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P.K: (Knocking on his daughter's room door): Murugan, come out. I gave you asylum to protect you from hooligans. But, here you are singing and dancing.
Murugan and P.K's daughter come out. Raghavan also joins.
P.K: Murugan, your parents will be worrying waht happened to you, so please go to your house.
P.K's daughter: Dad, how Murugan will go? Still his dhadi and turban could not be removed and if he goes like this they will catch Murgan like murgi. Ha ha ha.
Raghavan: Don't worry, Dad I will take Murugan to my room and will somehow remove his beard and turban.
P.K: Thanks, Raghava.
Raghavan takes Murugan to do the operations. P.K. heaves a sigh of releif which is again short-lived as he hears desparate knockings on the door.
P.K: Muruga, naan inniku yaar mukathile mulicheno! (O, Lord Muruga, today while getting up whose face did I see?)
Murugan coming out of Raghavan's room: Sir, Koopiteengala! (Sir, did you call me?)
P.K: Ada unnai illaiappa, naan antha Dandayuthapanaiyai koopiten. Avan ennai nirayuthapaniya nikka vaichu intha dhadi kaaral moolama ennai padutharan ( No, not you. I called Lord Dandayuthapani (another name for Lord Karthikeya) who has made me stand armless in front of these sardarjis). He then pushes Murugan into Raghavan's room as the knockings become louder. He opens the door and there Inder Singh is standing.
P.K: Who are you and why have you come here? You don't seem to be a sardarji.
Inder Singh: Uncle, don't you remember me? I am Inder Singh who came first and you had removed my turban and dhadi.
P.K: O, Bhundar Singh. What for you have come now? Didn't you go home?
Inder Singh: I was going home uncle and I suddenly remembered that my father had told me to remove the turban to escape from the hooligans, but bring with me. I have left it behind here and if I go without it my father will be upset.
P. K's daughter who comes there gets excited on seeing Inder Singh. She says, " Hi, Inder. I know you will come back. You have not completed the Bhalle bhalle song. Come on, start.
P.K: Stop. He has not come to sing a song, but to take his turban back.
P.K's daughter, Inder Singh and P.K start looking for the turban and suddenly P.K's daughter laughs loudly as she spots the turban perched on the half-bust statue of Gandhiji.
P.K's daughter: Dad, see how cute Gandhiji looks with turban.
Right at that time Raghavan brings Murugan after removing his beard and dhadi and he is surprised to see Inder Singh.
Raghavan: Dad, who is this person? He looks exactly like Murugan minus his dhadi and turban. Then only P.K and his daughter notice the close resemblence.
P.K makes both of them stand next to each other and says, " Ada Rama, rendu perum twins maathiri irukale", ( O, Rama they both look like twins).
P.K's daughter: Dad, I am getting confused. How to find who is Inder and who is Murugan?
Raghavan: Don't worry. If I slap both of them, Inder will shout 'Ma' and Murugan will shout 'Amma' and you can find out who is who. O.K.
So saying Raghavan slaps both of them and both shout 'Mummy'.
P.K: Ayyo, Rama, what is this confusion?
Raghavan: Dad, don't worry I will take both of them to my room and put the dhadi and turban back which I had removed from Murugan. Of the two who fits best with those things will be Murugan and the other will be Inder, O.K. raghavan takes both to his room.
P.K: Raghavan illata naan alladi poirupen intha dhadikarangali vaichindu. ( But for Raghavan I would have suffered with this sardarjis).
So saying he heaves a sigh of relief which is as usual short-lived as there are loud knocks on the door.
To be continued....
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Delhi- Comedy story imitating Mani Rathnam's Bombay 3
Delhi-Comedy story imitating mani Rathnam's Bombay-Part 3
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P.K.opens the door and finds the hooligans who had come earlier have come back. But, he is shocked to see them holding another sardarji.
H1 (Hooligan1): Saabji, hum isko aapka ghar ke baahar pakade the. isko maarne gaye the tho dekha yeh tamil bholtha hai. (Sir, we caught him just outside your door. When we went to beat him he started talking in Tamil).
P.K: Humko nai maloom. Sardarji Tamil bhola tho kya hua? Idar bahut sardarji aathe jaathe hain. ( We don't know. What if a sardarji speaks tamil. Here lot of sardarjis come and go).
Paaru (beating her head and says in Tamil so that hooligans don't follow): "Ayyo, ippo than oru sardarji maathiriyana muruganauku adaikalam koduthoruku. Avanoda dhadi pagadi kooda eduka mudiyalai. Neenga enna enga appan kuthirukulle illai nu avanai kaati kodupel pola iruke' ( Just now a Murugan looking like sardarji has taken asylum in our house and even his beard and turban could not be removed and you may hand over him to them).
H2: maaji, hum ko tamil nai aatha.
P.K: Hey, what is this first you call her respectfully maaji than you call her without respect as aatha? (aatha in Tamil means mother).
H1: Chodiye, saab. Abhi bholiye yeh sardarji ko kya karenge hum log? (Leave it, sir. Now tell us what we should do with this sardarji).
The sardarji in their hold recovers and speaks. He says,' Dad, don't you recognise me I am Raghavan, your son'.
P.K: Ada Rama!
Raghavan: Not Raman, but Raghavan your son.
P.K: Ada Raghava, how did you become a sardarji?
Raghavan: Dad, you know that I am having beard already as I am planning to go to Sabari Malai. Today when I was coming from office this riot had started and one sardarji to esacpe from the hooligans removed his turban and threw it which landed straight on my head and before I could remove it these people started chasing me and just I had reached our door they caught me.
H1: Tho yeh such much aap ka beta hai? (So, he is really your son?)
P.K (with tears): Haan, yeh mera ek loutha beta hai. (Yes, he is my only son). There is silence for some time. P.K. is surprised at why the silence. he sees H1, H2, H3...... H10 all weeping.
P.K: Are bhai, mein roya tho teek hai kyon ke Raghavan mera ek mathra beta hai. Aap log kyon ro rahe hain? ( O, brother I am crying since Raghavan is my only son. But, why are you weeping?).
H1 (wiping tears): Saab, aap ka tho ek hi beta hai aur woh bhi sardarji bhan gaya. Aap ka haalath dek ke hum ko rhona aagaya. (sir, you have only one son and he also has turned into a sardarji. We cry seeing your condition).
Here, I have to digress and explain to the readers that sardarjis were not born sardarjis. In earlier days, in Punjabi Hindu families the eldest son will be converted into a sardarji.
The hooligans leave after apologising to P.K.
P.K: What I will say, Raghava? Last few hours we are having a heavy traffic of sardarjis and the hooligans.
Raghavan laughs.
P.K: Why are you laughing?
Raghavan: Dad, your name is Punjabakesan and if you look at the meaning it means sardarji. Sardarjis are from Punjab and they have long hair so they are also Punjabakesans. There is no wonder that sardarjis are taking asylum in our house.
P.K: Anyhow, at last some peace has returned. He heaves a sigh of releif which is short-lived again. From inside his daughter's room Murugan's singing is heard.
Poovukenna pootu kaatrukenna rootu
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
Vaanum mannum yaaruku neeyum naanum yaruku
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
The same song is sung by P.K's daughter in Hindi
Kuchh bhi no socho khush hoke bolo
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
Aane waala ayega roke na ruk paayega
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
To be continued....
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P.K.opens the door and finds the hooligans who had come earlier have come back. But, he is shocked to see them holding another sardarji.
H1 (Hooligan1): Saabji, hum isko aapka ghar ke baahar pakade the. isko maarne gaye the tho dekha yeh tamil bholtha hai. (Sir, we caught him just outside your door. When we went to beat him he started talking in Tamil).
P.K: Humko nai maloom. Sardarji Tamil bhola tho kya hua? Idar bahut sardarji aathe jaathe hain. ( We don't know. What if a sardarji speaks tamil. Here lot of sardarjis come and go).
Paaru (beating her head and says in Tamil so that hooligans don't follow): "Ayyo, ippo than oru sardarji maathiriyana muruganauku adaikalam koduthoruku. Avanoda dhadi pagadi kooda eduka mudiyalai. Neenga enna enga appan kuthirukulle illai nu avanai kaati kodupel pola iruke' ( Just now a Murugan looking like sardarji has taken asylum in our house and even his beard and turban could not be removed and you may hand over him to them).
H2: maaji, hum ko tamil nai aatha.
P.K: Hey, what is this first you call her respectfully maaji than you call her without respect as aatha? (aatha in Tamil means mother).
H1: Chodiye, saab. Abhi bholiye yeh sardarji ko kya karenge hum log? (Leave it, sir. Now tell us what we should do with this sardarji).
The sardarji in their hold recovers and speaks. He says,' Dad, don't you recognise me I am Raghavan, your son'.
P.K: Ada Rama!
Raghavan: Not Raman, but Raghavan your son.
P.K: Ada Raghava, how did you become a sardarji?
Raghavan: Dad, you know that I am having beard already as I am planning to go to Sabari Malai. Today when I was coming from office this riot had started and one sardarji to esacpe from the hooligans removed his turban and threw it which landed straight on my head and before I could remove it these people started chasing me and just I had reached our door they caught me.
H1: Tho yeh such much aap ka beta hai? (So, he is really your son?)
P.K (with tears): Haan, yeh mera ek loutha beta hai. (Yes, he is my only son). There is silence for some time. P.K. is surprised at why the silence. he sees H1, H2, H3...... H10 all weeping.
P.K: Are bhai, mein roya tho teek hai kyon ke Raghavan mera ek mathra beta hai. Aap log kyon ro rahe hain? ( O, brother I am crying since Raghavan is my only son. But, why are you weeping?).
H1 (wiping tears): Saab, aap ka tho ek hi beta hai aur woh bhi sardarji bhan gaya. Aap ka haalath dek ke hum ko rhona aagaya. (sir, you have only one son and he also has turned into a sardarji. We cry seeing your condition).
Here, I have to digress and explain to the readers that sardarjis were not born sardarjis. In earlier days, in Punjabi Hindu families the eldest son will be converted into a sardarji.
The hooligans leave after apologising to P.K.
