Show (film)
Show is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language experimental film written and directed by Neelakanta, starring Manjula Ghattamaneni and Surya. The film won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and was premiered in the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India. Neelakanta received National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film. The film also won three Nandi Awards. Plot
Ridhima, an executive from Delhi-based pharmaceutical company, visits a remote village in Andhra Pradesh to make a deal on patents with a professor who invented a new drug The professor leaves a note that he will return late as he has to attend some urgent work and she shall wait for his arrival. At that time, Madhav Rao, a junior advocate who supervises the event of patent selling, arrives at that place. Ridhima is a fun-loving, unmarried girl, and she has a boyfriend called Sanjay. Madhav Rao is frustrated about his profession, which he doesn't like, and he was a depressed married guy because of his taunting wife Sudha. In the lonely professor's resort, they become friends. Then, to kill some time, Ridhima asks Madhav that she will give her month's salary 30,000 to anyone who entertains her at least an hour. Then, Madhav makes a prank on her acting as a psycho which hurts Ridhima but they remain friends and she learns that Madhav once tried in acting for five years but he failed to achieve in his career and became a junior advocate. Then, to kill some time, Madhav gives an idea to make a play of a husband and wife, which is going to divorce. But Ridhima doesn't show any interest in the play, but she accepts because to kill some time until the professor comes. But the play stops by Madhav, which hurts him because of the disinterest of Ridhima on the play. After that, Ridhima apologises to Madhav, and he eventually accepts that Madhav makes a lavish lunch, which is full of favorites of Ridhima. After lunch, Ridhima says that she can't act, and then Madhav encourages her to develop confidence to make her act, and then they resume the same play. According to the play, they name themselves as Sandhya and Subba Rao, who are going to discuss their relationship, which makes a patch up or going to an end on that resort. While in the acting Madhav remembers her wife Sudha's words coincidentally spoken by Sandhya, it frustrates him more. Slowly, he came out from the play, and he felt that it was going real and argued with her seriously. Then finally in the heated argument, Sandhya confesses that she is loving Sanjay and he is also waiting for her then Madhav asks about his son Shambu then frustrated Sandya replies to die both of them in a well. It makes Madhav angry and beats Sandhya mercilessly. Then Madhav confesses his love on her and how he compromised with his life for her. Then Ridhima realises it is not a drama and understands that Madhav became crazy and understands that his love on his wife. Then Madhav tries to kill himself, then to stop him Ridhima tries to make him realise that it was a drama by clapping on him for his actions, and the "Show" became an end then Madhav regains his senses and realises what he had done and apologises to her. Later, they both laughed a lot for their act and forgot about their situation. Meanwhile, the professor came late who is looking at them. 