Realizing that this was probably the only time left with his son, he takes him out as he had promised, to fulfill Appu's wish, on the eve of the scheduled operation. The depth of his neglect of his son, now becomes clear to him. Enraged by the thought, he rushes to seek revenge, but is stopped by Gopan by shouting that if he really loves his son, he should stay with him till the operation, take care of him and pray for him. Balachandran soon recollects the fight and recalls Rudran being the one responsible for Appu's condition. The cause of the bleeding puzzles the doctors. He informs that an urgent surgery is their only hope and his Professor, a famous neurosurgeon is called from Mumbai for the surgery. Gopan find a serious internal haemorrhage in Appu's head, the cause of which remains a mystery. Balachandran notices that Appu's nose is lightly bleeding and takes him to his close friend, Dr. Appu now gets to spend more time with his father as he had always hoped, although he misses Meenakshi. The attempt fails and they retreat to their summer house, deciding to let go of the thoughts of Meenakshi. He apologises and promises to bring back Meenakshi.Īt Meenakshi's house, her brother objects to Balachandran's request of taking her back and he sees the way she is mistreated by her brother, leading to a fight between them, where Appu gets caught up. He now realises that Bhama's death was tough on his son too. Appu becomes disappointed and turns rebellious, which culminates in Balachandran hitting him. Meenakshi's half-brother Rudran, after realizing that his sister stays with Balachandran (who fired him for the murder of a colleague), forcefully takes her home. Meanwhile, Appu befriends his Nanny Meenakshi, much to the annoyance of Balachandran.

When Appu returns home from his boarding school during vacation, Balachandran promises him many things, but is unable to fulfill any of them as he is caught up with work. During the process, he unintentionally neglects his only son, Appu. Balachandran had resorted to his work after being unable to cope up with the death of his wife, Bhama.

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