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Inspired from

" karmanyavada karasthe ma Faleshu Kadachan,
ma karamafalahedubhumi te saigosthuagakarmani "

" Do what you have to do, Dont expect the results,
Never Plan your actions for results "

- Bhagavath Gita.

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Characters:
( No names have been suggested for the characters,
all suggestions are welcome. )

Kallan: A thief. A loser, who couldnt make it to college , due to unspecifiable reasons.around 20 years of age, makes his life by little robberies. Pretty simple fellow.

She: she is kallan's sister. very selfish and occupied with girlish articles of interest ( jewellery, dress, crockery ... etc... ).. always troubles kallan for something. childish behaviour.

RT: where the deal stinks there is rt. rt is a middle range black market lord who makes his life selling smuggled or stolen goods. Fat, foolish . Started his life just like kallan. Pretty well off now. still waiting for a big deal to strike. very fluent in his indianised inglish!

Fraud: A fraud police officer.. Though foolish, somehow gets his work done, except for this time though.

Anners: an architecture student at CET. Considered by everyone who knows him. Fools around unintentionally. A sat purush except for one single weakness, later mentioned in the story.

Princi: The Principal of College.

Extras:
(in order of appearance).
The card boss.
His goonda.
The faint girl and friend at Exhibition.
The securities at exhbition.
The bus conductor.
Anners' friends.
Class teacher I.
Princi.
Class teacher II.

and all others , who make up the college spirit.
---------------------------------------------------------------- Description of Terms:
(O.S) : OFF SCREEN.
(V.O) : VOICE OVER.
90 degree : side shot includes all persons
in conversation.
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Opening Sequence:

On Screen.
0A:
" karmanyavada karasthe ma Faleshu Kadachan,
ma karamafalahedubhumi te saigosthuagakarmani "

" Do what you have to do, Dont expect the results,
Never Plan your actions for results "

- Bhagavath Gita.

CUT:

Narrow lane.

1A: camera follows fallen things on the road, keychain, small change , kohinoor.... etc.... camera slowly moves into feet of a running person, sweeps his back and finally rests on the back of his head.camera follows the running person.

(O.S) " eda ......... "

he turns around faces camera.
1B: FREEZE FRAME:


Intercept (V.O)
" This is kallan and... this is why he is running ...... "

CUT to still shots:

1C: Blood shot eyed, pot bellied, obvious gangster, card boss.
1D: Gangster and Kallan , engaged in a card game.
( gangster tense., kallan enjoying )
1E: Reversal of Fortune. ( Kallan loses game ).
1F: Gangster asks for money.
1G: Kallan escapes.

CUT to frozen frame.
1B: The Frozen Frame.
1H: FRAME UNFREEZE.
Camera still behind kallan.
Kallan continues running, head still tilted, hits a big terrifying man. Kallan actually hits the man's belly.

CUT:

2A: Goonda's perspective, from above. looks down at kallan who is terrified.

CUT:

2B: kallan's perspective: ( from below )Goonda's hand come towards neck.

CUT:

2C: camera 90 degree.
There is absolutely a huge height difference between the well built goonda and kallan.
Goonda: " Since This is your first time. i will give you 24 hours to return my bosses money. For every extra hour, i will have to do what i have to so , i will cut one of your fingers until there are none..... "
Kallan gulps.

CUT:


INSERT TITLE CARD.
Insert Verse from Bhagavath Gita.
( Preferable Backgroud Music : Drums )

kallan comes home, Camera in INT. House. Perspective from doorstep.

3A : Camera faces kallan from interior.
(O.S) : " Oh there you are ! ..... "
Camera spins 180 degree to face she
" Where were you..... ? .. "
Camera turns 90 degree to reveal kallan who is now in the frame.
she shows him pictures from book.
she: " arent these beautiful ? " (preferably dress/jewellery)
( not on camera ).
she ( continues ) : " the marriage is next week, when are we going to take the gold ? what about the dress. "
Kallan's head reals ....
it is now that she notices something is not right with kallan.
She: " Honey is everything alright ... ? "
He: " Ah! .. its just a head ache .... "
she return to enjoying the pictures on magazine, least concerned about kallan.
He turns back.
Camera turns to face kallan's back.
Kallan proceeds to the door to exit.
(O.S) she : " will you bring that new femina, its got some bridal special , you know .... "
kallan disgusted
turns " YEAH...... "
exits.

