Earlier this week, I performed a Tanglish(Tamil+English) Monoact for Kargathar Sangam's 100 years celebration.
Presenting Dhamathi Suresh as Dhamathi (myself) and Dhamathi Suresh as Chitthi (aunt). The complete video is in 2 parts.
{The script for the videos can be found below}
Dhamathi: Yellarukum Vanakam. I am Dhamathi Suresh. Bangaluru Kargathar Sangam President Panchanathan Pillai's chella pethi.
Chitthi: I am her Chitthi. Idhu oru Tanglish MonoAct. Relax pannungo. Enzoi pannungo.
Dhamathi: Chitthi, naan school dress mathiviatten. yenna snacks kudunga!
Chitthi: Yuvarani amma vandutaanaga! ippo naan avangallukku snacks kodakanumma?
Dhamathi: Chitthi, snacks seekaram koodunga. Naan next week testukku prepare pannanum.
Chitthi: Oh! unnaku aadhu nabagam irukka?
Dhamathi: India's 7th Primeminister was V P Singh. India's 7th Primeminister was V P Singh. Chitthi, why did the Britishers leave India?
Chitthi: Because namma freedom fighters avangalai Quit India panna sonnaga.
Dhamathi: avangae inagae stay panniurndha, naan Rani Elizabeth mattumae padichirupaen! Che! Let me study physics.
Dhamathi: Chitthi, scientist yellam, vittula bedla paduka mattangla?
Chitthi: Why unnakku indha sudden doubt?
Dhamathi: Andha scientist tree underla padutharam. apple thalamela fall aayidichan. Gravity kandupidicharam. Ippo naan adhai study pannanoom. Boring Chitthi. Let me try Maths.
Dhamathi: Chitthi you have 3 apples, I take 2 apples, yenkitta yethanai apple irukkum?
Chitthi: Romba easy. Two dhanae!
Dhamathi: Illai chitthi eight. Kudaila already six irundhadhu
Chitthi: Wait naan aadahai twist panni kekuraen. I gave you 5 dosai. You ate 3 dosai. unkitta yenna irukkum.
Dhamathi: 2 dosai + yennai, milaga pudi, chutney and sambar irukkum!
Chitthi: Ada paavi! Best nee Englsih prepare pannu!
Dhamathi: Andha manushan kidichana, avan gaali! Kandipaga avan gaali!
Chitthi: Yaarai pathi pesugirai?
Dhamathi: Andha Shakespeare. And Keats. Shelly kooda. Timepasskku avanga poem write pannuvangalam, addhai nanga padikonuma, meaning sollunama. Che student paruvam, kashtam paruvam!
Chitthi: Illa da chella; aadhu dhan best paruvam. moopadhu vasyaku nee realize pannuvai
Dhamathi: Chitthi yennaku next week test think pannuna bayama irukku
Chitthi: Unnakku Examinophobia illai. Unnaku Atychiphobia
Dhamathi: Now, what's that? pudusa irukkuae!
Chitthi: Atychiphobia na fear of failure. unakku exam bayam illai; unakku failure bayam.
Dhamathi: Yes Chitthi, Kamal Thenali moviela sollura madri, "Ellam siva mayam endru solluvinam... Ennaku yellam baya mayam"
Yellorukum Kargatha Sangam 100 aandu celebrations vazhthukal and indha Tanglish MonoActing opprtunitykku nandri!
I won the first prize for this.
It was such a proud moment for me when I recieved the prize on stage.