‘Inga paru Manju, intha ponu parka varathellam nenachu romba kavala pattukatha. veetuku therinjavunga vara madhiri lesa eduthukanum. Ellam summa oru muraiku than, nee olunga mappilaya parthutu sollu . Unaku pidichirintha mattum than mela pesuvom. Puriyuthulla ?’ arasi kanivum kandipumaga sonnanga

‘Sarima analum konjam payama than iruku’

‘Aiye ennaka nee.  payama iruka, parichaika pore.. Nama rendu perum sernthu mapilaiya nalaiku nalla kalaichu vitruvom. Sariya?

‘Dei nee summa irukanum solliten, Amma evana parungalen kalaika poranam. erkanave ennaellam nadakumo nan romba tension ah iruken, una patha than da ippo romba payama iruku.’

‘Kanna periyavungellam irupanga , pesama oorama olukama irukanum. Vaaya thorantha avlo than. Pichu poduven.’

‘Appo than ma konjam jolly ah irukum , ilaina pattimandram madhiri mathi mathi pesitu irupanga’

‘Athelllam avan vilayatuku solran akka, apdiyellam ethuvum panna mattan.  En da kanna nalaiku unaku college ilaiya enna, cha nalaiku gyiyaithukilamio. Nee venum na ethavatha padathu poriya nalaiku.’

‘U too lakshmi,  enna inga irunthu virata plan podureenga neenga, itha na ungakitta ethir pakkala’

‘oi enna nee amma va pera solli koopidura, palla thati kayila koduthuruven jakirathai’

‘iru iru enga apdiye thirumba sollu nan record pandren, nalaiku mapilaiku potru katideren. Avarukum theriyumnu nee evlo periya ratchasi nu’

‘Amma evan thriumba thirumba avaraiye eh vambilukiran. nan adichiruven apram neenga rendu perum enna kovika koodathu soliten’

‘Ohh innum aaleye pakkala, athu kula ‘avvvaaaram’, avarukuga enna adipangalem. Enna nadakuthu inga, ithellam too much pa’.

‘Ipdiye innum ethane nalaiku sanda poda poreenganu parkalam, ava innum konja nalaila anga poiruva. Apram enna pannuve’..

Satharanamaga sonnathu than, oor valakam thane ponnu kalyanam agi adutha veetuku porathu arasiyum athan than sonnaga, Ana Kannanukum Manjukum athu romba periya thandaina ya thonuchu ippo, Rendu perume thannai ariyama ala arambicutanga

Kannan evlo nerama iruntha vilaytu thanamellam adangi, kaila iruntha bommaya yaravathu parichikitta alugura kolantha madhiri ala arambichitan
Lakshmiyum arasiyum enna seiyarathu nu theriyama thavichu poitanga, en da ippo intha varthaya sonnom nu ayi pochu Arasikum

‘Dei Kanna, nee enna china pulaiya, ethuku ippo alugura. Ava apdi enga pora hostel la iruntha madhiri thane. Nenacha kelambi vanthuru va, Neeyum eppo venum na anga poga pora. Ethuku poi aluvanga kanna thoda da nee’

‘Ama kanna nee alathada pls, enakum alugai varuthu.. pls pls kanna, en kannu kutti la. Nee alugaratha pakka sakila da’

Manjuku ippo kalyana padapo illa maapilaya parka pora avalo asaiyo ellame vadinju pona madhiri irunthuthu. Kalyanam nu mudivu ayita seekirame inga irunthu poganum la, entha veedu amma appa, annanunga, intha chella thambi, intha ooru ellathayum ingaye ipdiye vittutu poganume. Evlo muyachi sennjum mudiyama china visumbal periya alugayai maririchu

Rendu perula yara mothala therthurathu theriyama laskhmikum kooda alugai vanthathu.’ Enna da kanna ithuku yaravathu aluvangala, ella ponnungalum kalyanamana vera veetuku poganum thane.

Eei Manju nee mothala kanna thodai, yaravathu partha enna nenaipainga. Nallaiku mappila veedu varanga aluthu mogatha veenga vachukathu, enthri poi mugam kaluvitu va’ ethavathu oru valila intha alugai ninna pothum nu irunthuhu avungalukum

‘Illa ma, Elarayum vittutu poganume, hostel na nechapayellam vanthudala, athoda konja naal nu thairiyama irunthuten. Ippo itha nenacha romba kasta ma iruku. Inga irukara madhiri varuma, nanum kannavum evlo settai pannuvom, siripom viladuvom. Athellam inime mudiyathula?’

‘Ama Manju avan than pacha pullai madhiri alarana neeyum ipdi aluviya. Eppavume elam ore madhiri irukuma ippo neenga elarum valarnthachu athuku etha madhiri ella nadakum la.