CUT:

4A: Camera follows kallan , as Kallan enters a Phone booth, takes the phone turns, dials some number.
Kallan holds the phone

CONVERSATION. ( no new characters on screen)
kallan : is that rt ?
O.S: " i told you, no call me here ".
kallan: i am in deep shit, you have to help me.
O.S: (pause) call me in my mobile.
kallan looks at phone , sighs.

CUT:
5A: Camera close up on mobile phone.
mobile rings. rt's hand picks up.
Camera tracks phone to the ear.
( face hidden by hand).
FRAME FREEZE:
(V.O) : Let me tell you abour rt....
If the deal strinks, rt is behind it !
FRAME UNFREEZE:

rt (on phone) : ok.... ( small pause ), very important! then
come here fool !
garbled voices from other side of the line.
rt: (madrasi hindi) " arre ! minute ka das rupya lagtha he na... ! ".

CUT:

6A: camera slowly climbing up , kallan's back, finally rests on kallan's left shoulder. rt's face is in camera. Kallan's head out of focus.
kallan : "and that is how i lost my 75,000 and ended up owing 50,000."
rt: ( silent ).
kallan: " that 75,000 was meant for my sisters marriage "
rt: ( silent).
kallan: " oh god, he is going to chop my fingers "

Camera turns around 90 degrees in a swift motion
coinciding with rt leaping out of the seat and slapping kallan.

rt: " you scum bag, you dick head ! you screw up all the time and expect me to get you out ! (*$*(*$#( "
kallan: ( mumbling something ... unclear )
rt slaps again: " Dont interrupt while i am talking ... Now this is what i want you to do "

CUT:
7A: BIG BANNER showing " MODERN ART EXHIBITION ".
Camera leads kallan from front . Kallan carrying Roll Pack.
( The whole shot is the implementation of rt's V.O)
rt's V.O: go straight.. take the last stall, show your student pass, tell them you want to make a few sketches.... go to the last exhibit.
Camera leads kallan until he reaches the piece.

CUT:

7B: Panaromic shot of the Painting.
rt's V.O: I know it looks like bull shit !

CUT:
7B1: interior of rt's room, rt on one side of the table, kallan the other. camera on left of kallan, kallan's desp.
rt's voice: THAT BULL SHIT painting is worth 10 lakh, and i already have a dealer for that. so the deal is... you get me the painting , i give you 50,000 nothing more nothing less....

CUT:
7C: Close up of Kallan as he shows distaste to the painting.
( 2 art lover's look with awe towards the painting . indisticnt voice : oh my god! thats just indescribable ! " )

CUT:
Painting EXHBITION ROOM INTERIOR.
7D: Camera 90 degree. Kallan facing the painting, fools around, acts like trying to make a sketch of the painting. occassionaly looking around. Tense.

rt's V.O: when the chick causes a diversion.....

CUT:
7E: camera in another lobby. A girl faints, another starts crying out loud. people rushing in.

CUT:
7F: Camera in painting room.90 degree.
Security guards run out.
rt's V.O : swap the painting fast .....
kallan, detatches the painting from the wall, takes the one from his roll pack, and places it there...
rt's V.O: they gonna take sometime to know its fake .... thats your time ....
kallan rolls the original and places it in the roll pack.
kallan moves to room exit, opens door.

CUT:
7G:
Camera outside the room, lobby. A lot of commotion towards left. Camera focus on door, kallan appears, closes the door behind him, gives one look to the commotion towards his right.

rt's V.O : comeon now, get out of there , clean and decent, without making any tense faces.

camera turns around.
kallan proceeds to exit.

CUT:

8A: EXTERIOR OF EXHIBITION.
Camera facing kallan in front , turns , static.
kallan makes quick , tense steps towards to the bus stop
Bus comes, kallan hops on to the bus.

CUT:
9A: INT. BUS.
Camera on Footboard, facing backwards, almost complete view of bus. decent rush in the bus. kallan stands with his roll pack.
Conductor enters the frame, from behind, proceeds to kallan.
Conductor: " nga... avide...evidekka ?" (LOCAL ACCENT)
kallan: ( frantically tries to dig out change from his tight jeans pocket and meanwhile unknowingly hits someone with his roll pack. he moans ... )
Conductor ( angry ) : " neyum nindoru kunthrandam ! "
conductor removes roll pack from kallan and throws it to the luggage carrier. kallan wants to stop but cant and stares helplessly. shells out change.
conductor takes change, pushes kallan further into the crowd, almost dissapears from the frame, lost in crowd.

