May 22

News Flash: Suicide Spree

Just heard that the actress who acts as Puja in Selvi committed suicided. Also, Shraddha Vishwanath, who acts in Kolangal, committed suicide a few days back. This comes a month after Vaishnavi (Neelaveni in Manaivi, also now in Malargal) also committed suicide. In Vaishnavi's case, the screen plot spilled over into reality. Apparently, she fell in love with Dev Anand (who acted as Charukesh in Manaivi, and is acting as Vijay, Uma's son, in Penn). As in Manaivi, Dev Anand was already married, and it is alleged she took her own life because the romance could go nowhere. The police have detained Dev Anand. (See full report).

SELVI
Whole episode devoted to Amar and Puja.
They are at a shopping mall, when Puja's abductor blackmails Amar, via his cell phone. Pay up now or I expose you to your wife. Meet me at the parking lot in the basement. Amar goes there, and pays up. Then he goes up. Meanwhile, Puja, looking for Amar, comes down to the basement. She sees the abductor, corners him, and asks him to tell her the truth, or else, she says, my husband will kill you. He pleads that the truth will only hurt her. She finally grabs a steel bar and chokes him, threatening to kill him herself if he doesn't tell her. He does. She doesn't believe him. Well, I can make him say it for you, says the abductor. Sure enough, Amar comes down, and the abductor asks him for more money. In the ensuing argument, Amar himself reveals everything about his role in the abduction and rape. Puja is listening behind another post. She shows herself, slaps Amar left and right. Amar overpowers her, and takes her to some dingy room where he locks her up. She lunges at him, but he has a syringe ready, pokes her in the stomach. He says he doesn't care about the baby, which would have been hurt by the injection in the stomach. It was just something he had intended for her arm. Anyway, she is in deep sleep next, and in a hospital. Amar calls Tamarai, saying Puja fainted. Pretends to be much upset. Tamarai comes, Puja opens her eyes...
Tooodrum.

PENN
At the function, Manohar gets all confused, and in the middle of Swati's song, overcome by memories of Anjali singing the same song at his college function, runs to the stage, shouting, Anjali, Anjali. He is finally subdued and sent home. Kailash is talking to Kala, asking about Manohar and Anajali and Deepa. She advises him not to get interested in Deepa, as she has categorically ruled out marriage. Kala leaves, and Poogudi is coming down the street toward Kailash. Next day, Manohar and Ranga's doctor both come to her home. Deepa comes to pick up Ranga, but Ranga says, just wait, I have to say thanks to Manohar and the other doctor. Ranga watches as Deepa is watching anxiously from the outside. Manohar asks where Swati learned the song. From Deepa, she says. He says, you see, I already knew that song...

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