Inia Kudumba Virunthu Ch. 16

Paaththirangalai kazuvivittu,annanum ,appavum iruntha room-ukku pona naan ...ange avarhal kattilukku seithiruntha alangaaraththaip paarththu piramiththup ponen. Ulle nuzaintha ennidam"Emma...kulichuttu school uniform pottukittu nee varanumnu ,annan aasaip paduraan.kaioda kulichuttu vanthuden" endru appa solla,poi kuliththen.

Kulikkum pothe,'thimu' 'thimu' endru valarnthiruntha en angangalai rasiththu thadavi vittapadi...engenge ellaam annanum appaavum kaiaium vaayaium vaikkapporaangalo...nichchayam paruththu kulungum intha mulaihalai annan sappi ,saaru piziyaththaan pohiraan...endru ninaiththukkondirukkum pothe oru kai ennai ariyaamale en pundai mettai thadavik kondirukka...innaikku raaththiri intha pundai enna paadu padap pohutho endra payamum vanthathu.

Special-aa kulichuttu ...paavaadaiyai mattum nenjukku mele thookki kattittu,eerak koonthalai thundaal surutti katti kittu ,innoru bed room poi,angiruntha bero-vil ,2 varusaththukku munnaale use pannina school uniform-I thedinen .Nallavelaiyaaha ,athu bero-vin moolaiyil kidanthathu,athai edukkap pona samayam yaaro pinnaal iruntha en vayitrodu serththu izuththu anaiththu kattip pidikka"veeeel" endru kaththi thirumbip paarththaal,...annan en pinnangkazuththil muhaththai vaiththu theiththapadi"En sella kannu, ennadi ivvalavu neram pandre,....vaadi,en sunniaip paar unnoda koothikkulle nuzaiya thudiyaa thudikkuthudi"

"mkum...endru ,en pinnaale nindra annanai sooththaal idiththu thalliya naan,"Neenga aasaip patteenga'nnuthaane,school uniform pottuttu varalaamunnu irunthen .Avasaramunnaa ippave vaanga"Endru solli paavaadai mudichil kai vaikka,"Athilledi sellam,nee school uniform-leye vaa,appavum naanum oru round porom " endru sonna annan, en kannaththil anbaaha oru muththam koduththuvittu sella,naan 10 nimisaththil school uniform pottukkondu avarhal ethiril poi nindren.

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Avarhal ethiril nindra ennaip paarththa appavum annanum asanthu poi utkaarnthirunthanar. "Vow...evvalavu azahaa irukke theriumaa intha school uniform-le...intha dress-le unnaip paaththuttuthaan unmele enakku aasaiye vanthathu"-annan.

Naduvil vahideduththu,irattai pinnal pottu ,neelemaaha thongiya jadaiai irandaai madiththu en mulaihalukku munne thonga vittu irunthen.Madiththa jadaihalin munaihal en mulaikkaambuhalai en thaavanikkum melaaha urasi ,en paruva vayasin unarchihalai thoondi vittana.Light yellow jacket.Athan ulle kai illaatha jacket-I pottathu pola bra,en iduppukku keele varai neendu irukka ,athukku mele than ,antha thick sivappu colour paavaadai katti irunthen.Vayitraium ,iduppaium maraiththirunthathu,antha school uniform bra.

Light red-il thaavani,en muttikkondiruntha mulaihalai maraiikka mihavum siramap pattathu.Muzuvathum maraikka school teacher sollikoduththathai ippothu naan seiyavillai.Idathu kaiyil wrist watch.valathu kaiyil mellisaa rendu valaiyal.Kazuththil mellisaa oru chain.(Avar kattiya thaaliyai jacketukkul maraiththukkonden.) Kaalil kolusu.

Vaayin mun parkkalil kazuththilirunthui thongiya chain-il iruntha doller-I eduththu methuvaaha kadiththa padi avarhal munne avarhalai vetkap paarvai paarththu nindrirunthen.

Angiruntha dining table-il military high class whisky full bottil,varuththa munthirip paruppu,chil ice-water vaiththu, kaiyil irandu kaali poo potta tumbler-halai vaiththukkondu utkaarnthirunthanar,en anbu appavum ,aasai annanum.