Camera tries to follow kallan, but as soon as he is lost in the crowd, camera turns back to show the original place where kallan was standing. There Anners is standing with a similar roll pack.

Conductor: " ini nindeyaduthe prethyekam parayano ? "
Anners quickly removes and throws his roll pack on the luggage carrier, terrified .

CUT:

9B: Close up shot of two identical roll packs lying side by side on the luggage carrier. we cant say which is which.

CUT:

9C: Camera at same place : Footboard.
O.S: (conductor): " a... sreekaryam .... "
kallan takes roll pack and walks past the camera .
Bell rings, Bus moves. Camera just turns right to see kallan waiting to cross the road.
camera returns to original position. Focus on anners.
O.S: " engg: college! "

CUT:

10A: camera facing bus door.
Anners almost is thrown out from the crowd with his roll pack.
Camera pulls backs with anners walking towards college.
( Approaches ascend )
Anners is joined by a friend who enters the frame.
( we can see indistinct faces making fun and voices behind calling out "anners .. anners " )

Camera still rolling back.
Friend: Hey... Is the submission ready ?
Anners: ( Holding up the roll pack ) . Yesterday nights hard work.
Friend: (laughs) Look at this , this is my sister's , i just removed the signature.
Anners: ( karmanya... Bhagavth gita verse ).
Friend : What the fuck is that ?
Anners: It means, what is important is the effort and not the result, you should work , and the results will follow.
Friend: No wonder you are called Anners.

V.O (another friend approaching from opposite side):
" eda namukku cinemakku pokam "
Friend: aarudya ?
V.O : Urmila.......

CUT:

10B: Black and white Close up of Anners.
FRAME FREEZE.
V.O: This is the perfect satpurush , except for URMILA.....
FRAME UNFREEZE.
camera turns around along with anners, Anners is all blinded , he walks as if in a dream.
descend....
Indistinct figures of other friends behind him.All sounds muted . (bg music). Friends passing sheets to girls.

Background Music begins...
From some Urmilla movie. (MAST).

CUT:

10C: Return to COLOR.
Footage from URMILA movie with Urmila walking towards the screen showing off her biggest assets.

CUT:

10B: Black and white.
anners stumbles, Roll pack hits some friend.
FRAME TURNS COLOR. MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY.
Natural voices return.
Friend: ( moans ) ( roll pack hits him )
Friend: You Idiot ! You havent submitted your sheet !
Anners: ( as if suddenly woken up from dream )
Sheet, submission, Oh my god ( runs up hill towards class ).

CUT:

10C: Close up of all friends.
Friends ( in one voice ) : ANNERS !

CUT:
11A: Camera from rt's back. kallan opposite to rt , in frame. rt opens the roll pack ( Pluck !) . Rolls out the sheet.
( not shown on camera .)

kallan: Its really bull shit .. eh ?
rt: yeah.
kallan: these fools must be real ass holes to pay 10 lakh for this.
kallan gazes down at the sheet.
screams out .... !! what is this ?

CUT:
11B: close up of the sheet. some archi drawing. A huge plan and section of a modern European Closet.

CUT:
11C: Sudden slapping. rt to kallan ofcourse.
camera at back of rt.
rt's voice : NOW LISTEN, you get me that painting , or i am gonna make your life hell.
kallan: but.... I.....
rt (notices the roll pack.... the label ... )

CUT:
11D: close up of label on roll pack.
Anners
F3 Arch,
CET.

CUT:
11E: camera 90 degrees kallan's side.
rt: You fool , you swapped it with the archi student in engineering college.
kallan: ( frustrated , almost about to cry )
" i will get it.. " grabs the paper ,roll packs and runs to exit.
as soon as kallan dissapears from the frame,
camera zooms in on rt.
definite mood change.

