Nyabagam varudhe

"Sivarama, indha photova paaru pa. Pulla americala periya software engineeraam. Kruthika romba sandhoshama iruppa." "Ambjuam maami, neenga solradhu oru vidhathil vaasthuvam thaan. Ava vennumna kooda anga poi padikalaame. Eva velinattula padicha pon thaane. Dhairiyama anupalaam."
Mummarama vellaiya arambicha family Kruthikava eppadiyavadhu convince pannidalaamnu nenachaanga.

Office la ore tension Kruthikakku. Meeting a mudichuttu aaraam se konja neram rest edukalaamnu ukarndha. Kanna mudina ore pazhaiya nyabagangal. "Ellathaiyum manasulendhu eduthutennu nenachene..." Suthi ella edathulaiyum ninaivu chinangal...eppadi marakardhu? Ninaika therindha maname, unakku marakka theriyadha, pazhaga therindha uyire unakku vilaga theriyadha?
Andha man vaasanai, college padigal, apt #78, parties, intros, 14th Feb 2001, Chapel, legal papers... ellame oru kanavu maadhiri irukku!

Idhu oru kadai neram

"Andava enna ore saththam. Vettu kulla vara maadhiriye ella pa. Enna panreenga neenga ellarum en roomla?" X-( Oru periya gumbala meeri paatha ellarum EN computer munnadi surround pannirundhaanga. Ennamo nadakudhunu paatha ore pasanga photova irukku! Visaricha, en akkaku maapillaiya pakaraangalame! "Hey naan illama enna paakareenga. Naanum paapen" nu sollitu poi paartha oru mala pola kuminju kedakku jathagammum photos sum. Computerla Tamil matrimony,Shaadi, Kalyanamalainu windows a irukku! Endha confusion la naan maatendadhu podhadunu en akkavum ulla vanda. Utter chaos thaan vettula. Avangavanga pidicha maapilai photo edhuthu Kruthika kitta pesinaanga. Kruthika ellathayum paarthu kovam aana... "Ippo yaara kettu endha vishayamla nadakudhu? Ennai yaaravadhu oru vaarthaiyavadhu keteengala?" Appavum ammavum medhuva Kruthika kitta explain panninaanga (You know the usual story... vayasaachu kalyanathuku...) and all that she had to say was that she didn't want to get married now. Konjam azhuthamave sonna. Oru nimisham needichadhu andha silence. I really wanted to break the ice aana chinna ponnu pesara paarunu sollita?


Appa final a kettaru, "En Kruthika, enna problem un kalyanathula? Enna maadhiri payyan venumo sollu paakalam. Adhukku yen ma evvalavu kovam?" Oruthar pesa aarambicha undane ellarum pesinaanga.
"Enna ma ozhunga otthukoyen, unakapparam rendu per irukkala...", "Enna padikanuma?", "Endha kalathu pasanga eppo sonna pecha kekaraanga?". Edhukellam kooda ava vaaiya therakala aana mugathula kovam therinjadhu. "Seri, eppo thaan vandurukka, apparama pesalaam", nu appa sonaar. Kootam kalaindhadhu!


