Nayagi (நாயகி)

(All incidents and characters in this film are fictitious, bear no resemblance)

'The Heroine'

'NEWS'

'Welcome to Doordarshan news'

'Highlights'

'Amarnath hailing from Nandivaram, a village near Madras...'

'...has been missing for the past 1 week'

'A reward of Rs 1001 will be given to the person who finds him'

'Due to this steep rise in the number of missing persons...'

'...panic stricken many have evacuated this village'

'The Police department has taken this mysterious case as a challenge'

'For the past 15 years this is the village where many have gone missing, Swapna'

'The entire village looks like a crematorium'

'Not even a single soul can be spotted in this area!'

'What baffles the Police is though the village looks empty...'

'...number of visitors mysteriously missing alone is on the increase'

'Missing persons list is...'

'...Ambattur Shankar'

'Vellore Suraj'

'Madurai Kali'

'Coimbatore Kannan'

'Tindivanam Periyasami'

'Virudhunagar Karuppaiya'

'Along with Kanyakumari Kumari Muthu, few others are also missing'

'Not only has the Govt taken this issue seriously...'

'...but has declared Nandivaram as 'restricted area''

'Have you ever heard of such an atrocity?'

'I believe the folks in Nandivaram are missing by the dozen'

'Despite the police force combing the area for the past 15 years...'

'...not one of them could be traced'

'That's why to restrict the people from going into the village...'

'...the Govt has built a wall'

'So be it'

'Did you tune into our News?'

'Don't risk your life by stepping in to that area'

'Trisha'

'In a case registered a week ago in Pondicherry...'

'...the police force has traced Karunakaran's

mobile signal till Nandivaram restricted area'

'The department is now expediting the enquiry'

'The Central .govt has hiked up price of petrol again by Rs 3.20 per liter'

'This has inconvenienced the public in a major way'

'Ganesh Venkatraman'

'Satyam Rajesh'

'Sushma Raj'

'Dr.Brahmanandam'

'Music by Raghu Kunche'

'Watching this introduction did you assume he is the hero?'

'He is the villain in this film'

'His name would top the list among all crooks in the city'

Excuse me

- Shravani...? - Sanjay...?

Hi...!

Joe, meet Sanjay

He is the to-be groom I am supposed to meet

- Oh! Really? - Yeah!

I'll wait outside, okay?

'She asked you to go, then why the hell are you hugging her?'

'Bloody bug!'

Okay Thank you!

'Karunakaran, who went missing in Nandivaram's 'restricted' area...'

'...according to police sources is a criminal wanted in many cases'

'The police department is once again requesting the public not to enter that area'

Thank God

There is no rumor of a spirit like in the film 'Kanchana'...

...which is killing all the people

The police force is posting photos of people who died in accidents

And cashing in on people's weakness

These are all tricks to increase TV viewership!

So you aren't scared of spirits?

What bunkum and B.S!

Okay, wait

I'll show you something to you, ma'am

Action

Hey, cut...cut...cut

I told you to hit her You're hitting on her instead

What the hell did you teach him?

Move, you moron! Watch me

You must grab the ghost like this and hit

Beat her to a pulp

Why are you glaring at me?

I'm a human being

You're after all a spirit

'You must pound her to a paste, understand?'

In a film shoot all this is fine

But what if you see a real ghost face to face?

I'll trample it and smash it to pieces

And strangle its neck

So funny

Dad told me about you I believe you take short films?

What genre?

- Only horror - Oh really?

That's why spirits don't terrify you

'Worked out to my advantage'

'If I continue in this manner...'

'...initial formalities will be successful'

'Even if she kicks you...'

'...you should fall into a flower basket, Sanju!'

Coming to the point

I'll tell you how the person

This is how I want my husband to be

Say yes if you are okay with it

Otherwise simply say no

First one

I'll retain my surname even after marriage

It will be my dad's name

I thought as much

Feminism showing its head

Second one

No questions asked about my whereabouts or programs

No enquiries whatsoever

In fact you shouldn't even broach that topic

I'm not your husband

You want to be my husband!

Last and very important

All my friends are only boys

No girls at all

You shouldn't object at all

You mean I shouldn't object even for an abortion!

Right

Excuse me

Tell me, dad

Shravani has 4 boyfriends it seems, I just heard about it

'It seems' for you 'It is so' for me

'Should I cancel that alliance?'

No...no

Finalize the very same alliance

'Why do you want to marry a girl with loose morals?'

Dad, shall I narrate a small story to you?

A man is starving

'Okay'

So hungry he is writhing in pain

He finds a biscuit in a muddy mire

What will he do, dad?

'What?'

Will he eat the biscuit or walk away from it?

I would walk away

Correct, dad

But instead of the biscuit if it was a bar of gold?

Simple, pa

That chap is yours truly

You're looking at the bog I'm looking at the bar of gold

Do you get it, dad?

She's worth billions

Even if generations eat into it no one will land on the street

Fix the wedding date directly without an engagement

'Okay, da'

Are you married?

Already you've lost half your hair

Before you become bald...

...follow my footsteps and get married to a rich heiress

- So, yes or no? - No

Can you explain?

Why you are not having any objection?

First point

Not just you

Why should any girl change her dad's name after marriage?

Second point

If boys aren't plagues with questions of their whereabouts, why single out girls?

And last but not least

Friends are just friends

Why this gender bias?

I don't have any objection

Excuse me

Yes, dad

Yes, I like him

Yeah

- What's your name? - Sanjay

Sanjay, dad

Very open minded I like him

When kicked you didn't fall into a flower basket

You fell right into a feature film!

Have a ball

Fix the wedding date directly

Because I'm having trip with Arun after my marriage

Yeah, dad

Okay

Marry me

Make out with someone else, huh?

'How atrocious, Saravana!'

Yeah, we'll discuss about it

'Name Sandhya, Home town Salem'

'Father is a bus conductor Mother isn't educated'

'But after completing her B.Tech she is staying in a hostel'

'She is the epitome of innocence'

'Why is she coming here at this time?'

Hey, girl friend, huh?

It's okay, dude

Cool!

- Glad to meet you - My pleasure

By the way Joe is waiting

Sanjay, you have a nice time with that girl

Will catch up later

Bye

Joe is waiting, huh?

Never thought I'll get a hit formula like this for my feature film!

Sanju, it's okay

You'll be a billionaire in the very near future

All this is pretty common

Cool, buddy!