A Hundred Days Of This - Day 79

Had to dig up the archive today because I honestly have no brain power left to think about anything else. Also, it is in Tenglish, thappulu unte kshaminchandi.

Adivaaram. Saayanthram 4:38.

 

Evevo aalochanalu, oka padella kritham jarigina godavalu, ninna raathri nanna naatho cheppukunna baadhalu, repu ela untundho anna bhayaalu. Ee burra asala nannu okka poota ayina prasaanthanga undanivvadhemo. Nela meedha padukuni alaa soonyam loki chusthu undipoya. Paatha illu anthaga acchiraaledhemo ani pinni chepthe maa amma balavanthanga vere chotiki maaripommani okate gola. Ippatikippude illu elaage dhorikedhi oka moodu nellu chuddhaam melligaa ante vinipinchukolaa. Mondi raakshasi. Aavida poru padaleka pagalenaka raathrenaka 'Mission Relocation' ani thirigaa. Ayithe illu nacchatla ledha inti owner ki nenu chese pani nacchatla. “Cinemallo chesthuntaava? Oho.” anadam, moham lo rangulu maaripodam. Dheeniki thodu bachelor ni kuda ga. Oorlonemo pelli ki pilla ni ivvatledhu, city lo nemo addhe ki illu ivvatledhu.

 

June nelalo kuda endalu thaggatledhu ikkada. Mitta madhyanam ontiganta ki oka illu chupistha padha ani maa pinni vaalla chinna abbayi naa rekka laakkunipoyaadu. Naakemo nakanakalaade aakali, ippudu intha urgentuga chuseyyaalaa aa illu ani adigaa maa vaadini. “Nuvvu theesukokapothe naa colleague dhigipodaaniki ready ga unnaadu. Nenu kashtapadi aaputhunnaa, neeku baaga nacchuthundhi chudu illu. Terrace kuda chaala peddhadhi. Paiga inti owner Mani Ratnam fan.” Kaasepu aakalini pakkana petteddhaam. Illu baagundindhi, office ki dhooram ga, metro station ki daggaraga. Chuttu boledu mokkalu. Moodu kukkalu. Inti owner ki aravayi ayidhu ellu. Pelli chesukoledhata. Government music college lo violin teacher ga pani chesi retire ayyaarata. Ippudu saayankaalaalu colony lo pillalaki nerpisthu kaalakshepam chesthunnaarata. Kurchopetti maavidikaaya pappu, thotakoora pulusu vesi bhojanam petti mari pampinchaaru. Vaaram lo illu maaripoyaa.

 

Antha baane unnaa jeevitham lo edho thelini velithi. Eppudu edho kangaaru. Asala nenu enti, em chesthunnaanu, em cheyyataanikani ikkadiki vaacchaanu, em jaruguthundho, jaragakapothundho, idhe thanthu. Oorellipoyi amma ollo padukuni ivanni marchipovaalanipisthundhi. Kaani velthe vandha prasnalu veyyi avuthaayi. Idhi oka rakamayina preme, aavida ki vacchinattu, thochinattu premani benga roopam lono, bhayam roopam lono naa mundhu kancham lo annam tho paatu vaddisthundhi. Em cheppaalo, ela cheppaalo thelini paristhithi naadhi. Andhuke eppudo kaani vellanu maa ooru. Poni friends ki phone chesi maatlaadadhaamante evadi gola vaadidhe. Aadivaaram atthaarintlo function ani, Ooty tour ani, pillala summer camp ani cheppukuntu pothaaru. Iha ilaa kaadhu lechi bayata edhaina coffee shop lo kaasepu kurchundhaamani thayaarayyi metro ekkaa.

 

Chutturaa boledu mandhi manushulu, boledanni kathalu. Oka thalli, thana aarella babu, vaadi allari. Oka paddhenimidella ammayi phone chusi navvukuntondhi, pakkane vaalla nanna vayasunna peddhaayana thanani judge cheyyatam. Modhatisaari metro ekkinattunaaru oka kotthaga pelli ayina janta, maa oori bhashe maatlaaduthunnaaru. Vaalla aayana cheyyi gattiga pattukuni kurchundhi naa mundhu. Chevullo SPB aamani paadave antunnaaru. Venakki origi kallu moosukuni asala ila ela raasthaaro Veturi gaaru anukuntu undipoya. Inko padhi nimishaallo nenu digaalsina station vacchesthundhi. Inkevaraina kurchuntaaru kadha ani lechi, thalupu daggara ninchunna. Appudu kanipinchindhi. 

 

Okkasaariga gunde gattiga kottukodam modhalayyindhi. Cheviki buttalu, chethiki kaasi thaadu, gollaki gorintaaku, pattu juttu. Venakki thirigi ninchundhi, nuvvenemo anukunnaa. Accham nee laane undhi. Chethilo Sapiens anna pusthakam kuda undhi. Nuvvu kaaka inkevaru anukunnaa. Piluddhaamanipinchindhi. Kaani endhuko gonthu, dhairyam rendu raaledhu. Kaneesam phone cheddhaamanna malli nuvvem anukuntaavo anna sandeham. Devudiko dhannam pettaa okasaari nuvvu itu vaipu chudaalani. Ee loga station vacchesindhi. Dhigakunda undipodhaamanukunna. Thappaka inka chivari kshnam lo mundhuki kadhilaa. Thanu kuda inko thalupu daggariki velli aagindhi. Inkevaro ammayi le. 

 

Aa kaasepu Ilayaraaja kuda vinapadaledhu. Vere inkevi gurthukuraaledhu. Nuvvu kaadhani thelisaaka oopiri peelchukunnaa. Ento naa picchi ani navvukunna. Edho chinna aasa. Nuvvu ayyunte entha baagundedhonani. Nijanga nuvvunte baaguntundhani.

 

This is a short story I wrote on February 20, 2022, about 4 years ago. A friend of mine had requested me to write something for him and for the mutual love of cinema and Mani Ratnam. He had also asked me not to publish it anywhere. Sorry, A, for breaking my word! Malli inko story raasukundhaamu le manam. Promise.

And that's Day 79 for you!