Author's Note :

Hi darlings...

Intha chapter end la ungaluku oru doubt varum... athuku answer ipove solidaren... Ithu muluka muluka KM love story than... Doubt eh venam... Just it gets started with all characters and family background... So KM ku importance kammi madhiri irukum.... Please bear with me dears.... Again mentioning thiruvizha is my imagination.. its prone to logical mistakes... and ithu village kaadhai illaa... thiruvizha is just starting....

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The temple bell chimed with lots of positive vibes as a sign of the start of the festival...
The place started getting more energetic with music and dance...

The first event to commence the festival was the honouring the hier of the head of the temple with parivattam followed by kodiyetruthal or satruthal.....
The entire trustees of the temple, and other village heads were awaiting to give the tribute to the head while the family was enthusiastically enjoying and gabbing about the happenings....

Priest : yella sasthramum achu.. ini periyava parivattatha katita kodi yethitu pooja ah thondangidalam... kattidungo...

Temple trustee head : muruga.. arambikkalama...

Mu : arambikalam dhamu... kathiru inga vaa..

He called for kathir who had chinchoo in his arms came near with hesitation...

K : yena mama...

He took chinchoo with him and asked him to receive the honour....

Mu : intha varushathula irunthu enaku bathil ah unaku mariyaathai panratha committee la pesiten kathiru... vaa vanthu vaangiko... dhamu arambikkalam...

K : what... enaka... mama comedy panathenga... enaku ithelam venam... neengale vangikonga...

He tried to get chinchoo back and push murugan to front.. But murugan was stubborn not to give up....

Mu : sona kelu kathiru...

Dhamu : yena muruga..mapilla kita munnadiye solalaiya.. ipadi solluthu thambi...

Je : athu intha kalathu pasangaluku yenga periappa ithellam pidikuthu.. kovil ku varathuke yosanai panranga... athan...

To K : dei mapilla.. pesama poi vangikkko... chithapa kashtapatu itha yerpaadu panirukaaru...

K : mama neenga vera chumma irunga... athelam venam...

L : dei Kathiru... sikiram da... yellarum wait panranga...

K : maa... ithula yellam enaku interest ilaa maa... unaku theriyaatha...

P : chhh... kathiru oru naal than eh.. po... yellarum paakaranga...

His eyes met mullai's who looked astounded as it was a news for her too and at the same time very much elated...
He gestured as no with a sulky face but she nodded her head to go ahead with twinkling eyes and dazzling smile...

Murugan caught the sight of his daughter and son in law and marked in mind that if his daughter is ok and definitly his son in law will be ok too... So he called him confidently with a naughty grin...

Mu : kathiru... vaa...

Kathir didnt budge anymore...
The priest performed some poojas and asked the trustee head to do the honour...

The head did put the garland first to kathir followed by tieing the parivaattam on his head...
Post that they performed a pooja for the diety and received the first mariyathai from the village head and hoisted the holy flag symbolising the start of the festival....

Mullai was looking at the customs carried out by kathir mesmerizingly...
Though kathir had no interest in all these, mullai was exactly opposite... She always liked all these celebrations and other practices... She had been brought up in a society where this was considered extremely prestigious and she had seen her uncle and father receive a high esteem because of these customs... She had loved how her mother beamed in pride seeing her father being in glory and she had admired her father for the same...
She could feel right away how her mother felt those days... Never ever she thought she would experience all those for her husband...

When she was looking at him spellbound, Kathir glanced at her for a while and turned with a wide smile making her heart beam...

Is it just the pride of the honour making her happy????
Definitely no...
This is not just about the prestidge or respect or what ever...
Its more that her father treasures his son in law...
He considers him as his own son... The thought instantly made her eyes moist...
Both are adamant in their own ways and hurt eachother so well but their love remains the same...

She tried to soothe her emotions getting a glimpse of her parents but made her tear up more as she saw Parvathi looking at her fondly while murugan trying to scrutinize her reactions...

She remembered the words she spoke the previous day...

"kathir na unga elarukum elakaram than eh.. "

"unaku anna paiyana irukalam.. aana ipo intha veetu mapillai atha niyabagam vechuko.."

"konjam kuda avan urimai ku mariyaathai illa intha veetula..."

Off course, she accused a lot and they proved wrong...
She knows this is not done in a day....
It would have taken several days to get the approval of committee members and others...
She too knew there are people who are completely against her father...
Still her father had made it...

She wanted to ask sorry, say thanks and let him know she loves him... But her father is not a "so called words" person....
All she could do was just let a bright smile seeing him...

