Ambiman -The Superhero

Preface

Superhero stories have always fascinated generations irrespective of age groups. This Short novel is an attempt to create a Superhero from the streets of Mylapore . We see the Journey of our Protagonist , Krishnaswamy from a normal person, to a superhero. We see various emotions and situations he comes across and how he overcomes the challenges. The novel follows his ups and downs and has been inspired by the Superheroes from Hollywood. I blog at ambireturns.wordpress.com with the pen name ‘Krishnaswamy’. For those who have not read my blog, please do check it out and I am confident that you would love it. I started blogging as an experiment and it has pulled me into my own creative world with characters based on real life people. This is a work of Humor and is intended to bring a smile in the face of the readers. It is my very first attempt to write a novel and as a matter of fact, I’ve never read a single novel in my entire life. I would fail in my duty if I don’t mention that Meenakshi (meenuiyer1092.wordpress.com) has made valuable contributions to bring this novel to the present state. So as always, Just sit back, have a cup of coffee and read the book.

Chapter 1- The Rise of Ambiman

Long Long ago, not so long ago, there lived a man called Krishnaswamy (called as Kicha). He was a docile, harmless man going about his routine. He neither interfered in other’s business nor did have the guts to prevent someone from poking their nose into his business. He was innocent and was a pakka Tachimammu. He was so innocent that he used to drink Filter Kaapi in a Feeding Bottle! But one fine day, when he was in the temple, a mama walked towards him. He was no ordinary person. He was a Radio-Activated mama- A person affected by radioactivation (Which means that he was addicted to the Carnatic Songs played in his Phillips Stereo Radio) . He walked behind Krishnaswamy and Bit him. Bit him real hard

Krishnaswamy: Ai Mama! Why did you bite me? Mama : Come on! We need a superhero story and how best to start it than a bite from a Genetically modified person like me? Krishnaswamy : What ? Are you Genetically modified? Mama: You could call it that way because Carnatic Music runs in my blood.

Krishnaswamy walks out of the kovil, into the deserted agraharam bordering the temple. He felt an uneasiness in his body. He could feel a metamorphosis within him. He could feel that each and every cell in his body was undergoing a radical change. He came out of the Agraharam, not as a man, but Ambi Man. He sprinted to his home and locked himself in his room. On his table was a Jaadagam, a match for his akka Meenu. He effortlessly concluded that he wasn’t a match for his akka. How did he do it? He used a Logarithm table to decipher it! His super abilities were being churned out. He immediately pulled The Hindu news paper and was sweating profusely . He was able to solve the Sudoku with a 5 star difficult within seconds with the aid of the (a+b)² formula. He was even more afraid . Being Nervous, he started to humm a tune . It was no ordinary a tune . It was a mix of Sindhu Bairavi raga and Shivaranjani raga caught in Attaana raga in Avarohanam. There was a Sanjay Subramaniam hiding inside him! Or was it because of that Mama’s bite? He was confused and came out of his home, to have food and He instinctively walked into a restaurant which he has never heard of in an area which he has never been to. That’s when he

realized that he also possessed the power to find ‘High Class Veg Hotels’ in any place in the planet. He realized that he was no ordinary man, He was Ambi Man.

After having a Masala Dosai with a hot cup of filter Kaapi, he reached his home and locked himself in his room. Sticking to the cliché script, he opened his Nephew’s coloring book (because he did not have a sketchbook) . He was thinking of a costume he could wear. He tore pages after pages and threw them in the bin (Come on! That’s what Spidey did too, did you question him? ) . After being exhausted, he shifted his eyes to his thatha’s Panchagajam drying in the Mottai Madi. It struck him. He ran to his Appa’s room and stole his panchagajam, added 3 more strands of poonal (just to be more authentic and match with his dress- And readers please, I don’t want to add 3 more strands to my poonal, it is just that the script demands that scene ) He walked around in his locality with that dress. No one could recognize him, including his amma! Such was his attire !

Months passed and he was walking in the streets of West Mambalam, with his super hero costume. He was hungry and forgot his wallet at home. It was navarathri and the streets bore the festive colours. He read a board outside an aam “Sundal would be served to all women . Men should sing their way to earn a bowl of Sundal”. Hungry and determined, he walked in with flamboyance. He sang a Song mixing Karaharapriya, Shanmugapriya and Sripriya raagas. The mami was floored and she handed over the entire stock of sundal cooked for the evening. Although she was an Al- Mama member, she was unable to do anything because such was the attire of our superhero.

