Temporary Roommates
Temporary Roommates
Synopsis :
Amidst the conversation, the owner hears a sound from the bedroom and
doubts if there is anyone in the bedroom. Arjun comes out of the bedroom
and acts as a rich guy, speaking in English. He further impresses the
owner by praising his flats and the way they are being maintained. The
owner and Arjun exit the room. Sandeep and Karthik are left with Deepika.
Arjun comes to know that there are CC cameras all over the flat. In the
post-credits scene, in Kadapa Rayalaseema, Deepika’s father, who’s a
powerful factionist, is angry about his daughter’s run away. He orders his
sons and his men to search and find her asap.
Pre - Production :
SERVANT
sir… inko padhi nimishaallo bandi eeda untaadhanta!
Mimmalani thayaaru undamannaadu driver-u…
FATHER
Ah sare veerayya…
Oka truck kuda osthundhi… furniture antha ekkiyyaali…
memelpoyaaka dhaggarundi chusko koncham…
SERVANT
ah sare ayya…
FATHER
Ye ra! Anni sardheskunnaava!
Nee books-u, battalu… em marchipoledh kadha!
Marchipothe malli kastam… chusko okasari malli…
SANDEEP
Vellaalsindhe na naanna!
FATHER
Uff… Malli malli adhe cheppinchukoku ra…
Naa chethullo undedhi aythe nene aapevaadni ani cheppaanu ga…
SANDEEP
…
FATHER
Ayna ikkademundhani nuvvantha baadhapaduthunnaav!
em miss avthaananukuntunnaav!
Bangalore lo inka chaala manchi college lu untaay ra…
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FATHER
mee friends tho, vaalla tho phone lo touch undachu le…
Ippudelaago school aypoyindhi… andharu vere vere college llo ne join
avthunnaaru… appudaina adhe ga chesedhi…
SANDEEP
Hmm…
FATHER
sare… ready ga undu…
car inko 5 nimishaallo osthundhanta…
SANDEEP
Naanna… Oka sari phone ivvara…
FATHER
Hmm… (*gives phone and goes away)
Sandeep takes courage and starts dialing her number on the phone. He
is tense. No one lifts. He tries again and no one answers again. 3rd
time, Deepika’s father answers. Sandeep cuts the call.
FATHER
car ochesindhanta padha ra… padha…
ah luggage thisku ra…
ARJUN
Baai ra… call chesthu undu…
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SANDEEP
…
BOY 1
Pcchh… will miss you ra…
ikkade undunte same college lo join ayye vaallam emo…
BOY 2
School lo laa ne… Inter lo kuda seniors tho bet match lu esi, win
ayye vaallam… mana team lo strong players ye thakkuva… nuv kuda
pothunnaadu…
ARJUN
Pcchh… Aagandra asale vaadu elpothunnadani baadha paduthunte…
Meerinka baadha pedathunnaru… vaadu miss avthaadu manalni…
BOY 3
Vaadikem ra… Bangalore pothunnaadu…
Akkada inka peddha peddha ground lu, college lu untaay…
Manalni miss ye avvadu asalu, chudu…
SANDEEP
…
ARJUN
Pchh… antha scene ledhu… vaadu touch lo untaadu…
call chey ra akkadikellaaka… Marchipoku…
Hope we meet again…
Arjun hugs Sandeep. Sandeep says bye to everyone. He boards the car
and the car starts.
TITLE - EPISODE 02
SANDEEP
Evaru ra!
Sandeep and Karthik who are in shock, finally come out when Arjun
shakes them.
KARTHIK (*whispers)
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ARJUN (*whispers)
Shit…
DEEPIKA
(*clueless)
SANDEEP (*whispers)
meeru dhaakkondi ekkadaina…
mem maatlaadi pampinchesthaam…
ARJUN (*whispers)
Ok…
Arjun takes Deepika to find a place where to hide. Karthik also goes
behind them. Sandeep stops him and…
SANDEEP
nee abba… nuvvekkadki pothunnav ra…
KARTHIK
oh sorry…
Sandeep before opening the door, checks behind at A&D. Arjun and
Deepika hide behind a sofa in the same hall. Sandeep is shocked by
Arjun's dumbness.
KARTHIK (*whispers)
ee door enakaala dhaakko ra inka…
ARJUN (*whispers)
Vinapadale…
KARTHIK
naa gu****** dhaakko ra…
ARJUN (*whispers)
Vinapadatle Ra…
KARTHIK
(*whispers something)
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ARJUN (*whispers)
Vinapadatledh ra…
KARTHIK
nenu em cheppale…
(*laughs)
Sandeep slaps him on the head and tells Arjun to go inside the
bedroom. A&D walks into the room. Sandeep opens the door.
SANDEEP
namasthe sir…
enti ee time lo ochaaru…
OWNER
Door thiyyataniki intha time pattindhenti!
SANDEEP
ante… nenu vanta chusthunnaanu…
veedu vaadi serial lo leenamai poi, cheshunnaadu… door sound
vinipinchukoledhu…
Sound thakkuva pettara ante vintaava… chudu uncle intha sepu wait
cheyaalsochindhi door bayata… (*to Karthik)
OWNER
Lopala evaranna unnaara…
KARTHIK
Ayyo… iddharu unnaaru uncle…
OWNER
Ah!
