AAN DEVATHAI

MY HERO

Neengalum Sathanaiyaalar Father's Day Special Show! This is an Interview show conducted by a well-known Tamil Television channel with all those successful people amidst normal people! Today it was an Entreprenuer....A Successful Young Entrepreneur who is around his early 40s.

I: Vanakam!
Ungelode Naan! Ungal Kumaran! Welcome to Neengalum Sathanaiyallar!
Inniki....Father's Day Special Show eh paarke porom!
So let me welcome with your applause..... Indriya Sathanaiyaalar......Mr. Kathir Pandian!

The audience clapped and cheered!

After some basic questions about him and his business, the interviewer started off like this....

I: Ungalukku pidicha hero yaaru?

K: Hero va? Ennaku.......

I: Vijay? Ajith? IronMan? SpiderMan? Sakthimaan?

K: Ellaraiyum pidikum! Thalapthy naa rombe pidikum! Aana athevidu......rombeve pidicha hero....oruthar irukaru!

I: Wow....this man is a Thalapathy Fan! (crowd got crazy)

I: Aama....athu yaaru anthe innoruthar?

K: Ennaku pidicha anthe hero....... EN APPA!!!!!

I: Wow! APPA!!!! Appedi enna pannaru? Unge Appa?

K: (Laughing) Yenna pannale nu kellunge!

I: That's interesting! Appo...Appa pathi sollunge...maybe include some of your family story in...if u wish!

K: Yes....it's always a pleasure!

Then....The entrepreneur starts......

K: Appa! Thiru Pandian avargal.......

Enge Appa perusa lam padikele! School mudichithu.... Oru velaiku poitharu! Sime kind of factories...then.....joined office job..... Rombe padikathe naale....just oru office boy ah tha join pannaru....Just two years before getting married! Athuku apparom...konja varushathuku appedi tha iruntharu!

Then he got married! A perfect match for his life! The woman who knows him from A to Z! Yes! Enge Amma!

Then, after enjoying "THEM MOMENTS" in life...... Thirumanathuku piragu...ella aangalum kathirukire anthe naalum vanthathu! Oru Aan....Appa aagum anthe tharunam! Ippo naanum oru Appa va irukurathalu, I can easily relate myself....avaru appo eppadi muthal murai athe feel panirupanu nu.....That is a magical moment!

(The interviewer and some man in the crowd clapped their hands)

The Entrepreneur pulled their legs.....Kai thathure ellarume....Appa kal poleye! That's great! So ellam othukiringele?

I: Yes! And yes I'm a father too! Frankly speaking....that's the most magical moment!

Everyone clapped!

I: Ok! Let's continue! Neenge sollunge!

K: Yeah! I can proudly say that I gave him that "Pattham"....the most valuable, the most precious Appa ndre Pattham! After me....there was 2 girls and a boy came in to call him...Appa! (laughing) Aama nghe! Ennaku approm...2 thanggachi....oru thambi! Oru kutty kudumbam!

I: Wow! Ithe eppadiyum sollelama? Interesting!

All laughed!

I: Appo.... "engal veethile ella naalum kaarthigai....lalala" thanna?

The crowd went crazy again!

K: Ada....yenge neenge vere! Appedilam illainge! Athulam padathule tha nadakum! Nambe lam....adi othai mithi nu ellam vangi.....appo appo jolly ah irukure family tha!

All claped again!

(turning towards the crowds) The same pitch ah? (laughing) Good good!

K: Amma palavithama attack pannuvange....aana Appa appedi illainge! Appa kitte.....ore adi.....illai na ore arai.....Mundinchi! Appa oode Belt le....appa kitteye adi vangirukingela? Apppeedithan irukom!

Someone in the crowd shouted: Naan vangiruken Na!

E: Eppadi dude irunthuchu?????

That someone showed his fingers (👌 ) indicating superb!

All laughed!

E: Enn inam ada nee! (laughing)

All laughed again!

I: Appa kitte neenge kathukithe visyangal enna?

K: Appa...direct ah perusa ethum solle matharu! Normal ah pesithu irukom bothe....fluke le appediye sollithu poiduvaru! Like....eppadi solrathu..... Aha..... Ithu!