The temple bell was the signal of distress. If it rang 3 times, paused and rang for another 3 times, Our hero would sprint to the temple like Usain Bolt on Steroids. No No! There was no damsel in distress or a Mama who has been kidnapped. It was the signal that the Abishekam and Arthi was underway, which precedes the Prasadham distribution. We need a Villain and what’s a super hero movie without a Villain ? It was none other than S.N.Lakshmi (The celebrated thief and the brain behind the success of the Italian Job) – For those who don’t know who she is, she is the paati of Tripurasundari from MMKR. Although old, she could pull of prasadam heists with style . The Kovil Vadhyar was in distress now and he pleaded to Ambiman to put a stop to this. Ambiman was determined that he would catch the thief. It was the clash of the Villain and our Super Hero. Who would Win? Does it have the same ending as any other super hero flick? Lets see……

*After few weeks* The thief and Ambiman were taking selfies outside the temple. What happened ? Was Ambiman unaware of the fact that she was the thief ? *Few days earlier* Paati stole some prasadham from the palliarai and was sneaking out when Ambiman entered the scene Ambiman: He Paati Stop! * Paati , our villain has been caught red handed * Paati : Perandi! Enna pa solaria. Ambiman : How dare you steal prasadham? Paati : Kanna Laddu venum ah? Ambiman: What are you saying? Paati : Let’s face it. You like prasadham and So do I. The vadhyar here gives too little for us and that infuriated me. Ambiman: So? Paati : Let’s become a team. We could share the Prasadham.

Ambiman after thinking for sometime, Said “I’m in!”

As Ambiman walked towards his share of prasadham, there was a power cut for 1 minute and when the power was restored, the prasadam was missing What happened ? Where did the prasadham go ? Let’s see in Chapter 2

Chapter 2 – Ambiman Returns

As Ambiman walked with his share of prasadham, there was a power cut for 1 minute and when the power was restored, the prasadam was missing What happened ? Where did the prasadham go ? Let’s see in Part 2

When the power was restored, He searched in vain. The Paati too was confused . She did not know what happened or who it was who attacked her . She had lost her prasadham. Just when you thought that Paati was the Villain , there came a supervillain whose identity was unknown to Paati and Ambiman. Who could it be? Paati said “Ambiman! It is you who should find that person” . Ambiman saw hope in her eyes. He knew that if at all there was someone who could stop this, it was him. He vowed to catch the culprit.

And that my Readers , is the first time in the history of Superhero stories, a villain became a sidekick to a superhero.

Ambiman went back to the sketch board, this time was designing a costume for Paati, the Villain turned Sidekick. He took hours to design one and pinged the design to paati. Paati replied “No Ambiman! I have already got my costume and sent him a picture of her wearing Pothy’s Samudrika Pattu. Ambiman was floored ! Here is a Paati who is in her 70’s who thinks she is in her 20’s . He said to himself “Nevermind, this super hero at least has a sidekick. Let’s not antagonize her”. Together they scanned temple after temple, looking for a Villain. Little did Ambiman know that Paati needed someone to help her visit temples Just when Ambiman entered a temple, there came a couple , who mistook him for a Kovil Vadhyar. Ambiman was like “Yov! This is Superhero blog ya! Not Vadhyar Zoned , come and meet me when I’m writing Vadhyar Zoned 4. Now don’t trouble me”. Ambiman still puzzled ! They did not know who attacked them! Weeks and Months passed. They absolutely lost interest in finding the villain. Ambiman, using his newfound superhero power, turned out to become a leading Musician. He started singing in Margazhi Uthsavams and became a Musical sensation . His Single “ In da Kovil ” Topped the US Charts (See, even in this it is Single only! )

His Album “Get Married or die tryin” got a Ranked 1 in US Billboard for 9 weeks in a row! In fact, subsequent to his success, various artists like 50 Paisa and M.N.Madhavan (Called as MNM) started to approach him to feature in their Album. He appeared in Newspapers and Magazine Covers. He was donned as the next Big Thing in Indian Music Industry. But deep down he was disturbed by that missing prasadham. He said to himself “ It is not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me” . He had to make a call. A decision if he has to take up superhero as a career or continue with his Carnatic Voyage. His father wouldn’t approve of his choice of Superhero. But he still proceeded towards him and asked “Appa, what will you do if I am a superhero for a living?” . His father replied “Well Kicha, it depends on what kind of powers you have” . He instantly replied “Like I could solve complex equations, and”His father interrupted him. “Don’t get me started Kicha ! If you were smart enough to solve complex equations, you would have cracked the CA and CS Exams with a rank” . I knew that he wouldn’t approve his choice. I mean with what face will he go around saying to his relatives and friends ?

