28-03-2023, 07:22 AM
Chapter - 91
On Saturday early morning itself, Devika and Vishnu arrived at the resort. Devika told her husband that she is going for a trip with college teachers. Her husband has gone bank related deputation in North India and will not return for a month. Devika was really tensed and only relief for her is the assurance from Vishnu. Vishnu had promissed her that he will take of everything and her clip and videos will be deleted as per his plan.
Thats all she wanted, she just wantes to return to her normal life.
Devika and vishnu arrives at meets harish at the front desk.
Harish - Hi Vishnu, you guys are on time.
Vishnu - Hi Harish, meet devika madam
Harish - Oh, so this is our Nangeli. Thank you madam for agreeing to do this. This is big event we have arranged after the resort opening. We wanted to go this smoothly.
Devika - okay
Harish - okay , first thing is we are going foe breifing session arranged before the play starts. In the session, the director will inform everyone how to play the role and what is expected of each charachter.
Devika and Vishnu goes to the breifing session after freshening up.
In the banquet hall there is a big gathering. Devika understood that it is going to be a big event and play. They waited there for some time before the director of show came. He was the owner of the resort, father of harish and his name was shankar. He greeted everyone and straight away started describing the play and what is expected of everyone. And also answered the questions of the actors.
Shankar - For this resort, this is very prestigious function and we want to make it grand success. I wanted everyone to contribute to the fullest and make this success. Remember the guest are all vip's from all over the world. And they are here to know about out tradition and culture. Everyone please make sure you are doing your part really well.
At the end of the session, everyone was given with their detailed character reference letter and also scene sequence letter. Devika received the character description letter of Nangeli. Everyone disperesed to study their character and prepare. Vishnu and devika reached their room and devika started reading the character letter to prepare for her role.
Character description letter
Nangeli is the wife of Chirukandan, She was born in a kerala village in backward caste. But she was very bold and beautiful.She was a fighter. She resisted the evil norms and customs in the society and fighted for the rights of women. During that time one of social rule was women belonging to the lower caste cannot cover their breast. And they have to pay tax based on the size of their breast if they are covering. Nangeli sacrificed her life fighting against this social injustice by cutting her breast. She bleeded to death. With her life she put an end to this evil rule in Kerala. Nangeli would be the best example when we discuss about Women empowerment and women rights.
Scene sequence and costume letter
Scene 1 - Marriage between Nangeli and chirukandan
Play starts with the marriage celebration of Nangeli and Chirukandan. Chirukandan is a long time friend of Nangeli and a good loving hardworking man. The celebration will depict how was the village marriage during 19th century. At the end of the scene both Nangeli and Chirukandan will be brought to their hut by their friends and family
Costume - Red mulakacha and mundu
( Mulakacha is a traditional piece of cloth worn around the breast and tied behind and mundu is worn around the waist like skirt and reaches till the feet)
Scene 2 - First Night
Second scene starts in the hut. Nangeli serve food to her husband, feeds him and they both have some loving talk. Nangeli remains shy all the time. After some romantic talks, chirukandan takes the initiative to touch Nangeli. They lovingly embrace each other, kisses and later chirukandan guides nangeli to bed. There they have the first night. Both of them gets intimate and passionately explore each other on their first night. The scene needs to be very romantic, seductive and erotic. At the end of the scene, both of the sleeps in each others arm.
Costume - Starts with same wedding dress and later Chirukandan removes Nangelis dress during the romantic scene. Both of them needs to be naked in the bed to give real effect to the audience. Actors can creatively use the blanket or other ways to avoid exposing to the audience.
Scene 3 - Bathing scene
Scene 3 starts with Nangeli waking up next morning and goes to the near by temple pond for taking bath. Chirukandan later joins her on the pond. A song will be played and during the song both newly wedded couple will play in the water and gets romantic again while taking bath.
Costume - Nangeli would wear fresh mundu after waking up and goes to the pond. While in water both Nangeli and Chirukandan should be naked. But both of them will not expose anything to audience and should remain inside water while being naked and during the romantic scene. After taking bath Nangeli wears the mundu around her shoulder.
