Vasantham updates Archives till date - Page 3

Before I write today's update, I have to say this: If I see one more serial in which the occupants of a house leave the front door wide open, and then goondas walk in, and then I hear the owner say, "Who gave you permission to enter?", I will throw something at them.

Update for Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Opening scene: Gomathy is talking to Jeeva on the phone, urging him to return to Chennai. She tells him that his father was reluctant to file a complaint against Annachi, as his boss had asked him to do, but on Akila's urging, had done so. (Now why would she drag Akila's name into the picture, and how did she know about it? Did PS and his family say so? If so, that was not right, either) Now the goondas had entered their house and threatened his mother at knife point (never mind the fact that the door had been wide open for them to enter freely), and it is Jeeva's responsibility to return and take care of his parents, even if he does not want to live with Akila. (Again, another unnecessary comment from Gomathy). Jeeva says that he will think about it.

Annachi gets down from a white van with Akila's brother. Muthu points out Akila's flat to Annachi, and says that he would like to come in and see his little niece, too. Annachi tells him to wait outside and goes to Akila's flat. As usual, the door is wide open, while Akila is in the kitchen, cooking. Annachi goes in, listens to the music, looks at the pictures of Devi, comments on the deiveega sounds, and raises his hands in salute to Devi, then takes his seat on the sofa. Akila comes out, and sees Annachi, and asks, "Who let you in here?" Now I can answer that question, "Nobody, the door was open, so I came in!" Annachi says he wants to see the baby, goes in and admires the baby, gives a gift, and asks about Chinna Rasu. Akila says that CR is not welcome there, nor is Annachi. He tells her how he is karunai personified to ants, but if someone gives him trouble, then he will make them beg for mercy for the rest of their lives. He says that even if CR is not friendly with him any more, Akila's brother Muthu is working for him, and he feels responsible for her, as Muthu's sister. He tells Akila to get her FIL to meet with him and they will discuss the matter. She says he will be punished by God for his misdeeds, and she herself will take action against him for his deceitful ways and ensure that he is punished (brave talk, indeed). She tells him to leave, and on the way out, he sees the chain which he had given to the baby, on the floor. She says that paavam patta porul vendam, and he says that his pethi is paavam. Apparently, he considers Akila as his daughter and her baby is his pethi. He leaves.

Jeeva is on the phone, talking to the catering company. His landlady comes in and asks him what the matter is. He says that they cannot deliver his dinner and if he wants to get South Indian food, he will have to go to Malleswaram (aha, now we know that he is in Bangalore! However, even 30 years back, you could get good food practically anywhere in Bangalore. Don't tell me things have not become better in these 30 years!) His landlady asks him to eat at her place, and when he is eating there, asks him about his family again. He tells her not to ask about his family. She insists that he should try to reconcile with his wife, and she knows he is missing her. She talks about her own brothers and sisters and how she raised them all and educated them and got them married, and now, only one brother shows any interest in her. (The usual story!) She says that she is advising him as an older sister, and tells him how marriage is important to a girl, and he should value it, and so on.

Saravanan and Tulasi are playing around with each other. Chinna Rasu is coming down the road on his motorbike, sees them, stops and asks Tulasi to go home with him. She refuses, and he warns her about playing around with S, who is already married. Saravanan interferes, asking him to leave, and CR raises his hand to strike him…..

More instances of people leaving their doors open today.

Update for Thursday, January 24, 2008

Opening scene: Recap of yesterday's scene - Chinna Rasu tells Thulasi to get on his bike and tells Saravanan to stay away from his niece. Tulasi says that she will marry S only, and S also tells him to leave, saying their kaadhal is punidhamaanadhu. CR tells him he doesn't know the meaning of the word punitham, and slaps him on his face. Finally, Tulasi gets on his bike and goes home. Saravanan is gloating after they leave.

When Tulasi and CR reach her home, she tells her father that CR made a scene when she was talking with her boss, hiding the facts. Her father asks her why she wants to go around with a married man, and when she insists on marrying him, beats her up. Meantime, a whole crowd has gathered around their front door (conveniently left open, as usual). Annamma pushes Tulasi into a room and shuts the door.

