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(panting)

You did the stupidest thing.

Why did you cheat Durganna?

Durganna is our gang leader.

But for you?

He is your sister's husband.

Tell us where that Danny is.

(intense music)

Danny's whereabouts...

I truly don't know, Kanna.

Bloody idiot.

(chair thuds)

Where the hell is Danny? (echoing)

(dramatic music)

(pleasant music)

My name is Devika Nandan.

-(cow moos) -This is our village, Ramapuram.

This is our house.

Built by our ancestors.

He is my dad, Swami Nandan.

A proud employee of the Indian Railways.

-Today, he is in a great rush. -(phone rings)

Because...

Sister, Devika's engagement is on the 22nd.

What can I say about the groom's demands?

They are quite normal.

By the way, some useless things

have become fashionable lately, haven't they?

(playful tune)

The boy wants to do something called a pre-wedding shoot.

(frustrated sigh) Not "preaching."

"A pre-wedding shoot!"

What's a pre-wedding shoot, you ask?

What can I say about that nasty thing?

The bride and groom hug each other

even before the wedding.

Then, they roll around in mud or grass.

It doesn't end with one.

Oh, gosh!

I've told you everything except for the groom's name.

It's Jagannadham.

People call him Jaggi.

Dear! Don't forget your lunch box.

-(angrily sighs) -(huffs)

Oh, gosh! Not "Swiggy." I said "Jaggi!"

Look, did you hold the phone to your ear with the hearing aid?

How many times do I repeat myself?

Devi?

-Devika! -Yes.

I need to iron your dad's shirt.

Bring me the iron box.

-I'll bring it, Mom. -Fast!

-(fizzles) -(joyful music)

(upbeat vocalisation)

(joyful music continues)

Devika darling,

your saree is ironed enough for a school teacher.

If Dad's mood changes, you'll get in trouble!

(heartfelt melody)

(music stops abruptly)

-(music continues) -(Swami Nandan) What's this, Phani?

Why did our brother-in-law from Kakinada

expect us to arrange tickets for his whole family

when I invited him to the engagement?

Is this our family tradition?

To invite guests with travel tickets?

They should attend out of love. Is this demand proper?

What's this ticket issue?

Somebody messed with him this morning.

Such is fate!

Forget it. Tell me, did you like the alliance?

I mean, what's not to like?

The boy is handsome and wealthy.

What else do you need?

If I really liked him, you wouldn't be convincing me now.

Dear, you barely spoke to him for ten minutes,

and you've already judged him as arrogant, angry and egoistic.

Doesn't your father have the same qualities?

Did I not adjust?

Mom, I don't have your experience.

You're sure that I'd be happy with him, aren't you?

-That's enough for me. -Why don't you say you like him?

That'll make me happy.

Devi.

I'm saying this because you mentioned experience.

Every man has shortcomings.

Mark my words.

A woman without desires and a man without weaknesses don't exist.

We need to pick an option from what's offered by God

and keep going. Get it?

(laughs)

All right, you better start for school.

It's almost time.

-Bye, Mom. -Bye.

(Swami Nandan) They aren't relatives. They are vultures.

-Hey, Devi. -Hmm?

-Did you invite your colleagues? -It's up to you, Dad.

-I'll invite them if you want me to. -How is this up to me?

It's your wedding, and it's up to you.

-Invite them. -Okay, Dad.

Listen, Devi.

Take six days of leave.

Why, Dad?

-One day is sufficient, isn't it? -Huh?

Don't blabber just because I said it's up to you.

(tense piano tune)

I asked you to take six days' leave. Just do it!

(Devika) To express in our railways language...

-My life is like a train. -(slow music)

My dad is the engine, and I'm the coach.

Wherever the engine goes, I must follow.

My life has never crossed a 20-kilometre radius so far.

Home and the school in our adjacent village.

These are my only destinations.

(soft, serene music)

My life is devoid of magic, except for music.

My friend Annie says so.

Do you think something as magical as music can really happen?

♪ You hold the divine Veena In Your tender hands ♪

♪ You're the queen Of the Omniscient ♪

♪ With tresses like bees ♪

♪ All the Gods worship Your divine form ♪

♪ One who delights In unmatched noble virtues ♪

-(gentle piano music) -(indistinct chatter)

Keerthi, did you forget your lunch box?