He walked back to his room , dejected. That’s when he saw a Quote “Mah Lyf Mah Rulzz” . No quote has impacted him as much as this (Readers, please don’t judge the standard of our superhero by this )

Just when Ambiman thought that this was end of his super hero career, he realized that he missed a very obvious fact. Prasadhams continued to disappear and the Vadhyar did not speak a word about it. If it was not Lakshmi Paati , who else could have taken the prasadham ? He pulled his logarithm book and solved a few Calculus Equations. The answer to his equation was “Bane- Balaji Neelakantan” . (Don’t ask the logic behind this, it is a superhero blog ) This named sound familiar ! Yes! He became suspicious. He immediately went to the Kovil and scanned with a skeptic eye. He found none. Then he prayed to Ummachi wishing that he would become a true superhero one day and did a pradakshinam and rang the bell. The bell was oily. He was alerted. He immediately Smelled it. It was the smell of pure ghee and Pongal. He turned around. There he saw, there he saw the Culprit walking away. He raced ahead of him and stood in front of him. He scanned him with a keen eye. He saw morsels of rice in his hand and heard a huge * Burppp * . He knew that he has caught the thief. It was the temple Bellboy Pichumani . He gave him ‘ Rendu arai ‘ and said “So you are the thief who steals temple prasadham” . He reply “Aiyo Saamy! Anga parunga, nammo Bane Mama is distributing the prasadham. If you want I can ask him to give you rendu dhonnai of Ven Pongal. Don’t slap me again”

So was it the Kovil Vadhyar ? Was he was playing all these months? Was he bribing the Bellboy because he had been caught? Ambiman went and confronted the vadhyar

Ambiman: Hey Bane! Bane Mama: Va da Kicha! How are you? Ambiman : So have you found the thief who stole the prasadam ? Bane Mama: There is no thief da! Not anymore Ambiman :You are making me angry . You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry. Bane Mama: Indha take the prasadham Jangri Ambiman : Don’t Joke around Bane Mama ! What happened that day when came to palli arai. 6 months back ? Bane Mama: What happened? * he was thinking* I came to take the prasadham. The suddenly there was a power cut. I then took the prasadham bowl and distributed. What’s in this? Ambiman: What? So there has not been a thief all this while? Bane Mama: Nope! Not after that night

Ambiman to himself “ So all this effort for nothing ? Bane just distributed the prasadham?”

