Inia Kudumba Virunthu Ch. 14
by mythili©
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Aval sonnathai kettu ,oru maathiriyaaha paarththa ennai, konjam payaththodu paarththa ranjani,"Anni ennai mannichudunga anni...naan ethaavathu thappaa pesitenaa?"
"Nee ethum thappa pesalai.Unnai naan thappaavum nenaikkalai.Vayasup ponnungalukku varra aasaithaan unakkum vanthirukku.Enna...mathavaluha avanga friends kitte avangaloda aasaiyai theeththukkuvaanga.Nee un amma kitteye theeththukitte.Ithuvum oru vithaththule paathuhaappaanathuthaan.Amma'ngirathaale unakku enna venumgirathai anbaa nadanthu ,alavaa seivaanga.ungammaa aasaium unmoolamaa niraiveri irukkumnu nenaikkiren."
"Anni...ungalai naan anniyaa adaiya, koduththu vachirukkanum."
"Athilledi... thevathai maathiri,'kazu'k ,'mozuk'kunnu ...irukkira nee en naaththanaara kidaikka ,naan thaan koduththu vachirukkanum.Athu sari... enakku venumgirathai koduppiyaa?"
"Chei... ponga anni,vekkamaa irukku.Neengalum oru ponnaa irunthukittu en meleye aasai padureengale?"
"Aamaandi...un mele enakku aasaithaan.Un kooda vilaiyaada enakku anumathi kidaikkumaa"
"Enna anni...ippadi kettu kittu...enakku ore koochamaa irukku"
"En annanukku pondaatti aayitteenaa,avanukku avuththu kaatta maattiyaa?Avaroda thangachikkum antha urimai irukku'ndra urimaiyile ketkiren"
"Innum unga annan ennai pen kette varalai.Avar ennaip paaththu...avarukku ennaip pidichup poi.Appuram enakku avarai pidichaal thaane ,antha urimai ellaam"
"Unakku eppadi pidikkaame pohum .Enakke en annanai pidichirukku.Naalaikku pen paakka varrappa...avarai pidikkalai...athu,ithunnu sonne... avvalavuthaan ,unnai engenge kadichu vaippennu enakke theriyaathu.Paniyaaram maathiri 'pothu','pothu'nnu vachirukke paar ,unnoda pundaiyai ...athu yaarukkum kidaikaatha maathiri kadiche thinnuduven"
"Iyo..anni appdi mattum senchudaatheenga.Neenga enna solreengalo antha maathiri kekkiren.Aanaa en adi manasule oru aasai irukku.Athai niraiveththa oththuzaippu koduppennu saththiam pannunga...appuram enkitte irukkirathai naane ungalukku kodukkiren"
Athu ennadi... adi manasu aasai?"
"Athai,en kalyaanam mudinchu solren.En aasaiyai niraiveththuveengalaa?"
"Un aasai ethuvaanaalum athai niraiveththavendiyathu ennoda poruppu...saththiyaththai kai mele adichu sollattumaa? ...illai un pundai mele adichu sollattumaa?"
"Onnum venaam.Pundai mettule saththiam pandra sakkule nice'aa killi vaippeenga.Neenga thunaikku varuvennu solrathe pothum.Enakkum adiyile ennavo kuru kuru'nguthu.Neenga enna pannanumnu aasaip patteengalo athai pannunga" endru solli than azahu muhaththai than iru kaihalaalum poththikkondaal.Vetkappadum pothu innum azahaaha irunthaal ranjani.Meendum methuvaaha aval nighty-I thodaikku melaaha etri viottu ,aval koochaththil thodaihalai angumingum aattiyathaium porut paduththaamal,aval thodaihalai piriththu...antha meththu meththu endra pundai mettin meethu oru muththam koduththu ,en annan aandu anubavikka pohum pundaiai aasaiyudan paarththa pothu,...aval pundaiyilirunthu vazintha rasam methuvaaha valinthu,aval sooththu puzaiyai thottu methuvaaha keele irangi aval paavaadaiai nanaikka ....athai unarnthaval,naan surutti vittiruntha paavaadaiai keele kai koduththu sooththukku adiyil konjam izuththu vittukkondu,"Anni neenga paakkirathai paarththaa kadichu thinnuduveenga pola irukku,methuvaa seinga anni" endru solliya padi than thodaihalai surukkuvathum virippathumaaha irunthaal.
