THE RATTRAPPER
Characters:
Narrator: Devan
Thief: Sudhir
Oldman: Thilak
Blacksmith: Hari (also beggar)
Lieutenant: Jason
Lt’s Son: Vicky
Narrator: Oru oorula oru thiruddan irundhan.
Neenga ellam enna nanaikureenga nu theriyum
ella ooru layum dhan thirudan iruppan aana
namaloda main character ivandhan enna ivandha
elipori vikkuravan
Cheri kadhaikula povoma
Scene-1
Location: Roadside
Characters: Thief , Beggar
T- Dei naanu indha valkaila Neriya pattutten
B- Aya adhukka enna. Inga ithana peru road la
paduthirukoma unna madhiriye nanga mattum
enna thanga kinnathula sapudaroma, nangalaum
neraya pattutom aana nanga unna mari
mathavangala emathi thirudi polaikala.
T- Dei naa solradha kelu, indha ulagam irukkula
idhuvum naa vikkura mari oru eli pori dhan
theriyuma, oruthanku indha ulagam kasu
ppanam veedu sapadu ellame kudukkum namba
elipori la thoondil vekura mari aana adhula
evanaavdhu mayangi evanadhu thedi ponaana
avalodhan , payam elipori la doka maatipan
B- poda dei paithiya kara paduthu thoongu
kalaila pichai edukka thayar aagu
Scene-2
Setting- night time in abandoned fprest
Characters: Thief, Old man
Narrator – oru kularu aana rathiri la namma
thirudan kaatu la kanam poittan. Appo dhan
T- ah kulurudhe , kaas uku aasa pattu
vandhirukave kudathu.
T- aa! Oru veedu
N: thirudan odi poyu kadhava thatuna oru
vayasana varu veliya eti patharu
T- Aya konjam paavam parunga ya, inndha
kulaura la nariya dhoorom vandhirukken . inikku
rathri mattum enna unga veetla thanga vita nalla
irukumu ra
Old man- ada enna thambi indha kuluru la poi
eddhukku vandha inga ullava seekkaram,
Naa unakku sapadu senju eduthuttu varen ,
N- nalla saptitu andha vayasanavrum namma
thirudanum seetu kattu vilada aarambichutanga
O- ayo indha mari innoru manshangu kuda
sendhu saaptu velayaadi romba naalu aachu.
Ennoda pondati 2 varusham munnadi
erandhadhu la irundhu indha veetula yaarume
vandhadhila theriyuma. Ipo unoda pesuradhe
romba sandhoshama irukkudhu thambi.
T-(shocked)ivalo nallu yaaru ya ungala
paathupanga
O- (proud) naane dhan . ennoda chela maadu
muniyama irukka. Avaloda paul oru anda la vitha
dhinamuum enakku 200 ruba kadaikkum
T- konjam avadhu nambura mari pesunga aya.
Oru anda 200 Rs kudukkudha
O- Sathiyama thambi iru ……
N- janal pakkathula irundha oru pai eduthuttu
vandhu vecharu
O- Inga paaru thambi indha varathoda
varumanam
T- ayo unma dhan ya neenga sonnadhu ,(Yawns)
O-cheri cheri nee paduthu thoonga thambi
romba neram mulika vechiten.
Scene 3
Setting- next day in the house
Characters – Thief, Old man
N- Adutha naalu kaalaila endhirichadhum
rendu perum thani thani valila potianga.
Apdi nanacheenga na neenga thappu
enna dhan irundhalum ivan oru thirudan
anikku madhyanam….
T- haha seriyana muttal kelatta irukane
indha kannadi odacha enakku dhan
andha kaasu ellame.
N- Andha vayasanavroda thiruditu
namma thirudan oditan. Aana road la
paatha ore kavalaligala irundhanga
udane namma thirudan andha adarndha
kaatukulla oditan
Scene-4
Setting – forest
Characters- Thief, blacksmith
5 mani neram kalichu, odambu mulukka
rahtama thoonilayum otaingala aiduchu
T- ayo ippon aa enna pana poren indha
theriyadhu kaatula indha kulauru la
vandhu tholinjutene. Saapuda kuda
onnume ila. Mayakkam vara maari
irukku. (body thud).
N- pasilayum sorvu nalaiyum namma
thirudan keela mayangi viludhuttan
Konja neram kalichu tappu tappu nu oru
satham vandhute irundhuichu
T-Hmm (waking) oh yyaro irukkanga
pola.
N- Andha satham pinnadi poi paatha
anga oru blacksmith irumbu
vadivamaichittu irundhaaru .
T- Saami ungaloda thee ku pakkathula
konja neram paduka viteenga na
punniyama pogum.
B- (grumpy) Ah ah thondharavu
pannuama orama poi iru.
N- andha thirudanum poi eriyara
neruppu ku munnadi paduthukitaan
Scene-5
Location-smithy
Characters- Thief, Blacksmith, Captain
N-konja neram kalichu andha edathoda
modhali vandhu pathaaru.
Cpt- dei yaaru adhu thee ku pakathula
padithirukkuradhu.
Blacksmith- therilanga aiya yaaru oru
pichaikaaran, kuluru la thavichuttu
irundhan, vandhu ketan konjam neram
rest edukatuma na seri orama poi
thondharavu pannama irukka sonen.
Cpt- edhukku kandavangalam ulla
vittukittu irukka (footsteps). Dei endhiri
inga irundhu , ingala paduka kudadhu.
(Rag stripped)
(Astonished) Nathan neeya idhu enna
indha paridhavamana kolathula irukka.
