Baby

Baby

Year: 2023

Runtime: 175 mins

Language: Telugu

Director: Sai Rajesh Neelam

Echo Score: 71

Budget: $100M

RomanceDrama

A pair of high school sweethearts face challenges in their relationship when they take different directions in life.

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1

Vaishnavi's defiance sparks a connection

Vaishnavi stands up to a teacher at their Hyderabad school, showing courage beyond her circumstances. Anand notices her strength and a quiet bond forms between them. Their friendship lays the groundwork for a deeper relationship in the years to come.

High school days School, Hyderabad slum
2

Three years later: love travels from neighbors to partners

Vaishnavi earns a place at a prestigious engineering college, while Anand drops out due to poor grades. He starts driving an auto to make ends meet. The couple continues to navigate their different paths while trying to stay connected.

Three years later Hyderabad, near their slum
3

Smartphone gift fuels debt and stress

Anand mortgages his auto to buy a smartphone for Vaishnavi, hoping to win her affection. He struggles to repay the loan as pressures mount from the lender. The burden casts a shadow over their relationship and his family life.

Shortly after purchase Neighborhood streets/home
4

Vaishnavi enters a new world at college

Vaishnavi tries to fit in with wealthier classmates while keeping her relationship with Anand secret. She befriends Viraj and Seetha and begins to navigate a life far from her early world. The cultural gap creates new tensions in her life.

Soon after joining Engineering college
5

Tensions rise: control, love, and envy

Viraj is attracted to Vaishnavi, complicating her loyalties. Anand grows increasingly controlling and abusive, straining the relationship and setting the stage for more conflict. Vaishnavi finds herself torn between two worlds.

Around college years Slum and campus
6

Gifting pride leads to humiliation

Viraj gifts Vaishnavi an iPhone, triggering friction as she belittles Anand’s modest gesture. The loan shark's intervention becomes public when he slaps Anand in front of his mother. The moment exposes the fragility of Anand's finances.

Around gift moment Neighborhood, in front of his mother
7

Kiss and confession captured on CCTV

At Viraj's birthday party, Vaishnavi is torn between apologies from Anand and Viraj's love declaration. In a drunken moment she texts she loves Anand and then kisses Viraj, a moment captured by CCTV. The video becomes a weapon in the escalating drama.

Viraj's birthday party night Viraj's birthday party
8

Seetha manipulates the triangle

Seetha plays on Vaishnavi's insecurities and Viraj's desire, driving them apart. She uses gossip and the kissing video to fuel jealousy and distrust. The scheming deepens the rift among the friends and lovers.

After the party College setting
9

One-night stand and secret recordings

Vaishnavi has a one-night stand with Viraj to push him away, then drinks to forget and confesses this to Seetha. Anand's friend Harsha secretly records the confession and later shares it with Anand. The web of deceit tightens around everyone involved.

Shortly after the party Vaishnavi's residence and Seetha's circle
10

Discovery turns violent

Anand discovers the full affair and, in a fit of rage, tries to murder Vaishnavi in her sleep but fails. He dissolves into tears, realizing the damage he's caused. The cruelty and jealousy push both toward a breaking point.

Shortly after discovery Vaishnavi's home
11

Public confrontation and arrest

Seetha reveals Vaishnavi's long-running relationship to Viraj, leading to a public confrontation. Anand and Viraj are arrested but released on bail as emotions run high and the truth comes to light.

After the confrontation Public space; police station
12

Hospitalisation and a mother's death

Vaishnavi is hospitalised following the turmoil and begins to recover. Meanwhile, Anand tries to reconcile with his mother, but she passes away that night, plunging him into deep depression. The family tragedy compounds his grief.

After hospitalization; night of mother's death Hospital; home
13

A hopeful meeting at the train station

On his father's advice, Vaishnavi goes to the train station to find Anand and attempt an apology. He is emotionally distant and asks her to leave for her own sake, refusing to forgive. The moment signals the end of their possible reconciliation.

After mother's death Train station
14

Epilogue: a glance that lingers

During Vaishnavi's wedding procession, Anand appears, and they share a poignant, tearful glance. He drives away in his auto, heartbroken, while a photo of a younger Vaishnavi remains in his memory. The ending affirms that love can endure as memory, even when life parts them.

Epilogue Wedding route; Anand's auto

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