Chinna Rasu is injured, apparently in a fight, and he is examining his wounds. Akila takes pity on him and comes to attend to his wounds. He says that some goondas beat him up, this is common in his line of work. Akila appears to have now understood that he has reformed, she is about to apply medicine to his wounds, he stops her and applies it himself. He tells her that her uncle Chinna Rasu is now dead, and she should call him Rasu from now on. She goes inside, gets the baby and comes out. The baby continues to be as cute as ever. CR has a flashback of the time when she refused to let him see the baby, and is deeply moved. He holds the baby on his shoulder and gives it a kiss.

A phone is ringing, Kavitha picks it up and it is Deepak, Deepika's friend, to tell her that Deepika is in the hospital. She tells Arvind about it, but he ignores here and continues to read a book. Finally, she takes the book away from him and tells him that they should go to the hospital. He says that Deepika does not mean anything to him, she says that they should go at least for Meenakshi's sake, and they argue and practically come to blows, at which point, Arvind starts beating himself up. As usual, the door has been left open and PS walks in to see this scene. Kavitha and Arvind stop their fighting and Arvind tries to convince PS that they are a happy couple, and as he is doing so, gets all excited and starts shouting once again. PS holds him tight in order to calm him and ....

Phew! One more week of updating a serial in which nothing is going anywhere, and nobody is doing anything. Thank God it is Friday!

Episode 100 – Update for Friday, January 25, 2008 (not much action today!)

Opening scene: Perumal Swamy and Kavitha and Arvind – Arvind is trying to explain how his first wife Deepika's character was bad, and thus his married life was ruined, but Kavitha is a good person. However, she wants to be good to everyone, while he wants that she should be good towards him and him alone. He gets more and more excited as he speaks, until finally PS holds him tight in an effort to calm him. Then PS says he will come and see them later, but Arvind insists that he stay for lunch, getting almost hysterical when he refuses, so he agrees to stay, just to calm A down. A insists that he will prepare the lunch himself, leaving father and daughter alone. PS tells his daughter that A is a very good man; after all, he rescued their family honor and respect by marrying her at the last minute (what a reason to give! I would feel insulted.).

Next scene: Akila is holding her baby, and Deepika and her daughter come in. Akila does not talk to them and D wants to know if she is still angry. Akila does not answer, takes the baby inside and puts her down in the cradle, and then tells Meenakshi she can play with the baby. She tells Deepika that she is not mad at her, she now realizes that Deepika also has a right to her life, and if her ex-husband can get married, so can she. Deepika repeatedly tells her to drop the topic, but she persists, saying that she was angry the other day, but then she was looking at it from Meenakshi's perspective alone. Later, she thought about it from Deepika's perspective, and she feels that Deepika too has a right to be happy. Deepika is about to faint again, so Akila gets her some water and she takes some medicines from her purse. Now what I cannot understand is the connection between yesterday's episode and today's – yesterday Kavitha got a call that D was in the hospital, and today Deepika is visiting Akila.

Arvind and Kavitha have come to see Akila, and Deepika offers to leave, but Akila asks her to stay. However, Arvind and Kavitha say that they have come to discuss some personal, family matters, so Deepika says that she can take the hint and leaves with her daughter, after a minor argument with Arvind, who wants to keep Meenakshi, but it is not his turn on that day. Arvind tells Akila that she is a brave girl, but not intelligent. Because she went and filed the complaint against Annachi, his men pushed Kavitha's Patti when she was returning from the temple and someone threatened Kamala at knife point when she was returning from work. If Akila had not insisted on keeping her job, her husband would not have left her (one egoistic guy defending another egoistic guy!) and she would now be leading a normal life. Akila says that she is intelligent, as well as brave. Some day Arvind himself will finally realize this and he will commend her for her intelligence and bravery, she says.

Next scene: A stone quarry, and Annachi is standing, giving instructions. Muthu comes and hands him the daily collection. He asks Annachi to count and verify the money. Annachi says that he trusts him, and it is not necessary. Akila comes there, and Annachi is very solicitous, asking if she came alone, because it is not a good area. He then asks if she has come to ask for a compromise, saying that he is even willing to help her FIL make his payments. Akila tells him that she is not afraid of him and his threats, but there is no need for him to threaten her MIL and MIL's mother. She says she will make sure he gets his punishment and ends in jail, at which all his goondas surround her, with their arrivals and knives in hand …..