Oru kaiai meele neetti avalathu kozuththa idathu pakka mulaiai allip pidiththu ,kaiyil kidaiththa kaambai thiruhiya padi,en muhaththaaleye aval thodaihalai vilakki,valathu kaiyaal avalathu pundai ithazhalai pilantha pothu...vantha poo vaasaththai muharnthu...aasai adangaamal nakkai neetti methuvaaha nakka,"Anni...koosuthu.Unga naakkaaleye ennai oththuttuthaan maru velai paappeenga pola irukku."
"Aamaandi ponnu paakkirathunnaa summaavaa...padippu anthasththu,vasathi ellaaththai paththium therinchu vaikkirom.Varappora ponnoda pundai,mulai eppadi irukkunnu ennai maathiri naaththanaarai vachuthaan therinchukkanum.Veliyile evvalavo azahaa iruppaaluha...aanaa avuththu pottaa ...aambilai kanakkaa iruppaaluha.Athe maathirithaan aambilaingalum veliye ennavo periya veeranaattam meesai ellaam vachukittu, (Kunju nimirutho illaio?) nenjai nimiththikkittu iruppaanuha,..avuththu paaththaathaan chinna milahaai size-la vachukkittu pentha pentha muzippaanuha.Aatti aatti paaththaalum enthirikkaatha athai paaththuttu annaikku manasodinchu poravalunga thaan avanai aambilaiyaa mathikkaame edu pidiyaa vachukkiraaluha.Ivanum than iyalaamaiyai velippaduththa mudiyaame ava solrathukkellaam thalai aatturaan"Endru pesiyapadiya nakkikondirunthen.
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Munnai vida ippo juice konjam athihamaa vaziya aarambikka...ranjanium naan nakka vasathiyaa thodaingalai nallaa virichu,paruppoda mottu en kannukku theriyara maathiri kaamichaa.Pattaani size-la sivanthu therincha antha mottukku oru muththam koduththuttu,athai ennoda mun pallaale lesaa kavvi izuththappo...ssss...aaaaavv...anni,enna anni seiyareenga,ennoda udambukkulle minsaaram paancha maathiri irukke" endru anaththi ,en thalaiyai aval pundai mettodu vaiththu azuththikkondaal.
Ranjaniyin iru mulaihalaium maatri maatri pisainththa pothu, aval en kaikku melaaha aval kaiyai vaiththu avale azuththi pisainthukonde ...aaaavv...ssss...anniiiii ..endru aanantha kural ezuppi thodaihalai appadium ippadium aatti ,than pundaiai en muhaththodu thookki thookki koduththu,uthattai kadiththu ,unarchi mihuthiyaal en thalai mudihalai allip pidiththu, amukki, ennennavo seiya...vidaamal aval pundaiyin adi aazam varai nakki rusi paarththathil enakku moochu muttiyathu.
Thideerendru ennai vilakki ezunthaval nighty-I kazuththu vaziyaaha uruvi pottu vittu,paavaadaium avizththu ,kaama vehaththil engo visiri erinthu vittu ,ennai iruha anaiththukkondu,"Super-aa nakkureenga unga annanukku pathilaa ungalai kattikanumnu thonuthu" endru soli, en kannaththil 'pachak',' pachak' endru muththamittu uthaduhalai suvaiththu,"Enge anni?... en pundaiyai azahaa nakkuna antha naakkai kattunga " endru avalaahave solli, en pathilukku kooda kaathirukkaamal,en naakkai aval naakkodu urasi...oori vantha echilai madak madak endru vizungi...vilahi ennai koornthu paarththaval,"anni ellaaththaium avuththudungalen! En annan evvalavu athirstam senchirukkaarnnu pakkiren " endru solli, naan avizppatharkkul avale paathi avizththu ennai ammanamaakkinaal.Avvalavu avasaram avalukku.Iruvarum oruvarai oruvar kattiththazuvi kattilil saainthom.
"Anni,ennuthai perusu perusu'nnu sollikittu neenga mattum enna sinnathaavaa vachirukkeenga?Azahaa urundaiyaa perusaa kazuk mozukkunnu kallu maathiri vachurukkeenga.Kaambu kooda ennodathai vida urundu sunndu viral size-le chinna cadburry's choclet maathiri ille vachurukkeenga."
