cigarette, Associates who swarm onto Durga, fill his mouth with a cloth and hold him down on the iron table, Durga resists in vain. GOWDA PICKS UP A FUNNEL AND A BOWL, SITS DOWN NEAR DURGA, REPLACES CLOTH WITH FUNNEL IN MOUTH, START POURING WATER. GOWDA ‚úÃÖþ÷ ™Á£Åç¨÷ žÍ±ÍÑþà ¬Ë™Ë±Í§Â ¨Ï£ÄÝ €ÏýÊ, žÊþÍç „žÁê¥Á Â¨Å þčÁÅ? Gowda throws the bowl away and gets up holding towel, look down at the fuming vapor rising out of Durga’s mouth. GOWDA (cont'd) ±Âë ›Ï ¬ÁÅþÃäœÁ¥ËϞà Ì™ÁÂ, „¢Áôæ¥ÁÏýÊ §Ã ±ÍœÁÅÏžÃ! „žÁê¥Á Â¨Å üʬÊà ‡ÁÅÑ©Á §ÍüŨŨÅÏ™ÁžÁÅ CAMERA PAN ONTO THE CHILLED ASSISTANTS, STILL HOLDING DURGA. GOWDA (cont'd) €¦ÁêÂ§ÁÅ úʧÁōÁÅþÂä§ÁÅ, ©ÁžÁ¨Ï™Âë GOWDA walks to the exit mumbling. GOWDA (cont'd) Á, ¬ÃþÃ¥ Á ¨ÌúÃÖþÁ ³ÎÏ™÷¨Å ¡É§ÃÂ¦ Âþà ‡¢É÷ÛÑ ¨ÊÁÅϙ £Ì¦êϞà Gowda walks out into rain as associates follow, as Gowda takes off in his jeep, Durga’s kid runs out of home and cries back inside. CUT TO: JEEP TIRES 85

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UNDER POURING RAIN GOWDA’S JEEP HALTS NEAR AN INTERSECTION CLOSE TO MITHRA’S HOME, PAN TO LATHA READING NEAR THE WINDOW, VIKKI AND NIKKI BUSY WITH HOMEWORK. Mithra and a couple of workers are busy peeling coconuts, sitting in front of TV and a pile of coconuts by the side. Mithra turns attentive to the news. NEWS READER (ON TV) Breaking news, ¥Á ÂþÍÌÏ™Á granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ contract÷Û ¥ÄžÁ ¥ÁÆ ™ÁÅ þɨ Ãë œÁÏ supreme court œÄ§ÂéþÃÏúÃþÁ stay order þà ƒ§ÍüÅ §ÁžÁÅâ úʦÁ™ÁÏ ü§ÃÃÏžÃ, ¥Á§Í©Ë¡Áô granite ¤ÁÆ ¥ÁŨ þçÂí¬ÃœÁŨ ¬ÁϐÁÏ þ¦ÁÁÅ™ÁÅ žÁŧÂÓ ¢Áë ³Âž÷ €Á³ÂéœÁÅàÂ ¥Á§Á›ÃÏú§ÁÅ, žÄþà ©ÉþÁōÁ ¡Áë ¥ÁÅŽ ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ Á¬ÁàÏ „ÏžÁÏýÆ ©ÁúÃÖþÁ €§Í¡Á›¨Ãä ¦ÁþÁ ©ÉÏýþÊ œÃ¡Ãå ÌýÂÛ§ÁÅ Mithra gets up as Sombabu and a few people show up at the front door. SOMBABU žÁŧÂÓþà úÁϡʪ§ÁÏ™Ê, ¨ÏüÍ™ÁōÁŨŠ‚Ïýà ¥ÄžÁ £™Ã žÂ§ÁśϏ úÁϱ§ÁÏ™Ê ZOOM PAN ON MITHRA REACHING OUT FOR THE SHIRT, AND WALK OUT, ANGLED FROM TV. CUT TO YARD. MITHRA þÁÅ©ÃíÏýÍì „Ï™ÁÅ Mithra gets in the jeep, accelerates on dirty wet drive way. GOWDA notice Mitrha’s jeep approaching, turns off lights and lean onto the wheel posing to be sleeping. CUT TO: CROWD

