A dream begins the place one other ends. In Dummies’ play Filter Coffee (story, script and course by Sreevathson), the primary dream of Sahasra, Satvik and Priya ends abruptly, when they’re laid off by the IT firm they work for.
Satvik is a tenant in Ramaswamy Iyer’s (Sridhar) home. Ramaswamy runs a espresso store, the place he serves South Indian filter espresso. Sahasra and Priya transfer into the spare room in Satvik’s rented portion, convincing the normal, orthodox Ramaswamy that they’re transferring in only for comfort till they discover one other job. One day, Sahasra sings ‘Bhagayatha lakshmi baramma’, whereas scouring the web for jobs. Satvik sings alongside along with her. Priya (S. Aishwarya) dances to Satvik’s jatis. Dream two begins right here.
The children come across the thought of a band, which they title Filter Coffee. The platform for his or her band is Ramaswamy’s staid espresso store. They repaint the uninteresting store, and it turns into a draw with the younger and outdated. With gross sales hovering, Ramaswamy is a completely happy man. But the band decides to maneuver out of his home and cease taking part in in his store, as a result of they’re now in nice demand. They lease a giant workplace, settle for bookings and haven’t any time to name their very own. But success brings with it friction and ego clashes. The band lastly realises that so long as music stays a soul-satisfying artwork, it brings peace. But when it turns into a business quest, naturally, all the issues of any business enterprise floor. The selection is theirs — do they need to go business, or not? It is the age-old query — artwork for artwork’s sake, or artwork as a paying proposition.
Satvik (Dakshin) did a nice job, whether or not he was worrying, taking the jibes of Sahasra sportively, wanting goofy when he was courting his sweetheart, or subdued when the band misplaced a music contest. R. Gayatri as Sahasra was terrific, along with her singing and her droll banter. The dance segments — classical, fashionable and folks (together with kavadi and silambam) had been well-choreographed by Shruti. Music by Dakshin, who occurs to be the grandson of music director V. Dakshinamurthy, was pleasant.