SANDEEP
Haha… kullu, kullu joke lu aapu yedhava… (*to Karthik)
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OWNER
Hmm… mee meedha konni complaint lu osthunnaay…
dhaani gurinchi maatladataniki ochaa… lopalki padhandi…
He comes inside and goes to sit on the sofa. Sandeep and Karthik
follow him, checking the bedroom.
Arjun and Deepika are hiding inside the room, checking at the hall
once in a while.
SANDEEP
Uncle… ee chinna sofa meedha endhuku uncle…
ee peddha sofa meedha kurchondi… comfort ga…
The owner changes his seat. Now the bedroom in which A&D is hiding is
behind the owner.
SANDEEP
hammayya…
OWNER
ee luggage enti! (*showing the bags of Deepika left there)
(*reaction shot of A&D facepalming)
SANDEEP
Aah… naa dhe uncle…
OWNER
oorelthunnaava!
SANDEEP
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OWNER
Ye ooru…
SANDEEP
(*looks at the bag and tells the city name printed on it)
Aah! Kadapa…
OWNER
Hmm… Mee meedha konni complaints ochaay pakka apartment vaalla
nunchi…
SANDEEP
maa meedhaa!
OWNER
mee meedhe…
Prathi weekend… mee flat lo nunchi peddha peddha sound lu, kekalu,
arupulu vinipisthunnaay anta…
KARTHIK
Ayyo… vaati gurinchaa…
weekends annaaka koncham chill avthaam kadha sir…
OWNER
Butter milk-u! Hmm!
mari bayata ah beer seesaalenti…
KARTHIK
Ayyayo… avi maavu kaadhu sir…
ONWER
Mari mee flat mundhu endhukunnaai…
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KARTHIK
Audi showroom mundhu bajji la bandi unte…
ah bajji la bandi Audi odidhe antaara… you silly…
OWNER
hmm! (*angry)
KARTHIK
Ah ante… Terrace anedhi whole apartment antha use cheskuntaaru…
SANDEEP
okadu ochi cigarette lu thaaguthaadu (*Karthik smoking)
KARTHIK
Inkokadu ochi mandhu thaaguthaadu (*K&S, A drinking on the terrace)
SANDEEP
Memu maathram battalu aareskodaaalu…
KARTHIK
vadiyaalu endabettukotaalu lantivi maathrame chesthuntaam…
OWNER
hmm oddhu le…
Aythe eesari evaranna ikkada terrace meedha gola cheyadam,
mandhu, cigarette lu lantivi thaagadaalu chesthe… naaku ventane phone
chesi cheppandi…
SANDEEP
ayyo… thappakunda sir…
OWNER
Hmm…
And also ee nela nunchi rent oka veyyi peruguthundhi…
KARTHIK
Aah… endhuku!
OWNER
Hmm! endhukenti endhuku…
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KARTHIK
eh… nenu oppukonu… asalu logic ekkadundhi andhulo…
maaku jeethalu perigithe, meeru rent lu penchethhaara…
SANDEEP (*interrupts)
it’s ok… odhiley Karthik…
Ippudendhuku… aayanatho godavalu… discussion…
(*kopam control cheskuntu, making him remember about A&D)
KARTHIK
ohh… ok uncle… enthannaaru veyyi kadha… sare…
OWNER
Hmm… neninka vellosthaa…
malli complaints raakudadhu…
SANDEEP
cheppaadu kadha sir… memu kaadhu… vere evaro…
memu kanukkoni chepthaam sir…
ayna edho virus bayam tho,
SANDEEP (V.O.)
andharu illalone calm ga kurchuntunnaaru sir… shop lu kuda em open
cheyatle… so inka weekend party lu, thaagullu thagguthunnaai lendi…
Arjun sees a blanket on the bed and gets an idea to hide inside it.
While doing that, he pushes an object on the table and it makes
sound.
KARTHIK
Avna ra!
SANDEEP
haaa… yeah…
OWNER
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KARTHIK
malli raaakandi… (*low voice)
OWNER
evarunnaru lopala!
SANDEEP
Abbe, evaru leru uncle…
Elaka ayuntaadhi… edho thosesindhi…
KARTHIK
(*laughs)
elaka ela thosthaadhi ra… pilli ani cheppu…
pilli sir…
SANDEEP
Ha… Pilli ye…
OWNER
Huh! Ah phone evardhi…
Mee iddhari phone lu ikkade unnaay…
SANDEEP
ahhh… ante… adhi…
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KARTHIK
(*laughs)
Pilli ki phone entra…
nee rendo phone ani cheppachu ga…
SANDEEP
Ah adhe sir…
OWNER
Meeredhi chepthe adhi nammeyataniki pichi maalokam la kanapaduthunnaa
na! Jaragandi nene ah room lo evarunnaaro chusthaanu…
He moves them aside and walks towards the room. Arjun comes out,
acting like he’s just woken up, talking on the phone.
