Sri Rajeshwari Vilas Coffee Club

Friend, philosopher and guide to Vijaya productions, Late Mr. Chakrapani...

...this movie is the first flower he dreamt of.

This movie is dedicated to him.

SRI RAJESWARI VILAS COFFEE CLUB

RAJESWARI SIVANI

Grandma, what does father do in that room every morning?

I don't know dear. I haven't seen either through so many years.

Possibly your mother's pictue must be there.

Poor thing, your mother was his life.

Here son! Call Narasimhulu and get him to buy all these groceries.

Give it as soon as you get to the hotel, else you may forget.

Lentils, Bananas, Vermilion, Turmeric, cloth pieces for blouses...

Why do you need all these mother?

What else for? Shouldn't the girl go ahead with the Fridays Sravanam month vow?

Vows and traditions, she's becoming too staunch with your upbringing.

Staunch? Shouldn't we take care of our culture?

What culture mother? Those are forgotten long back.

My grandpa used to recite the vedas it seems and my father the puranas.

What am I doing now? I'm running a hotel to fill our stomachs.

The girl is growing up fast.

She has no education like the present day children.

Which educated fellow will marry her?

I'll have to marry her off to some cook finally.

So is that your worry?

Why do you think all these prayers and vows are for?

You get a husband as per your good deeds.

Don't worry about her marriage.

A fantastic husband will come searching for her.

Huh! he'll come! I don't believe that.

If don't trust that then throw this.

Wait mother, ok, I'll get these things.

SRI RAJESWARI VILAS COFFEE CLUB

Here! Sambar!

It's not even dunked yet, serve a little more fellow.

What is this? Why're you behaving as if I'm looting your grandpa.

Your taking 25np, serve some more.

Serve some pieces.

HOw can you expect pieces in Sambar? Those days are long gone.

Ah! Coffee or tea?

Is there any milk in the coffee or is that only water?

Milk in Coffee? The milk supplier himself is adding water.

Then get me the water.

Two plain dosa.

-Appa Rao - Yes.

Wash.

Wait, let me sit first.

What is it? Is it always this?

-Eat a little, a little. -Oh! Oh!

How long this silly life?

Even the Pandavas had to live incognito. The time must be right, isn't it?

Just keep watching, I'll set up Rajamma cafe with boarding and lodging.

-Hey Rangayya! -Sir!

-Where is Narasimham? -There he is.

-Hey Narasimham! -Uncle.

Venkayamma said she wanted these groceries, just take care of it.

Narasimham! Hey Simham!

Oh Matthew! I feel as if I've risen from the dead after seeing you.

Looks like the hotel is running because of you.

I'm now the manager. Are your mother and father doing well?

-Yes. -What work brings you to this city?

I came for a job. I wanted to speak to you in that regard and...

I'm going out for some urgent work now.

Come to nehru park this evening, we'll speak at length.

It's been long since I met you. You'll come, won't you?

Ok.

The red sun rising in the eastern mountains was visible.

Seeing that, the boy thought it was a fruit.

What is this Narasimham, you've become dark like charcoal?

What do I do grandma? Uncle has given me the hotel's responsibilities.

I don't have a moment to spare.

Sit down, brother, I'll get coffee.

Ah! no dear, not coffee.

Drinking coffee in the hotel always my face has become dull.

Ok, sit down. You are always in a rush.

Hey boy, they say neither a bachelor nor a lady's fingers are useful when old.

I'll look for a nice girl. Why don't you marry?

Ah! What's the hurry for my marriage? First sister must get married.

Why brother? You want to send me off after marriage?

Where will we send you dear? Our cousin who will join our family must live with us

You said well.

You heard Unemployed Nitayanandam drama till now, the next program will continue.

It's been a month since you came? How did you survive on Rs.50/- for a month?

What's there? I stopped eating meals I'm eating just tiffins.

I still have Rs.10/- in my pocket. I keep getting in and out of places.

It looks like I won't get a job without a recommendation.

This is my story. An unemployed man's story.

So this is the issue.

I thought you forgot us because you were doing some big job.

It was same in college too. I never saw those who didn't study as people itself.

The day I got my degree, I thought I'll rule the entire world with this degree.

I always looked up, now down.

I thought there was none as great as me.

Now I realise when I'm searching for a job how small I actually am.

Even the office boy is looking at me like an insect.

I'm feeling bad when I hear your story.

What do I do now? There are no jobs you can do at the hotel.

Why not? Give me a server's job. I'll find a place to eat and live.