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Mithra looks down at Durga’s mourning family and kids, walks back into the crowd on the street, a lorry halts in front of Mithra filled with angry villagers with various weapons. VILLAGER 1 žÄþÉ¥ Á Âé £Éü©Â™Á ¥ÉÅœÁàÏ œÁÁ¨™Ã±Í©Â¨÷ §É¦÷, ³ÂÏœÁϏÁÅÏýÊ §ÉÁœÁÏ žÂÁÅœÁÅþÂä§÷ þ Ì™ÁōÁŨÅ, VILLAGER 2 §ÁÏ™Âë , ±ÌžÁÅâþ à Á¨Âì  £Â¬Ã §É™Ã Ý Â™ÁÅ ¥Á¬Ë±Í©Â¨, þ̙ÁōÁÅ ¥Á™ÁݧÁÅì üɦÁê™ÁÏ ¥ÁϏÁÏ¡ÊýÌ®ÁòÊ žÉ¨ðþÁōÁÅþÂä™Â? VILLAGER3  ¨ÍÃ Â™Ã ¬ÁϏÁœÃ ÁÆ ™Â œÊ¨ÅžÂâÏ ¡ÁžÁ§Â, žÍë à ¨Ïü Ì™ÁƍÁÅ Mithra notice Durga’s elder kid following the crowd, getting in the lorry, boiling with innocent anger. Mithra notice Durga’s kid, grinding teeth shivering with anger under rain, lurking mobility. Mithra walks to the kid and pulls him out of the crowd and walks away. Protestors pause and look at Mithra, most of them follow gradually. CUT TO: DOCUMENTS 87

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Mithra places the documents on dining table, sitting across the collector. MITHRA ring road ¥ÄžÁ supreme court approve úʬÃþÁ original sketch Mithra pulls the kid close.

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MITHRA (cont'd) ©Ä™ÁÅ žÁŧÂÓ Ì™ÁōÁÅ, ±ÌžÁÅâþÁ ¡Áô¬ÁàÁÏ ¡ÁýÅۍÁÅþà £™ÃÉ¨Âà™Í ÁœÃà£ýÅۍÁÅþà £Â¬Ã §É™ÃÝ ¥ÄžÁÉ¨Âà™Í ¥Ä úÊœÁ¨Íì „ÏžÃ, ƒ ³ÂÑÏ ¨Í £¨Ã¬ÃþÁ ÂÏýÂë ÁÛ§÷ ¨œÍ ±ÂýÅ £¨¥ËþÁ þ¦ÁÁŨÅþÂä§Áþà ÁÆ ™Â ¥ÄÁÅ žÉ¨Å¬ÁÅ, ÂþÄ ƒ§ÍüÊžÄ ©Â®Áò Á®Áò¨Íì ±ÌÏÊ Á¬Ã ÁþÂä £¨¥ËϞà ÂžÁÅ. Mithra pause and leans forward. MITHRA (cont'd) Á¨ É ÁÛ§÷ Â§ÁÆ ! ƒ ±ÌϏÁÅþÁþÁä™Áō Ý Í™ÂþÍà ¥ÄÃ§Á©Ë þ¨ŏÁÅ ÁÏý¨Šý˥ìÁÅàþÂä, €žÃ žÂýÃœÊ  ÁÅÏ¡Áô¨Í þÊþÁÆ ŠÁ™ÎäœÂ Mithra gets up and walks with the kid as Collector looks at the file. CUT TO: CATTLE 88

INT/EXT. VILLAGE HOME - NIGHT : OMNI TRUTH & ZERO GRAVITY 88 Pan from cattle onto Gowda & his associate jumping the wall, settle down hiding behind the cattle. Bangaru wakes up from sleep noticing the gang, panics and acts sleepy when GOWDA turns to him with the sniper. GOWDA notice Latha and kids dining inside by the window. GOWDA shows the spot to Damu in the drive way, Damu moves out holding the bomb,starts digging, Bangaru feels increasingly nervous. Damu plants bomb in the ditch and covers it up and runs back, Approaching jeep through the rain, far away. (Distant conversation NIKI !  ©Éϙà Âì¬÷ þÂžÄ VIKKI €öÁ, þžÄ