Scene - 4 Meets son of minister
After after taking bath, Chirukandan and Nangeli goes back to their hut. But on the way they were stopped by the minister son and Nangeli was asked to remove her mundu and uncover her breasts. Nangeli refuses and Minister's son become angry and which results in a fight between Chirukandan and minister's son. Chirukandan thrashes and defeats him.
Costume - same costume, after reaching house changes to white mulakacha and mundu.
Scene-5 Minister's son comes back to take revenge.
Upon return to their hut, both of them were having food when the ministers son return back with army. And they were arrested by the army. Chirukandan was badly beaten infront of Nangeli and the villagers. Nangeli was forced to expose her breast infront of everyone. Later the tax collector comes and will assess her breast and asks her to pay breast tax. Nangeli goes to the hut and come back cutting her breast and throws to the face of rulers and bleeds to death
Costume - same costume
After reading the scene letter, Devika was totally shocked. She was in total disbelief looking at the amount exposure the character is required. She tells Vishnu
Devika - I dont think Vishnu I can do this.
Vishnu - what happened madam?
Devika - it requires lot of exposure, I cant do this
Vishnu - remember we don't have any other choice
Devika - but still Vishnu, how can I be naked and all
Vishnu - it is just a character. And everyone around us will be wearing similar costume
Devika - no Vishnu
Vishnu - madam, we dont have much choice and don't have any time. Think about this, what happens if Rahim or Ramu posts the clip online. Your life is gone. So we have to do this and this is our best opportunity to take away their phones and laptops and delete those clips.
Devika was quiet. Vishnu continued
Vishnu - i understand, it requires little exposure, but if we are ready to take this little pain, you can live happily ever after without thinking Rahim and Ramu. And here all are professional and no one knows you and no one will film anything. Remember phones, camera everything is banned here.
Devika thought again and after vishnu talking for 10 minutes atlast devika agreed to do it as she wants to get over with rahim and ramu.
On Saturday early morning itself, Devika and Vishnu arrived at the resort. Devika told her husband that she is going for a trip with college teachers. Her husband has gone bank related deputation in North India and will not return for a month. Devika was really tensed and only relief for her is the assurance from Vishnu. Vishnu had promissed her that he will take of everything and her clip and videos will be deleted as per his plan.
Thats all she wanted, she just wantes to return to her normal life.
Devika and vishnu arrives at meets harish at the front desk.
Harish - Hi Vishnu, you guys are on time.
Vishnu - Hi Harish, meet devika madam
Harish - Oh, so this is our Nangeli. Thank you madam for agreeing to do this. This is big event we have arranged after the resort opening. We wanted to go this smoothly.
Devika - okay
Harish - okay , first thing is we are going foe breifing session arranged before the play starts. In the session, the director will inform everyone how to play the role and what is expected of each charachter.
Devika and Vishnu goes to the breifing session after freshening up.
In the banquet hall there is a big gathering. Devika understood that it is going to be a big event and play. They waited there for some time before the director of show came. He was the owner of the resort, father of harish and his name was shankar. He greeted everyone and straight away started describing the play and what is expected of everyone. And also answered the questions of the actors.
Shankar - For this resort, this is very prestigious function and we want to make it grand success. I wanted everyone to contribute to the fullest and make this success. Remember the guest are all vip's from all over the world. And they are here to know about out tradition and culture. Everyone please make sure you are doing your part really well.
At the end of the session, everyone was given with their detailed character reference letter and also scene sequence letter. Devika received the character description letter of Nangeli. Everyone disperesed to study their character and prepare. Vishnu and devika reached their room and devika started reading the character letter to prepare for her role.