When she was lost in her own thoughts and emotions, Kids who were excitingly looking at their dad who was adorned by a garland and a funny headband wanted to try one for them too... Chinchoo who was carried by murugan poked his grand dad while Chintoo jumped from kanna's hold and reached his grand dad for the same...

Chinchoo : thatha.. enakum appa madhiriye athelam venum...

Chintoo : enakum venum...

Dhamu to K : paaru thambi.. nee than venam venam nu sonne.. un pasangaluku ipove venumam... apadiye murugan madhiri...

He patted the kids with his special barking laughter...
Everyone acknowledged his words with a giggle while murugan let out a pride smile twirling his mustache as always...

M : kuttima.. athelam ipo venam... appurama vangi tharen... neenga inga vaanga...

She tried to pull them out of the scene but they proved they are kathirvel pandian's blood by staying adamant...

Chintoo : ilaama appa ku matum podaranga.. engalukum venum...

Chinchoo : appa naanga illama potuka maataru... kalatiduvaaru... illaa pa...

K : dei yen da ipadi panrenga... ivanga than enna vechu seiranga na neenga vera...

They asked to dhamu, the head directly...

Chintoo : thatha engalukum potu vidunga..

M : shhh... rendu perum inga vaanga..

Dhamu : ada vidu mulla... kulanthainga aasai padaranga illa...

He asked the priest to get two small garlands along with two mini headband and did the same for them just like their dad making them beam in pride...

The smart and cute kutties pulled everyone's attention to them so soon...
They were thrilled to see how people looked at them and how all of a sudden they became the centre of attraction pushing their dad aside...

Dhamu : yena pa.. pothuma...

Chorus : ohhhhhh pothumeee....

Dhamu : nalla pasanga... muruga un peranga un marumagana thooki sapituduvanga pola....

Dhamu chuckled leaving the family all smiles...

The pooja was over and the family moved out of the shrine and sat leisurely on the mandapam... They took lots of pictures together and also pictures of kathir and kids with the parivattam and Garland... Kathir removed all those and tried to rub the kumkum and sandal...

M : hey chumma iru.. azhikaathe.. azhaga iruku...

K : pode.. nakkal panathe.. pazham madhiri iruken....

M : nijama solren.. getha iruku.. iru...

K : ufff.... pode neeyum un gethum...

Je : yena mapilla.. ore naal la periya manushan agite... santhoshama...

K : yen mama neenga vera.. ivala sight adikarathuku mattum than na kovil ku varuven... enna poi ipadi korthu vitutengale...

M : kaduvule...

Kas : yepadi da vekkame illama yellaru munnadiyum ipadi pesa mudiyuthu unnala...

K : yen unmai ah than eh ka solren... athula yena vekkam...

Kas : amma... yenatha pullaiya pethu valathu vechuruke... atha mama munnadiye avanga ponna sight adichen nu solran...

L : ponnu illaa de pondatti... avan pondatti ah avan paakarathula yena thappu... yena sight nu solama irunthurukalam...

K : sari vidu ma...adutha thadavai apadi solala... paakaren nu solren...

L : han... ithu paravala...

Mo : super ponga.. nalla amma.. nalla paiyan...

K : aama yethuku mama intha velai ellam... yepavum pola neengale pana vendiyathu than eh...

Mu : yetho aasai... ipadi seiyanum nu senjutten... nalla irunthuchu enaku...

K : ungaluku nalla than irukum.. thidirnu kupitu ipadi oru gunda potutenga... enaku yepadi irunthuchu theriyuma....

Ka : unaku theriyaatha ne..

K : theriyaathu da... appo than theriyum.... ei thakkali... unaku theriyuma...

M : theriyaathu da...

Ka : appo pathirikai pakalaiya nenga... nigazhchi neeral la un per than eh iruku...

M : pathirikai ah... atha yaaru engaluku kudutha...

Me : kanna.. na unaku mattum than photo eduthu anupinen.. athai avangaluku anupa venam nu solitanga...

M : yen luckymaa ipadi... dei kanna.. kaami atha...

They got the mobile to see the invite with kathir's name instead of murugan's name...

K : ithena saintharam deepam vekkarathum na than ah...

Mu : aama kathiru... athoda mudinjuthu... vera yethum illaa... moonavathu naal vanthu pooja paatha pothum...

K : ada paavame.. yellam plan panitu sollave illaa yaarum...

M : aama paaren... solave ilaa..

L : aama sonna un purushan vanthe iruka mattan... athan solala...

M : vevaram than neenga yellam..

K : kedi lucky ne...

M : enkita mattumavathu solirukalam illaa...

J : yethuku nee udane avan kita olaruve... thevai ah athu.. unna kathir vishayathula nanga nambave mattom mulla...

