AN: I am terribly sorry for more than month long delay in updating. I had my usual year end family vacation and then was down with flu. I will try to update as quickly as possible from now on.
AN2: Thank you for all the lovely comments and encouragement. Hope you all enjoy this update.
In Vetri's home.
An evening few days later. Vetri comes in and goes to the room.
V: Abi! Abi! Inga vayen.
A: Sollu!
V: Ennadi silenta irukka? Endi mugam oru mathiriya irukku? Enna achu? Unakku udambu sarillaiya? Vera yaarukkavatha?
A: Athellam onnum illai. Nee ethukku koopitta?
V: Innikku PhD application result innukku varapoguthudi. Email anytime after 6 varalamam.
A: Romba santhosham. Ana athukku munnadi vera ethavathu sollanuma?
V: Ennadi puthir podara? Enna acchu? Ethavathu prachinaiyannu kettene?
A: Amam! Prachinai than. Innikku kathala naan unga college pora vazhila irukkara main roadu vazhiya oru medical dealer pakka ponen. Antha areala unnai pathen. Nee enna panninannum naan pathen. Unakku naan rendu moonu tharam phone panninen. Collegelayum nee illainnanga! Evening veetukku varache nee Vembu mama carlenthu irangaratha pathen. Enna nadakkuthu Vetri? Enakku romba bayamma irukku! Thirumbavum ethuvum prachinai illaiye? Enna ethunnu enkitta sollu vetri!
V: Hey athu onnum illaidi! Naan ethuvum thappu pannalai! Ennai namba mattiya?
A: Nambamathan unnai enna nadanthathunnu kekkarana? Nee than ennai namba mattengra. Enakku therinju unakku oru rendu moonu tharam Vembu mamattenthu phone vanthuduchu. Neeyum avarai poi pakkara! Athu thavira, kathala nee rendu pasangalai adikkarathai pathen. Unga college pasangalaa? Yaar kittayavathu vambu panninangala? En adicha avangala? Enna achu vetri? Please sollu.
V: Hey! Antha pasanga nee patha antha area tea kadaila romba vambu panrangannu antha kadai annan sonnaru. Kadaila velai pakkara chinna paiyana romba tease pannanga. Thavira anga enga college ponnunga vantha ore rowdythanam pannanga. Enga department pasangagarathunala naanum oru senior staffum ponom. En kannu munnadiye kadai paiyana adichanga; athan rendu adi vechen. Collegela disciplinary action eduthirukkom. Police-la pona antha pasangalukku record agidumnu naan than avangalai collegela class mudinchathum canteena sutham panra velai kodukka suggest panninen. Athu thavira one week lunch timela serve pannanumnu sollirukken. Oru varathula vazhikku varalenna aduthu ennanu pakkanum.
A: Vetri! Antha pasangaloda appa amma varaliya? Avunga enna sonnanga? Nee ippothan anga senthirukka! Athuvum asaiya seyyara velai. Nee adichuttennu ethavathu prachinai panna poranga Vetri!
V: Oru paiyanoda appa amma case podallanathum naan sonnathukku othukittanga. Aduthavan amma konjam overa pesinanga. But avunga appa, HOD, principal ellarum enakku support panninanga. Athuvum illama, koodave oru senior professor iruntharu illai! Intha pasanga pannathai theliva sonnaru. Naanga video vera vechirukkom. So onnum agathu! Nee kavalaipadathe.
A: Appo nee ethukku Vembu mamava pathe? Avaru our leading criminal lawyer. Avarta unakku enna velai?
V: Endi! Courtla kekkara mathiri kelvi kettukkitte irukka? Nee ippollam enkitta athigama use panra varthainna athu- en, enna, ethukku, eppadi, enga, eppo - ithuthan.
A: Vetri! Erichal paduthathe. Kettathukku padhil sollu. Enna nambamattiyannu kekkariye? Neeya ethavathu solriya? Annikku kooda PhD than choose pannirukkennu naan kettappuram than badhil sonna. Neeya vanthu sonniya? Sari kelvi kettalum oru kelvikku nera padhil solriya? Unkittenthu padhil vangarathu Chitrakkatta nalla peru vangarathai vida kashtam da! Ithukkum yethavathu solli divert pannathe. Vembu mamava ethukku pathe?