P.K: What I will say, Raghava? Last few hours we are having a heavy traffic of sardarjis and the hooligans.
Raghavan laughs.
P.K: Why are you laughing?
Raghavan: Dad, your name is Punjabakesan and if you look at the meaning it means sardarji. Sardarjis are from Punjab and they have long hair so they are also Punjabakesans. There is no wonder that sardarjis are taking asylum in our house.
P.K: Anyhow, at last some peace has returned. He heaves a sigh of releif which is short-lived again. From inside his daughter's room Murugan's singing is heard.
Poovukenna pootu kaatrukenna rootu
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
Vaanum mannum yaaruku neeyum naanum yaruku
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
The same song is sung by P.K's daughter in Hindi
Kuchh bhi no socho khush hoke bolo
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
Aane waala ayega roke na ruk paayega
Gulla gulla hulla gulla
To be continued....
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Delhi- Comedy story imitating Mani Rathnam's Bombay- Part 2
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P.K: O, Bhundar singh, What are you doing inside?.
P.K's daughter (opening the door): Dad, he is Inder Singh and not Bhundar Singh.
P.K: Both are same only to me. What is he doing inside. Look, mandar Singh, I gave you asylum to protect you from those hooligans. But, here you are singing loudly. What if they hear and come back?
Paaru: if they hear him singing they will run away, ha ha ha.
P.K: O.K, now your parents will be worried about you. So, ring them and say that you are coming shortly.
P.K's daughter: But, dad how will Inder go outside? If they spot him they will kill him.
P.K: They will spot him because of his dhadi and turban. If he removes both....
P.K's daughter: If he removes them he will look very handsome. But, to remove them you require some hand. Ha ha ha.
Inder rings up his parents who agree that he can remove the turban and dhadi.
P.K: Look Jundar Singh, we say 'Thalaiku vanthathu thalaipa voda pochu' (The danger to the head went with the turban) which has come true in your case. ha ha ha.
So, Inder loses his turban and dhadi.
P.K's daughter: Inder now looks like Kabir Bedi.
P.K: Don't mention about him. We lost the series in England because of him.
P.K's daughter: Dad, that is Bishen Bedi. I told about actor Kabir Bedi.
P.K: O.K. O.K. get going Ginjar Singh, your parents will be searching.
Inder Singh leaves and P.K. heaves a sigh of releif which is again short-lived as he hears knockings on the door.
P.K: O!, this hooligans are again back. I am going to call the police.
Meanwhile P.K's daughter opens the door and another sardarji boy enters in a hurry.
P.K: Hey, What is happening? 'Kathi poi vaal vanthathu dum dum' (This is a Tamil phrase for repeat performances). What is your name? Runvir singh? The way you are running if I were your parents I would have named you that.
P.K's daughter: Dad, this is no time for jokes. Poor fellow, see how he is gasping.
Boy: Uncle, I am not a sardarji. I am Tamil. My name is Murugan.
P.K: What? You are not a sardarji. Then why this dhadi and turban?
Boy: Uncle, I was acting in a drama in which I come as a sardarji. When riots broke out every one took off in different directions. I could not remove my make-up which is stuck-up and when I came out, some goondas started chasing me. Round the corner of this street I met a clean shaven boy who told about your house.
P.K: What did he say?
Boy: He said in the house there is a beautiful girl is there, she sings well and she may even dance with you.
P.K: Ada paavi, he did not say anything about me?
Boy: Haan, he said there is a bhuddu uncle there who will remove your dhadi and turban.
Right at that time there are frantic knockings on the door again.
P.K: Ada Rama, ithu enna oruthar maathi oruthara dhadi vaalas vanthindiruka (what is this? one after another persons with dhadi are coming to my house). He opens the door and there the hooligans who came first are standing.
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P.K: O, Bhundar singh, What are you doing inside?.
P.K's daughter (opening the door): Dad, he is Inder Singh and not Bhundar Singh.
P.K: Both are same only to me. What is he doing inside. Look, mandar Singh, I gave you asylum to protect you from those hooligans. But, here you are singing loudly. What if they hear and come back?
Paaru: if they hear him singing they will run away, ha ha ha.
P.K: O.K, now your parents will be worried about you. So, ring them and say that you are coming shortly.
P.K's daughter: But, dad how will Inder go outside? If they spot him they will kill him.
P.K: They will spot him because of his dhadi and turban. If he removes both....
P.K's daughter: If he removes them he will look very handsome. But, to remove them you require some hand. Ha ha ha.
Inder rings up his parents who agree that he can remove the turban and dhadi.
P.K: Look Jundar Singh, we say 'Thalaiku vanthathu thalaipa voda pochu' (The danger to the head went with the turban) which has come true in your case. ha ha ha.
So, Inder loses his turban and dhadi.
P.K's daughter: Inder now looks like Kabir Bedi.
P.K: Don't mention about him. We lost the series in England because of him.
P.K's daughter: Dad, that is Bishen Bedi. I told about actor Kabir Bedi.
P.K: O.K. O.K. get going Ginjar Singh, your parents will be searching.
Inder Singh leaves and P.K. heaves a sigh of releif which is again short-lived as he hears knockings on the door.
P.K: O!, this hooligans are again back. I am going to call the police.
Meanwhile P.K's daughter opens the door and another sardarji boy enters in a hurry.
P.K: Hey, What is happening? 'Kathi poi vaal vanthathu dum dum' (This is a Tamil phrase for repeat performances). What is your name? Runvir singh? The way you are running if I were your parents I would have named you that.
P.K's daughter: Dad, this is no time for jokes. Poor fellow, see how he is gasping.
Boy: Uncle, I am not a sardarji. I am Tamil. My name is Murugan.
P.K: What? You are not a sardarji. Then why this dhadi and turban?
Boy: Uncle, I was acting in a drama in which I come as a sardarji. When riots broke out every one took off in different directions. I could not remove my make-up which is stuck-up and when I came out, some goondas started chasing me. Round the corner of this street I met a clean shaven boy who told about your house.
P.K: What did he say?
Boy: He said in the house there is a beautiful girl is there, she sings well and she may even dance with you.
P.K: Ada paavi, he did not say anything about me?
Boy: Haan, he said there is a bhuddu uncle there who will remove your dhadi and turban.
Right at that time there are frantic knockings on the door again.
P.K: Ada Rama, ithu enna oruthar maathi oruthara dhadi vaalas vanthindiruka (what is this? one after another persons with dhadi are coming to my house). He opens the door and there the hooligans who came first are standing.
To be continued....
Delhi- Comedy story imitating Mani Rathnam's Bombay 1
Delhi- Comedy story imitating Mani Rathnam's Bombay
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Episode 1:
Immediately after the assessination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, a riot breaks out in which the followers of Madam Gandhi chase sardarjis and attck them. Our hero, Inder Singh running to esacpe the hooligans takes asylum in a madrasi home.
Now, the madrasi home is that of Mr. Punjabakesan who works in the secretariat, his son, DIL and their cute baby and of course his teenage daughter. Inder Singh knocks on the door frantically and when PK (Punjabakesan for short) opens the door runs and hides in the daughter's room bolting the door from inside.
PK (shouting to his wife in kitchen): Paaru, this dhadi fellow is hiding in our daughter's room. My legs and hands are shivering what I will do?
Paaru (from inside the kitchen): Go and ask him to come out.
PK: O, dhadi fellow, come out. You can't stay in there.
Inder Singh: Why uncle? Your daughter is nice. When I entered her room she was fast asleep. But, she opened her eyes, saw me and said 'Good Morning, Dad' and went back to sleep.
PK: No, it is not correct. You are that and she is this. So, you cannot stay in there.
Suddenly, from inside the room a shreiking sound comes.
PK: Waht is that sound? What is that sound?
Inder Singh (laughing): Nothing uncle. Your daughter opened her eyes fully and when she saw me she gave the sound. Now, she is laughing.
PK's daughter (opening the door): Hi, daddy. What is this and that you were telling?
Right at that time Paaru joins them and says 'where is that boy who came running as if his house is on fire'.
PK: Ha, fire is the word I was searching. he tells his daughter,' You are this i.e panju or cotton and the dhadi fellow is that i.e fire and if you are together...
PK's daughter: The house will be lighted and we don't have to pay electricity bill, ha ha ha.
Meanwhile, there are several knockings on the door and so PK himself pushes Inder Singh inside his daughter's room and ask them to bolt from inside. After that he goes and opens the door. There a number of people with sticks, knives in their hands are standing. One of them speaks.
H1 (hooligan 1): Maaph karo, saab. Idar koi sardarji aaya hai kya? ( excuse me sir, here any sardarji has come?)
PK (since he does not know proper Hindi): Nai, nai. Idar madrasi aaya hai, sardaji aaya nai (here we have aaya from Madras and not sardarji aaya-aaya means maiden).
H2 (hooligan 2): Saab ko hindi achi thrah maloom nahi lagtha hai. Mein bathatha hoom. Saabji, idar sardarji cum? ( Sir does not know hindi well, let me tell him. Sir, here any sardarji come?)
PK: Sardarji cum nai jaada hai (he means sardarjis are plenty in the area).
H1 (beating his head): Are bewakoof, here any one with clothe on the head?
Right then Paaru joins them and she has the towel around her hair after bath.
PK: Oh, no. Paaru go inside.
H1: Are, hum time ko barbad karthe hai is bewakoof ke saath. Chalo, doosron ko dhoondenge (Oh, we are wasting our time with this idiot. Let us go and find others). They all leave and PK closes the door with a deep sigh which is short-lived as he hears this song from inside his daughter's room.
Ek ho gaye hum aur tum to ud gayi neendein re
Aur khanki paayal masti mein to kangan khanke re
Bhalle bhalle bhalle bahlle
Hey bhalle bhalle bhalle
PK's daughter translates the song into Tamil and sings
அந்த யமுனா நதியோரம்
ஒரு அழகைக் கண்டேனே
அவள் கூந்தல் விரிய விரிய
சௌரி கண்டேனே
பலே பலே பல்ல பல்ல பலே
யாகூம் யாகூம் யாகூ யாகூ யாகூம்
To be continued....
