Taalam of Two Worlds
Hyderabad | Raghav’s Family Home
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
(texting Priya)
He wants me to meet his mother, Priya.
Priya ( Fl cousin/frd)
What?! 😳
That’s not casual, Anvi! That’s a next-level move!
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
I know! My heart is beating faster than a thani avarthanam finale.
Priya ( Fl cousin/frd)
Are you going?
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
Yes. I think I want to know who he is beyond the headphones and reverb.
Later – Car ride to Jubilee Hills
Raghav Devraj (ML)
Nervous?
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
I’m just wondering if I should’ve worn something more modern. Your mother might think I’m too… traditional.
Raghav Devraj (ML)
She still makes filter coffee in a brass davara every morning.
She’ll love you. And not just because of your saree.
Devraj Residence – Entrance
Savitri Devraj (ML mother)
(Raghav’s mother)
Aiyyo! So you’re the girl with the golden voice?
Come in, kanna! I’ve been waiting
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
(smiling shyly)
Vanakkam( helo), aunty…
Savitri Devraj (ML mother)
Please! Just call me Aunty — or Amma(mom), if your heart feels like it.
Raghav never brings anyone home. Not even for Deepavali!
Raghav Devraj (ML)
(grinning)
Amma, please...
Inside – warm laughter, traditional lunch on banana leaves]
Savitri Devraj (ML mother)
Your singing reminded me of my own guru’s voice. Pure. No digital fixing needed.
You’re a rare soul, Anvitha
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
Thank you, aunty. That means a lot.
Savitri Devraj (ML mother)
(gently)
You know… this world Raghav lives in — it shines, but it can burn too.
I just hope... if you're around him, you’ll both find balance.
Raghav Devraj (ML)
Thanks for coming. She likes you more than she likes me.
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
She was lovely. But... what she said made me think.
Can two people from such different lives really… blend
Raghav Devraj (ML)
Maybe we’re like Raagam and Taalam.
Different elements — but without each other, the music’s incomplete.
That night – Call from Chennai
Ramesh ( FL father)
Anvitha, Paati (grandma)knows.
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
Appa… I was going to call her tonight.
Ramesh ( FL father)
She’s furious.
And… she’s coming to Hyderabad tomorrow.
Anvitha Ramesh ( FL)
(texting Priya in panic)
PRIYA. PAATI IS COMING. HERE.
TO HYDERABAD. TOMORROW.
Priya ( Fl cousin/frd)
😱
Raghav, meet... Carnatic Thanos.
Meanwhile – Raghav’s phone buzzes]
Devraj Rao ( ML Father)
(texting)
Heard you introduced that Ramesh girl to your mother.
We need to talk.
This isn’t just about a song anymore
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