ARJUN
Yeah… thank you Sandeep, thank you… what’s your name, I forgot…
KARTHIK
Karthik…
ARJUN
yaa… thank you Mr. Karthik…
Such a nice flat you guys have…
thanks for the help…
ninna night, naa car puncture avvadam valla, road meedhe aagipothe… I
called you guys and you let me stay and sleep here for a night…
thanks man…
KARTHIK
chi chi…
SANDEEP
Haha… maa owner…
ARJUN
oh… nice meeting you… Mr!
OWNER
Bheeshma…
ARJUN
Mr. Bheeshma gaaru… your flat is so nice andi…
(*gives a hand shake)
SANDEEP
yeah! He’s so strong Mann…
OWNER
(*blushes)
KARTHIK
nenu kuda veediki adhe chepthu untaa…
Uncle ki pellayunte eepatiki oka cricket team ni dhimpevaarani…
OWNER
(*Stops blushing)
ARJUN
ok uncle… stay strong…
mee flats chaala bhaagunnaai… how much is the rent ikkada!
OWNER
3BHK aythe 30,000…
2BHK aythe 18,000 babu…
ARJUN
18,000!
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ARJUN
18,000 is way cheap mannn… way cheap…
I think… 2BHK ne meeru 30,000 rent pettaali…
I mean, look at the flat and the aura…
OWNER
kindha oka 3BHK air conditioning flat undhi… dhiguthaara…
dheenikanna bhaaguntundhi… chusthaara!
ARJUN
oh… definitely… definitely…
But, right now… naaku Chinna pani undhi…
I have a meeting tomorrow afternoon… so I have to go do some prep…
OWNER
oh… manchidhi… naa number raasko baabu…
OWNER
Endhuku baabu manaki ah aadaallu paadina paata lu… chaakaga emanna
magaallu paadindhi pettuko… bhaauntundhi…
ARJUN
Ok uncle… ok…
SANDEEP
Nenisthaa uncle… athanini vellanivvandi…
KARTHIK
inka ekkuvasepunte… em vaaguthaado ani bayanga undhi (*murmers)
OWNER
ha!
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KARTHIK
he has to go do some Chettinad chicken yo yo… antunna uncle anthe…
OWNER
ohhh ok… ok… (*acts like he understood)
ARJUN
Ok uncle… mari nenelli osthaanu…
OWNER
Padha Babu… nenu kuda osthaanu thoduga, kindha dhaaka…
ARJUN
Yaa… lets go…
Owner and Arjun start walking out. Arjun turns back and lips “3 days
ra, pls… bhaa chuskondi ra thanani…”. S&K are like “Neeee… “. They
both exit.
S&K takes a deep breath. Karthik goes to lock the door. Sandeep
throws Deepika’s luggage into the nearby room.
KARTHIK
Entra idhi manaki…
2020 chaala peaceful ga velthundhannukuntunna time lo ila…
Arjun and Owner open the lift door on the ground floor.
ARJUN
wow… I mean just wow uncle… what a lift…
it just lifted my spirits…
OWNER
yeah yeah… German technology…
ARJUN
WOw… I just love german technology…
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OWNER
we also have… thumb entry… for security…
ARJUN
oh yeah… biometric entry…
OWNER
Yaa… that only…
Also, Water Purifier for water and… (*looks around)
CC Cameras also for… thief my sons…
Arjun is shocked. Remembers how he entered the flat a few hours back
with Deepika.
KARTHIK
unna career tension lu saripovanattu ippudu manaki idhokati ah…
SANDEEP
ponle ra, 3 days ye kadha… edho la manage cheddhaam…
KARTHIK
nuv manage chesko kaavalante… vaadu neeku chinnapatnunchi friend-u…
Naa valla kaadhu ee tension lu…
SANDEEP
sare le… nene chuskunta… ok na… happy ah!
inka calm ga undu…
A moment of silence. A sound of wood comes from the bedroom. S&K look
into each other’s faces.
S&K
(*signals thanu lopale undhi kadha)
S&K both enter the room and search for her, look 360 around the room,
under the bed, inside the drawer and then open the cupboard which is
filled with a pile of unwashed clothes.
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DEEPIKA
ee battalu, blanket kampu koduthunnaai…
KARTHIK
Aah… sorrr…
SANDEEP (*interrupts)
Welcome to our home…
—- THE END —-
DEEPIKA’s MOTHER
“Pelli istam ledhu, nen cheskonu amma…” ani cheppina vinaledhu…
Edho rendu rojulu edchi, moodo roju oppukuntaadhi anukunnaanu…
Ila illu vadhilipetti paaripoddhi ani asalu anukoledhu…
MLA FATHER
(*Hyper angry, Eyes Red, throws the cup)
Eh! Aapu… (Lips a boothu)
The mother stops crying and speaking. Pin drop silence. He looks
towards the letter. He controls his anger, heavily breathing. He
turns towards the bouncers.
MLA FATHER
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2 Bouncers, 2 brothers, Police nod their head and start exiting the
house. It is revealed through a nameplate outside the gate or door
“Maruthi Rau Padikone (Ex MLA)”.