V: Oru case vishayama than. Iru iru! Puthusa en mela entha case-um illai. Oru case-kku sila technical kelvi kekkanumnu sonnaru. Sarinnu naan sonnen. Avlothan. Vera onnum illai.
A: Vera onnum illaiye? Sari unnai nambaren. Ana thayavu senju enkitta ethuvum maraikkathe Vetri. Athe mathiri phone pannina, call return pannuda! Nee respond pannalainna enakku bayamma irukku.
V: Enakku ennadi aga poguthu? Veera theera penn singam nee! Nee ithukkellama bayappaduve? Naan nallathan irukken.
A: Nalla irunthavanaithan kuppai thotti kitta ratha vellathula mayangi kidakkarache pathene? Annikku enakku eppadi irunthirukkumnu oru tharamavathu yosichu pathiya? Ennala unnai kappaatha mudinchirukkalainna en nilamai enna agiyirukkum? Nee illaingara kashtathoda, ennala kappattha mudiyalaiyennu life poora kutra unarchiyoda irunthiruppen. Unakku kooda appo fulla enna nadanthathunnu theriyathu. Othai aala samalichurukken. Appolenthu nee phone edukkalai, unnai contact panna mudiyalainna enakku bayamma thanda irukku. Nee enna vena ithukku per vai. Ennala ivvalvu seekiram athai marakkamudiyathu. Athanala naan phone pannina attend pannamalo, call return pannamalo irukkathe. Please Vetri!
V: Sari! Sari! Inimel pathu nadanthukkaren. Ana onnu! Azharache kooda azhaga irukkara ore ponnu nee thandi! Apple-la pani thonagaramathiri photos irukkume! Antha mathiri irukka di!
A: Dei! Unnai pathi enakku theriyatha? Irunthalum kekka nalla than irukku! Mela sollu! Ithaye repeat pannama puthusu puthusa sollu. Iru! Nee eppadi sanju kaalai neetu. Good! Nalla vasathiya sanjukkaren. Kaiya ippadi vai! Ippo appadiya mela sollu!
V: Ei! PhD application result varapoguthudi! Email notification varumam.
A: Ok! Phone enta kodu! Naan email vantha padichu solren. Athuvaraikkum continue purush! Innum ennavellam ennai varnikka pora?
V: Dei Vetri! Unakku thevaiya ithellam? Chumma sari di-nnu athoda vitrukkalam. Apple, orangennu sontha kasula sooniyam vachikkittiyeda!
A: Anga enna munumunuppu?
V: Onnum illaida! Email vanthirukku paaru! (whispering to himself – thappichen!)
A: Iru iru! Naan pakkaren! Dear Mr. Vetrichelvan, We are pleased to inform you that you are selected for an in-person interview in the department of .... Super Vetri! Congratulations. Monday kathalaye interview. Wait! appadiya kaiyoda red bus la bus book pannidaren. Hotel vera pannanum. Sunday, Monday rendu nightum podaren. Nee ippove Raghavan Mamakku message anuppu. Appo than avaru friends kitta solli vekka mudiyum. Unakku kattayam kidaikkumnu theriyumda enakku! Naan romba happya irukken Vetri. Eppo interview result theriyum?
V: Ei irudi! Irudi! Ippo than interview card vanthirukku. Ithukkappuram ellarayum interview pannittuthan solluvangalo ennamo? Theriyalaidi!
A: Aiyo! Chattunu result solla vendiyathu thane! Enakku suspense thangama mandaiye vedichudum.
V: Endi! Ungamma vayathula 10 masam fulla irunthiya illai suspense thangama velila seekiram vanthuttiya? Enakkennamo nee 8 masathulaye poranthuttiyonnu thonuthu! Moolai innum fulla develop agave illai.
A: Unakku pondattiya irukka intha moolaiya jasthi purush! Sari Nee udane Raghavan Mamakku phone pannu. Keezha ellarukkum poi solriya? Mamatta sonna romba santhoshapaduvaru!
V: Irukkattum di! Appuram admission kidaichathum sollalam! Mondaynna sonna? Phone kodu inga! Naan intha email message-a Raghavan Sirukku anupparen.
After few minutes Vetri gets a call.
