GOKULAM

Written

by

Madhusudhanan N

Madhusudhanan N Email: filmmaker.madhu@gmail.com Mobile: +91.98849.00757 Copyright material

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Flush green paddy fields on either side of mud road in a quite and picturesque village near Vizag. Rambabu aged 28 cycling to his job. He works as an accountant in a small Govt. school in Pedipallam village located near Vishakhapatnam. Rambabu suddenly realizes there are two women carrying pot water on their head walking ahead of him and they are literally blocking his path. His cycle doesnt have a bell to caution so he shouts at them to give way for his cycle. To his shock he is not able to apply breaks to the cycle as the break brushes were completely torn off! He literally bangs on them and they spill water on him! Rambabu was quite embarrassed! Rambabu completely drenched with water because of the freaky cycle accident. A creaky fan goes about its business; Rambabu sits below it surrounded by account books, as he punches numbers into his calculator and occasionally making entries in the journal. The financial year-end is close and Rambabu is under pressure to complete the accounts for the fiscal year. The Headmaster of the school rushes in with the peon and shocked to see Rambabu with wet dress. The 5th standard history teacher is down with food poisoning and in 15 minutes the school inspector will be arriving for his annual check-ups. They need a substitute teacher desperately and the peon suggested Rambabus name to the principal. Rambabu is shocked, as he has never was a teacher before; the Headmaster pleads to just pretend for a few hours and to maintain silence in the class while the inspector goes about his rounds. Rambabu is not sure, while both the peon and Headmaster convince him that he that can do it. Rambabu begins to fret while the Headmaster gets a call on his cell phone saying the Inspector has arrived. Cut to: Rambabu walking into class 5B. The kids are noisily chatting amongst themselves and they suddenly stop and gape at Rambabu. He informs them that he is the temporary substitute teacher; they need to maintain silence, and announces that their History teacher is down with upset stomach. The kids collectively howl and continue to chat, ignoring him. He is shocked that none of the kids are taking him seriously; he announces again that he is the substitute teacher and they need to maintain silence in the class. One of the kids informs the class that he is

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not a teacher but the school accountant. The kids start laughing and challenge Rambabu to ask questions from History and Geography text. A kid then asks him what is the capital of Gujarat? Following that, a series of questions are fired at him and laughter erupts from the entire classroom! He begins to look for the kid who asked the first question when chalks are hurled at him. He turns his attention to the other side when more chalks are hurled at him from the other side. A chalk war begins, Rambabu gets furious and begins to chase kids around in the classroom. He manages to spot two kids, grabs them by the collar and brings them forward when the entire class suddenly goes silent. Holding both the kids by their collars, Rambabu turns around to see the Headmaster and the collector fuming! Cut to: Headmasters office, Rambabu protests but he is fired, the collector has threatened to fire the Headmaster of the school if Rambabu is seen anyway near the premises. A dejected Rambabu stands outside the school gate, hurt and upset. He sees the same bunch of kids snickering at him. Rambabu takes a vow staring at the skies that he never wants to be around kids all his life. A round of chalks land on him as soon as he completes his vow. The kids scanter away. Rambabus white shirt is now colorful with chalk stains. Rambabu stands outside his house door contemplating and was about to press the bell when his mother opens the door. She immediately senses something wrong with her son. Rambabu soberly explains that he hates working in the school and that his mother was right about him going to a city to settle. His mother gazes at the pictures of the Gods, indicating they must show a way ahead for Rambabu. Rambabu had spoken to his best friend who promised him a position in a matrimonial matching company in Hyderabad. But Rambabu is slightly reluctant to leave his mother who is already being burdened to support him by doing small domestic work! Besides he needs money to move out to the city. His mother has her last gold bangles, which will get him through. Rambabu is unsure. Rambabu sits in the local teashop contemplating with few of his friends and playing caroms. Rambabu announces proudly that he maybe going to Hyderabad, when one of his friends teases him that the village patriot has finally fallen to modern life and money. Rambabu used to boast about how he would never leave his hometown but now he is embarrassed.

