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Baasha - The Master Script

Nilanjana samabhasam raviputram yamagrajam.
Chaya martanda sambhutam tam namami shaishcharam.

A blue cloud, the son of the Sun, is the foremost of control; the glorious Sun disappears behind his shadow. To Shani, the emblem of control, we bow down in devotion.

The Shadow of Baasha



The female characters in mythologies are very powerful. Duality in personality appears in Skanda Purana, when illustrating the origins of Shani, the son of the Sun.

Suriya (Sun) is married to Suvarna, daughter of Vishwukurma (the weapons manufacturer) and granddaughter of Brahma. They had three children - Manu, Yama & Yamunadevi. Even though being a devoted wife and a noble mother, Suvarna could not bear the heat of Suriya and the brightness of her husband. She worked upon an alternate to face the brillance of the Sun God that could permit her to stay with Surya while bearing the glory of his rays. She created Chaya (Shadow) out of herself, a form of darkness caused by blocking the light. She designated Chaya to take care of her children, and through Chaya she shared the Sun God.

Chaya was her dual personality, physically coming into existence. Chaya had three kids with Surya - Badra, Shani and Tapti - before the Sun God realised that she was not his real wife (Suvarna). When Shani was born, revelations struck out the brightness of the Sun ... and no, this is not their story ...

Baasha created Manickam, his own Chaya (Shadow), that can freely crawl in the world among the burning chaos. He thought: As Manickam he can tolerate the disorder, turn a blind eye to all the crime and support his family - a mother, two sisters, a brother. Little did he know that during the darkest hour, Chaya fades away and only Baasha has the strength to face his ultimate nemesis.

While being Manickam, Baasha surfaces from time to time - either to exhibit the cunning thought process that is alien to Manickam but nimble for Baasha; or to issue an order to his team who lives disguised as commoners around him; or while tasting a pinch of his own memory where he recollects his father Rangasamy's last spoken words and visualises the double-crossing of Kesavan.

The first eruption occurs when Manickam is informed by his brother about the Police Enquiry. He turns away, his mind working as Baasha threading the needle:



Kesavan's gang comes in search for a lost diamond thinking that it could have been thieved by Manickam. Retaining him, at the same time ordering his men to stay focused on the work of impersonation, Manickam allows the goons to frisk him. But they don't stop there; they tear down his vehicle that fetches his food for living. Baasha jumps out of Manickam for a brief moment, but is quickly subdued by the memory of his father's will:



Manickam warns the college correspondent by revealing the unseen:



Manickam watches Kesavan by the roadside. His face pounds with familiarity when Baasha recollects the inexcusable act of Kesavan:



When his brother indulges in a brawl with the local hooligans, Manickam intervenes and accepts to take the punishment from the mobster on behalf of his brother. While being carried away to be beaten-up, Manickam informs his obedient companion in Baasha's way to fall back:



The mobster is back. Manickam stops his attacked sister from falling. When he sees her blood, Manickam slowly starts to fade away:



The transformation happens when he takes a brief walk towards his brother, who is battered on the floor. He hears a knife snap behind them when he helps his brother to get back to his feet. He asks his brother to move away to safety. When his words go unheard, Baasha takes over Manickam completely as he orders his brother with rigidity to get back inside the house:



Baasha is seen in his fullest form when the darkness surrounds him fading away his own shadow Manickam:



Manickam as Baasha: