When
Lens
Eye
walked into Vahuni studios the gate man informed that Manmathan
shooting was in progress. So one expected Simbhu to be dancing
with some beautiful models but on reaching the floor, came
the info that there was no Simbhu or any models. Instead
it was a small Kutty swamiyar (a young saint) and Goundamani
with junior artistes.
Kutty swamiyar was sitting under a tree. There were hundreds
of junior artistes standing in queue to have the blessings
of the swamiyar. Lens
Eye
thought that the famous Kutty swamiar of Salem was acting
in the film. On close look Lens
Eye
realized that it was a small girl dressed up as Kutty swamiyar.
For the shot comedian Goundamani walk to the junior artistes
and enquires about the reason for standing in a long queue
to have a glance of the swamiyar. One fellow tells him that
he waits for long because, he is a childless and the blessings
of the monk would make him a father. Goundamani immediately
asks the person, what this small boy could do for your wife
to make her a pregnant lady. `Go and see the doctor' and
the man runs away. This was the first shot for the comedy
of the film.
In the second shot another person tells Goundamani, that
his house construction work was abruptly stopped and he
wants to complete it with the blessings of swamiyar. Goundamani
makes fun of him saying “Can you complete the house
construction with the Thiruneeru (holy ash) given by the
swamiyar. Go and get the loan from a bank to complete the
construction work”. Suddenly the crowd starts running
leaving the swamiyar. Goundamani asks a person why all are
in a hurry. “We heard that a baby boy has been born
with saffron clad holy cloth. We want to get the baby's
blessings”. “Oh God, this people will not reform”
laments the comedian
Goundamani told Lens
Eye,
that in this film he acts as uncle to Simbhu. He also told
that many call him as ‘Goundar’ for he did not
belong to the community, but he earned the title with the
pace delivery of his dialogue with his co-artistes in films.
“My original name is ‘Counter Mani’, means
his dialogues would always bring comedy with his Counter
arguments with others in films.