Mega serial time. Parvathi paati as usual TV ya paathu ondripoi azhuthundu irundha. Kruthika vandu amma pakathula okkandhundu yosichutrundha. "Ennama, enna balamana thinking?" nu amma kekka, Kruthika sonna, "Illa oru kadaiya padichen adhaan yosikaren". Angirundha ellorum serndhu kadaiya ketka aarambiththom.
Kruthika: " As usual oru hero heroine subject thaan. Basica avanga rendu perum 6 varshama pazhakkam. Schoolendhe friends, apparam college la culturals nu neraiya interactions irundhadhu. Modhalalaam verum natpunu nenacha avanga, poga poga adhoda aazhatha purinjundaanga. Oruthar manasulla enna irukkunu therinju vittu kudukara type evanga. Friends were instrumental in making the final decisionnu vechukongalen. Herokku bayam ponnu kitta solli ava thappa nenacha enna pannanu, adhe maadhiri namba heroine kum bayam. Aana friends ellam romba dhairiyam solli anuparaanga. Final a oru coffee shop la rendu perum meet pannanga - heroine ku pidicha maadhiri oru situation. Sea shore andha eat-out joint lendhu theriyum, vellila mazhai, ulla evanga rendu perum oru latest book pathi pesitte irukka avanga tension build ayitte irukku. Rendu perukkume innoruthar enna solla porangannu theriyada bayathula ore ullaral! "Orders please!" appadeenu oru kural. Oru mayakuthuleendhu ezhutha maadhiri rendum perum menu carda open pannaga. "White hot chocolate for the lady" "and he'll have a Caffè Mocha - no whip". "Thank you" nu sollitu avar ponnar. Kaila vallaiyal la suthi suthi vellaiyaditirundha namba heroine. Hero adha paathu, "Enna inikki romba different a ponnu maadhiri dress pannirukka. Bangles, earrings nu decked a vandurukka?" Ava sirichu manasula nenachaalaam "Edha notice panna evalavu time a. Unnakosaram thaane naan dress panruken. Edhukke evvalavu surprise na... naan unkitta propose panna????" Ava avan potta dress la oru difference a notice pannalaam. "Hey you never wear a checked shirt la, enna inikki pudhusa?" Pinnadi Ennai Konjam maatrinu oru paatu vera. Final namba herovaala thaanga mudiyala.
Hero: "Namba rendu perum shore side la nadakalaama?"
Heroine: "Endha mazhailiya?"
Hero: "Unnakku thaan mazha pidikume apparam enna vayen".
Rendu perum kalaara shore la nadandhu ella topics under the sun discuss pannanga. Oru mani neram aachu, rendu mani neram aachu, mazhaiyum stop aachu, full moonnum vandhadhu aana rendu per pecchu oyala... Nammakku pidichavanga pesina kaadhuku nalla thaane irukkum. Hmm, andha Sweet nothings a romba neram share pannanga evanga.
Hero: "Unnakku enna (me) romba pidikum...?"
Heroine: "Enna theriyadha maadhiri kekara?"
Hero: "Please ozhunga badhil sollu"
Heroine: "Hmmm, full moon pidikum, mazhai pidikum, andha poovum pidikum, yen nee potta endha checked shirtum pidikkum, aana ellathavida ennak.."
Hero: "(Tension building up) Naan enna kekaren, nee enna solra?"
Heroine: (Kovathoda) "You asked me what I like adhaan solren la apparam enna unakku?"
Hero: "Ippadilaam sonna unakku puriyadhu. Cinema maadhiri aakka vendaamnu nenachein...".
Knee ya bend panni okkarndhu, shiveraagara kaila oru ring edhuthu:
Hero: "Will you be mine?"
Ellarume enga veetula kathinom "Accept panniko, please. Nalla payyannu therinju vida koodadhu. Fingers crossed". Kruthikakku ippo thaan thondaila kich kich varum. Cha sollu di.
Hmm, Kruthika continues...
Vekkathodu Heroine, "Rendu per kitteyum inikki bayangara change irukkula. You were trying to impress me and I was trying to impress you". Herokku kuzhappam ("enna I was trying to impress you???"). "Unmaiya sollanumna naanum unna edhe kelvi kekka thaan vandein. I'd really love to spend and share the rest of my life with you..."
"Appadi thaan kadai pocchu, aana naan baaki kadaiya padichuttu solren" nu Kruthika sonna udane veetula ellorum oooh, aah nu ore sound. Mummarama kadaiya kekkum pozhudhu ippadi sonna??? Cha Kruthika nee romba mosam!
Sirithaal Kruthika. "Goodnight". Kruthika than roommukku sendru doorai lock panni fannai paarthu paduthaal. "Endha kadaiya swarasiyama kekaraangale. Evvalavu involvement? Pray kooda pannanga... :) Aana endha kadai en kadainu therinjaa... Sirithu kan moodinaal Kruthika!

Kaal Kattu (marriage), en kozhandaika?

23, North Maada Street la irukara veedu [1] romba famous - ada adhu namba Vishwanatha Iyer family thaan. Naan thaan andha veetu kada kutti Akshaya (a.k.a Aks) and naan ungalukku enga veetu kadaiya solla poren.
Kapaleeshwarar kovil [2] pakathula irukara enga veetula ekkachaka per. Ovvorutharum oru vidhyaasama character. 'More the Merrier' nu english la oru saying irukku adhu enga kudumbathukku romba porundunga. Mothama 16 per - appa, amma, akka, anna, thatha, paati, chittappa, chitti, cousins nu oru pattalame irukom and yendha rendu perukkume ore opinion irukave irukadhu. Adhunalla arguments, kovam, chella sandainga yerallam! Differences of opinion irundaalum oru kootu kudumbama irundha oru sandhosham thaanga... Ayoo vitta naan pesitte poven, vaanga enga veetula enna thaan nadakuthunnu paarpome!

Ayoo solla marandhutten, enga veetula oru mukiya nabar irukaaru - avarukku naan ungakitta avara arimugam padhutalennu therinjudhuna kovam thaan varum - seri sollidaren Simba enga veetu GOD... adhaanga reverse panni paarunga [3].