Ezunthu en munne vantha annan ,ange iruntha kunguma chimizilirunthu than nadu viralil kungumaththai otri eduththu,en netriyil vaiththu,methuvaaha avar nenjodu serththu anaiththu netriyil muththamittu anaiththukkolla,...irandaaha madikkap patta naangu muza mallikaip poovai eduththu vantha appa...annanin nenjil anaiththapadi saainthu kondiruntha enakku,en irandu jadaihalum aarambikkum idaththil,poo charaththai thoranamaaha thonga vittu... en kaiaip pidiththu izuththu madi meethu utkaaravaiththukkonda appa,thaavani maraikkaatha en pinnang kazuththup pahuthikku muththam koduththaar.

"Aai...nee vanthu ooththi koduppennuthaan naanga rendu perum kaaththukkittu irukkom" endru sonna annan, en kaiyil avar tumbler-I kodukka...appavin madi meethu utkaarnthukonde,iruvarukkum whisky-I ootri ice water kalanthu koduththen.Ennai madi meethu utkaaravaiththukkonde,konjam kudiththa appa"sariyaa kalakkurathile unnai vittaa aal illemmaa.Correct dilution"endraar.

"Engeyaavathu night club bar-le velai paaththiyaadi ,en sellam.Anubavap patta kai maathiri alanthu ooththure?"

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"Cheei ...pongannaa eppavume ungalukku kindal than.Manasukku pidichava ,verum thanniye ooththi koduththaa koda,athu naattu sarakku maathiri ,summaa 'nachu'nnu irukkum.(1st round)

Appavin madi methu utkaarnthiruntha pothe,en sooththukku adiyil pudalangaai maathiri ,ethu purandu kondirunthathu.Athu appavoda sunnithaan.Irunthaalum athu,en sooththu pallaththule nelinchu,en thodaihalai urasikkittu,...ennai thideer thideer'nnu thookkip pottu....appaa...athu pandra raavadi thaanga mudiyalai.Methvaaha appavin madimeethu utkaarnthu konde adjust seithu,avarin soodaana sunniai en sooththup pallaththil neraaha poruththi vaiththukkonden.

Appaa!!!! Enna kanam! ,enna neelam! Endru naan ninaiththu aachariyap pattukkondirukkum pothe,en mellithaana paavaadai valiye appavin thodai matrum sunnikku soodetriya en sooththin menmaiaum ,miruthuvaium rasiththa appa,"Ennammaa ul paavaadai kattalaiyaa?,un sooththu vethu vethuppu sunnikku ithamaa irukkummaa"

"Aamaampaa...avasaraththule ul paavaadai kattikittu varalai.Ellaam avukkap porathuthaane,ethukku ulle onnu,veliye onnu'nnu onnai mattum kattikittu vanthen" endru sollikkonde ,innum konjam whisky-I ootrikkodukka,eduththu kudiththavarhalin vaayil munthirip paruppai oottinen.(2nd round)

Munthaanaikkul kai vittu,kum endru valarnthiruntha mulaihalil ondrai 'kap' endru pidiththu kasakka"Emmppaa kastap padureenga " endru solli ,ezunthu nindru thaavaniyai uruvi pottu vittu, meendum appavin madi meethu utkaarnthu ,avar pisaivatharkku vaattamaaha mulaihalai kaattikkondu utkaarnthirukka.... moondraavathu round-I kaali seithanar.(3rd round).

Annan sattaiyai avuththup pottu vittu,en jacket-il pudaiththu pothu pothu endriruntha mulaihalai vaiththa kan vaangaamal paarththukkonde,avar tumbler-I ennidam neetta 4 aavathu round-I ootrikkoduththen.

Ennaip paarththukkonde ,avar chip by chip --aaha kudiththu,en mulaihalaip paarththu naakkai nakkikkondaar.Appavum en muthuhil than muhaththai appadium ,ippadium theiththu...muharnthu muththamittu...moha veriyil kadiththu vaikka,valiyil vireechittu kaththa,...en mel irakkap patta annan "Avar inimel unnai kadiche thinnuduvaar.Annan kitte vanthududee sellam" endru kuzanthayai thookkikkolla azaippathaip pola ,iru kaiyai neetti azaikka...naan eza muyarchikka...en paavaadai naadaavai appa erkenave pidiththu vaiththirunthathaal,naan ezuntha vehaththukku,mudichu aviznthu...en iduppai vittu paavaadai keele nazuva...naan visamam seitha appavai vaaikkulle thittikkonde...thodai varai nazuvi vitta paavaadaiai pidikka tak endru keele kuninthen.

