AN: I wrote this story before the leap. In this I assumed that they are back in Vetri's room but Kamala was still not talking to them. Kalai and Nandhini are about to bring their daughter home and Vetri has recently joined an Engineering college as lecturer. I dont mention anything about Arangathanathan as he is not relevant to this story.
Part 1 - Scene -1
Progress with Limits
Morning time Abi takes tea for both to their room.
A: Vetri! Pal theichuttiya? Intha seekiram kudi! Enakku pasikkuthu!
V: Naan kudicha un pasi poguma? Pathini theivamdi nee!
A: Iye! Ninaippu than! Vaayai perukkathe! Inniku Athai dosai, idli rendum seyya sonnanga! Ellarum onna sappida ukkantha, engalukkum alavu theriyum. seekiram breakfast kadai moodittu adutha velaiyai pakkalam. Athu thavira, innikku namma oru idam porom. Athanala kathala velai ennoda turn. So seekiram kudichuttu kulichuttu veshti kattittu va!
V: Ethukkudi veshti? Ethavathu kalyanathukku ponuma? Athukku pante okthane?
A: Illai. Innikku kovilukku ennai kootittu poriya?
V: Ennadi kural bammuthu! Oru mirattalathan pesuve! Enna vishayam? Unga appavukku porantha naala?
A: Iyo Vetri! Eppadi ivvalo smarta irukka? Appavukku illai! Deepthikku porantha naal. Inniku college leavu. Athanale Ammavum Periammavum avalai kattayam Tirunaan Katha Amman kovilukku kootitu varuvanga!
V: Athu ennadi unga veetula ethukku eduthalum angeye poreenga? Kalyanamna sari! Eppo paaru angeyethan poreenga! Sari naan ethukku ippo? Neeye poi kulavittu vaa! illai illai! Naan varen. Innikku yaarachum un thangaikku thali kattidaporan! Naan varathu better.
A: En appadi yaaravathu thali kattina avana adichu poda poriya? Enakku ippadi oru aalu irunthiruntha un nilamai enna ayirukkum? Ana enna irunthalum unakku en kudumbathu mela romba pasam, Purush.
V: My dear pisase! Nee thappa purinjikitta! Naan varathu un kudumbathu mela ulla pasathunala illai! Antha paiyan mela ulla parithabathunala! Appadi evananum thali katta pona, avana niruthi, "appa thambi, intha mathiri intha kovilla aathirathula thali kattitu aayusu poora avasthai paduva! Anubavasthan solren!" appadinnu porumaiya arivurai solven. Adithadi illai! Ithu oru akkarai, ennai mathiri oruthan kashtapada koodathennu oru samuga akkarai than!
A: Appadiye oru kosuvathi pottu flashback poppa! Sila mathangalukku munne... athe kovilla oru maveeran vanthu antha avasthaiye thaan venumnu azhuthu arpattam pannatha oru nyabagam!
V: Athai vidu. Athukkuthan ippo nalla anubavikkarene.
A: Ennathu?
V: Illaidi! nallathellam ippothane vazhikaila anubavikkarennu sonnen! Sari ethacchum gift vanginiya illai inimel thana? Kadai thiranthu vangittu poga mudiyuma?
A: Athellam appove vaangitten! Unnai mathiri ninaichiya? Nee poi muthalla kilambu.
Vetri got ready and saw that everyone was seated for breakfast. Abi was making dosa and Nandhini was serving Idli.
K: Nandhini! Ethachum antha ponnukku vangi eduthuttu poga sollu! Vangalainna panamavathu koduthuttu vaa! Illaina nalla irukkathu.
V: Abi vangitanni!
K: Athane! Athula ellam vivaram than.
V: Emma! Pozhuthu poliya unakku? Kalankathala arambikkathe. Enakku pasikkuthu. Dosai venam! Idliye pothum. Anni! Neenga rendu perum vanga! Senthu sappidalam. Ungalukku vena naan dosai oothattuma?
Abi and Nandhini looked at each other and smiled.
N: Vetri! Pothum! Kalailaye vazhiyathe! Muthalla nee sapta thatta kazhuva pazhagu! Appuram dosai oothalam!
Kal: Nandhini! Ithu Vetrikku mattuma? Enakkum setha?
N: Purinja sari! Paappa veetukku varapora! Avalukku nalla pazhakkam namathane sollitharanum.
Kal: aang..!