Oru nalla thuni kuda illaye da unkitta
N- thirudan manasila
T- (Aha ivan yaaru ne theriyala enakku
nammala yaaro therinjavan nanachittu
irukkan. Eddhavadhu kaasu kuduthalum
kudupan pola.)
T- Aama, epdi irundha ippadi aiyuten
andha kadavul ku mattum dhan
theriyum. Oru naalukku oru vala sapadu
kadikuradhe perusu olungana thuninga
kooda illa.
Cpt- Nee army vittu poirkave kudadhu
Nathan. Seri vidu udane va en veetukku
polam.
N- udane thirudan vandhu
baayandhutraan
T- illa illa vendam.
Cpt- thaivu senju unnoda nalaimai naala
avalo nalla veettukku vara mudiyum nu
nanaikkadha. Christmas vera varapodhu.
En veetlayum naanum ennoda chinna
paiyan mattum dhan irukkom. Nee
vandha veedu konjamavudhu paka
sandhoshama irukkom.
N- rombaa nerram varpuduthiyum
thirudan veetukku vara maaten sonadhu
nala cpt veetukku poitaaru
Scene- 6
Setting- Cpt’s house
Characters-Captain, Cpt’s son Ethan
Ethan- Appaa enpa romba sogama
irukeenga.
Cpt- Illa pa, ennoda palaiya friend
Captain Nathan nu orutharu namma
Forge la irukkaru. Romba mosamana
nalamiyuula irukaru. Paakuradhu
pichakaran maadhiri kilinja thuni periya
dhadi oda irukkaru. Avara veetuku vara
sonna romba asinga irukku apdi nu varala
nu solitaaru.
Ethan – Appa naa vena avara poi
kupuduren confirm varuvaaru
Cpt-cheri va ,poi nee kupta vararanu try
panni paapom.
Scene-7
Setting- forge
Characters- Thief, Cpt, Ethan
N- Ethan um avanga appavum thiripi poi
thirudana kupuda poranga.
E-hi uncle. En peru Ethan. Enga appa
vwwtukku vandhu sonnaru neenga
indaye thooonga poringa nu adhan na
ungala kooptitu varenu. Atleast engaloda
Christmas kadhu vanga rombo jooly ah
irukkom.
T- Enna sir ungaloda paiyana kooptutu
vandhu enna paava pada vekuringa.
Cheri vanga polaam
Scene-8
Setting- next day at cpt house
Characters- Thief, Cpt, Ethan
Cpt- (excited)Firstu avaru konju weight
poda [Link] oru vela vangi
kudukkanum
E- aana avaru ivlo seekarama ipadi
aanadhu dhan romba paridhavama
irukku. Neenga mattum sollala na avru
army irundharu kandipa nambi irukka
maaten
Cpt- Nee vena paaru kulichitu pudhu
dress pota Nathan adaiyalame
theriyadhu.
(Door opens)
Cpt-(Shocked) idhukku artham enna
N- Thirudan kulichitu dhadi eduthutu
vandha udane therinjidichu Cpt oda
friend illa nu
T- idhu ennoda thappu kadaiyadhu. Na
kenji kuthadinen naa varala varala nu.
Ippo sonnenga na kooda en kilinja thuni
potutu kelambiduren.
Cpt- Enna emaathitu apdiye thapikalam
nu nanaikadha. Udane na police kupuda
poren.
T- (passionately) olunga nan aa solradhas
kelu. Indha ulagame oru eli
[Link] ellame ore thoondil
dhan enna mari elaingala prechanaila
thali viturom.
Nee ena police kitta kudutha enna mari
neeyum oru elipori la maatipa nu
nyabaga vechikko.
Cpt pechu la nalla pesura. Olumnga
udane inga irundhu odi du.
E-Appa avaru ingaye irukkatum innikku
mattum. Nalaikku Christmas anikku
yaarum thaniya irukka kudadhu
Cpt- enna pesura da.
E- ivaru paakave paavama irukku.
Varusham full ah odi olinjutu irukkannum
oru naalu nimmadhiya irukkattum
Scene- 9
N-andha naal mulukku Thirudan romba
nimmadhiya [Link] redhu
mattum dhan endhirichan. Avanukku
Christmas gift avan potirundha thuniyave
vechikka kuduthaatanga.
Christmas anikkum thirudana apdiye
thoonga vitu Cpt um Ethanum Church
Poitanga. Thirumbi vara po kovama
vandhanga
Cpt- (sarcastic) Romba nalla aalu nama
veetla viturukka da. Enna enna la
kaanaam poirukkamo therila.
Ethan – (dejected)Naa enna pannirapen.
Enakku epdi theriyum andha perivaru
oda kaasa avan dhan thirudunaanu.
N- Avanga veetukku pona udane
velakkarana namma thirudan enga nu
kettanga ana andha velakaran vandhu
thirudan onnume edukkala aana ennamo
vittutu poirukkan sonaan. Ethan udane
vaangi adhu kuda irundha letter
padichaan
Ethan- Ethan nee en kitta romba nalla
nadandhu kitta edho naa oru nalla
manusham mari. Adhukka unakku naa
edhavadhu nalladhu pannanum nu
nanaikkuren. Unna na asinga padutha
num nu naa nanaikkala . Dhaivu Senju
indha Kaasu andha vayasana avaru kitta
kuduthudu
Naa ennoda elipori ungalukku gift
kudukkuren ena neenga enna madhiri
oru elikku indha ulagathoda elipori la
irundhu oru captain maari thapikka
vechirkeenga
Ippadikku nandri ulla Captain Nathan