(Intha aambilaingale suththa mosamppaa). Naan avasarap pattu kuninthathil ,(jatti podavillai) en azahu pablimaas kunduhal paruththu pilanthu ,...pilanthu vaiththa poosanikaayaai appavin kangalukku theriya...kuninthu 'kum' endru ,bun pola uppi iruntha en kundi sathaiyai kavvi, kadiththu suvaikka....meendum nazuvichendra paavaadaiai vittu vittu "aaaaavvv" endru kaththi nimirnthen.

En annanin kangalil than evvalavu velicham.?Vaayai 'aa' endru pilanthu ,vaaikkul mulusaaha mulaiai nuzaiththaal kooda theriyaatha maathiri ,en iduppukku keele paarththukkondirunthaan.

Ennaththai appadi 'aa' nnu vaayai polanthukkittu paakkiraan endru 'naanum keele kuninthu paarkka...iyoo...iduppukku keele entha thunium illaame ,maasu maruvillaame surul surlaa karu karunnu mudinga valanthirukka... kannaadip peazai maathiri thaha thahaththa en puthup puindaiaiththaan ,annan appadi vaayil jol olukka paaththukkittu irukkaannu therinchu, enakku sureer'nnu uraichathume,enakku vetkam pidunga,maruthaani vaiththa irandu kaihalaalum en muhaththai poththikkonden.(Nalla velai ....iduppu varai thongiya antha school bra --vaal(simmis?) oralavukku maanam pohaamal thappiththen.)

Poththiya kaiai pidiththu izuththa en annan,"Poththa vendiyathai poththaame,kannai ethukkudi poththikkire en sellam?"endru kettu ,ennai avar madi meethu utkaaravaiththukkolla ,naan avar kazuththai valaiththup pidiththukkonden.(lV round)

"En paavaadai avunthathum ,unga sunni padakkunnu thulli niminthu,salute adikkirathu maathiri viraipaa ninnuche,...athaip paaththathum enakku sirippu vanthuduchu...koodave vetkam vanthathaale kannaip poththikkitten"

"Immaam periya sunni vachirukkira annankitte ,un puthup pundai enna paadu padanumo'nnu nee sinthikkirathai vittuttu...sirikkire?"

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Kindaladiththa annanin kadai vaayil idiththa naan,"Rombaththaan nenaippu ungalukku,...unga sunniye en pundaiai paaththu ,adichu pidichu salute adikkuthunnaa ,...enna arththam?.Unga sunnikku therinchathu kooda ungalukku theriyalai"Endru solli 'kazuk' endru sirikka,en thalaiyil sellamaaha kuttiya annan,ennai irukka anaiththu ,en kannangalil muththyamittu,avar oru thodaiyil en sooththup pilavu porunthi irukka utkaara vaiththukkondaar.( V th round).

Ennai madi meethu utkaaravaiththu konjikkonde,en uthaduhalai kavvi izuththu ,suvaiththu ,...en echilai urinchi kudiththaar.Annanin nenjil en mulaihal pattu pithunga,annanin vaayil palaa chulaiyaai paadu pattukkondiruntha en uthaduhalai viduvikka poraadinen.En thodai oraththil neendu nimirnthu aadikkondiruntha avar sunni adikkadi en sooththu meduhalai urasi muththam kodukka...koochamutra naan,bus driver gear rod-I pidippathu pol avar sunniayai vilakki pidiththukkonden.(Appappaa enna kanam ,neelam.Nalla maravalli kizangaattam)

Oru vaziyaaha poraadi en uthaduhalai viduviththukkondathum,Tumbler-il irunthathathai ,konjam kudiththa annan,(Vl th round)...athai vaayil vaiththukkondu naan thimira thimira,ennai izuththu anaiththu,en vaayai kavvi,en mulaihalai methuvaaha pisainthapadi, avar echilodu kalantha whisky-I en vaaiikkul ootra...moochu thinari,annan vaayilirunthu vanthathai vizunginen.

