Lalitha Chechi stood with Guruvayoorappan. And with the Communist Party. It is not wrong to say that he is closer to Guruvayoorappan. Guruvayoorappan’s picture was secretly kept in a box while he was in KPAC. When she came to Vadakkancherry as Bharathan’s wife, she also came to Guruvayoor. Lalitha’s life is flagged off on the same day as Guruvayoorappan’s festival.
Bharathan was closely associated with Vadakkancherry Uthralikavu and Kavu where the Machad Mamankam was held. It’s all simple and straightforward. I would not go to the shoot in those days. Lalitha Chechi was happy even when she came home from Ernakulam late at night and got up in the morning. Having traveled from hotel to hotel for over 40 years, I have enjoyed the comforts of home in just two simple places. In Chennai and Vadakkancherry. He also stayed in a flat in Thiruvananthapuram for some time.
But when they came to Bharathan’s soil, it was as if they were coming home. While traveling through the area, Lalitha Chechi’s car would stop at many places. They were so familiar. All of Bharathan’s relatives were like Lalitha’s own relatives. They attended weddings and other ceremonies without forgetting. Many believed she was a simple northerner.
The simple house was built on the portion of Bharathan’s house. Bharathan had built a mandapam in his ancestral compound to keep him entertained during his leisure life. If you stay at Lalitha’s house called Orma, you can see the ways in which Bharathan played and grew up. The house called Enkakatte Orma was a simple dedication to Bharathan’s memories. It may be that he finally stepped down without remembering. After falling unconscious, Lalitha was taken to Kochi for better treatment. Lying on Bharathan’s soil, he began his journey from simple memory to unconsciousness.
Lalitha Chechi invited many people from her film career here. According to the government, only rice, fish curry, pappadam and salt are added. Or cake. From Sathyan Anthikkad to Manju Warrier, who was like a shadow of Lalitha, many people came as guests in the house. In a sense, they were not guests. It was the family.
Lalitha kept everyone who joined Bharathan together. Director Pavithran’s wife and dancer Kalamandalam Kshemavati, and finally Unnikrishnan, John Paul and all those who joined Bharathan were close to simple death. It was not for them to get the movie. It was only with love.
Simple Chechi was not small in size. Jibu-Joju Lalitha Chechi and Mohanlal have released a poster directed by Ittimani. That day Lalitha Chechi texted Jibu. ‘Dear Jibu, I have never seen a poster with the acting talent Mohanlal. When I saw it, my eyes filled with tears. I will be indebted to Djibouti until my death. Not enough talented people. Those who are willing to use it should also be sent here. ‘It is clear from this message how Mohanlal viewed Lalitha Lal with respect. In the movie Thakara, Subhashini and her mother dubbed herself and her grandmother in simple three voices. He was also a simple genius in sound.
Nobody sends a message with so much respect to a beginner Djibouti. That was the simple sis. They were neither big nor small. Lalitha shared her talent with many people from Thoppil Bhasi onwards. He was a simple and desirable person to all of them. Yet he maintained a simple love affair even with those at the bottom of the film. Lalitha attended the wedding of the regular employees of the production. Or bought them at least one shirt. The set did not express simple dissatisfaction with any of the food. I ate whatever I got. Chechi was not happy to sit outside without caravans. It was as high as the sky, but it was as low as the earth. Many of the poorest people in the film called Lalitha. Lalitha intervened to get their mother’s help. Mercy was dissolved in the blood of simplicity.
When the CPM state and district leadership decided to field Lalitha in Vadakanche, local CPM leaders put up posters against Lalitha. The march was held. They did not understand the size of simplicity. They forgot that the path of the Communist Party had been simple for decades. In the end he withdrew himself and saved the simple party. He asked to vote for the CPM in that election itself. They did not quarrel with the local leadership of the party. Because they knew that these local communists had never seen any of the communism they had seen.
When the decisions they made at the Sangeet Natak Akademi were controversial, Lalitha asked, “Why the quarrel?” If there is a mistake, it will be corrected. If they look for controversy, they can continue. ‘They were not afraid of controversy. He did not quarrel with those who caused controversy. In other words, they did not have time for that. They traveled from set to set. Lalitha Chechi had nothing but acting.
Lalitha returned to the very soil that had filled Bharathan. Return to the home of memories without memories. How many people lost their aunt and uncle.