CUT:
11F:
FOCUS ON Rt's face.
voices : ' i lost 75,000 , and owe 50,000 ' -kallan's voice
' i will give you 50,000 ' - rt's voice
' oh god...its her marriage, how will i get 125,000 " - kallan's voice.
' is he making me a chicken ? ' - rt's voice.
Camera pulls back.
rt picks up the phone and dials.
rt: How would you like to catch the hottest art thief. ?
V.O ( fraud) : what do you mean ?
rt: i will give you the guy, he is all yours, get me the painting, keep all the awards for catching him .. and you can always say the painting was lost in encounter !
V.O ( fraud) : is it one from the exhibition ?
rt: yeah.
V.O : Thats a hot case, i am on it.
rt: and, i dont want any scene.
V.O: no probs, i'll be in mufti , where is he now ?.


CUT:
12A:
camera from behind, kallan is in the college front, College of engineering sign is visible in back ground, kallan proceeds to ascend. camera zooms in on sign
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, TRIVANDRUM

CUT:
12B: camera inside lobby, leading kallan, kallan looking terribly confused and stressed, looks here and there
camera turns 90 degree as kallan asks passerby
" where is F3 ? i want to see anners , its urgent "

passerby ( understanding that since he is looking for anners , he too must be of the same type )
: oh! that... just go to the first floor and turn right, its the first room on right.
kallan: thank you.
camera turns 90 to face kallan.
as kallan ascends the stairs, we can see passerby and his friends smirk and laugh.
kallan moves out of the frame.

CUT:
12C: first floor corridor.
camera behind kallan, who walks and opens the door to the right.

CUT:
12D: camera inside , focused on door.
kallan opens the door and looks to the right , and chammi!
( as if he made a fool of himself)
closes door.
camera turns left to reveal CET's beautiful bathroom.

CUT:
12E:
camera in corridor facing kallan.
kallan : ( to himself ) right... left... right ....
kallan turns right to enter some room.

CUT:
12F:
Princi's perspective. A funny looking head peeps in the room , with a roll pack behind.
princi: "yes what can i do for you ? "

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13A: camera follows anners as he runs to the door of his class room . he settles there. camera settles just beside him.

anners: May i come in Madam.
(Madam: gives a sweet smile to the interruptor of her class . All class makes a hush hush about anners.)
camera zooms past him to madam's beautiful face.
Madam looks at the class and then at him. ( Camera)
sudden mood change. she turns red and screams out
" get out of my class !!!!!! how dare you come late again !!! " .
( while saying camera makes a swift retreat to the original position, behind anners ) .
Anners desperately looks at his watch sighs and proceeds to exits.
camera turns remains static . ( voices of the whole class laughing out and then the teacher scolding the class - what i s there to laugh about ).
camera remains static until he exits.

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13B:
Exterior Canteen. Camera focus on sign board
" CANTEEN "

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13C:
Interior.
Anners waiting for tea. Camera opposite him.
He and table are in the frame.
Coffee is placed on the table.
anners takes a sip, surprised.
anners: Anna , chayaya paranjathu.
O.S: ( local accent )
Chyayayum kyappiyum yellam onnu thannede !
indistinct giggling of the canteen crew.

( can include a close up shot of canteen crew, with the waiter saying : anners ... )


CUT:
14A: kallan's perspective.
Princi and Princi's table. Pile of paper, files, phone, her photo with ministers and so on...
Princi: " Yes what do you want ? "
( Anyone could misunderstand kallan for a student of the college ). Kallan doesnt know that this is princi, he thinks its someone related to archi department.

CUT:
14B : camera to right side of princi table. kallan and entire room in Frame.
kallan: " er... did anners come here with something like this " ( pointing to his roll pack ).

CUT:
14C: kallan's perspective.
princi: " what ? what the hell are you talking ? where are your books, where is your id ? dont u have class now ? .... "

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14D: camera 90 degrees. Frame includes kallan, table and seated princi.

kallan ( fools around ) blinks meakily.
princi: How dare you fool around your time in the college with this disgusting attire ! this is too much ! i am going to call your father right away....

princi picks up the phone
princi: whats his number .....?
kallan ( spills out rt's number )
princi: ( while dialing ) what's his name ?
kallan ( spills out rt's name )
princi: " is this rt ? "
rt ( O.S ): yes .....who is this ... ?
princi: i am speaking from cet, do you have any idea what your son is upto ?
rt: son... ? cet .... ?
princi: he comes to college in a disgusting attire, that too without any books, id, he then disturbs me without reason. dont you teach him any manners ?
rt. ( now understanding that kallan is the trouble causer )
: can i talk to him for a moment madam ?
princi hands over phone to kallan.