Chapter 3 – Ambiman Returns Again

Years Passed, Ambiman became a Successful Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary. He was a Krishnaswamy during the day and a savior by Night. Crime rates dropped drastically. You could never see clothes put to dry being stolen nor could you see prasadhams being stolen. Peace prevailed all over. Just like Ramrajyam . But then, one day, The agraharam was shaken! There was total confusion. You could see people shouting and running helter skelter. Krishnaswamy Stopped a Mama and asked “Enna aachu Mama?” , the response he got was shocking “ All our Kovil maadu is missing! Someone stole them” . He saw a thatha, who could barely walk making an attempt to run. He ran towards the thatha and asked him why he was running when he could barely walk ? He replied “Don’t you know the plot of superhero stories, the hero will make an entry only when people are running amock. I’m doing my bit”. Krishnaswamy asked “So, should a superhero make an entry now?” for which the Thatha’s reply was an affirmative with a nod and he turned back, making yet another attempt to run Gone are the days when people used to pray for a superhero or a savior, now they run around aimlessly hoping that would attract the attention of a superhero (I suppose people have become health Conscious! ) I won’t be surprised if people in distress take a selfie and Tag a superhero to rescue them . I mean picture this. A guy is falling from a high rise building and takes a selfie while falling and tagging a Superhero. How awkward would that be? He would be saved only if he has Jio 4G. If he is a BSNL User, the picture will get updated only after his Subhaswikaram! The superhero inside Krishnaswamy was rekindled. He jumped into his superhero attire and took a flute in his hand and started to play the tune of ‘In da Kovil’ . He immediately ran inside the temple to have a preliminary investigation . The Vadhyar was chanting Rudram hoping that there would be divine intervention. There was another mama besides him who was chanting too. There he saw her. Amidst the chaos , serene and calm. A women who defines the very term ‘Lakshanam’ . She was making a garland for Godess Ambal Unwaverred and focused . It caught the attention of our superhero . He could overhear the devathas discussing amongst them on how these two would make a wonderful couple. Ambiman Said “Shh! Don’t talk now. Which way did the thief go?”. One of the Devatha immediately pulled the direction of the Culprit. Krishnaswamy did not have the time to sing a duet when the situation demanded an action scene. He continued towards the direction of the Culprit. He walked for miles searching where the cows were. At a distance, he could see a Man who was talking to the missing cows. He quickly ran towards the Man. And heard him saying “Lakshmi! Do 10 Situps! Raman, Go and pull that auto! Sundari, don’t take the fruits devotees give you, you are old and diabetic” He was none other than Krishnaswamy’s Neighbor Madhu who is a fitness freak, yet pot bellied (look at the irony) .

Ambiman immediately unleashed his fury on him . He poked his eyes and made him temporarily blind. He stomped his little finger and relished the Villain in Pain . He then unleashed his ultimate weapon. He took some vibhooti and stuffed it in his nose and saw him sneeze. The Villain was in pain and agony. Ambiman : Hey! Madhu Why did you steal the cows? Madhu: Aiyo Mama! I did not steal the cows! Ambiman gave him a tight slap and said “Yaru da Mama? Call me Anna!” Madhu : Aiyo Sorry Anna! I did not steal the cows. See Look at Lakshmi , after she gave birth to valli, She has put on a lot of weight, so I Though I might take her for a walk. See, look at Raman there, He has no biceps at all. Now Which cow will marry him if he is not a well built bull? Look at Sundari , she is old and hardly walks. I thought I could teach them some exercise . Ambiman gave another Slap and caught hold of the ropes and brought back the cows to the temple

*There were applause and appreciation from all the people* There again he saw that beautiful damsel in the temple. This time he could afford a dream sequence. He thought he could sing a duet in Switzerland in the backdrop of the Alps. Immediately he heard his father’s voice saying . Switzerland is expensive, Sing a duet in Kodaikanal to which he readily agreed. He was deaf to the appreciations and was in his own world . One Mama Shouted “Ambiman is our Krishna Swamy” which shocked him. He woke up screaming “illaaa…..” What woke up? Yes, it was a mere dream. He knew that he would never become a superhero. He went in search of the mama who bit him(Whose name was Alfred Paisaworth ) and said “No! I can’t be a Superhero. This is not my cup of tea”. The mama laughed and said “There is no Hero, if there is no Villain” . He continued “You need to find the Villain and fight him to become a hero” Alfred wanted to be a mentor to Ambiman because he was the only one who seemed to listen to him. He could not see Ambiman being dejected with his career as a superhero. For a minute he thought if he should register Ambiman in Monster.com or Naukri.com for a suitable job as a superhero. But then he made a decision. Alfred then pushed Ambiman Down and said “Why do we fall Sir? So that we can learn to pick ourselves up” Ambiman: That’s only for falling down. Not for being pushed by someone. You pushed me just because you wanted to say that Dialogue ! Ghosh! I can’t believe this! *Ambiman walked away shaking his head in disbelief *

The Mama who was concerned about the superhero, posted an Ad in the Local classified

Wanted Villain(s) Wanted an Ugly looking Villain with coarse voice, who knows to fight and give punch dialogues , should come with at least 10 henchmen. Villain’s lair is a must (Rented or own) Preferable one eyed Age, Gender, Education no Bar Salary Negotiable Interested Applicants please Contact Alfred Ph: 9xxxx xxx108