M : ponga mama...

There was casual talks for sometime with kids playing around... Seeing kathir to be uncomfortable,

Mo : yena da achu.. thiru thiru nu muzhikare...

K : dress maathanum ne... mudiyala... yeppo kelambarom...

P : irunga oru mukkiyama velai iruku... konja nerathula poidalam....

Ka : yena velai...

L : yetho velai... unaku yena da.. po poi pasangala paaru... kootama vera iruku... yengayavathu odiduvaanga...

Ka : yellam neram... oor la irukum bothu vaa vaa ngrathu.. inga vantha thita vendiyathu... ipadiye pannu lucky appuram oor pakame vara matten...

L : sari sari... theriyaama soliten da... moonjiya apadi vechukathe.. siri...

Ka : antha bayam irukatum.... poren....

M : yena luckymaa... antha ponnu veetukarangala...

L : aama de... vara neram than... paathutu veetuku polam... appuram saintharam vilaku vekka vantha pothum...

M : appo ok....

Bored moorthy, jega and jeeva left for a walk around while dhanam, meena and kasthuri started for shopping... As mullai didnt want to go again, she stayed back with paati,lakshmi, murugan, parvathi and kathir...

Kathir eyed mullai who looked uncomfortable....

K : yena de achu... pudavai kattitu iruka kashtama iruka...

M : aama da.. sariyana weight.. pattu illaa... veetuku poi yepada kalati poduvom nu iruku...

K : namma vena veetuku polama... avanga methuva varatum...

M : ei appuram ponna yepadi paakarathu...namma paaka venama... loose....

K : loose ah... unakaga yosichen paaru.. enna solanum de...

M : ne enakaga yena yosichurupe nu enaku nalla theriyum... pesama iru... ithu kovil...

K : itha onnu solidu... ithuku than na inga yellam varathe illaa...

M : athellam appo....inime vanthu than aganum...sari ah....

They were interrupted by murugan's loud voice...

Mu : yen atha.. unga pethi ku santhoshama... ava purushanuku mariyaathai kuduthathu pothuma...

L : muruga.... yen ipadi...

Mu : illaa ka... therinjukanum illaa..

Kathir could see them looking at mullai with a wicked smile...

K : yena achu mama... yetho podi vechu pesarenga..

T : dei nethu un pondatti than naanga unaku mariyaathai eh tharathu ilaa nu ore sandai... athan mapilla kekararu...

K : oh ho..

Kathir grinned remembering how she showed her anger on him yesterday for the same problem...

Parvathi and paati explained to kathir about what all mullai spoke, the words she used and how angry she was...

She couldnt stop feeling embarassed hearing to all those that too after things happened today and seeing how kathir looked at her....

Kathir was very sure that mullai would have confronted them for him... But he didnt know what she would have spoke...

He always knew he is not right... He has shades of all good and worst in him but she never gave up on him at any cause and always tried to cover up his mistakes...
His heart and soul screamed as always that there is nothing wrong in falling head over heels for (t)his girl every single minute of his entire life...

K( in a low voice) : anga antha pechu pesitu than vanthu enkita kathiruke...

M : ipovum solren... ne than thappu.. yetho konjam support paniten nu romba over ah panathe...

K (smirking) : saringa boss...

L : ada pothum yenamo romba ootarenga avala... yen parvathi ne ipadi muruganukaga sandai potathu illaya... athu than eh avalum panra...

T : athu yenavo vasthavam than... ne pesaathathaiya chinna kutti pesita...

P : ada pothum vidunga...atha oru vishayam nu pesitu...

Seeing her parents exchange looks, mullai reminded of something...

M : yen pa.. kathir ku parivattam katta yaarum prachanai panalaiya... illaama irunthurukaathu nu theriyum...

The question kindled different emotion in each one..

Mu : en mapillai ku mariyaathai pana yevan prachanai panuvan... yevan vanthalum, yena prachanai panalum na paathupen... ne yethuku atha pathi yosikare...

His voice was thick sending chills and mullai replied instantly...

M : illaa pa... inime yosikala...

Suddenly the atmosphere turned so intense to handle..
As a saving grace, murugan was called by someone from temple committee and kathir mullai by kanna and kids for taking snaps leaving the three ladies behind...

While the other two managed to divert themselves, parvathi couldn't help thinking about the past...

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Parvathi was the younger one of the three kids of Kailasanathan and thaayammal...
She was born when her brothers pandian and parthiban, the twins, were around ten years... Being a girl among two boys, she was taken atmost care by her brothers and she was treated like a princess of their family...
Their happy family got extended with the marriages of her brothers...
Pandian and parthiban got married to lakshmi and sarala respectively on same day...

