COntributed by Raviteja Ayyagari
Ee katha loni pathralu, sannivesalu kevalam kalpitham. A fictious story about friendship
"Naa friend oka Yedava! Avunu, vaadini varninchadaniki naa daggara antha kante manchi birudu ledu. Vadu naa jeevitham loki vacchi oka 20 samvatsaralu avuthondi. Torri palleskuni, vacchi raani mudda mudda maatalatho modati saari “nee pelenti” ani adigadu! Ippati varaku gurthundi. Of course, nenemi Chaganti Koteswararao gari laga spashtanga emi palike vaadini kaadu. But vadikante oka ravva better. Vaaditho journey multiple genre cinema lantidi. (Cinema picchi koncham ekkuva kada, anduke references anni cinema nuche vasthu untay.) Koncham sepu suspense, koncham sepu comedy, koncham sepu action ila anni konalu kaligina maa journey chala crazy journey. Ee 20 years memu cheyyani adventure ledu, bunk kottani class ledu, class jaruguthundaga dongachatuga box open chesi tinani roju ledu. School life lo memu iddaram chala studious gaa unde vallam. Iddariki class vinadam ante baga ishtam. Alage class nacchakapothe bunk kottadam kuda chala ishtam. Maa class ki rendu entrances undevi, front and back. Ila front door nunchi teacher raagane, ala back door nunchi jump ayipoyevallam. But maa school lo aa chance chala takkuva sarlu maku dorikindi, endukante maa teachers antha efficient ga undevallu. Inka short break, lunch break raagane, chethulu ki andubatu lo hand cricket, chethulaki andani basket ball game, ila age, experience, skills tho sambandham lekunda anni adevallam, vacchina rakapoyina. School lo unnantha kaalam vaadi meeda nenu, naa meeda vaadu jokes veyyadanike time saripoyedi. Maa allari ae range lo undedi ante teachers mammalni chala aruduga class lopala unchevaru. Memu chesina allari intha antha kaadu. Modati sari computer chusinappudu, aksharalu anni sarigga levani, keys ni teeseyadaniki chesina prayatnam, lab lo FD40, RT90 tappa munduku vellani maa Basic commandlu, batroom lo bayatapettina maa kala naipunyalu, ila cheppukuntu pothe abbo gnyapakalatho guinness book ekkalsinde. School lo unnappudu jeevitham chala chandalanga untundi anukuvodam, ranks kosam kusthi padadam, teera maa ranks chusi teacherle shock avvadam (maalo okadiki 1, inkokadiki 2 rank), maa principal madam aithe fits vacchi padipovadam, class lo andariki maa meeda jealousy ravadam shara mamule. Maakaithe, eppudu peddavuthama? Eppudu school life ayipothunda ani anipinchedi. Chala saradaga saguthunna maa life lo athi pedda shock, school last day. Aa roju naku ippatiki gurthu undi. Maa class lo ammayilu edchinappudu chala vetakaranga navvina nenu aa thought gurinchi alochinchina ventane kannellu aagaledu. Appudu vaadu annadu, “Rey! Manam eppudu kalise untam kada ra! Ooruko! Entidi chinnapilladila!” ani. Appudu modati sari anukunna, “Yedava!” ani. Maa lanti vaallani dooram cheyyakudadane emo, mobile phone ane oka concept vacchindi. Ayina, adi dooram perige vallaki. Maala kaalam kadile koddi, dooram daggarayye maalanti snehithulaki kadu. Inka inter antha IIT, EAMCET preparations ke ayipoyindi. Ala ani maku memories leva ante abbaddame. Chala unnayi. Rojuki oka memory. Vadu naa life lo chala important character play chesadu. Vaadi age ki, vaadiki unna maturity and clarity ki salam kottali. Interlone vadu decide ayipoyadu, vadu Hyderabad vadili daatadani. Ikkade edo oka college lo join ayyi, thana paintings, thana cinematography meeda concentrate chesi pedda cinematographer avvali ani. Vadikunna clarity lo naku 1/10 unna, nenu bagupadevadini emo. “Yedava!” Inka engineering kuda vaditho cheyyali ani raasipettadu aa devudu. Ragging memu enjoy chesinantha inka evvaru enjoy chesi undaru. Anni extreme ends of ragging ayyindi maku. Vadini nannu separate cheddamani chala mandi prayatninchina vadu natho kalisi undadaniki edo oka margam vethike vadu. Engineering lo memu bunk kottinanni classes inka evaru kotti undaru. Anni classes vade naku thodu unnadu. “Yedava!” Naku ippatiki gurthu, engineering lo oka roju nenu college ki vellaledu. Nanna phone muttukonivvaledu, Amma mancham diganivvaledu, jwaram valla. Aa roju college lo ganta kuda undalekapoyadu. First class ayyina ventane vacchesadu intiki. “Rey oka message chesi chavacchu kada ra daridruda! Nuvvu akkada lekapothe edo antirksham lo tappikupoyina astronaut laga, yedarilo irukkupoyina elugubandilaga ayipoyindi!”, ani annadu. Nenu emi matladaledu. Just “Yedava!” ani mind lo anukunnanu. Memu maa life lo chala vishayalu sahre cheskunnam, underwear thappa. (Annattu adi kuda okasari oka porapatu valla jarigipoyindi, Ayina adi elago evariki teliyadu kada.) Naa life lo nenu veskune battalalo 75% vaade select chesadu. In fact, vadive sagam veskune vadini. Inka life lo nenu em cheyyalo nakoka clarity icchadu, of course, naa ambition gurinche naku cheppadu. Ammayilaki subtle ga sight ela kottali, vallathoti paddhathi ga ela matladali, nacchina ammayiki ela propose cheyyali, ila cheppukuntu pothe chala vishayalalo vadu naku oka margadarsi chit fund company laga aanandam panchuthune vacchadu. That is why I love my friend. Avunu naa friend yedave. Vadini nenu eppudu mecchukonu, pogadanu. Ala ani evaraina vadini edaina ante oorukonu. Vadu tingarodu. Vadiki nannu preminchadam tappa inka edi raadu. Vadiki nenante pranam. Devudu nakantu oka varam icchadu ante, adi vaade. Innella maa friendship lo memu chala sarlu godava paddam, tittukunnam, kottukunnam. Kani maa madhyalo eppudu dooram peragaledu. In fact, the bond strengthened. Meeku emaina gurthocchinda, kada!? Meeku ilanti friend okadu unde untadu. Oka yedava unde untadu. Meerante pranam ani meetho cheppakapoyina, meekosam pranam kuda lekkacheyyani oka picchodu, amayakudu, oka true friend untadu. Alanti friends andariki naa ee katha ankitham. Jai Hind!"
