Update by Swash2
June 5, 2006 - Monday updt
Adhi gets down to fight dirty. He screams and rants and raves at Anu, who is as cool as a cucumber. Anu asks him to stop his litany and says she knows the truth and has known it for a long time now. And that is about her parentage and how she was a mere vElaikaari's daughter. and as such, Adhi always held her in contempt. Adhi is now stunned and so are the others around. the rowdy gangs seems awful interested in this new development and Mano sort of looks disappointed; (chee, mamanaar veetu varumbadi pOchE! if not now, at least in the distant future, he was banking on that to keep his own mechanic shop but now this?) Abhi just looks on with a horsy expression..(nostrils flaring);
Anu says she never belonged in their household and she was always a stranger and that being the truth, what is it to Adhi if she marries the man of her choice? Adhi says is this the repayment they get for bringing her up all these years, hiding the truth from all; and think of how much his amma will be shattered by this act of Anu's and how much amma banked on Anu and what about their family maanam and mariyaadhai..She has kolachufied that. Anu says, see, you are talking like this to me because in your hearts, you think of me as a vElaikaari's daughter only; otherwise you would be more bothered about my life; but no, it is your precious family's social standing that bothers you the most; and she categorically states that she has decided to marry Mano and she knows for sure he was not after her money or wealth; and so it should be good riddance to their family; Adhi is furious, sees red, and whips out his gun; True to his earlier character disposition, he brings out a gun from his pyjama bottom and holds it up to Anu's head. Meanwhile we see Thols' neck threatened by a knife of Adhi's goonda and another one near Mano.
Just then, the friendly inspector comes and looks like Thols had the good sense to place a call to him and summon him in anticipation of Adhi's eccentric behaviour. The inspector says, why all this fuss? after all it is a love affair and both are majors and ok, it is disheartening for the family, but these things happen. A loitering reporter sticks up his head, recognizing Adhi and he is being led away by the police; he protests he wants to get the scoop abt the noted Adhi family; Now Abhi says, ok, so far, i have been neutral but this gun-whipping act of Adhi's has made up my mind; I will endorse this marriage; Adhi swears vengence and curses at Anu. He tells her that as far as he and his family are concerned, she is as well as dead; and pity her if she thinks she can lead a happy life with this useless guy. Also, ava amma buddhi dhaana avaLakkum irukkum; Anu says, i don't care, since this no longer concerns you, you better remove yourself from this place and Adhi says, Abhi, so far you have been only my virOdhi as far as our thozhil was concerned; but with this, there is janma pagai. I will torture you all and not let you live in peace; so saying, he walks off, with tears in his eyes; for once, i pitied him. and I fully blame Anu. She shd have had the guts to talk abt this to Kanchana and then get her blessing. Whatever said and done, Kanchu did bring her up like her own daughter and Anu is an ungrateful witch;
They go inside, get married, Abhi signs as groom's witness; Thols as bride's witness; maalai maatrinaaL anu maalai maatrinaaL; vetti pEchu abhi vaazhtha, aadhi manasu kodhikkavE, maalai maatrinaan, manO maalai maatrinaan;
Then Thols hands over a thaali (nalla samayOjitha naNban; vara vazhila policekkum solli, oru manja kayirayum vaangittaanE) to abhi and abhi asks Mano to tie it in Anu's neck. Anu oru look vittuttu (vekkamaam - we have to believe that) bends down her head; then Abhi moves away, with tears in her eyes; ananda kaNNeer or avasara kaNNeer? Mano observes her and Thols asks them to get her blessings; they fall on her feet, and she stops them (why do they do that? in all serials, the elderly, stop the youngsters midway and bless them and ask them why do they have to do that? it is obvious that in our custom, it is only right we get the blessings by falling on their feet; this being so, why stop them midway?) and wishes them to live happily ever after. (knowing fully well it is a very tall order, given the fact that no one in their life has ever had marital bliss; sabikka patta kudumbam - idhul adhu adhugaL Odi pOi kalyanam vEra kattikara) - like KB direction, they should have shown, abhi veettil, kalyana life-na, then outside, KKK asking a kaaikari vendor, kilo enna vilai? or enga kedaikkum?.
A very dejected Adhi walks into his house and holds court; he tells them their chella poNNu Anu has mOsam senjufied all and has married that vElaikkaara Mano. Kanchu is shocked; in fact, Paatti is more shocked than Kanchu. Eashwaran just observes this without any emotions; (me have a feeling this guy is always on kanja or something; otherwise why have a blank expression always?) Anjali does a 'pschu' with her lips; (this disdainful look has been perfected in Selvi and she carries the same here); Adhi yells, what else can you expect from a maid's daughter? even though we considered her one of our own, she proved to be her mom's daughter after all; (why don't they talk abt dad? who was Kanchu's brother?) nobody expresses shock at this revelation; they just look on in confusion; Kanchu rushes in to the room, closes, everyone bangs, Adhi says he will not live if Kanchu did something stupid; at this, kanchu comes out composed and says, this is the end of Anu. no one should ever talk abt her anymore in this house; she walks off;
(seer senathi ellaam marandhu pOyitta pOla irukku? should ask Lakalaka to come list out the andaan and kundaans so Adhi can send in a truck full) probably vethu vEttu paatti and adhai vida periya Vettu MaapLai anuppumO ennavO?
Abhi leads the newly married pair, maalaiyum kazhuthumaa (thanks to inspector, kazhuthus were there - probably this is where the term originated from. if marriage not endorsed by others, there is a good chance you will have the maalai but no kazhuthu) and Arthi comes out and is shocked/stunned/this is what I surmised from her wooden Pinocchio expression.
Next, is is Anandhi's turn and she is shocked/stunned. KKK comes out casually and it is her turn to be shocked/stunned but with water effects. She opens up the Niagara and comes out; she asks Abhi is this what she came here for? she was asked to come down from delhi to buddhi pugattufy Mano but Abhi herself has conducted their marriage? what is she thinking? Abhi says now is not the time to talk about these trivial things and more important matters are pending; like doing aarathi for the newly weds. She asks Arthi whose legs seem to be frozen, besides her face; She then looks at anandhi and asks her to go get it; Anandhi turns to go but then KKK stops her. She tells Abhi that why should they do it? Abhi says, sandharppam and soozhnilai directed her to do this and KKK as the pethava must do the aarathi; and they can talk about all this inside the house; it is not right to conduct such conversations outside, with the lovebirds, oops, new bride and groom standing. KKK says, you were perfectly fine to have the wedding without this pethava. So, if you didn't need me for that, why now? She then tells Anandhi that no one from this house should do the aarathi for them; if it is done, then 'naan uyirOda irukka maattEn';...
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