Update for Monday, January 28, 2008

Opening scene: Akila tells Annachi that he may be a big dada and goonda, but if he ever threatens her, her family, or any of her inlaws, she will see to it that he is punished. His goondas surround her with their knives and arivals, but she tells him that she has told …. (this I could not catch) where she was coming, and why, so if anything happens to her, they will know where to come. He tells his men to let her go, and she leaves. They ask Annachi why he let her go, and he says that there is a reason.

Chinna Rasu is holding Akila's baby, and he tells her that she should not have gone to Annachi the way she did. He tells her that Annachi will not stop at anything, and she should be more concerned with finding her husband and becoming a family once again with him. He also tells her that her responsibility to her inlaws ended with her signing the note as guarantor, and she now owes it to her baby to take care of herself, and not get involved with Annachi.

Arvind and Kavitha are sitting at the table when a scooter draws up outside the house, and they see (as usual, the front door is wide open!) Deepika, Deepak, and Meenakshi get down from that. Arvind tells Kavitha to get the info about Deepak. Deepika's friend, Deepak (I have forgotten the name already! I have to look up the old episodes!) does not get down, and Deepika insists that he should also come inside. Finally, they all come inside, and Kavitha goes to welsome them. Deepika says that she has to go to Bombay for some personal work, so Meenakshi will be staying with them. She says that Meenakshi's books and other school stuff are all in the book bag, and as she is saying this, she starts to faint once again, and Deepak gets her medicine out of her purse. Kavitha gets her a glass of water, and she drinks it. By now, Arvind has also come into the room. Kavitha asks Deepika to stay for some time and rest, but she refuses and leaves.

Akila goes to the Police Commissioner's office to file a complaint against Annachi. An Inspector sitting there advises her that she should try to resolve her problems without going to the police. She doesn't listen, and goes inside and files her complaint. The Commish tells her that they will provide complete protection for her family and her FIL's family.

A police jeep is seen traveling to the quarry where Annachi and his goondas are spending their days. Annachi is lying down on a cot, listening to the old song, "Manmatha leelai…" when an Inspector gets down and asks to talk to him. The inspector tells Annachi that Akila has not agreed to a compromise, and has instead gone to the commissioner, ignoring his advice. He tells Annachi that if anything happens now to Akila or her family, his own job will be in jeopardy, but Annachi dismisses him.

CR is playing with Akila's baby when a white van draws up, and Annachi and two of his henchmen get out and go up the stairs to Akila's house. CR sees them, but before he can get inside and close the door (these people will never learn!), the two goondas grab him, and Annachi walks up to the kitchen where Akila is cooking. He tells her to come outside, and tells her that she should not have gone to the Commissioner. She puts on her usual air of bravado, and he tells her that she should be looking for her husband and putting her family together, but it looks like she has found a replacement for her husband, meaning CR. CR tells him that he will make sure that Annachi cannot trouble them, but Annachi says that CR will not be alive to do anything. Akila goes to grab Annachi's sleeve, but he gives her a warning not to create problems for him, or else he will not hesitate to kill Akila, her baby and her entire family, and then he leaves. Akila is shaken, and she takes the crying baby from CR. (Actually, they played the cries in the background, since the baby didn't look upset.) FREEZE.

Sorry friends, I have been having Internet problems today.

Update for Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Opening scene: Tulasi is sitting in the kitchen and her mother walks toward her. Her mother tells her that running after a married man is not good, and she agrees. Her mother is glad that the daughter is finally beginning to see sense.

Tulasi's house: Some people are seen entering, and Tulasi's father welcomes them. They have come to see Tulasi. They are introduced to Tulasi's mother. The boy (??) in question runs his own call taxi business, and they say that they have only one son, and they will treat Tulasi as their own daughter. In the meantime, Tulasi is trying to break the lock on the door, and after failing to do so with a hammer, she goes and gets a screwdriver. Tulasi's mother comes into the kitchen to call her daughter and finds her daughter missing. She calls her husband in and tells him all about it.

