First day at the hotel management college
“So close just now And yet far away in a blink”
“Reach out, my friend!”
“Stop! That is enough!”
I want to become a great singer like my mother.
Oh, my! Is she such a great singer?
No, sir.
She also wants to be a great singer like me.
So, the family is full of nightingales!
Next!
What about you?
Itikelapudi Srimathi.
Let’s reserve bricks and bats for later.
Why that blazer?
Are you special?
This is compulsory once we get a job.
I am trying to get a hang of it.
So, you have decided for yourself.
By the way, what are your hobbies?
I have no hobbies.
Are boyfriends your only hobby?
What? Don’t you have one?
I know Sridhar Babu very well.
Which Sridhar Babu?
Jupudi Sridhar Babu. Final year.
So?
He told me, “If anyone tries to rag you, let me know. I will take care of it. ”
Oh, my God!
I am very scared!
If I find Sridhar Babu,
I can thrust a pacifier in his mouth and sit him down, you know?
It’s okay. Tell me some joke.
I don’t know any jokes. -Very good.
Shall I tell you one?
I am also in the First Year.
Hello! It’s not over yet.
There is lot more.
Jupudi, Rapudi, Poppudi…
(Humming)
Hey? Where is the pacifier?
Where is the pacifier? Give it to me so I can put it in my mouth and sit by.
Sorry, sir.
Every junior escapes ragging using the name of somebody or the other.
But I thought you were a fictional character?
How come you have appeared in flesh?
You call me a fictional character and you do wag your tongue.
You must be ragged.
Tell me! Do you want me to give you a royal salute or do frog jumps?
You have surpassed them all long ago.
You deserve to eat the chilly bajji for sure.
How is that ragging, sir?
Eating punugu and bajji?
Please order thick chutney along, okay?
One plate special ragging chilly bajji!
Hey! Two plates!
Huh?
Looks very spicy.
Once you finish, we will get you a lime soda. Eat it!
Go ahead. -Eat it!
What sort of bajji was that, sir? All my outlets are on fire.
They are burning non-stop, sir.
What, Sridhar? What do you say? -Sir…
Please pass it off for a battle scar and ignore it, sir.
This is no wound or scar.
It is spicy, hot, chilly! It burns like Carolina Reaper.
You two are the only students who stepped into the Principal’s room on the very first day!
Hey, hey! That’s my bottle!
My mouth is on fire!
Sir, he harassed me this morning, sir.
If he harassed you,
you should have complained to me!
Instead, how could you be so silly to stuff chilly powder down his throat?
How can you stuff it? Huh?
Sir, that wasn’t my idea, sir.
Shut up!
I am going to take disciplinary action against you.
Three day suspension or fine?
Fine is better, sir.
In that case,
pay 3500 rupees and then enter the class. Okay?
3500?
Suspension is better.
How do you know Rajaram?
When we first moved to Africa, dad sent grandpa some medicines.
They were held up in the Excise Office.
That was when we met him.
Any work we have with the Excise Office… he helps us with it.
He will help us, won’t he?
Hmm.
He is our Math teacher, right?
Yes! Bhajagovindam master!
Shall we go greet him?
Do you think he will recognize us? -Hey, come on.
Namaste, master.
Uh… namaste. You are…
Abhinav, master. Your old student.
2008 batch. -Ah…
Mr Peddaiah’s grandson, right? -Yes.
Ah! How are you, son? -I am good.
Who is this girl?
Her name is… -Siri…
Ah…Srimathi!
Itikelapudi Srimathi!
Why do you call her Siri?
What are you doing now?
I am a pilot, master. South African Airways.
Very good.
This is what makes us happy after retirement.
Isn’t this why we taught you in school?
How distant Ramarajulanka and South Africa are!
What are you doing, dear?
Uh…I am planning to set up my own business.
Very good. Very good!
What business?
Bar and Restaurant.
Huh?
What’s wrong?
You were a good student.
Why are you into a bar set up?
What’s wrong with it, master?
You used to say…When you work hard, every job is divine.
