Adhu pona maasam…

In what could be termed as a transition of sorts, Devarajan today used the term “Abey yaar’ while talking to his friends in a regular cafeteria round table conference, thus marking his transition from being a regular Tam dude to an instant rage among Hindi speaking women folk.

“This was the day I had been waiting for”, squealed one Ms. Neeta, short for Neetu, who believes Deva has the right combination of smartness and talent to become the next Indian idol.

“Machi, I said “Avvayaar was a genius”. Some female heard it as “Abey yaar he was a genius” and made it into big news. I honestly didn’t think this was all that was needed to make me an instant North Indian and change my nationality altogether, thanks to Avvayaar”, said Devarajan in a text message to the OPN team.

This new found popularity and relevance for Avvayaar has stunned Tamil scholars. “Abey yaar is the new Avvayaar”, said Dhivakar, who is known for his complex analysis of simple problems. “When it becomes known Abey yaar wrote Aathichudi, it will become an instant hit among North Indian youth too. ‘Aram seiya virumbhu’ will now become ‘Aaraam se…er…beer rum bhe?’ “, he trailed off, thinking if that made any sense at all. “I think this will become the catchphrase for youth across India on Friday nights”, he finally proclaimed.

This news also set of a frenzy among media houses. It is rumored that the creators of Superman were planning to change his punchline to “Up up and abey yaar” to connect more with the national audience.

It's a bird ! It's a plane ! Saalaa, its Superman !!

Badri, who was reading this message standing in a Chromepet tea shop simply turned and said  ”Abey yaar, tea inum varala” to an irate tea shop owner.