Po poi laskhmi sonna madhiri mugam kaluvitu va, epdi iruku paru. Appa vara neram achu, dei unaku innoru thadavai sollanuma, alugama irukanum’

‘Akka ilaina veede nalla irukathu ma, nan enna pannuven enaku aiyo nu iruku, neenga alathathe nu sonna azhugai ninuduma’

‘Kanna inga paru akka solren , azhugatha avalo than. Enaku ennomo madhiri iruku erkaname unaai partha innum alugai varuthu. Pls enakaga’

‘hmmm sari.. neeyum alatha’

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Kalaivelaiyin Iyalpana surusurupudanun, andrai naalin thani siripin porupugaloda veedu irunthath. aalukoru velaiya oodi kondirunthanga, vanthavungaluku sapadu, mapila veetuku palagaram , ithara upasaripugalnu  nu ovarutharukum ovaru karanamnu irunthathu. Veetu manitharkaloda, Parvathy, Murugan, Duraisamy annanum avar maniviyum kooda thayaraga veetu mutrathil  irunthargal.

Adutha theru Meenashi paati palutha sumangali, enpatharu vayasuleyum surunga tholilm minnum manjalum kumkumaga veetukul varatha partha vudane than arasiku iruntha kavalai oru nimisathulu paranthu pochu.

Oorukula avaunga ilame enatha oru nalla visayamum arambikarthila, mukkiyama kalyanam. Rendu nalaiku munadiye nerala poi sollitu, etho ippo kannanum poi kootitu vanthutan.

Ini ellam nalla padiya nadakum nambikai vanthachu ellarukum.

Jeeva vum Kathirum, vasaleye mappila veetukaranga vara vali parthu kathrutu irunthaga. Lakshmiyum arasiyum varanvungaluku palagaram senju mudithathulum kadaisi nimida thiruthalgaludan adukalaiyil irunthanga.

Manju ku thunaiya rendu moonu vaandugalum, uthaviyaga arasiyin annan magalum marumagalum ena veede kalyana kolam than

Itho  vanthache Mappilai veetukaranga, satena ketta mutraithin sala salapu, arayin ulla Manju ku avunga vanthathai solliachu. Nan than thunai ponnunu suthi vantha panirendu vayasu periya manusiyin viralgai irukamaga pidichu kittu kannelam vasalaga alaipuku kathrikanga.

Valagamana ponnu parkara sandangu than analum evlomudiyumo avlo elimaiya irukanum sonnathuku ethamadhiri, Vanthavungalum periya koota ma illam veetu makkal mattum vanthathu Dhayalankum periya aruthala irunthathu, solratha madhirkira manusangala iruntha thane elame sariya varum.

Mapilai, appa ammavum, akka than kanavarodum kulainthodum vanthirunthanga.

‘Akka.. enaku mappilai double ok. Unai koopidranga va pogalam’, Kannanoda santhosam manjuvoda innum pathata makka, thunai ponnunga kai pidicha iluka epdiyo ponnu vanthu sernthachu mutrathuku.

‘Ponnu vanthachu parunga’ koodathil irunthu vantha kuralil, lesaga thalai thooki mugam partharu Adheeran.

Appa, amma, Jeevana kathirna nu ellaru thani thaniya sonnathu than, mapilaya paru unaku pidicha than romba kastapadalam vendamnu, ana ippo parkurathe kastamah iruke pesama ipdiye thalaiya kuninje ninutu poidalam nu than Manju rendu nimisam manasuku samathanam solli ninna… thideernu ore siripu satham en elarum sirikuranga ippo.

‘Ey Manju, kanna thora modala. paru vanthavunga kooda sirikranga’ kathoramai ketha kuralil satena kalavaramana Manju, pathatathula kanna moodi nindrathu innum vekkamai poga, thanai samalithu methuvaga oru pothuvana parvaiku tharagi mugam uyarthi kootathai parthal.

Analum parvai poi ninathu avarkitta than. Apramenna oruvarukaruvar parimari konda mudhal parvaileye “Annalum nokkinan: Avalum nokkinal” than.

Sutram than velaiya miga sariya seiya arambichahu, sambrithaya uraiadalkalai kadanthu pechu Mapilai Pennin pathiluku than kathrinthathu.

Adheeran, rombaellam alatikama ‘Enaku Manjuva pidichiruku’ nu sollitaru.

Manju thirimbiyavudan kooda ve vantha Jeeavavum, pathu nimisama enna solla pora nu ketaka manju mugathaiye parthutu ninaru, entha vitha mana kelviyum ilai pathilum illai mana odatha mugam kattave

‘Onnume avasaram illa, nee relaxed ah iru avunga ponnathuku apram pesikala. ippo nan inga irukava ila pogava?’

Athe samayam veliyil dhayalan.

‘Neenga velipadaiya sonnathu romba santhosam, nanga veetla elar kitteyum kalanthukittu seekirame sollrom’.

‘Ennanga erkanave enga elaraiyume neenga parthuteenga, apramanum elalema pesitom engala pathi nanga solitom unga pathi neenga soliteenga, ini pilainga samatham mattum pothume.

