Birthday Boy, The (2024)

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(Door bell rings)

What is so urgent at this time?

Is it a birthday party?

...damn so many bottles?

The whole place is stinking

Guys, what's with the silence?

What's up, Satti? What's popping?

Smarty

Seriously, guys, what's going on?

So, Whose birthday is it-

What the hell did you all do?

(Venky sings The Birthday Boy Promo Song)

What's with the attire, dude? Is it too hot in here?

Yes, yes, It's very hot in here, feel it yourself

What's wrong with you?

(Satti) How's the temperature?

You asked it yourself

Hey.. What are you watching??

(Balu) This movie called "Knives out"

Is it nice?

You might not like it, Venky?

Why not?

There are no sex scenes in it

Bloody censor board

What are you cooking?

(Arjun) Tomato Gravy

We've been eating Tomato forever, can't you cook meat?

I'm getting so weak without protein

Whatever I'll eat it

Let me drink some juice as well

Hey!! Be careful with the eggs; if you break them, I will make you lay eggs

Don't hit me, I'm already weak, I need to go to the gym to build muscle

(Arjun) Do you consider this muscle or something else

It's not muscle, Fatso

My fat is my muscle... now please cook faster, I'm dying

It'll be ready in 10 mins, now piss off

Okaaay

Now who wants to play cards with me?

I'd rather sh**t myself in the foot than play cards with you all...

You guys go ahead and leave me out of this

Leave him, Sai? What about you?

Yes, my Lord?

Get the cards

Let's begin, my lord!!

Let's go

(Arjun) Venky

You should do the dishes

Why am I the only one doing the dishes? You never ask others

I will kick your a*s if you don't start on it now

Be quiet guys, my dad's calling me

Satti

What about you then, Sai?

I need to do my laundry, I'll be right back

Balu, can you...?

Dishes, huh?

Okay then.

Now piss off

Hello?

Hello, Bro. This is Shwetha's Friend, Priya

Yeah, Priya, How are you?

I am good, bro. Are you busy?

Yes

No, no, tell me

I was thinking of moving abroad; I wanted to know what's it like?

Heck with America? Dad, It's just a sh*thole here. India is far better.

Hey Satti, Don't scream

It's just fine here, Priya. Are you looking for software courses?

Yes, software

Software? Software is bullshit. It's better to be a delivery boy in India

Who's that next to you, running his mouth?

That's our roommate, Satti

Come on, let's eat now

These guys always get on my nerves

Can you go somewhere quiet and speak?

It is quiet now, tell me

Guys, can't you hear me? Let's hog on some food now

Will you keep it down?

Sorry, sorry

Now, get out of here

Hello...

It's quiet now, Priya. Tell me

(Satti) Alright...How many times are you going to repeat?

(Satti) Okay...Bye

Damn, Why does everyone think money grows on trees here?

My parents are torturing me for money

That's the reason I stopped calling mine

How much do you have?

Somewhere around 30 lakhs

Mine's 40

Is it an emergency?

It's all just for spending on useless things

I have a suggestion for you

It helped my friend too...

So, both of you...

Go and sell your kidneys

Look at him, he was so serious

Even if I sell my kidneys, I can't satisfy my family

Do one thing: sell yours to help my family.

Our kidneys might be already rotten due to our drinking habits

That reminds me, What are we drinking today?

We can't drink every day, or else I have to sell my mom's gold

Let's take a break from drinking

Yea, Let's not drink for a month

A Whole month? I can spend days without breathing but without alcohol,

I can't live without alcohol

By the way, Balu's birthday is in the coming week. Let's drink to death

Of course you'll, because I have to pay the bill

Enough...Everyone has to drink that day; I'll take no excuses whatsoever, especially you, Sai

If you give any excuses, I will put this egg in your bum

Let's go to some fancy place that day

I planned it already, guys

Where?

It's a surprise

Now hog on food

Where is Venky, guys? We're getting late

What is all this?

What's with all the decoration, Venky? We are supposed to go out

(Venky shouts) Guys

Dude!! You planned very well

Okay, relax and sit down; take a seat

What's with this mask, the decoration like in B-grade movies? What did you plan?

I am celebrating your birthday; you just pay the bill. Now sit down

Where did you get all the money??

Hold these

Did you ever see a party like this, Idiots? Take this

Okay guys ...Before partying

Let's chill for a bit, Okay?

Okay!!

Okayy

What has happened to the night?

It is intoxicating, baby

This is k*lling me

What's with the girl? With her crazy looks

Where did she come from? Like an angel from heaven

I want to drown in her beauty

I'm going crazy

Your body's just...Your body's just...Your body's just

Taking me... Taking me

Your body's just ... Taking me... Taking me

There's no limit to our crazy fantasies

The magic is getting us closer and closer

Our bodies are waiting to be explored

The night's asking us to stop

Let's not hold ourselves back, and let's drink and dance and sing

Come on brother

The night's enough, there are no limits, lift the veil, the night's mine

Your body's just...Your body's just...Your body's just

Taking me...Come on, brother...Taking me

Your body's just...Taking me...Come on, brother...Taking me

Taking me... Taking me... Come on, brother...Taking me

There is no past, and tomorrow never comes

This moment is your asset; forget everything and enjoy it to the fullest

(Venky singing)

(Arjun) Hey Balu!!