See you, master.
PROHIBITION AND EXCISE STATION
Abhi sir! How are you?
How is your grandfather? He is doing well. -Doing good!
Please, sit.
You mentioned some work?
Nothing much, Rajaram.
But only you can do this job.
How simply you have put it, sir?
I get everyone’s job done in the village.
How can I not do yours?
Shoot it. I will do whatever it is.
She is Srimathi. My friend.
Ah…Namaste, madam.
She is from my village.
She wants to set up a bar and restaurant in the village.
Huh?
We are applying for the license.
There is a lot of process involved.
That’s the reason why we came to you, Rajaram.
Do something and …
I don’t think you understand how a bar license is acquired.
It is based on draw.
It is a kind of lottery.
Who can ensure us a win in lottery?
It depends on our luck. That’s all.
Don’t mind the expenses.
It is done very systematically.
There are lots of loopholes in government offices. I am aware.
How do I explain this to you?
Ah!
Do you watch movies?
Ah. I watch Nani’s films.
Okay. Tell me the names of Nani’s five films.
Come on.
Hmm. Gentleman.
Gentle… -Nani’s Gentleman.
Nani’s Gentleman. Next?
Ah…Bhale Bhale Magadivoy… -Nani…
-That is Mahesh Babu’s film. -Oh!
Yes. Correct.
Pilla Zamindar
PJ
Uh… Tuck Jagadish.
Eega… -Correct. Eega.
Eega.
Huh!
Pick up the slip out of this that says Nani’s Gentleman.
How can I do that?
I will give you hundred rupees. Pick it up.
I got it.
What now? -No big deal.
Put in the application.
If we win the lottery, it will be a celebration.
If we don’t, one lakh rupees down the drain!
That’s all.
Gentleman! Siri!
Ah?
He picked the exact one! -I know.
How come there are so many?
All of them may not be here for the license.
There are lots of other works here.
Excuse me? -Hmm?
What have you come for?
I am applying for liquor license.
Oh!
What makes you so sure of getting the license despite this competition?
That’s why I am putting four applications.
If lucky, I will get the license. Or I will lose four lakhs.
That simple. Yes!
What do we do? -We put the application.
I have even broken the FD for this.
What if we don’t get the license?
What shall we do then?
I don’t know.
We have to be in it to win it. Isn't it?
One lakh, Abhi!
Shall we go back then?
Madam, are you in the queue or not?
We are.
How are you?
I am good.
GRANTED
Next!
Siri left quite early, didn’t she?
Ah…
Was it with Mr Peddaiah’s grandson?
She said she had to go to Rajahmundry to submit some application.
I asked you who she went with. Why do you tell me where she went?
I think that boy’s name is some Abhi.. abhi…
Abhinav!
He looks like a film hero. -Oh!
Did you see him? -Yes!
They talk late into the night.
Must be about some work, mother-in-law.
Still, why would they talk till one in the night?
That boy…
stays only for two weeks here.
Why don’t we talk to them?
The boy lives abroad.
He has a high-profile job.
Will he marry our girl?
Abroad, my foot!
His dad used to go around in knickers.
Tch!
She has promised to get married.
If there is anything, she will let us know.
Is the oil boiled? -Hmm.
Buh…buh…buh…
Hmm?
Mom!
Do you know this?
Srimathi and the pilot are going to get married.
Who told you?
When did they tell you?
How did they tell you?
Instead of asking me all these stupid questions…
Why don’t you go straight to Srimathi and ask her…”I like you. Do you like me?”
What if she says, ‘was this your intention all along?’
Why are you so timid?
Look!
If not for the timid people in the world,
the world population would have crossed 3000 crores by now.
Listen. You have only two weeks left.
If you don’t talk to her at least now,
you will end up as the biggest loser.
Couldn’t you tell me before?
PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ALLOTMENT OF LIQUOR SHOPS THROUGH DRAW
Shall we start?
The winner of Bar License for Ramarajulanka is …
What does it mean?
Did we get the license or not?