Lakshmi's dad was the best friend of kailasanathan... He wanted to bring lakshmi as his daughter in law owing to her kind nature and a gesture to strengthen his friendship....

While lakshmi was from outside family, sarala was the daughter of thaayammal's own brother subramanian...
Along with sarala, he had two sons janarthanan and jaganathan...

Just like sarala who was proposed to parthiban, parvathi was proposed to jaganathan by elders of the family right from childhood...

The marriages of twins got over and the family was happy with the new additions moorthy and kasthuri( daughter of parthiban)...

But followed that there had been so many unfortunate things happened in the family...
Firstly the dismissal of kailasanathan then the dismissal of subramanian...

Most cruel thing happened was parthiban and sarala met with a horrible accident and passed away leaving behind their three years old daughter kasthuri...
Right from that time, kasthuri had been a daughter of pandian and lakshmi and apple of an eye for parvathi who was unmarried by that time... kasthuri never knew she was niece to pandian untill her uncles (janarthanan and jaganathan) told her the story...
Though they tried to take control of kasthuri, she always chose to stay with pandian and lakshmi and never went along with her uncles....
Her love for PS family had always been in peak and never came down anytime till date...

Things changed a little positive with after birth of jeeva and kathir and there Janarathanan got married to kalaivani and meena was born...

When things somewhat got into shape leaving behind the bitter past, they started the marriage talks of parvathi with jaganathan once parvathi completed her degree...

Though the entire family wanted their marriage, Parvathi's heart never went for him...
His flirts, his looks, his talks, his wishes only annoyed her never gave a desire to get married to jaganathan.

The reason being...

To everyone's surprise, delicate parvathi fell for rugged Murugan, brother of lakshmi though they both were antipodes in everything...

Appearance...
Education...
Property...
Character...
Lot more...

She was a graduate while he was not even a high school...

She was from a well off family while he was completely wiped out by that time...

She was a calm and composed girl while he was sound and stormy...

She was fair and flimsy while he was dusky and daring...

She was ao adjustable where as he was so adamant...

They were totally two different souls who everyone thought can never blend with...

But yes.. it was like opposite poles attract...

She wanted to marry him...

But...
He never cared to recognise her presence...
He never cared to take a look at her...
He never cared to speak with her...
Though he was with pandian always, met lakshmi daily and pampered their kids all time, he never tried to get to know her...

Maybe that character of him pulled her like a magnet and there she confessed her love in front of her family denying the marriage with jaganathan...

Thaayammal, Pandian and even lakshmi were not ready to accept as they had already given commitment to janarthanan about parvathi jaganathan marriage...

They stated murugan is no match for her in any aspect degrading him to the core...
That made wimpy parvathi stand for her love like lioness...

P : Maaaaaa.... thayavu senju purinjuko....

Yepavo chinna vayasula mama appa kita sonatha vechu ipo ivanga kuda than kalyanam na yepadi ma... thayavu senju purinjuko...

Ipo intha nimisham mama uyiroda irunthu iruntha avare enaku manasuku pidikaatha intha kalyanam venam nu soliruparu...

Mama ku en mela asai irukalam....aana en manasula yaaru irukanga nu konjam yosi..

Unga yellarukum yellam theriyum... aanalum therinjukitum vaaku kuduthutom nu ipadi pana nan yena panrathu...

Ithelam velaiyaatu vishayam illaa maa... en vazhkai...

Avangala paatha ungaluku yen elakarama iruku nu theriyala...
Yepadi sarala athachi annanungaluku marithai tharingalo apadi than ivangalukum tharanum... atha neenga panrathu illaa...sari athu pogatum...

Avangaluku thaguthi illaa nu neenga sola kudathu... na solanum.... avanga thaguthi enaku theriyum... enaku avangala than pidichuruku... na kattikitaa avangala than kattipen... illana kalyaname venam... anne pasangala, Kasthuri ah valathutu ipadiye irunthudaren...ithu than en mudivu...

She was strong...
She was resolute in her stand...
She was determined to do anything for her love even without knowing if he would accept her...

Then......

Chorus : paaaaaaatiiiiii..... thatha kupidaraaruu.....

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Adutha Alai....

L : dei kathiru... ponna avanuku kaami... pidichuruntha mela pesuvom...

K : avanuku kamikarathuku munnadi unga yellathukum ok ah nu yosichukonga...

Ungaluku onum prachanai illaye...

P : athellam yaarukum illaa...
Ne poi pesu... mulla neeyum po...

T : enaku yenamo pidikala de... venam...

K : enakum...

M : nenachen...

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