-Yes, ma'am. -Will you do me a favour?

My mom is very strict.

If I don't finish off this lunch box,

she'll get pretty mad at me.

-(playful tune) -I don't feel like eating.

Will you please finish it?

-I'll do it as a favour. -(laughs)

(Annie) You have the purest heart, Devika.

I'm not sure about the others,

but you deserve to marry a knight

on a grand white horse!

But instead, you're marrying a frog on a donkey!

-A frog? -Yes.

Your would-be, that... Jaggi...

He's a frog. A frog in a well.

When the whole world is progressing,

his thoughts are stuck within his own world.

Inside his well!

Regressive mindset.

A girl shouldn't think about anything else.

He should be her entire world.

She must do all his work and respect him.

That's what makes him happy.

When you're handling all this on your own,

he acts like he's the one giving you life.

Your guy is the brand ambassador

for all the people with this frog mentality.

Oh, Annie! Don't scold him like that.

I'm going to marry him.

That's exactly what I don't want you to do.

For your beauty and character,

you deserve better than that frog Jaggi.

(soft music)

Actually...

one can learn a lot of life lessons from frogs, you know?

While some facts warn us about people like Jaggi,

some serve as eye-openers.

Listen carefully.

(playful music)

If you place a frog in a bowl of boiling water,

it jumps off immediately.

Say, if we place the same frog in a bowl of normal water

and start boiling the water slowly...

the frog starts adjusting its body temperature

according to the surrounding temperature.

But once the water reaches its boiling point,

that frog was so busy adjusting itself to the surroundings

it even forgot to jump out.

It was so busy adjusting to the surroundings

that it died from suffocation, unable to decide when to jump out!

(quirky riff)

Got it.

-I need to jump out. Is that it? -Yes, Devika.

Toxic relationships will kill you, girl. Wake up!

(Devika) Since childhood, I only knew accepting what Dad gave.

I never learnt how to ask for what I really wanted.

Adjusting in life is nothing new to me.

It's the same when it comes to my wedding.

(bus horn echoes)

But fate is a peculiar thing.

We come across unimaginable chapters...

that bring about unimaginable change in us.

(bus honking)

Dear, aren't you Yogi Nandan's granddaughter?

That's right.

He's a great man.

He helped my family a great deal with his powers.

Only a few have the gift to help people in such a way.

Is he still doing it?

No. He stopped since it was troubling our family.

How is he doing?

-He's doing well. -Where is he now?

He went to Kalipakam to perform abhisheka puja to Lord Shiva.

-(priests chanting) -(conch echoes)

-(temple bells tolling) -(reverent music builds)

Om Namah Shivaya.

(singing Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra) ♪ We worship the three-eyed One ♪

♪ The Fragrant One Who nourishes our soul ♪

♪ Bound to this world Like a cucumber to its stem ♪

♪ May Death release me Into Immortality ♪

(reverent music continues)

(priest 1) Guru-ji,

we wholeheartedly thank you for coming all the way from afar

-to perform this ritual. -It's God's decree.

We are but His followers.

-The ritual is a success. -That's great.

We've arranged lunch for the priests.

If you could come...

I'm in a ritual attire. I'll join you after changing.

-All right. -You may go ahead.

Everyone, move ahead.

(soft classical tambura chords)

-Greetings, Guru-ji. -You're still here. Go for lunch.

As you say.

(sinister music)

Will you leave? Or should I come over?

Get lost!

(sinister music continues)

-(mobile ringing) -(music ends)

Yes.

Father, have you started?

Is the puja done?

The ritual is done.

But it will take me a bit longer to get back.

Go ahead with the engagement without waiting for me.

-One more thing. -(dramatic drum roll)

There shouldn't be anyone outside the gate when I return.

-(mysterious music) -(mobile beeps)

(sighs)

He said no one must be seen near the gate.

They all come solely to meet him.

Will they leave if I tell them?

(mysterious music intensifies)

(man) Yes. We're on the way.

Didn't you say there is a temple at the village entrance?

-Right or left? -Yeah!

First, you'll come across Kalika Mata temple (kisses)

-on the right. -Okay.

A kilometre further, you'll see Anjaneya Swamy temple (kisses)

-on the left. -Okay.

Take a left there.