V: Ellam eduthukittiya? Polama? Naan poi vandiye edukkaren. Seekiram vanthu question paper ready pannanum.
Scene - II
They are in the TKA temple. Bought the archanai thattu and climbed up.
V: Ei pondatti! Naan last moonu tharam intha kovilukku varache un kooda irunthirukken! Moonu tharamum en vazhkaila periya matram nadanthirukku.
A: Rendavathu tharam enna nadanthathu? Ennai antha murai muraichuttu thane pone?
V: Athu muraikkarathu illaidi! Loveuu! Thirumbavum paapomo maattomannu appadi pathendi. Nee vanthu en perla archanai senjatha pathu enakku adi vangina mathiri irunthathudi. Erkanave unnai romba miss pannittu irunthen! Chitappukku annikuthan en manasu purinjathunnu ninaikkaren. Annilenthu ellarum shedla unnai pathi than pesitte iruppanga! Abi mathiri varuma? Anni mathiri varumannu? Avanga enkita nalla adivanginanga! Athellam sethu vechu unkitta ippo vangaren!
A: mkkum! Loveuuu than! Ennavo intha moonjikellam love varathunnu sonne?
V: Nee koodathan enakku etho saripattu varathunne? (lowering his voice:) Enna saripattu varutha?
A: Pothum pothum. Kovilla pesaratha paaru?
V: Endi adikkara? Ippadi adikkavadi enkooda vanthe?
A: Ennai evlo azhavecha! Athukkellam naan tiruppi kodukka vendam?
V: Mannichuttennu sonne? Ippo ippadi adikkare?
A: Nalla yosi Purush! Mannichutennu eppovavathu sonnena? Namakulla enna mannippunnu ketten? See! Innikku intha kovilla vechu solren! Naan thappu pannina athu nee senja mathiri! Nee thappu panninalum nee senja mathiri. Ithu thaan inimel namma kudumba sattam!
V: Judge Ponnu thandi nee! Nalla varuvadi! Entha jenmathula senja thappo, intha Amman ennai unnoda sethu vittuduchu!
A: Entha jenmathula panna punniyamonnu sollu pa! Hai Periyamma! Amma! (She went to them). Happy Birthday di! Intha enga gift.
V: Nalla irukkeengala athai? Happy birthday!
Periamma and Padma are happy to see them and greet them both.
D: Amma! Intha Madam enga vanthanga inga? Ithukkutha ennai kalailaye inga kootitu vantheengala?
A: Ei! Ennadi! Ethukku avangala thittara? Pirantha naal annikku leavea iruntha intha kovilthan varuvomnu enakku theriyatha? Athan naane vanthen.
D: Itho paaru! Nanga ellam vendamnu thane nee pona? Ippo ethukku intha kulaval? Nee ponappuram Appa enna pannar theriyuma?
A: Ei! Pesanumna en pakkam irukkara nyayamum pesanum. Oru pakkama pesathe! En pakka konjam kooda nyayam illaina Periamma enkooda pesuvangala?
D: Avangalukku nee enna pannalum nyayam than! Ennai mattum nalla virattuvaanga!
Per: Unga akka thangai sandaila enna izukkatheengadi! Nalla naal athuvuma ozhunga pesarathunna pesunga! Kovilla vechu sandai podathan poreenganna namma polam vaa! Innoru nalaikku vera engayavathu porumaiya sandai podunga.
A: Illai Periamma! Naan wish pannittu ungalai ellam pakkanumnu thaan vanthen! Amma! Veetula ellarum eppadi irukkanga? Appa eppadi irukkaru? Vazhakkam pola ambilainga ellarum kovilukku varathulenthu kazhanduttangala?
V: (MV) Endi Unga veetu ambilainga ellam kovilukku varathulenthu thappichuttanga! Ennai than nalla matti vittiya? Oru akka thangai sandaiyavathu pakkalamna intha Periya athai keduthuttanga! Oru entertainmente illai!
Pad: Athuthan therinja vishayamache! Appa, Surya, Hari ellarum club poirukkanga! Varsha ivalukkage etho special seyyarennu veetulaye irunthutta! Ana Mappillai! Neenga ippadi kooda vanthathu engalukku romba santhosham!
V: Ithula enna irukku athai! Abi vanthu thangachikku pirantha naal; pakkanumna! Athan udane kootitu vanthen!
A: (MV) Dei! Konja neram munnadi kovilukku varathukku enna scene pottan? Ippo appdadiye mathi scene podaran paaru! Irukku da unakku innikku! Unnai ethulayavathu matti vidale en per Abi illai!