(Satti) Super models bro

Venky, come here

Happy Birthday, Balu

Hey, Hey, We all got you a...

..we got you a special gift

Is that so?

(Gibberish)

No, no. It's Cog-ni -ac

Corny...

(Arjun) Cognac

Anyway, drink, drink

Thank you, guys

Just for you

Give me a kiss too

Now you

He kissed you better

I'll drink it now

Drink now, Drink

Hey... you shouldn't smell it; just drink it

How is it?

It's sweet

Then finish it, now

Go on, now, It's nice, right?

It's delicious

It was made specially for you

What are you drinking without me?

(Venky) You shouldn't drink this

(Sai) Why not?

No, I want it, Balu. Give me some

(Venky) We will give this to you on your birthday

Drink now...Finish it

We peed in the bottle, you want it?

No..no...I don't want it

Drink it

No, I'm full

(Everyone fading) Come on, drink it, man

(Sai) What is this?

How to open this?

(Venky) Let's cut the cake now, come

Hey, move aside

(Everyone cheering)

Do you like it?

We got it done specially for you

Thank you guys

You do this, I'll be right back

Careful with the bottle

How do I do this?

Keep cutting it, I'll be back

Where's the knife?

(Arjun) Hey, Balu...

Soldiers, let's get ready for w*r

Guys, Knock it off

No...No

Wait, come here

I will beat him to pulp

You idiot, Lift something that you can

(Venky screaming)

Hey, Balu!!!

(Arjun) Let's lift him up

(Everyone woofing)

We won't let you go

Cut the cake

How are you going to cut?

(Everyone cheering him up)

Let's not do this, guys

(Arjun) No, no

(Venky) I will slap you if you don't

Start with cherry

Start from bottom

Take the cherry

This is the last then.. okay? Okay.

I swear on his life

Take your hands off me

(Balu) Just the cherry, right??

(Satti) No, no, from the base

Wait, guys. I will only take cherry

Left or right? tell me

(Balu) It's up to you

(Satti) From the bottom

(Venky) No no, left, left

(Satti) down

(Everyone cheering)

Guys, stop it, it's cold

Why are you all acting like psychos?

(Sai) Take this...

Guys, cut it out now, stop it

(Venky humming)

(Venky) Where are the eggs?! The eggs??

Let me go, guys

Bring it here fast, the eggs and tomatoes

(Screaming, laughing)

Stop it now, guys

(Everyone shouting)

Guys, hold him, come on

Enough guys, now leave me alone

Lift him up, yeah

Stop it, boys, please

(Glass table shatters)

Balu? Hey, Balu?

Hey, Balu?

Buddy?

Move aside

Balu?

Balu, wake up... Hey?

Balu?

(Sai vomiting )

(Balu's phone rings)

Come...Come on

Why are the Police here?

(Officer) Hey, I'm Officer Smith

How's it going on here?

Is everything alright?

Yeah, Yeah.

Yeah... Yes, officer

It's his birthday today

So, we were partying inside

How many of you are in the house?

We are five

No, we're four

Four, right? Yeah?

Four. Yes.

We're here because the neighbors complained about noise

Ohh, right

We're very sorry, Officer, won't repeat it.

Do you have an ID to document it?

An ID?

I have an ID, just a second, I'll get it

Uh.. Is this something serious?

No, no, it's just a formality...

We just document it, in case it happens again

Alright.

Here

(Satti) Here you go, Officer

(Venky) This is my ID

Please don't make us come back again and tell you this, okay?

Sure, Officer

Okay, take this.

Have a good night

Thank you, Officer

let's go to the cops

Are you nuts?

Everything will be fine...

(Sai) We tell to cops

Do you want to go to jail?

It'll be alright... We can tell them it was an accident

Buddy, Sai, listen to me

(Satti) No

What shall we do then?

I don't know

Arjun?

Let us tell your brother

Yes, Arjun. Let's call your brother.

Why do we have to call him?

(Balu's phone starts ringing again)

(Venky) What else should we do then?

Let's all go to Jail?

(Venky) Buddy...

Your brother works at Lawyer's office...

He might be able to help us get out of this situation

(Sai) Yeah,Arjun, call him

Yes, yes, call him

We should call him, Arjun

It's a good idea to call your brother

Umm... wait, I will call him

(Over the phone) Hello?

Hello, Brother? What's up?

It's the middle of the night; I was sleeping...

Brother, Can you come over now?

What? To your place?

Yes, Brother, can you come right away?

Why are you calling me over at this hour?

I'll drop by in the morning

Could you just please come over? It's an urgent matter

Heck...

Why can't you wait till the morning?

Just come over, Brother

Alright, I'll be there

He's coming

(Bharath) What's the matter, Buddy?

Is it a birthday party?

Damn so many bottles?

The whole place is stinking

Guys, what's with the silence?

What's up, Satti? What's popping?

Smarty

Seriously, guys, what's going on?

So, Whose birthday is it-

What the hell did you all do?

What the hell happened?

So...We guys were celebrating and...

SPEAK UP

We were giving him birthday bumps, and accidentally...

Accident? How can it be an accident?

God

Brother, only you can get us out of...

this mess

What do you think I can do?

Come on, let's go to the Cops

Please, no, Brother, let's not go to the Police

Huh?