You'll see a transformer a little ahead of you.

Take a right after that.

So, we need to take a right after entering the village. Right?

-Yes! -Hey, hand me the phone.

One second. Your son-in-law wants to speak to you.

-Sure. -(Jaggi) Stop the car.

We are near the fields on the outskirts of the village.

-We'll wait for five minutes here. -Son-in-law!

You must come personally to take us home.

Or we can rethink the engagement.

Please don't say such things. I'm on my way.

(upbeat music)

-What happened, brother-in-law? -The uncle got a jolt.

(music stops)

Others will get it in the coming days.

(slow dramatic music)

If respect falls short,

our value decreases.

Ask Dad to turn the car around.

We'll leave if they don't come within five minutes.

Bro-in-law, are you really serious?

(dramatic music swells)

Okay.

(music gains pace)

-I'm coming, son-in-law! -(bike approaching)

Time's up. Start the car.

Son-in-law!

Sorry I wasn't able to guide you properly.

Please follow me.

Your time is already up.

Sorry! This won't happen again.

All right.

You have one life, so I'll forgive you just this once.

If this repeats... you won't like the consequences.

-Let's go. -Okay, come.

-Come. -Start the car.

(music stops)

(car engines revving)

(laughing maniacally)

Uncle was clueless!

But you scared us.

I enjoy troubling people.

(continues laughing)

Will you ever change?

How will I be Jaggi if I change?

(playful tune)

Let's go!

(music stops)

(wind whooshing)

(dramatic music)

(dramatic riff)

(music continues)

(music fades)

(vehicle rumbles)

(engine idling)

(engine stops)

(birds chirping)

(playful tune)

Please come.

(music ends)

Please come.

(quirky music)

Give it to me.

-Place those stools there. -Okay.

-He almost peed himself! -(both laugh)

Please have some buttermilk.

(playful tune)

(indistinct chatter)

Will you handle everything?

Won't your daughter do anything?

The girl…

is getting ready.

(gentle, joyful music)

Devi, you beauty!

-You're so cute! -Hello!

You must pinch her cheeks if she's cute.

But have you seen our girl?

She's sexy!

You pinch a sexy girl's waist.

Gosh! Are you teachers for real?

What's with all the pinching?

Before we're teachers, we're just girls having fun.

Stop with that look! It might hurt her.

-Let's go downstairs, Devika. -Okay.

(music continues)

Come on!

I've noticed that the traditions are being ignored at every step.

Please don't say that, son-in-law.

(playful tone fades)

(gentle chime of anklets)

(joyful vocalisation)

It's all right, uncle.

One can tolerate any disrespect to marry such a beautiful girl!

(gentle guitar music)

-Hi! Congratulations. -Thank you.

(music trails off out of tune)

(quirky music)

(man) All the best!

-Who's that guy? -Huh?

He's the PT teacher in Devika's school.

-Mr. Shashi Kumar. -So what?

You!

-Devika! Come here. -Yeah?

-One minute. I'll be right back. -Yeah! Okay, please.

You should grow muscles like this!

You should exercise well and grow muscles like me.

-Will you? -I will, uncle.

Very good!

What's your business here? Scram!

Hey! This way! Go!

Go!

-Greetings. -Greetings.

My name is Jaggi.

I'm... the groom.

Is that so, sir?

I'm Devika's colleague. Shashi Kumar.

-Oh! -The great…

(imitates bat hitting ball)

PT... Shashi Kumar.

-PT master. -Wonderful!

-Are you married? -(chuckles)

-I got married four years ago. -So, you're married.

Very good. Have you ever been to Europe?

-Europe... -I don't think so. I haven't either.

They follow a weird tradition over there.

-What's that, sir? -When a boy and a girl meet,

they greet each other with a cheek touch and a kiss.

-Oh! -Yeah!

When you introduce your wife to someone,

would you like it if they greet her with a cheek touch and kiss?

That's not in our culture, sir.

-Right? -Yeah.

Similarly, when you shake hands with a girl,

squeezing her hand isn't in our culture either.

I was just congratulating her, sir. You don't have to take it seriously.

You could've just used namaste instead.

Is this all, or do you give her a good morning hug

and a good evening kiss when you meet her at school?

Oh, no! Don't misunderstand me.

I'll be careful from now on.