D: Sari! Athan pathutte illai! Nanga kilambarom! Enakku poi padikkanum! Naan kilambaren! (She started walking off)!
A: Amma! Enna achu ivalukku? En mela irukkara kovam mattuma? Illai vera ethavathu prachinaiya?
Pad: Ilaima! Etho kanakku paritchai irukku! Romba kashtama irukkunnu rendu naala pulambal. Namma veetula yaarum sollikodukka illai! Velilayum yaarta poi kathukarathunnu theriyalai! Athan rendu naala enga rendu peraiyum pottu paduthi edukkara! Naanga enna panna sollu?
A: Emma! Enta neengalavathu oru varthai solla koodatha? Kaila vennai vechutu neikku alaivananen?
V (mv): Iva enna nammala kothu vida pora pola irukke? (Reg voice): Abi! Archanai pannitu appuram pesalama? Neramaguthillai!
A: Yes Purush! Vangamma! Periamma! Deepthi!
D: Nanga ellam mudichachu! Nee ennavo vennainnu sonniye? Neeya? Enka! Unakke maths varathu! Nee enna enakku solli kodukka pora?
A: Ei! Endi ippadi meduva solra? Atho anga porangale avangalukku kekkalayaam. Kovil officela mike set irukkum. Athula poi announce pannu enga Akkavukku maths varathunnu.
V: Naan vena pottuma? Ava en kashtapadanum?
Abi glared at him and Deepthi somehow managed to control her laughter to smile.
A: Unakku irukku Purush! (Turning to Deepthi). Un problemku enkitta solution irukku. Ana athu theriyanumna, nee enkita ozhunga pesanum. En pakkathu nyayamum kekkanum. Athu thaan condition. Ok nna wait pannu illai enga kooda thirumbavum kovilukku vaa. Illaina nee kilambu!
D: Sari wait panren! Vera vazhi?
Per: nammalum akka mamavolda orutharam ulla polanda kannu!
Went inside and Abi gave one for her father and family and Vetri's father and family. Periamma and Padma were very happy! Vetri and Deepthi had similar MV (Aha! Eppadi pottu thakara paaru! Periya aaludi nee! Periya aalu akka nee!)
A: Vetri! Antha thengaiyai udaichu kodunga. Lesa pasikkara mathiri irukku. Konjam prasadam vangittu vareengala?
Pad: Akka! Antha prasadatha kodunga! Maapillai neenga irunga! Nanga vera pogum pothu vangikkarom!
D: Akka! Ippo nee enna solution sollaporiya illaya? Unnai patha nalla prasadam saapida vanthave mathirithan irukke!
V: Abi! Un thangai un ragasiyatha ellam innikku puttu puttu vekkara? Nee namma veetula kodukkara build-up enna? Alapparai enna? Iva kitta ketta enakku nalla vishayamellam kidaikum pola irukke?
D: Amam! Amam! Enkittayum Harikittayum kelunga mama...... (she bit her tongue and looked away).
Everyone smiled.
Per: Sari da! Nee enna solution solla vantha sollu!
A: Periamma! Inga intha kovilla namma pakkathulaye oru kanakkula puli irukkarache neenga en vera all thedanum?
D: Enka! Ithu konjam ovara illa? Nee kanakkula puliya? Ennakka ithu?
Vetri glared at Abi and said between his teeth: Venandi! Venandi! Kothu vidathe
A: Enga solreenga Purush? Irunga! Ivalta pesittu varen! Naan sonnathu ennai illai! Vetriyathan. Inga oru periya Engineer, gold medallist, lecturer, Maths la puli, thamizhakathin bahubali ellam Ivaruthan. Algebra, calculus, statisticsnu ella kanakkum nalla solli kodupparu!
V: Intha topic peru ellam nalla kuthi vechirukkiye? Romba perumaiya irukkudi! Drishti than suthi podanum.
D: Akka! Ennakka solra? Nijammava?
V: (MV – akka thangai rendum vidakkandan than! Ava kariyathulaye kuriya irukka!)
Per: Amam da Deepthi! Abi appove enga kitta solliyirukka! Maappillai romba nalla padikkaravarnu! Namma Sakthi kooda sollale? Eppovume Maappillai than first varuvarunnu! State rank ellam vangirukkar nu!
D: Nijammava? Namba mudiyalaye?
V: En solra? Rowdynnu yosikkaraya?