"Ranjani ennoda mulainga unakku pidichirukkaa?"
"Mulaiga mattumaa ...keleyum azahaathaan irukku" endru sollikkonde,en thalaikku irandu pakkamum than irandu thodaihalaium viriththu vaiththu ,mutti pottu...en muhaththaruhe palaach chulai maathiri than pundaiyai viriththu kaamikka ...athilirunthu vazintha rasam en muhamengum sotta...en iru kaihalaal aval sooththu meduhalai pidiththu amukki,aval viriththa pundaiyil en vaai irukkumaaru vaiththukkonden...athe samayam...ranjanium than mulaihalai en adivayitril vaiththu amukkikkondu,en irandu thodaihalaium viriththuppidiththu,en pundaikkul ennennavo seithaal.
Ranjaniyin azahaana sooththu meduhalai pisainthu konde,avalin viriththa pundaikkul en naakkai evvalavu mudiyumo avvalavu neelaththukku soruhi sutrilum nakka...aruvi maathiri aval pundaiyilirunthu ,naan nakkiya vehaththukku eththa maathiri vazinchu en vaaikkul iranga...en vehaththukku eththa maathiri ranjanium,ava mulaingalai en mele pottu amukki theicha padi,azahaa nakkikkittu irunthaa...ithukku mele ennaale solla mudiyalai.Enna... ava nakkura nakkule enakku antha aahaaya sorkame theriyuthu.
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SHIFT TO NEXT ROOM
"Wow...romba azahaa irukkeenga amma."
"Annaikku ,adichu peinchukkittirukkira mazaiakku eththa maathiri,naan kaththi kathurunathu antha idich chaththaththil adangip poha...naan vendaanga vendaanga ennai oththu udambai punnaakkittu,...appa intha ammavoda azahu theriyalaiyaakkum."
"Annaikku iruntha aasai veriyile unnai oththaa pothumnu irunthuchu.Innaikku thaane aara amara paakka mudinchuthu"
"Karumam pidichavan...kadappaarai maathiri vinnu,vinnu thudichukkittu irukkarathaip paaren.Un pondaattiyai nenaichaa paavamaa irukkudaa.Ithai aandu anubavikka vendiyavalai thaniyaa padukka vachuttu,naan ithai ulle soruhikkarathu...enakku ennavo manasukku kastamaa irukku."
"Nee onnum kavalaip pada vendaam.Thangachi kalyaanam mudiyattum vattium muthalumaa avalukku koduthidaren.Azahu ammavoda pothu pothu pun daikkulle oththu oothunaathaan en aasai adangum" endru sollikkonde...azahaai ammanamaaipaduththiruntha ammavin pakkaththil paduththu...en viraiththa sunni aval thodaiyil mutti motha...konjikkondirunthen.Ammavim mulaihalai alli eduththu azahu paarththen.Athil en muhaththai vaiththu ippadium appadium theiththu muththamittu kaammbai neruda,amma en thalai mudiyai kothikkonde,"Dai...unnai madiyile padukka vachchu intha mulaiyile unakku thirumbavum paal kodukkanumnu enakku aasaiyaa irukkudaa....athu nirai verumaa?"
"Naanum athukkaahaththaan engikittu irukken.Naan solla nenaichathai neengale solliteenga",endru solli ammavai anaiththu aval kannaththil paasaththodu muththamittu,"Athukku nee kuzanthai peththukkanume,unakku kuzanthai kodukkathaan appaa illaiye?"
"Avar illaatti ennadaa,avar peththa pillai nee ,raasaaavaattam irukkirappo,un moolamaa peththukkaren.Nee oththu oothara oothule intha maasame thalli ponaalum pohum"
"Karuththadai ethum nee senchukkalaiyaammaa?"
"Karuththadai ellaam senchukkalai.Loop thaan vachirunthen .Pona vaaramthaan eduththen.....Methuvaa pisaidaa.Intha pisai pisaiyare...unga appa kooda intha maathiri pisainchathe illai" endru solli enakku muththam kodukka...en sunniyai aval kaiyil koduththen.Oru mulaiyai vaayil kavviya padi innondrai mudintha mattum allip pisainthen.