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As he heads home, he is not convinced at the prospects of going leaving his mother and home town; equally embarrassed about the school incident. Next day, Rambabu visits a travel agent inside a seedy office handing cash to him who books a train ticket to Hyderabad. Montage Begins. Rambabu touching his mothers feet while she does a small pooja in front of the Gods. Outside his house, all his friends and family have gathered to send him away. Rambabu touches the feet of all elders. He makes sure that he stays away from the kids! Rambabu is dropped off at the Railway station with the same large group who was with him earlier. Rambabu has a concerned look, as he doesnt want to loose his luggage amidst the crowd. One of the Villagers cautioned him never leave your bags unattended even for a second in the train. So he is definitely cautious. The train leaves the station and Rambabu is lost in a trance gazing at the passing scenery and dozes off. He gets into a dream as he appears as an emperor and ready to go for a war etc. Suddenly he wakes up with a jolt, sees a girl Samanta sitting across reading a book titled Financial Law. Rambabu knows what school accounting is but doesnt understand financial law! More than the book he is smitten by Samantas beauty and tries to get a glimpse of her whenever he can. Samanta spots Rambabu gaping at her, returns a frustrated look and immediately covers her sleeveless arms using the shawl. Rambabu though nervous is thrilled that the first step of his journey to modern life had introduced him to an angel like Samanta! He suddenly notices there is a fat kid on the other side smiling sarcastically. Rambabu tries to ignore him, as he cant keep his gaze away from Samantha. As soon the train reaches Hyderabad Jn, Ram Babu rushes towards the exit door even before the train has stopped. The porters rush to get inside the train making him stuck at the doorway! Somehow Rambabu manages to get down from the train and makes a quick exit, as he is more worried about the large amount of passengers further delaying his exit. To his surprise the Railway police stops him at the platform, as they want to check his bag. Rambabu is nervously wondering why they want to check his bag, as it is his bag, but when he reaches for the zipper realises that there is no lock. He complains that someone had stolen his lock and begins to open the bag and pulls out womens undergarments. Rambabu gets embarrassed and immediately stuffs it back. The security questions him and while he tries to wiggle out Samanta arrives with a

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security guard complaining that she lost her bag and is now shocked to see Rambabu holding her bag and thinks that he was trying to steal. Rambabu begins to protest when Samanta accuses of him being a pervert constantly staring at her through out the journey. Some other passengers ascertain the same while the fat kid mentions that Rambabu is crazy and was running towards the door before the train reached the station. The security takes him in for questioning. The police realize by mistake he took Samantas bag while he was rushing towards the door to get off from the train. Though Samanta doesnt buy the theory she decides not to lodge a case against him. The security personnel eventually let him go with a warning. Relieved Rambabu takes an auto rickshaw straight to his friends mansion. As soon as he arrives there he sees his friend waiting impatiently to leave for office. Rambabu is so happy to see his friend whereas his friend doesnt like his presence as much! He tells Rambabu that he should manage on his own after he introduces him to his friend who works at the matrimonial company. Rambabu in the same starched shirt from earlier is lead into the matrimonial office. Arjun, the owner of the company reads out Rambabus resume and is interested in recruiting him. He is engrossed in a long meeting before he glances at Rambabu, and right away asks him about Pedipallam, Rambabus hometown. Apparently Arjun lived in Pedipallam while he was a kid. Arjun then asks questions about the town and how much it has changed over the last 30 years. Rambabu appears honest in his answers and finally Arjun offers him the job. Rambabu realises he is getting twice the salary that he received at the school! Excitedly he calls his mother, pretending that he has been hired by a big company and boasts about the starting salary. His mother mentions about a distant relative willing to pay a huge dowry for his daughter to get married to Rambabu. Rambabu is at loss of words but assures his mom that within a year or two he will agree for the marriage. Next day when he reports to work, he is shocked to see Samanta in one of those office cabins who is equally surprised to see him. Samanta is upset at Arjun for hiring Rambabu who is supposedly a pervert and a thief. She mentions the train incident to him. Arjun defends his decision to retain Rambabu in the company saying he should be given another chance.

