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இந்த கதை இயற்றப் படும் போது செல்போன் கிடையாது. கொஞ்சம் வசதி படைத்தவர்கள் வீட்டில் மட்டும் தான் சாதரண போனே இருக்கும். டெலிபோன் ஆபரேட்டர்கள் வேலை செய்யவில்லை என்றால் போன் பேச முடியாது.
ஒரு போன் ஸ்டிரைக் தான் கதையின் முக்கியத் திருப்பம். ஜெயவாணி தினகரன் திருமணம் அந்த போன் ஸ்டிரைக்கினால் தான் நடந்தேறியது. ஆனால் அது நன்மைக்காகத் தான் என்பதை தினகரன் ஏற்றுக் கொள்வானா?
ஒரு போன் ஸ்டிரைக் தான் கதையின் முக்கியத் திருப்பம். ஜெயவாணி தினகரன் திருமணம் அந்த போன் ஸ்டிரைக்கினால் தான் நடந்தேறியது. ஆனால் அது நன்மைக்காகத் தான் என்பதை தினகரன் ஏற்றுக் கொள்வானா?
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First published December 1, 1994
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Ramani Chandran
273 books531 followersRamanichandran (Tamil: ரமணிசந்திரன்) is a prolific Tamil romance novelist, and presently the best-selling author in the Tamil language.
She was born to Ganesan and Kamalam in Kayamozhi Village near Thiruchendur in South Tamil Nadu. She began her writing career in the 1970s. Her first well-known novel was 'Jodi Purakkal'.
She has written 178 novels, most of which first appeared serialized in magazines like Kumudam and Aval Vikatan and were later brought out in book format by Arunodhayam. Some of her famous novels are Valai Osai, Mayangugiral Oru Maadhu, Venmayil Ethanai Nirangal, Adivazhai.
She was born to Ganesan and Kamalam in Kayamozhi Village near Thiruchendur in South Tamil Nadu. She began her writing career in the 1970s. Her first well-known novel was 'Jodi Purakkal'.
She has written 178 novels, most of which first appeared serialized in magazines like Kumudam and Aval Vikatan and were later brought out in book format by Arunodhayam. Some of her famous novels are Valai Osai, Mayangugiral Oru Maadhu, Venmayil Ethanai Nirangal, Adivazhai.
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April 30, 2018
அன்பு கொண்ட மனதை தன் வசமாகவே வைத்திருக்க எவ்வகைச் செயல்களையும் செய்யத் துணிவர்.
தான் காதலித்த பெண் சாயா திருமணம் வேண்டாம் என்று சொன்னதால் வீம்பாகத் தன் தகுதியை நிலைநாட்ட தன்னிடம் வேலை செய்யும் ஜெயவாணியை மணந்து கொள்கிறான் தினகரன்.
சாயாவை திருமணம் செய்தால் தினகரனுக்கு எந்தச் சொத்தையும் தரமாட்டேன் என்று அவனின் அப்பா சொன்னதை நம்பி மறுத்து செல்கிறாள்.
ஜெயவாணிக்கு இருக்கும் பணத்தேவையைத் தான் நிறைவேற்றி அதே முகூர்த்தத்தில் அவளை மணந்து கொண்டு மெல்ல இருவரும் மனதால் ஒன்றி தம்பதியாக வாழும் போது சாயாவால் பிரச்சனை எழுகிறது.
மனைவி மேல் வைத்திருந்த நம்பிக்கை பொய்த்துப்போனதால் அவளைத் தண்டிக்கிறேன் என்று தினகரன் செய்யும் செயல் அவள் மனதை காயப்படுத்துவதுடன் அவளையும் அவனிடம் இருந்து பிரிக்கப் போகும் நேரத்தில் சுதாகரித்துக் கொள்கிறான்.
தான் காதலித்த பெண் சாயா திருமணம் வேண்டாம் என்று சொன்னதால் வீம்பாகத் தன் தகுதியை நிலைநாட்ட தன்னிடம் வேலை செய்யும் ஜெயவாணியை மணந்து கொள்கிறான் தினகரன்.
சாயாவை திருமணம் செய்தால் தினகரனுக்கு எந்தச் சொத்தையும் தரமாட்டேன் என்று அவனின் அப்பா சொன்னதை நம்பி மறுத்து செல்கிறாள்.
ஜெயவாணிக்கு இருக்கும் பணத்தேவையைத் தான் நிறைவேற்றி அதே முகூர்த்தத்தில் அவளை மணந்து கொண்டு மெல்ல இருவரும் மனதால் ஒன்றி தம்பதியாக வாழும் போது சாயாவால் பிரச்சனை எழுகிறது.
