Acid Rains, Rohini's woes

Muhurtam
Not much. Devayani gets riled up by Janani's remarks about her unfairness to Manjula. She rushes to Manjula's house and scolds her former servant (Kalidas' father), and also warns Manjula and Kalidas that if they try to have any more contact with her other children, she will hang herself, just like her husband did.

Just as she is leaving, Kadir shows up with a video of his engagement ceremony. She warns him that this should be the last time he visits Manjula and Kalidas.

Kadir asks Kalidas the reason for her animosity. Flashback. Kalidas recalls how his father brought him to Madras after his post-graduation, and how Manjula's father took a liking to him, and asked him to stay with them.

Selvi
I missed the last episode. Evidently Piriyan saved her from getting hit with acid. Selvi's accident and providential escape causes shivers among her relatives who come rushing to see her, and say they should complain to the police. GJ says it is not a good idea. Tamarai's father says, where is the mystery, it must be Bala and Maya, who publicly threatened Selvi. Anyway, they don't complain.

Ranjini calls Maya and informs her that this plot too has failed. Maya is undaunted, and says she will keep trying.

Selvi insists on seeing the person who saved her (she doesn't know who it is) to thank him. GJ dissuades her, but she does go. The doctor says the patient has been admitted to the ICU in serious condition. She tries to peep in to get a glimpse, but only sees the feet. The doctor tells GJ his face is unlikely to recover.

Piriyan's friend asks him what happened. He says he knows who tried to this, and to whom. But when his friend says he should tell the police, Piriyan says no. However, the friend does tell the police, and they come to take a statement. Piriyan tells them his name is Ganesh, but tells him he knows who was behind this.

Manaivi
Rohini is crying, of course. Swati, Nandu's kid, tries to come and console her, and bring her food. Nandu drops by and threatens her once more. When Swati says he is a bad man, he gets wild and knocks the plate to the floor. She is terrified. Rohini makes one request -- can she see her father once before the wedding?

Nandu takes her to his hideout, guarded by his men. He takes her to the basement, where the astrologer and Pallavan are tied up. The astrologer is unrelenting, telling Rohini she should not marry Nandu. After a while, Nandu comes in, seeking the astrologer's blessings, saying he will release him once the wedding is over. The astrologer curses him. Nandu slaps him, and drags Rohini back, saying, "Time's up". Up the stairs they go, him dragging a weeping Rohini, when...

At the door is Arivu, smiling. Leave her hand, he says. Nandu calls for his guards. Two of them show up with hockey sticks. See, says Nandu. Three of us, one of you. We could leave you here dead and no one would know. Arivu raises his eybrows and jerks his head back. His men emerge from all sides. Nandu sizes up the situation, and, grabbing Rohini's hand, drags her up the stairs and down the other way, with others chasing. As they reach the top of the stairs and head down the other way, they see -- the passage is guarded by Krishna and a group of others...

CJBhaskar..........