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At the same time, Rambabus office peon Bhramanand points to him the fact that something is brewing between Samanta and Arjun and in no time Rambabu might be fired if Rambabu doesnt take Samanta into confidence or impress her. Bhrama goes around gossiping about Samanta and Arjun at any given opportunity to Rambabu. Rambabu is thrilled on one side knowing that Arjun likes him but at the same time he is little scared knowing that Samanta could be the first villain in his life as she may influence Arjun to fire him especially after that incident at the railway station. Bhrama also agrees! Rambabu and Bhrama decided to join hands to see an opportunity to get rid of Samanta from her job. Rambabu begins to pamper Arjun for petty things as per Brahmas advice, right from serving tea to Arjuns management decisions. Arjun wonders what happened to Rambabu for his overdoing. One day Rambabu scans the entire accounts books and meets with Arjun. He shows how Arjuns financial planning has been wrong and how he could save lakhs of rupees if he follows Rambabus advice. Arjun is super impressed. Arjun begins to probe quietly about Rambabus background and his family. Arjun celebrates his companys annual day. He throws a party of cocktail and dinner at a pub! Rambabu neither drinks nor smokes but first time he has been forced to drink! During the party he has been dragged to give a dance performance too! Rambabu is totally knocked of because of the liquor and shows his hatred by cracking few jokes on Samanta. Samanta is furious and she walks away from the party! Rambabus colleagues laugh and suddenly Rambabu realises his mistake and confess to his colleagues that he likes her! But no one takes him seriously and laughs loudly as if that was the biggest joke of the century! One man who hears this was Arjun and his face changes! Rambabu was embarrassed for the previous night party incident and he feels sorry. He is desperately waiting for Samanta to step in so that he could ask for apology but she never turns up! Rambabu was more embarrassed when Arjun asks Rambabus opinion on Samanta! Rambabu says that she is a nice girl but with too much of attitude like any other city girl. Rambabu defends that she seems to have misunderstood Rambabu due to the railway station incident. Also, Rambabu apologizes to Arjun for the previous night incident as Rambabu still thinks there is a smoke about the relationship between Arjun and Samanta!

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Arjun comes up with a plan. He wants Rambabu to scan all the account books and re-tally all the records for the company. For that he is willing to send Rambabu to his farmhouse, with the account books. Rambabu immediately takes up the offer, assuring him he will rework their entire accounts in two weeks time. Rambabu requests Arjun that he would like to take Bhrama also with him. Bhrama didnt expect this but agrees to go along with Rambabu, as this could be an opportunity to be away from Samanta who insults him always! Rambabu and Bhrama reaches farm house by car with bunch of account books. Bhrama has never been to Arjuns farmhouse before and quite thrilled to be there. As they arrive they spot an elderly gardener working and Bhrama rudely tells him to collect the account books and drop it into the work area. At the first sight of the house, Rambabus jaw dropped! Its not just a farmhouse but also a huge palace! Rambabu for a minute gets into his favorite imagination that he is the emperor of this palace! Rambabu also wants to know where his room is located. The old gardener without saying much obeys Rambabus instructions. Its late in the night. Rambabu is tired, and goes to sleep. Gets into the same dream of war sequence with million of horses galloping in the war field and he leads them! In the morning when Rambabu wakes up, goes to the bathroom and ends up scaring himself seeing an odd face in the mirror. He then realises someone has used toothpaste to draw a moustache and beard. He has a tough time cleaning it; he walks down fuming at the gardener who claims innocence. Then he goes to check Bhrama and to his shock Bhrama mentions he saw a ghost in the form of two small boys! The gardener appears to have a slight air of mischief about him. Though Rambabu neglects what Bhrama said, still somewhere in his mind the word Ghosts haunt him. Now he suspects what he saw in the bathroom could be the ghosts work! Slowly the fever grips on Rambabu and Bhrama! Rambabu asks for tea, which is served on the table. As soon as he gulps the tea, he spits it out, he realises someone has added salt to the tea. He again loses his cool on the gardener, who claims innocence that he was working in the garden and not aware of salt! Rambabu retires with this account books! All of a sudden shower of chalks land on him from the window. Old memories are triggered; he immediately fumes and goes