"Emma... en sunni appavodathe vida neelamaa...illai appavoda size thaan irukkumaa?"
"Annaikku naanum sariyaa kavanikkalai.Annaikku nee ulle vittappo karppap paiyaium thaandikkittu vayiththukku vanthurumonnu enaklku payamaa irunthuchu.Athe vachu un sunni size-a solla mudiyaathu.Enthirichu ukkaaru oommbip paaththu solren."
Naan kattili kaalhalai viriththu ukkaarnthirukka... en munne mandi ittu utkaarnthaval ,than koonthalai alli eduththu mudinthu, kondai potta pothu ...aval asaivukku eththa maathiri aadikkulungiya mulaihalai appadiye alli eduththu kadichu thinnadum pola irunthuchu.Kondai pottuttu en sunniai oru kaiyaal pidichu methuvaa uruvitte ennai oru maathiri paaththu sirichuttu,sunni munaikku muththam koduththu...en sunniyin mun tholai pithukki vida...koochaththil,"Athai ellaam emma urikkire...koochamaa irukku."
"Kundaanthadi maathiri vachukkittu koochaththai paaren.Urichu nakki oombunaathaan ooruhaa kadichukkitte saaraayam kudicha maathiri irukkum.Unakku onnum theriyaathu.Kaiyai pinnaale oonikkittu kavani .Naan eppadi oomburennu" endru sollikkonde ,naan koochaththil neliya neliya,than uthaduhalai erappaduththi....vellottam vidara maathiri en sunniyai azahaa ava vaayile konjam konjamaa nuzaikka....ammavoda azahaana vaayile muththam kodukkarathukke enguna ennakku...ennoda sunniya ava vaaikkulle porathe nenaichu udambellaam pullarikka,sunni vinnu vinnunnu viraichukkittu ammavoda azahu vaaikkulle ulle poikkittu irunthathu.
Mukkaal vaasiyai vaaikkul nuzaiththaval ,etho alavu kuriththavalaaha konjamm niruththi meendum konjam kastap pattu,en muzu sunniyaium vaaikkul nuzaiththukkondu,antha nilaiyilum ennaip paarththu kan adiththu siriththaal.Kottaihalai methuvaaha pisainthu vittaval,methuvaaha veliye uruva ...aval echil vaziya veliye vanthathu en sunni.
Ivvalavu neelamum ulle eppadi adakkinaal endru enakku ore aachariyam.Veliye eduththa en sunni munaiyilirunthu ammavin echil vazinthu sottikkondirukka..vaaikkul iruntha echilai oru midaru vizungi ennaip paarththu,"Un appavodathu ithile mukkaal vaasi thaan irukkum.Enakkum avarukkum pirantha pillai ,unakku innum konjam valarnthirukku.Aarambaththule avarodathaiye vaaikkulle nulaichukka siramap paduven.Evvalavu periya sunninnaalum eppadi oombaruthu'nnu avaruthaan enakku kaththukkoduththaar.Athanaale kavali illai.Amma kastap paduraalennu paakkaathe...vaaikkulee nulaichu,un thangachi pundaiyile okkirathaa nenaichu olu...enna?"
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"Emma...koodap porantha thangachi avalai nenaichukkittu eppadi okkirathu?"
"Dai ..ellaam enakku therium.Nee ava mele evvalavu aasai vachirukkendrathu.Avalai nee ekkathoda paakkurathum.Avalukku onnunnaa nee uruhip porathum.Enge?...avalai kaathalikkalai,avalai kalyaanam pannikka aasaippadalainnu ...en kai mele ...(Konja neram yosiththu)... illai ,nee ulle vittu okkanumnu thudikkariye... intha ammavoda, ahalamaana pundai mele ...avalaium ,unnaium peththa pundai mele un kai vachu saththiyam panni sollu"
En pathilukkaaha amma kaaththiruntha neraththil...thangachi mele aasaip vaiththiruppathu ammavukku therinthu....atharkku ammavum pachaikkodi kaattuvathu maathiri pesiythu...aayiram thevathaihal koodi enakku antha kaala soma paanam suraa paanam koduththathai pola santhosamaaha irunthaalum ,athai velikkaattaamal thayangi iruppathai paarththu purinthu konda amma...
