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!