He then Got a call Caller : Hello! Is it Mr.Alfred? Alfred : Yes! Who is this? Caller : I am Dr.Jackal calling from Nanganallur. Power! I had seen your Ad in the classified and I wanted to apply for it. Alfred : So Mr Jackal What is your Villain experience. Dr. Jackal: Sir, I have been a Villain Industry for over 20 years . I did my training under Joker in Gotham City and I have on-field experience. Alfred: So who have you fought with? Dr. Jackal: Last month I fought with Son because he did not accept me as a Villain. Yesterday I fought with my neighbor because I used to walk to his son and give super-villain dialogues. Daily I fight with my wife over my Job as a Villain. There used to be this kid named Shaktimaan and I used to trouble him when I was bored. Unfortunately, They stopped the series and I’m jobless now Alfred: Sounds Impressive. Dr. Jackal : Sir, I’m a family man. I have 2 Children. I expect Rs.15,000/- and daily bata . Henchman costs extra sir Alfred: Aiyo! That is too expensive for me. I’m just a retired man. I can’t afford it

Dr. Jackal: Okay Sir! You are saying you are retired , I can reduce the Salary to Rs.12,500/- Nothing Less Alfred: We Have a Deal !

Alfred was happy that he had finally found a villain for Ambiman.

Ambiman, dejected and disappointed with how things turned out, walked to the temple and prayed to Shiva and Ambal for a Good villain. Just as he walked out of the Sanctum, there he saw a beautiful damsel singing a melodious Carnatic rendition which made his heart skip a beat.

Chapter 4 – The Meet

Krishnaswamy was mesmerized with her voice. He could not see her face, all he saw was a neatly plaited hair that perfectly resembled the hairpin bends en route Tirupathi. Her hair was adored with ‘arali poo’ from the Ambal Sannidhi. He was lost in time and eventually lost her sight . He did not know where she went. He felt happy. He walked home wearing a big Grin on his face. There he saw his akka Meenakshi, who is called as ‘Meenu’ who was visibly worried . Krishnaswamy walked towards her

Krishnaswamy : Oi! Why are you worried ? Meenu: Kicha! Appa is asking me to marry this fellow da * hands over a photo * I don’t like him at all da! Kicha : Wow! How handsome he is! You both are made for each other. Meenu : Don’t irritate me! Look at him ! He looks like a baeku! I tried telling appa and amma, but they wouldn’t listen. Kicha: So you have anyone in your mind? Meenu: Dei Kicha! Both of us know that either of us are incapable of finding someone by ourselves. So quit asking such questions Kicha : Seri Seri! What kind of guy do you want? *Meenu stares into emptiness with a smile and starts narrating* I want a man who is tall and should have tejas. He should have stubble and should have a smiling face. He should be Kali Yuga Raman and should have been waiting for me just like I have been waiting for him all this while. He should possess a good character and should be loving and caring. He should be well educated and intelligent . Most importantly he should do Trikala- Sandhyavandhanam and have Shiva Poojai By the end of the narration, her face turned pink and she hid her face in a pillow. Krishnaswamy had never seen her akka blushing ! Kicha : Parra! Akka ku ivalo aasai irruka? Hey! Don’t worry yar, I’ll find your Dream Man and bring him before you

Krishnaswamy had more than one reason to find the perfect guy for his akka. He starts searching matches for his Akka. Even the Al-Mama was not able to find a guy of her liking. Weeks passed after that and Krishnaswamy did not lose heart. One day, when he accompanied his Paati and Amma to a nearby grocery shop, his 7th sense was raising an alarm. There he saw a man, Tall and handsome (a tad bit less handsome when compared to Krishnaswamy nevertheless handsome )