V: Sollunga Sir! ... Amam! ... Thank you Sir! ... Nyaayiru night poittu budhan kalankathala vanthuduven ... Onnum prachinai irukkathe Sir? ... Ok Sir! Thanks Sir!
A: Raghavan Mamava? Ennada sonnaru?
V: Illai interviewkku training kodukkarennu sonnaru. Athukana date solla thirumbavum koopidalam. Iru! Avarukkum sethu ticket vangidu. Monday mathiyaanam meet pannittu rathiriye kilambidalamam. Ana ippo athellam mukkiyamillai. Ippo namma velaiyai kavanippom.
A: Yes! Yes! Continue your varnanai, Purush. I am waiting!
V: Iyo! Iva oruthi! Dei Pisaasu Chellam! Athellam oru flowla varanumda! Ippo ippadi thideernu solla vara mattenguthu! Namma vera romba magizhcchiya irukkoma? Adhai kondadanum illai? Naan innoru naal varnanai panren! Okay chellam?
A: Hmmm! Ippadi ketta mattennu eppadi solla? Nalla ennai mayakki vechirukka Purush!
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Tuesday Early in the Morning
V: Anni! Good morning! Abi innum ezhunthukkalai?
N: Vaa Vetri! Velai ellam nallabadiya mudinjutha? Ava nethikku konjam late-a thoongina. Naan tea pottuten! Nee eduthukkariya?
V: Illai Anni! Naanum konja neram thoongittu appuram kudikkaren.
Goes up, changes and lies down next to Abi, hugging her.
A: (sleepily) Vetri! Vanthuttiya! Appa! Chillunnu irukka!
V: thoongudi! Busla thoongave mudiyalai!
A: 1 mani varaikkum enkooda messagela mangai adicha thookam eppadi varum?
V: Ei! Thoongudi! Arai thookkathulayum argue panra paaru!
Few hours later
A: Vetri! Ezhunthu pal theichuttu kulichuttu vaa! College-ukku neram aguthu. Namma senthu sappituttu kilambalam.
V: Kulichuttu Appa Ammatta sollalam di!
A: Okva! Illai admission letter vara varaikkum wait pannanuma?
V: Ithu confirmed than! Already en peru listla irukku. Anga patha oru professor ennai avartta eduthukkarennu solli, admission officela sollitar. So, sollidalam.
Downstairs
V: Appa! Amma! Unga kitta oru mukkiyamana vishayam solanum.
Kal: Dei ennada? Good newsada?
V: Amanne! Good news than! Appa! Amma! Enakku Bangalore-la irukkara IISx-la PhD admission confirm agirukku. Mechanical Engineering departmentla. Aseervatham pannunga!
AN: Nijamavada solra?
Anbu: Athu ennapa vera periya velaiya? Ennathupa athu?
AN: Dei Antha institute Indialaya number 1 research institute da! Anga idam kidaikkarathu easy illai. Santhosham da! Ivanukku anga PhD panna seat kidaichirukku. 4-5 varushathula mudichathum Dr. Vetrichelvan agiduvan.
C: Appo neengalum Abi mathiri hospitalla velai seiveengala?
Kal: Athu illaima! Ithu aaraichi panni vangarathu. Ivan ippo collegela seekiram professor agidalam. Dei! Vetri! Kalakkittada! Congrats da! Romba perumaiya irukkada enakku!
A: Chitrakka! Ithu mudichuttu, Central govt approval vangina permanent velai! Government sambalam.
C: Oh! Appo kozhunthanar unnai inga thaniya vittuttu poi padikkanuma? Paavam Abi nee!
AN: Intha velaiya vidanumada?
V: Illai pa! Ithu external registration than. Naan oru 4 maasam poi courses pannanum. Appuram researcha ingaye pannalam. Appappo poi rendunaal paathuttu vantha pothum. 4 maasam verum fellowship varum. Appuram fellowship and inga sambalam rendum varum.
AN: Hmm! Naan ninaichamathiri IAS thaan agalai! Ana! Ithuvum nallathu than. Kamala?
K: mmm! Nalla iruntha sarithan! Ithukkuthan Bangalore ponana? Sollitu poirukkalam.
N: Vetri! Vazhthukkal. Romba santhoshama irukku! Kathala irangina udane solla vendiyathu thane? Naan ethavathu sweet panniruppen illai!