It was an accident, we didn't know who else to call

We didn't tell anybody else

We've been panicking since then

Please, Brother, help us with this

Guys, what can I even do?

If it was a small issue, I could handle it, but...

but this is a m*rder

Please don't say that, we'll do whatever you want

We will do everything that you say

Brother, Please, Help us out this one time

Okay, First tell me whatever that has happened, clearly

It was Balu's Birthday, so we got him a cake

and?

After that, we gave him birthday bumps

So, you guys beat him?

It's not what you think, Brother, it was just friendly

He fell on the glass table accidentally-

Does this seem friendly to you?

You guys are unbelievable

We can't do anything here

We could have tried if this happened back in India

The law is way strict in this country

(Balu's phone rings again)

Nothing can be done

Please help us out, Brother, Please

What if we don't tell anybody?

Are you out of your damn mind?

Even if we don't tell anybody, we will get caught

What do you plan on doing with his body?

Brother... Please

Only you can do something about it

Please, Brother, Help us

Brother, please, we have nobody but you to help us

It'll be problematic if our parents get to know about this

Our parents sent us abroad to achieve something

They'll be heartbroken if they get to know this

Please, Brother...Please

Shucks

Shut the hell up and leave me alone for sometime

Guys, come here

Does anybody else, other than the five of us, know about this?

No

Only we, five, know about this

What about Praveen?

Nobody else knows about this, except for the five of us?

Sai, You suggested not to tell anybody about this, right?

There's a solution

What is it, Brother?

Matters like these surface only when we go to the Police

Otherwise, they won't notice

(Balu's Phone rings again)

You are all International students with Visa

So nobody will come looking for you

Let us keep it to ourselves

So, the police will never know

(Satti's phone rings)

It's Balu's mom

She is calling, what should we do now?

Hang up, Don't lift her call

What should we tell his parents in India?

Even I'm thinking of the same

What if we don't tell them anything?

How can we not tell them anything?

How long will you keep avoiding their calls?

They will find out, no matter

Hear me out, brother

What is it?

What if we tell Balu's parents that he left for another country

Buddy, He talks to his Mom every single day

They won't trust us if we tell them he left aburptly

We can handle it somehow

Okay, even if they believe us

How many days will you avoid their phone calls?

He has to come back one day or the other, right?

The situation will get even worse

If they find out we're lying

Exactly

Let's tell them he's in another country for a month

and later say, we have no clue what he's up to

How many days will you keep doing that?

The first thing they'll do when they find out he's missing is go to the cops

If that's the case, we'll be screwed

What should we do now, brother?

I know a way out

What's that?

We should tell his parents and convince them

This will completely mess up things if his parents find out

(Satti's phone rings again)

Borther, It's Balu's mom, again

Cut the call, Satti

What else should we do now even if we don't tell anyone?

Leave about us, how will you answer to Balu's parents?

We can't hide it from his parents forever

What should we even tell them now, brother?

Tell them whatever happened...

It's an accident and

Beg them not to tell anyone and that your future will be ruined

Try to convince them, no matter what

All of you are from the same town, right? They know you guys

I'm terrified, Brother. What if they aren't convinced?

Listen to me, we have no other option. Please try to understand

He's right, let's tell his parents

(Satti's phone ringing again)

Look, it's his mother calling again

Don't hang up again. They might get worried

Answer it and talk to her

I can't do this, you talk to them

(Everyone asks Satti to answer the phone)

Hello?

Hello, Satish?

Yes, Aunty

(Balu's mother) Can you hear me, Satish?

I can hear you...tell me Aunty

What are you all doing? Why is Balu not answering my call

We were celebrating his birthday, I think he missed your calls

I'll tell him to call you back

It's alright, just hand the phone over to him. I will wish him

She wants to talk to him

Let's come clean and tell her

Just a second, I'll bring him

Tell Balu his mom called

What?

Balu is on the dance floor; he said he'll call you later, Aunty

I won't take much of his time, just for a minute

She wants to talk to him right now, what should I do?

Just a second, Aunty

Yes, give it to him. I will wait

What should I tell her?

Aunty, Uh- (cuts the call)

(Venky) Why would you do that?

Buddy, Satti

I won't be able to speak to her, dude

She'll get suspicious of us if you cut the call so aburptly

Then why don't you tell her

If you guys can tell her, Go ahead

(Satti's phone ringing again)

She's calling again

What should I do now?

Hello, I'm Arjun's brother, Bharath

(Balu's mother) Bharath? Are you with them as well?

What is wrong with you guys?

Why isn't anyone responding to my phone calls?

We were all partying; it was Balu's birthday

Right, I want to wish him a happy birthday, give the phone to him

Yes, Aunty, give me a second

Aunty, We need to tell you something

What?

Uh.. I'm not sure how to put this

Is anything wrong, Bharath?

Please sit down, Aunty, I'll tell you

Bharath, What is it?

First, take a seat, Aunty

I'm alright, Bharath, tell me

Balu...

He's dead, Aunty

Hello? uh, Aunty?

Hello?

They were celebrating...

They were cutting the cake

It was an accident, Aunty, please

hello? hello-

(Arjun) Don't cry

Please, don't cry

We shouldn't have done this

(Arjun) Please don't cry

What we did was wrong

Move!

