Da Thadiya (ടാ തടിയാ)

This is not the beginning of this story

Neither am l sitting here to enjoy the sea breeze

This is actually the climax

A FEW MONTHS BACK

l am Sunny Jos Prakash

A youngster sticking out as an RJ and VJ in this city of Kochi

My love you are my sugar

My love you are my sugar

l met you first in a tea shop

Having fried banana fritters

My love

My love you are my sweet darling

My love you are my sweet darling

l also saw you in a Bakery

Having a milk sweet so tasty

This number of yours is simply wonderful

Hey! Keep this!

Have this, its Kozhikode sweet Accept it my dear pearl

Next time you come, l will give you chicken Biriyani

Gligesh? Start the vehicle

See you again

Basheer, when he's playing that veena nothing else remains within sight

Everything else melts into oblivion Only his face and that veena is clear

This instrument is not the 'veena' lt's a guitar

What does it matter? lt's the beauty of him playing it

Sir, l am Glikesh l like your 'sugar' song very much

My wife and kids too love it Honestly!

- Buddy, can you stop a minute - Sure

Yes da!

- Da fatty! - Tell me da?

l am in a mess!

That Haji is in love with me

- Are you playing games, useless? - What else?

Look l'm serious dude

Okay, l'll call you back

- Shall we go? - Oh, sure!

Don't laugh bro-in-law

lt's a Muslim not Anushka who's after me

Tell us the truth, did he do anything?

Do you know who he is? He is a Don!

lf l don't go every time he calls me He'll just kill me nicely

Do you know what he calls me? Pearl!

That's because you go around wearing a low waist

Dude! Don't try to undress when getting a haircut!!!

There's only one person who can help you

Who is that?

The Haji himself We'll go talk to him

Shall we go?

Where did you say was his place?

Kundannur

l stood scared at that prawn factory...

...waiting for Fatty to return after handling Haji

But there was a twist in the story

Did you think all Muslims of Kozhikode indulged in 'other' activities?

No...no!

Are you what they call new generation?

Not me!

Your thoughts are all in the wrong direction

- Just a doubt - A big kick...

My dear clever Sunny boy

l liked your music not your 'instrument'

After Thajudin of Badakara and Kollam Shafi...

...lt's you, Sunny Jos Prakash

Let them go brother After all our kids

That, l will do, but l don't intend letting you go

Because l liked your Ney-chor (ghee rice) l just loved it

lt's nature...nature

Whatever you say l don't use it these days

Okay now get going

Like a big bundle of cotton, so comfy!

- Thanks bro-in-law - What?

- Thanks dude - What?

My love...you are my sweet candy

l have to be honest buddy

Everyone must have at least one friend like him

This is actually his story This fatty's

This is not the 1st time he's rescuing me lt all started ages ago

God named man Adam and woman Eve

He created a garden in Eden for Adam and Eve

The lovely flowers...

This is me, quite stressed out in this flash back

A time when the most important incident of my life was about to happen

Ninu Thomas, roll #16, 5B class 1st

Looked like actress Amala, smelt of lilies

A budding guitarist

Compared to my 3 letters JCD, a rock star

Paradise

- What was it? - Paradise

And above all the only girl who comes for morning mass after a shower

Sunny Joseph Prakash had fallen in love for the 1st time in history

Ninu Thomas?

l love you

l'll show you!

l will tell this to daddy

Now l was in a real mess

Because, her 'daddy' was my teacher

Thomas sir

And that devil grew a nail in his finger just to pinch the students

l was trapped

l was forced to call my cousin Lucas John Prakash

Look, Lucas John l must tell daddy about this

When friends stray from right path others like a good shepherd...

...must bring them back, right? l will tell this to my daddy

Dingan? ls it the sticker kind?

Okay, never repeat this

Using 4 dingan sticker labels fatty bribed and rescued me

Even though he was my uncle's son and 2 years older

l have never addressed him older brother

But that day l did!

You! You are the perfect older brother!

Hey stop pawing me, stop don't run Sunny wait da!

We belonged to a political family

Our grandfather Prakash Palakkal was the 1st Mayor of Kochi

He began a political party Prakash Congress with the petromax lamp as symbol

After grandpa's death, his sons took over the helm of affairs

Let brightness spread

Fatty's dad John Prakash and my dad Jos Prakash

The members of Prakash congress had some special traits

A mustache that looked like a thatched roof over the lip

Starched and ironed khadi clothes

A black diary in the pocket and a small pen

Upper Primary School hair style

And their most enticing weapon

A perfume which smelt of currency notes

Although they walk elegantly in slow motion

Both never succeeded in becoming mayor of Kochi

They married sisters from Kottayam Rosymol and Marymol

ROSY/MARY MOL

Quite naturally Fatty and l were born

Lucas's growing obesity was a topic of discussion at home and town

- He got his pet name in school - Hey Fatty!

Get lost you...!

Come

Do you know what the latest trend is?

- What is it brother? - Comedy

Slip out of tricky situations being comic

Did you note the item our chief minister uses?

That's also true

Lucas's obesity was a matter of shame for our dads

Lucas, go wear a shirt

Others found good use for it

Please allow fatty to become Santa Claus...

...at our residents association Christmas celebrations

This is a religious activity And its an art too, right?

Like Kamal Hassan...

After that every year Lucas became Santa Claus

Watching Lucas grow bigger his uncle came to a decision

Jos, he is getting to be too big for this place

lf nothing is done, we'll turn paupers feeding him

That's also true

This is for all of you to follow

Hereafter he shall be given only 2 meals a day

And that too only half his usual quantity

lf my little Lucas comes and asks me food

l will simply give it, you can get lost!

Go ahead Lucas, have your fill

That's also true

There were no more discussions about his eating habits after that

Because at Prakash Bhavan grandma's word was final

As soon as her daughters-in-law arrived...

...grandma slept during day and took up night job

Embroiders and cooks fantastic dishes for fatty

So we named her the knight rider

The name gives you a shiver right!?

She was a diehard fan of actor Rajinikanth

lf ever l see you here again l will bury you right where l saw you

She may look a bit rough and tough but inside she was a darling

Knight rider understood Lucas like no one else

So he shared with grandma almost all his sorrows and joys

Thus Fatty grew big and fat in the shade knight rider provided

ln school he had a girlfriend

Only one

Ann Mary Thadikkaran, a fat little girl

Knight rider who never feared snakes and dogs was instilled...

...with fear of death and forced to take an LlC policy by Joshua and Rani

The LlC agent Thadikkaran couple whose only daughter was Ann

Pay only 600 for 3 months You will get a life time of peace

And not to mention its advantages after death

Here

l saw him sharing his food for the first time that day

l knew immediately he was in love

One day he rolled her into the world of shot putt

Only he could push her on the swing

Lucas you won't tell anyone, will you?

No l promise

- Upon God? - God promise

He saved the honor of boys By not telling anyone

Sunny, Ann Mary wears a panty with mickey mouse prints

Did you see?

- When? - When she was on the swing

You rogue fatty

But Ann Lucas love story did not last long

Rani's dad won a Bumper prize lottery of 50 lakhs

Without any delay they went and settled there

Ann Mary also

Fatty was shattered and broken up into bits

The first depression in his life

That day the background score was given...

...by none other than the one and only A R Rahman

Just one look and l lost myself How could l stay away from you?