Ippadiye 6 murai konjam konjamaaha naanum whisky kudiththen.Ennidam iruntha konja nanja vetkam ennai vittu methuvaaha veliyera...etho thairiyam konjam konjamaaha ulle whisky-odu nuzainthathu.Naan poraadiyathil en kadai vaayil vazintha whisky,en mulaip pallaththil vazinthu,vayitrin mel irangi,pundai mudihalukkul ooduruvi,pundai vedippil irangiyathu.

Ithai,than kaiyaaleye than sunniai uruvikkondiruntha appaa paarththu vittu"Ennammaa...ippadi whisky-i wast pandriye?" endru kettukkonde,...irangi mandi ittu thavaznthu vanthu ,idukki iruntha en thodaihalukku muththam koduththaar.

Nandri ulla naai pola en munne naalu kaalil mutti pottu kaihalai oondri iruntha appaavai paarththu siriththa naan,en thodaihalai vilakka...thodaihalin idaiveliyil muhaththai theiththu muththam koduththapadiye,en pundaiyai nerungi vanthu athan vaasanaiyai muharnthu muththamittu,surul surlaai iruntha mudihalai vaayaal kavvi izukka"aaaaavv" endru kaththa,en mulaihalai pisainthukondum en uthaduhalai kavvi suvaiththukkondiruntha annan"Ennadi uthattai kadichuttenaa?" endru payanthu ketka,ethuvumillai enbathu pol thalai asaiththu,avar nenjil saainthukonden.(Appa pundaiyai kadiththu vittaar endru annanidame eppadi solvathu?)

Valathu kaiyaal annanin kazuththai sutri valaiththu,...idathu kaiyaal avar sunniyai uruvi vittapadi,appavukku thodaihalai viriththu kaanbiththukkondirunthen.Methuvaaha pundai vedippinil naakkai nuzaiththu vazintha whisky-odu kalantha en pundai rasaththai rusi paarththavar...rusiyai rasiththu innum vendum enbathu pola ulle innum naakkai nuzaikka...koochaththil naan appadium ippadium nelinthen.

"Anna naan un madimel utkaarnthirukkirathu unakku kastamaa irukkaa?"

"Ilavam panchu moottaiyaattam irukkedi...intha thodaiyilum innoruththi utkaarnthaakooda thaanguven"

"Yaarai varach chollattum...ammavaiyaa?...illai unga pondaattiyaiyaa?"

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"Ammavaiththaan varach chollen.Maamiyaaraium,marumahalaium rendu thodaiyileyum utkaaravachukkiren"

"..mmm...aasaiyaip paaru" endru sonna naan meendum"aaaaavv" endru kaththinen.Keele nakkikondiruntha appa ,aasaiyil en pundaiyai kadiththu vittaar.Mummooramaaha moochu vidaamal nakkikkondiruntha appavai nokki"Appaa...kadikkaame nakkunga appaa... ithu enna kachchaayamaa?" endru kettu ,annanin sunniyai uruvu vathai vittu vittu, avar thalai mudihalukkul viralhalai nuzaiththu sellamaai alainthu vitten.

Mele annan ennai konji,uthaduhalai kavvi suvaiththu,irandu mulaihalaium maatri maatri pisainthathil erppatta unarchiyil ...keele neer suranthu, aasai appaavukku amuthamaai vadinthathu.Anubavap patta appaa en paruppai naakkaal kadainthu,iru viralaal en pundai ithazhalai mella viriththu, avar naakkai evvalavu neelaththukku ulle vida mudiyumo,avvalavu aazaththukko vittu,urinchikkudikka...enakku mayakkam varuvathu maathiri irukka,annanin tholil saainthu avar kannaththil muththamittapadi"Anna..enakku mayakkam varra maathiri irukkunnaa,keele ennamo 'jiv'nnu current maathiri udambellaam paaythunnaa...ennai irukkamaa pidichukko" endru solli, annanai innum irukkamaaha anaiththukkonden.

Ennai anbodu muththamitta annan,"Ithu mayakkam illaidee sellakutti.Ithuthaandi sorga inbaththin aarambam.Nee puthusaa irukkirathinaale appadithaan irukkum .Payappadaathe annan irukken en vellakkatti" endru solli, ,kangal lesaaha soruha ,annan nenjil thalai saaiththiruntha en sivantha kannaththil muththamaai koduththaar.

