Ipudu ikada cheppaboye katha……katha kadu. Entho mandi vrudha talli tandrula vyadha. Idi nijamga jargina oka incident. Chadavadanki ankulamga undatanki koncham story la present chesam. Vemana shatakam lo unna line “Talli tandri mida daya leni putrundu….puttanemi vadu gittanemi” anedi ilanti valakosame ankunta.
Raithu bazar lo kuragayalu konesi…aa baruvaina sanchulu moskuntu gate dagarku vachadu Subba Rao. Inthalo phone mogindi. Call lift chesadu. “Miru kuragayalu konadanki vellara ?? pandinchadanki vellara?? Entha sepu ayina inka raaru enti??” ani gattiga phonelo kekalu pedtundi vaala avida Lakshmi. “Beralu aadi manchivi chusi konodduuu??? Malli edaina bagolekapothe apudu inko bajana untundi naku nitho. Intike vastuna” ani visugga cheppi phone pettesadu. Ola lo cab kosam vetkaga…akariki okati dorkindi. Dantlo waiting time 20 minutes daka undi. “Ee madyana ee cab lu time ke ravadam ledu…cha” ani tanalo tanu gunukkoni…..pakkane oka bus stand unte akada cab kosam wait chestunadu
Inthalo huhuhu ani mulguthu unna oka gonthu vinapadindi. Evaraaa ani atu itu chuste…oka musali janta aayana kanta padindi. Andulo aa musalayana tega vankutunadu. Baga nirasamga unadu. Kasta jwaram kuda unatlu undi Aa musalamma emo ayana pakkane kurchundi oka nissahaya sthithi lo. Emaindi ani valani aara teesadu Subbarao. Akali vestundi anatluga saiga chesadu aa musalayana. Inthalo aa musalamma tana chethilo unna rendu kaagithalu Subbarao ki ichindi. Avi entaaa ani chuste Geeta Govindaam inka Sailaja Reddy alludu cinemalaku ticket lu. Adi chudagaane chirru etukuvachindi Subbarao ki
“Em amma….ee vayasulo…adi ilanti paristiti lo….mi idarki ee cinema antha avasarama” ani annadu kasta durusugane. Inthalo aa musalamma “Ee vayasulo maku cinemalu endi Babu. Ma koduku intiki vaadi atha mama ochindru. Mem unte vaalaki ibandi aitadi ani madyanam cinema chushi…bayata mess la intha tindi tini…..malli sayantram cinema chushi cinema hall bayata undamanadu. Ratriki vachi intiki tiska potha annadu. Igo karchulaki ee 200 pettindu chethila. Eeyana paristiti emo itla undi” ani badhaga chepokochindi. Dintho Subbarao kalla vembata neelu tirigai. Cab ika vastundi anaga….”amma meeru iddaru ma intiki randi. Pedda manushulu iddaru ila roadla vembata entha sepu untaru” ani annadu. Aa nissahaya sthithi lo chesedi em leka aa musalamma sare andi. Mugguru cab ekkaru.
Inti dagara cab digadam chusina Subbarao vaala avida Lakshmi bayataku vachi “Evarandi veelu???” ani ayomayam ga chusindi. “Lopalki pada cheptanu” anatluga saiga chesadu. Cab vadiki dabbulu ichesi, nadavalekapotuna aa peddayana nu lopalki tiskochi mancham mida padkobettadu. Vaala avida Lakshmi ni pakkaku pilchi jargindi antha cheppadu. “Vaalaki papam tinadanki emaina ivvu. Akalitho unnaru” annadu. Bojanam chesi mandulu veskoni aa peddayana nidraloki jaarukunadu. Inthalo aa musalamma vachi….”Babu….ma odiki idantha teliste kopadtadu. Yaaada unnamo kuda telustaledu. Idi ma koduku pone nambaru. Jara pone chesi cheppu bidda niku punyam untundi” ani oka chinna kagitam mukka ichindi.
Phone chesina rendu gantalaki aa vrudha dampatula koduku ayina Kishore vachadu. “Na karma kaali puttina miku nenu. Ooru mida padi na izzat antha tistunaru. Cheppina kada tindi tini theatre la tagaladamani. Ayina kuda kavalane na paruvu tisinaru iddaru. Inka poi aa car lo agorinchandi. Mimalni inti dagara padesi, nenu mi kodalu ma atha mama tho bayataki vellali” ani kopamga viruchuku paddadu. Inthalo aa musallamma addu padi “Memu intiki vaste mi atha maama ki ibandi aitademo Bidda. Mamalni aa bus stop dagara idiseyyi. Etlano atla ee ratri adane untam. Repu poddugalane vachi tolkapo” ani annadi. Ha sarele edo okati kannivandi anatluga chirakuga saiga chesadu Kishore
Inthalo Lakshmi addupadindi. “Entayya nu chadvukoleda??? Niku samskaram Leda???? Oka pakka mi nanna jwaram tho vankipotunte, nu koncham kuda inkitam lekunda bus stops lo cinema halls lo vadilesta antav enti??? Vaalani chustunte asalu ye sambandam leni maake inthala badha estundee….kanna kodukuvi niku kanisam badyata lenattu matladtunav. Ee musali valani iddarni mem jagrataga chuskuntam. Kavalsina anni rojulu ma intlone untaru
Vaalu ikada undatam valla evarki elanti ibbandi ledu…..miru bayalderandi sir” ani annadi kasta kopamga. Avamanam ga feel ayyi….Kishore akadi nundi velipoyadu. Aa paristiti lo chesedi em leka aa musallamma akade kurchundipoindi.
Ratri 8 aindi. Aa dampatulu iddaru tinesi kasta sedateerutunaru. Inti varandah lo Subbarao atani bharya Lakshmi kurchunaru. “Manaki pillalu lerani enthala badha paddam Lakshmi. Manam tiragani gudi ledu…mokkani devudu ledu. Veelani chuste anpistundi….devudu manaki entha manchi chesado. Ilanti pillalu putti, veelaku pellilu chesi, tarwata ila badha padatam kanna mana lanti goddu batkule entho nayam. Opkuntava????” ani annadu. Tana samadhanam ga oka chinna chirunavvu chindinchindi Lakshmi