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LATHA úÃþÍä™ÁÅ ÁžÂ ©ÁžÃ¨Ã¡ÉýÛ©Ê, ‚ύÍýà ÌþáəÁœÂþÁÅ þčÁÆ NIKKI úÃþÍä™ÊÏ ÂžÁÅ, §Î™Ä ©Â™ÁÅ LATHA ˆ¦÷ úÁÅ¡÷! Á¥ÁÅéþÁ œÃþÁÅ! Nikki turns to plate as Vikki poses victorious). Nikki suddenly screams pointing to the window on the other side, Latha turns to notice Bhasha lurking and jump off the wall like a ghost, Sombabu and others rush out to chase. SOMBABU ˆ¦÷! ‡©Á™Âë €ÁÑ ™Â? §Ê¦÷! Bhasha’s shadow under the approaching jeep lights, fades into dark, Mithra halts the jeep in the drive way. MITHRA ‡¥ËϞçÂ? SOMBABU ‡©Á§Í Â¡Áô ÂœÁàþÂä§ÁÅ £Â£Æ, ±Â¡Á üƬà žÁ™ÁŬÁōÁÅÏžÃ, žÌ§ÃÃþÁýÅÛþÂä™ÁÅ þ¦Á Â¨Å Mithra looks back as Golie is screaming and fluttering as people carry him under rain. GOLIE Š§Ê¦÷ ¥Ä chase Ä þÁÆ ˆ¥Á ÂœÁë Ï ¨ÃύÁÅ ¨ÉžÁŧÂ! þ ¥ÉÅ Á§ÂªÊ¥ÉÂþÃ, border œÌÃÑ þÁ žÁÁÓ§ÁÅäÏúà ÁþáÃúÃÖþÁ ÊžÁ¨Âì ÁÅ¥ÉÅéžÁŨÅàþÂä™ÁÅ SomBabu recognizes Golie and start punching.

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SOMBABU Š§Ê þÁÅ©Âí, ‡þÃä žÁ¥ÁÅé¨ÅÏýÊ þÁþÊä žÂ§Á™ÁŏÁŜ©Áô§Â? ±ÌžÁÅâþ÷ ýâÃþ÷ ÌýÍì žÂ§Á™ à ʙÁÅ £Â£Í, ˆüÉÏýþÁōÁÅþà ŠžÃ¨ÊªÂ, ‡©Á§ÁÅ ¡Áϱ§Âë þ Ì™ÁÂ þÃþÁÆ ä

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Mithra recognizes Golie in dark. MITHRA ™ÌäžÁ¨Âë , ¥ÁÅ´ÂÛ©ÁœÂ§ÁÏ¨Í ‚ÁÑ ™ÊÏ üÊœÁàþÂä©Áô§Â þÁÅ©Áõí? GOLIE (crying) €¦Êê¦Á¬÷ ¢Ë¨¦Á ÂêþÁÅ £Â©Â MITHRA €ÏýÊ ±Â¬Á©ÁôœÂþÁþà €ÏœÁ £¨ÏÂ þÁ¥ Á Âé©Â? ¨ÍþÁÃ žÄ¬ÉÑ ¨Ãì þÉœÃàþÁ þÄ®ÁÅò £Ì¦÷ Golie is lead by the people on driveway, sniper view, cam pan from the bomb onto Mithra, people approach. GOWDA turns to Damu holding the remote, signals the sequence of events for, (sniper, bomb blast and point blank attacks). Bangaru moans and struggles as Mithra approach the spot, shocked to notice someone in between. Bhasha stands blocking the sniper view. Bhasha smacks GOWDA with a thick metal chain, looks at Damu holding the remote, smacks him, associates take shots at Bhasha who runs into the cattle untying them one by one. Mithra rush to the shelter, GOWDA triggers the bomb, Bhasha delivers a death blow to GOWDA. Mithra ducks the mis-timed blast and looks through cattle to find all four of the perpetrators lying down amidst restless cattle. Bangaru unties himself and runs through the drive way screaming, Damu craws up, jumps off the wall and runs into the street. BANGARU ©Â¥ÉÂé £ÂÏ£Í! ‹§Âä¦ÁþÍ £ÂÏ£Í! £ÂÏ£Í!

