Manavarali Pelli (మనవరాలి పెళ్ళి)

'MANAVARALA PELLI'

Hello.

A cart from Venkatapuram was supposed to pick me up.

Is it here? - Not yet, ma'am.

It's not here yet!

My grand-aunt said that she'll send a cart to pick me up.

It might be on its way.

Till then, please wait in the waiting room.

A waiting room? Where is it?

In this station, platform is the waiting room.

Was that a joke?

Look at that face!

I'd be better off walking, instead of waiting here.

I will hop on when find the cart.

Hey, which way is Venkatapuram?

If you go straight and take left, you'll find a road.

Walk for five kilometers on that road

you'll reach Ventakatapuram. - Oh, my God!

Five kilometers! - Yes.

Do you mean five kilometers? - Yes.

If I don't find the cart, I'll chop your nose!

Look at that face.

Darn this dirt roads. Their inventor must be shot dead.

Why are these villages located so remotely?

Why aren't they built closer to the cities?

Oh, God!

I can't walk anymore.

Hey, hurry up! It's getting late.

Load them on the cart. - Hey!

It's a cart! - Hey, Load up rest too.

Come on.

This must be the cart my grand-aunt sent to pick me up.

Load up the coconuts carefully.

My grandson likes them a lot. - Hey, lad!

I'm talking to you lad.

Hey little girl, how dare you call me a lad?

Who are you? - Look at that face!

Hey, don't just stand there.

Aren't you the person my grand-aunt sent to pick me up?

I'm the landlord of 60 acres land.

How dare you call me, Lord Veeraiah, a driver?

Sorry, sir. I didn't know, who you are.

Where are you headed?

Venkatapuram.

Please take me to Venkatapuram with you.

Listen, young lady.

This cart is only meant to be used either by me or my grandson.

It's not meant to be used by commoners like you.

Hey, mister..

I'm not a commoner.

I'm a beautiful young girl.

Let's suppose you give me a lift in your cart.

Your reputation will go through the roof.

No, instead it'll hit rock bottom.

Let it be, reputation is not that important.

Wait! I won't let you hop on this cart!

Are you sure? - Yes!

Look at me once.

Hey, why are you crying?

Because you winked at me!

What!

Did I wink at you? - Yes.

Listen, you landlord of 60 acres.

If I say I winked at you, no one will believe it.

But if I say you winked at me, everyone will believe it.

And then you'll regret it. - Hey!

Do you think this is funny?

Hey, young lady! Stop crying.

If you continue to cry like this

my men will think I misbehaved with you.

My reputation will be ruined. Stop it.

Then let me board your cart.

No way, I won't allow it.

I was joking. Hop on, young lady.

Look at that face.

Oh, God! You can look at it later. First hop on the cart.

Hop on.

Well, you're quite stubborn.

Whose house are you visiting? - My grand-aunt's house.

Grand-aunt?

I've heard grandmother, grand mom, grandma and granny.

What is grand-aunt?

What's my dad's mom to me?

Grandma.

Then, what's my dad's aunt to me? - Grand-aunt.

Isn't it?

Then, why were you so dumbstruck by the word grand-aunt.

What's your grand-aunt's name? - Ms. Janakamma.

Janakamma?

Why were you so shocked upon hearing her name?

Do you know my grand-aunt?

So, are you Ms. Janakamma's granddaughter?

Yes.

Are you here for the holidays? - Look at that face.

I'm going to stay in your village permanently.

My poor grand-aunt is unmarried.

She got no one by her side.

That's why, she asked me and my dad to come here.

I came early to avoid missing college lectures.

Oh.

What's your name? - What?

I said, what's your name? - Fiddle.

Fiddle?

Many people have names like Veena and Sitara.

So, I chose Fiddle. Is it wrong?

Thank God. You didn't choose Mridangam.

It's not wrong at all, young lady. - Then why were you shocked?

Hence, I've shut my mouth. - Look at that face.

How far is Venkatapuram from here?

That village over there is Venkatapuram. - Okay

Grand-aunt!

Grand-aunt!

My, dear.

Come here.. - Grand-aunt!

How was your journey?

Well! My journey was fine

but that didn't go well? - That?

What do you mean? - My cart ride.

You said you'll send a cart to the station, where was it?

What're you talking about?

I sent clerk with clear instructions.

Did he come? - Yes, why not.

After waiting hours for the cart - What did you do?

Did you walk all the way home? - Yes, why not.

Look at that face.

I met an old man, Mr. Veeraiah, on my way home.

I tricked him into giving me a lift.

Then what happened to the cart I sent?

Let that idiot show up.

Oh, God!

What about my college admissions?

Don't worry, I've taken care of everything.

I forgot to mention.

You must be starving.

Take a shower, have a meal and get some rest.

Rest? No way.

I've already missed four days of lectures.

I'll go the college.

Where's my room? - Come.

Ma'am!

Ma'am!

I searched every coach.

But I couldn't find ma'am. - Grand-aunt.

Where's the shampoo?

It must be in bathroom, go and hurry up.

What did you say?

Didn't my granddaughter come?

Did you even go the station?

Ma'am! Please forgive me!

The driver got into a fight with someone.

Your incompetence is well known. Please leave.

Just because I'm your son, you're making me do this.

Darn! I wish I was born to another dad.

You stupid moron!

What are you blabbering?

It's a double entree.

Oh, God! Dad it's not called a double entree.

It's double entendre.

Yes, I know! A double attendre!

Oh, God! You're pronunciation is all wrong, Dad!

Leave the pronunciation to me and listen!

Wash under the tail. - What!

Do you want me wash its ass? - Yes.

Tomorrow, when the villagers see our squeaky clean buffalo

their curiosity will be piqued.

And after finding that you cleaned it under my watchful eyes

you'll become a household name. - No, Dad!

People will instead mock me for cleaning a buffalo's ass.

Damn it! Hence, I said

that I wish I was born to another dad.

Son!

Son! - He's praying to a snake, Dad.

What are you talking about?

He has gone crazy like you.

An astrologer told him

that he'll get married to a shape-shifting serpent.

Since then, instead of going to the college

he's searching for snake burrows.

Even at home, he's worshiping a snake's photo.

I'll explain to him that more than any shape-shifting serpent.

Janakamma's granddaughter has more fortune.

Son..

Son!

Where's he?

Why are you sitting in a basket?

After I marry a shape-shifting serpent

we'll have to live in a basket, isn't it?

Hence, I'm practicing in advance.

Stop this nonsense. I've a good marriage proposal for you, come.

They say marriages are made in heaven.

But my marriage

is made in the underworld. - Will you stop it?

Yes, dad. I heard shape-shifting serpents live in the underworld.

And since I'll marry one, I'll move to the underworld.

So, Dear. Won't you marry Ms. Janakamma's granddaughter?

No, Dad. If I ever get married.

It must be with a shape-shifting serpent or else

I'll remain a concubine. - What do you mean? Fool!

It's called being a celibate. - Whatever, dad.

They both sound similar to me.