M-Town’s youth brigade share Vishu memories

Malayalis are all set to celebrate Vishu, which marks the New Year in the Malayalam calendar, with fervour and gaiety.
Vishukkani, kaineettam, sadya, bursting of firecrackers and more form a significant part of the festival. A few young artistes from Mollywood share with Kochi Times their Vishu memories and plans for the day.
Ahaana Krishna
For newbie Ahaana, Vishu is about waking up early in the morning for the Vishukkani and praying to the Almighty.She recollects, “When I was a kid, my parents used to close my eyes and take me to see the kani. After the prayer, I used to get kaineettam.” However, this Vishu will be like any other normal day for this second-year visual communication student in Chennai. “Last year, I went home to celebrate the festival. But this year I am busy with my internship, so it will be a working day for me,” she adds.
Namitha Pramod
My Vishu memories are mostly about Vishukkani. I enjoy the festival because it is that time of the year when all the family members gather under one roof for a grand celebration. It is just last year that we shifted our base from Trivandrum to Kochi. So this Vishu is all the more special as we are celebrating it in our new house. While in Trivandrum, it used to be a big celebration with all my cousins and relatives coming down to our house. This year, my kaineettam will be less I guess as not all will be able to make it to Kochi.
Sanusha
An ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, Sanusha says, “I fondly remember my younger brother Sanoop’s first Vishu, which always remain close to my heart. I carried him in my hands to see the Vishukkani. This year too we are celebrating Vishu at Neeleshwaram, my grandmother’s place. Like every year, we will go to the temple, burst crackers and have a grand sadya.”
Malavika
We were settled in Delhi when I was a kid and we used to go to Lord Guruvayoorappan’s temple at Mayur Vihar for Vishu. The celebrations at my ancestral home in Kunnamkulam used to be a lot more fun with my grandmother waking up all the kids for Vishukkani at the wake of dawn. Now, we are settled in Thrissur and it will not be so grand as it used to be at my grandparent’s place.