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SOMBABU SHACKLES THE CATTLE BACK INTO THE SHELTER AS MITHRA FOLLOWS BHASHA WALKING EVASIVE. MITHRA ¤Â´Â! Bhasha looks into Mithra’s eyes drifts away. MITHRA (cont'd) ¤Â´Â! Bhasha runs onto the streets grunting, Mithra chases him deep into the village and grabs him back at the cattle shelter, Bhasha look disturbed and tries to break away. MITHRA (cont'd) (shakes up) ¤Â´Â, ¤Â´Â, þÁþÁÅä úÁÆ ™ÁÅ! Bhasha looks deep into Mithra’s eyes, tries to run away, Mithra holds him with force yelling. MITHRA (cont'd) ¤Â´Â, ¤Â´Â! ‡ÁÑ ™ÃÉ¨Âà©÷? ‡©Á§Ã Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏəÁàþÂä©÷? Bhasha slides down to Mithra’s knees. BHASHA (ruptured and dense) ©Ã¥ÁōÃà Í¬ÁÏ, ©Ã¥ÁōÃà Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏÁŞĬÁàþÂä ³Âí¥Ä! ±ÂœÃÁ ¬ÁÏ©ÁœÁð§Â¨Å ¥Á™ à ÁýÅۍÁÅþÁä ±Â±ÂþÃä ¥Éˆ ¥Éˆ £§ÁÅ©Ë ©Ã¥ÁōÃà Í¬ÁÏ ¡Á§ÁŏÁŞĬÁàþÂä ³Â¥Ä! Bhasha cries hold Mithra’s knees tight, Mithra is puzzled. SLOW ZOOM ONTO BHASHA. CUT TO: PHONE 89

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FOLLOW PHONE, GOWDA PICKS UP THE PHONE. DAMU (V.O.) target backfire €¦êϞà ³Â§÷, ¥ÁžÉâ¨Í ‡©Á™Í ¤Â´Â €Ïý, úÉžÁ§ÁÌýÂÛ™ÁÅ GOWDA hangs the phone and looks at Loki. BASI REDDY (pause) ¤Â´Â! Loki looks with a smirk, finishes the drink, Basi Reddy gets up a bit nervous. Basi REDDY (cont'd) þÊþÃÏýÍà £Ì¦÷ ¥ÁþÁÅ«ÁŨÃä ¡ÁϡóÂà ÂþÃ, €¡Áôå™ÁލÁ œÁ¨Å¡Áô¨Ê³ÍÑþà üÁ§ Áà  „Ï™ÁÅ Loki seem uninterested. LOKI €©Á¬Á§ÁÏ ¨ÊžÉ¨Ãì ¡Á™ÁÅÍ §É™ÊÝ, þ ©Êý ¡ÁÁœÍ ÂžÁÅ, ±Âë ›Â¨ Í¬ÁÏ ÂþʍžÁÅ.... þéÁô§ÁÅ üĨÃÖ ±ÌÁÅÑœÁÅþÁä ŠÁ þÃüÂþÂä¡Á™Áþ à .à .. Basi Reddy scratches head in confusion, thinks Loki is mad and walks out of the room. BASI REDDY target miss €©Á™ÁÏ ¥Á Â¥ÁÆ ¨Ê þ¦ÁÅ™Í, ƒ§ÍüÅ ÂÁÅÏýÊ §Ê¡Áô LOKI ‚ Á targets ˆÏ ¥ÃÁ¨ÊìžÁÅ ‡¨Ãì ¡Á™ÁÅÍ §É™ÊÝ Basi Reddy stares for a moment in confusion, leaves the office, Loki gets up amidst intense thunder, wind and lightening, walks towards a shelf, pulls out a revolver, checks for bullets and flips it closed.

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WIDE VIEW AS LOKI WALKS TOWARDS THE ENTRY DOOR AND SETS IT WIDE OPEN AS HARD WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE CURTAINS, SITS AT THE DINING TABLE, FIXES A DRINK AND LOOKS AT THE PORTRAIT OF VISHVA ROOPAM. LOKI SLOWLY SLIPS BACK TO THINKING THE GRAND ECLIPSE. (Transition BGM into black & white flash back). CUT TO: KOTA GIRI 90