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Episode 1:
Immediately after the assessination of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, a riot breaks out in which the followers of Madam Gandhi chase sardarjis and attck them. Our hero, Inder Singh running to esacpe the hooligans takes asylum in a madrasi home.
Now, the madrasi home is that of Mr. Punjabakesan who works in the secretariat, his son, DIL and their cute baby and of course his teenage daughter. Inder Singh knocks on the door frantically and when PK (Punjabakesan for short) opens the door runs and hides in the daughter's room bolting the door from inside.
PK (shouting to his wife in kitchen): Paaru, this dhadi fellow is hiding in our daughter's room. My legs and hands are shivering what I will do?
Paaru (from inside the kitchen): Go and ask him to come out.
PK: O, dhadi fellow, come out. You can't stay in there.
Inder Singh: Why uncle? Your daughter is nice. When I entered her room she was fast asleep. But, she opened her eyes, saw me and said 'Good Morning, Dad' and went back to sleep.
PK: No, it is not correct. You are that and she is this. So, you cannot stay in there.
Suddenly, from inside the room a shreiking sound comes.
PK: Waht is that sound? What is that sound?
Inder Singh (laughing): Nothing uncle. Your daughter opened her eyes fully and when she saw me she gave the sound. Now, she is laughing.
PK's daughter (opening the door): Hi, daddy. What is this and that you were telling?
Right at that time Paaru joins them and says 'where is that boy who came running as if his house is on fire'.
PK: Ha, fire is the word I was searching. he tells his daughter,' You are this i.e panju or cotton and the dhadi fellow is that i.e fire and if you are together...
PK's daughter: The house will be lighted and we don't have to pay electricity bill, ha ha ha.
Meanwhile, there are several knockings on the door and so PK himself pushes Inder Singh inside his daughter's room and ask them to bolt from inside. After that he goes and opens the door. There a number of people with sticks, knives in their hands are standing. One of them speaks.
H1 (hooligan 1): Maaph karo, saab. Idar koi sardarji aaya hai kya? ( excuse me sir, here any sardarji has come?)
PK (since he does not know proper Hindi): Nai, nai. Idar madrasi aaya hai, sardaji aaya nai (here we have aaya from Madras and not sardarji aaya-aaya means maiden).
H2 (hooligan 2): Saab ko hindi achi thrah maloom nahi lagtha hai. Mein bathatha hoom. Saabji, idar sardarji cum? ( Sir does not know hindi well, let me tell him. Sir, here any sardarji come?)
PK: Sardarji cum nai jaada hai (he means sardarjis are plenty in the area).
H1 (beating his head): Are bewakoof, here any one with clothe on the head?
Right then Paaru joins them and she has the towel around her hair after bath.
PK: Oh, no. Paaru go inside.
H1: Are, hum time ko barbad karthe hai is bewakoof ke saath. Chalo, doosron ko dhoondenge (Oh, we are wasting our time with this idiot. Let us go and find others). They all leave and PK closes the door with a deep sigh which is short-lived as he hears this song from inside his daughter's room.
Ek ho gaye hum aur tum to ud gayi neendein re
Aur khanki paayal masti mein to kangan khanke re
Bhalle bhalle bhalle bahlle
Hey bhalle bhalle bhalle
PK's daughter translates the song into Tamil and sings
அந்த யமுனா நதியோரம்
ஒரு அழகைக் கண்டேனே
அவள் கூந்தல் விரிய விரிய
சௌரி கண்டேனே
பலே பலே பல்ல பல்ல பலே
யாகூம் யாகூம் யாகூ யாகூ யாகூம்
To be continued....
Shifted Life- Final Part
Shifted Life- Comedy serial final part
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So, Ramesh goes for night shift the next day and Savitha finds it tough to stay alone. It is mid-night and Savitha not getting sleep opens her eyes and is terrified to hear the sound of someone trying to open the front door. With fear, she opens the curtains in the bedroom window without switching on the lights and notices the silhoutee of a figure standing at the door. In panic, not knowing what to do she takes the mobile by the bed side and rings up her mother at Madurai.
Mother: Savitha, what happened? why you are ringing at this time of night? Is anything wrong?
Savitha: Mom, I am scared.
Mother: Why? with Ramesh by your side why you should be scared?
Savitha: O! mom, I could not tell you. Ramesh has been posted in night shift by his Manager and just now I saw a person trying to enter the house. I saw his silhoutee.
Mother: Ayyo, Rama! Savitha, you first ring up Ramesh in his office about this and then ring up police number. Before that you ensure that all doors are bolted from inside and you stack the tables and chairs against your bed room door. Oh, Thiruparamkunram Muruga, Simmakal Anjaneya, mela masi veethi vinayaka Savitha vai kaapthungo. (Please save Kavitha).
After sometime, Savitha's mother rings up again to find out.
Mother: Savitha, are you allright?
Savitha (laughs loudly): Mom, don't worry. Everything is allright.
Mother (puzzled): Why are you laughing Savitha? That silhoutee figure may hear you.
Savitha (still laughing): Mom, that silhoutee figure is none other than your son-in-law.
Mother: You mean Ramesh?
Savitha: Mom, how many son-in-laws you have? It is Ramesh.
Mother: Sorry, Oh, is it Ramesh? how did you find out?
Savitha: Mom, as you asked me I rang up Ramesh. But, I heard the phone ringing from the silhoutee and the figure took the mobile and said in a funny voice, ' Mr. Ramesh is busy in conference call with the U.S. customers please ring back after an hour'. Ha ha ha....
Mother: Oh, God! I will take milk for abhshekam to Thiruparankunram, tell for vadamalai to Simmakal Anjaneyar and make kozhukattai for mela maasi veethi Vinayakar.
Here, Ramesh and Savitha are on their bed musing over the funny incident.
Savitha: Ramesh, how did you manage to come from office? If your manager comes to know he will remove you from the job.
Ramesh: Don't worry. I have made pukka arrangements. I found this watchman fellow is crazy after watching mid-night masala on the TV. In fact, I caught him wide open-mouthed watching. So, I had a deal with him. He will not tell manager about my absence for an hour daily and I will sit with him and watch mid-night masala.
Savitha: What? You watching mid-night masala?
Ramesh: Why? What is wrong with that? Savi, it is otherwise so boring this night shift.
Savitha: What if the manager rings up when you are here?
Ramesh: I have made arrangements. Since our phones are connected to network computer, I have programmed so that if it is manager's number it will play a recorded voice ' Thanks for calling me. Right now I am attending business call in another phone. Please ring up after an hour'.
Savitha: O.K. What if the U.S. party rings up?
Ramesh: Again another recorded voice will play saying, 'Welcome to R & G company. Our software expert is attending to business calls from Europe and Australia. Please ring up after an hour. We thank you for your patience'.
Savitha: excellent, Ramesh. Shall we go to sleep?
Thus, Savitha and Ramesh are having a happy shifted life.
The end.
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So, Ramesh goes for night shift the next day and Savitha finds it tough to stay alone. It is mid-night and Savitha not getting sleep opens her eyes and is terrified to hear the sound of someone trying to open the front door. With fear, she opens the curtains in the bedroom window without switching on the lights and notices the silhoutee of a figure standing at the door. In panic, not knowing what to do she takes the mobile by the bed side and rings up her mother at Madurai.
Mother: Savitha, what happened? why you are ringing at this time of night? Is anything wrong?
Savitha: Mom, I am scared.
Mother: Why? with Ramesh by your side why you should be scared?
Savitha: O! mom, I could not tell you. Ramesh has been posted in night shift by his Manager and just now I saw a person trying to enter the house. I saw his silhoutee.
Mother: Ayyo, Rama! Savitha, you first ring up Ramesh in his office about this and then ring up police number. Before that you ensure that all doors are bolted from inside and you stack the tables and chairs against your bed room door. Oh, Thiruparamkunram Muruga, Simmakal Anjaneya, mela masi veethi vinayaka Savitha vai kaapthungo. (Please save Kavitha).
After sometime, Savitha's mother rings up again to find out.
Mother: Savitha, are you allright?
Savitha (laughs loudly): Mom, don't worry. Everything is allright.
Mother (puzzled): Why are you laughing Savitha? That silhoutee figure may hear you.
Savitha (still laughing): Mom, that silhoutee figure is none other than your son-in-law.
Mother: You mean Ramesh?
Savitha: Mom, how many son-in-laws you have? It is Ramesh.
Mother: Sorry, Oh, is it Ramesh? how did you find out?
Savitha: Mom, as you asked me I rang up Ramesh. But, I heard the phone ringing from the silhoutee and the figure took the mobile and said in a funny voice, ' Mr. Ramesh is busy in conference call with the U.S. customers please ring back after an hour'. Ha ha ha....
Mother: Oh, God! I will take milk for abhshekam to Thiruparankunram, tell for vadamalai to Simmakal Anjaneyar and make kozhukattai for mela maasi veethi Vinayakar.
Here, Ramesh and Savitha are on their bed musing over the funny incident.
Savitha: Ramesh, how did you manage to come from office? If your manager comes to know he will remove you from the job.
Ramesh: Don't worry. I have made pukka arrangements. I found this watchman fellow is crazy after watching mid-night masala on the TV. In fact, I caught him wide open-mouthed watching. So, I had a deal with him. He will not tell manager about my absence for an hour daily and I will sit with him and watch mid-night masala.
Savitha: What? You watching mid-night masala?
Ramesh: Why? What is wrong with that? Savi, it is otherwise so boring this night shift.
Savitha: What if the manager rings up when you are here?
Ramesh: I have made arrangements. Since our phones are connected to network computer, I have programmed so that if it is manager's number it will play a recorded voice ' Thanks for calling me. Right now I am attending business call in another phone. Please ring up after an hour'.
Savitha: O.K. What if the U.S. party rings up?
Ramesh: Again another recorded voice will play saying, 'Welcome to R & G company. Our software expert is attending to business calls from Europe and Australia. Please ring up after an hour. We thank you for your patience'.
Savitha: excellent, Ramesh. Shall we go to sleep?