Does that mean you've been careless till now?

Huh?

Master, my worry is...

that traditions are being ignored at every step.

-What are being ignored? -Traditions, sir.

Hmm. (chuckles)

Uncle! A glass of buttermilk for our PT master.

Cute master.

He's speaking about traditions. I don't understand his deal.

(Jaggi) He's got a jolt too.

(playful music)

-Hi, Devika. -Hi.

Remember my friends?

You met them during our first meeting.

Yeah, right!

-Raji. Bhargavi. -Hi, Mr. Jaggi.

-Namaste, Mr. Jaggi. -And that's Annie.

Hi, Jaggi...

(quirky tune)

Sir.

-You seem a little off. -Huh?

You address everyone however you like.

What kind of tradition is that?

Devika,

I'm speaking from my heart.

I'll never find a girl like you.

-Do you really like me? -Of course I do.

But I don't see that in your eyes.

(snickering) Her eyes have been blank since childhood.

I'll claim my place in those eyes someday.

It's fine. All girls like me!

Take all the time you need. I'll be waiting for you.

Gosh!

Uh... I forgot to tell you.

I've scheduled our pre-wedding shoot.

Oh, really?

I've booked a photographer from Hyderabad who's very busy.

We should be ready whenever he's available.

(priest) Please call the bride and groom.

Let's go.

Come.

(mumbles) You shorty!

(joyful vocalisation)

(joyful music)

(priest) The elders have chosen December 18, 11:59 p.m.

as the auspicious time for this wedding.

That means three months from today.

Got it? Exactly three months.

(gentle piano music)

-See you. Yes! -Bye.

(Swami Nandan) I'll visit you soon to discuss things. See you!

(quirky music)

(Devika) It's supposed to be a joyful day,

but there's an unknown heaviness in my heart.

Like Annie said,

will I die adjusting like the frog?

Isn't there any magic in my life?

Will it never happen?

(mysterious music)

(gate squeaks)

-Is Guru-ji there? -Father!

Mr. Pitapuram Shastry sent this to you, Guru-ji.

(mysterious music swells)

Hello, Mr. Swami!

(priest) I have important news about your girl's horoscope.

Her horoscope...

(music fades)

I'll walk you to the bus stop and tell you what happened.

(mysterious musical riff)

To be on the safer side,

I sent Devika's horoscope to my Guru in Pitapuram.

He said that, despite being engaged,

over the next three months,

she might develop intimacy with another man.

(nervously) I mean...

it could be love.

These are the times when hasty decisions are made.

Will you please stop?

I made this decision only after asking Devika.

She agreed because she likes him.

As for the nasty thing you mentioned,

she has assured me there's no "love" in her life.

She'd have told me if she liked someone.

She doesn't even know that someone else

is going to enter her life. Understand?

Two men in my life?

-Someone coming in search of me? -(Raji giggles)

Isn't that funny?

(soft piano music)

Isn't the weather fantastic, Raji?

I wish it'd rain.

Rain on a sunny day? Let's go.

(clouds rumbling)

(water burbling, pattering)

(joyful vocalisation)

Look, Raji. It's raining!

(rain pattering)

(thunder rumbling)

-We're going to get drenched, Raji. -Oh, no!

(Raji) The bus is going away!

-(thunder rumbling) -(rain pattering)

I wish the bus would come back.

You think it'll come back because you wished for it?

(bus tyres screech)

(bus engine revving)

(both laugh)

Let's go!

-(serene music) -(rain pattering)

School bus stop! Sujata School!

Devi, get going. I'll return on the same bus.

It's raining heavily. I wish I had an umbrella.

Ma'am, one of your students forgot this umbrella yesterday.

Please return it to them.

(piano music continues)

-Devi! -Yeah?

Be careful what you wish for.

The Universe seems to be listening to you.

My foot! If all my wishes were really coming true,

I'd wish for that other man your dad was talking about.

-That'll bring magic to my life! -Hey! No!

-Go now -All right, bye.

(splashing)

(joyful piano music)

(man) Devika.

(dramatic music)

Hi.

I'm Danny.

(Devika) That's it!

He entered my life just like that!

(joyful music)

(music fades)

Hey, Danny!

You'll be the death of me!

-(mysterious music) -(grunts)

Hi.