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FLASH CUTS OF CAMPAIGN CONFLICT AT DUSK, KOTA GIRI STABS KESAVA AND ABSCONDS WITH ALL HIS PEOPLE, LOKI CHASES KOTA GIRI BUT TURNS BACK TO ATTEND KESAVA, GETS KESAVA INTO THE OPEN TOP JEEP UNDER THE BREEZY DUSK, BHASHA DRIVES. AS THE SUN TURNS RED FACING A TOTAL ECLIPSE, LOKI IS SITTING IN THE BACK HOLDING KESAVA’S HEAD ON LAP, JEEP PIERCE THROUGH BY THE FIELDS FACING THE VULNERABLE SUN, KESAVA FEELS DRIED OUT. KESAVA ¨ÍÄ! þÄ®ÁÅò LOKI ŠÁ ÁÏý¨Í ¬Ãåý¨÷ É¨Âà¥ÁþÂä, ‚¡Áôå™ÁÅ þÄ®ÁÅò œÂÌžÁÅâ Kesava struggles and coils in pain. KESAVA ŠÏýÍì ˆ¥Ä ¨ÊžÁŧÂ, ¡ÁžÃ þåô¨ŠÁÆ ™Â £œÁÁ¨ÊþÁÅ ¡ÁÏ™Âë , ŠÏýÍì ˆÏ ¨ÊžÁŧÂ... Loki feels worried looking at Kesava. LOKI ¤Â´Â £Ï™Â±Í

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Jeep stops on the road amidst paddy fields, Bhasha runs into the fields with a can, Loki holds Kesava in his lap, A moment of silence and anxiety. KESAVA (groany) ¨ÍÄ.... Loki is inattentive and looking out for Bhasha. KESAVA (cont'd) (airy) ¨ÍÄ... þÊþÁÅ ±ÍœÊ þ ³ÂáþÏ Á ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â? Loki turns a bit puzzled (Intercut from present Loki). KESAVA (cont'd) þÊþÁÅ úÁ¬Êà þ ³ÂàþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â? KESAVA (cont'd) þ ¡Ã¨ì¨Ã œÁÏ™Ãë Â,, þ œÁÏ™Ãë Ã £Ã™ ÁÝ Â þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â? …§Ã þ¦ÁÁřÏ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â? Loki looks down touched and nods, picks up water from Bhasha and feeds, Kesava settles down, Bhasha runs to the front. JEEP TAKES OFF, INTERCUTS AS KESAVA START FEELING BETTER. Loki’s faces an increasing conflict of thoughts as the eclipse progresses. RAMP CUTS ON WOUND, LOKI, KESAVA, ECLIPSE AND BHASHA, LOKI LOOKS DOWN AT KESAVA AS HE COMES TO THE EVIL DETERMINATION, BHASHA NOTICE THE DEADLY SILENCE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR AS IT TURNS COMPLETELY DARK UNDER TOTAL ECLIPSE. KESAVA (V.O.) (cont'd) þÊþÁÅ ±ÍœÊ þ ³ÂàþÏ Á ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?? .....þÊþÅÁ ±ÍœÊ þ ³ÂàþÁÏ¨Í þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â? …§Ã þ¦ÁÁřÏ þÁÅÏúÁÅÏý©Â?