Thus, Savitha and Ramesh are having a happy shifted life.
The end.
Shifted Life- Part 3
Shifted Life- Comedy serial part 3
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Manager: What Ramesh are you ready for night shift?
Ramesh: Sir, naan aadi poiruken. ( I am shaken )
Manager: yes, Aadi, Aadi I was searching for that word only. You know during the Tamil month of Aadi, husband and wife should not be together. So, night shift is O.K for you.
Ramesh: (with some sudden hope): Sir, then if Aavani comes..... manager interrupts.
Manager: By the time Aavani comes you will be used to the night shift. Ho ho ho... he laughs loudly
Ramesh: nara....nara....nara Grinds his teeth in anger.
Manager: What is this I am hearing some grinding noise.
Ramesh: Nothing. It is my teeth.
Manager: Oh! You are scared to work alone during night and your teeth are chattering because of that. Don't worry, there will be a watchman to give you company.
Ramesh: (in low voice) If it is watchwoman it is better.
Savitha (to manager): Sir, this is unfair. We are just married and you are separating us.
Ramesh ( showing signs to Savitha not seen by the manager and in low tone): Don't worry we will somehow sleep together.
Manager (somehow hears 'sleep together' part): Ramesh, how will you sleep together if you are doing night shift?
Ramesh: It is nothing. What I meant was Savitha will be sleeping in the house and I may doze off in the office. Since we will be sleeping at the same time I told as 'sleep together'.
Manager: Ramesh, this business is very important and you won't have time even to wink. Americans may put conference calls and you may have to answer their technical queries. So, don't sleep of dreaming. No. no.... don't dream of sleeping.
Ramesh: sir, it is only when we sleep we get dreams, i.e dream comes after sleep. But, you said don't dream of sleeping. How dream comes before sleep?
Manager (confused and thinking): Ramesh, you are intelligent. But, don't sleep in the office. I have fixed hidden cameras and if I catch you napping I will cut your pay for the time you are asleep.
Savitha: Oh,no! it is not fair.
Manager: Why savitha? How this is not fair?
Savitha: Sir, Ramesh has slit like eyes and if your cameras' resolution is not good he will look like sleeping all the time.
Manager (laughing): Ramesh, keep your eyes wide open. This will be good for our business also. For example, when the Americans ring up and ask you first, 'how are you?' and if you say 'I am keeping my eyes wide open', they will be impressed. In business you have to keep your eyes wide open, you know. Ho ho ho..... laughs loudly.
Ramesh: nara...nara...nara grinds his teeth in anger.
Manager: O.K, ramesh from tomarrow onwards night shift for you. Don't forget. I am leaving. Suddenly, manager turns around
Manager: Ramesh, yesterday you took half a day leave saying your next door old lady had to be hospitalised, I saw her while coming to your house.
Ramesh: You might have seen the left side neighbour, I had to hospitalise the right side neighbour.
Manager: What? On the right side there is no house I saw. There is a playground only.
Ramesh: Sir, let me clarify. Now, your right side is my left side and your left side is my right side, O.K?
Manager (looking at the hands and verifying): You are correct, since we are standing opposite, what you say is correct.
Ramesh: Same thing. The old lady I admitted is my opposite house neighbour.
Manager (reluctantly): You may be correct.
Savitha ( with a sudden enthusiasm): Sir, will you allow Ramesh to take half a night leave just like he has taken half a day leave.
Ramesh (shakes Savitha's hands): Brilliant idea, Savitha.
Manager: How? now that he has already admitted the opposite house old lady.
Savitha: But, the left side neighbor lady you saw has to be admitted. She has been saying that she is getting giddiness especially during night time only. (again Ramesh shakes Savitha's hands and says, brilliant Savitha).
Manager (in a crying tone): Ramesh, I have ventured into the American business depending on you. Don't let me down by sleeping.
Ramesh: Now you are correct, sir. It is only after lying down we sleep, so down comes before sleep.
Manager goes back scratching his head.
To be continued.......
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Manager: What Ramesh are you ready for night shift?
Ramesh: Sir, naan aadi poiruken. ( I am shaken )
Manager: yes, Aadi, Aadi I was searching for that word only. You know during the Tamil month of Aadi, husband and wife should not be together. So, night shift is O.K for you.
Ramesh: (with some sudden hope): Sir, then if Aavani comes..... manager interrupts.
Manager: By the time Aavani comes you will be used to the night shift. Ho ho ho... he laughs loudly
Ramesh: nara....nara....nara Grinds his teeth in anger.
Manager: What is this I am hearing some grinding noise.
Ramesh: Nothing. It is my teeth.
Manager: Oh! You are scared to work alone during night and your teeth are chattering because of that. Don't worry, there will be a watchman to give you company.
Ramesh: (in low voice) If it is watchwoman it is better.
Savitha (to manager): Sir, this is unfair. We are just married and you are separating us.
Ramesh ( showing signs to Savitha not seen by the manager and in low tone): Don't worry we will somehow sleep together.
Manager (somehow hears 'sleep together' part): Ramesh, how will you sleep together if you are doing night shift?
Ramesh: It is nothing. What I meant was Savitha will be sleeping in the house and I may doze off in the office. Since we will be sleeping at the same time I told as 'sleep together'.
Manager: Ramesh, this business is very important and you won't have time even to wink. Americans may put conference calls and you may have to answer their technical queries. So, don't sleep of dreaming. No. no.... don't dream of sleeping.
Ramesh: sir, it is only when we sleep we get dreams, i.e dream comes after sleep. But, you said don't dream of sleeping. How dream comes before sleep?
Manager (confused and thinking): Ramesh, you are intelligent. But, don't sleep in the office. I have fixed hidden cameras and if I catch you napping I will cut your pay for the time you are asleep.
Savitha: Oh,no! it is not fair.
Manager: Why savitha? How this is not fair?
Savitha: Sir, Ramesh has slit like eyes and if your cameras' resolution is not good he will look like sleeping all the time.
Manager (laughing): Ramesh, keep your eyes wide open. This will be good for our business also. For example, when the Americans ring up and ask you first, 'how are you?' and if you say 'I am keeping my eyes wide open', they will be impressed. In business you have to keep your eyes wide open, you know. Ho ho ho..... laughs loudly.
Ramesh: nara...nara...nara grinds his teeth in anger.
Manager: O.K, ramesh from tomarrow onwards night shift for you. Don't forget. I am leaving. Suddenly, manager turns around
Manager: Ramesh, yesterday you took half a day leave saying your next door old lady had to be hospitalised, I saw her while coming to your house.
Ramesh: You might have seen the left side neighbour, I had to hospitalise the right side neighbour.
Manager: What? On the right side there is no house I saw. There is a playground only.
Ramesh: Sir, let me clarify. Now, your right side is my left side and your left side is my right side, O.K?
Manager (looking at the hands and verifying): You are correct, since we are standing opposite, what you say is correct.
Ramesh: Same thing. The old lady I admitted is my opposite house neighbour.
Manager (reluctantly): You may be correct.
Savitha ( with a sudden enthusiasm): Sir, will you allow Ramesh to take half a night leave just like he has taken half a day leave.
Ramesh (shakes Savitha's hands): Brilliant idea, Savitha.
Manager: How? now that he has already admitted the opposite house old lady.
Savitha: But, the left side neighbor lady you saw has to be admitted. She has been saying that she is getting giddiness especially during night time only. (again Ramesh shakes Savitha's hands and says, brilliant Savitha).
Manager (in a crying tone): Ramesh, I have ventured into the American business depending on you. Don't let me down by sleeping.
Ramesh: Now you are correct, sir. It is only after lying down we sleep, so down comes before sleep.
Manager goes back scratching his head.
To be continued.......
Shifted Life- Part 2
Shifted Life-Comedy serial part 2
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Savitha: I am sorry, Ramesh. After all you wanted scooter so that you can take me to office and bring back.Don't give back the scooter.
Ramesh: What about the diamond studded ring?
Savitha: We will cut and take it.
Ramesh: What? You will cut my finger?
Savitha: No, buddhu, we will cut the ring.
Ramesh (Heaving a big sigh of relief): O.K, so we go to office by scooter. For lunch, we can go to Woodlands nearby.
Savitha: Ha ha ha, you have been worrying about food only. Your name should habe been not Ramesh but Raman, big Sappattu Raman.
Savitha: We can't afford to go to Woodlands daily. So, we will pack lunch and take it.
Ramesh (eagarly): What will you pack you in lunch?
Savitha: You are again for getting that I am also going to office. So, learn to say we and not you or I.
Ramesh (laughing loudly): If I start telling we for everything it will become like in 'manmatha Leelai' movie. My underwear and banian will become our underwear and our banian. Ha ha ha.
Savitha: ha ha ha, big joke!. For lunch we can pack curd rice and take.
Ramesh: Curd rice down down!
Savitha: What else do you want?
Ramesh: Savi, for this burtha, baingan burtha won't you make? ha ha ha.
Savitha: O.K, we will sort out lunch later.
Ramesh: Then what? we return home in the evening. As soon as we reach home you remove my shoes and get me a hot cup of coffee.
Savitha: Why I should do that? Again you have forgotten that I am also working.
Ramesh: Savi, have you not watched old Tamil movies? They show in those movies exactly like what I told you. Husband returning from office, wife will remove his shoes and give him coffee.
Savitha: I am reminding you for the nth time that I am also working and what they showed in those movies for housewives.
Ramesh: O.K. We will do like this. You remove my shoes and I remove your chappals. How is it?
Savitha (beating her head): Sakikalai!
Ramesh: O.K. we will sort out the shoe business later. Next, we prepare dinner.
Savitha: ha ha ha. Apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner, can't you think of anything else?
Ramesh: Such as what?
Savitha: Do you play chess?
Ramesh: No. I used to play 'Thaya kattam', snake and ladder etc.
Savitha (again beating her head): O.K. I will teach you Chess and we will play.