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looking out of the window when a bucket of water lands on him, drenching him followed by some giggles. Rambabu fears the ghosts have returned to haunt! Rambabu rushes towards the door, where he sees a 5-year-old boy standing and starring at him! Rambabu was shocked to see a boy! As he is trying to reach the boy he runs away. Rambabu gets distracted with a sound behind and turns back and shocked to see the same boy in a different costume! Now he believes that is a ghost, which Bhrama had mentioned! Rambabu runs away to the door and tries to get away from the house but slips on the floor as he realises that someone has added engine oil on the floor. With great difficulty he manages to gain his balance, his face and clothes are stained with the oil. Rambabu furiously calls out to the gardener. When there is no reply, he rushes outside to look for him; the door behind him slams shut. Rambabu realises that he is locked in the room. He rushes towards the backdoor, realises that its also locked. Rambabu is perplexed at the turn of events. He sees some curtains move on the upper floor, realises that the fan is running in one of the bedrooms. He clutches on to a running pipe and begins climbing to the first floor. He reaches for the window, pulls the curtain away and shouts, Caught you gardener. Enough of your jokes. To his horror he catches Samanta in a bath towel who screams seeing a man stained with black oil all over the face, she screams for help as she thinks Rambabu is an intruder. She takes a large vase and hurls it at Rambabu, who looses his balance from the pipe and falls down on the lower floor, blacks out. When Rambabus eyes open he spots two identical boy twins around 6, one 6 year old girl, one 7 year old girl, a 5 year old boy and a 14 year old, followed by Bhrama, Samanta and gardener staring at him. Rambabu is horrified seeing the children! His head goes for a spin and blacks out again! INTERVAL Rambabu has survived the fall; Samanta rings up Arjun, requesting Rambabu to be sent out of the guesthouse right away. Arjun takes a strong stance saying Samanta needs to cooperate and its just a matter of two weeks before Rambabu leaves. She hangs up the phone and tells the kids no more pranks since it almost killed Rambabu. The kids are quite amused at the fact as they have Rambabu for the next two weeks. Rambabu gets up to ask whose kids are these, Samanta snaps at him saying it is

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not of his business and walks away into her room. The gardener tells him that the kids belong to his boss Arjun! Rambabu never thought Arjun would have so many kids. The 14 year old comes forward to shake Rambabus hands and tells him if Rambabu wants to impress his boss, these kids need to be impressed first. The kids want Rambabu and Bhrama to make peace with them or leave the place. Rambabu and Bhrama are cornered. Rambabu tries calling Arjun, but the calls are unanswered. Rambabu notices the children are very close to the gardener. During lunch that day, Rambabu is introduced to the kids by the fourteen year old who introduces himself as Navin. The 3-year-old Vikram is cutest and youngest of the lot! His favorites are Michael Jackson, Flo Rida, Hulk Hogan etc. Rambabu has no clue of those names. The 5-year-old boy Rakesh (a twin brother to Shailesh) is a pet/animal lover. He collects all sorts of insects and animals and feeds them. He has a Labrador puppy that he is very fond off. The puppy is fond of Rambabus dhoti, making it a nightmare for him to pray every morning. The twin brother of Rakesh is Shailesh is a gadget freak, from iPod, iPad, game consoles to computer games. He is always immersed in his games. Rambabu is a video game character for him; he is constantly finding new gags to get at Rambabu. The 7-year-old girl, Sonal is a voracious reader with a good general knowledge and very sharp Math skills. All her talks are scientific in nature, even refers to water as H2O. Most of her conversation is beyond Rambabus brain. She questions the role of God in science. Rambabu tries to avoid her at any slightest chance. The 8-year-old Ananya is more beauty conscious! Her bag is filled with cosmetics and she spends hours in front of mirror! She is also a fitness freak! She cant spend even a day without swimming or being in the gym! The 11-year-old Prabhat is a computer genius! Can anyone believe his hacking ability? He once hacks Rambabus bank account and makes him to plead not to do it again and make sure Rambabu gives lot more respect! Rambabu is always scared of Prabhat and keeps checking is account every one hour to make sure his bank account is safe! Navin is the eldest of the lot, slightly more mature and stays to himself; he is rarely interested in any conversation with anybody in the house. He seems to have

