Tamil Mozhi Ulagam: Maranavaasalil Oor Azhukural Novella by Sivasanthiran Ratnakumar

Velu, naduthara kudumbathai serntha buthisaali ilaingan. Appa Murugaiya oru saatharana paathali, avanathu amma Meenachi illatharasi. Veluvukku keel irandu thanggaigal. Pathinma vayathil oruthi. Iruthaya noyai thaanggi kondu innoruthi. Moothaval Sathiyavum Veluvum graamatharil amainthulle Oor arasaangge idainilai palliyil payilkindranar. Ilaiyaval Dhivya athe graamathil Tamizh palliyil payilkindraal. Appavukku andraade varumaanam, noi vaaipaddu veedil irukkameyaanal, andru aduppu eriyaathu. Kasythathin vizhipilum thamathu moondru pillaigalukkum nalla ethikaalathai erpaduthi kodukke vendum enbathu avargalin pethrorai thoongga vidaamal seiyum kanavu. Veluvukku thaan oru sirantha aasiriyar aaga vendum endrum, Sathiya thaan oru maruthuvar aagavendrum endrum kolgaiyodu irunthanar. Dhivya innum siriyaval enbathaal avan kurumbu thanamaagave iruppaal.

Andru Veluvirku arasangge iruthi thervu mudivu veliyaagum naal. Kaigal pisainthana, kaalgal nadunggina, kankalil pathatram therinthana. Irupinum manathil thairiyathodu pallikku sendraan. Maavaddathilleye sirantha maanavan endu palliyin muthalvaraal magudam sooda paddaan. Velu veedirku thirumbinaan, angge avanukku Oor perathirchi kaathirunthathu. Avanathu appa thodathil paambu kadithu iranthu viddaar endru seithi. Idi vizhunthaarpol Kudumbathin nilaimai. Maganin therchiyai kandu manam kulirvathaa illai kanavarin maraivai enni manam kumuruvathaa endru ammavin poraatham.

Appavin karumakirigai mudinthathu, kudumbathil sumai soozhnthathu. Uravendru sollikondu kai korkavillai. Akkam pakkathin uthaviyodu sila naal vaazhkai payanam. Velu than melpadipai thodare mudiyaamal thindaadi kondirukaiyil, thanathu nerunggiya thozhan Dhina angge vanthaan. Dhina, oru perum selvantharin magan. Ninaithathai panathaal vaangguvaan. Panathai neeraaga iraipaan. Veedirku ore magan, chella pillai, selvam kuvinthe koodam. Aduthe ainthu thalaimuraiyum udkaarnthu saapidum alavirku sothu. Aanal athai anubavikkum pakkuvan Dhina’vidam illai. Thevai illa selavu, paarapatcham paarkathu veen selayu. Mothathil Dhina Veluvukku ner maaraanavan.

Murugaiya maranathirku piragu kudumbathai thaangge vendiya kadaimai Veluvidam vanthathu. Irupinum thaan Oor aasiriyar aaga vendum endra kanavu innum avan manathil irunthathu. Irunthaalum thanathu iru thanggaigalin ethirkaalathai karuthil enni thanathu aasaigalai viddu koduthaan. Thamathu kadaisi thanggaiyai aasiriyar’aake vendum endru enninaan. Thanathu petrorin aasaigalai niraivetra vendum endru mudiveduthaan. Than nerunggiya nanban Dhinavidam sendru, “Dhina nee enakku oru uthavi seiviyaa?” endraan. “Kandippadaa solludaa” endraan Dhina. “Unakke theriyum ippe ennode kudumbam enna soozhnilaiyile irukuthunnu, athaandaa naa velaiku polaamnu mudive pannithe, etho ennode therchikku yetha maathiri oru velai kedachaa pothumdaa”. “Velu nee kavalai padaatheda, naa kandippa en appakidde unnode nelaimaiye eduthu solli unakku oru nalla velaiye naa erpaadu panni thaaren, nee ethukum thayanggathe, un kudumbathukku thoon ah irudaa, neeye sornthu poitha appo un amma thanggachinggale yaar paarthukuvaa, thairiyamaa iru, kandippa naa uthavi seive,” endraan Dhina.