Like this they dream of their shifted life and the train reaches Bangalore. Their parents receive them and take them to the new apartment in Contonment area. The apartment is good and it is liked by Ramesh and Savitha. They start their dream life after the parents take leave of them. They have a wonderful time together like taking half a day leave on fake grounds and they go and watch the latest Tamil movie. They have an old lady as neighbour who is helpful and both like her very much. One day immediately after coming from office Ramesh goes to the old lady's house.
Ramesh: Paatti for the neaxt two hours don't come to our house.
Paatti is surprised and she asks why.
Ramesh: My boss is visiting us and yesterday for taking half a day leave I told him that you are serious and I had to admit you to the hospital.
Paatti laughs and agrees to his request and she says 'Don't worry I will not come to your house when your manager is there and even if I come I will tell him I am not the neighbour paatti and I am not serious to be admitted to hospital'.
Ramesh (beating his head): paatti don't come at all to my house and don't show your face.
Paatti: Even otherwise I don't show my face since I have this muttakku. Ha ha ha
The manager comes and puts a bombshell.
Manager: Ramesh, we want to run our office 24 hours so that business from U.S can be handled and so from tomarrow onwards you have to work in night shift.
To be continued......
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Savitha: I am sorry, Ramesh. After all you wanted scooter so that you can take me to office and bring back.Don't give back the scooter.
Ramesh: What about the diamond studded ring?
Savitha: We will cut and take it.
Ramesh: What? You will cut my finger?
Savitha: No, buddhu, we will cut the ring.
Ramesh (Heaving a big sigh of relief): O.K, so we go to office by scooter. For lunch, we can go to Woodlands nearby.
Savitha: Ha ha ha, you have been worrying about food only. Your name should habe been not Ramesh but Raman, big Sappattu Raman.
Savitha: We can't afford to go to Woodlands daily. So, we will pack lunch and take it.
Ramesh (eagarly): What will you pack you in lunch?
Savitha: You are again for getting that I am also going to office. So, learn to say we and not you or I.
Ramesh (laughing loudly): If I start telling we for everything it will become like in 'manmatha Leelai' movie. My underwear and banian will become our underwear and our banian. Ha ha ha.
Savitha: ha ha ha, big joke!. For lunch we can pack curd rice and take.
Ramesh: Curd rice down down!
Savitha: What else do you want?
Ramesh: Savi, for this burtha, baingan burtha won't you make? ha ha ha.
Savitha: O.K, we will sort out lunch later.
Ramesh: Then what? we return home in the evening. As soon as we reach home you remove my shoes and get me a hot cup of coffee.
Savitha: Why I should do that? Again you have forgotten that I am also working.
Ramesh: Savi, have you not watched old Tamil movies? They show in those movies exactly like what I told you. Husband returning from office, wife will remove his shoes and give him coffee.
Savitha: I am reminding you for the nth time that I am also working and what they showed in those movies for housewives.
Ramesh: O.K. We will do like this. You remove my shoes and I remove your chappals. How is it?
Savitha (beating her head): Sakikalai!
Ramesh: O.K. we will sort out the shoe business later. Next, we prepare dinner.
Savitha: ha ha ha. Apart from breakfast, lunch and dinner, can't you think of anything else?
Ramesh: Such as what?
Savitha: Do you play chess?
Ramesh: No. I used to play 'Thaya kattam', snake and ladder etc.
Savitha (again beating her head): O.K. I will teach you Chess and we will play.
Like this they dream of their shifted life and the train reaches Bangalore. Their parents receive them and take them to the new apartment in Contonment area. The apartment is good and it is liked by Ramesh and Savitha. They start their dream life after the parents take leave of them. They have a wonderful time together like taking half a day leave on fake grounds and they go and watch the latest Tamil movie. They have an old lady as neighbour who is helpful and both like her very much. One day immediately after coming from office Ramesh goes to the old lady's house.
Ramesh: Paatti for the neaxt two hours don't come to our house.
Paatti is surprised and she asks why.
Ramesh: My boss is visiting us and yesterday for taking half a day leave I told him that you are serious and I had to admit you to the hospital.
Paatti laughs and agrees to his request and she says 'Don't worry I will not come to your house when your manager is there and even if I come I will tell him I am not the neighbour paatti and I am not serious to be admitted to hospital'.
Ramesh (beating his head): paatti don't come at all to my house and don't show your face.
Paatti: Even otherwise I don't show my face since I have this muttakku. Ha ha ha
The manager comes and puts a bombshell.
Manager: Ramesh, we want to run our office 24 hours so that business from U.S can be handled and so from tomarrow onwards you have to work in night shift.
To be continued......
Shifted Life- Part 1
Episode 1:
Ramesh and Savitha, both software engineers got married in Madurai and they are so lucky that both got jobs in Bangalore in companies which are located adjacent to each other in the city. After a brief honeymoon at Kodaikanal they are travelling by Madurai- Bangalore Express. Both parents of them had already left for Bangalore to fix a suitable apartment and arrange all things needed to start their life.
Travelling by the train, Ramesh and Savitha start talking about their new life in Bangalore.
Ramesh: Is it not thrilling to think about it, Savi?
Savitha: What is this savi saavi all that? Already my name is short and sweet as Savitha. Why don't you call me like that?
Ramesh (mockingly): O.K, O.K, savithambike!
Savitha: For this Savi is better. Call me savi only.
Ramesh: O.K. let me begin at the beginning. Morning I get up, finish my morning duties and sit on the sofa to read the day's newspaper when you bring nice steaming coffee. Not the instant coffee, but rich brewing filter coffee.
Savitha: What? I have to give you coffee that too filter coffee. Hey, mister don't forget that I am also working and I too have to get ready. What you do is to make the nice coffee, drink it and get me one also.
Ramesh: O.K, don't get angry my darling. For you I will go milk a cow and get fresh milk to make fresh coffee. Only you have to tell me where I can find a cow to milk without getting kicked. Ha ha ha.
Ramesh: O.k, somehow we will settle the coffee issue. Next, I have my bath and get ready when you give me nice breakfast.
Savitha: hey, mister! I have to again remind you that I am also working and I too have to get ready. Breakfast will be on the table.
Ramesh: Oh! ha ha ha (Ramesh laughs loudly). You took it litreally when I said that you give me breakfast menas that you have to serve me breakfast. Let it be on the table and I will serve it myself. But, tell me what will you keep for breakfast on the table?
Savitha: Kellogs' cereals, fruits, bread etc.
Ramesh: No, not cereals again. I thought my bachelor days are over. I thought you will give me soft and steaming idlis with different chutneys.
Savitha (mockingly): Oh! you want idlis. What different chutneys?
Ramesh: Not much. If you can make the regular cocanut chutney, some puthina chutney, kothamalli chutney, onion chutney that is all. Nowdays in all hotels they serve these.
Savitha: It is a good idea. Why don't you go to the nearby hotel and get idlis with all the chutneys as parcel and bring home so that we can have nice breakfast.
Ramesh: O.K, we will sort out breakfast issue also. Next, I start my scooter.
Savitha: Wait a minute. Where from the scooter comes?
Ramesh: Oh! You don't know. Your father offered me dowry for the marriage. I said ' Strictly no dowry please. But, instead get me a scooter and a diamond studded finger ring'.
Savitha: What? My father offered you dowry! What for? had I known before marriage I would have complained to the police and stopped the marriage.
Ramesh: O! savi, please don't be angry. I will return the scooter.
Savitha: What about the diamond studded finger ring?
Ramesh: I can't give it back because it is stuck up on the finger and if at all you ask me to give it back I will lose my finger.ha ha ha.
The conversation continues.....
Ramesh and Savitha, both software engineers got married in Madurai and they are so lucky that both got jobs in Bangalore in companies which are located adjacent to each other in the city. After a brief honeymoon at Kodaikanal they are travelling by Madurai- Bangalore Express. Both parents of them had already left for Bangalore to fix a suitable apartment and arrange all things needed to start their life.
Travelling by the train, Ramesh and Savitha start talking about their new life in Bangalore.
Ramesh: Is it not thrilling to think about it, Savi?
Savitha: What is this savi saavi all that? Already my name is short and sweet as Savitha. Why don't you call me like that?
Ramesh (mockingly): O.K, O.K, savithambike!
Savitha: For this Savi is better. Call me savi only.
Ramesh: O.K. let me begin at the beginning. Morning I get up, finish my morning duties and sit on the sofa to read the day's newspaper when you bring nice steaming coffee. Not the instant coffee, but rich brewing filter coffee.
Savitha: What? I have to give you coffee that too filter coffee. Hey, mister don't forget that I am also working and I too have to get ready. What you do is to make the nice coffee, drink it and get me one also.
Ramesh: O.K, don't get angry my darling. For you I will go milk a cow and get fresh milk to make fresh coffee. Only you have to tell me where I can find a cow to milk without getting kicked. Ha ha ha.
Ramesh: O.k, somehow we will settle the coffee issue. Next, I have my bath and get ready when you give me nice breakfast.
Savitha: hey, mister! I have to again remind you that I am also working and I too have to get ready. Breakfast will be on the table.
Ramesh: Oh! ha ha ha (Ramesh laughs loudly). You took it litreally when I said that you give me breakfast menas that you have to serve me breakfast. Let it be on the table and I will serve it myself. But, tell me what will you keep for breakfast on the table?
Savitha: Kellogs' cereals, fruits, bread etc.
Ramesh: No, not cereals again. I thought my bachelor days are over. I thought you will give me soft and steaming idlis with different chutneys.
Savitha (mockingly): Oh! you want idlis. What different chutneys?
Ramesh: Not much. If you can make the regular cocanut chutney, some puthina chutney, kothamalli chutney, onion chutney that is all. Nowdays in all hotels they serve these.
Savitha: It is a good idea. Why don't you go to the nearby hotel and get idlis with all the chutneys as parcel and bring home so that we can have nice breakfast.
Ramesh: O.K, we will sort out breakfast issue also. Next, I start my scooter.
Savitha: Wait a minute. Where from the scooter comes?
Ramesh: Oh! You don't know. Your father offered me dowry for the marriage. I said ' Strictly no dowry please. But, instead get me a scooter and a diamond studded finger ring'.
Savitha: What? My father offered you dowry! What for? had I known before marriage I would have complained to the police and stopped the marriage.