sporting a stubble and a Shikai with a pair of glowing eyes (Because he was standing directly under a tubelight ) . He was helping his mother carrying vegetables. Krishnaswamy’s 7th Sense kicked in and it said He was the perfect man who could be addressed as ‘Athimber’ . But how could he select a person solely by his looks ? He had taken note of him. He had to do his homework (and Krishnaswamy hated homework, even as a kid) . He summoned his Sidekick (Finally this Paati has a role to play in this story) and delegated the work of finding details of this Man. She had prepared an hand written report, with manjal marks on the corner of the document and submitted it to our superhero. Ambiman Started reading the report “Hmm… Vikram , Age 29, Height 5’11 , Manager at Bank of Mambalam, Salary…. Family……. and a Certificate of Chamathuness!” He took the Jaadagam and matched it with his akka’s . He started to solve the jaadagam using Present Value Table, regression analysis and finally applied Black Scholes Formula. It was a Match! He was impressed. But he wanted to test him for what is to come. He called him and introduced himself and said that they were looking for a suitable groom for his akka and asked if they could meet. They Met in Saravana Bhavan. They started talking and Krishnaswamy using his superpowers was able to decipher that this was the man. They had ordered Sambhar rice. Little did Vikram know that the Sambar rice was replaced with the one prepared by Meenu. Vikram ate it without wasting a morsel of rice and ordered for another plate. Krishnaswamy got up , hugged him and addressed him ‘Athimber’ . Yes! He was not only able to survive the ordeal of Meenu’s cooking, but also wanted more. Deep inside Krishnaswamy knew that it was his to be athimber who is a real superhero because he was immune to his akka’s cooking

Krishnaswamy then spoke to his parents and convinced them to go ahead with this alliance. Meenu was so happy and asked how was he able to find him. That’s when Krishnaswamy confessed that he was the Super-hero Ambiman. Meenu was shocked! It took her sometime for her to come to her senses and let that sink in. Krishnaswamy .

The Nichyadartham was over and the Kalyanam Shopping was in full swing. There in the saree shop, he felt his 7th Sense raising an alarm. He looked around, but to no avail. He again heard the devatha speaking “Hey! Kicha, she is here go and find her!”. He immediately asked “Who? “, but got no response. Then he went around searching for ‘Her’. Alas he found a damsel shopping with her paati and Amma. It was her! The same woman he dreamt of.

He immediately looked at the devathas and asked what to do? Agni Replied Saying “Bro, I'll preside over your marriage”

Vayu and Varuna said “ We are busy creating havoc in West Coast , Don’t disturb us now” Prithvi, Soma and Surya said “ You are on your own”

Krishnaswamy was in dilemma as there was no one to help him and he missed the opportunity to talk to her parents. Months passed and Meenu was married. He knew that he could confide with his Akka. He visited her home Vikram (Athimber) : Va da kicha! How are you Kicha : I'm fine Athimbs. How are you? Vikram : I'm doing great da. Meenu is inside. I'll go and get groceries and be back in 30 minutes Kicha: okay! I'll wait, you carry on

*Meenu walks in* Meenu : Hey kicha! How are you da *After kuchalam visariching * Kicha: Seri. What is the next function in our family? Meenu: next Enna, appa ku shashtiabdhapoorthy Kicha : Next? Meenu : Apparom, enakku seemandham (Blushing) Kicha : Next? Meenu : The kid will grow up. If it is a boy we will put poonal. Then we will get him/her married. What silly question are you asking ? Kicha : Next? Meenu : what next next? Kicha : don't you ever want to be called as Nathanar and athai? Meenu : Oh! Unakku Andha aasai lam Vera irruka? (in a mocking tone) Krishnaswamy: was visibly annoyed. He the proceeded to tell about ‘her’ and her family Meenu : It seems that you superpowers are best suited for match making . Fine tell me how she looks

Krishnaswamy went to describe her “Her hair is as dark as amavasya night and finely plaited hair looks like the winding roads of tirupathi. The malli poo adores her gets the fragrance from her. She adds beauty to her saree and the Jimikki she sports moves like a Tanjore Bommai, her smile is fresh like a filter coffee and voice as sweet as a cuckoo. Her gait was as graceful as a peacock and….” Meenu interrupted him. Meenu : What? You had romantic face too? (in a mocking tone) Krishnaswamy : Hey! Don’t stop my flow ! I have another face. There has been no necessity for that face until I met her !

His athimber also entered the room and joined the conversation.

Krishnaswamy : Akka,Athimber can you please talk to her and then tell Appa Amma also?

One fine day, Vikram and Meenu met ‘Her’ and her parents in a neighboring temple. She introduced herself as ‘Meenakshi’ and was generally talking about her.