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more interests in mechanical things and wants to design a car. Navin always roams around with spanners and screwdrivers. Rambabu and Bhrama see him always fiddling with a vintage car parked outside! (By the way Rambabu was once shocked to see his watch was ripped apart and reassembled again!) It appears as if Navin is holding a lot within him. All the kids love him, and obey him like an Army General! He is the only one who can control the kids. Rambabu avoids the kids and tries to apologise to Samanta, the kids soon sense that Rambabu likes Samanta but she hates him. She plays with the kids, keeping out Rambabu and Bhrama from the activities. Rambabu chooses to stay with his account books, Bhrama conitues his gossips in Rambabus ears. Now Rambabu slowly gets irritated with Brahmas gossips and he starts developing an affinity towards Samanta. Bhrama is caught between Rambabu, Samanta, the gardener and the kids! Bhrama often feels he should run away from the farmhouse, as he is not able to tolerate any more which leads to many comical instances. The kids have mixed up the labels on the account books; some of the books are even missing. Rambabus fingers are stuck to the calculator thanks to the super glue. That night Rambabu is woken up by an alarm clock ringing in his room. He searches the whole room while the alarm dies out. It continues every hour making it impossible for Rambabu to sleep. Over the next week, Rambabu and Bhrama seldom get sleep, the kids constantly planting one gag after another, Samanta at every opportunity avoids Rambabu and insults Bhrama, and Rambabus efforts to reach Arjun is almost impossible. Rambabu brags to the gardener, as how much Arjun likes him. The gardener hints that if Rambabu wants promotion he should equally impress Samanta. Rambabu tries to probe the gardener about the relationship between Samanta and Arjun based on what Bhrama has fed him and wonders how Arjun has so many kids for his age. The gardener keeps mum and somehow avoids the questions. Rambabu wonders what kind of family values are being imparted here. Rakesh comes up with a master prank to trap Rambabu. Navin is against the prank; he has begun to like Rambabu. The other kids hate him in the house and wonder why their father has kept him there. He is also very mean to the so-called gardener so they want to teach Rambabu a

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lesson. The kids still go ahead with the prank even after Navins instruction. Rakeshs master prank is to unleash some insects from his collection; he has trapped a baby snake without anyones knowledge. Navin tries to warn Rambabu, but its too late. Rakesh realises the snake has its own mind and escapes into Samantas room. Within moments there is a loud shriek as Samanta rushes outside trips near the staircase and falls with a thud. She blacks out. The gardener and the kids begin to panic. Rambabu rushes in to pick her up. Samanta wakes up to the kids and the gardener. Rakesh is crying, as he is sorry about the entire episode. Samanta is initially angry but cools down on seeing Rakesh cry. The doctor has put a cast on Samantas leg and she is confined to the bed. The gardener reveals to her that it was Rambabu who carried her to the hospital. After admitting her to the hospital he stayed away knowing that she hates to see him around. Samanta wants to thank Rambabu; regrets how she has treated him. In the following days, Rambabu usually stays away from Samanta, the kids also sensing their feelings towards each other. The pranks have died down; the usually energetic place has a sense of gloom. Rambabu meanwhile calls his mother in Hyderabad; he is surprised to know that someone by the name of Ajith from Hyderabad visited his mother claiming to be his colleague. He handed over lots of gift to her; she was told it was from her son. Rambabu is clueless who this strange guy Ajith is visiting his mother. Rambabu comes home to find the twin boys throwing a fit crying and howling, while the other kids try to pacify them. Samanta cant take them to their weekly mall trip for ice cream. The mall is 20 kms away from the farmhouse. The gardener offers, but they want only Samanta to take them. Rambabu gets a sense of the situation. He looks at Navin and casually asks him if he wants to go to the mall with him. The twins go silent on hearing it, they immediately want to go with Rambabu, and the gardener is thrilled at the turn of events. On the ride to the city, Prabhat opens up to Rambabu to tell him that he is working with his father on a profile matching software for the company. In the beginning when the software was being tested, Arjun had tried two profiles, that of Samanta and Rambabu. The software reflected only 3% match. Rambabu laughs by hearing it. Prabhat after a moment of silence mentions that he has been working on the software for the last few days and it now shows an 80% match. He cant wait to show it to his dad. Rambabu jests about the situation that Samanta has