"Enakku theriumdaa ...unnaale mudiyaathunnu.Ammavaiye okka piriyap pattavan nee...enakku porantha ,ennai vida azahaa ,ilaimaiyaa irukkira ava mele nee aasaip padaame irukka mudiyaathu.Unnaale ippa velippadaiyaa oththukka mudiyalainnaalum athuthaan unmai" endru solliyapadi en sunniyin adith thandai kaiyil pidiththu vaikul soruha...ammavin anbaana ,aaruthalaana en aasaiyai theerkkum vithaththil amaintha pechil,innum ammavin mel paasamum anbum erppada,avalin koonthalai pidiththukkondu ,methuvaaha en iduppai munnukkum pinnukkum thalli ...ammavin vaaikkul azahaa okka aarambiththen.
Aarambaththil methuvaaha oththa naan, ammavin vaai vethu vethuppilum ,ammavin koz kozaththa echil vaza vazappilum unarchi vasappattu konjam vehaththai kootti...amma enbathaium maranthu ....oombubavalai azahaana thevadiyaalaaha ninaiththukkondu,vittaththai paarththukkondu vilaasaith thallinen.
En thaakkuthalai samaalikka mudiyaamal amma mukki munahuvathu therinthaalum,ennaal adakka mudiyaamal ,aval mulaihal kulunga kulunga,nilai kollaamal thaviththa ammavin nirvaana udambai paarththu ...aasaium verium koodikkondu poha,naan oththa olil amma thaviththu thaan ponaal.
Enakke paavamaai irukka ,ammavin vaayil irunthu en sunniyai uruva,kalaiththu, mirandu ,udal verththu muhamengum anubaviththa vethanai viyarvai muththukkalaai padarnthirukka,'thus','buus' endru moochu vaangi,...oombiya vethanaiyil uthaduhal lesaaha veengi irukka,thalai kuninthiruntha ammavin thalai mudiyai kothi vitta padi,"Ennammaa thaanga mudiyalaiyaa?.Nee thaane sonne naan kastap padurathai paakkaathennu...athaan.Mudiyalainnaa sollu ..vendaam"
Moochu vaangikkonde,"Ennamonnu nenaichen.Istathukku vaaikkulleye okkiriyedaa.Thangachai nenaichathum unakku thadi peruththu pochu.En vaaikkule vidurappo inime avalai nenaikkaathe.Nee iduppai aatti en vaaikkule okkaathe.Naane pidichu oombaren.Unnai seiya vittaa...amma vaayai ahalamaakkiduve " endru solli avale azahaaha oomba...inbam karai purandu....udambum ,inba narambuhalum murukkera...ammavin thalaiyai en sunniyodu serththup pidiththu,en muzu sunniyaium avalin vaaikkul adakki ...iduppu thudiththu athira... sssssss...aaaaaaiiiiii ....en pondaatti neethaandi.Azahi.......vimalaa...inthaadi ,...varuthudi, kudichkkodi,kandaara oli....endru koovi ,kuzari...sunnith thenai sudach suda ammavin vaaikkul ootrinen.Oru sombu thanniyai thaahaththil thaviththavan 'madak' 'madak' endru kudippathu pol,kudiththu...michamirunthathai than kadai vaayil vaziyavittal.
5 nimisam ammavin vaaikkulle oorap pottiruntha en sunniyai naan veliye uruva...athai uthaduhalaal kavvip pidiththu konjam konjamaaha veliye vittu...munaiyin mun tholaip pithukki athil otti irunthathai nakki suvaiththu,mun tholai munnukku uruvi vittu ,munaikku muththam koduththu,"un appavodathu nallaa irukkum.Unakku eppadi irukkumonnu paaththen.Nalla taste-aa thaan irunthuchu.Summaavaa ennuthum ,un appavuthu kalanthu porantha paiyanoda sunnilernthu varrathu super-aa thaan irukkum" endrapadi suvaiththa naakkal than uthaduhalai nakkiyapadi than mulaihal azahaaha kuzunga ezunthu nindra ammaavai iruka anaiththukkondu" en sella amma...enakku nee pothundi..." endru solli muththam koduththu katti pidiththu kattilil thalli,vekkaththil than kaihalaal than pundaiyai maraiththu ennai nerukku ner paakka koochappattu thalaiyai thiruppiya padi paduththiruntha ammavin azahai rasiththen.
