Curtain Raiser for Varalotti's new serial story - A LOVE STORY!

Dear Sridhar,
I wonder if Dasavatharam was looked forward to, so eagerly; if Kuchelan will be looked forward to more eagerly!!
You beat Rajni & Kamal, hollow, with your curtain raiser.
Mithila looks forward to a grandchild;
My friend waits for the cry of a newborn!
Well, I wait to read your Serial-part1 on 14th - shubhamuhurtham & shubayoga shubadinam!!
Wish you great luck.
Love,
Chithra.

Dear Sridhar


Eagerly waiting for the arrival of your sixth child. I am all geared up.

I am sure she will enter with a bang!

Wish you all the Best!

Dear Krithika,

thanks a ton for favouring me with your visit. And you being the very first person to greet me on this occasion that sure is a great favour from you which I shall never forget.

In fact my daugther wanted me to add the year 2008 to the title. But then I thought love is timeless and whether it happens in 1942, 2008 or 2942, a love story is a love story. So why bother about the year.

I had promised to deliver a light story. But only now I feel rather heavy writing a light story. I feel that it is very difficult to write a light story. So hats off to Cheeniya sir, Balajee and Kamalji who weave humorous yarn by the bundles. Maybe I should learn from one of them.

Of course, you need to cater to different readers and by now, you know their pulse !

No, Krithika. After donkey's years of writing I only feel that my readers know my pulse very well and not the other way round.

Thanks for your kind wishes. Let's see how it goes.
regards,

Dear Sridhar sir,
After reading the Curtain Raiser, I am very eagerly looking forward for the Inauguration Day of "A LOVE STORY". This is the first time I am going to read on the Premiere Day.

All the best!

dear sridhar sir,
great that the wait is nearing an end....u've released the trailer, and now we wait with bated breath for the serial to begin...
with so many wishing your child, am sure she will be a cute toddler, sweet girl, and a graceful maiden... :)

its so nice that you had a good darshan of the queen of Madurai, just in time....of course, She's the lokamatha, she knows when to twist our ears, and when to give us a big bar of candy !

i'll be eagerly waiting for the shuba muhurtham on 14th july....
i am very happy to note that you have said that though the events of the serial will be "light", the message will not...
your writings have that stamp of being simple, understandable, yet profound...while we all want you to retain your cheerfulness, i would never like to see your writings missing the depth they usually carry...be it a serial, or a simple anecdote...

and of course, since i don't know Kamla beyond her posts, am eager to see the character she has inspired.... :)

Dear Janani,

It's wait for you and countdown for me as I am struggling with the first episode. But in that struggle I am on the winning side since you and all the wonderful ILites on my side fighting for me and prayng for me.

Unlike a bi-weekly post which will be like a 20 20 match, a serial will be like a five day test. And in a five day test we normally do not expect fireworks on the very first day.

Let me make a secret known to you. My writings have only two basic objectives. If my words could increase the total quantity of love in the world by a milligram, then the lonely hours spent by me crying before the system would not have been in vain. And the second objective is to make us understand the workings of human mind better, be it the hero's mind, the heroine's mind, or even that of a psychiatrist who plays a supportive role. Oh, I have started telling the story. Let me stop here.

I will sign off with this note: looking forward to your comments on the story is the greatest reward for my writings.

thanks Janani for your fb and wishes.
love,

Originally Posted by Jananikrithsan

Dear Sridhar,
This is what I expected from you. The wait has begun, should I call it the countdown? Other than your GF, work and play posts this is gives me the joy of waiting, expecting a treat form you, if I can term it just that. There have been many a story form your keyboard that has left us wiping our tears and others that made us think, delve deeper into certain emotions that we take for granted. To be more specific the emotions that we so often face in life like love, disappointment so on and so forth.
Which will be better Iam confused, whether to make a mobile reminder to read the much awaited love story, actaully I do not have to, I cannot fogret, rather I will not.

Dear SIr,

It is so wonderful to know that the wait is finally over. Its like fanatic audiences awaiting the release of the film of their favourite superstar, knowing even before its release that it would definitely be a super duper success.You know SIr there is only an upward climb for certain things in life,youre writings are one of them.Its increases our respect for your writings,our love for your works and our anticipation for the next one from you!

The curtain raiser itself is ao beautifully penned!! Loved it.

I look forward to the D day , not so far away,yet so far!!

Love,
Devika

Dear Lalitha,
Only after writing the CR I realised how difficult it is to write the first episode. In fact I thought of replying to you all after I have completed the first draft of the first episode so that my responses will be brimming with confidence.
But for three, four days I could not write more than a few lines. Then an idea struck me. I had translated HE into Tamil and had the edited, corrected manuscript with me. Of course Indhu did the editing, a painful and a thankless job.
I gave away my manuscript to a lady fan of mine. I told her to read the novel and tell me if it was worth the while. If it was not good enough, she should not tell me at all. Criticisms do hurt me a lot though many times I am not matured enough to accept that fact.
This lady called me last night - not once but four times. At the end of the fourth call she told me that she simply loved the story and told me it had been worthwhile for her to read the story in one go, in three hours flat.
Only after that call I got the necessary enthusiasm to write the first episode.
I completed the draft this morning and now am ready for replying your kind fb.
thanks a lot for your kind wishes, Lalitha.
love,

Originally Posted by lalitha shivaguru

Dear Sridhar,

Abba...... the wait is almost over. I have spent sleepless nights in expectation of the serial. Honestly Sridhar.

What to say.... we have been talking of Love in all forms in our earlier threads and now the actual comes.........Can't say any more.... just waiting for the same to devour more of love.......... idhumattum ethanai annalum thehattadhu.

Wishing you all the best for the future serial and pray for the same to be a roaring sucess (though it is not needed as whatever you write is a success)

Dear Sudha,

A love that does not break our hearts (at least once in a while) or jerks our tears (at least once in a day) is not real, deep love. Seeing all your kind wishes I am happy to inform you that the omens are good. The first draft has come out. But I am afraid to show it even to Indhu.

Monday is just a week-end way.
You may start preparations for cuddling this baby. And don't forget to tell me how does she look like. Does she bear resemblance of her earlier sisters or not?
Waiting for Monday with as much eagerness as you have.
regards,

Originally Posted by sudhavnarasimhan

Dear Sridhar,

So finally the wait is almost over! Many thoughts are flitting through after reading your curtain raiser. What type of a LOVE STORY is this going to be, heartbreaker, tear jerker! Have to wait till Monday!
All the very best for the Sukha Prasavam! Only after that we can lovingly cuddle it!

Dear, Dear Mythili,
My heart is swelling with pride and happiness to know that my sixth child will be blessed with an able grandmother, who is a better writer than the child's father anyday.
Thanks a lot for your wishes and prayers. As you pray for your pet granddaughter, pray also for her father, the author.
love,
sridhar

Originally Posted by mithila kannan

My dear sridhar,
It was a sheer thrill to read about the curtain raiser.Your sixth child will be my grand daughter and grandchildren are more precious to the grandparents than one's own children.I pray for this sweet grand daughter's growth into a lovely maiden and wish that all her dreams come true.
I wish you all the best.
Regards
mithila kannan