(Satti's phone is ringing)

It's Balu's mom again

Answer it...speak to her

Yes, aunty

(Balu's Father) Give the phone to Balu

Yes, Uncle

Are you playing a prank on us? Give it to Balu

It was an accident, Uncle, uh... We didn't mean to do it

What accident? Hand him the phone first

Uh..Uncle

Do you not understand me? Give him the phone!

HELLO...HELLO

It was an accident, Uncle, we didn't mean to do it

Uncle? ...hello?

I can hear you

It was an accident, Uncle

(Venky) Not on purpose

Just give the phone to Balu

It's Balu's father

HELLO...HELLO

Hello, Uncle, this is Bharath

Tell me

So.. uh- It was accidental...while celebrating...

What do you mean?

They were cutting the cake and...

Okay, so?

Balu...accidentally..

Did he really die? (Balu's mom crying)

Yes, Uncle

What?

(Balu's mom crying)

What happened?

He hung up the phone.

What do we do now?

What if his Parents inform the Police?

Let's call them again

They just found out, they'd be grieving

(Satti's phone is ringing)

Why is my dad calling me out of the blue?

Talk to him

(Satti) Yes, Dad. Why are you calling?

(Satti's dad) What the hell is going on there?

Nothing, Dad, Why do you ask?

Balu's father is at our house; he's saying you guys did something to him

What? Balu's Father at our house right now?

He's at Venky's house. Venky isn't picking up, so he called me

Uh- dad, I'll call you right back

Listen, Satti.

I will call you back

Where's your phone?

Um, my phone. I think it's upstairs

Balu's dad is at your house. You weren't picking up, so your dad called mine

Hello?

(Venky's dad) What did you guys do to Balu?

Can you hear me?

Yeah... yeah, dad, tell me

Did you guys k*ll Balu?

Uh- it's not like that, Dad; it was an accident

(Balu's dad) It's not an accident. They k*lled him!!

How can it be an accident? His father is accusing you all of m*rder

Dad, listen to me. Why would we k*ll our own friend?

You guys beat him up, didn't you?

It's a normal thing on birthdays...it's just for fun

(Balu's dad) Bloody b*stards, You k*lled my son, I'll see your end

(Venky's dad) Please, brother, they are already scared

(Balu's dad) You are standing with them; I will show you what I am going to do

(Venky's dad) Venky, Balu's dad, left the house...

He's threatening to take police help to drag you guys down

So, What are you guys planning to do now?

Dad, I'll call you right back

No, Listen

I'll call you back, Dad (Hangs up abruptly)

Balu's father is firm on lodging a complaint

What should we do now?

(Bharath's phone rings")

Why he is calling?

Shh!

Hello, Praveen

(Praveen) Bharath? Where are you?

At home, why?

I just got off the phone with uncle; what happened to Balu?

Yeah um- I'm at your place

Did you call the Police?

No..we did not

What else are you planning to do?

I don't know. Where are you? Come here soon

My night shift ends only at 9 am, I can't come now

I'm the only one here at the counter, or I would've come

It's okay, be here as soon as you can

What will you do till 9 in the morning?

They're talking to their parents. You just come here soon.

Well, then

Right

How did Praveen get to know?

Venky's Father called him about it

Why did he have to tell Praveen?

He might have told him because we're living in this house under his management

(Satti) What shall we do now?

Guys, Call your parents right away and tell them this was an accident

Explain to them how it'll be a huge problem if everyone gets to know...

Try to convince them by any means. Call them!

Arjun, call our dad as well

Hello? Dad?

Why would we do such a thing on purpose, Dad?

It was an accident, Dad

We're best friends since childhood, Dad

What would we gain from k*lling him, Dad?

So what, we were drunk? Does it mean we k*lled him?

It was happened so fast, it was an accident

Don't discuss this with anyone in the town

Only Bharath knows about it

When we called his dad

He's threatening us

We're scared

(Bharath's phone is ringing)

Yes, Dad?

(Bharath's father) Bharath

Yes, Dad?

We all spoke to Balu's dad...

Yea?

We told him how much we are remorsing Balu's death...

How his son was like one of ours...

We understand your grief

Your anger will ruin all the kid's lives

We asked him to give it a thought

He isn't saying anything; he's awfully quiet

Balu's mom was sobbing throughout

(Satti's phone is ringing)

(Bharath) Yes, dad

(Satti) Hello, dad

(Satti) Oh, you talked to them?

(Satti) Oh, okay

(Satti) So, they?

(Satti) Okay, okay

(Bharath) Okay

It looks like everyone in India is convinced

Nobody's filing a case against us as of now

(Bharath) Okay, dad...Bye

They've all calmed down

They asked us to think about a further set of events here

They'll take care of things in India

So, umm.. what do we do with Balu now?

(Praveen) What happened?

They agreed to keep quiet, and so are we...

But, how can we get rid of the body?

Bharath? I need to talk to you.

Do you have any idea what you're doing?

Do you know how much of a risk it is? Our lives will be ruined if cops find out

Even if we tell the cops, our lives will be ruined

If we don't tell the truth, this might work out

Why are you taking a risk?

You're risking your life for something they did

Praveen, Do you even...