Naan aruhil paduththu thuvandiruntha en sunniai ammavin paruththa meth methendra thodai mel azuththi,aval muhaththai en pakkam thiruppi"Ennammaa vekkamaa"
"Chei...podaa...ennennavo senchu un sunniaiye ennai oomba vachutte...oombunathukke vaai polanthu pochu.Oththeenaa pundai ennaahumonnu ippave enakku payam vanthuduchudaa.Okkirathai naalaikku vachukkalaamaa.Un sunniyai oombinathulkeye mirandu poi irukken."
Than thodaiyil uraainthu kondiruntha sunniai thottup paarththaval.Ithuthaan ivvalavu neram ennai kalanga vachuthaannu enakku santhehamaa irukku.Pandrathaium pannittu onnum theriyaatha paappaa maathiri pathungi kidakkirathai paaren."
"Naalaikku ponnu paakka varravangalai kavanikkave neram sariyaa irukkum.Innaikku vendaammunnu neethaan solre.Un pundai appadi sollaliye neiyile poricha ulunthai vadaiyaattam pothu pothunnu poorichu nikkirathai paaththaa,innaikke oththudu'nnu solramaathiri irukku"
"Naan solrathai sollitten.En pundai appadi solramaathiri unakku thonichunnaa,athukitteye nera kettu confirm pannikko" endru solli methuvaaha amma kaalai virikka pundaith then suranthu jeeraa'vil oorina jilebi maathiri irunthathai paakka paakka naakkil echil oora,ammavim thodaihalai vilakkip pidiththu ,thodai vaasaththi muharnthu muththamittu,pundai mudihalai uthadihalaaleye vilakki...azahaai virinthiruntha pundai vedippai paarththu aasaiodu pachak endru muththamida,...muththamitta azuththaththil kasinthu oori iruntha then pizinthu vittathu pol konjam veliye vara...athai oru viralaal valiththu,pundai ithalhalin mel thadavi,mottin munaiyil vaiththu oru azuththu azuththa ....sssss....aaaaavvv...aammmaaaa ...methuvaanga" endru anaththi, ennai anbodu kuninthu paarththu siriththu thalai mudiyai kothi vittaal.
Ammavin azahaana ,ahalamaana pundaiai suvaikka enakku aaval athiham erppada...appadiye vaai vaiththu,echil oori engikkidantha naakkai adi vedippilirunthu thodangi mel varaikkum azuththamaai oru nakku nakka<"sssssss... appadithaanga" endru anaththiya amma,than kaiyaal innum than pundaiai nandraaha nakka solli azuththa innum aazamaaha nakkinen.En appa oththu ullasamaayiruntha ammavin pundaiyai nakkuvathu naan petra peru endru santhosamaai...appavin sunni uraaintha idangalai suhamaaha nakkinen.Appa oththum adanmgaatha paruppai pallaal kadiththu bubble gum pola mendren.Thullinaal thudiththaal.Unarchiyin unthuthalil Iduppai ippadium appadium asaiththaal.Veenaiyai meettuvathu pola ammavin pundai paruppai nakkaal azahaaha meetta,athil ezuntha isaikku mayanginamaathiri amma kan moodi inbaththil ennennavo pithatra,vdaamaal nakki..."iyooo...pothundaa raasaaa" endru koovi,inbaththil aval iduppu thudikka veerida vaiththen.
Inbaththil thudiththu thuvanda amma,en thalai mudiyai koththaaha pidiththu izuththu ennai aval mel allip pottukkondu 'moch', 'moch' endru aval moham theerum varaiyilum muththamittu,anbodu ennaip paarththu meendum anaiththukkondu,"Nallaa nakkuredaa.Un sunnithaan neelamunnu nenaichen.Naakkum neelamaathaan irukku" endru solli naanik koninaal.
Ammavai en mel allip pottukkonden.Avalin peruththa mulaihal en nenjil azunthi pithunguvathai rasiththapadi naan irukka ,en nenjin mel thalai saaiththa padi paduththu,en maarbu mudihalai oru kaiyaal alainthukondu,"Dai...naan ungitte onnu keppen thappaa nenaikka koodaathu"
"Ennammaa... ethunnaalum kelummaa"