Why would I cry if we got the license?
At least, will they refund our money?
Why would I cry so much if it is refundable?
So? Is the one lakh gone?
Hello…
Are you happy now?
I kept resisting but you were overzealous and gave her even your gold!
It’s okay, Devika. Let it be.
Let it be?
We have lost one lakh!
Do you know how many zeroes in a lakh?
She left us with a zero.
You have lost one lakh. Of course, it hurts.
But be happy it’s limited to one lakh.
Do something and find the address.
Siri… can you stop it, please?
One lakh rupees, Abhi!
All I have is eight lakhs. They took away one for no reason.
Why should I pay one lakh when I don’t get the license?
Isn’t it unfair?
There is a way.
What does it matter if we don’t get the license?
Let’s find who got it for this area and request them to transfer it to us.
Why would they transfer their license to us?
This at least has a better chance than the lucky draw.
Uh, Rajaram! Tell me.
Madhavi Latha…
Rajahmundry…
Wait. Type out the message and text me the whole address.
Have you already found the address?
Hmm. They want us to come.
You handed me the responsibility.
Let’s go. Stop crying.
Come on, let’s go.
Hmm!
Your phone!
Do you know the amount of coffee you have been drinking?
This is the ninth cup.
What do you want me to do?
I am losing my mind.
Why are you so angry?
I want to drink something else instead of coffee.
But this is not the time.
It’s time. They haven’t called yet.
So?
Huh?
Tell me, Phani. What happened?
Dad, I am Mani. I am not Phani. Check the dot on my cheek if you want.
Bah! First tell me what happened.
Actually…
the license…
Hmm! Out with the news.
Did your sister get the license or not?
Actually…
You were right, dad. It’s not so easy to get the license.
Did she get it or not? Tell me that, first.
-No! One lakh was lost. -Huh?
That was the first thing you should have told me, donkey.
“She expected something But ended up with something.
The bird has fallen into a trap!”
Hey, who got the license then?
Who cares who got it?
Hey! The one lakh is gone?
Then?
She wants to set up a bar!
Husband! I gave them one lakh for bar license.
Huh?
Deposit, dad!
Look at my fate!
I have been happy for not even ten minutes.
Everything is over.
I tell you they are not capable but you don’t care.
Bloody… I don’t even know how to abuse them.
There is a cuss word called Lincondoop in English, dad.
When you want to tell someone how unworthy and good-for-nothing he is,
you can simply use this word.
What doop?
Lincandoop!
Linca…?
Lincandoop!
Learn it properly, dad! Say it again.
Lincandoops! Get lost!
Useless idiots! Useless idiots!
One lakh down the drain!
Lincandoop!
Lincandoops!
Lincandoop!
You are…?
I just spoke to you over the phone. About the license.
I don’t know much.
I only submit applications in the names of all our family members.
If we get the license, my son takes care of it.
Can we talk to your son?
Sure. I will call him. Please, sit.
-Please sit here. -Thank you.
What do we tell him?
Tell him whatever will get us the license.
yes so what is that?
Suppose…you have the license.
What do you expect me to say that will make you give me your license?
I don’t know.
Think deep.
When you want the license, you should be thinking.
But hey, if luck is in our favour, everything we want appears right before us.
Please… somehow… -Yes.
Hey, I will call you back. -Try to convince him.
Hi!
Congratulations!
I am Abhi. Your name?
Vuyyampati Dorababu.
There is only one solution to this problem, Srimathi.
What is it?
Transferring license is building up black market.
So the government has banned it.
We can transfer it only to a family member.
oh… now that’s another problem!
It’s not a problem.
It’s actually a solution, Srimathi. -What?
This is God’s play.
Just when I was planning to get married, you walked into my bar.
You needed a license.
But I end up getting the license. It’s all a miracle.
God has brought us together like this.
Okay, I will make a move.
Wait.
Just a minute, Srimathi. Please, sit.
Please!
What is this, Srimathi?
Will you find a better groom than me?
