Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings

'India'

'7th largest country in the world'

'By way of population...'

'...2nd in the world'

'With many castes, religions, languages'

'A country with a varied culture'

'At the drop of a hat there's caste clash'

'Religious riots, disputes over language and water'

'Even though we have these differences...'

...it's hard to beat our people in just one common factor'

'Our thanks and wishes to all these true heroes'

'Hats off! Really hats off!'

'What you are about to watch now...'

'...isn't about these real heroes'

'But about these reel heroes who are our constant favorites'

Dad...?

Let's go, dad

Mom will yell at us

That's the favorite hobby of all moms!

Wait, Sachin

What crappy shot was that?

He's bowling short Why don't you hit it?

Jackass! Play properly

Dharmendar, keep an eye on Sachin

Hey! Give me the bat There's no such shot in cricket

- Hold it - What, bro?

Machan, we are practicing

Your practice is soooper Ask him to bowl

Go ahead, bowl

Boys, watch and learn

Where are you bowling?

- Why bowl on the leg side? - What is this, bro?

If I hit, the ball will fly out

Bowl properly

Bowl, da

"We will again win hands down if we walk into the ground"

"Daily, forever and a day confidence is our mainstay"

"Announce our arrival Move aside as well"

"This is our pitch, dude You bet they are screwed"

"Enjoy, friend This is our trend"

"Hat-trick sixers on a free hit we can boast to our credit"

"This is our game Our team will win all the same"

"Again are you ready to watch Sachin and Dhoni play a match?"

"We got into this game Ball spins in the frame"

"Now do you accept we are lions in cricket?"

"No one is an obstacle No one can stage a hurdle"

"My flag rises gradually high 8 directions wide up to the sky"

"The world is changing slowly to fall into my hands eventually"

"I'll throw the ball anew It will chase you too"

"Victory's hunger within us to honor"

"Full toss, hit wicket or howzat Boys & their 'Soul Jour' band"

"Chennai 28"

'In these past few years...'

'...so much has changed in our Chennai city'

'Big, big buildings Metro train'

'CSK our cricket team'

'But not any longer'

'We miss you guys :('

'Fans of our heroes who were fighting outside theaters...'

'...are now squabbling in social media!'

'That too using bad, bad words'

'They have a platform to deride stars they dislike'

'Thanks to Twitter and Facebook'

'Pccht! Very bad'

'Prices have shot up sky-high'

'All local playgrounds have railings over the compound walls'

'What is your take on this?'

We sat on these walls and smoked

Ogled to our hearts' content at girls who passed by

- You put an end to all this, sir - 'On camera, da!'

'Our city that has seen so many changes, our favorite team called the Sharks-'

What...? Did you say Chennai's favorite team?

Are you being funny?

'No, huh?'

'Obviously'

'Team 'Sharks' which is Chennai's favorite only after Chennai Super Kings'

That's on dot Now go ahead

'Many changes'

'Gopi is now our Sharks team's captain'

'With many new faces he's trying to save the team's tradition'

'Because his dad started this team...'

'...he doesn't have the heart to quit'

'He is very closely attached to the team'

'Recently he got married'

'That too he fell in love'

'A wonderful and beautiful North Indian girl'

'I swear even we have no clue how he hooked her!'

Why, sir?

'Besides his old mechanic shed he has also opened a battery store'

'His life is rolling on full charge'

'But Sharks team isn't swinging the way he anticipated'

'Ezhumalai has his own Travel agency'

'In addition he also owns 4 or 5 ambulances'

'He is married'

'Has 2 kids'

'Blessed with a very good, understanding wife'

'To such an extent she'll believe all his stories!'

Only I know how much I should drink or not drink

Ask him to pour some more

Come on, da

To make sure I get caught...

...Gopi and Whiskey poured Cheenu on me!

- What...? - Stinking!

I puked a couple of times

Like a broken record I keep saying this 'You have a lousy set of friends'

Don't befriend them They will spoil you and ditch you

'So supportive a wife!'

Why are you pecking at your food?

'To get such a loving wife is God's blessing indeed'

'Can see them only in Visu sir's films!

Eat well

'Yov! For Heaven's sake eat!'

Dude, we are short of 1 player Will you play a match?

First get down, jobless junk!

'Pazhani is currently jobless'

'He is trying for a police job'

'But he is too tall to qualify!'

'Though his dad is a cop, no use'

- Reject - 'Not selected'

- My dad is a cop - Go...clear out

Go...go, pint sized fellow

Why did you hit him now?

You have a sister, right?

I'll hook her Then you'll know

'Believe me, what he said in a rage came true'

'He married Ezhumalai's sister'

'Has a daughter She's in 2nd grade'

'Wife is a little suspicious'

'Even though we know he's a dummy piece...'

'...to every wife her husband is Prince Charming, right?!'

'Since he couldn't get a job here, he tried for jobs abroad'

Take care, dear

Dude, I saw you this morning at the Singapore Embassy

Who...? Me...?

Our friend Philip...

...wanted some job

Why would I go to the Singapore Embassy?

Like a madcap

Okay, I'll talk to you later

'That's right, he has kept his foreign plan top secret'

'Even his friends are unaware'

'Whom are you talking to?'

I'm coming

Dude, we are short of 1 player

Will you play a match?

I'll kill you, scoot

'Arivazhagan That college boy'

'Now he has moved to a different State'

'He's working for a big software company'

'He is working under the CG department'

'Baahubali, Transformers, Avengers'

'He contributes to big films, Hollywood, Tamil...'

'...all films with his Computer Graphics'

'After the bomb blast, about 150 men will fly in mid-air, when the hero will enter'

I'm short of 1 player Will you play for us?

I'll call you later, okay?

'Aravind That coffee shop fellow'

'Few years ago he eloped with a girl from an affluent family'

'Did he elope empty handed?'

He ran away with 150000 I had for conducting the tournament

- Damn him! - What do you mean?

Dude, what do we tell our sponsors?

'He flicked Sharks team's cash meant for the tournament'

'Terrible disgrace to the Sharks team'

'They begged, borrowed and conducted the tournament'

'Now he has absconded'

'Imran left for Mumbai'

'Prasanna flew to America'

'Uday just vanished into thin air'

'Karthi...!'

'Many years since our Karthi and Selvi got married'

'Their son is Sachin'

'Karthik wants his son to be a Sachin Tendulkar'

'But Sachin's dream?'

Sachin, go out and play cricket

No, dad, I don't want to play

I'll stay right here

When I was your age only because we played outside...

...we are so fit now!

But kids these days...

...thanks to technology

...you're always glued to these video games

Think of your life when you reach our age

At least play cricket in this

Dad, that's a boring game!

Instead of naming him Sachin...

...I might as well have named him Premgi!

'Karthik isn't with his brother Guna'

'Now his brother Guna alias Sampath is rocking as a villain in Telugu films'

'He is a big Don in Telugu cinema'

'At one time, a terror in real life who was smashing so many...'

'...is now being mashed to a pulp by heroes in reel life'

'With the money sent by his brother...'

'...our Karthi is running a finance company'

'You can get loans here with credit cards too'

Here, sir

This is my card Cheers!

'But this is not his main business'

'He is 1 among many who review films in YouTube with zero knowledge of cinema!'

'Yes, he's one among them'