Akila's house: CR sees her playing with her baby. She tells the baby to ask for anything other than her father; since that is the one thing she cannot get for her daughter. CR asks Akila to come outside, and when Akila asks him to come inside, he still asks her to step outside. He tells her that he has brought a chain and anklets for the baby and that these were not purchased with ill-gotten gains, but rather, he has worked hard and earned the money. Akila is pleased and regrets not having understood her uncle. He notices the black mark on the baby's foot, and Akila explains that it is a birthmark, and it will bring luck to the baby. He is surprised that she can say that and at the same time, also accept that she cannot bring back the baby's father. He says that every baby deserves a father and he knows this only too well, since he and his sister grew up without their parents. As he is saying all this, Akila's mother comes there and starts wailing loudly. They finally manage to comfort her and get the news from her about Tulasi running away, bringing dishonor to the family (usual dialog – kudumba maanam, mariyadhai ellam poche, etc.). CR leaves mother and daughter, and goes searching for Tulasi.

CR is shown at the mofussil bus terminus and then going down various streets, looking for Tulasi. (When she has the brains to know to run away, surely she is not going to be strolling in the streets, waiting to be caught!)

CR shows up at the quarry where Annachi hangs out, and grabs one of the goondas, holds an arival to his throat, and asks for Annachi. Annachi comes out and CR demands to know where his niece is. Annachi gets him to let go of the arival, some conversation between them, each threatening the other with dire consequences, finally Annachi sends CR away. The goonda wants to know why Annachi let CR walk off scot free, and Annachi says he has decided to do away with CR. FREEZE….

Wednesday 30/1/08 Episode No. 103

Thulasi in Bangalore bus stand - looks around for some one
and wanders listlessly. Jeeva comes there and sees her. Wants
to know as to how she ended up here. Thulasi tells him that her
parents wanted to separate her from Saravanan and get her
married to some one else. She ran away from home. Sara was
to meet her in B'lore bus stand but did not turn up. Jeeva takes
her along with him to his place saying that he will unite her with
Sara. Leaves her with his "sister"( whats her name Eljay?)
after giving an intro. He tells sister that Sara is a cheat and he
will make sure to send Thulasi back home.

Sara and annachi in the quarry - Sara collects money
from annachi. Thulasi's bro Muthu is also there. Sara
drives him away and talks to annachi about marrying
Thulasi. He wants to have all the property and dispense
with Stella. Annachi advises him to take Stella to
Ooty, spend a few days and push her down to death.
He can cry and enact a drama saying that it is an
accident and get away with it. Sara is thrilled at the
idea and promises to carry it out. Muthu overhears
this conversation.

Lawyer's wife Kamakshi is on the road. Arvind comes there
and sees her. She says that she is waiting for an auto and
Arvind drops her home. Sadasivam is also at home and dad
and son exchange some unpleasant words. Goamthy walks
in and gets introduced. Arvind immediately asks her to think
of him as a brother and offers to help in any way she wants
( this Gomathy ends up with too many bros!!!) Sara and
Stella - Stella's dad informs Sara that he has already listed
all Sara's cheating and given it as a complaint to his friend,
a police officer. The police officer shows the complaint and
tells Sara that based on his future behaviour action will be
taken. Sara puts on an act of repentance, wants to take Stella
to Ooty so that they can spend some time alone. First Stella
refuses but the police officer thinks that it is a good iea and
convinces Stella.

Freeze

Thursday 31/1/08 Episode no 104

Sara and Stella leave for Ooty. Robert offers to send
Pichmani as a driver but Sara declines the offer. he
wants to spend time alone with Stella. Thulasi and
"sister" in conversation. Sister asks Thulasi to
consider her as an akka which triggers Thulasi's anger.
She goes on to blame Akila, calls her an egoist,
calls Jeeva a gem, Akila does not love Jeeva blah
blah.... Sister says that her own siblings will never
talk ill of her and she advises Thulasi to do the same.
Jeeva comes and tells Thulasi that no one back home
knows his whereabouts and asks her not to disclose
this to any one. Thulasi has a confused look.