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LOKI GRADUALLY CLUTCHES KESAVA’S NECK WITH BOTH HANDS SQUEEZES TIGHT WITH UTMOST DETERMINATION, KESAVA FLUTTERS FOR LIFE, BHASHA NOTICES THE SCENE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, DRIVES THE JEEP INTO THE PADDY FIELDS. BHASHA RUNS TO THE REAR OF THE JEEP, NOTICE KESAVA LYING STILL, LOKI LOOKS ACCOMPLISHED AND GRADUALLY TURNS CONSCIOUS AS THE SUN COMES OUT, LOKI LOOKS AT KESAVA STUNNED, FEELS INCREASING DISTURBED WITH REMORSE. LOKI €þÂä, €þÂä, €þÂä, €þÂä, LOKI GETS OUT OF THE JEEP FEELING BREATHELESS, WANDERS IN THE FIELDS. LOKI (cont'd) ƒ ¡Áþà úʬÃϞà þÊþÁÅ ÂžÁŧÂ, þÂÊžÍ ¡ÁõþÃÏžÃ, ¤Â´Â! Long wide zoom as Loki covers face with both hands. LOKI (cont'd) ¦ÉÂê ¤Â´Â, ¤Â´Â!,!, ƒ ±Â±ÂþÉä¨Â ¥ÉŦÁêþÁŧÂ, ƒ ±Â±ÂþÉä¨Â ¥ÉŦÁêþÁŧ žÊ©Áô™Â! Loki grabs Bhasha with overwhelming guilt, controls himself. LOKI (cont'd) ‡¨Ãì ¡ÉžÁâ¦ÁêÃ úÉ¡Áõå, üÉ¡Áå§Â, ©ÁúÃÖ þÁþÁÅä þÁ§ÃÉ¦Áê¥ÁþÂë BHASHA þÊþÁÅ ¡ÉžÁâ¦Áê ¥ÁþëÃþà ÂžÁ¦ Á Âê, þÄ ¥ÁþëÃþÃ... Loki looks at Bhasha with changing thoughts. LOKI þÄ ¨ÉÁÑ þÄ ¦Áü¥Á ÂþÃœÍ, þ ¨ÉÁÑ þ ¦Áü¥Á ÂþÃœÍ TIME TRANSITION AS THE SON COMPLETELY COMES OUT OF THE ECLIPSE, LOKI STANDS LOOKING AT BHASHA, THINKING IN GUSTY BREEZE. (CONTINUED)

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CAMERA PAN TO BHASHA’S YOUNG AND CLEAR FACE, TRANS TO THE OLD GUILTY FACE. VOICE CUT TO: BHASHA 91

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BHASHA (V.O.) €ÏžÁ§Ã ¨ÉÁÑ ¨Æ œÊ¨ÊÖ ¦Áü¥Á Âþà ¡ËþÁÅþÂä™Áþà œÉ¨Å¬Áō͙ÂþÍà üÄ©ÃœÁ Â¨Ï ¡ÁýÃÛϞà ³Âí¥Ä MITHRA STANDS NUMB UNDER ‘ZERO GRAVITY’. (REF: TARKOVSKY’S SOLARIS) THE RAIN, CATTLE AND OTHER FLYING OBJECTS SUSPENDED FREE OF GRAVITY AS MITHRA LIFTS BHASHA UP CLOSE TO HIS FACE, IN SHEER DISBELIEF. BHASHA (cont'd) ƒ þÃüÏ žÂúÁ™ÁÏ ÁþÂä úÉ¡Áå™ÁϨÍþÊ ‡ÁÅÑ©Á þÌ¡ÁôåÏžÁþà œÉ¨Ã¬Ã ÁÆ ™Â, £§ÁÅ©Áô ¥ÉŦÁê¨ÊÁ üÉ¡ÁôàþÂä ³Âí¥Ä Bhasha looks light and free, lightening, shelter collapses under the wind as gravity comes alive. CUT TO: LOKI 92

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LOKI LIGHTS CIGAR, COCKS THE GUN AND WAITS LOOKING AT THE WAVY CURTAIN, PAN. INTERCUT OF LOKI TAPPING THE GUN ON TABLE WITH FEAR OF SILENCE. PAN FROM THE DRIPPING SHAKY TABLE CANDLE TOWARDS THE FRONT DOOR AS MITHRA EMERGES, FOLLOW OUT FOCUS IN LOKI’S POV AS MITHRA APPROACHES, SITS ACROSS LOOKING INTO LOKI’S EYES. LOKI POINTS THE GUN AT MITHRA AS BHASHA STANDS AT FRONT DOOR, LOKI HOLDS THE GUN WITH A DEJECTED SMIRK. A long silence, Loki holds the gun back.

