Set in a small town in South India, before the internet & mobiles, the series is a nostalgic ride about imagination, adventures and the magic of childhood. A little boy from a railway colony strives to bring his modest family a modicum of glory through highly fanciful means while constantly being brought back to reality by his level-headed father. It is a universal story of Child Vs Man.
Episodes
When two convent school boys request him to convert 10-paise coins into magnets by placing them on the railway track, Dabba dreams of becoming the Magnet King of their small town.
A new train called B D Special arrives at the station and a rumour begins to spread that it is filled with imported chocolates. Desperate to get his share, Dabba gets caught up in an attempt to rob the train.
Dabba’s father shifts him from the railway school to the convent school. He makes new friends. To make up for causing trouble, he tries everything to save money and buy a Md. Rafi cassette for his mother on her birthday.
Dabba sees blood in the toilet. He’s convinced that God is punishing him for eating non-veg and stealing money from the temple. He tries his best to invoke God and ask for forgiveness.
After watching `Enter The Dragon’, Dabba gets obsessed with Bruce Lee and pleads with his father to let him learn karate. When Subbarao refuses, Dabba takes things into his own hands.
There’s a spate of robberies in town. Subbarao’s cycle and Ashwini’s dog Timmy gets stolen. Dabba and his friends form a detective agency to catch the gang of thieves.
Dabba gets obsessed with drumming and runs away from home to join Sampath Orchestra. As his family and friends desperately try and look for him, he discovers the harsh truth about the orchestra troupe. He’s trapped among the thieves and is scared for his life.
Dabba is embarrassed after his name appears in the newspaper for having gone missing. He decides to do something worthy to claim back his reputation. He writes to the Prime Minister. Meanwhile, Subbarao bumps into a celebrated film director and realizes they were friends in childhood.