D: Illai! Illai! Ivlo buddhisali, athuvum Maths expertna enga akkatta eppadi vizhuntheenga? Athan santhegama irukku. Thappa ninaichukateenga. Sandarppa soozhnilai appadi!
V: Yaanaikku adi sarukkiduchu! Naan unga akkata vizhunthutten! Ellam intha kovilukku vantha palan than! Amman vechu senjutta!
A: Ennathu? Romba overa poguthu Purush! Namma veetuku vanga! Intha Abi vechu seiven!
V: (to Deepthi): Unakku enma intha kolaveri? Unakku evlo vena maths kathu tharen! Illai venamna athukkum vazhi solren! Unga Akkata matti vidathamma!
A: Athu! Sari ethukku vetti pechu? Unakku enna doubtnu kelu. Vetri Mama eppadi taan taannu padil solvar paaru.
V: Endi! Naan enna kovil maniya? Taan taannu solla? Nee solluma! Examkku enna syllabus? Unakku ethula doubt?
D: Enakku Statisticsum calculusum syllabus la irukku! Intha testla multiple regressionum differential calculusum irukku! Naan first yearla intha paper eduthirukkanum. Schoolla padichathai vechi ottiyiruppen. Ippo inthanai varusha gapla ellam maranthu pochu. Athuvum intha calculus? Business studieskku calculus ethukku? 12thleye ithanalathan enakku mark pochu. Enga professor vera appakku therinjavar. Pottu koduthutta avlothan. Appa kathakali adiduvaru! Akka than avarta thittu vangama padichava. Etho trick panni mark vangiduva!
V (mv): Singam garjanai than pannuvarunnu partha kathakali vera aaduvara? Next itha vechu pisasa ottalam.
Vetri smiled (what a handsome man!) and said: Unga Akka tricks ellam enakkum theriyum! Anyway, nee sonna rendum perusa kashtam illai. Naan sollitharen. Enakku onnum problem illai. Ana enga sollitharathu? Unga veetukku varamudiyathe? Nee than enga veetukku varanum. Eppadi varuve?
D: Nijammave sollitharuveengala? Naan ippadiye varen. Enakku Monday exam. Innum 5 naalu than irukku. Moonu naalaikku college vera poganum.
Pad: Irudi! Veetula virunthu pannittu irukka! Sapptitutu poviam. Thappa ninaichukatheenga maappillai. Ungalai koopida mudiyalai. Oru naal ungalai pathi ellarum purinjippanga! Appo urimaiya Abi kaiye pidichutu maruveettukku vanga!
A: Maruveeda? Innorutharama?
D: Ennakka solra?
V: Ei! Endi ippo intha reaction thevaiya? Athu onnum illai. Konjam veyil jasti ayiduchu illai? Athan confuse ayitta! Naanga kilambarom. Nee saptutu books eduthitu amma periammava kootittu vaa! Nee padikarache, unga akka avanga ammatta konjippa!
A: Ai! Super idea! Deepthi! Naan sollalai? Unga mama brilliantnnu! Wait Wait! Intha poli kondu ponga periamma! Mathiyanam sapaattu special itemsoda vechudunga. Anni ketta ethavathu samalinga.
D: Akka! Innikku en birthday. Ithu ennakka sothanai?
Per: Unga mamiyaar senjangala illai Nandhiniya?
Vetri (snickering – even more handsome): Unga veettaalugalukku un samayala pathi evalo nambikkai? Illai athai! Ithu ivathan senjaa. Naan niraiya tharam sapptirukken! Unga munnadi innum nalla thane irukken? Nambi saapdunga!
D: Neenga nalla irukkeenga! Ana poli nalla irukkuma?
V: Naan unnoda teacher. Enkittaye bit kekkaraiya? Intha paritchai neeye sontha muyarchila thaan pass pannanum! Ana ithu unakku senjathunnu nee ninaichenna athu thappu. Ithu ungappavukku avaroda chella ponnu kashtapattu senjathu. Avaru nellu! Nee pullu!
D: Nellu -pulla? Enakku puriyalaye!
A: Iye Purush! Overa buildup venam. Sirukku maths mattum illai Avvairyarum theriyumnu alattararu! Pothum vaanga Purush! Veetukku polam! Gavanichukkren.
V: Naan sollalai? Intha kovilukku vantha ethavathu enakku kidaikkumnu? Innikku muthukula tinnu than prasadam.
To be contd...