Irandu murai annanai kattip pidiththukkonde nadunginen.Antha neram etho inam... puriyaatha sorga suham en udalukkul paainthathu pola irunthathu.Appaavin naakku velaiyai thaanga mudiyaamal ,inbath thudippukku appuram,avar thalai mudiyai patri vilakki izuththu,thodaihalai moodikkonden.

Inba mayakkaththil iruntha en munne ,appaa ezunthu nirkka,annanin sunniyai uruvathai vittu vittu avarai kazuththodu serththu izuththu kattip pidiththu,en pundaiyai nakki suhaththai koduththa avar vaaikku muththam koduththu ,avar uthaduhalai kavvi suvaikka,avar sunnaiai uruvi vittukkondirukka...nimirnthaadiya sunni en mulaihalai thattip paarththu...karuppu thiraatchaiyaai minu minuththa, en mulaikaamukku muththam koduththathu.Vendumendru ithai appa seithaaraa ,allathu ethechaiyaaha nadanthathaa.Theriyavillai.

Appaa uruvum pothu , avar sunni mothi mothi, en mulai lesaaha kulunga...athaip paarththu' jol 'vittaar appaa.Aasaiyaai ennaiye paarththukkondiruntha appaa,enna ennidam ethirpaarkkiraar endru theriyavillai.Annanai ,aduththathu enna? enbathu pola nimirnthu paarkka,"Appaa paayaasam kudichaar.Nee pazam saappudu" endru sonnathai purinthu kondu,annanin madiyilirunthu methuvaaha keele irangi,annan chair-il utkaarnthirukka,avar tholaip patrikkondu appa aruhil nindrirukka... iruvarukkum naduvil mandi itten.

Annanin sunniyai valathu kaiyaal uruvi vittapadi,appavin sunniyai idathu kaiyaal valaiththup pidiththen.Thol minu minukka ,pudaiththa narambuhal appattamaaha theriya ,athai aachariyaththudan paarththen.(Friends-halodu porno graphy paarthathu ippothu kai kodukkirathu.)

Appavin sunni munaiyil lesaaha eeram? kasinthirukka,methuvaaha muththam koduththu muharnthu paarththen.Antha eera vaasanai ennai ennamo seithathu.Sunniyin munaith tholai methuvaaha pithukka...vaazaip pazaththin thol urinthathu pola,izam sivappu niraththil mottu muzaiththathu.

Maravallik kizangu maathiri thadippaavum neelamaavum iruntha appaavin sunniyai vaaikkul nuzaiththukkollattumaa? enbathu pola annanaip paarkka,"Jamaaidee en raani" enbathu pola thalai asaiththaar.Innum appavai kaaththirukka vaikka virumbaamal ,puth anubavaththil kaainthiruntha en uthaduhalai en naakkaal eerap paduththi...konjam konjamaaha appaavin sunniyai en vaaikkul nuzaikka...en sivantha uthduhahalai pilanthukondu, appaavin arai adi sunni en vaaikkul nuzainthu kondirunthathu.

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Appaavin sunniyai naan vaaikkul nuzaippathai,iruvarume paarththukkondirunthanar.Ithuthaan antha ponnaana neram.Athirsata neram.Mahalin ilamai vaaikkulle than sunni nuzainthu kondiruppathai aasaiyaahavum aarvaththudanum paarththukondiruntha appaavin muhaththil thaan eththanai santhosam.Oru kodi lottery prize vaangiyavan polaa appaa avvalavu santhosappattaar.Avarin vaaz naal muzusum ithe maathiri santhosamaa irukka vendum endru ninaiththukkondu ...enakku therinthavarai oomba aarambiththen.

EPPADIUM NAAN OOMBI MUDIKKA ½ MANI NERAMAAVATHU AAHUM .ATHUVARAIKKUM KUNOOR-KKU POITTU VAANGALEN.

Amma oombikkittu irukkirathai aachariyamaa paaththukkittu irunthaa...appappo ennaium paaththu methuvaa sirichaa.Avalai ,naan paarkkaththaan thairiyam illai.Azahaa irukkira ava muham ,ava sirichaa innum azahaayiduthu.Ava sirippai paaththu enge en sunni sinthidumonnu enakku payamaa irunthathu.

