Kannathil Muthamittal Page #3

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Can you do that?

Thiruselvan, l read the story.

lt was published under another name?

He borrowed mine.

How is father?

- He's fine.

lt was such a moving story

- Can we see the baby?

lt was beautiful, wasn't it? l cried too.

What's your name?

Your name?

Such a great writer and you can't

think of a name?

Shall l name her then?

Her first cry flowed out like nectar,

like Amudham.

Are you going to adopt this baby...

...Or not?

Or do your ideals stop at the level

of story-writing?

Look, she's pointing in the direction of Srilanka.

Does your mother live there?

She left you and went away?

You don't have anyone?

My mother left me too.

ls this engineer writing stories

about you, to make money?

Ask him if it's enough to just

write a story.

Fool! Will anyone adopt a baby before

getting married?

What's wrong?

lf you want to bathe a baby,

powder its body,

and change its nappies, then adopt

the baby l'm carrying.

Not some dark-skinned orphan,

could be diseased.

They'll check all that.

Shut up. All this can happen only in stories.

Say it again and l'll go back to my

husband's home in Madras!

Right. l just need your signature

at the red cross centre.

Have you gone crazy?

Don't you understand?

Over my dead body!

Akka!

The groom is?- Manager in a granite factory.

Come in, you're just in time.

Get him a chair.

He's our neighbour.

He's the engineer for the huge factory

in the next town.

He also writes stories with titles

like`Umbrella',`Mountain',`Urn'.

He's come to get his keys.

Carry on, l'll come.

Just a moment, sir.Couldn't smoke inside.

A match box?

Don't have one.

l don't have time to read books.

But l scan the horoscopes and read

the gossip columns.

You have excellent taste in literature.

Just a minute. what's lndra like?

You live next door. You'll know if there's

any gossip about her.

What did you say your name was?

Dhanraj.

Dhanraj, speak with respect and

leave quietly.

l not only write l hit people as well!

Finished -one moment.

Here comes the bride! So the groom is rich.

He'll build her a house with the

granite he mines.

l was really worried that

you would charm my brother!

He's not easy to charm.

l'm going to commit suicide.

Are you? l'm sure l can write a

story about it.

How will you do it?

You can drown or swallow barbiturates.

The cheapest and best way is hanging.

A Sari, a metal ring; that's all you need.

But don't try hanging from the fans

in your house.

They're too old!

ls that all you have to say?

l think the girl's in love with you.

D'you love her?

Why don't you do something?

What should l do?

Elope!

lf she has courage, strength of mind,

she'll refuse to marry the quarry owner.

Maybe she thought you'd stop her!

A letter from your husband.

A letter from your father.

This is my sister, Mrs. Kamala Kumar.

You know Tahsildar Ganesan.

Both will sign along with me. l would like

to adopt Amudha.

Did you bring me here for this?

You talk, you write,

now you want to act on your words.

Bravo! But is this really practical?

Did l ask for advice?

l will, a 100 times. but they...

Thiruchelvan, are you married?

My sister is. She has a child,

expects another soon.

Her husband works in Madras.

Mr.Ganesan will vouch for us.

Who is adopting the baby? You or your sister?

Not me. He will. l've said what l wanted.

Thiruchelvan, your intentions are honourable.

But we don't allow unmarried people,

especially men...

to adopt babies.

The social welfare board will not permit it.

l don't know what more to say.

ls lndra in?

What have you brought?

A stone or a rope for me to commit suicide with?

How old are you?

-How old do l look?

Are you over 18?

-What if l am?

Will you marry me?

And be a mother to Amudha?

Think well before you answer.

Will you please go in?

-What?

We are not wanted here.

Are you crying?

Why are you crying?

l waited a whole year.

You noticed me only because of the baby.

Am l a free gift with the baby?

Are you crying because l said l like you?

Don't touch me!

Are you adopting Amudha for my sake...

or marrying me for her sake?

l like this eye,the other one as well.

l want this cheek, the other one as well.

Stop! Stop!

lf l marry you, l have certain conditions.

You'll have to...

What is this nonsense?

Go, go away...

What's wrong with her?

And what's wrong with you?

Can't leave you alone for 2 minutes!

What's this you've done?

This isn't a chapter in a story,

is it? lt's real, isn't it?

The Tahsildar's here! Go away now!

What d'you think you're doing?

Didn't you hear me?

l'll hit you now! Go in!

You rascal!

Such a short tempered sister!

-Silly fellow!

Why are you standing at the door?

Coffee?

Bring him coffee.

Ganesan, l would like to marry your daughter...

And l would like to adopt Amudha.

For the first, l need your permission.

For the second, l need your signature.

Why did she leave me and go away?

For me. For all of us.

Vinay, don't take that. lt's mine - careful!

Give it back to me!

-Don't read it.

Photographs of Amudha the great!

Right from the time she was a baby!

`For my mother '- which one?

The real one?

Don't read it. lt's my diary.

`Why did you leave me and go?'

Because she had to go to the toilet!

Ma, Amudha and Vinay are having a fight.

Vinay is pulling her hair

Amudha is biting his hand.

What is it now?

He started it!

- No, she did!

Who started it? Can't both of you ever be quiet!

Grandfather!

What's my mother's name?

My real mother's name?

Shyama. M.D.Shyama.

She was from the village of Mankulam.

Her father's name was Devanathan or Devanesan.

Something like that was

written in the register

Have you seen her? What did she look like?

l've seen her, but l don't remember her.

She delivered you in a

Red Cross camp in Rameswaram.

Why did she leave me and go away?

Where is Rameswaram?

lndra, did Pradeep come there?

- ls Pradeep here?

Don't know - Don't know.

No, why?

- He's not home as yet?

lf he comes here, l'll tell him

to call you at once.

Amudha! Vinay, where's Amudha?

Don't know.

Vinay, look at me. Don't you know

where Amudha is?

Don't know - Tell me!

Where's she?

Amudha and Pradeep have gone in a bus.

Where?

Rameswaram.

ls that the truth?

They said the school had an excursion

and took money from

Grandfather for the tickets.

Ganesan, did you give her money?

Shall we get off at the next stop and go back?

And if we don't get a bus to go back?

l need to go to the toilet.

Think of something scary!

Will the police catch us?

Why're we going to Rameswaram?

To see whom?

My mother.

Your mother's in Madras.

l saw her on TV yesterday.

That's not my mother.

My real mother's in Rameswaram.

Her name is Shyama. M.D.Shyama.

That is correct.

Shyama, Mankulam village.

Srilanka refugee. April 3rd. 1991 .

A baby girl. Normal delivery.

2.5 kilogram. But she is not here now.

Where is she? We came just to see her.

Who knows? Who are you?

What is your name? Your parents' names?

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