Oru vaaram sendrathu, Veluvin veedirku oru kadithaasi vanthathu. Anthe kadithaasi Dhina appavin aluvazhagathil irunthu vanthirunthathu. Innum irandu naadkalil nermuga thervu. Atharkaage aayathamaagi kondirunthaan Velu. Andru than thaayaridam irunthu aasirvaatham pethru nermuga thervirku sendraan Velu. Anaithu thervilum therchi petraan, Dhinavin appa Krishnan ayyavirku Velanai migavum pidithu viddathu. Avanai kanakaaivaalar velaiyil amarthinaar. “Indrumuthal yen niruvanathode varavu selavugal ellavathraiyum neeye gavanithuko, un kudumbathai enni kavalai padaathe, unnode theramaiku kandippa oru vidivukaalam porakkum”, endru avanukku aaruthalaai thaddi koduthaar. Naadkal sendrana, Sathiya arasaangge iruthi thervukku amarnthaal. Thanggai melpadippai thodare irukiraal, aagaiyal ippozhuthe atharkaane panathai othukke aarambikke vendum endru manathil vithai vithaithaan. Irunthaalum thaan edukkum sambalam kudumbathin selavukku pothumaanathaage ullathu, aagaiyaal veroru paguthi nere velai seithaal kandippaage kaiyiruppu irukkum endru enninaan.

Oru naal, Veluvum Dhinavum oru theneer viduthiyil amarnthu kondu pesinar. Appothu “Dhina ennode varumaanam en kudumbathukke pothumaanathaa irukku, vere ethaavathu paguthi nera velai yaaravatho koduppaanggaladaa?” endru vinavinaan. Atharku Dhina “Velu enakku therinji oru anna irukaangge, unakku kaar odde theriyumthane, avaru sarakkugale matthavangalukku anuppi vekkira velai seiyuraarudaa, oru thadavai koode enkidde yaaravathu velaiku aal irunthaa enkidde sollunu sonnaaru. Unakku sarinna naa avarukidde koodithu poren. Kaalaiyile nee appakidde velai sei, saainthiram angge velaikku po”, endraan. Atharku Veluvum sari yendraan. Maru naal, iruvarum anthe muthalaaliyai kaane sendranar. Avar peyar Maniam, sontha thozhil seibavar. Pala pirabalanggalin arimugam ullavar.

Dhina Maniam’idam Veluvai pathri anaithaiyum vivarithaan. Udane Maniam “Velu unakku kandippaage velai irukku, nee kavalai padaathe, unakku naan oru vaaganathai thaaren, nee athai un sontha velaikaagavum payan paduthikalaam. Velai irukkum bothu kandippa naa koopidure. Nee antha velaiye sariyaa mudichi koduthenaa unakku nalla sambalam kodupe” endraar. Veluvum atharku sammathithaan. Sila maathanggal Maniam avargalin velaiyai semmaiyaage seithaan. Maniam sila poddalanggal avanidam koduthu angge kurikke paddirukkum vilaasathirku kondu poi oppadaike solvaar. Ivanum salaikaamal than velaiyai mudipaan. Maniamum avanukku aayiram kanakil panam koduthu urchaagam koothinaar. Krishnan ayyavidam velai seithaal koode ivvalavu panam kaana mudiyavillaiye endru avanathu ennathil thondriyathu. Oru naal appadi anthe poddalathil ennathaan irukkirathu endru ariya aavalaanan. Udane oru kathiyai eduthu melliya virasal pothu paarthan. Ulle latcham velli perumaanamulle bothai porul irunthathu. Athai kande Veluvirku thalaiye sutriyathu. Sonne nerathil sarakkugalai irakkumathi seithuviddu veedu thirumbiyavan ennam muzhuvathum anthe poddalathin meethe irunthathu.

Marunaal Mania’thai kaane sendraan. Maniam “enna thambi velai sollamaleye ingge vanthuruke, enna visyayam?” endru vinavinaar. “Neengge enna velai seiyuringgenu enakku therinjiruchi, sole ponaa ithanai naala enakku theriyaame inthe velaiye naa seithirukke, oru velai police’le maadirunthaa kandippa thookuthan. Aanalum neengge koduthe panathai vechithaa innaiku ennode thanggachi padipukku kaasu kadde munjichi. Athanaalathan naa ippe unggale paarke vanthuruken” endru podi vaithu pesinaan. Velanin marupakkam visvaroopam eduthullathai unarnthaar Maniam. “Nee enna solle varennu enakku purinjiruchi, unakkum thaniyaa naa thozhil thodangge erpaadu seiyure, nee padu buthisaalithaa”, endru poi pugazhaaram polinthaar. Veluvum visyama punnagai poothaan. Sirithu naadkalil Veluvum anthe thozhilil muzhunera eedupaadu kondaan. Pala thodarbugal pera seithaan. Paavam veedil yaarum ithai ariyavillai, maarage avanathu kudumbam nimmathiyaage irunthanar.