Elangaluku romba thrirupthiya iruku, unga ponnu ta kettu soliteenga na aduthu nichathartham pathi pesidalam ippove’. Mappilaiyoda appaku vantha vegathule pesita nalla irukume nu ennam.

‘Apdiyileanga pappave avasara padutha venam nu than parkuren. Athoda nanga ellarum onna pesi than entha mudivum edukarathu valakam. Seekirame nane kupitu solren, yarum ethuvum thappa nenachuka koodathu’ pecha mudichitaru Dhayalan.

Ulle Jeeva vidam Manju

‘Ila anna, neenga irunga . elarum velila irukanga ippo inga iruntha thaniya yosika mudiyala’

‘thaniya yosika mudiyalaya, athu epdi sernthu yosikarathu sollu manju, enaku theriyathe?’

‘enna ana ipdi otrureenga, nan etho sonnen’

‘Sari athellam vidu, elarum kelambiruvanga ippo, nalla pathutiya ila thirumbavum parkanuma?’

‘Aiyo athellam venam pa. enala mudiyathu’

‘hahaha sari sari, ana ethuku nee kanna mooditu ninna? nee kanna moodu na avaru theiya mattaru ana avaruku nee theriviye, evlo comedy ya irunthuhu theriyuma’

‘pls pls kalaaikatha anna, enaku enna senjenu suthama nyapgaam ila. Oru madhiri manasu padapadapa irunthucha kanna muditen pola’

‘Ippo paravalaiya manasu ok ayiducha’

‘hmmm inga vanthavodane paravala’

‘Appo Sollu, Mappila pichiruka?’

‘Enna na ipdi pattu nu kettuta. Nan nan enna solla’

‘Nee mothala tension ah irunthe nu kekala, ippo than tension koranjachula athu than kekuren’

‘Athu neenga, appa amma ellarum enna solreengalo athu than, nan enna solla, neenga solunga enna nenaicheenga?’

‘nan enna yosikirena, Mappila konjam over ah valarnthutaro. nama veetla elarum alava than irukoma, kootathileye romba osarama irukare nu nenaichen’

‘ hmmm , enaku apdi onnum theriyaleye.’

‘ ama thala vasal ku seriya iruntharu varapo?’

‘ athu neengalem kuttaiya irunthutu…’ achacho samali manju, annaku kettrukumo

‘parra, kovam ellam varuthu.’

‘Ila ila, nan etho sonnen, neenga ponga anga ellarum theda poranga’

‘Ohh apdiya visayam, nee sonna kelamba vendiyathu than.. Itho poiralam’

‘Enna Jeeva, Manju enna solra.’  nu kettute dhayalanum karthirum ulla vanhanga.

Mapila veetu alunga kelambuna odane, vanthavungaluku sapadu kavanika solli kannanyum lakshmiyum vittutu arasi yum Manju kitta than oodi vanthanga

‘athu nama vera edam pakalama pa’ ..jeevavoda pathila manju mattum illa ellarume athirthanga

‘En da, enna achu pappaku ku pidikaliya enna, en manju unaku pidikalya?’ konjam pathatrathudene ketaru dhayalan.

‘nan nan apdi ethuvum sollala pa’, manju vukum jeeva en apdi sonnaru nu puriyala

‘enna da nee onnu solra, ava onnu solra, en enna pathara vaikureenga rendu perum.. mapilai nalla thane da irukaru..’

‘Irunga ma neenga athukula patharitu, Kathiru nee sollu mapilai konjam over ah uyarama irukarula? Netta kokku madhiri…’ jeevavin seigaigala sariyaga purinthu kondu kathirum

‘ama annen nalla uyaram, konjam vithisyasaama than iruku parkave?’

‘ennen nee than erkanave ponavaram parthutu vantheeya, athukulava valarthutaru?’,

Manju pathil sonna vegathukeye thernjathu avanguku mappila ye evlo pidichirukunu.. vodene elarume sirichutanga. Apram than manjuku ithellam  jeeva vin thirivilayadal ithunu purinthathu

‘Neenga elarume sernthu enna ootureenga nu nalla ve theriyuthu, nan kovama iruken ponga elarum’

‘Pinna ketta solluviya , appa sollanumam, amma sollanuman nanga rendu perum sollanuman, athu than ipdi pottu vangunen, ippo sollu Mapilai unaku pidichuruka ilaya’

‘hmmmhmmm athu enakum pidichuruku’

Elarumkum romba nimathiya irunthathu, dhayalan sonna madhiriye Manju voda pathil than elarodathum, ana atha avaru avala sollanum than ethir parthathu

‘oruvaliya sollita pa, engalukum romba pidichiruku analum, avaru netta kokku than, nan apdi than solluven’

‘appa parunga pa.. annane’

‘sari sari, pilaya romba kindal pannama elarum velaiya parunga, nan avungalu phone panni sollren’