Manickam's Agony

Metti Oli
More daughters shown crying. Then the guy standing next to Manickam tells him how proud Chidambaram was of Manickam, how honored he was that he had invite him to his grahapravesam. He falls at Chidambaram's feet and weeps on about how he had not recognized Chidambaram's value during his lifetime. "I am a sinner", he cries. "How will I redeem myself?" Then he gets up and strides towards his mother, who is standing alone.

He berates his mother, then tells her he will never speak to her again, then goes back to Chidambaram's body.

Rajam goes towards Chidambaram. They are putting vibhuti on him. She remembers him with full vibhuti. She remembers all the insults and abuses she has heaped on him. She starts weeping. "Anne...", she starts. "Everyone stares. To make me a human, you have become God", she says.

Next scene -- Bose lighting the pyre.

Manickam -- back in fold. Discussion of further things to do. Everyone says things must go on. Discussion shifts to Bhavani's marriage. She says nothing doing -- she will not even consider it, less than a day after her father's death. Rajam makes a maha-speech, saying Bhavani now has a mother, incidentally heaping praise on Saro. Manickam says she now has four fathers (the brothers-in-law). Rajam calls Manickam, who refuses to talk to her. She calls his other brothers-in-law aside.


Tooooooooodrrrrrrrrrrum!