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MITHRA ÁÅ ÷, ú©ÁôÁþÂä þÃü¥Ê ¤Â§Á¥Áþà ©ÁžÃ¨Ê¬ÁÅàþÂä©Â?...úÁÏ¡Áô.. ‚ύ þÃü¥ÊÏýÍ œÉ¨Äþà ¤Áë ¥¨ Á Í „þÂä...þÃüÂþÃä üħÃßÏúÁōÁÅþÊ ¨Í¡Áô úÁÏ¡Áô... Loki gets up and stands away looking at Savithri’s image. RETRACTIVE-ZOOM (BG CONTROL) FROM BEHIND. MITHRA (cont'd) ±ÂœÃÊ®ÁÅòÂ þÄ ±Â±ÂþÃä úʬÃþÁ ÁÆ ýÍìþÊ ±ÂœÃ¡ÉýÂÛ©÷! Á, ‡þÃä ¡Áô§Â›Â¨Éœ à Ãþ þÃþÁÅä œÊ¨ ÌýÊÛ ±ÂœÁë ¨ÊžÁÅ... þčÁÅ œÄ§ÁÅåþÃúÊÖ ªÂ¬ÁþÁÏ ¨ÊžÁÅ Loki walks across the table as the candle flaps to survive. LOKI ÁÆ , ‹³Â§Ã  ¡Áô§Â›Â¨Å žÂýà úÁÆ ™ÁÅ, €©Á¬Á§Â¨ Í¬ÁÏ žÂ§ÁÅì œÌÊÑ ±ÂœÁë ¨Å œÁ¡Áå Ä§Í¨Æ ©Ã¨þ÷¨Æ ¨Ê§ÄþÂýÁϨÍ... Loki turns to Mithra with wide eyes. LOKI (cont'd) Á!¥ÁÏúà úÉ™ÁŨϜÁ œÊýÂ ÁþáÃÏúÊ ¬ÁÆ œÂë ¨ËœÊ žÊþ Ã Í ‚þÃä ªÂ³Âàë ¨Æ, ¥ÁœÂ¨Æ? ¥ÁþÃ«Ã¨Í ÁÆ §ÁōÁű̦þÁ ŸÁ§Áé Ï ŠÁÑ ýÊ, € Ï Á ! ±ÂÊ ±Âë ›Ãþà ÁžÃ¡Ê þÃüÏ ŠÁÑ ýÊ, Á¨Ã! ¡Á§ÃœÁ¡ÃÏúÊ œÁé þÁ¨Âì ªÂªÃÏúÊ ªÁÌàý Á ,Ê ªÁ! Loki mellows down thinking back in time. LOKI (cont'd) ªÁ ¥ÁŬçÃþÁ¡Áôå™ÁÅ ¨ÍúÁþÁ ¥Á¬ Á Á £Â§ÁÅœÁÅÏžÃ, þÄœÄ þÃü¦œÄ¨Å Ì¨Ã¥Ã¨Í Ì©ÌíœÁÅà¨Âì Á§ à ± à ͜¦÷....  §ÍüÅ ³ÂíŸÄþÁÏ¨Í ¨ÊÁÅϙ úʬÃþÁ œÁ¡Áôå Í¬ÁÏ üÄ©ÃœÁ¥ÁϜ ¨ÉÑ Á úɨ¬ ìÃ Æ Á þ à Ê „þÂä.., œÁÏ™Ãë ¨Â, ¤Á§¨ àÁ Â, £ÏýÍë œÅÁ ¨Â... ¨ÍúÃÏúà œÁ¡Áôå úʬÃþÁ ©Â™ËäœÊ §ÍüÊ ©Ä™Ãä úÁÏ¡Ã þÃüÂþÃä ±ÂœÃ¡ÉýÊ۩™Ãä