Meenakshi appreciated Her for having a wonderful voice and asked if she knew ‘Krishnaswamy the Carnatic Singer’ for which her immediate response was ‘Of Course! Who wouldn’t know him. I love his voice and his song ‘In da Kovil’ was a masterclass’

For which Meenu asked ‘ Would you like to meet him? , He is my brother’ and that’s how She was introduced to Krishnaswamy. She had an immediate liking for him . Krishnaswamy did not want to hide anything from her and he confessed that he was a Superhero

He said “Oru Mellisana kodu, Kotikku indha pakkam irundha Ambiman, adhuve kota thandina Krishnaswamy. Oru naal vandhudhu. Kotikku indha pakkam ah andha pakkam ah. Anniki Mudivu pannen” She asked “Appo what did you decide ?”

Kicha instantly replied “I decided to keep Oru kaal indha pakkam and innuru kaal andha pakkum” for which she busted laughing and said that she never knew there was a comedian in this singer.

Then he asked Meenu to talk to her and convince her that he was a superhero, but she thought that an elaborate prank was played on her. He then Introduced Paisaworth Mama . He went on to narrate the story of Ambiman. She clarified if Ambiman was capable of household chores like cooking, washing and cleaning in a jiffy, for which there was a negative response.

She replied “Never mind! At least he can sing Carnatic Songs!” She looked at Krishnaswamy with her soothing eyes and asked “Can we Sing a duet?” . Meenu and Mama asked if they should leave . Kicha said “Duh! We can’t afford to take you both to Switzerland for our Duet. We are on a constrained budget”

Kicha started to Sing “Avalum naanum debitum Creditum, avalum naanum paruppum nei um” .

But then when the were singing a duet, Kicha got a call from a mysterious number!

Who was it? What did he tell?

Chapter 5- The Culmination

Krishnaswamy proceeded towards the explosion. He immediately Got a Call from Dr.Jackal (The Supervillian) Dr.Jackal : Power! Kicha: Hello Electricity Board ? Sir, we are having frequent powercuts, please check what this issue is. Dr. Jackal: No! No! I’m the Dr.Jackal and this is my Punch Line (Evil Laugh) Krishnaswamy: Oh! Doctor ah? I have been having Blocked nose and sore throat for 3 days. What medicine should I take ? Dr.Jackal : No! I’m the Supervillain Dr.Jackal Krishnaswamy : Yov! Don’t disturb me now ya! Now only I convinced my parents for a Swiss duet . I simply can’t have a fight scene here and all. Dr. Jackal : We need to Fight. It has been a long time since I’ve fought a Superhero Krishnaswamy: Fine Fine. See, I’ll be coming after a week only. I’ll text you the venue of the fight. Dr. Jackal : Super Bro! Meet you then.

*After a Month*

Krishnaswamy’s Kalyanam was fixed and there it was his nichyadartham. His heart skipped a beat when he added his name behind her “Nandhini Krishnaswamy” . He was in Cloud 9. But that’s when he could hear the cries of people. He ran out of his house, to see Dr.Jackal’s Henchmen trying to create a havoc. Krishnaswamy jumped into his Superhero Costume and Fought them. Krishnaswamy got Married to Nandhini and they made a wonderful couple.

2 Years passed and Dr. Jackal was troubling the people, just like how an Aadi Sale troubles a husband. Alfred Paisaworth Mama was kidnapped and Ambiman knew that it was the work of Dr. Jackal and he wanted to Confront him. He called Dr.Jackal Ambiman: I don’t know who you are or where your from, I’ll find you and Kill you. For that you have to give me your address. Dr. Jackal : You know Who I am! I am Dr. Jackal. Ambiman: Yov! Even I need to tell some dialogues da! Then only people will accept me as a Superhero. Dr. Jackal : Okay! Okay! You are still better than heroes telling rhymes with a coarse voice. Ambiman: Cut it! Give me your address Dr. Jackal : Power! Walk down Vishwanath Street in Nanganallur. You will see a Pillayar Kovil. Take a left and keep walking. You will see a Banyan Tree in the distance. Take the 3rd right. My lair will be on the left side. Ambiman : It is so confusing! Send me your location in Whatsapp Dr. Jackal : Yeah Sure. A minute

*Meanwhile in Dr. Jackal’s Lair*

Alfred Paisaworth : Hey Jackal! Give me Filter Kaapi with less Sugar. Apdiye Turn on the Radio Dr. Jackal : No! Don’t treat me like a Server. I only serve death! *Evil Grin* Alfred Paisaworth : I’m Sugar patient. If I don’t have coffee, It’ll lead to complications. Dr. Jackal : Fine Fine! Bheemboi Bheemboi, andha kitchen la irukara koffee edithu Alfred moonji la vishiri adi

