Prementha Panichese Narayana

"Hari! Hari!"

'This is Bhagyanagaram (Hyderabad).'

'A place filled with stories and poetry.'

'Once it was ruled by grand kings..'

'..and later saw rebellions of poor people.'

'You can see mansions of rich people..'

'..and also garbage dumpsters where beggars live.'

'The stones here still echo the heartbeats of Nawabs..'

'..who built Bhagyanagaram to win the love of Bhagyamati.'

'Here, you hear loves stories not just at Charminar..'

'..but also at garbage dumps.'

'You will see hearts filled with love everywhere.'

'This city shines like a bright light..'

'..because of the dumpsters that are in the corner.'

'If those stories start to move and the hearts start to beat..'

'..if those love stories come to life..'

'..and rebel if those dumpsters swell like an ocean..'

..and come upon the city like a great storm why say it?'

'Let's see it for ourselves.'

O Lord, everything is in your hands. Please guide me.

- Auto! Stop! - Where to?

- MGBS. - Okay, get in.

'The number you are trying to call is switched off.'

Stop here.

Here you go.

Hello, doctor!

- Hi! - I'm the CI of this area.

- How is she? - Her condition is very critical.

She's been stabbed once in the intestines..

..and twice besides kidneys. She has lost a lot of blood.

So, when can I question her?

I'll inform you as soon as she gains consciousness.

Okay, doctor. Thank you.

- Sir, the girl's bag. - Open it.

Her phone.

- Did you inform her relatives? - Yes, sir.

What happened, dear? Oh God! Shirisha! Oh Mother!

Didn't you find any clues at the crime scene?

They are still searching, sir.

What happened to my daughter?

- What happened to her? - Is she your daughter?

Yes, she's my daughter. She's my daughter.

Who is the guy beside her?

He's the one who ruined her life in the name of love.

- Where does he live? - He works in a used things shop beside our colony.

He came home to ask for her hand in marriage.

But I refused. I'm sure he did this to exact revenge.

- Ramesh! - Sir!

Bring him to the station.

Sir, they are here!

Hey, get up!

- Oh no! The police! - Come on, get up!

Who is Hari? Where is he?

Come on, answer me!

- Where do you think you are going? - Sir, I don't know anything.

We are telling truth.

Hey, stop!

- Why is this man after me? - Stop! I said stop!

- I don't know anything, sir. - You fat fellow! Stop.

I didn't eat anything there. Please leave me. Sir! Sir!

- Stop right there! - Oh, Mother!

- Why are you running? - I'm scared of the police.

- Who is Hari? - Definitely not me.

- Where is he? Answer me! - I don't know. Sir, I don't know.

Hari escaped, sir. I'm sure he left the city by now.

Okay, come back to station.

What is all that blood on your shirt? Did you stab someone?

I didn't sleep all night. The CI gives me too much work.

What is all this blood?

Why is blood flowing from the bathroom?

Who is inside? Who is there?

Who is it?

Open the door!

Who are you?

What is all this blood? What are you doing?

Answer me! Answer me!

Oh, God!

Stop! Stop!

- I don't know, sir! Oh, God! - Tell me.

- I don't know, sir! - Answer me! Come on, speak up!

This generation's youths are so twisted.

They chase girls in the name of love..

..and if the girls refuse, they stab them to death..

..or pour acid on their faces. This is the trend now.

Nobody is afraid of Nirbhaya Law too.

It is a waste of time to take these guys for trial.

We should kill them on the spot.

You know how our CI works.

He uses his revolver even for minor pickpocket cases.

He won't let that guy get away with such a big offense.

- Ramesh! - Yes, sir!

- Did you bring him in? - Yes, sir.

- Good morning, sir! - Bring him to me.

Come on, get up.

- What is your name? - Hari Krishna, sir.

Where do you work?

In the scrap shop, beside the main road.

- How long have you been working there? - Since one year.

- Where are you from? - Chodavaram.

- Where is that? - Near Srikakulam.

Why did you come here to Hyderabad?

Why are you avoiding my eyes?

Tell me the truth.

My parents died when I was two years old.

I didn't have any relatives or any work to feed myself.

'I was all alone.'

'I came to the city looking for work.'

'Since this city has welcomed and fed many people..'

'..I came here with the hope of finding some work.'

Bless my scrap shop, Lord.

Who are you?

Why are you sleeping in front of my shop?

Get up! Every homeless man comes and sleeps here..

..as if there is no other place in the street.

Wake up. Come on.

Who are you?

Who are they?

What is this?

Rascals!

Who are you? Let me go!

You can't get away! Who are you? Stop it!

Last night they were trying to run away with some cans.

I found them suspicious, so I caught them.

Rascals!

When I started losing things from the shop..

..I thought maybe my workers are stealing stuff..

..but you are the real thieves. Rascals, how dare you!

Weren't you afraid to catch them?

I was. That's why I tied them up.

God showed me the way to go..

..and Mother Earth showed me the path to walk on.

You look like an innocent guy and you are from my village.

'You can work for me. Let me introduce to the other boys.'

'Okay.'

My parents sent me to the city thinking that..

..I'll waste my life if I stay in the village.

But I'm really wasting my life sitting in this scrap.

My father called me the other day.

He asked me what I'm doing these days. I said scrap.

He said I will definitely reach great heights.

If he finds out what scrap is, he will definitely go up.

Why didn't our boss come yet?

If he comes, I'll sell him off with this scrap.

He buys scrap, who will buy him?

What is this meeting early in the morning?

- Here he comes. - Did I hear you talking about buying?

This young man is from my village. From Chodavaram.

He has nobody here. He will stay with you from today.

Take care of him. Okay?

You don't pay us enough and now you hired another guy.

- What are you murmuring? - Nothing.

These rascals are cunning. Be careful.

'Everyone thinks that people in the cities are like robots.'

'But I found people with good hearts.'

I found friends who will risk their lives for me.'

"Rattalu! Rattalu! When I see you.."

Move aside.

Hey, you move aside. Move aside.

One can is not enough for you, you'll need at least 6.

Get lost, Skinny!

Why are they getting ready?

We'll get our salaries today.

- We live in this dump, so let's go out today. - Let's go.

We shared our joys, sorrows, laughter and tears.

We were waiting for you.

If you give us our salaries, we'll go out and have fun.

Hari, here you go.

Your salary.

Hey, get up. What are you doing?

This is not just salary for me.

You've given a new life to an orphan.

That's how I started working at the scrap shop.

My daughter's life is ruined. You will rot in hell.

- Don't talk too much. - I curse you.

What is going on there? Go check.

Rascals!

- Stop fighting. Stop it. - How could he do that to my daughter?

Venkat! What is going on there?

Send them away.

Sir, these people ruined my daughter's life.

Send that rascal out.

- I'll kill him with my own hands. - Send them away.

- Go away. Come on, leave. - Sir! Sir!

Sir, that informer is eating my brains.

Bring him out.

Hey, come out.

- What's your name? - Sippy!

Sippy? What kind of a name is that?

My full name is Singareni Picchaiah.

I shortened it to Sippy, since it sounds more stylish.

- Look, Singareni Picchaiah.. - Sippy, sir. Sippy!

Tell me where Yerranna's gang is.

- What gang, sir? - Don't act innocent before me.

I know that you are an informer to Yerranna's gang.

I don't even know my village well.

How can I be an informer to a gang hiding in a forest?

- You! - Sir!

Why are you hitting me, sir?

It is against the rules.

- Rules? You will tell me rules? - Please stop, sir.