Act: 4
Scene: 3




Manickam:  Annanagar varaikum ponam nga.
Malar: (Looking at the driver, who was first in the queue) Anna neenga Annanagar savaree poreengala?
Auto driver: illa neenga ponga. Enaku koncham college road varaikum poganum.
Malar: Seri vandila ukkarunga
Manickam: Enna veyil, mandaiya polakudhu...
Malar: Kathiri veyil, namakena pudhusa...
Manickam: Unga appa apparam edavadhu sonnara, anniku?
Malar: Illa naan avara edhuvum kekala. Kaeta sandai thaan varum.
Manickam: Oh...seri
Malar: Naan andha kaasai mudhal thedhi thandhudaraenga. Innikum neenga kaasu thara venaam, kazhichukalaam
Manickam: Ayyayo naan adhuku sollaleenga.. avasaram illa porumaiya kudunga.
Malar: Enaku kadanaaliya irukka pidikadhu.
Manickam: Nalla pazhakam thaan.  unga virupam... ungaluku annan, thangachi  yaarum illaya?
Malar: Annan irundharu, cancer la moonu varusham munnadi erandhutaaru.
Manickam: Yennaku unga kitta onnu solanum.
Malar: Sollunga
Manickam: Life la enaku oru pidipum ila, Kuppai, avanoda padipu, ennoda tea kadai nu vaazhkai oditu irukku.  Koncham naala naamum yaen kalyanam panitu life la settle aaga koodadhu nu thonudhu.
Malar: Hmmm... seekaram kalyanam panunga. Nala vishayatha thalli poda koodadhu nu enga amma adikadi soluvaanga
Manickam: Enaku suthi valaichu pesa theriyaadhu.  Unga nermai pidichiruku, unga dairiyam pidichiruku.  Naama yaen kalyanam panika koodadhu?
Malar: (Braked) Enna solreenga? seri varadhu.
Manickam: Yaenu therinjukalaama?
Malar: Seri varadhu na varadhu. Karanam ellam kekadheenga
Manickam: Naan oralavuku padichirukaen, decent a sambadhikaraen, chinnadha oru veedu iruku, ungala kan kalangama paathupaen.  Idhuku mela enna venum? yennai ungaluku pidikaliya?
Malar: Enaku edhuku ungala pidikanum.  Neenga yaro naan yaro.
Manickam:   Unga mela love nu ellam naan poi solla virumbala aana pidichiruku. Neenga koncham porumaiya yosichu paarunga, apparam ungaluku pidikalena, neenga yaaro, naan yaaro nu poitae irukkalam... (Smiles)

Auto stopped...

Manickam: Enna aachunga, vandiku?
Malar: Vandi la edho prachanai nu nenaikaraen.  Neenga vera auto eduthu poidunga.
Manickam: Naan vena mechanic kootitu varava?
Malar: (irritated)  Vandi ottarava naan,  naan paathukaraen, neenga kilambunga. 50 roova aayiruku.  meedhi 450 roova naan kuduthudaraen.

Manickam half heartedly leaves...

Malar waited till Manickam got in to another Auto and then turned and left.  She thought about what Manickam said and she chided herself for over reacting.  It was 7.30 PM when she reached home and found Manickam talking to her dad....