Ramesh: O! savi, please don't be angry. I will return the scooter.
Savitha: What about the diamond studded finger ring?
Ramesh: I can't give it back because it is stuck up on the finger and if at all you ask me to give it back I will lose my finger.ha ha ha.
The conversation continues.....
Monday, October 1, 2007
Galatta Marriage-comedy serial final part
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As Suresh and Vanaja are wondering about their friends not having shown up, slowly one by one they come. When Vanaja asked her friends anxiously why the delay they took her outside and showed where it is written ' Abhaya kuchalambal weds Srinivasa Venkataraghavn '. They say 'we were looking for Suresh weds Vanaja and we saw this and so we went searching. Vanaja calls Sankaran.
Vanaja: Dad, what is this instead of my name they have written Abhayakuchalambal.
Sankaran: Oh, that is why your friends came late?. What must have happened is I gave the Tamil invitation to the persons who were doind the hall decoration and in Tamil invitation we have put Abhayakuchalambal alias Vanaja and that person has taken the first name only. Let me catch hold of him and ask him to change it.
Gopalan: Sanakaran, now there is no time as muhurtham is nearing. I will put a person at the gate who will keep announcing 'here Suresh weds Vanaja'.
Inside, it is time for Kannonjal in which both Suresh and Vanaja are seated on a oonjal and ladies in relation to both will come and take coloured rice balls and after circling both their heads will throw them away in different directions. As it started when the first lady threw, Vanaja stretched her hands abd catches hold of the rice ball and starts eating. Everyone laughs at this and Veena advises Vanaja not to do like that. But, here Suresh and Vanaja are both hungry as no breakfast was given. After all ladies finish throwing the rice balls, Veena brings a big bowl of milk in which some fruit pieces are also put. As per tradition, both Suresh and Vanaja are fed this milk with fruit by a small spoon. As veena comes near Vanaja with the bowl, Vanaja snatches it from her hands and drinks straight from the bowl. She gives to Suresh also to drink. Veena is shocked and everyone around laugh.
Veena advises Vanaja not to do such things.
Next, preparations for the muhurtham of tying the thali start with the prohiths saying mantras. Vanaja laughs uncontrollably. Sankaran asks her why she is laughing. Vanaja points out how the prohith's head turns automatically facing the video camera in unison like the radar antenna turning its direction. The chief prohith asks Vanaja to sit on the lap of Sankaran so that Suresh can tie the thali. Vanja jumps happily on to the lap of Sankaran hugging him. The chief prohith laughs and says, 'Amma, you may like your daddy very much. But, if you sit like this how Suresh can tie the thali? So, sit facing me'. Vanaja sits as he told her and among loud nadaswaram and thavil Suresh ties the thali.
So, the galatta marriage comes to an end and Suresh and Vanaja are getting ready to fly to Washington. Let us wish that they do live happily ever after.
The end.
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As Suresh and Vanaja are wondering about their friends not having shown up, slowly one by one they come. When Vanaja asked her friends anxiously why the delay they took her outside and showed where it is written ' Abhaya kuchalambal weds Srinivasa Venkataraghavn '. They say 'we were looking for Suresh weds Vanaja and we saw this and so we went searching. Vanaja calls Sankaran.
Vanaja: Dad, what is this instead of my name they have written Abhayakuchalambal.
Sankaran: Oh, that is why your friends came late?. What must have happened is I gave the Tamil invitation to the persons who were doind the hall decoration and in Tamil invitation we have put Abhayakuchalambal alias Vanaja and that person has taken the first name only. Let me catch hold of him and ask him to change it.
Gopalan: Sanakaran, now there is no time as muhurtham is nearing. I will put a person at the gate who will keep announcing 'here Suresh weds Vanaja'.
Inside, it is time for Kannonjal in which both Suresh and Vanaja are seated on a oonjal and ladies in relation to both will come and take coloured rice balls and after circling both their heads will throw them away in different directions. As it started when the first lady threw, Vanaja stretched her hands abd catches hold of the rice ball and starts eating. Everyone laughs at this and Veena advises Vanaja not to do like that. But, here Suresh and Vanaja are both hungry as no breakfast was given. After all ladies finish throwing the rice balls, Veena brings a big bowl of milk in which some fruit pieces are also put. As per tradition, both Suresh and Vanaja are fed this milk with fruit by a small spoon. As veena comes near Vanaja with the bowl, Vanaja snatches it from her hands and drinks straight from the bowl. She gives to Suresh also to drink. Veena is shocked and everyone around laugh.
Veena advises Vanaja not to do such things.
Next, preparations for the muhurtham of tying the thali start with the prohiths saying mantras. Vanaja laughs uncontrollably. Sankaran asks her why she is laughing. Vanaja points out how the prohith's head turns automatically facing the video camera in unison like the radar antenna turning its direction. The chief prohith asks Vanaja to sit on the lap of Sankaran so that Suresh can tie the thali. Vanja jumps happily on to the lap of Sankaran hugging him. The chief prohith laughs and says, 'Amma, you may like your daddy very much. But, if you sit like this how Suresh can tie the thali? So, sit facing me'. Vanaja sits as he told her and among loud nadaswaram and thavil Suresh ties the thali.
So, the galatta marriage comes to an end and Suresh and Vanaja are getting ready to fly to Washington. Let us wish that they do live happily ever after.
The end.
Galatta Marriage-comedy serial part 4
Galatta Marriage-comedy serial part 4
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Marriage day begins with viradha poojai.
Vanaja: When can I have my breakfast?
On the other side Suresh also is asking the same question. They are told that till the muhurtham is over they can't eat. Right at that time, other people are praising the breakfast items like pongal, vadai etc. much to the chagrin of both Suresh and Vanaja. Vanaja gets some idea to solve this and she shows by sign language to Suresh 'Yaamirukka bayamen'(when I am there why do you worry?).
Sankaran: It is time for Kasi yathrai.
Vanaja: What do you mean by kasi yathrai?
Sankaran: Amma, it is a ritual in which Suresh will get dressed like a paradesi and will take few steps in the direction of kasi. Then, I will go and appease him telling him that I will give my daughter and this and that and will bring him back.
Vanaja: I also want to go to Kasi.
Gopalan (who comes there): What is this Sankaran, in no marriage bride will go for Kasi Yathrai.
Sankaran: Since we have brought up Vanaja like a boy she wants to go I think (he laughs).
Gopalan: Amma Vanaja, we are giving our son who is brought up like a daughter. He will cook for you nice dishes, will sing for your entertainment, will put rangoli etc. What else do you want?
Right at that time one of the ladies comes there and joins their conversation.
Lady: You were talking about rangoli. Morning I was putting big rangoli when Suresh came there and told what mamy you have made a mistake in that suzhi and snatched the kola maavu from me and corrected it. I felt ashamed. Amma Vanaja, you are lucky to get such a husband.
Kasi Ythrai gets over and it is time for the exchange of garlands. It has to be done with both bride and the groom carried on the shoulders of their respective uncles. Suresh's two uncles who are tall and well built simply lifts Suresh like a child and keep on their shoulders. Vanaja laughs looking at Suresh perched on top of the uncles like a hen. But, her only uncle is puny and is forced by others to carry Vanaja. He is not able to lift her. Vanaja takes steps of 10 yards come running and jumps on his shoulders. Poor uncle, he loses balance but some nearby people catch hold of him with Vanaja. For Suresh it is easy to put the garland as he is perched at a height. But, Vanaja has to take careful aim so that garland lands on Suresh. Everyone enjoy this game.
Shortly afterwards as the function is progressing Vanaja looks worried and keeps looking at the entrance.
Sankaran: What is bothering you Vanaja?
Vanaja: I had invited some close friends specially for muhurtham as they could not come for Maapillai azhaipu. But, they have not turned up so far.
There, Suresh also is worried that his special frinds have not turned up.
Both Sankaran and Gopalan are thinking what could be the reason.
To be continued.....
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Marriage day begins with viradha poojai.
Vanaja: When can I have my breakfast?
On the other side Suresh also is asking the same question. They are told that till the muhurtham is over they can't eat. Right at that time, other people are praising the breakfast items like pongal, vadai etc. much to the chagrin of both Suresh and Vanaja. Vanaja gets some idea to solve this and she shows by sign language to Suresh 'Yaamirukka bayamen'(when I am there why do you worry?).
Sankaran: It is time for Kasi yathrai.
Vanaja: What do you mean by kasi yathrai?
Sankaran: Amma, it is a ritual in which Suresh will get dressed like a paradesi and will take few steps in the direction of kasi. Then, I will go and appease him telling him that I will give my daughter and this and that and will bring him back.
Vanaja: I also want to go to Kasi.
Gopalan (who comes there): What is this Sankaran, in no marriage bride will go for Kasi Yathrai.
Sankaran: Since we have brought up Vanaja like a boy she wants to go I think (he laughs).
Gopalan: Amma Vanaja, we are giving our son who is brought up like a daughter. He will cook for you nice dishes, will sing for your entertainment, will put rangoli etc. What else do you want?
Right at that time one of the ladies comes there and joins their conversation.
Lady: You were talking about rangoli. Morning I was putting big rangoli when Suresh came there and told what mamy you have made a mistake in that suzhi and snatched the kola maavu from me and corrected it. I felt ashamed. Amma Vanaja, you are lucky to get such a husband.
Kasi Ythrai gets over and it is time for the exchange of garlands. It has to be done with both bride and the groom carried on the shoulders of their respective uncles. Suresh's two uncles who are tall and well built simply lifts Suresh like a child and keep on their shoulders. Vanaja laughs looking at Suresh perched on top of the uncles like a hen. But, her only uncle is puny and is forced by others to carry Vanaja. He is not able to lift her. Vanaja takes steps of 10 yards come running and jumps on his shoulders. Poor uncle, he loses balance but some nearby people catch hold of him with Vanaja. For Suresh it is easy to put the garland as he is perched at a height. But, Vanaja has to take careful aim so that garland lands on Suresh. Everyone enjoy this game.
Shortly afterwards as the function is progressing Vanaja looks worried and keeps looking at the entrance.