Stella and Sara in the car. Stella sees that the car is
heading towards Kodai. Asks sara about the change in
plan. He says that he got a call from his friend saying
that the Ooty roads are blocked and so they are going
to Kodai. Stella says that his mobile is with her and how
did he talk to his friend - Sara manages saying that he was
joking and goes on to say that Ooty is unlucky for him and
Kodai is the place to go. Stella smilingly agrees. Stella notices
2 bikes following them and tells Sara. He dismisses that with
a "high way le there can be any no of bikes" - Stella tries to
call dad and tell him about the change of plan but Sara stops
her saying that she can call once they reach Kodai and settle
down in a hotel. Stella does not smell a rat.

Akila visits Deepika - Deeps is in the bath and asks Akila
to make herself comfortable. Nosy parker feels that the
place is untidy and starts to organize - Deepak's photo
falls down from a book and Akila looks at it with a
question in her eyes. Deepika comes out of her bath
and Akila wants to cut off her friendship because she is
not happy with Deepika's affair with Deepak. Tells Deepika
that it is ok to marry him but this kind of roaming around is
not right. Finally, deepika spills the beans - " I am a cancer
patient and Deepak is my doctor. He took me to Bombay for
some tests and got me new medicines. he believes that he
can cure me totally, satisfied??" Akila is shocked to hear this
and demands to know why she was not told. Deepika says
that she did not want any one else to feel bad and so did not
share it with any one. Akila slaps Deepika for wanting to die
when all around her are happy ( athu sari she is sick and u
have to be offensive as well??!!)- also angry that Deeps
did not discuss all this with her ( so, u can play doctor now???)
she goes on to say that she will not let Deeps die ( pray how,
oncologist Akila??) after all the care she got from Deeps...
both cry and Akila vows to get Deeps her life back
( Satyavan- Savithri story to be repeated??!!) a session
of crying and consoling ( yabbba, Megala porathaa??
ingiyumaa??? Roja needs a coffee break!!!) Deeps wants
Akila to help in getting Meenakshi all to herself and spend
all her left over time with the child. Akila promises to do
that and says again that she will not let Deeps die... " Meenu
koodave iruppe ava kalyanam lam parppe..." ( tall order
madam!! athu sari ellam vetti challenge thane, yetho seynga,
yaar kekkarathu??) Both hold each other and cry.....

Freeze.

Okay, I fixed the audio myself. eljay, you are not bad even if you are not as young as all these other girls out here.

Update for Friday, February 1, 2008 Episode 105 (or is it 108)

Saravanan and Stella reach Kodaikanal and check into their room. Stella is asking Sara to go take a shower. He takes her cell phone, his cell phone, puts them into a small pouch and sticks the pouch into the toilet tank in the bathroom. He comes out and Stella is searching for her cell phone. He points out that his is missing, too, asks if anyone came into the room, pretends to search and then says that it must be in the car. Stella asks someone in the hotel lobby if she can use the phone there, and is told that all phone lines are down due to some landslide recently.

S and S are walking somewhere and there is an old beggar, counting his coins in English. Sara comments on his knowledge of English despite his being a beggar (such arrogance, indeed!), gives him some money and they walk on. I think he is Stella's dad in disguise or else a police officer or ???

PS and Kamala go to Judge Sadasivam's house. Kamakshi welcomes them, goes to call her husband who is reluctant to talk to them. PS tells the judge that he is their sambandhi, talks about how it has been a year since Aravind and Kavitha got married, and Sadasivam tells them he is not happy about it. He was trying to patch up their marriage, how could they get their daughter married to a guy without enquiring about him, did they not know about his marriage and his having a wife and a daughter? PS tries to explain, Sadasivam says this is dhrogam (I was bored, this man did the same dialog to Kavitha too), if they waited for 10 years to get their daughter married, could they not wait for ten more days and enquire? Kamakshi explains that A had already divorced Deepika for six years, and so they should accept it. Immediate change of heart for Sadasivam, everything is accepted, and now he calls PS sambandhi and insists that they eat lunch and then go.