I'm doing this only because my brother is involved...

and all of us know each other from childhood

Alright, yes, we are all from the same hometown

Even our families might know each other and all that, but...

Sorry, Bharath, I can't take this risk

I'm responsible for this house; what if something happens? I'll be screwed

Your name won't come up anywhere

Even so

Even then, I can't take a risk

Okay, It's your call, I'm standing with them

Let me call uncle

Hello?

(Venky's dad) Praveen?

Ah..Uncle?

Did you go to the house?

I just reached

What are you planning to do?

We're clueless, uncle

Be careful, Don't mess it up

Umm.. Uncle?

We haven't told anyone; you don't have to think further

It seems like a risk, Uncle

(Voice breaking up) hello?

Uncle, can you hear me?

Yes, Yes. There was some disturbance. Now I can hear you

(Praveen) Yeah, It is risky

(Venky's dad) Then what's on your mind?

Uh- Uncle, This house is my responsibility

If anything goes wrong

(Venky's dad) We thought you could help us out, but you're so scared

Of course, I'm scared; it's such a big deal, Uncle

What do we do if you say that? You're like one of us

We raised you like our own

You're right, Uncle

You raised us when our dad left

You even helped me financially to come here

It's not like that, Praveen

I'm not asking you to do this because you owe me

I understand that, Uncle

My son's life will be ruined. I'm begging for help

Okay, Uncle

We'll figure something out, Uncle

Okay, Let me know once you have decided

Okay, Uncle

Alright, then

(Praveen) MOTHER!!

Do you know what have you done?

Please brother, It was an accident-

What? Do you think we are in India

Shut the hell up, it's all your fault

Say another word, and I'll k*ll you

Please don't tell the cops, Brother

Enough

Please understand our situation

(Everyone requesting)

Who else knows about this?

Only all of us here know about it

Fine. Do whatever you want, but don't drag me into it

I will stay neutral

But if the cops find it out

I'll personally tell them, "I have no involvement, and it was all you guys."

This is my stand, understood?

ok uh- okay, brother

What shall you do now?

I have an idea

What if we bury Balu's somewhere far away?

The body will be found someday, somehow.

What if we dissolve it in acid?

Yea, Hydrofluoric acid. I watched it on some TV show.

Dumbass, it just works in the movies

In reality, it's too weak and won't work

There are other acids, though, but you need a license for it

Even if you had a license, we wouldn't get enough to dissolve a body

Bharath, What do you think?

There's an idea; I'm wondering if it's right or not

What is it?

In the backyard?

I don't think we have any better option

What are you saying?

He's suggesting to bury him in the backyard

Correct, that's safe

But...

What about the house?

This house is under 30 years mortgage, but you'll leave in 2 or 3 years

The people who live here later would get into trouble

I was coming to that

You all need to buy this house by any means

Okay, here's the plan

You all start digging in the backyard

Luckily, the fence covers the backyard, so you can't be seen

This early in the morning? Nobody will know if we do it at night

No, mornings are better because most of them will be at work and nobody will bother to check

Alongside, we need to remove all Balu's records

You mean?

I mean, nobody will search for Balu here, and we won't tell anyone

Nobody in India will file a complaint, too, but it's problematic if his records stay open

Like his contacts, bank accounts, and uh, everything on his name should be closed

Umm, what else do we need to remove?

University

Yes, we need to cancel that

That's easy

Is all of this easy to cancel?

Yes, we've done it for a friend before; we can do it if we know personal details

Hello

(On the phone) What's the surname? (Venky) Dasari.

(On the phone) Can you spell it?

(Venky) D-A-S-A-R-I

(On the phone) R-A? (Venky) No, R-I

Last and final

We need to book a flight ticket to India in Balu's name

Uncle?

Un...

What happened?

What happened?

Who was it?

Balu's parents are on their way

Now, what should we do?

First, clean the body

His parents would feel bad to see him like that

Okay

Why are you throwing a tantrum?

I'm not throwing a tantrum; it's all happened because of you

What? What did you just say?

Nevermind

Is this all my fault? Tell me

Yes, it is all because of the party you planned, as*h*le

So you had loads of fun at the party, and now you're blaming me?

Let it go

No, listen to him. Apparently, it's all because of me...

Look how he's shifting the blame when his father is going to come

Yes, I'm trying to escape because our family isn't loaded like yours

What if we're loaded? Look, he's so cunning

You tell me, Satti. Who's fault it is?

Let it go

No, tell me, is it my fault

Yes, this is all your fault

You were the one who started birthday bumps in the first place

Listen, Venky, Now it doesn't matter really

What if I'm the one who started, didn't you all go on with hockey sticks and all?

Why are you blaming me now?

Our friend is dead; we can't be petty now

Okay, okay, This is all my fault

I will take all the blame for it. Not you, not you, not even you, Arjun

I will take all the blame when Balu's dad arrives

Okay

That was my whole point

Stop it, Sai

I will break your jaw

I will just wait around till you do that

What did you say?... What?

STOP IDo you want to hit him? Is it going to be like this?

You all have lost your minds

Piss off

It was an accident and we lost our friend, got it?

He's gone, and he isn't coming back

Do you want to k*ll each other now?

Even I'm trying to say the same thing, his father is on his way right now, we're screwed

Idiots, think about what should be done when Balu's father arrives

Don't sit around blaming each other

If this repeats, I will lose it

They're blaming me now, altogether

What are you thinking about?