Have you lost your mind? Will you work as a server after passing B.A.?

Like a king. Why not? Is that not a job?

Even if you don't bother about it, I'm feeling ashamed to give you that job.

Why are you ashamed?

I thought I'll earn sitting on the top, I didn't get a job...

...now I'm starting from below.

This is the first step. Nobody can climb a ladder at once, isn't it?

You've come to survive.

That's fine, but my uncle doesn't give server job to non brahmins...

...aren't you a Christian?

Is it written so on my face?

Tomorrow I'll wear a sacred thread and come, let me see who will find out.

Then what about your name?

Instead of Matthew I'll say Muthiah, is that ok?

You're incorrigible.

Ok then, come tomorrow.

Hey boy! What is this? I asked for Idli and you brought me dosa.

The idli is cold sir, so I brought you hot masala dosa, it'll be tasty.

The price will be even better, take this back and get me the idli only.

This was made specially for the propreitor

You taste it madam, what does he know?

Why are you being stingy for a rupee? Just eat.

Hmm, go on, continue.

Stop your noise felllows. You sound like crows.

Crows? This is a cuckoo's singing.

In the mornings you're manager Narasimham, but at night we're all the same, comrades.

Sit down. Please grace the seat Mr.Muthiah

Start playing boys.

The donkeys are braying downstairs due to your song.

You are a tyrant.

When they said music was dead, you asked to bury it deep.

Where did you get the harmonium and tablas from?

It's ours. We are theatre artists.

When we came into this city, we joined a cinema compnay which went bankrupt.

We all got into a train thinking that we'd go back home.

But the ticket collector made us deboard.

We didn't purchase a ticket because we didn't have money.

It was then that we joined this hotel.

We thought we'd lose the habit so we've just taken them out now.

Hey, this is a hotel, not a cinema company

Must forgive me but a cinema company and a hotel are the same kind of business.

How's that?

As soon as you get off a train, only these two give you boarding and lodging.

-But there's a difference. -What's that?

In a cinema company after singing there's food, here after food there's singing.

That's right.

-There's one more difference. -What's that?

If you sing in a cinema company you'll earn money, here you'll earn beatings.

Shut your mouths and sleep.

-Oh! Oh no -What happened?

Gas.

Didn't you blow off all the gas through your song? Do you still have gas?

I'm in pain and here you find this is the time to complain.

Unless I roam around for about half an hour, this gas won't reduce.

Hmm, go upto Pudipetta and return.

-What's at Pudipetta? -That's Rajamma's house.

Oh, so thats the matter.

I don't know why there's no letter from Mathiah even today.

You've started already? Let dad at least have some tea.

Post!

From where is it? Is it brother?

Hmm.Greetings to mother and father.

I thought I mustn't write until I found a job.

Hence it got delayed. I've now found a good job.

What job? Is he eating 3 square meals?

Did he find a good place to stay?

Is he getting hot water to bathe in?

He hasn't written all that.

There's no problem for food and stay.

I'll send some money as soon as I get my salary.

My address, K.C.Matthew, c/o Muthiah Dikshitulu...

...Rajeswari Vilas, Coffee Club, Madras 32.

Sambar! Sambar!

Hey, is there no server here?

Muthiah, come and see what's needed here.

What do you want sir?

-For me, a Jangerry Bonda. -I want Mysorepak Boondi.

-I want onion fritters. -I want roasted minapattu.

Listen, I want Sambar not chutney with bonda.

-I want curd with Boondi. -Get me also a Mysore pak.

Get me sugar with Minapattu.

Jangerry, laddoo, gulab, jamun, mysorepak, badusha, idli,wada, poori, curry, bonda...

...minapattu, persarattu, chappati.

One coffee, two empty glasses.

What is this? I asked for Jangerry bonda and you brought something else?

-Where's minapattu? -Eat this, it's very nice.

-Where's the mysore pak? -Where's the curd?

Don't be in a hurry.

What don't hurry? We asked something and you brought something else.

You take what you want amongst these, I'll take back the rest.

Will you get what we asked for or should we eat what you bring?

Who's the propreitor? Ask him to come!

Rangiah! What's this issue?

Don't you have sense?

Sir, please forgive. It was a mistake.

Why have you kept a server like this?

Should anyone come to this hotel hereafter or not?

Don't angry sir, please wait.

Srinivasa! Come here and take care of what they need.

Rangiah, give this fellow Rs.10/- and send him out immediately.

Sir, hotel business is new to me, so I got a little confused.

Oho, so you know English. What have you studied?

I've passed my B.A..