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not spoken to him since her accident so the software is categorically wrong. Rambabu tells him to stop using him as a test. In the mall a large statue of a cartoon figure greets them, almost as tall as the four floors of the mall, the kids are taken on various rides and to the ice cream parlor. During one of the rides, there is a mad rush to get in, Bhrama looses track of the twins. Rambabu realises the twins have drifted into the crowd. They begin calling out their names in the crowd. They begin to panic and instruct the mall security to help them find them. The security scurries in all directions, finally in the security camera cabin, a man points to one of the camera feeds. Rambabu and Brahmas jaw drops in shock. The kids are being taken by bunch of local gangsters. The way the kids are taken no one could mistake they are being kidnapped! The security raises the alarm and the gangsters use the chaos to their advantage and rushing towards to exit with the kids! Rambabu runs out of the security room and jumps out of the balcony of the third floor by holding a long advertisement cloth, which runs down the ground floor. Now the five gangsters pulls out their knives and chains and threatens they would kill the kids if anyone closes on them! Rambabu uses his village martial arts and fights with them to retrieve the kids and hurts himself badly but not before bashing out those five thugs! The police arrives and then declare this gang of five are wanted in many kidnap cases for ransom before and they were at large for a long time and praises Rambabu for his bravery! Rambabu is bleeding and the kids hug him emotionally and Rambabu also hugs them with a relief! On the way back home Rambabu is absolutely furious and shouts at Bhrama for losing track of kids. The kids are still at Rambabus arms and are hugged! They love it! Rakesh murmurs he misses his dad often and he feels very warm with Rambabu! Rambabu wonders why Arjun never visits them often and Navin gives a deserted look instead of an answer! Reaching home, Rambabu is for a surprise as Arjun has decided to pay them a surprise visit. Arjun and Samanta are shocked to see Rambabus bruises and Navin and Bhrama explain them the Mall incident! Samanta tries to comfort Rambabu. Arjun looks different. He looks sick, the kids run to hug Arjun and they break into tears. Rambabu argues with Arjun for being away and the kids are missing their dad so much! Arjun is trying to defend by quoting that

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Samanta is taking care of the kids! Rambabu is slightly frustrated with this answer, which makes him to think that the relationship between Arjun and Samantha is becoming true to his imagination! He screams at Arjun and Samantha that why are they hiding their relationship within four walls as the entire world knows whats cooking up between them! Also he blames Arjun having so many children still he wants to fall in love with his staff, Samantha! Rambabu decides that he cant stay any more and also wants to get back to his native and be with his mother! Arjuns face is crest fallen and there is absolute silence in the room. Arjun tells Rambabu, that he can leave the guesthouse the next morning. Rambabu realises his folly, as he did not mean any of it and the words came out of his pent up frustration. Rambabu is packing in the room when Samanta comes in. She wants to apologise for the behavior she meted out to him and also thank him for taking to the hospital. Rambabu doesnt reply much. She tells him that she has begun to like him and would to like to know him more. Rambabu is surprised; Bhrama tells Rambabu that its some other prank she has cooked up with the kids. Rambabu wants to be left alone. Arjun sits tense in his room, the gardener comes forward to comfort him, saying things can go wrong with the kids as they are innocent and so is Arjun about bringing up the kids. It is not Arjuns fault either as there is still some time before treatment is complete. Arjun is in tears; he does not want the kids to go back. The gardener consoles him. Arjun says he made a mistake and assumed Rambabu would fall for his plan, after all he only meant well for Rambabu. There is a knock in the door; Arjun wipes away his tears while Rambabu walks in. He is here to announce he is quitting the company and returning to the village. He thinks he was used like a scapegoat and doesnt want to continue. Rambabu tells Arjun what Prabhat told him about the software. He knows Arjun wants to put a show in the office saying Rambabu and Samanta are married, while Arjun can carry on his affair. He wonders whatever happened to Arjuns wife and why she is not bothered about the kids. Rambabu doesnt care he just wants to leave. Arjun says there is nothing between Samanta and him; its a misunderstanding if he believes there is an affair between them. Rambabu wonders what Arjuns real agenda is.

