Here is the detailed update for Friday's episode. So sorry for the delay!
EPISODE 339
Scene 1: Chelvi and GJ's home
Kalai emotionally blackmails Chelvi to visit their mother in jail. She reminds Chelvi how she accepted her (Chelvi) as her sister long before Arase accepted her as her daughter. Kalai begs Chelvi to find out what important matter Arase has to tell her. She refuses to leave the place until Chelvi agrees. Finally mangohead does, but reiterates it is only for Kalai's sake. Kalai and GJ smile happily.
Scene 2: Mr V and Dr Saro's mansion
Dr Saro is performing her prayers as Chelvi arrives. She waits until Doc Amma has finished, smiling fondly π³ (Now if only the two mangoheads realised the truth about Mr. V and Arase!)
Doc amma greets Chelvi delightedly and applies vibuthi to her forehead. The two sit at the dining table to talk over coffee. Doc says she is relieved because Mr. V says all their troubles are over now. That is why she was praying to signify her thanks to God who had answered her prayers. Chelvi responds that good people's prayers are always answered by God. Saro then mentions her visit by Kalai. Kalai wanted her to visit Arase in jail. (Saro initially calls Arase Chelvi's mother, then corrects herself and says Kalai's mother)
Saro tells Chelvi she refused to go; after all why should she go? To listen to Arase tarnish darling hubby's reputation some more? Then Saro realises Chelvi has not said anything. She asks what's the matter. Chelvi replies that Kalai also came to her, asking her to visit Arase. Saro is shocked and asks what Chelvi's answer was. Chelvi says that she, too, refused to go. Why should she visit a woman who killed her own husband? (I guess this confirms for once and for all, Chelvi not only believes Arase's imprisonment is justified for having falsely jailed her once before, but that Arase killed KK. ) Saro smiles contentedly and says that Chelvi asked the right question. (For the first time I felt extremely irritated with the doctor; the way she smiled was so reminiscent of her hubby V. π‘)
Saro says Arase didn't realise Chelvi's worth before, but now she's in jail she realises what she let get away? But then Chelvi says Arase claimed to want to tell her some important info she had not revealed thus far. Now Saro becomes worried π, afraid Arase might reveal Chelvi's true paternity. She asks whether this claim had affected Chelvi's initial response. Chelvi replies no. Again Saro smiles π and says she knew Chelvi wouldn't fall for Arase's tricks. She says Kalai was arguing for Arase's innocence in KK's murder. Chelvi says Kalai did the same to her. She adds that Kalai is unfortunate, too naive to understand her mother's true nature (Buck up, mangohead: Kalai is the only 1 of Arase's 3 kids to know her true nature is not capable of murdering anyone, let alone KK!)
Saro asks Kalai must have been shocked when Chelvi refused to see Arase? Then Chelvi drops the bombshell: she finally did agree to see Arase. Saro is all π². She asks if Chelvi is going in order to find out the important info Arase promised to reveal (read: the paternity). Chelvi says no, she is going for Kalai's sake (She quickly recaps Scene 1, which I am too lazy to retype here!)
Now Saro is definitely worried. She stammers that Arase might tell Chelvi wrong things. Chelvi responds that she is clear-minded; no one can confuse her. She bids goodbye to Saro, who distractedly responds in kind.
Scene 3: A forest, scene of GJ and Mr. V's rendezvous
GJ is laughing happily and Mr. V asks him what's up. GJ reminds V of the 100 crores Arase gave him in Chelvi's name. Mr V remembers and says GJ said he would use that money to become a big man (read: criminal mastermind) like his beloved FIL. GJ complains Chelvi refuses to sign the documents allowing GJ to set up a small business with this money. At first GJ says he wants his business to grow like this tree in front of them (pointing to a chopped down tree) π.
Mr V asks what is GJ going to do now? GJ replies he can't do anything, only Mr. V can. Mr V grins his usual wolfish grin and GJ says he can grin because he does business and owns 14 companies. He asks if V can spare one for him to run, so that he too can grin like Mr V. GJ reminds V of the forest where they met the last time, which was owned by Mr V. Mr V (with a straight face π) asks if GJ wants the forest. GJ quickly says no, just one small company will do. And Mr V can take his time to decide because GJ will take anything he gives. He says he awaits Mr V's phonecall. And even if he doesn't call, GJ will be back - because he loves to see his FIL's grin π.
But once GJ departs, Mr V's smile disappears and he looks angry. (Uh oh, GJ had better look out. FIL or not, he shouldn't mess with criminal masterminds like Mr V!)
Scene 4: Jail
Kalai leads Chelvi and GJ into the visiting room to see Arase. (I must say Arase is quite sumptuously dressed for a prison inmate!) Arase and Chelvi come face-to-face through the barred window (Another very good job by the special effects team).
Arase says she feared Chelvi might refuse to visit her like Saro did. Chelvi responds that she did refuse, that she didn't like to see Arase. Arase says she must have said that in the heat of the moment, but ultimately love had brought Chelvi to visit her. Chelvi admits it was love that ultimately brought her here, but not affection for Arase - but for Kalai.
Arase asks then Chelvi did not come for her (Arase's) sake? Chelvi responds why should she, for who is Arase to her? Kalai is also shocked, and Arase reminds Chelvi she is her mother. Chelvi says that bond was severed by Arase along with the baby's umbilical cord. When she hears the word "amma", it is the face of the mother who raised her (Thangam - I miss Rombha Too Much! I hope the Creative Head will bring back the character!) comes to mind. Chelvi says the mother who showered affection on her then was different from Arase, as is the mother who showers affection on her now (Dr. Saro).
Arase asks if these two mothers mean more to Chelvi than she does. Chelvi replies that she has adopted two kids (Thamarai's children Sachin & Aish) and treats them no differently from her own biological daughter, Kaveri. But she has an underlying, deeper affection for Kaveri, for the girl is of her own flesh and blood. But that is not how Arase treated Chelvi. A flashback is shown of Arase chastising Chelvi for showing up at her Mumbai office. Chelvi says she had been so happy to learn that her biological mother was still alive. But Arase hated her since the moment she was conceived. Even after all those years, meeting her illegitimate daughter for the first time, Arase hated her. Arase didn't think of Chelvi as her daughter then, but Chelvi thought of her as her mother.
She says how everyone says about a daughter's love for her mother, and vice versa. But in her life it had turned out to be false. Chelvi corrects herself and says, Arase was the one who had turned it false. Arase just stands there, with tears in her eyes ...
thodarum ...
Very emotional final scene π The flashback to Mumbai showed how much the Special Effects had improved since then! But then again, that was back in the double-digit episode numbers - now we are into episode 339! There is still a chance for the big reveal in the next episode, right? Fingers crossed π
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