Sankaran: What is bothering you Vanaja?
Vanaja: I had invited some close friends specially for muhurtham as they could not come for Maapillai azhaipu. But, they have not turned up so far.
There, Suresh also is worried that his special frinds have not turned up.
Both Sankaran and Gopalan are thinking what could be the reason.
To be continued.....
Galatta Marriage-comedy serial part 3
Galatta Marriage-comedy serial part 3
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Part 3
The marriage of Suresh and Vanaja gets fixed and the scene opens on the eve of marriage.
Sankaran (talking to himself): It is already 6.00 P.M, we have to start the Mappillai azhaipu (Baarath). But, where is Vanaja?
Veena: What are you talking to yourself? Where is Vanaja, it is getting late for Mappillai azhaipu.
Sankaran: That is what I want to know. Where is Vanaja?
Gopalan and Lakshmi also come there.
Gopalan: It is getting late for Mappillai azhaipu, but this Suresh is not to be seen.
All are wondering where is Vanaja and Suresh. At that time Sharada, Vanaja's friend comes there.
Sharada: Uncle, you are looking for Vanaja? She has taken Suresh to beauty parlour.
Sankaran,Veena, Gopalan and Lakshmi in chorus: Suresh to beauty parlour? For what?
Sharada laughs and tells: Vanaja wants Suresh to become fairer like Rajni Kanth in Shivaji.
Sankaran: Oh, God! It may take ages or they may have to use emery paper and rub off his skin. He laughs.
Right at that time Vanaja gets off the car with a fairer but shier Suresh in trail.
Vanaja: Hi, Dad and mom, Hi, uncle and aunty. See Suresh, he has now become a good match for me.
Sankaran: O.K, O.K. Go inside and get dressed in nice silk saree. After the mapillai azhaipu we are having Periya Nichayathartham (big engagement ceremony).
Vanaja: No dad, I am not going to wear saree. I am going to wear pant and shirt. I am going to dance in front of the Baarath.
Sankaran: What? You want to dance on the streets? Remember you are the bride.
Vanaja: Nothing doing. I want to dance.
Veena: Please allow her. If we had a son and he gets married won't we allow him to dance on the baarath.
So, the baarath is on with Suresh wearing suit and seated in a top-less car and the procession with relatives and friends following and in front Vanaja and her friends dancing to songs like 'sirichi sirichi vantha cheena thaana doi'.
Suresh tries to climb down from the car to join the dancing party, but his two uncles make him sit in the car telling that he is the bridegroom and should not dance and if he still wants to dance he will go to Washington in wheelchair only. They are both tall and well built. So, Suresh has to give up his ideas to join the dance party.
After some distance, the janavasa car breaks down.
Sankaran: O! what we are going to do now? Already it is late for the nischayathartham.
A person in pant and shirt breaks the crowd near the car and gets underneath it.
Sankaran: Aabathpandhavan, I hope he finishes the repair fast.
Repair was done and the car starts. The person from beneath the car comes out.
Sankaran catching hold of the person's hands: I am treating your hands as legs and thank you for the timely support. You know this is my daughter's marriage. Where is Vanaja? he asks nearby people.
Vanaja: Dad, it is me who repaired the car.
Sankaran: What? is it you? O! I could not recognize you as your face was covered with greese.
Vanaja: That is O.K. Why there is no fireworks arranged?
Sankaran: ' Araithuttile kalyanam and athile konjam baanvedikai nu sonnanam'.
Vanaja: What does that mean?
Sankaran: I just told for fun. I could not arrange since there are restrictions. I could have called a mimicry artist and asked him to produce all the fireworks sounds. You know these people are experts. They come in Sun TV's Asatha Povathu Yaaru program.O.K. go get dressed in saree. It is time for Nischyathartham.
to be continued....
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Part 3
The marriage of Suresh and Vanaja gets fixed and the scene opens on the eve of marriage.
Sankaran (talking to himself): It is already 6.00 P.M, we have to start the Mappillai azhaipu (Baarath). But, where is Vanaja?
Veena: What are you talking to yourself? Where is Vanaja, it is getting late for Mappillai azhaipu.
Sankaran: That is what I want to know. Where is Vanaja?
Gopalan and Lakshmi also come there.
Gopalan: It is getting late for Mappillai azhaipu, but this Suresh is not to be seen.
All are wondering where is Vanaja and Suresh. At that time Sharada, Vanaja's friend comes there.
Sharada: Uncle, you are looking for Vanaja? She has taken Suresh to beauty parlour.
Sankaran,Veena, Gopalan and Lakshmi in chorus: Suresh to beauty parlour? For what?
Sharada laughs and tells: Vanaja wants Suresh to become fairer like Rajni Kanth in Shivaji.
Sankaran: Oh, God! It may take ages or they may have to use emery paper and rub off his skin. He laughs.
Right at that time Vanaja gets off the car with a fairer but shier Suresh in trail.
Vanaja: Hi, Dad and mom, Hi, uncle and aunty. See Suresh, he has now become a good match for me.
Sankaran: O.K, O.K. Go inside and get dressed in nice silk saree. After the mapillai azhaipu we are having Periya Nichayathartham (big engagement ceremony).
Vanaja: No dad, I am not going to wear saree. I am going to wear pant and shirt. I am going to dance in front of the Baarath.
Sankaran: What? You want to dance on the streets? Remember you are the bride.
Vanaja: Nothing doing. I want to dance.
Veena: Please allow her. If we had a son and he gets married won't we allow him to dance on the baarath.
So, the baarath is on with Suresh wearing suit and seated in a top-less car and the procession with relatives and friends following and in front Vanaja and her friends dancing to songs like 'sirichi sirichi vantha cheena thaana doi'.
Suresh tries to climb down from the car to join the dancing party, but his two uncles make him sit in the car telling that he is the bridegroom and should not dance and if he still wants to dance he will go to Washington in wheelchair only. They are both tall and well built. So, Suresh has to give up his ideas to join the dance party.
After some distance, the janavasa car breaks down.
Sankaran: O! what we are going to do now? Already it is late for the nischayathartham.
A person in pant and shirt breaks the crowd near the car and gets underneath it.
Sankaran: Aabathpandhavan, I hope he finishes the repair fast.
Repair was done and the car starts. The person from beneath the car comes out.
Sankaran catching hold of the person's hands: I am treating your hands as legs and thank you for the timely support. You know this is my daughter's marriage. Where is Vanaja? he asks nearby people.
Vanaja: Dad, it is me who repaired the car.
Sankaran: What? is it you? O! I could not recognize you as your face was covered with greese.
Vanaja: That is O.K. Why there is no fireworks arranged?
Sankaran: ' Araithuttile kalyanam and athile konjam baanvedikai nu sonnanam'.
Vanaja: What does that mean?
Sankaran: I just told for fun. I could not arrange since there are restrictions. I could have called a mimicry artist and asked him to produce all the fireworks sounds. You know these people are experts. They come in Sun TV's Asatha Povathu Yaaru program.O.K. go get dressed in saree. It is time for Nischyathartham.
to be continued....
Galatta Marriage- short comedy serial part 2
Galatta Marriage- short comedy serial part 2
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Part 2:
Sankaran: Till Vanaja joins why not Suresh entertain us with some songs.
Lakshmi: We have kept a music teacher and taught him carnatic music. His teacher is the desciple of M.D. Ramanathan who was the desciple of Tiger Vardachariyar. His teacher Krishnamoorthy Bhagavathar used to say that Suresh is singing like Tiger himself. (She smiles proudly).
Sankaran: Oh! is it true? Come on, Suresh give us some good sangathi.
Suresh: Actually I can't sing without accompanying instruments. Anyway, I will sing. He sings
'Varaveena mrithupaani
vanaruka lochana rani
suruchira pampara veni
suranutha kalyani
nirupama subaguna lOlaa
nirata jayaaprada sheelaa
varadaapriya ranganaayaki
vaancita pala daayaki
saraseejaasana jananee
jaya jaya jaya'
Sankaran to Lakshmi: You told that Suresh will sing like Tiger himself, but he is singing like reciting nursery rhymes. Ha ha ha (he laughs)
Lakshmi: Actually Suresh had a sour throat. But, in order to respect your request he sang that is all. What is wrong with Varavenna song? It is in praise of Devi. Sankaran apologises to Lakshmi.
Just then, Veena brings Vanaja who is clad in silk saree and has her hair well braided and a nice pottu on the forehead.
Sankaran to Veena: Where is Vanaja? who is this girl? from next doors?
Veena: This is Vanaja. Open your eyes widely and see.
Sankaran: Oh! My God!. Having seen Vanaja always in pant and shirt, I am not able to recognize my own daughter (laughs loudly). Amma Vanaja, when you were grtting dressed, Suresh entertained us with songs.
Vanaja: Oh, lovely!. Suresh do you dance as well? We can go to Sun TV's 'Perfect Couple' program.
Sankaran: 'Adiye enkarathuku aambadayanai kanom, pilaai per kichami nu sonnalam'. Vanaja, still it is not decided about your marriage and you are talking of 'Perfect Couple' program.
Vanaja: So what dad? I like Suresh and I am going to marry him. If you don't agree we will have 'Washingtonil Thirumanam' (marriage in Washington).
Suresh: Thank you, Vanaja. I will be like the lamb of 'Mary had a little lamb' poem. You know wherever Mary goes the lamb is sure to go behind her. Ha ha ha..... (he laughs uncontrollably).
Sankaran to Gopalan: Did you see that both of them have decided themselves to get married. If we want to save our respect we have to perform the marriage immeditely.
Gopalan: I fully agree with you and let us start the preparations.
Vanaja: Uncle, before marriage I want to take Suresh out to disco with me. Do you have any objection?
Sankaran: Why Vanaja to disco? so that later he can dance to your tunes? Ha ha ha.. (He laughs loudly).
To be continued......
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Part 2:
Sankaran: Till Vanaja joins why not Suresh entertain us with some songs.
Lakshmi: We have kept a music teacher and taught him carnatic music. His teacher is the desciple of M.D. Ramanathan who was the desciple of Tiger Vardachariyar. His teacher Krishnamoorthy Bhagavathar used to say that Suresh is singing like Tiger himself. (She smiles proudly).