Nothing

It's alright, tell me

A lot of people in India give birthday bumps to each other on birthdays

Even we did it when we were young, have you ever heard of someone dying?

(Bharath) What are you trying to say?

It's just that there's no blood or any wounds, nothing

I observed when you guys were moving the body

Balu's skin color turned to pink

Are you suggesting it's a m*rder?

I'm not sure, but something is wrong

What should we do?

Let's do this

Let's investigate each other separately before Balu's parents arrive

Okay, let's go

Bharath, let this just be between us

Okay

(Satti, On the phone) No man, its... We are managing

(Satti, On the phone) But, it will be a problem if anyone knows about this

(Satti, On the phone) All these...Yes

Okay, yes, bye

Venky

Is everything alright, Satti?

Yea, it's fine

Don't worry, it'll be alright

Okay, brother

Praveen didn't mean to yell at you

I can understand, the situation is sensitive

How long has it been for you all as friends?

As you know, we are all from the same town

Went to the same school

Only for B.Tech Balu went to some other college

Did any of you get into fights in college?

Never, we were always friendly

We were close from school days itself

Even through hardships we were together

I'm asking if Balu had any issues with someone

No, no, Balu is not anything like that

Then, how did all this happen?

As I told you, it happened when we were giving him birthday bumps

It was so sudden

He died just like that?

Why, brother... Is there a problem?

Everything is fine; nobody has a problem with each other

Maybe, we're overthinking

Why would they even k*ll him in the first place?

Yeah

But, it's strange. No wounds and the body is turning pink

Uh- Come with me

Praveen, come here

One of them told me Balu had asthma

Maybe, while they were giving him bumps

He might have had an asthma attack

Look at these pills, looks like he had a skin allergy

Maybe that's the reason for that strange skin color

Yeah

I think we are exaggerating it

Let's get something to eat?

ALMONDS

Almonds

Where did you find this?

In the bathroom, upstairs

Even the asthma inhaler we found was expired

And those tablets are just anti-histamines for basic allergies

Is that so?

Potassium Cyanide, it smells like almonds, but it's a poison

That is the reason his skin is so pink, careful

Bharath, we assumed it was an accident, but there is another dimension to it

What should we do now?

Let's find out who bought this bottle

How can we find that out?

As far as I know, such stuff is only available on ill*gal websites like buylethal.com

We need to check their bank statements to find out

But

What's on your mind?

Nothing, how do we check their bank statements?

We can get it out of them by threatening

No, if we do that, we will alert the one who did it

Then, what do you suggest?

We should check it without their knowledge

(Praveen) Hey, Venky

Sai, did you eat anything?

Is everything alright?

Yeah, sort of.

f*ck!

What happened?

I need to pay this bill right away, and I need a hundred more

I have a hundred...

Give me your email ID

Let me type it

Bring me some water

I tried everything but no luck

Same here, nothing

Wait, what if they didn't use their card?

Could have got it with cash in downtown

Could be

What are you thinking?

What will a person do after he buys a bottle of poison?

Maybe they'll mix it up in something

Exactly, let's go

Not biryani, they barely touched it

Beer bottle?

But they opened it in front of everyone, it's hard to mix

They had chicken!

Could they have mixed in it?

But everybody ate chicken

Yeah

We're missing something here, Bharath

Yeah

(Sai) We peed in the cognac bottle and gave him as a gift to prank him

The bottle they peed in

Sai knows

You told us they peed in the cognac bottle, right?

Who was it?

It was two of them, Venky and..

One more...

Where did Venky do it?

In the kitchen itself, he's shameless

And who else?

One more...

Uh- Arjun, Yes, It's Arjun

Is anything wrong?

Where did Arjun do it?

In the washroom, upstairs

Why are you asking?

Nothing, that washroom is stinking, so we had to ask

Do this, go and call Arjun

Okay

You Moron

Please stop it, Bharath

What did you do?

Speak out, what the hell did you do?

Control yourself

All this time it was him

Control, Bharath

How long has it been for you in this country?

What?

When did you come to this country?

Was it seven years?

Right?

Have you ever thought about us once in these seven years?

Tell me!!

You don't call us, and when we do, you tell us you're busy

Did you ever care How's the mother? Sister?

How's dad's health? Did you ever bother to care?

What right do you have to hit me?

Do you even remember that you have a family?

Our sister waited for you to call till her last breath

Poor Shwetha

What actually happened?

It was sister's birthday

Happy birthday to you...

She was delighted that she got an offer for an Internship in her dream company in Delhi

(Shwetha) Here is my offer letter

(Dad) I am so proud of you

Everyone was happy

She waited for brother's phone call

He did not call

He cut the call when she called him

She got another call

What do you want?

I will come into your house if you don't come now

What's wrong

She said it was her friend and went out to talk to her

It's getting close to midnight; she did not come back

I went looking for her, but she wasn't there

(Arjun) Dad, Let's go and look for Shwetha

(Dad) Let's go

Dad and I got very worried. We searched everywhere

Where are you both going now?

We tried calling, but she wasn't picking up her phone

We called her friends, but they didn't know anything

After searching the whole town...

We came home at 4a.m in the morning...

Police were at home

(Constable) Who is the owner here?