Character description letter
Nangeli is the wife of Chirukandan, She was born in a kerala village in backward caste. But she was very bold and beautiful.She was a fighter. She resisted the evil norms and customs in the society and fighted for the rights of women. During that time one of social rule was women belonging to the lower caste cannot cover their breast. And they have to pay tax based on the size of their breast if they are covering. Nangeli sacrificed her life fighting against this social injustice by cutting her breast. She bleeded to death. With her life she put an end to this evil rule in Kerala. Nangeli would be the best example when we discuss about Women empowerment and women rights.
Scene sequence and costume letter
Scene 1 - Marriage between Nangeli and chirukandan
Play starts with the marriage celebration of Nangeli and Chirukandan. Chirukandan is a long time friend of Nangeli and a good loving hardworking man. The celebration will depict how was the village marriage during 19th century. At the end of the scene both Nangeli and Chirukandan will be brought to their hut by their friends and family
Costume - Red mulakacha and mundu
( Mulakacha is a traditional piece of cloth worn around the breast and tied behind and mundu is worn around the waist like skirt and reaches till the feet)
Scene 2 - First Night
Second scene starts in the hut. Nangeli serve food to her husband, feeds him and they both have some loving talk. Nangeli remains shy all the time. After some romantic talks, chirukandan takes the initiative to touch Nangeli. They lovingly embrace each other, kisses and later chirukandan guides nangeli to bed. There they have the first night. Both of them gets intimate and passionately explore each other on their first night. The scene needs to be very romantic, seductive and erotic. At the end of the scene, both of the sleeps in each others arm.
Costume - Starts with same wedding dress and later Chirukandan removes Nangelis dress during the romantic scene. Both of them needs to be naked in the bed to give real effect to the audience. Actors can creatively use the blanket or other ways to avoid exposing to the audience.
Scene 3 - Bathing scene
Scene 3 starts with Nangeli waking up next morning and goes to the near by temple pond for taking bath. Chirukandan later joins her on the pond. A song will be played and during the song both newly wedded couple will play in the water and gets romantic again while taking bath.
Costume - Nangeli would wear fresh mundu after waking up and goes to the pond. While in water both Nangeli and Chirukandan should be naked. But both of them will not expose anything to audience and should remain inside water while being naked and during the romantic scene. After taking bath Nangeli wears the mundu around her shoulder.
Scene - 4 Meets son of minister
After after taking bath, Chirukandan and Nangeli goes back to their hut. But on the way they were stopped by the minister son and Nangeli was asked to remove her mundu and uncover her breasts. Nangeli refuses and Minister's son become angry and which results in a fight between Chirukandan and minister's son. Chirukandan thrashes and defeats him.
Costume - same costume, after reaching house changes to white mulakacha and mundu.
Scene-5 Minister's son comes back to take revenge.
Upon return to their hut, both of them were having food when the ministers son return back with army. And they were arrested by the army. Chirukandan was badly beaten infront of Nangeli and the villagers. Nangeli was forced to expose her breast infront of everyone. Later the tax collector comes and will assess her breast and asks her to pay breast tax. Nangeli goes to the hut and come back cutting her breast and throws to the face of rulers and bleeds to death
Costume - same costume
After reading the scene letter, Devika was totally shocked. She was in total disbelief looking at the amount exposure the character is required. She tells Vishnu
Devika - I dont think Vishnu I can do this.
Vishnu - what happened madam?
Devika - it requires lot of exposure, I cant do this
Vishnu - remember we don't have any other choice
Devika - but still Vishnu, how can I be naked and all
Vishnu - it is just a character. And everyone around us will be wearing similar costume
Devika - no Vishnu
Vishnu - madam, we dont have much choice and don't have any time. Think about this, what happens if Rahim or Ramu posts the clip online. Your life is gone. So we have to do this and this is our best opportunity to take away their phones and laptops and delete those clips.
Devika was quiet. Vishnu continued
Vishnu - i understand, it requires little exposure, but if we are ready to take this little pain, you can live happily ever after without thinking Rahim and Ramu. And here all are professional and no one knows you and no one will film anything. Remember phones, camera everything is banned here.
Devika thought again and after vishnu talking for 10 minutes atlast devika agreed to do it as she wants to get over with rahim and ramu.