If you agree to marry me,
you won’t have all these issues of bar and license.
I will treat you like a queen.
If you still want to do business, run a bar or drive a car.
Whatever you say.
I don’t need it.
What is your problem?
Tell me what’s bothering you.
Shall I tell you the truth?
When I came back from your bar,
I was reminded of our mischiefs in college.
I felt bad I didn’t speak properly to a college friend I met after years.
I thought you have changed.
It’s not that. -You haven’t changed a bit.
Siri! Hang on!
Siri!
Where is your jeep? -Over there.
Go get it then.
The guy seems okay.
Why don’t you marry him?
What?
He seems to have a lot of property.
And he is into the same business.
All your problems will be solved.
Shut up and drive.
She takes after her father.
From pennies to sterlings; sterlings to pounds…
Finally, he has burned them all.
Watch before you say anything to her. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
When we walked out of the house, what did you do take care of us?
Wasn’t it business?
What is she trying to do now?
She is getting into business too. She is taking care of her own problems.
You keep saying she has her dad’s qualities.
She didn’t take after her dad.
She takes after you!
I don’t know how to put it across to you.
You are not able to distinguish between whim and aim.
Srimadtripura Sundari…
Srimadtripura Sundari!
Sri Shiva…
Sri Shiva!
Shiva Shaktaikya Rupini…
Shiva Shaktaikya Rupini!
Lalitambika…
Lalitambika!
So, we will meet again next Friday.
Huh? See you then. Okay! -Okay, sir.
Why do you have to be alone, grandpa?
Instead of calling others home,
why don’t you come home where there are already people?
Where should I come? -Johannesburg, grandpa!
Mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, me… all of us are there.
What do you mean?
Do you take me for a rose plant in your balcony?
To be lifted from here and placed there? -Hey, yes!
Balcony reminds me.
Brandy Jones, an elderly lady, lives next door.
She must be around 70. But she looks only sixty.
She was going through our family album one day and called you cute.
Brandy Jones on one hand and we on the other.
Hmm. It’s left to you.
Hey!
This album is filled only with your grandma.
He showed the album to the neighbours.
Album! Get going.
Grandpa! Think and tell me.
Goodnight.
Goodnight!
Okay.
Whatever happened has happened.
Forget it.
Oho!
Hey, how long is your vacation?
What about your return journey?
Sister… sister!
Someone is here.
I think it’s for you. Someone has come.
Hmm?
Hm?
Like… I have four in all.
They are taken care of by my family.
One is managed solely by me.
You know Bommur police station?
When you go towards Lala lake from there, the bar is on the right.
The bar falls on the Lala lake side, yes.
What brings you so far?
Sorry.
I must look like a big idiot…
You thought I was a big idiot, right?
Tell me.
The thing is…
I am into liquor business.
You also want to get into the same business.
So, I thought if we marry, we would become a bit of a celebrity couple.
Like Virushka and Abhivarya, I thought we would become Doramathi.
Doramathi means… Dorababu and Srimathi.
Got it.
I already gave you my answer yesterday.
Why did you come home now?
To apologize.
If you want to open the bar, I don’t have to transfer my license to you.
License will stay in my mom’s name.
But you can happily run the bar.
What? You don’t get it?
Bar remains in your mother’s name.
But you want me run it?
We already have four licenses in the family.
My brother-in-law runs one.
The second one is run by my great uncle’s grandson.
They bring their own stock. They book their own profits.
Won’t there be problems?
When we have mutual understanding, why would there be problems?
What? Don’t you trust me?
Why are you doing this for me?
You are not the only one.
I remembered the college days too.
Thank you, Dorababu.
Oho! Why all this now?
Son! No one can make them as deliciously as my Devika.
Just taste them once. You will keep asking for more.
-I can tell it by the smell. -Right.
I forgot to mention.
You must open the bar only in the name of Sai Peacock.
Don’t forget.
Why?
The bar license is in my mother’s name, isn’t it?
All the bars should carry the same name.
Welcome to Sai Peacock Bar and Restaurant!