Sankaran: Oh! is it true? Come on, Suresh give us some good sangathi.
Suresh: Actually I can't sing without accompanying instruments. Anyway, I will sing. He sings
'Varaveena mrithupaani
vanaruka lochana rani
suruchira pampara veni
suranutha kalyani
nirupama subaguna lOlaa
nirata jayaaprada sheelaa
varadaapriya ranganaayaki
vaancita pala daayaki
saraseejaasana jananee
jaya jaya jaya'
Sankaran to Lakshmi: You told that Suresh will sing like Tiger himself, but he is singing like reciting nursery rhymes. Ha ha ha (he laughs)
Lakshmi: Actually Suresh had a sour throat. But, in order to respect your request he sang that is all. What is wrong with Varavenna song? It is in praise of Devi. Sankaran apologises to Lakshmi.
Just then, Veena brings Vanaja who is clad in silk saree and has her hair well braided and a nice pottu on the forehead.
Sankaran to Veena: Where is Vanaja? who is this girl? from next doors?
Veena: This is Vanaja. Open your eyes widely and see.
Sankaran: Oh! My God!. Having seen Vanaja always in pant and shirt, I am not able to recognize my own daughter (laughs loudly). Amma Vanaja, when you were grtting dressed, Suresh entertained us with songs.
Vanaja: Oh, lovely!. Suresh do you dance as well? We can go to Sun TV's 'Perfect Couple' program.
Sankaran: 'Adiye enkarathuku aambadayanai kanom, pilaai per kichami nu sonnalam'. Vanaja, still it is not decided about your marriage and you are talking of 'Perfect Couple' program.
Vanaja: So what dad? I like Suresh and I am going to marry him. If you don't agree we will have 'Washingtonil Thirumanam' (marriage in Washington).
Suresh: Thank you, Vanaja. I will be like the lamb of 'Mary had a little lamb' poem. You know wherever Mary goes the lamb is sure to go behind her. Ha ha ha..... (he laughs uncontrollably).
Sankaran to Gopalan: Did you see that both of them have decided themselves to get married. If we want to save our respect we have to perform the marriage immeditely.
Gopalan: I fully agree with you and let us start the preparations.
Vanaja: Uncle, before marriage I want to take Suresh out to disco with me. Do you have any objection?
Sankaran: Why Vanaja to disco? so that later he can dance to your tunes? Ha ha ha.. (He laughs loudly).
To be continued......
Galatta Marriage- short comedy serial - Part 1
Galatta Marriage- short comedy serial - Part 1
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Disclaimer: The names of people, places and situations are fictional and they do not have any connection to anyone. The narrative is intended comedy and please excuse me if it hurts anyone directly or indirectly.
Part I
Sankaran to his wife Veena: the boy's people are coming to see Vanaja. Ask her to be at home by 5.00 P.M.
Veena: as if your daughter will listen to me. You yourself tell her.
Sankaran: Vanaja, today the boys people are coming to see you at 6.00 P.M. be at home by 5.00 to get ready.
Vanaja: Oh, dad! today I have an important tennis match at 4.00 P.M and I don't think I could get away from there before 5.00 P.M. You and mummy see the boy and if you like him it is O.K for me'.
Sankaran: No. You have to come and be here before 6.00 P.M
Vanaja: O.K, dad, I will be there.
Mr.Gopalan and Mrs. Lakshmi Gopalan along with their son Suresh reach Sanakaran's place.
Sankaran with folded hands: Welcome, welcome Mr. Gopalan, Mrs. Gopalan and Mr. Suresh.
All are seated and there is some silence before Sankaran starts to speak.
Sankaran: My daughter Vanaja should be here any moment. She has an important tennis match. Since she is our only daughter we have brought her up like a son also. He he he...
Gopalan: O! what a contrast! Our son Suresh is also only son for us. So, we have brought him up like a daughter also. he he he.....
Veena: O! does he know cooking, putting rangoli etc.?
Lakshmi: We have taught him to cook for a big party. He can cook all south indian dishes as well as north indian dishes. Sometimes, I used to get tips from him. (she smiles)
Sankaran: O! so he can easily become 'Avvai Shanmugi',saying this he laughs loudly.
Veena: What are you talking? In Avvai Shanmugi, Kamal becomes a lady after the divorce. They have come to talk about marriage and you are talking of divorce.
Sankaran: I just told for fun. if we say fire our mouth will not be burnt.
Lakshmi: You said that you have brought your daughter like a son. Can you tell us what exactly you have done?
Sankaran: She is a black-belt champion in karate, tennis champion, has cut her hair like gents' crop. She wears pant and shirt only. In fact, if you see her from behind you will say she is a boy only. He he he......
Lakshmi: When Suresh was young during Navarathiri we used to dress him in paavadai-sattai and used to send him with a box of vermilion to invite ladies in our street. (She smiles and Suresh is beating his head)
Right at that time Vanaja enters revolving her tennis raquet and she is wearing skimpiest of dress giving tough competition to Sania Mirza
Vanaja: sorry I am late. Let me have a wash, change and join you.
Sankaran: Amma Vanaja, say Hello to Suresh and his parents
Vanaja: Namste, uncle. Namaste, aunty. Suresh you look cute. (Suresh blushes)
Sankaran: Vanaja, change into a nice Saree and come. Yes, you put a pottu on the forehead also.
Vanaja: Oh, dad! I don't know how to wear saree.
Lakshmi: Don't worry, our son Suresh can help you. He knows all about sarees and how to wear them. You want madisar kattu or telungu kattu or marawari style he knows everything. (she smiles proudly)
Veena: Vanaja, come I will show you how to wear saree.
Veena to Lakshmi- let Suresh help her after marriage
Sankaran: After marriage Suresh will be interested in removing the saree not in putting it on her (He laughs loudly)
Veena gives a stare to sankaran and says: You are talking vulgar. Better keep your mouth shut.
Sankaran: So, What Mr. Suresh is doing?
Suresh: eating bonda uncle! ha ha ha.....
Sankaran: Suresh is humourous. I asked what job you are doing.
Gopalan: Suresh has done Ph.D in Physics. He has got a post-doctoral fellowship from Washington University.
Sankaran: O! What a coincidence! Vanaja did Masters in computer science and she has got a job offer from Washington.
To be continued..........
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Disclaimer: The names of people, places and situations are fictional and they do not have any connection to anyone. The narrative is intended comedy and please excuse me if it hurts anyone directly or indirectly.
Part I
Sankaran to his wife Veena: the boy's people are coming to see Vanaja. Ask her to be at home by 5.00 P.M.
Veena: as if your daughter will listen to me. You yourself tell her.
Sankaran: Vanaja, today the boys people are coming to see you at 6.00 P.M. be at home by 5.00 to get ready.
Vanaja: Oh, dad! today I have an important tennis match at 4.00 P.M and I don't think I could get away from there before 5.00 P.M. You and mummy see the boy and if you like him it is O.K for me'.
Sankaran: No. You have to come and be here before 6.00 P.M
Vanaja: O.K, dad, I will be there.
Mr.Gopalan and Mrs. Lakshmi Gopalan along with their son Suresh reach Sanakaran's place.
Sankaran with folded hands: Welcome, welcome Mr. Gopalan, Mrs. Gopalan and Mr. Suresh.
All are seated and there is some silence before Sankaran starts to speak.
Sankaran: My daughter Vanaja should be here any moment. She has an important tennis match. Since she is our only daughter we have brought her up like a son also. He he he...
Gopalan: O! what a contrast! Our son Suresh is also only son for us. So, we have brought him up like a daughter also. he he he.....
Veena: O! does he know cooking, putting rangoli etc.?
Lakshmi: We have taught him to cook for a big party. He can cook all south indian dishes as well as north indian dishes. Sometimes, I used to get tips from him. (she smiles)
Sankaran: O! so he can easily become 'Avvai Shanmugi',saying this he laughs loudly.
Veena: What are you talking? In Avvai Shanmugi, Kamal becomes a lady after the divorce. They have come to talk about marriage and you are talking of divorce.
Sankaran: I just told for fun. if we say fire our mouth will not be burnt.
Lakshmi: You said that you have brought your daughter like a son. Can you tell us what exactly you have done?
Sankaran: She is a black-belt champion in karate, tennis champion, has cut her hair like gents' crop. She wears pant and shirt only. In fact, if you see her from behind you will say she is a boy only. He he he......
Lakshmi: When Suresh was young during Navarathiri we used to dress him in paavadai-sattai and used to send him with a box of vermilion to invite ladies in our street. (She smiles and Suresh is beating his head)
Right at that time Vanaja enters revolving her tennis raquet and she is wearing skimpiest of dress giving tough competition to Sania Mirza
Vanaja: sorry I am late. Let me have a wash, change and join you.
Sankaran: Amma Vanaja, say Hello to Suresh and his parents
Vanaja: Namste, uncle. Namaste, aunty. Suresh you look cute. (Suresh blushes)
Sankaran: Vanaja, change into a nice Saree and come. Yes, you put a pottu on the forehead also.
Vanaja: Oh, dad! I don't know how to wear saree.
Lakshmi: Don't worry, our son Suresh can help you. He knows all about sarees and how to wear them. You want madisar kattu or telungu kattu or marawari style he knows everything. (she smiles proudly)
Veena: Vanaja, come I will show you how to wear saree.
Veena to Lakshmi- let Suresh help her after marriage
Sankaran: After marriage Suresh will be interested in removing the saree not in putting it on her (He laughs loudly)
Veena gives a stare to sankaran and says: You are talking vulgar. Better keep your mouth shut.
Sankaran: So, What Mr. Suresh is doing?
Suresh: eating bonda uncle! ha ha ha.....
Sankaran: Suresh is humourous. I asked what job you are doing.
Gopalan: Suresh has done Ph.D in Physics. He has got a post-doctoral fellowship from Washington University.
Sankaran: O! What a coincidence! Vanaja did Masters in computer science and she has got a job offer from Washington.
To be continued..........
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