A: Vetriya vangittu vara sollitten Akka! Dharwad peda anga nalla kidaikkum! Vetri! Intha! Kodu!
Anbu: Dei Dr. Vetri! Congrats da! Periya aalaitta ennai maranthudathe da!
V: Dei!
MM: Vetrippa! Good morning! Bangalorela enna panninga? Appa anga periya gardens irukkumnanga! Neenga poneengala?
C: Unga Vetrippa unakku pottiya thirumbavum padikka poraru! Ama! Intha mathiri adithadi panni jailukku ponavangalukku padikka idam koduppangala?
N: Chitra! Summave irukka mudiyatha unakku?
Anbu: Simran! Konjam adakki vaasi!
V: Viduda Anbu! Athellam prachinai illai Anni! En recordnala admission kedathu.
Later while leaving for their work
A: Vetri! Amma Periammavukku sollanume! Oru nimisham. Nee pesidu! Appuram kilambalam. Avanga Appa courtukku porathukku munnadi avarta solluvanga! Ithai ketta Appa romba santhosha paduvarillai? Maybe, namma mela kovam kooda kuraiyalam!
V: Irudi! Enakku innoru 4 days time kodu! Namma rendu perum Sunday annikku senthu poi sollalam!
A: Poi sollalama? Appuram unnai vaasaloda nikka vechutta nalla irukkathu Vetri!
V: Athellam pathukkalam di! Intha Sunday naama unga veetukku porom! Poi vishayatha solrom. Un vandiyaa en vandiyannu mattum nee decide pannu! Mathathai naan pathukkaren. Innonnu! Naan nalaikku thirumbavum Chennai ponum.
He gets a call.
V: Hello! Amam Sir. ... Thank you! ...Amam Sir! Kathala 11.30 thane? Naan vanthudaren. ... Oh! Othukkittara? ... Oh! Sari! Appo naan naalai mathiyamum leave pottudaren!
A: Vembu mama Kural mathiri irukku! Thirumbavum enna case vishayama? Enna case da athu? ivlo expert opinion kekkararu? Solluda?
V: Irudi! Mudiyattum. Avarta kettutu kattayam solren. Chumma pottu kuzhapikkama, nee Sunday unga veettukku ennalam vangittu polamnu yosichu vai!
Next Afternoon around 5 pm – At the market near Vetri's home
Abi has a bag of vegetables and is about to get on her two-wheeler. Inspector Jayakumar sees her and comes to talk to her.
IJ: Ennamma judge ponnu? Eppadi irukka? Paavam ma nee! Judge veetula nalla irukkarathai vituttu ippadi vegatha veyilla velai senjikittu irukka! Un Purushan vera!
A: Sir! Naan nalla than irukken. En purushanum nallathan irukkaru. Gowravama collegela lecturer-a irukkaru. Engalukkenna Sir?
IJ: Un purushan college velaikku porannu solriye? Ana innikku enga poirukkan theriyuma?
A: Chennai poirukkar! Enkitta sollittu than poirukkar.
IJ: Appadinnu nee ninaichukkittu irukka! Ippo avan namma sessions courtla vakkiloda suthikittu irukkan theriyuma? Unga appava pakkannu kathai sollatha! Ungalukulla pechu varthai illainnu enga vattarathula ellarukkum theriyum. Sessions courtunna theriyum illa? Criminal case nadathara idam. Civil case kooda illai. Un purusanukku criminal lawyeroda criminal courtla enna velai sollu? Konja naal munnadi namma station kooda vanthan! Athu mattum illai! Innum rendu stationukku kooda poittu vanthannu sonnanga! Ithellam unta sonnana? Sollirukka mattan! Avan collegukku than porana illai thirumbavum adithadinnu poranannu check panniyamma? Padicha ponnu nee! Ana buthisalithanam illai. Iruntha, oru judge ponnu! Oorla periya rowdya kalyanam kattuviya? Un thalai ezhuthu! Enna seyya? Inimelavathu un purushan enna panran ethu panrannu gavani! Naan avlothan solluven.
He leaves. Abi looks a little shocked and in deep thought.
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Trouble in paradise? Whats going on with Vetri? Is he hiding something? Or is the Inspector being a trouble maker?