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14E: camera close up on kallan's face.
indisctinct voice of rt abusing.
finally a clear voice : " Now get that painting , and get back here soon, or I myself am going to kill you, The dealers will be here any moment , you scoundrel! "

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14F: camera 90 degrees
kallan hands over phone back to princi.
before princi can say anything rt interrupts.
rt: sorry madam, it wont happen.
CLICK.

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14G: camera, kallan's perspective.
princi cant just take it.
princi talks to the dead phone for a while, trying to threaten the so called kallan's father.
princi turns towards camera and shouts : Now get out.
princi back to work.
camera pulls back to reveal kallan. kallan turns, faces camera and goes out of frame.
princi pulls out a mirror and adjusts herself.
(can introduce comedy bit, princi's past time or something )


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15A:
Camera in corridor. facing Princi room's door. Kallan comes out desperate and moves out of the frame to the left. The peon sitting on the stool, takes out the cloth that hangs on the sign board. camera zooms in on sign board.
PRINCIPAL.

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16A:
camera moving through corridor, kallan's perspective.
suddenly from nowhere Fraud jumps into the frame and givs a hard punch on the camera.

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17A:
camera 90 degrees. reveals unconscious kallan lying on the floor. Frantic Fraud, takes out the sheet from kallan's roll pack and puts it in his own. checks kallan's breath.
Fraud : " oh my god !!!! .... "
frauds get up and runs. moves out of frame.

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18A:
anners in restaurant. camera against him. anners looks in the watch. get up and leaves. moves out of frame.

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19A:
exterior. camera facing anners. anners walking hastily, friend joins.
Friend: hey pal, you late ? me too.
anners doesnt look and keeps walking.
Friend: dont want to waste another moment ,lets submit the painting, i am sure , mine is the best.


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20A:
INTERIOR FAINT ROOM.
kallan's perspective.
lot of students crowded over him
indistinct voice : hey are you ok.. do you need water ?

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20B: camera on people's perspective. very crowded room . all noise. some dance practise is going on in the back ground. sounds of people cheering.
camera turns as kallan gets out of the room.
kallan gets up slowly, makes his way out through the crowd, cant understand what has happened , feels his head is reeling.

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20C: camera outside the room. on doorstep.
kallan comes out. just then someone calls out.
someone: hey buddy , you forgot this.
( hands over the roll pack )
kallan takes it and then remembers why he is here.
walks as fast as he can towards the balcony.
camera slower than kallan , follows from behind.
kallan reaches balcony. camera follows and then reaches the balcony.

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20D: kallan's perspective from balcony.
slighty tilting and hazy. lots of students here and there,
suddenly zooms in on anners rushing towards his department.
camera pulls back.
kallan darts with all might towards the stairs.

CUT: ( shot not yet decided)
20E:
camera following kallan as kallan runs down the stairs, hits a few people here and there and runs towards the department.
just stops in front of the department.
anners gets in.
kallan remembers the episode in the princi room and doesnt want to get into more trouble . decides to wait outside.

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21E: INTERIOR OF DEPARTMENT.
camera beside a small queue of 3 or 4 people.
(O.S) sir's voice: Thats a good one. well done jim!
jim moves out of the queue.
camera turns to face anners.
(O.S) : that's wonderful.
anners makes a step forward.opens roll pack, takes sheet and hands it over to sir.

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21F: camera just beside anners , we cant see the sheet.
sir: ( after rolling out it in his hands )
" this is disgusting, do you call that art mister ? what the fuck have you done with all those colors, you miserable creature, there is no creativity in this... you are an arrogant fool "
sir gets angry and throws the sheet through the window.
camera traces the sheet to the windows.

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22A:
camera at feet level, kallan's legs ( he is walking to and fro , with heads down) .
a rolled paper lands just near his legs.
kallan bends down and picks it up.
camera traces his hand. camera turns and situates itself infront of kallan.
kallan rolls out the sheet.
His face is lit up by yellow light.
( background music )
THE PAINTING!

he spookily rolls it, puts it in the roll pack and walks away.


SHUBAM!