மனைவி மேல் வைத்திருந்த நம்பிக்கை பொய்த்துப்போனதால் அவளைத் தண்டிக்கிறேன் என்று தினகரன் செய்யும் செயல் அவள் மனதை காயப்படுத்துவதுடன் அவளையும் அவனிடம் இருந்து பிரிக்கப் போகும் நேரத்தில் சுதாகரித்துக் கொள்கிறான்.
January 22, 2023
Maivizhi Mayakkam
, roughly translating to "the daze over a kohl-accentuated eye", is a romantic novel that moves its way through the tropes of billionaire-tying-the-knot-with-his-assistant-to-spite-the-woman-who-left-him-at-the-altar and the trope of a marriage of convenience .
The tale revolves around the protagonist, Jeyavani, a secretary to Dinakaran, daughter to Vaagesan and an elder sister to Subhavani who works hard enough to make ends meet for her sister and help her father through the debts that arose as a consequence of his kindness. She is your typical naive protagonist, not worrying about the way she looks to avoid unwanted attention. Her life is tied with Dinakaran when the sharks close in regarding the debt and Dinakaran promises to help her with it in exchange for her hand in marriage to spite and take revenge on his ex, a bar singer, Chaya, for leaving him when she realizes that his father Damodaran won't leave a penny to their name if she marries him (Lo! There's your gold digger!). What happens as the marriage unfolds at the cost of Damodaran's skepticism about the "new girl" his son chose and a secret Jeya hides forms the crux of the story.
To be fair, I loved Jeyavani. She reminded me a bit of Saurathi, another one of Ramani Chandran's strong-willed, smart, word-witty protagonists from her novel, Ver Ena Naan Iruppen and knew what she was getting into, setting the priorities straight. I loved the other characters too, and the way the novel moved through, beautifully tackling the perspectives of Dinakaran's dad and the bonding of the various characters. Plus, the progress was realistic, not cliched. Even the romance wasn't unsettling, taking its time to grow through Dinakaran trying to forget his ex.
But Dinu (Okay, I hate Chaya, but I've to admit, her nickname to him was so fucking cute!) was flawed in all aspects. I love flawed heroes, and I loved Dinu too. The romance he shared with Vani, his desperation, his pride, his responsibility, his oozing love, his anger, his little sneaky kisses, his teasings, and his word witty comebacks, damn, everything about him stirred something in me that I didn't know existed.
But hey, some words from him were, I don't know, and I'm not even sure how to put it. And this is just the beginning. First, you don't marry a woman when there is a woman in your heart fresh as the green groceries. Second, his views are too much to take and too crappy. You may argue that he was a lover turned lunatic fresh out of heartbreak and that his actions might make no sense, but they are all wrong, to begin with!
The man tried, yes, and I've to give him credit for that. I didn't have a problem with him hoping to use physical intimacy with his wife to forget his gold-digging ex, for they were baby steps to achieving closure and establishing trust and emotional intimacy between people who were more connected by professional intimacy than other emotions.
However, his line, iruttil ella pengalum onrudhaan endru engeyo padithirikkiren , translating to "when you switch the light off, every woman is just the same" just seems to justify infidelity and was a big turnoff for me. These lines were just the beginning of his crappy reflections on a matter with his wife that made me reflect on my decision to love Dinu.
Ramani Chandran's deuteragonist, Vasunandan, from Ver Ena Naan Iruppen would always trump Dinakaran for me, quality-wise. Vasu was a shitty skeptic, yes, but I strongly believe that his approach to the matter would have been more refined and gentlemanly than the ones of Dinu's.
Dinu is flawed in his thoughts. Period. Thoughts that unsettle me and make me wonder what even he was high on. Nothing changes that, even if he has a pretty face and shares romantic gestures that have me dying through excessive blushing and excitement.
Sigh, a red flag in real life, but this stupid heart just fell for that red flag, just the way it did for the other red flags and non-red flags it knew and stumbled upon.
But putting this aside, this story is worth a read, in my opinion. I genuinely loved Damodaran himself, Jeya's bond with Damodaran, Subha, her father, and her love for "Boss" as she loves to call Dinakaran intimately. There are parts that fill you with warmth, parts that will make you cry (I did, ugly cry, actually :/), parts that enlist word witty arguments to cherish, and parts that will make you smile. I loved the book pretty much, the quotes that went through, but mostly the romance that made me blush hard and Dinu's daze.
In the end, Maivizhi Mayakkam for me, was a beautiful, poetic conveyal of the fact that people whose love for someone arises from their heart without any infiltrations, expectations, or pollutions, wouldn't hesitate to burn the world down and take actions that they may regret later just to protect the one they love.