Ambiman was airdropped from an aircraft and was coming down in a Parachute. He broke the Glass ceiling and landed in the Hall Dr. Jackal : Aiyo Aiyo! This is a rented property. The owner is going to kill me for damaging the building. Yov! I have opened the front door for you to come. Why make such an entry. Just Why? Ambiman: Because I am a super hero and punches Jackal in his nose. Why do you trouble these innocent people ? Dr. Jackal : Why ? (Evil Laugh) Power . You’ll see, I’ll show you, that when the chips are down, these uh… civilized people, they’ll eat the chips and burp.

*Dr. Jackal Plays a video in a projector*

( A movie of how he became a Villain because no one gave him a job)

Dr. Jackal : These people, never gave me a chance or an opportunity. All they gave me is miserly and hopelessness . That’s when I decided that I should become a villain.

Ambiman: No One troubles my people. * He gives a Jab to Dr. Jackal*

Dr.Jackal : You will see my Rage!

*Unleashes his henchmen on Ambiman*

Ambiman neutralizes all the henchmen and proceeds towards Dr.Jackal to say “I know your weakness Jackal!” And played Kandhashashti kavacham in full volume. Dr.Jackal was Holding head and shouting in Agony!

Dr.Jackal collapsed when he heard this verse “Kana Pusai Kollum Kaaliyodu Anaivarum Vittaan Gaararum Migu Pala Peihalum Thandiyak Kaararum Sandaalar Halum Yen Peyar Sollavum Idi Vizhunthodida Aanai Adiyinil Arum Paavaihalum”

Ambiman then rescued Alfred mama . The Cops arrived(Late duh!) and arrested Dr.Jackal and imprisoned him in “Blackgate Penitentiary” . Just as Ambin bid adieu to Dr. Jackal and walked out he got a call from his mother stating Nandhini was in Labor Pain. Meenu and Vikram rushed Nandhini to a neighboring hospital . Krishnaswamy had reached on time. The Doctor said “We are taking the mother for delivery, please wait outside” Krishnaswamy, Meenu and Vikram were tensed. They could see nurses running in and out of the labor ward . The only response they got was “It is a bit critical, we can’t tell anything now” Krishnaswamy broke down and started to recollect his memories with Nandhini. The first time He met her, The first time he heard her sing, the first time they made an eye contact , the first time they held their hands . He was afraid if he would lose the love of his life . As Krishnaswamy was sobbing, he heard the cries of babies. Three Nurses walked out of the Labour ward, with Three infants in their arms. He was Blessed with two boys and a girl. The senior nurse exclaimed “The mother is safe and the babies are healthy” . Krishnaswamy brought his finger towards his daughter and she instinctively clutched his finger with her tiny arms. This time, he had tears of joy!

Meenu: Kicha! You are not an ordinary person. Ore Kallu la moonu manga! Krishnaswamy was blushing ! He then walked into the labour ward to see Nandhini. He walked closer to her and sat besides her holding her hands .They were looking into each other’s eyes and had the expression of “I know it

all” Nandhin then caught hold of his shirt and pulled him closer to her and whispered in his ears “This is the dawn of peace, justice and goodness” She meant that birth of these kids has brought back wellness to the world. Krishnaswamy then hugged nandhini and said “I was afraid that I’d lose you” for which she replied “ I’ll never leave you iditot!

Kicha’s Thatha, Paati, Amma, Appa, Meenu, Vikram, Sriram (Meenu and Vikram’s 3 year old boy) and his inlaws gathered around and started to discuss what would they name the babies. It was a cacophony and the Krishnaswamy interrupted them. I’m going to name them “Dattreya, Kapila and Anasuya” (after the Indian Rishis and Rishi Pathni) . It was unanimously accepted and there was happiness all around.

Krishnaswamy was then proceeding towards the car park of the Nursing Home , when he saw someone next to his car. Stranger : You think you are the only superhero in the world? Mr.Krishnaswamy, You’ve become part of a bigger universe . You just don’t know it yet Krishnaswamy : Who the hell are your? Stranger : Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D . I’m here to talk to you about the avenger Initiative.

…. Subham ….