Munneyum ,pinneyum amma asainthu aadi oombiyathil ava mulaihal kulungi aadum azahai paarththukkondirunthen.En azahuth thangaio amma muthuhil, than mulaihal azuntha saaintha padi amma asaivukku thahuntha maathiri avalum aadi asainthu amma en sunniyai oombum azahai paarththu rasiththukkondirunthaal..Aval ammanamaaha irunthaalum ammavin pinnaal kuththu kaalittu utkaarnthirunthathaal...thappiththen.(Amma aval azahu ammanaththai maraiththirunthaal).Ammaa oombura vehaththukku ,avalum ammanamaa en munne ninnaa ...avalavuthaan 5 nimisaththileye paalai kakkidum en sunni.

Vaai valiththatho ennavo ...vaayil echil ozuha ,vaayiliorunthu en sunniyai uruviyaval,aval pinne utkaarnthiruntha en thangaiyai paarththu,"Ennadi oomburiyaa?'

"Innum konja neram neeye oombummaa...ivvalavu neelaththai eppadithaan vaaikkulle nuzaichukkiriyo? Enakku payamaa irukku"

"Aamaam ippa ippadithaan iruppe,sunnioda taste-ium,athoda vaasanaiaium unakku pidichu poiduchunnaa...appuram naal neram paakkaame vaaikkulle oorap pottukittu iruppe"

"Cheei pongammaa,naan appadiyellaam kidaiyaathu"

Athaium thaan paakkiren" endru solli vittu, thirumbavum oomba aarambiththaal amma.Amma oombuhira azahaium,antha inbaththil en muham kaattuhira unarchihalaium maari maari paarththaal.Amma en sunniai veliye eduththu,sutri sutri paarththu,nakki thirumbavum vaaikkul nuzaiththu oombuvathai paarththa en thangaikku ,oomba vendum endra aasai vanthirukka vendum.Aval uthaduhalai naakkaal eerap paduththi echil vizungikkondaal.

Annaanthu aasaiyaai paarththavalidam,en aal kaatti viralai en vaaikkul nuzaiththu eduththu ....venumaa enbathu pola ketka...vetkaththil siriththu, thalai kuninthu kondaal.Aval sirippai paarththathum vinthu munthi vara thudiththathu.Adakkik konden.

Amma kaathil ketkum padiyaaha ,methvaaha"Amma" endraal.Etho vetkamum ,thayakkamum,aarvamum ,aasaium kalantha azaippaai irunthathu athu.En sunniyai oombikkonde,enna enbathu pola ,en thangaiyai amma thirumbip paarkka,"naan senchu pakkattumaa?" endru ketka,oombikkondiruntha en sunniyai veliye eduththu"Ippathaan en ponnukku annaoda sunniyai oombarathukku aasai vanthuthaakkum,inthaadi pallu padaame uthattaale kavvikko" endru solli ,amma konjam nahara,en aasi thangachi en munne naharnthu vanthu, mutti pottu methvaaha vaayai thirakka,...ammavin echilaal pala palaththu konjam pol echil vazinthu kondiruntha en sunniyin adith thandai pidiththu ranjaniyin vaaikkul nuzaiththaal.Enakko ithayath thudippu athihamaahi ,udambu narambuhal murukka ,sunnikkul puthu raththam paaya ,inba minnal moolaikkul erppattu,athu muthuhuth thandu vaziye oornthu vanthu........ mmm..aaaaaahhhh..ssssss....en thangaiyin azahu muhaththaium,avalathu kodi pondra idaiyaium,koththu koththaai pooththu ,pooriththu nindra avalathu paruththa mulaihalaium paarththu,....aval than sivantha uthaduhalai azahaaha viriththu...en sunni ammavin echilodu aval uthattile pattatho illaiyo...ennaaleye kattup paduththa mudiyavillai.

"Thangame ranjani "endru en vaai ennai ariyaamal koovi, kangal moodi, peru moochu vittu,inba mayakkaththil thalai pinnukku saaya....madai thirantha vellam pola ,en sunniyai udaiththukkondu...pulich...pulich ...

Ithai satrum ethirpaarkkaatha en ranjani,thidukkittu athira,aval muham ,mulai,thaalikkodi ellaa idaththilum peechi adiththathu.