It's me

Come with us

Where?

They took us to the hospital...

...Asked to identify a body in the mortuary

Is this your daughter?

Her head was broken vertically in half and lying dead

I couldn't save her

Mom and dad were devastated

DAD!!

Dad... Dad... Doctor

Seeing her like that, I couldn't console my parents

I was all alone

I was all alone. Nobody was there for me

No one was there for me

She died because of me. It was all me

It would have been better if you died instead of her

It should have been you...It should be you

One chance

One second chance and I'll save her

Just one

I want my sister back...I want her back

One day, her friend, Priya, called me

(Priya over the phone) Hello, Brother, I'm Shwetha's friend, Priya

Hello, Priya, How're you?

I'm good, Brother

She called me to ask about universities

Will the courses be difficult?

Not at all. It will be like what we studied in B.Tech

Oh..Umm, Shwetha and I wanted to come abroad

But unfortunately

How are Mom and dad?

They're alright, they don't speak about it anymore

We somehow got talking about Balu

Uh- Brother?

Does Balu live with you too?

Yeah, we all live together

How is he like normally? Is he alright?

He is normal, we're all friends

I got suspicious

I asked her why does she want to know about Balu

Why are you asking all this?

How do you know Balu?

Umm, Uh- Brother

I'll tell you something, but please keep this between us

Go ahead, tell me

She told me then, nervously

Shewtha and I were roommates...

She used to tell me everything

Shwetha and Balu knew each other way before

They were in love

Both of them are very happy; everything was great for a few months

Hey

Close your eyes

SURPRISE

(Shwetha) Hey...What is it?

See it yourself

Do you like it?

But Balu's behaviour changed after sometime

He would be annoyed by everything she did

He would restrict her for everything

Hey...Shwetha

Hey...What are you doing here?

Did you recognize me?

Of course, How can I forget you

Who are you? What the hell is going on here?

He is Ravi, my...

He would be suspicious of every person she spoke to

He would force her not to talk to anyone but him

Shwetha emotionally share all of this with me

Not only this, Balu has so many affairs

Shwetha started avoiding Balu after knowing his true nature

Shwetha, Stop

Stop, I wanted to talk to you

What?

Why are you ignoring my calls?

Leave me alone, I don't want to talk to you

Stop, Why are you avoiding me?

Everyone is watching; stop bothering me. Leave now

Don't make me ask again

I don't have to talk to you

Stop Shwetha, I won't repeat it

Why don't you understand, leave now

How many times do I have to repeat myself?

What happened to your cheek?

Nothing, Hot water fell on my face

Eh...Shwetha

Balu kept torturing her

Balu forced Shwetha to meet him on her birthday, my friend told me recently

My friend is outside, I will be right back

Brother... Hello brother

Can you hear me, brother

I will call you back, Priya

I called dad to...

Ask about the driver who got arrested in Shweta's accident

What was the driver's name who got arrested in Shwetha's accident?

What happened?

Nothing, who's the driver in jail in Shwetha's accident?

Veeraju

I'll call you back

What happened?

I texted Balu...

From a random number

Saying I'll end his life if he didn't transfer money to the given random account

I saw fear in his eyes

He called that number many times

I confirmed it then that it was him

I decided then...

I had to take matters into my own hands

Did Balu send you money?

Yea, he did

You gave a random account number, right? How are you so sure?

I'm sure... I know he did it

Show it to me

I'm telling you it was him, Bharath

Did he send money?

He's the one who did it, Bharath

Did he send money?

How many times do I have to tell you it was him?

Answer my question: did he send money or not?

He's the one, Bharath

Prove it, then?

SHOW IT TO ME

Why can't you just trust me?...Get lost

Hey...

Damn

How can we be sure what's true and what's not?

sh*t

What should we do now?

Everyone's lives are precious; it's a huge mistake. I'll tell everything to Balu's parents

I'll let them decide for themselves

Okay, Bharath

(Arjun) Get out, Why did you come now?

(Arjun's dad) Go. You go inside first. Go

You come inside son

What are you watching?

Idiot, common...give it to me

Why are you fighting with her? Give her the remote

You guys never change

You deserve it

Hey Sis, no batteries?

Idiot, you never change

Dad, I have a project coming up. I need a laptop

Do you really need it?

It's an important project, dad

Will buy it later

Okay, dad

What up, bro?

Wow...Laptop

But, where did you get the money?

You don't need the reasons, just take it

Alright

What happened to the gold chain?

Where is it?

That...Chain

Uh...

What happened? Why are you looking sad?

Are you thinking about dad's words?

Nothing like that

I know how much effort you put into our family

I know you are doing two jobs to clear off all our debts

Everyone will understand you

Please understand, don't be sad

Smile, then

Don't be fake

Smile...

Sorry Dad

I wasn't there for you when you needed me the most

It won't happen again, dad

I will make sure nothing will happen to you all from now onwards

What can you do, son? It's all her fate

Balu's parents must be arriving

Let's go pick them up

Aunty, don't look

Please, aunty, Listen to me

Balu

Balu..

Balu..

Look at him, BALU!!

We sent our son to study, but you all k*lled my son

Do you hit someone like that on their birthday?

Look what has happened now

I lost my son

Can you bring him back? Can you bring my son back

Look at him lying dead (Sobbing)

Balu

Come here, look at your son

Why are you so quiet?