Sapdumbothu kaal mele kaal podhe kudathu, kaal aathithe sapdekudathu....sapduku mariyathe kudukanum! Apparom....periyavange munnadi kaal mele kaal pothu okkare kudathu! Vere...night le....kaal lam kalivithu tha thunge ponum....veliye poithu vantha kaal kaluvanum! Apparom....thungerathuku munnadi and thungurathuku apparom....oru chinna prayer on bed le! Inthe maari neraiya.....ithelam basics tha! But ennaku enge Appa kitte tha ithe naan ithulam kathukithen! Ippo varaikum naan follow pandren! Innivum panniven! Naanum en pullaingaluku inthe sollikuduthuruken!

All cheered and clapped!

I: This is great le! Appa ungele financially eppadi inspire pannaru?

K: Ok! Appa oru hard worker! Naange ellame....I mean my siblings! Valare arambikumbothu....Appa oode single sambalam pathele! Even amma was working... but for a small amount of salary! Both their salaries was not enough for a little growing family! So Appa.....rendu munnu velaiku ponnaghe! Rombe hard work pannuvanghe! Being the elder one....Ellam elder um ithe othupanghe nu nenaikiren.....Nambe tha Appa oode real kastham paarthurupom!

I (interacting with the audience): Any elders here? Kai thunge pa! (A few elders raised their hands up!) Neenge sollunge....ithu unmaiya?

Those raising hands shouted: Yes! Yes! Yes!

K: Good! Ithe mathavange thappa purinjikathinge! Ithu yen ippedi solrom na.... Mostly, early years of being a Father, The Man struggles more to bring up the Family! Apparom...family members valare valare, Anthe Manushanuku family eppadi konduporathu nu oru alavuku therinjidum! So that's why...some younger ones doesn't really feel that! But sila family le....maybe younger one varaikum inthe kasthathe paarthurupinghe! That depends on the Man alone...The leader of the Family in running the family! Enge Appa Rombeve hard work pannuvaru...Appedi ippedi nu reward um vangitharu after many many years of hard work! Naangelam rombeve proud ah feel panne moment athu!

I: Very true! Superb! Ok.....Appa eppadi? Kovakaara? Amaithiyana vara? Something like that....Tell us!

K: Appa konjam kovakaara tha! But rombe paasamana varu! Amma solvange....Naan appediye enge Appa than nu! Yes! Appa maari enakum kovam konjam athikam tha! Amma kitte ellame soldre maari Appa kitte solle maathum! Aana Appa kitte pesame lam irukeve mudiyathu! Sandai yavathum potruranum! Even naan outstation le padike ponapothu.....Appa kitte oru vaathi sonne....I miss fighting with You Pa nu...athuku.....unexpected answer sonnaru Appa! I was touched...... Naanum tha nu sonnaru! Appeditha...naanum Appa vum!

K: Enthe Appa vum perusa azhe maathange! Yes....Naanum enga Appa azhunthu paarthathu illai! Even naanum ippo Appa....en pullainghe munnuku aale maathen! Athukunu....avangeluku enthe sogamum illai nu artham illai! Appa....enge Appa nu illai! Ellam Appa vum....perusa yaarkitteyum ethum share panne maathange! Ellame avanghekuleye vechikithu...eppadi solve pannelam nu yosichi....avanghele varuthipaanghe! Yaarukage? Avenghelukage va? Kandipa illai! Appa...avengheluku nu ethum perusa seiyamaathange! Ellame...avanghele...nambi vaazhe vanthe....Nambe Amma.....and avarin vazhi vanthe...Avarin kulainthaigal! Namakaga tha!

I: Wow! Rombe unmaithan le!

K: Yeah....talking about being outstation earlier! Appa tha ellame paarthu paarthu senji anupividuvaaru! Rombe caring ah irupaaaru! Things vangurathu ellam Amma department tha....But Documentation lam Appa department! Athuthan konjam kastham.....ellam on time le nadakanum! Rush pannikithu senja......semma stress aagidum! Avaruku illai....nambeluku! (All laughing) Rombe visyam kathukuduthu anupuvaaru! Ethuvume direct ah illai....but avaru seirathe paarthe kathukelam!

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