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With a heavy heart Arjun opens up to Rambabu saying that after his parents died when he was young. Arjun fell in love with Seema. They were inseparable, and Seema always wanted a dozen kids around her. Their first kids were the twins, in fact they are the only kids biologically related to Arjun. Seema died due to complications while delivering the kids. To fulfill his wifes wishes, he adopted 5 more kids and gives them a meaningful life rather than being in an orphanage. In the last year Arjun has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, with slim chances of survival. He has being undergoing treatment. The kids dont know this and to appear not sick, he keeps away from them. Arjun has just another month to live and doesnt want the kids to know that he is dying. Seeing Rambabu and watching his character and knowing his background, Arjun is convinced that he had found someone like him who would love the kids, take care of the company. He adds that Samanta is Arjuns wifes cousin sister. Samanta with her law background was helping Arjun transfer properties into the kids name. Arjun knew that Samanta would take care of the kids. Arjun was getting desperate, now realises he was wrong and selfish. Rambabu is free to go, but he must not reveal anything to the kids. Rambabu is moved by Arjuns story, but is too overwhelmed to speak. Arjun is in tears, as Rambabu sits in his room and contemplates his future plans. Montages of each one in their room in silence. There is a pall of gloom over the farmhouse. Rambabu keeps staring at his packed bag. In the morning Arjun comes to Rambabus room to inform that he has arranged a car for Rambabu to be dropped off in the city. He is also depositing 2 lakh rupees for his services in the company. He is still confused about the decision. Arjun gives him a friendly handshake saying it was nice to know him. As Rambabu steps outside, a taxi comes in to the driveway. Rambabus mother steps out of the car and is thrilled to see her son. Rambabu is shocked, his mother informs him she knows everything and he need not be dramatic about his job in Hyderabad anymore. She knows Rambabu was doing it for her. When Arjun steps out of the house, Rambabus mother greets him as Ajith the same colleague who had visited her. Rambabu is surprised, that Arjun was doing a background check on him. The gardener reveals that it was he who arranged the mothers travel last night. Arjun informs that the gardener is actually Arjuns father-in-

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law; the kids adore their grandfather. Rambabu realises they were playing a prank on him while the gardener was spying on them. Arjun announces that Samanta has given her approval and its not Rambabu to decide whether he wants to marry her. Rambabus mother says she has seen the photo and she likes the new bride. Rambabu immediately apologizes to Arjun; the kids tell Rambabu that they only play pranks on people they like. Their dad had told them that Rambabu was fun and he would love their company in farmhouse. Rambabu takes Arjun to a corner and assures that he will do everything in his capacity to ensure the kids have a good future. Rambabu is positive that Arjun will survive the treatment and emerge victorious. Arjun still feels he acted selfishly without checking with Rambabu. Rambabu replies that he too liked Samanta from the first sight and was only disappointed to think that Arjun was having an affair. Rambabu asks Arjuns permission to see Samanta as she smiles from the window. Bhrama, though he is sad, as he has nothing more to gossip, decides to stay back in the house, as he likes the smart kids. The kids crank up their prank on him! 2 weeks later. Cut to. Airport. Rambabu and Samanta are married and are with the kids at the airport. Arjun is leaving for Europe! The kids hand over their shopping lists, while he kisses each of them goodbye with a heavy heart. Rambabu is in tears, so is Samanta and the kids are confused, Arjun too cant hold back his tears. The kids ask what is wrong. Arjun says he will miss them all and is sad about going away, but he needs to go and will see them soon. The twins too have tears in their eyes, as their disappears inside the airport. The kids walk back dejectedly, Rambabu senses the gloom. Suddenly a shower of chalks land on Navin, he turns back to see Rambabu with some chalk in his hand. A chalk war begins in the airport, as Rambabu tries to cheer them. Samanta plays along. The group rides away in their car. Bhrama runs behind! Couple of years later: Doctor reveals Samanta carrying quadruples!!!

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