The tale revolves around the protagonist, Jeyavani, a secretary to Dinakaran, daughter to Vaagesan and an elder sister to Subhavani who works hard enough to make ends meet for her sister and help her father through the debts that arose as a consequence of his kindness. She is your typical naive protagonist, not worrying about the way she looks to avoid unwanted attention. Her life is tied with Dinakaran when the sharks close in regarding the debt and Dinakaran promises to help her with it in exchange for her hand in marriage to spite and take revenge on his ex, a bar singer, Chaya, for leaving him when she realizes that his father Damodaran won't leave a penny to their name if she marries him (Lo! There's your gold digger!). What happens as the marriage unfolds at the cost of Damodaran's skepticism about the "new girl" his son chose and a secret Jeya hides forms the crux of the story.
To be fair, I loved Jeyavani. She reminded me a bit of Saurathi, another one of Ramani Chandran's strong-willed, smart, word-witty protagonists from her novel, Ver Ena Naan Iruppen and knew what she was getting into, setting the priorities straight. I loved the other characters too, and the way the novel moved through, beautifully tackling the perspectives of Dinakaran's dad and the bonding of the various characters. Plus, the progress was realistic, not cliched. Even the romance wasn't unsettling, taking its time to grow through Dinakaran trying to forget his ex.
But Dinu (Okay, I hate Chaya, but I've to admit, her nickname to him was so fucking cute!) was flawed in all aspects. I love flawed heroes, and I loved Dinu too. The romance he shared with Vani, his desperation, his pride, his responsibility, his oozing love, his anger, his little sneaky kisses, his teasings, and his word witty comebacks, damn, everything about him stirred something in me that I didn't know existed.
But hey, some words from him were, I don't know, and I'm not even sure how to put it. And this is just the beginning. First, you don't marry a woman when there is a woman in your heart fresh as the green groceries. Second, his views are too much to take and too crappy. You may argue that he was a lover turned lunatic fresh out of heartbreak and that his actions might make no sense, but they are all wrong, to begin with!
The man tried, yes, and I've to give him credit for that. I didn't have a problem with him hoping to use physical intimacy with his wife to forget his gold-digging ex, for they were baby steps to achieving closure and establishing trust and emotional intimacy between people who were more connected by professional intimacy than other emotions.
However, his line, iruttil ella pengalum onrudhaan endru engeyo padithirikkiren , translating to "when you switch the light off, every woman is just the same" just seems to justify infidelity and was a big turnoff for me. These lines were just the beginning of his crappy reflections on a matter with his wife that made me reflect on my decision to love Dinu.
Ramani Chandran's deuteragonist, Vasunandan, from Ver Ena Naan Iruppen would always trump Dinakaran for me, quality-wise. Vasu was a shitty skeptic, yes, but I strongly believe that his approach to the matter would have been more refined and gentlemanly than the ones of Dinu's.
Dinu is flawed in his thoughts. Period. Thoughts that unsettle me and make me wonder what even he was high on. Nothing changes that, even if he has a pretty face and shares romantic gestures that have me dying through excessive blushing and excitement.
Sigh, a red flag in real life, but this stupid heart just fell for that red flag, just the way it did for the other red flags and non-red flags it knew and stumbled upon.
But putting this aside, this story is worth a read, in my opinion. I genuinely loved Damodaran himself, Jeya's bond with Damodaran, Subha, her father, and her love for "Boss" as she loves to call Dinakaran intimately. There are parts that fill you with warmth, parts that will make you cry (I did, ugly cry, actually :/), parts that enlist word witty arguments to cherish, and parts that will make you smile. I loved the book pretty much, the quotes that went through, but mostly the romance that made me blush hard and Dinu's daze.
In the end, Maivizhi Mayakkam for me, was a beautiful, poetic conveyal of the fact that people whose love for someone arises from their heart without any infiltrations, expectations, or pollutions, wouldn't hesitate to burn the world down and take actions that they may regret later just to protect the one they love.
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June 24, 2019Nice story
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December 29, 2019
It's good
December 6, 2022
Sweet story
A cute sweet love story. Every character is natural. The father of the hero is my favourite character . Very well written
A cute sweet love story. Every character is natural. The father of the hero is my favourite character . Very well written
June 2, 2014
Actuallyit wasa typical ramani chandran novel still i loved it.ESpecially for the Romance it was sweet.Dinakaran was a nice character like a bunny.I loved him like alot.Jeyavanithe pretty Maivizhi was also nice.
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