Akila's dad comes to an empty home, calls for his wife, sees the kitchen looking clean, food on the stove, his wife lying on the floor in another room, eyes open. Is she alive or dead? He is thinking of the morning and finding Tulasi gone... FREEZE

Episode No. 106 Monday 4/2/08

Manikkam is inspecting the kitchen vessels. All the cooked
food is untouched. Annamma is lying down with wide open
eyes. Ok folks, she is alive!! Annamma is crying about the
runaway daughter and Manikkam consoles her saying that
they should forget Thulasi - like how they did with their son
Muthu who has joined annachi and going the wrong way.
Thulasi enters slowly and Manikkam shouts at her asking
her to get lost. Annamma joins him and decides that Thulasi
has done the dreaded sin - " let us die now, maanam pochu,
why live??" Thulasi is calm and Manikkam's mobile rings.
It is Jeeva on the other end and advises - " Thulasi did this
only because she did not get the love from home. I have
advised her and she will listen to you from now on. Hope
you will respect your SIL's words" - he cuts off the phone
but Manikkam goes on to talk about Akila and the kid
thinking that Jeeva is still on. He then tells Annamma that
now that they know their SIL is fine and lives in Bombay,
all else will get right too.

Kodai - Sara and Stella - they go to a church and Sara goes
on to narrate the history of the church - ' 103 years old, wood
from Jerusalem, bell from Germany... " blah blah. they both
kneel and pray and while Stella is in deep prayer, Sara darts
a villain look at her. They come and stand near the bell and
Sara asks her about her prayer. Stella says that she prayed
for her dad and Sara says that he prayed for her well being
and for their kid. Stella is moved and there is some one
watching them from behind the bell.

Akila's house. Annamma comes and talks about the call from
Jeeva. She goes on to say that he is in Bombay and his cell
phone no did not get reflected in her father's mobile. She goes
on to say that Jeeva took care of Thulasi and sent her back
to them - " Thulasi ai morning train le maapillai than yethi
vittar, evening vanthutta" - Akila infers that Jeeva is not
in Bombay and tells her mother also - " Bombay le irunthu
vara 1 day and 1 night venum, inge 300 kms radius le than
Jeeva irukkar. Thulasi poi solra" - leaves the kid to mom
and goes to work. Kodai - Sara and Stella going around
happily, Sara buys her some bangles.... laughing couple.....

Freeze
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Episode No 107 Tuesday 5/2/08

Stella and Sara - cycling - Sara lets Stella to
go in front and stays behind to give an evil smile
to the camera!! Stella is followed by 4 other scary
looking cyclists - for some time - and then suddenly
a new fellow comes in between and stops the rowdy
elements. Stella moves ahead and sits on a parapet. Sara
comes there and Stella complains about his carelessness -
Sara sweet talks her and she is pacified. However, she
is unhappy about not talking to dad as all the phones
are down. Sara promises to contact her dad soon -- both
leave.

Advocate Sadasivam's house - Girl seeing ceremony
for Gomathi - the groom is a doctor and is a from a
rich family. Gomathy's dad is worried about rich people
and Kamakshi supports his view. But Sadasivam says
that Gomathy is their daughter and he has to look for
someone of equal status. Kamakshi asks Gomathy
to get ready. Gomathy is also worried that she does
not have much education and a doctor groom could be
trouble. Kamakshi peps her up. Stella and Sara - shopping.
Stella sees those rowdies again and complains to Sara.
Sara makes a pretense of leaving Kodai but Stella says
that she is not afraid any more as sara is with her. She
wants to visit suicide point and Sara agrees .

Sadasivam's house - groom arrives...... bingo he is none
other than Deepak, the friend of Deepika. he comes alone
saying that his parents and sister could not make it. He
goes on to say that he has an FRCS and needs only a
housewife - one who can care for him. He says that he
has no specific working hours as he is a doctor and the
mobile rings. Yes, someone is serious and he has to leave
immediately. Sivanesan is worried about the groom coming
alone but Sadasivam says that he has decided to give
Gomathi in marriage to Deepak. Looks like Goma likes
him as well. Stella and Sara going around - rowdies follow.
Deepika comes with the news of Jeeva - an old friend of
hers knows Jeeva and she has jJeva's B'lore address.
Akila is happy and tells baby Jeeva that she will see her
dad soon.

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