You did not bother to listen when I told you not to send him abroad

Now, we lost our son

Our one and only son, we could have lived together in our town happily

We've made a grave mistake by sending him here

Balu!! Balu

Get up

How did this happen?

Uh uncle, while celebrating birthday

While they were throwing cake at each other

Balu fell on the glass table

Can't we take the body to India?

Then, cops will get to know Uncle

Sorry... Sorry uncle, it was an accident

Balu

Balu

Your brother reacted in anger; don't be sad

He is too naive, I am worried about him

You have to take care of him

I will protect him from everything

Bharath

Bharath!

Let's tell them the truth

Where is my wife?

She's upstairs, uncle, asleep

Uncle

I wanted to tell you something

I don't know how to put it into words

I think my heart will feel lighter if I tell you

On a random night around 3 am six months ago, I got a call from Balu, crying

I am very scared, dad

He was just crying, scared, and wasn't telling what was wrong?

I asked him to come home right away

He came home and told me everything that had happened

I am dead scared, dad. I don't know what to do

You are torturing me, STOP THE CAR

He pushed your sister out the car while arguing

She got hit in the head when she fell out of the car. She was bleeding from a head injury

He was my one and only son

I did this to save him by all means

I sent some driver to Jail instead of him

Please forgive me, I betrayed your family

Please forgive me

She was still alive after the accident

He was scared, and he ran far away

He told me after a few hours

If he told me right away, we might have been able to save your sister

Forgive me, Bharath

I let your sister die...

I deserve all this

I ruined your sister's life, please forgive me

Please forgive me

Please forgive me... Please forgive me, Bharath

Please forgive me

(Bharath) Calm down, Uncle

(Balu's dad) Forgive me

Uh- Let Aunty be unaware of this; let her sleep

In the meanwhile, let's see what has to be done

Come

What happened, Brother?

We need to bury the body

In which way life is lost,

Where are the eyes that can see

In the games, fate plays with us

Life is lost in the soil

Your trusted shadow brought you death, and all your sins are paid in full

Your family must carry all your sins now

Fate answered the challenge you sent by burying you

The end has come for you, I came to see your end

I came to see your end

Your sins are paid in full now

Your sins are paid in full now

Your sins are paid in full now

In which way life is lost,

Where are the eyes that can see

In the games, fate plays with us

In the games, fate plays with us

(Balu's mom crying)

Life is lost in the soil

Balu!! ...Balu, BALU!

I want to see my son, let me go, please

Balu? Balu!!

Your family must carry all your sins now

Fate answered the challenge you sent by burying you

The end has come for you, I came to see your end

Did you also book a ticket for Balu, Uncle?

Yeah, I booked three tickets

Let's keep this between us, Uncle; no one from our town can know

Take care of the boys; they don't need to worry. I will buy this house

Thanks, Uncle

We're getting late for the flight; we will leave

Your trusted shadow brought you death, and all your sins are paid in full

Your family must carry all your sins now

Fate answered the challenge you sent by burying you

The end has come for you, I came to see your end

I came to see your end

Your sins are paid in full now

Your sins are paid in full now

Your sins are paid in full now

Your sins are paid in full now

Didn't you feel anything?

Bharath, this is fake poison

Who would have done it?

(Sai) What happened, brother? Any problem?

(Praveen) Did you guys fight with anyone?

(Venky) We gave birthday bumps to Balu.

(Satti) We were always friendly

(Sai) We peed in cognac bottle

(Praveen) Balu's skin color is pink

(Bharath) Balu had asthama

(Praveen) We thought this was an accident

(Arjun) I confirmed then it was him

(Arjun) It should have been better if you died instead of her; you should have died instead of her

Balu k*lled our sister

Did you bring poison?

DID YOU BRING IT OR NOT?

I asked you, for one thing, you can't even do that

I know you don't care about our family

Arjun, try to understand

I don't care

Listen to what I am saying

What should I listen

I made a mistake by asking you

I know you won't do it... You won't do it

I will take care of this, I will k*ll him with my own hands

I will k*ll him somehow

Get lost

You are selfish

Arjun

What?

Listen to what I am saying

I'll make sure your friends are safe

Hello brother, What are you doing?

It's so late now,

Come right away, it's urgent

Who's birthday is it?

What the hell did you all do?

Let's tell cops

(Everyone) No, no, please

I know a way out

What is it?

We need to convince their parents in India

We don't have any other option

Why he is calling?

Praveen?

Bharath? Where are you?

At home, why?

Uncle called and told me about what happened to Balu

Ah uh- Yeah, I'm at your house

But no marks or wounds, and the skin color is pink

Are you suggesting someone k*lled him?

I'm not sure, but something's wrong

What should we do now?

Almonds!

We should find out who bought this

How do we figure that out?

He's checking bank statements

What if we get caught?

Give me your phone!!

I will protect Arjun from everything

Hey Balu, Stop...let's catch him

Brother, What are you doing here?

Why did you come after the party was over?

They're going to beat me to death

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BALU

This film is based on a true story; the names have been altered at the request of the families.

So far, everyone has their own story of what happened, and no one knows the truth.

Balu's dead body is still buried in the backyard. You are the first person ever to know the truth