All the best!
Thank you, Srimathi.
Bye, aunty. Bye, Srimathi.
Bye, all. -See you, son.
Why are you wearing that face?
You have got the license, right?
But… -Ah!
Who comes to a bar named Sai Peacock?
All you wanted was a bar.
How does the name matter?
Hmm.
Move! I have a lot of work. -Actually…
Calm down, dad! -Ah!
She got the license.
Satyareddy is asking for advance!
How can I not be angry?
What was that?
You gave me a word that reduces anger? Huh?
Lincondoop… -Huh?
Lincondoop, dad!
Can I use that word now? -You can.
Lincandoop!
Has your frustration gone down? -No!
Maybe I should say it loudly.
Lincandoop!
The walls will be in pistachio green.
The border will be in brown.
Orange on the doors will be still better.
Hey! How come you are here?
I wanted to meet you.
Are you on leave?
No. I left for good.
What do you mean?
Why?
Don’t you need a floor manager? Hmm?
Girl, the time awaited so long is now for show off
It's a beginning
Girl, for the overtime done so far, it’s a pay off
It's just the beginning
A comfort unseen
A wonder unheard of
It has probably started, o girl.
A reassurance unsolicited
The heart has extended
No, no. You go first. Hmm. It won’t step back, this confidence
Morning brings in new conversations
Afternoon lights up the stoves
Take the cocktail glasses.
Cocktail mixers as well.
The stainless steel one, remember?
Kalyani! Don’t take the plastic ones, okay?
I know. The price is high.
But don’t compromise.
Hey, the paint is in patches there.
Do it properly.
Look at this.
-This is the one we have selected. -This looks good, right?
Ah. It’s nice. -Yes.
These two are my mom’s.
No one was ready give saris to use in the bar.
Where did you get all these from?
I grabbed them from my grandma’s trunk.
Oh, my! What if she recognises them?
My grandma remembers nothing except the house.
When you were shooting in Rayalaseema, I am sure you enjoyed the food there.
Oh, a lot!
Production food itself acquired a unique taste with the mixture of those spices.
Now when I am reminded of it, my mouth has started watering.
-They are also famous for their hospitality.
Are you not scared?
What about? -What if your mother sees you?
Hey, dumbo! That’s why we have come this far.
Umm… this tastes super.
What if we serve this pakodi in our bar?
Hey, dumbo! That’s why we have come this far.
Marble soda with this would be yummy.
I guess this last one was left for you.
Please drink.
Why are they all full?
No one wants to drink this, dear.
I know a place where they would love this.
You have changed the name of all our bars, do you realize that?
You could have at least chosen a better name.
This is destiny.
Girl, the time awaited so long is now for show off
It’s destiny for you.
But loads of work for me.
Thank you, Dorababu.
How many times will you thank me?Girl, for the overtime done so far, it's a pay off
Hey, set it properly. Right… take it a little to the right.
A comfort unseen
A wonder unheard of
Switch it on.
It has probably started, o girl.
A reassurance unsolicited
The heart has extended
It won't step back, this confidence
Why formals?
How about a lungi? -Lungi?
Yes.
Let’s get a designer lungi done.
They all look so good, don’t they? -Hmm.
But…who will be the Head Waiter?
Namaste, madam.
How are you?
Srimathi! How is the gift I have sent you?
SRIMATHI COCKTAILS SPECIALS FEEDBACK FORM
FIVE MONTHS AND TWO DAYS TO GO!
Thank God!
I was worried you might leave before the bar could open.
What makes you happier?
The bar opening or me still staying?
Hey! Put it on the speaker. On the speaker.
Tell me, Chanti. -Madam,
the excise department is making a scene at our bar.
When we tried to stop them, they slapped.
Please come quickly.
What happened? -They just don’t want to listen.
Please speak to them.
Touch the bar and I will kill you.
Madam, you can’t set up a bar here as per rules.
I have all the required permissions.
The bar is very close to the national highway.
Sir is in the car. Go and talk to him if you want.
Do you remember me?