Thaan ithanai naalage velai seithe velaiyai raajinamaa seithuviddu INTHE visyama velaiyil muzhu moochage irangginaan, kai niraiye panam sambathitthaan. Kaiyiruppu koodiyathu, nimmathi kurainthathu, athai niraivu seiya mathuvirku adimaiyaanan, sila neranggalil Maathuvirkum idam koduthaan. Naadkal sella sella veedirku selvathai kuraithaan, Thaniyaage oru Maaligaiyai vaadagaiku eduthu angge thanggi kondaan. Suya raajiyathil raja vaazhkaiyai anubavithaan. Paavam ondrum ariyaathe kudumbathinar, annan thanggalukkaagathan iravum pagalumaage uzhaikindraar endru iraivanidam annan nalamaage irukke dhinam dhinam piraathanai seigindranar. Aanal Velu’vo bothaiyai kumbiddu kondirunthaan. Naadkal panthupol urunthodina. Veluvum panam niraiyave sambaathitu kondirunthaan. Angguthan avanukku oru Peraabathu vanthu kondirunthathu. INTHE thozhil reethiyil avanathu ethirigal silar Veluvai pathri kaaval thuraiyidam pugaar koduthanar. Vedithathu boogambam, Veluvin thaayar veedirku sothanaiyide kaaval thuraiyinar anggu virainthanar. Amma Meenachikum, iru thanggaigalukkum ore kuzhapam. Bayathil kidu kiduthanar, vaarthaigal ularinar, Dhivya “anna ingge ille, avaru thaniyaa vere oru veedule irukaaru” endru koori vilaasathai koduthaal. Veluvirku neram sariyillai pozhum, Kaaval thuraiyidam kaiyum kalavumaage pidipaddaan.

Avan mel “Bothai Porul” satthathin keezh pugar ezhupe paddathu. Neethi vazhanggum naal vanthathu. Neethipathi “Taghaate muraiyil bothai porulai viniyogam seithatarkaagavum, ithu thappu endru therinthum thappane vazhiyil panam sambaathirthathu’kaagavum Velu Murugaiyavirku SAAGUMVARAI THOOKILIDA theerpalikiren”, endravudan avanathu kudumbathinar kathari azhuthanar. “Ithukaagavaa unne un appa raavum pagalumaa ulaichi padikke vechaaru???? Yendaa ippadi panni tholaiche!!!” endru amma Meenachiyin katharal. “Yen anna ippadi pannuningge”, thanggaigalin mana vethanai. Thandanaiyai niraivetrum naal vanthathu, Veluvai thooku medaiku azhaithu sendranar, atharku mun Dhina’vai azhaithu “yen kudumbathai pathiramaa paarthuko, naa pore, yaaraiyum kaividduraathe”endraan. Dhina “Velu ellam yen thapputha, naanthan sariyaa visaarikaame unne ippadi oru soozhnilaiyile maathi vidduthen” endraan. Atharku Velu “Itharku nee ondrum kaaranam ille daa, ellam yen thapputhan, ‘panamnaa ponamun vaai polakum’nu solluvaanggale athaandaa naa pannithe, UPPE THINNAVAN THANNI KUDICHITHANE AAGANUM”, Veluvin kadaisi vaarthaigal.

Thooku kayiru kazhuthai nerungguvatharku mun, poruppaalar Veluvidam avanathu kadaisi aasaiyai keddaar. Atharku avan “Naan kadaisiyaage oru murai kathari azhe vendum” endraan. Manam nonthu, buthi pirandu, aasaiye maayai maayaiye aasai enbathai unaraamal, panam patthum seiyum, athan vazhi maranathaiyum anugum enbathai ninaithu kathari azhuthaan. “Kan kedda piragu Sooriya namaskaaramaa???” Neram mudinthathu, avan aayul nindrathu. Indru varai anthe MARANAVAASALIL OOR AZHUKURAL kedhu kondirukirathu endraal athu Veluvin kumuralthaan….

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By:- Sivasanthiran Ratnakumar