March 30
Abhirami is angry with Sreenivasan for not speaking for her retention as a member. She calls him over the phone and tells him every body is ditching her now. Vijaykumar informs RK about Abhirami's chamber membership cancellation. Kartik takes Indu to school and thanks the headmistress for her advice and indu's grades have improved Arjun calls on RKand he is requested to stay for lunch. Rk enquires how Anita is doing. he pointedly asks why she is avoiding them Arjun answers his questions.RK and Rajeshwari visit the orphanage and find Anita happily involved in helping young children . Surprised to see her parents she tells them her story Thinking that having a child would bind her she had aborted a baby and now finds she cannot have a baby. In our community people pester you if you dnt have a baby. Arjun has been very understanding and it is with his support she is involved in this work. Parents tell her how proud they are of her.
KOLANGAL
Abhi's mother goes to invite Sharada and her family for the engagement ceremony. The b in law asks her how she decided to disregard their family tradition to arrange for a second marriage . Sharda tells her husband he is living fifty years behind time Abhi should have a good life Both the sisters in law go to the temple Arti happens to visit the temple Her mother turns her face away but Sharada chithi talks to her and gives her the good news of Abhi's engagement and scolds Abhi's mother for her behavior towards her youngest daughter Mother relents and asks Arti to come after taking permission from her in laws. Shanthi who had come to the temple asks arti why she didnt tell her mother of the present problem. Arti says her mother has suffered a lot and she is in a good mood and I dont want to spoil that. Rajesh and his friend having drinks have a discussion. He explains to rajesh that arti comes from a different background and she cannot live with him . She put up with it because of various causes Sundari belongs to our background and she will be a good wife and the sooner he ralises that it will be good for him. When Rajesh comes home he finds Sundari waiting for him Asking him to have food. He agrees and asks her if she had eaten. This kind word brings tears to her eyes.
Amidst a lot of wailing and crying the body is brought. The younger son and the niece go to the nursing home to bring Sharada who is still unconscious. They wanted her to see the dead body before the funeral She becomes conscious but dazed Doctor sends her along with nurse to take care . She is overcome with greif on seeing Ramesh and the whole crowd Gounder weeping at the turn of events sends his son to bring the womenfolk from the marriage hall Vidya is inconsolable. As they enter Sharada gets up in full fury to stop and not enter the house Gounder and his people plead with her saying they are with her in this tragedy. She becomes angrier and says very harsh things about the family and the ill luck they have brought Ramesh also joins his mother and says he wants to have nothing to with them They should all leave Bhasker who works in their tries beg him He shouts that his mother is very dear to him her order should be obeyed.
PENN
Chitra visits her mother in the mental asylum. It is revealed she is really not from Gujarat, has been giving a story to her in laws saying all her family has perished in the Bhuj earthquake. When she comes out, she runs into Kumar, who is suspicious of her story that she was visiting a store. Inadvertantly she mentions the name of the asylum, and then recovers from her mistake by saying it is the name of a department store. Finding that no one recognizes the name of the store, he walks around, trying to find it. Ranga's dad sits down Chitra and shows her all of his wife's jewelry, which she and Karthik's wife will inherit one day. He refuses to show her an old photograph, which brings back memories of Ranga in younger days.
(Thanks to SR)