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LOKI (cont'd) ÂþÄ ƒ ¡Áë ³ÂáþÁÏ¨Í ƒ ÁÏý žÂýà þÊþÁÅ £œÁÂ¨ÏýÊ ¥Ä§ÁÅ ú©¨Ã, þ ¬Áí§ÁÆ ±ÂþÃä ‡œÃàúÁÆ ¡Ê ÁŧÁÅà¨þÄä úɧ à ± à ͩ¨Ã.... Loki points gun at Bhasha, Mithra pushes it away, gun slides out. Bhasha gets into the muddle and try to muscle Loki away, Mithra commands Bhasha to stay away and lets Loki continue the beating. LOKI (cont'd) þÄ ©É¨ÅœÁŧÁÅœÍ þÁÅþÁä ŠÊ ŠÁ žÄ±ÂþÃä účý Á à úʪ©÷, þÁþÁÅä þÃüϏ §Â¯Á¬ÁÅ™Ãä úʪ©÷... Á³Â¦ þÃüÂþÃä úÁÆ ™Â¨þÌúÂÖ©Â? úÁÆ ™ÁÆ , úÁÆ ¬Ã þÂ¨Í „þÁä účÁýÃþ účÁýà ¥ÃϏÁÅ, ¨ÊžÁÏýÊ  účÁýÍì Á¨Ã¬Ã±Í. As Loki gets tired of beating, Mithra holds his knees tight, moaning something that catches Loki in a surprise. MITHRA (in agony) þÂþÂä..... þÂþÂä.... Loki is stuck with Mithra’s connotation, puzzled, drops the wedge, collapses in the chair with a heavy heart. MITHRA (cont'd) þÊþÁÅ þÃþÁÅä úÁϱ¨þà §Â¨ÊžÁÅ þÂþÂä.... þÄúÊœÃ¨Í úÁúÊÖÏœÁ ¡Êë ¥Á þÄ ¥ÄžÁÅϞÏÂþÄ, ‚ύ þÃþÁÅä úÁÏ¡ÊÏœÁ Í¡ÁÏ §Â©Áýž ìÊ ÅÁ þÂþÂä.... þÁÅ©Êí þÃü¥Áþà £œÁōÁÅœÁÅþÂä... þÁÅ©Áí£žÁ¥ ã œ Ë Ê ¤Á§ÃÏúÁ¨þ Ê ÅÁ þÂþÂä.... £œÃÁÅÏýÊ ¥Á Â þÂþÁäþà ÁÆ ™Â ‚ÏœÁÂ €¤Ã¥Á ÂþÃÏúʩ™Ãä ÂžÊ¥É Mithra looks up at Loki, distorted and determined. MITHRA (cont'd) þ ±Âë ›Â¨Íàà úÁ¨ì£™ÁœÂ©ÁÏýÊ œÄ¬ÁōÍ.... Loki turns pale, Mithra bows both hands with gushing tears.

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MITHRA (cont'd) þÁÅ©ÊíÏ úɱÂå©Í þÁ§ÁãÏ Â¨ÊžÅÁ ....ÂþÄ þÄ ©Ê«ÁÏ úɧÁ¡ Á ÁÅϙ ƒ þÂýÁÏ ‚¨ÂÊ ¥ÁŏóÂà©Â?.....ƒ þÃüÏ þ žÊ©ÁœÁþÁÅ üʧ Á ÅÁ ϙ úÁÆ ³Âà©Â?..... LOKI REMAINS NUMB LOOKING AT MITHRA. CAM RETRACT REVEALING INTERPOLATED MIRROR REFLECTIONS AND FRACTAL IMAGERY, STREET LIGHTS TURN UP, SURROUNDING ROOMS LIT UP, EXCEPT FOR THE LIVING ROOM. CUT TO: STREET 92a

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(vaalina poddunu chusi iruvuru eesvaraaa.... parameswara) CAMERA PAN ONTO MITHRA SLOWLY WALKING THROUGH THE WET STREET HOLDING SAVITHRI’S PHOTO AGAINST CHEST. CUT TO: CLOCK CAMERA ON CLOCK, FLAPPING CANDLE DRIPPING WINDOW SILLS, CAMERA TIGHT ON LOKI TURNING TO BHASHA STANDING BY THE DOOR, LOKI IS STILL, BHASHA SLOWLY WALKS OUT LEAVING LOKI ALONE. LOKI SHUTS THE MAIN DOOR AND WINDOWS ALL AROUND, CUTS THE GAS TUBE WITH CIGAR CUTTER. CAMERA PAN FROM BLURRY SHOWCASE REVEALING MYTHICAL IMAGERY ON THE WALLS, REVEAL LOKI STANDING WITH A CANDLE IN FRONT OF THE INTERPOLATED MIRRORS, PULLS IT CLOSE TO LIGHT THE CIGAR. CANDLE TURNS OFF IN THE WIND, A MOMENT OF PITCH DARK, FLARING CIGAR TIP AS LOKI INHALES IN FRONT OF THE MIRROR, TRIGGER A LOOMING FIRE BALL, BHASHA STOPS FOR MOMENT HEARING THE SOUND. INTERCUTS OF FLOWING GAS, SAVITHRI LIGHTING CANDLES IN FRONT OF IDOLS, MITHRA ON THE SWING LOOKING AT DASARADH’S IMAGE.

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MITHRA RESTS HIS HEAD ON LATHA’S LAP. EPILOGUE In the end... I am nothing but a seed of light (ROLLING TITLES)