"Ashwin. We talked so much this past one hour. But now oru mukiyamana oruthanga pathi than pesa porom."
Ashwin smiled at the host and she continued, "Sivaangi."
He let out a shy laugh and the host said, "Sollunga. Avungala pathi. How important she is."
Ashwin shifted in his seat, and said. "She's undeniably important. Avunga illana ivalo success ennaku kedachurkathu. Not only because of CWC, but atha thaandi, the trust she had on me was so important for me. Naa general ahve konjam tension aaven. So apadi irukumbothu, ennaku oru solace, oru safe space na athu avunga than. I'm so used to taking care of myself but after I met her, antha vishayam avunga apadiye takeover panitanga."
The host smiled, "Wow. Neenga pesumbothe antha love therithu."
Ashwin smiled and the host said, "Seri ippo naa ungaluku oru photo katren. Atha pathi sollunga."
A photo pulled up by the large LED screen. It was one of him and Sivaangi. Taken on their wedding day. They were both in traditional attire and it was taken moments after he tied the mangalsutra, just looking into each other's eyes and smiling. The crowd cheered at it and he smiled sheepishly.
The cheers died down and he said, "Best day of my life."
The crowd awed again and the host grinned, "Ore varthai la solitaru."
He laughed, "Aama. The whole wedding actually, Sivaangi than panna. Ella details, it was her idea."
The day of his wedding flashed through by his eyes and a fond smile was on his face. "Naanga senthu plan panna ore vishayam, the menu," everyone laughed.
"For dessert, we even served blueberry pie," he said, his eyes brimming with happiness.
"That is so sweet." the host said. "Ungaluku oru vishayam theriyuma?"
Ashwin raised an eyebrow ans the host said, "Adipoli oda 10th anniversary inaiku."
"Oh!" Ashwin said in genuine suprise. He didn't know. The song had become a cult classic now, always played in festivals.
"Wow I didn't know. That's amazing."
The host nodded, "Yeah, speaking of Adipoli there's another picture I want to show you."
A picture of the whole team pulled up on the screen. Everyone, including Sivaangi and Ashwin were there. Sivaangi was infront of Ashwin, slightly leaning on his chest. He remembered taking that photo, and when Vignesh, the lyricist posted it, it went viral on the internet. He smiled at the memory,
"Na intha photo ah paathu romba naal achu. Actually, that project was so special to me. It was basically my first baby," he laughed. "Ellame, concept, music, lyrics everything we put in so much effort. And to top it off, Sivaangi ennaku padina first song. So it's my favorite,"
The host smiled, "Avunga verse romba azhaga irukum la?"
Ashwin nodded fervently, "Aama. Athu first time kekumbothu ennaku pesave varala. Yenna athu oru melody la paduvangala. And I've always wanted her to sing one of my songs. And especially because I was involved in the music and lyrics athu first time kekumbothu, Siddhu studio la iruntha. Ennaku goosebumps vanthurchu."
The host teasingly smiled, "Neenga daily live version kepingala."
Ashwin laughed, "Illa atha avunga pada maatanga."
The host raised an eyebrow, "Yen?"
He scratched his sheepishly, "Therla athu- Atha pada romba vekka paduvanga."