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Inikki friday, ellarum serndhu kovillukku pogum naal. Akka Kruthika Bharatanatyam class mudichuttu eppo ready ayiturukka, amma Lakshmi as usual kitchen la busy, Thatha hall la easy chair la paduthutu Maharajapuram paata kekaraar (avarukku kaadhu konjam weak - so oore kekara maadhiri sound irukkum), paati Parvathi pooja saaman ready panra, appa Sivaraman officelendhu vandu eppo thaan ready agaraar, anna Shankar (a.k.a Shankz, #%$@@ edho oru per - puriyave puriyadhunga!) rock music kettutu phone la yedho oru ponnoda kadala podaran, baaki ellarom maadila ready aagaraanga... ovvorutharaiyum poga poga purinjupeenga...

Finally kudumbame kovillukku kelambinom. Oor kanne enga mela thaan. Enga thathakku oru garvam kudumbatha thannodaye vechutirukkomnu... thalai thooki oru gambeerathoda nadapaaru. Kovil la poi ummachi ya archanai panni vendindu prasaadham sapidra time la oru jal jal kolusu saththammum ore bayangaramana sirippum kettudhu. Andavaa, vandutangaiya - seri avanga thaan enga sondakaranga Ambujam mamiyum Sambu mamavum. Naradar kalakam pathi ellarum kelvi paturupeenga aana enga veetula evanga vandale podhum oru bayam thaan. Enga appa en kitta, "Kozhande, innikki enna aaga pordhonu theriyala da. Ponna vatti Thatha 1953 la Sambu mama kozhandaiya irukkum pozhudhu keezha pottadukku sandai pottanga - innikki yaar thala orulapogudhunu theriyala da..." Appa sonnadhu ennamo vaasthuvan thaan, prachanai ellaina sarchaiya kilappi vidrathula evanga killadinga... Hmmm, pillayare nalladhe nadakattumnu manasula nenachundein.

Andha pakka Iyer look Ambujam mami kku. 9 yards sareea katteendhu azhaga iruppa aana enga appa va paarthu varum pozhudhu ennakula oru bayam. "Sivarama, paarthu ethanaal aachu. Ella nanna thaane poyindurukku? En pulla America la periya doctor ayittanda, maatuponnum padipa mudichu oru periya company la vella panra...adhu peru kooda...hmm seri ennakku vaaila varala, nee mama kitta kettu therinjuko". Enga appa medhuva sirithaar.

Mami: "Ennakku en aathukarara paatha perumaiya irukku da... ponna ozhunga katti koduthaar, pulliya nalla padika vechaar, poruppa thati kazhikaama than kadamaiya mudichaar. En da neeyum thaan oru ponnu pethurukka, avalukku kalyanam pannanumnu uthesamme ellaiya nokku?"
Appa: All puzzled. At a loss of words to reply to her question. He finally managed to say, "Ava kozhanda thaane, September la thaan 23, enna urgent avalukku?"
Mami: "Enna da pecchu edhu, pethavanukku kozhandeil chinnavala thaan theriyuva aana kaala kalathula kalyanam pannumla..."

Veetukku varum pozhudhe enga appa mokathula oru confusion veli patadhu. Dinner time laiyum oru disturbed state of mind la thaan irundaar. Aduthanaal kaalaiyil ammovoda kitchen la appa...
"Lakshmi naamba thaan thappu pannitomo, Kruthika kalyanatha thalli podaromo? Apparam Shankar, Akshaya vera irukaanga... Nalaike naan Kruthika jathagatha marriage center la register pannalamnu irukken. neraiya yosichu edutha mudivu thaan edhu... nee enna feel panra?"
"Ammanna, namakku ava kozhandai, aana kalyanam panni thaane aganum. Periva kitta sollitu neenga poi register pannittu vaanga, nanum therinjavanga kitta solra. Aandavan kitta prarthanai pannittu aarambippom."
Eppadi thaan kalyana padalam enga veetula aarambichudhu... romba neriya inniki sollitten... baaki kadai commercial breakku apparam!

Wedding Bells...

mAngalyam tantunAnena mama jIvanA hethunA |
kaNThe: badhnami subhage! sanjIva Sarada: Satam ||

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Wedding bells all around me! My dear ones are getting married in the coming months and I wish to dedicate this blog to them. I am planning to post more information about Hindu marriages, attires, formalities that precede a wedding and all the fun-and-frolic behind-the-scene events... Look out for more juicy stuff!:)